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Big dairy stand-off Leferink, Morgan toe-to-toe over farming practice

BY MICHELLE NELSON MICHELLE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

A stoush is brewing between dairy industry leaders and economist Gareth Morgan.

Last week the Guardian published an opinion piece by Dr Morgan and Geoff Simmons, which took a swipe at the dairy industry for its impact on the environment.

In today’s paper Federated Farmers dairy chairman, and Mid Canterbury corporate dairy farmer, Willy Leferink and DairyNZ CEO Tim Mackle hit back. Mr Leferink points to Dr Morgan’s dairy interests in Brazil, where he runs 3500 cows on five 56-hectare centre pivot irrigated units, which

the amount of land required to be locked in ecological estate. Currently 45 per cent of land is locked up.

“In New Zealand of course there is no requirement and also the intensity of dairying per water catchment is markedly higher.

“That’s the difference and local authorities have allowed dairying to expand past its sustainable size.”

He said pricing water and charging polluters would help solve the problem, and suggested a tax on each cow, according to the catchment and type of dairy farming.

“We could move to Brazil’s model but that might be too difficult an adjustment for farmers,” Dr Morgan said.

equates to 12 cows per hectare compared with 3.49 cows per hectare in Mid Canterbury.

In terms of nitrate leaching, Mr Leferink queries whether the urine produced by Brazilian cows is less concentrated, and assumes that country’s environmental regulations are less stringent.

Not so, according to Dr Morgan. He says the valid comparison is cows per hectare, over the relevant water catchment.

“The area we farm in Brazil is roughly 100th of what it is in Canterbury – the reason being that in Brazil the environmental code requires you to lock up much of the land you own in environmental estate and also because for that catchment the amount of dairying is so small compared to the size of the area,” he said.

“If dairying were to expand to anywhere near the extent we have allowed it to here, they would face similar issues.”

However, before that happened, Dr Morgan said he expected the government would raise

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Red wine good for diabetes?

Plant compounds in herbs, berries and red wine may protect against diabetes, say scientists. High intakes of the flavonoids are linked to lower insulin resistance and better control of blood sugar, a study has shown.Both effects help stave off the onset of Type 2 diabetes.

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Kyle and Jackie O launch show Radio duo Kyle and Jackie O have launched their new breakfast show on KIIS 1065. The duo took to the airwaves yesterday for their first ever show on the rebranded Sydney station, formerly called Mix 106.5 FM. After the “golden microphone” was switched on, the pair briefly chatted about their summer holidays before beginning their show with a familiar quiz known as “insta-grand”. Hollywood actor Mathew McConaughey, Kylie Minogue and Keeping Up With the Kardashian’s Chris Jenner were the first celebrity guests on the new show. Kyle and Jackie O farewelled listeners of their 2Day FM show in November. They have been replaced by Jules Lund, Sophie Monk, Merrick Watts and Mel B.

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An Australian grandfather visiting relatives in Auckland pocketed $1 million after choosing his unlucky number to win Lotto at the weekend. The retired Aussie, who wants to remain anonymous, said he started yelling and shouting “we won, we won” when he realised his numbers had come up in Saturday night’s first division draw. He plans to be sensible with his new-found cash – lodging it safely in the bank until he can decide what to spend it on. The man said he regularly plays Lotto when he visits New Zealand.

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Dotcom said his Good Times album was to act as a soft launch yesterday for Baboom, giving users a flavour of what was to come when the site is to be fully launched in late 2014. Dotcom says the album, described as upbeat dance music, had been inspired by the trance and dance tracks he used to listen to while driving at high speed on the German autobahn. Good Times will also be available for purchase digitally and on CD.

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■ ASHBURTON REAL ESTATE MARKET

Section sells for local record price

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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The sale of an Ashburton section for $295,000 at auction at the weekend has set a new record for unimproved residential land.

The 1285 square metre section, with unobstructed views of Argyle Park, is located on the new 15-section Alton Place.

The subdivision came on stream just before Christmas and the section was the first to sell, and the only one up for auction, with the others being listed for sale with prices ranging from $192,000.

Real Estate Institute of New Zealand data shows it is a local record for unimproved sections, with sale prices from January 2009 to January 2014 for residential sections sold by real estate agents in the Ashburton District reaching no higher than $285,000, and the majority of prices being below $200,000.

However, the Guardian is aware of a non-real estate agent sale of a 2000 square metre residential section on Carters Ter-

race totalling about $450,000 in 2012. The price is believed to have included subdivision facilities of a tennis court and community room.

Real estate agent Clark McLeod was pleased to have obtained a good price at the wellattended auction, but was not surprised due to the “premium” nature of the section.

“It (the price) is always going to be repeated at some point, but right now in the market, it’s a premium sale and it’s a premium section,” Mr McLeod said.

“It definitely sets the upper level.”

Real estate agent Jill Quaid said sections at Lake Hood had sold for around the $300,000 mark prior to the four year data block beginning in 2009. And buyers looking for sub-dividable sections in the “inner circle” of the town would pay more than the price achieved by the Alton Place section.

“But for a new subdivision, it’s got to be up there,” Mrs Quaid said of the price. “I can’t think of anything that’s sold for that sort of price in town,” she said.

ASHBURTON’S STARRING ROLE The Ashburton District was Canterbury’s star when it came to real estate prices and volumes in December.

While sales volumes across the region rose by 2.4 per cent over December 2012 and fell against November, in Ashburton volumes rocketed up by 42 per cent.

When it came to median prices, Ashburton followed the region’s

trend of a rising prices with the median up $30,000 on December 2012 to hit $307,500. In November the median sales price was $293,500.

During the month 51 houses changed hands, taking a median of 24 days to sell.

Nationally a new median high was set at $477,000, with 5688 houses changing hands.

This Ashburton residential section has sold for $295,000.

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■ TRADE ME FEES SET TO RISE

Real estate agents expected to exit site in droves

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Ashburton’s real estate agents will be walking away from website Trade Me in droves when the trader site ups its listing fees next month.

The radical fee shakeup will see it scrap both its base fee and its listing fee cap in favour of a pay-to-list regime that is anticipated to more than double agents’ monthly spend.

And that change is forcing

real estate companies to take a long, hard look at where they do their on-line business, says Ashburton McGregor Real Estate owner Trevor Hurley.

“I’m reviewing what I do now, we all are and it’s a massive difference in budget. I’m hearing through the grapevine that there’s a lot of resistance to this,” he said.

There was a perception that Trade Me had the highest hit rate of any real estate website but Mr Hurley says those fig-

ures are not accurate.

“We look at our stats and they show us that Realestate.co.nz is far exceeding Trade Me. “Our hits are specific, they’re from genuine buyers looking for real estate.”

Trade Me states it is basing its changed charging regime on creating an easier system for agents to pass on marketing costs to vendors.

However, while vendor funding might be the norm in larger centres, in Ashburton basic ad-

vertising costs were covered by commission, Mr Hurley said.

Trade Me advertising will be virtually off the marketing plan at Property Brokers unless specifically requested by vendors, says area manager Hamish McLeod.

“It came to the point where with the new fee structure there weren’t a lot of options really.

This creates an opportunity for the industry to pull together and support the industry site,” he said.

Realestate.co.nz was established by the real estate industry to provide another one-stop shop for on-line real estate shoppers.

It replaces the industry’s original site Realnz.

Opting out of Trade Me would mean significant change to the marketing plans of real estate companies.

But Mr McLeod believes the change will ultimately be a positive one, with the industry website planning to up its profile.

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■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

In brief

Water slide ‘down to funds’

By Sue NewmaN

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A water slide feature in the pool complex at Ashburton’s new EA Networks Centre might have gone underground but it certainly hasn’t gone away.

For the community the feature has become one of the must-have items at the pool from day one, but costings for the $32 million complex do not include funds for the facility.

Ashburton Stadium Trust chair Maurice Myers knows the strength of public support for a water slide in the complex but said he also knows that including this will include significant extra costs.

Making the water slide happen from day one would come down to dollars and cents and ultimately the decision would lie in the hands of Ashburton District councillors, he said.

As part of ensuring the Ashburton District Council’s stadium and aquatic centre project proceeded, the council gave the trust a $5 million community fund raising target. It met this and while community fundraising would continue, this did not include meeting the cost of a water slide, Mr Myres said.

“The community has signalled very clearly that it wanted the water slide to be part of the pool complex from day one, rather than being added at a later date and we’ve reported

Ashburton police attended five domestic violence incidents in a 36 hour period over the weekend.

On Saturday police were called out at 7am, 9am and 2pm to deal with domestic violence. At 12.45am and 7pm on Sunday police attended two separate incidents.

Drink drivers Drink drivers were also out and about. A man picked up on Burnett Street at 2am on Sunday tested positive with an excess breath alcohol level of 730 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath, while another man recorded 1050mcg/l in Tinwald at 6.45pm on Sunday. A woman driver returned a result of 912mcg/l at 11.15pm on Sunday.

Careless use A driver will be summonsed for careless use after crashing into a power pole on the corner of Bridge and Dunford streets in Rakaia early on Saturday morning. Police and the Rakaia Voluntary Fire Brigade attended the scene. No one was injured.

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A water slide has been one of the must-have items at the EA Networks Centre from day one for the community, but costings for the $32 million complex do not include funds for the slide.

back to the council what we’ve found.

“We’d like to see the community get what they want but it comes at a cost and it all depends whether those costs stack up.”

The request for a water slide

was been taken back to the council.

In October councillors voted to employ an independent consultant to compile a report on the options and costs around water slides.

A water slide is estimated to

cost up to $2 million.

Council business support group manager Paul Brake confirmed that a report on the water slide feature in the aquatic centre would be on the agenda at the February 20 Ashburton District Council meeting.

■ INVERCARGILL DISTRICT COURT

Skipper made a catalogue of errors, trial hears The skipper of a boat that sank in Foveaux Strait resulting in the deaths of eight people made a catalogue of errors, the trial of his widow heard yesterday.

Gloria Davis, sole director of the company that owned fishing boat Easy Rider and widow of skipper Rewai Karetai, is facing 10 charges laid by Maritime New Zealand.

Maritime NZ “carefully considered” the appropriateness of prosecuting an impoverished company and a woman who lost her partner when the boat sank, prosecution lawyer Brent Stanaway said.

Factors “clearly weighing in support of a prosecution” included the seriousness of the offending in terms of impact and degree of culpability, the damage and harm done to the victims, Davis’ position of responsibility as the boat’s owner, and the need to publicise the responsibilities and obligations of people operating commercial vessels, Mr Stanaway told Invercargill District Court.

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The inspector declared it was uneconomical to bring it to the required standards to obtain commercial certification

The trial would hear that Mr Karetai took passengers on the Easy Rider when he was not permitted to do so, overloaded his boat, stored too much equipment on the deck above the boat’s centre of gravity, did not carry enough life jackets for all on board, and left port at night when the weather forecast was for gale-force winds and rough seas.

He did not hold a skipper’s certificate for a commercial vessel and left port before a routine safety inspection of his boat had been completed.

Maritime NZ has laid five charges against Davis’ company, AZ1, and the same five against her as an individual.

Davis, from Bluff, denies the

allegations.

Eight people drowned when the Easy Rider was hit by a rogue wave in March 2012 during a mutton birding trip to the Titi Islands.

The only survivor was rescued after 18 hours in the water clinging to a plastic container.

Mr Stanaway told the court Davis and Mr Karetai were given Easy Rider by a relative in March 2011.

It had been inspected the previous year and the inspector declared it was uneconomical to bring it to the required standards to obtain commercial certification.

Mr Karetai and Ms Davis were unaware of this at the time, but later decided to up-

grade the boat, spending about $80,000.

Maritime NZ commercial operations manager Arthur William Jobard gave evidence that Easy Rider was surveyed in August 2011 and received certification as a fishing boat authorised to operate with three crew. It could be used for recreational purposes by Davis and Mr Karetai, but was not to carry passengers.

That was significant, he said, because carrying passengers would have required the vessel to reach a higher standard of survey, or would have required Davis, as owner, to apply to Maritime NZ for dispensation from meeting those standards.

The boat was due for another safety inspection by March 6, 2012, and this was begun by a maritime safety inspector on March 14, Mr Jobard said.

However, Mr Karetai decided to leave port before the survey was completed.

The case is expected to take two weeks in front of Judge John Strettell.

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A 66-year-old man was airlifted from the Methven Medical Centre at 5.30pm on Friday. He had partially amputated his thumb while operating a log splitter. The man was continuing to recover in Christchurch Hospital yesterday.

Auto-injector petition An online petition to help fund auto-injectors has 6292 supporters but still needs more. The petition was calling for epinephrine autoinjectors such as Epipen and Anapen to be Pharmac subsidised.

Just over 1200 more signatures were needed to support the petition. Anaphylaxis was the serious and life-threatening allergic reaction to a substance – often food, insect bite or sting but different people had intolerances to a range of substances. Anyone interested in putting their name to the petition can go to http:// www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/ the-honourable-tony-ryall-reviewarrangements-for-funding-ofepinephrine-auto-injectorsfor-emergency-treatment-ofanaphylaxis-in-nz

Circus hits town The circus rolled into Ashburton yesterday, bringing with it the wonder of the show. Mid-way through its third national tour, the Zirka Circus promises more laughter with clowns galore, acrobatics, contortionists, a magician and stuntmen in the Wheel of Death. The brightly coloured Big Top will be set up at the Ashburton Domain, near Walnut Avenue. It will be in town for five days.

Search called off The official search for missing Gisborne man Jesse Tamatea has ended after a final effort by search and rescue volunteers on Sunday failed to find his body in the sea.

The 25-year-old disappeared under the water off Pouawa Beach a week ago yesterday when he fell from the kayak he was riding.

More than 30 volunteers took part in the final search.

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■ EKETAHUNA EARTHQUAKE

Quake, 6.3, hits North Island A “severe” magnitude 6.3 quake has damaged homes and closed roads in the lower North Island, toppling walls and chimneys and sending rockfalls across roads.

The quake struck 10km north of Castlepoint in Wairarapa, at a depth of 50km, at 3.52pm, GeoNet said.

There have been no reports of injuries but emergency services have reported damage to roads and buildings in the lower North Island.

Most of the damage was reported in the Wairarapa and Palmerston North areas.

Fire Service central communications shift manager Mike Wanoa said there were no reports of major damage so far, but firefighters were “extremely busy”.

“The earthquake has been reasonably major in the Masterton-Eketahuna area, so we’re getting multiple calls to all sorts of things at the moment, but we’re right in the middle of it now.”

There were reports of fires, alarm activations and lines down. A lot of the damage was in the Wairarapa and Palmerston North areas, Mr Wanoa said.

Inspector Mike Coleman of police central communications said there were reports of damage to houses in Eketahuna, including broken windows, collapsed walls and fallen chimneys.

The number of reports of damage remained unknown.

“Obviously some houses have been damaged,” Mr Coleman said.

“Windows have been smashed and crockery has been thrown around the place - the usual sort of movement with earthquakes.”

Mr Coleman said there were rocks and debris on roads between Woodville and Taihape due to various slips.

The Manawatu Gorge road was down to one lane, while the road between Pahiatua and Palmerston North was closed.

Bridges and roads around Eketahuna were being checked, Mr Coleman said.

Motorists in the lower North Island were urged to take care.

A Wellington Free Ambulance spokesman said: “Wellington Free Ambulance has had no callouts as a result of the earthquake. However, we have gone into emergency management mode just to be safe.”

Tranz Metro said all train services in the region had been suspended due to the quake.

The New Zealand Transport Agency said teams were busy checking the road network for damage but everything seemed to be okay.

Power is out in Linton, south of Palmerston North.

A spokeswoman for the Earthquake Commission (EQC) said the agency was still gathering information on the quake and the volume of calls received.

Lauren Stone tweeted that one of the two giant eagles hanging from the roof of Wellington airport to promote the Hobbit trilogy had fallen down.

The Weta Workshop eagles each

weigh 2 tonnes, have a wingspan of 15m, and were suspended from the roof by eight cables.

Greg Thomas from Wellington Airport said one of the eagles slowly became detached during the quake and had come to rest on the floor.

He said it was still partly suspended, and no one was injured when it came down.

The quake had not caused any other damage at the airport. A runway inspection had been carried out and the airport had been cleared to continue operating.

No flights had been disrupted, he said.

An office worker in Masterton described the tremor as “a good quake one of the best”.

“It was a roll rather than a jolt. It was not very long but it was long enough it lasted about 20 seconds.”

Pam Lochore, wife of All Black great Sir Brian Lochore, said photographs had fallen off shelves in the couple’s Masterton living room.

The shaking also caused water in the pool to “rock side to side” and a “rugby ball went flying across the room”.

Palmerston North MP Iain Lees-Galloway tweeted: “Looks like things are OK in Palmy. A few shelves have been emptied and some messes need cleaning but no major injuries so far. #eqnz” Raumati South resident Leigh Nichols was at her beachside bach when the quake hit.

“It was huge. The noise - it was like a train going along the track. It was so noisy, everything was just rattling.”

Mrs Nichols said a wine glass smashed and DVDs spilled to the floor.

Her husband David clutched a wooden statue to prevent it tumbling over.

“It was the noise that got me, not the shaking. I just stood here. I don’t get frightened, I’m fascinated.”

Asked how the quake compared to the big Seddon shakes in July last year, she said: “I think it was just as bad, at least.”

Mrs Nichols was about to head to her Raumati interior design store, Furnishing Affair, to check merchandise for damage.

“If it’s only things, it’s only things.

But gosh it was big.”

In North Wairarapa crockery broke, fridge doors were flung open spilling food onto kitchen floors and disheartened homeowners described the aftermath as “a bloody mess”.

In Masterton initial reports showed there was little damage in shops although some crockery had been broken.

Anders Crofoot, owner of Castlepoint Station on the east coast of Wairarapa, said it was “the best shake we’ve had in 15 years”.

“Stuff off the shelves, stuff off walls, but nothing that we’ve come across that’s too major,” he said.

He said the shaking went on for about 40 seconds.

“I was up in the office and it was long enough to think about it and then get downstairs and outside and it was still going.”

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■ ASHBURTON ST JOHN REVIEW

Low growth means no changes

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St John services in Ashburton will not be affected following national demand profiling carried out by the first responders.

Big changes to St John operations had been hailed due to increased demand and money shortfalls but Ashburton was under the radar with increased call-out demand.

Canterbury St John operations manager Pete Cain said Ashburton had not had the growth of other regions such as Selwyn and North Canterbury, with earthquake evacuees from Christchurch.

“St John has done demand profiling for the whole of the country, and in the Canterbury area the demand profiling showed the resources currently fit our demand model in Ashburton.”

He said there were no proposed changes to the ambulance service or the number of resources in Ashburton.

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the day and one at night.

They were double staffed, with one paid staff member and one volunteer on each.

Mr Cain said the reliance of Ashburton St John on volunteer crew was vital.

“At times there are not enough volunteers available occasionally so we are looking for volunteers in the area.”

The appointment of Mid Canterbury territory manager

Grant Dewar was part of a new structure already in place.

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Toddler hit by car A toddler was seriously injured when she was hit by a vehicle in the driveway of her home, police say. The incident happened in Mangere yesterday morning. The girl was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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Neck injuries A stockcar driver has been transferred to Waikato Hospital with suspected neck injuries after the stockcar he was in crashed at Paradise Valley Raceway. The man was taking part in a repechage event in one of the earlier races on Saturday night during the meet in Rotorua. He crashed on the third corner of the track and was cut from the vehicle as a precaution, after the stockcar was removed from the track. It is understood he was taken to Rotorua Hospital on Saturday night but has since been transferred to Waikato.

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Explosives found A Taupo street was cordoned off yesterday and the bomb squad called in after explosives were found by workers. Three workers were digging up the ground at the Tamamutu St property when they struck a box, about a metre underground. When they realised the box appeared to contain the explosive gelignite, they called police. Surrounding houses were evacuated as a precaution. - APNZ

■ RAKAIA FISHING COMPETITION

Dead woman named

River conditions need to improve before contest

A woman who died in the sea at Rabbit Island, Nelson on Sunday has been named. Adelheid Wilma Stock, 71, had been swimming with a friend when she was pulled unconscious from the water about 5pm. Attempts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful. Ms Stock lived in Nelson, police said.

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BY SUSAN SANDYS

A crash involving a logging truck and a tractor led to traffic delays on State Highway 1 near Balclutha yesterday. Traffic was down to one lane at the scene, about 10 minutes south of the town. Emergency services attended the crash but no one is believed to have suffered injury.

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In brief

Rakaia River Salmon Fishing Competition organisers are hoping fishing conditions improve before the competition is held next month.

Entry forms will be out this week for the annual competition which attracts more than 800 anglers and has been running for over 30 years.

Spokesperson Robyn Jackson said yesterday the season had not had a good start, with the river not fishing well in the past month with many floods and freshes. There had still been some fish caught however, and two salmon were weighed in at the camp ground on Sunday, at 14.5 and 13.5 pounds respectively.

The competition would run February 28 to March 2, and kick off with a social on the evening of the Thursday the 27th.

Last year’s competition saw 76 fish weighed in, compared to none the year before due to the river being in flood.

This year’s competition will be held regardless, and Mrs Jackson said whether there were fish caught or not, prizes would be awarded and everyone would have a great time.

“There’s a lot of camaraderie, people very much enjoy the catch up with people they haven’t seen for a year, even if there’s no fishing people enjoy it.”

The compere this year will be Christchurch radio personality, writer and poet Gary McCormick.

There are over $50,000 of prizes to be won, including the main drawn prize of a 4x4 bike.

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Big blaze in school hall Fifteen fire engines were last night battling a large blaze which has engulfed an abandoned school hall in Petone last evening. The fire, which was reported just after 7.30pm, is centered on a building at the former Petone Technical College campus. Fire Service central communications shift manager Jan Wills says the fire was “well involved through the roof” when crews arrived. - APNZ

Fires deliberately lit Two scrub fires near Taupo were deliberately lit, says the Fire Service. The fires on Tirohanga Rd, 30km north of Taupo, broke out at 3.45pm on Sunday. Fire crews from Taupo and Tokoroa worked to put out the two fires. The largest fire covered an area of about 100m-by10m while the smaller fire covered about 30m-by-20m. Fire crews had contained the fire by about 5.30pm. The cause of the fire is considered suspicious and the Fire Service is investigating.

- APNZ

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■ MANGERE FIRE

Children set fire to house A family will have to rebuild their lives after their Auckland home burned down as a result of a child playing with a cigarette lighter.

The single storey dwelling on Clements St in Mangere was reduced to its shell when fire ripped through it about 1pm yesterday.

Four children and their mother escaped largely uninjured.

Vaifoa Tuialii, a neighbour, said the family, originally from Tonga, had been living there for many years and were strug-

gling to come to terms with the situation.

“The lady was so stressed, she was in shock. We just told her to ... breathe and calm down.

She was very, very shocked. I don’t know how to describe it because this is the first time I saw something like this happened to somebody.”

The family were alerted when an 8-year-old boy - one of the four children - yelled “fire, fire, fire” and they ran outside.

The children’s mother thought her young daughter was still inside so re-entered

the burning building but was called back when the girl was found safe outside.

The woman suffered smoke inhalation and was treated by ambulance paramedics at the scene.

“The fire was so big, huge,” Ms Tuialii said. “I’m so happy they got out because it was so bad, so much smoke everywhere, everywhere. I think if they didn’t get out quick it could have been very bad.”

The family was too distraught to talk to media as they walked around the wreckage of

their family home yesterday afternoon.

Papatoetoe Fire Station Senior Station Officer Terry Jenner said the fire had been started by a child playing with a lighter under a bed.

It was unclear whether there were smoke alarms because “every ceiling in the house is down on the floor”.

Police said the incident highlighted the importance of ensuring matches and lighters were always kept out of reach of children.

- APNZ

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■ GIVEAWAY

Tickets to races up for grabs The Interislander summer racing festival has Ashburton firmly in its sights.

Thanks to irrigation work under way on the track at Riccarton Raceway, the Canterbury Jockey Club’s January meeting has been transferred to Ashburton on January 25.

And to celebrate the event, the Guardian is giving away two double gate passes, each with a picnic rug on which lucky draw winners can enjoy a picnic day out while watching some of New Zealand’s best galloping action.

Ashburton’s race day festival is part of a lineup of about 40 Interislander Summer race day festivals being held around around New Zealand from Boxing Day to February 8.

Gates will open at 10am at the Ashburton Racecourse. The first race is at 12.50pm.

To enter the Guardian’s race day giveaway, write your name, phone number and address on the back of an envelope and post it to Races giveaway, PO Box 77 Ashburton or drop it in to our Burnett Street office by 5pm, on Wednesday, January 23.

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Donations for cyclone relief readily accepted

By Toni Williams

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Ashburton’s Tongan Community members Pisila ‘Ahofono (left), Mele Mahoni, Kasalanaita Faingata’a and Ateliana Vaka fill the porch to the Ashburton Methodist Church at

Baring Square with music and laughter.

The women were there to accept donations from the community for people in Tonga that had homes destroyed by Cyclone Ian on January 11.

At a meeting of Tongan

community leaders in Ashburton over the weekend it was agreed financial aid was important – not just supplies.

The money was intended for the people of Tonga who would struggle to afford to rebuild their homes.

Any donations could be dropped at the Methodist Church in Baring Square between 10am and 4pm.

A bank account for the Tongan rebuild would be set up and information made available this week.

■ HAZARDOUS SPILL

Leaking drum sparks major port alert

By Jim Tucker Firefighters have successfully removed a drum leaking a hazardous chemical from a ship berthed at Port Taranaki.

The 209-litre drum was removed from the Poavosa Wisdom about 7pm using one of the ship’s cranes and secured in a special container for disposal

today at a hazardous wastes dump in New Plymouth.

The ship’s crew and firefighters involved in the incident underwent chemical decontamination.

Five crew members and three port staff involved with the gas leak response went to Taranaki Base Hospital for observation.

Hospital spokeswoman Sue

Carrington said none was seriously affected.

Several offshore oil supply vessels evacuated from Port Taranaki were allowed back to their berths.

The drum holds aluminium phosphide, which gives off toxic fumes when it comes into contact with water.

The area was evacuated, with

crew, port workers and residents told to leave after an alert was received just after 1pm.

The road to the port was closed 500 metres away.

Fire crew donned level four gas suits to work on stopping the leak and officers with equipment to assist breathing were lowered into the ship’s hull.

- APNZ

Two foreign nationals appeared in court yesterday after Customs intercepted about 7.8kg of methamphetamine in separate incidents at Auckland airport over the weekend.

A 28-year-old United States man, who arrived from Los Angeles on Friday, was arrested after 4kg of methamphetamine was located in his laptop bag.

Customs arrested a 32-yearold Mexican woman the following morning after she arrived from Chile carrying almost 3.8kg of the drug similarly concealed.

Customs’ spokesman Chris Howley said: “Let the arrests be a warning - these methods are known to us and couriers can expect a full Customs welcome if they try to carry drugs into New Zealand.

“Severing the methamphetamine supply chain at the border is Customs’ top priority, and we will do everything to stop illicit drugs from reaching the streets and harming our communities.”

The drugs had an estimated street value of up to $7.8 million.

The maximum penalty for is life imprisonment.

- APNZ

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■ SECOND BRIDGE SUBMISSIONS

Deadline extended for mail delays

By Sue NewmaN

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By mid-morning yesterday the number of submissions lodged on a proposal to designate land for a second Ashburton River had hit 350 – and still counting.

On Friday, submissions were coming in at the rate of 20 an hour Ashburton District Council’s environmental services group manager Jane Donaldson

said and they had continued to flood in yesterday.

Submissions closed at 5pm on Friday but to allow for mail delays the council had opted to extend the cut off until Wednesday, Ms Donaldson said.

“We don’t want to be too picky about when they’re received; we want to give people the benefit of the doubt but it’s not openended.”

The council lodged its notice of requirement to acquire land for a second bridge on November 7. By having land designated as part of the bridge route it would be protected from further private development.

The bridge project is considered long term by the council with anticipated work unlikely within the next 10 years.

The council anticipates it will

have a final tally of submissions, with these grouped into categories by late Wednesday.

While she was not surprised at the number of submissions, when it came to a hearing, rather than numbers carrying the day with a commissioner, it would be the content of those submissions that would be important, Ms Donaldson said.

Those received ranged from

pro forma submissions where groups of people had simply ticked boxes to quite detailed submissions.

The council’s bridge route includes Chalmers Avenue and a new road through Tinwald’s east on semi-rural land, exiting on Graham’s Road.

A hearing on the land notification is likely to be in the first quarter of the year.

Pipe bands to converge on Ashburton

■ ASHBURTON HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

By Sue NewmaN

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It’s all go at the Active Kids Holiday Programme Youngsters Layla Ward (left) and Alex Carr, both five, were at the Active Kids Holiday Programme this week.

The programme, designed for five to 12-year-olds, was run by Sport Canterbury-Mid Canterbury.

Children attended for the whole week, or on a daily basis.

Elliotte Strange and Kate Benny were directing the day’s events with children playing indoor games to begin with before venturing outside for bigger events.

Sports such as basketball, rippa rugby, indoor hockey and dodgeball were in some of the morning sessions.

Yesterday afternoon they were off to the golf driving range.

The remainder of the week

will see more sports and also a food challenge contest, swimming and holding a wheels day when children can bring scooters and bikes from home.

The week-long programme finishes on Friday with an afternoon at the movies.

■ SCAM WARNING

Scammers target Ashburton phone numbers If you receive a call from a foreign call centre asking you to make a donation to child cancer – don’t.

The Child Cancer Foundation has received reports that scammer phone calls are being made to members of the public throughout New Zealand from persons falsely claiming to be

collecting money for the foundation.

The caller is reported to have a foreign accent and is calling from a call centre type environment as there are other voices in the background.

And that says acting CEO, Simon Lala is a giveaway because CCF does not use foreign call

centres. “It is disappointing that anyone would take advantage of children in their time of greatest need.

“That anyone could action such a scam for personal financial gain is baffling.

“Such actions are a sad indictment on some individuals”, he said.

Anyone receiving a hoax call asking them to donate to CCF should log on to the website Scamwatch (http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz/scams) The Child Cancer Foundation will run its appeal this year during MarchThe Beads of Courage Day street collection will be on March 21.

A little bit of Scotland will come to Ashburton on Sunday when the annual Ashburton Pipe Band festival is held.

The Ashburton Domain will echo to the skirl of the pipes and the beat of the drum when 11 bands from around Canterbury and Otago compete for championship titles over several grades.

While Ashburton no longer fields its own pipe band, a small group of stalwarts continue the tradition of holding the annual festival.

Long-time supporter Derrick Cullimore said that while the Ashburton Scottish Society Pipe band had its own rooms and plenty of uniforms, it lacked the key ingredient, enough committed pipers and drummers.

“We’re even still teaching but we don’t have enough in any category – drummers or pipers – to do anything in terms of reforming the band,” he said.

In the past Ashburton fielded two bands and Methven one, but like many provincial areas maintaining even one band had become too difficult, Mr Cullimore said. “We might not have a band but we’re determined to keep this event alive. While it has been seven or eight years since we competed, we’re not giving up.”

And while Ashburton may not field a band, the event attracts as many competitors as contests in larger centres, he said.

In its hey day the Ashburton pipe band festival was held in the domain oval, with a larger number of bands and the event included marching, band displays and highland dancing.

Sunday’s band festival starts with a street march at 12.30pm, beginning at Ashburton Hospital on Elizabeth Street and continues with band competitions in the Ashburton Domain picnic area, also off Elizabeth Street.

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■■Dunedin shootings

Police trace shotgun’s history

By Hamish McNeilly

Shan Inglis won’t face court after serial litigant Graham McCready dropped procedures against her.

Len Brown prosecution a ‘test case’

By Jimmy Ellingham The man taking a private prosecution against Auckland Mayor Len Brown over allegations of bribery and corruption wants the matter to become a “test case”.

Graham McCready will drop off documents and submissions at the Auckland District Court today, where he will lay out why he says Mr Brown should head to court.

The submissions were to be filed yesterday, but the retired Wellington accountant blamed the delay on computer crashes, the volume of documents to consider and the number of pages to be written, bound and filed.

“This is an important case requiring ... a high standard of professional legal documentation and cannot and should not be rushed,” Mr McCready said in a statement.

He has asked the court to accept the matter as a test case, saying in submissions seen by APNZ: “The type of alleged offending goes to the heart of the elected democratic system of government in New Zealand in general and that of the largest city in particular.”

Accepting the prosecution would allow clarification about what was considered a bribe and when a gift became a bribe, and clear up whether a spouse or partner of an elected official should have to declare gifts.

Referring to previous private prosecutions Mr McCready has laid he described himself and his company, the New Zealand Private Prosecution, as a “creditable [and] competent prosecution authority to which the public place increasing confidence and support”.

Mr McCready has already laid charging documents at the

court, alleging the mayor accepted a bribe for himself and his wife in not disclosing free hotel rooms and upgrades from SkyCity between November 2010 and November last year.

At the same time Mr Brown was publicly advocating the pokies-for-convention-centre deal.

Over the weekend Mr McCready found out that under the relevant section of the Crimes Act he would have to apply to the Attorney-General, Christopher Finlayson, for permission to take the prosecution.

A spokesman for Mr Finlayson said in practice, authority for such a decision was delegated to the Solicitor-General, Michael Heron, QC. Mr McCready also said last week he was considering laying charges against Mr Brown’s wife Shan Inglis, alleging she was a party to her husband’s offending.

Instead Mr McCready will, for now, only pursue Mr Brown.

Mr McCready could not be reached for comment yesterday about why that was.

Meanwhile, Mr Brown told RadioLive yesterday afternoon he and his wife were “a very, very tight team”.

“Some people might find that a bit difficult to understand but we are,” he said.

“We love each other, we’ve been through a lot in our lives ... and I’ve provided her with the most difficult challenge, and she has made a decision to be with me and to keep us together.”

He said there was “a lot of talking and discussion going on” in their marriage after his affair with council worker Bevan Chuang was exposed last year, but added “we are working it through” and his wife “continues to love me and support me”.

- APNZ

The man who shot dead his two children in Dunedin before killing himself is understood to have taken the murder weapon from his former flatmate’s gunsafe.

The Otago Daily Times understands Edward Hamilton Livingstone got into the safe after accessing a key.

The allegation was yesterday put to Dunedin Clutha Waitaki area commander Inspector Greg Sparrow, who responded with a statement.

It said: “Police identified early on in their inquiries how Livingstone accessed the gun and these details form part of our inquiries and investigation.

“The aspects you have raised

form a significant part of our investigations, as do those that specifically relate to Edward Livingstone and his circumstances.”

Mr Livingstone’s former flatmate could not be reached for comment yesterday.

Police have already confirmed that Livingstone did not have a firearms licence.

Livingstone was the subject of a protection order issued on behalf of his estranged wife Katharine Webb. He made two court appearances related to breaches of the order last year.

Last Wednesday night he arrived at the house Ms Webb lived in with the couple’s two children, Bradley and Ellen, armed with a shotgun. He shot the children, then himself.

The director of the University of Otago’s national centre for peace and conflict studies, Kevin Clements, said that for a protection order to work it was important the subject had no access to firearms.

He expected police to check any relevant addresses to ascertain the availability of firearms there.

Had Livingstone been able to source the murder weapon from someone he had been living with, there was a “major deficiency in the process”, Mr Clements said.

New Zealand had about 230,000 licensed firearm owners and an estimated 1.2 million firearms. An estimated 25,000 firearms were in criminal hands.

- APNZ

■■Rotorua district court

Rotorua teen burglar jailed for latest crime spree

By Dana Kinita A teenager who has been breaking into houses since he was a child has been jailed for his latest spree of burglaries in Rotorua.

Timoti Walters, 17, was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court yesterday to two-anda-half years’ prison after previously pleading guilty to 17 burglary charges and one of escaping from custody.

According to the police summary of facts, the burglaries took place in Western Heights between August and November 2013.

Walters got into homes through unsecured windows or by using tools that were lying around to smash his way in.

Thousands of dollars worth of items were taken, including a 55-inch plasma television, flatscreen televisions, comput-

ers, mobile phones, money, gaming consoles, jewellery, frozen food and prescriptions.

After he was arrested, Walters was taken on a drivearound by police and pointed out 10 properties he had burgled. The court heard police had no evidence for those burglaries other than his confession. While being driven around, Walters escaped from the patrol car but was later found hiding.

Walters’ lawyer, Brian Foote, applied for home detention for his client. He said Walters was a young father and his time in custody while awaiting sentencing had been a “unpleasant and sobering experience”.

“Being locked up in Waikeria [prison], he knows now what he doesn’t want for his future,” Mr Foote said.

Judge Jocelyn Munro said she was familiar with Walters,

having dealt with him in Youth Court for similar offending.

“Your behaviour has started as a child and there is no sign of you slowing down. Clearly your experience in Youth Court could not deter you from offending as an adult,” she said.

“These were residential properties largely in your own neighbourhood. One of the themes that ran through the victim impact statements was the violation of privacy, the fear and upset when some stranger broke into their home.

In some cases you ransacked the houses.

“In one house you broke into, a child was asleep in the bedroom and at another house it belonged to a woman who lived alone disabled in a wheelchair. It makes it more difficult for her to know that her space and privacy had been invaded by you,” she said.

- APNZ

Surf lifesaving skills put to good use He’s won national titles and represented New Zealand but Nick Malcolm’s latest surf lifesaving achievement tops them all.

The Auckland lifeguard will head home from his Gold Coast base this week to compete in the Eastern Region championships in Whangamata, fresh from a textbook rescue with an incredible result.

Malcolm, the reigning New Zealand board race champion, was patrolling at Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast when he spotted English tourist John

Sherlock in trouble. By the time Malcolm, from Mairangi Bay, got to the 68-year-old, Sherlock had taken 12 slow strokes and then gone straight down.

“I managed to flip him over within a couple of seconds then took him straight into the beach,” Malcolm told Australia’s Channel 9 news.

Malcolm and fellow lifeguard Stuart Keay then started chest compressions on Sherlock. For half an hour, the two lifeguards worked on their patient and when paramedics ar-

rived, they’d done enough to restore a weak pulse. Sherlock was rushed to hospital but last week was well enough to meet the pair and say thanks.

Malcolm explained there was never any question of stopping compressions.

“It was someone’s dad, someone’s husband, someone’s granddad - we were just never going to give up,” he said.

The 23-year-old is one of more than 950 lifeguards who will compete in this weekend’s two-day Eastern Region champs.

- APNZ

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OUR VIEW

Deano’s story – true inspiration Coen Lammers EDITOR

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e tend to use the term ‘inspirational’ far too often, but Dean Rattray’s tale of changing his body and his life is truly inspiring.

For those who ran out of time to read the Weekend Guardian, Dean lost a stunning 113kg through a combination of stomach surgery, improved diet, intensive exercise and a whole heap of guts and determination.

Many of us struggle to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle, but few of us will have to face a seemingly hopeless situation as Dean and his family.

At 220kg, Dean’s weight was affecting every aspect of his existence, stopping him from fully participating in life and even ended up jeopardising his job and income.

Instead of throwing his hands in the air, Dean took drastic measures, including a hefty loan of $26,000 for a stomach-reducing operation.

Contrary to popular belief, the surgery is not a silver bullet but only a small step in losing weight, as Dean had to lose weight before the operation and had to intensify his efforts afterwards.

Saturday’s story was a wonderful example of how there is always hope, as long as you believe in yourself and have supportive people around you.

Dean can rightly bask in the glory of such an amazing, Herculean effort, but it is nearly impossible to imagine what effort it must have taken to get himself off the couch each day to hop on a bike or go to a gym.

Changing a lifetime of eating habits would have even been more difficult, but many readers will have been encouraged that with the right balance, Dean has lost all this weight despite still enjoying his Friday pie.

Modern life is fast and busy and, as Dean points out, taking time to exercise or prepare healthy food can be difficult.

Still, when those tough choices end up being the difference between an early heart attack and a long happy, healthy life, the decision should be an easy one.

The Guardian wants to thank Dean for sharing his story, and we commend him for turning his life around even more so for encouraging others through an obesity support group.

YOUR VIEW Singing school Last Saturday evening my wife and I attended the concert that culminated the 2014 Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Over 100 young people ranging from nine to 19 provided an unforgettable evening of music and dancing of Cinema Magic.

From James Bond to Les Miserables – from Pitch Perfect to The Lion King – two hours of sheer magic.

To all concerned, particularly Jo Castelow and Alice Sollis, along with all the back-stage helpers and the talented band of youngsters – congratulations and well done.

Television has talent shows on screen but Mid Canterbury has it on stage.

Colin Morgan

Epi pens It was with great interest that I read the article on the cost of epi pens. I have had to carry an

CRUMB

epi pen with me at all times for the past 10 years as I have numerous severe food allergies. I am on the NZ Superannuation so my income is limited and on several occasions I have considered not buying a new epi pen, only to hear that someone else has died through not having one when they should have, but the cost is prohibitive.

You would think that the price of an epi pen must be considerably less than that of a hospital admission.

I would also like to say that there have been the odd occasions when a new pen has not always lasted for a whole year, making it even more expensive. Your article ommitted the information about how to make contact and be able to sign the petition.

Over the weekend I have discussed this with various people and all would like to sign the petition if we knew how to access it.

Please publish this information there must be many of your readers in my position.

by David Fletcher

Thank you in anticipation.

Ann McKay

Dairying In reply to the opinion piece by Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons “Many rivers to cross to fix dairying” printed in the Ashburton Guardian, January 17, I would like to emphasise that everyone within the dairy industry is focused on how to farm within environmental limits.

We can point to clear actions where we are making that happen, investing millions to find innovative solutions and creating on-farm change.

Environmental groups, scientists, regional councils, farmers, dairy companies and many others are on that journey. There is no getting off it.

The Government has put in place a regulatory process that is all about setting limits for water quality and quantity.

The land and water planning processes that are under way across the country, move us all on from endless debate about

blame to looking for solutions.

No-one wants to go back to an adversarial approach, except it seems Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons.

They seemed intent on creating villains of dairy farmers and igniting this kind of debate. But does that help the environment or the economy?

They also misrepresented our position. DairyNZ has not “called for dairy conversions to cease”. But we do believe no-one will benefit from unconstrained growth of our industry, including existing farmers.

There will certainly likely be some catchments where ceasing any further conversion to dairy could be part of the solution to a limit setting process. However, the answers to problems will vary from catchment to catchment.

Finally, we prefer to avoid making simple generalisations about complex problems that communities have not yet fully considered.

Tim Mackle Chief executive DairyNZ

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Dr Morgan and the boys from Brazil

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Do you “smack” your child?

Yes 58%

Willy Leferink WILLYLEAKS

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n Gringos Across the Amazon, Dr Gareth Morgan poetically writes: “We cross into the south-west corner of Bahia and there, up ahead, we can see the farm, a suite of verdant green irrigation pivots standing out amidst the dry, almost arid surround of thousands of hectares of soybean stubble that shrouds this elevated plateau – a little slice of the Waikato here in the middle of the Brazilian high plains.

“It’s a venture initiated by a bunch of Kiwis a few years back, intended to bring the best of New Zealand dairying techniques to this uniquely suitable bit of South American landscape.”

That sounds like a big endorsement for how we farm!

You see Dr Morgan has a slice of the dairy action, but it’s not here, no sireee, it’s in Brazil.

In last October’s NZ Herald, Dr Morgan took aim at our fresh milk, but one commentator replied on his blog: “Just an FYI – if you start off with commentary that is by simple means, wrong, the rest of the commentary gets lost. Whey permeate (ie the stuff from the manufacture of cheese) is not the same as milk permeate.

“One is allowed by FSANZ to be used in milk, the other is not.”

Dr Morgan’s co-author replied citing Wikipedia. Good to see it’s based on solid research then.

In that same October opinion piece, Dr Morgan said the Brazilian irrigated “slice of the Waikato” he’s involved with, is getting, “a 15 per cent premium in the local market…The future of New Zealand’s dairy industry should lie in quality, not quantity”.

Don’t get me wrong, Dr Morgan’s team has done a mint job improving the local economy in that part of Brazil. It’s fantastic to take our system globally and if he’s learned something of benefit to our prosperity and our dairy industry, then please do it here too.

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Friesian cows graze on a farm in Rio Grande do Sul State, southern Brazil.

In Dr Morgan’s latest series of columns he generalises that our cows pee on average the equivalent of 1000 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare, a figure that raises my eyebrow.

Readers will think “ick, it’s all going into our waterways”. It isn’t. Aside from pasture taking it up as fertiliser and soils more, the potential loss pathways for nitrogen are, and excuse me for getting technical, to air as ammonia (direct volatilisation) or as nitrous oxide and nitrogen gas (denitrification).

It can also enter groundwater by leaching or as part of organic compounds entering waterways as run-off.

Clearly, it’s the last two of most importance to water quality while nitrous oxide is an emission. Interestingly, Dr Morgan’s Brazilian farm may use 5500 hectares, but it turns on five 56-hectare centre pivots servicing some 3500 cows. At 12 to the hectare, versus 3.49 in Mid Canterbury, maybe the urine of Brazilian cows is less concentrated.

It’s also easy to write that our rivers are stuffed (they are not) and imply our waters are near toxic (tens of thousands over summer prove otherwise).

A few weeks ago my ‘Al Gore Award for Most Underreported

Inconvenient Truth’ went to the Ministry for the Environment’s 2013 “River condition indicator summary and key findings”.

Why else would a 10-year summary get so little attention for revealing, “of the parameters we (the MfE) monitor, all are either stable or improving at most monitored sites. Four of our parameters show stable or improving trends in 90 per cent of sites”.

It frustrates me that so little sunlight is being shone on how we are dealing with groundwater and emissions. That’s why I have extended an invitation to a NZ Herald journalist to visit my Ashburton farm. Dr Morgan is welcome too.

It would also be nice if sunlight was shone on the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre and our country’s leadership in the Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gases.

In terms of water, there’s work on-going, from us farmers to universities to AgResearch and industry good bodies like DairyNZ. I doubt Dr Morgan’s Brazilian farm faces the same regulatory environment we farm under here, or groups delighting in any perceived misstep.

A Resource Management Act? I also don’t think farm resource taxes or an emissions trading scheme are on the Brazilian Government’s radar.

There are reasons why Brazil isn’t an immediate threat to our dairy industry, but that’s for another day.

Before we get cocky, Rabobank said in 2013 that New Zealand is a high cost dairy producer despite low cost pasture feed inputs. A lot of this is rightly driven by better environmental management, but less positively, by growing mountains of red tape.

Rabobank said we need “to adapt to this loss of absolute competitive advantage in milk production as efficiency gains become more difficult to obtain”.

In plain English, it means Fonterra, Westland, Synlait, Open Country Cheese and others must take a Tatua/Miraka pill and discover value-add. If Dr Morgan has the value-add answers we’re keen to learn them.

Dr Morgan would be better placed to comment if he actively farmed here than passively halfway around the world.

Willy Leferink is Federated Farmers Dairy Chairperson

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In brief

■ UKRAINE

Councillor suspended

Bloody clashes in Kiev

The UK Independence Party has suspended a councillor who claimed recent floods were the result of the British government’s decision to legalise gay marriage.

David Silvester claimed the country had been “beset by storms” since the passage of the new law on gay marriage because David Cameron had acted “arrogantly against the Gospel”.

He was suspended by the party after defying a request not to do further interviews on his beliefs following his initial claims made in a letter to a local newspaper. - PA

Training as jihadists

Protesters clash with riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, yesterday. Anti-government protests in Ukraine’s capital escalated into fiery street battles with police as thousands of demonstrators hurled rocks and firebombs to set police vehicles ablaze. ap photo

Dozens of people have been wounded in bloody clashes between police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev after 200,000 defied new restrictions on protests to rally against President Viktor Yanukovych.

In near apocalyptic scenes yesterday close to parliament, several police buses and vehicles were torched by the protesters who hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at the ranks of the security forces.

The clashes further raised the stakes in the almost two-month stand-off between the opposition and Yanukovych which has seen protesters seize control of the main city square in Kiev and municipal buildings.

The White House urged an end to the violence, with National Security Council spokes-

woman Caitlin Hayden saying that Washington was deeply concerned.

Yanukovych, in his first response to the violence, ordered the setting up of a commission that would hold talks with the opposition but it was unclear if this could in any way help ease the crisis.

Ukrainian police used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons in a bid to disperse the hundreds of people who sought to storm police cordons near the Verkhovna Rada parliament and close to the stadium of the legendary Dynamo Kiev football club in central Kiev, witnesses and AFP correspondents said.

In the most violent scenes since the start of the protests in November, demonstrators

set five buses and two trucks on fire while the air filled with the stench of tear gas and thick with the smoke from the stun grenades. Medical workers said police had also used rubber bullets.

Their faces covered by scarves or ski masks, many of the protesters wielded sticks or even chains. They were confronted by helmeted riot police equipped with shields who at times adopted a “tortoise” formation to protect themselves from falling projectiles.

Health officials said 24 people were injured and three were hospitalised, while police said more than 70 officers had been hurt. The interior ministry said four people had already been arrested and charged with mass rioting. Kiev riot police said the

protesters had captured a security services officer and brutally beat him up. He was then rescued but found seriously injured and in a “state of shock”.

Opposition leaders including former boxing champion Vitali Klitschko and Arseniy Yatsenyuk called on the protesters to refrain from using force but their calls were ignored.

In an apparent attempt to find a compromise, Klitschko travelled to the president’s Mezhygirya residence outside Kiev to meet Yanukovych in person.

The president received Klitschko and promised to create a special commission of officials and opposition set up by national security council secretary Andriy Klyuyev to solve the crisis.

- AFP

■ PAKISTAN

Bomb kills 20 Pakistani soldiers in convoy Pakistan army helicopters have fired missiles killing three militants, officials say, in apparent retaliation for a Taliban bomb attack that killed 20 soldiers in the restive northwest.

The helicopters fired at a road in the village of Musaki situated in the same tribal region as the bombing earlier yesterday, intelligence and civil administration officials said.

One of the missiles struck a nearby house, killing a fiveyear-old girl and a seven-yearold boy, a local administration official added, although security officials could not confirm the civilian casualties.

The bombing earlier yesterday, claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, killed 20 soldiers and

wounded 30 when it ripped through a military convoy.

The attack, one of the deadliest to hit Pakistani security forces in recent years, happened in the city of Bannu near the North Waziristan tribal region which is a stronghold of militants linked to the Taliban and al Qaeda.

“A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device caused the blast,” a senior military official said, adding the exact circumstances were unclear.

An official statement said 20 soldiers were killed and 30 injured in the attack, which hit one of the vehicles in the convoy at 8.45am local time.

The convoy was about to leave for the town of Razmak

in North Waziristan when the blast hit one of the civilian vehicles hired to move troops.

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the convoy bombing.

“It was part of our fight against a secular system,” he said by telephone from an undisclosed location.

“We will carry out more such attacks in future,” he said, adding the Taliban were seeking revenge for the deaths of their former chief Hakimullah Mehsud and deputy Waliur Rehman - both killed in US drone attacks.

The Taliban vowed they would not engage in any dialogue with the government of

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif following the death of Mehsud.

But Shahid said the group “is ready for meaningful negotiations despite facing huge leadership losses, if the government proves its authority and sincerity” by halting drone attacks and withdrawing troops from tribal areas.

Taliban insurgents have led a bloody campaign against the Pakistani state since 2007, staging hundreds of attacks on security forces and government targets. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack, adding he would cancel a planned visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in the wake of a recent spike in terrorism.

- AFP

Al Qaeda is training hundreds of British people fighting in Syria to become jihadists and urging them to carry out attacks when they return home, according to an interview with a defector published in a newspaper. The defector, known as Murad, from the hardline Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) said other recruits from Europe and the US were also being trained to make car bombs before being sent home to form terror cells. Britain’s intelligence services estimate that around 500 British fighters are currently in Syria and fear they will return radicalised.

- AFP

Floods hit Riviera Two people have been killed and more than 150 airlifted to safety after floods struck southeastern France, local authorities say. A third man disappeared while out on his boat and 4000 homes have been left without power after the inundations in the department of Var, they said. Local official Laurent Cayrel said one of the victims, a 73-year-old man, died in his basement, while the other was swept away in his car.

Var, which lies on the stretch of Mediterranean coast known as the Riviera popular with tourists, is known for its sunny climate.

But with forecasts of more rain overnight, Cayrel urged “the greatest vigilance”.

- AFP

Poisoner jailed for life A Chinese court has convicted a man of poisoning dumplings causing around 13 people in Japan and China to fall ill and sentenced him to life in prison, state-run media report. Factory worker Lu Yueting was reported to have injected the dumplings with insecticide in 2008 as a protest against his employer over pay. A court in the northern Chinese city of Shijiazhuang sentenced Lu to life in prison for the crime. - AFP

Hanging memorial A little-known but significant anniversary was recognised in Melbourne yesterday. On January 20, 1842, two Aboriginal men were the first people executed in Melbourne. If City of Melbourne councillor Cathy Oke has anything to do with it, more people will know the story of Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner. “Their story is part of the fabric of our city, but it’s not very well known,” Ms Oke said. Thousands of Melbourne residents watched as the pair were hanged for the murder of two whale hunters.

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■ PLASTERBOARD

Fletcher backs dominance

By Anne GiBson The head of Fletcher Buildings’ Winstone Wallboards is defending its dominant New Zealand plasterboard position, as the company awaits a Commerce Commission ruling.

General manager David Thomas said Winstone Wallboards had a 94 per cent market share but only because it manufactured and delivered the best product to customers.

“People do have other options and they have had for the last 20 years,” Thomas said, citing Elephant Plasterboard and other products including Chinese board.

He also defended the firm’s prices.

“The price is higher than in Australia because we get two products from Australia, gypsum and paper for the plaster-

board liner, and Sydney has got [more than] New Zealand’s population and there are scale issues there.”

The outcome of a Commerce Commission probe into Fletcher Building’s role in New Zealand’s plasterboard market is pending.

In late September, Fletcher said it was advised the commis-

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rebuild and he lauded the competitor.

“The introduction of Knauf into the New Zealand market will not only save the Government up to 6 per cent in plasterboard system costs for the residential rebuild, it also [has] the potential to provide benefits to New Zealanders over the longer-term,” Joyce said at the time.

In a tour of Winstone’s Onehunga plant, Thomas showed the Herald a 10m-high pile of gypsum and a 228m-long production line which makes 10mmthick GIB standard plasterboard at the rate of 58m/minute - almost 1m of plasterboard made every second.

It takes 43 minutes for a sheet to leave the forming end of the manufacturing line and reach the dry board bundler - the equipment which puts the end tape on the sheets.

- APNZ

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“We’ve worked out the cost of plasterboard/wallboard makes up about 1 per cent of the cost of a new house build, from a calculation based on the cost of building at $650,000,” she said.

A Commerce Commission spokesman said no further information would be issued on the plasterboard inquiry at this point because it was ongoing.

Thomas said Onehunga-headquartered Winstone produced 21.5 million square metres of plasterboard in the year to June 30 last year, enough to line about 15,000 residences, fill all commercial orders and export product.

In January last year, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce said the Government had awarded German company Knauf Plasterboard a chunk of a $40 million plasterboard supply deal for the Christchurch

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sion intended to inquire into its plasterboard supply arrangements with building supplies merchants.

“The company will fully cooperate with the Commerce Commission, and is confident that its supply arrangements comply with the Commerce Act,” said corporate affairs general manager Rick Osborne.

Thomas rejected criticism that New Zealand houses were expensive because of traditional building material monopolies.

“I don’t think our market share and building material costs are related,” he said.

A company spokeswoman cited a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment paper released last year that found land made up 47 per cent of the total cost of a new house and building materials generally 27 per cent.

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Finance Minister Bill English says he wants Google, Apple and Starbucks and other multinationals to pay more tax and hopes the issue will be raised at economic talks this week.

Mr English is among 2500 political, business and academic leaders attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

The minister said yesterday getting corporates to pay their

fair share of tax required international collaboration.

“We’re very keen to see them pay more tax. The tricky bit is that it requires combined international action,” he said.

“A whole range of countries are going to need to agree on tax rules for companies like Google and Apple and Starbucks and any number of corporates that you can think of.

“I would certainly hope that’s going to be discussed at this forum because it’s going to need a

lot of people including businesses to see that it’s unacceptable.”

He said the small amount of tax paid by large companies was particularly unpalatable to taxpayers who had “shelled out billions of dollars” to underwrite some of the large corporations during the recession.

Although Google and other companies had local offices in New Zealand, their tax bills were believed to be out of proportion with their reported sales in this country.

- APNZ

■ HOUSING COSTS

Auckland houses ‘severely unaffordable’ Auckland house prices remained “severely unaffordable” for the 10th year in a row in the American survey, Demographia, which compares housing costs in nine mainly English-speaking countries.

Produced by Wendell Cox, an Illinois-based opponent of urban planning and proponent of private cars over public transport and Christchurch-based urban planner Hugh Pavletich, the Demographia report contends that restrictive urban planning is a principal cause of high housing prices relative to incomes.

“The central government of New Zealand has recognised the problem and is pursuing strategies to open up land supply and reduce housing costs,” says the

newly published report on 2013 housing affordability trends, which ranks Auckland housing as the eighth most unaffordable of the 360 cities surveyed.

It uses Statistics New Zealand, Real Institute of New Zealand and census data for local house price data to conclude that only New Zealand and Australian major cities have the distinction of being rated severely unaffordable throughout the survey’s 10 year history.

Demographia ranks housing costs in the US, Canada, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand and uses a “median multiple” approach that relates housing costs to household income.

Markets ranked above 5.0 on that

scale are judged “severely unaffordable.”

Auckland is ranked 8.0, making it the seventh least affordable of the 85 centres surveyed with populations of more than one million.

Tauranga scored a median multiple of 6.6, with Christchurch at 5.8 the next most unaffordable centre. Wellington is ranked 5.5, the national median, with Dunedin at 4.8 and Manawatu/Palmerston North at 4.5 the only areas “seriously” rather than “severely” unaffordable.

By comparison, Sydney ranks 9.0, Melbourne 8.4, and Australia’s national median is 5.5.

Among the most affordable cities are in the US; Pittsburgh (2.3), and Atlanta and Indianapolis at 2.7.

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Arable farmers check out FAR crops by michelle nelson michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

A number of Mid Canterbury arable farmers took the opportunity to join a pre-harvest walk at the Foundation for Arable Research’s Chertsey site.

FAR’s director of arable research Nick Poole said the event was staged for an informal look at the trials prior to harvest.

“We were looking at the final appearance going into harvest, and also discussing the season, what’s been different about it,” Dr Poole said.

The first of the winter barley crops have been harvested on the trial sites and have delivered promising results, yielding 9.5 tonnes on dryland trials and up to 10.5 tonnes on the irrigated site.

“They were very good results,” Dr Poole said.

“The results and responses of our disease management programmes was about 2 2.5 tonnes a hectare.”

The very high disease levels in wheat this season was also on Thursday evening’s agenda.

Dr Poole said speckled leaf blotch, a fungal disease commonly known as septoria, had been problematic in a number of crops this season, particularly in the wheat trials.

“It’s a wet weather disease and with rainfall around Christmas it’s still active in some of the crops,” he said.

Septoria has been prevalent in Mid Canterbury crops for the past three years, following a decade largely free of the disease.

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North Island wool prices balance out The 12,500 bales of North Island wool offered at last week’s New Zealand Wool Services International sale lifted to come into line with South Island levels.

There was a 93 per cent clearance rate.

Compared to the last sale on December 19, the currency indicator firmed by 0.45 per cent having minimal impact

on the market, NZWSI general manager John Dawson said.

“The first sale after the Christmas break was well supported assisted by the cancellation of the rostered South Island sale and limited anticipated volumes available this week,” he said.

Fine crossbred fleece and shears of good and poor col-

our were firm to 1 per cent dearer with average types lifting 5 per cent.

Coarse crossbred fleece of good and poor colour were up 2 to 3 per cent with average styles 5 per cent stronger.

Coarse ahears were generally 1 to 2 per cent firmer except average style 3 to 5 inches and better style 3 to 4 inches lifted 5 to 7 per cent.

MARKET REPORT LAMB

The overall sentiment in global lamb markets at the moment is that the general steady improvement will continue, with increased enquiries out of Asia and continental Europe.

Feedback from UK supermarkets has been mixed with some reporting stronger sales while others only made average sales.

On farm in NZ there have been far fewer lambs pouring into the saleyards this year.

Normally New Year store lamb yardings of more than 10,000 are common but this year yardings of only a few thousand have been presented. Many farmers are down on numbers following the drought but have experienced strong pasture growth so far this season. As a result, they’re holding on to lambs,with the intention being to finish the majority of their own lambs and sell direct to the works.

Aboe – Foundation for Arable Research’s research manager Rob Craigie talks to local farmers.

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BEEF

The US domestic 90CL market continued its surge last week,

reaching new all-time highs for January, but again the import prices barely wavered.

NZ’s bull slaughter is currently at its seasonal peak, which is keeping US importers well supplied with 95CL meat and preventing exporters from demanding higher prices.

However, offerings of 90CL cow meat out of NZ are seasonally low and exporters who have any to sell have achieved slightly higher returns over the past week. It’s widely anticipated that prices for US imported lean beef will rise if the domestic market stays firm, but it may come too late for exporters to take advantage of before the peak bull season passes. Current export prices, combined with the high NZ dollar, means bull processing margins will likely be slim.

DAIRY

Global dairy commodity prices were mixed over the past week, with average prices in Oceania and Europe rising for most products. Agrifax prices were firmer for butter and whole

milk powder, but eased for cheddar. WMP price increased $100/t to return to its preChristmas level. This brought the Agrifax weighted average price up 2 per cent this week.

US prices were up for butter and nonfat dry milk but down for cheese and dry whey.

Saputo appears to have been successful in its takeover bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter after Bega Cheese exited the race and sold its share to Saputo, bringing that company’s share to over 45%. Fonterra made a voluntary recall of some fresh cream products this week, and though the share prices initially dipped, both the Fonterra Shareholders Fund and the Fonterra Co-operative Group shares were above where they ended the previous week. Synlait milk shares also rose this week US feed prices fell during the week with the latest USDA reports indicating even higher than expected global wheat supply. This will aid the profitability of milk production in the US.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

■ BLACK GRASS SURVEILLANCE

Mid Canty rema of noxious black

■ HAWKE’S BAY ATTACKS

Rogue dogs on the prowl mauling sheep Dogs have been attacking sheep in Poraiti in Hawke’s Bay, with some so badly mauled they had had to be put down.

Resident Neville Rolls has lived in Poraiti for 65 years and said he has never seen anything like it.

Mr Rolls’ son was forced to put down one of their sheep, worth $100, on Saturday night after it was badly injured after an attack from a dog.

“We had been warned about it already but we heard a dog barking about 10pm and could hear the sheep running up and down.

“The dog took off when my son went outside and he had to put the sheep down.”

He said the only way to stop it is to find the dog responsible and its owner.

“We’ve heard of nine that have been killed over on Boyd Rd and another 20 down at the Mission farm.”

The Rolls received a flyer in the mail on Saturday from a concerned resident, Ray Young, who lives on nearby Boyd Rd. “We are hoping someone would or will come forward with info on who or where the dogs come from.”

Mr Young said he and his wife have received more than five calls since distributing the flyer from neighbours who have also had issues with the rogue dogs.

At 3am on Friday morning Mr Young heard dogs barking and went outside to see what was going on.

He discovered three of his sheep mauled and stayed up until 5am trying to locate the dogs responsible.

Three other sheep were found later in the day hiding inside a shed.

“Six ewes were attacked.

“They were pretty badly injured, they had rumps torn, throats torn, ears ripped.

“The vet has been out to see them and at this stage they’re okay but there’s always the risk of infection.”

Three weeks earlier, Mr Young saw two dogs in his driveway and believes they may be connected to the attacks.

He said he had been in contact with animal control and was waiting for them to visit on Sunday afternoon.

An animal control officer was unable to be contacted by Hawke’s Bay Today yesterday.

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So far there’s no sign of the noxious black grass appearing on Mid Canterbury’s road sides, but there’s no room for complacency as the seeds can lie dormant for years.

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Scene ripe for a perfect rural crime storm The time is ripe for a perfect rural crime storm, with rustlers on the move and cannabis harvest under way.

“Stock theft or rustling has been estimated to cost the farming community some $120 million each year,” Federated Farmers rural security spokesperson Katie Milne said.

“At this time of the year we are in the perfect rural crime storm,” Ms Milne said.

“Illicit cannabis growers are at work, the rustlers are hitting farms and we expect equipment and fuel theft – I have no doubt in some cases the three are interrelated.”

Cannabis growers focus on back country areas and riverbeds, planting among crops and vegetation which will hide the illegal plantations.

However, there are now tools for rural communities to fight back with.

The Stop Stock Theft website partnership comprising Crimestoppers NZ (o800 555-111), NZX-Agri and the police, allows victims to report stock theft anonymously to help the police to build up intelligence on when and where the theft took place and what stock was taken.

Farmers should also report all crimes to the police, especially that involving farm equipment and fuel.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

■ MID CANTERBURY FASHION

All the styles of a wedding

By Kathleen Stringer

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haven’t seen those battery advertisements on television recently; you know the ones with the bunny doing all sorts of activities to prove his brand is the best. Here at the museum we could certainly do with some form of energising as we try to juggle our everyday activities with getting ready for the new museum.

One of the things that is taking a lot of time is amassing all the material required for the displays. No matter how small, displays are time-consuming activities.

There is a lot of planning to be undertaken, including research, then the right objects and photographs have to be found and prepared and the text written before we even begin to place objects in their positions.

A small display can take days, so imagine having to install a whole room.

It’s in undertaking that task they you realise just what a large collection we have. All of the staff have been busy doing various things for the designers of what will be a very exciting and comprehensive series of displays.

Presently, my task is to source material for the costume area (a passion of mine). Not only do I have to source the objects, but the images that go alongside or behind the treasures. One of the images we have chosen is this rather splendid, but unnamed, wedding group. It is probably pre-war and may be in

a rural location.

It was chosen largely as it shows a wide range of costume styles.

So often fashion books state that people wore certain clothes at defined periods, but as this image shows that’s simply not true.

Older people wore older styles and what people were wearing in Auckland wouldn’t have been copied here in Ashburton for quite some time.

While the two elderly ladies on the groom’s side look formidable, the hats are quite splendid. I do wonder about the lady

wearing a boa though – a boa in daytime? No wonder she was popped out the back, she may have been a bit racy for such a dignified occasion.

The image was taken some time ago, using a glass negative.

These often give very clear images, but as the emulsion is

attached to the glass, they are prone to damage – as seen here.

However, although the image is scratched and has missing emulsion, it still will provide an excellent backdrop to our fascinating collection of costumes and accessories. Excited yet, I know I am!

Gloves a favourite accessory and necessity

By Kathleen Stringer

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quite like winter; it gives me a chance to accessorise.

While in summer, the wearing of scarves, hats and gloves may cause a few people to stare, with the cooler temperatures, it’s perfectly natural to don such garments, so I relish the opportunity.

However, not so long ago, for anyone, especially a lady, to leave home without gloves was thought quite a fashion and social faux pas. I’m not really that old and I can recall being sent to Sunday school with a pair of white gloves, which was silly really as we only had to take them off when we started making things out of Plasticene.

Today, we may have one pair of all-purpose woollen gloves, but our grandmothers would have had a whole drawer of them. They would have a pair

for each outfit, in a variety of colours and fabrics.

There would be outside ‘keep warm’ ones and inside, ‘look pretty’ ones. Evening wear required both long and short gloves, depending on the length of sleeve worn.

There was quite an etiquette as to where and when to wear or remove one’s gloves, as well as what types of gloves to wear when. To wear the wrong glove or at the wrong time was a social blunder which easily marked the offender out as of the wrong class.

Keeping up with fashion or style has always been a costly exercise and glove wearing was certainly that. As the saying, fits like a glove implies – gloves needed to be firm – a loose fitting, wrinkled glove was not proper attire at all.

And so we come, at last, to the object on show (above) –

a glove stretcher. To enable fingers that may have become a little chubby to fit into the gloves these plier-like items were employed to gently squeeze each finger open. While possibly not as necessary with cotton gloves, silk and leather gloves were liable to tear if fingers were simply forced into them. A well dressed lady could have a number of stretchers depending on the types of fabrics used (for example, lace may require short items made

of ivory) and the length of glove.

It may be of interest to note that while gloves often are stored flat, even in presses, to retain their shape, many museums pad the fingers of gloves to stop them wearing down the seams.

As someone who has stuffed more than a few gloves, the donation of a box of gloves for our collection fills me with a mixture of excitement (as I love gloves) as well as dread.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

■ ROWING

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■ ATHLETICS

Weather cuts regatta short 11 medals

By Jonathan Leask

jonathan.l@thegaurdian.co.nz

The weather cut short the Canterbury Championships rowing regatta at Lake Ruataniwha, but not before Ashburton College could produce some promising results.

The regatta was able to complete the heats on Saturday but was blown off the course on Sunday - a familiar story for the regatta.

“Somebody said the last six years have been the same,” Ashburton College rowing coach

Steve Beveridge said.

“We had a perfect day on Saturday which was unbelievable.

We got through the whole programme. We got there on Sunday morning and it was pretty evident it wasn’t going to come right.”

College qualified for five A finals and eight B finals in what was the first regatta since the Otago Championships in early December, and the first without Kate Hayman, who will attend Rangi Ruru this year.

Making an A final was the

under 16 quad of Fran Connelly-Whyte, Grace Wilson, Dana Logan-Leach, Veronica Wall and cox Kate Whiting, the novice coxed four of Jordyn Kell, Connelly-Whyte, Hazelhurst, Logan-Leach and cox Mady Evans. Matt Beveridge in the men’s club single and the women’s novice double the combinations of Wilson and Hazelhurst, and Kell and Wall.

Despite an “odd-and-sods” mixture of seniors and novices Beveridge was pleased with the first hit out of the second half

of the season.

“It was pretty good, especially coming off the training camp. In previous years we have been a bit sluggish.”

The College crews head back to Lake Ruataniwha next weekend (February 1-2) for the South Island Championships before the season gets down to business in March with the run of secondary school regattas leading up to the Maadi Cup, national Secondary School championships at Lake Ruataniwha.

■ EQUESTRIAN

Ashburton pony riders dominate Billed to be the highlight of the competition at the Ashburton Area ESNZ one-star Jumping and Show Hunter Show at the weekend, the Pony Grand Prix did not disappoint with local riders Jamiee Bird and Lucinda Askin battling it out for top honours.

Sixteen combinations started, many having their first start at this level.

There were just four clears in the first round over the challenging Lex Peddie-designed course, Askin with her two rides Totem and Dusky Brew, fellow local Jamiee Bird on Showtym Image and newcomer Grace Manera (Weston Melton) on Tallyho Neptune.

Just 11 combinations returned for the second round.

Having picked up four faults in the first round both Lucy Turner on Tallyho Mystic and Molly Buist-Brown on Miss Mae West took the shortest routes, jumping clear and fast, to put the pressure on the leaders.

Askin was the first of the clears from the first round

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Ashburton’s Lucinda Askin attempts to clear a rail during the Pony Grand Prix in the Ashburton Area ESNZ one-star Jumping and Showhunter Show at the Ashburton Showgrounds at the weekend. photo joseph johnson 180114-jj-006

to jump in the second aboard Totem, posting another solid performance, clear in 43.34 seconds.

Manera took an early rail to drop her to fourth.

Askin posted her second double clear on the inexperienced

Dusky Brew to finish third, leaving it all up to Bird, who shaved seconds off the time to finish clear in 39.32 seconds securing the first vital points of 2014.

Local rider Zoe Shore made an impressive start to the business end of the season winning both the Six Year Old and Amateur Rider Series aboard Burberry.

The Horse one-star Grand Prix was reduced to just the six starters with the drying out of the ground with Tegan Fitzsimon and Dual Diamond scoring another exciting win jumping double clear.

Jessica Sonne (Christchurch) won the Junior Rider with Mimoa and in the Young Rider the honours belonged to Olivia Roberton (Ohoka) on Ngahiwi Cisco.

Ashburton kicked off the 2014 showjumping action, building up to the NZ National Championships in Christchurch at the start of February and ultimately the Horse of the Year Show in Hastings in March.

for local athletes

By Jonathan Leask

jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton athletes picked up 11 medals at the Colgate Games in Timaru at the weekend.

The Ashburton Athletic Club had 34 youngsters among the more than 900 athletes competing at Aorangi Park, where the 10 to 14-year-olds competed for medals and the juniors, seven to 10 years, chased pennants.

There were two golds with Isabella Roulston taking out the 11-year-old girls’ 1200m race walk and Alin Onicas won gold in the 14-year-old boys’ long jump with a leap of 5.26m.

Onicas also picked up two bronze, coming third in the 100m and with a 10.09m shot put as well as coming fourth in the discus (34.48m).

Natasha Waddell picked up two medals with silver in the 12-year-old girls’ 1500m and was third in the 800m.

Jade Peters won silver with a jump of 1.25m in the 11-yearold girls’ high jump and was fifth in the 400m.

A 9.04m effort gave Jaidyn Busch silver in the 12-year-old girls’ shot put while Ben Hooley was second in the 11-year-old boys’ 1200m race walk.

There was bronze for Jenna Borthwick in the 10-year-old girls’ 1500m and Vikki DerikWestaway in the 13-year-old girls’ 1600m race walk Mia Pearson was fourth in 10-year-old girls’ 800m and Ben Nordqvist was fourth in the 11-year-old boys’ 100m among a number of top 10 finishes from the Ashburton contingent.

The juniors also picked up their fair share of pennant ribbons as well.

SPORTS DRAWS ■ Bowls Allenton Bowling Club Friday Triples January 24 The following skips have entered teams - R. Anstiss, N. Atkinson, T. Blain, B. Brasell, R. Cockburn, G. Crack, G. Eder, M. Grice, B. Harper, B. Harrison, R. Herriot, A. Hill, B. Holdom, D. Kiddey, C. Leech, E. Maw, A. McIntosh, B. Neilson, M. Reid, Jo Ryk, Judie Ryk, B. Saussey, N. Sharplin, M. Smallridge, G. Taylor, A. Waddell, T. Watson, W. Watson, B. White, B. Williams - 12.30pm start (whites to be worn), Inquiries to Judie Ryk phone 3087907

Ashburton Bowling Club Kiddey Cup Aussie Pairs any combination – 9.30am start January 25

The following skips have entered teams: B Holdom, B Harper, J Ryk, D Gutberlet, P Collins, A Mackenzie, M Quinn, D Kiddey, G Eder, M Middleton, R Herriott, M Anderson, W Blackwell, G Taylor, B Willams, N Skirton, C Leech, G Clarke, R Gutberlet, J Wood, H Goodall, B Harrison, Hinds[1], A Smith, B White, I Blackwood.

Whites - more entries required please.

Methven Bowls The Edna Low Ladies Fours – am start January 22 Sponsored by Methven Pharmacy, Methven Medical Centre and Methven Real Estate D Gutberlet M Eder I Connell G Hawkins N McKenzie M Sullivan L Boyd R Bennett C Hands J Hardy W Watson S Holdom R Smith R Isherwood S Pagey

We require one more team - please ring Wendy Blackwell 3028834 for inquiries

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club January 25 Men’s Opening Day with a 4 BBB ball pairs competition for the Jim McKenzie Memorial Trophy.

After the days golf the auction for the Shootout will take place, form guides are in the clubhouse.

Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for an 12noon start.

Saturday Starters: Morning tbc; Afternoon Steve Richards and Paul May Results Paddy Bradford and Mal Trewavas.

January 26

The Hydraulink Best Under Pressure Shootout will take place with a report time of 9.30am for a 10.00 start

Tinwald Golf Club Saturday 25 Winter opening mixed and men American Foursome Draw for the winter opening American Foursome to be played on Saturday will be at the clubhouse for 8am and 12.30pm start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

Starters: am B Collins. pm B Collins.

Cards. Committee

■ Softball

Hampstead Softball Club Nosh Café Slow-Pitch January 24 6.30pm: D.1 AS Good As It Gets V Beasties; D.2

Nosh Café Marines & Angels V Hawks; D.3 TGIF Sluggers V S & Giggles

Mid Canterbury Softball January 25 1:00 D1 Bedrock Panthers v ADC Renegades, Brian Jonas to umpire; D4 ADC Rustys v ADC Rebels, Nosh to umpire; 3:00 D1 Fairfield Marines v Nosh Hampstead Hawks, Rebels to umpire.

■ Tennis

Mid Canterbury Open Grade Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre January 25 A Reserve 12.15pm Allenton v Hampstead Blue; Methven v Hampstead Ferns; Foothill Flyers v Rakaia A Grade 1.30pm Hampstead v Tinwald; Hinds v Dorie; Allenton bye

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■ CYCLING

In brief

Marriott cleans up on the road Kristine Marriott kicked off the New Year in the best possible fashion securing line and fastest time honours in the Tinwald Cycling Club’s 36km handicap around the Winchmore Church block on Sunday.

In the opening race for the second half of the season Marriott and her co-markers steadily made their way through the field to find the front inside the final 5km, ensuring a tight sprint finish.

It was Marriott who hit the line the strongest for the win, recording a time of 54.14 minutes.

Rob Redmond put in a solid sprint to take the second while Marty Cuttle produced some of his form of old to charge into third.

Brendan Davidson showed the festive season break hadn’t slowed him up to take fourth with Paul Macfie and Martin Hyde rounding out the top six.

The juniors and division two competed in an 18km handicap event.

Oliver Davidson secured the win, catching the front marker before he rode strongly to ensure the back markers didn’t spoil his day.

His sister Connie dug deep in the final stages to keep the chasing group at bay to take second and secure a Davidson quinella. Caitlin Titheridge flew into third, riding the course in 31.17 minutes to set the fastest time. Ryan Jackson put in a strong ride to secure fourth.

Janette Hooper had a great hit out to take the division two win.

Next week the club will contest the Wylie Memorial Cup around the Christys Road block.

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Broncos v Seahawks The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks will battle out next month’s NFL Super Bowl 48 in suburban New York after winning their respective divisional titles yesterday. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers 23-17 in the NFC Championship in Seattle. Seattle’s Malcolm Smith intercepted a Colin Kaepernick pass in the end zone with 22 seconds remaining to halt a potential game-winning drive for the 49ers. Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes to book Denver’s place with a 26-16 win over the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship in Denver.

Prior wins gold

Matt Ellis, Jamie Smitheram and Brendan Tocher lead a chasing bunch as the Tinwald Cycling Club returned to the road on Sunday.

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New Zealand snowboarder Christy Prior has won the gold medal at the last qualifying event ahead of the Sochi Olympic Winter Games kicking off in fewer than two weeks’ time. Her winning performance comes on the back of Jossi Wells’ gold medal on Sunday in Gstaad, Switzerland in freeski slopestyle and is another positive step in New Zealand’s countdown to the games. Competing in the snowboard slopestyle discipline at the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup in Stoneham, Canada, Christy took a convincing win, scoring 89.75 ahead of Dutch rider Cheryl Maas in second with 85.25 and Austrian Anna Gasser in third with 84.25.

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Invercargill harness Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Fields for Invercargill HRC meeting at Ascot Park Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 7. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8. Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 RACE 1 12.10pm (NZT) ZILCO PRODUCTS TROT $5000, 3yo+ c0 trot, stand, 2700m 1 Swept Away (1) fr .................... N Williamson 2 353 Phat Freddy’s Drop (2) fr .............B McLellan 3 Eyre’s A Rag Doll (3) fr ...............G McEwan 4 5P706 Sundon Invasion (4) fr ....................K Larsen 5 06070 Apollo Mission (5) fr ................ M Williamson 6 0 Another Crusher (6) fr ...................B Barclay 7 5x343 Phil’s Folly (7) fr.....................R McIlwrick (J) 8 070x2 Kiwi Kex (U1) fr ............................... E Swain 9 52407 Winfield Monarch (U2) fr ................... J Bond 10 57272 Cool Son (U3) fr ..............................R Swain 11 8 Blink (U4) fr ...................................... D Dunn 12 55 Hazel Alice (U5) fr .........................C Buchan RACE 2 12.35pm FOTOSOUTH FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 0 Palace Playmate (1) fr............ S Walkinshaw 2 33646 Bryleigh Jewel (2) fr ....................B McLellan 3 Expressive Art (3) fr ........................J W Cox 4 9 Bad Kate (4) fr...................... C Ferguson (J) 5 Double Impact (5) fr ......................A Armour

M9 Fields for Otago Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Forbury Park Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 9.

Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 RACE 1, 12.03pm (NZT) WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 310m 1 54228 Homebush Haven nwtd .............J McInerney 2 666 Monaco Denver nwtd M & .....................J Hill 3 45655 Uno Nosey nwtd ...............................A Joyce 4 5267 Sea Spray Boris nwtd..................B Freeman 5 57664 String Theory nwtd ........................... B Dann 6 22 Cawbourne Flow nwtd .................C Roberts 7 456 Gladys Emmanuel nwtd M &.................J Hill 8 84634 Black Barracuda nwtd ......................A Joyce 9 63462 Summer Love nwtd ..........................A Joyce 10 451 Angel Noir nwtd................................ B Dann RACE 2, 12.23pm BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STAKES C0, 545m 1 68638 Token Ray nwtd L & ........................... Wales 2 34733 Shez Keen nwtd ................................S Keen 3 25242 Ambilight nwtd J & ..........................D Fahey 4 38442 Speedy Swede nwtd L & .................... Wales 5 34524 Miss Selfies nwtd ......................J McInerney 6 64426 Finance Tommo nwtd L &................... Wales 7 23775 Goldstar Bomber nwtd S & .............B Evans 8 25571 Broken Pedro nwtd S & ...................B Evans 9 5 Atomic Lass nwtd M & ......................Jopson 10 7 Cawbourne Aries nwtd .................C Roberts RACE 3, 12.42pm BRAMWELL SCAFFOLDING

6 69 Elite Medley (6) fr .................... N Williamson 7 3 Tuapeka Toff (7) fr ............................ D Dunn 8 65070 Vedika (8) fr ..................................... E Swain 9 83 Picobello (21) fr ............................T Williams 10 Marsue (22) fr ...................................A Beck 11 76252 Miss Pembroke (23) fr ....................C Barron RACE 3 1.05pm FASHION IN THE FIELD 25TH JANUARY MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 84769 Trusting (1) fr ..................................H Hunter 2 874 Deadly Mark (2) fr .........................B Barclay 3 30008 Caesar Rocks (3) fr .......................K Barclay 4 45 Deathbeforedishonour (4) fr ............. D Dunn 5 74562 Sock It To Me fr ............................ Scratched 6 09 Lochalsh (5) fr ................................. E Swain 7 678x7 Chapel Lane (6) fr ..........................K Larsen 8 58507 Doves Veecee (7) fr.........................B Morris 9 0x990 Dannys Legacy (21) fr....................B Shirley 10 8x647 Rainbow Romance (22) fr ..............C Barron 11 x0030 Billy Klondike (23) fr ................ N Williamson RACE 4 1.30pm THE BETS IN THE BAG 25TH JANUARY PACE $5000, 3yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2700m 1 00978 Elma Fitz (1) fr ............................... P Hunter 2 0x055 Domino Denario (2) fr ....................H Hunter 3 80073 Royal Cynic (3) fr ............................. D Dunn

4 24250 Jetrange (4) fr ................................B Shirley 5 0x754 Still Shakin (5) fr.............................C Barron 6 0x506 Rylin Summer (6) fr .............. C Ferguson (J) 7 02562 Special Delight (7) fr .............R McIlwrick (J) 8 00x Highview Harley (U1) fr .................A Armour RACE 5 2.00pm CUE TV HANDICAP TROT $5000, 3yo+ c1 to c4 discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 02550 Harlindon (1) fr ........................ N Williamson 2 02100 Reserve Banks (2) fr .........................A Beck 3 04052 Trade Me Now (3) fr .....................B Norman 4 x5x03 Yaldy Boyz (4) fr .............................K Larsen 5 5x210 Rocky Six (5) fr ................................ D Dunn 6 P0888 City Courage (6) fr 7 678x0 Winfield Dougall (7) fr ...................D Gordon 8 34757 Conrock (8) fr ................................ M Shirley 9 40032 Gold Harmony (9) fr .......................C Barron 10 98102 Overcast (U1) fr............................T Williams 11 05076 Chiola Belle (U2) fr............. B Williamson (J) 12 74990 Royal Squeeze (1) 10 ............. M Williamson 13 78900 Idle Eyre (2) 10 ...............................J W Cox 14 97604 John Henry Galleon (3) 10 ............A Armour 15 10075 Experiment (U1) 20 .......................B Barclay Emergency: City Courage RACE 6 2.25pm REGENT CAR COURT MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m

1 Machs Magic (1) fr ..........................J W Cox 2 665x6 Franco Synergy (2) fr .....................K Larsen 3 588x King Caractacus (3) fr ............. N Williamson 4 67 The Octagon (4) fr.........................B Barclay 5 95402 Northview Gambler (5) fr...............A Armour 6 x3558 Lights Out (6) fr .................................A Beck 7 59673 Adriatic Coast (7) fr .........................R Swain 8 00878 The Intimidator (8) fr ......................C Barron 9 0840 Pat’s Legacy (21) fr ................ S Walkinshaw 10 929x0 Attack Mac (22) fr...............................M Kerr 11 4 Gabby’s Knight (23) fr ...................... D Dunn RACE 7 2.55pm BOOK YOUR MINI MARQUEE NOW MOBILE PACE $5000, c1 to c2 & others with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 73021 Jadaki (1) fr .....................................J W Cox 2 15825 The Witch Doctor (2) fr ............ M Williamson 3 6x790 Del Sur (3) fr 4 x8696 Aye One (4) fr.................................... J Bond 5 72640 Chief Kapai (5) fr ...............................A Beck 6 x06P1 Hadrian (6) fr ................................T Williams 7 x3910 Shard N Awe (7) fr ........................B Barclay 8 52333 Rosie Lindenny (8) fr........................ D Dunn 9 51026 Curragh’s Princess (21) fr .... C Ferguson (J) 10 96593 Tic Tac Bromac (22) fr ...................... A Black 11 37556 Franco Caliph (23) fr .......... B Williamson (J)

12 07080 Sly Courage (24) fr........................ M Shirley 13 80038 V C Dell (25) fr ......................R McIlwrick (J) 14 1307x Zach Bromac (26) fr .......................K Larsen 15 4488x Backandbeyond (27) fr ..............C Hanna (J) Emergency: Del Sur RACE 8 3.22pm ASCOT PARK HOTEL CUP DAY 25TH JANUARY MBL PACE $5000, c1 to c2 & others with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2700m 1 47708 Star Of Courage (1) fr ....................... J Bond 2 19357 Master President (2) fr ........... S Walkinshaw 3 60316 Rock Of Tara (3) fr ................... M Williamson 4 02709 Sonova Gun (4) fr............................. D Dunn 5 880x8 Gambler’s Dream (5) fr ..................K Larsen 6 48850 McArdle Meg (6) fr ......................... P Hunter 7 x9679 Pennyana (7) fr................................R Swain 8 35726 Vera’s Delight (8) fr......................B McLellan 9 9x406 Nothing But Girls (21) fr .................C Barron 10 66400 VC’s Honour fr.............................. Scratched 11 75555 Never Eyre (22) fr..............................A Beck 12 0x058 Elusive Edgar (23) fr ............ C Ferguson (J) 13 94599 Majestic Major (24) fr ......................J W Cox 14 x7074 Bricky McGowan (25) fr........... N Williamson 15 21703 Pure Christian (26) fr.....................B Barclay Emergency: Gambler’s Dream Pacifiers on : Gambler’s Dream (R8)

6 22386 Fanta’s Fever 18.67 C &..................... Fagan 7 34216 Rattle Ya Dags 19.05.........................J Dunn 8 23814 Sandi Claws 18.42 ............................S Keen 9 12235 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 10 54143 Go Bridie nwtd ...............................G Cleeve RACE 6, 1.37pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C2, 310m 1 85824 Blickling Bridge 18.62 ......................A Joyce 2 11518 Angelic Star 18.47.............................J Dunn 3 11444 Bad Week 19.17........................J McInerney 4 67776 New York Affair nwtd ........................A Joyce 5 65476 Black Trigger 19.04 P &................. B Conner 6 67673 Billy Muggins nwtd ........................... B Dann 7 64423 Phat Pants nwtd M &.........................Jopson 8 32845 Easy Silence nwtd............................ B Dann 9 45272 Botany Pete 18.67.....................J McInerney 10 11656 Girl Pride nwtd ..............................R Adcock RACE 7, 1.54pm PRYDE ENGINEERING SPRINT C3, 310m 1 82548 Mr. Big Stuff 18.63 M & .....................Jopson 2 88761 Cawbourne Plunge nwtd ...........J McInerney 3 65233 Star Dreamer 18.61 C & .................... Fagan 4 37546 My Little Oah 18.54 ...................J McInerney 5 62424 John Dory nwtd .........................J McInerney 6 33337 Jed Norton 19.01 ...........................G Cleeve 7 78F77 Heza Sensation 18.70 P & ............ B Conner 8 31445 Yaldhurst Edward nwtd..............J McInerney 9 78584 Another Jewel nwtd ...................J McInerney 10 77784 Embee Dee nwtd ......................J McInerney RACE 8, 2.13pm OTAGO NEW YEAR STAKES FINAL

C2/3f, 545m 1 24311 Mr. Jimmy 32.86 ............................R Adcock 2 67853 Criniti’s 32.49 ....................................J Dunn 3 16813 Cawbourne War nwtd...................C Roberts 4 83347 Homebush Iris 32.33 .................J McInerney 5 36174 Andrea 33.04 ................................R Adcock 6 68531 Fear Go 32.92 ................................G Cleeve 7 36225 Botany Seaton 32.68 ................J McInerney 8 33572 Banbit nwtd B & ............................... T Shaw 9 72285 Adulterous 32.68 ..........................C Roberts 10 83565 Game Girl nwtd .............................R Adcock RACE 9, 2.32pm BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STAKES C2, 545m 1 18533 Lochinvar Camaro nwtd ...............C Roberts 2 73242 Opawa Bart 32.87 .............................B Eade 3 35153 Okuku Dreamer nwtd C & .................. Fagan 4 52355 Rocky Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 5 85167 Opawa Marg 32.53...................Matt Roberts 6 63121 Travelling Joe nwtd....................J McInerney 7 68628 Stich Up 33.42 S &..........................B Evans 8 63247 Blushing Belle nwtd L & ..................... Wales 9 67188 Opawa Cuddles nwtd L &................... Wales 10 36278 Pukeko Prowler nwtd .....................B Healey RACE 10, 2.49pm GREEN ISLAND SUPER LIQUOR STAKES C4, 545m 1 72516 Botany Kevin 32.59 ...................J McInerney 2 22727 Speedy Kazza nwtd ..................J McInerney 3 22342 Rodriguez nwtd ...................................A Lee 4 88786 Bigtime Kelina nwtd B & ................... T Shaw 5 27638 Celestrial Magic 32.60 J & ..............D Fahey

6 16487 Opawa Bro 32.73 L & ......................... Wales 7 12577 Pindari 33.04 ............................Matt Roberts 8 52834 Opawa Jed nwtd J & .......................D Fahey 9 F3875 Hustler Ambition nwtd ........ Melissa Roberts 10 54885 No Undies Sundy 32.35 ............J McInerney RACE 11, 3.07pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C5, 310m 1 12122 Keramus 18.51 ...............................G Cleeve 2 17883 Another Colt nwtd .....................J McInerney 3 73622 Pearl’s Boy nwtd.............................G Cleeve 4 35331 Bugsy Bangles 18.45 B & ................ T Shaw 5 x2578 Deanne’s Magic nwtd B & ................ T Shaw 6 25234 Know Advantage 18.40 ..................G Cleeve 7 81687 Isabelle Domain 18.62 ..............J McInerney 8 61411 Homebush Churro 18.64 ...........J McInerney 9 57714 Homebush Chopper 18.54 ........J McInerney 10 35134 Know Charity nwtd .........................G Cleeve RACE 12, 3.31pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 4TH FEBRUARY SPRINT C4, 310m 1 37532 Homebush Mayhem 18.41 ........J McInerney 2 77245 Sosan 18.45 .................................C Roberts 3 61811 Fireman’s Legacy 18.82 ....................J Dunn 4 41326 Opawa Wally nwtd L & ....................... Wales 5 75552 Oscar Tuivasa 18.10........................L Philips 6 54836 Know Pride nwtd ............................G Cleeve 7 56717 Blue Gale Rise nwtd ........................ B Dann 8 31348 Opawa Rufus 18.68 S &.................. B Evans 9 6668x Ate Pizza nwtd B & .......................... T Shaw 10 12517 Opulent nwtd .................................R Adcock

Otago dogs Today at Forbury Park Raceway

STAKES C1, 545m 1 35635 Radical Rufus nwtd .......................... B Dann 2 63655 Pukeko Express 34.14 ...................B Healey 3 63515 Cawbourne Tip nwtd ....................C Roberts 4 64635 Chill Out Ralph 32.31 L & .................. Wales 5 78682 Massage Only nwtd ....................D Kingston 6 7143 Caesar Chance nwtd B &................. T Shaw 7 65348 Que Tee Pix nwtd M &.......................Jopson 8 26623 Moon And Sea 34.08 .........................J Allen 9 84654 Gogo Rioli nwtd.................................J Dunn 10 76884 Opawa Pearl nwtd L & ....................... Wales RACE 4, 12.59pm ROOFING SOLUTIONS STAKES C1, 545m 1 64717 Opawa Lucky nwtd L & ...................... Wales 2 47454 Calm Spirit 33.00 ...............................J Allen 3 28662 Tepirita Snoop nwtd B &................... T Shaw 4 11 Cawbourne Abbi nwtd ..................C Roberts 5 15582 Court The Belle nwtd L & ................... Wales 6 35853 Scotsome Power nwtd M & ...............Jopson 7 84754 Pukeko Raptor 33.19 .....................B Healey 8 42531 Doleuze nwtd ....................................J Dunn 9 62364 Tanto’s Whisper 33.68 ....................J Guthrie 10 67884 Opawa Carlos 33.70 L & .................... Wales RACE 5, 1.18pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C1, 310m 1 23823 Harper Mehl nwtd S & .....................B Evans 2 68827 Gracy Racer nwtd C & ....................... Fagan 3 71621 Blue Hobo nwtd.................................J Dunn 4 57766 Toby’s Terra nwtd C &......................... Fagan 5 2134 Punch On Jaime nwtd ...............J McInerney

Classifieds Tuesday, January 21, 2014

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REAL ESTATE

Wednesday Open Homes W G NE TIN S LI

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Wednesday 5.00pm - 5.30pm

Wednesday 4.15pm – 4.45pm

4/288 Wills Street

Set Sale: Wednesday 5th February at 2.00pm • Walk to town • New kitchen and bathroom • Two bedrooms • Private grounds

Price: $245,000

74 Alford Forest Road

Wednesday 5.00pm - 5.30pm

Price: $239,000

14 Church Street

Set Sale: Friday 7th February at 2.00pm • Permanent material • Modern open plan living • Two bedrooms • Single garage

View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS100114

Price: $285,000

Set Sale: Tuesday 28th January at 4.00pm • Move in and relax • Sunny spacious lounge • Three bedrooms • Big double garage and shed

View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS120114

View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS060114

W G NE TIN S LI

Wednesday 5.15pm - 5.45pm

17 Turton Street • • • •

Wednesday 5.45pm – 6.15pm

Price: $375,000

Three bedroom near new townhouse Large open plan living Large bathroom, two toilets Allenton location, close to schops

View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS090114

12 Mason Place

Set Sale: Thursday 30th Januray at 4.00pm • Location Location Location • Huge family living • Four bedrooms plus office • Private section

Price: $429,000

Leo Ratten

PA to Helena Ratten

03 308-6497

Lynne Bridge 0274-106-216

Jill Leonard 0274-982-500

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Roberta Rutledge 027-228-7843

Lisa Kenny Dave Thomson 027-642-8200 027-6011-426

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

FOR SALE

AFRICAN goddess 24 size 10 E cup bust, 3 days only. DESTINY blue eyed blonde Phone Zola 022 069 3559. playmate size 8. All your magical dreams and wildest fantasies will come true 027 ANGEL tall busty attractive, 885 2142. discreet premises in/out calls.

Phone 021 0299 7405.

BIANCA - New to town, fun private, in calls only. Also have a playmate limited time 027 302 6270.

LET ME spice your night up with a bit of Ginger Spice.

Busty + fun outcalls only, available everyday. Ph 020 403 12315.

ARE YOU ABOUT TO TRAVEL? At The China Shop we have passport holders, luggage tags and pocket umbrellas to make life easy while you travel. Then when you arrive home a fantastic selection of photo frames to frame those memories. In the Arcade.

Guardian Motoring 307 7900

FOR SALE ARE YOUR MUGS OLD AND CHIPPED? Replace them with new ones from The China Shop. We have a fantastic selection of patterns and sizes. You will find us in The Arcade Burnett Street.

Get a head start on your fitness New Year resolution * Terms and conditions apply.

No joining fee, applies to contracts 13 months and over.

The Gym for Women

FOR SALE

MOTORING

RECIPE BOOKS full of yummy meal ideas. Signed Jax Hamilton cookbook “Union Jax”, or “Brett McGregor’s “A taste of home” for only $39.99 each available from Kitchen Kapers in The Arcade. Both full of absolutely CAKE TIN HIRE. Kitchen gorgeous recipes.

Kapers in The Arcade have finely detailed 3D moulds in LOST, FOUND assorted designs, such as Trains, Butterflies, Pirate LOST - Ladies reading Ship, Castles, Tractor, Pony glasses, Black with gold trim. and many more! Perfect for Ashburton Domain. Near cakes, muffins and jelly. Hire swimming pool. 021 204 1434. now for only $15!

GET FIT NOW PAY NOTHING UNTIL FEBRUARY 2014*

Level 3, Somerset House on Burnett Street, 03 307 7030 | www.configureexpress.co.nz

RENTAL MANAGER RENTAL MANAGER BUSINESS OWNER

Karyn Cox 027-77-66-497

Lyn Doig 0274-736-825

Phillip Kenny 0274-753-669

Phone 03 308-6497

112 - 114 Tancred Street, Ashburton ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Price: $155,000

Oh so cute Beautifully presented Two bedrooms Includes furnishings

View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS110114

View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS080114

Helena Ratten 0274-577-998

34 Hakatere Drive, Hakatere

1990 SUZUKI Escudo, 3 door, 5 speed, power steer, good kms, 4WD, FWH. $3,750 ono. Phone 027 242 8502 for viewing.

WANTED

BABYSITTER REQUIRED. One hour approximately in mornings before school in our home. Own car and full licence necessary to take 6yo girl to school. Mon-Fri Every second week. Would suit high school student. Phone or text Jessica 027 404 4484.

PUBLIC NOTICES Lake Hood Full Lake Closure Please note there is a full lake closure in place at Lake Hood this Thursday, January 23, 2014. This is to allow for skier training for the Oz/Kiwi Tournament.

This closure will apply from 8.00am to 1.00pm.

Water Ski Lake Hood Inc.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

NRL

SINGLETS FROM $69.99 IN STORE NOW! 173 West Street, Ashburton

Phone 308-2309

Classifieds 24 Ashburton Guardian

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

REAL ESTATE

HASTINGS MCLEOD LTD Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed REAA 2008

217 West Street Telephone 03 307 9176

HOME OR INVESTMENT

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY WEB ID AU34764

EASTSIDE Flat 1, 345 Burnett Street

Two bedroom flat close to town centre with its own fenced section and single garage. Gas log burner heats the sunny lounge. Both double bedrooms have wardrobes. Excellent home or investment.

VIEW 22 Jan 12.30 - 1.30pm & 22 Jan 5.00 - 6.00pm DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Friday 24th January 2014 at 4.00pm

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Contact Jeremy ROONEY 027 313 0173

TRADES, SERVICES

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Professional window tinting of cars, homes & offices. Quality films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety & security.

Phone Craig Rogers your ONLY local applicator 307 6347 or 0800TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

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Fresh Fruit & Vege

TRADES, SERVICES

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

For Sale $283,500 View by appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20014

Ashburton 63 Nelson Street 1 1 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 3 New Family Wanted Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) Three bedroom family home with open plan living.

Great indoor/outdoor flow to enjoy the Summer and Bbq’s.

New logburner and cylinder 2008.

Single garage on a good sized section.

For Sale : Deadline sale closing Thurs 30 Jan 2014 (unless sold prior) Close to Hampstead School.

View Wed 5:30 - 6:00pm and Sat 11:00 - 11:30am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20373 027 37 6755 jill.quaid@raywhite.com

Pre Season Training

For all Open Grade Teams Starts THURSDAY JANUARY 23 AT 6.30pm at Hinds Rugby Grounds All welcome For more information Please contact Jason Rickard 027-245-8495 Senior Coach

Ashburton

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793 metre square (more or less) Rectangular section next to the park on Cambridge street.

CV $101,000

Potential for investment or build your own new home. 1872m2 (more or less freehold land. Application to District Council for 4 allotment subdivision, subject to resource consent.

Owner states "he will consider all offers"

Daily Events Tuesday

ST DAVID’S WALKING GROUP. LICENSED (REAA 2008) Meet at the church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet singles. The Domain, Philip Street.

12.00noon - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

Signing centre in Community House, at the rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

NEW POTATOES, last day NEW Nadine potatoes. THIS Friday, January 24.

Available only at The Plains Bennett, 22 Melrose Road.

Museum, Tinwald.

No roadside sales.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Double garage plus large storage area on a well fenced section must add appeal for buyers.

$110,000 View by appointment, 48a Cambridge Street rwashburton.co.nz 9.30am /AHB20138

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Birthday Greetings

This three bedroom home has an open plan kitchen/living area with french doors out to a sunny terrace.

Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited Licensed REAA (2008)

PLANTS, PRODUCE

SPORTING NOTICES

Appealing Home - Secure Section - Close to School

T 03 307 8317 E ashburton.nz@raywhite.com 96 Tancred Street, Ashburton 7700

308-1095

Wednesday

1.00pm 3.00pm For -Sale ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. View by appointment, 71 Cambridge Street rwashburton.co.nz / 10.00am Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton AHB20076 ANGLICAN LICENSED ST (REAASTEPHEN’S 2008) airport, Seafield Road.

CHURCH. 1.00pm - 7.00pm Holy Communion, Park Street.

TINWALD SWIMMING POOL. 10.30am Outdoor pool open in the Tinwald Domain, Maronan ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. road.

Monthly meeting. Coniston.

1.30pm R.S.A. CARD SECTION. 10.45am 500, Ashburton R.S.A. Cox Street.

M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises, ideal for users 6.00pm of mobility aids. M.S.A. Social hall, ASHBURTON ATHLETICS. Havelock Street.

5km fun run/walk series (14 January - 1 April) $2 per entry, students free, Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion.

1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD SWIMMING POOL. Outdoor pool open to the public.

Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles, The Domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm M.S.A. GARDEN SECTION. Judging spud in a bucket competiton. All welcome. 42 Jordan Ave, Tinwald.

Seth Giles Hosken Happy 9th Birthday wee man. Lots of love from Mum, Lydia and Shantelle.

Seth Giles Hosken Happy 9th Birthday to our grandson. God Bless Nannie, Pop and Granddad.

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our ground floor office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

See Kitchen Kapers and make your own

Summer Kiwiana Cupcakes

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

Puzzles Tuesday, January 21, 2014

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YOUR STARS

by Forecasters

ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Today is the first test of a new balancing act, one that requires you to remain on your professional toes as a more social force comes into play.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) While your new professional year has begun in earnest this isn’t the all or nothing affair it will become. Keep the holiday spirit alive.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) 2014 is starting to reveal itself as a more fun and exciting year than first impressions seemed to suggest, with no more hiding behind your excuses.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) As the Sun shines the solar spotlight on money matters you’ll find you’ve got your head in the game and progress has been made.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) While today is the first full day of your annual relationship review, by having the communication lines open you’ve already got a jump on this.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) While there may be some personal and/or relationship tension today it comes with a chance for a breakthrough.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Fun and excitement are coming back into your life, with the Sun now giving you permission to make matters of the heart a priority.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) As the Sun spends his first full day in your home and family sector the lights come on, revealing what you do and don’t want to see.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) The Sun’s return to your communication sector has cleared the mental fog, opening communication lines and creating mental clarity.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) As the solar spotlight shifts to income matters and getting what you deserve across all the currencies this will reveal the progress already made.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) You’ve woken to Aquarian sunlight coming up over the horizon, with the air you were born into back in play. It’s time to take your power back.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) As you spend the first full day of the month long wind down of your current solar year let your mind, thoughts and daydreams wonder at will.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian BIRTHS Congratulations to Christie Cheesman and Paul Dehar on the birth of their son.

Jett Stewart Dehar born January 6 weighing 7lb 5oz.

Younger brother to Bryanna and Fiona Dehar.

SMITH, Aileen Jane (Jan) (nee Eggeling) – On January 18, 2014 at Ashburton, aged 79 years.

Dearly loved wife of Ross.

Much loved mother and mother in law of Grant, and Michael and Charmaine, and a special Granny of Dylan.

Messages to P O Box 358, Ashburton, 7740. As roses were Jan’s passion we invite you to bring a single rose to place on her casket. A service to celebrate Jan’s life will be held at Our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on FRIDAY, January 24, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton

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6am Breakfast 9am Infomercials 9:30 The Chase 3 0 10:30 Ellen 3 11:30 Infomercials Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale Debbie slaps Cameron; Victoria is down about her situation. 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:30 House Guest 3 2pm Come Dine With Me 3 0 3pm The Renovation Game 3 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Ellen 5:30 Piha Rescue At Raglan, a desperate mayday call comes in from the Coastguard; three lifeguards go missing; a diving expedition goes terribly wrong.

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Handy Manny 3 0 6:53 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:45 Pokemon – Sinnoh League Victors 0 8:15 Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide 3 0 8:35 Zeke And Luther 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3 0 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Gary Unmarried PGR 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Scrubs PGR 3 0 1pm I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here PGR 3 2:30 Bethenny 3:30 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 4:05 Shake It Up 0 4:30 8 Simple Rules 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 0 5:30 Friends 3 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Border Security 3 0 7:30 Surveillance Oz PGR 0 8pm Australia’s Deadliest PGR 0 8:30 Kangaroo Dundee PGR Tough-guy Brolga shows his soft side as he sets out to save hundreds of kangaroo orphans. 0 9:30 Crime Secrets of … 0 10:35 One News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Betty White’s Off their Rockers PGR 0 8pm Mr T’s World’s Craziest Fools PGR 0 8:30 M Fool’s Gold AO 2008 Adventure.

Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson. 0 10:45 Arrow AO 0

11:05 Southland 3 0 Midnight Infested PGR 3 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:40 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:45 Once Upon A Time PGR 3 0 12:45 Go Girls AO 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:40 Grey’s Anatomy AO 3 0 3:25 The Lying Game PGR 3 0 4:10 Jeremy Kyle AO 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Home By Novogratz 7am Atlantic Britain 7:30 Grand Tours Of The Scottish Islands 8am Travel Unravelled 8:30 Clodagh McKenna – Fresh From The Sea 9am Caroline Quentin’s National Parks 10am Secret Removers 11am The Dark Side 11:30 Off The Eaten Track Noon Bath Crashers 12:30 Merlin 1:30 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green 2:15 Hotel Secrets With Richard E Grant PGR 3:30 Travel Unravelled 4pm Heaven’s Garden 4:30 New British Kitchen – Torode And Hardeep’s Tour 5pm Better Homes And Gardens 6pm Belfast Zoo 6:30 House Crashers 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 The Apartment 8:30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features 9:30 World’s Greenest Homes 10pm West End Salvage 10:30 School Of Comedy AO 11pm Auction Hunters 11:30 Gator Boys

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Better Homes And Gardens 2am The Apartment 3am World’s Greenest Homes 3:30 West End Salvage 4am School Of Comedy AO 4:30 Belfast Zoo 5am Heaven’s Garden 5:30 New British Kitchen – Torode And Hardeep’s Tour

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THE BOX 6am NYPD Blue MVLS 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 The Pretender PG 8:55 Numb3rs MV 9:45 Law And Order MV 10:35 CSI – Miami MV 11:25 CSI – New York MV 12:15 Most Shocking 16V 1:05 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 1:30 Numb3rs MV 2:20 NYPD Blue MVLS 3:10 The Pretender PG 4pm Pawn Stars PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Numb3rs MV 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 CSI MV 10:30 Law And Order MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV

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6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 90210 PGR 3 1:30 The Defenders PGR Nick and Pete sue a pharmaceutical company for faulty packaging after a boy overdoses on one of their drugs; Lisa has an affair with ADA Ward. 0 2:25 HomeMADE 3:30 What’s Really In Our Food?

30 4pm The Real Hustle NZ 3 The Kiwi hustlers have a car con that shows it may be simpler to rent a car, rather than buy a used one.

4:30 Big Brother Australia The housemates wait in anticipation for the intruder to arrive.

6pm 3 News 7pm Bondi Vet PGR Dr Chris tries to save a dog that has been attacked by a paralysis tick.

7:30 The Block – All Stars PGR The triple room delivery is hurting everyone as plans are made, re-made, changed and re-changed. 0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:25 NCIS – LA AO 0 10:25 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 7:25 Rugrats 3 7:50 Monsuno 3 8:15 Chuggington Badge Quest 3 8:25 Franklin And Friends 3 8:50 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Peppa Pig 3 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3:05 Pingu 3 3:10 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 3:25 Go, Diego, Go! 3 3:50 Beyblade – Shogun Steel 3 4:15 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 – Fused 3 4:40 Max Steel 3 5:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 0 5:35 Redakai 3 0 6pm N Malcolm In The Middle 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! PGR 0 7pm The Simpsons PGR A baby sitter accuses Homer of sexual harassment. 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 8pm The Cleveland Show PGR 8:30 M Not Another Teen Movie AO 2001 Comedy.

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Jaime Pressly, Chyler Leigh. 0 10:40 NYC 22 AO

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7am Deal Or No Deal 3 Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000.

7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Jeff Probst Show 2pm America’s Got Talent 3 2:55 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:25 Nigella Express 3 Nigella shows how to get great food on the table fast.

4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 60 Minutes PGR 3 Steve Kroft revisits the Pioneer Hotel case.

8:30 Downton Abbey Christmas Special PGR When the Crawleys are implicated in a scandal that threatens to engulf the monarchy, Robert will go to great lengths to protect the royal family, and his own.

10:35 Best of QI AO 3

6am Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) 7am Triathlon – Ironman 70.3 Championship (Highlights) 8am Tennis – World Challenge 9am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) 10am The Cricket Show 10:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (Highlights) 11am Milwaukee Fishing And Adventure 11:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) 12:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) 1:30 Netball – International (Highlights) 2pm Football League Show 2:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show 3pm Netball – International (Replay) 5pm Football League Show 5:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show 6pm Motorsport – WRC Monte Carlo (Highlights)

11:05 The Good Wife AO 12:05 Big Brother Australia AO 1:05 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Infomercials

11:35 Entertainment Tonight Midnight Infomercials

11:10 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:05 Home Shopping

11:30 Milwaukee Fishing And Adventure Midnight Arena Access 12:30 Fight Night Lucian Bute v Jean Pascal. 2:30 Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Fulham. 5:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (Highlights) Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes.

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Maara Kai 3 3:30 Brian Jacques’s Redwall 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

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7pm Netball – International (Replay) England v New Zealand.

From London, England.

9pm Martial Arts – UFC Road to the Octagon – Henderson v Thomson.

10pm The Crowd Goes Wild An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

10:30 Triathlon – Ironman 70.3 Championship (Highlights) From Auckland.

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Ako 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Unsung Heroes Of Maori Music 3 Joe Haami.

8pm The Prophets 3 8:30 M The Thin Blue Line AO 3 1988 Documentary. Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose.

10:20 Both Worlds AO 10:50 Te Kaea 3 2 11:20 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Sons Of Guns M 7:30 Man v Wild PG 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:30 Mythbusters PG 10:30 You Have Been Warned PG 11:30 Fatal Encounters M 12:30 Swamp Murders M 1:30 Deadly Affairs M 2:30 Auction Hunters PG 3:30 Sons Of Guns M 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG 6:30 Yukon Men PG 7:30 World’s Top Five PG 8:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 9:30 Secrets Of… PG 10:30 Secrets Of… PG 11pm Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M 11:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M

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Kangaroo Dundee 8:30pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:20 Mama MVL 2013 Horror.

Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj CosterWaldau.

9am The Expatriate MV 2012 Thriller.

Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko.

10:45 Fun Size MLS 2012 Comedy.

Victoria Justice, Thomas Mann.

12:15 Safe 16VL 2012 Action.

Jason Statham, Catherine Chan.

1:50 Mama MVL 2013 Horror.

Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj CosterWaldau.

3:30 The Expatriate MV 2012 Thriller. Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko.

5:15 Demoted MLS 2011 Comedy.

Michael Vartan, Sean Astin.

6:50 Alex Cross MVS 2012 Action.

Tyler Perry, Edward Burns.

8:30 Savages 18VLS 2012 Thriller.

Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively.

10:45 Battleship MVL 2012 Action.

Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard.

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12:55 Pawn 16VL 2013 Thriller. Ray Liotta, Nikki Reed, Forest Whitaker.

2:25 Alex Cross MVS 2012 Action.

Tyler Perry, Edward Burns.

4:05 Savages 18VLS 2012 Thriller.

Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively.

6am Ten-Pin Bowling (Highlights) Weber Cup. 7am Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v India – First One-Day International.

8am L Netball – International England v New Zealand.

From London, England.

10:30 Cycling – UCI Track World Cup (Replay) 1:30 Cricket – International Downton Abbey Christmas (Highlights) New Zealand v India – Special, 8:30pm on Prime First One-Day International.

2:30 Motorsport – World Rally MOVIES GREATS Championship (Highlights) Monte Carlo Event.

7:50 It’s Complicated MC 2009 3:30 Cricket – International Romantic Comedy. Meryl Streep, (Highlights) Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin. 9:50 The Making Of It’s Complicated M Third Test, Day Five.

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5pm Motorsport – Toyota Racing 12:05 Dead Calm MVLS 1989 Series (Highlights) Thriller. Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman.

Invercargill, Round One. 1:40 The Patriot 16V 2000 War 6pm Motorsport – New Zealand Drama. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, V8s Invercargill, Round Two. Joely Richardson.

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Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning. 8:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v England – 8:30 Billy Madison ML 1995 Third One-Day International, First Comedy. Adam Sandler, Bridgette Innings.

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Washington, Dakota Fanning.

4:30 Interview With The Vampire 2am Cricket – HRV Twenty20 (Replay) Final – Otago Volts v 16V 1994 Horror. Tom Cruise, Brad Northern Knights.

Pitt, Antonio Banderas.

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Local skiers set to take on the best

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Ashburtonians in the New Zealand team competing in waterskiing’s Oz-Kiwi Challenge (back, from left) Lee McFadden (manager) Anna Doig, Rachel Donaldson, Hannah Wright, Ben McFadden, (front, from left) Lachie Woodman, George Donaldson, Hugh Donaldson and Gabriella Woodman.

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Ashburton is home to eight of the 24-strong New Zealand contingent View or purchase competing in waterskiing’s Oz-Kiwi photos online Challenge on Lake Hood from Friday. guardianonline.co.nz It is the first international waterski event to be held at Lake Hood.

Anna Doig, Rachel Donaldson, Hannah Wright, Ben McFadden, Lachie Woodman, George Donaldson, Hugh Donaldson and Gabriella Woodman will take to the water in their respective age groups.

They will perform slalom, tricks and jump events to try and take the competition title.

Manager Lee McFadden said the Kiwi team had a realistic chance with a number of late injuries closing the gap between the two teams.

It has been at least five years since New Zealand were able to win all three age group sections.

Mrs McFadden said both Australia and New Zealand had lost top under 21 men to injury. And NZ under 17 champion Landen Wade was also injured and waiting to hear if he will be competing.

However, Australian waterskier and world title holder Jacinta Carrol was still competing.

The cooler weather will benefit the New Zealand contingent, but both sides will be hoping the wind stays away.

“I’d like to think we have a bit of a chance, it will be close,” said Mrs McFadden.

Both teams will train today and tomorrow with each side allocated half a day each.

The competition runs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8am to about 5pm.

Keith overlooked for Black Jacks

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Sandra Keith’s shot at attending the Glasgow Commonwealth Games is all but over after she was overlooked for the Black Jacks squad for the upcoming trans-Tasman test.

The Bowls New Zealand selectors have announced their teams to take on Australia in Victoria in the annual transTasman contest in March, in what coach Dave Edwards said would be a shadow selection

for the Commonwealth Games which will be announced immediately after the event.

Nelson club-mates Jo Edwards and Val Smith were certainties for selection while Lisa White (Wellington) and Mandy Boyd (Canterbury) were also strong candidates, leaving one spot open.

Nelson’s Amy McIlroy was given the nod for the fifth and final spot, fresh from winning the fours at the national championships in Dunedin.

McIlroy, 22, will make her debut in the trans-Tasman when she leads both the triples and fours.

Edwards said the selectors had a tough job in finalising the teams with the challenging part of the process who to leave out.

“Such is the depth we are now starting to see at all levels of the game here in NZ,” Edwards said. “As always there are some desperately unlucky players, however, as a selection

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panel we are confident we have selected teams that will give BLACK JACKS the Aussies a real run for their money.”

The five women, and the five ■ Women: Singles: Jo Edwards, Pairs: Val Smith, Jo Edwards (S), Triples: men, now have the front runAmy McIlroy, Lisa White, Mandy ning for the Commonwealth Boyd (S), Fours: Amy McIlroy, Lisa Games with only a disaster White, Val Smith, Mandy Boyd (S) in Victoria likely to deter the selectors. Australia currently ■ Men: Singles: Shannon McIlroy, Pairs: Dan Delany, Richard Girvan holds the trophy after win(S), Triples: Tony Grantham, Shanning all but the under 18 men’s non McIlroy, Ali Forsyth (S), Fours: event last year in Howick Tony Grantham, Dan Delany, Richwhere Keith made her national ard Girvan, Ali Forsyth (S). debut.

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