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Fatal stabbing in Kawerau The mill town of Kawerau has suffered another blow with a fatal stabbing on Thursday night.

Police and ambulance were called to a home on Holyoake Crescent about 8pm.

Neighbours said they were not aware anything had happened until a police car going “a rapid rate of knots” rushed down the quiet street followed shortly after by an ambulance.

A group of people gathered on Holyoake Crescent and spoken to

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wanted to be named, said they believed a man had been stabbed at a family home.

“I think a group of young ones had been drinking there [or near there] for a couple of days, that’s what I was told anyway,” one man said. “I’m pretty sure the cops were here yesterday as well although I don’t think it was for long.”

Yesterday police confirmed a man had died as a result of the incident.

Detective Inspector Tim Anderson said police received a 111 call in relation to a serious assault at

an address in Holyoake Crescent about 8pm on Thursday night.

Police arrived and found one woman and two men at the address.

“One of the men was deceased with fatal injuries to his neck. A formal identification of the man is yet to be established.”

Mr Anderson said the residential address was under scene guard and a scene examination would take place today with forensic scientists.

“A forensic post-mortem will also take place on 11 January.”

A resident of Holyoake Crescent said he had heard screaming not long before police showed up.

“This is normally a quiet street, we got rid of the loud ones about 18 months ago and there hasn’t really been any excitement since then,” one man said.

Mr Anderson said he couldn’t reveal too much about the stabbing because it was now before the courts.

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A confrontation between users is inevitable unless action is taken to stop motorcyclists using the Hakatere River Trail, a mountain biker says.

While Steve Smith was riding the trail on Thursday he had to block the progress of a motorcyclist on a section of track between Trevors Road and Chalmers Avenue. A woman with two small children was riding behind him and he stopped the motorcyclist out of concern for their safety.

“At the speed the motorcyclist was travelling these youngsters were in immediate danger of injury,” he said.

Mr Smith is also aware of an incident that occurred earlier in the week at the Hakatere end of the trail when a woman cyclist encountered five motorcyclists on an isolated section of the track.

“She said she was absolutely intimidated by their aggressive behaviour.

They were wearing full face helmets and that’s pretty intimidating.”

When he checked the following day, Mr Smith said it was clear they had ridden the complete length of the track.

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To see more or purchase photos of the safety issue and it’s also destroying the track. The damage out there now is quite obvious. My question is, what happens now, what do you do, who do you call?”

While there are signs that make it clear vehicles and motorcycles are banned from the track and access is blocked in some sections, there is no real deterrent to motorcyclists, Mr Smith said.

“For bikers it’s a worry, there’s an accident waiting to happen or a confrontation that will become serious.”

Nigel Hosking bikes the river trail two or three times a week and while he has not encountered motorbikes on the trail he said there is plenty of evidence they’re using the area.

“There’s some damage and definite signs such as big skids that couldn’t be made by a mountain bike.”

With use of the track growing every year, Mr Hosking said it was inevitable that if motorbikes continued to use the track there would be a clash of users.

“This is such a great asset, we’re so lucky to have it in the district.

It’s improving all the time and it’s important it’s kept safe and in good condition.”

Mid Canterbury Cycleway chair Kelvin Holmes said a locked gate system and large concrete blocks were originally installed to keep motorbikes out. Many of these had been vandalised.

The lead in the track’s development had been taken by the Ashburton District Council but it had been developed with community group involvement.

In the first instance, people concerned about motorbikes on the track should contact the council, Mr Holmes said.

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Scrub fire ‘an eye-opener’

By Sam Morton The Prebbleton scrub fires have proved to be a real eyeopener for some of Rakaia’s less experienced firefighters.

Two crews from the Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade suddenly found themselves in the thick of the action on Thursday night, battling raging flames and choking smoke south of Christchurch.

Station officer Tyrone Burrowes, of Rakaia, was one of those firefighters who joined three others to race to the scene

as separate fires broke out in the Prebbleton and Lincoln areas, just after 3pm.

Alongside a dozen other brigades, the Rakaia firefighters helped bring the fires under control, which had destroyed homes and caused severe damage to everything in its trail.

A second crew of Rakaia firefighters travelled to the scene late evening on Thursday to relieve the tired bodies of their fellow brigade members, who had previously been fighting a vegetation fire near Rakaia at 5am that same day.

“It was definitely a big day for our brigade yesterday, but at the same time it was great experience for some of the younger ones to get out there and be a part of it.

“When we arrived we were right into it, thrown into the back of a house and battling flaming trees nearby – there was little time to breathe until a bit later on in the evening,” he said.

“It was full-on right from the get-go.”

The local crews battled the blazing house fire, which resulted in a young woman losing eve-

rything, including sentimental photos she needed for her 21st birthday later this year.

On arrival, the Mid Canterbury firefighters were quick to link up to private swimming pools and farmers’ irrigation systems in the area to ensure a constant water supply for their tanker.

“Everyone was really quick to support us, which was great. It was a case of all hands on deck and it was a great chance to work alongside other brigades too.

“After the house fires, we drove down the road and saw a heap

of black smoke and sheds fully involved. We pulled over and helped the Dunsandel crews deal with them, but there was no time for a breather until later in the evening when we handed over to our other crew,” he said.

“It was a big day for everyone.”

However, Mr Burrowes said with the dry conditions and hot temperatures forecasted for the weekend, firefighters were constantly watching the clock before being called into action.

“Sometimes it’s just the way it goes. We are always ready to go, that’s our job,” he said.

‘We hit it hard, and we hit it fast’ Canterbury firefighters remain ed vigilant overnight after another frantic day battling scrub fires in the tinder-dry region.

A spate of fires in the past 24 hours, including a blaze south of Christchurch which razed three homes, was followed yesterday afternoon by a large blaze at West Melton.

It started on dry farmland near the Waimakariri River and quickly spread to 100 hectares, threatening a large pine plantation.

Around 300 people at a sidecar motorcycle racing event at Moorepark Speedway were evacuated, along with some local leaseholders and sheep stock downwind of the fire.

“We hit it hard, and we hit it fast,” said Fire Service acting area commander Dave Berry.

At its height, the fire’s front spread across 100 metres, and smoke could be seen from Christchurch city.

Nine tankers, six fire trucks, and three helicopters using monsoon buckets soon had the latest blaze under control.

Last evening, rural fire crews were still working to contain the fire, with three fire trucks and 10 tankers at their disposal.

“They believe the fire is contained and winding down,” Southern Fire communications shift manager Andrew Norris said.

Fire experts are investigating how it started.

Firefighters were also busy last night tackling a plantation fire at Gore Bay in North Canterbury.

Mr Norris said two pumps and

four tankers, including units from Cheviot, were battling the blaze.

Another scrub fire near Christchurch International Airport yesterday was put out.

Acting area commander Dave Berry praised the quick work of his firefighters, some of whom had fought Thursday’s blaze.

The Fire Service would “definitely” remain on high alert over the weekend, which forecasters say will continue to be hot, dry and windy.

Mr Berry reminded the public of a total fire ban and to take care.

“It is dry, and yesterday Burnt out remains of the David and Deanea Heartley property near Prebbleton.

(Thursday) proved just how quickly a fire can travel. Today (Friday) we were just lucky there was little wind.”

There have been more than 20 fires in Canterbury in the last 24 hours but, with call-outs to flareups continuing, it was difficult to say exactly how many there have been or how many firefighting units had been deployed.

Yesterday’s scrub fire between Rolleston and Prebbleton, which destroyed three homes, continued to flare up last evening.

Mr Norris said it would occupy firefighters overnight.

“We’ve got crews constantly going around that area, checking all the reported hot-spots and flare-ups and things like that.

“That looks like it’s going to be an ongoing issue for the next 12 hours at least.”

Foul play has not been ruled out as the cause of Thursday’s fire, - APNZ Burnt out tractors bear solemn witness to Thursday’s blaze.

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Treasured rare car collection gone forever

By Kurt Bayer

Burnt out remains of the Marshall Eggs chicken farm near Prebbleton, near Christchurch.

Elderly builder Mervyn White sobbed as he mended an irrigator with a charred hacksaw, his only tool to survive the scrub fire that destroyed his priceless vintage car collection.

“They’re just cars ... but they meant a lot to me.”

Five rare automobiles, kept lovingly polished and under cover in their original condition in a farm shed, have been reduced to irretrievably burntout shells.

They represented a lifelong fascination with classic cars for the semi-retired carpenter in his 70s.

In a flicker, they were torn away from him in Thursday’s inferno that came within 3m of razing his family home of 24 years to the ground.

“It’s very hard to take,” an emotional Mr White told APNZ yesterday.

He was eating lunch at his Shands Rd home, 10km south of Christchurch, when he noticed smoke around midafternoon.

His wife Pat shouted to him that she’d also seen smoke and they got in their car and drove towards it to investigate.

Within five minutes they were cut off from their 12.5-acre property.

“They [fire officials] wouldn’t let us back in. I wanted to get some of my stuff out of the way.”

By now the fire, fanned by gusting nor’-west winds, had taken hold of the area.

More than 1km wide, the fire front skipped across Shands Rd and gobbled up dry land.

It ripped through his neighbour’s property, gutting elderly couple David and Deanna Hartley’s home.

Helicopters dumping monsoon buckets of water saved Mr White’s home.

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18,000 birds lost

By Kurt Bayer A Canterbury chicken farmer was yesterday counting the cost of Thursday’s blaze which ripped through his business yesterday and killed 18,000 birds.

Allan Marshall and his wife Judy were enjoying a holiday at picturesque Gore Bay in North Canterbury on Thursday when they got a “harrowing” mayday call to say their farm was in danger from a raging scrub fire.

They raced home and two hours later found that their Selwyn Rd chicken farm was a charred and smoking skeleton.

“We lost all of our stock - 18,000 laying birds,” said Mr Marshall, who has owned Marshall Eggs for 21 years.

All of the birds were housed in one shed.

Smoke inhalation is being blamed for their deaths.

The danger had not passed for the Marshalls once they got home on Thursday night.

Helicopters with monsoon buckets were dumping hundreds of litres of water on their house at the property in a desperate bid to keep the flames at bay.

From 8pm last night, Mr Marshall, 57, used a hose to keep flames off his home.

A cottage at the front of the property, inhabited by chicken farm worker, Bev Throsby, was not so lucky.

It was severely fire damaged and the Throsby family had emptied the

valuable contents of their house on a neighbouring lawn.

Daughter Amy said yesterday: “I was scared more because of the smoke and I didn’t know what was going to happen.

“I even joked about Australia.

I thought, ‘I hope it doesn’t turn into Australia and spread’. Now look at it.”

Five staff at Marshall Eggs were now wondering what the future had in store for them.

Mr Marshall said he was insured for the sheds and machinery but not for the replacement of any stock.

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“It’ll probably set the business back two years.

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But in the meantime, the Marshalls feel helpless.

“There’s nothing we can do at the moment,” Mr Marshall said.

“Everything that is critical to the business has gone, and everything that is not, is still here.

“No lives were lost and that is the main thing.”

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Yesterday he showed APNZ photographs of the cars, worth “thousands”, in their original condition.

“I was going to start restoring the bread van this month,” he said. “It had a lot of history. But the fire has beaten me to it.”

It was all he had left, other than blackened steel, corrugated iron and chicken wire, and charcoaled wood.

The cars were “irreplaceable”, he said.

Even if they were, he had cancelled their insurance policies after the premiums spiked after the earthquakes.

“I’ll just have to take it as it comes. There’s worse around than me. [David] Hartley lost his house. We’re lucky to get out of it.”

His daughter, Lynda White said her dad would “rather the house went” than his beloved cars.

Where another shed once stood lay the remnants of an aluminium caravan that “melted to pieces” in the extreme heat of the inferno, which also claimed a modern car, tractor, ride-on lawnmower, and a lifetime of hand tools.

“I’ve been working for myself as a builder for 50 years on March 13,” he said.

“Those tools were built up over my lifetime.”

Aside from his house being saved, there was one other silver lining for Mr White.

The first car he ever owned, an immaculate 1930 Model A pickup truck he restored himself, was parked in another garage which was licked by flames, but otherwise untouched.

“Thank Christ it’s been saved,” he said, before hooking his irrigator up and dampening down still smouldering hotspots.

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Liam’s Tamworth bound

By Michelle Nelson It’s already been a long hot summer for Ashburton’s talented young country and western singer Liam Kennedy-Clark – but it’s about to heat up even more.

The 15-year-old is off to Tamworth on Thursday to try his luck at one of the world’s biggest country music festivals, where temperatures are predicted to hit 40 degrees Celsius.

To raise money for his airfare Liam has been busking up a storm in recent weeks, and has become a familiar sight at the end of the Arcade and at the farmers’ market.

“People in Ashburton have been really great,” he said.

“I’ve had lots of really good feedback and excellent support from the local community.”

Liam has been invited to perform in the New Zealand Country Spectacular, along with other Kiwi artists attending the festival. He will also take the stage for three competitions, two of which required pre-acceptance.

It will be the first time the young musician has performed overseas, however he is no stranger to the stage, with many local performances under his cowboy belt – including a wildcard appearance on last year’s New Zealand’s Got Talent television show.

“I don’t have any expectations – I’m going there for the experience and to meet new people,” Liam said.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing the other performers and

Go get ’em cowboy: Liam Kennedy-Clark is off to the Tamworth Country Music Festival. just being part of the festival.”

His twin sister Maggie, who has also worked through the summer to pay her way, and mother Nicky Kennedy-Dryland

will also make the trip across the ditch.

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But before he heads off he will appear at the Caroline Bay Talent

Quest in Timaru tonight, and once he returns from Australia on January 29, he has just two days to regroup before school starts.

Govt asked to pick up lifeguard tab World champ The Government is being urged to stump up the cash for surf lifesavers and Coastguard operations, as figures show New Zealand has the third highest fatal drowning rate in the OECD. New Zealand trails only Brazil and Finland, and more adult males drown

here per capita than in any other OECD country.

Senior lifeguard Jonathon Webber believes the Government should better fund survival skills in our waters to decrease the drowning toll in New Zealand.

Dr Webber, who is also a senior clinical tutor at the University of Auckland’s department of anaesthesiology, said at the moment Surf Life Saving New Zealand and Coastguard have to fight every year for funding from the Lottery Grants Board.

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World champion cyclist Alison Shanks (30) had her husband-to-be watching the clock as he stood outside their wedding venue in Dunedin yesterday.

Craig Palmer (37) and his three groomsmen arrived at First Church half an hour before the ceremony was due to begin.

Mr Palmer wore a dark grey suit, the groomsmen light grey. All wore a white rose boutonniere.

As he waited, incoming guests shook his hand and slapped his back, offering reassuring words as he waited and chewed gum. In a quiet moment, he took a page from his pocket for some quick revision.

After more than 100 guests made their way inside - a show of smart suits and flowing summer dresses - the hellos, handshakes and kisses on the cheek continued, as flower girls in white dresses and page boys in black suits peeked from the church doors, out into the courtyard.

All the guests were ushered into the church, including Dame Lois Muir and silver Fern Anna Harrison, , to await the bride’s arrival.

And the minutes passed.

Then a VW arrived and three bridesmaids in purple dresses appeared holding colourful bouquets.

Then another VW arrived, 10 minutes late, with his and hers racing bikes on the roof rack.

From the car the bride emerged in a traditional long white dress, with a longer veil, which caught in the breeze and trailed behind her as she climbed up the church steps.

When the pair met Mr Palmer was a consultant for the New Zealand Academy of Sport and Ms Shanks was in the Otago Rebels netball team. In 2005, she made a successful transition from netball to cycling and he became her personal coach, which led to world titles in 2009 and 2012.

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Kittens looking for love

Hobbit up for Oscar accolades Hobbit fans are disappointed the first film in the trilogy has picked up only three Oscar nominations, but director Sir Peter Jackson is thrilled.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey missed out on nominations in the directing, acting and overall best picture categories for the 2013 Academy Awards. However, the epic picked up three Oscar nominations for technical awards - makeup and hairstyling, production design and visual effects.

By comparison, the first of The Lord of the Rings film was nominated for 13 awards, including best picture and best director, and won four awards for cinematography, visual effects, makeup and original score.

Many fans on TheOneRing.net fan website were disappointed the first Hobbit film received only three nominations.

“They deserve more than three nominations.

Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman were awesome and the music of Howard Shore, the cinematography, the adaptation ... It can’t be more disappointing,” one fan wrote.

Another wrote that three nominations was the least the film deserved.

But not all were disappointed, with one commenting: “I’d give it one Oscar for Gollum’s special effects. It deserves no more.”

Sir Peter’s spokesman Matt Dravitzki said they were pleased with the nominations.

“We’re of course thrilled that the technicians on the film have been recognised with three nominations in visual effects, make-up and art direction.”

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Pick me: SPCA inspector John Keeley with one of many kittens looking for a home.

Big, small, black, white, tabby, ginger or grey – the Mid Canterbury SPCA has a smorgasbord of cats awaiting adoption.

As the summer wears on, the cages are filling up with unwanted moggies, all desperate to find homes, and the unwanted Christmas pets haven’t began to arrive yet.

SPCA inspector John Keeley said the service was under pressure with the large numbers of cats and kittens needing homes.

“People are always trying to dump them on us, they have a stray cat hanging around for a few months, then it gets pregnant and they want it gone,” he said.

“But we can only take animals if they are sick or injured.

“It’s the same story with dogs – when it’s registration time people lose interest.

“In another week or so we will start seeing the pets given as Christmas presents.”

The service is currently caring for adult cats and kittens, as well as a number of dogs, all of whom would be grateful for a kind home.

The animals are available for adoption for a fee which covers a discounted neutering and vaccination voucher.

Call the SPCA on 308 4432 to find out more.

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Farmers urged to harvest with care

Mid Canterbury temperatures are set to stay warm over the weekend, with a high of 25 degrees predicted today.

Sunday should be hotter still, with the mercury climbing to 27 degrees, and a cooler overnight low of 9 degrees predicted. Temperatures will continue to sit in the mid-20s on Monday, but with the possibility of some showers.

While many people will be taking advantage of the summer weather after a week which delivered gale force winds and rain, fire services and Federated Farmers have urged Mid Canterbury farmers and small holders to take extreme care.

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“We strongly encourage farmers to organise their own fire suppression equipment; a ute fitted with one or two 1000-litre totes and a pump is an extremely useful first response capability,” Federated Farmers adverse events Katie Milne spokesperson said.

“If harvesting, we strongly encourage farmers to have this near where they are working. For those using disc mowers, pasture should be cut in the early morning and should stop by mid-morning, in order to avoid the heat of the day.

“Everyone needs to be aware that current weather conditions mean a single spark could easily ignite grass that will be whipped up by the intense nor’wester.”

Firebreaks should be considered in high risk areas, and work possibly defered until a change in the weather.”

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Manager’s exit ‘totally unplanned’

By Sam Morton Almost a year after arriving, Mark Newsome exited the large double doors at Ashburton Hospital for the last time.

The operations manager vacated the hot seat yesterday and has now turned his attention to packing up and taking his two dogs over to Melbourne, where his wife Sam is waiting.

Mr Newsome describes his departure as “totally unplanned”, but pointed out, “apparently when you’re married, you have to live with your wife”.

So with news that Sam had landed a lucrative and high-end job in Melbourne, it’s no surprise Mr Newsome had to part his involvement with the local hospital.

“The job was too good for her to turn down, so it’s been really difficult for me having to leave this place, because I’ve been having such a great time.

“It’s one of those things though and while it’s mixed emotions right now, it’s going to be a new and exciting challenge,” he said.

However, Mr Newsome is highly confident Ashburton Hospital is in good shape and believes the

district’s major health asset will only get stronger as the years roll on.

“There is some really great people working here and I absolutely know that this hospital will just go from strength to strength.

Some big things have been and will continue to happen.

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There is some really great people working here and I absolutely know that this hospital will just go from strength to strength. Some big things have been and will continue to happen

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“It’s been brilliant to have surgery here in some form or fashion and as I have said, I am confident a new surgical facility will reappear in Ashburton in the

near future,” Mr Newsome said.

He is also tipping big changes in the coming years and even though he won’t be around to see them unfold, Mr Newsome makes no secret he will keep a distant eye on his hometown.

“I grew up in Ashburton, so I have spent a lot of time here and around Christchurch. It’s really quite sad saying goodbye, but I see absolutely no reason at all why we both wouldn’t return.

“No reason at all – I always like to see Ashburton doing well,” he said.

Waiting for him in Melbourne will be a new job at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, as he adopts a flash new title – deputy director of nursing, for short.

“Aussies really love their titles, I’ve got to get used to that one as it’s quite a mouthful.

“For most of my medical career (16 years), I have been a nurse working in ED (the Emergency Department), so I have really seen it all and I think that helps me in my management role.

“It’s good to have an understanding of what the challenges are and what is happening outside of management,” he said.

The hospital will be advertising for the position later this month.

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Students Family keeps close watch respond to cards A Masterton school scheme is dramatically cutting misbehaviour among pupils and has more than halved the number stood down over the past four years, says deputy principal Tim Nelson.

Mr Nelson said the scheme, which dovetails with a Positive Behaviour for Learning programme, started last year and had cut the number of “behavioural incidents” at the primary school from 1548 in 2009 to 618 last year.

He said there had been 19 pupils stood down and four suspended last year compared to 41 stand downs and two suspensions in 2009.

The school had a roll of 450 pupils last year and none were excluded, he said, while one pupil was excluded from the school in 2009.

Mr Nelson said each behavioural incident “down to the smallest infraction” had been logged at the decile 2 school since he took over pastoral care when he started in 2008.

“This has been a five-year process so far and we’re constantly looking at refining things instead of sitting back and thinking ‘it’s done’.”

He said the schoolwide programme included a coloured card system where a pupil got a green card that was clipped when their school day was completed without incident.

Misbehaviour earned a warning and orange, red or black cards for each successive infraction. Pupils who were red-carded spent time in a “buddy class” of usually younger pupils and black-carded pupils were dealt with by Mr Nelson or principal Ed Hodgkinson.

At the other end of the scale green cards go into a regular draw to win sought-after books.

He said there were also Golden Rules posted throughout the school, about honesty, diligence, obedience and kind and caring actions,

Memorial to miners planned A lone bagpiper will play next Saturday when the $250,000 memorial to the 427 men killed in West Coast coalmines is officially unveiled.

At 3pm on January 19; the 46th anniversary of the Strongman Mine disaster; ministers, next of kin and descendants will gather on the Greymouth floodwall for the unveiling.

Although it coincides with Strongman, organisers stressed that they also want the day to honour those killed in long-forgotten tragedies.

Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn said families who had lost family members in mining accidents had told him how much they appreciated the memorial.

“It’s important to remember those who contributed to our coal industry over the years. It’s such a huge part of West Coast life.

“It highlights our big disasters, but also the hundreds of individuals who have never had a place for someone to remember them by.”

Part of the memorial will be covered next week in advance of the official opening.

Visiting piper Bruce Keddie, who played the lament at the Pike River Mine service, is scheduled to return to Greymouth for the occasion, but as he is recovering from an accident he has arranged a reserve piper as a back-up plan.

The monument will then be blessed by Fr John Morrison, Archdeacon Robin Kingston and Rev Mere Wallace, representing the Catholic, Anglican and Maori churches.

Mr Kokshoorn said organisers had deliberately left room on the monument for additional names. Mining historian Peter Ewen had spent a year collecting them, but they did not expect to have them all.

- APNZ

The family of the 72-year-old man missing off the South Wairarapa coast are camped near where he launched his boat, and cling to the hope he is still alive.

The search will continue today for Tupara Kiel, of Martinborough, who went missing while setting a crayfish pot in choppy seas near Te Awaiti on Thursday.

Mr Kiel left from Sandy Bay about 11am in an inflatable boat. His vehicle and trailer were found at 7.15pm on Thursday and were reported to

police around 8.30pm. An RNZAF P3 Orion began searching the area at 6am yesterday, after an earlier helicopter search was abandoned because of high winds.

Two Land Search and Rescue teams co-ordinated by the Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCCNZ) have been scouring the shoreline, while a Helipro helicopter joined the aerial search. Two fishing boats and members of the local community were also involved yesterday.

A 2-3m inflatable boat, thought to

have been used by Mr Kiel was found late yesterday by the Orion crew 68km (37 nautical miles) off the coast, but there was no sign of him.

RCCNZ search and rescue mission coordinator Keith Allen praised the efforts of the Orion crew in finding the inflatable boat.

“They have searched thousands of square kilometres and to find a boat that small is a tremendous effort.”

RCCNZ mission co-ordinator Keith Allen said the missing man was known to be wearing a wetsuit and lifejacket.

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The Cactus course is working wonders for Ashburton kids who are looking to break

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even years ago a little-known programme was introduced that has done wonderful things for Ashburton children.

As adolescents enter their teenage years; confidence, self-esteem and discipline are all too often barriers that our youngsters struggle to overcome as appearance and acceptance dominate their lives.

However, that is no longer the case for at least 250 Ashburton children between the ages of 10 to 14, who have taken on the Combined Adolescent Challenge Training Unit and Support course, or more commonly known as Cactus, and changed their lives.

In the programme’s own words: “Cactus is not a counseling programme but exists to make young people think, act and learn that they have unknown inner strengths and abilities.”

And, according to Safer Ashburton District general manager Kevin Clifford, that is certainly the case.

Rigorous fitness programmes, including beep tests, tramping, and a variety of sports – not to mention press-ups for every wrong step they make – are all part of the “firm approach” the course uses to accelerate the children to their full potential.

Mr Clifford, an influential force in getting the course off the ground, has seen this first hand.

“It’s really about increased fitness, confidence and self-esteem and when they have that they are more inclined to engage in other activities – that’s what we are aiming at,” Mr Clifford said.

“We have certainly had young people that have been very shy without any confidence and then they have got up on stage at the end-of-year prizegiving and given a speech. Some parents have been amazed at what’s happened to their children.”

Throughout the year, Cactus runs for three terms, co-ordinator Jenny Reed holding eight-week courses at the

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Cactus members (from left) Mikayla Hampton, 13, Hayley Browne, 12, and Madie Venmore-Kerr, 12, take part in the programme’s Amazing Race in 2009.

Ashburton Sports Hall which provides the platform for these youngsters to break the mould.

In that time, sport based games and visits from local organisations such as St John and Ashburton Cadets open the children’s eyes to the vast range of opportunities the district has to offer, something many children were oblivious to at the beginning.

All the while they are held accountable, punishments for misdemeanors and beep tests to assess their fitness are all part of the regime.

And for those who have shown grave improvement there is an opportunity to be selected for the advanced course where abseiling and boat sailing are on the agenda.

However they had to prove themselves.

“If you’re not listening – press-ups.

If you forget your drink bottle – pressups. If you line up over there in the wrong place – press-ups.”

It might sound tough but Mr Clifford insists Cactus is not a boot camp.

“At the start we enforce the rules because that’s what kids respond to, if they break the boundaries they have to do press-ups. We don’t yell at them but we are certainly firm because the rules aren’t there to be broken.”

Cactus was something the Youth Institute saw a desperate need for in Ashburton, realising there was an abundance of support for high achievers in the district, but those in the middle were being overlooked.

The institute heard of a course that was changing young people’s lives in Westport, so Mr Clifford had an idea.

“Seven years ago we realised we needed something in Ashburton that

gave more opportunities to those who aren’t engaged in extra-curricular activities and I had been to the West Coast where they run a Cactus programme there,” he said.

“I suggested it was something the Youth Institute might want to look into here.”

It was not long until the institute put its weight behind the idea, and started the search for funding to kick off the programme that has grown to be one of the district’s biggest assets for young people today.

The McKenzie Charitable Trust and Ashburton Trust got on board, and they teamed up to cover the $14,000 it costs to run the course with staff wages and additional costs.

Gas cookers, tents and additional gear had been donated from the community over the years, showing how highly valued the programme was to Mid Cantabrians.

It’s that support which has sent the Cactus programme to another level as waiting lists and repeats keep co-ordinator Jenny Reed busy.

Cactus has played a part in the development of so many Ashburton children’s lives that it is poised to extend to outer parts of the district.

“We were quite interested in doing a course over in Methven,” Mr Clifford said.

“The Youth Institute are seeing if they can find the funding to run a course there . . . I think there is a need for kids to become engaged in activities up there because we quite often get calls from people saying they want to bring their kids to the Ashburton course but it is often too far.”

Mr Clifford said it would be a great opportunity for Methven kids to utilise Mt Hutt and the other opportunities the area has to offer.

He said as Cactus continues to spread throughout the district more youngsters will start to realise their potential.

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Course brought Grace Pierce out of her shell.

shburton youngster Grace Pierce is the first to admit she was shy.

That admission is a sign of how far the 10-year-old has come since she took on the Cactus course last year.

Keen on sport, Grace had a tight-knit group of friends at St Jospeh’s School where they all played soccer at lunch time, but she knew there was something holding her back.

“I was really shy, and when I was meeting new people I

didn’t really know what to do,” Grace said.

“I think I was a bit worried they weren’t going to be the person I wanted them to be and I sometimes found it hard to trust people.”

Grace knew she had a knack for sport, but she wanted to extend her social roots, so she decided to join the Cactus programme.

“Well I feel like I’m quite active sometimes and I thought Cactus would be a good way to meet new friends

because at school I only have a small group of friends.”

The course worked wonders for her, she said.

“I had so much fun and I have never done many of the things we do at Cactus before, my confidence has just built.”

That confidence was evident in Grace today, who spoke over the phone briefly before jumping on the back of a horse in Templeton as part of the advanced course for Cactus kids who have

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confidence stood out during basic training in 2012.

Grace says she achieved her goal of making new friends who she believes will be around for a while yet, and among those she has found a best friend.

“I’ve made friends with Emma-Louise and her mum used to be friends with my mum when they were at college.

“I didn’t know her until this camp and we are best friends.”

Cactus co-ordinator Jenny Reed said she has seen a drastic change in Grace from when she started as a shy youngster, saying her sporting prowess pushed her into getting to know new people.

“She’s just grown in confidence, being open with kids and having open friendships and that helps her believe in herself,” she said.

“I’ve come to notice she’s both rounded and grounded.”

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Safer Ashburton District general manager Kevin Clifford helps Cactus programme member Emma-Lousie Stagg, 11, off the Ashburton District Council building as part of the programme for 2013.

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Rakaia firefighters to the rescue

By Coen Lammers editor

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he Rakaia rural firefighters again showed their mettle on Thursday when they rushed across the river to help their colleagues in Selwyn.

The bushfires in Prebbleton were the biggest seen in the Canterbury region in some time and especially distressing because of the considerable loss of property.

With the images of the Australian bushfires on our mind, few Kiwis will dare to underestimate the dangers of scrub fires and the people caught in the fire and authorities thankfully did not take any risks. The poor residents in the path of the fire had to watch from behind a cordon how their homes were engulfed in the flames.

Thanks to the amazing efforts of the Mid Canterbury firefighters and their colleagues from around Selwyn, Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, the main fire was under control within a few hours.

With the gale force winds and the tinder dry conditions, the Prebbleton fire had the potential to travel far and fast, claiming many more properties and livestock.

However, due to the quick response of the rural fire service bigger damage was avoided.

The animals included some of the finest race horses in the country as the Prebbleton area is home to several leading trainers.

The specialist knowledge of our rural firefighters cannot be underestimated and this is why the regular fire service was keen to get their rural colleagues at the frontline of this particular job.

A scrub fire is an unpredictable beast and experience in dealing with grass fires is invaluable when it comes to the big events like Thursday.

The high temperatures and stormy conditions ignited several fires around the Canterbury district and Thursday’s events could be a sign of things to come this summer.

Hopefully the boys from Rakaia will get some time to catch their breath before they are called into action again in their own backyard.

This is why we should all remain vigilant with our fires, barbecues, or cigarette butts. One spark in the wrong place and it could be all on.

In the meantime, we take our heads off to these wonderful volunteers who protect us and our property from the flames.

Finally, we also need to acknowledge their employers and their families for allowing them to serve the community.

The long Kiwi goodbye T

alking to visitors over the past couple of weeks, my attention has been brought to an interesting phenomenon: The Kiwi Goodbye.

This distinctive style of farewell has three stages. First comes the rumble, a couple of remarks thrown into the conversation about how ‘we really should get going soon’ and ‘it’s getting rather late’.

This stage should be initiated at least 45 minutes before you actually wish to walk out the door.

Of course, this timeframe is socially accepted by all here in Kiwiland, so the initial signals of intent are inevitably followed by more conversation about gravy recipes, that hike we went on last weekend and dear old Uncle Graham, who has just suffered a stroke/ run a marathon/ wrestled a crocodile.

Remarks may be made about the weather.

Next, actions creep in. Picking up a jersey, collecting a plate from the kitchen or even simply standing up to stretch one’s legs are all symptoms of stage two.

Conversation continues, with each side waiting for the other to bring things round to an acceptable topic with which to close the evening.

Remarks may be made about the weather.

After the mutual pause that recognises that the crucial moment has been reached, the thank yous begin. If you

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have not already discussed the heat/ cold / wind, this is the opportune time to do so, whilst adjusting footwear and moving into the hallway.

Finally, we actually walk out the door, sending farewells back and forth like mountain echoes until we reach the end of the driveway. Then it is home time.

This social convention of stretching out goodbyes like the end of a Tolkein film does not strike most of us as strange – it’s just the way we operate.

Visitors, I discovered, sometimes see things differently. A farewell that lasts less than the length of an episode of Shortland Street?

For some, this is actually the norm.

A friend of mine was visiting from Norway and was completely unaware of the local three stage process. Instead, at the first mention of home time, she responded with a most polite ‘thank you very much for having me’, and left.

Everyone assumed she had gone to the bathroom or had finally given into the temptation to have one more slice

by David Fletcher

Saying goodbye Kiwi style is a long drawn-out, three stage affair. of pavlova, but she was already counting sheep.

Any local who attempts a Norwegian goodbye in these parts is likely to have a search party sent out looking for them to ensure that they are okay and haven’t just wandered off a bluff at the bottom of the garden and broken a leg.

Next time you are out socialising, try looking out for the three stages. Unless you want to spark a Search and Rescue call out, it is time to embrace the lingering farewell as a cultural icon.

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‘Debt of gratitude’

By Steven Holloway Auckland City skipper Ivan Vicelich is hopeful All Whites legend Ryan Nelsen can remain available for New Zealand, despite taking over as coach of MLS outfit Toronto FC. Vicelich, 36, was taken aback by the announcement that could spell the end of Nelsen’s playing days after 49 ‘A’ internationals with the All Whites.

“It is a little bit of a shock - a shock to everyone in the country.

“But I mean the guy is a great player, the best player in New Zealand.

“For the All Whites there’s going to be a hole in there if he retires from the international scene,” Vicelich said.

Speculation about how much longer Nelsen will play for Queen’s Park Rangers in England’s Premier League before the MLS kicks off in March is rife.

Vicelich said regardless of Nelsen’s final decision, sports fans in New Zealand owe the 35-year-old All Whites skipper a debt of gratitude.

“We really need to celebrate his career.

“He’s had a great career, so good on him,” Vicelich said, “We have to respect his decision and wish him good luck.

“He’ll do well in his new role, just as he did well in his football career.”

There is also the small matter of two Oceania World Cup qualifiers to play in March, with the All Whites needing one more win over New Caledonia or the Solomon Islands to book an intercontinental playoff spot with the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF in a home and away series in November.

Vicelich said Nelsen’s influ-

ence would be missed with the important matches looming and the FIFA World Cup in Brazil just 18 months away.

“I hope he can still play, the country will hope he can still play.

“We’ll just have to wait and see how the days roll out now and see the decision that comes from him.

“It’s a big move but Ryan is the type of guy who can do well - everyone at Auckland City FC will wish him luck in that move,” Vicelich said.

Vicelich also eased fans’ fears that he may join Nelsen on the sidelines should the former Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur defender make All Whites retirement official.

He should know - Vicelich retired previously before being hauled back for the FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa four years ago.

“I’ve retired once already so it will definitely happen again.

“But right now it’s just a game by game situation for me and I’m still enjoying it.

“Ryan has obviously put a lot of time and thought into the decision he’s going to make by moving to Toronto FC, so when the time is right for me, that decision can be made then,” he said.

Vicelich is in action with Auckland City on Sunday when the navy blues play Canterbury United in Christchurch, Nelsen’s home town.

And after leading Auckland City to a 4-1 win over Waikato FC on Wednesday, he remains hungry for success.

“I’m just enjoying the start of 2013.

“Hopefully Auckland City and the All Whites can have some good results and we’ve got some big games coming up.” - HOL Ryan Nelsen: ‘The guy is a great player, the best player in New Zealand’

Taylor back to take on England

By Kris Shannon

Ross Taylor: frosty reception?

Standout captions from last week’s odd pictures

New Zealand will be boosted by the services of their best batsman when they face England next month, with former skipper Ross Taylor announcing his intention to return to cricket.

Taylor confirmed the end to his self-imposed exile when he wrote on Twitter he will be back playing for Central Districts in their Plunket Shield match against Canterbury on January 24.

He then said he would make himself available for selection for the series against the touring

“Ooooowww! I’m not going to let go until he let’s go!”

- Merv C

England, which begins with the first Twenty20 in Auckland on February 9.

The news will be music to the ears of both fans and the team, which will be looking to rebound from an innings defeat in the first test against South Africa.

Taylor last wore a black cap in the victory in Sri Lanka in November, his final game before being dumped as captain. Coach Mike Hesson and New Zealand Cricket insisted Taylor was stripped of the arm band in only the shorter forms of the game, but the player said that stipulation was never made clear to him.

“We need to talk to the authorities, this track feels awfully humpy.”

- Kevin M

Upset at his treatment, Taylor accused someone within NZC of “definitely” lying about the affair and announced he would sit out the series against the Proteas.

Despite the crushing nature of the loss, Hesson said he didn’t believe Taylor’s absence had an adverse effect on the team.

Taylor’s test average of 44 will be welcomed into a batting lineup short on consistency, but whether he will be greeted with open arms by some in the setup remains to be seen. It is difficult to imagine his relationship with Hesson will be anything but - APNZ frosty.

“Just look at all those slow couches . . .”

- Kevin M

Sportstalk “It’s bad because it’s another loss, but to be honest I feel a lot better after this loss than last week’s loss because I felt like I did some better things,” Sam Stosur putting a positive spin on ... another loss. This time it was in the first round at Sydney.

* * * * “When I play against you, I feel like I don’t know how to play tennis,” Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova after being thumped by the imperious Serena Williams in the final of the Brisbane International.

* * * * “I haven’t told the boys yet but I guess I’ll let the cat out of the bag now. I’m handing the team song to Nathan Lyon.” The custodian of the Australian cricket team’s song, Mike Hussey, announcing he’s passing the honour to the under-fire spinner.

* * * * “I didn’t know if I was going to get booed or not! It was nice to get an ovation like that. It’s good to be back.” - Australian batsman Phil Hughes says he was a bit apprehensive about what reception he would receive from the SCG faithful, after he defected to South Australia from NSW this summer.

* * * * “I will give him another 100 chances, if it is possible, if I think he can change. I am here for this.” Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini speaking after his scuffle with star player Mario Balotelli at training.

* * * * “They told us in the briefing that today was going to be an easy stage but I think these Dakar people are lying bastards.” - Australian Isuzu Motorsports’ team leader Bruce Garland speaking in jest after getting lost on the second stage of the Dakar rally with a number of other entrants.

* * * * “It was emotion and passion.

We sometimes like to see that in sportsmen and not robots.”

- Shane Warne tries to clear the air over his shirt-grabbing performance in the Melbourne derby.

* * * * “It was good for rugby league.

It’s probably had more coverage than anything else over the last few years.” - Warrington hard man Paul Wood sees the positive side to rupturing his testicle during last year’s Super League grand final.

* * * * “It’s all on your shoulders and there’s no one to pass the ball to in the ring.” - Seasoned fighter Barry Dunnett wants to end the trend of footballers taking to the ring by knocking Wallabies five-eighth Quade Cooper out in his pro-boxing debut next month.

“If only mother could see me now!”

- Merv C

“Hang on girls! I think we are going to finish up in the gents!’”

- Merv C

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SPORT • Quade riles boxers Quade Cooper again has a big target on his back. This time it hasn’t been painted there by Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby fans or Australian Rugby Union officials but by unheralded fighter Barry Dunnett who has vowed to knock him out on behalf of the grass-roots boxing fraternity. Dunnett and fellow pugilists have had enough of professional athletes dabbling in boxing for more publicity and dollars, and wants to end the trend against Cooper on February 8 in Brisbane. “I think all the fighting community gets a bit annoyed at athletes wanting to switch codes and call themselves a triple-pro or something like that,” Dunnett said yesterday. “It’s frustrating; it takes away the money from the guys who have been doing it all - AAP their life.”

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Sandra Keith with the spoils of a successful pairs campaign at the nationals last week.

No let-up in full-on season

By Jonathan Leask It was an up-and-down National Bowls Tournament for Sandra Keith, but she doesn’t have much time for reflection as the bowls season rolls on.

After adding another national title in New Plymouth, Keith planned to relax and enjoy a bowls-free weekend before the bowls gets hectic.

“I have this weekend off and then as of next Friday it’s basically bowls every weekend through until April,” Keith said.

“I have my club matches, interclub and rep stuff so it’s pretty full on.”

The season had already been pretty full on, winning the world champion of champion singles in Cyprus in October before having another successful nationals campaign.

Keith won the New Zealand

pairs title alongside Dunsandel club-mate Serena Matthews, but couldn’t defend her singles title and lost the fours final.

“It was nice to win the pairs because that was the one I really wanted to win.

“Last year we only made it as far as the semi-finals and we always wanted to go back and win it.”

The tournament didn’t get off to a great start when Keith missed qualifying for post section in the singles.

“I was playing unders and overs for a start as it took me a few days to get used to the green, which wasn’t ideal.

“Not making excuses because I didn’t play that well, but I had a tough draw and if I had of had an easier draw I was probably still playing well enough to advance. But that’s just the way it goes sometimes.”

After missing out on defend-

ing her singles title she combined with Matthews and stormed through the pairs to claim the title.

“Serena led well and made my job easier.

“She basically got us through qualifying as I was still struggling a bit but I managed to come right for the finals.”

Keith and Matthews took out the final leading from the first end to beat Mandy and Angela Boyd (Taradale) 15-13.

Getting her groove back, Keith skipped the Dunsandel foursome, playing just their third tournament together, to the final in convincing fashion but fell at the final hurdle.

In the fours final Keith’s Dunsandel four faced a local Paritutu quartet that fought back from 6-0 down to beat Keith 18-7.

“I don’t really know why but we were a bit flat in the final

and simply got outplayed.

“We had opportunities but they played a great game. One end we held five shots that would have brought us back into contention but they came up with the shot to take a single.

“It would have been nice to win the fours but it just wasn’t to be.”

Despite a wayward start Keith’s performance should have caught the attention of the national coaches before they announce their new squad this week, with many pundits predicting Keith will get the call-up.

But Keith isn’t getting too stressed about it, taking a “what will be, will be” approach.

“I can’t really do much more other than keep playing.

“I’m really enjoying what I’m doing now and anything more would be a bonus.”

Anthony Minichiello has been named captain of the Sydney Roosters for the 2013 NRL season. The 32-year-old fullback, who made his first-grade debut for the foundation club in 2000, will be supported by four vicecaptains in Mitchell Pearce, Jake Friend, Jared WaeraHargreaves and Boyd Cordner, the Roosters announced yesterday. Minichiello, who has been at the Roosters since he was 16, was delighted to land the job. “It’s a massive honour, a huge honour to be named captain of the Sydney Roosters it’s such a historic club. There’s been great captains all the way through since 1908, it’s a foundation club and we’ve played every season in the league since 1908.”

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Snowden’s aim is good Ashburton shooter John Snowden is on target for a maiden Ballinger Belt at the national shooting championships in Trentham.

Snowden is the top qualifier for today’s final shoot-off looking to hold onto his six point lead to finally clinch the prestigious belt he has been trying to win every year since 1992.

Snowden was fifth after five rounds but his consistency shone through over the longer ranges to move out into the lead and finish on top with an an aggregate of 432.036.

His nearest rival, six points, back is Te Puke’s Mike Collings, who Snowden won gold with

John Snowden is no stranger to winning, but has yet to claim a Ballinger Belt at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, making for an intriguing battle in today’s final.

Snowden will go head-to-

head with the other qualifiers in a 15-shot final from 900 yards.

With the cumulative scores giving Snowden a six point buffer but he still needs to hit his mark if he is finally secure to secure the elusive trophy and receive the traditional chairlift of victory this afternoon.

For last year’s winner, Brian Carter from Te Puke, the curse of the belt continued.

Carter, a three-time winner having also won in 2006 and 2008, has failed to break the hoodoo dating back to the inaugural event in 1861, in which no shooter has been able to successfully defend the belt, as he finished qualifying back in 31st.

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‘Strongest field in history’

By Jonathan Leask

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Above: Hayden Roulston is chasing his third national title.

Below: Jason Christie picked up fourth in the elite men’s time trial yesterday.

Right: Nathan Tew is expecting a tough time up against New Zealand cycling’s big guns.

Hayden Roulston and Nathan Tew both anticipate brutal battles at the national road cycling championships tomorrow, but with quite different expectations.

Roulston lines up in the strongest field in the history of the event to chase a third national title, while first time competitor Tew faces the challenge of simply finishing the tough course in Christchurch.

A record seven world pro tour riders will all be competing at the championships with Roulston up against George Bennett, Jesse Sergent, Sam Bewley, Greg Henderson, Jack Bauer and Julian Dean, who is in his final competitive outing before retirement.

“It certainly going to be a hard day’s slog,” Roulston said.

“I feel I’m in some of the best form I’ve been in for years so I’m feeling pretty confident.”

Of the seven professional riders four are touted as serious title contenders, including Roulston.

Henderson is an experienced rider with an impressive resume, but one that lacks a national title.

Bauer secured a win in 2010 while Dean is looking to bow out in style adding a third title to wins in 2007 and 2008, and Roulston is also after a third title after wins in in 2006 and 2011.

But even the experienced quartet face an uphill battle to claim the title on a demanding course.

“There’s not just the four of us.

“There are probably another 10 riders that can deliver a big finish.

“It’s a brutal course and takes a big ride to win.

“There are no teams, but some riders work together, but come the finish everyone’s on their own.”

Roulston missed the 2012 event because he felt he “wasn’t up to it,” but has had a perfect preparation this year.

“It’s such a tough event that if you’re not running at 100 per cent there no point even turning up.”

“I had a big December where I

racked up 3000km, which is a lot so I took some time out to recharge.

“I got back on the bike up in Nelson at the Vineyards (Tour) before pulling out on the final day which was always the plan.

“I didn’t want to overdo it as my focus was this weekend and having a crack at another title.”

As well as the seven pro riders there are quality riders including Ashburton’s Jason Christie, who has two seasons in Europe under his belt and could also find himself in contention.

At the other end of the spectrum is Tew, whose sole focus is simply surviving the 182km.

Tew is in his first year as an under 23 rider making his first start at the elite nationals but doesn’t expect any miracles.

“For me it is a bit of experience and opening my eyes to the top level of racing,” Tew said.

“There will be a lot of guys like myself that are basically there to make up the numbers, but it is more about getting exposure to the elite level.

“I just want to see how long I can last with the top guys and my goal is survival.”

Tew is under no illusions he faces his biggest challenge on the bike to date.

“It’s my first year in under 23 and it’s quite a big step up from under 19s.

“Some of the top under 23 riders will be pushing the professionals like Michael Vink, who was the under 23 champion last year and was the fastest overall so he will be the favourite again.”

Vink is in red hot form setting a new record in the under time trial yesterday, while Tew is unsure where he is at.

“There has been no racing since before Christmas other than the Vineyards which I didn’t go to so it’s hard to gauge where my form is at.

“Hopefully on the day I’ll have some climbing legs and I can go the distance.”

It will be his first nationals,

but he isn’t riding into the unknown.

“I have raced alongside a lot of the top guys before but this will be quite different.

“I went to Christchurch two weeks before Christmas and rode the course and it is crazy.

“It is a really hard course which is why I have no expectations on performance other than trying to finish.”

The women’s road race is today, where Linda Villumsen is out to defend her title, before the men hit the road at 10am tomorrow.

Jason Christie had to settle for the fourth spot in yesterday’s elite men’s time trial at the road nationals in Lincoln yesterday.

Christie covered the 40km course 51.02 mins, 85 seconds behind the surprise winner, Wellington’s Joseph Cooper.

Cooper upstaged the favoured riders to win the in a time of 49.38 minutes to beat defending champion Paul Odlin by 15 seconds, with Odlin coming home in 49.52.

Wesley Gough came in third 48 seconds back with Christie a further 22 seconds back In the women’s time trial defending champion, Hinds Olympian Lauren Ellis, wasn’t in the field leaving Linda Villumsen to take the title ahead of Jaime Nielsen.

• Records broken World championship medallist Linda Villumsen set an allcomers’ record to claim her first New Zealand title at the national road cycling championships near Christchurch yesterday. Villumsen blitzed the field to win the elite women’s time trial over 25kms at Lincoln, taking more than a minute off the course record in the process.

It proved a record-setting day with outstanding 21-year-old Cantabrian Michael Vink retaining his under-23 honours over 40kms in a time that would have comfortably won the elite men’s title. That went to Wellington rider Joseph Cooper, who celebrated the first national title for his new Australian-based UCI Continental team, Genesys - APNZ Wealth Advisors.

• Erakovic avoids guns Marina Erakovic will take on world No 40 Alize Cornet in the first round of the Australian Open, with the reward for the winner a likely meeting with former world No 1 Venus Williams in the second round. Erakovic, who is ranked 67, has twice made the second round of the Australian Open in three appearances, including last year, but is hoping to go deeper in the grand slams. Her best result at a grand slam tournament is the third round at Wimbledon (2008, 2011). She has vowed to play with more power in 2013 but was ousted from last week’s ASB Classic in the second round. The Kiwi No 1 is expected to team up with Great Britain’s Heather Watson in the doubles, with the draw being made this weekend. Erakovic and Watson have won two of the three WTA tournaments they - APNZ have played together.

• Taylor back for Central Dumped Black Caps captain Ross Taylor has put a date on his return to cricket. Taylor’s been sitting out of the game for more than a month and refused to go on the tour of South Africa after being demoted as captain of the national side. But he’s tweeted that he’ll be back playing for Central Districts in their Plunket Shield match beginning on January 24. It will be a relief for New Zealand cricket fans to have their most consistent batsman back in the lineup after the Black Caps were bowled out for just 45 in the first innings of the first test against the Proteas.

New Zealand will play England in three Twenty20s, three ODIs and three tests starting on February 9.

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Lleyton Hewitt’s intense selfmotivation on court might annoy a lot of his rivals - but not Argentinian star Juan Martin del Potro. When Hewitt was world No.1 a decade ago he quickly became the player del Potro modelled himself on. All of the Australian’s trademark characteristics will be on display today when he and del Potro meet in the final of the Kooyong Classic. Del Potro, who followed Hewitt in becoming a US Open champion, earned the right to play the hometown favourite when he breezed past Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-1 on Friday. “He was my idol,” del Potro said. “Him and (Russian) Marat Safin. Lleyton means a lot for me. He’s a big champion for Australia, he was number one in the world, with two grand slams.”

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Big finish for primary boys

By Jonathan Leask

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The Mid Canterbury primary boys celebrate another wicket.

Mid Canterbury finished on a high claiming a 12 run win over North Otago at the South Island Primary Cricket Tournament in Christchurch yesterday.

Mid Canterbury set North Otago a target of 166 and had to produce a strong fight back to claim the win after North Otago were sitting pretty at 127/2 in the 39th over.

Mid Canterbury kept up their week-long trend of batting first and again made a solid start with Ben Niles and Tom Ravenscroft pushing through to 42 before Niles was out for 22.

Ravenscroft combined with Redfern for a 70 run partnership third wicket partnership to get through to 127 when Ravenscroft was run out for 33 which triggered a collapse, losing a further two wickets to be 132/5 in the 45th over.

Redfern was the next to fall for 55 to leave Mid Canterbury 141/6 and they added a further 25 runs over the final five overs, losing one wicket, to finish 166/7.

Jarod Hopwood opened the defence with an inspired spell, taking three early wickets to have North Otago in early trouble at 13/3 in the ninth over.

That brought north Otago captain Llewy Johnson to the crease.

Johnson produced the standout performance of the tournament on Thursday, setting the new tournament record for an individual score when he made 159 against Marlborough, replacing former Black Cap Craig MacMillan’s 152 not out against Central Otago in Gore in 1990.

Johnson led the fight with an 86 run fourth wicket stand before Ravenscroft snared the crucial wicket, running Johnson out for 49 and swinging the match back in Mid Canterbury’s favour.

After capturing that key wicket Mid Canterbury kept the pressure on with Cameron Jopson taking two quick wickets to have North Otago 105/6.

North Otago mounted a rearguard action and started to close in on the target until Redfern broke up the partnership at 131/7.

Louis McDonald then set Mid Canterbury up with a shot at a win taking two wickets in an over to have North Otago 154/9, before Gareth Hunt sealed the win in the next over.

Mid Canterbury finished with three wins and two losses while Canterbury Metro Red finished unbeaten over the five days to win the tournament.

A final of class v form producing more Gallic shoulder shrugs than quality They come here every year, so strokes. Ferrer it’s kind of fitting that top two barely noticed seeds David Ferrer and Philipp as he coasted Kohlschreiber will meet in to a 6-1 6-2 today’s Auckland men’s tennis victory in just open final.

48 minutes.

Both the Spaniard and the “Yeah, but that German already have a Heineken is not my probOpen to their credit, and both lem,” was Ferrer’s will feel well at home on Stanley response when asked Street’s centre court. yesterday if Monfils Class says Ferrer will get the had appeared disincash, or more accurately the terested. “You’ll have greater share. to ask him. For me it’s Form says Kohlschreiber has better to have won in a chance. The German has been two sets and rest for rock solid all week. Yesterday he tomorrow’s final.” out-served the gun-slinging Sam It’s that clinical, disQuerrey, adding the American’s ciplined approach that scalp to that of Xavier Malisse Kohlschreiber fears and Alejandro Falla. the most.

His composure during the “He is like a big moments has been the machine,” Kohlmost impressive aspect of schreiber said.

Kohlschreiber’s game. He’s “Even if he is playplayed a tiebreak in every match ing court five in this week and won them all. the first round Ferrer has been just as solid. somewhere he After a testing three setter is taking every against Yen-Hsun Lu in his open- match 100 per ing match, the Spanish world cent.” no. 5 simply destroyed Lukas Ferrer stands Lacko and wild Frenchman Gael on the brink of Monfils. Yesterday’s semi against equalling the great a clearly drained Monfils was Roy Emerson’s a disappointing affair, with the four Auckland titles, Frenchman unable to overcome although all week he the mental and physical demons has insisted it’s not that plague his game. something he’s thinking Monfils mainly moped about, about.

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• Century on debut Opener Phil Hughes has become the first Australian player to make a century on his one-day international debut. The 24-year-old South Australia lefthander was unbeaten on 100 from 123 deliveries at the 38-over mark of Australia’s innings in their opening ODI clash with Sri Lanka at the MCG last night.

Hughes has become the eighth player in ODI history to score a hundred on debut, a list that includes Martin Guptill and Rob Nicoll. His century included 12 - AAP boundaries.

• Good draw for Djokovic Novak Djokovic has firmed as favourite to clinch the first Australian Open men’s hat-trick in 45 years after his two chief rivals were lumped in the bottom half of the draw yesterday. Roger Federer and Andy Murray, the second and third seeds who split the Wimbledon and Olympic finals last season, are on a semi-final collision course, with Djokovic the chief beneficiary of Rafael Nadal’s absence from the season-opening major in Melbourne.

With no Nadal and no chance of a sequel to their dramatic, recording-breaking six-hour final at Rod Laver Arena last year, the all-conquering Serb is seeded to meet Spanish fourth seed David - AAP Ferrer in the semis.

• Stosur’s big chance Samantha Stosur has a fighting chance of salvaging her summer after being handed an inviting draw for the Australian Open starting on Monday. While Lleyton Hewitt opens against Serbian eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic first up and Bernard Tomic could strike 17-times grand slam champion Roger Federer in round three, world No.6 Li Na is the only higher-ranked rival in Stosur’s quarter of the women’s draw.

The ninth seed has landed on the opposite side of the draw as world No.1 and defending champion Victoria Azarenka and title favourite Serena Williams.

Winless since reaching the final of the Kremlin Cup in early November, Stosur has an ideal opportunity to ease her way into the tournament in what should be a first-round blow-out against Taiwan’s world No.86 Kai-Chen - AAP Chang.

• Otago seals top spot Otago have virtually locked up a home final in the HRV Cup after beating second-placed Wellington by 12 runs in their Twenty20 cricket match at the Basin Reserve yesterday. The win gives the Volts an eight-point lead with two matches to come, meaning only an unlikely series of results will see them knocked off top spot. Otago have been the form side all season, running off seven straight wins after beating defeated by Northern Districts in their opening game. ND are the only side with a chance to prevent Dunedin’s University Oval from hosting the showpiece next Sunday, but they will need to win both of their final two games and hope Otago loses theirs. - APNZ

• Mystics co-captains David Ferrer: The defending champ will have to be on his mettle to keep Philipp Kohlschreiber at bay in the final at Auckland today

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The Northern Mystics will have leaders at both ends of the court with Maria Tutaia and Anna Harrison yesterday announced as co-captains for the upcoming season. With former captain Temepara George retiring from netball following last year’s ANZ Championship, new coach Ruth Aitken had to find a suitable - APNZ replacement.

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Sidelined for the sevens upcoming Wellington sevens tournament.

After impressing at the nationals last year Jackman caught the eye of sevens coach Gordon Tietjens and made his debut in Wellington, going on to be crowned a world series champion.

That is what he hopes to do again - return to Wellington to defend the title he helped

By Jonathan Leask

New Zealand sevens representative Mark Jackman will sit out this weekend’s national sevens in Queenstown.

Jackman made his comeback from a thumb injury playing for Canterbury last weekend in the Mount Maunganui Sevens tournament, but suffered concussion that has ruled him out of the nationals which start today.

“It was my first time back playing and I had no problems with my thumb, but copped a head knock making a tackle,” Jackman said.

“I was still hopeful of playing but had concussion tests with the doctors on Thursday and didn’t pass so I’m just running the water.”

Jackman suffered a fractured and dislocated thumb at the Gold Coast sevens, the opening tournament of the Sevens World Series, ruling him out of the Dubai and South Africa legs of the series in December.

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win last year- but to do so he will have to impress on the training park.

“It would have been good to have a run this weekend and have the chance to put my hand up for selection, but it was out of my control.

“I’m still heading to the training camp on Wednesday and I’ll just have to work hard to put my hand up there.”

Jackman’s injury blow is a big loss to the Chris Neil-coached Canterbury team that includes fellow Mid Canterbury product Matt Thatcher as well as Mid Canterbury Heartland imports Misi Salave and Solomona Parakai.

Another Mid Canterbury Heartland import, halfback Mac Sykes, will line up for Northland.

The Canterbury women, featuring another Mid Canterbury product Erica Prescott, are also in Queenstown in a six-strong women’s tournament.

It will be the 10th year the tournament has been held in Queenstown but possibly the last as Rotorua has been awarded the hosting rights for 2014 and 2015.

Defending champions Auckland have won five times in the previous nine tournaments in Queenstown.

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• Injury haunts Mitchell Not a day goes by that Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell doesn’t relive the nightmare of breaking his ankle. It’s a recurring vision stemming from the ugly collison which left him with a broken and dislocated ankle while playing for the Waratahs against Queensland in 2011. But it was only when those thoughts filled his head on the short bus trip to Australia’s Test against Wales last month that Mitchell realised he had a problem. He returned to pre-season training under new Waratahs coach Michael Chieka this week, and hopes the shocking injury run he has endured over the 18 months before last year’s spring tour with the Wallabies was finally behind him. - AAP

• Greg Bird re-signs Gold Coast have re-signed NSW Origin forward Greg Bird on a four-year deal reportedly worth $550,000 a season. Bird knocked back several lucrative offers from rival NRL clubs to remain at the Titans until the end of the 2017 season. Titans CEO David May paid tribute to Bird’s loyalty.

“I think the fact that Greg has committed to the club long-term when he had big money offers from elsewhere says a lot about the type of character he is and also how much the Titans mean to him,” May said. Bird, 28, has played 164 NRL matches including 58 for the Titans. May hoped to know more about the possible recruitment of Penrith star Michael Jennings by - AAP Monday.

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Aries 21 March - 20 April Someone in a position of authority may seem to be blocking you. You may have to deal with red tape or annoying rules that are causing you delays. This can see you in a quandary. Do you speak up, or do you risk a confrontation? It’s possible that they feel threatened by your energy and even talent.

How you handle this really is the key Aries.

TAurus 21 April - 21 May You may get an intuitive hunch about an important issue and yet refuse to listen to it. The stars are encouraging you to connect with someone helpful so don’t let initial fears stop you from doing so. If pride is an issue, try not to let this get in the way. It may be time to advertise your goods or services.

Dedicated action in the right direction could do well.

Gemini 22 May - 21 June Get a tight grip on formal business affairs. While this is on your mind and you have the information before you, it’s best to organize time to complete important matters. Change is in the air as you may feel a need to review your priorities. Some new themes can emerge which seem more important.

Indulging your love of learning is the clue.

CAnCer 22 June - 23 July This seems like an excellent time to make new connections. If you’re thinking about a business partnership, the influences are positive and upbeat. Though some people may be difficult, you have access to many who could help change your life in positive ways. Someone may even promote you without saying. Things are looking good Cancer!

Leo 24 July - 23 August You may still be under pressure at home and because of this may be considering changes to your current lifestyle. It’s possible you may be thinking of changing your diet, exercising more or rearranging your abode so that it reflects your growing creative tendencies. If you have a talent for networking, it could be excellent careerwise.

VirGo 24 August - 23 September Though the desire to take action may be compelling, it might be best to take a cool, calm approach. Doing so may prevent problems developing.

Though you may not be able to have it all, you can still derive benefits from less than perfect opportunities which may be worth the effort. At work, you seem to be in a competitive mode and aiming high.

LibrA 24 September - 23 October If you’re going shopping, continue to pick up any bargains. You seem to be working hard on getting financial matters sorted to your satisfaction. Keep it up as it may make life much less stressful. This might also be a good time to invest in your home for future profit. You seem to be keen to get out and enjoy life too. A show or a movie can appeal.

sCorpio 24 October - 22 November Your mind may be working overtime or at least be very busy. This may be a good time to devise a strategy for future goals so you can soar to success more easily. You also seem keen on researching and finding out information. It looks like you’re in detective mode. On a lighter note, current influences suggest a get-together may be great fun.

sAGiTTArius 23 November - 21 December Working out your money issues seems to be of major importance right now. It’s a good time to seek formal financial advice. The way things are looking you could gain from this. It’s also a good time to get into the habit of saving or investing if you are lucky enough to have spare cash. Relationships continue to look upbeat and supportive.

CApriCorn 22 December - 20 January You seem to be putting things in place, starting projects and beginning conversations so that you can continue to develop and grow your latest plans. The focus is very much on you, what you want to do, and on your happiness. There is also a focus on spending and shopping. If you have changed your look, admiring glances can come your way.

AquArius 21 January - 19 February Strategic or creative planning seems to inspire you.

However, defensive feelings or insecurities could replace impulsive enthusiasm. Subconscious issues may be affecting your desire to get ahead. You may need to take note and do what you want to do anyway. Don’t let fear or other negative feelings prevent you from being the success you can be.

pisCes 20 February - 20 March Be on the lookout for opportunities that come from highly improbable sources that can bring benefits your way.

These may translate into more home comforts and security. There is a noticeably light-hearted emphasis on home and family, along with a great chance to enjoy all the pleasures on offer.

You may want to share any good fortune with others.

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China’s Yashili plans $210m milk operation

By Paul McBeth Yashili International Holdings, which manufactures and distributes infant milk formula products in China, is the latest Chinese company looking to invest in New Zealand, with plans to build a $210 million processing plant.

The Chaozhou City, Guangdong-based company’s board signed off on a project to set up a manufacturing facility in New Zealand to process up to 52,000 tons of finished and semi-finished products including base milk powder by the second half of next year, according to a statement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Yashili currently sources most of its raw milk from New Zealand.

The company will spend 950 million yuan on acquiring land and building the plant, and a further 150 million yuan as working capital for a New Zealand subsidiary.

The local unit, Yashili New Zealand Dairy Co, was incorporated in July last year according to Companies Office records and has entered into a conditional agreement to buy land where the facility will operate.

The acquisition is subject to certain conditions, includ-

ing approval from the Overseas Investment Office.

The investment comes a month after China’s Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group flagged plans to spend some $214 million buying and upgrading Oceania Dairy Group’s South Canterbury milk powder plant.

Chinese investment in New Zealand has been a heated topic in recent years after bids to buy large tracts of farm-land forced the government to announce a U-turn on its plans to free up overseas investment and a High Court ruling made the OIO impose a more rigorous analysis of foreign purchases.

Yashili was set up by brothers Zhang Lidian and Zhang Likun in 1998 and is ultimately controlled by the Zhang family. US private equity firm Carlyle Group bought a stake in the Chinese company in 2009 to ramp up its research and production, and raised HK$2.7 billion when it floated a minority share in Hong Kong the following year. The shares have almost doubled in the past 12 months.

Chairman Zhang Lidian is on the Chinese committee of the International Dairy Federation, and serves as a representative for the Guangdong province in the National People’s Congress, according to Yashili’s website.

Air New Zealand rated second-safest airline New Zealand’s national airline is the second-safest in the world, according to an international survey.

Air New Zealand was ranked in a survey by European website Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre - known as Jacdec - to find the 10 safest airlines in the world.

The Jacdec website surveys plane crashes and accidents around the world, and analyses photographs taken of aircraft that have been in accidents.

It bases its annual safety calculations on factors including hull loss accidents and serious

incidents in the past 30 years.

That means the 1979 Erebus disaster was not included in the calculations. At the top of the list is Finnish airline Finnair, one of the oldest and most respected airlines in the world.

Air New Zealand chief flight operations and safety officer David Morgan said the airline was proud of its reputation as a safe choice for customers.

“Safety is paramount and nonnegotiable at Air New Zealand.

We have worked hard to create a safety culture which has been embraced by more than 10,000 employees,” Mr Morgan said.

“It’s very pleasing to have been recognised by an external agency.”

British Airways just makes the cut - coming in 10th while Virgin Australia is ranked ninth. Qantas is not on the list.

Safest airlines: 1. Finnair 2. Air New Zealand 3. Cathay Pacific 4. Emirates 5. Etihad 6. Eva Air (Taiwan) 7. TAP (Portugal) 8. Hainan Airlines 9. Virgin Australia 10. British Airways

Chasing the dream job If you’re dreading returning to work on Monday, don’t despair at least you’re not alone.

A new study has found only one in four Kiwis believe they are in their dream job, a percentage lower than in most major countries around the world.

Employment experts say it’s because New Zealanders sometimes lack opportunities in their industry, may have unrealistic expectations about their career or don’t have the motivation to find something new.

Only Britons are more disillusioned than Kiwis according to the worldwide survey by career website LinkedIn, which found the majority of those polled in all 17 countries were still chasing their dream job.

Just a third of the 8000 surveyed said they had their childhood dream job or were working in a career related to it.

Eclipse recruitment consultant Fleur Clough said graduates were often frustrated by a lack of opportunities in the industry they’d spent years studying for.

She said many who came to

her also had the wrong understanding of the job they wanted.

An example was a large number of young people were interested in event organising until they realised “it’s not always as glamorous as they think it’s going to be”.

“People going to leave school think ‘I love events, I want to be an event manager’. And the reality is you’re working weekends, you’re not in the event, you’re behind the scenes carrying equipment, setting up things.

They do it for a year and think ‘this is hard work, I actually don’t want this job any more’.”

Talent management director Anne-Marie MacIntyre, of recruitment company Hudson, said some people who found themselves stuck in the same job for 20 years lacked the motivation to find something new.

Other research indicated Kiwis had been holding onto jobs for fear there might not be others, she said.

“I think New Zealanders are really quite good at making do with a situation and making the

best of it.” Ms MacIntyre said she encouraged people to think about the skills they’d learned and how they could apply to other jobs they might be interested in.

“Where people feel motivated that’s where they’re saying they’re in their dream job. That’s exactly what we’re trying to do when we’re selecting people, we’re trying to find that right dream job.”

As a young university music student, Graham Potter dreamed of being a rock star.

But the Auckland entrepreneur’s perspective on what was a dream job changed when he was faced with bills to pay.

“I studied music and had great images of being a rock star.

Unfortunately the job vacancies in that area are a little bit limited. I certainly did get some part-time work from the degree but ... in New Zealand, there’s not a lot going for a performance musician in the classical scene.”

Mr Potter entered the pharmaceutical industry and rose quickly to a management role before

becoming chief executive of a company distributing nutraoceuticals in the Asia Pacific region. His is now involved with Auckland company Life Code Matrix, which helps people discover suitable careers.

Doug Demchy dreams of being a politician, but the closest he has come is managing the Backbencher pub opposite Parliament.

The 24-year-old finished his political science and public policy degree last June, but has yet to land a job in the public sector.

“I’ve been the Backbencher duty manager, serving beers to people, serving food, looking after functions.

“It’s not the job I’m ideally after, but it pays the bills, pays the rent and gets me through life generally.”

Mr Demchy hopes that will all change this year - not least because the Backbencher is closed for rebuilding after a fire.

“I’m going to be applying for more and more jobs and I’d like to be out of hospitality in six months.”

DREAM JOBS 1. India - 44% are working in their dream job 2. Indonesia - 42% 3. United Arab Emirates 35.7% 4. Germany - 33% 5. Brazil - 32% 6. Austria - 31% 7. Switzerland - 30% 8. USA - 29% =9. France, Canada, Sweden, South Africa 28% =13. Singapore, Hong Kong - 27% 15. Australia - 26% 16. New Zealand - 25% 17. UK - 21% Source: LinkedIn survey

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School heroes stop killings A high school student in California walked into class armed with a shotgun, shot one child and missed another before staff “heroics” helped prevent further bloodshed.

The 16-year-old gunman’s victim was airlifted to hospital where he was in a “critical condition” after the shooting on Thursday at a high school in Taft, north of Los Angeles, said Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood.

After the shots were fired, a teacher and a campus supervisor arrived and engaged the shooter in conversation, allowing the rest of the 28-member class to get out safely.

“The student was still armed with a shotgun, and they stayed and... distracted him in a conversation, allowing the students to get out of the classroom and ultimately talking the student down,” Youngblood told reporters.

“The heroics of these two people goes without saying: to stand there and face someone who has a shotgun, whose already discharged it and shot a student, that speaks volumes for these two young men, and what they may have prevented.”

He added: “They could have just as easily tried to get out of the classroom and left students and they didn’t.

“They knew not to let him leave that classroom with that shotgun, and they took that risk.

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This snake on a plane had a turbulent flight. Stunned Qantas Airways passengers watched out their windows as a large python clung to a plane’s wing during a two-hour flight from Australia’s northeastern city of Cairns to Papua New Guinea. The 3m python fought to stay on the wing, pulling itself forward only to be pushed back by the frigid wind.

Passenger Robert Weber videotaped the struggle and told Australia’s Fairfax Media that the wind whipping the snake against the side of the plane left a bloody smear. The python managed to hang on until the plane landed in Port Moresby, but a Qantas spokesman said the creature was dead on arrival. - AP

• Alligator on guard AP Photo/Taft Midway Driller, Doug Keeler

Paramedics transport a student wounded during a shooting at San Joaquin Valley High School in Taft, California.

“We’re very proud of the job they did.”

The incident happened around 9am and the suspect was taken into custody about 20 minutes later, according to the Los Angeles Times. Taft is some 190km north of Los Angeles.

The newspaper cited the local ABC television news affiliate as saying they

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received phone calls from people hiding in closets inside the school, which was being evacuated and searched.

The shooting comes weeks after the massacre of 26 people including 20 young children at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, which has revived America’s perennial debate about gun control. - AP

Little emperors creating concern They’re called “little emperors” — the children born in China under a law that generally limits urban families to having just one child.

They grow up as the sole focus of doting parents. How does this affect them? What does it mean to Chinese society if generations of kids are raised this way?

Concerns about the “only child” practice in China have been expressed before. Now researchers present new evidence that these children are less trusting, less competitive, more pessimistic, less conscientious and more risk-averse than people born before the policy was implemented.

The study’s authors say the onechild policy has significant ramifications for Chinese society, leading to less risk-taking in the labor market and possibly fewer entrepreneurs.

“Trust is really important, not just social interactions but in terms of negotiations in business, working with colleagues in business, negotiating between firms,” said one of the authors, Lisa Cameron. “If we have lower levels of trust, that could make these kinds of negotiations and interactions more difficult.”

China introduced its family planning

• Japanese stimulus The Japanese Cabinet approved a fresh stimulus package of more than $224 billion, aiming to lift the economy out of recession and create 600,000 new jobs. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the decision at a news conference where he said the new measures were intended to add 2 per cent to Japan’s real economic growth. Abe urged the central bank to move more aggressively to encourage lending and meet a clear inflation target to break out of the economic doldrums that have plagued Japan for two decades. - AP

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policy in 1979 to curb a surging population. It limits most urban couples to one child.

The new work by Cameron of Monash University in Australia and co-authors is published online in the journal Science. The researchers said the results don’t necessarily apply to children born outside of the situation they studied: modern-day, urban - AP China.

Death is 50-year mystery Relatives of a Scottish schoolgirl who vanished more than 50 years ago have had their hopes dashed after a search of a grave failed to find her remains.

The fate of Moira Anderson continues to be a mystery after police concluded she was not buried in a plot at Old Monkland Cemetery in Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, where she disappeared in 1957 at the age of 11.

It is widely believed that Moira was abducted and murdered, but her body has not been found.

Moira’s sisters were “hugely disappointed” by the blank drawn by detectives but officers leading the investigation vowed to carry on the hunt.

Chief Inspector Kenny McLeod, of

Authorities in Northern California made a snappy discovery during a routine probation check: An alligatorlike reptile named “Mr Teeth,” who was apparently protecting a stash of marijuana. When Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies entered the Castro Valley home this week, they not only found 34 pounds of marijuana valued at an estimated $100,000, but also the 1.52m-long caiman inside a Plexiglas tank guarding it in a bedroom. Caimans are usually found in the wetland regions of Central and South America. They’re considered close relatives of alligators. “We get guard dogs all the time when we search for grow houses and people stashing away all types of dope. But alligators? You just don’t see that every day,” Sergeant J. D. Nelson - AP said.

Strathclyde Police, said: “This is not the closure that the sisters would have wished for, but I would like to reiterate that this case is not closed.

“Despite today’s outcome, the case will remain open. Any further lines of inquiry will be fully investigated.”

Moira disappeared while running an errand for her grandmother to a local shop on February 23, 1957.

She was last seen on a bus driven by convicted pedophile Alexander Gartshore, according to his daughter, Sandra Brown, who believes her late father abducted and killed Moira.

Police had been investigating the possibility that Gartshore dumped the youngster’s remains in a grave. - AP

At least 57 people are dead and 110 wounded after two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a crowded snooker club in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, a senior police officer says. The first suicide bomber detonated his device inside the club on Thursday, then about 10 minutes later another attacker in a car outside the building blew himself up as police, media workers and rescue teams rushed to the site, officer Mir Zubair Mehmood told AFP.

• Bushfires continue Extra fire crews are in central Australia ahead of expected hot, windy conditions on the weekend, but forecasters say humid weather is reducing the bushfire risk. Bushfires NT senior fire control officer Geoff Kenna said nine firefighters including two grass fire units had been sent to Alice Springs from Darwin.

“All of our bushfire crews will be on standby and all our volunteers will be on standby,” Mr Kenna said. Central Australia remains in a record-breaking hot spell, with nine days in a row above 42C in Alice Springs and eight days in a row above 44C at Yulara, near Uluru. There have been large fires in the region, with a resort at Kings Canyon and another at Ross River damaged by fire. Although the bushfire threat on the weekend was very high, humid weather would assist efforts, Mr Kenna said. - AAP

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Gardening

Waterwise the way to go

Gravel garden ideal solution E ach summer we’re urged to use water wisely, so now is a good time to create a low-cost, low-maintenance gravel garden, which isn’t going to demand masses of water or time to keep it looking good.

We shouldn’t take water for granted. That’s why a gravel garden is perfect during summer and looks very pretty, too.

Gravel gardens don’t have to be desert-like areas with little interest. Many drought-tolerant plants provide plenty of colour.

Deep red bergenias can be mingled with white artemisias, and dwarf mountain pines with pink-flowered Osteospermum jucundum.

Carpeting stonecrops such as Sedum Ruby Glow and Vera Jameson provide colour in the gravel garden in the form of purple-tinged succulent leaves and crimson flowerheads from mid-summer to autumn.

They are drought-resistant, attractive to butterflies and look their best massed in gravel gardens.

Other good specimens to plant in swathes include Sisyrinchium striatum, Aunt May, an upright plant with spiky leaves and creamy flowers.

The sword-like leaves of yuccas and phormiums provide architectural interest planted as single specimens or in small groups.

Many herbs, including thyme, sage, lavender and rosemary, are drought-resistant and can look amazing in a gravel garden.

And bulbs, including crocosmia, agapanthus and allium, will add colour and form.

Think about good groundcover plants such as low-growing cistus varieties and vigorous alpines because they will cover the soil, keeping it cool and reducing water loss.

Plants with silvery foliage and some grasses are good choices because the gravel drains excessive moisture away from their stems, yet keeps the roots cool and moist. Euphorbias also provide interest in the gravel garden even in the depths of winter.

It’s important to prepare a new gravel garden carefully, breaking up compacted soil and incorporating plenty of organic matter to give the plants a good start in life.

Many drought-tolerant plants prefer hot, sunny spots but they will still need some care while establishing, before they’re happy to cope with constantly dry conditions.

You can place a membrane under the gravel to stop weeds coming up, but it’s easier to plant without a membrane as then you don’t have to cut through the fabric to put your new plants in.

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Once you have dug out the area, finish it off by raking the soil to an even level and then add a 5cm layer of gravel over the surface.

Ideally, gravel gardens should be planted in autumn to allow the plants to establish their roots in winter, but you can also go for spring planting, although you will probably have to water the plants for a couple of months while they settle in.

If you are devoting your whole garden to gravel, plant intermittently, leaving large areas of gravel visible to create a more natural look, and add a few companion containers with permanent plants such as hardy evergreens, sinking the bottom of the pot into the gravel to encourage the plants to send roots into the soil.

Try to ensure that the type of gravel you use is in keeping with the surrounding environment.

Locally quarried pea gravel may be suitable, or perhaps slate. If you have a seaside garden, large rocks or driftwood could be focal points.

Gravel gardens don’t have to be an area of mediocrity, and for those with little time and even less water they will come into their own if you work with the prevailing conditions rather than trying to introduce major soil improvements and costly irrigation systems.

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Preparing the soil well for carrots before planting is the key to a perfect crop. They prefer light, fertile, peaty, well drained soil, so their roots can penetrate deeply and swell. By planting them in the same spot each year, you are depleting the soil of the same nutrients each time. A simple remedy to fix your problem would be to move them to a differ-

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ent site. This will also help avoid the build up of diseases in the soil. Be sure the soil in the new site has been well prepared and has good drainage.

Remember to remove any stones, old roots or anything else in the soil that will get in the carrot roots way, as this can result in the root growing around the obstruction into a strange shape. Carrots can be produced better when soil is mounded up after germination; as well as not planting them too close together. Thin seedlings out to stop overcrowding.

However, if you are unable to plant in a different location, then you will need to improve the existing site’s soil dramatically to ensure a good crop. Enrich it by adding a good quality soil mix such as Daltons

Garden mix or Daltons Incredible Edible Vegetable Mix, and compost.

This will give the soil a much needed boost and help with drainage. Carrots are relatively easy to look after and only need regular watering to keep them growing rapidly.

Top tip: Sow seeds carrots directly into the garden as they don’t like being transplanted or having their roots disturbed.

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TV1 TODAY

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

(G, R, T) 7.00 60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) 8.00 Here To Stay. (G, R, T) 9.00 A Taste Of Home. (G, R, T) 9.30 Come Dine With Me. (G, R, T) 12.00 Monteith’s Wild Food Challenge.

(PGR, R, T) 1.00 MasterChef: The Professionals.

(G, T) 2.25 The Chase. (G, T) 3.25 Situation Critical. (PGR, R, T) 4.00 Children’s Hospital. (G, T) 4.30 Find My Family. (G, R, T) 5.00 Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.

(G, T) 6.00 One News. (T) 7.00 The Food Truck. (G, R, T) 7.30 Jennifer Saunders: Back In The Saddle. (Final, G, T) 8.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (G, T) 9.35 Pan Am. (PGR, T) 10.30 FILM: Conspiracy Theory.

(1997, AO, R, T) 1.15 BBC World News. 1.30 Working Lives.

2.00 BBC World News. 2.15 Sport Today.

2.30 Fast Track. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Dateline London. 4.00 BBC World News.

4.10 Have You Heard From Johannesburg?

5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 Our World.

SUNDAY 6.00 6.50 7.40 8.10 8.40 9.10 10.00

60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) Missing Piece. (PGR, R, T) Tagata Pasifika. (R) Praise Be. (G, R) Attitude. (G, R, T) The Big Picture. (G, R, T) Marae Investigates Summer Series.

10.30 Waka Huia. (T) 11.00 Neighbourhood. (G, R, T) 11.30 New Zealand Stories: Operation Restore Hope. (G, R, T) 12.00 Coronation Street Omnibus.

(PGR, R, T) 1.55 The Force. (PGR, T) 2.25 Coastwatch. (G, T) 2.55 Hotel Inspector. (G, R, T) 3.55 Make The Politician Work.

(G, R, T) 4.25 Keeping Up With The Joneses.

(G, R, T) 4.55 Walk On The Wild Side. (G, T) 5.25 Wild Vets. (G, R, T) 6.00 One News. (T) 7.00 Animal House. (PGR, R, T) 7.30 Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home. (PGR, T) 8.30 Appropriate Adult. (AO, T) 10.00 Packed To The Rafters.

(PGR, R, T) 11.00 Meet The Natives USA. (Final, G, T) 12.05 Call 911. (PGR) 12.35 Artsville: Barefoot Cinema. (G, R, T) 1.30 BBC World -TBA. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.15 Sport Today. 2.30 Click. 3.00 BBC World News.

3.30 Horizons. 4.00 BBC World News.

4.10 TBA. 5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

MONDAY 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.30 9.00 9.30

60 Minute Makeover. (G, R, T) Auction House. (G, R, T) Intrepid Journeys. (G, R, T) Infomercial.

Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. (G, R, T) Weird Creatures With Nick Baker. (G, R, T) 10.30 How To Look Good Naked.

(PGR, R, T) 11.30 Infomercial.

12.00 Mucking In. (G, R, T) 12.30 Emmerdale. (PGR, T) 1.30 Come Dine With Me. (G, T) 2.00 Britain’s Best Dish. (G, R) 2.55 To Build Or Not To Build. (G, T) 3.55 Te Karere. (T) 4.25 Ellen. (G) 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat. (G, T) 11.30 Damages. (AO, T) 12.35 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (Final, PGR, R, T) 1.35 Te Karere. (R, T) 2.00 BBC World – Impact with Mishal Husain. 3.30 HARDtalk.

4.00 BBC World News. 5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 5.35 Te Karere. (T)

TV2 TODAY

6.00 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 6.25 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, T) 6.30 Handy Manny. (G, T) 6.55 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends. (G, R, T) 7.15 Stitch. (G, R, T) 7.40 Phineas And Ferb.

(G, R, T) 8.05 FILM: Scooby-Doo! Curse Of The Lake Monster. (2010, G, T) 9.30 Just The Job. (G, R, T) 10.00 Fresh. 10.30 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. (G) 12.00 Dating In The Dark Australia. (Final, G, T) 1.00 The Amazing Race. (G, R, T) 2.00 Hell’s Kitchen. (PGR, R, T) 3.00 Secret Life Of The American Teenager. (PGR) 4.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, T) 4.30 Mad. (G, R, T) 4.45 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.15 Free Willy. (1994, G, R, T) Jason James Richter, Michael Madsen, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson.

7.30 FILM: Shanghai Knights. (2003, PGR, R, T) 9.50 FILM: The Forbidden Kingdom.

(2008, AO, R, T) Jackie Chan, Jet Li. Two ancient Chinese warriors must train and mentor a 21st century kung fu fanatic.

12.00 FILM: A Perfect Murder. (1998, AO, R, T) 2.05 FILM: There Will Be Blood. (2007, AO, R, T) 5.00 Fresh. (R) 5.30 It Is Written.

SUNDAY

6.00 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 6.25 Pocoyo. (G, T) 6.30 Jungle Junction. (G, T) 6.55 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (G, R, T) 7.20 The Looney Tunes Show. (G, R, T) 7.40 Adventure Time With Finn And Jake. (G, R, T) 8.00 Transformers Prime. (G, R, T) 8.45 A.N.T. Farm. (G, R, T) 9.10 Jonas. (Final, G, R, T) 9.35 Sonny With A Chance. (G, R, T) 10.00 Shortland Street.

(PGR, R, T) 12.00 FILM: Free Willy: Escape From Pirate’s Cove. (2010, PGR, T) 2.00 The Secret Circle. (PGR, T) 4.00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. (G, R, T) 4.30 Just The Job. (Final, G, T) 5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 Hart Of Dixie. (Final, G, T) 6.30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter.

(G, T) 7.00 FILM: Alice In Wonderland.

(2010, PGR, T) 9.05 FILM: Austin Powers 2 – The Spy Who Shagged Me. (1999, AO, R, T) Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Rob Lowe, Kristen Johnson, Elizabeth Hurley. The world’s grooviest super spy must return to the swingin’ sixties to retrieve his stolen “mojo” and stop the diabolical Dr Evil from liquidating the world.

11.00 FILM: Witches: The Darkest Evil.

(2009, AO, T) 12.55 All Star Superman. (AO) 2.25 Motorway Patrol. (PGR, T) 2.50 Infomercials. 3.20 20/20. (R, T) 4.10 It Is Written. (R) 4.40 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.30 Infomercials.

MONDAY

6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (G, R, T) 7.25 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (G, T) 7.50 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. (G, R, T) 8.15 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 8.40 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.50 Bird Bath.

(G, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours.

(G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (G, R, T) 12.00 The Celebrity Apprentice. (PGR) 2.05 Make It Or Break It. (G, R) 3.05 Pocoyo. (G, R, T) 3.10 Disney Special Agent Oso. (G, R, T) 3.35 Spongebob Squarepants.

(G, R, T) 4.05 Sonny With A Chance. (G, R, T) 4.30 Kickin’ It. (G, T) 5.00 Horace In Slow Motion. (G, R) 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 My Wife And Kids. (G, R, T) 11.30 Anger Management. (PGR, R, T) 12.30 Drop Dead Diva. (PGR, R, T) 1.30 Infomercials. 2.35 Lincoln Heights. (PGR, R) 4.15 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show. (G, R) 5.30 Infomercials.

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6.00 Charles Stanley.

6.30 Rheem Outdoors With Geoff.

(G, R) 7.00 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G, R) 7.30 Knight Rider. (G, R) 8.30 Infomercials. (G) 9.30 Flowers Uncut With Jeff Leatham. (PGR) 10.00 The Great Food Escape. (G, R, T) 10.30 Money Man. (G, R) 11.00 Project Runway. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Tim Gunn’s Guide To Style. (G, R) 1.00 America’s Next Top Model: All Stars. (PGR, R) 2.00 Platinum Hit. (PGR) 3.00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. (PGR, R) 4.00 The Office. (G) 4.30 The Secret Lives Of Dancers.

(PGR, R) 5.00 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G, R) 5.30 Rheem Outdoors With Geoff. (G) 6.00 3 News.

7.00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals. (PGR, T) 7.30 Ice Road Truckers. (PGR, T) 8.30 CSI: New York. (AO, T) A woman is kidnapped by a hit man, and he investigation uncovers a conspiracy with far-reaching implications.

9.25 CSI: Miami. (AO, T) 10.25 Outrageous Fortune. (AO, R, T) 11.25 FILM: Elizabeth: The Golden Age. (2007, AO, R, T) 1.40 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV. (G) 5.30 Charles Stanley.

SUNDAY 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.25 9.10

Bayless Conley. (G) Brian Houston @ Hillsong. (G) Charles Stanley. (G) Both Worlds. (G, R) God Defend New Zealand. (G, R) What’s Really In Our Food?

(G, R, T) 9.35 The Gruen Transfer. (PGR, R, T) 10.10 FILM: Mamma Mia. (2008, G, R, T) 12.05 Entertainment Tonight Weekend.

(G) 1.00 Survivor: South Pacific. (G, R) 2.00 James May’s Man Lab. (G, R, T) 3.00 Motorsport. NZGP Hydroplane Championship. Formula One Tunnel Tour. Highlights.

3.30 Motorsport. Asia Pacific Rally Championship. Round 6 China.

Highlights.

4.00 Motorsport. D1NZ National Drifting Championship. Round 2 Whangarei.

5.00 Million Dollar Catch. (Final, PGR, R) 5.30 ITM Fishing Show. (G) 6.00 3 News.

7.00 FILM: Madagascar. (2005, G, T) 8.40 FILM: Hot Fuzz. (2007, AO, R, T) Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy. An overly competent police officer is transferred to a remote town by his jealous colleagues. However, a series of murders soon sees him back in action along with a new partner.

10.55 The Good Wife. (AO, R, T) 11.45 Portlandia. (AO) 12.15 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer.

5.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV. (G)

MONDAY 6.00 6.30 7.30 8.30 10.30 11.30

Infomercials. (G) Downsize Me. (G, R, T) The Kitchen Job. (G, R, T) Infomercials. (G) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR, R) Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 12.00 The Deep End. (PGR, R) 1.00 Three Rivers. (PGR, R) 2.00 Touch. (PGR, R, T) 3.00 Touch. (PGR, R) 4.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. (G) 5.00 Entertainment Tonight. (G, R) 5.30 Destroyed In Seconds. (G, R, T) 11.40 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 City Impact Church.

PRIME TODAY

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 7.30 Tennis. (G) Heineken Open. Day Five. Highlights 8.35 Home Shopping. (G) 11.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G, R) 12.00 Best Of The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus. (G, R) 2.30 Country House Rescue. (PGR, R) 3.25 Supermanny. (G, R) 4.20 Tennis. (G, R) Heineken Open. Day Five. Highlights.

5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Getaway. (G) 7.00 Return To River Cottage.

(PGR, R) 7.30 Antiques Roadshow. (G) 8.35 Silk. (PGR) Martha is torn between her morals and her mission to take silk when she is tasked with representing a man accused of rape as her competition prosecutes.

9.40 Weekend Murders: Midsomer Murders. (AO, R) The 150th annniversary of the world’s first heavyweight boxing championship leads to a country house murder mystery in the house of a man of stature and integrity who Barnaby has long admired.

11.40 Running Wilde. (PGR) 12.10 Paul Merton In Europe. (AO, R) 1.10 Home Shopping. (G)

SUNDAY 6.00 10.30 12.00 12.35 3.20 4.00

Religious Programming. (G) Sport Box. (G) The Enforcers. (G, R) Doctor Who. (PGR, R) Must Be The Music. (G) Tennis. (G) Heineken Open. Final.

Highlights.

5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G) 6.30 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes. (G) 7.00 Storage Wars. (G) This week in the hunt for hidden treasure the team will uncover a locker filled of handcrafter bamboo fishing rods, some solid silver artifacts and a mysterious locked safe.

7.30 Jamie’s American Road Trip.

(PGR) Jamie finds himself in unknown territory during the harsh Arizona Winter as he leaves the tourist trail to spend time with the Navajo Indians on the largest reservation in America.

8.35 The Sinking Of The Laconia. (AO, R) Part two portrays the human side of the sinking of the Laconia in WWII: the friendships, the small acts of heroism, and the triumph of the human spirit – both Allied and non-Allied.

10.30 Sea Patrol. (PGR, R) 11.30 Boardwalk Empire. (AO, R) 12.45 Home Shopping. (G) 1.45 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.15 Home Shopping. (G)

MONDAY 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 12.00 1.15 2.10 3.05

Home Shopping. (G) Bondi Vet. (G, R) Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G, R) Home Shopping. (G) Antiques Roadshow. (G, R) Man Vs Wild. (PGR, R) America’s Got Talent. (G, R) Wife Swap USA. (PGR, R) The Dragos, a family who pamper their three real children and 14 plastic babies swap with the Camerons of Alabama, a strict family who refuse to give up on their failing American dream.

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

5.30 Prime News.

11.20 Secret Diary Of A Call Girl. (AO, R) 11.50 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)

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

movie The Forbiden Kingdom Saturday, TV2, 9.50pm (2008) With the irrepressible Jackie Chan (below) in the lead role, there are no prizes for guessing what type of fare to expect from this action/ adventure flick. If you’re thinking it’s Rush Hour, The Karate Kid and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon revisited, you’d be right, with kung fu action aplenty. Chan is ably abetted by Jet Li, and together they battle an evil warlord. The fight scenes hit the mark, but anyone banking on a more than onedimensional escape will be disappointed.

FOUR TODAY 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.30 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.55 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.20 Twisted Whiskers. (G, R) 8.30 Twisted Whiskers. (G, R) 8.40 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.05 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.30 Power Rangers: Samurai. (G) 9.55 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) 6.30 FILM: Muppets From Space. (1999, G, R) F Murray Abraham, Rob Schneider, Ray Liotta.

After hearing messages coming from his breakfast cereal, Gonzo finds himself headed into space to find what he believes is his alien family.

8.20 The Simpsons. (PGR, R) 8.50 FILM: Cry_Wolf. (2005, AO, R) Lindy Booth, Jared Padelecki, Jon Bon Jovi. A group of high school students create a ruse involving a fake serial killer, which soon turns terrifyingly real.

10.40 Excused. (AO) 11.10 Excused. (AO) 11.35 Infomercials. (G)

SUNDAY 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.25 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.50 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.15 Rugrats. (G, R) 8.40 The Mighty B! (G, R) 9.05 The Mighty B! (G, R) 9.30 The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. (G, R) 9.55 Go Diego Go. (G, R) 10.20 The Wiggles Show. (G, R) 10.30 Franklin And Friends. (G, R) 10.55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (G, R) 11.05 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 11.30 Wonder Pets. (G, R) 11.55 Pingu.

(G, R) 12.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.30 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) 6.30 Top Chef Masters. (G) 7.30 Beauty & The Geek Australia. (PGR, R) 8.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PGR, R) 9.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PGR, R) 9.30 Raising Hope. (PGR) 10.00 The Ricky Gervais Show. (PGR, R) 10.30Better Off Ted. (PGR, R) 11.00 Entertainment Tonight Weekend. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)

MONDAY 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.30 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.55 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.20 Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Advent. (G, R) 8.45 Bananas In Pyjamas.

(G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.20 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.25 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.30 The Wiggles Show. (G, R) 9.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (G, R) 9.50 Action Central. (G, R) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G) 3.05 Dora The Explorer. (G, R) 3.30 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 3.40 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion.

(G) 3.50 What’s Up Warthogs. (G, R) 4.15 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.40 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.10 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.35 Clueless. (G, R)

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The Box TODAY

6.00 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 8.05 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 8.55 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.20 Flashpoint. (M) 10.10 Raw. (M) 1.10 The A-Team Marathon.

(PG) 4.30 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.30 Chuck. (M) 8.30 Deadliest Warrior. (M) Ancient warriors from ancient cultures. a brutal and fierce combatant from New Zealand and the pacifist perfectionist from the temples of China.

9.30 Spartacus: Blood And Sand. (18) 10.30 TNA Impact Wrestling. (M) 12.25 The A-Team Marathon. (PG) 2.55 Spartacus: Blood And Sand. (18) 3.50 Girls Gone Wild. (18) 4.45 The A-Team. (PG) 5.35 The Simpsons.

(PG)

SuNDAY

6.00 The A-Team Marathon.

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

(PG) 1.15 Chuck. (M) 2.05 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 3.00 Raw. (M) 5.45 Main Event. (M) 6.45 Smackdown. (M) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) Agent Prentiss’ mother, a foreign ambassador, enlists the help of the BAU Team when a Russian immigrant is kidnapped and held for ransom.

9.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 10.30 Baker Boys: Inside The Surge. (M) 11.30 Main Event. (M) 12.30 Smackdown. (M) 2.10 Criminal Minds. (M) 3.00 Criminal Minds. (M) 4.10 Baker Boys: Inside The Surge.

(M) 5.10 Chuck. (M)

MONDAY

6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 Malcolm In The Middle.

(PG) 7.15 Cash Cab uSA. (PG) 7.40 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 8.30 Top 20 Countdown. (M) 9.25 Law & Order. (M) 10.20 Main Event. (M) 11.10 Smackdown. (M) 1.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 1.50 Top 20 Countdown. (M) 2.45 Malcolm In The Middle.

(PG) 3.10 Pawn Stars. (PG) 3.35 Cash Cab uSA. (PG) 4.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 4.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) A city employee’s clerical error sets in motion a chain of events that culminates in a fatal shooting at City Hall.

11.30 NYPD Blue. (M) 12.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 1.00 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 1.25 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(PG) 1.50 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.15 Top 20 Countdown. (M) 3.05 CSI: Miami. (M) 3.55 CSI: New York. (M) 4.45 CSI: New York. (M) 5.35 The Simpsons. (PG)

Sky Movies 1 Movie Greats TODAY

6.35 The Muppets. (2012, G) 8.15 A Family Thanksgiving.

(2010, PG) 9.45 Safe House. (2012, M) 11.40 Source Code. (2011, M) 1.15 Biography: Harry Potter Kids. (2007, PG) 2.05 Puss In Boots. (2011, PG) 3.35 Casino Jack. (2010, M) Kevin Spacey, Kelly Preston.

5.25 Mr: Popper’s Penguins.

(2011, G) Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino.

7.00 I Don’t Know How She Does It. (2011, M) Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear.

8.30 Machine Gun Preacher.

(2011, 16) Gerard Butler. The inspirational true story of a former drug-dealing criminal who finds an unexpected calling as the saviour of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children.

10.40 The Descendants. (2011, M) George Clooney, Shailene Woodley.

12.35 True Justice: Brotherhood.

(2011, M) 2.05 Medium Raw. (2010, 16) 3.55 Machine Gun Preacher.

(2011, 16)

SuNDAY

6.00 Puss In Boots. (2011, PG) 7.30 I Don’t Know How She Does It. (2011, M) 9.00 Mr: Popper’s Penguins.

(2011, G) 10.35 True Justice: Brotherhood.

(2011, M) 12.05 The Descendants. (2011, M) 2.00 The Gundown. (2011, M) 3.35 Love, Wedding, Marriage.

(2011, PG) Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz.

5.05 Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. (2011, G) Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler. The Chipmunks and Chipettes end up marooned in a tropical paradise after falling overboard from a cruise ship.

6.35 Super 8. (2011, M) Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler.

8.30 New Year’s Eve. (2011, M) Hilary Swank, Ashton Kutcher. The intertwining stories of a group of New Yorkers as they navigate their way through romance over the course of New Year’s Eve. 10.30 Behemoth. (2011, M)

MONDAY

6.15 Super 8. (2011, M) Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler.

8.05 Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. (2011, G) Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler.

9.35 New Year’s Eve. (2011, M) Hilary Swank, Ashton Kutcher.

11.35 Behemoth. (2011, M) Ed Quinn, Pascale Hutton.

1.05 Biography: George Clooney. (2009, PG).

1.55 Rio. (2011, G).

3.30 The Pregnancy Pact.

(2010, M) Thora Birch, Madisen Beaty.

5.00 True Justice: Lethal Justice. (2011, M) Steven Seagal.

TODAY 6.00 Buzz and Poppy 6.30 3-2-1 Penguins! 7.00 The Lads TV 7.30 Kids 10 Commandments 8.00 Aardvark to Zucchini 8.30 Adventures from the Book 9.00 UKCMC 9.30 TheDRIVEtv 10.00 The Uprising 10.30 MXTV 11.00 One to One Show 11.30 Serve the City 12.00 Verdict of Science 12.30 Just 10 1.30 Building a Difference 2.00 Klassen’s Comedy 2.30 Joni and Friends 3.00 Missions Dilemma 3.30 Heartache to Hope 4.00 Conversations in the HolyLand 4.30 Facing the Canon 5.00 Verdict of Science 5.30 Give Me An Answer 6.00

TODAY

6.45 Making Of Changeling.

(2008, PG) 7.05 The Sixth Sense. (1999, M) 8.50 Old School. (2003, M) 10.20 Species III. (2004, 16) 12.10 The Thomas Crown Affair.

(1999, M) 2.05 The Lake House. (2006, M) 3.45 Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End. (2007, M) Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley. Captain Barbossa, Will and Elizabeth must navigate treachery and make their final alliances for one last battle.

2007.

6.30 Lethal Weapon 3. (1992, M) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover.

8.30 Changeling. (2008, 16) Angelina Jolie. A mother battles with corrupt police when she desperately hunts for answers to her son’s disappearance, only to be confronted by a truth that will change her forever. 2008.

10.55 16 Blocks. (2006, M) Bruce Willis, Mos Def. 12.35 Lethal Weapon 3. (1992, M) 2.30 The Lake House. (2006, M) 4.10 16 Blocks. (2006, M) 5.55 Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End. (2007, M)

SuNDAY 8.40 11.00 1.00 2.45 4.55

Changeling. (2008, 16) Lethal Weapon 3. (1992, M) 16 Blocks. (2006, M) Van Helsing. (2004, M) The Wedding Singer. (1998, M) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore. A charming 1980s’ wedding singer and a waitress try to avoid a love match that is just meant to be. 1998.

6.35 The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor. (2008, M) Brendan Fraser, Jet Li. 8.30 Baby Mama. (2008, M) Tina Fey, Amy Poehler. A driven career woman, who desperately wants a baby but is physically unable to carry the child herself, recruits a working girl as her surrogate. T 2008.

10.10 Rain Man. (1988, M) Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise.

MONDAY

6.15 Rain Man. (1988, M) Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise. After his estranged father dies, a man learns he has an autistic older brother.

8.30 Baby Mama. (2008, M) Tina Fey, Amy Poehler. A driven career woman, who desperately wants a baby but is physically unable to carry the child herself, recruits a working girl as her surrogate 10.10 Van Helsing. (2004, M) Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale. A vampire hunter travels to Transylvania to help the last surviving heir of a noble gypsy clan battle a vampire and his allies.

12.20 The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor. (2008, M) Brendan Fraser, Jet Li. 2.15 Rain Man. (1988, M) 4.30 Panic Room. (2002, 16) Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart.

Sky Sport 1 TODAY

6.00 Tennis. Heineken Open Mens International. Day Five. From the ASB Arena, Auckland. Higlights.

7.00 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day One. From St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Highlights.

8.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st One-day.

Highlights.

8.30 Tennis. Apia International Sydney. Semi-finals.

Highlights.

9.30 Rugby Sevens. Pub Charity National Sevens. Day One. Live.

8.00 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day One. From St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Highlights.

8.30 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day Two Morning Session.

11.05 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st One-day.

11.35 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day Two Afternoon Session. From St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Live.

4.30 The Cricket Show.

5.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st One-day.

SuNDAY

6.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Sony Open Round Two. Highlights.

7.00 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day Two. From St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Highlights.

8.00 Rugby Sevens. Pub Charity National Sevens. Day One. Highlights.

9.30 Rugby Sevens. Pub Charity National Sevens. Day Two. Live.

6.30 Dumbest Stuff On Wheels.

7.00 The ITM Fishing Show.

7.30 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day Two. From St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Highlights.

8.30 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day Three Morning Session.

11.05 The Cricket Show.

11.35 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day Three Afternoon Session.

4.30 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 2nd One-day.

5.00 The Cricket Show.

5.30 Sky Sport What’s On.

MONDAY

6.00 Tennis. Heineken Open Mens International. Day Six Final. From ASB Arena, Auckland. Highlights.

7.00 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day Three.

From St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Highlights.

8.00 Cricket. HRV Cup. Replay.

11.30 The Cricket Show.

12.00 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day Three.

1.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Sony Open Round Four. Live.

4.00 Sky Sport What’s On. 4.30 The ITM Fishing Show.

5.00 Soccer. A-League.

Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney. From Westpac Stadium.

11.35 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd Test Day Four Afternoon Session.

SHINE

The Journey 6.30 Building Difference 7.00 Joni and Friends 7.30 MOVIE. The Perfect Stranger 9.00 Serve the City 9.30 Nzone 10.00 Just 10 11.00 Give Me An Answer 11.30 Joni and Friends 12.00 Nzone 12.30 The Journey 1.00 Missions Dilemma 1.30 Serve the City 2.00 Just 10: J. John 3.00 MOVIE. The Perfect Stranger 4.30 The Journey 5.00 Give Me An Answer 5.30 Running With Fire SuNDAY 6.00 Living Truth 7.00 TQ 7.30 The Lads TV 8.00 Kids 10 Commandments 8.30 Connection Point 9.00 In Touch 10.00 Life Questions 10.30

Sky Sport 2 TODAY

6.30 Golf. US PGA Tour. Sony Open Round One. Highlights. 7.30 Cricket.

HRV Cup. Canterbury Wizards v Northern Knights. From Seddon Park, Hamilton. Replay. 10.30 Basketball.

NBL. Townsville Crocodiles v NZ Breakers. Highlights. 11.30 Golf.

European PGA Tour. Volvo Champions Round Two. Highlights. 12.30 Premier League Preview. 1.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Sony Open Round Two. Live. 4.30 Tennis. Apia International Sydney.

Final. Delayed.

6.30 Surfing. ASP Mens World Championship Tour.

Billabong Pipe Masters.

7.00 Premier League Preview.

7.30 Soccer. A-League.

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners. From Aurora Stadium, Launceston. Live.

9.45 Soccer. A-League.

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar. From Hunter Stadium, Newcastle. Live.

12.00 Tennis. Heineken Open Mens International. Day Six Final. From ASB Arena, Auckland. Replay. 2.00 The Ultimate Fighter: Aussie v UK. 3.23 Premier League. 3.53 English Premier League. Stoke City v Chelsea. Live.

SuNDAY

6.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Norwich City v Newcastle United.

Delayed. 8.00 English Premier League.

Sunderland v West Ham United.

Delayed. 10.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Volvo Champions Round Three.

Highlights. 11.00 NBL. Townsville Crocodiles v NZ Breakers. Replay.

1.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Stoke City v Chelsea. Replay.

3.00 Tennis. Apia International Sydney. Final. Highlights.

4.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 2nd One-day 1st Innings. Live.

7.55 Export Gold Match Fishing League.

8.25 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 2nd One-day 2nd Innings. Live.

12.30 Tennis. Heineken Open Mens International. Day Six Final. From the ASB Arena, Auckland. Highlights. 1.30 Export Gold Match Fishing League.

2.15 Soccer. English Premier League.

Manchester United v. Liverpool. Live.

4.30 Soccer. English Premier League.

Arsenal v Manchester City. Live.

MONDAY

7.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Volvo Champions Round Four. Highlights.

8.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Sony Open Round Three. Highlights. 9.00 Soccer.

English Premier League. Manchester United v. Liverpool. Replay. 11.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Arsenal v Manchester City. Replay. 1.00 Rugby Sevens. Pub Charity National Sevens. Day Two. Highlights. 2.30 Athletics. Kelloggs Nutrigrain Ironman & Ironwoman. Round Two. Replay.

5.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Stoke City v Chelsea. Replay.

11.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Manchester United v. Liverpool. Highlights.

12.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Arsenal v Manchester City.

Highlights. 1.30 Snooker. World Tour.

Masters Day Two Session 1. Live. 4.00 Sky ARENA Access. 4.30 Basketball.

NBL. Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings.

Replay.

Discovery TODAY 6.00 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Connect. (PG) River Monsters. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) Secrets Of. (PG) Mighty Planes. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Mythbusters Specials.

(PG) After The Catch. (PG) Plane Crash. (PG) Yukon Men. (M) Nefertiti: Mummy Queen Mystery. (PG) The Devil’s Triangle. (PG) The Bermuda Triangle.

Sons Of Guns. (M) Free Fall Shotgun.

River Monsters: untold Stories. (PG) Secrets Of. (PG) Call 911. (PG) Destroyed In Seconds.

(PG) Man Vs: Wild. (PG) Man Vs: Wild. (PG) Man Vs: Wild. (PG) Man Vs: Wild. (PG) Powering The Future.

(PG)

SuNDAY 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.00 9.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

River Monsters. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) After The Catch. (PG) River Monsters: untold Stories. (PG) Bermuda Triangle Exposed.

(PG) Nefertiti: Mummy Queen Mystery. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) Finding Amelia Earhart.

(PG) Mystery Solved?

Auction Kings. (PG) T Auction Hunters. (PG) Plane Crash. (PG) How We Invented The World. (PG) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Body Invaders. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Nightmare Next Door. (M) Disappeared. (M)

MONDAY 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.30 5.00 5.30

Dirty Jobs. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Man Vs: Wild. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Nightmare Next Door. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Stalked: Someone’s Watching. (M) I Was Murdered. (M) Disappeared. (M) Body Invaders. (M) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Man Vs: Wild. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Scorned: Love Kills. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Mythbusters Specials.

(PG) Magic Of Science. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) I Was Murdered. (M)

Word For You 11.00 Songs of Praise 11.35 Quick Study 12.00 The Bible Series 1.30 Doco Series: The Return 2.30 Memories 3.00 Hour of Power 4.00 In Touch 5.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 6.00 Running With Fire 6.30 Facing the Canon 7.00 Nzone Focus 7.30 Songs of Praise 8.05 Precious Memories 8.30 David Jeremiah 9.30 The Bible Series 11.00 Doco Series: The Return 12.00 Hour of Power 1.00 Nzone 1.30 Songs of Praise 2.05 Memories 2.30 David Jeremiah 3.30 Facing the Canon 4.00 Connection Point 4.30 Doco Series 5.30 Quick Study

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CHIMNEY CLEANING

Carrs Chimney Cleaning Ashburton and surrounding areas

Phone Rodney

To place a trades & services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

and leave a message

03 324 2999 HEAT PUMPS

Continuous Spouting

Alps

Need new spouting, fascia and downpipes?

Give Ben a call for a free quote. All jobs guaranteed.

KEEP YOUR HOME THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE

HEAT PUMPS Perfect all year round

• Wall or Floor mounted available • Most models will continue to heat even with outside temperatures of minus 15°C

Manufacturers and installers of continuous spouting, fascia and downpipes.

electriCOOL Ltd

Ben Kruger • Phone 308 4380 or 021 808 739 • email: benkruger@xtra.co.nz

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

attention: property owners For your rural, residential and commercial property maintenance contact us.

Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems.

Mobile Mower servicing • Rotary Mowers • Reel Mowers • Ride on Mowers • Chainsaws Ashburton 308-6173 - Methven 303-3178 • Water blasters • Rotary Hoes • Small Motor Repairs • Generators

• Landscape and garden renovations • Ride-on Lawnmowing • Gardening • Hedge trimming • Clean-ups

Don, Sue & Chris Cooper 027 339 6350 or a/h 03 308 9257

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307-0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

Got a tree troubling you?

HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER LICENCING

You need Four Seasons Treecare, your local tree experts!

Certified Assessor for licencing from Learner to Full • Licence classer 2 - 5 • Wheels, tracks & roller endorsements • NZTA Certified • Tranzqual Assessor Drive Rite - But Keep Left

• Pruning • Felling • Branch chipping (up to 12”)

• Hedge trimming • Powerline clearance • Stumpgrinding • Dismantling

Contact Paul McCormick

Phone 03 307 7402 Mob 027 433 5766

Roofing Specialists

PEST CONTROL • Fly Control • Fleas / Ants • Silverfish • Whitetails • Borer

0800 559 255 for a free quote

• Rodents • Spider Proofing • Moss / Lichen • Silos / Dairy Sheds

Grant Smith 0800 BUG OFF

Smithfield Rd, Ashburton

painting & Decorating contractors

if you are renovating or building a new home you need someone to trust in all your painting and Decorating neeDS – commercial or residential.

• Interior decorating • Exterior decorating

• Wallpapering • Waterblasting • roof painting

Greg Trudgeon

For any enquiries call us today on Ph/Fax 308-8432 Mob 0274 332 259

We specialise in:

• New roofs and re-roofs • Glendeck 5 rib • Corrugated iron • Fascia, gutters and down pipes • Qualified fixers.

Free Measure & quote

03 307 0593 or 0508-453-696 North park drive

CLEANErs EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING (2012) We will clean anything from the mountains to the sea.

Under new management.

Call sandra and the team on 03 307 8184 or 027 292 0180 Home • Commercial • Office

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The destination for jobs - Over 30 jobs every week The meeting place for Ashburton District employers and employees To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Full time Chef / Cook New Year – New start and a new job at Braided Rivers Restaurant, Ashburton?

We are looking for a chef/cook who has a passion for serving great food in a busy environment.

We want someone who lives locally and wants to become an important part of the Ashburton Trust team as the successful applicant may be required to work at other Ashburton Trust venues at times.

This is a permanent full time position. Become part of the great atmosphere and friendly team at our very busy restaurant.

Applications close: Friday, January 25, 2013.

If you are interested please apply in writing to:-

Mark Milmine The Manager Braided Rivers Restaurant & Bar mark@braidedrivers.co.nz Cellphone 0275 449 008

FULL TIME BAKER ASHBURTON

This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career path in the bakery industry.

Key responsibilities will include: • Ensuring utilisation of resources is used within the department.

• Monitoring stock to avoid and/or reduce shrinkage within the department.

• Ensuring that all systems and procedures are maintained where required.

The successful applicant will possess the following skills and attributes: • Good personal presentation, excellent communication skills and a motivation to exceed expectations.

• Effective problem solving skills to deal with any issues as they arise.

Days will be Sunday to Thursday. Hours will be discussed at an interview.

Applications close Wednesday 23rd January, 2013.

Apply in writing to: The Human Resources Manager Ashburton New World P 0 Box 444, Ashburton 7740

Food and Beverage Customer Service Person As our holiday staff will soon be returning to their studies, we are currently looking for a Customer Service team member who has a passion for delighting people for our busy gourmet delicatessen, cafe and speciality bottle store.

The successful applicant will need a great personality, good people skills and knowledge and experience in making great coffee.

The position is full time and Includes weekend work.

Please apply in writing to:Nicky Milmine, The Manager Somerset Grocer Burnett Street Ashburton

Mid Canterbury

We are seeking an Agronomist to join our company.

Based in Methven, we provide our clients with a range of services in both the arable and pastoral sector/s.

The successful candidate needs the following characteristics:

nicky@somersetgrocer.co.nz

• Good knowledge of crop protection and fertiliser use • The ability to promote our services to existing clients • Work independently as well as in a team environment • Be outgoing with a good sense of humour In return we offer a competitive package including a company vehicle among other benefits.

Applicants for this position should have New Zealand Residency or a valid New Zealand work permit.

Applications closing 2nd Feb 2013

Please apply to: David Molloy david@molloyag.co.nz (03) 302-8098

Do you enjoy creating delicious food and feel it’s time to take your skills out into the workplace?

Please apply in writing to:Nicky Milmine The Manager Somerset Grocer Burnett Street Ashburton 7700 nicky@somersetgrocer.co.nz

R E G I S T E R E D

M A S T E R

B U I L D E R S

COMMERCIAL DIVISION

Due to an ever increasing workload we seek to fulfil the following four positions: · 1 x Quantity Surveyor · 2 x Apprentices · 1 x Labourer / Hammer hand Applicants will enjoy working in both residential and commercial construction as well as pre cast construction. You must be productive, reliable, have good work ethics and a can do attitude.

Excellent remuneration packages will be given for the right candidates.

All applicants will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

Bar and Waiting Staff/Duty Manager

John McIntosh Cell phone: 027 258 0668 Home phone: 03 307 2667

Our restaurant is a busy place and we are looking for staff with a great personality and a passion for delighting our customers.

If you are well presented, bubbly and enthusiastic and have good people skills we would like to talk to you.

Apply to:-

Mark Milmine The Manager Braided Rivers Restaurant & Bar Email your CV to mark@braidedrivers.co.nz

Or phone 03 3072541 Cellphone 0275 449 008 for an appointment Or call into Braided Rivers to pick up an application form.

Alastair McIntosh Cell phone: 027 274 3469 Home phone: 03 307 0367

Territory Manager

As our holiday staff will soon be returning to their studies, we are currently looking for enthusiastic Bar and Waiting Staff and a Duty Manager for our busy Braided Rivers Restaurant and Bar.

Animal Health/ Dairy Hygiene

Rakaia Medical Centre

Practice Nurse

The Rakaia Medical Centre has a vacancy for an experienced Practice Nurse. This position would ideally suit someone who wants to work part-time (three days per week), and has the flexibility to accept more hours to cover leave etc.

Ideally you would have the following experience : • Familiar with Medtech 32.

• Vaccinator.

• Smear Taker.

The Practice is a very friendly team, and the working conditions are excellent.

If this position sounds like you, please forward your Curriculum Vitae to: Sue England, Rakaia Medical Centre, P.O. Box 36, Rakaia, 7743. or e-mail to admin@rakaiamedical.co.nz.

Apply in writing with CV and cover letter: Paddy Kennedy 94 Harrison Street ASHBURTON

Hinds Mechanical Services are seeking a qualified mechanic, prefer applicant to have WOF ticket but not essential as training can be given to the right applicant. Must be honest, reliable and have a great attitude with strong customer focus.

Experienced Concrete Placer Required

We are looking for a cook with a flair for great food for our busy gourmet delicatessen and cafe.

Some weekend work is included.

If you want to work with a great team with great potential, you could be the next young butcher of the year!

Please email hindsmechanical@ hotmail.co.nz or phone 03 303 7822 or 021 0290 5347

Cook with flair

We want someone who lives locally and the part-time hours from 8am to 4pm would suit a working parent requiring employment around school hours.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Butchery Junior view to an apprenticeship.

Qualified Mechanic Required

Or e-mail: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz

AGRONOMIST

Want to work for an award winning team?

An experienced person is required to service existing and growing business within this region.

You will be calling on dairy farmers and rural merchants.

A good knowledge of dairy hygiene and farming practice will be important.

A comprehensive salary package is offered along with business expenses and a company vehicle.

For further information please contact

Hugh Murdoch on 021 611 647.

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

Due to further expansion of our business, we require another concrete placer.

Screeding experience would be an advantage.

A full time permanent position is offered with overtime available.

Please phone Tony Worsfold, Paveco, 027 450 8191 for further information.

Simplifood are seeking a mature and reliable, customer focused person to join our team, approx 25 hours per week.

Must have retail experience.

03 307 6077 027 847 8295

RELIEF MILKER Sole charge relief milker for 250 cows.

Lowcliffe-Hinds area Phone (03)-303-7680

Guardian Classifieds

Phone 307 7900

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The destination for jobs - Over 30 jobs every week The meeting place for Ashburton District employers and employees To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

IRRIGATION SALES PERSON

Based in Ashburton Mid Canterbury, we are the sole New Zealand Importers and Distributors of Reinke Centre Pivot and Lateral move irrigation systems and Snap-tite Irrigation hoses. We also manufacture & distribute the “TurboRain” fixed boom travelling irrigator.

Due to continued growth in irrigation development, specifically in Canterbury, we have a position available for another sales person within our organisation. This position would suit a self motivated person who has experience in a sales related role in the agricultural industry – preferably based in the Canterbury area.

This position involves promoting our complete range of irrigation products including Reinke irrigation systems (leaders in the field of GPS irrigation technology), TurboRain irrigators, Snap-tite irrigation hose, and other associated irrigation equipment including pumps and general irrigation service work.

We require a person who: • can operate without supervision • has good communication skills with farmers • is honest and reliable • has a current drivers licence and • is able to work with all of our staff and specifically our design team (although design skills are not essential).

Irrigation experience is not a pre-requisite however the ability to identify with farming and agricultural sales will be an advantage.

If you have been involved in the agricultural industry then this may be the position for you.

Previous work history and referees will be required.

All applications should be made in writing before 26th January 2013 to: ray@raymayne.co.nz or Ray Mayne Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd P O Box 247 ASHBURTON 03 308 6022

Methven Motors

Forecourt Attendant A forecourt attendant is required to join our team. We currently have a position available for some weekdays plus weekend work. Hours will be negotiated with successful applicant.

Full training will be given.

This position would suit an adult or mature senior student who is looking for part-time work.

Please apply initially to the office or Telephone 302 8201.

Relief Milker Required Mayfield area.

370 cows.

Herringbone cow shed.

Phone John 03 615 5246 or 027 212 5550 Methven House Rest Home and Flats

Night caregiver

Electrician CMP Canterbury Ltd is a modern meat processor of export lamb and beef, situated close to Ashburton.

We require the services of an Industrial Electrician/Technician to work at our Ashburton facility. The Engineering function is charged with the maintenance and development of our assets to meet the needs of our customers. This position

Nurse Educator – Ashburton & Rural Health Services Permanent, Part-time Vacancy 63173. Closing 25/01/13

requires New Zealand Electrical Registration and is permanant and salaried.

Ashburton & Rural Health Services require a Nurse Educator to join their team If you are a Registered Nurse with a broad range of nursing experience and a passion for education, have or are working towards a certificate in adult teaching and/or a post graduate qualification, we would like to hear from you.

You will be able to demonstrate the following: • The ability to be a team player • Versatility and flexibility • Willing to learn and develop • Diagnostic and problem solving skills • Good communication skills • Tidy workmanship. for a genuine career development opportunity in a

Phone 307 7900

growing company, please apply online at www.careers.anzcofoods.com

Mid Canterbury Freight Limited

Applications close 27 January 2013.

We have a full time position available within our small transport for an experienced driver on our:

All rounder, with enthusiasm and skills to produce great food and service. Skills required: • Excellent prep and cooking skills • Willingness to work unsupervised • Strong baking skills • Leadership and supervision skills • Team player • Passion for producing quality food • Able to work alternative weekends.

If this sounds like you please contact via email: havencorp@xtra.co.nz or phone Sue Moorren 027 434 1088

Please contact Elisabeth at methvenhouse@xtra.co.nz or phone 302 8538 for the full job description and application form.

Guardian Classifieds

If you possess the above competencies and are looking

Part-Time Cook

Experience is desirable, but not essential. Flexibility would be an asset.

Apply online or for more information contact Charlotte Burtt, Recruitment Specialist Nursing, phone (03) 378 6580, email charlotte.burtt@cdhb.govt.nz

• Electronics knowledge

Cafe Macaroon

We are looking for a permanent Night Caregiver for two nights per week to join our team.

It includes checking and caring for the residents, preparing meals for the next day and some cleaning.

CROPPING FARM Rakaia Wanted experienced worker.

Must have good machinery skills.

Good with stock.

Full time permanent/ part time semi retired person.

Phone 302-7034

1) Lift-out sider Truck & Trailer Bulk, Hay and general carriage. Working around the top half of the South Island, with some overnight stays. Would need experience crossing alpine passes.

McIntosh Precast is a newly formed Pre-Cast concrete company; we are currently in the process of setting up our brand new production facility at the Ashburton Business Estate. We are looking for experienced pre cast workers who are looking for a change and want the opportunity to assist with the set-up of our new yard.

If you have good people skills, tidy appearance, full class 5 driver licences and the ability to work unsupervised with lots of patience then come and join our team.

We welcome all expressions of interest from all pre cast workers who have the relevant industry experience and are looking for a change.

We offer good remuneration, tidy gear and a great friendly work environment.

For more details or to apply contact Phill on

03-308-6573

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

Excellent remuneration for the right candidates will be given.

All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

John McIntosh Cell phone: 027 258 0668 Home phone: 03 307 2667

Alastair McIntosh Cell phone: 027 274 3469 Home phone: 03 307 0367

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PLANT ROOM ASSISTANT Wanted Required for Ashburton oil seed processing business.

Part-time, approx 16 hours per week, over 2/3 days.

Immediate start available. Full drivers licence required.

Forklift licence preferred but not essential.

Applicants should be reliable, good communicators, flexible, able to work unsupervised, and be physically fit as some heavy lifting is involved.

the right person for the job

or Email: sales@canterburylongrun.co.nz Applications close: Monday 21st of January 2013.

Methven House Rest Home and Flats

Registered Nurse We are looking for a permanent part-time Registered Nurse to join our team. This is a great opportunity for an experienced registered nurse.

It includes some “weekend on call” and asks for management capabilities.

Hours are negotiable but fulltime hours will be required at times when relieving the Nurse Manager. Experience in aged care and in management is desirable but not essential.

To apply or for more details call Daryl 03 308 3305 / 027 433 5145

Please contact Elisabeth at methvenhouse@xtra.co.nz or 302 8528 for the full job descriptions and application form.

Ashburton College

This is a permanent, part-time position, 16 hours/week, term-time only.

Hours to be worked over either 4 or 5 days/week.

The successful applicant will support ESOL (English as Second Language) Year 9 – 13 students in the classroom.

Employment is under the Conditions of the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement, Associate Scale.

Actual step to be negotiated dependent on the skills and work experience of the appointee.

Preference for commencement Monday 28 January 2013.

Enquiries/applications to: Sheena Tyrrell Management Administrator Ashburton College, P O Box 204, Ashburton 7740 Email: sheena.tyrrell@ashcoll.school.nz Phone: 308 4193, ext 812 Applications close 3:30pm, thursday 17 January 2013

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

Place your job ads with our experienced team Deadline 2pm prior publication day

LIVESTOCK DRIVER Rural Transport is a locally owned transport business with its head office located in Ashburton and with branches operating in Kurow and Fairlie.

An opportunity has arisen for a livestock truck driver based in Ashburton. This position requires a Class 5 License and previous experience would be a definite advantage.

Apply in writing or email your application to:

Our People, Our Place, Our Guardian

t: 307 7900 f: 307 7981

We have vacancy for a professional advertising sales consultant to join our newspaper sales team.

This position will provide you with great opportunities to be innovative and creative in an exciting team environment. You will have the opportunity to work closely with business owners/managers to develop their own individual advertising strategy and will be responsible for advising, creating and implementing their advertising in Ashburton’s leading media.

Ideal candidate will be bright, energetic, with an exceptional people orientated approach and a proven track record. A high level of personal integrity, drive and motivation to succeed is expected as is a commitment to providing the best possible outcome for the client.

We will provide you with the training and support to offer your clients a superior professional service, to bring them the results they expect and more. The Ashburton Guardian offers an excellent remuneration package and is a great place to work.

If you are an experienced sales professional with a proven history of leveraging the highest levels of client service to achieve your personal and professional goals, then you should apply in writing, with confidence, by 5pm, Wednesday, January 16, to:Advertising Manager P O Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Somerset House Burnett Street, Ashburton or email desme.d@theguardian.co.nz

Our People, Our Place, Our Guardian.

PAint DePARtment HeAD We have a vacancy in our Paint/Decorator Department. This is a fulltime position which will include rostered weekends.

The Paint Decor Department services both trade and D.I.Y customers. We sell a full range of painting accessories and well known brands Resene and Dulux paint. The successful applicant will have the following attributes:

‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

esol learning support Assistant International Department

Media sales position available

Jim Crouchley PO Box 104, Ashburton 7740 03 308 4079 or 0275 554 364 jim@ruraltransport.co.nz www.ruraltransport.co.nz

• Excellent customer service skills • A flair for colour and design • Enthusiasm and be able to work as a team • Heavy lifting is require • Experience in painting or decorating would be an advantage but not essential as full training will be given.

If you think you are the person we are looking for to fill this position, we would like to hear from you.

Reply to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to PO Box 35, Ashburton 7740 All applications remain confidential and close on Monday 14th January 2013.

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SATURDAY JANUARY 12 10.00am - 12noon. ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

1.30pm. MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. 14km road race. Register from 1pm. Fords Road, near the sale yards.

SUNDAY JANUARY 13 8.00am. ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Great walk in Craigiburn Forest Park, new members welcome phone 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse.

8.30am. HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass.

Thomson Street, Tinwald.

8.30am. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Early morning worship with Rev David Brown Cnr Havelock Street and Park Street.

9.30am. St ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Combined service at Baring Square Methodist Church Hall. Baring Square East.

9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Summertime worship. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

10.00am. HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, Mass.

Sealy Street.

10.00am. ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street.

10.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.30am. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building).

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum open, Maronan Road, Tinwald.

7.00pm. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building).

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BUYERS OF ALL METALS Copper, Brass, Aluminium etc.

Mid-Canterbury Metal Recycling 10A McGregor Lane, Riverside Estate

George Rosevear 10 years old on Sunday.

Happy Birthday.

Love Mum, Dad, Harry, Tom and Lily.

Happy Birthday

(Off McNally Street)

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our ground floor office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

SALE

Stag and Yearling Hind

Phone 308-8959 or 027-228-1467 anytime

from

Sires for Trophy, Velvet and Vension

Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 1.30pm

We design, we build, we innovate.

185 Darts Road, Methven BBQ lunch and Refreshments supplied

211 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton (03) 307 61 30 www.calderstewart.co.nz

Enquiries to Don Greig: 027-694-2400

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now ASHLEIGH FRASER

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hangar RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road. Seafield Road.

TLC for your VIP

RURAL TRADING POST

Licensed Buyer Dealer

MONDAY JANUARY 14 9.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House.

9.30am - 10.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.30am - 11.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Men’s exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM,

WANTED

TF-SCRAP

DAILY DIARY

Birthday Greetings

MOB

021 892 425

TEL FAX EML ADR

03 307 7975 03 307 7980 ashleigh.f@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, 161 Burnett Street Ashburton

GUARDIAN CLASSIFIEDS PHONE 307 7965

If Guardian photographers missed you at Ashburton maternity, you can send your photographs and details to photographers@theguardian.co.nz

Quality Preschool

Directors: Annie Smith and Brenda Leonard Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm, Phone 308 2959, Main South Road

271212-KG-022 Riley TasKeR phoTo supplied

Keanu Shelby Duncan was born in Auckland on November 15, 2012 to Campbell and Lara Duncan.

070113-TM-037

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Alana Gilbert arrived on January 6, 2013, weighing 9lb 5oz. Mother Kara, father Lee and brothers Drew 5 and Josh 3 are all excited about the new baby.

Ruben Ford was welcomed into the world on December 17 at 5.20pm to proud parents Claire and Caleb Ford.

Ruben tipped the scales at 7lb 9oz.

Welcoming the safe arrival of their son Riley James are proud new parents Erin and Logan Tasker. Riley was born in Christchurch on December 23 weighing a healthy 8lb 14oz.

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Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

Your next job Your next house Your next car

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Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz CHURCH SERVICES

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now

Church Services

BRIAN TIERNAN

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

03 307 7907 021 836 543

TEL MOB

Health beauty connections

Wanted

Detox

the right person for the job

is age-old cleanse

“Passionate about caring for your Precious Ears”

Specialist Ear Nurse Service using the innovative Microsuction technique for Ear Wax removal and treatment of Ear Conditions.

37 Alford Forest Road (Aoraki Polytechnic) Sunday Morning 10.30am Sunday Evening 7pm Thursday night Bible Study, 15 Cross Street 7pm

We hope to see you this Sunday!

For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove 308 4695

Detoxification is one of the oldest known methods for cleansing the body, and it can have a remarkable effect on health and wellbeing.

“Passionate about caring for your Precious Ears” “Passionate about caring for your Precious Ears” Specialist Ear Nurse Service using the innovative Mobile serviCe Specialist Ear Nurse Service using the innovative Naturally unique Mobile serviCe Microsuction technique for Ear Wax removal good and health stores 308-1815 Microsuction technique for Ear Wax removal and www.health2000.co.nz treatment Ear Conditions. treatment ofofEar Conditions.

Call us about our

Ashburton Arcade

Workplace Industrial and Corporate Service

CLEAR YOUR EARS!

We can come to you. Substantial discounted group rates available. group rates available.

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You can now have your ears cleared by microsuction by specialist ear nurse Tracey Reid at the Ashburton Community Centre.

Cell 027 556 5575

PhoNe 03 358 5855

PoStAl Cell 027 556 5575AddReSS: 11 Wayside Ave

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Christchurch 8053

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Adults and children No referral necessary

Every Monday from 9 am to 4.30pm No referral necessary Call Tracey for appointments

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting

n will clear

an push

Deadline 2pm prior publication day

Our People, Our Place, Our Guardian

t: 307 7900 f: 307 7981 To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now

REBECCA HOPKINSON

Adults and children www.cleartheear.com No referral necessary Member Ear Nurse Specialist Group of Aotearoa, NZ ORL Nurses Special Interest Group

Phone 03 358 5855 | Cell 027 556 5575 | 11 Wayside Ave | Christchurch 8053 WWW.CleArtheeAr.Com

www.cleartheear.com

10.30am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

Member Ear Nurse Specialist Group of Aotearoa, NZ ORL Nurses Special Interest Group

PLANTS & PRODUCE

Tomatoes

700gm

Central Otago Cherries Nectarines 700gm 3pk Peppers Hydro Lettuce

03 307 7927 021 589 976

and Children’s Programme

10.00am You’re very welcome!

Cnr Cass & Cameron St 308 7610 - 308 7062

CAN’T find what you are looking for? Place a classified in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian classifieds, call today on 307-7900.

$1.99

bag

WANTED to buy - double bed in good condition.

Methven/Ashburton area.

Phone 03-302-1787 or 027427-0014.

$8.99per kg $3.99 per bag $3.99 per bag $1.99 each

WANTED - used Ford, Belarus and Massey Ferguson tractors in any condition.

Freephone 0800-888-343.

Specials available from 08/01-15/01

WANTED: used rifle. .270.308 and binoculars. Phone 027-703-1547.

OPEN 7 DAYS

The Green Grocer Fresh Fruit & Vege

Heart to God And Hand to Man Celebration Service

WANTED

TRADES & SERVICES Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB

Ph 03 312 7259

Speaker: Peter Fisher Creche Available Refreshments to follow 4.30pm Hour of Power YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE VERY WELCOME

Why have a wax build up?

PhoNe 03 358 5855

er it increases

Contact Michael Blackwell

10.00am Morning Service and Communion

Resthome/ hospital visits

Workplace Industrial and Corporate Service We can come to you. Substantial discounted

by 700% and

Service - 3pm Sunday

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts, Phone 308 5409 Website www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

Resthome/ hospital visits

much.

Sinclair Centre

Cnr Park & Havelock Streets Ashburton

Quick Cleanse Detox Program is deisgned to enhance your bodys natural own natural internal cleansing process. Quick Cleanse Detox Program is available in 7-day and 15-day programmes.

Call us about our

hen we age

Powerful Praise & Worship Annointed Preaching Healing and Deliverance

www.faithoutreach.co.nz

If you suffer from health problems like flatulence, wind, bloating or irregular bowel motions, your internal health is not as good as it could be.

Wax p

unique

FAITH OUTREACH CENTRE

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

BUILDERS, carpenters bricklayers, all advertise in the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

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next job Your next event Guardian Classifieds Don’t let yourYour boat ruin your holiday!

Bring into Your next house Your nextitpurchase Your next car peace of Your next sale D&E for a service and enjoy mind boating. the destination for...

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz ?

EDUCATION iNFORMATiON ENROLMENT dAYS 15-17 JANUARY

your success

Start your degree right here Aoraki has partnerships with a selection of NZ tertiary providers to bring you university level study into the region including pathway to degrees in Business, IT, Arts and Design and Science.

AgRicULTURE ANd HORTicULTURE

FOR SALE

BOATING & ACCESSORIES

landscape supplies

Boat ready to launch?

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

Certificate in Professional Office Management (Level 3) Diploma in Applied Business (Level 5) Diploma in Applied Business (Level 5) (Office Administration) (Level 5) Diploma in Applied Business (Level 5) (Human Resource Management) Diploma in Applied Business (Level 5) (Accounting) Diploma in Applied Business (Level 5) (Tourism) New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6) Certificate in International Tourism (Level 4)

HEALTH ANd EdUcATiON HOSPiTALiTY iNFORMATiON TEcHNOLOgY t Certificate in Information and Communications Technology (Level 4) Diploma in Information Systems Development (Level 5) Diploma in Information and Communications Technology (Level 6)

MEdiA t Certificate in Digital Photography (Level 5)

OUTdOOR EdUcATiON & SPORT TRAdES to the Timaru Campus* *Conditions Apply

MEETINGS & EVENTS UPCOMING events and meetings in the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

For all of our programmes visit www.aoraki.ac.nz or phone 0800 426 725 All programmes subject to approval and sufficient numbers supporting your success

LOST cat - grey short haired tortoiseshell with white.

FRUIT sells fast in Allenton area. Please ph the Ashburton Guardian 908-1208. classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

SMITHFIELD Flowers, 211 LIVESTOCK & PETS Smithfield Road, For Sale Beautiful Bouquets and Plants. Bouquets ranging from $6 to $15 Plants all $6 of unwanted Marquerite Daisies, Daphne BUYER Cattle, bobby and Variegated Wiegela. animals. calves, horse and all farm Cash Only. animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272-101-621 A/H 03-322PERSONAL 7626.

HOW LONG WILLYOU BE SINGLE??

Make 2013 your year for love and happiness.

Bridges Matchmakers can put you in touch with the partner of your choosing as soon as tonight. There is no need to spend another day alone, call 0800-856-640. www.bridgesdating.co.nz

MOTORCYCLES

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - Spacious holiday home with great views.

Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, heatpump, flat section with boat parking.

Close to shops. Phone 302 8028.

HIRE

ENROL NOW - FEBRUARY START

RACING bikes, buy or sell in the Motorcycles section of the Ashburton Guardian GENERAL hire.

LawnClassifieds. Phone 307-7900. mowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. www.aoraki.ac.nz All your DIY / contracting supporting your success Trail Ride MT Somers work. Call and see U-Hire Sunday, February 8 Ashburton, 588 East Street.

Open: Mon-Fri 7.30am9.30am TRADES & SERVICES RURAL TRADING POST RURAL TRADING POST 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am-5pm; $40 rider $60 family Sunday 8.00am-12.30pm. $50 rider + 1 junior Ph: 308-8061 A/H: 308-7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz Easy main loop CLIENTS are waiting STOCK - buy or sell through Junior/Enduro loop to hear of your services in the Ashburton Guardian Farmers. classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

Highway 72, Mt Somers the Connections section of ATTENTION RENTAL equipment, the Ashburton Guardian Fairfield Cricket Club Fund Ph Alasdair 027-431-1244. advertise yours in the newspaper. Phone 307-7900. Raiser. Used tyres for sale.

Ashburton Guardian. Phone Suitable for silage etc. Phone PUBLIC NOTICES 307-7900.

HOME handyman available. Steve 027-421-4907.

Minor repairs, painting etc.

MOTORING Ph 027-677-1952.

GRAZING IMPORTANT announcements, share them with Mid Canterbury in BARLEY sell.

2012 harvest.

ROOFING - for all your roofing requirements, new Grown under irrigation, and the Guardian classifieds. Phone RACING car parts, trade or sell them in the Motoring roofs, reroofing, commercial, excellent quality. Phone 027- 307-7900.

Section of Ashburton CAN’T find what you are insurance claims, repairs. 719-9089 Guardian Classifieds. Phone looking for? Advertise in Licensed building PLANTS & PRODUCE the Wanted section of 307-7900. practitioner, Wiki, Vision the Ashburton Guardian Roofing, phone 027-476SAVE money, by advertising classifieds, call today on CAN’T find what you are 0203. your vehicle in the Guardian 307-7900. looking for? Advertise in the MARKET” classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

TILING. For guaranteed Wanted section of the “FARMERS professional workmanship Ashburton Guardian. Phone Saturday. End of season WHEEL alignments at great clearance. Four punnets of FOR sale: sheep grazing for and all your tiling needs see 307-7900. lovely flowering plants for prices. Maximise the life 800 + sheep. Mt Somers Linton Muir at Skip 2 It of your tyres with an $10.00. Begonias, marigolds, Tiling, 240 Burnett Street. alignment from Neumanns area. Phone 03-303-9705, petunias, impatiens etc.

Ph 308-0266, cell 027-222Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills 027-229-2313.

CAT D8 and 40 tonne 5432. AH ph 308-0131.

Street. Phone 308-6737. excavator for hire. Phone GARAGE SALES SOUTHBERRY 027-474-5243.

SITUATIONS WANTED Open 9am - 6pm daily MEETINGS & EVENTS

0800 426 725

Tractor Work Required by 18 year old.

Part time or full time.

I have good experience and am practically minded, from a farming background. Wanting to work silage and harvesting season.

Phone Todd 027 693 8185

GRADER blade for sale. $500. Phone 308-4866.

GRAIN silos wanted to rent.

Prefer Rakaia area. Phone 302-7034.

RYE grass/red clover hay, tight and heavy bales, high quality. $7 in paddock.

Please phone 308-9157.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

PLANTS & PRODUCE

BUSiNESS ANd TOURiSM t

FREE BUS for 2013

153 Moore St 03 307 7620

LOST & FOUND

ARTS ANd dESigN BEAUTY ANd HAiRdRESSiNg

Bring it in for a checkup with the Marine experts at D&E

RASPBERRIES RANUI TAYBERRIES BLACKBERRIES RED CURRANTS BLACK CURRANTS 56 Tinwald Mayfield Westerfield Road Phone 308 1338 No eftpos available

Season coming to a close.

South Rakaia Bach Owners Association, Inc.

Annual General Meeting.

The AGM will be held at the Dorie Hall, 2pm on January 26, 2013.

Secretary Michelle Price

FOR SALE FIREWOOD green old man pine - $130. Poplar - $90. All 3.6m3 split and delivered. Ph Shane James Firewood. 3037063.

FIREWOOD New Year special. Green old man pine $120, green macrocarpa $150, per cord, delivered.

Phone John 308-2590 after 6.30pm.

AVAILABLE RENTALS 30 Oxford Street Three Bedrooms Web ID AS471 $320 per week 97 Belt Road Three Bedrooms Web ID AS477 $340 per week 24B Grey Street Two Bedrooms Web ID AS478 $310 per week 2 / 14 Allens Road Two Bedrooms Web ID AS476 $230 per week

References required

Alana 0274-736-825

Better in Blue

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

GET in early. Dry firewood $170 per load. Ph 027-439- GET in touch with renters.

Place an advertisement in 9322. the Guardian Classifieds.

ONE for free ‘For Sale’ Phone 307-7900. classified advertisement in couple the Ashburton Guardian PROFESSIONAL when you buy two. – Phone with well behaved 16 year old and guinea pig, wants 307-7900. three bedroom plus double SCOOTER’S - new and garage home in or between and Rakaia. secondhand three and four Ashburton wheel electric scooters and Phone 302-9936. wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric PROPERTY INVESTORS Mobility Ashburton today. Distance yourself from tenant and management problems.

Phone 308-3602.

Have your property managed independently, professionally and cost effectively. Property EDUCATION management is our sole focus 24/7. Call B&N Properties Ltd now, phone 021-16099EXTEND your education, 4565. www.bnproperties.co.nz look to up-skill in the Education section of the ROOM available in fully Ashburton Guardian furnished modern home.

Close to town, must be Classifieds. working and have a high LEARN while you work, lots level of cleanliness. $200 p/w of opportunities in the includes power, Sky TV, Education section of the internet. Food extra. Ph 021-0828-5838.

Ashburton Guardian. available in NEW qualifications extend ROOM your abilities, check Mayfield. Furnished, must for training courses in be tidy. $70 a week, plus the Ashburton Guardian expenses. Bond required.

Classifieds under Education. Available from January 22.

Ph 021-0267-9901.

TIDY two bedroom unit.

Central, heat pump and single garage. No pets. Suit mature tenant. $235pw. Ph QUICK sale of your business 308-7749 or 027-378-3287. in the Ashburton Guardian Classifieds. Phone 307-7900. TWO bedroom flat, carport, modern kitchen, available to WORK for yourself by rent from end January. owning your own business, Hampstead area close to advertised in the Ashburton kindy and school. $260/wk.

Guardian Classifieds in No dogs, cats ok. Nonthe Business Sell section. smokers. References please.

To place Classifieds phone Phone 308-8386.

307-7900.

TWO bedroom townhouse with double garage. area. (No dogs).

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT Netherby $270pw. Phone 03-325-9099.

BUSINESS WANTED, SELL

BARGAIN hunters can find ATTRACTIVE and busty. No treasure at Garage Sales texting. Everyday. Phone advertised in the Guardian Zoe 021-023-39-259. classifieds. Ph 307-7900.

FOR SALE

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

MODERN 3 bedroom two bathroom home, close in DRY bluegum firewood for westside. Available late Febsale. $70 cubic metre. Free ruary, negotiable for up to 12 delivery to Ashburton. months. Furnished if rePhone 027-934-1700. quired. Phone 308-9207.

WANTED to rent. Three/ four bedroom house, town or country. Family of four moving to Ashburton February. Working at local vet. Two cats and very well trained foxy. Phone David 021-1345-385 or 03-3124066.

WANTED to rent: two bedroom house with garage for mature woman - no pets.

Required urgently. Phone 302-3974.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, January 12, 2013

WEEKENDservices medical services HML ( Homecare Medical Limited) - Ring 0800 700 155

GENERAL WARDS — (Medical and Surgical): DAILY, 2pm until 4pm & 6pm until 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

CHALMERS WARD (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) — OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD — DAILY, 10am - 8pm. Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron Street) — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES: COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

for FREE 24 hour health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card.

SATURDAY - Dr Tarry, Sealy Street Medical Practice, will be the duty doctor for Saturday until 8am Sunday. He will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 1212. Emergency phone until 8am Sunday 0800 700 155.

SUNDAY - Dr Lues, Tinwald Medical Centre, will be the duty doctor for Sunday until 8am Monday. She will hold surgery from EMERGENCY DENTIST 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment Dec 29 - 30 Christchurch Emergency Dentist. Phone 027 necessary. Surgery phone 308 6565. Emergency phone until 683 0679 or G E Dental (Rolleston) on 03 347 9494 or 022 8am Monday 0800 700 155.

011 0121

METHVEN AND RAKAIA AREA - For weekend doctor

In the event of medical or accident emergencies DIal 111

ALCOHOL DRUG HELPLINE - Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free Number: 0800 353 353 community services ART GALLERY

ASHBURTON — Saturday 10am until 2pm. Sunday CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 3081050.

METHVEN — Saturday and Sunday 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

INFORMATION CENTRES

Phone 308 1133. Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm.

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

animal services DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL - 24 hour

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday 10am-1 pm; Sunday 1pm – 4 pm

service, phone Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700.

COMMUNITY POOL WEEKEND HOURS

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

Hours: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries Inspector John Keeley, 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

helpline services

and emergency details please phone Methven 302 8105. For medical attention during the weekend there are drop in clinics ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS from 11am - 12noon and 5pm - 6pm Saturday and Sunday.

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or

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MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER

Baring Square East, Ashburton. Phone 308 3167 Open Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 4pm Closed Statutory Holidays only.

Groups by arrangement - phone 308 3167

Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

visit www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.nz for more information. ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE Mon - Fri 6pm If you want to drink that’s your business, if you want to stop FAST POST: STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm that’s ours.

POST DELIVERY CENTRES — MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm for the Crisis Team.

Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm SAFE CARE ~ 24 hour rape and sexual assault PHARMACIES Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm crisis support. Phone 03 364 8791 Unichem Ashburton Pharmacy, cnr Burnett and East ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS — Mon - Fri 5pm Streets, will be open from 9.30am until 12.30pm on Saturday VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP ~ 24 hour number Business Area: Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm and from 10.30am until 12 noon on Sunday and from 6.30pm - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - direct dials to till 7pm both evenings. a volunteer. Ashburton office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am BUS DEPARTURES - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message on answerHOSPITAL VISITING HOURS Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for phone.

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES — Southbound: 9.30am, Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service. Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners referral note.

CANTERBURY VETS - Phone 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Road, Methven. The duty vet for emergencies this weekend is: Steve Williams. Ashburton Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 307 5195, cnr East Street and Smithfield Road. The duty vets for emergencies this weekend are: Large: Hazel Foley, Small: Chelsea Underwood.

Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive.

The duty vets for emergencies this weekend are: Large: Andew Robinson Small: refer to CARE VETS. Full emergency service all weekend. Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

CARE VETS - Ph 308 2327, 246 Tancred Street. The duty vet for emergencies this weekend is: Robert Muir. Saturday morning clinic: 10am - 2pm.

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Bad

Bad fishing Rise 6:21 am Set 9:08 pm

New moon 12 Jan

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Rise 6:06 am Set 9:16 pm Bad

TOMORROW Fine, with with high cloud. Some rain possible in the afternoon. Northwesterlies dying away for a time during the day.

Patchy rain. Northwesterlies dying away.

NZ Situation

A ridge over northern New Zealand is expected to drift away to the east tomorrow. Meanwhile, a complex trough over the Tasman Sea should make its way northwards over the South Island. A low is expected to form over the North Island on Monday.

The trough and low should move away to the east on Tuesday, followed by southwesterlies.

776.2 8.72 20.3 483.2

Bad fishing Rise 7:36 am Set 9:47 pm

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

Canterbury Readings to 4pm yesterday Temperatures °C

Rise 6:08 am Set 9:15 pm Bad

Bad fishing Rise 8:50 am Set 10:21 pm

Full moon 27 Jan

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Rain setting in about the main divide in the afternoon, some heavy and possibly thundery falls in the evening. Remaining fine in the east.

Wind at 1000m: NW rising to 50 km/h in the morning, gusting 70 km/h in exposed valleys. Wind at 2000m: NW rising to gale 70 km/h in the morning.

TOMORROW

FZL: Above 3000m

Rain about the main divide, heavy at times.

Some rain spreading further east in the afternoon, clearing in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: Strong NW 45 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: NW gale 85 km/h.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Scattered rain. Northwesterlies, strong in exposed places, turning lighter westerly.

A few showers. Southwesterlies.

TUESDAY Mostly fine. Southwesterlies, strong in exposed places.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

A few showers. Southwesterlies.

Mostly fine. Southwesterlies.

World Weather Forecast for today

cumecs

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 2:00 pm, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

4:40

Rise 6:05 am Set 9:16 pm

Increasing high cloud. Northeasterlies dying out, and northwesterlies developing north of Banks Peninsula.

max

River Levels

2

0

OVERNIGHT MIN

Midnight Tonight

NZ Today

Wind km/h less than 30

6

26

MONDAY

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27

Saturday

MAX

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TIMARU

m am 3 3

TODAY

TUESDAY: Few showers and southwesterlies.

26

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Canterbury High Country

TODAY

MONDAY: Spells of rain. Northwesterlies dying away.

AKAROA

Ra

ASHBURTON

Canterbury Plains

TODAY: Increasing high cloud. Northeasterlies dying out.

TOMORROW: High cloud, possible afternoon rain. Northwesterlies.

CHRISTCHURCH

27

Ashburton Forecast

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29 1 30 1 33 33 18 22 37 31 34 23 6 5 1

Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi New Delhi

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1 2 19 23 1 5 -7 25 -3 23 14 5 1 2 0

12 6 30 28 12 10 2 31 -3 34 21 17 10 16 3

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