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Truckie blames sun strike for train crash The truck driver who drove into the path of an oncoming train in May has claimed sun strike as the cause of the smash.

Keith Raymond Skinner pleaded guilty to careless driving in the Ashburton District Court yesterday in front of Justices of the Peace Eric Weir and Steve Wise.

Skinner, driving an empty Verkerks truck and trailer unit, heading east crossed the uncontrolled Northpark Road railway crossing shortly after 9am on May 29 – unaware of the southbound train bearing down on him.

By the time he heard the train it was too late; it ploughed into the truck causing extensive damage to both the train engine and the semitrailer unit. Neither driver was injured.

“I’m sorry,” Skinner told the court.

“It wasn’t on purpose – I couldn’t see the train because of the sun strike.

“The first thing I knew about the train was when I heard it about two seconds before it hit me.”

Skinner was adjourned to undertake restorative justice and has until November 26 to complete the pro-

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cess, when he will return to court for sentencing.

The controversial crossing has already cost a life – David Nigel Dunham was killed there on March 22, 2002. At his inquest the coroner, the late Laurence Cooney, called for an urgent inquiry into the Northpark Road crossing, saying safety measures needed urgent consideration.

In addition, crashes were recorded at the crossing in 1982 and 1990, and according to neighbours there have been many close calls. In 2002 Mr Cooney requested barrier arms and warning bells be installed at the intersection.

Following the collision in May, a Kiwirail spokesperson said the view of the approaching train would have been clear.

In July the Ashburton District Council took matters into its own hands, removing the existing giveway sign, and replacing it with a compulsory stop sign.

However, Kiwirail ordered its removal, saying it was planning to upgrade the Northpark railway crossing before June next year with the installation of new flashing lights and bells.

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A cat has been saved in an unusual procedure, using blood from a dog. Tauranga woman Kim Edwards said her cat Rory had been rushed to Tauranga Vets after she heard awful howls. Vets were 95 per cent sure Rory had eaten rat poison and was in a bad way. In a last ditch effort to save Rory’s life, Ms Edwards was given two options one of which was to do a blood transfusion from another cat. The other option was to do a blood transfusion with a dog. In the unusual procedure a neighbour’s labrador was rushed to the vet clinic.

Ms Edwards said the whole thing was very dramatic.

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A 27-year-old Auckland man was last night charged over the tagging of Christchurch’s CTV Building site. The man, who will appear in an Auckland court this week, had been in Christchurch visiting mates on August 3 when he and two others were allegedly caught defacing the memorial site. On Friday, the 27-year-old walked in to Henderson police station to talk about his alleged involvement.

A few hours later, a 21-year-old handed himself in at Christchurch central police station over the same incident.

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Dick Van Dyke uninjured Dick Van Dyke (right) is uninjured after his Jaguar caught fire while he was driving on a Los Angeles freeway. California Highway Patrol officer Saul Gomez said the 87-year-old entertainer was not treated or cited at the scene. The officer said witnesses reported the fire just before 2pm and said that an elderly man was slumped over behind the wheel of the flaming car. Passers-by stopped to help the man, whom police and fire officials identified as Van Dyke. Arlene Van Dyke posted a video online that showed her husband speaking with police officers and the remains of his burned-out car.

Heaphy Track on Google Google Street View went off-road on the Abel Tasman Coast Track earlier this week for the first time in New Zealand, before continuing onwards to the Heaphy Track. The Department of Conservation said it was working with Google to bring the ‘Great Walks’ to life on the web. “This is the first time this technology has been seen in New Zealand and DOC is really pleased to welcome Google Street View and the Street View Trekker on the Abel Tasman Coast Track,” DOC programme manager Rudy Tetteroo said.

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Rugby considers move to stadium

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Rugby could be the first sporting code to establish its playing base in the grounds of the EA Networks Centre.

There will be large grassed areas around the new sports complex available for use by a range of sporting codes in the future. And that is creating a huge opportunity, not just for rugby but for a wide range of sports said Mid Canterbury Rugby Union chief executive Ian Patterson.

The union is in the final stages of its 20 year lease of the Ashburton A&P Association grounds and is now looking at all options for its future, he said.

“Our lease is up in 2018 and clearly one of the big issues for the town is getting a premium playing surface where we can attract big games.”

The main ground at the showgrounds was good for squad training and club matches, but the district lacked a surface that would meet the standards required for top level games, Mr Patterson said.

“The concept around the new facility gives us an opportunity to have a new surface created, but this is just one option, we’ve made no decisions.”

While it is still looking at future playing field options, the union is committed to relocating its administrative base to Sports House in the stadium complex.

This is multi-user facility which will allow a range of sporting codes to share office space and administrative services.

With its showground’s lease running down, the union had to make decisions and moving forward, he said.

“It’s four years out and we want where ever we’re going to, to be ready and in place well before then.”

The rugby union might be looking at a new future, but the Ashburton A&P Association is

An artist’s impression of the EA Networks Centre.

hoping its key tenant opts to stay post 2018.

Association chair David Bennett said he didn’t want to speculate on what the union might do in the future.

“I’d encourage them to stay because we’ve got a great facility but if they decide to move this would be their choice, not ours. We want them to stay; we’d love them to stay,” he said.

Mr Bennett said the association did everything it could to keep the oval in good playing condition.

“We’ve got good facilities, even though our grandstand is out of action at the moment.

We’re trying to do things right to get our building fixed and our aim is to reinstate it.”

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Provision is made to the north and west of the EA Networks Centre for a wide range of outdoor sports to establish a new base close to the complex.

In the centre’s long term master plan sites have already been tagged for outdoor bowls and a range of playing fields that could include rugby, hockey or football.

There is also sufficient room in the grounds to build a cricket

oval. To the east of the core facility, the indoor sports stadium and aquatic centre, provision has been made for a velodrome that would be linked to the main stadium by a covered walkway.

Land between the stadium between River Terrace and Smallbone Drive is being retained for passive recreation.

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Securing additional land to futureproof the stadium site by providing room for the stadium to be extended and for a variety of outdoor sports to become part of the sports hub, was critical for the council when it signed off the project.

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Excuses, excuses Driving a mate to work, taking one for the team, going to get milk and picking up fish and chips were among the reasons unlicensed drivers gave for being behind the wheel, during their appearances in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

But the most unlikely excuse Justices’ of the Peace Eric Weir and Steve Wise heard was probably that delivered by recidivist forbidden driver Wayne Douglas Witehira, 25, who faced three charges: “I know I’m not allowed to drive – but it’s my hobby – I like driving,” he said.

Witehira was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $300 and ordered to pay court costs.

qualified for six months, fined $200 and ordered to pay court costs.

Bronson Tamati Cairns, charged with driving while forbidden, had blown the opportunity to obtain a licence – he was convicted, fined $300 and ordered to pay court costs.

Patrick Bruce Keen, charged with driving while forbidden, failed to show up and his case was set down for formal proof on September 17.

Mark Thomas McKersey, charged with driving while prohibited, will also pay through his pocket to the tune of $400 plus court costs, for failing to show up with his licence within the agreed upon timeframe.

Likewise, driving while forbidden cost Nathan Edward King – he was convicted, disqualified from driving for three months, fined $200 and ordered to pay court costs.

Christopher Allan Esmy Quinton was dealt a similar fate – he was convicted of driving while forbidden, dis-

Christopher Jon Tait failed to produce his driver’s licence before yesterday’s date; he was convicted on his earlier guilty plea, fined $300 and ordered to pay court costs.

Meanwhile, unlicensed driver Troy Colin Clark obtained his licence and was convicted and discharged without penalty.

Leslie John Harman had successfully completed the requirements of a restorative justice sentence and had a charge of careless driving withdrawn.

Lance James Kay, charged with driving while forbidden, has until October 5 to turn up at court with his driver’s licence, and Temana Rueben must have a licence by his next court date on October 15.

The justices acknowledged that forbidden driver Aimee Maree McCarthy had attempted to obtain a driver’s licence – and granted her another month to try again.

Shaydon Mark Speir must also produce his driver’s licence when he returns to court next month, to avoid sentence on a driving while forbidden charge.

Ashburton Intermediate pupils (from left) Daniel Petrie, 12, Shinzo Nishioka, 12, and Georgia Naylor, 13, with their winning robot from the Robocup Junior competition.

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■ ROBOCUP COMPETITION

Robot builders off to nationals

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A drink can stuck in a chemical escaped without a scratch thanks to the heroic effort of a robot created by the hands of Ashburton Intermediate pupils.

It was that scenario three local intermediate pupils Daniel Petrie, Georgia Naylor and Shinzo Nishioka had to contend with when they entered their Lego robot in the Robocup Junior competition at Selwyn House School in Christchurch this week.

The trio emerged victorious in the search and rescue category after constructing and pro-

“They really surprised me with how they went, last year I went along to see if it was worth entering and decided it would be worth having a go,” Mr Butler said.

While the winning team can pat themselves on the back for their success, during the next fortnight they will be honing their programming skills to ensure there are no malfunctions when they compete in the national competition in Auckland.

Mr Butler said he would be heading up on September 7 with the trio, who will look to take out the national competition and head to Australia.

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Ashburton Intermediate hard materials teacher Darren Butler said the pupils had built their knowledge of programmes and sensors prior to the event.

They were then tasked to design their own robot. Another competing intermediate team used that knowledge to take third place in the competition, while another was highly commended for their effort in the theatrical category with their James Bond skit involving a firing Lego gun.

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Tail breaking ‘defies logic’

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Dairy industry spokespeople have joined forces to condemn animal cruelty following this week’s conviction of an Ashburton herd manager.

Kevin Craig Smith pleaded guilty to breaking the tails of 154 cows, some more than once, in the Ashburton District Court on Monday.

He will be sentenced on October 14.

Yesterday Federated Farmers, DairyNZ and the New Zealand Veterinary Association spoke

out. “I have no idea why someone working on a dairy farm would believe that breaking tails makes cows easier to work with,” Federated Farmers dairy chairperson Willy Leferink said.

“We’ve seen several instances of this unacceptable practice as of late and it defies logic and stockmanship.

“First, it causes the animal pain and distress meaning they are not going to be a peak performer.

“Secondly, cows are not clueless. They will become leery of staff making them much harder

to handle and to work with.

“If you are hot-headed and prone to lashing out, can I suggest the dairy industry is not the career for you.

“All staff need education on how to handle animals because animal abuse is unacceptable.

“Given there are stiff penalties we hope the court will send a deterring message when sentencing comes in October.”

DairyNZ’s team leader for animal husbandry and welfare, Nita Harding, said the key to managing cows is to work with them, not against them.

“Many procedures on farm are routine and cows, being creatures of habit, will easily comply if they are treated well.

“It’s all about understanding how a cow interprets the world around her and then managing her appropriately,” Ms Harding said.

“This ultimately leads to more content cows, happier staff and higher milk production.”

The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) Dairy Cattle Society president, Dr. Neil MacPherson, believes banning

this person from working with animals would send a strong message to those who treat animals cruelly.

DairyNZ has an early response service, which involves Federated Farmers, offering confidential support where animal welfare is at stake, by calling on 0800 4 324 7969.

Federated Farmers has recently sent members an important advisory about employer rights in animal welfare cases.

Log into fedfarm.org.nz or call 0800 327 646 to obtain a copy.

Rakaia River Terrace Walkway transformed

BY MYLES HUME

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The Rakaia River Terrace Walkway has been through a rapid evolution since the days of being a bulldozed track along the river bank.

An almost $40,000 development last week of the walking and biking trail has seen what was a grass and sand-based track transformed into a solid stone and clay surface which Rakaia Community Association chairman Neil Pluck says has become walkable for everyone.

“The vision of when we first made this track was for mothers to be walking with their prams down here, this means everyone can use it now,” he said.

The 4km track has now established its place as an attraction for Rakaia, stretching from Salmon Tales in the township, along the banks of the Rakaia River to Wolseley Road.

It is a far cry from the trail’s inception, when they were felling trees in the area about five years ago, and was often regarded as too uneven by elderly strollers in the area.

Mr Pluck said its development caught the attention of

Rakaia Community Association chairman Neil Pluck (left) and Rakaia River Terrace Walkway convener Maree Smith are pleased with the walkway’s new stone and clay surface.

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the Ashburton District Council when they had $80,000 available for walking tracks, and half of that was given to the Rakaia

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Volunteers have been influential in developing the track with bridges, trees and access gates

shaping the track into what it has become today.

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A year of frustration, fury

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left wondering why?

“If the ministry turns around and says ‘on balance the decision we have made is to start a new system in October, thank you very much for your work’, I think we would invest extra time and get a better solution,” Mr McMillan said.

Mr McMillan’s biggest fear is that Novopay owners Talent2 will walk away from the contract after posting a $20 million deficit last year.

“That’s $385,000 a week you’re losing, no commercial firm can afford to do that.”

Today, Mr McMillan, along with other principals, say the errors have subsided but there are numerous outstanding is-

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It is a year since the birth of the Novopay debacle, and Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan insists schools would rather take on additional work to set up a new payroll system than continue “to flog a dead horse”.

It’s an admission born from the fatigue, frustration and fury that the new teacher payroll system has fuelled for a year to the day yesterday, as it still continues to mess with the pay of school staff.

News came yesterday another $11 million would be pumped into “fixing the bugs”, but the Ashburton College principal is

sues from last year and he is nervous about having to submit complex end of year data come October.

“An example we have used before is when they took $40,000 out of our operations grant, we have got $26,000 of that back but there’s still another $14,000 to come back ...

“I certainly hope we get that back - we have to.”

Mr McMillan said his staff had racked up about $12,000 in additional work last year, with accountant Andrea Matthews going from seven hours a week to 25, dealing with pay error after pay error.

He said he had heard of staff at smaller schools leaving be-

cause of stress, and even the Ministry of Education had head-hunted some school office staff to work in the Novopay headquarters.

“What a mixed blessing that would be,” Mr McMillan joked.

The Guardian even found some staff were embarrassed to approach their principals, asking them for money to tide them over until their pay was sorted.

All this, caused by what Mr McMillan describes as a ministry official “lacking moral courage” to say Novopay was never ready to go back in August last year.

“We’ve told our admin staff they are in it for the long haul.”

New Christmas decorations on their way

BY SUE NEWMAN

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After years of playing Christmas Grinch, Ashburton is about to show a little festive spirit to the rest of the world.

For several years the town’s name has been up in lights for all the wrong reason when the festive season arrived – while other towns and cities lit up and shone, Ashburton’s civic Christmas decorations were at best tatty.

The Ashburton District Council’s town centre sub committee decided that had to change. It partnered with EA Networks and with a bit of help from the Ashburton Trust has splashed out and ordered new decorations that are more about Christmas than cringe.

Yesterday the council’s town centre sub committee signed off on a deal that will see East Street treated to a swanky festive overhaul.

Gone will be the faded angels and spiritless Christmas trees

Domestic Ashburton police attended a domestic incident early yesterday.

Drink driving An Ashburton motorist was pulled over early yesterday and processed with a breathe alcohol limit of 579mcg. The driver will appear in Ashburton District Court at the next date.

Car smash Two cars were involved in a car crash on State Highway 1 south of Fairton on Monday. Ashburton police say no one was injured in the smash.

Truancy rampant Police are cracking down on students plundering shops while bunking school in Whangarei, where the truancy rate is running at up to 7.5 times above the national average. An enforcement move called Operation Clean Streets 2 started on Monday.

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and in their place there will be garlands, bows and wreaths, interspersed with sparkling stars.

Three large town centre cedar trees are to be light up for the summer.

An attempt by council staff to retain the old and mingle it with the new didn’t gain any traction with district councillors.

“I’m of the school of thought that says less is more. Let’s do what we do very well rather than try to do too much,” said councillor Robin Kilworth Darryl Nelson agreed saying he didn’t want a “slather of stuff ” strung around town.

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And that meant, Donna Favel said, the angels would have to be sent out of town, preferably migrating to Allenton and Tinwald.

The Ashburton Trust has offered to install a large Christmas tree on a balcony on Somerset House, but Mr Nelson suggested it would be much better to buy a giant tree and set that up

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“To be brutally frank,” commercial manager John Rooney said, “if you did that you’d have to fence it off or it would get wrecked.”

The new look Christmas decorations are on target to be installed in early December and will come at a cost of around $10,000.

White Island erupts again

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Civil Defence will monitor White Island (Whakari) following a small eruption which could be part of a sequence leading to a bigger event.

Following yesterday morning’s blast, sightseers were warned another eruption could occur “at any time with little or no warning”.

The alert status remained at level 2, and the Aviation Colour Code had been lowered from red to orange, Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group said.

Yesterday’s small eruption occurred at 10.23am, lasted for about 10 minutes and produced mostly steam. It was visible from the Bay of Plenty coast, with a plume rising to about 4km above sea level before slowly dispersing, said Emergency Management Group spokesman Clinton Naude.

Activity had since returned to normal.

“The eruption originated in the active crater area that has been experiencing very small mud eruptions in recent weeks.

“The eruption threw mud and rocks a short distance

from the source, and produced large volumes of white steam.”

Weather radar observations showed a small proportion of volcanic ash was carried with the steam, Mr Naude said.

White Island has been experiencing low-level activity since last August, and yesterday’s eruption came as no surprise.

Vulcanologist observed a short period of strong volcanic tremors on Monday morning, however it was unclear if it was related to yesterday’s eruption.

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A 15-year-old Te Aroha girl who had been missing since Sunday has been found safe and well. Abethy (known as Abbey) Dalice Gibson was found in the Hamilton suburb of Forest Lake shortly before 10am yesterday, acting Eastern Waikato Area Commander Inspector Earle McIntosh said.

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Appeal rejected Sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson’s Supreme Court appeal against his extended supervision order has been rejected. Wilson, 66, was released on parole in August last year after spending 18 years in prison for violent sexual offending against women and children, stupefying adults and bestiality. An extended supervision order placing constraints on Wilson’s freedom will continue for 10 years after the end of his sentence in 2015.

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Stalker on bail A 21-year-old man accused of using Facebook to contact young girls has been remanded on bail and banned from using the internet. Brandyn Stewart appeared in the Hutt Valley District Court yesterday on charges in relation to allegations of blackmail, contacting for sex with a person under 18 years and attempting to contact for sex with someone under 18 years.

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By Bill Irwin. Bronze winner in the Landscape category. Capturing a sense of

By Bill Irwin. Bronze winner in the Landscape category. Featuring hunters on the relaxed space, this was one of many images the photographer has taken of renight of a full moon, the image was taken up the Rakaia River. mote roads.

■ IRIS PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

Photographers shine in national competition

By GaBrielle Stuart gabrielle.s@theguardian.co.nz

From stoic to ecstatic, there was a mixed bag of reactions from local photographers who placed in the 2013 national Iris Professional Photography awards last week.

It’s the eighth year that Methven photographer Bill Irwin has entered the awards, and he took his three bronze placings with a grain of salt.

“I have a love/hate relationship with these sorts of things.

At the end of the day, like all art, it’s subjective. It is really just up to what strikes the judges on the day.”

Pragmatic as he was, he admitted it was satisfying to place in the prestigious national awards.

“To achieve any awards means that a photographer’s images

“

At the end of the day, like all art, it’s subjective. It is just up to what strikes the judges on the day

have had enough impact to be noticed.

“I like the process of selecting my entries because it makes me think about what I have worked on in the previous year, but I don’t get too worried about whether the judges agree with me or not!”

For Ashburton photographer Rebecca Watson, who had two images receive bronze awards, the experience was different.

After 10 years as a photographer, the Iris awards this year was the first photography competition she had ever entered,

Young skin, old soul, by Rebecca Watson. Bronze winner in the Portrait Creative category. Featuring Fox Watson at Rebecca’s studio in Ashburton.

and even sending her pictures in was a huge step.

“It was a nerve-racking experience having my photographs critiqued and judged by photographers who I have looked up to and admired.”

Of the four photographs she entered even those that didn’t place were awarded High Professional Standard rankings, a result that has left her buzzing.

The Iris awards are run by the NZ Institute of Professional Photography, and have been held annually for more than 30 years.

By Bill Irwin. Bronze winner in the Portrait Creative category.

Compiled from three different photographs, the image epitomises freedom.

Cloud Walking, by Rebecca Watson. Bronze winner in the Portrait Classic category. Featuring Jim and Annabelle Gibson, the image was taken on the Gibson family farm in the Rakaia Gorge.

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■ REHEARSALS UNDER WAY

NASDA students to bring Hair here

By SuSan SandyS

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) students are being “responsive and creative” as they rehearse for their upcoming production of Hair.

That is according to the director Stephen Robertson, who will

be bringing his cast to Ashburton in a little over two weeks.

The CPIT-based academy has been staging its annual show at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre since 2011 when earthquakes ruined its usual city venues.

Mr Robertson said students were working hard in rehearsals in Christchurch at the moment

and he was impressed with their talents.

“Rehearsals are going well with the cast being very responsive and creative. This is a different process from other musical theatre productions, with the show’s structure being shaped by a lot of improvisation and experimentation,” Mr Robertson said.

Among the cast of about 40 is former Ashburton College student Jane Leonard. She is playing the role of activist hippy Sheila Franklin.

“It is a demanding role which showcases her acting, singing and dancing ability,” Mr Robertson said.

Other roles include Chris McRae as Claude, Nathan Munn

Search area for Nina to be extended

■ ARTS AND LANGUAGES WEEK

A smorgasbord of entertainment

By TEuila FuaTai

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Zac Milne, winner of the Instrumental solo, playing Requiem for a Dream on guitar.

By Emma CroppEr Ashburton College is showcasing its cultural side as arts and languages week takes over the school.

A music evening, art competition, international food day, foreign films and the cast from Scared Scriptless are all on the agenda for the week.

Ashburton College arts coordinator Lyndal Lane said it will be an “action-packed week”.

Kicking-off on Monday night, over 140 students took to the stage in the music evening, including soloists, instru-

mentalists, bands and the popular house fest competition.

“The standard was incredible”, Ms Lane said. “It takes a lot of guts to get up on stage.”

Hosts for the sell-out audience were the school’s head girl and boy, Finau Fakapelea and Kane Olsen.

Thirty-six items made it through the audition process to perform to a sell-out audience.

As well as 100 more students involved in the house fest competition, which Ms Lane said brought out some “humorous” performances.

Green house took out the top

honours performing a song by Queen.

Ms Lane said Green house had their own Freddie Mercury and included everyone on stage as well as wearing costumes from the costume shop.

“What was great was they had so many of their house members on stage and passed the microphone around,” Ms Lane said.

The audiences were also treated to songs from the Broadway shows Wicked, The Sound of Music and original songs from the students.

Students would also be sub-

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mitting entries for Tuesday’s art exhibition that would be on display at the College’s open night.

The German and Japanese class would be heading off to watch foreign films at the Regent Cinema.

Friday is International Food Day. Turkish, Thai, Japanese, Chinese and Indian will be on sale for under two dollars while the student blues bands and jazz bands play.

Also, Christchurch’s Court Theatre Scared Scriptless cast will be putting on a performance.

Stash Rehash ready to roll for fourth year The bits and pieces that are trash to one person every year prove to be a treasure trove to the Canterbury Arthritis Foundation.

Stash Rehash, a fundraiser built on recycling materials, haberdashery and the miscellany of craft work items, is on

again and this year it’s likely to be bigger than ever, says organiser Rowena Hart.

The event is now in its fourth year and this year the venue has been changed to the Ashburton Sports Hall to ensure every stall holder wanting space can be accommodated, Mrs Hart said.

While a large quantity of materials come from Canterbury Arthritis Foundation’s stocks, these are always boosted by donations from Ashburton people.

Each year organisers are overwhelmed by the quantity of material people manage to find in their cupboards and drawers.

as Berger, Rosanna Hewson as Crissy and Ben Freeth as Woof.

Cast members and their entourage will arrive in Ashburton from September 6 for setting up the stage and rehearsals.

The show set and costumes are currently being constructed in the city.

Hair will stage from September 13 to 15.

For $25 individuals or groups can also set up their own table and sell goods.

This year’s event will be held in the Sports Hall on September 8 from 11am until 2pm.

People with goods to donate should contact Val, 308-2527 or Carolyn, 308-3435.

A search for the missing yacht Nina will be extended today to a wider area of the Tasman Sea near Norfolk Island, after a second day of searching found nothing.

A Gisborne-based Kiwi Air plane on Monday began a new search for the 85-year-old American vessel after an orange object, believed to be the liferaft was spotted in a high-resolution satellite image.

Search liaison John Funnell last night confirmed a search of the “higher probability area” of 65 by 185 km, which had been identified by the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand, was completed yesterday.

“Nothing of any interest was found,” he said.

A wider search area had been outlined for today, but poor weather was expected to delay the morning start, Mr Funnell said.

The Nina left the Bay of Islands on May 29 and was headed for Newcastle, Australia.

Neither the yacht nor the seven people on board have been seen or heard from since June 4.

A search was launched on June 25 but was called off on July 4.

The yacht is owned by professional captain David Dyche III, 58, and his wife, Rosemary, 60.

They were on board with son David Dyche jnr, 17, and fellow Americans Evi Nemeth, 73, Kyle Jackson, 27, and 18-yearold Danielle Wright. Also on board was Briton Matthew Wootton, 35.

Family and friends of those on board have refused to give up hope, and have been fundraising to pay for private searches to continue.

Mr Funnell said a decision would be made about further searching at the close of play tomorrow.

“At this stage, they [the families] have enough funding for another day of searching.”

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OUR VIEW

Children’s safety comes first Coen Lammers EDITOR

M

embers of Parliament are pushing for teachers to be named once they have been found guilty of misconduct by the New Zealand Teachers Council’s disciplinary committee.

A former Ashburton College teacher could be one of the first to be named if the council changes its suppression orders.

The teacher is being investigated for inappropriate behaviour which forced him to resign in May. The teachers council’s complaints assessment committee is deciding whether the teacher will have to face the disciplinary committee, which is expected to take two months.

By that time, the council will have met to consider the recommendation by Parliament’s select committee which found that the current suppression rules are not in accordance with the Education Act. The overhaul of suppression rules is long overdue as disgraced teachers avoid any further scrutiny from their peers and the public.

The teachers council says its policy is in place to protect the affected students, which can be a valid argument, but can easily be construed as a cover-up.

The secrecy creates the danger that some teachers who have displayed inappropriate behaviour can slip back into the school system or find other employment involving children.

This was particularly evident in the Ashburton case where the former teacher ended up as a ski instructor on Mt Hutt, ironically dealing with many of his former pupils.

The teachers council is right to make the children’s interests their top priority, but sharing more information about badly behaved teachers will possibly avoid other children falling victim to the same person.

The much-publicised case of James Parker, considered New Zealand’s worst convicted child abuser, highlighted how a reluctance to share information or acting on information can have devastating consequences.

The teachers council may not be dealing this kind of horrific criminal behaviour, but more transparency on their part would boost the public confidence in those who we entrust our children to.

YOUR VIEW Votes I note that in the past couple of days’ publications you have had readers asking for the names of councillors and how they voted in regards to the art gallery/ museum.

I kept the paper clipping which was in your publication at the time of the vote as I wanted to make sure when the next elections rolled around that I voted for councillors that actually listened to the community.

Below are a list of the councillors and mayor at the time and which way they voted, I want this published so that people in the community today have the chance to make an informed decision on who they want to run the local council for the next few years.

Councillors who voted YES for the art gallery/museum were: Don McLeod (current-

ly also going for mayor), Jac Sparks, Alan Totty, Darryl Nelson, Neil Brown, Jim Burgess and John Leadley.

Councillors who voted NO for the art gallery/museum were: Stuart Wilson, Peter Reveley, Donna Faval, Martin Nordqvist. And our current mayor Angus McKay also voted NO. Unfortunately because of where I reside, I am unable to vote for anyone but the mayor as there were only enough people to fill vacant seats in my ward, but I hope this helps others in our community when it comes to their voting choices.

K. MacDonald Ashburton ***** Your text correspondent of August 19 asks a relevant question.

Of the councillors seeking reelection in the Ashburton ward

CRUMB by David Fletcher

Jac Sparks, and Darryl Nelson supported Don McLeod as he moved the recommendation for council to accept a $6.3m tender for the art gallery.

Again, of the councillors seeking re-election; in the vote on the preferred river bridge route through Tinwald, deputy mayor Darryl Nelson moved the recommendation for option one and received the support of Don McLeod, Jac Sparks, and Mayor McKay. Ken Leadley ***** Nelson, Sparks and McLeod voted for museum/gallery. Favel and MacKay voted against.

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POLL RESULT

District council decision-making and the facts

Yesterday’s result Q: Should the Aquatic Centre have water rides installed from day one?

Yes 64% No 35%

Today’s online poll question Q: Should the Ashburton District Council have fewer councillors?

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eople are entitled to their own opinions. That is never an issue, however they are not entitled to their own facts.

I refer to the new Art Gallery and Museum project and also the letter in your paper last week from Edward Gates.

Interestingly he criticises the Guardian for allowing a voice to the “past manager of Ashburton District Council”. If he is referring to myself, I am still employed as the chief executive of the council – fact.

The background to the decision on the new art gallery and museum facility has been documented in the Guardian a number of times over the recent years. A brief recap: – The current facility was considered inadequate in 1993 – The inadequacy was recognised by successive councils with various options looked at

Mid Canterbury’s school children are enthusiastic about the art gallery/museum (artist’s impression above) and sports stadium.

Brian Lester

FROM YOUR COUNCIL

– We have growing museum and art collections, as well as the need to store and have available district archives (not just council archives) – The current concept was developed and subject to stand- alone community consultation in 2007. This resulted in 89 submissions with 67 supporting the proposal, 13 supporting the new building but on a different site, and nine opposed to the new building – The current building under construction is consistent with that consulted on, with some changes made after

meetings with the neighbours – Further consultation was enabled through the 2008, 2010, and 2011 draft annual plans and the 2009-10 community plan, and the publicly notified resource consent application Mr Gates referred to the public rally. Again, and as pointed out by Mr Opthoog in his letter to the Guardian the previous week, this rally was some four months after the contract for construction had been let.

These are the facts. The significant consultation undertaken has been acknowledged by the chair of the Ashburton Citizens Association. While there are some in the community who do not support such projects, that is perfectly under-

standable and I would suspect normal for any large project.

Council is elected to make such decisions, whether it be lake developments, event centre,s stadiums, bridges, art galleries or museums.

Council makes such decisions assessing information as to needs, affordability and community feedback. Decisions need to be made based on the longterm interests of the district.

It was nice to hear of the enthusiasm of our young people at last week’s forum referring to the art gallery/museum and stadium projects.

They can’t wait for these facilities to be completed for their education and enjoyment.

These children are our future.

Brian Lester is chief executive of the Ashburton District Council

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■ MERIDIAN SHARE FLOAT

Sixty per cent up front, rest in 18 months Meridian Energy is to be listed on the sharemarket in early November with investors asked to pay 60 per cent of the price up front with the remaining 40 per cent due in 18 months’ time.

Prime Minister John Key announced details of the float yesterday morning in what is expected to be New Zealand’s largest ever share market listing.

Meridian is the country’s biggest state-owned power company and was last valued at $6.58 billion by Treasury.

The Government wants to sell up to 49 per cent of Meridian in a move that could raise up to $3 billion for its coffers.

As part of an incentive scheme investors will only have pay part of the money upfront but will receive the full dividend payout for the shares.

The remaining money won’t be due until May 2015 - potentially six months after the next general election. If a person sells their shares during the 18

Water spilling from Meridian’s Benmore dam.

month instalment period, the buyer becomes responsible for the final payment.

Meridian will make three dividend payments during this 18 month period - at 6 months, 12 months and 18 months.

Retail investors will also have more certainty around the price they pay as the share price for mum and dad investors will be capped.

Unlike the Mighty River Power float there will be no official pre-registration period or Compiled by

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shares. He said New Zealanders were sufficiently familiar with the process to make the preregistration phase unnecessary although likely investors could still register interest online.

Retail syndicate ANZ, ASB and Forsyth Barr will market the offer to New Zealanders.

Ryall said another key difference with the Meridian float was the price cap for retail investors - compared to the fairly standard “bookbuild” used in the Mighty River float.

The price cap, which would be set when the prospectus was issued would provide certainty to retail investors.

“We understand many people like to know the maximum price they’ll pay before they buy shares.”

Key said the instalment receipt plan was effectively an interest-free loan to retail investors. It would mean they received a “pretty beefy dividend” on their initial 60 per cent payment for shares.

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share bonus scheme.

There will be a minimum application of $1000 for the first payment in November.

Analysts have said the Meridian float would have to be more attractive than the Mighty River Power which was listed on the stock exchange in May. Its shares were sold at $2.50 a piece but have languished under the listing price in recent months.

Yesterday morning they were trading at $2.22.

Prime Minister John Key said as with Mighty River Power the Government had a number of objectives, including hitting the target of 85 to 90 per cent New Zealand ownership and retaining majority Government control.

Key said the mixed ownership model would result in better, stronger companies for the rigour and transparency that sharemarket listings bring.

Mighty River was a stronger company now as a result of the float.

Finance Minister Bill English said the instalment receipts plan meant investors would require less cash up front when they applied for shares and was being done instead of the loyalty bonus share scheme run during the Mighty River float.

State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall said a minimum purchase of $1000 worth of shares (60 per cent) was being maintained to encourage widespread take up of the

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Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler says banks will be subject to restrictions on high loanto-value ratio (LVR) housing mortgage loans from October 1.

He said banks would be required to restrict new residential mortgage lending at LVRs of over 80 per cent to no more than 10 per cent of the dollar value of their new housing lending flows.

He said the LVR restrictions were designed to help slow the rate of housing-related credit growth and house price inflation, thereby reducing the risk of a substantial downward correction in house prices that would damage the financial sector and the broader economy.

In a speech yesterday at Otago University, Mr Wheeler said

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housing played a critical role in the economy but was also a major source of “value and risk” to the household sector and the banking system.

“The Reserve Bank is concerned about the rate at which

house prices are increasing and the potential risks this poses to the financial system and the broader economy,” he said.

“Rapidly increasing house prices increase the likelihood and the potential impact of a significant fall in house prices at some point in the future,” he said.

“This is particularly the case in a market that is already widely considered to be over-valued,” he said.

Mr Wheeler said house prices are high by international standards compared to household disposable income and rents.

“Household debt, at 145 per cent of household income, is also high and, despite dipping during the recession, the percentage is rising again,” he said.

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Delay angers dairy company shareholders Some Westland Milk Product shareholders are angry the company took nearly three weeks to tell them about its contamination scare.

WMP revealed on Monday that it had recalled 390kg of lactoferrin powder exported to China. The powder had elevated nitrate levels, apparently because cleaning product wasn’t properly flushed out of the plant before production.

WMP said the contaminated lactoferrin had been traced and quarantined and was not a food safety risk.

The company told the Government of the contamination on August 2, but told shareholders only on Monday.

Mai Mai farmer Graeme Neylon said he was “disturbed” about the delay, especially considering Fonterra’s recent contamination.

“I would have thought the dairy industry would have learned its lesson - that you need to know straight away. I don’t know why they didn’t just let us know.

“They’re saying it’s because they had to trace the product, but they could still be tracing the product while they’re letting the shareholders know.”

The scare was a “kick in the guts” for Coast farmers, on whom WMP imposed rigorous farm testing and penalties for breaches, Mr Neylon said.

“Then we send the milk off expecting it to get the finest treat-

ment and it doesn’t. It’s real disappointing.”

There would be a financial impact on WMP and its shareholders, he said.

WMP chief executive Rod Quin said the company had told its chairman and directors, who represent shareholders, as soon as it had verified the test results, and had kept them updated.

“Information was being updated continuously and we wanted to be sure we had a complete and accurate picture before telling shareholders. “This was tempered by the fact that we knew we were not dealing with a food safety issue so there was no urgency for a shareholder or public advisory.”

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In brief

A picture perfect royal moment

Young surfer attacked Hawaii authorities say a shark has left a 16-year-old surfer with injuries on both legs. It’s the second shark attack in the state in less than a week. The Hawaii County Fire Department says the boy was bitten on Sunday afternoon. The boy’s condition isn’t clear. A call to a hospital spokeswoman was not immediately returned. On Wednesday, a shark bit off the arm of a 20-year-old German tourist who was snorkelling.

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This image taken by Michael Middleton, the duchess’ father, in early August and supplied

by Kensington Palace, shows the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their son, Prince George, in the garden of the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, England, with Tilly the retriever, bottom left, a Middleton family pet, and Lupo, the couple’s cocker spaniel.

Swim makes waves Eight Chinese policemen were sacked yesterday after their naked swim at a tourist venue made waves online, state media said.

The auxiliary police officers were dismissed for “causing a negative impact on the image of the police”, Xinhua news agency quoted the public security bureau of Lushan county in the central province of Henan as saying.

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Three killed in China

■ EGYPT

Deadly attack as violence escalates Militants have killed 25 Egyptian policemen in the deadliest attack of its kind in years. It comes as the army-installed rulers escalate a campaign to crush ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood.

The assailants fired rocketpropelled grenades at two buses carrying police in the Sinai Peninsula, sources said yesterday, just hours after 37 Brotherhood prisoners died in police custody.

The incidents came after Egypt’s military chief vowed a “forceful” response to violence roiling the Arab world’s most populous nation.

The Sinai attack raised fears of a return to the wave of deadly Islamist violence that swept the country in the 1990s.

Egypt is struggling to put a lid on a deep political crisis and violence that has killed almost 800 people in several days of clashes between Islamist protesters and security forces across the country.

Western countries have con-

demned the violence and are threatening to cut off billions of dollars in aid to Egypt in response, but Saudi Arabia said yesterday that Arab nations are ready to step in to fill the financial void.

The developments come as judicial sources say former autocratic president Hosni Mubarak, who was toppled in a popular uprising in 2011, has been granted conditional release in one case against him, but that he will remain in custody in an additional case.

Morsi loyalists vowed new demonstrations yesterday, although a day earlier they had cancelled some marches citing security concerns.

The interior ministry said 25 policeman were killed and two injured in the Sinai attack, which it on “armed terrorist groups”.

A border official said afterwards that the Rafah crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, near where the attack occurred, would be closed.

– AFP

610kg Saudi man forklifted to hospital A Saudi man weighing 610kg was forklifted to hospital yesterday for medical treatment at the expense of the monarch to reduce his weight.

Khaled Mohsin Shairi was flown from his south-western hometown of Jizan to Riyadh on a specially-equipped plane, SPA state news agency reported.

It posted a picture of overweight Shairi being lifted on a forklift out of the plane on ar-

rival in the capital.

Acting on orders of King Abdullah, the health ministry had to acquire a specially-made bed and a crane to transfer Shairi from his second-floor apartment, SPA said.

The bed was made for Shairi in the United States, Sabq news website said.

The ministry did not specify the nature of treatment that the young man will undergo.

– AFP

A knife-wielding man has killed three people and wounded 12 aboard a bus in the country’s latest rampage attack, police say. A suspect is in custody and officers are trying to confirm him as the assailant in the attack, a government spokeswoman said in the central city of Anyang yesterday. Those killed were an infant and two boys, although it wasn’t known whether the man deliberately targeted young people, Anyang police said.

- AP

Husband admits crime The US man who police say fatally shot his wife then posted a photo of her body on Facebook has admitted to the crime. South Miami’s Derek Medina admitted to detectives that he shot his wife “six to eight times” and indeed was the one who posted a confession and a photo of her dead body on Facebook.

A police search warrant filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, reveals new details about the confession of Medina, whose post on the social media website has drawn worldwide attention to the killing of 26-year-old Jennifer Alfonso.

- MCT

Obamas welcome dog President Barack Obama and his family have welcomed a playful new addition to the White House - a dog called Sunny. The black Portuguese Water Dog joins the first family’s other four-legged friend of the same breed, Bo. - AFP

Beads from meteorite

Saudi man Khaled Mohsin Shairi had to be lifted on a forklift to get off a plane.

The earliest iron artefacts ever found - funeral beads strung around bodies in a 5000-year-old Egyptian cemetery - were made from a meteorite. Hi-tech scanning of the beads, discovered by British archaeologists in the Lower Egypt village of el-Gerzeh in 1911, shows the metal came from a rock in outer space. The nine small beads come from two burial sites dated around 3200 BC, where they were found in necklaces along with exotic terrestrial minerals such as lapis lazuli, agate and gold. They are stored at the University College London Petrie Museum.

- AFP

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Eat well for less

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s household budgets become stretched, it’s getting tougher to feed a family and keep costs down.

Affordable recipe ideas are plentiful enough, but not all cheap-eat recipes are realistic for the average Kiwi household.

Countdown has a Feed Four for $15 project that definitely shows cheaper meals don’t need to be boring. Ideas such as spaghetti with crisp salami, sundried tomato and feta, or chicken cacciatore certainly look and sound delicious.

In Count-

down’s campaign, launched this month, meals are designed to be easy to prepare, largely cooked from scratch and use a wide variety of ingredients that can be found instore. Each costs no more than $15 plus everyday pantry items such as milk, flour, salt and pepper.

New Zealand Nutrition Foundation dietician Sarah Hanrahan says Countdown’s idea is great, but the standard family of four unit doesn’t exist in every household in lower socio-

economic areas. “There’s often larger families and extended families. “Fifteen dollars a meal for four is not that bad ... but the reality is many people are feeding a family of seven on $15.”

Research by the foundation with youth showed many were in households where parents were busy or working and didn’t have a lot of time for meal preparation.

Try some of these recipes when there’s little left in the kitty at the end of the week.

2 tins red kidney beans (420g tin), drained and rinsed 3 C pumpkin, peeled and diced 1 sheet ready-rolled flaky puff pastry, or 2 sheets depending on the size of your dish

Harraways meatballs 1kg beef mince 3C Harraways rolled oats 1-C finely chopped onions 3 eggs 1/4 C milk or water 2 t ground coriander chopped fresh parsley Salt and pepper

or

■ Beat eggs in a large bowl.

■ Add liquid, salt and pepper to taste and coriander or any herb of your choice.

■ Mix in chopped onions and stir in beef mince and rolled oats.

■ Shape mixture into meatballs and place in well-oiled pan.

■ Bake at 180°C for 20-30 minutes.

■ Once cooked serve with tomato sauce, or add a tin of chopped tomatoes 10 minutes after placing in the oven.

■ Serve on spaghetti.

■ Makes enough meatballs to serve 8 people.

Chilli bean and roast pumpkin pie 2 T vegetable oil 1 large onion, diced 2 t ground cumin 1/4 tcinnamon 1/4 t chilli powder 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 can chopped tomatoes in juice (410g can) 1 T white vinegar 1 green pepper, chopped

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Krishna moved to India when he decided he wanted to be a chef, he was trained in one of Delhi’s most popular 5 star hotels.

In 2001 Krishna moved to New Zealand with his wife, Narayani, they moved first to Invercargill where they owned the popular Bombay Palace restaurant.

Now calling Ashburton home and welcoming Mid Canterbury diners into their restaurant to enjoy a warm, tantalising curry, especially good on these cold winters nights! And with meal deals such as $13 all mains on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday plus free home delivery for orders over $35, you’d be hard pressed to find better deals around!

■ Heat oven to 220°C. ■ Coat pumpkin with 1 tablespoon oil. Roast for 20 minutes or until soft and golden brown.

■ While the pumpkin is roasting, cook the beans.

■ Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saucepan. Add onion and cook until soft.

■ Add cumin, cinnamon, chilli powder and garlic. Cook for another minute.

■ Add canned tomatoes, 1 cup water and white vinegar.

■ Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to a gentle simmer.

■ Add green pepper and kidney beans. Gently cook until the sauce has thickened and the vegetables are cooked.

■ Put roast pumpkin and beans in an oven-proof dish. Set aside to cool completely.

■ Once the filling is cold, wet the edges of the dish with cold water.

■ Place the pastry sheet over the pie dish (joining sheets with a little water if needed).

■ Leave about 2cm hanging over the sides of the dish.

■ Push the pastry down on the sides of the dish to seal.

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Meatloaf

■ Roughly fold the overhanging pastry back onto the pie top, to create a double edge.

■ Make a couple of cuts in the top of the pastry.

■ Brush the top with a little milk or beaten egg.

■ Bake for 10 minutes at 200°C, reduce temperature to 180°C ■ Cook a further 15 to 20 minutes until the filling is hot and pastry golden.

■ Serve with your favourite vegetables.

1 packet onion soup mix 1/4C hot water 1/4 C tomato or BBQ sauce 1 egg 450 grams lean minced beef or lamb 3/4 C rolled oats 2 carrots, grated 1 C frozen peas and corn 2 T tomato chutney or tomato paste 2 T water

Easy fish pie 3 T butter 3 T flour 2 C low-fat milk 1 can smoked fish (400g can), or tuna 1 large onion, chopped 1 medium tomato, chopped 1 C mixed vegetables, chopped, eg carrot, celery, courgette, pepper, frozen peas 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced 1 handful chopped parsley, optional 1/2 C dried breadcrumbs 1/2C grated cheese, optional 1/2 t dried mixed herbs 1/2 t ground black pepper ■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■ Melt butter in saucepan. Add flour, stir, and cook for a minute on medium heat.

■ Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until sauce thickens.

■ In another saucepan, briefly cook vegetables and onion in boiling water until soft - drain.

■ Add vegetables, eggs, tomatoes, drained fish, and parsley into sauce.

■ Gently stir to mix. Put in an oven-proof casserole or baking dish.

■ Sprinkle over breadcrumbs, grated cheese, mixed herbs and black pepper.

■ Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until golden and crisp.

■ Serve with carrot, parsnip and potato mash and coleslaw.

Tomato and bacon pasta 3 C macaroni 2 C chopped broccoli

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KADAI CHICKEN/PRAWN

Satuteed with onion, capsicum, cooked in onion gravy with a dash of cream

1 onion, chopped 175 grams lean bacon, chopped 2 C sliced mushrooms 1 green pepper, chopped 1 tin Italian-flavoured chopped tomatoes (400g tin) 1/4 C light evaporated milk 1/2 C grated cheese, choose a low-fat cheese such as Edam ■ Preheat oven to 200°C. ■ Boil a large pot of water.

■ Cook pasta by following the instructions on the back of the pasta packet.

■ About 5 minutes from the end of cooking, add chopped broccoli to pot.

■ Drain water from pasta and broccoli.

■ While pasta is cooking, cook onion and bacon in a non-stick pan for about 5 minutes.

■ Add green pepper and mushrooms to pan and cook for a further 5 minutes.

■ Add tomatoes and evaporated milk.

■ Gently simmer on a low heat for about 3 to 4 minutes.

■ Put cooked pasta and broccoli in an oven-proof dish.

■ Pour over tomato and bacon sauce. Gently stir to mix.

■ Sprinkle over grated cheese.

■ Bake in oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden.

■ Serve with coleslaw.

■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■ Put soup mix in a large bowl.

Add hot water and mix with a fork.

■ Add the sauce and egg. Mix. ■ Add minced beef or lamb, rolled oats, carrot, and frozen peas and corn. Mix well.

■ Line a tray with baking paper.

■ Using damp hands, form the mince mixture into an oval shape about 20cm long ■ Place on the baking tray or in a loaf tin lined with baking paper.

■ Mix tomato chutney and water together. Spread over the meat loaf.

■ Bake uncovered for about 45 to 50 minutes or until cooked.

■ Cut loaf into 10 thick slices.

■ Serve with gravy or tomato sauce, mashed potato and your favourite green vegetables.

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More vegetarian and seafood dishes, indian bread and side dishes available.

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TEST YOURSELF

YOUR PHOTO

TOP 5 ONLINE Yesterday’s top 5 stories on guardianonline.co.nz:

Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz

1. Cow abuser pleads guilty 2. Crash victim ‘comfortable’ 3. Volunteer stole money from brigade’s coffers 4. Elderly pair in serious crash 5. St Thomas’ ‘better on the day’

1. The deltoid muscle in found in your...? a. Wrist b. Chest c. Shoulder 2. The Ashburton Museum can be found on which street? a. Baring Street West b. Baring Street East c. Havelock Street

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3. When did the British royal family change its name to Windsor? a. 1914 b. 1917 c. 1922

Last month’s snowfall provided good photo opportunities in the Ashburton Gorge for Clarrie Brake of the Ashburton Photographic Society. This view looking west over Lake Clearwater shows Cloudy Peak range to the right and Mount D’ Archiac on the left.

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4. The Mona Lisa is probably a painting of whom? a. Lucretia Borgia b. Maria Francesca c. Lisa Gioconda

Your Place is the place to display the photos of your sports team, your pets, your school events, or just something ordinary from the present or days gone by. Please send your photos to subs@theguardian.co.nz with the words YOUR PLACE in the subject line and we will run it in the Guardian or our website Guardianonline.co.nz

5. Kai is the Maori word for...? a. Food b. River c. Land

QUICK MEAL

Lamb chops with rapid ratatouille 8-12 Quality Mark mid-loin or rib-loin lamb chops 2 T oil 1 onion, chopped 1-2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped or 1 tsp garlic paste 1 eggplant or 4 courgettes, cubed (350g) 1 red pepper, sliced into chunky wedges 4 tomatoes cut into wedges 10 medium mushrooms, sliced 1 C ready-made tomato pasta sauce 2 T finely chopped fresh basil or 2 tsp pesto sauce 1 loaf of ciabata or French bread, sliced

6. In which country was the singer and musician Adele born? a. USA b. Canada c. UK 7. Which city is closest to Outram? a. Nelson b. Hamilton c. Dunedin 8. How many councillors are there on the Ashburton District Council? a. 10 b. 12 c. 14

■ Heat the oil in a large heavy based sauce pan.

■ Sauté the onion, garlic, eggplant and pepper over a medium heat for 6-8 minutes.

■ Add the tomatoes, mush-

rooms and pasta sauce.

■ Simmer for 3 - 4 minutes.

■ Remove from the heat and stir in the basil or pesto sauce.

■ Remove as much visible fat

from the chops as you can.

■ Heat a non-stick frypan and cook the lamb chops.

Recipe courtesy Claire Gourley, www.ismyturntocooktonight.com

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Magnificent Mid Canterbury

Join the celebration of Mid Canterbury and tell us what you like about your district. Contact us by email, mail, text or Facebook and we would love to publish your views.

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MAGNIFICENT MID CANTERBURY The Ashburton Guardian continues to profile all the good things and people in this district.

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■ ALL BLACKS

In brief

ABs’ depth to be tested

By Daniel RichaRDson You build depth so when a crisis strikes you can navigate through the disaster.

Three pivots are unavailable for the All Blacks’ Rugby Championship encounter with Australia at the Cake Tin in Wellington on Saturday night and there are few sides in the international game who could cope with such a fallout.

Dan Carter (calf), Aaron Cruden (knee) and Beauden Barrett (calf) will all watch on from the stands on Saturday as Tom Taylor or Colin Slade pulls on the No 10 jersey for the All Blacks.

Cruden and Barrett suffered their respective ailments in last Saturday’s 47-29 win over the Wallabies in Sydney, while Carter was injured a fortnight ago.

For the past two years the All Blacks have held wider training group camps and some people have questioned their timing and validity.

But it’s hard to deny they have contributed to making this week an easier one that it could have been given Taylor has spent time with the side in the past and Slade has 10 test appearances to his credit.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said yesterday that training ran smoothly with both Slade and Taylor directing traffic.

Aorangi South Canterbury Women’s Weekend Pennants August 18 North Zone (at Pleasant Point): Gleniti 2 11 Timaru 1, Geraldine 9.5 Tinwald 2.5, Temuka 9.5 Ashburton 2.5, Pleasant Point 1 8 Methven 4 South Zone (at Maungati): postponed till a later date.

Ashburton County Lady Veterans’ Golf Club 1st: Cath Read and Maree Moore 74.5; 2nd: Di Bell and Janice Dunlop 76; 3rd: Heather Robertson and Bev Jackson 76.5

Ashburton Golf Club Par Round August 17 Barnett Vase winner: Tom Kearney +6 Bermaline Cup winner: Steve Richards +4.

Other winning scores: Jamie Stone +5 and Pieter van Vollenhoven +3.

Nearest The Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Christo Steyn, Braided Rivers: Pieter van Vollenhoven, Rothburys Insurance: Adrian Hopwood, Netherby Meats: Don Houghton, Robilliards (Nearest pin #18): Jamie Stone. Twos: Chris Thornhill, Adrian Hopwood, Miti Daniel, Neil MacDonald and Paul May. Birdie Jackpot: # 15; Nett Eagles: #4

Mayfield Golf Club Club Championship Finals August 17 Winners: Senior: Logan Tasker; Intermediate: Fraser Tasker; Junior A: Ian Beach; Junior B: Brian Fielder

When asked to meet Australian netball coach Lisa Alexander in her office, Laura Geitz admitted she thought the worst. Their meeting did end in tears - of joy.

An emotional rollercoaster ride of a year continued for Geitz when Alexander told her she would be the next Diamonds captain.

Geitz, 25, will take over the national reins from the retired Natalie von Bertouch.

- AAP

More breakages

New Zealand’s Aaron Cruden scores a try during last week’s Bledisloe Cup match in Sydney.

He is out of Saturday’s match with a knee injury. ap photo

“We’ve tried to create an environment where regardless of if you’ve played 117 tests or you’ve played none, that everyone’s treated the same,” Hansen said.

“You might listen more to the 117-test guy a little bit more than the zero-test guy when it comes to an idea, but by and large, if the team room needs cleaning, the 101-test guy can clean it just as well as the zerotest guy.

“I think that culture and that environment makes it easy for people to come into because they know where they stand

and they’ve got to just get on and do their job.”

The proof will of course come on Saturday night. Slade never quite convinced during his time in the black jersey from 2010-2011 and didn’t experience a lot of highs during the 2013 Super Rugby season with the Highlanders.

On the other hand, Taylor didn’t start a game at first-five for the Crusaders this year as he found a home in the No 12 jersey.

“Both players; I’m confident they’ve got the skills to do what we want them to do,” Hansen

said. “They’re confident people and we’ve got Tom Taylor, he’s a 90 per cent goalkicker and Colin’s a pretty accomplished goalkicker too. So they come with a lot of skills.”

The All Blacks were also dealt an injury blow to their forward pack yesterday when lock Luke Romano was ruled out of the Rugby Championship due to a torn adductor tendon.

Sam Whitelock and Brodie Retallick are set to form the second-row duo for this weekend with Jeremy Thrush to provide cover on the bench.

- APNZ

Next Week: Stableford 9 Hole Division August 15 Stableford Ladies 1st Sue Graham 69:29:40 with 18 stbf, 2nd Vicks Simpson 68:29:38 with 15 stbf Men 1st Eddie Graham 48:14:34 with 20 stbf, 2nd Ray Thompson 53:15:38 with 18 stbf Nearest the Pins: Greg Sim Builders and Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – Sue Graham, Mayfield Transport No. 5 – Tessa Gallagher.

Methven Supervalue Ellen Kemp . Twos and Nett eagles Gail Limbrick Tania Wilson Cindy MacKenzie x3 Pam Watson Ruth Smith Best Putter Raiona Isherwood 31 Arabica Best Nett Tania Wilson 67

9 Hole Stroke & Putting Marg Lloyd 41 Putting Lillian O’Hanlon 16 Railway Tavern 2nd shot No. 3; M Wederell, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot No. 6: S Doig; Nearest Pin No. 8: J Pangborn, Chertsey Spraying 2nd Shot No. 15; S Quinn, B & S Quinn 2nd shot No 17; J Pangborn 2’s Heather McKimmie, Freda Bierema

SPORTS RESULTS ■ Golf

Geitz new captain

Methven Golf Club 9 Hole Golf August 9 7th Putting Alistair Goodwin 54-20-34, 15 Putts; Warren Jowett 59-19-40, 16 Putts; Marita Jowett 67-22-45, 16 Putts BNZ 2nd shot Marita Jowett Eclectic Competition at Hororata Golf Course August 16 Lorna Dent 56-18-36, 21; Angela Simonett 66-27-39, 21; Mike Markillie 60-22-38, 18 Ladies Golf August 14 Margaret Lilley Putting Waddington Plate Tania Wilson 88-21-67 34 Putts Sally Jones 97-28-69 38 Ruth Smith 95-24-71 36 Jenny Senior 85-13-72 33 Lyn Schott 92-20-72 34 Shirley Lucas 107-33-74 Pam Watson 96-22-74 37 Nearest Pin: Silver No 6 Not struck Bronze A No17 Methven Pharmacy Tania Wilson Bronze B 2nd shot No 4 Methven Foursquare Shirley Lucas Open No 13 Methven Resort Gayle O’Duffy Sat No 4

Men’s Open Tournament August 16 Best Gross: Marty Hickman 75; 2nd Gross Piers Rolton 76; Best Nett Ray O’Malley 63; 2nd Nett Rodger Callaghan 64 1st Stableford Mark Gazzard 42 by lot; 2nd Eddie Tulip 42; 3rd Richard Maw 40 by lot; 4th Stu Sutherland 40; 5th Bill Mason 39 by lot; 6th Simon Hampton 39; 7th Gavin Doody 39; 8th Phil Johnson 39; 9th C. J .Middleton 38 by lot; 10th Gary Horn 38; 11th Eric Meaclem 38; 12th Allan Smith 38; 13th Andy Gorman 38.

Closest Pin # 4: Grant Williams; # 6: Jeremy Johnson; # 13: Piers Rolton, Marty Hickman Longest Drive #16 Joe Lepaio. Twos: Tim Robinson, Piers Rolton (3), Bill Mason.

Next Saturday - 1st Club Champs Match Play.

No 1 Tee 11-40 am Seniors, 12-00 Junior B, 12-20pm Junior A, 12-40 pm Intermediate.

No 10 Tee 12-30pm Nett champs & Others.

Rakaia Ladies Golf August 7 18 Hole LGU & Bryant Cup. 4tht Round Putting Best scores on the day Ev Tomlin 71, Marion Wederell, Val Bell & Freda Bierema 72 Putting Shirley Doig 27. Winner Janette Watts Trophy; Ev Tomlin

August 14 18 Hole Connelly Cup, Extra Medal Best Scores of the day Sandra Quinn, Teresa Booker & Jill Burrowes 71, Sally Smith 72 9 Hole Monica Hanrahan & Shirley Thomas 38 Railway Tavern 2nd shot No. 3; J Burrowes, Rakaia Seed Cleaning 2nd shot No. 6: B Sutherland; Nearest Pin No. 8: S Martin, Chertsey Spraying 2nd shot No. 15; J Burrowes, B & S Quinn 2nd shot No 17; S Quinn 2’s Sandra Quinn & Sue Martin.

Tinwald Golf Club August 17 Stroke Senior: Bryan McFarlane 70, Bevan Ravenscroft 71. Intermediate: Paul Hefford 71, DaveCockburn70.Junior:DaveRush74, Brian Rouse 75.Women (BisquePar) Leen Bell 2 up. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Dave Cockburn. Gluyas Ford # 6; Greg Hubbard. Stirling Sports # 12; Kevin Bishop. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16; Keith Bonnington. Two’s: Adam Marshall, Dave Cockburn, Kevin Bishop, Greg Hubbard, Keith Bonnington. Net Eagle; # 16 Keith Bonnington. Winner of the Smitheram and Grant Trophies was Greg Hubbard with a gross of 248 and a net 213

More breakages and more weather delays. The story of the Louis Vuitton Cup finals is beginning to sound rather repetitive after another disruptive day on the water. Three days into the series and we are yet to see two boats finish a race, or get through a full day’s sailing programme. Emirates Team New Zealand picked up their second point of the regatta yesterday, after a damaged wing control line forced Luna Rossa to retire early in the third leg.

The breakdown follows a major daggerboard problem on day one, which forced them out just seconds into the race, while they also incurred damage to their wing on Monday.

- APNZ

Dixon suspended Southland No 8 Elliot Dixon has been suspended for one week and Taranaki lock Jarrad Hoeata issued an off-field yellow card following judicial hearings yesterday on separate charges of foul play from their ITM Cup matches last weekend. Southland Stag Elliot Dixon was cited under law 10.4 (e) for an alleged dangerous tackle on a Tasman player just three minutes from fulltime in their match at Invercargill’s Rugby Park on Saturday. Tasman won the match 25-15. Tasman halfback Mark Swanepoel was issued with an offfield yellow card for a dangerous tackle in the same match.

Hoeata, meanwhile, was cited under rugby law 10.4 (e) for a dangerous tackle and 10.4 (a) for striking a player after an alleged swinging arm tackle on a Canterbury player 12 minutes into the first half of Taranaki’s match against Canterbury in Christchurch on Friday. Canterbury won 30-6.

- APNZ

Savea’s future up in air Julian Savea’s Super Rugby future remains unclear. The All Blacks’ wing has been a member of the Hurricanes since 2011, racking up 40 caps and 16 tries in the process, but despite being a Wellington born-and-bred player, he is yet to commit to the franchise for next year. When quizzed about the 2014 season, the 23-year-old couldn’t offer a concrete response yesterday. “Ahh, not sure at the moment. Obviously [I’m] keeping my options open but just focusing on footy right now and I’ll deal with that in [due] process when it comes,” Savea said. As for when an announcement could be expected, Savea also produced another sidestep. The 12-test All Black acknowledged there had been advances from the Crusaders, who are light on outside backs for next year, while the Hurricanes have made no secret of their desire to hang on to him.

- APNZ

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■ GOLF

■ HOCKEY

Ko to defend title

Canterbury Cats back in winning form

World No 1 amateur golfer Lydia Ko is excited to return to the CN Canadian Open this week - the tournament which made her a household name last year.

The 16-year-old from the Gulf Harbour Country Club is the defending champion at the event after making history last year when she became the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour.

The Pinehurst School student will be in the spotlight again this week and is looking forward to the challenge.

“It feels good to play this tournament again,” Ko said from Canada.

“Last year this event was such a memorable week for me so I am excited for this week.”

Ko, aged 15 years, four months, two days, surpassed the feats of American Lexi Thompson, who was the youngest LPGA Tour winner when she won the Navistar LPGA Classic in September 2011 aged 16 years, eight months, eight days.

She also became only the fifth amateur to win on the LPGA Tour and

the first since JoAnne Carner in the 1969 Burdine’s Invitational.

Ko was the first Kiwi to win on the LPGA Tour. The previous best result was Marnie McGuire who finished third at the LPGA Safeway Championship in September 2000.

She defeated a world-class field by three strokes when she carded a five-under par 67 in the final round at the Vancouver Golf Club. It included four birdies in succession after the turn to seal her most famous win.

“I think my best memory from the win is the back-to-back birdies on the back nine. I had four birdies in a row and that makes a lot of difference. It got me from one-under to five-under. ” She admitted that there is extra pressure and hype around her this week as the defending champion.

“There is pressure there, yeah.

But I’m just going to think about my own game, one shot at a time.”

Ko will defend her title at a new venue as the Canadian Open has moved to the the Royal Mayfair

Golf Club in Edmonton, Alberta. She likes the course and traveling around Canada.

“The course is quite traditional and I am looking forward to playing there this week. Canada is a cool place. To me it feels kind of like New Zealand.”

In her most recent tournament - the British Open at St Andrews - Ko finished tied for 42nd and joint leading amateur.

She is looking for improvement this week.

“I didn’t play as well as I would have liked to but I think I played strongly in the middle of my rounds.”

The New Zealand rep has enjoyed a stellar season in 2013 where she has recorded seven top-10 finishes. She has also extended her streak of never missing a cut to 23 professional events.

- APNZ

Lydia Ko

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Ferguson in demand after Furner axing

By Ian Mccullough Blake Ferguson is set to become the hottest property in the NRL after David Furner’s shock sacking by Canberra yesterday.

The troubled NSW star has a clause in his contract allowing him to leave should Furner depart and the 42-year-old’s axing will fuel speculation Ferguson wants out of the Raiders.

Former Canberra coaches Neil Henry and Tim Sheens are the early favourites to fill the position along with Sydney Roosters assistant coach Jason Taylor and Trent Barrett.

On an eventful evening in the nation’s capital, Furner, whose brother Don is the club’s chief executive, was sacked with immediate effect.

Assistant coach Andrew Dunemann will take charge for

the final three games of the season with the team sitting one place outside of the top eight on points differential.

Furner was with the team in camp in Batemans Bay on the NSW south coast when he received the news and becomes the first coach in the club’s 31year history to be sacked.

“It’s obviously a results driven game and we have lost our last three games,” Furner said.

“It’s still terribly disappointing after all the work I’ve put in.”

His downfall comes amidst rumours of a squad mutiny with several players believed to have confronted the board claiming they were unable to work under him any longer.

The decision ends a long association with the club for the former test and NSW star.

- AAP

The Canterbury Cats were back in winning form in round five of the National Hockey League on Monday, with a hard fought 3-1 win over Midlands at North Harbour Hockey Stadium.

It was a tight encounter for much of the game with Georgie Blackwood (Canterbury) and Renee Ashton (Midlands) trading first half goals.

Canterbury broke free late in the second half however, with goals to Olivia Merry and Cass Reid guiding the Cats to their fourth win from five games at the tournament.

Canterbury’s Pippa Hayward said the win was pleasing going into yesterday’s rest day.

“I think it’s the best performance we’ve had so far. To put two goals together in quick succession was ideal,” Hayward said.

“We need to make sure we have a really good recovery on our rest day and look at some video ahead of what will be a tough game against Harbour on Wednesday.”

Earlier in the day, Jessica MacAlister scored right on fulltime for Northland to snatch a 3-2 win over Southern, with Carli Michelsen and Charlotte Harrison also finding the goal.

Auckland consolidated top spot on the points table after a 4-1 result over the Central Mysticks, thanks to fine performances from Krystal Forgesson and Katie Gylnn.

In the day’s final women’s game, North Harbour edged Capital 2-1 with goals from Petrea Webster and Michelle Borren.

- APNZ

■ OPINION

Top 10 finishes at Junior World Championships

M

y Junior World Track Cycling Championships campaign is done and dusted.

After two months of overseas training it was time to put it all together for two races.

First was the individual pursuit – 3km against the clock – and I was in heat 12 of 24 so there were a lot of other guys who could take away any position I set.

I aimed for at least 3.20 but after seeing the early times posted I could tell the track was slow.

I put everything out there but it was only enough for a 3.24 and third place which, after hav-

Ashburton cyclist Alex Hooper recorded two top 10 finishes at the Junior World Championships in Glasgow in an experience that has only spurred his ambition in the sport. ing a wee rest on the ground, I was disappointed about.

With two heats to go I was fourth and started to think I would be riding off for bronze, but it wasn’t to be and I ended up sixth. I was gutted but I also knew I still had the kilo the next evening that I could potentially do well in.

I spent the day at the hotel chilling out and preparing the

best I could. My legs were still feeling from the previous day but if all went to plan I’d only be riding for just over a minute.

I was 24th out of 29 riders so had a long wait and could tell the track was slow again by the times being posted, but I hoped I could get up and post a quick time.

The first 500m was good then boom, my legs couldn’t

Alex Hooper ON THE ROAD

stay over the gear and I blew to pieces. The track was so slow I was over a second and a half slower than my winning time at the track nationals in January. Admittedly, my gear was a bit big for how slow the track was but I chose not to change it before the race as I trained for that gear.

I posted the third fastest time but all the guys after me were

the top riders and I ended up seventh. That hurt.

It was my last race and I wasn’t able to pull off a world title, let alone a medal, all on my 18th birthday. However, to have two top 10 finishes at the worlds is nothing to be ashamed of.

I can now concentrate on the future, going into the elite age group and trying to make a name for myself at the elite level. A big thank you must go to my family for all their support and everyone else who has supported me in any way to helping me succeed and pursue my dream of becoming an Olympic champion.

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A three-horse race Race two on the card at yesterday’s Chertsey Trotting Club trials looked like a three-horse race, but the rest of the field chose to gallop rather than trot, counting themselves out of contention.

Photo Donna Wylie 200813-DW-120

The fickleness of trotters let down half the field in the second on the card at yesterday’s Chertsey Trotting Club trials.

Six starters lined up for the 2400m qualifying trot with two counting themselves out almost immediately. The God Botherer

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and Saint Michel broke at the start, drifted and finally settled, jogging out the rest of the distance in their own time.

Lighteninglander made a solid start and moved into the lead, but also managed to get out of pace and break leaving Can-

dice Michelle, Innes Boyz and Boylanova to settle and run the rest of the distance. The order remained unchanged until the 800m mark when Innes Boyz (Brylin Boyz – Innes Brae) cracked on the pace and made a solid challenge for the lead.

Boylanova peeled out and tried to run through the centre but while the four year old Monarchy-Cracker Nova gelding succeeded in running down leader Candice Michelle he failed to catch Innes Boyz who rocked home for Terry Chmiel.

1 42445 Romeo Whiskey (3) 58.5 ............M Cameron 2 255 Doiknowyou 58.5.......................... Scratched 3 8427x I’m All Yours (6) 58.5 ........... R Hutchings (a) 4 0x477 Bogart (13) 58.5 .............................. D Nolan 5 0x965 Wayward Wonder (9) 58.5............... R Jones 6 Keep Control (1) 58.5 ...................... N Harris 7 88x99 Longview (4) 58.5 ....................... D Johnson 8 809. Sweet ‘N’ Savvy (12) 58.5 ............... C Grylls 9 84238 Madame Millie (2) 56.5 ...................S Collett 10 5530x Rompers h (8) 56.5 ................... M D Plessis 11 409 Loretta West (11) 56.5 ...............M Coleman 12 60075 Amarlia (5) 56.5 ........................ A Collett (a) 13 78056 Perfectly Clever h (7) 56.5 ................. D Hain 14 0x006 Finnys Gold (10) 56.5 .................T Thornton RACE 5 3.00pm FAIRVIEW MOTORS R65 1580 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1580m 1 04224 Waipipi Lad tmbh (2) 59 .......... D Turner (a3) 2 96178 Duntoilin mh (7) 58.....................M Coleman 3 48788 Molto Grato tdmh (8) 57.5 ..........M Cameron 4 94384 Edward Cheval m (5) 57 .............T Thornton 5 4x402 Itsallme m (3) 55.5 .............................M Hills 6 02685 Rosie Rules tm (6) 55.5 ............ M D Plessis 7 418x0 Raffaella (10) 55.................. R Hutchings (a) 8 x5645 All About Fun m (1) 55 ...............M Sweeney

9 700x0 Idalmar t (4) 54.5............................. C Grylls 10 03060 Postage tdm (9) 54.5.............. K Chiong (a4) 11 26341 Seams Like Magic (11) 56 RACE 6 3.35pm EL HERMANO @ CHEVAL STUD R75 1580 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1580m 1 0x972 Kati Cat m (1) 61 ............................. C Grylls 2 99888 Carbonado tm (11) 60 ............. M Cropp (a3) 3 63353 Move Faster m (6) 58 ...................... D Nolan 4 54266 Designacat (4) 57.5................... A Collett (a) 5 21213 Leonidas td (8) 57 ............... R Hutchings (a) 6 90215 Cardon Boy m (3) 56.5 ................T Thornton 7 18x67 Swap For Kash tdm (2) 55.5 ..............M Hills 8 62101 Kakahu Nell (10) 54 ........................S Collett 9 35019 Nottoobad m (9) 54 ..................... D Johnson 10 61077 Sateka m (7) 54 ........................ M D Plessis 11 08687 Carnival Queen m (5) 54................. K Myers RACE 7 4.10pm IRWIN’S TRUCK AND BUS SALES LTD R65 1150 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1150m 1 77430 Conrwin tdmh (5) 59 .................J Oliver (a4) 2 47440 Pogue tdm (7) 59 ................ R Hutchings (a) 3 20033 Reminiscing h (8) 58.5 ...............M Cameron 4 63041 Command (10) 58 .................... A Taylor (a3) 5 10 Duke Dumont m (9) 57.5............. D Johnson 6 106x0 Wing Naprayer m (1) 57 .....................M Hills

7 5140x Super Thunder (6) 57 ......................S Collett 8 6x0x6 Ishue (3) 55.5 ..............................T Thornton 9 7100 Kash For Lass (2) 54.5.............K Leung (a3) 10 33500 Hug A Ginga m (11) 54 ................... N Harris 11 x0678 Oscarsgold mh (4) 54 ............ K Chiong (a4) RACE 8 4.45pm STEVE HERBERT R65 2000 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 x2523 Wattle Bay tdbh (2) 59.5 ......... D Turner (a3) 2 x6219 Beau Ransom m (1) 57.5 ................ K Myers 3 6x640 Duncan mb (3) 56.5 ...........................M Hills 4 66979 Amanpulo (9) 56 ......................... D Johnson 5 77297 Keep Rocking (13) 55.5 ..............T Thornton 6 x6635 Maharishi m (11) 55 ............. M Cheung (a4) 7 07002 Te Kingi tdm (8) 55 .......................... R Jones 8 68170 Forbidden m (12) 54.5................M Cameron 9 45400 Trabaldy h (10) 54.5 .................. M D Plessis 10 00030 Del Mondo m (5) 54 ...................M Sweeney 11 x0054 Rosenellis td (6) 54 ....................... R Norvall 12 70090 Sneaky Shan (7) 54 ................. A Taylor (a3) 13 6x925 Latin Rule (4) 54 ................. R Hutchings (a) Blinkers on : Wairere (R1), Elleraad, Red Moon (R2), Longview (R4), Forbidden, Sneaky Shan (R8) Blinkers off : Gothic Lady, Alberta, Panzaflying (R1), Hug A Ginga (R7)

6 65437 Lavender Sal 17.85 ...................... P Denbee 7 138 Taikorea Lass 18.41 ..................... T Downey 8 28462 Nina Be Good 18.04 ........................... L Bell 9 57438 Opawa Black nwtd B &..................G Atwood 10 28178 Tepirita Jazil 17.95 .......................... C Brider RACE 6, 1.42pm MICKEY’S SUPER LIQUOR C1 C1, 305m 1 35274 Your On Fire 17.89 ..................... B Johnston 2 316 Zamaddis Lass 18.24................... T Downey 3 35188 Homebush Limbo 17.90 ............J McInerney 4 8x532 Jimmy The Buck 18.03 ................. P Denbee 5 54753 Homebush Julie 18.55 ............. S Gommans 6 54276 Cawbourne Banksy nwtd ..................C Hore 7 25141 Addicted 18.00 .................................L Ahern 8 4238x Random Act 17.80 ......................S Drysdale 9 57438 Opawa Black nwtd B &..................G Atwood 10 77835 Blue Rush 18.24 L & .......................... Morris RACE 7, 1.59pm KEENAN CONCRETE C1 HEAT 1 C1q, 520m 1 75787 Another Fantasy 30.26 ..............J McInerney 2 34456 Rich List 30.77 3 4541 George nwtd ................................ M D Fryer 4 66545 Opawa Patch nwtd ........................... C Clark 5 118x3 False Notion nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 6 84583 Embee Dee nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 38464 Cawbourne Logan nwtd ....................C Hore 8 54635 Sue Sews Socks 30.65 ............ T Mischefski 9 34766 Time For What nwtd ......................M Gowan 10 67747 Secret Nadia nwtd...........................S Maher RACE 8, 2.17pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 HEAT 2

C1q, 520m 1 46222 Belldeen 30.24 .........................A Duganzich 2 64321 Darby Lane 30.67 L & ........................ Morris 3 13627 Sydenham Jade 30.28 G & ............. J Clarke 4 68488 Another Gunna nwtd .................J McInerney 5 77172 All The Milk nwtd ..............................G Quirk 6 F3311 Opawa Stretch nwtd J &..................D Fahey 7 42838 Cawbourne Penny nwtd ....................C Hore 8 38146 Wunzee nwtd ............................J McInerney 9 34766 Time For What nwtd ......................M Gowan 10 66567 Paddy Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney RACE 9, 2.35pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD (NZ) LTD C1 HEAT 3 C1q, 520m 1 45776 White Legs nwtd .......................J McInerney 2 51321 Carat’s Prince nwtd J & ...................D Fahey 3 52222 Armistice Day 30.45 .........................G Quirk 4 8x374 Girly Dreamz 30.77 ..............................I Cox 5 31663 Cluain Meala 30.91 .................... B Johnston 6 65252 Speedy Feet nwtd ..................... K B Benson 7 57836 Mighty Baxter 30.65 ..................J McInerney 8 14566 Opawa Jen nwtd .............................S Maher 9 34766 Time For What nwtd ......................M Gowan 10 77738 Belle Cadeau 30.76 ............................S Kite RACE 10, 2.53pm BROAD ROOFING C1 HEAT 4 C1q, 520m 1 35227 Cognac Diamond nwtd G & ..............S Ross 2 13585 Another Another 30.62 ..............J McInerney 3 F2716 Opawa Token 30.39 ........................S Maher 4 31 Nose White 30.76.....................A Duganzich 5 71665 Cold Turkey nwtd ..............................G Quirk

6 32146 Doll Parts 30.50 ..........................B Hodgson 7 76638 Cawbourne Anna nwtd..............J McInerney 8 75673 Mr. Darci 30.35 A & ............................. J.Hall 9 34766 Time For What nwtd ......................M Gowan 10 x4876 Thrilling Grace 30.75 B & ..............G Atwood RACE 11, 3.10pm MORRIE GIBBONS SIGNS C1 C1, 305m 1 56263 Yeah Nah 17.89...................................L Udy 2 34281 Almost Got It 17.80 U & ............. McCracken 3 1122 Lockett In Eddie 17.68 .....................L Ahern 4 52482 Homebush Sting 18.36 .............J McInerney 5 43662 Face The Demon 18.24..................... R Hunt 6 72252 Homebush Anabel 18.12 ................. C Clark 7 73653 Blair Ninety 17.97 G & .......................Denby 8 15546 Opawa Gift 17.81 ....................... B Johnston 9 57438 Opawa Black nwtd B &..................G Atwood 10 16863 Petra Haka nwtd........................J McInerney RACE 12, 3.28pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 26717 Where’s Rican 18.05 .................J McInerney 2 71388 Judy In Disguise 18.02...............R N Maisey 3 22261 Sedgebrook Glory 18.23 .....................F Kite 4 85538 Runs Like Al nwtd ........................... C Brider 5 65465 Jager 17.94 G & .............................. J Clarke 6 36166 Genia Haka 18.02 .....................J McInerney 7 52264 Flirt Academy 17.77 U & ............ McCracken 8 56126 Aschenputtel 17.83 ..........................G Quirk 9 57438 Opawa Black nwtd B &..................G Atwood 10 55864 Madam Norris nwtd ...........................J Tapiki

Jeff Wheeler brought Boylanova home in second two lengths back with Candice Michelle another three lengths behind. Four-year-old Innes Boyz ran the 2400m in 3.20.4, just outside qualifying time, 800m, 61.8, 400m, 30.

Waipa gallops Today at Te Awamatu raceway

Fields for Waipa RC meeting at Te Awamutu today.

NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 RACE 1 12.40pm (NZT) LIQUORLAND TE AWAMUTU MAIDEN 1150 $7000, MDN, 1150m 1 9x4 Wickedly h (9) 58.5 ..................... C Dell (a1) 2 7x006 Skydiver (5) 58.5 .........................T Thornton 3 8620x La Spinetta b (11) 56.5 ....... R Hutchings (a) 4 x407x Gothic Lady (6) 56.5 ................. A Collett (a) 5 5x Alberta (2) 56.5 ............................... R Jones 6 07x Panzaflying (4) 56.5 ...................M Coleman 7 Vivi (3) 56.5 ........................................M Hills 8 Sir Andrew h (10) 56 ................. M D Plessis 9 I’mdaone h (12) 56 .......................... C Grylls 10 04. Stella Vega (8) 54........................ D Johnson 11 Circus (1) 54 ................................... K Myers 12 7x Wairere (7) 54 ............................M Sweeney RACE 2 1.15pm BOUTIQUE AGISTMENT MAIDEN 1150 $7000, MDN, 1150m 1 50343 Kontiki h (1) 58.5 ......................K Leung (a3) 2 050x3 Theodore (5) 58.5 ..............................M Hills 3 0x390 Mrs Browns Boy (8) 58.5......... R Smyth (a3) 4 Dubai Wolf (6) 58.5 ................ A Forbes (a1)

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5 5x0x Our Eejay 58.5 ............................. Scratched 6 El Corby h (10) 58.5 ...................... R Norvall 7 29x60 Ready To Rocknroll (4) 58.5 ............S Collett 8 7x0. Elleraad h (7) 56.5 ......................T Thornton 9 0x Emblem h (9) 56 ........................M Sweeney 10 7. Pajaro h (11) 56 ........................ M D Plessis 11 57x70 Red Moon (2) 54 ............................. C Grylls 12 Elusive Dancer h (3) 54................... K Myers RACE 3 1.50pm COMMERCIAL HOTEL TE AWAMUTU MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 36956 Reachforthestars (10) 58.5 ...........M McNab 2 5. Hidden Key h (7) 58.5 ................. D Johnson 3 69 Better Keep Up (3) 58.5 .................. R Jones 4 x3282 Born Happy (9) 56.5............. M Cheung (a4) 5 699x3 All Of The Lights (6) 56.5 ...........M Cameron 6 x7247 Garden Of Gold (1) 56.5 ........... M D Plessis 7 48 Boom Boom Brahma (2) 56.5 ......... C Grylls 8 x069x Istis Lass (5) 56.5...............................M Hills 9 Maybe Later h (11) 56.5 .................. K Myers 10 4522x Tokomutu Judge bh (4) 56 .........M Sweeney 11 8 The Energizer (8) 56 .............. A Forbes (a1) 12 40 Royal Enchantress 54 .................. Scratched RACE 4 2.25pm PAM CROSSWELL MAIDEN 1580 $7000, MDN, 1580m

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Fields for Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Hatrick 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, 12.10pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 1 42 Fasa Man nwtd............................. M D Fryer 2 Snooky Bear nwtd B & ..................G Atwood 3 3422 Exponential Lily nwtd .......................L Ahern 4 587x5 Worry Wart nwtd ..................................I Cox 5 Stiff Drink nwtd F & ........................Turnwald 6 64884 Homebush Coral nwtd...............J McInerney 7 52527 Another Stone nwtd ..................J McInerney 8 63 Showem Baby nwtd .................A Duganzich 9 76683 Homebush Envy nwtd ...............J McInerney 10 64787 Intense Zoom nwtd .....................J McArthur RACE 2, 12.30pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C0 C0, 305m 1 76 Spot On Maggie nwtd ..............A Duganzich 2 43573 Thunder Time nwtd G & ....................S Ross 3 75674 Ho Ho Ho nwtd L & ............................ Morris 4 Individual Lily nwtd ...........................L Ahern 5 44367 Groovy Leo nwtd .......................J McInerney 6 86 Shiny Upsome nwtd .................A Duganzich 7 338x1 Cawbourne Rave nwtd ......................C Hore 8 86836 Go Russel Go nwtd .....................J McArthur 9 76683 Homebush Envy nwtd ...............J McInerney 10 87668 Ruthless nwtd .............................J McArthur

RACE 3, 12.49pm J P PRINT PETONE C0 C0, 305m 1 55658 One Ear Poised nwtd ............... S Gommans 2 65x53 Little Legs nwtd ................................P Taylor 3 37534 Coyote Caught Ya nwtd ............E Duganzich 4 Premier Osti nwtd .............................C Hore 5 838x5 Maddie Brand nwtd G & .....................Denby 6 8 Cassie Haka nwtd .....................J McInerney 7 42727 All For One nwtd .......................J McInerney 8 46x58 Summertime Bobby nwtd .........S M Gardner 9 76683 Homebush Envy nwtd ...............J McInerney 10 64787 Intense Zoom nwtd .....................J McArthur RACE 4, 1.07pm GARY ROSS DECORATOR C0 C0, 520m 1 6353 Ten Point One nwtd ..........................P Taylor 2 221 Thrilling Bert nwtd ........................... K Walsh 3 Adda Boy Zeke nwtd B & ..............G Atwood 4 Icahn nwtd...................................B Hodgson 5 62 Backyard Queen nwtd .................B Hodgson 6 Vinny Doon nwtd B & ....................G Atwood 7 Bev’s Viewpoint nwtd................A Duganzich 8 36222 Gucci Rush nwtd L & ......................... Morris 9 75844 Big Job Jonesy nwtd ............J Woolston-Bell 10 77465 Just Like Prince nwtd ......................S Maher RACE 5, 1.24pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 44457 Mac Tan 18.07 B & ........................G Atwood 2 43236 Scarilicious 18.03 L & ........................ Morris 3 45564 Bulet Tooth Tony 17.66 .....................R Waite 4 45146 Another Drink 18.11 ..................J McInerney 5 53238 Sarah’s Cool 17.96 F & ..................Turnwald

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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You will need to be customer focused, have a sense of humour and able to work unsupervised. In return we offer a good hourly rate with overtime, tidy equipment and small team atmosphere to work in.

Please apply in your own hand writing with CV and references to; PO Box 237 ASHBURTON 7740

Two Positions We require an experienced Joiner and Foreman to join our small busy team.

If you have the following attributes then we want to hear from you.

• Amazing attention to detail • Accuracy with numbers and drawings • Do it once do it right mindset • Great sense of humour We can offer you a competitive wage and a great team environment to work in.

Please reply to:

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GROUND WORK SERVICES Experienced Machine Operator GROUND WORK SERVICES is a landscape construction business with a large rural and urban clientele.

Due to an increasing workload, we require the assistance of an experienced Machine Operator - to drive a Skid Steer loader.

Applicants for this position are required to have: • Tidy appearance • Good work ethic • Attention to detail • The ability to communicate well with clients • HT licence • Physical fitness

All applications will be treated in strictest confidence.

Applications close September 2013.

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Remuneration to be negotiated on experience. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.

Please email your interest to Warren Mackenzie at mack.fam@xtra.co.nz or phone directly on 0272 502502.

Daily Events Wednesday 9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House.

9.30am SPORT MID CANTERBURY. Walking group. Meet outside the Community Pool, Walnut Ave at 9.30am.

9.30am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around op shop. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

Thursday

THURSDAY 9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Beginners class, newcomers welcome. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime section, new players very welcome.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Art Exhibition, Russell Clark’s Gold Rush panels.

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, non members welcome.

Upstairs in the old Polytech building, 254 Cameron Street.

10.00am - 7.00pm ASHBURTON ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM. Open, all welcome. Baring Square East.

10.00am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Coffee morning. Cafe Central, Tancred Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Exercises for people with limited mobility.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid week service and lunch. 48 Allens Road.

1.15pm TINWALD 500 CLUB CARDS. Come join in and play cards, all welcome.

Tinwald hall, Graham Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Euchre, all welcome, Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

5.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Mid winter meal. Social - 5.30pm, Meal 6.00pm. Stables Restaurant, Main South Road, Tinwald.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, followed by beginner/intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Phone 307 -7138 a/h. Tinwald hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. Leaves from 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm ALLENTON INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. New members welcome. Allenton hall, Harrison Street.

Sports hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open today. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Street.

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture

Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Art Exhibition, Russell Clark’s Gold Rush Panels.

Main Street, Methven.

10.30am MID CANTERBURY NEW COMERS NETWORK. New comers coffee morning group.

McDonald’s Ashburton.

10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat, Christmas decoration. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Qigong exercises, newcomers welcome.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

12.50pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Petanque has started, everyone welcome, Racecourse Road.

1.00pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH SOCIETY INDOOR BOWLS. Bowls afternoon new and old members welcome, Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - beginners welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

2.00pm TINWALD GARDEN CLUB. Speaker Nicole Hazelhurst. Tinwald Hall.

Graham Street.

2.00pm R.S.A. WOMEN’S SECTION. Speaker and Housie. R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing, learn to dance.

All welcome. Pipe Band hall, Creek Road.

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Solid Fertiliser Solid Results

Company Representative Building Supplies Company Representative Farm Buildings

Rural Sales Consultant • Canterbury based • Excellent employer • Business in growth mode (grow to win)

(Two Positions) We are looking for a experienced Building Supplies Sales Representative and a Farm Building Salesperson, to become part of our team based in Ashburton.

Their role is to plan and carry out direct sales activities such as maintain and develop relationships with prospective and current clients. This includes communicating with clients, responding and follows up sale enquiries.

The successful applicants must have a good understanding of new house builds or farm buildings with a eye for detail, and with excellent communication skills. They should be able to build sustainable relationships with our clients.

To be successful in this role you will: • Excellent building product sales experience.

• Good knowledge of New Zealand Building Codes and construction legislation.

• Computer literate.

• Be able to manage many workloads and meet deadlines.

• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.

• Have excellent communication skills – as you will be required to liaise at all levels with a range of people.

• Highly responsive and ‘business savvy’.

This position offers fantastic opportunities for progression within the organisation and the sooner the start the better the transition into the role – so we would like to hear from you today.

If this sounds like you, please send your CV with cover letter outlining your relevant skills and current circumstances to: Allan McCormick Helmack ITM 92 Dobson Street ASHBURTON allanm@helmackitm.co.nz

Who we are Superior Minerals is a successful solid fertiliser company whose customer centric approach to fertilisation builds sustainable soil fertility and improves long term profitability to the farmer.

Every farm is different, so is Superior Minerals solution.

The person we seek will possess the following attributes; • A proven record in sales to rural customers • A person who has passion and a drive to succeed. Who is result oriented and can demonstrate a proven sales history • To be able to identify opportunities and develop new accounts.

• A person who has strong work ethics and wants to be rewarded for their hard work.

• An in depth knowledge of fertiliser industry or a person who can demonstrate that they have a strong understanding of agriculture sector • Strong computer, presentation and negotiation skills • Business savvy and can think outside the square

Our remuneration package is second to none and is designed to attract the high achievers who want to be rewarded for their hard work with a high income.

Rural Sales Consultant Superior Minerals Ltd PO Box 337 Mosgiel 9053 Dunedin Ph (03) 484 7721 Email info@superior.net.nz

CORRECTIONS OFFICER CANTERBURY

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The role of a Corrections Officer is about influencing offenders to make the right choice, take the right action at the right time and support their pathway towards an offence free lifestyle.

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We have a reasonable turnover employing 20 staff across 13 project areas so require a capable individual with demonstrated attention to detail to oversee this level of accounts and payroll. If you have demonstrated experience in the following we would love to hear from you.

9 Payroll (we currently use ACE Payroll) 9 Producing monthly cost centre and consolidated financial statements 9 Producing annual financial statements for audit 9 Accrual accounting 9 Processing PAYE, GST, FBT and ACC 9 Banking, invoicing, payments, etc 9 Proficient in accounting and other related software packages.

(We currently use Quantum) Given our work it is important to us that any potential candidate is a caring individual who supports and values the work we do and values and respects all people. We are looking for a real team player with a bright personality and a passion to support the work of our organisation. This position is for an average of 25 hours per week and will suit someone looking for permanent part time work in an office full of great people doing fantastic work.

For an application pack please contact Safer Ashburton at: 20 William Street, Ashburton, Ph: 03 308 1395 info@saferashburton.org.nz Applications close Friday August 30, at 12 noon www.saferashburton.org.nz We offer a collegial, family friendly and flexible work environment.

Hardware Assistant Manager Due to an increased workload we require a person for the Assistant Manager’s position. This person will assist the Manager on a day-to-day basis helping to control stock and increase sales. The successful applicant will in the Manager’s absence be able to carry out the Manager’s duties.

A background in building products or the building industry would be an advantage.

The essentials are:

Unlock your potential as a Corrections Officer at Canterbury Prisons.

• Start a meaningful career • Extensive initial and on-going training and development • Starting salary of $46636 increasing to $48910 after training

Safer Ashburton is a non-profit trust working in a number of areas providing services and programmes that support and strengthen individuals and families enabling them to make good choices.

What we offer The successful applicant will be supplied with a fully maintained company 4x4, fuel card, laptop, phone and regular training and career development.

Applications, including a current CV, are invited by 5 pm, Monday, September 2, 2013.

All applications remain confidential and close on Friday 30 August 2013.

Finance Officer/Administrator Due to the retirement of a long standing employee Safer Ashburton is now looking to employ a new Finance Officer / Administrator.

In this job your contribution counts and you can have a positive effect on the lives of others. It’s more challenging, more interesting and more rewarding than you can imagine. Our Corrections Officers, both men and women, come from all walks of life and bring a wide range of attributes and life experiences with them.

» COF Mechanic » Fleet Serviceman

Rooney Earthmoving is one of New Zealand’s leading privately owned civil contractors specialising in earthworks and civil projects. The organisation employs 215 staff and operates a significant fleet of heavy machinery in the South Island.

• Excellent customer service focus • Computer skills and accuracy • Self motivated with a pleasant manner for sales • Be able to manage staff • Ability to use initiative

Some heavy lifting would be required and forklift experience would

be an advantage. Classifieds Guardian

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The position offers great job satisfaction and the opportunity to join a team of staff who enjoy working together.

In return we offer fantastic staff buying privileges and solid job security.

The Ashburton Branch of Rooney Earthmoving If you think you are the one to help us then apply in own handwriting has a vacancy for a COF Mechanic and a Fleet enclosing a CV to: 2.00pm 10.30am Daytime section, new players The key skills we are looking for are exceptional communication and very welcome.Serviceman with work attributes including: 1.00pm Thursday GARDEN CIRCLE. MID CANTERBURY NEW COMERS ASHBURTON SCOTTISH SOCIETY INDOOR Sports hall, Tancred Street.

AllanHINDS McCormick interpersonal skills, the ability to lead through change, work well with 9.00am - 4.00pm • Skills that include previous experience BOWLS. Look at retail items and afternoon tea.

NETWORK. 9.30am 12.30pm Helmack ITM others, demonstrate resilience, integrity and professionalism.

ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE working on road equipment Lushingtons, Main Road, Tinwald New comers coffeetransport morning group.

Bowls afternoon new and old members ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. 92 Dobson Street INC. McDonald’sself Ashburton. starters who demonstrate welcome, Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

You will have proven tenure in your previous roles, be computer 7.30pm Open today.

Methodist literate Church hall, Baring • Motivated For free budget advice and workshop ASHBURTON initiative and be able to work shifts (24/7). A full NZ Square driver East. licence with the ability GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. 10.45am 1.00pm - 3.00pm enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, • Reliable and Old time/sequence dancing, learn to dance.

M.S.A. TAI CHIflexible CLUB. with the ability to work ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUMallanm@helmackitm.co.nz to drive a manual now! - 1.00pm Consultancy House. vehicle is essential. Apply9.30am unsupervised Allremain welcome.confidential Pipe Band hall, Creek Road.

Qigong exercises, newcomers welcome.

Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

All applications ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Vacancy Number CSSR3683 9.30am M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.reporting to the Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

7.30 9.30pm Second time round op shop.

Ashburton These are permanent positions and close on Friday 30 August 2013.

Applications close Saturday, 31 August 2013 M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. 12.30pmWorkshop Manager. The successful 1.15pm Ashburton Beginners class, newcomers welcome. M.S.A. Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Street. www.corrections.govt.nz/careers Stitch and chat. Preparation for exhibition.

M.S.A. PETANQUE. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. applicants will be based at the Ashburton 10.00am Social hall, Havelock Street.

Senior Centre.

Petanque has started, everyone welcome, Mahjong beginners welcome.

Waireka At the Department of Corrections we are passionate ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. workshop with a focus on mechanical work and 9.30am - 11.30am Racecourse Road.

Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street. about reducing re-offending and keeping communities Fit Kidz.

48 Allens Road. general servicing.

MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. safe. With Corrections you’ll be part of a highly Wages and conditions will be negotiated with supportive team that manages offenders in the successful applicants.

9.30am 5.00 - 7.00pm hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

1.00pm - 3.00pm prison and in the community.

Friday ASHBURTON COUNTY LADY VETERANS Applicants ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. need to apply with references to: ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. 11.00am 3.00pm 9.00am GOLF. Family fun night. Fish ‘n’ chips followed Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton TE HUB. Alister Jopson, PO Box 403, Ashburton 7740 ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Foursome. Report at 9.30 for a 10.00am by games. Also Gluten free food. Please Airport, Seafield Road.

Seeds, seedlings, workshops, enviro centre.

Real Women circuit training in the hall. 48 Phone: (03) 308 6011 start. Ashburton Golf Club. ring Church Office 308 5174 or text Isobel 35 Dobson Street West, Biograins building.

1.30pm Allens Road.

Email: alister.jopson@rooneygroup.co.nz 027 386 8166 by Thursday 15 August for 9.30am - 11.30pm R.S.A. indication of food to order. St David’s ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Euchre, R.S.A. Cox Street, Ashburton.

Applicants must have New Zealand residency Church Hall, 48 Allens Road.

Drop in centre, St Andrews Anglican Church or hold a valid work permit.

Got something to sell?

Having a garage sale?

Call the Guardian today for your advertising requirements.

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Noticeboard

21 AUGUST 2013

COUNCIL GR ANTS OPEN Council is now accepting applications for financial assistance for the following grant schemes: Annual Grant Scheme, School Holiday Programmes and Biodiversity Grant Scheme. $50,000 is available for distribution to community groups through the Annual Grants Scheme and $5,000 for the School Holiday Programme Scheme.

All applications close 5pm, Friday 30 August 2013.

For forms and more infomration, please go to the Council website or phone 307 7700.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

LOC AL BODY ELEC TIONS

On This Week

All meetings are open to the public unless specified and residents are welcome to attend.

Nominations for the 2013 local body elections have now closed.

Meetings

Council and committee meetings are held in the Council Chamber, Ashburton District Council offices, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Ashburton District Council and Methven Community Board 3 candidates confirmed for Mayor.

Environmental Services Committee Thursday 22 August, 1.30pm

Thursday 22 August Environmental Services Committee 1.30pm Extraordinary Council Meeting Electricity Ashburton Shareholders Committee Appointment (public excluded matter)

To follow Environmental Services Meeting

Thursday 29 August Finance & Community Services Committee

1.30pm

Thursday 5 September Council Meeting

1.30pm

Thursday 19 September Environmental Services Committee 1.30pm Operations Committee

To follow Environmental Services Meeting

Thursday 26 September Finance and Community Services Committee

1.30pm

Public Forum Council invites residents to have their say on matters of interest and concern at the commencement of the Methven Community Board meeting. Persons wishing to participate in the Public Forum are requested to contact the Committee Secretary by 3.00pm on the working day preceding the meeting.

Monday 16 September Methven Community Board

1.30pm

Methven Community Board meetings are held in the Board Room of the Methven Heritage Centre, Main Street, Methven.

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13 candidates confirmed for councillor in the Ashburton ward with 7 positions available.

Candidates in the Eastern ward, Western ward, and Methven Community Board will be elected unopposed.

With insufficient candidates for the Methven Community Board, a by-election will be held for one extraordinary vacancy on 11 February 2014.

Ashburton Licensing Trust 9 candidates confirmed with 6 positions available.

Voting period Voting papers will be posted to all electors between Friday 20 September and Wednesday 25 September.

The voting period will commence on Friday 20 September and all voting papers must be received by the Electoral Officer no later than 12 noon Saturday 12 October 2013.

For further information on Elections 2013 please go to the Council website.

RUR AL FIRE FORCE AGMS Annual General Meetings of the volunteer rural fire forces in the Ashburton District will take place from the beginning of August through until September 2013.

Pendarves Rural Fire AGM Monday 26 August, 7.30pm

Watch Out For Roadside Works Thompsons Track Mount Hutt Station Road

For more information, visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

PUBLIC NOTICE REMEMBER TO FLUSH YOUR TAPS Some plumbing fittings have potential for minute traces of metals to accumulate in water that has been in the fitting for several hours.

ADOPT A DOG

Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health recommends you run a mugful of water through your drinking water tap each morning before use to remove any metals that may have dissolved from plumbing fittings.

Ashburton District Council re-homes suitable dogs that have been abandoned or surrendered, helping them find new homes with caring and responsible dog owners.

We recommend this simple precaution for all households, including those on public and private water supplies.

There are many dogs at the Pound who need a good home. If you would like to adopt a dog, contact Council on 307 7700.

This notice is issued by Ashburton District Council on behalf of the Director - General of Health, Ministry of Health.

Dates, times and locations of all AGM meetings can be found on the Council website.

PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740

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P (03) 307 7700

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICES

MOTORING

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Farmers in Hinds Plains Catchment Area

Public Meeting Discuss submissions to be put to Ashburton water management zone committee on nutrient leaching limits.

NOTICE OF DAY OF ELECTION for the Ashburton District Council 2013 elections NOMINATIONS RECEIVED

Thursday, August 22

Notice is given under section 65 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that the following persons have been duly nominated as candidates for:

7.30pm

MAYOR (one vacancy) ELLIS, Russell

MCKAY, Angus

Please note date has changed to that advertised previously

MCLEOD, Don

Hinds Community Hall

COUNCIL Ashburton Ward (seven vacancies) BEAVAN, Rod BELL, Thelma ELLIS, Russell FAVEL, Donna MCLEOD, Don

MOORE, Maree NELSON, Darryl QUINTON, Sam REVELEY, Peter

SMITH, Vicki SPARKS, Jac THOMAS, Alden URQUHART, Alasdair

As there are (for each office) more candidates than there are vacancies to be filled, an election will be held between the listed candidates on Saturday, 12 October 2013, under the first past the post electoral system by postal vote.

Eastern Ward (three vacancies) BROWN, Neil

CUTFORTH, Ken

WILSON, Stuart

As the number of candidates does not exceed the the number of vacancies, Neil BROWN, Ken CUTFORTH and Stuart WILSON are duly declared elected councillors of the Ashburton District Council.

Western Ward (two vacancies) NORDQVIST, Martin

TOTTY, Alan

As the number of candidates does not exceed the the number of vacancies, Martin NORDQVIST and Alan TOTTY are duly declared elected councillors of the Ashburton District Council.

COMMUNITY BOARD

TRADES, SERVICES

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES • Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

PUBLIC NOTICES Public Notices/ Meetings Triennial Meeting of the Ruapuna Reserves Board, including the Ruapuna Pool.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline

Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 7.30pm at the Tennis Pavilion.

0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

All Welcome.

Any queries please contact Jo Cook, 303 6273.

RURAL TRADING POST

Methven (five vacancies) GILPIN, Hamish MCALPINE, Sonia

MCLAUGHLIN, Dan MCMILLAN, Liz

As the number of candidates does not exceed the the number of vacancies, Hamish GILPIN, Sonia MCALPINE, Dan MCLAUGHLIN and Liz MCMILLAN are duly declared elected members of the Methven Community Board. A by-election will be required to be held in the new year to fill the remaining vacancy.

TRADES, SERVICES

SILAGE - round bales $60 + 4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar GST. Meadow hay protective films, UV block, conventional bales $6.00 + fade, heat and glare control, GST. Ph 302 7034. privacy and safety films for glass. FREE quotes - 20 PUBLIC NOTICES years local service. Bill Breukelaar - phone 0800 368 468. www.tintawindow.co.nz SUN Control Window Tinting.

For professional window tinting of homes, offices and vehicles. UV (fading) privacy, glare and heat control. Phone your only local applicator, Craig Rogers 307-6347.

Member of Master Tinters NZ.

SALE OF LIQUOR ACT 1989 PUBLIC NOTICE

MEETINGS, EVENTS

A.G.M. For

Tinwald Tennis Club August 28, 2013 7.30pm At 27 Carters Terrace, Tinwald, Ashburton.

All members and new members are welcome.

DIABETES NZ ASHBURTON BRANCH

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday August 29, 2013 7.30pm Senior Citizens’ Rooms 206 Cameron Street GUEST SPEAKER: Chris Harrison – Nurse Educator

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All Welcome Supper supplied

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

WANTED by mature lady returning to Ashburton, long term tenant. 1-2 bedrooms, ASHBURTON Society of Sunny, warm, garage. Phone Arts. Winter Show. Short St 03 332 0170.

Studio. On now until September 21. 17 members exhibiting. Open Mon, Wed, ADULT Sat, 10am - 2pm. Enquiries, ENTERTAINMENT Ph 308 4533.

ASIAN, new, pretty, hot and LOST, FOUND sexy. 25 years old, busty 36DD, long hair. Good MISSING – Grey tabby cat. massage and good service.

Friendly, curious. Last seen Phone Jessie 022-324-8167.

Sat, August 10 from 21 Cambridge Street.

Possibly around Beatty ASIAN, new, pretty, hot and Crescent/Tancred St. Ph sexy. 25 years, busty 36DD, 308 3494. long hair. Two ladies, special price. Good massage and good service. Phone Jessie LIVESTOCK, PETS 022-324-8167.

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. CARAVANS, TRAILERS We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 C.I. SPRITE pop top. Canvas in ex condition. Phone 308 621, A/H 03 322 7626.

1171 or 027 203 3443.

Dom’s (2009) Limited has made application to the District Licensing Agency at Ashburton for the renewal of Notice is given under section 65 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that the following persons have been duly an On Licence in respect of nominated as candidates for: the premises situated at 17 Forest Drive, Methven and ASHBURTON LICENSING TRUST (six vacancies) SITUATIONS WANTED known as “Dom’s”.

The general nature of the DAVIDSON, Bernard MCNAB, Terry ROBERTSON, Chris ACCOUNTS and/or business conducted (or to be LILLEY, Alister NEUMANN, Alan SAMPSON, Spike office admin partconducted) under the licence time work wanted.

LISCHNER, Jim PATERSON, Roger John WATSON, Fay is- restaurant.

Experienced bookThe days on which and the As there are (for each office) more candidates than there are vacancies to be filled, an election will be held between keeper, evenings and hours during which liquor is weekends ok. Call the listed candidates on Saturday, 12 October 2013, under the first past the post electoral system by postal vote. (or is intended to be) sold 027 443 5722 or 03 307 under the licence are: 7125.

ISSUING OF VOTING DOCUMENTS Monday - Sunday 11am - 1am the following Voting documents will be posted to electors from Friday, 20 September 2013. day.

DAIRY position required RETURN OF VOTING DOCUMENTS The application may be from now through inspected during ordinary 2013/2014 season, with Voting documents must be returned not later than noon, Saturday, 12 October 2013 to the electoral officer, office hours at the office of one or two bedroom Ashburton District Council. the Ashburton District LET OR LEASE accommodation.

Ph FOR SALE Licensing Agency at 5 Baring 027 927 1428.

Voting documents can be returned by post Daytime or hand section, delivered to the Ashburton District Council Offi ce, 10.30am 1.00pmSquare West, Ashburton. new players very welcome.

FOUR bay2.00pm shed, with three phase power available with 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton between Friday, September 2013 and Friday, 11 October 2013 during HINDS GARDEN CIRCLE. MID CANTERBURY NEW COMERS ASHBURTON SCOTTISH Sports20hall, Tancred Street.

CONTAINERS for sale or Any person who isSOCIETY entitled toINDOOR 9.00am - 4.00pm paddock, onitems town and hire, ex shipping: at retail afternoon tea. general and NETWORK. BOWLS.object and who wished to three acreLook normal office hours, and Saturday, 12 October9.30am 2013 between 9am – noon.

12.30pm Phone 308-3783.

ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE insulated.

Main Road, TinwaldSidelifter available New comers coffee morning group.

Bowls afternoon oldofmembers object to new the and grant the boundary.Lushingtons, ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. for delivery.

INC. application may,Cameron not later SPECIAL VOTING McDonald’s Ashburton. welcome, Balmoral hall, Street.

Open today. Methodist Church hall, Baring Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone For free budget advice and workshop than 15 working days after HIRE 7.30pm 308-7772.

Special voting in terms of the Local Electoral ActSquare 2001 and the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 may be exercised DANCE GROUP. 10.45am 1.00pmthe - 3.00pm East. date of the first GENERALGLENYS’ enquiries.

Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, hire.

LawnOld time/sequence M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. ASHBURTON AVIATION publication of this MUSEUM notice, file mowers, chainsaws, at the aboveHouse. council office and times.

9.30am - 1.00pm concrete dancing, learn to dance.

Consultancy a notice in writing of the All welcome. hall, Creek Road. HANDS? Qigong exercises, newcomers welcome.

Classic aircraft on display including DCbreakers, 3. trailers, and Pipe more.Band DRY CRACKED ASHBURTON BAPTIST A person can apply to enrol as either a residential or ratepayer electorCHURCH. right up to and including 11 October 9.30am objection with: M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

All your 7.30 DIY - 9.30pm / contracting Give them a treat with Linden Second time round op shop.

Ashburton M.S.A. CHI CLUB. 2013 TAI – the day before the close of voting. work, CallASHBURTON and see U-Hire Leaves hand and nail treatEMBROIDERERS GUILD. 1.15pm The Secretary Beginners class, newcomers welcome. M.S.A. Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Street. 12.30pm Ashburton. 588 East Street. ment it will strengthen nails, Ashburton District Stitch and chat.

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M.S.A. PETANQUE. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. ORDER OF CANDIDATE DOCUMENTS 10.00am Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; protect and moisturise your Licensing Agency Social hall, Havelock Street. NAMES ON VOTING Senior Centre.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

IN MEMORIAM

SMITH, Ian Gray (Smithy) – 1-9-1951 – 21-8-2012. In loving memory of our dad and pop.

One year ago today we lost a loving and devoted father and pop.

Who died way too soon.

We cried when you passed away.

We still cry today.

Although we loved you dearly, we couldn’t make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest.

God broke our hearts to prove to us that he only takes the best.

Love you and miss you forever dad, till we meet again some day. James, Ange, Sophie, Angus, Mandy, Shane, Charlotte and Annabelle. xxxx

McKEOWN, Trevor John – Peacefully in the loving care of his family and the staff at Rosebank on August 20, 2013. Dearly loved husband and soul mate of Dorothy.

Loved and adored father and father in law of Lynda and Bob, Peter and Rhonda, Karen and Lindsay, Kevin and Anna. Loved Opa and great Opa of Jasmin, Briahna, Ezra, Kay-Lee, Elisha, Keona, and Luke; David, Andrea and Sawyer; Shaun, and Karlaleigh; Thomas, Oliver, Amelia, and Reuben; A service to celebrate Trevor’s life is to be held at St Andrew’s Church, Havelock Street Ashburton on FRIDAY, August 23, at 1pm.Trevor will be laid to rest at the Ruapuna Cemetery, Coskeries Road at 3.30pm on Friday. Special thanks to all the staff at Rosebank Hospital for the love and care given to Trevor and his family. In lieu of flowers donations to Rosebank and the Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service.

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CLEVELAND, Dorothy (Dot) On Sunday, August 18, 2013, at the Timaru Hospital, 83 years. Peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. Dearly loved wife and best friend of Doug for 60 years. Cherished mum and mother-in-law of Brent and Sue (Geraldine), Mark and Pam (Picton), Bronwyn and Liz (Timaru), Dean and Annie (Blenheim).

Loved nana of Kirsty and Matthew, Heidi and Ben, Daniel and Troy. Loved great nana of Taylor and Tommy. A service to celebrate the life of Dorothy will be held at the Aoraki Funeral Home Chapel, 160 Mountainview Road, Timaru on FRIDAY August 23 at 2:00pm, Followed by a private cremation. Messages to: 80 Orbell Street, Timaru.

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6am Football – Arsenal TV (Replay) Arsenal v Aston Villa.

From Emirates Stadium, London.

9am Motorsport – Nascar Nationwide Series (Highlights) Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200. From Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Ohio.

10am Rugby – World Club Sevens (Highlights) From Twickenham in London.

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon Golf – Champions Tour (Highlights) Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.

1pm Golf Central 2pm Basketball – Women’s FIBA Oceania Championship (Replay) Opals v Tall Ferns – Game Two. 4pm Football – City TV (Replay) Manchester City v Newcastle.

From Etihad Stadium, Manchester.

7pm Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Waikato v Northland.

7:30 Rugby – International (Highlights) Australia v New Zealand; South Africa v Argentina.

8:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Wyndham Championship – Round Four.

9:30 Golf World 10pm Football – City TV (Replay) Manchester City v Newcastle.

1am NRL 360 2am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Cowboys v Titans.

From 1300Smiles Stadium in Townsville.

4am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Dragons v Sharks.

From Win Stadium in Carlton.

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Te Tepu 2 8pm Poutiriao 8:30 N Kowhao Rau Quinton Hita journeys back to his roots to capture the Ngapuhi dialect through table-side yarns with kaumatua.

9:30 Whare Taonga 10pm Oruorua 10:30 Native Affairs 3 11:30 Te Kaea 3 2 Midnight Closedown

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Game of Thrones 9:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 7:15 Entrapment MV 1999 Thriller.

Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones.

9:05 Office Space ML 1998 Comedy. Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston.

10:35 The Devil’s Advocate 18VLS 1997 Horror thriller. Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron.

1pm The Departed 16VL 2006 Crime. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson.

3:30 The Dark Crystal PGC 1982 Animated. Voices of Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz. 5:05 Behind Enemy Lines MV 2001 Action. Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson.

6:50 50 First Dates MS 2004 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider.

8:30 The Wrong Man 16VLS 2006 Crime. Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley.

10:25 Unfaithful 16VS 2002 Drama.

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12:30 The Dark Crystal PGC 1982 Animated. 2:05 Behind Enemy Lines MV 2001 Action. 3:50 The Wrong Man 16VLS 2006 Crime.

5:40 Unfaithful 16VS 2002 Drama.

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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 A talk show focusing on tough medical questions in an open forum.

1pm The Jeff Probst Show 2:05 Masterchef USA PGR 3 3pm Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 0 3:30 Getaway 3 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 0

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Tatai Hono 3 3:30 Rolie Polie Olie 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 3

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6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Golf Central 7:30 Red Bull Chronicles 8am Rugby – International (Replay) Australia v New Zealand.

From ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

10am AFL Weekly Highlights 11am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Auckland v North Harbour.

From Eden Park in Auckland.

1pm Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Otago v Bay of Plenty.

3pm Re:Union 4pm Golf – Champions Tour (Highlights) Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.

5pm Golf – US PGA Tour 2012 FedEx Cup Official Film.

6pm Sky Sport – What’s On 6:30 Basketball – Men’s FIBA Oceania Championship (Replay) Boomers v Tall Blacks – Game Two. From AIS Arena in Canberra.

8:30 L Deaker On Sport 9:30 NRL 360 10:30 Gridiron – Lingerie Football League Las Vegas Sin v Chicago Bliss. From the Sears Centre Arena in Illinois.

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3am Motorsport – Nascar Nationwide Series (Highlights) Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200.

4am Athletics – IAAF World Championships (Highlights) Day Nine.

5am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Hawke’s Bay v Manawatu.

5:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Southland v Tasman.

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Sport 28 Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Rafael bolts into Bulls Ashburton’s Rafael Talosaga, 23, with his daughter Emily, 4, has bolted his way into the Canterbury Bulls rugby league representative side.

PHOTO MYLES HUME 200813-MH-195

BY MYLES HUME

MYLES.H@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

An unknown meatworker from Ashburton has been thrust into the limelight after bolting his way into the Canterbury rugby league representative side.

Ashburton rugby league player Rafael Talosaga almost failed to even trial for the Canterbury Bulls representative side, being told he could not take the field because he did not show at an earlier training session.

As he was about to jump in his

car to make his way back to Ashburton on Sunday, deflated from being told he could not trial, a coach fired an 11th hour call his way and asked if he could help make up the numbers.

But Talosaga, 23, made it a move that coach would never forget, leaving selectors no choice but to pick him for the Canterbury Bulls representative side which kicks off its season against Northland this weekend.

“It’s funny, he put me down as an extra player, then the man

said ‘today’s your lucky day because you’re going to get a game’ I went on to play all four quarters in the second row and I made the team,” he said.

It was a quick change in fortune for the relatively unknown former Junior Kiwi and Auckland under 17 representative, who moved to Ashburton four months ago with his partner and two children “to give them a better life” and take up a job at CMP Canterbury.

It was not long before he got

talking with a colleague about his love of league, and before he knew it he was pulling on the Ashburton Barbarians jersey, playing in the Canterbury division one competition.

That led him to Sunday’s trial where coaches and spectators found what they called the diamond in the rough – he even had clubs falling over themselves to sign him up.

“After the (Bulls) trial three clubs from Christchurch asked me if I wanted to play for them

and offered me stuff, but I said to them I’m here for my club and that’s who I want to represent and make a name for,” he said.

What’s more, Talosaga played centre most his life, but left a telling mark on selectors playing in the second row with his stocky frame and vast range of skills. Talosaga will train with the team tomorrow night and will fly to Whangarei to open the Bulls Albert Baskerville Trophy premiership campaign against Northland on Sunday.

Jesse Ryder banned from cricket for six months Cricketer Jesse Ryder has been suspended for six months after testing positive for a banned substance but will be available to play again on October 19.

The 29-year-old took a dietary supplement when playing for Wellington last season and was tested at a Ford Trophy match against Northern Districts on March 24. He returned a positive test for 1-Phenylbutan-2-amine (PBA) and N, al-

pha-diethyl-benzeneethanamine (DEBEA), both of which are banned in competition.

He was informed of the positive test on April 12 and appeared in a hearing with the Sports Tribunal earlier this month. Ryder accepts the penalty imposed and will not appeal the judgment.

The mandatory penalty for this violation is two years’ suspension but Ryder was handed a

lighter sentence because he was able to establish how the prohibited substances got in his system and that it wasn’t intended to enhance his sport performance.

Ryder admitted the violation and explained he had been using a dietary supplement in order to lose weight and had taken two capsules five days before being tested. The supplement didn’t list any prohibited substances on its label.

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“I’m devastated by this situation,” Ryder said in a statement.

“I’ve never taken drugs and to be in this situation distresses me greatly. I simply took the supplement alongside a training programme I was completing to help me lose weight.

“I have attended anti-doping education seminars during my time in cricket and am a strong supporter of Drug Free Sport New Zealand.

“I’m aware of the precautions you need to take. I did take steps to check the supplement but, ultimately, it was my responsibility and I accept that.

“Whilst everyone is aware of my well documented battles with alcohol, it’s important for me to state that I abhor drug use of any kind, both recreational and performance-enhancing in sport.”

- APNZ

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