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Inquiry in Death stuns Rakaia community progress into crash Theatre company goes Gangnam style cause By Michelle Nelson and Sam Morton

Shocked Rakaia residents are coming to terms with the death of a man described as a genuinely good bloke. Local farmer, Andrew Hamish Baxter, 45, known as Hamish, died after falling from a quad motorbike late on Saturday night, near his farm on Gardiners Road. It is understood he was checking his irrigators and was not wearing a helmet. Emergency services found Mr Baxter on a grass verge beside the road with fatal head injuries. Rakaia resident and Ashburton

District councillor Ken Cutforth said Mr Baxter was well known and respected in the tight-knit rural community. “This is a terrible start to the new year,” Mr Cutforth said. “People are devastated. “Hamish was a genuinely good bloke and was very well-liked.” Ironically, a German couple staying at the Cutforths’ guest house, St Ita’s, had met Mr Baxter earlier on Saturday evening and he had offered to show them around his farm the following day. “We were trying to call him on Sunday morning; later we learned the terrible reason he wasn’t answering his phone,” Mr Cutforth said.

Rakaia Citizens Association chairman Neil Pluck said the community has been left stunned, shaken and in disbelief. Mr Pluck, who knew Mr Baxter well, said the community had lost a great man, with a “happy go lucky attitude, even when things weren’t going well”. “I’d say most of the community, if not everyone, knew of or knew Hamish and his family, so it has been a real shock for us all. “We’re in disbelief to be honest and this is another one of those times where we really need to pull together and deal with it as a community. He was such a hardworking man who always wanted to do right by his family and his busi-

ness, he was exceptionally committed to both,” Mr Pluck said. Mr Baxter, who was also a customer of Mr Pluck’s engineering business, had recently converted his crop farm to dairy. His death has served as a real eye-opener to fellow farmers and businessmen, Mr Pluck said. “It makes you stop and check your stride and actually question who you’re working for. “Hamish was a real fun character and a great man to do business with too – I know he will be sorely missed by all that knew him.” The community were already rallying around the Baxter family. “Rakaia locals will do anything

they can to help; they are a fantastic family with plenty of friends and no lack of support,” Mr Pluck said. “Now we are left to picture our last moments with Hamish and the last time we saw him and all we can do is hang onto those memories. It’s such a sad time for everyone.” Before making the switch to dairying, Mr Baxter and his wife, Louise, produced award-winning cereal crops. The couple was also recognised for supporting district ventures, and featured in the Guardian when they opened their garden as a fundraiser for the Dorie Community Preschool in 2009.

By Sam Morton The cause of the quad bike crash that killed Rakaia farmer Hamish Baxter is not likely to be known for weeks. Canterbury road policing manager Inspector Al Stewart said the investigation was likely to take a couple of weeks, before the case is handed over to the coroner. It is understood Mr Baxter was not wearing a helmet at the time, although Mr Stewart believes that helmets are not commonly worn among the rural community. “That’s reasonably common (not to be wearing a helmet), but our message to everyone is a twowheel or four-wheel bike is always going to be vulnerable, so make the experience as safe as possible – and that of course includes wearing a safety helmet. “That’s the real message we need to be sending home, not just to farmers, but to everyone,” he said. Just a day after the death, police began their scene investigation into the incident to determine what may have caused Mr Baxter to lose control of the quad bike near his farm on Gardiners Road, Rakaia, about 11.15pm on Saturday. The investigation will cover all contributing factors such as alcohol, speed, mechanical issues and conditions. Sergeant Sean Buchanan, of Ashburton, said Mr Baxter was checking irrigators on his farm before the crash. He was found on the grass verge beside the road with fatal head injuries. Inspector Stewart said the death was a horrific way to start the new year and sent his condolences to the family. “This is no way to start the new year for either the family or the community ... it’s terrible. “Any road fatality is a tragedy and we now need to look at what we can do to prevent an incident like that occurring again in the future,” he said. A Department of Labour spokesperson also confirmed preliminary inquiries were under way to decide if a full investigation is required into the death. Meanwhile, police are appropriately pushing the safety message,

Hamish Baxter urging Mid Canterbury residents to operate farm bikes and off-road vehicles responsibly, by wearing a helmet and hi-visibility clothing. “We ask that rural families and communities look out for each other and encourage the wearing of this safety gear, as well as undergo the appropriate training,” Mr Buchanan said. The investigation will remain under way for about a fortnight. Mr Baxter is survived by his wife Louise and his three daughters Liz, Sarah and Nicola. Meanwhile, quad bike deaths have dominated headlines this summer and yesterday proved no exception. A farm worker in Hawke’s Bay further prompted calls for better safety around bike use as he crashed his quad bike and suffered serious spinal injuries yesterday morning. Mr Baxter’s death follows that of teenager Rowan Parker, 16, who was killed on Boxing Day when he lost control of a quad bike in South Otago and drove over a cliff, falling 150 metres onto rocks. Several others have also been seriously injured recently, including 6-year-old Ashlee Shorrock who suffered broken ribs, a broken arm, a broken collar bone and was put into an induced coma after the bike which she was on with four adults crashed in Hawke’s Bay. The investigation into Mr Baxter’s death will continue as the family come to grips with their loss.

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By Sue Newman Whatever happens, the show must go on and youngsters attending this year’s Big Little Theatre Company summer school were learning yesterday just how much work has to be done before their show hits the stage. About 60 aspiring thespians, ranging in age from five-year

-olds through to experienced stage stars in their late teens, donned their show uniforms and knuckled down to a week of work that will become a stage show by Friday. Tutors for this year’s summer school are a mix of returning students and professionals and include Elizabeth O’Connor from Court Theatre and street performer, theatre director and

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for a three-show season in the Ashburton Trust Event Centre tonight. Greta Casey-Solly, a former member of the company, has returned from Melbourne to tutor at the school as choreographer and dance captain. The summer school is in its third year and has attracted students both from within its own company and from around

Canterbury. This year for the first time, director Jackie Heffernan said the school has included a section for advanced students to cater for the number of returnees who have amassed significant stage experience. The 60 students will present The Show Must Go On on Friday, in the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS BAXTER, Andrew Hamish (Hamish) – On 5 January 2013. Aged 45 years. Tragically taken from us far too young. On the farm doing what he loved. Soulmate, best friend and beloved husband of Louise. Respected, loved , admired and fantastic Dad to Sarah, Elizabeth, and Nicola. “Always in our hearts, gone but never forgotten” Messages to 414 Gardiners Road, R D 11, Rakaia 7781. A service to celebrate Hamish’s life will be held at the Rakaia Community Hall, Rakaia, on WEDNESDAY 9th January, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private family interment. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton

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BAXTER, Hamish – Much loved and a very special friend. Hamish you had a heart of gold. Will be sadly missed by us all. Neil, Judy, Dave and Pip. Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

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Predicted heavy rain from tomorrow is raising concerns about possible flooding of lakes Wakatipu and Wanaka. Both lakes are already about a metre above normal levels because of heavy rain at New Year. While levels are dropping, Queenstown Lakes District Council emergency management officer Jon Mitchell says more heavy or prolonged rain could create problems for low-lying properties. The level of Lake Wakatipu yesterday was 310.5m above sea level and is considered high at 310.8, when it reaches the top of beaches. Flooding can occur in Queenstown at 311.3m but the serious flooding in Queenstown in 1999 occurred when the level got to 312.8m. Lake Wanaka was at 278.3m yesterday and flooding starts at 280m. For the moment, Mr Mitchell said, it was “business as usual” the council not taking any action “unless the situation looks likely to be changing for the worse”. Any flood warnings would be issued by the Otago Regional Council. The district council would then call together emergency services and others to ensure everyone was working together. “At the moment the forecast is only for possible heavy rain.” -APNZ

Goats shot from road Those responsible for shooting five domesticated goats, one of which took five days to die, are being warned by police to expect hefty penalties as well as the prospect of being banned from almost every farm in Central Otago. The officer in charge of the Omarama Anti-Poaching scheme, constable Nayland Smith said, an investigation was under way to identify suspected poachers who allegedly shot about five boer-cross goats on Waitiri Station at Nevis Bluff in the Kawarau Gorge. Const. Smith said the goats were not wild and were the property of the Waitiri Station owner. It appeared the goats were shot from the road and left to die. “The farmer reported that one of these goats had been shot in the jaw and left injured, unable to feed or drink for approximately five days until he found it and

was was forced to put the animal down.” He said not only could the culprits be prosecuted for breaching the Animal welfare Act which carries a maximum penalty of six months imprisonment, and a $25,000 fine, but also for breaching the Arms Act. They could also be trespassed from all farms covered by the police-run antipoaching scheme. “Police are concerned at the actions of these individuals in regards to the illegal shooting of livestock and that the offenders appear to have shot these animals from the side of the road, placing the public at risk.” Constable Smith asked any members of the public who may have seen a vehicle acting suspiciously in the Nevis Bluff area between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve to contact the Omarama Police station on 03 4389559. - APNZ

Hut holders in Lake Clearwater have reached breaking point in the wake of anti-social behaviour shown by young people in the area over the New Year’s Eve break. Following a spate of incidents which resulted in six youths arrested for a range of offences including hurling bottles at police, illegal bonfires and mountains of waste left by freedom campers at Lake Camp, nearby bach owners are disgusted and are calling for action to be taken. It has sparked a reaction from the Ashburton District Council which has made it a priority to meet with hut holders and police to address what happened over the break. In recent years, New Year’s Eve revellers have kept their celebrations

in check at Lake Camp, however young freedom campers left a trail of destruction this year that ranked as one of the worst years in the past decade, according to Lake Clearwater Hut Holders’ Association member Greg Brake. Mr Brake was disgusted by what he saw on January 1, when it took 35 hut holders and campers two hours to clean up the rubbish and human waste that lay strewn around the shores of Lake Camp. He said cars ablaze, broken bottles, makeshift long drops and “young hoons” driving up to speeds of 120km/h in 50km/h areas were also part of what hut holders endured. Fellow hut holders’ association member Steve Hadler said it was “absolute carnage” over the New Year break. “They have absolutely no respect

for that environment up there, they just don’t give a s***. It’s pretty telling on society, especially youths, who just don’t seem to care.” Mr Brake said it was time for the council to stand up, insisting they should either ban freedom camping or build more toilets so campers stopped leaving their muck in the area. He said it was getting “worse and worse” with up to 200 young people camping in the area, stretching police resources who had to call for reinforcements when bottles were thrown at them on December 30. “We are just going to need more police in the area and even they have suggested that we need security here to control what’s going on but that’s up to the council,” Mr Brake said. It has prompted action from Mayor Angus McKay, who said it was on the

Getting the good oil on bike repairs By Sue Newman When they hit the road or the back country trails next week, six cyclists will be prepared for just about anything when it comes to keeping their bikes running. The cyclists took part in a one-day bike maintenance programme on the first day of this year’s Methven Summer School. And course tutor Richie Owen was putting them through their paces. Wheels were being taken off and reconnected, tyres were being changed and by the day’s end he sent his students home with new found confidence in their ability to deal with just about any bike maintenance problem. “We’re looking at all the things that can go wrong when you’re out on your bike and we’re spending quite a bit of time taking wheels off and putting them back on again – the right way. If you get that wrong it can be dangerous.” While several people on the course were regular riders, most said they were not confident when it came to dealing with the range of problems that could occur with their bikes on or off-road. “I used to ride a bike to school and dad took care of that and I’ve just bought a new bike and realised I needed to know how to look after it,” one woman said. Biddy Sheehan said she decided to brush up her bike maintenance after starting to compete in cycling events. Another said he realised now when she started taking part in events she needed to be responsible for her own repairs and maintenance. “I realised I had to be able to do this myself and not rely on my husband.” One couple had come from Christchurch to attend the course. It is Mr Owen’s third year tutoring at summer school and he’ll be running a second course this weekend when he guides a group of eight mountain bikers around Arrowsmith Station. He also runs courses on-demand during the year and tutors students undertaking Mount Hutt College’s physical education courses.

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• Contractor crushed An Ashburton contractor is in a serious but stable condition after he was pinned under a trailer on Sunday. Westpac Helicopter said the incident occurred about noon on a Southbridge farm when the man fell from the back of a tractor into the path of the attached trailer, believed to have weighed 3.5 tonnes. He was trapped under the front dual wheels. It is understood the woman driving the tractor ran for help and a nearby contractor reversed the trailer off the 44-year-old man. St John Ambulance staff and Westpac Helicopter intensive care paramedics attended to chest and pelvic injuries at the scene before he was flown to Christchurch Hospital.

• Body on beach A woman’s body was being removed from the beach at Arkles Bay on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula yesterday morning. The body was discovered about 6.45am. Police had a list of people to speak to but would not be drawn on the likely cause of death. Detective Senior Sergeant Brett Batty said it was too early to say whether a homicide investigation would be launched. “At this stage the death is unexplained. We need to let the investigation run its natural course,” he said. -APNZ

• ‘Ciggys, not joints’ A rapper accused of handing out 100 cannabis joints to the crowd at Rhythm and Vines last week is happy with the promotion created by the scandal but said they were just cigarettes. A YouTube video showing Diaz Grimm giving out what he claimed were joints had attracted several thousand hits on before it was removed. A Herald on Sunday story said police said they were investigating and charges could follow. Neither the musician nor his manager returned calls from the Herald on Sunday but Diaz Grimm posted on his Facebook page and Twitter on Sunday night that “They were only cigarettes - Wanted some extra promo Thanks NZ Herald.” -APNZ

• Woman assaulted A Whangarei man has appeared in court on an assault charge after a woman was hospitalised in critical condition. Phillip Andre Mahanga, 32, unemployed, is in police custody after the woman was allegedly assaulted on Friday night in Northland in what police called a “family violence incident”. - APNZ

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Fly fishing expert passes on skills By Sue Newman If fly fishing tutor Al Kircher has his way, his students, who started their two-day fly fishing course as raw novices, will go home well on the way to being experts at the sport. Yesterday his five students were learning the basics of setting up their fly rods. They then spent time learning the rudiments of casting in the safety of the Mount Hutt College grounds before hitting the water later in the day. With a day and a half of fishing planned, Mr Kircher said he would be leaving it until the last minute before deciding on a fishing spot because the Rakaia River was still high and dirty after several days of heavy rain. Striving to master line tying techniques are (from left) Clem Collins, Sue Raynor and Neil Salter.

Ashburton District Council’s agenda this year to address the ongoing issues in the area. However, Mr McKay said it would be unfair to deprive law-abiding campers from holidaying in the area and the council had already taken steps to improve Lake Camp by putting in extra skips and a donation box to cover the costs of the area. “It’s always disappointing when the police have to become involved in any camping area,” Mr McKay said. “Security have no greater power than what you and I have, the police will still have to come because it’s police pressure that solves these things.” Mr McKay said it disappointed him that a select bunch “destroyed” it for the hundreds of other campers and he praised hut holders for going out of their way to clean up the mess.

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Laws back in court on assault, threatening to kill charges A man shot by police after an armed stand-off in Christchurch in 1998 has reappeared in court charged with assault and threatening to kill officers called to a Canterbury home. Daniel Laws, 34, made a brief appearance at Christchurch District Court yesterday on 10 charges, including three of assault on a woman and two on a young child. Laws, a farm worker, is also accused of threatening to kill another man, injuring him and grievous bodily harm.

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Ministry of Justice phone lines were overloaded yesterday after thousands of people were mistakenly told to contact the ministry “ASAP”. The ministry sent a text message to 29,300 people in its collections database telling them they had an outstanding fine and to call its 0800 4 FINES number as soon as possible. Nigel Fyfe, deputy secretary legal and operational services at the Ministry of Justice, said the text message was a result of human error. “Some people who have already paid their fines incorrectly received the text message. “We have since sent a follow-up text to all recipients.” -APNZ

Police say he threatened to kill two senior constables and one constable while assaulting one of the constables during the callout to an address at Swannanoa, 25km north-west of Christchurch, on Saturday. No application for bail was made and Laws’ lawyer Michael Starling asked for him to be remanded in custody until Thursday. Laws was 20 when he was shot by police after he abducted a woman and then fired a shotgun several times in central

Christchurch in August 1998. Two officers using pistols failed to disable him despite firing 18 shots and he was brought down only with a shot from another police officer’s rifle. Laws recovered from his gunshot wounds and was jailed for 10 years. The police were cleared of any misconduct or neglect of duty. He lost a Court of Appeal bid to have his sentence reduced on the grounds it was excessive. - APNZ by David Fletcher

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Shortage drives up rents Lack of rentals deter would-be workers

By Sue Newman Double income, no kids, no pets – if that’s you, then you’re the perfect tenant; you can afford what may be one of the scarcest commodities in Ashburton, a home to rent. But if you have pets, a large family or a modest income then you’re just about out of options when it comes to finding rental accommodation letting agencies say. While Ashburton is not seeing the bidding wars that have become common place in Christchurch, the price of a renter is rising, the numbers available are dropping and that’s creating significant stress in the market, says agent Roger Burdett. “Right now I’ve got two people standing in front of me who are looking. We’re seeing demand in most areas. It got bad this time last year, the pressure went on and it’s never really eased,” he said. Ashburton might have bidding wars pushing rental prices up, but some landlords were doing that without any prompting, Mr Burdett said. “Some have got a bit greedy. Over the last few months we’ve watched prices go up, but renters’ incomes have not gone up to match. Most landlords are trying to ease their rentals up but the market can only take so much.” With people who qualified as “preferred tenants” looking for

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This sign on a local real estate window says it all - Ashburton is facing a rental shortage crisis. accommodation, that made it difficult for people who might have dogs or who wanted properties that would accommodate larger families, he said. Letting agent Di Skilling said her company was careful to screen potential tenants and while the company currently had four or five houses on its books, they generally had a list of people already pre-qualified as tenants. “Often when a house comes on

the market we have tenants lined up and waiting. The new ones we get in are generally let before they hit our desks.” Penny Blake said she was also looking at a larger pile of applicants than the number of houses she had available. “Often we’re finding a tenant wants a specific home, perhaps three bedrooms when we only have two, and rents are moving up.” While people generally didn’t

offer a financial incentive to secure a rental property, it was not uncommon for people who had a dog to offer to pay more so they could take their dog with them, she said. There’s plenty of evidence rents are rising on the Trademe website, with just 13 three bedroom properties advertised at rentals ranging from $300 to $400. In Saturday’s Guardian there were just eight properties listed for rent.

Keen workers are having to turn their back on jobs in Mid Canterbury because they can’t find accommodation. That’s the view of recruitment agency Agstaff, whose senior consultant Blair O’Donnell said several workers were looking to fill the void of jobs in the district but were unable to do so because they had nowhere to stay. “Accommodation is a big factor, a lot of people are applying for jobs but are finding accommodation in Mid Canterbury is hard to come by,” Mr O’Donnell said. He also contributed the shortage to “phenomenal rates” in Christchurch, which could see some builders earn up to $45 an hour, much higher than the average wage of about $25 an hour in Mid Canterbury. Mr O’Donnell said it had got to desperation point, with one of his clients picking up a van load of employees from Timaru each day and returning them home because they could not find a

place to stay locally. Employers have been scrambling to find workers into the district where rapid land development has opened up an abundance of work for builders and painters while mechanics and seasonal businesses have struggled to bridge the gap. “Ashburton is just going to grow and more people need to offer rooms, their spare rooms. It’s hard to bring someone in Ashburton which is getting bigger and bigger and it’s all about to take off,” Mr O’Donnell said. “The rebuild has come at an unfortunate time for us, a few of the good builders have stuck with Mid Canterbury but trying to find them some workers that complement that is hard.” Mid Canterbury employers relied heavily on backpackers passing through the district, labouring on building sites or doing seasonal work. Mr O’Donnell hoped it was not going to deter passers-by from working in Mid Canterbury where he believed there was a demand for both skilled and unskilled workers.

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• Quad crashes A man suffered spinal injuries when his quad bike crashed on a farm in Hawkes Bay yesterday. Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter pilot Charlie Beetham said the accident occurred near Te Haroto about 10.15am. The man, a 50-year-old farm worker, was in a great deal of pain with a dislocated shoulder and spinal injuries. The helicopter was able to land nearby and he was transferred on board by stretcher and flown to Hawkes Bay Regional Hospital. - APNZ

• Man hit by dinghy A 71-year-old man has been hit on the head by a flying dinghy, and has been rushed to hospital. The 14-foot alloy dinghy with an outboard motor was parked on a beach in the Abel Tasman National Park when it became airborne in high winds and hit the Takaka man. He suffered potentially serious injuries. - APNZ

• Dangerous swells Large sea swells in the Bay of Plenty created dangerous conditions for swimmers and boaties last evening. Police said a number of rescues had been reported in the area, with waves reaching more than 1.5 metres high. Numerous rips along the beach were also causing significant dangers. The swells were forecast to ease over the next few days, police said. - APNZ

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Diabetic dies in park By Shawn McAvinue

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Ashburton’s up and coming cooks were put through their paces during an Ashburton Kids Cooking class yesterday. Local youngsters Leilani Lobb and Emma Jansen, both 12, oozed macaroon mixture on to trays before putting the delicate des-

sert into the oven at the former Aoraki Polytechnic campus. Teacher Jen Sheppard said it was an ideal opportunity for all eight children to take the time to learn the basics of cooking in the hope to inspire them to do it at home.

The course will be running for the rest of the week with more baking classes and lasagna on the menu. Ms Sheppard said classes were limited and parents would have to be quick if they wanted to enroll their children.

By Nicholas Jones Health experts say Kiwis travelling to Indonesia should pay close attention to the source of any alcohol they drink, and avoid jugs of pre-made liquor. Dr Leo Schep, a toxicologist at the National Poisons Centre in Dunedin, said very little pure methanol was needed to have deadly results. “All you need is half a millilitre per kilogram of body weight, so if you’re 80kg, you need 40ml of pure methanol to have a potentially lethal dose.” Dr Schep said physical symptoms were similar to drunkenness and could appear vague at first. If untreated, the poisoning could lead to rapid breathing, blindness, a coma and seizures which could lead to brain damage. About one-third of serious poisoning victims suffered irreversible visual impairment, but victims’ lives could be saved if they received medical treatment quickly. The antidote was ethanol, or alcohol, which acted as a blocking agent.

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Blindness, coma, death ... experts give warning “If they are out drinking alcohol, they are administering the antidote at the same time. But the problem is the alcohol is removed quicker from the body than the methanol.” Christchurch Hospital emer gency department doctor Paul Gee published a paper last year on methanol poisoning after treating a 19-year-old North American backpacker who was left partially blind. Dr Gee said the woman had eight to 10 cocktails in Indonesia the night before she flew to Christchurch. About 30 hours after having the drinks, she began to experience symptoms. “The first thing she felt was panic, distress. Then her vision was getting darker and darker, like she was in a twilight room ... Within a few hours we’d organised dialysis to try to get rid of the methanol ... but even then, she lost pretty much most of her vision.” Dr Gee said bars in tourist areas of Indonesia put out free drinks in an effort to attract patrons. Those drinks often contained home-brewed spirits, which were poorly made and dangerous. -APNZ

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An unconscious 61-year-old diabetic man, believed to have been lying unwell on a Dunedin park bench since Sunday, died soon after St John ambulance staff arrived at the scene yesterday morning. Sergeant Ed Baker, of Dunedin police, said Donald James Caley was found at the changing rooms next to Guthrie Pavilion at Bayfield Park. When ambulance staff arrived there were “signs of life”, but Mr Caley died soon after, Sgt Baker said. Delta drainage foreman Evan Woodrow said his workers were running new power cable between substations at the park. near Andersons Bay inlet. A Delta worker arrived at the park yesterday morning and telephoned emergency services after he saw Mr Caley lying unconscious on a bench outside the changing rooms. The man had a wallet, a bag and bicycle helmet and looked dead, Mr Woodrow said. Ambulance staff told him the man was diabetic and were in disbelief that a member of the public had not called 111 earlier, he said. A man approached the crew yesterday morning and told them he had seen the man lying there on Sunday, Mr Woodrow said. “The joker told me that he didn’t look well. Why didn’t somebody do something yesterday? They could have walked over and if he couldn’t talk, you would have rung an

ambulance, wouldn’t you?” The man would not have been the only person to have seen the unwell man because the park was used regularly by many people, Mr Woodrow said. “It’s rude that people have walked past and left him there like that, especially last night with it being so cold. It shouldn’t have happened. They should have called the police straight away. It’s a free call. It is disgusting. Dunedin are not looking after people who are sick. That’s what it boils down to.” Sgt Baker said if somebody was found unconscious then people should call for assistance. Mr Caley’s death was not suspicious and he had a known condition, Sgt Baker said. The earliest sighting of the man lying outside the changing room was on Sunday morning, between 9am and 10am, Sgt Baker said. Police were interested to hear from anyone who had seen the man there before then. The man had been missing for a couple of days, Sgt Baker said. Senior constable Rob Murray, of Dunedin, said Mr Caley worked as a labourer and was dropped near his home in South Dunedin on Friday evening, where he lived alone. Dunedin City Council sport fields and facilities officer Harold Driver said the changing rooms at Bayfield Park were not booked at the weekend but the park was open to the public. The park had no security patrol, he said. - APNZ

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Board rejects Wilson’s plea Stewart Murray Wilson has been turned down by the Parole Board for a change to his release conditions. Wilson had 17 special conditions imposed on him as part of his parole. He lives in a house within the grounds of Whanganui Prison. Wilson was sentenced to prison for 21 years on 15 March 1996 for serious sexual and violent offending against women and girls. He was also sentenced on stupefying and bestiality charges. His sentence ends on 1 December 2015. At a hearing at Whanganui Prison on December 11, Wilson questioned why he had to pay rent and power costs of $100 a

week and if he could drive a car, or scooter, by himself. He also asked for more freedom to attend events such as concerts at the Wanganui opera house, and midnight mass. His application to drive a vehicle on his own was turned down and the board said paying rent was part of his integration into society. The board said “while he seems to be complying with all his release conditions at the moment, we accept his Probation Officer’s view that this is because of the level of supervision he is subject to.” It also found that a “cautious approach” was needed because of the “the nature and extent of

his offending, his failure to accept responsibility for that offending, and his history of non compliance with rehabilitative interventions in custody.” Wilson, who is usually known as Murray Wilson, said he wasn’t surprised by the decisions and had never refused to pay rent. “It’s just that being on a pension you don’t have that much to come and go on.” On the vehicle issue, he said that would come in time. “It seems like we just have to wait and see what rolls out. I’m doing all right at the moment.” He’s intending to supply Wanganui’s Foodbank with vegetables from his garden, in order

to “do something for the community”. The questions about him paying rent and being able to drive have been left to his probation officers, and he said they were lovely people. “I think I’ve got the pick of the bunch.” There was more he could say, but he was reluctant because having his name and photograph in a newspaper didn’t help his efforts at re-integration. “We just want things to die away and let me get on with having a normal life - if you call what’s happening at the moment normal.” He next goes before the Parole Board in March. - APNZ

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he death of Rakaia farmer Hamish Baxter on Saturday night has brought the debate around quad bikes uncomfortably close to home. Mr Baxter was a well-known face in the Rakaia area and losing this father of three daughters and award-winning farmer at the age of 45 is far, far too early. It will take some time for the grieving family and the wider community to get their heads around their personal loss, but others have already raised questions over yet another victim of a quad bike accident. The details of the incident are still unknown at the time of writing this, but the timing of the accident has fuelled the recent discussion around quad bikes. The entire nation, farmers and city folk alike, have been saddened by the serious head injuries suffered by sixyear-old Ashlee Petrowski in another quad bike accident in Hawkes Bay last week. That crash was considerably different from the Rakaia incident, as you do not have to be a serious crash investigator to work out that four allegedly intoxicated adults plus a child on one quad bike is a recipe for disaster. While the details of Mr Baxter’s fall remain unknown, his death adds to the horrific statistics of New Zealanders on quad bikes.

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Last year seven people died in a quad bike incident and the number of fatalities and injuries continue to rise. Coroners have made numerous recommendations and no doubt the Mid Canterbury case will again reignite the same old calls for helmets and other safety guidelines for quad bikes. Authorities and farming organisations have gone to great lengths to provide training courses and recommendations about the use of quad bikes, protective clothing and the minimum age for driving these machines. Most responsible farmers have taken this message on board and use quad bikes for their intended use, but the statistics of accidents indicate that even the experienced and responsible farmers may still underestimate the dangers of this all terrain vehicle. Despite the guideline not to let anyone under 15 on these machines, thousands of young farm kids still jump on quad bikes every day. Others may drive faster than they should, or carry more passengers than they should. There have been dozens of scenarios in which Kiwis have been hurt on quad bikes and while it may be some time until the details of Mr Baxter’s accident are determined, it will no doubt be an extremely sobering reminder of the hazards of this controversial piece of farming equipment.

Schools have stumped up more than $560,000 in advances to teachers whose payments were botched by the Novopay system, new figures show. The figures, released to 3 News, show more than 7500 school staff have been underpaid or have missed out on payments entirely between August last year, when the new payroll system was introduced, and November. That meant schools had to advance more than $560,000 to staff who had been incorrectly paid. The figures also show more than 15,000 calls to the Novopay call centre were unanswered or abandoned since the system was introduced. Teachers and opposition political parties have strongly criticised the glitchy $30 million system, which handles payments to 92,000 staff across the country. Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins told 3 News that thousands of people were were being under- or over-paid. “Some people who aren’t even teachers anymore are being paid. It’s just been a total shambles.” The Ministry of Education said its priority had been to ensure school staff were paid properly and on time, and schools would be reimbursed for the advances. - APNZ

Man arrested for prolonged and brutal Nelson rape By Andrew Board The 22-year-old man arrested after a brutal and prolonged rape of a 62-yearold woman in Nelson will have name suppression lifted this morning. The man appeared in Nelson District Court yesterday afternoon after alleged DNA evidence led to his arrest shortly before 8am yesterday. He showed no emotion as Judge Chris Tuohy granted name suppression only until 10am Tuesday. The man faces four charges of sexual violation, one charge of injury with intent to injure, one charge of indecent assault, one charge of kidnapping and one of aggravated assault. The woman, a volunteer, was working alone at the Victory Community Gardens when she was attacked on

New Year’s Day. Detective Sergeant Ian Langridge, of Nelson, said the victim was “elated” with news of the arrest. “Her relief is shared by our entire investigation team who’ve put in some long hours since this terrible incident on New Year’s Day. I’m sure the people of Nelson will also be very relieved.” He said many of the investigating team commented that the attack was one of the most severe non-fatal cases they had ever seen in Nelson. Mr Langridge said the support of the community had been a huge help for police. “We’re very fortunate here in Nelson Bays. We’ve got a very supportive community; this result the work of the police and the community working together in partnership.” He said police were not looking for

any other suspects. Nelson Bays Area Commander, Inspector Steve Greally, congratulated the investigation team for their work. “This crime was particularly heinous in nature and generated a great deal of emotion within the wider Nelson community and particularly within the Victory area. “I would like to congratulate and thank Detective Sergeant Ian Langridge and his investigation team for the countless hours they invested to enable an arrest. “I would also like to thank members of the community for their assistance in resolving this matter. “I have said it before, that police cannot work without the assistance of the community, and we are very grateful for the support we get in Nelson Bays,” he said. - apnz

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Kiwi had to build an igloo for a wife A Christchurch man has won the praises of the internet world, and his girlfriend’s mother, after spending five days building a multi-coloured igloo. Daniel Gray and his girlfriend Kathleen Starrie have spent their summer break visiting her family in the winter of Edmonton, Canada, but instead of spending their time skiing the slopes or relaxing, Mr Gray was put hard to work. “My girlfriend’s mother had a brilliant idea of building an igloo and thought it would keep me busy, away from her daughter in some respect,” Mr Gray told the Global Edmonton. So the mother, Brigid Burton, spent three months collecting milk cartons that could be used to freeze coloured water into blocks, and ultimately turned the blocks into an igloo. The New Zealand couple, with help from Ms Starrie’s parents and a neighbour, then spent five days in temperatures reaching -25°C Daniel Gray and his girlfriend Kathleen Starrie with the colourful igloo. building the structure in the Burton’s back yard. require, just based on it marriage was not part of the Rustoak 38 said “as an “Once I started building it, being a spherical shape.” couple’s immediate plans. actual Eskimo from Alaska, it was something I just really All up, more than 500 ice Mr Gray then posted his I approve of this.” wanted to finish, because blocks were used. exploits on chat forum redMr Gray replied that he you can’t just leave someMrs Burton said if Mr dit, gaining praise from never imagined his story thing like that unfinished” Gray completed the task she many people around the would be so popular. Mr Gray said. would let him marry her world. “The weather channel is “There was a few calcu- daughter. Warox13 said “... this is now coming over to have an lations involved, mostly “So I guess I’ve accom- really cool aesthetically, and interview and we are having regarding an estimation of plished that,” Mr Gray said, you guys did an awesome an igloo party this afterhow many blocks we would although he added that job on it.” noon.” - APNZ

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The search for a man, swept away at the Motu rivermouth near Whakatane yesterday, will resume today. Police said the 25-year-old local had been fishing with friends, and it appears he disappeared while attempting to cross the rivermouth. His companions are all safe. The search began soon after police were notified about 3.50pm. Central Helicopters helped to look for the man and the Coastguard searched until about 7pm. The man is not being pub-

licly identified at this stage. Police have issued a reminder about the dangers posed by the country’s waterways. A combination of rain and tropical weather means river levels and the sea surf are dangerously high. Anyone enjoying activities on our waterways is urged to take every precaution and make sure they are wearing life jackets, a police statement said. Three drownings made the Christmas holiday period - which began at 4pm on Christmas Eve and finished

at 6am on Thursday - the lowest toll in six years. Hamilton man Jason Anthony Johns, 43, drowned at Whiritoa Beach in the Coromandel on Christmas Eve while swimming about 600 metres outside the flags. Robert Farquhar, 29, died while he was diving at Matakatia Bay in Whangaparaoa on December 29. Oscar -winning sound editor Michael Alexander Hopkins drowned while rafting Wairarapa’s flooded Waiohine River on December

30. His wife and another man in the raft survived. There was an average of 10 drownings during the past five Christmas periods. A 27-year -old man drowned at Himatangi Beach on Saturday. Jarrett Simeon, of Feilding, is believed to have been swimming outside the flagged area when he drifted away from a group of friends. Police found his body about 100 metres from the Himatangi Surf Life Saving Club on Sunday. - apnz

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Washed out bridge reopens By APNZ and the Greymouth Star A washed out West Coast highway was due to reopen last night after being closed for six days. State Highway 6 has been closed since January 2 after a 10 metre section of the approach to the single lane bridge near Harihari was washed away in heavy rain. The gap subsequently increased to 40m. It severed communications to South Westland and disrupted travel and freight deliveries. New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) West Coast area manager Mark Pinner said the washed out section would reopen early last evening, some 18 hours ahead of its scheduled reopening at noon today. “This is fantastic news for the coast and it’s great to be able to restore a link that’s so important to the communities much earlier than we had planned. “Our contractors have worked really well to reconstruct the washed out section of the highway, and tests yesterday afternoon to check the safety of the bridge spanning the Wanganui River have been successful.” Contractors, many from Greymouth, have been working 15

hour days to reopen the vital tourist and truck route. Mr Pinner said the cost of the work was more than $1 million. The repairs are temporary, and drivers would need to use the section of highway with care, although there are no size or weight restrictions on vehicles. Contractors had to divert the river’s floodwaters away from the washout on the northern approach to the bridge before they could start rebuilding the highway. The process of restoring the road involved building up layers of stone and gravel to get to the level of the bridge. About 100,000 cubic metres of gravel and stone had been used, in addition to 6000 tonnes of rock, and Mr Pinner estimated more would be needed. Work on the abutment was completed on Sunday, although Mr Pinner said it had been a slow process as they needed to be careful while doing it. He said the NZTA would look at rebuilding the bridge, while more rocks would be placed upstream to try to keep the river within its channel in future. Mr Pinner said the closure had been frustrating for locals, and the early opening was the best way to say thanks for their support and patience. - APNZ

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Local scouts at Aussie jamboree The scouts from Mania-o-Roto (from left) Scott Kelland, Ben Wakelin, Ashley Kelland and Matthew Parker, have joined other scouts from all over New Zealand at the Australian scout jamboree at Maryborough.

The scouts spent several days in Sydney before the jamboree started, getting to know others in their patrol. The New Zealand contingent spent New Year’s Eve near the Sydney harbour bridge to watch the fireworks.

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By Jamie Gray Investment in New Zealand dairy farming will step up this year after the sector attracted strong interest in 2012, according to the dairy farm syndication specialist, MyFarm. MyFarm said the industry is entering a positive cycle in 2013 because it stands to benefit from rising global milk prices and greater investor focus on the sector. The successful launch of the $525 million Fonterra Shareholders Fund last December highlighted the attractions of dairying, but at the same time revealed the complexities of investing in the sector, MyFarm director Andrew Watters said. The Fonterra fund allows non-farm investors access to the dairy co-operative’s dividend flow, but investing directly in farms gives investors access to rising milk prices, Watters said. “If you really look at it, most of the growth will come from increased demand for commodities, so actually you need to own a farm as well as the Fonterra units,” he told APNZ. “If commodities prices go up, the milk price goes up, but not the Fonterra dividend.” Watters said the performance of the units, which on Monday traded at $7.29, up $1.79 or 32.45 per cent from their $5.50 per unit issue rice, indicated high expectations for the sector and had consequently put upward pressure on farm prices. Syndication and multi-title ownership of farms by individuals has become more com-

monplace, but Watters said the familybased farm ownership model would be around for some time to come. “For the foreseeable future, the family farm will be the backbone of agriculture in New Zealand, but surrounding that, there is a lot of a capital required,” he said. “The whole sector has a lot of growth potential, but it will require money,” Watters told APNZ. There are about 700 to 800 farm syndicates in New Zealand, with Myfarm being responsible for 45 of them. Last year, New Zealanders invested a total of $35m in four new MyFarmmanaged dairy farm syndicates and eight established dairy syndicates. That compared with $43.9m in 2011

when 81 investors invested into 12 new dairy farm syndicates, and 2010 when 68 investors invested $44m in nine new syndicates. The lower number of new dairy farm syndicates compared to 2010 and 2011 reflected falling dairy commodity prices for the first half of the year and a lower milk price for most of the year, Watters said. This year’s group of investors made their decisions based on the long-term trend for higher dairy demand, rather than the anomaly of high supply from 2011/12, he said. Last year, MyFarm canned plans for an initial public offer (IPO) – called Pastoral Dairy Investments – after

failing to attract the minimum $25m subscription. Watters said IPO had “morphed” into the launch of new investor partnerships that enable eligible investors to make smaller investments in MyFarm syndicates. More than 50 eligible investors have signed up for this $20,000 minimum investment option to date, he said. Watters said Fonterra’s mid-December announcement of a $0.25 per kg increase in payout will be followed by more global dairy price increases and an end-of-season pay-out above the current forecast of $5.90-$6.00/kg. He said MyFarm is planning to develop a secondary market to enable retail investors to participate in

MyFarm syndicates. It will also be looking to expand from its traditional dairy farming base into sheep and beef syndications. MyFarm has $500m of assets – comprising 44 dairy farms and 31,600 cows – under management. Watters said MyFarm is the biggest syndicated operator in terms of the amount of capital it raises from the market. In terms of farms under management, the company compares with State-owned Landcorp, which has 52 farms, covering 13,000 hectares, with 35,000 cows. South Island-based Dairy Holdings has 58 units, covering 14,189 ha and with 44,244 cows. - APNZ

Take care with listed companies, ministers told By Paul McBeth New Zealand’s ministers and officials have been given a new set of rules outlining how they can talk about listed companies as the Government gets ready to kick off its partial privatisation programme this year. Public service bosses, government ministers and their staff, and state sector spin doctors and legal teams have been told they need to treat information about public companies with caution and need to take care when commenting about listed firms even when they don’t have any inside infor-

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More than 200 mourners gathered yesterday at St Mark’s Church in Carterton to remember the 11 victims of the hot air balloon tragedy one year ago yesterday. Among those attending were friends and families of the victims, firefighters and police personnel. The service was led by vicar Jenny Chalmers and Carterton Mayor Ron Mark. Mrs Chalmers invited mourners to light a candle and speak the name of the person they were remembering, and the memory that first came to mind. Mr Mark said the tragedy had started out as a magical experience for those on board the hot air balloon, but ended in horror and tragedy, and devastated 11 families and the entire Wairarapa and Carterton communities. “Rarely does a day go by that we do not think of you, the mourners, the friends and families of the dead, the loved ones, and what happened that day.” Mr Mark said the tragedy had tested emergency workers, and he was proud of how they had responded. Eleven people died on January 7, 2012, when the hot air balloon piloted by Lance Hopping struck powerlines just before 7.30am and caught fire, before crashing to the ground. The victims were: Pilot Lance Hopping, 53, of Carterton; Husband and wife Howard and Diana Cox of Wellington, aged 71 and 63; Husband and wife Desmond and Ann Dean of Masterton, aged 65 and 70; Cousins Valerie Bennett, 70, of Masterton and Denise Dellabarca, 58, of Paraparaumu; Partners Stephen Hopkirk, 50, and Belinda Harter, 49, both of Lower Hutt; Johannes Jordaan, known as Chrisjan, 21, of Wellington, and girlfriend Alexis Still, 19, of Wellington. -APNZ

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fifth from its share price. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet issued the new guidelines for dealing with inside information about public issuers on December 20, firming up rules from a 10-year old Cabinet Office circular. The rationale for the new circular is to ensure the government sticks to its policy to “maintain confidence and inform market participation,” which can be eroded if information isn’t released in a “fair, orderly and transparent manner” which treats all investors fairly, the circular said. DPMC’s guidance note sets out how ministers and officials should

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1 – Humbled principal: Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan was delighted to receive the Supreme Business of the Year award last night from Ashburton Guardian general manager Nikki Cameron and ABA executive officer Sue Cooper. 2 – There were some tired Ashburton Intermediate School students around after they put on three performances of their school’s production. The school’s production this year was the Rocky Monster Show – based on the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but a more child friendly version. Pictured ensuring the show goes off without a hitch was Sean Achten.

3 – Allenton Nurseries founder Ivan McIlroy is saying goodbye to the business which he has dedicated his life to. 4 – Eric Diamond is walking the length of New Zealand using the east coast beaches as his path.

7 – Ashburton’s Families Without Violence co-ordinator Poppy Vear has produced a booklet about how to help.

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9 – Wallace Young Yen and his wife Lily Young Yen stand with four of their seven children at the remains of their family home on Grove Street. The house was gutted in a matter of minutes and the family was urgently seeking a new home.

11 – Spring began officially, and Mid Cantabrians could not be happier. Daffodils were blooming, blackbirds were calling, and the weather warmed up from the depths of a cold and wet August.

10 – John Evans and Kai Tegels have a key focus on irrigation efficiencies at Tregynon Farm. Water is the life-blood of the Dorie property and is monitored and managed carefully, with an ultimate aim of sustainability.

12 – An earthquake-damaged house on Cameron Street was demolished.

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Assad speech ‘hypocritical’ President Bashar al-Assad has offered a road map to end Syria’s civil war in a rare speech in which he branded the opposition “slaves” of the West and told foreign powers to stop backing the rebels. The main Syrian opposition grouping, the National Coalition, immediately rejected the plan while Britain described Assad’s speech, his first in public in seven months, as “beyond hypocritical”. The European Union renewed its calls for him to step aside. Assad, speaking to wild applause from ecstatic crowds packed into a cultural centre in Damascus on Sunday, outlined a plan he said was aimed at resolving the 21-month conflict, which according to the UN has claimed more than 60,000 lives. First step, he said, was for foreign powers to end their support for armed rebels seeking to topple his regime. “Right after that, our military operations will cease,” he said, adding, without elaborating, that a mechanism would be set up to monitor any such truce. The government would then step up contacts to convene a national dialogue conference with opponents “inside and outside” the country, who do not take orders from abroad. “We will hold dialogue with (those

who are) the masters (of their decisions), not the slaves (of foreign powers),” Assad said. The national dialogue conference would draft a charter that would then be put to a referendum. That would be followed by parliamentary elections and the formation of a new government, he said. Any resolution of the conflict, however, had to be purely Syrian and “there must be agreement at the national dialogue conference”. “We are now faced with a state of war in every sense of the word, an external aggression more deadly and dangerous than conventional wars implemented through a handful of Syrians and many foreigners,” Assad said in the live televised speech. He said the conflict was not one between the government and the opposition but between the “nation and its enemies”, saying of his opponents: “This is not a loyal opposition but a gang of killers. “The one thing that is sure that those who we face today are those who carry the al-Qaeda ideology,” Assad said, repeating previous assertions that “foreign terrorists” are behind the uprising. The National Coalition, which insists Assad step aside before it is willing to enter dialogue, said his speech was directed at those ready to

Tehran air pollution leaves 4460 dead Air pollution in Tehran has left 4460 people dead in a year, an Iranian health official says in reports, with another sounding the alarm over a high dose of carcinogens in domestically made petrol. Hassan Aqajani, an adviser to the health minister, made the announcement on state television yesterday, and said the Tehran residents died over a year from March 2011. High air pollution is a constant woe for the eight million residents in Tehran. It forced the city’s closure at the weekend, the second time in a month. “In recent days, the number of patients who have visited Tehran hospitals with heart problems has increased by 30 per cent,” Aqajani said. Tehran’s pollution is mainly blamed on bumper-to-bumper traffic in a city wedged between two mountains which trap fumes. But major Iranian cities also struggle with pollution on a seasonal basis. Pollution is also exacerbated by increasing reliance on domestic production of petrol of a lower grade, and therefore more polluting, a byproduct of Western sanctions on Iran’s fuel imports. Youssef Rashidi, director of Tehran’s air quality monitoring services, yesterday warned carcinogens in Iranianmade petrol is higher than international standards. “Based on Euro 4 standard the amount of carcinogens in petrol should be less than 1 per cent but the level of our domestically produced petrol is between 2 and 3 per cent,” Rashidi said in remarks reported by Bahar newspaper. The level of sulphur in the petrol is three times higher than the standard, he said. Iran produces around 60 million litres of petrol on a daily basis, corresponding roughly to its national consumption, according to figures from the oil ministry. - AFP

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At least 12 militants have been killed and several others were wounded,” a security official in Miranshah told AFP. “There are members of Tehreeke-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) among those who have been killed,” he said, adding that a close relative of TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud was among the dead. “Most of the militants were from Punjabi Taliban group and a close relative of Hakimullah Mehsud,” the official said.

The painstaking search for people still missing in the Tasmanian bushfires is continuing as the state turns its attention to a new front. Teams of police, Tasmanian and interstate fire services, SES and army reserves were picking their way through the ruins of houses in the area south of the worst hit town, Dunalley. Around 250 properties have already been searched in and around Dunalley, including 90 badly damaged or destroyed buildings, but no bodies located. Police are reluctant to put an exact figure on the number still missing but Acting Commissioner Scott Tilyard suggested there had been little change from the 100 who were unaccounted for on Sunday. “About 500 inquiries still need to be confirmed that people have definitely been accounted for,” Mr Tilyard said yesterday. “There’s a significantly lower number of people that we do have more serious concerns about.” Teams in overalls and masks

were working in Dunalley, while 65 searchers were heading to the more densely-forested areas of Murdunna and Sommers Bay. “It will be a period of time to come yet before we’re in a position to say that no one has died as a result of these fires,” Mr Tilyard said. The ongoing search continues as authorities issued an emergency warning for a fire burning near Mawbanna, west of Burnie in the state’s northwest. Nearby residents were being told it was too late to leave as warm weather continued to hamper firefighting efforts. Four secondary level warnings were also in place across the state, including the Forcett blaze that razed Dunalley and a fire near Bicheno on the east coast which has destroyed up to 15 buildings. Police say the largest fire is likely to have started when a tree-stump was not completely extinguished before bans were imposed. “It now appears that there might have bee a root system underground that was still burning that’s worked its way to the surface and ignited the fire,” Mr Tilyard said.

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Another security official in the northwestern city of Peshawar confirmed the drone attacks and casualties. Intelligence officials in Miranshah said militants had died after US drones fired up to 10 missiles on three militant compounds in the Babar Ghar attack, but the security officials could not verify that account. Residents said militants had cordoned off the area and were looking for more dead or wounded

in the debris. US drone strikes last week killed a prominent warlord who sent insurgents to fight NATO troops in Afghanistan along with nine other militants in Pakistan’s tribal belt. Mullah Nazir was the main militant commander in South Waziristan, part of the tribal zone where militants linked to the Taliban and al Qaeda have bases on the Afghan border. He is one of the highest-profile drone victims in recent years.

The covert US drone strikes are publicly criticised by the Pakistani government as a violation of sovereignty, but American officials believe they are a vital weapon in the war against Islamist militants. A report commissioned by legal lobby group Reprieve in September estimated that between 474 and 881 civilians were among 2562 to 3325 people killed by drones in Pakistan between June 2004 and September 2012. - AFP

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GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) The Moon in the buoyant energies of Sagittarius is perfect for upbeat conversations and discussions about the future and mutual goals. An unexpected invite can also make your day. You could find yourself in an unfamiliar situation thoroughly enjoying yourself. Financial issues are still very much in focus so be sure to take action. Don’t leave things too late.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) One of the more sensitive areas of your chart is in focus right now, which could encourage talk concerning issues that need resolution. It could be some painful stuff needs airing and you may notice you’re jumpier than usual, so it may be time to call a close friend for a chat. You’re encouraged to up exercise routines, especially if you’re sporty!

The Tasman Peninsula remained cut off yesterday but police had begun escorted convoys to deliver badly needed supplies and were assessing whether to let the hundreds still stranded leave. The Nubeena community was still looking after 500 people and Port Arthur around 250. Prime Minister Julia Gillard got through, touring Dunalley after her motorcade was taken into the area under police escort. “There’s really no way of fully appreciating it apart from seeing it yourself,” Ms Gillard said. “(But) the fact that we can stand here shouldn’t fool people into thinking that there’s no continuing firefighting going on.” Ms Gillard defended her itinerary with many residents from Dunalley still unable to return because of safety concerns. “I understand the frustration of people who want to get back to see what’s happened to their home,” Ms Gillard said. “The thing that would be worse ... would be to try to go and see it and get hurt doing so.” The Insurance Council of Australia said at least $26 million in damage had been done. - AAP

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LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) Creative activities feature strongly and there’s still time to explore a talent that has so far been left untapped. Meanwhile, issues at work can keep you busy. You may organize a project or create a strategy to resolve current issues. Work on health matters. Try to include relaxing activities as part of your daily routine. Get a massage if you can!

• Human head found West Australian police are searching for body parts after what is thought to be a human head was found in a plastic bag washed up on a beach on Rottnest Island. A visitor to the island made the grisly discovery at Porpoise Bay, on the southeast side of the island, yesterday. Detectives from the Major Crime Squad were ferried to the island, 18km off the coast of Perth, and spent the night examining the scene. The remains were being examined by a forensic pathologist in Perth to determine if it was indeed a human head and, if so, the gender and age of the deceased person. - AAP

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US drones kill 12 Taliban in Pakistan US drones have fired a volley of missiles at militant hideouts in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 Taliban fighters near the Afghan border, security officials say. The missile attack took place yesterday in Babar Ghar village in South Waziristan, a tribal district bordering Afghanistan that is a stronghold of Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants. “US drones fired several missiles at two militant compounds.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) A certain restlessness may reveal that you want more out of your day-to-day job than you’re getting. Mars in your work zone may be pushing you to think about the kind of role that would help you to feel fulfilled and happy. Thoughts of freelancing or becoming selfemployed may also be on your mind. Romance can be a hot topic too!

By Robert Dex Harry Potter’s wholesome sidekick Hermione Granger has been voted the best big screen role model in a poll of young film fans. The smart student, played in the films by Emma Watson, picked up almost a fifth of the votes (19 per cent) in the survey. Next up was Charlie Bucket – the poor boy who wins a golden ticket to get a glimpse inside Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory – who picked up 16 per cent of the vote, followed by another Roald Dahl creation, Matilda Wormwood, who was played in the 1996 film by Mara Wilson and was picked by 15 per cent of the 1000 schoolchildren who voted. The survey, carried out by streaming and dvd rental service LOVEFiLM with children’s charity Filmclub, put Home Alone’s Kevin, played by Macaulay Culkin, in fourth place with 13 per cent, followed by the hero of the Karate Kid remake Dre Parker. Filmclub’s Sam Wainstein said: “Films can have a powerful influence on the way children

behave and interact with people around them. Characters that young people identify with tend to stay with them the longest and positive behaviours can be learnt by watching the way that fictional characters handle certain situations on-screen. “We wanted to work with our philanthropic partner LOVEFiLM to compile a list which recognises and celebrates the positive influence these onscreen role models can have. We hope our list will also help parents and guardians when it comes to choosing films for their children to enjoy.” Top 10 big screen role models: 1 Hermione Granger from Harry Potter (19pc) 2 Charlie from Charlie and Chocolate Factory (16pc) . 3 Matilda from Matilda (15pc) 4 Kevin from Home Alone (13pc) 5 Dre Parker from The Karate Kid (12pc) 6 Woody from Toy Story (11pc) 7 Lucy from The Chronicles of Narnia (5pc) 8 Chihiro Ogino from Spirited Away (4pc) 9 Arthur from The Sword in the Stone (3pc) 10 James from James and Giant Peach (2pc) - PA

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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) Meet up with a friend for coffee and enjoy a good chat. Today’s Moon encourages conversations that help you get a fresh perspective on life and can give you extra hope and confidence. If you’re looking for a new direction, it may be time to do some deeper research. At home, a spring-cleaning and de-cluttering phase may see you in full swing.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) You may be engrossed in learning a new subject and find yourself enjoying the process of uncovering new information. You could also be drawn to solve a mystery that has been bugging you for some time. There’s lots of activity domestically and you can be keen to reorganize your home to suit your new approach and life goals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) With the Moon in your sign, today could fall magically into place, guided by your instincts and intuition. If there’s something you want, this is the time to ask for it - you may be lucky. There is a possibility of upset to your routines but you may find that things turn out better anyway. A delay may bring a very pleasant and welcome surprise.

Nelson Mandela has “recovered” from recent surgery and a lung infection for which the 94-year-old spent nearly three weeks in hospital, the South African presidency says, citing his doctors. He “has recovered from his surgical procedure and the lung infection”, his doctors said, a statement from President Jacob Zuma’s office said yesterday. “The medical (examination) said president Mandela has made steady progress and that clinically, he continues to improve,” it said. “He had undergone an operation to remove gallstones last month and was also troubled by a recurring lung infection. He continues to receive high care at his Houghton (Johannesburg) home and his daily routine is being gradually re-established.” - AFP

• Save the elephants About 200 people have formed a human chain in a French zoo to call for a reprieve for two ailing elephants whose death sentence has led Brigitte Bardot to threaten to go into exile in Russia. “Justice for the elephants,” chanted the crowd as they surrounded the cage in which Baby and Nepal live in the Tete d’Or zoo in Lyon yesterday. The two elephants face being put down because they have been diagnosed with tuberculosis and deemed a threat to the health of other animals and visitors to the zoo. Authorities in the central city ordered the elephants be put to sleep last month, prompting an outcry that resulted in them being granted a temporary reprieve over Christmas. Cinema legend Bardot said she would leave France if the reprieve was not made permanent. - AFP

• Premiums spike Insurance companies pocketed an extra $1.1 billion in profits after Queensland’s 2011 floods. Big premium increases – including for Queenslanders who were not affected by the floods – helped boost companies’ profits, The Courier-Mail reports. Consumers groups and residents have accused companies of gouging, using the floods as an excuse to dramatically inflate premiums. For some the cost of insurance is now so high it’s become unaffordable. John Payne and his wife Sharon, who had about a metre of water through their Brisbane home in the floods, have opted out of flood cover after RACQ raised their annual premium from $1600 to $8500 last year.. Mr Payne’s broker checked seven other insurers for quotes including flood cover, without finding an affordable option. - AAP

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AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Your friends may wonder about you but that is the least of your problems. You may be too concerned with living each day to the full and taking big risks. This is a time of change that could alter your life quite dramatically. It is great to jump out of your comfort zone but not so helpful to throw the baby out with the bath water. Steady progress is the key.

PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) There’s lots of activity in your social zone so carry on networking for fun but also to help you business-wise. The more, the merrier can be your mantra as you gain insights and understanding into relationships. This may even lead to you feeling more connected to someone. The chance to share an intimate moment could be part of the wider picture.

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Currant harvest under way By Sue Newman When John Tavendale planted his first blackcurrant bushes in the mid 1970s, he could never have dreamed they would see his family become among the largest growers of the berries in New Zealand. Today son James grows more than 120 hectares of blackcurrants and on Saturday work started on a harvest season that is likely to run until the end of January. The first berries harvested are also the newest on the Winchmore farm, a crop of Magnus currants, a variety that is highly wind prone. “These are only just fit but we don’t muck around with them,” John Tavendale said. The Magnus currants will find their way into jams, jellies and sauces with Barkers at Geraldine. While the market for blackcurrants was not as strong this year as 2012, Mr Tavendale said it was still far better than it had been for several years. Across the family’s farm five varieties of currants are grown on canes between three and 15 years of age. Harvest is carried out using French grape harvesters which shake the bushes to release the fruit. The currants are taken to an off-site plant to be washed and dried before being trucked to Timaru where they are frozen. Most of the Tavendale’s currant harvest is either sold to Barkers or through the blackcurrant growers’ co-operative to be exported as juice, mainly to Japan. Last year a small quantity of currants were exported to China.

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Farmers forced to dump uncollected milk While some West Coast dairy farmers caught up in storms last week have had to dispose of uncollected milk, Federated Farmers believes contingency planning by Westland Milk Products has saved most from loss. “It has been a stressful week for West Coast farmers cut off following the bridge washout, but Westland’s contingency plan is working,” says Richard Reynolds, Federated Farmers West Coast dairy chairperson. “I wish to assure the public that when they hear talk of milk being dumped, dairy

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22 tanker loads going to Open Country Cheese’s plant in Southland for processing.” While transport remains disrupted in South Westland, most collections are taking place. “Milk that does not make it to a factory means farmers will not be paid for it unless they have insurance in place. In my experience, many West Coast dairy farmers do.” Mr Reynolds said Federated Farmers appreciated the hard yards put in by Westland Milk Products to minimise loss. A main bridge affecting milk collection was to be reopened last night.

Pre-harvest trials tour The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) will host an informal pre-harvest trials tour at its Chertsey research site on Thursday. Senior FAR technical staff will be on hand at the site from 6pm. The trials walk gives growers the opportunity to look at the trial plots just before harvest. There will be no formal agenda for the tour, however growers will be able to look at a range of cropping trials, examining in detail differences in crop appearance as they approach harvest. Staff will address some of the key points to have emerged from the trials

through the course of the season. Crops being demonstrated include: • Autumn and spring sown wheat • Autumn and spring sown barley • Linseed • Ryegrass • White clover • Cereal silage It will be possible to look at trials covering: • Establishment • Cultivars • Sowing dates and rates • Fungicides • Nitrogen • Harvest date

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BEEF The outlook for manufacturing beef markets in 2013 is for much of the same as we saw last year. We are confident that prices will rise to new heights, it’s just a matter of when. The US drought was a major factor in beef markets in 2012 and although attention went off it for a few months it’s now reappearing on the radar. That’s because as we head into the US winter many of the drought ravaged areas remain extremely dry, raising concerns of a higher than expected cow slaughter in early 2013. If that eventuates it could help to temporarily keep a lid on manufacturing beef prices. But when the rain comes, beef producers will switch into herd rebuilding mode and look to retain cows. It’s at that point that we expect prices will climb to their highest levels.

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Prices rose at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction. Skim milk powder (SMP) prices in particular were strong. The premium buyers are prepared to pay for SMP over whole milk powder (WMP) has widened further, making SMP a more attractive product to manufacture. In Australia there has been a definite swing away from the manufacture of WMP, and some New Zealand processors have also adjusted production accordingly. The higher prices on offer for SMP are being driven by tight supplies, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere. In Europe whey powder prices have continued to firm, as have butter prices. In the US market cheddar prices have now stabilised after decreasing throughout December. US butter prices have continued to weaken and are now priced below Oceanic prices. Conditions for pasture production in New Zealand this season have not been quite as good as they were last season. NZX Pasture Growth Index shows that growth potential from June to December 2012 was 3% less than during the same period in 2011. Growth rates fell away prior to Christmas but have since rebounded following wide spread rain.

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Cycling with the big guns By Myles Hume A host of Ashburtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budding cycling talent gained a first class experience at the weekend, sitting alongside some of the best riders in the country. Up against star cyclists such as Michael Vink, Shane Archbold and Natasha Hansen; ten riders from Ashburton were among 130 riders who showed their worth at the Canterbury Track Cycling Carnival under the watchful eyes of professional Jessie coaches and riders. Tinwald cyclists Alex Hooper, Brendan Whalley and Jessie Banks were regulars on the podium at Hornbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Denton Oval, claiming high honours in their respective grades but also sticking in the thick of the open grades that featured several professional riders. Tinwald Cycling Club president Rob Hooper was at the weekend meet, he said it was great to see local riders going toe-to-toe with the best. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gives them the opportunity to go to another level to basically extend themselves.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also gives them confidence in their ability to know they can do it and hold their wheel with the top riders,â&#x20AC;? Mr Hooper said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overall the riders did fairly well and it was a meet they where they would have come out better on the other side.â&#x20AC;? Alex Hooper and Rafferty were among some of the open and masters grade races, where Rob Hooper said they kept up with the front runners throughout the races but ran out of legs near the finish. And it was in those races where the abundance of Banks top riders pushed each other to their limits as numerous track records were broken on both Friday and Saturday. London Olympics keirin bronze medalist Simon van Velthooven put on a scintillating display in the 1000 metre sprint, setting a track record of 59.72 seconds. He was also helped over the line in the team sprint where he recorded a time of 58.23, surpassing the previous record by 1.60sec. Southland rider Eddie Dawkins posted a fastest time in the keirin with 10.64sec.

But again Keith steered her Dunsandel foursome to a convincing 22-14 win to book a place in the semi-finals, where they will be favourites to make the final. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After claiming the world champion of champion singles title in Cyprus in October, Keith went to the nationals at the Paritutu Bowling

Club looking to defend her singles title, which was her first national title, but made a shock early exit after failing to qualify for post section play. But since the early exit in the singles Keith has made every post a winner, claiming the pairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title earlier in the tournament alongside Serena Matthews and is now two wins away from a fours title.

Methven prepares to host mountain bike cup series By Jonathan Leask The Bike Methven boys had a blast in Bluff, but are pumped up for hosting the second round of the BikeNZ Mountain Bike Down Hill Cup Series this weekend. The national series got under way in Bluff at the weekend with a local contingent making the trek to the deep south. They faced a 1.37km long track in Bluff which had a wet forest section at the top and opened up to a newly formed twisting jump section in the middle finishing with a steep decline into another wet forest section to finish. There were three rock gardens, piles of layered rocks sections along the track, to keep things interesting. Michael Breading produced the best effort of the Bike Methven boys. Breading was seeded first after qualifying in the under 17s and went on to come fifth, which is a big result in his first season in the grade. Robert Todhunter was close behind Breading in seventh with Gareth Burgess 10th and William Todhunter 11th. Caleb Burgess, another younger rider finished back in 17th after his run was disrupted by over-enthusiastic spectators who got onto the track.

Gareth Burgess finished in 10th place in Bluff last weekend In the under 19s Sheldon Kneale was eighth and Ethan Burgess 12th. Daniel Burgess managed fourth in the masters two (40 to 50 year old age group). In the big guns Great Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bernard Kerr edged out Christchurchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cam Cole by 0.04 of a second to claim the opening round win in the elite men. Kerr took the narrow victory in a start-studded line up with riders from France, Japan, Brazil, Canada, and the best from New Zealand. The riders are now all headed to Methven for the second leg of the downhill series at the Mt Hutt Bike Park this weekend, where the local lads will look show up the big guns on their home turf.

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Hogg signs with Phoenix The Wellington Phoenix have made a move in the transfer market, but any fans hoping for a big football name may be disappointed. All Whites left back Ian Hogg has joined up with national coach Ricki Herbert after an unsuccessful stint in America’s Major League Soccer. The Phoenix needed to bring in a new recruit to replace Mirjan Pavlovic and Hogg’s signing, on a contract until the end of the season, was widely tipped. The pressure will now be amped up on incumbent Tony Lochhead, whose performances this season have left him open to be usurped in the first team. The 23-year-old Hogg has previously impressed on national duty while filling in for Lochhead and the veteran will now feel the pressure to play for his place. Hogg, who formerly played for Auckland City before linking up with the Portland Timbers, was looking forward to getting out on the training pitch. “I’ve been waiting a while to get a break here and now that it’s come I can’t wait to get started,” Hogg said. “I think it is a good time to come in because Ricki is giving young guys a chance and playing a new style that I believe will suit my game.” Hogg, who also represented New Zealand at the Olympics, acknowledged he faced a tough task over the next few months to earn a contract for next season but he was ready for the challenge. “Now that Ricki has given me this opportunity I will be working hard to show I’m up to it,” he said.

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Hogg did his chances no harm when scoring on his senior All Whites debut against El Salvador and going on to perform solidly in London where he started all three games. Herbert was said to be particularly impressed with the way he handled himself against a talented Brazil team.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers begrudgingly admits that if there’s controversy, his star striker Luis Suarez is always in the thick of it. Suarez was at the centre of events as the Reds survived a rocky ride at fifth-tier Mansfield Town in the FA Cup third round yesterday, the Uruguay forward handling the ball in scoring what proved to be the winner in a 2-1 victory. Suarez has been no stranger to controversy since his arrival in England in Luis Suarez: If there’s trouble, he’s there January 2011 and Rodgers accepted

“It helped that I’d played against Brazil at the 2008 Olympics,” Hogg said. “I told myself not to be overawed by them and I went out and played my natural game.” Hogg joined Portland straight after the Olympics but struggled to break into the first team. He initially had visa problems that restricted him

that it just had to be him again. “It always is, isn’t it?,” he told reporters. “If it was someone else we probably wouldn’t even be discussing it. Sometimes these sorts of things will follow players. “That’s part of his life. He deals with it remarkably well. He’s got thick skin. He’s had it throughout his life and his career in this country.” However, the Northern Irishman insisted that despite Suarez’s bad reputation, people were beginning to appreciate his exceptional talent - and they should enjoy it while it lasts. “I think what people are starting to recognise now is the ability that the

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boy has,” he said. “He’s had seven yellow cards this year but he hasn’t warranted all seven. “He’s a wonderful professional. I think in this country we need to make sure we enjoy it while he’s here because he’s a brilliant talent and he’s a good man as well.” Rodgers said that referee Andre Marriner clearly felt the handball was not deliberate and it was not down to Suarez to intervene. “It’s not his job to do that,” he said. “I’m not sure what people want him to do in that situation. It’s not actually up to him. That’s the job of the officials.” - AFP

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HOWZAT!! 2012 was a big year of sport in Mid Canterbury and this week we rewind to see what the Guardian photographers captured throughout the year. Left, top: Methven Bowling Club members Doreen Gordon and Len McClimont are looking forward to the club’s 100th jubilee. Sam Cullimore and Brendan Whalley wind into their work at the start of the junior A race on the Tinwald Cycling Club’s opening weekend. Ashburton equestrian Larissa Srhoy has her eye on an eventing centre in Mid Canterbury. Bottom left: Tinwald golfers (from left) Jeff Hewitt, Nigel Heney, Josh Smith and John Smitheram made up this year’s winning Holmes Cup golf team.

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Above: Alex Eddington, 8, and James Brooks, 7, practise their putting at the Ashburton Golf Club at their National Junior registration day. Right, top: Ashburton College’s Will Wright gets beaten to the header by his Buller opponent in the Jim Wishhart Secondary School football tournament. Iain Marks and Remind Me, hoping for a good run in race five at Ashburton. Mid Canterbury captain Pete McAndrew charges at the North Otago defence during the third round match of the Heartland Rugby Championship in Ashburton. Wakanui Black’s Andrew Moore fires in a shot on goal against Northern Hearts in the MidSouth Canterbury senior men’s hockey match in Ashburton.

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• Top Aussies to clash Todd Woodbridge expects to learn plenty about the short-term future of Australian men’s tennis when the country’s top ranked players Marinko Matosevic and Bernard Tomic clash at the Sydney International today. The No.49-ranked Matosevic takes on 64th-ranked Tomic for a spot in the quarter-finals. They have never met in an ATP match but have loads of history including a 2008 clash in Perth where Tomic was ordered off the court by his father and coach John over a foot-fault dispute involving Matosevic. While director of Australian tennis Woodbridge insists there’s no lingering acrimony, describing the pair as “reasonably good mates”, he said the match would put the spotlight on their psyche. “I think the story is more about which one handles the situation and who enjoys the pressure,” Woodbridge said. -AAP

• Ravens, Seahawks win The Baltimore Ravens, with emotional team leader Ray Lewis back from injury, beat the Indianapolis Colts 24-9 yesterday to reach the second round of the NFL playoffs. Lewis, playing for the first time since he tore his right triceps in mid-October - and days after saying he would retire at the end of the season - notched 13 tackles. He led a Ravens defence that held the Colts to three field goals by Adam Vinatieri and spoiled the post-season debut of quarterback Andrew Luck. Marshawn Lynch rushed for 131 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Seahawks fought back from - AFP an early 14-0 deficit.

• Racing upsets Toulon Racing-Metro put the mixed start to their season firmly behind them with a shock 19-15 victory over star-studded French rugby Top 14 leaders Toulon yesterday. Toulon, averaging more than 42 points per game at home and bidding to take their winning streak at Stade Mayol to 19 matches, were outmuscled by a Racing side led magnificently by captain Dimitri Szarzewski and Fiji No 8 Sakiusa Matadigo. Former England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson, whose outstanding form makes him a creditable shout for one of the three fly-half spots in the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in the summer, needed three stitches after a head clash but continued and kept Toulon in the match - AFP with his goalkicking.

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Ashburton basketball representatives (from left) Fletcher Arnold, Barrine Ross, Grace Wilson, Emily Hickman, Cameron Butler, Joshua Lowe, Grace Cartwright and Melanie Puckett.

Young basketballers have a crack across the ditch Ashburton’s latest crop of basketball talent will head to Australia to take on top representative teams in Melbourne and New South Wales.

Two local players, Emily Hickman, in the under 16 grade, and Fletcher Arnold, (in white) under 14, will represent the New Zealand develop-

ment squads against teams from all over Australia in their respective grades. Meanwhile South Island Pacific

Slam under 15 players Grace Wilson, Cameron Butler, Joshua Howe, Grace Cartwright, Melanie Puckett join under 17 captain

Barrine Ross in Port Macquarie, NSW, where they will take on teams from states across the country. All players leave for Australia on

Wednesday morning where they all hope to build on experience they have gained in recent years against stern opposition.

First-up win huge boost for Mid Canty By Jonathan Leask Mid Canterbury started the 50th South Island Primary Cricket Tournament with a 60 run win over Buller in Christchurch yesterday.

It was a reasonable start with the bat and strong start with the ball to register an opening win, with coach Richard Pithey stating that momentum was the key, and a victory on day one of the tournament was the best way for the team to start off.

SCOREBOARD Results Bowls

Ashburton Bowling Club January 5 Aussie Pairs sponsored by Milestone Financial Services and Wise’s Pharmacy 1st A and N MacKenzie 3 wins 16 ends 37 points, 2nd J Cartwright and D Gutberlet 3 wins 16 ends 32 points, 3rd B and S Holdom 3 wins 15 ends 32 points, 4th B Harrison and S Butterick 2 wins 1 draw 14 ends 28 points, 5th R Petrie and K Muir 2 wins 1 draw 14 ends 26 points, 6th R and W Herriot 2 wins 1 draw 12 ends 27 points. Novelty prize non winners C Leech and A Gibb

Cricket India v Pakistan India beat Pakistan by 10 runs in the third one-day international at Feroz Shah Kotla yesterday. Scores: India 167 (M Dhoni 36, S Raina 31; S Ajmal 5-24); Pakistan 157 (M ul Haq 39, N Jamshed 34; I Sharma 3-36).

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Points standings following yesterday’s matches in the domestic Twenty20 competition: Team P W L NR T Pts NRR Renegades 7 6 1 - - 12 0.681 Scorchers 7 4 3 - - 8 0.632 Strikers 7 4 3 - - 8 0.530 Stars 7 4 3 - - 8 0.181 Hurricanes 7 4 3 - - 8 -0.287 Heat 6 3 3 - - 6 0.243 Sixers 6 2 4 - - 4 -0.331 Thunder 7 - 7 - - 0 -1.471

Cycling Friday Night Velodrome With lot of youngsters still away on holiday and a big cycling event in Chch, the numbers were small on Friday night, never the less there was competition racing going on, close finishes, and good weather really helped. W/W Trainer Wheels, 1st. Fleur Kingsbury 15 pts. B.& C. Grade W/W. 1st. Callum Kingsbury 12pts. 2nd. Emma Lowry 10pts. 3rd. Maddie Lowry 9pts. D. Grade 1st. Joel; Moffett 11pts. 2nd. Lydia Hosken 10pts. 3rd. Luke Rhodes 9pts. E. Grade 1st. Shantelle Hosken 11pts. 2nd. Juliet Kingsbury 10pts. 3rd Isla Moffett 9pts.

Golf Aorangi South Canterbury Golf Mixed Pennants January 6

Mid Canterbury lost three early wickets to be 34/3 with Ben Niles making 18. Gareth Hunt and Oscar Redfern then put on a strong fourth wicket stand to see Mid Canterbury through to lunch. Hunt was dropped off the first

ball after lunch before Redfern was bowled for 25, ending the 56-run partnership and triggering a collapse in which Mid Canterbury lost five wickets for 17 runs, including Hunt for a patient 37. Mid Canterbury went on to finish their allotted time 125/9.

North Zone (Methven) Temuka 6 v Pleasant Point 1 2 Methven 6 v Ashburton 2 Points Methven 16 Temuka 14 Ashburton 10 Pleasant Point 1 8 South Zone (St. Andrews) Fairlie 6 v Timaru 2 St. Andrews 6 v Pleasant Point 2 2 Points Timaru 17 Fairlie 15 Pleasant Point 2 9 St. Andrews 7

in the 2nd round of the LPJ trophy stableford competition. Senior; Bill Mason 45, Steve Kennedy 43, Wayne Lloyd 41. Intermediate; Paul Hefford 43, Johnny Moore 42, Brendan Hurley 42, Bob MacGregor 41.Junior; George Cartney 42, Roger Bruce 41, Bryan Shanks 41, Warren Scott 39, Alan Lilley 39. Women; Jo Peacock 41, Sue Newman 39, Sally Lane 39. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Sue Newman. Gluyas Ford # 6; Kevin Greenaway. Stirling Sports # 12; Brendan Hurley. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Bryan Shanks. Two’s: Ray Bell, Brendan Hurley, John Rooney, Amanda Gray, Josh Smith, Tony Clarke, Bill Mason, Maree Moore, Sue Newman, Gordon Rennie, Bryan Shanks, Evan Pearce Net Eagle # 6 Ray Bell Twilight January 3rd The 1st twilight competition of 2013 had players paired up for a best ball stableford competition. Best scores were: Mara Kennedy and Belinda Kirdy 25, Steve McCloy and Kerry Venmore 25, Pam McAndrew and Verna Hampton 24, Steve Kennedy and Kevin Bishop 24, Brendan Hurley and Wayne Lloyd 24, Sally and Anne Cain 24, Snow Pierce and Pete Marshall 24, Andy Rattray and Keith Bonnington 24. This week will see all players playing with only 3 clubs and a putter, with the option of putting to the nearest hole on the green.

Tinwald Golf Club January 2 The early morning rain did not deter many with a field of 89 players participating in the annual New Year stableford tournament on Wednesday, with some pretty hot scoring in all grades. Best scores were: 0-15; Chris Hart 44, Steve Anderson 39, Bevan Ravenscroft 39, Dave Gill 39, Matt Duncan 39, Bryan McFarlane 38, Phil Johnson 37. 16 plus; Dave Horrell 46, Pete Ranson 44, Graham Hortin 43, Kerry Whiting 42, Colin Johnstone 41, Warren Scott 41, Riki Shearer 41, Ray Wards 40, Steve McCloy 40. Women; Tania Wilson 44, Sue Newman 44, Belinda Kirdy 40. Two’s: Sue Newman (2), Tania Wilson, John Smitheram (2), Shane Calder, Gordon Rennie, Tony Clarke, Brock Peddie, Steve King, Stan Stringer, Duncan Lye. January 5 The threat of an extremely hot day had the majority of players choosing to play in the morning on Saturday, but the afternoon contingent still managed to claim the majority of the top scores

The Buller innings failed to get out of first gear, losing the first wicket at 8/1 and then going down at regular intervals until finally capitulating for 65. Louis McDonald did the clean-up job taking the final four wickets for figures of 4/1 off just the one over

Motor racing Dakar Rally results Dakar Rally results after yesterday’s second stage (327km/242km timed) at Pisco: Auto Stage - 1. Stephane Peterhansel (FRA/Mini) 2hr 35min 38sec, 2. Giniel De Villiers (RSA/Toyota) at 2:35, 3. Ronan Chabot (FRA/SMG) 3:52, 4. Orlando Terranova (ARG/BMW) 5:26, 5. Leonid Novitskiy (RUS/Mini) 9:33, 6. Nasser al-Attiyah (QAT/Buggy) 11:37, 7. Lucio Alvarez (ARG/Toyota) 13:45, 8. Krzysztof Holowczyc (POL/Mini) 14:00, 9. Carlos Sousa (POR/Great Wall) 14:33, 10. Bernard Errandonea (AND/SMG) 14:36. Overall - 1. Stephane Peterhansel (FRA/Mini) 3hr 00min 20sec, 2. Giniel De Villiers (RSA/Toyota) at 2:38, 3. Ronan Chabot (FRA/SMG) 2:46, 4. Orlando Terranova (ARG/BMW) 6:26, 5. Leonid Novitskiy Zhiltsov (RUS/Mini) 9:33, 6. Nasser al-Attiyah (QAT/Buggy) 10:25, 7. Lucio Alvarez (ARG/Toyota) 12:27, 8. Krzysztof Holowczyc (POL/Mini) 14:00, 9. Carlos Sousa (POR/Great Wall) 15:48, 10. Bernard Errandonea (AND/SMG) 16:15. Moto Stage - 1. Joan Barreda Bort (ESP/Husqvarna) 2hr 42min 31sec, 2. Juan Pedrero Garcia (ESP/ KTM) at 3:16, 3. Matt Fish (AUS/Husqvarna) 5:53, 4. Ruben Faria (POR/KTM) 6:26, 5. Kurt Caselli (USA/KTM) 7:10, 6. Darryl Curtis (RSA/KTM) 7:49, 7. David Casteu (FRA/Yamaha) 8:08, 8. Jordi

• Carter calls for help Dan Carter fans living in the Taupo region have been given a rare opportunity this week - returning the All Blacks firstfive’s kicks at goal as he prepares for the new Super Rugby season. Carter, on holiday in Taupo, created a stir on Twitter yesterday when asking his 130,000 followers: “Hey guys. I’m doing the 1st week of my pre-season in Taupo but I need someone to return my kicks. Anyone keen?” - APNZ

with the other six wickets shared around. Today Mid Canterbury will be facing Otago Country, a team who were well beaten by Nelson after being dismissed for 145 runs, after having the Nelson boys 236/9 at stumps.

Viladoms (ESP/Husqvarna) 8:15, 9. Jeremias Israel Esquerre (CHI/Honda) 8:19, 10. Pal Ullevalseter (NOR/KTM) 9:42 Overall - 1. Joan Barreda Bort (ESP/Husqvarna) 3hr 24min 11sec, 2. Ruben Faria (POR/KTM) at 5:36, 3. Juan Pedrero Garcia (ESP/KTM) 6:36, 4. David Casteu (FRA/Yamaha) 6:58, 5. Cyril Despres (FRA/KTM) 8:50, 6. Matt Fish (AUS/Husqvarna) 9:18, 7. Darryl Curtis (RSA/KTM) 9:19, 8. Pal Ullevalseter (NOR/KTM) 9:27, 9. Jordi Viladoms (ESP/Husqvarna) 9:35, 10. Jeremias Israel Esquerre (CHI/Honda) 9:39.

Tennis Heineken Open Results from the first day of the Heineken Open men’s tennis tournament at Stanley St in Auckland yesterday: Final round qualifying: Jesse Levine (CAN) def Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 6-4 6-1 Igor Sijsling (NED) def Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 7-6 6-4 Benjamin Becker (GER) def Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-4 6-4 First round singles Thomaz Bellucci [8] (BRA) def David Goffin (BEL) 7-6 6-2 Xavier Malisse (BEL) def Martin Klizan [7] (SVK) 7-6 3-6 6-3

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Third round of the summer championships and trophies and the 2nd round of the Four Square Cup (mixed couples) and Dobson Cup (mixed combined net for married and de-facto couples) to be played on Saturday will be at the clubhouse for an 8am and 12.30pm start. Players are asked to report at least 15 minutes prior to tee off times. Starters: am; P Roulston, pm; P Marshall, G Smith. Cards; L Jackson.

Tennis Order of play for the second day of the Heineken Open at Stanley St in Auckland today: CENTRE COURT start midday R Haase (NED) vs [Q] I Sijsling (NED). [Q] G Jones (AUS) vs [6] J Melzer (AUT). J Janowicz (POL)/A Ramos (ESP) vs [4] D Bracciali (ITA) / O Marach (AUT). [Q] J Levine (CAN) vs [WC] D King-Turner (NZL) Not before 7pm [Q] B Becker (GER) vs [WC] G Monfils (FRA). Y Lu (TPE) vs B Paire (FRA) COURT 4 start midday L Lacko (SVK) vs P Lorenzi (ITA), F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) vs [2] S Gonzalez (MEX) / S Lipsky (USA), A Falla (COL) vs G Zemlja (SLO), [3] J Knowle (AUT) / F Polasek (SVK) vs T Bellucci (BRA) / C Berlocq (ARG) COURT 2 midday G Soeda v S Giraldo, V Hanescu/M Klizan v J Delgado /K Skupski

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Check-up for the champ By Michael Guerin With $750,000 of races in the next two months, Purdon wants to be sure there’s nothing major to worry about. I Can Doosit (3) was clearly not at his peak when beaten by Stig at Alexandra Park on New Year’s Eve. The champion trotter is set to undergo an extensive veterinary examination today as trainer Mark Purdon struggles to pinpoint exactly what is troubling the great horse. I Can Doosit’s 18-race winning

streak ended at Cambridge on Christmas Eve when he paced and then galloped, while a week later he was clearly not at his peak when beaten by Stig at Alexandra Park. Purdon originally thought I Can Doosit was jarred up in his front hooves but is now starting to doubt that is the only problem. “The way he trotted at speed in the National Trot he actually felt like he has a little soreness issue in behind,” Purdon said. “And it is something that I could only really feel at full speed. He warms up perfectly fine but when

he is at top speed there is something not quite right.” So I Can Doosit was heading to a Waikato veterinary clinic for cyntography, during which dye is injected into the body to help highlight problem areas. Purdon is relatively confident whatever is troubling the big horse is not a major problem but with $750,000 of races in the next two months, he wants to be sure. “He will have the tests tomorrow and then be at the clinic for two days. “After that hopefully we will know

more and be able to treat an exact problem.” Purdon is still confident I Can Doosit will be on a plane to Melbourne next week but has already ruled out a start in the Australasian Trotting Champs on February 2. “He might race in Melbourne but I wanted him with me when I am travelling over there so I can work on him and the place we are staying at has a pool he can swim in so it is the best thing for him. “And then we will aim him at the big races in Sydney and Melbourne in March.” - NZH

Oamaru fields, form and drivers Oamaru Harness Racing Club Inc Venue Oamaru Racecourse Meeting Date: 08 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.10pm SOUTHERN WINES MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ f&m non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 8 Wattie’s Sweetheart (1) fr........ N Williamson 2 607x0 Zoerotten (2) fr............................ S Ottley (J) 3 Karen Dana (3) fr............................T Chmiel 4 8 Narissa Franco (4) fr......................B Orange 5 Kentucky Girl (5) fr.......................N McGrath 6 x9276 Itz Fatima Kiwi (6) fr...................... G O’Reilly 7 50247 Eastwood Falconet (7) fr..............C DeFilippi 8 Twitch (8) fr 9 Glendevon fr................................. Scratched 10 98x Baby Fern (21) fr.................M Williamson (J) 11 x0544 Dalness (22) fr..................................D Dunn 12 6493 Dana Dynasty (23) fr......................... W Low 13 0 Solandra (24) fr................................M Jones 14 78 Extreme Vance (25) fr..............B Thomas (J) 15 0468 Hellofanangel (26) fr.........................P Court Emergency: Glendevon 2 12.35pm MONARCHY TROT $6000, 3yo+ non winners trot, stand, 2600m 1 9x093 Keeping The Dream (1) fr.................... J Hay 2 06655 Goodboy Tiger (2) fr.........................M Jones 3 5 See Ya (3) fr...................................... J Smith 4 88000 Queen Mary (4) fr................D D McCormick 5 68526 Mantorp (5) fr.................................L O’Reilly 6 Bet’s Sun (6) fr......................... N Williamson 7 9x00x Wishes Star (7) fr........................ S Ottley (J) 8 04458 Davey’s Gift (8) fr.........................C Ward (J) 9 451x3 Millicent (9) fr....................................J Curtin 10 P700x No Go Slow Briton (10) fr...................R May 11 009 Minerva’s Crown (11) fr..............C Markham 12 03P72 Armed Force (U1) fr................... P Anderson 13 000x2 Galleons Triumph (U2) fr.....M Williamson (J) 14 x0470 Waihemo Angus (U3) fr....................D Dunn 15 33407 Joltin Joe Demagio (U4) fr............ G O’Reilly 3 1.05pm NORTH OTAGO MOTOR GROUP PACE $6000, 3yo+ non winners pace, stand, 2600m 1 07488 Riverboat Princess (1) fr 2 59x72 Shamrocks Boy (2) fr......................T Chmiel 3 5x9 Sweet Terror (3) fr......................... G O’Reilly 4 46x05 Most Happy Dancer (4) fr...........A Thomson 5 70086 One And Only (5) fr....................C Markham 6 Redford (6) fr......................M Williamson (J) 7 06705 Share The Joy (7) fr..........................G Telfer 8 70069 Graduate Under Fire (8) fr................J Curtin 9 4 Top Brass (9) fr.................................D Dunn 10 90255 Smokin Chick (10) fr......................B Orange 11 50227 Augustus Time (11) fr...................M Heenan 12 9x334 Tom Bola (12) fr.............................L O’Reilly 13 00035 Private Jones (13) fr..................C Hunter (J) 14 2 Sandy Dryden (14) fr.................... B Geddes

15 6x345 Grins Supreme (15) fr.........................R May 1.30pm PGG WRIGHTSON MOBILE PACE $6000, 3yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 Glendevon (1) fr................................J Curtin 2 3 Stradowan (2) fr..............................T Chmiel 3 35437 Just A Marvel (3) fr.............M Williamson (J) 4 00 Twojays fr...................................... Scratched 5 The Penny’s Dropped (4) fr..........T McMillan 6 0P0x0 Winged Warrior (5) fr.................... R Holmes 7 McQ (6) fr.....................................N McGrath 8 00250 Kelvin Grove (7) fr...............................R May 9 560x4 Blytheburn (8) fr...........................C DeFilippi 10 02780 Toppathepark (21) fr........................M Jones 11 555 Never Pay Retail (22) fr...............C Ward (J) 12 978 Hey Knowitall (23) fr..................... G O’Reilly 13 566x0 Lucy Holmes (24) fr.......................B Orange 14 67 Truly The One (25) fr.........................D Dunn 15 3x660 Towney (U1) fr.............................D Johnston Emergency: Glendevon 5 2.00pm FAT SALLY’S PUB RESTAURANT PACE $7000, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins pace, stand, 2600m 1 6x631 True South fr................................. Scratched 2 109x0 The Black (1) fr................................... B Kerr

Terry McMillan is down to drive Heza Boy Star in the Morrison Saddlery Trot at Oamaru today.

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3 767x5 Nothing But Girls (2) fr....................... G O’Reilly 4 16x78 Killawatt (3) fr......................................T Soal 5 31604 Hudson Sully (4) fr...........................M Jones 6 15830 Gingerwyn (5) fr.................. B Williamson (J) 7 405x0 Tapestry Franco (6) fr.................... G Chmiel 8 88074 Liveordash (7) fr................................D Dunn 9 65560 Speak Up (8) fr............................T McMillan 10 86987 Greshees Angel (9) fr.......................G Telfer 11 37336 The Falcon Legend (10) fr.............L O’Reilly 12 30807 Mackenzie Jacob (11) fr.....M Williamson (J) 13 150x5 Major Dave (12) fr.............................J Curtin 14 66464 Orville (13) fr............................... S Ottley (J) 6 2.25pm MORRISONS SADDLERY HANDICAP TROT $8000, 2 or more wins discrhcp trot, stand, 2600m 1 06635 Sunny Jewel (1) fr......................... P Wakelin 2 57640 Heza Boy Star (2) fr.....................T McMillan 3 43x41 Miss Pegasus (1) 10........... B Williamson (J) 4 63156 Amy’s Invasion (4) fr............. M Hjalmarsson 5 22429 Evander D Go (U1) fr......................N Burton 6 0x098 Perdition (U2) fr................................ G Smith 7 20P60 Galleons Legend (U1) 10.................... J Hay 8 40935 Tehoro Diva (1) 20........................ R Holmes 9 03100 Good Hest (U1) 20......................C DeFilippi 10 13356 The Fiery Ginga (1) 50..................... A Clark 7 2.55pm COUPLAND’S BAKERIES HANDICAP PACE $9000, 3 to 7 wins discrhcp pace, stand, 2600m 1 8x250 Illumaway (1) fr...................M Williamson (J) 2 69156 Shudawudacuda (2) fr...................L O’Reilly 3 05049 Far Too Rusty (3) fr...........................J Curtin 4 03159 Roxy Bromac (4) fr.......................J Young (J) 5 x7006 Eastwood Pharaoh (U1) fr..........C Markham 6 x0875 Supreme Gem (U1) 10................. G O’Reilly 7 1P780 Vic N Art (U1) 20................................R May 8 30807 Motu Speedy Star (1) 30.... B Williamson (J) 9 57003 Kotare Yaakov (2) 30........................ G Smith 8 3.30pm TI KOUKA FARM MOBILE PACE $8000, 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2600m 1 51084 Little Tess (1) fr...............................T Chmiel 2 29295 Suu Kyi (2) fr.....................................J Curtin 3 98278 Summerhill Jack (3) fr.....................H Hunter 4 8xP07 Graceandtemika (4) fr.........M Williamson (J) 5 x6660 Storm’s Rule fr.............................. Scratched 6 45x40 Monifieth fr.................................... Scratched 7 5x082 Donegal’s Guest (5) fr......................M Jones 8 59281 Sachin Arden (6) fr.................. N Williamson 9 32525 Here’s Shifty (7) fr............................ G Smith 10 86077 Call Me Danny (21) fr..................C DeFilippi 11 48715 Junkyard Beau (22) fr................... G O’Reilly 12 x7198 Tango Lady (23) fr.............. B Williamson (J) 9 4.05pm PGG WRIGHTSON STANDARDBRED TROT $7000, 4yo+ 1 win trot jun.d, stand, 2600m 1 50446 The Black Forest (1) fr...........J Anderson (J) 2 8x250 Tyron Lochie (2) fr....................... S Ottley (J) 3 2013 No Potato (3) fr...................M Williamson (J)

4 72533 Southland Reflector (4) fr........... R Close (J) 5 0PPx1 Bobby Breen (5) fr......................T Quate (J) 6 31432 Sent Again (6) fr........................M Purvis (J) 7 76492 Annabelle Lindenny (7) fr.... B Williamson (J) 8 1x222 Galaxy Hunter (U1) fr............R McIlwrick (J) 9 0817x All Shook Up (U2) fr....................L Lester (J) 10 x7700 Dutchess (U3) fr....................... S Stewart (J) 10 4.40pm LIS MARA MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 05568 Star Of Courage (1) fr................. S Ottley (J) 2 80x39 Press On Pete (2) fr..........................D Dunn 3 38342 Stylish Babe (3) fr.......................N Harris (J) 4 18Px6 Harry Ramsay (4) fr.................B Thomas (J) 5 8430x Belmont Fire (5) fr...........................T Chmiel 6 15830 Gingerwyn fr................................. Scratched 7 31604 Hudson Sully fr............................. Scratched 8 x0878 Shifty Shivas (6) fr..............................R May 9 68431 Supreme Mach fr.......................... Scratched 10 18192 Cullens Spirit (21) fr................. J Thomas (J) 11 x3112 Jerry Garcia (22) fr........................L O’Reilly 12 1x064 Between The Lines (23) fr................P Court 13 13373 McArdles R Flyin (24) fr....................J Curtin 14 P55P8 Debs Pal (25) fr................................ G Smith 11 5.15pm PORT FM MOBILE PACE $4500, 6yo+ 1 to 3 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 29559 Yaholyterror (1) fr................M Williamson (J) 2 43133 K C Pedro (2) fr......................J Anderson (J) 3 17x67 Tallulah Belle (3) fr.......................J Young (J) 4 05568 Star Of Courage fr........................ Scratched 5 x0x70 Caesarion (4) fr..............................L O’Reilly 6 09477 Cloudy Beach (5) fr..................... S Ottley (J) 7 33143 Winstone P (6) fr...............................D Dunn 8 38054 Barberino (7) fr......................... N Williamson 9 70646 Jaspers Blue Jean (8) fr............ J Trainor (J) 10 80800 Fastroundtown (21) fr........................J Curtin 11 x6660 Storm’s Rule (22) fr..........................M Jones 12 44760 Su El (23) fr............................. L McCormick Pacifiers on : Harry Ramsay (R10) SELECTIONS Race 1: Wattie’s Sweetheart, Dalness, Solandra, Extreme Vance Race 2: Bet’s Sun, Keeping The Dream, Millicent, Galleons Triumph Race 3: Sandy Dryden, Sweet Terror, Augustus Time, Smokin Chick Race 4: Stradowan, Toppathepark, Just A Marvel, Truly The One Race 5: The Falcon Legend, Major Dave, Killawatt, Mackenzie Jacob Race 6: The Fiery Ginga, Galleons Legend, Amy’s Invasion Race 7: Kotare Yaakov, Shudawudacuda, Supreme Gem Race 8: Donegal’s Guest, Suu Kyi, Little Tess, Junkyard Beau Race 9: Tyron Lochie, Sent Again, No Potato, Galaxy Hunter Race 10: Jerry Garcia, McArdles R Flyin, Debs Pal Race 11: Winstone P, K C Pedro, Su El, Yaholyterror LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

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Commanding Jewel on the way back By Caryl Williamson While many trainers have taken up temporary residence on the Gold Coast looking for the next superstar, Leon Corstens is happy to let others do his bidding as he stays home to oversee the progress of his team including Commanding Jewel.

Corstens relies on bloodstock agent Brad Spicer to select yearlings in the hope he can find another Commanding Jewel who is back in work at the trainer’s country Victorian property at Romsey. The Thousand Guineas winner and half sister to the unbeaten Atlantic Jewel cost $205,000 at the 2011 Magic Millions Sale at the Gold

Coast and her five starts have so far yielded three wins and prizemoney of more than $400,000. “Brad does all the buying and I’m happy to stay home and look after the horses including Commanding Jewel,” Corstens said. “She is back in work and is back bigger and better than she was in the spring.” - AAP

Otago greyhounds Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 08 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number : 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.03pm HAPPY NEW YEAR MAIDEN SPRINT, 310m 1 6785 One Ear Poised nwtd S &.................Bonnett 2 78837 Waimak Dave nwtd....................J McInerney 3 6663 Homebush Violet nwtd...............J McInerney 4 Charlie’s Choice nwtd A &..................Seque 5 8x4 Winsome Extra nwtd..................J McInerney 6 8 Tickle Me Fancy nwtd S &................Bonnett 7 68846 Blue Shorts nwtd P &....................B Conner 8 32424 Teevee Garbo nwtd........................... M Flipp 9 Dillmanstown nwtd.............................J Dunn 10 457 Leah Belle nwtd...............................R Breen 2 12.23pm BLUE BUBBLE DUNEDIN TAXIS STAKES C1, 545m 1 11113 False Step nwtd.................................J Dunn 2 18758 Archie’s Doll nwtd S &.....................B Evans 3 68855 Miss Fit nwtd................................ M Roberts 4 F7837 Miss Ozark nwtd.............................J Guthrie 5 87566 Autumn Spirit 33.63........................... J Allen 6 43566 Moon And Sea 34.08......................... J Allen 7 58x78 Starburst Clemmy nwtd................... M Grant 8 44623 Thrilling Jonah 32.75....................... M Grant 9 4F722 Opawa Bart nwtd L &.......................... Wales 10 63435 Opawa Patch nwtd.....................J McInerney 3 12.42pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 545m 1 44 Know Solution nwtd....................... G Cleeve 2 543 Uno Shyla nwtd................................R Breen 3 53626 Pukeko Express nwtd....................... B Eade 4 37362 Opawa Niko nwtd.............................R Breen 5 352 Opawa Casper nwtd L &..................... Wales 6 54255 Secret Nicole nwtd P &..................B Conner 7 374 Poised Boy nwtd S &........................Bonnett 8 468x4 Go Carter nwtd..........................M Robinson 9 48668 Opawa Mohawk nwtd L &................... Wales 10 655 Uno Nosey nwtd L &........................... Wales 4 12.59pm ST KILDA VET CLINIC SPRINT C1, 310m 1 41863 Opaque 18.83 A &..............................Seque 2 75636 Maggie Dee 18.93............................ B Eade 3 74544 Aussie Haka 18.73........................... M Grant 4 21152 Miss Sweet nwtd P &.....................B Conner 5 66877 Naevia nwtd S &...............................Bonnett 6 12323 Grant A Wish 19.32.........................R Breen 7 651 Hazza’s Got Swag nwtd S &.............Bonnett 8 31446 Harper Mehl nwtd S &.....................B Evans 9 37177 Ya Laughin’ nwtd M &........................Jopson 10 57375 What A Dump 18.78 J &.........................May 5 1.18pm C.B. NORWOOD FARM MACHINERY SPRINT C1, 310m 1 76152 Totally Confused nwtd....................... M Flipp 2 7847x Bake Bean Betty nwtd....................... J Allen 3 78873 Okuku Bobo 19.01.......................... R Casey 4 65727 Lightning Fever 19.08 S &...............B Evans 5 16574 Tekoa nwtd S &.................................Bonnett 6 47336 Smash Amy 18.86........................... M Grant 7 43573 Hazza’s Lad 18.91 S &.....................Bonnett 8 85838 Moreport Shannon 18.87 P &........B Conner 9 77446 Black Ozark 18.95..........................J Guthrie 10 13277 Neon Neutron 19.06........................ M Grant 6 1.37pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C2, 310m 1 16441 Ray Dosh nwtd................................. B Eade

2 4127x Mr. Big Stuff 18.63.............................J Dunn 3 23166 Turbo Tundra 18.63.......................... M Grant 4 44428 Where’s John Cee 18.84................. M Grant 5 68414 Bank Roller 18.98............................. M Flipp 6 15333 Jimmy Cee 18.68.............................. M Flipp 7 51678 Fancy Spice 18.66 P &..................B Conner 8 27546 No Lane nwtd............................... M Roberts 9 46278 Black Trigger 19.04 P &.................B Conner 10 17386 Bam Bam 18.76............................... M Grant 7 1.54pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS C2, 545m 1 41157 Over Bid nwtd A &..............................Seque 2 86554 Opawa Peekay 32.90 L &................... Wales 3 34736 Ashvegas Value nwtd S &.................Bonnett 4 55484 Barnaby Bale nwtd C &................D Roberts 5 55667 Sixty Twenty nwtd S &......................Bonnett 6 87583 Thrilling Sadie nwtd......................... M Grant 7 27443 Noggin 33.03..................................... J Allen 8 75133 Pukeko Flyer 33.02........................... B Eade 9 35768 Roxy Rascal nwtd M &......................Jopson 10 11443 Party Rock nwtd S &........................B Evans 8 2.13pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER STAKES C2/3, 545m 1 11367 Calm Spirit (c2) 33.00........................ J Allen 2 43362 Botany Comet nwtd...................J McInerney 3 18846 Dittman nwtd......................................J Dunn 4 17777 Baby James nwtd......................J McInerney 5 45357 Smash Amego nwtd......................... M Grant 6 82565 Shadow Wolf (c2) 33.17..................J Guthrie 7 46855 Gone Awol (c2) nwtd.................J McInerney 8 43647 Big Token nwtd...........................J McInerney 9 45121 Wandy Paul 33.51............................ M Grant 10 55562 Thrilling Sound (c2) nwtd S &..........B Evans 9 2.32pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C1, 310m 1 62624 Rumball and Ice nwtd P &.............B Conner 2 68754 Merely A Dream nwtd S &................Bonnett 3 45853 Twister Al 18.93........................... J McMillan 4 8784x Hares Hoping nwtd........................... B Eade 5 38262 Salvador Bale nwtd S &...................B Evans 6 31273 Wandy Matt 18.91............................ M Grant 7 88883 Hannah 19.03 S &............................Bonnett 8 26354 New Ingilltab nwtd P &...................B Conner 9 24445 James Arthur nwtd.............................J Dunn 10 22685 Upsala Jewel nwtd S &....................B Evans 10 2.49pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT C3, 310m 1 88857 Mr. Dapto nwtd S &...........................Bonnett 2 22167 Drive Five nwtd A &............................Seque 3 76376 Cawbourne Kim nwtd.................J McInerney 4 44786 Benny’s Angel nwtd...................J McInerney 5 63448 Wandy Devil 18.77........................... M Grant 6 55788 Dyna Brownlow 18.92 C &............D Roberts 7 33872 Jimmy Jurante nwtd...................J McInerney 8 71776 Cot Case Cutie 18.62 J &.......................May 9 87888 Genista Tornado 18.58 J &.....................May 10 23727 But It’s Great 18.95....................J McInerney 11 3.07pm FORBURY PARK RACEWAY SPRINT C3, 310m 1 73238 Primitive 18.58...................................J Dunn 2 65641 Home Truth nwtd............................ G Cleeve 3 x6556 Genista Outlaw 18.59 J &.......................May 4 36341 Tie My Tie 18.64 J &...............................May 5 33868 Dyna Frier 18.62 C &....................D Roberts 6 22788 Another Coffee 18.72.................J McInerney 7 25652 Elki nwtd...................................... M Roberts 8 74745 Iona Haka 18.48........................J McInerney 9 62222 Sea Spray Tich 18.93..................... R Casey

10 83135 Banbit 18.91......................................B Shaw

12 3.24pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS STAKES C4/5, 545m

1 82878 Wodston Bobo 32.75...................... R Casey 2 72713 Wot Price Curly 32.91................J McInerney 3 25166 Homebush Iris 33.01..................J McInerney 4 31144 Finn McMissile 33.00.......................L Philips 5 57725 Magic Maggie (c4) 32.29 C &.......D Roberts 6 61133 No Undies Sundy 33.16.............J McInerney 7 76375 Magic Lass nwtd C &....................D Roberts 8 35864 Geoff The Ref 32.25 A &....................Seque 9 63656 Dyna Diego (c4) nwtd C &............D Roberts 10 31348 Wonnie Wonder (c4) nwtd C &.....D Roberts 13 3.41pm ST KILDA SPRINT C4, 310m 1 17623 Excessive Speed nwtd...............J McInerney 2 77133 Avert 18.88 A &...................................Seque 3 75748 Ramrada nwtd C &.......................D Roberts 4 62788 Homebush Craig nwtd...............J McInerney 5 11153 Okuku Lilly 18.77............................ R Casey 6 77552 Homebush Mayhem nwtd..........J McInerney 7 25572 Excuse Please nwtd.................... J McMillan 8 34347 Pure And Special 18.47................... M Grant 9 45378 Natalia Bale 18.48 S &....................B Evans 10 41656 Waterhouse 18.75 J &............................May 14 3.58pm A. F. JOHNSTON ELECTRICAL SPRINT C5, 310m 1 3F286 Cheetah Woods 18.12...............J McInerney 2 66147 Sosan 18.76 C &..........................D Roberts 3 26428 Ultimate Dream nwtd................... M Roberts 4 11477 Know Escape 18.31....................... G Cleeve 5 47168 Heza Sensation 18.70 P &............B Conner 6 87187 Little Wishes nwtd.............................B Shaw 7 24335 Russell Hart 18.30.....................J McInerney 8 74361 Just A Mate 18.68......................J McInerney 9 11777 Wise Wonder 18.83 C &..................... Fagan 10 83785 Gazza’s Pride 18.71......................... M Flipp 15 4.16pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 22ND JANUARY DASH C5, 310m 1 51711 Fanta Alert 18.44 C &......................... Fagan 2 24582 Another Gon 18.41....................J McInerney 3 83686 Waffler 18.69 C &.........................D Roberts 4 81284 Rosca 18.15...............................J McInerney 5 18381 Homebush Edith nwtd................J McInerney 6 84413 Red Carpet nwtd............................ G Cleeve 7 54143 Hot Mango 18.64 A &.........................Seque 8 21184 As Far As 18.78........................... M Roberts 9 81888 Noble Enforcer 18.64 J &........................May 10 11511 Matti Oah nwtd...........................J McInerney SELECTIONS

Race 1: Charlie’s Choice, Dillmanstown, Teevee Garbo, Waimak Dave Race 2: False Step, Thrilling Jonah, Miss Fit, Miss Ozark Race 3: Know Solution, Opawa Niko, Uno Shyla, Pukeko Express Race 4: Opaque, Grant A Wish, Miss Sweet, Hazza’s Got Swag Race 5: Smash Amy, Okuku Bobo, Totally Confused, Bake Bean Betty Race 6: No Lane, Mr. Big Stuff, Jimmy Cee, Turbo Tundra Race 7: Over Bid, Opawa Peekay, Pukeko Flyer, Barnaby Bale Race 8: Botany Comet, Dittman, Gone Awol (c2), Calm Spirit Race 9: Hannah, Wandy Matt, Rumball and Ice, Twister Al Race 10: Wandy Devil, Jimmy Jurante, Drive Five, Cot Case Cutie Race 11: Elki, Primitive, Home Truth, Tie My Tie, Iona Haka Race 12: No Undies Sundy, Finn McMissile, Geoff The Ref Race 13: Avert, Excessive Speed, Ramrada, Pure And Special Race 14: Russell Hart, Know Escape, Cheetah Woods, Little Wishes Race 15: Fanta Alert, Rosca, Another Gon, Hot Mango, As Far As LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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YOUNG BASKETBALLERS TAKING ON The AUSSIES P12 | CHAMPION TROTTER TO GET A THOROUGH CHECK-UP P13

From the sideline Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz

What is this person famous for?

Southern Districts batsman Kieran Hunt walks off disconsolate as Christchurch Metro Black celebrate his wicket in the first innings of the two day match yesterday.

Who said it? “I never comment on umpires and I’m not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.”

Today’s sports trivia question

Photo Jonathan Leask 070113-JL-021

Where and against whom did Stephen Fleming record his last test victory as skipper?

Metro boys holding all the aces Southern Districts are staring down the barrel at a crushing defeat in their two day match against Christchurch Metro Black at the Ashburton Domain Oval in the Canterbury under 15 regional tournament.

They were under the pump from the first ball, struggling to 9/2 after 10 overs and Metro was right on top with Southern Districts 29/5 after 20 overs, with a sixth scalp one ball later to start the 21st over. Southern Districts then slumped to be 44/8, however Burns Mills had come in at seven and led a solo rear-guard making 43 not out to

help Southern Districts to 84 all out after 37.2 overs, with the next highest score coming in the extras column with 13. In reply Metro raced through to be 57/0 after 10 overs, and then surpassed Mid Canterbury’s total before finally losing their first wicket at 127, as Kieran Hunt removed Henare Dedman for 53.

Warne won’t appeal BBL ban Charges of using obscene language and showing dissent at an umpire’s decision attracted fines of $1500 while his shirt-grabbing incident drew a $3000 fine and a one-game suspension. Miked up for TV, Warne could be heard saying “F*** you, Marlon!”. The comment was Warne’s response to an earlier incident when Samuels appeared to deliberately impede Stars’ batsman David Hussey. Later in Samuels’ innings, Warne struck the batsman with a throw to the body which prompted Samuels to angrily throw his bat down the pitch. Warne, 43, was found not guilty on the ball-throwing charge. He read a prepared statement

By Greg Buckle Shane Warne won’t appeal against his one-match BBL ban for physical and verbally attacking Marlon Samuels, despite claiming he’s been treated harshly. The Melbourne Stars captain was also fined $4500 and will miss his side’s vital last game against Sydney Thunder at the MCG tonight. The Stars’ (4-3 win-loss record) are yet to confirm a place in next week’s semi-finals. Warne faced four charges following his side’s loss to the Melbourne Renegades before a record crowd of over 46,000 at the MCG on Sunday night.

in which he complained demn Warne’s childish about his penalty then on-field behaviour. “Whilst we can stand refused to take queshere and say that we tions. don’t condone anything He said on Twitter: “Thanks for support that happened last guys, sport can be emonight, this sort of thing tional and at times very is probably something passionate too. I went that only inspires a to far in trying to stand greater rivalry between up for the team. In the Renegades and the Stars and creates my opinion though the penalty is very harsh.” Shane Warne on attack greater interest for the The top-placed Renegades could Big Bash League.” find themselves hosting the Stars The Renegades are considering in a semi-final next week and CA a possible replacement player officials are desperate for high TV for West Indian import Samuels ratings with a new TV deal on the who has a suspected fractured eye socket after being struck by horizon. Cricket Australia chief James a bouncer from Salith Malinga. Sutherland failed to strongly con - AAP

Jack Lewis brought up a century off 74 balls as he steered Metro towards a big lead before he was finally dismissed for 124, becoming Scott Punselie’s second victim on his way to figures of 4/91 from 20 overs. But at 189/3, and scoring at over six runs an over, Metro was in complete control as they worked

their way to a declaration at 264/6 off 50 overs, giving them a lead of 180. Southern Districts then scraped through to stumps at 6/3, needing to withstand a day’s play to salvage a draw while Metro requires another seven wickets to claim the outright win with their second innings up their sleeve.

Wildcards take charge By Kris Shannon With the big guns remaining holstered until tomorrow at the Heineken Open, all eyes today will be on a couple of wildcards. The top four seeds, including three-time winner David Ferrer and comeback king Tommy Haas, were handed a first round bye as the tournament made a low-key start in the summer sun yesterday. Today will be much of the same, although there are two names which will pique the interest of the crowd at Stanley St. Local hopes will rest with New Zealand No 2 Dan King-Turner, who will face Canadian qualifier Jesse Levine. King-Turner, ranked 378th in the world, will have his work

cut out for him against Levine, a player who peaked at No 69 in October before finishing the year just outside the top 100. Attention will also turn to the crowd-pleasing Gael Monfils who will get his campaign underway against German qualifier Benjamin Becker (no relation to Boris). The Frenchman reached a career-high ranking of No 7 in 2011 but has since dropped back to No 77. With four career titles to his name, he is still a player the seeds will want to avoid. Three of the lower seeds began their tournaments yesterday, with seventh seed Martin Klizan toppled in three sets by Xavier Malisse and eighth seed Thomaz Bellucci winning in straight sets against David Goffin. - APNZ

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Southern Districts, comprised of Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury under 15 players, start today 174 runs in arrears in their second innings. Batting first backfired on Southern as they were dismissed before lunch and then spent the afternoon in the field as Metro amassed a commanding advantage.

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Guardian Weather

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

RANGIORA

Wa i m a k a r i r i

LAKE COLERIDGE

Map for today

DARFIELD

METHVEN

LYTTELTON

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

TODAYFZL: 1800m, gradually rising to 3000m

Fine with light winds. High cloud increasing in the evening and northeasterlies freshening.

Fine. High cloud increasing in the evening. Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h, rising to 60 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: W 55 km/h, rising to severe NW gale 90 km/h in the evening.

MAX

20 OVERNIGHT MIN 11

MAX

26 OVERNIGHT MIN 14

THURSDAY: Fine spells, the odd shower. Northwesterlies dying.

LINCOLN

Canterbury Plains

TODAY: Fine. Light winds. TOMORROW: High cloud, brief rain. Gusty nor’west dies later.

CHRISTCHURCH

Ashburton Forecast

23 OVERNIGHT MIN 10 TOMORROW FRIDAY: Fine with light winds. MAX

Rakaia

ASHBURTON

Ash

Geraldine

Ran

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AKAROA

MAX

Midnight Tonight

Wind less than km/h 30

NZ Today

22 OVERNIGHT MIN 10

30 to 59

Auckland Hamilton Napier Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill

High cloud with scattered rain. Gale northwesterlies inland, reaching the coast at times, easing later.

60 plus

THURSDAY

morning min max

fine fine fine fine fine fine fine showers fine fine fine clearing showers

16 13 16 15 15 13 12 11 11 9 9 12 10

23 23 27 21 21 22 25 18 21 20 19 18 16

Fine spells and the odd shower. Northwesterlies dying.

FRIDAY

NZ Situation

A ridge persists in the north for much of the week. Fine with light winds. Meanwhile, an active trough moves up the lower South Island tomorrow preceded by a northwest flow. The trough becomes slow moving and weak- SATURDAY ens over central New Zealand on Thursday as a high advances across the Tasman Sea to cover Fine. Northwesterlies developing. much of the country on Friday.

TOMORROW

FZL: Falling to 2700m

Rain, with heavy falls, clearing in the evening. Wind at 1000m: NW rising to gale 80 km/h, easing later. Wind at 2000m: NW rising to severe gale 130 km/h easing later.

THURSDAY Mainly fine, possibly the odd shower in the west. Light winds at low levels, southwesterlies about the tops.

FRIDAY Fine with light winds, westerly about the tops.

SATURDAY Fine with northwesterlies, rising to gale.

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River Levels

cumecs

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:30 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:15 am, yesterday

414.4 8.15 14.3 239.5

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

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max

Ashburton Airport

23.4 10.5

Temperatures °C

Average

Timaru Airport

0.0

4.5

0.0

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22.6

11.9

21.1

10.2

20.0

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9.6

8.5

23.5

Christchurch Airport 23.1 Average

Rainfall mm

9.4

9.6

Tuesday 9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

Wednesday

9 noon 3

max gust

26.4 26.4

S 50

9.4

S 69

26.6 26.6

SE 46

9.4 11

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

Wind km/h

min grass 16 hour Jan 2013 min to date to date

9 pm am 3

15 11 12

Thursday 9 noon 3

9 pm

12:58 7:14 1:26 7:37 1:55 8:11 2:21 8:31 2:52 9:06 3:15 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

9:26

2 1 0

Rise 6:01 am Set 9:18 pm

Good

Good fishing Rise 2:15 am Set 5:21 pm

New moon

12 Jan

8:45 am

Rise 6:02 am Set 9:17 pm

Good

Good fishing Rise 3:04 am Set 6:29 pm

First quarter

19 Jan 12:46 pm www.ofu.co.nz

Rise 6:03 am Set 9:17 pm

Good

Good fishing Rise 4:02 am Set 7:31 pm

Full moon

27 Jan

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

5:40 pm