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Weather causes havoc again

By Myles Hume Another deluge of rain on the West Coast has residents along the banks of the Rangitata River on high alert today as wild weather continues to batter Mid Canterbury.

Environment Canterbury (ECan) has issued a rain warning in the Waitaki and Rangitata catchments where it is expected up to 350mm of rain could fall on the main divide until about lunchtime today.

Nor’-westerly winds well in excess of 100km/h buffeted the Mid Canterbury Plains yesterday afternoon. Strong gusts were believed to have caused a caravan to come adrift and end up in pieces on the side State Highway One, north of Chertsey, Ashburton police said.

The Rakaia River is expected to rise this morning, but ECan North Canterbury duty flood controller Tony Boyle said it was not going to reach the heights of last week when flows peaked at 5246 cumecs, causing flooding in lowlying areas.

Mr Boyle predicted it would reach at least 3000 cumecs and cause little worry to nearby residents.

However, last week’s rainfall, which caused the river to flow at 2019 cumecs, has left the banks vulnerable. The average flow is

about 100 cumecs.

ECan Southern duty flood controller Chris Fauth said it was difficult to gauge how many cumecs would be flowing through the Rangitata River overnight but he urged residents to keep an eye on water levels.

“People using the riverbed itself should be alert, fishermen, boaties and people camping close to the river certainly want to watch river flows,” Mr Fauth said.

“To adjacent land owners, we ask them to monitor their own situation with their property.”

Mr Fauth expected the rain in the Southern Alps to subside early today, however the Rangitata and Waitaki Rivers would continue to flood due to the time it took for the rain water to reach the river mouths along the East Coast.

Meridan Energy was spilling water from the full Upper Waitaki Hydro Lakes while Lake Coleridge in Mid Canterbury was generating more power to keep the lake below full capacity, TrustPower saying it was “99 per cent full”.

Mr Fauth said it was not unusual to have extreme weather part way through summer and Mid Cantabrians could expect the weather to calm in the coming days.

MetService says Ashburton is aiming for a high of 25°C today, with showers throughout the day.

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A caravan lies wrecked on the side of State Highway One after it was sent crashing into roadside bushes in wild winds, north of Chertsey yesterday.

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Special moment: Ashburton teenager Amelia James shares a moment with her mother Carol James, who travelled down to support her at the X Factor pre-auditions in Timaru.

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By Sam Morton More than a dozen hopeful Mid Cantabrians headed south yesterday to chase the X Factor dream.

Waiting for them in Timaru was the X Factor experience, which had rolled in for day five of the 27-day pre-auditions tour, covering the entire country from Invercargill to Kaitaia.

Under intense heat, circles of budding musicians lent against tree trunks strumming guitars and warming their vocal chords – the first stage of a fiercely competitive show that has previously appeared on screens globally.

But as the day panned out, it proved the more than 100 contestants were the ones left feeling the heat as they left the audition room at the inaugural X Factor NZ set-up.

Successful or not, all contestants were required to keep their audition outcome under wraps.

However, those who did not make it through to the live auditions in Auckland next month were put out of their misery there and then by the judging panel, which was made up of four executive producers.

TV3 publicist Rose Swale said the celebrity judges Stan Walker, Daniel Bedingfield and two female judges, yet to be named, would not feature until

To see or purchase more photos February, where thousands of talented New Zealanders will take to the floor hunting for the big time.

“The producers have told me they are immensely impressed with the talent coming out of Timaru. Everyone that has turned up today should be just so proud of themselves, it’s no mean feat getting out here and doing this,” she said.

Mayfield teenager Hayley Tait was among the courageous Mid Cantabrians, but although she was unable to reveal if she had made it through to the next round – the smile on her face said it all.

Before the audition, her song choice of My Love by Sia Furler, had her brimming with confidence and as she bounced out of the double doors, it was easy to see why.

“I really just wanted to give it a go and after all that I thought it went really well.

“I was a bit nervous going into it, but once I got in there, I zoned out and did my thing. It was an amazing experience,” she said.

Hayley’s mother Helen Tait, who was exceptionally proud, waited outside as her daughter sang.

“Music has always been a big part of her life. She’s in the shower, she’s in the toilet, you name it and she’ll be singing.

She has always loved her music and she has built up quite a lot of experience now too, which is how she handles the nerves.

“I’m sure she’ll do just great,” Mrs Tait said.

As some less fortunate contestants from around Timaru sloped out with disappointment clear on their faces, it was time for Hinds school girl Mikayla Griffin to take the floor.

The clock kept ticking and moments later she appeared. A smile of delight or a smile after an honest attempt?

Nobody but Mikayla, her family and the show producers will know – at least for a while.

“It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, I really enjoyed myself.

“I gave it my best shot, so we’ll wait and see,” she said.

Ashburton lass Amelia James, 15, arrived with her rose-adorned guitar patiently waiting for her chance to showcase her own rendition of Whitney Houston’s powerful, I Will Always Love You, ballad.

Queueing in line she was nervous, but admitted beforehand she had no expectations.

“It’s all about this experience for me. I have performed at country music awards around the country, but this was a chance for me to give it a go, so I thought why not.

“I don’t mind either way if I go through or not, I just wanted to be here and do what I love – music will always be a part of my life,” Amelia said.

The X Factor buzz will unravel in Greymouth on Friday, before heading to Christchurch on Saturday and Sunday, where it is expected many more Ashburtonians will take the opportunity to chase the lucrative recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment.

X Factor has launched the careers of international stars including Leona Lewis, Reece Mastin and One Direction.

Between them they have globally sold over 100 million records, achieving 250 number ones, 270 Top 10s, and 501 Top 50 hit records.

The live shows will screen on TV3 later this year.

A few more hot nor’west days and Ashburton’s fire danger monitor could be moving from medium risk to high, says acting rural fire officer Terry O’Neill.

The Ashburton District continues to have an open fire season, which means a fire can be lit in the open without a permit.

This does not mean, however, fires can be lit without taking into account weather conditions, fire breaks and supervision of the fire, Mr O’Neill said.

A close eye would be kept on ground conditions over the coming weeks and while rain in recent weeks had kept a lid on conditions, it would only take a couple of hot nor’-west days to dry things out, he said.

“Even with an open season we don’t encourage people to light fires at all. Fires are more of a land management tool and If your fire gets out of control costs can be recovered.”

Last year there was sufficient rain throughout the season for fire restrictions not to be imposed, the first time Mr O’Neill said he could recall this happening.

There was plenty of long grass in parts of the district, however, that could dry off quickly and create a significant fire hazard, Mr O’Neill said.

“There’s a lot of potential fuel out there.”

A restricted fire season is in place for the district’s back country. This means a permit must be obtained for all fires with the exception of gas barbecues and cookers.

In residential and industrial areas adjacent to residential areas, under Environment Canterbury’s air plan, no outdoor burning is allowed at any time without a resource consent.

For the current fire season, starting November 1, 52 notices have been issued to property owners to clear areas of land that are considered a fire hazard.

Landowners have cleared 28 of those lots, 10 are still under notice and the council has called in its own contractor to clear grass and has billed the landowner for the work.

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NEWS

By Myles Hume The destruction left behind by New Year’s Eve revellers in Lake Camp put one of New Zealand’s most prized conservation areas in imminent danger, says DoC. The pristine area was trashed by teenage freedom campers celebrating New Year in the area.

Local bach owners complained of cars set ablaze, bottles broken and human waste strewn across the shores of Lake Camp.

The lake is the responsibility of

the Ashburton District Council, however the Department of Conservation (DoC) has a vested interest in the area, which has been rated as one of the three most important wetland areas in New Zealand.

DoC Ruakapuka area manager George Hadler said the Geraldinebased department invested more than $500,000 a year to protect the dry land from fires, indigenous birds and maintain the diverse landscape around Lake Camp.

He was disgusted at what he heard from people holidaying in

the area and read in the Guardian on Tuesday about the carnage that resulted in six youth being arrested on December 30.

“It’s disheartening and scary, we know what fires can do and so far we have been fortunate. It’s only a coincidence that the fires did not spread because all it takes is a nor’-west wind in Lake Camp to spread it up to Lake Emma and destroy all the great work we have been doing,” Mr Hadler said.

“It can be one of the driest areas in the country and our investment in the Ashburton basin is particu-

larly high with the work we have done there.”

About 35 people spent two hours cleaning up the piles of rubbish left behind by campers in the area.

Mr Halder praised those for cleaning up the mess, however he insisted glass and rubbish was detrimental to the wildlife that lives in the area that was turned on its head within three nights.

In the wake of the carnage, hut holders in nearby Lake Clearwater have called for freedom camping to be banned in the area, but Mr

Hadler said it was too early to make a decision on how to stop the antisocial behaviour that has a long history at the lake.

“There’s certainly rules around freedom camping about dealing with human waste and what happens in the area, but from what I understand that just didn’t happen this year.

“We will have to get together with the council and think about these kinds of calls because it’s not as simple as that, it’s all about ensuring that people treat it responsibly,” he said.

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Community in grief – pall bearers carry Hamish Baxter past mourners at his funeral service in Rakaia yesterday afternoon.

Master cheesemaker holds class

By Sue Newman New Zealand has a new crop of budding cheesemakers, thanks to the efforts of New Zealand Cheese School principal and Master Cheesemaker Neil Willman.

He’s been guest tutor at the Methven Summer School cheese making course and passed on a small slice of his years of knowledge to 15 cheesemaking novices. During the one-day course the students made blue cheese, a creamy brie, ricotta, quark, yoghurt and mascarpone.

Some were newcomers to cheese making, others were already dabbling at home, but all said they went home inspired and with new ideas and techniques to try.

For Mr Willman, the course is part of his work with the New Zealand Cheese School. While he spends much of his time tutoring professional cheese makers, he said he also enjoys working with home cheese makers and sharing the knowledge he’s acquired over decades in the industry.

While cheese making is a creative process, the individual style of all good cheesemakers is based on understanding and being adept at basic techniques, Mr Willman said.

“I teach the principles and empower people to use their knowledge so they can create in whatever aspect of cheese they want to pursue. It’s important they have the knowledge so they can create good cheeses.”

He’s spent 25 years of his time in the industry as the Australasian cheese tutor.

The growing number of Kiwi cheesemakers attending the Australian based course inspired his return home to be part of establishing the New Zealand Cheese School alongside a Waikato cheese compa-

ny, Over the Moon Dairy.

In his role as cheese school principal, he counts himself fortunate to have retained some involvement in the practical side of the cheesemaking industry.

“This allows me to keep my skills alive and keeps me challenged,” he said.

Currently Mr Willman is enjoying the challenge of working with cow, goat, sheep and buffalo milk to create unique artisan cheeses. His cheese of the moment is a sheep milk pecorino but he’s also gaining satisfaction from his latest creation, a cheese using all four milks. This cheese broke new ground in cheesemaking.

When it comes to enjoying cheese, Mr Willman usually opts for something with punch, such as a vintage cheddar or a good blue.

While cheese making is an immensely satisfying craft, he said it’s a very difficult industry for newcomers to break into.

And it’s a difficult one in which to make money.

He rates New Zealand cheeses as some of the best in the world, particularly those made in the Dutch style. The biggest hurdle, however, is getting people to pay the price good cheeses such as a vintage cheddar demand.

“There are people doing great things in New Zealand but it’s not spread around enough. It’s hard for people to access a lot of these fantastic cheeses. There are some world class cheeses around New Zealand but the volume is so small and you won’t find a lot of world class cheese in the supermarket.”

Mr Willman has also been a specialist cheese competition judge for the past 21 years at Australian state, national and international dairy product competitions and is a regular guest cheese judge at international competitions.

Warrior returns The new Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior made its first public appearance in New Zealand yesterday when its crew visited Northland’s Matauri Bay. They paid tribute to the original Rainbow Warrior, bombed by French agents in 1985, and to Ngati Kura, the guardians of the old ship’s gravesite on the seabed near the Cavalli Islands.

The new ship is Greenpeace’s first purpose-built vessel and was paid for by worldwide donations.

Kuia and kaumatua from Ngati Kura and Ngati Rehia were taken out to the ship for a blessing and a whakatau (formal welcome) in blazing sunshine around 11am yesterday.

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Hamish Baxter’s standing in the Rakaia community was evident in the number of people who turned out to pay their respects at his funeral yesterday.

Mr Baxter, a Rakaia farmer, aged 45, died late on Saturday night as a result of falling from a quad bike while out checking his irrigators.

A sombre crowd, consisting of people from all walks of life, filled the Rakaia Community Centre and spilled onto the street.

The service celebrating his life was led by Carol Gunn and included tributes to a man who had gained the respect of many people.

A private interment followed the service.

Mr Baxter is survived by his wife Louise and daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth and Nicola.

• Teen injured in fall Emergency services were called to Carew yesterday afternoon, following reports a teenager had fallen from a height and suffered a suspected broken arm. The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade rushed to the scene on Jaines Street to assist the St John Ambulance team, before the boy was transported to Ashburton Hospital. Chief fire officer Alan Burgess, of Ashburton, said the call-out, just after 6pm, was smooth and straight forward. “We went out as a medical assist, but the crew was back within the hour. St John Ambulance took over on arrival,” he said. It is understood the boy fell from a flying fox on a private property.

• Quake hits Gisborne A 4.2 magnitude earthquake rumbled through the Gisborne area last night. It struck at 9.02pm and was centred 20 kilometres south-west of Tolaga Bay, GNS Science reported. It had a focal depth of 23 kilometres, with a Mercalli Intensity (how strongly it was felt at the Earth’s surface) of five.

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• Man missing in river The Police National Dive Team is expected to join the search today for a man, believed to be an Australian tourist, who is missing in the Waikato River near Taupo. The man, thought to be aged in his 20s, went for a swim near the Aratiatia Dam, and then called for help, police said. Police, the Harbourmaster and the Coastguard searched until light faded last night, and will continue the search today.

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• Gang connection?

Police investigating the shooting death of an Auckland man say they are looking at a possible gang connection. Daniel Fifita Turner, 29, of Ranui, died on December 18 after being shot in the chest in west Auckland.

Detective Inspector Bruce Scott said police were now investigating links between the shooting and local members of the King Cobra gang.

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Kiwi builders to the rescue

By Kieran Campbell and Stuart Cumming A wife has paid tribute to nine Kiwi construction workers who lifted a ute off her husband after a crash in the Queensland outback.

A three-car convoy of New Zealanders, most of them from Auckland, rescued the 60-yearold after being stopped by his screaming wife on Sunday night as they drove 470km from Brisbane to Roma.

One of the builders, Matt Hapeta, said the man was thrown from his ute as it spun off the Warrego Highway, about 10km east of Yuleba, about 10.30pm.

The driver was pinned under the cabin for about 10 minutes after the ute came to a stop, still upright, halfway in a ditch.

“We put on our brakes and we knew something was wrong.

People were just screaming ... that someone was trapped,” Mr Hapeta said.

“By the time we located the dude we were a bit worried.

He was conscious. He couldn’t speak but you could tell his body was moving and he was moaning [in pain].

“He had burn marks across his shoulder and chest from the muffler. We didn’t want to move him [straight away] in case he had spinal injuries.”

Some of the builders unloaded furniture from the ute to ease the weight on the trapped man.

Others used their high-visibility clothes to reflect mobile phone lights onto the road to direct traffic.

They took a few moments to decide the safest way to retrieve him before six grabbed his vehi-

cle. “We just lifted the whole ute and one of us pulled him out,” Mr Hapeta said.

The Auckland man, who has been in Australia for three years, said he was surprised how easily they lifted the vehicle.

“There were a few big boys in our crew ... a lot of ex-rugby players. We just picked it up with ease.”

The New Zealand men have won the gratitude of the driver’s wife and praise from the Queensland police.

His wife, who gave her name as KristineW, wrote to an Australian paper: “I would like to thank these men for saving my husband’s life.they were amazing without their help my husband would not be here today. They definitely deserve an award. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.”

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Man charged with murder

By James Ihaka and Jamie Morton An 18-year-old Waihi man has appeared in court charged with the murder of holidaymaker Murray Wilkinson outside a caravan in the town early on New Year’s Day. The teenager, who has interim name suppression, appeared in Hamilton District Court yesterday dressed in a blue boiler suit following his arrest at a Waihi address on Tuesday afternoon.

During his appearance, the accused nodded at a woman in the court whom it is understood was his mother.

Judge David Ruth granted him interim name suppression until January 14 when he will reappear in Tauranga District Court.

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Master Cheesemaker Neil Willman helps students Gaewynne Hood (left) and Lisa Olier pack their blue vein cheese into a mould.

CRUMB

by David Fletcher

Mr Wilkinson, a 64-year-old expatriate New Zealander who lived in Brisbane, was holidaying at Waihi Beach at a friend’s home and was staying in a caravan with his wife Luise when he was attacked early on January 1.

He was stabbed in the neck and face as he went to investigate a noise and died in Waikato Hospital on January 3.

The homicide investigation involved about 30 police staff from across Waikato and the central and upper North Island. They received a flood of holiday images and statements from the public.

Several knives were also collected.

Detective Inspector Chris Page said yesterday there was still much work to do on the investigation and police were still to canvass an area of Waihi Beach.

The arrest came nearly a week after Mr Wilkinson’s widow, son Dan and daughter Cory made an emotional appeal for information.

Police urged the public to continue to contact police with any information or images they may have from in or around the scene.

“One particular way the public can still help the investigation is that if anyone who was staying at addresses between 01-40 Citrus Ave, Waihi Beach on the night of December 31- January 1 could contact police.”

The Operation Brad inquiry team could be found at Waihi Beach and Waihi police stations or contacted via the enquiry crimeline; 0800 OP BRAD (0800 672723).

Information could also be left anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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Why Are My Parents So Boring?

Kids these school holidays will finally get an answer to the age-old question in the Court Theatre’s new show. Writer and director Dan Bain, has filled his latest show with mime and physical comedy in a play that unfolds in the style of a silent movie.

It follows the hilarious consequences when a mischievous youngster (Laura Daniel) sets out to teach her parents (David Ladderman and Kathleen Burns) to have fun while she is at home during the school holidays.

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‘Arborists’ leave angst in wake

By Sue Newman Ashburton’s arborists are warning home owners to check the credentials of any one knocking on their door, offering to prune shrubs or trees.

They’ve been fielding a spate of complaints from property owners who say they’ve been ripped off by aborists who proved to be amateurs, who left evidence of shoddy workmanship in their wake.

About three years ago several Ashburton home owners fell victims

to a similar yard clean-up scam and the district’s professional arborists are concerned the same team is back in town.

Arborist Chris Amudsen said he believed the rogue arborists used quite an aggressive approach to potential clients to convince them work needed to be done and that they required payment up front, before work started.

“I’ve been told there was one old chap in Tinwald they charged $1000 to chop his tree down and they didn’t even cart away the rubbish.

From what I’ve been told, it seems

they’re moving around the South Island.”

Lyell Jemmett said he had heard similar reports and believed the team often approached the elderly.

Professional arborists usually didn’t hear about the issue until after the event.

“As tree care professionals we’re concerned about this. We believe these guys are operating nationally.”

His brother received a visit from the team prior to Christmas, Mr Jemmett said. Many people would immediately realise the bogus pruners weren’t professionals, but for

those who didn’t and accepted their job offer, he said there was no doubt they were being ripped off both financially and in terms of the quality of work carried out.

“None of us have any problem with competition but that’s as long as people are doing a good and fair job, but when you get guys like this who are ripping people off and not doing a good job it’s simply not right.”

He’s urging people who are concerned about an unsolicited approach from people who say they are arborists to make a few checks

before agreeing to the work. Home owners should check vehicles to make sure they’re signwritten and should ask a few questions about other work they had done, he said.

During the past year the Ashburton District Council has issued 89 notices to property owners in Ashburton, Rakaia, Methven and Mayfield who have had vegetation overhanging the footpath.

Most of those had been actioned, but some were still under investigation, council regulatory manager Richard Wade said. If people who received notices to trim vegetation

intended to employ people to carry out this work, they should be aware that bogus arborists were in the area, he said.

“Our advice is to use a reputable, fully insured company, ideally with references. They should not pay for the work to be done in advance and the job should include the removal of all cut down wood or vegetation from the site.”

Mr Wade said that no trees should be cut down or pruned unless a check was run with the council to ensure they were not heritage trees or protected in some way.

Charge decision over newborn’s death a ‘nightmare’

By Hana Garrett-Walker Police have explained the background to their decision to prosecute a man over the death of his newborn child, despite the prosecution being against the wishes of his partner.

Taxi driver Bililigne Gebretsadik, 40, pleaded not guilty to two charges of careless driving causing injury and one charge of careless driving causing the death of a baby when he appeared in Wellington District Court yesterday.

Outside court his lawyer John Miller said it was a “nightmare scenario” for the couple and he criticised the decision to lay charges against Gebretsadik.

“The whole legal issues here - it shouldn’t be tested in these tragic circumstances of bringing this man to the court, when the family’s already suffered enough by the devastating loss of a much wanted child.”

Gebretsadik’s partner Seble Hailu Cherie was 31 weeks pregnant when the car she was a passenger in collided with another car at the intersection of John St, Adelaide Rd and Riddiford St in Wellington last June.

The baby died after an emergency caesarean that night. The driver of the other car was also injured.

Gebretsadik was charged under the Land Transport Act. The case is believed to be the first of its kind, and Mr Miller said it involved a complex area of law.

“The Land Transport Act talks about the death of a person, but it doesn’t define what a person is.”

The Crimes Act defined a person as being alive after separation from the mother, although the umbilical cord could still be attached, he said.

“And then you’ve got the argument, is a 31-week-old foetus a person? and of course that brings in legal and moral viewpoints. It’s a nightmare scenario.”

Police spokesman Nick Bohm

said he could not comment on the specifics of the case while it was before the courts, but there were two tests within the prosecution guidelines police had to meet when laying charges.

“One is that there is evidential sufficiency, so there’s enough evidence to put before the courts to support the charges, and the second is around public interest.”

If those tests were met then the charges would be handed over to the court to decide on.

The couple are originally from Ethiopia and already have an eightyear-old daughter.

Mr Miller said Ms Cherie did not want her partner charged, and police should have exercised their discretion.

“I frankly can’t see the public interest in piling misery on a bereaved family. It’s different if there were some other culpable elements in this case, like drink driving or speeding or no licence or a defective vehicle.

“This is a case where there’s none of these elements whatsoever.”

If police wanted a test case, they should press charges against the likes of a “drunken hoon”, he said, adding that publicity about the case had added to the family’s grief and they should be able to mourn in private.

Detective Inspector Paul Basham said on Tuesday the decision to lay charges had not been taken lightly and was made after an independent legal review.

Auckland University law professor Bill Hodge said he believed it was right for police to charge Gebretsadik and they would be acting in the public interest of the baby.

“I think assumptions do need to be challenged, I think it’s a good thing police are saying this is an issue.”

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• Motorcyclist killed A motorcyclist has died in a collision with a truck near Nelson. The motorcyclist was with a small group of riders heading north on SH6 towards Rai Valley when the collision occurred on a bend on the Rai Valley side of Serpentine Straight shortly after 2pm yesterday, police said. The motorcycle caught fire on impact and police believe the male motorcyclist died instantly. The driver of the truck, which was carrying LPG cylinders, was shaken but unhurt. The LPG cylinders were not involved in the fire. No further details will be released until his next of kin have been advised. - apnz

• Shocking A child may have received a mild electric shock when a Wanaka swimming pool complex was hit by lightning yesterday afternoon. Lakes Leisure chief executive Ruth Stokes says a young girl was showering inside the pool facility at the time. “There was a massive white flash, the building went black, the girl screamed. One of our staff members was close at hand and raced over to see her,” Ms Stokes said. “The little girl’s feeling was that she had been shocked.” Ms Stokes said the girl did not suffer any injuries and did not require medical attention.

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Cactus programme member Daniel Baker,12, abseils down the side of the Ashburton District Council building yesterday.

Youngsters take a leap into the unknown

By Myles Hume There were a few tentative steps, but for a bunch of aspiring Ashburton youth abseiling down the outside walls of the council building was only the start of the adventure yesterday.

Ten members of the advanced Cactus programme, a course which helps adolescent-aged children build confidence and physical fitness, took to the three storey building where they shadowed over fellow-abseilers and inched down the stone-based wall.

Ashburton intermediate pupil Nakita Maxwell, 12, was first to don the helmet and harness and it is fair to say she was reluctant to let herself go over the edge.

“I’ve got this,” she said, 15 metres above the ground.

However, the youngster’s positive attitude got her to the safety of the pavement.

“When I first got up there it was a bit scary. The worst part was leaning back I thought I was actually going to fall,” she said.

Before the descent, 11-yearold Cameron Norris was visibly the most excited among the group, some of whom were nurs-

ing a few butterflies before the drop.

“I’ve been abseiling before and I’ve been on top of a two storey building and that didn’t seem that high when I got up there,” Cameron said.

Abseiling was only the beginning for the youngsters who had been hand-picked to tackle the advanced course after prospering during the basic courses in 2012.

The group headed to Mt Somers in the afternoon where hiking, horse riding and camping were on the agenda before they set up camp in Okains Bay

to spend time in Akaroa, sailing a boat and may be even finding time to swim with dolphins.

Cactus co-ordinator Jenny Reed said the five-day adventure would only add to the valuable lessons the children took on board last year.

“It’s all about building confidence, because when they have that they believe in themselves and have the mental edge to do anything they want,” Ms Reed said.

She said the group had come along in leaps and bounds thanks to the course and she was excited about the days ahead.

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Doubt over surgery savings Bush fires leave OUR VIEW

By Martin Johnston

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A leading surgeon doubts the Government will be able to save money by cutting down on treating children’s ears with grommets.

Scott Stevenson, an ear, nose and throat surgeon, was commenting on a government group’s suggestion New Zealand could save $4.4 million a year if its rate of grommet insertion was lowered to Britain’s level.

“The savings probably aren’t there,” said Mr Stevenson, the chairman of the New Zealand board of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

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The bush fires around several states have brought back the memories of Black Saturday in 2009 when over 200 people were killed in unprecedented infernos around Victoria.

The national trauma of that day has left a deep scar with all our cousins across the ditch and as the temperatures started climbing into the 40s this week, authorities and individuals prepared as best they could for the upcoming “catastrophe”.

So far this heightened awareness and increased preparedness appears to have prevented any confirmed loss of life, so hopefully the casualties of Black Saturday will not have died in vain and lessons have been learned.

We do get our fair share of smaller bush fires in Mid Canterbury but for New Zealanders it is hard to fathom the intensity and scale of the Australian fires.

I will never forget the story of an inferno-hardened journalist from The Melbourne Age on a work exchange in Christchurch who was assigned to cover a scrub fire in the Port Hills.

The Victorian seemed to be the perfect person to cover this Kiwi emergency, but when he arrived on the scene, he innocently asked for directions to the bush fire, expecting the traditional pictures of blood-red skies and endless paddocks of torched earth.

When the puzzled Christchurch firefighter pointed at the modest patch of smoking

which is responsible to Health Minister Tony Ryall, is trying to find $30 million of savings in the public health system for reinvestment in more effective or bettertargeted treatments.

It has looked at a British list of 550 “relatively low priority” elective surgical procedures and said New Zealand spent $641 million a year on the “top 25” of those.

It will not name the 25 procedures, but has analysed the use of grommets.

Grommets are tiny tubes placed in an incision in the eardrum.

They are used to treat recurrent acute middle-ear infections and ongoing glue ear.

The two conditions usually coexist and both involve fluid

behind the eardrum.

Acute middle-ear infections can cause severe pain, fever, grumpiness and interrupted sleep. Glue ear may have few symptoms, although ear pain may occur and hearing loss is common, sometimes enough to delay speech and language development. Glue ear can impair balance, too.

Grommet insertion, which carries some risks, would not normally be considered unless a child had had four acute episodes in six months, or six in a year or until after three to six months’ monitoring of glue ear and evidence of hearing loss.

Mr Stevenson said the college had concerns about the ideas the National Health Committee

expressed on grommets in a discussion document and he had responded “fairly vigorously”.

The ideal intervention rate for grommets was unknown.

“No one has looked at that and said are we over-treating or is the UK under-treating.

“Maori and Pacific people have a high incidence of middle-ear disease.

“I would hate to see anything done that impacts on our ability to look after some of our most economically deprived and underprivileged kids.”

Auckland ear, nose and throat surgeon Dr Colin Brown said, “The UK is not a good reference point in terms of whether we do more or less. In my opinion

grass in front of him, the new arrival burst out laughing.

“You call that a bush fire?” he said, before putting away his notebook and wandering back to the car.

Bush fires are part of life in Australia but in recent years, the temperatures and fires appeared to have increased.

Ironically, an unusually wet year in New South Wales has not lowered the fire risk, but instead has produced record amounts of grass growth which has now become the fuel for enormous bush fires around that state.

Kiwis are often quick to complain about the supposed wet summers we have had in recent years, but maybe we should all be grateful that our land does get a regular dose of rain. It does not only help the growth of most of our crops but also provides a small level of protection against bush fires.

I remember covering a bush fire in Mid Canterbury some years back and walking over layers of smouldering pine needles. The situation seemed to be all safe, but as the soles on my shoes started melting, I realised how hot the embers still were, and it only took a tiny breeze to reignite the fire behind me.

Even though that fire was relatively small, that day gave me a better understanding of what firefighters have to deal with and I take my hat off to all of them.

In the coming weeks rural firefighters around Mid Canterbury will be happy to see the fire risk signs on our road side remain stuck on “Moderate” and stay clear of Extreme.

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Three-year-old boy hit by Firefighters off to Australia reversing car at Raglan ramp

By Abby Gillies

The parents of a 3-year-old boy who was hit by a reversing car at a Raglan boat ramp yesterday morning have praised the quick response of members of the public.

The boy, from Christchurch, was being assessed at Waikato Hospital’s emergency department yesterday afternoon after he was hit when he fell off his scooter at the boat ramp car park at Manu Bay about 9.25am.

It was hoped he would be released later yesterday.

“He is a very lucky boy that there were people around able to help so promptly,” the boy’s mother said.

The driver of the car and two bystanders offered immediate help.

“It was great to see the public

do what they did. It was a pretty good example of the goodwill of people,” she said.

The boy had a helmet on and while the wheel of the car was on him briefly, no bones were broken as the car was travelling slowly.

The driver was quickly alerted and the boy was rescued.

The mother, who was out surfing, thanked a fellow surfer who paddled out to get her and calmly helped her back to her husband and other child.

There was also a doctor from the surfing community at the scene.

The boy’s parents said they did not blame the driver or anyone else.

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Sergeant Andrew Mortimer of Raglan police said it appeared the driver did not see the child and it was too early to say if any charges would be laid.

“The surf and weather conditions were very good at Manu Bay at the time and the car park area was packed with both vehicles and people when the accident happened,” he said.

“There is also a lesson for parents to ensure that they fully supervise their children, especially in and around car parks and other vehicles, remembering that roads and car park areas are specially designed for the flow of vehicle, not pedestrian traffic”.

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I’m feeling a little bit nervous but once you get there it’s just game face on,” said the youngest firefighter, 31-year-old Matiu Mataira, a father of two from Whangarei.

When they arrive the team will spend the first day becoming familiar with the equipment and terrain.

Temperatures in New South Wales have reached the mid 40s - among the highest temperatures on record for the state.

Bushfires are also burning in the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and New South Wales.

South Australia is also bracing for the worst bushfire conditions in years.

Over the past decade New Zealand firefighters have been deployed several times to assist Australians fighting bushfires.

The largest group was sent was in 2009 when 110 rural firefighters were deployed to Victoria.

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One victim of a serial con artist who ripped off more than 60 big-hearted Cantabrians walked two hours to court yesterday just to watch “the bloody crook” go to jail.

Kim Barwell, 47, used a wellrehearsed petrol scam where he would pose as a farmer who had run out of petrol.

The caregiver would ask them for petrol money so he could get home, promising to pay them back straight away, and even offering them free meat from his non-existent Canterbury farm.

He targeted dozens of people, often elderly shoppers, in his scam which pocketed him more than $5000.

But yesterday at Christchurch District Court he was sent to prison for 16 months on 65 charges of causing people a loss by deception and for three theft charges, including when he stole a Salvation Army donation money box.

“I’m happy he’s gone to jail,” said Alan Strez, a 70-year old pensioner, conned out of $140 by Barwell at Barrington Mall last year.

Mr Strez was in a supermarket when he recommended a brand of soup as being particularly tasty to Barwell, who then repaid the favour by ripping him off.

“I walked outside the shop and here he was parked by a big, black car, which he said was a ministerial car,” the victim recalled outside court yesterday.

“He said he’d run out of petrol and asked for $40 to get home.

“He also needed $40 to pay the tow truck and another $60 to pay for his groceries.

“And okay, I was gullible and I paid it.

“I’ll think again before helping anyone else out, that’s for sure.”

But Mr Strez, who confronted Barwell three times to try to get his cash back after discovering his address, can take comfort in that he wasn’t the only one taken in.

Barwell admitted trying the wellknown scam 65 times. The sums he got away with varied from $8 to $380.

Police last year warned of a man posing as a farmer who approached shoppers in mall car parks asking for money so he could fill his car with petrol and drive home.

He was soon caught, but after more media publicity, more victims came forward to police saying they had also been taken in by Barwell.

Some of his offending had been on bail, the court heard.

Judge Noel Walsh sentenced Barwell to 16 months in jail, with six months of release conditions.

He also ordered him to pay $5080 back to his victims on his release.

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Firefighter Clea Gardiner isn’t anxious about her deployment to help battle bush fires raging in Tasmania - she’s simply looking forward to getting on with the job.

The 50-year-old Northland woman is the only female among a 12-strong crew that left Auckland yesterday bound for Australia.

Like her colleagues, she is looking forward to getting stuck in once she arrives to help put out the deadly fires that have ravaged the island state for six days.

“That will feel good. It feels good to be able to help out,” she said in Auckland airport’s international departure lounge today.

“I’m not anxious at this stage, but the heat will be amazing.”

During the 18 or more days they are expected to be in Tasmania,

the two New Zealand crews of six - one group made up of Department of Conservation staff from Northland, and another of forestry workers from Nelson, aged 31-60, plus a liaison officer - will be working in remote areas.

They will possibly be camping in the bush while battling to contain the fires that have so far destroyed more than 100 properties.

It will be “hot, tiring” work, said group liaison officer National Rural Fire Authority rural fire manager John Barnes of Christchurch, who has been on four previous deployments to Australia and the US. “They’re going to have to keep their fluids up. It’s very tough work.”

Two of the firefighters and Mr Barnes have previously been deployed overseas and were looking forward to helping in Australia in spite of the risks.

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Mr Stevenson said the college was collaborating to write national guidelines for treating ear infections and later a survey of intervention rates would be done.

Labour’s health spokeswoman, Maryan Street, said reducing the number of grommet operations for children - without a direct investment in measures to reduce the need for the treatment - would be a false economy that led to “more kids sitting in class unable to listen and learn”.

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Dad drowns trying to rescue his daughter

By Rebecca Quilliam and Kieran Campbell The wife of a man who drowned in a Melbourne lake says her husband was just metres from helping his daughter, who was floundering in the water.

Kelekolio Latu dived into the lake near the family home in Cranbourne in a “heroic” act that would cost him his own life, his wife Manu Latu said.

The family had moved from Mangere in Auckland just four years ago to Australia for a better life, she said.

“And now he’s gone.”

The Latu family arrived at Narre Warren Lake on Sunday after church in what was supposed to be a playful and relaxing outing.

Their 11-year-old daughter Theresa and Mrs Latu’s nephew were on a paddle boat when they began to drift further out into the lake.

They were both wearing lifejackets, Mrs Latu said.

“We thought, that’s alright, they can paddle back, and they were trying.”

But the wind was too strong and blew them away from the shore.

Theresa then fell into the water, “and of course she was scared and yelling”, Mrs Latu said.

“Because they were panicking, the boat was moving away and my husband jumped in to get them.”

He swam about 20m and then began sinking.

“We don’t know if he had pulled a muscle, because he was a good

swimmer. He was not far from them.”

Mrs Latu said his actions in trying to help Theresa were “heroic”.

A neighbour and another nephew jumped into the lake and tried to hold Mr Latu above the water, but Mrs Latu said they couldn’t get a grip because he was a tall, big man. “He just disappeared and they couldn’t grab him, he was already gone.”

Now, Mr Latu’s family from New Zealand and Tonga are making the solemn journey to Australia this week for the 33-year-old’s funeral.

Mr Latu’s cousin Nukuofo Maka said she believed he “panicked” seeing Theresa in the water, and just dived in.

The family had been at the lake for barely 25 minutes when Theresa got into trouble.

Ms Maka said she believes her cousin struggled to swim because he was in shock.

“It was so unexpected. Everyone saw him at church earlier that morning and then all of a sudden we were getting phone calls saying he was missing,” Ms Maka said.

“Around 8.30, that’s when the police came to Manu and said we’ve actually found the body.

I guess she was devastated but happy that they actually had found his body.”

Ms Maka said her cousin was a family man.

He leaves behind his daughter, wife Manu and 1-year-old son Pita.

“He was really generous and he treated everyone the same,” she said.

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Sightings of Tui in Mid Canterbury are on the rise - promising a great future for the bird breed.

Tui making welcome comeback

By Michelle Nelson Tui in Mid Canterbury – yeah right!

In fact there have been several sightings of the distinctive native birds in recent years, most recently at the Rakaia Huts, according to Department of Conservation (DOC) biodiversity ranger Steve Harraway.

This breeding season there have been eight reported sightings of tui, predominately in South Canterbury, but there’s no doubt the birds are also making a comeback on this side of the Rangitata.

While habitat destruction resulted in a decline in sightings of several native bird species for

the better part of last century, Mr Harraway said tui appeared to be popping up more frequently in recent times.

“We haven’t been blessed with some of these species on the east coast for a while,” he said “The biggest drawcard for these birds is fruit and nectar; they love harakeke (native flax). Small pockets of native bush have regenerated, along with plantings around houses and holiday homes have encouraged them back.

“Reports of sightings differ from year-to-year – that might be because people are becoming more aware of them. It’s difficult to get an accurate survey of the population, because they come

and go and it could be some are birds spotted in different locations,” Mr Harraway said.

“At the moment there seem to be a few young ones hanging around forming communities. We don’t know where they are breeding but we would certainly like to hear from anyone who has information about that.”

Tui have a distinct call, but they are also clever mimics, often copying other birds and noises in their immediate environment.

“People are usually excited to hear a tui – but when a number of them converge they tend to be quite raucous, and not so appealing,” Mr Harraway said.

“They are also very territorial and defend their territory against

other birds aggressively.”

Reports of other unusual birds in the district over recent months have included a kaka in Rakaia township and a juvenile kea on the coastal side of Ashburton – unfortunately both were dead.

Kaka have darker plumage and are slightly larger than their close relative the kea, and in the South Island, live predominantly on the West Coast.

“We have been aware of a male and female kaka in the area and hoped they may breed, the fullyfledged juvenile found in Rakaia may possibly have been their offspring,” Mr Harraway said.

“Odd sightings occur from time to time, and DOC is always interested to hear about them.”

Parents are being urged to hide their car keys after two young sisters took their parents’ cars and crashed into each other.

The 12-year-old and 14-year-old were both hospitalised with injuries from the collision, west of Hamilton on Monday.

Waikato road policing manager Inspector Marcus Lynam said officers were called by a local resident before the crash on Te Kowhai Rd. “A member of the public had phoned 111 concerned about the driver of a blue Ford Falcon who had nearly hit her, and said the driver couldn’t see over the steering wheel.

“Then, a short time later this vehicle collided head-on with a Nissan Bluebird coming out of a driveway.”

Both cars were extensively damaged and the 12-year-old, driving the Ford, suffered minor internal injuries while her sister in the Nissan suffered a fractured wrist.

“It appears the younger girl has taken the Ford car for a drive and when her older sister became concerned about where she was ... has jumped into the Nissan to go in search of her.

“The two cars have subsequently collided at the entrance to the driveway,” Mr Lynam said.

“In this case we are very fortunate that no one was seriously injured but the poor member of the public who had already rung 111 concerned about the 12-year-old’s driving was understandably distraught when she saw what happened.”

Mr Lynam asked parents to “reevaluate their children’s access to vehicles” to prevent such incidents.

He said police would consult with Youth Aid and it was too early to say whether the girls would face charges.

The girls’ parents could have a battle with insurance companies if they are not fully covered.

Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand president Nick Cressey said companies might resist paying on a claim.

“Technically, both vehicles were stolen because they were taken without the parents’ knowledge and consent.”

Mr Cressey said in some circumstances, if a car thief had been caught, some insurance companies would seek compensation.

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10 – The best of vintage aircraft was on display when the Ashburton Aviation Museum held an open weekend. The weekend was being used as both a publicity exercise and a membership drive says museum committee member Bob Maxwell.

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Milder temps ease wildfire fears lated. That’s because the extreme heat has shifted from the heavier populated south to northern and central Australia.

The bureau forecast above average temperatures for the remainder of summer, compounding the fire danger created by a lack of rain across central and southern Australia over the past six months.

“It is going to be very challenging,” Jones said of the wildfire danger.

No deaths have been reported, although around 100 people haven’t been accounted for since last week when a fire destroyed around 90 homes in the Tasmanian town of Dunalley, east of the state capital of Hobart. Yesterday, police spokeswoman Lisa Stingel said it’s likely most of those people simply haven’t checked in with officials.

In Victoria state, north of Tasmania, a fire injured six people, destroyed four homes and caused the evacuation of the farming community of Carngham, Country Fire Authority operations officer Ian Morley said.

Cooler conditions yesterday had brought relief to firefighters who would work through the day to build earth breaks to fully contain the fire ahead of warmer temperatures tomorrow, Morley said.

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By Rod McGuirk Record temperatures across southern Australia cooled yesterday, reducing the danger from scores of raging wildfires but likely bringing only a brief reprieve from the summer’s extreme heat and fire risk.

Australia had its hottest day on record on Monday with a nationwide average of 40.33°C, narrowly breaking a 1972 record of 40.17°C. Tuesday was the third hottest day at 40.11°C. Four of Australia’s hottest 10 days on record have been in 2013.

“There’s little doubt that this is a very, very extreme heat wave event,” Bureau of Meteorology manager of climate monitoring and prediction David Jones said.

“If you look at its extent, its duration, its intensity, it is arguably the most significant in Australia’s history,” he added.

With yesterday’s cool-down in southern Australia, the national capital, Canberra, dropped from a high of 36°C on Tuesday to 28°C and Sydney dropped from 43°C to 23°C. Jones expected that yesterday would also rank among Australia’s hottest days when the national temperatures are calcu-

Winehouse inquest confirms alcohol death

By Catherine Wylie A second inquest into the death of singer Amy Winehouse has confirmed that her death was caused by alcohol.

The same verdict of misadventure was recorded at a re-hearing of the inquest – after the first was heard by a coroner who did not have the correct qualifications.

The hearing was told yesterday that the star had more than five times the legal blood alcohol drinkdrive limit when she died, having 416mg of alcohol per decilitre of blood in her system – the legal driving limit is 80mg.

The inquest at St Pancras Coroner’s Court in London heard the same evidence about the singer’s death as was revealed at the first inquest in October 2011.

Winehouse was found dead in bed at her flat in Camden, north

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Two to plead not guilty in Delhi gang rape Two of the five men accused of gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus in New Delhi last month will plead not guilty to all charges, a lawyer says.

“They will plead not guilty to all charges,” ML Sharma, who says he represents Mukesh Singh and Akshay Thakur, told AFP. “Nothing has been proven yet.”

Mukesh Singh, who is the brother of the alleged bus driver Ram Singh, and labourer Thakur are two of the five charged with rape and murder over the December 16 attack on the young student,

which has fuelled protest demonstrations across India.

A sixth accused, who is 17, is to be tried in a separate court for juveniles.

Officials at Tihar jail, the maximum security prison where the accused are held, confirmed that Sharma had met the two defendants yesterday.

Prosecutors have said they have evidence of bloodstains linking the men to the attack. But the advocate said he would challenge the police over their handling of evidence, while refusing to give details.

The next hearing, to be held behind closed doors, has been scheduled for today when a magistrate is expected to transfer the case for trial in a special fasttrack court.

It is not yet clear who will represent the three other defendants, all residents of New Delhi slums aged from 19 to 35.

A legal officer working at Delhi’s Juvenile Justice Board, who declined to give his name, told AFP that the case of the sixth suspect would be heard on 15 January, when his age would be clarified.

“The age of the accused is not in proper order so the court asked the principal of (the) teenage accused’s school to come along with age-related documents of the minor,” he said.

The brutal attack on a medical student and her boyfriend has stirred nationwide anger in India, with politicians and the victim’s family calling for the death penalty for the culprits.

The pair had been to watch a film when they were lured onto a bus. The gang are accused of repeatedly raping and violating the woman with an iron bar,

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By Anne Gibson Stressed Waihi homeowners are close to signing their houses over to an American mining giant after sudden ground movement which affected their properties.

Newmont Waihi Gold said on Christmas Eve an initial investigation had failed to find the cause of the movement on Gladstone Road.

The properties are above Newmont’s Golden Link Project Area, which

Prince William’s wife, Catherine, is set to mark her 31st birthday quietly and privately.

St James’ Palace said the Duchess of Cambridge would mark the occasion “privately” today. She is understood to be with her husband at their home in north Wales.

Kate was treated last month for a severe form of pregnancy sickness known as hyperemesis gravidarum.

Symptoms include sustained bouts of nausea and vomiting.

The Duchess was admitted to hospital on December 3, a development which prompted the palace to

announce that she was in the very early stages of pregnancy.

Kate made her first public appearance since falling ill when she presented cyclist Bradley Wiggins with the main award at the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony in London on December 16.

The British government is pushing through a bill which will end the principle of male primogeniture, meaning William and Kate’s first child will succeed to the throne, regardless of gender.

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includes its proposed Correnso gold mine, a seam running 130m to 450m underground.

For several years, the company has conducted exploratory drilling and last year it sank test bores in the area, which some residents claim have disturbed the land.

Newmont has offered to buy out the five affected homeowners, and the New Zealand Herald understands some have reached settlements.

The company said the offer to buy was not an admission that it was

liable for the ground disturbance.

Resident George Reid, who owns No 53, said he noticed a sudden change about six weeks ago.

“The house is just falling down around us. It’s just sinking in the ground.”

The stress became so great that Mr Reid said he had to leave the house for a time.

“The pressure got too much. It was a good, solid house. But everything is moving, big time.”

Niels Jensen, of 47 Gladstone

Rd, said he was about to settle with the mining company after his house “dropped”.

Terry Podmore, Waihi East Ratepayers Group spokesman, said residents began experiencing problems in late November.

QV shows the properties, numbers 47, 48, 49, 51 and 53, had a combined valuation of $1.1 million.

Sefton Darby, Newmont’s external affairs manager, said the properties were part of a housing subdivision built mainly in the late 1980s.

Mr Darby said investigations were being undertaken by Newmont and Tonkin and Taylor for the council.

Roger Wainhouse, who lives at 43 Gladstone Road, said a drilling rig was working 1m from the boundary of his property, investigating the problems.

“I bought this house 10 years ago and we didn’t think for a moment they would do anything like this.

There’s no way I could sell my house.”

- APNZ

Norske Skog No Marmite, no worries cuts 110 jobs

By Christopher Adams

Norway’s Norske Skog – the The redundancies would world’s second biggest pro- occur over the next three to ducer of newsprint – closed four months. one of its two paper machines “As is widely understood, at the Tasman Mill at Kawerau this decision has been yesterday with the loss of 110 brought about by global marjobs. ket forces within our industry The company first and no-one is to blame,” Peter announced its intention McCarty, general manager of to shut one machine last the Tasman Mill, said.

September, following a review The second paper machine of its newsprint capacity in had operated successfully for Australasia. over 50 years.

The remaining “The challenge The Tasman machine for our mill and will continue to redundancies our remaining produce newsmachine is to be a would occur low cost producer print predominantly for the quality newsover the next of New Zealand and print and we are Australian marthree to four well positioned to kets, Norske Skog meet this chalmonths said in a statelenge,” he said. ment.

“We will also be Over the past four months, looking to successfully levermanagement had worked age off this base to seize new closely with employees, unions opportunities that will invariand other stakeholders on ably come along in the future,” the detailed closure arrange- he said. ments, including a mill-wide A spokesmen for the the restructuring programme, the union covering the plant, the company said.

EPMU, declined to comment “As a result of these discus- to APNZ on the machine’s closions and significant redeploy- sure. ment within the mill, the final Norske Skog has the widest number of redundancies will geographical spread of all the be around 110, compared to paper producers, with mills the previous media reports of 11 countries on all continents 130,” it said. except Africa.

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causing horrific internal injuries.

Although gang-rapes are commonplace in India, the case has touched a nerve, leading to three weeks of sweeping introspection on the country’s attitudes to women, its often insensitive police force and dysfunctional justice system.

In a series of protests across Indian cities, demonstrators condemned the recent surge in violence against women and the apparent lack of political will to address the country’s growing rape crisis.

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London, on the afternoon of July 23, 2011.

St Pancras Coroner Dr Shirley Radcliffe said the star died from “alcohol toxicity”, adding that it was “a level of alcohol commonly associated with fatality”.

She said Winehouse “voluntarily consumed alcohol” and added that “two empty vodka bottles were on the floor” beside her bed when her body was discovered.

In a written statement, Winehouse’s GP, Dr Christina Romete, said: “She was genuinely unwilling to follow the advice of doctors, being someone who wanted to do things her own way.”

Dr Romete saw Winehouse the night before she died.

The doctor’s statement also revealed Winehouse’s struggle with an eating disorder – which she spoke about shortly before her death.

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Despite the much-publicised Marmite drought, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has reported a lift in annual sales for its New Zealand-based businesses, which include Sanitarium, the spread’s manufacturer.

The church does not disclose financial results for Sanitarium alone, but the Royal Oak-based food manufacturer’s revenue is included in accounts the church lodges annually with the Charities Register for its “Group One” entities.

Those entities – which in addition to Sanitarium include Avondale-based Life Health Food, the manufacturer of brands including Lisa’s and Naked Organics, and the Bethesda retirement village in South Auckland – reported total revenue of $182.1 million for the year to June 30, 2012, up 10 per cent on the previous year.

After deductions were made for the church’s charitable activities and other expenses, the entities made a net deficit of $56,330.

Stocks of Marmite quickly disappeared from supermarket shelves early last year after Sanitarium revealed that earthquake damage at its Christchurch factory – the only plant where the spread is made – meant the facility would have to be shut for repairs.

James Standish, communications director for the South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, said Sanitarium’s New Zealand cereal sales had remained strong during the factory closure and had seen year-on-year growth.

“However, both from a revenue and cost perspective Sanitarium was impact-

‘The full cost of the Marmite shortage will be reflected in next year’s accounts once our insurance claim has been finalised’ - James Standish

ed by the ongoing rebuilding Max Wallace, an Australian author and vocal critic of of the Christchurch facility the tax exemptions enjoyed where Marmite is produced,” by religious organisations, Standish said. told the Business Herald “The full cost of the Marmite last year that churches had shortage will be reflected in become “corporations tradnext year’s accounts once ing on their tax-exempt staour insurance claim has tus”. been finalised.”

“It’s certainly in the ecoHe said the Group One nomic interest of governentities’ sales in the curments now, with stretched rent financial year would be budgets, to reconsider [the bolstered by the church’s tax exemption] because the acquisition of Vitality Works, cost to the state is very siga Takapuna-based provider nificant,” he said. of workplace wellness serSanitarium points out on vices. its New Zealand website “This purchase is part of that it operates exclusively expanding into health serfor charitable purposes and vices to complement our tax exemptions are availhealth food range,” Standish Pierre van Heerden able to all firms and indisaid.

Sanitarium has faced criticism in the viduals that limit themselves to such past for the income tax exemption it activities.

The IRD considers the “advancement of enjoys as a result of being owned by a religion” a charitable purpose that qualiregistered charity.

Its profits help fund the church’s fies for a tax break - a rationale Wallace charitable activities, which include the considered “way past its use-by date ...”

Meanwhile, Sanitarium general manAdventist Development & Relief Agency, ager Pierre van Heerden said the comschools and aged care facilities.

In a 2001 submission to an Australian pany was testing new equipment at its inquiry into the definition of charities, New Christchurch Marmite-making plant and York-listed cereal maker Kellogg’s com- an update on the spread’s return to plained that Sanitarium’s tax exemption supermarket shelves should be released - NZ Herald gave its Australasian rival an advantage. next week.

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Buyer still sought for Inghams

By Jonathan Underhill Inghams Enterprises has yet to find a buyer for Australasia’s biggest chicken producer, which owner Bob Ingham put up for sale last July with a price tag reportedly of A$1.4 billion.

“We’ve not agreed to sell the business or got an agreed buyer,” Paddy Watts, Inghams financial controller, told BusinessDesk.

“We were hoping to have it done by now but it has not got to that stage yet.

“There’s people interested in it,” he said.

“The business will be sold though it isn’t going to happen this week”.

The process had slowed over the Christmas holiday period, he said.

International Financing Review reported on December 21 that private-equity firm Blackstone Group had dropped out of the bidding, leaving possibly one group still showing interest.

Reuters reported in November that Chinese agribusiness company New Hope Group was the other firm to proceed to the final round of bidding for the business.

Others to show interest before withdrawing had included Hong Kongbased Affinity Equity Partners, Bain Capital and KKR while Thailand’s CP Foods placed a preliminary bid before withdrawing, Reuters reported.

New Hope has been adding to primary production assets Down Under, and was part of a group with Agria and Ngai Tahu Holdings that teamed up to take a controlling stake in PGG Wrightson, New Zealand’s biggest rural services company.

Bob Ingham, who turned 81 last year, hired Investec Bank to manage

the sale, which had been expected to take only a few months.

He inherited the chicken business from his father in 1953, building an empire that gave him the resources to indulge a passion for horse breeding and training.

Affinity owns Tegel Foods, the biggest chicken producer in New Zealand, and there had been speculation it would have been forced to sell that business, acquired from PEP in 2010 for A$470 million, to satisfy antitrust regulators.

Inghams is the number two producer in New Zealand as well as the nation’s biggest producer of stock feeds.

The New Zealand unit of Inghams posted its annual results this week.

Profit in the year ended June 30 about doubled to $22.96 million from $11.2 million. Sales rose about 5 per cent to $336 million.

The results showed the company more than halved its administration costs to about $9 million, though gave no details.

Watts said the company wouldn’t comment on the results though the New Zealand business was “ticking along fine”.

The earnings allowed Inghams Enterprises (NZ) to pay a dividend of $12 million, versus zero a year earlier.

It plans to use $50 million of an unsecured loan from its Australian parent to fund a capital return via a share purchase and cancellation, the company said.

It gained approval from the Inland revenue Department for the transaction in August.

Inghams employs more than 8000 people at more than 100 locations across Australia and New Zealand.

- BusinessDesk

Strong entries in dairy awards Numbers are up for this year’s Dairy Industry Awards with the Canterbury/North Otago region leading the charge, so watch this space, regional convenor and Mid Canterbury dairy farmer Debbie Mackle says.

“Numbers are up for our region with 16 sharemilker equity farmer entrants, 28 farm manager entrants and 40 dairy trainee entrants which is a national record,” Mrs Mackle said.

“Representatives for our region came home with all three national titles last year, and it would be

great to see that happen again.”

Overall 566 entries have been received, up from the previous best of 525.

“We are just so rapt with the response and at the level of competition that will take place to determine the winners,” national convenor Chris Keeping said.

A total of 144 entries were received in the New Zealand Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year competition, 171 entrants will compete for the New Zealand Farm Manager of the Year title and 251 entries

were received in the New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year contest.

“It’s the most entries we have had in both the farm manager and the dairy trainee contests, with the trainee contest in particular just going from strength to strength. It is obvious entrants are becoming more aware of the benefits to be gained by entering the awards to have some fun and progress their dairy farming career,” Mrs Keeping said.

Entrants will first compete in one of the regional competitions being held around the country,

with the regional winners progressing to the national final to be held in Wellington on May 24.

Mrs Keeping said entrants would be invited to attend information evenings later this month to meet other entrants and sponsors, and gain information about the judging process, which takes place throughout February.

Further information about the awards and a timeline of the awards programme can be found on www.dairyindustryawards. co.nz

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Hinds A good number of Hinds members met for the December meeting and Christmas get-together at the home of Shirley Millar on December 12.

A time of chatting over drinks was followed by a short meeting during which time the roll call was responded to, that being a supply of books, puzzles and stickers for the Ronald McDonald Home, Birthday honours were also observed as were reminders delivered on the forthcoming events provided by Mid Canterbury Federation.

A lovely finger- food lunch was served, followed by dessert and Christmas cake.

Ruth Sheppard presented herself as a very convincing Father Christmas and with Shirley’s help distributed gifts of bottled products of various kinds.

Members shared poems, funny stories and little verses, on the Christmas theme then Shirley provided some music for us.

Although the day wasn’t very warm, members had a walk around the garden, an absolute picture.

The November meeting was a trip to the Winchmore property of Ruth Hall, a musical farm called Violinos.

Our next meeting will be February 27.

Netherby For the December meeting, 27 members went to Robbie’s Restaurant for lunch before going to the Senior Centre for our meeting.

Secretary Joan Campbell read the minutes and general business was discussed. Motto: Some cannot sing but the orchard is full of birds and we can all listen.

Competitions - Cooking - 3 Truffles: Judy Johns, Craft Hand made Christmas card: Joan Henderson, Raffle was won by Elsie Morris who also had a birthday.

Gifts were exchanged with many novelty items for each member.

The meeting ended with a welcome cup of tea, bringing the year 2012 to a close.

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The district’s grass seed harvest is under way. Methven farmer John MacKay took advantage of fine weather to begin harvesting a crop of early-maturing Tekapo cocksfoot for PGG Wrightson. Mr MacKay said the season, so far, had been kind to crop farmers. “We’ve had some nice hot days recently, but we are bound to get some summer rain as the season progresses,” he said. “Ideally it will be farmers’ rain – occurring at night then hot through the day.” The harvest and haymaking continued yesterday, despite strong nor’westers howling across the district.

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Good yarding meets strong gallery of buyers A good yarding of store lambs met a strong gallery of buyers at this week’s Tinwald stock sale.

Forward stores fetched between $70 and $80, mediums, $50 to $69 and lights, $31-$49.

The first sheep sale of the year saw a good quantity of good quality lambs yarded, with heavy prime stock fetch-

ing between $100 and $114.

Medium prime lambs sold for between $90 and $99 and light stock for between $75 and $89.

There was a smaller yarding of prime ewes than in the week leading up to Christmas, but heavy stock fetched between $75 and $90.

Medium prime ewes made between $60 and $74 and lights, $40 - $59.

December found members assemble at the Stables for our Christmas Lunch.

An excellent attendance was pleasing, along with two husbands.

After lunch Joy our president presided over a short meeting.

Jan read the Link Letter. Along with a lovely Berf Regis card and calendar. Birthday greetings went to three members.

After a gift exchange, a cuppa and Christmas cake the afternoon closed, until we meet again in February.

Westpark Twenty-six members and friends met at The Stables for our December meeting, special welcome to our WI Buddy Jenny Logan.

A short meeting was held, Motto read by Dot Font - The Heart of Christmas, is the joy of being remembered.

Members revealed their secret friend and 2013 names handed out. Birthday greetings to Aileen Wood, Rona Hayward and Shirley Wilson.

Members then picked a parcel from the Santa sack. We then all enjoyed a lovely meal.

Next meeting is our picnic on January 15 in the domain.

Willowby-Eiffelton We met at the home of a member on December 10 to conclude our activities for the year. We were reminded of Founder’s Day on February 21. When business was concluded we had a friendly chat while tasting a cheese and nibbles platter.

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ARTS

Art course ignited a passion for painting

By Susan Sandys A passion for art began in 2004 for Sue Roulston of Ashburton, when she took a two-day Methven Summer School course.

However, when she initially saw the approximate $250 cost of the two-day course, with renowned Kiwi artist Tim Wilson, it almost scared her off.

But the more she thought about it the more she thought she should give it a go, and she retrieved the course brochure from her rubbish bin.

It was just in time, as she scored the last place on the course.

“There was no turning back, the minute I did that course...,” she said.

It was the start of a new hobby, one which has consumed much of her spare time since.

Six months later she sold her first works, at the Ashburton Society of Arts annual exhibition in June.

Sue has an upstairs studio in her modern Ashburton home, where she paints landscapes in oils, generally from photographs she takes around Mid Canterbury.

She said all in all she sold 17 paintings, including a few works commissioned by friends and acquaintances.

Her goal was to keep improving, but in order to do that she needed to find more time, and she hoped lighter hours in her receptionist job over the next few months would help.

Another goal is to do more painting on site. She said she had recently been invited by fellow Ashburton artist Debbie Lambert to join a group of artists from the district to visit the Black Mountain hut on Mesopotamia Station where she painted on location for the first time.

“I really admire the ones who can do that and do it well, I want to do a lot more of that,” she said.

The style of Tim Wilson, a realistic style with attention to detail, is one she had carried through.

And now the approximate $250 cost seems nothing for that summer school course, as Mr Wilson’s workshops today cost much more to attend.

She remembered as he tutored the course in 2004 he got a call from a Queenstown Photo Kirsty Graham 281212-KG-005 art gallery to say that one of his works had sold for $70,000.

Landscape artist Sue Roulston is hoping to find more time to dedicate to her hobby in coming months.

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Bowie’s back . . . again

By Robert Dex The announcement that reclusive rocker David Bowie is back in business years after the world assumed he had retired will not come as a shock to anyone who has followed his career.

The star has made a habit of confounding the critics – killing off his most famous creation at the height of his fame – and reinventing himself in roles including glam rocker, soul singer and hippie songwriter.

Bowie, born David Jones in postwar Brixton, south London, kicked off his music career in the R&B boom of the early 1960s playing with a succession of bands including the Mannish Boys and the Lower Third.

The success of Davy Jones, frontman of The Monkees, led to the name change and in 1969 he made his first appearance in the charts with Space Oddity.

A string of albums followed, before 1972’s The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars made him an international star.

The album, which tells the story of an alien rockstar, saw Bowie indulge his eye for the theatrical with a string of live shows and television appearances that saw him conquer the US and create an otherworldly reputation that still clings to him.

At the same time, he was producing albums for Lou Reed and Iggy Pop and writing one of his greatest songs – All The Young Dudes

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) You may be keen to connect with people who are associated with your work or career path. It’s time to go for job interviews or to stake your claim to a promotion or new contract. A major focus on Capricorn suggests that it’s a good time to get really organized. Work out what you want to achieve over 2013 and create a sound strategy for success.

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Jankowska said yesterday local prosecutors have opened an investigation to check whether there is truth to the artist’s claim. She said there is no evidence and prosecutors are acting on media reports. Swedish investigators will be asked for assistance in gathering evidence, she said.

It could be difficult, even impossible, to determine whether von Hausswolff is telling the truth or staging a publicity stunt. If he did actually use the ashes, it would likely be extremely offensive to Holocaust

survivors and many others. He also could be charged in Poland with desecrating human ashes or a resting place and face up to eight years in prison.

In 1989, there were still some human ashes remaining in furnaces from World War Two from the burning of the Nazi’s victims. Removing any ash would be a crime, but there were no security cameras on the site at the time to register such an action, Agnieszka Kowalczyk, a spokeswoman for the museum at the site, told The Associated Press.

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) You seem keen to take on new challenges and to expand in such a way that you feel you are growing as a person. You may decide to upgrade your skills or perhaps to study, whether online or at college.

Whatever your situation, you seem to have a zest for knowledge that could have a very positive outcome.

Even a brand new direction is possible.

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Don’t think about signing anything important today, as you may miss an essential clause, which may not be in your best interests. An aspect between Venus and Neptune suggests money may be at stake. Be careful if making major purchases too. Although you may be hard at work, the desire to take a break and do your own thing may be making you restless.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) Relationships of all kinds seem very important today.

Whether it’s your coworker, partner, new best friend or someone you only just met, you may feel that everyone wants more of you than you are prepared to give. On the other hand, if you get on the right side of key people you may find you achieve your goals faster and with much less stress.

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) It’s all work, work and more work, especially today with a major focus on ambitious Capricorn. You may be aiming for a goal or you may need to stick to rigid deadlines or targets. Whatever the reason you may feel under pressure, even though the end result is possibly worthwhile. However, a feisty and fun love life can help take your mind off it all!

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Arts DIARY

with a successful move into acting – playing the lead character in the science fiction film The Man Who Fell To Earth, before moving to Berlin.

The influence of the then divided city inspired a trio of albums – Low, Heroes and Lodger – which produced hits including Sound And Vision and Boys Keep Swinging and are widely regarded as among his finest work.

The 1980s saw him combine his pop career with appearances in films including Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence and Absolute Beginners.

The rise of the New Romantic scene in the UK betrayed an obvious Bowie influence and he continued to record and tour filling massive US stadiums and selling albums by the million.

1988 brought a new venture –and what many fans thought was a new low – when he returned as one quarter of rock band Tin Machine.

Their initial success soon faded and by 1993 Bowie was back on his own with the solo album Black Tie White Noise.

He had married supermodel Iman a year earlier and settled in New York but continued to tour and record until 2003 when he released Reality.

It was his 23rd – and many assumed last – studio album and was followed by some low-key live appearances, an acting role in the 2006 film The Prestige, but no new music until now.

He has just released a new single, titled Where are We Now? and a new album is due out in March.

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• To January 27 - New Zealand potter Mirek Smíšek – 60 years, 60 pots. Exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery.

• February 3 – Mihirangi at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

• To February 4 – Methven Heritage Centre Cash and Carry mixed medium art exhibition, 28 Mid Canterbury painters and photographers are each exhibiting two of their works, some for the first time. Open daily from 9am to 5pm on weekdays and 10am to 4pm on weekends.

• February 21 and 22 – In My Chair portrait painting at the Short Street Studio.

• March 4 – JGeeks at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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

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n the beautiful and tranquil village of Holmfirth, love is frequently in the air.

More often than not, it only takes a glimpse of some wrinkly stockings to make a certain scruffy little lothario’s heart race.

And you never know, the mobile dating agency that’s appeared in the area could help matters along – will Nora Batty finally give in to his romantic advances?

Join us as we say goodbye to Foggy (Brian Wilde) and welcome Truly (Frank Thornton) to the ranks of our mischievous, ageing adventurers.

The AP has made multiple attempts to get comment from the artist’s gallery, but in one case the owner refused comment and yesterday no one answered the phone. The exhibition closed in December in reaction to the scandal involving the painting, which Polish media have described as small with just brown and grey lines.

Between 1941 and 1944, some 150,000 people were held at the Majdanek camp. An estimated 80,000 of them died, most of whom were Jewish.

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David Bowie – which he promptly gave away to Mott The Hoople who had a massive hit with it.

Bowie’s announcement - during a London gig – that he was retiring Ziggy did not stop the commercial success and the hits kept coming as he toured and recorded albums including Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs and his tribute to the swinging London scene that inspired him – Pin Ups. His soul-inspired Young Americans saw him change direction again and gave him his first US No.1 when his collaboration with John Lennon on Fame topped the charts in 1975.

Bowie played on his alien alter-ego

• To January 11 - Big Little Theatre Company summer theatre school at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

• January 12 and 13 – TV3’s X Factor NZ auditions Christchurch.

• To January 13 - Methven Summer School at Mount Hutt College, Methven.

• January 14 – Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School begins.

• January 15 – Wireworks with Rachel Hirbayashi at the Short Street Studio.

• January 16, 17, 18 – Drawing Towards A Portrait with Paul Deans.

• To January 20 – Haunts of Dickens exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery.

• January 26 – Heather Sarin exhibition opens at Ashburton Art Gallery.

Poland probes art with Holocaust ashes Polish prosecutors are investigating a Swedish artist’s claim that he used the ashes of Holocaust victims to make a painting, an act that could carry a prison term.

The artist, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, wrote on the website of a gallery in Lund, Sweden, last year that he made a painting using ashes that he took from crematorium furnaces in Majdanek, a former Nazi German death camp located in eastern Poland, on a visit there in 1989.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Although you are generally upbeat and very buoyant, you seem to have a lot on your plate right now and it may be making you tired. Finances seem to be a very hot topic today and it’s something you seem very serious about.

You may have a lot of red tape to deal with or paperwork to do.

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At the same time, your love life may improve if you join a dating site or club. Take action and rewards will follow.

If you would like to go into the draw to win a copy of Last of the Summer Wine DVD, write your name, address and the DVD’s title on the back of an envelope and send to: Goodie Giveaway, PO Box 77, Ashburton.

Alternatively you can email goodies@theguardian.co.nz with the above details.

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CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) You seem to be the mover and shaker in your world today.

Your organizing and managing skills may be put to the test as you co-ordinate various schemes or projects. But do be careful if you need to sign important documents as confusing influences reveal you may misunderstand an important issue. Make sure you know what you’re getting into.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) You seem to be in two minds at the moment.

A focus on your spiritual zone suggests your intuitive desire is to escape from realities and spend time in your own company.

At the same time you may be very excited about a scheme or plan that promises positive results. You may need to compromise and give time to meditation as well as the drive to success.

PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) You seem more in demand than you have been. Your presence may be required at various events or community meetings.

Your social life may bring a few responsibilities with it and, being you, you may find it hard to say no, even if you already have too much to do.

If someone tries to pile more work on you, you’re going to have to be very firm.

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Lady Monarchy proved herself too tough for the competition when she led from the start in race two at yesterday’s Chertsey Trotting Club trials at Ashburton Raceway.

Budding qualifiers miss their cue They might have run a tidy race but the five starters in a qualifying trot at yesterday’s Chertsey Trotting Club trials were beaten by the clock.

Lady Monarch, trained by John Howe and driven Tim Williamson led the field from the standing start, but she finished just outside the qualifying time of 3.20.0, running

the 2400m in 3.21.6, 800m, 60.8, 400m, 29.7.

From the start the four-year-old mare sat comfortably in the lead with Nigel McGrath and The Bog sitting one back.

Standard Bearer missed a little at the start and Moa Bones was slow to settle down to business.

By the time they passed the finish post first time round, the field had settled and was trotting freely.

They ran in Indian file down the back straight, with Lady Monarch continuing to dominate.

By the 1100 metre mark Candice Michelle was starting to apply pressure before fading.

Thriller goes right down to the wire

By Jonathan Leask Mid Canterbury suffered a one wicket loss to Invercargill Metro in an absolute cliffhanger at the South Island Primary Cricket Tournament in Christchurch yesterday.

After two wins from the opening two days Mid Canterbury went within one wicket of snaring a third, but Invercargill held out for the victory hitting the winning runs of the penultimate ball of the match.

Mid Canterbury failed to capitalise on a strong platform in the first innings, and coach Richard Pithey said they produced their worst bowling performance of the week allowing Invercargill to make the most of the fast outfield.

Mid Canterbury started the day keeping up their trend of batting first and made a steady start to be 24/1.

Ben Niles and Oscar Redfern set a strong platform putting together a

50-run partnership before Redfern was out for 44 bringing to an end the 78 run partnership.

Niles followed soon after, also out for 44, but Mid Canterbury was in a strong position at 117/3 after 39 overs.

Instead Invercargill put the brakes on Mid Canterbury, restricting them to 162/7 at the end of their allotted time.

Gareth Hunt then made the perfect start, taking two early wickets to have Invercargill Metro 6/2.

Redfern took the third at 14/3 before he soon had his second at 42/4 and Louis McDonald picked up a wicket to reduce Invercargill to 53 for 5.

A stubborn sixth wicket partnership put Invercargill back in a good position to attack the target before Hamish Cartwright made the crucial breakthrough at 97/6, exposing the tail, but danger man Ethan Yeo was still at the crease.

Simon Pannet made the next break-through to make it 125/7 and pressure started to take its toll on Invercargill as Will Todd claimed a run-out to make it 136/8.

Invercargill continued to creep towards the target, but 12 runs out McDonald picked up his second for the match and a cliffhanger unfolded.

Mid Canterbury desperately chased the winning wicket, and the match was in the balance in the final over.

Mid Canterbury put down a difficult chance in the final over which allowed Yeo to get back on strike.

Needing four runs off two balls, Yeo delivered the knockout blow hitting a four over mid-wicket with a ball to spare and finish 67 not out.

For Mid Canterbury Hunt had 2/26, Redfern 2/20 and McDonald 2/25 but the bowlers were all disappointed with a wayward day.

Mid Canterbury face Canterbury country today before their final match against North Otago tomorrow.

Philander injury boosts NZ

By David Leggat Good news has been in small supply for New Zealand on their South African tour, but they got a dose of it yesterday.

Ace seamer Vernon Philander has been ruled out of the second test, starting at St Georges Park on Friday.

The world’s second-ranked bowler, and first test man of the match, has a strained left hamstring and the diagnosis has a seven to 10-day recovery period.

Philander, who took five wickets in his first 25 balls to set up the first test demolition at Cape Town last week, is replaced by burly Rory Kleinveldt, who will play his third test, and first at home.

Kleinveldt will present his own problems for the New Zealand batsmen, and impressed with one three-wicket burst against Australia at Adelaide late last year, but with all due respect he’s no Philander.

A nervous Kleinveldt delivered 12 no balls on debut at Brisbane, and again overstepped 11 times at Adelaide.

Pakistan arrive for a three-start series, which starts on February 2 and that is Philander’s targeted return date. “We feel it’s unlikely that he’ll recover in time,� South Africa’s manager, Mo-

Vernon Philander: out of second test hammad Moosajee, who is also a doctor, said. “With the Pakistan series less than a month away, it’s not worth the risk of aggravating the injury.�

In 13 tests, Philander has taken a staggering 74 wickets at a cost of just 17 runs each.

He has now missed three tests in his first 16 opportunities through injury.

South Africa’s spinner, Robin Peterson characterised the loss of Philander as “a huge blow�. “He’s been a stalwart in the test team, his performances speak for themselves, he’s a critical part of our bowling unit,� he said.

That said, Philander and Kleinveldt are team-mates at the Cape Cobras, fed off each other in terms of planning and taking wickets, and Peterson said much would be expected from Kleinveldt.

An indication of the relentless nature of the Dale Steyn/Philander/ Morne Morkel/Jacques Kallis pace quartet at Cape Town was revealed

by New Zealand’s batting coach Bob Carter yesterday.

He said it was not until halfway through the 14th over of New Zealand’s second innings that a ball was bowled down the legside - taking into account New Zealand’s wretched 19.2-over first innings, that’s 32.3 overs into the match before a stray delivery came a batsman’s way.

In a bid to search for morsels of comfort, Carter pointed to the third morning when century-maker Dean Brownlie and BJ Watling batted through all but the last three minutes of that two-hour session. “They are the No 1 and have been relentless wherever they’ve played,�

Carter said. “For an hour and 57 minutes we made them change their game plan.

They brought on Peterson early; Philander changed ends. That’s part of the mental plan we have to have.

It’s a great opportunity for us to go at them.�

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New Zealand Football are in the dark about whether captain Ryan Nelsen has played his last match for the All Whites - because they can’t get in touch with the centre-back who was yesterday unveiled as Toronto’s new coach. It’s a messy situation for the national body, which would prefer

some indication of Nelsen’s plans around the remainder of his playing future and has led some to question the importance Nelsen puts on the All Whites jersey.

The 35-year-old remains a Queens Park Rangers player meantime and has flown back to London from Toronto where he was introduced as coach.

All Whites coach Ricki Herbert tried to get in touch with Nelsen yester-

day but without any success.

The situation highlights a curious relationship between Herbert and Nelsen. Nelsen didn’t mention Herbert in a list of “influential� coaches he had played under and hasn’t always agreed with Herbert’s methods. it will have rankled Herbert that Nelsen has been painted as the architect of the All Whites’ success at the 2010 World Cup. - APNZ

In the run for home, Ben Waldron and Moa Bones mounted a strong late challenge, pushing The Bog who had run a faultless race, in a fight for second.

Lady Monarch refused to be run down by the two challengers, finishing a length clear of Moa Bones and The Bog.

• Play it again Sam For a player who once served a record 10 consecutive aces, it was quite some admission

by Sam Querrey that he felt he had served the best he had ever done in his straight-sets win over Olivier Rochus yesterday. Querrey fired down 18 aces in his 7-5 6-3 win over Rochus and won 34 of the 36 points (94 per cent) on his first serve. He routinely sent down bullets in excess of 200kmh whereas the diminutive Rochus, who is 30cm shorter, struggled to get many of his first serves over 160kmh. Querrey in this sort of form looms as one of the threats to David Ferrer’s quest for a thirdstraight Heineken Open title but Ferrer has also built his career around returning big serves. He’s come across countless Querreys in his successful career and dispatched most of them. - APNZ

• Sommerville in the mix Swimmers will take their first splash towards the Rio Olympics at the State New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo this weekend. At stake is automatic selection to the World Championships later this year, which will provide the platform for a 2016 Olympic campaign. There’s also $14,000 of prizemoney up for grabs. The winner of each male and female race will earn $5000, second place $1500 and third $500. There will be interest in the development of two of the younger swimmers in Grace Sommerville (Ashburton), 16, who was fourth in the open water at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships and Wellington’s Emma Robinson (Capital), 16, who was sixth last - APNZ year.

• Brassey’s seventh title Rowan Brassey lifted the men’s fours trophy for the seventh time after winning the Hyundai national open bowls championships yesterday when defeating Andrew Kelly’s team 19-18. Having won the same title in 1981, 1982, 1990, 1995, 2002 and 2003, Brassey knows how to keep his cool when the finals pressure is on. But even he admitted to a “nerve-wrackingâ€? last end against Kelly. Until the 13th end there was a tug-of-war game for the lead, but five ends in a row launched the Brassey side well into the lead at 19-12, and left only one end to play for the title.

Drawing superbly to create an astonishingly tight head around the jack, it came down to skips Brassey and Kelly to make the difference. The Cantabrian managed to ensure they were holding the seven they needed to tie the game and earn an extra end, but Brassey rolled a bowl with his final shot and then Kelly missed his final roll to finish the game in - APNZ Brassey’s favour.

• Pacers beat the Heat Paul George finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds, as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat 87-77 yesterday in a rematch of last season’s NBA Eastern Conference playoff semi-finals.

David West had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who have won two in a row. Lance Stephenson finished with 13 points. Dwyane Wade scored 30 points for the Heat, while LeBron James added 22.

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN,Thursday, January 10, 2013

CLUB NEWS Ashburton Bowling Club The New Year has brought with it lots of heat and fires in Australia, and lots of heat on the greens here too.

Friday triples began again last week at Allenton greens with Ashburton members featuring in the results.

Charlie Leech and team came in 4th with 3 wins.

Murray Anderson and team also had 3 wins with 2nd place.

Saturday Jan 5 Aussie Pairs were played on home grounds with 30 teams competing. The conditions were very hot and soul sapping but with plenty of water and sunscreen we all battled through.

Winners were Alastair and Noeline MacKenzie 3 wins 16 ends and 37 points. Closely followed by John Cartwright and Diane Gutberlet 3 wins 16 ends and 32 points.

In 4th place Sheila Butterick helped by Bob Harrison had 2 wins 1 draw 14 ends and 28 points.

Next day at Tinwald greens playing for the Cotula Cup Roger Gutberlet, Charlie Leech, John Smart and Wendy Herriot from Tinwald took the trophy with 4 wins. Coming in 2nd place Murray Anderson, Mike Quinn, Doug Kinvig and Alan Miller also with 4 wins. Alastair and Noeline MacKenzie with Ollie and Peter Collins took 4th place with 3 wins.

Thank goodness the weather had cooled a little.

Congrats to the members for disturbing your holidays to play bowls!!! Others just stayed home by the fans to cool off. Ladies played off the drawn pairs on Tuesday. 8 teams competed and winners were Gladys Body and Lois Connell with 2 wins and 1 draw. 2nd and 3rd placings went to Gillian Kelly and Ursula Crack, and Noeline MacKenzie and Rona Brownlie both with 2 wins. Proir to the holiday break the Corner to Corner held on Dec 22 saw Trevor Watson take the honours with Anne Gowan and Ian Blackwood the runners up.

Further competitions will follow Saturday Rollovers.

The finals will follow approx 10 weeks of play.

All weekly 1st place winners will compete for the major prize. Roll up and have a go, you will find

it challenging.

Men’s competitions are nearly complete.

Roger Gutberlet has won the singles with Alastair MacKenzie r/up. Pairs won by Roger Gutberlet and Murray Anderson with Colin Dennis and Russell Anstiss r/up. Roger, Murray, Mike and Harold take the 4’s trophy.

Congratulations to you all.

The engraver may have to get a special die for Roger!

Ashburton Golf Club Quite a lot has been going on at the course, firstly big congratulations to Bruce Leighton, for shooting better than his age last Saturday, a gross 85 equating to 44 stableford points, took out the game of the day. Well done big man!!

It seems that the Mayans were not far off the mark when they predicted a cataclysmic end to 2012, it may have been 3000 years in the making, but at long last Perry Hunt had a good round, but forever the humble man, not everyone has heard about it yet, I believe a couple of families in deepest Congo still don’t know that he took a drink off Bri Hawks.

A group of us journeyed to Weedons over the Christmas break, for a jolly boys (and girls) day out.

A fun time was had by all, lovely course, great host’s, and all our good golfers picked up prizes, I think it was only Brucey who missed out, so the previous statement is still correct.

The Hydraulink Best Under Pressure shoot out has now had 4 qualifying rounds, and the scores are certainly up on last year, with 77points from 2 rounds currently being the cut off and that is by count back.

So this Saturday’s final round will certainly be hectic, with lots of players moving up and down the leader board, but the final 19 will be known by five o’clock.

Presently there are five ladies well encamped in the top 19 well lead by Bev Chinn, and a couple more ladies just outside, hoping to move up.

The final leader board will be in the club house by next Tuesday, and hopefully on the website, or if anyone has any questions contact Paddy.

Please make sure you are available for the final (Sunday 20th 9.30 meet for 10.00 tee off).

Hopefully a form guide should be out be Tuesday as well, with all the finalists form, good and bad, and then an auction will take place to sell the finalists, on Saturday 19th, after the Opening day prize giving, about 5.30pm.

Finally anyone wishing to help out on finals day Reffing, ball spotting, over even barbequeing, just let Paddy know, and to everyone else get down to the course and support the players in this great tournament.

Ashvegas Country Club The first club day for the new year was held at Tinwald last Sunday with a stableford round being played.

The top prize for the day was won by Daz Young who finished his morning’s golf with a score of 42 stableford points after an excellent round of 80.

He shot an even par 36 on the back nine and it is understood that this is his best round to date so was an excellent start for him for the new season.

Finishing in a tie for 2nd place were Cheyne Mapu, Tim Johnson and veteran Richy Watson who all scored 40 points after rounds of 81, 88 and 89 respectively while best of the others were Clarkie with 39 points and PK with 38.

Cheyne won the putting prize with 25 putts while Evan Pearce, PK and Clarkie had 2’s.

Legs has had, by his standards, a relatively quiet start to the new year and is believed to be in serious training for a bike race this Sunday on the track down to Lake Hood.

This has come about from a late night bet with golfing legend Pete Marshall who is expected to be the dominant favourite for the event.

If Legs can get to the end of the course without falling off and damaging himself it will be a miracle.

Golf this Sunday will once again be held at Tinwald with tee off being at the usual time of 10.00am.

The club’s Annual General Meeting will be held following the golf at the Devon.

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By Kurt Bayer Three young rugby fanatics have been handpicked by All Blacks superstar Dan Carter to help him practise his pre-season goal-kicking today.

Carter, on holiday in Taupo, created a stir on Twitter earlier this week when he asked his 130,000 followers: “Hey guys. I’m doing the 1st week of my pre-season in Taupo but I need someone to return my kicks. Anyone keen?”

It appears many were interested.

Carter, who is fine-tuning his goalkicking before joining his Crusaders team for pre-season training later this month, quickly posted another tweet explaining that he wouldn’t be flying anyone to the training session on Thursday, and that he would prefer an up-and-coming rugby player.

“I need some time to think how I’m going to sort this & pick someone to

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He’ll be driven to Taupo by his dad this morning.

“I think Jason is just as excited as Josh,” said mum Halee.

“The whole family would go too if they could, but they’re not.”

Josh Cane, an under-10 rugby player who sent Carter a photograph of himself holding a trout, saying he can “catch any ball and teach you how to catch trout” was also selected, along with one other who has not been named.

The Super Rugby season starts on February 15, with matches between four of the five Australian teams only due to the Lions tour across the Tasman.

The New Zealand and South African teams start a week later, with the Crusaders not starting until March 1 due to a bye.

Their first match is against the Blues.

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8.30 Caravan Of Courage: Australia vs New Zealand. (AO, T) Hamish and Andy conclude their travels with a trek across Australia.

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8.35 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 Antiques Roadshow.

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3.20 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 4.20 Tennis. (G, R) Heineken Open. Day Three.

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5.30 Prime News.

It’s great to be back on the greens after the Christmas break, championships still to be completed.

Our in-house tournament for the Graeme Kidd trophy was won by M Eder, C Rooke, B Stringer and J Moore, second place to R Herriott, M Barnes and W Herriott, $117.00 was raised the proceeds going to the Ashburton branch of the Heart Foundation.

Sub-Centre Christmas Classic tournament, G Eder, R Herriott, M Eder and W Herriott didn’t get among the prizes but enjoyed the new tournament and had a great two days bowling.

Allenton Friday Triples, G Eder, M Eder and W Lee one win. Ashburton Aussie Pairs, three teams entered R Herriott/W Herriott two wins and a draw sixth place, G Eder/M Eder two wins and a draw, W Lee/G Whipp one win.

Our Cotula Cup tournament was held on January 6th, thanks to our greenkeeper our green was in great order with lots of good comments being made.

16 teams entered including one team from Oxford and one team From Southbridge plus our local clubs, thanks everyone for your support.

The winners on the day were R Gutberlet, C Leech, J Smart and W Herriott, 4 wins 28 ends 55 points, second M Anderson, M Quinn, D Kinvig and A Millar 4 wins 25 ends and 48 points, third B Holdom, B White, N Woods and S Holdom, 3 wins 1 draw 22 ends and 50 points, fourth, A McKenzie, P Collin, N McKenzie and O Collins, 3 wins 24 ends 59 points.

We sincerely thank the Tinwald Tavern and Motel Complex for their sponsorship of the tournament.

We also thank the Tinwald Butchery and Cafe Time for their donation of prizes for the raffle and the Spider. The raffle prizes were won by, Pete M, D Duff, Sandra H, Joan M, Ollie and A Jonston.

The spider was won by Bill a player in the Southbridge team.

Our next tournament is the ladies Murton Cup sponsored by Tinwald SuperValue on Friday February the 1st, 9.30am start 3 games, entries to Gwen 3084116.

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(G, R) 8.20 Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Advent. (G, R) 8.45 Bananas In Pyjamas. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends.

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Master chooses apprentices help me,” he tweeted, with a hash tag of KicksWithDC. Later, he asked for pictures of the volunteers and a summary of why they should be selected.

He had selected three lucky winners by 5pm Tuesday night.

Logan Karauria, a 12-year-old fellow first five-eight was chosen to help return Carter’s goalkicks at an undisclosed Taupo park today.

Dad Jason put the Tauranga Sports Rugby Club under-12s player’s name forward, saying he was an “absolute fan”.

Carter replied to say, “Congrats mate you are the 3rd person to catch my kicks haha.”

Yesterday, young Logan was off to his local park to practise his goalkicking with his “jealous” mates.

“I’m really excited that I’m going to meet him,” Logan said.

“He’s really good at goal kicks and a good first-five.”

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2.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers. 3.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Wigan Athletics v Manchester United. 4.00 Dumbest Stuff On Wheels. 4.30 Golf. US PGA Tour. Hyundai Tournament Of Champs Round Four.

5.30 Inside The PGA Tour.

6.00 Basketball. NBL. Wollongong Hawks v NZ Breakers. Highlights.

7.00 Soccer. A-League. Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix.

8.00 Surfing. ASP Mens World C’ship Tour.

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10.20 Black Swan. (2010, 16) Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis.

12.10 Joyful Noise. (2012, PG) Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton.

2.10 The Smurfs. (2011, G) Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris.

3.55 The Pregnancy Pact. (2010, M) Thora Birch, Madisen Beaty.

5.20 Demon Hunter. (2005, M) Sean Patrick Flanery, Billy Drago.

6.40 True Grit. (2010, M) Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld.

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4.35 Braveheart. (1995, 16) Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau.

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

Left, top: Ashburton Intermediate’s Jaimee Smith, 13, competes in the year eight long jump event at the Canterbury Intermediate Athletics Day.

Ashburton golfer Daniel Pearce has made the step up to be a professional golfer.

Tidy run darling, home for dinner shortly – is that a cellphone or a stopwatch in Kerry O’Reilly’s hand?

Bottom left: Tech Sharks’ Nick Wilson completes the run-out of Fairfield’s Harry Jones during their senior cricket match at the Ashburton Domain.

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Above: Ricky May has a look just to check he’s got them all covered as he heads towards another victory in the New Zealand Trotting Cup. Top right: Bede Prendergast – or Bumble as he’s known in cowboy action shooting circles – takes aim at the Ashburton Pistol Club.

Jono Print gets in some net practice on the grass as Mid Canterbury prepares to battle their southern neighbours.

Ashburton’s Susie Hayward on board Andretti clears a rail during day one of the South Island Show Jumping Championships held at the Ashburton Showgrounds.

Sheldon Kneale conquers the new and improved rock drop on the Mt Hutt Bike Park.

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Ready, set and away you go to Southland. Ashburton Junior athlete’s line-up for a practice start ahead of the Colgate Games in Invercargill at a practice session on Tuesday night.

Athletes set for Games

By Jonathan Leask Invercargill is the destination for 24 Ashburton athletes who will compete in the 35th South Island Colgate Games.

More than 800 youngsters aged from seven to 14 will compete over three days at Surrey Park in Invercargill, starting tomorrow morning.

The seven-to-nine year olds compete in divisions for ribbons while

the older athletes compete for medals with heats and finals.

Each athlete can choose up to four events to compete in, with additional relays as well.

The relays offer a unique medley race in which a mix of five athletes, with a two-three gender split, must complete an 800m, 400m, 200m and two 100m in any order.

Ashburton has a strong junior contingent looking to reap a number of ribbons, aiming at bettering last

SCOREBOARD Motor racing Results Basketball NBA results NBA results yesterday (home team in CAPS): PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 89 Brooklyn Nets 109 INDIANA PACERS 87 Miami Heat 77 MILWAUKEE BUCKS 108 Phoenix Suns 99 HOUSTON ROCKETS 125 L.A. Lakers 112 MINNESOTA WOLVES 108 Atlanta Hawks 103

Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club Ladies Drawn 3 bowl 4’s January 8 1st Gladys Body and Lois Connell 2wins 1 draw 2nd Gillian Kelly and Ursula Crack 2 wins 3rd Noeline MacKenzie and Rosemarie O’Sullivan 2 wins

Golf Ashburton Vets Golf January 7 Opening round played at the Rakaia Golf Course Three man Ambrose competition 1: Nett 63 Ray Lambert, Graeme Horton and John Harris.

2: net 64.3 Ray Bennett, Dave Watts, Don Howard and Owen Everest 3: net 65.1 Norm Anstey, Lance Innes, Roger Duff 4: net 66.2 Dave Puckett, George Cartney and Graham Taylor Next round: Merret Salver January 21 @ Methven Golf Club.

Dakar Rally results

Dakar Rally results after yesterday’s fourth stage (717km/288km timed): Auto: Stage: 1. Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT/Buggy) 3hr 28min 46sec, 2. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA/Smg) at 36sec, 3. Stephane Peterhansel (FRA/Mini) 1min 17sec, 4. Giniel De Villiers (RSA/Toyota) 4:17, 5.

Nani Roma (ESP/Mini) 7:27 Overall: 1. Stephane Peterhansel (FRA/Mini) 9hr 04min 29sec, 2. Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT/Buggy) at 5min 16sec, 3. Giniel De Villiers (RSA/Toyota) 33:22, 4. Leonid Novitskiy (RUS/Mini) 33:48, 5. Nani Roma (ESP/Mini) 39:06 Moto Stage: 1. Joan Barreda Bort (ESP/Husqvarna) 3hr 41:09, 2. Olivier Pain (FRA/Yamaha) at 8:23, 3. David Casteu (FRA/Yamaha) 10:42.

Overall: 1. Olivier Pain (FRA/Yamaha) 10hr 10min 38sec, 2. David Casteu (FRA/Yamaha) at 2min 24sec, 3. Cyril Despres (FRA/KTM) 3:09

Tennis Heineken Open Results from the US$433,400 Heineken Open tennis tournament at Stanley St, Auckland, yesterday: Singles second round [4] Sam Querrey (USA) bt Olivier Rochus (BEL) 7-5 6-3, Xavier Malisse (BEL) bt Santiago Giraldo (COL) 7-6 6-4, Lukas Lacko (SVK) bt [8] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-3 7-5, [2] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) bt Alejandro Falla (COL) 7-6 4-6 6-3, Jesse Levine (CAN) bt Brian Baker (USA) 7-5 6-4, Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Greg Jones (AUS) 6-4 6-2, [3] Tommy Haas (GER) bt Igor Sijsling (NED) 6-3 6-4.

year’s tally of 27 in Nelson, while the seniors returned with seven medals.

There are a number of medal contenders in the 10-14 year olds again this year, including multiple medal contenders Mikhayla-Rose Stroganov, Alin Onicas, Natasha Waddell, Amy Pearson and Ashlee Strawbridge.

Last year’s event was bathed in sunshine in Nelson but in the deep south the forecast is looking like a typical Southland mixed bag.

Draws Bowls

Hampstead Bowling Club Devon Friday triples January 11 12.30 start Whites to be worn B Williams, G taylor, A MacDonald, H Kemp, A McKenzie, J Ryk, C Leech, b Harper, R Mitchell, R Cockburn, R Neilson, K Butler, W Watts, R Harrison, B Holdom, R Anstiss.

More Entries required for Ladies over 70s triples for February 4.

Hinds Bowling Club Maddison trophy January 13 Entries (skips): G Pagey, A Hill, B Mayson, G Taylor, C Leech, B Holdom, M Smallridge, G Bishop, D Muir, B Marsh, M Behrns, G Sparks, Tinwald 1 and Hinds x3.

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Tennis Heineken Open Order of play - Thursday, 10 January CENTRE COURT start midday X Malisse (BEL) vs [2] P Kohlschreiber (GER) [Q] J Levine (CAN) vs [4] S Querrey (USA) Not before 3.30pm [1] D Ferrer (ESP) or Y Lu (TPE) vs L Lacko (SVK) X Malisse (BEL) / F Moser (GER) vs F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) Not before 7pm [3] T Haas (GER) vs [WC] G Monfils (FRA) [WC] A Sitak (NZL)/J Statham (NZL) or J Brunstrom / F Nielsen v J Janowicz (POL) / A Ramos

Cricket in the spotlight I t’s been cricket week, and not only the antics of our national representatives taking centre stage.

On Sunday the Canterbury Wizards took on Jesse Ryder and his mates from the capital, at Mainpower Oval in Rangiora.

The description of that venue might ring some bells; a centrally-located oval-shaped area designed with cricket in mind, absolutely beautiful tree-lined surrounds, a perfectly-formed grassy amphitheatre for viewing top-class leather on willow, with space abounding all around for the smaller fraternity to shed that excess energy they always seem to have an abundance of.

Such places, mixing the best players in the country with a superb village-green atmosphere would take a hundred years to develop, pity we don’t have such a facility here.

Oh, that’s right, we do, its just that its a very long time since we saw a young tyro named Richard Hadlee charging in from the pavilion end (remember that big yellow edifice?), and Lance Cairns creating havoc amongst the ducks by smashing sixes into the pond, when we used to get Shell Cup games.

Now those games are played at Rangiora (population 12,000).

Whatever happened to our cricketing authorities, who let that lot slip?

Obviously the ones responsible for getting those games here are long gone from the scene (we’re talking the 1980s here), but where were the young guns who should have taken their place and pushed hard to get big games here?

Sure they are difficult to arrange and run, and maybe there’s a financial risk factor in there, but there’s always those things involved in big sporting activities.

There’s no shortage of forwardthinking sports officials around this town, look at how quickly the sports stadium is advancing (not to mention the art gallery, but that’s best not talked about in

with the team dynamics also a hugely important factor here

By Steve Devereux (dynamics which are already well past the ‘interesting’ stage with MY SHOUT Taylor-gate) is just one of the imponderables.

But on pure cricketing form, he’s a man desperately required in the top ranks.

Shane Warne provided another some sporting circles). highlight (or lowlight) this week.

Did cricket just miss that bus In a KFC Big Bash match for all those years ago? his Sydney Stars side against The Rangiora game itself, the Sydney Thunder, Warne took despite not being a contest in the it upon himself to spice up proend, was still a superb spectacle, ceedings by suddenly launching with the ground commentator constantly reinforcing the message an attack on batsman Marlon Samuels with an expletive-laden that folks should look after their (byebye viewers) verbal spray, follittle ones because of the danger lowing up a few balls later by hitelement when Ryder was batting. ting him with the ball (it was for Is Jesse’s mind on his game? the keeper; yeah right).

When he takes guard, lines up It was a confrontation that his very first ball and blasts it would not have looked out of over the boundary for the maxiplace in the latest World Wrestling mum reward, you tend to think Federation contest, and despite maybe, yes.

Samuels being involved in a minor While classy little Bangladeshi altercation with David Hussey earinternational Tamim Iqbal actulier, it was all on Warne the showally scored more runs, it was man, who upped the ante several Ryder who blasted the Wellington times in the clash, clearly hoping innings into an unassailable to stir up his side, which was position; the boundaries he hit losing miserably at the time (and rocketed into the fence with fearsome force, and when he middled went on to win by 13 runs).

Cricket Australia said it ‘could it (quite often that happened) if not condone’ Warne’s actions, it didn’t go directly to a fielder there was little point in chasing it, but it was clear by the rest of its except to retrieve it from a specta- statement that it was really absolutely chuffed that such publicity tor. for the competition would fall in So, do we need Jesse in our its lap so neatly. beleaguered national side?

Oh, and there was one glitch in There’s the school of thought proceedings over at Mainpower that says after how-many final, Oval; on a gloriously sunny famifinal, final warnings (all ignored) ly-orientated day, with a thousand he should never be considered kids running around doing what again for national honours, but kids do to work up a hunger now maybe, just maybe there’s a different version of Jesse on show. they ran out of ice cream!

And not just before close of I suspect that an in-built display, this was a full three overs trust and disrespect of authority before the break between innings. led to his previous complete disThat’s with a town hosting a regard of that authority’s rather large Countdown, and an equally feeble attempts to bring him into large New World supermarket just line, but this time around he’s a hundred metres down the road. approaching the whole deal from Just goes to prove that as long a different angle, with far more as there’s human beings in the personal motives, and there may mix, even the best of organisawell be a different outcome as a tional powers can get a vital part result of that. of their act completely wrong.

Whether it can actually work,

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting 7 80056 Alta Mario (6) fr.......................S Walkinshaw Date: 10 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 8 00x08 Mar Rowl (7) fr............................ S Ottley (J) and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 9 05263 The Witch Doctor (8) fr............ N Williamson 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 10 Everton VC (9) fr.............................. G Smith 1 6.05pm (NZT) KOREVAAR FAMILY MOBILE TROT 11 6 Somnio Denario (10) fr.................T Williams 4 7.35pm FIRST LEG OF PICK 6 JUNIOR DRIVERS MBL $5000, 2yo+ non winners mob. trot, mobile, 2200m 1 18x95 Its Oscar (1) fr.........................S Walkinshaw PACE $5500, 4yo+ 1 to 2 wins mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2 08 Mr Majestic (2) fr............................... A Clark 2200m 3 00 Sunoflindenny (3) fr......................... G Smith 1 83810 Reg Jones (1) fr.................. B Williamson (J) 4 0P0 John The Fib (4) fr..............M Williamson (J) 2 06272 Zara P (2) fr...........................R McIlwrick (J) 5 3x24 Nickelson (5) fr......................... N Williamson 3 417x0 Drum Major (3) fr....................... J Trainor (J) 6 4x79 Merilane (6) fr................................A Armour 4 00x85 The Burning Question (4) fr........L Lester (J) 7 3P Tinted Light (7) fr...............................L Bond 5 x9614 Last One VC (5) fr....................... R Close (J) 8 Thanksfornothing (8) fr...................... W Low 9 79297 Lavros The Great (9) fr..................B Orange 10 9x045 Maple Twist (21) fr.................M Prendergast 11 66559 Goodboy Tiger (22) fr...................... C Negus 12 3 Perfect Sunrise (U1) fr.....................J W Cox 13 0500x Sundon’s Sensation (U2) fr.. Mitchell Kerr (J) 14 0880 Experiment (U3) fr............................D Dunn 2 6.35pm WASHINGTON VC FILLIES & MARES MBL PACE $6000, 3yo+ f&m 1 to 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 x81x0 Pop Art (1) fr.......................M Williamson (J) 2 60190 Infrequently (2) fr...........................B Orange 3 88070 Waihemo Caesar (3) fr..........R McIlwrick (J) 4 42173 Donostia (4) fr..................................J W Cox 5 15815 Donegal Starella (5) fr......................D Dunn 6 499x0 Maddison Hill (6) fr.............. Mitchell Kerr (J) 7 69340 Desire Mhe (7) fr.............................. G Smith 8 660x6 Pacific Rapture (8) fr................B Thomas (J) 3 7.05pm SIGNPRINT PACE $5000, 3yo+ non winners pace, stand, 2200m 1 9006 Peruvian Atom (1) fr.......................B Orange 2 0 The Penny’s Dropped fr................ Scratched 3 x6920 Manchester Tom (2) fr............M Prendergast 4 23542 Not Sure (3) fr.....................M Williamson (J) Jonny Cox drives Perfect Sunrise, one 5 Special Delight (4) fr........................J W Cox of the better chances in the first race 6 3530 Bryleigh Star (5) fr............................D Dunn on the card at Forbury tonight.

6 73206 Pinot Gris (6) fr........................B Thomas (J) 7 07051 Incomparable (7) fr................J Anderson (J) 8 16046 Hudson Sully (8) fr..............M Williamson (J) 9 55684 Star Of Courage (9) fr................. S Ottley (J) 10 60049 Aye One (21) fr..................... C Ferguson (J) 11 80493 Hot Toddy (22) fr...................... S Golding (J) 12 65626 Gliding Charm (23) fr........... Mitchell Kerr (J) 5 8.00pm MAINLINE ELECTRICAL HANDICAP TROT $6000, 1 to 3 wins discrhcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 x1879 Winfield Dougall (1) fr.........M Williamson (J) 2 08424 Trade Me Now (2) fr................. N Williamson 3 40381 Marchesa (3) fr.............................B Norman 4 0x088 Forrest Heights (4) fr.................. J Trainor (J) 5 x0989 Perdition fr..................................... Scratched 6 20x10 Beyond Me (1) 10............... B Williamson (J) 7 76400 Heza Boy Star (2) 10...................T McMillan 8 00x21 Beat The Rythem (U1) 10................J W Cox 9 5x451 Space Ace (U2) 10.................A Malcolmson 10 99x01 King Kenny (U3) 10..........................D Dunn 6 8.25pm DUNEDIN CITY FORD MOBILE PACE $5000, 2yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 34606 Master Lachlan (1) fr...............B Thomas (J) 2 9068x Tuscaloosa (2) fr......................... S Ottley (J) 3 96 Double Oh Seven (3) fr.................T Williams 4 809x Rescarn (4) fr....................... Mitchell Kerr (J) 5 30899 Attack Mac (5) fr.......................Maurice Kerr 6 477x2 Marshal Dale (6) fr.........................A Armour 7 92 Central Seven (7) fr..........................D Dunn 8 05x Baileys Desire (8) fr.......................B Orange 9 8 Killin fr........................................... Scratched 10 0 The Jinja Ninja (21) fr....................... A Clark 11 3x980 City Courage (22) fr............M Williamson (J) 12 02508 Kelvin Grove (23) fr.................S Walkinshaw 7 8.55pm BIDVEST PACE $6000, 3yo+ 1 win pace, stand, 2700m 1 1083 V C Dell (1) fr....................................D Dunn 2 85841 Kaylea Bolter (2) fr.........................A Armour 3 37095 Never Eyre (3) fr..............................J W Cox 4 75008 Kai Clutha Connexion (4) fr....S Walkinshaw

5 3915 Snazzy Jaccka (5) fr.....................T Williams 6 80742 Liveordash (6) fr..................M Williamson (J) 7 10x0 Crusader Courage (7) fr................B Orange 8 52045 All For D B (8) fr............................... J H Cox 9 55604 Speak Up (9) fr............................T McMillan 8 9.22pm ACME METAL & DRUM MOBILE PACE $6500, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 01614 Expressionist (1) fr..............M Williamson (J) 2 x1225 For The Ladies (2) fr.........................D Dunn 3 97x61 All Our Zuri (3) fr...........................T Williams 4 25246 Ballindooley (4) fr.............................J W Cox 5 x9131 Macy Supreme (5) fr...................L Lester (J) 6 36220 Melton Express (6) fr..............S Walkinshaw 7 8xP07 Graceandtemika (7) fr.............. N Williamson 9 9.47pm TRILLIAN TRUST MOBILE PACE $7500, 3 to 6 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 49107 Leif Erikson (1) fr.............................J W Cox 2 95248 Cullen’s Finest (2) fr.......................A Armour 3 80547 Barberino (3) fr......................... N Williamson 4 68x60 Del Sur (4) fr.................................T Williams 5 18017 Awesome Prospect (5) fr..................D Dunn 6 21006 Double Happy fr............................ Scratched 7 34835 Tyler Franco (6) fr....................B Thomas (J) 8 11x78 Cast Off Courage (7) fr..................B Orange SELECTIONS Race 1: Nickelson, Perfect Sunrise, Lavros The Great Race 2: Pacific Rapture, Donegal Starella, Desire Mhe Race 3: Not Sure, The Witch Doctor, Somnio Denario Race 4: The Burning Question, Hot Toddy, Gliding Charm Race 5: King Kenny, Beyond Me, Beat The Rythem Race 6: Marshal Dale, Double Oh Seven, Central Seven Race 7: V C Dell, Kaylea Bolter, Never Eyre, Snazzy Jaccka Race 8: Ballindooley, For The Ladies, Macy Supreme Race 9: Cast Off Courage, Tyler Franco, Leif Erikson LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Waikato RC fields, form and riders Waikato RC Venue: Paeroa Meeting Date: 10 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.10pm (NZT) HISTORIC IMPERIAL MAIDEN 3YO FILLIES 1350 $7000, MDN 3YOF, 1350m 1 3 Cinna Miss (3) 56.5.................B Hutton (a4) 2 4x Savabella Rose (1) 56.5................. J Riddell 3 7 Hinuera (10) 56.5...........................M Tanaka 4 6. Hoofsain Bolt (9) 56.5................... O Bosson 5 686 Sarnia (2) 56.5................................. C Grylls 6 Brittany (8) 56.5...........................D Johnson 7 I’m Ruby (6) 56.5........................... R Norvall 8 Our Jesse Jane h (5) 56.5..........M Sweeney 9 Our Serafina (4) 56.5.......................R Jones 10 9x Vedex (7) 56.5...................... R Hutchings (a) 2 1.45pm CAMPBELLS STEAK N ALE HOUSE MAIDEN F&M 1350 $12,000, MDN F&M, 1350m 1 8x374 Mandy O’Reilly (3) 57.5...............D Johnson 2 9x3 Contrada (7) 57.5................... M McNab (a1) 3 45 Wai Iti (5) 57.5...........................J Oliver (a4) 4 459x7 El Felino (2) 57.5........................ L Satherley 5 25682 Marmi b (6) 56.............................. O Bosson 6 3 Cinna Miss (1) 56....................B Hutton (a4) 7 9x95. Justtheanswer (4) 56.......................R Jones 3 2.20pm PENINSULA MOTEL MAIDEN 2YO 1150 $7000, MDN 2YO, 1150m 1 524 Lucky Feather b (3) 57.5...S Shirahama (a2) 2 Al Strada (7) 57.5............................R Jones 3 Tokomutu Judge (2) 57.5............M Sweeney 4 34 Dublin (4) 55.5.................................. L Innes 5 Crystalight (1) 55.5........................M Tanaka

6 Iffley Road (8) 55.5........................J Waddell 7 Covered ‘N Bay (5) 55.5.......... P Turner (a1) 8 789. Midnight Reign (6) 55.5...............D Johnson 9 Yuleanne (9) 55.5.......................... O Bosson 4 2.55pm THE IMPERIAL IN THAMES MAIDEN 1150 $7000, MDN, 1150m 1 2x234 Mr Knowitall (8) 58.5..................... O Bosson 2 5x773 Mahe (1) 58.5...................... R Hutchings (a) 3 Martensite (3) 58.5.......................... C Grylls 4 9805 Archie (4) 57..................................M Tanaka 5 Hong Kong Pearl (6) 57 6 5x904 Miss Zeta (2) 56.5............................ M Wenn 7 x3067 Our Supernova b (10) 56.5..........D Johnson 8 Oke Lady (7) 55..........................M Sweeney 9 6x7. Intercity Girl (9) 55...................B Hutton (a4) 10 9. Majority Verdict (5) 55...................... S Spratt 5 3.30pm RD1 PAEROA & NGATEA RATING 65 1150 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1150m 1 5130. Big Iron (6) 59..................................N Harris 2 03162 Walsburgs Flight d (7) 58.. S Shirahama (a2) 3 35634 Gold Rock (2) 57.............................. M Wenn 4 9x065 O’Right Zen (5) 56.......................D Johnson 5 66703 Courier (4) 56.........................J Castano (a4) 6 x8642 Sharp ‘N’ Fast (8) 55.5...................M Tanaka 7 4710x It’s All On m (3) 55.............................. S Dye 8 6x750 Brondan d (1) 54.............................. C Grylls 6 4.05pm PAEROA RACINGS FUNCTION CENTRE RATING 75 1670 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1670m 1 1x552 Via Veneto b (1) 59....................... O Bosson 2 x6164 No Emotion td (3) 59...................C Dell (a2) 3 x4434 Mosh Pit (5) 57................................. L Innes

4 47557 Run To The Bank tdb (4) 56.5.......... C Grylls 5 83531 Virginia Wade (2) 56......................J Waddell 6 227x0 Be Cautious (6) 55........................... S Spratt 7 4.40pm HOTEL IMPERIAL MAIDEN 2100 $7000, MAIDEN, 2100m 1 55879 Pocket Of Aces (12) 58.5.......... K Joyce (a4) 2 49703 Peregrine (4) 58.5............................. L Innes 3 82908 Callmelou (6) 58.5...........................S Collett

Sam Spratt rides Ransoms Gold in the Barbara L Anderson Rating 75, last race at the Waikato meeting today

4 000x6 Donstime (9) 58.5.................... K Leung (a3) 5 75 Line Up Lionel (10) 57.................. O Bosson 6 70x94 After Midnight (13) 56.5................. R Norvall 7 x9086 Ceremonials (1) 56.5...................... A Calder 8 x5860 Eris (2) 56.5..................................... S Spratt 9 6x0 La Colinetta (8) 56.5........................ C Grylls 10 09x08 Luv To Sea (15) 56.5 11 46x00 Miss Indy (3) 56.5....................... L Satherley 12 080x0 Solyn (5) 56.5.......................... P Turner (a1) 13 04656 Grace O’Malley (7) 55...................... M Wenn 14 Favourite Girl (14) 55.....................M Tanaka 15 03997 Natassja Kinski (11) 55 8 5.15pm BARBARA L ANDERSON FAMILY TRUST RATING 75 2100 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2100m 1 x7561 Red Dragon d (4) 59................ D Turner (a3) 2 00x92 Veldt d (6) 59................................ O Bosson 3 707x7 Affairoftheheart dm (8) 58.5.R Hutchings (a) 4 81184 Commanding Oak d (2) 56.5...... L Satherley 5 07058 Bruce Almighty m (7) 54.5.............M Tanaka 6 64419 Ransoms Gold d (5) 54................... S Spratt 7 x0300 Rhythm Divine d (3) 54................C Dell (a2) 8 x7005 Roddick d (1) 54.............................. C Grylls SELECTIONS Race 1: Cinna Miss, Savabella Rose, Hoofsain Bolt, Sarnia Race 2: Marmi, El Felino, Cinna Miss, Justtheanswer Race 3: Lucky Feather, Dublin, Crystalight, Iffley Road Race 4: Mr Knowitall, Martensite, Mahe, Hong Kong Pearl Race 5: Big Iron, It’s All On, Gold Rock, Walsburgs Flight Race 6: Mosh Pit, Via Veneto, Virginia Wade, No Emotion Race 7: After Midnight, Line Up Lionel, Grace O’Malley Race 8: Veldt, Ransoms Gold, Rhythm Divine

Christchurch greyhound fields Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 10 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.02pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 1 86784 Homebush Ace 17.48......................... I Kaye 2 24445 James Arthur 17.46...........................J Dunn 3 36452 Parkermon 17.63.......................R Blackburn 4 22685 Upsala Jewel 17.96 S &..................B Evans 5 75731 Yes He Will 17.53.............................. B Dann 6 611 Know Charity 17.65....................... G Cleeve 7 78676 Mum’s Prodigy nwtd...........................P Scott 8 72315 Pegson Fire nwtd H &..........................Taylor 9 57274 Lightning Fever 17.54 S &...............B Evans 10 57737 Nitro Mabel 17.49 H &.........................Taylor 2 12.21pm I PAVE CONCRETE MAIDEN STKS HEAT C0q, 520m 1 22638 Kylie’s Belle nwtd L &.......................... Wales 2 Popstar Rocket nwtd......................... M Flipp 3 8 Tepirita Ruby nwtd............................B Shaw 4 75763 Mulberry Hunter nwtd...................K Cassidy 5 474 Mick and Paddy nwtd W &................. Nissen 6 2 Go Alice nwtd................................. G Cleeve 7 253 Opawa Webby nwtd L &..................... Wales 8 447 Know Solution nwtd....................... G Cleeve 9 47547 Casino Black nwtd......................H Anderton 10 8566 Wagon Wheel nwtd M &....................Jopson 3 12.40pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C0, 295m 1 75835 Inner Beauty nwtd............................. B Dann 2 24242 Teevee Garbo nwtd........................... M Flipp 3 x2727 Saddleback Patch nwtd................A Williams 4 55677 Uno Green nwtd L &........................... Wales 5 Go Timmee nwtd............................ G Cleeve 6 88373 Waimak Dave nwtd....................J McInerney 7 57 Springstown nwtd S &.....................B Evans 8 344x5 Pancho Pistoles nwtd M &................... Smith 9 Homebush Nos nwtd.................J McInerney 10 Hilton Friday nwtd......................J McInerney 4 12.59pm DAVID EMERSON CONSULTANCY SPRINT C0, 295m 1 66635 Homebush Violet nwtd...............J McInerney 2 Supreme Shelleen nwtd.............J McInerney 3 35674 Tepirita Tuiteka nwtd M &...................Jopson 4 75577 Quiet Snort nwtd S &........................Bonnett 5 7 Charlie’s Choice nwtd A &..................Seque 6 3 Get Off It nwtd...................................J Dunn 7 276 Dixie Queen nwtd............................. B Dann 8 Know Pity nwtd.............................. G Cleeve

9 8x Wandy Grant nwtd......................... G Cleeve 10 8x44 Winsome Extra nwtd..................J McInerney 5 1.19pm I PAVE CONCRETE MAIDEN STKS HEAT C0q, 520m 1 Go Patch nwtd............................... G Cleeve 2 36224 Goldstar Bella nwtd S &...................B Evans 3 Celestrial Magic nwtd J &................D Fahey 4 655 Uno Nosey nwtd L &........................... Wales 5 5 Opawa Carlos nwtd L &...................... Wales 6 66547 Top Player nwtd P &...........................Doody 7 7522 Stolen Money nwtd........................ G Cleeve 8 54248 Choose To Love nwtd M &.................Jopson 9 47547 Casino Black nwtd......................H Anderton 10 67 Candy Belle nwtd L &......................... Wales 6 1.37pm JET PETS DASH C0, 295m 1 65 Charlie’s Pal nwtd......................J McInerney 2 562 Know Favours nwtd........................ G Cleeve 3 58Fx8 Chase The Stars nwtd M &.................. Smith 4 1 Dillmanstown nwtd.............................J Dunn 5 4724 Gee Cee Bee nwtd.....................H Anderton 6 T38 Zoe Brand nwtd......................... B Dann 7 8 Teevee Gidget nwtd.......................... M Flipp 8 Homebush Limbo nwtd..............J McInerney 9 Phat Pants nwtd W &......................... Nissen 10 Homebush Churro nwtd.............J McInerney 7 1.54pm HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY KAYLA WEIR SPRINT C1, 295m 1 161 Know Jealousy 17.29..................... G Cleeve 2 51444 Will Excite 17.73........................... L Waretini 3 58757 Evidence Locker 17.98.....................B Shaw 4 58532 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 5 65747 Tekoa 17.64 S &...............................Bonnett 6 58677 Belfast Suzy 17.69 H &........................Taylor 7 5143 Life’s A Laugh 17.43..................R Blackburn 8 56544 Wandy Jewel 17.44......................D Kingston 9 57274 Lightning Fever 17.54 S &...............B Evans 10 48565 Canvas Rider nwtd S &....................B Evans 8 2.12pm CELTIC ARMS TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 27413 Campaigner 17.34 H &........................Taylor 2 84276 Mighty Monica 17.76.........................S Whall 3 85836 Rite Round Range nwtd............A Bradshaw 4 61523 Totally Confused 17.77..................... M Flipp 5 166 Coalpit Mick nwtd..........................A Williams 6 28767 Homebush Cruden nwtd............J McInerney 7 72562 Kenny’s Comet 17.75 M &................... Smith 8 23382 Marmalade Skies 17.52.....................J Dunn 9 57274 Lightning Fever 17.54 S &...............B Evans 10 37664 New Order 17.42 S &.......................Bonnett 9 2.29pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND SPRINT

C2, 295m 1 68552 Gone Awol nwtd.........................J McInerney 2 13674 Calm Spirit nwtd................................. J Allen 3 31677 Cawbourne Spear 17.75............J McInerney 4 47855 Fulla Pride 17.40 M &........................Jopson 5 41732 Avec Lamour 17.69....................A Bradshaw 6 127x4 Mr. Big Stuff 17.52.............................J Dunn 7 75478 Phaedra’s First 17.52.................R Blackburn 8 84145 Bank Roller 17.76............................. M Flipp 9 51476 All Against Me 17.47..........................P Scott 10 53846 Reddy Boy 17.43.............................. B Dann 10 2.47pm BUSINESS TIME AT STUD STKS C1, 520m 1 68313 Kombucha 31.32............................ G Cleeve 2 63435 Opawa Patch 31.09...................J McInerney 3 28181 Wild Grove nwtd J &........................D Fahey 4 83183 Wandy On In nwtd.......................D Kingston 5 17454 Mr. Dozer 30.46 W &.......................... Nissen 6 63123 Know Honour 30.81....................... G Cleeve 7 73268 Uno Flash 31.57 L &........................... Wales 8 13556 Criniti’s nwtd.......................................J Dunn 9 17347 Opawa No Ear 30.59 J &.................D Fahey 10 74666 Pied Warrior 31.15....................... J McMillan 11 3.05pm FLAIR DASH C2, 295m 1 1828F Salute To Radar 17.53..................A Williams 2 17476 Homebush Cruz 17.51........................ I Kaye 3 15641 Billy Muggins 17.49........................... B Dann 4 12281 Cawbourne Plunge nwtd............J McInerney 5 43522 Ohoka Blue 17.54......................... L Waretini 6 51115 Georgie Wong 17.26..........................J Rush 7 76855 Another Star nwtd......................J McInerney 8 61651 Wandy Millah 17.63.....................D Kingston 9 51476 All Against Me 17.47..........................P Scott 10 35843 Homebush Coco 17.84..............J McInerney 12 3.23pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES STAKES C1, 520m 1 31112 Bugsy Bangles nwtd J &..................D Fahey 2 75533 Know Revenge 30.39..................... G Cleeve 3 84124 Line Honours 31.24....................... G Cleeve 4 41736 Ohoka Frenchi 31.22.................... L Waretini 5 27758 Hear Hare Here nwtd P &...................Doody 6 14 Chill Out Ralph 31.14 L &................... Wales 7 23844 Gotta Go Ace nwtd....................R Blackburn 8 5577x Okuku Cracker nwtd C &.................... Fagan 9 17347 Opawa No Ear 30.59 J &.................D Fahey 10 48664 Wyndham 31.18 M &.........................Jopson 13 3.40pm FANTA CLAWS AT STUD SPRINT C1, 295m 1 17625 Opawa Sir nwtd L &............................ Wales 2 71752 Jet To Mars 17.92 M &......................... Smith 3 37177 Ya Laughin’ nwtd M &........................Jopson

4 88831 Hannah 17.59 S &............................Bonnett 5 73254 Know Lies nwtd.............................. G Cleeve 6 77223 El Maestro 17.53 H &..........................Taylor 7 88735 Okuku Bobo 17.47.......................... R Casey 8 37245 Our Hope 17.61............................S Hindson 9 57274 Lightning Fever 17.54 S &...............B Evans 10 68455 Slightly Amazing nwtd J &......................May 14 3.57pm THE MILLER BAR & CAFE DASH C1, 295m 1 32736 Aversion 17.66 H &..............................Taylor 2 14463 Harper Mehl nwtd S &.....................B Evans 3 43273 Blonde Tori 17.48.......................A Bradshaw 4 31487 Lizzylicious nwtd...............................B Shaw 5 24622 Syrip’s Girl 17.78.......................R Blackburn 6 1 Go Housie 17.66............................ G Cleeve 7 628x3 Jet Even 17.77..............................A Williams 8 46781 Ohoka Sandy 17.63...................... L Waretini Emergencies: 9 57274 Lightning Fever 17.54 S &...............B Evans 10 57375 What A Dump nwtd J &..........................May 15 4.15pm SPEIGHT’S DASH C1, 295m 1 84646 Nitro Express nwtd........................ L Waretini 2 36455 Foggy Storm 17.48 J &...........................May 3 751 Go Bridie 17.68.............................. G Cleeve 4 17815 Ziggy War Paint 17.64 M &.................. Smith 5 68777 Naevia 17.61 S &..............................Bonnett 6 54173 Mulberry Brook 18.03................... K Cassidy 7 62744 Belfast Skertz 17.71 H &.....................Taylor 8 14332 Make Your Point 17.65 W &............... Nissen Emergencies: 9 57274 Lightning Fever 17.54 S &...............B Evans 10 76476 Bizarro nwtd S &..............................B Evans SELECTIONS Race 1: Know Charity, Parkermon, Yes He Will, Mum’s Prodigy Race 2: Opawa Webby, Go Alice, Mick and Paddy, Kylie’s Belle Race 3: Go Timmee, Teevee Garbo, Saddleback Patch Race 4: Charlie’s Choice, Know Pity, Get Off It, Dixie Queen Race 5: Celestrial Magic, Stolen Money, Go Patch, Goldstar Bella Race 6: Dillmanstown, Teevee Gidget, Know Favours, Charlie’s Pal Race 7: Know Jealousy, Will Excite, Life’s A Laugh, Wandy Jewel Race 8: Campaigner, Marmalade Skies, Kenny’s Comet Race 9: Gone Awol, Bank Roller, Mr. Big Stuff, Cawbourne Spear Race 10: Wild Grove, Criniti’s, Know Honour, Opawa No Ear Race 11: Cawbourne Plunge, Salute To Radar, Georgie Wong Race 12: Bugsy Bangles, Chill Out Ralph, Know Revenge Race 13: Hannah, Opawa Sir, Know Lies, Okuku Bobo, El Maestro Race 14: Go Housie, Jet Even, Syrip’s Girl, Blonde Tori Race 15: Make Your Point, Go Bridie, Belfast Skertz, Nitro Express LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Auckland greyhound fields, form Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 10 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 4.50pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY SPRINT C2, 318m 1 13222 Coleridge Ainsli 18.95....................... S Clark 2 64883 Naughty Courty 18.74...................... M Mann 3 37413 Mega Upload 18.91..........................T Agent 4 83118 Stellar Force 18.83........................P Cleaver 5 16777 Thrilling Petra 19.02........................ I George 6 66412 Tiger Karen 18.61............................P Green 7 26463 Agent Jorge 18.87...............................J Udy 8 36657 Winsome Achiever 18.62............D Schofield 9 78627 Piri 18.96............................................ L Bliek 10 18834 Morning Light 19.13...........................D Hunt 2 5.07pm GREYHOUND FUNCTION CENTRE SPRINT C0, 318m 1 26586 Kapai Max nwtd.............................A Cleaver 2 Redsky nwtd R M &.......................... J Smith 3 5358 Bublin Gold nwtd............................... S Clark 4 2738 Lace Them Up nwtd...................H V Mullane 5 Madam Knocka nwtd R M &............. J Smith 6 6 Queen Cobra nwtd............................ B Craik 7 656 Big Bolt nwtd....................................T Green 8 73545 Mel’s Quick nwtd.........................D Schofield 3 5.25pm VIDEO REPLAY @ WWW.AGRC.CO.NZ SPRINT C1, 318m 1 25614 Wolf Marine 18.98..........................P Cleaver 2 48231 Amicus Curiae 19.05........................ S Clark 3 66755 Testify 18.64.....................................P Green 4 84343 Urban Combat 18.82.....................P Cleaver 5 24241 Sub Silentio 19.05............................. S Clark 6 52475 Flyin’ Shifty 18.61 R M &.................. J Smith 7 67122 Bo Woo 19.08.................................. M Mann 8 77563 Mystic 19.32...................................A Cleaver 9 24234 Opawa Crusher nwtd...........................J Udy 10 37335 Deb Bale 19.00........................... G Pomeroy 4 5.47pm TROPHIES PLUS SPRINT C3, 318m 1 25157 Bearly Possible 18.79..........................J Udy

2 14614 Kim Dotcom 18.96 W &...................T Steele 3 63342 Lafayette nwtd................................... B Craik 4 77156 Jetsun Playboy 18.67......................G Wilson 5 21463 Crafty Graham 18.77.........................C Hore 6 14148 Jetsun Jules 18.79............................. B Hunt 7 1x6F3 This Is Swip nwtd.............................. S Clark 8 55188 Boss Man Sloy nwtd....................... I George 9 54255 Lachlan Valley 18.90................... R O’Regan 10 33266 Shari Jewel nwtd G &........................M Hunt 5 6.17pm MCGHIE PLUMBING SPRINT C4, 318m 1 6225x Fancy Milly 18.58...............................C Hore 2 51462 Holland Badger 18.49....................... B Craik 3 4F344 Corporal Jones 18.64............K Sutch-Jones 4 5845x Lochinvar Yasi 18.22...................D Schofield 5 41463 Safe And Secure 18.85................... I George 6 41835 Agent Victor 18.71...............................J Udy 7 22114 So Insignificant 18.68......................T Green 8 23835 Captain Richie 18.64.......................P Green 9 67378 Picnic Time 18.66 W &....................T Steele 10 82756 Shalf nwtd................................... R O’Regan 6 6.47pm THORNTON AUCTIONS SPRINT C5, 318m 1 13228 Life’s A Dream 18.52.........................C Hore 2 71237 Ruby Tron 18.69..........................H Laagland 3 31157 Pure Theatre 18.79.....................G Calverley 4 46331 Thrilling Issues 18.78........................ S Clark 5 57238 Knock ‘Em nwtd...................................J Udy 6 48525 Elly’s Girl 18.41........................... R O’Regan 7 25114 Bellswill 18.34....................................C Hore 8 64287 Ladakh 18.76.................................. G Farrell 9 33368 Moon Warrower 18.63 R M &........... J Smith 10 13674 Blue Jean Alice 18.50............K Sutch-Jones 7 7.17pm AUCKLAND VENDING STAKES C2, 527m 1 45211 Lincoln Flyer 31.24........................... S Clark 2 43177 Tata Safari 31.13............................... B Craik 3 41532 Star Bound 30.68........................ G Pomeroy 4 77542 Opawa Johnny 31.12.......................S Payne 5 28745 Hair He Is 30.88.................................. R Udy 6 25225 Thrilling Ninja 31.18..................... J C Gifford 7 26734 Sambucca nwtd.......................... R O’Regan 8 43226 Lil’ Miss Krunch nwtd.................. R O’Regan

9 34768 Edward Cullen 30.67........................ B Craik 10 57546 Realon Rumba nwtd................... R O’Regan 8 7.47pm JO’S TAB ONEHUNGA SPRINT C5, 318m 1 12283 Kissin Kate 18.42...................K Sutch-Jones 2 14637 Exciting Dream 18.47................. R O’Regan 3 27147 Cosmic Pearl 18.39....................D Schofield 4 72125 Proven Shelly 18.56...........................C Hore 5 21624 Legend Bee 18.64...............................J Udy 6 44726 Ripped Jeans 18.60.......................... S Clark 7 45166 Boy Spice 18.74......................... A Lawrence 8 54626 Be Delicious 18.81............................ B Craik 9 13375 Percentage Man 18.75................ L Laagland 10 31646 Dolly Scramble 0.00........................G Parker 9 8.12pm THE BROWNZY SPORTS BAR STAKES C3, 527m 1 56664 Cawbourne Stars nwtd....................S Payne 2 51111 Piggy Back 30.43.............................. S Clark 3 75585 Sasha’s One 31.07........................... S Clark 4 58837 Realon Rose nwtd...................... R O’Regan 5 41732 Charlie’s Funds 31.52......................P Green 6 11125 Makinen 30.98 W &.........................T Steele 7 13333 Indi Rhode 30.71 W &......................T Steele 8 55544 Lochinvar Onyx 30.70.................D Schofield 9 41476 Winsome Flash 30.49.................D Schofield 10 8.37pm PLASTER BOARD STAKES C4, 527m 1 8F668 Cash Knocka 30.48.........................T Green 2 75466 Surfing Al 30.53.......................... R O’Regan 3 12315 Jetsun Blaze 30.78.........................G Wilson 4 11645 Jay Cee Hurt 31.02.....................G Calverley 5 81623 Hustler 30.60..............................D Schofield 6 47468 Mahalo Rhode 30.46 W &................T Steele 7 08858 John Deed 30.39.............................P Green 8 44345 Jetsun Flame 30.44........................G Wilson 11 9.07pm CAROL’S TABS SPRINT C5, 318m 1 17F43 Louielicious 19.07.............................T Agent 2 45121 Blue Tramp 18.35.............................T Green 3 13125 Captain Coutts 18.36..................H Laagland 4 54522 Cotswald Prince 18.49................ L Laagland 5 11153 Cosmic Mack 18.48....................D Schofield 6 11211 Secret Star 18.61..............................T Agent

7 66418 Corby nwtd.................................. R O’Regan 8 31112 Bright Star 18.42............................... B Bond 9 13228 Life’s A Dream 18.52.........................C Hore 10 44726 Ripped Jeans 18.60.......................... S Clark 12 9.32pm REEL-FISHIN.COM STAKES C5, 527m 1 12117 Lektra Fantasy 30.56........................ S Clark 2 64133 Fancy Tip 30.34..........................D Schofield 3 71314 Kiki Rhode 30.37 W &......................T Steele 4 87132 Riley’s Mate nwtd.............................. S Clark 5 27217 Lachlan’s Cash 30.45.................D Schofield 6 31511 Thrilling Ella 30.89........................... K Walsh 7 11414 Thrilling Quest 30.51........................ K Walsh 8 16275 Doomed nwtd...................................P Green Emergencies: 9 33277 Benny Rox 30.24........................D Schofield 10 25445 Thrilling Charge 30.38.....................S Payne 13 9.57pm SERGIO @ STUD SPRINT C4, 318m 1 53452 Harvey Nichols 18.52........................ B Craik 2 87514 My Girl Cookie nwtd................... R O’Regan 3 63277 Buttony Boy nwtd........................D Schofield 4 46363 Cherry Tree Lane 18.59.................... B Craik 5 43252 Belkara 18.62.....................................C Hore 6 86136 Predator Drone 18.79 W &..............T Steele 7 24514 Don’t Know 18.75................................J Udy 8 82254 Flying Flynn 18.65.............................D Hunt Emergencies: 9 48474 Motherlee 18.42.....................K Sutch-Jones 10 6x551 Kilara’s Fancy nwtd.....................D Schofield SELECTIONS Race 1: Coleridge Ainsli, Tiger Karen, Mega Upload, Stellar Force Race 2: Big Bolt, Bublin Gold, Madam Knocka, Lace Them Up Race 3: Sub Silentio, Testify, Amicus Curiae, Flyin’ Shifty Race 4: Lafayette, Jetsun Playboy, This Is Swip, Kim Dotcom Race 5: Holland Badger, Fancy Milly, So Insignificant, Corporal Jones Race 6: Life’s A Dream, Ladakh, Bellswill, Thrilling Issues Race 7: Opawa Johnny, Lincoln Flyer, Thrilling Ninja, Hair He Is Race 8: Kissin Kate, Cosmic Pearl, Ripped Jeans, Proven Shelly Race 9: Piggy Back, Lochinvar Onyx, Charlie’s Funds, Makinen LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Guptill ‘still an opener’ “It is something we need to monitor.”

Carter had heard the idea put about of a change at the top, but made it clear he’s backing Guptill to come through this challenge.

“Gup is a person who can handle it at the top and hopefully he’ll do that again.”

And Carter raised an interesting theory.

In their last two series in India and Sri Lanka, New Zealand were poor in the first tests, but bounced back noticeably in the second particularly at Colombo, which they won by 167 runs.

Carter didn’t want to suggest New Zealand may be slow starters in series’, then effectively said it another way.

“It’s almost like we seem not to be prepared for that intensity we did face,” he said.

In technical terms, Carter reckons New Zealand batsmen have the wherewithal, just not consistently enough.

“I think sometimes technically we are right up there.” he said.

“For example the innings BJ Watling played (42 in three and a half hours at Cape Town) was technically very good.

“We’ve got (centurymaker) Dean Brownlie, who I thought technically played well.

“But there’s always that step up to the mental pressures.”

By David Leggat Test runs aren’t coming easily for opener Martin Guptill, but he has a backer in New Zealand batting overseer Bob Carter.

The Auckland opener, so effective in the white ball games, has battled for runs in the last five tests. But Carter dropped a broad hint there won’t be a move down the order in the second test against South Africa, starting at St George’s Park tomorrow night.

Against India, Sri Lanka and in the first South African test, Guptill has mustered just 118 runs at 11.8.

Against the West Indies in JulyAugust, Guptill rattled up 277 runs in four innings at 69, but it’s been a different story since.

And his ODI (37.73 in 65 games) and T20 (33.93 in 38 games) numbers suggest he’s got his short game well in hand.

However Carter is confident Guptill, who looked bewildered on his second innings dismissal at Cape Town last week - turning a ball heading towards the leg side straight to short mid wicket - will come right.

“Martin’s been searching for the ball a little in front of himself,” Carter said.

“We’re trying to talk to him about that technically and he’s been putting in a little bit of work on that.

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The challenge may be slightly less relentless without the hamstrung Vernon Philander in the South African lineup.

But there’s general acceptance the ball will swing at St George’s Park where Rory Kleinveldt, a big strong lump of a fast-medium bowler, will play his third test in the outstanding Philander’s place.

“We know it will swing. It always swings here,” Carter said.

New Zealand left arm swing bowler Trent Boult concurred.

“There’s swing there, definitely, with the new ball but I’m not sure how much it’s going to hang around like the conditions in Sri Lanka or India.

“It’s a crucial part of it to swing that new ball and use it effectively as possible.”

And Boult gave an insight into the experience of bowling at South Africa’s champion batsmen like captain Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers.

“You hear them come out to the wicket and hear the crowd behind them which is a little bit daunting,” Boult said.

“At the same time it’s something pretty exciting. I definitely live to get the big players out and it’s a great challenge.

“I always look forward to come up against those bigger players and testing myself against them.”

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Fours title proves elusive ‘Massive event’ at tennis centre

Julian Faulls paints the new lines on the newly laid flexi-pave courts at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

Sandra Keith’s shot at a full set of national titles was dashed by the hometown heroes in the fours final at the national bowls championships yesterday.

Playing on their home green, Paritutu’s Heather Johns, Val Keightley, Debbie Smith and Caroline Harris came back from 6-0 down to win the national title, keeping Keith from completing a full set of titles.

Keith’s Dunsandel four of Serena Matthews, Pam Clarke and Karolyn Boon were the favourites and started in emphatic fashion, but under the eager gaze of their club mates the Paritutu women powered home.

Keith went ahead 6-0 after four ends before the Johns-skipped Paritutu quartet came storming back to take a commanding lead and then closed out the match.

Johns got on the board with two on the fifth end, Keith’s lead disap-

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Sandra Keith: settled for second peared by the eighth and Johns moved out to a six point advantage after 11 ends up12-6.

Keith snapped the 12-point scoring streak on the 12th end picking up a single as they looked to mount a comeback, but the Paritutu women were relentless.

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The Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre is set for a big 11 days.

On Tuesday the New Zealand under 16 nationals begin which runs through to Saturday before the ITF Sunsmart 18 and under tournament runs for seven days beginning with a qualifying day on the Sunday.

“It’s the biggest 11 days the courts will have seen,” Mid Canterbury Tennis president Cynthia Christie said.

The centre has hosted some big tournaments in recent years, on behalf of Canterbury Tennis whose facilities were hit hard by the earthquakes, but the 11 day spread is the biggest and busiest.

“Hosting the ITF seniors was pretty big as it went for over a week, but hosting back-to-back tournaments is a massive event.”

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damage, but that has been rectified as the tennis centre again had a block of four courts resurfaced, but it has left the tournament organisers anxious.

“It has proven a bit of an organisational nightmare,” Christie said.

“The courts take three days to cure so it’s been a bit nervewracking hoping the work gets done in time. A bit of rain and they get delayed and the courts aren’t ready in time.

“They have to be done by the end of the week and they appear to be on top of it.

“They needed good weather and they had it which helps so now I just hope it sticks around for the actual tennis.”

With the work on course to be completed by Friday, the courts will have adequate time to “cure” for the start of the national under 16 championships, which features four local players.

In the girls are Ashleigh Leonard and Christal Brosnahan, with

TODAY: Brief morning rain, then fine.

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They immediately pegged back a single before Johns produced a superb draw shot to take a 15-7 lead after 15 ends and then opened up a nine point advantage with two ends to play.

It was an all-but unassailable lead and try as they the Dunsandel four tried, the Paritutu women were faultless as they picked up a further two over the final two ends to take the national championships 18-7.

It was a disappointing loss for Keith and her Dunsandel teammates but it was still a successful national championships.

It didn’t start so well for Keith as she made a shock exit in her singles title defence, failing to make post section play.

However, she bounced back to win the pairs title with Matthews earlier in the nationals and then combined with Clarke and Boon to charge through the fours field only to fall at the final hurdle to miss out on clinching the full set of titles, for this year at least.

Fine with high cloud. Northwesterlies.

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High cloud with some patchy rain at times.

Northwesterlies, dying out in the evening.

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Wind at 1000m: NW gales 80 km/h, gusting 100 km/h in exposed valleys, easing later.

Wind at 2000m: NW gales 100 km/h easing in the evening.

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Wind at 1000m: NW, gusting 70 km/h in exposed places.

Wind at 2000m: NW gale 70 km/h, easing for a time in the afternoon.

SATURDAY Rain setting in about the Divide; fine in the east. Northwesterlies rising to severe gale 100 km/h in exposed places.

SUNDAY Rain, heavy about the Divide, scattered in the east. Strong or gale northwesterlies.

MONDAY Rain. Strong or gale northerlies easing.

Aiden Mitchell and Sam Benny in the boys draw.

“It’s good to see some local talent in the mix and it will be good for them to see how they go against the best in the country. ““Last year we hosted the team’s event at Easter but this time it’s all individual.”

Following the under 16 finals next Saturday the courts are booked for qualifying matches, if required, for the ITF Sunsmart 18 and under tournament, which returns after a successful tournament last year.

“There are a lot more New Zealand entries this year but also quite a few familiar international names coming back from last year’s tournament.”

The tournaments call upon a huge local volunteer base to ensure a smoothly run affair, and the courts are also open free to the public each day to watch some potential future stars playing in their own backyard.

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River Levels

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