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BY EMMA CROPPER Mid Canterbury teens appear to be cutting back on drinking, drugs and dangerous driving, in line with trends across New Zealand.

Research released last week by The Health and Wellbeing of New Zealand Secondary School Students noted a decline in teens that were participating in risky behaviour.

This included dangerous driving, drugs, smoking and alcohol consumption.

Ashburton College student Kate Hurley, 16, said she had learnt to make the right decisions after seeing friends who had been in car crashes, and does

not feel pressured to smoke if someone offers her one at a party.

Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service manager Chris Clarke said the findings were excellent news.

ACADS campaigns to minimise alcohol and drug harm in the community.

However, she said not everyone is following suit.

“We still have those who drink and drive,” she said.

“Everything helps, but there’s not one magical answer.”

Ashburton College deputy principal Grant Congdon said the figures are still too high.

He said the Students Against Drink Driving (SADD) programme was de-

signed to help students make the right decision when it comes to driving under the influence of alcohol.

Mr Congdon said the SADD programme heightens the message about drink driving.

Ashburton College student Kelsi Tait, 17 said she wouldn’t get in the car with a drink driver.

“I’m not that dumb,” she said. “Some people just don’t listen - they’re losers.”

The national compared figures from 2012 to 2001 and found that the number of teens binge drinking had almost halved, 10 per cent less teens had tried marijuana and only half the number of teens last year had tried smoking compared to 2001.

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A Pennsylvania restaurant owner is trying to find a good home for an 8-foot stuffed polar bear. For years, patrons of the Woods Creek Grill outside Harrisburg have enjoyed posing for pictures with the bear, which was legally shot in Alaska in 1967. Restaurant owner Dave DeWees bought the bear and other mounted animals at auctions. “We wanted things people could come in and see, things they could walk up to,” he said. “I can’t tell you how many hundreds of people had their photographs taken with her,” DeWees said.

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Fish jokes rife in the house When Labour leader David Shearer whipped out two snapper, one noticeably larger than the other, in Parliament this week, it spawned a round of fish jokes. PM John Key said parading dead fish showed Mr Shearer’s PR team was also “dead” before demanding that he table the larger fish so he could eat it for dinner. As Mr Shearer held up the two fish, Justice Minister Judith Collins shot back on Twitter: “Which of the 3 is likely to last longest?” while Act leader John Banks claimed he was “floundering over snapper”.

Cannabis chips a big hit online A few eBay users are seeing a money-making opportunity in the free bags of chips that were given out by police over the weekend at Seattle’s pot festival known as Hempfest. An unopened Doritos bag from Hempfest had drawn eight bids, pushing the price to $58. One bag listed as “used” was fetching $50. The chips were a popular topic surrounding the event because Seattle police distributed them for free along with stickers designed to inform pot consumers about the state’s legal pot law.

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WHAT’S ON ■ Today: Stop by the Ashburton Art Gallery to catch the exhibition by Christchurch artist Ross Gray before it finishes this weekend.

■ Tomorrow: Live music at Braided Rivers from 8pm as young acoustic musician Sam Allen makes a stop in Ashbur-

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■ On the Horizon: A Teddy Bears’ Picnic on Sunday at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, featuring a teddy parade, bouncy castle, games, sausage sizzle and the Best Bear Awards. For children up to 10, and bears of all ages. 10am to

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■ Don’t miss: Local Cancer Society volunteers hitting the streets in style on Monday, travelling in vintage vehicles chauffeured by members of the Mid Canterbury Vintage Car Club as they deliver bunches of daffodils to local businesses.

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■ HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT

Demolition begins ahead of rebuild

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Demolition work has started at Ashburton Hospital ahead of a planned $8.7 million rebuild.

While the early stages of demolition are taking place inside the hospital the work that will be obvious to the public is due to begin in late September says Canterbury District Health Board chief executive David Meates.

In June the CDHB commit-

ted several million dollars to upgrading the hospital. This work will involve demolishing the existing theatre and original outpatients’ areas and replacing these with a new theatre suite and procedure room. The project is estimated to have an 18 month life.

It might appear to the public that very little was happening but the project was on schedule, Mr Meates said.

“Before full demolition be-

gins (where we bring in the bulldozers), we have to ensure safe removal of building products containing harmful materials like asbestos. This is under way but isn’t necessarily obvious to the general public.”

With the redevelopment, it was not a case of replacing the past; the development options chosen were right for today and for the future, he said.

The work will be funded as a joint venture between the

CDHB, $7.2 million and a group of local charities facilitated by the Advance Ashburton Foundation, $1.5 million. The input of local funds clinched the rebuild deal.

As well as a new operating theatre and procedure room the acute admitting area will be extended and the hospital’s ward blocks will be strengthened and upgraded.

The area of land where the two storey brick outpatients

building now stands will be left vacant when the rebuild project is completed, but is possibly tagged as the site of a family health centre. The CDHB has proposed that a primary health care centre could be based in the hospital grounds, possibly using some hospital buildings, but run by a private developer.

The hub would be staffed by several general practitioners and would include a range of health services.

Another quake house headed for recycling

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Traffic ground to a halt in central Ashburton yesterday when the Ashburton River Bridge became a no-go zone.

A large house was being moved from Christchurch’s red zoned suburbs to a new life in Tinwald and when it came to the final stages of its journey, with just one bridge across the Ashburton River that meant State Highway

One traffic stopped flowing.

The house is just one in a growing number that are being moved off quake damaged sections and into the Ashburton District, removals expert Clancy Jessep said.

To date he’s moved about 20 houses out of Christchurch (four of those to Ashburton) and he’s fielding two or three inquiries every day from people keen to secure a new home at a bargain price.

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The base cost for a house was about $25,000 Mr Jessep said and that included work needed to clear the site. On top of that the buyer had to pay for relocation and reinstating the house on a new

site. Estimates for the total cost are around $200,000 depending on the size of the house.

“A lot of people are buying off insurance and demolition companies but they’re paying ridiculous prices. It’s better to be a bit patient and go through the right channels and save a bit of money.”

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If he won the tender the house was lifted immediately and put into storage to ensure it wasn’t vandalised.

He has 15 relocations booked over the coming weeks with several of those coming to Ashburton.

“The houses are coming out of Christchurch at two a day now. This is the best kind of recycling.”

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■ HEPATITIS A OUTBREAK

In brief

Food handlers need vaccines

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Health authorities are encouraging patrons of Ashburton restaurants and cafes to ask staff if they are vaccinated against Hepatitis A. The number of people diagnosed with the illness remains the same as at the end of last week, 22, after tests on further suspected sufferers came back negative this week.

Mid Canterbury remains at risk of further cases with the disease having a seven-week incubation period, and the Canterbury Distirct Health Board is reminding Mid Cantabrians the virus is “highly contagious”.

Medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey said yesterday he encouraged people ordering food in restaurants and eateries to ask the staff if they have been vaccinated. Customers should not feel it was inappropriate or be intimidated by the prospect of asking such a question, considering the seriousness of the Ashburton outbreak.

Dr Humphrey applauded the initiative taken by some venues serving food to vaccinate staff, including Methven House, which yesterday issued a media release informing it had immunised all of its staff.

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Judy Dixon said the rest home has 13 staff, all of whom dealt with food in some way.

“The management of Methven House sought advice from the Canterbury District Health Board. The advice recommended a proactive stance on protecting against the spread of this unpleasant disease. There have been no reported cases in the immediate Methven area but one of the best ways to prevent the disease is by immunisation of food handlers,” Mrs Dixon said.

Other venues to encourage vaccination include Ashburton Trust where 80 per cent of employees have been vaccinated,

and Ashburton Subway. The CDHB has been desperately trying to keep a lid on the Hepatitis A epidemic in Ashburton. Hundreds of Mid Cantabrians have already been vaccinated, and it is possible the whole preschool population of the district could have to be immunised.

The board has issued public health warnings on the importance of hand washing, with the disease being one that is transferred by the ingestion of the virus in faecal matter.

It is most commonly spread by young children and the greatest barrier is to ensure children wash their hands thoroughly after using the toilet.

Moa skeletons found Skeletons of what is believed to be a family of moa have been discovered in a limestone cave on the eastern outskirts of Whangarei.

Ian Calder found an almost complete moa skeleton and the bones of three others in the cave on his 20ha lifestyle block in Abbey Caves Rd near Whareora. He and his wife Heather think the bones believed to be of three adults and one young bird - could be a family of moa that were trapped in the cave by a rockfall.

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Legal high protest plan A protest will be staged outside a new synthetic cannabis shop in Gisborne’s CBD tomorrow.

A new legal high shop has been established in Grey Street and protest organiser Michelle Lexmond wants it gone. “If you don’t want this sort of business in the community, then come join us at 11.30am on Friday and have your say,” she said.

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Truck overturns

More seniors staying on in the workforce

A truck rolled on The Desert Road yesterday morning, blocking the highway for several hours. Police said the driver suffered minor injuries in the crash, which was discovered about 1.40am. -APNZ

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BY EMMA CROPPER Lots of baby boomers and older people are still hard at work, with more seniors than ever staying in the workforce.

According to Statistics New Zealand, the number of workers over the age of 65 has doubled since the 1980s. And the trend is alive and well in Mid Canterbury.

At 91 years old, retirement is not on Cip Sparrow’s mind.

He works around 25 hours a week at the New Zealand Sock Factory seconds shop.

“I don’t have to work,” Mr Sparrow said. “I’m keeping myself active.”

Mr Sparrow helps out wherever needed, covering breaks and doing little jobs around the place, and intends to do so for as long as he can.

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– I’ll take it as it comes,” he said.

Ashburton Hospital orderly Bevan Small, 75, is still working an average of 12 hours a week to top up his government superannuation payment.

“A pension isn’t enough to live off, so I fill in the gaps where I’m needed,” he said.

“I’m slower than I used to be but I love it, I like to stay active, and I love meeting the people.”

Mr Small hopes to retire in nine months, when he turns 76.

“I think by then I might have had enough.”

Statistics New Zealand figures released last week put 635,200 New Zealanders over the age of 65 in the workforce, and that was expected to double again by 2040.

A North Wairarapa man who headbutted a police officer has been sentenced to community work and ordered to undergo intensive supervision. Lyndsay Daniel Pratt, 22, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting police, one each of resisting police, wilful damage, and a raft of driving offences when he appeared before Judge Ian Mill in the Masterton District Court this week.

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Suppression lapses Name suppression for a man charged with the daylight bashing of a long-serving Nelson police officer has lapsed. Suppression lapsed for Matei Peti, 23, lapsed following a court appearance in Nelson District Court earlier this week. The senior constable with 40 years’ experience was allegedly attacked by Peti, leaving the officer requiring 40 stitches to his face and dental reconstruction surgery.

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Missing tramper seen?

LWRP submission explained at meeting

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Hinds farmers will meet tonight at a public meeting on Environment Canterbury’s controversial Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP).

Hinds Plains Land and Water Partnership committee member Mark Slee said the meeting was being held to inform farmers of the partnership’s submission to the Ashburton Zone Committee on the plan.

Submissions on the LWRP will be heard by the zone committee at the Ashburton District

Council chambers on Monday, and include submissions from Fish and Game, the Department of Conservation, Fonterra and Mayfield Hinds Irrigation.

Mr Slee said he hoped as many farmers as possible from the area would be able to turn out for the meeting, despite calving being under way.

The submission supported the LWRP in some respects, while it was opposed to other suggestions.

“There has to be a balance between environmental, farming, cultural, recreational and

social, it’s a balancing act that we as a community all have to work together to get the right outcomes,” Mr Slee said.

The meeting will be at the Hinds Community Hall at 7.30pm.

Last month Hinds farmer and Ashburton District Councillor Stuart Wilson told fellow councillors and zone committee representatives that farmers had been “completely ignored” in discussions on the nutrient limits to be introduced under the LWRP. Ashburton zone consultants

told councillors nutrient levels in groundwater and drains in the red zone Hinds catchment were high and increasing.

There was new irrigation consents granted to BCI and the RDR for 30,000 hectares, but the consents could require water quality conditions under the proposed plan.

The extra irrigation could result in an extra 1200 tonnes per year of nitrogen leaching without any mitigation, but its contribution to the regional economy would be about $600 million per year.

Searchers looking for Karamea tramper Andrew Ross White, 55, last seen entering the famous Heaphy Track, are following up reports of a sighting by a member of the public. The West Coaster was last seen entering the track from the Takaka end on August 6.

Mr White was not well equipped and police had concerns for his welfare.

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A ‘slap in the face’ The sale of a collection of Nazi memorabilia has been called a “slap in the face” for the Jewish community. Items in the sale in Dunedin yesterday included pre-1945 German military items and memorabilia such as Nazi flags, helmets, belts and pins. The vendor, who wished to remain anonymous, collected the material over a long period before deciding to sell.

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Green roadies’ trip to be on screen

BY EMMA CROPPER A mother and son team who travelled the nation with only $200 to live on a week, have documented the trip and it’s screening in Ashburton next week.

For six months, Nelson mother Emma Heke and her sevenyear-old son, Connor, took on the challenge to film 70 different eco-conscious families and businesses from Riverton to Whangarei.

The Our Green Roadie film is part of the Hand Over A Hundy initiative to encourage families to grow their own food and live healthier lifestyles.

Hand Over A Hundy entrepreneur Jade Temepara said the film would be a “celebration of all their diversity in businesses”.

She said “a part of that fund will go towards gaining more resources and towards the families for this year’s season of Hand Over A Hundy”.

An initiative where families are sponsored $100 to establish their own garden, and at the end of the year will hand over a hundy to a new family.

Mother and son Emma and Connor Heke fundraising for Hand Over a Hundy.

Mrs Temepara would be presenting awards for the previous season of the Hand Over A Hundy at the screening.

Ms Heke said the aim of the film is to “dispel myths about

green living and business and revive our entrepreneurial Kiwi ‘can- do’ attitudes”.

“While at the same time, creating a “heartening documentary that encourages us all to live

our dreams for a better future”.

“It’s the kind of film where everybody can find somebody they can relate to and be inspired by”, Ms Heke said.

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■ GCSB BILL PASSES

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The GCSB bill passed in Parliament last night with assurances from Prime Minister John Key that it would not open the door to wholesale spying on New Zealanders.

He made the clearest statement yet on metadata - logs about communication such as emails and phone calls - as opposed to content.

“There have been claims this bill offers no protection of metadata and allows for wholesale collection of metadata without a warrant,” he said.

“None of that is true.”

Under the bill, metadata was treated the same as the content of communication.

When the GCSB wanted to access metadata, it would be treated with the same level of seriousness and protection as if the GCSB was accessing the actual content of a communication.

After initially dismissing opposition to the bill as politically motivated and misinformed, Mr Key has been more active in recent days in defending the legislation to try to settle concerns of New Zealanders.

In the end the majority was two votes, not the one expected,

because the Maori Party which opposed the bill did not have enough MPs in the precinct to cast its three votes and cast two instead.

The vote was 61 votes in favour to 59 against.

Labour leader David Shearer said revelations by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden about spying had created a global disquiet and that the GCSB bill had fuelled fear about the state’s ability to pry.

He said New Zealand had lost an opportunity to be a world leader, “charting a path through these dilemmas that would act

as a model for other countries”.

“This is a sad day. We are here passing legislation that is ad hoc. It is Mickey Mouse. It will do nothing to reassure New Zealanders that their private lives are safe from the prying eyes of spies.”

Mr Key said he had rarely seen so much misinformation and conspiracy about a subject as had been perpetrated about the bill.

“That has some citizens agitated and alarmed which I regret. But my regret about that would be nothing compared with my regret if this measure was not passed.”

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■ SPORTS LEADERSHIP COURSE

In brief Power outage If you were late to work yesterday morning, blame TransPower.

Across Ashburton power supply became an on-again, off-again affair yesterday as lines were put under pressure as TransPower carried out maintenance work at the Wakanui substation. Electricity was cut three or four times over a one-hour period between 7am and 8am and Electricity Ashburton operations manager Ken Stirling said this was due to heavy loading on lines. “They were carrying out essential maintenance on the point of supply and the lines became a little fragile for a few moments.

The problem was rectified pretty quickly,” he said.

Dogs dob selves in Two unregistered Labradors turned themselves in at the Wanganui District Council offices earlier this month. The dogs wandered into the council’s Guyton St offices and were looked after by staff while the owner, who had microchipped the dogs but not registered them, came to collect them. He had not realised the dogs had left his property and promptly paid their registrations before taking them home.

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Rotorua’s new face The search is over for the person who will become the new “face of Rotorua” in an upcoming tourism advertising campaign.

John Paul College student Te Rina West, 14, has been chosen to be the face of a Famously Rotorua television commercial promoting the destination which will air nationwide from September 30.

Miss West was chosen from around 300 local hopefuls who auditioned for the commercial. Filming begins next week. Commercial director Paul Taylor said Miss West stood out as soon as she was captured on camera last December. “We had many great auditions however, Te Rina had a classic, almost timeless quality to her.

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Primary school pupils the winners in programme

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Ashburton College Year 12 physical education student Felicity Mills, 17, instructs Hampstead School pupil Ryan Cox, 9, on the finer points of tee ball.

Year 12 pupils at the college annually undertake a six-week sports leadership course, where they teach primary school students touch rugby, tee ball, mini ball and other pursuits. College PE teacher Claire Tappin said it

was “an incredibly positive programme” which saw primary school pupils improve in their skills, confidence and group interaction. And it was good to see how the secondary students, who gained NCEA credits from

the course, rose to their new status as role models. “It’s good to see how our students grow from challenging students to really community leaders, they go from being children to young leaders.”

Snowfalls cause boost in guest night numbers

By SuSan SandyS

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Early season snowfalls are being credited with a rise in guest nights for the Ashburton District in June.

Total district guest nights were up by 8.87 per cent on

June last year, 13.85 per cent in Methven and 5.36 per cent in Ashburton. Nationally guess nights were up 2.56 per cent.

Door counter figures were down 11.73 per cent at the Ashburton i-SITE, and up 23.41 per cent in Methven.

Experience Mid Canterbury general manager Nigel Birt said early season snowfalls in June attracted visitors to the ski regions in New Zealand, and statistics corresponded with visitation to ski areas.

In June 2013, compared with

June 2012, Queenstown recorded the largest increase in guest nights, up 25,000 or 17.7 per cent, followed by Canterbury, up 20,000 or 11.8 per cent.

The statistics measure hotels, motels/apartments, backpackers and holiday parks.

Police were speaking to a man who handed himself in after a woman died in Northland yesterday morning. Local mother-of-two Georgina Manuel had been hit by a car on Puketopo Rd, Kaitaia, about 10pm on Tuesday. The 28-yearold died about 5am yesterday in Whangarei Hospital and a homicide inquiry was immediately launched. Her children were being cared for by relatives, police said.

Just before noon yesterday, a 45-year-old man handed himself in to Whangarei police.

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NZ records online New Zealand’s records dating back 170 years were put online this morning for the first time, with searchable information ranging from when the country’s woman drought ended to how the population has aged. Digitised versions of early statistical resources dating from the 1840s to the start of World War One are now available on Statistics NZ’s website. This is the second batch of historical records to go digital, after New Zealand’s official yearbooks from 1890 to the present day were put online last year.

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■ GOLD MEDAL BARISTA

Jess’ passion put to test and it’s a winner

By Sue NewmaN

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Barista Jess Halliday is on a roll.

Making coffee is not only her job, it’s also her passion. That means she’s always keen to test her skill against other baristas, and last week she tested those skills against some of the country’s best earning herself a gold medal and a national title.

Jess is no newcomer to coffee making competitions, having competed twice in both the New Zealand Barista championships and the Columbus franchise champs. This time, however, she went all out against the country’s top café coffee makers, test her skills in the New Zealand Culinary Fare.

Unlike the other two events this one was about pure coffee making in a café situation - set up, make 12 coffees and clean up in just 20 minutes. It focused on producing perfect coffee under pressure rather than testing creative skills with signature coffee creations.

“It mirrored completely a café situation and the pressure you feel when you have a line up of coffees to make. It’s fantastic when it’s like that. The adrenalin kicks in. That’s why you do this, you’re in the zone and you’re thinking about six things at once,” she said.

Competing in the open class, Jess was up against 24 café baristas and was one of just two

Another day, another coffee, award-winning barista Jess Halliday doing what she does best.

to earn a gold medal for their work.

Unlike the national barista event where café owners and

Communication skills even more important

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

As a new generation of children begin to communicate more via technology and less face to face, parents will need to get smarter to help their young children develop language and communication skills.

Speech and language therapist Sandra Leak is leading a parents education evening on the topic next week, and said that the process of early language development was important for parents to understand.

“It’s about understanding the importance of different kids of play, and how the brain works and develops. One of the most important things as a parent is to gain a perspective of where your child is, even if it’s just so you know that you’re doing ok!”

As well as explaining some of the scientific side of development, she hoped to provide parents with hands on advice and techniques that could be used at home.

“As society changes, parents

become busier and technology has more impact. Often children are having less conversations each day that teach them simple things like making eye contact and reading body language.

That can have serious implications later in life, especially socially.

“The sooner a problem is identified the more likely it can be addressed without causing problems further down the track, so we’re trying to help parents spot those signs in their child.”

She plans to speak on child development from birth to age five, and look into which parts of the body influence clear speech, what normal development patterns look like and the importance of play in development.

The evening at Aoraki Polytechnic will begin at 7pm on Tuesday, August 27 and costs $5. For bookings contact Nicky from the Ashburton Parents Centre on 0275149922, or email ashparentscentre@gmail.com.

trainers will often compete alongside working baristas, the culinary fare was about testing working baristas on the essen-

tial skill of turning out consistently good coffee, cup after cup, Jess said.

This year Jess has already

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scored ninth in the New Zealand Barista competition and last year won the Columbus franchise barista challenge.

Lift shaft almost demolished By teuila Fuatai

Central Wellington residents forced out of their homes due to an earthquake-damaged lift shaft are expected to be given the all-clear to return on Friday.

Wellington City Council said dismantling of the Lukes Lane lift shaft, which sustained significant damage in both the July 21 quake and the recent Friday jolt, was nearly complete.

The top of the shaft had already been taken down, leaving only the lower part to be dismantled, council spokesman Clayton Anderson said.

“We’re expecting that to be completed by Friday and for people who are in the surrounding apartments to be able to go back to their accommodation.”

The Christchurch crane which had been shipped up for the job would likely be returned on Monday, Mr Anderson said.

A three-metre wide sinkhole, which formed on Hobson Street in Thorndon on Tuesday was also undergoing repairs.

The hole formed after a vintage stormwater drain, believed to be from the early 20th century, collapsed. While there were

a number of older stormwater drains in Wellington, Mr Anderson said it was unlikely any were compromised.

“This particular section of the [Hobson Street] pipe may have been weakened by a waste water pipe crossing it and crossing through one or two layers of brick. It possibly could have been aggravated by the earthquakes ... but we still have to investigate it.”

The damaged area of the road would be closed off until then, Mr Anderson said.

Further south, Marlborough property owners are being reminded to perform regular maintenance and safety of private dams.

Marlborough District Council regulatory manager Hans Versteegh said about 150 dams existed on private land in the district. Most were graded ‘low impact’ in terms of risk.

The Haldon Dam, which is currently being drained after it was found to be at increased risk of breaching following Friday’s swarm of quakes, was one of the few graded ‘medium’ impact, Mr Versteegh said.

Any dams containing more

than 20,000 cubic metres of water required building and resource consent and associated operations and management plans.

Under the law, the burden rests with the owners to maintain safety, he said. In the case of the Haldon Dam, the owner was obligated to report the problems.

If nothing had been done to relieve the risk, “the Council, under the Building Act, has the power to step in and require measures to be taken to avoid immediate danger”.

Three ‘high impact’ council dams - two of which are in Picton and one which is on the outskirts of Blenheim - had all been checked and given the all clear. Drainage of the Haldon Dam was expected to be completed tomorrow.

Meanwhile, a team from the Earthquake Commission was currently in Blenheim surveying property damage. The Marlborough District Council has urged any homeowners with property damage to contact their insurance companies and lodge a claim with EQC. - APNZ

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mised the service’s position and my position as the holder of sensitive information on behalf of members. During the process I became concerned about the lack of formality or clarity about the inquiry’s status and role. In hindsight I should have contacted Mr Henry directly and expressed my concern about the way the inquiry was going about its work.”

However, Mr Thorn told the committee he believed he was justified in releasing Ms Vance’s swipe card records.

Earlier as Mr Henry faced the committee, Ms Collins openly criticised the inquiry, saying it was “chilling” to discover it had treated the privacy of ministers’ and staff information in a “contemptuous way”.

She asked why he had thought ministers had given permission for their records to be handed over, and he said he had assumed it had been authorised.

Later in the House when asked about Ms Collins’ comments by Labour Deputy Leader Grant Robertson, Mr Key said that as Prime Minister “I put out terms of reference, and if any minister didn’t like them they were free to complain about them.”

Meanwhile, under questioning from Maori Party Co-leader Tariana Turia Mr Henry said he did not believe it was his job to find out whether he had authority to obtain various records.

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Former head of Parliamentary Service Geoff Thorn, who resigned over his role in reporter Andrea Vance’s records being disclosed to a GCSB leak inquiry, has underlined his concerns about the way the investigation was run.

His concerns came shortly after Justice Minister Judith Collins criticised the inquiry, initiated by Prime Minister John Key, for its “contemptuous” attitude to ministers and their staff.

Parliament’s Privileges Committee is examining events around the release of Ms Vance’s phone, email and swipe card records to the inquiry into how a report on the GCSB spy agency was leaked to her.

The inquiry was conducted by former top public servant David Henry, and obtained Ms Vance’s information as well as that from ministers and their staff who had access to the GCSB report from Parliamentary Service.

Mr Thorn detailed the process by which ministers and Ms Vance’s email and phone records were released to the inquiry, despite his misgivings.

In his closing remarks he emphasised “the concern I have in hindsight about the way the inquiry went about its business.

“Direct approaches to thirdtier staff and the service’s contractor, in my view, compro-

Rotarian Phil Godfrey (front) with Hugh Blakie and Adrian Ford sort through some of the mountains of books donated for this year’s Bookarama.

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Books by the box and bag load are pouring into depots around Ashburton in the lead up to this year’s book buyers extravaganza, Bookarama.

Rotary Club of Ashburton members are spending several hours each day sorting and boxing those books and by opening day, September 23 anticipate their stocks will fill more than 1000 banana boxes.

The success of each year’s Bookarama was due to public support, both from off-loaders of unwanted books and in buying back their replacements, said project convenor Phil Godfrey.

“All year we have people asking where they can leave books and they end up in our homes and garages but now all of our depots around the district are open and we’re picking piles up

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Bookarama is now in its 34th year and while it now raises more than $60,000 a year, in its first year Rotarians were proud to post a $2000 profit, Mr Godfrey said.

Bookarama traditionally attracts book collectors, book traders and avid readers from around the South Island and when the doors open at 8am on day one, queues of bargain hunters are generally snaking their way down Burnett Street outside the Sports Hall doors.

This year Bookarama will be open for three late nights – Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and will not close until 3pm on the final day, Saturday September 28.

There are many collection points for books, CDs, magazines, DVDs and puzzles around the district.

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sometimes twice a day,” he said.

Last year Bookarama raised $60,000 which was given back to the community in a number of grants and there’s every indication from the mountains of books being donated that this year could be a record breaker, Mr Godfrey said.

With many Rotarians now Bookarama veterans, sorting and packing books had become a finely tuned exercise with individuals taking responsibility for individual categories.

At the end of each event left over books are sorted and either repacked for the following year or if they’re looking tatty, they’re consigned to the recycling bin, he said.

Next year Ashburton Rotary is starting a new project that fits well with Bookarama, where every five year old starting school in the Ashburton District

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Mid Canterbury schools appear to be winning the battle against illness this winter with principals reporting higher attendance rates.

Last year’s horrid flu season resulted in two deaths in Mid Canterbury, while local workplaces and schools were heavily under-attended.

However, Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president and Longbeach School principal Neil Simons has noticed a marked increase in attendance so far this winter.

“Attendance is crucial, if it drops below 85 per cent it

does have an impact on learning and there’s research to support that,” he said.

This year the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) made influenza vaccinations free to those under 18, and posted a record number of 207,860 jabs – about 42 per cent of the region’s population.

During the flu monitoring period from May to September, a total of 1482 cases were recorded in Ashburton per 100,000 population last year.

Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose said that illneses had significantly decreased this year.

“There are definitely not as many cases of flu, we have been proactive and offered it to our staff and at least half of them had taken it up,” he said.

More publicity around the influenza and memories of last year’s epidemic would have made people think twice about getting the jab, he said.

Figures from the CDHB show 33 per cent of those under 18 in Canterbury signed up for vaccination.

However, schools have been on a high health alert so they do not add to the 22 cases of Hepatitis A in Ashburton.

Research administered in-

house by Ashburton College found those with an attendance rate between 77-83 per cent were likely to fail NCEA Level 1.

Canterbury medical officer of health Dr Ramon Pink said the current influenza situation was encouraging, but warned against complacency.

“People, especially those at greatest risk from influenza complications or those in contact with people who are at high risk from influenza, should be immunised as soon as possible. Although numbers are currently low now, we shouldn’t take that for granted,” he said.

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Bain denied access to Collins’ papers David Bain has been denied access to documents linked to a report into compensation for wrongful imprisonment.

His legal team had applied for access to 250 documents that Justice Minister Judith Collins had received over Mr Bain’s compensation claim.

The Crown had refused to release the bulk of the documents, saying they are highly privileged.

In a decision by the High Court, released this afternoon (Wed), Justice Patrick Keane ruled most of those documents should not be released.

Mr Bain’s lawyer Michael Reed QC earlier alleged the documents had been merely “drip-fed” to his legal team.

“It may turn out that the remaining documents are innocuous, but we do not know. “We need to see them [as they may] show a pattern of the bias.”

Ms Collins’ office was “fight-

ing like fury” to keep the documents from Mr Bain’s legal team in an attempt to run them ragged, Mr Reed said.

He earlier told Justice Keane that Ms Collins had been biased and prejudiced in her handling of the Bain case.

The entire process had been hijacked by Crown Law and police, Mr Reed said.

He read a document from for-

mer Canadian Supreme Court Judge Ian Binnie saying, “at the moment the Minister Collins’ process looks very one-sided”.

Ms Collins was acting as the Minister of Police, not the Minister of Justice, Mr Reed said.

Mr Bain is seeking a judicial review into how Ms Collins handled the Binnie report into his compensation claim.-APNZ

■ CENTRE UPGRADE

Equestrian centre to cost $5m By emma Cropper A new multi-million dollar equestrian facility in Christchurch is being welcomed by Ashburton riders.

National Equestrian Centre Christchurch (NEC) is planning to spend up to $5 million upgrading its arenas, stables, amenities and viewing stands at McLeans Island, giving it facilities that will be of international standard, and the best in New Zealand.

New Zealand Show Jumping board member Chris Shaw said the facility would have a surface that is of international standard and would attract rid-

ers from overseas to the facility.

“It’s going to open everyone to a better facility”, said Mr Shaw.

For local rider, Kimberley Bird, 16, the facility would be a “great idea”, and would give her the opportunity to watch and aspire to the experienced riders who would come from overseas.

“I will be able to watch them and learn”, said Kimberley.

“More facilities will bring in more people hopefully.”

Mr Shaw said it would be “great” to have a similar arena in Ashburton, but he “can’t see it happening”, because of the number of riders in Ashburton

and Christchurch is better situated for an arena of this scale.

NEC convenor Kevin Bowden said “it will be the best in New Zealand if we do it to the size and magnitude planned”.

Because of the large price tag on the facility, it will be built in stages.

Mr Shaw said “Eventually we would like to have an indoor arena further down the track”.

This would allow events to be held at night and hold indoor competitions.

Mr Shaw said “it’s being quite well used at the moment and it will be more user-friendly in the future”.

■ ARREST WARRANT ISSUED

Public’s help sought to find ear-biter A man wanted by police after he allegedly bit his flatmate’s ear and sparked an armed police callout is believed to be driving a stolen ute.

Invercargill police are asking members of the public to report sightings of a blue 2000 Ford Courier utility vehicle, registration ZA108.

It was reported stolen from a rural property near Balfour, in Dale Shillito Northern Southland, on Tuesday night.

Detective Sergeant Mark McThe armed offenders squad Cloy, Invercargill CIB, said the visited a property in Balfour vehicle is believed to be driven looking for him.

by Dale Jason Shillito (30), of

Invercargill, who is wanted on a warrant to arrest in relation to a serious assault in Invercargill on Sunday night.

Police believe he could be anywhere in the South Island, and anyone information about his whereabouts should contact their nearest police station or provide anonymous information to the Crimestoppers line 0800 555 111.

Shillito was not believed to be dangerous, but anyone who saw him or someone fitting his description was asked to call 111 immediately.

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Ana Eriepa at home in Rotorua recovering from the injuries she sustained after being dragged by a car driven by her boyfriend, who has been convicted of kidnapping her.

Car-dragged mother stays with man at wheel

By James Ihaka A woman who suffered horrific injuries after she was dragged behind a car at high speed has fallen out with her family over her decision to stay with the man convicted of kidnapping her.

Rotorua mother Ana Eriepa is still recovering from the terrifying ordeal on May 25 that saw her left foot amputated above the ankle, multiple skin grafts, a ripped scalp and a badly dislocated thumb.

Her boyfriend, Sonny Waiti, is due to be sentenced on October 25 on the charge of kidnapping, which he admitted.

Ms Eriepa said she would continue to support Waiti and would attend his sentencing.

She said fears about him were unfounded.

“People don’t understand him but he’s not a bad guy,” she told the Herald at her Rotorua home yesterday.

“Will I stand by him? 100 per cent, I will. He’s actually a good boy ... he has a good heart.”

Her Facebook page shows her posing in an image superimposed on to another photograph next to Waiti.

The picture has drawn the wrath of family members and friends, who questioned Ms Eriepa on Facebook about what she was doing and expressed fears for her children.

She has hit back, saying it’s her choice.

A former Rotorua associate

of Ms Eriepa said one of Ms Eriepa’s children had told them she wanted to marry Waiti.

“What she was saying is that she wants to marry the dude.

She wants to marry him, even if he goes to jail - she’s prepared to go and marry him in jail.”

“I’m like ‘whoa’, she was saying he didn’t know what he was doing because of the drugs but now I think a lot of people down here just can’t be bothered with it any more ... I really was shocked.”

Ms Eriepa told the Herald she had no concerns for her children’s’ safety around Waiti. But when asked if she intended to marry him she became evasive.

“I’m not saying if it’s true but I’m not denying it either,” she said.

A woman who referred to herself as Waiti’s aunty and was at Ms Eriepa’s home said her nephew “had a good heart”.

“He was just on that crap [drugs], that’s all,” said the woman, who asked not to be named.

“He’s been through a lot, he has good intentions but just goes about things the wrong way.”

According to a police summary of facts, Waiti and Ms Eriepa were in a relationship and had been living together for about three weeks after he was released from prison.

Waiti had only just completed serving a two-year, three-month sentence for aggravated assault and other offending. - APNZ

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OUR VIEW

Prepare teenagers for driving Coen Lammers EDITOR

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he horrific road toll in the past weekend has again highlighted how easy we can lose members in our community.

One of the two youngsters killed near Waimate on Saturday night had close ties with many in Mid Canterbury, including the Guardian newsroom.

Whatever the mistakes or bad decisions these youngsters may have made leading into the crash, does not make any difference to family and friends who try to come to terms with losing young people who still had their entire lives ahead of them.

The combination of accidents around the country resulted in the staggering toll of six fatalities in one single weekend.

Sadly, most of the crashes had a sense of predictability with alcohol and speed suspected to have played key roles and some of the deceased not wearing seatbelts.

Police and the public often focus on the holiday weekends when many of us are on the road, but last weekend was probably worse than recent holiday weekends, showing that a fatal crash can happen anytime and anywhere.

We cannot stop our teenagers from driving and many of them have a natural instinct to take risks. They also feel indestructible, judging by the lack of seatbelts.

We cannot be there with them when they take their friends for a ride. All we can do is to prepare our youngsters as best as possible to make the right decisions during those vital split seconds.

Setting the right example is a good start, by always insisting on them clicking in the seatbelt, by not getting behind the wheel even after one drink and teaching their undeveloped brains the hazards of speed in a safe environment.

Deputy police commissioner Dave Cliff this week also made another suggestion which may be hard to swallow for dads who love and care for their vehicles.

Mr Cliff said that too many youngsters die unnecessarily in crashes because they drive “old dungers” instead of the new family car which could be the difference between life and death in a crash situation.

It may be something to ponder when your teenager asks for the keys this weekend.

YOUR VIEW Hydroslide After reading your article about the hydroslide in Wednesday’s Guardian, I am rather disappointed at once again the shortsightedness of some of this present council. Another $2 million is merely a drop in the ocean of the amount of debt they have and are putting the ratepayers in this town into.

What have the younger community members got for entertainment? I would imagine a hydroslide would be user pays in which case the ratepayers will not be paying for it in the long run. It would also be an added attraction which would bring more users to the pool.

Seems to me it makes sense to get as much use out of the pool as possible which in turn aids the repayment of debt.

I cannot understand why it is deemed necessary to have another gymnasium and another cafe in town as we already have several.

Could we not just build the pool at this stage with other amenities to be added later as we become more financially viable? At present our debt is around $38 million and will increase to $73 plus million as these big projects are completed, not including the bridge.

The annual rates bring in $25 million per year so how do the council plan to find the huge difference apart from increasing our rates big time. I find this a pretty scary thought.

If we run our homes or businesses like this we would all be in dire straits indeed.

If we can’t afford it we don’t do it. Some of this present council seem hell-bent on overspending ratepayers’ money.

Roll on election time when we can sort out who the overspenders are.

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Art gallery Thank you to your recent letter writers for clarifying who

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voted for the art gallery. I shall certainly be voting for McLeod, Nelson and Sparks. Earth without art is “Eh”. (text)

Racing On behalf of four of my Saturday punting mates I’m sorry but we are no longer spending $6.80 a week on what used to be our best guide (the Guardian) for our day’s gallops at Australia and New Zealand.

We do like our new paper but Saturday’s guide really sucks, especially when last Saturday’s Press had copied what our paper used to print it was perfect.

PS: Any chance of running your poll in the paper to see if I’m not the only disappointed.

Saturday punter Kiwi and mates THE EDITOR REPLIES: As we do not run any fields on Saturday, I assume you are referring to our Friday racing guide.

We are aware that many punt-

ers are keen to get the trainers back in the form guide and we are working on this, hopefully for tomorrow’s paper.

I need to point out that we run racing fields five days a week at considerable cost to our paper and at the expense of other sections and other readers.

Unlike the metropolitan papers, the TAB does not pay for our racing pages so we have to make choices on what we can fit in.

With the ever-increasing numbers of race meetings the TAB is offering we are simply not able to publish every race in Australasia, and further afield.

I also truly hope that our readers pay their weekly subscription for a wide variety of local news and information, six days a week, and not just for the TV page or the racing fields on Friday.

We really appreciate your feedback and want to use that to improve our service to all of our readers.

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The pressures of being a teen

POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Should the Ashburton District Council have fewer councillors?

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e’ve all been there whether we like to admit it or not.

We’ve all made mistakes in our lifetime and a majority of it is when we’re teenagers.

As well as pressure we have massive responsibilities on our shoulders. But believe it or not, there was a time when students used to sit in a class with wooden desks, a chalkboard in front of them and nothing but a piece of paper and pen, now we have computers, kitchens, and football fields at our service. As more doors open, we now have more weight on our shoulders.

When you’re asked at five years old what you want to be when you’re older, you say things like police officer, astronaut, cowboy or save the world.

The list was endless.

Ask a teenager what they want to do and, the majority of the time, you will get a blank look and a very desperate stare.

What happened to the excitement in those eyes of a future astronaut? I wouldn’t say it has been ruined, but growing up changes you.

We no longer feel this freedom to be whoever and whatever we want. Instead there is a pressure to know exactly where you want to go, and why.

The older we get the more questions we get about what we want to do when we leave school. If it’s not a job then what further education will you take? I know the path to where I am today was a very hard one.

We have struggles and obstacles to overcome, some higher, some crumbling.

Personally I still stand in the position that every teenager

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stands in at one point in their life – One foot out the door and one foot still very much inside.

Although the world is extremely scary, there are also the most amazing opportunities out there; To live your dream and become the person you wish to be, as well as leave your footprint on the sands of time.

The pressure, though very hard, will be a distant memory when your hard work pays off.

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When you become the person you are meant to be. When you follow your path you know, you will achieve.

Exams, the word that makes us all cringe, will be worth it in the end.

The pressure you feel today is the success you will breathe tomorrow.

Just breathe, and achieve, because the greatest destinations have the most unexpected

journeys. My fellow students.

This is your time, your time to make a stand and speak up for what you believe in.

Leave your mark on the world. Because if you don’t then who else will?

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■ SYRIA

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Kurds battle al-Qaida faction Kurdish militias battled al-Qaida-linked rebel groups in northeastern Syria yesterday in the latest round of heavy fighting that has helped fuel a mass exodus of civilians from the region into neighboring Iraq, activists said.

Clashes between Kurdish fighters and Islamic extremist rebel groups have sharply escalated in Syria’s northern provinces in recent months. The violence, which has left hundreds dead, holds the potential to explode into a full-blown side conflict within Syria’s broader civil war.

Yesterday’s fighting, which pitted Kurdish militiamen against rebels from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, was focused in three villages near the town of Ras al-Ayn in the predominantly Kurdish Hassakeh province, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group. There was no immediate word on casualties.

Around 30,000 Syrians, the vast majority of them Kurds, have fled the region over a fiveday stretch and crossed the border to the self-ruled Kurdish region of northern Iraq. Another 4,000 made the trek across the frontier Tuesday, said Youssef Mahmoud, a spokesman for the UNHCR in Iraqi Kurdistan.

The new arrivals join some 1.9 million Syrians who already have found refuge abroad from the country’s relentless carnage.

With belongings loaded onto mules, thousands of Syrian

An official says 33 people are believed to be dead after a passenger bus plunged into a deep ravine near a Malaysian highland resort. Fire department official Azizan Ismail says 16 people survived the accident in Malaysia’s central Genting Highlands area. He says the bus fell about 60m into a ravine while traveling downhill. He had no immediate details about the identities of the passengers on the bus, but most were believed to be Malaysians. - AAP

Greenpeace denied Russia has blocked a Greenpeace ship from entering Arctic waters where the environmentalist group was planning to protest against oil exploration activities by Rosneft and ExxonMobil, the group said yesterday. Russian authorities had denied the icebreaker Arctic Sunrise entry to the Northern Sea Route, citing questions over the vessel’s ice strengthening, Greenpeace said. It said the Arctic Sunrise has a higher ice classification than many of the more than 400 vessels that have been granted access to the Northern Sea Route this year.

21 die in floods Syrian refugees cross into Iraq at the Peshkhabour border point in Dahuk yesterday. Around 30,000 Syrians, the vast majority of them Kurds, have fled the region over a five-day stretch and crossed the border to the self-ruled Kurdish region of northern Iraq.

AP Photo/hAdi MizbAn

refugees continued to flow into northern Iraq through the border town of Peshkabour Tuesday, some describing hometowns where food, water and electricity have become scarce amid the combat.

Among them was Ali Balash, a Kurd from Hassakeh province who walked some five kilometers to cross the border with his 18-member family.

“War is rattling our areas, we were so scared to stay,” said Balash, a day laborer dressed in traditional Kurdish baggy pants and a scarf tucked into his belt.

A father of four children aged between 6 and 9, Balash’s face was pale as he reached the Iraqi territories.

“We couldn’t go anywhere, we had no bread, no work and no stability,” he added.

Riding a mule into the area, a 65-year-old woman who identified herself only by her nickname, Um Abdullah, for security reasons, said she had made the journey with her sisters and children but left her husband behind to guard their house in Hassakeh.

“We saw dead bodies in the streets and heard shootings and bombings all day,” she said.

■ AUSTRALIA

■ ENGLAND

Abbott fights sexist image

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Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott is fighting perceptions that he is sexist and oldfashioned in his attitudes toward women with a taxpayer-funded parental leave policy for working mothers that even his political allies have criticised as too generous.

Abbott’s conservative coalition is tipped to win power in Sept. 7 elections after six years in opposition, even though he remains unpopular among women voters. But despite Australia’s dwindling tax revenue in the aftermath of a China-led mining boom, Abbott on Wednesday defended his plan to spend 5.5 billion Australian dollars ($5 billion) a year to pay mothers to stay home with their newborn babies.

“Every social advance attracts its critics,” Abbott told reporters. “This is a serious social advance. It will be a watershed for the women of our country.”

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Kevin Rudd (left) and Tony Abbott square off.

“For the first time in our history, women will be given a real choice to have a family and a career at the same time,” he added.

Under the plan, working women would be paid the equivalent of their usual salary of up to AU$150,000 a year to take six months off work with babies born after July 1, 2015.

The maximum payment for six months maternity leave would

be AU$75,000.

Australian mothers are currently entitled to AU$622.10 a week, the equivalent of the minimum wage, for 18 weeks for maternity leave.

The opposition plans to increase the tax rate for Australia’s 3200 largest companies by 1.5 percentage points to 30 per cent to pay for the policy.

- AP

A collection of cigars that were made for Hitler’s deputy Hermann Goering are to go up for auction today.

The cigars, expected to fetch up to $NZ2000, were removed from the cellars of the Nazi officer’s home in Brandenburg at the end of the Second World War. They are held in boxes bearing the words “Sondernfetigung Reichsmarshall Hermann Goering” which means “Specially made for Reichsmarshall Hermann Goering”.

Goering’s initials, his personal coat of arms and the supplier’s name, Gildemann Ltd, Cigar Manufacturers, Berlin-Hamburg, are also printed on the box.

The cigars will go under the hammer at an auction at Golding Young and Mawer auctioneers in Lincoln. - AP

A flash flood swept through a construction site in the northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai, killing at least 21 workers, state media reported yesterday.

Three workers are still missing.

Rescuers are still searching for those unaccounted for in Tuesday’s disaster in Wulan county, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

Seven injured people were sent to hospitals, it said. The remote region lies amid high mountains 2500 kilometers west of Beijing, where flash floods are a frequent threat to residents and adventurers drawn by the towering peaks.

Simon’s a dad British TV mogul Simon Cowell says he’s looking forward to being a father, his first public confirmation that he will be having a child with married New York socialite Lauren Silverman. Cowell, who had previously dodged questions about the affair, told the BBC that “things are changing in my life right now, for the better,” adding: “I’m proud to be a dad.”

The 53-year-old talent show curmudgeon said Silverman is “a very special girl” and that while he hadn’t thought of fatherhood before, “now I know I feel good about it.” - AAP

Pigs cause chaos Feral pig numbers in NSW have hit critical levels as they damage cotton and cereal crops and risk the spread of disease. The breaking of the drought and improved seasonal conditions have resulted in a pig resurgence, particularly along the western river systems. There are anywhere between 3.6 and 23.5 million pigs Australia-wide, estimated a spokesman for the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI). “Numbers of feral pigs fluctuate depending on seasonal conditions and availability of feed,” he told AAP. But in northwest NSW, feral pig numbers have hit critical levels. - AAP

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By Paul McBeth Fonterra Cooperative Group, beset by food standards issues after the bacteria that can cause botulism was found in its supply chain, had another stumble in China in May when 42 tonnes of milk powder were held up over elevated nitrate levels.

Chinese authorities held up 163 batches at the border in May after tests found the powder didn’t meet the nation’s specifications, a Fonterra spokesman said in an emailed statement.

The powder had passed New Zealand standards, and Fonterra said it always had control of the product.

Trade Me, New Zealand’s largest online auction site, posted slower profit growth for 2013 and warned earnings growth would remain tepid in the coming year as it reinvests in its business. Trade Me profit rose 4 per cent to $78.6 million in the year ended June 30, slower than the 8.4 per cent pace a year earlier, the Wellington-based company said in a statement. Revenue rose 15 per cent to $164.1 million as classified advertising sales surged 29 per cent while fees from sales of general items rose 5 per cent.

Profit was just above First NZ Capital’s estimate of $77.6 million.

– APNZ

Suncorp triples profit Suncorp Group, the owner of Vero New Zealand, has reported a 264 per cent increase in New Zealand earnings in the wake of the Christchurch earthquakes and is optimistic of more as the economy recovers. The ASX-listed firm reported a $NZ91 million general insurance trading result in the year ended June 30 in New Zealand where it owns Vero, up from $NZ25 million the previous year. In Australian dollar terms, the result for New Zealand was up 311 per cent. Suncorp said policy rate increases in response to higher reinsurance costs and growth in new business in personal lines of product contributed to a 13.6 per cent rise in gross written premiums in New Zealand. – APNZ

By Ben chaPMan-SMith A cutting-edge form of technology designed to help drivers find parking spots is being trialled in a street running off one of New Zealand’s busiest roads.

Thirty-six solar-powered parking sensors developed by Palmerston North company Frogparking have been installed in parking spaces off Bellwood Avenue, off Dominion Road.

The sensors detect when a car has parked over top of them and when they leave, sending this information wirelessly to a digital sign on the main thoroughfare.

Drivers can tell simply by looking at the sign on Dominion how many spaces are available and whether they should bother turning into Bellwood Avenue.

Don Sandbrook, founder of Frogparking, said the trial agreement with Auckland Transport was “a major milestone” for the company.

He was keen to see how the technology helped Auckland drivers. “This technology will help direct motorists travelling along a busy main road to parking spaces near a key retail area,” Sandbrook said.

“This will also reduce traffic congestion and time spent circling the block looking for a place to park.”

Auckland Transport said it was installing the parking sensors as part of the Dominion Road upgrade. “The sensors and real-time information signage are currently being trialled on Bellwood Avenue to ensure the electronic systems operate satisfactorily,” a spokesperson said.

– APNZ

Fletcher beats estimates Fletcher Building posted a bounce back in annual profit, led by growth in its New Zealand operations and an absence of the year-earlier charges in Australia, where trading is expected to remain weak.

Net profit jumped to $326 million in the 12 months ended June 30, from $185 million a year earlier, when the Auckland-based company took $132

million of charges. Sales fell 4 per cent to $8.8 billion.

Profit beat First NZ Capital’s estimate of $304 million though New Zealand’s largest construction and building products group confirmed the brokerage’s concerns about Australia, saying the outlook in its second-largest market “remains soft and uncertain.”

– APNZ

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Source: NZX

NZX 50 constituents Company CODE

Buy price

A2 Corp ATM 71 140 Air NZ AIR 534 AMP AMP 3393 ANZ Banking Gr ANZ 97 Argosy Prop Tr ARG 327 Auckland Intl Apt AIA 295 Chorus CNU 533 Contact Energy CEN Diligent BM Services DIL 516 165.5 DNZ Prop Fund DNZ 985 Ebos Gr EBO 351 F&P Healthcare FPH 872 Fletcher Building FBU Fonterra Sh’ders Fund FSF 691 411 Freightways FRE 104.5 Goodman Prop Tr GMT 52 Guinness Peat Gr GPG Hallenstein Glasson HLG 457 85 Heartland NZ HNZ 244 Infratil IFT 284 Kathmandu Hldgs KMD 114 Kiwi Prop Tr KIP 1016 Mainfreight MFT 321 Metlifecare MET 142 Michael Hill Intl MHI Mighty River Power MRP 221 315 Nuplex Ind NPX 84 NZ Oil & Gas NZO 135 NZX NZX 242 Oceana Gold OGC 1466 Port Tauranga POT Precinct Properties PCT 102.5 135 Prop For Ind PFI 88 Pumpkin Patch PPL 275 Restaurant Brands RBD 680 Ryman Healthcare RYM 134 Skellerup SKL 537 Sky Network TV SKT 392 Sky City SKC 273 Steel & Tube STU Summerset Gr Hldgs SUM 307 231 Telecom NZ TEL 165 Tower TWR 445 Trade Me TME 712 TrustPower TPW 264 Vector VCT 140 Vital Hlth Prop Tr VHP 373 Warehouse Gr WHS 3542 Westpac Banking WBC 1598 Xero XRO

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72 143 550 3405 97.5 330 296 535 520 166 1000 354 875 692 412 105 54 460 87 245 288 114.5 1020 322 143 222 316 85 136 246 1470 103 136 89 279 685 135 538 393 275 308 231.5 167 448 715 265 141 378 3579 1600

At close of trading on Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Last Daily Volume sale move ’000s

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 NZX 50 index

4,551.51 +43.15 +0.96%

 NZX 20 index

3,616.87

+42.5

+1.19%

 NZX All index

4,851.23 +39.85 +0.83%

 Rises 52

 Falls 44

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,100.0

+21.8

+0.43%

At close of trading on August 21, 2013

 Dow Jones Indust.

15,002.99 –7.75 –0.05%

At close of trading on August 20, 2013

 FTSE 100 index

6,453.46 –12.27 –0.19% At close of trading on August 20, 2013

 Nikkei 225 index

13,424.33 +27.95 +0.21%

At close of trading on August 21, 2013

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

1,372.5

London – $US/ounce

+7.5

 Silver

22.87

+0.55%

London – $US/ounce

–0.36

–1.55%

 Copper London – $US/tonne

7,265.0

–20.5

–0.28%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ As at 4pm August 21, 2013

Country

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TT buy

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TT sell

0.867 0.8119 4.541 0.5798 1.4197 0.4982 75.65 1.6733 7.8851 24.28 0.7815

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Sky agrees to deal Sky Network Television has agreed a resale and distribution agreement with Vodafone after the mobile phone company bought Telstra Corp’s New Zealand unit last year. The agreement brings together previously separate arrangements with Vodafone and Telstra, allowing Vodafone to resell Sky TV’s service and distribute its programmes to households via its own broadband network, Auckland-based Sky TV said in a statement. Shares in Sky TV rose 1.3 per cent to $5.30, taking their gain this year to 6.7 per cent.

– APNZ

Fonterra didn’t disclose the quarantine at the time.

“This can happen, for example, when different laboratories and testing methodologies are applied,” the spokesman said.

“In this case, we chose to accept the Chinese laboratory results and implemented the necessary processes and documentation that is required for advising regulators in both China and New Zealand of non-compliant product.”

The discovery comes in the same week rival Westland Milk had export certificates revoked for a small quantity of lactoferrin after unacceptable levels of nitrates were discovered in four consignments.

– APNZ

9/8

More New Zealanders are taking short trips to Australia but fewer are going to live there. The seasonally adjusted net loss of 1200 migrants to Australia in July was the smallest since November 2009 and was down from a high of 3500 in July 2012, Statistics New Zealand said. Still, there were 9300 more trips taken to Australia, and 5200 more visitors from across the Tasman, compared with the previous July.

Statistics New Zealand released international travel and migration data for July yesterday.

– APNZ

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Mid Canterbury’s high country farmers are battling poachers shooting wild animals on private property.

Hunters are shooting onto farms from roadsides and jumping fences to make a kill. Some animals are just being left where they have fallen.

Mt Possession owner Donald Whyte said two houses on his property were within 500 metres of the road and he had been out at night telling spotlighters to move on.

He said poachers had always been a problem, but their numbers were growing, especially with the rise in the number of hunting competitions.

“Every time there is a hunting competition we have all sorts of problems with people jumping the fences.”

Mr Whyte farms deer, sheep and beef. He is not anti-hunting and has good relationships with hunters who ask permission to come on to his property and shoot.

He says those who don’t seek permission are putting him, his family and staff at risk. He and other runholders in the area operate a Neighbourhood Watch group and take note of suspicious vehicles and people and report them to police.

“I don’t have a problem allowing hunters on to my land, but the ones who don’t ask are breaking the law. There are hundreds of thousands of hectares of public land all around here, why don’t they go there where it is legitimate.”

Ashburton police spokesman Mark Prendergast said police were also concerned about people going on to private land and shooting deer, pigs and other wild animals, or shooting across private land.

He said it was an offence to carry firearms or shoot on private land without the permission of the landowner, and it was offence to shoot across private land.

“I am a passionate hunter and fisherman myself and I take exception to people who sully the name of good people who do the

Hunting competitions are causing an increase in poaching problems for high country farmers, according to Mt Possession owner Donald Whyte. photo ashburton guardian

right thing. These clowns who are poaching are breaking the rules and doing it at night spotlighting. They are ruining the reputation of legitimate hunters and putting people at risk.”

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“Public safety is a big point.

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He said the high country was not only used by hunters and anglers, but by mountain bikers, artists, trampers and photographers.

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Retaining primary sector research and development to maintain competitiveness while at the same time diversifying into other key areas is important, says industry body DairyNZ. Commenting on the launch of a new book, Get Off the Grass: Kickstarting New Zealand’s Innovation Economy, by Shaun Hendy and Paul Callaghan, DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says dairying in New Zealand has not been backed at the expense of other sectors.

“Its export value has grown by 83 per cent in the last 10 years because our industry is innovative, resilient and highly competitive,” he says. “And I agree that diversifying our economic base is important,” Mr Mackle said.

“Some of the research I’ve seen points to the importance of cities and regions being powerful drivers of knowledge economies.

“They are associated with significant productivity gains and innovation and high densities of businesses in related industries.

“The new Lincoln Agri Hub that DairyNZ is a part of is an agricultural response to that for Christchurch and Canterbury.

There is a food one in Palmerston North and we are looking to develop a hub in the Waikato too.

“DairyNZ has also co-operated with Auckland University in a partnership to drive the connections between the highlyskilled and globally mobile workforces in our largest city with the agricultural economy.

“It’s about leveraging off each other – not getting out of one and into another to kickstart innovation as the title of this new book suggests.

“Economically-successful cities and regions are clear and focused about their competitive advantages. Policy and its de-

livery are aligned with these advantages.

Taranaki’s regional economic success is an example of that and so is the Waikato. Canterbury is also seeing dairy as part of its current and future strength.”

Mr Mackle said better collaboration between business, industry, education and research organisations was needed.

“We also need co-ordinated planning and investment to address the growth needs in areas of competitive advantage.

“DairyNZ is working very hard in that area by aligning our industry much closer to the Crown Research Institutes, universities and other educational facilities.

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Fit and fun at Hampstead School Hampstead School pupils made the most of warm weather yesterday and got sporty. They had Ashburton College Year 12 PE pupils visit to teach them the finer points of some sports, which they enjoyed in addition to their usual foray onto the school’s outdoor courts.

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Arts Thursday, August 22, 2013

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Ashburton artist Heather Sarin is counting the days until she will board her flight to Italy, to exhibit some of her paintings at one of the most prestigious festivals in the art world. Gabrielle Stuart reports.

Twenty years of desire comes to fruition

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rtist Heather Sarin made the decision to move back to Ashburton when on the brink of global success, but although it seemed like a step backwards at the time, it would eventually lead to her biggest opportunity.

In less than a week she will depart for Italy to exhibit at the prestigious Biennale of Chianciano art festival next month, the only New Zealand artist of the 120 invited to exhibit.

With thousands of art dealers, curators and artists attending the week-long festival, it could spell a big break for the artist that has been years in the making.

Born in New Zealand, Heather Sarin studied in Australia, held her first exhibitions in England and discovered both inspiration and love in India.

After several high-profile exhibitions in the UK, the Dunedin-born artist seemed well on her way to success overseas, with her painting featured in the University of Cambridge, Ahuja Museum for the Arts in India, Sky TV headquarters in Auckland and in the home of an Indian Maharaja.

But while it seemed she was on the brink of global success, some of her family back in Ashburton were going through difficult times, and in 1998 she made a hard choice: to postpone chasing her dreams overseas and return to Ashburton to be with her family.

Her years in Ashburton were quiet but productive ones.

She set up a studio here, began to teach art to local students, helped develop art courses at Aoraki Polytechnic, wrote and illustrated a series of children’s stories and opened a local gallery with her husband, Ravinder Sarin.

It was an invitation to exhibit at the Ashburton Art Gallery that begun the journey to Italy.

Creating a series for the exhibition gave her the freedom to explore ideas and techniques that pressure from bigger galleries and buyers had restricted in the past.

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featured incredibly colourful multi-media pieces, a very abstract layering of the colourful India she loved and the freshness of her home.

“This released me to try things I’ve wanted to play with for such a long, long time. I’ve always loved abstraction, but I’ve always had to compromise and paint for my market. These were the result of 20 years of desire, really.”

Pictures of her work at the exhibition travelled online across the art world, and

eventually made their way into the hands of UK curators who were selecting arts to exhibit at the Biennale of Chianciano.

Although they already had thousands of applications from artists across the world, they personally approached Heather to ask her to apply, and in late May formally invited her to exhibit. The short months since she received the invitation have been a flurry of activity, as she worked hard to raise the $7000 she needed to get herself and her paintings to Italy.

She will spend three weeks in Chianciano, Italy, meeting big names in the art world.

She will leave on Tuesday for Italy, allowing a week before the exhibition begins to set up her paintings and settle into the Italian spa town.

She will return to Ashburton in late September, but other doors are already opening for the artist, who has been offered exhibitions in both London and Miami next year since receiving the invitation to exhibit at the festival.

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August 24 – The Pirates of Penzance stage tour premiere at 8pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Tickets $79.90.

To August 25 – Exhibition by artist Ross Gray at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

August 25 – Ashburton Civic Music Council festival concert, 2pm at St Andrew’s Church.

Tickets $5 at the door, children free.

August 28 – Film society screening of ‘Wunderkinder’ at the Ashburton Regent Cinema at 5.45pm. Tickets $15.

August 30-31 – Comedic stage hypnotist Dave Upfold performs two fundraising shows at 7pm at Ashburton College. Tickets $25, students $15.

August 31 – ‘Inspired to Stitch’ Ashburton Embroiderers Guild Exhibition on display until September 22 at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

August 31 – Shop Me Pretty night market at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

September 6 – Opening of Rural NZ exhibition by artists Jo Gallagher and Sue Dent at Terrace Downs Resort until October 3. Exhibition opening starts 6.30pm with live music, dinner and drinks. Tickets $45.

September 13 – NASDA musical HAIR at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Four shows from September 13-15, at 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets $45.

September 14 – Ashburton Musical Club, Spring Concert, 7.30pm, arranged by Carolie Andrew. Sinclair Centre, visitors welcome $5, supper served.

September 15 – NZ Trio (Arts on Tour NZ) at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

September 21 – Opera Favourites by the Mid Canterbury Choir, 7pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Tickets $25, seniors and students $20.

To September 21 – Ashburton Society of Arts Winter Show at the Short Street Studio. Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm.

September 25 – Fly My Pretties national tour visiting Ashburton for a concert at 8pm at the Ashburton Trust Events Centre. Tickets $45.

September 27 – The Very Best of Suzanne Prentice concert at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

September 28 – The changing face of small town NZ, photographic exhibition by Mary Macpherson at the Ashburton Art Gallery until November 10.

October 13 – The Grand Ole T-Oppry country music concert featuring the Topp Twins, at 8pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Tickets $77.

Ashburton Society of Arts weekly art and printmaking group Wednesdays 10am to 2pm, life drawing group first Monday of the month 10am to midday, mixed media art group Mondays 10am to 2pm, Saturday painting group 10am to 2pm.

If you have an event coming up and you think it might be suited to the Arts Diary, please let us know by contacting Susan Sandys on 307-7961 or susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

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Ashburton Club & MSA Golf Section Our venue Sunday 11 August was the Rakaia Golf Club where our 20 members met the Kaiapoi Club golf section’s 22 members to play the Michelle Bradshaw Trophy. The course and the weather were enjoyed by all participants, without having to contend with muddy wheels and shoes. After the aggregate results had been finalised the MSA won the Michelle Bradshaw Trophy 32.8 to Kaiapoi 27.8. Now, where’s the Trophy, Kaiapoi had bought down an offering of another handsome looking one (so as not to arrive empty handed) which will not be played for till next month. After much amusement the wanted said piece of silver has been found resting in our trophy cabinet back in Ashburton. “C’est la vie”.

Individual results as follows: Men - Eddie Tullip 46 points; Don Houghton 42 Ladies - Joan Undy 38; Trish Cates 37 Nearest the pin - Wayne Smith Two’s- Don Houghton Next month Sunday 22 September we play the Triangular Tournament at Hororata Golf Club, Against Kaiapoi and New Brighton. Members meet at the car park at 9am. Clubhouse report 10am, Start 10.30am. Food Available, Names on notice board ASAP. Somebody please remember to bring the “Trophy”.

Ashburton Electronic Organ and Keyboard Club Lorraine Boud really set the mood for our August club night, as she played dozens and dozens of songs on the old upright.

What a selection. You couldn’t help singing along. Nice one Lorraine.

Michael welcomed members and visitors and reminded us of events coming up.

Civic Music Council’s concert at St Andrews Church 25th of this month 2pm.

Canterbury Accordion Association’s concert at the Lincoln Event Centre September 29th 2pm (Ring Bernard Reddicliffe 3084886 for details.)

Also a visit to Ruth Hall’s ‘Violino’s’ at Winchmore 4th October 10.am. Ring Rose 3088584.

Hey there May! We are all thinking of you. Get well soon.

A Hammond organ, with music stool, and music, to give away.

Ph 3087482 Lorraine Pluck then presented the evening’s programme. What a line up of wonderful music.

Irene and Rose on piano and accordion. A super pairing and song selection. Among others, I loved “The barren rocks of of Aden” and one of the waltzes they played together I hadn’t heard before “Sorrento thoughts” Then Don gave us latin brackets on the lovely 9000. I knew them all. Well done.

Bernard then played the Kawai organ. Well done again especially the pedal work.

“China doll ”Are you lonesome tonight” a couple of the songs he gave us.

Iris then played some more from her selection of music she had been given. Gee there’s some nice songs around.

Margaret T managed very well on the kawai, in spite of the borrowed specs. She also has kept

Mayfield Golf Club’s championship winners for 2013 – (back from left) Ian Beach, Logan Tasker, Fraser Tasker, Brian Fielder, (front from left) Jan Clucas, Lal Mulligan and Joyce Davis.

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Mayfield Golf Club It was a Tasker family double when the Mayfield Golf Club’s 2013 championships concluded on Saturday.

Playing in cold, wet and miserable conditions, Logan Tasker celebrated his birthday in style with a win in the senior grade,

her pedal skills. One of my Roy Orbison favourites “California Blue” “River road” another favourite.

Ann then on to the Technics.

“Take good care of my baby’ “Be my teddy bear” “Vincent” Oh those backings. The evening concluded with Barbara’s Balmoral band. Bev, Janet, Rose, and Barbara. Gosh it was good. They played, “Fiona’s polka” “Bluebell polka” A quickstep bracket, then a lovely waltz bracket. The raffles were won by, Malcolm, Barbara Dalielson, Michael, Neil, Janey Cunliffe, and Janet Moore. Supper was served by: Karen, Elizabeth, Rose and Alan.

Well done Lorraine.

Ashburton Garden Club Thirty-six members and one visitor gathered at the Senior Centre for the August Meeting with Jennifer Marks presiding.

There were 13 apologies. Jenny also welcomed three new members, Rae Cameron, Val Day and Perry Jowers.

The new years programme was discussed as it has been decided on, and Nicole Hazelhurst who was first recipient of the Garden Clubs Scholarship will speak at the November meeting at our Pot Luck Lunch about her trip to Germany for the Worldskills competition she attended.

Pam Williams from Lakeway Nurseries gave a talk on new plants and garden art which was enjoyed by all.

The following are the results of the Flower Show.

beating Andrew Lake in the 36-hole final. It was Tasker’s second win in the senior grade championships.

Meanwhile, older brother Fraser Tasker completed the double by beating Steve Cross to take out the intermediate men’s grade.

In the junior A grade, Ian Beach proved too good for Bill Premier Bloom - Rona McConnell.

Flower of the Month, Home Grown Pot Plant: Pat Tarbotton, Mary Smith, Shirley Thomas.

Large Bloom: Shirley Thomas, Audrey McKay, Isabel Porter.

Small Bloom: Mary Leighton, Audrey McKay, Mary Smith.

Miniature Bloom: Mary Smith, Jenny Marks, Pamela Bird.

Spike: Rona McConnell, Audrey McKay, Isabel Porter.

Cluster: Mary Smith, Isabel Porter, Pamela Bird.

Shrub: Lois Bradley, Audrey McKay, Mary Leighton.

Decorative A, Pearls and Shells: Audrey McKay and Jenny Marks, Shirley Thomas, Mary Smith.

Fruit/Vegetable, Three Brussel Sprouts: Shirley Thomas.

Ashburton Musical Club Concert President Janice Allen welcomed members and visitors to the August Musical Club concert held on Sunday 11th at 2pm.

The interesting and most enjoyable concert “Musical Hijinks” was arranged by Alister Argyle, as follows: Processional: Hanacpachap – Angela and Ron Cresswell.

Vocal Renditions: A little Gilbert and Sullivan – “A Policeman’s Lot”, “When I was a Lad”, – Ron Cresswell and Alister Argyle.

“When All Night Long” – Ron Cresswell. Spoken - Gilbert and Sullivan – A Political Perspective – Alison Argyle.

Violin Solos: Willow Diedricks 1. “Loure” –

by Pierre de Paepen, 2. “Lean

Scott to take the title, while in the junior B final Brian Fielder overcame Don Ingold to claim the win.

For the women, Jan Clucas added another title to her collection with a win over Glenys Carr in the senior women’s grade, while in the bronze A Lal Mulligan claimed the title with a win over Trish Corbett.

Mean Tango” by Mary Cohen, 3.

“I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin.

Vocal Solos – Olivia Brown. “Ave Maria” – G. Caccini. “Wishing you were somehow here again” – Lloyd Webber.

Spoken: Alison Argyle – “Happy Birthday” to Copyright.

Vocal Ensemble: Elizabeth Small, Olivia Brown, Ann Robinson, Lynne Judkins, Alister Argyle, Stephen Diedricks.

1. “Sweet George Brown” – Ben Bernie, 2. “Blue Moon” - Rodgers and Hart. 3.

“Stormy Weather” - Arlen and Koehler. Cello Solos: Zoe Diedricks. 1. “Gavotte” by Jean Baptiste Lully. 2. “Allegro Moderato” by J S Bach.

Alister thanked the accompanists, Carolie Andrew, Stephen Diedricks, Angela Cresswell, Paula Green for their time given to make the concert a success.

Vocal Ensemble: Elizabeth, Olivia, Ann, Lynne, Alister and Stephen. “The Lord Bless You” – John Rutter. Alister and group dedicated this last song to our long time member and friend of the Club, Arthur Wilkinson, the late husband of our Patroness Joan. I am sure many members who have also lost loved ones this year could relate to the beautiful words of this song.

Afternoon tea was served, and members enjoyed a chance to chat with the performers. The next concert is on Saturday 14th September at 7.30pm - “Spring Concert” arranged by Carolie Andrew.

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Bronze B was a showdown between Joyce Davis and Helen Rapsey, with Davis coming out on top.

For the nine hole players, Wendy Sim won the women’s final, beating Barbara Inglis, while the nine hole men’s final between Ray Thompson and Eddie Graham is yet to be played.

Last weekend’s club day was scheduled to be held at Rakaia but a combination of terrible weather and the clash with the final round of pennants golf meant that very few, if any, of our golfers were brave enough to turn up for a round of golf.

Legs did try to claim that he turned up to play and had a brilliant round, a net 62 in fact, however, not surprisingly, no one could be found to corroborate his version of events. The likelihood of their being any truth in this is probably about the same as him backing a winner.

The clubs monthly premier day is scheduled to be held at Fairlie this Sunday and those wishing to attend should meet at the Devon by no later than 8.30am.

Creative Fibre Report of the August meeting of Creative Fibre Ashburton.

This was held at the Allenton Rugby Rooms on Monday 19th august.

There were 25 women present.

After general business there was a library report to say a new book has been bought “Felt and Stitch” Books have been grouped to have all spinning, weaving, felting and dyeing in separate lots.

The new Canterbury Area shop at the tannery, Woolston is not yet ready but hopes are that it will be ready in the New Year.

A “Hands On” meeting will be held this weekend in Timaru at St. Pauls and all are welcome.

South Canterbury group are holding their Open Day at Waim-

Club news www.guardianonline.co.nz ate on Tuesday 3rd September.

The Black and coloured Sheep Club are holding an open day at Burnham down School Rd on Sunday 20th October from 10a.m. with an interesting programme arranged.

The next meeting in September will be a time for a Silent Auction. Craft items or plants or baking are required. No White elephants please.

Mark in your calendars that our last meeting will be a luncheon (to be arranged) on Monday 2nd December.

The Show and Tell table had much work to show; 2 men’s jerseys in natural colours, a box of samples from a Patchwork Seminar, a knitted hat, 2 pr alpaca mittens, 3 woven scarves, a knitted hat and scarf set, 3pr socks in rainbow colours, many baby’s singlets, Knitted lady’s waistcoat, several baby’s cardigans, rib warmer, slippers and two knitted rugs.

The Guardian photographers came to take photos of those who had knitted baby’s singlets for the Royal Baby celebration.

These will be given to new mothers locally.

The meeting closed and members had lunch and a time to chat.

Grey Power Ashburton On Monday 19th July President Joy Jaine welcomed approx 60 members to the Monthly General Meeting of Grey Power Ashburton. Joy was pleased to see such a good attendance when the weather has been so changeable.

Apologies were received from Ken Smith, accepted Joy announced that pens from the Glaucoma Society were still

available to purchase for $3 or a donation of more than that sum; she also acknowledged the donation of a tray of vegetables that a member provided for the raffle table, but it was used as a gift for the speaker. Some members have been having problems with the driver license testing regime and Joy advised that this would be raised at the next Zone meeting on 7th October.

Joy then introduced the speaker for the afternoon; Kathryn Snook from the Medication Management Service. This service was founded in 2011 in response to problems that came to light after the earthquakes. The service is funded by Canterbury District Health Board and is free to users with specific conditions or who are on three or more medications.

After an initial consultation with the pharmacist there are three follow up consultations in the following year. People are referred from their GP; Practice Nurse; District Nurse or Pharmacist, a plan is formed and medication cards are provided. The benefits are improved knowledge; better self management and better outcomes. The talk was accompanied by a Power Point presentation. There were several interesting questions from the floor, and a steady stream of people studied the display Kathryn had set up.

Trevor Gamblin passed a vote of thanks and presented Kathryn with a fruit and vegetable tray.

The raffle was drawn and prizes distributed.

Local member Robin Kilworth, a candidate for the CDHB then gave a short address.

Rose and Barbara entertained with a bracket of old favourites.

The meeting concluded at

3.00pm and afternoon tea was served.

Mid Canterbury Ladies Probus Club President Jean welcomed everyone to the August meeting.

Members stood in silence as a mark of respect to a member who had passed away recently.

Lorraine was inducted as a new member, birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged. Dulcie, the Almoner, gave a report.

Mini speaker was President Jean who told of her childhood in London during World War II. Her family had a shelter below ground.

Main speaker was Nick Walls, an earthquake survivor. At the time of the earthquake he was working in Christchurch. To illustrate his talk he had lots of photos projected onto the screen.

He was in the PGC building on Level 2 and showed photos of this building before and after. He had never felt unsafe; the interior had been refitted in the late 1990’s and was modern inside, but had been constructed in the 1960’s. After the quake 6 people were left in his area which was hard to get at; 3 were taken out after 7 hours. Nick was under the desk when everything collapsed; he was pinned sideways against the floor, and could not move. It was pitch black, he had some space, a colleague was hysterical beside him. He was the last person rescued from the office about 10pm and had to be taken through a hole at the top of the building using spotlights. He considers his rescuers to be heroes. He was thirsty, there was lots of concrete dust, and was eventually pulled up on ropes and taken to hospital.

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waist was crushed; he had sciatic nerve damage, renal failure and two operations. He was six weeks in hospital and had some time in the decompression chamber and was determined to be able to walk out of hospital. He has had physio and massages ever since and wonderful support from family and friends. Since that day there have been 11000 after shocks in the city and the CBD has over 1000 buildings to be demolished. He is back sailing and skiing. There is a group of survivors who meet periodically. He has flown over the city to have a look at the damage done.

Nick was thanked for his inspirational talk; members were full of admiration for his bravery.

President Jean closed the meeting with a quote “The most beautiful thing a woman can wear is her smile, cos it suits her.”

the stage. Their high energy set included Joe Walsh, The Doors, Talking Heads, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, and my favourite ‘Crossroads’ from Cream.

Phil’s laid back bass, Zippy’s power drumming, Jesse’s amazing guitar playing & Sherly’s terrific vocals were all outstanding. Next up a new band, Three Bottles consisting of old hands Hoover on bass & backing vocals, Tony on drums & Kinnear on vocals who is rapidly becoming a regular on the scene. A terrific set including The Offspring, Silverchair, Pearl Jam, Weezer, Soundgarden, Kings Of Leon, and ‘Lonely Boy’ from The Black Keys. Well done fella’s, I think we will see a lot more of this band.

Fiona & The Boys made up of Don on guitar, the Mr Bruce Horton on bass, Zippy on drums & Fiona on flute/vocals were up next and they played a very cruisy set including ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’, and ‘Moondance ‘ from Van The Man Morrison; real nice guys.

Glitch returned to the stage to wind up the afternoons entertainment, Jesse donned the acoustic guitar for a beauty ‘Horse With No Name ‘ from America. The hits just kept coming with ‘Come Together’ from The Beatles, ‘Rock n Roll’ from Led Zep, and ‘Black Knight’ from Deep Purple.

Zippy then took over vocals on The Doors classic ‘Roadhouse Blues’ finished off with an excellent ‘Immigrant Song’ from The Steel Balloons. What a finish and what a day!! Plenty of amazing talent as per usual, thanks to all concerned.

Remember the August Jam is this Sunday (25th) Devon Hotel, see you all there for another stella afternoon.

Nor’westers Musos Club Hi all, Eddie on guitar/vocals, backed up by Marg on back up vocals and marraka’s kicked off the days entertainment with a solid set with two songs from Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Eagles, Neil Diamond, Wilson Picket, Santana & finished up with a nice ‘Long Ago’ from The Herbs.

Next was a newcomer to the club, Kate Esler from Timaru.

With a beautiful voice and lovely accoustic guitaring she sang ‘Flapper Girl’ from The Lumineers, ‘Emmylou’ from Swedish Band First Aid Kit and finished off with ‘Travelling Soldier’ from The Dixie Chicks; a classy set, hope to see you back in the near future; thanks for making the trip north, it is always a pleasure to see out of towners making the effort to come along.

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DRAWS AND RESULTS

Results

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Ashburton Golf Club Women’s Section August 20 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Not Struck, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Pauline Bell, No 12 Lynn’s Small Salon: Not Struck, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Pauline Bell, 2nd Shot to Green: Wendy Suttie Nine Hole Section Thursday August 15th Round 4 Heather Smith Trophy - Stableford 1st Sue Lamb – 18; 2nd Anne Fleming – 16; 3rd Colin Fleming - 14

Tinwald Golf Club Tuesday Ladies August.20 Combined Stableford Round Barbara Cochrane & Judith Smith 65: . Di Bell & Diana Wellman 64:. Joyce VanderHeide & Mara Kennedy 57: . Barbara Harris & Colleen Linney 57:.

Nearest The Pins: Sponsored by No. 6 Stables Family Restaurant Marilyn Bennett: No12.

Hair by Mac & Maggie Not Struck: No. 2 2nd Shot Dairy Business Centre Judith Smith : No. 16: 2nd Shot Outdoor Adven-

ture – Maree Moore: Two’s Non struck 9 Hole Stroke Round Janet Mooren 42.

■ Shooting Rifle Shooting August 12 County Shield series.

Final results after five rounds, two shoots away, two at home and final at Coronation range.

County Shield, Mayfield 2431.109, runner up Coronation 2414.77.

Citizens Shield Mayfield 2431.109, Coronation 2409.70.

Tucker Rifle, Coronation 2360.69, Mt Somers 2354.69.

Seafield bullet Coronation 2283.55, Ashburton 2237.53.

A grade, Martin Fleming 493.22, Carl Nordqvist 491.29.

B grade, Sandy Collett 481.18, Shane Bartlett 481.17.

C grade, Phillippa Fleming 472.18, Syd Stewart 470.10.

D grade John Duncan 450.7, G Wright 443.10.

Junior, Phillippa Fleming 472.18, John Duncan 450.7.

Ladies Sandy Collett 481.18, Phillippa Fleming 472.18.

Over 50, Martin Fleming 493.22, Carl Nordqvist 491.29.

Over 60, John Fleming 489.23, Roger Harris 483.20.

Family pairs Martin and Phillippa Fleming 1000.40.

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Ashburton Golf Club Midweek Women’s Golf Notice August 27 Helen Gallagher Trophy Report 9.30am for 10am multiple start To be added to the draw please contact Leigh Wackrow – 308 3790 Members are reminded to please bring items to distribute to Women’s Refuge Nine hole Men and Women’s section August 29 – report 9:45am for Rnd 5 Jean Drummond, putting Nine hole convenor - Carol O’Reilly 308 8758 August 24 – report 8:15am for 8:45am start Helen Gallagher Trophy All women players welcome to join weekend ladies Club captain Alison Grant 302 4635

Tinwald Golf Club Tuesday Ladies August 27 Medal: 3rd Lloyd: 4th Foundation Cup (Stabf): 4th Betty McBride (Stabf) Starters: A. Dwan & J. Smith Cards: V. Prendergast & J. Undy Tea Duties: A.M. R. O’Brien :

Mike Holmes, of Ashburton, watches the progress of his ball in a recent game against Tinwald golfers.

P.M. M. Smith & M. Moore No. 1: 10.00a.m. V. Prendergast. J. Undy. M. Smith: 10.05.

B. O’Neill. I. Divers. V. Cartney: 10.10 J. Smith. A. Dwan. P. Ellis No. 4: 10.00 a.m.: C. Linney.

M. Bennett. D. Bell: 10.05a.m. B. Harris. L. Glassey. D. Wellman: No. 10:. 10.00 a.m.: K. King.

P. Bell. M. Colville: 10.05a.m.: .P. McLauchlan . P. Templeton.

D.Mitchell:

No.13 10.00a.m.: P. Bishop. B. Cochrane. M. Moore.: 10.05a.m.

J. VanderHeide. C. Shanks. M. Kennedy: 10.10 a.m.: L. Bird. S. Rodgers. M. Reddecliffe.

9 Holes Stableford Round: No. 10 10.10a.m. N. Costin. D. Ellery. K. Young No. 17 10.00 a.m.: J. Cartwrights. J. Moorren. M. Sherriff.

P. Gibson.

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uite possibly at about 9.30pm last Saturday night people all around the country were thinking, seen it before several times, know the story will I watch it again?

Will I won’t I? It’s now almost 50 years since it was first released, but it’s a film with some special features.

One very special feature in particular – a very special car.

Maybe just watch till we see the car and then change channels.

Good choice!

The film was Goldfinger, the third James Bond film featuring Sean Connery as 007.

And of course the very special car featured in the movie is the famous Aston Martin DB5.

According to the author, his character James Bond had previously driven Bentleys.

Quite appropriate for such a sophisticated chap working as

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a spy for the British Secret Service.

Bond was used to having some special tools fitted in his cars, after all way back in the late 50s his last Bentley actually had a telephone, albeit with an old style handpiece and a cable coming out of the glove box where there was also some weaponry stowed away.

He liked his Bentleys and apparently personally owned at least one of them, so he appeared a little sad when “Q” informed him it was time for a change of company car.

His new mode of transport was to be an Aston Martin DB5.

But not any old DB5!

James Bond may have been used to some extra equipment in his Bentley but nothing quite prepared him for the modifications incorporated in the DB5.

There’s the famous line when “Q” tells Bond the car is fitted with an ejector seat to get rid of an unwanted passenger.

Bond says “you’ve got to be joking!” To which “Q” responds in a very serious tone “I never joke about my work!”

Apparently Ian Fleming the creator of James Bond decided his hero should have an Aston Martin because an enthusiast wrote and suggested the marque but the car nearly didn’t make into the film.

The Aston Martin company wasn’t all that keen and it took a bit of persuasion. Ironically the car has become arguably the most famous movie car.

It is now incredibly valuable.

And almost 50 years on it

■ MOPAR FORUM

Bring on the Chryslers We’ve caught up with Chrissie Stratford who, along with her co-organisers, can’t wait for the MOPAR Forum which is being held locally during Labour Weekend.

Chrissie, who is the proud owner of a very nice Chrysler Valiant AP6, says her group is re-

ally excited because this will be the first time their national get-together is being held in Ashburton.

So far registrations have come in from all around the country and because the event includes a public display there will be a great chance for locals to see

a really interesting mix of cars including Dodge Challengers and Chrysler V8 Chargers.

There is still time to register for this special event and Chrissie says it’s a great opportunity for local enthusiasts to take part in what will be a fun-filled weekend.

was great to see those fabulous scenes where James Bond drives the DB5 over some incredible continental roads in pursuit of the villain Auric Goldfinger, who, by the way, was travelling in a beautiful Rolls-Royce.

One thing about watching a movie again and again and maybe yet again is that sometimes the viewer picks up things which hadn’t been quite so apparent before, like Goldfinger’s RollsRoyce and other cars which appeared in the traffic.

Some of those cars, like a Mustang, a Thunderbird and Studebaker, where not too uncommon when the movie was made but are now highly sought after collector’s items.

Goldfinger certainly made a star of the Aston Martin DB5 and cemented Sean Connery’s career, but it also helped Gert Frobe the German actor who played the part of Auric Goldfinger so very well.

Gert Frobe had been a prolific actor in his own country but was not so well known beyond its borders.

And while there is all sorts of trivia surrounding this and other Bond movies, maybe one lesser known fact is that Gert Frobe did not speak English.

The film may be almost 50 years old and it is obvious for the time the special effects were good but they must have been especially so because unless you knew one would never guess it wasn’t Gert Frobe saying his lines!

No doubt all around the country all of us who were wondering “will I or won’t I” will now be thinking it was worth watching another repeat screening of Goldfinger.

And no doubt the same question will need to be faced again several times over the next few Saturday nights as the Bond season continues.

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In brief Football frenzy Mid Canterbury Football hosts Christchurch United in their annual Tony Fleming Trophy exchange on Sunday. Eight local teams involving players from eight to 14 years old will take to the pitches at the Ashburton Domain against their Christchurch opponents. Games begin at 9.30am.

World cup tickets FIFA has put more than one million tickets on sale via the internet for next year’s World Cup in Brazil, as some Brazilian fans complained about the high prices. The chase for tickets has begun even though World Cup qualification is far from over and the draw for the final phase does not take place until December 6. A FIFA statement said over one million tickets were requested by more than 163,000 applicants within the first seven hours of ticket sales.

- AAP

Wallabies slide

There’s more to walking than just gentle exercise, a group of Ashburton people say. Night walkers (from left) Dave Strong, Trish Harvey, Patrice Ansell, Karen Hodgson and Cath Gill are part of a growing band of athletes who have taken walking to new levels, competing regularly and taking part in half-marathon events. Under the banner of the Ashburton Harriers Club the competitive walkers meet weekly for a shared training session and last night were out pounding the pavements around the Ashburton Domain.

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■ HOCKEY

■ CRICKET

Egerton’s brace puts NZ through

Jesse rides out a storm

Simon Egerton is a prime example of the value of quality imports in the national hockey league.

The English international attacker scored twice as hockey Challenge Shield leaders Auckland beat Canterbury 3-1 to leave them certain of their semifinal place and one win away from cementing top qualifying spot. Egerton’s brace, both with strong drag flick shots from penalty corners, took him to a personal tally of eight of Auckland’s 25 goals.

The only player ahead of him is New Zealand striker Hugo Inglis, who got all three goals for Southern in their 3-2 win over Capital to move to nine of his team’s 17.

“We’re definitely getting on that roll we’ve been looking for,” Auckland coach James Grant said yesterday. “It took a while to build into it but we feel like we’re getting there.”

Defending champions Auckland were far too good for Canterbury yesterday.

Dwayne Rowsell put Auckland ahead from a penalty corner and it took Canterbury until midway through the second half to put some heat on international goalkeeper Devon Manchester.

- APNZ

But for a fluke of timing, Jesse Ryder would have avoided a six-month ban from cricket.

Ryder is sidelined after testing positive for a dietary supplement in March.

He took the last two of, he estimates, eight pills to help lose weight five days before his test in Wellington. Had Ryder been tested that day he would have passed it on the grounds that the prohibited elements are not banned in out-of-competition testing.

Equally, had he been tested two days later, the strong likelihood is the tiny amount of residue found in the test would have disappeared.

Ryder, 29, returned positives for two substances banned in competition, 1-Phenylbutan-2- amine (PBA) and another known as DEBEA. “I was puzzled. I had no idea how I could have failed it,” Ryder said yesterday.

When notified of the failed test, he took the samples to the ESR in Porirua, where “they showed me the two things I’d been done for”.

Before he took them, Ryder’s trainer had checked the pills on a Wada site and came up with no red flags. Ryder stands by his man: “It’s definitely not his fault. I put my trust in him, and still do.”

Ryder said his mistake was not checking with Drug Free Sport New Zealand, while

Prop Ben Alexander says the Wallabies are too busy plotting ways to beat the All Blacks to be bothered by their latest slide in the rugby rankings. On the back of their opening Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship series loss to New Zealand last Saturday the Wallabies dropped a spot from world No.3 to No.4 - their worst ranking since early 2008 when they were fifth. They were leap-frogged by England, with world champions New Zealand and South Africa filling the top two spots. But Alexander says winning back the Bledisloe Cup from the All Blacks for the first time since 2002 is the first goal and the rankings will take care of themselves if the team performs well. - AAP

Djokovic, Williams in

Jesse Ryder maintaining “they’d have said there was nothing wrong with it, but it’s a risk”.

DFSNZ chief executive Graeme Steel said there was nothing on the pill bottle label which replicated anything on the world anti-doping agency prohibited list. But there was a substance which has components which would have warranted a double check.

“We would have said to him fat burners by definition must have a stimulant,” Steel said.

“Had he brought it to our attention we’d have said it’d be stupid to go anywhere near it.”

Steel said Ryder’s offence was on a low level and no performance-enhancement had been sought.

“He’s broken the rules, should have done better, but he’s not Ben Johnson or [Na-

dzeya] Ostapchuk,” he said.

New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said the ban would have no adverse impact on Ryder’s ambitions to return to the national team.

Ryder will be back for Otago for the start of the Plunket Shield competition in October.

He has been recovering after he was assaulted outside a Christchurch bar in March, suffering serious head injuries.

What happened Jesse Ryder has been banned from the game for six months, until October 19, after testing positive for a banned substance.

Ryder took a dietary supplement to aid weight loss, was informed of the result on April 12 and appeared before a sports tribunal this month. He has switched from Wellington to Otago for this season.

World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have been confirmed as the top seeds for the 2013 US Open. Spain’s Rafael Nadal, who returned to number two in the world this week after winning back-to-back Masters titles at Montreal and Cincinnati, is the second seed with reigning men’s champion Andy Murray seeded third. Roger Federer, a five-time US Open champion, has dropped to seventh, his lowest seeding at Flushing Meadows since 2002. Williams, a 16-time grand slam champion, is the reigning US Open and French Open champion. - AAP

Agar sent home Ashton Agar has been sent home early to Australia after struggling to overcome an illness he came down with last week. The 19-yearold made a fairytale debut in the series-opening Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, but his tour has ended in disappointment. Agar battled with illness during Australia’s tour match against the England Lions during the week, looking tired and troubled when bowling. The spin bowler who scored a stunning 98 on debut, the highest ever score by a No.11 batsman in Test history, will return to Perth and rest and recuperate ahead of the domestic summer. Agar was dropped after the second Test at Lord’s, with Nathan Lyon assuming his position as the first-choice spinner. - AAP

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■ AMERICA’S CUP

ABs trio to re-sign All Blacks Liam Messam, Sam Cane and Tawera Kerr-Barlow have all re-signed with New Zealand Rugby and their Chiefs franchise through until 2015. The re-signing of the trio is a continuing boost for New Zealand Rugby with a large group of players now committed through to the Rugby World Cup year and beyond. Loose forward Messam, who this year co-captained the Chiefs to back to back victories in the Super 15, said his decision to re-sign was easy to make. “It was the right time and place for my family to stay,” the 29-year-old said.”

Broad “a cheat” Darren Lehmann has launched an extraordinary attack on England star Stuart Broad, labelling the controversial non-walker a cheat.

Lehmann also called on Australian fans to send Broad home crying during the return Ashes series in the summer, with the first Test starting in Brisbane in November.

England villain Broad has spoken out in defence of his infamous decision to stand his ground n the first Test at Trent Bridge, after edging a ball to slip. He was given not out by the on-field umpire and Australia had no reviews left to challenge the decision. It had a major bearing on the game, with Broad adding 28 runs from that point in a game England won by just 14.

Sticking with Mogg?

Former Wallabies fullback Chris Latham believes coach Ewen McKenzie will be well rewarded by keeping the faith in under-fire novice Jesse Mogg for Saturday night’s return Bledisloe Cup battle.

As exciting as the prospect of Israel Folau being shifted to No.15 is, Latham says big-kicking, long-striding Mogg has the ability to develop into a long-term Test fullback, and expects him to show his true colours against the All Blacks in Wellington. The Brumbies custodian endured a forgettable run-on Test debut in last weekend’s 47-29 loss, highlighted by a poor missed tackle that led to a try.

An Oracle Team USA catamaran trains for the America’s Cup sailing event with the yacht Musashi (left), nearby in San Francisco.

Musashi is owned by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.

AP Photo/Eric risbErg

Weather puts brakes on Kiwi march to finals When Team New Zealand looked at the Louis Vuitton finals schedule, they would have hoped that by the end of this weekend they would have booked themselves a place in the big show against Oracle.

The way the series has dragged on over the early days with the continued boat breakages and weather disruptions, team management will now be putting a plan B in place should racing extend into next week.

The Kiwi team’s hopes of

sweeping Luna Rossa 7-0 have already gone begging after a hydraulic failure on board forced Team NZ to retire from the second race, but that won’t cost them any extra days because they can still take out the finals on Sunday.

It’s the restrictive wind limits and reliability of the boats that threaten to cause further delays and throw a spanner in the works for Team NZ. So far this series race organisers have been unable to get

through a full day’s programme, with the winds building in the afternoon beyond the allowable range.

A change in tidal conditions from today should provide some relief, pushing the tide-adjusted wind limit above 21 knots. But there is still a concern over the reliability of the skittish AC72 catamarans, particularly the Italian boat.

Luna Rossa have experienced breakages on all three of the days, all of which would have

prevented them taking part in the scheduled second race of the day had the weather gods not intervened first. Teams can enforce a postponement if gear damage were to prevent them from taking part in the second race, but only have one “postponement card” each.

Skipper Dean Barker said that although they had simulated a demanding schedule a lot in training, it would help to get a taste of what it is like in a proper race situation.

■ OPINION

Rowing worlds an amazing experience T he junior worlds were the most amazing experience I have ever had.

I will never forget rowing down the course, even during training, hearing people cheering “Go New Zealand or “Go Kiwis”.

As a crew we clicked right from the start when we got put together at the trails and in the lead up to the worlds we always had good prognostics when we did squad races.

So going into the heat and finals we knew we could have good races as we had done it some many times before.

The only thing we didn’t know was how fast the other countries would be.

Mayfield rower Emma Dyke battled a stomach bug and had her women’s coxless four get blown away in the second half of the A final at the Junior World Championships in Lithuania recently, but loved every minute of it.

We were the only crew from our initial heat to go on to the A final so we didn’t know what any of the other crews in our race were like, just that they were fast.

We did have a bump along the road when I got a stomach bug on the second day in Europe which hit me for about a week.

Then Holly got the same thing

a week later which set us back again.

When each of us got sick we weren’t allowed to leave our rooms until all the symptoms were gone.

For the last week no one was allowed to mix or mingle as we didn’t want anyone to get sick before the racing. It was really strict and got very boring but it

Emma Dyke

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was worth it in the end.

We won our heat but the final didn’t go to plan but was a good race.

We had a good first 500m where we were second and were still the 1000m mark but that was when Italy and USA pushed away from us.

Italy had a strong 1000m move and we were not quite

strong enough to hold onto them and came in fifth.

We were pretty disappointed with fifth until we thought about it properly. We were a proven faster and stronger crew than last year’s crew which meant that the other countries had just got a lot stronger and faster as well.

Last year’s women’s four got bronze and if we raced them boat last year we would have most likely won the gold medal which is a nice feeling.

The next thing for me is getting into Rowing Performance Centre (RPC) training and then sometime in the next two years make the under 23 New Zealand team.

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M10 Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

1 12.05pm (NZT) SUPER PETS STAKES C2, 520m 1 61123 Pseudonym 30.63 R Blackburn 2 34435 Botany Comet 30.68 J McInerney 3 12124 Caboul 30.41 J & D Fahey 4 41122 Zarishel 30.68 H & Taylor 5 62563 Cawbourne Crazy nwtd C Roberts 6 71141 Opawa Bro 30.48 L & Wales 7 15644 Know Peril 30.62 G Cleeve 8 1254x Know Revenge 30.39 G Cleeve 9 518x6 Opawa Albie 30.65 L & Wales 10 68286 Wandy On In 30.79 D Kingston 2 12.23pm (NZT) WILSON’S SPORTS BAR & TAB DASH C4, 295m 1 33171 Damarjo 17.30 H & .............................Taylor 2 14546 Go Housie 17.09 ............................G Cleeve 3 42676 Excuse Please 17.35 .................. J McMillan 4 25243 Trans Tasman 17.23 ..................R Blackburn 5 75718 Cawbourne Dusty 17.51 ................. M Grant 6 44168 Benny’s Angel 17.46 .................J McInerney 7 24167 Will Excite 17.36 .......................... L Waretini 8 28776 Bugsy Bangles 17.16 .......................B Shaw 9 13387 Knox 17.44 ....................................... B Dann 10 48653 Wandy Chick 17.36 ........................G Cleeve 3 12.41pm (NZT) THURSDAY PLACE PICK STAKES C3/4, 520m 1 13555 Take A Trick 30.62 .............................M Flipp

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26716 Opawa Webby 30.51 L & ................... Wales 22331 Wayleggo 30.33 J & ........................D Fahey 17836 Stolen Money 30.24 .......................G Cleeve 86788 Opawa Casper 30.23 L & ................... Wales 51523 Criniti’s nwtd ......................................J Dunn 38177 Maximum Jewel 30.46 .................C Roberts 75888 Geoff The Ref 30.65 H &.....................Taylor 66682 Cawbourne Kesha 30.74...........J McInerney 33666 Cawbourne Kim 30.63 ..............J McInerney 4 12.59pm (NZT) I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C5, 295m 1 18264 Fizzle Bale nwtd ...........................C Roberts 2 11118 Dixie Lee 17.00 .........................R Blackburn 3 57471 Wandy Jewel 17.39 .....................D Kingston 4 82637 Another Colt 17.35 ....................J McInerney 5 15242 Starburst Blanch 17.26 ................... M Grant 6 12312 Homebush Helen 17.18 ............J McInerney 7 43411 Admire nwtd A & ................................Seque 8 52183 Pearl’s Boy 17.19 ...........................G Cleeve 9 37275 Princely Dollar 17.38 .................J McInerney 10 14285 Know Thought 17.10 ......................G Cleeve 5 1.17pm (NZT) BUY SELL & EXCHANGE STAKES C3, 520m 1 74766 Know Honour 30.81 .......................G Cleeve 2 61232 Girl Racer 30.42 H & ...........................Taylor 3 57x75 Business Plan 30.50 .................R Blackburn 4 33426 Red Typhoon 30.56 ......................... M Grant

5 44762 Opawa Style 30.55 L & ...................... Wales 6 54477 Claremont Pizzaz nwtd A & ...............Seque 7 42523 Starburst Clemmy nwtd ................... M Grant 8 12743 Bob’s Eye 30.73 ........................J McInerney 9 66682 Cawbourne Kesha 30.74...........J McInerney 10 16318 Popstar Rocket 30.57 ........................M Flipp 6 1.34pm (NZT) CTV SPRINT C4, 295m 1 54124 Two Ways 17.30 ...............................B Shaw 2 65725 Wandy Devil nwtd ........................... M Grant 3 67483 Know Escape 17.02 .......................G Cleeve 4 14177 Enable 17.34 B & ............................. T Shaw 5 12324 Swip And Tear 17.30 H & ....................Taylor 6 38776 Hot Mango 17.37 A &.........................Seque 7 66467 Ringa Ding 17.50 ......................J McInerney 8 46331 Life’s A Laugh 17.22..................R Blackburn 9 45554 Austin Wana 17.58 ....................J McInerney 10 55832 Pure And Special 17.25 .................. M Grant 7 1.52pm FANTA CLAWS AT STUD STAKES C5, 520m 1 775x5 Fear Go 30.48 ................................G Cleeve 2 41867 Opawa Midnight 30.66 S & .............B Evans 3 35765 Should Be Carlos 30.79 ............J McInerney 4 36282 Opawa Rapid 30.54 L & ..................... Wales 5 11177 Gordon Bale 30.29 .......................C Roberts 6 41633 Know Class 30.12 ..........................G Cleeve 7 81435 No Undies Sundy 30.39 ............J McInerney 8 51217 Homebush Chopper 30.60 ........J McInerney

8 2.09pm CAROL’S TAB SPRINT C5, 295m

13823 Wild Grove 38.41 .........................C Roberts 16176 Goldstar Bella 38.51 S &.................B Evans 32574 Jinja Power 38.49 J & .....................D Fahey 88646 Thrilling Sound nwtd S &.................B Evans 47847 Chill Out Ralph nwtd J & .................D Fahey 11 3.02pm RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ DASH C5, 295m 1 12511 Ciri Rioli 17.11 J & ..........................D Fahey 2 54114 Nippa Mary 17.09......................J McInerney 3 11885 Rule Judge Judy 17.47 J & ....................May 4 66643 Know Mistake 16.95 .......................G Cleeve 5 72623 Callahan 17.26 .............................M Roberts 6 32474 Sting Me 17.12 ................................ M Grant 7 22132 Roqette 17.10 ..............................C Roberts 8 16782 Homebush Sarge 17.35 ............J McInerney 9 36337 Etched In Stone 17.25 ..............R Blackburn 10 6818x Wandy Hallee 17.29 .......................G Cleeve 12 3.20pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C4, 295m 1 51421 Homebush Churro 17.35...........J McInerney 2 33645 Cawbourne Chief 17.39 .................. M Grant 3 32433 Gotta Go Ace 17.48 ..................R Blackburn 4 12457 Opawa Rufus 17.34 S &..................B Evans 5 25558 Just A Mate 17.21 .....................J McInerney 6 12125 Know Lies 17.37 ............................G Cleeve 7 46677 Jackson Cat 17.21 ........................... B Dann 8 16448 Bellwave nwtd W &............................ Nissen 9 11866 Nitro Mabel 17.39 H &.........................Taylor 10 88726 Smash Amy 17.19........................... M Grant

4 44108 Westburn Courage (1) 10..............Z Butcher 5 36351 Secret Desire (2) 10 .......................S Phelan 6 18664 Beaming Jay (3) 10 ................. T Macfarlane 7 810x7 Hugh Hefner (4) 10 ...................... B Mangos 8 42363 Murphy Maguire (U1) 25 .............. D Butcher 7 9.05pm REVENUE @ NEVELE R STUD HANDICAP

wins mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2700m 1 67676 Hitch (1) fr.......................M Salaivao (J) 2 47968 Escape The Fate (2) fr.......D Branch (J) 3 x4341 Sweet Jane (3) fr............S McMullan (J) 4 42165 Spook (4) fr............................A Veint (J) 5 48317 Tina Brydon (5) fr..........S Abernethy (J) 6 x819x Megatron (6) fr...................B Butcher (J) 7 32534 Cullies Delight (7) fr.........A Poutama (J) 8 85442 Randalstown (8) fr.........J MacKinnon (J) 9 79254 Splendid Bet (21) fr..........T Cameron (J) 9 10.00pm LIVE OR DIE @ NEVELE R STUD MOBILE PACE $6000, 4yo+ 2 to 4 wins mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 31652 Lambrusco (1) fr....................B Mangos 2 39366 Captivating (2) fr....................R Downey 3 37528 Howzat (3) fr...........................S Lawson 4 73491 Aces N Eights (4) fr.................N Chilcott 5 54331 Golden Delight (5) fr................D Butcher 6 32767 Motu Just In Time fr................Scratched 7 655x3 Mach Cruiser (6) fr..............M McKendry

1 61123 More Better 16.99 W &...................... Nissen 2 35551 Know Jealousy 17.29 .....................G Cleeve 3 55264 Not A Know 17.22 ........................A Waretini 4 31352 Homebush Mayhem 17.27 ........J McInerney 5 23236 Butterbean 17.29 M & .....................P Binnie 6 51211 Starburst Josh 17.04 ....................... M Grant 7 52156 Dillmanstown 17.43...........................J Dunn 8 13675 Opawa Legs 17.42 .......................M Roberts 9 32646 Wandy Boiler 17.33 ........................G Cleeve 10 43588 Botany Prancer 17.54 ...............J McInerney 9 2.27pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C5, 520m 1 35647 Homebush Violet 30.41 .............J McInerney 2 61541 Opawa Jed 30.06 J & ......................D Fahey 3 31441 Russell Hart 30.20 ....................J McInerney 4 11182 Cawbourne Renee 30.75 .............C Roberts 5 21337 Indi’s Grace 30.20 ........................... M Grant 6 36858 Black Emily 30.16 L & ........................ Wales 7 31151 Know Attempt 30.43.......................G Cleeve 8 16766 Homebush Iris 30.66 .................J McInerney 10 2.45pm KOLORFUL KANVAS DISTANCE FEATURE C2d, 645m 1 13632 Unshaken 38.21 J &........................D Fahey 2 27114 Bigtime Kelina 38.61 ........................B Shaw 3 46411 Axel Grinder nwtd .................... A Botherway 4 55613 Know Taste 38.73...........................G Cleeve 5 23453 Sahara Storm 38.92 ..........................M Flipp

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Waikato harness Today at Cambridge

1 6.05pm (NZT) GOTTA GO CULLEN @ NEVELE R STUD MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ c&g non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 Bronson’s Son (1) fr ......................S Lawson 2 60x05 Royal Arthur (2) fr .................... M McKendry 3 Brooks Desire (3) fr ...................S McCaffrey 4 695 Raffaello (4) fr ...............................T Mitchell 5 7x Te Kawau (5) fr ............................. B Mangos 6 Shipshewana (6) fr ........................P Butcher 7 5588x No Apachemee (7) fr....................M Teaz (J) 8 489x3 Master Lachlan (8) fr ................ D Branch (J) 2 6.34pm CONTINENTALMAN @ NEVELE R STUD HANDICAP TROT $5500, 4yo+ up to 2 wins spechcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 08 Chosen Path fr ............................. Scratched 2 9 Jogo Bonito (1) fr ................. S McMullan (J) 3 43263 Door Slammer (2) fr ................... J Robinson 4 2 Quite Easy Damit (3) fr ................ B Mangos 5 0566x Le Lua Invasion (1) 30 ..............S McCaffrey 6 40x72 The Black Forest (2) 30........... T Macfarlane 7 21890 Brydon Spur (3) 30.........................S Phelan 8 84785 Sudon Speed (U1) 30 ............... J Abernethy

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9 37879 Ella’s Speed (1) 40 ...........................G Robb 10 0x060 Bunnys Gem (U1) 40 ....................P Butcher 3 7.05pm CHRISTIAN CULLEN @ NEVELE R STUD F&M MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ f&m non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 028x8 Lay Down Mizere (1) fr ....................H Cullen 2 46586 Lite G N T (2) fr ...........................M Nicholas 3 6x605 Ineedanorvic (3) fr .................... M McKendry 4 4 Imperial fr ..................................... Scratched 5 Betty Boop Brogden (4) fr .............S Lawson 6 Class Above (5) fr ........................ D Butcher 7 For Your Eyes Only (6) fr .............. B Mangos 8 69 Gracekia (7) fr ...............................Z Butcher 4 7.35pm CHANGEOVER @ NEVELE R STUD MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+ 1 win mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 05532 Jack Bates (1) fr ............................N Chilcott 2 23796 Memorable (2) fr........................... B Mangos 3 47273 Silent Night (3) fr ...........................T Mitchell 4 65x1 Machtu (4) fr............................. M McKendry 5 982x9 Bonnie Maguire (5) fr ................S McCaffrey

6 23118 Silence Is Golden (6) fr ................R Downey 7 x7377 Salvador (7) fr ....................... A Poutama (J) 8 11x Give The Wink (8) fr ......................S Lawson 9 08x80 American Classic (21) fr.......... B Butcher (J) 10 0x941 Miro Bay (22) fr ............................ D Butcher 5 8.05pm MCARDLE @ NEVELE R STUD CLAIMERS MOBILE PACE $5000, claimers 5yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 05565 Brooke Brad Carolina (1) fr .......... D Butcher 2 37338 Harry The Maori (2) fr ........M Blakemore (J) 3 79616 Mighty Creation (3) fr ......... J MacKinnon (J) 4 32767 Motu Just In Time (4) fr .................T Mitchell 5 33277 Thrill Factor fr ............................... Scratched 6 46141 Jonny Wilkinson (5) fr....................Z Butcher 7 61514 Viewfield Apache (6) fr ............ B Butcher (J) 6 8.35pm TINTIN IN AMERICA @ NEVELE R STUD HANDICAP PACE $7000, 5yo+ 3 to 6 wins discrhcp pace, stand, 2200m 1 71453 Millview Rachal (1) fr ................ D Branch (J) 2 57367 Speak Up (2) fr............................. G Noakes 3 7x639 Elias Bromac (3) fr ........................T Mitchell

TROT $6000, 6yo+ 2 or more wins +claimer discrhcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 10925 Banana Smoothie (1) fr........B Mangos 2 57420 Good Hest (U1) fr...............J Abernethy 3 6x3x8 Canyouwatchoverme (U2) fr..M McKendry 4 17D31 Surreal Moment (1) 10...........S Lawson 5 086x7 Johnny Springfield (1) 20...T Macfarlane 6 83819 Meyer Lansky (1) 30...................G Robb 7 23778 Phoebe Gladiator (2) 30.....D Alexander 8 63493 Phoebe Revival (1) 40............N Chilcott 9 51646 Oto Invasion (2) 40..................S Phelan 8 9.35pm LIS MARA @ NEVELE R STUD JUNIOR DRIVERS MBL PACE $5500, 4yo+ 1 to 2

Pahiatua gallops Today at Woodville

1 12.15pm (NZT) WOODVILLE SERVICE CENTRE MAID-

3 1.25pm BAMBRY’S WATER TREADMILL F&M MAIDEN

EN HWT METRIC MILE $7000, MDN HWT, 1600m 1 54225 Lotto b (7) 68..................K Veenendaal (2.5) 2 x4x29 Hunter Street b (12) 68 ...................J Riddell 3 60x64 Be Yourself (10) 68 ...................... B Lammas 4 70474 Premeaux (8) 68 ..............................S Doyle 5 77057 Rapt In Gold (5) 68 ....................C Studd (3) 6 0 Painted City (9) 68 .................... G Walsh (3) 7 Potter (6) 68 .................................... I Lupton 8 30x06 Prince Federico (1) 68 ...............N Quinn (3) 9 0x654 Ceviche (4) 66 ...........................R Hutchings 10 00699 Savarose (3) 66..........................J Rathbone 11 0 Vitaari Girl (2) 66 ..................M Mitchell (1.5) 12 0x00 Zinika (11) 66 ................................. C Singer 2 12.50pm MIKE TODD TRUCKING HIGHWEIGHT RATING 65 $8000, Rating 65 Benchmark HWT*, 1600m 1 08331 Running Late dm (1) 69 .............C Studd (3) 2 x88x1 Sonny Ben (9) 69 ...........K Veenendaal (2.5) 3 x7921 Get Flash tdm (2) 68.5 ...............J Rathbone 4 53324 Share The Blame m (3) 67.5 ....... B Lammas 5 40600 Riverman Jack (5) 66 ................ G Walsh (3) 6 x5706 Pearls (6) 65....................................J Riddell 7 766x0 Citadelle (7) 65.....................M Mitchell (1.5) 8 88267 Bolt Action mh (10) 65 ..............R Hutchings 9 95090 Dinksta d (8) 65..........................N Quinn (3) 10 80x95 Kitch dm (11) 65...............................S Doyle 11 66x08 The Last Al dh (4) 65 ..................... C Singer

$12,000, MDN F&M, 1400m 1 522x2 Lucy Lincoln (17) 57.5.............. B Grylls (a2) 2 98x33 Gipsy Star b (7) 57.5 ........................S Doyle 3 56327 Kayzed h (3) 57.5 ............................J Riddell 4 x9033 Lovetokeep’er (16) 57.5 ............L Isherwood 5 70x43 Mrs Clooney (10) 57.5...................D Bradley 6 8x3 Pocket Aces (5) 57.5 ...................... J Parkes 7 0037 Golden Shells (6) 57.5 ....................R Myers 8 58664 Honour Roll (13) 57.5.....................H Tinsley 9 900x5 Tullyho (1) 57.5 ........................... R Hannam 10 86 Valley Queen (12) 57.5 ...................S Collett 11 08x87 Doozyatold (9) 57.5..........................K Smith 12 99007 I’m Bella h (15) 57.5 .......................D Walker 13 73876 Mahora Gold (8) 57.5 .......... R Hutchings (a) 14 0x Manukura (14) 57.5.................. A Taylor (a3) 15 Single Girl (4) 57.5 ...................... B Lammas 16 89 Winter Cat (2) 57.5..................... V Johnston 17 3 Waipatiki Girl (11) 55....................... K Myers Emergency: Waipatiki Girl 4 2.00pm BEALE TRUCKING LIMITED MAIDEN DASH $8000, MDN, 1200m 1 223 Vice Marshall b (7) 58.5 ..................J Riddell 2 362 By The Powers b (5) 58.5...............D Walker 3 0x274 The Bouncer (8) 58.5 .....................H Tinsley 4 06946 Joe Bonanno (12) 58.5 ............... B Lammas 5 Archangel (3) 58.5 ...........................K Smith

6 8x0x0 Alvin Purple (9) 58.5 .............M Hudson (a3) 7 7. Going Straight (1) 58.5............ D Turner (a3) 8 Jibril (6) 58.5 ............................... R Hannam 9 87 Marotiri Lad (14) 58.5.......... R Hutchings (a) 10 Sanguy (13) 58.5 11 76570 Herecomesthebride (4) 56.5 ......... T Russell 12 06. Grawin (2) 56.5 ................... M Dravitzki (a2) 13 Master Pinnacle 56 ...................... Scratched 14 Flamsteed 56 ............................... Scratched 15 79x4x Oceania 54................................... Scratched 16 Honey Queen (11) 54 .....................R Myers 17 666B0 Go Beauty (10) 56.5 Emergency: Go Beauty 5 2.36pm WENHAM GRAIN & SEED 1200 RATING 65 $8000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 1 Ralph’s Gift dm (5) 59 ................. R Hannam 2 6x474 Sports Coat tdm (1) 58.5 ................J Riddell 3 053x9 Dorian dm (6) 57 ............................. K Myers 4 28421 Persian Dancer dm (2) 57 ........ A Taylor (a3) 5 73028 The Great White m (9) 57 ...............D Walsh 6 2555x Queen Of Rock tdmb (3) 56.5 ........D Walker 7 x1479 Anniesstar (7) 56........................... T Russell 8 4140x Zedetta (4) 56 .................................R Myers 9 x4687 Daufino tdmh (8) 56 .................... B Lammas 6 3.11pm SMITH ENGINEERING F&M MAIDEN SPRINT $7000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 2434x Sunseka (2) 57.5................. M Dravitzki (a2)

2 5x045 Nightclubs (7) 57.5 ..........................J Riddell 3 32660 Andalou (4) 57.5 ............. K Kalychurun (a3) 4 x680x Baby Gee (11) 57.5...................W Satherley 5 08. Fashion Guru (8) 57.5 ......................K Smith 6 666B0 Go Beauty (14) 57.5.......................H Tinsley 7 9x0. Lapsaglo h (15) 57.5 ..................... T Russell 8 Maddison (16) 57.5 ........................D Walker 9 Minyarna (6) 57.5 ........................... J Parkes 10 Tikvah (17) 57.5 ....................... B Grylls (a2) 11 32x Quake (5) 55 .................................D Bradley 12 6x426 Silver Shadow (10) 55 ................ V Johnston 13 3 Waipatiki Girl (3) 55......................... K Myers 14 4. Aribasan (9) 55 ...............................R Myers 15 Rose And Crown (13) 55 ............ R Hannam 16 6. Princess Charlotte (1) 55 ............ B Lammas 17 89 Winter Cat (12) 57.5 Emergency: Winter Cat 7 3.46pm WHARITI MEATS 2011 LIMITED STAYERS RATING 65 $8000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 15913 Fred Flinstone dmb (7) 59 ..............H Tinsley 2 04B16 Beebee Star (10) 57.5................. B Lammas 3 00217 Zedeedudadeeko m (2) 57.5......... T Russell 4 x8125 Atomic Road mb (5) 56.5 ........T Kahlon (a4) 5 24221 Allez Rose dm (9) 56 ...................... K Myers 6 34306 Reasons Unknown t (8) 54 .............R Myers 7 x0534 Vicki Anne t (4) 54.......................... J Parkes 8 02389 Jabez (6) 54 ...................................D Walker

9 70x06 The Dolphin m (1) 54 ......................D Walsh 10 96x08 Amies Angel (3) 54 ............. M Dravitzki (a2) 8 4.21pm MANAWATU AUTO GLASS AND GLAZING LIMITED HCP R75 $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 53621 Dal Dantrix d (6) 59 ........................ J Parkes 2 96131 Get The Message m (16) 58.5 . A Taylor (a3) 3 23x61 McRae tmh (4) 58.5 ......................D Bradley 4 89121 Mr Darcee’s Gold m (11) 58.5 .. B Grylls (a2) 5 77212 St Ransom dm (1) 58.5 ............... R Hannam 6 x7538 Tidal Wave m (7) 58.5 .....................J Riddell 7 06521 Kenneth td (2) 58 ............................S Collett 8 x0631 Flippant 57.5 ................................ Scratched 9 40337 Sir Cosworth m (3) 57.5 ............W Satherley 10 2136x Flynn db (9) 57 ...............................D Walker 11 52150 Mash d (10) 57 ...............................H Tinsley 12 26906 Benny’s Sister m (15) 56 ............. B Lammas 13 x4554 Darby Shaw dm (13) 56 ..................R Myers 14 x0445 Quality Royal dm (5) 56 ..................D Walsh 15 731x7 Cameo Lass 55.5 ......................... Scratched 16 27243 Ishiarose 55 ................................. Scratched 17 63627 Wannabe Queen 54 ..................... Scratched 18 44367 Let’s Go Fratelli d (8) 56 ...... M Dravitzki (a2) 19 0x046 Bar Keeper dm (14) 55.5 20 0x051 Innuendo m (12) 55............. R Hutchings (a) 21 65430 Jamomiti 54.................................. Scratched

Daily Events 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.

Friday 9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am - 11.30pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in centre, St Andrews Anglican Church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street Tinwald.

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 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.

11.00am MID CANTERBURY PRVINCIAL RURAL WOMEN NEW ZEALAND. Annual General Meeting, domain Pavilion,

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.

Walnut Avenue.

11.00am - 3.00pm TE HUB. Seeds, seedlings, workshops, enviro centre.

35 Dobson Street West, Biograins building.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

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.

1.30pm ARTHRITIS GET TOGETHER. Trevor Wilson Centre, Tancred Street, Ashburton.

1.30pm R.S.A. Euchre, R.S.A. Cox Street, Ashburton.

2.00pm CAVENDISH CLUB. Movies, meet at the Regent Cinema at

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.

1.45pm. 211 Wills Street.

1.30pm R.S.A. Euchre, R.S.A. Cox Street, Ashburton.

2.00pm CAVENDISH CLUB. Tell your favourite handy hint. 31 Tancred Street, Ashburton.

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Thursday, August 22, 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

REAL ESTATE

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Aug 23-25

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IMMACULATE, SMART & COSY

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1974 TRIUMPH 2500, auto.

Good order. Phone 308 5311.

RURAL TRADING POST

FOR Sale - top quality lucerne baleage. Approx 80 bales. Phone 302 6737.

$262,000 - $270,000

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PUBLIC NOTICES

SITUATIONS VACANT

FURTHER NOTICE OF ELECTION Nominations have now closed for the 2013 triennial local authority elections. Listed below are details of the confirmed candidates for the Canterbury District Health Board.

Canterbury District Health Board (7 required) ABRAHAM ALPERS BUCK CLARKE CRIGHTON DICKERSON FRANKLIN GILCHRIST HANSEN HOWE KANE KEMPEN KEOWN KILWORTH MCCOMBIE MCGOWAN MCMAHON MENE MORRELL NELSON NOORDANUS PATTERSON-KINGI ROWLAND SYMES TE PATU WAKEFIELD

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George Oscar Sally Murray Anna Andrew Allison Wendy Tubby Tim Jo Beth Aaron Robin Andrew Margaret Paul Chris David Keith John Drucilla David W Heather Adrian Steve

(Independent) (The People’s Choice) (Independent) (Independent) (Independent) (Independent) (Independent) (Independent) (Electronic Schizophrenia) (iCitz - Independent Citizens) (Independent) (Independent - City 1st - No Party Politics) (Independent) (Independent) (The People’s Choice - Labour) (Independent) (Independent) (Independent) (Independent) (Independent) (The People’s Choice - Labour)

As the number of nominations received exceeds the available vacancies, an election will be required for the above issue. The election will be conducted by postal voting on Saturday 12 October 2013 using the single transferable voting system. Voting will open on Friday 20 September 2013 and will close at 12 noon on Saturday, 12 October 2013.

Enrolment and Special Voting Arrangements Residents within the Canterbury District Health Board area who are not listed on the final electoral rolls for these elections can enrol at PostShops, libraries or the city or district council offices within the area up to 4.00pm on Friday 11 October 2013.

Special voting facilities will be available as separately advertised, at city or district council offices within the Canterbury District Health Board area during normal office hours from Friday 20 September until Friday 11 October 2013 and from 9am to 12 noon on Saturday 12 October 2013. Please check with your local city or district council for special voting options.

Anthony Morton Electoral Officer – Canterbury District Health Board C/- PO Box 3138, Christchurch 8140 cdhb@electionz.com 0508 440 027 www.cdhb.govt.nz

C45777Driver/ 21x3 The Press ThursDuties 22 Aug - 3 columns Milk Round 29 for auga full-time We Chch currentlyMail haveThurs a vacancy driver to carry out milk round duties, which Mail Frivineyard 30 aug couldAkaroa also include some work.

Ashburton Guardian We are seeking applications fromThurs people 22 withaug the following attributes: Selwyn Times Tues 27 aug - A commitment to excellent customer Central Canterbury News Wed 28 aug service - The ability to work under Sat pressure Northern Outlook 24 and augin a team environment - Have skills Theexcellent Newscommunication Thurs 29 aug All - Be fit and able, as some heavy lifting is Kaikoura Star Wed 28 aug required - Have a Heavy Traffic Licence Fri 23 aug Marlborough Express Days of work and hours will be discussed at the time of interview.

If this sounds like you, and you are able to multi task, then please apply to: Charles & Esma Hill Meadow Fresh Milk Vendors/ CharRees Vineyard Ashburton Mobile: 0274 846 269 After hours: 308 9705

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TRADES, SERVICES

4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar protective films, UV block, fade, heat and glare control, privacy and safety films for glass. FREE quotes - 20 years local service. Bill Breukelaar - phone 0800 368 468. www.tintawindow.co.nz CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

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.

TONIGHT

7.30pm

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Staff management and recruitment professionals.

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Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Kayley Skevington Happy 1st Birthday Hayley.

Lots of love and kisses from Grandad and Jo. xxx Jacob Robinson Happy 5th Birthday Jacob for yesterday!

Off to school.

Love from Mum, Dad and Ruby.

Pitiera RopihaWainohu Happy 6th Birthday, Pitiera. Enjoy your day darling. Arohanui from all your friends and family. xox Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our ground floor office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Creative Cupcake Classes

August 24 & 25

Call Kitchen Kapers for more information 308 8287 The Arcade, Ashburton

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Puzzles Thursday, August 22, 2013

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. January 1st fishing sound associated with keys (8) 4. Male animal sounds a tedious tale-teller (4) 8. Almost turn back, but it’s so difficult to get out of (3) 9. Cut slices with the first bit of veal in mind (5) 10. Was a con-man, whichever way you look at it (3) 11. One doesn’t hear its presence (7) 12. Six in one are sheeplike (5) 13. Nothing on top? No idea! (5-6) 17. A bit of ecclesiastical law for a man of the church (5) 18. People may be considered trained to use it (7) 20. Something growing from hemlock, perhaps, without wine (3) 21. To be a student one must incline to embrace the right (5) 22. All at this, no boats in the harbour: hopelessly lost! (3) 23. Act dumb for last part of the Christmas show (4) 24. Bits of books people like 17 are incorporated in (8)

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9. Around the North it’s costly to hold worker on and on (10) 14. Note the middle of the sums at least (7) 15. Top of the bottle after end of the glass? What a laugh! (6) 16. Heartless boy soundly balances such secluded approaches (6) 18. One section of the river to arrive at (5) 19. Something middling, one is told, to be prodigal with (5)

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YOUR STARS

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) With life about to become a lot busier and more work focused from tomorrow, work to find a balance between work and play while you can.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) With the Sun spending his last full day in your home and family sector this is a day for keeping your eyes open and your head out of the sand.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) With Mars just six days away from leaving your income sector and new doors due to open on the work front in just a few weeks, anything is possible.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Today is all about getting everything out in the open, knowing that you can’t change what you can’t see.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Spend the last full day of your birthday month with your eyes open, your head out of the sand and all your excuses having now been challenged.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Where yesterday’s Full Moon in your work sector may have brought things to a head or a tipping point, what you need today is a chance to chill out.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) As the Moon makes his final visit to your work sector before Mars leaves your career sector, keep your finger on the pulse and ear to the ground.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) You haven’t even begun to tap into what’s really possible professionally, with today more about keeping your eyes open and remaining observant.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Your professional hat will soon be back on, with this a day for keeping your mind and your options open, exploring as many options as possible.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) With a smart head for money and a much better sense of your professional and income options, this is a day for taking your power back.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Thanks to the wakeup calls delivered by yesterday’s Full Moon you’re able to approach your own and your relationship needs more authentically.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) With a lot of things flushed out on the work front over the last few days you have a better understanding of where both you and things stand.

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Guardian

Family Notices DEATHS

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.

Geraldine Funeral Services FDANZ MOON, John Ellis Fitzroy – The partners and staff of Russell Moon & Fail Solicitors announce the sad passing of retired partner John Moon at Christchurch on Wednesday, August 14, 2013. John had been a key member of the firm and was with us for 51 years. He will be sadly missed by all his friends, colleagues, and clients. In keeping with John’s wishes, a private funeral service has been held.

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

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ANNIVERSARIES Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary

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Married August 22, 1953 At St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Ashburton

Congratulations Mum and Dad 60 wonderful years together.

With love, Maree and Bill, Lynne and Nick, Andrea and Atu, Hayden, Amelia and Jacob.

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Set 8:25 am Rise 9:45 pm

First quarter

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday 101.6 Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday

7.27

Sth Ashburton at 3:30 pm, yesterday

8.76 nc

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

43.6

Waitaki Kurow at 3:00 pm, yesterday

318.3

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Wind at 1000m: N 50 km/h easing in the morning. Wind at 2000m: Severe N gale easing to 50 km/h in the morning.

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Fine apart from isolated showers morning about the divide with snow flurries above 1000 metres.

Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: NW 50 km/h.

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10am Good Morning 11am Cowboy Builders 3 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Rhona and Brett are awkward; Nikhil looks over CVs; Paddy is angry. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me Australia PGR 3 2pm Four Weddings USA 3 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 MasterChef Australia 3 The final challenge of second-chance week sees the remaining four teams compete in an invention test with butter as the core ingredient. 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Coronation Street PGR 0 8:30 Gavin and Stacey PGR 3 0 9:05 Winners and Losers PGR Frances’s surprise that it will be just her and Flynn in the law practice is soon overtaken by Tiffany’s request that Frances take over as her lawyer in the custody hearing. 0 10:05 F Auckland Daze AO 3 10:35 One News Tonight 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:35 Tiki Tour 3 0 7am Fish Hooks 3 0 7:25 Rated A For Awesome 0 7:50 Transformers Prime 3 0 8:15 Franklin 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon The Secret Circle PGR 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle PGR 2pm My Kitchen Rules 3 0 3:15 Supernormal 3 0 3:25 Angry Birds Toons 0 3:30 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 4pm Kickin’ It 0 4:30 The Erin Simpson Show 4:59 Horace In Slow Motion 3 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street Wendy breaks up the Coopers; Emma must parent alone; Nicole alienates Vinnie over Kylie. 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 0 8pm Code – 1 PGR 0 8:30 Arrow AO 0 9:30 N Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners PGR Series that follows Brits who are obsessed with cleaning. 0 10:35 Nikita 0

11:05 Tagata Pasifika 11:40 Sailing – America’s Cup (Highlights) 12:20 Snakes In The City 1:20 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:45 Infomercials 5:05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:35 Police Ten 7 3 0 12:05 Rizzoli And Isles AO 0 1:05 Renters PGR 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 Private Practice AO 3 0 3:25 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:15 Anderson Live PGR 3 5:05 The Erin Simpson Show 3 5:30 Infomercials

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8:40 The Almighty Johnsons AO Why are Grandpa and Axl naked on the beach? Does Anders have a conscience?

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11:20 The Winter Games (Highlights) Midnight Golf World 12:30 Medium AO 1:30 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Infomercials

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6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Moe 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 7:55 Hey Arnold! 3 8:25 Chuggington 8:35 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 8:50 Bob The Builder 9am Thomas And Friends 3 9:10 Peppa Pig 3 9:20 Barney And Friends 3 9:50 Tickety Toc 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Moe 3 3pm Sticky TV Featuring – Franklin And Friends and Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion.

4:30 Four Live 6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 6:30 Futurama 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm Futurama 8:30 Family Guy AO 3 9pm Unsupervised AO Gary and Joel get fake IDs so they can give blood.

9:30 South Park AO 3 10pm Cops PGR 10:30 Against the Wall AO 3

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

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

11:50 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:45 Home Shopping 1:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:15 Home Shopping

7pm 7:30 8:30 9pm 9:30

The Crowd Goes Wild Best of Man v Wild PGR 3 The Animal Files PGR Storage Wars – Texas Prime Rocks – Sound City AO Rock star Dave Grohl explores the history behind LA recording studio Sound City, which some call the birthplace of some of the world’s most cherished music.

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 7:30 Candice Tells All 8am What’s Really In Our Food?

8:30 The Stagers 9am Food Safari Maeve O’Meara hosts an Australian show about great food, recipes and the clever people who make simple ingredients sing.

9:30 Bath Crashers 10am The Cook And The Chef 10:30 Candice Tells All 11am World On Wheels 11:30 The Boat That Guy Built Noon Million Dollar Contractor 12:30 Barter Kings 1:30 Days Of Our Lives PGR 2:30 Wild At Heart 3:30 The Stagers 4pm Taste A designer food programme with recipes and advice on fashionable food.

5pm The Home Show 6pm What’s Really In Our Food?

6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Auction Room 7:30 Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 8:35 Gourmet Farmer 9:05 Food Safari 9:40 The Hairy Baker 10:10 Turkish Delights With Allegra McEvedy 10:35 Campus 11:30 Wild At Heart

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TV THREE 6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 11:30 The Office 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 30 1pm Dr Phil AO 2pm The Dr Oz Show PGR 3pm House Rules 3 4pm Rachael Ray Tips on looking thinner with a different hairstyle; chef Josh Capon prepares two five-minute meals; Rachael makes sliced steak and mushroom sandwiches.

5pm Entertainment Tonight 5:25 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals 0 6pm 3 News

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Stagers 1:30 Auction Room 2am Taste 3am The Home Show 4am What’s Really In Our Food?

4:30 Yard Crashers 5am Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure

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 3:30 Rolie Polie Olie 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana Ka Pao 3 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

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9:15 Colombiana 16VL 2011 Action.

Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan.

11am The Vow PGLS 2012 Romance. Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum.

12:45 The Philly Kid 16VL 2012 Action. Wes Chatham, Devon Sawa.

2:20 The Help M 2011 Drama.

Emma Stone, Viola Davis.

4:45 Killer Elite 16VL 2011 Action.

Jason Statham, Clive Owen.

6:40 Tower Heist MLS 2011 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy.

8:30 Safe 16VL 2012 Action.

Jason Statham, Catherine Chan.

10:10 Machine Gun Preacher 16VLS 2011 Action. Gerard Butler.

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12:20 What’s Your Number?

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9:25 The Dark Crystal PGC 1982 Animated. Voices of Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz. 11am The Wrong Man 16VLS 2006 Crime. Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley.

12:50 Unfaithful 16VS 2002 Drama.

Diane Lane, Richard Gere.

2:55 Garfield – A Tail Of Two Kitties 2005 Comedy.

4:15 Men Of Honor ML 2000 Drama.

6:25 The Long Kiss Goodnight 18VL 1996 Action.

8:30 Couples Retreat MS 2009 Comedy.

10:25 High Crimes MV 2002 Thriller.

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6am Sky Sport – What’s On 6:30 NRL 360 7:30 Deaker On Sport 8:30 Golf World 9am Golf – Champions Tour (Highlights) Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.

10am Triathlon – Alps D’Huez (Highlights) 11am M7 Multisport TV Avon Descent.

11:30 M7 Multisport TV Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.

Noon AFL Weekly Highlights 1pm Cricket – International (Replay) England v Australia – Fifth Test, Day One. 3pm Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) Raiders U20 v Bulldogs U20.

5pm Athletics – IAAF World Championships (Highlights) 6pm Total Rugby 6:30 Grassroots Rugby 7:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup North Harbour v Counties Manukau.

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9:30 Red Bull Chronicles A magazine style programme featuring extreme sport action.

10pm Rugby – International (Replay) Wallabies v All Blacks.

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6am Basketball – Women’s FIBA Oceania Championship (Replay) Opals v Tall Ferns – Game Two. From AIS Arena in Canberra.

8am Cricket – International England v Australia – Fifth Test, Day One. Coverage of the last two hours The Oval in London.

10am Golf – US PGA Tour 2012 FedEx Cup Official Film.

11am The Crowd Goes Wild 11:30 Rugby – International (Replay) Wallabies v All Blacks.

From ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

1:30 Deaker On Sport 2:30 NRL Fulltime 3pm Triathlon – Alps D’Huez (Highlights) 4pm Golf – US PGA Tour 2012 FedEx Cup Official Film.

5pm Golf World A weekly review of golf tournaments around the globe.

5:30 Inside The PGA Tour 6pm NRL Fulltime 6:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) England v Australia – Fifth Test, Day One. From The Oval in London.

7pm Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Counties Manukau v Wellington.

From EcoLight Stadium in Pukekohe.

7:30 The Ultimate Fighter Aussie v UK. 9:30 L Sterlo An in-depth look at each of the NRL games from the weekend.

10:30 L NRL Footy Show

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1am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Warriors v Panthers. From Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

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Sevens enjoys financial boon

Mid Canterbury’s Mark Jackman could be in for a big pay day as the New Zealand Rugby Union announced it is prepared to pay for a shot at double Olympic glory in 2016.

The lure of Olympic gold has already helped to attract Benji Marshall to rugby and now it has seen sevens handed a big financial windfall in the players’ collective contract agreement.

The new deal, signed by the NZRU and the New Zealand Rugby Players Association (NZRPA), governs professional rugby in this country from 2013 to 2015 and includes a major boon for the abbreviated version of the game.

Where in the past sevens specialists would have to supplement their income in the ITM Cup, a significant increase in the amount of money from the player payment pool to be allocated to sevens will now allow for fulltime players.

While the revenue sharing model will remain the same and see 36.5 per cent of the NZRU’s generated revenue - equating to $121.2 million over three years - applied for the benefit of players, a bigger slice of the pie will now be going to the smaller game.

The previous payment fund for the men’s programme has more than doubled from $1.6m to $3.5m, providing the opportunity for a core group of players to specialise in, or prioritise, sevens ahead of the Rio Games in 2016.

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‘Mentally tough’ Taylor gets nod Utility back Tom Taylor has been picked to guide the All Black backline on debut, just over 30 years since his father, Warwick, was first picked for test duties.

Taylor has been preferred ahead of Colin Slade for the first five-eighths role which became vacant after injuries to Daniel Carter, Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett.

Taylor and Colin Slade were called into the squad and while

Slade has played 10 tests and been the Highlanders’ fiveeighths all year, the versatile Taylor has been preferred for Saturday’s repeat clash with the Wallabies.

“He is mentally tough and plays the game with a lot of confidence and maturity,” coach Steve Hansen said. “These factors, along with his assured goalkicking under pressure, have made this an easy selection. We have every faith that he will handle

the occasion with aplomb.”

The 24-year-old Taylor will suit up in the most famous sporting club in New Zealand and join his father, who began his international career as a midfield back against the Lions in 1983.

The Taylors will be the 18th father-and-son combination to play for the All Blacks after another Crusaders product, lock Isaac Ross, who was chosen for the same honour as his locking father, Jock.

In 2012, Taylor played a stretch of five games as the backline director for the Crusaders to give them kicking options with Carter moving out a place.

He has not been picked there since, with Tyler Bleyendaal chosen in Carter’s absence.

However, Taylor’s clear thinking, size and goalkicking expertise have persuaded the All Black selectors he is the better replacement.

Hansen had no doubt Satur-

day would be a tougher task for the All Blacks than they faced in Sydney.

“They will be hurting after that test and will throw everything at us,” he said.

The side for Saturday is: Israel Dagg, Ben Smith, Conrad Smith, Ma’a Nonu, Julian Savea, Tom Taylor, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (c), Steven Luatua, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Owen Franks, Andrew Hore, Tony Woodcock.

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