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Madonna, Gaga top earners Madonna, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift have been named the topearning females in music in 2013, according to a new Forbes magazine poll. The Material Girl star already proved her superstar power in November by claiming the Forbes title for the highest-paid musician in the year to June, with an estimated salary of $US125 million ($A138.58 million), beating Gaga, who earned $US80 million and rockers Bon Jovi ($US79 million). The figures automatically placed Madonna and Gaga atop the new women-only countdown with Swift rounding out the top three with $US55 million.

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UK lets off ‘incorrigible rogues’ England’s repeat rascals can breathe a little easier. Being an “incorrigible rogue” is no longer against the law. Britain’s Ministry of Justice says the offence, created in the early 19th century, was one of more than 300 obsolete offences which had been scrapped over the past year. The 1824 Vagrancy Act was aimed at the punishment of “idle and disorderly persons”, “rogues”, and “vagabonds”. It defined an “incorrigible rogue” as a homeless person who violently resisted arrest or escaped confinement. Many such laws have been amended since or slipped into obsolescence as they were replaced by newer legislation. – AP

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Biosecurity officials have put the squeeze on a man who tried to bring in 2kg of rooster testicles from Vietnam. The testicles, which were intended to be eaten, were confiscated and destroyed when the man declared them to officials coming through Auckland International Airport last month. The man had them in a chilly bin along with fish and other food which he was bringing back for his family, a Ministry for Primary Industries spokesman says. The testicles – which bear a resemblance to baked beans – were destroyed because of the risk of disease. According to the Revoltingfood blog, rooster testicles are known as chicken beans in the US. They have an appearance and texture similar to tofu and “connoisseurs like them barely cooked so there’s still some liquid inside so that you feel the liquid squirt into your mouth when you bite down on it”.

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Spice Girl Mel B, former Triple M DJ Merrick Watts, singer and actress Sophie Monk and former Getaway host Jules Lund will take over Kyle and Jackie O’s breakfast slot on 2DayFM. The announcement, which comes after much speculation, was made on the Nine Network’s Today show and on air on 2DayFM yesterday. Speaking on Today in a video cross from Los Angeles, Mel B said she’ll be travelling between the US and Australia to manage the job. “I’m so excited, this is going to be one hell of a rollercoaster ride,” she said.

“I just can’t wait, to be honest.” Monk said the new hosts would bring a contemporary twist to the station. “What I like about it is there’s two very strong women and you guys are very emotional so it’s a very modern dynamic,” she joked.

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■ ASHBURTON CHILD’S IDENTITY STOLEN

Theft sparks warning to parents

BY MYLES HUME

MYLES.H@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

An Ashburton principal has told a parent to go to police after their child’s identity was used on social media to harass a teenager.

The incident has put cyber safety under the spotlight, sparking calls for parents to keep a watchful eye over their child’s activities on social media and the need to report sinister behaviour.

Ashburton Intermediate principal Gavin Cooper said an unknown person created a Facebook account this week in the name of a child at his school and “hassled” a pupil from Ashburton College.

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“The parent of the child whose name was being used came to us saying their child was said to be doing this stuff but their child didn’t even have a Facebook page.”

Mr Cooper said he investi-

gated the incident but it was unclear who created the Facebook page and why they did it.

“We’ve done as much as we can and informed everyone at school that this Facebook page is false. We have asked the parent to go to police and contact Facebook to get it removed,” he said.

He said Facebook was blocked at the school, so the culprit was likely to have used a cell phone or done it out of school hours if they were an Ashburton Intermediate pupil.

“You shouldn’t let a child have free rein, you as a parent should be responsible. Ask them to show what they are doing on social media and if they don’t show you then something’s up,

what is there to hide?

“The identity of the person you’re talking to, unless you know them personally and ask them a question they can answer, you can’t always accept they are who you think you’re speaking to.”

Think First project co-ordinator John Hobbs, who is leading a campaign to reduce bullying in Mid Canterbury, said the behaviour was “a new low”.

“Unfortunately there isn’t really a way to avoid things like this happening purely because of the nature of technology and social networking,” Mr Hobbs said.

“Thankfully, there are legal consequences now for this sort of behaviour if charges are laid

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Regularly check your privacy settings Block offensive posts and profiles Report cyber bullying, don’t ignore it Don’t add or accept friend requests from people you don’t know Be careful with apps and read the usage agreement Be age appropriate with setting cyberspace rules for kids and teens.

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and I would fully encourage anyone who is a victim of cyber bullying to do so.”

Wishlist in braille to Santa from Nikita Popping a letter in the post to Santa, all 9-yearold Nikita Turner wants for Christmas are high heels and a skipping rope.

She is pretty good at skipping.

Santa is good at reading all types of written messages including those in braille. He will have to be if he wants to read Nikita’s letter.

Nikita is totally blind and learning the writing system for visually impaired people.

She has written her letter to Santa using braille, with its patterns of raised dots.

It is read by touch.

The Year 4 pupil is full of personality and gives everything a go. She particularly likes athletics and skipping. She also rides horses, likes music and sings.

Allenton School teacher aide Stephanie Browne said Nikita had “achieved really well” in her braille lessons.

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■ DEADLY TINWALD CROSSING

Crossing part of NZTA review

By Myles HuMe

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The pedestrian crossing at the centre of a fatal crash earlier this year will come under scrutiny as roading authorities review Tinwald’s main road.

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) told the Guardian yesterday pedestrian safety would be a major factor considered in a strategic transport review of State Highway 1 through Tinwald.

It confirmed the contentious pedestrian crossing would be part of the review.

It comes after the death of an 89-year-old man who was fatally struck on his mobility scooter on the Archibald Street pedestrian crossing in June, which prompted the NZTA to reveal improvements would be likely.

“The review is looking at all issues relating to access to and along the state highway, including for right-turning vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, as well as safety,” NZTA Canterbury Highway manager Colin Knaggs said.

He said the review had been under way for the past six

The aftermath of the fatal crash at the controversial Tinwald crossing.

months, involving talks with residents groups, the education sector, business association, community groups and the Ashburton District Council that will continue into next year.

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Peter Livingstone has been strong in his opposition to the current pedestrian crossing on Archibald Street which he believes needs major improvements or moving to another part of the highway “Once all the issues are iden-

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tified it would be a matter of working with the Ashburton District Council on the best solutions, designing what is planned and then securing funding,” Mr Knaggs said.

The work may not be carried out until at least 2015.

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The former Ashburton College teacher to go before a New Zealand Teachers’ Council disciplinary hearing over inappropriate behaviour will have to wait at least another two months.

The ex-teacher was told in October his misconduct was serious enough to go before the disciplinary tribunal and yesterday the teachers’ council confirmed “a hearing date hasn’t been set yet, but it is expected for early next year”.

It could see him lose his teaching registration, have conditions imposed on his practising certificate or be fined up to $3000.

In July, the teachers’ council received a complaint from Ashburton College over a former teacher’s inappropriate behaviour that he resigned over in May. The Guardian has chosen not to name the teacher, who is in his early 20s, to avoid jeopardising the case, and cannot publish details about his misconduct.

Crash victim named The man killed in an early morning crash near Te Poi in Waikato on Wednesday was Grant Scott Gilmer of Tauranga, police say. Mr Gilmer, 39, was driving a ute carrying beehives when the vehicle smashed into a power pole and flipped on State Highway 29 near Matamata.

Emergency workers and passing motorists encountered a large number of agitated bees as well as danger from live power lines.

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■ LEN BROWN AFFAIR Teacher’s disciplinary Phone used for 1373 personal calls, texts Council chief executive Doug B C M hearing McKay said. Ms Chuang also KEY POINTS Auckland Mayor Len Brown attended several functions as next year used his council phone to make the mayor’s “translator”, despite 1373 personal calls and texts not being on the council’s list of

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to mistress Bevan Chuang and failed to declare more than $39,000 in free hotel rooms and upgrades, it was revealed yesterday.

An EY (Ernst & Young) report into the pair’s affair, released yesterday, said Mr Brown used his council phone to make 1373 calls and texts to Ms Chuang between November 19, 2010 and October 21, 2013.

Mr Brown made one reimbursement of $263 for personal phone use on October last year but no subsequent reimbursements were made.

Ms Chuang confirmed all of the calls and texts from Mr Brown were of a personal nature.

The mayor also received nine free hotel rooms which he didn’t declare, valued at $6130, and failed to declare 54 hotel upgrades worth $32,888.50.

“There were some instances where the relevant council policies were not fully met, or the use of resources raised questions.

“These include the amount the mayor reimbursed to council for costs incurred for personal mobile usage,” Auckland

official translators.

However, the review found Mr Brown didn’t show any improper favourable treatment towards Ms Chuang, including the reference he provided for her job at Auckland Art Gallery.

Overall, Mr McKay said he was satisfied Mr Brown had not misused any funding.

Shortly after the report was released, Mr Brown issued a statement admitting he should not have accepted the free rooms, and should have disclosed in October that he had.

“This was an error of judgement and I apologise to the people of Auckland,” he said.

“I remain totally focused on the issues that matter most to Aucklanders, including improving our transport system, tackling Auckland’s housing crisis and continuing to invest in our future.”

“However, I accept that as mayor I am subject to a higher standard of public accountability, and in this context I should not have accepted the free rooms offered to me, and should have disclosed this fact when I was asked about it in October.”

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The mayor used his council phone to make 1375 calls and texts to Ms Chuang between 19 November 2010 and 21 October 2013 The calls and texts made up 10 per cent of his total phone use Mr Brown advised twothirds of those were of a “personal nature” He made one reimbursement of $263 on October 25 2012 Ms Chuang attended several functions as the mayor’s ‘translator”. She is not on the council’s list of translators The mayoral vehicle and driver were used to take Ms Chuang home after a number of functions Mr Brown received nine free hotel rooms not registered as gifts, valued at $6130 He received free upgrades to hotels not registered as gifts valued at $32,888.50 Other gifts not registered included an NRL Grand Final ticket and an iPad Council paid for Mr Brown’s dinner with a personal friend in Shanghai The report’s authors were “unable to identify” the security guard who interrupted the mayor and Ms Chuang having sex.

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A south Auckland police officer is being investigated after a prostitute laid a sexual complaint against him. The allegation, against a Counties Manukau officer, was of a “serious sexual nature”, 3 News reported last night. Counties Manukau district commander Superintendent John Tims confirmed a complaint had been received, but declined to comment further. “We can confirm that a complaint has been received regarding a Counties Manukau district police officer,” he said.

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Mum stole from son A Tauranga accountant who siphoned more than $100,000 from her brain injured adult son’s trust account has been sentenced to 11 months home detention and 150 hours community work.

Lynette Anne Allan, 62, who earlier pleaded guilty to four counts of theft by a person in a special relationship has also been ordered to pay $17,320 reparation.

She was sentenced in Tauranga District Court yesterday. Allan had earlier repaid $96,000 of the money.

- APNZ

Sheep slaughtered Meat thieves have raided a farm near Okaihau, in the Far North, slaughtering seven sheep in a paddock and leaving behind their entrails. Ten sheep were taken or killed in Thursday night’s raid on Lake Rd. One sheep escaped but had its throat partly cut.

The animals had been freshly drenched and dipped so their meat is likely to be a health hazard.

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Whales refloated Three orca whales which were beached in a bay in Northland’s Kaipara Harbour have made it safely back out to sea. It is believed a mother and her two calves became stranded at low tide on Pouto Peninsula. Both the Department of Conservation and the Fire Service attended the scene in Oneroa Bay to try to free the large mammals after receiving a call at 2.50pm. The trio made it back into the water around 4pm.

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Quake at White Island A shallow, 3.2 magnitude earthquake has been detected near the volcanically active White Island off the Bay of Plenty coast.

The tremor struck at 3.25pm at a depth of 5km, GeoNet said. It was centred 10km south-east of White Island, and had a Mercalli Intensity (strength felt on the earth’s surface) of 5.

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■ MID CANTERBURY SCHOOL ROLLS

Christian school fastest growing

BY MYLES HUME

MYLES.H@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Ashburton Christian School has seen its roll balloon 183 per cent in five years.

The school is the fastest growing in Mid Canterbury which itself has experienced a 6.2 per cent increase in school pupils since 2009, a rise experts put down to the district’s strong economy.

The Guardian obtained figures for each of the district’s 23 school rolls during the past five years to July this year, with Rakaia (29.6 per cent), Carew Peel Forest (29.6 per cent) and Wakanui (25.4 per cent) featur-

ing among the fastest growing schools.

However, since its in inception in 2009, Ashburton Christian School has almost trebled its inaugural roll of 30 to 85 pupils to July this year.

Principal Tim Kuipers said opening up a junior high school this year would also have helped to beef up the numbers.

“We opened this school because there was a demand from some small groups of parents.

We started with quite a strong roll of about 27 in 2009 and I suppose people who thought it was a possibility waited for us to prove ourselves before sending their children here,” Mr Kuipers

said. The school began with two classrooms and now has five, with potential to build another next year.

The statistics come after the Guardian yesterday reported a marked influx in new entrant enrolments in several Mid Canterbury schools, which are now in dire need of more classroom space.

Hampstead School saw the second largest increase in total pupils with 44 more pupils compared with 2009, while Rakaia had 37 more.

Ashburton College’s roll has remained steady, sitting at 1169 at July this year, and Mount Hutt College has had a slight

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3.9 per cent roll drop since 2009, now accounting for 473 pupils.

Lauriston, Dorie, Mayfield, Chertsey and Fairton all experienced decreases in their rolls during the four years, but those figures may have been influenced by the June 1 dairy

MID CANTERBURY SCHOOL ROLLS School

2009-2013 percentage of change

2013 roll

Ashburton College

1169

0.9%

Mount Hutt College

473

-3.9%

Ashburton Intermediate

399

8.4%

Ashburton Borough

361

7.8%

Allenton

342

5.6%

Hampstead

322

15.8%

Methven

235

10.3%

Tinwald

229

7%

St Joseph’s

228

14.6%

Rakaia

162

29.6%

Longbeach

144

18%

Hinds

141

9.3%

Netherby

130

0.8%

Ashburton Christian School

85

183.3%

Mt Somers-Springburn

84

10.5%

Lauriston

81

-15.6%

Wakanui

79

25.4%

Carew Peel Forest

70

29.6%

Our Lady of the Snows

68

15.3%

Mayfield

61

-3.2%

Dorie

47

-9.6%

Fairton

37

-2.6%

Chertsey

22

-43.6%

Lowcliffe

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4969

6.2%

Total Ashburton Christian School principal Tim Kuipers with pupils on the last day of school on Friday.

His school roll has grown 183 per cent since it opened in 2009.

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change-over with the figures collected in July.

Mid Canterbury principals spoken to by the Guardian have put the increases down to job opportunities in the district, particularly in farming and rural support sectors.

NOTE: Lowcliffe School closed after 2011, and smaller schools percentages are exacerbated due to smaller rolls.

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■ TWELVE CRIMES OF CHRISTMAS

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Police launch safety campaign

By Erin TaskEr

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Canterbury police are highlighting what they call the ’12 Crimes of Christmas’ to ensure the district stays safe this festive season.

The social media based campaign began yesterday with a focus on party safety, urging party-goers to plan ahead, arrange safe transport home and look after themselves and their mates.

The crimes featured in the campaign aren’t necessarily restricted to Christmas, but Canterbury prevention manager

Richard Bruce said the aim was to ensure people did not become victims of crime over the holidays, or spend the festive season locked in a cell.

“This is a time when we are extra busy and stressed getting prepared for festivities and holidays, and have bigger social calendars.

“We are more prone to taking our eye off the ball, relaxing our security and giving opportunists a chance to take advantage.

Alcohol-fuelled crime, burglary, scams, drink-driving, family violence and holiday

safety tips are some of the themes that will feature, along with simple steps to help make this Christmas a happy one.

“There’s nothing worse than having the family’s Christmas presents stolen out from under the Christmas tree, or having the holidays spoiled by crashes on the road.

“It’s also a time of celebration, with people enjoying work parties, family get-togethers and summer barbecues with a few drinks - but unfortunately there’s a minority of people that take it too far.

“When people have too much

alcohol on board they’re likely to make poor decisions and all too often we see them end up as offenders or victims of crime or crashes.”

The 12 Crimes of Christmas campaign will see crime prevention and safety messages posted daily on the Christchurch Police Facebook page, on each of the 12 days leading up to Christmas.

“Hopefully by reminding people of a few simple safety ideas we can reduce those risks and help people to have a safer and happier Christmas and New Year.”

■ BERRIES IN SEASON

Growers hoping for an extended season

By Erin TaskEr

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury berry growers are hoping for a long spell of fine weather to make an already good season, a great one.

At Southberry in Tinwald, owner Vicki Dobson said the berry season had started a bit earlier this year – picking of raspberries began over a week ago – and supply and quality so far were top-notch.

“I think most things are early this year and I don’t know why, but we did have a reasonably mild winter and quite a good spring,” she said.

She and her team are busy picking raspberries and packing them ready for market in Christchurch, with trucks taking them up the road most days.

While it had mainly been raspberries keeping pickers busy until now, picking of tayberries and blackberries had also begun in the past couple of days.

Mrs Dobson said the season had been great so far, and she was hoping for a lot of sun in the coming weeks to ensure

Property damage Ashburton police received a report of damaged property in the barbecue area north of Ashburton near State Highway 1 which occurred on Wednesday night.

They are seeking information into this incident and will be following up with inquiries.

Domestic dispute Ashburton police attended a domestic dispute on Thursday evening.

Country fair Valetta will be the scene of a Christmas Country Fair tomorrow.

Set among the old trees at the ‘Valetta’ property at the southern end of the bridge crossing the south branch of the Ashburton River, entry to the family event will be free. It will offer a selection of stalls featuring jewellery and confectionery, to children’s clothing and garden ornaments.

Copies of the new book James Mackenzie of the Mackenzie Country, New Zealand, by Catriona Baker will also be on sale. The fair runs from 10.30am until 3.30pm, with Father Christmas making a special appearance at 1pm. He’ll talk to the children then do a lolly scramble.

Tastings with Tactix Two Canterbury Tactix netballers will be in Ashburton today, doing food tastings at Ashburton New World. Anna Thompson and Mwai Kumwenda – who also represents her national side, the Malawi Queens – will be at the supermarket from 4.15pm until 5.30pm. Mainland Netball chairperson Anne Marrett said it was great for Ashburton to have two such talented players visit.

“We don’t often get people of that calibre coming here,” Mrs Marrett said.

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Trabecca Maurigoa, 14, is one of the regular berry pickers being kept busy at Southberry now that the berry season is under way.

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that continues.

“As long as the weather is right, it will be good,” she said.

“If it wants to rain it can rain

late in the day and dry up for the morning.”

Fresh berries can be purchased from their shop, while

people wanting to pick their own are also welcome to do so, with Southberry open daily from 9am until 6pm.

The Methven Community Board by-election has not been in vain, with one person being nominated as a candidate. Board members Liz McMillan and Hamish Gilpin have nominated Methven resident Sarah Lock. The nomination was received by the Ashburton District Council yesterday. More nominations may yet come in, prior to the deadline on Monday at noon. The byelection was necessary after only four people stood at the recent local body elections.

■ PIKE RIVER MINES DEATHS

Boat catches fire

Plans to bring private prosecution

A couple fled their luxury yacht early yesterday when it was engulfed in flames and sunk in the Marlborough Sounds. Fire communications shift manager Karl Patterson said fire services got the call just before 2am.

The 15m Aqua Luna was “well ablaze” off the shore of Bay of Many Coves when fire services arrived. “The superstructure was totally destroyed and flames were coming out the vents at the waterline.” Picton fire volunteers responded on Coastguard boats with the help of the Picton Tug, Mr Patterson said. The couple on board escaped in an inflatable boat and were treated for smoke inhalation at Bay of Many Coves resort by ambulance staff. - APNZ

By PaTricE Dougan, MaTThEw ThEunissEn anD Laura MiLLs The man who brought a private prosecution against ACT leader John Banks intends to file 29 counts of manslaughter against former Pike River Coal boss Peter Whittall.

It comes a day after all 12 charges against Mr Whittall in relation to the 2010 mine disaster were dropped by the Crown.

The main platform would be the failure to check for gas

levels in the mine, Graham McCready said. “He was in charge when 29 people died.”

Mr McCready said there were two matters which needed to be addressed before he proceeded with lodging a private prosecution - a $1000 filing fee for which he is seeking public donations; and making contact with the families of the 29 men who died in the mine to discuss what they wanted to do.

When asked if others could be charged, he said he would

start with Mr Whittall.

A lawyer who acts for the Pike River families said further prosecution against Mr Whittall is unrealistic.

Nicholas Davidson, QC, who represented the families at the Royal Commission of Inquiry and has continued to act for some of them on a pro bono basis, said it was unlikely the families could take any further action against Mr Whittall.

“There’s no suggestion of [a private prosecution being

launched] and, realistically, there’s no funding for such a thing. There are enormous complexities around it - a private prosecution in the case of a regulatory offence like this may not be available at all.”

Mr Whittall has asked for the $3.41 million which was set aside for his defence to be split among the families of the 29 men who died and the two survivors from the Pike River disaster - amounting to $110,000 per family.

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■ ASSET SALES REFERENDUM

An emphatic thumbs down

By AdAm Bennett Voters have given the Government’s flagship asset sales policy an emphatic thumbs down, ratcheting up pressure for the sale of Genesis Energy - the remaining asset in the programme - to be shelved.

The citizens initiated referendum (CIR) on asset sales has closed and as expected, most of those who voted opposed the partial sale of state owned power companies and Air New Zealand.

Fences to catch rocks Fences capable of holding 2500 tonnes of rock will be installed at the Diana Falls slip next year where two Canadian tourists were swept to their deaths.

The NZ Transport Agency aims to get State Highway 6 permanently open to two lanes, however it will not be until at least April before the road is to fully reopen.

Canadian tourists Connor Hayes and Joanna Lam were travelling through Haast in September when a huge slip swept their van into the raging and flooded Haast River.

The road has been partially blocked ever since.

“Early in the New Year we will begin work drilling and blasting the large 200 and 300-tonne rocks sitting at the slip face,” senior network manager Mark Pinner said.

Following this work attenuator fences will be installed.

These fences will be anchored either side of the slip face, draping across the slip to catch any rocks or material that may fall from above.

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In the preliminary result, released last night, 67.2 per cent of those who voted said they did not support the Government selling up to 49 per cent of Meridian Energy, Mighty River Power, Genesis Power, Solid Energy and Air New Zealand.

A total of 32.5 per cent said they did support the policy.

There were a total of 1,332,340 valid votes cast.

The asset sales CIR has come as the partial assets sales programme is almost over, with

Genesis the only remaining company earmarked for partial sale yet to go on the block.

While the referendum is non-binding, Opposition parties hoped a vote against the Government on the issue would persuade it not to proceed with the Genesis sale, which is scheduled for the first few months of next year.

Prime Minister John Key has indicated his Government will take little notice of the result of the referendum, describing it as political stunt by Labour and

the Greens which has cost the taxpayer $9 million.

Mr Key has said the result would be “interesting” if it showed voters opposed the asset sales programme totalled more than a million - the number of votes National got at the last election which was largely fought on the issue.

Mr Key and Mr English have said in recent weeks that the Genesis sale remains on track in spite of market chatter that the sale is now unlikely to go proceed as planned.

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■ TIDDLYWINKS PRESCHOOL

In brief Vet robber jailed A Tauranga woman involved in the armed robbery of Brookfield Veterinary Clinic in July has been jailed for three years, six month.

Lucy Anne Kellick, 26, who earlier pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated robbery, was sentenced in Tauranga District Court yesterday.

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Blast in shop Police are “combing” the West Auckland suburb of Glen Eden after an explosive was thrown into a shop. It is understood a fire cracker of some description was thrown into The Money Guy just before 1pm. Inspector Lou Alofa said no injuries were reported.

Police were now trying to locate the person responsible, who fled on foot towards West Coast Rd. “We’ve got our staff on the ground combing the area now,” Inspector Lou Alofa said.

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Privacy breach Wellington City Council has admitted personal details of up to 120,000 people were inadvertently released by its parking contractor.

The council’s parking services contractor Tenix Solutions released “bulk” personal information about 120,000 parking tickets issued over the past two financial years, the council said. The breach happened in response to a request for publicly-available information from Tenix about council parking enforcement data. However, parking ticket information released on three separate disks contained personal details about vehicle owners’ names, addresses and registration numbers.

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Red zone extension

Special surprise at the end of a walk There was a special someone waiting for the children from Tiddlywinks Preschool at the end of their walk last night. The children and their families walked from the preschool to the walking track by the Ashburton River bridge and found Santa waiting for them. Receiving a special gift from Santa is Daniel Davidson, 4.

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Property owners in the Port Hills residential red zone have an extra three months to decide whether to accept the Crown’s offer to purchase their land.

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee yesterday announced an extension of the deadline to 31 August 2014, instead of 31 March 2014. “This extension follows a previous extension from 31 January 2014 to 31 March 2014, in recognition of the delays in announcing the result of a review of zoning in the Port Hills until last week,” Mr Brownlee said. - APNZ

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n charge of about 750 staff, CDHB Ashburton and Rural Health Services general manager Garth Bateup is keen on gardening and walking. He also uses any down time to relax on his daughter’s farm and spend time with his grandchildren.

“I would like to read more than I can.”

Christmas can be a time of extra stress with some people left feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. While we expect it to be a time of family togetherness, happiness and goodwill it can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Toni Williams found how some high profile people in Ashburton were able to relax, destress or unwind.

With up to 1000 clients a year Presbyterian Support regional manager Ashburton and West Coast Jackie Girvan was dealing with people every day.

She relaxed once she got home where she bred merino sheep.

“We have a wee farmlet and for me it’s getting home into my old gear and getting out onto the farm.”

Lawyers, Gretchen Hart of Russell, Moon and Fail and Marilyn Gilchrist of Everist Gilchrist use a few techniques to relax and unwind.

Watching mindless television was one, and getting outside another.

“I walk my dog. I also get out, look at my garden and get slugs .... and I watch (mindless) television,” said Ms Hart.

“I de-stress by feeding and looking after my bantam hens, watering my flowers, playing with the new kitten, and talking with my youngest daughter about her day, and a glass of wine, said Ms Gilchrist.

Garth Bateup: Gardening and walking do the trick.

ager Gordon Guthrie used work around his cattle stud to relax and his interest in horse racing was another.

“I pretend I’m a farmer and work on my farm.”

It is getting outside and into the fresh air that works for him.

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gone out to look at crops.

“It’s totally different from council work. It’s just so nice out there.”

For Ashburton District mayor Angus McKay, trying to please most of the people, most of the time is difficult. But he has learned from past experience not to get stressed; at least not nearly as much as in the early days.

In the past few weeks especially, he has gone home and, along with his trusty dog, taken the four wheeler out on the farm, moved the irrigator or

It is boundaries between work and home that keep Salvation Army’s Judith Lilley sane. Mrs Lilley is a chaplain for Salvation Army Employment Plus and also Court and Prison. Plus she works with the community ministries and the foodbank service.

This time of year can be particularly busy.

“I actually have boundaries in place and the stress of the job stays at the job.”

“I also have good support systems in place.”

Mrs Lilley also likes to spend time with her family and used gardening and singing in church choir as a chance to unwind.

Croys chartered accountants owner Anne Marett has just returned from a “time-out” adventure outside the district and said it was important to have time to yourself.

But on a daily basis a glass of wine, or a run or a swim did wonders.

During the year managing the education of 1200 students, Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan relies heavily on his sense of humour to get through.

He also runs or jogs and makes time for himself, and with family.

“But at the end of the year, not having a diary for two or three weeks, and putting the cellphone aside and get some control back over my time and (time on the) phone helps heaps.”

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■ CENSUS RELIGION RETURNS

Kiwis turning backs on religion

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At a time when a church leader gets named Time magazine’s Man of the Year, less people in New Zealand are identifying themselves as religious.

The Catholic Pope Francis was named Time Magazine person of the year 2013. While his down-to-earth actions captured the attention of the world, Kiwis turned their back on religion according to 2013 Census figures out this week.

The number of people who said they had no religion increased 26 per cent to 1.6 million. At the same time, those affiliated with Christian religions fell eight per cent to 1.9 million.

Of the largest religions, Catholic, Anglican and Presbyterian all decreased but Hindu, Islam and Pentecostal increased.

In Ashburton 31,041 people filed a return. Under religion the majority identified as Christian but 10,914 cited no religion.

St David’s Union Church minister Alan Judge thought people were more honest with their answers this Census with many people ticking a Christian box in the past but not active in structured religion.

People who went to Sunday school 50 years ago, realised it was not relevant in their lives now.

Historically 20 per cent of the population had gone to church but since the 1960s it had dropped to 10 per cent, he said.

Mr Judge said in his 10 years at St David’s, the congregation numbers had remained stable.

It was the same at the Catholic Church with a steady trickle through marriage and births, and some conversions.

Father Geoff Gray said as a devoted Christian he was sad there was less religion and less faith in God as history showed it did not bode well for people. “… looking at human history when God is neglected human beings suffer.”

He said millions of people had died under atheist rule.

Christians had a fundamental belief of people as having real worth.

“We have infinite worth as God’s children. There is human dignity.”

Father Gray said when there was less religion people substituted God with false gods such as wealth and materialism, and Christian virtues were shaken.

“The opposite of honesty is crime and we are building more jails, equality and we are more apart, sexual purity and faithfulness, and there was more pornography.

“It’s a tough battle, once people left school and home … the change from child faith to an adult faith, a lot don’t make it.”

“You can’t sustain an adult life with child beliefs.”

As for the Catholic Church’s future, Father Gray said in today’s society there was a lot of secularism, materialism and science.

“It’s not as easy to believe as it used to be … atheists get a lot of press.”

St Stephen’s reverend Joan Clark said in Ashburton Anglicans bucked the trend with more people in the congregations in Tinwald and in town.

A drawcard at the Tinwald church had been a community garden where people met and took time to talk.

“Most definitely in Tinwald the community garden has drawn in people ... they sit and chat (sometimes) over coffee.”

“People find it an easy place to talk about issues and not get criticised for their opinion.”

They talked about deeper life issues.

She thought the question about religion on the Census should be reworded.

Religion was defined as many different things in the dictionary such as obsession, system, personal belief or value and beliefs and worship.

“There are a lot of different faiths in New Zealand.”

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Christian 16,746 Buddhist 114 Hindu 204 Islam/Muslim 69 Judaism/Jewish 24 Maori Christian 129 Spiritualism and New Age 81 Other Religion 63 No Religion 10,914 Objected to answering 1026

* Some people identified with more than one religion as was their right to do so.

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■ COURT OF APPEAL

Canterbury needs all the high quality, qualified trades staff it can get, as we head towards 2014 and the rebuild picks up steam.

So CPIT and Aoraki Polytechnic are putting their heads together, to look at ways that the region can train more highly skilled workers, faster. g CE and Kay Giles, CPIT CE

Alex Cabrera, Aoraki Polytechnic Actin

We’ve signed a Memorandum of Understanding that we’ll build on in 2014 and beyond, detailing our intention to work closely together, to do what we can to get things moving for Canterbury.

Watch out for new learning opportunities in 2014 – and for a new generation of rebuild workers, as we bring together the best that each of us has to offer.

A man convicted for the manslaughter of a 15-year-old boy has failed to get his sentence reduced on the grounds of his Maori heritage.

Fabian Mika was earlier this year sentenced in the High Court at Christchurch to six years and nine months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to manslaughter, being an unlicenced drunk driver who did not stop for police and failed to check if anyone was hurt after he crashed a stolen car.

According to a decision of the Court of Appeal, released yesterday, on February 21 this year, Mika consumed a considerable amount of alcohol and smoked cannabis before driving a stolen vehicle to collect more alcohol and supplies. He had three passengers, one of whom was Ethan Takitimu-McKenzie, 15.

A police officer observed him driving too fast and signalled for him to stop but he sped off.

At one point he accelerated through a busy intersection at speeds of up to 100km/h on the wrong side of the road.

Police abandoned the chase.

Mika ignored his passengers’ requests to stop and allow them to leave before he

struck a road barrier, causing the vehicle to roll on its roof.

Ethan was thrown from the vehicle and killed while Mika ran away without checking whether anyone was injured.

Mika’s lawyer, James Rapley, submitted to the Court of Appeal that his client should be entitled to a 10 per cent discount on his sentence to reflect his Maori heritage and thus social disadvantage.

He submitted that the sentencing judge should have taken into account the “unique systematic or background factors leading to the appearance of a Maori offender in court”.

Mr Rapley emphasised the disproportionate representation of Maori in New Zealand’s prison population.

The court accepted that disadvantages suffered by many Maori frequently contributed to offending, “but it does not logistically follow that a person is more likely to be at a disadvantage and to offend simply by virtue of his or her Maori heritage”.

“To some, such a proposition may appear offensive,” the court’s decision said.

The appeal was dismissed.

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CPIT is committed to the regional development of Canterbury and this includes responding to the training needs of industry. We are very pleased to have Aoraki Polytechnic working with us on new collaborations that will provide more opportunities

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The demand for qualified tradespeople is going to be there for many years. We are not just talking construction trades, but also things like irrigation and engineering, which are so important to the economic growth of the region. We’ll also provide pathways for students into higher levels of study

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Mount Hutt College’s final day of operation on Thursday saw its Year seven and eight pupils recognised for their success during 2013.

Year eight pupil Kristie Hunter-Letham (left) was crowned the top academic pupil in her year group claiming the Ashburton Trading Society Prize for General Excellence in Year 8, along with a host of other awards.

Meanwhile, Year seven Charlotte Roberts (right) took away the top Year seven award, among other prizes.

The Marr Family award for a student who readily accepts challenges and best personifies the school motto “Strive for Excellence” was presented to Joshua Burrowes.

Pupils are expected to return to school in early February.

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Ashburton branch of Forest and Bird have celebrated their national organisation’s 90th anniversary, giving members an opportunity to reminisce about the group’s development in Mid Canterbury.

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shburton branch Forest and Bird members felt honoured to have the company of former member Val McElrea at their celebrations to mark the national organisation’s 90th anniversary last month.

The 93-year-old is a life member of the national organisation, and was a member of their branch during the 45 years she lived in Ashburton.

Mrs McElrea was brought up on her parents’ farm at Windwhistle, where the Washpen Falls are located. She today lives at Darfield.

She said her father joined her up to Forest and Bird when she was just 10 years old, and her appreciation of nature had been cultivated by a governess who came to teach her, an only child, on the farm. Lessons were far more likely to consist of exploring the forested areas of the

HISTORY Forest and Bird is New Zealand’s longest-serving conservation organisation, formed in 1923 in response to destruction of native forests and extinction of native species.

Since it was formed Forest and Bird has played an active role in preserving New Zealand’s environment and native species. It has helped establish protection for a third of the country’s land in parks and reserves, put an end to logging of native forests and helped bring species such as the kakapo and kokako back from the brink of extinction.

Today it has about 70,000 members and supporters.

Ashburton branch Forest and Bird member Peter Smith plants a shrub last week at the Harris Scientific Reserve.

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farm, rather than on the “three Rs”.

“She was a very qualified, educated woman, but she was far more interested in nature than the orthodox schooling,” Mrs McElrea said of her nanny.

Mrs McElrea was among the first members of the Ashburton branch when it formed as a section in 1977.

Teacher Warwick Hill was also among those first to join the group. Today the 67-yearold lives in Christchurch, and recalls being among about 30 who attended the initial meeting in Ashburton to form the branch.

The original chairperson was David Ryde, while Mr Hill was a committee member and later became chairperson.

Mr Hill said members put a lot of effort

into making meetings interesting and conducting field trips.

There were many keen amateur photographers in the group and many teachers.

“The group always was a very social group, we got on well together,” Mr Hill said.

Issues the group involved itself in included lending support to the campaign to preserve and protect the rare black stilt, assisting farmers to establish QEII covenants on areas of their land, and development of the Hinewai farm nature area.

“It was as much about letting people in Ashburton know the risks and know what was happening,” Mr Hill said.

“They certainly

weren’t a radical group and I don’t believe the Ashburton branch ever has been, they were more interested in learning.

They had a genuine interest in the environment and the birds and the forest particularly.”

Today’s president of the group is Edith Smith, who joined in 1988.

She said she had encountered some who were “dismissive” of the group in those early years, using labels such as “twigs and twitters”, “tree huggers”, and who believed members to be “slightly eccentric and a bit different”.

But while the Ashburton District which was “very agricultural-development focused”, she had found “the more I learned the more confident I felt about the organisation”.

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and Bird celebrates green when you look at our natural environment?” Mrs Smith said.

The Ashburton branch has a history of environmental achievement. Members were involved in seeing a Water Conservation Order placed on the Rakaia River and a similar order on the Rangitata River in later years.

It was involved in Clent Hills becoming part of the Hakatere Conservation Park, being a signatory to the purchase by the Nature Heritage Fund, and has been involved in national projects such as the West Coast Forest Accord. The branch successfully advocated for the Canterbury Water Management Strategy to include as a target no further loss of natural vegetation from the Canterbury Plains. It was represented in the steering group of the strategy, and is represented on the Ashburton Zone Committee.

“The Ashburton branch has always been regarded as a successful and effective group,” Mrs Smith said.

A highlight had been three branch members having the honour of being presented with national Old Blue awards. They were Mrs Smith, Peter Howden and Noeline Sinclair.

Mr Howden said this week he had been a member of Forest and Bird

since about 1964. It had been an honour to belong to the Ashburton branch since it was established, and the branch was recognised as “the wonder branch” by head office due to the large range of work it was involved in.

“National office always tells us that we have punched beyond our weight,” Mr Howden said.

The Ashburton branch is involved in the replanting of thousands of native plants at the 2.5-hectare Harris Scientific Reserve near Ashburton, which houses one of the last stands of dry-land kanuka in Canterbury.

The national Living Legends initiative is based at the reserve, and members visit it regularly to maintain and increase plantings.

Members celebrated the 90th anniversary of Forest and Bird at the Hakatere Station historical buildings late last month.

Longtime Forest and Bird member Peter Howden celebrates the national organisation’s 90th anniversary with life member Val McElrea recently.

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Ashburton branch Forest and Bird minutes and a scrapbook of news clippings from the branch’s early years are treasured by members today.

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Car thief jailed for abandoning baby A man who abandoned an 11-month-old boy alone on the side of a Southland highway after stealing a car has been jailed for 12 months.

Charanjit Singh, 31, appeared yesterday before Judge Philip Moran in the Invercargill District Court on seven charges.

Six of the charges related to the incident on November 11 when he took a $58,000 Mazda CX9 car left with its keys in it out-

Jury fails to reach verdict A jury for a trial of two men accused of failing to declare their de-facto relationship in order to claim benefits has failed to reach a verdict on all but one charge.

Daniel Morgan, 37, and Matthew Goodall, 41, were on trial in the Napier District Court this week for benefit fraud charges beginning in 2007.

Morgan was charged with eight counts of dishonestly using a document, while Goodall, a former Work and Income employee, was facing one charge of dishonestly using a document.

The Crown alleged the pair were living together as a samesex couple between 2007 and 2010 when Morgan was applying for benefits as a single man.

Defence lawyers for the pair said they split in 2006 and were not a couple at the time the benefits were being applied for.

The jury of 10 women and two men found Morgan guilty on one charge but could not reach a majority verdict on the remaining charges.

The Crown indicated the case would be re-tried.

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side a dairy in Balfour while its owner bought lunch.

Singh, who had been hitchhiking, drove a short distance when he noticed the baby in the back asleep in his car seat. He removed the child from his seat, placed him on the side of the highway, got his backpack and drove off at speed.

A passing truck driver who saw the boy being placed on the side of the road returned him to

his mother and police. Police began chasing Singh in a marked patrol car but he failed to stop.

He turned down a no-exit gravel road leading to the Mataura River, and when the road ran out, drove across paddocks before losing control of the vehicle and going over a small bank. He ran off but was arrested a short time later.

At his first court appearance, Singh, of no fixed abode, plead-

ed guilty to unlawfully taking the Mazda, theft of the complainant’s $750 iPhone, failing to stop for police, abandoning a child, driving when forbidden and reckless driving.

Yesterday he admitted a seventh charge - driving while disqualified at Westport in April.

Singh had a history of mental health difficulties and a pre-sentence report said he was self-absorbed and thought of himself

rather than others, Judge Moran said.

Judge Moran said he agreed with probation staff, who did not support a sentence of home detention because of Singh’s mental instability and a lack of confidence he would complete the sentence.

He sentenced him to a total of 12 months in prison, and disqualified him from driving for 12 months.

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■ METHVEN CAROLS

Community gathers for Christmas event The Methven community came together last night for its community Christmas carols event at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall. The carols featured the Methven Primary School choir and Percy the Puppet, and it was hosted by the Combined Churches of Methven.

Enjoying the festivities are (from left): Jonty King, 8, Amiie Kerrigan, 5 and Corban van Leerdam, 9.

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■ JEWELLERY MISSING

Whoops! Wrong address An Auckland businessman is fuming after a $16,000 package of jewellery was delivered to the wrong Dunedin address.

CourierPost apologised for the “mistake” yesterday which involved a courier self-signing for a parcel of diamonds and then accidentally delivering it to the wrong street address.

“The dispatch took place on November 7 and it had to be there by the morning of the 12th. But, it never turned up.

Eventually, it was discovered at an address three doors down the road,” Auckland brand consultant and trademark agent Murray Stott said yesterday.

“These packages can only be dropped off if someone has signed for it. The courier has forged a signature on his

touchscreen device and then just dropped it into a mailbox. It didn’t come to light until the afternoon of the 12th, when it was found in the wrong mailbox.

“To me, that’s reprehensible. They’ve completely failed in their duty of care.

That’s instant dismissal, in the real world. My client is a pre-eminent Auckland jeweller and diamond trader and he has lost his Dunedin client, as a direct result of this.”

“Hundreds of jewellers are sending thousands of jewellery courier packs around New Zealand every week.

“Reliability is imperative and this is one of three non-deliveries by CourierPost that I know of. It’s not being addressed satisfactorily.”

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If there’s a good woman behind every good man, Glenys O’Leary must be one of the best – she’s been the good woman behind a string of high-powered men during her working career. She talks to reporter Sue Newman about a life spent ensuring other people’s lives ran smoothly.

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ver a 28-year stint, eight men, who have been either mayor or chief executive of the Ashburton District have relied on Glenys O’Leary to keep their working world running smoothly.

Come the New Year, however, Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay and chief executive Andrew Dalziel will be charting new waters; the woman who’s kept the council’s top team in line for 28 years is retiring.

Glenys left Dunedin’s Queen’s High well equipped for a career as a professional personal assistant. She topped her school in shorthand and typing and went on to top New Zealand in both that year.

Her father dreamed of his only child completing a degree, but that wasn’t the path Glenys wanted to follow.

“It almost broke my father’s heart, but no way was it what I wanted to do. I guess I was a spoiled only child and he wanted me to have the best education possible, but this was what I wanted to do. I had no desire to go to university.”

And while she might not have gone on to university as her father hoped, she started her career as a personal assistant in the law and commerce faculties at Otago University before moving to Ashburton with husband Peter.

She started out in the local government world in the days of the borough council, working part-time as the mayor’s personal assistant.

A PA walks a fine line, Glenys said as the barrier between the public or clients and an employer.

It’s a job that comes with a raft of challenges, it’s a job where you’re privy to a lot of confidential information and it’s a job where you rely heavily on other staff to help with queries.

It’s also a job where you have to make endless judgement calls, she said.

“I vowed I’d never screen calls so much that people would say I was a dragon, but I do like to help by getting as much information as I can for them. I’ve always tried not to be in there every two minutes with trivia,” she said.

It’s been her job to make sure nothing falls through the cracks, between the staff or the public and the mayor and chief executive.

“If the phone goes, I automatically pick up my pad and pen. Every phone call is written down and a log kept and I still use my shorthand, even to make lists at home.”

She’s worked for four mayors – Geoff Geering, Murray Anderson, Bede O’Malley and Angus McKay and four chief executives – John Ewen, Brian Hassell, Brian Lester and Andrew Dalziel.

“They’ve all been completely different, all different personalities and they’ve all brought different strengths to the job.”

While 28 years at the council is a long stint, Glenys says there are others still on the pay roll who have served at least as long.

“It says a lot about the council as an employer.”

In 28 years the job has changed. Manual typewriters gave way to electronic typewriters and in turn were replaced by computers. She recalls the days when every letter was done in triplicate with carbon copies made.

“I feel very fortunate that I’ve had the opportunity to work in an environment that has had nothing but the latest in technology. I’ll have to make sure I keep that up because it’s so easy to get left behind. The key to coping with this kind of change

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Glenys O’Leary, packing up a lifetime as personal assistant to some of the Ashburton District’s most powerful people and heading for retirement.

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is not to be scared of anything.”

Another and more challenging change, has been the growth in ratepayer confidence.

“People are now so confident about complaining. If they’re not getting good service they certainly let you know and they want to take it to the top and that means the complaints come through me.”

As the voice on the phone, people with complaints often

vent their frustration and anger on Glenys, but she says she’s developed a pretty good coping mechanism.

Retirement might take a bit of adjustment, but Glenys says it will be a bigger adjustment for husband Peter who retired several years ago. She won’t be rushing to take back the vacuuming duties, however.

“It’ll be nice not having to race around doing the garden-

ing at night and it will be nice to spend a bit more time with our grandchildren. This isn’t a job that you can do part-time.

You have to pick it up and take responsibility for the whole job.”

Knowing the time was right to retire wasn’t as much about years of service or age, it was about a feeling that you were ready to move on to the next stage of your life, she said.

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Mt Somers Rural Fire Unit’s former Fire Chief Barry Kerr has stepped down from the top job after 26 years.

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fter nearly three decades in charge, Barry Kerr has handed over the reins as Fire Chief for the Mt Somers Rural Fire Unit.

Mr Kerr has been in the service for 48 years and for 26 years of those he was in charge.

He followed his father into the service. Mr Kerr senior was one of the founding members of the Mt Somers unit.

He finished the top dog role last month but will continue as a volunteer intent on notching up 50 years of service and beyond.

He said times had definitely changed since he started as a 16-year-old.

“We had a car trailer with pump on it and two hoses. A nozzle and a suction hose. There was no gear to wear and no pagers. It was all done through the phone exchange.”

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Mt Somers Fire Chief Barry Kerr has stepped down from the top job after 26 years. With a rural fire brigade career spanning 48 years and many changes to the service, reporter Toni Williams went to see what made him spark. the safety gear, the brigade had access to pages, helicopters, excavators and other staff from around the country at the drop of a hat. Well, when needed.

Like when Mt Somers brigade was called to a fire along the Mt Somers River on January 5, 2004.

The fire was so big, help was called in from around the country including some from the North Island, West Coast and Nelson as well as Department of Conservation staff.

Mr Kerr and two others were flown in by helicopter and

dropped at the end of the fire to dampen down hot spots.

“It was massive, it took us one week to get it out.”

Other changes included attending more car accidents, but not as many as first thought.

He had only ever been to a couple of fatalities in his career and just one where he knew of the couple who died.

“It’s only been the last 10 to 15 years we go to car accidents, we get very few car accidents.

We are not trained ... we make them comfortable until the professionals arrive.”

The officers at any accidents most often did traffic control.

The Mt Somers brigade had 16 call-outs in the past six months, mostly fires but three were car accidents.

Already these call-outs were up on last year’s total of 13.

With the changing environment and most of the brigade working away from the village, Mr Kerr said it was getting harder to man a crew in the daytime. There are 12 members in the unit.

“We are alright at night and the weekends but during the day,

if we had a fire ... I doubt we would have enough men.”

He said times had changed with recruitment and would not miss dealing with paperwork around rules and regulations.

“It’s hard to recruit new people.

“As soon as you show them what they have to do (for rural fire training) they are gone.”

He would instead enjoy being one of the crew, albeit a crew boss.

“I’m just one of the boys.”

Les Huggins has taken over as fire chief.

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In brief Lowndes nabs Richards The dust might still be settling on another frustrating V8 Supercars season for Craig Lowndes but the veteran has already landed a telling blow on his 2014 rivals.

In a major coup for the threetime touring car champion, Lowndes’ Red Bull Racing team has snapped up reigning Bathurst 1000 champion Steven Richards as his enduro co-driver for the next two years. Lowndes, 39, led Jamie Whincup by six points in the 2013 championship before the second last round on Phillip Island, only to finish the season 128 points behind his Holden team-mate.

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Whare still a Panther Penrith believe they’ve locked in one of the best centres in the NRL, with New Zealand international Dean Whare agreeing yesterday to a threeyear contract extension with the Panthers. Whare joined Penrith from Manly at the start of this year and will remain with the club until the end of the 2017 season after exceeding expectations.

The 23-year-old starred for the Kiwis at the World Cup, producing arguably the moment of the tournament in the semi-finals when he left the field of play to miraculously flick a ball back for teammate Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to score against England. Whare is a strong defensive centre who has blossomed under coach Ivan Cleary.

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Surgery for Lealiifano The Brumbies will be without Christian Lealiifano as they kick off their 2014 Super Rugby season with the Wallabies centre expected to be sidelined for three months following ankle surgery this week. Lealiifano isn’t expected to be available until at least March after undergoing surgery on Wednesday in Canberra. The Brumbies playmaker had some bone, scar tissue and a plate removed that had been inserted when he dislocated his right ankle last year.

Lealiifano’s likely replacement as the Brumbies’ inside-centre, Pat McCabe, also needs a medical clearance as he waits to see if he will be ready to return from a broken neck.

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Oxford beats Cambridge Oxford’s fourth successive victory in the Varsity Match was marred by the first red card in the rugby fixture’s 141-year history. The Dark Blues dispatched Cambridge 33-15 but had to play most of the second half with 14 men after scrum-half Sam Egerton was sent off for an incident at a ruck involving flanker Nick Viljoen.

Referee Matt Carley dismissed Egerton in the 51st minute on the advice of the television match official shortly after the halfback had scored a try. Even when down to 14 men Oxford were under little threat as they romped to a record-equalling fourth consecutive win in the 132nd meeting between the rivals.

John Carter, Henry Lamont and Nicholas Gardner also crossed for the Dark Blues, while John Hudson kicked three penalties and two conversions.

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Coach leaves big boots to fill

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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The search for the new Ashburton College 1st XV rugby coach is ongoing while the man they are looking to replace has found a new job.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said that the school was working with the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union and they had a “few nibbles and bites” that they were working through.

The man they are looking to replace, Shane Enright, stood down at the end the season, but will line up against his old side next season after being named the new coach of Timaru Boys’ High School.

Enright’s assistant will be former Southern and South Canterbury Heartland coach Ken Wills.

Enright’s appointment to a rival school comes as a double blow for Ashburton as first-five Nathan McCloy is following Enright to

Timaru. Tyler Blackburn from Mt Hutt College will also join Enright and McCloy next season.

In his three year tenure with Ashburton he took the team from wooden spooners to a top eight side, a South Island Co-Ed title and a trip to the national top four competition. If following in those footsteps wasn’t hard enough, the incoming coach will have to deal with an established squad that is now without its goal-kicking pivot.

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Stellar start to Lydia’s pro career

BY PHIL TAYLOR If Lydia Ko and Tiger Woods meet it might be the American who seeks out the Kiwi’s autograph, because on a purely ageresult comparison Ko is clearly ahead.

Woods won the US Amateur title at 18, Ko did it at 15; Woods turned pro aged 20 and notched two titles that season, Ko turned pro at 16 and won last week at her second start.

And she had already won five professional events as an amateur, the first aged 14 in the NSW Open.

It’s been a vintage year for young Kiwi female brilliance.

Ko, singer-songwriter Ella Yelich-O’Connor (aka Lorde) and Man-Booker-winning author Eleanor Catton have each earned world recognition.

Ko has proved she can best any field and drive any fairway, and all before she’s even got her driver’s licence.

Her other asset, the icing on the cake, is her personality; she is funny, grounded and, as her Twitter profile proclaims, a “proud Kiwi”.

While she is all business in competition, off the course she is endearingly girlish.

“Oh,” she giggled in August after taking the lead on the way to defending her Canadian Open title, “if I win again you’ll have to make me a citizen!”

She told the Herald this week there have been endorsement offers, and why not. It was announced yesterday that she had signed a management deal with IMG, who have some of the biggest stars in golf on their books.

“She’s not some 6ft (1.82m) blonde bombshell or some crazy long-hitter off the tee,” says coach Guy Wilson.

“She’s just a quiet girl who gets it done on the course and

who can make anyone laugh their socks off.”

Despite her incredible success, Wilson sees it as merely a start. “I believe she will be an absolute star. She will continue to wow people until they stop saying ‘wow’ because it is what they have come to expect of her.”

Even the method she chose to reveal she was turning professional has won fans.

“Did you see the way she announced that she was turning pro,” exclaimed ESPN.com senior golf analyst Michael Collins.

“No, she did not hold a press conference, not even a tele conference. She put a YouTube video on Twitter. And who did she have as her pseudo caddie? Israel Dagg from the famous All Blacks. That’s the way to do it.

And watching that, I’m thinking either she has an amazing team in place around her or she kinda came up with that deal on her own! Do what you need to do little woman, because I am now a huge fan of yours.”

Kiwi caddy Steve Williams, who has worked with Ray Floyd, Greg Norman, Tiger Woods and now carries the bag for Adam Scott, says Ko has caught the attention of players on the men’s tours.

“One of the most asked questions I’ve had this year on the tour is have I seen Lydia Ko play why is she so good?”

The men didn’t tend to follow the women’s circuit closely, but Williams says it seems everyone is following Ko. “She has done wonders for the women’s game. She’s proof that if you put a very good team and system in place at a young age

anything is possible. “As Ray Floyd used to say, the golf ball doesn’t know how old you are.”

Born Bo-Gyung Ko in Seoul, South Korea, Ko emigrated to Auckland with her family when she was 4. Neither parent played golf. Ko was introduced to the game by an aunt and showed such promise the family decided to see where it might lead.

Her mother,Tina Hyon, took her new school-entrant to the Pupuke Golf Club Pro Shop seeking lessons. Wilson, who happened to be working there having recently qualified as a coach recalls that she barely came up his waist. Neither mother nor daughter spoke English well.

“What on earth am I taking on,” he’d thought.

Getting minimum age restrictions on club memberships waived was just one of many hurdles.

Her play around the greens showed

rare ability. Just how rare was revealed when Ko, aged 10, showed grit to battle through heat exhaustion to finish second in the world age-group championships in the US. Ko was 12 when she made the cut in a Ladies European Tour event, 14 when she became the world No 1 amateur, 15 when she became the youngest winner of the Canadian Open and at 16 became the first player since 1986 to defend that title.

The field she beat included all of the top 10-ranked players and 96 of the top 100. Typically understated in the post-match interview, she said she was “really happy with my 64 today”.

Asked whether it was her best competition round, she casually mentioned she’d shot 61 in Australia.

“The secret is there is no secret except hard work,” former European circuit professional Rory Moor explained in 2011 when Ko and his protege, Cecilia Cho, filled the toptwo rankings in world amateur golf.

“The Korean kids just work harder. The Korean girls do have good body shape, they do have good strong legs but it’s still about process. It’s hitting balls 40 hours a week for four or five years.”

Golf is four things: mental, physical, tactical and technical, said Moor. “Mental is most important. It’s about toughness under pressure, about planning and desire and motivation.

“When I first met both those kids, I could see in their eyes that they have these things.”

Wilson has seen his coaching business boom recently.

“Everyone wants to be the next Lydia.”

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Fischer ‘under radar’ Fresh from winning yet another award, sailing icon Syd Fischer is pleased rather than peeved pundits are focusing on other super maxis rather than his Ragamuffin 100 in this year’s Sydney to Hobart. The impressive yacht took line honours in 2011 under previous owner Anthony Bell and reached Hobart second behind Wild Oats XI last year, when it was chartered by Fischer. Bell is back this year with another souped-up supermaxi in Perpetual LOYAL, which finished second to Wild Oats XI in Tuesday’s Big Boat Challenge after blowing a sail. Most of the lead-up to the Sydney to Hobart has centred on the battle between Bell’s new boat and Bob Oatley’s six-time line honours winner, but Fischer isn’t the least bit fussed his yacht hasn’t had the same coverage.

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A Mid Canterbury Service Award recipient, Andrea Cousins is looking to use her extensive coaching knowledge for new develPhoto kirsty graham 130212-kg-164 opment plan in Mid Canterbury.

Promoting emerging netball talent

By Jonathan Leask

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Andrea Cousins was the recipient of the Mid Canterbury Netball Service Award recently, but is now preparing to provide her biggest service yet.

Cousins’ contribution to netball, both in Mid Canterbury and Canterbury, has been extensive.

She was a member of the promotions committee for over 10 years, where she organised all the sponsorship, but her real passion is for coaching.

“It’s something I’ve been chipping away at,” Cousins said.

“When I was playing I was coaching a bit so I was kind of keen on it but my success really started with Hampstead.

“Then someone talked me into doing a rep team.”

Cousins took over the Mid Canterbury Senior A team in 2001 and won back the Hanan Shield in 2002 on their way to a hat-trick of shield wins.

“After that I thought I would give age group coaching a go and that is when things really changed for me.

“Under 19s opened up a whole new pathway for me because it was at a national level against the best in the country.

“That next step up, what age group netball offered me was fantastic.”

In 2008 she went into a high performance coaching programme with Canterbury netball which put her on the path to an

academy midcourt coach and an assistant coach for the Canterbury under 21s in 2011 and 2012.

She has most recently coached Tech in the Christchurch Premier Grade, with a key ingredient in her sides being former Mid Canterbury reps.

“It just shows how much talent is sitting here locally. They were performing as well as the rest of them.”

And it is that thinking that has taken Cousins along her latest coaching endeavour working with the Mid Canterbury Representative and Coaching Committee this year to develop emerging talent squad programmes for 2014.

“I want to give back what I’ve learned and get Mid Canter-

bury back to being competitive at the national level again.

“Teams used to fear us, and I would like to re-install that.”

In February next year her plan begins to unfold with a trial weekend for under 14 to 17 players, where Cousins and a group of selectors will pick an emerging talent squad.

“Then for six weeks we’ll put time and energy into the up and coming players to feed into the rep teams.

“To get better you have to put the time in.

“I just know that the talent is here, they are good enough but they need to be tapped into and nurtured so they know about that next level of intensity.”

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Federer eyes Aussie Open for 18th slam

By Darren WaLton His critics have been quick to write him off, but Roger Federer is adamant he can win the Australian Open to claim a magical 18th grand slam crown.

Federer has fallen to No. 6 in the world and won just one grand slam title from his past 15 attempts - after accruing an incredible 16 during the most

dominant six-year reign in tennis history from 2004-10.

Father time is also catching up with Federer, with the men’s all-time grand-slam record holder turning 33 in 2014.

Yet the Swiss master earnestly believes he can land a fifth Open title next month to join fellow sporting immortals Jack Nicklaus and Michael Phelps in the record books.

Nicklaus won an unmatched 18 golf majors during his career, while superfish Phelps has 18 Olympic swimming gold medals to his credit.

Despite being overtaken by Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray in the rankings, Federer believes he’s a better player now than ever and that he can challenge the big three in Melbourne.

“I’ve always believed that I’ve improved over the last 10 years, that I’ve not gone backwards,” Federer said yesterday.

“I’ve been able to win it 10 years ago so I always feel that, as I move forward, I am a more complete player, a better player.

“That’s why I always believe that I can win if my body’s holding up and mentally I’m really hungry.”

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Australian skipper Michael Clarke has been crowned as the best cricketer in the world in 2013 by the International Cricket Council. On the day he won his 100th Test cap, Clarke was named the ICC’s Test Cricketer of the Year and overall winner of the Garfield Sobers Trophy for the overall outstanding performer in the voting period.

From August 7, 2012 to August 25, 2013, Clarke was the world’s leading run-scorer with 1559 runs at 70.86, including five centuries - two of which were doubles. Clarke was joined on the winners’ list by Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, who was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year, and India’s Cheteshwar Pujara, named as ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year.

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Milford back at Raiders Anthony Milford ended lingering speculation over his NRL future yesterday by reporting for duty at Canberra headquarters. In an unusual arrangement, the Dally M rookie of the year will link with Brisbane for 2015 but, for next season, he remains committed to the Raiders. Canberra confirmed as much last month, although reported comments from Milford suggested he wasn’t happy with the arrangement and was after a speedier move to Brisbane.

However, any doubts would appear to have been put to bed after the club posted a picture on Twitter yesterday of a smiling Milford sitting with coach Ricky Stuart.

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Bash missing stars With the light-up stumps almost in place for the season opener, it signals the start of the third season of the Big Bash League - but the competition’s two biggest initial drawcards are nowhere to be seen.

No Warne. No Gayle. Australia’s greatest Test wicket-taker Shane Warne was the face of the initial Big Bash league and the focus of all attention in Melbourne, as skipper of the Stars. In Sydney, much of the buzz centred on the dynamic Chris Gayle - the West Indian masterblaster who won’t be returning for the Thunder this year.

With matches to be shown free-toair for the first time, you could argue the timing for losing the one-man promotional teams could not be worse. But new Thunder general manager Nick Cummins believes the competition is now strong enough - AAP to thrive in its own right.

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Smith, Haddin rescue Aussies

By GreG Buckle Steve Smith has scored a fighting half-century to steer Australia away from a damaging collapse on day one of the third Ashes Test against England.

Smith (58 not out) and Brad Haddin (35 not out) added a vital 77-run stand for the sixth wicket after Australia lost two quick wickets after lunch to slump to 5-143.

Australia reached 5-220 at tea.

Smith has struck six fours and two sixes off 94 deliveries.

Vice-captain Haddin has been a counter-attacking cornerstone of Australia’s Ashes campaign with knocks of 94, 53 and 118 in the first two Tests.

Australia were 3-107 at lunch after choosing to bat first on a bouncy Perth pitch with temperatures in the high 30s.

Chris Rogers (11), Shane Watson (18) and 100-Test veteran Michael Clarke (24) fell in the opening session.

Clarke was caught at short midwicket as spinner Graeme Swann made a crucial breakthrough in the second-last over before lunch.

The Aussie skipper Clarke had been in sparkling touch with centuries in the Brisbane and Adelaide Tests.

Swann, who had taken four wickets in two Tests in a modest start to the series, struck again with the score on 129 when David Warner (60 off 77 balls) played a lame cut shot to backward point.

Warner hit eight fours and one six but was unable to register his fifth Test century and second at the WACA as he fell victim to Swann’s extra bounce.

Stuart Broad peppered George Bailey (seven) with three consecutive bouncers, the third of which was top-edged to deep backward square leg in another poor dismissal.

For Bailey, who’s averaging 24.25 in the series, it was an embarrassing defeat. The righthander can expect more bouncers in the second innings.

Swann and Broad have taken two wickets each.

Australia named an unchanged side while England recalled fitagain quick Tim Bresnan for spinner Monty Panesar.

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In brief Sheriff staying in town Corey Anderson coined the term, and if BJ Watling carries on as he is playing now, it’ll probably stick.

“The Sheriff ”, said Anderson, in describing the little wicketkeeper’s ability to make important runs batting with the lower order.

There are those who champion Wellington’s Luke Ronchi as the best pure gloveman in the country. But Watling is the man “in possession” and he’s not for shifting any time soon. A glance at Watling’s numbers show he’s developing into a savvy operator well worth his place with the current crop.

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Big day at the Basin

By DANIel rIcHArDSON Left-arm seamer Trent Boult has produced career-best match figures to lead New Zealand to a comprehensive test victory over the West Indies in the final session on day three at the Basin Reserve in Wellington yesterday.

Beginning the day on 158-4 in their first innings in reply to New Zealand’s first-up effort of 441, the visitors crumbled as Boult ran through them with 6-40 to shoot them out for 193.

New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum enforced the follow-on and Boult delivered another four wickets and a simply stunning catch at point during the West Indies’ second innings as they were bowled out for 175.

The final wash-up meant New Zealand claimed the test match by an innings and 73 runs, which marked their first win in whites under McCullum’s stewardship.

It will have eased the disappointment of last week’s missed opportunity in Dunedin, where New Zealand seemed destined to claim the first test before the weather intervened and robbed them of a win.

Yesterday’s proceedings were all about Boult, who produced a masterful display of accurate seam bowling in the capital.

“It was an enjoyable time bowling here with the wind and overcast conditions,” Boult said in a television interview after the game.

Education for Sodhi Ish Sodhi’s development as a spin bowler will get a significant boost this month. The New Zealand legspinner will spend a couple of days in Melbourne talking spin bowling with Australian great Shane Warne. The trip was organised by Northern Districts chief executive Peter Roach, who knows Warne from his days as a Victorian first-class player from the mid-1990s. Sodhi, who played his fourth test against the West Indies in Wellington, admits Warne was a hero growing up and he’ll aim to be a sponge when they get together. “I’d like to do a bit of bowling under his eyes but the main thing is cricket talk and what he can offer in that regard because he’s got one of the greatest cricket brains of all time. It would be rude not to be able to pick it,” Sodhi said.

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“So it was brilliant this morning. Obviously I got to move the ball around a bit and have a bit of success there.”

Boult finished with 4-40 in the second innings as he claimed 1080 for the match, his best match figures in tests, while his 6-40 in the first innings was a career-best for one innings.

Unsurprisingly, Boult was named man of the match and while his efforts with the ball tore the West Indies apart, he also contributed a useful 38 not out with the bat from No 11 during New Zealand’s innings.

New Zealand’s ability to produce a big total of 400-plus after losing the toss and being asked to bat first on a green Basin Reserve wicket on day one put them in a strong position to take the match and plenty of credit must go to No 4 Ross Taylor.

Backing up from his unbeaten 217 in the first test last week, Taylor stroked a composed 129 for New Zealand to provide the backbone to their innings, while BJ Watling also proved handy as he mustered 65.

Their runs - and a collection of other cameos in the 20s, 30s and 40s - put New Zealand on the right track before Boult’s big day out brought them to victory.

The series now moves to Hamilton for the third and final test starting at Seddon Park next Thursday, where the West Indies will look to salvage some pride and level the ledger.

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Guptill hits form Martin Guptill warmed up for limited overs series against the West Indies in fine style, but his century may not be enough to save Auckland from defeat. In his first Plunket Shield match of the summer, Guptill stroked an unbeaten 135 on the second day of the clash against Central Districts, saving his side from a huge first innings deficit. But the Stags still lead by 194 runs and Guptill is running out of partners, with Auckland reaching 273-7 at stumps, leaving the home side in the box seat to secure victory in Napier.

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Big lead for Canterbury

Trent Boult fires down another thunderbolt at a West Indian batsman, while (inset) his team-mates Neil Wagner, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and skipper Brendon McCullum give him an ovation as they leave the field after the match.

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Plunket Shield leaders Canterbury are in pole position to grab another victory against Northern Districts, though their bowlers still have some work to do. After running through the Knights for 172 on Thursday, Canterbury responded with 382 to build an imposing lead of 210 runs, thanks largely to a century from Andrew Ellis. Batting at No 7, the Black Cap stroked 17 boundaries during an innings of 142, sharing a 135-run stand for the eighth wicket with Logan van Beek (50). Scott Kuggeleijn took three wickets to lead the visitors’ attack, before Brad Wilson and Daniel Flynn navigated the final session to see their side through to 61 without loss at stumps. Elsewhere, Jesse Ryder continued his fine recent form, making 83 against former side Wellington. Ryder’s knock led the Volts in Invercargill, helping the home side post 339. In reply, Wellington reached 210-3 at stumps, leaving them trailing by 129 runs.

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In brief Search for a striker Kris Commons says Celtic are in need of a top quality striker after the Scottish champions crashed out of Europe following a record 6-1 defeat by Barcelona yesterday.

The Hoops have been dominant domestically - scoring 12 in their past two matches - as they have made an unbeaten start to the defence of their title. However, the Parkhead club’s form in Europe has been less impressive with Neil Lennon’s side finishing bottom of Group H with just three points - their lowest ever tally in the Champions League.

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Bayern to bounce back Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich host Hamburg this weekend, with coach Pep Guardiola hoping the champions have learnt from their shock midweek defeat at home to Manchester City. Bayern had their record 10-match Champions League winning streak halted when City hit back from two goals down to inflict a 3-2 defeat on Guardiola’s side. Bayern can extend their record unbeaten run in the Bundesliga to 41 games against Bert van Marwijk’s Hamburg. - AFP

Killer instinct missing Last time Western Sydney visited Hunter Stadium, they left with the Premiers’ Plate having smashed Newcastle 3-0. This time however, the Wanderers face a rejuvenated Jets looking to leapfrog them into second spot on the A-League ladder. They also go into the clash having not tasted victory in three weeks. It’s the first time in the Wanderers’ short history they’ve gone so long without a win. - AAP

Del Piero staying put Alessandro Del Piero has a clear message to Sydney FC fans - I’m not going anywhere. The Italian maestro yesterday shot down reports he was unhappy at the club and was looking to move in the upcoming January transfer window. “I’m happy here,” the 39-year-old said. “I’m focused about this season with Sydney and I don’t have other thoughts about other teams at the moment.

“For me the future is here until the end of the season, and this for me is only rumours.”

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Swansea still alive Swansea City are through to the last 32 of the Europa League despite producing a lacklustre performance in losing 1-0 to St Gallen in Switzerland yesterday.

The Welsh side knew that a point in north-eastern Switzerland would secure their qualification for the knockout stages from Group A but instead a second-half Marco Mathys goal allowed the already-eliminated hosts to bow out on a high.

Nevertheless, the defeat did not prevent the Swans from advancing as Kuban Krasnodar failed to get the victory they required away to Valencia in Spain to stand a chance of grabbing second place.

Tottenham Hotspur, who had already qualified before hosting Anzhi Makhachkala at White Hart Lane, made it six wins from six in Group K by beating the Russians 4-1. Meanwhile, last season’s FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic were eliminated after a 2-1 defeat to Maribor who progressed.

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■ FOOTBALL

Phoenix’ toughest opponent

By Daniel RichaRDson One of the last things the Wellington Phoenix need is a visit from the Brisbane Roar.

As Ernie Merrick’s side search for their first win of the season they need a gimme; someone they could hope to take the points from - anyone but the Roar.

Meeting Brisbane has never been kind to the Phoenix.

In 19 previous games, they’ve tasted success only twice, while they’ve earned five draws and been dealt 12 losses by the perennially strong Queenslanders.

It makes for Wellington’s worst record against any A-League side.

The Phoenix’s long-standing troubles in a couple of Australian cities have skewed their win/loss records against certain teams but even when they’re surrounded by the comforts of home, Wellington can’t find favourable results when they meet the Roar.

This evening, the Phoenix host the Roar at Westpac Stadium in what will be Merrick’s ninth official game in charge of the Wellington-based club.

They’ve gone close to winning games this year and gone close to drawing games they should have won but lost at the death and they’re still yet to put a mark in the win column this summer.

Phoenix skipper Andrew Durante admitted yesterday that a sense of frustration was growing among the players as the

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side sits ninth on the ladder with only four points - eight points outside the top six.

“There’s obviously frustration,” Durante said.

“I think the football we are playing deserves a lot more points than we’ve got.

“I think last year around this time, we were on about 12 points and probably not playing great football.

“So football’s funny, sometimes you can play great football and not get results. So it is frustrating.

“The players are frustrated but we have a really strong belief that we are on the right path and we are doing the right things and if we stick to it - which we will, we are not going to revert to any different style of football - the wins will come.”

As if hosting the runaway league-leaders wasn’t enough of a challenge, Merrick may be without a couple of his frontline midfielders as he was going to wait till this morning to make a call on Carlos Hernandez (quadriceps injury) and Albert

Riera (groin/abdominal).

Veteran Paul Ifill is also battling with a minor groin problem he aggravated in last week’s 4-2 loss to the Perth Glory in Western Australia and may only be used as a substitute tonight.

One spot of good news for Merrick is that Manny Muscat will return from suspension to take over from Reece Caira at left back and the Phoenix’s defensive unit looked their strongest two weeks ago against Western Sydney when Muscat was involved in the back four.

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‘We need to prove ourselves’

Arsenal’s Per Mertesacker

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has challenged his team to use this weekend’s crunch clash at Manchester City to prove they can cope with the pressure of the English Premier League title race.

Arsene Wenger’s side head to Eastlands still reeling from a 2-0 defeat against Napoli on Wednesday which could prove a fatal blow to their hopes of winning the Champions League.

The Gunners needed just a point to finish top of their group and secure an easier draw in the last 16, but instead they slumped to second place and will now face either Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain or Atletico Madrid.

It was a major setback just days after a frustrating 1-1 draw

against Everton stopped Arsenal opening up a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

In the circumstances, another defeat against City, who have won all seven of their home league matches and scored 29 goals in the process, would be a disaster heading into the busy Christmas programme.

And Germany centre-back Mertesacker knows the critics are once again starting to question whether Arsenal have the mental strength to overcome the psychological scars of the club’s eight-year trophy drought.

“Now everybody is questioning our group and asking if we can maintain that level, so we have to stay together and think that ‘yes, we are strong enough’,” Mertesacker said.

Fourth-placed City can’t afford to lose their 100 per cent home record if they want to stay in touch with the leaders.

Elsewhere, second-placed Liverpool, five points behind Arsenal, travel to Tottenham and will be without inspirational captain Steven Gerrard who has a hamstring injury. Jose Mourinho repeated his call for more goals from his strikers ahead of thirdplaced Chelsea’s meeting with Crystal Palace. Mourinho’s side are five points adrift of the Gunners following last weekend’s surprise loss at Stoke.

Manchester United, without a win in their past four league matches, have no margin for error as they head to Aston Villa on the back of two successive league defeats.

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■ NETBALL

Walsh’s new record

Tigers ready for life after Benji

Shot putter Tom Walsh has done it again. The Timaru builder took another huge stride on the international track & field stage, winning the shot put at the prestigious Zatopek Classic in Melbourne with another NZ record throw of 20.61m. The big throw came in the 2nd round of the competition at the famous Melbourne meeting in Melbourne on Thursday night. It is also further than the Commonwealth Games A standard of 20.60 and well over the qualifying distance of 20.30 for the World Indoor championships in March.

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By Darren Walton Wests Tigers NRL fans need not despair, skipper Robbie Farah is confident there’s life after Benji Marshall.

But he admits it won’t be easy.

Farah, a newly-crowned world champion, arrived back in Sydney this week with a spring in his step and says he noticed a quiet air of confidence about the Tigers as well.

“I went in and popped my head in and everyone’s looking fit and healthy and training really hard,” the Kangaroos star told AAP. “There’s going to be a few changes next year, obviously. Some new recruits coming in, some new assistant coaches, and the boys are really enjoying it.”

With no Marshall, though, for the first time in a decade, Farah acknowledges the Tigers face a tough transition trying to transform themselves from near-wooden spooners in 2013 to title contenders in 2014.

“Without Benji, obviously it will be difficult at first,” he said.

“But we’ve got to move on. I think we’ve accepted that.

“But he’s definitely big shoes to fill and whoever jumps into the six jumper has a massive job to do - but I’m confident they can do that.”

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Hewitt ‘revitalised’ The thought of playing his final Australian Open in 2014 made Lleyton Hewitt laugh in Brisbane yesterday. Then again the revitalised former world No.1 can see the funny side of things after finally reaching full fitness for the first time in years. Hewitt, 32, was the first to admit his only focus these days was preparing for grand slams and Australia’s Davis Cup campaign. Yet Hewitt could not help but chortle when asked whether the curtain was drawing on his stunning career ahead of his 18th Australian Open. “It won’t be the last,” he said of the year’s opening grand slam. “I can’t see myself finishing at the end of the year at the European indoor tournaments. I am just going out there and enjoying it.”

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New courts for Mayfield sports Southern Netball Club juniors enjoyed wintry conditions for a summer opening of their new courts in Mayfield recently. The Mayfield Domain is now home to resurfaced netball and tennis courts after 18 months of fundraising. The ribbon was cut by Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury’s Michelle Brett and president of the Southern Netball Club Lisa Wilson before Southern netball players and Mayfield tennis players tried out the resurfaced courts.

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Blake will miss at least six weeks after tearing a ligament in his right elbow, the NBA team said yesterday. Blake tore the ulnar collateral ligament in the second half of the Lakers’ 100-86 victory over Sacramento on November 24 and has been playing through the injury since. “I’m still a little shocked right now,” Blake said. The Lakers are already without point guards Steve Nash and Jordan Farmar. Nash is out indefinitely with a chronic nerve issue in his back, and Farmar has a torn hamstring. Kobe Bryant, recently returned to action after surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon, is expected to handle point guard duties over the Lakers’ upcoming four-game road trip.

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Test win start of something special?

Coen Lammers EDITOR

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ricket fans rejoice. New Zealand actually won a test match.

We (because the team becomes ‘we’ when they are winning) threatened to win the first test match against the West Indies a week earlier, but on Friday the rare feat was actually achieved after a year of failing to win a test.

Trent Boult’s 10-wicket bag was one to remember, but how do we judge this victory?

After a week of cricket headlines dominated by corruption scandals, the success on the field and the dominant performance

by Boult could not have come at a better time.

Long-suffering cricket fans will hope this is the beginning of a glorious summer and a triumphant 2014, but recent history has taught them to be cautious.

We are still near the bottom teams in test cricket rankings and the West Indian opposition are clearly not world-class on the grassy New Zealand wickets. The visitors were lucky to draw the first test in Dunedin thanks to intervention from above, but unable to avoid defeat yesterday.

The Black Caps need to be commended for using home advantage to full effect, but these circumstances need to be taken into account when we judge yesterday’s win.

The real strength, or weakness, of this current team will become apparent as the summer unfolds, and especially when the big guns from India arrive.

Luckily the Indians also do not enjoy the New Zealand pitches so this summer may push the Black Caps back up the test rankings.

One thing is for sure, Boult is in red-hot form and former captain Ross Taylor is enjoying a purple patch with the bat and seems to have shaken off the acrimonious axing from the captaincy, exactly one year ago.

It has taken his successor Brendon McCullum 11 tests to notch up his first victory, but with a promising mix of young talent and some proven campaigners, embarrassing wipe-outs by Bangladesh will hopefully be a thing of the past.

YOUR VIEW Ray King Chairman Mid-South Canterbury Life Education Trust

Thank you Over the past year the Life Education Trust (Harold) has been very appreciative of the generous support that has been provided from businesses, clubs and individuals throughout the MidSouth Canterbury area.

Life Education is only able to work with over 8000 children in 66 schools because we receive this support.

Thank you to all the people who have believed in the programme and enabled us to achieve our goals for 2013.

We wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and relaxing holiday over the festive season. We look forward to working with you again in 2014.

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Conflict of interest A note from a search of the New Zealand Companies Office records show that, despite what Mrs Tasker states in her letter appearing in your edition of December 5, 2013, councillor Alan Totty is still shown as an officer of her organisation.

Perhaps, for the benefit of your readers, Mrs Tasker could advise the precise date upon which councillor Totty resigned from the Ashburton Museum and Historical Society (Inc).

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A Merry Mainland Christmas Hanne Nielsen

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Tis the season to be jolly, bake Christmas cookies and prepare for an influx of visitors from the North Island.

This year my parents and sisters are all coming down to Canterbury for Christmas, so as well as having to leave a reminder note for Santa in our letterbox, I’ll have a chance to show my family around this part of the country.

Putting together the itinerary for our first southern family Christmas, I realised how many amazing places I’ve visited over the course of the past year: Hills, rivers, ski runs, and all manner of shows.

Ten days suddenly seemed short in the face of all the activity possibilities.

While my nearest and dearest will miss the annual A&P festivities, my certificate for third place tomatoes in the Methven show still has pride of place in the middle of the fridge some nine months later.

Complemented with a good helping of salad greens from my garden, that should reinforce to them the agricultural nature of my new abode.

If not, there’s always the agricultural centre in Methven and plenty of machinery out in the paddocks so my visitors can practise their newfound ability to distinguish a spreader from a windrower.

Once outside, it makes sense to head for the hills. Given that one of my sisters has only ever been to Ashburton and Invercargill, a little high country hiking couldn’t hurt her perceptions of all the delights of the Mainland.

Then there’s always a visit to Erewhon, home of work horses and southern-man vistas.

The last time the streets of Auckland saw horse-drawn carriages was back in the days when the world was black and white, so heading up in the hills for a wagon ride, free from the scourge of honking horns and endless traffic lights, is sure to be something new.

Then there’s Mt Hutt, where many a weekend was spent this winter, learning to defy gravity and remain upright on the slopes of snow.

Thanks to the hemisphere and the season, skiing is not an option right now, but mountain biking could provide a similar summer thrill if my family are daring enough.

Alternatively, there are the rivers to explore.

We dared to take a ride up the Rakaia Gorge on a commercial jetboat ride earlier in the year and the sights it yielded were the stuff of geologists’ dreams, rich with sediment layers and glacial moraine.

They also convinced me for the first time that the postcards at the local Four Square are not photoshopped after all, despite the luminous turquoise of the water.

This part of New Zealand has expanded my vocabulary of blues significantly, thanks both to the natural environment and to the range of exhibitions at the Ashburton Art Gallery that have captured that environment from so many different perspectives.

My mother is a children’s librarian, so a visit to the gallery’s David Elliot exhibition, complete with all the original illustrations from the picture book Henry’s Map, is sure to make her day.

There will be no beaches and no malls with crowds to throng through come yuletide eve, but I have a feeling this southern Christmas will really be one for my whole family to remember. Season’s greetings, everyone!

Do you know where your children are spiritually?

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had an interesting “fly on the wall” or “mouse in the corner” experience this week.

I took a little walk along the river trail – a beautiful place to get some exercise, enjoy a tour of God’s creation, and think about His goodness.

As I sat along the trail I heard some children riding their bikes, making their way down the steep incline from the top of “Ash Mountain”.

I could not see them and they could not see me. Little did they know that they were about to become the subject of an article in the Guardian!

The sounds of their voices indicated that they were young boys, maybe 10 years old, but the words coming out of their mouths!

The first one happened to glance in my direction then disappeared. A second one peeked around the trees then disappeared.

After a quiet moment they all disappeared up the trail away from me, noticeably anxious to be sure I could not see their

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faces.

A few minutes later the three young bikers came riding along the trail, picking up their pace when they saw I was still there, penning my thoughts.

I was a little surprised to notice that they were not young boys but three young girls – future young “ladies” of Mid Canterbury!

I learned several things on that beautiful spring day along the Ashburton River trail – negative and positive lessons!

First of all (pardon my sarcasm) but these youngsters had obviously gained quite a grasp of the English language if it only includes four-letter words!

Hopefully they don’t know what all the words mean, but based on their attitude before they saw me; they thought they were having a great time.

Is this really what parents are teaching their children? Or

maybe more accurately, is this what parents are willingly allowing their children to learn?

Now the good news – they obviously still have a sense of right and wrong!

You cannot deny the fact that the knowledge of right and wrong was born in every child.

We were all made in the likeness of God. We were created with a soul – God breathed it into Adam and it was passed on to each of us.

What are you doing as parents to cultivate this conscience? Or are you allowing it to be calloused? There is much being done to cultivate their minds academically!

I am amazed at the time, energy and money spent to cultivate the physical body through sport!

But when it comes to the soul, who has time to think about that?

Every effort is made to callous (though most often passively) their little minds to prevent them from thinking about the part of our being which Jesus taught is the most

important.

Our soul will spend eternity somewhere whether we ignore this truth now or not.

Those little girls knew about Hell, at least as a curse word!

But do they really know that it is a literal place?

Do they realise that it is a place Jesus taught was created for Satan and his angels, not for us?

Do they realise that the God whose name they use as a curse word is the very God who sent His only Son to die on the cross?

The very Jesus whose name they cursed is the Jesus who was willing to die to pay the price for the wrong they know they do, the wrong that keeps them from being able to go to heaven.

The wrong that keeps them from being able to have a relationship with the God who created the beautiful Ashburton River for us to enjoy!

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■ BANGLADESH

Hanging sparks deadly riots

By Kamrul Hasan KHan Bangladesh has been rocked by a new wave of deadly violence as Islamist supporters went on the rampage to vent their fury at the execution of one of their leaders for war crimes.

Abdul Quader Molla became the first person to be hanged for his role in the country’s bloody 1971 war of independence from Pakistan when he was sent to the gallows at a prison in the capital Dhaka.

The hanging took place after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal for a final review of the death sentence handed down to Molla, who was a senior figure in the Jamaat-e-Islami party.

Molla had been found guilty in February by a much-criticised domestic tribunal of having been a leader of a pro-Pakistan militia that fought against the country’s independence and killed some of Bangladesh’s top professors, doctors, writers and journalists.

He was convicted of rape, murder and mass murder, including the killing of more than 350 unarmed civilians.

Prosecutors called him the “Butcher of Mirpur”, a Dhaka suburb where he committed most of the atrocities.

Two protesters and two activists from the ruling Awami League were hacked to death yesterday.

Jamaat activists firebombed train stations, set fire to businesses and blockaded key highways, police officials said.

Activists also tried to burn down the coastal village home of one of the war crimes trial judges, local police chief Anisur Rahman told AFP. “They tried to torch the house with kerosene.

“We fired rubber bullets to disperse them. No one was injured,” he said.

Four NSW police officers awaiting charges for assaulting a man who died after he was tasered 14 times are still on the job. The Police Integrity Commission yesterday received the green light for four officers to be charged after a probe into the way they arrested Roberto Laudisio Curti. The Brazilian student died in the early hours of March 18 last year, not long after NSW officers tasered him 14 times, used capsicum spray, handcuffs and a baton and knelt on him. A coronial inquest found Mr Curti, 20, had an adverse reaction to LSD before stealing biscuits from a Sydney CBD convenience store, where police mistakenly believed he was armed.

- AAP

Mandela burial private

Social activists and supporters of Awami League party gather to celebrate outside Central Jail, where opposition leader Abdul Quader Mollah was hanged on Thursday.

While there were no immediate reports of violence in Dhaka, large numbers of police could be seen on the streets in anticipation of unrest - particularly after Friday prayers on the Muslim day of rest.

In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said Bangladesh was passing through a “very sensitive moment”, urging all parties to resolve their differences peacefully.

“We’ve long urged the authorities to assure that trials are free, transparent and in accord

with international standards, but we’ve also urged all parties and their supporters to express their views peacefully and again, to refrain from violence,” she said.

Authorities went ahead with the execution despite widespread international appeals against the move, including from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

The government, which has also rebuffed international pressure to delay the elections scheduled for next month, was unrepentant about the decision

to carry out the execution of 65-year-old Molla.

“It’s an historic moment.

“Finally after four decades, the victims of the genocides of 1971 liberation war have got some justice,” deputy law minister Quamrul Islam told AFP. Molla’s wife and children were allowed a final meeting with him at the prison hours before the execution, and found him to be “calm”.

“He told us that he is proud to be a martyr for the cause of the Islamic movement in the country.”

- AFP

Lawyers ‘horse traded’ on church abuse Towards Healing was supposed to be a means for the Catholic Church to offer pastoral care and financial redress to people who had suffered years of anguish caused by pedophile priests.

Instead the process pitted lawyer against lawyer, an inquiry has heard, “horse-trading” over compensation sums.

Jennifer Ingham was subject-

A knife-wielding attacker who stabbed 22 students at a primary school in China has been sentenced to death, a court said.

The Xinyang City Intermediate People’s Court said Min Yongjun, 37, was found guilty of intentional homicide and condemned to death, almost a year after he stormed a school in the central province of Henan and slashed dozens of pupils. No-one was killed but 22 children were injured in the brutal attack, which took place on the same day that 20 children were shot dead at a primary school in Newtown, Connecticut, in the United States.

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■ AUSTRALIA

By sopHie Tarr

Death for child-stabber

ed to four years of sexual abuse from the age of 16, at the hands of northern NSW parish priest Father Paul Rex Brown, and this year received a $265,000 settlement, most of which was paid by Catholic Church Insurance.

But Emma Fenby, a former CCI executive who dealt with child molestation claims, says she was advised to make an initial offer closer to $30,000.

She told the royal commis-

sion she ignored that advice.

“I didn’t think it was very dignified or respectful to horsetrade in a facilitation,” she told a public hearing yesterday.

Commission chair Peter McClelland described proceedings as a “common law fight in the trenches”.

Mrs Ingham’s solicitor Peter Kelso said the low-balling approach showed the church’s willingness to take advantage of victims’ desperation.

“The Catholic Church has treated the Towards Healing process as an excuse to offer small financial settlements to people because they know that they have no other forum to go to in which to get a fair and reasonable settlement,” he told AAP outside the commission.

The royal commission has clocked up its thousandth private hearing as it scrutinises institutional responses to child sex abuse.

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South Africans will not be able to see Nelson Mandela’s remains being laid to rest, with his actual burial a strictly private, family affair, a government spokeswoman said. At least 5000 people, including foreign dignitaries and senior political figures, are expected to attend Sunday’s funeral ceremony in Mandela’s boyhood home Qunu. Once the initial public service has been completed, however, the moment of interment will, at the family’s request, be a purely private affair, spokeswoman Phumla Williams said yesterday.

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Iran halts nuclear talks Iranian negotiators have halted nuclear talks to return to Tehran for consultations after Washington blacklisted a dozen companies and individuals for evading US sanctions, state media reported. “The Iranian negotiators interrupted the talks with the P5+1 for consultations in Tehran,” a negotiator told Iran’s official IRNA news agency yesterday. The negotiators had been discussing the implementation of a landmark interim accord agreed last month with the P5+1 - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, plus Germany.

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Afghans won’t be bullied Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will not be rushed into signing a pact to allow US troops to stay on after next year, warning against attempts at “intimidation”.

“Aggressive rhetoric won’t work ...

We are not a nation that is known for giving into intimidation,” added Karzai in an interview. “We will sign it when we feel sure that our signature will bring peace and security.”

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■ NEW ZEALAND CONSUMER LEVEL

Confidence near four-year high

BY PAUL MCBETH New Zealand consumer confidence was near a four-year high in the lead-up to the Christmas season, an all-important period for retailers.

The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index increased 1 point to 129.4 in December, the highest level since

January 2010. Seasonally adjusted, the measure was at its highest level since February 2007. A net 39 per cent of 1063 people surveyed thought it was a good time to buy big ticket items, up from a net 33 per cent in November, auguring well for retailers who’ve been under margin squeezes as they battle for market share by discounting

prices. The current conditions index rose 2.4 points to 123.8, a six-year high, and the future conditions index edged up 0.1 of a point to 133.2.

“Both augur well for the Christmas shopping period and also the wider economy,” ANZ New Zealand chief economist Cameron Bagrie said in his report.

Combined with business confidence surveys, yesterday’s report signals potential growth of 5 per cent or more, something Bagrie said looked like a stretch.

Yesterday’s survey predicts consumer price inflation rising an annual 3.8 per cent over the next two years, up from 3.2 per cent in November. That’s well

ahead of the Reserve Bank’s expectations for the CPI, which it sees increasing at a pace of about 1.5 per cent in 2014, edging up to 2 per cent the subsequent year.

Annual house prices are seen as increasing 4.4 per cent a year for the next two years, up from 4.2 per cent.

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■ ROW OVER ONLINE PURCHASES

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Retailer critical of tax ‘failure’

BY CHRISTOPHER ADAMS The New Zealand Retailers Association has reiterated its call for GST to be applied to all online purchases after the boss of Australasian clothing seller Hallenstein Glasson criticised the “failure” of the tax systems on both sides of the Tasman to collect the consumer tax on sales from overseas websites.

And new research released by the BNZ on Thursday showed Kiwis’ spending with overseas online retailers grew at almost four times the rate of domestic web-based spending last month.

At present New Zealand consumers can avoid GST on many goods bought for less than $400 from foreign internet retailers, such as Amazon.

The threshold is lower for items to which duties apply, such as footwear and apparel.

In Australia the GST-free threshold is set at A$1000 ($1090).

Hallenstein Glasson chief executive Graeme Popplewell told shareholders at the annual meeting on Thursday that it was hard to measure how much business the company was losing to international brands and “pure play” websites, but it would be naive to suggest there was no impact.

“What we do know is that the failure of the tax system in both New Zealand and Australia to collect GST from sales made by international websites to our customers puts us at a clear disadvantage,” Popplewell said.

“I don’t want to sound like sour grapes, but we are competing with an e-commerce world where profit margins are low or nonexistent and competition for market share is the name of the game.”

Hallenstein Glasson’s forecast of a 20 per cent decline in halfyear profit would “come under pressure” if summer season sales did not improve to above

last year’s level, chairman Warren Bell told shareholders.

Retailers Association spokesman Russell Sinclair said pressure was growing on the Government to collect GST on all online purchases.

“With GST not applying to those imports the Government is subsidising the offshore retailers,” he said.

“It’s not a level playing field.”

The Inland Revenue Department and Customs have set up a working group to look at the issue and Sinclair said the group was expected to deliver a discussion paper before Christmas.

“Submissions will be called for before the end of March.”

New Zealanders’ online spending with overseas retailers rose about 20 per cent in November on the same month a year earlier, compared with just 5.5 per cent growth in domestic online spending, according to the BNZ’s Online Retail Sales Index.

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Another benefit is not having to purchase new software whenever technology changes because cloud computing means that programmes are continually updated.

Organisations that get it right, recognise the huge inefficiency that is built up over years of building and managing customised IT solutions in-house and make the move to simplify the way they operate using cloud technology.

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The reality is, external providers have far more resource and robust procedures to make sure data is protected – this is generally greater than what you see internally.

Confidence in cloud is growing, especially by large, efficient organisations. The questions are no longer limited to those of deployment but now focused on the issues of management, supervision and improvement, as well as innovative ways to use cloud technology.

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Life jackets should always be worn in boats less than 6m.

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You must carry a correctly sized, serviceable life jacket or buoyancy aid, which meets NZ Standard 5823:2005 or another standard accepted by Maritime NZ, for each person on board. If not being worn they must be stowed so that they are at hand and immediately available. This rule applies to all boats including tenders to larger craft.

As the skipper, it is your legal responsibility to ensure that life jackets are worn in situations such as when crossing a bar, in rough water and during an emergency.

We recommend that you wear a life jacket at all times when boating unless you are inside an enclosed place such as a cabin. Most accidents occur suddenly with no warning. There may be no time to grab a life jacket unless it is close at hand. The only time they need not be worn in a boat less than 6 metres is when the risk is exceptionally low.

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Marine VHF Radio Visual Communication A hand-held waterproof marine VHF radio is one of the cheapest and most reliable forms of communication currently available to boaties.

Using a VHF radio means that other vessels in the area will often hear a distress message and be the first on the scene.

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ATTENTION: PROPERTY OWNERS For your rural, residential and commercial property maintenance, contact us.

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

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

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Marmox insulation board Fully installed Free quotes Locally owned and operated

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HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER LICENCING 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

Contact Paul McCormick

Phone 03 307 7402 Mob 027 433 5766

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

Roofing Specialists We specialise in:

•New roofs and re-roofs •Five Rib roofing •Corrugated roofing •Fascia, spouting and downpipes •Qualified fixers.

Free Measure & Quote

03 307 0593 or 0508-453-696 42 J.B. Cullen Drive

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MOBILE MOWER SERVICING • Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

HEAT PUMPS 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

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For any enquiries call us today on Ph/Fax 308-8432 Mob 0274 332 259 Email: trudgeon@vodafone.co.nz

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Continuous Spouting Need new spouting, fascia and downpipes?

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

Thank-you to all our clients and customers for the support this year.

Wishing you a special Christmas.

Ben Kruger • Phone 308 4380 or 027 390 1027 • email: benkruger@xtra.co.nz

Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems phone 0274 362 362 or 308 4573.

CLEANERS EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING (2012) Professional service and a friendly team for a job well done.

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

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Wicksey’s Lawn Mowing Service Lawns cut and tidied - spick and span - for your home, rental or business properties.

Servicing the Mid Canterbury area.

• Auto Electrical and Air Conditioning Specialists • Installations of GPS, RT’s, Stereos and Alarms • Engine Diagnostics • On Site Service

Good rates, free quote.

Ph Graeme on 027 457 6508

Ashburton 80 Kermode Street Craig Gare

Ph 03 347 3476

PAINTING & DECORATING Your local family business servicing locals

22T Track Excavator for hire.

Our family business services all rural and urban areas in Canterbury

- power clamp plus attachments

Comes with experienced Operator.

Ph 03 308 7234

Rolleston 825 Jones Road

• Interior and Exterior Painting • Furniture Restoration • Small Plastering Jobs • Paper Hanging • Murals

Phone Doug on 027 439 1560 or Murray on 027 439 1556

Local third generation painter - Over 30 years experience - friendly and reliable service.

No job too big or too small

Phone Dion or Peta 302 3816 or 027 312 3073

Ashburton’s Largest Property Management • 4 property managers • Maximum rental rates • Quality tenants waiting

• 3 management options • 5 security checks • Emailed owner reports

Get great help and advice to keep your pool sparkling!

Pool and Pump World supply, install, service and repair pools, spas and pumps.

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Contact Jackie today for all your pool requirements.

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Class 5 Truck Driver Ashburton Based Linehaul Talley’s is a successful and well known brand operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products. A Your primary duties will be the cartage of Talley’s products between the factories and depots around the South Island, predominately on the East Coast with some runs to the West Coast and Nelson.

You will need to: • hold a Class 5 licence • have experience operating a Class 5 vehicle on hills • have a clean driving record • have a positive work ethic and attitude • be punctual, reliable and responsible • be tidy, organised and well presented • be able to work unsupervised • be flexible with hours and days of work.

Experience in refrigerated transport would be an advantage however full training will be given.

In return we offer competitive rates relevant to the applicant and experience, modern vehicles and equipment, as well as a good busy working environment.

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If this role interests you and you have the qualities mentioned above please apply with a CV and two current references to: freight.admin@ash.talleys.co.nz with 'Ashburton Class 5 Linehaul Driver' in the subject line or post to: PO Box 244, Ashburton.

Applications close 23 December 2013.

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Robertson Manufacturing Ltd is a locally owned company situated in Hinds, manufacturing agricultural equipment and fertiliser spreaders.

The ideal applicant will have a background in parts, engineering or be mechanically minded.

You must be well presented, have excellent people skills, enjoy building relationships with customers, have a sense of humour and enjoy working in a team environment.

The successful applicant will have previous experience in; • Branch transfers • Dispatching parts • Purchasing • Stock control • Strong computer skills • Customer service • Invoicing • Data entry If you have the above attributes, take pride in your work and believe in delivering a high standard of customer service, then this would be an excellent job for you.

Training will be available. This is a permanent, full time position.

Due to a position becoming available in our service department, we are seeking to appoint another service technician to our busy, enthusiastic franchise dealership. Desirably, this person would come from the motorcycle industry already, or the automotive industry, where the necessary training can be given. Jeff Marshall Motorcycles is in a very buoyant, large rural sector. We service the farm and off road sector, and have a large road bike riding clientele as well.

Our service department is spacious, clean and tidy, warm with easy access. Our business is very much customer focused, so applicants need to be the same, be prepared to take responsibility, be honest, have strong self-belief, be physically fit and active, loyal, driven, have a sense of humour and be passionate about motorcycles.

We consider ourselves a pro-active business, and also in the community and motorcycle clubs.

Applicants: • Must have a high attention to detail, • Must be able to work as part of a team, and also be able to work unsupervised, • Must be willing to do on going product training, • Must have a clean drivers licence, • Should have a NZ residency or a valid NZ work Visa, • Remuneration is dependent on experience and skill.

Check out our business www.jeffmarshallsuzuki.co.nz

Please apply in writing with your CV to: Kari Graham Robertson Manufacturing Ltd PO Box 6 Hinds Or email manufacturing@robfarm.co.nz

You’ll need to have Trade Certificate or higher, have experience with factory maintenance and NZ electrical worker registration.

Knowledge of PLC’s and SCADA systems would be an advantage.

Experience in a food manufacturing facility would be desirable, but not essential.

If this position interests you, please forward your CV to Maintenance Manager, PO Box 244, Ashburton or email paul.meyer@ash.talleys.co.nz

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NZ’s leading renovation builders are growing and are in need of skilled construction staff to join our fantastic team.

Jeff. Marshall direct on UR Rachelcell - 027 431 1744 With: _______________________________ wk read - 03 308 2055 Proof by:_______________________________ Date:_______________________________ Smith & Sons Ashburton require trade qualified tes email - jeff@jeffmarshallsuzuki.co.nz and experienced staff in the following areas: • Construction Sales • Site supervision • Estimating • Project management We require reliable cleaners to service • Onsite construction

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In approving the sort• Irrigation cost experience (excl gst)and pump knowledge advertisement, it is client’s responsibility • A good eye for detail and accuracy $672.18 to check the accuracy of both the • Recognised $782.00success in sales advertisement, the media and the position nominated.

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Mid Canterbury Hockey Association is seeking applications for a Hockey Participation Officer to deliver our Regional Development Programme, including Small Sticks Hockey in schools and Fun Sticks Hockey in the Association.

The ability to interact and relate to children of all ages is essential. This position will be contracted for 10 hours per week averaged over the year, flexibility of hours is required.

For more information contact Joanne Wakelin, 027 431 3555 or email mchockey@hotmail.co.nz Please email applications, including a CV to the above address or post to: Mid Canterbury Hockey, P O Box 366, Ashburton 7740.

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$192.50 $233.86 $200.00 $139.13 A full time permanent position is being offered to assist in our small seed dressing plant at Lyndhurst, 10km from Methven and 27km from Ashburton.

Martin Seed Dressing

Experience is not essential as full training will be given to the successful applicant.

Operation of machinery and some heavy lifting is involved.

Please contact John Phone 302 1777 (wk), 027 388 6004 or 302 1839 (a/h)

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Gift & Homeware Sales Position We are seeking an energetic experienced sales person for our busy and successful Gift & Homeware Store in Ashburton. If you are passionate about customer service, presentation and have a proven sales ability, then you are the person we are looking for.

This fulltime role will support the manager and be responsible for providing exceptional customer service. You will be responsible for: • Store presentation through visual merchandising; • Inventory control; • Building customer relationships; • Supplier relationships.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven sales person to build a career in retail. Ideally you will have the following attributes: • Be a team player • Outstanding customer service and selling experience; • Desire for personal development and willingness to learn; • Intermediate computer skills; • Excellent communication skills.

ATS is a dynamic and innovative co-operative offering members the ability to purchase all farm inputs through our retail stores in Ashburton, Rakaia and Methven.

To join this friendly, enthusiastic and motivated team, please apply.

Email your application together with your CV to: hr.manager@ats.co.nz Applications close Thursday 19th December 2013.

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We are currently seeking an Arable Farm Worker for a client based 40kms from Ashburton and 2kms from the Rangitata River mouth. This position would be suitable for someone semiretired or wanting flexible part time hours.

You will be required to have: • Good machinery knowledge with modern gear • Some stock experience • Knowledge of irrigation (Rotorainer and Pivot) There is a modern home available for the right applicant also and a competitive hourly rate. If this sounds like you then please call Lisa today on 03 308 9675 or email your application to lisa@personnelplacements.co.nz

Part time 20 hours per week Presbyterian Support Ashburton has been providing counselling in Ashburton since 1991.

Due to a retirement we wish to appoint a Counsellor who has membership of NZAC or NZPB. We offer: • challenging and rewarding work • an attractive work environment • ongoing training and support • a place in a highly respected team A job description and application form are available by phoning Jackie Girvan on (03) 308 5868 or email jackieg@psusi.org.nz Applications close Friday, 10 January 2014 at 5pm and should be forwarded to: Jackie Girvan Regional Manager Presbyterian Support P O Box 581, Ashburton or e-mail to jackieg@psusi.org.nz

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Blake Watkin Happy 2nd Birthday for Sunday the 15th.

Lots of love Nana, Grandad, Aunty Nicola and cousin Ethan. xox Sarah Dickson Happy 12th Birthday Sarah have a splendid day. Love from Nana and Grandad.

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.

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Sunday Morning 10.30am Sunday Evening 7pm Wednesday night Bible Study, 15 Cross Street 7pm

Ashburton District Christmas Community Lunch 2013

We hope to see you this Sunday!

For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove 308 4695

The lunch is being held at the Sinclair Centre, at the rear of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Park Street, Ashburton at 12.30pm on Christmas Day and there is no charge. This lunch is for anyone who would like to share Christmas Day with others.

If you have any questions please phone Maureen at 308 1200 and leave a message.

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Jubilee Christian Fellowship

Speaker: Pastor Rob Davison It’s now! Now! Now! With items from the children Faith is now! from LIFE 2 da MAX, 206 Cameron Street Mini Musoc and the Baptist Early Learning Centre. Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511 Creche Available Special refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL WELCOME!

You are warmly invited to share this special time with us!

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Presbyterian Support is a leading South Island social service agency offering a wide range of services

We are currently seeking a Fitter turner /Welder for a successful Ashburton irrigation company who are renowned for building and servicing quality irrigation systems.

You will be required to have: • Experience in irrigation industry • Fitter turner/ Welding knowledge • The ability to read plans and drawings • Good execution skills Bulk Truck 5/12/13 10:39:53 AM This role is a full time role and is available for the right candidate to start straight away, you will be Drivers based in the workshop and it will be a hands on position. required If you are wanting an opportunity to become part • Class 4 or 5 licenses of a busy and growing work environment then this • Experience preferred could be the role you have been looking for.

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Do you need help with transport (please circle one): Yes / No Would you like to perform at item at lunch (please circle one): Yes / No Please return this form to The Trevor Wilson Centre, 215 Tancred St, Ashburton, to Community House, 155 Tancred St, Ashburton or PO Box 581, Ashburton 7740 by Monday, December 16, 2013 if possible.

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Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

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LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES • 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.

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Looking for any quantity and any quality, priced accordingly.

Also maize contracts available.

Phone Blake 0274 343 551

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Rural foster parents positively change lives - including their own Rural families in our community have a pretty good track record of growing young men into great adults.

– Christmas and New Year Collections

Who are these rural foster families?

It probably won’t surprise you that they are families just like yours and mine – but the one thing they all can do is give a young man a place in their home for anything from six months to a couple of years.

What do foster parents do?

In a nut-shell - Foster parents provide a safe, stable home for a young person.

It is also important to point out that our foster parents receive financial support as well as being supported by our social workers to set rules, have constancy and provide respectful care. Foster parents help young people to stay on track and learn important life skills to set them in good stead for their futures.

“Most of that boils down to doing things like teaching him all about farming, watching the rugby with him, (not just the Crusaders games) and helping him learn (and maybe put into practice) some of the things he needs to know about life before he sets off into adulthood.” Tom, rural foster parent What experience do you need to be a foster parent?

Firstly - there is no ‘certificate’ that says you would be a great foster parent. The most important thing you need is some life experience, a dose of resilience and a desire to make a positive life changing difference to a young person in need.

“I’d love to see more rural people get involved. It really does make such a difference for these kids. You see them with a sick puppy or an orphaned lamb and it makes all the difference in the world to them. They feel needed.” Polly, rural foster parent Why do foster parents foster?

“Don taught me how to do things around the farm and I loved feeling useful for about the first time in my life. And that gave me a bit of confidence, so with Susan’s help (she is my foster mum) it looks like I am leaving school with a qualification...now I know that I am worthwhile after all.” Michael rural foster child, North Canterbury How might you know if the time is right for you to become rural foster parents?

Well, before jumping in, there is a lot more that you need to know and talk through.

Good indicators that now might be the right time for you include, reading this entire advert and a few hours from now you find yourself still thinking about fostering.

So keep this ad somewhere safe and when you have a free moment call Sonja McCabe for a chat on 03 9564 432 or toll free on 0508 FAMILY (0508 326 459) or email Sonja.Mccabe018@cyf.govt.nz

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Resource Recovery Parks The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park will be closed on: • Wednesday 25 December 2013 • Thursday 26 December 2013 • Wednesday 1 January 2014 The Rakaia Resource Recovery Park will be closed on: • Wednesday 25 December 2013 • Wednesday 1 January 2014 The Methven Greenwaste and Inorganic Materials drop off facility will be closed on: • Wednesday 25 December 2013 • Wednesday 1 January 2014 Refuse and Recycling - Kerbside Collection If your collection day is a Wednesday or Thursday there will be some changes over the holiday period.

Collections normally scheduled for Wednesday 25 December and Wednesday 1 January will be collected on Tuesday 24 December and Tuesday 31 December respectively.

Collections normally scheduled for Thursday 26 December and Thursday 2 January will be collected on Friday 27 December and Friday 3 January respectively.

There are no changes to any other collections.

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

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GRAZING

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GRASS WANTED LUCERNE WANTED

Quigley Contracting is now buying standing grass and lucerne for silage.

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No paddocks too big or too small Top prices paid Bonuses available for high ME grass Deal with an established company

Call one of our salesmen for details: James 027 436 9989 Andrew 027 436 9307 Ricky 027 436 9317

For a beautiful tan with no hidden nasties.

Enquire at Health 2000 today!

Maize | Silage | Baleage | Hay | Grass | Straw

Ashburton Arcade 308-1815 www.health2000.co.nz

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Daily Events Saturday 9.00am - 12.00noon ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Weekly farm fresh produce, plants, coffee, food and more. North end of the West Street car park.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open today. New members always

Sunday 8.00am ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship. Methodist Church Lounge, Baring Square East.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service and Kids Christmas Pageant. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Monday

welcome. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Exhibition by local artists Judith Sommerville and Rebecca Hawkes. Main Street, Methven.

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome, 65 Oxford Street.

10.00am ASHBURTON M.S.A. QUOITS. all welcome to have a throw, Racecourse Road, M.S.A. Sports ground.

10.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather permitting. Lovett’s Road, off Maronan Road.

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Saturday’s in the West Street Car park.

Selling stars - $2 each. Proceeds will go to Palliative Care. Ashburton Arcade, Burnett Street through to Tancred Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATON MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

12.50pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet singles. The domain, Philip Street.

10.00am - 4pm ALTRUSA CHRISTMAS TREE OF REMEMBRANCE.

1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD SWIMMING POOL .

Outdoor swimming pool open. Tinwald

Exhibition by local artisits Judith Sommerville and Rebecca Hawkes, Main Street, Methven.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Holy Communion with Rev David Brown, cnr Havelock and Park Streets.

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping god and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

12.50pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome.

Racecourse Road.

Domain, Maronan Road.

1.30pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. 14km road race. Register from 1pm. Fords Road, near the sale yards.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf croquet doubles, change partners. The domain, Philip Street.

1.00pm - 4.00pm STAVELEY MUSEUM. Open in the Staveley Village.

1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD SWIMMING POOL. Outdoor pool open for swimming in the Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Holy Communion in the Sinclair Centre with Rev David Brown. Cnr Havelock & Park Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street.

10.00am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Christmas tournament. McKenzie trophy, subs due. Tinwald Golf Club, Frasers Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Seafield Road.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.00am - 4.00pm ALTRUSA CHRISTMAS TREE OF REMEMBRANCE. Selling stars - $2 each. Proceeds will go to Palliative Care. Ashburton Arcade, Burnett Street through to Tancred Street.

3.30pm - 7.00pm TINWALD SWIMMING POOL. Outdoor pool open in the Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre in the Parish Centre, Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

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GRAZING

ENTERTAINMENT

ENTERTAINMENT

Beckley Coachlines Programme

Rakaia Anglican Parish Childrens Christmas pantomime

Wanted • Weaner dairy heifer grazing • R2yr In-calf heifers • Herds Fr- Fx in breed

TRADES, SERVICES

4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar protective films, UV block, fade, heat and glare control, privacy and safety films for glass. FREE quotes - 20 years local service. Bill Breukelaar - phone 0800 368 468. www.tintawindow.co.nz

TRADES, SERVICES HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

SECURITY DOORS & FLYSCREENS. Call us today for a free measure and quote!

HomePlus Ashburton 03 308 2966.

ROOFING - for all your roofing requirements, new roofs, reroofing, commercial, insur- SPECIALISED ance claims, repairs. Li- SERVICES censed building practitioner, Wiki, Vision Roofing, phone NGAIO McKee, artist, recent works available, many others 027-476-0203. at special prices. Call in to SUN CONTROL WINDOW Eastside Gallery Ashford TINTING. Professional Village, 415 West St, window tinting of cars, homes Ashburton, 10am - 4pm daily. & offices. Quality films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, SITUATIONS WANTED safety & security. ACCOUNTS and office admin Phone Craig Rogers your work wanted, part time.

ONLY local applicator 307 Experienced and efficient.

6347 or 0800TINTER. Phone Karen 027 443 5722 Member of Master Tinters or 307 7125.

NZ.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Tinwald School

Christmas Cake 4637 Gill Ward

Tinwald School requires a

Having a Garage Sale?

Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

307 7900

Playhouse 3634 Maree Jarden

Reading Recovery Release Teacher for 2014 in a Year 2 class.

This is a .3 position plus CRT days.

Please email a brief CV and covering letter to: principal@tinwald. school.nz “

Turkey 4363 Donna McKay

Catholic Women’s League 1st prize 319 Hanham 2nd prize 505 J.Hanrahan

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

Searles Allenton Pharmacy, The Mall, Harrison Street, Ashburton will be open from 9.30am - 12 noon Saturday, from 10.30am 12 noon Sunday, and from 6pm - 7pm both evenings.

HELPLINE SERVICES ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.nz for more information.

25th February, CBS Arena, Chch

◊ Ellerslie Flower Show

Door sales only

26th February

For bookings phone

308 7646

HIRE

Musical Director Sylvia Watson

PLANTS, PRODUCE

MOTORING

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life NEW POTATOES, digging of your tyres with an daily. $2 kg. Christmas orders alignment from Neumanns taken. Bennett, 22 Melrose Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Road, phone 308 4015.

Street. Phone 308-6737.

LIVESTOCK, PETS POTATOES for sale. New BUYER of unwanted potatoes, 17 Pudding Hill animals. Cattle, bobby calves, Road. Phone 0274 596 094. horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 322 7626.

Southberry Open 7 days 9am - 6pm Freshly picked Raspberries Ranui Tayberry and P.Y.O. No Eftpos.

56 Tinwald/ Westerfield/ Mayfield Road.

Phone 03 308 1338.

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / contracting work, Call and see U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street.

Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 8061 A/h: 308 7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

FOR SALE

APPROX 10 metres of second-hand high grey carpet and underlay $100. Beta washing machine $50. Phone 021 255 3513.

CHRISTMAS trees to book or POINT of lay pullets. Ready cut down. Anthos Gardens, now. 20 weeks old. $19 each. 94 Thews Rd. Open 4-9pm weekdays, all day Saturday.

Phone 03 696 3848.

Closed Sundays 308 8386.

LET OR LEASE

OUTDOOR storage available, near Lake Hood, please phone 302 6113 or 021 328 760.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod 2010 HONDA CRF100, in cons, short walk to village. very good order. Phone 027 Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

459 6094.

MOTORCYCLES

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring GENERAL WARDS - (Medical and Surgical): 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

DAILY, 2pm - 4pm and 6pm - 7.30pm DUTY DOCTORS Children must be accompanied by an adult.

This service is for EMERGENCY MEDICAL CHALMERS WARD - (including Assessment, CARE ONLY. Please remember your Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN Community Services Card. Emergency VISITING. phone until 8am Tuesday - 0800 700 155.

MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

-Husbands and patient’s own children may Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

Street, will be the duty doctor for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. He will hold TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, surgery from 10am until 12 noon and from -unrestricted visiting.

6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES Surgery phone 308 3066.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA unrestricted visiting.

For weekend doctor and emergency details CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted please telephone the Methven Medical visiting.

Centre, ph 302 8105.

PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT visiting. provide an accident and emergency service.

EMERGENCY DENTIST Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their If you do not have or cannot contact your own or the duty general practitioner. Persons regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Hospital must have a general practitioners.

Sundays and Public Holidays.

PHARMACIES

◊ Daniel O’Donnell

12.15pm and 5.15pm

Weekend Services MEDICAL SERVICES

11th January 7.30pm

Friday 20th December St Andrews Church Ashburton

GRASS SEED STRAW wanted for the coming season.

Phone Jacob Holdaway 027 422 5464.

Ashburton Lions Playhouse Raffle

◊ “The Mikado” Court Theatre

5pm

RURAL TRADING POST

RAFFLES

Holiday Programme Limited enrolments available for December 2013 & January 2014.

5th Jan. Tickets $40

Sunday 15th December Geraldine Domain Pavilion

All welcome

UNTREATED SAWDUST. Summer special $10/m3 plus GST ex yard - Adams Sawmilling, Malcolm McDowell Rd, Ph 308-3595.

Open Mon-Fri 7am-5.30pm Sat morn 8am-12 noon.

OSCAR

◊ Christchurch Rebuild Bus Tour

10.30am Sunday, December 15

HAY-MEADOW, small bales suitable for horses. 40 bales, $5 per bale pick up. Phone Kathleen on 027 461 19029.

Ashburton Borough School

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

St Patricks Dorie

Phone Richard Andrews 027 536 8693 David Topham 027 435 2308 Scott Perkins 027 474 2077 www.livestockexchange.co.nz

EDUCATION

FIREWOOD - green old man pine - $130, green blue gum + macrocarpa - $150, green poplar - $90. All pr 3.6m3. Ph Shane James Firewood 03 303 7063.

FIREWOOD SPECIAL. Get ready for winter now! 3 cord (10.8m3) green slabwood $180. Also available offcuts $100/ cord (delivered in town) Adams Sawmilling, Malcolm McDowell Road. Opening hours Mon-Fri 7am-5.30pm Sat morn 8am-12noon. Ph 308-3595.

Please contact Janice McGregor

Janice.mcgregor@ashborough.school.nz

FOR SALE

FOR SALE - Shower dome, water skis, knee board, petrol tank for boat, fishing rods, squash bag, sports gear bag, garden shed 1500mm x 750mm.

All excellent condition. Phone 308 3155.

LARGE collection commercial envelopes. Huge variety of stamps and post marks.

Various other philatelic items and some stamps. Open to offers - ph John 027 929 8021.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CALL Zoe. Available everyday.

No texting.

Discretion assured. Ph 021 0233 9259.

NEW Asian, attractive, friendly, hot, sexy, big busty, very good massage, 021 022 36543, Gibza.

PHEBE. Busty, slim, back for one day only. Private house.

Don’t miss out. 9am till late.

SCOOTER’S - new and Ph 021 175 2760. secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and ACCOMMODATION, wheel chairs. Call Fred RENTAL Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today. LANDLORDS. Don’t leave Phone 308-3602 the management of your valuable asset in the hands of a company that’s primary SMITHFIELD Flowers. income is from selling Beautiful bouquets and properties.

Property other goodies for sale, management is our sole come and see us at 211 focus 24/7. Contact B&N Smithfield Road. Cash Properties Ltd now, 0800 111 Only Fantastic value.

252 www.bnproperties.co.nz Treat yourself or a loved one.

THREE bedroom townhouse, tandem garage. North end of TREADMILL: to remove town $340 per week. Phone clutter in garage. Very good 0274 985 047. condition. First offer over $150.00. Phone 308 2998.

TWO bedroom house to rent. Warm, with logburner, garage, and roomy fenced ADULT section. Pets okay. Allenton ENTERTAINMENT area. $250pw. Phone/text ANGEL - Tall busty, attractive 021 230 3274. lady for pleasure or fantasy in/out calls, private premises. WANTED, Town House or Granny Flat required for non Phone: 021 0299 7405. smoker, non drinker, BI COUPLE - Phebe and excellent references. Long Dean, for singles or couples. term preferred. Pease phone Great rates. One day only. Kathy 308 5868 (after 9am Don’t miss out. Private house. weekdays).

Phone 021 175 2760.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

MENTAL HEALTH

TINwALD POOL

SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road. Weekends 1pm – 7pm ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER

Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic 9am-12 noon. Weekend ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE emergencies: Large: Shannon ThomsonCall us free on (0800 787 797).

Laing, Small: Alex Avery.

Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 03 308 2321 LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 INFORMATION CENTRES 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm. clinic: 9am-12 noon. 24-hour weekend OMMUNITY ERVICES Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am emergencies: Large: Lorna Humm. Small: ART GALLERY until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

Juan Gray.

Phone 308 1133. Baring Square East, METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 027 683 8999, Ashburton. Sat & Sun: 10.00am - 4.00pm Holidays 10am until 3pm.

149 Cameron St, Ashburton: The duty vet for Closed Public Holidays.

Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org emergencies this weekend is: Lyn Holmes.

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY BUS DEPARTURES Full emergency service all weekend.

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven.

Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Saturday clinic: 9am-12 noon. Weekend ASHBURTON MUSEUM Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. emergencies: Steve Williams.

Baring Square East, Ashburton. Ph 308 3167 CARE VETS - Ph 03 308 2327, 246 Tancred NIMAL ERVICES Saturday-Sunday 1.00pm - 4.00pm Street. Saturday clinic: 10am - 2pm. Weekend Closed Statutory Holidays.

DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL emergencies: Refer Vet Ent. Group Bookings by arrangement Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service COMMUNITY POOL WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm.

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SKY SPORT 1

6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Christchurch – From The Streets 3 0 7:30 How The Other Half Lives PGR 3 0 8am Make The Politician Work 30 8:30 60 Minute Makeover 3 9:30 Come Dine With Me Omnibus PGR Noon There’s No Taste Like Home 12:55 Masterchef All Stars 3 0 2pm The Chase 3 0 3pm Recruits Paramedics PGR 3 0 3:30 Coastwatch 3 0 4pm River Monster With Jeremy Wade 0 5pm F New Zealand’s Got Talent 3 0 6pm One News 0

6am Tiki Tour 0 6:25 Wiki The Kiwi 0 6:30 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 6:55 Stitch! 3 0 7:15 Gravity Falls 3 0 7:45 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8:10 Transformers Prime Beasthunters 8:40 Adventure Time 3 0 9:05 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 9:10 Young Justice – Invasion PGR 0 9:35 Regular Show PGR 3 0 10am Totes Maori 10:30 Neighbours Omnibus 0 1pm H8R PGR 2pm Secret Life Of The American Teenager PGR 3pm Mobbed 3 0 4pm N Baby Daddy 0 4:30 Seriously Funny Kids3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 According To Jim 3 0 6pm The Amazing Race 0

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Outdoors With Geoff 3 7am Gone Fishin’ 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 Saving Gen-Y PGR 3 0 10am Extreme Makeover – Weight-Loss Edition 3 0 10:55 3rd Degree 3 11:55 Project Runway PGR 3 0 12:55 Gok’s Fashion Fix PGR 3 0 2pm The X Factor USA 3 4pm The X Factor USA 3 Following the live performances, the elimination will leave six acts remaining.

5pm Gone Fishin’ 5:30 Fishing Show 3 Matt finds himself being out on the water without his Stabi as he sets out on a fishing kayak for the first time.

6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 7am Rocko’s Modern Life 3 7:30 Invader Zim 3 8am All Grown Up 3 8:25 Scaredy Squirrel 3 8:50 BeyWheelz 3 9:15 Redakai 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Mr Young 3 5:30 The Suite Life On Deck 3 6pm Sabrina The Teenage Witch 30 6:30 M Dr Seuss’s The Cat In The Hat 3 2003 Family. Mike Myers, Alec Baldwin. 0

6am Home Shopping 11:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK 3 Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 Father Ted PGR 3 3pm Tom’s Kitchen 3 3:30 Telefrag 3 4pm Getaway 3 4:30 South American Journey With Jonathan Dimbleby PGR 3 Jonathan travels across Colombia and Venezuela, South America’s Caribbean giants.

5:30 Prime News 6pm River Cottage Gone Fishin’ Hoping to discover alternative and sustainable seafood fishmongers should be selling and people should be eating, Hugh’s fish quest begins in the Channel Islands.

8:30 Equestrian – Puhinui International (Highlights) Three Day Horse Trial.

10am L Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Four.

Coverage of the morning session from the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

12:35 Cricket – The Ashes (Highlights) Australia v England – Third Test, Day One. 1:05 L Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Four. Coverage of the afternoon session from the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

6pm The Cricket Show 6:30 Cricket – ICC Awards 2013 Coverage of the annual ICC Awards ceremony, recognising individual and team achievements in world cricket.

7pm NZ Story 0 7:30 Paul O’Grady – For the Love of Dogs 0 8pm Showtime PGR 0 8:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries AO 0 9:40 M The Last Samurai AO 2003 Drama. Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe. 0

7pm F Duck Dynasty PGR 0 7:30 Oh Sit! 0 8pm L Lotto This week’s Lotto draw.

8:05 Oh Sit! Continued. 0 8:30 M Bubble Boy AO 2001 Comedy. Swoosie Kurtz, Jake Gyllenhaal. 0 10:10 M Burlesque AO 2010 Musical. Cher, Christina Aguilera.

7pm Fusion Feasts 0 7:30 Survivor – Blood v Water 0 8:30 M Children of Men AO 3 2006 Drama. In a world in which people can no longer procreate, a former activist must protect the last remaining hope for a future generation. Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine. 0 10:45 Outrageous Fortune AO 3 0

8:15 South Park PGR 3 8:45 M Dead Silence AO 3 2007 Horror.

A grieving widower returns to his hometown and discovers his wife’s death may be linked to the ghost of a ventriloquist.

Donnie Wahlberg, Amber Valetta, Ryan Kwanten. 0 10:40 Excused AO 3

7pm Storage Wars The 100-vault auction continues, running into the night; Darrell Sheets takes charge without Brandon, winning a vault that furnishes his bank roll.

7:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 8pm Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course 8:35 Weekend Murders – Midsomer Murders PGR 3 10:35 True Blood AO 3

7:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats.

From Vector Arena, Auckland.

8pm Darts – World Championships (Replay) Coverage of day one from Alexandra Palace in London, England.

12:35 Neverland PGR 2011 (Miniseries) Keira Knightley, Charlotte Atkinson, Anna Friel. 0 3:50 Magic Beyond Words – The JK Rowling Story PGR 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

11:45 Underbelly – Razor AO 3 0 12:45 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:05 Poker After Dark PGR 3 The world’s best poker players gather in Las Vegas each week to play in an invitation-only event.

Midnight Infomercials

11:45 Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Four. From the Basin Reserve, Wellington.

12:15 Case Histories AO 3 1:20 Home Shopping

12:45 Louie Spence’s Showbusiness AO 3 1:40 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:35 Neighbourhood 3 0 4:05 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

CHOICE TV 6am Destination Flavour 6:30 Better Homes And Gardens 8am The Edible Garden Presenter Alys Fowler is transforming her small back garden to become selfsufficient in vegetables for a year.

8:30 Home By Novogratz 9am From Birmingham To Bombay 9:30 Destination Flavour 10am Fantasy Homes By The Sea 11am American Restoration 11:30 Bondi Vet Noon House Crashers 12:30 Kirstie’s Home Style 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm The Edible Garden 3:30 Guide To The Good Life 4pm My Dream Home 5pm No Kitchen Required 6pm Wild Thing I Love You 7pm Lonely Planet – Best In Asia An inspirational and interactive travel show which road-tests the best experiences in Asia nominated by travellers.

7:30 Natural World 8:30 M The Lodger AO 2009 Thriller. A couple rent out a room to a mysterious young man, who may or may not be guilty of a series of grisly neighborhood murders. Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Simon Baker.

10:30 Guide To The Good Life 11pm My Dream Home

SUNDAY

Midnight Wild Thing I Love You 1am Natural World 2am Lonely Planet – Best In Asia 2:30 Flatmates AO 3am M The Lodger AO 2009 Thriller. Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Simon Baker.

5am No Kitchen Required

MAORI TV 10am Toku Reo 3 2pm Tribe PGR 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield 3 Papakura Sea Eagles v Bay Roskill Vikings.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Tepu (Starting Today) 3 2 6:30 Whatukura Mareikura Makoha Gardiner, Tame Iti, Rhonda Tibble, Ngamaru Raerino, and host Hohepa Harawira give a male and female perspective on life’s challenges.

THE BOX 6am Mountain Men PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 The Unit MV 8:10 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

10:15 Raw MC 1:10 24 Marathon MVLS 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 Modern Family PGL 8pm Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Billy The Exterminator PGL 9pm Lizard Lick Towing MVL 9:30 Mountain Men PG 10:30 The Unit MV 11:30 Spartacus – Blood And Sand 18VLS

SUNDAY

12:30 24 Marathon MVLS 3:50 Spartacus – Blood And Sand 18VLS 4:45 Billy The Exterminator PGL 5:10 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 5:35 The Simpsons PG

1am Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Franklin Templeton Shootout – Round One. 1:30 Fight Night 3:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Four. 4am Cricket – The Ashes

SKY SPORT 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M Three Ninjas – High Noon At Mega Mountain PGR 3 1998 Family. Hulk Hogan, Loni Anderson.

9:15 M Utu AO 3 1984 Drama.

Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Tim Elliott.

11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

Dead Silence

8:45pm on FOUR

MOVIES PREMIERE

Storage Wars

7:00pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS

6:30 Mythbusters PG 7:30 Mythbusters PG 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Ragin’ Cajuns PG 10:30 Fighting Tuna PG 11:30 Off The Hook – Extreme Catches PG 12:30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 1:30 Mythbusters PG 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3pm Auction Hunters PG 3:30 Ben Earl – Trick Artist PG 4:30 The Unexplained Files PG 5:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 6:30 Yukon Men PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Bear Grylls – Escape From Hell PG 9:30 NFL – Touchdown Wembley PG 10:30 Amish Mafia PG 11:30 Secrets Of… PG

6:15 Biography – Jim Carrey PG Documentary. 7:05 The Sweeney 16VLS 2012 Action. Ray Winstone, Ben Drew. 8:55 Tell Tale 16VLS 2011 Thriller. Josh Lucas, Lena Headey.

10:25 Wanderlust 16LS 2012 Comedy. Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston.

12:05 The Sweeney 16VLS 2012 Action. Ray Winstone, Ben Drew.

1:55 Biography – Jim Carrey PG Documentary.

2:45 The Code MLVS 2009 Crime.

Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas.

4:30 The Mule 16VLS 2012 Thriller.

Sharon Stone, Billy Zane.

6:10 The Hunger Games MV 2012 Action.

8:30 Dark Shadows MVL 2012 Comedy.

10:25 The Expendables 2 16V 2012 Action.

6:55 The Making Of It’s Complicated M 7:10 Patriot Games PGV 1992 Action Thriller.

Harrison Ford, Anne Archer. 9:05 The Chronicles Of Riddick MV 2004 Action. Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Judi Dench.

11:05 Metro 16VL 1997 Action.

Eddie Murphy, Kim Miyori.

1pm Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle 16LS 2004 Comedy.

John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris.

2:30 The Ghost Writer MVL 2010 Thriller.

4:35 Two For The Money MLS 2005 Drama.

6:40 O Brother, Where Art Thou?

MV 2000 Comedy.

8:30 The Lord Of The Rings – The Two Towers MV 2002 Fantasy.

11:30 Sexy Beast 18VL 2000 Crime.

12:30 Ben Earl – Trick Artist PG 1:30 Man, Woman, Wild PG 2:30 Brew Masters PG 3:30 Brew Masters PG 4:30 Brew Masters PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG

12:05 The Hunger Games MV 2012 Action. 2:25 The Code MLVS 2009 Crime. 4:05 Dark Shadows MVL 2012 Comedy. 5:55 The Mule 16VLS 2012 Thriller.

1am The Ghost Writer MVL 2010 Thriller. 3:05 Sexy Beast 18VL 2000 Crime. 4:35 The Lord Of The Rings – The Two Towers MV 2002 Fantasy.

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SUNDAY

SUNDAY

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6am Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Three.

6:30 Cricket – The Ashes (Highlights) Australia v England – Third Test, Day One. 7am L Golf – US PGA Tour Franklin Templeton Shootout – Round One. From Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.

10am Hockey – Junior World Cup (Replay) Semi-final One, Australia v New Zealand.

11:30 Hockey – Junior World Cup (Replay) Semi-final Two, Germany v Netherlands.

1pm Equestrian – The Puhinui International (Highlights) 2:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Second Twenty20.

3pm L Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – Third Test, Day Two. Coverage of the morning session from Perth.

5:35 Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Franklin Templeton Shootout – Round One. 6:05 L Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – Third Test, Day Two. Coverage of the afternoon session from Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in Perth.

11pm Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Four. SUNDAY 1am The Cricket Show 1:30 Football – A-League (Replay) Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar. 3:30 Football – A-League (Replay) Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners. 5:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar.

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PRIME

SKY SPORT 1 6am Bowls – New Zealand Open (Highlights) Men’s Pairs.

7:30 Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Four. 9:30 The Cricket Show 10am L Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Five.

Coverage of the morning session from the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

12:35 Cricket – The Ashes (Highlights) Australia v England – Third Test, Day Two. 1:05 L Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Five. Coverage of the afternoon session from the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

6pm The Cricket Show 6:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Franklin Templeton Shootout – Round Two. 7pm L Football – A-League Sydney FC v Melbourne Heart.

From Allianz Stadium in Sydney.

9pm Football – Arsenal TV Manchester City v Arsenal.

6am Gardens Of The World 6:10 60 Minute Makeover 3 7am Sunday 3 0 7:25 Tagata Pasifika 3 7:50 Praise Be 8:20 Attitude 0 8:50 Lost In Libya 0 10am Marae Investigates Summer Series 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 3 0 11:30 NZ Stories 3 0 Noon Football – English Premier League 2pm F Help! My House Is Falling Down 3 0 3pm F Jennifer Saunders – Back In The Saddle 3 0 4pm F Radar’s Patch 3 0 4:30 SPCA Rescue 3 0 5pm Crocs Of Katuma 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Australia’s Got Talent 0 8:55 A Place to Call Home AO 0 9:55 Shirley AO Biopic of Britain’s first mixedrace singing star, Shirley Bassey, charting her early career from her humble roots to her rise to international stardom. 0

6am Tiki Tour 0 6:25 Fireman Sam 3 0 6:35 Jungle Junction 3 0 6:55 The Looney Tunes Show 3 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:48 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 7:50 Rated A For Awesome 3 0 8:10 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 8:35 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 9am SpongeBob SquarePants 30 9:25 Mad PGR 3 0 9:35 Prankstars 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 11:40 According To Jim 3 0 Noon M Gremlins PGR 3 1984 Fantasy. 0 2:10 F New Zealand’s Got Talent 0 3:10 Mad 3 0 3:20 M The Parent Trap PGR 1998 Family. 0 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 0 6:30 Missing Christmas 0 7pm M The Santa Clause 3 – The Escape Clause 2006 Comedy. Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Martin Short. 0 8:55 M What Women Want AO 2000 Romantic Comedy. After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt. 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 9am Hitched 3 0 9:25 Missing Pieces PGR 3 0 9:50 Open Door 3 10:15 Inside New Zealand – Is Your Cell Phone Killing You? 3 0 11am The Best Of Campbell Live 11:55 Dogs In The City 3 0 1pm King Of Dirt 3 2pm Motorsport – Targa Rotorua 2:30 Motorsport – Targa Rally 3pm Motorsport – New Zealand Jetsprint Championship 3:30 Motorsport – NZV8 Utes 4:30 Motorsport – US Formula Drift Championship 5pm Destroyed In Seconds 3 0 5:30 F World’s Deadliest Roads PGR 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Christmas in the Park 8:30 M The Holiday AO 3 2006 Romance. Two women, who live 10,000 kilometres apart, switch homes for the holidays in an effort to forget their man troubles. Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black. 0

11:25 Offspring AO 3 Nina faces Patrick’s last day at work; Cherie has a surprise for Darcy. 0 12:25 Family Feuds PGR 3 Alia meets a mother who uses physical violence to bully her adult kids.

1:15 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:25 Infomercials

11:30 M Carriers AO 2009 Thriller. Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Lou Taylor Pucci. 0 1:10 Vampire Diaries AO 3 0 2:55 Infomercials 3:25 Detroit 1-8-7 AO 3 4:10 It Is Written 3 4:40 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:40 Infomercials 11:20 7 Days AO 3 11:50 Jono And Ben At Ten AO 3 12:20 F The Slap AO 3 1:30 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV

11:15 PhoneShop AO The Phoneshop staff prepare for Super Sales Wednesday, otherwise known as a Family Fun Day. 11:45 Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Five.

12:15 Home Shopping

8pm Whare Taonga 3 8:30 Rhodes Actor Singer PGR 3 9:30 M Seven Years In Tibet PGR 1997 Drama. An Austrian mountain climber in Tibet forms an unexpected friendship with the young Dalai Lama. Based on the book by Heinrich Harrer. Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B D Wong, Mako.

11:45 Te Kaea 3 2 12:15 Closedown

6am Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, Day Four. 6:30 Cricket – The Ashes (Highlights) Australia v England – Third Test, Day Two. 7am L Golf – US PGA Tour Franklin Templeton Shootout – Round Two. From Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. 10am Sport 365 10:30 Rugby Sevens – Northern Qualifiers (Highlights) What Women Want Noon Golf – US PGA Tour 8:55pm on TV2 (Highlights) Franklin Templeton Shootout – Round Two. 12:30 Sport 365 MOVIES GREATS 1pm Football – A-League 7:30 Two For The Money MLS (Highlights) Wellington Phoenix v 2005 Drama. Al Pacino, Matthew Brisbane Roar.

McConaughey, Rene Russo. 9:30 O 1:30 Swimming – New Zealand Brother, Where Art Thou? MV 2000 Ocean Series (Highlights) Bay of Comedy. John Turturro, George Islands Classic.

Clooney.

2pm Sport 365 11:15 The Lord Of The Rings – 2:30 Cricket – The Ashes The Two Towers MV 2002 Fantasy. (Highlights) Australia v England – Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian Third Test, Day Two. McKellen.

3pm L Cricket – The Ashes 2:10 Moulin Rouge MLS 2001 Australia v England – Third Test, Musical. Nicole Kidman, Ewan Day Three. Coverage of the morning McGregor. session from Perth.

4:15 Michael Clayton MVL 2007 5:35 Cricket – International Crime Drama. George Clooney, Tom (Highlights) Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Wilkinson.

Second Twenty20.

6:15 Across The Universe MVLS 6:05 L Cricket – The Ashes 2007 Drama. Evan Rachel Wood, Australia v England – Third Test, Day Martin Luther, Dana Fuchs.

Three. Coverage of the afternoon 8:30 Semi-Pro MLS 2008 Comedy. session from Western Australia 10:05 Behind Enemy Lines MV Cricket Association Ground in Perth.

2001 Action.

11pm The Cricket Show 11:30 11:50 Monster 18VLS 2003 Crime.

UFC On Fox (Replay) Johnson v MONDAY Benavidez. MONDAY 1:40 Michael Clayton MVL 2007 1:30 Cricket – International New Crime Drama. 3:40 Semi-Pro MLS Zealand v West Indies – Second Test, 2008 Comedy. 5:10 Moulin Rouge Day Five. 3:30 The Cricket Show MLS 2001 Musical.

4am Cricket – The Ashes

CHOICE TV 6am Guide To The Good Life Ways to enjoy life and feel good.

6:30 Christ Embassy Religious Programming.

7am My Dream Home Helping couples find, buy, and transform extreme fixer-uppers into their ultimate dream home.

8am No Kitchen Required 9am Days Of Our Lives Omnibus PGR Noon Natural World 1pm Wild Thing I Love You 2pm Lonely Planet – Best In Asia 2:30 Early Edition 3:30 Bread 4:10 Food And Drink With Michael Roux jr.

4:50 Grand Tours Of Scotland 5:30 Holiday Home Sweet Home With Lisa Faulkner.

6:30 N2K PGR 7pm Gourmet Farmer 7:30 Operation Iceberg 8:30 Zen AO A police drama set against the decaying grandeur of Rome.

10:30 Bread 11pm Food And Drink With Michael Roux jr.

11:30 No Ordinary Party

MONDAY

Midnight Gourmet Farmer 12:30 N2K PGR 1am Operation Iceberg 2am Gourmet Farmer 2:30 Zen AO A police drama set against the decaying grandeur of Rome.

4:30 What’s Really In Our Food?

5am Food And Drink 5:30 Grand Tours Of Scotland

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 7am Rocko’s Modern Life 3 7:25 Invader Zim 3 7:50 All Grown Up 3 8:15 Scaredy Squirrel 3 8:40 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:50 Wonder Pets 3 9:15 Tickety Toc 3 9:25 Dora The Explorer 3 9:50 Moe 3 9:55 Bryan And Bobby 3 10:05 Humf 3 10:10 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion 3 10:25 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 10:35 Barney And Friends 3 11:05 Wonder Pets 3 11:35 Tree Fu Tom 3 Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm Sabrina The Teenage Witch 30 6:30 Everybody Hates Chris 3 7pm Rules of Engagement PGR 7:30 The Biggest Loser Australia PGR 9:20 WANNA-BEn AO 3 Ben speaks to Bret Michaels and Taboo from Black Eyed Peas to learn the secrets of being a rock star.

9:50 The Ricky Gervais Show AO 3 10:20 Excused AO 3 10:45 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box Noon Mayday 3 1pm Customs PGR 3 1:30 Bondi Rescue 3 2pm Getaway 3 2:30 Homes From Hell 3 3:25 Nigella Express 3 4pm The Good Cook 3 Food writer Simon Hopkinson shares his love for sour-dough bread and mussels.

4:30 Junior Masterchef Australia 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Millionaire – Hot Seat Hosted

by Eddie McGuire.

6:30 Nigella Bites Nigella creates a bit of kitsch in the kitchen with Elvis Presley’s fried peanut butter and banana sandwich, ham baked in cola, and chocolate lime cheesecake.

7pm Storage Wars In the high desert, the buyers open a trove of abandoned storage lockers; Darrell Sheets reveals a $150,000 find.

7:30 Antiques Roadshow 8:35 Masterchef Junior USA 9:35 The Millers PGR Nathan and Debbie trade parents when they each think the other sibling has it easier.

10:05 QI AO 10:40 Whites AO

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2pm AA Rau 3 2:30 Outback Café 3 3pm The Native Diet 3 3:30 Rugby – Fox Memorial Shield 3 Point Chevalier Pirates v Howick Hornets.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Waka Huia 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Whanau Factor 3 Louisa Tipene Opetaia and Angel Mosese v Natalia Kaihau and Steffi Smith.

THE BOX 6am 24 Marathon MVLS 9:30 The Unit MV 10:20 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

12:20 Modern Family PGL 12:50 Mountain Men PG 1:40 Pawn Stars PG 2:05 Billy The Exterminator PGL 2:30 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 2:55 Raw MC 5:45 WWE Main Event MC 6:45 SmackDown! MC 8:30 CSI MV 9:30 CSI MV 10:30 Numb3rs MV 11:30 WWE Main Event MC

MONDAY

12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 CSI MV 3am CSI MV 3:50 Danger Beach PG 4:20 Numb3rs MV 5:10 Modern Family PGL 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

Midnight Football – A-League (Replay) Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar.

2am Football – A-League (Replay) Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers. 4am Football – A-League (Replay) Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners.

SKY SPORT 2

DISCOVERY 6:30 Mythbusters PG 7:30 Mythbusters PG 8:30 Secrets Of… PG 9:30 You Have Been Warned PG Masters of the Universe.

10:30 Bear Grylls – Escape From Hell PG 11:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 12:30 Treehouse Masters PG 1:30 Jungle Gold PG 2:30 Jungle Gold PG 3:30 Jungle Gold PG 4:30 Jungle Gold PG Five episodes in a row.

5:30 Jungle Gold PG Run for the Border.

7:30 Ben Earl – Trick Artist PG 8:30 Secrets Of Secret Societies PG 9:30 World’s Biggest Ship PG 10:30 Treehouse Masters PG 11:30 Aeroplane Repo PG

MONDAY

12:30 Dirty Jobs Down Under PG 1:30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 2:30 Off The Hook – Extreme Catches PG 3:30 Dirty Jobs PG 4:30 Brew Masters PG 5:30 Time Warp PG

Shirley

9:55pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:30 The Hunger Games MV 2012 Action. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson. 9:50 The Expendables 2 16V 2012 Action.

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham.

11:30 Dark Shadows MVL 2012 Comedy. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer.

1:25 The Night Before The Night Before Christmas PG 2010 Family Fantasy. Jennifer Beals, Rick Roberts, RD Reid.

2:55 Act Of Valour 16VL 2012 Action. Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez.

4:45 The Darkest Hour MV 2011 Action. Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby.

6:15 The Bourne Legacy MV 2012 Action. Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz.

8:30 This Is 40 16LS 2012 Comedy.

10:45 The Cabin In The Woods 16VL 2011 Horror.

MONDAY

12:20 Act Of Valour 16VL 2012 Action. 2:10 The Bourne Legacy MV 2012 Action. 4:25 This Is 40 16LS 2012 Comedy.

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CRYPTIC Across 1. Booze 4. Striped 8. Fetch and carry 10. Chain 11. Tuts 12. Mien 16.

Chose 17. International 19. Decoded 20.

Robes Down 1. Before the wind 2. Out 3. Ethics 4. Sunday 5. Racing 6. Partition 7. Dry-stone walls 9. Automatic 13.

Scared 14. Coward 15. Senior 18. Nab QUICK 7. Well thought of 8. Diagonal 9. Name 10. Tattoo 12. Errors 14. Bay 15. Stumps 17. Embody 19. Ebbs 21. Autocrat 23.

Disillusioned Down 1. Hesitant 2. Slight 3. Shin 4.

Bullseye 5. Shiner 6. Boom 11. Obstacle 13. Radiated 16. Misfit 18. Beckon 20.

Bait 22. Tusk

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scales and will perhaps stand on (4-7) DOWN 1. Opposition of the Engineers is seen in the position taken (10) 2. Obstacles taking fall with pulley in craft (9-6) 3. Isn’t, indeed, to be signified (7) 4. Chaplin character gave up painting to politician (5) 5. Did this lady start as a Girl Guide? (7) 6. Reducing bitterness of action in legal rights up for change (8,3,4) 7. Player generally turns up holding white horse (4)

9. The bounder has no end of space (3) 13. Come to the top of the tumbling foam with one (7) 14. Flies by way of following a set-up (7) 15. They treat part, he sits around (10) 19. Work after tin star (7) 20. Betakes oneself to places for the holidays (7) 22. Brought to pitch form of duet with name in the middle (5) 24. Part of golf club head, opposite to head? (3) 25. State, in short, the aggregate (4)

QUICK ACROSS

1. Mazes (10) 7. Egg-shaped (5) 8. Leave suddenly (colloq) (7) 10. Enthusiasm (8) 11. Greenstone club (4) 13. Fugitive (6) 15. Counterbalance (6) 17. Level (4) 18. Badge (8) 21. Dispense (4,3) 22. Distribute (5) 23. Moved to a new position (10)

DOWN 1. Hire (5) 2. Every other year (8) 3. Amend (6) 4. Unfeeling (4) 5. Prostitutes (colloq) (7) 6. The lowest point (4,6) 9. Took place (10) 12. Compatibility (8) 14. Playhouse (7) 16. Implant (6) 19. Pried (5) 20. Manage (4)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Now that you have a level playing field to work with, there is a new sense of confidence on the income and financial fronts that needs to be nurtured.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) As the Moon makes his last visit to your sign for the year, there’s a need to pay attention to what your emotional and intuitive responses are telling you.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) The most productive thing you can do this weekend is get lost in day dreams, taking time out to hear yourself think and let your thoughts wander.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) This is a weekend for get togethers or catching up with friends, but it needs to happen organically, with some serendipitous forces in play.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) This is a chance to regroup as you bring your professional year home and start lining up for your 2014 professional year.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) This is a weekend for making home and family matters a priority, aware that you don’t get a second chance to seize a spontaneous moment.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Put all aspects of your money game on the table and with your financial instincts sharp, get a better sense of how, if any steps you need to make.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) This is a chance to get everything out in the open, aware of what you want from your relationships and what they need from you.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) While the main push to bring your professional year home is behind you, there are still some loose ends to be tied up, in your own way and time.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) As the Moon makes his last visit to a fun, playful and romantically charged part of your chart there’s a reminder that life can’t be all work and no play.

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PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) You’ve reached a point in the year where you should know what you need from your relationships and what they need from you, with no more excuses.

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