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DEATHS

CLELAND, Edwin Robert (Eddie) – “Special Uncle” of Lori, Robert, Kursty and Lindsay, Scott and Belinda. Your of wisdom, words encouragement and sense of humour will always be treasured.

Thanks “Mr Cool”.

CLELAND, Edwin Robert (Eddie) – All present and past scouting personnel are invited to attend the funeral service for Scouter Cleland (Eddie), at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Park Street, on MONDAY, December 17 at 1.30pm.

Present leaders and scouts please wear uniform, past leaders and scouts please wear a scarf.

LOWE, Jacob Hamish – Passed away peacefully at Timaru Hospital on 12.12.2012, aged 14 years.

Much loved son of Kathryn.

Brother of James and Braydon. Grandson of Ruth Tate. Nephew of Allister and Mellanie, David and Lauren.

Special cousin of Emillea, Nelly, Hazelle, Korall and Jack and Lucy.

We will miss you and your beautiful smile.

Our precious boy.

All messages to 10 Allandale Road, Fairlie. A private funeral was held at Coniston Chapel in Ashburton on Friday, December 14.

RUTHERFURD, Lynsey Elizabeth (Lyn) – On December 11, 2012 at Christchurch hospital, after a very short illness, surrounded by her devoted and loving family. Dearly loved wife and soul mate of Delma. Much loved mum, mother in law and nana of Michelle and Dave; Kim and Lindsay, Harrison, and Charlotte; Cindy; Dean and Deb and Gus, and Ila. Messages to 159 Middle Road, Ashburton. A special thank you to staff of Oncology, Ward 27, Christchurch Hospital. In lieu of flowers, donations to Ward 27, Christchurch Public Hospital would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Lyn’s life will be held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Wills Street, Ashburton on MONDAY, December 17, commencing at 2.00pm.

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WARD, Carolyn Lois (Carrie) – On December 14, 2012, peacefully at home, aged 43 years. Loved daughter of George and the late Lois.

Loved sister and sister-inlaw of Mike and Sylvia, Richard, Jeff and Sandra, Bruce and Michelle, Mark, Graeme (all of Australia), Russell and Bernadette, Leanne and Peter Heney, and Lisa and Richard (all of Ashburton). A loved aunty and great aunty of all her nieces and nephews, and loved by her NZ Care family and friends. A celebration of Carolyn’s life will be held at her home, 69 Anglesea Ave, Parklands, Christchurch on WEDNESDAY, December 19, at 11.00am, thereafter private cremation.

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DEATHS STONE, Ryan Geoffrey – On December 14, 2012 after a courageous battle, aged 38 years. Dearly loved and cherished husband of Judith.

Devoted Dad to Regan, and Leon. Much loved son of Geoff and Carol. Dearly loved brother and brother in law of Nichola and Rhys Hamburger. Loved son in law of Frank and Brenda Webber. Loved brother in law of Keri and Juliet, and Jared and Angela. And loved uncle of his many nieces and nephews.

Forever young, forever in our hearts Messages to 7 Grace Way Rolleston 7614. In lieu of flowers, donations to Nurse Maude Hospice would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service of remembrance and farewell will be held in the St Christopher's Anglican Church, Avonhead Road on THURSDAY, December 20, 2012 at 1.30pm there after private cremation.

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HULL, Ron – Jill, Sandra, David, Diane, John, Martin, Christine and families wish to sincerely thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy, flowers, baking and cards, following the sad loss of our loved husband, father, father-in-law and granddad.

Special thanks to Dr J Fanning, St John Ambulance and the Palliative Care Team, to Aoraki Funeral Home and Kath Wills for the care and support they gave to Ron. Thank you also to everyone who attended the service and especially the Masonic Lodges. For those we have not thanked personally, please accept this acknowledgement as a personal thank you.

MacCOLL, Ian Alastair – Barbara and Jim, Margaret and Darcy and their families would like to thank everyone who offered their support, kindness and sympathy following the loss of our loved father, grandfather and great grand poppy. We sincerely appreciated the meals, baking, flowers, many cards, visits, letters and phone calls. To the staff at Ashburton Hospital, Ward One, thank you so much for your love and care of Dad for the five days he was there.

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Tornado in Cromwell

By Sarah Marquet Around 3pm yesterday, Cromwell man Jay Munro heard what he thought sounded like a tidal wave.

When he went outside he was confronted with a “big tornado-like thing” enveloping the house across the street and making its way towards his Horace St house.

“It was basically the size of the whole section. I thought it was coming towards us ... it was quite scary.”

Meanwhile, house occupant Belinda Thomlinson was sheltering her two daughters, Bella (5) and Mischa (2) in their bathroom.

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A tree had been ripped from the ground, the vegetable garden was destroyed, the clothesline was broken and half her laundry had been claimed by the wind.

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An Ortive Street house, directly behind the Thomlinson’s house lost part of its tiled roof.

Cromwell police officers and volunteer fire brigade members assisted residents with the clean up and weather proof the damaged properties.

Sergeant Simon Paget said what witnesses had called a twister had formed in the vicinity of the Cromwell Golf Course. It moved across Neplusultra Street, through a reserve and across a couple of Horace and Ortive Street houses before dissipating.

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A popular pregnancy prevention method could soon become an accepted option for girls as young as 12 seeking immediate help.

In Taranaki, pharmacies are being targeted to supply the emergency contraceptive pill to the community’s youth, as part of a wider health strategy.

But some critics are arguing the pill, which is usually taken the following day to prevent pregnancy, will encourage youth to have sex underage, with little consequence.

Family Planning NZ chief executive Jackie Edmonds said the association would always support increased access to sexual health services.

However, she pointed out the ECP and other contraceptives were already made available for youth as young as 12, without parental permission – insisting the idea was nothing new.

“The reality is most young people aren’t having sex until 16 or 17, even 18 and 19 – so it is very rare and unusual for a 12 year old to be having sex,” Ms Edmonds said.

“Nationwide, we have very small numbers that access our services and even with the emergency contraceptive pill being offered in pharmacies, we don’t believe there will be much of an uptake for it.

“That said if a 12-year-old needs to access the service, then we would absolutely support increased access through this initiative,” she said.

Taranaki District Health Board portfolio manager believes the initiative will reduce abortion rates, result in a lower teen pregnancy rate and fewer cases of sexually transmitted diseases.

Ms James said the results would speak for themselves, if the proposal went through in February.

Although Ms Edmonds was in support of the idea, she didn’t believe there was a demand for the option.

“We all agree it’s too young and none of us feel comfortable about a 12-year-old having sex, but on a rare instance it does happen and we need to be there to help, if they need us.

“There is no research to suggest increased access increases the rate of underage sex, so we have no reason to believe that at all,” she said.

Ms Edmonds said sex education classes needed to be streamlined in all high schools throughout the country.

Currently, there was a noticeable lack of education, she said.

“It’s a bit hit and miss isn’t it – to have an established sex education class would be a great start.”

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The blue shaded area defines the strip of land for which the Ashburton District Council will seek designation to protect the route of a second bridge across the Ashburton River.

While the road will require 30 metres of land, the area sought for designation is wider and some fine tuning is yet required. It runs through at least eight privately owned properties, two of which will be significantly affected.

Council firms up bridge route

By Sue Newman The words a handful of Tinwald property owners had hoped never to hear were delivered in a simple envelope yesterday afternoon.

Those words told them that their homes, for many representing a life-time’s investment, would become part of the route for a second bridge across the Ashburton River.

For about seven of those people the impact of the new road will be significant, for a handful of others it will be a nuisance.

For one couple it will mean the loss of their home.

For Eric Johnston and his wife Robin it means the end of a dream. The new road will run through the middle of their house.

Their home and their land will become part of the Ashburton District Council’s land acquisition programme.

Within 10 years they’ll be looking for a new home.

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The people I feel sorry for are the neighbours, the ones who will have the road right outside their front door.

They’ll be worse off. We’ll get paid out, others will get nothing

Johnston said in some ways he’s counting himself lucky.

“The people I feel sorry for are the neighbours, the ones who will have the road right outside their front door. They’ll be worse off. We’ll get paid out, others will get nothing.”

That doesn’t mean he’s happy.

Fifteen years ago he moved to his five acre block and it’s his small slice of paradise. He’s too old to start over on another block of land, but doesn’t relish the idea of moving into town either.

“They’ve decided its going through the middle of the house.

We’re the only house it’s taking out and it would be hard to stop this now. It doesn’t concern a hell of a lot of Ashburton people

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so you wouldn’t get a lot of people backing you,” Mr Johnston said.

In some ways, the council’s decision brings to an end months of uncertainty because it had been clear for a long time that his house was likely to be affected.

“At least we know now and we know we have a guaranteed buyer, but it’s still a big knock to us After a closed doors meeting yesterday, the council approved moving the second urban bridge project to the land designation stage.

It has narrowed that route down to a slim band that runs from the Ashburton River to

Mayor Angus McKay - “we have to make decisions for the greater good” Grahams Road in the south and down Chalmers Avenue in the north. The road will involve a 30 metre corridor but the area of land indicated for designation is wider to allow minor route adjustments as plans firm up said council operations manager Rob Rouse.

Letters were hand delivered to the mail boxes of property owners directly affected yesterday afternoon and in the new year

the council will work closely with directly affected landowners and neighbouring landowners looking in more detail at alignments and possible impacts, he said.

The land designation phase of the project is intended to ensure the land required for the second bridge and associated roading will be available when the bridge is designed and constructed.

At this stage construction is not programmed to commence for at least 10 years.

Mayor Angus McKay said he accepted that not every resident would agree with the council’s second bridge strategy.

“But we have to make decisions for the greater good. The decision now provides the community and land owners with certainty.

“Securing a location for a second bridge is a vital step in ensuring that Ashburton can continue to flourish and grow.

“It is the council’s responsibility to plan for the future and it has been clear for some time that another bridge will be required”, he said.

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School’s over - for some

By Myles Hume While children walk out the front gate with six weeks of sun, holidays and laughter ahead of them, it is almost business as usual for school staff.

A quick holiday here and there, and it is back to the grindstone for teachers and principals who have to hit the ground running when they open the school gates in early February.

While children wallow in the freedom, classroom maintenance, strategic planning and preparing new

teachers is the reality for principals as the summer holiday pushes on.

“I’m heading to Oamaru with my family for Christmas and I’ll be taking my helmet because there’s a go-kart that we might go on,” said Ashburton Borough pupil Xavier Dalton, 8, excited for the summer ahead.

On the other side of the ledger, school principals are looking at a brief break and then it’s back to work.

“Firstly I’ll be looking to recharge the batteries and after that it’s all about organisation for the New Year around enrolments, potential staff-

ing, meetings and I’m sure Novopay will take up a bit of time,” his principal Sam Winterbourne said.

It is regarded as one of the most crucial times for principals as they head back to the confines of their office in early January to sort through mountains of paperwork to carry through the momentum next year.

Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose said his school would be undergoing a raft of maintenance; reroofing, new carpets and cleaning is all part of getting the school ship-shape for 2013.

“I don’t have to do the mainte-

nance, thank God. But what it does mean is that I have got to be on hand to answer questions, make sure the buildings are open and if anything goes wrong they have to have someone to refer to,” Mr Melrose said.

With a school roll of about 1200 and town’s top education business to run, Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said he would be online, fixing Novopay botch-ups and organising 2013 over breakfast during his Auckland holiday.

“It’s like any business, there’s always stuff that needs to be done,” Mr McMillan said.

Carols fill church

By Gabrielle Stuart More than 200 people sat silently listening to harmonies fill St Andrew’s Church from the Mid Canterbury Choir at their Christmas Concerts.

The church was lit by stained glass and twinkling Christmas lights at the two concerts on Friday with more than 30 choir members assembled to sing.

They performed arrangements in four-part harmony of a variety of classic and modern Christmas songs, mixing carols like Joy to the World with modern Christmas songs like

Rapping Paper.

Joined with the choir was the voice of guest soloist Annaliese Nelson, a talented high school student from Geraldine. The Canterbury student has been involved in performing arts since she was five years old as a member of drama clubs, choirs and orchestras, and sung at the opening of the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin last year.

Choir manager Carol Gunn said the concerts were a success.

“It went well. We were particularly thrilled to have two of our own soloists sing. Annaliese too Photo Tetsuro Mitomo 141212-TM-01 was outstandingly wonderful, Members of the Mid Canterbury Choir perform during a Christmas conshe has such a beautiful voice.” cert in St Andrew’s Church.

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Kids these school holidays will finally get an answer to the age-old question in the Court Theatre’s new show.

Writer and director Dan Bain, has filled his latest show with mime and physical comedy in a play that unfolds in the style of a silent movie.

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November was a good, if not spectacular trading month for the Ashburton Trust.

Total sales were up 1 per cent on last year at $1.45 million led by on-premise sales, offpremise sales were on a par with the previous year while functions were slightly down.

For the first eight months of the trading year, total sales hit $11.29 million, up $278,000 on last year. Again on-premises sales led that growth.

Overall the trust’s trading results for the year were pleasing, chief executive Giles Beal said, particularly in what was proving nationally to be a challenging tourism environment.

December last year was a record sales month for the trust and there were early indications that this December would be equally as strong, he said.

While the trust continued to grow its turnover, its fixed costs, particularly insurance and power, continued to rise, Mr Beal said.

“They’ve been subject to significant increases but the impact on the business has been largely offset by improved efficiencies delivering cost savings and margin improvements in other areas. We expect these to be on-going.”

• Speed limits Speed limit changes on Ashburton District roads were signed off by the Ashburton District Council.

Changes have been publicly notified, feedback received and the new speed limits are to come into effect soon. In addition to the 16 changes the council proposed, public feedback has seen three roads have their speed limits altered – Barkers Road in Methven will have a new strip of 50 km/h roadway, and two roads in Mt Somers, Pattons and Hoods will see similar reductions from 70km/h to 50km/h. In Ashburton the most significant changes will be the extension of the 70 km/h zone out to 40 metres west of Farm Road and the change on Farm Road, where the 70km/h limit will apply from Racecourse Road.

• Mayfield plan Council this week adopted the Mayfield Community Strategic plan that sets out future developments in that community.Two workshops have been held with the Mayfield community and a feedback period will run from December 16 – February 1. A summary of the strategy will be sent to Mayfield letterboxes in early January. Feedback will be considered by the Mayfield Citizens Association and western ward councillors, the final plan will go to council on February 28.

• Seeking Santa The lights will all be out on Wednesday night at the Ashburton Museum where Santa is hiding out in preparation for the Great Santa Hunt. The museum will be open late on Wednesday for the hunt, but the Santas will stay hidden in the displays throughout the school holidays for children who can’t find all the Santas or who miss the night. Staff member Kathleen Stringer said this will be the third year they have run the hunt, and previous years have been very successful. The night is run by the museum and is free and open to all ages.

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‘Don’t compare Cadets cap off busy year national standards’

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By Myles Hume Mid Canterbury principals are warning parents not to compare national standards printed in school reports with other schools.

Schools sent out their end-ofyear reports this week to Mid Canterbury families, with some featuring how individual children went up against national standards.

While schools welcomed the transparent system, principals are telling parents that the standards should not be put alongside other schools’ final reports.

As pointed out when national standards riled up schools earlier this year, Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone said national standards were only relevant within the pupils own school gates, as there was no collaboration between schools to have a set level.

“There is no standardised material for gathering information ... when parents receive a Tinwald School report that’s different to other schools,” Mr

Livingstone said.

“Teachers have to make a judgment call and that can be different throughout other schools.”

He said it was common for parents to show friends and family school reports, which could lead to comparisons.

“I know of families where we have one child at one school and one at another. We want to urge parents to talk about their individual’s report with the school and class teacher.”

Schools that had put national standards on their reports had reported it in their own way, some using continuum graphs or alternative words to the well below, below, at, and above system used in the publication of national standards.

Netherby School principal Andrew Leverton said his school did not use “well below” in its reports because that terminology can be a “bit of a kick” to families with youngsters at the school.

He felt it was vital schools had the standards on their own reports so they could gain a clear indication as to how their child measured up in their school.

Ashburton cadets had a visit from top brass at their final parade for the year.

Deputy director of the reserve forces Colonel Chris Faulls travelled from Wellington to inspect the troops and present their awards at the parade, assisted by unit commander Captain Andrew Kenny who led the cadets in their drill.

Unit training officer Major Cezarne Rodgers said the parade went without a hitch.

“It went really well. We had less practice for the drill than we’ve had in previous years, but the cadets did very well.”

She said the cadets have been very successful, placing in several national competitions over the year.

“We’ve had a very busy year. We have incorporated NZQA unit standards this year for the first time, and the cadets have done very well in competitions as well.”

The unit came second in the RNZRSA community services competition, and was presented a cheque on the night by The President of Canterbury RNZRSA. Trophies for the year were also presented at the parade.

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Cadet Angelo Hendricks received an award for most improved cadet at the last parade this year, presented to him by Captain Andrew Kenny and Colonel Chris Faulls. ent excellence. Top Platoon Trophy went to Oscar platoon, and Drill Trophy was awarded to Sgt Thomas Ottley.

Best All-Round NCO went to Sgt Thomas Ottley, with Most Improved NCO going to CPL Claudia Kinvig.

Best All-Round Cadet went to Cdt Hayden Adams, and Cdt Angelo Hendricks was awarded Most Improved Cadet.

Top Shot was a tie between UO Hayden McGeady and LCPL Shannon Thomas.

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By Edward Gay Four young children subjected to repeated violence and neglect over nine years were left with their parents despite repeated referrals to Child Youth and Family.

The case has alarmed Family Court Judge Dale Clarkson so much that she has referred it to the Children’s Commissioner.

Her finding, released yesterday, was made after the mother and father both applied for custody of their four children aged 13, nine, eight, and three years.

Judge Clarkson determined that neither parent was able to care for their children, and removed the children from the home.

But the judge’s more severe comments were reserved for Child Youth and Family (CYFs).

“Quite apart from the disappointing lack of protection of these four children, I am left wondering if this is indicative of CYFs practice.”

She said despite police, family members and teachers repeatedly bringing the case to the attention of the government agency, the children were left with their parents.

“Because I consider that the deficiencies in CYFs’ performance in this case have been so serious, I propose to refer this decision to the Commissioner for Children for further investigation.”

The head of New Zealand’s largest anti-domestic violence agency described the case as a “systems failure” and said she had never seen anything like it in her 15 years experience in the sector.

At times the children were left in the care of their father who had a conviction for repeatedly raping his 14-year-old niece.

They were also left in the care of their mother, who on one occasion left two of the children in a carpark in south Auckland. Police responded two hours after a member of the public complained and found the children with chicken, bread and juice.

“On returning to her car she apparently showed little concern,” Judge Clarkson said.

The mother told police she had been at Manukau District Court to see her husband’s court case. At the time he had active charges of rape, threatening to kill and assault.

Judge Clarkson said there were 20 notifications to CYFs over nine years.

In October 2004, a family member made an anonymous complaint after one of the children - then aged five years - was found with a cut to her head.

CYFs found that the mother had abused the child but because the child was still in the care of the mother “she was unable to be interviewed”.

Judge Clarkson said a “whanau agreement” was entered into but there are no records.

“This response by the Ministry to what they recognised as established physical abuse on this child can only be described as reckless.”

On one occasion three of the children were inside their father’s car when the mother took a steel pipe to it, smashing the windscreen and passenger window. CYFs referred the matter to a community-based programme before closing the case.

On another occasion, the father became so angry he smashed windows and punched five separate holes in the wall.

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By Myles Hume An elderly Geraldine man who swerved off the road and smashed into a power pole was rushed to Ashburton Hospital yesterday.

The man, who complained of a medical problem to St John Ambulance staff when he was freed from the vehicle, collided with a power pole, south of Chertsey about 9am.

Yesterday afternoon, a St John spokesperson said the man was “fine” and likely to be discharged from hospital later in the day.

Senior Constable Mike Seque, of Methven, said the man was the sole occupant of the V8 Holden and no other vehicles were involved.

“He has been driving north in

the passing lane and has just run off the road,” Snr Const Seque said.

“There’s no sign of braking and skid marks, he has quite simply just run off the road.”

Senior Sergeant Grant Russell, of Ashburton, said the cause was unknown, but the medical complaint could have been a contributing factor.

Two fire appliances from the Rakaia Fire Brigade, an ambulance from Ashburton and police from Methven and Rakaia attended the incident.

The man was taken to hospital about 15 minutes after the crash.

Traffic was slowed and diverted into the right-hand passing lane by the Rakaia Fire Brigade before the car was towed away.

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Fun day on the lake for Longbeach With jetboats, canoes, water fights and a water slide at Longbeach School’s end-of-year visit to Lake Hood, few teachers or children left the lake dry.

Teacher Becky Falloon organised the day and said she enjoyed it, despite being soaked several times.

“It went really well. The weather packed in a bit but the kids had loads of fun.”

Families loaned jetboats, biscuits and canoes to the school for the day, and many of them took the day off work to give the children rides. Dads, Shannon Watson and Stephen Bishop, who both took their boats out on the lake, described the day as one of the highlights of the year.

The adults enjoyed being out on the lake as much as the children, said parent Marcia Watson.

“They’re like big kids. It’s a very fun day, they absolutely love it.”

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BOTTOM: Longbeach School students (from left) Isaac Huddleston, 12, Troy Drummond, 13, and Dylan Talbot, 12, hitting the water on Lake Hood.

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Evan may Rata flowering a big surprise turn into a monster

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By Matthew Theunissen The category three tropical cyclone currently lashing Samoa could develop into a category five monster by the time it reaches Fiji.

At least three people, two of them reportedly children, have already been killed by tropical cyclone Evan, which has brought widespread flooding, blocked roads, destroyed buildings and forced evacuations across Samoa.

Fiji Meteorological Service director Alipate Waqaicelua said the cyclone was still hovering over Samoa, with sustained winds of up to 170km/h and momentary gusts of almost double that.

He said it was currently a category three cyclone and would likely increase to category four overnight.

“It is expected to reach Fiji by Sunday afternoon as a category four and possibly a category five. At this stage there is nothing in its way to destroy its structure so it’s got everything favourable for it to develop further.”

Category five is reserved for the most severe tropical cyclones.

Mr Waqaicelua said Tonga and the French territory of Wallis and Futuna would likely be hit with gale-force winds but would probably be spared the full force of the cyclone.

He said Fijians needed to take all precautions.

“It’s our hope that no-one gets killed but the unfortunate can always happen in such disasters,” Mr Waqaicelua said.

Fiji’s self appointed prime minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama issued a statement urging every Fijian citizen to take the “impending disaster” seriously.

“I call on you to secure your homes, your businesses and your properties. I also urge you to now stock up on emergency and essential items. Every Fijian must be prepared and not be complacent.”

People should restrict their movements and refrain from unnecessary travel.

“Because this is the festive season I ask you to consider cancelling social events and to act responsibly, all of us need a clear mind for what is bearing down on us. Alcohol and yaqona (kava) drinking will not help the situation,” he said.

“Fellow Fijians, I cannot stress enough how serious this is.”

In Samoa, the country’s Red Cross secretary general Tala Mauala said makeshift emergency centres had been set up in churches, schools, sports clubs and government buildings to accommodate about 3000 refugees who had been forced to flee their homes.

People kept arriving at the centres, particularly from low-lying areas and communities near overflowing rivers.

“It’s raining and getting cold, especially for the elderly and children. A lot of them said that all their stuff was taken by the floods, so they came up with what they were wearing at the time.”

The Red Cross was giving out emergency supplies, harvesting rainwater, repairing sanitation and distributing lanterns to people who remained without power.

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully said authorities in Samoa were coping “extremely well” with the situation and had not called on New Zealand for assistance, but help would be available at short notice if required.

None of the three dead were thought to be New Zealanders.

“The immediate issue is to ensure that we don’t have a return of the cyclone and the picture at the moment is optimistic, though looking further out it’s Tonga and Fiji that will be next in the firing line so we just have to ... keep our eyes on that potential.”

Journalist Jonah Tui Le Tufuga told Radio New Zealand the damage in and around Apia was the worse than both cyclone Ofa in 1990, which killed seven people, and cyclone Val in 1991, which killed 16.

“It is phenomenal. I have experienced both Ofa and Val and I believe they have nothing compared to what Evan has done within 24 hours,” he said.

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Bev and Keith Sheard with the Christmas surprise, a rata tree covered in flowers.

Christmas has brought some unexpected bloom to Keith and Bev Sheard, who found their rata tree covered in flowers this week.

Rata will very rarely grow in Ashburton, with the last specimen known to be cultivated in the area in the 1970s.

The tree was given to Mrs Sheard 14 years ago as a Mother’s Day gift from her daughter, who brought it from the West Coast. She said this was the first year it had bloomed so heavily.

“I couldn’t believe it had so many flowers, it’s just beautiful. I didn’t expect to see flowers this early, either, they usually come later and there are just one or two flowers on the tree.”

She said she is careful to keep the tree watered, and grows it in a pot so it doesn’t get too big.

Native rata expert Philip Simpson said it was very rare to find rata growing around Ashburton.

“It is far too dry, and rata doesn’t like the very cold winters in the region.”

He said the reason for the tree’s dramatic bloom this year was probably the amount of rain over the past few months.

“The tree has probably reached an age where it is mature and ready to flower. We had a wet year last year so it would have grown very well.

Generally the rata flowers strongly every few years, so it will have exhausted itself now and will probably take a few years to build up its stores before it blooms like that again.”

He said rata could be found in the Canterbury foothills and along the banks of a few inland rivers, and that Hororata to the north of Ashburton was named for its rata trees.

“There is a volcanic cliff there with rata growing all along it. Water collects in the bubbles in the volcanic rock, which is how the rata get enough water to grow.”

Mr Simpson worked with the Project Crimson Trust for more than 20 years finding rata and pohutukawa in New Zealand and working to protect and re-establish it.

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With a giant cheque to boost the Mackenzie Basin’s black stilt project from left Charlotte Hayes (Geraldine Brownies), Sophie Adams (Te Matapuna Guides), Dean Nelson (DOC Biodiversity Programme Manager), Sherry Wootton (South Canterbury Regional Outdoor Co-ordinator Girl Guiding), Madison Atwill in front of Sherry (Glenwood Guides) and Rosie Barnes of Kaiarahi Brownies.

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Guides give black stilts a helping hand South Canterbury Girl Guiding, of which Ashburton is a part, ran a Black Stilt (Kaki) project last year to raise awareness of the plight of the critically endangered Black Stilt in the Mackenzie Basin.

An activity pack was designed with a large number of Black Stilt related activities to teach girls about the stilts and the girls could earn a specially designed badge if they completed enough of the activities as well as raising funds for the Black Stilt Recovery Programme run by DOC. In conjunction with DOC they also ran a naming competition for the girls to choose the names for three breeding pairs in the Captive Breeding Programme.

Two girls from Ashburton, Georgia Lysaght of Ashburton

Rangers and Sophie Adams of Te Matapuna Guides, had their names chosen.

Georgia chose the name Oscar and Sophie chose Poppy and these two names will be given to a permanent breeding pair of birds at the Recovery Programme.

On Saturday guides and brownies who had chosen winning names for the birds went to the Black Stilt Visitor Centre and Breeding site in Twizel, and were given a behindthe-scenes tour of the facility, (including newly hatched chicks.

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A piece of military ordnance discovered by house movers under a central Hamilton home yesterday has been declared harmless by explosive experts.

Senior Sergeant Andrew O’Reilly said police were called to Willoughby St about 10.40am after workmen discovered a mortar bomb.

Police set up a cordon and evacuated local residents.

Ashburton mayor Angus McKay this week presented Ashburton bowler Sandra Keith, with a civic award in recognition of her achievement in becoming the world’s champion of champion singles player.

Keith went through 10 rounds of pool play with only a two point loss before she swept through the knock-out phase of the Cyprus based tournament to take the international title, defeating Zimbabwe’s Jane Rigby in the final.

“An Auckland-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from the New Zealand Defence Force were called in to expect the device and declared the bomb inert and the area safe.”

Mr O’Reilly said police had no doubt local residents were inconvenienced, but in such situations emergency services have no option but to take precautionary measures.

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A famous paratrooper was speaking to a group of young recruits.

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The paratrooper’s answer was quick and to the point. “An airplane at 20,000 feet with three dead engines.”

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Fundraiser movie day big success

Mair to marry

St Joseph’s School Vinnies group recently organised a movie day at school where children could purchase a movie ticket by bringing an item of food to donate to the St Vincent de Paul Society.

It was a huge success with more than 200 items of food donated.

The children’s goal was to help those in need over Christmas time.

Ready to hand over their collection are back (from left): Millie Hopwood, Phinenah Teves, Matthew Kennedy, Harrison Hydes, Jacob Kilworth, Soul Lima, Harrison Prendergast, Veronica Wall with front (from left) Ginaefer Teves, Shay Cousins, Jordyn Kell, Hannah-Mae Jerao.

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Whanganui politician, negotiator and organiser Ken Mair will marry his long term partner Moana Hawea at Whangaehu Marae on January 5.

The two have seven children between them - Mr Mair four from his first marriage and Ms Hawea two from hers. They also share a daughter.

At least 400 people will attend the celebration, he said.

He’s the co-vice president of the Maori Party and MP Te Ururoa Flavell is to be best man. Also present will be party president Pem Bird, and Ms Hawea’s auntie, Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia.

They will be joined by kuia and kaumatua from Ngati Apa and Whanganui, and many others. Whangaehu is Ms Hawea’s home marae and Mr Mair also has connections to it, though his connections with the Whanganui River are stronger.

He was one of the organisers of the 1995 occupation of Pakaitore/Moutoa Gardens and applied to the New Zealand Geographic Board to change the spelling of Whanganui.

He’s now a director of Te Ohu Kai Moana and other boards, a negotiator of the Whanganui River claim and the chairman of the Tupoho Whanau Trust.

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Comment Our view

Contraception for kids, that’s ridiculous

By Sue Newman senior reporter

W

hen it comes to targeting 12 year olds with a morning-after contraceptive pill you have to start asking some hard questions about the state of childhood in New Zealand.

A Taranaki health organisation is pushing for the pill to be made available for kids as young as 12 as part of what it calls a proactive approach to youth health.

Rather than tackling what is clearly an issue with children not even in their teens becoming pregnant, this organisation is opting to deal with the result rather than the cause.

It’s not too hard to see why those children are dabbling in sexual activity before they’re ready, before they’re emotionally mature and before the fully understand the consequences.

You only need to look around intermediate schools today to see that children are maturing a whole lot earlier than they did even a generation ago.

There are countless reasons for that, but whatever the prime cause, it’s something society needs to be prepared for and needs to deal with.

And it’s something as a society we need to accept some responsibility for too. Take a look around the children’s department of any clothing store, check out the music videos, computer games and movies that kids watch and you can’t help but be staggered by the amount of ‘sexualisation’ of all of that material.

Check out the eight year olds virtually anywhere and you’ll see they’re often dressed to kill in clothes girls 10 years older would wear. What kind of message are those young girls receiving? They’re kids trying to be adults way before their time. It’s a short hop from wanting to dress like an adult to wanting to behave like an adult.

Schools are now forced to enter the cloudy realms of sex education with younger and younger children, forced to teach sexual safety messages to kids who should still be out there playing kids’ games. Many are, but just as many are embarking on the road to adulthood before they’ve finished growing their adult teeth.

Making the morning-after pill available for pre-teens is an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff approach, it’s the last resort.

An educative approach, a parental responsibility approach might be a whole lot harder, but at the end of the day it’s the approach that will eventually grow much stronger, healthier, emotionally secure young adults.

A Merry Kiwi Christmas A

ccording to popular knowledge, Santa lives at the North Pole.

This means elves and a cherry wee production line of One Direction CDs and apple TVs, but also polar bears – those visiting that end of the earth are warned to always carry a gun.

We are much closer to South Pole down here in Canterbury, and while we may be free from polar bears, we have not escaped from vermin such as possums and rabbits. In fact, the latest reports about pest damage have been looking increasingly dire.

Wanting to give our native bush an early present, I went to find out about a firearms licence.

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a definite sign that the festive season is here.

Highlights of the parade included seeing farm machinand freight trucks all

By Hanne Nielsen ery decked out in tinsel, and the Guardian columnist steam engine rolling down the main street.

The parade was on a much smaller scale to the Queen St Extravaganza up in Auckland, but home-made floats gave real character to the whole event.

The Mountain Safety Council are I’ll never forget the sight of a karate the go-to people for such advice. It army mobbing a clown on a mini may sound strange to learn about motorbike - it turns out a 70cc engine ‘Mountain Safety’ when living on the plains, so I doubled checked the details can’t outrun two dozen 7-year-olds after all. before turning up to be indoctrinated Finally, Christmas wouldn’t be comwith the seven basic rules of firearm plete without the obligatory Santa hat safety. on the last day of work and the town’s While I have no plans of facing down well worn festive decorations being any polar bears in the near future, the trotted out again to compete with surtraining provided should help me give rounding regions. some rodent nibbled foliage a break.

While the light up decorations on the Native trees and Christmas go main street of Ashburton seem to be hand in hand New Zealand, thanks going for the ‘eco friendly’ look, I was to the Kiwi cliché of pohutukawa most excited to find there are plenty of tree and barbecue on the beach. For local homes where wattage is not an me, the postcard white sands of the issue. They make up for the geographiCoromandel and the red stamen are as cal challenge of being located on a flat familiar a harbinger of the silly season plain with even brighter and flashier as the big man in red. strobes.

I was not quite sure what to make Epileptics beware, and UFO stalkers of things down here, minus the abunplease note – if you detect a strange dance of red flowers to signal the date, and got no guidance from foreign greet- light coming from the direction of Ashvegas, it’s either our decorations or ing cards - the bare mountains are Santa’s sleigh has already landed for a the antithesis of Vince Martin’s White rave.

Christmas.

Merry Christmas!

Luckily, last weekend’s parade was

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Christmas or Kirihimete in New Zealand is more about sun, fun and back-yard barbeques than snow and sleigh-bells, with many people taking a well earned family holiday to coincide with the cracker Kiwi weather.

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The weather is warm, the country is on holiday and ‘tis the season to celebrate!

The summer break as we know it started to be popular in New Zealand from the 1920s.

Restrictions on work hours meant that people began to have clearly defined days off around Christmas. By the 1950s the private automobile was the preferred means of getting away from it all. With

cars, people could pack food and gear for prolonged holidays over the Christmas– New Year period.

But as we move forward, it would seem that in a way we have taken a step back.

Not so many of us now have the luxury of a long break. Because we want to shop, go to the movies, take our families out for dinner and do much of what we would normally do over the holiday season, it means that supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, our essential services and much more still run 24/7.

Also within our farming community, summer can mean more work during a critically productive time rather than holidays.

It may be for this reason that the short breaks and day trips are becoming more popular for families to keep entertained during the holiday season. So whether you are planning on packing up the car or the campervan for a weekend or a week, there are many exciting destinations on our doorstep just waiting to be discovered.

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Less than two hours drive away is the stunning array of lakes and rivers within the McKenzie basin and Mt Cook National Park.

The perfect base for a week of adventure, or an overnight stop on a South Island discovery tour.

In Lake Tekapo you can fly fish the lakes and rivers, enjoy a boat cruise, play a round of golf, relax in the hot pools and indulge in the health spa, take a horse trek around Mt John, enjoy off-road mountain biking, take a scenic flight over the Mackenzie basin and Aoraki Mt Cook National Park and marvel at the skies above on a star-gazing tour at the world famous Mt John Observatory.

From here you can plan a day trip to our country’s highest mountain, Mt Cook, where walks to accommodate all fitness levels offer breath-taking views of the snow-capped magnificent peak.

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For a shorter trip or a day of fun, head to Timaru where Caroline Bay will delight all ages, from tiny tots through to teenagers.

This seaside haven retains some its traditional flavour with promenades, playground and picnic areas but stays up with the play with its long-running annual Christmas -New Year carnival that continues to delight visitors for days of entertainment and fantastic fairground rides. The striking piazza, with its stunning views that stretch across Caroline Bay, is complemented by the development of numerous café-bars and restaurants that have taken advantage of this superb setting, giving mum and dad some well deserved relax time too.

An hour’s drive in the opposite direction, Christchurch still offers many fun family activities despite the continued re-build of this beautiful city. Amid the occasional

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Peter

Ashburton teenager Peter Hemi hasn’t led the life of a saint, but two years after leaving high school, he is doing everything he can to do right by his whanau. Reporter SAM MORTON catches up with Peter to talk about his journey.

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f Peter Hemi could wind back the clock, he would.

His days of drug-fuelled, intoxicated crime sprees are behind him and he wants to move ahead in life.

The 16-year-old has ditched bad company, taken the right advice where it counts and is well on the way to making something of his life.

His passion for his own

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Moving on: Ashburton teenager Peter Hemi, 16, has put his demons behind him and is proving he has what it takes to be a young leader. He wants to do his newborn son Ratu proud, named after his great-grandfather.

Boot camps for teens ... it’s about routine, T

roubled youths respond to routine, respect and selfworth, not convictions and minor court punishments, says a top youth camp boss.

Blue Light chief executive Rod Bell, whose organisation runs military-style life skill camps, or better known as boot camps for teens, believes the camps are really starting to prove their effectiveness throughout New Zealand.

Mr Bell, who was previously

in the police force for about 30 years, said the biggest buzz of his career, and that of many camp staff leaders, was seeing the transition of attitude in their young charges upon completion of the course.

Often, the boys and the girls are ordered to undergo the camps, with some opting to do so – but the vast majority walk out as young adults.

The change is incredible, Mr Bell says, and recent evidence

of that is Ashburton teenagers Peter Hemi and Justina VuluLafu, who were named top student and most improved student respectively – a major effort for a town with a smaller population.

“It’s the old saying which we often use here – you don’t have to commit three burglaries to get a free camp.

“Some of these youths have had horrendous backgrounds, but by day three of the camp they are thriving on normality ...

respect,

it’s all about establishing that routine,” Mr Bell said.

Most of the youths are referred by police Youth Aid or by the youth justice system, but Mr Bell believes, despite the saddening attitude on arrival – most youths have a greater sense of life at graduation.

“It really does have a massive impact on their lives and not just them but everyone in their lives too, including the beaming camp staff. “Everyone

is so proud, but of course not everyone graduates, down to their attitude, and we have in the past, removed people off the course.

“There are rules and there are boundaries, we’re here to help these youths and guide them – so we can’t waste time with those genuinely uninterested in changing their lives,” Mr Bell said.

“That just wouldn’t be fair on those who put in the hard yards

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culture evidently runs deep – immersed in the Maori art of taiaha since the age of eight and a regular visitor to the family marae, near Leeston.

Eight years on, Peter has a newborn son Ratu with his partner of two years – it’s a struggle, but they’re both happy and they have plenty of support from their families.

Born and bred in Ashburton,

Peter is proving he has what it takes to be a leader and his recent achievement of being named the overall top student at a Blue Light Life Skills camp in Burnham surely can’t hurt his chances and aspirations of being an infantry soldier.

Growing up though, Peter is the first to admit he didn’t always see eye to eye with his teachers or the law.

He was far from a saint.

In fact, he left Ashburton College when he was 14 – because trouble was stacking up every day and he could see his life spiralling out of control if he didn’t do something, urgently.

Unsure of what to do next, he went to the YMCA where he says he has learnt a heap about life and has met some motivational role models, who have helped guide him along the right path.

When prompted to elaborate on the trouble he got into when he was younger, Peter didn’t hesitate and bravely spoke the words, “I was really bad with drugs, that was my biggest problem.”

His admission prompted a “ka pai (well done) boy” from his mother, who is clearly proud of her son’s turnaround after some stressful years of watching him make some bad choices.

His partner also filled the room with a smile and a sense of wider regret was felt, as Peter briefly reflected on his younger years and his time with police Youth Aid. But, now that’s all in the past – he doesn’t want to dwell on the mistakes and he is only interested in moving on and making the right choices.

“Looking back, I would do things differently man, but to be honest, although I really do miss school, if I went back, I know trouble would find me or I would find trouble.

“That’s just the way it is.

“It’s not the place for me, I just gotta keep doing what I’m doing and keep doing courses to add on my CV, if they come up,” he said.

Peter hopes his efforts and new-found attitude will help inspire his younger brother,

who already appears to be heeding his big bro’s advice and following in his well-trodden footsteps.

“He’s a born leader, he’s doing really well and that’s what I want to see for my bro.

“It feels good to be turning my life around and I want to do right by my whanau (family) and right by my son (and girlfriend) too,” he said.

“I’m definitely serious about life and I want to make something of myself, get into the army and settle down with my family ... yeah, that would be wicked.”

And although he doesn’t have a job right now, he is doing everything possible to change that.

He wants to provide for his family and says his experiences in Burnham have truly opened his eyes to that bigger picture – helping him to enter the “real world”.

“It’s all on, but to be honest I am ready for it, I’m ready for anything.

“Hopefully next year I can get a start in the army and then from there, try and settle down in New Zealand.

“Back then (younger days), I was young and stupid and I should never have done the stuff I did, but that’s just what we got up to.

“But I want to make up for all that now man and I am really keen to keep changing my life for the better,” Peter said.

“I know what it takes and I’m gonna keep on pushing on.”

Meanwhile, Blue Light chief executive Rod Bell sits on his office chair in Auckland, immensely proud of his young charges – particularly Peter and his special effort.

“I have heard just small

parts of Peter’s story, but what I do know is the impact he had on the last Life Skills course was massive,” he said.

“This young man didn’t just achieve in Burnham, he inspired others around him and that is a powerful quality.

“I see Pete as a classic example of a lot of young kids who have every reason not to do well, but against all odds and with the right attitude, they work hard and prove all doubters wrong – excelling at the top,” Mr Bell said.

Peter believes his days working on his taiaha skills have also served him well.

His tutor has taught him self-discipline and inspired him to achieve.

Peter is confident the art of taiaha is getting stronger as more people begin to realise the importance and impact it can have on helping get troubled youth back on track.

“We have a thing in place that is drug, alcohol and smoke free, which is really cool – a good group of us from Ashburton go over, so it’s definitely getting better.

“It’s pretty powerful to remove that stuff, because at the moment the drink, the drugs and the violence is the thing killing our culture, so I think as a new generation coming through we need to stick together and cut that, you know ... change that cycle,” he said.

“There is more to life than getting into trouble and these past few years, I’ve really learnt that.”

• The Blue Light Life Skills camp is supported by the NZ Defence Force and the NZ Police – aimed at teaching selfdiscipline, respect and leadership to 14-17 year olds

self-worth during the camp.”

Mr Bell said the camps were helping put youths back on track.

“What people need to realise is these kids are good kids at heart and when they go back to their communities, they go back to contribute – not to be a cost on their town.

“We mould leaders and we are impressed and very proud of what we are seeing and the way these guys are achieving, after

some difficult times. “It’s a true credit to them,” Mr Bell said.

• The Blue Light Life Skills camp is held numerous times throughout the year.

Blue Light, supported by the NZ Defence Force and NZ Police, aims to reduce youth crime, build community partnerships, build young people’s self-esteem, develop young leaders, promote road safety and build positive youth and police relationships.

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Beaming pride: Peter Hemi with his award for overall top student flanked by Burnham camp staff Sergeant Andrew Judson, left and Flight Sergeant Vince Binding.

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DALTONS’ VEGETABLE PRIZE PACKS Do you have a question you want answered by the Daltons’ experts? Send your question to the Guardian and you will be in the draw to win Daltons’ Incredible Edible Vegetable Fertiliser Prize Pack (above).

To grow healthy vegetables you need the good soil with the right mix of nutrients. Daltons makes it easy with their specially formulated Incredible Edibles Vegetable Mix and Incredible Edible Vegetable Fertiliser. We have a Daltons Essential vegetable pack to give away which contains everything you need to get up and growing.

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You don’t even have to wait for oregano to grow to harvest from it – although it’s best to wait a little while. If you let it get established before you start picking its leaves, it won’t just be a one-hit wonder of a herb.

Given oregano is so easy to plant, try putting it in a hanging basket. You can’t

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You’ll need a basket and a plastic saucer to fit in the base. If you want to have plants growing out the side of the basket, purchase some sphagnum moss and a basket with small spaces in between the wires (so the moss won’t fall out the sides).

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Make sure your basket has a diameter of at least 350mm – the bigger the basket, the better, in my opinion.

A large one will retain more water, which means it’s less likely to dry out.

You could add some parsley, thyme, basil or cherry tomatoes to your oregano, and even add strawberries to the sides.

They take up very little room

and the basket allows them to stay clear of the ground – which makes it harder for pests to get them.

Once you’ve got your tools and seedlings, it’s time to get started. Place your basket on top of a bucket so the curved base doesn’t rock around.

It’s a good idea to soak the sphagnum moss in a bucket of water first. It’s a natural sponge, which means it will soak up water and provide the plants with ongoing moisture, plus it stops the soil falling out.

Once your moss is damp, place it along the bottom of the basket and approximately 50mm up the sides.

Next, sit the plastic saucer on top of the moss and pour in potting mix until it reaches the same height as the moss.

I like to use a slow-release fertiliser because it will feed the plants for up to four months – until I redo the baskets for winter.

If you’re growing plants down the side of your basket, now is the time to lie their roots across the potting mix and poke the top of the seedlings through the sides of the basket. Then add another layer of moss over the top. This time, place the moss 100mm up the inside of the basket.

Add another layer of potting mix and seedlings, put another layer of sphagnum moss down and take it all the way up the inside of the basket.

Fill the container to the top with potting mix. (If you’re using a basket with a coconut fibre, this is where you join in.)

Now, simply plant your other seedlings.

Once you’ve finished your basket, tie a big ribbon around it and you’ve got the perfect gift.

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We thank you for your patronage over the past year and look forward to serving the district in 2013.

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Sunday December 16, 6.30pm

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Come and share a picnic tea at the venue from 5.30pm With musical accompaniment from a combined brass band, backed by combined church singers Hosted by the Ashburton Christian Churches Ministers’ Association Please bring your own seating and this Carol Sheet If wet, venue will be the Holy Name Church, Sealy Street

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St Stephens Anglican Church Park Street, Ashburton Monday December 24th: 6pm, bedtime service; 10pm, carol service.

Tuesday December 25th: 8am and 10am Eucharist.

Refreshments to follow Christmas Eve services.

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- Wellington Phoenix striker Jeremy Brockie has scored seven goals during his last six games and his presence will be greatly missed when the Wellingtonians meet Adelaide United in South Australia on Sunday afternoon.

Brockie has been ruled out with a hamstring complaint.

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- New Zealand Breakers’ point guard Cedric Jackson scored 32 points on Thursday night in a 97-76 win over Cairns.

One American writer linked Jackson with

a move to the NBA this week, with the LA Lakers struggling at the point guard position with injuries.

Angels of Anaheim and outfielder Josh Hamilton have agreed in principle to a US$125 million five-year deal. The Angels spent up large at the start of last season as they netted first baseman Albert Pujols on a mega contract but they failed to make the playoffs this year.

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- Recalled Black Cap Peter Fulton made an unbeaten 301 for Canterbury in a Plunket Shield outing against Auckland in 2003, which is the highest individual score for the province.

The 33-year-old also made an unbeaten 221 against Otago in 2005. The Black Caps will hope he can reproduce that big-scoring form in the upcoming tour to South Africa.

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86 - By scoring his 85th

and 86th goals of 2012 in Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Real Betis last weekend, Lionel Messi set a new record for

The Phoenix can be a bit like the Warriors - invariably when you get excited about them, they disappoint. Wellington might go on a good run, like they did recently with seven points from a possible nine, and then put in an abject show like their dismal 1-0 defeat to Sydney FC that undoes a lot of the good work. It can work the other way, too. Write them off at your peril. It’s why anything can still happen this season but, when they talked at the start of the campaign about finally pushing for a first title, the people expect.

most goals in a calendar year.

Messi’s 74 goals for Barcelona and 12 strikes for Argentina this year see him surpass the 40-year-old record of German great Gerd Muller.

tory, after Arul Suppiah’s 6-5 for Somerset against Glamorgan in 2011.

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- The number of Breakers who will play in next weekend’s All-Star Game in Adelaide.

- Manny Despite being two-time defendPacquiao may have been knocked ing champions and again leading the league, no Breakers players out cold but his $26 million pay were elected to the bench for the day from his fight with Juan South team by the ANBL office, Manuel Marquez will slightly leaving starters Tom Abercrombie ease the pain. Marquez won the and Cedric Jackson as the only stunning fight at the end of the sixth round on Sunday to record representatives. his first win over Pacquiao in the - Manchester United’s 3-2 pair’s four bouts. win in the Manchester derby on Monday ended two notable - Sri Lankan speedster Lasith unbeaten streaks of their city Malinga terrorised the Perth rivals. Manchester City had gone Scorchers in Australia’s Big 37 games at Etihad Stadium Bash League, taking 6-7 from without defeat, with their last four overs to lead the Melbourne home loss coming in 2010, while Stars to a 10-wicket win on they were also the last of English Wednesday. Malinga’s figures football’s 92 teams to be beaten were the second-best in T20 histhis season.

- APNZ

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2. Style

The argument the Phoenix play a dull style of football might be a little over-blown - Central Coast play a similar style but few criticise them because of their lofty position on the table - but they aren’t exactly exponents of totaalvoetbal like the Dutch of the 1970s or play tiki-taka like Barcelona. Instead, they rely heavily on defensive strength and on getting the ball into wide areas and delivering crosses into the box. So far it has netted only 13 goals in 10 games (six have been scored by Jeremy Brockie) and three came in one match against Newcastle. Ricki Herbert is largely conservative by nature and often plumps for safe hands rather than take risks. It has been grating for fans to watch two of this country’s most exciting prospects head offshore to further their football careers.

Kosta Barbarouses made only 21 appearances in three seasons in Wellington before playing a critical role in Brisbane’s A-League success and Marco Rojas really only got a run with the Phoenix because Paul Ifill was injured.

3. Home life

For 24 games between October 2008 and November 2010, the Phoenix couldn’t be beaten at home. Teams hated coming to Wellington - the wind, an international flight, landing in Wellington, the wind.

Now, however, the fear is gone.

Already this season they have

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- Next year’s ITM Cup will be played over nine weeks rather than eight. The congested schedule has been a source of much debate and the New Zealand Rugby Union has added one week to the regular season for next year.

1. Great expectations

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“Ummmm . . . is it boxing or breaststroke?”

- Merv C

It’s hard being a Phoenix fan been beaten twice in four games at the Cake Tin. It’s something that’s affecting crowd numbers.

The club have often said they need 10,000 at each home game to break even - they are averaging 8117 this season - and they are following a largely downward trend from the 12,057 who turned up for the season opener.

4. Black sheep

Every family has one and it’s like the Phoenix are the black sheep o f the A-League’s family.

From being overwhelming favourites for the wooden spoon at the start of every season to dwindling crowds and the style of football, Wellington fans are constantly having to defend their team. Even the opening images for the highlights show are devoid

“Now folks, lined up for the celebrity sprint, on the right is Smokin Joe Frazier and on the left is Fiery Freddie Trueman!”

- Merv C

of Wellington players. There’s nothing like feeling wanted.

5. The chills

The fans group Yellow Fever have a tradition of taking their shirts off when the Phoenix are leading with 10 minutes remaining. While doing little for TV ratings, it’s not easy given game days are, more often than not, cold and bleak. It’s a good thing some fans are fairly well insu- APNZ lated.

“He’s the winner, hands down!” - Viv H

“Test cricket is about bowling 25 overs. We saw what Siddle did the other week - he bowled 60. Can Malinga do that? I don’t think so.” - Sri Lanka skipper MAHELA JAYAWARDENE on calls for speedster Lasith Malinga to play Test cricket after his stunning 6-7 from four overs in the BBL.

* * * * “I was happy. It shows that no matter who you are and whatever you do, you can fall.”

- Swimming champion IAN THORPE on the downfall of disgraced drug cheat cyclist Lance Armstrong.

* * * * “Obviously that thing in the back of the mind where you don’t want to shit yourself on the golf course. I know we have all been there with food poisoning.” - Golfer STUART APPLEBY explains playing partner Greg Norman’s forced withdrawal from the Australian PGA.

* * * * “Every year that passes by that he (Woods) hasn’t won a major it just gets that much harder to win a major.” GREG NORMAN believes Rory McIlroy has more chance of catching Jack Nicklaus’ haul of major titles than Tiger Woods.

* * * * “It’s maybe the easiest (opponent) from a Lions perspective.”

Lions head coach WARREN GATLAND baits the Wallabies ahead of their three-Test rugby tour next year.

* * * * “It’s very exciting to be here in Sydney, after a long off-season, a few little challenges.” Former Adelaide player KURT TIPPETT downplays his fine and 11-match suspension for his part in AFL draft tampering and salary cap breaches.

* * * * “Having Manchester United as the opponent for our first ever A-League All Star game will put the A-League on the world stage.”

- FFA chief executive DAVID GALLOP on the match which sold out in less than an hour.

* * * * “I am sure Quade is not going to get involved in boxing if he didn’t think he had some capacity and my mail is he has more ability than a lot of you probably think.” - Queensland Red coach EWEN McKENZIE is confident QUADE COOPER will be ready to play Super Rugby after making his boxing debut.

* * * * “There was a couple of ways they could have addressed that as a football club. They chose to try and sell some more tickets.” - Melbourne Victory coach ANGE POSTECOGLOU makes it clear his former A-League club Brisbane Roar’s treatment of his return there in October still rankles.

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“This noodle is going to be all mine . . .”

- Kevin M

“Sheesh! That guy next to me must have had garlic & onions for breakfast!”

- Merv C

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Whistling up a storm

By Jonathan Leask

Referee Kevin Opele literally had a whirlwind with the whistle last weekend.

Opele was officiating at the Tag Football World Cup in Auckland which was due to get underway on the Thursday, however, it was delayed following the fatal tornado.

The revised draw for Friday made for a hectic time for the referees having 240 games on one day, with play getting

under way at 8.45am and the last round coming to close just after 8pm.

“They shortened the games to 24 minutes with two minutes for halftime and a few minutes for changeovers,” Opele said.

“They had 14 fields running non-stop for almost 12 hours so it was a long day at the office, but referees had breaks so we all did at least 10 games.”

There were 105 teams from 16 countries, including the likes of Ireland, Malta, England, Cook Islands as well as New Zealand and Australian Barbarians and Australian Indigenous sides.

Saturday was finals day with Opele given charge of a few big matches, including the mens under 21 final between Tonga and New Zealand.

“They did their

hakas right in each other’s faces, practically head-butting each other.

“Then the Tongan players and supporters were running on the field celebrating every time they scored.

“It was carnage.”

The Tongans won 11-7, one of only two finals out of the 16 grades not to have an Australian winner, with New Zealand taking out the open mixed.

At the conclusion of the tournament Opele was ranked as the second best referee in the world behind Australian Scott McLeod, who has been ranked number one eight out of the last ten years, and was officiating at his last worlds.

Opele also got to rub shoulders with a famous whistleblower.

“Bill Harrigan owns the sport so was on hand to run things.

“He’s a pretty intimidating guy when you first meet him.

“He just has a steely glare that looks right through you, but he’s actually a hard case.”

It has been a big year with the multi-talented whistleblower accomplished in rugby, touch, rugby league and flag football.

“It used to be hard switching between them.

“Now it’s just once that first game is out of the way and your brain clicks to what code you’re controlling.”

This year was his first season in

charge of Mid Canterbury club matches, having previous experience in Christchurch, and he was named the Mid Canterbury referee of the year as well as most improved.

His next big tournament is in January where he has been asked to officiate at the New Zealand provincial sevens tournament in Queenstown, where he will be “patrolling the sidelines unless someone gets injured”.

Tag football referee Kevin Opele is best in the land and ranked world number two.

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I’ll be back - Slade Colin Slade is backing himself to do the job. Sure, his last two years have been about as memorable as a Police Academy sequel, but Slade is looking forward, not back.

“I have a lot of self-belief.

People probably don’t think I would have, but I do. I will get back there and perform again,” Slade said.

He has had a horror run injury-wise in the Highlanders jersey since signing in late 2010.

In 2011, he suffered two broken jaws which scuttled his season. Last season, he started slowly, recovering from a groin operation complicated by a hernia. Getting towards top

speed, he broke his left think I have had two leg badly in Canberra 80-minute games in and was gone for the the past two years.”

After he broke his year. leg, he took some time Slade, just turned 25, out, and initially had admits he has become thoughts about geta good spectator. ting back and play“One thing that I have ing for Canterbury got good at is watching.

Colin Slade towards the end of the I did not beat myself up about watching, rather ITM Cup. Eventually, Slade opted to than playing. I just have to concentrate on getting on the take a slow and steady road field. I can’t clutter my mind back to fitness.

“Long-term injuries, you just thinking about those sort of cannot get back into the gym things.

“I’ll be honest about it: I in a couple of weeks. You do want to make it back in the All not want to burn out by the Blacks. But you have to break time you are ready to go. You want to be fizzing and ready it down into phases.

“For me, I just want to com- to go when the time comes. plete a Super 15 season, get You do not want to be tired of back on to the field and string training when the important a number of games together. I time and games come.” - APNZ

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A happy ending Culmination of a dream

By Dylan Cleaver

By David Leggat

Valerie Adams became the first woman in New Zealand’s long and proud Olympic history to defend a title.

With all the hubbub that has accompanied her this year, that essential fact tends to get lost.

Her path to a second Olympic shot put title took a circuitous, tear-stained route. Her defence was under huge pressure from outside and, more alarmingly, from within.

On the eve of her event, Adams realised her name was absent from the start list, the result of an administrative oversight.

Adams did compete, but she responded with an out-of-kilter, out-of-character performance.

“It caused a little bit of stress,” Adams said of the bungle. “That’s the sort of s*** you don’t need to deal with.”

To be brutally honest, even if Adams’ build-up had been pitch perfect, she might have struggled to match Belarusian Nadzeya Ostapchuk, a name that now sits in a New Zealand sporting Rogues’ Gallery alongside Greg Chappell and Wayne Barnes.

Ostapchuk cruised to victory and put her rapid improvement down to Russian coach Alexander Yefimov for a new “training methodology”.

More likely it was the metenolone, an old-school anabolic steroid that was still coursing through her system when she was tested post-victory.

Adams was informed of her promotion via a phone call as she driving in Switzerland.

She burst into tears.

Nothing about her third Olympiad had gone to script, but somehow the champion got the happy ending she - NZH deserved.

The paddling world couldn’t say it hadn’t been warned.

Lisa Carrington shocked the sport by winning the world 200m title in Hungary 16 months ago. But could she back it up at the London Olympics?

As she waited on the start line, Carrington might just have recalled the words of her father about 16 years ago as she watched Danyon Loader win one of his Atlanta Games swimming gold medals. “You could do that one day. If you put your mind to it, you can go,” was Dad’s tip to his 6-year-old daughter.

That day at Eton Dorney was the culmination of a dream.

If there were any nerves rattling they didn’t

Magic - doing it the hard way

In the right head space

By David Leggat

When sailing coach Nathan Handley popped back to New Zealand in June he was asked how he rated his 470 women’s pair Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie’s Olympic prospects.

It had been 28 years since a New Zealand crew had won an Olympic title, other than standing up on a board. That was Russell Coutts in the Finn at Los Angeles.

So when the question was popped to Handley he was cautious, but the sub-text was clear.

“There’s a lot of work to do and sailing’s a funny

show as she powered down the centre of the course.

It’s not a discipline of any subtlety. There’s no time for tactics. Just get from A to B faster than the others alongside you.

So the Whakatane kayaker did just that, pipping Inna Osypenko-Radomska by 0.415s. Hysterics, flailing arms, a scream of delight perhaps?

Nah, none of that. A quiet smile and, eventually, an undemonstrative wave tothe Kiwi supporters who were on hand beside the course.

Later Carrington admitted there had been some butterflies but, “I’ve been working on that for the past year preparing for that pressure”.

old game. You need a few things to go your way. But they’re in a pretty good head space. We’re definitely in the ball park, that’s for sure.”

And so it proved.

Going into the medal race, Aleh and Powrie were equal on points with British sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark.

In the event, Aleh, at 26 two years the older, and Powrie made no race of it, romping away to win.

“I don’t think a New Zealand woman has ever won a gold medal in a sit-down boat and I’m sitting down and we have got one now,” Aleh said.

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By Dylan Cleaver

With each passing year the anxiety levels at Netball New Zealand’s office were ramping up ever so slightly.

The Swifts, the Vixens, the birds of Thunder and Fire had all achieved what no New Zealand franchise could manage - a transtasman ANZ Championship title.

Early in the 2012 edition of the tournament, the signs were not looking promising.

The Southern Steel and Canterbury Tactix were too light on talent to mount a serious charge, the Central Pulse were still a long way short of championship calibre and the Northern

Mystics had a reputation for being flighty. Meanwhile, the franchise with the spine of the Silver Ferns running through their core, the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic, were on the brink of effective elimination.

They started the season going down to the Steel in Invercargill, then returned home to a six-goal reverse against the Mystics.

Trips to Sydney and Melbourne failed to bear the fruits of victory and after four of 13 rounds they were winless and stone-cold, motherless last.

They never lost again.

In the elimination semi-final, then travelled north to shred the Mystics on their own court, winning the preliminary final 57-48.

Off to Melbourne for the final,

a familiar scenario for the Magic, who had been to two finals and lost. Down 28-31 at threequarter time, a familiar pattern seemed to be unfolding, but a 13-7 final quarter blitz sealed victory.

It had been a long time coming, but it was worth the wait - validation for coach Noeline Taurua and stars like Casey Williams, Laura Langham and the peerless Irene van Dyk, who would have faced charges of underachieving at that level if they couldn’t muster a championship.

You cannot deny that the tournament doesn’t hold suspense - that’s five different winners for each year.

And finally one on this side of the Tasman.

- NZH

Chiefs get the recipe right

By Chris Rattue

A good season for the Chiefs has often meant something relatively trivial like winning more games than they lost. Starting badly and finishing with a pointless roar was their speciality.

All that changed with an enormous bang in 2012, when the Chiefs stormed to the franchise’s first Super 15 title under a new coaching team led by Dave Rennie.

They smashed the Sharks 37-6 in the final after a 12-win, four-loss regular season in which they finished second behind the Stormers before pipping the Crusaders in a tense semi-final.

Rennie - who had shown his potential at lowly Manawatu - was assisted by veteran test coach Wayne Smith.

Officially the defence and counterattack co-ordinator, Smith also gave Rennie a built-in mentor in what turned out to be a brilliantly conceived combo.

On style alone, the Chiefs deserved the title, playing a terrific brand of rugby.

In the process, they promoted or enhanced the All Black prospects of co-captain Liam Messam, Brodie Retallick, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Aaron Cruden, Sam Cane and Ben Tameifuna.

Former Crusader Sonny Bill Williams finally found a cosy, low-key home in his controversial career, and his highly influential Chiefs role pushed him past veteran Ma’a Nonu in the test lineup.

The Chiefs even produced a cult hero in try-scoring prop Sona Taumalolo.

And in lock Craig Clarke they found a leader who revelled in the trench warfare.

The Chiefs, who have lost Williams, will face tougher questions as reigning champions, rather than Super 15 darlings, in Rennie’s second season.

But Rennie appears a tough oldschool coach who can draw more out of his charges, and Smith signalled his commitment by turning down the chance to join England.

The Chiefs could well be in the title-chasing business for the long - NZH haul.

Lydia’s our 2012 champ

By Chris Rattue

As the rain belted down during a practice round at the British Amateur championships in Liverpool three months ago, Lydia Ko’s coach Guy Wilson took stock.

“Do you realise most of these players here will never do what you did last week and win an LPGA event?”

Wilson asked the 15-year-old golf sensation, referring to her remarkable triumph in the Canadian Open.

Ko, nonplussed, shook her head and replied such matters hardly dawned on her.

In an email conversation with the Herald this week from Taiwan, where Ko is taking a break with her mother Bonsuk after playing the final event of her momentous year, the teenager elaborated.

“When I am away, I am focusing on my goals, not looking at what I have achieved,” she says.

“I’m quite surprised seeing the results on paper. I remember at the North Harbour awards night being surprised when all my achievements were listed.”

What feats they are, ones that make her winner of the New Zealand Herald sports achievement of the year.

Her 2012 season was so spectacular that eventual golf superstardom and riches almost seem a formality.

Ko, at 14, became the youngest winner worldwide of a professional tournament at the New South Wales Open in late January. She significantly topped that by becoming the youngest ever LPGA tournament champion at the Canadian Open in August when she defeated an elite field of the game’s best professionals aged just 15.

Ko also became the first New Zealand woman to win the 112-year old US amateur championship, won the Australian amateur, and was the low scoring amateur at the US and British Opens.

She took individual honours by a massive eight shots at October’s world teams event in Turkey where New Zealand were fifth.

It almost goes without saying that Ko is the world’s top ranked amateur, for a second year running.

While her professional landmarks grabbed most attention (the LPGA mark is unlikely to be beaten, although a Canadian girl has already pipped her by a few days as the youngest professional tournament winner) Ko treasured the US amateur victory in Cleveland most.

“I wanted to win that so badly - to me it is the most important tournament,” said Ko, who beat the 18-year-old American Jaye Marie Green in the final.

“We prepared so hard for it and after getting a taste of the environment with my coach last year, I knew it was achievable. Nine rounds in

seven days was a huge challenge. It was the first time I’ve been emotional at golf. I think that was due to my complete focus, and a bit of exhaustion.”

This is a girl still feeling her way into an adult world.

At this year’s Australian Open, just a week after her historic NSW win, Ko shyly asked the leading American Morgan Pressel for an autograph.

Pressel told Ko it should be the other way around.

Wilson says Ko is forever humble, and even gets embarrassed at beating adults. But incidents such as Pressel’s autograph comment are helping Ko accept she belongs in the top flight.

The foundation of her game comes from eight hours practice a day at Gulf Harbour or the Institute of Golf in Albany, with dad Gilhong in constant attendance.

Gilhong, a good tennis player, is Wilson’s special assistant to Lydia and he plays the major role of keeping her focused during the long practice hours. The South Korea-born Ko has been coached by Wilson since she was six.

Wilson says: “Gilhong has the Korean mindset, that hours and hours of practice will get the results, which has been proven anyway. In female golf, Koreans are the world dominators.

“And it works well between us. He’s got Lydia’s best interests at heart and I can’t see her every day. My Korean has got a little bit better but his English isn’t improving. It’s quite a fun environment for us though.”

Ko exhibits a winning personality that includes a nice line in humour.

After the British Open, she got a big laugh pretending to bathe in reflected glory because people thought she looked like winner Jiyai Shin. As per usual, she was working an adult crowd.

Ko, who nominally attends Pinehurst College in Albany, says: “I guess the main losses to my life are not being able to go out with friends, not being able to socialise and function like most girls my age. Instead I’ve had to grow up quickly on the golf course.”

Wilson says: “Realistically, she can’t be a kid. She can’t enjoy an outside life and fail at things - every time she goes to play golf, which dominates her life, she is in the media.”

Results, results.

School study doesn’t work on tour because golf requirements dominate.

Prior to the Taiwan tournament, she downed clubs and virtually crammed the Year 11 curriculum into two weeks of study, with expectations of 80 per cent plus marks.

The growing pains aren’t only logistical and emotional.

Ko has grown about 10cm taller in two years, forcing constant alterations to her game and preparation plus the length, flex, loft, grip thickness and weight of her clubs.

Added to this, her feel for the clubs change as the young body does, a critical factor to overcome in a sport of fine touch.

Until now, she had insufficient club speed to hit the three, four and five irons correctly so carried three hybrid clubs instead. This is not foolproof though, and required imaginative solutions in the 150 to 180m range because the lower ball trajectory makes it trickier to land on greens. The five iron is about to be added to her bag.

“It has been a battle at times,” says Wilson, “but she adjusts like no one else I have seen.”

Team Ko also includes another coach Craig Dixon, strength and conditioning expert Jay Harrison, physiotherapist Brad Takai, and mental performance expert David Niethe. Ko’s family - she has an older sister Sura - are the central force though.

The extent of Ko’s success this year means she may take up invitations to more major tournaments such as the Evian Masters in France.

But the pressure and temptation to turn professional will only grow and IMG are favoured to take over her management.

Wilson says: “She won’t get a full card until 18 anyway and if she turned pro now she would have to rely on sponsors exemptions, which would only be good enough if she was playing well.

“I think Lydia needs to do a bit of living first which is why she still wants to go to a US college - she sees it as a chance to be self sufficient.

“She has led a bit of a sheltered life. I noticed when we road tripped in the States that she was oblivious to stuff like how much things cost.”

One of Ko’s major aims is to represent New Zealand at the Olympics.

Ko says: “My goals will continue to rise.

“I’m beginning to believe in what everyone has been - NZH saying.”

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A flipping good time

Karl Donaldson mid flip at Lake Hood showing the results of seven months abroad.

Photo Tetsuro Mitomo 101212-TM-128

By Jonathan Leask

Karl Donaldson is giving up the good life.

Donaldson spent seven months globetrotting with his waterskis, almost living lakeside day-to-day, but come January he’s giving it up for an office cubicle.

“It’s been an amazing seven months on the road skiing with some amazing people and in some great places,” Donaldson said.

“But I now it’s time to get into the real world with a real job, and it will be nice to be getting paid.”

The 9-5 life will be a far cry from where he’s been the last seven months.

It wasn’t all skiing, attending a semester at Purdue

University to complete his studies.

“Parts of college were just like in the movies and it was all quite different.

“I won’t miss the winter over there.

“One day we had a high of -13.”

After university he headed to the warmth of Florida where he attended Cory Picko’s Ski School in Florida.

Picko, who has held the world trick record 24 times, hosts a school that features top skiers from around the globe and Donaldson got to rub shoulders with them.

“It was good fun and spending time with so many great skiers I learnt a lot.

“I started setting new personal bests in my jump and slalom, especially in slalom where I’m

getting four or five more buoys than I used to.”

It was also where he worked hard on mastering the toughest trick of all, the flip.

“Before I left I was getting pretty close.

It’s a lot harder and more complicated than it looks.

“I started to land a few in practice but they don’t really count until you land one in competition.”

After Florida his next destination was Korea for the Asia-Australasia-Oceania Championships.

However, the tournament wound up quickly as a typhoon closed in, and most of the finals were called off with the conditions too dangerous for trick and jump.

They managed to start the slalom finals but unfortunately

for the top seeds, including Donaldson, the weather packed in plaguing their progress and he finished fifth after being seeded second.

It may have been a disappointing tournament but it was where he had his biggest achievement of the year, finally landing a flip in competition.

“One of my trick runs wasn’t going that great and I had blown it so I just decided to go for it and landed it.”

From Korea Donaldson took a detour to Australia for two weeks more coaching before returning home.

He flew in early on December 3 and by mid-morning he was back out on the lake, helping at the Lake Hood Ski School.

“I flew in at about 3am and was back in the boat by 11am helping Will (Coughey) at the

ski school, and that’s where I’ve been for two weeks.”

He has been helping out the local skiers, including his younger brothers who are now keener than ever to land a flip, but had to take one day out.

Donaldson graduated on Wednesday with a double degree BCom in accounting and BSci in computer science, and will enter the work force in the New Year in the computing industry, exchanging spending days at the lake for days in the office.

“The last few months has been really fun but it’s time to move on.

I’m not sure how I’ll handle it and it will be hard looking out the window on nice clear days thinking I could be skiing, but I’ll still be going out most weekends.”

Fulton gets a second chance

By Daniel Richardson

Peter Fulton is a walking, talking example that sheer weight of runs can still earn you a spot in the New Zealand cricket team, regardless of age.

At 33, many would have thought Fulton’s international career was long behind him after he played his last game in a black cap at the end of 2009 when New Zealand suffered a heavy test defeat against Pakistan in Wellington.

Before that, Fulton had fashioned a decent one-day international record for New Zealand that yielded one century and eight 50s at an average of 32.53 from 49 appearances.

His test and Twenty20 numbers aren’t flattering but he will

get a chance to amend those in South Africa during the next month.

He was originally dumped from the national side after a string of low scores in all forms of the game as the selectors grew tired of his inconsistency.

But Fulton has been summoned as Ross Taylor’s replacement at the top of the New Zealand batting order for the three Twenty20s and two tests in the Republic, following a bumper start to the summer with Canterbury. He presented a compelling case for a recall in a game where runs are the most powerful currency. In his past three first-class games, he has had scores of 1, 68 not out, 79, 104, 102 and 108.

The laidback Cantabrian insists not a lot has changed

recently, except a slight attitude adjustment.

“I guess I’ve probably put a little bit less pressure on myself in terms of getting back in the New Zealand team and just trying to enjoy my cricket and enjoy playing for Canterbury,” Fulton said.

“It’s probably ironic that what has helped me score a lot of runs and get back in the team was actually not worrying about playing for New Zealand.”

Fulton stopped short of saying he served as an inspiration for the over thirtysomethings trying to earn a New Zealand recall think Mathew Sinclair, Jamie How, Aaron Redmond and Michael Papps - but acknowledged it was nice to know age wasn’t a barrier.

“I think it’s just good in gen-

eral that guys [like me] can get picked. Age is always going to be some sort of factor for selectors but I certainly don’t feel like my age is an issue and I still feel like I’ve got a few years of cricket left in me yet.”

Given Fulton is a specialist batsman who rarely makes an appearance at the bowling crease, it’s conceivable he could play until 37 or 38 and this tour to South Africa could serve as a rebirth of sorts at the international level.

Fulton said he hadn’t been given any indication on where he would bat in the test lineup but he has racked up plenty of runs as an opener at domestic level this summer.

New Zealand open the tour on Wednesday with a warm-up game against South Africa A. - APNZ

Peter Fulton: age no barrier

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McCaw takes top gong All Blacks’ skipper Richie McCaw has been named the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year in last night’s national rugby awards, which also saw accolades for All Blacks’ coach Steve

Hansen, and the world champion All Blacks.

McCaw’s consistently outstanding performance, relentless workrate and inspiring leadership on and off the field, saw him take the title for the fourth time in the 18-year history of the award.

McCaw, 31, was also named the player of the year in 2003, 2006 and 2009.

The All Blacks’ continued dominance through the international season, which saw them take a clean sweep of the June test series, retain the Bledisloe Cup and win the Rugby Championship and a threefrom-four record on the endof-year tour resulted in them winning the Team of the Year award.

They edged out Super Rugby champions the Chiefs, and five-in-a-row ITM Cup winners Canterbury.

In a year in which he anointed several new All Blacks and led a convincing

international campaign, head coach Steve Hansen picked up his first NZRU Coach of the Year Award, seeing off challenges from Chiefs’ coach Dave Rennie and sevens’ maestro Gordon Tietjens.

Auckland loose forward Rawinia Everitt has been rewarded for a solid season both in the women’s provincial championship and in the black jersey with the Black Ferns, as she was named the NZRU Women’s Player of the Year.

All Blacks’ and Chiefs’ loose forward Liam Messam was named the Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year, while Manawatu Turbos’ and New Zealand under-20 emerging talent Jason Emery won the Age Grade Player of the Year award.

This year’s IRB Sevens Player of the Year Tomasi Cama has added the NZRU Sevens Player of the Year to his bow, while professionalplayer-turned-professionalreferee Glen Jackson was named the Referee of the Year.

An inspiring season from Hurricanes’ captain and centre Conrad Smith saw him pick up the Super Rugby Player of the Year award, while Canterbury’s Robbie Fruean picked up the ITM Cup Player of the Year award for the second time, having won it in 2010.

Wanganui’s Peter Rowe was named the Heartland Player of the Year.

Bay of Plenty Rugby’s Ray Watson was named this year’s Charles Munro Volunteer of the Year, in recognition of his contribution to junior rugby which has

seen growth in the union’s player numbers.

The Steinlager Salver award, which recognises exceptional contributions to New Zealand rugby, was presented to Southland stalwart, former player, and coach and long-time administrator Ray Harper.

The 84-year-old served the Southland rugby administration for 24 years, becoming a life member.

NZRU Chairman Mike Eagle congratulated all the winners of this year’s awards.

“2012 has been a remarkable year with the Chiefs taking their first Investec Super Rugby championship, Canterbury winning an unprecedented five consecutive titles, and the All Blacks Sevens notching up their tenth Sevens World Series title,” Eagle said.

“The provincial game this year gave us many heartstopping moments including extra time semi-final drama and historic scenes in Ruatoria as East Coast claimed their first Meads Cup win, and in Westport where Buller won the Lochore Cup - their first ever piece of provincial rugby silverware.”

Special presentations of greenstone mere were made to All Blacks Sevens captain DJ Forbes, and to All Blacks Sevens veterans Lote Raikabula and Sevens Player of the Year Tomasi Cama, to mark playing 50 tournaments each.

A mere was also presented to All Blacks’ assistant manager Gilbert Enoka in recognition of him assisting the - APNZ team in 150 Tests.

Book review

Snapshot of NZ’s boxing history The New Zealand Boxing Scrapbook

By Dave Cameron with Paul Lewis Published by HarperCollins Dave Cameron has been a boxing man since forever, and with sports journo Paul Lewis he has put together a scrapbook version of the fight game’s history in New Zealand, and a serious scrapbook it is.

There’s photos, newspaper cuttings, fight cards and advertisements from 150 years of ringcraft, since the first recorded pro bout between Harry Jones and George Barton in 1862 up to Sonny Bill and Shane Cameron’s current activities, and everything imaginable in between.

Lewis gets the writing bit just right.

And while the middle section became a somewhat tedious list of fighters you’ve never heard of, all who had great promise and lots of bad luck, the older history part is absolutely fascinating.

In America, Timaru’s Bob Fitzsimmons once fought Tom Sharkey, with the referee a man better known for other exploits, such as the Gunfight at the OK

Corral; one Wyatt Earp.

Debate still rages as to whether Earp was corrupt; Sharkey’s manager and two officials had bet $40,000 on their man, a massive amount of money in those days, and Earp awarded the fight to Sharkey after ruling a low blow, after Sharkey had repeatedly fouled Fitzsimmons without any penalty.

There’s lots of great stories in similar vein, the authors certainly did their homework.

Later when it gets to the likes of Monty Betham, Lance Revill, Sean Sullivan, Paea Wolfgram and Jimmy Peau/Thunder

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there’s all the big fights that are still in the memory banks, and some of the stories behind the fighters themselves make for excellent and sometimes revealing reading.

David Tua of course gets a few pages to himself, and Shane Cameron and the rest of the new breed (Chauncey Welliver, Steve Heremaia, Daniella Smith) all get their own updates on how their careers are faring.

The dodgy underbelly of the game is not swept under the carpet by the authors, and the inherent dangers of a game where your opponent is trying

his best to damage your brain get a fair airing as well, the number of boxers who retired early with ‘headaches’ is a sobering message about the sport.

A memorable quote from an early piece: ‘There were only six deaths reported in the ring in recent times’ may also have caused some fighters to think a bit.

The best is reserved for last though; The Visitors section, boxers who have visited our shores, includes stories about Jack Johnson, Jake La Motta, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard and no boxing book would be complete without Muhammad Ali, the best of them all.

Great, great stories.

To finish, there’s the boxing All Blacks. Maurice Brownlie, Arch McCormick (yes, Fergie’s father), Kevin Skinner (obviously), Wilson Whinery, Sonny Bill Williams.

And more.

If you know nothing of boxing, you’ll learn plenty.

If you’re a boxing aficianado already, then this is the ultimate coffee table book for you.

Highly recommended.

- Reviewed by Steve Devereux

• Win one, lose one Mid Canterbury produced a win and a loss as twenty20 was the order of the final day of the regional under 19 cricket tournament. First up Mid Canterbury bowled Canterbury Country out for 108, after Sean Stagg took 4/24 and Harry Jones had 3/18 and a run out. Jordan Bird then struck an unbeaten 67 off 57 balls to lead Mid Canterbury to a seven wicket win. Things weren’t as tight against Christchurch Metro Black who posted 199/3.

Needing 9.95 an over, Mid Canterbury got off to a rocky start to be 45/4 after 7 overs but were soon in deep trouble at 97/7 after 13 overs and couldn’t recover. Sean Strange made 32.

• Aorangi’s last chance Aorangi have one last chance to secure a win at the women’s Interprovincial tournament at Dunedin St Clair Golf Club yesterday. The winless Aorangi sat out day yesterday’s seventh round on the bye and take on the also winless Tasman in their final match today. Defending champions Auckland head into the semi-finals unbeaten taking on Bay of Plenty while Wellington squares off with Waikato.

• New Chef de Mission Rob Waddell had never had a job interview before, let alone actually put in a formal application, until he went for the role as Chef de Mission of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

Like most things the 37-yearold chases, he was successful.

Waddell was yester day named to take over from the controversial Dave Currie, who has held the position for the last decade.

Waddell’s first task will be leading the New Zealand team to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, to be followed by the Olympics held in Rio two years - APNZ later.

• Nines at Eden Park The stars of the NRL are set to face-off at a nines tournament at Eden Park in 2014, according to event promoter Dean Lonegan.

While there are still a few stages to be negotiated, Lonergan said he was 99 per cent sure it would go ahead and hopes to have the agreement with the NRL and Auckland Council signed off before Christmas. Lonegan said he wants to combine the thrill of the Wellington Sevens with the big names of the NRL and believes the event has the potential to be the highlight of the New Zealand - HOL sporting calendar.

• Brockie ruled out As the Wellington Phoenix search for a spark to produce a more attacking style of play, they’ve been dealt a blow with their top scorer Jeremy Brockie ruled out of Sunday’s game with Adelaide United. The 25-yearold has been in fine touch with seven goals in his past six games but has succumbed to a hamstring niggle and tweeted yesterday that he wouldn’t be available for this weekend’s game across the Tasman. “Gym session done today!! Gutted to be missing the game on Sunday but confident the boys will come back with 3 points! #hatemissinggames,” the All White tweeted.

- APNZ

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Carol 1: O Come All Ye Faithful O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him, Born the King of angels: O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord!

Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of Heav’n above; Glory to God, In the highest: Yea, Lord we greet thee, Born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be glory giv’n; Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing:

Carol 2: Silent Night Silent night! Holy night!

All is calm, All is bright, Round the virgin mother and child; Holy infant, tender and mild, Rests in heavenly peace, Rests in heavenly peace.

Silent night! Holy night!

Guiding star, lend thy light.

Wee, the eastern wise men bring Gifts of homage to our King, Jesus Christ is here, Jesus Christ is here.

Silent night! Holy night!

Wondrous star, lend thy light.

With the angels let us sing Hallelujahs to our King, Jesus Christ is here, Jesus Christ is here.

Carol 3: Joy To The World Joy to the world! The Lord is come; Let earth receive her King, Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing,

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And heaven, and heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the world! The Saviour reigns; Let men their songs employ, While fields and floods, Rocks hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love.

Carol 4: Hark The Herald Angels Sing Hark! The herald angels sing: Glory to the new-born King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled.

Joyful, all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With the angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem.

Hark! The herald angels sing: Glory to the new-born King.

Christ, by highest Heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of a virgin’s womb.

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail the incarnate Deity!

Pleased as man with man to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel.

Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the sun of righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings, Risen with healing in His wings.

Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth.

Carol 5: Away In A Manger Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus Laid down His sweet head;

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The stars in the bright sky Looked down where He lay, The Little Lord Jesus Asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, The baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus no crying He makes; I love Thee, Lord Jesus; Look down from the sky And stay by my side until morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay Close by me for ever, And love me, I pray; Bless all the dear children In Thy tender care, And fit us for Heaven To live with Thee there.

Carol 6: Jingle Bells Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh, Sounds like fun to do, June, July or May. But winter it is not, And there is no snow, All the roads are melting tar And bar-be-cues aglow.

Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way Oh what fun it is to come to a joyful Christmas Day, Chris is born, Christ is born, That is what we say When we come to celebrate Our summer Christmas Day. There’s no open sleigh, The sun will shine so hot; Presents we will give, Show we love a lot.

Lots of cards are sent, Telephone’s gone wild, It is the birthday of our Lord, The coming of The Child.

Jesus Christ was born, It happened long ago; Mary was the Mum, Son for her and Joe’.

Special Child was this, Son of God was He, To bring true Light and Love and Hope, To guide both you and me.

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Carol 7: While Shepherds Watched

Carol 9: As With Gladness

While shepherds watched their flocks by night All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around.

As with gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold, As with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward, beaming bright; So, most gracious Lord, may we Ever more be led to Thee.

Fear not! Said he; for might dread Had seized their troubled mind; Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind.

To you, in David’s town this day Is born, of David’s line, A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; And this shall be the sign; The heavenly babe you there shall find To human view displayed All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, And in a manger laid.

Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God, and thus Addressed their joyful song: All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace; Goodwill henceforth from Heaven to men Begin and never cease!

Carol 8: The First Nowell The first nowell the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds In fields as they lay; In fields where they lay keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night That was so deep.

Nowell, nowell, nowell, nowell, Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star, Shining in the east beyond them far, And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night.

And by the light of that same star, Three wise men came from country far, To seek for a King was their intent, And to follow the star wherever it went.

Then entered in those wise men three, Full reverently upon their knee, And offered there in His presence Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.

Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heavenly Lord, That has made heaven and earth of nought, And with His blood mankind has bought.

As with joyful steps they sped To that lowly manger bed, There to bend the knee before Him whom heaven and earth adore; So may we with willing feet Ever seek the mercy seat.

As they offered gifts most rare At that manger rude and bare, So may we with holy joy, Pure and free from sin’s alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to Thee, our heavenly King.

Holy Jesus! Every day Keep us in the narrow way; And, when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds Thy glory hide.

In the heavenly country bright Need they no created light; Thou its light, its joy, its crown, Thou its sun which goes not down; There for ever may we sing Hallelujahs to our King.

Carol 10: Once In Royal David’s City Once in royal David’s city, Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for His bed; Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child.

He came down to earth from Heaven Who is God and Lord of all, And His shelter was a stable; And His cradle was a stall; With the poor and mean and lowly Lived on earth our Saviour holy.

And our eyes at last shall see Him Through His own redeeming love; For that child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in Heaven above; And He leads His children on To the place where He is gone.

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Local marine industry thriving

By Sam Morton Mid Canterbury’s marine industry is thriving and Lake Hood’s flow-on effects look set to get even greater.

Ashburton company Ashburton Marine, which has been on Alford Forest Road for more than 30 years, has enjoyed a somewhat sole presence in the past decade, following the establishment of the lake – and many years prior.

Co-owner Dusty Hurst, who has worked at the business for

17 years, said although Lake Hood has boosted business – the years before and after have been much the same.

“It’s been pretty consistent to be honest, before Lake Hood we were flat out, always busy and now with the lake, we are still busy, so it’s hard to say really.

“I guess it’s another string to the bow, but it wouldn’t be the be-all and end-all of business, for us,” he said.

However, the marine industry, in general, seems to be expanding in and around Mid Canterbury and now an

Ashburton car dealership is getting in on the act.

Drummond & Etheridge recently announced plans to establish a marine division, following its redevelopment of the Moore Street site.

Automotive and Marine dealer principal Gary Clement said the change had been a work in progress for about eight months, but only came to fruition last month.

A gap in the marine market drove the proposal forward and all staff got behind the initiative, he said.

“We wanted to back up the marine industry in Ashburton and when you look around, it’s amazing to see how big a part marine plays in Mid Canterbury.

“On a hot summer’s day, you only have to look at Lake Hood and there would be about a hundred boats just enjoying the moment – there is a big market and we saw a gap, based on that demand,” he said.

The marine division, which has created two full-time jobs, will sell new boats and marine merchandise, as well as service parts and equipment.

Meanwhile, Mr Hurst said he was not concerned with the expansion, pointing out competition was healthy for the district.

“You’ve got to have it sometimes, I think it’s a good thing and our business is so much more than just sales – we do a lot of fibreglass work, which is the thing that keeps us running through winter.

“There is virtually no work in winter, so to have that backstop in place, it helps a lot,” he said.

Both businesses were looking forward to a hot, dry summer.

Christmas spend steadily Full-on week ahead rising as Christmas nears Consumer spending has been increasing steadily in the allimportant Christmas period, according to Paymark data.

Paymark, which processes around three quarters of all electronic transactions in New Zealand, saw just over $1 billion pass through its network in the seven days between December 6 and 12.

Spending in the seven days was up 4.1 per cent on the same dates in 2011, a higher than average annual growth rate for the year. The busiest shopping day so far this month was Friday December 7, with just over $164 million going through the tills.

Paymark’s head of sales and marketing Paul Whiston said the upward bias in growth came at a good time for retailers.

“Preparations for the busiest week of the year are in full swing, and retailers will be looking to past trends as an indication of what’s to come,” Whiston said.

“Based on historical data, we can expect spending through the Paymark network to rise another 33 per cent by the week ending December 24,” he said in a statement.

Wairarapa (up 7 per cent) experienced the strongest yearon-year growth during the week ending December 12, South Canterbury (6.2 per cent) and Canterbury (6 per cent) continued the post-earthquake recov-

By Jamie Gray

Just over $1 billion passed through Paymark, which processes around three-quarters of all electronic transactions in New Zealand, in the seven days between December 6 and 12. ery and the heavily populated amongst the clothing, apparel Auckland/Northland region (4.1 and jewellery sectors. per cent) was again above the “It would also appear that national average.

Christmas celebrations are Spending growth was high going well this year, judging by at hardware and building sup- the spending lift at eating and plies outlets appliance stores drinking establishments across and floor covering and furniture the country,” Whiston added. retailers - all outlets loosely tied Spending for the week was up to the housing market.

7 per cent among restaurants, Conversely, spending was cafes and bars, and up 9.3 per slightly below year-ago levels cent for liquor retailers. - APNZ

NZ consumer confidence edges up in December New Zealand consumer confidence edged up in December from November, with more kiwis expecting their families to be better off in a year’s time and the nation to have better times over the next five years.

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose to 114.7 this month from 114.1 in November.

A reading above 100 indicates there are more optimists than pessimists. The Current Conditions index fell to 108.6 from 110.2 last month and the Future Conditions index rose to 118.8 from 116.7.

The Current Conditions index is still at modest levels, which may reflect a weak labour market

and rising unemployment, said Cameron Bagrie, chief economist at ANZ New Zealand. While businesses have signalled jobs growth, “this has failed to translate into reality.”

Underlining concerns about the jobs market, the unemployment rate unexpectedly climbed to 7.3 percent in the third quarter. Against that, house prices have been rising, particularly in Auckland and Christchurch, which makes people feel wealthier.

House price expectations continued their steady rise this month, rising to 3.9 percent from 3.5 percent in November. For Auckland, expectations were 4.5 percent.

Those deeming now a good time to buy major household items slipped to 24 percent from 26 percent. The percentage of kiwis feeling worse off than a year ago worsened to -7 from -6.

Expectations of inflation two years ahead fell to 3.2 percent from 3.4 percent.

Males were more confident than females, falling 1 point to 120 while females gained 3 points to 110.

Auckland and Canterbury were the most upbeat regions on 124 the highest for Canterbury since the February 2011 earthquake.

Wellington was in third place on 116.

- APNZ

Fonterra’s annual meeting and the last of the year’s major statistics are due this week.

Farmer shareholders, at the co-operative’s meeting at Mystery Creek, near Hamilton on Monday, will vote on three new directors for the Fonterra board and for their preferred representatives on the Shareholders’ Council.

It will also be Sir Henry van der Heyden’s last meeting as chairman, with Waikato farmer John Wilson taking over the role from Monday.

Van der Heyden is staying on as a director.

The meeting will also consider a special resolution for changes to the constitution, as it relates to the recently introduced Trading Among Farmers (TAF) share trading scheme.

When TAF was put to shareholders at a special meeting in June, the first resolution, which required a simple 50 per cent majority, received 66.45 per cent support.

The second part of the vote, which was for constitutional changes to Fonterra, needed 75 per cent support but achieved just 72.8 per cent.

The constitutional changes would have further limited the size of the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund from a previously endorsed 25 per cent of the company to 20 per cent.

Because the vote was so close, the board decided to put it shareholders again at Monday’s meeting, where it is expected to pass with the required level of support.

Fonterra aside, it will be a big week for economic data.

The Government’s half year fiscal update is due on Tuesday, as is the National Bank of NZ business outlook.

Key balance of payment data for the September quarter is due on Wednesday, followed by gross domestic product data for the same quarter on Thursday.

ASB Bank economists expect the GDP release to show economic activity increased 0.6 per cent over the quarter.

“This follows strong growth over the first half of 2012, partly reflecting temporary factors such as exceptionally strong dairy production as a result of excellent weather conditions,” the bank said.

“While pasture conditions have generally remained favourable, we do not expect dairy and meat production

will be as strong over the coming year,” it said.

Beyond the boost from strong agriculture and food manufacturing production, activity over the first half of 2012 was also boosted by post-earthquake rebuilding.

In particular, construction and professional services activity increased as these sectors geared up for the rebuild.

Building data indicated construction activity accelerated over the September quarter, driven by rebuilding in Canterbury.

“We expect rebuilding will gather further momentum and underpin the New Zealand recovery over the coming years,” ASB said. Deutsche Bank NZ expects a more modest 0.3 increase in GDP over the quarter.

At the December Monetary Policy Statement, the Reserve Bank forecast a 0.2 per cent increase in GDP, but ASB expects the data to show the recovery is on a firmer footing.

Westpac estimates that GDP was flat in the quarter, following strong gains in the first half of the year.

“A surge in construction activity appears to have been offset by pervasive weakness elsewhere, particularly in the service industries,” the bank said.

New Zealand’s annual current account deficit widened in the second quarter, as the nation’s Australian-owned banks reaped bigger profits, and imports rose with fuel costs.

The deficit was $10.1 billion, or 4.9 per cent of gross domestic product, in the year ended June 30. This time around, economists expect to see a current account shortfall equate to about 4.8 per cent of GDP in the September year.

Results of the overnight Global Dairy Auction will be out on Wednesday morning. At the last auction on December 6, the GDT price index dropped two per cent compared with the last sale.

On December 11, Fonterra revised its forecast payout range for the 2012/13 season to $5.90-$6 per kg of milksolids, up 25c per kg compared with the previous forecast, reflecting the broad recovery in dairy prices that has taken place since May. On Friday, New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay will hold its annual meeting, and international travel and migration data for November is due.

- APNZ

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Russia prepares for fall of Syrian regime Syria’s most powerful ally and protector, Russia, began positioning itself for the fall of President Bashar Assad, saying for the first time that rebels might overthrow him and preparing to evacuate thousands of Russian citizens from the country.

The head of NATO echoed the Russian assessment, saying the Syrian government is near collapse following a nearly two-year conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people and threatened to ignite the Middle East.

Assad appears to be running out of options, with insurgents at the gates of the capital and the country fracturing under the weight of a devastating civil war.

“An opposition victory can’t be excluded, unfortunately, but it’s necessary to look at the facts: There is a trend for the government to progressively lose control over an increasing part of the territory,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Moscow’s Middle East envoy, said during hearings at a Kremlin advisory body.

Still, Bogdanov gave no immediate signal that Russia would change its pro-Syria stance at the UN Security Council, where Moscow has shielded Damascus from world sanctions.

The US commended Russia “for finally waking up to the reality and acknowledging that the regime’s days are numbered,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.

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“We call on Russia to work with us ... work with the various stakeholders in Syria to start moving towards a transitional structure, and we would like to have their help in doing that,” she added.

Russia’s acknowledgment that Assad could lose the fight is an embarrassing blow to the regime, which describes the rebels as terrorists sent from abroad with no popular support.

But the rebels have made significant gains in recent weeks, seizing large swaths of territory in the north and expanding their control on the outskirts of the capital, pushing the fight closer

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to Assad’s seat of power.

Yesterday the US, Europe and their allies recognised the newly reorganised opposition leadership, giving it a stamp of credibility even though it remains to be seen if the new bloc holds much sway with the fighters on the ground.

At the same time, the regime has come under fresh condemnation as Western officials raise concerns that Assad might use chemical weapons against rebels in an act of desperation. The US and NATO also say Assad’s forces have fired Scud missiles at rebel areas.

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Chavez recovery favourable after complications President Hugo Chavez is recovering favourably despite suffering complications during cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice-president said amid uncertainty over the Venezuelan leader’s health crisis and the country’s political future.

A day after officials painted a grim picture of Chavez’s health, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro announced at a political rally that his condition “has evolved from stable to favourable, which supports maintaining the diagnosis of an increasing recuperation.”

In the latest of a series of reports about the president’s delicate condition, Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Chavez was making a “progressive and favourable” recovery after suffering bleeding from Tuesday’s surgery.

“This recovery process, nevertheless, will require a prudent period of time as a consequence of the complexity of the surgery performed,” Villegas said.

Dr. Julian Molina, a cancer expert from the Mayo Clinic in the United States, said bleeding is not uncommon when doctors operate in the same place multiple times to remove cancerous tissue, as is the case with Chavez.

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A member of Venezuela’s navy touches an image of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez after a mass in support of him in Havana, Cuba The government has been providing regular updates on the president’s recovery following six hours of surgery in a slight easing of the secrecy that has surrounded Chavez’s medical treatment since he fell ill last year. No clinical details have been provided, however.

The latest bulletin about Chavez’s health came as supporters prayed for him at church services and as Venezuelans increasingly acknowledged the potential for political turmoil ahead if the leftist leader is unable to be sworn in for his fourth term early next year — a possibility raised by his government.

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Aries 21 March - 20 April Career matters are in focus.

You may be busier than ever with projects and plans, driven by a need to realize your many ambitions. Try not to get too impatient as you may spoil something that’s been simmering nicely. Go with this. Later, you may be in demand socially. A very pleasant aspect reveals that romance is also a possibility if you are interested.

TAurus 21 April - 21 May Your intuitive timing can be excellent. You’ll seem to know immediately when to go ahead with a plan or idea and when to hold back. Your antennae seem to be picking up signals that translate as good fortune, especially if you move out of your comfort zone. Thankfully, your energy seems fairly good. If you’re going gift shopping, take a break at some point.

Gemini 22 May - 21 June You can enjoy steady progress in whatever you put your mind to. You may even accomplish more than you planned. Business affairs also look hopeful. You may decide to invest in a worthwhile scheme or even a piece of artwork as a way to make your money work harder for you. Your jovial mood may be contributing to your ongoing popularity.

CAnCer 22 June - 23 July Work may be fun and thoroughly engrossing. You may be enjoying new challenges and great camaraderie with colleagues. Allow dreams and intuitive hunches to guide you to bigger and better things. Stamina-wise you seem to have plenty of energy to expend and may be in the mood for a good workout. Romance bliss is possible later.

Leo 24 July - 23 August There could be some exciting and unexpected moments early on. You can enjoy being surprised.

Travel may have romantic overtones, especially if you venture somewhere new on a whim. You also have a chance of greater closeness with someone. It might be a good time for a family outing.

Current influences suggest it may prove memorable.

VirGo 24 August - 23 September Today and in the weeks ahead you may be purchasing some reading material for your home library. You may be keen to research options, especially for new business ideas and projects. Creative ideas may be encouraging you to become an entrepreneur in the making.

Don’t deny your ambitions. Yet if festive fun grabs your attention, give yourself time to enjoy it.

LibrA 24 September - 23 October Your actions seem to be inspired and intuitive. If you want answers to a creative issue, think out of the box.

The focus is once again on home and family matters.

You seem to be in organizing mode, drawing up lists and getting ahead with festive preparations. If one family member is unhelpful, try to smile rather than show your frustrations.

sCorpio 24 October - 22 November Gambling and taking risks with money may not be wise. Try not to spend more than you have as you may get into trouble further down the line. Checking your local paper for interesting items and vacancies may highlight some exciting possibilities.

It’s also possible that the unexpected can alter your routine, yet this could be a welcome distraction.

sAGiTTArius 23 November - 21 December If overdue bills demand your attention, psychologically it may be better to tackle them rather than delaying. Doing so could take a weight off your mind at this busy time.

Try to present a positive image as others may be noticing you and paying attention to your ideas. Fun is also in the air and you can plan recreation time later with friends.

CApriCorn 22 December - 20 January The focus seems to be on promoting your skills and telling the world about all you are capable of. The Moon, in your sign for most of the day, places the emphasis on getting your message across. You may be busy planning a schedule or designing a strategy to enable you to fulfil your latest goal. Yet it is going to be important not to scatter your energies.

AquArius 21 January - 19 February Tread softly where business interests are concerned. It’s best to be tactful and diplomatic in your dealings if you can. This is a good time for romance that may be linked with a journey. If you are spontaneous you can find yourself in the right place at the right time to enjoy a chat that makes you feel pleasantly alive. Don’t let such a fab chance slip past.

pisCes 20 February - 20 March You may need to exercise tact in your dealings with authority figures. It’s not a good time to push your interests ahead of others or to make unreasonable demands. Good advice may come from someone who seems to have your best interests at heart. You can hear about an unexpected moneymaking opportunity that may be worth exploring.

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Egypt vote means a fateful choice for nation

Scouts ordered to hand over abuse files

Two days before a constitutional referendum it considered boycotting, Egypt’s secular opposition finally launched its “no” campaign with newspaper and TV ads detailing the argument against the charter drafted

by Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi.

The Morsi camp has a simpler message: A “Yes” to the constitution is a yes to Islam.

The deadly violence and harsh divisions of recent weeks — combined with the inability of most Egyptians to even comprehend the densely written 63-page document — have turned the vote into a stark choice on whether the largest Arab nation takes a serious step toward theocratic rule.

“This constitution is supposed to protect the rights of the minorities, but it is written by the majority for the majority,” said Haitham Sherdi, a young opposition supporter from Cairo.

“If it passes, it will be used to crush the minority until they vanish,” he added, referring to Egypt’s Christian community.

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A California appellate court has upheld a Santa Barbara judge’s order saying the Boy Scouts of America must surrender decades of confidential files detailing alleged child sex abuse.

A Scouts spokesman said the organisation will appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court.

A lawsuit alleges that a local Scouts official tried to keep a boy’s mother from reporting his 2007 abuse by a volunteer leader to police.

The youth group denies the allegations.

“The BSA believes confidentiality of the files helps to encourage prompt reporting,” spokesman Deron Smith said.

Lawyers for the former Scout who was sexually abused by a volunteer leader in 2007 say the files they seek will expose a culture of hidden sexual abuse.

“If their first priority is child welfare, then stop the secrecy game - stop fighting for it,” Timothy Hale, the family’s lawyer in the Santa Barbara case, said.

In January, a Santa Barbara judge ordered all files since 1991 be turned over to the boy’s lawyers, but not the public. The Boy Scouts filed an appeal in April.

The order involves different files than the more than 1200 made public in October by order of the Oregon Supreme Court.

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Egyptian protesters chant slogans denouncing the proposed constitution and the upcoming referendum during a rally in Cairo, Egypt and other Islamists have been Salvation Front — an umbrelplastering posters across la group of opposition parties much of the country urg- — announced it was calling ing Egyptians to vote “yes on supporters to vote “no” to protecting (Islamic) Sharia rather than boycott the ref(laws).” erendum. The delay reflected The opposition’s campaign divisions within the alliance. on TV, in newspapers and in Reform leader and Nobel flyers is focused on the slo- Peace Prize laureate Mohamed gan “A constitution to divide ElBaradei, who was among Egypt.” Activists also took to those initially favoring a the streets with loudspeakers boycott, made an emotional atop pickup trucks touring appeal to Morsi on Thursday Cairo and other cities. to postpone the vote, warning The opposition campaign of “the specter of civil war.” began a day after the National He called on his supporters

US judge says victims’ body can prevent rape A Southern California judge is being publicly admonished for saying a rape victim “didn’t put up a fight” during her assault and that if someone doesn’t want sexual intercourse, the body “will not permit that to happen”.

The California Commission on Judicial Performance voted 10-0 to impose a public admonishment, saying Superior Court Judge Derek Johnson’s comments were inappropriate and a breach of judicial ethics.

“In the commission’s view, the judge’s remarks reflected outdated, biased and insensitive views about sexual assault victims who do not ‘put up a fight’. Such comments cannot help but diminish public confidence and trust in the impartiality of the judiciary,” wrote Lawrence J. Simi, the commission’s chairman.

Johnson made the comments in the case of a man who threatened to mutilate the face and genitals of his ex-girlfriend with a heated screwdriver, beat her with a metal baton and made other violent threats before committing rape, forced oral copulation, and other crimes.

Though the woman reported the criminal threats the next day, the woman did not report the rape until 17 days later.

The commission found that Johnson’s view that a victim must resist to be a real victim of sexual assault was his opinion, not the law.

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to vote “no” if the referendum goes ahead as scheduled.

Jehad el-Haddad, a spokesman for the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party, said it will accept the referendum result regardless of the outcome, but added: “We want to have a constitution in place because it’s a pillar of a functioning state. The fact that it is lacking encourages a lot of people to resort to undemocratic means.”

In many ways, the pros and cons of the draft constitution have been overshadowed by the worst crisis to hit Egypt since the overthrow nearly two years ago of Hosni Mubarak’s authoritarian regime.

With killings and mass street protests defining the past three weeks, newspaper and TV commentators have warned of a country moving toward civil strife and a schism that may not be bridged.

There are also fears that Egypt’s already ailing economy could hit new lows after the Morsi government delayed a $4.8 billion standby loan from the International Monetary Fund.

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Each year we invite the children of Mid Canterbury to write to Father Christmas through our newspaper to tell him of your special Christmas request.

This year we have again decided, along with Father Christmas, that we would also like to make a special collection of Christmas gifts from Ashburton retailers and businesses to give to families in Mid Canterbury who may not be as fortunate as others.

To do this Father Christmas needs a little helper who will spend the day with him on Tuesday, December 18, calling on our Christmas shopping stores collecting gifts which will be given to the local Salvation Army, who will then distribute the gifts to families in Mid Canterbury.

Our Santa’s Little Helper will be photographed visiting local stores during the day with Santa and we will publish these photographs on Thursday, December 20, in the Ashburton Guardian.

All children in the Ashburton District are invited to write a letter stating why they would like to be Santa’s Little Helper and why they would like to help us collect gifts for other families.

Letters may be handed in to the Ashburton Guardian Office, Ground Floor, Somerset House, Burnett Street or posted to “Santa’s Little Helper”, c/- PO Box 77, Ashburton and must reach us no later than 12noon Monday, December 17, 2012.

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Te Karere. (R) Country Calendar. (G, R, T) Saturday Breakfast. (Final) A Taste Of Home. (G, R, T) Coach Trip. (Final, G, R, T) Marco’s Kitchen Burnout. (PGR, T) 1.00 Masterchef: The Professionals.

(G, T) 2.15 The Chase. (G, T) 3.20 Situation Critical. (G, R, T) 3.50 Children’s Hospital. (G, T) 4.25 Find My Family. (G, R, T) 4.55 Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas. (G, R, T) 6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook: Simple Pleasures.

(Final, G, T) 7.30 Doc Martin. (G, R, T) 8.30 Come Dine With Me. (AO, T) 9.35 Pan Am. (PGR, T) 10.30 Rod Stewart – Merry Christmas, Baby. (G, T) 11.45 FILM: Five Minutes Of Heaven.

(2009, AO, R) 1.20 BBC World – Panorama: The Secret Drone War. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.15 Sport Today. 2.30 Fast Track. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Dateline London. 4.00 BBC World News. 4.10 Nobel Minds 2012.

5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 Orhan Pamuk’s Museum Of Innocence.

6.00 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 6.25 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, T) 6.30 Handy Manny. (G, T) 6.55 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends.

(G, R, T) 7.15 Fish Hooks. (Final, G, R) 7.45 Phineas And Ferb. (G, R, T) 8.10 Green Lantern: The Animated Series. (G, T) 8.35 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (G, R, T) 9.05 A.N.T. Farm. (G, T) 9.30 Just The Job. (G, R, T) 10.00 I AM TV. 11.00 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. (PGR) 12.00 Dating In The Dark Australia. (PGR, T) 1.05 The Amazing Race. (G, R, T) 2.05 Hell’s Kitchen. (PGR, R, T) 3.05 Huge. (Final, PGR, R) 4.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, T) 4.30 State Of Georgia. (G, T) 5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 According To Jim. (Final, G, R, T) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, T) 6.30 Wipeout. (G, T) 7.30 The Voice. (G, T) 8.35 FILM: Stealth. (2005, AO, R, T) Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel.

11.00 FILM: Fighting. (2009, AO, T) 1.15 FILM: Please Give. (2010, AO, T) 2.55 Live At The Apollo. (Final, AO, R) 3.40 Distraction. (AO, R, T) 4.40 I AM TV. (R) 5.30 It Is Written.

6.00 6.30 7.00 9.00 9.30 12.00

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6.00 60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) 6.45 The School Of Home Truths.

(PGR, R, T) 7.35 Tagata Pasifika. (R) 8.00 Praise Be. (G) 8.30 Attitude. (T) 9.30 An Irish Homecoming. (G, R) 10.00 Marae Investigates Summer Series.

10.30 Waka Huia. (T) 11.00 Neighbourhood. (G, T) 11.30 What Lies Beneath. (G, R, T) 12.00 Weird Creatures With Nick Baker. (G, R, T) 1.00 Location, Location, Location. (R) 1.30 SCu Serious Crash unit. (PGR, R, T) 2.00 Hotel Inspector. (G, R, T) 3.00 undercover Boss uSA. (G, R, T) 3.55 Homegrown. (Final, G, R, T) 4.25 Coasters. (Final, G, R, T) 4.55 Our World: March Of The Dinosaurs. (G, T) 6.00 ONE News. (Final, T) 7.00 The Zoo. (G, T) 7.30 Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey.

(G, T) 8.30 Sunday Murder Mystery: The Ghost Position. (AO, T) 10.30 Packed To The Rafters. (AO, R, T) 11.30 Meet The Natives uSA. (G, T) 12.35 Call 911. (PGR) 1.05 BBC World – BBC World News. 1.30 Working Lives. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.15 Sport Today. 2.30 Click.

3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 A Suburb At. 4.00 BBC World News. 4.10 Why Poverty?

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

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6.00 Breakfast. (T) 9.00 Infomercial.

9.30 Trinny & Susannah’s Downunder Makeover Mission. (PGR, R, T) 10.30 A Mad Business. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Infomercial.

12.00 ONE News. (T) 12.30 Emmerdale. (PGR, T) 1.30 Celebrity Coach Trip. (G, R, T) 2.00 World’s Strictest Parents us.

(PGR, T) 3.00 Ellen.

4.00 Te Karere. (T) 4.30 ONE News.

4.55 Come Dine With Me. (G) 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat. (G, T) 12.00 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PGR, R, T) 1.05 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.30 BBC World –MT With George Alagiah. (G) 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain. 3.30 World Business Report. 3.45 Sport Today. 4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 HARDtalk. 5.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing.

(G) 5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 5.35 Te Karere. (R, T)

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6.00 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 6.25 Jungle Junction.

(G, T) 6.50 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (G, R, T) 7.10 Chowder. (Final, G, R, T) 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (G, R, T) 8.50 A.N.T. Farm. (G, R, T) 9.15 Jonas. (G, R, T) 10.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 FILM: Almost Heroes. (1998, PGR, R, T) 1.50 Mad. (Final, PGR, R, T) 2.00 The Secret Circle. (PGR, T) Cassie and Jake investigate her father’s side of the family, hoping to learn more about her lineage and why she has powers separate from the Circle.

4.00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. (G, R, T) Vivian promises both sisters the role of godmother to her child, while Will hatches a hare-brained scheme to get Boyz II Men to perform at baby Nicky’s christening.

4.30 Just The Job. (G, T) Luka is at SKYCITY to learn about some of the many careers found within the exciting hospitality industry.

5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 Hart Of Dixie. (G, T) 6.30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter. (G, T) 7.00 FILM: Toy Story 3. (2010, G, T) 9.05 FILM: Van Wilder’s Party Liaison.

(2002, AO, R, T) Ryan Reynolds.

11.00 FILM: The Number 23. (2007, AO, R, T) 12.55 Distraction. (AO, R, T) 2.50 Infomercial. 3.20 20/20. (R, T) 4.10 It Is Written. (R) 4.45 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.30 Infomercial.

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6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (G, R, T) 7.25 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (G, R, T) 7.50 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. (G, R, T) 8.20 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 8.45 The Magic Roundabout. (G, R, T) 8.55 Fireman Sam. (G, T) 9.05 Chuggington. (G, R, T) 9.15 Pajanimals. (G, T) 9.25 Mr Men. (G) 9.30 Infomercial. 11.00 Sonny With A Chance. (G, R, T) 11.30 Operation Hero. (G, R, T) 12.00 FILM: Hannah Montana – The Movie. (2009, G, R, T) 2.05 Make It Or Break It. (G, R) 3.05 Disney Special Agent Oso. (G, R, T) 3.30 Spongebob Squarepants. (G, R, T) 3.55 Zeke And Luther. (G, R, T) 4.25 Pair Of Kings. (G, T) 4.55 Horace In Slow Motion. (G, R) 4.56 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.25 Toy Story. (1995, G, R, T) 12.30 Drop Dead Diva. (PGR, R, T) 1.30 Infomercial. 2.30 Police Women Of Maricopa County. (Final, PGR, R) 4.15 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show. (G, R) 5.30 Infomercial.

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Outdoors With Geoff. (G, R) Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G, R) The Little Couple. (G, R) Infomercials. (G) Flowers uncut With Jeff Leatham. (PGR) 10.00 The Great Food Escape. (G, R, T) 10.30 Media3.

11.00 Project Runway. (PGR, R) 12.00 The X Factor uSA. (G, R) 2.00 The X Factor uSA. (G, R) 3.00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. (PGR, R) 4.00 The Office. (G) 4.30 The Real Hustle NZ. (G, R, T) 5.00 Outdoors With Geoff. (G, R) 5.30 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G) 6.00 3 News.

7.00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals. (G) 7.30 Ice Road Truckers. (PGR, T) 8.30 CSI: New york. (AO, T) Mac and Jo investigate when a departmentstore manager is murdered and his body is found in a holiday display window.

9.25 CSI: Miami. (AO, T) A skydiver is murdered and the investigation reveals the victim has more than 100 children and all of them are suspects.

10.25 Homeland. (AO, R, T) 11.30 FILM: Gone. (2007, AO, R) 1.25 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong. (G) 5.30 Charles Stanley.

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 11.30 Harry’s Practice. (G, R) 12.00 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus.

(G, R) 3.30 Masterchef uSA. (G, R) 4.25 Get Growing With New Zealand Gardener. (G, R) 4.55 Fishing NZ. (G) 5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Getaway. (G) 6.30 The Enforcers. (G, R) 7.30 Antiques Roadshow. (G) Fiona Bruce and the team examine family treasures brought in to the British Museum. Pieces under scrutiny include dozens of historic finds dug up by mudlarkers working on the banks of the Thames.

8.40 Weekend Murders: Midsomer Murders. (AO, R) Tom Barnaby enlists his cousin DCI John Barnaby to help investigate a property deal between the Mayors of Causton and Brighton but the focus turns to murder when the developer is decapitated.

11.05 Paul Merton In Europe. (AO, R) 12.55 Home Shopping. (G)

6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.30 9.30

SuNDAy 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.25

Bayless Conley. (G) Brian Houston @ Hillsong. (G) Charles Stanley. (G) Open Door. (G, R) What’s Really In Our Food? (G, R, T) 8.50 Hitched. (G, R, T) 9.15 Fly Girls. (PGR, R) 10.00 FILM: We’re Here To Help. (2007, G, R) 11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R) 11.55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend.

(G) 1.00 Survivor: South Pacific. (G, R) 2.30 Motorsport. NZGP Hydroplane Championship. Round 1.

Highlights.

3.00 Motorsport. Targa 2012 3.30 Motorsport. NZ Offshore Powerboats. Round 8 Tauranga.

4.00 Motorsport. The Dirt. Round 2 Midgets. Highlights.

4.30 Motorsport. Red Bull Drift Shifters. Highlights.

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

7.00 FILM: Alvin And The Chipmunks.

(2007, G, R) 8.55 FILM: Along Came Polly. (2004, AO, R) Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing. A troubled young man reeling from his new wife’s infidelity, finds himself falling for an old high school classmate.

10.50 Smash. (PGR, T) 11.50 Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays. (PGR) 12.50 Media3. 1.20 The Good Wife. (AO, R) 2.10 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer.

5.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV. (G)

MONDAy 6.00 8.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.00 2.00 3.00

3 News.

Infomercials. (G) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR, R) Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, T) 3 News.

Missing Pieces. (G, R, T) Royal Pains. (G) White Collar. (PGR) The Real Housewives Of New york City. (G) 4.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 5.00 Entertainment Tonight. (G, R) 5.30 Last Man Standing. (G, R, T) 11.10 Sports Tonight.

11.25 Medium. (AO, T) 12.25 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer.

5.30 City Impact Church.

SuNDAy

6.00 Religious Programming. (G) 10.30 Sport Box. (G) 12.30 World’s Strictest Parents uK. (AO, R) 1.40 Top Gear uSA. (PGR, R) 2.35 Psych. (PGR, R) 3.30 Must Be The Music. (G) 4.30 Food Culture. (G) 5.00 Export Gold Match Fishing League. (G) 5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Ty’s Great British Adventure.

(Final, G, R) 6.30 Genius. (G, R) 7.00 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes. (G) Rick visits Cornwall, where legend has it, the remains of King Arthur’s Camelot lie.

7.35 Top Gear Top 40. (Final, PGR) We’ve been counting down to this, Top Gear Top 40 has found its Top 5 stunts, including the memorable occasion when the boys made amphibious vehicles from normal cars.

9.00 America’s Got Talent. (G) This week operatic super group II Divo perform as we discover which competitors have made through to next week’s America’s Got Talent grand finale!

10.50 Leverage. (AO) 11.45 Boardwalk Empire. (AO, R) 12.05 Home Shopping. (G) 1.35 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.05 Home Shopping. (G)

MONDAy

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.

(G, R) 7.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

(G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 Great Outdoors. (G, R) 1.00 The Crowd Goes Wild.

(G, R) 1.30 Surviving Suburbia.

(G, R) 2.00 Getaway. (G, R) 3.00 Legend Of The Seeker.

(PGR, R) Zedd reunites with his brother on a secret quest to avenge their father’s murder when they discover that his killer, assumed to have perished at the hand of Darken Rahl, is still alive.

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

5.30 Prime News.

11.10 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G)

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

movie Gone Saturday, TV3, 11.30pm (2007) The quickest way to find trouble these days is to hit the backpacker trail. At least that’s the impression given by horror flicks Wolf Creek, Hostel and Ringan Ledwidge’s chilling directorial debut.

American psycho Scott Mechlowicz (below) slyly drives a wedge between Brit couple Shaun Evans and Amelia Warner before the inevitable outback bloodshed in this slow-burning thriller.

FOUR TODAy 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.30 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.55 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.25 Twisted Whiskers. (G, R) 8.35 Twisted Whiskers. (G, R) 8.45 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.10 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.35 Power Rangers: Samurai. (G, R) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) Hosts Laura McKenzie and Erik Estrada bring audiences the funniest moments from around the world.

6.30 FILM: Home Alone 4. (2002, G, R) Michael Weinberg, French Stewart, Jason Beghe. A young boy defends his father’s mansion from burglars during Christmas.

8.20 The Real Housewives Of Orange County.

(PGR) Andy Cohen hosts the conclusion of a two-part reunion, a chatty and catty affair featuring the Orange County ladies recounting the wives’ tales of Season 6.

9.25 Face Off. (PGR) The artists make aliens based on sketches by Patrick Tatopoulos.

10.25 Sons Of Tucson. (PGR) As a birthday surprise, Ron gets Glenn tickets to an adult-film convention.

10.55 Excused. (AO) A fresh take on a dating show, Excused sees singles looking for love trying to win dates before being eliminated from contention.

11.20 Excused. (AO) 11.50 Infomercials. (G) SuNDAy 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.25 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.50 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.15 Rugrats. (G, R) 8.40 The Mighty B! (G, R) 9.05 The Mighty B! (G, R) 9.30 The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

(G, R) 9.55 Sticky TV Omnibus. (G) 12.00 Infomercials.

(G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby.

(G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) 6.30 Survivor: Philippines. (G) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PGR) 8.00 Family Guy. (PGR) 8.30 Futurama. (G) 9.00 American Dad. (PGR, R) 9.30 South Park. (AO, R) 10.00 The Ricky Gervais Show. (PGR, R) 10.30 I Just Want My Pants Back. (AO, R) 11.00 Entertainment Tonight Weekend. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G) 12.20 Infomercials. (G) MONDAy 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.30 Monsuno. (G, R) 7.55 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.25 Go Diego Go. (G, R) 8.50 Bananas In Pyjamas. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.20 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.25 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.30 The Wiggles Show. (G, R) 9.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (G, R) 9.55 Action Central. (G, R) 10.05 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Dora The Explorer. (G, R) 3.25 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 3.35 Victorious. (G) 4.00 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.30 FOuR Live. (G) 1512

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The Box 6.00 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 8.05 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 8.55 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.20 Burn Notice. (M) 10.15 RAW. (M) 1.10 The A-Team Marathon.

(PG) 4.30 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.30 Chuck. (M) Casey is shocked to learn his mentor, sensei Ty Bennett is a rogue agent. Awesome’s parents outstay their welcome.

8.30 Deadliest Warrior. (M) Spartan, the bronze battle tank celebrated in the movie 300; versus a Ninja, Japan’s legendary master of death.

The battle pits the ancient world’s most extreme warrior against an enemy who obeys no rules.

9.30 Spartacus: Blood And Sand. (18) Overcome by the pressure of Batiatus’s control, Spartacus must make a choice. leave his past behind and assume the mantle of a champion gladiator, or die.

10.30 TNA Impact Wrestling. (M) 12.30 The A-Team. (PG) 1.20 The A-Team. (PG) 2.10 The A-Team. (PG) 3.00 Spartacus: Blood And Sand. (18) 4.00 Girls Gone Wild. (18) 4.45 The A-Team. (PG) 5.35 The Simpsons.

(PG)

SuNDAy

6.00 The A-Team Marathon.

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

(PG) 1.15 Chuck. (M) 2.05 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 3.00 RAW. (M) 5.45 WWE NXT. (M) 6.45 SmackDown! (M) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 9.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 10.30 Life. (M) 11.30 WWE NXT. (M) 12.30 SmackDown! (M) 2.10 Criminal Minds. (M) 3.05 Criminal Minds. (M) 4.00 Life. (M) 5.10 Chuck. (M)

Sky Movies 1 Movie Greats 7.10 Knockout. (2011, PG) 8.45 A Dog Named Christmas.

(2010, PG) 10.20 Zookeeper. (2011, PG) 12.00 The Adjustment Bureau.

(2010, M) 1.50 Moonlight And Mistletoe.

(2008, PG) 3.20 True Confessions of A Hollywood Starlet. (2008, PG) Joanna ‘Jojo’ Levesque, Valerie Bertinelli. A young, Hollywood starlet has to adjust to her new life as she is sent to live with her aunt after a stint in rehab.

4.50 Moneyball. (2011, M) Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill. Oakland A’s general manager tries to pull together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.

7.00 The Decoy Bride. (2011, PG) Kelly Macdonald.

8.30 The Double. (2011, M) Richard Gere, Topher Grace.

A retired CIA operative is paired with a rookie FBI agent to unravel the mystery of a senator’s murder, with all signs pointing to a Soviet assassin.

10.10 Paul. (2011, M) Simon Pegg.

12.00 Love And other Drugs.

(2010, 16) 1.55 Devil’s Den. (2006, 16) 3.20 Biography: Adam Sandler.

(2008, PG) 4.10 True Confessions of A Hollywood Starlet. (2008, PG) 5.40 Moneyball. (2011, M)

SuNDAy 7.50 9.40 11.20 12.50

2.20 3.45

MoNDAy

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

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

(PG) 8.30 Monk. (PG) 9.25 Law & order. (M) 10.20 WWE NXT. (M) 11.10 SmackDown!

(M) 12.55 NyPD Blue. (M) 1.50 Monk. (PG) 2.45 Malcolm In The Middle.

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

(PG) 5.00 Law & order. (M) 11.30 NyPD Blue. (M) 12.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 1.00 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 1.25 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(PG) 1.50 Cash Cab. (PG) 2.15 Monk.

(PG) 3.05 CSI: Miami. (M) 3.55 CSI: New York. (M) 4.45 CSI: New York.

(M) 5.35 The Simpsons. (PG)

6.10 8.30

10.20 11.50

Paul. (2011, M) The Double. (2011, M) The Decoy Bride. (2011, PG) The Night Before The Night Before Christmas.

(2010, PG) Gulliver’s Travels. (2010, PG) War Horse. (2011, M) Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson. A young man enlists to serve in World War I when his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry, with hope that he and his horse will be reunited.

Warrior. (2011, M) Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte.

The Adventures of Tintin.

(2011, PG) Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis. Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Hadock set off on a treasure hunt to find the sunken ship The Unicorn.

Slayer. (2006, 16) Casper Van Dien, Tony Plana.

For Colored Girls. (2010, 16) Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine.

MoNDAy

6.00 Gulliver’s Travels. (2010, PG) Jack Black, Emily Blunt.

7.25 Warrior. (2011, M) 9.45 For Colored Girls. (2010, 16) Janet Jackson.

12.00 The Adventures of Tintin.

(2011, PG) Jamie Bell.

1.45 November Christmas.

(2010, PG) John Corbett.

3.20 Alpha And omega. (2010, PG) Justin Long.

4.50 Trespass. (2011, 16)

6.00 Storyteller Café 6.30 Wemmicks 7.00 The Lads TV 7.30 Paul the Little Missionary 8.00 Spoon TV 8.30 Adventures from the Book 9.00 Revolution TV 9.30 DRIVEtv 10.00 The uprising 10.30 MXTV 11.00 one to one 11.30 Serve the City 12.00 The Verdict of Science 12.30 Just 10: J. John 1.30 Building a Difference 2.00 Beyond Adventure 2.30 Joni and Friends 3.00 Missions Dilemma 3.30 The Men’s Series 4.00 Conversations in the HolyLand 4.30 Philosophy, Science and the God Debate 5.00 The Verdict of Science 5.30 Give Me An Answer 6.00 The

8.10 Mrs: Doubtfire. (1993, PG) 10.15 Wall Street. (1987, PG) 12.20 Gladiator. (2000, M) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed.

2.55 Home Alone. (1990, PG) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern. A boy defends himself from burglars after being left at home by his family during Christmas.

4.35 Home Alone 2: Lost In New york. (1992, PG) Macaulay Caulkin. When the McCallisters go on vacation, Kevin winds up in New York where he has to pull out all his tricks when he runs into his old enemies.

6.35 I, Robot. (2004, M) Will Smith.

8.30 Fun With Dick And Jane.

(2005, M) Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni. A suburban couple turns to a life of crime in order to exact revenge and teach big business a lesson.

10.05 Eraser. (1996, 16) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams. A witnessprotection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers in a case involving hi-tech weapons.

12.00 Home Alone. (1990, PG) 1.40 Home Alone 2: Lost In New york. (1992, PG) 3.40 I, Robot. (2004, M) 5.35 Eraser. (1996, 16)

SuNDAy

7.30 Fun With Dick And Jane.

(2005, M) 9.00 Home Alone. (1990, PG) 10.45 Home Alone 2: Lost In New york. (1992, PG) 12.45 I, Robot. (2004, M) 2.40 Eraser. (1996, 16) 4.35 Fantastic Four. (2005, PG) Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba.

Four astronauts gain superpowers when they suffer cosmic radiation exposure on a mission, and must use them to defeat an evil doctor.

6.20 Sky Special: The Hobbit World Premiere With Dominic Bowden. (PG).

6.50 10 Things I Hate About you. (1999, PG) Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles.

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

The tale of William Wallace, a commoner who united the nation of Scotland in the battle to overthrow English rule in the 13th century.

11.25 The Man In The Iron Mask.

(1998, M) Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons.

MoNDAy

6.40 The Man In The Iron Mask.

(1998, M) Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons.

8.50 Fantastic Four. (2005, PG) Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba.

10.35 10 Things I Hate About you. (1999, PG) Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles.

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

3.10 uptown Girls. (2003, M) Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning.

4.40 Definitely, Maybe. (2008, M) Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin.

Sky Sport 1

Sky Sport 2

6.00 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Cairns Taipans.

Highlights 7.00 Rowing. AON Billy Webb Challenge. From Whanganui River.

8.00 Darts. World Championship.

Day One. Live.

1.00 Rugby Zone.

1.30 Steinlager 2012 Rugby Awards.

3.00 Premier League Preview.

3.30 Global Golf Adventures.

4.00 Rowing. AON Billy Webb Challenge. From Whanganui River.

5.00 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Cairns Taipans.

Replay 7.00 Rowing. AON Billy Webb Challenge. From Whanganui River.

8.00 ICC Cricket 360.

8.30 Steinlager 2012 Rugby Awards.

10.00 Darts. World Championship.

Day One. Replay 1.00 Darts. World Championship.

Day Two. Session One. Live.

6.00 Cricket. HRV Cup. Northern Knights v Otago Volts. From Seddon Park, Hamilton.

Replay.

9.00 The Cricket Show.

9.30 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Round Two. Highlights.

10.30 Golf. European PGA Tour.

Alfred Dunhill Championship. Round Two. Highlights.

11.30 Premier League Preview.

12.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st Test Day 2 Morning Session. Live.

2.35 The Cricket Show.

3.05 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st Test Day 2 Afternoon Session. Live.

8.00 The Cricket Show.

8.30 Cricket. KFC T20 Big Bash League. Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes. Live.

12.30 Premier League World.

1.00 Premier League Preview.

1.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Newcastle v Manchester City. Live.

3.45 Soccer. English Premier League. Liverpool v Aston Villa. Live.

SuNDAy

6.00 2012 FedEx Cup official Film.

7.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Round Three. Highlights.

8.00 Darts. World Championship.

Day Two Session Two. Live.

1.00 Mixed Martial Arts. The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Prelims. Team Carwin v Team Nelson. Live.

3.00 Mixed Martial Arts. The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Prelims. Team Carwin v Team Nelson. Live.

6.00 Sky Sport What’s on.

6.30 Rugby Zone.

7.00 The ITM Fishing Show.

7.30 The Weight of A Nation.

9.30 Rugby. World Cup 2011 Grand Final. France v New Zealand. From Eden Park, Auckland. Replay.

12.30 Darts. World Championship.

Day Two. Session Two. Replay.

3.30 Sky Sport What’s on.

4.00 Basketball. NBL. Melbourne Tigers v Cairns Taipans.

Replay

MoNDAy

6.00 The Weight of A Nation.

8.00 Darts. World Championship.

Day Three.Live.

1.00 Golf. European PGA Tour.

Alfred Dunhill Championship. Round Four.

Highlights.

2.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Manchester United v Sunderland. Replay.

4.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Newcastle v Manchester City. Replay.

11.30 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Round Four.

12.30 Golf. US PGA Tour. PNC Father/Son Challenge Day Two. Highlights.

1.30 Mixed Martial Arts. The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Prelims. Team Carwin v Team Nelson. Replay.

4.00 Golf. European PGA Tour.

Alfred Dunhill Championship. Round Four.

5.00 Rowing. AON Billy Webb Challenge. From Whanganui River.

SHINE

Journey 6.30 Building a Difference 7.00 Joni and Friends 7.30 Love’s Christmas Journey 9.30 Nzone Focus 10.00 Just 10: J. John 11.00 Give Me An Answer 11.30 Joni and Friends 12.00 Nzone Focus 12.30 The Journey 1.00 Missions Dilemma 1.30 Beyond Adventure 2.00 Just 10: J. John 3.00 Love’s Christmas Journey 5.00 Give Me An Answer 5.30 Running With Fire SuNDAy 6.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 7.00 TQ 7.30 The Lads TV 8.00 Paul the Little Missionary 8.30 Connection Point 9.00 In Touch 10.00 Life Questions 10.30 Word For you 11.00

SuNDAy

6.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Queens Park Rangers v Fulham. Delayed 8.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Stoke City v Everton. Delayed.

10.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. PNC Father/Son Challenge. Day One. 12.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st Test Day 3 Morning Session. Live.

2.35 The Cricket Show.

3.05 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st Test Day 3 Afternoon Session. Live.

8.00 Sky Sport What’s on.

8.30 Cricket. KFC T20 Big Bash League. Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers. Live.

12.30 Rugby. Sevens Regional Qualifiers. Central Regional.

From the Massey Institute of Sport, Manawatu.

Highlights.

2.15 Soccer. English Premier League. Tottenham v Swansea. Live.

4.30 Soccer. English Premier League. West Brom v West Ham. Live.

MoNDAy

7.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Round Four.

8.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. PNC Father/Son Challenge Day One. Highlights.

9.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. PNC Father/Son Challenge. Day Two. 12.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st Test Day 4 Morning Session. Live.

2.35 Sky Sport What’s on.

3.05 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st Test Day 4 Afternoon Session. Live.

11.30 Mixed Martial Arts. The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Prelims. Team Carwin v Team Nelson. Replay.

2.00 Basketball. NBL. Melbourne Tigers v Cairns Taipans.

4.00 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Cairns Taipans.

Replay

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

9.00 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30

Connect. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) Nefertiti: Mummy Queen Mystery. (PG) Superstorm Apocalypse. you Have Been Warned.

(PG) American Guns. (M) MythBusters. (PG) How We Invented The World. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) After The Catch. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) Abalone Wars. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Mountain Man Slot Machine/Wild West Motorcycle. The Gallery 63 crew auction off a screenworn Star Trek Uniform. The Garrett brothers bring in a vintage slot machine.

Auction Hunters. (PG) Sons of Guns. (M) Mighty Planes. (PG) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Call 911. (PG) Destroyed In Seconds.

(PG) Man Vs. Wild. (PG)

SuNDAy 6.30 7.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30

1.30 2.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.00 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Building The Future. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) Superstorm Apocalypse.

Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Nefertiti: Mummy Queen Mystery. (PG) Abalone Wars. (PG) Moonshiners. (M) Volcano Time Bomb. (PG) After The Catch. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) First Time Filmmakers.

Korea. (PG) First Time Filmmakers.

Korea. (PG) Evil, I. (M) Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) I (Almost) Got Away With It. (M) Swamp Loggers. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) Nazi uFo Conspiracy. (PG) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Dirty Jobs. (PG)

MoNDAy 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Swamp Loggers. (PG) Man Vs. Wild. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) Nightmare Next Door. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) on The Case With Paula Zahn. (M) Stalked. Someone’s Watching. (M) Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) Disappeared. (M) Nazi uFo Conspiracy. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Rising Waters.

Man Vs. Wild. (PG) Pacific Island.

MythBusters. (PG) Scorned. Love Kills. (M) on The Case With Paula Zahn. (M) Swamp Loggers. (PG) American Guns. (M) you Have Been Warned.

(PG) First Time Filmmakers.

Korea. (PG) Dirty Jobs. (PG)

Songs of Praise 11.35 Quick Study 12.00 The Bible Series: Jesus 1.30 Digging for Jesus 2.30 Precious Memories 3.00 Hour of Power 4.00 In Touch 5.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 6.00 Running With Fire 6.30 The Journey 7.00 Nzone Focus 7.30 Songs of Praise 8.05 Precious Memories 8.30 David Jeremiah 9.30 The Bible Series: Jesus 11.00 Digging for Jesus 12.00 Hour of Power 1.00 Nzone Focus 1.30 Songs of Praise 2.05 Precious Memories 2.30 David Jeremiah 3.30 Journey 4.00 Connection Point 4.30 Digging for Jesus 5.30 Quick Study 1512

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weekend crossword number 404 across 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 30 33 36 38 39 40 42 43 44 46 49 51 53 55 59 60 61 62 63 65 66 70 71 73 75 80 82 83 84 85 86 87

down 1 Batting (3,3) SAT 25 AUGUST SOLUTIONS ACROSS: 13 Blow me down. 14 Cholera. 15 Leader. 16 Manage.17 Dropper. 18 Serge. 19 Iota. 20 Get in. 21 Cause. 22 Doting. 23 Stock. 28 Goggles. 30 Gathers. 33 Buttercup. 36 Wind up. 38 Stall.39 Watch. 40 Relate. 42 Merry. 43 Mention. 44 Swathe.

46 Fare. 49 Spin. 51 Astern. 53 Viewing. 55 Toast. 59 Screen. 60 Chime. 61 Shine. 62 Rather. 63 Authority. 65 Bounder.66 Peppery.

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

Youth Health Centre Coordinator

We are a large, modern, family-owned seed processing and storage company, based in the heart of Ashburton.

Due to our current staff member moving on to a new position with VSA in Cambodia we are now looking to employ a new coordinator to oversee this very successful venture.

Safer Ashburton District works in partnership with the Ashburton Youth Health Trust to employ and manage a person who will coordinate and be responsible for the day to day running of the Youth Health Centre.

• Are you passionate about improving health, wellbeing and social outcomes for youth?

• Do you have experience in working with, and along side, youth?

• Do you have experience in service coordination?

• Are you a skilled communicator with excellent relationship management?

• Do you have excellent organisational and time management skills?

• Do you have a knowledge of and commitment to strength based processes?

NIGHT SHIFT MANAGER/SUPERVISOR We are looking for a motivated Night Shift Supervisor/Manager to help facilitate the smooth running of our night shift production. This is a full time position with regular overtime offered.

The successful applicant will have: • Good knowledge of the seed industry preferably in the seed processing sector • Strong leadership ability • Accuracy with figures and recording • Ability to work with and manage a small but dedicated team • Tidy appearance, must be physically fit and reliable

NIGHT SHIFT MACHINISTS We also require motivated Night Shift Machinists to help facilitate the smooth running of our night shift production. These are seasonal positions typically for six months with regular overtime offered, but could lead to full time employment.

If you can answer yes to these questions we would love to hear from you.

Your role would be to develop, promote and coordinate the service along with developing interagency collaboration and partnerships to achieve better health outcomes for youth. This position also involves a high degree of hands on work with young people across our district.

This position is for 20 hours per week and is based in Ashburton

The successful applicants will have: • Knowledge of the seed industry would be an advantage (but not necessary as full training will be given) • Accuracy with figures and recording • Ability to work with minimal supervision • Tidy appearance, must be physically fit and reliable Applications for both positions close Friday 11th January 2013

For further information and an application pack please contact Mary Bailey at Safer Ashburton.

For more information on the position please contact: Roydon Leath – Operations manager

Applications close Friday February 8th at 4:00pm

To apply, please forward a copy of your CV and references to:

South Island Seed Dressing & Storage Co Ltd P O Box 404 Ashburton 7740 Or email: roydon@siseed.co.nz

We offer a collegial, family friendly and flexible work environment.

Administration Manager Sole Charge

AGRONOMIST Mid Canterbury

We are seeking an Agronomist to join our company.

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

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

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

Applications closing 24th Dec 2012

We are a busy agricultural contracting business looking for an experienced administration person to join our busy business. The position is based five minutes from Geraldine and is a part time role with hours negotiable.

The successful applicant will be someone comfortable working without supervision, have a positive attitude and high attention to detail.

Duties and responsibilities will be wide and varied including invoicing and debtors to accounts, payroll and basic management reporting. You will need excellent communication, time management skills and a reasonable level of Excel experience. Ace payroll and Xero knowledge would be an advantage.

If this position interests you please email CV to Nicky Coleman at admin@colemanag.co.nz by 21 December 2012.

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

This is a thriving new business you will be working for and offers a variety of interesting work in and out of the workshop.

This role is for a fully qualified automotive electrician or air-conditioning expert. The ideal candidate will be motivated, hard working and have a good sense of humour.

Hockey Participation Officer The Hockey Participation Officer will deliver our Regional Development Programme, including Small Sticks Hockey Programmes in Schools and Association competitions. The ability to interact and relate to children of all ages is essential. This new role is contracted for 10 hours per week on average, flexibility of hours is required.

Visit our website www.mchockey.co.nz for an application form.

Email applications to mchockey@hotmail.co.nz or post to Mid Canterbury Hockey, P O Box 366, Ashburton 7740

by Wednesday 19 December 2012.

New Zealand citizenship and a clean full drivers licence is required.

Full time Monday to Friday and some on-call work.

REBECCA HOPKINSON

Please send C.V and cover letter to: P O Box 143, Ashburton 7740 Or Call Stephen: P: 03 307 2236 M: 027 307 2236

This position is 25-30 hours per week with the potential to evolve into a full time role for the right person.

The successful applicant will need to enjoy working in a close team environment and be able to successfully lead and supervise our office team.

If you are competent in office procedures, have good computer skills, knowledge of the Guestcentrix computer system and you are a good communicator this could be the perfect job for you. Some hospitality experience preferred

Phone Brent 027 2019 102

Hotel Cook / Chef Wanted Live in position, if required.

Ph Tom 03 396 8458 or 027 278 4346 Crown Heritage Hotel, Geraldine

Harvest Help Enthusiastic and experienced person required for Methven arable and lamb finishing property.

January to April.

Good hourly rate to match experience.

Live out.

Ph: (03) 302 1877

Wanted the right person for the job

Please apply in writing with CV and referees to:-

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now

Remuneration package will be discussed upon application.

Front Office Supervisor for Hotel Ashburton

Wanted through summer period.

Ten minutes from Ashburton.

Applications close Friday December 21.

Mid Canterbury Hockey Association is seeking applications for the following position:

Fully Qualified Automotive Electrician or Air Conditioning Expert Required

Great part-time jobs are rare, however this one is a great role working with great people.

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Paul Inwood Hotel Operations Manager Hotel Ashburton 11-35 Racecourse Road P O Box 70 Ashburton 7740

Road Marking Operator Needed for Fulton Hogan Invercargill. Must have experience with type A or B machine, full Class 2 licence & DG.

Apply www.fultonhogan.com/careers ref 492673 or call Patrice Wilkin on 03 336 5107.

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

We are a large, modern, family-owned seed processing and storage company, based in the heart of Ashburton. Due to expansion, we have the following position available:

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER We require a Maintenance Engineer to join our engineering team for a fixed term contract, which may lead to full time employment, with regular overtime offered. The position entails maintenance and also new fabrication.

The successful applicant will have: • Accuracy with figures and recording • Ability to work with minimal supervision • Tidy appearance, must be physically fit and reliable Applications close Friday 11th January 2013 For more information on the position please contact: Brent Clarke – Director To apply, please forward a copy of your CV and references to:

South Island Seed Dressing & Storage Co Ltd P O Box 404 Ashburton 7740 Or email: brent@siseed.co.nz

Windrower

Driver Required Experience on windrowers helpful but mechanical knowledge/ agricultural experience necessary.

Please phone Scott

027 315 5942

Wanted the right person for the job

Legal Executive / Legal Secretary We are a well-established firm located in Ashburton and have a strong business focus and commitment to providing our clients with the best advice and service. Continued growth in our practice has resulted in the need to recruit a full time Legal Executive / Legal Secretary specialising in commercial and property Law. The successful applicant will have at least three years experience in this specialised field, highly developed written and oral communication skills, a flexible “can do” attitude, a proactive work ethic and a sound knowledge of Word and Excel.

An attractive remuneration package and pleasant working conditions are offered. We will treat all enquiries in strictest confidence.

Please apply in writing enclosing a copy of your CV to: The Staff Partner Argyle Welsh Finnigan PO Box 454 Ashburton 7740 Applications will close at 5pm on Monday 14 January 2013

Hardware Assistant Manager We are currently looking to employ an Assistant Manager for ITM Building Supplies. This person will have the ability to allocate work on a day to day basis when the Manager is absent and form a close working relationship with him at other times.

A background in building supplies would be a prerequisite for the position.

Timber Manager Due to our current Timber Manager retiring, we are looking to employ a person as overall Timber Manager. Duties will include, purchasing wet and dry timbers, allocation of stock for prenail and customer orders, dealing on a daily basis with customers.

Estimator / Detailer Prenail Department We have the above position available in our Frame and Truss division. The person required will have the ability to read plans and understand architectural drawings, allowing the material take offs to be checked. This person will be able to advance his or her career, with training provided by Mitek and ourselves in the role of Detailer.

All the above applicants should display a competent work ethic and have a pleasant personality.

All applications should be sent including a brief CV to:

Allan McCormick Helmack ITM 92 Dobson Street ASHBURTON

You can enjoy working at Ashburton’s flagship hotel with a great team and friendly customers.

Duty Managers Hotel Ashburton

It’s the busy season and we have vacancies for Duty Managers looking for work in a nice environment.

Mid Canterbury Hockey Association is seeking applications for the following position:

Hockey Turf Manager The Hockey Turf Manager’s role is to ensure that the turf surface and facilities are maintained and prepared to a standard to enable the playing and further development of hockey in Mid Canterbury. This position is contracted for 7 hours per week on average; due to seasonal variations flexibility of hours is required.

Visit our website www.mchockey.co.nz for an application form.

Email applications to mchockey@hotmail.co.nz or post to Mid Canterbury Hockey, P O Box 366, Ashburton 7740

by Wednesday 19 December 2012.

Place your job ads with our experienced team Deadline 2pm prior publication day

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now

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Successful applicants must have a current Bar Managers Certificate, be efficient, and have a positive manner and good communications skills.

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

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The successful applicant will need to enjoy working in a close team.

If you are looking for a change and would like to work as part of our hospitality team, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Applications close Friday December 21.

Please apply in writing with CV and referees to: email rdn@hotelash.co.nz Paul Inwood Hotel Operations Manager Hotel Ashburton 11-35 Racecourse Road P O Box 70 Ashburton 7740

Smiley Staff Wanted!

We are looking for a self-motivated, honest and reliable sales assistant with a can-do and down-to-earth attitude in our small busy shop. If this sounds like you, please come and fill out an application form.

First & Last Dairy Shop

127 Archibald St, Tinwald, Ashburton 7700

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CHIMNEY CLEANING

Carrs Chimney Cleaning Ashburton and surrounding areas

Phone Rodney

and leave a message

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

03 324 2999

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

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307-0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

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

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

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

Roofing Specialists

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

electriCOOL Ltd

We specialise in:

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

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

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

CLEANErs EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING (2012)

TV AERIAL SPECIALIST your local tv reception specialist • Your local authorised Freeview installer • Improved TV 1 Guaranteed • Extra Phone Points • TV and Video Tuning • Future Proof Pre-wire of New Homes • Authorised Sky Installer • Surround Sound Installation

We will clean anything from the mountains to the sea.

Under new management.

Call sandra and the team on 03 307 8184 or 027 292 0180

John Sharman

ASHBURTON TV & AUDIO LTD

Ph 308-7332 or 027-277-1062

Home • Commercial • Office

Got a tree troubling you?

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

You need Four Seasons Treecare, your local tree experts!

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

Free Measure & quote

• Hedge trimming • Powerline clearance • Stumpgrinding • Dismantling

Greg Trudgeon

0800 559 255 for a free quote

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

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

Alps

Continuous Spouting Need new spouting, fascia and downpipes?

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

Manufacturers and installers of continuous spouting, fascia and downpipes.

Phone 03 307 7402 Mob 027 433 5766 Ben Kruger • Phone 308 4380 or 021 808 739 • email: benkruger@xtra.co.nz

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If Guardian photographers missed you at Ashburton maternity, you can send your photographs and details to photographers@theguardian.co.nz

TLC for your VIP

Quality Preschool

Directors: Annie Smith and Brenda Leonard Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm, Phone 308 2959, Main South Road

131212-KG-010 photo supplied

Older brothers Tyler, 4½, and Logan, 2, have a cuddle with their new brother Hunter Joseph Tuki who was born into their family on November 3 weighing 8lb 2oz. Hunter is also welcomed by parents Kelly and John Tuki.

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Weighing 6lb 3oz, Holly Lilian Chapman was welcomed into the family of Robyn and Paul Chapman on November 30.

Jenevie and Pablito Pinto welcome the arrival of their son Jayven Paulo on December 13 at 6.30am weighing 7lb 12oz. Jayven has an older sister Pauline, 5.

Rosie Margaret Bell arrived into the world on December 11 at 4.31am to proud parents Hannah and Hamish Bell. Rosie weighed 7lb 12oz and has an older brother, 3½, and sister, 21 months.

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DAILY DIARY

TRADES & SERVICES

SATURDAY DECEMBER 15

Kerbside Collection Of Refuse And Recyclables And Resource Recovery Parks Closure The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park will be closed on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th December 2012 and Tuesday 1st January 2013.

The Rakaia Resource Recovery Park will be closed on Wednesday 26th December.

The Methven Greenwaste and Inorganic Materials drop off facility will be closed Wednesday 26th December 2012.

Kerbside refuse and recyclables programmed for collection on Tuesday 25th December 2012 and Tuesday 1st January 2013 in Netherby and Hampstead will be collected on Monday 24th December 2012 and Monday 31st January 2013 respectively.

Kerbside refuse and recyclables programmed for collection on Wednesday 26th December 2012 and Wednesday 2nd January 2013 in Allenton (bounded

by River Terrace, Farm Road, West Street, River side of Harrison Street and the mountain side of Tinwald) will be collected on Thursday 27th December 2012 and Thursday 3rd January 2013 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.

R ROUSE Operations Manager

Ashburton District Council Draft Mayfield Village Plan: Our community, our future The draft Mayfield Village Plan: Our community, our future is now available for community feedback and we want to hear from you.

Two workshops were held with the Mayfield community to develop the plan. These workshops helped to confirm the goals Mayfield has for the future and the specific actions of how Mayfield will achieve those goals.

We wish to invite you to give us feedback on the draft Mayfield Village Plan.

Copies of the plan and submission forms are available at the Mayfield Udder Dairy, Ashburton District Council Offices, 5 Baring Square West and from council’s website www.ashburtondc.govt.nz For any further information please contact the Community Planning Team on 03 307 7700 or email communityplanning@adc.govt.nz Submissions on the Plan close at 5pm on 1 February 2013.

PUBLIC NOTICES The office of the District Court at Ashburton is closed from 5 pm on Friday 21 December 2012 and re opens on Monday 7 January 2013 at 9 am/ For fines enquiries phone 0800 776 776 and for Marriage enquiries phone 0800 22 52 52.

R.G.J.Gane Satellite Court Manager

Guardian Classifieds

Phone 307 7900

RAFFLES

Merry Christmas from Blacklows Tradezone Ashburton

KIWI’S PICK OF

THE WEEK

Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

12.50pm (draw) WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Ricochet 1pm - 2pm, Association golf 2pm onwards. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain Philip Street.

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

Call into Blacklows and talk to the man who knows!

TOPTUL GCAZ0038

99 Piece Tool Set

SUNDAY DECEMBER 16

3 drawer compact tool chest.

Handy DIY set. Made in Taiwan.

$498 26 + GST

RECEIVE 11 ENTRIES TO WIN A TRADEZONE FISHING TRIP Check out all our great ideas for Dad this Christmas. Gift vouchers available.

Ashburton South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 Email blacklows@xtra.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522

WANTED

WANTED

Wanted

$ CASH PAID $ $ $ $ FOR SCRAP $

Standing Grass and Lucerne.

Peavine for Hay and Silage.

Please phone Andrew Quigley 0274 369 307 office@quigleycontracting.co.nz

BUYERS OF ALL METALS Copper, Brass, Aluminium etc.

Mid-Canterbury Metal Recycling Licensed Buyer Dealer

RURAL TRADING POST

SPORTING NOTICES

10A McGregor Lane, Riverside Estate (Off McNally Street)

Phone 308-8959 or 027-228-1467 anytime CAN’T find what you are looking for? Advertise in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian. Phone 307-7900.

CAT D8 and 40 tonne excavator for hire. Phone 027-474-5243.

CONVENTIONAL hay baling/topping service. Also this year’s conventional hay for sale. Ph 303-7680 or 027-390-0002.

TRADES & SERVICES Tinwald Rugby Club Coaches wanted for grades Under 16 and below, for 2013.

Contact Reece Wallington Phone 308 3101 022 10 8 4289

TILING. For guaranteed professional workmanship and all your tiling needs see Linton Muir at Skip 2 It Tiling, 240 Burnett Street.

Ph 308-0266, cell 027-2225432. AH ph 308-0131.

WANTED

CAN’T find what you are looking for? Place a classified in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian classifieds, call BUILDERS, carpenters today on 307-7900. bricklayers, all advertise in WANTED - used Ford, the Ashburton Guardian Belarus and Massey classifieds. Phone 307-7900. Ferguson tractors in any condition.

Freephone CLIENTS are waiting 0800-888-343. to hear of your services in the Connections section of the Ashburton Guardian newspaper. Phone 307-7900.

TRADES & SERVICES

Ashburton Aviation Museum TopTul Raffle 1st 2nd 3rd

1637 1801 1578

Winners notified.

Thank you for your support.

Waireka Croquet Club Christmas Raffle Drawn under Police Supervision.

1st 366 Shelagh 2nd 68 Trish Knight 3rd 755 L Stone Prize winners notified J Lobb, Treasurer

FEED wheat and barley available from experienced grower. Also green feed rape seed $2.00 1kg. Ph 027-2211408.

SHEEP dog pup, male, nine weeks, heading huntaway cross. Black/tan, free to anyone who will train it. Ph 3025881.

HAY baler available. Small STOCK - buy or sell through bales. Phone 308-0137. the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900. HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc.

Ph 027-677-1952.

SPECIALISED SERVICES

ROOFING - for all your roofing requirements, new roofs, reroofing, commercial, insurance claims, repairs. building Need a Work Driver's Licensed Licence? Contact Everist practitioner, Wiki, Vision Gilchrist Lawyers, 03-307- Roofing, phone 027-4760203.

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

8.30am. HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass.

Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Childrens Christmas pageant, 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

9.30am. ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Worship Service, Church lounge, Baring Square East.

10.00am. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Holy Communion service with Rev David Brown. Cnr Havelock and Park Streets.

10.00am. HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, Mass.

Sealy Street.

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

10.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.30am. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building).

11.00am - 2.00pm. MID CANTERBURY PLAYCENTRE AND PORT FM. Picnic in the park, Santa 12noon, face painting etc. Ashburton Domain.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

2.00pm. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Drawn doubles, change partners. Waireka croquet club, the domain, Philip Street.

5.00pm. WINCHMORE DISTRICT FUNCTION. District family function, spit roast meal 6.30pm, numbers to 308-0480 or 308-3491. Winchmore Hall wet or fine.

7.00pm. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building).

7.00pm. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre. Park Street.

MONDAY DECEMBER 17 TF-SCRAP

Ashburton District Council

9.30am-12.30pm. ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open.

Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

10.00am - 12noon. ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, non members welcome. Upstairs old Polytech Building. 254 Cameron Street.

10.00am - 12noon. VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. Maronan Road. Tinwald.

10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM,

9.00am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women Circuit Training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

9.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House.

9.30am. AGE CONCERN. Ladies exercise group. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Play Group in lounge. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

10.30am. AGE CONCERN. Men’s exercise group. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.30am. PRESBYTERIAN SUPPORT. Walking group, walk and talk, get fit and meet new people. Meet outside the Hockey Pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hangar RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road. Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. PRESBYTERIAN SUPPORT. Multi Cultural Playgroup. at the Plunket Rooms Cameron St. 6.00pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women Circuit Training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

6.30pm - 8.15pm. M.S.A. DANCE SECTION. Dance your favourite dance, check our notice board in the foyer for our itinerary . All welcome. M.S.A. Havelock Street.

7.00pm. ASHBURTON INDOOR VOLLEYBALL. 4-a-side competition for people of all abilities. Ashburton College Main Gym. 7.30pm. CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre. All welcome. Cnr Winter and Burnett Street Parish Centre.

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now BRIAN TIERNAN

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB EML

03 307 7907 021 836 543 brian.t@theguardian.co.nz

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 15, 2012

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

Your next job Your next house Your next car

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Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz EDUCATION

your success

Start your degree right here Aoraki has partnerships with a selection of NZ tertiary providers to bring you university level study into the region including pathway to degrees in Business, IT, Arts and Design and Science.

AgRicULTURE ANd HORTicULTURE ARTS ANd dESigN

Health beauty connections

BEAUTY ANd HAiRdRESSiNg BUSiNESS ANd TOURiSM t Certificate in Professional Office Management (Level 3) Diploma in Applied Business (Level 5) Diploma in Applied Business (Level 5) (Office Administration) (Level 5) Diploma in Applied Business (Level 5) (Human Resource Management) Diploma in Applied Business (Level 5) (Accounting) Diploma in Applied Business (Level 5) (Tourism) New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6) Certificate in International Tourism (Level 4)

During summer we are all keen to get moving, exercise and shed any extra weight to form a lean, strong beach ready body Red 8 protein powders can be made into protein drinks/ shakes and may be beneficial because : • They are a convenient, low fat source of protein for people with busy lifestlyes • They may provide a satiating snack for people trying to manage their weight • They are soluble, easy to digest protein and are efficiently ab sorbed into the body

HEALTH ANd EdUcATiON HOSPiTALiTY iNFORMATiON TEcHNOLOgY t Certificate in Information and Communications Technology (Level 4) Diploma in Information Systems Development (Level 5) Diploma in Information and Communications Technology (Level 6)

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

MEdiA t Certificate in Digital Photography (Level 5)

OUTdOOR EdUcATiON & SPORT TRAdES For all of our programmes visit www.aoraki.ac.nz or phone 0800 426 725 All programmes subject to approval and sufficient numbers supporting your success

FREE BUS for 2013 to the Timaru Campus* *Conditions Apply

ENROL NOW - FEBRUARY START

0800 426 725

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realestate

End of an Era . . .

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supporting your success

PLANTS & PRODUCE

Raspberries $3

.99

Blueberries Strawberries Avocado Lettuce

punnet

$3.99 punnet 2 for $4 2 for $2 $1.49ea

Specials available from 11/12 - 18/12

OPEN 7 DAYS

FOR SALE: • Much loved two bedroom bach overlooking Lake Alexandrina • Elevated site up top road in Outlet (Middle) Hut Settlement • Expansion available on existing size up to MDC rules • Tidy, comfortable lounge with wood burner for warmth • Separate kitchen with individualised water system • Internal toilet, separate shower from roomy laundry • Two reasonable sized bedrooms for sunny afternoon naps • Plenty of scope to express own personality here • Would suit ranch slider to deck for evening drinks • Plenty of off road parking • Great neighbours and settlement camaraderie

Expressions of interest over $250,000 www.braziers.co.nz Open Homes: Saturday, December 15 – 2pm-3pm Sunday, December 16 – 2pm-3pm OR by appointment December 23 - January 5 Call Tony Brazier 0274 325 503 Brazier Property Investments Limited Licensed under REAA 2008

The Green Grocer Fresh Fruit & Vege

LIVESTOCK & PETS BUYER of unwanted animals.

Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272-101-621 A/H 03-3227626.

Guardian Classifieds phone 307 7900

Pattons Road Mount Somers

LIVESTOCK & PETS

FOR sale - four prime ewes + ram (Angus ). Romney black and coloured, great spinning fleeces, organically farmed, resistant to fly and parasites. Quiet. $600 ono.

Also four aged ewes, just reared twins, $80 each and three ewe hoggets, $100 each. Phone 302-6725.

For Sale $179,000 Contact: Mike Preston B (03) 307 7377 M 027 430 7041

Whalan and Partners Ltd, Bayleys Licensed under REA Act 2008

MARRIAGE MATCHMAKERS The ideal meeting place for genuine males with love to share who seek a woman who wants to love a man for who he is, not what he has.

Sincere women who desire one safe special partner use an authentic marriage agency.

Call the matchmaker with over 20 years experience 0800-856640. Credits avail to users of other services. www.bridgesdating.co.nz

PLANTS & PRODUCE

FRUIT sells fast in the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

NEW spuds, 17 Pudding Hill Road spud shed. Freshly dug, 5kg bags. Ph 302-8634 or 027-459-6094.

SOUTHBERRY

Open 9am - 6pm daily

Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

MEETINGS & EVENTS UPCOMING

events

MOTORING and

To promote your meetings in the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone business in any 307-7900. of the Ashburton Guardian products, MOTORING call me now

ASHLEIGH FRASER

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB

• Subdividable 8092m2 bare land section • Water and power available • Magnificent mountain views • Gateway to a range of outdoor pursuits • RV $201,000

PERSONAL

03 307 7975 021 892 425

GREAT stocks of new and used kids bikes, ready for Christmas, at McKay and Donaldson Motorcycles, 734 East Street, ring Cliff on 308-7982. www.mckayanddonaldson. co.nz

MOTORCYCLES

RACING bikes, buy or sell in RACING car parts, trade the Motorcycles section of or sell them in the Motoring the Ashburton Guardian Section of Ashburton Classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

Guardian Classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

SAVE money, by advertising your vehicle in the Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

We design, we build, we innovate.

211 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton (03) 307 61 30 www.calderstewart.co.nz

RASPBERRIES 56 Tinwald Mayfield Westerfield Road Phone 308 1338 No eftpos available and no Christmas orders taken please.

PUBLIC NOTICES

IMPORTANT announcements, share them with Mid Canterbury in the Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 15, 2012

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

Your next job Your next house Your next car

Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

Rentals

77B McMurdo Street: Brand new, 3 bedrooms, ensuite, heat pump, internal access double garage. $395 pw.

Available 20 Dec 2012 196 Harrison Street: Spacious brick home, 4 bedroom plus ensuite, kitchen/dining, separate lounge. Internal access to double garage. $450 per week.

Available 26 Jan 2013 Racecourse Road: Fully furnished, 2 bedrooms, Long term, power, phone, broadband and sky all included in the rent of $450 per week.

Available Now 166 Barkers Road METHVEN: 3 bedroom furnished home 3km out of Methven. Log burner, Bathroom bath and separate shower, main bedroom ensuite and walk in robe. Double garage to be built in Jan 2013. $380 per week. Available 03 Jan 2013. .

39 Winslow Westerfield Road: Country living here with this great six acre, three bedroom brick property at Winslow. Open plan kitchen/dining/lounge. Heated by logburner. One dog allowed.

Paddock available for a horse. $320 per week. Available 21 Dec 2012.

Call Annie on 03 308 4018 or AH 027 287 3388 Burdett Real Estate Licensed Real Estate Agent (REAA 2008)

Rentals ¾ Elizabeth St, Allenton, two bedrooms, $260 per week

¾ Glassey Drv, Allenton, two bedrooms, $260 per week ¾ Winter St, Central, two bedrooms, $270 per week ¾ Racecourse Rd, Allenton, two bedrooms, rent includes phone, power, internet, sky, $450 per week

Please call Penny at Property Brokers on 307 9194 ¾ Grove St, Tinwald, three bedrooms, $350 per week

Please call Donna at Property Brokers on 307 9195 Website www.propertybrokers.co.nz Please see our TradeMe listings Property Brokers Hastings McLeod Limited Licensed Under the REAA 2008

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

GET in touch with renters.

Place an advertisement in the Guardian Classifieds.

Phone 307-7900.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

AVAILABLE RENTALS 37 River Terrace Three Bedrooms + Extra Living Area Web ID AS463 $360 per week 37A River Terrace One Bedroom Web ID AS466 $230 per week 52A Princes Street Three Bedrooms Web ID AS458 $420 per week 3 Reflection Place Four Bedrooms Web ID AS460 $470 per week 17 Mona Square Four Bedrooms Web ID AS461 $340 per week

BOATING & ACCESSORIES

Dusting off the boat?

Be sure it is running smoothly with D&E Marine Servicing 153 Moore St 03 307 7620

For ladies. An experience of true relaxation and pampering. Professionally provided by English educated Frenchman with twenty years oriental training. Hygiene and discretion is mutual. I visit you for one - two hours by appointment.

Contact Jacques on 021 0269 3636 In my world the ladies come first.

15 King Street Three Bedrooms + Sleep out with Ensuite Web ID AS464 $340 per week 69 McMurdo Street Two Bedrooms Web ID AS467 $270 per week 110 Thomson Street Three Bedrooms Web ID AS469 $330 per week 9 Suffolk Street Two / Three Bedrooms Web ID AS468 $310 per week 74 Eton Street Three Bedrooms Web ID AS470 $350 per week 60B Princes Street Three Bedrooms Web ID AS465 $370 per week

References required

Alana 0274-736-825 Michelle 027-77-66-497

Better in Blue

To LeT To let, two bedroom flat, with heat pump, fridge and carport Address: Park St, Town end Phone: 308 2650

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL FLATMATE wanted. For a central 4 bedroom Ashburton house, sunny double room available, to share with two other guys.

Must be dog friendly. House has sky, phone and internet.

Room is $120.00 p/w plus exps. Contact 302-7534.

RELIABLE working family with one dog, require two three bedrooms house to rent in the Ashburton area.

Phone 027-333-2693.

Church Services

Marquee & Event Hire Marquees Luxury Restrooms Tables, Chairs & Accessories Cutlery, Crockery & Glassware Chiller Trailer

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Deep Tissue Massage

HIRE

THREE bedroom town house. Near new, Double garage, Heatpump, open plan, Ref required, $350 per week. Ph Jason 027-7421477.

TWO bedroom townhouse with double garage. In quiet Netherby area, (no dogs). $270 per week. Ph 03-3239099 after 6pm or leave a message.

Guardian Classifieds phone 307 7900

FOR SALE

PRELIMINARY NOTICE CLEARING SALE Friday 25 January 2013 Commencing - 11am Account: Peter Butler Ltd 131 Station Road Temuka We have been favoured with instructions from our vendor to hold a clearing sale of his Plant. Full details will be published Saturday 19th January 2013.

Vehicles: Ford 4000 Front end ladder tractor. Ford 3000.

Tractor, no loader. Suzuki King Quad 300 4wd Implements/Equipment Maxi till 11ft (Duncan). Cambridge Roller 12ft. 3 Point linkage mower. Tandera trailer 12ft with Deer Pen and Sheep Pen. 50 teat milkbar calf feeder. Gt3000 Power Generator. Bamford Hay Rake. New Holland Baler (Small Bales). Duncan Drill 700 Seedling. Standup Walk-in Chiller

Phone 03 308 8893 www.petermay.co.nz

FOR SALE 37 Alford Forest Road (Aoraki Polytechnic) Sunday Morning 10.30am Sunday Evening 7pm Thursday night Bible Study, 15 Cross Street 7pm

LARGE recliner chair.

Forest green leather, excellent condition. Ph 0274732-579.

MT HUTT College uniform, summer skirt size 10 and 18.

Winter kilt size 20, summer shirts - 18, winter skirts - 18, jersey - 102. Ph 027-2452953.

We hope to see you this Sunday!

For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove 308 4695

ONE for free ‘For Sale’ classified advertisement in the Ashburton Guardian when you buy two. – Phone 307-7900.

Heart to God And Hand to Man Celebration Service

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today.

Phone 308-3602.

and Children’s Programme

10.00am You’re very welcome!

Cnr Cass & Cameron St 308 7610 - 308 7062

Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday All Welcome

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts, Phone 308 5409 Website www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10.00am Morning Service Christmas Extravaganza!

Creche Available Pot luck lunch to follow 4.30pm Hour of Power YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE VERY WELCOME

Preaching victorious overcoming messages. Victory is yours!

***** Kids Friendly ***** St. David’s Union Church 48 Allens Road, Allenton

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9.30am

For Further information: Peter Butler 03 615 9916 Vendor Dean Cox 027 561 5007 PWA PETER WALSH & ASSOCIATES LT D www.peterwalsh.co.nz

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL PROPERTY INVESTORS Distance yourself from tenant and management problems.

Have your property managed independently, professionally and cost effectively. Property management is our sole focus 24/7. Call B&N Properties Ltd now, phone 021-1604565. www.bnproperties.co.nz

Room Wanted Employed 20 year old male needs board or room in flat from early January, preferably Tinwald but will look anywhere.

Text 027-456-7760 or phone Alex Vincent 03-684-9813

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.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

THREE bedroom house. Big section, no dogs, close to shops and schools. $280 per week. Contact A to B Autos, ASIAN, new 24 years, size 6, 470 West Street, 308-1396. sweet, lovely, gorgeous body, busty 36DD, friendly service.

References essential.

Phone Alice 021-0264-7179.

TWO bedroom flat. Park Street (town end). Has fridge, washing machine. No ATTRACTIVE and busty. No dogs. Call 308-2650 or leave texting. Everyday. Phone a message.

Zoe 021-023-39-259.

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.30am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

BARGAIN hunters can find treasure at Garage Sales advertised in the Guardian classifieds. Ph 307-7900.

GARAGE Sale. Saturday, December 15. 9am - 1pm.

Rapley Street. Some lovely antiques and collectibles.

GRAZING

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

Outside entries are invited

GARAGE SALES

A service of Christmas music presented by the St David’s Men’s and Ladies’ choirs Morning Tea to follow.’

EvEryonE WElcomE Ministers: Rev’s Alan & Rachel Judge Church Office 308 5174

Visit our website: www.st-davids.org.nz

EDUCATION

99EXTEND your education, look to up-skill in the Education section of the SAM XXX 38yr busty, Ashburton Guardian naughty Blonde, 20E bust. Classifieds.

No texts / blocked numbers.

Pics on justgirls.co.nz LEARN while you work, lots 027-435-1020. of opportunities in the Education section of the Ashburton Guardian.

CAN’T find what you are looking for? Advertise in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian classifieds, call today on 307-7900.

HIRE 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 7.30am5.30pm; Sat 7.30am-5pm; Sunday 8.00am-12.30pm.

Ph: 308-8061 A/H: 308-7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz RENTAL equipment, advertise yours in the Ashburton Guardian. Phone 307-7900.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod BUSINESS WANTED, SELL cons, short walk to village.

NEW qualifications extend Phone Brian 307-8000 or your abilities, check 308-6180. for training courses in the Ashburton Guardian AKAROA - Spacious holiday Classifieds under Education. home with great views.

Three bedrooms, two QUICK sale of your business bathrooms, heatpump, flat in the Ashburton Guardian section with boat parking.

Classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

FOR SALE Close to shops. Phone 302 8028.

WORK for yourself by owning your own business, advertised in the Ashburton Guardian Classifieds in the Business Sell section.

To place Classifieds phone 307-7900.

FIREWOOD green old man pine $130. Green poplar $80.

All 3.6m3. Phone Shane James Firewood 303-7063.

LIVESTOCK & PETS

GET in early. Dry firewood - NEW seasons hay, suitable $170 per load. Ph 027-439- for horses. Phone 308-0137.

9322.

Small bales.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 15, 2012

WEEKENDservices

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medical services HML ( Homecare Medical Limited) - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24 hour health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

Turn your unwanted items into cash with a FREE advertisement in the Ashburton Guardian classifieds*.

Special conditions apply*. Up to 24 words, private parties only. Does not apply to Real Estate or Situation Vacant advertising.

Offer valid until November 30th, 2012.

Clip this coupon and deliver to The Ashburton Guardian office the Friday prior to publication

FOR SALE mountain bike size m, a ll double wa oy frame, ll quick relea rims with se brakes, new hubs, disc cassette, m chain and int Phone 123 condition.

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LIFELINE - Toll-Free Number: 0800 353 353 community services ART GALLERY

Phone 308 1133. Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm.

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY your Community Services Card.

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Allenton Medical Centre, Harrison Street, will be the duty practice Saturday 10am-1 pm; Sunday 1pm – 4 pm for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm both days. No appointment COMMUNITY POOL WEEKEND HOURS necessary. Surgery phone 308 9139. Emergency phone until 8am Hours: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Monday 0800 700 155.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA - For weekend doctor and emergency ASHBURTON MUSEUM details please telephone the Rakaia Medical Centre, ph 303 5002. Baring Square East, Ashburton. Phone 308 3167 Open Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 4pm Emergency phone 0800 700 155.

Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency Closed Statutory Holidays only. service. Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical Groups by arrangement - phone 308 3167 attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons MAIL CLOSING TIMES subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE general practitioners referral note.

FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm PHARMACIES Searles Allenton Pharmacy, Harrison Street, Allenton, will be POST DELIVERY CENTRES — Mon - Fri 5pm open from 9.30am until 12 noon on Saturday and from 10.30am until Allenton: Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 12 noon Sunday and from 6pm until 7pm both evenings.

Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS — ASHBURTON HOSPITAL Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm GENERAL WARDS — (Medical and Surgical): DAILY, 2pm until 4pm & 6pm until 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm CHALMERS WARD (including Assessment, Treatment & BUS DEPARTURES Rehabilitation Unit) — OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD — DAILY, 10am - 8pm. Husbands and patient’s Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES — Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. own children may visit the patient from 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron Street) — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES: INFORMATION CENTRES COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

ASHBURTON — Saturday 10am until 2pm. Sunday CLOSED. Public CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

METHVEN — Saturday and Sunday 10am until 3pm. Phone 3028955 or methven@i-site.org EMERGENCY DENTIST If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please animal services phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL - 24 hour service, phone Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700.

Holidays.

helpline services ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the

VETERINARIANS

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries Inspector John Keeley, 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www. alcoholics-anonymous.org.nz for more information. If you want to drink MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350 that’s your business, if you want to stop that’s ours.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive. The duty vets for emergencies are: Large: Richard Wright. Small: Refer to SAFE CARE - ~ 24 hour rape and sexual assault crisis CARE VETS. Full emergency service all weekend. Saturday morning support. Phone 03 364 8791 clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

CARE VETS - Ph 308 2327, 246 Tancred Street. The duty vet for this VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP ~ 24 hour number Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - direct dials to a volunteer. weekend is: Robert Muir. Saturday morning clinic: 10am - 2pm.

CANTERBURY VETS - Phone 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Ashburton office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm - outside of Road, Methven. The duty vet is: Sinead Dunne. Ashburton Saturday these hours leave a message on answer-phone. morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

ALCOHOL DRUG HELPLINE - Call us free on (0800 787 VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 307 5195, cnr East Street and 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Smithfield Road. The duty vets are: Large: Ian Steel, Small: Tessa O’Hanlon. Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

Crisis Team.

Contact name: 161 Burnett St, Ashburton Phone 307 7900 No photocopies accepted - Not to be used in conjunction with another promotion.

Guardian Weekend Weather

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A high over New Zealand moves northeast tomorrow, allowing strengthening northerlies to spread over the South Island, ahead of an approaching trough over the Tasman Sea. The trough should move over the southern half of the South Island on Monday, followed by a southerly change.

River Levels 6

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TOMORROW: Fine. Northeast turning northwest.

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Ashburton Forecast

174.2 7.89 9.90 115.2

Source: Environment Canterbury 5:51

12:04 6:13 12:26 6:46 12:59 7:10 1:23 7:42 1:55 8:08 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 5:44 am Set 9:12 pm Bad

Bad fishing Rise 7:36 am Set 10:36 pm

First quarter 20 Dec 6:20 pm ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 5:44 am Set 9:13 pm Bad

Bad fishing Rise 8:50 am Set 11:18 pm

Full moon 28 Dec 11:23 pm www.ofu.co.nz

Canterbury Readings to 4pm yesterday Temperatures °C

Rise 5:45 am Set 9:13 pm Fair

Fair fishing Rise 10:03 am Set 11:53 pm

Last quarter 5 Jan

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

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TUESDAY Rain clearing and fine spells developing.

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showers rain fine rain fine fine cloudy fine showers rain thunder showers showers rain rain

FZL: Above 3500m

MONDAY

Mainly fine. Northwesterlies.

World Weather Forecast for today

cumecs

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:30 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday

Rain clearing, but remaining cloudy. Winds tending northeast.

FZL: Above 3000m

21 3 23 -5 19 23 11 18 16 22 26 21 4 0 3

28 9 33 4 29 33 20 28 28 31 34 25 8 7 7

Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi New Delhi

Compiled by © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2012

rain rain rain showers rain rain rain rain showers showers rain thunder fine rain showers

3 8 14 23 20 22 22 25 6 18 24 33 13 24 24 32 6 10 8 14 8 13 20 26 -15 -14 22 32 10 22

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

cloudy rain fine showers rain rain showers rain snow showers fine showers rain cloudy rain

1 5 15 23 9 5 1 25 -9 20 15 10 4 -3 0

8 10 29 30 16 13 7 30 2 27 26 20 16 10 7

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

52

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 15, 2012

“All your Christmas wishes for less”

DION, TEAM MEMBER

GIFTS UNDER

GIFTS UNDER

50

20

SKU05820460

SKU03350275

$

16

$

97 $

87

29

98

7am-7pm 8am-6pm 7am-7pm CLOSED 7am-7pm 8am-6pm 7am-7pm 7am-7pm

13mm Hammer Drill, 2000W Heat Gun, 400W Jigsaw, 180W Detail Sander, 100mm Angle Grinder. SKU00196466A

$

Resin Kitset Garden

39

$

1150l x 1150w x 135h mm. Soil not included. SKU00188408

EACH

CHRISTMAS TRADING HOURS

Mon 17-Fri 21 Dec Sat 22-Sun 23 Dec Mon 24 Dec Tues 25 Dec Wed 26-Fri 28 Dec Sat 29-Sun 30 Dec Mon 31 Dec Tue 1-Fri 4 Jan

Power Tools

95 EACH

69w x 49d x 125h cm.

Kitset. SKU00916863

5 assorted titles.

Real pages.

240l x 170w x 230h mm.

19

27

90

Greenhouse

Book Safe

$

Portable Smoker

$

Stainless steel.

SKU00154183

39

95

250W Multi Tool

$

SKU00300505

4998

18

$

SKU00911729

98

2.2 x 1.2 x 1.15m.

$

12

SKU03131597

Padded Moon Chair Red or blue.

SKU03190923

SKU0920298

9

$ 49

LED Night Light & Rechargeable Torch SKU00189656

18

$

98

$

Ultra bright 250 LED rechargable folding worklight. SKU04410456

$

39

89

39

95

HERE

Tubular steel.

SKU00182116

29

98

26cc Line Trimmer

430mm cuting width.

SKU00313510

185

$

SKU00614123

$

3m Aluminium Cantilever Umbrella

$

99

4 Stroke Petrol Lawn Mower

99

158cc Briggs & Stratton engine. SKU00170096

185mm Circular Saw

185m 185mm m xx 16mm 16mm xx 24T 24T

1200W. SKU00314867

7997

$

MA MAX: X: 600 60000 RPM RPM

Weather Station SKU00206206

$

89

62

WHAT’S ON

4 Burner Hooded BBQ

$

Stainless steel burners. SKU00154491

7 Piece Sling Steel Setting

1500 x 900mm table.

SKU03191222

$

398

219

$

299

FREE D.I.Y. WORKSHOPS

SANTA’S

Spade & Fork Set

$

49

94

4994

86 Ultimate Bat Light

1.8m Beach Umbrella

$

SKU00491595

SKU03191033

$

Work Platform

99

179

$

1200W SKU00318797

2 speed.

2 batteries.

SKU03191048

120kg load rating.

Ezee Sun Beach Shelter

15m Fitted Garden Hose

29

Twin Cutter

18V Drill Driver

Natural or charcoal.

98

$

2.15 x 1.95 x 1.53m.

Metal frame. Suits ages 3-12. SKU03320771

49

4 Piece Gun Spray Set

$

2 Function Swing Set

98

4 Piece. SKU00278198

BBQ Tool Set

$

$

12 Piece Kids Toolkit

Garden Tool Set

SKU00189317

100

100

$

$

GIFTS OVER

GIFTS UNDER

SATURDAY 15 & SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER 10–11AM & 2–3PM VISIT SANTA IN HIS GROTTO DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR CAMERA

SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER 11am & 1pm D.I.Y. Projects SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER 11am & 1pm D.I.Y. Repairs & Maintenance

SANTA’S KIDS WORKSHOPS SATURDAY 15 & SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER From 10am • Christmas cards • Wish lists for Santa • Christmas decorations and gifts • Colouring competition

Not all services and products featured are available in all stores, but may be ordered. See in store for product availability. We reserve the right to restrict the purchase of commercial quantities. All prices quoted are inclusive of GST. Prices valid until Friday 21st December 2012 or while stocks last.

Catalogue online at www.bunnings.co.nz

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