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BIRTHS

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours BUNDY – Brett and Shelley (nee must be emailed to: Ayers) announce the arrival deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz of Hazel Elizabeth on to ensure publication.

February 26, 2013 (8lb 3oz). During office hours notices A sister for Chloe and Emily. may also be sent to All well. classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

DEATHS

BOWLER, Ralph – On March 7, 2013, peacefully at, Rosebank Rest Home, Ashburton, in his 91st year Dearly loved husband of the late Trixie, dearly 1oved father and father-in-law of Judith and Dave Topp, Mervyn and Marion, Beverley, Daphne, Heather and José, David and Julie, Allison and Mervyn Barnes, Michael and Lois, Carolyn and Rickey Pirika, Lesley and Albie Pirika, and loved granddad of his grand-children, great-grandchildren, and great-greatgrandchild. Messages c/- The Bowler Family, 1 George Street, RD 1, Springfield 7681. 1n lieu of flowers donations to The Order of St John (Malvern) would be appreciated, and may be, made at the service. A celebration of Ralph's life will be held at Tawera Community Hall, Main Road, Springfield, on MONDAY, March 11, at 2.00pm.

BOWLER, Ralph – Much loved father of Lesley and Albie Pirika.

Grandfather of Joanne and Nick Jackson, Vicky Pirika, Christina and Scott Tudor, Andrew and Kym Pirika, and Elizabeth Pirika and great grandfather of Caleb and Lucas Jackson, Jacob Pirika-Keith and Alivia Pirika.

Rest In Peace Dad. You’ll never be forgotten.

Mum’s wait for you is over.

You’re now two angels together.

While we have all the wonderful memories of you both.

Lots of love and kisses from us all.

BOWLER, Ralph – Loved grandad of Ang and Si and grangrandad of Mason and Zoe. You will be missed.

DEUART, Sylvia Joyce – On March 8, 2013 at Cameron Courts Resthome, Ashburton. Dearly loved wife of the late Ron. Dearly loved mother and mother in law of Lois and Dennis Burridge, Brenda and Denzil Law, and Warren and Philippa. Loved nana of Erin, Lynley and John; Hayden and Lyn, Keryn; Bradley and Emily, and Phillip, and great nana of Hayley, and Harrison Law. Messages to Deuart Family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Special thanks to Janet and all the staff at Cameron Courts for their wonderful care of Mum. “Treasured memories” A service to celebrate Sylvia’s life will be held at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Havelock Street, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY March 13, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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IN MEMORIAM

McCONNACHIE, Kevin Allan – 28-7-1937 - 10-3-2011. In loving memory of my beloved husband and best friend.

Never more than a thought away, Loved and remembered every day.

We all miss you darling.

Marg and family.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BENNETT, Trevor John – Vicky, Bob, Colin, Steve and families would like to sincerely thank everyone for the kindness and support shown to us all on the death of a much loved father, and grandfather. The flowers, cards and food were very much appreciated. Thank you so much to the many who attended Trev’s service.

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.

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Record forfeiture to crown Hamilton late last year.

He was also found guilty of cultivating and supplying cannabis, and supplying ecstasy and LSD. Imposing a minimum nonparole period of five-anda-half years, Justice John Priestley said Gray was the “architect and principal operator” of a substantial drug selling operation from which he must have reaped huge returns.

His arrest followed a fivemonth investigation in 2009 by the Waikato organised crime squad - codenamed Operation Cape.

The court was told police intercepted communications between Gray and his associates which indicated he had sold more than 1.682 kilograms of methamphetamine.

More than $150,000 cash was found in Gray’s home near Hamilton, as well as

By Matthew Theunissen Drug kingpin Stephen John Gray has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and forced to hand over more than $5 million of assets - the largest forfeiture in New Zealand history.

The 56-year-old was sentenced for his “calculated offending” when he appeared before the High Court at Auckland yesterday.

Gray had five years knocked off his original sentence because he agreed to give $2.7m worth of property and cars, as well as $2.4m of profits from his drug dealing enterprise, to the Crown.

The well known businessman, who ran car yards in Hamilton, was convicted of manufacturing and supplying methamphetamine after a trial in the High Court at

183g of P - with a street value of more than $180,000.

Police also found cannabis plants growing among shrubs on his driveway, and cannabis stashed in a lawn mower catcher.

Secreted on his 295ha farm near Raglan, dug into hillsides and camouflaged, were devices and substances associated with methamphetamine manufacture.

During his trial, Gray gave evidence that he had only sold small quantities of drugs, and the money found in his home was earned legitimately as a car dealer.

Justice Priestley said he found his evidence “unconvincing and undoubtedly fabricated”.

“Your brazenness and your calculated offending is disturbing. You were a drug supplier on a major scale and deserving of severe punishment.

“You were well aware of the destructive force of the drugs you were selling and the misery it could bring to other lives. You benefited from a constant flow of untaxed drug money. You well knew the risks. This was not impulse offending, or one-off offending, it was deliberate and sustained.”

Five others, including Gray’s son, were also convicted or pleaded guilty to drugs charges.

Justice Priestley criticised Gray for encouraging his son to become involved in his various illegal activities.

“You now stand to lose a substantial portion of your assets - over $5m. A lengthy term of imprisonment, as you know, will be imposed on you. You have brought shame and disgrace on yourself and, to a degree, on your family.”

-APNZ

Jess makes barista semi-finals

By Myles Hume As the last name was called for 12 finalists at the Huhtamaki New Zealand Barista Championships, Jess Halliday was already thinking about packing her bags.

However, several seconds after the final announcement, a surge of excitement and surprise hit her after finding out she will compete in the semifinal stage this morning in Wellington, hoping to earn a final spot in the top six later on this evening.

It was a shock to Ms Halliday, the 25-year-old Ashburton barista thinking it was a slim chance that she would go up against industry-leading baristas.

“I didn’t think I was going to get through, there was so many talented baristas, when they called the last name I though ‘ohh who’s that?’ then realised it was

me,” she said, after waiting all yesterday to hear the result.

But with the good news, Ms Halliday had a sinking feeling.

She had limited time to polish her cups and prepare her cappuccino, espresso, and signature drink materials, making for a late night in her hotel last night.

She will be back in the cauldron of intense judging and pressure at 10am this morning.

“I’m a lot more confident this time and know what to expect, so hopefully I won’t be as shaky when I’m making and serving up the drinks,” she said.

If Ms Halliday performs well in the semi-final, she will be selected in the final six who will vie for the title this evening.

“Potentially, I could be competing twice, so it could be a big day,” she said.

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Ashburton barista Jess Halliday will compete in the semi final of the Huhtamaki New Zealand Barista Championships in Wellington this morning.

Elder cleared to appear

By Adam Bennett and Kate Shuttleworth Prime Minister John Key and his State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall say they have no problem with former Solid Energy boss Don Elder appearing before a select committee to answer questions about Solid Energy’s problems.

Opposition MPs are calling for a vote to issue a subpoena forcing Dr Elder to front to Parliament’s Commerce Committee, and they also want an inquiry into the company’s problems including debts totalling $389 million.

Talking to reporters in Chile yesterday, Mr Key said whether Dr Elder appeared before the committee was a matter for Solid Energy’s board, but he was “relaxed “about

whether or not that happened.”

“If he wants to go and they [the board] want him to go, he’s not going to get any opposition from my office.”

Mr Ryall said whether or not Dr Elder appeared “is a matter for the Committee, Solid Energy and Dr Elder, and I don’t have a problem either way”.

Labour State Owned Enterprises spokesman Clayton Cosgrove yesterday said he would write to committee chairman Jonathan Young to request an inquiry and to issue a subpoena to Dr Elder, if necessary.

Mr Cosgrove said he understood Dr Elder was paid out $1.5m in addition to his annual salary of $1.3m.

Current Solid Energy chairman Mark Ford appeared before the com-

mittee on Thursday with interim chief executive Garry Diack, but neither man was able to answer most of the questions put to them.

Mr Ford said it was unusual for former chief executives to appear before the select committee, but said he would not stand in the way of Dr Elder appearing in front of the commerce committee. He went as far as to say he would clear Dr Elder to speak about any payout he received.

Mr Ford confirmed Dr Elder was “working from home” in a consultancy capacity and was receiving full pay. He is due to finish with the company on April 1.

“It’s called risk management. I needed to have access, or the company needed access, to Don’s memory to have a very smooth transition.” - APNZ

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Drought puts pressure on local meatworks

By Sam Morton CMP Canterbury has been under the pump catering for the increased demand in Mid Canterbury stock and the spillon effect from the North Island drought.

Livestock killing space has been in hot demand and CMP plants around the South Island have been working all hours to meet the processing increase.

The Canterbury plant, based in Ashburton, has reacted strongly to the increased workload, calling on their workers to work overtime in a bid to counter the sudden demand.

CMP Canterbury site manager Chris Baird said it has been all hands on deck, as the plant work tirelessly to support their suppliers through what he describes as a “particularly dry” season.

“In times like these, you want to be able to respond to your loyal suppliers and create more floor (killing) space for them.

We’re putting every effort in to place for that to happen and we are maximising our processing times, which of course means over-time,” Mr Baird said.

“It’s all driven directly by the weather and when the demand increases, we have to react.

“Last year there was more feed around, so we had a quieter season, but so far this is shaping up to be one of the busiest seasons we’ve had in a while - definitely based on what we’re seeing,” he said.

Next week the plant will go back to processing South Island

New Zealand knew they would have to come up with something special if they were to beat tournament favourites Australia in the playoffs of the World Softball Championships. The Black Sox produced exactly that at Rosedale Park in Albany last night coming from a run down in the 10th inning to win 5-4 and give themselves a golden opportunity of clinching a sixth world title. The win guarantees a medal for New Zealand, who exacted an element of revenge for Australia’s victory in the final of the last world champs four years ago in Canada, while Australia must win twice today to qualify for the medal round. - APNZ

• Shark alert Swimmers were told to get out of the water at Muriwai Beach near Auckland yesterday after a report of a shark.

Lifeguards believe it was a false alarm and may have been Maui’s dolphins that were swimming in the area, which was the site of a fatal shark attack last Wednesday.

Swimmers and surfers were asked to get out of the water while lifeguards deployed a boat to investigate.

- APNZ

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Busy season: CMP Canterbury trimmer Tangata Katuke, otherwise known as TK, is hard at work at CMP Canterbury, keeping up with the sudden demand as a result of dry weather. stock only, to ensure the pace is kept with the increased weekly killings at the Mid Canterbury plant.

Mr Baird believes the demand will continue to peak for at least one more month, but says he is encouraged by the response

from the existing crews at the plant.

“If the weather keeps going the way it’s going, then the plant will be like this for about four to six weeks,” he said.

“We’re continuing to employ staff to meet this demand and

that will be an ongoing process.”

Meanwhile, the CMP plant in Marlborough is gearing up to start its first seven day week on Monday, spelling an uncertain winter for meat processing plants.

Top Gear beach action sparks apology A Top Gear stunt planned for Ninety Mile Beach has prompted Northland officials to apologise to Maori for lack of consultation.

Producers of the hit BBC motoring show will next week film a car speeding at up to 150km/h on the beach for an episode to be screened around the world.

A Far North District Council spokesman said the BBC was

• NZ stuns Australia

given special permission for the beach - also known as Te Oneroaa-Tohe - to be closed for short periods March 11 to 17 to film the high-speed drive and other items for future episodes. The beach is classed as a public road, with a 100km/h speed limit. The filming would be of a car doing up to 150km/h and a “chase car” shooting the action. It’s not

known whether any of the Top Gear stars - James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond or The Stig - would be driving the vehicle, or what type of car it would be.

The council had to grant permission for the closure without going through its normal process - advertising and two weeks for public submissions - because the

request came in 14 days before the days wanted. It said the exposure for the Far North would be huge.

Five Far North iwi - Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, Ngai Takoto, Ngati Kuri, and Ngati Kahu - have custodianship of the beach, but the council approached only Ngati Kuri for permission to grant the road closure.

-APNZ

Two new schools, one primary and one secondary, are to be built in Hamilton’s fastgrowing northern suburbs, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced yesterday.

Between $7 million and $10 million has been set aside for the primary school which will open in 2015 in Flagstaff, while the secondary school, likely to be for Year 7-13 students, is to open in 2016.

-APNZ

• Pilot found guilty The Auckland-based Pacific Blue pilot accused of carelessly operating an aircraft flying from Queenstown to Sydney in June 2010 has been found guilty by Judge Kevin Phillips.

The written decision comes after a prolonged defended hearing in the Queenstown District Court. In his written decision, released yesterday, Judge Phillips said he was satisfied “no reasonable or prudent pilot” faced with the conditions the pilot encountered, would have commenced a “take off roll”.

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Overcharged for water

By Sam Morton The Ashburton District Council has apologised for a malfunction in the district’s water billing system, after more than 300 business were overcharged.

Last week, the businesses, all in the Ashburton east area, were sent incorrect water bills due to an error in the computer system used for billing customers.

Council systems accountant Sandy Hogg said council staff became aware of the issue on Thursday and said new water

accounts would be sent to replace the error-ridden ones.

“The result (of the error) is all invoices will have a higher charge than they should,” Mrs Hogg said.

“The extra charges will range from $1 to $2 up to a maximum of $71.78, depending on the

total amount of water used over the period. “This is an unusual problem that will be straightforward to fix,” she said.

Mrs Hogg apologised to business owners affected by the malfunction, adding a letter of explanation was sent to all affected businesses on Friday.

Butchery skills put to the test

By Gabrielle Stuart Three countries, 60 butchers, a year of preparation, five days of touring, two lambs, one side of beef, six of New Zealand’s top butchers and two hours for it all to come together at the Pure South Butchery Tri-Nations competition today.

It has been a week of new experiences for Ashburton butcher Paddy Kennedy, who has spent the past week touring the Central Otago region with the English and Australian competitors.

“We went bungee jumping on Monday as a team-building thing, and the Poms were amazed. We’ve all been buddies, but now everyone’s getting serious.

“The CEOs and corporate people all descended last night, and the teams went their separate ways – it’s a bit like the secret service now. ” The pressure was on for the Kiwi team, the Wedderburn Sharp Blacks, who lost to

the Australian team in both previous years by just a couple of points.

Plenty of training and planning was done for this year, and the team was up at 6am on Friday preparing garnishes and finding local produce for their 9 metre long display at the competition.

“We’re six burly guys trying to do a grocery shop, looking like a bunch of nanas with the trolleys. We’ve had to do a lot of design for the display and it’s all based on Central Otago: the gold mines, a wine barrel, old wooden gates. The rustic look.

There’s been a lot to prepare.”

Mr Kennedy is part of the team of six top butchers from across New Zealand, and was chosen from more than 60 New Zealand butchers nominated.

Also competing for the first time is teammate Peter Tuapawa, 2012 NZ Young Butcher of the Year.

The team will have two hours to cut, prepare and display a side of beef and two lambs at the competition today, which will

be open to the public at the Wanaka A&P show.

“It’s all done in a marquee, and with the stinking weather here it will be a challenge to work in. Boning outdoors is gonna be hot.”

His wife and workmates travelled to Wanaka to cheer him on at the show, which Mr Kennedy hoped would be the first of many.

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Sons of Sinatra is a high-energy musical tribute to the young lions of jazz singing, who today uphold the marvellous vocal tradition set down by the one-and-only Frank Sinatra.

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Kings of the Gym From writer Dave Armstrong and director Peter Elliot comes this outrageously funny new comedy.

It’s the new school term and Hautapu High is set to rocket up Metro’s Best Schools ranking. The only thing standing in the way is a rearguard action led by the old-school, politically incorrect but hugely popular head of the PE department, Laurie O’Connor.

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Later, the brigade was called back into action as it headed out to Holmeslee Road, near Rakaia, after reports a burnoff had spun out of control.

The Methven and Rakaia vol brigades also attended about 2pm yesterday, controlling the fire in prompt fashion.

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• Out of control

New Zealand author Peter Graham will be in Ashburton on Sunday to talk about his research into several high profile New Zealand murder cases. The former lawyer has recently published a book on the notorious Christchurch case that inspired Sir Peter Jackson’s film Heavenly Creatures, and will talk about some of the family secrets, background and history that he uncovered in his research.

The free talk will be held at the Ashburton Public Library at 2.30pm on Sunday, and no booking is required.

Floral Notes

A Sentimental Journey in Song

The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out to a paddock near Hinds, after reports of heavy smoke in the area. The call-out proved to be a false alarm.

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With outstanding actresses Geraldine Brophy and Jane Keller.

This new micro musical bounces into town with laughter, tears and garden trowels.

Floral notes is a tender, sometimes poignant story of their journey from spring to spring.

Enjoy this wonderful journey as JON DOYLE & KEN BENNETT, pianist/vocals take you on an extravagant musical song feast and have you calling out for more!!! Come and enjoy a broad spectrum of the most memorable, romantic and endearing songs of the 20th century.

Sat April 6, 2pm Tickets: Adults $20, Senior/Child $18, Group of 10 $15 (incl fees)

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The Ashburton Police reported no incidents yesterday.

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Incidents attended to by the Ashburton Police and Mid Canterbury volunteer fire brigades recently.

Check out guardianonline.co.nz, for up-to-the-minute updates on every fire callout in the district during the week.

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Ashburton man Paddy Kennedy of the Allenton Meat Centre who is competing today at the Pure South Butchery Tri-Nations competition in Wanaka.

A large glass pane has fallen out of the SAP building on the corner of Queen and Wyndham streets in central Auckland. There were people underneath but no one was hurt, “thank God”, one witness said. She said the window broke as it fell, rather than breaking on some one.

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Burn-off gets out of control

By Gabrielle Stuart Sirens wailed across the district on Friday as fire brigades from Ashburton, Rakaia, Methven and Lauriston raced to an out of control burn-off on Holmeslee Rd, near Rakaia.

Deputy chief officer Murray Smith, of Rakaia, said the scrub fire could have been worse.

“It was a good save really, everyone did a great job putting it out and the rural brigades stayed behind to dampen the hotspots.

“The burn-off got out of control and I think it could have been quite nasty if the fire service didn’t intervene,” Mr Smith said.

The Ashburton, Rakaia and Methven volunteer fire brigades were called to the scene, and were assisted by the Lauriston Rural Volunteer Fire Force.

Right: Rural volunteer firefighters from across the district worked together to put out a scrub fire near Rakaia.

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Annual plan process under way

By Sam Morton The first draft of the Ashburton District Council’s Annual Plan has been considered by councillors.

Councillors met on Thursday to discuss the first version document and outline the necessary inclusions and changes, including the overall rate rise and continuing to provide the district’s services.

The plan details council’s activities and projects for the coming year, with the EA Networks Centre and the Art Gallery and Heritage Centre clearly topping the list.

Mayor Angus McKay said the council has looked to balance the need in a bid to keep rate increases to a minimum, but with two major projects underway, that could prove difficult.

Despite those projects, Mr McKay said he was confident the

overall rate rise would be less than the 7.4 per cent signalled in the council’s Long Term Plan.

“The EA Networks Centre and the Art Gallery and Heritage Centre are both once-in-a-generation projects that will hugely improve the facilities available to our residents and visitors,” Mr McKay said.

“The council’s work programme reflects our district’s future needs, making sure that our growing population has what it needs

to ensure Ashburton District remains a great place to live.

“We are one of the fastest growing provincial districts in the country and providing quality facilities will mean we have the opportunity to continue that growth,” he said.

Council staff will now come back with a final draft plan next month, where it is expected they will sign off on a plan before it is put out for community consultation.

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The consultation process will last for about four weeks, following the next meeting on April 4.

Mr McKay said while there was still some way to go to, he was impressed with the effort being put in by councillors and staff.

“Everyone involved has been dedicated to getting the best results for the district and I thank them for that,” he said.

The draft Annual Plan will be available for the community to provide feedback from April 8.

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The drought is rapidly working its way down the country, and with Niwa predicting no change to the weather until at least mid-March, farmers from as far afield as Southland are suffering.

Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay have all been officially declared drought zones, while farmers from ManawatuRangitikei hope to follow suit next week so they can have access to the Government benefits the provided by the declaration.

Federated Farmers have sent their members advice on how to cope in these trying times, even suggesting they feed stock poplar and willow trees planted to prevent erosion.

“Hardwoods like elm, oak, maple, ash, sycamore, plane tree [and] birch are generally considered to be palatable as well.”

Even the normally rainy South Island West Coast is dry, and in Southland, the Dunrobin River has dropped to a 16 year low.

Environment Southland said water levels were so low that large-scale users like farmers had been forced to stop taking water for irrigation.

Hydrologists, scientists, emergency managers, as well as Southland Fish and Game staff, had been meeting weekly to assess the wider impact on the region.

In Waikato farmers are holding meetings next week to discuss how to deal with the situation and what their options are.

-APNZ

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Jumping into th

By Myles Hume

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One jump.

That’s all it took for Queenstown skydiving instructor Colin Aitchison to set five New Zealand skydiving records in the faultless Mid Canterbury sky yesterday.

In perfect jumping conditions, Mr Aitchison gathered with about 150 fellow skydivers at the New Zealand Skydiving School’s 2013 Summer Jam, an event held in Pudding Hill to give former and current students and recreational skydivers the opportunity to meet, greet and live their dream.

With previous records being set unofficially by anecdotal stories, Mr Aitchison jumped out of the Cessna Caravan aero plane at 20,000 feet, armed with a GPS, video camera and altimeter, and of course his wingsuit and parachute, to set five New Zealand records.

“Everything just went per-

fect, the wind, the weather, we just opened up south and it just went so smoothly from there,” the former skydiving school student said.

Looking at his recording equipment, the 29-year-old gave a pump of his fist when he hit the ground.

He set the records for the highest solo dive and wingsuit flight at 20,000 feet, travelled a distance of 9.53km horizontally, reaching a maximum speed of 233.3km/h and free falling for 2 minutes and 41 seconds.

“I’m so stoked,” he said, while checking the GPS info.

When he landed, Mr Aitchison was met by his father Colin senior, friend Mike Macefield and the photographers Phill Gordon and Hayden Galvin who joined him on his quest.

“I’m feeling better now,” his father said, seeing his son touch down.

“I’m really rapt, I was right there and when you’re close to your son you’re going to be

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he record books there for him, its definitely a really proud moment.”

His father’s relief came after a tense build up, which seemed to have everyone on their toes, except for the record-setting jumper.

Beforehand, Mr Aitchison said he was calm and confident despite knowing there would be little oxygen in the first 6000 feet and it would be negative 15 degrees celsius.

“I have been doing a lot of training in the gym for the past four weeks, strengthening my arms to handle the 150km/h of pressure that my arms will be taking,” he said.

New Zealand Parachute Federation president Fiona McLaren said to set the record, Mr Aitchison had to submit a plan of what he was doing, record it with appropriate equipment and send in the results. She said it was a monumental day for New Zealand skydiving.

“It’s a huge occasion, massive for the sport of skydiving . . . skydiving has a massive history in New Zealand and

there have been records that people say they have got but have kept no proof to validate them.”

While Mr Aitchison was the star of the day, 32 skydivers also made five attempts to set a record for the biggest skydive formation, looking to beat the previous record with 30 skydivers.

Co-ordinator Gary Beyer said the team were slowly building and getting closer to perfecting the formation each time, looking to jump well into the evening yesterday.

“We have 60 seconds to get everyone in place and with everyone falling at different speeds it can be really complicated to get into the (spider web-like) formation,” Mr Beyer said.

New Zealand Skydiving School chief executive Kirsty Smith said the day had grown so much in four years, highlighted by the keenness to make a break New Zealand records.

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The Amazing Race film crew members and contestants prepare for their jetboat ride at the Rakaia Gorge.

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Mid Canterbury has hosted an episode of The Amazing Race, catapulting the district’s scenery and tourist attractions into the minds of millions of Americans. Methven reporter Susan Sandys finds few knew about the filming when it was under way in November, and those who did had been silenced by a $10 million confidentiality contract.

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id Canterbury’s affair with the Amazing Race began on one day midwinter last year, when Becky Hood at Mt Hutt Station got a knock on her door.

It was about 4pm, and she had been home for the day with three of her four children sick.

“The house looked like a tornado had been through it,” she said.

At the door were a The Amazing Race representative from America, a film production crew member from Auckland and an Auckland Tourism representative.

She invited them in, and offered them coffee. They declined as they did not want to impose. They informed her they were looking for a South Island destination for The Amazing Race, telling her to keep that information to herself.

She radioed husband Bruce, who was working on the other side of the Rakaia River, being careful not to say over the radio waves what the programme was.

Bruce came home and took the trio for a drive around the property, and they were impressed with what they saw, appreciating the farm’s accessibility and the fact it was surrounded by the Southern Alps, Rakaia River and high country farming areas.

Becky said the trio had come knocking on their door after pulling over nearby, on the corner of Blackford Road and Route 72, while looking for potential film locations.

They decided the farm outside their car window would be ideal, and phoned Experience

Photo Susan Sandys

The Amazing Race experience for Bruce and Becky Hood of Mt Hutt Station, with their children (from left) Maggie, 7, Lucie, 5, Harry, 12, and Olly, 10, began last winter with a knock on their door.

Mid Canterbury general manager Nigel Birt, who was overseeing their visit to the district. He was able to tell them whose farm it was and how to enter it.

Soon Becky and Bruce were agreeing to have the show filmed at Mt Hutt Station, and had to sign a $10 million confidentiality agreement. They couldn’t even tell their children or Bruce’s parents, Keith

and Denise Hood, who farm on the same station.

About five days before the competitors arrived, Keith and Denise were told. Keith and station worker Charlie got to work with their loaders to create a slide area for the shemozzle course. Bruce and Becky’s kids tried out the slide, having been informed by their parents it had been created for a tea bag commercial.

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On competition day it was all on. Shepherds from the Ashburton and Rakaia gorges attended and were each assigned a competing duo, helping them do the course and getting their dogs to escort them through it.

Bruce’s job on the day, assisted by neighbouring farmer Andrew Wright, was to keep mud on the slide and keep the course’s tyres

in check. Bruce and Becky’s children, by this time aware of what the filming was for, had been sworn to secrecy.

They were stationed throughout the course (backed up

by Andrew’s son and avid The Amazing Race fan Sam Wright) with baskets of eggs for the competitors to help themselves to. continued over page

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Feature For the shepherds themselves, the whole day was a lot of fun. Cleardale Station stock manager Danny Devine, who was there with his dog Flo, is no stranger to television, having previously been on an episode of New Zealand’s Toughest Man when he worked at Bendigo Station a few years ago.

“It was quite good to catch up with Phil (Keoghan, presenter) again. It’s a shame he wasn’t in the country a bit longer,” Danny said.

He said the shepherds had discussed getting up to some high jinxs when the teams were camping at the Rakaia Gorge the night before.

“We were going to let a pig go (at the tents), but we didn’t get around to it,” he said.

At the station as he and the other shepherds waited throughout the day for the staggered arrivals of the teams, they were hoping for a glimpse of some American beauties.

“We were looking for the hot birds, but they were few and far between,” Danny said.

And unfortunately for Danny, he got stuck helping out one of the males, and not any of the younger female competitors.

Cleardale Station shepherd Angus Norrie, who was there with his dog Jack, was allegedly wanting to do a trial run of the mud slide with no clothes on.

“But they wouldn’t let him,” Danny said.

Angus was not commenting, but did agree with Danny that the whole day was “a huge amount of fun”, and a “good catch up” for the shepherds, who were all from the Ashburton and Rakaia gorges.

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Primo Café owner Marya Trengrove in Methven supplied baskets and other items for The Amazing Race.

Cleardale Station owner Ben Todhunter said he was contacted by production crew members a couple of weeks before competition day and was told they needed 12 sheperds and 12 dogs for the day.

The dogs, including his huntaway Rocky, had enjoyed something completely different from their days rounding up sheep and helping out in the cattle yards.

“They had a fine time, mucking around being silly,” Ben said.

And while the dogs accompanied the competitors through much of the shemozzle course, they had avoided a tunnel filled with feathers, which had been sourced from dozens of pillows.

“It was too bloody hard to get the dogs through the feathers,” he said.

In addition, Ben helped out The Amazing Race’s art department which set up shop in the former Methven activity centre.

Cafe Primo owner Marya Trengrove in Methven also helped out the art department.

Ms Trengrove runs her cafe amongst a secondary business of funky preloved items including kitchenware, jewellery, fur-

niture, lamps and clothing.

She was able to provide baskets for the teams to collect their eggs from, and other props such as blankets, milk billies and suitcases. The art team, for whom she also provided endless cofffees, had never given away what show they were needing the items for.

“We sort of guessed,” she said.

Dave and Debbie Nesbitt at Hammer Hardware in Methven also faced some unsual requests. They had groups of people, who were obvioulsy not locals, coming in and buying rope, over 10 sleeping bags, several pairs of gumboots, and timber.

“You knew something was going on, but you didn’t know what,” Debbie said.

Meanwhile, the first sign in Methven that The Amazing Race was coming to town was when Paul Creswick at Brinkley Resort got a phone call about six weeks before filming.

Forty-eight rooms were booked for about two weeks, but he didn’t know who it was for.

“We knew it was some movie type thing. We pretty much didn’t know who it was even when they arrived,” Paul said.

The show’s production and film crew blacked out Brinkley’s conference room and turned it into a studio.

“When they arrived there was all sorts of conjecture about who it was.”

Mr Creswick had to sign a confidentiality agreement, but at the time did not know for which show he was keeping quiet. “It was very cloak and daggerish that’s for sure.”

About a week into the crew’s stay he and wife Gayle worked out it was for The Amazing Race, after overhearing the odd conversation among their casually dressed American guests in the reception area.

Gayle’s mum was visiting from Australia at the time and provided the crew members with plenty of fresh baking, something for which she was later sent flowers to her home across the Tasman.

“They really loved their time here, they couldn’t believe how pretty it was, open spaces, no traffic,” he said.

And the advertising value to Mid Canterbury was immeasurable. “It really showcased the area. I would imagine there’s lots of other tourism bodies around New Zealand who are extremely envious of that sort of coverage,” Paul said.

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The Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan and Cleardale Station stock manager Danny Devine at the finish line on Mt Hutt Station.

mazing Race episode three, series 22, aired in America earlier this week, and will hit our television screens next year.

The big budget American reality competition features teams of two, who run, drive, fly and scramble their way across spectacular countryside in destinations around the world, having to complete challenges along the way.

The New Zealand leg which features on this show was filmed on November 19, a Monday. The teams stayed at the Rakaia Gorge in tents the night before.

Tasks the teams undertook while here included a jetboat ride, driving a slalom course in a paddock at Cleardale Station, catching a fish measuring at least 12 inches at Montrose Salmon Farm, and finding Mt Hutt Station.

Here the teams undertook a shemozzle obstacle-style course, dragging themselves through ropes coated in honey and a tunnel of feathers, helped by shepherds and their dogs, before a mudslide into a pond, collecting a required number of eggs along the way. They then had to make their way to Terrace Downs, the final stop.

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Cleardale Station stock manager Danny Devine (left) and shepherd Angus Norrie, with their dogs Flo and Jack (both at the right), assisted The Amazing Race competitors through the shemozzle course.

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By Sam Morton A new report has confirmed fears that dementia will overwhelm Mid Canterbury in years to come – revealing one in 33 New Zealanders will develop the condition by 2050.

The figures, released from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study this week, showed Alzheimer’s had increased by almost 350 per cent between 1990 and 2010 in New Zealand.

The news comes on the back of a report commissioned by Alzheimer’s New Zealand last month, which estimated dementia cost the country almost $960 million, in 2011 alone.

However, it appears Mid Canterbury has already heeded the warning signs and some elderly care providers in Ashburton have adapted their business model to help meet the inevitable grey wave.

Princes Court Dementia Home manager Chris Lill told the Guardian recently the district had met the shortage, despite fearing the worst a few years ago with a lack of beds and resources.

Last year, Mrs Lill converted the former rest home into a 35 bed dementia facility, which has been in constant demand from residents wanting to stay closer to family.

“As people are living longer, the risk to develop dementia has grown and therefore we recognised a need for the future, which I believe we

have now met,” Mrs Lill said.

“I think as a district we have done very well to match the demand and that shouldn’t be any different going forward.”

According to Alzheimer’s New Zealand executive director Catherine Hall, about 50,000 people were living with dementia nationwide, with Alzheimer’s accounting for 50 to 70 per cent of all cases.

The report has shown the number of dementia cases is expected to rise to 150,000 by 2050, which Mrs Hall believes will present huge challenges for New Zealand.

“The fact the population is ageing has a lot to do with it ... and as people live longer dementia becomes more common,” she said.

“There’s been a lot of attention and a lot of work done in the dementia area [in the last 20 years], so we’re better at diagnosing it now as well.”

The report suggested more research needed to be done around better diagnosis, treatment and finding a cure, which Canterbury health officials are actively looking at.

Earlier this year, the Government invested $250,000 into a high profile marketing campaign, which is yet to air on television screens around the country.

The campaign, led by Alzheimer’s New Zealand, is aimed at raising awareness around early signs of dementia and is expected to be launched later this year.

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Ladder a playground favourite A new rope ladder at the Methven Railway Reserve playground attracts dozens of children daily.

Among those enjoying the ladder yesterday were Estella Lister, 5 (left) and Amy-Lee Vedder (right), 5. Methven Community Board chairperson Liz McMillan said the ladder had been on the board’s wish list for some time. “It’s expanded the park a lot more because there are so many people using the park now,” she said. The ladder was alongside other new facilities, a basket ride and rock climbing wall, installed last year.

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Fresh paint, new exhibits and all the classics combine at the 88th Annual Mayfield A&P show today.

The grounds have been redesigned this year, with a modified layout to make room for a new equestrian arena. With the buildings spruced up and exhibits shifted, the show will be sporting a fresh new look.

Competitions will be held for stock, produce and handcrafts, as well as the dog trials, horse events and shearing competition.

Show favourites for more than 20 years, the racing pigs, have been training for ten weeks in preparation for taking on the obstacle course this year. Bets can be placed on the pigs, with payouts going to first, second and third.

The Aorangi young farmers regional fencing final will be held at the show, and other attractions include the pet tent, hot rods and activities like finding a ‘needle’ in a haystack.

With a lot of ground to cover at the show this year, there are plenty of transportation options for getting around the exhibits, with modified bikes, rickshaws, penny farthings and segways all available to ride.

2013 programme 8.00 District Hack and Riding Classes Group A Ponies Dog Trials start 8.15 Saddle Hacks and B and C Pony Classes 8.30 Park Hacks, Unity Classes Saddle Hunters followed

by Working Hunters Cobs and Harness Classes followed by Clydesdales First Year Ridden followed by Lead Rein Ponies Miniature Horses 9.00 Judging of Sheep Judging of Classes in Produce Shed 9.30 Judging of Poultry & Children’s Pets 10.00 SHOW OPENS with address by President

Machine Shearing starts

Judging of Goats 10.30 Aorangi YFC Fencing Event 11.00 PIG RACE 1 (FMG Advice and Insurance)

Mackenzie Highland Pipe Band (March through)

Hunters followed by FEI Show Jumping 11.10 Children’s Show with Carrots and Pickles (near Pig Racing) 12.00 PIG RACE 2 (G & G Building Sheds & Canterbury Vets)

Champion of Champions Ram Presentation

Winslow Feed Ram Hogget Presentation

Dysart Trophy Presentation (Best Wool breed Ram lamb) 12.15 Live Music 12.50 Gift Calf Prize Giving at Pig Racing 1.00 PIG RACE 3 (Ross Brothers Transport) Children’s Show with Carrots and Pickles (near Pig Racing) 1.10 1.30 CELEBRITIES CHALLENGE 1.45 GRAND PARADE 2.30 PIG RACE 4 (Winslow Ltd) 3.00 Harrison Spraying Children’s Eartag in the Haystack 3.30 PIG RACE 5 (VETENT Riverside Vets) 4.00 Graze4U Terrier Hare Chase 4.30 PIG RACE 6 (Barber Well Drilling) Including a raffle for a huge Easter Egg Waterwalkers 9am-5pm Gold Coin/Turn U Ride A Segway 12noon-4pm Gold Coin/Turn Bikes 4 Fun – Weird and Wonderful Rideable Push Bikes 4 Wheel Drive Mud Plug from 12.30pm

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Hand watering is a pleasure many gardeners relish, however it’s not the most efficient method of watering the garden.

Deep root soaking is by far the best method, but this is time consuming and not often done by hand.

Inadequate and poor watering are major contributing factors to lack of crop performance.

TIPS AND TRICKS Add layers of thick mulch and feed to garden beds and pots.

Ensure the soil is moist before applying, as the mulch will lock the moisture into the soil and keep the root zone cool and healthy.

Woollen carpet, coffee sacks and old woollen blankets can be placed on the soil underneath the mulch to further help conserve water. Over time they rot away, adding organic matter to the soil.

Incorporate SaturAid into the soil to enable it to hold on to more moisture. In poor, sandy soils, water quickly drains away before plant roots can soak it up. Add

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Pots and containers can dry out quickly; choose a top quality potting mix to give plants the best chance of coping in hot weather.

Water in the morning or later in the evening to avoid water loss through evaporation.

Plants show when they need water. Watch out for wilting leaves, stunted growth or invasions of pests and diseases.

Water the soil – not the plant.

This goes for pots and containers too. The roots take up most of the water; the leaves use a little, but nothing in comparison to the root system.

Water deeply once or twice a week rather than a little every day.

Frequent shallow watering encourages roots to stay near the soil surface to seek out water rather than growing deeper into the soil.

Baskets and containers that dry out completely can be rehydrated by placing the whole container in a bucket of water or even in the bath, and allowing the water to soak up through the soil and root zone. This may take hours, but your plants will love you for it. Once the bubbles stop appearing, the root ball is rehydrated.

Recycle, reclaim and re-use: Grey water from the shower, washing machine and dishwasher can all be captured and used on the garden.

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Finally, some good news on hospital Coen Lammers editor

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he people in the Ashburton District would have welcomed yesterday’s lead story in the Guardian with open arms.

Finally, after two years of speculation, the Canterbury District Health Board gave the citizens of Mid Canterbury the assurance that their hospital services would not be cut.

Instead, CDHB chief executive David Meates assured the readers of the Guardian that the available services will actually be increased with a wider scope and the breadth of visiting specialists.

Anyone in the district that has been able to avoid the trip to Christchurch and a stay in the province’s main hospital will remember the peace of mind the local service can give.

It is more than just the car trip It seems up the road. Being odd that the able to stay close to family and authorities did friends and be not clarify the able to get minor surgery done situation a lot with a small trip down the road, earlier. It would and being cared have avoided a for by familiar faces removes a lot of angst significant amount of anxiety that is attached to any operation.

Especially for the elderly in the community, the assurance

by Mr Meates will have been wonderful news.

Naturally, the changes will not happen overnight and everyone who has lived through the past two years in Canterbury will appreciate the significant challenges Mr Meates faces in rebuilding the infrastructure of Canterbury’s health system.

Christchurch Hospital, Hillmorton and Burwood are all building sites and Mr Meates commented yesterday how surprised he is that the hospitals still provide an outstanding service in this difficult environment.

The Guardian yesterday revealed that the health board is considering three concept plans for the new theatre suite and that next month’s meeting will decide which option will get the nod. From there Mr Meates will be able to give the community a firm timeline on when the project will be completed.

The chief executive has to be applauded for sharing this new information and eliminating much of the apprehension around Mid Canterbury.

At the same time, it seems odd that the health authorities have not been able to clarify the situation a lot earlier.

Better communication would have shut down the rumour mill and political pointscoring and would have avoided a lot of angst in Ashburton.

The community is now looking forward to seeing the approved plans and see their new surgery block erected.

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t’s A&P show season again, with Mayfield this weekend and Methven following hot on its heels. This means rides and food and stalls and plenty of classes of competition.

In the spirit of the event, and the interests of beating my friend’s 2012 third prize for green tomatoes, I decided to see what I could enter.

The A&P show booklet looked promising, with the 89 pages suggesting a plethora of choice.

Unfortunately, my carrots look like characters from a horror movie, so they’re out. I don’t have a sheep or any other livestock (although looking at the state of our garden, a sheep might be just what we need to keep the greenery under control).

And the last time I tried to knit, the living room ended up looking like a giant spider’s web. By page 72 I was starting to feel quite disheartened. Then I found the baking section.

Based on the Handbook for Exhibitors and Judges 1984, it read like a manual to domestic bliss, complete with instructions on just how much icing the ideal banana cake should sport (‘a reasonable depth’, if anyone was wondering). Scones was also a category. I can do scones – or so I thought.

After reading on, I’m not so sure.

Apparently scones should be square, with straight edges. How one achieves such perfect geometry in the oven I don’t know, as in my experience smoothing the sticky dough is akin to taming a wild goose.

The guide also explained that ‘dusting with flour is now considered old fashioned and unappealing’. That’s two

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Finally, the surface should be flat like the plains, without a blemish. Mine tend to look like organic scoria rock formations. This may reflect the fact that I grew up living on a volcano, or attest to my lack of finishing school, depending on your point of view.

The volcanic theme is recurrent

throughout my baking repertoire, with my banana muffins valianty emulating Rangitoto island in their efforts to be crowned ‘best likeness to a volcano’.

This analogy was championed by the science teachers at my high school, where we created hokey pokey in order to demonstrate how scoria is formed, and made lolly cake to represent pebbles caught in sediment.

While scientifically interesting (and also delicious), these sweets are anything but uniform, and simply don’t stack up to the tight show criteria.

If there was an edible geology section, I might stand a chance, but at this stage the goose is still wild, the faultlines in my baking are still active and it seems likely that last year’s prize for green tomatoes will reign supreme for another year.

These pacy porkers will be the star attraction at the Mayfield A&P Show for many.

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Weekend 222

- Having never previously scored a one-day century for Central Districts, Jamie How hit 222 for the province in their Ford Trophy match against Northern Districts on Wednesday.

How’s knock came from 138 balls and was part of a 321 run stand for the first wicket with Jeet Raval (115). Ironically Nathan Astle’s incredible test knock of 222 a couple of years ago was being shown on SKY Sport at the same time during a rain break at the Dunedin test.

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1000th professional match in Manchester United’s home defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday.

Giggs, who this week extended his contract to take him past his 40th birthday, has played 932 games for United, 64 for Wales and four for Great Britain.

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- LeBron James has never entered an NBA dunk contest, something former LA Lakers great Magic Johnson is trying to change. Now working as a TV analyst, Johnson said this week he would contribute US$1 million to the winner of next year’s event as an incentive lanche 3-2 yesterday to extend their NHL record for collecting at for James to participate. least one point - for either win- Up to 14 Cronulla ning or losing in a shootout - in - Shane Smeltz may have Sharks players have reporttheir first 24 games of the seagrabbed the winner but 15-year- edly been been implicated in son. The Blackhawks, who have old Danny De Silva stole the Australian sport’s doping scanwon 21 of 24 games, also collectheadlines in Perth’s win over dal and been urged to accept ed their 11th straight victory.

Sydney FC last weekend. In com- six-month suspensions from the - After bowling England ing off the bench a week short NRL. The players are said to be out for 167 in the first test in of his 16th birthday, considering legal action against Dunedin, New De Silva became the the club after being told subZealand openyoungest player to stances given to them were legal. ers Peter Fulton take the field in an - Sir John Kirwan has obviand Hamish A-League match. ously never heard the cliche Rutherford put - At about leaving a winning team on a century the other end of unchanged. After his Blues won stand on day two the age spectrum, their first two games to reigon Thursday. It Ryan Giggs nite lofty expectations was New Zealand’s first openappeared after last season’s ing stand of 100 against a in his disaster, five players major test-playing nation since will make their first January 2011, a span of 16 start of the camtests. paign in the clash - The Harlem Globetrotters with the Bulls announced on Thursday they at Eden Park on are returning to New Zealand Sunday night. for a seven-game tour, their first - The visit since back in 1999. The Chicago Globetrotters, who have been Blackhawks performing around the world for beat the 87 years, will play regular oppoColorado Avanents the Washington Generals,

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- Elijah Taylor, marked as a future Warriors captain, will leave the club at season’s end to join former mentor Ivan Cleary at the Panthers. Taylor’s capture takes to six the number of New Zealand players Cleary, an Australian who played for and coached the Warriors, has on his books.

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1. No fear

A young side has its advantages - chiefly, enthusiasm and a mental state not too badly scarred by previous disasters (read, last season). Charles Piutau, the 21-year-old fullback sure to have a big future, was brought on late during Pat Lam’s reign. Right wing Frank Halai, who boasts four tries in two games, is in his debut season. Chris Noakes, before this season something of a journeyman, is playing with a freedom that screams: “Nothing to Lose”. Left wing George Moala appears to have a new focus too.

The odd men out? Relative veterans Piri Weepu and Rene Ranger, both in form after ordinary seasons last year. In the forwards, new skipper Ali Williams has improved out of sight.

2. The two knights

night, wasn’t it? Both have presence and both have played or coached at the highest level.

Kirwan’s style can be seen in his dress sense. He has taken to attending games in a three-piece suit and trainers. When asked about it after the victory over the Hurricanes in Wellington, he said: “It’s the Italian style”.

3. Hunger

Where are the Blues excelling?

Defence and at the breakdown, both areas which rely on technique, but just as importantly, attitude. These Blues have the ruthlessness of old and it’s backed up with a bit of nous.

Their work at the breakdown is allowing their backs to run with freedom and they have excitement in this area. The power and pace - which they had last year too - is at last being channelled in the right direction.

Sir John Kirwan and Sir Graham Henry appear to have something good going on here they’re very different individuals but complement each other perfectly and get on well together too. Sir JK is the passionate, emotional one, with Sir Ted the cool analyst. He’s in charge of defence, too. Pretty good against the Crusaders the other

Standout captions from last week’s odd pictures

“I told them horse manure in the fuel wasn’t a good idea!”

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The Blues are winning this season

4. Team spirit

See the story about Kirwan buying the bright yellow 1967 Fiat Bambina? It’s one way he’s gelling his team and it’s proving a hit. It’s for the “dick of the week” - the team (or management) member guilty of making the biggest gaffe. According to the Herald on Sunday, Kirwan bought the car in Wellington for about $7000. The engine blew to bits on the Desert Road, he hitched a ride to Taupo and drove the rest of the way to Auckland in a rental. The car is

“Lance couldn’t help but feel the

conditions he was allowed back were . . . a little extreme.” - Jo C

so difficult to drive (tiny, double clutch, Italian) that each recipient has to hand it over with detailed instructions on how to operate it. Prop Angus Ta’avao is in charge of handing over the keys. “I can’t drive without the sunroof open. I have to wind the window down and let my arm out,” he said.

5. Crowd support

A crowd of 30,000 turned up at Eden Park to watch the Blues beat the Crusaders and Kirwan was quick to say afterwards that it played a big part. Spectators have spoken of the fantastic atmosphere at the ground. It’s early days, of course, and the Blues will be tested by rising expectations as well as the usual injuries this season, but it’s a heck of a start.

“Gerard couldn’t help but wonder, if these alternative methods of physio were really all that beneficial...” - Jo C

“That is the miracle of Hyderabad. If he was wearing a white shirt he would be a sight screen.” - TV commentator ALLAN BORDER after Merv Hughes caught a David Warner six in the stands during the second Test in India.

* * * * “What do you call a great Australian cricketer???

Retired.....” - Former England captain MICHAEL VAUGHAN takes to Twitter after Australia’s second Test defeat in India.

* * * * “The top order is woefully ill-equipped to play spin. Ugly sweeps and hoicks are taking them nowhere.” - Former India allrounder RAVI SHASTRI on the visiting Australian cricket side.

* * * * “We regret this decision to cancel the marathon but we don’t want men and women running together.” - Hamas government cabinet secretary ABDESSALAM SIYYAM explains why Gaza’s third international marathon won’t go ahead.

* * * * “I’m clearly not an angel. I suppose I probably go out a little bit more socially than the normal footballer.” - Collingwood midfield star DANE SWAN admits he enjoys life away from the AFL bubble.

* * * * “What the players need to realise is that this is a house of cards and, if they are involved in doping, there’ll be someone who will break ranks and people who break ranks are going to get the credit and the reduced penalty.” - Former ASADA boss RICHARD INGS urges Cronulla Sharks players to own up to drug cheating and accept a sixmonth ban.

* * * * “With the season kick-off just hours away, we accept that the ongoing speculation around the ASADA investigation is causing incredible uncertainty for many in the game, particularly right now for Cronulla and its fans.” NRL chief executive DAVE SMITH talks about the on-going investigation into doping and speculation surrounding the Cronulla Sharks.

* * * * “He’s a bloke who is not going to be daunted by the occasion.” - Wallabies coach ROBBIE DEANS talking about former NRL star Israel Folau playing for Australia in the upcoming series against the British and Irish Lions.

* * * * “Maybe people were expecting me to work some magic.”

- SONNY BILL WILLIAMS talks about his return to rugby league for the Roosters in the season opener against South Sydney.

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“Howzat! No body enhancing drugs used.”

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”New PD venture. Pool or lake cleaning available.”

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Crusaders crash again

By Daniel Richardson Alapati Leiua’s late intercept try has stolen a much-needed victory for the Hurricanes as they toppled the Crusaders 29-28 at Westpac Stadium last night.

It was a game the Hurricanes barely deserved to win after they looked scratchy throughout the contest but through the impeccable goal-kicking of Beauden Barrett and some committed forward play they were able to hang on.

Down by six with only minutes left a flying Leiua intercepted an Adam Whitelock pass and the wing sprinted away to get the Hurricanes on the board in 2013 after they had dropped their opening two games.

It was a harsh way for the Crusaders to lose after they had dominated long periods of the game, and led by as many as nine points at varying stages of the encounter.

Ryan Crotty is often the forgotten man of a Rolls Royce Crusaders backline but the nimble second-five showed plenty of gas to score the opening try of the game in the 26th minute.

The 24-year-old fielded the ball about 40 metres away from the tryline and set off as he beat four tackles along the way to cross the chalk and give the Crusaders the lead.

Crotty’s brilliance appeared to

wake the Hurricanes up, and they found their way in to the game and threatened to score a five-pointer of their own just after the half-hour mark but were forced to settle for their second penalty goal courtesy of Barrett.

The All Blacks pivot then gave his side the lead and a slender advantage with two more penalties late in the second spell.

His long-range strike in the 39th minute was right on the end of his range as it only scraped over the crossbar, much to the delight of the 12,902-strong crowd at the Cake Tin. The Hurricanes lost their hard-working hooker Dane Coles early in the second half after he rolled an ankle, which was a frustrating way for the All Black rake to end his 50th appearance for the Hurricanes.

As the game progressed in to the second spell, Crusaders hooker Corey Flynn crossed the line in close quarters and after numerous replays the TMO decided to award the try, which was well converted by first-five Dan Carter.

Down by 14-12, the Hurricanes tried to force the flow of the game but their lack of execution again proved costly as

Crusaders fullback Israel Dagg hacked a dropped pass down field and produced a couple of neat touches to guide the ball to the line as he fell on it to bank another five points.

Carter’s flawless night with the boot continued as he added the all-important extras before the Hurricanes finally broke a lengthy tryscoring drought via block-

busting wing Julian Savea.

The former Rongotai College pupil bumped off two wouldbe defenders, including Dagg, to crash over in the left-hand corner of the northern end of the ground as the Hurricanes started to find their stride.

Just as the Hurricanes looked as though they had found their way in to the contest, a mistake again proved costly as Carter scored from yet another turnover from the home side.

Matt Todd nearly put the game out of reach for the visitors in the 67th minute but his calls for a try were denied on review.

From there another longrange penalty from Barrett, who kicked seven from seven, and Whitelock’s misplaced pass allowed the Hurricanes to claim an unlikely win.

Todd Blackadder’s men have now lost their first two games of the Super Rugby season, although they did snatch two bonus points last night for their effort.

Fulltime score: Hurricanes 29 (Julian Savea, Alapati Leiua tries; Beauden Barrett 5 pens, 2 con) Crusaders 28 (Ryan Crotty, Corey Flynn, Israel Dagg, Dan Carter tries; Carter 4 - APNZ con) HT: 12-7.

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Perry a starter Hore back for

By Jonathan Leask

Mid Canterbury product Tim Perry will have a baptism of fire when he make his first super 15 debut against the vaunted Bulls forward pack tomorrow.

Perry had been left out of the Blues 22 man squads for the opening two wins of the Super 15, but has been named to start at loosehead prop as Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan made wholesale changes to his team for the Bulls clash at Eden Park.

Kirwan has made six personnel changes to the starting XV and four to the reserves bench, with Perry getting his first start in Super 15 in a new front row with his Tasman Mako teammate Quentin Macdonald also getting a start at hooker.

“This is a marathon, not a sprint,” Kirwan said.

“If we’re going to be successful now and in the future then we need to have a full squad and we need to have internal competition, so it was about giving the guys that have worked really hard in the off-season the opportunity to step up.”

Perry makes his Super Rugby debut in place of Tom McCartney, while MacDonald replaces James Parsons at hooker.

Liaki Moli will start ahead of Culum Retallick at lock and Steven Luatua shifts to the back of the scrum to replace Peter Saili as Kane Barrett slots in at blindside flanker.

In the backs, Baden Kerr will make his first start in the number 10 jersey in place of Chris Noakes while Taranaki wing Waisake Naholo will also make his Super Rugby debut on the left wing.

Also poised to make their Super Rugby debuts, Ronald Raaymakers, Marty McKenzie and Jamison Gibson-Park are named on the bench.

Like the Blues, the Bulls have won their first two games to lead the South African Conference and Kirwan said this was “the biggest test yet” for his team and that the Bulls posed a much different challenge from their previous matches.

“When you play New Zealand franchises you’re playing teams with the same philosophy, a philosophy of ‘let’s play football and may the best team win’ but I think the Africans pose a different challenge,” Kirwan said.

“They are a bit more brutal, they play to their strengths, they bash you up and are very physical and aggressive so we’ve got to be ready for that.”

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Highlanders

By Steve Hepburn

A bucketload of experience has been shifted into the Highlanders forward pack to take on the Cheetahs in Invercargill tonight.

Skipper Andrew Hore, lock Brad Thorn and No 8 Jake Paringatai have all come into the team and should add some steel to the side.

Hore has finished his fiveweek suspension for his indiscretion on the All Blacks endof-year tour and is itching to get back on to the field and Thorn has shrugged off a calf complaint and is fit to play.

Paringatai broke his hand in January and did not play any pre-season games but it has fully mended and he takes the place of Nasi Manu, who injured his foot against the Chiefs and is out until late May at the earliest.

The 32-year-old Paringatai is something of a mystery man to most Highlanders’ supporters. He played club rugby in Dunedin about a decade ago, before a provincial career with Northland and a short spell with the Crusaders.

He then had a short stint in Ireland, before playing for four years in Japan for the Fukuoka Sanix Blues, the same club Brad Thorn played for.

His impact on the side will be of interest and he looks a completely different player from

when he turned out for Northland.

The inclusion of the experience in the forward pack is a huge boost to the Highlanders and Hore will be keen to warm to his task quickly after cooling his heels in the pre-season.

It will be Thorn’s first competitive game in New Zealand since the World Cup final. He replaces Jarrad Hoeata, who moves to the bench.

Colin Slade has been named on the bench and has trained well this week.

Jamie Mackintosh has a slight back strain and was a 50-50 chance for selection but has not made the squad, while Ma’a Nonu was moving gingerly at training after tweaking a knee but is still expected to play.

The Cheetahs have stuck with the same starting team which lost to the Chiefs last weekend, with the one change on the bench, as outstanding openside flanker Heinrich Brussow is a chance to play. Brussow, the quick fetcher who has impressed every time he has worn the Springbok jersey, is coming back from a shoulder injury and has yet to take the field this season.

Long-serving Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has indicated Brussow will take some part in the game and may come on in the second half.

The Cheetahs have lost their first two games of the competition and sit at the bottom of the table.

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• Live game stressful Even after 13 seasons, Keven Mealamu struggles to watch Super 15 games live. So on his sabbatical, the veteran hooker has been able to take in Blues matches in the comfort of his home. “If I am in the reserves or watch games from the grandstand I feel so strung out at the end of them,” he said. “I sit there and just feel like playing so I have been able to sit at home and rewind the action in peace. I text Ali before and after matches but I’m best looking at home.” The Blues have a bye after playing the Bulls tomorrow and Mealamu is due to report in for official duty on Monday week, two days before his 34th birthday.

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• Kahui ready for pain Each hit of the tackle bag is bringing Richard Kahui closer to a long-awaited return, but the pain - both physical and mental - remains. Kahui’s dysfunctional shoulders - he has had four operations in six years - means he could have soreness in that area for the rest of his career, a fact he has acknowledged with his signing for Toshiba in Japan and the relinquishing of a place in the All Blacks at the age of 27. Not surprisingly given his problems, his confidence is yet to return but there is much to look forward to, including an imminent call-up for the Chiefs which is something he would cherish after missing out on so - APNZ much last year.

• Return for Rupeni Remember Rupeni Caucaunibuca? Well, he’s on his way back to play for the Taniwha. The flying Fijian has signed a contract with the Northland Rugby Union to play in this year’s ITM Cup, pending the outcome of a fitness test on his knee by an orthopaedic surgeon yesterday. NRU chief executive Jeremy Parkinson said if Caucau was declared fit it would bring an exciting element to Northland’s ITM Cup side. “He single-handedly won us a fair few games back in the early 2000s,” said Parkinson. Most Northland fans will remember the flair and x-factor Caucau provided on his - NAD way to the tryline.

• Rennie rings changes The Chiefs might sit with a perfect two from two to start the season but coach Dave Rennie has made a host of changes to his side to face the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday morning.

Rennie, who voiced displeasure at his side even though they beat the Cheetahs 45-3 last weekend, has made five changes to the starting XV. Captain Craig Clarke returns to start at lock, Mahonri Schwalger slots into hooker in place of Hika Elliott and Tanerau Latimer starts at No 6 for the first time this season with Liam Messam moving to No 8. Charlie Ngatai starts at 12 and Tawera Kerr Barlow gets - APNZ the nod at halfback.

• Phipps on the move Australian rugby’s halfback merry-go-round is getting into swing with Melbourne Rebels No.9 Nick Phipps set to announce his defection to the NSW Waratahs next week.

It’s understood the expected return of Phipps’ 2011 World Cup team-mate Luke Burgess from France has triggered the Wallabies halfback’s switch to the Tahs for next season. - AAP

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By Andrew Alderson

New Zealand has consolidated its powerful position on the third day of the opening test against England at University Oval, despite losing five wickets during the middle session.

The hosts were 402 for seven, a lead of 235 runs when rain stopped play at 3.50pm with 32 overs remaining.

Led by Hamish Rutherford with 171, the New Zealanders compiled a series of steady partnerships.

Kane Williamson 24, Ross Taylor 31, Dean Brownlie 27 and Tim Southee 25 all made useful contributions.

Captain Brendon McCullum, batting at No 6, is unbeaten on 44;

Bruce Martin is 17.

Peter Fulton deserves special mention after 55 on return at test level for the first time since 2009.

His 158-run stand with Rutherford was New Zealand’s highest opening partnership since the 163 set by Mark Richardson and Stephen Fleming at Nottingham in 2004.

Rutherford’s effortless strokeplay saw him join a club of just nine New Zealanders to score a century on test debut.

Yes, many are familiar with the fact his father Ken is a former New Zealand captain who struggled with 12 runs from his first seven innings debuting in the Caribbean, but this was purely about another young man making his mark at international level.

Comparisons, while fascinating, are completely irrelevant.

The “son of Ken” burden needs to stop immediately.

Rutherford’s mum, Karen Broad, watched on from the Long Room.

The University Oval - where the 23-year-old made his highest firstclass score of 239 almost a year ago against Wellington - looked every bit his home ground.

He struck boundaries at will, including a cover drive off Steve Finn to bring up his century in 139 balls.

In an appropriate touch, Kane Williamson, the last New Zealander to achieve the feat was at the wicket.

Rutherford took off his helmet, raised his arms and bat and acknowledged the standing ovation

from the crowd and the dressing room.

He got a Williamson hug.

Rutherford’s innings is the second highest by a New Zealander on test debut.

He fell 43 runs short of Mathew Sinclair’s 214 record against the West Indies in the 1999 Boxing Day test at Wellington.

Rutherford is the second cricketer to do achieve the feat at the University Oval.

Pakistan’s Umar Akmal was the first in 2009, making 129.

The new ball was a catalyst for England to impact.

At 267 for two, Jimmy Anderson had Rutherford caught at midwicket from the first delivery with the second new ball.

Wickets fell steadily throughout

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Scoreboard Scoreboard at stumps on the third day of the first Test between New Zealand and England yesterday.

England 1st innings 167 New Zealand 1st innings P FULTON c Prior b Anderson........... 55 H RUTHERFORD c sub b Anderson.. 171 K WILLIAMSON b Panesar................. 24 R TAYLOR c Trott b Anderson........... 31 D BROWNLIE b Anderson.................. 27 B McCULLUM not out......................... 44 B WATLING b Broad........................... 0 T SOUTHEE b Broad.......................... 25 B MARTIN not out............................... 17 Sundries (8lb) ..................................... 8 Seven wickets for ............................... 402 Fall: 158 (Fulton), 249 (Williamson), 267 (Rutherford), 310 (Taylor), 321 (Brownlie), 326 (Watling), 370 (Southee).

Bowling: J Anderson 29-2-108-4, S Finn 26-3-102-0, S Broad 24-3-89-2, M Panesar 22-1-83-1, J Trott 2-0-4-0, J Root 5-1-8-0.

Overs: 108 Umpires: Asad Rauf, Paul Reiffel TV umpire: Rod Tucker Match referee: Roshan Mahanama

the session with England taking five for 118 from that point.

Anderson has figures of four for 108.

England - at least judging by Anderson’s gobful to Taylor as he departed - are gaining in confidence.

However, the lead will give New Zealand a significant platform to launch an assault on victory with two days to play.

Inclement weather is forecast, but only in brief patches, on the final two days.

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Left: Hamish Rutherford gets a congratulatory hug from batting partner Kane Williamson as he acknowledges scoring a century in his maiden test match against England at the University Oval in Dunedin yesterday.

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Mid Canterbury trio Ben Mably, Shaun Stagg and Jack Meyrick have been named in the Governor General’s XI to face a Past New Zealand XI.

Testing themselves against the best

By Jonathan Leask

Three local crickets will take on former greats after being named in the Governor General’s XI. Ben Mably, Shaun Stagg and Jack Meyrick have all been included in the XI to take on a Past New Zealand XI at the Willows Cricket Club on March 24, and they are both excited and nervous at the prospect.

Former Black Cap opening quicks Geoff Allott, Shane O’Connor and Ewen Chatfield and the wily Chris Harris are among the bowling attack while Matthew Bell, Craig Cumming and Stephen Fleming wield the willow.

Mably, a member of the Willows club for over a year, has already rubbed shoulders with some big names, but this match presents a significant moment.

“I’m really hoping to get a chance to bowl at Fleming,” Mably said.

“He was my idol growing up so to bowl at him would be pretty big and I’d love to get him out.

“I won’t be doing anything special.

I’ll just throw up a few testers to see if they can pick what I’m bowling and hopefully I can beat a few of them.

“When I bat I’ll be looking to stay out there as long as possible and see off as many of the bowlers as I can, hopefully scoring a few runs as well.”

The pace bowler Stagg had “no idea” how he would approach bowling to the former greats, but will take a typically tail-ender approach to the batting.

“I’ll just try a throw it down and chuck in the odd quicker ball,” Stagg said. “I’ll even try to get in their heads a bit. Just whatever it takes to get a wicket.

“If I get a bat I’ll probably just swing away and see what happens.

“I’m having a reasonably good season getting wickets and a few runs, but we (Ashburton College) just haven’t been able to win many.”

Fellow spin bowling top order batsman Meyrick was the late call-up to

the XI, but is looking forward to coming up against Cumming.

“He only retired recently but was still a pretty good player but I’ll just be happy to get a bowl. “ If I bat and get the chance to I’ll try to put a few to the boundary,” Meyrick said.

The boys have two weeks to prepare themselves, and quell the nerves, for the big game.

This weekend is also a big one in whites for Mably, playing for the Tech Sharks in the local senior semi-finals against Coldstream today and will turn out for the Willows on Sunday against Waitaki Boys’ and St Kevin’s XI.

The Mid Canterbury representative season is over, and official scorer Bob Bruhns has compiled the stats from the nine matches.

Mid Canterbury had mixed results over the course of the season building up to the Hawke Cup, where they lost the first three matches outright but finished with an emphatic outright win over Southland in Invercargill.

That game featured the only record of the season, a new record seventh wicket partnership against Southland with Rhys Phillips and William Southby combining for 77.

But it was a season where Mid Canterbury struggled to score runs.

Over the season captain Matt Winter and Matt Tait were the only players to walk out to the crease in all nine matches.

Winter racked up 390 runs from 13 at bats at an average of 30, with a best effort of 53 against South Canterbury in the Hawke Cup.

Jono Print scored 235 runs from 12 innings at 26.11, with a 69 not out in the warm-up game against Canterbury Country the highest individual score of the summer.

Des Kruger and Robbie Polson both tallied 253 runs at an average of 23.

Kruger had 11 innings with a best of 68 against Southland in the first innings while Polson had a 67 not out in the second innings.

In the lower order Tait scored 134 from his 13 innings at an average of 10.31, however he led the way in the bowling stakes.

Tait took 17 wickets at an average of 15.12 and a best effort of 7/19 in the second innings against Otago Country.

Rhys Phillips was the highest wicket taker with 29 taking at average of 16.14, aided by a best of 6/86 against South Canterbury.

Fellow spinner Tom Meyrick also shouldered a big workload, delivering 138.4 overs with 29 maidens with 11 wickets.

Polson also chimed in with 15 wickets at an average of 28.27.

Winter also took 15 catches behind the stumps, with Print the next best snaring seven.

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Breakers: no let-up

By Kris Shannon After Thursday night’s exertions against Cairns, the Breakers could be forgiven for taking the foot off the throttle heading into the final stretch.

The defending champions need only one win from their last three games to clinch home court advantage throughout the playoffs, so resting the legs would be understandable.

But it’s not in the Breakers’ plans.

Even if they seal the minor premiership sooner rather than later, they’re not about to kick back and relax until the real competition begins Andrej Lemanis

Black Sticks missing some big names

By David Leggat New Zealand start their Azlan Shah Cup hockey campaign against Pakistan tonight, but there is a pragmatism to captain Dean Couzins’ views ahead of their defence of the title won a year ago.

This Black Sticks side is shorn of several experienced players.

European commitments have taken out some, including Simon Child, Nick Wilson and Steven Edwards, all tied to the Rotterdam club; others such as old stagers Phil Burrows, Shea McAleese and Brad Shaw are being rested.

A win and a loss in warmup games against Malaysia gave new coach Colin Batch plenty to work with. Couzins, who has played 266 internationals, acknowledged errors were made, but feels confident going into the tournament, where, at No6, New Zealand will be the third-ranked team behind Australia (No2) and Pakistan (No5).

“You have to be realistic. The Aussies are a very strong team so they’re a massive threat,” Couzins said. “If we managed to sneak one over them it would be a huge achievement for us.

“The closeness of the rankings [Korea No8, India No11, and hosts Malaysia No13 round out the field] is going to reflect itself in the tournament. We’re going to have to play close to our best in every game to get a result but we must be demanding of ourselves.”

New Zealand beat Argentina 1-0 to win the title last year.

Simply making the final again this time would rate “a really good achievement for this team”, Couzins said. Equally playing off for fifth and sixth would be disappointing.

He rates it a significant competition with an eye on the future.

This is Batch’s first trip with the team.

So it is his chance to start imprinting the way he wants to play the game on his players.

For the younger players it is their opportunity to impress Batch and, as Couzins put it, “to say ‘pick me”‘.

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at the end of the month. They will continue to bring the same intensity to each contest because they have been burnt before by taking their eye off the ball.

It’s one of the oddities of the Breakers’ successes; both of the previous championship-winning campaigns began with a loss in their first playoff game.

Those defeats, to Perth in 2011 and Townsville last year, left the Breakers facing must-win contests across the Tasman to keep alive their season, something coach Andrej Lemanis is determined to prevent.

“In the last two years, we’ve been

assured of top spot pretty early,” he said. “Invariably, the team that finishes fourth have had to scrape in there.

“They’ve been playing for their lives for often three or four weeks and they’re at that place - and we weren’t at that place in game one.

“That for me is the biggest learning - ensuring that we are in that place for game one.”

Which means the double-header against Melbourne, beginning in Victoria on Sunday afternoon, will be approached with caution no matter the stakes.

The Tigers are currently on the cusp of the finals, sitting in fifth and with five games still on their schedule.

That scenario, according to Lemanis, makes them ideal opposition for a Breakers team attempting to maintain the extraordinary level that has seen them win 14 games in a row.

First blood to St Jo’s

“I love our draw coming home,” he said. “[Melbourne] are desperate, they’re fighting for their lives, and I think that’s a great place for us to be.

“You need to go into the playoffs playing at an intensity level that’s going to be playoff basketball.”

That extends to the seasonending trip against Perth, their probable opponents in the grand final. The game could very well be a dead rubber but, unlike last season when the Breakers suited up only eight players for their final game, Lemanis has no intention of resting any of his roster.

“We’ve had a rest - we had 13 days off,” he said, referring to a stretch on the sidelines late last month. “In that last game against Perth, if positions aren’t still on the line we’ll go over and play people because we want to - APNZ stay in the rhythm.”

• Balancing act needed Australia are balancing the need to keep a stable batting lineup ahead of the Ashes and the urge to make changes to become competitive in the series against India. No.3 batsman Phil Hughes, with 25 runs in the first two Tests of the four-match series, would appear the most likely player to feel the axe for the third Test in Mohali from March 14. Skipper and selector Michael Clarke has confirmed he will move from No.5 into the top four, where Australia’s batsmen have so far averaged less than 30 in the series. Australian coach and selector Mickey Arthur says the enormous difference in conditions between India’s bunsen-burner pitches and what England will offer in July makes long-term planning a balancing act.

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• Tomic, Hewitt win Bernard Tomic scored a comfortable first-round win over Thomaz Bellucci at the Indian Wells hardcourt tennis tournament in California yesterday.

Tomic, the world No.45, swept aside the Brazilian ranked seven places above him 6-4 6-3 in just over an hour. In a later match, Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the second round with a 6-4 3-6 6-1 win over Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic.

Hewitt next faces 15th-seeded - AAP American John Isner.

• Biological passports Roger Federer and Andy Murray, who have been outspoken in calling for more stringent anti-doping measures in tennis, have welcomed the introduction of biological passports for players. The International Tennis Federation announced the move in London yesterday, after a meeting of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program working group that includes representatives from the ITF, ATP, WTA and grand slam tournaments.

The ITF said there was unanimous support for the introduction of the passport, which is used to detect variances in biological make-up that might indicate doping and has been introduced in cycling. - AFP

•Hopkins eyes history Bernard Hopkins will try to make history again as he aims to break his own record for being the oldest fighter to win a major world title when he faces unbeaten Tavoris Cloud for a light heavyweight crown tonight. The all-American showdown for Cloud’s International Boxing Federation throne pits the 31-year-old champion, making his fifth title defence against Hopkins, 48. “I’m not counting age. Everybody else is counting it,” said Hopkins.

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Inter Celts’ Troy Wilson dribbles the ball at a St Jo’s Titans’ defender during the opening game of the Intermediate grade basketball league at the Basketball Stadium last night.

St Jo’s drew first blood with a 39-26 win with the league featuring 19 teams across the boys’ and girls’ competitions.

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•Rooney leaving?

Wayne Rooney’s unceremonious demotion to the substitutes’ bench in Manchester United’s Champions League loss to Real Madrid has triggered speculation his time at the club could be coming to an end. There was widespread incredulity at Old Trafford when the publication of the teamsheets for the last 16 secondleg match revealed that Rooney would be starting the encounter in the dug-out. Robin van Persie’s arrival from Arsenal last year had already obliged Rooney to play second fiddle in the United attack.

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SPORT • Late fade for Hendry Kiwi golfer Michael Hendry dropped three shots on his final two holes to sign for an evenpar 72 at the WGC Cadillac Championship in Florida yesterday. Hendry, 33, who defended his NZ PGA Championship crown at The Hills last weekend, was three-under through 16 holes but a bogey on the par four 17th and a double on the 18th saw him slip down the leaderboard. Hendry’s even-par 72 left him in a share of 41st place. Tiger Woods and five other players all shot six-under 66s to hold a share of first place at the TPC Blue Monster - APNZ course.

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Peter Smith chips from the shade of the trees during the Turton Green Pro-Am at the Ashburton Golf Club yesterday.

Fowler on birdie blitz After a record-breaking performance at Methven the day before, Australian Peter Fowler was again unbeatable at the Ashburton Golf Club yesterday.

At the fourth and final stopover in the PGA Senior ProAm South Island tour Fowler backed up from setting the course record at Methven on Thursday with a master class at Ashburton with nine birdies

and a solitary blemish on the par four ninth hole.

Fowler won by three shots at Methven after carding the a new course record 65, and followed it up with a 64 at Ashburton to finish three shots clear again.

Australia Kym Olsen continued a good three days in Mid Canterbury coming in second on 67 with a scorecard consist-

ing of only fours and threes although there was one bogey on his card also, on his last hole, the par three 14th. Olsen won the Terrace Downs Pro-Am on Wednesday and was tied for third in Methven.

Lucien Tinkler made it an Australian one-two-three, continuing his exceptional form taking out third place on 68, after finish runner up to Fowler

24 hours earlier and third on Wednesday.

Garth Domigan from Wanaka was the first Kiwi home in fourth place with his 69, the same score that had him second at Terrace Downs.

The senior pros now head north for the PGA Senior North Island Tour starting with the North Shore Senior Pro-Am on Monday.

New Phoenix coach next month

By Daniel Richardson The Wellington Phoenix will have a new coach by the end of next month.

Phoenix general manager David Dome confirmed yesterday that the head coaching role with the A-League strugglers would be officially advertised next week, and a worldwide search would be undertaken to find the best applicant. An appointment would be made in April.

“We certainly want to get it done ASAP, but at the same time we want to make sure that we

aren’t making a rash decision,” Dome said.

“We want to make sure that we take all the appropriate steps to get the best possible candidate for the role because it’s absolutely hugely important and crucial to the future of the club to appoint the right person.”

Foundation coach Ricki Herbert resigned last week. His choice to step down came at an inconvenient time for the club, which had recently opened negotiations with a handful of players who are off contract at the end of this season.

All Whites Tony Lochhead, Leo

SCOREBOARD Results Basketball NBA results NBA results yesterday (home team in CAPS): NEW YORK KNICKS 94 Oklahoma City Th 95 DENVER NUGGETS 107 L.A. Clippers 92

Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from this week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Lucas Hooper beat Chrissie Stratford 2-1, Rebecca Abernethy beat Maria O’Reilly 4-0, Mick Hooper drew with Warren Mackenzie 2-2,

James McCloy lost to Pat Summerfield 1-3.

Susan Dargue drew with John Surridge 2-2, Di Ness drew with Brendon Clarke 2-2, Mark Holmes lost to Ian Dolden 0-4, Billy Nolan beat Sandy Richardson 3-0.

Chris O’Reilly lost to Jock O’Connor 1-2, Mark O’Grady lost to Laurence McCormick 1-3, Jane Lowe beat Chauntel Kentish 3-0, Paul Cousins beat Petr Holub 5-0, Robbie Kok drew with Rachel Prendergast 1-1, Steve Devereux lost to Chris O’Reilly 2-3.

Tennis Indian Wells Open Results from Indian Wells Open yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men, Round 1 Ernests Gulbis (LAT) bt Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-3 6-2.

Ivan Dodig (CRO) bt Guido Pella (ARG) 6-1

Bertos and Mark Paston had received expresare all off contract at sions of interest in the season’s end and it coaching role from all remains up in the air if over the world. they will be retained.

A sub-committee of Dome said they wantsix people, including ed to appoint a new Dome, will choose the coach shortly so the sucnext Phoenix coach, cessful applicant could while they will also take have a say in who would on the thoughts of two be on the roster for next or three independent Leo Bertos year, as opposed to if consultants, he said. they came on board in The Phoenix have June or July when most of the three games left in the A-League squad would be inked. season.

CVs have already made The Phoenix meet Western their way over Dome’s desk at Sydney at Parramatta Stadium Phoenix HQ, and he said they on Sunday evening.

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6-2.

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-4 3-6 6-1.

Denis Istomin (UZB) bt Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 7-6(5) 6-3.

Wayne Odesnik (USA) bt Roberto Bautista (ESP) 7-5 7-5.

Mischa Zverev (GER) bt Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 3-6 6-3 7-6(3).

Daniel Brands (GER) bt Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-0 7-6(3).

David Nalbandian (ARG) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-4 6-2.

Kevin Anderson (RSA) bt Victor Hanescu (ROU) 7-6(6) 6-3.

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) bt Xavier Malisse (BEL) 6-2 3-6 6-4.

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bt Igor Sijsling (NED) 4-6 6-3 6-3.

Benoit Paire (FRA) bt Lukasz Kubot (POL) 5-7 7-5 6-2.

David Goffin (BEL) beat Viktor Troicki (SRB) 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) beat Gilles Muller (LUX) 7-5 6-4.

Bernard Tomic (AUS) beat Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-4 6-3.

Women, Round 1 Madison Keys (USA) bt Melanie Oudin (USA) 6-4 4-6 6-3.

Garbine Muguruza (ESP) beat Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 2-6 7-5 6-3.

Stefanie Vogele (SUI) bt Petra Martic (CRO) 4-6 6-4 6-3.

Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) beat Romina Oprandi (SUI) 7-6(4) 6-0.

Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) beat Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) 6-4 6-4.

Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) beat Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) 6-3 3-6 6-4.

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has been stood down by the under-fire NRL club. The Sharks are at the centre of an investigation by the Australian Sport Anti-Doping Authority.

Fairfax reported that football manager Darren Mooney, head trainer Mark Noakes, physiotherapist Konrad Schultz and club doctor David Givney have also been told their services are no longer required at the Sharks. Former Northern Eagles and Manly coach Peter Sharp is set to take over as Sharks coach for Sunday’s clash with Gold Coast. - AAP

• Big V8 competition There may not be many of the new generation NZV8 cars contesting this year’s championship, but that doesn’t make Jason Bargwanna’s job any easier as he arrives in Taupo for round five of the national championship. Not only is there a bag full of series points on offer, but drivers will be racing for the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy in the final hit-out of the weekend. The trophy commemorates Kiwi V8 Supercar driver Richards, who died of cancer in 2011 aged 35. “When there aren’t that many cars on the grid people think it might look easy,” said Bargwanna. “But because there are so few cars, every single little point means - NZH so much.”

• Warriors want change Warriors coach Matt Elliott labels it a “transition” year and Parramatta fullback Jarryd Hayne talks about “new beginnings” but there’s little doubt the only way is up for two clubs who were dreadful last year. It wasn’t that long ago the Warriors (2011) and Eels (2009) were beaten grand finalists but they have fallen heavily since and occupied two of the bottom three spots last year. It is appropriate, then, that they square off in their season openers in - APNZ Parramatta tonight.

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) beat Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 7-5 6-3.

Jamie Hampton (USA) bt Bethanie MattekSands (USA) 5-7 6-3 6-1.

Kiki Bertens (NED) bt Annika Beck (GER) 3-6 6-4 6-1.

Alize Cornet (FRA) bt Monica Puig (PUR) 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2.

Urszula Radwanska (POL) bt Arantxa Rus (NED) 6-3 6-3.

Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) bt Laura Robson (GBR) 2-6 7-6(2) 6-1.

Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) bt Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 6-4 3-6 6-4.

Taylor Townsend (USA) bt Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 3-6 7-6(1) 6-3.

Irina Begu (ROU) bt Heather Watson (GBR) 6-2 6-4.

Monica Niculescu (ROU) bt Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-0 6-0.

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Z Energy confirms listing plan

By Tamsyn Parker Gas station chain Z Energy has confirmed yesterday that it is being prepared for a sharemarket listing by its main shareholders, Infratil and the NZ Super Fund.

“While no firm decisions have been made, and any listing will depend on market conditions at the time, we have asked Z Energy to work towards a possible listing of 40pc to 60pc of the company in the third quarter of 2013,” the parties said in a joint statement.

Z Energy was purchased by Infratil and the Super Fund from global energy giant Shell in 2010 for $696.5 million, with each party taking a 50 per cent share.

“At the time of purchase Z Energy had the challenge of transitioning off the Shell global platform, new capital investment priorities and the challenge of executing a countrywide rebranding,” said Infratil chief executive Marko Bogoievski.

“Now, nearly three years on,

these have been met, and Z Energy has strong cashflows, a good dividend outlook and growth options, which would suit a wider investor audience.”

Super Fund spokesman Matt Whineray said the listing would be beneficial for New Zealand’s capital markets.

“The fund’s investment in Z Energy has performed well,

with the asset benefiting from increased capital investment, strong branding and a focus on customer service,” he said.

“As a result, Z Energy now represents a larger proportion of the fund than it did at the time of purchase, and a partial listing appeals to us as a way of diversifying our investment portfolio.”

As at January 31 this year, Z Energy was the $21 billion fund’s second-largest New Zealand investment, making up 2.4 per cent of the total fund.

Both parties confirmed that, while no final decisions have been made, at this point they would be likely to retain stakes in the company of between 20 per cent and 30 per cent each.

The announcement was welcomed by Z Energy chief executive Mike Bennetts, who said the listing would provide an opportunity for Z’s customers, bondholders and members of the New Zealand public to take an ownership stake in a significant Kiwi business.

Analysts said last month that Z’s petrol business could be valued at up to $1.2 billion potentially putting it in the top 20 largest companies on the New Zealand exchange.

When market chatter about a possible Z Energy listing was circulating last month, analysts were speculating on which assets could be sold, he said.

Grant Swanepoel, an analyst at Craigs Investment Partners,

said Infratil needed to consider unlocking the value from some of its investments and listing Z Energy on the sharemarket would be one way to do that.

“It does make sense. Doing it now would take advantage of the favourable market conditions.”

Swanepoel said Infratil and the Super Fund had bought the business at the bottom of the valuation cycle when its rival Caltex was trading on four times earnings.

Caltex was now trading on six times earnings and on top of that Infratil had also cleaned up the business.

As well as rebranding the business from Shell to Z Energy, Swanepoel said there had been a lot of changes on the forecourts with lucrative car washes added to some stations and many of the poorer contracts replaced.

The company had around $400 million of debt and Swanepoel said he would expect a net yield of around 6 per cent, making it attractive to retail investors.

That could value the company at between $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion, he said.

- APNZ

High kiwi, drought add to conflicting pressures on RBNZ

By Jonathan Underhill Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has an increasing number of moving parts to juggle in his assessment of monetary policy, with the kiwi dollar higher than forecast, a resurgent housing market and the impact of drought on economic output.

Wheeler will keep the official cash rate at 2.5 per cent when he releases his monetary policy statement on March 14, according to a Reuters survey of 19 economists. He would hike by 25 basis points in the fourth quarter and again in the first three months of 2014, according to the survey’s median estimates.

Traders see 27 basis points of OCR increases over the next 12 months, based on the Overnight Interest Swap curve.

The latest MPS will likely include revised tracks for the trade-weighted index, interest rates, inflation and economic growth. The TWI was recently at 76.10 - well above the 73.1 average level the Reserve Bank forecast for the first quarter back in December and ensuring inflation remains subdued to the tradable sector.

At the same time the housing market, one of the “pockets of pressure” Wheeler identified three months ago, has continued to heat up, especially in Auckland and Christchurch.

That’s one of the reasons that investors will be keenly listening for more details on the make-up and timing of the use of macroprudential tools, such as loan-tovalue ratio restrictions, outlined in an RBNZ discussion paper this month. Wheeler noted a rise in the share of high loan-to-value lending throughout 2012 in the December MPS. “Macro-prudential tools could

help ease housing market pressures,” said ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley. However they’re only likely to have “a modest impact” compared to movements in the OCR. Wheeler also may not want to make too definitive a statement on new tools while the RBNZ is still getting feedback on its consultation paper.

Outside of the housing market, he has little need to worry about inflation. The consumer price index fell 0.2 per cent in the final three months of 2012, against the RBNZ’s December forecast of a 0.1 per cent increase.

Respondents to the Reserve Bank’s March survey of expectations trimmed their view on consumer price inflation two years ahead to 2.17 per cent from 2.27 percent in the January survey.

The outlook for global growth has improved in the past three months, as the Reserve Bank of Australia noted this week but for New Zealand, the widening effects of late-season drought in the North Island poses a risk to gross domestic product.

Deutsche Bank chief economist Darren Gibbs says it could “easily wipe 0.5 percent off economic growth over the next 12 months” if rains don’t arrive in the next two months.

“We expect the RBNZ will aim to write a statement that is seen as ‘market neutral’, balancing the large number of positive and negative developments and uncertainties that could impinge on the economic outlook as the year progresses,” Gibbs said in his OCR preview.

The review will be the first under the central bank’s new governing committee, where the governor will discuss all major policy decisions with his lieutenants, while holding the ultimate right of veto.

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Shoppers have say on funds Three local services have benefitted from cash handouts, thanks to Ashburton New World supermarket and Fonterra.

Graeme Baker - from the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade, Russell Harris – from

St John and Brian Early, representing Riding for Disabled, each collected cheques totalling $3500 from New World proprietor Tony Shepherd this week.

New World customers were given tokens on purchasing

Fonterra products, which they used to vote for the three organisations.

At the completion of the campaign the votes were counted and the cash divvied up accordingly.

HMF statutory managers make further payment Statutory managers of the frozen Hubbard Management Funds will make a further payment to investors of 15 cents in the dollar as they work toward full repayment.

The latest payment, due March 15, means 25 cents in the dollar has been repaid to investors from the Capital Return Pool in addition to an initial distribution last year of $9 million.

“We have now realised all the

liquid assets of HMF and solid progress has been made towards the realisation of the remaining assets, however due to the nature of these, the realisation process will take some time,” statutory managers Graeme McGlinn, Richard Simpson and Trevor Thornton of Grant Thornton said.

“Investors will eventually have all of their original capital returned to them,” they said.

The fund’s portfolio was valued at $40.75 million as at Dec. 31, and the managers decided to reduce and realign larger holdings in that month.

Last year the statutory managers decided against seeking repayments from investors who were overpaid, and the courtordered claw-back of overpayments in the interim distribution has been removed.

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UN hits N Korea with new sanctions

By Edith Lederer The UN Security Council responded swiftly to North Korea’s latest nuclear test by punishing the reclusive regime with tough, new sanctions targeting its economy and leadership, despite Pyongyang’s threat of a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the United States.

The penalties came in a unanimous resolution drafted by the US along with China, which is North Korea’s main benefactor. Beijing said the focus now should be to “defuse the tensions” by restarting negotiations.

The resolution sent a powerful message to North Korea’s new young leader, Kim Jong Un, that the international community condemns his defiance of Security Council bans on nuclear and ballistic tests and is prepared to take even tougher action if he continues flouting international obligations.

“Taken together, these sanctions will bite, and bite hard,” US Ambassador Susan Rice said. “They increase North Korea’s isolation and raise the cost to North Korea’s leaders of defying the international community.”

The new sanctions came in response to North Korea’s underground nuclear test on February 12 and were the fourth set imposed by the UN since the country’s first test in 2006. They are aimed at reining in Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development by requiring all countries to freeze financial transactions or services that could contribute to the programmes.

North Korea kept up its war-like rhetoric yesterday after the UN vote, issuing a statement saying it was cancelling a hotline and a non-aggression pact with rival South Korea.

North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, the country’s arm for dealing with crossborder affairs with Seoul, said it will retaliate with “crushing strikes” if enemies intrude into its territory “even an

Justin Bieber is recovering after fainting backstage at a concert in London.

A spokeswoman for Bieber said that the 19-year -old pop star was given oxygen and took a 20-minute reprieve after fainting backstage at London’s O2 Arena.

“Getting better,” Bieber posted on Justin Bieber Twitter. “Thanks for everyone pulling me thru tonight. Best fans in the world. Figuring out what happened. Thanks for the love.”

In a video of the concert posted online, Bieber’s manager appeared on stage and told the crowd that the singer was feeling “very low of breath” but would return to finish the show, which he did.

The singer is in London to perform four concerts at the O2 arena.

The incident caps a difficult week for Bieber.

He was forced to apologise to outraged fans who accused him of taking the stage almost two hours late for his first concert at the O2 on Monday. He insisted he was only 40 minutes late and blamed “technical issues.”

He took to Twitter to vent his frustrations with the media’s portrayal of the incident.

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South Korean soldiers stand guard at the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War. inch and fire even a single shell.” It also North will exercise its right for “a presaid it was voiding past nuclear disar- emptive nuclear attack to destroy the mament agreements between North and strongholds of the aggressors” because South Korea.

Washington is “set to light a fuse for a South and North Korea agreed in a nuclear war”.

1992 joint declaration not to produce, The statement was carried by the test or use nuclear weapons. North North’s official Korean Central News Korea has since conducted three nuclear Agency. tests.

In the capital of Pyongyang, Army Gen. Tensions with North Korea have esca- Kang Pyo Yong told a crowd of tens of lated since Pyongyang launched a rocket thousands that North Korea is ready to in December and conducted last month’s fire long-range nuclear-armed missiles nuclear test — the first since Kim took at Washington, which “will be engulfed charge. Many countries, especially in in a sea of fire”. the region, had hoped he would steer the White House spokesman Jay Carney country toward engagement and resolu- said the US is “fully capable” of defendtion of the dispute over its nuclear and ing itself against a North Korea ballistic missile programmes. Instead, the North missile attack. has escalated its threats.

Experts doubt that the North has masImmediately before the Security tered how to mount a nuclear warhead Council vote, a spokesman for on a ballistic missile capable of reaching Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry said the the mainland United States.

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Mexican troops detain 34 vigilantes Mexican soldiers have detained 34 vigilantes who formed part of a “self-defence group” that allegedly kidnapped police officers and seized police equipment earlier this week in the western state of Michoacan.

The army raid in the town of Buenavista, Michoacan, represents the strongest blow yet against the growing vigilante movement that has seen masked townspeople throw up checkpoints in several parts of southern and western Mexico.

The vigilante groups say they are fighting violence, kidnappings and extortions carried out by drug cartels, but concerns have surfaced that the vigilantes may be violating the law, the human rights of people they detain, or even co-operating with criminals in some cases.

Sensitive over their lack of ability to enforce public safety in rural areas, officials have, up to now, largely tolerated vigilante groups that have sprung up in Michoacan and neighbouring Guerrero state.

But the Buenavista vigilantes apparently overstepped the bounds of that tolerance when they took over the town’s police facilities, kidnapped officers and seized police weapons and vehicles earlier this week.

The army presented the 34 detainees, and said that 29 assault rifles had been seized in the raid, along with 15 pistols.

The army did not detail how many of those were police weapons.

The soldiers freed five municipal police officers and the police chief and recov-

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Masked members of the community of Ayutla escort detained people to a community assembly in the town of El Meson, Mexico. ered a half dozen vehicles the vigilantes engaging in turf battles in the area. The Michoacan-based Knights Templar cartel had seized.

Some of the detainees wore printed is fighting the Jalisco New Generation T-shirts with the legend “Community gang in the area.

However, charges of drug-cartel alliPolice,” and some shouted to journalists, ances have flown both ways.

“We are community police!”

The vigilantes in Buenavista and the There is a semi-official, semi-recognised “community police” system in nearby town of Tepalcatepec popped up some parts of Mexico, where heavily in February with suspiciously sophisIndian communities mete out forms of ticated weapons, printed T-shirts and traditional justice, but the “self-defence clothing that doesn’t reflect the usual mix of participants. In other towns, groups” are not part of it.

The vigilantes seized local police offic- vigilantes are mostly ragged farmworkers ers after accusing them of supporting with old, single-shot hunting rifles.

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US charges al Qaeda spokesman

By Lara Jakes A senior al Qaeda leader and member of Osama bin Laden’s inner circle was charged with conspiring to kill Americans in his role as the terror network’s top propagandist who lauded the attacks of September 11, 2001 — and warned there would be more.

Officials said Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, who was born in Kuwait and was bin Laden’s son-in-law, was captured in Jordan over the past week. He is due to appear in US federal court in New York, according to a Justice Department statement and indictment outlining the accusations against Abu Ghaith.

“No amount of distance or time will weaken our resolve to bring America’s enemies to justice,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in the statement. “To violent extremists who threaten the American people and seek to undermine our way of life, this arrest sends an unmistakable message: There is no corner of the world where you can escape from justice because we will do everything in our power to hold you accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”

The case marks a legal victory for the Obama administration, which has long sought to charge senior al Qaeda suspects in US federal courts instead of holding them at the military detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But it immediately sparked an outcry from Republicans in Congress

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Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law and spokesman. Abu Ghaith has been captured by the United States in what a senior congressman called a “very significant victory” in the fight against al-Qaeda. who do not want high-threat terror suspects brought into the United States.

“If this man, the spokesman of 9/11, isn’t an enemy combatant, who is?” Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, told reporters.

Abu Ghaith “should be going to Gitmo. He should be kept there and questioned.”

The Justice Department said Abu Ghaith was the spokesman for al Qaeda, working alongside bin Laden and current lead-

er Ayman al-Zawahri, since at least May 2001. Abu Ghaith is a former mosque preacher and teacher and urged followers that month to swear allegiance to bin Laden, prosecutors said.

The day after the 9/11 attacks, prosecutors say he appeared with bin Laden and al-Zawahri and called on the “nation of Islam” to battle against Jews, Christians and Americans.

A “great army is gathering against you,” Abu Ghaith said on September 12, 2001, accord-

ing to prosecutors.

Shortly afterward, Abu Ghaith warned in a speech that “the storms shall not stop — especially the airplanes storm” and advised Muslims, children and al Qaeda allies to stay out of planes and high-rise buildings.

In one video, he was sitting with bin Laden in front of a rock face in Afghanistan. Kuwait stripped him of his citizenship after 9/11.

In 2002, under pressure as the US military and CIA searched

for bin Laden, prosecutors said Abu Ghaith was smuggled into Iran from Afghanistan.

Tom Lynch, a research fellow at the National Defense University in Washington, described Abu Ghaith as one of a small handful of senior al Qaeda leaders “capable of getting the old band back together and postured for a round of real serious international terror.”

“His capture and extradition not only allows the US to hold — and perhaps try — a reputed al Qaeda core survivor, further tarnishing the AQ core brand, but it also points to the dangers for those few remaining al Qaeda core refugees,” Lynch said.

Abu Ghaith’s trial will mark one of the first prosecutions of senior al Qaeda leaders on US soil. Charging foreign terror suspects in American federal courts was a top pledge by President Barack Obama shortly after he took office in 2009 — aimed, in part, to close Guantanamo Bay. Republicans have fought the White House to keep Guantanamo open. Several Republican lawmakers said Abu Ghaith should be considered an enemy combatant and sent to Guantanamo, where he could be questioned more thoroughly than his lawyers likely will allow as a federal defendant on US soil.

Generally, Guantanamo detainees have fewer legal rights and due process than they would have in a court in America but could potentially yield more information to prevent future threats.

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Aries 21 March - 20 April Challenging angles could stir up your emotions and make you edgy, even impatient. It might be one of those days when you know something needs to change but can’t quite define what it is. It could be hard to muster enthusiasm when nothing gels but keep going. Later, you may get an idea or inspiration that could stick around for some time.

TAurus 21 April - 21 May You and your partner may need to have that talk. As Saturn aspects Pluto it suggests that something needs to alter in order for your love life to turn the corner.

However drastic this seems, the cosmos reveals that it can only lead to improvement.

Don’t ignore this challenge - actively tackle it. If you do, deep down you’ll know you’ve done the right thing.

Gemini 22 May - 21 June Confidential talks or private agendas about career matters could lead to behindthe-scenes suspicions, which in turn may encourage other secretive manoeuvres.

It helps to spell things out when discussing anything important. Keep everything honest and above board and you’ll succeed where others could fail. A bright idea can however gain traction.

CAnCer 22 June - 23 July It’s possible that someone’s bizarre mood may test your patience. If this looks like it might spoil your day, then encourage them to open up and share their problem with you. They may become much more co-operative as a result. Lately, you’ve been focusing on the big picture but details are important too if you want to get ahead.

Leo 24 July - 23 August The urge to overindulge your moods may be strong, especially if your love life or other aspects of your world have been on a rollercoaster ride recently and events have left you feeling victimized. You may need peace and quiet to sort things out and make timely decisions.

However, someone else may have other plans - and a pleasant surprise.

VirGo 24 August - 23 September Your faculties may be topnotch when it comes to mental work or the need to resolve a problem. An issue may come to a head today but it’s nothing you can’t resolve. Letting go of a habit, person or situation may seem hard but may be necessary. Sometimes we have to lose one thing to gain another. Later, a local trip may help spice things up.

LibrA 24 September - 23 October People and circumstances may seem to hold you back at work or in daily life. You may need to be tactful as getting annoyed may make things worse. Try to cut back on unnecessary activities as it won’t help to clutter your schedule. Keep an eye on your diet and overall fitness levels. It may be hard to discipline yourself to exercise, but even a little extra can help.

sCorpio 24 October - 22 November With lucky Jupiter in your joint financial sector it’s a good time to take a longrange view when considering your security. Consider consolidating debts, checking accounts and taking a look at your investments. It may be easier to get credit at this time and certain risks may pay off. Use this positive phase to get your resources in better order.

sAGiTTArius 23 November - 21 December Money matters may come to the forefront and demand your attention. If your current reality is not to your liking it’s time to straighten it out and focus on working within your limitations. A powerful link between Saturn and Pluto today encourages you to take the kind of decisions that may help you create a firmer foundation in your life.

CApriCorn 22 December - 20 January The outlook is excellent for getting your message across, attracting attention and for helping to secure your position in your chosen field. As your personal planet Saturn links to nononsense Pluto, a cunning plan may be hatching in your mind. You may decide to take a backward step as part of a strategy to roar ahead at a later date.

AquArius 21 January - 19 February You may need to give more than you receive right now, but rest assured, Aquarius, all that has gone out will come back to you in greater measure. If you need brightening up there’s a chance you’ll feel the thrill of a new relationship or perhaps get to enjoy being creative in your own unique and offbeat way. Make a happy social choice today.

pisCes 20 February - 20 March You may be a mix of hopes, desires and needs. A part of you may be keen to seek out the limelight and be the one that everyone looks up to. At the same time you’re filled with compassion and may be willing to put your own needs aside to help someone with problems.

Keep everything in balance and you’ll find the day could be very progressive.

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Chavez body to be put on permanent display Hugo Chavez’s body will be preserved and forever displayed inside a glass tomb at a military museum not far from the presidential palace from which he ruled for 14 years, his successor announced yesterday in a Caribbean version of the treatment given Communist revolutionary leaders such as Lenin, Mao and Ho Chi Minh.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s acting head of state, said Chavez would first lie in state for “at least” seven more days before the museum becomes his permanent home. It was not clear when exactly he would be moved from the military academy where his body has been since Thursday.

Later yestersday, the National Assembly speaker announced that Maduro would be sworn in as acting president following a state funeral and would call elections within 30 days. That enables him, as the designated governing party candidate, to run for president as Chavez desired. Legal scholars say that under the constitution, the legislature’s speaker should instead be sworn in and organise the vote.

More than 30 heads of government, including Cuban President Raul Castro and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are to attend the funeral. US Rep. Gregory Meeks, a New York Democrat, and former Rep. William Delahunt, a Democrat from Massachusetts, will represent the United States, which Chavez often portrayed as a great global evil even as he sent the country billions of dollars in oil each year.

“We have decided to prepare the body of our ‘Comandante President,’ to embalm it so that it remains open for all time for the people. Just like Ho Chi Minh.

Just like Lenin. Just like Mao Zedong,” Maduro said.

He said the body would be held in a “crystal urn” at the Museum

Police say two buses have collided in central Vietnam, killing 11 people and leaving nine others seriously injured. The traffic police chief in Khanh Hoa province, Phan Long De, says nine people including the two bus drivers died at the scene of yesterday’s accident and two others died in hospitals. Nine passengers remain hospitalised with serious injuries, not none of them were life threatening.

-AP

• Little PSY goes solo The impish boy who showed off his dance moves alongside PSY in Gangnam Style is hoping to go viral, too. The 7-yearold nicknamed Little PSY is releasing an electro pop song next week through iTunes.

The boy, whose real name is Hwang Min-woo, says he wants to gain global fame like his “big brother,” PSY. Sporting a black suit and a sleek haircut, Min-woo performed at a news conference in South Korea on Wednesday. He is the latest recruit in the increasingly global K-pop industry. Min-woo is a second-grader and his mother comes from Vietnam.

-AP

• Lion kills keeper

photo AP

Venezuela’s vice-president Nicolas Maduro speaks to people outside the military academy where the body of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez lies in state in Caracas, Venezuela. of the Revolution.

The announcement followed two emotional days in which Chavez’s supporters compared him to Jesus Christ, and accused his national and international critics of seeking to undermine his “revolution”.

A sea of sobbing, heartbroken humanity jammed Venezuela’s main military academy yesterday to see Chavez’s body, some waiting 10 hours under the twinkling stars and the searing Caribbean sun to file past his coffin.

Castro, presidents Jose Mujica of Uruguay and and Dilma Rousseff of Brazil viewed the open casket along with former Brazilian president Inacio Lula da Silva.

But even as his supporters attempted to immortalise the dead

president, a country exhausted from round-the-clock mourning began to look toward the future.

Some worried openly whether the nation’s anointed leaders are up to filling his shoes, and others said they were anxious for news on when elections will be held.

The constitution mandates they be called within 30 days, but the government has yet to address the matter.

“People are beginning to get back to their lives. One must keep working,” said 40-year-old Caracas resident Laura Guerra, a Chavez supporter who said she was not yet sold on Maduro. “I don’t think he will be the same.

I don’t think he has the same strength that the ‘comandante’ had.”

At the military academy, Chavez lay in a glass-covered coffin wearing the olive-green military uniform and red beret of his paratrooper days and looking gaunt and pale, his lips pressed together. In a nod to the insecurity that plagues this country, mourners had to submit to a pat down, pass through a metal detector and remove the batteries from their mobile phones before they entered.

As they reached the coffin, many placed a hand on their heart or stiffly saluted.

“I waited 10 hours to see him, but I am very happy, proud to have seen my comandante,” said 46-year-old Yudeth Hurtado, sobbing. “He is planted in our heart.”

-AP

Police deny shooting mall gunman

Police say they didn’t shoot a shirtless gunman who has been taken to hospital after a standoff in Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall.

Police say the man is now in custody after being subdued.

He’s been taken to hospital in an ambulance.

A police media spokesman said he could not say what weapon police used to subdue the man.

“It wasn’t bullets, it wasn’t rubber bullets, it wasn’t a Taser,” he said.

“There was not blood everywhere, as has been reported.”

Yesterday’s siege came to a climax after witnesses reported hearing shots from the scene.

It’s unclear if the gunman, who was armed with a handgun, discharged his own weapon.

The stand-off led to the evacuation of thousands of shoppers and workers from the busy mall precinct.

Chief Superintendent Mark Ainsworth told reporters at the scene that the man had been taken into custody, and had suffered only minor injuries.

• Bus crash kills 11

The Brisbane mall gunman He declined to elaborate and said the police ethical standards command would investigate.

No one else was hurt during the incident.

Earlier, Supt Ainsworth said police who were engaged in standard police operations in the city had confronted the man.

He had responded by pulling out a handgun.

Teams of heavily armed officers were called to the mall and quickly confined the gunman to a shop.

Witnesses have given varying accounts of what happened.

Taxi driver Tariq Khan, who witnessed the final moments of the siege, told reporters the gunman was screaming to police, “Shoot me, shoot me!”

He said that at one stage the gunman was offered cigarettes, accepted them and smoked one.

Another witness, Brett Morris, told the Seven Network he saw officers shoot the man in the arm or shoulder.

But apparently it wasn’t with a gun.

The gunman, who is known to police, was taken to Royal Brisbane Hospital.

The mall is returning to normal after the siege was declared over.

Retiree Michael Millier watched the siege play out from a clothing store on the mall.

He said he watched the shirtless gunman run from a restaurant holding a pistol in outstretched arms and pointing it at the ground.

The man was yelling and then pointed the gun at three elderly

people who were sitting on a seat, Mr Millier said.

“They just froze in terror,” he told reporters.

“Then SWAT teams came from three different sides firing and he fell on the ground and started wriggling in agony.

“I don’t think they were real bullets, they didn’t sound like real bullets.”

The scene unfolded about 30 metres from the Cotton On store, and Mr Millier said police were telling him to get back as he took photos.

He showed reporters a photo of a shirtless man in shorts holding a pistol behind his back.

He said the man didn’t fire the weapon but was waving it around.

Mr Millier said he wasn’t scared but he was surprised.

“I didn’t expect it today, coming into Brisbane, but then these things can happen anywhere,” he said.

Police later said “less than lethal” rounds had been used on the gunman, but could not say what type.

- AAP

Authorities say the intern fatally attacked by a lion at a California exotic animal park was talking with a co-worker on the phone in the moments before she was killed. Fresno County coroner David Hadden said the co-worker became concerned when the conversation ended abruptly and 24-year-old Dianna Hanson failed to call back. Hadden says Hanson was cleaning an enclosure when investigators believe the lion may have used its paw to lift a partially opened door of a smaller cage, but the investigation continues.

The 250-kilogram lion broke Hanson’s neck with an apparent swipe of the paw.

-AP

• Attack kills four Four people were killed and eight more were injured in an attack in China’s restive Central Asian frontier while the national legislature is meeting in the capital to install new leadership, an official said. Details are scant about the attack in the commercial heart of Korla, site of simmering rebellion by Muslim Uighurs against Chinese rule.

Online accounts said it may have been the result of a gambling dispute, while others characterised it as an attack by an ethnic Uighur against Han Chinese.

-AP

• Behar leaving View Joy Behar will be enjoying The View for only five more months.

The 70-year old comedian is leaving the ABC daytime talk show at the end of the current season in August. The network said that it wishes Behar “all the best in this next chapter, and are thrilled that we have her for the remainder of the season.”

Behar has co-hosted the show for 16 seasons. She was among the first co-hosts with co-creator Barbara Walters when the series debuted in 2006. The current panel includes Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd.

- AP

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Television

TV1 TODAY

6.00 Te Karere. (R, T) 6.30 Hyundai Country Calendar.

(G, R, T) 7.00 Rural Delivery.

7.30 Fair Go. (R, T) 8.00 60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) 9.00 Mexican Food Made Simple.

(G, T) 9.30 Come Dine With Me Omnibus.

(G, R, T) 12.00 Monteith’s Wild Food Challenge.

(Final, PGR, R, T) 1.00 Gordon’s Great Escape. (PGR) 2.00 The Chase. (G, T) 3.00 Four Weddings Australia. (G, R) 4.00 Children’s Hospital. (Final, G, T) 5.00 River Monsters. (G, T) 6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 The Food Truck. (G, R, T) 7.30 Billy Connolly’s Route 66.

(PGR, R, T) 8.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PGR, T) 9.35 Masterchef New Zealand.

(PGR, R, T) 10.35 Pan Am. (PGR, T) 11.30 FILM: Sunshine Cleaning. (2008, AO, R, T) 1.20 BBC World – BBC World News. 1.30 What If? 2.00 BBC World News. 2.15 Sport Today. 2.30 Fast Track. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Dateline London. 4.00 BBC World News. 4.10 World Features. 4.30 Changing Fortunes. 5.00 BBC World News.

5.30 Our World.

SUNDAY 6.00 6.25 6.35 6.45 7.10 7.35 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30

Rural Delivery. (R) Homefront Extra. (G, R) Gardens Of The World. (G, R) Are We There Yet? (G, R, T) Sunday. (R, T) Tagata Pasifika. (R) Praise Be. (G, R) Attitude. (G, R, T) Q+A. Marae Investigates.

Waka Huia Summer Season.

(Final, T) 11.00 Neighbourhood. (G, T) 11.35 Fair Go. (R, T) 12.00 Coronation Street Omnibus.

(PGR, T) 2.00 The Force. (PGR, R, T) 2.30 Coastwatch. (G, R, T) 3.00 Hotel Inspector. (PGR, R, T) 4.00 The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show. (G, R, T) 4.30 Keeping Up With The Joneses.

(G, R, T) 5.00 Nature’s Miracle Babies. (G, R, T) 6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Sunday. (T) 7.30 MasterChef New Zealand.

(PGR, T) 8.30 Packed To The Rafters. (PGR, T) After mistaking one of Matt’s music mates, Harro, for a thief, Jake receives a surprise phone call from his estranged father.

9.30 House Husbands. (PGR, T) 10.30 Marchlands. (Final, AO, T) 11.30 Q+A. (R) 12.40 Call 911. (PGR, R) 1.05 BBC World – BBC World News. 1.30 The Bottom Line.

2.00 BBC World News. 2.30 Click. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Horizons. 4.00 BBC World News. 5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

MONDAY

6.00 Breakfast.

9.00 Good Morning.

10.00 Ellen. (G, R) 11.00 Cowboy Builders. (G, T) 12.00 ONE News. (T) 12.30 Emmerdale. (PGR, T) 1.30 Come Dine With Me. (PGR, T) 2.00 Britain’s Best Dish. (G, R) 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (G) 3.55 Te Karere. (T) 4.25 Ellen. (G) 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat. (G, T) 12.10 The Investigator. (AO, R, T) 1.05 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.35 BBC World – GMT With George Alagiah. 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain. 3.30 HARDtalk. 4.00 Global With Jon Sopel. (G) 5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 5.35 Te Karere. (T)

TV2 TODAY

6.00 Blue’s Clues. (G, R, T) 6.25 Pocoyo. (G) 6.30 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, R, T) 6.40 Handy Manny. (G, T) 7.00 Small Blacks TV. 7.25 Gravity Falls. (G) 7.50 Phineas And Ferb.

(G, R, T) 8.15 Green Lantern: The Animated Series. (G, T) 8.40 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (G, R, T) 9.10 Young Justice. (G, R, T) 9.35 Zeke And Luther. (G, T) 10.00 Fresh.

10.30 Neighbours Omnibus. (G, R, T) 1.00 The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business. (PGR) 2.00 This Is Justin Bieber. (G, R, T) 3.00 Secret Life Of The American Teenager. (Final, PGR) 4.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, T) 4.30 Melissa & Joey. (G, T) 5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 According To Jim. (G, R, T) 6.00 Oh Sit! (G, T) 7.00 Two And A Half Men. (PGR, R, T) 7.30 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. (G, T) 8.30 FILM: License To Wed. (2007, AO, R, T) Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Eric Christian Olsen. A priest puts an engaged couple through an exhaustive marriage preparation course to see if they are meant to be married in his church.

10.20 FILM: Bucky Larson Born To Be A Star. (2011, AO, T) 12.20 FILM: Stir Of Echoes: The Homecoming. (1999) 2.10 Jeremy Kyle.

(PGR, R) 3.05 The Celebrity Apprentice.

(PGR, R) 4.40 Small Blacks TV. (R) 5.05 Fresh. (R) 5.30 It Is Written.

SUNDAY

6.00 Blue’s Clues. (G, R, T) 6.25 Special Agent Oso. (G, R, T) 6.50 The Magic Roundabout. (G, R, T) 7.00 What Now? 7.05 Adventure Time With Finn And Jake. (G, R, T) 7.30 Spongebob Squarepants. (G, R, T) 8.00 What Now? (R) 10.00 Shortland Street Omnibus. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 FILM: The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice. (2010, PGR, R) 1.50 Mad. (G) 2.00 The Lying Game. (PGR, T) 3.00 Gossip Girl. (PGR, T) 4.00 Make It Or Break It. (G) 5.00 Pretty Little Liars. (G, T) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R) 6.30 The War At Home. (G) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PGR, R, T) 7.30 Renters. (PGR) 8.30 FILM: Zombieland. (2009, AO, R, T) Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin.

10.15 666 Park Avenue. (T) 11.15 FILM: District 9. (2009, AO, R, T) 1.30 Haven. (AO, R, T) 2.15 Stalked: Someone’s Watching. (AO, R, T) 2.45 Infomercials. 3.15 20/20. (R, T) 4.15 It Is Written. (R) 4.45 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.30 Infomercials.

MONDAY

6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Pinky And Perky. (G, R, T) 7.30 Back At The Barnyard. (G, R, T) 7.55 Ben 10: Omniverse.

(G, T) 8.20 Dinosaur Train. (G, R, T) 8.30 Guess How Much I Love You. (G, T) 8.45 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.55 Bird Bath. (G, R, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (AO, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 2.00 Anderson Live.

3.00 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, T) 3.05 Everything’s Rosie. (G, T) 3.20 Mike The Knight. (G, T) 3.30 Kung Fu Panda. (G, T) 4.00 H2o Just Add Water. (G, R, T) 4.30 The Erin Simpson Show.

5.00 Horace In Slow Motion. (G, R) 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R) 5.30 8 Simple Rules. (G, R, T) 12.30 Off The Map. (AO, R, T) 1.30 Infomercials. 2.30 Rizzoli & Isles. (AO, R, T) 3.20 Secret Life Of The American Teenager.

(PGR, R, T) 4.15 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show. (R) 5.30 Infomercials.

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TV3 TODAY

6.00 Charles Stanley.

6.30 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G, R) 7.00 Rheem Outdoors With Geoff. (G, R) 7.30 Knight Rider. (G, R) 8.30 Infomercials. (G) 9.30 Katie: My Beautiful Friends.

(PGR, R, T) 10.25 Media3.

11.00 Project Runway. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Project Runway. (Final, PGR, R) 2.00 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. (G) 4.00 The Office. (G) 4.30 Sons Of Tucson. (G, R) 5.00 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G, R) 5.30 Rheem Outdoors With Geoff. (G) 6.00 3 News.

7.00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals. (G, T) 7.30 Ice Road Truckers. (PGR, T) 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

(AO, T) A police dog is blamed for a cop’s death, but the CSIs discover there is more to the case.

9.30 CSI: New York. (AO, T) Mac and the team recall moments from 9/11 on the anniversary of the tragedy.

10.30 Outrageous Fortune. (AO, R, T) 11.30 Law & Order: Los Angeles. (AO) 12.30 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Hillsong. (G) 5.30 Charles Stanley.

SUNDAY 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.25

Bayless Conley. (G) Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV. (G) Charles Stanley. (G) Both Worlds. (G, R) What’s Really In Our Food? (G, R, T) 8.50 Under The Grill. (Final, PGR, R) 9.15 Missing Pieces. (G, R, T) 9.40 The Gruen Transfer. (G, R) 10.10 Home And Away Omnibus. (T) 12.00 Entertainment Tonight Weekend.

(G) 1.00 Survivor: South Pacific. (G, R) 2.00 Ice Road Truckers. (G, R, T) 3.00 Motorsport. BNT V8 SuperTourers New Zealand. Round two. From Ruapuna. Hosted by Shaun Summerfield.

5.30 ITM Fishing Show. (G) 6.00 3 News.

7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, T) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PGR) 8.00 Family Guy. (PGR, R, T) When Meg travels abroad to Europe, her exciting adventure comes to a halt when she gets kidnapped.

8.30 FILM: Unstoppable. (2010, AO, T) Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson. A massive unmanned locomotive loaded with toxic cargo roars through the countryside toward a heavily populated area.

10.40 FILM: Funny People. (2009, AO, R, T) 1.40 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer.

5.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV. (G)

MONDAY 6.00 8.30 10.30 11.30

3 News: Firstline.

Infomercials. (G) The Shopping Channel.

Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 12.00 3 News.

12.30 Home And Away. (G, R, T) 1.00 Dr Phil. (AO) 2.00 The Dr Oz Show. (PGR) 2.55 The Biggest Loser Australia. (G) 4.00 Rachael Ray. (G) 5.00 Entertainment Tonight. (G) 5.30 Home And Away. (G, T) 12.15 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer.

5.30 City Impact Church.

PRIME TODAY

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 11.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G, R) 12.00 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus.

(G, R) 2.30 MasterChef USA. (PGR, R) 3.25 Country House Rescue. (G, R) 4.25 Genius. (G, R) 5.00 Milwaukee Fishing And Adventure. (G) 5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (Final, G) 7.00 Storage Wars. (G) 7.30 American Idol. (G) Ryan Seacrest announces the American Idol Top 10 for 2013.

9.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Highlanders v Cheetahs. From Rugby Park, Invercargill.

11.00 Cricket. ANZ International Series.

First Test. New Zealand v England.

From the University Oval, Dunedin.

Highlights.

11.30 Crownies. (AO) 12.40 Home Shopping. (G)

SUNDAY 6.00 10.30 12.00 12.30 1.00 1.55 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00

7.25

8.40

9.40

10.40 11.40

12.20

Religious Programming.

Sport Box. (G, R) Getaway. (G, R) Danger Beach. (PGR, R) Better Homes And Gardens.

(G, R) Outnumbered. (G, R) Customs. (PGR, R) Three Hungry Boys. (G, R) Hot Property. (G, R) Super Rugby Highlights. (G) Export Gold Match Fishing League. (G) Prime News.

Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G) Wildlife Patrol. (G) Storage Wars. (G) In this town the competition has never been stiffer and the potential behind those storage doors has never been so intriguing.

Top Gear. (PGR) Richard, Jeremy and James are tasked with designing a car exclusively for the elderly.

Prime Presents: Earthflight.

(New, G) New BBC documentary series, in which we take a breathtaking flight on the wings of birds across six continents and experience some of the world’s greatest natural spectacles from a bird’s-eye view.

Monroe. (PGR) Monroe may be about to promote one of his trainees but he’s now beginning to doubt his own abilities as a neurosurgeon.

Sea Patrol. (PGR) Cricket. ANZ International Series.

First Test. New Zealand v England.

From the University Oval, Dunedin.

Highlights.

Home Shopping. (G)

MONDAY 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 12.00 1.00 2.05 3.00

Home Shopping. (G) The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Home Shopping. (G) The Doctors. (G) The Jeff Probst Show. (G) All Saints. (PGR, R) Stargate Universe. (PGR, R) With food and water supplies running dangerously low and tempers flaring, a shuttle is deployed to an unstable planet whose Stargate has been locked out of Destiny’s controls.

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

5.30 Prime News.

12.00 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)

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

MOVIE License To Wed TV2, 8.30pm Funnyman Robin Williams likes to vary his roles between loveable souls (Patch Adams, Mrs Doubtfire) and homicidal stalkers (One Hour Photo, Insomnia). Here he has found a character somewhere in between as the outlandish Reverend Frank, who insists on subjecting engaged couple Ben (John Krasinski) and Sadie (Mandy Moore, pictured) to his two-week premarital course.

They have to lug around fake babies, which scream and puke, to show them marriage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. And, of course, they can’t have sex.

Surely reaching the “I do” part of a wedding was never meant to be as laborious as this couple of hours.

FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Rocko’s Modern Life. (G, R) 7.25 Scaredy Squirrel. (G, R) 7.50 All Grown Up. (G, R) 8.15 Invader Zim. (G) 8.40 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.30 Power Rangers: Samurai. (G, R) 9.55 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana.

(G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 Hannah Montana Forever. (G) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) 6.30 FILM: Babe. (1995, G, R, T) Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell, Zoe Burton, Paul Goddard. A precocious pig raised by farm sheepdogs tries to avoid his ultimate fate.

8.30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills. (PGR) Tensions rise at a summit meeting. Meanwhile, Kim spins into motion a group getaway to Ojai.

9.30 Face Off. (PGR) The contestants create zombie makeup for characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Resident Evil filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson serves as a guest judge.

10.25 Excused. (AO) 10.55 Poker After Dark. (PGR) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)

SUNDAY

6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Rocko’s Modern Life. (G, R) 7.25 Scaredy Squirrel. (G, R) 7.50 All Grown Up. (G, R) 8.15 Invader Zim. (G) 8.40 Go Diego Go. (G, R) 9.00 Wonder Pets. (G, R) 9.25 Dora The Explorer. (G, R) 9.55 Sticky TV Omnibus. (G) 12.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 iCarly. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) 6.30 Top Chef Just Desserts. (PGR) 7.30 Survivor: Caramoan - Fans Vs Favorites. (G) Ten ultimate survivor fans take on 10 of their favourite players from the past.

8.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PGR, R) Ted has a shot at his dream job, but loses it when he barely misses a flight to Chicago for the job interview.

9.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PGR, R) A sheepish Jeff asks co-workers to sponsor Audrey’s charity run after he’s told them not to include him in office fund-raisers.

9.30 Raising Hope. (PGR) Jimmy and Sabrina decide to be more open with each other as their relationship grows, which leads to Jimmy helping her overcome a childhood phobia.

10.00 The Ricky Gervais Show. (AO, R) 10.30 Better Off Ted. (PGR, R) 11.00 Entertainment Tonight Weekend. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)

MONDAY

6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G, R) 7.30 Avatar: The Last Airbender. (G) 7.55 George Of The Jungle. (G) 8.20 Care Bears: Welcome To Care-A-Lot. (G) 8.40 HUMF. (G) 8.50 Bob The Builder.

(G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.20 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 9.45 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion. (G, R) 9.55 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 12.10 Infomercials. (G) 0903

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Television

The Box TODAY

6.00 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 8.05 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 8.55 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.20 Flashpoint. (M) 10.30 Raw. (M) 4.30 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.30 Chuck. (M) 8.30 Deadliest Warrior. (M) Worlds collide when a Centurion, commander of Rome’s bone-crushing army, takes on a Rajput, India’s greatest fighter in a fight to the finish.

9.30 Spartacus: Vengeance. (18) Spartacus urges his restless rebels to train for the defense of their new sanctuary. Lucretia and Ilithyia seek comfort from each other, while Glaber’s forces swell with some deadly new recruits.

(18VLS) 10.30 TNA Impact Wrestling. (M)

SuNDAY

6.00 24 Marathon. (M) 9.20 TNA Impact Wrestling. (M) 11.10 The Simpsons Marathon.

(PG) 1.15 Chuck. (M) 2.05 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 3.00 Raw. (M) 5.45 Main Event. (M) 6.45 Smackdown. (M) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) When Rossi decides to revisit an unsolved case from his past, the BAU team steps in to help him unravel the circumstances behind the mysterious murder of two young parents nearly 20 years before.

9.30 Criminal Minds. (M) When the suicide rate spikes in a Pittsburgh neighbourhood, the BAU team suspects the deaths may actually be the result of a serial killer who believes he is an ‘Angel of Death’.

10.30 The Beast. (M) 11.30 Main Event. (M) 12.30 Smackdown. (M) 2.10 Criminal Minds. (M) 3.00 Criminal Minds. (M) 3.50 Family Business. (18) 4.20 The Beast. (M) 5.10 Chuck. (M)

MONDAY 6.00 6.50 7.15 7.40

NYPD Blue. (M) The Simpsons. (PG) Pawn Stars. (PG) America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 8.30 Cash Cab uSA. (PG) 8.55 24. (M) 9.50 Law & Order. (M) 10.40 Main Event. (M) 11.30 Smackdown. (M) 1.15 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 2.35 Cash Cab. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 1.45 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.10 NYPD Blue. (M) 3.05 CSI. New York. (M) 3.55 CSI. New York. (M) 4.45 24. (M) 5.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)

Sky Movies 1 Movie Greats TODAY

7.40 One Day. (2011, M) 9.25 The Next Three Days.

(2010, M) 11.40 Like Crazy. (2011, M) 1.10 Biography: Morgan Freeman. (2010, PG) 2.00 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. (2011, G) 3.45 Beastly. (2011, PG) 5.10 Father Of Invention. (2010, PG) Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle. After eight years in prison, an inventor struggles to win over his estranged family and catch up on current technology.

6.45 Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. (2011, M) James Franco, Freida Pinto.

8.30 Margin Call. (2011, M) Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci. A compelling depiction of what the last night on Wall Street in a N.Y. mortgage investment firm may have looked like before the meltdown in 2008 began.

10.20 Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game Of Shadows. (2011, M) Robert Downey Jr. 12.25 Voodoo Moon. (2006, 16) 1.55 Beastly. (2011, PG) 3.20 Voodoo Moon. (2006, 16) 4.50 Father Of Invention. (2010, PG)

SuNDAY

6.20 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. (2011, G) 8.05 Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game Of Shadows. (2011, M) 10.10 Margin Call. (2011, M) 12.00 Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. (2011, M) 1.45 Glee The Concert. (2011, PG) 3.10 Conviction. (2011, M) Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell.

4.55 The Big Year. (2011, PG) Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Steve Martin.

6.35 The Rite. (2011, M) Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue.

8.30 Battleship. (2012, M) Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard. A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.

10.45 Your Highness. (2011, 16) Danny McBride, Natalie Portman.

MONDAY

6.35 The Big Year. (2011, PG) Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Steve Martin.

8.15 The Rite. (2011, M) Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue.

10.10 Your Highness. (2011, 16) Danny McBride, Natalie Portman.

11.50 Battleship. (2012, M) Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard.

2.00 Making Of Dr: Seuss’ The Lorax. (2012, G).

2.20 Winnie The Pooh: The Movie. (2011, G) John Cleese, James Cummings, Craig Ferguson.

3.25 Never Let Me Go. (2010, M) Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan.

5.10 Soul Surfer. (2011, PG) AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid.

TODAY 6.00 Buzz and Poppy 6.30 3-2-1 Penguins! 7.00 The Lads TV 7.30 The Storykeepers 8.00 From Aardvark to Zucchini 8.30 Adventures from the Book 9.00 Xtreme Life TV 9.30 TheDRIVEtv 10.00 Life FM presents 11.00 The One to One Show 11.30 The Easter Experience 12.00 Why Dig That Up? 12.30 Facing the Canon 1.00 The Way of the Master 1.30 Building a Difference 2.00 Leland Klassen’s Comedy 2.30 Beyond the Search 3.00 Journey into the Amazon 3.30 From Heartache to Hope 4.00 The Family Series 4.30 Facing the Canon 5.00 Why Dig That Up? 5.30 Give Me An Answer 6.00 Leland Klassen’s Comedy 6.30 Building

TODAY

7.20 Making Of Fast & Furious.

(2009, M) 7.40 The Godfather. Part III. (1990, M) 10.30 The Long Kiss Goodnight.

(1996, 18) 12.30 The Prestige. (2006, M) 2.40 Raising Arizona. (1987, PG) 4.15 The Score. (2001, M) Robert De Niro, Edward Norton. Nick is a master thief who lives by two rules. always work alone and never do a job in your own city. He’s about to break both of them. 2001.

6.20 Cape Fear. (1991, 16) Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte.

8.30 Fast & Furious. (2009, M) Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.

When a crime brings them back to L.A, fugitive Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O’Conner but they’re forced to confront a shared enemy.

2009.

10.20 The Guardian. (2006, M) Kevin Costner.

12.35 Biography. George Clooney. (2009, PG) 1.25 The Score. (2001, M) 3.25 Raising Arizona. (1987, PG) 5.00 The Guardian. (2006, M)

SuNDAY 7.15 9.20 11.05 1.05 3.20

4.45

6.45 8.30

10.15

Cape Fear. (1991, 16) Fast & Furious. (2009, M) The Score. (2001, M) The Guardian. (2006, M) Bulletproof. (1996, 18) Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler. A bust gone wrong throws an undercover cop and a petty car thief together as unlikely allies against a powerful drug lord. 1996.

My Cousin Vinny. (1992, PG) Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio. A novice Brooklyn lawyer tries to defend his cousin on a murder charge in the Deep South. 1992.

Death Race. (2008, 16) Jason Statham.

The Skeleton Key. (2005, M) Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands. When a young nurse is given a key to a room in the house where she is working, she finds out that it opens much more than just a door. 2005.

Black Hawk Down. (2001, 16) Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett.

MONDAY

6.55 Black Hawk Down. (2001, 16) Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett.

9.15 Bulletproof. (1996, 18) Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler.

10.40 My Cousin Vinny. (1992, PG) Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio.

12.40 The Skeleton Key. (2005, M) Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands.

2.25 Black Hawk Down. (2001, 16) Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett.

4.50 Circle Of Friends. (1995, M) Minnie Driver, Chris O’Donnell.

Sky Sport 1 TODAY

6.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Hurricanes v Crusaders. Replay.

8.00 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Stage Five. Highlights.

8.30 Basketball. NBL. Breakers v Taipans. Highlights.

9.30 Cricket. Black Caps v England. First Test. Day Three. Highlights.

10.00 Cricket. Black Caps v England. First Test. Day Four. Morning Session. Live.

1.05 Cricket. Black Caps v England. First Test. Day Four. Afternoon. Live.

5.30 Golf. WGC Cadillac C’ship.

Round Two. Highlights.

6.30 Total Rugby.

7.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Highlanders v Cheetahs. Live.

9.35 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Brumbies v Waratahs. Live.

12.00 Cricket. Black Caps v England. First Test. Day Four. Highlights.

12.30 Golf. WGC Cadillac C’ship.

Round Two. Highlights.

1.30 Total Rugby.

2.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Brumbies v Waratahs. Replay.

4.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby.

Stormers v Chiefs. Live.

SuNDAY

6.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Kings v Sharks.

8.00 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Stage Six. Delayed.

9.30 Softball. ISF Mens World C’ships. Day Two. Highlights.

10.00 Softball. ISF Mens World C’ships. Game Seven. Live.

12.30 Small Blacks TV. 1.00 Softball. ISF Mens World Championships. Final. Live.

4.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Blues v Bulls. Live.

6.00 Investec Super Rugby Review.

7.00 Soccer. A-League. Sydney v Wellington. Live.

9.00 Cricket. Black Caps v England. First Test. Day Five.

Highlights.

9.30 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Stormers v Chiefs.

Replay.

11.30 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby.

Kings v Sharks. Replay.

1.30 Athletics. GE Strathclyde Park Triathlon.

2.30 Sky Sport What’s On. 2.55 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Stage Six. Highlights.

3.25 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Stage Seven. Live.

5.00 Golf. WGC Cadillac C’ships.

Round Three. Highlights.

MONDAY

6.00 Golf. WGC Cadillac C’ships.

Round Four. Live.

12.00 Motorsport. FIA World Rally Championship. Highlights.

12.30 Soccer. A-League. Sydney v Wellington. Replay.

2.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Arsenal v Everton.

Highlights.

3.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Manchester City v Wigan Athletic. Highlights.

4.30 Soccer. English Premier League. West Ham United v Manchester United. H’lights.

5.30 Premier League Review.

SHINE

a Difference 7.00 Beyond the Search 7.30 FEATURE: The Fall of Jericho 8.00 Eric Liddell 9.00 The Easter Experience 9.30 Nzone Focus 10.00 The Way of the Master 10.30 Facing the Canon 11.00 Give Me An Answer 11.30 Beyond the Search 12.00 Nzone Focus 12.30 Leland Klassen’s Comedy 1.00 Journey into the Amazon 1.30 The Easter Experience 2.00 Facing the Canon 2.30 The Way of the Master 3.00 FEATURE: The Fall of Jericho 3.30 Eric Liddell 4.30 Building a Difference 5.00 Give Me An Answer 5.30 Running With Fire SuNDAY 6.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 7.00 Jovis Bon-Hovis 7.30 That’s Amazing 8.00 The Storykeepers 8.30 Connection

Sky Sport 2 TODAY

6.00 Crowd Goes Wild.

6.30 Cricket. Black Caps v England. First Test. Day Three. Highlights.

7.00 Golf. WGC Cadillac C’ships.

Round One. Highlights.

8.00 Golf. WGC Cadillac C’ships.

Round Two. Live.

12.00 Premier League Preview.

12.30 Motorsport. FIA World Rally C’ships. Mexico. Highlights.

1.00 Darts. Premier League.

Night Five. Replay.

4.00 Golf. WGC Cadillac C’ships.

Round Two. Highlights.

5.00 Motorsport. FIA World Rally C’ships. Mexico. Highlights.

5.30 Motorsport. FIA World Rally C’ships. Mexico. Highlights.

6.00 Basketball. NBL. Breakers v Taipans. Highlights.

7.00 Premier League Preview.

7.30 Soccer. A-League. Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners. Live.

9.45 Soccer. A-League. Brisbane v Melbourne. Live.

11.45 Motorsport. FIA World Rally C’ships. Mexico. Highlights.

12.15 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Stage Five. Highlights.

12.45 Premier League Preview.

1.15 Soccer. English Premier League. West Ham United v Manchester United. Live.

3.45 Soccer. English Premier League. Arsenal v Everton.

Live.

SuNDAY

6.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Newcastle United v Stoke City. Delayed.

8.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland. Delayed.

10.00 Cricket. Black Caps v England. First Test. Day Five.

Morning Session. Live.

1.05 Cricket. Black Caps v England. First Test. Day Five.

Afternoon Session. Live.

5.30 The Cricket Show.

6.00 Sky Sport What’s On. 6.30 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Stage Six. Highlights.

7.00 The ITM Fishing Show.

7.30 The ultimate Fighter 17.

8.30 Basketball. NBL. Tigers v Breakers. Highlights.

9.30 Soccer. A-League. Western Sydney v Wellington Phoenix. Replay.

11.30 Cricket. Black Caps v England. First Test. Highlights.

12.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Norwich City v Southampton. Replay.

2.23 Soccer. English Premier League. Fulham v Chelsea.

Live.

4.53 Soccer. English Premier League. Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspurs. Live.

MONDAY

7.00 Athletics. GE Strathclyde Park Triathlon.

8.00 Motorsport. FIA World Rally C’ships. Mexico Day One. Highlights.

8.30 Motorsport. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kobalt Tools 400. Live.

1.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby.

Stormers v Chiefs. Replay.

3.00 Golf. WGC Cadillac C’ships.

Round Four. Highlights.

4.00 Basketball. NBL. Wildcats v Kings. Replay.

Discovery TODAY

6.00 Connect. (PG) 6.30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade. (PG) 7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 8.30 MythBusters. (PG) 9.30 ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) 10.30 Off The Hook: Extreme Catches. (PG) 11.30 Combat Countdown. (PG) 12.30 Auction Kings. (PG) 1.00 Auction Hunters. (PG) 1.30 Magic Of Science. (PG) 2.00 Auction Kings. (PG) 2.30 Flying Wild Alaska. (PG) 4.30 Bear Grylls: Fine Dining.

(PG) 5.30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade. (PG) 6.30 Alaska: The Last Frontier.

(PG) 7.30 Gold Rush: The Dirt. (PG) 8.30 Gold Rush. (PG) The Ultimatum. Todd’s investor demands to see 100 ounces of gold in the next three weeks. Parker’s crew goes into meltdown when he forces them to replace a bridge.

9.30 Yukon Men. (M) 11.30 Swords: Life On The Line.

(PG) 12.30 Call 911. (PG) 1.00 Destroyed In Seconds.

(PG) 1.30 Deadliest Catch. (PG) 5.30 Ecopolis. (PG)

SuNDAY

6.30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade. (PG) 7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 9.30 ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) 10.30 Off The Hook: Extreme Catches. (PG) 11.30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade. (PG) 12.30 Building The Shard. (PG) 1.30 How Will The World End? (PG) 2.30 Gold Rush. (PG) 7.30 Exorcist Diaries. (M) 8.30 Auction Kings. (PG) The Gallery 63 crew auction off a huge New York City from 1875. The Garretts bring in Jackie Robinson and Dominique Wilkins memorabilia. Jason “cowboys up” to sell his cutting saddle.

9.00 Auction Hunters. (PG) 9.30 Alaska: The Last Frontier.

(PG) 10.30 Bear Grylls: Fine Dining.

(PG) 11.30 MythBusters. (PG) 12.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) 1.30 American Loggers. (PG) 2.30 Auction Kings. (PG) 3.00 Auction Hunters. (PG) 3.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) 4.30 Nightmare Next Door. (M) 5.30 Disappeared. (M)

MONDAY 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.30 5.30

Dirty Jobs. (PG) American Loggers. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) Nightmare Next Door. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Stalked: Someone’s Watching. (M) I Was Murdered. (M) Disappeared. (M) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) American Loggers. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) MythBusters. (PG)

Point 9.00 In Touch 10.00 Life Questions 10.30 Word For You 11.00 Songs of Praise 11.35 Quick Study 12.00 THE BIBLE SERIES: Jesus 1.30 FEATURE: Eric Liddell 2.30 Precious Memories 3.00 Hour of Power 4.00 In Touch 5.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 6.00 Running With Fire 6.30 Facing the Canon 7.00 Nzone Focus 7.30 Songs of Praise 8.05 Precious Memories 8.30 David Jeremiah 9.30 The Bible Series: Jesus 11.00 FEATURE: Eric Liddell 12.00 Hour of Power 1.00 Nzone Focus 1.30 Songs of Praise 2.05 Precious Memories 2.30 David Jeremiah 3.30 Facing the Canon 4.00 Connection Point 4.30 Eric Liddell 5.30 Quick Study 0903

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Plunket Car Seat Service - Car Seat & Equipment Cleaner We are seeking a keen, enthusiastic person who has an interest in children’s safety to clean seats and other hire equipment for our Car Seat Service in Ashburton.

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To apply contact: Phone 03-308-8155 Lyn Church, Human Resources, Lyn Church, Human Resources, Call us on 03-308-8266 Mitre 1010 MEGA, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton Mit Mit Mitre MEGA, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton E-mail: piers@nee.kiwi.nz TEAMWORK after 10am AllAll applications remain All All confidential and close on app app applications remain confidential and close on All applications remain confidential.

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Sales Representative Company Representative We are looking for an experienced Building Supplies Salesperson, to become part of our team based in Ashburton.

Talley’s is a successful and well known brand, operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products. We currently have the following positions at our Fairton plant located 10 minutes drive from Ashburton.

Methven Advanced Feed Ltd. is a manufacturer of predominately dairy feed for high producing dairy herds in Canterbury and West Coast. We are seeking a full-time sales representative to service our current clients and grow our business in central South Island.

The role will be based in Mid Canterbury either in Methven or Ashburton.

Their role is to plan and carry out direct sales activities such as maintain and develop relationships with prospective and current clients. This includes communicating with clients, responding and follow up sale enquiries.

To be considered for the position you will be a self starter, eager to hunt for the sale and close it demonstrating advanced negotiation skills. In addition, excellent communication and relationship building skills are a must and you will have a genuine desire to learn and communicate about animal nutrition.

The successful applicant must have a good understanding of new house builds, eye for detail, and above average communication skills and be able to build sustainable relationships.

You may be either a seasoned rural sales professional with experience in the dairy sector and a proven sales record, or a Lincoln/Massey graduate who is interested in starting a career in animal nutrition.

To be successful in this role you will: • Have excellent building product sales experience.

• Have good knowledge of NZ Building Codes and construction legislation.

• Be computer literate.

• Be able to manage many workloads and meet deadlines.

• Have the ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.

• Have excellent communication skills – as you will be required to liaise at all levels with a range of people.

• Be highly responsive and ‘business savvy’.

A competitive starting salary including a company vehicle and benefits is offered.

General Hands Inspection and grading of the product during processing, assist the operators achieve the Company targets & goals, maintain food safety, health & safety, sanitation and quality standards.

Factory Process Operators We are seeking skilled workers with proven industry experience in French Fry, Value Added and Vegetable Production with the relevant knowledge in quality assessment, compliance needs and raw product/final product analysis. Practiced in operating the specialised machinery to the requirements of food safety, health & safety and all industry standards.

Packing Operators We require higher levels of competence along with an acceptable level of multi-tasking and controlling a variety of machines in unison as a prerequisite. Operators in this area need to be adaptable and experienced in all facets as this is crucial to effective and efficient productivity, practiced in operating the specialised machinery to the requirements of food safety, health & safety and all industry standards.

Closing date of applications is Friday March 15th.

Only candidates progressing to the next round will be contacted.

Please send your CV to;

Supervisors

Peter Westaway General Manager Methven Advanced Feed Ltd. 360 Barkers Road, R.D. 12, Rakaia peter@advancedfeed.co.nz

You'll assist the Team Leader in the smooth operation of the Lines, maintain quality and record accurately the needs of compliance and customers. You'll achieve the designated KPI’s of the department which includes operating the specialised machinery to the requirements of food safety, health & safety and all industry standards, target yields and quantities. Nurturing, training and guiding staff where required is essential as is the organisation of staff for optimum performance.

This position offers fantastic opportunities for progression within the organisation and the sooner the start, the better the transition into the role – so we would like to hear from you today.

Allan McCormick Helmack ITM 92 Dobson Street ASHBURTON

proud of our people. progressive setting a new standard. partnership working hard together.

TRADES ASSISTANT

• Engineering/Trades position • Mid Canterbury location We have an excellent opportunity at our Fairton plant, located on the outskirts of Ashburton, for a highly motivated Trades Assistant. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, this position is critical in providing engineering support services to the plant, including assisting with the installation and maintenance of industrial equipment.

Ashburton College ‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

learning support Assistant Alternative education Programme (Community entry Programme) 25 hours/week (20 permanent, 5 fixed-term).

College term-time only.

Employment is under the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement, Associate Scale, Grade B. Initial payment step commensurate with experience.

The Programme meets the needs of specific students who, for a range of reasons, are alienated from mainstream education.

The programme operates off-site, under the auspices of Ashburton College, for the benefit of Ashburton and Mt Hutt College students.

Applications close Monday 18 March 2013.

Commencement as soon as is practicable – to be negotiated.

Enquiries/applications to:

Sheena Tyrrell, Management Administrator Ashburton College, P O Box 204, Ashburton 7740 Email: sheena.tyrrell@ashcoll.school.nz Phone: 308 4193, ext 812

Dairy Feed Equipment Sales Manager

The successful applicant will have the following skills and attributes: • • • •

Punctual and conscientious person Excellent general knowledge of electrical repair and maintenance Ability to analyse problems and implement effective solutions on a timely basis Be self-motivated and capable of working both independently and within a large tight knit maintenance team • Organised, with the ability to plan and prioritise workload in a challenging environment • Computer literacy and meticulous with record keeping would be an advantage.

The Trades Assistant will be responsible for assisting with air conditioning system servicing, building Warrant of Fitness auditing, and general minor maintenance as required and assisting Tradespeople. Full training and guidance will be given to the successful applicant.

If you are interested in working on a large industrial site, and like the idea of working for one of New Zealand’s largest food exporters, we look forward to hearing from you.

Applications close: Monday, 18 March 2013.

Apply to The Personnel Officer, Silver Fern Farms Fairton, PO Box 30, Ashburton 7740 or apply online at careers.silverfernfarms.co.nz

www.silverfernfarms.co.nz

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The Fresh Name in the Freezer

If this sounds like you, please send your CV with cover letter outlining your relevant skills and current circumstances, to:

Team Leaders Ensuring ALL targets and goals are achieved and managed within the guidelines and timeframes, as set out by the company in conjunction with the customer’s needs, while complying with regulatory governance.

You require all the skills above as well as experience in effective leadership which may include Kaizen, Lean Thinking and 5S training: a proven history in organising, data collection and analysis: a full understanding and implementation of the needs of food safety, health & safety, compliance, industry standards and customer specifications are essential.

Nurturing, guidance and support of the staff is expected to maintain morale and boost training while stimulating continuous improvement.

If one of these positions interests you, please forward your CV to: Recruitment, PO Box 244, Ashburton, or email: recruitment@ash.talleys.co.nz You can also apply onsite at our 125 Fairfield Road, Fairton, Ashburton.

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Note for Non Residents Only applicants that are legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered for advertised position.

We have a new opening for a Dairy Feed Sales Manager.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the marketing of our range of feed silos, coreless auger and roller mills etc. He/she will have to be able to work with the end user and the installing engineers and be able to offer good advice to the customer and have a good knowledge of feed systems.

A good rate of remuneration and a company vehicle will be offered to the right person.

Please reply by email to paul@pmr.org.nz with attached CV. PMR Grain Systems Hinds, Ashburton 03 303 7266 www.pmr.org.nz

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Café/Bakery –Staff Wanted • Baker/Cafe Assistant – 17 ½ Hours, Sunday-Monday • Cafe Assistant – Saturdays/Casual A vacancy has become available at our busy Café/Bakery for a Bakers/Cafe Assistant position. The first position covers baking and cafe work with a lot of variety. The second is working with customers and general cafe duties. The same person could possibly do both if suited.

Experience preferred but not necessary as full training will be given.

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now

EMMA JAILLET-GODIN

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If you want to join our fun hardworking team please phone Scott or Lisa on 307 2776 / 021 664 887.

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, March 9, 2013

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

RECEPTIONIST Centra Motor Co are looking for a person that has administration and reception experience to join our happy crew. We are a busy automotive service and sales business that has an industry leading franchise.

Applicants should have previous experience working in a customer service role.

A warm, friendly, welcoming nature and ‘nothing-is-too-much-trouble’ attitude and numerical ability, as you will be handling money and processing customer accounts.

General duties include; Creditors, debtors, stock control, reception and liaising with the service manager.

The successful applicant should have: • The ability to work effectively as a member of a team • Have excellent customer service skills including good telephone manner.

• Excellent personal presentation.

• Be reliable and honest • A Driver’s license is preferred but not essential.

• Excellent communicator • Be confident in liaising with clients and people at all levels You will have a strong reception background, with excellent communication and administration skills.

Key qualities are: • A strong commitment to providing excellent customer service is essential • Ability to work under pressure and to self manage • Attention to detail • Ability to use initiative

Please send CV’s to: Amos Wheeler Centra Motor Co P O Box 5063 Ashburton 7740

Carpenters Des Millar Construction has been in business for over 30 years, building residential, farm buildings and light commercial. We are situated in Mid-Canterbury.

Due to growth in the business, we have positions available for experienced carpenters.

If you are keen to work on a variety of exciting building challenges, we want to hear from you. As well as getting experience on varied building projects, you will also: • Have excellent working conditions • Be part of a friendly team • Receive excellent remuneration relative to your experience If you are ready for an exciting change to your career, please feel free to give me a call. All inquiries will be treated in confidence.

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Senior Stylist We would like to have a happy and confident Senior Hair Stylist to join our professional team.

Part time/full time position.

Please contact:

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DAILY DIARY SATURDAY MARCH 9

Call in and talk to the people that know

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

10.00am - 12.00noon. VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.00pm. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Assn and golf croquet 2pm -4pm. Richocet 1pm-2pm. Waireka Croquet Club Domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm. MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. 14km road race. Register from 1pm. Fords Road, near the sale yards.

SUES PICK of the week

MONTHLY BIRTHDAY PRIZES TO BE WON!

“Locally owned & operated family business for 60 years”

Full range of engineering supplies and accessories for all your repairs and maintenance. Kerrick hot & cold waterblasters & industrial vacuum cleaners. Esseti welders & accessories.

Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment.

SUNDAY MARCH 10 8.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am. ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Pack horse track, Kaituna Valley. (medium difficulty level). New members welcome Ph308-6862. Courthouse, Baring Square West.

8.30am. HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass.

Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.00am - 11.00am. ASHBURTON ROWING CLUB. Thought about joining a rowing club? Open day on wet or fine at Lake Hood.

9.30am. ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning Worship and Communion. All welcome. 65 Oxford St. 9.30am. ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship. Baring Square Church Lounge.

9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Harvest Festival.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am. ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

10.00am. HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, Mass.

Sealy Street.

10.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am. ST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Holy Communion and Harvest Thanksgiving with Rev David Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Streets.

10.00am. ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street.

10.30am. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building).

11.15am. GREENSTREET CHURCH. Harvest Festival.

Staveley Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic Aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

2.00pm - 4.00pm. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mixed doubles, Waireka Croquet Club, Domain. Philip Street.

2.30pm. NEW ZEALAND BOOK MONTH EVENT. True crime author, Peter Graham talks. Ashburton Public Library, 180 Havelock Street.

7.00pm. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building).

7.00pm. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Holy Communion with Rev David Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

BAHCO

SOCKET & SPANNER SET ASHBURTON

South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 Email blacklows@xtra.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522

To promote your WANTED business in any of the Ashburton $ Guardian products, $ $ CASH PAID $ call me now $ FOR SCRAP $

ASHLEIGH FRASER

Copper, Brass, Aluminium etc.

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

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Mid-Canterbury Metal Recycling Licensed Buyer Dealer

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10A McGregor Lane, Riverside Estate (Off McNally Street)

Phone 308-8959 or 027-228-1467 anytime

Wanted the right person for the job

WANTED CAN’T find what you are looking for? Place a classified in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian classifieds, call today on 307-7900.

WANTED - used Ford, Belarus and Massey Ferguson tractors in any condition.

Freephone 0800-888-343.

TRADES & SERVICES

TENDERS

Building For Removal Tenders are invited for the purchase and removal of the Netherby Scout Den/Versatile double garage from the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds, Bridge Street.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Tenders should be sent to: Mania-o-Roto Scouts P O Box 279 Ashburton 7740

By April 1, 2013.

For information and inspection, ring Philip Crozier 03 308 9500.

TRADES & SERVICES

Place your job ads with our experienced team Deadline 2pm prior publication day ONLINE.co.nz

t: 307 7900 f: 307 7981

AB CONSTRUCTION Building Services In Ashburton We offer a range of quality building services including: New residential houses.

Renovations.

Garages. Sheds.

Suspended ceilings.

Light commercial.

Fencing.

Decking. Paths.

Silos & farm buildings.

Contact us today for a free quote.

Tobie Hartley 021 0236 7167

$260

+ GST

94 Piece.

1/4 and ½ drives.

With metric sockets & spanners 7-19mm.

RURAL TRADING POST

HAY COVERS

High quality 25x4m, 25x8m, heaviest micron coating polytarp. Ropes available.

Or made to measure.

Three years UV warranty.

Ashburton’s largest selection at competitive prices.

TinwAld CAnVAS & UPHOlSTERY 115 Main South Road Ph/fax 307 2354 tincanup@xtra.co.nz

RURAL TRADING POST

BUILDERS, carpenters bricklayers, all advertise in BARLEY/ WHEAT straw. the Ashburton Guardian 4 x 3 x 7, 2 yrs old, good covered.

Offers, classifieds. Phone 307-7900. quality, must sell. Baleage also suitCLIENTS are waiting able for cattle. Hinds area. to hear of your services in Phone 0274-766-871. the Connections section of the Ashburton Guardian BARLEY/ WHEAT straw. newspaper. Phone 307-7900. 4 x 3 x 7. Hinds area. Phone 0274-766-871 or 303-7476.

HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc.

CALF SHED BEDDING Ph 027-677-1952. premium woodmulch ROOFING - for all your chipped from our slabwood.

Guaranteed 100% roofing requirements, new untreated wood roofs, reroofing, commercial, NO CONTAMINATION. insurance claims, repairs.

Sawdust also available.

Licensed building Adams Sawmilling, practitioner, Wiki, Vision Malcolm McDowell Road.

Roofing, phone 027-476Ph 308-3595.

0203.

4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar protective films, UV block, fade, heat and glare control, privacy and safety films for SITUATIONS WANTED glass. FREE quotes 20 years local service.

Bill Breukelaar phone 0800-368-468 44 YEAR old with 30 years www.tintawindow.co.nz farm experience, wanting

MONDAY MARCH 11 9.00am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road.

9.00am. BARRHILL ST JOHN’S CHURCH. Harvest Festival and Mothering Sunday, come and celebrate with us!.

9.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries.

Phone 307-0496.

60 Cass Street, Consultancy House.

9.30am - 10.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.00am CARDIAC COMPANIONS. Fortnightly meeting, exercises and occasional speakers. Buffalo Lodge hall, Cox Street.

10.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Play group in lounge, 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

10.30am - 11.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Men’s exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Seafield Road.

6.00pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

7.30pm. CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre in the Parish centre, Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

BUYERS OF ALL METALS

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CAN’T find what you are looking for? Advertise in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian. Phone 307-7900.

part-time farm work. Phone CAT D8 and 40 tonne excavator for hire. Phone Allister on 027-381-3534.

027-474-5243.

I am a 53 year old woman currently working part-time. MAIZE & Grass Silage I would like to work a few & Grass Seed Straw. FOR more hours each week. I SALE. Phone Andrew don’t have any qualifications 027-436-9307. but am a good worker, honest and reliable. Phone STOCK - buy or sell through 307-2727. the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

WORK required for mother of two.

School hours preferably. Have excellent TAMA grass seed for sale. references, anything Machine dressed. Excellent considered. Please phone test. Direct from the grower Nicole 307-6429 or 027-758- at $1.80 per kg plus GST. Phone 302-8257.

9199.

WORK wanted, specialised in telecommunication and electronics, cable jointing, faults, cable rehabilitation, structured cabling, optic fibre - broadband. Phone 03-308-3523 or 021-08188059.

USED wire, netting, troughs, posts, bricks and timber. Phone 027-208-2004.

WANTED. Approximately 60 tonnes of wheat. Delivered to Dorie. Phone 027-249-0775.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

STRAWBERRIES $2.99 punnet Sauce Tomatoes Apricots Corn Telegraph Cucumbers

Ashburton District Water Supplies – Change to Water Restrictions

A great range French Bakery products now available instore; Speights pie, croissants, bagels, breads etc.

The District Council wishes to advise consumers on Council operated schemes, that in accordance with Councils Water Restriction Management Policy, the following restrictions shall be in place effective from 6 March 2013.

Specials available from 5-03/12-03

Level 1 - Alternate Days Hosing Schemes

Restriction

Permitted Activities

Ashburton

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Even numbered properties may hose on even dates

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Odd numbered properties may hose on odd dates

Hakatere Methven

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Operation of microspray irrigation systems

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Operation of automatic irrigation systems

Rakaia Chertsey

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Properties located on the south-east side of Maldon may hose on even dates

Any activity requiring water from a hose connected to the scheme supply

Properties located on the north-west side of Maldon Street may hose on odd dates

Level 2 - Time Restricted Alternate Days Hosing Schemes

Restriction

Permitted Activities

For all schemes listed below

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Hosing is only permitted between the hours of 6.00pm and midnight

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Lake Hood

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Even numbered properties may hose on even dates

Fairton

Hinds

Mayfield

Mount Somers

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Odd numbered properties may hose on odd dates

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Properties which have frontage to Waymouth Street or Deans Street may hose on even dates

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Properties which do not have frontage to Waymouth Street or Deans Street may hose on odd dates

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Properties located on the south-east side of the SIMT Railway may hose on even dates

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Properties located on the north-west side of the SIMT Railway may hose on odd dates

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Properties located on the south-east side of Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road may hose on even dates

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Properties located on the north-west side of Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road may hose on odd dates

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Properties which have frontage to Pattons Road may hose on even dates

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Properties which do not have frontage to Pattons Road may hose on odd dates

Any activity requiring water from a hose connected to the scheme supply

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Operation of microspray irrigation systems

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Operation of automatic irrigation systems

Note: Hosing is not permitted at any time on the Dromore and Winchmore water supplies and the Methven Springfield and Montalto piped stockwater schemes.

ROB ROUSE Operations Manager

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

OPEN 7 DAYS

The Green Grocer Fresh Fruit & Vege

PUBLIC NOTICES IMPORTANT announcements, share them with Mid Canterbury in the Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

Sale of Liquor Act 1989

PLANTS & PRODUCE

Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

MOTORCYCLES

ENGLISH Double Cream – locally produced available now at Geraldine Orchard farmshop. (03)-693-9514 – open all weekend.

RACING bikes, buy or sell in the Motorcycles section of the Ashburton Guardian Classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

FRUIT sells fast in MOTORING the Ashburton Guardian classifieds.

Phone 307-7900.

Methven Pubs Limited has made application to the NISSAN Stagea 1997.

District Licensing Agency at STONEFRUIT – It’s near 183,000kms. Six cylinder, 2 Ashburton for the issue of the end of the season. Good litre auto. Electric windows an On Licence and an Off supplies apricots, peaches and mirrors, over drive, nectarines this Licence in respect of the and power and snow shift. Runs premises situated at 137 weekend. Don’t miss out at well. $3,000 or near offer.

Orchard this Main Street Methven, and Geraldine Phone 021-139-4417. known as Brown Pub weekend.

Methven RACING car parts, trade or sell them in the Motoring The general nature of the Section of Ashburton business conducted (or to be Guardian Classifieds. Phone conducted) under the licence 307-7900. is- Hotel SAVE money, by advertising The days on which and the your vehicle in the Guardian hours during which liquor is classifieds. Phone 307-7900. (or is intended to be) sold under the licence are: WHEEL alignments at great On Licence: Monday to prices. Maximise the life Sunday: 7.00am to 3.00am of your tyres with an the following day alignment from Neumanns Off Licence: Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Across-the-bar: Monday to Street. Phone 308-6737.

Sunday: 7.00am to 3.00am the following day, Bottle Store: Monday to Sunday: 7.00am to 11.00pm The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Ashburton District Licensing Agency at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wished to object to the grant of the Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers. application may, not later than 10 working days after For all your the date of the first publication of this notice, file cake decorating a notice in writing of the requirements. objection with: The Secretary Ashburton District Licensing Agency P O Box 94 ASHBURTON The Arcade, Ashburton This is the first publication 03 308 8287 of this notice.

Public Notice

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Birthday Greetings

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now

SUZANNA MACILQUHAM

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

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The voice of Mid Canterbury 24/7

Casey Rodgers Happy 3rd Birthday to Casey, hard to believe you are 3 already!!!

Lots of love from Mum, Dad, Dom, Charli and Noah. xxx Isaiah Cuthers Happy 5th Birthday Isaiah.

Enjoy your school days at Allenton. Lots of love, Nana, Pop, Uncle Andrew and Aunty Karen.

Happy Birthday

from

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CHURCH SERVICES

your success

Great range of programmes Aoraki’s programmes are vocationally orientated and have been developed in collaboration with industry. They will equip

Church Services

firm foundation for future study.

131 Thomson Street (Tinwald School Hall) Sunday Morning 10.30am Sunday Evening 7pm Thursday night Bible Study, 15 Cross Street 7pm

National Certificate in Animal Care (Level 2) Certificate in Parenting and Care of Children (Level 2) Certificate in Early Childhood Studies (Level 3) Diploma in Childbirth Education (Level 5) New Zealand Certificate in Nanny Education (Level 5) Certificate in Life Skills (Level 1) Intensive English (English as a Second Language) Te Reo Rangatira (Level 3) Certificate in Adult Learning and Teaching (Level 5) Certificate in Health Studies (Level 4) National Certificate in Mental Health and Addiction Support (Level 4) Diploma in Social Services (Level 5) National Certificate in Science (Level 4) - July start Certificate in Laboratory Technician Skills (Level 3)

For all of our programmes visit www.aoraki.ac.nz or phone 0800 426 725 All programmes *subject tosupporting approval and your sufficient numbers success

to the Timaru Campus* *Conditions Apply

We hope to see you this Sunday!

For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove 308 4695

0800 426 725 GRAZING

Heifer Grazing Wanted Short Or Long Term Grazing available for heifers from May to May on irrigated property.

Contact Greg Tait

027 378 6314

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GARAGE SALES

supporting your success

LIVESTOCK & PETS FOR sale - goldfish. $3 each.

31 Middle Road.

MEETINGS & EVENTS The Tinwald Outdoor Bowling Club extends an invitation to all past members to attend a get-together and afternoon tea on March 21, 2013, commencing at 2.00pm.

R.S.V.P. to: Gwen, ph 308 4116 or Gavin, ph 307 7498 by March 14, 2013.

UPCOMING events and BARGAIN hunters can find meetings in the Ashburton treasure at Garage Sales Guardian classifieds. Phone advertised in the Guardian 307-7900. classifieds. Ph 307-7900.

LIVESTOCK & PETS

LET OR LEASE

BUYER of unwanted animals.

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

FOR LEASE

Guardian Classifieds

Enquiries to: 027 207 2702

Phone 307 7900

Workshop / storage building - 700 sqm.

Located in Tinwald area.

AVAILABLE

GRAZING GRAZING required R2 beef cattle. Two months preferred.

Simon on 302-4699 443-2711.0

for six - three Phone or 027-

FOR SALE DOUBLE bed to give away.

Phone 307-2564.

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts, Phone 308 5409 Website www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am Morning Service

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.30am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

ENROL NOW - FEBRUARY START

www.aoraki.ac.nz

landscape supplies

Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

AgRicULTURE ANd HORTicULTURE ARTS ANd dESigN BEAUTY ANd HAiRdRESSiNg BUSiNESS ANd TOURiSM HEALTH ANd EdUcATiON t

FREE BUS for 2013

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302

you well for employment and provide a

HOSPiTALiTY iNFORMATiON TEcHNOLOgY MEdiA OUTdOOR EdUcATiON & SPORT TRAdES

FOR SALE

Heart to God And Hand to Man Celebration Service and Children’s Programme

10.00am You’re very welcome!

Cnr Cass & Cameron St 308 7610 - 308 7062

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village..

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

AKAROA - Spacious holiday home with great views.

Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, heatpump, flat section with boat parking.

Close to shops. Phone 302 8028.

Speaker: Pastor David Jensen Communion LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church) Creche Available Refreshments to follow 4.30pm Hour of Power YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE VERY WELCOME

Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday All Welcome

Calling all believers.

Victory is yours now!

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

HIRE

RENTAL equipment, advertise yours in the Ashburton Guardian. Phone 307-7900.

GRAZING

CAN’T find what you are looking for? Advertise in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian classifieds, call today on 307-7900.

HIRE

Grazing Wanted GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / contracting work. Call and see U-Hire Ashburton, 588 East Street.

Open: Mon-Fri 7.30am5.30pm; Sat 7.30am-5pm; Sunday 8.00am-12.30pm.

Ph: 308-8061 A/H: 308-7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

Weaners, Yearlings and In-Calf Dairy Cows, short or long term.

Totally managed contracts.

Contact: John Benefield Cellphone No. 027 227 6075

FOR SALE - 1 Munro caravan.

16ft, excellent condition. Phone 308-9249.

ONE for free ‘For Sale’ classified advertisement in the Ashburton Guardian when you buy two. – Phone 307-7900.

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today.

Phone 308-3602.

468 Longbeach Road Three Bedrooms Web ID AS480 $280 per week 15 Ludlow Drive Three Bedrooms / Two Bathrooms Web ID AS491 $450 per week

71 A Alford Forest Road Three Bedrooms $345 per week 12 Hakatere Drive Three Bedrooms Web ID AS486 $300 per week 122 Thomson Street Three Bedrooms $310 per week Web ID AS493 Pets Negotiable 71A Beach Road Four Bedrooms / Two Bathrooms $420 per week

References required

Alana 0274 736 825 Michelle 027 77 66 497 Better in Blue

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL 3 BEDROOM immaculate villa in Allenton area. Close to schools, shops, town and swimming pool. Fully fenced.

Separate car garage and extra parking. Heat pump and logfire. No pets, no smoking. Available April. $400pw. Phone 308-6845.

SECOND hand unit in good order. Atlas ceramic hob, 1½ wall oven, F&P dishwasher, range hood and waste disposal unit (all included).

Phone 308-8972.

FOR rent, three bedrooms, double garage, on large sized section. Ideal for family and pets. $340 per week. For EDUCATION further information please phone 021-164-3309.

FOUR - five bedroom house, ten minutes from Ashburton, 15 minutes to Methven.

View at realestate.co.nz Great family home. Rent by negotiation. Phone 302-4990 LEARN while you work, lots or 0274-819-834. of opportunities in the Education section of the GET in touch with renters.

Ashburton Guardian.

Place an advertisement in NEW qualifications extend the Guardian Classifieds. your abilities, check Phone 307-7900. for training courses in PROPERTY INVESTORS the Ashburton Guardian Distance yourself from tenant Classifieds under Education. and management problems.

Have your property managed professionally BUSINESS WANTED, SELL independently, and cost effectively. Property management is our sole focus 24/7. Call B&N Properties QUICK sale of your business Ltd now, phone 021-160in the Ashburton Guardian 4565. www.bnproperties.co.nz Classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

WORK for yourself by THREE bedroom property, owning your own business, Allenton. Double car garage, advertised in the Ashburton close to all amenities. week.

Phone Guardian Classifieds in $340per the Business Sell section. 308-9004 for an inspection.

To place Classifieds phone WANTED – flatmate to 307-7900. share house with 3 others.

Must be working. No pets, smoker. $180 p/w ADULT ENTERTAINMENT non includes everything. Close to Yaldhurst. Phone 0274-508194.

ASIAN, new, sweet, lovely lady, sexy body, busty 40DD, WANTED: house for a guaranteed friendly, good mature person. No pets, no massage. Ph 021-079-9068. children, non smoker.

ATTRACTIVE and busty. No Ph 308-1243. texting. Everyday. No W’s.

WARM 2 bedroom flat, Phone Zoe 021-023-39-259. heatpump, internal access on West side.

HOT NEW LADIES. Frisky garage end March.

Fillies. In calls. Sensual Available massages.

New ladies Furnished optional. $290 welcome. Phone 021-565- wk. Phone Cindy 021-327315. References required.

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99EXTEND your education, look to up-skill in the Education section of the Ashburton Guardian Classifieds.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, March 9, 2013

WEEKENDservices medical services HML ( Homecare Medical Limited) - Ring 0800 700 155

community services ART GALLERY

ASHBURTON REST HOMES: COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

for FREE 24 hour health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

BUS DEPARTURES

animal services DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL - 24 hour

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday 10am-1 pm; phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend Sunday 1pm – 4 pm dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Sundays COMMUNITY POOL WEEKEND HOURS and Public Holidays.

Hours: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

helpline services ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

In the event of medical or accident emergencies DIal 111 Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES — Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

Phone 308 1133. Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm.

EMERGENCY DENTIST

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

Allenton Medical Centre, Harrison Street, will be the duty practice for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm both days. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9139. Emergency phone until 8am Monday 0800 700 155.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA - For weekend doctor

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service, phone Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700.

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

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Baring Square East, Ashburton. Phone 308 3167 Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or Open Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 4pm and emergency details please telephone the Rakaia Medical visit www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.nz for more information. Closed Statutory Holidays only.

If you want to drink that’s your business, if you want to stop Groups by arrangement - phone 308 3167 Centre, ph 303 5002.

Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and that’s ours.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES emergency service. Except in cases of emergency persons MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty for the Crisis Team.

FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners referral SAFE CARE - ~ 24 hour rape and sexual assault POST DELIVERY CENTRES — crisis support. Phone 03 364 8791 note.

Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP ~ 24 hour number Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm PHARMACIES Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Netherby Pharmacy, Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton, will be - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - direct dials Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm open from 10am until 12 noon on Saturday and from 10.30am to a volunteer. Ashburton office - 307 8409 week-days, ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS — until 12 noon on Sunday and from 6pm till 7pm both evenings. 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message on Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm answer-phone.

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm ALCOHOL DRUG HELPLINE Call us free on ASHBURTON HOSPITAL INFORMATION CENTRES GENERAL WARDS - (Medical and Surgical): DAILY, 2pm (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

ASHBURTON — Sat 10am until 2pm. Sun CLOSED. until 4pm & 6pm until 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied LIFELINE - Toll-Free Number: 0800 353 353 Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050. by an adult.

METHVEN — Saturday and Sunday 10am until 3pm.

CHALMERS WARD (including Assessment, Treatment & Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm. Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS CANTERBURY VETS - Phone 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Road, Methven. The duty vet for emergencies this weekend is: Sinead Dunn. Ashburton Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

ASHBURTON SELWYN RAKAIA VET SERVICES – Phone 307 8565, 16 Mitcham Rd, RD2, Ashburton. The duty vet for emergencies this weekend is: Large: Ben Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 307 5195, cnr East Street and Smithfield Road. The duty vets for emergencies this weekend are: Large: Hazel Foley, Small: Susan Geddes. Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive.

The duty vets for emergencies this weekend are: Large: Kate Foxcroft. Small: refer to CARE VETS. Full emergency service all weekend. Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

CARE VETS - Ph 308 2327, 246 Tancred Street. The duty vet for emergencies this weekend is: Robert Muir. Saturday morning clinic: 10am - 2pm.

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Guardian Weekend Weather

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Saturday, 9 March 2013

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RANGIORA

Wa i m a k a r i r i

LAKE COLERIDGE

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DARFIELD

Map for Saturday

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LYTTELTON

17

LINCOLN Rakaia

20

Ash

Geraldine

Ran

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Waimate

30 to 59 60 plus

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing 9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

6

Monday 9 noon 3

morning min

fine fine drizzle fine fine fine fine fine cloudy cloudy fine cloudy fine

OVERNIGHT MIN

9

MAX

19

OVERNIGHT MIN

11

MAX

21

OVERNIGHT MIN

12

MAX

22

OVERNIGHT MIN

10 TOMORROW

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

max

26 28 22 24 21 24 22 21 18 20 25 19 20

NZ Situation

A ridge of high pressure lies over the South Island and directs a southeast flow over the North Island throughout the period. A front is expected to move onto the lower South Island late tomorrow. The front weakens as it moves north on Monday.

River Levels 6

9 pm

2 1 0

20

Midnight Tonight

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

Wind km/h less than 30

6

Areas of cloud, especially morning and night. Drizzle at times near the foothills.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

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NZ Today

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m am 3 3

Mostly cloudy, with some patchy morning drizzle about the foothills. Some fine breaks developing in the afternoon but cloud returning in the evening. Light winds, afternoon northeasterlies near the coast.

MAX

108.3 3.27 5.76 43.1

Source: Environment Canterbury 2:24

8:35

2:45

8:56

3:15

9:24

3:35

9:46

4:04

10:12

4:23 10:35

The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 7:21 am Set 8:05 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 4:06 am Set 6:14 pm

New moon 12 Mar 8:53 am ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 7:22 am Set 8:03 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 5:17 am Set 6:47 pm

First quarter 20 Mar 6:28 am www.ofu.co.nz

Morning cloud then fine spells. Light winds.

Canterbury Readings to 4pm yesterday Temperatures °C

Rise 7:24 am Set 8:01 pm Bad

Bad fishing Rise 6:27 am Set 7:17 pm

Full moon 27 Mar 10:29 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

Rainfall mm

nc

Wind km/h

max

min grass 16 hour Mar 2013 min to date to date

28.1

8.1

3.3

0.2

2.4

98.6

S 41

Christchurch Airport 28.8 10.1

6.5

0.0

0.8

58.8

E 26

–

0.0

3.0

82.0

S 52

Ashburton Airport Average Average

Timaru Airport Average

20.6 20.1

26.9 19.4

9.1 9.7

7.1 7.8

7.1

7.3

16 15 11

124 98

101

max gust

FZL: Above 3000m

Areas of morning cloud, then fine.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: NW 25 km/h developing.

MONDAY

Mostly cloudy, but fine spells in the afternoon. Light winds.

Cloudy periods. Winds mainly light.

TUESDAY

TUESDAY

Often cloudy, a few spots of rain. Northeast breezes.

Cloudy periods, a few spots of rain. Light winds.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Cloudy periods. Light winds.

Cloudy periods. Light winds.

World Weather Forecast for today

cumecs

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

FZL: Above 3000m

TOMORROW

MONDAY

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TODAY

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TIMARU

Saturday

TODAY

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy, few spots of rain.

Northeast breezes.

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Canterbury High Country

MONDAY: Cloudy, afternoon fine spells.

Light winds.

AKAROA

Ra

ASHBURTON

Canterbury Plains

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Light winds.

TOMORROW: Morning cloud, afternoon fine spells. Light winds.

CHRISTCHURCH

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Ashburton Forecast

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Dubai Dublin Edinburgh Frankfurt

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Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi New Delhi

Compiled by © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2013

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