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The burglar in action on Wednesday night. another person, believed to be a local school child, is seen climbing through the smashed window before grabbing two bottles of beer and scarpering.

According to Mr Singh, it is the fourth time in as many weeks the two businesses have been targeted and he has now resorted to drastic measures. “I didn’t want to have to put bars up, because they don’t do anything for the image of our community, but I feel now I have no choice,” he said. “These thefts are pointless and an absolute waste of time. They waste my time, the time of the police officer, the owner’s time and even our customers’ time – for a

Bond, Murray win big at Halbergs By Jonathan Leask and APNZ Chertsey’s Hamish Bond became Mid Canterbury’s first ever supreme Halberg winner after he and Eric Murray took the top prize at the Halberg Awards at Auckland’s Vector Arena last night. The outstanding men’s rowing pair, who finished boat lengths ahead of their closest rivals at the London Olympic Games, were named Team of the Year before claiming the Halberg Award honours, the first time a Mid Canterbury athlete has claimed the top honour. Bond is proud of his Mid Canterbury roots making stops with his gold medal at Chertsey Primary School and Ashburton Intermediate where he went to school. To win the supreme award, Bond and Murray headed off the evening’s other Halberg Award winners - fellow rower and New Zealand Sportsman of the Year Mahe Drysdale, Sportswoman of the Year Valerie Adams and Disabled Sportsperson of the Year Sophie Pascoe. The Halberg Award was presented to Bond and Murray by golfing great Sir Bob Charles, the first athlete to win the trophy in 1963. It was a big night for rowing, with coach Dick Tonks also claiming victory in the Coach of the Year category. Drysdale, who won Olympic gold in the men’s single sculls in London, beat All Blacks captain Richie McCaw, world No1-ranked equestrian Andrew Nicolson and cyclist Simon van Velthooven to the Sportsman of the Year award. Adams, who won Olympic shot put gold after her main rival Nadzeya Ostupchuk was disqualified for testing positive to a banned substance, edged fellow Sportswoman of the Year contenders Lisa Carrington, who won Olympic gold in the kayak, and Lydia Ko, the 15-year-old golfer who has had an incredible past 18 months. Both Carrington, who triumphed

Hamish Bond in the 200m K1 event, and Ko had excellent claims on the title. Ko, the youngest winner in professional golf history when she won the NSW Open title, carried on her achievements yesterday breaking the course record to take an early first-round lead at the Australian Open at Royal Canberra. Last week she became the first Kiwi to win the New Zealand Women’s Open, although her recent achievements fell outside the judging period. Ko picked up the Emerging Talent award at the awards.

Pascoe took the honours for securing three gold medals and three Silvers at the Paralympic Games in London last year. Yachting champion Bruce Kendall and former New Zealand rugby and cricket representative Jeff Wilson were inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. They were presented with their awards by Sir John Walker and Sports Hall of Fame governor Bryan Williams. Patron and life member of Athletics New Zealand, Arthur Eustace, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. As an athlete, Eustace won his first New Zealand championship title in 1945 when he was 19 and went on to win seven more New Zealand titles in sprints and hurdles. Sir John Wells received the Sport New Zealand Leadership Award for his services to sport. Sir John’s achievements include paving the way for the Triathlon World Championship Grand Final in Auckland last year, the Auckland stopover of the 2012 Volvo Ocean Race, and the 2007 Netball World Championships in Christchurch.

bunch of cigarettes, what’s the point?” Ashburton Police intelligence officer Mark Prendergast said the police were scrolling through the video footage in the hope of identifying the burglars. “The images are unclear and identification is proving difficult at this stage,” Mr Prendergast said. “From the footage provided we can clearly see what has happened, but if anybody saw or heard anything suspicious in the area around that time, the Ashburton

Eel protest heads to Parliament ONLINE.co.nz

An Allenton dairy was robbed twice overnight on Wednesday, leaving the manager with no choice but to install window bars. Bhupinder Singh, who oversees both the Ashburton Discount and Thirsty Liquor stores on Alford Forest Road, was fuming yesterday when he arrived at work and saw his shop front window had been smashed with a large rock. Two thieves, believed to be in their late teens, were captured on CCTV video hurling the rock through the door, before climbing into the store and stealing products from below the counter, about 1am. It is unclear what the products are, but Mr Singh claims they are cigarettes and tobacco pouches. Shortly after the break-in,

Police would like to hear from them immediately.” However, for Mr Singh, the break in was the final straw. After several attacks on his liquor store storeroom and numerous smashed windows at his dairy, Mr Singh is well and truly fed up and he wants justice. “I really want to be able to identify these two people, because enough is enough. I have released the video footage in the hope that someone knows who they are. “It’s time we stood up and said that we won’t stand for this rubbish any more and come together as a community to stop silly damage like this happening. “The police are doing a good job, but I feel they need to be more visible – people need to see them after Photo Sam Morton 140213-SM-043 hours in the town and they need to make people know they’re around,” Fed up: Ashburton Discount manager Bhupinder Singh is tired of dealing with thieves, who have regularly targeted his dairy on Alford Forest Road. Mr Singh said.

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Carew Peel Forest Enviroschool Club members Lia Roberts (left) and Amelia McKeown, both 8, will head to Wellington next month in a bid to save the longfin eel. By Myles Hume

Hamish Bond and Eric Murray celebrate after winning gold at the London Olympic Games.

A group of budding environmentalists from Carew Peel Forest School are taking their concerns for the longfin eel to the steps of Parliament. The school’s 11-strong Enviroschool Club will head to Wellington to march a 150 metre longfin eel tapestry to protest against the exploitation of the native New Zealand eel along with hundreds of other school children from across the country. Ask anyone in the school’s

Enviroschool Club about the longfin eel, and you will get a passionate and well-informed response. “The longfin eel has been round for 65 million years but it is in danger from commercial fishing,” pupil Jamie Roberts, 10, said. “They are rare and struggling to survive,” fellow classmate Thaddaues Lange, 10, said. The school contributed a 5m section of the tapestry, creating the eel’s head after being one of the first schools to jump on board with the protest.

During their quest, the school has caught short-fin eels to research their behaviour and wrote a heart-felt letter to Fisheries Minister at the time Phil Heatley. In response, Mr Heatley’s office said commercial fishing of the longfin eel was closely monitored but thanks for the concern. Teacher and the club’s coordinator Jayne Rayner said the group was passionate about saving the longfin eel. “A lot of them are really looking forward to travelling up there and see the hard work

they have done come together,” she said. However, to get to the capital city the group needs to quickly generate more funds to reach their $3000 goal. Fundraising and summer holiday jobs have already contributed $1500 to the kitty, while raffle tickets and generous donations are slowly streaming in. “We’re halfway there so we just need a bit more to get us there,” Ms Rayner said. Carew Peel Forest’s Enviroschool Club, Ms Rayner and principal Kay Ward head to Wellington on March 19.

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