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LEFT: Dodgy moment: The alleged culprit caught on CCTV camera, entering the house near the Coronation Park Holiday Park office reception block.
Check out our video East Street, contacted the Guardian after realising her cellphone, wallet and $100 of cash had been taken from the house she was temporarily staying - in the absence of motel owners Jamie and Tania Dalzell. Video footage released to the
Rural cops do not stand alone By Sam Morton Rural police officers operating alone often face risky situations, but help is never far away, according to the district’s top cop Dave Gaskin. His comments follow the alleged attack on Kawhia community sole police officer Constable Perry Griffin last week, during an arrest of a 19-year-old on an outstanding warrant, in Waikato. Mid-South Canterbury area commander Inspector Dave Gaskin said all police officers, particularly rural constables, regularly dealt with conflicting situations. However, most vehicles carry defensive weapons such as a gun and taser, which can be deployed if the officer feels their safety is being compromised – which rarely occurs in Mid Canterbury. “Quite often the rural officers, such as Methven and Rakaia, will approach their job differently to those operating in Ashburton ... it’s a different level of policing altogether. “Rural officers generally have a very close relationship with the rural fire service and local paramedics, as they know it is a reliable form of back-up in close vicinity,” Mr Gaskin said. In the Kawhia incident on Friday night, firefighters and local bystand-
ers were forced to intervene – prompting nationwide calls for more police officers in rural areas. Mr Gaskin believes dealing with threatening situations is all part of the job and insists help is only minutes away, should an officer get into a “dangerous” situation. “It’s a risky job and no matter what, we always have to consider and weigh up the level of risk before attending a job – rural or not. “Rural officers always build close relationships with the community they serve in and when you work in a rural area, you are most definitely known as a police officer. Your voice is the most powerful tool and more often than not, the officers can control the situation verbally. “Generally, all rural police officers are very experienced and have the ability to deal with and judge any situation they may be faced with ... they are exceptional at what they do,” he said. In Methven and Rakaia, the volunteer fire brigades are right behind their men on the frontline. Chief fire officer Selwyn Allred, of Methven, said one of the local police officers was a member of the brigade, which had helped form a tight-knit and effective relationship between the two services in the small community. “Our situation is a wee bit different, because in Methven it’s not a
one-man band. But, in saying that, the two police officers know that we would never be far away if they needed us – that’s a fact. “As long as we feel comfortable with the situation, I have no doubt our crews will step in and intervene if the scenario took a turn for the worse,” Mr Allred said. Rakaia’s chief fire officer Donald Dunlea said he was also right behind the local constable and revealed he would go to most lengths to help protect him, if the situation arose. “Jackso (Senior Constable Mike Jackson) knows that if he needs us, we can be there in less than four minutes, right outside the station. “He can page us, he can call us directly and I tell you what if someone kicked up a fuss, I’d put the hose on him ... no worries,” Mr Dunlea said. “Six of us and a policeman, nobody is going to do much against that, are they? – Jackso has a huge amount of respect in our community and most people will keep an eye out for him and his safety.” The Kawhia incident comes hot on the heels of recent attacks in the Northland region, where one officer was hit from behind with a brick and almost tasered. Following a series of other attacks in previous years, the Government passed a law to impose tougher penalties for assaulting police officers.
Guardian yesterday shows a young man, possibly in his mid-20s, wearing a bright green top and black track pants, enter the house after glancing into the office where Ms Shaw was sitting – only metres away from the house on Tuesday.
this all happened at 1pm in broad daylight ... only metres away from the office,” she said. Ms Shaw says she has since contacted the police about the incident, who are currently investigating. “I know I probably won’t ever get my money back or my cellphone, but I just want people to know this low-life is out there skulking the streets and entering houses in the Ashburton area. “I have a lot of people keeping an eye out for him around town, but I hope that by people seeing this in the Guardian, someone will recog-
nise the guy ... the whole thing is so creepy,” Ms Shaw said. According to Ms Shaw, the man was not a guest at the motel, but she believed he was a local. She is now urging members of the public to help the police identify the thief and has handed the video footage over to the police, in an attempt to identify the culprit. Ashburton Police could not be reached for further comment yesterday. *If you recognise this man, contact the Ashburton Police on 307-8400.
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A motel employee is warning Ashburton motels and local residents to be more vigilant, after a young man entered her property and stole valuable belongings. Tracey Shaw, an employee at Coronation Park Holiday Park on
The man, who appears to enter the property from the street, clearly sees Ms Shaw is not looking in his direction and enters the house. He can be seen in the window for a number of minutes, before exiting the same door and immediately waving to Ms Shaw as she catches a glimpse of the man. “I was waving my finger at him to ‘‘come here’’, because I wondered why he was so close to the house – but he just kept waving back and at the time I couldn’t get the person I was talking to off the phone. “It was such a creepy incident,
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Mid Canterbury’s Ashleigh Leonard lunges to make a forehand return during her first round match in the New Zealand Under 16
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overdrive catching up to the original schedule by the close of play, advancing to the quarter-finals in the boys and girls’ singles and the
girls’ doubles, but they may be hit with another delay today if the forecast showers turn up. Local talent toppled, P12
New stops, starts expected to spark more Novopay errors By Myles Hume Just when schools thought Novopay’s woes were starting to be ironed out, a fresh batch of errors appear to be on their way. Schools have been battling with pre-Christmas botch-ups that saw tens of thousands of dollars sucked out of local schools’ operations grants, most notably, Ashburton and Mount Hutt College, with the money given to
people who were no longer associated with the schools. It has left huge holes in both the college’s bank accounts and the money is likely not to be returned until school starts back in February. And now, another disaster is looming in the not so distant future. The Ministry of Education is warning schools there will be underpayments or no pay at all in the first two pay rounds
to 40,000 school staff. Support staff who have their pay resumed on January 23, newly graduated teachers and staff who have transferred to other schools are expected to fall victim to the shoddy $29 million pay roll system. “Put it this way, things are pretty bad without a warning, so how bad is it going to be with a warning,” Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said. “The biggest concern is that
there will be huge frustration, stress and anxiety for thousands around the country,” he said. The college will have 12 new staff added to the payroll, on top of others who have had their contracts extended to add to the complications. “We are very nervous, especially on the fortnight that will follow the first pay round (February 6),” Mr McMillan said. “It’s a time of year when we are trying to get courses underway
and classes settled, it’s a really busy time of year.” Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said all they can do is wait for the inevitable, even though his administration staff worked hard at the end of last year to have the start-of-year data ready to submit on Monday, telling the ministry who will be joining the school as well as details about staff employment. He said the college had three people coming back from leave
and at least two new staff members joining the fray. Mr Schreurs feared the additional work it was going to heap on to his administration staff, who were already chasing the $16,000 that was taken out of their operations grant by Novopay and paid to former staff members. “We have past people from the school being paid and they have contacted us. We have asked them to put that money aside and we will figure out how to get
that,” Mr Schreurs said. Ministry of Education workforce group manager Rebecca Elvey said the first two pay rounds will be a blip in the system which is improving. “The trend has absolutely been heading in the right direction but I would also stress that there are two pays coming up, both of which include new staff starting at new schools, so both of those I suspect won’t be consistent with the trend,” Ms Elvey said.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS DOBSON, Geoffrey – Peacefully at home in Ashburton, on January 16, 2013. Dearly loved husband of Jill. Much loved and treasured father of Peter and Flynn, (Wellington) and Sarah and Ben Spencer (Wellington). Much loved grandfather of Josh, Paddy, and Finn; Jasper, and Ruby. Messages to Dobson family C/- P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Geoff’s request for a private family cremation will be honoured. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz
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Closing in on $1m urban sale By Sue Newman Ashburton might not yet have joined the exclusive $1 million club when it comes to the house sales market, but that day is not far away says real estate salesman Hamish Niles. A check of house sales over the past five years showed none had yet hit the magical figure, although there were several in the high $800,000. Seven figure sales were not uncommon for lifestyle blocks or for semi urban properties on large lifestyle sections and the day of the million dollar urban sale would not be far off, Mr Niles said. “There are houses that have been built over the last few years that will definitely fetch a million or more when they come to the market, but in terms of actual sales, no there have been none.” Quite a number of those potential big dollar sales would be for properties on double sections, he said. “And while an element of those will
be at Lake Hood, there will certainly be homes in town that will fetch this money too.” He suggested some of the larger homes on completed subdivisions such as Catherwood Avenue or Conniston might be the first to hit seven figure sales. Ashburton District Council building services manager Mark Fields said that consents for homes priced around $700,000 and $800,000 were becoming more common and last year building consents were granted for at least two new homes with a build cost of over $1 million. Two real estate websites have just a handful of properties with a listing price of $1 million or more – Penscroft homestead at $1.040m on four hectares of land and a Methven property with seven bedrooms on one hectrare of land for $1.2 million. One or two others, generally in Methven are listed at just under $1 million. Quotable Value research director Jonno Ingerson said his figures show
The million dollar homes of tomorrow? there are three residential properties in the Ashburton District valued at more than $1 million – Forest Drive, $1.1 million, Catherwood Avenue,
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$1.05 million and Melcombe Street, $1.18 million. Nationally almost 3000 homes sold for $1 million or more last year, with
more than 80 per cent of those in Auckland. Christchurch saw 87 of its house sales tip the million dollar mark.
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By Kurt Bayer The mum-of-three killed at her Picton home on Sunday was a caring, loving woman who doted on her three children, distraught friends say. Tributes have flowed for Robyn Alma Grace, the 43-year old named yesterday as the woman whose body was found after police were called to a disturbance about 4.30pm. Police said a post mortem examination carried out yesterday established the cause of death but won’t say what it was. Detective Inspector Geoff Jago said the examination of the victim’s home is continuing, and police are interviewing residents in the area. Two people arrested at the address on Sunday appeared in the Blenheim District Court on Monday facing murder charges. They are due to reappear on January 28. Police were alerted to a disturbance at Ms Grace’s property on Sunday afternoon after neighbour Mel Te Keeti heard screaming. Ms Te Keeti, herself a mum-offour, had lived next door to Ms Grace for about 14 months and was shocked at her death. “Robyn was an awesome neighbour, a really nice lady who would help anybody, anytime, anywhere. That’s the kind of lady she was,” she said. She was “dedicated” to her three children and known for working hard on her vegetable garden. “People would come over and give her a hand, give her plants, and she was really enjoying that,” Ms Te Keeti said. “She definitely didn’t deserve this - nobody does, but she definitely didn’t.” -APNZ
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Blooming lovely: The Rakaia Lions are selling hydrangeas to raise money for child cancer.
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Pack your secateurs and head to Rakaia for a taste of all things hydrangea! Rakaia Lions have a spectacular range of hydrangeas in full bloom, which can be viewed, picked and ordered over two weekends, February 2-3, and February 9-10, run by the club as fundraisers for the Child Cancer Foundation. Entry to the farm is free and blooms can be picked for a donation. Order forms will also be available for plants which will be lifted during the autumn and winter months. The location will be sign posted from the Overdale Corner, about 4km south of Rakaia on State Highway One, and from the Pendarves Hall for people heading from Ashburton. There is a driving track through the field, but it is advisable to wear stout footwear and long pants for walking through the shrubs. Viewing and picking outside these days can be arranged by contacting Paul Burrows (03) 302 7805, or Ted Rollinson (03) 302 0864. For more information visit www.rakaia.co.nz
Chopper crashes into busy London street A helicopter has crashed and exploded in a ball of flames in a busy London street during rush hour. Witnesses told of seeing the helicopter hit a crane on a building site in Vauxhall, next to the River Thames before it cartwheeled and hit the ground. The top of the crane apparently also toppled on to the ground and there were reports two cars were caught up in the fiery crash, which happened during rush hour. Highly flammable fuel from the helicopter created a fireball and pictures from the scene showed wreckage on fire across a large area and smoke and flames rising from the ground by a tower block on Wandsworth Road. The helicopter, reported to be a private flight, was carrying only the pilot. There was no immediate word on casualties. The incident happened close the the MI6 headquarters and the site of the new US embassy which is under construction. There were reports all train services at Vauxhall and Waterloo stations had been suspended. The scene is close to a commercial helipad near Battersea Power Station. London Fire Brigade said it had received numerous calls about the incident and it had sent 22 fire trucks to the scene. The London Ambulance Service said it was responding to the incident but had no further details. A witness told Sky News: “This is right next to Vauxhall Bus Station, which is a major commuting point. We arrived to find the area sealed off. Suddenly everyone was exiting their vehicles.’’ “We are aware of an incident,” Reuters quoted a police spokesman as saying. He declined to give further details. Witness Quinn Murray told BBC Radio Five Live: “I heard a big crash and I looked up. There was a massive ball of flames. It is chaos. I just saw the helicopter hit the floor.’’ - APNZ
NCEA credits prove hard to obtain Dining out with your canine By Myles Hume More people are realising the importance of NCEA qualifications, however some who are looking to take on additional study are struggling to add the qualifications on their CV. YMCA Ashburton manager Avis Page has seen it first-hand, with several adults looking to study at the centre in the hope of gaining NCEA to entice employers, however she says many are failing to convert the credits into qualifications. Ms Page blames the lapse on the narrow timeframe people over 18 have to obtain 80 credits at level one
and two, she believed most people had to already be part-way through the qualification to have a realistic chance at making the grade. She predicted about 10 per cent of people passed an NCEA qualification when they returned to study. “We get people coming in and wanting a qualification, but because the limit for people over the age of 18 for doing courses is 26 weeks, sometimes they can’t gain the required amount of credits in the short space of time,” Ms Page said. The YMCA had seen an influx of people looking to gain NCEA level two, a qualification Ms Page said was vital in the employment landscape today.
She said it was a more specialised programme that showed a high level of discipline and knowledge. While some could not finish the qualifications in the limited time, many school leavers are finding they can gain credits through work place training, with many apprentices realising they can gain further NCEA qualifications. “One of the strengths of NCEA is that it allows life-long learning. Credits gained at school can be combined with those gained in tertiary study or workplace learning and students are constantly able to build on their qualifications,” NZQA deputy chief executive qualifications Richard Thornton said.
It was this flexibility that Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan says allows adults to study and gain a qualification basis to launch them into further employment. With about six adults looking to gain qualifications through the college last year, Mr McMillan could see major changes to the schooling landscape within the next decade. “I can see a time when Ashburton College is running NCEA in the evenings, it could be five or six years away, but we could have staff working part time and for some people going to school in the evening may suit them and could mean they may come back,” he said.
Confidence tricksters nabbed by police By Kurt Bayer Foreign backpackers going door to door posing as gifted artists to sell cheap, mass-produced Chinese prints have been caught by police. The well-rehearsed confidence trick has been tried around the world for more than 10 years. Now, a pair are being interviewed by Christchurch police after trying to pass off the art as their own on Tuesday. Police are warning householders to be wary of the scam, which has cropped up around New Zealand in recent years. One Dunedin woman, Amber Arthur claims to have been targeted by the pair earlier this month. She said a woman claiming to be an Israeli named Heidi and a Russian man called Michael knocked on her door on January 6. Ms Arthur says the pair were ask-
ing for $140 to $180 per painting. Police say the paintings can be bought online for just a few dollars each but Ms Arthur said the pair gave a very credible sales pitch. “She said that she had met up with an Israeli gentleman in Christchurch who offered her a door-to-door job selling these artworks as a way of making some money while she is on holiday in New Zealand with her boyfriend.” Ms Arthur said she had no money to pay for a painting depicting a horse-racing scene. The pair said they needed cash upfront, and even offered to babysit her daughter while she went to an ATM. “I then said I had no money until Tuesday anyway, ATM or not,” Ms Arthur said. “At which point they left the painting and said they were going to Christchurch, and I would send the money to my sister there and she
would pay them for me.” Ms Arthur took a photo of two paintings. She said ‘Heidi’ was careful to crouch down behind the picture while it was taken. Once the pair left, she wondered whether she was the target of a scam. A quick internet search confirmed her fears and she did not return the tricksters’ calls. Ms Arthur described the woman as being in her early 20s, with long blond hair in a ponytail. She was wearing a white top and tight black pants and spoke with a French accent. “She told me she was an Israeli though her mother was French.” ‘Michael’ was medium height and build, with black hair. He was wearing a white t-shirt, baggy jeans and a silver nose ring. Police today confirmed a couple were caught in the Cashmere area of Christchurch yesterday after receiving a report earlier this week of people going door to door trying to sell
the paintings. “These groups have been active in Christchurch recently,” said acting inspector Glenn Nalder. “This scam has been ongoing for over ten years now, in New Zealand and around the world. “I’m aware of it happening in other parts of the country. They’re very mobile by their very nature and can pop up anywhere at anytime. “Inquiries are continuing in relation to the man and woman spoken to - and we have not ruled out charging the pair.” Descriptions of the Dunedin couple match the Christchurch pair, he said. Obtaining by deception is punishable by up to seven years in prison and police say they will also be sharing information with the New Zealand Immigration Service. “Often the scammers are in breach of immigration regulations,” Mr Nalder said. -APNZ
By Sue Newman If you’re heading out to dine and drink in Ashburton you’re limited for choice if you want to take your family pooch along with you. But, as the Government reviews its food and hygiene regulations, it’s tipped to also be looking at making changes that could see bars and cafés legally able to welcome dogs along with their human customers. In Ashburton, however, there is at least one café where dogs are already welcome – in its outdoor dining area. Kelly’s owner Greg King has always had an open door policy to patrons with dogs, but that policy does come with some pretty tight rules, he said. “They have to be in the outside area, on a lead and they have to be well behaved and nonthreatening.” Most days his bar sees one or two people with a dog stopping off for a drink or a meal and at the weekend the numbers increase. He’s rarely experienced
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problems with anti-social dog behaviour. “If there are any problems they usually come from people walking past with big dogs rather than the small dogs with people who’re sitting outside.” At the Ashburton Trust’s establishments, however, dogs are not allowed. Seeing eye dogs can accompany their owners into any bar or restaurant but when it comes to patrons accompanied by dogs in al fresco areas, the answer is no, chief executive Giles Beal said. “It’s not something I’m at all comfortable with even though I have a dog and I’m a dog lover. Dogs in our bar areas is not something we’d encourage.” In Christchurch there are a number of hospitality outlets were owners are happy to have patrons and their dogs share outdoor dining spaces. While the law is clear that animals must not be in food preparation, storage and serving areas, the Ashburton District Council does not have issues with café owners who allow dogs into outdoor dining or drinking areas.
Whether dogs were allowed in those areas was up to the individual business owners, regulatory manager Richard Wade said. And that attitude is in line with the changes that will come into play when the new Food Bill is signed off. The revised bill will be about requiring food business owners to take responsibility for food safety in a way that was appropriate for their own business, he said. “The current regime under the 1974 regulations concentrates on food hygiene through inspections on structures and the condition of walls, floors and work areas. The new regime will be about the professional management of a food business, about due diligence and risk assessment.” Ashburton food business are supporting the drive towards change with 35 out of the 179 on the council’s books already working with the council to change to the new regime. “By getting in, in advance it’s not costing them anything additional and we’re helping them work through the changes,” Mr Wade said. by David Fletcher
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• Teacher confesses Jan 16 - A teacher has admitted making secret intimate videos of 17 females by using a pen camera to film up their skirts in Christchuch and surrounding areas. The man, who has name suppression, will be sentenced in April after he pleaded guilty to making 20 recordings when he appeared before Christchurch District Court yesterday. The issue of name suppression will be argued on February 15. - apnz
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Last summer for railway station By Sue Newman The legal way might have been cleared for the demolition of Ashburton’s railway station, but the historic building is likely to spend a final summer in the sun. Paul Rutledge, agent for the station’s owner Peter Hanson of Redson Corporation, said that with the Environment Court sign-
ing off the demolition approval just prior to Christmas, there had been no time for any plans to be made. When the application to demolish the station was made in 2008, this was accompanied by plans for a new commercial complex to be built on the site. Those plans have been on hold while the consent to demolish was declined and then appealed to the
Environment Court. And while they were still very much alive, Mr Rutledge anticipates they will need to be revisited after so much time has elapsed. “So much time has gone by we’ll need to sit down and look at what his actual intentions are now. That’s not to say those plans have gone out the window, but things have been on hold for years and years.”
With the consent now granted, Mr Rutledge said it was almost like starting again with a new project. “We’re really pleased the decision has finally gone our way. There’s also a real sadness that this is the end of the station building, notwithstanding the efforts made by so many people, including ourselves, to find a use for the station.”
Redson bought the station in 1987 and when it applied for consent to demolish in 2008, it had already been untenanted for about 10 years. “We applied for a demolition consent so it would give everyone who had any ideas about saving the building to come forward. There were plenty who tried and we were happy for them to have all the time they needed. It was
frustrating for us in one sense, the delay, but it did give people time.” The Ashburton Heritage Trust tried to raise $500,000 from the community to buy the station. As owners it would have been able to secure grants for its restoration. Redson estimated it would need to spend $1 million plus to restore the station to a point where it could attract good tenants.
A labourer who was sacked after an expletive-laced refusal to carry out orders has been awarded an additional $2500. West Coast man Andrew Murphy was dismissed by tunnelling and ground stabilisation firm Geotech Ltd in August 2011 after a supervisor asked him to fix a broken van door. Mr Murphy replied along the lines of: “Get f*****, it’s not my job, I’m not doing it.” The Employment Relations Authority last year found Mr Murphy was given no chance to discuss employment issues before he was sacked, and awarded him $5625. In a costs determination, released yesterday, the authority also ordered Geotech Ltd to pay $2500 towards Mr Murphy’s legal costs. - APNZ
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Companies hold one-day Paul Holmes knighted governance training course By Michael Dickison
By Sue Newman Three of Ashburton’s larger community companies have joined forces to demystify the role of directors in governing commercial and community businesses. EA Networks, ATS and ACL, all of whom are governed by boards, are bringing a team from the Institute of Directors to town to run a one-day governance training course. Stuart Leadley, chair of EA Networks said the course would be valuable not only for people who wanted to know more about governance of a company but also for people who were considering standing for election in this year’s local body election. “We see a lot of parallels between governance of boards and local government. And we think there is a whole group of people in the community who
have the ability to be governors; there are some really talented people out there” he said. Often people were put off putting their name forward for election as a director or a councillor because they believed they did not know enough about the work and the processes. This course would demystify that work, Mr Leadley aid. The free seminar, Governance Essentials, will focus on the responsibilities of a director, how a board operates and the principles of corporate governance. It will also provide insight into the relationship between a board and its senior management team. “We are seeing a greater need for businesses of all sizes to improve their own corporate governance. By providing this seminar we hope to raise the quality of governance across local businesses and also spark interest in those that may seek director-
ships with our local community companies.” While the seminar will be run by the Institute of Driectors, it will also include presentations from the chairman of each sponsor company; Roger Bonifant (ACL), John Tavendale (EA Networks) and Phil McKendry (ATS). “This is a great opportunity to access some of the best training available for this topic. These courses typically cost hundreds of dollars to attend but through this joint approach our local companies have been able to fully fund the seminar” Mr Leadley said. Anyone who is seeking higher level education and has an interest in governance or directorships should contact EA Networks to register their interest. The seminar runs on February 5 at the Hotel Ashburton with places limited so don’t miss this opportunity.
Sir Paul Holmes has been congratulated for his knighthood at a special investiture ceremony in front of about 100 guests, including dignitaries, at his Hawkes Bay lodge. Under a white marquee tent on his wide back lawn, he was given a “dubbing of the sword” by Governor General Jerry Mateparae. The dignitaries, including Prime Minister John Key and Leader of the Opposition David Shearer stood up to applaud the honour bestowed to the veteran broadcaster, journalist and author. Though visibly frail, Sir Paul shook the hands of guests as he walked down the aisle, and even gave a wink to Mr Shearer upon returning to his seat. In his speech, Sir Jerry said the journalist had celebrated “the colourful, the passionate and the expressive side of our national psyche” throughout a long and varied career spanning print, radio and television. “You have asked hard ques-
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Hesson on a sticky wicket By Coen Lammers
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ow long will Black Caps coach Mike Hesson last? The disgraceful capitulation against South Africa for the second week in a row has demonstrated that Hesson has not been able to offer any semblance of hope to New Zealand cricket fans. The Black Caps lost the second consecutive test by an innings and must fear the worst for the upcoming one-day series. The tour started with a somewhat surprising win in the opening Twenty20 match but that turned out to be a fluke as the South Africans started to impose their class. The coach will be quick to point out that South Africa is the No.1 team in the world and New Zealand is dangling at the bottom of the test rankings but that does not explain the lame surrender and the humiliating first innings score of 45. Cricket may be a small sport in playing numbers in this country but that abysmal performance was an insult to every player who has defended New Zealand’s honour before them and those who continue to support the team. New Zealand may be ranked at the bottom, but less than 12 months ago the Black Caps put up a much stronger fight against the same South Africans on home turf. They may have lost the test series 0-1 but at least they battled to earn two draws against the classy Proteas. The key to that performance was the coach John Wright
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Banks’ targets ‘unrealistic’ By Kieran Campbell Big banks have been accused of demanding unrealistic targets of staff selling debt, and using cash payouts to settle disputes with workers stretched to breaking point. FIRST Union boss Robert Reid said the push for bigger profits was resulting in official warnings for bank staff failing to meet performance targets - and some were being paid five-figure sums to settle employment disputes after being sacked. “For bank workers there’s huge
pressure on all of them to sell more debt,” Mr Reid said. A spokesman for ANZ said the targets set for its staff were “no different [from] many customer-facing staff in any commercial company”. He said the targets were commercially sensitive but were “reasonable and have been developed with input from staff”. New Zealand’s other major banks - Westpac, BNZ and ASB - also would not comment on targets. Mr Reid said banking consultants - who sell mortgages, credit cards, insurances and savings programs were increasingly facing discipline for failing to meet targets.
He said some banks’ targets included needing to sell up to $75,000 in home loans and two credit cards each week. Tellers were also being required to achieve up to 10 referrals each week, sending customers to consultants to consider products they had not gone to the bank for. Mr Reid said union officials were “astounded” by the number of workers who were “absolutely overworked, stressed to the max” and the union had two full-time lawyers dedicated to employment disputes for its 4000 members in the finance sector. “We are constantly facing dis-
A German tourist suffered serious injuries when the car she was driving collided with a van south of Nelson yesterday afternoon. The 73-year-old woman was airlifted by the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter to Nelson Hospital following the head-on crash on Korere-Tophouse Rd, south of Nelson about 1.10pm. Two passengers from the van, a man and woman both aged 25, suffered moderate injuries and were also airlifted to hospital. Meanwhile, police say a car seat provided by a rental company saved the life of a 3-year-old Australian tourist involved in a crash in Waikato. The accident, which happened last Thursday on State Highway 23 near Raglan, also left a 49-year-old Australian man fighting for his life. “The 49-year-old Sydney man, who was travelling as a front seat passenger in the SUV, is now in a stable condition in a ward in Waikato Hospital but the truly remarkable thing is that, thanks to the boy being secured in an approved child car restraint, the 3-year-old was able to be released from hospital after four days,” Inspector Marcus Lynam said. - APNZ
By Bay of Plenty times staff
The group of students and teachers from Bethlehem College who went to Kenya, including Caitlin Dickson (centre, front), who was killed in the crash. photo / Facebook building a block of classrooms.” The Johnstons were heavily involved in the college and would attend most school events or functions “even if their children weren’t in them, they would still go along to support the others”, Mr Crosbie said. The Johnstons are survived by 10 children, all of whom had attended the school two still there. “This will touch many people in the community. They were people who served others first as part of their Christian faith,” Mr Crosbie said. Yesterday, was the anniversary of Dr Johnston starting his career with the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. He had been a staff member for 26 years at both Tauranga and Whakatane Hospitals. Chief executive Phil Cammish said Dr Johnston was described
by his colleagues as “the nicest person you would ever meet” and someone who “would only ever give, never take”. “Brian and Grace have also been described as ‘being woven into the fabric of the Bay of Plenty’ and will be sorely missed,” Mr Cammish said. The family have gathered at their Tauranga home, where they have asked for privacy. As part of fundraising for the trip, students held a stall at the Tauranga Farmer’s Market where Ms Dickson cooked sausages. On Ms Dickson’s Facebook page, friends had already begun tributes last night. On a photograph of the former student where a friend had written “you have to be an angel”, another friend posted “RIP Caitlin. She is an angel now”. Ms Dickson’s passion and
commitment to help others was so strong that when she heard Bethlehem College was organising another trip to the Ark Quest Education Centre in Kenya, she had no hesitation about joining, even although she had left school. The school’s head of drama Linda Anderson said she got so much out of her experiences in Kenya last year that she wanted to return. “She saw the opportunity and put her hand up.” Mrs Anderson, still reeling from the terrible news, remembered Ms Dickson as having a lovely personality. She said Ms Dickson really enjoyed helping people in need and shaved her head to raise money for the teenage cancer support charity CanTeen. Her first trip to Kenya last year was as a college senior student
and this time the trip was on her own account. “She was always thinking about others and how she could better their circumstances.” Mrs Anderson also had fond memories of Ms Dickson’s enthusiasm as a drama student. “She loved Shakespeare. She was the queen who reigned over a Shakespeare competition at school. She loved her drama and was very good.” A memorable roll was as the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz. Mrs Anderson said she characterised the witch so well that children were scared of her. “She had incredible dramatic skills. She was such an outstanding student in every aspect. She was so passionate and so committed.” Ms Dickson was also a regular helper at the school’s mission fundraising sausage sizzle at the Tauranga Farmers Market. One of the teachers injured in the accident, Philip Russell, had been the organiser of the sausage sizzle for many years. The market’s manager Trixie Allen paid a huge tribute to the work of Mr Russell and his team of student helpers who were there rain and shine. “They do a brilliant job raising funds for the mission work. They are a brilliant bunch. I’m sure it will be a very low key barbecue this Saturday.” Heartfelt messages were pouring onto Ms Dickson’s Facebook page, with one from Krista Mortensen from Auckland saying “A woman of amazing faith and abundant love!!! She will be forever remembered and cherished for this!! YOU ARE A LEGEND, WE LOVE YOU!!!!! Praying the peace of God as a comfort to the Dickson and Johnston family through this time of grief and pain.” - APNZ
Dead giant sperm whale washes up on beach The sight of a giant sperm whale washed up on a Kapiti Coast beach drew hundreds of spectators yesterday. They turned out for a good look at the 12-metre, 45-tonne mammal after it washed up near the Kapiti Boat Club on Paraparaumu Beach. A cordon had to be erected to prevent people from touching the quickly decomposing skin.
The process of removing the whale from the beach could begin only as the tide was going out, which didn’t happen until yesterday afternoon. Te Papa collection manager of marine mammals Anton van Helden said it was probably an old whale given the wear on its teeth and scarring around its head. “They’re obviously significant
training,” he said. A spokeswoman for BNZ said the bank developed “a wide range of innovative solutions” for its customers. “Industry feedback suggests we’re doing a good job finding solutions to our customers’ needs,” she said. ASB general manager Tony Blacklock said 2000 people were employed in its retail division. “Our frontline people are encouraged to identify opportunities to assist our customers with their individual banking requirements and are not incentivised to sell products that do not meet customer needs,” he said. -APNZ
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who had installed a dogged, never-say-die attitude in his side. Unfortunately, a fighting chance is the best Kiwi fans can hope for in most test matches these days with a shortage of truly gifted world class players. Ross Taylor is one of those, but we all know why he was not on tour in South Africa. Hesson must have regularly thought back to the unwise decision to drop his captain in the middle of a test series against Sri Lanka. At least it gave the fans something to cheer about, as a wounded Taylor led his side to a rare away victory with a match-winning performance in the second test against Sri Lanka. When the sacked captain pulled out of the current tour, the writing was on the wall for new skipper Brendon McCullum and his young mob. As long as New Zealand Cricket continues to put personal politics ahead of the game, they will keep losing their greatest assets like John Wright and Ross Taylor. How the latter will be able to fit in effectively is the big question ahead of the upcoming series against England. Until chief executive David White and Mike Hesson move aside for those who genuinely want to advance the game and not their own agendas, cricket is in danger of becoming irrelevant in this country and fans will have nothing left but memories of the good old days.
Deaths devastate Christian community The deaths of three Tauranga people in Kenya has left one of the region’s largest Christian communities reeling. Well-respected Bethlehem College community members Dr Brian and Grace Johnston and former student Caitlin Dickson died when the driver of the minivan they were in lost control in heavy rain. The vehicle rolled and ran into a ditch on Kenya’s notorious roads at 11pm Tuesday night (NZ time), Bethlehem College principal Eoin Crosbie said. The Johnstons and Ms Dickson, 19, were part of the Bethlehem College mission partnership programme. The school group consisted of 12 students and seven adults, including four teachers, who were building classrooms for an impoverished school. Some of the group travelled behind the mini-van in a car and were also injured. Two teachers were understood to have broken bones while team leader Philip Russell suffered concussion. The van driver, who was considered a member of the mission, also died. Mr Crosbie learned of the news yesterday morning and said he was working to get the school group home as soon as possible and planned to meet with families last night. The school group was in Kenya to work in a small village and work with the local community and school, Mr Crosbie said. “It’s a little village school that’s had nothing but through our visits and financial support, we’ve managed to build a strong network and helped kids top the league tables with their school results. “My understanding is they were
missals of workers, particularly in the finance sector, for not keeping up to their targets,” Mr Reid said. “Often after our intervention there’s a monetary [settlement]. It doesn’t go to dismissal but a person leaves and money changes hands. “Because the banks are so rich they can keep that treadmill going and don’t even seem to worry about it.” The ANZ spokesman said there were no concerns at the bank of staff turnover or morale. “We expect the majority of staff will achieve [their targets] and we help them to do so with initiatives such as targeted marketing and
animals, it’s the world’s largest toothed predator and certainly, it’s a significant thing for the local community.” A necropsy would not be performed on the whale, so it would never be known why it came to shore. “The likely cause of death would be the event of the stranding itself and probably suffocation in the sand,” Mr van Helden said.
Sperm whales lived in the Cook Strait year-round, he said. Department of Conservation Wellington Biodiversity ranger Brent Tandy said it wasn’t uncommon for sperm whales to wash up dead on the country’s beaches, with about half a dozen in the last 10 years. The size of the carcass presented a problem with burial, which was to be done after the lower jaw
bone was removed for local iwi, he said “Once that’s gone, we’ll probably just break it up into bits and bury it. It’s too big to move in one piece.” Local kaumatua Don Te Maipi said it was a very sad day, and it was vital the carcass was treated with respect. “It’s treated like one of our ancestors.” -APNZ
Inmate back in court By Edward Gay The widow of a prison officer killed by an inmate says Corrections need to take better precautions when handling dangerous prisoners. Tracy Palmer’s husband Jason died in 2010 after being punched in the head by prisoner Latu Kepu. Kepu was back in North Shore District Court yesterday after previously pleading guilty to assaulting two other prison guards at Auckland’s maximum security prison Paremoremo. It is understood both officers were taken to hospital and treated for injuries after the separate incidents in October last year. Neither was seriously hurt and both returned to work soon after. Ms Palmer said yesterday she was concerned that Kepu had committed two more assaults since he fatally punched her husband. “They know this guy’s history and they aren’t taking better precautions. They know what he’s like and it’s happened again and again.” She said arming officers with pepper spray was not the answer because prisoners could use the weapon against officers. “It wouldn’t have prevented Kepu from assaulting Jason.” She said she was happy to hear Kepu had pleaded guilty.
“I’m just glad it didn’t turn out as badly for the other officers’ families ... I’m trying hard not to let him be a part of our lives. He’s already taken so much away from me.” Kepu was cuffed and flanked by six prison guards in the dock while his lawyer Lucy Smith told the court her client was treated at the secure psychiatric hospital the Mason Clinic. She also said that there may be grounds for an application to change her client’s guilty pleas but she needed to take further instructions. Judge Philippa Sinclair remanded Kepu in custody to the Mason Clinic and he is due back in court next month. Kepu is serving a six-year, fourmonth prison sentence for the manslaughter of Mr Palmer in May 2010. Mr Palmer was opening Kepu’s cell door to escort him to the exercise yard when he was attacked. He fell backwards and hit his head on concrete paving, causing fatal head injuries. At the time, Kepu was serving time for violent assaults including repeatedly kicking a police officer in the head and attacking a pregnant woman. A spokeswoman for Corrections said the department would not comment on the case until after sentencing. - APNZ
Fine for tyre dump A company has been fined more than $77,000 after dumping up to a million tyres at a Waikato property, but the man responsible has allegedly fled to Australia. This week Hamilton District Court fined Ross Britten Ltd $77,600, despite its sole director, Ross Britten, not being in court for the sentencing. Waikato Regional Council investigated the company, and found that over a period of years Britten was paid to pick up old tyres from tyre outlets in Auckland, council investigation manager Patrick Lynch said. Instead of disposing of the tyres correctly, he was using his own earthmoving equipment to bury a large number of them at a Naike property, near Huntly. Council staff executed a search warrant at the property and uncovered thousands of tyres, many sitting in or below ground water. Records showed Britten had collected up to a million tyres over a period of six years.
“Disused tyres are a huge problem for New Zealand. Every year there are four million automotive tyres to be disposed of in this country,” Mr Lynch said. “They can be a real threat to the environment. When stored en masse above ground they’re a terrible fire risk. When buried, and particularly when they’re exposed to water, they can start to break down and discharge harmful contaminants.” Mr Lynch said although the company involved had been fined, Britten was still to face personal liability action. It was thought Britten had fled to Australia to avoid the court case. “Though he has been convicted, he left the country before he was sentenced. The court has issued a warrant to arrest Mr Britten that I imagine will be executed if and when he returns to New Zealand,” Mr Lynch said. The Naike property has been since been sold. - APNZ
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Dozens killed in Syria campus blast Twin blasts ripped through a university campus in Syria’s largest city on Tuesday as students were taking exams, setting cars alight, blowing the walls off dormitory rooms and killing more than 80 people, according to anti-regime activists and a government official. The opposition and the government blamed each other for the explosions inside Aleppo University, which marked a major escalation in the struggle for control of the hotly contested commercial hub. Activists said forces loyal to President Bashar Assad launched two airstrikes on the area, while Syrian state media said a “terrorist group” — the government’s shorthand for rebels — hit it with two rockets. Either way, the explosions shattered the relative calm of the sprawling, treelined campus, signaling the creep of Syria’s civil war into areas that were previously spared the violence that has killed more than 60,000 people and reduced entire neighborhoods to rubble. The competing narratives about what
caused the blasts highlighted the difficulty of confirming reports from inside Syria. The Syrian government bars most media from working in the country, making independent confirmation of events difficult. Both anti-regime activists and the Syrian government sift the information they give to journalists to boost their cause. And civilians stuck in the middle avoid talking to the media, fearing reprisals from both sides for speaking their minds. Aleppo has been the focus of a violent struggle for control since rebel forces, mostly from rural areas north of the city, pushed in and began clashing with government troops last summer. The university is in the city’s northwest, a sector still controlled by the government. Both activists and the Assad regime said those killed in Tuesday’s blasts were mostly students taking their mid-year exams and civilians who sought refuge in the university dorms after fleeing violence elsewhere. The blasts caused widespread destruc-
Japan grounds Boeing Dreamliners Japan’s two biggest airlines have grounded all their Dreamliners in the most serious blow yet to Boeing’s troubled next-generation model after an ANA flight was forced into an emergency landing. The 787 Dreamliner has suffered more than a week of bad news that has prompted safety investigations by three national aviation regulators, although Boeing insists the plane is safe. All Nippon Airways - the world’s first carrier to receive the Dreamliner from Boeing after years of delays - said a battery problem triggered a cockpit error message that forced the pilots
to land the plane in southwestern Japan. ANA said instruments on the Dreamliner had detected smoke in a forward electrical compartment, and Japanese Transport Minister Akihiro Ota said it was a “serious incident that could have led to a serious accident”. Both Ota’s ministry and the US Federal Aviation Administration broadened existing probes into the Dreamliner to encompass the ANA incident. Authorities in India said they were also starting their own investigation. ANA and rival Japan Airlines are among Boeing’s biggest customers for the Dreamliner. - AP
tion, scattering rubble and more than a dozen flaming cars across a wide street near a dormitory, according to videos shot on site. The dormitory’s windows were blown out and some of its walls were gone, revealing beds and other furniture inside. Students and rescue workers combed the rubble, carrying away the wounded. Images circulated by activists showed dead bodies lying in the street. The photos and videos appeared to be genuine and corresponded to other Associated Press reporting. Activists said a government warplane carried out two airstrikes on the university. To support their claim, they circulated a video they said showed a small trail of smoke left by a jet. They could not explain why the government would strike an area controlled by its forces. “We have no idea why the plane hit there, but it was very clear that it was a plane that struck,” said an Aleppo Photo AP activist reached via Skype who spoke on condition of anonymity due to security Syrians stand in rubble of the damaged university building caused by an concerns. - AP explosion in Aleppo.
Sheep die in NSW firestorm Fire evacuees in NSW’s north-west were confronted with a backdrop of scorched sheep carcasses on blackened hillsides as they returned to properties reduced to charred walls and twisted iron. Other residents around Coonabarabran were luckier, finding their homes still standing after the state’s most destructive fire in more than a decade hit areas of the Warrumbungles on Sunday. The fire has burnt 42,000 hectares and yesterday was burning along a 100km front after destroying 40 homes, 110 sheds, machinery, fences and untold numbers of livestock. It also damaged buildings at the Siding Springs Observatory. No lives have been lost in any of the state’s scores of fires this month, but there are now concerns that blazes which have already threatened communities in
the state’s south may prove dangerous again when hot and windy conditions return tomorrow. In the Warrumbungles, shearer Andrew Hawkins knew it was time to get out when he saw the towering smoke plume and heard the roar of the fire approaching his property at the foot of Cow Mountain at Bugaldie on Sunday. “I tried to get my sheep up the hill towards the grass flats but they didn’t want to follow,” Mr Hakwins said. “I thought `if I don’t go, I’m going to die like you’. It was flanking me on both sides.” For the next two days Mr Hawkins said he had butterflies in his stomach, couldn’t eat and was praying for his sheep. When he returned, his house was intact but his worst fears for his stock were realised. The bodies of his chickens were bloated and charred and nine scorched ewes
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A boatbuilder who left Christchurch in the aftermath of the deadly February 2011 earthquake and believed he had lost his job on his return has been awarded $4000 compensation. Solo father James McMurdo travelled to Hastings after the quake that killed 185 people because he and his 9-year old son could no longer live in their badly damaged house. When he returned he thought he had lost his position at Davie Norris Boatbuilders after seeing a note in his timebook saying “abandonment
• Pregnant women choose yoga Half of Australian pregnant women are turning to complementary and alternative medicines for pregnancy-related health conditions, a new study shows. Massage therapists, chiropractors and meditation or yoga tutors were the most common complementary therapy practitioners sought, according to a University of Technology Sydney study. The research by PhD student Amie Steel surveyed 1835 pregnant Australian women and found 49.4 per cent had consulted with an alternative medicine practitioner. About 34 per cent had visited a massage therapist, while 16 per cent consulted a chiropractor and 14 per cent tried yoga or meditation. Back pain was the most prevalent pregnancy-related condition reported, and women commonly consulted a chiropractor for the complaint. - AAP
• Kelly’s remains to be buried Ned Kelly’s family has pleaded for privacy ahead of the bushranger’s funeral and burial this week, just short of 133 years after his death. Joanne Griffiths, the great-granddaughter of Kelly’s sister Kate, has confirmed the famous outlaw’s remains - minus his missing skull - will be buried in an unmarked grave in regional Victoria, with a memorial service to take place tomorrow. “Our aim is to give Edward a dignified funeral like any family would want to,” she said. “It’s obviously a very difficult and painful time. “We’ve waited a long time to bury a loved family member ... we just ask people to give us the respect to bury him with some privacy and dignity on the day.” The service for Kelly will be a traditional Catholic mass in line with the bushranger’s wishes, Ms Griffiths said. - AAP
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of employment”. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has found the company acted unfairly. It found Mr McMurdo was unjustifiably dismissed and awarded him compensation for hurt feelings. Mr McMurdo worked as an apprentice boatbuilder at the Bromley business that manufactures racing yachts. When the magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck on February 22, he and the other employees left work to check on their loved ones and homes. Employers Mr and Mrs Norris told
staff the company would aim to reopen on February 28, but acknowledged not everyone may have heard them in the chaos, according to the ERA finding. In the days after the quake, Mr McMurdo and his son moved out of their Aranui home and travelled to Hastings to stay with a relative. During that time his mobile became flat and when he recharged it on March 1 he saw a missed call from Mr Norris. He returned it the next day and left an answerphone message to say he was trying to get back to Christchurch as
quickly as possible. When he returned to work on March 9 Mr McMurdo saw ‘No word from him. Abandonment of employment’ written in his timebook, causing him to become distressed. He called Mr Norris, who was in Wellington, but he had no idea what Mr McMurdo was talking about and the note was written by his wife. During subsequent conversations Mr McMurdo was invited to return to work but was available only part-time because the circumstances of his son’s career had changed.
Those hours did not suit the company. ERA member David Appleton found it had never been Mr Norris’ intention to dismiss Mr McMurdo or to treat his employment as abandoned. He said Mr McMurdo mistakenly considered himself to have been dismissed, but Mrs Norris needed to take some responsibility for writing in the timebook without approval by her husband. Mr Appleton awarded Mr McMurdo $4000 for the injury to feelings. - APNZ
Pubs push for larger share Property investor Pub and bar owners and operators are pushing for a change to gambling laws, to allow them to take a profit on pokie machines and to reduce the amount that gets paid back to the community in grants. The proposed changes have drawn fire from the Green Party which says they will lead to increased problem gambling. In a recent policy document Hospitality New Zealand says it wants gambling law changes to tackle “unfair remuneration of operators and a bureaucratic, cumbersome operating environment with no flexibility or fairness”. Hospitality NZ want the law changed to introduce a commission-based payment system for venues, allowing them to take 16 per cent of pokie machine profits. At present they are permitted to take only enough to cover their expenses. Amongst other changes, Hospitality NZ also wants the removal of the requirement for 37 per cent of profits to be returned to the community, replacing that with a “a cap on society expenditure”. It also wants venues that merge to be able to increase the number of machines they operate - a measure that appears to cut across the “sinking lid”policy many local authorities currently have. Hospitality NZ gaming advocate Reg Hennessy said the changes would deliver fairness, transparency and integrity, which were “critical to ensure that the sector was fairly remunerated for raising significant funds for the community”. “Allowing gaming machines to be relocated to new venues would help the hospitality product ... to modernise and meet the needs of the developing new
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Two people have been killed by gunfire and a third person was critically injured at a technical college in the US. The shooting occurred at the Hazard Community and Technical College campus in Kentucky yesterday, Hazard City Police said. Police said two suspects turned themselves in and were taken into custody. Stephen Greiner, president of the school, said the shooting happened in the parking lot of the First Federal Centre Building on campus at about 6pm. Greiner said officials “have no idea at this point” what prompted the shooting. “There were no witnesses in the buildings,” Greiner said. “Of course, it’s a tragedy and they still can’t believe it would happen on our campus.” - AAP
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suburbs.” Hospitality NZ says it intends lobbying political parties and MPs to adopt the law changes as policy, and it was seeking support from other stakeholders, including Gaming Trusts, recipients of grants and the Department of Internal Affairs. However, Green Party gambling spokeswoman Denise Roche said if hosts were allowed to make a commission on machine proceeds, “they would be incentivised to encourage more gambling,
much of which is likely to come from problem gamblers”. She also criticised the proposal to scrap the requirement to return 37 per cent of profits to the community. “This seems to suggest that community groups would be given what’s left over, if anything, once the pub owner, and gaming trust have clipped the ticket, when the Gambling Act is really clear that the purpose of this type of gambling is to create funds for community organisations.” - APNZ
An Auckland property investor in such situations,” acting SFO who was punched in the face by head Simon McArley said. Cooper was bailed for sentencrugby player Kurtis Haiu after the former Blues star lost up to half a ing in March. Cooper was involved in the incimillion dollars has pleaded guilty dent with Haiu in May 2011 after to dishonesty charges. Glenn William Cooper pleaded a property deal - not linked to the guilty in Manukau District Court SFO charges - went sour. Haiu was discharged without to five SFO charges of dishonesty conviction in August that year using a document. The SFO said Cooper, 39, pur- after pleading guilty to assault. Pukekohe District chased properties at Court was told Haiu mortgagee sale and then on-sold them to Rugby player went to Cooper’s house and punched investors who were Kurtis Haiu the property developunder pressure to er twice in the face. consolidate debt. lost up to The rugby player False sale & purhalf a million had lost $400,000 to chase agreements $500,000 to Cooper. were used by Cooper dollars. Haiu’s manager to conceal his interBruce Sharrock said est in the properties the matter was all in the distant from the banks and investors. Misleading loan application past for his client who was now forms were also prepared Cooper focusing on his health. Haiu has been on indefinite and sent to the banks, the SFO said. The amount involved in leave from rugby after being diagthe offending is approximately nosed with Ewings sarcoma, an unusual tumour, on a rib. $800,000 The cancer diagnosis caused “The investors were sold on a fantasy that purchasing these Haiu to lose a contract to play investment properties would suc- rugby in Japan, putting further cessfully consolidate debt and financial pressure on his family. “His health is probably more of solve their problems. Mr Cooper played on the affinity he had built an issue,” Mr Sharrock said. Asked how Haiu was doing, Mr with one family in particular. This has only added to their Sharrock said: “He’s good, everyfinancial strife. Investors need to thing at this stage is good, so long - APNZ remain aware of their vulnerability may it continue.”
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US report details final crop losses The federal government released its final crop report for 2012 on Friday, detailing heavy losses caused by the worst drought the US has experienced since the 1950s. Much of the attention focused on corn, which is widely used as an ingredient in many foods and as feed for livestock. Farmers produced less than three-fourths of the corn the US Department of Agriculture anticipated when planting was done in the spring. The year-end report shows a harvest of 10.78 billion bushels, 27 per cent less than the agency’s initial estimate of 14.8 billion bushels (a bushel of corn equals 25.4 kilograms, or 56 pounds). The harvest, however, was still one of the largest in US history. Farmers say better crop technology that improved the ability of corn to withstand drought saved them from more devastating losses, and production was helped by the large number of acres planted this year. The USDA closed the year by saying farmers planted 97.2 million acres (39.3 million hectares) of corn, the most since 1937. Farmers have been planting more corn as demand has risen with ethanol production. Just a decade
ago, fewer than 80 million acres (32.4 million hectares) were planted in corn. While the drought eventually spread to cover two-thirds of the nation, its impact varied widely from one region of the corn belt to another. Some Iowa farmers saw decent results, while those in parts of Illinois and Indiana could only watch as plants withered and died after months of drought. The USDA had predicted a record average yield of 166 bushels per acre of corn when warm weather got farmers in the fields early. But the government began scaling back estimates as the drought spread across two-thirds of the nation. Farmers may have reason to be nervous about prospects this spring when they hit the fields to plant again. The US Drought Monitor’s weekly updates have shown few signs the drought is relenting. Sixty per cent of the continental US is still in some form of drought, and climatologists say it would take an absurd amount of snow for conditions to change much during the winter. The best hope, they say, is for heavy spring rains.
The wet weather gear was out at this week’s Tinwald stock sale.
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Sheep sale brings keen buyers out into the rain Prices remained on a par with last week at the Tinwald stock sale on Tuesday. Heavy lambs fetched $98 to $110, mediums, $76 to $95 and lights sold between $60 and $78. A quality yarding of ewes, penned with heavy ewes, earned up to $105, medium types ranged from $75 to $85, and light condition ewes fetched $40 to $55. Quality was mixed in the store lamb section, with medium-condition crossbreds changing hands at prices reaching $65, and lighter types selling from $35.
Spiders add bite to summer heat US corn crops suffered heavy losses in last year’s drought.
By Matthew Theunissen As the weather warms up, white tail spiders come out in search of food, and their numbers are up, according to some pest controllers. White tails, which can inflict a painful bite, top the list of pests homeowners want eradicated this summer. As soon as the temperature topped 25C, the phone started ringing, Gisborne’s Stomp’em Out Pest Control owner James Guyton said. The number of white tails had definitely been worse this summer and there were a lot of children being bitten by them, he said. “There were only one or two children that I came across last year but this year there has been about nine or ten, and quite a few adults. “Last year it wasn’t often we went over 24 degrees but this year we are into 28 and 29-degree temperatures, and the hotter the weather, the more prolific the white tails.” Mr Guyton said bedrooms, wash houses and bathrooms seemed to be the main places white tails liked to lurk. “They like the moist areas.” Osbornes Bugs Eastland owner-operator Eamon Osborne had also noticed an increase in demand for white tail extermination services. “They’re a hot climate insect and the warmer weather makes the numbers increase. “Last year it was German cockroaches and white tails, but this year it is just the white tails.” Kurt Loklindt of Target Pest Control in Christchurch said he had also had the usual increase in white tail spider jobs this summer. “What normally happens this time of year is because it’s warmer the spiders come out of hibernation and end up going through doors and windows to feed on other spiders in the voids. They end up in people’s houses and people end up getting bitten quite a bit more.” He’d had 10 -20 spider jobs a week this summer, with about 80 per cent being for
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White tail spiders have been on the increase this summer because of warmer weather. white tails. Chris Crean from Buzzz Off Pest Management in Auckland said he was receiving upwards of 10 jobs a week involving white tails, about the same as previous summers. “Everybody’s got windows and doors open this time of year so there’s more seen around,” he said. The National Poisons Centre said the number of reported white tail spider bites had remained about the same over the past six years. In the period from January 2011 to December last year, the centre received 117 enquiries about unidentified spider bites and 37 calls involving white tail spiders where the caller was able to positively identify the species. John Fountain, a medical toxicologist at the centre, said there was a lot of miscon-
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ception about white tail spiders. “There’s been a lot of myth put out that a bite can lead to very nasty ulcers and skin legions et cetera. It’s been shown quite clearly that this is not actually the reality. “We hear from a lot of people who believe they’ve been bitten by a white tail spider because they’ve got some sort of painful area that’s developed and they attribute that to a spider when in fact that’s highly unlikely.” The centre received the highest number of calls about white tail spider bites following media reports on the subject, he said.
What do white tail spiders look like? According to Landcare Research, these dark grey spiders are 12-17mm long and readily recognised by their elongated body
form and a distinctive white patch on the end of the abdomen.
Are their bites dangerous?
According to the Ministry of Health, most white tail spider bites are harmless but occasionally a severe reaction may result in a deep ulcer or wide area of skin necrosis - where the skin and flesh around the wound dies and presents as an ulcer, blister or blackened skin.
What should you do if you’re bitten?
It is better to see a doctor soon after the bite. To relieve stinging and swelling use ice, take paracetamol if necessary or apply an anti-sting ointment or paste made from baking soda and cold water. Always try to catch and keep the spider so its species can be confirmed. - APNZ
Women in business Calling all enterprising rural women! Entries are now open for this year’s RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Awards and new categories mean more opportunities to promote your business. To qualify, entrants must own and operate a small business, with less than 10 full time equivalent staff, based in a rural area. The business must have been running for at least two years. If in partnership, the entrant must be an active partner of 50 per cent or more in the business. “This is the fourth year we’ve run the awards, and we encourage all women running small rural businesses to enter,” Rural Women NZ national president, Liz Evans said. “The awards are a real opportunity for women to boost their media profile and grow their businesses.” The supreme Enterprising Rural Women Award will go to the winner of one of the following entry categories: • Love of the Land– covering all land-based busi-
nesses, from animals to agriculture. • Help! I Need Somebody– for businesses with a service-focus. • Making it in Rural – for women involved in manufacturing or creative enterprises. • Stay, Play Rural – covering businesses engaged in rural tourism and hospitality. It’s been a whirlwind year for Rose Voice of The Real Dog Equipment Company since she won the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award last year. Booked for speaking engagements through to October, she has also taken on extra staff to keep up with increased demand for her specialist dog products. Entries close Friday 15 March, and entry forms are available on www.ruralwomen.org.nz. The awards will be presented at the Rural Women NZ national conference in Christchurch on 23 May 2013. Each category winner will receive $1000 in prize money and a trophy, with a further $1000 going to the supreme winner.
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Country trio winning friends Don’t miss hardworking Lyttelton-based band The Eastern, when they hit town in March. With its “poetic, political and ‘bare knuckle’ country influenced songs that sit alongside Springsteen’s working class balladry, the rambunctious Pogues, whisky-voiced Steve Earle, pub rocking Dr Feelgood and Cold Chisel’s open-road truths”, The Eastern is bound to impress Mid Canterbury audiences. Playing close to 200 nights a year around New Zealand, Australia and
America over the past six years, The Eastern has made it a point of pride as well as a way of life to pack up their banjo, fiddle, six string and double bass and engage with folks wherever the road has taken them. During the past five years the band has delivered three albums (The Eastern, Arrows and Hope & Wire), and have toured and opened for Fleetwood Mac, Steve Earle (twice), Old Crow Medicine Show (twice) and Jimmy Barnes, among others. They’ve made friends and
excited audiences wherever they have played – street corners, theatre stages, outback pubs and living rooms – treating every show as the best one yet. The Eastern’s six-week tour through the highways and byways of rural New Zealand is a first with Arts On Tour NZ. The Eastern will be play at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on March 3, opening at 7pm. Tickets cost $25 each, $45 for two or three, and $20 each for four or more. All door sale tickets cost $25.
Heather Sarin’s Mesh, an acrylic and mixed media piece on board.
Artist inspired by bustling India Well-known local artist Heather Sarin will open her new exhibition Exuberance at the Ashburton Art Gallery next weekend. Opening at 1.30pm on January 26, the Exuberance exhibition features Indian inspired abstract paintings, all of which are for sale. On the same day a virtual exhibition will be available to view online at www. heathersarin.com “India with all its hustle and bustle was the prime focus of my first solo exhibition in Cambridge, UK in 1997,” Sarin said. “I have now developed a body of work
which still imbibes the essence of India but in a very abstract way. The colours, texture and shape are still evident but I have combined them with the lightness and freshness of my home country, New Zealand. “The feelings I have about both countries are woven into the paintings using a variety of techniques. Each piece of collage relates to some of the wonderful people I have met places I have seen and events I have experienced. From poetry, sung rather than spoken in Northern India, to the beautiful sunsets viewed from my window in New Zealand.
“This has given me the ability to lift my art to another level, a level where thoughts and ideas merge into one and my use of colour palette gives a total different expression to the finished work. Therefore a journey that started in the head as an idea reaches its final destination in the heart.” The gallery will be hosting An Evening with Heather Sarin on Tuesday, February 5, at 6pm. Light refreshments will be served throughout as Sarin speaks about her practice, artistic career, and latest body of work. This is a free event, all welcome.
Israel plans exhibit on biblical King Herod Israel’s national museum said it will open what it calls the world’s first exhibition devoted to the architectural legacy of biblical King Herod, the Jewish proxy monarch who ruled Jerusalem and the Holy Land under Roman occupation two millennia ago. The display includes the reconstructed tomb and sarcophagus of one of antiquity’s most notable and despised figures, curators say. Modern day politics are intruding into this ancient find. Palestinians object to the showing of artifacts found in the West Bank. The Israeli museum insists it will return the finds once the exhibit closes. About 30 tons of artifacts — including hundreds of tiny shattered shards pieced
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back together — are going on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in a ninemonth exhibition opening February 12. Museum director James Snyder said the exhibit, “Herod the Great,” is the museum’s largest and most expensive archaeological project to date. “It’s a name that’s always on everyone’s lips,” Snyder said, “And yet there has never been an exhibit devoted to his material.” Herod was vilified in the New Testament as a bloodthirsty tyrant who massacred Bethlehem’s male children to try to prevent the prophesied birth of Jesus. He is also said to have murdered his wife and sons. Herod was also revered for his ambitious building projects, including his lavish desert
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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) Things may get intense today, especially where business and finances are concerned. You may also be in a rebellious mood, perhaps resentful of red tape, an officious authority figure and various rules. At the same time, fun and good times beckon. Call up friends or accept an invite to an event that you would really enjoy. Don’t get too tied up in problems.
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Arts DIARY
January 16, 17, 18 – Drawing Towards A Portrait with Paul Deans. To January 20 – Haunts of Dickens exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery. January 26 – Heather Sarin exhibition opens at Ashburton Art Gallery. To January 27 - New Zealand potter Mirek Smíšek – 60 years, 60 pots. Exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery. February 3 – Mihirangi at Ashburton Trust Event Centre. To February 4 – Methven Heritage Centre Cash and Carry mixed medium art exhibition, 28 Mid Canterbury painters and photographers are each exhibiting two of their works, some for the first time. Open daily from 9am to 5pm on weekdays and 10am to 4pm on weekends. February 21 and 22 – In My Chair portrait painting at the Short Street Studio. February 22-24 – The Lepidopterist, the butterfly collector. A dark funny theatre treat, combining circus feats and some really interesting facts about butterflies. At the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. March 3 – The Eastern, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. New
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palaces and an expansion of the Second Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem. The Western Wall, today the holiest site where Jews are permitted to pray, was a retaining wall for the compound. Herod’s final grandiose project was to prepare for death. Curators believe Herod constructed an extravagant, 25m-high tomb. Israeli archaeologist Ehud Netzer spent 35 years of his career searching for it. In 2007, Netzer drew international attention when he announced he had found what he believed was the tomb at the Herodion, the ruler’s winter palace, located on a cone-like hill that still today juts out prominently in the barren landscape of the Judean Desert, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
The Eastern will bring their own brand of energetic music to Ashburton on March 3.
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Zealand’s hardest working country music band. • March 4 – JGeeks at Ashburton Trust Event Centre. • March 14 – Floral Notes, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. A musical written by Geraldine Brophy about two best friends. • March 23-24 – Made to Move, the Royal New Zealand Ballet. A spirited comedy set in a Bavarian beer hall, created by artistic director Ethan Stiefel. • May 3 - The Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet La Classique. Ballet skills, lavish costumes and magnificent sets, this show has it all. • May 5 – Roger Hall’s Taking Off. A sensitive comedy that trails four Kiwi girls on their big OE. At the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. If you have an event coming up and you think it might be suited to the Arts Diary, please let us know by contacting Susan Sandys on 307-7961 or susan.s@theguardian.co.nz
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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) Powerful influences could make this day full-on in a number of ways. Be aware of the message you are giving out. Don’t try to force a situation, especially if your partner disagrees with you. Rather than go ahead under your own steam, try to create a compromise. Later you may want to plan a dinner with a loved one as a way to kiss and make up.
GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) The social vibe may be turned up high and invitations can follow. Disruptions may occur as someone may be extremely self-willed and hotheaded. Despite this, an evening out could prove delightful - if you’re with the right crowd. Financial affairs come to a head too. You may need to make a decision and take practical action as soon as possible.
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CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) As Venus conjoins Pluto in your partnership zone there may be control battles in your long-term relationship or perhaps a burst of passion in a newer love match. If any close relationship seems stuck, think about moving out of your mutual comfort zone. Career-wise you could do very well today, especially if you listen to your intuition.
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LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) A rather demanding situation at work may be down to a budding romance or a run-in with someone who tends to be very controlling. Whatever the scenario, you may find it hard to contain your feelings. Try not to do anything you might regret, especially as the Moon in feisty Aries may mean your temper or passions could easily be aroused.
VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) You may need to take action concerning a relationship matter that seems to be quite complicated. This may relate to an obsessive attraction that can be exhausting as well as very exciting. The promise of passion can entice but you may need to ask yourself if it’s really worth it. Reflect deeply on the matter but don’t let your heart rule your head.
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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) If there are any tensions at home they may ratchet up. Financial issues may be at the heart of an ongoing problem. You may be keen to get a loan or other financial deal for a good reason. You may be faced with a choice or perhaps a need to make a new decision. Yet with careful planning or compromise you may be able to come out of this okay.
SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) You may be in a suspicious mood, believing that someone is not being honest with you. Your activities today may be focused around finding information that either backs up or refutes your beliefs. Even if you do find that things are above board you may still feel mistrustful. To make the best of today it may be best to just let things be.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) You may have important issues that you really need to deal with and yet feel in such a rebellious mood that you don’t see why you should. You might have to contend with a financial issue that needs some attention. Don’t let your lack of patience or responsibility get in the way. Anyway, once it’s all sorted you can go off and enjoy yourself.
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CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Dark emotions may mean that one friendship may be spoilt by jealousy or perhaps resentment. You may not see eye-to-eye with someone and find it hard to see any way you can get back on track. Things may be made worse if you have expectations of them they are not meeting. Give them some space and the issue may eventually resolve itself.
AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Though you may be in a bright and breezy mood on the surface, hidden tensions may mean you feel exhausted, even if you haven’t done that much. Worries about a career issue or career progress may be causing you to feel edgy. Rather than push this away, look deeply into what you feel and why you feel it. Things may not be that bad after all.
PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) If you are out on a date this evening, it could become quite passionate - either this or you and a friend may fall out. Intense energies seem to take over an outing or event and may cause a rift. Try to tune into the more amiable side of your nature, radiate good wishes and compassion and look to heal the situation. Determine that this will be overcome.
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DAILY DIARY TODAY - THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 9.00am. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Nationals under 16
individuals. Public viewing welcome, free entry. Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre, Oak Grove. 9.00am-4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street Consultancy House. 10.00am. TAI CHI. Warm up, then join 10.45am group.Normal classes resume February. M.S.A. Havelock Street. 10.30am. ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. Summer at the library competition prize draws. Childrens Library. Havelock Street. 10.45am. TAI CHI. All classes together (including seated). Normal classes resume February. M.S.A. Havelock Street.
1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage Hangar, RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road. 7.30pm. GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. learn to dance. All welcome. Pipe band hall, creek Road.
TOMORROW FRIDAY JANUARY 18 9.00am. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Nationals under 16
individuals. Public viewing welcome, free entry. Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre, Oak Grove. 1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage Hangar. RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road.
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Single set for first step in comeback By Mandy Cottell A horse with a joint held together by screws, and a jockey who had the same affliction until recently, will team up with trainer Craig Carmody at Rosehill on Saturday. Promising gelding Single makes his comeback in the Rosehill Gardens Handicap (1400m), nine months after undergoing surgery to rectify a
fracture to his off-hind fetlock and cannon bone. And Carmody will call on Corey Brown to ride Everage should the filly sneak into the $250,000 Inglis Classic field. Brown returns to the saddle after undergoing surgery to remove a plate and screws in his shoulder which had been causing him pain. Single, who was two days away from his most significant test in the Doncaster Mile
when injury struck, had three screws inserted in and around the affected joint to stabilise it. “We’re not sure how he did it. He was fine the Thursday morning before the Doncaster and he walked home from the track lame,� Carmody said. “He had four months off and he’s had a really good grounding. “He’s had about three-anda-half months worth of work leading into this.
“He’s come through it really well.� Single has won six of his 10 starts and is undefeated first-up. But he has a few hurdles to overcome if he is to maintain that strike rate. Not only is he coming off a lengthy break, but he will have topweight of 59.5kg and a wide draw. “I’d be a little more bullish in my optimism if the rail was true
and there were three of four leaders in it, and he’d drawn an alley,� Carmody said. Single has again been nominated for the Doncaster and his form will determine if connections go down that path. In the past, holding the gelding together has been one of Carmody’s biggest challenges but he says the horse seems to be stronger and more resilient. “He was just a bit immature last time and I had to space
his runs vigilantly and be careful with him after he ran because he’d drop away on you,� Carmody said. “But he’s holding together much better so far. “I’ve been really encouraged by how he’s come through all his trials and his work so far but the proof in the pudding is on race day.� Christian Reith has the mount on Single. - AAP
Taranaki RC fields and form for today Fields for Taranaki RC meeting at New Plymouth today. NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 RACE 1 1.10pm (NZT) WARNER CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT LIFE EDUCATION TRUST $7000, MDN, 2000m 1 x6589 Self Evident (7) 58.5................ D Turner (a3) 2 72 Cast Iron Jack h (8) 57........... A Forbes (a1) 3 983 Fixates h (5) 57........................ P Turner (a1) 4 980 Nancho’s Hope (6) 57................. M Dee (a4) 5 57754 Hanamichi (2) 56.5.............. R Hutchings (a) 6 900x4 Scotch Hoppa (4) 56.5...... J Shackleton (a3) 7 x8865 Forasong (3) 56.5.................. A Morgan (a3) 8 0059 Astana (10) 56.5...............S Shirahama (a2) 9 6x698 Beguiling (1) 56.5......................B Grylls (a3) 10 0009 Boots (9) 55.................................C Dell (a2) RACE 2 1.45pm MASON APPLIANCES SUPPORTS LIFE EDUCATION TRUST $7000, MDN 2YO, 1200m 1 42 Code Duello (10) 57.5......... R Hutchings (a) 2 7 Secret Power (5) 57.5.............. P Turner (a1) 3 3x En Avant (7) 55.5................. M Dravitzki (a3) 4 4 Fergalicious h (2) 55.5............ A Forbes (a1) 5 4x Queen Of The Vodka h (6) 55.5...C Dell (a2)
6 66x5 The Alcippe (1) 55.5.........S Shirahama (a2) 7 6 Nippa Mary (3) 55.5............... A Morgan (a3) 8 Darting (9) 55.5...................... M McNab (a1) 9 8 Girl Of My Dreams (8) 55.5..... D Turner (a3) 10 Rosado (4) 55.5........................B Grylls (a3) RACE 3 2.20pm JUST JUICE SUPPORTS LIFE EDUCATION TRUST 1200 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 31. Bamboo d (3) 58.5...................... M Dee (a4) 2 407x7 Sherborne tdm (8) 57.5......... M McNab (a1) 3 x9645 Falzano tdh (1) 56.5................ A Forbes (a1) 4 8168x Rampantexcuse (5) 56.5....... A Morgan (a3) 5 1078x Scud d (6) 55.5..................... M Cheung (a4) 6 40946 Sumotori d (2) 55.5.................. D Turner (a3) 7 019xL Lightning Lucy d (7) 55................C Dell (a2) 8 x0081 Little Rocket d (4) 54.5.............B Grylls (a3) RACE 4 2.55pm THE KIWI BUTCHER SUPPORTS LIFE EDUCATION TRUST $8000, MDN, 1200m 1 5x232 Sound Barrier (5) 58.5.......... M Cheung (a4) 2 9 Clyde Abner h (4) 58.5..... J Shackleton (a3) 3 2 Porotene Power bh (7) 57.... M Dravitzki (a3) 4 x4496 Watch King (2) 57....................B Hutton (a4) 5 Olivia Mary (6) 56.5.................... M Dee (a4) 6 6 Insanebolta h (3) 55................ A Forbes (a1)
7 0x950 Mi Apache Horse (9) 55 8 80 Fashion Lass (8) 55.....................C Dell (a2) 9 98x77 My Castle (10) 55.................... P Turner (a1) 10 78 Shezastunna h (1) 55.............. D Turner (a3) RACE 5 3.30pm NICCI GOODIN FLORIST SUPPORT LIFE EDUCATIONTRUST $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 9x923 Segunda (8) 58.5................. R Hutchings (a) 2 6x037 The Big Opal (1) 58.5............ A Morgan (a3) 3 054x9 I’m Sam (10) 58.5........................C Dell (a2) 4 Power Of Saint (9) 58.5....S Shirahama (a2) 5 5 Facet h (4) 57........................ M McNab (a1) 6 9. Intermission h (3) 57................ P Turner (a1) 7 7 Sykes h (2) 57.......................... D Turner (a3) 8 00x2 Braidwood (5) 56.5...................B Grylls (a3) 9 82 Lustre h (7) 56.5..................... A Forbes (a1) 10 02722 Little Dragon Girl b (6) 55........... M Dee (a4) RACE 6 4.05pm SHEZ SINSATIONAL SYNDICATE SUPPORT LIFE ED TRUST $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 40549 Mibachelorboy (10) 58.5...S Shirahama (a2) 2 47 Mr Woohoo (2) 58.5.....................C Dell (a2) 3 Huckster h (12) 58.5......... J Shackleton (a3) 4 8 Our Oliver h (7) 58.5................ D Turner (a3) 5 6 King Nero h (11) 57............. M Dravitzki (a3)
6 0 Speed Prince (9) 57............... M McNab (a1) 7 89398 Mion Jay (1) 56.5........................ M Dee (a4) 8 9x4x4 Saki House (8) 56.5..................B Grylls (a3) 9 64 Diamond Grace h (3) 55...... R Hutchings (a) 10 49779 Bella’s Delight (4) 55................ P Turner (a1) 11 7 Marika Mia (5) 55.....................B Hutton (a4) 12 Meet Me Halfway h (6) 55...... A Forbes (a1) RACE 7 4.40pm ENERGY CITY CABS SUPPORTS LIFE EDUCATION TRUST $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 65764 Storm Home th (4) 59.............. D Turner (a3) 2 1526 Just Ishi (7) 58.5.......................B Grylls (a3) 3 04895 Lucky Spur td (1) 58.5......S Shirahama (a2) 4 5461x Earl Of Doncaster (5) 58............. M Dee (a4) 5 07135 Coventina tdh (9) 57............ M Dravitzki (a3) 6 4x635 La Vie En Rose tmh (6) 55.5.. A Forbes (a1) 7 51436 The Darling One d (2) 55....... M McNab (a1) 8 5x08x Daisy Louise t (3) 54.5........... A Morgan (a3) 9 09617 Sky Hi Baby (11) 54.....................C Dell (a2) 10 42807 Amanpulo (8) 54.................. R Hutchings (a) 11 07579 The Mailman m (10) 54........... P Turner (a1) RACE 8 5.15pm TWILIGHT FRI FEBRUARY 8TH RATING 75 1800 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1800m 1 58180 Saint Columbu td (12) 59.5.......B Grylls (a3)
2 12735 Glaizem th (1) 58.5.................. D Turner (a3) 3 35935 Kohi Road td (7) 58................ M McNab (a1) 4 28x86 Jumoke (3) 57.5................S Shirahama (a2) 5 53074 Crixus (11) 55.5...........................C Dell (a2) 6 57474 Stanbyme th (5) 55........... J Shackleton (a3) 7 9x306 Cavestani tm (13) 54.5........ R Hutchings (a) 8 97483 Feel One m (14) 54.5 9 x5110 Miss Enders h (4) 54............... P Turner (a1) 10 55947 Zeina Royale tmh (9) 54...... M Dravitzki (a3) 11 36x85 La Manzanilla m (8) 54..............J Oliver (a4) 12 x6346 Jokraar th (2) 54......................... M Dee (a4) 13 35303 Juliann mh (6) 54.................... A Forbes (a1) 14 00309 Ballroom tm (10) 54............... A Morgan (a3) Blinkers on : Code Duello (R2), Sherborne (R3), My Castle (R4), The Big Opal, Facet, Sykes, Little Dragon Girl (R5), Speed Prince, Diamond Grace (R6) Blinkers off : Fashion Lass (R4), Our Oliver (R6), Jokraar (R8) Winkers on : En Avant (R2), Intermission (R5) Pacifiers off : Rampantexcuse (R3), Bella’s Delight (R6)
Christchurch greyhound fields and form Fields for Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Addington Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 RACE 1, 4.33pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 65464 Cawbourne Flippa 17.35................... M Flipp 2 56522 Elki 17.31..................................... M Roberts 3 11538 Opawa Blaze nwtd L &....................... Wales 4 55225 Wazza Freebie 17.30 H &....................Taylor 5 47334 Big Token nwtd...........................J McInerney 6 6F443 Jackson Cat 17.21............................ B Dann 7 71262 Wandy Destiny 17.54..................... G Cleeve 8 27884 Homebush Craig 17.29..............J McInerney 9 87257 Jimmy Jurante 17.54..................J McInerney 10 23847 Primitive 17.41...................................J Dunn RACE 2, 4.50pm (NZT) HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN MCMILLAN STAKES C4, 295m 1 16687 Okuku Skyhigh (c3) 17.44 C &........... Fagan 2 31131 Butterbean 17.35 M &....................PT Binnie 3 83515 Visual Illusion 17.38....................... G Cleeve 4 37327 Nova’s Fortune 17.27.................J McInerney 5 43477 Pure And Special 17.25................... M Grant 6 57263 Excuse Please 17.35................... J McMillan 7 37857 Gazza’s Pride 17.24......................... M Flipp 8 75135 Anytime Will Do 17.48...............J McInerney 9 5466 Austin Wana nwtd W &...................... Nissen 10 43887 Mustard Fudge 0.00 J &.........................May RACE 3, 5.08pm (NZT) THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C5, 295m 1 61755 Memphis Hotcakes 17.38................. M Flipp 2 22276 Fireman’s Salute 17.14.................. G Cleeve 3 22121 Mr. Whippy 17.23 W &....................... Nissen
4 74881 Ramrada 17.21 C &......................D Roberts 5 12414 Etched In Stone 17.31...............R Blackburn 6 47137 Cawbourne Moff 17.00..............J McInerney 7 54212 Zebidiah 17.02 J &...........................D Fahey 8 27265 Know Mistake 16.95...................... G Cleeve 9 37365 Jennings nwtd S &............................Bonnett 10 76818 Wandy Hallee 17.29....................... G Cleeve RACE 4, 5.27pm (NZT) BILL’S BAR & BISTRO DASH C3, 295m 1 12177 Wandy Paul 17.47............................ M Grant
2 64134 Home Truth 17.32.......................... G Cleeve 3 756x8 Chipewyan 17.54 M &.......................... Smith 4 76426 Radiator Springs 17.39 W &.............. Nissen 5 38x78 Fearsome McKay 17.34 S &............B Evans 6 72527 Jazzy Jet 17.40.............................A Williams 7 6x463 Elusive Deejay 17.65 A &...................Seque 8 23178 Thunda Thighs 17.30.................J McInerney 9 87257 Jimmy Jurante 17.54..................J McInerney 10 63762 Cawbourne Kim nwtd.................J McInerney RACE 5, 5.58pm (NZT) CAROL’S TAB STAKES C2, 520m 1 44342 Party Rock 31.30 S &......................B Evans 2 57687 Roxy Rascal 30.62 M &.....................Jopson 3 31231 Know Honour 30.81....................... G Cleeve 4 48866 Sha Char (c1) 30.60........................ D Voyce 5 52748 Silvia Sue 30.93.........................A Bradshaw 6 57843 Smash Amego nwtd......................... M Grant 7 21716 Opulent 30.74 A &..............................Seque 8 58375 Thrilling Sadie 30.70........................ M Grant 9 34615 Sahara Storm 30.41......................... M Flipp 10 77778 Baby James 30.98.....................J McInerney RACE 6, 6.25pm (NZT) SKY HIGH SCAFFOLDING DASH C4, 295m 1 44813 Wandy Devil nwtd............................ M Grant 2 17774 Wise Wonder 17.34 C &..................... Fagan 3 26236 Hard Habits 17.34.......................... G Cleeve 4 113F3 Hot Shot Lawyer 17.61 H &.................Taylor 5 65417 Jed Norton 17.36........................... G Cleeve 6 62351 Excessive Speed (c5) 17.79......J McInerney 7 62567 Fiery Flower 17.48............................ B Dann 8 71332 Avert 17.35 A &...................................Seque 9 5466 Austin Wana nwtd W &...................... Nissen 10 2878x Another Move nwtd....................J McInerney RACE 7, 6.55pm RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ SPRINT C5, 295m 1 15651 Adini 17.16.................................... L Waretini
2 71111 Ocotillo 17.03 J &............................D Fahey 3 13735 Cawbourne Reeah 17.44...........J McInerney 4 36657 Roqette (c4) 17.31 C &.................D Roberts 5 21323 Know Advantage 17.25.................. G Cleeve 6 13226 Nippa Mary 17.09......................J McInerney 7 71875 Little Wishes nwtd.............................B Shaw 8 76617 Fireman’s Escort 17.28.................. G Cleeve 9 14773 Know Escape 17.05....................... G Cleeve 10 76183 Iceberg Rapper 17.48...................... M Grant RACE 8, 7.25pm BUY SELL & EXCHANGE DISTANCE C1d, 645m 1 55623 Thrilling Sound nwtd S &.................B Evans 2 32356 Parole To Excel (c0) nwtd W &.......... Nissen 3 45857 Opawa Collar (c0) nwtd S &............B Evans 4 35375 Moriarty 40.40...................................B Shaw 5 81815 Wild Grove nwtd J &........................D Fahey 6 83138 Kombucha 38.89............................ G Cleeve 7 53657 Sonic Duffer 39.13......................... G Cleeve 8 34644 Bob’s Eye 39.57.........................J McInerney 9 48442 Barnaby Bale (c0) nwtd C &.........D Roberts 10 x8876 Know Future (c0) nwtd................... G Cleeve RACE 9, 7.50pm SHIRLEY VETERINARY CENTRE DASH C5, 295m 1 21252 Pearl’s Boy 17.28........................... G Cleeve 2 21444 Drysdale 17.17.....................................A Lee 3 36185 Just A Mate 17.51......................J McInerney 4 82728 Know Attention 17.10..................... G Cleeve 5 47358 Know Rival 17.22........................... G Cleeve 6 26362 Callahan 17.26............................. M Roberts 7 33442 Oscar Tuivasa 17.36..................R Blackburn 8 22111 Kyann 17.01 A &.................................Seque 9 865x3 Prairie Puzzle 17.36 M &...............PT Binnie 10 28626 Cawbourne Dusty 17.51.................. M Grant RACE 10, 8.15pm JET PETS STAKES C4, 520m
1 42865 Ultimate Dream 29.93.................. M Roberts 2 21833 Brooklyn Hope 30.57 J &.................D Fahey 3 26874 Know Spunk 30.25......................... G Cleeve 4 18575 Alisaray 30.59............................... L Waretini 5 11652 Opawa Rapid 30.54 L &..................... Wales 6 36211 Botany Comet 30.68..................J McInerney 7 66685 Homebush Iris 30.66..................J McInerney 8 64247 Not A Know 30.82.........................A Waretini 9 57682 Another Breeze 30.50................J McInerney 10 45764 Miss Iron Fist 30.68...................J McInerney RACE 11, 8.40pm HAMPDEN TAVERN SPRINT C3, 295m 1 27562 Knox 17.44........................................ B Dann 2 37275 But It’s Great 17.88....................J McInerney 3 22222 Sea Spray Tich 17.50..................... R Casey 4 67787 Bigtime Allgo nwtd P &.......................Doody 5 31486 Out By Five 17.64 M &......................Jopson 6 44652 Jack’s First 17.63..............................B Shaw 7 12512 Rambunctious 17.67..................A Bradshaw 8 28F18 Salute To Radar 17.46..................A Williams 9 87257 Jimmy Jurante 17.54..................J McInerney 10 47862 Benny’s Angel 17.50..................J McInerney RACE 12, 9.00pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C4, 295m 1 13485 Wandy Luck 17.51......................... G Cleeve 2 83312 Homebush Domino 17.56..........J McInerney 3 48442 Princely Dollar 17.46..................J McInerney 4 11284 Rodriguez 17.19..................................A Lee 5 15416 Runway Queen 17.41.................... G Cleeve 6 31483 Mini’s Fantasy nwtd A &......................Seque 7 18888 Noble Enforcer 17.16 J &........................May 8 23163 Starburst Hannah 17.56................... M Grant 9 5466 Austin Wana nwtd W &...................... Nissen 10 86287 Cool Jordie 17.27..............................S Whall
3 11836 My Jack Attack 20.87....................M J Lozell 4 46268 Be Delicious nwtd............................. B Craik 5 46375 Exciting Dream nwtd................... R O’Regan 6 82827 Mirage 21.04 F &............................Turnwald 7 31253 Captain Coutts 21.03..................H Laagland 8 33142 Thrilling Issues 21.21........................ S Clark 9 81574 Lochinvar Elle nwtd.....................D Schofield 10 51667 Boy Spice 20.99......................... A Lawrence RACE 9, 2.29pm SERGIO @ STUD STAKES C3/4, 457m 1 62342 Hustler 25.55..............................D Schofield 2 11132 Pegeon Appeal 25.65...................... K Walsh 3 25445 Thrilling Charge 25.97.....................S Payne 4 66828 Cash Knocka 25.72.........................T Green 5 1651F Ragazza Gamba 0.00................ A Lawrence 6 67F54 On Trey 25.72.............................D Schofield 7 15436 Par (c3) nwtd F &............................Turnwald 8 11486 So Insignificant nwtd........................T Green 9 73235 Charlie’s Funds (c3) nwtd................P Green 10 17777 Munchin’ Krunch (c3) 26.09........ R O’Regan RACE 10, 2.47pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY STAKES C1, 457m 1 31632 Alpinador nwtd.................................. S Clark 2 42763 Salt nwtd R M &................................ J Smith 3 83355 McKone 25.65................................... S Clark 4 41766 Paddy’s Virtuoso nwtd R M &........... J Smith 5 43526 Borasco 26.45.................................. L Martin 6 24433 Very Chilly nwtd..........................M Mathews 7 47583 Flyin’ Shifty nwtd R M &.................... J Smith
8 65621 Big Bolt nwtd....................................T Green 9 76777 Seeing Excuses 25.85................ R O’Regan 10 7868x Dream For Us 26.70 W &................T Steele RACE 11, 3.05pm 0800 4 DOWN COW SPRINT C5, 375m 1 12375 Ruby Tron 21.18..........................H Laagland 2 45227 Cotswald Prince 21.25................ L Laagland 3 13163 Ate Power 21.30 F &.......................Turnwald 4 64186 Corby 21.21................................ R O’Regan 5 44248 Thrilling Havoc 21.10....................... K Walsh 6 15324 Cosmic Mack 21.18....................D Schofield 7 46211 Holland Badger 21.35....................... B Craik 8 51143 Bellswill 21.17....................................C Hore 9 11576 Pure Theatre nwtd......................G Calverley 10 61788 Hong Kong Louie 21.06.................... S Clark RACE 12, 3.22pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION STAKES C5, 457m 1 62757 Doomed nwtd...................................P Green 2 21334 Valain’s Flyer 25.61..................... R O’Regan 3 31345 Thrilling Vegas 25.63....................... K Walsh 4 44725 Doom’s Blown nwtd.........................P Green 5 56267 Come On Rodge nwtd F &.............Turnwald 6 15114 Thrilling Ella 25.74........................... K Walsh 7 34336 Mint Power 25.38........................D Schofield 8 71111 Bornato 25.51............................ A Lawrence
Waikato greyhound fields and form Fields for Waikato And Districts Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Cambridge Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 RACE 1, 12.04pm (NZT) YGOT BONUS SCHEME SPRINT C2, 375m 1 54415 Thrilling Abra 21.59............................ L Bliek 2 48186 Kanga Whiz nwtd........................D Schofield 3 75428 Opawa Johnny 21.59.......................S Payne 4 86277 Piri nwtd............................................. L Bliek 5 26413 Hajime 21.48..................................P Cleaver 6 27613 Flash That 21.47......................... R O’Regan 7 13427 El Jarrah nwtd.........................D V Meeuwen 8 17723 Tata Safari 21.60............................... B Craik 9 75786 Jackson Town 21.19.......................... S Clark 10 288x7 Bigtime Surprise nwtd................. R O’Regan RACE 2, 12.23pm NZ GRADUATION HEAT 1 NZRSq, 457m 1 33223 Mr. Chino (c3) 25.64.................. A Lawrence 2 11634 Space Race (c3) 26.08..................... S Clark 3 86184 Opawa Bomb (c2) nwtd L &................ Wales 4 52254 Thrilling Ninja (c2) 26.24.............. J C Gifford 5 Box Vacant.................................... Scratched 6 57217 Tepirita Rita (c3) nwtd..................A Turnwald 7 61211 Thrilling Lori (c2) nwtd..................... K Walsh 8 22513 Squeezer (c2) nwtd...........................G Quirk
RACE 3, 12.42pm NZ GRADUATION HEAT 2 NZRSq, 457m 1 18444 Talk It Over (c2) nwtd........................... L Bell 2 47682 Edward Cullen (c2) 26.21................. B Craik 3 32222 Down The Back (c3) 26.35 F &......Turnwald 4 21315 Opawa Style (c3) nwtd L &................. Wales 5 Box Vacant.................................... Scratched 6 37673 Zagato (c2) 25.95...................... A Lawrence 7 58444 Emily (c3) nwtd..................................S Ross 8 15658 What Where When (c3) nwtd.........J Harland RACE 4, 1.00pm (NZT) THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR & CAFE SPRINT C4, 375m 1 51253 Karma Rhode 21.33 W &.................T Steele 2 11118 Pint Star 21.29.................................. B Craik 3 26152 Run Stacey Run nwtd F &..............Turnwald 4 63688 Samson Dash 21.36......................... B Craik 5 45224 Harvey Nichols 21.24........................ B Craik 6 6F313 This Is Swip nwtd.............................. S Clark 7 21435 Thrilling Buddy nwtd......................M Gowan 8 225x3 Fancy Milly 21.20...............................C Hore 9 11238 Mr. Majestic 21.41..............................J Black 10 75147 My Girl Cookie 21.46.................. R O’Regan RACE 5, 1.19pm NZ GRADUATION HEAT 3 NZRSq, 457m 1 48788 Locklinne (c3) nwtd........................... B Bond 2 11321 Magico (c3) 26.06............................ L Martin 3 F4541 Twin Rivers (c2) 26.26................ G Pomeroy 4 15452 Opawa Midnight (c3) nwtd L &........... Wales 5 Box Vacant.................................... Scratched
6 12611 Opawa Swede (c2) nwtd J &...........D Fahey 7 64314 Family’s Pride (c3) nwtd F &...........Turnwald 8 87847 Cafe Chic (c2) 25.65.................. A Lawrence RACE 6, 1.37pm (NZT) FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C3, 375m 1 11113 Uno Lachlan nwtd.......................D Schofield 2 64583 Ever So Hopeful nwtd B G &.......... S Denby 3 51613 Caruba King 21.67.............................J Black 4 71215 Living The Dream 21.27....................S Ross 5 11112 Making Debree 21.29........................C Hore 6 88341 Naughty Courty 21.75...................... M Mann 7 11522 Call Me Ralph 21.53......................J Harland 8 46143 Kim Dotcom nwtd W &.....................T Steele 9 14635 Crafty Graham nwtd...........................C Hore 10 53545 Thrilling Halo 21.30........................M Gowan RACE 7, 1.54pm NZ GRADUATION HEAT 4 NZRSq, 457m 1 31223 Opawa Jed (c2) nwtd J &................D Fahey 2 67346 Sambucca (c2) nwtd................... R O’Regan 3 34242 Lafayette (c3) nwtd........................... B Craik 4 11256 Makinen (c3) 25.97 W &..................T Steele 5 Box Vacant.................................... Scratched 6 34341 Black Emily (c4) nwtd L &................... Wales 7 82228 Real Clever (c3) nwtd................. B Johnston 8 53254 Star Bound (c2) nwtd.................. G Pomeroy RACE 8, 2.12pm TE AWAMUTU SELF STORAGE SPRINT C5, 375m 1 41416 Winsome Buster 21.22...............D Schofield 2 13114 Tiz Now 21.12 F &..........................Turnwald
Northern Southland TC fields, form and drivers Fields for Northern Southland Trotting Club Inc meeting at Ascot Park Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 RACE 1 2.04pm (NZT) BALFOUR TAVERN & MOTELS MOBILE PACE $10,000, 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 52311 New York Town (1) fr..........................A Beck 2 40820 Taieri Wings (2) fr................M Williamson (J) 3 77068 Pennyana (3) fr.............................T Williams 4 52720 Hugo Seelster (4) fr............................ G Lee 5 58215 Ardghal (5) fr............................ N Williamson 6 x0826 Donegal’s Guest (6) fr......................... A Butt 7 74325 Still Laughin (7) fr........................... K Barron 8 36424 Tulach Ard (8) fr................................D Dunn RACE 2 2.38pm KINA CRAIG STUD 2YO MOBILE PACE $10,000, 2yo mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 I Smart (1) fr...................................B Shirley 2 Typhoon Tan (2) fr............................... G Lee 3 Red Hot Toddy (3) fr.......................K Barron 4 My Guy Mac (4) fr................. C Ferguson (J) 5 Ares (5) fr..........................................P Court 6 Class Of Tara (6) fr.....................R Cameron 7 John Jones fr................................ Scratched RACE 3 3.14pm SBS BANK RURAL MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 26x95 Shak’n Cullen (1) fr............................. G Lee 2 65044 Fabulous Abbey (2) fr.............S Walkinshaw 3 68 Just Rusty (3) fr............................T Williams 4 Miss Yaldhurst (4) fr....................R Cameron 5 34 Galactic Galleon (5) fr.......................D Dunn 6 068x6 Tuscaloosa (6) fr 7 7x327 Lucky Getaway (7) fr......................A Armour 8 53 Hearts Desire (8) fr.............M Williamson (J) 9 85442 Ideal Tact (9) fr...............................D Larkins 10 x2355 Treasure Hunter (21) fr................... P Hunter 11 40253 Hilarious Legend (22) fr......................R May 12 08992 Attack Mac (23) fr...............................M Kerr 13 94509 What Me (24) fr................................ E Swain 14 30361 Machnificent (25) fr............................A Beck 15 6 Jaccka Art (26) fr.............................J W Cox
Emergency: Tuscaloosa RACE 4 3.50pm MARK JONES RACING STABLES 3YO MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 3640 Deano Robyn (1) fr.................S Walkinshaw 2 23582 Righthere Rightnow (2) fr..................D Dunn 3 5x231 Kate Stephanie fr.......................... Scratched 4 4711 Brindy (3) fr...................................T Williams 5 1 Saveapatrol (4) fr.............................M Jones 6 26x13 Rakabolt (5) fr.................................P Hunter 7 68431 Supreme Mach (6) fr.......................K Barron 8 3D111 Rowchester fr................................ Scratched RACE 5 4.25pm YALDHURST HOTEL MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ 1 win mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 05608 Westburn Warrior (1) fr.......................R May 2 413x1 Awesum Teddy (2) fr......................A Armour 3 23016 Ardlussa Eliza (3) fr.........................J W Cox 4 53214 In The Kitty fr................................ Scratched 5 08996 Bricky McGowan (4) fr...................K Barclay 6 65332 Billy The Bus (5) fr..........................C Barron 7 95x81 Queen’s Advocate (6) fr...................... G Lee 8 24253 Shinko (7) fr....................................B Shirley 9 P0657 Fiery Lustre (8) fr.............................M Jones 10 41 Elios (21) fr.......................................D Dunn RACE 6 5.00pm KINA CRAIG ULTRAMOX STHN BELLE SERIES MBL PACE $10,000, 4yo+ mares up to 5 wins mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 33242 Easybet (1) fr.................................A Armour 2 88493 Delightful Song (2) fr......................K Barclay 3 53x75 Shezaball (3) fr.............................T Williams 4 05454 Tact Hayleys Delight (4) fr..................A Beck 5 x0085 Citylight (5) fr..........................S Walkinshaw 6 81166 The Receptionist (6) fr............. N Williamson 7 12681 Seabreeze Star (7) fr.......................... G Lee 8 x9178 Better To Be Bad (8) fr........M Williamson (J) RACE 7 5.35pm BMAC SHEETMETAL SOUTHERN LIGHTS HANDICAP TROT $20,000, 3 or more wins spechcp trot, stand, 3200m 1 22158 Anothersuperstar (1) fr.......................A Beck 2 9x011 King Kenny (U1) fr............................D Dunn 3 14x35 Topnotch Lyn (1) 10......................T Williams 4 15449 The Real McGuire (2) 10.................R Swain
Ricky May 5 30x64 Fire In The Night (U1) 10....................R May 6 23182 Jess Jaccka (U2) 10........................J W Cox 7 17653 Superstarourwishes (1) 20.............K Barclay 8 45462 Thanesan (U1) 20............................... A Butt 9 35671 The Fiery Ginga (1) 30..................... A Clark 10 91171 Quality Invasion (U1) 30.................K Barron 11 14011 Springbank Sam (U2) 30....M Williamson (J) RACE 8 6.05pm BLUFF BOWLING CLUB SYNDICATE MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 38404 Flushing Meadows (1) fr..................... G Lee 2 825 Giuliani (2) fr....................................R Swain 3 P2 Homeforabubbly (3) fr......................J W Cox 4 52x Ruby Banner (4) fr..........................K Barron 5 3333 Cherokee Bromac (5) fr......M Williamson (J) 6 4 Highview Macushla (6) fr...................A Beck 7 57005 You Choose (7) fr..........................T Williams 8 090x0 Indefinite (8) fr.................................C Barron 9 273 Supersub (9) fr..................................D Dunn
10 6278 McArdle Meg (21) fr........................P Hunter 11 06x0 Supreme Genes (22) fr............ N Williamson 12 20 Little Einstein (23) fr........................B Shirley 13 0 Sitzman (24) fr....................................R May 14 9x888 J B’s River (25) fr................................ A Butt 15 68493 Buck Stops Here (26) fr.............. B McLellan Emergency: Indefinite RACE 9 6.35pm NORTHERN SOUTHLAND VETS F&M MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ f&m 1 to 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 61 Shortys Desire (1) fr..........................A Beck 2 6x644 Devil’s Advocate (2) fr......................R Swain 3 62721 Zara P (3) fr...................................A Armour 4 43638 Composite (4) fr..................M Williamson (J) 5 04934 Hot Toddy (5) fr...............................K Barron 6 81830 Ruby Ruby (6) fr.............................B Shirley 7 2x542 Tahlia Jaccka (7) fr................... N Williamson 8 11154 Flying Anvil (8) fr...............................D Dunn 9 94330 Night Emberz (9) fr..............................C Lee 10 32154 Repeat After Me (21) fr............... B McLellan RACE 10 7.05pm KINA CRAIG STUD NORTHERN SOUTHLAND CUP HCP PACE $50,000, 6 or more wins spechcp pace, stand, 2700m 1 62803 Ultimate Player (1) fr...........M Williamson (J) 2 03321 Bettor’s Brigadier (2) fr.......................A Beck 3 8x735 Glencoe V C (3) fr.........................G O’Reilly 4 58563 River Black (4) fr.............................C Barron 5 11x73 Donthavtime (5) fr.........................T Williams 6 04677 Christian Ruler (6) fr...............S Walkinshaw 7 12x66 Artiface (1) 10...................................D Dunn 8 12113 Terror To Love (1) 20...........................R May 9 14882 Franco Ledger (2) 20......................H Hunter RACE 11 7.35pm GORE NEW WORLD HANDICAP TROT $10,000, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins spechcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 06364 Rapid Sequence (1) fr....................C Barron 2 45086 Starlight Invasion (2) fr..................T Williams 3 xD816 So King (3) fr.....................B Norman 4 25331 Southland Reflector (4) fr........... B McLellan 5 32242 Yankee One (5) fr................M Williamson (J) 6 00x19 Sundons Comet (6) fr.......................P Court 7 84242 Trade Me Now (7) fr............................ A Butt
8 214 Releven Dream (8) fr..........................R May 9 20132 No Potato (9) fr.................................D Dunn 10 10508 Alley Way (10) fr............................ N Skinner 11 34583 Makarewa Lil fr............................. Scratched 12 271 Free Dreams (U1) fr...........................A Beck 13 22228 Galaxy Hunter (U2) fr.............. N Williamson 14 121 Night In Bombay (1) 20...........S Walkinshaw 15 63710 Moon Countess (2) 20........................ G Lee 16 x4730 Monnay (3) 20..................... B Williamson (J) 17 61224 Whitney (4) 20................................ B Heads 18 28355 John Henry Galleon (5) 20............A Armour Emergencies: Starlight Invasion, Alley Way, Makarewa Lil, Monnay RACE 12 8.00pm GRINALDI LODGE MOBILE PACE $12,000, 3 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2700m 1 96061 Alta Capone (1) fr..........................K Barclay 2 78887 Arancia (2) fr.......................................R May 3 33105 Compton Street (3) fr........................D Dunn 4 14346 Canardly Lover (4) fr...............S Walkinshaw 5 76322 Freyberg (5) fr............................. B McLellan 6 15906 Chokullen (6) fr.............................G O’Reilly 7 59621 Press On (7) fr......................... N Williamson 8 24962 Robs Ideal (8) fr.................... C Ferguson (J) 9 98230 Lake View (9) fr..............................A Armour 10 87483 Princess Delight (21) fr...................C Barron 11 01059 Thrill Factor (22) fr..........................B Shirley 12 04061 Lite Jagermeister (23) fr...............T Williams 13 50828 Fair Dinkum Bromac (24) fr.............R Swain RACE 13 8.25pm PGG WRIGHTSON AON INSURANCE BROKERS HCP PACE $10,000, 4yo+ 1 to 2 wins spechcp pace, stand, 2700m 1 01320 Benihana (1) fr................................C Barron 2 93432 Elusive Flight (2) fr..............M Williamson (J) 3 42822 Flyalong Falcon (3) fr........................D Dunn 4 x5464 Sharpenuff (4) fr............................A Armour 5 91468 Brilliant Cruiser (5) fr.....................T Williams 6 52463 Ballindooley (1) 20...........................J W Cox 7 35934 Run Fatboy Run (2) 20.......................R May 8 78254 Spectactular (3) 20............................A Beck 9 74169 Ultra Shok (4) 20..................... N Williamson 10 x4433 Captain Webber (5) 20....................K Barron
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CLUB NEWS Ashburton Bowling Club Another week gone and more changes in the weather than in a teenagers mind. One day we are all hot and sweaty and next along comes all the cold (shoulders and all). Played during the week was the Ladies Intermediate Singles. This was won by Ollie Collins playing against Heather Mowatt. Congratulation to you both. The weather was not very kind at all to players and markers and drink breaks should have been the order of the day. The same conditions on Saturday when Roll over Triples were called off after two games because of the extreme heat. The Corner to Corner followed but only a few hardy souls participated. 1st place went to Wally Porter with John Lilley coming 2nd and 3rd with 2 well delivered bowls. It made getting hot and humid have a new meaning and getting paid for it. On Sunday one of our teams playing at Hinds filled 3rd place. Well done by Graham Taylor, Russell Anstiss, Koa Congdon and Harold Kemp with 2 wins and 17 ends. On the home greens the Junior men played the finals in both the Pairs and the Triples. Alan Miller and Roger Daker overpowered Robin Ford and Jonh McLay 27 shots to 9 and called it after 19 ends. The triples went to Alan, Roger and Robin by 7 shots against Russell Lowe, Jim McIntyre and John McLay. It was a very trying afternoon for all the players with extreme heat. We hope there were no after effects to any of the boys. The Umpires held their annual 4’s tournament on Monday and would you believe it, the weather was so much kinder with the temps down by at least 10 degs. It was played on 2 greens and 2 local teams had shares of the prizes. 1st place went to Graham Taylor, Harold Kemp, Koa Congdon and Roy Keeling with 3 wins 20 ends and 44 points. 2nd Alastair and Noeline MacKenzie, Doug Kinvig and Noeline Woods with 3 wins and 19 ends. George Crack had a dip in the prizes too helping at 4th place in team Holdom from Allenton. Well done all. Coming up on Wednesday night the Murray Grey trophy will be contested and followed by a barbecue. The last barbecue was well attended and all really enjoyed the fare, snags, rissoles and chips. Thursday is the bus trip to Mesapotamia, the
bus leaving the clubhouse at 9am. Remember to bring your lunch and other food and water and a chair. Should be a good day. Thanks to Russell for all the planning. Then on Friday the Friday Toyota Triples will be played for the first time in 2013. If you are not still on holiday we will see you there. There are two full greens again. For any changes contact Jo Ryk.
Ashvegas Country Club The good news of the week was that Legs survived his bike race without hurting himself, the bad news for him was that he was soundly beaten by his race rival Pete “Lance” Marshall. There were a number of excuses offered for his defeat which included having to borrow Steve’s bike which, like his golf clubs, was left handed and getting his bike stuck in a bush at a crucial time of the race. To his credit however he did make it back in time to play his round of golf. The best score for the morning’s round at Tinwald was recorded by Jeremy Reuben who finished with a score of 43 stableford points after an excellent round of 86, Paul Boon claimed 2nd place with 41 points after his round of 73 while Legs did well to take 3rd place with 40 points after his round of 89. Best of the others was Bryan McFarlane who scored 39 points and John Smitheram, Daz Young, Brent Green, Duncan Lye and Clarkie who all scored 38. Smithy and Bryan also had 2’s. Mayfield is the venue for this Sunday’s club day with tee off being at the usual time of 10am.
Ashburton Golf Club Well the Hydraulink Best Under Pressure Shoot out Final 19 have been sorted out, with some big movers on the last weekend, a few people who thought they were safe, ended up with egg on their faces as a whopping 79 points were required to make the big race. Well done to Bev, Ron, Dave, Jeff, Peter,Liz, Chris, Shane, Robyn, Vince, George, Janet, Neil, Paul, Adrian, PK, Elenor, Jim, and Hillary. In the final we have 12 first time finalists, 5 who have played in one, and 2 who have been in both the others, 6 ladies getting through is also a record, and we only have 1 single figure handicapper. All in all it is set up for a great game, and hopefully the weather comes to the party. If anyone of the finalists have to pull out for any reason, please get in
SCOREBOARD Softball Results
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Bowls Allenton Bowling Club Progressive Pairs December 22 (Leads) 1st John Vanderheide 2 wins 1 loss +12. 2nd Murray Palmer 2 wins 1 loss +4 (skips) 1st Alan Leis 3 wins 2nd John Drayton 2 wins 1 draw. DECEMBER 29th (Leads) 1st Des Thomas 2 wins 1 loss +11. 2nd Maurice Reid 2 wins 1 loss +4 (skips) 1st Ant McGirr 3 wins +13. 2nd Alan Leis 3 wins +8. JANUARY 5th (Leads) 1st Peter Gibson 3 wins. 2nd Stephen Doak 2 wins 1 loss +8 (Skips) 1st Alan McIntosh 3 wins. 2nd Tom Sutton 2 wins 1 loss +10. JANUARY 12th (Leads) 1st Peter Gibson 3 wins. 2nd Stephen Doak 2 wins 1 draw (Skips) 1st Alan McIntosh 3 wins. 2nd Marius Cabout 2 wins 1 draw. Allenton Friday Triples 4th January - 1st Bob Harrison, John Bennett, Richard Smitheram 3 wins 18 ends 39 points. 2nd Murray Anderson, Doug Kinvig, Diane Gutberlet 3 wins 17 ends 38 points. 3rd Bruce White, Bob Holdom, Sandra Holdom 3 wins 16 ends 35 points. 4th Charlie Leech, Mike Quinn, Des Prendergast 3 wins 14 ends 32 points.
Final round of the Summer Stableford and qualifying for the Hydraulink Shootout. best scores : Peter Huggins 87 – 26 = 61 and 47 pts, Jamie Stone 46, Janet Holmes 44 by c/b from Christo Steyn 44; David Fisher, Dave Hewitt, Chris Thornhill and PK Ngutu all 42; Bill Hetrick, Chris Lovelock, Peter Pratt and Roger Duff all 41; John Davis, Grant Smith, Helen Argyle, George Brown and Vince Carr all 40. The 19 qualifiers for the Hydraulink shootout are: Bev Chinn, Ron Carlson, Dave Hewitt, Peter Pratt, Jeff Williamson, Liz Pollock, Chris Lovelock, Shane Beavan, Robynne Nicoll, Vince Carr, George Brown, Janet Holmes, Neil MacDonald, Paul Greer, Adrian Hopwood, PK Ngutu, Eleanor Sullivan, Jim Hobbs and Hilary Lovett. Summer Stableford Winner Bev Chinn 127.
tV2 6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (G, R, T) 7.25 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (G, T) 7.50 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. (G, R, T) 8.15 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 8.40 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.50 Bird Bath. (G, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (G, R, T) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (PGR, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 2.05 Make It Or Break It. (G, R) 3.05 Pocoyo. (G, R, T) 3.10 Disney Jungle Junction. (G, R, T) 3.35 Spongebob Squarepants. (G, R, T) 4.05 Sonny With A Chance. (G, R) 4.30 Kickin’ It. (T) 5.00 Horace In Slow Motion.
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8.30 Infomercial. 9.00 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. (G, R, T) 9.30 MasterChef New Zealand. (G, R, T) 10.30 How To Look Good Naked. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Infomercial. 12.00 Mucking In. (G, R, T) 12.30 Emmerdale. (PGR, T) 1.30 Come Dine With Me. (T) 2.00 Britain’s Best Dish. (G,
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touch with Paddy so a reserve can be brought in. The selling auction is being held on Saturday in the club at around 5.30pm, after the opening day results, let’s see how much money Hamish can squeeze out of you. The early favourite in my book has to be Vincey, with Chris and Bev pushing him all the way. First up at the club on Saturday is club opening day, with a Canadian foursomes. This is a mixed day and always good fun, and hopefully a big field turns up for the day. So a great weekend is waiting for you at the club, come down and have a game and then watch the big final on Sunday.
Ashburton Scottish Society Burns Celebration - A Burns celebration will be held this year at the Senior Centre Cameron Street $10 entry includes the meal 10th February .Including a Traditional meal ,Immortal memoryand supporting items The star of Robbie Burns - Address to the haggis inquiries ph 3083077. Our national and highland dancing section will hold their local competitions on March 24th at the Sinclair centre from 1pm this well worth a visit as we have a lot of local talent .Do come along and encourage our young dancers you won’t be disappointed
Hampstead Bowling Club My word, things have been buzzing at old, happy Hampstead. Everyone seems very happy to be back home. The lads have been busy getting everything shipshape and even the shrubs and flowers that had a baldie in the winter and gave me a heart attack when I saw them, are blooming lovely. The green looks great and is playing good. It had a good workout last Saturday when the boys and girls played championships all day. They almost had to have a break because of the extreme heat. Winners were – men’s pairs: P. Collins and G. Sparks beat M. Behrnes and M. Skilling in a very even game. Terry Caldwell beat Peter Collins in a good game for the championship singles. Women’s pairs: C. Hands and B. Robinson played G. McCosker and B. Skilling in the morning in the pairs and they played one another again in the afternoon and as they have each won a
Nearest The Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Phil Cushnie, MSA: David Fisher, Rothburys Insurance: Jeff Hewitt, Netherby Meats: Don Houghton, Blue Pub (Longest Putt): Tony Bennett, Robilliards (Nearest pin #18): Bruce Day. Twos: Phil Cushnie(2), Grant Smith(2), Chris Lovelock, David Fisher, Bruce Leighton, ACROSS Don Houghton, Jeff Hewitt, Murray Cook and Catherine Bell. Birdy Hole: #91.Nett Eagle: #8 Not decisive
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will be held with the game of the day being a mixed Canadian Foursome for the AC Browne Cup with Men’s pairs playing for the Smith Salver. Starting Time: Morning 8am Afternoon report at 11.30am for a noon start Saturday Starters: Morning Gordon Crawford and John McArthur Afternoon Match Committee DOWN Results Match Committee. On Sunday 1. January 20 the Hydraulink shootout (12) Comprehensible will be held with(12) a report time of 9.30am for a 10am start.
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Sky Movies 7.00pm Chaotic and in-your-face alien invasion flick that boasts a decent cast, including Aussie Rachael Taylor, Juno’s Olivia Thirlby and Speed Racer star Emile Hirsch. They play unlikely heroes who leap into action in Moscow after nasty extra-terrestrials pay a visit and begin to annihilate Earth (and every living being on it while they’re at it!).
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(PGR, T) 8.30 Bones. (AO, T) The
season begins three months after Brennan went on the run from the FBI, but the Jeffersonian team is doing everything it can to prove that she was framed. 9.30 Project Runway. (PGR) 16 designers arrive in New York City and participate in a runway show in the middle of Times Square. 10.30 Nightline. 11.00 Rove LA. (Final, AO)
8.30 Embarrassing Bodies. (T) The clinic welcomes a man with a large lump in a private place. 9.30 Kitchen Nightmares. (T) Chef Gordon Ramsay returns to L.A. to see if the changes he made at Burger Kitchen have improved the restaurant’s finances 10.30 Revenge. (AO, R, T) 11.30 Motorway Patrol.
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12.00 Defying Gravity. (AO) 12.50 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Infomercials. (G)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat.
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12.00 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)
2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G) 3.05 Dora The Explorer. (G, R) 3.30 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 3.40 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion. (G) 3.50 What’s Up Warthogs. (G, R) 4.15 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.40 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.10 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.35 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 That ‘70s Show. (G, R) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R) 7.30 Family Guy. (PGR, R)
8.00 American Dad. (PGR) 8.30 The Cleveland Show. (PGR) Cleveland and his gang head over to Goochland on Halloween for the annual football clash with their high-school archrivals. 9.00 Bob’s Burgers. (AO) 9.30 South Park. (PGR, R) 10.00 Cops. (AO, R) 10.30 Celebrity Paranormal Project. (AO) 11.25 Entertainment Tonight. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)
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Club Single Championship 2013. Last but not least our Men are getting through their games nicely much to the pleasure of the Match Convenor, with Christmas behind us it is nice to be back to normal. But what is Normal? Snippet: How lucky can we be? We have a Member wishing to be Santa Claus at this year’s Xmas Party and has opted to grow his own beard— —-None of that imitation fluff for him, at the rate of growth though he may only get to be the bearded Eater Bunny. Anyway “Go-Forth” my friend we appreciate your offer. Tea Duty: Jan 22—24. Helen Dowdle and Lorraine Boud.
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Petrie and Kath Muir braved the heat to play at Ashburton in Aussie Pairs and were rewarded by being placed 5th. Well Done. Congratulations to David Muir and his Merry men Guildford Lane, Tony Inwood and Murray Smallridge in winning the Jolly Potter 2 day Tournament in Temuka and also David Skipping his home team to win the Club Championship Fours. David was ably supported by ever reliable Guildford Lane, John Argyle and Larry Neal. The team of Alan Stead(s) Robin Petrie, Don Eaden and Ronny Cockburn kept in touch until the last 2 ends but a good effort shown. Congratulations to Tony Inwood winning the
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Hi! Ho! it’s back to bowls we go. Welcome back to the “World” of Bowls and a New Year to content with. Happy New Year to All and hope you enjoyed the break. I believe from reports many bowls were played, at Sister Clubs and those who supported these tournaments enjoyed themselves. Before giving some reports we wish to extend sympathy to anyone who have suffered bereavements or have been ill and hospitalised during the Festive Season. Health Germs go your way and hopefully full fitness for the New Year. Firstly a very enjoyable Christmas Dinner was had at our Clubhouse and thanks must go to All the support and providing of beautiful food by those present. Ladies Championship have almost now been completed, weather has been very kind for players to compete, although some days unbearably hot. The Pairs Championship was won by Joyce Cleghorn (s) and Rene Devereux. The Fours Championship of Joan Hardy(s) Joyce Cleghorn, Marie Harnett and Lorraine Boud was a semi final played in the morning. This was an exciting game with no one able to predict a winner. The opposition team of Shirley Taylor(s) Cynthia Dudley, Kath Muir and Ann Burke kept in touch throughout, at the 4th end Shirley dropped a 4, then on the 5th end Joan in sympathy dropped a 3, from then on it was end to end, Around the bend and down along the straight as the saying goes. What a great spectator game with anyones victory which finished in favour of Joan 19-18.
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Afternoon play bought these two teams together again for the Final a change had to be made in Joan Hardy’s Team and Joan Chapman played in Marie Harnetts place. Some good bowling was witnessed with Joan’s team taking the Fours Championship for 2013 (21-16). With three of the Championship Winners determined the Triples are in progress and hopefully will be finalised this week. Shirley Taylor took her team to Tinwald for the Cotula Cup and although no prizes won, they had an enjoyable day and enjoyed having played and supported a very popular Tournament. In very hot conditions Robin
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game, weather permitting, they will go in to battle again for a winner. Congratulations so far to all. Our Devon half day Friday triples were held last week on a lovely day. Everyone enjoyed their day on our new green. Everything just looked lovely. Thanks to Nicky Box for her continued sponsorship, we do appreciate you very much. Results: B. White, B. Holdom, W. Woods, Allenton, 3 wins, 15 ends, 24 points, 1st; T. Watson, R. Lowe, M. Jones, 3 wins, 14 ends, 28 points, 2nd; M. Anderson, D. Kinvig, D. Gutberlet, Ashburton, 2 wins, 1 draw, 38 points, 3rd. Raffle results: J. Al, 1st, J. Slater, 2nd. Hinds Maddison Trophy fours, Sunday: winners – M. Berhnes, M. Skilling, T. Caldwell and G. Sparks, Hampstead.
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Sharapova sounds warning Evans climbs closer to pinnacle of F1
By Robert Grant Russian powerhouse Maria Sharapova has made the most devastating start to a grand slam in 28 years. The second seed stormed into the third round of the Australian Open, notching her second consecutive double bagel result. She crushed Japan’s Misaki Doi 6-0 6-0 to send out a grim warning to her rivals. The former champion won her first round match against compatriot Olga Puchkova by the same scoreline. It is the first time a player has started a women’s grand slam without conceding a game in their first two matches since Australia’s Wendy Turnbull at the Australian Open in 1985. Sharapova took just 47 minutes to complete her rout yesterday. She never faced a game point or a break point from the Japanese, who was allowed just 15 points in total. Sharapova said later she had to concentrate intensely even though she was cruising through the match. “I’ve been playing really aggressively and doing the right things,” she said. “But it’s always tough, especially when you’re up a set and a couple of breaks to keep that momentum. “I really forced myself to concentrate and just get the job done today.” She said she was never tempted to ease up the pressure, despite building a massive lead. “My focus is always on the next point and to try to win as many of them as possible. “When you have your chances and opportunities, little doors that open up, you try to take them. “My job is to make it as easy as possible.” Sharapova said the scoreline was not relevant for her. “It’s not really the statistic I want to be known for. I want to be known for winning grand slam titles, not that I won two matches 6-0 6-0,” she said. “I’m just happy that I won the match and I get to go through and I’m in the next round.” Sharapova joined a group of seeds in the third round, led by in-form Pole Agnieszka Radwanska who defeated Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-3. Sixth seed Li Na overcame Belarusian Olga Govortsova 6-2 7-5 while fifth seeded German Angelique Kerber cruised past Czech Lucie Hradecka 6-3 6-1. There was heartache for local fans as Samantha Stosur, the ninth seed, again flopped at her home major. Stosur went down to the woman who also beat her in Sydney last week, China’s Jie Zheng. Zheng fought her way into the match after losing the second set to eventually win 6-4 1-6 7-5. Slovak Dominika Cibulkova, seeded 15, was upset by Russian qualifier Valeria Savinkh 7-6 (8-6) 6-4. - AAP
By Eric Thompson The confirmation that Aucklander Mitch Evans will take a seat in the GP2 championship with Arden International brings him much closer to a possible Formula One drive. At 18 years old, Evans is one of the youngest in the field and has the least amount of experience at the tier just below F1. However, he already has two international championships under his belt - the Toyota Racing Series in 2010 and 2011 and the GP3 championship in 2012. “I’m really stoked to get the ultimate thing I was wanting,” said Evans. “I’ll be on the grid in Malaysia [opening round of the F1 championships] in a GP2 car. “It was a bit of a challenge for us to come up with the budget but we’ve got enough to get through most of the season and are confident of getting the rest. “We had to commit now, and if I get a good start to the season it’ll help in getting the rest [money], which we could still get before the season starts. So all good.” At his first attempt on European soil in 2011 with MW Arden, a new team collaboration between Red Bull F1 team principle Christian Horner and Red Bull F1 driver Mark Webber, Evans finished ninth after a great start to the season. Last year he was again one of the fastest drivers in the category and clinched the title at the last round at Monza. Evans tested with both Arden and DAMS last October and November and impressed with his professionalism, aptitude and speed being the fastest rookie. “We have a great relationship with him, and have seen him grow in the last two years in a championship that was created to bring great drivers into GP2,” said team boss Julian Rouse.
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a beast and it’s bigger as well, and difficult to drive. “It’s going to take a while to go up against and beat the guys who have been in the championship for a while now. I’ll give it my best shot as always and that’s all I can do.” Evans leaves for Australia for a fitness training camp with his manager Webber and then it’s off to Europe for his first round of official testing with his new team. One thing is for sure, by driving with Arden, Evans knows he has a car capable of running at the front. Arden finished third in the teams’ championship in 2012 and one of their drivers, Luiz Razia, finished second. - APNZ
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Axed Girvan vows to return for NZ ‘One person doesn’t win a world championship alone’
By Sam Morton
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Former world bowls champion Richard Girvan is confident he will return to the top, despite being dropped from the New Zealand team this week. After what proved to be a mixed campaign at the World Bowls championships in Adelaide in November, Girvan is the only player not to retain his place for the upcoming transTasman fixture in March. Matt Gallop was unavailable for selection. Girvan and his team narrowly failed to qualify for the quarter-finals
- Richard Girvan in both disciplines, after missing out in the fours and pairs respectively. Although Girvan, 39, was extremely disappointed to miss out on selection, having played every trans-Tasman event since 2006, he accepts his recent form is to blame for his departure. “I received the call on Monday from Dave Edwards [national coach] and I was extremely disappointed to have missed out. It’s [trans-Tasman] a
fantastic series to play in. “The World Bowls was tough and I did struggle with form, but you step out as a team – one person doesn’t win a world championship alone. “It is still an experienced team they are sending to Auckland and I wish them all the best,” he said. However, the Australian-based bowler, who has played more than 200 games for his country, insists he isn’t finished yet.
“I’m certainly not done with yet. Missing the trans-Tasman will give me time to get my game back on track and the New South Wales Pennant Season is not far away from starting either. “For me, it’s back to basics . . . sometimes when we strive to better, we lose sight of what got us there in the first place,” Girvan said. Girvan, who is also a member of Auckland’s Onehunga Bowling Club, praised his family and his employer Nelson Bays Bowling Club, for their continued support around his commitment to bowl for New Zealand. Meanwhile, former Black Jack and Girvan’s New Zealand clubmate
Danny Delany has fought his way back into the team after an impressive showing in Taranaki, finishing runner-up to Dunedin’s Shaun Scott in the national singles. Delany, who missed contention for the five-strong World Bowls team, joins singles exponent Shannon McIlroy in the pairs and will line up alongside Tony Grantham, Andrew Kelly and Ali Forsyth in the fours. Grantham, Kelly and Forsyth will contest the triples event in what should be a powerful trio. But for Girvan, one of New Zealand’s most experienced players, it’s back to the drawing board. Despite his axing, he is remain-
ing optimistic about the future, with his focus fixed firmly on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year. The trans-Tasman fixture against Australia will be held at the Howick Bowling Club in March. NZ team: Singles women: Val Smith, singles men: Shannon McIlroy; pairs women: Jo Edwards (Skip), Val Smith; pairs men: Shannon McIlroy (S), Dan Delany; triples women: Mandy Boyd (S), Lisa White, Sandra Keith; triples men: Ali Forsyth (S), Tony Grantham, Andrew Kelly; fours women: Jo Edwards (S), Lisa White, Sandra Keith, Mandy Boyd; fours men: Ali Forsyth (S), Tony Grantham, Andrew Kelly, Dan Delany.
Keith still in shock after national call-up it quiet which was pretty hard when you just want to tell everybody.” Keith was considered unlucky not Ashburton bowler Sandra Keith to have earned a national call-up believed she had done enough to after a stellar last season but went earn the call but when it came she and started this season in an even didn’t quite believe it, and it still better fashion to make her too hard hasn’t sunk in. to overlook. Keith was named in the Black “I was at the point where I wasn’t Jacks squad earlier this week, sure what else I would have to do to meaning she will make make it.” her national debut in Keith won the March in the trans-Tas- ‘I’m not sure how world champion of man challenge playing champion singles in in the triples and fours. long my luck will Cyprus to start the “It’s pretty awesome before winlast but I plan to season aye,” Keith said. ning the pairs title at “I was a bit shocked enjoy it and make the national champibut the good kind of and skipped the most of every onships shocked.” her Dunsandel four Keith received the to the finals. opportunity’ call from national The big seasoncoach Dave Edwards on and-a-half has Monday but was sworn been rewarded with to secrecy until the announcement national honours. was made on Tuesday. “I’ve had a pretty amazing couple “(Dave) text me to see when I would of seasons, well last season and this be free so I got hold of him on my one has started pretty well. lunch break and he broke the news “I’m not sure how long my luck will to me. last but I plan to enjoy it and make “I thought they were going to name the most of every opportunity.” a squad so when he told me they had Keith will team up with Lisa White picked a trans-Tasman team and I and Mandy Boyd in the triples while was in it, it blew me away. Jo Edwards will join the trio as skip “I had to go back to work and keep in the fours. By Jonathan Leask
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t’s supposed to be the silly season for sporting news, where the pages of the Ashburton Guardian are filled with English football, golf from the endless PGA circuit, cricket from Lord’s, Rawalpindi or Port Elizabeth, a few of our kids on tournaments, and the old saviour, the brilliant Australian Open in Melbourne, where David Ferrer continues his quest to break into the top four, and Andy Murray continues his own quest to break into the top three, neither of which is going to occur. Instead, this year, we have champions. Ashburton born-and-bred ones, taking out national championships. Sandra Keith was simply carrying on from a stellar year, when she went to the bowls nationals and cleaned up the national pairs title with her partner Serena Matthews playing out of the Dunsandel club. While missing out defending her national singles title, Sandra (currently a world champion by the way) went within a couple of bowls of adding the fours title to an impressive trophy haul over the past few months. A fours victory would have accorded her the rare feat of a whole set of titles; apparently they don’t do triples at the nationals, so that one’s a bit harder to capture. Moving on to a two-wheeled sport which punches way above its weight in Mid Canterbury, due in no small part to the tremendous work done with the juniors over at the Tinwald velodrome. In an interview with the Guardian a couple of months ago, Hayden Roulston, a product of that very development system, and already possessing a swag of international honours, confidently declared he was ready to produce his best work this year. While some saw a brash, loud young man grabbing some more headlines (he’s had a few over the years), Hayden clearly wanted to back up his words with actions, and last weekend took on the best field New Zealand cycling has assembled in recent times in the national road race, held in sweltering conditions over Christchurch’s sometimes uneven surfaces. In a gut-busting trek from point
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A to point B that Chiang Kai Shek would have been proud of, Hayden gradually saw off all his top-class competitors, and went down the stretch to the finish line with only his young team-mate George Bennett for company, and there was no way the junior member of that duo was going to get the glory there. Moving right along to a sport requiring qualities diametrically opposed to the strident, noisilycompetitive world of top cycling. Qualities that include a calm, composed, absolutely measured approach, culminating in the final moment of decision, when a shooter is so relaxed he is an inch off being asleep. John Snowden possesses those qualities in abundance. Another Mid Cantabrian sporting competitor with a long list of major achievements to his name, there was one big title that remained elusive, the famed Ballinger Belt, symbol of shooting suremacy in New Zealand. But last weekend, John put that little number to rest, and was carried aloft on the champion’s chair by his peers, and even received a standing ovation at the official awards ceremony, surely the highest praise possible from that supposedly staid and unruffled community. Spare a thought for Grace Sommerville. Third in the open water race at the New Zealand Open Championships in Taupo, which sounds (and is) a pretty good achievement. Factor in an atrociously-timed bad cold, the fact that you finished only five seconds off a place at the world champs becomes a massive accomplishment. Bottom line with all of these high-achievers: none are at the end of their sporting careers, each and every one can look forward to years of maintaining their place in the highest echelons of their respective sports, and providing us in the newspaper business with many a sporting headline to come.
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Lake Hood Waterski Club‘s top juniors have been flat out preparing for the business end of the season. They have been battling through 11-hour days to prepare for the big tournaments which are fast approaching. The club has nine skiers, four based in Christchurch, that will represent New Zealand in the OZ-Kiwi Challenge in Brisbane in early February, with Ben McFadden then also destined for the Junior Worlds in Mulwala at the end of February before they will all head to the nationals at Lake Karapiro in March. With the OZ-Kiwi Challenge coming in the middle of their season and just after the New Year’s break, they will have only next weekend’s Lake Hood Aquafest as a competition hit-out, which is why the Zealand Ski School at Lake Hood has been a much-needed opportunity to hone their skills. Former New Zealand open champion Thomas Gilbert has come down from
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Ryder to meet Hesson about return Jesse Ryder says he will meet New Zealand coach Mike Hesson at the end of the month to discuss a possible return to the side for the upcoming England tour. Ryder hasn’t played on the international scene since last February’s second ODI against South Africa in Napier but said he couldn’t be ruled out of a return this summer. He’s been in fine form for the Wellington Firebirds this season, having led them to Friday’s HRV
Cup minor-final against Auckland while also amassing 558 runs in nine Plunket Shield innings, including three centuries. He told LiveSport yesterday that he will meet Hesson following New Zealand’s current tour of South Africa. “There is a meeting on the 29th coming up when the coach is back so we’ll see how that goes,” Ryder said. “I’m definitely not ruled out for a return for England.”
er.” Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum made it clear overnight that he wants the gifted lefthander back in the side. “We would love to have Jesse in our team,” he said. “He’s got some issues that he’s dealing with at the moment and he’s making progress. But when he’s fit and healthy and fine in his own space and performing as he is back home he’ll be a vital member of the team.” Ryder, who played the last of his
England open their tour of New Zealand on February 4 with two Twenty20 warm-up games against a New Zealand XI in Whangarei before playing three T20s, three ODIs and three tests against the Black Caps. Having previous been coy on his future, Ryder spoke more openly about his desire to return in all forms for New Zealand. “Definitely all forms, especially test cricket. That’s the main goal for me to be a consistent test play-
18 tests in the historic victory over Australia in Hobart in 2011, told LiveSport that his self-imposed break from the game has helped to deal with the ups and downs of cricket. “I think I’ll be fine. I’ve had a good 11 months off and worked on a lot of stuff ... you’re always going to have your failures in cricket. Hopefully I can be a little bit more consistent once I get back to the international stage.” The 28-year-old said the Black
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Caps’ recent two-test series defeat to South Africa, where they lost both matches by an innings, was hard viewing. “It’s not exactly good to watch. Hopefully the boys can pull together and get a result out of these one-dayers coming up. “They are a lot better players than what they are showing at the moment. I think maybe show a little bit more grit and fight. BJ Watling was a good example of that, he battled through.” - APNZ
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Play finally got under way in the New Zealand under 16s tennis championship yesterday and the local talent learnt what top tier tennis was all about at the Ashburton Tennis Centre. Rain postponed play on Tuesday but the young guns of New Zealand tennis rattled through the programme to end play up with the original schedule yesterday, which had the Mid Canterbury contingent all eliminated from the singles and doubles main draws. Christal Brosnahan had expected a tough time at the tournament but surprised herself in recording a convincing 6-0, 6-1 first
round win over Sarah Maxwell to advance to the second round. However, she then had to square off with the top-seeded Sade Atkinson who showed her class in a 6-0, 6-1 win. That sent Brosnahan down to the second round of the consolation draw to face Sita Clark and she was again outclassed 9-3. After losing the first set Ashleigh
Leonard produced a fight back in the second, breaking Janvhi Clark’s serve to go level at 5-5 as she looked to send the match to a third set super tiebreak, only for Clark to break back and serve out for the win 6-2, 7-5. Leonard then had a tough time in her consolation match, going down 9-2 to Jessie Stevenson to move into the plate where she
meets Rileigh Fields today. In the boys’ draw 14-year-old Aidan Mitchell was a late entry to the singles draw and went down 0-6, 3-6 to Ben Holmes, moving into the consolation round where he met 16th seed Cameron Hugh, who proved too strong, taking a 9-0 win. Mitchell will now get another shot in the boys’ plate, along with former Mid Canterbury representative Sam Benny who was also a first round casualty beaten 6-2, 6-0 by Daniel Cooney before being beaten 9-0 by Rawhiti Te Rerenga Williams in the consolation draw. In the doubles Mitchell paired with Benny against Andrew Forgesson and Henry Neas, going
down in the first round 6-2, 6-0. In the girls’ doubles Brosnahan teamed up with fellow local Stacey Hopwood for the doubles but received a tough draw taking on the second seeded pair of Gabriela Coates and Annabel Ellis in the first round going down 6-0, 6-0 to move to the consolation draw. Leonard was paired with Katie Hartland and also went down in the first round went down 6-0, 6-2 to Annie Shannon and Assya Trimari. Both the boys’ and girls’ singles and girls’ doubles play their quarterfinals today, with the boys’ doubles into the second round but the forecast is for more showers. The tournament concludes with the finals on Saturday.
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Mid Canterbury’s Ashleigh Leonard celebrates a point (left) and despairs at a near miss (right) during her first round loss to Janvhi Clark in the New Zealand under 16 tennis championships yesterday.
Tomorrow’s Olympians are on display today, and for the rest of the week, competing in the Youth Olympics festival in Sydney. The five-day sporting festival, which got under way yesterday, has more than 1700 athletes from 30 countries competing across 18 sports. New Zealand has sent a 156-strong team across the Tasman featuring three Mid Canterbury athletes. Ashburton College shooter Braden Kell will compete in the 10m Air Pistol today, joining Hamilton’s Melanie Hesseling and Auckland’s Joe Bailey in the three-strong New Zealand air pistol team, managed by top New Zealand shooter Greg Yelavich. Grace Sommerville is hoping to have recovered from the cold symptoms that hindered her at the New Zealand Openwater Swim last weekend, preventing her from competing in the 5km event, as she hits the pool today for the 200m butterfly then the 400m freestyle on Saturday before the 800m freestyle on Sunday. Rower Emma Dyke is from Mayfield, and attends Craighead Diocesan in Timaru, and will contest the women’s pair and coxless four on Saturday and in the women’s eight on Sunday.
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Canterbury High Country
TODAY
TODAY
Rain, with some heavy falls, turning to showers by afternoon, some possibly thundery. Showers easing and retreating to the coast at night. Southwesterlies.
Rain, with heavy falls, turning to afternoon showers, some possibly thundery about the foothills. Showers easing at night. Snow lowering to 1300m. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: SW easing to 30 km/h.
NZ Today
15 OVERNIGHT MIN 6
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18 OVERNIGHT MIN 11
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27 OVERNIGHT MIN 10
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24 OVERNIGHT MIN 10
Midnight Tonight
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Wind less than km/h 30
MAX
SUNDAY: Morning cloud, then fine. Light winds.
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Canterbury Plains
TODAY: Morning rain then a few showers. Southerly.
SATURDAY: High cloud; a few showers late afternoon. Gusty northwest easing.
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Ashburton Forecast TOMORROW: Fine or becoming fine. Northerlies developing.
CHRISTCHURCH
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Auckland Hamilton Napier Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill
60 plus
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TOMORROW
A few early showers then fine; high cloud increasing later. Northeasterlies developing.
Remaining showers clearing early morning, then fine; high cloud increasing later. Wind at 1000m: NW developing. Wind at 2000m: W slowly rising to 60 km/h.
Fine with high cloud and gusty northwesterlies at first. A few showers and southerly breezes spreading northward during the afternoon.
NZ Situation
An active front crosses the country today, followed by cool southwesterlies. A high over the north Tasman Sea spreads a ridge onto New Zealand tomorrow, while northwesterlies strengthen in the south ahead of an approaching front.
FZL: Lowering to 1600m
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SUNDAY Morning cloud, then fine with light winds.
MONDAY Fine. Northeasterlies about the coast, light winds inland.
FZL: Rising to 3000m later
SATURDAY Rain about the Divide, some heavy falls; scattered falls further E. Rain clearing from afternoon. Strong NW, gale about the tops and exposed valleys, then abating at low levels, and tending strong W about the tops.
SUNDAY Mainly fine. Light winds at low levels; westerlies about the tops tending southwest and easing further.
MONDAY Fine. Winds mainly light.
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River Levels
cumecs
Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:15 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday
304.6 9.77 15.1 207.0
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Canterbury Readings
to 4pm yesterday
max
Ashburton Airport
18.5
Temperatures °C
Rainfall mm
Wind km/h
min grass 16 hour Jan 2013 min to date to date
max gust
7.0
2.4
0.2
34.2 34.2
SE 22
Christchurch Airport 19.8 10.5
8.5
0.0
26.8 26.8
NE 30
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0.0
34.6 34.6
E 22
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Timaru Airport
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11.1
22.6
11.9
21.1
10.2
9.4
9.6
20.6 10.4
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32
23
23
25
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Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3
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Thursday 9 noon 3
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9 pm am 3
6
Friday
9 noon 3
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9 pm am 3
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Saturday 9 noon 3
6
9 pm
2 1 0
2:49
9:06 3:20 9:36 3:44 10:03 4:16 10:33 4:41 11:01 5:13 11:30 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 6:11 am Set 9:14 pm
Bad
Bad fishing
Rise 12:15 pm Set 11:48 pm
First quarter
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Rise 6:13 am Set 9:13 pm
Good
Good fishing Rise 1:19 pm
Full moon
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5:40 pm
Rise 6:14 am Set 9:12 pm
Good
Good fishing Set 12:16 am Rise 2:20 pm
Last quarter
4 Feb
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2:58 am