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Dog attack heroes hailed by principals By Sam Morton Two college principals have hailed their reluctant heroes after they intervened in a savage dog attack, risking their own safety to rescue others. The suggestion to put three teenagers forward for a community heroic-based award, comes after their courageous actions in rescuing two young children and an elderly tourist from the serious attack in the Mid Canterbury township. Yesterday, the three heroes, two from Mt Hutt College and one from Ashburton College, wished to remain anonymous, despite their courageous efforts being the talk of the district at both colleges. The attack took place about 5.30pm on Friday, when an eight-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister were bitten and dragged by the dogs near the Garden of Harmony on South Belt. In the savage attack, one of the dogs dragged the boy along the grass by his shoulder and both dogs bit the back of the girl’s neck and head, after she fell to the ground trying to help her brother. The three teenagers, who happened to be driving by at the time, saw the attack unfold and immediately stopped to help. As the teenagers jumped in to intervene, one was bitten on the back of his leg as the trio managed to get the children into
their car, before driving them home to their parents. Just minutes later, the group returned in their car and saw a tourist looking panicked on his cell phone. He told the teenagers his 67-year-old wife had been savagely attacked on Wayne Place, receiving a tear to her elbow, puncture marks to her arm and hip, a large cut to the back of her neck and a puncture wound to her foot. She required 25 stitches.
Mt Hutt College principal John Schreurs told the Guardian the teenagers were still coming to grips with the situation, reflecting on the “traumatic” incident. He spoke of his pride for the senior students and said the act of bravery could well be identified at a higher level in the future – as a gesture of recognition. “What these students have done is incredible. I think the students are now coming to terms with what it is they have actually done and going
through the what ifs. What if we weren’t there? And what if the dog had turned on us more aggressively? ... Those sort of afterthoughts. “This isn’t the first time we have seen our senior students stepping up and doing the right thing and we are certainly very proud of their efforts. They’ve certainly shown they can take leadership and responsibility when the situation arises,” Mr Schreurs said. Since the incident, the two dogs have been signed over to dog control and destroyed. After helping the man inform emergency services of their whereabouts, the teenagers saw the dogs in the vicinity of their nearby home and used their car to block them in to the yard – preventing any further attacks. Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said the actions were instinctive and was confident any student would have stood up to the task in a moment of urgency. “The student doesn’t want to be identified at the moment, but they’ve already had a quiet message from half of the college on both sides. “The result of these three teenagers doing what they did was admirable and managed to keep the two children safe, as well as aiding an elderly woman. It was courageous to say the least,” he said. Ashburton Dog Control and Methven Police are currently investigating the incident.
result of that incident council inspected the property and the owner took additional steps to make it even more secure. “The owner acted responsibly in having the dogs desexed and increasing fence security. Animal control contractors inspected this and were satisfied that the dogs were fully compliant with requirements around menacing dogs. There was a big fence and lots of signage.” On the occasion of Friday night’s attack, it appeared the dogs had been off the section without the owner’s knowledge, Mr Wade said. “The upshot was they were wandering around Methven and they decided to attack five people. They were behaving very aggressively and ultimately a dog control officer was
bitten. “As a result the dogs were secured and taken to the pound, the owner has been interviewed and he voluntarily signed the dogs off to us and they’ll be euthanised today (Monday).” While the council was still investigating the incident, Mr Wade said owners of dogs that attacked could be prosecuted. By definition the border collie–bull mastiff cross was not listed as a menacing or dangerous breed, the pair were large, strong looking dogs, he said. “The key message we have to keep hammering home to dog owners and they really have to get to grips with it, is that whatever dog they own, they’re responsible for everything it does and that starts right from its puppy training.”
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College principal in charge of newly Attack dogs handed formed battalion over and euthanised By Sue Newman The two dogs that savaged five people in Methven on Friday night have been handed over by their owner to the Ashburton District Council and have been destroyed. Council regulatory manager Richard Wade said the dogs were known to the council after a previous incident and had been classified as menacing. “These dogs were definitely on our radar and were classified not long ago after they attacked a salesman who entered the property. The property was well fenced and there were warning signs that dogs were on the property but he ignored those signs,” Mr Wade said. While the man should not have entered the section, as a
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He’s often known as a leader in education circles, but Grant McMillan reached new success in his other passion, the military, during the weekend. The Ashburton College principal, or Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (RNZIR), was awarded the commanding officer’s job in Dunedin on Sunday for a newly amalgamated South Island battalion. “For me, that’s pretty cool. It’s a significant but also really rewarding opportunity,” Mr McMillan, a 30-year serviceman of the military, said. Originally the commanding officer for the Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Battalion, Mr McMillan was handed the colours of the 2/4 Battalion, a newly established combination of the upper South Island’s battalion and the Otago and Southland Battalion.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS IN MEMORIAM BRIGGS, Noel 12-02-2010 This day is remembered And quietly kept No words are needed I will never forget. Nina PROTOS, Nick (Nikos) – Passed away five years ago today. Dearly loved husband of the late Haido (Heather) and much loved father, grandfather and uncle. Sad are the hearts that love you. Sad are the tears that fall, But living our lives without you, Is the hardest part of all. George, Jim and families, and Nicky.
DEATHS DODDS, Brian Stewart – Much loved husband of the late Alison (Campbell). Treasured and respected brother-in-law of Cynthia and Trevor Tindall, uncle of Hamish Tindall, Rachel Jemmett and Andrew Tindall and their families and the Campbell cousins. The Lychway Funeral Directors FDANZ Palmerston North FOSTER, Ross Henry – On February 8, 2013, at Ashburton, suddenly. Aged 57 years. Dearly loved husband of Joy. Much loved father and father in law of Joanne (Jo) and partner James, Shane and Sarah and the late Corey. Loved granddad of Chloe. Messages to P O Box 136, Ashburton 7740. A service for Ross will be held at the Sinclair Centre, Park Street, Ashburton on THURSDAY February 14, commencing at 11.00am. Followed by interment at the Dorie cemetery. Patersons Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton McNELLY, Frances Marie (Marie) (Formerly Hill) – (Formerly of Ashburton) Aged 80 years. Peacefully at Lister Home on Sunday, February 10, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Dearly loved wife of the late Ernest (Mac) McNelly and the late Edwin (Ted) Hill. Dearly loved mum of Margaret and Charles Brooker, Ayumi and Peter Hill, Barrie and Carol Hill, Keith and Brenda McNelly. Dearly loved nana of Rachelle and Glen, Nicky and Paul; Jay; Lance and Michelle; Shane and Ellie; Joel and Sarah, Jasmin and Roger. Loved great nana to Sophie and Maddison; William and Isla; Harriet, and Cameron; and April. In lieu of flowers donations to Lister Home would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service for Marie will be held at Aoraki Funeral Home 11 John Street, Waimate TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, February 13 at 11.30am, followed by interment at the Ashburton Cemetery. Aoraki Funeral Home FDANZ
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‘Hidden’ garden nabs prizes No one was more surprised than Irene Johnstone when she received a phone call telling her she’d won two prizes in this year’s Ashburton Horticultural Society garden competition. The back section she and husband Stephen keep picture perfect in Jordan Avenue, was entered at the 11th hour and that meant a few frantic hours weeding, pruning and collecting leaves. Recognising that not all great gardens are visible from the street, the society decided this year to include a class for back sections. This section is a regular part of garden competitions in many other towns and cities, and society president Dick Bennett said it was introduced here to recognize the great displays in ‘hidden’ gardens. He was delighted by the number of entries, but no more delighted than Mrs Johnstone was to become the section’s inaugural winner. The couple have lived in their Tinwald home for 11 years and say the framework of today’s garden was already in place, with a range of established trees. They’ve done the rest, however, planting box hedges and a big range of flowers, featuring Mrs Johnstone’s favourites, roses. She spends most of her working hours in other people’s gardens and admits she’d suggested to husband Stephen that this year she might stop work and focus on her own garden for the annual competition. She didn’t but they still managed a win. “Most weeks I’d spend a few hours out here but I’ve been so busy it was all a bit of a mad rush really, so this all came as a bit of a surprise. I didn’t even know what we’d won,� she said. The back section gardens were all judged from their point of entry, where the drive and section meet. And for the Johnstones that means the viewer sees a perfect picture of a perfect town garden – lush green lawn, immaculately trimmed box hedges, flowering standard roses along the path and borders filled with flowers and shrubs. Most years Mrs Johnstone keeps weeds at bay with pea straw but says this year she might give the soil a rest and turn it over. And she has other plans in the wind too involving some established gardens that might be reworked and others where gaps
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are likely to see more of her favourite roses planted. And her other favourites, dahlias, might also see more bed room. They’re returning to fashion and she’s delighted. The Jordan Avenue garden is a shared labour of love – Irene tends the flower beds but the lawns and box hedge trimming are strictly Stephen’s domain. “He says I can’t get them straight, so I’m more than happy to leave that work to him,� she said. While they’re newcomers to Ashburton’s garden competition, they
do have history on their side having, several years ago, won a section in Christchurch for their suburb. Category winners: Premier: G. & C. Dowler, 15 Balmoral Place, 1; J. & D. Allison, 70 Leeston Street, 2; M. & R. Bennett, 22 Cambridge Street, 3. Open: A. & D. Giles, 41 Reid Crescent, 1; A. & N. McKenzie, 10 Balmoral Place, 2; D. & B. Danielson, 61 Tucker St, 3. Flats and townhouses: I. & M. Amost, 4 Reid Crescent, 1; D. & G. Hurst, 2 Balmoral Place, 2; S. & B. Cornwall, 1 Connor Place, 3.
New gardens (not previously judged): S. & I. Johnstone, 42 Jordan Avenue, 1; J. & J. Jaine, 14 Ferrier Place, 2; Mrs Wilson, 164 South Street, 3. Back section garden: S. & I. Johnston, 42 Jordan Avenue, 1; J. & J. Jaine, 14 Ferrier Place; A. Johnstone, 17a Turton Street, 3. Native garden planting: P. & E. Smith, 35 Kelvin Crescent, 1; G. & C. Dowler, 15 Balmoral Place, 2; T. Gamblin 23 Bird St, 3. Display of flowers: R. & M. Bennett, 22 Cambridge St, 1; J. & D. Allison, 70 Leeston Street, 2; G. & C. Dowler, 15 Balmoral Place, 3. Best Lawn; A. & N. McKenzie, 10 Balmoral Place. Best special feature: T. Stapleton, 104 Cass Street, hanging baskets, 1. Cul de sacs: Arborlea, Tinwald, 1; Ferrier Place, 2; Hefford Place, 2. Streets and Roads: Catherwood Avenue, 1; Jordan Avenue, 2; Pages Road, 3.
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Weekend report: • A Subaru Forrester was stolen from outside a McMurdo Street house between 10pm on Saturday and 11.30am on Sunday. Ashburton police were advised later that day the owners of the vehicle had found the vehicle dumped on Maronan Road. The vehicle was undamaged. • Three Ashburton women, all unemployed, were arrested and charged with shoplifting on Friday after they were spotted by The Warehouse staff stealing jewellery. The women, in their early 20s, will appear in the Ashburton District Court on Monday. • Ashburton Police stopped three drink-drivers over the weekend, all exceeding the legal limit of 400 micrograms. It is understood the drivers will appear in court later this month.
Cancer treatment can result in some unattractive side-effects, but that does not stop Mid Canterbury women from looking and feeling the best they can. Look Good Feel Better is a free service offered nationwide and was established in Ashburton one year ago. Workshops are held at the town’s Cancer Society rooms three to four times per year. At a workshop last week half a dozen women attended, and received tuition and one-on-one attention from make-up artist and regional Look Good Feel Better co-ordinator Shirleen Oakley, who is based in Christchurch. She said cancer treatment could cause dark spots, lines, eyebrow and hair loss, dark circles under eyes and loss of skin tone. Make-up could be an important tool in making one who was suffering such side-effects to look, and thus feel, good. “Cancer treatment affects you emotionally so giving them some time and some care is good, and it’s about them.� She has been with the charity since it started in 1992. “I get to support women, I get to play with make-up and I get to care for people, it’s very reward-
ing,� Mrs Oakley said. Among the six women who attended last week, was Ashburton grandmother Di Holland. The 67-year-old had to give up her job as a teacher aide last year when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer on November 28. Within a week she had surgery to remove an ovary. “My whole life changed,� she said. Initial symptoms had included urinary frequency and bloating, but she thought she had a urinary tract infection and it was not until some months later, when she started vomiting and lost six kilos in three weeks, that the correct diagnosis was made. Chemotherapy had caused her to lose her hair, but she did not mind wearing a wig, it saved on trips to the hairdresser, and she could take it off while gardening to stop getting dirty hair. She enjoyed the Look Good Feel Better session last week, the first she had been to, as there were other women there going through the same thing as her. She had been given “a time� but she did not let it get her down, and at any rate, she intended to prove doctors wrong. “It’s a journey,� she said. “All these positive people are just an absolute bonus.�
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QUINN, Mary Bernadette On February 10, 2013, at the South Canterbury Hospice; dearly loved wife of the late Alan, much loved mother and mother-in-law of Kathy and Guy, Brian and Sandra, Marie, and Michael, loved nana of Ryan, and Shae; Grace, and Brody; Jordyn, and Ben. R.I.P. A Requiem Mass for Mary will be held at St. Thomas’ Catholic Church, cnr Mountainview and Wai-iti Rds, Timaru on THURSDAY, February 14 at 10.30am, followed by interment at the Temuka Cemetery. Donations to the South Canterbury Hospice would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to: 96 Allens Rd, Ashburton, 7700. Betts Funeral Services FDANZ
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House prices rise 12% in 12 months By Sue Newman Ashburton and Selwyn are leading New Zealand when it comes to increasing house prices over the past 12 months. The average current value for a house sold in the Ashburton District is now inching towards the $300,000 mark, at $293,184. The district’s growth rate of 12 per cent over the past year is just below Selwyn, where prices are rising most rapidly, on 13 per cent growth. Nationally values have risen 6.2 per cent over the past year, but in some parts of the country property values have dropped rather than risen, notably Westland, down 3.7 per cent and Waitaki, 1 per cent. Over the past three months, property values have risen in Ashburton by 1.8 per cent. Ashburton’s average sale price is now 4.6 per cent above the level set when the real estate market last ran red hot in 2007. Many parts of New Zealand still lag well behind that benchmark, but several have pushed well above that point, notably South Auckland and Selwyn which show 19 per cent growth. The South Island’s slowest recovery has been in Kaikoura, where prices are lagging 18.7 per cent behind the market’s 2007 peak, and Marlborough and Queenstown Lakes, 13 per cent behind. In its monthly property value index, Quotable Value has included top and bottom sales data for 2012.
Ashburton has the distinction of featuring on the bottom sales list for the year, for a property in Hinds which sold in December for $46,000. This property had a CV of $88,000. Canterbury’s other cheap buy was in the Christchurch suburb of Bishopdale, where a home with a CV of $280,000 sold for just $37,000. The Hinds sale was far from the lowest in New Zealand however, with this dubious honour going to a Southland property in Tuturau, which sold for just $6000 (CV $9000) Southland also holds second bottom place with a Wreys Bush home selling for $15,000. Out of the 32 lowest price sales last year, the Hinds property came in at 21 from the bottom. Top price in the country was paid for a home in the Auckland suburb of Milford at $9.1 million. It had a CV of $7.5 million. Auckland was home to the second top dollar sale, for a $7 million property in Belmont. Its CV was $6.7 million. Southland might be at the bottom of the low price league table, but it also scraped in on the top priced home schedule, with two properties, one in Rosedale selling below its valuation of $2.4 million for $1.25 million and the other in the Invercargill suburb of Windsor selling for $820,000, $300,000 over valuation. Canterbury’s top selling residential properties last year were in the suburb of Strowan, $3.9 million and Riccarton, $3.7 million. Both sold below valuation.
• Food compliance Ashburton’s district council is on the country’s top 10 list when it comes to having its food outlets come on board a new food audit scheme. Joining the scheme is still voluntary but with 31 per cent compliance, council regulatory manager Richard Wade said Ashburton had earned itself top marks. Heading the list is Dunedin on 50 per cent compliance.
• Gruelling experience A medieval combat specialist reckons he deserves a world record after enduring one of the most gruelling experiences of his life. Charlie Tapsell jogged and ran 5km in a 40kg suit of armour around the Tauranga Domain athletics track on Saturday. “Failure was not an option,” he said once he had recovered from the ordeal. He managed to sprint the last 100 metres to clock up a time of 54 minutes and 10 seconds. -APNZ
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Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose (far back), with some of the new entrants and their teacher Barbara Shaw, is expecting up to another 30 new entrant pupils to join the roll this year, showing the need for extra classrooms to be built at the school.
Growing roll puts pressure on builders By Myles Hume Builders and new faces are becoming a regular sight at Hampstead School as the swelling roll continues to push the need for new classrooms. Last year, the school had approved Ministry of Education funding to construct two new classrooms to cope with the sheer number of pupils. And yesterday, principal Peter Melrose indicated his roll was set to balloon again, predicting the school will need another two classrooms by the end of the year.
“There’s a possibility of needing another one to two classrooms if the projected roll for this year continues, we are at 310 at the moment,” Mr Melrose said. The school has seen rapid growth over the past seven years, with four new classrooms built to accommodate a roll that has increased by at least 50 pupils. With the start-of-year roll sitting at 310 with more expecting to start in the coming days, Mr Melrose expected another 25 to 30 new entrants to file into the school throughout the year, pushing the roll up to about 340. It is a far cry from recent mem-
ory for Mr Melrose, who remembered when the number stood around the 250 mark. “We can apply for a roll review in March and July, every school puts forward its roll and what their projected roll is likely to be and then the ministry sees who is entitled for new classrooms. “They look for a pattern or determine if it is a blip ... this is definitely a pattern.” Mr Melrose put the dramatic rise down to “Ashburton’s buoyant economy”, most notably in the dairy sector which is attracting people from all over New Zealand.
“We have had an ongoing pattern of people relocating from Christchurch where many from the first wave have told friends and affiliates to come here and said there’s space in Ashburton and there’s work, so come on down,” Mr Melrose said. He hoped to have the classrooms built by the end of the year but if the construction could not keep up with the roll, the library would used as a temporary classroom. New classrooms were likely to be built on the west side of the school if it is given the green light.
You’re not alone ... help is always there By Sam Morton
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Federated Farmers have gone on the offensive to turn the country’s abysmal suicide rates in rural communities around. Federated Farmers national health and safety spokesperson Jeanette Maxwell has launched the When Life’s a Bitch campaign in the hope of encouraging more farmers to reach out and to hammer home some key messages, particularly to staunch rural men. She says the first step is “talk to each other”. “That’s the problem here, these Mid Canterbury men think they are all staunch and they don’t need help at any time, but the stauncher they are the worse the problem is getting,” she said. “We know that we need to do something about it and last year there was a spate of suicides in one particular area which really spurred me into action.
“I have been working on this for some years, but no-one has ever spoken out about their troubles and in the past most shrugged it off,” Mrs Maxwell said. However, statistics have since revealed the national issue is one of major concern facing rural communities and urgent intervention is required. The figures show a dismal suicide rate of 16 deaths per 100,000 people in rural areas, compared to their urban dwellers rate of 10 per 100,000. “Rural people feel the pressures twice as hard as our urban counterparts and we tend to worry a lot more. The problem is when we go home from our farms, we don’t actually leave work, we’re always on the go,” Mrs Maxwell said. “We all work for the bank, we know that – but this campaign is about encouraging people to turn for help and we are telling them they’re not alone ... help is always there.”
Mrs Maxwell and her team are issuing wallet-sized “When Life’s a Bitch” cards, as a preferred option to bulky pamphlets – offering them to farmers throughout the country. She hopes the discreet cards will persuade more farmers, who are dealing with life’s pressures to pay attention. “If they’re out in the paddock or they’re at home doing the paperwork, they might, just might pull their card out and have a look. “That’s what we want and ultimately if they need help, then they will be more likely to reach out,” she said. The campaign is also being run in conjunction with Rural Women NZ, who has recently launched a “Feeling Rotten” survey nationwide. Early indications have shown financial pressures and family problems as the major contributing factors to farmer’s stresses, which is unsurprising to Mrs Maxwell.
“A lot of urban people have no idea about the pressures farmers can face, there is a wrong perception that all farmers are rolling in money and have no troubles in the world – wrong,” she said. “Our environment is a very volatile one and we rely heavily on a whole range of variables, which of course can change at any time. A fair chunk of a farmer’s life is uncertainty and that’s the biggest issue which is piling a lot of unnecessary pressure on our rural communities. “I guess as a farmer, if you lose your farm, you lose everything and sadly, we are seeing cases like this showing up in the form of numbers – that’s what we are setting out to change,” Mrs Maxwell said. The ‘Feeling Rotten’ survey closes on 21 February and results will be made public. *To complete the survey go to: https://www.surveymonkey. com/s/Feeling_Rotten.
Building compliance costs Cathedral’s cardboard tube relatively low in Ashburton installation gets under way By Sue Newman Local authorities are being blamed for the rising cost of building a home, but compliance costs in Ashburton are low compared to many parts of New Zealand, a local authority manager says. Many count compliance and development levies in tens of thousands, but in Ashburton, with a well detailed plan a home builder can count on around $10,000 in administrative extras, Ashburton District Council building services manager Mark Fields says. Most of those costs come in development levies. The amount charged depends on where you live, but in Ashburton this fee is $5518, covering water and waste water supplies and infrastructural costs. The Government might be calling for a cap on levies and fees as a way to make building a house more affordable, but Mr Fields said 10 per cent of those costs in Ashburton are Government levies. These are charged at the rate of $3 per $1000 of house value and they go to the Department of Building and Housing and Building Research Australia and New
Zealand. In Ashburton this is $900 on a $300,000 build. The cost of a building consent is based on the value of the build and includes 10 or 11 inspections during the construction process. This generally adds about $3000 or 1 per cent to the cost of building a house valued at $300,000. Additional costs are incurred if a resource consent is required for the site on which the new home is to be built. While development levies are the biggest financial burden for home builders and are coming under the Government’s spotlight they cover the cost of providing people with a basic community infrastructure, Mr Field said. Ashburton’s top levy is in Ashburton, $5518, but in 10 territorial authorities, they run at more than $20,000 per section and in a few range between $35,000 and $65,000. “Those levies are not plucked out of the air; they’re worked out according to a formula,” Mr Fields said. While people building a new home could not alter the development levy, they did have the ability to influence the amount of extra money paid in compliance costs by ensuring their
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home designer submitted comprehensive plans, he said. “It’s pretty simple, the better quality plans the cheaper it is. Sometimes we’ll spend a lot of time on a set of plans but that’s because the designer hasn’t shown how the build complies with the building code. Good designers should know what is expected.” Every time the council had to go back to a designer to have issues clarified, the costs mounted, he said. And the statistics show that failure to get it right first time round is all too common, with Mr Fields saying about 80 per cent of building consent applications in Ashburton require staff to go back to designers seeking additional information. “The difference can be between $800 and $900 more, the cost of nice carpet or not. It’s simple, the more we have to go back, the more it costs the owner. Plans are processed on an hourly basis, so the better the plans the less it costs to process.” Ashburton sits mid-field when it comes to its building compliance costs at 1 per cent of the value of the home. Nationally the rate runs between 0.67 per cent and 1.2 per cent, Mr Fields said.
By Cassandra Mason Yesterday marked a significant milestone for Christchurch as work began on the skeleton of the city’s Cardboard Cathedral. The installation of the first cardboard cladding tubes, each weighing 120kg, began yesterday and will shape the $5.3 million A-frame building. A total of 320 tubes will be used. It is hoped that this stage of construction will only take about a month to complete, Naylor Love Project Manager Stephen Lynch told Newstalk ZB. “Any high winds at all, any kind of winds at all (and) we’d have to stop lifting but it’s programmed (for) four weeks to get all the cardboard tubes into place but it’s very weather dependent,” he said. Designed by leading Japanese “emergency architect” Shigeru Ban, the 700-seat transitional cathedral is being constructed on Latimer Square. It will stand in for the badly damaged ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square and is expected to be finished in April this year.
While described as “temporary”, the cathedral is being constructed as a permanent structure with an expected life-span of more than 50 years. Despite being in the early stages of construction, the structure is already garnering global attention. The cathedral came in at number nine on the Sydney Morning Herald’s list of top 10 new world attractions for globetrotters this year. The next two weeks will also see scientists surveying several hundred Cantabrians about their experiences in the February 2011 earthquake. Teams of scientists will scour the quake-shattered eastern suburbs of Christchurch to gather vital information to improve earthquake hazard and risk assessments in New Zealand. Scientists from the University of Canterbury, city council and GNS Science will carry out visual inspections of the outside of selected residential properties to generate estimates of shaking intensity from the deadly quake. Where owners or occupiers are willing, they will also complete a two-page questionnaire about
the earthquake and its shaking characteristics. Project leader Mark Stirling, of GNS Science, said the information would help in the development of mathematical equations that will convert felt shaking intensity into a ground acceleration figure, which will be used by scientists and engineers for a range of hazard-related purposes. “The information from this earthquake will contribute more to this study than any other New Zealand earthquake,” Dr Stirling said. Intensity is the human-felt scale of earthquake shaking, and a frequently-used measure is the 12-level Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. The equations developed from this project will be able to be used anywhere in New Zealand to make earthquake hazard maps, which can be used in land-use planning and engineering and infrastructure development. The survey area will not include properties in areas that were most severely impacted by liquefaction, as the damage from shaking will not be easy to decipher in these areas. -APNZ
A woman who went missing during a walk in bush in near Murupara overnight on Sunday has been found safe and well. The 47-year-old was part of a group of 10 people who were walking and running around a loop track in Whirinaki Forest Park, east of Taupo, on Sunday when she became separated from her companions. She was found about 12.45pm yesterday cold and hungry near a waterfall close to the track, police said. -APNZ
• Assault charge A woman appeared in court yesterday charged with assault after a 45-year-old man with stab wounds died in hospital early yesterday. Rosezanna Elizabeth Keefe, 35, is alleged to have assaulted her partner in what police believe was a domestic incident on Sunday. She was remanded in custody to reappear at a later date. -APNZ
• Offensive weapon A man who was Tasered after allegedly threatening police officers with a bayonet and knife appeared in court briefly yesterday. Mathew Wisdom, 18, was charged with assault and possession of an offensive weapon after the alleged stand-off near Culverden, in North Canterbury, on January 12. He was given a registrar’s remand to reappear next Monday. -APNZ
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Yet another dog attack By Michelle Nelson chief reporter
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ho let the dogs out? We read with alarm of yet another dog attack in the district. This time two large breed dogs on the loose in Methven launched an unprovoked attack on children walking home from the town swimming pool on Friday afternoon. The two youngsters were knocked to the ground, bitten and mauled in a frightening attack, before three teenagers stopped the vehicle they were travelling in to intervene. While attempting to get the injured children into the vehicle one of the rescuers was also bitten. Ironically this all played out near the Garden of Harmony. The dogs then turned their attention to a tourist couple, savagely attacking a 67-yearold woman, before our teenage heroes returned for their second good deed of the day, and eventually trapped the dogs. An Ashburton District Council dog control officer was the next to be wounded; he was bitten while transferring the dogs to the pound. The dogs, which have now been destroyed, were already on the ADC dog control radar – having previously attacked a salesperson that who, perhaps stupidly, had ignored warning signs and entered the property on which they lived. The dog’s owner responded by increasing security fencing and desexing the animals in accordance with legal requirements; however on Friday – in the space of a few minutes the dogs escaped and attacked five people. It is disturbing to learn that
the district was home to 53 menacing and nine dangerous dogs last year, during which 95 dog-related infringement notices were doled out, and the council received 996 complaints about dog behaviour, including 44 dog attacks. Regardless of the fact the dogs responsible for Friday’s attacks were not identified on the dangerous breed register; both the owner and dog control officers clearly had misgivings about their natures well beforehand. No doubt the debate surrounding nature and nurture will once again raise its head, but while deliberations about whether it is bad breeds or bad owners that are the problem, the attacks keep on happening. And for the Methven siblings and the elderly tourist attacked on Friday, it scarcely matters - the fact is these people were minding their own business when they were viciously attacked by dogs who escaped fencing which complied with council regulations. Unless a foolproof method of containing dogs of dubious character, or those already identified as dangerous breeds, is invented it is a no-brainer. Get rid of them. For obvious reasons legislation prevents us from keeping lions, bears or hippos as pets. Why then is there even a case for allowing people to own dangerous breeds and menacing dogs, especially as the character of those inclined to own them is often called to account by the don’t blame the dog brigade.
Hackers infiltrate Xtra email By Rebecca Quilliam and Cassandra Mason Telecom has admitted the Yahoo Xtra email service has been hacked as hundreds of customers continue to receive spam mail, some from dead relatives. Telecom said yesterday it had been the victim of two separate but potentially related “malicious” attacks. It said in a statement yesterday that one of those attacks allowed hackers to access email contacts without the user being aware of it. The security breach, which began on Saturday morning, saw emails sent to everyone on users’ contact lists, asking them to click on a link directing them to an online advertisement. The company said they were
told earlyon Sunday the issue had been resolved, but customers said yesterday the problem was far from over. An email sent to the New Zealand Herald website from a customer named Carl said Telecom’s original explanation that people were sent the email after customers clicked on the link was “bollocks”. “I got spam from my dead brother’s account. He obviously hasn’t been clicking any links, and for Telecom to blame him for this is just insulting,” he said in his email. Telecom head of external media Jo Jalfon said it was an “unfortunate incident” but spam was sent in enormous volumes every day. It was unlikely anyone had stolen people’s email addresses directly from the Yahoo database. “We’ve still got confidence in the
security of their system. They’ve got people working around the clock to try to stop this malicious email spam getting through. “It’s an ongoing battle.” She recommended anyone who had received the spam emails to change their password immediately. Telecom had no idea how many people had received the emails because they don’t have access to people’s accounts and not everyone would have opened the link, Ms Jalfon said. NetSafe executive director Martin Cocker said Xtra and Yahoo had suffered a “significant breach” to their email systems and there were 450,000 Xtra Yahoo users who could be affected. Telecom downplayed the problem when it was thought the spam mails were a “phishing” attempt,
he said. “Telecom have explained, I guess that it’s a compromise of the Yahoo database...and the data appears to have been stolen.” A Yahoo spokeswoman said they were working hard to provide customers with an update on the situation. So far, Telecom has received 400 calls from customers, and some people affected are demanding compensation over the problem. Telecom’s Jo Jalfon said the company would work with individual customers, but it was too early to say if compensation would be paid. Meanwhile, a computer expert said the spam attack should never have been given an opportunity to happen. Professor Anthony Robins of Otago University’s computer sci-
German tourist badly injured By Merania Karauria A German tourist suffered lifethreatening head and face injuries when his motorcycle and a vehicle collided on State Highway 4 yesterday. The man was travelling in a group of 19 riders around the North Island heading to Taupo, when the crash happened on SH4 at Aberfeldy at 1.30pm. Sergeant Colin Wright said the tourist in his 50s was riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the front of the group when a Jeep came around a bend. The man appeared to have driven on to the right-hand side of the road when he saw the vehicle. Road workers helped the man with a first aid kit before St John Ambulance arrived. He was taken to Wanganui Hospital in a critical condition. The man’s wife was following behind on another motorcycle and last night was being supported by a German doctor at Wanganui Hospital who was also in the travelling group. -APNZ
Teens describe heroic rescue of driver
Woman suffers severe burns in house fire
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Two teenagers have told how they leapt into a river and saved an unconscious motorist whose head was underwater in his semi-submerged ute. Liam Robinson and Angus Bailey, both 14, are being hailed as heroes after pulling Andrew Tobeck, 30, to safety from the Halswell River in Christchurch about 5.40pm on Sunday. “We’d just got down there when I heard this truck, it was like a roaring sound,” said Liam. “I saw the lights on top of the truck and then they disappeared down the bank. So I hopped on my bike to go have a look. I said to Angus ‘I think a car’s just gone into the river’.” Liam, who often swims in local rivers, didn’t hesitate to jump into the deep water. “I couldn’t see anyone in the truck, so I went down there. I could see his body floating in the passenger seat. I said to Angus ‘Quickly, quickly, follow me’. I was yelling out to the man to see if he would wake up.” The boys said Mr Tobeck was not wearing a seatbelt and was lying face down. Liam reached through the open window and grabbed him. “The water was just below neck deep. I held his head up first and shook him. He didn’t look too good, his eyes had rolled into the back of his head.” The boys wrenched open the door, pulled out Mr Tobeck and dragged him onto the bank. “We both had to open the door. The truck was blocking the path of the water flow,” said Liam. “I went and checked to see if there was anyone else in the
A woman suffered severe burns when a fire ripped through her home in Ruakaka, south of Whangarei, last night. Emergency services were called to a house on Tamure Place shortly before 8.30pm after reports of an explosion. Northern fire communications shift manager Dallas Ramsay said the fire was well involved when fire trucks arrived.
Angus Bailey
“We had multiple calls from neighbours who said it sounded like an explosion, which also rocked a number of nearby houses. “We had four trucks there...battling the blaze.” Ms Ramsay said it was not known how the fire started and that a fire investigator was also called to the scene. One woman was taken to Northland Base Hospital in Whangarei in a serious condition, with severe burns to 70 per cent of her body, Ms Ramsay said. - APNZ
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Liam Robinson back seat.” As Mr Tobeck lay on the bank he wasn’t breathing. “I was trying to snap him out of it,” said Angus. “I smacked him on the cheek and kept talking to him. But he was making this weird breathing rhythm that didn’t sound too good.” Liam said he knocked at a nearby house and asked the woman who answered to call an ambulance. “She called the ambulance and I went back. I stopped a car and a man got out and helped me. [Mr Tobeck] was starting to moan by that stage.” Police, fire and ambulance staff arrived soon after and Mr Tobeck was taken to Christchurch Hospital.
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The rather water-logged Toyota Hilux ute that Andrew Tobeck was rescued from. Senior Constable Jim Manning said the boys deserved a bravery award. “They didn’t worry about getting someone else, they just dived in. And they went back in to see if someone else was in the vehicle, because that’s what they were worried about. It’s pretty impressive stuff. They saved his life. If they hadn’t dived in and got him out he’d be dead.” Mr Tobeck’s father, Paul
Tobeck, said his son was still in hospital but had only minor injuries such as bruising. “He’s quite with it. He remembers hopping in the truck, putting the seatbelt on, going over the bridge and then nothing.” Paul Tobeck said he would support a bravery award for Liam and Angus. “If it hadn’t have been for the boys I could be organising a funeral,” he said.
“It’s not very often a couple of young kids [do something like this], most times people stand at the top of the bank and look. I hope these boys get the recognition they deserve.” Paul Tobeck said he and his son would buy the boys a $50 voucher from the local mall to say thank you. Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing. - APNZ
Parents charged over child’s removal from school A couple have appeared in court after their child was removed from school last April and apparently didn’t return for the rest of the year. The Wanaka couple appeared in Queenstown District Court yesterday charged with failing or
ence school said Yahoo had been victim to a “cross site scripting attack, or XSS Attack”, which lets people inject malicious script into a website. Xtra outsources to Yahoo, which uses an old insecure and unpatched version of the Wordpress Blogging software, Prof Robins said. “It enabled the attackers to insert this malicious code into webpages that Yahoo users were using, including when they were viewing their own email.” That let the hackers capture the log-in details, which allowed them total access to emails until the user logs off the screen. “That was a well known security venerability,” he said. “It’s pretty poor practice on their part (not to put in protections).” - APNZ
refusing to ensure a child was enrolled in a registered school from April 23 last year. The couple are defending the charge, which was laid under the Education Act 1989. The court was told there was evidence from the Ministry of
Education Dunedin office the child was removed from the school roll in April last year and was not returned to that school “despite numerous communications”. It was alleged the couple advised the school in March last year the child would not be returning and,
after 20 consecutive days of being absent, the child was removed from the roll. However, the child was also not enrolled at any other school in the area for the remainder of the year. The ministry had been advised the child was now enrolled at a
high school, but there was no information about the child’s attendance at this stage. Defence lawyer Bill Dawkins said the couple would defend the charge. Judge Kevin Phillips adjourned the case until March 11. - APNZ
I would like to commend the actions of the three teenagers who went to the aid of two children being attacked by large dogs in Methven at the weekend. They not only rescued the children but returned to the scene in time to secure the dogs on their property after they had attacked an elderly lady as well. Having been an Hydatids and Dog Control Officer in the district for 13 years in the 1980/90s I know what it is like to be confronted by large and small, anti social dogs, intent on harming you. A frightening experience for anyone but a terrifying experience for these young children and the older adults. I congratulate these young people and although I only know what I have read in the paper I feel there could be a strong case to reccommend them for a bravery award for their actions. I could go on at some length regarding dog breeds and their care and suitability etc. but in this instance I will cofine my comments to the bravery of these
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Peter Ireland
New logo costs I’ve become aware of the new District logo because it is splashed over the district council vehicles. The cost of that repaint as announced by Council will be insignificant when compared to expenditure necessary to bring all departments and other aspects into line, specifically stationery and equipment. The logo itself has no current significance as there is no evidence of braided rivers remaining in the area. What should have been shown was a dried up riverbed with cows roaming the area and the land user scrambling to prevent any moisture moving toward the sea. All in all a classic example of how councillors spend their time and the district money, perhaps the town clock logo was too graphic a reminder that their time was drawing to a close. M. N. Richards
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Group targets vote-swinging MPs Knife at throat after an act of Port Hills kindness By Isaac Davison
Opponents of a law change to allow same-sex marriage are stepping up their campaign, targeting MPs they feel may change their vote at the bill’s next hurdle. Conservative lobby group Family First has published 100,000 leaflets which list the arguments against the passing of Labour MP Louisa Wall’s private member’s bill. They also list politicians who have voted inconsistently on legislation which affected marriage or had spoken against gay marriage. Director Bob McCoskrie said the
jumped out of the vehicle and pulled out the rifle and let a shot off ... and then he took off back Rod Dickinson says he’s unlike- into town.” ly to repeat the random act of The Herald understands the man kindness he showed to a complete then went to the Mobil service stranger who returned the favour station in Taumarunui where he by putting a knife to his throat ordered a pack of cigarettes but did before calmly telling him he would not pay. kill him. It is understood a staff member at The incident was one of a num- the service station took the key out ber allegedly involving a 19-year- of the ignition and disarmed him. old man who went on a rampage He then walked off from the station from Owhango into the township. to Taumarunui By now police stealing at least had swarmed on five vehicles and Taumarunui with It is amazing, eight firearms. armed offender The man is squads called in really, and those alleged to have from Wanganui, very same people Palmerston North threatened at least two peoand Hamilton. who helped him ple with a knife, The town was could well have including Mr cordoned off for at Dickinson. four hours been killed, it had least He is also as 50 officers, believed to have all the hallmarks of a dog squad and threatened peoseveral helicopa mass killing, ple with a fireters searched for arm, including Mr the man, who was really Dickinson and his arrested by armed son Jason. police not long “He seemed after. really polite and W a n g a n u i well-dressed, it was like he was Ruapehu sub-area commander going to church when he came inspector Steve Mastrovich said it around and asked if I knew the was amazing no one was killed. number for a wrecker’s yard,” said “It is amazing, really, and those Mr Dickinson. very same people who helped him “I checked the phone book for could well have been killed, it had him and while I was doing that he all the hallmarks of a mass killing, swiped my son’s keys and then the really. phone rang. “But people should take comfort “It was my neighbour and she out here that if incidents like this was telling me to be careful of this happen, we are going to respond.” guy. The phone was on speaker and Mr Mastrovich believes about five he heard it and put a knife here shots had been fired but he could and said ‘hang up the phone, or I’ll not confirm where. slit your throat’.” He said the police investigaThe man left without harming Mr tion was trying to piece togethDickinson in his son Jason’s 1987 er what happened over the area Honda Accord. between Raurimu, Whakahoro and He returned to the area about 20 Taumarunui in the early hours of minutes later after allegedly driving yesterday up until mid-morning. off from the Manunui Challenge The man has been charged with service station with $79 of petrol the unlawful taking of a motor vehiwhen Jason Dickinson threw a rock cle but is likely to face more serious at the vehicle. charges. He was to appear in the Jason Dickinson said “it probably Taumarunui District Court where wasn’t the wisest thing to do, but I police will be seeking to have him just wanted my car back”. remanded in custody. “He stopped and pointed it [the Rod Dickinson said he would be gun] at us and told us he would unlikely to help any strangers who blow our heads off. It was pretty came to his door. “Not now, no ... it crazy s***. makes you think about things.” “He slowed right down and - APNZ
pamphlet aimed to empower opponents of the bill and highlight that many politicians could turn against it after the select committee stage. “This is really the third time they have voted on marriage, or redefining marriage, so to speak. Within the National Party it appears they voted a particular way and now they’re voting differently.” He said the party was having an “identity crisis” on the bill, which was decided by a personal vote, while all other parties were mostly united in their support or opposition. The six-page pamphlet showed that many MPs had backed gay marriage after previously voting against civil
unions in 2004 or a private member’s bill which aimed to define marriage as between a man and a woman. The same-sex marriage bill passed its first reading in August by a 2-to-1 margin, meaning it was almost certain to pass into law. Nine MPs told the Herald last year their support extended only as far as the first reading and they would reconsider their vote depending on submissions to the select committee. Twenty-one MPs would have to change their mind at the second or third reading for the legislation to be scrapped. The select committee is expected to report at the end of this month. - APNZ
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MPs who voted against Civil Union Bill (2004) but for Marriage Equality (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill (2012): Gerry Brownlee (National) David Carter (National) Judith Collins (National) Paul Hutchison (National) John Key (National) Murray McCully (National) Maurice Williamson (National) Clayton Cosgrove (Labour) Tariana Turia (Maori) (Source: Family First)
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Hampstead School neighbours Kim Fairweather (left) and her daughter Kellye Foster are upset over the felling of two poplar trees at Hampstead School yesterday.
Tree felling met with opposition By Myles Hume The felling of two 15 metre trees, cut down to protect children playing nearby, was met with opposition at Hampstead School yesterday. Four neighbours stood outside the school gate on Nelson Street as arborists from Four Seasons Tree Care cut down two poplar trees, which towered above their properties on the school grounds. Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose said three “hefty” branches had snapped off one of the trees since the Christmas break, while the other tree need-
ed to be cut down because it only had branches on one side. However, angry and upset neighbours Kellye Foster, her mother Kim Fairweather, Geoff Marsden and one other, who wished not to be named, protested outside the school gate, in disbelief that the “hundredyear-old” trees were being cut down and so close to children during their lunch break. During the protest, Mr Marsden walked out on to the school grounds and stood underneath the tree to halt workers. “I need to go home, I need to rest my eyes, I can’t see this anymore,” he said, after the
Kimbra takes home two Grammys Kiwi singing sensation Kimbra has taken home two Grammys for her part in Australian Gotye’s hit duet Somebody That I Used To Know. Kimbra, with Gotye, won in the record of the year and best pop duo categories at the 55th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles yesterday. She was presented with the record of the year award by her musical hero Prince. The win is a huge achievement for the New Zealand songbird and caps off the huge success with her album Vows last year. Bret McKenzie’s song Man or Muppet lost out to Safe and Sound by T-Bone Burnett and Taylor Swift in the best song written for visual media category. Safe and Sound was on the soundtrack for the hit film The Hunger Games. Man or Muppet took best song at last year’s Oscars. Hamilton-born Kimbra returned to Los Angeles last week for the premier music awards ceremony. The 22-year-old had been tweeting of her excitement at seeing pop singer Justin Timberlake, rocker Jack White and hip-hop artist Frank Ocean perform at the Grammys. “The day of the Razzle Dazzle begins,” Kimbra posted on her Twitter account this morning. “Prince will be at [the Grammys] presenting an award tonight. Breathe, breathe,” she said. - APNZ
A Dunedin dairy owner who has been robbed five times does not trust police to find the knife-wielding man that robbed her shop yesterday morning and wants to sell the shop. Mornington Night ‘n Day owner Dairy owner Qian Sun said a masked man
down in the school grounds,” he said. “Over the last three years we have had remedial work done on the trees which cost the school. It diverts funds from the main purpose, which is to educate, but we also work to ensure safety, and that is a pretty big motivator,” Mr Melrose said. He said he “was concerned for the man’s safety” when he ran under the tree and was taken back by the protest for the poplar trees that were not in the heritage category. The chips from the trees will be used in the school gardens, and the school could expect to plant new plants in their place in the near future.
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first tree fell. His partner, Ms Fairweather, said the trees had been there “for longer than you and I” and was upset to see more trees cut down on the school grounds. Four Seasons Tree Care operations manager Kevin Hurkquhart said his team had set up an 80m zone around the trees the children could not enter and his workers only chain-sawed branches when the children were back in class. Mr Melrose said it was a shame to see the trees go, but the decision by the board of trustees was purely for safety reasons. “We can’t have limbs falling
A Christchurch man accused of being “The Port Hills Groper” has had more charges of indecently assaulting female joggers laid against him - and police say more could follow. The 63-year-old, who has name suppression, appeared at Christchurch District Court yesterday on 15 charges of allegedly grabbing, groping, and licking women on the popular running trails. Most of the charges allege the offending happened last year, but one charge dates back to 2010. Public Defender lawyer Moana Cole asked for the case to be continued until February 25 as she had just been assigned and needed more time. She also revealed that the officer in charge of the investigation has indicated more charges are likely. Ms Cole said name suppression should continue because it was an issue that needed to be “fully explored”. Judge Jackie Moran remanded the man until February 25 on continued bail. But she warned the charges were “serious” and the issue of name suppression would have to be argued on the next date. The man was charged after a number of women complained to police that they had been approached by a man and were groped while running on the Port Hills. - apnz
robbed the shop at knifepoint about 7.10am The robbery was the fifth at the Eglington Rd shop since she bought it about a year ago, she said. The shop was robbed in August and November and nobody had been charged. “I’ve lost trust in the police.” She would sell the shop if there was a buyer because it was robbed too often,
she said. “Mornington is not a good area.” The female shop assistant working during the robbery was “okay” but shaken, the owner said. Detective Sergeant Rob Hanna said a man entered the shop with a large knife, demanded money, then took a small amount of cash and tobacco and left through the back. -APNZ
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France hunting fraudsters in horsemeat scandal Europe’s horsemeat scandal is spreading and threatening cross-border tensions, as France says Romanian butchers and Dutch and Cypriot traders were part of a supply chain that resulted in horsemeat disguised as beef being sold in frozen lasagna around the continent. No-one has reported health risks from the mislabelled meat, but it has unsettled consumers across Europe. Accusations are flying. In France, the foreign minister called it “disgusting,” and consumer safety authorities increased inspections of the country’s meat business, from slaughterhouses to supermarkets. Romania’s president is scrambling to salvage his country’s reputation. A Swedish manufacturer is suing a French supplier central to the affair. The motivation for passing off horsemeat as beef appeared to
be financial, and authorities are concentrating on pursuing anyone guilty of fraud in the affair, said France’s junior minister for consumer goods, Benoit French Benoit Hamon. The complex supply chain for the suspicious meat crossed Europe’s map. An initial investigation by French safety authorities determined that French company Poujol bought frozen meat from a Cypriot trader, Hamon’s office said in a statement yesterday. That trader had received it from a Dutch food trader, and that Dutch company had received the meat from two Romanian slaughterhouses. Poujol then supplied a Luxembourg factory, Hamon’s statement said. The Luxembourg factory is owned by French group Comigel. The lasagna was ultimately sold under the Swedenbased Findus brand. – AP
31 die in stampede At least 31 people have died in a stampede as Hindu pilgrims headed home from India’s giant Kumbh Mela festival, which drew a record 30 million people to the banks of the river Ganges. Senior railway official Harindra Rao said 10 people had died at Allahabad station during the stampede, with more succumbing to their injuries on the way to hospital, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported yesterday. Rao said more than 20 others who were injured were undergo-
ing treatment at two hospitals in the city, with 15 of them in critical condition. Local television channel NDTV initially reported that 22 people had died. The incident occurred at the festival’s main railway station, where 10 corpses wrapped in white sheets could be seen on a train platform several hours later, an AFP photographer said. Dozens more were injured in the crush, which marked a tragic end to the most auspicious day of the 55-day festival in northern India. – AFP
$1m reward offered for fugitive Los Angeles has announced a $US1 million reward for information leading to the capture of a former police officer accused of “domestic terrorism” in a murder spree that has claimed three lives. Investigators have been combing the snow-blanketed California mountains for Christopher Dorner, 33, a disgruntled former LA Police Department (LAPD) officer who had threatened to murder police in a chilling online manifesto. Some 50 LAPD officers and families have been placed under special protection, while police are also carrying out the manhunt and gearing up to to guard the star-studded Grammy music awards to be held later on Sunday. “We will not tolerate anyone undermining the security, the tranquillity of our neighbourhoods and our communities,” Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said at a news conference announcing the reward. “We will not tolerate this reign of terror that has robbed us of the peace of mind that residents of southern California deserve. We will not tolerate this murderer remaining at large,” he said. The mayor said local leaders, businesses, unions, law enforcement and community groups had pooled resources to raise the reward money. More than 100 police have been searching for Dorner after his truck was found near the ski resort of Big Bear, two hours east of Los Angeles, reportedly with weapons and a broken axle. The search has focused on cabins above Big Bear, where Dorner’s burnt-out pickup truck was found in nearby woods. Dorner, a naval reservist, is suspected of killing a couple on February 3, then ambushing two policemen early on Thursday, killing one. He also injured another officer in a separate incident.
In an internet manifesto threatening police and their families, Dorner pledged to “bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty”. The LAPD, backed by agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is protecting over 50 possible targets, some of them identified in Dorner’s rambling online manifesto. “This is the largest local reward ever offered, to our knowledge,” LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told the same news conference.
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in other key markets including the US, UK and China. Vodafone and 2degrees have also cut charges. Ms Chave said across the Tasman the three telcos had been slow to cut their roaming rates.
By Ben Chapman-Smith Three weeks after ASB kicked off competition among banks for the year, Westpac has announced cuts to three of its fixed mortgage rates. And the bank is encouraging customers to “make hay while the sun shines”. Westpac has reduced its one-year rate from 5.25 per cent to 4.89 per cent, its three-year rate from 5.9 per cent to 5.39 per cent, and its five-year rate from 5.99 per cent to 5.75 per cent. Late last month, ASB cut three of its fixed home loan rates by 0.15 per cent, while lifting its two-year rate by 0.2 per cent. Westpac spokesman Ian Blair said the bank was unsure how long it could sustain the rates and would be reviewing them weekly. “Anyone whose mortgage is due to roll over or who is reviewing their current
financial position should make hay while the sun shines.” Westpac’s one-year rate compares to 5.45 per cent offered by ASB, and 5.25 per cent offered by ANZ, BNZ and Kiwibank. In the three-year rate market, ANZ is competing with 5.9 per cent, ASB with 5.75 per cent and Kiwibank with 5.65 per cent. Compared to Westpac’s five-year rate, the median amongst the other major bank is 6.5 per cent. Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler last week kept the official cash rate at 2.5 per cent, but singled out rising house prices as a threat to the country’s financial stability. “The bank does not want to see financial stability or inflation risks accentuated by housing demand getting too far ahead of supply,” Wheeler said. Anyone lending under Westpac’s new rates will require a minimum 20 per cent deposit and minimum new loan of $100,000, the bank said. – APNZ
New Zealand property values continued to rise in January, though those gains are extending beyond Auckland and Christchurch where limited supply has led to inflated sale prices. National property values rose 1.5 per cent in the three months ended January 31 to $426,452 and are up 6.2 per cent over the past year, according to state valuer Quotable Value. That’s the same rolling three-monthly pace of growth from December, and up from the 5.7 per cent
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She said the changes Telecom introduced last December had resulted in a spike in roaming data use during January, traditionally a quiet time with less business travel. Telecom was working to extend the discounted fixed rate roaming charges to other markets, including Japan and South Korea. At the time of the $6 deal announcement last year, the company said it could not rule out price increases in Australia. Ms Chave maintained that stance yesterday but said it was hoped that some rates such as those in the United States could be cut. Telecom’s small size compared to other telcos around the world meant it did not have the negotiating power of big global players. Revenue figures for Telecom roam-
ing are not disclosed but she said it was not a particularly big earner for Telecom, likening it to a corner dairy compared to the supermarket-size total mobile business. Following the Key-Gillard meeting, Communications Minister Amy Adams confirmed authorities on both sides of the Tasman will also have the power to demand that telecommunications companies offer local access that does not force the traveller to buy a local sim card. “They will collect, benchmark and report that publicly and they will be given the ability to intervene in the market in a series of ways, including setting price caps if they think it is necessary or requiring operators to offer local access services that don’t require you to buy a local sim card.” – APNZ
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Telecom says the threat of regulation on roaming charges will not change its plans for more changes to rates for its customers travelling overseas. The company’s head of mobile roaming Niki Chave said she was pleased price cuts had been acknowledged by Prime Minister John Key in a warning of price caps following a summit with his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard at the weekend. Ms Chave said Telecom had a sense the warning was coming but “the potential regulatory activity that might fall out of it won’t change what we are doing”. “We were doing this well in advance of the big stick. We’re going to con-
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ABOVE: US Marshals deputies stand on guard outside the home of the mother of fugitive suspect Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles officer in La Palma, California, at the weekend. Police agencies have launched a massive manhunt for the former Los Angeles police officer, who is suspected of killing a couple over the weekend and opening fire on four officers last week, killing one and critically wounding another, authorities said.
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“Some may ask why so large? This is an act, and make no mistake about it, of domestic terrorism.” Police announced on Saturday that they would open a new probe into Dorner’s firing in 2007, which apparently left him disgruntled and determined to exact revenge on the department. The hunt for Dorner, who police describe as “armed and extremely dangerous”, has reportedly extended into the neighbouring states of Arizona and Nevada. – AFP
annual increase. Property values are now 2.6 per cent above the last peak in late 2007. The gains weren’t limited to Auckland and Christchurch, where an undersupply of housing has caused values to grow at a faster rate than the rest of the nation. “Over the last month or two, values have also begun rising again in most other main cities and provincial centres,” QV research director Jonno Ingerson said in a statement. – APNZ
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New Zealand shoppers spent more on their debit and credit cards last month, particularly at retailers in the building industry and health sector, according to figures out yesterday. Paymark, which processes about three quarters of the country’s electronic transactions, said the total value of spending through its network in January was 5.1 per cent more than a year ago. Although the total spending value of $3.96 billion was actually lower than December, it was 0.6 per cent more on a seasonally adjusted basis. Spending on housing-related items continued to increase – plumbing outlets experienced 17.8 per cent growth year-on-year, hardware and home decorating stores 11.6 per cent, and gardening stores 7.6 per cent. Growth in the health sector suggested Kiwis were looking for a healthy start to 2013, Paymark said. Dentists saw 17.2 per cent growth compared to last January, medical centres 10.1 per cent and optometrists 9.1 per cent. The gains were good news after
only “modest” spending during the Christmas shopping season, said Paymark chief executive Simon Tong. But despite positive overall figures, things were still tough for some retailers and in some regions. “A number of sectors such as accommodation providers and consumer electronics retailers have experienced below average growth,” Tong said. “Likewise, spending growth was weak in the West Coast and Southland.” Looking at the regions,
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Canterbury had the strongest annual spending growth of 8 per cent annually. Waikato spending increased 7.6 per cent. The automotive sector saw growth in both repairs and servicing, up 14 per cent, and parts and accessories, up 9.7 per cent. The volume of card transactions last month was 6.3 per cent higher than a year ago. “Importantly, New Zealanders are still increasingly finding card payment to be convenient – for purchases both big and small,” Tong said. “Nationwide in 2012, we increased our card spending by $1.5 billion. We hope to see this positive growth trend continue in 2013, and January has been a good start on balance.” – APNZ
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US digs out from deadly blizzard The north-east of the United States has crawled out from under a mammoth blizzard that caused 15 deaths and paralysed the region with high winds and heaps of snow. An estimated 350,000 customers were still without power in the wake of the storm that struck a slew of states and dumped up to a metre of snow across New England before battering three Canadian provinces. The majority of the service disruptions were in hard hit Massachusetts, where Governor Deval Patrick said outages were at 250,000 yesterday, down from 400,000 on Sunday. As crews worked to clear roads and footpaths, travel conditions in the area slowly began to pick up and return to normal. New York area airports LaGuardia, John F Kennedy and Newark, which halted all flights during the height of the storm, resumed service with some delays. Boston’s Logan International Airport, meanwhile, warned travellers it was still experiencing some weather-related delays and cancellations. FlightAware.com, which over the weekend listed almost 2000 cancellations around the area, said 87 flights were scrapped at Logan, compared to 13 at JFK, two at LaGuardia and 11 at Canada’s Halifax Stanfield International Airport. To facilitate the clean-up efforts, President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration for the state of Connecticut, where Governor Dan Malloy said it appeared that most, if not all counties, had been hit with record or near record snowfall. Some 25,000 people remained without power in the state, according to Connecticut Light and Power. The storm also took a human toll. A Massachusetts boy aged 11 died when he and his father were warming up in their car and inhaled carbon monoxide after an exhaust pipe had been blocked by snow. A car driven by a young woman went out of control in the snow on a highway in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, striking and killing a 74-year-old man who was walking on the shoulder of the road. And in Auburn, New Hampshire, a man was killed after losing control of his car and
A four-week-old baby has been attacked by a fox in his home in London, police said yesterday. The baby boy was admitted to a hospital after the fox injured one of his hands, Scotland Yard said. It didn’t give details about how the fox entered the home or how serious the injury was, but British media said the fox bit one of the baby’s fingers. The boy was recovering after surgery, the reports said. – AP
An 82-year-old US man says he was a little sore but otherwise OK after tackling and helping police catch a felon one-third his age. When Terry Miracle was in his garden he heard a commotion. It was police chasing a burglary suspect identified as 27-yearold Morgan Perry Bluehorse. Miracle got in position, and as the suspect came around the house, he remembered his football training. He launched a “cross-body block” and his knee collided with the suspect’s knee, tripping him up and giving police time to catch him. – AP
• Largest croc dies The world’s largest saltwater crocodile (6.17 metres) in captivity died yesterday, sending villagers to tears in a backwater southern Philippine town that shot to international prominence and started to draw tourists, revenue and development because of the immense reptile. A veterinarian rushed to farflung Bunawan town in Agusan del Sur province to check the 1-ton crocodile after it flipped over with a bloated stomach yesterday in its cage in an ecotourism park. The reptile was declared dead a few hours later, Bunawan town Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said. – AP photos ap
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ABOVE: Leslie McVicker sits on the hood of her car to shovel out on an unploughed street in Boston yesterday.
Three doctors killed in a knife attack in north-eastern Nigeria were North Koreans, police and the state government say, after earlier confusion over the victims’ nationalities. “The three men were from North Korea and not South Korea,” Yobe state police commissioner Sanusi Rufa’i told AFP of the attack in the city of Potiskum. “They were doctors working in Potiskum on behalf of the state government.” Abdullahi Bego, spokesman for the Yobe state governor, also identified the victims as North Koreans. Men armed with knives slit the throats of the three doctors, police said, in the latest such killings in recent months. – AFP
RIGHT: Snow begins to melt on cars parked at a dealership after a winter storm in Hartford, Connecticut, yesterday. A howling storm across the north-east left much of the New York-to-Boston corridor covered with more than a metre of snow at the weekend.
hitting a tree, local officials said. Malloy was quoted by local media as saying there were five storm-related deaths in Connecticut and, according to reports, a fatal crash in Maine claimed another life. Minor injuries were reported in a 19-car pile-up on Interstate 295 in Falmouth, Maine, caused by poor visibility and slippery road conditions.
The storm came a little over three months after Hurricane Sandy devastated swaths of New York and New Jersey, killing 132 people and causing damage worth some $US71.4 billion ($A69.8 billion). As the east coast slowly breathed a sigh of relief, the National Weather Service warned of a new blizzard taking aim at the US northern plains. – AFP
The four-week trial with the vaccine Pexa-Vec or JX-594, reported in the journal Nature Medicine, may hold promise for the treatment of advanced solid tumours. “Despite advances in cancer treatment over the past 30 years with chemotherapy and biologics, the majority of solid tumours remain incurable once they are metastatic (have spread to other organs),” the authors wrote. There was a need for the development of “more potent active immunotherapies”, they noted. Pexa-Vec “is designed to multiply in and subsequently destroy
cancer cells, while at the same time making the patients’ own immune defence system attack cancer cells also”, said Kirn from California-based biotherapy company Jennerex. “The results demonstrated that Pexa-Vec treatment at both doses resulted in a reduction of tumour size and decreased blood flow to tumours,” said a Jennerex statement. “The data further demonstrates that Pexa-Vec treatment induced an immune response against the tumour.” Pexa-Vec has been engineered
from the vaccinia virus, which has been used as a vaccine for decades, including in the eradication of smallpox. The trial showed Pexa-Vec to be well tolerated both at high and low doses, with flu-like symptoms lasting a day or two in all patients and severe nausea and vomiting in one. The authors said a larger trial has to confirm the results. A follow-up phase with about 120 patients is already under way. Pexa-Vec is also being tested in other types of cancer tumours. – AFP
Iran hostage drama named best film Iran-hostage drama Argo continued its journey from awardsseason outsider to favourite yesterday, winning three prizes, including best-picture, at the British Academy Film Awards. Ben Affleck was named best director for the based-on-reality story of a longshot plan to rescue a group of American diplomats from Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and the film also took the editing trophy. Affleck, who has made a remarkable journey from little-regarded actor to award-winning director, dedicated his directing prize for “anyone out there who’s trying to get their second act”. George Clooney, a producer of Argo, quipped: “I don’t know what you’re going to do for a third act.” Daniel Day-Lewis won his universally expected best-actor trophy for Lincoln – the only prize out of 10 nominations for Steven Spielberg’s historical biopic. Emmanuelle Riva, the 85-yearold French film legend, was named best actress for Michael Haneke’s poignant old-age portrait Amour. It also was named best foreignlanguage film. Made-in-Britain French revolutionary musical Les Miserables won four prizes, including best supporting actress for Anne Hathaway. James Bond adventure Skyfall spied some elusive awards recognition, winning trophies for music and best British film. The British awards, known as
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GE-virus kills tumours, scientists claim A genetically engineered virus tested in 30 terminally ill liver cancer patients significantly prolonged their lives, killing tumours and inhibiting the growth of new ones, scientists report. Sixteen patients given a high dose of the therapy survived for 14.1 months on average, compared to 6.7 months for the 14 who got the low dose. “For the first time in medical history we have shown that a genetically engineered virus can improve survival of cancer patients,” study co-author David Kirn told AFP.
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American actors George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Ben Affleck pose with the award for Best Film, for Argo, backstage at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House in London. BAFTAs, are increasingly glamorous – despite a well-earned reputation for dismal weather – and evermore scrutinised as an indicator of likely success at the Hollywood Oscars. In recent years they have prefigured Academy Awards triumph for word-of-mouth hits such as Slumdog Millionaire, The King’s
Speech and The Artist. This year they spread their honours widely, with multiple trophies for Life of Pi, Silver Linings Playbook, Amour and Django Unchained, as well as Argo. Kathryn Bigelow’s Osama bin Laden thriller Zero Dark Thirty was shut out of the prizes, despite five
nominations. This season’s movie with momentum is crowd-pleaser Argo, which has been building steam with big prizes at ceremonies such as the Golden Globes, the Producers Guild and the Directors Guild of America Awards. It is now considered a frontrunner for the best picture award at the Oscars on February 24, even though Affleck was not nominated for best director. Argo marks a change for Affleck, whose first two features as director – Gone Baby Gone and The Town – were set in his native Boston. In Argo he stars as Tony Mendez, a CIA agent who poses as a sci-fi filmmaker in a risky plot to rescue Americans in Tehran. “I wanted to get as far away from Boston as I could,” Affleck said. “I ended up in Iran.” Skyfall, the highest-grossing film in the Bond series’ 50-year history, was named best British film – rare awards-season recognition for an action movie. Thomas Newman’s score also won the best-music prize. Director Sam Mendes said he was accepting the trophy on behalf of the “1292 people” who worked on Skyfall. Quentin Tarantino picked up the original screenplay award for Django Unchained, and Christoph Waltz was named best supporting actor for playing a loquacious bounty hunter in Tarantino’s slaverevenge thriller. – AP
HOW SAFE SHOULD OUR BUILDINGS BE? - AND AT WHAT COST? Since the Canterbury earthquakes, building safety has been in the spotlight. A consultation document published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment proposes the following actions for all non-residential and multi-unit, multi-storey residential buildings in New Zealand: • Assessing all these buildings over five years to identify those that are earthquake-prone (less than one-third of the requirement for a new building), followed by • Strengthening or demolishing all earthquake-prone buildings within ten years of being assessed. This is estimated to affect 15,000 – 25,000 buildings throughout the country – so the real costs are likely to be significant.
RISKS VS COST - IT’S A BALANCING ACT. WHAT DO YOU THINK? • Is the current earthquake-prone level (one-third of new building requirement) about right? • The cost of dealing with earthquake-prone buildings will be felt by ratepayers, taxpayers, tenants and property owners alike. What do you think about this? • Is 15 years the right length of time to identify and strengthen or demolish these buildings? • How do we deal with older, heritage buildings? • What is acceptable in terms of safety? The fatality risk from earthquakes is much lower than other causes, such as road accidents – but major earthquakes have a huge impact on communities.
HAVE YOUR SAY ■ No decisions have been made yet – tell us what you think by completing the online questionnaire by 8 March.
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Market Price Trends Week beginning February 11, 2013
l A M B ($) Including 1 kg Shorn pelt
13.0kg YL SI 13.5kg YM SI 15.0kg YM SI 15.0kg YM NI 15.0kg YM Market Indicator 17.5kg YX SI 19.0kg YX SI 19.0kg YX NI 21.0kg YX SI 21.0kg YX NI 23.0kg YX SI
this week
last 4 weeks 3 months week ago ago
1 year ago
32.27 51.55 68.65 66.80 58.15 79.40 85.47 84.75 93.57 93.73 95.36 32.27
33.83 53.17 70.45 68.81 57.84 81.50 87.75 87.30 96.09 96.54 96.33 32.27
35.19 54.78 72.24 70.94 57.48 83.58 90.01 90.00 98.58 99.53 99.05 32.27
43.54 64.04 82.46 83.95 60.39 95.42 102.81 106.48 112.67 117.74 116.37 32.27
58.68 76.11 94.41 101.78 70.24 109.39 117.92 128.40 129.29 141.71 141.05 32.27
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2012/13 Low High 32.27 51.55 68.65 66.80 57.48 79.40 85.47 84.75 93.57 93.73 95.36
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2011/12 ave
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48.15 68.71 87.66 86.47 61.84 101.51 109.43 109.67 120.00 121.27 134.07
56.71 76.89 94.67 95.42 71.25 110.00 117.99 120.31 129.32 132.83 139.52
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53.28
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61.70
77.09
53.28
P2 Steer SI (296-320kg) NI P2 Steer Market Indicator M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator
366 367 377 265 277 309
376 377 372 270 286 308
386 392 372 280 304 312
389 392 387 277 306 307
364 379 361 265 268 317
366 367 371 265 277 289
Bull SI (296-320kg) NI Bull Market Indicator
366 371 390
376 381 382
386 399 387
379 392 392
361 385 382
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394 409 390 * 280 315 325 * 386 401 401
383 399 386 277 294 324 373 400 400
Based on announced schedules with levies & charges deducted and published premiums included. For a valid comparison between the Islands, add $1.20 in Lamb and 7c/kg in Beef to the North Is values, because North Is Cos pay freight.
V E N I S O N ($/kg - gross) AP Hind 50kg AP Stag 60kg AP Stag 80kg
6.38 6.48 6.08
6.43 6.53 6.13
6.63 6.73 6.33
7.63 7.73 7.33
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7.98 8.08 7.68
7.73 7.82 7.42
1500 1075 870 740 445 385 375 375 510
1420 1070 850 690 441 393 385 375 505
1420 1055 815 670 425 405 400 385 495
1681 1166 855 798 545 525 520 520 540
1280 985 815 670 395 345 340 315 485
1570 1100 900 740 * 485 437 435 410 545
1705 1170 895 797 606 594 591 564 571
437 412
434 415
469 425
366 443
473 443
415 428
4140 4170 3910 4680 11370
4050 4170 4200 4970 11900
4610 4070 4190 4910 11140
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4 and 5 metre width’s available
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Fine (21 microns) Medium (25 microns) Medium (27 microns) Medium (29 microns) Coarse (35 microns) Coarse (37 microns) Coarse (39 microns) 2nd Shear (37 microns-85mm) Lamb (31 micron-75mm)
W H E A T ($NZ/Tonne) ASW (Aus standard White) NZ Free (12.5% protein)
338 412 *
DAIRY PRODUCT PRICES Butter (NZ$/tonne) Skim Milk powder Whole Milk Powder Cheddar Cheese Casein
4210 4430 4270 4870 12150
3490 3360 3420 4510 10220
4210 * 4430 * 4270 * 5180 12270
4812 4151 4290 5147 12382
Prices are indicative only. They are compiled from an assessment of sales made worldwide on one-off basis in US $. Quota market sales and contracts are excluded. The prices are then converted to $NZ/t FOB at current exchange rates.
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UK PM Lamb (p/kg) CIF US Bull (USc/lb) CIF US Cow (USc/lb) CIF Venison Bone-in leg (E/Kg)
PRICES 350 221 206 6.40
330 223 212 6.40
0.831 0.529 0.620 2.89
0.844 0.523 0.637 2.78
315 216 201 6.40
432 213 204 6.70
315 206 193 6.40 *
350 * 225 212 6.80
405 210 198 6.72
FINANCE US Dollar UK Pound Euro 2 Year Wholesale Rate (%)
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Lamb SI Mutton SI Beef SI Information provided by NZX Agrifax
342 106 14.5
0.815 0.835 0.510 0.527 0.640 0.628 2.62 2.93 (Estimates only) 101 169 290 70 12 105 3.1 11.3 16.0
0.828 0.514 0.629 2.76 17 5 0.0
0.844 0.526 0.637 2.82 412 134 14.5 *
Note: * denotes a new low/high for season.
0.811 0.512 0.629 2.75
LAMB The latest export figures show that on a volume basis China was New Zealand’s single biggest lamb market in 2012. This is the first time one record that the UK has been dislodged from the top spot and there’s much optimism that the growth in China will continue. On a value basis it’s a very different story though. The average value of product shipped to China in 2012 was just $4.60/kg compared to $8.41/ kg to the UK. That meant that the UK remained New Zealand’s most valuable lamb market, with nearly $484 million worth of lamb shipped there during the year. Meat companies have lowered schedules further in both islands this week. Shipments for the UK Easter chilled trade are now on their way and with them go the premiums some companies were paying for Easter supply.
BEEF US imported cow and bull markets diverged over the past week, although the market remains very slow. Prices for 90CL cow slipped by US23c/lb, while 95CL bull meat lifted by about the same amount. The drop in the cow price was partly driven by increased offerings out of New Zealand as the North Island cow slaughter slowly starts to build. The cow slaughter should steadily rise from this point and peak at the beginning of May in the North Island and at the end of May in the South. The bull slaughter on the other hand, has now passed its peak. Tighter supplies, both in New Zealand and the US, have already allowed exporters to start edging prices up. At the farmgate, schedules have slid further for this week in both the North and South Islands.
FORESTRY Export logs going to China have continued to gain in price with A-grade logs up to US$140/ JAS CIF. This is now 8 per cent higher than a year ago. The price rises came about as Canada decreased its supply to China and inventories needed to be lifted. In China, off-port sales have slowed as businesses slow down for the Chinese New Year, which is leading to port stocks building for the first time since late 2011. Exports from New Zealand are expected to ease in February as sawmills break for the Chinese New Year. In carbon markets New Zealand units have seen much more volume than usual traded recently, though prices have not lifted from the base of around NZ$2.35. It’s been reported recently that some forest owners are now opting out of the Emissions Trading Scheme after selling credits at over $20/tonne a couple of years ago and now re-buying at rock bottom international prices, having made a tidy profit. This, however, is offset by cases of forestry companies buying high priced land for planting, expecting to sell credits at $25/tonne, and ending up making a considerable loss.
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1: A Bakelite ashtray mounted on a piece of wood and guarded by two elephants. 2: A glass ashtray with a scene of the Ashburton Domain. 3: A copper ashtray made by D. Baker in the metalwork class at Ashburton Technical High School in 1957. 4: A humidor – a jar for keeping your tobacco at the correct level of moisture.
5: A pottery spittoon or cuspidor – frequently found in places such as bars and railway carriages for the use of people who chewed plug tobacco. 6: A cigarette lighter, given away as a complimentary gift by the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company, which at the time had freezing works at Belfast and Fairfield 7: A guillotine-type cutter for cutting plug tobacco into manageable chunks. 8: A ‘cupboard’ type container for keeping your cigars fresh. 9: A matchbox from the days when matches were made of wax, with red phosphorous used for the heads.
Many gadgets associated with smoking By Kathleen Stringer
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filthy habit but, until recently, a popular one, smoking has been around for centuries. Originally plants (such as cocoa, cannabis and tobacco) were smoked only on religious or solemn occasions. It invoked a heightened sense of enlightenment or enabled shamans, or similar, to commune with the gods. Even today incense is used in some religions to connect with the divine. While hallucinogens have always been popular smoking substances, most people now restrict their consumption to tobacco. Tobacco is said to have come from the Americas and cer-
tainly the first Spanish explorers brought small bundles of leaves, called tabacos, back with them in the 1500s. Once the domain of the rich and adventurous, smoking tobacco soon became popular with the less affluent members of the community, and so became big business. The exportation of tobacco from America was a major income source for many years. Until 1883, one third of the excise tax of USA came from tobacco, and it is said that the American Revolution was largely funded by using tobacco crops as collateral. Originally smoking was thought a masculine activity; only ‘rough’ or native women smoked. In the 1880s some women took to smoking pipes in public and wearing
rational (masculine) dress to promote votes for women. It was not until the 1920s however, that ladies were encouraged to smoke, although it took some time to be totally accepted. Apart from the advertising hype about smoking being sophisticated, relaxing etc smoking was also encouraged to soothe sore throats, reduce stress (a la The Kings Speech) and even cure tooth and abdominal pain. Ground up tobacco (snuff) became a popular ‘cure’ for migraines from the 1500s. In the 1840s tobacco (mixed with arsenic) was used to rid sheep arriving in New Zealand from Australia of scab, so I suppose tobacco has some good uses after all. Tobacco was originally bought
in small bricks, called plugs. Small guillotines were employed to cut the tobacco into manageable cubes. The most common means of smoking any form of substance has always been the pipe. Be they cheap clay or chalk, or made of iron, wood, or ornately carved Meerschaum, pipes abound in the collections of most museums. The 1820s saw cigars become fashionable. In the 1850s, Europeans fighting in the Crimea saw Turkish soldiers taking their tobacco in small paper packets – soon everyone smoked cigarettes. While most people enjoyed their fix via smoke, some chewed tobacco. In New Zealand, this activity was largely the domain of sailors,
who for obvious reasons found it hazardous to manage a lit pipe while doing some activities. My great grandfather (a seafaring man) was one devotee. His grandchildren always mention him with his plug of tobacco in one pocket and peppermints in the other. Possibly the lollies were to freshen his breath and maybe (if photographs are to be believed) whiten his teeth. He was lucky, many of his contempories died from such (now) rare maladies as cancer of the lips, tongue and cheeks. Chewing may have been better for your lungs but what to do with the, one imagines, foultasting residue? Well spit it out of course. Hotels, pubs and some homes had a ready supply of spit-
toons (in polite society they are called cuspidors). Often made of clay they could also be made of metal or marble. Men took pride in the accuracy of their spitting. In Herbert, North Otago, people still talk about the talents of Ernest Wilson who was the best spitter in town – so much so that he is still referred to by his descendants as ‘Spitting Ern’ (what an achievement!) While smoking is now considered unhealthy, museums still collect and display accessories connected with what was such a popular activity for so many years. Containers for snuff, tobacco and cigarettes are to be found in all shapes and sizes and made from a variety of materials. One
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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) Minor aggravations may be a problem for part of the day, but because you are generally upbeat and positive you’ll easily find a way to resolve your problems. It’s a good time to pursue spiritual disciplines and social contacts. A hunch or intuition may help you to make a decision about a career issue and possibly a financial matter too.
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OC H is an interdenominational Christian movement that was established in the First World War. At the outset of the war Neville Talbot, a British Chaplin requested the services of fellow chaplains at The Front. One volunteer, Rev Clayton, was stationed at a transfer station in Belgium. There, he established a place
FROM THE COLLECTION where soldiers could meet and relax. The house was called Talbot House which became abbreviated to T H and then TOC H (using the signaller’s alphabet). After the war, a similar house was established in London and
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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) If you work hard today, you may get a reassuring and grateful pat on the back for all your efforts. The Sun in your career zone suggests that your leadership abilities may come into play. By taking the initiative you could be rewarded. You may need to reassure a friend who is in need of a shoulder to cry on. A drink and a chat may help.
GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Some people have the knack of knowing what to say and when to say it, and today this could be you. As Mercury makes some profound aspects to Pluto and Saturn you may need to make decisions, talk seriously about ongoing work or career issues or generally be the one who puts the cards on the table. If so, then you’ll do just fine.
CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) Some unsettling planetary angles may mean you have to work to make things as good as you can. There’s a possibility that strongwilled friends might upset your equilibrium, or that relationships in general may test your mettle. However, with insight and a change of perspective you may be able to salvage the day and even begin to enjoy yourself.
later groups were formed that continued the values of fellowship and service. Due to falling numbers in the 1950s the idea of projects were instigated. For those unwilling or unable to be full-time members there was the opportunity to join the organisation to undertake a set project. This was an immediate success.
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LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) Choose your words carefully, especially when you are at work or dealing with those in positions of authority. If you’re not sure what effect your communication might have, tread with care. On the plus side, friendly gestures seem to be tender and meaningful. Some people may be high-spirited and quite playful. Relax with friends if possible Leo.
VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) Your natural abilities and versatility mean you are capable of achieving much. However, it might be best to choose one particular focus through which to channel your vitality in order to ensure success. Your affection for your partner may be strong but it’s also possible that someone else may be trying to take advantage of you. Be watchful Virgo.
From this organisation a number of important projects were begin, one being the Samaritans. The Ashburton branch was established in November 1938. Foundation members included M. Lewitt, W. K. Waters, Hardie Silcock, E. A. Thompson, Ellis Woods and R. A. St John. One of the main activities of this local group was the running
of the mobile library for both the public hospital and Tuarangi Home for over 40 years. The museum has a log book belonging to the group from 1941-51 as well as the honours board and the banner in this photo. If anyone has any other information about, or records from this club, the museum would be keen to hear from you.
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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) It may be hard to be a part of a team this morning as minor annoyances might cause tensions and delay the outcome of a plan or project. However, a burst of sunshine may shine through as the day progresses. The ball is in your court so if it’s your health you want to improve, make some resolutions now and get into the swing of things.
SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) You may have a strong desire to start work on a long-term goal. Your imagination is very powerful at this time so the best way to get started may be to make a plan and kick things off. If you feel keen concerning a creative project that intrigues you, it’s definitely time to push on. Pursuing friendships and social contacts and getting out more can also figure.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Others may keep you busy today and you too may have a lot of errands to run and things to sort out. Creative and innovative moves receive attention. Generally, there is not much that can hold you back. The Moon in your home zone may encourage you to explore new household projects and consider those ongoing chores like gardening or domestic chores.
finds pipe tampers and cleaners, and cigarette holders and pipe racks in many secondhand stores. Lighters and match boxes, along with advertising match books, are collectable, as are cigarette cards. Ashtrays too are numerous in design and have been used for advertising. Larger items which are not so common, or recognisable, are tobacco jars or the more elaborate humidors, both of which prevent air and moisture from spoiling your plug. While there are few people who would encourage a resurgence in smoking, there are still many who are interested in the objects that are associated with it and can look beyond the ill effects to appreciate the craftsmanship and ingenuity in them.
Contact Material for this page is co-ordinated by the Ashburton Museum. Articles from other organisations are welcomed, as is any feedback on what appears. Email museum@ashburton.co.nz, mail to PO Box 573 or phone 308-3167. Copies of many of the photos on this page are available for purchase from the Ashburton Museum
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CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Getting involved in anything to do with charity, or simply being there to lend a helping hand, may be a source of satisfaction today. However, despite being very practical and shrewd you may still hear a sob story. If so, use your powers of discrimination. Unexpected calls or visitors may mean a change of plan but you’ll probably feel quite pleased.
AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) You may feel great but when it comes to finances you may need to be very down to earth. You have opportunities to succeed if you’re willing to do what it takes. Any trouble you might have could be due to a problem making an important decision, which could be linked with money. Find your direction and set sail. New love adventures may await too.
PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) Sometimes it can be hard to motivate yourself. This can see you happy to drift, even if it doesn’t take you anywhere specific. At other times you may feel an inner force encouraging you to take action and go after whatever you want. Today, you may be wondering whether to take the plunge or not. Yet the cosmos and events may leave you in little doubt.
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DAILY DIARY TODAY TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12 9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road. 9.45am. ASHBURTON MEN’S PROBUS CLUB. A.G.M and guest speaker. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 10.00am. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Singles competition. Waireka Croquet Club Ashburton Domain, Philip Street. 12noon - 3pm. ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC). Signing centre. Community House, rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street. 1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hangar RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield
Rd. 1.30pm,. ASHBURTON SENIOR CITIZENS. Social afternoon, sales table, raffles. Senior Centre, Cameron St. 1.30pm. R.S.A. Cards “500� R.S.A. Cox Street. 7.30pm. ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHRUCH. Shrove Tuesday gathering at St Paul’s. 65 Oxford Street. 7.30pm - 9.30pm. MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome, racquets provided. Sports hall, 35 Tancred Street. 8.00pm. ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Club night, Nicky Brown in Cambodia, new members welcome, ph 308-6862. St Stephens Hall, Park Street.
TOMORROW WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13 8.30am. ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Good views of surrounding country side. Mt Peel Station. New members welcome. Ph 308-6862. Meet at Courthouse. 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 - 1.00pm. ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around op shop. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets. 9.45am. MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. Monthly meeting. Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street. 10.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10.00am. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmania doubles 10-12, assn doubles and golf croquet 1pm4pm. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street. 10.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, non members welcome. Upstairs in the Old Polytech Building, 254 Cameron Street. 10.00am - 7.00pm. ASHBURTON ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM Open, Baring Square East. 10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hanger RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road. 10.30am. ASBHURTON LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Coffee morning, Cafe Central, Tancred Street. 10.4am. T’IA CHI CLUB. Exercises for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. 5.45pm. ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Mission talk and Canadian workshop singer. Baptist Church, Cnr Havelock Street and Cass Street. 7.00pm. GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road. 7.00pm. ASHBURTON ROSE GROUP. Rose show, bring your new roses. Catholic School Rooms. 7.00pm - 7.45pm. ST PAULS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Ash Wednesday Service. St James Church, Cnr Graham and Thomson Street, Tinwald. 7.00pm - 9.30pm. MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, followed by beginner/intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 7.30pm. ST STEPHENS CHURCH. Ash Wednesday service. Park Street. 7.30pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road. 7.30pm. ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Steve and Debbie will speak about Egypt. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.
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Sevens smashed in Vegas By Jonathan Leask Mid Canterbury’s Mark Jackman has left Las Vegas runner-up again after the All Black sevens side were pummelled 40-21 by South Africa yesterday. South Africa raced out to a 28-0 lead by halftime and scored a fifth try to go ahead 35-0. Ben Lam put New Zealand on the board with seven minutes left to play but any hopes of a comeback were thwarted when South Africa replied with a sixth try to go out to an insurmountable 40-7 lead midway through the second half. New Zealand added tries to Tim Mikkelson and substitute Gillies Kaka
with fellow substitute Rocky Khan converting both to move to 21-40 but it was all too little too late. It was New Zealand’s second consecutive finals defeat in Las Vegas, losing to Samoa last year. New Zealand had reached the final after beating Fiji 19-14 in sudden death extra time through a David Raikuna try in the corner. New Zealand went ahead 14-0 in the first half with tries to Mikkelson and Tomasi Cama, who converted both. But Fiji came back in the second half with two converted tries of their own to send the match to overtime. After almost four minutes of play in sudden death overtime Raikuna came up with his try in the corner to send New Zealand to the final.
New Zealand had earlier breezed through Pool C with wins over France 21-0, Wales 40-5 and Argentina 17-5 before beating Canada 17-0 in their quarter-finals before the overtime win over Fiji. In the other semi-final it was Seabelo Senatla who dived into the opposite corner for 2011 winners South Africa against defending champions Samoa. In possibly the game of the tournament Fiji and Samoa went hammer and tongs for third place, with the game going into extra time after being tied up 31-all after regulation before Robert Lilomaiava, who had earlier scored the game-equalling try after the final hooter, scored the match-winner.
‘No excuses’ for HRT By Robert Grant The Holden Racing Team believes it has uncovered the weapon which will end almost a decade of V8 Supercar misery. HRT drivers James Courtney and Garth Tander are confident of erasing the disappointment of last season and returning as title winners with their new VF Commodore, unveiled yesterday. The pair said there would be “no excuses� as they prepared to hunt down dominant fellow Holden driver Jamie Whincup, who has seized four of the past five championships. A glimpse into the potential of the newly engineered ‘Car of the Future’ V8s will be shown at the first official test day at Eastern Creek in Sydney on Saturday ahead of the seasonopening Clipsal 500 in Adelaide later this month. With all-new engineering on the machines and two new entrants Nissan and Mercedes - in the series, the capabilities of the cars are not expected to be at full performance until well into the season. But Tander put the new VF Commodore through its paces early on Friday before its official launch. “It’s really hard to give an impression given only 20 laps of Calder but the car felt really strong,� Tander said. “We made a few small changes to help understand some of the package based on what we learnt last year and the car responded really nicely. “This morning couldn’t have gone
Canterbury captain Michael Ennis says superstar fullback Ben Barba is again poised to dominate the NRL this season. Barba seamlessly picked up where he left off last season in his three-try man-of-the-match performance in the Indigenous All Star victory on the weekend. And Ennis said the Bulldogs custodian has challenged himself to improve on his breakthrough 2012 in which he won the Dally M medal, was the NRL’s equal-leading tryscorer and
• Botha: ‘I’ll test again’ Francois Botha has confirmed he underwent a drug test before fighting Sonny Bill Williams but disputed its validity and has offered to take another test to prove his innocence. Williams’ victory over Botha in Brisbane has been tarnished by allegations of match-fixing and doping, with Botha reportedly failing a pre-fight test for performance-enhancing drugs. The South African’s urine sample reportedly contained traces of a banned stimulant but Botha yesterday categorically denied doping. “Why would I go and do this crazy stuff?â€? he said on Campbell Live. “To go drink something that makes you sleepy, that you can’t open your eyes, that lowers your blood pressure. What the hell is that?â€? - APNZ
• Wade to be captain
Holden Racing Team’s new VF Commodore Supercar any better than what we’d hoped but the first real test will be Saturday.� Courtney said HRT would be boosted in the race to unlock their car’s potential after a test run late last year. “One good thing going into Saturday is that we did those three days at the end of last year so we’ve got quite a good understanding of what we’ve got to work with,� Courtney said. Tander dismissed suggestions that the new improvements meant lap records around Australia were all in danger of being slashed.
“It’s pretty track-specific about whether the car is going to be faster or not,� Tander said. “Sometimes the car’s been quite a bit faster than the old car and sometimes it’s been about the same.� HRT has undergone a radical personnel change in a bid to ensure every effort goes into bouncing back from a winless 2012. “In the past I think not everyone was as hungry as we were,� Courtney said. “It’s all about getting people as motivated as we are and definitely now we are getting that.� - AAP
Barba to thrill again in 2013 By James MacSmith
But in the main event, South Africa became the fifth side to win a series title this season, highlighting the competitiveness of the sevens scene at the moment, with Wellington winners England losing all three of their pool matches. New Zealand have won only one tournament this season, round three in South Africa, but three runner-up finishes and last week’s third place in Wellington still have them in line to defend their title. Heading into rounds six and seven in Hong Kong and Japan, the New Zealanders are sitting on 96 points with South Africa moving up into second on 73 and Samoa are two points back in third with Fiji fourth on 66 points.
played a key role in the Dogs’ charge to the grand final. “All the work Ben has put in over the pre-season has been about him wanting to better himself,� Ennis said. “All the things that (coach) Des (Hasler) and the coaching staff have challenged him to do, to improve on, he has certainly worked very hard on. “I think for Ben the positive thing is he put so many things in place for his game last year in terms of his training routines that it allowed him to be confident when he got on the field, and you saw that again in the tremendous first 40 minutes he had in the (All Stars) game.
“He certainly gave the fans something to be excited about for the season ahead.� Ennis said the Bulldogs had enjoyed a faultless preparation as they attempt to go one better this season. “I know that our boys have worked extremely hard and applied themselves as best as possible in everything that Des and the staff have given us this summer - and there has been plenty,� Ennis said. “It’s that time of year when every club is saying that they are fitter and stronger and faster and I’m not going to say that but we have certainly set a good foundation to have a successful season.� - AAP
Australia’s Matthew Wade says the experience of wicketkeeping on last year’s West Indies tour has given him confidence ahead of a challenging four-Test series in India. Wade will captain Australia in their opening two-day game against an Indian Board President’s XI starting today in Chennai as the tourists prepare for the first Test on February 22. The 25-year-old was criticised by wicketkeeping great Ian Healy for his performances during the Australian Test summer and faces a gruelling couple of months in a country where variable bounce and dustbowl pitches can give glovemen nightmares. “From all reports it’s hard work,� Wade said. “These games leading up will be - AAP massive for me.�
• Lawyers criticise laws Tough new laws designed to catch doping athletes would effectively remove the right to remain silent, the Australian Lawyers Alliance says. The federal government introduced new legislation to parliament last week, ahead of the Australian Crime Commission’s bombshell report alleging widespread doping within sport and links to organised crime. The proposed new laws would require athletes to attend interviews and answer questions posed by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. But the Australian Lawyers Alliance said the new laws would erode the right to remain silent and an individuals’ right not to incriminate themselves. - AAP
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RACING Invercargill H.R.C. Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 12 Feb 2013 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles : 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.22pm (NZT) ENVIOUS PHOTOGRAPHY TROT $4000, 3yo+ non winners trot, stand, 2200m 1 8007 American Holiday (1) fr.................T Williams 2 000x9 Mississippi Dream (2) fr.................D Gordon 3 7 Continental Boy (3) fr......................... S Kelly 4 0 Starcola (4) fr...............................M McAuley 5 x70P6 Midnight Music (5) fr...........M Williamson (J) 6 26378 Wazza Player (6) fr............................. G Lee 7 58050 Cool Son (U1) fr...............................R Swain 8 Dx040 Whendaboysliteup (U2) fr.....J W Cox 9 0P00 John The Fib fr.............................. Scratched 10 00 Thanksfornothing (U3) fr............ N Chalmers 11 34650 Winfield Monarch (U4) fr....................J Bond 2 12.52pm CUE TV PACE $4000, 3yo+ non winners pace, stand, 2200m 1 0073 Master President (1) fr.......................A Beck 2 30585 Bryleigh Star (2) fr..............M Williamson (J) 3 0787 Nottingham JJ (3) fr.............. C Ferguson (J) 4 0x059 Palace Prospect (4) fr.................. T Stratford 5 Pay Me Quick (5) fr........................A Armour 6 60064 Wintara Hope (6) fr.........................C Barron 7 9x80x Coral Sea (7) fr.............................T Williams 8 6406 Bushi (8) fr..........................................M Kerr 9 32646 The Witch Doctor (9) fr............ N Williamson 3 1.22pm WAI EYRE FARM F&M MOBILE PACE $4000, 3yo+ f&m non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 085 Elite Pippa (1) fr...............................J W Cox 2 89625 Not Sure (2) fr.....................M Williamson (J) 3 Real Robyn (3) fr.................. C Ferguson (J) 4 9P800 What Me (4) fr.................................. E Swain 5 64P5x Dendera (5) fr..................................R Swain
6 60 Megie May fr................................. Scratched 7 80980 Neat N Petite (6) fr........................T Williams 8 65880 Kardinya (21) fr........................ N Williamson 9 Twilight Franco (22) fr.....................C Barron 10 Steffi Road (23) fr..........................A Armour 11 80x7x The Fickle Finger (24) fr.............. T Stratford 12 x0079 Fifi La Finn (U1) fr..............................A Beck 4 1.52pm LEVEL ONE RESTAURANT & BAR HANDICAP TROT $4000, 1 to 5 wins discrhcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 74660 Sun Shine Whiz (1) fr.................. B McLellan 2 7017P Flashlite (2) fr........................... N Williamson 3 09170 Tinted Light (3) fr...............................J Bond 4 87956 Winfield Dougall (4) fr....................D Gordon 5 60859 So King (5) fr................................B Norman 6 83495 Makarewa Lil (6) fr..........................C Barron 7 93096 Sudon Speed (U1) fr...............S Walkinshaw 8 28117 Three Strangers (1) 10.......M Williamson (J) 9 11x97 Reunite (1) 20..................................J W Cox 10 0008x Sun Of Loose (U1) 20.................. T Stratford 11 49835 The Real McGuire (1) 40.................R Swain 5 2.22pm REGENT CAR COURT MOBILE PACE $4000, 2yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 00P00 Bulgarian Rock (1) fr........................ E Swain 2 83 Killin (2) fr............................................M Kerr 3 0x995 Mother Natures Son (3) fr..............K Barclay 4 Onedin Mach (4) fr................... N Williamson 5 05x Extra Special Iam (5) fr....................R Swain 6 77440 Midnight Poacher fr....................... Scratched 7 09809 Sea Spray Luke (6) fr........................ L Stuck 8 06020 Cuzzies Home (21) fr.......................B Morris 9 x640x Alisa Patron (22) fr...........................J W Cox 10 67x6 Kamwood Mac (23) fr.........M Williamson (J) 6 2.52pm NEXT MEETING ILT RACEDAY SUN 17 MOBILE PCE $4000, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2200m
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1 43900 Bub’s Hanover (1) fr........................C Barron 2 50007 Lady Lizzie fr................................. Scratched 3 2417 Its Bella (2) fr........................... N Williamson 4 x000x Turbine (3) fr...................................B Shirley 5 95333 Franco Caliph (4) fr........................A Armour 6 44234 Rock Of Tara (5) fr..............M Williamson (J) 7 86601 Parisology fr.................................. Scratched 8 96P82 Bricky McGowan (21) fr.................K Barclay 9 57077 Over Glow (22) fr..........................G Thomas 7 3.22pm ASCOT PARK HOTEL MOBILE PACE $4000, 2yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 2000 Little Einstein (1) fr..........................B Shirley 2 3 Risk Factor (2) fr.............................K Larsen 3 2x Nod d’Or (3) fr................................A Armour 4 0096x Just A Jak Up (4) fr............................A Beck 5 Caesagold (5) fr...............................R Swain 6 80 Roamin Home (6) fr............M Williamson (J) 7 72897 Shadoogie (7) fr......................S Walkinshaw 8 75 Yippe Ki Yay (21) fr.................. N Williamson 9 07008 Rio Bravo (22) fr...........................T Williams Pacifiers on : Fifi La Finn (R3) SELECTIONS Race 1: Continental Boy, Midnight Music, Winfield Monarch Race 2: The Witch Doctor, Master President, Pay Me Quick, Bushi Race 3: Not Sure, Steffi Road, Dendera, The Fickle Finger Race 4: So King, Three Strangers, Flashlite, Makarewa Lil Race 5: Onedin Mach, Killin, Kamwood Mac, Extra Special Iam Race 6: Franco Caliph, Bub’s Hanover, Rock Of Tara Race 7: Shadoogie, Risk Factor, Nod d’Or, Yippe Ki Yay LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down
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Connections of courageous Te Rapa winner to chew over merits of an Oaks campaign. It will be late today at the earliest that a decision on Fix’s immediate racing campaign will be made. Owner Gary Harding and trainers Bev and Ken Kelso are at a tricky crossroad after Fix’s gallant victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Cambridge Stud Sir Tristram Fillies Classic at Te Rapa. Nodown 12,120 It pretty much comes to the choice of whether Fix goes forward to the Oaks at Trentham, a race which could have a powerful influence on the Filly Of The Year series. Fix leads the series after Saturday, but Soriano, which finished second to her, can leapfrog Fix if she wins the Oaks. “There are a number of things we have to weigh up,” said Ken Kelso yesterday. “Obviously the series is a big part of that.” The Kelsos and Harding are sharing lunch today, when a decision will be made. - NZH
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Southland greyhound fields form Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 12 Feb 2013 NZ Meeting number : 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.07pm (NZT) ADDED ENERGY WELCOME C0, 390m 1 85 Groovy Leo nwtd........................J McInerney 2 84 Cawbourne Zac nwtd.................J McInerney 3 366 Looptastic nwtd S &..........................Bonnett 4 Star Dreamer nwtd C &...................... Fagan 5 Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd................... M Grant 6 74837 Poised Boy nwtd A &..........................Seque 7 7 Flying Blake nwtd C &..................D Roberts 8 36 Black Tank nwtd............................... M Grant 9 35486 Uno Shyla nwtd................................R Breen 10 478 Red Eye Max nwtd..................... R Cockburn 2 12.37pm BRENDON BURKE FIRST NATIONAL C1, 390m 1 52837 Ruby’s Girl 23.30........................ R Hamilton 2 73265 Hazza’s Lad 22.96 S &.....................Bonnett 3 1661 Little Midnight 22.66 S &...................Bonnett 4 4x432 Hares Hoping 22.96.......................... B Eade 5 38F65 Moreport Shannon nwtd P &.........B Conner 6 85574 Miss Fit nwtd................................ M Roberts 7 77717 Ya Laughin’ 23.25 M &.......................Jopson 8 52632 Foggy Storm 23.41 J &...........................May 9 76873 Noisy Leo nwtd..........................J McInerney 10 56467 Johnny’s Blue 23.19 P &................B Conner 3 1.07pm CENTRAL WATER CARRIERS C0, 390m 1 F58 Ringa Ding nwtd........................J McInerney 2 23745 Opawa Niko nwtd.............................R Breen 3 35 Cawbourne Chief nwtd.................... M Grant 4 5 Iona Brightspark nwtd...................... M Grant 5 82424 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd S &..............Bonnett 6 7673 Supreme Shelleen nwtd.............J McInerney 7 Shavenia nwtd A &.............................Seque 8 8 Jack’s A Jewel nwtd C &...............D Roberts 9 77 Cover To Cover nwtd S &..................Bonnett 10 685 Sheeza Flower nwtd S &..................Bonnett 4 1.37pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C1, 390m
1 72385 Bolt Rama nwtd S &.........................Bonnett 2 54357 Merely A Dream 23.34 S &...............Bonnett 3 4217x Starburst Josh nwtd......................... M Grant 4 18522 Opawa Leighton nwtd......................R Breen 5 64363 Shadow Wolf 23.17.........................J Guthrie 6 17652 Pukeko Express nwtd....................... B Eade 7 11532 Hazza’s Got Swag 23.59 S &...........Bonnett 8 1 Taieri Plains nwtd C &......................... Fagan 9 46683 New Ingilltab 23.42 P &.................B Conner 10 37664 New Order nwtd S &.........................Bonnett 5 2.07pm WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ C0, 457m 1 Fx742 Surf Girl nwtd A &...............................Seque 2 82427 Max’s Lad nwtd S &..........................Bonnett 3 Opawa Rufus nwtd L &....................... Wales 4 42 Red Typhoon nwtd........................... M Grant 5 4 Olympic Medal nwtd J &..................D Fahey 6 Laudable nwtd A &..............................Seque 7 Opawa Marg nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 8 33 Opawa Token nwtd L &....................... Wales 9 5 Opawa Royal nwtd L &....................... Wales 10 5 Opawa Bro nwtd L &........................... Wales 6 2.37pm WILLY’S FLOORING LTD C3, 390m 1 17617 Another Colt 22.76.....................J McInerney 2 54683 Vitalize 22.95 J &....................................May 3 25114 Miss Sweet 22.86 P &...................B Conner 4 41381 Ray Dosh 22.89................................ B Eade 5 15385 Opawa Blaze 22.88 S &...................B Evans 6 77773 Pure And Special nwtd.................... M Grant 7 65568 Genista Outlaw 23.13 J &.......................May 8 22257 Sea Spray Tich 23.15..................... R Casey 9 47468 Rule Judge Judy 23.11 J &.....................May 10 88877 Genista Tornado 22.53 J &.....................May 7 3.07pm SGRC $26 FIVE WIRE MUZZLES C1, 457m 1 61 Cawbourne Ranga nwtd.................. M Grant 2 12226 Charlie’s Choice nwtd A &..................Seque 3 32253 Indi’s Grace 26.40............................ M Grant 4 17 Shyanne Jade 26.83........................ M Grant
5 67232 Bone Nerd nwtd........................... M Roberts 10 13111 Cawbourne Philip nwtd..............J McInerney 6 16414 Stirling Dann 26.62 C &...................... Fagan 11 4.51pm SGRC $50 LEATHER LEADS C2, 390m 7 21621 Opawa Webby (c2) 26.91 L &............. Wales 1 375x4 Mighty Fortune nwtd....................... H Cairns 8 75741 Time For What nwtd..................... M Roberts 2 84334 Homebush Coco nwtd...............J McInerney 9 66836 Secret Nadia nwtd L &........................ Wales 3 55318 Slightly Amazing 22.69 J &.....................May 10 73878 Wandy Matt nwtd............................. M Grant 4 88318 Hannah nwtd S &..............................Bonnett 8 3.40pm 100% SELECTRIX C3, 457m 5 16232 Pick The Tip 23.27........................... D Voyce 1 48454 Shiraz Rose 26.26......................ACROSS R Hamilton 6 23447 Wandy Feather 23.18...................... M Grant DOWN 2 72813 New York Affair 26.32 J &.......................May 7 78435 Smash Amego 22.80....................... M Grant 1. Unruly (12) 1. Just tolerated (2,10) 3 77767 Magic You 26.19 C &....................D Roberts 8 57346 Another Jewel 23.07..................J McInerney 4 26766 Opawa Midnight 26.17 S &.7. .............B Evans (5) 9 36637 Fulla Torque 23.17 C (3) &.................D Roberts 2. Enemy Intermediary 5 12358 Pukeko Flyer 26.35........................... B Eade 10 46278 Black Trigger 22.80 P &.................B Conner 3. Being (6) C5, 390m 8. ViperWales (5) 6 15153 Opawa Style 26.46 L &....................... 12 5.07pm JUSTRACING.COM.AU 7 11387 Gone Awol 26.23.......................J McInerney 1 35168 King Of nwtd......................... 4.Clubs Indifferent (9) H Cairns 9. Regret (3) 8 64454 Bob’s Eye 26.22.........................J McInerney 2 65851 Jennings 23.07 S &..........................Bonnett Beg (5) 10. Unrivalled 9 51575 Thrilling Sadie 26.44........................ M Grant (9) 3 81361 Wandy5.Devil 22.56. .......................... M Grant 10 84835 Wonnie Wonder nwtd C &.11. ............D Roberts(6) 4 44245 Oscar6. Tuivasa 22.90........................L Maintenance (12) Philips Boards 9 4.09pm $25 YARD MUZZLE STAKES C4, 390m 5 66811 Sorry Vanderford 22.45 J &....................May 12. Daze (6) 1 25348 Another Breeze nwtd.................J McInerney 6 11112 Fanta7. AlertRing 22.40 (5) C &......................... Fagan 2 56245 Blickling Bridge nwtd J &........................May 7 84223 Rosca 22.47. McInerney 10. Be..............................J meaningful (4,5) 15. Transported (9) 3 56263 Waterhouse 22.75 J &............................May 8 36527 Homebush Helen 22.65.............J McInerney 13. Shadow Bit (5)22.48 J &..................May 17. Age (3) 4 84177 Homebush Craig 23.13..............J McInerney 9 73775 Vampires 5 82847 Thrilling Clover 22.81 P &.18. .............B Conner (5) 10 16872 Heza14. Sensation P &............B Conner Lets 22.80 in (6) Marriage 6 41233 Cawbourne Spear 23.00............J McInerney SELECTIONS 16. Glenn Foreign (5)Black Tank, Poised Boy 19. Angry (5) Race 1: Star Dreamer, 7 86816 Dyna Frier 22.47 C &....................D Roberts Is Goodesy, 8 76637 Homebush Edith 22.68..............J McInerney Race 2: Little Midnight, Hares Hoping, Foggy Storm, Ruby’s Girl 20. Curve (3) 21. Crossroads (12) 9 14837 Mini’s Fantasy 23.05 A &....................Seque Race 3: Sam’s Flyin Norm, Cawbourne Chief, Supreme Shelleen 10 17817 Thunda Thighs nwtd..................J McInerney Race TO 4: Starburst Josh, Hazza’s Swag, Opawa Leighton SOLUTIONS PUZZLE NoGot 12,119 10 4.31pm COLORMARK SYSTEMS C2, 457m Race 5: Olympic Medal, Opawa Marg, Surf Girl, Opawa Token 1 56675 Sixty Twenty nwtd S &.....................B Evans Miss Sweet, Another Colt, Sea Tich, 11 Ray Dosh Across: 4 Gradual;Race 8 6:Annual; 9 Applaud; 10 Spray Nearly; 2 32327 My Little Oah nwtd.....................J McInerney Race 7: Stirling Dann, Opawa Webby (c2), Charlie’s21 Choice Rather; 12 Apparent; 18 Presence; 20 Recede; 3 12114 Bugsy Bangles nwtd J &..................D Fahey 8: New York Affair, Bob’s Eye, Gone Awol, Opawa Style Arrest;M22 Upbraid;Race 23 Teaser; 24 Prosper. 4 22554 No Lane nwtd............................... Roberts Race 9: Homebush Edith, Another Breeze, Cawbourne Spear Down: M1 Grant Gainsay;Race 2 Unhappy; 3 Caller; Repartee; 5 28112 Starburst Clemmy 26.47.................. 10: Bugsy Bangles, Starburst5Clemmy, Thrilling 6Sound 6 12668 Smash Amy nwtd............................. M Grant 11: Pick The 14 Tip, Smash Amego, 15 Wandy Feather, Mighty Dilate; 7 Amulet; 13Race Expedite; Incense; Perturb; 16 Fortune 7 23274 Thrilling Sound 26.39 S &.Helper; ...............B17 Evans RaceStreet. 12: Fanta Alert, Rosca, Sorry Vanderford, Wandy Devil, Debris; 19 8 53231 Thrilling Jonah 26.71....................... M Grant LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First 9 56874 Jinja Jam nwtd L &............................. Wales Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
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FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G, R) 7.30 Monsuno. (G, R) 7.55 The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. (G, R) 8.20 Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Adventures. (G, R) 8.45 Bananas In Pyjamas. (G, R) 8.55 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.05 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.15 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.20 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.25 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 9.55 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion. (G) 10.05 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G,
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‘Handle with care’ By Kris Shannon Sonny Bill Williams’ next fight may not feature the ‘pick the round’ option, the TAB decided yesterday. Williams’ unanimous points victory over Francois Botha in Brisbane on Friday was tarnished by a dispute surrounding the length of the bout, with the scheduled 12 rounds cut to 10. The TAB was forced to refund all ‘pick the round’ bets and, after meeting yesterday, announced it would hold the right to remove the betting option on any future boxing matches. “We’ll have to take into account who’s fighting, who’s promoting, what’s the title, what’s the belt,” said TAB head bookmaker Mark Stafford. “There’s a lot of hearsay and speculation but, until we’re presented with all the facts in front of us, we can’t make a decision. “By and large, boxing’s fine. “It’s just when there’s a few anomalies that could come up
where we’ll have to be proactive.” Those anomalies have cropped up in three of Williams’ six professional fights, a track record Stafford agreed was “not good”. But he said the TAB would be remiss to remove the option entirely, considered its popularity and the interest Williams continues to generate. “You could argue he’s probably one of our most popular sports people currently. “He creates huge amounts of interest, and even if he was fighting again this weekend people would want to bet on it. “So we’ve got to provide a product our customers want.” The new proviso will not be tested by Williams until the end of the year at the earliest, with his return to rugby league with the Sydney City Roosters taking precedence for now. Whether his next fight is a rematch against the aggrieved Botha - whose previous experience includes losses to Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis is now in doubt, after the veteran
SCOREBOARD Results Basketball NBA results Collated NBA results and standings yesterday (home team in CAPS): NEW YORK KNICKS 88 L.A. Clippers 102 MIAMI HEAT 107 L.A. Lakers 97 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 105 Minnesota T-wolves 88 PHOENIX SUNS 69 Oklahoma City Thunder 97 SACRAMENTO KINGS 117 Houston Rockets 111 BOSTON CELTICS 118 Denver Nuggets 114 OT TORONTO RAPTORS 102 New Orleans Hornets 89 ORLANDO MAGIC 110 Portland Trail Blazers 104 BROOKLYN NETS 86 San Antonio Spurs 111
Bowls Allenton Bowling Club Tuesday Evening Pairs February 5 1st Bob Holdom & Ant McGirr 3 wins 19 ends 31 points. 2nd Len Luke & Julie Trudgeon 3 wins 17 ends 32 points. 3rd Graeme Bishop & Jill May 3 wins 15 ends 33 points. 4th John Cartwright & Annette Sargisson 2 wins 1 draw 15 ends 33 points. Motz Trophy February 6 1st Graeme Bishop, Rosemary Bennett, Ian Kaye, Annette Sargisson 3 wins 20 ends 41 points. 2nd Bruce Harper, Wendy Blackwell, Ivan Syme, Larry Neal, 3 wins 14 ends 33 points. 3rd Roger Gutberlet, Murray Anderson, Mike Quinn, Diane Gutberlet 2 wins 18 ends 36 points.
Ashburton Bowling Club Smallbone Triples February 9 1st Kenny Lynn, Neil Atkinson and Mike Grice 4 wins 26 ends 50 points, 2nd Dion Kiddey, Bruce White and Pip Smith 3 wins 1 draw 24 ends 49 points, 3rd Charlie Leech, George Crack and Ian Blackwood 3 wins 25 ends 44 points, 4th Peter Collins, Alistair MacKenzie and Noeline MacKenzie 3 wins 24 ends 28 points, 5th Graham Taylor, Russell Anstiss and Harold Kemp 3 wins 22 ends 47 points. Ladies Handicap Singles February 5 1st Leonie Spargo 3 wins 27 ends Handicap 0, 2nd Ollie Collins 3 wins 25 ends Handicap 2, 3rd Joyce Gray 2 wins 20 ends Handicap 0.
Bowls Mid Canterbury Sub Centre Over 80’s Tournament 1st: H Kemp (Skip), M Jones, T Taylor - 2 wins, 15 ends and 36 points 2nd: A McIntosh (Skip), M Barnes, M Cabout- 2 wins, 13 ends, 23 points 3rd: A Smith (Skip), U Crack, J Sclater – 2 wins, 12 ends, 26 points Winners of the Spider: H Weir K Butterick, B Hunter Team with greatest number of years: J McCrory, S Cullimore, P Feeney – 254 years. Champion of Champion Fours February 10 at Rakia Bowling Club Semi Finals: Senior Men: Hampstead bt. Rakaia 23-13; Ashburton MSA bt. Hinds 21-13 Senior Women: Tinwald bt. Methven 21-20; Allenton bt. Rakaia 18-17 Junior Men: Allenton bt. Hinds 25-18; Ashburton bt. Methven 19-18 Finals: Senior Men: Ashburton MSA bt. Hampstead 20-10 Senior Women: Allenton bt. Tinwald 22-10 Junior Men: Allenton bt. Ashburton 27-7 Junior Women: Ashburton bt. Allenton 16-11
Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club Opening Night for 2013 was held on Thursday 31st January, with a full room playing the 2nd round of the Kops Trophy. N/S 1 J Knight and B Smith 2 J Fechney and M Holdaway 3 M Buckland and M Stowell E/W 1 P and T Downward 2 R McLaughlin and K Robb 3 P Fergus and L Wackrow. Winners of the Kops Trophy were John Knight and Bev Smith and the Runners-Up were Trish
and Peter Downward Results for week ending 8th February Monday Evening – Duplicate N/S 1 B Newton and P Scott. 2 A van Dyk and B Leighton 3= G and H Blee and A Clelland and P Wise E/W 1 Joyce Johnson and D Wikinson 2 A Gilbert and L Leadley 3 O and J Hooper Tuesday Evening – Duplicate N/S 1 B Smith and J Knight 2 P Fergus and M Stowell, 3= T and P Downward and W Kolkman and M Muir E/W 1 T Coulter and E Taylor, 2 A Maude and M Moore 3 A Blain and J Irwin Wednesday Afternoon Duplicate N/S 1 B Holmes and K Robb, 2 R Kyle and R McLaughlin, 3 J Browne and J Lovett E/W 1 M Buckland and B Smith, 2 A Maude and M Moore, 3 A Lysaght and V Palmer Thursday Evening - 2 Round Duplicate N/S 1 J Knight and B Smith, 2 L Wackrow and J Wright. 3 R Kyle and R Phillips E/W 1 T and M Small. 2 K Robb and B Turton 3= M Moore and A Maude and P Fergus and V Palmer
Cycling Tinwald Cycling Club Greenstreet Race February 10 Div 2 winner was Keryn O’Donnell, U17s 1st. Ben Sutton 2f/t 27m 46s. 2nd Jake Beeman 3f/t. 27m 47s. 3rd. Bailey O’Donnell 30m 49s. 4th Ryan Jackson 33m 58s. 5th. Abe O’Donnell 33m 58s. 6th. Connie Davidson 33m 58s. 7th. Sam Cullimore F/T. 27m 18s. 8th. Oliver Davidson 32m 51s. Div 2. 1st Keryn O’Donnell F/T 29m 04s. Results Open 48 km Greensteet. 1st. Janett Hooper ( Merv Ineson Winners Cup and Merv Ineson Fist Lady Home Cup.)1h 46m.36s. 2nd. Matt Marshall 1h 16m. 37s. 3rd. Scott Albon 1h 16m.41s. 4th. Brent Kircher 1h 22m12s. 5th. Richard Kirwan 1h 16m42s. 6th. Bruce Albon 1h 26m13s. 7th. Don Summerfield 1h 20m44s. 8th. Caroline Askin (First Unplaced Lady) 1h 19m14s. 9th. Rachel Thow 1h 19m.14s. 10th Doug Coley 1h 22m 14s. 11th. Geoff Skerten 1h 22m15s. 12th. Janis Crawford 1h 23m 45s. 13th. Paul Houston 1h 22m15s. 14th. Liz Wylie 1h 28m45s. 15th. Pam Harcourt 1h 23m45s. 16th.Shane Gerken 1h 19m15s. 17th. Tonee Hurley 1h 20m46s. 18th. Kathy Askin 1h 23m46s. 19th. David Sullivan 1h 26m19s. 20th. John Uden 1h 16m48s. 21st. Kevin Hurley 1h 17m02s 22nd. Nicole Herd 1h 52m41s. 23rd. Nigel Douglas F/T. 1h 11m59s. 24th Josh Connor 2f/t. 1h 11m59s. 25th. Simon Earl 3f/t 1h 12m00s. 26th. Ross Avis 1h 12m02s. 27th. Simon White 1h 12m02s. 28th. Glen Marshall 1h 15m19s. 29th. Andrew Shepherd 1h 15m22s. 30th Ross Templeton 1h 15m32s. 31st. Kristine Marriott 1h 15m31s. 32nd. Brent Connor 1h 20m33s 33rd. Nathan Tew 1h 12m56s. 34th Rob Hooper 1h 13m09s. 35th. Tania Tocher 1h 56.40s. 36th. Brian Ellis 1h 33m11s. 37th. Kevin Opele 1h 16m 37s. 38th.Tony Gimblett 1h 36m15s. 39th. Brad Hudson 1h 18m31s. 40th. Neil Wylie 1h 18m32s. Other Riders Lucy Kirwan (mechanical trouble) Tony Ward (punctured) Matthew Ellis DNF. Brendan Tocher DNF. Sam Stretch DNF. Michelle Davidson DNF. Brendan Davidson DNF. Michael Templeton DNF.
Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers February 9 1st. Catlin Titheridge (1m) 27m 27s. 2nd. Drew Titheridge (1m) 27m 38s. 3rd. Alan Cox (1m) 27m 48s personal Best. 4th. Tania Tocher (Go.) 30m 45s. 5th. Jessie Banks (5.30m) 25m 58s. 6th. Bruce Albon (8.30m) 23m 01s. 7th. Nigel Chatterton (8.30m) 23m 01s. 8th. Shona Proctor (8.30m) 23m 01s. 9th. Kenny Johnston (5.30) 26m 02s. 10th Ross Proctor (8.30m) 23m 03s. 11th Bruce Paterson (5.30m 26m 05s. 12th. Janette Hooper (5.30m) 26m 06s. 13th. Sam Cullimore (10. 32m) F/T. 21m 16s. 14th. Ross Templeton (10.15m) 2f/t. 21m 33s. 15th. Richard Kirwan (10.15m) 3f/t. 21m 34s. 16th. Tonee Hurley (10.15m) 21m 38s. Personal Best. 17th. Brendan Tocher (10.15m) 24m 39s.
Friday Night Velodrome February 8 W/W Trainer Wheels Group 1. 1st. Savannah Todd 15pts. 2nd. Madeline Howden 11pts. 3rd. Zoe Nicholls 7pts. W/W Group 2. 1st. Zander Etheridge 15pts. 2nd. Jake Paterson 7pts. 3rd.
South African reportedly failed a drugs test in the lead-up to the bout. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Botha submitted a urine sample on Tuesday last week which revealed the presence of phentermine, a banned stimulant - though the legitimacy of that test has since been questioned. Australian National Boxing Federation (ANBF) committee member John Hogg said it would be “bizarre” if Botha was even subject to a test. Hogg, an ANBF Queensland representative, sent Botha for his medical last week and he told the Courier Mail boxers competing in the state of Queensland were not required to be tested for performance enhancing drugs. “I sent Frans for a complete medical which tested him for hepatitis and Aids etc, but that is the only testing required of professional boxers,” Hogg said. “I have never heard of [Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority] spot-testing professional boxers in Queensland.
Oakley MacKenzie 6pts. W/W Group 3. 1st. Zac Moore 12pts. 2nd. Oliver Bellew 8pts. 3rd. James Lansdown 3pts Wizz Wheelers A. Grade. 1st. Jayden Etheridge 10pts. 2nd. Ella Skinner 6pts. 3rd. Jenna Moore 5pts. 4th= Simon Moore and Liam Wilson 4pts. 5th. Ben Donaldson 2pts. 6th.= Maddie Lowry and Harry Fleming 1pt. B. Grade 1st Rosie Gray 15pts. 2nd.= Jenna Borthwick, Madison Clark, and Nik Kershaw 6pts. C. Grade 1st Emmett Rowlands 9pts. 2nd= Charlize MacKenzie and Liam Elliott 8pts. 3rd.Charlie Howden 5pts. 4th. Briar Clark 3pts. D Grade 1st. Fergus Wilson 10pts. 2nd.= Joel Moffett and Lachlan Lansdown 6pts. 3rd. Jesse Nieman 5pts. 4th. Luke Rhodes 4pts. 5th. Emma Lowry 2pts. E. Grade 1st Maxton Rowlands 6pts. 2nd.= Josh Bellow and Cody Etheridge 5pts. 3rd.= Saraha Wilson and Ashley Banks 4pts. 4th.= Mitchell Lye and Oli Nicholls 3pts. F. Grade 1st. Will Paterson 11pts. 2nd. Chloe Hill 9pts. 3rd. Isla Moffett 8pts. 4th. Samantha Nieman 5pts. Open and U17. A. 1st. Jessie Banks 12pts. 2nd. Kees Donaldson 11pts. 3rd. Sam Cullimore 8pts. 4th. Scott Albon 6pts. 5th. Ben Sutton 5pts. 6th. Laurent Fifield retired not well, B. Grade U17. 1st. Oliver Davidson 11pts. 2nd.= Ryan Jackson and James Skinner 10pts. 3rd. Catlin Titheridge 9pts. C. Grade U17. 1st Josh Kershaw 13pts. 2nd. Cole Beeman 9pts. 3rd. Connie Davidson 7pts. 4th. Luke Skinner 6pts. 5th.Ethon Titheridge 4pts.
Football English Premier League English Premier League results and standings Manchester United 2 (Giggs 13, van Persie 45+1) Everton 0 Aston Villa 2 (Benteke 74 pen, N’Zogbia 79) West Ham 1 (Westwood 87 og) Standings P W D L F A Pts Manchester United 26 21 2 3 62 31 65 Manchester City 26 15 8 3 48 24 53 Chelsea 26 14 7 5 55 28 49 Tottenham Hotspur 26 14 6 6 44 30 48 Arsenal 26 12 8 6 50 29 44 Everton 26 10 12 4 40 32 42 Swansea 26 9 10 7 38 29 37 Liverpool 25 9 9 7 44 32 36 West Brom Albion 25 10 4 11 34 35 34 Stoke City 26 7 12 7 26 31 33 West Ham 26 8 6 12 29 38 30 Fulham 26 7 8 11 36 42 29 Sunderland 26 7 8 11 28 34 29 Norwich City 26 6 11 9 25 40 29 Southampton 26 6 9 11 36 45 27 Newcastle United 26 7 6 13 34 46 27 Aston Villa 26 5 9 12 25 50 24 Reading 26 5 8 13 33 48 23 Wigan Athletic 26 5 6 15 30 51 21 QPR 26 2 11 13 19 41 17
Golf Ashburton Golf Club ANZ Friday Teams February 8 Top Team: AW’s 93 (Bev Watkins, Kath Shaw, Rhona Evans, Bernie White); Top Man: Ted Connell 34; Top lady: Ina Divers 36; Men: Four Putters 90, X Cockies 89.5, Owies Oddfellows 87, The Big Test Icicles 89; Mixed: Roaring Pride 92.5, Just the Hounds 89.5, Green Team 87.5; Ladies: Mayfield Magic 92.5, Periwinkles 1 86. Nearest Pins Templeton Motors: Wendy Parr; Paul May Motors: Ricky Barbosa; Mac Maggies: Bev Chinn; BP Ashburton: Stuart Dunlop; Two’s: H. Shearer, G. Cantrell, W. Parr
Ashburton Golf Club Women’s Section Longbeach Cup, Rnd 1 Tucker Trophy and Rnd 1 Mackay Trophy February 2 and 5 Brenda Fechney – 67, Rhonda Gallagher, Janice Ackerley – 68, Ellenor Sullivan, Jeannette Early – 70, Dee Simmons, Wendy Parr, Fiona Williamson – 71. Nearest The Pins: Gabites Ltd: Jan Guilford; House of Travel Ashburton: Jeannette Early; Lynn’s Small Salon: Betsy Martin; Todd’s of Ashburton: Wendy Parr; 2nd Shot to Green: Win Carter; Twos: Fiona Williamson – No 8, Betsy Martin, Vicki
“I would think I would have heard about ASADA testing Botha or Sonny Bill, because they have never showed up to boxing gyms in Queensland or on fight night.” An ASADA spokesman told the Courier Mail the body was not in a position to make a formal comment on the issue but typically boxing title fights fell out of their jurisdiction. With doping allegations adding to the confusion over the length, the fight did not lack for controversy but boxing enthusiast Sir Bob Jones thought it was deficient in every other area. Sir Bob, who is the manager of New Zealand’s brightest heavyweight prospect Joseph Parker, said everything about the fight was “seedy and nasty”. “It’s an invasion of a pure sport ... by impure people,” he told Radio Live yesterday. “I exclude Williams from that. “He just seems to be an idiot adrift on a float of publicity, but it should never be given this attention.” - APNZ Sonny Bill Williams in training for his boxing match against Francois Botha last Friday night.
Moore – No 12, Nicky Gill – No 14. Nine Hole Golf played Thursday January 31st 2013 – Opening Day Greensome. 1st Equal – Ruth Logan and Val Ferrier, George Henderson and Joy Nicolas – 29, 3rd Muriel Hill and Mary Smith – 30.5
Ashburton Men’s Vet Golf February 4 Best Scores: 1st = John Bilverstone 48 points, Murray Mellish 48; 3rd Ian Beach 44; 4th Bob Collins 43, Peter Pratt 43, Ray Wards 43; 7th Des Green 42, Peter Huggins 42, Riki Shearer 42; 10th Mike Holmes 41, John Lovett 41, Peter McLauchlan 41, Pat Molloy 41, Ray Suttie 41, Trevor Watson 41. Two’s: Trevor Watson, Ray Wards Next game at Tinwald on February 18 when we will have a $10 day.
Mayfield Golf Club February 6 Par Round Winners: Greg Hubbard +5, Colin Bryant +4, Bill Allan +4, Gordon Duthie +4, Nigel Heney +4, Hayden Tasker +3, Steve Cross +3. Aon Insurance Brokers Nearest Pin 2: Nigel Heney; Bayleys Real Estate Pin 11: Colin Bryant; Hastings McLeod/Marilyn Cross Nearest Pin 5: Paul Boon; National Bank Nearest Pin 14: Gordon Duthie; ATS 2nd Shot 9 & 18: Greg Hubbard. Two’s: Gordon Duthie, Aidan Marshall, Steve Cross, John Smitheram, Colin Bryan, Hayden Tasker. Canterbury Draught Player Day: Nigel Heney 69-2-67 Nett Eagle: Not Struck.
Mayfield Golf Club February 9 Opening Day Brackley Trophy Winners Men: Fraser Tasker 79-14-65, Jack Allan 66, Wayne Vessey 66, Ted Ralston 67, Steve Schmack 67, Bill Allan 68 Ladies: Jillian Lake nett 70, Trish Corbett 73, Lal Mulligan 75, Betty Wilson 75. Aon Insurance Brokers Nearest Pin 2: Colin Bryant; Bayleys Real Estate No 11: Riki Harris; Marilyn Cross Property Brokers Nearest Pin 5: Matt Watson; National Bank Nearest Pin 14: Jillian Lake; ATS 2nd Shot 9 & 18: Steve Schmack; Two’s: Riki Harris, Stuart Wilson, Don Lake, Matt Watson; Canterbury Draught Player Day: Fraser Tasker 79-14-65; Nett Eagle No 9: Not Struck Next Saturday 1st Stableford and 1st Kerr Trophy.
272: Kevin Stadler (USA) 69 69 69 65, Jimmy Walker (USA) 68 71 67 66, James Hahn (USA) 71 65 66 70 273: Jason Day (AUS) 68 68 70 67 274: Fredrik Jacobson (SWE) 71 66 70 67, Patrick Reed (USA) 68 69 67 70 275: Patrick Cantlay (USA) 66 70 72 67, James Driscoll (USA) 72 67 67 69, Retief Goosen (RSA) 71 68 67 69 276: Justin Hicks (USA) 71 68 70 67, Aaron Baddeley (AUS) 69 71 69 67, Bryce Molder (USA) 71 72 69 64, Richard Lee (USA) 68 71 66 71 277: John Merrick (USA) 68 67 74 68, William McGirt (USA) 72 69 67 69, Hunter Mahan (USA) 66 69 73 69, Charlie Wi (KOR) 70 70 68 69, Ted Potter Jr. (USA) 67 67 73 70, Sean O’Hair (USA) 70 67 70 70 278: Cameron Tringale (USA) 71 71 70 66, Jordan Spieth (USA) 70 70 68 70, Kevin Na (USA) 68 72 68 70, Robert Garrigus (USA) 71 69 66 72 279: Luke Guthrie (USA) 68 70 69 72, Webb Simpson (USA) 71 71 65 72 280: Billy Horschel (USA) 70 71 67 72, Russell Knox (SCO) 64 73 71 72 281: Heath Slocum (USA) 69 71 71 70, Scott Brown (USA) 72 68 69 72, Bob Estes (USA) 69 71 72 69, Jim Furyk (USA) 75 69 68 69, Matt Every (USA) 67 70 71 73, Doug LaBelle II (USA) 69 75 69 68, Alistair Presnell (AUS) 68 72 68 73, Brian Stuard (USA) 69 72 72 68, Matt Jones (AUS) 69 72 72 68, Greg Owen (ENG) 65 75 73 68 282: Ryuji Imada (JPN) 65 73 73 71, Jason Bohn (USA) 71 70 71 70, Bill Lunde (USA) 71 70 68 73, Kelly Kraft (USA) 69 71 72 70, Brad Fritsch (CAN) 69 73 71 69, Kevin Streelman (USA) 69 69 75 69 283: Lee Westwood (ENG) 68 70 73 72, Brendon De Jonge (ZIM) 67 71 73 72, Tim Clark (RSA) 76 67 70 70, Jeff Maggert (USA) 67 73 73 70 284: Scott Gardiner (AUS) 73 69 68 74, Brian Harman (USA) 68 73 70 73, Mike Weir (CAN) 75 65 71 73, Vijay Singh (FIJ) 72 72 66 74, Josh Teater (USA) 70 72 68 74, Peter Tomasulo (USA) 71 75 66 72, Pat Perez (USA) 69 69 74 72, Ken Duke (USA) 71 72 69 72, J.B. Holmes (USA) 72 70 71 71, Sam Saunders (USA) 76 71 66 71 285: Phil Mickelson (USA) 69 71 73 72, Rod Pampling (AUS) 71 70 72 72
Rugby Six Nations Six Nations Championship results and standings Ireland 6 England 12 France 6 Wales 16 Scotland 34 Italy 10 Standings P W D L F A BP Pts England 2 2 0 0 50 24 0 4 Scotland 2 1 0 1 52 48 0 2 Wales 2 1 0 1 38 36 0 2 Ireland 2 1 0 1 36 34 0 2 Italy 2 1 0 1 33 52 0 2 France 2 0 0 2 24 39 0 0
Tinwald Golf Club Women’s Stableford Round February 5 1st Diane Lowe 46, Ruth Kinvig 42, Shona Vucetich 41, Colleen Linney 39, Lesley Glassey 38, Margaret Pawsey 37, Dawn Sharplin 36, Elaine Pierce 34 on C/B Nearest the Pins No 6 Stables Family Restaurant - Pat Bell; No 12 Hair by Mac & Maggie – Diane Lowe; No 2 Dairy Business Centre - Diane Lowe; No. 16 2nd Shot – Outdoor Adventure – Diane Lowe Two’s: Diane Lowe 9 Hole Competition: Competition: Putting; Judy John 15, Janet Morreen 15.
G. Wilson & C. Christie beat B. Riseley & D. Paterson 9-0; B. Danielson & A. Hodson beat R. Wilson & T. Hunt 9-8 (9-7); G. Wilson & A. Hodson beat B. Riseley & T. Hunt 9-3; C. Christie & B. Danielson beat D. Paterson & R. Wilson 9-3; G. Wilson & B. Danielson lost to B. Riseley & R. Wilson 3-9; C. Christie & A. Hodson beat D. Paterson & T. Hunt 9-0. Orange beat Green 5 matches to 1 B. Donaldson & B. Sivier beat R. Donaldson & G. Esker 9-1; P. Scott & P. Huggins lost to J. Doig & S. Leith 8-9; B. Donaldson & P. Huggins beat R. Donaldson & S. Leith 9-8; B. Sivier & P. Scott beat G. Esker & J. Doig 9-1; B. Donaldson & P. Scott beat R. Donaldson & J. Doig 9-8; B. Sivier & P. Huggins beat G. Esker & S. Leith 9-2. Christchurch Challenger Grade February 8 Mid Canterbury Blue beat Te Kura Gold 4 matches to 2 Boys Singles James Watt beat Harry Black 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (7-4); James Wild lost to Etienne Harrington-Watt 6-7 (8-11), 0-6; Flynn Ness beat Thomas McKay 6-2, 6-2; Nic Jansen lost to Sam Blake 4-6, 6-7 (7-9). Boys Doubles James Watt & James Wild beat Harry Black & Etienne Harrington-Watt 2-6, 6-0, 1-0 (7-3); Flynn Ness & N. Jansen beat Thomas McKay & Sam Blake 6-1, 7-5. Mid Canterbury Black lost to Edgeware Orange 6 matches to 0 Boys Singles Aidan Mitchell lost to Andrew Storer 6-0, 3-6, 0-1 (2-7); Connor Brosnahan lost to Tom Paine 3-6, 2-6; Jamie Burrows lost to Oscar Acland 1-6, 2-6; Sam Bubb lost to Issac Clark 4-6, 3-6. Boys Doubles Aidan Mitchell & Connor Brosnahan lost to Andrew Storer & Tom Paine 1-6, 6-7 (10-12); Jamie Burrows & Sam Bubb lost to Oscar Acland & Issac Clark 3-6, 4-6. Mid Canterbury beat Shirley 5 matches to 1 Girls Singles Ashleigh Leonard beat Nicole Fitchett 6-1, 6-3; Stacey Hopwood beat Brooke Hulston 6-1, 6-1; Christal Brosnahan beat Roxanna Brian 6-0, 6-1; Millie Young lost to Isabelle Vanhanen 5-7, 6-3, 0-1 (6-8). Girls Doubles Ashleigh Leonard & Stacey Hopwood beat Nicole Fitchett & Brooke Hulston 6-3, 6-0; Christal Brosnahan & Millie Young beat Roxanne Brian & Isabella Vanhanen 6-0, 7-5.
Chilean Open Collated results from Chilean Open yesterday (prefix denotes seeding). Men, Final Horacio Zeballos (ARG) bt 1-Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4.
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Ashburton Bowling Club Toyota Friday Triples February 15 12:30pm Start (whites to be worn) Skips entered: R. Anstiss, J. Bennett, T. Blain, B. Brasell, R Cockburn, G. Crack, J Dennis, J. Dutton, G. Eder, M. Eder, L. Connell, D. Gutberlet, R. Herriot, S Holdom, T Johnson, C Leech, A MacDonald, A MacKenzie, J McKibbon, J.Martin, E Maw, B Neilson, S Robinson, J Ryk, S Scott, N Sharplin, J Smart, A Smith, G Taylor, A Waddell. T Watson, B Williams. Enquires to J Ryk Phone 3087907.
Methven Bowling Club The following skips have teams entered in the over 60s Lock Cup to be held at the Methven green Thursday February 14 starting at 12 30pm. Mufti. M Smallridge, G Taylor, B Holdom, J Ryk, R Cockburn, T Taylor, J Moore, Tinwald, D Callaghan, R Smith, G Pagey, D Isherwood, R Thomas, N Sharplin, J Martin plus one to be added. Enquiries to B Harper 3087623 or W Blackwell 3028834.
Netball Mid Canterbury Netball Mitre 10 Mega Twilight Netball Week 4 Finals February 12 Heartland Court: 6.00pm, Business League Final: High Raters v S & Giggles; 7.00pm, Twilight League Final: One Direction v Doggies; Neumanns Tyre Services Court: 6.00pm, Legal Gangstaz v Seeds R Us; 7.00pm, Hoops I Did It Again v Croys Crushers; Ashburton Guardian Blue Court: 6.00pm, Childs Play v Mixed Up; 7.00pm, Semi Pro’s v Ashburton Ligers; Ashburton Guardian White Court: 6.00pm, Ding Dings v Dragons; 7pm, Megz Team v The Geez Team;
Softball Hampstead Softball Club Nosh Café Slow-Pitch February 15 6.30pm: D.1 S & Giggles V As Good As It Gets D.2 Hawks V Nosh Café Marines and Angels D.3 Muz’s Tigers v TGIF Sluggers
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Ashburton District Rifle Club results for February 10 Twice at 500 yards in hot conditions with lots of mirage, John Miller 50.2, 50.7, 100.9, Peter Newman 49.3, 50.3, 99.6, Darian Miller 48.5, 49.4, 97.9, Sandy Collett 47.4, 49.3, 96.7, Tim Webb 49.7, 47.5, 96.12, Brian Hawksby 49.4, 47.1, 96.5, John Fleming 49.3, 47.2, 96.5, Murray Cook 48.1, 47.4, 95.5, Coby Snowden 45.5, 46.3, 91.8, FTR class Allan White 50.6, 50.5, 100.11, and F class Harvey Westland 56, 57, 113. Next week is the third club championship shoot, ten shots at 300, 500 and 600 yards.
Prizemoney passed up The major purses Lydia Ko has passed up by not being a professional:
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2010 - New Zealand Open, seventh, $14,000 2011 - NSW Open, runner-up, $13,000 2011 - New Zeland Open, fourth, $23,000 2012 - NSW Open, winner, $23,000 2012 - New Zealand Open, 17th, $5000 2012 - US Open, T39, $19,000 2012 - Canadian Open, winner, $360,000 2012 - British Open, T17, $43,000 2013 - NSW Open, runner-up, $13,000 2013 - New Zealand Open, winner, $49,000 Total: $562,000
February 9 Mixed Masters Blue beat Red 5 matches to 1
Note: Estimated amount based on today’s exchange rates, does not include minor placings at two other pro tournaments.
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February 7 Ideal weather and ideal course conditions combined for some great scoring in Thursday evenings stroke round. Best scores were: Senior; Paul Boon net 31, Adam Marshall 32, Murray Wilson 32, Brent Smith 33, Michael Thomas 33, Phil Hooper 34, Shane Webster 34, Johnny Moore 34, Ray Wards 34 b/l. Junior; Mark Williams 29, Andrew Barrie 30, Arthur Pawsey 31, Richie Watson 32. Women; Sonja Mee 31, Pat McLauchlan 32, Marg Pawsey 33, Sally Cain 34, Barb Harris 35.NonHandicap; Hamish George 33.
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• Seniors lose Shield
Ashburton College celebrate the big wicket of St Bede’s batsman Jack Boyle during the Canterbury Secondary Schools cricket competition on Saturday at the Ashburton Domain.
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College cricketers finally hit their straps By Jonathan Leask After three comprehensive losses to start the season, the Ashburton College 1st XI put it all together to beat St Bedes in the Canterbury Secondary Schools cricket competition on Saturday.
Ashburton College produced a top effort in the field to dismiss St Bedes cheaply, but still had to score their biggest total of the season to date to get the win. College were asked to field by St Bedes after losing the toss, but the wicket aided the bowlers early on and College were able to make early
Batting collapse proves expensive for Mid Canterbury By Jonathan Leask Mid Canterbury has suffered a second heavy defeat in the Hawke Cup, beaten by 132 runs by North Otago in Oamaru at the weekend. Mid Canterbury let North Otago get away on them in the first innings and then crumbled in their first at bat to hand the advantage to the hosts, and produced a similar effort in the second innings. After having North Otago 38/3 Mid Canterbury couldn’t keep up the pressure, as North Otago put together partnerships to make 219 in the first innings. Mid Canterbury made it to 48-0 at tea, but Robbie Polson was out for 28 and Ward soon followed for 33 before Des Kruger made 20 for Mid Canterbury to be 101/3. Then came the middle order collapse for the team to be reeling at 118/7, and at stumps on day one Mid Canterbury were in deep trouble at 138/8, 73 runs behind. Day two got off to a terrible start with a wicket in the first over of the day and Mid Canterbury were all out in the second over for 139, with Jono Print left stranded on 30 not out. Mid Canterbury started the second innings well with the ball reducing North Otago to 57/4 but the hosts got to lunch at 108/5, 188 runs ahead. Mid Canterbury eventually dismissed North Otago for 178 after Polson had 4/47 from his 11 overs and Kruger had picked up three wickets. Mid Canterbury went out to bat needing to reach 258 with a minimum of 53 overs left in day to claim
Robbie Polson: 28 in the first innings, then took 4wickets for 47 what would have been an unlikely outright victory. The innings got off to a woeful start with Ward out at 1/1 and Polson at 20/2, and Print went at 23/3. Matt Winter made 41 but was the fifth to fall at 82 and Rhys Phillips became former Black Cap David Sewell’s 200th wicket as Mid Canterbury slumped to 85/6. The wickets continued to fall and Mid Canterbury was all out in the 40th over as North Otago claimed the outright win, making it back-to-back outright losses for Mid Canterbury. Mid Canterbury will be out to make amends when they host South Canterbury this weekend.
inroads to have St Bedes struggling at 31/4. St Bedes looked to recover led by the highly rated Jack Boyle, a Canterbury Junior Academy Player, but Kieran Hunt lured him into a false shot that went straight into the hands of Shaun Stagg to make it 67/5.
College kept the pressure on and were able to dismiss St Bedes for 132 in the 44th over. Jack Dudley led the way early on with a contribution of 3/22 off 10 overs and Hunt finished with 3/11 of his eight. College got underway quickly with Jordan Scott-Wells and Tom
Dudley taking 15 off St Bedes’ second over, but both batsmen fell with the score on 27. College maintained a healthy run rate but lost three wickets to be 75/5. Hunt made 35 before he fell at 94/6, and Josh Gill followed in the next over.
That bought together two of the more experienced members in Jack Dudley and Shaun Stagg with the pair guiding College home for their first win of the season after three big losses. The next match for the College cricketers will be away to Christ’s College Saturday.
Black Caps on the rebound By David Leggat Anyone considering giving up on a long-cherished sporting ambition should have a chat with Ian Butler. He clearly remembers the conversation several years ago with a medical specialist who told him he wouldn’t bowl again. “You don’t believe everything the medical profession tell you,” he quipped yesterday. The Otago seamer is back after a two-year absence from the New Zealand team for the T20 rubber against England, which has its second instalment at Seddon Park in Hamilton tonight. He’s 31, has gone through significant injury setbacks in a career which began 11 years ago, and yet he reckons he’s bowling as well as ever for Otago. His 36 Plunket Shield wickets are second only to another seasoned performer, Northern Districts’ Brent Arnel, and he was a key figure in Otago’s HRV Cup triumph this summer with 11 wickets and an economy rate of 7.4 per over. “My form’s been really good all year in all forms. I don’t think I’ve ever bowled as well as I have this year, and you never really lose sight of what you want to achieve,” Butler said. “My body is 10 times better than when I was 23. I look after it a hell of a lot better now. “I try and tell people age is just a number. I still feel I’ve got four or five years left. “I’m doing the right things off the park and certainly don’t feel I’m anywhere near finishing.” Butler was counted out of the opening game in the ANZ international series, a 40-run win for England at Eden Park last Saturday, by a minor ankle niggle. If he plays tonight it will complete a comeback which is thoroughly justified by the simple expedient that he’s among the best seamers going around the country, and hits
The Mid Canterbury Seniors Tennis Team lost their first match of the season going down 12-8 to Ellesmere on Sunday. The loss also meant they handed over the Shirley Dalzeil Shield, which they had won for the first time when they beat North Canterbury 12-8 in December. Mid Canterbury will now look to finish the season on a high, and with four wins from their five fixtures, when the host Malvern in March.
• Casley back for NZ New Zealand men’s softball captain Rhys Casley has been cleared to lead his team into next month’s World Softball Championship in Auckland. With several selected players injured in December, coach Eddie Kohlhase set last weekend as the deadline for them to prove their readiness and Casley was the last to achieve that goal. After undergoing shoulder surgery last September, his road back to full fitness has been a slow and worrisome one but, with three weeks until the world event, Casley has showed he’s almost there with his performances at - APNZ recent tournaments.
• McGlinchey re-signs Wellington fans hoping to see All White Michael McGlinchey in Phoenix colours will be sorely disappointed after the midfielder yesterday extended his contract at Central Coast. The attacking dynamo linked with the Mariners in 2009, after coming through the youth system at Scottish Premier League side Celtic, and has since made 110 appearances for the A-League tabletoppers. The 26-year-old has blossomed into one of the competition’s most influential midfielders, and Central Coast fended off the advances of several rival clubs to secure his signature for another two seasons. Whether the Phoenix were one of those teams remains unknown, but one thing that is for certain is the impact he could have made on the struggling franchise. - APNZ
• Top start for Punt New Zealand hockey international Anita Punt has continued her dream start in sprinting and must now be considered a serious contender at next month’s national championships. Punt won both the 100m and 200m races at the Porritt Classic in Hamilton in Saturday, just the fourth time she has competed in the shorter distance and only her second crack at the 200m. Punt, who played for the Black Sticks at the London Olympics, took up athletics this year after long wondering if she could transfer her blazing speed from the hockey field to the track. The 25-year-old had shown an aptitude to do just that, winning the 100m-300m double at the international track meet in Christchurch last week- APNZ end.
• Bellamy stays put
Ian Butler: ‘My body is 10 times better than when I was 23. I look after it a hell of a lot better now’ a long ball as a late-order bonus. Butler was among the country’s quickest bowlers in the early 2000s, pushing up to 150km/h. In those days, pace was what mattered to him. Butler reckons the big change for him this year was from being an into the wind “dot” ball bowler to chasing wickets. He has dialled his speed back, but still rates himself about 140km/h. It’s all a far cry from the disillusioning times over the last 10 years, including the day his pen was
poised to sign on the dotted line for an unnamed English county. He thought hard about using his British passport and jacking in New Zealand cricket. Otago, as they ponder the Champions League later this year, are grateful he had a late change of heart. Butler is confident New Zealand will be on their game tonight after a poor bowling and fielding performance at Eden Park. “T20 is a game where one or two players can take the game away
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from you and we’ve got as many match winners as they do.” England have a question mark over batsman Eoin Morgan, who didn’t train yesterday after jarring his back late in New Zealand’s innings on Saturday. Both teams might fancy challenging the 23 sixes from the opening clash. The Seddon Park boundaries are slightly longer straight than Eden Park, but the ground in the centre of the city has a distinctly smaller square. - NZH
Coaching supremo Craig Bellamy chose love over money by signing a new three-year deal with NRL premiers Melbourne that will keep him at the club until the end of 2016. The Storm boarded a flight yesterday for the World Club Challenge against Leeds as relieved men after Bellamy’s announcement. None were more relieved than Bellamy himself, who said the decision had started to take a toll. At the end he couldn’t leave the club where he started his first-grade coaching career back in 2003; along the way guiding current greats such as captain Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk Greg Inglis - AAP and Israel Folau.
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The All Whites’ final home Fifa World Cup qualifier against New Caledonia will be played at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium on March 22. A win in the Friday night match will provide New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert and his charges Oceania’s place in the intercontinental playoff against the fourth-placed Concacaf (North and Central American) nation in November 2013. A draw would leave the All Whites needing a point four days later in the Solomon Islands, while a win for New Caledonia would see them draw level with New Zealand with a game to play. “Anything is a possibility but nothing can be taken for granted in World Cup qualification,” said All Whites coach Ricki Herbert. The match is the first football international at the indoor Forsyth Barr Stadium, and is the first
Ricki Herbert: ‘anything a possibility but nothing can be taken for granted’
time the All Whites have played in Dunedin since 1988 against Australia. New Zealand Football chief executive Grant McKavanagh said Dunedin was long overdue to host a high profile All Whites match, with other venues around New Zealand hosting key matches in the recent past. “New Zealand Football is com-
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mitted to playing matches around the country. “We’ve already played All Whites fixtures in Auckland, Christchurch and now Dunedin.” The city was also the venue for New Zealand’s first international when it played against Australia at Carisbrook in 1922. “Dunedin is noted for its love of sport and ‘scarfie’ population,” McKavanagh said. “In bringing this crucial match to Forsyth Barr Stadium, we’re hoping to see supporters from the region get out en masse and support the All Whites as they chase a berth at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.” Several of the Herbert’s potential All Whites will get an advanced look at the venue when the Wellington Phoenix plays the Melbourne Heart at Forsyth Barr Stadium on March 3 in the A-League. - APNZ
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Win puts England in line for Grand Slam England coach Stuart Lancaster was delighted by the maturity of his youthful side after they emerged from a brutal encounter in Dublin as the only side in this season’s Six Nations who can win a Grand Slam. Chris Robshaw, the England captain, led from the front at the breakdown while 21-year-old fly-half Owen Farrell also did his chances of selection for the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia no harm by kicking all of the visitors’ points in a 12-6 win over Ireland. England’s first Six Nations success in the Irish capital for a decade was achieved against a backdrop of constant rain that negated the running game favoured by both sides. But whereas their recordbreaking 38-21 win over world champions New Zealand at Twickenham in December witnessed three England tries in a match few expected them to win, yesterday’s success saw the visitors grind out victory, with Farrell kicking four penalties to two from Ireland replacement Ronan O’Gara. However, both successes saw England overcome a rally by
tament to their maturity,” said Lancaster. “As a test of character it was right up there because of the quality of the Ireland side and the ability to get the win.” England’s defence rarely looked like being breached and they turned round 6-0 in front before O’Gara, on for the injured Jonathan Sexton, drew Ireland level. But despite being a man down after James Haskell was sinbinned, England outscored Ireland 6-3 in the 10 minutes the blindside flanker was off the field. “It’s a huge win because we came up against an Ireland team on a day which was made for players likes Ronan O’Gara and Brian O’Driscoll and they have the nous to win on such days and get through such conditions,” said England assistant coach Andy Farrell, the father of Owen. “There was a tricky point in the third quarter but the way we composed ourselves and finished the game - our energy got better, our line speed got better, our composure - was a masterclass of how to handle that last 20 minutes.” - AFP England’s Manu Tuilagi and Chris Ashton after the final whistle yesterday.
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Millie Ness, 10, hits a forehand return during the Mid Canterbury Junior Age Group Tennis Championships at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.
Champs go exactly to plan By Jonathan Leask
Everything went to script in the Mid Canterbury Junior Age Group Tennis Championships, with all the top seeds taking out the titles at the weekend. In all the grades with seedings the top seeds came out on top, and in the grades that didn’t have seedings the favourites came through. In the girls’ 16s Ashleigh Leonard added another title to her women’s Gala Cup championship taking out the round robin. Leonard had comfortable wins over Christal Brosnahan and Pippa McCaw, but needed a third set to beat Stacey Hopwood 6-7, 6-3, 1-0. The doubles was a head-to-head clash with Leonard and Brosnahan taking out the match tie break to beat Hopwood and McCaw 6-2, 3-6, 1-0. Jack Deeley took down his brother Ben 6-2, 6-0 as another top seed triumphed over a second seed in
the boys’ 16s singles. Jack had earlier made light work of fourth seed Connor Brosnahan 6-0, 6-1 while Ben had a similar 6-1, 6-3 effort over third seed Aidan Mitchell. The Deeley boys then teamed up in the doubles winning both games in pool A before beating Mitchell and James Wild, pool B winners, 6-0, 6-2. Larissa Allan secured wins over Shannon Crequer 6-4, 6-0 and Fran Connelly-Whyte 6-1, 6-1 to take out the girls’ 14s singles. Top seed James Watt had to work for the win in the boys’ 12s, beating second seed Flynn Ness 7-5, 7-6. Watt and Ness then teamed up to take out the doubles 6-2, 6-0 over Sam Bubb and Duncan Rollinson. Erin Connelly-Whyte lived up to her top billing only dropping four games to take out the girls’ 12s. Connelly-Whyte beat fourth seed Isabella Talbot 6-0, 6-1 in the semifinals before a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win over third seed Holly Wild in the final, after Wild had toppled second
seed Georgia Benny 6-2, 6-4. The girls’ 12s doubles was a round robin which saw Benny and Wild win all four matches. In the boys’ 10s singles top seed Edwin Dargue took it out with a 9-4 win over Tyler Leonard. The fourth seeded Leonard had earlier ousted second seed Sam Benny in the semi-finals 9-5 while Dargue handled third seed Jarred Hill 9-3. Dargue then teamed up with Ryan McNulty to win the doubles 9-4 against Leonard and Harry Dargue. The Ness girls battled out the girls’ 10s singles final with top seed Sophie beating second seed Millie 9-7. Sophie had advanced to the final with a 9-3 win over third seed Tori Kelland while Millie had a convincing 9-1 win over Sophie Adams, who had beaten fourth seed Olivia Bishop 9-4. The Ness sisters then proved too strong in the doubles, claiming an emphatic 9-0 win over Bishop and Kelland.
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their opponents, with England staving off an Ireland third quarter fightback. “It is very difficult to play rugby against experienced players when we have lads on single figures in terms of caps, it is great tes-
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Guardian Weather
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
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Waimate
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TODAY
TODAY
Patchy morning drizzle clearing, and fine spells increasing. Southerlies dying out later in the morning and northeasterlies developing.
Fine with thickening high cloud. Wind at 1000m: NW, gusting 40 km/h in exposed places. Wind at 2000m: Strong NW 60 km/h.
NZ Today
21 OVERNIGHT MIN 10
MAX
18 OVERNIGHT MIN 8
MAX
24 OVERNIGHT MIN 11
MAX
20 OVERNIGHT MIN 10
Midnight Tonight
ia
Wind less than km/h 30
MAX
FRIDAY: Morning showers clearing. Light winds.
AKAROA
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Canterbury High Country
THURSDAY: Fine, but evening showery southwesterlies.
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LINCOLN
Canterbury Plains
TODAY: Increasing fine spells. Northeast develops.
TOMORROW: Morning rain, then few showers. Fresh southwest.
CHRISTCHURCH
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Ashburton Forecast
30 to 59
Auckland Hamilton Napier Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill
60 plus
17 12 15 15 15 13 12 11 12 9 8 11 9
25 26 25 23 21 23 25 20 22 20 22 18 18
A period of rain in the morning followed by a few showers. Fresh southerlies developing in the morning, dying out by evening.
THURSDAY
morning min max
fine fine fine showers showers showers fine fine fine fine fine showers rain
TOMORROW
Mostly fine but showers and southerlies developing later.
FRIDAY
NZ Situation
A front moving over the North Island tomorrow, is expected to weaken over the Gisborne region later, while a second front moves over the South Island. A disturbed southwest flow over the country in the wake of those fronts eases on Saturday as a ridge moves onto the country.
Fine spells and isolated showers. Light winds.
TOMORROW
FZL: Lowering to 2900m
FZL: Lowering to 2200m
Morning rain about the Main Divide, then scattered showers everywhere, all clearing later. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: NW dying out in the morning.
THURSDAY Showers about the Main Divide, a few spreading elsewhere later. Southwesterlies, strong about the tops.
FRIDAY Occasional showers. Fresh southwesterlies.
SATURDAY
SATURDAY
Becoming fine. Light winds.
Becoming fine. Southwesterlies easing.
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fine 15 fine -4 fine 24 cloudy -3 showers 21 showers 24 fine 10 cloudy 14 showers 11 rain 24 thunder 25 fine 17 rain 0 rain 2 fine -4 snow -1 fine 12 rain 18 showers 20 fine 7 rain 24 showers 14 rain 24 rain 2 showers 7 rain 1 fine 15 cloudy 0 showers 23 fine 8 fine 0 fine 1 thunder 26 showers 24 rain 6 fine 6 snow -13 rain 24 snow -3 showers 19 rain 15 showers 10 cloudy 0 showers 3 snow -6
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River Levels
cumecs
Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:15 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday
137.7 5.68 7.72 59.9
Source: Environment Canterbury
Canterbury Readings
to 4pm yesterday
max
Ashburton Airport
Temperatures °C
Rainfall mm
min grass 16 hour Feb 2013 min to date to date
Wind km/h
max gust
24.2 14.9 11.5
0.0
22.4 94.2
S 44
Christchurch Airport 28.9 15.2 14.6
0.0
20.8 58.0
S 67
Timaru Airport
0.0
18.4 74.0
SE 46
Average Average
22.7
10.9
9.2
22.1
11.6
9.5
20.9
10.1
25.1 14.3
Average
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76
15
57
16
62
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Thursday 9 noon 3
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9 pm
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6:02 12:11 6:24 12:36 6:51 1:00 7:15 1:26 7:41 1:52 8:08 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.
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