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Murder mystery deepens

By Susan Sandys Police say the crime scene at Sina Solomona’s house on Cass Street is throwing up more questions than answers.

They are no closer to making an arrest in the murder of the 22-year-old mother-of-one, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Sina was discovered in a pool of blood with severe head trauma by her step brother, thought to be around 2.36am. She was lying inside the house near the back door, and tried to talk to him. With no phone in the house, he ran to get help.

Other family members came back to the house and tried to revive Sina as ambulance staff gave advice on CPR over the phone. Police and other emergency services arrived and Ms Solomona was pronounced dead.

Police said late yesterday a weapon had been found at the scene, but would not say what that was or whether or not it had been used in the attack. Police were continuing to search outside the home for other items which may be related to the incident.

Sina worked at CMP Canterbury and had finished her shift about 1am on Saturday before going to a friend’s place and then phoning her step brother to come and pick her up.

Detective senior sergeant John Rae said yesterday investigations at the crime scene would continue until later today, when it was planned to hand the property back to family members.

Sina lived at the house with her extended family – her mother Anuella and her partner, her twin sister Loretta and her partner, her two brothers, and her three-yearold daughter.

However, none of the fellow residents were home at the time, as they were staying at another family property in the town.

Mr Rae said police were still seeking information from anyone who could help them piece together what happened to Sina in the minutes between when she was dropped home by her sister’s partner some time between 2.20am and 2.30am, and when she was found, around 2.36am. The emergency call was put in at 2.43am.

“So we are possibly only talking around 10 to 15 minutes of space in there,” Mr Rae said.

Mr Rae said there were a few scenarios police were looking at, and they included that Sina’s attacker may have been in the house when she returned or may have knocked on the door afterwards.

He did not believe there was cause for fear among Ashburton residents of a maniacal killer on the loose.

“I think she was the target of this attack and I think it was specific to her. (The crime scene) suggests the person involved was either close to her or close to an associate of hers,” Mr Rae said.

“The attack is directed to her personally as opposed to a lone female in a house.

“We don’t think it was a family member but we are still check-

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Detective senior sergeant John Rae speaks to television reporters at the scene. ing their stories the same as we check all stories, we think we can exclude family members.”

A post-mortem was to be undertaken yesterday afternoon, but police would be unlikely to release the cause of death, and this was a job for either a coroner or the courts.

Three dimensional laser video imagery of the house interior was

being undertaken yesterday, while the Serious Crash Unit was to visit this morning to map the property.

Luminol testing for blood had been undertaken on Saturday night.

Mr Rae said there was no timeline for an arrest at this stage with scene analysis still underway. There could be a lucky break such as a fingerprint left at the scene, or at the other end of the spectrum police could need to revert purely to DNA evidence.

At this stage it was unknown whether the suspect had left DNA at the scene.

He could not confirm whether or not there had been a struggle, but there were no overt signs of a major struggle.

Police investigations were “slow and methodical”. In the case of evidence leading to a suspect, it would come down to “motive and opportunity”, and if that could be satisfied and supported with the evidence, then charges could be brought to court, Mr Rae said.

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Police forensic staff at the Cass Street murder scene examine the property yesterday.

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Police search for items of interest

Ashburton Trust Event Centre’s rubbish bins were the centre of police forensic officers’ attention yesterday afternoon.

Like their residential neighbours, managers at the event centre and the adjoining Regent Cinema are shocked at suddenly being in the midst of a murder investigation.

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Street, had been when a customer pointed it out to them late on Saturday morning. “It’s so sad,” Mrs Favel said.

Roger Farr at the event centre agreed it had been bizarre for the centre to all of a sudden have officers searching through rubbish bins outside.

“It’s not something you sort of

expect in Ashburton.”

To have such a vicious crime occur was terrible at any time of year, but particularly right on Christmas, “especially for the family”, he said.

Police have not confirmed what item they are searching surrounding properties for, but it is believed to be items related to the attack.

Workmates devastated CMP Canterbury management and employees are devastated by the murder of their hardworking colleague Sina Solomona.

Flags at the premises flew at half-mast yesterday as a mark of respect.

Site manager Chris Baird said Sina was an excellent employee who was well-respected by her colleagues.

“She has contributed extremely well to the business along with being a supporter of the local community,” Mr Baird said.

“All employees are obviously devastated by this tragic loss.”

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Group retains truancy role

By Myles Hume Mid Canterbury truancy officers have avoided the chopping block following the Ministry of Education’s plans to take control of truancy services.

Truancy services throughout the country are contracted to local schools and not-for profit organisations, however the ministry wants to take over the reins from next year, reducing the number of agencies

who work to keep children at school from 79 to 18.

It is part of an approach to reduce “fragmentation”, meaning a nationwide attendance service would be put in place to cover the country, but there were reports the move could axe up to 150 jobs.

The Safer Ashburton District has held a tender for the past 15 years to have two attendance officers to oversee 23 schools in the district.

Despite the overhaul of the services, general manager Kevin Clifford

said he was glad to keep hold of the tender for the district, even though they would be working under Canterbury youth service Te Ora Hou. He said the Government were looking to take it from a district-bydistrict initiative to a regional based approach.

“We were worried we may lose the contract to a national or regional provider that was interested in running a service for Mid Canterbury,” Mr Clifford said.

“Other schools would have informed them (Te Ora Hou) with how it was working here and they were happy to get us on board.”

Mr Clifford said it was vital local organisations worked with troubled school pupils.

“We deliver a number of services and if you’re a local organiastion working in a community, you have a better understanding of how it works and you may have the ability to link it to other services.”

Although Mr Clifford did not have

attendance figures on hand, he said Safer Ashburton District had played a big part in reducing the truancy rate in the district.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said it was “great news” to hear the local organisation had secured the job for the future, saying they were an important service that had a lot of knowledge.

He said they had valuable experience in dealing with complicated family situations and knew how to find the root of the cause.

ACS adds year 9 and 10 pupils to roll

By Myles Hume Primary school leavers will now have the option to go to another school in the district following the Ministry of Education’s approval to open up Ashburton Christian School (ACS) to year nine and 10 pupils.

Last week ACS principal Tim Kuipers received confirmation that junior high school pupils will be able to enrol at the school, opening up teaching jobs and further opportunities for teenagers.

In the past, year eight pupils had only two choices in the district; either Ashburton College or Mount Hutt College.

However, Mr Kuipers said now pupils have the opportunity to work in a smaller school environment, and will be able to forge deeper relationships with teachers.

“With smaller classes students can work closer with teachers and it is also easier to go on class trips and do more activities,” Mr Kuipers said.

“It’s a significant time in their lives, some people thrive in high school and some children get a bit lost.”

He said each of the secondary school pupils would also be issued with an iPad, which would provide the basis of their learning.

It was confirmed at least seven year eight pupils at ACS had already indicated they wanted to stay on next year where the first batch of year nines will start the new concept with year 10 set to start in 2014.

Along with new pupils, Mr Kuipers said two or three teachers could be added to the payroll to ensure the school covered all the subjects available at the other colleges.

Although the lure of a smaller school would be appealing to Mid Canterbury families, Mr Kuipers

• Can charges Two Christchurch retailers will be charged after they allegedly sold cans of spray paint to a teenager. A 16-year-old volunteer, in a joint police and council operation last week, visited 15 retailers across the city and tried to buy cans of spray paint.

“Unfortunately two stores did sell spray cans to the volunteer. Those making the sales will be charged and put before the court,” Senior Sergeant Glenn Nalder said. Paint spray cans may be sold only to people 18 or over.

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• Novopay bill Wainui School has sent the Ministry of Education a bill for more than $10,000 to cover extra work resulting from ongoing problems with the Novopay payroll system. Wainui is the latest in a series of schools nationwide to make this bold statement, with an invoice for $10,867.50 sent to the ministry.

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• Chips, dip deadly A young man killed when his car hit a tree may have been eating chips and dip at the time, a coroner has found. Benjamin Stantiall, 22, died when his ute slid off the road on State Highway 1 outside Seddon on November 7 last year.

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• Body down bank A body found at the bottom of a steep bank in the upper Mikonui River area is believed to be that of missing Christchurch tramper Rex Taylor. A helicopter and search and rescue yesterday retrieved the body. Mr Taylor had been missing for two months.

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• Abductor named A man charged with abduction and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to a nine-year-old boy has been named. Matthew John Krouse, 26, appeared in Timaru District Court yesterday where name suppression was lifted. Krouse was remaned in custody until February 12.

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Ashburton Christian School pupils celebrate after hearing their school will have year nine and 10 pupils added to the school roll from next year. insisted there was no plan to pinch pupils from other schools.

“One of the best things about education in the district is that parents

have choice, and they believe choice is a very important thing, we don’t want to see ourselves as competition.”

He said ACS was already in talks with Ashburton College to implement a transitional programme, where year 10 pupils leaving to go to

the college would be assisted in an environment with new faces while tackling their first year of NCEA. Pupils can enrol for 2013 now.

A fire in a light bulb fitting in a Wellington building caused the building to be evacuated and a street cordoned off yesterday.

The Fire Service was called to the Vodafone building on Lambton Quay shortly after 3.30pm.

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Hosing restrictions begin tomorrow Shooting of dog described Get out there and water your garden today, hosing restrictions are about to hit the Ashburton District.

From tomorrow the council will impose a level one restriction on water use across its urban water schemes. This means hosing can only be carried out on alternate days, according to whether you live

at an odd or even numbered property.

Ashburton, Hakatere, Lake Hood, Methven and Rakaia residents will be legally able to use garden hoses and sprinkler systems on odd or even days of the month according to their property number.

In Chertsey, Fairton, Hinds, Mayfield

and Mt Somers, allocated hosing days are determined by road.

The following activities are affected by the restrictions – any activity requiring water from a hose connected to the scheme supply, operation of micro-spray irrigation systems, operation of automatic irrigations systems.

Fire consumes shed and its contents

By Sam Morton

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Smoke haze: Volunteer firefighters doused flames and battled heavy smoke yesterday at a shed fire in Willowby. The fire was put out quickly on arrival, but fire investigators were still determining the cause.

Freak accident The death of an 84-year-old man in a freak accident at a Bay of Plenty rubbish dump on Sunday is being investigated as a road death, police say.

The Waihi man was dropping off rubbish at the Waihi Refuse Transfer Station, about 10.20am, when, a witness said, the man accelerated too hard, sending the vehicle into a spin.

Transfer station staff member Alan Irvine saw the accident unfold in front of him.

“He’s gone to reverse his vehicle and he’s opened his door to see where he’s reversing and he’s put his foot down on the accelerator too hard. The car spun around and threw him out of the car, he said.

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A four bay shed, two motorbikes, two 4WD vehicles and multiple hay bales were destroyed in a confined fire near Tinwald yesterday.

The shed on Greens Road, off Boundary Road, was destroyed in minutes as firefighters fought heavy smoke and contained the flames, in the Willowby suburb.

Chief fire officer Alan Burgess, of Ashburton, said the fire was non-threatening and was dealt with promptly.

Fire safety officers were at the scene yesterday, talking to the shed owners and determining the cause – which has not yet been revealed.

Mr Burgess said it was too early to say what had caused the fire, pointing out there was nothing obvious standing out as possible factors.

“We have a few things to work through, but we will certainly be looking at the motorbikes as a starting point – however, at this stage we are absolutely unsure,” he said.

“The fire safety team will work through the possible options and hopefully work out what caused this fire reasonably soon.”

The investigation is expected to be complete later this afternoon.

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as ‘unreal’ by witnesses

By Sam Morton A quiet Methven neighbourhood was suddenly disturbed after a man pulled up in his 4WD ute, aimed a rifle at a dog and opened fire, according to a resident.

The incident, which happened on Friday night near the Methven A&P Showgrounds, was described as “unreal” and “hard to believe” by witnesses, living in the residential area.

One witness, who did not wish to be named, said he saw the man shoot into a field at a Barkers Road property, around 8pm.

“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. At that time I had no idea what he was shooting at and as far as I was concerned, right in front of me, there was a looney

with a gun.

“I rang the police, but it turns out the problem had been sorted by other neighbours, so the police didn’t even arrive, which I found to be a very strange decision,” he said.

Yesterday, residents did not know who was responsible, but some believed the man that shot the dog was not the landowner.

The Guardian understands the dog died as a result of the shooting, but it has not yet been confirmed.

The police were unable to be reached for further comment yesterday.

Ashburton District Council regulatory manager Richard Wade, who deals with dog control, said although he was aware of the incident, it was too early to say exactly what had happened.

However, he confirmed he was

investigating the case and said early information received suggested one dog had been shot in the act of attacking horses in a nearby paddock.

Mr Wade said if the man was found, he could possibly face charges.

According to the Dog Control Act 1996, a landowner is not permitted to shoot a dog that is trespassing, unless the dog is in the act of attacking stock, poultry or people.

“The attack and destruction of the dog have to be part of the same action ... killing a dog that is no longer in the attack phase is unlawful,” the Act says.

The Act also states the owner of a dog that commits such an offence is liable to be fined up to $3000 and any damage costs incurred as a result of the offence.

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Councillors challenged to show their hand

By Sue Newman Ashburton District councillors should put their hands up and tell ratepayers how they voted on the route options for a second bridge across the Ashburton River, says community leader Russell Ellis.

The spokesperson for the Ashburton Citizens’ Association said his organisation had been inundated with calls from ratepayers who were angry they did not know who supported the route and who did not.

“We want them to have the courage of their convictions to stand up and say how they voted and why, to let ratepayers know.”

With local body elections due in October, Mr Ellis said the bridge issue was likely be a major issue and ratepayers had every right to know who had represented their interest when votes were cast – for or against. The land designation would not be a done deal by then, he said.

“We believe this is being driven by councillors who want to leave their mark on the town, but what

they’ll be leaving is a blot, not a mark. We know who voted to try and keep this out of in-committee, but we can’t assume we know who voted for this route.”

While the focus of concern had been on the seven or eight people who were most heavily impacted by the final choice of route, there were hundreds of home owners on Chalmers Avenue or Bridge Street who would also be badly affected, Mr Ellis said.

“They’ve had thousands of dollars in value written off their properties and they’ve totally ignored the concerns of schools on that side of the bridge. You have to ask why they bothered to have feedback if they ignored it.

They paid Opus to analyse these but we believe this was just to tick the box to say they’d done it.”

Many of the people who had contacted the Bridge Action Group didn’t just disagree with the route, they disagreed with the location for the bridge, he said.

If councillors believed the way they voted was the right thing for Ashburton, then they should have no qualms about letting people know, Mr Ellis said.

• Home for Christmas?

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• Nikau appeal Former rugby league great Tawera Nikau will have to wait at least another week before finding out whether his appeal against an assault conviction and sentence for an assault on his daughter is successful. Nikau, 45, appeared in the High Court at Hamilton yesterday over his conviction in July for assault. Nikau was convicted of grabbing his estranged daughter Heaven-Leigh by the throat outside the Huntly police station in February. He was fined $250.

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Christmas variety: Angela Burrowes, 8 (far left) and Orfa May Sildo, 6 (centre), in action as part of the Filipino act at the Around The World Christmas Variety Show yesterday.

Variety show delivers something special

By Sam Morton More than 200 people went around the world in hours on Sunday night, as a master class of culture was on full display in the inaugural Mid Canterbury Christmas Variety Show.

The show, hosted by the Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network, showcased about 20 various nationalities at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Network co-ordinator Daria

Glesser said the night was a huge success and hoped to build the show next year, making it bigger and better.

“Nobody wanted to leave - they were all loving every minute of the show.

“We played our last song and there was a big cheer, everyone really enjoyed themselves and we put many smiles on faces ... it was lovely,” she said.

The country representatives, who are all now Mid Canterbury residents, took to the stage to

showcase their traditional Christmas celebrations back in their home country.

A group of Latin American dancers impressed the crowd with their dancing extravaganza, incorporating dance moves seen in Chile, Ecuador, Brazil and Argentina.

“It was very moving and very special to see them all get together to do that,” Mrs Glesser said.

“Everyone was so good and it was hard to pick a standout performance, they were all very special in their own way.”

Despite Mrs Glesser and her small team having only weeks to put the show on, feedback received had been “super positive” and pleasing to hear.

“We realise Christmas is a very busy time of year for people, but we just had to put this show on.

“We wanted to deliver something special and even though we didn’t have much practice time, I think everyone was very excited and did a great job. The show was amazing and very special,” she said.

Grow Mid Canterbury hoping Building society now a bank to cash in on worker housing

By Sam Morton

Ashburton is likely to benefit from the Christchurch rebuild, as funding is approved for Grow Mid Canterbury to chase the commercial accommodation market.

The Ashburton District Council has signed off a deal to provide the organisation with a $15,000 interest free loan so it can develop an information package that could see rebuild workers accommodated in Ashburton.

The project is still in the very early stages, Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive Rob Brawley said,

but it would provide opportunities for accommodators in both Methven and Ashburton and it could play an integral part in meeting the Canterbury-wide need for rebuild worker accommodation.

“We’re trying to get into this in the early stages. This is a solution we’ve got now whereas no one else can claim to have the option right now.”

There is projected to be a dire shortage of worker accommodation over several years as the

Christchurch rebuild moves into top gear, Mr Brawley said.

The organisation applied to the council for funding to prepare a proposal that could be put into the Christchurch market and that approval has been given with the condition that the loan is repaid

by June 30 next year.

Mr Brawley anticipates detail on the accommodation proposal, which is supported by the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, will be available early next year.

A journey of almost two years ended yesterday when the Heartland Building Society was told it had been officially registered as a bank, becoming Heartland New Zealand Limited The change of status, which takes effect immediately, means the bank is the only New Zealand operated, controlled and managed banking group, with its parent company listed on the NZX Main Board.

Heartland chief executive Jeff Greenslade said he was thrilled with the announcement “We started work on achieving this in January 2011 and there has been a great deal of work and effort put in to getting to this point.

I am thrilled with the staff’s efforts and the buy in from them all has been brilliant,” he said.

Heartland NZ Limited chairman Bruce Irvine was equally excited about the upgrade, thanking loyal shareholders and depositors for their continued support –in what has been a true Heartland journey.

“We can be extremely proud of all that has been accomplished.

We look forward to delivering on the promise of being a successful New Zealand listed bank that will support the productive sectors of the New Zealand economy over the long term,” Mr Irvine said.

Mr Greenslade said despite Heartland’s new bank status, it would always remain community focused, looking out for all sectors of New Zealand.

“Ashburton is one of our core centres, and one of our top three main sites.

“We see our origins, particularly in Ashburton, as vitally important community roots and just because we have now become a bank, that

doesn’t mean we will lose sight of our community values and local support.

“We now need to begin broadening our reach and getting out there to some parts of the community that we don’t have a presence in.

We want to push out and have a balanced approach to all sectors being business, rural and households,” Mr Greenslade said.

“Heartland, as a bank, needs to retain the advantages of being small, local and accessible, at all times, seeking to be innovative.

The future is very exciting.”

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said Heartland had become the country’s 22nd registered bank.

Heartland Building Society grew out of the merger of CBS Canterbury and Ashburton Loan and Building and later became part of mergers with Marac Finance, the Sydenham Money Club and the Southern Cross Building Society.

• Serious stabbing A young Napier man has undergone surgery after a serious stabbing yesterday.

Napier police attended a stabbing at an address in Morris Spence Ave where the man suffered numerous puncture wounds. He is believed to be in a stable condition at Hawkes Bay Hospital after undergoing surgery.

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Fears held for Fijian family

By Myles Hume

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George Ward with potato plants pulled up from his garden, many of which were unripe or left in the dirt.

Inset: The intruder’s footprints were left in damp earth around the garden.

Thieves target George’s vegetable garden again

By Gabrielle Stuart A vegetable thief has returned to pensioner George Ward’s garden this Christmas, but this time he has left his footprints behind.

It is close to 10 times in the past two years that the intruder has raided Mr Ward’s garden, stealing repeatedly over Christmas and New Year last year.

Mr Ward enjoys sharing the produce of his garden, and said that if the thief had been struggling and asked him for vegetables he would have been happy to

help. “A lot of people I know are very poor and they can’t afford to pay so much for a box of potatoes, and of course I give them a hand.

I have some pensioner ladies that ring me and ask if I have vegetables for their Christmas dinners. I will be struggling to have enough now, and I may have to turn some of them down.”

He said that the thefts were particularly frustrating this year as a friend had planted the garden for him while he recovered from a shoulder operation.

Police advised Mr Ward to put a fence around his garden last year,

but he didn’t expect it to keep intruders out.

“Last year we had strings of onions hanging up around the back of the house, and someone came over the fence and stole them. If I built a fence with a gate in it they would come through the gate, and if I locked it they would come over the fence.”

He said he enjoyed having the garden open to passers-by.

“People stop and chat, they see what I’m growing and stop to ask about it. You would be amazed how many conversations develop.”

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An Ashburton man is growing fearful for the lives of his sponsor family following several failed phone calls, texts and emails to Fiji yesterday.

The retired Ashburton businessman, who wished not to be named, said he was worried about the welfare of the Dakai family who live close to the river in the Fijian town of Nadi, where the devastating Cyclone Evan has forced people from their homes.

Phone calls from the Ashburton resident and the Guardian have failed to reach mother Vasiti, 51, and her four children, one whom is disabled, with power outages from the severe storm hindering communication with the Fijian family.

With the river already flooded twice this year, the sponsor said he had heard the river rise up to heights of three metres, forcing locals to seek refuge on their roofs or on higher ground.

He said the Dakai family lived close to the river, it was their livelihood and main source for nourishment.

“The river that flows through Nadi flows up to 3 metres when it floods. My family have had to climb on top of the roof and it still takes a long time before they can come down ... I imagine that’s exactly what they will be doing today,” the man who has sponsored the family for 17 years said.

Although concerned for their lives, he was confident they would battle through the storm.

He had seen the town come back from storms before, with local businesses getting back on their feet within four days.

“They are the most resilient people I have known in all my life, they have been through more adversity than me and you . . . I have enough confidence in their ability, I have faith in them.”

The man said he would wait in anticipation and make calls throughout the night to the Dakai family.

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Amidst Cyclone Evan, an Ashburton man is fearful of the lives of his sponsor family who live in the Fijian town of Nadi. The Dakai family (from left) Kerry-Anne, 15, Vasiti, 51, Roland, 14, Shanice, 21, and Quinton, 17.

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Bridge decision brings certainty but no joy

By Sue Newman senior reporter

Y

ears of uncertainty have all but come to an end for people who lived on any of the many options considered as routes for a second bridge across the Ashburton River.

Whether the project is needed or not and whether the route chosen is right or not, will provide fodder for debate for years. The cold, hard facts are that the bridge has to go somewhere.

There were strong arguments for rural routes or a by-pass and it would have been easy to push the problem out of town. No matter whose farm it went through, it would still have affected someone and that option would also ultimately, have deprived Ashburton of passing trade.

For as long as the debate has raged, people living along Chalmers Avenue and Bridge Street in the north and anywhere east of Melcombe Street in Tinwald, have been living on a knife’s edge. All knew that their patch could be the one chosen.

Is the council’s final choice the right one? Opinion is probably divided on that, but for the handful of Tinwald people badly affected and another handful who are peripherally affected, the choice, quite simply, stinks.

The worst affected, Eric Johnston, summed the situation up perfectly when he said - “there’s no point in complaining, no one was going to listen, it doesn’t affect a hell

OPINION

Verdict disappoints family The distraught family of Wellington journalist Phillip Cottrell say the city’s streets are no safer now than they were a year ago when he was beaten to death as he walked home from work.

Nicho Waipuka, one of the two men accused of murdering Mr Cottrell, a Radio New Zealand bulletins editor was yesterday cleared by a jury of murder but found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.

His teenage co-accused, Manuel Robinson, was acquitted and walked free from court yesterday afternoon.

When the verdicts were read out in the High Court at Wellington, Mr Cottrell’s sister, Sue Hollows, simply bowed her head.

Outside court, she said she was

Phillip Cottrell “extremely disappointed” with the outcome, having sat through every piece of evidence during the

trial.

“Phil was taken from us in the most tragic of circumstances, in an unnecessary and unprovoked attack.”

Her husband Heath said he did not hold anything against the jury, but “we’re just disappointed Wellington streets aren’t any safer than what they were a year ago.”

“In the hospital for 17 hours I watched my wife hold Phillip’s hand and the next day she had to sit and watch him die, and it took over an hour and a half, and it’s just so traumatic what’s happened.”

The officer in charge of the case, Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Miller, said police were disappointed with the verdict.

It was too early to say whether

Police are treating the death of a 9-year-old boy in Raetihi as suspicious after prescription drugs were found in his system.

Results of tests on Antony Herewini-Christensen were only initial findings and police were not in a position to say what caused his death, Detective Senior Sergeant Keith Borrell said yesterday.

Antony was found dead at his home on December 7.

Police were still interviewing Antony’s family, who Mr Borrell said had been helpful.

“However, we still want to hear from anyone who may have some information on his last movements.

If you know something don’t discount it. Please speak up,” he said.

Duncan Metekingi, Antony’s great-uncle, said the boy’s sudden death had rocked the small town.

“This is not something that happens here, you know. There have been police everywhere since it happened. There are detectives as well as ordinary policemen up and down the street.”

Mr Metekingi, who lives two doors down from Antony’s home, said the little boy had been complaining of a stomach ache about 10pm the night before he died.

Antony had a 5-year-old brother and two older sisters in their early 20s, he said.

He said Antony’s mother was no longer at the house.

-APNZ

Trees in Lautoka, Fiji bow to the might of Cyclone Evan. trees and ripping roofs off buildings in Fiji.

Two ships have also run aground in Suva Harbour.

A curfew for all public transport prevents any vehicles from operat-

ing overnight.

It is feared Evan could be as devastating as Cyclone Kina, which killed 23 people and left thousands homeless in 1993.

Prime Minister John Key said

the Government was bracing itself to hear what destruction would be caused.

About 2700 tourists in Fiji’s western outer islands, the Yasawas and Mamanucas, had

moved to the main island of Viti Levu or returned home early.

Pacific Harbour resident Michael Thoms, who lives 40 minutes from Suva on the edge of where Evan is set to hit hardest, said yesterday he’d watched a tree in his backyard “take off”.

Joanna Underwood of Nadi said they still had power but were forced to stay indoors.

“It’s really gusting, but this is only the beginning of it - the rain has not really started here in Nadi, but once it comes we will then have lots of it,” she said earlier yesterday afternoon.

Meanwhile, searchers in Samoa have located a fishing boat - one of four missing since Evan hit the region - but there has been no sign of the 10 fishermen who were aboard.

A New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion and a French Navy aircraft had already been searching for up to eight fishermen missing in three boats since Tropical Cyclone Evan struck Samoa on Friday.

A Maritime New Zealand spokesman said yesterday that another boat had been confirmed as missing, taking the total number of missing men to 10.

Two men had so far been found alive.

Late last evening an upturned boat, believed to be one of the missing boats, was located and was being towed to Apia.

- APNZ

Outrage over Telecom’s outage ‘apology’ Telecom’s goodwill gesture in the wake of last week’s broadband outages has drawn criticism from customers who already get free national calls.

The company said it would offer free landline to landline calls within New Zealand on Christmas Day following widespread broadband outages over two days last week.

The faults left hundreds of thousands of customers without internet access for up to 19 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, less than a fortnight after an unrelated broadband outage late last month.

Telecom said the free calls on Christmas Day would be available to all fixed-line customers, not just those affected by the broadband outages.

Retail chief executive Chris Quin said the company wanted to show customers it understood how frustrating the outages had been.

“This is our way of saying ‘we’re sorry, we know how important it is to you to stay connected, and we want to make it that much easier for you to connect with family and friends this Christmas’.”

Mr Quin said it was a meaningful gesture for home broadband customers, all of whom had a Telecom fixed line phone service as well.

But the gesture has drawn criticism from Telecom customers who already get free national landline calls as part of their phone contract - about 15 per cent of the company’s broadband customers.

Many of the almost 900 com-

his supporters pushed a reporter aside when asked for comment.

Neither of the men’s lawyer’s commented following the verdict.

Waipuka will be sentenced in February.

During their trial the Crown said both men were involved in the unprovoked attack on Mr Cottrell, punching and kicking him in the early hours of a Saturday morning as Mr Cottrell walked home from a night shift.

Waipuka’s lawyer Paul Paino had said his client admitted punching Mr Cottrell once.

Robinson’s lawyer Mike Antunovic said his client was across the other side of the road when the attack happened, and he had not delivered the fatal blow or encouraged the attack.

- APNZ

Boy’s death suspicious

of a lot of Ashburton people so you won’t get the whole town backing you”.

Unfortunately, he’s right.

Most people today will be thinking, ‘thank God, it’s not in my backyard’. It’s harsh, but that’s human nature.

In all of the bridge route debate, however, there has been a group of property owners who have become the forgotten people. As Tinwald residents joined forces and battled the council, fearing the loss of property values, no one seemed to worry too much about people living along Chalmers Avenue and Bridge Street.

Their property values are likely to be affected, virtually none will be in line for any land acquisition compensation and all will have to deal with an increase in traffic flows. The new bridge is just as much their problem as it is the people in Tinwald.

There will still be opportunities to object to what the council plans. When the land designation consent application is advertised there will be an opportunity for people to make submissions.

And if submissions of opposition are made, then a hearing will be held. All of that is likely to drag on throughout next year.

Yes, the route debate has been put to bed, but its sleep won’t be a restful one; it will be tossed and turned throughout 2013.

Cyclone Evan turns wrath on Fiji Thousands of Fijians and holidaymakers in the Pacific Island nation are preparing for the worst of Tropical Cyclone Evan to batter the country.

Power has been cut sporadically to large portions of Fiji for much of yesterday as Evan made landfall packing winds of more than 155km/h, and water supplies are disrupted.

Families in Lautoka, which has bore the brunt of the cyclone, have reportedly lost all their belongings after winds either blew away their homes or roofs.

A resident in the area said that of the 18 homes in his area, only five houses remained standing, Fiji Village reported.

Thousands of Fijians and up to 400 New Zealanders were waiting out the storm in evacuation centres.

Yesterday morning Cyclone Evan, which was upgraded to a category 4 cyclone, reached the northern island of Vanua Levu as its winds buffeted populated areas.

It then slid along Fiji’s northwest corner, bringing with it gusts in excess of 155km/h.

It was expected to blast Nadi before moving away from the Pacific Island this morning, WeatherWatch forecaster Philip Duncan said.

The cyclone, which last week pounded Samoa, killing at least four people, was bringing down

an appeal would be lodged, he said.

Mr Cottrell, who had brittle bones due to a genetic condition, suffered a shattered skull in the attack in Boulcott St as he walked home from work early on December 10 last year. He died in hospital the next day.

Robinson, 18, and Waipuka, 20, had been on trial for two weeks before the judge summed up and the jury returned their verdicts yesterday afternoon after deliberating for about six hours.

Family of the accused could be heard sobbing when the verdicts were read out before Waipuka’s family rushed from the court and refused to make any comment outside.

Robinson left the court room through a back entrance. One of

ments on Telecom’s Facebook page have been dismissive of the offer.

Palmerston North woman Raewyn McBain said it gave her “sweet nothing” and a credit to her account would have been better.

Christchurch man Noel Turner said his local calls to family would have been free anyway, and the apology was empty.

“Was this ‘apology’ worked out by the same idiot who f’d up the system in the first place?”

Catherine Champion of Dunedin said Christmas was a time when many people would be with loved ones anyway. “What about coming up with an apology that is more than an empty gesture.”

Some people commented that Telecom would have offered free

calls on Christmas Day anyway.

On its Facebook page, Telecom responded that it had considered a few options, including free data and pro-rata compensation.

“We thought this was the best way to say thanks at Christmas time, and soon after the issues that caused the whole thing in the first place.”

It said Christmas was “one of the busiest calling days of the year” and it was not always free to make national calls on the day. “...we hope as many folk as possible take up the offer to get in touch with loved ones, family or friends.”

Telecom said the gesture would be “a little hard to take” for customers who already got free landline calls - but it hoped more than 120

free Wi-Fi hotspots at popular holiday spots this summer would make up for it.

Details of the Wi-Fi hotspots, planned before the outages, would be announced today.

Telecom spokeswoman Jo Jalfon said the free landline-to-landline calling was not supposed to be seen as compensation.

“It’s just really a goodwill gesture to all customers, because not all customers were obviously impacted by the outage,” she said.

“Telecom sincerely apologises for the inconvenience that it did cause those people, but hopefully this is just a nice way for people to be able to connect with their friends and family at a special time of the year.”

-APNZ

Man charged over hairdresser’s death

By Edward Gay A man accused of killing his former partner at her family’s home last week made a brief appearance in court today.

Karl Eddy, charged with murdering Alicia Jordana McCallion, appeared in Manukau District Court dressed in a white boiler suit.

The 39-year-old Manurewa man initially stood with his hand shielding the side of his face from the media while his lawyer Marie Dyhrberg told the court that she would not be seeking name suppression.

But she did ask Judge Graham Hubble to suppress the image of her client.

“I don’t know what is involved in the case so at this early stage, I am not sure if there are issues and identity and I certainly know there is a potential for an alibi.”

Ms Dyhrberg said Eddy was “distraught” after his arrest yesterday morning.

Judge Hubble said media could take photos only on the basis that the image was pixilated.

He remanded Eddy in custody over the Christmas period and he is due back in court next month.

Ms McCallion’s body was found by her mother in a sleepout at the family’s south Auckland home on Wednesday morning.

She had spoken to a family member at 8.30pm the night before she was killed.

It is understood she was found lying on the floor by the door of the sleepout, which is attached to the family’s Cotton Place home but has its own outside door.

Police have not revealed the weapon used to kill the 23-year-old hairdresser but have described it as sharp.

It was reported last week that there were no signs of forced entry at Ms McCallion’s home.

She grew up in Papakura, attending Opaheke School and Rosehill College.

- APNZ

YOUR VIEW New egg code While Sue Newman’s interview with free-range egg farmer Gavin Smith (New code could cripple egg farmers, Ashburton Guardian, December 12, page 3), accurately summarises the implications of the recently released Layer Hens Code of Welfare for many cage egg farmers – and for the price of eggs – it is important to note that the colony system of egg production which is criticised in the last paragraphs of the article offers a level of welfare for hens that is equivalent to that of barn and free-range systems.

This is the unanimous view of the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC), the

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expert body which drew up the minimum standards and recommendations of the 2012 Layer Hens Welfare Code.

NAWAC members have considerable experience in the farming community, animal welfare, the veterinary profession, animal behaviour and the Ministry for Primary Industries.

NAWAC’s position is supported by the New Zealand Veterinary Association and by several overseas studies, including some in the EU where colony systems are recognised for their positive contribution to animal welfare.

Michael Brooks, Executive Director, Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand, Inc.

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A helping hand for Evan’s victims

By Myles Hume Ashburton man Walter van der Kley has been rushed to Samoa to help disaster victims in the wake of the devastating Cyclone Evan, believed to have killed 10 people.

The cyclone has ripped apart Samoan capital Apia, causing flash flooding and wide-spread damage across the city.

Downgraded to a stage four storm, it moved off the Samoan coast and has battered the northern shores of Fiji where it has cut power to tourist hotspot Nadi, putting aid organisations on standby.

Hinds resident Mr van der Kley has worked closely with local Samoans following the devastating Tsunami in 2009, and was deployed to the stricken country yesterday afternoon where he will assess the damage for ShelterBox, an international organisation which provides essentials for disaster victims.

The Ashburton Rotarian received a text to pack his bags early Sunday morning and made his way to Auckland Airport where he flew to Samoa with fellow-rotarian Lyndon Tamblyn, of Bulls.

Mr van der Kley told the Guardian while walking to the international terminal at Auckland Airport that he would assess the damage and report back to ShelterBox which would provide pre-packaged kits with

Walter van der Kley emergency accommodation, stoves, blankets, water filtration devices and other tools for survival.

Having a deep connection with the damaged pacific island and its people, he said he did not hesitate when asked to help out the community so close to his heart.

“I’ve been to Samoa five times in the past three years so I’m more than happy to go over.

“I’ve been talking to people in Samoa in the last 24 hours and from what they are saying there is a lot of damage,” Mr van der Kley aid.

With little news on the welfare

of close friends in Apia, he did not know the magnitude of the damage, but Mr van der Kley said he was prepared to help out the community which has been left devastated for the second time in three years.

“No I’m certainly not nervous, like I say I’ve been to other disaster areas before so I have some idea of what to expect.

“I expect the damage will be localised, I’ve heard the centre of Apia has been very badly hit and some of the rivers are flooded.

Some people are talking of an inland tsunami with the damage to the sides of the rivers. But I don’t know, I will have to wait until I get there.”

Mr van der Kley said he had “no idea” when he would return, but he hoped to be spending Christmas Day with his family.

“The family are fine with me going, they are used to me disappearing to help with a project.”

ShelterBox communications director Mike Cahill said Mr van der Kley was vital to the support for homeless Somoan families left in the wake of the cyclone.

“Walter has a strong connection to Samoa and we know that many people in Mid Canterbury have been following and supporting his efforts here,” he said.

Donations can be made to help with the recovery in Apia.

To help with the recovery in Samoa, donations can be made at www.givealittle.co.nz/org/shelterbox.

Photo Joseph Johnson 151212-JJ-021

Market day attracts large crowds Ashburton’s Saturday craft market and Farmers’ Market continue to attract large crowds and among them this week were 10-year-old Poppy Dodd and mum Karen from Hinds. The markets have been running every Saturday morning and in the lead up to Christmas have proved to be a popular stopping off spot for locals and passers-by.

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Fonterra’s Trading Among Farmers (TAF) share trading scheme received its final, albeit retrospective, seal of approval at Fonterra’s annual meeting yesterday.

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

The second part – for constitutional changes to Fonterra – needed 75 per cent support but achieved just 72.8 per cent.

Because the voting was close, the Fonterra board decided to plough ahead with TAF anyway, seeking to enshrine the change at yesterday’s meeting.

As it turned out, the second part of the vote received an almost ringing endorsement, with 89.5 per cent sup-

Sir Henry van der Heyden port. Federated Farmers has welcomed the vote in favour the change to the constitution.

“We can finally put the ghost of June’s TAF vote to bed where the concept was backed but not the constitutional safeguards,” Willy Leferink, Federated Farmers Dairy chairman “A 89.51 per cent vote is nearly as comprehensive as you can possibly get and Fonterra shareholders have shown good judgement,” he said in a statement.

“The co-operative’s board and management now have all of the tools they said they needed,” he said.

Units in the fund, which give investors access to Fonterra’s dividend flow but which do not confer voting rights, have been a phenomenal success since their debut on November 30.

At yesterday’s traded price of $7.01, the units are at a 27.45 per cent premium to their $5.50 per unit issue price.

Outgoing chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden told the annual meeting

that decisions made by farmer shareholders since Fonterra’s inception in 2001 had laid a durable foundation for the co-operative’s future growth and profitability.

“It’s been one huge year after another and every one of them has made us stronger,” he said in speech notes prepared for yesterday’s meeting.

“Together we’ve turned a collection of co-ops into the world’s top dairy exporter,” he said. He said creating Fonterra was a “massive leap of faith” on two levels.

“We put our faith in a single integrated model and we put our faith in it succeeding in an entirely deregulated market,” he said. “I can say without a shadow of a doubt that we pulled it off,” he said.

Van der Heyden said global demand for dairy products was the strongest it had ever been and was growing.

Chief executive Theo Spierings said

NZ consumer confidence improves New Zealand consumer confidence rose as households’ pessimism about the state of their own affairs was the least gloomy in five years.

The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index rose 8.6 points to 111.1 in the December quarter, the highest level since September last year.

A reading above 100 means optimists outnumber pessimists. The present conditions index rose 6.2 points to 108.5 and the future conditions index advanced 10.2 points to 112.9.

A net 12 per cent of households said their situation has

deteriorated over the past year, in the least downbeat reading since December 2007.

“Households continue to be less upbeat about their finances than they were before the 2008/2009 recession, and their attitudes towards spending and debt repayment remain relatively cautious,” Westpac economist Felix Delbruck said in his report.

“This is a change from recent trends that will be welcome news to retailers.”

Yesterday’s survey is in line with last week’s ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index which showed a pick-up in expec-

tations for households in the coming year, and the wider economy in the coming five years.

A net 8 per cent of respondents in the Westpac survey said they expect their financial situation to improve in the coming year, up from a net 2 per cent in the September quarter. Households are more willing to buy big-ticket items at a net 29 per cent agreeing that it was, compared to a net 27 per cent three months earlier.

McDermott Miller managing director Richard Miller said the strongest improvement in consumer sentiment has been among middle income, young and mid-

dle-aged male consumers in metropolitan areas.

“The general lift in consumer confidence augurs well for retailers in December and the New Year, particularly in the metropolitan areas,” he said.

A net 6 per cent of households expect the economy will stay moribund in the coming year, though a net 37 per cent see mainly good times over a five-year horizon.

The survey was conducted between December 1 and December 10 with a sample size of 1577 and a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 per cent.

– APNZ

NZ Post sells stake in Datacom for $142m New Zealand Post, the stateowned postal service, agreed to sell its 35 per cent stake in Datacom Group to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund for $142 million to repay debt and bolster its capital.

NZ Post’s credit rating was cut to A+ from AA- in October as the state-owned enterprise searches for new revenue streams in the

face of dwindling demand for traditional postal services. It will get a net gain of $76.4 million from the sale of Datacom.

“Having a significant amount of capital locked up in a minority shareholding does not meet the currency strategic needs of the New Zealand Post Group,” said chief executive Brian Roche.

The sale of shares in Datacom

“is a move out of necessity given other capital priorities” within the group.

The funds will be used to restructure the group’s debt position and fund strategic investments, he said.

NZ Post’s profit rose 38 per cent last year, mainly driven by record returns from its Kiwibank subsidiary. Postal revenue fell by $17

million as Kiwis posted 54 million fewer letters.

Datacom is an IT services provider with more than 3300 staff across 13 sites in the Asia Pacific region.

NZ Post will remain a significant customer of Datacom, it said. The deal requires approval from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board.

– APNZ

that since Fonterra’s formation, the board and farmer shareholders had made the decisions required to position the company for growth.

This year, TAF had delivered permanent share capital and a stable capital base.

“Looking ahead, our business strategy is to grow volumes, grow value, generate more cash and improve our return on capital,” he said.

Fonterra would also focus on cutting about $60m in costs out of the business this year financial year.

Shareholders voted to re-elect incumbent directors John Wilson and Nicola Shadbolt to the board. They will be joined by a new director, Blue Read, a former chairman of the Fonterra Shareholders’ Council.

Read, 57, lives and farms near Urenui in Northern Taranaki. As expected, the meeting confirmed Wilson as the new chairman of Fonterra.

– APNZ

Fairfax selling its share of Trade Me Fairfax’s 51 per cent stake in Trade Me looks likely to end up with mostly foreign institutions, funds management sources said.

Investment bank UBS is underwriting the stake and is undertaking a “book build” bidding process for the stock. It is understood the process has almost finished.

“There is some concern in the market this morning that a very high proportion of this stock may go overseas,” said one fund manager.

Fund managers said the stake was unlikely to end up with a single major player in the online shopping space.

“I’m sure that this (stake) would have been shopped around among potential ‘trade’ buyers, and it’s interesting that no-one has really put up their hands,” he said.

“If there were other trade buyers, one would have thought that this would have been an opportunity,” he said.

“But who knows what might happen a year or two down the track,” he said.

Fund managers, still smarting from the high level of foreign ownership involved in the recent Fonterra offer, said there was concern that the bulk of the stake would go overseas.

Market talk was that Australian institutions had dominated the placement.

Fairfax’s moves means the company will exit Trade Me completely.

The company said it had executed an underwriting agreement for the sale of 202.0 million Trade Me shares for A$616 million.

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Obama vows to stop shooting massacres US President Barack Obama has vowed to use all his power to make sure that shooting tragedies like the one that left 20 small children and six adults dead are not repeated.

“We can’t accept events like this as routine,” Obama told a poignant multi-faith vigil in Newtown, Connecticut yesterday. “We as a nation are left with some hard questions. These tragedies have to end, and to end them we must change.”

An impassioned Obama offered the “love and prayers of a nation” to families of the victims, saying all Americans stood by their side in mourning the tragic loss.

“I can only hope it helps for you to know that you’re not alone in your grief; that our world, too, has been torn apart; that all across this land of ours, we have wept with you,” Obama said.

“We’ve pulled our children tight, and you must know that whatever measure of comfort we can provide, we will provide. Whatever portion of sadness that we can share with you to ease this heavy load, we will gladly bear it.

“Newtown, you are not alone.”

Earlier, officials formally identified Adam Lanza, 20, as the shooter who ran amok in the picture postcard town on Saturday, confirming that he shot his mother several times in the head at the house they shared before going to his old school and embarking on the killing spree.

His child victims were just six and seven years old, a loss of innocence Obama blamed on an “unconscionable evil”.

“In the face of indescribable violence, in the face of unconscionable evil, you’ve looked out for each other,” Obama said.

Lanza used his mother’s bushmaster .223 assault rifle to kill 26 people at the school, including 20 children aged either six or seven, before taking his own life with a handgun as police officers closed in.

The president made an urgent call for Americans to do more to prevent a repeat of the countless shooting tragedies that have scarred the nation.

“Since I’ve been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings ... and in between, there have been an endless series of deadly

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Tail lights streak past a sign asking for prayer on Main Street heading into the village of Newtown, Connecticut. A gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the town, killing 26 people, including 20 children before killing himself on Saturday. shootings across the country,” he said.

“We can’t tolerate this anymore.

These tragedies must end. And to end them, we must change.”

“I’ll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens, from law enforcement, to mental health professionals, to parents and educators, in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this,” he said.

Obama acknowledged that “no

single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society,” but indicated that he would seek action.

“Are we really prepared to say that we’re powerless in the face of such carnage?” he asked. “That the politics are too hard. Are we prepared to say that such violence visited on our children year after year after year is somehow the price of our freedom?”

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Gunman’s mother kept home-life hidden At the bar, everybody knew her name. Nancy Lanza was the one who, if she heard you were short on cash, regularly offered to pick up the tab at My Place.

Two or three nights a week, Lanza – the mother of the gunman in Connecticut’s horrific

school massacre – came in for carry-out salads, but stayed for Chardonnay and good humor. The divorced mother of two – still smooth-skinned and ash blonde at 52 – was always glad to share talk of her beloved Red Sox, gardening and a growing enthusiasm

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unleashed by her 20-year-old son Adam.

“Her family life was her family life when we were together. She kept it private. That was her own thing,” said Louise Tambascio, who runs the warmly lit pizzeria and bar with her own sons. – AP

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Neither side can win – Syrian VP Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Sharaa says neither his government nor the rebels fighting to overthrow it can win a decisive victory in the 21-month conflict.

His comments came as the regime launched air strikes for the first time against a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, drawing condemnation from both Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and the Hamas rulers of Gaza.

“No opposition can end the battle militarily, just as the security forces and army cannot achieve a decisive conclusion,” Sharaa

told the pro-Damascus Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar yesterday.

“Every day that passes, we are moving further away from a military or political solution,” said Shara, who is the most prominent Sunni Muslim in the Alawite minority-dominated regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

“We must position ourselves to defend Syria’s existence. We are not in a battle for an individual or a regime.

“The various opposition forces, whether armed or civilian, or linked to foreign powers, cannot claim they are the sole legitimate

representatives of the Syrian people,” he added, referring to the decision of Arab and Western governments last week to recognise the armed opposition.

He called for confidence-building measures between the warring parties and said that “the solution must be Syrian, but through a historic settlement including key regional countries and (UN) Security Council member states”.

“This accord must first bring about an end to all forms of violence and establish a national unity government with broad

powers,” he added. Sharaa, 74, has served the regime for decades, both under Assad and under his father and predecessor Hafez al-Assad, but has been seen in public only a few times since the uprising erupted in March last year.

His comments to Al-Akhbar were his first published statements since July last year.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu suggested in October that the vice president would be a suitable pick to lead a transition government, calling him “a man of reason” who could

stop the civil war in the country.

The government air strikes against the Yarmuk refugee camp came as the army stepped up an offensive against rebel fighters across the south of Damascus.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said they killed at least eight civilians.

Residents said a missile hit the Abdel Qader Husseini Mosque in the heart of the camp.

The mosque was acting as a makeshift shelter for some 600 people forced to flee their homes in nearby districts engulfed in violence.

Amateur video posted online by activists in the camp showed broken glass strewn on the ground by the mosque, and several bloodied bodies laid out at the entrance.

“There is a state of real war in the camp now,” Yarmuk resident Abu Mohammed told AFP. He said there were intense battles between the Free Syrian Army and the Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineGeneral Command (PFLP-GC), a hardline Palestine militant group that has long been a Damascus ally.

– AFP

Islamists claim first Depardieu ‘giving up French passport’ leg lead in Egypt Islamists backing a new constitution for Egypt have claimed victory in the first leg of a referendum, but the opposition alleged polling violations and called for nationwide protests ahead of next weekend’s second leg.

The two sides’ positions drew out the deep uncertainty and division seen in Egypt over the past three weeks, a period marked by mass protests and deadly clashes.

A majority of 56.5 per cent voted for the draft charter put to half of Egypt’s 51 million voters on Sunday, according to the Freedom and Justice Party, the political branch of President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood.

Egyptian media yesterday reported roughly the same figure, which fell short of the landslide the Brotherhood had been hoping for to quiet the restive opposition.

The opposition National Salvation Front coalition said it would “not recognise any unofficial result”, and would wait for the formal tally after next weekend’s second round of voting.

It called on Egyptians to “take to the streets on Tuesday to defend their freedoms, prevent fraud and reject the draft constitution”.

It reiterated its allegation that balloting had been “marred by

irregularities and violations”.

The head of the Front, Mohamed ElBaradei, a former chief of the UN nuclear energy agency, tweeted of the first round: “Country split, flagrant irregularities, low turnout, disillusion w(ith) Islamists on the rise. Illiteracy remains a hurdle.”

Several Egyptian human rights and monitoring groups said there were irregularities and demanded Saturday’s vote be done over.

They alleged monitors were excluded from some polling stations, judges were not present in all stations as required and some fake judges were seen, and women were prevented in some cases from casting their ballot.

Violence between the charter’s supporters and opponents flared in Egypt’s two largest cities, Cairo and Alexandria, just before and after the referendum.

Police repelled an Islamist attack on the liberal Wafd party headquarters in Cairo on Sunday.

On December 5, eight people were killed and hundreds were injured in clashes between pro and anti-Morsi demonstrators outside the presidential palace, prompting the army to deploy troops and tanks around the compound.

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France’s leading actor, Gerard Depardieu, says he is giving up his French passport after the prime minister called him “pathetic” for seeking to avoid taxes by moving to Belgium.

In an open letter to Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, the 63-year-old Cyrano de Bergerac and Green Card film star said he had been treated unfairly after years of supporting France and paying millions of euros in taxes.

“I am not asking to be approved of, but I could at least be respected. All of those who have left France have not been insulted as I have been,” he said in the letter published in the newspaper, Le Journal du Dimanche.

Depardieu has joined some of France’s wealthiest business figures in Belgium following moves by President Francois Hollande’s Socialist government to tax annual incomes above one million euros ($A1.25 million) at 75 per cent.

In the letter, Depardieu, who has extensive business interests, including wine estates and three Paris restaurants, accused the Socialists of driving France’s most talented figures out of the country.

“I am leaving because you consider that success, creation, talent, anything different, must

• Croc attack A teenage boy has been airlifted to hospital after he was attacked by a crocodile in a remote part of the Northern Territory. The 16-year-old boy was bitten on the leg by the one-metre-long croc while hunting at a billabong in the remote community of Ramingining in Arnhem Land on Sunday. Careflight said the boy was treated at a local clinic before being flown to Royal Darwin Hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

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• Avalanche kills 6 An avalanche on the highaltitude Siachen glacier has killed at least six Indian soldiers when their outpost was swept away. Thousands of soldiers from India and Pakistan endure bitter conditions on the glacier, which is dubbed “The world’s highest battleground”, due to the long-running territorial dispute. An estimated 8000 troops have died since 1984, almost all of them from avalanches, landslides, frostbite, altitude sickness or heart failure rather than combat. In April, 140 Pakistani soldiers were killed by a huge avalanche on Siachen. Kashmir has been the cause of two wars between India and Pakistan and the nuclear-armed rivals fought over Siachen in 1987

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Gerard Depardieu says he is leaving France because Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault considers that “success, creation, talent, anything different, must be punished”. be punished,” he said.

Depardieu said that over 45 years of working and running businesses in France he had paid 145 million euros to state coffers.

“At no time have I failed in my duties. The historic films in which I took part bear witness to my love of France and its his-

tory,” Depardieu said.

Ayrault’s comments this week came after it emerged that Depardieu had taken up residence in Nechin, a tiny village just over the border in Belgium, which is a favoured spot for wealthy French nationals avoiding tax.

“I find it quite pathetic,”

Ayrault had said. “Everyone loves him as an artist but paying your taxes is an act of solidarity and patriotism.”

Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti said she was “shocked”

by Depardieu’s latest remarks.

She accused Depardieu of “deserting the battlefield in the war against the crisis”. – AFP

A powerful cyclone ripping through Fiji has caused flooding and structural damage but so far there have been no reports of deaths or serious injuries. Cyclone Evan earlier killed at least four people in Samoa while 12 more people remain missing there.

Fiji’s Permanent Secretary of Information Sharon SmithJohns said yesterday that the northern parts of Fiji had lost power and that some bridges and roads had been washed out after the cyclone first hit late Sunday. She said about 3500 people had evacuated to emergency shelters, and that the nation’s advance preparation had helped prevent deaths.

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Year 8s dressed in their best for formal On December 10 Ashburton Intermediate School held its annual Year 8 formal. This year’s theme was Hollywood. Miss Cooney created a wonderful backdrop and the hall was amazingly decorated. Thank you to the PTA (who provided supper for everyone), Miss Cooney, Mrs Kelly (who was our DJ), and to all the people involved in setting up the hall. We had a wonderful night.

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Lame cows cost money, farmers told Dairy farmers are increasingly catching on to the message that lame cows cost in terms of milk production and income, says professional hoof trimmer Fred Hoekstra.

The founder of Veehof Dairy Services in Mid Canterbury says a cow with a damaged hoof is disastrous for business, but healthy hooves, through nutrition and maintenance, help keep lameness at bay.

Mr Hoekstra spent last week passing on some hoof-trimming tips to dairy farm workers attending a Veehof advanced trimming course.

The course was a combination of theoretical and practical work onfarm.

Veehof also runs one-day courses, with several weeks of training scheduled in the North Island and in Southland next February.

Co-owner Sandy Veehof said the courses were popular with more dairy farmers coming to appreciate the value of preventing lameness.

“A lame cow won’t eat and has trouble getting in calf, but people hate treating them,” she said.

However, more dairy farmers were

prioritising lameness and doing something about it.

Veehof is trying to have its hoof trimming courses accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

Mr Hoekstra says a common misconception is that hoof damage is caused by rough tracks and constant walking to and from the sheds. “But hoof damage starts from the inside out.

“Nutrition is critical. If a cow is in optimal condition, its hooves will be strong and healthy and able to resist normal wear and tear of everyday milking.”

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37.36 38.38 42.45 57.29 58.34 62.91 75.00 76.17 81.20 72.82 74.83 81.07 57.68 58.78 60.67 86.76 88.13 93.95 93.45 94.93 101.22 92.38 94.92 102.83 102.36 103.99 110.91 102.16 104.97 113.71 103.17 37.36 104.96 37.36 121.20 37.36 6.72 6.72 6.82

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48.15 68.71 85.32 84.21 60.69 98.78 106.47 106.80 116.73 118.10 130.48 37.36

72.66 93.46 113.96 112.90 81.95 132.19 139.48 141.67 153.80 156.13 163.50 37.36

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48.15 68.71 87.66 86.47 61.84 101.51 109.43 109.67 120.00 121.27 134.07

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P2 Steer SI (296-320kg) NI P2 Steer Market Indicator M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator

386 394 371 280 304 310

391 394 377 280 304 317

386 390 390 275 304 320

399 415 377 280 319 295

411 426 399 303 317 359

386 390 371 275 304 289

Bull SI (296-320kg) NI Bull Market Indicator

386 401 387

386 401 396

384 392 401

386 404 381

406 432 424

379 392 372

B E E F (c/ kg) * ** * *

394 409 390 * 280 * 315 325 * 386 * 401 * 401

383 399 386 277 294 324 373 400 400

Based on announced schedules with levies & charges deducted and published premiums included. For a valid comparison between the Islands, add $1.20 in Lamb and 7c/kg in Beef to the North Is values, because North Is Cos pay freight.

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6.91 7.00 6.61

7.46 7.55 7.16

7.83 7.93 7.53

8.32 8.40 8.00

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7.98 8.08 7.68

7.73 7.82 7.42

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1420 1055 815 670 435 405 398 380 495

1360 1055 860 715 410 375 355 345 495

1645 1110 855 820 640 620 620 615 610

1280 985 815 670 395 345 340 315 485

1570 1100 900 735 485 437 435 385 506

1705 1170 895 797 606 594 591 564 571

449 422

461 425

472 432

331 453

331 346

517 468

417 433

4200 4300 4200 4820 12110

3850 4090 3850 4810 11070

5040 4510 4910 5440 13270

4200 4300 4200 5180 12270

4812 4151 4290 5147 12382

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315 220 208 6.40

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0.809 0.511 0.634 2.56

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405 210 198 6.72

0.753 0.481 0.596 2.40

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0.791 0.494 0.568 3.32

93 6 4.4

201 * 73 * 11.3

FINANCE US Dollar UK Pound Euro 2 Year Wholesale Rate (%)

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LAMB While chilled New Zealand lamb legs are now hitting UK supermarket shelves, production of frozen product is ramping up as more lambs come in for slaughter.

The frozen leg market has generally remained steady for a number of months now and pricing has been within a tighter band. This is positive for building importers’ confidence after a large number were burnt by falling prices last season.

Some product had been trading at around 5% below where most felt the market was at in order to get product out of New Zealand chillers. But those trades no longer look to be occurring as exporters are generally content with their inventory levels. However, this stability could be tested in the next few months as we move through the peak production period.

BEEF Beef markets look to have already switched into ‘holiday mode’.

Export trading of manufacturing beef to the US had a quiet week and prices have eased back fractionally.

Buyers seem to be content with their forward coverage for now, and they’re also still awaiting the expected lift in domestic prices before committing to more imported product.

Meanwhile, markets in Asia are relatively flat.

Increased demand from China has captured some attention recently but we are yet to see if it will hold its share of New Zealand’s shipments through the peak export period.

The big negative lately has been the rise of the kiwi dollar against the US, which has seen meat companies cutting as much as 15c/kg from beef schedules for this week.

FORESTRY Export log prices have moved up solidly this month after a long period with only small changes.

After trading within a range of US$5/JAS dollars all year, A grade log prices in China have moved up US$5/JAS in just one month.

This has come after ports in China, having lowered inventories throughout this year, have reached a point where they must increase imports to keep a baseline one month supply on deck.

New Zealand exporters have been well placed to take advantage of this push for more logs, as supply has been consistent throughout the year while in contrast Canada and Russia have dropped supply considerably.

Prospects for 2013 are positive with confidence in manufacturing increasing within China, more investment in housing builds and the new leadership is expected to increase spending to boost the economy.

Domestic log prices are largely flat to down $1-2/tonne for structural grades in the North Island.

Demand is good and currently supply is tight for much of the country, in particular for pruned logs. Low international timber values are keeping a lid on the domestic market prices.

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expect most people have owned or ridden a bicycle at some stage of their lives. Whether they are a cheap method of transport or a form of exercise, cycles have been around for a long time; the first velocipede arrived in New Zealand in 1869.

But perhaps we have never really considered what an impact cycling had on society. It certainly allowed people to travel further and cycles were more energy efficient than walking and less costly than a horse.

They paved the way for new sports and activities. Unlike walking, cycling allowed many people to travel together in races or leisurely rides through the countryside. Picnics or other outings that had required much pre-planning and costly transport could now be arranged at short notice. People of all ages, status or gender gained much from the purchase of a bicycle.

However, it was the women of New Zealand who gained most from the bicycle. For many, cycling and the emancipation of women, including voting, went hand and hand. A woman who had a bike had freedom. She could travel further than she was able to on foot and, often for the first time, she could travel without a chaperone. Thus unfettered, she was able to seek employment and associate freely with people her own age, even men!

But cycling brought freedom of movement in more ways than one.

While it is possible for a lady to ride side saddle on a horse, it is rather impractical to do so on a bicycle. Hats and long skirts just weren’t designed for cycling, and although many ladies did manage to wear ‘proper’ dress and cycle, many realised that a change in fashion was required.

While some made minor modifications to their clothing, some women embraced ‘rational’ or ‘reform dress’. This was a masculine form of dress. Some ladies just wore men’s clothing while others wore loose fitting blouses and very full knickerbockers (like harem pants).

Wearing such clothes was a

Ashburton cyclists at Lagmhor about 1896. political statement but also a rational (in that it made sense) idea. People, however, were shocked by the sight of women wearing bifurcated pants.

After all, it was only yesterday that women were enveloped in fabric and corsets, barely able to move, and now here they were

dressing up and acting like men, doing activities such as smoking and partaking in physical exercise.

However, what caused even more comment, even horror and fear, was what women cyclists were wearing under their skirts.

Bloomers were introduced to the

world of fashion in the 1880s.

Part of the rational wardrobe, bloomers had a crotch which was far more comfortable on a bicycle seat than normal undergarments, which didn’t. They were also made of lighter fabric – such as cotton or silk. A goal of the rational movement was to reduce

the weight of women’s underwear to seven pounds. Previously, by the time a women put on underdrawers, petticoats, camisoles and chemises (often made of linen or wool) she could be carrying up to 14 pounds before she put on her outer clothing.

People feared that bloomers

would somehow overheat the body and distort the biological construction of women. Debates in the English parliament queried whether such clothing should be outlawed in case women became infertile or disinterested in children, or men.

It seems ridiculous today,

but many believed the bloomer actually threatened the future of humankind! What the debate really was about of course was the role and visibility of women in society. That was far too large a question so focusing on a rather hideous-looking undergarment was much easier.

While women in corsets and long skirts could be controlled and restricted by their clothes, society and men, young women wearing practical clothing on a bicycle had a liberty that society was threatened by. Looking at a group of young people on bicycles for our ancestors would invoke the same unrest as parents of today seeing a group of teenagers lurking in malls or around fast cars.

To combat the social stigma of girls on bikes, groups were formed that offered some form of respectability to cycling. Church groups in particular often had cycling clubs which allowed young people to cycle about with decorum.

I am sure these people were most respectable, although we know very little about them. The image (left) was taken by E. J. Harris, a photographer in Tancred Street, who we have little data about. The back of the image has ‘Opening run AAC and AC about 1896, at Lagmhor’.

In January 1892 the Ashburton Cycle Club merged with the Amateur Athletics Club to form the Ashburton Cycling and Amateur Athletic club. In earlier years the cycling club offered a few races for runners, jumpers and vaulters, but by joining the two clubs it was thought that the range of activities would increase (as of course would the membership).

The first reference we have of the group going to Lagmhor was 1894 when G. A. M. Buckley (who owned Lagmhor and was also president of the club) offered a prize of five pound five shillings for a race to the homestead and back. An afternoon excursion to the homestead was also planned.

This race appears to be a regular event so the actual date is uncertain.

Whatever its date, the image is an interesting one to look at and with new eyes we can see those cycling women in a new light.

Telling a story from a photograph FROM THE COLLECTION

By Kathleen Stringer

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nce upon a time object collections were held in museums and documents were housed in archives and rarely did they mix.

Even now, few communities are lucky enough, as we are, to have both a museum and archive in the one institution.

Having objects and archives – photographs, drawings and documents – together helps tells a more complete story. Often a collection will come in

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) It’s a good day for meetings and conversations. Your ability to sell anything to anyone can be awesome.

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) You seem to feel confident about your financial affairs and shared assets.

Perhaps you want to reshuffle debt or find another way to make your money work harder for you.

It’s a good time to explore new options and think outside the proverbial box.

Meanwhile, the Moon in Pisces can make this a perfect evening to spend with friends.

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Your social life has picked up and looks to be fun and exciting.

You may be getting non-stop invites and plenty of opportunities to meet new people and attend some interesting events. At the same time Mars may be encouraging you to sort out joint finances as well as debts or other issues sooner rather than later. The spotlight beckons at work.

that has all manner of items – for example a sports club may have banners, photographs, documents and trophies.

While they will be stored in separate locations (due to their different storage requirements) they will be catalogued as one collection.

Not only do they form one story, they interconnect. For example, a minute book will tell the background of the trophy you have which features in a number of photographs.

Sometimes, however, the story is more a series, with little pieces coming in at different times.

Such an example is seen with the cadet photos featured here.

In 2000 the museum received a uniform which was worn by a member of the 6th Ashburton Company of the Girls Brigade.

In 2003 the museum received the photograph (left) of the 5th Ashburton Company, it is unnamed and undated.

In 2008 minute books of the 7th Company arrived with the collection of St Paul’s Presbyterian Church.

It would appear that the 7th

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CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) You seem to be getting on well in your job with challenges that both excite and encourage you to do your best.

Health-wise you seem to be in growing spirits.

You may be back on track with daily workouts or at least a good walk when you can.

Diet-wise, you may be drawn to rich foods so some discipline is needed. It’s a good time to define boundaries in relationships.

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) A romance can be back on again and you may be looking for a chance to relax and enjoy life.

As party season is in full swing you’re likely to take advantage of invites and perhaps arrange a few gettogethers of your own.

You’ll still be busy finishing off last-minute tasks. Within your busy schedule, try to recharge your batteries when possible.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) Life’s a ball, perhaps focused on your home, family fun and entertainment.

It seems everyone wants to come round to your place to sample your fabulous hospitality. Whether single or in a partnership, you won’t have much chance to be alone.

Settled? The Moon in Pisces is perfect for spending some quality time with your sweetheart this evening.

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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) Conversation flows freely today with a focus on communication, learning and connecting the dots.

You’ll love to explore new ideas, especially those that take you into new territory. On the home front you may be busy putting finishing touches to your festive preparations. A focus on your health zone encourages a dedicated approach to exercise.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) The focus may be on purchasing last-minute festive goodies as well as any bargains you can find.

You’re in the mood to be generous but nevertheless it helps to stick to a budget to keep you on track.

Your social life continues to be buoyant and upbeat. Tonight is perfect for a gettogether back at your place with a few of your closest friends.

Girls Brigade ran from 1953 to 1971 while their Boys Brigade ran for a much shorter time. The following year St Paul’s gifted us the banner as shown in the smaller photo at left. So we have a better picture of the 7th at least.

But of the 5th and 6th I am still unsure. An undated letter in the St Paul’s collection has the APW suggesting that the uniforms of their brigades be sent to the Baptist Church (so the APW could use the space). From that one assumes that the Baptist Church also had a group and that it was running for longer.

A programme from 1993 states that Ashburton celebrated the centennial of the international movement and the 53rd anniversary of the formation in Ashburton. Possibly the war prompted a group, or groups, to form.

But we need to know more.

This is where the third major asset of a local museum collection comes into play – you!

Objects and archives can tell many stories and facts, but without input from local people

sometimes the missing detail – the personal memories or tales get lost. We would appreciate any Girl Brigadiers to come in and tell us what they can.

The Girls Life Brigade (now Girls Brigade) was formed in 1893 in Ireland.

Its aim is to help girls become followers of the Lord Jesus Christ and through self control, reverence and a sense of responsibility to find true enrichment of life. It was established in New Zealand in 1928.

I joined Girls Brigade as a young girl. I really liked the uniform, especially the blue beret with red tassel.

I remember there was a lot of marching and drill work as well as raising money for the missions.

Later, due to it being closer to home, I joined the Brownies and Girl Guides.

The Girl Guides, as most people are aware, grew out of the Boy Scouts movement of Baden Powell.

However, few people are aware that a companion of ‘BP’, Christchurch resident Lieutenant Colonel David Cossgrove, not only brought boy scouts to New Zealand, but can be credited with establishing peace scouting for girls, which became Girl Guides.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) You seem to be the life and soul of the party.

Get yourself noticed by making some shrewd moves regarding your finances. Home projects can also be rewarding. If you need to do any DIY before the festivities begin you’ll do well to get to it right now. This evening you may want to plan an event. Bringing friends together in happy accord can get you buzzing.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) You seem to be on a spiritual high just now. The continued focus on your mystic zone suggests you may even enjoy some good karma. Any good deeds can come back to bless you in the nicest way possible. At the same time you’re keen to overcome obstacles and get projects up and running. A work gathering could also prove to be a lot of fun.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Feelings that you thought were long forgotten and buried may resurface. Don’t let them affect your perception of present circumstances too much but do try to learn from them. Practicing the art of forgiveness may help you feel better and increase your energy levels. Be sure to stay in control of your finances today. Spending wildly can leave you feeling empty.

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PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) Despite being busy with home and family matters you seem to be on the go careerwise too. If you have interviews today you’ll be confident and in control. The Moon in your sign brings a chance to wish for what you want, with a chance it just might happen.

Think confident and successful thoughts and you may excel in more ways than one.

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13 6 McArdle Meg (24) fr........................P Hunter 14 8Px40 Real Faith (25) fr...................... N Williamson 15 8x0 What Me (U1) fr............................... E Swain Emergency: What Me 8 3.21pm MITAVITE HORSE FEEDS AT CRT MOBILE PACE $6000, 1 to 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 81674 Ultra Shok (1) fr................................D Dunn 2 70x86 Fagan (2) fr.....................................B Shirley 3 77x44 Composite (3) fr..................M Williamson (J) 4 800x8 Pennyana (4) fr..................................A Beck 5 x5040 Lite Jagermeister (5) fr............ N Williamson 6 0x826 Over Glow (6) fr............................T Williams 7 80x07 Sherlock Bromac (7) fr....................K Larsen 8 4x805 Hugo Seelster (8) fr............................ G Lee 9 9x6x7 Felix Hanover (9) fr..........................R Swain 9 3.46pm CRT VIRBAC/HANLEY FORMULA MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+ 2 to 3 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 44136 Tulach Ard (1) fr.................................A Beck 2 39241 Major Deed (2) fr..................... N Williamson 3 07225 Itsnewstome (3) fr...........................P Hunter 4 41846 Ronnoco (4) fr..................................R Swain 5 x9233 Compton Street (5) fr........................D Dunn 6 7x098 Lake View (6) fr..............................A Armour 7 83114 Jerry Fitz (7) fr...................... C Ferguson (J) Pacifiers on : Johns Anne (R5) SELECTIONS Race 1: Three Strangers, Releven Dream, Forest Galleon Race 2: Beaudiene Maja Babe, Ahorsewithnoname, Frank The Duck Race 3: Bryleigh Star, Bertie Boy, Comeback Anna Race 4: Live Ripple, Righthere Rightnow, Cherokee Bromac Race 5: Galaxy Hunter, Johns Anne, Whitney, Monnay Race 6: Rowchester, Ohoka Assassin, Medonc, Shinko Race 7: Pass The Sugar, Ganesh Bromac, Curragh’s Princess Race 8: Hugo Seelster, Lite Jagermeister, Fagan, Felix Hanover Race 9: Compton Street, Major Deed, Tulach Ard, Itsnewstome

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Otago greyhound fields and form Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Dec 2012 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 1 12.03pm OTAGO FIRST4 MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 1 86884 Blue Shorts nwtd P &....................B Conner 2 68 Sheeza Flower nwtd S &..................Bonnett 3 Max’s Lad nwtd S &..........................Bonnett 4 75755 Quiet Snort nwtd S &........................Bonnett 5 23324 Teevee Garbo nwtd........................... M Flipp 6 Starla nwtd.................................J McInerney 7 4788 Waimak Dave nwtd....................J McInerney 8 33223 Bugsy Bangles nwtd J &..................D Fahey 9 Tickle Me Fancy nwtd S &................Bonnett 10 Lynny Southcombe nwtd............J McInerney 2 12.23pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS STAKES C0, 545m 1 78683 Wandy On In nwtd.......................D Kingston 2 252 Kylie’s Belle nwtd L &.......................... Wales 3 8468x Go Carter nwtd.......................... M Robinson 4 73523 Matulino nwtd A &...............................Seque 5 6 Candy Belle nwtd L &......................... Wales 6 54486 Opawa Mohawk nwtd L &................... Wales 7 5 Fergie’s Belle nwtd L &....................... Wales 8 67542 Secret Nicole nwtd P &..................B Conner 9 87887 Zahra nwtd......................................J Guthrie 10 88 My Little Rippa nwtd S &..................Bonnett 3 12.42pm BLUE BUBBLE DUNEDIN TAXIS STAKES C1, 545m 1 x6482 Know Chaos nwtd.......................... G Cleeve 2 x4314 Lizzylicious nwtd...............................B Shaw 3 58755 Know Revenge 32.71..................... G Cleeve 4 2F783 Miss Ozark nwtd.............................J Guthrie 5 11 Jinja Power nwtd J &.......................D Fahey 6 68756 Autumn Spirit 33.63........................... J Allen 7 22354 Wandy Paul 33.51............................ M Grant 8 32631 Know Honour nwtd........................ G Cleeve 9 7x316 Come A Cropper nwtd C &...........D Roberts

10 84356 Moon And Sea 34.08......................... J Allen

4 12.59pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C1, 310m

1 88583 Moreport Shannon 18.87 P &........B Conner 2 46263 New Ingilltab nwtd P &...................B Conner 3 31473 Starburst Blanch nwtd...................... M Grant 4 84774 Black Ozark 18.95..........................J Guthrie 5 54312 Wandy Matt 18.91............................ M Grant 6 67382 Salvador Bale nwtd S &...................B Evans 7 88713 Neon Neutron 19.06........................ M Grant 8 65723 Turbo Tundra 18.63.......................... M Grant 9 67454 Aussie Haka 18.73........................... M Grant 10 68754 Merely A Dream nwtd S &................Bonnett 5 1.18pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C2, 310m 1 74627 Black Trigger 19.04 P &.................B Conner 2 66236 Foggy Storm 19.01 J &...........................May 3 76221 Cawbourne Catch 18.53................... M Flipp 4 43615 Jimmy Cee 18.68.............................. M Flipp 5 58583 Banbit nwtd.......................................B Shaw 6 72117 Lachie’s Lad nwtd.............................B Shaw 7 34577 Star Gun 18.67 J &.................................May 8 48833 Homebush Coco 19.25..............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 11738 Bam Bam 18.76............................... M Grant 10 75747 Homebush Wild nwtd.................J McInerney 6 1.37pm CB NORWOOD FARM MACHINERY STAKES C2, 545m 1 12744 Noggin 33.03..................................... J Allen 2 62632 Opawa Rapid 33.08 L &..................... Wales 3 72548 Okuku Surprise nwtd...................... R Casey 4 26265 Botany Molly nwtd......................J McInerney 5 53825 Shadow Wolf 33.17.........................J Guthrie 6 56633 Sretror 32.65 J &.............................D Fahey 7 41136 Calm Spirit 33.00............................... J Allen 8 84863 Morning Watch 33.04......................J Guthrie 9 87276 Cawbourne Heidi 33.34 M &..............Jopson 10 32551 Opawa Midnight (c3) 32.99 L &.......... Wales

7 1.54pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS STAKES C3, 545m

C5, 545m 1 41161 Fear Go 32.92................................ G Cleeve 1 16422 Brooklyn Hope nwtd J &..................D Fahey 2 23727 Wot Price Curly nwtd.................J McInerney 2 74336 Botany Comet nwtd...................J McInerney 3 32512 Know Class 32.39.......................... G Cleeve 3 55755 Thrilling Sound nwtd S &.................B Evans 4 71411 Know Peace 32.31 J &....................D Fahey 4 56763 Cawbourne Kim nwtd.................J McInerney 5 34354 Know Which 32.35......................... G Cleeve 5 34576 Opawa Style 32.98 L &....................... Wales 6 51828 Wodston Bobo 32.75...................... R Casey ACROSS DOWN 6 12686 Bigtime Kelina nwtd..........................B Shaw 7 12726 Ultimate Dream 32.74.................. M Roberts 7 88378 Opawa Bomb nwtd L &....................... Wales Long (5) 6. Boring (7) 8 11F33 Admire1.nwtd A &.................................Seque 8 21214 Flying Moe nwtd................................B Shaw 9 62434 Black Emily 33.28 L &.........................

Wales 2.

Deliberate (6) 7. Royal (5) Emergencies: 9 33335 Moriarty 33.05...................................B Shaw 10 85531 Wonnie Wonder (c4) nwtd C &.....D Roberts 10 36376 Mamaja 33.28.................................

R Casey 3.

Pitcher (3) 9.

Transplant (5) 8 2.13pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT 11 3.06pm MERRY CHRISTMAS(6) SPRINT C4, 310m C3, 310m 4.

Recluse 10. Vow (7) 1 54111 Okuku Lilly 18.77............................ R Casey 1 75x65 Genista Outlaw 18.59 J &.......................May Huge 12. Choice (11) 2 74453 Natalia5.Bale 18.48 (7) S &....................B Evans 2 77653 Mini’s Fantasy 18.62 A &....................Seque nwtd C &..........................D 3 816x4 Elusive Deejay 18.50 A &...................Seque 8.

Form folds (7) Roberts 14. Unkempt (11) 3 4 14174 Decado 36231 Cawbourne Reeah (c5) 18.81...J McInerney 4 74241 Excessive Speed (c4) nwtd.......J McInerney 11.

Permeate (7) 18.

Confinement (7) 5 3462F Santa Sloy nwtd S &.........................Bonnett 5 13314 Jack’s First nwtd...............................B Shaw Craig(7) nwtd...............J McInerney 6 66616 Sea Spray Tich 18.93.....................

R Casey(5) 6 74536 Homebush 13. Site 19. Stream 7 53122 Rule Judge Judy 19.42 J &.....................May 7 78322 But It’s Great 18.95....................J McInerney 15.

Enmity 21.

Soak (5) 8 44121 Okuku Skyhigh 18.97(6) C &.................. Fagan 8 22227 Another Coffee 18.72.................J McInerney 9 4157x Socrates 19.03 S &...........................Bonnett 16.

Embellish (6) 22. Glimmer (7) Emergencies: 9 88376 Iceberg Rapper 19.07...................... M Grant 10 77258 Homebush Domino 19.20..........J McInerney 17.

Staid (5) 9 2.32pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STAKES 10 73447 Benny’s Angel nwtd...................J McInerney 12 3.31pm RACING AGAIN 8TH 20. Sprite (3)JAN SPRINT C5, 310m C3/4, 545m 1 24511 Attire 18.58 A &..................................Seque 1 F3525 Okuku Dreamer nwtd C &................... Fagan 2 44218 Homebush Edith nwtd................J McInerney 2 33334 Bob’s Eye 33.20.........................J McInerney SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,079 3 67511 Wise Wonder 18.83 C &..................... Fagan 3 64611 Take No Prisoner 33.41................. G Cleeve

4 31517 Fanta 18.72 C &.........................

Fagan 4 72825 Cynthia Baxter 32.70.................J McInerney Across: 1 Antagonise; 7 Other;Alert 8 Exclaim; 10 Dissuade; 33624 Another Gon 18.41....................J McInerney 5 58278 Dyna Groll 32.63 C &....................D Roberts 11 Opus; 13 Clique; 5 15 Belong; 17 Oval; 18 Cardigan; 21 6 33471 Heza Sensation 18.70 P &............B Conner 6 71212 Know Attempt 33.14...................... G Cleeve Snippet; 22 Tongs; 23 Inveterate.

7 75211 As Far As 18.78........................... M Roberts 7 27642 Homebush Iris 33.01..................J McInerney 18.52..................

G Cleeve Down: Roberts 1 Aphis; 28 25212 Fireman’s Tortuous; 3Salute Greedy; 4 Nick; 5 8 72526 Dyna Diego nwtd C &...................D 9 62433 Russell Hart 18.30.....................J McInerney Emergencies: Shampoo; 6 Mordacious; 9 Misogynist; 12 Vendetta; 14 18.57 S &..........................Bonnett 9 22261 No Undies Sundy (c5) 33.35.....J McInerney Iranian; 16 Castle; 10 19 84373 Jennings Genie; 20 Apse.

10 51777 Baby James (c3) nwtd...............J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 10 2.49pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CLINIC STAKES First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Covered

ACROSS 1. Befog (4) 3. Subjugation (8) 9. Leading (2,5) 10. Void (5) 11. Contentment (12) 13. Dishevelled (6) 15. Calm (6) 17. Belittlement (12) 20. Ascend (5) 21. Release (7) 22. Tenaciously (8) 23. Colours (4)

DOWN 1. Happy (8) 2. Inapt (5) 4. Expense (6) 5. Dubious (12) 6. Feat (7) 7. Playthings (4) 8. Much (12) 12. Parsimony (8) 14. Abundant (7) 16. Real (6) 18. Sarcasm (5) 19. Sour (4)

SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,080 Across: 6 Tedious; 7 Regal; 9 Graft; 10 Promise; 12 Alternative; 14 Dishevelled; 18 Custody; 19 Brook; 21 Steep; 22 Flicker.

Down: 1 Yearn; 2 Wilful; 3 Jug; 4 Hermit; 5 Massive; 8 Crinkle; 11 Pervade; 13 Situate; 15 Hatred; 16 Enrich; 17 Sober; 20 Elf.

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7.30 The ITM Fishing Show.

8.00 Darts. World Championship. Day Four.

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1.00 Cricket. HRV Cup. Northern Knights v Otago Volts. From Seddon Park, Hamilton. Replay.

4.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. PNC Father/Son Challenge Day Two. Highlights.

5.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Alfred Dunhill Championship. Round Four.

Highlights.

6.00 SKY ARENA Access.

6.30 The Dirt.

7.00 The ITM Fishing Show.

7.30 Crowd Goes Wild.

8.00 A-League. Highlights Show.

8.30 Rugby Zone.

9.00 Steinlager 2012 Rugby Awards.

10.30 The Weight Of A Nation.

12.30 Rowing. AON Billy Webb Challenge.

From Whanganui River.

1.30 The Weight Of A Nation.

3.30 Soccer. A-League. Sydney FC v Western Sydney. Replay.

5.30 A-League.Highlights Show.

6.00 Soccer. A-League. Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix. Replay.

8.00 Football League Show.

8.53 Soccer. English Premier League.

Reading v Arsenal. Live.

11.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship.

Round Four. Highlights.

12.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st Test Day 5 Morning Session. Live.

2.35 ICC Cricket 360.

3.05 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 1st Test Day 5 Afternoon Session. Live.

8.00 The Cricket Show.

8.30 Export Gold Match Fishing League.

9.00 Cricket. KFC T20 Big Bash League.

Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers. Live.

1.00 Premier League Review.

2.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Queens Park Rangers v Fulham.

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4.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Stoke City v Everton. Replay.

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9.35 Just Go With It. (2011, M) Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston.

11.30 Confined. (2010, PG) Emma Caulfield.

1.00 Trespass. (2011, 16) Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Cage.

2.30 A Dog Named Christmas. (2010, PG) Bruce Greenwood, Noel Fischer.

4.05 Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs Evil.

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5.30 True Justice: Deadly Crossing. (2011, M) Steven Seagal.

7.00 13. (2010, 16) Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone. A naive young man assumes a dead man’s identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence and chance.

8.30 The Hangover Part II. (2011, 16) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms. Phil, Alan and Doug travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. But what happens in Bangkok can’t even be imagined.

10.15 Drive. (2011, 18) Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan.

11.55 Beautiful Boy. (2010, M) Michael Sheen, Maria Bello.

1.35 13. (2010, 16) Jason Statham.

3.05 Drive. (2011, 18) Ryan Gosling.

4.45 Have A Little Faith. (2011, PG)

6.10 The Blues Brothers. (1980, 16) John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd.

8.20 We Own The Night. (2007, 16) Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix.

10.15 Mamma Mia! (2008, PG) Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep.

12.10 Brokeback Mountain. (2004, M) Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal.

2.25 The Blues Brothers. (1980, 16) John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd.

4.40 Predator. (1987, M) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura.

6.30 Courage Under Fire. (1996, M) Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Matt Damon. An Army officer must evaluate conflicting accounts of a female chopper pilot’s act of bravery during the Gulf War. 8.30 Lethal Weapon 2. (1989, M) Danny Glover, Mel Gibson. Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activity.

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Police called in over Ifill abuse

By Kris Shannon Police have been called in after Wellington Phoenix striker Paul Ifill complained of being the victim of a “blatantly racist” slur during his side’s loss in Adelaide on Sunday.

Ifill, an English-born Barbados international, took to Twitter following the game against Adeliade United to voice his frustrations over the incident, and the Phoenix yesterday confirmed they had formally approached Football Federation Australia to ensure the matter was fully probed.

A spectator at Hindmarsh Stadium was heard to call Ifill a derogatory racial term after he was substituted in the 61st minute of the 3-1 loss, the Australian Associated Press reported.

Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome yesterday would not comment on the nature of the abuse but said the club were treating the allegations very seriously.

“Our guys reported it to the match commissioner who took it up with Adelaide United, and Adelaide’s taken it up with the police over there,” he said.

“As the investigation unfolds I’m sure it will all come out and it will be resolved. We’re confident the processes are correct.”

Racism, by supporters and players, has been a blight on European football in recent months but the A-League has remained unaffected, which Dome said only added to the club’s consternation.

“It’s very unusual and that’s why everyone’s particularly disappointed with it.”

Dome said the Phoenix had no opinion over what punishment should be meted out if the allegations are proven true, preferring instead to leave it in the hands of the FFA and the South Australian police.

It is thought to be the first inci-

dence of a player being racially abused by a supporter during an A-League game, but in similar cases overseas the guilty party has faced life bans from the stadium in which the offence occurred.

In a statement, Adelaide United said the club were assisting the FFA in its investigation and they conveyed their concerns to Ifill.

The Phoenix said they have accepted an “unequivocal apology” from Adelaide.

Following the match, Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert said it was not his place to confirm the nature of the allegations.

“There was a few comments that we have shared with the club officials ... with regards to a player.”

Ifill, the Phoenix’s all-time leading scorer, could not be reached for comment but he was less cagey on Twitter, saying he had received racist abuse from a “very small minority” of fans.

Responding to a question from former Phoenix and current Sydney FC chief executive Tony Pignata, Ifill tweeted: “not happy been a long time since IV had to deal with anything like that”.

He later wrote it was an isolated incident and the first time it had happened to him in the A-League, confirming his complaint pertained to “a few things that were blatantly racist that I’d rather not repeat”.

Phoenix teammate Alex Smith confirmed Ifill’s account of the incident on the social networking site following the game.

“Unbelievable the things I heard from the bench,” he wrote. “I’ll leave it for now but I will say it was very racist and disgraceful.”

Adelaide captain Eugene Galekovic told reporters in Adelaide yesterday he did not condone racial sledges but, as he was unaware what was said, he would leave it up to the club.

- APNZ The Phoenix’ leading goal scorer Paul Ifill heard ‘a few things that were blatantly racist that I’d rather not repeat’

SCOREBOARD Football Results Basketball NBA results NBA results and standings yesterday (home team in CAPS): TORONTO RAPTORS103 Houston Rockets 96 SACRAMENTO KINGS 97 Denver Nuggets 122 PORTLAND BLAZERS 95 New Orleans Hornets 94 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 98 L.A. Lakers 111

Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club Friday Triples played December 14 played on 2 full greens.

1st J Ryk, M Anderson and D Kinvig; 3 wins, 18 ends, 36 points 2nd N Atkinson, J Dutton and D Dutton; 3 wins, 15 ends, 27 points 3rd D Gutberlet, G Crack and U Crack; 3 wins, 14 ends, 34 points 4th C Leech, M Quinn and M Houston; 3 wins, 14 ends, 30 points 5th D Isherwood, J Martin and D Callaghan; 3 wins, 11ends, 26 points Engravers Junior (up to 8 years) Tournament played Sat 15.12.12 1st D Kiddey, R Lowe and P Smith; 3 wins, 21 ends, 42 points 2nd G Brooker, J Latimore and N Bilby; 3 wins, 19 ends, 31 points 3rd S Thomas, O Collins and R Ford; 3 wins, 18 ends, 42 points 4th S Holdom, A Sargisson and M Reid; 3 wins, 17 ends, 39 points.

Ashburton Bowling Club Finals of Ladies Championship Pairs played December 12 Diane Gutberlet and Ollie Collins defeated Gaynor Crack and Joyce Gray.

Congratulations to both teams on a tight game.

Cricket Methven Cricket Club December 15 Congratulations to all 4th and 5th Grade Players and Coaches on winning the Pre Xmas competition!

A big thank-you must go to Chris, Oscar, Louis and Simon for being such dedicated and professional ”Have a Go” coaches 6th Grade Methven 183/13 Lauriston 236/6 Methven 247/7 Allenton 220/7 5th Grade Methven 314/6 Archie Redfern 60 n/o, Sam Ree 14 n/o Coldstream/Tinwald 263/10 Charle Ensor 3-20, Robert McDonald 1 -11 Methven 4th Grade Methven 139 all out Simon Pannett 27, Oscar Redfern 27, Chris Gorman 24 Allenton1 95 all out Edmund Fordyce 2-8

A-League results, standings

A-League Round 11 CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 2 (Pedj Bojic 49m, 69m) bt MELBOURNE HEART 0 at Bluetongue Stadium. Crowd: 6,921. Referee: Lucien Laverdue.

PERTH GLORY 3 (Travis Dodd 45m, 49m, Shane Smeltz 75m pen) bt NEWCASTLE JETS 0 at nib Stadium. Crowd: 6,967. Referee: Ben Williams.

MELBOURNE VICTORY 1 (Mark Milligan 49m) drew BRISBANE ROAR 1 (Ben Halloran 24m) at AAMI Park. Crowd: 17,128. Referee: Jarred Gillett.

WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS 2 (Youssouf Hersi 24m, Michael Beauchamp 77m) bt SYDNEY FC 0 at Allianz Stadium. Crowd: 26,176. Referee: Chris Beath.

ADELAIDE UNITED 3 (Marcelo Carrusca 19m, 24m, Fabio Ferreira 45+2m) bt WELLINGTON PHOENIX 1 (Dani Sanchez 81m) at Hindmarsh Stadium. Crowd: 8,657. Referee: Strebre Delovski.

Standings P W D L GF GA GD Pts Central Coast Mariners 11 8 2 1 21 8 13 26 Adelaide United 11 8 1 2 20 10 10 25 Melbourne Victory 11 5 2 4 18 21 -3 17 Western S Wanderers 11 5 1 5 8 8 0 16 Perth Glory 11 4 2 5 12 10 2 14 Newcastle Jets 11 4 1 6 14 22 -8 13 Wellington Phoenix 11 3 3 5 14 15 -1 12 Melbourne Heart 11 3 3 5 12 14 -2 12 Brisbane Roar 11 3 2 6 14 14 0 11 Sydney FC 11 3 1 7 14 25 -11 10 Leading Goalscorers 9: Daniel McBreen (Mariners) 7: Jeremy Brockie (Wellington) 6: Marco Rojas (Victory) 5: Dario Vidosic (Adelaide), Besart Berisha (Brisbane), Alessandro Del Piero (Sydney), Emile Heskey (Newcastle) 4: Jeronimo Neumann (Adelaide), Andrew Nabbout (Victory), Ryan Griffiths (Newcastle)

English Premier League results West Bromwich Albion 0 West Ham 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Vertonghen 75) Swansea 0

Golf Ashburton Golf Club Inc. ANZ Friday Teams Ambrose December 14 Top Team 1st One Man Handicap 26.3; 2nd Road Rebels 26.8; 3rd Wez R Good 27.4; 4th Hen Pecked 27.8; 5th Gabites Grillers 28.7; Aardvarks 28.7.

Ladies Top Team: Pink Tees 31.5 Mixed Top Team: Hoppy’s Hopefuls 27.8 Men’s Top Team: The Green Sticks 27.5 Nearest Pins: Templeton Motors: Norm Anstey; Paul May Motors: Kyle Brown; Mac Maggies: Greg Jones; BP Ashburton: Ed Gates Gabites Lucky Player: Heather Trott; BP Ashburton Lucky Player: Judith McKeown.

Tinwald Golf Club Twilight December 13 Once again a large field played a stableford round on Thursday evening with some rather hot scoring in all grades.

Leading scores: Senior; Michael Thomas 24, Josh

Smith 23, Paul Boon 22, Jamie Binnie 21, Nigel Heney 21, Brent Smith 21, Tony Clarke 21, Phil Hooper 20, Miti Daniel 20 b/l. Junior; Richard Hewson 23, Luke Spence 22, Richie Watson 20, Kieron Gray 20, Jason McLaren 19, John Schofield 18, Andrew Barrie 18 b/l. Women; Belinda Kirdy 23, Mara Kennedy 23, Anne Cain 22, Barb Harris 22, Maree Moore 21 b/l. Non Handicap stroke; Andy Rattray 33.

Shooting Rifle Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club December 16 Second round of the club championship went off well in quite hot sunny conditions, Quite a strong Easterly breeze kept shooters on their toes, but John Snowden again showed how it was done.

Three ten shot matches at 300, 500 and 600 yards scores, John Snowden 48.3, 50.3, 50.6, 148.17, John Miller 46.4, 50.7, 49.4, 145.15, John Fleming 49.4, 46.3, 42.0, 137.7, Brian Hawksby 46.0, 48.1, 43.3, 137.4, Coby Snowden 44.2, 45.1, 47.2, 136.5, Darian Miller 40.0, 43.3, 45.2, 128.5, Sandy Collett 41.2, 49.4, 35.1, 125.7.

Next week 23rd of December is two ten shot matches at 300 yards, a good opportunity for new shooters to come along at 1 pm and try fullbore rifle shooting.

Softball Softball Results December 15 TBall: Hinds Heroes 21-12 Tinwald Dolphins; Longbeach STrikers 35-34 St J Tigers; Allenton Diamonds 32-29 Rakaia Redsox; Allenton Gold 23-20 Netherby Nixons; Hampstead Blue 31-22 St J Panthers; Tinwald Whitesox 24-19 Hampstead Yellow Slowpitch: Allenton Tigers 15-13 Hampstead; Metalcorp H/stead Allstars 16-10 Rakaia Royals; Quigley Contracting Blacksox 18-18 Netherby Dodgers Little League: Cardinals 19-17 Methven Mad Dogs; Ashburton City Tigers 20-7 Pirates College League: AC Phoenix Flyers 3-3 AC Hellcats Revival Series: AC Phonix Flyers 12-2 Revival Rebels; Nosh Cafe H/stead Hawks 12-8 Rusty Demons; Revival Rebel v Fairfield Marines - score not submitted No softball now until school goes back.

Swimming Lake Hood Open Water Swim December 15 Lake Hood Open Water Swim (Place Name Time) Men 10km, 1 Ryan, Phillip L 2:02:10.00, 2 Foote, Isaac 2:07:20.00, 3 Norris, Henry 2:13:29.00, 4 Abel, Daniel 2:28:20.00, 5 McLean, Neil 2:36:57.00, 6 McIntyre, Robert 2:40:43.00, 7 Johnson, Peter 43:50.00, —- Olliver, Simon DQ. Women 10km, 1 Sommerville, Grace 2:10:41.00, 2 Seymour, Emily 2:10:44.00.

Mens 4X 2.5 (10km) relay 1.Adam Tupper, Jake O’Grady, Sam Woolf, Joseph Brown: 2.21.11.00

2.George McDonald, Sarah Hewson, Gary Burgess, Steve Mealings: 2.36.50.00 Womens 4X 2.5 (10km) 1. Alice Sommerville, Gemma Kennedy, Amanda Brown, Chris White: 2.25.09.00 2. Raewyn Winsley: 2.53.15.00 3.

Susanna Gin: 2.53.35.00 Men 18+ 5km, 1 Ryan, Phillip 1:00:41.00, 2 Norris, Henry 1:04:20.00, 3 Scott, Geoff 1:18:01.00, 4 McGoun, Malcolm 1:20:21.00, 5 Hastie, Grant 1:45:29.00, 6 McGaughran, Alistair 1:57:49.00.

Women 18+ 5km, 1 Cassin, Holly 1:24:40.00, 2 Coombes, Sue 1:25:20.00, 3 Newton, Kerry 1:33:39.00, 4 Watson, Tracey 1:44:30.00, 5 Tarry, Moira 1:46:37.00.

Men 16-17 5km, 1 Gray, Michael 1:13:34.00.

Women 16-17 5km, 1 Seymour, Emily 1:04:17.00, —- Sommerville, Grace DQ Men 15 & under 5km, 1 Stewart, Hunter 1:23:22.00.

Men 18+ 2.5k, 1 Campbell, Wayne 35:32.00, 2 Tingay, Brett 35:40.00, 3 Bickley, Fraser 36:13.00, 4 Dunbar, Fraser 37:12.00, 5 Naylor, Rob 37:40.00, 6 Boros, Zolton 38:04.00, 7 Burgess, Nigel 46:06.00, 8 Shah, Nishil 53:27.00.

Women 18+ 2.5k, 1 Harnett, Samantha 34:56.00, 2 Grant, Julia 37:23.00, 3 Connolly, Clare 37:55.00, 4 Purvis, Caralyn 40:13.00, 5 Southern, Jessica 45:30.00.

Men 14 & Under 2.5k, 1 Hunter, Charlie 37:55.00, 2 Clough, Matthew 38:10.00, 3 Scott, Clark 40:47.00.

Men 18 & Over 1.5k, 1 Fenton, Tom 24:22.00, 2 White, Alistair R24:51.00, 3 Fitzgerald, Mike 25:36.00, 4 Dutton, Grahame 26:57.00, 5 Howells, Paul 35:31.00, 6 Allan, Shane 36:25.00, 7 Barry, Steve 37:28.00.

Women 18+ 1.5k, 1 Crombie, Fiona 21:54.00, 2 Penney, Lauren 27:04.00, 3 Fifield, Leane 32:47.00, 4 Allred, Rachel 42 33:15.00, 5 McTigue, Mandy 35:11.00.

Men 15-17 1.5k, 1 Elstob, Sam 17 21:47.00.

Women 15-17 1.5k, 1 Steffens, Laura 22:22.00, 2 Marshall, Sue 31:10.00.

Men 14 & Under 1.5k, 1 Harford, Matthew 23:56.00, 2 Woolf, Mitchell 24:54.00, 3 Hunter, Max 27:21.00, 4 Allan, Josh 36:25.00.

Women 14 & Under 1.5k, 1 Hogg, Katelyn 24:59.00.

Men 18+ 800, 1 Wilson, James 12:57.00, 2 Cassin, Ashley 13:30.00, 3 Perriton, Jason 21:32.00.

Women 18+ 800, 1 Hurley, Karen 13:35.00, 2 Burgess, Claire 10:18.52 14:37.00, 3 McGirr, Candace 16:56.00, 4 Watkeys, Sarah 18:23.00, 5 Goldsbury, Lisa 22:05.00.

Women 15-17 800, 1 Johnstone, Caitlin 12:47.00 12:52.00, 2 Winsley, Kate 15:54.00, 3 Berquist, Maddison 24:39.00.

Men 14 & Under 800, 1 Hurley, Quinton 12:02.00,.

Women 14 & Under 800, *1 Graham, Ari 13 Qe11 NT 11:15.00, *1 Clough, Lucy 9:44.80 11:15.00, 3 Norris, Annabel 13:29.00, *4 Baker, Kayla 14:38.00, *4 Beckley, Sophie 14:38.00, 6 Berquist, Leah 15:31.00, 7 Grey, Katelyn 15:44.00, 8 Buchan, Grace 24:47.00, —- Tait, Bailey DQ,

Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis December15 Mixed Masters Green beat Red 6 matches to 0 M. Reid & P. Yates beat D. Taylor & A. Hodson

9-2; P. Yates & S. Leith beat G. Donaldson & D. Patterson 9-6; M. Reid & S. Leith beat D. Taylor & D. Patterson 9-3; P. Yates & J. Johns beat A. Hodson & G. Donaldson 9-7; M. Reid & J. Johns beat D. Taylor & G. Donaldson 9-5; P. Yates & S. Leith beat A. Hodson & D. Patterson 9-3.

Gold beat Orange 47 games to 39 R. Warring & C. Christie beat W. Christie & B. Donaldson 9-6; F. Ruddenklau & R. Donaldson lost to B. Danielson & P. Scott 6-9; R. Warring & R. Donaldson lost to W. Christie & P. Scott 8-9 (4-7); C. Christie & F. Ruddenklau beat B. Donaldson & B. Danielson 9-4; R. Warring & F. Ruddenklau lost to W. Christie & B. Danielson 6-9; C. Christie & R. Donaldson beat B. Donaldson & P. Scott 9-2.

A Grade Methven lost to Fairton 6 matches to 0 J. Cromie & B. Wright lost to P. Leonard & R. Robinson 2-6, 1-6; S. Hopwood & G. Mears lost to P. Crozier & B. Chisnall 4-6, 0-6; J. Cromie lost to P. Leonard 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 0-1 (7-10); B. Wright lost to R. Robinson 2-6, 2-6; S. Hopwood lost to P. Crozier 2-6, 1-6; G. Mears lost to B. Chisnall 0-6, 7-5, 0-1 (4-10).

Allenton beat Dorie 5 matches to 1 T. Brosnahan & J. Deeley beat R. Cromie & P. Withers 6-1, 6-2; A. Leonard & B. Donaldson beat T. Boag & J. McCloy 6-1, 6-0; T. Brosnahan lost to R. Cromie 1-6, 1-6; J. Deeley beat P. Withers 6-0, 6-2; A. Leonard beat T. Boag 6-2, 6-1; B. Donaldson beat J. McCloy 6-0, 6-1.

Tinwald lost to Hampstead 5 matches to 1 S. Jordan & L. Glendining lost to T. Deeley & J. Langley 5-7, 3-6; A. Mitchell & I. Langley beat B. Deeley & W. Blacklow 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8); S. Jordan lost to T. Deeley 3-6, 3-6; L. Glendining lost to J. Langley 1-6, 1-6; A. Mitchell lost to B. Deeley 0-6, 2-6; I. Langley defaulted to W. Blacklow.

A Reserve Allenton Gold lost to Hampstead Blue 6 matches to 0 B. Looij & A. Reid lost to Christal Brosnahan & M. Young 2-6, 1-6; S. Congdon (retired unwell) & I. Reid defaulted to Connor Brosnahan & N. Purdom; B. Looij lost to Christal Brosnahan 6-7, (4-7), 6-7 (1-7); A. Reid lost to Connor Brosnahan 0-6, 4-6; S. Congdon (retired unwell) defaulted to M. Young 0-5; I. Reid lost to N. Purdom 2-6, 0-6.

Methven Purple beat Allenton Maroon 5 matches to 1 A. Withers & B. Early lost to L. Allan & W. Reith 6-4, 1-6, 0-1 (4-10); J. Early & J. Marr beat K. Benny & H. Lloyd 6-3, 6-3; J. Early beat L. Allan 6-4, 6-1; B. Early beat W. Reith 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5); A. Withers beat K. Benny 6-1, 6-4; J. Marr beat H. Lloyd 7-5, 6-2.

Methven white beat Hampstead 4 matches to 2 I. Anderson & E. McKendry lost to P. McCaw & B. Muir 3-6, 0-6; H. Hood & F. Ness beat P. Leslie & S. Crequer 6-2, 6-1; I. Anderson beat P. McCaw 6-4, 6-3; H. Hood beat B. Muir 6-0, 6-1; F. Ness beat P. Leslie 6-3, 6-0; E. McKendry lost to S. Crequer 0-6, 3-6.

Hinds/Mayfield beat Tinwald 4 matches to 2 H. McNulty & H. Rollinson beat N. Jansen & J. Moore 6-1, 6-1; A. Rollinson & R. Reith beat G. Harvey & M. Thyne 1-6, 0-6; H. McNulty beat N. Jansen 6-1, 6-0; H. Rollinson beat J. Moore 6-3, 6-1; A. Rollinson beat G. Harvey 6-0, 6-0; R. Reith lost to M. Thyne 0-6, 0-6.

B Grade

• Rose Bowl stays put The Australian women’s cricket team have retained the Rose Bowl series by beating the White Ferns by nine wickets in the third one-dayer in Sydney yesterday. The White Ferns now trail 2-1 in the four-match series but needed to win outright to take the title from the holders. The visitors were dismissed for 177 in the first innings, with Nicola Browne’s 42 the top score for her side. In reply Australia’s opener Meg Lanning smashed 103 from 50 deliveries to lead the hosts to victory after 21.2 overs. - APNZ

• Playoff berths filled Green Bay, San Francisco and Baltimore secured playoff berths and the Dallas Cowboys boosted their post-season chances with a victory over Pittsburgh on “Showdown Sunday” in the National Football League. Six matchups of NFL clubs with winning records prompted extra attention to the third-last week of the season. Atlanta and Houston, both 12-2, kept their edge in the chase for home-field playoff advantage, while Green Bay downed Chicago 21-13 to clinch the NFC North division title and San Francisco beat New England 41-34 to seal a playoff spot.- AFP

• Herath grabs five

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Allenton lost to Tinwald White 44 games to 41 S. Bubb & A. Mears beat O. McKeown & L. Schikker 9-6; R. Twamley & S. Reid lost to J. Leslie & S. McAtamney 2-9; S. Bubb beat O. McKeown 6-0, 6-1; A. Mears beat J. Leslie 6-3, 6-1; R. Twamley lost to L. Schikker 4-6, 2-6; S. Reid lost to S. McAtamney 0-6, 0-6.

Methven Black lost to Rakaia 4 matches to 2 P. Ahearn & A. Todhunter beat J. Benny & H. Wild 9-8 (7-3); E. Ahearn & L. Muckle lost to J. Pye & R. Bishop 6-9; P. Ahearn beat J. Benny 6-3, 6-0; E. Ahearn lost to H. Wild 1-6, 4-6; L. Muckle lost to J. Pye 2-6, 4-6; A. Todhunter defaulted to R. Bishop.

Hampstead beat Methven Jade 4 matches to 2 E. Connelly-Whyte & R. Feutz beat D. Wilson & Q. Pannett 9-6; P. Young & T. Hampton beat H. Muckle & M. Wilson 9-8 (7-4); E. Connelly-Whyte beat D. Wilson 6-1, 6-3; R. Fetuz beat Q. Pannett 6-0, 6-0; P. Young lost to H. Muckle 6-7 (4-7), 1-6; T. Hampton lost to M. Wilson 3-6, 0-6.

Tinwald Orange lost to Picnmix 4 matches to 2 E. Sinclair & J. Stewart beat K. Wild & J. Edwards 9-5; A. Hefford & S. Cunneen lost to T. Edwards & C. Elvines 8-9 (5-7); E. Sinclair beat K. Wild 6-1, 6-2; A. Hefford lost to J. Edwards 1-6, 4-6; J. Stewart lost to T. Edwards 0-6, 3-6; S. Cunneen lost to C. Elvines 4-6, 4-6.

Junior A Hampstead beat Dorie 5 matches to 1 J. Brosnahan & Q. Ritchie lost to C. Stewart & T. Bassett 2-6; L. Potts & O. Hastie beat H. Sloper & M. Gilbert 6-1; J. Brosnahan beat C. Stewart 9-2; Q. Ritchie beat T. Bassett 9-0; L. Potts beat H. Sloper 9-1; O. Hastie beat M. Gilbert 9-1.

Hampstead Rackettes lost to Methven Blue 5 matches to 1 K. Canning & H. Rossellini lost to I. Talbot & J. Taggart 0-6; E. Radford & D. Rossellini lost to E. Talbot & R. Taggart 5-7; K. Canning lost to I. Talbot 1-9; E. Radford lost to J. Taggart 5-9; H. Rossellini beat E. Talbot 9-4; D. Rossellini lost to R. Taggart 1-9.

Longbeach beat Tinwald Trogons 4 matches to 2 D. Scott & L. Scott beat H. Kirwan & M. Langley 6-4; A. Elvines & L. Wilson beat V. Sandrey & A. Bradey 6-3; D. Scott beat H. Kirwan 9-4; L. Scott lost to M. Langley 5-9; A. Elvines lost to V. Sandrey 7-9; L. Wilson beat A. Brady 9-6.

Methven Silver beat Hampstead Hurricanes 4 matches to 2 B. Todd & T. Faulks beat V. Barbu & J. Hastie 6-2; G. McKendry & D. Wilson beat F. Dalzell & T. Carter 6-3; B. Todd beat V. Barbu 9-2; T. Faulks lost to J. Hastie 4-9; G. McKendry lost to F. Dalzell 6-9; D. Wilson beat T. Carter 9-2.

Junior B Tinwald Red beat Hampstead 4 matches to 2 J. Jones & J. Millar beat T. Wilson & T. O’Brien 6-1; J. Henshilwood & S. Bell lost to W. Wallis & L. Burdett 3-6; J. Jones beat T. Wilson 6-1; J. Millar beat T. O’Brien 6-5; J. Henshilwood beat W. Wallis 6-3; S. Bell lost to L. Burdett 2-6.

Allenton beat Rakaia Black 29 games to 22 P. Harnett & F. Harnett beat J. Bloomfield & J. Dennett 6-2; C. Allen & C. Donaldson lost to R. Langley & J. Blakemore 4-6; P. Harnett beat J. Bloomfield 6-2; F. Harnett beat J. Dennett 6-0; C. Allen lost to R. Langley 4-6; C. Donaldson lost to J. Blakemore 3-6.

Junior C Dorie beat Hinds Black 6 matches to 0

Five scalps at seamer-friendly Bellerive has Sri Lankan wicket machine Rangana Herath licking his lips at the prospect of bowling in Melbourne and Sydney.

Herath rocketed back to the top of the Test wicket-taking list for 2012 with a five-wicket haul against Australia in the first Test.

The left-armer’s 5-95 took him back past Graeme Swann with 60 wickets for the year at an average of 22.40. Herath broke Australia’s century opening stand by removing Dave Warner to keep Sri Lankan hopes alive and then mopped up the tail.

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J. Jackways & F. Pye beat H. Jefferson & O. Wilson 6-5; J. Price & L. Pye beat E. Wilson & A. McKeown 6-1; J. Jackways beat H. Jefferson 6-2; J. Price beat O. Wilson 6-1; L. Pye beat E. Wilson 6-0; F. Pye beat A. McKeown 6-0.

Longbeach Spinners lost to Methven 6 matches to 0 S. Scott & C. Gray lost to C. Taylor & A. Connew 0-6; R. Gray & A. Taylor lost to F. Taylor & E. Connew 1-6; S. Scott lost to C. Taylor 2-6; C. Gray lost to F. Taylor 0-6; R. Gray lost to A. Connew 2-6; A. Taylor lost to E. Connew 2-6.

Methven Orange beat Hampstead Flames 4 matches to 2 T. Lewthwaite & H. Faulks beat T. Douglas & B. Douglas 6-4; R. Duff & M. Evatt beat D. Barbu & L. Kingan 6-3; T. Lewthwaite beat T. Douglas 6-4; H. Faulks beat B. Douglas 6-0; R. Duff lost to D. Barbu 5-6; M. Evatt lost to L. Kingan 5-6.

Allenton beat Longbeach Aces 6 matches to 0 K. Chamberlain & C. Harnett beat E. Keating & D. Bishop 6-0; T. Donnelly & K. Danielson beat J. Keating & H. Bishop 6-4; K. Chamberlain beat E. Keating 6-0; C. Harnett beat D. Bishop 6-1; T. Donnelly beat J. Keating 6-4; K. Danielson beat H. Bishop 6-2.

Challenger Grade Results from Friday 15 December 2012 Boys Challenger: Mid Canterbury Black beat Edgeware Gold by default Mid Canterbury beat Te Kura Grey 5 matches to 1 Singles James Watt beat Jackson Olds 6-1, 6-4; James Wild beat Gus Izard 6-4, 7-5; Joseph Benny beat Thomas Freeman-Greene 6-2, 6-0; Duncan Rollinson beat Daniel Freeman-Greene 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles James Watt & James Wild beat Jackson Olds & Gus Izard 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (7-3); Joseph Benny & Duncan Rollinson lost to Thomas Freeman-Greene & Daniel Freeman-Greene 6-3, 4-6, 0-1 (5-7).

Girls Challenger Mid Canterbury beat Waimairi Red by default

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Hansen reveals a hard edge

By Patrick McKendry New Zealand Rugby Union boss Steve Tew says it’s only now that we are beginning to see the “real” Steve Hansen.

That, says Tew, is an All Blacks coach who is honest, forthright, loyal and funny, and boy didn’t we see all of those characteristics in Sky Television’s documentary The Weight of a Nation which screened on Sunday night.

Hansen, one of Sir Graham Henry’s assistants during a tournament which culminated in an agonising final victory over France, was the star of a film which included such heavyweights as Henry and captain Richie McCaw. His comments about Wallabies rival Robbie Deans wishing to appear as a “martyr” when failing to get the All Blacks coaching job after the 2007 World Cup have not surprising made headlines here and across the Tasman.

How the interviewer posed the questions in the film, which was broadcast on Sunday night, isn’t known, but the answers look stark in black and white and are the continuation of a mutual loathing which goes back more than 15 years.

Honest?

Sure.

Willing to bury the hatchet in an otherwise rosy retrospective?

Not likely.

“If you want my honest opinion, I don’t think Robbie wanted it [the All Blacks job] anyway,” Hansen said.

“I think Robbie had already signed for Australia.

“I think he just went through the motions and wanted to be the martyr if he didn’t get it, so he wins on both sides of the table.

“That’s how I felt about it because you don’t go to a [New Zealand Rugby Union] selection meeting and when asked, ‘Who are going to be your running mates?’

- knowing that the opposition [Sir Graham Henry] has got two pretty g o o d candidates

[Hansen and Wayne Smith] behind him - with a wishy washy answer.

“He did.

“And that’s why he lost the job, from my understanding.

“So, did he really want the job?”

If Deans, under pressure due to a lack of results and rumours about tensions within the Wallabies, keeps his job after next year’s British and Irish Lions tour, that little soundbite is bound to be repeated before the Bledisloe Cup series.

Hansen won’t care too much.

His humour is well-known to his players and friends and he has shared more of that with the media, and by extension the public, this year.

But there is no doubting his hard edge, as the Deans comments show.

Tew, a good mate of Hansen’s, said yesterday the All Blacks coach was finally letting his guard down.

“He’s become much more confident and open with you guys [media] and I think we’ve seen the real Steve Hansen come out which is something actually that I’ve been seeking to happen for some time.

“But he’s also had a very good year, so the test will be if we have a more challenging set of results, won’t it, because that’s when you have to deal with the more challenging side of the media.

“But Steve is very confident and I think he’s a very humorous individual and ... we’re just seeing a bit more of the normal Steve Hansen ...”

That’s a Hansen prepared to become surprisingly emotional on camera about the relief he felt on his team winning last year’s final and the joy it gave the New Zealand public - but ruthless at the same time.

A parting shot?

Referring to Quade Cooper’s willingness to target McCaw with cheap shots leading up to the World Cup, he said: “I think the players think, who do you think you are carrying on like that?

“It’s not the way New Zealanders behave.” - APNZ All Blacks coach Steve Hansen

• Awards for Breakers The Breakers have made a clean sweep of the Australian NBL awards for November, with Andrej Lemanis winning coach of the month and Cedric Jackson taking out player of the month.

Jackson was simply superb for the defending champions in November, twice winning player of the week honours in the period. In six games Jackson averaged 18.2 points, 9.2 assists, 5 rebounds and 2.5 steals.

The American import, who was named a starter for this weekend’s All-Star game in Adelaide, made 45 of 88 shots from the field in November at a 51 per cent accuracy rate. He highlighted his multi-faceted game by recording a rare triple-double in a round nine victory against Melbourne, recording 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

- APNZ

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Race leader Jason Christie rounds a corner on the final lap of the Tinwald Cycling Club’s championship race on Sunday.

Christie crowned club champ, again Jason Christie claimed a fourth consecutive crown in the Tinwald Cycling Club’s Championships on Sunday.

Club titles were up for grabs with 60 riders competing from under 13s up to veteran 4 around the Wakanui Beach block.

Temperatures hit 30 degrees for the 64km mass start event which was a true test of fitness and determination, but in the end saw Christie win a for a fourth year in a row.

The decisive first break came on the first of four laps with 14 of the main contenders making their move.

A group of five riders including Alex Hooper, Nathan Tew, Tony Ward, Lauren Ellis and Christie broke away from the group, and then settled into their work out in front.

Midway through the second lap

Christie and Hooper attacked off the front in what turned out to be the race-winning break.

Christie and Hooper worked together on the third lap until Christie showed the strength and skill he has picked up from two seasons racing over in Europe to break away from Hooper on the final lap and become the overall champion and under 23 for 2012, and a fourth-straight time winner of both.

In his first season in senior ranks the national junior representative Hooper held on strongly to secure second overall and lift the under 19 title.

Tew claimed the final podium position leading in men’s veteran two champion Ward with London Olympian Ellis right on his tail lifting the overall and senior women’s titles.

Brad Hudson led the chasing

bunch in to secure the senior men’s title with Michael Gallagher securing the men’s veteran one by the barest of margins.

The group also contained the second placed women Kimberley Marshall and the third place women and veteran one champion Kristine Marriott, both of whom pulled out top shelf rides.

Brent Harris showed that age is no barrier, finishing in the thick of the group to claim veteran three and Dave Shurrock secured the veteran four title, and in doing so became the recipient of all the club veteran titles over his long cycling career.

Don Morrison pulled out one of the toughest rides of the day to deservedly take sealed handicap honours, a win 27 years in the making.

The under 17s battled over 32km with Brendan Whalley kicking away

on the final straight to take the junior title, with Sam Cullimore putting in a brave effort to be rewarded with second.

Julie Tarbotton laid down a solid ride to secure the girls’ under 17 title and also took the sealed handicap honours.

Earlier a good field of under 15s contested a 16km course.

Ben Sutton proved too strong to take the win with Kees Donaldson continuing to impress to strong lift the under 13 ribbon as well as being second overall in the under 15s, and Bradley Whalley will be happy with his days’ work taking the third place overall.

Jessie Banks dug deep to stay with the front group and deservedly took the under 15 girls title, with Abe O’Donnell taking the under 15 sealed handicap honours.

The club now breaks for New Year period, resuming on January 20.

Hunt stars, bat and ball Cycling’s magnificent seven line up

By Jonathan Leask The Mid Canterbury under 15 cricket team opened their regional tournament with win over South Canterbury in Westport yesterday.

In a man-of-the-match performance Kieran Hunt scored 89 with the bat and had figures of 3/19 from his 10 overs to lead Mid Canterbury to the win.

Zach Naldrett scored 43 at the top of the innings before Hunt scored 89 off 53 balls before departing at 182/5, which triggered a collapse as Mid Canterbury stumbled to be 183/7.

Patrick Sandrey made 20 and Josh Buchanan finished 19 not out as

Mid Canterbury made it through to 237/9 at the end of their 50 overs.

Mid Canterbury made an early breakthrough but South Canterbury’s second wicket partnership laid a solid platform before Hunt made the breakthrough at 47/2, and picked up a further two wickets to reduce South Canterbury to 48/4.

After the mini-collapse South Canterbury recovered with a sixth wicket stand that was brought to close with both batsmen dismissed with the score on 118.

Sandrey took one of the wickets before he made another double breakthrough to reduce South Canterbury to 158/9 and Mid Canterbury soon had the last wicket for a 76 run win.

For the first time, all seven of New Zealand’s World Tour professional cyclists will compete in the Elite Road Championships in Christchurch next month, including Ashburton’s Hayden Roulston.

Roulston (Christchurch, Radioshack Nissan Trek) has been confirmed for the championships on January 11-13 alongside the other “big seven”, Julian Dean (Rotorua, Green Edge), George Bennett (Nelson, RadioShack Nissan Trek), Jesse Sergent (Feilding, RadioShack Nissan Trek), Sam Bewley (Rotorua, Green Edge), Greg Henderson (Melbourne, Lotto-Belisol) and Jack Bauer (Golden Bay, Garmin Sharp).

Roulston is also a double winner of the national title in 2006 and 2011, while Bauer won the title in 2010 in a memorable sprint finish with Roulston and Dean.

Julian Dean is a two-time winner of the national title in 2007 and 2008 when he carried the national colours in Europe, and has now had 14 years on the Tour in an illustrious career including two stage wins on the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia and a plethora of top-10 stage placings on the Tour de France with six alone in 2008.

The championship week begins with the time trials from Lincoln College which are on Friday 11 January.

College cricketers fight out a draw

By Jonathan Leask The Ashburton College 1st XV finished off their season by with a gritty draw against Shirley Boys’ in Ashburton on Saturday.

After the first day of the two day game was washed out, both teams forfeited their first innings to make a game of it.

College won the toss and put Shirley Boys’ into bat first but the wicket proved more suitable for the batsman as Shirley declared at 222/6 declared with Jack Meyrick and Jay Houston taking two wickets each.

Ashburton College set out to haul in the total, but was soon in trouble at 30/3.

Meyrick was joined at the crease by captain Harry Jones and the pair put on 37 for the fourth wicket before Meyrick was out for 21 and College became 67/4.

Whiting came in at seven and also

added 21 but when he was caught out College was 106/6 and it became a game of survival with 25 overs still to play.

Shirley then leaned the match further their favour with two quick wickets to have Ashburton 115-8.

However, Jones remained at the crease playing a true captain’s knock in his last outing for the 1st XI and combined with Tom Dudley for a crucial 10-over, 28-run partnership before Dudley was undone on 18.

Jones and Mark Mably formed the final wicket partnership and the pair saw off 13 tense overs to ensure the draw, with Jones finishing 45 not out.

After a string of poor results it was a good showing to battle for the draw in their final game of the season.

The 1st XI farewell Jones, Houston and Josh Worsfold who all leave school, along with coach Dennis Mably who is retiring after five years coaching the team.

Jones remained at the crease playing a true captain’s knock

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The womens elite road race over 120.5kms on Saturday 12 January will comprise eight laps with six climbs of Dyers Pass.

This is a 1.5km climb of a gradient of eight per cent initially, easing down to five per cent, before the tricky right hand turn and then the sharp descent of Hackthorne Road.

The elite and under-23 mens race on Sunday 13 January comprises 12 laps in total for 183.7kms, starting with the usual full lap on the flat before 10 circuits up the Dyers Pass climb.

Following the climb for the final time, riders complete the 8kms of that lap and then add a further 12km final lap on the flat.

Hayden Roulston: double title winner

There is little appetite within the New Zealand Rugby Union for increasing television match officials’ powers for next year’s Super Rugby season. The International Rugby Board’s rugby committee will on Friday review two television match official (TMO) trials in South Africa’s Currie Cup and the English Premiership, but NZRU boss Steve Tew said there were dangers involved in giving a TMO too much to do. Match officials could become reluctant to make decisions, he said, and besides, viewing replays of incidents - such as the lead-up to tries - was time consuming.

“It’s a bit of an unknown,” Tew said. “It’s like anything else, if you bring something in it has to add real value. It does come at an extra cost, it does take more time, so to add value to the game, does it discourage the referees from making intuitive calls on the paddock which is actually what we pay them to do? Does it improve the experience for the fans or the TV audience?

All of those questions need to be weighed up.”

- APNZ

• Wilson, Child bought Black Sticks Nick Wilson and Simon Child were the only New Zealand players to secure contracts for the new Hockey India League following the competition’s auction yesterday. Wilson was picked up by the Ranchi Rhinos for $US24,000 ($NZ28,400), while fellow striker Child will play for the Delhi Wave Riders after they paid $US20,000 ($NZ23,600) for his services. They were two of nine Kiwis up for auction, with Dean Couzins, Shea McAleese, Phil Burrows, Steve Edwards, Andy Hayward, Hugo Inglis and Hamish McGregor all missing out on contracts. Dutch player Teun de Nooijer went for the highest price, with the Uttar Pradesh Wizards shelling out $US87,400 ($NZ103,300) for the four-time Olympic medallist.

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• Murali v Ponting Big Bash League leaders Melbourne Renegades will consider using spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan to open the bowling to try to unsettle Hurricanes opener and batting supremo Ricky Ponting. The unbeaten Renegades host the Hurricanes in their round three clash on Wednesday, with their spin line-up of Murali and Aaron O’Brien proving the most suffocating in the Twenty20 competition. Melbourne skipper Aaron Finch said they were key to the unheralded side’s blazing start. “I think at the moment you’d have to say they’re the best in the competition. I think the advantage of Murali is that he brings that mystery factor so teams probably have to sit back and have a look at him more, which allows us to try and sneak through a couple of quick overs from him.”

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Sabbaticals on agenda for more All Blacks concerned about how we manage our players’ careers. I think without wanting to tempt fate or blow our own trumpet we have done a pretty good job being flexible in the last four or five years.

“Conrad is a good barometer and we may well do something for Conrad before his career ends as well given his longevity and loyalty.

“We did discuss the number of tests that we’ll play next year at the board meeting and we’ve got some discussions to have with parties on the other side of the world before we make that public.”

The All Blacks are slated to play Ireland, France and England in the Northern Hemisphere next season and are understood to have an option of adding a test against Wales or an international against the Barbarians as a money spinner.

However, given the NZRU’s improved financial situation following the AIG jersey deal, which is locked in until 2017, and the poor performances by the All Blacks in the “add-on” revenue-gathering tests against the Wallabies in Brisbane (an 18-18 draw) and defeat to England, an extra test at the end of the year looks unlikely.

“Now that we’ve locked in a considerable proportion of our commercial revenue we can make our decisions based on what’s best for the team rather than necessarily having to take the money thing into account,” Tew said.

Apart from Smith, Crusaders Kieran Read and Dan Carter and Highlanders second-five Ma’a Nonu are obvious contenders for an extended break in 2014. - APNZ

By Patrick McKendry Conrad Smith and other experienced All Blacks are in line for sabbaticals as the New Zealand Rugby Union turns its attention to the next World Cup. The enormity of defending New Zealand’s title in England and Wales in 2015 is not being underestimated at all by the NZRU, which has acknowledged, particularly after the disappointing end to the recent Northern Hemisphere tour, that their top players must be looked after as the International Rugby Board fails to get to grips with a global season.

Veteran centre Smith was one of several All Blacks to express a desire for a well-earned break in the week leading up to the humiliating 38-21 defeat by England at Twickenham, and the Hurricanes skipper could miss at least part of the Super Rugby season in 2014.

NZRU chief executive Steve Tew used the 31-year-old as an example when talking about how his organisation was living up to its promise of protecting its players against burnout.

Last week’s board meeting also discussed how many tests the All Blacks are playing next year, the inference being there will be fewer than the 14 played in 2012.

“Our top players are always going to be under the most pressure because by definition they are the players that end up playing the most pressurised games,” Tew said.

“It’s hard to get away from that but there’s no doubt that we are

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New man at the helm

By Jonathan Leask Glenn Moore will take hold of the Hammers for the next Heartland Rugby Championship season.

The Mid Canterbury Rugby Union has announced Moore as the new head coach of the Mid Canterbury Heartland team, and Grant Keenan as his assistant coach.

Moore fills the role vacated by Chris Neill who resigned before the end of this year’s Heartland Championship, the first year that Mid Canterbury didn’t make the top four, and Mid Canterbury chief executive Ian Patterson was “stoked” at the union’s acquisition.

“The union is thrilled at the high calibre of coaches that we have been able to appoint,” Patterson said.

“We believe they will be able to take the union forward both on the field and off it.

As well as the new coaching staff Patterson also unveiled a new development plan for players and coaches.

“It is a much more holistic approach than we have done in the past.

“As well as coaching the Heartland team, their role will encompass a development strategy where they will mentor local coaches as we look to raise the standard across the board at the local level.

“It is essentially a high performance programme which incorporates a genuine succession plan.”

One of those already in the plan is Geoff Frew who controlled the Mid Canterbury Development team this year, after a previous stint,

but other coaches were being looked at to add to the list.

Moore, a former Mid Canterbury representative between 1991-94, brings a strong professional coaching background to the role.

Moore’s most recent role was as Highlanders coach in super rugby from 2008 to 2010, having been the defence coach in 2006 and 2007 while he was also the Otago assistant coach.

Prior to his days in Dunedin Moore made a name for himself coaching North Otago.

During his tenure as North Otago coach, from 2000-05, he had success guiding them to a division three title in 2002, and his rapid development of the union saw them make the second division semi-finals, and for his efforts coached the New Zealand Divisional XV from 2003-05.

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His assistant Keenan is no slouch either.

Keenan comes to Mid Canterbury after recently relocating back to Lincoln from Auckland where he coached Auckland B. He made his mark coaching the Ponsonby premier team in the Auckland competition between 2003-06, boasting three Gallaher Shield wins, and being named Auckland coach of the year in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

From the Auckland club scene he went to Japan where he was the skills coach at the Toyota Shokkis for four years before returning to take up the role as Auckland B coach.

The rest of the management team is being put together by new coach Moore and would be “announced in due course,” Patterson said.

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Southee steals the show for Northern The Black Caps’ loss has been Northern Districts’ gain, with Tim Southee producing a stunning individual performance on day one of his team’s Plunket Shield match in Wellington yesterday.

Southee smashed 156 from 130 balls to lead his side to a total of 403, before picking up four Wellington wickets late in the day to reduce the hosts to 32-4.

The 24-year-old hit 18 fours and

potential to become a big-hitting all-rounder.

He hit nine sixes in an innings of 77no in his test debut against England in 2008 but has since failed to replicate those heights until yesterday.

After coming to the crease with the Knights on 161-6, Southee quickly showed his attacking intent as he went about rescuing his side’s innings.

He raced to 50 from 46 balls and that milestone did nothing to slow him, with 21 taken from one Scott

Kuggeleijn over. After charging past his previous best score, Southee showed no signs of nerves in the 90s and brought up his maiden ton from just 88 balls.

He and Daryl Mitchell put on 166 for the seventh wicket - a provincial record against Wellington - before Mitchell was dismissed for 43.

The Knights declared shortly after he was dismissed by Kuggeleijn, as if sensing the sooner Southee returned to the middle the better.

They were right, with the seamer taking just six balls to remove

Wellington opener Josh Brodie.

Southee dismissed Michael Papps and Ryder in his fifth to complete a memorable day.

Elsewhere, Canterbury’s English import Gareth Andrew gave Southee a run for his money in the playerof-the-day stakes at Eden Park’s outer oval. After beginning day two on 126no, the No 8 batsman carried on to post his own highest score of 180no before Canterbury declared on 405-9.

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Andrew rewarded that decision by taking three balls to remove Lou Vincent for a golden duck.

He soon sent Reece Young back to pavilion and, with some assistance from his fellow bowlers, Auckland were in trouble on 58-5. But half centuries from Phil Mustard (55), Gareth Hopkins (96no) and Kyle Mills (61no) pushed the Aces to 264-7 at stumps.

The other match, between Otago and Central Districts in Dunedin, was shortened by rain, with the hosts reaching 181-4.

- APNZ

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Tuesday, 18 December 2012

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17

RANGIORA

Wa i m a k a r i r i

LAKE COLERIDGE

Map for today

19

DARFIELD

13

Rakaia

ASHBURTON

19

Ash

Geraldine

Ran

burto

n

gitata

TIMARU

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Compiled by

© Meteorological Service of NZ Limited 2012

Waimate

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

TODAY

Morning rain clearing, but remaining cloudy.

Southerly winds turning northeast in the afternoon.

Rain clearing afternoon and fine spells developing.

Wind at 1000m: N dying away.

Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h rising to 60 km/h

THURSDAY: Fine. Northwesterlies freshening.

NZ Today

MAX

23 OVERNIGHT MIN 10

MAX

28 OVERNIGHT MIN 13

MAX

28 OVERNIGHT MIN 10

FRIDAY: A period of rain with a southerly change.

Midnight Tonight

ia

Wind less than km/h 30

19 OVERNIGHT MIN 9

LYTTELTON

19

ka

TODAY

MAX

AKAROA

Ra

Canterbury High Country

TOMORROW: Fine, some morning cloud. Light winds.

20

LINCOLN

Canterbury Plains

TODAY: Rain and southerly, then northerly and fine spells.

21

CHRISTCHURCH

20

METHVEN

Ashburton Forecast

30 to 59

Auckland Hamilton Napier Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill

60 plus

morning min max

showers showers rain showers rain rain rain showers rain rain showers cloudy showers

18 16 20 16 15 16 14 11 10 8 9 11 8

23 24 29 23 20 24 26 20 21 20 22 15 18

TOMORROW

TOMORROWFZL: 3000m rising to 3800m

Fine after morning cloud. Light winds.

Fine.

Wind at 1000m: W breeze dying out.

Wind at 2000m: W 60 km/h easing.

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

Fine. Northwesterlies freshening.

Cloud increasing. Some rain developing close to the Divide by evening. Northwesterlies strengthening and becoming gale at high levels.

FRIDAY

NZ Situation

An anticyclone should move onto the country tomorrow, and on Thursday a ridge of high pressure should hold over the North Island while northerlies spread onto the South Island.

On Friday a front should move across much of the South Island.

FZL: Above 3000m

A period of rain with a southerly change.

SATURDAY Cloudy. Light winds.

FRIDAY Rain with heavy falls near the Divide, clearing later. Strong or gale northwesterlies turning southerly.

SATURDAY Cloudy periods. Light winds.

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fine 16 31 rain 4 7 fine 24 34 rain 0 2 thunder 24 33 fine 22 33 fine 11 21 fine 16 27 fine 11 28 rain 24 30 thunder 26 34 cloudy 17 25 showers 1 8 rain 3 6 rain 5 6 rain 4 5 fine 11 22 showers 17 20 showers 22 26 showers 4 19 rain 25 33 showers 13 23 rain 24 33 showers 5 7 showers 12 15 rain 6 12 fine 12 25 cloudy -19 -11 rain 26 29 fine 10 24 rain 8 15 showers 5 8 showers 17 26 showers 22 30 fine 4 14 fine 8 12 fine -8 -4 rain 24 31 rain -1 0 fine 18 25 rain 13 16 fine 12 22 rain 8 15 showers 7 14 rain 5 5

River Levels

cumecs

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 11:45 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 11:30 am, yesterday

184.2 6.78 10.3 122.1

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

to 4pm yesterday

max

Ashburton Airport

28.5 15.0

Temperatures °C

Average

Average

6

Tuesday 9 noon 3

6

max gust

8.6

0.0

27.0 771.1

NW 52

6.9

0.0

27.2 651.2

W 46

27.7 10.3

–

0.0

5.8 601.0

W 19

9.9

21.0

10.4

19.6

8.6

8.1

8.1

34

671

27

610

32

510

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

Wind km/h

9.8

21.3

Timaru Airport

Rainfall mm

min grass 16 hour Dec 2012 min to date to date

Christchurch Airport 31.2 Average

nc

9 pm am 3

Wednesday

6

9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

6

Thursday 9 noon 3

6

9 pm

2 1 0

2:20

8:39 2:53 9:08 3:17 9:37 3:52 10:07 4:15 10:36 4:50 11:05 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 5:45 am Set 9:14 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 11:14 am

First quarter

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Rise 5:45 am Set 9:14 pm

Good

Good fishing

Set 12:23 am Rise 12:21 pm

Full moon

28 Dec 11:23 pm www.ofu.co.nz

Rise 5:46 am Set 9:15 pm

Good

Good fishing Set 12:51 am Rise 1:26 pm

Last quarter

5 Jan

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