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BIRTHS

SWANEY - THOMSON – Chris and Jade welcome the safe arrival of Korbyn Christopher Swaney, (6lb 15oz) on Anzac Day, April 25, 2013, at Christchurch Women’s Hosptial.

DEATHS

NEEDHAM Robert Edward (Ted) – On May 8, 2013 at Rosebank, Ashburton. In his 90th year. Loving husband and best friend of Jean.

Much loved Dad of Stuart, Graeme and Elle, and Dianne and Kozo. A much loved granddad of his grandchildren and great grandchildren. A special thank you to the staff at Rosebank and the Ashburton Hospital home support for their care of Ted during his illness. No flowers please but donations to the St John Ambulance would be appreciated.

“A patient sufferer now at rest”.

At Ted’s request a private funeral service will be held.

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NEEDHAM Robert Edward (Ted) – On May 8, 2013 at Rosebank Ashburton. Loved brother and brother in law of Nancy and the late John Smith (Ashburton), Doreen and the late Ces Bromley (Christchurch), Ron and Pat Needham (Brisbane) and Connie and the late Ivan Meynell (Blenheim) and a loved uncle of his nieces and nephews and their families.

HORMANN, Alister Graham – It is with heartfelt gratitude that Bev, Deborah, Nicola, David, Tania and their families wish to sincerely thank everyone for the sympathy expressed at the very sad loss of such a much loved husband, father, father-in-law and grandad.

Many thanks to those who attended Alister’s funeral, the cards, flowers, messages of support and baking received was truly appreciated. As it is not possible to thank everyone individually, please accept this as a personal acknowledgement to you all.

HYDE, Craig Reginald – Jo, Caitlin, Nikita and family would like to thank everyone for their love and support following the tragic death of Craig. A much loved husband, dad, son, son in law, brother, brother in law and uncle. Thank you for the flowers, cards, food, visits, phone calls and donations to St John. Your kindness was truly appreciated. Thank you to all who attended and those who made Craig’s service special. He would have been overwhelmed with the number who came to say their farewell. The guard of honour from the motorcycle clubs was a special tribute to Craig. He would have been honoured and humbled.

Special thanks to family and friends who have been with us constantly. We will always remember the overwhelming support and love shown to us. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement of our thanks and appreciation.

The family chain is broken now, but your memory lives forever.

MONTGOMERY, Joan Cornelius – Wilma, Jill, Peter, Rick, Fiona, Carol, and families, sincerely thank relatives, friends and neighbours for Please note all late death their support and kindness notices or notices sent in our recent loss. Thanks to outside ordinary office hours all who attended Joan’s service and for all the cards, must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz flowers, visits, phone calls and baking. We are truly to ensure publication. grateful.

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IN MEMORIAM

HOLMES, Denis – June 1, 1930 - May 11, 2010.

With so much love we remember a wonderful husband, father and friend.

“Forever in my heart.”

Iris VEINT, Mervyn “Veinty” –

Passed away two years ago today.

Farewells were left unspoken, You gently slipped away.

You left many happy memories, That will never fade away.

Linda, Kate, Anna, Jimmy and Freddie.

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HALL, John – Clement, Teena, Rosie, Ricky and their families wish to sincerely thank everyone for their love and support, phone calls, cards, baking, food and flowers during this difficult time of the very sad loss of a dearly loved father, father in law, grandad and friend. Please accept this as a sincere appreciation to you all.

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Dunne moves to test new K2

By Kate Shuttleworth Samples of the new K2 synthetic cannabis products that hit the market yesterday have been purchased by the Government for testing.

Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne said he had instructed officials yesterday morning to buy samples of the new K2 products for testing immediately as they showed up in stores.

“It is a cat-and-mouse game for now and if the industry wants to play it, we will play it too until we get the Psychoactive

Substances Bill into law in August to fix this situation.

A reformulated version of K2 hit the market yesterday, two days after the older version of the synthetic cannabis product had to be removed from sale.

“I want the testing done as quickly as possible. No one can have any confidence in the integrity of those behind these products.”

Mr Dunne said producers were out to make a fast buck before the new legislation came in.

“They have demonstrated time and again that

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they have not the slightest interest in the health and well-being of the young New Zealanders who use their products.

“For that reason, I think we need to look at exactly what it is that they are putting in their new products.”

Mr Dunne said the Psychoactive Substances Bill is currently before the Health Select Committee and will be reported back to Parliament in mid-June and law in time to replace the Temporary Class Drug Notices regime in August.

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• Drug bust Ashburton Police are investigating after finding 38 cannabis plants growing at an Ashburton house. No arrests have been made as yet, but according to a spokesperson, inquiries were continuing.

• Violent threats Police are also making further queries regarding several threats of a violent nature made to an Ashburton man yesterday – but again, no arrests were made.

It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll but . . .

Every second year Mount Hutt College puts on a show for parents, friends and members of the public.

This year It’s Only Rock’n’Roll has been written by Wayne Pannett, a private music tutor at the school.

Head of faculty arts Lisa Ponweiser said Mr Pannett had been nurturing young talent at the college for more than five years, and had written the musical specifically for students of all ages, from Year 7 to 13.

“It is a new show, it hasn’t been done before,” Ms Ponweiser said.

“It is a classic story of ambition, greed and redemption set in the music industry in London in the late 1970s.”

About 70 students were taking part, and the show’s storyline involved greedy promoters, a tumultuous Battle Of The Bands competition, and plenty of live music. “The school has a number of very talented musicians.”

It will stage May 28 to 30.

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Mount Hutt College pupils (from left) Cam Ferguson, Gabriel Maxwell and Oli Scott are among students rehearsing for a major school production It’s Only Rock’n’Roll (But I Like It).

Bail refused

Stunned speechless and on the verge of collapse after being refused bail, a West Coast man who had racked up his 13th drink-driving conviction had to be assisted from the Greymouth District Court dock.

Barry Mercer, 61, vacated not guilty pleas yesterday and admitted charges of driving with excess breath-alcohol, driving while disqualified and furnishing false information to police.

Police prosecutor Steven Greer said Mercer’s most recent conviction for drink-driving and driving while disqualified was in February 2012, after which he was disqualified indefinitely.

However, he was caught on August 15 when he was stopped at a checkpoint.

He admitted that he had been drinking, but gave his name as Lindsay Gibson (a friend), including Gibson’s correct date of birth and address.

Police laid the charges against the wrong man, but on September 10 Mercer confessed that he had duped the arresting officer. Judge Gary McAskill flatly refused bail and said a prison sentence was inevitable.

“You are remanded in custody for sentencing on July 2.”

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ABOVE LEFT: Five-year-olds Ashton Tolu and Suliasi Halaufia crunched through apple-eating world records at Netherby Primary School.

ABOVE RIGHT: Three-year-old Oliver Quirk puts his heart and soul into apple-crunching at Rising Star Preschool.

RIGHT: A shortage of teeth did not discourage seven-month-old Levi Binnie from doing his bit to help break the record.

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By Gabrielle Stuart At 2.13pm on Friday almost 19,000 Kiwi kids gathered in an attempt to break the world record for the most people eating apples at the same time, and the crunching could be heard in schools from Kaitaia to Dunedin.

The current world record stands at 9329, set by a group of schools in Michigan, USA. Rising Star Preschool in Ashburton was the only preschool to take part in the Big Crunch, joining 68 primary schools across New Zealand.

Sarah McCormick from Rising Star Preschool said that the opportunity was too good to miss.

“They only advertised it to the primary schools, but we heard about it and emailed to ask if we could take part. It works in really well with our healthy eating programme.”

Check out our video Twenty-four children took part at Rising Star, where even sevenmonth-old Levi Binnie did his best to help break the record.

At Netherby Primary School, there were no complaints from the 120 pupils who were excited to be part of breaking a world record.

“You only get one bite, then we’ll take the apples off you,” Principal Andrew Leverton teased the students, but a chorus of moans proved that the students were looking forward to the apples as much as the fame and glory.

Seven-year -old Viatololosa Kilikiti particularly enjoyed his,

leaving nothing of his apple but the stalk.

The Jazz apples were donated

by Enza for the record breaking attempt, and Enza Marketing Manager Rosstan Mazey said he hoped to see a whole lot of kids going home as world record holders.

Proceeds from the attempt would go towards New Zealand charity KidsCan, which works in schools to help provide and educate school children about nutritious lunches.

Numbers would need to be collected and verified before a new world record could be officially set.

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‘Dairies sell legal highs in secret’

By Sam Morton An Ashburton dairy owner openly selling K2 and other legal highs says other local stores sell the products to private buyers – despite saying they don’t.

In a Guardian investigation, Bel Air Dairy on East Street was the only dairy to offer the harmful cannabis-type substance – as it appears the other dairies have wiped their shelves clean.

However, the owner, who did not want to be named, has claimed other dairy owners sell legal highs to a confidential list of buyers – hiding the products in store and supplying addicts.

“I am not the only one that sells these, it is a very popular product around other shops too – but they lie and say they don’t sell it,” he said.

“I am not doing anything illegal in my shop, I sell because there is

demand and people want to buy – (and) that’s business.”

When asked if he was aware of the serious health affects related to K2 and other legal highs, the dairy owner replied “no, I’m not really sure”.

He would not comment on the profit revenue gathered through the sales of K2, but said he may consider removing the products from his shelves later this year.

Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay has come forward encouraging the community to stick together and remove the synthetic cannabis products from Mid Canterbury.

“I strongly support Parliament’s initiatives in banning these substances and I support the police in the way they would expect,” he said.

“This is a matter for the police and for the Government to work through, but as a community we are all involved in making sure

the products are removed from our society.”

Meanwhile, a Canterbury ED expert revealed this week that cases from Ashburton have been referred to Christchurch Hospital, following the consumption of K2.

Worryingly, the two cases, admitted last weekend, were not the first and are unlikely to be the last – according to anecdotal evidence.

Canterbury medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey says clinicians are concerned about the easy accessibility of legal highs, pointing out the long term effects they potentially bring.

“There is a potential for severe and permanent toxic injury with smoked or ingested synthetic cannabinoid drugs,” Dr Humphrey said.

“I’m told that calls to the National Poisons Centre and attendances to Emergency Departments by patients suffer-

ing adverse effects from these drugs are increasing all the time.

“Ingredients are not disclosed by manufacturers and as far as we are aware these drugs have not had proper safety testing,” he said.

Adverse side-effects have included anxiety, vomiting, chest pain and headache, as well as the recent cases of kidney failure, other seizures, psychosis and heart attacks.

“Emergency doctors and toxicologists recommend avoiding synthetic cannabinoids until they have been tested and the health risks are fully understood,” Dr Humphrey said.

“Clinicians will continue to work closely with the Ministry of Health to protect the safety of the public.”

The Government are looking at new laws to ban legal highs altogether – but it is unlikely to take effect until August.

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Sun strike blamed for Chertsey crash 2.

K2 hospitalises Mid Cantabrians 3. Local dairy still selling K2 4. Opportunity ‘going begging’ 5. $700,000 for art gallery, museum

POLL RESULT Friday’s result Q: Should it be compulsory for children using push scooters to wear a helmet?

Beagles on border patrol Hike to mark Everest ascent Four new beagle puppies will be trained to guard airports to stop unwanted pests and diseases entering New Zealand.

The new detector puppies were announced yesterday alongside a drive to hire 30 new quarantine inspectors.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy visited the puppies at the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) detector dog breeding centre in Auckland yesterday.

“The four puppies have overcome a tragic start to life. Their mum, Utah, was found

to have leukaemia soon after the births and had to be put down,” said Mr Guy. Mr Guy chose the name ‘Clara’ for one of the new puppies.

“I’m looking forward to following Clara’s progress as she helps to guard our border.

“As well as recruiting canines, the Ministry is about to start recruiting 30 new quarantine inspectors to work on the frontline of our biosecurity system. This is in addition to the 56 extra frontline staff recruited over the last six months.” -_APNZ

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Hunt out your hiking boots and head to Lake Clearwater to commemorate Sir Edward Hillary’s ascent of Mt Everest.

On May 29 it will be 60 years since Sir Ed and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first to climb the world’s highest mountain.

In recognition of the feat, a group of Mid Cantabrians intend to tramp up Mt Guy on May 29, and for lesser mortals a stroll up Mt Sunday is also planned.

Ten years ago the group of local trampers celebrated the 50-year anniversary of Sir Ed’s feat on the top of Mt Somers, but this time around they have opted to scale back the climb to encourage as many people as possible to participate.

To join in the commemorations meet at the Lake Clearwater camping ground at 10am.

Those who would prefer to celebrate the occasion in a more sedentary fashion are invited to meet at Mt Potts for a cup of coffee and soak in the alpine scenery.

“People need to be self-contained,” organiser Bill Hood said.

“It will be a great day out for everyone who wants to join in to have a look at the stunning Mid Canterbury country.

“The weather would have to be wild to put it off.”

Following the tramp, participants are invited to finish off the day with a pot-luck dinner at the Mt Somers Hall.

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Escape ‘too easy’ A damning letter by a high-security prisoner is alleging serious breaches of Corrections’ protocols following his escape from a moving prison van three weeks ago.

David Lothien, 21, was being transported to Hawke’s Bay Prison along with seven other prisoners when he escaped during a stop at a BP petrol station in Dannevirke on April 17.

Later recaptured, Lothien sent a five-page letter to Hawke’s Bay Today from inside prison, claiming staff had made it “easy” for him to escape.

“They handcuffed seven prisoners but not me because I had a cast on my arm,” he wrote. “They usually put a waist restraint on but they decided it wasn’t needed. I had just come down from maximum security prison on transfer and they should have had some sort of restraints on me.”

Lothien’s escape began when another prisoner kicked open a food flap in one of the van’s cells.

“After he kicked out the flap he reached through with his cuffed hands and undid a clip, pulled down the handle and opened his cell door.”

Lothien said the prisoner opened the other prisoners’ food flaps before he remembered the Corrections officers didn’t lock the van door.

“Just before the train tracks I took my chance and jumped, the alarm went off.”

Police apprehended him four days after his escape.

Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison manager George Massingham said he was unable to comment on the escape but an investigation into the incident was ongoing.

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Move to protect black-billed gulls Environment Canterbury is moving to protect endangered black-billed gulls (tarapunga) on the Ashburton River.

Protection work had been ramped up following interference with the colony late last year which this week had its sequel in court on Monday.

ECan biodiversity team leader Jo Abbott welcomed the onemonth jail sentence handed down to Samuel John Townhill, who pleaded guilty to Department of Conservation charges of destroying nests and disturbing a protected species when he drove into a 3000-strong colony last

November. “This behaviour was totally unacceptable,” Dr Abbott said. “Unfortunately it’s not the first time a motorist has driven on to the riverbed and destroyed nests and eggs of a very vulnerable species which deserts its eggs or chicks if disturbed.”

The black-billed gull is the most threatened gull species in the world. Disturbing protected birds and destroying nests is an offence under the Wildlife Act 1953 which can result in imprisonment or a fine of up to $100,000.

Many organisations are working to protect these spe-

cies and improve biodiversity in the Ashburton area – the Ashburton Canterbury Water Management Zone Committee, Fish & Game, Forest & Bird, the Ashburton District Council Biodiversity Action Plan Group, the Ashburton River/Hakatere Mouth Action Committee and ECan. “They have put a lot of work into improving the habitat and health of the river, including predator control funded by Environment Canterbury, and into raising awareness of the black-billed gull colony and lobbying for its protection,” Dr

Abbott said. “We must not allow the actions of a few to spoil this work.”

Included in the steps taken to bolster protection and enhance the gulls’ habitat, the ECan biosecurity team undertakes pest control and river engineers have blocked access to the site as a result of the vandalism. There are prominent ‘Endangered Bird’ signs at a number of locations along the river.

Ashburton Canterbury Water Management Zone Committee biodiversity officer L yndsey Husband is exploring options for two access points to the

Ashburton River, which were temporarily blocked during last year’s nesting season. She is working with river users and the local community to identify a solution which will protect nesting birds and also enable recreational use outside the nesting season.

The option currently being considered is gates which would be closed when birds are nesting and open for the rest of the year.

“We also always need members of the public to keep an eye out and report to DOC or the police if they see any disturbance to the birds,” Dr Abbott said.

Man admits to threatening Hayden Miles before he was murdered

By Kurt Bayer

A man has pleaded guilty to threatening to rob Christchurch teenager Hayden Miles just hours before he was brutally murdered and dismembered.

Name suppression was lifted yesterday for Timothy John Kuka, 37, after he pleaded guilty to an amended charge of demanding with menace a cellphone, iPod, and a cask of wine from 15-yearold Hayden on August 22, 2011.

Kuka would have been one of the last people to see Hayden alive.

Last month, Gavin John Gosnell was found guilty of murdering Hayden at a Cashel St flat on the same day in 2011.

Kuka, an unemployed man from Parklands in Christchurch, had his name suppressed after he first appeared in court on a robbery charge.

His identity was protected throughout Gosnell’s trial.

Yesterday his defence counsel Tony Garrett told Christchurch District Court that he was pleading guilty to the amended charge

put forward by Crown prosecutor Mark Zarifeh and was not seeking name suppression to be continued.

Judge Raoul Neave deferred sentence until June 20.

Gosnell’s trial last month heard gruesome details of how Hayden was subjected to a prolonged and savage beating before his body was sawn into 12 and dumped at two city graveyards.

The teenager had been drinking with his close friend Nicolette Vaux-Phillips and her boyfriend Gosnell when the trio ran out of alcohol.

Hayden was sent to a local Linwood supermarket to shoplift more booze.

The trial heard how he was allegedly jumped by Kuka, a friend of Gosnell’s, on his way back to the flat and his wine, cellphone and iPod was taken.

He returned to the flat upset, and told Gosnell that VauxPhillips didn’t like him, and was only using him.

It was then that Gosnell, who will be sentenced next month, launched his killer attack.

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Jane Strong from Mitre 10 Mega helped preschoolers (from left) Toby Pearson, Samantha Nieman and Lucy Honeywell plant their winter gardens at Phoenix Preschool.

Preschoolers get their veges growing

By Gabrielle Stuart Children braved icy winds to plant winter vegetables at Phoenix Preschool on Friday, and are looking forward to lunches of warm winter soup later in the year.

Parsley and silverbeet plants were donated by Ashburton Mitre 10 Mega for the garden, and employee Jane Strong vis-

ited the preschool to teach the children how to plant them properly.

With gloves on and trowels at the ready the children each got the chance to give a hand in the garden, which they had prepared with mulch, a worm farm and plenty of manure.

Teacher Suzy Arnold said that the goal was to get kids excited about growing their own vegetables and, if all went well, har-

vesting them. “Some of the kids get really excited about it. Then they talk to their families about it and want to plant their own gardens at home, so the idea keeps going.”

She said the kids weren’t the only ones who were learning through the experience.

“I’ve learnt a bit myself! And we’re all looking forward to cooking them up and enjoying some lovely winter soups.”

Gilmore sent ‘inappropriate emails’

By Claire Trevett Newly released emails show under-fire National MP Aaron Gilmore was warned about his tone and lost a contract renewal after he accused a Treasury official of trying to undermine him, claiming their words would “come back to haunt” them and referring to his impending return to the Government ranks.

Mr Gilmore has previously denied he was aware of any complaint against him. However, emails released yesterday from Mr Gilmore’s time as a contractor for the old Department of Building and Housing in 2012 showed he had been warned and lost the chance to renew his contract with the department after a complaint about emails from him to a Treasury official.

In his response to the Treasury official, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment deputy chief executive Andrew Crisp said Mr Gilmore had been told that the emails were inappropriate and his contract had not been renewed.

“There was an expectation that the contract would be extended to Christmas but this will not be happening as a result of his behaviour”.

In a cover letter, Mr Crisp said he was alerted to the email correspondence in November last year and “Mr Gilmore was advised verbally that in the public sector context the tone of his emails was inappropriate. Mr Gilmore was also advised that his contract would not be extended”.

He said that although he briefed MBIE chief executive David Smol, neither had briefed Government

ministers on the complaint but had advised Prime Minister John Key’s chief of staff that the contract had ended and would not be renewed because of an issue. He did not detail that issue.

The exchange was apparently sparked after the official questioned some of Mr Gilmore’s work towards a paper being prepared, suggesting something was not correct and proposing they meet to resolve it.

Mr Gilmore responded that it was correct and “I’ll send you something that proves it.”

After a meeting, Mr Gilmore wrote a further email, adding to the end: “You may want to consider your penchant for firing off messages to all in [sic] sundry trying to undermine people simply because you don’t agree with them and ignoring facts and reality that exposes ministers to

significant risks. Given my background and that I go back into Parliament on the Government side in the New Year, I’m happy to talk about this with you at some stage, as this behaviour is far from productive to good policy making.”

The official replied that they were sorry Mr Gilmore had taken questioning as an attempt to personally undermine him, saying they had to be able to “test and challenge” to get the best results.

The official also said they would discuss with others “to talk about how we best work together”.

Mr Gilmore replied again, saying “I’ve worked at Treasury though I saw the light and left as a senior adviser at 24, worked with Ministers as an economic adviser in the Beehive and was the youngest MP on the finance committee last Parliament, and made a few

million as a GM in a multinational in the private sector in between.

He added: “So I think I have a reasonable understanding of what Ministers need and what works and how Treasury should operate.

“Treasury’s role is a two-way street. Playing games and being secretive, withholding information and then bullying and whiteanting people when they don’t do what you want is how most people see you and is what I have seen too, not as good Treasury analytic policy maker.”

He concluded his email: “I only tell you this as I am sure this sort of thing will come to haunt you if you want your career to reach its potential.

The latest revelation follows a troubling week for the National MP in which he has been put under pressure to resign by the party hierarchy.

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To stream, or not?

Putting pupils of similar ability in the same class is backed by parents, but the research and education experts say otherwise.

MYLES HUME looks at the controversial system of streaming classes.

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t is perhaps one of the most polarising talking points in education.

To stream or not to stream?

That’s the question many schools are asking themselves in modern day teaching, as the pressure from communities suggests one thing, but the research says another.

Ashburton College and Mount Hutt College have moved away from streaming, formally known as ability grouping, where pupils at a similar academic level are labelled and lumped together in the same class, usually constructed with three bands upper, middle, lower.

Ashburton College has scrapped streaming for most of its year nine subjects this year, with the exception of English and maths which maintain their banding structure.

However, it has been added with a twist – pupils can move up and down the maths and English bands throughout the year, depending on their progress.

It means pupils of mixed ability remain as a cluster for most of their subjects such as social studies, science, languages and physical education – regardless of how bright they are.

It is a move that parents have been critical of.

One parent spoke to the Guardian about her concern for academic son, who claimed he had not made much progress in the first term since leaving intermediate last year, because some of the less able pupils were slowing the classroom down.

But it is that perception that the research and schools claim is not occurring on the ground.

In fact, Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said it was the complete opposite, liking it to an A grade rugby team, where the players with lower level ability step up their game, and bring along their strengths.

But wouldn’t the lower level pupils feel out of place in such a strong team?

Not according to newly-appointed Post Primary Teachers’ Association president Angela Roberts.

Ms Roberts said most secondary schools used the mixed ability class model nowadays, based on research, such as the latest from the University of

Angela Roberts Canterbury, which found pupils in the lower banded classes at streamed schools affected self-esteem, leading to lowered achievement.

“Like all views we have about teaching and learning we base it on research . . . and mixed ability classes are the best model,” Ms Roberts said.

“Kids co-construct and build their knowledge together, they are really sociable, especially when they get excited about something, like a science experiment or telling a story, so hooking into that tendency to socialise is really useful to teachers.”

With pupils’ “strengths coming to the fore” in those classes, Ms Roberts said the class can become an exciting environment as they work cohesively to come up with the knowledge.

Research from the United Kingdom shows that streaming classes is beneficial for the more academically gifted pupils but had little to no effect for those placed in the lower bands. It also found in the lower bands teachers set lower expectations.

Other international research has found schools have had the tendency to match their prized pupils with their best teachers, widening the academic gap.

Ms Roberts said schools used “a blunt instrument” to stream classes, often basing their classes off entry literary tests.

“Just because you’re a bad writer doesn’t mean you’re not proficient in other areas,” she said.

Schools are using research to move away from ability grouping in classrooms.

But why, with so much research and knowledge, do New Zealand schools continue to stream their classes?

Ask Richard Edmundson, the principal of Hornby High School.

The school uses a three-tiered banding system, with pupils of similar ability put together in the same class.

“It does seem to work. Kids in the same class with similar, not the same, but similar ability means no one is feeling particularly left out or vulnerable.

“You may know the gifted and talented kids, they are going to stand out, but we know that teenagers don’t like to stand out so they say nothing, so it takes the pressure off there.”

But to make it work, Mr Edmundson said it took two things; teachers needed to have strong relationships with their pupils and also create an atmosphere where the pupils believe they can succeed.

When asked about the overwhelming research

against streamed classes, Mr Edmundson said he was surprised with the findings and he would not rule out switching to a mixed ability system in years to come.

Ms Roberts admits it’s easy for schools to stream.

It is a model that bodes well with parents, easing the tension, and it makes teachers’ jobs a lot easier.

Ms Roberts said sometimes parents are influential in the direction of schools and even though they may have the best intentions they “might not know the evidence or might assume”.

“Also, schools become a lot more comfortable in the way they teach,” she said.

Having streamed classes means teachers can move at a predicted pace and can plan to the class, meanwhile setting expectations.

It is also cheaper.

Schools already have tight budgets and mixed ability class-

es rely heavily on strong teaching, smaller classes and a range of resources.

“Diversity needs to be worked with and not ignored. The best way to do that is to make sure schools are more resourced to cater to those needs.”

She said teachers were integral to making mixed ability classes work, and they would look to professional learning development (PLD) courses to hone their skills for the 21st century classroom.

“But it’s much more difficult to tend to diversity when you have larger classes so it is an expensive road to go down.

“Potentially the best way to cater for diversity is to have small classes good strong relationships with kids which means you literally have more flexibility.

“So good resources, good PLD and small classes, the dollars start racking up there but we are sure it’s an investment well worth making.”

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Winter driving a risky business

By Sam Morton Police patrols in Canterbury have already caught drivers with their heads out the window driving down busy roads and attended several incidents relating to sun strike.

It’s that time of year again and the district’s top traffic cop wants motorists to exercise common sense to avoid fatalities this winter.

Senior Sergeant Phil Newton, of the Canterbury Highway patrol, said sun strike often posed a problem for motorists and was a significant contributing factor to some of the region’s worst crashes.

“It’s the same as having ice or thick condensation on the window, your visibility will be poor, so instead of trying to drive

through it, pull over and wait for the conditions to alter,” Mr Newton said.

“The angle of the sun will change and for the sake of a few minutes, it could save your life.

“In the past few years, we’ve had some serious crashes – partly due to sun strike causing extremely poor visibility,” Mr Newton said.

One Mid Canterbury resident has slammed the new road rule that allows drivers turning right to stop in the lane and questioned how many more serious crashes, injuries and deaths it will take to revert to the old ruling.

David Saunders is urging authorities to reinstate the former rule which required drivers turning right to pull over to the left and turn only when the road was clear in both directions.

“The old rule was plain common sense and would require little cost to change back,” he said.

“Think for a moment how many seconds it takes to pull over to the left and stop, versus how many hours and how much expense is wasted cleaning up the mess and years of family grief when there are serious and fatal injuries.

“It’s a no-brainer and something should be done.”

However, Mr Newton said the new rule ensured following motorists kept a safe distance between the vehicle in front – allowing plenty of time for the vehicle to slow and turn right, if required.

“We don’t hear of many problems relating to the new rule, but I do know there are many drivers that do still use the old rule, because they feel more comfortable with that,” he said.

“I live out in the countryside and I often pull over to the left, before turning right – some people do and some people don’t – but whatever rule, it is important to keep that safe distance between the vehicle in front.”

Mr Saunders told the Guardian of a number of near misses he has been witness to, caused by vehicles stopping in the lane and turning right.

Meanwhile, Mr Newton has warned about the dangers of driving with iced-over windscreens and urges drivers to ensure high visibility before driving off.

“Winter weather dramatically increases the chances of having a crash - especially if drivers have lapses in concentration,” Mr Newton said.

“I have already seen one or two drivers leaning out of their side windows while driving in an

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“The stupidity of some people to place themselves and other road users in danger of having a crash is amazing,” he said.

NZ children sleep deprived - study Guilty plea

By Nicholas Jones New Zealand schoolchildren are among the most sleep-deprived in the world - and technology is flagged as a possible factor.

Researchers found Kiwi children were second only to the United States in a comparison of sleep deprivation.

They say lack of sleep plays a significant role in lowering the achievement of schoolchildren.

The international comparison, carried out by Boston College, found 69 per cent of 9 and 10-year-olds and 62 per cent of 13 and 14-year-olds who were tested in maths were identified by their teachers as being adversely affected by not enough sleep.

That number is above the international average of 47 per cent and 57 per cent respectively.

In literacy tests, 69 per cent of Kiwi 9 and 10-year-olds were without enough sleep.

NZ Principals’ Federation President Philip Harding said teachers saw sleepy children in class “all the time”.

Parents needed to realise the home environment was crucial to how their child performed in school, he said.

“Some of our parents are powerless in the face of kids that don’t want to go to bed, or kids who connive to stay up.

“Who’s in charge? I think modern parenting demands parents to think about who is the boss, who knows best, and what should be happening, and then to make that happen.”

Mr Harding said that while adults could react differently to sleep-deprivation, becoming irritable or listless, for children it generally manifested as a behavioural problem.

“It’s not just the negative effect of not being primed for learning, they can be actively more troublesome.”

The study did not examine why children were lacking sleep, however Mr Harding said the proliferation of technology such as computers and smartphones was partly to blame.

“Light [from electronic screens] suppresses the development of melatonin, which helps you go to sleep ... today kids and adults sit and watch television on a big flat screen, and they’ve got

computers ... they are doing the exact opposite of what they need to be doing to get to sleep.”

The findings are part of global education rankings known as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS).

The studies are based on maths, science and reading tests taken by more than 900,000 children in more than 50 countries. Results were studied with interview responses from teachers and parents about sleep habits. Researchers acknowledged sleep deprivation was not the only indicator of academic success. High-performing countries such as Finland suffer relatively high levels of sleep deprivation.

However, Chad Minnich, of the TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Centre, said a lack of sleep nonetheless had a significant impact on learning. He said children in classrooms where instruction was limited due to pupils’ lack of sleep have, on average, lower achievement in mathematics, science and reading.

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By Edward Gay

A director of Dominion Finance, which lost investors more than $176 million, is seeking to serve home detention in her $6.8 million Remuera mansion.

Company director Ann Butler was one of six directors at the helm of Dominion Finance when it went under in 2008.

Butler pleaded guilty yesterday to seven Securities Act charges of making untrue statements in a prospectus and investment statements.

Shortly before proceedings got under way in the High Court at Auckland, she asked the security guard if she could get her tissues from her handbag.

The 64-year-old answered guilty in a steady voice as each of the seven charges were read out by the court registrar.

Justice Robert Dobson convicted Butler and called for a report on her assets. It is understood the Crown will be seeking a reparation order for investors.

Her lawyer Tim Mullins asked that a home detention report be written up on the suitability of Butler’s home. In the meantime she was remanded on bail for sentencing next month.

Butler left court with a supporter and headed back to her home in the leafy suburb of Remuera which she part owns with fellow Dominion director Robert Whale, according to the property’s title.

The house, which boasts a swimming pool, four bedrooms and bathrooms, has been on the market for over a year, according to a real estate agent.

The advertising bills it as “Paradise on offer here” with parking for five cars, wine cellar, home theatre and a library.

Dominion Finance investor Owen Hoddinott told APNZ that he hoped Butler’s home would be sold and the money shared amongst investors.

Mr Hoddinott, who lost $100,000 of his retirement savings, said the idea of Butler living in a “plush place” in Auckland did not sit well with investors.

“Why not somewhere less expensive?”

The 66-year-old school teacher said he had had to go back to work part-time just to make ends meet.

“Really at the time, it just about killed me ...

The nights I spent just worrying about it, it still rankles me today to think that the money just disappeared.”

Dominion Finance, which offered commercial and property loans, went under in September 2008 owing 5937 investors more than $176.9m.

Its sister company North South Finance was placed in receivership in 2010, owing $31 million to 3900 debenture holders.

Butler’s fellow Dominion directors Vance Arkinstall, Richard Bettle, Robert Whale and Paul Forsyth will go on trial next month.

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Students learn craft of crutching

By Myles Hume It may be a tough skill to master, but a bunch of Ashburton College pupils looked right at home when they crutched hundreds of lambs over the past couple of days.

The Ashburton College Agriculture class made the short trip to Arthur and Joan Wilkinson’s Chertsey farm, where they learned the craft of crutching – shearing wool around lamb tails and between their legs to keep them clean.

Lambs can be tough creatures to wrestle at the best of times, but the 10-strong group split into groups of three to crutch about 300 sheep, under the watchful eyes of farm manager Mike Speedy and Ashburton and Timaru Agri Business training facilitator Richard Robinson.

Mr Robinson said the group appeared to be learning quickly, and would know two different styles of crutching by the end of the training.

“They are also learning how to handle sheep as well, so there are a few things they’re learning sub-consciously along the way,” Mr Robinson said.

Ashburton College pupil Xavier Bartlett, 16, said it was his first time crutching, and even though he was enjoy-

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Ashburton College pupil Andrew Tiffin is helped by farm manager Mike Speedy, the duo joining others in the college Agriculture class to crutch lambs on Thursday. ing it, it was something he was not considering when he leaves school.

“At the start it was quite hard, but after doing it a while it’s all good,” he said.

He said the group would gain NCEA credits from the farm visit.

Two arrests after man found unconscious Two men have been arrested and charged after an altercation that left a man unconscious on the side of the road in the Kaimai Range.

A 24-year-old Hamilton man and a 22-year-old Te Puke man allegedly got into a fight with a 40-year-old Western Bay man at the top of the Kaimai Range about 8pm on Thursday night.

The 40-year-old man was found unconscious on the side of State Highway 29 near Valley View Rd and was taken to hospital.

His car was found in rural Matamata.

Bay of Plenty police communications manager Kim Perks said the victim did not know his two attackers.

Police would not reveal details of the incident as it was before the courts.

The 24-year-old Hamilton man has been charged with unlawful taking and disqualified driving, and the 22-yearold Te Puke man has been charged with common assault.

They will appear in Tauranga District Court on Thursday.

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The resort now has its first residents happily settled in the complex. There are now three more villas completed, consisting of three and two bedrooms. These are available for public viewing this Saturday and Sunday.

Become a part of the Lochlea Lifestyle resort, where the emphasis is on living in comfort within a safe and friendly environment. The first of its kind in Ashburton, the lifestyle resort will be a gated community, offering residents safety and peace of mind, while also providing retirement options for varying levels of independence and exclusive usage of the resort’s communal facilities.

Upon completion Lochlea Lifestyle Resort, set on 6.2ha in a

desirable Allenton location, will comprise of 107 villas, made up of both two and three bedroom options. The two bedroom villas come in three different size options, and have a single garage; however where possible an additional garage space can be added. The three bedroom villas come with a double garage.

The resort will soon begin construction of an 80 bed hospital, which will offer both aged care and dementia facilities.

Lochlea Lifestyle Resort will also feature a large resort lodge (Lochlea Lodge), which will provide many outdoor and indoor recreational facilities for guests to enjoy. Anticipated for completion in September, the lodge will feature a bromide swimming pool and spa, a

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gymnasium, administration and medical facilities, community vegetable gardens and more.

A van will also be operating from the resort to take guests on shopping trips into Ashburton and on other fun excursions.

The Lodge should open in September of this year and with additional villas available for occupation at this time. The three bedroom villa provides modern, spacious and sunny open-style living. The master bedroom has an ensuite, giving the villa 2 bathrooms.

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a desirable Allenton location, this villa ticks all the boxes. The size in total is just under 160 square metres, a similar size to a large town house. The resort manager Tony Sands will be on hand to answer any questions you may have regarding villas and Lochlea Lifestyle resort options.

Expressions of interest in securing your future home are welcome. No need to wait until your home is sold or on the market, speak to Tony today to discuss how Lochlea can make your future lifestyle a reality.

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rances Barnett and Anne Malcolm are not as recognisable as their famous children.

Frances is the mum of Simon Barnett, who fronts the South Island’s leading breakfast radio show and has hosted several television shows, while Anne is the mum of top New Zealand actor Robyn Malcolm.

Indeed the Christchurch women are not at all used to celebrity treatment, and when they met up with this Guardian reporter at a city coffee shop were surprised to see a Guardian photographer there as well.

“We should have arrived in a limousine,” Frances joked.

“I should have tucked my bra strap away,” Anne said.

The pair met each other when they and their families lived in Ashburton almost 40 years ago, and continue to catch up today over coffee. They and four other mums originally from Ashburton meet at a Christchurch café every week.

Frances said she arrived in Ashburton 42 years ago with her five children, the youngest still a baby.

Anne and her four children came to the town in 1974 when husband Peter took up a job as head of maths at Ashburton College.

The two busy women became friends when Frances hosted a coffee morning at her home for mums new to town.

“It was just such a wonderful introduction to a new town, we just met, took our children out to playgrounds, it was a lovely social group,” Anne said.

Frances was to become a single mum some years later after separating from her school teacher husband when Simon was nine.

“Life has had its twists and turns but our friendship has remained strong,” Anne said.

The pair recall their years bringing up children in Ashburton as the best in their lives.

“They all had a wonderful upbringing in Ashburton, and a wonderful education at the college (Ashburton College),” Anne said.

“I still look back now on Ashburton as a great place to bring up children,” Frances said.

It was in an era when mothers generally stayed at home, baking tins were full and their children would bike or walk to attend sports and activities such as Scouts and Guides.

Frances took up a job at the Moore Street Medical Centre 8am to 2pm, so was still able to be there weekends and when her children got home from school.

The pair said many of the mums in their coffee group were interested in theatre and drama, and it was a passion transferred to both Simon and Robyn as they grew up.

Simon and Robyn starred in several school productions and Simon in particular joined his mother in being heavily involved in the town’s repertory theatre, from primary school age.

Frances and Anne said what motivated their two celebrity children the most was a “very

Celebrities’ mums strong” drama department and amazing drama and music teachers at Ashburton College. Both acquired a strong love of Shakespeare from their teachers, and still recall to this day starring in the senior school production of Romeo and Juliet, Simon as Mercurio and Robyn as Juliet’s nurse.

“That really inspired her,” Anne said of Robyn’s involvement in drama at school.

“The arts was fostered in Ashburton and probably still is, they were so nurtured,” Frances said.

She added that participating in drama and poetry performances was free, as opposed to “exotic” school activities such as horse treks and other excursions, which as a single parent she could not afford.

“With drama and poetry you did it on the spot free,” she said.

The two mums are reluctant to say their two most well-known children stood out from an early age, however they do recount their strong passion for dramatic arts and performance.

“I wouldn’t say they stood out, for Rob her passion was ignited and then she followed it,” Anne said.

“She was a drama queen from day one, and probably a nuisance at school in some ways.”

She believed her free-spirited daughter may have been seen as a bit of a rebel, but at the same time was admired for daring to question authority.

Indeed, Anne believes Robyn’s passion for drama was one of the things which kept her at school. Robyn had had a “way out” dress style, often wearing clothes she acquired from op shops, in a time before the vintage or pre-loved look became fashionable.

Simon was more conservative, but did not lack a sense of style, although it may not have been to everybody’s taste.

Frances remembers when her son, who later became

head boy at the college, bought a pink shirt from money he earned in his first after-school job.

He would wear it a lot, despite plenty of ribbing from his younger brother Philip.

Frances and Anne are looking forward to Mother’s Day tomorrow.

Frances and her other children who lived in and around Christchurch would be meeting at Simon’s house for “tea and

cakes”.

And while Simon has been vocal on breakfast radio this week that he thinks handmade cards are more appropriate presents for Mother’s and Father’s Day as opposed to bought gifts, Frances said she generally always received a present from him and his family.

“But his wife will have had a large part to play,” she added.

Anne said she would be having brunch with her daughter

Jo Malcolm, a well-known journalism lecturer at the University of Canterbury, and her family.

She will receive phone calls and probably cards and presents by mail, from Robyn, who lives in Auckland. Anne has two other daughters, also in Auckland and Wellington, and expected to be talking to them on the day as well.

Frances and Anne thought they would be receiving a

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time for older mums to reflect on their years bringing up children. up in Ashburton, caught up with SUSAN SANDYS this week.

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Former Ashburton mums Frances Barnett (left) and Anne Malcolm still meet over coffee in Christchurch each week. Frances is a day manager at Rangi Ruru School boarding house and Anne is a retired counsellor. bunch of white flowers from at least one of their family members, with white flowers being traditional for Mother’s Day. The pair said they had noticed their children become more appreciative of them as mothers after they had had their own children.

Both Anne and Frances recalled how Robyn, a mother of two young boys, sent Anne a cheque in recent years especially for her to take her good friend Frances out to dinner.

They had a lovely time that evening, and it had been fantastic to have such a person-

alised gift. Frances recounted a phone call she received from Simon a couple of weeks ago which brought tears to her eyes.

He had been participating in youth-related work and phoned her especially to say how lucky he had been to have her as a

mother. The pair do not think they did anything out of the ordinary to raise such high achievers, however, they did have a couple of tips.

“I have never found a problem that you can’t love a child through,” Frances said.

“You get back from your chil-

dren what you put in, you have just got to love them, they need to know you are there for them.

Money has nothing to do with it.”

Anne said that, balanced with a loving caring home, “a jolly good state school education” was the way to go.

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By Sam Morton Congestion outside Ashburton Borough School is causing difficulties and compromising children’s safety, according to principal Sam Winterbourn.

His concerns, in line with Global Road Safety Week this week, have been highlighted following an increasing number of children crossing the road “wherever they choose”, rather than at the designated crossing at the Short Street exit.

However, after months of successful campaigning, Mr Winterbourn has managed to secure funding for two crossing markers at the pedestrian crossing.

“The lollipops will make the crossing far more visible and we’re really looking forward to that.

“We have too many parents and children ignoring the crossing and drifting their way across the road wherever they happen to park their car,” Mr

Winterbourn said.

Mr Winterbourn has asked the police to patrol the area after 3pm and is encouraging all parents to insist their children use the manned pedestrian crossing.

On the plus side, Mr Winterbourn praised drivers for their behaviour on the roads outside the school, pointing out speed was not a frequent issue.

Meanwhile, North Canterbury mother Lucinda Rees is desperately trying to drive down speed limits outside schools – having nationally campaigned on the issue for several years.

Ms Rees wants a 30km/h speed limit posted permanently outside schools, in a move she believes will save hundreds of lives.

“It will put out a message to drivers that children are vulnerable, as well as giving them an indication of a maximum safe speed near them,” she said.

“Young children are the most vulnerable and walk-

ing and especially cycling are steadily becoming one of the most dangerous ways to get around, especially in rural areas.

“New Zealand’s roads rarely account for anything other than motorised vehicles, ignoring all other modes of transport, in the process turning us into a nation of couch potatoes with no road sense,” Ms Rees said.

According to Ministry of Transport figures, children under 15 accounted for 23 per cent of pedestrians hospitalised as a result of motor vehicle crashes – between 2007 and 2011.

“Ministers are ultimately responsible for putting rules in place to make this country safer for vulnerable road users!

The Associate Minister of Transport, Hon Michael Woodhouse needs to lead the way by generating sensible and safe actions,” she said.

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Day out for old timers Static vehicle displays on East Street during Wheels Week have been attracting attention. On Wednesday Pete and Val Knight took advantage of the autumn sun to take their 1952 Austin A40 sports car for a spin. On Thursday the big guns were out, with veteran military vehicles lining the street, along with barricades and ominous looking weapons.

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Communication

ommunication is a thirteen letter word that can spell the future of a country, a relationship and a life, - be it between two people, in a family, or a group, stranger or friend.

The importance of good communication and the lack of it, has been evident recently, when services, talks, interviews, and reports were prominent in Anzac week, at a time when so many people all over New Zealand and Australia gathered together on one day, to remember those who have served and died as a result of war and its senseless killings, due to lack of understanding and communication.

Every time two people meet, a form of communication is used, be it verbal or non-verbal, and how it is delivered and received will influence the outcome of this two-way exchange: after all, the definition of the word is to exchange ideas from one to another, and for good or ill, lines of communication need to be kept open.

Picture a baby, responding to a mother’s tender touch and soothing voice.

The baby makes a response to that voice and answers by eye contact and perhaps vocal sounds.

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This is the most touching - the communication of love.

One could expand on this subject for any length of time, but I could become like Eliza in My Fair Lady who responded in frustration and annoyance to her tutor with “Words, words, words, I am so sick of words”.

One person who was a ‘master’ of words, was Jesus. Not only was he a charismatic speaker but a compassionate person, caring for everyone.

He used the forms of communication of the day, delivering the Good News to all, verbally and in non-verbal forms - the messages he delivered then are recorded for all to read today in the Bible - one would never be sick of those words!

Valmai McKenzie is a member at St Paul’s Presbyterian Church

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Guilty plea to manslaughter

By Edward Gay An Auckland mother concealed the birth of her son from her parents and gave birth alone in the bath before wrapping him in a towel and killing him, a court has been told.

Kulukora Kylie Akau’ola had been charged with murder and was due to stand trial at the High Court at Auckland on Monday.

However, the 24-year-old pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter yesterday afternoon.

The baby’s body was found on June 2 last year by police who said someone with “first-hand knowledge” had tipped them off.

According to the Crown summary of facts, Akau’ola hid her pregnancy from her mother and father, with whom she lived in Otahuhu.

Text messages between Akau’ola

and the father of the baby, Christian Afoa, showed she had wanted to get rid of the baby.

On one occasion she told Afoa that she would stab herself or have an abortion.

Akau’ola also said she hoped to be able to have the baby at home alone so she could get rid of it without anyone knowing.

When in labour, Akau’ola told her mother that she had period pains. She went to the upstairs

bathroom where she turned on some loud music.

Akau’ola stood under the shower as she gave birth by herself.

Akau’ola cut the umbilical cord with some scissors and wrapped a towel tightly around his face.

She then took him to her bedroom where she wrapped him in more clothes and hid him in her wardrobe.

Minutes after being born, the baby had suffocated to death.

Akau’ola sent a text message to Afoa, telling him the baby was stillborn. She also asked him to come and bury the boy.

Akau’ola’s lawyer Graeme Newell asked the court to prepare a home detention report.

Justice John Priestley said that would be done but warned that it was not a guarantee that would be the final sentence. Akau’ola was remanded on bail until her sentencing next month.

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Rebecca’s artwork part of national tour

By Susan Sandys Rebecca Hawkes was last year the top secondary school arts student in the country, but this year she is struggling to find time to paint.

From Alford Forest, the 18-year-old is studying media studies, film, English and law at Victoria University in Wellington.

Miss Hawkes has had one of her works from her NCEA visual arts portfolio chosen to feature in a touring annual NZQA exhibition which will hit Ashburton College later this month.

“I have noticed it more at university, how I really do need some time to do art. I could do it at school because I was doing it as a subject, I always had time, now I don’t, I have been feeling that quite strongly,” she said.

“It’s just a matter of making time, and I’m trying to do some work to sell.”

Rebecca Miss Hawkes said she had chosen to undertake visual art as a subject last year because she had a strong passion for the subject.

“I chose to do art because it’s something I have always loved doing, so not doing it wasn’t really an option,” she said.

She said she had expected she might get an art scholarship in her final year of school, but to be the top art student in the country had come as a surprise.

She had thought it was “really great” to have her work chosen for the touring exhibition.

Miss Hawkes, who attended Rangi Ruru for her secondary education, was also a high achieving student in other subjects at the school, receiving a special

award for a student showing outstanding potential. She said the work chosen for the exhibition was one of several in her visual arts panel which had the theme of tattooing. In painting the subject, a woman with facial piercings and tattoo of a flower on her shoulder, she had wanted to get across the beautiful side of body art.

“We tend to perceive body modification as trashy, but I was trying to show it in a more beautified light,” Miss Hawkes said.

Ashburton College head of department art Claire Robertshaw is looking forward to the NZQA exhibition, Top Art, coming to the town. It will feature secondary school visual art portfolios of 30 students who gained excellence at NCEA Level 3 in 2012. NZQA make the selections across a range of disciplines - painting, photography, printmaking, design and sculpture.

“In terms of the diffiHawkes culty of achieving at this level I can only say that it requires the right balance of talent, creative thinking and very disciplined work habits to achieve at this level. Natural talent is not enough on its own,” Ms Robertshaw said.

The exhibition was an opportunity for members of the public to see the high quality of art being created in schools, and provided an opportunity for secondary students taking visual art to gain an understanding of what is required to achieve excellence at Level 3, she said.

The exhibition will be on May 28 to 31 at the Ashburton Domain hockey/cricket pavilion off Walnut Avenue. The first two days it will be open 9am to 5pm, and the last two days 3pm to 5pm. Entry is free.

Book too raunchy

By Matthew Backhouse The raunchy best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey is off-limits to women prisoners after it was deemed to contain objectionable or offensive material.

The controversial book - which has been dubbed “mummy porn” due to its explicit erotic content was made available to inmates after it was donated to Christchurch Women’s Prison, Corrections said in response to an Official Information Act request.

However, a Corrections spokeswoman later said the book had not been made available for issue and would be withdrawn because it was “not deemed suitable for the prison”.

“The current library policy and rules state that prison library collections shall not contain any

objectionable or offensive material.”

The novel would be in hot demand if it was available in New Zealand prisons, if the United Kingdom is anything to go by.

It has been purchased by at least five women’s prison libraries in the UK - and demand is so high that prisoners are putting their names on waiting lists to read it, according to the Daily Mail.

Corrections field manager Jo Green said the novel was not purchased by the department and a copy had been donated to Christchurch Women’s Prison.

She said prison library rules stated that collections should not contain books and publications which were pornographic, gangrelated or “prejudicial to reducing reoffending” - which included overtly violent, objectionable or occult material.

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Steps to ban ‘legal’ highs need to be applauded Coen Lammers editor

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he plague of synthetic drugs is starting to bite in Mid Canterbury.

The Canterbury Health Board this week told the Guardian that only last weekend two people from the district were rushed to the emergency department of Christchurch Hospital after taking the drug K2.

They were not the first and some fear these cases may just be the tip of the iceberg.

Suppliers of synthetic drugs have been doing a roaring trade in New Zealand over the past few years, exploiting loop-holes in our legislation.

To avoid prosecution for taking drugs like cannabis, those people looking for a fix have been able to turn to the synthetic alternatives without risking any legal ramifications.

Suppliers Associate Health Minister have so far Peter Dunne shown a total has been on a crusade to disregard protect our for the youth by identifying Government and banning the products that have demonstrated to have side-effects, including the now infamous K2.

Suppliers of the products have so far shown a total disregard for the Government and simply alter the chemical composition of their goods to avoid any bans.

The race between health officials and the suppliers of ‘legal’ highs seems to be akin to that between some well-funded professional athletes and the anti-doping officials, with the authorities seemingly one step behind at every turn.

Minister Dunne is now proposing new legislation which will put the onus on the suppliers to prove the safety of their products before it can be put on the shelves.

These laws will take some months to be drafted and passed and it remains to be seen how they can be policed.

At present some dairies in the district also seem to be a bit slow to comply with new laws and continue to sell those products that have been banned.

The Ashburton police have pledged to investigate but it will face a tough task keeping up with all the new products on the market and checking whether local outlets are selling any illegal highs.

Eliminating harmful chemical highs will be difficult, but regardless of the success of new legislation, any steps to curb and control this quickly evolving industry have to be welcomed.

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CYF concedes it failed to protect 12-year-old girl

By Kurt Bayer Child, Youth and Family have admitted failing a 12-year-old girl who took her own life while in foster care after she claimed to have been sexually abused by a caregiver.

Krystal, whose surname is permanently suppressed, was found dead in her bedroom by her younger sister at their Auckland foster home on September 13, 2008.

She was one of eight children from a Northland family placed in Child, Youth and Family (CYF) custody in 2006 after their parents were arrested on drugs charges.

The kids went into foster care for two years before Krystal alleged on August 1, 2008 that she had been sexually abused by one of her caregivers and they were moved out.

Krystal killed herself after being sent to her room for fighting and being told she would not be allowed to stay if her behaviour continued, a coroner’s finding released yesterday says.

It slams the social welfare system for a series of failings by social workers after Krystal made the sex abuse claims.

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by David Fletcher

Coroner Morag McDowell said Krystal’s new caregiver, who had been looking after her for only three weeks, was not properly informed of her fragile mental state.

The troubled girl was not given the counselling or psychological support required, the report says.

Coroner McDowell outlined a number of “missed opportunities” to manage the girl’s fragile mental state.

She expressed particular concern over the care plan given to her new caregiver, which was out of date and lacked detail about her individual needs and personal history.

“Ensuring that those people taking over the parental duties of a child have all the necessary information needed to provide adequate support tailored to that particular child is fundamental,” Coroner McDowell said.

CYF said it fully accepts the coroner’s findings into Krystal’s death.

The social worker who produced the sub-standard care plan left CYF soon afterwards, while another social worker involved in the case subsequently received extra training.

“Put simply, we failed Krystal,” CYF’s deputy chief social worker Nova Salomen said yesterday.

Since the 2008 death, the government agency had made “big changes” in the ways it works with abused children “to try and prevent a failure like this happening again”, she said.

It has strengthened its care plans to improve key information provided to caregivers and implemented a specific assessment tool for social workers who work with children over the age of 12.

When a child or young person was evidentially interviewed, there were now clear guidelines that required specific social work actions.

CYF has also made changes to its information systems for social workers to highlight suicide risk and critical risk checks.

The agency said gateway assessments were now being used to assess the wider needs of all children in care. CYF has now automated the scoring on those tests to remove the risk of human error.

CYF apologised to Krystal’s family for its failures, Ms Salomen said.

“We agree with the coroner that this case is a reminder for social workers to focus on the needs of children rather than being processfocused.”

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1500 - When Sir Alex

Ferguson calls it a day after 27 seasons managing Manchester United, he will have been in charge for 1500 matches. His final game is against West Brom on May 20 (NZT) while his last game at Old Trafford, where he will lift his 13th Premiership trophy, is against Swansea on Monday.

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- As it stands, Ferguson has been defeated on just 267 occasions in those 1500 games, meaning he has avoided defeat in 82.2 per cent of all matches at United. Included in those 1500 games are 527 wins in the English Premier League, a mark which stands at 161 more than any other manager.

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ers now managers in their own right, there are 17 players in United’s current first team squad who were not even born when Ferguson took the reins.

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- During those 26-and-a-half years with the Red Devils, Ferguson has seen off more than his fair share of opposing managers. In England’s top four divisions, in which 92 teams participate, there have been 1146 managerial changes during Ferguson’s tenure, an average of 12.5 per club.

By Michael Brown

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ing around Europe at Ferguson’s greatest opponents, Real Madrid leads the way with 24 different managers dur-

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- When Ferguson announced his retirement on Wednesday, it was 9680 days since he was appointed on November 6, 1986. With many of his former play-

~ The Fergie Edition ~ ing his time in charge. Inter Milan have had 19, Chelsea lead England with 18, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Manchester City have all had 14.

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- Now Ferguson has hung up the hairdryer, Arsene Wenger will be the longest-serving manager in English football with 17 seasons at Arsenal. And with Everton’s David Moyes leaving after 11 seasons to replace Ferguson, Stoke’s Tony Pulis sits second behind Wenger with seven seasons.

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- Ferguson’s first five years in charge were all about rebuilding the once-glorious United and, since then, he has never let United finish outside of the top three in England’s top flight. In fact,

in 22 seasons United have finished outside the top two on only two occasions - 2002 and 2005.

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- After almost four decades in management, Ferguson will retire with 49 trophies to his name. He won one with Scottish club St Mirren before moving on to claim 10 pieces of silverware with Aberdeen. Then, after moving across the border to United, Ferguson lifted 38 trophies in 27 seasons.

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- The glut of trophies from the Scottish first division trophy with St Mirren in 1977 to United’s league title this year lasted 36 years. That means the 71-year-old’s streak of silverware spans more than half of his life and a remarkable 29 per cent of football’s codified history. - APNZ

Set of six from the NRL

By Michael Brown

Locke down There is widespread relief around Warriors HQ that the back injury to fullback Kevin Locke is not as serious as first feared and he will be out for only one or two weeks. He looked in serious trouble when he slumped to the ground in agony turning for the ball with no one around him. “I have had a similar thing happen,” coach Matt Elliott explained. “I pinched a nerve in my ankle and I was screaming on the ground thinking I had broken my ankle. I walked into the pub later that night.” Locke couldn’t do that. He was in hospital. #

Game of the week There’s always been a fair degree of hostility between Manly (4th) and the Roosters (3rd) and it’s likely to be in evidence again on Monday when the two heavyweights meet at Brookvale Oval. It will also see Manly centre Steve Matai, who

Standout captions from last week’s odd pictures

returns from suspension, lining up against former Mt Albert Grammar team-mate Sonny Bill Williams. Warriors fiveeighth Thomas Leuluai was also a member of that MAGs side from 2000 and 2001 and Sam McKendry and Matthew Ridge are also old boys. # Good Price Speaking of MAGs, former Warriors captain Steve Price is coaching the school’s first team this season and his side kicked off the revamped college rugby league premier first XIII competition, now known as the Warriors Cup, against fellow heavyweights St Paul’s College.

St Paul’s, who won last year’s title, defeated MAGs 18-6 in wet conditions but it wouldn’t surprise to see the two sides duking it out for the honours later in the year in the 18-team competition. # No To-Morrow It’s widely acknowledged in broadcasting circles that the mic is always live. It’s probably something ABC radio rugby league commentator David Morrow, who has been calling games since 1980, should have followed on Monday night.

Reports across the Tasman sug-

“The new boys on the court quite like the big hoops idea”

- Margaret H

gest Morrow was telling a joke, with alleged racist remarks, before Monday night’s match Sea Eagles-Dragons not realising he had gone to air earlier than expected. He’s been suspended pending an investigation. # Owning up Everyone else can see it and it’s refreshing to hear Benji Marshall can as well. The Wests Tigers five-eighth has been in patchy form over the past couple of seasons and agrees his poor form has been a major factor in the Tigers’ disappointing start to the season.

“Even before I was injured I wasn’t sure with where I was at with my form,” Marshall said. “My job is to provide attack and direction to the team and that hasn’t really happened this year.

I don’t

“Nah, all we need is a fancy name and this sport is gonna take off!”

- Kevin T

really know what to put it down to.” # Speak no evil Matt Elliott has a number of quotes on the wall of his office and he cited one from Richard Branson this week. “Anyone can make things complex, it’s the genius that can make things simple,” Elliott borrowed from the entrepreneur. In rugby league parlance that means, Elliott explained as he talked about their issues in the last 10 minutes of games, “hold the ball and make your tackles”.

Captain Simon Mannering said something similar. “The more you talk about it, the more you make it an issue,” he said. Set of Six can’t guarantee we won’t talk about it again. # Tomorrow

“You really want it so bad???

Here it is . . .” - Pat W

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There were a number of ingredients behind the Warriors’ run to the 2011 NRL grand final but one of the major ones was the form of the four-prop rotation and it’s hoped that quartet can now propel the club up the ladder this season.

Jacob Lillyman, Ben Matulino, Sam Rapira and Russell Packer would rate as one of the best, if not the best, propping rotation in the competition. Sadly, they were too rarely on the field together last season as injuries hit and it was little coincidence the Warriors finished near the foot of the table. The four have appeared together in three matches so far this season and it has seen a marked improvement in the Warriors’ form. All four have played in excess of 100 NRL games each and played international or State of Origin football.

They are good friends - some within the squad even suggested they have their own secret handshake - and get together after games to review their performances. They even approached coach Matt Elliott recently about making subtle changes to their game plan.

Against Gold Coast last weekend, Packer and Rapira started impressively as they made good metres up the middle and the Titans had no respite when Matulino and Lillyman were injected from the bench. It gave halves Shaun Johnson and Thomas Leuluai good ball to work with and they posted their biggest points haul of the season.

“In 2011 that was a big part of our game,” Lillyman said. “We have been wanting to get all four boys on the park for a while now... because we just feel a bit more confident and the team does as well. It’s something that is certainly going to improve over the next few weeks. Hopefully all the boys can stay fit.”

Two-straight wins is something the Warriors are chasing and the battle up the middle is expected to be crucial.

Warriors coach Matt Elliott knew he had four good props when he arrived at Mt Smart Stadium this season but had little idea how much of an impact they had on the team.

“If you had asked me three weeks ago, ‘are you looking forward to getting the four-prop rotation back?’ I would have gone, ‘oh yeah’. But it really has had a bigger impact across the team than I had covered,” Elliott said. “I underestimated the influence of it, both performance-wise and on their teammates. I am so content with who we have in our team and I know they can be part - APNZ of us winning comps.”

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Chiefs limp home Chiefs 22 Force 21

By Patrick McKendry A real test for the Chiefs last night, this, and one they passed - but only just.

Questions remain about why they are struggling to put teams away this season.

After going out to a 22-11 lead, the Chiefs allowed the Force to hit back to within one point with 10 minutes to go.

It was only a dominant scrum in the final few minutes - Ben Tameifuna’s introduction made a difference here - which gave them breathing space.

Prop Kieran Longbottom paid the price for his pack’s problems when yellow carded.

Liam Messam went close in the final minutes but lost the ball.

It was a frustrating finish to a tricky game and the Chiefs were relieved to win it, especially after Sias Ebersohn’s long-range penalty attempt which would have won the game for the Force.

After a controversial early try to Force wing Pat Dellit the forward pass rule again under the spotlight after a suspect transfer from No8 Ben McCalman - the Chiefs had to work their way into things in the soggy conditions.

It was an impressive response, the home side scoring points each time they entered the Force’s territory.

But they couldn’t go on with it; replacement halfback Alby Mathewson helping spark a comeback from the visitors.

With first-five Gareth Anscombe turning up to Pukekohe’s EcoLight Stadium

on crutches due to a broken foot bone, Aaron Cruden started once again.

The All Blacks playmaker began well - he kicked six from six in the first extended test of his troublesome groin and quadriceps injuries, but he looks like a man who could do with a rest.

Anscombe is expected to be out until after the June tests.

Second-five Bundee Aki and fullback Robbie Robinson began well but faded in the face of a resurgent Force.

Lock Brodie Retallick was his brutish best in close quarters and flanker Sam Cane looked athletic and supremely motivated.

Their contributions were highly important in the finish.

After Dellit went over in the corner, the Chiefs’ forwards led the way in front of a crowd of about 6000.

The acid will have gone on them recently, and the tactics were perfect in the wet conditions.

Retallick’s nice touch wide on the right allowed wing Lelia Masaga to go over in the corner - although lock Toby Lynn should have made the tackle and the Chiefs regained a lead they would not relinquish.

It was another impressive performance from the Force, who have beaten the Crusaders at home, and, remarkably, the Reds in Brisbane.

They also held Ewen McKenzie’s men to a draw at Nib Stadium last weekend.

With wing Nick Cummins a constant danger and their forwards increasingly good as the match wore on, they were unlucky not to get more out of it.

They were also heavily penalised by referee Mike Fraser.

Another All Black is off to Japan.

But what is different about Tamati Ellison’s return to Ricoh is not only the fact that he was firmly in Steve Hansen’s plans but the player’s own comments last year about the state of rugby in the Land of the Rising Sun. Ellison had spent two years at the Tokyo-based outfit and played so well on his return to the Highlanders that he was a virtual automatic selection for the All Blacks.

Once back in the fold he appeared settled and happy and he didn’t have great things to say about the rugby in Japan.

Significantly, too, his warning to Highlanders’ team-mate Hosea Gear was a big factor in the wing not taking up a contract in the country after he was on the brink of signing and putting his All Blacks chances at risk.

“I worked out over there that if you are really passionate about the game, you really struggle to play for those other reasons,”

• Koreans in town It didn’t happen on Colin Batch’s watch, but he knows the recent history of his New Zealand team against Korea. On July 30, the opening day of the London Olympic competition, the Black Sticks were fancied to kick off their programme on the right note against Korea.

Optimism was high. They lost 2-0. From there, the campaign never got off the ground, and they finished ninth. The two countries start a six-test series at Rangitoto College on Tuesday as part of the build-up for what is effectively the World League semifinal in Rotterdam next month. They’ve met once since the Olympics, New Zealand winning 3-0 at the Azlan Shah tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, in March. Former Australian international Batch replaced Shane McLeod as national coach in November and acknowledged his squad remains “a work in - APNZ progress”.

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Nick Cummins is rapidly becoming the Force’s major strike weapon There was an element of frustration in the Force’s play in the second half as they struggled to understand Fraser’s rulings, and, with Mathewson lifting the tempo, Dellit scored his second wide on the left after a good

burst by fellow wing Cummins.

Close but not close enough for the Force.

Chiefs 22 (Lelia Masaga try; Aaron Cruden con, 5 pens Force 21 (Pat Dellit 2 tries; Jayden Hayward con, 3 pens. HT: 19-11.

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Ellison’s Japanese move a strange one

By Patrick McKendry

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was now or never really,” he said of having another shot at the All Blacks.

Now, alas, he’s off again, leaving Hansen with a growing midfield dilemma.

It is understood that Ellison had made the All Blacks coaches aware of his intentions.

He didn’t do a Richard Kahui the Chiefs midfielder blindsiding Hansen and Co with the news, but it is still extremely disappointing for the men in charge of the national team.

Ellison, in South Africa with the Highlanders, has not yet formally announced his move, but the New Zealand Rugby Football general manager of professional rugby Neil Sorensen yesterday confirmed the player had activated a clause in his contract Tamati Ellison: Heading to Japan which allowed him to leave after despite warning his team-mates this Super Rugby season. about the pitfalls of such a move Ellison, who has played four tests for the All Blacks (three last year), returned to the field Ellison, now 30, said last year. from chest surgery last weekend “I struggled to get out of bed when playing a starring role at [to go to work] and that’s the centre for the Highlanders in first time I’ve struggled to do their victory over the Sharks in that with rugby.

Dunedin.

“I don’t want to undermine It was their first win of the their rugby ... But I thought it season.

His form was such that it suggested Hansen would have one fewer thing to worry about in terms of his midfield.

Hansen is already missing Kahui, whose latest shoulder injury has put even his Japan trip in August in doubt.

Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith, concussed at the weekend, is set to take a sabbatical at the end of the year, Blues player Rene Ranger is talking to French club Montpellier and Highlander Ma’a Nonu is out of form and injured.

He didn’t make his team’s trip to the Republic.

What Hansen would give for the return of Sonny Bill.

Ellison and Ranger will be possibilities for the June internationals against France, but beyond that Hansen faces a real shortage.

It is understood that Ellison’s move has been prompted by a desire to not only earn more money but also for an easier, less taxing rugby lifestyle.

They are both worthy reasons.

In his own words, however, it’s a rugby lifestyle likely to be less passionate than his current one.

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Olympian Nick Willis has won the United States road mile championship in Minneapolis yesterday, running 3 minutes 56.2 seconds to edge a largely local field. Willis won by 1.1 seconds ahead of Garrett Heath from Minnesota, while Macklin Chaffee of Colorado was a further 0.8 seconds back in third.

The Kiwi picked up US$5000 for the win and also pocketed a US$10,000 bonus for setting a new race record, eclipsing the previous mark by more than two seconds. Willis will now set his sights on next weekend’s second IAAF Diamond League meeting in Shanghai, where he will race in the 1500m. Joining him on the start line in China will be young Kenyan-based New Zealander Zane Robertson, while Stuart Farquhar will con- APNZ test the javelin.

• Century good timing New Zealand opener Hamish Rutherford claimed to have given it little consideration, but his unbeaten century against the England Lions must have arrived with an element of relief. Although the incumbent would have been almost certain to retain his place atop the order for the first test at Lord’s regardless of his performance, Rutherford’s runs provided a timely reminder why a fit-again Martin Guptill will be watching from the sidelines at cricket’s hallowed turf. Since scoring 171 on debut in the first home test against England in March, Rutherford came crashing back to earth with scores of 23, 15, 37 and 0 in the remainder of the series. The 24-year-old was again out of the runs in the first warm-up game of New Zealand’s return tour of England, when he was dismissed for 13 and a duck against Derby. But the shackles came off in Leicester, with Rutherford smacking 116 not out from 135 balls. - APNZ

• Dugan’s last chance A remorseful Josh Dugan says he is on his last chance as the troubled star begins the second phase of his NRL career with St George. After much speculation, Dugan finally signed with the Dragons yesterday for the rest of the season after being sacked

by Canberra in March following a series of disciplinary breaches. Dragons coach Steve Price indicated Dugan could be a late inclusion in his side to play Gold Coast at Skilled Stadium - AAP on Sunday.

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Mid Canterbury loses sporting icon Stan Goodwin, who passed away in Ashburton last weekend, packed a lot into his 79 years. With captaining a Hanan Shield XV against the British Lions and being an All Black triallist headlining an illustrious sports career, Stan is one of Mid Canterbury’s true sporting icons. Off the sporting field he was equally impressive as a farmer and family man.

Guardian reporter Jonathan Leask looks back on Goodwin’s achievements.

Just one more string to an amazing bow Stan Goodwin celebrates a hole-in-one in 2009

Stanley Walter Goodwin was born in Ashburton in 1934, having an older sister Ngaire and then younger brothers Neville and Alistair, and went to Lauriston School before heading to Waitaki Boys’ High School.

It was at secondary school in Oamaru that Stan’s immense sporting talent began to flourish.

At Waitaki Boys’ High he played rugby for the first time, making the first XV in 1950 and then captaining the side in the 1951 season.

Stan developed into a hard running midfielder; he was described at the time as a “very polished footballer”, and on leaving school he

returned to the Methven area and began playing for the Methven club side.

After one season in the junior grades, where the side won their Mid Canterbury competition he moved up into the senior ranks and had many seasons of senior rugby, captaining the side for a few seasons as well, and won the Watters Cup in 1953 and 1956.

After he retired as a player he then coached the senior side.

Soon after he started playing for Methven he made the Mid Canterbury side in 1953 and played consecutively until 1959, captaining his province for several seasons.

In 1955 he made the New Zealand Colts team and toured Australia and Ceylon (Sri Lanka), playing alongside the likes of Sir Wilson Whineray and Sir Colin Meads.

Stan also played with Whineray for Mid Canterbury in 1954.

Stan also had the opportunity to play for Mid Canterbury alongside his brothers Neville, and younger brother Alister also played for Mid Canterbury.

One of the biggest moments in Stan’s rugby career came in 1959 when he was named as the captain of the Mid Canterbury-South Canterbury-North Otago XV, a team put together to play against the touring British and Irish Lions.

It was a hard fought match which the Lions won 21-11, scoring a late converted try to make the win look more comfortable than it was.

That same year Stan was selected for an All Black trial alongside Rakaia winger Denis Cameron, who was a surprise selection for the tour of South Africa in 1960.

Stan’s sporting talents weren’t restricted the oval ball.

He was a handy cricketer from a

young age and at Waitaki Boys’ he made the 1st XI in 1950 and captained the side the following year.

When he returned home he played for Fairfield and then Methven when they received senior status, playing and holding many positions in the club as including president, and he was made a life member after his retirement.

His representative career began in 1952 representing Ashburton and he went on to play 49 times, and once again he was the captain for a time.

Stan scored 1451 runs, including a best of 103 not out against the West Coast in 1953.

He claimed 94 wickets with a best of 6/34 against New South Wales in 1955/56.

He also played representative cricket with Neville.

The 1953/54 season was especially a big one in the whites for Stan playing

for Canterbury Under 20s, for Aorangi against Fiji in Timaru and he was also a member of the Canterbury Plunket Shield team.

Stan was also an avid golfer having joined the Methven Golf Club in the 1950s and was still an active member at the start of the year.

He was club captain in 1975-76, president in 1980-81 and became an Eagle in 1988 going on to be the Aorangi Eagles Society president.

Completing his stellar success across the sporting codes he also achieved a hole-in-one in 2009.

Stan was also an accomplished bowler playing out of the Methven Bowling Club, and on top of all that was a keen curler, being a member of the Windwhistle Club for 40 years and attending several attended bonspiels down south, and he was also good skier.

Community work, farming big part of life for Goodwins The Goodwin family have been well-known identities in the Lauriston area for generations.

Stan’s grandfather, known as Cocky Goodwin, came to New Zealand from Lancashire England in 1878 and bought a Lauriston property in 1906.

It was then divided among his three sons Alec, Sid and Walter.

Throughout his sporting career Stan was still a keen and successful farmer.

Stan married Gwen in November of 1956 and started out on a farm on Dip Road for 10 years before moving to “River Brae” at Highbank.

He retired from farming in 1996 and took some time to travel overseas during retirement.

Stan is survived by his wife Gwen, daughters Susan,

Anne and Lynley and son Graeme and five grandchildren.

Stan was a true leader on the sports field but he was also a community minded man.

In 1986 he was became a member of the County Council until 1989 when he was elected onto the Ashburton District Council where he served for two terms, retiring in 1995.

He was also involved in the Methven Primary School Committee, the Methven Lions, working on the development of a walking path and viewing area at the Rakaia Gorge, and he was on the Awa Awa Rata Reserve committee.

Stan also measured ponies at the Methven A&P Show for more than 30 years.

Above: Curling at Staveley filled in many a cold weekend.

Left, top: In elite company: Stan played with Wilson Whineray in the Mid Canterbury rep side.

Above right: Fourth from left in the back row, Stan turned out 49 times for the Mid Canterbury cricket side.

Bottom left: Try-time as Stan crashes over for Mid Canterbury.

Bottom right: Captain of the Hanan Shield-winning Mid Canterbury team.

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By Eric Thompson GP2 pilot Mitch Evans suits up this weekend for round three of the championship and is out to make amends for a less than successful, by his reckoning, meeting in Bahrain in April.

The Auckland rookie driver landed back on earth with a bit of a thump after getting a podium finish in race two on debut in the category in Malaysia.

His rude awakening came at the hands of mechanical gremlins and tyre wear, but his lap times when racing were up there with the best of them.

Evans left the opening round at Sepang with a 10th and a third place finish to sit sixth in the title race, but after a DNF and a 15th place finish next time out in Bahrain, he slipped to 10th in the championship.

They say mental toughness comes from dealing with disappointment, and the fraught time at the Middle East event could be the making of Evans.

“I’m feeling good and have been doing a lot of training in preparation for this weekend and looking forward to getting back in the car,” said Evans.

“It’s been hard getting over Bahrain, but Barcelona is here now and we’re still in a good position [points table] I think and just need to get a qualifying session done at the front.

“The car’s got good pace and we’re still positive.”

Getting back to Europe will be a good fillip for Evans because he’ll be back on tracks he knows well and tasted success on before.

The category allows for only 30 minutes to acclimatise to any given circuit, and Evans was at

The Ashburton Boxing Club is hosting a sparring session on Sunday as their boxers build up to the Golden Gloves. Competitors from Burnham and Timaru will step into the ring with the Ashburton boxers to step up their preparations for the South Island tournament in Kaiapoi on May 25.

• Hayne happy anywhere Parramatta captain Jarryd Hayne says he feels his NRL form warrants selection in the NSW State of Origin side, but isn’t concerned whether it is on the wing or in his club position of fullback. Hayne was considered a likely wing selection for Blues coach Laurie Daley for the Origin opener in Sydney or June 5 but injuries to St George Illawarra’s Brett Morris and Manly’s Brett Stewart have thrown much of that planning into disarray. Morris and Stewart are considered unlikely starters for Origin I with Hayne set to be moved to fullback away from the wing, where he has played most of his Origin - AAP football.

• Big equestrian plans Mitch Evans: Hoping to qualify well at Barcelona this weekend. great disadvantage at the opening two rounds having never been to the racetracks before.

So picking up a podium and 11 points early in the season at places he didn’t know bodes well for the future.

Evans is undoubtedly fast and has good race craft, having already won the GP3 series, and he’ll need to concentrate on the future and not dwell on lost opportunities.

“I am hoping we can pull everything together, get some decent results and more points.

Even though we didn’t do well in Bahrain, we were still really quick so the pace is there.

“The boys have always prepared the car brilliantly and have gone over it with a fine-tooth comb. The hard part is finding the sweet spot straight away.

“The car has to be fast straight out of the truck because we only get one practice session and then it’s straight into qualifying,” said Evans.

Qualifying at this level of motorsport - the category is the closet thing to Formula One without being there - among a great number of talented drivers, who are at times less than a second apart, is crucial.

The race is all about tyre wear and if a driver is at the front he

can maintain his tyres very well, but if stuck mid-field or at the back of the pack, the tyres will be destroyed trying to make up ground.

“Everything is about qualifying, especially at Barcelona as it’s really difficult to pass so I’m hoping the car rolls out fast, I can drive it really well, and we can have a good result in the qualifying session.

“That’s my goal this weekend. I’ve had great success here [Barcelona] in the past and I’m aiming to maximise my own performance so we can get on top of the weekend,” said Evans.

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Webber keen to step up campaign

By Robert Grant

Mark Webber: Tough season so far

• Boxers in prep-mode

Mark Webber is confident of steering his Formula One title bid back on track at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona after a messy start to the season.

Webber has contended with a host of issues over the first three races to leave him fifth in the drivers’ championship.

At the Malaysian Grand Prix in March, the Australian was jumped for the win by Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel and also had mechanical problems.

He was forced to retire with a loose wheel following a collision in China last month and was then hit with a grid penalty in Bahrain three weeks ago which ruined his hopes.

“The last couple of races have been pretty tough,” Webber said.

“I’m hoping to have a clean weekend (in Spain).

“If I can start to put away some decent results in the next few races, I still believe I can challenge for the title this year.

“I’m happy with the way I’m driving. I just need a clean weekend.”

He is 45 points off the pace set

by Vettel in the championship standings.

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• Hendry grabs lead Mike Hendry will take a twoshot lead into the third round of the Muriwai Open after shooting a three-under 69 on a day when rain and a bitterly cold wind tested the resilience of the players. His closest challenger is fellow professional Richard Lee, who copped some of the worst weather which forced a half-hour suspension. - APNZ

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SPORT • Big bucks for cricket The Nine Network will decide whether to match a $500 million offer for cricket television rights while being taken to court by Cricket Australia.

Nine has about four weeks to match the Ten Network’s offer for the sport’s television rights.

But in a twist, Cricket Australia has started legal action involving Nine, its long-time broadcast partner. It’s understood CA wants a court ruling on whether the rights to the Twenty20 Big Bash League and other domestic cricket should be included in Nine’s current ‘last rights’ contract. Nine’s deal gives the network the last rights of refusal - effectively, a chance to match any bid from rival networks to televise cricket. - AAP

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Allenton’s Olivia Pearce sends a pass up court during the opening night of the Fun Ferns Netball last night. Mid Canterbury’s netball stars of the future started their season in both the Fun Ferns and Young Ferns. Fun Ferns is for kids aged seven and eight and sees them play games of netball where they change position every quarter, to find out more about each position. Young Ferns takes place inside the Ashburton College gymnasium and is for kids aged five and six.

Heat goes on New Zealand shooters dragged at three-quarter time following passive performances for her struggling Mystics side.

New Zealand’s top shooters are With shooting stats in the midunder pressure to start perform- 90s, Latu and van Dyk still top ing after a quiet start to the tran- the league in terms of accuracy, stasman league. but it is their volume that is raisThe mixed form of the Magic’s ing alarm bells, with both players well down on their usual scoring Irene van Dyk and her underrates. study in the national team, Van Dyk has been particularly Cathrine Latu, has led to conquiet. She is seventh in the list of cerns over the Silver Ferns’ goals tallied, having put up 150 shooting stocks. The pair were fewer shots than league leader benched in the final quarter of Jhaniele Fowler, of the Steel, over their respective matches last weekend - for Latu it was the sec- the first seven rounds. Latu is fourth on the list, but still well ond week in a row she had been

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back from the top two of Fowler and Romelda Aiken (Firebirds).

Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu acknowledged the shooting volume of the pair is a concern for her.

“In Irene’s case I do think it was a one-off, but with Cathrine the volume has been slightly more of an on-going issue with her, but I think we’re settling a couple of feeding lines in front of shooters and that connection takes some time to get right.”

The lacklustre form of van Dyk and Latu has heightened concerns over the number of

shooting imports playing for New Zealand franchises. Along with the Steel’s Jamaican import, the Tactix key scoring weapon is English shooter Jo Harten, while Australian Caitlin Thwaites takes on the bulk of the shooting duties at the Pulse, alongside former Silver Fern Donna Wilkins.

With the Kiwi franchises reliant on imports to fill key shooting roles, there are limited development opportunities for young local players, which is crippling New Zealand’s depth in an area of court they have traditionally - NZH struggled.

Injury-hit Justin Hodges, Josh McGuire and David Stagg have all been cleared to tackle Parramatta today in an NRL clash that has Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin worried.

“They’re a very dangerous side,” said Griffin after his three indoubt players got through a light session at Red Hill in Brisbane yesterday morning.

“They’ve got plenty of strike across the park with Chris Sandow, Jarryd Hayne (Jacob) Loko and Reni Maitua and their forward pack has plenty of power and aggression.” Having all three players passed fit adds 450 games of NRL experience to - AAP Griffin’s line-up.

• Castro shoots record Adam Scott couldn’t make a putt and Jason Day couldn’t find a fairway but Australia’s top golfers still scrambled into contention after the first round of the lucrative Players Championship in Florida. While Greg Chalmers took top Aussie honours on opening day with a four-under 68 to be tied 10th, big guns Scott and Day were just a shot behind at three under. American Roberto Castro Adam Scott equalled the course record, held jointly by Greg Norman and Fred Couples, at nine-under 63, but this event invariably gets tougher each day and his lead is by no means safe. Castro finished three clear of world No.2 Rory McIlroy (66), while world No.1 Tiger Woods is among six golfers tied fourth at five-under - AAP 67.

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Ashburton pro cyclist Hayden Roulston managed to avoid a major pile-up in the closing stages of the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday morning.

It was a chaotic end to the stage that had Mark Cavendish dominating the sprint finish for his second victory of the race, while Luca Paolini’s overall tour lead remained unchanged.

Cavendish closed out the 169km stage into Margherita di Savoia finishing a bike length clear in the sprint finish after a crash caused chaos with 30km to go.

Sky leader Bradley Wiggins was one of many riders caught up behind a crash on the first of two laps of the 16km finishing circuit, and in the commotion some riders shot to the front and formed

a powerful group that threatened to see Wiggins lose precious time.

However, just as Paolini’s Katusha team looked to make a big move, Cavendish’s Omega Pharma team called a cease-fire in a gracious act of sportsmanship.

The peloton slowed to allow time for everyone to re-join the race and created the setting for the group sprint that had Cavendish close out his second stage win. Paolini still held a 17 second lead from Rigoberto Uran heading into the seventh stage overnight.

Roulston came in safely in the back of the field to sit 147th in the general classification with team-mate Robert Kiserlovski the best placed, one minute off the lead in 16th.

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MRP lists at healthy premium

By Jamie Gray Shares in Mighty River Power listed on the NZX at a healthy premium yesterday, paving the way for the partial sale of the jewel among the state’s power generators – Meridian Energy – before the year’s end.

Finance Minister Bill English is expected to detail sale plans for Meridian – which has extensive South Island hydro and wind generation assets, along with an energy retailing wing – at next Thursday’s Budget, investment sources said.

Genesis Energy – a diversified power generator and retailer about one third of the size of Meridian – is seen as a sale pos-

sibility under the government’s mixed ownership model before the end of the year, but is more likely to be a contender in the first quarter of 2014, market sources said.

Further aiding sentiment for the Government’s privatisation cause are the robust local and international markets; the NZX-50 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Index are near record highs.

Meridian is by far the state’s biggest power generator and is easily its most fiscally significant asset as the government pursues its stated objective of a budget surplus in 2014/15.

Andrew Barclay chief executive and managing director of Goldman Sachs New Zealand – one of the joint lead managers

for the Mighty River float – said yesterday’s listing meant the company was off to a positive start.

“This is a very positive reflection on the quality of the company and a positive reflection of the rest of the (asset sales) programme,” he said.

Brokers reported active “follow-through” buying of shares in Mighty River from retail investors and institutions once trading got under way.

The Government placed a great deal of importance on yesterday’s float and investment banking sources saw it as a forerunner for the other share sales.

Mighty River’s promoters were keen to see Mighty River shares trade at a premium to their issue price to give investors – many of

SFO investigation into Hanover cost $1.1m The Serious Fraud Office investigation into failed company Hanover Finance cost the regulator about $1.1 million.

The SFO spent about $600,000 on its own staff and overheads and a further $505,111 on advisers during the 32-month investigation, it said in a statement yesterday. The office last week said it won’t lay charges against any of the firm’s directors or owners because it had exhausted all avenues of investigation and found nothing to meet its threshold to pursue a prosecution.

“Investigations of this scale are expensive and time consuming,” said acting SFO chief executive Simon McArley. “However it is essential that we are able to make the commitment to this scale of investigation so that a credible deterrent to offending is maintained.”

Hanover Finance froze $554 million of funds for its 17,000 investors after running into financial difficulties before convincing them to accept a disastrous deal where their debt

Curveballs sap kiwi The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 1.8 per cent weekly fall against the greenback after a handful of curveballs this week, including confirmation of a Reserve Bank intervention, prompted speculative investors to trim their long positions.

The kiwi fell to 83.54 US cents at 5pm from 83.75 cents at 8am and 84.56 cents on Thursday.

The trade-weighted index slipped to 77.83 from 77.97 on Thursday,

and is heading for a 0.9 per cent weekly decline. A BusinessDesk survey of six strategists on Monday predicted the currency may rise this week.

Speculative investors have pared back their bets the kiwi will gain after several surprises this week. New Zealand has been a favourite among investors seeking higher yields in recent months, offering positive returns in a growing economy.

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was swapped for equity in Allied Farmers. The Financial Markets Authority is pursuing Hanover’s former directors and promoters in a civil suit.

The SFO has completed 15 investigations arising out of the collapse of the finance company sector.

“That collapse had a profound impact on many New Zealanders and rocked confidence in the integrity of our savings institutions and financial markets,” McArley said. The SFO delivered a positive outcome in the majority of cases, helping rebuild confidence, he said.

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Son loses ERA battle against dad A son has lost a legal battle against his father who he claimed took over his business and withheld his wages for almost four years.

Michael Orr, who opened the fish bait company Magic Bait, had accused his father Raymond Orr of taking over ownership of the business when he began accounting work for his son.

Mr Orr junior also claimed his dad withheld his wages from him but it has been found both men went unpaid because the company was not successful enough.

The Employment Relations Authority ruled in Mr Orr senior’s favour, finding it was always his son’s business and the father had simply volunteered to help out.

Mr Orr junior was not paid during the four-year period between 2006 and 2010 because the company “was not successful enough to pay them,” ERA member James Crichton said in his findings released yesterday.

it – but I think that over time the market is going to close that gap when they realise that the Labour-Greens proposal is not going to work,” the source said.

Shane Solly, portfolio manager at Mint Asset Management, said the initial public offer was “a well executed transaction”.

“As long as capital markets remain sound, there should be a healthy appetite for further mixed ownership model (MOM) listings,” he said.

The Government has said it intends to sell down its majority stake in Air New Zealand. What happens with the fourth asset on the MOM list - the troubled coal company Solid Energy - is less clear.

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them first time share owners – a positive experience from the outset.

In the end, the the stock finished at $2.62 – 4.8 per cent above their $2.50 a share issue price.

Controversy surrounding plans by the Labour Party and the Greens’ plan to introduce a “single buyer” power purchasing model – should they form a government – meant final pricing expectations had to be bumped down to the lower end of the indicative range.

One investment banking source said that even at yesterday’s price, a 20-cent Labour-Greens discount was built in to the share price.

“The 20c discount is still there – which ever way you look at

The pair began working together in 2005 when, at the suggestion of his mother, Mr Orr junior agreed his father would help him run Magic Bait by managing the finances so he could concentrate on building up the business.

During the transition he provided his father with all of the financial information and administrative records, including bank statements.

Mr Orr senior opened new bank accounts for the business and registered a new GST number “to enable the business to make a fresh start”.

However, the working relationship began to break down and in April 2009 Mr Orr junior took back control of the records and opened a new bank account.

He later employed accountants and spoke to the Inland Revenue Department, which suggested to him his father was the owner of the business and subsequently owed him wages, the finding said.

Mr Crichton found Mr Orr senior was never his son’s employer.

“While he was in charge of managing the finances, he did so as a volunteer and never took over ownership of the business,” Mr Crichton said.

The ERA ruled the decision to change the bank accounts and GST number reflected the change in financial management, not ownership.

“The reason Mr Michael Orr never received any wages during the period in question was because the business was not successful enough to pay them, not because his father was somehow holding back money which Mr Michael Orr was entitled to,’’ Mr Crichton said.

All the evidence showed Mr Orr junior “was persuaded to allow his father to assist him in the administrative requirements of the business and for whatever reason, those arrangements did not meet Mr Michael Orr’s requirements”.

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T

he ageing population story is not something new for investors.

However, we’ll see this story attract on-going attention with a sharp increase in the over 75 age group. Statistics New Zealand forecasts that the percentage of the population over 75 years will more than double from 6 per cent to around14 per cent of the population by 2046.

The rapid increase in the over 75 year old demographic will underpin significant growth in the aged-care sector. Major operators in the sector comprise three listed operators: Ryman (RYM), Summerset (SUM) and Metlifecare (MET); and four large non-listed operators (three of which have listed parentage overseas).

The listed operators have a combined total of 12,022 units in 63 villages, while the unlisted operators have approximately11,330 units in 145 villages. Units include independent living units, care or serviced apartments and hospital care-beds, the mix varying among operators.

There is a favourable industry structure where successful operators can self-fund the development of villages and care facilities and recycle capital for future development, as demonstrated

by RYM. The shortage of quality aged-care beds will

mean that demand will remain strong for operators with an integrated model that also offers high quality care.

We have a positive investment view on all three listed operators, with all either offering fully integrated villages or moving in that direction. RYM remains a market leader for consistent earnings growth. SUM has had a very successful first 15 months as a listed company and is now rapidly growing its business. MET remains a turnaround story of significant potential with its return to development activity and a refocus on an integrated village offer.

Ian Lennie and Selwyn Sloan are Authorised Financial Advisers with Forsyth Barr in Ashburton. Contact us for detailed research on these companies and the aged-care sector. To arrange a meeting to discuss your investment objectives in confidence, please call (03) 307 9540 or e-mail ian.lennie@forsythbarr. co.nz or selwyn.sloan@ forsythbarr.co.nz. To find out more about Forsyth Barr visit www.forsythbarr.co.nz.

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Captive suffered 5 miscarriages Prosecutors said they may seek the death penalty against Ariel Castro, the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home for a decade, as police charged that he impregnated one of his captives at least five times and made her miscarry by starving her and punching her in the belly.

The allegations were contained in a police report that also said another one of the women, Amanda Berry, was forced to give birth in a plastic kiddie pool.

Prosecutor Timothy McGinty said his office will decide whether to bring aggravated murder charges punishable by death in connection with the pregnancies that were terminated by force.

“Capital punishment must be reserved for those crimes that are truly the worst examples of human conduct,” he said. “The reality is we still have brutal criminals in our midst who have no respect for the rule of law or human life.”

Castro, a 52-year-old former school bus driver, is being held on $8 million bail under a suicide watch in jail, where he is

charged with rape and kidnapping.

McGinty said Castro will be charged for every act of sexual violence, assault and other crimes committed against the women, suggesting the counts could number in the hundreds, if not thousands.

Among the chilling details in the police report: * Berry, now 27, told officers that she was forced to give birth in a plastic pool in the house so it would be easier to clean up. Berry said she, her baby, now 6, and the two other rescued women had never been to a doctor during their captivity. * Michelle Knight, now 32, said her five pregnancies ended after Castro starved her for at least two weeks and “repeatedly punched her in the stomach until she miscarried”.

She also said Castro forced her to deliver Berry’s baby under threat of death if the baby died. Knight said that when the newborn stopped breathing, she revived her through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. * All three women said Castro

chained them up in the basement but eventually let them live on the home’s second floor. Each woman told a similar story about being abducted after accepting a ride from Castro.

During his brief arraignment yesterday, Castro tried to hide his face, tucking his chin inside his shirt collar. He appeared to close his eyes during the hearing and awkwardly signed documents while handcuffed. He did not speak or enter a plea.

In court, prosecutor Brian Murphy said Castro used the women “in whatever self-gratifying, self-serving way he saw fit.”

Kathleen DeMetz, a public defender assigned to represent him at the hearing, didn’t comment on his guilt or innocence or object when prosecutors recommended bail be set at $5 million. The judge, instead, ordered Castro held on $8 million.

Castro was arrested Monday, when Berry broke out of his rundown house and called police while he was away. Police found the two other women inside. The women had vanished separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20.

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Collapse death toll hits 1034 The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital soared past 1000 yesterday, while the list of the dead from a fresh fire at a sweater manufacturer showed the entanglement of the industry and top Bangladeshi officials.

Officials said 1034 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of the fallen factory building as of yesterday morning. There was no sign of where the toll might finally settle as more bodies were being found, but it is already the world’s deadliest garment industry disaster and one of the worst industrial accidents.

The disaster has raised alarm about the often deadly working conditions in Bangladesh’s $20 billion garment industry, which provides clothing for major retailers around the globe.

Unlike the collapse at the Rana Plaza building, which was blamed on shoddy construction and disregard for safety regulations, the fire at the Tung Hai Sweater factory appeared to have conformed to building codes.

A top fire official said the deaths in Wednesday night’s fire — including a senior police officer, a Bangladeshi politician and a top clothing industry official — were caused by panic and bad luck.

“They are really unfortunate,” Mamun Mahmud, deputy director of the fire service, said on Thursday.

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An investigator surveys the scene of a fire at a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The fire killed eight people.

The fire engulfed the lower floors of the 11-storey factory, which had closed for the day. The smouldering acrylic products produced immense amounts of smoke and poison gas and the victims suffocated as they ran down the stairs, Mahmud said.

The building appeared on first inspection to have been properly built,

though fire inspectors would conduct further checks, he said. It had two stairwells in the front and an emergency exit in the back, he said. Those inside probably panicked when they saw smoke and ran into one of the front stairwells, he said. Had they used the emergency stairwell, they would have survived, he said.

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Prince Harry opens week-long US visit A buttoned-down Prince Harry joined Michelle Obama in honouring military families yesterday and toured an exhibition in Congress about land-mines, opening a week-long US visit devoted to the wounded victims of war.

Shrieking onlookers gave him the popstar treatment, but he was all royal business.

The British soldier-prince had one of America’s most storied wounded warriors, the wisecracking Sen. John McCain, at his side as he viewed a display of landmine photos, maps and mine-detection equipment, staged by a charity held dear by his late mother, Princess Diana.

As the prince entered the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building near the Capitol, he was greeted by a roar and shouts of “Harry!” from a crowd of about

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They crowded a roped-off hallway and stairway with a view of the exhibit, hoisting their cellphones and tablets to get a picture. Harry didn’t visibly react except to give a polite wave.

McCain, with a laugh, said he told Harry “I’ve never seen, in all the years I’ve been here, such an unbalanced gender crowd.”

From there it was on to the White House for a previously unannounced visit with the first lady, Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, and military mothers and children at an afternoon tea.

Harry joined with the children in helping the kids make Mother’s Day gifts from tulip and rose bouquets, vegetable chips and edible dough jewellery.

As for the prince’s reputation for cut-

ting loose on occasion, McCain joked that the British diplomatic reception and dinner later in the evening was sure to be a “wild and raucous affair.”

It was a glittering one, at least, hosted

by British Ambassador Peter Westmacott for about 30 guests after a reception for 170, many connected with the mineclearing HALO Trust charity.

The prince invoked his mother’s memory in remarks supporting the trust.

“My mother, who believed passionately in this cause, would be proud of my association with HALO,” he told the attendees. “In her special way, she adopted it as her own. She would join me — along with all of you, I’m sure — in praising HALO for the amazing work that it has done over the past quarter century.”

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Sailor dies when boat upends British Olympic gold medallist Andrew “Bart” Simpson” died when the Swedish catamaran training for the America’s Cup capsized in San Francisco Bay yesterday.

Artemis Racing said Simpson, their strategist, died after the boat’s platform trapped him underwater for about 10 minutes.

Artemis said doctors “afloat” with the team and on shore couldn’t revive Simpson after he was freed from the wreckage.

“The entire Artemis team is devastated by what happened,” CEO Paul Canyard said in a statement on the team’s website. “Our heartfelt condolences are with Andrew’s wife and family.”

Cayard didn’t take questions during a brief news conference and didn’t return telephone calls.

British newspapers reported that Simpson is survived by a wife and an infant.

The 36-year-old Simpson and his partner Iain Percy won the Olympic Star class in 2008 and the silver medal at last year’s London Games. He also won the world title in 2010.

Percy is Artemis’ director and the boat’s tactician. Artemis announced on February 23 that Simpson was joining the team to

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Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt denied on Thursday that he ordered the extermination of Ixil Mayas as he testified for the first time at his genocide trial. The 86-year-old ex-general, who ruled Guatemala from March 1982 to August 1983 during the height of its civil war, said prosecutors hadn’t proved his participation in the killings. “I declare myself innocent,” Rios Montt told the three-judge tribunal.

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The Artemis Racing AC72 catamaran, an America’s Cup entry from Sweden, lies capsized after turning over during training in San Francisco Bay yesterday. “provide weather and tactics support” to the crew.

Officials said winds were blowing between 15 and 20 knots when the boat capsized. The National Weather Service later in the day issued a small-craft advisory, warning inexperienced mariners to stay off the bay and indicating winds of between 21 knots and 33 knots.

The Artemis boat flipped in winds of about 20 knots near Treasure Island, which is bisected by the Oakland-San Francisco

Bay Bridge. The armada of rescue boats and helicopters were visible from the bridge.

Simpson and an unidentified injured sailor were brought to shore at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, where paramedics performed CPR on Simpson. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

The other sailor suffered minor injuries, and the rest of the 11-man crew was accounted for and taken back to their dock in Alameda in a boat operated by

Oracle Racing, the America’s Cup holder.

The boat that capsized is a specially built 22-metre catamaran that can reach speeds of 72km/h.

Coast Guard Lt. Jeannie Crump said it did not know the extent of the damage to the boat, but she added a commercial salvage boat was on scene to tow the catamaran to Clipper Cove.

She added that Coast Guard officials weren’t sure what caused the catamaran to capsize.

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Syria ‘to supply weapons to militia’ Syria will supply “game-changing” weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said yesterday, less than a week after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted alleged shipments of advanced Iranian mis-

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siles bound for Hezbollah.

Israel has signalled it will respond with airstrikes to any future weapons shipments, meaning it could quickly get drawn into Syria’s civil war if the Hezbollah chief’s declaration is more than

an empty threat Tension has been rising in the region since Israel struck targets inside Syria.

Hezbollah and Israel fought several battles in the past three decades.

Israel has largely tried to stay

out of Syria’s 26-month-old conflict. It never acknowledged the airstrikes, but Israeli officials have signalled Israel’s air force would strike against any shipments of strategic missiles that might be bound for Hezbollah. -AP

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A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said — and outmoded US card technology may be partly to blame.

Seven people were under arrest in the US in connection with the case.

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• Two overboard No trace of an Australian couple believed to have fallen off a cruise ship has been found despite an intense, day-long search, officials said yesterday.

Paul Rossington, a 30-year-old paramedic, and his 26-year-old girlfriend Kristen Schroder, both from Barraba in New South Wales, were discovered missing after the Carnival Spirit docked at Sydney at the end of a 10-day journey, said New South Wales Police Superintendent Mark Hutchings. Surveillance camera footage showed the couple fell more than 20 metres from the ship’s mid deck Wednesday night, Hutchings said.

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Aries 21 March - 20 April This can be a lucky day as a personal wish may come true, plus you seem to be very happy in your surroundings. A spur of the moment idea might amp up the vibes, especially if you’re in need of a little excitement. Finances continue to be a subject of much thought. Despite your calculations, you may give in and buy that special item anyway.

TAurus 21 April - 21 May Let an optimistic outlook carry you through this day, even if you have news or gossip to contend with. It’s not a good idea to lend or borrow money from a friend as it might spoil your relationship in some way. You may find it hard to stint on luxuries, especially as you may be at your sensuous best. Try to set some limits if you possibly can.

Gemini 22 May - 21 June It may be time for a fresh start in your relationship with a boss, parent or authority figure. They may surprise you with an unexpected piece of news or a spontaneous decision that might make no sense. However, you’ll probably see where they’re coming from later. An intuitive hunch might encourage you to get in touch with an old friend or flame.

CAnCer 22 June - 23 July You have reason to feel exuberant, possibly because your social life is currently showing an upswing. The prospects for a nice weekend may encourage you to let your guard down and say something you shouldn’t.

Solo? Opportunities for romance seem plentiful, especially as you may be in the mood to reach out and make new connections.

Leo 24 July - 23 August Filled with drive and ambition, you seem ready to go that extra mile. Clear thinking and a sound and practical plan may go a long way to helping you get ahead.

A change of schedule with regard to a social event may work out well. Be careful though, as your words may have a powerful effect on your listeners. Try to empathize where possible.

VirGo 24 August - 23 September Your optimistic spirit, associated with support from others, assures you that progress can be made, especially if you’re doing something for the first time. Pay attention to detail though, as you may be tempted to gloss over an issue that needs greater focus. Reading about other countries or other people’s travel adventures may whet your appetite.

LibrA 24 September - 23 October You could be in two minds about which direction to take as you seem to have a number of choices open to you today. It’s a good time to pursue studies, especially if a subject seems to call out to you. Money through communications is possible. Ideas about making your money work harder for you can be put into practice with deliberate caution.

sCorpio 24 October - 22 November If you take a friend to lunch, share ideas at work or do something nice for your partner or latest love interest, it can go well. The more you’re willing to co-operate or include others in your plans, the happier and more successful you can be. You may have a desire to splash out on the spur of the moment, especially if it can help you gain greater information.

sAGiTTArius 23 November - 21 December The company of good friends may be just what you need to help you forget about work concerns or health issues. Keeping busy today may keep you physically active and motivated.

A walk in nature might be the answer to helping you keep calm and get you in the mood for some fun and good times with pals tonight. A pleasant surprise may uplift you.

CApriCorn 22 December - 20 January Intimate relationships may fare better than group gettogethers. Taking a date or sweetheart out for a meal may be a good way to wind down and get over any disappointments. The accent is on enjoying yourself and taking time out of your busy schedule to do things that give you pleasure. Creative activities may be particularly rewarding.

AquArius 21 January - 19 February Home comforts may be very appealing today. Maybe this is the perfect time for a spot of DIY or sprucing up. If the desire to relax is there, perhaps you should give in to it. Romantic opportunities look promising. Friends and ideas may seem to call to you. Explore fresh options and consider involving yourself in anything with a cultural bias.

pisCes 20 February - 20 March You may turn to friends as a pick-me-up. If you need a boost, the people who really matter can lift you. You seem keen to reach out and chat, make connections and keep in touch. Perhaps doing so can help you forget about a troubling issue. There’s also plenty of support for you on the home front. An evening’s entertainment plan may work out well.

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violas W

ith the nights starting to get longer and the temperatures dropping, it feels like autumn has finally arrived.

And with a new season only a few weeks away, now’s a great time to plan your winter garden. Why not embrace the winter blues (and yellows and creams and apricots ...) by choosing violas?

Violas do, as the name suggests, come in violet, but also a whole load of other great colours and combinations, which will brighten up any garden over the colder months.

They have a love of wideopen spaces so they’re perfect for growing along your crazy paving or patio. You’ll also often see them in hanging baskets. And with the rain that’s finally arrived in some parts of the country, it’s a perfect time to plant.

These petite plants like pots, so why not grow them around the outside of your potted shrubs or citrus trees? Just make sure you use a good potting mix to

provide all the nutrients they need.

Nurture their love of space and, in particular, good air circulation, by keeping your pots away from places like under the eaves of your house. This will help prevent them getting downy mildew.

Violas also look fantastic in borders around spring bulbs or roses – particularly as the roses go dormant and lose their leaves.

Once you’ve decided on the perfect spot to plant, simply dig in a balanced fertiliser, such as nitrophoska blue. Then plant your seedlings in small holes, about 20cm apart.

Your vibrant violas should bloom in about four to six weeks after planting. Once they’ve arrived, it’s a good idea to pick off the dead heads to encourage them to flower longer.

And speaking of flowers, did you know you can eat viola flowers? Before you take a bite, check the side box for some tips on edible flowers.

Not just pretty, tasty as well D

id you know as well as being pretty, many flowers are pretty tasty too?

People have been growing and eating flowers for centuries. In fact the parts we usually eat of broccoli and cauliflower are actually large flower heads.

It’s always worth being careful before you tuck into a blossoming meal, so read these tips: – Don’t harvest any flowers that might have been exposed to animals (particularly dogs and cats) – Don’t eat flowers from the side of the roads – they might

have been exposed to carbon monoxide from cars and trucks – Don’t eat any flowers that look like they could have diseases or have been attacked by insects – Wait at least a week or so before eating any flowers that have been exposed to fertilisers – Don’t eat any flowers which have been sprayed with any kind of weed killer – they may have been exposed to poison – Don’t eat flowers from any areas (like public parks)

where you don’t know what they might have been exposed to – If you’re not sure whether a flower is edible or not, DON’T eat it.

Still keen to try eating flowers? Try growing some of these: Amaranthus gangeticus, viola, Monarda didyma, calendula, hyacinth bean vine, vornflower, nasturtium, vhive, mustard, dill, lavender, borage, marigold.

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What’s happening with my olive tree?

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I have an olive tree and I’m not sure how old it is but it has doubled in size in the 10 years I’ve been here.

The past two years there have been no olives and the leaves are all in the top third.

I don’t know whether to prune the bottom leafless lichen-covered twigs or not. Any advice?

The birds are missing their share of the olives! Thanks, hopefully, Heather Stewart

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It is normal for olive trees to lose lower branches and foliage as they age and they don’t usually crop until they are at least five years old.

However, in your case the tree is much older than that and you should have seen

more regular fruiting in recent years. It usually does not take much to grow an olive tree, apart from choosing the right variety for your region, selecting the right site to grow them and keeping them pruned to keep fruit low.

Each region has a specific variety that does well in that particular area and it suits the conditions.

It would be worthwhile to talk to your local garden centre to find out whether the variety you are growing is actually suited to the region.

The site you select to grow them is also important – although olive trees are adaptable, they prefer a sunny site with well drained fertile soil, in an open position and plenty of wind to aid pollination.

You could try applying some tree fertiliser to give the tree a boost.

Just be sure to not over fertilise as you will produce more vegetative growth at the expense of your fruit.

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Te Karere. (R, T) Hyundai Country Calendar. (R, T) Rural Delivery. (G) Fair Go. (R, T) 60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) Chinese Food In Minutes. (G, R) Come Dine With Me Omnibus.

(PGR, R, T) 12.00 Michel Roux’s Service. (G) 1.05 Masterchef New Zealand. (PGR, T) 2.05 The Chase. (G, T) 3.00 Four Weddings. (PGR, R, T) 4.00 Intrepid Journeys. (PGR, R, T) 5.00 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green. (G, R, T) 6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Hyundai Country Calendar. (T) 7.30 MasterChef Masterclass. (R, T) 8.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PGR, T) Flamenco dancer Sarah, Student James, DJ Nolan and Ping Pong player Evelyn all compete for the grand prize by putting their unique spin on a dinner party.

9.35 Whitechapel. (AO) Detective Inspector Joseph Chandler investigates the deaths of four people who were murdered at a tailor’s workshop, a gruesome and apparently senseless crime that has left the East End of London gripped with fear.

10.35 FILM: Predicament. (2010, AO, T) 12.35 The Unauthorised History Of New Zealand. (G, R, T) 1.35 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 3.35 Neighbourhood. (G, R, T) 4.05 Infomercials. 5.30 The World To Come With David C. Pack.

6.00 Disney Special Agent Oso. (G, R, T) 6.25 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Pocoyo. (G, R, T) 6.40 Handy Manny. (G, T) 7.00 Small Blacks TV. (G, T) 7.25 Gravity Falls. (G) 7.50 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

(G, R, T) 8.15 Generator Rex. (G, T) 8.40 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (G, R, T) 9.10 Young Justice. (PGR, R, T) 9.35 Zeke And Luther. (G, T) 10.00 ASB Polyfest 2013.

10.30 Neighbours Omnibus. (G, R, T) 1.00 The amazing Race australia.

(PGR, R, T) 2.00 Hell’s Kitchen. (PGR, R, T) 3.00 Bunheads. (PGR) 4.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, T) 4.30 Melissa & Joey. (Final, G, T) 5.00 america’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 according To Jim. (G, R, T) 6.00 Wipeout. (G, T) 7.00 Seriously Funny Kids. (G, T) 7.30 ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. (T) 8.45 FILM: The Brave One. (2007, AO, R) Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt, Mary Steenburgen. A radio host loses her fiance in a brutal attack, and in the aftermath becomes consumed with seeking revenge on those responsible.

11.15 FILM: The Rock. (1996, AO, R, T) 2.05 FILM: Perfect Stranger. (2007, AO, R, T) 4.10 Lost Tapes. (AO, R) 4.40 Small Blacks TV. (G, R) 5.05 ASB Polyfest 2013. (R) 5.30 It Is Written.

6.00 Charles Stanley.

6.30 Rheem Outdoors With Geoff. (G, R) 7.00 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G, R) 7.30 Knight Rider. (G, R) 8.30 Infomercials. (G) 9.30 The Nation.

10.25 Media3.

11.00 3rd Degree.

12.05 The Little Couple. (PGR, R) 12.35 The Little Couple. (PGR, R) 1.10 The Glee Project. (PGR, R) 2.10 The X Factor NZ. (G, R) 3.50 The X Factor NZ. (G, R) 5.00 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G) A slice of outdoor New Zealand designed around a central fishing theme.

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

7.00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals. (G) Jamie cooks quick lamb tagine, pan-fried aubergine and cumin crunch, plus crispy polenta chicken caesar salad.

7.30 Saving Gen y. (Final, PGR) Two team members given life changing opportunities before step into the real world with new found confidence.

8.30 CSI. (AO) Sara becomes the lead suspect in a murder investigation due to a brief encounter with the victim.

9.30 CSI: Ny. (AO) The CSIs investigate when the charred body of a cage fighter is found, the probe reveals that the victim may have been murdered by a stalker.

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

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 11.30 Whose Line Is It anyway UK. (PGR, R) 12.00 Rugby League. (G) Round Eight.

Highlights.

12.30 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus.

(G, R) 2.30 Masterchef USa. (PGR, R) 3.30 Relocation: Phil Down Under. (G, R) 4.30 Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple.

(G, R) 5.00 Vacation Vacation Vacation. (G, R) 5.30 Prime News.

6.00 australia’s Got Talent. (New, G) 7.30 american Idol. (G) From the streets of everyday America to the glitz and glamour of show business, it’s been a whirlwind experience for our contestants as they prepare for the finale.

8.30 Secret Millionaire USa. (PGR) Debbie Johnston runs a health care empire in Richmond, Virginia but will trade it in for Richmond, California, an area known for heavy gang activity and rampant crime.

9.30 Super Rugby. (G) Blues v Rebels.

From Eden Park, Auckland.

11.30 Rugby League. (G) Warriors v Bulldogs. Highlights.

1.15 Crownies. (AO) 2.25 Home Shopping.

(G)

6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 9.30

SUNDay 6.00 6.25 7.10 7.35 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00 11.35 12.00

Rural Delivery. (G, R) 60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) Sunday. (R, T) Tagata Pasifika. (R) Praise Be. (G) attitude. (G, T) Q+a.

Marae Investigates.

Waka Huia. (T) Neighbourhood. (T) Fair Go. (R, T) Coronation Street Omnibus.

(PGR, R, T) 2.00 Rapid Response. (PGR, R, T) 2.30 Coastwatch. (PGR, R, T) 3.00 Beeny’s Restoration Nightmare.

(Return, PGR, R, T) 4.00 The Politically Incorrect Guide To Teenagers. (PGR, R, T) 4.30 The Bionic Vet. (G, R, T) 5.00 Our World: The Secret World Of Crocodiles With Ben Fogle.

(Final, G, T) 6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Sunday. (T) 7.30 Masterchef New Zealand. (T) 8.30 Packed To The Rafters. (PGR, T) Julie muses on lifetime habits, both good and bad, Dave identifies one of Julie’s habits he places firmly into the latter category.

9.30 Puberty Blues. (AO, T) An impromptu party at Cheryl’s leads to disaster for Debbie when Bruce suddenly drops her, which means she no longer has her hard won place in the gang.

10.35 accused. (AO) 11.50 Q+a. (R) 1.00 Call 911. (PGR, R) 1.30 Emmerdale.

(PGR, R, T) 3.30 Infomercials. 5.30 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

MONDay 6.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.30 2.00 3.00 3.55 4.25 5.25

Breakfast.

Good Morning.

Ellen. (R) Coach Trip. (G, T) House Guest. (G, R) ONE News. (T) Emmerdale. (T) Come Dine With Me. Cookery School.

(G, R, T) Dickinson’s Real Deal.

Te Karere. (T) Ellen.

Millionaire Hot Seat. (T)

SUNDay

6.00 Disney Special Agent Oso. (G, R, T) 6.25 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (G, R, T) 6.50 The Magic Roundabout. (G, R, T) 7.00 What Now? (R) 10.00 Shortland Street Omnibus. (PGR, R, T) 12.30 FILM: Batman Forever. (1995, R, T) 3.10 The Carrie Diaries. (PGR, T) 4.05 Ellen. (G) 4.35 The Fresh Prince Of Bel air. (G, R, T) 5.05 Pretty Little Liars. (G, T) 6.00 all New america’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, T) 6.30 The War at Home. (G, R, T) 7.00 Renters. (PGR, T) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PGR, R, T) 8.00 Mike & Molly. (PGR, T) With the house feeling too cramped and crowded, Molly plans a family yard sale to get rid of some of the family’s old junk, but what will get the boot?

8.30 FILM: The Dark Knight. (2008, AO, R, T) Christian Bale, Heath Ledger. Batman sets out to destroy organised crime in Gotham City for good, but soon finds himself prey to rising criminal mastermind, The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy.

11.40 FILM: Gamer. (2009, AO, R, T) 1.30 Happy Town. (AO, R, T) 2.25 Distraction USA. (R) 2.50 Infomercials. 3.25 Behind The Scenes Of Shock Treatment. (Final, PGR, T) 4.10 It Is Written. (R) 4.40 Jeremy Kyle.

(PGR, R, T) 5.30 Infomercials.

MONDay

6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.25 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, R, T) 6.35 Tiki Tour. (G, R, T) 7.00 Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack.

(G, T) 7.25 Scooby Doo. (T) 7.50 Beyblades Metal Masters. (T) 8.20 Dinosaur Train. (G, R, T) 8.30 Mike The Knight. (G, R, T) 8.40 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.50 Bird Bath. (G, R, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours.

(G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (R, T) 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (AO, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle.

2.00 anderson Live.

3.00 Mr Men. (G, R, T) 3.05 Disney Jungle Junction. (G, R, T) 3.30 Kung Fu Panda. (T) 4.00 austin & ally. (T) 4.30 The Erin Simpson Show.

5.00 Horace In Slow Motion. (G, R) 5.01 america’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 8 Simple Rules. (G, R, T)

SUNDay 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.00 11.55

Life TV. (G) Brian Houston @ Hillsong. (G) Charles Stanley. (G) The Nation.

Three60.

Think Tank. (G) Home and away Omnibus. (G) Entertainment Tonight Weekend.

(G) 1.00 Dream Machines.

(Final, G) 2.00 Dog Patrol. (PGR, R) 2.30 Emergency Heroes.

(PGR, R) 3.00 Motorsport. Bathurst 12 Hour Endurance Race. Highlights.

5.00 PlaceMakers Big angry Fish. (G, R) 5.30 The Simpsons. (G, R) 6.00 3 News.

7.00 The X Factor NZ. (G) 8.35 FILM: Definitely Maybe. (2008, PGR, R) Ryan Reynolds, Elizabeth Banks, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Abigail Breslin. At the urging of his daughter, a man recounts the story of how he met his wife during a period in the 1990s when he was involved with three different women.

10.55 FILM: Somewhere. (2010, AO) Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius. A hard-living Hollywood actor re-examines his life after his 11-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.

1.00 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer.

5.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV. (G)

MONDay 6.00 8.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.30

3 News.

Infomercials. (G) The Shopping Channel.

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

Home and away. (G, R) Dr Phil. (AO) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR) The Real Housewives Of New york City. (PGR) Rachael Ray. (G) Entertainment Tonight. (G) Home and away. (G)

SUNDay

6.00 Religious Programming.

10.30 Sport Box. (G) 12.00 Rugby League. (G) Eels v Broncos. Highlights.

1.00 Hot Property. (G) 1.30 Recruits. (PGR, R) 2.00 Toyota Grassroots Rugby. (G) 3.00 Netball. (G) ANZ C’ship Trans Tasman. Highlights.

4.00 Super Rugby. (G) Highlights.

5.00 Escape To River Cottage.

(G, R) 5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G) 6.30 Nigella Feasts. (G) 7.00 Storage Wars. (PGR) The buyers have struck gold as they arrive at an upscale retirement community.

7.30 antiques Roadshow. (G) The team are in Wales this week where, strangely, they have come across some rather unusual Native Canadian carvings.

8.35 are We Still Evolving? (New, G) We have clothes to keep us warm, farming to supply food and medicine to ensure we live long enough to have families, posing the question as to whether at this point we need to continue adapting or not.

9.35 DCI Banks. (AO) Part 2 of 2. Two different murders with some disturbing similarities bring Cabbot and Banks together to compare cases in an effort to cease the horrific violence.

10.40 True Blood. (AO, R) 11.50 Home Shopping. (G)

MONDay

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.

(G, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 The Doctors. (G) 1.00 The Jeff Probst Show. (G) 2.00 Mythbusters. (PGR, R) 3.05 Better Homes and Gardens. (G, R) Ideas and practical guides to improvement projects for your home and garden, plus recipes and entertaining solutions.

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

5.30 Prime News.

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

MOVIE The Dark Knight TV2, 8.30pm (2008, AO) The Dark Knight sees Gotham’s superhero (Christian Bale) making progress in his vigilante quest, with the help of Lt Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). That is, until the appearance of psychopathic mastermind The Joker (Heath Ledger, below). Director Christopher Nolan and his co-screenwriter brother Jonathan (Memento, The Prestige) created what could very well be the best superhero movie ever made.

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6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Rocko’s Modern Life. (G, R) 7.30 Casper Scare School.

(G) 7.55 All Grown Up. (G, R) 8.20 Invader Zim. (G) 8.45 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5. (G, R) 9.10 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.30 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 Big Time Rush. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) Life’s Funniest Moments features hilarious, viewer-submitted video clips from around the world.

6.30 FILM: Fat albert. (2004, G, R) Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Shedrack Anderson III. An animated TV character and his friends come to life to help a lonely teenager.

8.30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills. (PGR) Dramatic dishing continues at a Moroccan restaurant and discussions center on Brandi’s behaviour.

9.30 Millionaire Matchmaker. (AO) Patti tries to create love connections for a professional poker player and a divorced 40-year-old who is tightly bonded with his mother.

10.30 Excused. (AO) A fresh take on a dating show, Excused sees singles looking for love trying to win dates before being eliminated from contention.

10.55 Poker after Dark. (PGR) The world’s best poker players gather in Las Vegas each week to play in this invitation-only event.

11.55 Infomercials. (G) SUNDay 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Rocko’s Modern Life. (G, R) 7.25 Casper Scare School. (G) 7.50 All Grown Up. (G, R) 8.15 Invader Zim. (G) 8.40 Go, Diego, Go! (G, R) 9.05 Wonder Pets. (G, R) 9.30 Dora The Explorer. (G, R) 9.55 Sticky TV Omnibus.

(G) 12.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 iCarly. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) 6.30 Top Chef Just Desserts. (Final, G) 7.30 Survivor: Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites.

(G) 8.30 How I Met your Mother. (PGR, R) 9.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PGR, R) 9.30 It’s always Sunny In Philadelphia. (AO) Frank accidentally gets into the child-pageantry business, and is terrified of coming across as a ‘diddler’.

10.00 Wilfred. (AO) Ryan’s efforts to reconcile with his sister cause Wilfred to spend the day at doggy day-care.

10.25 Perfect Couples. (PGR) 10.55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G) MONDay 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G, R) 7.30 Avatar: The Last Airbender.

(G) 8.00 George Of The Jungle. (G, R) 8.20 Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot. (G, R) 8.45 HUMF. (G) 8.50 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.15 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.20 Wonder Pets. (G, R) 9.45 Tickety Toc. (G) 9.55 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 1105

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Television

The Box 6.00 6.50 7.15 8.10

Lie To Me. (M) The Simpsons. (PG) Fear Factor. (M) The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 10.15 Raw. (M) 1.10 24 Marathon. (M) 4.30 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.30 Psych. (M) While on a murder case involving victims on a liver transplant donor list, Shawn is faced with a man whose criminal profiling skills rival that of his own - and who also has eyes for Juliet.

8.30 Sons Of Anarchy. (16) Starts Tonight. Jax grows weary of the increasing lawlessness of his motorcycle club as he discovers his late father’s true vision for the Sons of Anarchy and his drug addicted ex-wife gives birth to his son.

9.30 New Jack City. (18) The ruthless leader of a New York City drug syndicate battles to maintain his power and avoid imprisonment. Starring Wesley Snipes.

11.30 Underbelly. (M) 12.30 24 Marathon. (M) 3.00 Sons Of Anarchy. (16) 3.50 Underbelly. (M) 4.45 24. (M) 5.35 The Simpsons.

(PG)

SUNdAy

6.00 24 Marathon. (M) 9.20 New Jack City. (18) 11.10 The Simpsons Marathon.

(PG) 1.15 Psych. (M) 2.05 Sons Of Anarchy. (16) 3.00 Raw. (M) 5.45 Main Event. (M) 6.45 Smackdown. (M) 8.30 Spartacus. War Of The damned. (18) As Crassus leads an onslaught against the rebel-occupied city, Gannicus finds himself trapped behind enemy lines.

Tiberius is tasked to hold a celebration in honour of a man he despises. 18VLS 9.35 Falling Skies. (M) (Part 1) 10.30 Monk. (PG) 11.30 Main Event. (M) 12.30 Smackdown. (M) 2.10 Spartacus. War Of The Damned. (18) 3.05 Falling Skies. (M) 3.55 Family Business. (18) 4.25 Monk. (PG) 5.10 Psych. (M)

MONdAy

6.00 NyPd Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons.

(PG) 7.15 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 8.30 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 8.55 24. (M) 9.50 Law & Order. (M) 10.45 Main Event. (M) 11.35 Smackdown. (M) 1.15 NyPd Blue. (M) 2.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 2.35 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M)

Sky Movies 1 Movie Greats 6.15 The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn. (2011, PG) 8.05 Making Of Water For Elephants. (2011, PG) 8.20 Footloose. (2011, M) 10.15 Gone. (2012, M) 11.50 Arthur. (2011, PG) 1.40 Queen Sized. (2008, PG) 3.10 Happy Feet 2. (2011, G) Voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams. The tap-dancing penguin Mumble returns along with his son, Erik, who is struggling to realize his talents in the Empire Penguin world.

4.50 What’s your Number. (2011, M) Anna Faris, Chris Evans.

Ally Darling, who after reading a magazine article that leads her to believe she’s going to be forever alone, begins a wild search for the best “ex” of her life.

6.35 Thor. (2011, M) Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman.

8.30 drive. (2011, 18) Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan. A Hollywood stunt performer, who moonlights as a getaway driver, discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist went wrong.

10.15 Crazy Stupid Love. (2011, M) Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling.

12.15 daydream Nation. (2010, 16) 1.55 directors: david Zucker.

(2009, PG) 2.25 drive. (2011, 18) 4.05 Queen Sized. (2008, PG) 5.35 Happy Feet 2. (2011, G)

SUNdAy

7.15 directors: david Zucker.

(2009, PG) 7.45 What’s your Number. (2011, M) 9.30 Thor. (2011, M) 11.25 Crazy Stupid Love. (2011, M) 1.25 The Smurfs. (2011, G) 3.10 Water For Elephants. (2011, M) Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson.

5.10 Zookeeper. (2011, PG) Kevin James, Rosario Dawson.

6.55 Katy Perry: Part Of Me. (2012, PG).

8.30 Snow White And The Huntsman. (2012, M) Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth. In a twist to the fairy tale, Snow White and the huntsman who was sent to kill her, join forces to vanquish the evil queen.

10.40 Bad Teacher. (2011, 16) Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake.

MONdAy

7.50 Katy Perry: Part Of Me. (2012, PG).

9.25 Zookeeper. (2011, PG) Kevin James, Rosario Dawson.

11.10 Snow White And The Huntsman. (2012, M) 1.15 Bad Teacher. (2011, 16) Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake.

2.50 Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs Evil. (2011, PG) Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close.

4.20 Real Steel. (2011, M) Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo.

6.00 Fifty The Tractor 6.30 Hermie 7.00 Carlos the Caterpillar 7.30 OK TV 8.00 Wisdom for Difficult Times 8.30 The Truth Out There 9.00 Xtreme Life TV 9.30 Life FM presents 11.00 Gods at War 11.30 Wisdom for Difficult Times 12.00 The Truth Out There 12.30 Facing the Canon 1.00 Beyond Adventure 1.30 Noble Exchange 2.00 Just Thinking 2.30 Born To Be Free 3.00 Nzone Now. 3.15 Basic. 3.30 Not A Fan 4.00 Family Series 4.30 Facing the Canon 5.00 Love, Marriage and Stinking Thinking 5.30 Give Me An Answer 6.00 Just Thinking 6.30 Noble Exchange 7.00 Beyond Adventure 7.30

7.00 directors: Bryan Singer.

(2009, PG) 7.30 daylight. (1996, M) 9.25 The Firm. (1993, PG) 11.55 A Knight’s Tale. (2001, M) 2.05 From Paris With Love.

(2010, 16) 3.40 déjà Vu. (2006, M) Denzel Washington.

5.45 Saving Private Ryan. (1998, 16) Tom Hanks, Matt Damon. Multi-Oscar®winning World War II epic about a mission during the Allied invasion of Europe to save a private, who is the sole survivor of four brothers.

8.30 Miss Congeniality. (2000, M) Sandra Bullock.

Unpolished and unkempt FBI agent Grace goes undercover at the Miss United States Pageant with a killer to catch. right after the swimsuit competition.

10.20 Hostel. (2006, 18) Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson.

11.55 Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas. (1998, 18) Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro.

1.50 From Paris With Love.

(2010, 16) 3.20 déjà Vu. (2006, M) 5.25 Saving Private Ryan. (1998, 16)

SUNdAy

8.10 Miss Congeniality. (2000, M) 10.00 Hostel. (2006, 18) 11.35 Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas. (1998, 18) 1.30 From Paris With Love.

(2010, 16) 3.00 Robots. (2005, G) Voices Of Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams. Set in a mechanical world with an inventor who discovers that the company he idolises is now run by a sinister new management.

4.30 S.W.A.T. (2003, M) Samuel L Jackson. When a drug lord offers a $100 million bounty to anyone who frees him from custody, the S.W.A.T. team is pursued by a ruthless band of mercenaries.

6.25 Heartbreakers. (2001, M) Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

8.30 A Few Good Men. (1992, PG) Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson. Powerful and award-winning drama about two defence lawyers assigned to defend two U.S. soldiers accused of murdering a fellow soldier.

10.50 Speed. (1994, M) Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves.

MONdAy

6.45 Heartbreakers. (2001, M) Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

8.50 Speed. (1994, M) Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves.

10.45 S.W.A.T. (2003, M) Samuel L Jackson.

12.40 A Few Good Men. (1992, PG) Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson.

3.00 The dark Crystal. (1982, PG) Voices Of Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen.

4.35 The Omen. (1976, 16)

Sky Sport 1

Sky Sport 2

7.10 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Rabbitohs v Cowboys. Replay.

9.05 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Wests Tigers v Sharks. Replay.

11.00 NRL Footy Show.

1.00 The Ultimate Fighter 17.

2.00 Golf. GS Caltex Maekyung Open. Round Two. 3.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. The Players C’ship. Round Two. 3.30 Premier League Preview.

4.00 Netball. ANZ C’ship.

Canterbury Tactix v Queensland Firebirds. Live.

6.00 Netball. College Series.

Upper North Island Playoffs.

From The Trusts Stadium, Auckland. Replay.

7.00 Rugby. Blues v Rebels. From Eden Park, Auckland. Live.

9.35 Rugby. Waratahs v Stormers. Live.

11.40 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Warriors v Bulldogs. Replay.

2.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. The Players C’ship. Round Two. 3.00 Rugby. Kings v Highlanders.

Live.

5.05 The Ultimate Fighter 17.

11.00 Golf. GS Caltex Maekyung Open. Round Two. Highlights.

12.00 ANZ Golf World.

12.30 Premier League Preview.

1.00 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Wests Tigers v Sharks. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales. Replay.

3.00 Rugby League. NSW Cup. Auckland Vulcans v Wyong Roos. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington. Live.

5.00 Rugby League. Holden Cup. Warriors U20 v Bulldogs U20. Live. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

7.00 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Warriors v Bulldogs. From Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland. Live.

9.30 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Eels v Broncos.

From Parramatta Stadium, New South Wales. Live.

11.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Live.

1.45 Soccer. English Premier League. Live.

4.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Delayed.

SUNdAy

6.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. The Players C’ship. Round Three.

Live.

11.00 Golf. GS Caltex Maekyung Open. Round Three.

12.00 Rugby. Blues v Rebels.

Replay.

2.00 Netball. ANZ C’ship. NSW Swifts v Melbourne Vixens.

Live.

4.00 Netball. ANZ C’ship. West Coast Fever v Adelaide Thunderbirds. Live.

6.00 Netball. College Series.

Upper North Island Playoffs Two. Delayed.

7.00 Netball. ANZ C’ship.

Northern Mystics v Southern Steel. Live.

9.25 Motorsport. GP3. Spain Race Two. Live.

10.25 Surfing. ASP Mens World C’ship Tour. Rip Curl Pro Australia.

10.55 Motorsport. GP2.

Barcelona Race Two. Delayed.

11.55 Motorsport. FIA Formula One C’ship. Spain Grand Prix. Live.

2.30 Netball. ANZ C’ship. West Coast Fever v Adelaide Thunderbirds. Replay.

4.00 Rugby League. NRL. Titans v Dragons. Replay.

MONdAy

6.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. The Players C’ship. Round Four.

Live.

11.00 Golf. GS Caltex Maekyung Open. Round Four.

12.00 Rugby. Blues v Rebels.

Highlights.

1.00 Rugby. Chiefs v Force.

Highlights.

2.00 Rugby. Kings v Highlanders.

Highlights.

3.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. The Players C’ship. Round Four.

4.00 Motorsport.

4.30 Cricket. IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore. Highlights.

5.30 Cricket. IPL. Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings. Highlights.

SHINE

Movie: Ambulance Girl 9.00 Gods at War 9.30 Nzone Focus 10.00 Beyond Adventure 10.30 Facing the Canon 11.00 Give Me An Answer 11.30 Little Film Big Heart 12.00 Nzone Focus 12.30 Just Thinking 1.00 Love, Marriage and Stinking Thinking 1.30 Gods at War 2.00 Facing the Canon 2.30 Beyond Adventure 3.00 Movie: Ambulance Girl 4.30 Noble Exchange 5.00 Give Me An Answer 5.30 Running With Fire SUNdAy 6.00 Living Truth 7.00 Jovis Bon-Hovis 7.30 Carlos the Caterpillar 8.00 OK TV 8.30 Connection Point 9.00 In Touch 10.00 Life Questions 10.30 Word For You 11.00 Songs

SUNdAy

6.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Delayed.

8.30 Netball. ANZ C’ship.

Canterbury Tactix v Queensland Firebirds. From CBS Arena, Christchurch.

Replay.

10.00 Cricket. IPL. Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad. Replay.

1.30 Rugby League. Holden Cup. Raiders U20 v Knights U20.

From Canberra Stadium.

Live.

3.30 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Raiders v Knights. From Canberra Stadium, ACT. Live.

6.00 Super Rugby Review.

7.00 Cricket. IPL. Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians.

Highlights.

8.00 SKy Sport What’s On. 8.30 Rugby League. NRL Premiership. Panthers v Storm. From Centrebet Stadium, Penrith. Live.

10.30 Rugby Sevens. IRB World Series. London Day One. Highlights.

12.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Live.

2.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Live.

5.00 Golf. GS Caltex Maekyung Open. Round Three.

Highlights.

MONdAy

6.00 Athletics. ITU World Triathlon Series. Japan Women’s. Replay.

8.00 Rugby Sevens. IRB World Series. London Day Two. Highlights.

8.40 SKy Sport TBC. 11.30 Athletics. ITU World Triathlon Series. Japan Men’s. Replay.

1.30 Netball. ANZ C’ship. Round Eight Sunday. Highlights.

2.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Highlights.

3.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Highlights.

5.00 SKy ARENA Access.

5.30 Premier League Review.

Discovery 6.00 Everything you Need To Know. (PG) 6.30 Swords. (PG) 7.30 Mythbusters. (PG) 9.30 ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) 10.30 dirty Jobs down Under.

(PG) 11.30 American digger. (PG) 12.00 Property Wars. (PG) 12.30 Auction Kings. (PG) 1.00 Auction Hunters. (PG) 1.30 American digger. (PG) 2.00 Property Wars. (PG) 2.30 Mythbusters. (PG) 3.30 Combat Countdown. (PG) 4.30 Jungle Gold. (PG) 5.30 Bering Sea Gold. (PG) 6.30 dual Survival. (PG) 7.30 Exorcist diaries. (M) Exorcists tell their stories about the terrifying experiences they have had with the real forces of evil.

8.30 Gold Rush. (PG) Bedrock Blowout. Todd pushes the Big Red washplant to near breaking point on his best ground yet. Fred and Dustin battle to save a broken down excavator as water floods the glory hole.

9.30 Moonshiners. (M) Tickle Goes Rogue. Tickle goes it alone after his still hand Howard gets spooked by an intruder and disappears.

Josh & Bill discover toxic black mould in their underground still site.

10.30 River Monsters. (PG) 11.30 Ultimate Warfare. (PG) 12.30 deadliest Catch. (PG) 5.30 Greensburg. (PG)

SUNdAy 6.30 7.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 8.30

9.30 10.30 11.00 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.30 5.30

Swords. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) Bering Sea Gold. (PG) River Monsters. (PG) Somali Pirate Takedown.

(PG) Exorcist diaries. (M) Jungle Gold. (PG) Jungle Gold. (PG) Armed Robbery. Scott and George have been kicked off their gold mine in Ghana and need to buy a new claim to keep their mining dreams alive. dual Survival. (PG) American digger. (PG) Property Wars. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) American digger. (PG) Property Wars. (PG) Nightmare Next door. (M) disappeared. (M) Auction Kings. (PG)

MONdAy 6.00 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.30 5.30

Auction Hunters. (PG) dirty Jobs. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) deadliest Catch. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Nightmare Next door. (M) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Crimes That Shook The World. (M) disappeared. (M) American digger. (PG) Property Wars. (PG) Outlaw Empires. (M) deadliest Catch. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG)

of Praise 11.35 Quick Study 12.00 Movie: Fireproof 2.00 Everyone Deserves Love 2.30 Precious Memories 3.00 Hour of Power 4.00 In Touch 5.00 Living Truth 6.00 Running With Fire 6.30 Kiwis Can Fly 7.00 Nzone Focus 7.30 Songs of Praise 8.05 Precious Memories 8.30 David Jeremiah 9.30 Movie: Fireproof 11.30 Everyone Deserves Love 12.00 Hour of Power 1.00 Nzone Focus 1.30 Songs of Praise 2.05 Precious Memories 2.30 David Jeremiah 3.30 Kiwis Can Fly 4.00 Connection Point 4.30 Skate Bible 5.30 Quick Study

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JOBS

To advertise here call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Dairy Stock Feed Sales Representative – Canterbury Based Dairy Business Centre (NZ) Limited is a successful Ashburton based company providing ruminant nutrition and agri-business consultancy services to clients throughout New Zealand, as well as supplying quality dairy feed products to our rapidly expanding South Island client base.

As the leading innovators in New Zealand dairy nutrition, we are entering an exciting new growth phase that requires us to seek a highly motivated sales representative, demonstrating proven sales ability, to join our existing sales team.

Mark Love

excavation contractor – Rakaia

Registered Nurse – District Nursing Fixed Term, Part-time Vacancy 76224. Closing 19/05/13

The primary focus of this role is to develop our Canterbury and West Coast stock feed customer base through the use of pro-active marketing skills, while promoting the company’s unique and proven philosophy on dairy cow nutrition.

The District Nursing Team at Ashburton Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join the team.

Working in conjunction with our experienced Ruminant Nutrition Consultants, you will enable clients to achieve optimum production and maximise their return on investment through a combination of sound nutritional advice, utilisation of our proven MilkMaP™ Dairy Solution Software and the feeding of high quality stock feed products.

This part-time, fixed term District Nursing position will give you a taste of nursing in this service and provide an excellent platform for future community roles. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!

Apply online, or to find out more information, please contact Charlotte Burtt, Recruitment Specialist – Nursing, phone (03) 378 6580, email charlotte.burtt@cdhb.health.nz

The key responsibilities of this position include: • Developing new customer relationships in order to capitalise on dairy industry growth within the target regions; • Ensuring both new and existing customers experience total satisfaction with our products and service; • Achieving continual delivery of sales targets through pro-active account development and a strong marketing approach; • Promotion of the company at industry related events and trade shows.

On offer is an attractive remuneration package, to be based on the successful applicant’s skills and experience, together with the opportunity to receive industry training and ongoing career development.

Applications for this position close Friday 17th May 2013. If you are interested in working for an established company who values their staff and is committed to the dairy industry please forward your CV, together with a covering letter, to:

Dairy Business Centre (NZ) Limited Attention: Human Resources PO Box 29 Ashburton 7740 Phone: 03 308 0094 or

The position is full time with a minimum of 30 hours per week, plus occasional rostered weekend clinic work.

A self-motivated, energetic person is required to manage the accounting and office procedures while helping to grow the business.

This part-time position is varied and challenging, with flexible hours and the opportunity to grow the role in your desired direction.

Possibility of full-time in the future.

Must have experience with account reconciliations and strong analytical and reporting skills.

If this sounds like what you are looking for please call Lisa at Personnel Placements today or email your application to lisa@personnelplacements.co.nz

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

Junior/Intermediate Dairy Farm Position • 750 cows • 6 on, 2 off roster • 50 bail rotary with automatic cup removers • 3 bedroom house with log burner and heat pump • Good team environment • Located in Dorie • Experience preferred but not essential as on farm training will be provided

Enquiries to Dave McKimmie on 03 302 0095 or send CV to rossshiredairies@gmail.com

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now SUZANNA MACILQUHAM

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Please email your CV and covering letter by Thursday 16 May to kaye@sealyst.co.nz, or post to: Practice Manager Sealy Street Medical Practice P O Box 87 Ashburton 7740

Full time permanent position, immediate start If this sounds like you phone

Mark on 03 302 7428 or 027 433 2261

We currently have the following position available at our Fairton plant located 10 minutes drive from Ashburton.

Boiler Operator

• professionalism and discretion • high standard of presentation • excellent communication skills • ability to cope well under pressure • ability to multi-task • good sense of humour

Committed to the development and sustainability of dairying within New Zealand

Financial Controller/Office Manager position at Tricroft Properties, a growing property management and development company.

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We are a patient-centred general practice in the township of Ashburton looking for a receptionist to join our friendly professional team. As the first point of contact for our patients you will need to have the following attributes:

Email: hr@dairybusiness.co.nz

Experience in grader, loader, excavating, screening operation an advantage.

Talley’s is a successful and well known brand, operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products.

Medical Receptionist

You will also be proficient with a computer and have good knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes.

Training on our practice management software programme, MedTech 32, will be provided.

Financial Controller/ Office Manager

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SEALY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

We are seeking to employ a Boiler Operator for our 14mW Coal Fired Boiler.

You will hold a 'Level 2 National Certificate Boiler Operation' and have experience in the operation of boilers and associated equipment.

The Fresh Name in the Freezer

Candidates should possess: • A good knowledge of the dairy or stock feed industry either through study or equivalent practical experience; • Proven sales experience, preferably within the agricultural sector; • An outgoing personality with the confidence to undertake cold calls; • Motivation, a good work ethic and a strong desire to achieve sales targets; • Effective communication skills at all levels; • The willingness and passion to commit to helping grow an already successful business in a dynamic and expanding industry.

General Machine Operator Required

Other duties include preventative maintenance tasks for other items of the services plant.

Experience with Refrigeration and Waste Water Systems would be beneficial.

If this position interests you, please forward your CV to The Engineering Manager, PO Box 244, Ashburton or email to tim.mann@ash.talleys.co.nz

www.talleys.co.nz

Truck Driver Required Truck Driver We require a truck driver toRequired start immediately in our busy contracting team.

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Must havecontracting Class 5 License our busy team. and confidence to operate other machinery such as telehandler Must have Class 5 License and confidence to loaders.

Contractors Required Nichols (NZ) Limited, a major player in the casualty stock industry requires contractors to collect and skin slink lambs and calves for the 2013 season.

Applicants should have a suitable vehicle

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JOBS

To advertise here call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Talley’s is a successful and well known brand, operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products. We currently have the following position at our Fairton Plant located 10 minutes drive from Ashburton.

Scheme Operator/ Raceman

Quality Control Assistant

Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Limited is a water supply management company receiving its allocation of water from the Rangitata Diversion Race Management Limited and distributing its water to its shareholder members who collectively farm 30,000 hectares.

Due to an internal transfer a position has become available within our QA team. This role is a vital link within our process and requires someone that can work individually and/or as part of a dynamic team. The role is shift work between 45 – 60 hours per week.

The company has recently received shareholder approval to undertake a significant scheme upgrade replacing the majority of existing open supply races with gravity pressurised pipelines.

Due to the increased workload a new position of Scheme Operator/Raceman is available. The successful applicant will become part of the team organising and delivering water to Farmer Shareholders but will also be actively involved in the scheme upgrade project, farmer liaison and commissioning of the new system. Operational training through the construction phase will provide the experience required to become proficient in scheme operations.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to become a part of one of the fastest growing businesses in New Zealand. We have produced high quality vegetables for over 15 years. www.talleys.co.nz You should possess the following attributes: • extensive food industry experience • excellent communication skills • analytically minded • be able to make technical decision in a fast paced environment • pro-active and motivated • team player • basic computer skills • experience in calibrations • experience in microbiology and sampling • sound knowledge of quality systems: including HACCP based FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM.

Rostered weekend work will be required during the irrigation season. The role will require residence in the Ashburton/ Methven area.

Skills and experience • Must have a positive, practical attitude and excellent communication skills.

• An understanding of the agricultural environment an advantage.

• Basic computer and numeracy skills will be essential.

Benefits

The Fresh Name in the Freezer

If this position interests you, please forward your CV to: Recruitment, PO Box 244, Ashburton or email recruitment@ash.talleys.co.nz

• The company offers attractive remuneration, a great team environment and an exciting future within a rapidly developing industry.

Note for non-residents: Only applicants that are legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered for the advertised position.

A job description and application form are available on request or on our website; www.alil.co.nz. Applications close on Monday, May 20, 2013, should include a C.V. and covering letter, and are to be submitted for the attention of: Jess Dargue Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Limited P.O. Box 278 Ashburton 7740 Phone: (03) 3078382 Cell: 027 2222500 E-mail: jess@alil.co.nz

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Cancellation of adverts booked with media will incur a media cancellation fee of $50.

your contact:

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If you think you are the person we are looking for to fill this position, we would like to meet with you.

Email: hr.ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to: Human Resources, Mitre 10 MEGA PO Box 35, Ashburton 7740

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

We require you to have: ■ arable and agchem experience ■ strong organisational skills ■ proficiency with computers ■ high level of commitment, energy and flexibility Telephone enquiries to: Henry Ross 027 248 8068

Visit our website www.crt.co.nz to download the position description and application form which must be completed and sent with your CV and covering letter quoting reference TFOA513 to the below address or email to vacancy@crt.co.nz Corporate Support Manager Farmlands Co-operative Society Ltd Private Bag 1968 Dunedin Applications close Friday 24th May 2013

Want to sell your car?

Call the Guardian on 307 7900 to see how

CLeaner wanTed Monday to Friday work.

Applicants must: · Be reliable and honest · Pass a police clearance · Deliver quality service Phone 03 975 8783 or Giblin 021 136 2196

Wanted the right person for the job

0800 278 583 www.crt.co.nz

Dairy Runoff Farm Assistant Person required on 210 ha. runoff at Lauriston.

Permanent position.

Applicants must be capable with machinery and competent at handling stock.

Some dairy experience an advantage but not essential.

Top quality single accommodation available.

Reply with CV and 2 references

by May 17 to

$25 $50 $75

In return we offer a pleasant working environment and generous staff buying privileges and job security.

All applicants remain confidential and close on Friday, May 17, 2013

CRT Farmlands is owned by New Zealand farmers to improve their profitability, and supplies more than 54,000 shareholder businesses nationwide.

In this position covering the mid-Canterbury area you are the first point of contact with our shareholders and will be responsible for: ■ providing existing and potential shareholders with professional, helpful and accurate assistance on all CRT Farmlands products and services ■ providing technical sales, services and advice on a wide range of agricultural activities in particular agchem, grain & seed and general merchandise

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Technical Field Officer - Arable Ashburton

Tinwald Commercial Services Ltd

lethamfarms@gmail.com

Cafe Macaroon Front of house needed Full time or Two part timers SKILLS NEEDED Barista Cash handling Waitressing Honest and reliable If this sounds like you please contact: Sue Moorren Manager Phone 03 303 7641 or Email jsmoo@xtra.co.nz

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now

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03 307 7975 03 307 7981 ashleigh.f@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, 161 Burnett Street Ashburton www.guardianonline.co.nz

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Classifieds

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, May 11, 2013

TRADES & SERVICES

Call in and talk to the people that know

We have international . . .

SUES PICK

· Carpenters · Painters · Interior Plasterers · Solid Plasterers · Concrete Workers

of the week

MONTHLY BIRTHDAY PRIZES TO BE WON!

“Locally owned & operated family business for 60 years”

Full range of engineering supplies and accessories for all your repairs and maintenance. Kerrick hot & cold waterblasters & industrial vacuum cleaners. Esseti welders & accessories.

Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment.

Available for work NOW Contact: Alan Dyer for more information 027 274 3290

BEARINGS, SEALS & GREASE GUNS ASHBURTON

DAILY DIARY

For Everything Electrical

SATURDAY MAY 11 9.30am - 12.30pm. ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open today. Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

10.00am - 12.00pm. ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road. Tinwald.

10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm. MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. 14km road race. Register from 1pm. Fords Road, near the sale yards.

7.30pm. ASHBURTON MUSICAL CLUB. Autumn Concert, Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

Call in and see the team for all your bearing, seal and winter maintenance requirements.

Providing Mid Canterbury 60 years of expertise and mechanical support.

TRADES & SERVICES

Looking for a builder with a little more experience?

4 Housing 4 Commercial 4 Farm Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote.

SUNDAY MAY 12 8.30am. ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Double Hill, new members welcome. Phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Court House, Baring Square West.

8.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHRUCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am. HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass.

Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am. ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship for Mothers Day, all welcome. 65 Oxford St. 9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service lead by Rona Russell. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am. METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship with Rev Tevita Tauralele. Baring Square Methodist Church lounge.

10.00am. HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, Mass.

Sealy Street.

10.00am. ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

10.00am. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown. cnr Havelock and Park streets.

10.00am. ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street.

10.30am. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. now at 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic Aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

5.00pm. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Taize Service, Park Street.

7.00pm. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. now at 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

7.00pm. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service in the Sinclair Centre with Rev David Brown. Park Street.

MONDAY MAY 13 9.00am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

9.30am - 10.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.30am - 11.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Men’s exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Seafield Road.

1.15pm. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - counting, all welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street.

6.00pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm. CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre in the Parish centre, Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

7.30pm. TINWALD INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. Bowlers welcome. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

Competitive professional service guaranteed

Phone 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258 PH 308 9008 www.electraserve.co.nz

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ashburton Writers’ Group Paper Plus Short Story / Poetry Competition For age groups 10 years and under, and, 11-13 years.

Prizes are book vouchers.

Entry is for residents of the Mid Canterbury area.

WANTED

WANTED

$ CASH PAID $ $ $ $ FOR SCRAP $ BUYERS OF ALL METALS Copper, Brass, Aluminium etc.

Mid-Canterbury Metal Recycling Licensed Buyer Dealer

10A McGregor Lane, Riverside Estate (Off McNally Street)

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SITUATIONS WANTED

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Phone 308-8959 or 027-228-1467 anytime

Or email: raejohn@xtra.co.nz

ANDREWS and Bevan seed dressing machine.

Seed riddles and cylinders.

Anything considered. Ph 027 366 5777.

TRANSPORT required, Mon-Fri, Ashburton to Dunsandel return. Willing to share costs. Please phone Brent 027 499 4028.

SUZANNA MACILQUHAM

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL FAX EML ADR WEB

021 272 2399 03 307 7973 03 307 7981

Or call at the: Ashburton I Site Visitor Centre.

Entries close: Friday, July 12, 2013.

With the assistance of the Creative Communities Scheme, Ashburton and Ashburton Paper Plus.

TRADES & SERVICES

WANTED – 30-32 inch flat screen HD TV to use with playstation. Does not have to FOR: Welding – Mig, Arc, be digital. Phone 03 302 Mild steel fabrication.

8257.

Sandblasting. Competitive WANTED - used Ford, Rates – Quality assured.

Belarus and Massey Phone Kurt at Action Ferguson tractors in any Sandblasting Ltd. 027-332condition.

Freephone 4549 or 308-4226 0800-888-343.

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now

MOB

Entry forms and conditions of entry are available from schools, or by sending a stamped, addressed envelope to: Rae Magson, 41 Queens Drive, Ashburton 7700

suzanna.m@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, 161 Burnett Street Ashburton www.guardianonline.co.nz

TRADES & SERVICES HOUSE cleaner available now. Amazing cleaning work by non smoking female.

Please phone Jacqui on 021125-2430 or 307-2640.

ROOFING - for all your roofing requirements, new roofs, reroofing, commercial, insurance claims, repairs.

Licensed building practitioner, Wiki, Vision HOME handyman available. Roofing, phone 027-476Minor repairs, painting etc. 0203.

Ph 027-677-1952.

SITUATIONS WANTED PLUMBER / DRAINLAYER Log fire installations, bathroom and kitchen renovations, plumbing repairs, hot water cylinder replacements. Peter Young reg. Plumber and Drainlayer phone 03 307 7582 or 027 280 0889.

PART TIME reception/ admin/office work wanted by a warm, friendly, well presented female. 28 years of experience and excellent references. Phone Susan 027 501 0166.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Classifieds MEETINGS & EVENTS

PLANTS & PRODUCE

Professional

Rooms Required Wanted to share office space for Physiotherapist to operate from.

One small office required with associated reception area.

Contact: Paul Annear 027 220 4416 pannear@xtra.co.nz

Braeburn Apples .99ckg N.Z Kiwifruit or Bosc Pears 1kg Cauliflower Silverbeet N.Z Mandarins (Easypeel)

$1.49bag $1.99ea $1.29ea $3.99kg

Specials available from 07-05/14-05

Guardian Classifieds

OPEN 7 DAYS The Green Grocer

Phone 307 7900

Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

Fresh Fruit & Vege

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF MEETINGS

Barneswood Farm Race Day Tuesday May 14 First race 12.24pm Seven Race Programme Free entry and race card.

Great facilities with a fine selection of food and refreshments available.

Guardian Classifieds

Ashburton Motorcycle Club will be celebrating there

100th year in 2015

Phone 307 7900

Anyone with any information, photos, trophies or history on the club or know the where abouts of the clubs leather bound photo album.

Please contact Alasdair Cleland 03-308-9918 B/H 03-308-9372 A/H alasdair@cm.net.nz

RURAL TRADING POST

Having a garage sale? Call the Guardian 307 7900 for all your classified requirements.

MAY 2013 Further to the May meetings advertised on 27 April some changes have been made.

This is the updated complete list: Monday 13 May Hearing of Annual Plan submissions 10.00am Matthew Fraser House, 5 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside, Christchurch Tuesday 14 May Council meeting to consider Annual Plan submissions 9.30am, Matthew Fraser House, 5 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside, Christchurch Tuesday 14 May Regional Water Management Committee 3.00pm, Wigram Manor, 14 Henry Wigram Drive Christchurch Thursday 16 May Council meeting 10.00am, Matthew Fraser House, 5 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside, Christchurch Thursday 23 May Council meeting 10.00am, Matthew Fraser House, 5 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside, Christchurch

Learn more about cardiovascular disease (CVD) and living a heart healthy lifestyle.

When Tuesday 14 May 2013 7.00pm – 8.30pm Where Sinclair Community Centre, 74 Park Street Ashburton Speakers Anne Trappitt Regional Manager, Heart Foundation Hannah Stocker Cardiac Nurse, Ashburton Hospital Dr Mick Tarry Sealy St Medical Centre

REAL ESTATE

Sick of renting?

Try rent to buy!

New three bedroom home, Chertsey from $350p/w.

TAP phone 0800 000 087.

The Performance, Audit & Risk Committee meeting scheduled for 30 May has been cancelled.

REGULATION HEARING COMMITTEE In addition to the above meetings, the Regulation Hearing Committee is scheduled to meet weekly.

Meetings will be held on either Thursday or Friday as required.

To confirm venue and start times for these meetings please check online at the link described below or contact Customer Services on (03) 353-9007 (calling from Christchurch) or calling from any other areas: 0800 324 636 (0800 EC INFO) Agendas will be available online at http://www.ecan.govt. nz/news-and-notices/minutes/Pages/default.aspx at least two days prior to each meeting.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the above meetings, and copies of the agendas will be made available at the meetings.

Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

RURAL TRADING POST

BARLEY/WHEAT/STRAW, CAT D8 and 40 tonne square bales, 4x3x7, 2012 excavator for hire. Phone harvest.

Good quality, 027-474-5243. covered, Offers - must sell.

Baleage also, only suitable for cattle or dry stock.

MOTORING Ashburton ph 027-476-6871 or 303-7476.

MEADOW hay, med square x60. Lucerne hay - third cut, med square x 105. Lucerne hay, fourth cut, rounds x 70.

All made in good, dry weather. Gordon Monk, ph 027-222-2502 or 308-5834.

Heart Health Seminar

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

MEETINGS & EVENTS HINDS Y.F.C. Annual Ploughing Match At Ian and Christine Lowes farm.

Swamp Road Sunday, June 2 10.30am start Entries to: N Ross 302 6055 R Smith 302 6648 ASAP All welcome.

NOTICE OF AGM

MEETINGS & EVENTS

Ealing Library Hall Society

A.G.M. May 26, 2013 7.30pm At the Hall.

The Annual General Meeting of the Jennian Homes Ashburton Swim Team will be held on Sunday, June 9, 2013 at the Ashburton Domain Pavilion, Walnut Ave, Ashburton, commencing at 1.00pm The A.G.M of the Ashburton Borough Sports Club is being held at 7 pm May 21, 2013 in the School Staffroom.

New members very welcome.

The next meeting of the Ashburton Trust Board will be held in the Head Office Boardroom Level 1, Somerset House, Cnr East + Burnett Streets, Ashburton on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 4:30pm

Giles Beal Chief Executive

LIVESTOCK & PETS BUYER of unwanted animals.

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

LET OR LEASE SICK of renting? Try rent to buy! New three bedroom home, Chertsey from $350p/w.

TAP phone 0800 000 087.

HIRE FUNCTION/party equipment available for hire. Marquees, tables, chairs, glasses, cutlery, cooking equipment, heaters and more.

See U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street.

Open Mon-Fri 7.30am5.30pm; Sat 7.30am-5pm; Sunday 8am- 12.30pm. Ph 308-8061 A/H: 308-7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village..

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Mid Canterbury Aero Club incorporated will be held at the Clubrooms, Ashburton Airport, at 8.30 pm, May 30, 2013 For the purpose of: • Calling for apologies • The reading and confirmation of the minutes of the 28th AGM • Matters arising from these minutes • Receiving the Presidents annual report • Receiving the annual Financial Statements and Balance sheet • The election of Executive Members • The election of a Patron • Any special business arising out of receipt by the Secretary of any notice of motion • General Business Notice of motion Notices of motion must be received by the Secretary, PO Box 173, Ashburton 7740, no later than 5 pm on Wenesday, May 29, 2013.

Nominations of candidates for the executive of the Mid Canterbury Aero Club incorporated Nominations for canditates for the Executive are hereby called. Nominations close on Wednesday, May 29 and should be addressed to: The Secretary, PO Box 173 Ashburton 7740 All nominations must be signed by two persons and the nominee.

All must be financial members of MCAC.

Guardian Classifieds

Phone 307 7900

Classifieds

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, May 11, 2013

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

Coal For Sale

landscape supplies

· 40 kg bag

$20.00 plus gst

· 1 tn in bulk bag

$250.00 plus gst

· Pick up trailer load

$200.00 per tn plus gst

· Free delivery in Methven or Ashburton township

Available from Philip Wareing Ltd Line Rd Methven Phone 3028616

Guardian Classifieds

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302

4 / 46 Peter Street Two Bedrooms Web ID AS506 $280 per week

We would like to sincerely thank all of our clients for their custom, and suppliers and sub-contractors for their services over the last 30 years.

ENTERTAINMENT

All Welcome You can be stable in unstable days.

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Birthday Greetings $15 for 7 days

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Joel Moffett Happy 5th birthday Loads of love Mum, Dad, Isla, Luke and Coco. XX

Riley Husband Happy 3rd Birthday Buddy Lots of Hugs and Kisses Mum, Dad and Holly. xoxoxo

Riley Husband 3 Years Old Happy Birthday Lots of Love from Granny and Grandad Alex Bateman Happy 9th Birthday Alex, Yay 9 today.

Lots of Love Mum, Dad, Nana and Grandad, Kobe and Macy.

Heart to God And Hand to Man Celebration Service and Children’s Programme

Dale Burgess Happy 7th Birthday on Sunday Dale, Love from Mum, Dad, Adele and Slinky Malinky Birthday Birthday Greetings Greetings are are free free for for those those aged aged 12 12 and and under under only. only. Free Free birthday birthday greetings greetings must must be be received received at at least least two two working working days days before before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on on the the day day requested. requested. Photos Photos will will be be available available at at our our ground ground floor floor office for for collection collection after after notice notice has has appeared appeared in in the the paper. paper. office

Guardian Classifieds

Phone 307 7900 GARAGE SALES GARAGE Sale. Saturday.

Cox Street. Baking, produce, treasure trove. Something for everyone. Sign out at 9am.

Enquiries Phone 308-8699

10.00am You’re very welcome!

Cnr Cass & Cameron St 308 7610 - 308 7062

131 Thomson Street (Tinwald School Hall) Sunday Morning 10.30am Sunday Evening 7pm Wednesday night Bible Study, 15 Cross Street 7pm

We hope to see you this Sunday!

For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove 308 4695

GRAZING

Bradley Phillips Happy 12th Birthday Darling Lots of Love Mum, Dad and Chloe

10.30am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome

FLOAT hire - single, double and tandem. Reasonable rates. Morrison’s Saddlery & Feed. Phone 308-3422 anytime.

GRAZING wanted short or long term, for heifer calves, bull calves, yearling heifers or winter dairy cows.

Contact: John 027 227 6075.

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts, Phone 308 5409 Website www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am Morning Service

Speaker: Howard Mahere LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church) Creche Available Refreshments to follow.

6.00pm House of Prayer YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE VERY WELCOME

Braided Rivers

Enjoy the hottest act on Burnett Street while we cool you down with one of our delecatble drinks.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287

FOR SALE FIREWOOD - dry old man ADULT ENTERTAINMENT pine, 4 and 6 metre loads.

Phone 027-465-2122.

ASIAN new to town. Busty Long hair, curvy 3 36DD. FIREWOOD dry pine. 3.6m body, sexy and friendly.

- $190. 027-371-8880.

Phone Jessie 022 324 8167.

32 Church Street Two Bedrooms + Sleep out Web ID AS509 $310 per week 76B Aitken Street Three Bedrooms Web ID AS511 $350 per week 74 Melcombe Street Three Bedrooms Web ID AS510 $330 per week

References required

Alana 0274 736 825 Michelle 027 77 66 497

Better in Blue

Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ The Seven Irish Tenors 15th May, Theatre Royal, Timaru. ◊ Disney On Ice 26th May, CBS Arena, Chch ◊ The Glen Miller Orchestra 22nd June, CBS Arena, Chch

For bookings phone

308 7646

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

ATTRACTIVE and busty. No PROPERTY INVESTORS texting. Everyday. No W’s. Distance yourself from tenant Phone Zoe 021-023-39-259. and management problems.

Have your property managed FRISKY FILLIES. We would independently, professionally like to welcome, "Daizy" to and cost effectively. Property our team of lovely ladies, management is our sole focus Busty, blonde, blue eyed 24/7. Call B&N Properties goddess. Starts Saturday. Ltd now, phone 021-160Phone 021 565 126.

4565. www.bnproperties.co.nz

WANTED: grazing for 700 SCOOTER’S - new and ACCOMMODATION, ewe hoggets. Phone Martin secondhand three and four RENTAL wheel electric scooters and 027-434-7342. wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric NEED a GOOD TENANT? Mobility Ashburton today. For one week’s rent, have FOR SALE one of our Property Phone 308-3602.

Managers organise and arrange for you one of our vetted tenants that has been EDUCATION DOUBLE glazed window, screened through our bronze, 2350 long, 1710 comprehensive 5 Security high, $200. Phone 027 295 Check system for your peace 5430.

VEGETABLE Production of mind and security. It’s Horticulture Training - why more people are DRY wood, 3.7 cubic metre includes organics, choosing McGregor Property $150. Phone Jason on composting, soil, crop Management! Taking your 022-071-4571. production, plant nutrition, no-obligation enquiry now pest and disease www.mcgregorrealestate.co.

Supplement nz/property-management/ FIREWOOD - dry old man management. pine Oragon mix $200. Dry your income, change your rentals@mcgregorrealestate.

Other course co.nz or 308 6173 and ask for bluegum $250 per 3.6 cube lifestyle. available. our rental dept. metres. Split and delivered. options Limited numbers. Phone www.agribusiness.ac.nz McGregor Real-Estate Phone 03-308-7870.

Tim Boyd 03 303 6280.

LREA-2008-MREINZ

2 / 21 Creek Road Two Bedrooms Fully Furnished Web ID AS508 $320 per week

20C Aitken Street Three Bedrooms Web ID AS512 $350 per week

cnr burnett & cass sts ashburton ph 03 307 2541 www.braidedrivers.co.nz

0800 ASHBURTON

ALLENTON Scouts - Fundraising for Jamboree in Feilding, December '13.

Green blue gum $150 for 3 3m , free delivery in Ashburton township. Crushed sheep WANTED grazing for 1500 manure $20 for 25kg bag. merino wether lambs, num- Please phone Rebecca 308 bers to suit. Contact Philip 5738/027 555 1455 or Lisa Wareing 027 433 4897.

308 2395.

LIVE BAND!

Tonight 8.30pm- Late

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

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Cake Tin Hire

20 novelty shapes

AKAROA - Spacious holiday home with great views.

Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, heatpump, flat section with boat parking.

Close to shops. Phone 302 8028.

Murray and Dick have decided to retire therefore Hansen & McFarlane Builders will be closing down at the end of May 2013.

10am Every Sunday

Phone 307 7900

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

Hansen & McFarlane Builders Ltd.

AVAILABLE rEntALs

Registered Master Builders

Jubilee Christian Fellowship

Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

BUSINESS NOTICES

Church Services

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RENTAL TROUBLE? 4 Property Managers, 5 Security Checks, 3 Management Options, Emailed Account Statements, Owner Login, Zero Tolerance Rent Arrears, Mediation and Tenancy Act Compliant. It’s why more people are choosing McGregor Property Management! Taking your no-obligation enquiry now www.mcgregorrealestate.co. nz/property-management/ rentals@mcgregorrealestate. co.nz or 308 6173 and ask for our rental dept.

McGregor Real-Estate LREA-2008-MREINZ. WANTED: house with two five acres for family of four, with good references. Please phone 027-653-2583.

Rentals ¾ 95 Walker Street - $380, 3 bedrooms, 2 living areas, deck & pool area, logburner.

CONTACT: Donna Brown 027 778 8952 and 307 9195 ¾ 6 Mitchell Place - $420, 4 bedrooms ¾ 93 Creek Road - $280, 2-3 bedrooms ¾ 38 Clark Street - $370, 4 bedrooms ¾ 83c Alford Forest Road - $260, 2 bedrooms ¾ 18 Normanby Street - $270, 3 bedrooms

CONTACT: Sonia Booth 027 778 8951 and 307 9194 Property Brokers Website www.propertybrokers.co.nz Please see our TradeMe listings Property Brokers Hastings McLeod Limited Licensed Under the REAA 2008

Guardian Classifieds phone 307 7900

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, May 11, 2013

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, May 11, 2013

Weekend Services

Medical ServiceS

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your community Services card.

Emergency phone until 8am Monday - 0800 700 155.

- Weekend duty medical practice till 8am Monday: Moore Street Medical Centre, 254 Moore Street, Ashburton.

Surgery times 10am-12 noon & 6pm-7pm Phone: 03 308 3066 no appt necessary

EMERGENCY DENTIST

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

PHARMACIES

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

INFORMATION CENTRES

aSHBUrTon - Sat 10am until 2pm.

Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm.

Phone 308-1050. meTHVen -Saturday and Sunday 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

LIFELINE -

Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

coMMunity ServiceS ART GALLERY

Phone 308 1133. Baring Square East, Ashburton.

Sat & Sun: 10.00am - 4.00pm Closed Public Holidays.

BUS DEPARTURES

Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSeS - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Saturday: 10:00am-1:00pm Sunday 1:00pm -4:00pm

aniMal ServiceS

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Helpline ServiceS

Netherby Pharmacy, Chalmers Avenue.

Saturday Open from: 10am - 12 noon.

Sunday open from: 10.30am - 12 noon.

Evenings: 6pm - 7pm Sat and Sun.

WEEKEND HOURS: Hours: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

aSHBUrTon mail cenTre FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP - 24 hrPoST deliVery cenTreS Freephone 0800 VicTim (0800 842 846) Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm Direct dials to a volunteer.

Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm ashburton office - 307 8409 week-days, Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm message. aSHBUrTon’S STreeT receiVerS ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days.

coldSTream HoUSe — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. cameron coUrTS — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

PrinceS coUrT — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

For weekend Doctor and Emergency details please phone: Rakaia Medical Centre 03 303 5002 Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service.

Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners

COMMUNITY POOL

Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

SAFE CARE - 24 hr rape and Sexual assault crisis Support.

Ph: 03 364 8791

ASHBURTON REST HOMES:

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA -

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

MENTAL HEALTH -

aSHBUrTon HoSPiTal general WardS - (Medical and Surgical): DAILY, 2.00pm - 4.00pm 6.00pm - 7.30pm Children must be accompanied by an adult. cHalmerS Ward (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. maTerniTy Ward DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

-Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

TUarangi Home (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous. org.nz for more information.

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Baring Square East, Ashburton. Ph 308 3167 Saturday-Sunday 1.00pm - 4.00pm Closed Statutory Holidays.

Group Bookings by arrangement

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

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WeeKend emergency PHone nUmBer: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER

Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS canTerBUry VeTS - Ph 03 307 0686 , 363 West Street, Ashburton Saturday clinic: 9am-12 noon.

Emergencies: Catherine Hughes. aSHBUrTon VeTS Ph 027 683 8111, 149 Cameron Street Ashburton: The duty vet for emergencies this weekend is: Jo Hallenstein.

Full emergency service all weekend. care VeTS - Ph 03 308 2327, 246 Tancred Street, Saturday clinic: 10am - 2pm.

Emergencies: Robert Muir VeTliFe aSHBUrTon - Phone 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic 9am-12 noon Emergencies: Lge: Jane Sykes.

Sml: Ciprian Verdes VeT enT riVerSide - Phone 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton.

NO Saturday clinic due to Street Sprints.

Emergencies: Lge: Phil Stoakes.

Sml: Refer to CareVets.

24-hour emergency service

Bringing a new show home to Ashburton To find out more about our upcoming show home or talk about our extensive range of plans made for all budgets, call me today!

Phone Angela on 03 308 7052 or 027 447 0697 | www.gjgardner.co.nz Guardian Weekend Weather

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30 to 59 60 plus

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9 noon 3

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10:33

4:53

11:03

5:09

11:16

12:01

6:20

The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 7:36 am Set 5:22 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 8:26 am Set 6:07 pm

First quarter 18 May 4:36 pm ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 7:37 am Set 5:20 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 9:19 am Set 6:52 pm

Full moon 25 May 4:27 pm www.ofu.co.nz

Good fishing Rise 10:08 am Set 7:41 pm

Last quarter 1 Jun

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

7:00 am

cumecs 137.5 7.74 9.59 60.4

Canterbury Readings to 4pm yesterday Temperatures °C

Rainfall mm

nc

Wind km/h

max

min grass 16 hour May 2013 min to date to date

10.2

5.7

5.0

3.8

67.6 296.6

S 61

Christchurch Airport 12.4

7.3

6.0

0.8

29.0 165.6

S 61

Timaru Airport

5.8

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0.6

9.8 164.4

S 59

Ashburton Airport Average Average Average

MONDAY

MONDAY

14.4 14.3

11.2 13.9

3.6 3.7 2.6

0.9

1.1

20

240

17

208

11

178

max gust

Fine apart from areas of evening cloud.

Light winds at low levels, westerly breezes about the tops.

TUESDAY

Cloudy periods, mainly morning and A high pressure system lies over most of New Zealand evening. Light winds inland, northeast until Wednesday. The easterly flow in the north weakens breezes about the coast. tomorrow, and tends northeast during Wednesday as a trough moves east across the Tasman Sea. Meanwhile, WEDNESDAY a disturbed westerly brushes the far south on Monday Long fine spells. Light winds. and Tuesday, and dies away on Wednesday.

Rise 7:39 am Set 5:19 pm Good

Fine weather.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: W developing.

NZ Situation

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 3:15 pm, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

FZL: Above 3000m

Fine apart from evening cloud. Morning frosts. Light winds.

TUESDAY

Source: Environment Canterbury 4:27

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FZL: Rising to 3000m

TOMORROW

TOMORROW

Cloudy periods, mainly morning and evening. Light winds inland, northeast breezes about the coast.

River Levels

2

0

Fine with morning frosts.

Wind at 1000m: S dying out.

Wind at 2000m: S 35 km/h, gusting gale 70 km/h in exposed places overnight.

MAX

Midnight Tonight

NZ Today

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Fine, some cloudy areas and morning frosts in sheltered places. A few showers about Banks Peninsula at first. Southwesterlies dying away in the morning.

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Canterbury High Country

MONDAY: Long fine spells. Northeast breezes.

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Canterbury Plains

TODAY: Becoming fine. Southwesterlies dying out.

TOMORROW: Fine with morning frosts.

Light winds.

CHRISTCHURCH

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METHVEN

Ashburton Forecast

Fine apart from morning cloud. Northwest breezes developing at low levels, westerlies picking up about the tops.

WEDNESDAY Long fine spells. Light winds at low levels, winds about the tops tending northerly and easing.

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