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Bill ‘will undermine fellow pupils’ safety’ By Myles Hume A piece of proposed legislation that will prevent teachers from searching and seizing banned products in schools has prompted action from one local principal. Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan is in the final stages of preparing a submission against the Education Amendment Bill, which contains contentious proposals such as charter schools and restrictions on the power schools hold to surrender, retain, search and seize
banned good such as weapons and drugs. It is no secret that Mr McMillan regularly holds random blitzes with drug sniffer dogs and conducts breath tests at college balls, all to ensure the safety of fellow pupils. However, if the proposed legislation gets the green light, schools will only hold the power to search campus property such as lockers and desks, and if teachers are suspicious as to what is inside pupils’ bags they will not have the power to ask them to empty it on the desk. “This has come out of nowhere
Do you think there should be drug sniffer dogs at schools? For your comments and suggestions email myles.h@theguardian.co.nz. and I can’t find a single consultant who has asked for this,” Mr McMillan said. “Poorly drafted, poorly thought through, it looks as though no one has talked to anyone. An example is; we all know students don’t use lockers nowadays they keep everything in their bags, you only see that kind of thing in American school movies,” he said. In his written submission, to
be sent away on January 24, Mr McMillan plans to highlight several points. They involve; what harm prompted the Ministry of Education to make a change? What was wrong with the current legislation? And the unforeseen effects and consequences if this Bill goes ahead, for example compromised safety and a heightened sense of power for pupils.
“The main body of students at school should be in a safe place and that’s how I want to keep it. “There may not be hundreds or thousands of submissions, but it should take two or three to show them the flaws and how bizarre this is.” Mr McMillan struggled to see how the legislation would help schools reintegrate troubled pupils back into the school environment.
Ashburton College regularly sent suspended pupils to local organisations including Ashburton Community Drugs and Alcohol Service, who monitored them with drug tests and provided support to help them get back into education. “Usually the case is we say, ‘look we understand you have something in your bag you shouldn’t’ and they say ‘yeah I have this’ and the worse thing they get is a detention. But with new (proposed) legislation if you ask them to empty their bags and they don’t want to then I’m going to say ‘with a reasonable request I’m
now suspending you’.” However, if the legislation went ahead it would be illegal to refer pupils to get assistance, Mr McMillan saying it would only leave schools with limited choice but to take drastic measures. He also believed some pupils would use the law to their advantage. “It’s going to be the same situation as a child turning around to their parent and saying ‘you can’ touch me,” he said. Mr McMillan will send his submission in the coming days.
Principals The growing cost of child obesity query Govt motives By Sam Morton
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Local principals question the motives behind a Government strategy to move students towards higher paying careers. The principals believe teenagers make career decisions based on their talents, and money only plays a part in choosing their future pathway. Their comments come following the launch of website careers.govt.nz and a Ministry of Education report, which allows students to compare the salaries of degree-based industries five years after they complete tertiary studies. Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment minister Steven Joyce said the data highlights the variation in earning potential for different levels of graduates, assisting students of all ages when considering career options. “What I think it (the data) will do is you will see a move from fine arts and performing arts into a strong demand for more career orientated areas,” Mr Joyce said. Although local college principals believe the website is a valuable tool, they say it is about finding the right balance between job satisfaction and income, and pupils were not always lured by fat pay packets. Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said many young adults looked “to follow their dream” and money was not always the driving factor. He said it would be “dangerous” to use the money-based website as the only tool to make a decision on a career path. “It’s interesting, I don’t think there is anybody who goes into teaching necessarily for the money even though they have a good average wage and holidays are good, they go into it for the love of learning,” Mr Schreurs said.
Would you advise your children to choose a career based on their talents or how well it paid? Visit www.guardianonline.co.nz to have your say. Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan found the motives for choosing a career varied “from person to person” and the college used a broad-based curriculum to allow a better opportunity for pupils to seek their talents. However, he warned the website was only a snapshot to “shape the market”, pointing out trades had not been included on the income comparison list which made up a vital part of the country’s economy. “I would really like to see the wages compared with someone who has been out of an apprenticeship for five years ... these guys have been earning while they were training too. Mr Schreurs agreed that the annual incomes posted on the site may not be entirely accurate, but he thought it would help school leavers make informed decisions about tertiary study. Although the website was created to push students towards the “indemand areas earning the most”, Mr Schreurs did not want to see history repeat itself. He harked back to a time when there was an abundance of law degree graduates, leaving some jobless. He encouraged pupils to make their decisions using several sources, such as careers.govt.nz, careers advisors and parents.
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The young obesity epidemic will only get larger unless parents start taking responsibility for their child’s lifestyle, according to an independent dietitian. Bronwyn Beavon’s comments follow the rapid rise in the nation’s childhood obesity, with recent research revealing 20 per cent of children are overweight, with almost 10 per cent clinically obese. In some cases around the country, children as young as nine are being enrolled in weight loss programmes in a desperate attempt to shed the pounds - and authorities are rightly concerned. Ms Beavon, based in Timaru, believes a large percentage of the issue lies with fast food outlets. She is urging families to cut them out of the weekly routine altogether. “Spend more time on the outside aisles in the supermarket, where the fresh food tends to be. Spend less time in the inside aisles and you will most definitely be going in the right direction,” Ms Beavon said. “The message is to get them (the children) out there, get them off the couch, off the Playstation and encourage them to be active. And remember it doesn’t necessarily have to be sport, it can be recreational activities too like walking or biking – any movement is good movement.” A University of Auckland study, released last week, found that weight issues and obesity in New Zealand is costing the country more than $800 million every year in both healthcare costs and lost productivity. The Ministry of Health say one in five children, aged 2 to 14, is overweight, one in 12 are obese and three out of 10 children are at risk, because of excessive weight. Last year, New Zealand was ranked second from last in an obesity report conducted worldwide. A national survey, available through Sport NZ, also uncovered some glum trends among Kiwi children with less than 50 per cent of the population choosing not to take part in at least one sport or recreation event in 2011. The survey, which was released
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Ms Beavon said the solution was to encourage younger children to be active, rather than to put the focus on losing weight. She urged families to get involved together and help drive and support each other to stay active on a daily basis. “What your children eat is just as important as how much exercise they do. Striking that balance is the key to good health. “It’s a message we want to send at a young age, but unfortunately
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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS RAPLEY, Robin James – Passed away on January 21, 2013 at Christchurch Hospital. Loved and sadly missed. Father and fatherin-law of Julie and John, Daniel and Maria, Edward and Paula, Thomas and Paola. Grandfather to Matthew, Sarah, Christine, Lindsey, Faith-Anne, Lena, Grace, Harrison, Lola and Francesco. Partner to Margaret. Brother of Carol and Richard. We wish to offer a sincere thank you to the special nursing staff and doctors in the ICU unit at Christchurch Hospital. Messages to the Rapley family, c/- P O Box 10345, Christchurch 8145. A celebration of Robin’s life will be held in the Ferry Park Chapel, 297 Ferry Road, Christchurch on FRIDAY, January 25 at 11.00 am. Private cremation thereafter. Bell, Lamb & Trotter Funeral Directors Ltd F.D.A.N.Z. PH: (03) 389-7999 ROSE, Akamiria (Of Whangarei) – Died January 21, 2013. Loved mum of Ian and Mary Hinds. Loved and respected nan of Kathy and Jeff Parlane (Hokianga), Deby and Daryll Henwood Hinds, Ian-Paul and Helen (Whangarei), Nanny Nan to her nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. “Gracious lady now at peace” Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz
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Crash blackspots identified By Sue Newman It comes as no surprise to Ashburton mayor Angus McKay that Ashburton’s urban accident black-spots last year centred around State Highway One. Data provided by Ashburton Police to the Ashburton District Council indicates there were accidents, most of them minor, at virtually every intersection along the highway in Ashburton and in Tinwald. The worst spot for crashes was the intersection of the highway
with Walnut Avenue and that confirms the need to push for traffic safety improvements in that area, Mr McKay said. “The statistics mean we have to look at putting particular emphasis on these corners and we’re certainly looking at Walnut Avenue and West Street. Council staff are already in negotiations with NZTA on this.” A number of options to improve traffic flows at this intersection have been on the council’s radar for several years, but Mr McKay said several design options had now been drawn up and were
under discussion. “There are a lot of different drawings around and all work, but some are more cost effective than others. The key here is to keep traffic moving because you’ve got East Street, West Street and the railway line involved.” Statistics show that there were more than four reported minor crashes at this intersection last year but the accident spots also include several crashes at Racecourse Road and others at Wills, Cameron and Dobson Streets in Ashburton and at Jane and Johnstone Streets in Tinwald.
Cass Street is the other urban hot spot for crashes with Victoria Street at the top of the list. The council has already signed off design work to change traffic hierarchy in that area to eliminate accident potential. This work will be carried out in the first half of this year. Moore Street is also high on the Cass Street accident list as is the Walnut Avenue intersection. There were a number of minor crashes at intersections with Chalmers Avenue during the year with the Havelock Street intersection topping the list.
With several minor crashes on the books involving State Highway 77 around or near the planned entrance to the EA Networks stadium in the Riverside area, the council is also keeping a close eye on this area. When it comes to rural roads, there are no significant blackspots; the 16 major accidents recorded by the New Zealand Transport Agency were spread over a wide area and included a mix of intersections and open road. State highways 77 and One, however, featured regularly in rural crashes.
Uniform hunt in full swing Goodhew gets extra work in Cabinet reshuffle Along with Mr Smith, Phil Heatley and Kate Wilkinson lose their cabinet positions, with Mr Key saying it Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew’s year was time for fresh energy and ideas. has just got a whole lot busier. Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye The third term MP has not only has been promoted to Cabinet as survived Prime Minister John Key’s Minister for Food Safety, Youth portfolio shakeup, she has had her Affairs and Civil Defence and workload increased, with the addi- Associate Education Minister. tion of the associate minister of The remaining position inside primary industry title added to her Cabinet will be filled by Simon portfolio. Bridges who takes on the Labour and “I had no expectations and just Energy and Resources portfolios. waited to see if I got a call. I did and Senior Whip Michael Woodhouse I’m delighted and ready to play my will be a minister outside Cabinet part,” she said. as Immigration and Taking on the portVeterans Affairs’ folio of associate minMinister and Associate ister of primary indusTransport Minister. tries was in an area “As we begin a new that was very close to year I am optimistic home, Mrs Goodhew about the progress we said. can make, while being “I’m quite familiar mindful of the chalwith all my other portlenges created, in parfolios. Yes, there will ticular, by the uncerbe quite an increase in tain international ecomy workload I won’t be nomic environment,” sure of my delegations Mr Key said. until Nathan (Minister “New Zealanders Nathan Guy) gets his expect their elected knees under the table Government to get on, and then we’ll work and not only do what this out together.” it has promised to do, Jo Goodhew She sees the Prime but to do so with a Minister’s decision to sense of urgency and give her an additional portfolio as an purpose, with real energy and new endorsement of her ability. thinking along the way. While Lockwood Smith, Phil Chris Tremain would be appointHeatley and Kate Wilkinson will ed Local Government Minister and leave cabinet after the reshuffle, Mrs Steven Joyce has been made responGoodhew said she was confident in sible for Novopay after massive probMr Key’s ability to choose the right lems with the new teachers’ payroll leadership team. system. “Parliament and politics are a “I share the concerns of teachers dynamic mix and you never know and principals at continuing probwhat’s around the corner. I hoped lems in the operation of Novopay, the Prime Minister would put more and fixing this as quickly as possible responsibility in my hands but I is a priority,” Mr Key said. had no idea if he would or what this “A fresh set of eyes is needed and would be.” I have asked Economic Development She anticipates the next few weeks Minister Steven Joyce to take on this will be spent becoming familiar with responsibility.” her new portfolio, believing that what The change would be done ever area you are working in, it is through a transfer of responsibility important to start out as though you to Mr Joyce under section 7 of the know very little. Constitution Act. Mr Key’s new cabinet line up sees “Getting Novopay working as it the return of Nick Smith who takes should may take some time, given on the what appears to be the systemic housing and conservation port- issues involved. I can assure teachfolios. Social Development Minister ers that we want to get Novopay Paula Bennett will work with Mr sorted as soon as possible. Smith as Associate Housing Minister. Craig Foss would no longer be Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia Associate Education Minister and would remain as Associate Minister. will move to the roles of Minister of Mr Key confirmed the Government’s Consumer Affairs. nominee for Speaker to replace Mr Key said there were two notable Lockwood Smith would be long- promotions in terms of ministerial serving National MP and Cabinet rankings in the Cabinet changes Minister David Carter. with Jonathan Coleman rising to 10, “I have taken the opportunity pre- and Amy Adams to 15. sented by the change of Speaker to Mr Key said it is anticipated that a look at the Cabinet line-up as a whole, new Senior Whip would be elected at in the context of the Government’s National’s first caucus meeting of the priorities,” Mr Key said. year on January 29. By Sue Newman and APNZ
Charities reeling after break-ins By Anne-Marie Emerson Two Wanganui charities have been left reeling after they were broken into over the weekend. The Wanganui Foodbank was the target of what appeared to be an organised break-in, but all that was taken were some soft drinks and a few packets of noodles. Manager Linda Taumoeanga said staff discovered a scene of destruction when they arrived at work yesterday morning. Windows had been smashed, shelves of food tipped over, and the floor was covered in broken glass and spilled drink. A large rock was sitting under a broken window and straps were still attached to the bars on the windows in a failed attempt to remove them. A trail of food led away from the building and across the car park. “This was planned, it wasn’t just a random break-in,” Mrs Taumoeanga said.
“It’s pure vandalism.” Despite the mess, almost nothing was stolen. “All they’ve taken is a couple of packets of noodles and some soft drinks, but the cost to us will be huge.” The foodbank has insurance but may not receive a payout because of the excess. Mrs Taumoeanga has been manager for nearly two years and is getting sick of break-ins. “There’s probably been about 10 since I’ve been here - but this is the worst. We had a whole spate of them before Christmas, but they were quite minor.” She said she was at a loss about how to prevent them from happening. “We have super-thick glass on the windows and bars but it keeps happening. And unfortunately, when they are damaged, that’s even more expensive for us than fixing ordinary windows.” Mrs Taumoeanga emphasised that if people need food they can
come to the foodbank and ask for it. “It’s very discouraging. We’re here to help people but this sort of thing makes you wonder why you bother,” she said. Meanwhile, staff arriving for work at the City Mission Shop yesterday morning also discovered some weekend vandalism, with their windows being smashed. But what annoyed co-ordinator Justin Mulligan the most was the rubbish dumped at the back of his shop. An alley leads from the back of the shop to Drews Ave, and Mr Mulligan said a large amount of rubbish had been dumped in this alleyway, including old clothes, household rubbish and six mattresses - which are too wet and dirty to be salvaged. “Unfortunately, all this stuff will have to be thrown out at our expense, and we don’t have a lot of money,” Mr Mulligan said. “Quite frankly, it’s a pain.” - APNZ
• Camera handed in Ashburton police are seeking interest on a small digital camera handed in last week. The camera, which cannot be identified, has stored images of electrical products and circuit links. A police spokesperson believes due to the nature of the images the camera may belong to an electrician or other tradesman in the area. If you believe this camera belongs to you, contact the Ashburton police on 307-8400, or visit the station on Havelock Street.
• Stranger rescuer A stranger’s speedy action saved a toddler who “sank like a stone” after slipping from the pontoon at Mangonui wharf. Paulette Lewis, from Kaitaia, didn’t hesitate when the little girl toppled into the high tide about 3pm on Sunday. Miss Lewis had to dive under several times before she could grab the child. -APNZ
• White Island active A surge of vigorous hydrothermal activity at White Island has vulcanologists warning that even greater volcanic unrest could be on its way. GNS Science has stepped up monitoring after an increase in activity since late last year. The volcanic alert remains at level one of five, indicating signs of unrest, while its aviation colour code remains at yellow, which means there are signs of elevated unrest. -APNZ
• Jailed for assault A man who bashed and robbed two French tourists in Papamoa has been jailed for two years and ordered to pay $1500 to his victims. Bo-Tamati Rawiri, 26, from Ngaruawahia, who earlier pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated robbery. The 21-year-old tourists were hitchhiking from Tauranga to Rotorua last July. -APNZ
• Crash claims life The teenager who died after his car plunged 150m down Te Mata Peak yesterday morning has been named as Tom Angus Hay, 19, of Havelock North. A member of the public alerted emergency services when they saw the car upside down in a gully near the top of Te Mata Peak Rd just after 10am. The police serious crash unit is investigating. -APNZ
• Woman dies A woman who fell two storeys from a central Wellington building died in hospital yesterday morning. The 25-yearold was taken to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition after she fell from a fire escape outside an apartment on Bute St in Te Aro about 6.30am on Friday. -APNZ
• Centre on fire Fire crews rushed to fight a large blaze in a community centre at Upper Moutere in Nelson yesterday. Twelve fire trucks were at the Moutere Hills Community Centre and Sports Complex, which was “well ablaze” when the first appliance arrived at 8.25am. -APNZ
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Mother Kathy Moore and her daughter Katelyn, 16, shop for second-hand uniforms at Ashburton College yesterday. By Myles Hume Ashburton families are cutting costs in the lead up to the new school year as the revolving door on second-hand uniform shops continues to spin. Last week the Guardian found several parents had purchased uniforms pre-Christmas to avoid the financial horrors after the festive season, and second-hand uniform retailers are seeing more of that penny-wise mentality. Ashburton College opened its doors for parents to purchase used uniforms yesterday, where they assisted 35 families within the first two hours of opening. “We have been pretty flat out
and I think a lot of people appreciate the reasonable prices because we all know uniforms can be expensive,” Ashburton College office manager Julie Hampton said. “We get a lot of families coming in and buying bits and pieces of uniforms as well.” The store offered uniforms for less than half the price of new uniforms bought in shops in town, with some shirts costing $15, well below the $45 cost for a brand new one. Mother Angela Bota bought her daughter, who only had a couple of years left at college, a secondhand skirt, she said there was not much point in buying new parts of the uniform when she
Delivery finished New Zealand Post has completed the delayed delivery of more than 18,000 pieces of mail allegedly stolen by a postie. The final batch of about 2300 letters and packages was delivered on Sunday by nine NZ Post. Spokesman Michael Tull said the delivery was “a bit of a milestone” and most of the mail had gone to the intended recipients. About 1600 pieces of mail opened or showing signs of being tampered with were accompanied by a letter from the police advising the recipients they could make a complaint as part of Operation Jess. -APNZ
had such little time left at the college. Salvation Army Ashburton family store manager Maria Macdonald said there could be up to 12 families looking for secondhand school uniforms each day, leading into term one. Ashburton Budget Advisory Service co-ordinator Carol Brown said it was a particularly hard time of year for families, and she encouraged parents to make savings where ever they could. “I think it’s a really good idea for families to do that and they can make considerable savings. Second-hand school uniforms are not over-priced and some are sold on behalf of the parents,” Ms Brown said.
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Three siblings will share a Lotto win of $500,000 after claiming their first division prize more than a week after it was drawn. The trio bought the ticket in Hokitika. They decided to wait until they could travel together to Wellington to claim their prize in person. -APNZ
POLL result Tuesday’s poll result Q: Do you think children should bring their own iPad or laptop to school? Yes, it will improve their learning at school and at home - 52.94% No, it would put too much pressure on low-income families - 47.06% Today’s poll question Would you advise your children to pursue a career based on their passion or potential earnings? (Poll closes at 3pm) by David Fletcher
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Tooth decay ‘inevitable’ ‘ ’ The point is though, everyone is suffering from extremely preventable tooth decay – and it’s of major concern to dentists
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Tooth decay among children has become inevitable, according to one of the district’s long serving dentists. A recent report released by the Ministry of Health details some grim trends among Kiwi kids, revealing 34,000 children under 14 had teeth removed in 2012 alone - due to decay or infection. In extreme measures around the country, some dentists have been forced to extract a mouthful of baby teeth from toddlers, because their teeth have been subject to rapid decay. While that hasn’t been the case in Mid Canterbury, Dr Justin Wall says times have changed. He often deals with young children experiencing severe tooth decay and the issue has been a concern for “many years”. Less than 10 years ago, college students would visit the dentist and most would have healthy mouths, requiring minor to no fillings. Today, children of the same age, or even younger, are entering the
clinic and undergoing dozens of fillings. “It’s a whole different phase of dentistry these days ... we are seeing some very concerning trends among our community. “Sugar has crept into everything these days. Even some of the cereals children eat in the mornings ... they are just glorified lollies laced with sugar. “Essentially, it is becoming a greater and greater problem, not just with children, but right across the board. We’re seeing it all the time and it is definitely an issue of high concern,” he said. Dr Wall believes removing fluoride from the district’s water supply in 2002 was a poor decision, which he says has had a negative impact on oral health in Ashburton – both health wise and financially. He warned the country was in danger of going back in time,
unless the situation changed. “If the situation doesn’t change, we’re heading back to the days of a middle-aged denture wearing population. “Tooth decay is happening rapidly and it is affecting people in different ways. On one side of the spectrum you have people that can afford dental care, while on the other side you have those that can’t and are dealing with toothache and infection. “The point is though, everyone is suffering from extremely preventable tooth decay – and it’s of major concern to dentists,” Dr Wall said. Community dental service clinical director Martin Lee, of the Canterbury District Health Board, said oral health in Ashburton had significantly deteriorated following the decision to remove fluoride from the reticulated water supply.
He believes reinstating fluoride to the water system would reverse the poor oral health trends, as well as help save the community thousands in dental costs. “With the presence of fluoride, oral health in the district will get better ... there is no doubt about that,” Dr Lee said. “There is a myth that fluoride will only affect young children, but the reality is it will help anyone with teeth. Fluoride increases the tooth’s resistance and ultimately oral health in the area will rapidly improve. “It’s a great shame Ashburton felt the need to remove fluoride from the system ... and with these latest findings, I feel it should be viewed upon as a regrettable decision,” he said. The health report, released last week, marked the first time the Ministry has collected thorough information on children’s oral health throughout New Zealand. The report’s findings also recommend parents ensure they begin their children’s dental checks from nine months of age. After all, dental care is free to children.
• Arson attack An arson attack on the home of a painter and decorator could have been fatal, police say. A 10 metre line of petrol was poured on a path from the garage of a Yaldhurst Rd property, around the side of the house and up to the front door, before it was lit about 1am on Sunday. Fire safety officer Graeme Reid said the lone occupant extinguished the fire with a garden hose before firefighters arrived. He was unhurt. -APNZ
• Charges unlikely A man Tasered after he barricaded himself in a room and threatened self-harm is unlikely to face charges, police say. Police were called to a High St home about 6.40pm on Monday after the 46-year-old man threatened self-harm with a knife. Negotiation attempts were unsuccessful and the man was Tasered. -APNZ
• Animal abuse A date is yet to be set for the trial of five parties linked to the running of Crafar Farms, who between them face hundreds of charges of animal abuse. The parties’ lawyers appeared in Rotorua District Court yesterday where the case was adjourned until a further callover on February 21. The five accused are Craig Coote (farm manager), Raymond Griffen (farm worker), Southland dairy management company MilkPride and company directors Murray Flett and Ross Cottier. -APNZ
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Worrying trend: Ashburton dentist Justin Wall fears Mid Canterbury’s oral health will continue to suffer until fluoride is reintroduced to Ashburton’s water supply.
Man hits breaking point with ACC’s demands saying in his opinion, Mr Sayer was not fit to return to work at this point. “He is certainly still in a lot of pain, and can’t do his original job,” the doctor said. “Was it fair to ask him to undertake different employment? Everybody can work in some capacity, and ACC has listed a number of jobs he could do – personally I think it’s a little early in the rehabilitation process to push him into other occupations. “If someone is not going to get better there’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s far too early to write Jeremy off on returning to his occupation or similar work. However, ACC sees things differently. The corporation’s response to the Guardian follows. “ACC must follow a fair and transparent process to ensure clients are eligible for the entitlements they receive. This is achieved by assessing clients for vocational independence, defined as a client’s ability to return to work, which is suitable to their employment experience, for 30 hours per week,” the ACC spokesperson said. “The process places an obligation on both ACC and the client to work together on an individual rehabilitation plan. “Vocational rehabilitation aims to return the client to their previous employment level, or the closest possible equivalent, or prepare them for work that as closely as possible matches their experience and training. This includes providing targeted services and assessments. “Final work-readiness decisions are based on recommendations provided by medical occupational specialists, whose reports are also evaluated by ACC to ensure that all legislative criteria have been met.”
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A Rakaia man has an axe to grind with the Accident Compensation Corporation. Breaking point for Jeremy Sayer came shortly before Christmas, when he received a letter saying he is fit to work 30 hours a week and his ACC entitlement will be cut off at the end of February. A mechanic by trade Mr Sayer has been off work since he was diagnosed as suffering from lateral epicondylitus (tennis elbow) in August 2011. The injury has rendered him incapable of doing his job and many day-to-day tasks are also out of his reach. “I can’t lift anything – even driving is extremely painful,” Mr Sayer said. Following numerous consultations, surgery was performed in August last year. While the operation provided limited relief, Mr Sayer said follow-up physiotherapy proved unsuccessful – in fact it caused more stress, because it was focused on getting him fit for work, rather than strengthening his injured arm. Along with the news his ACC payments would be cut, Mr Sayer received a list of jobs, the corporation had found him fit to do, suggesting he could work as a service station attendant, a sales assistant, motor vehicle or caravan salesperson, a product grader or an insurance loss adjuster. But Mr Sayer wants to return to his trade, and he is adamant that given time and support he will make a recovery, and his doctor agrees. Mr Sayer’s Christchurch-based doctor, spoke to the Guardian yesterday. He was perplexed by ACC’s decision,
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ollow your dreams. It’s the advice many parents have given their children on potential career choices. According to Minister Steven Joyce this is no longer the right approach. Yesterday, the minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment launched a new report and website to show students the potential earning power of the careers they have in mind. Don’t follow your dreams. Follow the money. The minister claims it is important for young people to know what their financial future will look like before they make life-changing decisions. He predicted that this new information would encourage a move away from the fine arts and performing arts, which are at the bottom of the earning power, in favour of the more “career-orientated’’ areas. Mr Joyce claims it will be good for the economy to see doctors, engineers, IT experts and accountants pouring out of our universities instead of teachers, writers, actors, environmental experts and social workers. Many students and parents will applaud this new initiative and the Government needs to be commended for making this information available so students can make their career choices with their eyes wide open. Thousands of naïve young people have embarked on their university course of choice in the past, only to end up with an enormous student loan and a low-paying job. The report compared those with a bachelor’s degree after five years and shows that those in health, engineering, IT and commerce make 40 or 50 per cent more than
others with arts and education degrees. It also shows that staying in school pays off, as bachelor graduates are paid 53% per cent more than the national median wage, master’s graduates 83% more and doctorates more than double the median wage. What doctorates and masters graduates will tell you, however, is that they miss out on several years of earning a wage and end up with much larger student loans. Minister Joyce counters that by reiterating that these graduates can pay the loans off at a faster rate. Once again, it’s all about money. It is in line with other policies of this National-led Government that mainly looks at the bottom line. Prime Minister John Key and his cabinet make no apologies for their efforts to pull New Zealand out its current economic slump. Getting our children to end up on higher earning wages seems a positive move, but we need to be careful not to steer them away from their passion. Most of us will spend over one million hours in our jobs during our working life, so why not do something we like and enjoy? Naturally we want a comfortable lifestyle for our children, but surely we do not want to steer them away from their passion, just because they can drive a bigger car being an accountant. Engineers, IT experts and accountants may boost the economy, but the modestly paid artists, teachers, journalists and social workers provide the country with its heart and soul. We all would be a lot poorer without them.
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Blaze ravages Great Barrier By Hana Garrett-Walker and Abby Gillies Firefighters were “planning for the worst” last night as a huge fire burned across Great Barrier Island, forcing the evacuation of homes, businesses and a medical centre. The island’s full complement of trained firefighters - about 40 people - backed by three helicopters with monsoon buckets were battling the eight-hectare blaze, which flared up about 1.20pm at the north-eastern end of the island, near Claris Airport. Late last evening the medical centre in Claris and four homes attached to it were evacuated as a precaution, Auckland Rural Fire spokesman Bryan Cartelle said. Up to 20 homes and factories had been evacuated earlier in the day. No one was in the medical centre at the time and St John had
received no reports of fire-related injuries from the island. As night fell plumes of smoke could be seen many kilometres from the island. From above, a trail of damage several kilometres long could be seen cutting through bush on the eastern side of the island. Many of those evacuated gathered near Claris Airport to watch the fire’s progress. Mr Cartelle said there was a lot of smoke, making it difficult to access the fire this evening. “The boys have got a lot more confidence now [in bringing the fire under control] ... but it doesn’t take much once nightfall comes, and if we haven’t got it buttoned up at the head of the fire then we need to keep chasing it for some time.” Initial reports of the fire being suspicious could not be confirmed, fire communications shift manager Jaron Phillips.
He was also unable to confirm that yesterday’s emergency was caused by a vegetation fire tackled on Sunday reigniting. Fire officers would remain on duty overnight, said Mr Cartelle. The safest approach would be to continue dampening the hottest part during the hours of darkness. The wind was expected to shift in a more favourable direction and drop in speed, he said. “That’s a bonus, we’ve got to plan for the worse,” he said. Claris Airport operations manager ‘Greeney’ said the on-shore wind had pushed the fire inland. “It’s burning the undergrowth underneath the pine tree plantation which is inland from the top end of the airstrip.” At 7.30pm, firefighters were struggling with smoke preventing the helicopters from getting in front of the fire, he said. “The helicopters can’t get in front of the smokescreen because
ready to leave if the fire got too close. “All I can see is quite a lot of smoke and we’ve got choppers buzzing around the place. It’s still burning. “We haven’t been evacuated yet but we’re just on standby,” she said. About 30 firefighters worked on Sunday evening to extinguish a vegetation fire that covered about 5000 square metres. Meanwhile, a scrub fire in Northland “escalated quite a bit” last night, Mr Phillips said. Fire crews were called to Kelly’s Bay, a small beach settlement on Pouto Peninsula, 50km south east of Dargaville, about 9.30am. The fire covered 35 to 40 hectares at 5.30pm. but had spread across 180 three hours later. Rural firefighters backed by four helicopters were continuing to battle the blaze, which was not threatening any homes. -APNZ
Burned A man received burns to his arm and leg when the lpg cylinder he was attending to caught fire at the Glendhu Bay Lakeside Holiday Park in central Otago late yesterday morning. The Christchurch man is understood to have been a member of a group of two families who were packing up their tents to return home. Witnesses saw flames erupt from the cylinder as the man was disconnecting it. Fellow campers helped him to a cold water tap and then to the lake to keep his burns cool until an ambulance from Wanaka, arrived. Wanaka senior constable Mike Johnston said the man had disconnected the cylinder from a gas barbecue cooker and “when he disconnected it there was gas flowing from the container and not too far away from that was a gas operated fridge with a flame. “That flame has actually ignited the escaped gas and it’s caused a minor explosion.” Mr Johnston said other campers did a good thing when they put the man on a seat in the lake and submerged his burns. He said it was fortunate the tents where the fire happened were canvas which was harder to ignite than nylon. Nylon hiking tents would “go up in the blink of an eye”. It was also fortunate the fire happened where there was not a high density of tents. Mr Johnston said the cylinder was properly certified. -APNZ
‘Society right to discriminate’ Claws out in By Simon Collins Conservative Party leader Colin Craig says homosexuality is a choice and society is right to discriminate against gay relationships. Mr Craig, a Christian, backed church groups who called at a select committee hearing in Auckland yesterday for a royal commission and a referendum on any change to the definition of marriage. He said the debate about Manurewa MP Louisa Wall’s bill to define marriage as the union of any two people regardless of gender was about the value the country placed on its history and traditions. “It asks whether the history and tradition of marriage as an institution uniting a man and a woman for the benefit of children and society deserves our protection,” he said. “Changes like this should not be made lightly. I am not convinced that there is a compelling reason for change. “Yes, we are discriminating between relationships. We are
saying that marriage between a man and a woman is recognised. We are saying that a relationship between a man and a man, for example, goes down the path of a civil union.” Labour MP Moana Mackey asked Mr Craig if he still believed, as he said last August, that homosexuality was “a choice”. “I do,” he said. “It’s a choice influenced by a number of things including genetics.” But he declined to be drawn into another question from gay Green MP Kevin Hague about whether he agreed with victim advocate Garth McVicar that gay marriages would lead to more crime. “That is not a link that I draw,” he said. Earlier, Family First director Bob McCoskrie warned that terms such as mother, father, husband and wife could disappear from the law if gay marriage was legalised. He said Spanish law had recently replaced the terms mother and father with Progenitor A and Progenitor B. “The US State of Washington is to remove the terms husband and wife from divorce courts. In France the words mother and
father will be stripped from official documents.” Tongan churches said the bill would destroy their traditional social structure, which was based on relationships to a person’s father and mother. “Within a marriage between a male and a female, the female person’s maternal uncle or ‘fa’e tangata’ has a different obligation to that of the male person’s paternal aunty or ‘fahu’,” said the Tongan branch of the Methodist Church. “The fahu, the highest-ranking woman in the family, can only have that rank if her brother is married to a woman and they have children.” Kathleen Tuaitaufoou, a New Zealand-born mother of three, said she wanted her children to grow up in traditional culture. “We have fa’afine. We have a gay community that is openly homosexual,” she said. “But our gay community said, ‘We are not going to be out there saying [gay marriage should be legalised], we are going to say we have our boundaries, we know that marriage belongs to the religious part of our culture’.” -APNZ
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it’s too thick for them to come in and try and drop the water at the head of the fire. “They’re just trying to contain what is happening,” he said. Claris Airport closed about 3pm and inbound flights were directed to the island’s Okiwi airstrip. Passengers due to take a 5pm flight from Claris Airport were bussed to the Okiwi airstrip and left from there. Great Barrier Community Board chairman Paul Downie said the fire was devastating. He advised residents to prepare a bag of necessary items such as their driving licence and credit cards in case more buildings needed to be evacuated quickly. “I don’t think we’re at that stage yet, but we know Great Barrier is covered in a lot of flammable foliage.” The manager of the Crossroads Backpackers Lodge in Claris, Katie Langford, said they were getting
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defence of cats By Nicholas Jones Cat-lovers have reacted with scorn and bewilderment to a campaign to rid the country of their pets - although conservationists say it highlights a serious problem. Yesterday the Herald revealed a campaign by economist Gareth Morgan to eradicate domestic cats. Dr Morgan’s website, Cats to Go, advises cat owners to keep their pets indoors 24 hours a day, fit them with a bell and not replace them when they die. The Herald was flooded with feedback, most of it from cat-owners who said the campaign was misguided. “The real problem is those people who get a cat and do not have it neutered,” wrote Ian Butchart. “Our experience is that cats who are properly looked after [neutered and fed] do not kill birds.” Other readers said cats controlled pests like rats and mice, and the real threat to birdlife was herbicide, agricultural chemicals and humans themselves. However Forest & Bird has said the campaign, while provocative, highlights a serious issue that needs to be addressed. Advocacy manager Kevin Hackwell said responsible dog ownership had been highlighted in recent years, and the same needed
to happen for cats. That included neutering cats, keeping them inside as much as possible, and fitting a bell to their collar - shown to reduce by half the number of native birds killed by domestic cats. Mr Hackwell, a cat owner himself, said his Wellington family were giving serious thought to making their current moggy their last. University of Otago research showed domestic cats killed at least 1.1 million native birds a year, he said. “It’s not insignificant ... no matter how well you feed them, they still want to come and show you the bird they have caught. There’s no question that cats have an enormous benefit as companion animals ... I own a cat, I like cats ... but I am aware of the damage they do.” Rosalie Rainbow, the president of the Auckland Cat Club and a West Auckland cattery owner, said the campaign would have little impact on cat numbers. “People that do get them do have a passion for them, and they are very good company. Because I live in Waitakere, you do worry about them getting into the bush, and all my kittens get desexed because of that reason,” she said. “But out of all the birds, they more hit your bloody windows than the cats getting them.” - APNZ
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RU ‘failed Guildford’ By Kurt Bayer The New Zealand Rugby Union has been accused of failing under-fire All Black Zac Guildford. The star winger was promised professional help and support from his employers after he ran naked and bleeding into a Rarotonga bar before assaulting two patrons in November 2011. Guildford has gone into hiding since allegations that he assaulted a party-goer at a Christchurch house on January 12 after a drinking and gambling session emerged this week. Close friend and housemate Stu Bailey believes Guildford has been let down by a lack of support from the NZRU. “I’ve not seen or heard anyone from the rugby union in the whole time that he’s been living here,” he said yesterday. Mr Bailey, a 43-year old TAB bookmaker, took Guildford into his Christchurch home after the Rarotonga incident. He’s kept a watchful eye on him since then and taken him under his wing. But he’s disappointed the NZRU haven’t kept close checks on him.
“Someone should’ve rung me every two or three months to ask if Zac was all right, if everything was going according to plan, of if I’d had any trouble? But, there was nothing. “They could’ve rung me once a week if they wanted to.” Now, Mr Bailey fears that Guildford will be “ditched” and his lucrative NZRU contract torn up. “They’ve just gone on record too many times saying this is his last chance,” he said. The NZRU refused to discuss details on what support it was providing Guildford. A spokeswoman referred to the statement made by NZRU chief executive Steve Tew on Sunday which said: “As his employer, we want to ensure that the process respects Zac’s right to a fair hearing so we do not wish to comment further at this stage.” His jockey girlfriend Sam Spratt was riding at Paeroa horse trials yesterday and did not return calls. The TAB bookmaker says his “great” young housemate was starting to “feel the strain” over what’s happened. He didn’t expect the 10-cap All Black
to comment until after the rugby union meeting. His manager Simon Porter said Guildford was shame-faced about the incident and he would be seeking professional help for his drinking problem. After the Rarotonga incident, Guildford vowed to stop drinking for a year but shortly before the year was out, he was photographed drinking beer at Ellerslie Racecourse while watching the Melbourne Cup. A source close to Guildford said the latest incident occurred after he had been drinking at a property for “a couple of hours” before leaving to go on a gambling and alcohol “binge”. When he returned to the house and the alleged assault occurred, he had been “completely out of control”, the source said. The victim did not want to press charges and police were not called. Guildford owned up to the incident to Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder two days later and is being investigated by the NZRU. The 23-year old faces a crunch disciplinary meeting with NZRU officials, believed to be later this week. -APNZ
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Obama firmly defends his govt President Barack Obama issued a powerful defence of government in his second inaugural address yesterday, laying down a detailed challenge to the deeply conservative political opposition in Congress and demanding moderation from those who “mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics”. Looking down from the US Capitol on a flag-waving crowd of hundreds of thousands, the first AfricanAmerican president asserted his determination to keep in place the social safety net for the poor, the ailing and the elderly. As he launched his second term,
Obama spoke with fire for the centre-left political agenda that first carried him into the White House four years ago. Gone was the need to carefully walk the political center line as he looked to re-election. Back was a readiness to confront the conservative Republicans who regained majority control of the House of Representatives in the 2010 congressional election. The battle lines have been drawn between Republicans who to reduce the spiralling US deficit and debt by cutting government programmes and Obama and congressional Democrats who insist that those programmes must be maintained,
if modified, and supported by higher taxes. The president said Americans must make hard choices to reduce the deficit and debt. “But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future,” he said. The Republican opposition wants to target spending cuts on the federal Medicare health insurance for Americans at age 65 and Social Security pensions for older citizens – programmes created by Democratic presidents and cherished by the party.
Inaugural speeches are often short on specifics and polarizing issues and instead appeal to broad values. In laying out an ambitious programme for his coming four years, the president used his inaugural address to urge the country to join him in tackling a vast array of problems, from slowing climate change to honouring the dignity of men, women and children around the globe. “My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it, so long as we seize it together,” Obama said. He also marked a new direction in foreign policy as the US prepares to pull
troops from Afghanistan, ending the country’s longest war. “We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war,” the president said outside the Capitol, looking out across a huge crowd of people jammed shoulder to shoulder on the National Mall below. He challenged those who favour aggressive use of the powerful US military, calling them to remember the policies of presidents past. “We are also heirs to those who won the peace and not just the war, who turned sworn enemies into the surest of friends, and we must carry those lessons into this time
as well,” said Obama, who is under heavy pressure from the rightwing leadership of US ally Israel and powerful voices in Congress to launch military strikes against Iran’s nuclear program. Obama, who has become increasingly outspoken in favour of gay rights and same-sex marriage, referenced the gay-rights riots of 1969 in his inaugural address, classing them as a civil rights watershed along with key moments in the struggles for blacks and women. He said the nation’s journey is not complete “until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law”. – AP
Prince Harry: ‘Take a life to save a life’
Prince Harry says he killed Taliban fighters during his stint as a helicopter gunner in Afghanistan, in comments that can be reported after he completed his tour of duty. Harry, third in line to the throne, spent a 20-week posting flying scores of missions over the restive southern Helmand Province in an Apache attack chopper. The 28-year -old said Islamist insurgents were put “out of the game” and described life in Britain’s sprawling Camp Bastion Prince base, where he slept in a tent and a shipping container. Asked by Britain’s Press Association if he had killed from the cockpit, Harry said: “Yeah, so lots of people have. “The squadron’s been out here. Everyone’s fired a certain amount. “Take a life to save a life,” he shrugged. “That’s what we revolve around, I suppose. “If there’s people trying to do bad stuff to our guys, then we’ll take them out of the game. “As soon as we’re outside the fence, we’re in the thick of it. “We fire when we have to ... but essentially we’re more of a deterrent than anything else.” Harry spoke to reporters on three occasions during his time in Afghanistan under
an agreement which only allowed the interviews to be released once he left the war zone. The prince supported allied troops fighting the Taliban at close quarters and accompanied British and US helicopters on missions to evacuate casualties. As co-pilot in the Apache, Harry was in charge of the weapons systems in the twoman cockpit, firing Hellfire air-to-surface missiles, rockets and a 30-millimetre gun. “It’s a joy for me because Harry I’m one of those people who loves playing PlayStation and Xbox, so with my thumbs I like to think I’m probably quite useful,” he said. When on a shift requiring a high level of readiness, Harry and the other three members of his squadron sprinted to their helicopters in less than 45 seconds and were airborne within five minutes of an alert. They did not know their missions until they were inside their £45 million ($A68 million) aircraft. Harry served in the 130-strong 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment Army Air Corps. He insisted his life in Camp Bastion was “as normal as it’s going to get”, although the prince admitted he was frustrated by staring from fellow troops he had not previously met. – AP
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Thirty-seven foreigners of eight different nationalities, as well as an Algerian, were killed by hostage-takers in a wellplanned attack on a remote gas plant, some of them brutally executed. Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said five other foreigners were still missing and some of the hostages had been executed “with a bullet to the head” as the four-day crisis ended in a bloodbath at the weekend. Most of the 32 militants who took hundreds of people hostage at the In Amenas gas complex in the Sahara had entered the country from neighbouring Mali, Sellal told a news conference in Algiers yesterday. – AFP
• Deadly bomb A powerful explosion has rocked the upscale Damascus district of Dumar, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says, adding the blast has caused an unknown number of deaths. A second blast yesterday targeted a building used by pro-regime militiamen and regime troops in town of Salmiyeh in the central province of Hama, the Britain-based watchdog said, adding there were initial reports of casualties. Dumar is one of seven wealthier districts that straddle Damascus from north-west to south-east. – AFP
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The driver’s cabins are seen destroyed after two regional trains crashed head on in Vienna, Austria, yesterday.
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41 hurt as trains crash head-on Two trains packed with morning commuters crashed head-on yesterday on Vienna’s outskirts after a state railway employee apparently forgot to activate a signal. Railway officials said 41 people were injured, five seriously. A statement from OBB, Austria’s
state railway, said initial investigations show that a supervisor neglected to trip a signal after manually activating a rail switch. The switch usually works automatically and sets off the signal but was stuck due to snow and ice.
The accident occurred with the two trains heading in opposite directions on a single set of tracks. The signal would have normally warned one of them to wait on another set of tracks until the other one passed. – AP
A man has been charged with using his mobile phone to film up the skirts of teenage girls at a shopping centre in Sydney’s inner west. Police say they were in a Burwood shopping complex on Monday afternoon when they witnessed a man, 53, approach two young women, before placing a mobile phone up their skirts. After following the man, officers allegedly saw him use a phone to video under the skirts of two 14-year-old girls. He was arrested, with an examination of his phone revealing further offences, police allege. The Croydon man was charged with 13 counts of filming a person’s private parts, one of attempting the same and two counts of possessing cannabis. – AAP
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Farmlands directors resign in merger protest Two member-elected directors of rural co-operative Farmlands resigned this week because they do not support the proposed merger with South Island counterpart CRT. The resignations of board directors Charlie Pedersen (West Coast– North Island) and Hugh Ritchie (East Coast–North Island) come just days before members are due to start receiving merger information details and voting forms. In a joint statement Mr Pedersen and Mr Ritchie said as the two largest transacting directors on the Farmlands’ board they did not believe that the merger proposal is in the best interest of members. The Farmlands board is not unanimous in supporting the merger, they said. “Members must have all the information before they can make a fully informed decision before they vote,” the statement read. “Members need to be aware of some very serious issues in the documentation before they vote and we strongly urge all members to carefully read and question the detail in the proposed merger documents before voting.” “Despite raising our concerns and asking for more information around the merger and process we have been left with no choice but to resign, so
we can speak out.” Mr Pedersen and Mr Ritchie want all members to consider the four key concerns below before voting. • The board is not unanimous in supporting the merger proposal. In fact there has been no formal resolution to support the merger put to the Farmlands Board. • The business case is short in detail and includes deferred expenditure to create the $38 million figure quoted. Members will also need to have $15,000 of their capital invested to get the full benefit entitlement. • The consultant who has driven the merger process stands to receive a significant success fee if the merger goes ahead. • As yet no agreement has been reached as to how members will be represented in the future. The ward and voting system is not clear in the merger documents. It is open to the two Islands having different election rules, and or, processes. Mr Pedersen and Mr Ritchie said that voting on a merger without this knowledge is a risk to the control and direction of your co-operative. “We have not taken this step lightly, but seek to enable members to make a fully informed decision,” Mr Pedersen said.
Sorry about Mega delays, says Dotcom Kim Dotcom has apologised for the “poor service quality” on his new website. Readers contacted the New Zealand Herald saying they had experienced problems with Mega.co.nz, the cloudbased data storage service which Dotcom launched on Sunday to much fanfare. Others took to social media to complain about issues with uploading files. On Twitter yesterday morning, Dotcom said the problems should be fixed within the next two days, “The massive global PR around the Mega launch is simply too big to handle for our start-up. I apologise for poor service quality,” the internet mogul tweeted. “We are working 24/7 and expect normal operations within 48 hours. Lesson learned ... No fancy launch event for Megabox ;-),” he said. MegaBox is an online music platform being developed by Dotcom and is expected to be launched later this year. Mega attracted over 500,000 users on Sunday, when Dotcom hosted journalists and other guests to his Coatesville mansion for the website’s launch event. “If I would tell you how many signups we had since the launch you wouldn’t believe it. I can’t believe it. So, I won’t tell,” Dotcom also tweeted yesterday morning. A potential cloud on the Mega horizon comes from a Melbourne-based anti-piracy group, which is going after Mega’s ‘resellers’ – those taking payment for the various mega storage options. The group is called “StopFileLockers” and is headed up by Australian man Robert King. King has not minced words on Mega’s founder, Kim Dotcom, saying on the StopFileLockers website that “If Kim
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The launch of internet tycoon Kim Dotcom’s new file-sharing service Mega at his Coatesville mansion on Auckland’s North Shore. Dotcom believes that he can avoid the scrutiny of major payment services by using this thinly veiled reseller scheme then he is sorely mistaken.” This runs counter to the stated rights holder-friendly philosophy of Mega, which has them operating a fulltime legal team who are said to be working to ensure that Mega complies with legal obligations from copyright holders. Although it is early days, it appears
that StopFileLockers is targeting Mega resellers’ PayPal accounts which it wants to either terminate or freeze. According to the StopFileLockers website “There would be little possibility of Paypal working directly with any Kim Dotcom owned file sharing business”. The impact of this on Mega’s 10 or so resellers could potentially be disastrous as a closed or frozen PayPal account could significantly disrupt its businesses. – APNZ
Canty’s economic activity gathering pace Economic activity in Canterbury is gathering pace, according to the January edition of the ASB Bank’s Cantometer. The Cantometer showed activity in the Canterbury region lifted significantly last month, from 0.2 to 0.5, suggesting activity is now firmly above pre-earthquake quake levels. Construction activity continued to improve, boosted by an increase in
non-residential consents, the bank said. Increases in retail spending and consumer confidence suggested activity was broadening beyond construction, the bank’s chief economist, Nick Tuffley said in a commentary. Statistics New Zealand’s Christchurch retail trade indicator revealed further recovery in retail spending over the third quarter, with
the quarterly pace of Christchurch retail spending growth outpacing that of the rest of the country. In addition, there was a sharp improvement in Canterbury consumer confidence over the fourth quarter. “The continued recovery in these areas suggests economic activity is starting to broaden beyond construction,” Tuffley said. Canterbury reconstruction activ-
ity would continue to underpin the nationwide lift in residential construction over the coming year, he said. However, the third quarter data released just before Christmas suggested there is less momentum in support industries – such as professional services – than previously thought. In light of indications of less momentum in the wider economy,
ASB expects the Reserve Bank to leave its official cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent until March 2014. The Cantometer is based on publicly available regional economic data. The index was re-based to zero in June 2010 – the end of the quarter immediately preceding the first earthquake. A positive number represents activity being above pre-earthquake levels. – APNZ
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250g beef mince 2–3 rashers bacon, roughly chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped ½ cup polenta 1 C flour 1 t salt 1 cup breadcrumbs (made from day-old or lightly toasted bread) 1C grated Parmesan 500 ml milk 3 large eggs ½ C pitted black olives, roughly chopped ½ sun-dried tomatoes, roughly sliced large handful fresh basil, roughly chopped large handful fresh parsley, roughly chopped
• Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a loose-bottomed flan or cake tin. • In a frying-pan brown bacon, then add onion and garlic and cook until translucent. • Add minced beef, brown, breaking up any very large pieces, remove from heat and set aside. • In a separate bowl mix polenta, flour, salt, breadcrumbs and Parmesan together. • In another bowl mix milk, eggs and a splash of olive oil. • Combine two mixtures to form a wet batter. • Add cooled beef and bacon mixture to batter, together with olives, tomatoes and herbs. • Combine well. Turn mixture out into the
flan tin and ensure it is evenly spread. • Bake for 50–60 minutes or until tart is a golden colour.
Cheese and mushroom-stuffed schnitzel
4 large beef schnitzels 200g portobello mushrooms, finely sliced 150g blue cheese, crumbled 2-3 spring onions, finely sliced ¼ C seasoned flour 1 large egg, beaten with 2 T water 1-1 ½ C fresh white breadcrumbs ¼ t garlic powder or onion salt
• Cut the large schnitzels in half and place on a board. • Cover them with plastic wrap and beat them out to an even thickness Remove the plastic. • Cook the mushrooms in a little oil, drain. combine with blue cheese and spring onions. Cool. • Divide the mixture evenly schnitzels and fold over one side of each to form a sandwich. • Press together firmly. • Dust each schnitzel parcel with seasoned flour. • Dip into the egg mixture then in the breadcrumbs mixed with garlic powder. • Firmly pat coating on. • Place on a cake rack over a tray to dry for at least 30mins, covered in refrigerator. • Cook in a little hot oil and butter in a frying pan, for about 3 minutes. • Turn and cook other side. Remove and drain on paper towels.
Tuscan lamb
500g diced lamb 1 aubergine, diced into 3cm chunks 2 t minced garlic 2 capsicums, green or red, diced ½ cup tomato paste with chopped oregano added 1 cup red wine or beef stock Fresh chopped parsley, basil, olives, parmesan
• Preheat the oven to 160ºC. Season the meat with salt and pepper. • Heat a dash of oil in a frying pan and brown the meat on all sides. • Transfer to a casserole dish. • Add a little more oil to the pan.
• Brown the aubergine, minced garlic and green or red capsicums for 3-4 minutes. • Stir in the pizza sauce and red wine or stock. • Bring to the boil, then carefully pour over the browned meat and cover. • Bake in the preheated oven for 1½ hours until the meat is tender. • Serve over mashed potato, rice or polenta.
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Greek salad with meatballs
250 g lamb mince 1 onion, roughly chopped 1 egg, beaten ½ C fresh breadcrumbs 1 t ground coriander 1 t dried oregano 1 t paprika ¼ t ground allspice handful fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped handful fresh parsley, roughly chopped
Dressing 1C plain yoghurt 2 T fresh coriander, finely chopped ½ t ground mace
Salad 1 punnet cherry tomatoes 1 large Lebanese cucumber 200 g feta 1 cup black olives, pitted
• Preheat oven to 180 °C and line an oven tray with baking paper. • In a bowl, combine all ingredients for meatballs. • Blend well and season with salt and pepper. • With wet hands, form a meatball with a tablespoonsful of mixture and place on oven tray. • Bake for 15–20 minutes until well browned. • Combine yoghurt, coriander and mace to make a dressing. • Halve cherry tomatoes. Peel, core and chop cucumber. • Cube feta then combine tomatoes, cucumber, feta and olives gently. • Sprinkle with fresh oregano leaves to garnish. • To serve, spoon salad into a bowl, top with meatballs and drizzle with the dressing.
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Pursuant to Section 19 of Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 notice is hereby given that a Restricted Fire Season has been declared from midnight Friday 21 December 2012 for the Rakaia Gorge and Ashburton Lakes areas to the main Divide west of a line from the Rakaia River, up hutt Stream and along the ridge to mount hutt thence a line to mount Alford to mount Somers to mount Barrosa and the Rangitata River at Boundary Stream.
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This restriction shall remain in force until further notice.
People should also be advised that the legal liability for suppression costs associated with uncontrolled fires lie with the person lighting the fire. Under Environment Canterbury’s Natural Resources Regional Plan rules, no outdoor burning is allowed at any time within all residential areas and industrial areas adjacent to residential areas without a resource consent from ECan. D GEDDES principal Rural Fire officer
The Ashburton Youth Council is a diverse group of young leaders committed to making a difference for youth in the Ashburton District. We are looking for young leaders aged 15 – 24 with energy and passion to be the voice for their peers in 2013. If you would like to represent Ashburton youth in the decision making process for youth issues, build your leadership skills and help improve your community, then Ashburton Youth Council needs you. Applications for the Youth Council close 15 February 2013. Further information and application forms are available on the Council website www.ashburtondc. govt.nz or by contacting Council on 03 307 7700
STOCKWATER – RACE mAinTEnAnCE Council wishes to remind stockwater customers that races are to be kept clean with water flowing at all times. Throughout the year, Council water rangers closely monitor the standard of race maintenance in the network.
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The responsibility for maintenance is as follows: • For “localâ€? stockwater races on private property or on the property’s road frontage, these are the responsibility of the relevant property owner. • For “mainâ€? stockwater races and road crossings, these are the responsibility of Council. If in doubt as to the status of a race on your property please contact Council Customer Services on 307 7700.
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Please attend to any requests from ranger staff to clean races in a timely way. Bylaw Enforcement Notices may be issued for races that do not comply with the maintenance requirements of the Stockwater Bylaw.
The draft mayfield Village Plan: Our community, our future is now available for community feedback and we want to hear from you. Two workshops were held with the mayfield community to develop the plan. These workshops helped to confirm the goals mayfield has for the future and the specific actions of how mayfield will achieve those goals. We wish to invite you to give us feedback on the draft mayfield Village Plan. Copies of the plan and submission forms are available at the mayfield Udder Dairy, Ashburton District Council Offices, 5 Baring Square West and from council’s website www.ashburtondc.govt.nz For any further information please contact the Community Planning Team on 03 307 7700 or email communityplanning@adc.govt.nz
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watER ManaGEMEnt ashburton water Management Zone Committee A meeting of the Ashburton Water management Zone Committee will be held at the hinds Community Centre, 20 Rogers St, hinds. Date Time Venue
Tuesday 29 January 2013 9.00 am hinds Community Centre
The meetings are open to the public. Copies of the agendas are available prior to the meetings and can be obtained by contacting the Council, phone 307 7700. The agenda and more information on the Ashburton Zone Committee can be found on the Canterbury Water web site:
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Visit Facebook.com/Plant This Not This or the road safety web page of the Ashburton District Council website for more details. R ChAPmAN Road safety Coordinator
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You may have heard through the grapevine about the “Plant This, Not This� Intersection Road Safety Campaign. This campaign is not designed to lead you down the garden path; it is aimed to encourage people to think about safety in their community, from the grass roots level. Don’t be a wallflower, join the bunch. Get your own “Plant This, Not This� sunflower seeds see if you can beat the world record of 8.03m for the tallest sunflower! Pick up your seeds from the ADC reception or the public library!
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CHILD minder wanted for before school Monday - Friday every second week, January 30 to end of May. Start at 7.45am then take 5yo to school. Could suit high school student, own transport required. Rate negotiable. Could be some casual babysitting also. Phone Jessica 027-404-4484.
HOME handyman available. Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952. SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING, UV, heat, privacy etc. Vehicles - Homes Commercial. Phone your only local applicator Craig Rogers 307-6347, member of Master Tinters NZ.
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BALING available. Conventional bales. Lifestyle blocks. Ashburton district. Phone Ed 0274-399-322.
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This means that the lighting of all fires in the open air without permit in the above referenced part of the Ashburton District is forbidden, with the exception of gas fired barbecues and gas cookers. An Open Fire Season currently remains in force for the Ashburton Plains. People should be advised however that there is still a duty of care when conducting any burning in the open air, and due attention should be given to weather conditions, adequacy of fire breaks, and the patrolling/ supervision of fires until completely out, and it is requested that fires not be lit after dark.
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Closure of Roads to Vehicular traffic Take notice that for the purpose of allowing the Ashburton Pipe Band to hold a Street march, the following roads will be temporarily closed to ordinary vehicular traffic for the duration of the Street march. street March route: Elizabeth Street, from Walker Street to Grigg Street Grigg Street, from Elizabeth Street to Philip Street Philip Street, from Grigg Street to the Ashburton Domain
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All meetings are open to the public unless specified and residents are welcome to attend. Monday 28 January methven Community Board – 1.30 pm
thursday 14 February Finance & Community Services Committee – 1.30 pm thursday 28 February Council meeting – 1.30 pm
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methven Community Board meetings are held in the meeting room of the methven heritage Centre, main Street, methven. B LESTER Chief Executive
STATE HIGHWAY 1 RESURFACING TINWALD Residents and road users are advised that Fulton Hogan Canterbury have been contracted to carry out carriageway resurfacing works on SH 1 in Tinwald.
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Resurfacing is programmed to be undertaken at night starting 28th January, weather permitting, and will likely occur over 3 nights.
SAT Jan 26, 9-12. Furniture, toys, garden tools, clothing, books, mobility scooter and general household items. 20 Manse Street.
Any enquiries regarding this work should be directed to Fulton Hogan Paving Operations Manager, Garth Brown on (027) 4311 386.
HIRE GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / contracting work, Call and see U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street. Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 8061 A/h: 308 7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz
Every reasonable effort will be made to minimise disruptions. The NZ Transport Agency apologises for any inconvenience to residents and road users as a result of this work. Regional Manager NZ Transport Agency
9.00am. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. ITF Wilson Canterbury under 18 tournament continues. Public viewing welcome, free entry. Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre, Oak Grove. 9.00am-4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street Consultancy House. 10.00am. TAI CHI. Warm up, then join 10.45am group. Normal classes resume February. M.S.A. Havelock Street. 10.45am. TAI CHI. All classes together (including seated). Normal classes resume February. M.S.A. Havelock Street.
thursday 31 January Operations Committee – 1.30 pm
Council and committee meetings are held in the Council Chamber, Ashburton District Council offices, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.
5 baring square west, p o box 94, ashburton 7740 ph 307 7700 Fax 308 1836 www.ashburtondc.govt.nz
FOR SALE
TOMORROW - THURSDAY - JANUARY 24
thursday 7 February Environmental Services Committee – 1.30 pm
period of Closure: From 12.15 pm until no later than 1.30 pm on Sunday 27 January 2013
FRISKY Fillies. In/out calls. Sensual massages. New ladies welcome. Phone 021565-126.
January / February 2013
9.00am. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. ITF Wilson Canterbury under 18 tournament continues. Public viewing welcome, free entry. Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre, Oak Grove. 9.00am-4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street Consultancy House. 9.45am. ASHBURTON LAIDES PROBUS CLUB. Meeting in the Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street. 10.00am. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmania doubles 10-12, assn doubles and golf croquet 1pm4pm. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street. 10.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, non members welcome. Upstairs in the Old Polytech Building, 254 Cameron Street. 10.00am - 7.00pm. ASHBURTON ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM Open, Baring Square East. 10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hanger RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road. 7.30pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.
1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage Hangar, RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road. 6.30pm. TINWALD GARDEN CLUB. Garden walk, Karen Young’s garden. meet at Tinwald Hall to car pool. 7.30pm. GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. learn to dance. All welcome. Pipe band hall, creek Road.
Birthday Greetings
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Ashburton Community Christmas Lunch
Thank You
The organisers of the Ashburton Community Christmas Lunch 2012 would like to thank the following for their generous support. A to B Rentals Altrusa International of Ashburton Ashburton Guardian Ltd Ashburton Meat Processors Ltd Ashburton New World Ashburton U Hire Ltd Ashburton’s The Courier Boston Burger CMP Canterbury Ltd Community House Mid Canterbury Coldstream House
Croziers Turkeys Ltd Presbyterian Support Quinmac Electrical Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church St James’ Presbyterian Church Southberry Talley’s Group Ltd The Green Grocer The Warehouse Tinwald Hall Society Wright’s Drycleaners
Thank you also to the individuals who made cash or food donations. Special thanks go to the hardworking kitchen staff, particularly Jeannie and Geoff Horrell and the small army of volunteers who gave of their time to make this a memorable and enjoyable occasion.
For all your cake decorating requirements.
LIVESTOCK, PETS 30 MIXED sex store lambs. $50 each + GST (if any). Will sell numbers to suit. Ph 027-251-0125. BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272-101-621 A/H 03-3227626.
LOST, FOUND LOST - one year old black short haired cat, from Thomas Street. Ph 307-0098.
MOTORING COMMODORE SS 2003, 110,000kms, silver, black leather, excellent condition. $19,000 ono. Phone 03-3089480 or 027-279-8229. WHEEL Alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. – Phone 308-6737.
The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287
Ashton Tolu 5 today. Happy School days Ashton Moon, hope you have a great day Love you to the moon and back Nanny, Poppa, Aunty Emma & Ava. xxxx
Leo Gilpin Happy 7th Birthday Leo. Have a wonderful day. Lots of love Mum, Dad and Rory.
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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The destination for jobs - Over 30 jobs every week The meeting place for Ashburton District employers and employees
To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz
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Temporary Driving Roles Starting February Hilton Haulage Transport Ltd is a diverse logistics company providing an array of transport and storage solutions to its clients. This high profile company employs over 200 staff and has three main and two satellite business locations in the South Island. We are about to begin our busy potato harvest season and are looking for Class 5 drivers from February until approximately the end of May based in Timaru and Ashburton. Initially this involves working daylight hours, and as the season ramps up will move to some night shift work.
Due to an increase in our workload we now have a vacancy for a Roto Rainer Service technician to join our team. The position requires full drivers licence, competent welding skills, ability to think on your feet, ability to work extended hours at times and travel with the occasional night away. The job comes with a variety of work and full training for the right applicant.
Registered Electrician Rainer has a growing in house Electrical department with 7 members specialising in the irrigation industry. Due to demand we require an experienced, motivated individual to join our team. Experience within the industry is preferred but not necessary. Must be qualified, be able to work independently and have full drivers licence. Please phone
The Manager 307 9049
Alternatively, if you are keen to work nights only we can accommodate that too.
Receptionist/Admin Borough School has a long and proud history of providing excellence in education for the Ashburton district. Our staff enjoys a modern working environment with a supportive and friendly team of dedicated individuals. To enhance our current office support we are looking for a bright, enthusiastic person to assist the running of our school office. This is a front of office position dealing with our school community on a daily basis. We are looking for the following skills and attributes: • Proven Customer Service skills • Excellent telephone manner • Computer skills using Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel • Cash handling experience would be an advantage • Calm under pressure • Great organiser • First aid certificate would be an advantage This is a part time position working 22.5 hours per week, 8.30am – 1pm daily during school term time only (40 weeks per year). If you would like to be part of our great team then please let us know why you are the right person for us. Send your current CV and letter of interest to:
We can offer you a great team to work with, good gear and a fun environment.
Executive Officer Ashburton Borough School Winter Street, Ashburton Or email: kate.bond@ashborough.school.nz
If you have a safe driving record, are confident with backing a truck and trailer and understand the importance of customer service then we want to hear from you. In order to apply you need to complete our application form. You can pop into our reception to grab one, ring us on 03 687 4020 and we will post one to you or go to www.hiltonhaulage.co.nz . Once completed, send to jobs@hiltons.co.nz or post to 50 Sheffield Street, Washdyke.
Administrator / PA Excellent opportunity for an experienced Administrator / PA for Peel Forest Estate, a large farming operation including a deer stud.
Excellent computer skills essential and experience with accounts and data entry etc. Some marketing experience an advantage. Farming background preferred but not essential. Please apply by email with CV details to: Graham Carr Email: grahamcarr@xtra.co.nz www.peelforestdeergenetics.com
CROPPING FARM Rakaia Wanted experienced worker. Must have good machinery skills. Good with stock. Full time permanent/ part time semi retired person.
Phone 302-7034
Cleaning staff required. Monday to Friday, 3.00pm - 11.00pm. Must be enthusiastic, honest, physically fit, reliable and have own transport. Full training would be given to suitable applicants.
Labourer/Apprentice Builder Must be fit, reliable and honest, have enthusiasm and common knowledge. You need to have completed a pre-trade course for apprenticeship or be able to complete one.
Applications close Friday 8th February 2013.
Timber Sales Position Timber Managers Position Helmack ITM require staff for the following:
Yard Man / Sales / Construction 1 – 2 positions Timber Manager 1 position A background in building products or the building industry would be an advantage, the essentials are: • Excellent customer service focus. • Some computer skills and accuracy. • Self-motivation with a pleasant manner for sales. • Ability to manage staff. Some heavy lifting would be required and forklift experience would be advantage. If you think you are the one to help us then apply by phoning: Allan McCormick on 307 0412. Managing Director Helmack ITM 92 Dobson Street ASHBURTON
Phone Rodney on 027 634 1631 or email CV to rtoconstruction@yahoo.co.nz
Phone 308 3987 Text 027 568 4392
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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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The destination for jobs - Over 30 jobs every week The meeting place for Ashburton District employers and employees
To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz
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Cold Larder Chef
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As a Service Manager, you will manage a professional team of Probation Officers and support staff to deliver quality advice to judges and the NZ Parole Board, and effectively manage offenders in the community. Your focus will be to ensure your team is performing well, producing quality results, to make our communities safer.
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30 – 35 hours per week with the possibility of this becoming full time position
Talley’s is a large New Zealand company with diversified food interests in seafood, vegetables, meat and dairy. We are a stable private company experiencing continuous growth – a real kiwi success story.
We have a vacancy in our busy kitchen for a Cold Larder Chef who is experienced in the duties of serving all the ‘cold’ food, and setting up all the plates for the other chefs’ outgoing food.
We currently have a vacancy for an Administration Assistant in our Ashburton office. Reporting to the Office Supervisor, you will be responsible for a variety of clerical functions, including computer and calculator work.
Applications close Friday, February 1, 2013. If you are a good team player with a passion for working with food, please apply to:-
We will give you the training and support you need to lead your team and you’ll have opportunities to progress to other roles within the Department. This is a challenging and rewarding choice; managing a team to make change that matters to individuals, their families and their communities.
At the Department of Corrections we are passionate about reducing re-offending and keeping communities safe.
Administration Assistant
team that manages offenders in prison and in the community.
We require the services of an Administrator in our busy office to help with the horse coaches, trailers, engineering, wrought iron and HomePlus side of our business. This Position involves dealing with the customers, from the start of the enquiry to the finish. So the whole process of booking in the job to billing out the job and anything inbetween.
Our busy Ashburton appliance store requires an enthusiastic young person to assist in appliance deliveries and customer service. Duties will involve everything from dealing with customers in store to in home T.V. tuning and whiteware deliveries. Applicants require the following attributes: • A full clean drivers licence preferred but a restricted could be considered. • Strong, fit and able to lift appliances by yourself. • An outstanding personality and ability to relate well to clients. • A can-do attitude. In turn, you will receive a great working environment within a friendly team, the ability to earn above average remuneration, travel within the Mid Canterbury district and a chance to meet and deal with nice people. Apply in writing or email, including your CV and references to: dean@smithandchurch.co.nz Delivery Position, P O Box 434, Ashburton 7740 Applications close on Thursday the 31st January 2013.
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Lysaght Ltd are authorised dealers for Smith and Smith and HomePlus.
Delivery-Customer Service Position
Want to work for an award winning team? We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic
Butchery Assistant. If you want to work with a great team with great potential, call in for the job description and application form. Ask for Paddy or Marie Kennedy 94 Harrison Street ASHBURTON
Guardian Classifieds phone 307 7900
Five Star Beef is an export company producing high quality grain finished beef, operating at the Wakanui Feedlot, near Ashburton. The above position has become available on a fixed-term contract. Duties will include: • • • • •
You will have: • enthusiasm, energy, an eagerness to learn and a positive attitude • excel skills and an ability to use Microsoft Office to an intermediate level • ability to communicate with a range of people, from visitors to executives • numeracy skills • ability to work with minimal supervision • good appreciation of urgency and accuracy.
Vacancy Number CSSR3140 Applications close Thursday, 31 January 2013 www.corrections.govt.nz/careers
With Corrections you’ll be part of a highly supportive
• Fixed-term Contract
Your primary tasks will include: • accounts payable • accounts receivable • payroll • excel spreadsheets • word processing and filing • general reception duties.
Trevor Whiting The Manager The Stables Tinwald Telephone 308 7505 Cell phone 027 223 0248 manager@tinwaldtavern.co.nz
If you are an experienced manager or have the communication skills, initiative and leadership qualities to move into a management role, then apply now.
System Control/Administration
We are looking for • Good customer service skills • Excellent communication and time management skills • Tidy appearance • Out going personality • Good computer skills • Quickbook knowledge an advantage • Willing to learn and enjoy working as a team
Operation and administration of the feedlot management systems. Reconciliation of feed contracts/cattle numbers. Reception duties/grain receivals. PA duties including typing and visitor arrangements. General Administration and office management.
Ideally the successful applicant will have the following attributes: • Very good computer skills – including Microsoft Office and the ability to comprehend new systems. • Logical approach to problem solving. • Attention to detail. • Professional attitude and a friendly and outgoing personality. • Ability to work well with others, and provide support where required. • Good time management skills.
Flexible hours which can be negotiated but must include a Friday. If you work well as part of a small team and enjoy a busy and productive work environment then this is the position for you.
This position will suit an individual who enjoys variety and working as part of a small team, and likes the challenge of operating efficient and sophisticated operational systems.
If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for, please send your CV and letter of application to recruitment@ash.talleys.co.nz, or post to Administration Assistant Vacancy, PO Box 244, Ashburton 7740. Applications close Friday 1st February 2013 at 5pm.
Training in the feedlot operating system will be provided. Applicants should apply via Apply Online at careers.anzcofoods.com or send a CV with covering letter and references to: lindsay@fivestarbeef.co.nz
You must be eligible to work in New Zealand.
Applications close 29 January 2013.
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Mount Hutt College Methven
Hammer Hand/Carpenter Wanted
If this sounds like you please email your cv to: URL Closing date • To start immediately. Rachel Proof read by:_______________________________ With: _______________________________ Date:_______________________________ tested: x x checked: sandyl@lysaghtltd.co.nz International Student Programme • Physically fit person to work with a great team.
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tV1 6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Infomercial. 9.30 MasterChef New Zealand. (G, R, T) 10.30 How To Look Good Naked. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Infomercial. 12.00 ONE News. (T) 12.30 Emmerdale. (PGR, T) 1.30 Come Dine With Me.
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2.00 Britain’s Best Dish.
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2.55 To Build Or Not To Build. (G, T) 3.55 Te Karere. (T) 4.25 Ellen. (G) 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat. (G, T) Six contestants go head-to-head to win the cash in a game of strategy, skill and survival, hosted by Eddie McGuire. 6.00 One News. (T) 7.00 Border Patrol. (G) 7.30 Unsung Heroes.
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8.00 Recruits Paramedics.
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8.30 Winners And Losers. (AO, T) Bec admits that having Doug’s baby is messy, Jenny confronts her money problems, and Frances questions the real reason she’s lost her mojo. 9.25 Undercover Boss USA.
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10.25 ONE News Tonight. (T) 10.55 Prime Suspect. (AO, T) 11.55 Crash. (AO, R) 1.05 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.30 BBC World-MT With George Alagiah. (G) 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain. 3.30 HARDtalk. 4.00 BBC World News. 5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 5.35 Te Karere.
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6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (G, R, T)
6.00 3 News: Firstline. 8.30 Infomercials. (G) 10.30 The Shopping Channel.
7.25 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (G, T) 7.50 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. (G, R, T) 8.15 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 8.40 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.50 Bird Bath. (G, R, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (G, R, T) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (PGR, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 2.00 Jeremy Kyle USA. (PGR) 3.00 Pocoyo. (G, R, T) 3.15 Disney Jungle Junction. (G, R, T) 3.35 Spongebob Squarepants. (G, R, T) 4.05 Sonny With A Chance. (G, R, T) 4.30 Kickin’ It. (G, T) 5.00 Horace In Slow Motion.
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11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 12.00 3 News. 12.30 Home And Away.
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1.00 Three Rivers. (PGR, R) 2.00 Touch. (PGR, R, T) 3.00 America’s Next Great Restaurant. (G, R, T) 4.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. (G) Two best friends from Long Island named Adam and Steve try to shed pounds with help from the Fab Five. 5.00 Entertainment Tonight.
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5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 My Wife And Kids.
5.30 Home And Away. (G, T)
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Friends. (G, R, T) Neighbours. (G, T) Shortland Street. (PGR) The Middle. (G, R, T) Hot In Cleveland. (T) The Big Bang Theory. (PGR, R, T) Sheldon’s selfish demands force Leonard to reconsider their friendship, and Howard tries to pick his astronaut nickname. 9.30 Hell’s Kitchen. (AO) The remaining 16 chefs attempt to make a comeback from their disastrous first dinner service. 10.30 Revenge. (AO, R, T) 11.30 Gary Unmarried.
6.00 3 News. 7.00 Campbell Live. 7.30 The Block Australia. (PGR, T) Scott meets the teams in front of their houses to tell them about their last challenge while on the block. 8.30 FILM: Green Zone. (2010, AO) Matt Damon. U.S. Army Officer Roy Miller and his men are charged with finding weapons of mass destruction, as the tension increases between the Green Zone and the violent streets of Baghdad. 10.50 Nightline. 11.20 Numb3rs. (AO, T)
12.00 Sensing Murder. (AO, R, T) 1.30 Infomercials. 2.30 Shock Treatment. (PGR, R, T) 4.15 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show. (G, R) 5.30 Infomercials.
12.15 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Bayless Conley. (G)
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PRIMe 6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.
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7.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat.
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7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 Antiques Roadshow. (G,
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1.15 Man Vs Wild. (PGR, R) 2.10 America’s Got Talent. (G, R) A pint-sized rapper who goes by the name CJ Dippa performs for the crowd and wows the judges. 4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000 each night. 5.30 Prime News.
R) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G) 3.05 Dora The Explorer. (G, R) 3.30 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 3.40 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion. (G) 3.50 Hannah Montana Forever. (G, R) 4.15 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.40 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.10 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.35 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 That ‘70s Show. (G, R) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R)
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TV3 8.30pm Matt Damon reteams with his Bourne franchise director Paul Greengrass for this electrifying thriller about a soldier on a futile mission to find weapons of mass destruction in Baghdad in the lead-up to the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. While Green Zone suffers in comparison to Oscar-winning Iraq war movie The Hurt Locker, it will still leave you breathless.
6.00 NYPD Blue. (MVLS) 6.50 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 7.15 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 7.40 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Top 20 Countdown. (M) 9.20 Law & Order. (MV) 10.15 NCIS. (PGV) 11.05 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (MV) 11.55 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (MV) 12.45 NYPD Blue. (MVLS) 1.45 Showrunner: The Shield. (M) 2.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.40 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 3.05 24. (MVLS) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (MV) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos.
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7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild. 7.30 Man Vs Wild. (PGR, R) 8.30 Pub Dig. (New, PGR) UK reality series in which Rory McGrath and archaeologist Paul Blinkhorn are teaming up to explore the rich and colourful history lying under the greatest boozers of Britain. 9.30 Ross Kemp Extreme World. (AO) 10.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.
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Rally a vintage day out In any Club the role of Club Captain is an important one. The Vintage Car Club is no exception. The role of Club Captain is also a busy one. No one knows that better than Owen Wilson, the Club Captain of the Vintage Car Club. And just lately he and his team have been really busy organising and preparing for one of the main events on the Club’s calendar – the annual rally. Owen says he has a great team and together they have everything well in hand for the running the Club’s 44th Annual Rally. Taking place this Saturday January 26, the rally is a big day for motoring enthusiasts. It’s a popular event which attracts a wide variety of vehicles, from veterans right through to post 60s, whose owners enter to have fun and compete for a range of highly sought-after trophies. Those taking part have to follow a set of instructions to get them from the starting point at the Vintage Car Club rooms to a mystery venue. But before they head out on the rally the entrants will take part in some cleverly and some may say fiendishly devised
field trials, designed to test the skills of drivers and navigators alike. Part of the fun for the entrants is not knowing where they should and hopefully will end up. If previous years are anything to go by the organisers will have picked an interesting place which everyone taking part will enjoy visiting, in fact a little birdie has told us this year’s rally might just end up at a magnificent and beautifully scenic spot. Because of their role as organisers Owen and Lorraine and others in his team won’t be competing, but they won’t be far from the action. Owen and Lorraine will be part of the advance party checking out the route. They’ll do that in their 1970
Austin A60 ute, which was restored to its present immaculate condition two years ago. The Austin has not only proved to be an enjoyable vehicle, but also one which Owen can often use as everyday transport. It comes in handy for business use. And speaking of Austins, Roger and Dorothy Jopling are planning to do the rally in their delightful Austin 7. Keen motorists, the Joplings have other vehicles too. They are skilled at car trialling. Like others taking part on the rally Roger and Dorothy will making the usual preparations, like checking tyres water and oil. Some will have a practice run at manoeuvring their vehicle. And maybe that’s what Roger Joplin was up to as he skilfully “drove” his grandson Jeremy around the supermarket in one of those model car supermarket trolleys the other day. No doubt little Jeremy would say he was the driver, but we think Roger had quite a bit to do with it and the skills he demonstrated would certainly make him
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a likely contender for the field tests on Saturday. Those taking part on Saturday’s event will end back in town for an evening of socialising, reliving the day and in some cases collecting some hard-earned silverware.
An Invitation The Vintage Car Club invites anyone interested in seeing the cars taking part on their 44th Annual Rally this Saturday to come along to the Club Rooms on Maronan Road from 9 am that day. It will be a great opportunity to see a variety of very interesting vehicles, watch them go through their paces in the field tests and maybe have a chance to chat with owners before they start out on the rally from 10 am.
Legends restored Bling on show Headlights, grilles and other doodads are stepping up and popping out on cars from daytime running lights up the hood of the new Cadillac ATS, to a wide, bold grille on the Ford Fusion, to engraving within the lamps of the new Corvette and Ford Transit. They are inexpensive but distinctive, providing automotive eye candy that can even boost fuel economy or improve safety. Car bling is in abundance at this week’s North American International Auto Show, with some interesting things adorning vehicles on the show floor. Peering into the lamps of some vehicles reveals tiny engravings inside, like figures inside a snow globe. Headlights in the splashy new Corvette contain the brand’s crossed-flag logo, and the utilitarian Ford Connect has Ford’s Blue Oval logo in a seven-sided shape. The new Jeep Grand Cherokee The Ferrari 250 GTO is one of the, if not the, most sought-after classic Ferrari and of the 36 originally produced, no less than five of them are under restoration simultaneously by Ferrari’s own heritage department, the Ferrari Classiche, demonstrating not just rapid growth of this business but also the level of trust placed in it by the owners of these highly valuable cars. The Ferrari Classiche has just restarted restoration and certification of cars following its
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own renovation, enabling it to simultaneously restore 24 classic Ferraris, in a workshop dedicated to restoration, refurbishment and renewal. And, of those 24 work bays, the Ferrari Classiche department is currently working on no fewer than five of the 36 250 GTOs built, along with two 250 Testa Rossas, including the 1957 car that Phil Hill drove to victory at the 1958 Le Mans, as well as three of the 32 250 LMs produced. Other significant cars include
three short wheelbase 250 GT Berlinettas, a 1956 500 TR, and the 512 M that came 4th overall at the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans. To date the Classiche department has completed over 60 full, ground-up restorations − several of which have gone on to considerable success in international Concours d’Elegance − and processed over 3800 authentication certification applications. The certification process is also available in Australia and New Zealand, with more than 20
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GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Innovation may be a buzzword in life and business these days, for we seem to become ever more needy of technology. Yet used right, such things can free up more time in our worlds in other ways. Look to how you can create more time and space in your situation. This may come from a new household gadget or just a rethink of your schedule.
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Australian Ferraris and eight in New Zealand achieving full Ferrari certification as original cars in a process that is undertaken in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, thanks to the department’s exclusive access to the company’s original technical designs and moulds, Classiche has cast numerous new engine parts, including 25 new V12 cylinder blocks and a similar number of cylinder heads, to help restore cars to original specifications.
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has a miniature vintage Jeep silhouette and the phrase, ‘’Since 1941’’, referring to the year Jeeps began. Distinctive lights abound and a prime example graces the front of the new sport sedan Cadillac ATS. The car’s daytime running lights go up the top of the fender along the hood line. They contribute to an overall angular, edgy design. Osram Automotive supplies lighting components for the ATS and other Cadillacs. David Hulick, the company’s global marketing director of solid state lighting, says the ATS benefits from hidden LEDs, or lightemitting diodes, which offer an ‘’intense, white appearance’’ that can’t be duplicated with traditional bulbs. Hulick says getting more out of illumination was the impetus behind the first automotive use of LEDs in exterior lighting: a mid-1990s Ford Thunderbird. He
VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) This would be an opportune time for you to carry out a financial review. This may go beyond managing your household budget more effectively and be more to do with planning for your future, perhaps through investments, pensions or savings if you can afford them. However, an expert eye may stand you in even better stead. Look to make an appointment.
This week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, Honda officially unveiled the 2015 Acura NSX. It’s the company’s second try at an NSX concept, after they revealed the 2012 NSX concept at last year’s show.
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said that model used ‘’super-red LEDs with a neon look’’, something that ‘’couldn’t be achieved with traditional technology’’. Ford is heating up its grilles, particularly its Fusion model. The Fusion jettisoned the old, bulky shutters and embraced a wide, bold grille with thin blades. Consumer Reports’ Jake Fisher says the grille helps the mid-size family sedan ‘’evoke the looks of an Aston-Martin’’ without adding to the bottom line. Other grilles are also providing artistic thrills: in the right light, the brushed-metal grille of Hyundai’s new luxury concept car shows off at least a dozen small inverted triangles that appear behind horizontal bars. The grille has a bunch of tiny holes and the angles reflect light. It’s one of many new styling cues on the HCD-14 Genesis, which Hyundai says is the direction it will take the next generation of its luxury cars, the Genesis and Equus.
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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Wednesday, January 23, 2013
SPORT RACING SCOREBOARD Results Golf
Ashburton Men’s Vet Golf 64 members played a stroke round at the Methven Golf Course on Monday 21st January in warm conditions on a well groomed course. The competition was for the Copland Trophy and was played as a gross weight for age where the player’s age was subtracted from his gross score. Best Scores: +3 Alan T. Smith; +4 Bill Mason; +7 Owen Everest; +8 Mike Gray; +10 John Davis; +11 Norm Ansty; +12 Bill Hetrick; +13 Derek Shaw, Roger Duff, Barry Bluett, Peter Bain; +14 Dave Puckett Two’s: Mike Gray, Derek Shaw, Bill Mason Next game at Ashburton on Monday 4th February playing for the RSA Trophy. It will be a $10 day.
Tinwald Golf Club Women’s Summer Golf 22nd January 2013 Par Round: Shirley Young 5up, Elaine Pierce 4 up, Bev Jackson 2 up, Val Prendergast 2up, Shona Vucetich 2up & Margaret Pawsey 2up Twos: Barbara Harris 9 Hole Competition: 22nd January 2013 Par Round: Deb Ellery 7up, Jocelyn Hill 2up by lot from Janette Moorreen
Ashburton Golf Club On Saturday the Club Opening day Tournament was held. Winners of the AC Browne Cup in the mixed grade were Maxine Carter and Ken Clucas with a net score of 63.5. Other winning scores were Karen McRae and Mike Holmes 64, Kay Fox and Paul May 65, Heather Robertson and Vince Carr 65.5. In the Men’s grade the Smith Salver was jointly won by Miti Daniel and Kevin Turner and Ron Carlson and Paul McFie with 65. Third equal were Peter Bain and George Brown and Murray Wackrow and Bruce Ching with 65.5 Nearest Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Guilford Lane, MSA: Ron Carlson, Rothburys Insurance: Adrian Hopwood, Netherby Meats: Di Engelbrecht, Blue Pub (Longest Putt): Heather Robertson, Robilliards (Nearest pin #18): Miti Daniel and Kevin Turner. Twos: Kevin Smith and Terry O’Reilly, Brian Wilson and Bruce Day, Eddie Chilton and Di Engelbrecht. On Sunday the Hydraulink Shootout was held with Hilary Lovett winning after a puttoff with Jeff Williamson on number 18. Third was Paul Greer with Peter Pratt fourth and Eleanor Sullivan fifth.
Tinwald Golf Club Results from January 19th The weather played it`s part on Saturday for the summer season closing drawn partner combined stableford for mixed and men’s couples. Leading scores were: Men; Alan Lilley and John Rooney
83, Cameron Miller and Tony Sheppard 82, Steve Kennedy and Snow Pierce 80,Ray Kirdy and Arthur Pawsey 79, Warren Ineson and Dave Horrell 78, Grieg Hubbard and Phil Keir 78 b/l. Mixed; Paul Hefford and Sally Lane 74, Paul Gray and Helen Briggs 74, Ton Kittikote and Joyce VanderHeide 73. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Ray Bell. Gluyas Ford # 6; Bryan Shanks. Stirling Sports # 12;Warren Ineson. Ideal Electrical Supplies # 16 Cameron Miller. Two’s: Warren Ineson, Helen Briggs, Brent Smith, Sally Lane, Cameron Miller, Paul Boon, Josh Smith. Eagles: Josh Smith # 3 Net Eagle # 18 Leen Bell, Helen Briggs. Summer championship winners; Senior; Josh Smith, Intermediate; Paul Hefford, Junior; Warren Scott. Women: Senior; Joyce VanderHeide. Junior; Sally Lane. Summer trophy for men, Warren Scott. CJ trophy for women, Sally Lane.
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Bowls Mid Canterbury Sub Centre: Over 60’s Tournament teams Monday 28th January, Ashburton Bowling Green, 12.30pm start. 3 games of 8 ends. $5 per player entry fee to be paid before start of play. Dress Code: Mufti Teams: 1. J Bell (s), W Watson, R Keeling, M Reid 2. George Crack (s), C Cross, A Johnston, A Reid 3. R Neilson (s), M Quinn, R Wade, M Knox 4. R Thomas (s), K McLaren, S Doig, R Knox 5. A McIntosh (s), A Macdonald, U Crack, R Lowe 6. Jo Ryk (s), B Brassell, G Brooker, H Hunt 7. T Blain, G Whipp, Judy Ryk, C Tubb 8. M Anderson, A Smith, B Johnston, L Fearn 9. J Bennett (s), S Taylor, A Blain, M Cabout 10. G McCosker (s), S Harrison, S Scott, J Van Der Heid 11. R Smitheram (s), D Kinvig, J Harkess, M Watson 12. R Cockburn (s), J Bruce, R Hawkins, N Bishop 13. C Dennis (s), S Garforth, E Surridge, F McCormick 14. C Leech, T Johnston, C Cleghorn, H Harris 15. N Atkinson (s), B Robinson, M Jones, B Anderson 16. R Holdom (s), J Lilley, B Boothroyd, M Hyde 17. R Petrie (s), J Scott, D Ross, S Goodwin 18. M Smallridge (s), S Holdom, J Rooke, G Smith 19. B White (s), B Harper, M Palmer, D Thomas 20. A Hill (s), C Andrew, J Dennis, M White 21. K Muir (s), P Kinney, D Bruce, C Rooke 22. E Maw (s), I Blackwood, N Bilby, W Watts Reserve: G Sparks. Contact: Wendy Suttie 3082085 Champion of Champion Pairs: Ashburton Bowling Club Sunday 27th January Whites or club uniforms to be worn.
Golf Ashburton Golf Club Saturday 26 January is Men’s Opening day and with a 4BBB pairs match being played for the Jim McKenzie Memorial Trophy. Starting Time: Morning 8.00am Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12 noon start Saturday Starters: Morning Gordon Crawford and John McArthur Afternoon Match Committee Results Match Committee. On Sunday 27 January the Course is booked for the annual Eagles match between Canterbury and Aorangi starting at 12.20pm
Tinwald Golf Club The Tinwald Golf Club draw for the winter opening mixed and men American Foursome to be played on Saturday will be at the clubhouse for an 8am and 12.30pm start. Players are asked to report at least 15 minutes prior to tee off times. Starters: am; P Roulston, pm D Cockburn, T Clarke. Cards; G Smith
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Making smart work of the two-yearolds colts and geldings qualifying pace at the Ashburton Trotting Owners qualifying trials, Ken Barron and the Intimidator slipping home ahead of the Mark Purdon trained Rainbow Hunter, driven by Natalie Rasmussen. Dave Anderson’s Orio Denario, driven by Stephen McNally came home third in the field of three. All three runners qualified with The Intimidator running the 1600 metres in 2.00.8, 800m 57.4 secs and 400, 27.4. The margins were 11/2 lengths and 11 lengths.
Today’s Waikato RC fields, form, riders Waikato RC Venue: Te Rapa Meeting Date: 23 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.10pm (NZT) RITCHIE RACING STABLES MAIDEN 2100 $7000, MDN, 2100m 1 428x2 Andrassy (5) 58.5......................... O Bosson 2 648F0 Pindalu (6) 58.5.......................... L Satherley 3 x0756 Rio Tonto (10) 58.5.................... M D Plessis 4 75577 Kozachak (2) 58.5............................ C Grylls 5 88555 Here’s De Consul (12) 57................R Jones 6 05909 McMammal (9) 57...................... M Cameron 7 82x24 Table One (13) 56.5.......................... L Innes 8 79424 Herman 56.5................................. Scratched 9 00x Key To Dance 56.5........................ Scratched 10 90867 Ceremonials (3) 56.5...................... A Calder 11 9000 Serenanova (7) 56.5....................T Thornton 12 0006 Silver Minx (1) 56.5................ M McNab (a1) 13 0933 Duchessofcambridge (11) 55......... V Colgan 14 8 Favourite Girl (8) 55.......................M Tanaka 15 39979 Natassja Kinski (4) 55..................D Johnson 2 1.45pm VERO INSURANCE RATING 75 2100 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2100m 1 21282 Ocean Bound d (10) 59............. M D Plessis 2 x3041 Savasong d (2) 57.5..................... O Bosson 3 20x03 Runaway Bride td (3) 57..................R Jones 4 11844 Commanding Oak td (1) 57........ L Satherley 5 x0516 Dark Bishop d (8) 56.5.....................N Harris 6 3x098 Leadership (5) 56.5............... M Cheung (a4) 7 1x320 Our Zeby d (9) 56...................... M Cameron 8 29043 Jungle Knight t (4) 55.5................... C Grylls 9 20401 Skysoblue d (6) 55................... D Turner (a3) 10 0x994 Lucky Charm (7) 54......................... M Wenn 3 2.20pm MONOVALE FARM YEARLINGS @ KARAKA MAIDEN 1400 $8000, MDN, 1400m 1 2534x Cunninghams Gap (15) 58.5.......T Thornton 2 74x63 In Tune (11) 58.5.............................. S Spratt 3 9P6 Assertive (8) 58.5....................... M D Plessis 4 6. Due North (7) 58.5............................ L Innes
5 72347 Manny (10) 57.............................M Coleman 6 735 Mercutio (9) 57.............................. O Bosson 7 43 Stamen (1) 57............................ M Cameron 8 Borrett Boy (6) 57.................. M McNab (a1) 9 Glove Man (14) 57.........................J Waddell 10 Just A Gigalo (12) 57 11 x3745 Mandy O’Reilly (4) 56.5................. V Colgan 12 59x72 El Felino (5) 56.5........................ L Satherley 13 0x708 Cartelora (2) 56.5............................ M Wenn 14 07x2 Set Me Free b (3) 55...................D Johnson 15 x3853 Pipedreams (13) 55......................... C Grylls 4 2.55pm RACE A HORSE WITH TE AKAU MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m
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1 6488x Diamond Pete h (10) 58.5................... V Colgan 2 Valedictory (5) 58.5.................... M D Plessis 3 Balbowa (9) 57.............................. O Bosson 4 87722 Eveready (8) 56.5........................... A Calder 5 5330x Shirlinda (2) 56.5...........................J Waddell 6 790x8 Coriander h (3) 56.5....................T Thornton 7 779x9 Bo On The Go 56.5....................... Scratched 8 Too True (4) 56.5................................ M Hills 9 233 Shaheen (1) 55................................. L Innes 10 47 Answer That (6) 55.....................M Coleman 11 66x Hannah Mary (7) 55......................... C Grylls 5 3.30pm VERO INSURANCE RATING 75 1200 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 62x33 Sans Souci 59............................... Scratched 2 23512 Alvesta dmb (1) 59......................M Coleman 3 0x854 Marching On d (2) 58.5................. O Bosson 4 09189 Kahala d (3) 58.......................... M D Plessis 5 x1148 Devillaine d (5) 58............................. L Innes 6 20311 Cassie May tdh (7) 57.5.................. S Spratt 7 00x07 Maidantus d (6) 57.5........................ M Wenn 8 8x14x Lok’n’Kay (4) 54.5........................D Johnson 6 4.05pm SHAUNE RITCHIE RACING STABLES 3YO MAIDEN 1600 $7000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 58644 Celtic Star (10) 57.5................... M D Plessis 2 307. Klitschko (9) 57.5.........................D Johnson 3 3835 Undertheradar b (3) 57.5.................D Walsh 4 47 Just Bolting (7) 57.5.......................J Waddell 5 5. Flying Treasure (11) 57.5............... V Colgan 6 80x58 C’mon George (5) 57.5...................... M Hills 7 Belcado (4) 57.5........................ M Cameron 8 60 The Grinner (8) 57.5........................ S Spratt 9 8544 Passionate (12) 55.5....................T Thornton 10 49 Dancing On Tables (6) 55.5........M Coleman 11 46 Rosehip 55.5................................. Scratched 12 7x66 More Than Sacred (13) 55.5............. L Innes 13 6 Our Serafina (1) 55.5...................... A Calder 14 0 Port Elizabeth (2) 55.5.................. O Bosson 7 4.40pm GR CLEANING SERVICES MAIDEN 1600
$7000, MDN, 1600m 1 93x Notforlong (5) 58.5.......................T Thornton 2 908 Don Gallardo (1) 58.5............ M McNab (a1) 3 000 Lucky Spirit (3) 58.5...................... O Bosson 4 3372 Travel Wise 57............................... Scratched 5 0x2 Royalty (6) 57.................................... L Innes 6 205 Serpent 57.................................... Scratched 7 35x53 Nineteen Forty b (4) 56.5........... M Cameron 8 00553 Secret Love (10) 56.5..................... A Calder 9 70 Lilique (2) 56.5.................................D Walsh 10 x3086 Toppick (8) 56.5..................................J Jago 11 8544 Passionate (9) 55............................. C Grylls 12 748 Rompers (7) 55............................D Johnson 8 5.15pm NORTHERN JOCKEY MANAGERS RATING 65 1600 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 97483 Feel One m (2) 59............................ L Innes 2 1x438 Good Thinker (10) 58............... K Leung (a3) 3 401x8 Tactician (5) 58........................ P Turner (a1) 4 1x76 Eskabar t (6) 57.5..........................J Waddell 5 0x218 Ravello (14) 57.5........................... O Bosson 6 94645 Recession Proof td (8) 57.5.........D Johnson 7 71 Typhoon d (13) 57............................ C Grylls 8 5318 Alert d (3) 56.5........................... M Cameron 9 710x9 Chief Toroa 56.5............................ Scratched 10 48x27 Sonoza (4) 56........................ M McNab (a1) 11 516x0 Artifact m (1) 56.............................M Tanaka 12 5x034 Breaking Dawn (15) 56....................N Harris 13 58x63 Shez Kapable (11) 55.5..............M Coleman 14 10x80 Hamacho (12) 55.5.................... M D Plessis 15 1 Kendoka (7) 55.............................. V Colgan 16 6x763 Lady Gaga (9) 54.5.......................... S Spratt 17 82475 Pachenko (16) 56............................. M Wenn 18 570x7 Commie Star td (17) 54..................... M Hills Emergencies: Pachenko, Commie Star Blinkers on : Favourite Girl (R1), In Tune, Pipedreams (R3), Kahala (R5), Rompers (R7), Alert (R8) Winkers on : Mercutio (R3), Kendoka (R8) Winkers off : Kahala (R5)
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Morning and afternoon teas provided for players. Players bring own lunches. Hot pies available for purchase at the club. Round One: 9.00am start Senior Men: Tinwald vs. Hampstead, Ashburton vs. Rakaia Colts: Allenton vs. Methven, Ashburton vs. Hinds Senior Women: Methven vs. Hampstead, Ashburton vs. Hinds, Tinwald vs. Rakaia (MSA a bye – report at 10.45am)) Round Two: Report at 10.45 for 11.15am start (Approx) Senior Men: Allenton vs. Hinds Junior Women: Rakaia vs. Hinds (Allenton a bye – report at 1.30pm) Junior Men: Methven vs. Allenton, Hinds vs. Ashburton Contact: Wendy Suttie 3082085 Women’s Representative Teams: Arnst Trophy 25th January at Timaru Pairs Team One: Rosemary Bennett (s) – Lorrel Chaney Team Two: Shirley Pagey (s) – Sandra Holdom Team Three: Linda Boyd (s) - Maureen Sullivan Team Four: Diane Vanderweg (s) – Shirley Doig Fours Team One: Val Bell (s) – Helen Boag – Gillian Kelly – Shirley Thomas Team Two: Ruth Smith (s) – Wendy Blackwell – Mary Stone - Leonie Spargo Team Three: Raiona Isherwood (s) – Diana King – Sylvia Mellish – Ollie Collins Team Four: Gladys Body (s) – Wendy Watson – Dawn Bruce – Caitlin Bassett Managers: Diane Gutberlet – Joan Chapman
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9 77685 Another Stone nwtd...................J McInerney 10 877 Azure Dreams nwtd.......................J Harland 4 12.59pm J P PRINT, PETONE C0 C0, 520m 1 46346 All For One nwtd........................J McInerney 2 53 Go Dolphin Power nwtd F &...........Turnwald 3 457 Alamein Dream nwtd K &..................Phillips 4 F3873 Sydenham Jade nwtd....................J Harland 5 63564 Summertime Bobby nwtd.............B Goodwin 6 33753 Mic Player nwtd.......................... W Hodgson 7 47432 Rich List.................................................nwtd 8 3 Cawbourne Kesha nwtd.............J McInerney 9 5F68 Fergie’s Belle nwtd...........................S Maher 5 1.19pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD (NZ) LTD C0, 305m 1 73624 Waimak Dave nwtd....................J McInerney 2 22236 Working Camarade nwtd............... D Donlon 3 Charming Nev nwtd..........................L Ahern 4 62 Bubble Ostee nwtd F &...................Turnwald 5 33533 Lynny Southcombe nwtd............J McInerney 6 53326 Cluain Meala nwtd...................... B Johnston 7 37623 Versatile Richie nwtd.......................... R Udy 8 4 Homebush Churro nwtd.............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 77685 Another Stone nwtd...................J McInerney 10 877 Azure Dreams nwtd.......................J Harland 6 1.37pm GARY ROSS DECORATOR C1 C1, 305m 1 74627 Homebush Alex 17.90................J McInerney 2 56424 Gina Mac 17.71...........................J McArthur 3 44553 Scarilicious nwtd L &.......................... Morris 4 86x77 Wairere Miracle 18.25.................Paul Knight 5 87865 Homebush Kelly 17.82...................... C Clark 6 34775 Rebel Joe nwtd................................. A Clark 7 85742 Excited Royale 17.90 8 8332x Winston Who nwtd.............................J Dunn 9 37648 Saffron Flaherty 18.32...................J Harland 10 16887 Regina Haka 18.02.......................P Blanche
7 1.54pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 C1, 305m
1 36332 Kezz 17.97...............................T McCracken 2 63448 Maxi’s Mate nwtd...................... S Gommans 3 64184 Cawbourne Brooke 18.14..........J McInerney 4 21212 Tanybryn 18.05 L &............................. Morris 5 26341 Stevie’s Magic 18.09...........................W Kite 6 35211 Homebush Violet 18.06..............J McInerney 7 676x4 Downey nwtd.................................J Harland 8 58376 Mister Whisker 17.69...................J McArthur 9 86767 Dogged Dan nwtd............................... R Udy 10 78588 Red Hot Dutch 18.26.................. S Drysdale 8 2.12pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION C1 C1, 520m 1 3163 Alamein Rip nwtd K &........................Phillips 2 86126 Calm Brooke 30.86...........................G Quirk 3 14546 Wind Up Whitey nwtd..................B Goodwin 4 21188 Dolly Wind nwtd F &.......................Turnwald 5 27316 Harley Haka nwtd......................J McInerney 6 22611 Alamein Jah 30.35 K &......................Phillips 7 85556 Another Star 30.29.....................J McInerney 8 52121 El Jetta (c2) 30.82............................L Ahern 9 74446 Homebush Wild 30.14....................... C Clark 10 56454 Regal Step 31.00........................ B Hodgson 9 2.29pm MICKEY’S SUPER LIQUOR C1 C1, 305m 1 55853 Another Gunna 18.31................J McInerney 2 38216 Marmalade Skies nwtd......................J Dunn 3 36246 Nuts For Sure 17.83................... B Johnston 4 26375 Homebush Anabel 18.12.................. C Clark 5 86211 Starla 17.77...............................J McInerney 6 88226 Mrs. Bouquet 18.22........................J Harland 7 85738 Single Sculler 17.87...................Peter Knight 8 12414 Run Kayla Run 17.85 F &...............Turnwald Emergencies: 9 86767 Dogged Dan nwtd............................... R Udy 10 68856 Flossy Haka 18.00........................P Blanche 10 2.47pm KEENAN CONCRETE FINAL C1 C1f, 520m
1 13632 Sheza Terror..........................................nwtd 2 23443 Opawa Crusher nwtd...........................J Udy 3 81112 Speed Legend 29.97.................. B Hodgson 4 64251 Petrol Voucher (c2) 30.21................M Olden 5 35737 Opawa Patch nwtd.....................J McInerney 6 48264 Bullabakanka 30.54 U &............. McCracken 7 112 Red Crystal 30.67....................... B Hodgson 8 13112 False Step (c2) 30.42........................J Dunn 9 57542 Flayosc...................................................nwtd 10 74446 Homebush Wild 30.14....................... C Clark 11 3.05pm BROAD ROOFING C1 C1, 305m 1 111 Dillmanstown 17.74............................J Dunn 2 64176 Nina Be Good 18.04 W &....................Brider 3 52546 Homebush Scotty 17.78................... C Clark 4 73787 Opawa Chance nwtd.................J McInerney 5 17641 Your On Fire 18.22...................... B Johnston 6 36227 Working Working 17.76.................. D Donlon 7 28x87 Genial nwtd............................ R M Bannister 8 84577 Homebush Rosebud 17.69........J McInerney Emergencies: 9 37648 Saffron Flaherty 18.32...................J Harland 10 48685 Nelly Flaherty 17.98.......................J Harland 12 3.23pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 87672 Homebush Cruden nwtd............J McInerney 2 22465 Sedgebrook Skite 18.19......................F Kite 3 34423 Random Act 17.80...................... S Drysdale 4 67575 Sydilicious 18.06................................. R Udy 5 38867 Working Waikato 18.23.................. D Donlon 6 8453P Gunna Excite 18.03 L &...................... Morris 7 44338 Opawa Miata nwtd...........................S Maher 8 23663 Fawn Allegro 18.08....................Peter Knight 9 55886 Homebush Greta 18.26.............J McInerney 10 48685 Nelly Flaherty 17.98.......................J Harland LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
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RESULTS AND DRAWS FROM ALL The LOCAL PLAYING FIELDS P13 | THE INTIMIDATOR DEALS TO HIS RIVALS AT THE TRIALS P13
Hesson stands firm despite fierce attacks over concerns about Hesson’s handling of the Ross Taylor saga. Hesson had every right to choose the captain he wanted, but it was the way he went about it that has caused such angst. Bond felt compelled to write to NZC chief executive David White on December 11 after Taylor was removed as captain following November’s tour to Sri Lanka. Bond said in the leaked letter he felt Hesson has been “dishonest” in the fallout from Taylor’s sacking, that Hesson’s timing of his “calculated” removal of Taylor “seemed like sabotage” and was also critical of Hesson’s subsequent “cover-up to save face”. Hesson said the pair had met and cleared the air and, like everyone at NZC, are trying to move on. It’s been difficult to do that when new twists to the story crop up with amazing regularity. “When Shane arrived in South Africa, the two of us had a pretty open and honest discussion where we viewed each other’s points of view and we agreed that, for the best interests of the team, to move on,” Hesson said. “This was dealt with a number of weeks ago - the day we arrived in South Africa - and Shane and I have worked very well since and will continue to do so.” Hesson said when he was selected from 39 candidates and appointed to the New Zealand position it was his “dream job”. The dream, sadly, must have often felt more like a nightmare. - APNZ
Almagro lets semi spot slip “He had a lot of chances to win,” Ferrer said. “I tried to fight every point, it’s in my game.” In a stunning showing in the opening two sets, the 27-year-old world No.11 dominated Ferrer with his huge serve and devastating onehanded backhand. However, just when it appeared Almagro would wrap it up in straight sets, serving for the match up 5-4, Ferrer showed his fighting qualities to break back with a belting forehand down the line. He then held his serve and won four straight games to wrap up the third. Almagro served for the match in the fourth but crumbled again. The contest went to a tiebreak, where Almagro injured his groin stretching for a drive volley. - AAP David Ferrer celebrates victory
By Melissa Woods Spain’s Nicolas Almagro blew three chances to serve out his match against compatriot David Ferrer, who pounced on the opportunity to seal an unlikely Australian Open semi-final berth yesterday. Almagro had never beaten world No.5 Ferrer in 12 meetings but looked a near certainty to make it through to the last four at a grand slam for the first time after winning the opening two sets and then serving for the match. Instead Ferrer clawed his way back to triumph 4-6 4-6 7-5 7-6 (7-4) 6-2. Almagro injured his groin midway through the tiebreak and never troubled Ferrer in the deciding set.
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Mike Hesson quit his last international cricket coaching job because of the bombs going off around him. The bombs these days are of a considerably different nature but no less noticeable. Controversy has followed the New Zealand coach for most of his short tenure since being appointed to take over from John Wright in July. If he was looking for more Mike Hesson: beliefs in his ability to ‘security’ in his role following his coach the Black Caps haven’t wavered last gig, it was sadly misplaced. Hesson quit as coach of Kenya “No, not at all,” he said yester11 months into his two-year day without hesitation when asked contract after his young family fell if he had ever doubted his ability victim to an attempted car-jacking over the last six months. and a grenade exploded near their “It’s been a challenging time, house in Nairobi. the last month in particular, but It was an entirely understand- [I’m] very focused on the World able move - Kenya’s capital is Cup in 2015. referred to Nairobbery for good “We want some clear direction reason. in terms of where we are heading “There were a number of chal- and that’s a huge focus for us. lenges - dealing with adminis“In terms of test cricket, we tration and tribal issues and, have lacked that consistency obviously, security,” Hesson said that has unfortunately affected last year. us for a while and we are still “Some of those experiences searching for answers there. We were great, some not so good, but have certainly been competitive certainly very valuable.” in the short forms and winning He’s likely to see the experiences the other day, beating the No 1 of the last six months as valuable side in South Africa, was a nice as well - it seems his nature - and start to the [one-day component he hasn’t wavered in his belief of the] tour.” that he can coach at the top level It was also a good way to help and improve a New Zealand side distract attention away from last that is at one of its lowest ebbs week’s revelations over bowling in history. coach Shane Bond’s letter to NZC
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ITF Junior Grade Four girls 11 seed Danielle McIntyre, 14, serves in her second round match yesterday.
Future of world tennis on show By Myles Hume While it was all smooth sailing for the boys top seeds yesterday, it was a day of upsets in the girls draw as players battled it out to enter the third round of play at the ITF Junior Grade Four tournament at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre in Ashburton. The tournament entered its second day, with the emerging youngsters of world tennis battling it out on the New Zealand leg of the tour. Seeds one to nine cruised through in the boys draw, with top seed New Zealander Kyle Butters, also ranked 362 in the world, outclassing fel-
low countryman Edward Christian Stoica 6-0 6-1 and number two seed Thomas Weirather, of Lichtenstein, passing through unfazed. IFT supervisor Rosemary Hargreaves said it was expected most of the top seeds would get through, with only one tight match between sixth seed Kennosuke Nouchi who fought his way back in a three-setter against Richard Lang of Australia. It was a different tale for the girls as both the third and fourth seeds were bundled out in straight sets. The number one seeded Ka Man Maria from Hong Kong pushed forward her quest towards claiming the girls title, while the remaining top seeds made it through.
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With upsets already changing the shape of the tournament, Ms Hargreaves expected more tight matches in the coming days as the players start to hit top form. “It’s such a competitive vibe out there, these are all guys who are hoping to make a break on to the professional scene,” she said. “It’s been such a great standard being played out there today, the speed and the force has just been incredible.” Players enter the third round of play today with the weather set to play its part, before hitting the quarter finals on Thursday. Both finals will be played on Saturday in Ashburton.
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Fine with increasing high cloud. Isolated showers developing south of Ashburton in the afternoon, some possibly heavy with thunder and hail. Northwesterlies, dying out in the south and southwesterlies spreading north in the evening.
High cloud increasing. Rain at times developing near the Divide in the afternoon. Wind at 1000m: NW, 50 km/h at times in exposed places, dying out in the evening. Wind at 2000m: NW rising to gale 70 km/h late morning, easing to 40 km/h in the evening.
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NZ Situation
A weakening front should move over the North Island tomorrow and early Friday. It is followed by a ridge of high pressure over southern and central New Zealand, and easterlies in the north. An anticyclone is then expected to lie over much of New Zealand through to at least Sunday.
TOMORROW
FZL: Above 3000m
FZL: Rising above 3000m
Rain in the morning, clearing in the afternoon but cloudy periods and the odd shower remaining. Wind at 1000m: Light winds, tending N in the evening. Wind at 2000m: W 45 km/h easing in the morning and tending light S in the afternoon.
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
Fine apart from some coastal cloud morning and night. Light winds inland, northeasterlies near the coast.
Fine apart from the odd shower about the Divide in the morning. Light winds, mainly N.
SUNDAY
Fine with northerlies.
Fine apart from some coastal cloud morning and night. Light winds inland, northeasterlies near the coast.
SATURDAY SUNDAY Fine with northerlies.
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River Levels
cumecs
Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:45 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday
206.3 7.90 10.8 131.1
Source: Environment Canterbury
Canterbury Readings
to 4pm yesterday
max
Ashburton Airport
25.0
Temperatures °C
Rainfall mm
min grass 16 hour Jan 2013 min to date to date
Wind km/h
max gust
8.1
2.5
0.0
71.8 71.8
NE 31
Christchurch Airport 22.0 10.3
8.9
0.0
37.2 37.2
E 43
–
0.0
55.0 55.0
E 26
Average Average
Timaru Airport
23.5
11.1
22.6
11.9
21.1
10.2
22.8
Average
9.4
9.6
6.7
43
43
32
32
34
34
Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Wednesday
m am 3 3
6
9 noon 3
6
9 pm am 3
6
Thursday 9 noon 3
6
9 pm am 3
6
Friday
9 noon 3
6
9 pm
8:16 2:26 8:29 2:51 9:00 3:07 9:11 3:33 9:40 3:46 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.
9:52
2 1 0
2:07
Rise 6:19 am Set 9:09 pm
Bad
Bad fishing
Set 2:40 am Rise 6:02 pm
Full moon
27 Jan
5:40 pm
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Rise 6:21 am Set 9:08 pm
Bad
Bad fishing
Set 3:27 am Rise 6:48 pm
Last quarter
4 Feb www.ofu.co.nz
2:58 am
Rise 6:22 am Set 9:07 pm
Bad
Bad fishing
Set 4:20 am Rise 7:30 pm
New moon
10 Feb 8:22 pm
Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa