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Colour aplenty at tennis clash Fashion footwear as much as fashion clothing is the hot ticket item at the ITF Junior Grade Four Tournament in Ashburton.

As play wrapped up on day three of the under 18 tournament, colour was the order of the day on bodies and feet.

For the boys, it was all about the shoe. Gone were the pure white tennis shoes that were once the height of tennis fashion, in their place there’s a rainbow parade of fluoro footwear that outstrips shorts and tops as a fashion statement.

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rebuild was felt.

“The rest of the country is still very, very average but looking across our district, businesses in Mid Canterbury are now a lot more positive than the rest of the country.”

A good indicator of that confidence came when dairy prices dropped twice last year, Mr Brawley said.

“Normally when that happens, spending in shops stops.

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years made way for a tougher job market between 2009 and 2011 when the economic downturn started to bite, Mr Brawley said.

“Businesses dropped staff numbers or didn’t re-employ as they realised they were over staffed or that they’d been chasing turnover instead of profit.”

The employment market had been strengthening since mid2011, he said, and it would continue to strengthen as the full impact of the Christchurch

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out of work is full employment.

This allows for people who are changing jobs or moving in or out of the district.”

The district’s employment rate was still well above the peak of dairy farm expansion, between 2006 and 2008 when a low of 52 jobseekers was recorded in 2007.

“In those years dairying was booming, industries and businesses fed off that and there were new families moving into the district.” Those low employment

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Unemployment in the Ashburton District has hit its lowest level in four years for the December quarter.

Just 145 people were registered as looking for work and receiving the unemployment benefit, down 60 per cent on December 2011’s figure of 231, continuing a trend that’s been evident all year.

The small number of people

looking for work came as no surprise to Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive Rob Brawley who said the district’s unemployment rate was dropping at a rate that was four times faster than the rest of New Zealand.

“Up to September we were down 36 per cent on the previous year and this is even better. We’ve pretty much got full employment now as economists generally equate anything less than 3 per cent of the workforce

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By Michelle Nelson

For girls, doubles matches were an opportunity to not only pair up as players but also as fashionistas. Bright yellow, orange, purple, blue, the brighter the better and always worn in pairs.

Barely their skirts or shorts and high swinging pony tails completed their on-court ensemble.

Mid Canterbury irrigation schemes should be in line to benefit from new Government funding for infrastructure.

Two years ago the Government indicated it would provide up to $400m for regional-scale irrigation schemes, in a bid to encourage investment from the private sector.

Yesterday, in its first meeting of the year, Cabinet earmarked $80 million to be allocated for 2013, from a company set up to encourage investment.

The new funding will be made available as bridging finance for large-scale irrigation schemes in the next financial year, and the first proposals are likely to be under consideration within 12 months.

Water projects in Canterbury, Otago, Tasman and Hawke’s Bay are likely to be considered this year – creating new jobs, increasing productivity in primary industries, and ensuing more sustainable use of water.

Several Mid Canterbury groups are already developing proposals for large scale off-farm harvesting, storage and distribution water infrastructure.

RIGHT: Making a fashion statement, Australia’s Petra Hule, competing in a doubles match with sister Chloe in round three of the ITF Junior Grade four tournament in Ashburton yesterday.

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BELOW: When it comes to tennis shoes, you can have any colour as long as it’s not white – a line up of feet, laced, locked and loaded and ready to pound the courts at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

IrrigationNZ chairman John Donkers said yesterday’s announcement was well deserved and complements the work programmes IrrigationNZ is already focused on.

“For many years farmers have personally carried the cost of water infrastructure, which can run into the millions of dollars, yet benefits regional economies enormously,” Mr Donkers said.

“Having a Government-owned company invest in the initial stages takes the pressure off small communities to find that kind of capital up-front.

“The benefits for regional New Zealand can’t be under-estimated. This investment signals that the Government understands the significant contribution irrigation makes to the country.”

Mr Donkers said infrastructure such as pipe reticulation, which will form part of the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation scheme, could well fit the criteria.

“It’s early days, however funding could be available for continuing development of part of the structure.

“The funding decisions will be made by a high level government group, who will be looking for high-level schemes – not little systems up a gully somewhere.”

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The government is set to dish out funds for more irrigation and this district could be ideally situated for its share.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS PAUL, John Henry (Jack) — On January 22, 2013.

Peacefully at Ashburton Hospital after a short illness in the company of family.

Aged 85 years. Beloved son of the late Alma and Harry, loved brother and brother-inlaw of Frank and the late Roa O’Driscoll (Dunedin), Ursula (Forrest) and George Crack (Ashburton), Roger and Maureen Paul (Townsville) and a loved uncle of his nieces and nephews in New Zealand and Australia. Messages to Paul Family, P.O. Box 35046, Christchurch.

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By Jamie Morton Three teenaged boys have been praised for their bravery in the wake of a mini-van crash that killed three members of a Bay of Plenty school group in Kenya last week.

Survivors of the crash that killed 19-year -old former Bethlehem College pupil Caitlin Dickson and Brian and Grace Johnston shared their experiences at a media conference yesterday afternoon, after arriving back in New Zealand earlier this

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week. The mini-van had been travelling along Kenya’s Nairobi-Murang’a highway carrying 16 group members when it lost control and rolled into a ditch.

Sam McDougall, 18, who fronted the conference with his arm in a sling, recounted how he woke up shortly after the impact and immediately set about helping the injured with friends David Fellows, 19, and Luke Fisher, 17.

The trio checked on others in the van - including seriously injured teachers Philip Russell and Jan Dean

- and asked each if they were okay.

Sam said he had no idea how serious the crash had been and, having never been in such a situation, was acting on instinct.

Luke meanwhile took the cellphone from driver Christopher Mmata, who also died in the crash, and phoned the rest of the group, who were travelling ahead in a car.

The vehicle turned around and those in it, among them Anna Boggiss, 16, and Luke’s sister Joy Fisher, 19, helped assist the others.

Sam said he was heartened to see

taxi drivers volunteer their vehicles to help the injured to hospital.

Caitlin and Mr Mmata died at the scene, Mrs Johnston died on the way to hospital and her husband died after surgery.

The group told how they stayed strong together in hospital, and had been humbled by the support received from New Zealand.

“I’ll admit I shed a tear,” Sam said.

Ten survivors have returned home and four remain in hospital.

Earlier yesterday, the survivors shared emotional reunions with

classmates at a morning vigil at the college hall, where they shared stories about the trip, sang and hugged one another.

Funeral services will be held at the college for Caitlin today, and for the Johnstons on Saturday.

Donations made to a Kenya families account set up by the college stands at $27,000, and a further $11,000 had been donated to assist the Johnston family.

Account details are on the college website, www.beth.school.nz.

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Eradication call for cats ‘outrageous’

By Myles Hume

Our poll question is:

Mid Canterbury cat advocates have taken a swipe at a campaign to dispose of domestic cats.

However, one local organisation believes the heated debate over the scheme could have positive spin-offs.

Their comments come following New Zealand economist Gareth Morgan’s controversial campaign that calls cats “natural born killers”, who are contributing to the decline of native wild-life throughout the country.

Via the newly launched website, Cats to Go, Mr Morgan hopes to eradicate domestic cats, saying they should be kept inside 24 hours a day, equipped with a bell and not replaced when they die.

Local cat breeder Helen Lewis said domestic cats were an unfair target of the campaign, saying Mr Morgan had no right to think he could stop families from having pets.

“I think that he is way off beam ... I think this is unfair because stoats and ferrets are a bigger issue. I think people have got obsessed with this and it has got out of hand,” she said.

Mary Hefford, owner of Haxtendorf Cattery, wished Mr Morgan “good luck” with his campaign, pointing out he cannot shape the way the large proportion of Ashburton families lived with animals.

Although she could see Mr Morgan’s concerns to a point, she believed a less extreme approach

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• Groper identified A man who allegedly tried to hug and kiss women and made offensive gestures around Christchurch’s Port Hills has been found by police. Several women have recently made complaints to police about incidents, some dating back months. The complainants said they were approached in the area of Rapaki Track and the Mount Vernon Tracks in Port Hills by a man matching a description released by police on Tuesday. The man was also seen in the St Martins area.

Complaints included reports of a man attempting to hug or kiss women, and making offensive gestures or comments.

Assisted by information from a member of the public, police yesterday located a man at an address. He was helping police with enquiries. No decision had been made on whether charges would be laid, said Detective Constable Fiona Croft.

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would be to have all cats spayed, except for those who belong to registered breeders.

Forest and Bird Ashburton Branch secretary Val Clemens said feral cats were to blame for the destruction of a 28-strong colony of Black Fronted Terns at the Rangitata River.

Although she believed the cat campaign would not come to anything, she said it could only be a positive step to have cats in the spotlight.

“I think it is a way to start discussion to get people thinking about what cats are doing everywhere. It gets people thinking about how to deal with unwanted animals and spaying.”

SPCA Ashburton inspector and manager John Keeley said the real problem was feral cats, who were notorious for killing wildlife, as well as cats who hadn’t been neutered were likely to roam the streets.

He insisted it was “completely wrong” to take aim at domestic cats.

“I think it’s crazy, what’s Gareth Morgan thinking? I just think he’s flying a kite,” he said.

• Shots fired at house Six shots were fired into a Northland house early yesterday morning. The incident happened about 2.50am in Kamo. It’s believed the shots were fired into a fence at the side of the property. Nobody was harmed and police are investigating.

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• Golden handshake Former Kaipara District Council chief executive Jack McKerchar received $240,000 in severance pay because he agreed to leave his job a year before his contract ended. However, the confidential settlement covering his 2011 departure does not say why the council wanted Mr McKerchar to leave, despite previously saying it was due to ill health.

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Rakaia cat breeder Helen Lewis believes it would be outrageous to eradicate cats from family homes.

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Big success: Spectators hide in the shade at the Ashburton Domain Oval on Sunday, during the Gary Ashworth Memorial event. The event raised more than $10,000.

Family overwhelmed with support

By Sam Morton The Ashworth family say they are overwhelmed by the efforts of Mid Canterbury cricket captain Matt Winter and his flatmates, after raising more than $10,000 in Gary Ashworth’s honour.

Ashworth, who was one of Mid Canterbury Cricket’s most loyal servants, played his final innings last month after losing his battle with illness.

On Sunday, more than 400

people flocked to the Ashburton Domain Oval to support the Gary Ashworth Memorial event, held in a festival-like spirit.

Following the event, Deb Ashworth expressed the family’s heart-felt appreciation for Winter’s efforts, including the support from his two flatmates Paul and Kate Winter.

She also thanked the Mid Canterbury cricket community for their collective support.

“Your generosity and support has been overwhelming and we

were truly humbled by this amazing tribute to Gary,” she said.

Winter told the Guardian the total raised from the event has not yet been finalised, but estimated the figure to be between $10,000 and $15,000.

“We’re just stoked to be honest - it couldn’t have gone any better,” he said.

“We started out looking for more than $10k and we look to have got that. The final count has not been done yet, but once it is all nailed down, we hope to present it

to Debs and the rest of the family.

“It’s great to give something back to the Ashworth family after all that Gary did and we are grateful for all the support we had for the event,” Winter said.

Winter thanked all supporters and people involved in making the event possible.

“Everyone who donated money, everyone who donated items and everyone who bought into the whole idea and helped make it the success it was.

“It was bloody brilliant,” he said.

Sir Paul Holmes’ family have gathered in Hawkes Bay today as the illness that forced him to retire from broadcasting refuses to ease.

His wife Lady Deborah and his brother Ken said in a statement the veteran broadcaster was in a stable condition at Hawke’s Bay Hospital.

“The family have gathered in Hawkes Bay to be close to Paul, however, request privacy at this time and will be making no comment to the media.”

Sir Paul was made a Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in this year’s New Year’s Honours list for services to broadcasting and the community.

His rushed investiture was brought forward to last week at the request of his family because of his failing health.

He was knighted by the Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae at his Hawke’s Bay lodge. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries such as Prime Minister John Key and the leader of the opposition David Shearer.

Sir Paul had suffered prostate cancer earlier in his career, but it returned early last year, putting his work on hold. Last

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June he also underwent openheart surgery.

Following the surgery, Sir Paul wrote a personal account of what he had been through.

“I couldn’t speak. Not with the half-inch pipe down my throat. I couldn’t sleep. Not for days. The staff urged me to try. But when I closed my eyes I saw only nightmare visions. It was unbearable. I was exhausted.”

Sir Paul briefly returned to the country’s screens and airwaves, but in December announced he was retiring from broadcasting.

After his investiture, Sir Paul said the cancer had sparked other health problems, such as suffering from hayfever for the first time in his life.

“The old cancer found me out and has started to do some funny things.”

He also spoke of his grim health problems.

“We still have a lot of fun, a lot of good times, but soon realities have to be faced ...

We haven’t had a chance to meet with the doctor to discuss what’s going on, but I don’t think it’s flash.

“I don’t think Houdini will do it this time.”

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• Zebra gives birth Hamilton Zoo has welcomed a baby zebra. The yet-to-benamed foal was born early Monday morning, and is the fourth offspring for 9-year-old mother Marble and the 11th child for 8-year-old father Bwana. Zookeeper Louise van der Sande said mother and foal were doing well.

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• Ponganui international wastewater experts Cardno BTO are in Wanganui to look at ways of reducing the smell from the city’s water plant. At a Wanganui District Council meeting last week, councillors voted unanimously to commission the company to assess short-term solutions for the odour problem and long-term solutions for the inherent problems with the plant itself.

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• Road word awaited Backers of a $220 million toll road through the scenic Hollyford Valley on the West Coast were yesterday waiting to hear if Southland District Council shares the vision. The coastal route - from Jackson Bay to Martins Bay, and then inland down the valley would cut travel time and provide a direct link between the West Coast and Milford Sound.

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Thursday, January 24, 2013

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House prices, wages gap closes

By Sue Newman Housing in the Ashburton District has become significantly more affordable as the gap between the median price and the median annual wage narrows.

In 2006 the median sales price in December was $228,000 and the median wage, $24,400; in December 2012, the median selling price for a home in the district was $277,500 and the latest income data, 2011, showed the median income was $43,390.

Figures for household income against which housing affordability is measured, however, were not

available, but using the national household median income of $62,000, Ashburton’s home affordability is better than the national average, at 4.4. The median house price in New Zealand is now 5.3 times the median annual income, up from 5.2 last year.

New Zealand has been slammed in an international housing affordability survey for being the high cost of buying or building a home.

The ninth Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey has found that all eight of New Zealand’s property markets were “seriously” or “severely” unaffordable, with London, New York and Los Angeles all ranked more

affordable than Auckland.

Hong Kong, China is the most unaffordable place to buy a house, with a median multiple of 13.5.

All eight of New Zealand’s property markets were “seriously” or “severely” unaffordable.

Auckland continues to be the least affordable market, with a median multiple of 6.7, followed

by Christchurch (6.6), TaurangaWestern Bay of Plenty (5.9), Wellington (5.4) and Dunedin (5.1) all severely unaffordable.

Houses are now nearly 80 per cent more expensive than the historic affordability housing norm of 3 times the median income, which was last experienced in the 1990s.

Christchurch-based co-author Hugh Pavletich says his report points to urban containment policies, especially urban growth boundaries, as being responsible for the rising price of housing relative to income The affordability report points to urban containment policies, especially urban growth boundaries, as being responsible for the rising price of housing relative to income.

None of those inhibitors to more affordable house prices apply in Ashburton says Ashburton District Council chief executive Brian Lester.

“The council prepared a development strategy in 2005 and this, with the zone changes in our dis-

trict plan make plenty of land available for residential housing. We have a lot that’s opened up and a lot that is able to be opened up,” he said.

Ashburton’s strength was not only in the amount of land it had set aside for residential developments but in the range of price markets the sections were pitched at, Mr Lester said.

“Here there are subdivisions where you can buy a section for $110,000 to more than $400,000, this is all part of forward planning.

That means in Ashburton you can still get a house and land package for $350,000 and that’s affordable.”

Ashburton also had a good

Council searches for new leader

‘Temporary’ job still going strong

By Sue Newman When times got tough on the farm, and her children wanted to head to university, Donece McEwan found herself with little option but to get back into the workforce.

That was 25 years ago, and today, she probably holds a record as one of the Ashburton District’s longest serving rest home carers.

She loves what she does, but back in the late 1980s when the rural economy was in a state of collapse, it was a case of taking any job that was going.

“It was never intended to be forever, but once the children had left home I found I enjoyed the staff and the residents so much I just stayed on,” she said.

And by staying on Donece is leading a team of long serving Cameron Courts staff, with two others just two years short of clocking up their quarter century too.

She’s lost count of the residents she’s cared for, but reckons it would be close to 1000. Each one has been special, but becoming too attached, however, is something Donece learned the hard way to avoid.

“Many years ago I got very attached to a resident who became a bit like a grandmother to me.

She had no family here and when she died there was no funeral, they just wanted her ashes shipped back to England.”

Her reaction to the woman’s death told Donece that emotional attachment to any resident was unwise. That doesn’t mean you don’t care, but it does mean you protect yourself from too much hurt, she said.

Starting out as a carer in the late 1980s was very different to starting out in the same job today.

There were no induction or training periods, there was simply a requirement to turn up and get on with the job.

“When I first started I came in as weekend cook and on my first night shift as a carer the nurse gave me a list of things to do at 11pm and then left for the night. I was on my own until 7am. I didn’t even know who was in which room.”

She recalls a resident walking into the hall late at night, clad in her best coat and shoes, who informed her she was off to catch the bus. She had no idea who the resident was, whether she was actually catching a bus.

That was in a day when residents were much more able bodied. The greater age that people are coming in to care is one of the biggest changes over the past 25 years, she said.

“They’re 10 to 15 years older now and far less mobile. When I came here there were no walking frames; now they’re 90 to 100 not 75 to 85.”

Looking back, Donece said it is hard to believe that 25 years have flown by, that a job that was initially just to educate her children has become such a big part of her life.

“Maybe I’ll do a couple of years more but I don’t want to think I’ll go from being a carer to a resident.

I came here out of necessity but then it became something I loved.”

She’s battled her own health problems, with breast cancer keeping her out of the workforce for about six months. Becoming fulltime nana to two grandchildren after the February 2011 earthquake meant that after 23 years, work had to become part, rather than full-time. But she has no intention of retiring any time yet.

As far as Donece wants to look into the future, her husband Ray will still be farming goats and she’ll be caring for the elderly. The only concession she made this year was that as a couple they took an 18 year break from spending Christmas Day at Cameron Courts, spending it instead with their own family.

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The position that is arguably the most powerful in the Ashburton District is up for grabs.

Ashburton District Council chief executive Brian Lester signalled he would not be chasing reappointment to his job when it comes up for renewal in September and that has put the council on a search for a new leader.

Mayor Angus McKay said the task of replacing Mr Lester has already begun with a consultant appointed to manage the recruitment process. Three prospective consultants were interviewed.

It was important the person leading the appointment process understood the Ashburton District, how it worked and who its people were, Mr McKay said.

“This is not a process we’ll be rushing. We’re not in an absolute hurry to do this. We have a chief executive and his contract still has time to run.”

Mr Lester signalled late last year that he would not be reapplying for his position when it came up for renewal in September. Local authorities must re-advertise the chief executive’s job every five years, but they have the option of offering the incumbent a two year roll over, extending their unchallenged tenure to seven years.

Mr Lester has completed one seven year term and when the second five year term ticked over in September, the council had the option of offering him a two year roll over or putting the position on the market. They chose the latter, and Mr Lester signalled that he would not be applying for reappointment.

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amount of co-ordinated development in residential areas and that helped keep costs down, he said.

Central Government had a role to play in keeping a cap on the costs around building a home, he said.

“There is a lack of their policy makers working in with the sector; they try to have a one rule fits all approach where decisions are made that focus on an Auckland problem that doesn’t exist here for example.

They seem to rush to find a solution before they understand if there’s a problem.”

Housing affordability was affected by a range of factors and there was not one single solution, Mr Lester said.

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he disabled community is worried sick.

Many Ashburton families with a disabled person in their midst are concerned about the proposed new work ability assessments to determine who is entitled to a benefit.

The Government last year started its drive to reduce the benefit burden, which appears to be based on the belief that more beneficiaries should stand on their own two feet.

Most Kiwis do not mind the authorities putting some pressure on certain individuals to look for work, but putting the heat on the sick and especially the disabled is a sensitive issue.

In the past few months, however, this cabinet has not shown much of a sensitive side, so the disabled fear the worst.

Disability services have some idea what to expect as the changes are based on a British worktesting programme, which includes several irrelevant questions and little empathy or understanding for the complex and complicated dynamics they are dealing with.

An uneducated bureaucrat ticking a few boxes may do wonders for the Government’s budget but could cause major damage in the community.

Raising a disabled daughter, our family knows first-hand how stressful and how random dealings with Government agencies can be.

A classic example was the annual questionnaire for families with a disability allowance we used to receive.

One question asked whether our daughter still had Down Syndrome.

Everyone in the disability sector knows that conditions like Down Syndrome are permanent so we just laughed at the incredibly, insensitive stupidity. For others, however, the process was so stressful that some even gave up the allowance simply to avoid

By Coen Lammers

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Maori Party faces leader change

By Kate Shuttleworth and Claire Trevett Prime Minister John Key says he is confident that a potential change of leadership for the Maori Party will not derail National’s confidence and supply agreement with the party.

Mr Key said it was not appropriate for him to give a view on whether Dr Pita Sharples should stand down to make way for Te Ururoa Flavell.

However, he said the Maori Party had worked well with National for

four years.

“They made a strong commitment to come as part of our Government and to provide good stable Government for New Zealand and I think they’ll honour their commitment and if there’s a change of leadership I don’t anticipate changes in the way that we operate.”

Dr Pita Sharples is Minister of Maori Affairs and wants to stay on as minister even if he hands over the leadership. Mr Key said he would discuss it with the leaders if there was a change.

“If there was a change in leadership then they may well have a view on the makeup of the ministerial warrants, and who should have those. I’ve been indicating there will be two for the Maori Party, so I think that would be up for discussion.”

The Maori Party met yesterday to discuss the leadership, but did not know whether final decisions would be reached.

Outgoing Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia said she hoped there would be some indication of the way

forward by this morning, but did not know if that included a leadership change.

She also poured cold water on a proposal for Mana leader Hone Harawira to lead the Maori Party, saying it was governed by the people “not some kind of dictatorship”.

She was also dismissive of any suggestion the two parties should work together more closely or merge, saying the two had already tried working together but it had not worked out. “I am leaving so in the end, who knows what the future

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dealing with the government department.

In this case, the form was changed after a disability group created a small media storm, but it illustrates the regular disconnect between some government departments and the disabled people they are supposed to help.

As Ashburton CCS co-ordinator July Fielder points out, the proposed test is a medical model that does not encapsulate the skills and abilities of the person and also fails to grasp the fluctuations within some disabilities from one day to the next.

Hayley Court is a perfect example. The Ashburton woman was a valued member of the Derlen Bakery team until the business moved out of the district but has struggled to find work, despite the long list of vacancies in the district.

Naturally, this is a stressful time for Ms Court and the last thing she needs is a ministry official questioning if she deserved her benefit.

She is skilled and keen to work, but finding a job as a disabled person, even in a booming Ashburton economy, is more complicated than some Wellington bureaucrats may realise.

Thank you The Mid Canterbury Cricket Association would just like to thank everybody who supported Gary Ashworth’s Memorial Day on January 20, 2013.

In particular we would like to thank Neumanns Tyre Service, The Willows Cricket Club, Ashburton Contracting Limited, Gary Donald and the Sefton Cricket Club, Midlands Seeds, Sebco, Ashburton U-Hire, Seed and Field Services, Alistair Argyle and everybody else who donated items or their time to help make the day a huge success.

It was great to see such a crowd down at the oval enjoying the cricket, the entertainment and partaking in the events that were offered to raise money for such a good cause.

Without your support the day wouldn’t have been what it was so thanks again.

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may hold for them? But I go on past experience, it was a horrendous experience and not one I personally would want to repeat.”

Mr Harawira said Maori Party members had asked him to return to lead the Maori Party, which he described as “dying”.

He also suggested a merger between the two - and Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples said he was open to working more closely with Harawira, but was unlikely to merge or form a coalition.

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Shots spark scrub fire

By Kurt Bayer The New Zealand Defence Force will investigate how a live ammunition training exercise at an Army base near Christchurch caused a large scrub fire yesterday.

The blaze started at Burnham Military Training Area at West Melton about noon, whipping through scrub and threatening nearby homes.

Sixty firefighters, up to six helicopters, 18 ground-based appliances and 40 police staff were involved in the response to the incident, which covered an area about 1km by 500 metres.

One soldier suffered minor injuries trying to put the fire but there were no other injuries or reports of damage.

The fire was contained by early evening and firefighters from 10 appliances and Defence Force volunteers were preparing to work through the night.

Incident controller Sergeant Greg Fagg, of the 3rd Emergency Response Troop based at Burnham Military Camp, confirmed there was rifle training for infantry soldiers yesterday.

“As a result of our training activities a fire has started.”

Sgt Fagg said the exercise was on a gravel area and there “theoreti-

cally shouldn’t have been any fires starting there”.

The blaze had “got away” from a firefighting appliance that was on site.

Mr Fagg was unsure whether live firing or explosions sparked the fire, which did “exactly what it shouldn’t have done”.

“The cause of the fire will be determined by investigation and from that we’ll determine if our measures for fire control need to be revised.

“However, it’s just one of those things, you plan for it ... but something happens that is out of the norm.”

The training area is in an area

that has been plagued by scrub fires over the past fortnight.

The land is largely browned off, extremely dry, and the Fire Service has warned against fires in the area.

Defence Force spokesman Major Aidan Shattock said an assessment of environmental conditions, including fire risk, must be completed before live firing is carried out and anyone firing must adhere to safety procedures.

“They’ll get approval from the fire master to conduct their firing in that location and once that’s done then they can carry on with their live firing. If anyone fires on that range they have to abide by those

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Huge fire rages across Great Barrier

rules,” he said. Houses near West Melton Airport were evacuated and nearby property owners told to prepare to leave as fire crews struggled to control the blaze fanned by hot, dry nor’-west winds.

Old Coast Rd resident Kevin Righton, 62, was preparing to flee as the fire neared his home.

“I’m panicking a bit. We’re just a kilometre down the road and the wind has really picked up,” he said.

But by 4.30pm the fire was largely contained, although firefighters and police continued to fight the flames last night, keeping a close eye on wind conditions.

- apnz

A huge bush fire that has raged across Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf for more than a day was under control last night.

Three helicopters with monsoon buckets and 40 rural firefighters have reduced the size of the area burning near Claris airfield and contained other sections of the fire, Auckland principal rural fire officer Bryan Cartelle said.

Diggers have excavated firebreaks and the helicopters and fire crews would continue to work until dusk on the remaining eight hectares that are burning.

Two new Department of Conservation (DoC) firefighting teams and additional crews from Nelson and Rotorua arrived last night and will relieve yesterday’s crews from this morning.

“I would like to thank all the crews and everyone who has gone the extra mile today - it’s been a big effort,” Mr Cartelle said.”

North-easterly winds were

expected to drop from 20 to 25km/h to less than 10km/h this evening, aiding the firefighters’ efforts.

St John had received no reports of fire-related injuries from the island.

Extra police officers will be on the island overnight.

The cause is being investigated and initial reports of the fire being suspicious could not be confirmed, said a Northern Fire Communications spokesman. It is unknown if the emergency was caused by a 5000 square metre vegetation fire tackled on Sunday reigniting.

Meanwhile a suspicious scrub fire that burned 200ha of scrub near the Kaipara Harbour is also under control.

The fire started on DoC land at Kellys Bay on the Pouto Peninsula, southeast of Dargaville, yesterday morning.

Four helicopters and 80 ground crew battled to bring the fire under control.

- apnz

Age no brake as Bill, 87, recycles youthful past

By Trevor Quinn

Helicopter with a monsoon bucket delivers another load of water on the fire at the New Zealand Army’s West Melton Rifle Range.

photo Geoff SLOAN, christchurch star

Passenger to fight charge of Aratere ferry fixed letting drunk drive his car

By Kurt Bayer A passenger charged with letting a drunk driver, who was later killed in a smash, get behind the wheel of his car has indicated he will fight the rare charge.

Police say 22-year old Ben Beazley was a passenger in his own car driven by his mate Tarrin Kayne Alderson, 18, when it left the road in the early hours of May 25 last year, and hit a concrete power pole.

Mr Alderson died of his injuries but Beazley was saved, police say, because he was the only one wearing a seatbelt.

But now, the young contractor from the Opawa suburb of Christchurch has been charged with aiding and abetting Mr Alderson by allowing him to drive on Flaxton Rd, near Rangiora, while under the influence of alcohol.

Beazley was granted a registrar’s remand last month and was due to appear at Christchurch District Court yesterday.

But court papers indicate that

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If they (police) are successful, they might be bolstered in their campaign against drink driving

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Beazley has since pleaded not guilty to the unusual charge and now has a status hearing set down for February 14.

Canterbury police last year vowed to take a hard line against car owners they believed had let drunk or drugged drivers use their cars.

Allowing drunk, drugged or disqualified drivers use their cars could result in the vehicle’s owners face maximum penalties of three months’ imprisonment, a $4500 fine, and six months’ driving ban.

Dr Chris Gallavin, dean of

University of Canterbury’s law school, says party liability is relatively common in criminal law, but it was unusual for police to pursue a charge in relation to drink driving.

He said the prosecution would need to prove that the car owner gave keys to the driver with the knowledge that he was drunk and that he intended to drive.

It could prove to be a test case for the police, he believed, especially if it resulted in a prosecution.

“If they are successful, they might be bolstered in their campaign against drink driving,” Dr Gallavin said.

“These offences often don’t happen in isolation, there are often other people involved - people who provide the car, provide the alcohol, provide some sort of encouragement - and if all that is done with the knowledge that drink driving is going to occur, and that’s the hurdle they [the police] have to cross, then they will give it a go and pursue a prosecution.”

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The Interislander operator had hoped the ferry would be back in service yesterday after a computer issue affecting the propulsion system forced the cancellation of all sailings Tuesday, delaying the travel plans of about 650 people.

But spokeswoman Sophie Lee

said sailings of the Aratere were cancelled again yesterday while technicians continued to examine the issue.

“We’re still confident it’s an issue with the control system, which has in turn affected the propulsion system. They are still examining the issue.”

About 650 passengers affected

by Tuesday’s cancellations were accommodated on other sailings, and similar arrangements had been put in place yesterday. -APNZ

Seventy years after cycling 1300km from Hastings to Invercargill as a fresh-faced 17-year-old, Bill McGavock is endeavouring to repeat his marathon ride.

This time the 87-year-old is being accompanied by his 60-year-old son Steve.

Mr McGavock, from Havelock North, cycled through Wairarapa on Tuesday and camped at Clareville showgrounds on Tuesday night.

He had no reservations about taking on the gruelling cycle, as it was something he wanted to experience one more time.

“I did it with a friend when I was 17 and I thought I’d like to do it again before it’s too late.”

Mr McGavock said he was fit and healthy and up to the challenge.

The duo have already completed about 230km and both father and son said they were feeling good so far. They expect to reach Invercargill in about

three weeks. Mr McGavock said he was never a racing cyclist or took his cycling too seriously, however had always enjoyed a good challenge.

“I want to cross it off my bucket list.”

Mr McGavock said his son was a cycling enthusiast and had been to Invercargill and Cape Reinga on various excursions.

“He likes cycling, he might not get on a bike for three or four days [sometimes] but he enjoys it.”

Mr McGavock said his daughter and her husband will also travel in a campervan for support during the long journey.

He was looking forward to the road ahead - but would not be getting carried away until he gets a little closer to Invercargill.

“Yes I’m excited and I’m enjoying it so far but we’ve a long way to go yet and we’ve nothing to get excited about until we get there,” he said.

“When we get to Invercargill we might have two or three beers.”

- APNZ

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Taliban: Prince Harry has mental problem Britain’s Prince Harry, who compared shooting insurgents in Afghanistan to playing video games, “has probably developed a mental problem”, the Taliban says.

“There are 49 countries with their powerful military failing in the fight against the mujahideen, and now this prince comes and compares this war with his games, PlayStation or whatever he calls it,” Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said yesterday.

Harry, third in line to the throne, said he had killed Taliban insurgents during a 20-week posting flying scores of missions over the restive southern province of Helmand in an Apache attack helicopter.

As co-pilot, Harry was in charge

of the weapons systems in a twoman cockpit, firing Hellfire air-tosurface missiles, rockets and a 30mm gun.

“It’s a joy for me because 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 in interviews released on Tuesday after the end of his posting.

“This is a serious war, a historic war, resistance for us, for our people,” Mujahid told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location. “But we don’t take his comments very seriously, as we have all seen and heard that many foreign soldiers, occupiers who come to Afghanistan, develop some kind of mental problems on their way out.”

Asked by Britain’s Press Association if he had killed from the cockpit, Harry said: “Yeah, so lots of people have.

“Take a life to save a life,” he shrugged.

“If there’s people trying to do bad stuff to our guys, then we’ll take them out of the game.”

The Taliban have been waging an insurgency in Afghanistan for 11 years since being ousted from power for harbouring al-Qaeda chief Osama bin laden after the 9/11 attacks on the United States.

During the war, they have faced more than 140,000 troops from over 50 countries but remain a serious threat to the Westernbacked government with NATO troops due to withdraw in 2014.

– AFP

Drug gran sentenced to death A 56-year-old British grandmother was sentenced to death for smuggling cocaine into the Indonesian island of Bali, in a shock verdict after prosecutors recommended 15 years imprisonment.

Lindsay Sandiford sobbed on Tuesday as the court in Bali’s

capital Denpasar handed down the sentence, over a drugs haul worth $US2.4 million ($A2.29 million) found in her suitcase as she arrived on a flight from Bangkok last May. “We found Lindsay Sandiford convincingly and legally guilty for importing narcotics... and sen-

tenced the defendant to death,” Judge Amser Simanjuntak told Denpasar district court.

Indonesian police said she was at the centre of a drugs importing ring involving three other Britons and an Indian who have also been arrested.

– AFP

• Netanyahu setback In a stunning setback, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line bloc fared worse than expected in a parliamentary election yesterday, exit polls showed, possibly forcing the incumbent Israeli leader to invite surprisingly strong moderate rivals into his government and soften his line toward the Palestinians. TV exit polls showed the hardliners with about 61 seats in the 120seat parliament, a bare majority, and the counts could change as actual votes are tallied.

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In this frame grab provided by KPRC Houston, an unidentified person is transported by emergency personnel at Lone Star College yesterday, in Houston, where law enforcement officials say the community college was on lockdown amid reports of a shooter on campus.

Three hurt in college shooting A shooting on a Texas community college campus wounded three people yesterday and sent students fleeing for safety as officials placed the campus on lockdown, officials said.

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NZ smartphone app users at high risk

By Ben Chapman-Smith New Zealand smartphone app users are among the most vulnerable in the world to attacks from cybercriminals, according to research from a global cloud security company.

A survey by Trend Micro ranked New Zealand 7th in the top 10 countries at risk of privacy exposure – behind India, Turkey, Philippines, Bulgaria, South Korea and Austria.

The ranking was based on the percentage of Android apps rated as high-risk over the total number of apps scanned per country.

Android’s growing popularity among smartphone users meant the platform was becoming a prime target for cybercriminals, said Trend Micro cyber safety expert Aman Chand.

Kiwis might not be aware just how much personal data was at risk when they used apps, he said.

“The accessibility people have to mobile devices is on the rise, particularly from a young age.

“More now than ever before, it is essential that as a nation, we understand how much information, is too much, to disclose.”

According to a report from Google in May last year, smartphone penetration in New Zealand at that time was at 44 per cent of the population.

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The school’s official Twitter feed said the shooting was between two people and that the situation was under control. It had issued an alert on its website earlier, telling students and faculty to take immediate shelter or avoid the campus.

The shooting comes one month after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at an ele-

mentary school in Connecticut, heightening security concerns at campuses across the country and fuelling a national debate about gun control.

President Barack Obama has proposed a package of federal gun-control proposals that are expected to face stiff opposition from congressional Republicans, who control the House of Representatives.

– AP

• Party girl criticised Socialite Paris Hilton has been accused by Robert Redford of lowering the tone of his Sundance Film Festival by attending the event just to “party”. The reality TV star jetted into Utah last week and has spent her time there skiing and attending parties. However, festival boss Redford was not happy with her presence and speaking during a panel discussion, the 76-year-old actor told reporters, “She didn’t have anything to do with the films. What movie is she in? She and her hard-partying, swag-grabbing cohorts have made the festival not much fun.

There are too many people who come to the festival to leverage their own self-interest.” – WENN

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regularly had an average of 25 apps installed on their phones, Google said.

Chand said cybercriminals were getting smarter all the time.

“Apps like Angry Birds and Angry Birds Space can access data like a phone’s IMEI number and a user’s location, threatening an individuals’ privacy,” he said.

An International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) is a number which identifies an individual device and can be used to stop a stolen phone from accessing the network.

Dr Hossein Sarrafzadeh, head of computing at Unitec, said smartphones were just as vulnerable to cyberattacks through malware as a desktop computer or laptop.

“You’ve basically got a computer in your smartphone. It’s a similar risk but the methods or infiltration are different,” he said.

If someone gets access to the phone’s IMEI number they can track its location, and consequently the owner’s location.

“And if that smartphone has your details on it then they can access that as well,” Sarrafzadeh said.

Its rankings were based on the yearly analysis of real-time threat detection via one of its products, Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition.

The 10 most at-risk countries: India, Turkey, Philippines, Bulgaria, South Korea, Austria, New Zealand, Russia, Hong Kong, United States.

– APNZ

Japanese cars continue to dominate New Zealand’s vehicle market, but some surprise newcomers have elbowed their way into the 10 top-selling cars of the year as car buyers move to smaller vehicles.

The Motor Trade Association (MTA) released its list of 2012’s top selling vehicles, with new and used Toyota Corollas taking out the No.1 spot with more than 10,000 sold.

Another traditional front-runner, the Suzuki Swift, was the second most popular vehicle with about 6000 sold.

The Mazda3/Axela range benefited from strong used import sales to reach third place, an MTA statement said.

Among the cars benefiting particularly from strong sales as used imports, and reflecting the changing nature of domestic Japanese demand, were the Nissan Tiida, Mazda2/Demio and Mazda 6/Ateza ranges along with traditional import stalwart Subaru Legacy.

The only model built by a nonJapanese manufacturer was the Ford Ranger, in 10th place.

MTA spokesman Ian Stronach said New Zealand car buyers were moving towards smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Ian Stronach “You’ve seen the demise of big cars in New Zealand. I mean, Ford Falcons sold 31 units in December, that’s probably the lowest number in our history.

Five or six years ago it was in

the top three or four on the list.”

Mr Stronach said although the majority of New Zealand’s fleet came from Japan, our market was distinctive.

“Stuff that we see as mainstream in New Zealand like Honda Accords and Subaru Legacys are actually sold in quite small numbers in Japan.”

The figures needed to be considered in the context of New Zealand’s unique vehicle market, he said.

“Even though used import numbers are well short of their level of the mid 2000s, they still play a strong part in the local market and help give it an overall look and feel that is a bit different to the one that most of the public perceive,” he said.

Last year, 81,827 used imports sold alongside 100,795 “New Zealand new” vehicles.

“While most rely on the strength of their New Zealand new sales to underpin their overall performance, some vehicle types rely almost entirely on the basis of used import volumes.”

Mr Stronach said what got sold now would have flow-on effects for years to come and affect everything from repair cost to national fuel consumption.

– APNZ

Comvita expands with Aust farm Te Puke-based natural health and beauty products company Comvita said it had bought an 85-hectare Queensland olive growing operation for an undisclosed sum.

Comvita said it had acquired the olive estate business of Organic Olives (Aust) in Coominya, in South-East Queensland, to help meet increasing demand for its olive leaf extract.

The acquisition of additional land for the expansion of the olive products business would ensure security of supply, it said.

The estate, which is situated on the shores of Lake Wivenhoe, has 7000 certified organic olive trees, and the land is suitable for further planting of specialist olive trees suited to extract production.

Comvita says its olive leaf extract has immune system and cardiovascular properties.

A clinical trial by the The Liggins Institute, which had yet to be peer-reviewed, indicated the extract may also improve activity of insulin in overweight men, Comvita said.

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The company’s chief executive Brett Hewlett said the acquisition “future-proofs” a rapidlygrowing part of Comvita’s business.

“Together with fully developing our existing property, the development of our new purchase will provide the capacity to increase supply over the next five years by about 130 per cent,” he said in a statement.

Shares in Comvita last traded at $3.65, having traded through a $2.47 to $4.28 range over the the last 52 weeks.

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Boom in live cattle exports to China

By Ben Chapman-Smith Demand for New Zealand dairy livestock in China appears to be booming, with more than 38,000 live animals leaving our shores for Chinese pastures last year.

And one of the major buyers in China is our own – the New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra.

One of the largest-ever shipments of live dairy cattle will head off on a three-week journey from Timaru to China in the next week, part of a growing trend of New Zealand cattle heading to Asia.

Brokered through South Island livestock company Peter Walsh

and Associates, 7200 heifers worth upwards of $12 million are being exported by Australian-based Landmark Global Exports.

Eric Broad, Landmark’s national manager, said his company is one of several exporters operating out of New Zealand.

But Statistics New Zealand data shows 43,517 live cattle worth $112 million were exported from New Zealand in the year to November 2012.

Far and away the biggest recipient was China, which bought 38,232 dairy animals at a value of more than $100 million.

That’s a big increase on the year before; 25,000 animals worth $63

million were exported to China in the year to November 2011.

China has a clear goal to build its dairy industry to meet growing demand from an expanding middleclass.

Waikato dairy farmer Roger Blunt said exporting dairy cattle was “a big business”.

“The market’s very strong and it’s been a lucrative enterprise for farmers involved.”

Blunt sold about two-thirds (150) of his replacement heifers last year for offshore markets, predominantly China, and is looking to sell in excess of 100 this year.

He decided to start exporting his yearlings about 18 months ago,

spurred by a looming forecast drop in the dairy payout.

Exported cattle have to meet strict criteria, which involves passing a number of disease tests, proving the animals’ breeding, and allowing exporters to inspect stock on the farm.

“You can’t just run any bull with your herd, and the cattle have to pass multiple disease tests. It’s quite a rigorous programme,” Blunt said.

Federated Farmers dairy chairperson Willy Leferink said New Zealand cattle are highly regarded by Chinese farmers because of their breeding and ability to produce higher quantities of milk.

“Our cattle have a long history

and we know what’s successful. New Zealand has a tremendous name as being a source of safe food.”

Exported dairy cattle are typically rising yearlings (between one and two years old) and are put in calf only once they reach their destination.

Although Fonterra is not involved in the allotment being exported from Timaru, it does export a large number of cattle each year.

Spokesperson Kobus Retief said Fonterra has its own supply chain of dairy cattle for its farms in China.

Fonterra’s goal is to be producing one billion litres of milk every year in China by 2018. It processes around 15 billion litres of milk each year

from its New Zealand farmers – 95 per cent of which is for export.

It has two farms in the Hebei Province and another three under development.

“When complete these farms will milk about 15,000 cows and produce 150 million litres of top quality fresh milk every year,” the co-operative says on its website.

Each of these farms is stocked with a combination of China-born cows bred on Fonterra’s other farms and cows shipped from New Zealand.

In November, Fonterra said 4300 cows were being shipped from New Zealand for two new dairy farms in Hebei Province.

The exporting of live animals has

met strong opposition from the Green Party.

Last week, in response to reports of the Timaru shipment, MP Julie Anne Genter labelled the practice “cruel” and one which needs to be more tightly controlled.

“The Government seems content to put thousands of animals through suffering by allowing their shipping overseas.

“We can sell our good stock to other countries through exporting genetic material. We shouldn’t be sending the animals themselves.”

Genter said the Animal Welfare Act must include stronger restrictions and a focus on minimising exports of live animals.

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Polish up your replacement mob for the 17th annual ewe hogget competition.

With $20,000 worth of prizes on the table, the competition gives farmers the opportunity to benchmark their flocks against others at both a local and national level as well as offering a chance to compare farming systems, and learn from other competitors and the judging panel.

Entrants must display 80 per cent of replacement ewe hoggets, woolly or shorn. The hoggets must be bred by the exhibitor, the lambing date must be stated and the hoggets must be showing only milk teeth.

Entries close on March 21, local judging will take place in April and the national final judging, April 24. The dinner presentation will be on May 29 at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, where the all-breed finalists will chat with MC Jamie Mckay about their farming operations, accompanied by a slideshow of their properties. The overall winner will be announced on completion.

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Camelot Robotic Farm, which went live in July, was officially opened, and the gates were open for industry representatives, farmers and interested members of the public to see the state-of-the-art equipment in operation.

The farm milks more than 500 cows through eight A4 Lely Astronaut robotic machines, in a year-round operation.

Owned by the Beeston family partnership, consisting of Bryan and Annette and their daughter Frances, the property milks up to 580 “super cows” bred to produce up to 60 litres of milk in 24 hours. The robotic system gives the cows the option of milking up to four times a day.

With the emphasis on producing high quality milk, operating a sustainable business is also a priority for the Beestons.

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xperience Mihirangi’s empowering live show in Ashburton next weekend.

Known as the Queen of Loops, Mihirangi creates her own band sound live in front of her audience utilising a loop pedal; the key to her music is the layering of her own vocal sounds Mihirangi has had an expansive journey, having toured for seven years, five times around the globe and performing at more than 50 international festivals, and is now set to release her much-anticipated second album – Somebody Shake the Tree.

The album is a beat-driven tapestry of pure vocal and lyrical percussion, bass and beat loops with the addition of live drums, guitar, keys and taonga puoro.

From heavy gritty baselines to sweet symphonic harmonies, Mihirangi’s music will move and inspire with its universal messages.

What makes Mihirangi unique, is that she doesn’t take herself too seriously and an essential part of her performance is her infectious giggle, fun-loving natural charm and sponta-

neous crowd participation?

Born into a musical family, Mihirangi grew up on a farm in Benneydale.

Her deep Maori ancestral connections are with Rereahu Marae, Ngati Rakeiora, Ngati Waikorara, Ngati Rahiri and Ngati Raukawa iwi which she threads into her music.

She has made her mark in Australia and on the international stage has performed from Mexican pyramids, under the midnight sun in the Arctic, and at the San Francisco Power To The Peaceful festival.

She’s entertained Hollywood A-listers, performed with groups such as Arrested Development and supported acts such as Public Enemy and Sheikhs of Bahrain.

She’s played alongside fellow socially-conscious artists such as The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Dixie Chicks, Pierce Brosnan and Martin Sheen to name a few.

At home Mihirangi performed at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in Auckland, at Pasifika Festival, WOMAD and now she’s on her way to Ashburton.

Mihirangi will play at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, kicking off at 6pm on February 3.

LEFT: Known as the Queen of Loops, Mihirangi will play at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on February 3.

Young Mid Canty artists shine Six creative youngsters have been rewarded for their effort in a competition held at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

Held in conjunction with the Dunedin Public Art Gallery’s’ touring exhibition Haunts of Dickens, which celebrated the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’s birth, the colouring competition attracted 41 entrants – the youngest just three years old and the eldest 12.

The first prize was won by Rosie Smith, 11, second prize was awarded to Sarah Wilson, 7, and third prize was given to Olivia Hansen, 6. The judging was a particularly hard task for the gallery staff with more than a dozen which really stood out.

Highly commended certificates and prizes were also gifted to Ella McDowell, 5, Diana Barbu, 12, and Jacob Swan, 9.

GOODIE GIVEAWAY Each week the Ashburton Guardian gives readers a chance to win DVDs courtesy of Roadshow Entertainment.

Winners will be announced in this column the following week, so keep looking! If you see your name in the winner’s box, come into the Guardian and tell our lovely staff at reception you’re a DVD winner. ID may be required.

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RIGHT: Top, from left – Rosie Smith, Diana Barbu, and Jacob Swan. Bottom, from left – Sarah Wilson, Olivia Hansen and Ella McDowell.

eventy million years ago the tropical jungles of the North Pole thundered with the footfalls of hundreds of dinosaurs. This epic sight heralded the start of an annual ordeal, as dinosaurs came together in huge numbers to escape the perils of a dramatic seasonal change the arrival of a four-month arctic winter of continuous night.

This incredible story is seen through the eyes of one of the most vulnerable members of the herd, a young Edmontosaurus, undertaking his first 1000-mile migration south.

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Arts DIARY • January 26 – Heather Sarin exhibition opens at Ashburton Art Gallery.

• To January 27 - New Zealand potter Mirek Smíšek – 60 years, 60 pots. Exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery.

• February 3 – Mihirangi at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

• To February 4 – Methven Heritage Centre Cash and Carry mixed medium art exhibition, 28 Mid Canterbury painters and photographers are each exhibiting two of their works, some for the first time. Open daily from 9am to 5pm on weekdays and 10am to 4pm on weekends.

• February 21 and 22 – In My Chair portrait

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) There seems to be many pluses about your career situation, so take advantage.

However, be sure that the goals you’re aiming for are viable. It may be time to reflect on your priorities concerning all this. Close family and romantic ties may meet with some resistance. As the Moon aspects Pluto, power struggles or a control issue could be a factor.

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painting at the Short Street Studio.

• February 22-24 – The Lepidopterist, the butterfly collector. A dark funny theatre treat, combining circus feats and some really interesting facts about butterflies. At the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

• March 3 – The Eastern, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. New Zealand’s hardest working country music band.

• March 4 – JGeeks at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

• March 14 – Floral Notes, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. A musical written by Geraldine Brophy about two best friends.

• March 23-24 – Made to Move, the Royal New

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) Concentrate on work and self-advancement today. Collaboration really works, especially if you connect with other professionals who are on the same wavelength. If you’re looking for a job, the current focus is excellent for finding something that suits your individual personality. Combine business with pleasure and something good may come of it.

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Routine matters keep you busy but you may feel that there’s not much on the horizon to keep you excited. If you’re feeling bored you may be tempted to go on a shopping spree. The latest novel or movie may be your best bet as they can keep you entertained nicely.

For best results, step out of your comfort zone and explore new options.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) Watch what you say today. If you’re feeling edgy, it could cause problems, especially with loved ones.

Peaceful pursuits bring fun and pleasure. Financial rewards may be possible if you play your cards right.

It’s a good time to reorganize debt and sort out money issues.

However, your partner may have some good news about their own financial situation.

Zealand Ballet. A spirited comedy set in a Bavarian beer hall, created by artistic director Ethan Stiefel.

• May 3 - The Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet La Classique. Ballet skills, lavish costumes and magnificent sets, this show has it all.

• May 5 – Roger Hall’s Taking Off. A sensitive comedy that trails four Kiwi girls on their big OE. At the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Winners of The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff DVDs are: Cathie Withington, Karen Smith, Sylvia Langridge

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

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LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) Positive trends make this a great day for relationship matters, shopping with your sweetheart and sharing honest feelings.

However, taking a risk without thinking about the consequences could cause a loss.

Your social life is very active and may continue this way for some time. Keep networking as it can be excellent for romance and business.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) It’s a good day to advance on the job front by taking up opportunities as they arise. The way things are looking it helps to expect the unexpected. Be alert to situations that could become future money-spinners. Let your intuition be your guide. Treat someone special for lunch and enjoy a heart-to-heart conversation. It may do you both good.

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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) Pursue career and business interests with confidence.

Practical interests such as finances may need some looking into today. Your creative skills could be used to start your own business, or could be a stepping stone to getting a new job. The Moon in Cancer clashes with Pluto, which suggests that career and family matters may need attention.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) It may be hard to put plans into action, at least not without determined effort to be very well organized. Don’t leave anything to chance. You may have to go out of your way to get things sorted. It’s very possible that two heads may be better than one. By brainstorming, consulting and asking lots of questions, you can get ahead all the better.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Nervous tension, perhaps caused by a caustic spat, may get the day off to an edgy start. Do your best to avoid a dispute with a friend if you can.

However, words of encouragement may give you something to be happy about. News that you receive today could be the sort that makes you feel optimistic. Something can certainly be in the air!

If you would like to go into the draw to win a copy of the March of the Dinosaurs DVD, write your name, address and the DVD’s title on the back of an envelope and send to: Goodie Giveaway, PO Box 77, Ashburton.

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CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Be careful about frittering away resources through extravagant gestures. You may feel generous and keen to give a spur-of-themoment gift, but make sure you won’t regret it later. As the Moon aspects Neptune in your communication zone, make sure you read emails carefully before sending them to avoid a potentially embarrassing incident.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) The current happy trend in relationships continues. Someone you know, or perhaps even a newcomer, may help you to feel really good about yourself. But even though you may feel flattered, try not to lose your ability to be logical when required. You seem to be in the mood to be bolder but do try to research your options first of all Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) Are you looking for a way to make money from home? You may decide that doing so will ultimately give you more freedom as you can plan you schedule to suit yourself. It is a potential way forward for you.

The current influence of Jupiter in Gemini is going to encourage you to be very creative. This isn’t the day to take a big gamble though. Be careful.

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Ashburton Dahlia Circle The Ashburton Dahlia Circle is off to a flying start, with the first table show to be held on January 29 in the Tinwald hall with the doors open from 6.30pm for members to stage their blooms. The meeting will follow at 7.30pm. New members are always welcome.

If you want to learn more about these amazing flowers, do pop in.

Or ring the number below for advice Preparations are coming together for the big South Island National Show to be hosted by Ashburton. Several meetings and a strong committee hope to have everything ready for the Show, to be held in the Tinwald hall on Saturday 16 and Sunday February 17.

Doors open to the public 2pm–5pm on the 16 and 9.30am–4pm on the 17. A nominal door fee of $2 only, will be charged. Visitors and exhibitors are coming from Southland to Rotorua at this stage.

Members of the public are welcome to enter their dahlias in the novice or first-time exhibitors. Contact Joyce on 3083294 if interested.

Allenton Bowling Club While some of us have been away soaking up the sun, others have been keeping the home fires burning and a great win for Allenton was that of Graeme Bishop, Bruce White, Alex Crawford and Graham Clarke in the new two day Ashburton Fours Tournament.

Well done guys. I believe the format of singles, triples and fours was well received.

Championship matches are sailing along with the women’s junior singles and open triples up to semi final level and the junior triples and pairs playing finals. The men’s junior pairs have been won by Alan Leis and John Bruce who went through undefeated - congratulations. Also going through undefeated to win the men’s open pairs was Graeme Bishop and Alex Crawford - well done. Men’s open fours are up to semi final level and the men’s open singles have Bruce White undefeated on one side v the winner of Graeme Bishop and Alex Crawford. Some excellent bowls are being played in these matches so don’t forget to watch the board and come along.

Another final in the mens junior singles will be between John Bruce and Mathew Bassett.

After week one of the Tuesday night pairs Holdom and Humm are tied with Anderson and Crack (Bird) on 3 wins each. Results from 8th Jan were: 1st Murray Anderson & Colin Bird 3 wins 15 ends 31 points. 2nd Bob Holdom & Jimmy Humm 3 wins 13 ends 31 points.

3rd Ian Gallon & Len Luke 2 wins 1 draw 15 ends 31 points. 4th Alan McIntosh & Lester Tarbotton 2 wins 1 draw 14 ends 31 points. 5th John Cartwright and Annette Sargisson 2 wins 17 ends 37 points.

In closing I wish to acknowledge the passing of Maysie Campbell who was a very valued member and past patron of our club. Just remember if you play any short bowls Maysie will be watching over you.

Allenton Bowling Club Dreams do come true if you are prepared to work hard at them and take a few knocks along the way. Sandra Keith has proved this and we are proud for her to have had the official call up to become a “Black Jack”. Congratulations Sandra - very well deserved. Bowls are most definitely Sandra’s destiny and we wish her enjoyment and lots more success for the future.

Back to our “average joes” level and results of the progressive pairs on January 19: (leads) 1st Ken McLaren 3 wins +15. 2nd John Vanderheide 3 wins +12. (skips) 1st Alan McIntosh 3 wins +19. 2nd Marius Cabout 3 wins +5.

The Mid Canterbury women had a convincing win in their quadrangular reps at Ellesmere/Tai Tapu Jan 16th. Well done the chosen ones - seniors Wendy Watson & Jill May. Juniors Cait Bassett, Dawn Bruce, Shirley Doig, Anne Reid and Judy Ryk. Mens reps didnt fare so well with the Mid Canterbury juniors losing to Ellesmere 7-9 for the Clarke-bedford Trophy. Good effort all the same from John Bruce, John Drayton and Richard Smitheram. Selected for the seniors was Graham Bishop, Alex Crawford, Graham Clarke, Bob Holdom, Len Luke, Murray Smallridge, Darryn Turner, Peter Whinham and Bruce White but alas Malvern won the “Mugford”.

Championship games are nearing completion and one final to look out for is that of the men’s open singles between Alex Crawford and Bruce White - watch this space!

Methven Bowling Club At the classic tournament at New Year C Carter, B Harper, B Mayson, M Middleton 2nd. Aussie Pairs on 5th January G Eddington & W Blackwell 2 wins. Cotula Cup at Tinwald 6th Jan A Hill, G Eddington, G Broker, W Blackwell 2 wins. Rakaia Triples 10th Jan D Isherwood, R Isherwood, B Gawn 3 wins 1st; R Thomas, E Maw, I Syme 2 wins; W Blackwell, D Callaghan, S Robinson 1 win 1 draw; A Hill, H Weir, M Stone 1 win. At the Maddison Trophy at Hinds 13th Jan A Hill, W Blackwell, W Carter, E Maw 3 wins 2nd; D Isherwood R Isherwood, S Pagey, G Pagey 2 wins; B Mayson, B Harper, A Holmes, G Broker 1 win. Congratulations to C Carter & S Fleetwood going through unbeaten to win the men’s championship Pairs, also congratulations to I Syme & J Limbrick for winning the Junior men’s championship Pairs well done and good luck this Sunday at the champion of champions in Ashburton. At the ladies Triangular rep fixture on the 16th Jan Mid Canterbury won with 9 wins and 1 draw over Ellesmere and Malvern well done, we had six ladies playing W Blackwell, R Smith M Sullivan, R Isherwood M Middleton, S Pagey. Friday Triples at Ashburton A Smith, H Weir, S Goodwin 3 wins 3rd; B Harper, W Blackwell, S Robinson 2 wins; R Thomas, D Craig, I Syme, 2 wins; D Isherwood, D Callaghan, J Martin 1 win. On Saturday we held the Doug Hood Memorial Open Fours which were proudly sponsored by Plains Irrigation, Don Smith

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Motors, Rainer Irrigation thankyou very much to these sponsors for your support. Winners were the Hinds team J Moore, N Aitkenson, B Clark, N Woods; 2nd B White, R Tonks, J Drayton, G Clarke; 3rd D Gutberlet, G Crack, L Spargo, G Kelly; 4th M Smallridge, M Anderson, A McDonald, M Quinn. It was also wonderful to have Keith and Denise Hood there to present the Trophy. On Sunday we hosted the mens junior reps Quadrangular Tournament with Mid Canterbury, Malvern, Ellesmere, Nth Canterbury great bowls were played by these boys. Our representatives were A Holmes, S Fleetwood, J Limbrick, D Callaghan. Also thankyou to I Syme for filling in for Nth Cant when one of their players pulled out that morning, he played lovely bowls I might add nearly causing a couple of upsets against our singles player for one well done. Ellesmere came out on top overall. The senior players of D Isherwood, B Harper, B Mayson played at Hampstead. Happy bowling everyone.

Nor’westers Muso’s Club Another year rock n rolls by, and as usual another great jam on December 30 at the Devon, bit down on musos, but those that performed pulled out a gem.

First up was Leora Te Tomo on vocals and acoustic guitar backed up by hubby , Dennis on drums.

A really good set including Harper Valley PTA, Bobby Gentry’s Ode To Billy Jo, Nancy Sinatra’s Something Stupid, a classic Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazelwood number - These Boots Are Made For Walking and finishing off with Yellow from Coldplay. It is always a pleasure to have you at the club, see you next time.

Next up a different take on Drum n’ Bass, we had the Devon debut of Dance Monkey Dance consisting of Sam Blissett on drums/ vocals and Andy Western on bass guitar/vocals. This was not for the faint hearted! An amazing set of high octane sounds. Sam (Keith Moon) Blissett giving the skins a good waking up and with Andy’s high energy antics on stage it was a ripper. They played four original numbers and got a rousing applause at the sets end.

When are ya back lads ?

Paul Johnson on accoustic/vocals then gave us a taste of ozzie, ozzie, ozzie with some Aussie Crawl, Angels, Paul Kelly to name a few. He followed this up with “Shine” from Collective Soul and yes my favourite Neil Young with a terrific Powderfinger, complete with harmonica - you bloody beauty !!finishing off the set with a sweet John Williamson number.

The George Brown Acoustic Town, made up of George on acoustic and vocals entertained with a cool set including a couple of originals and some Fat Freddies Drop and My Chemical Romance, cheers George.

The next up was all the way from Dunedin - Kitten Surprise feat Slam B Zay. This consisted of Nick Dwyer on guitar, Sam Blissett on drums and Andy Western on the bass. These guys rocked and shot thru a rapid set of originals with Lady Station, Angry Bear and the crowd favourite Bangers and Mash a real catchy number - When’s the single out fellas? - it’s a cracker.

To finish the afternoon off we were treated to a supergroup jam band made of Nick on guitar, George on guitar, Andy on bass and Sam on drums, and they wound the day down with about seven acoustic bluesy numbers, sweet sounds and much appreciated guys , you’ll all come back now ya here.

Also a big cheer to all that came along to the end of year celebrations - 60/70s retro. Was a terrific night and brilliant to see all the amazing effort everyone put in with the retro outfits. There were some amazing sights and everyone enjoyed the music and company to make it a topper of a night. Who was that man in the orange outfit - was that cool or what. Also a big thanks to Nicky and all the staff at the Devon who pulled out a biggie for us, Cheers.

Well the first Jam of 2013 is this Sunday so hope to see plenty of musos and punters in for another entertaining day.

Remember last Sunday of every month at Feenys Lounge, Devon Hotel. Not worth missing I assure you.

Creative Fibre – Ashburton The first meeting of the year was held on January 21 up at our venue at the Allenton Rugby rooms. 31 were present, including the Canterbury Creative Area president, Wilson Henderson. It was noted that a past member Eleanor James had died. All members should now have copies of the 2013 programme.

Creative Fibre has been approached with the thought of knitting a merino baby shawl for the new royal baby. As well baby singlets for the royal couple to distribute to mothers who need them. The idea of both was endorsed by members.

Events: The National Festival is to be held at Porirua at the end of April. Some of our members will be attending. Our Open Day is the June 10. The subject is “Inspired by Nature”. Education – a class of Cotton Spinning will be held at Ashfords. Some correspondence courses are available. April 6 at Ashfords there will be a course of Wool Spinners Tune Up and 7 April working with High Tech Fibres. The club challenge this year is Christmas Tree decorations or small teddy bears which will go to the local bank Christmas tree and gifts. Knitted jerseys (new) not wanted could be brought to the next meeting for “Cover-up”. We are looking for a sturdy cupboard for our library books. This cupboard would be at the Rugby rooms.

Congratulations were extended to Shona Schofield who has been made co-ordinator of fashion parades. The equipment we have for hiring at a nominal charge is: 3 spinning wheels, 2 Lazy Kates, 3 drum carders, 1 rope maker, 1 rigid heddle loom and 1 tapestry frame.

Show and Tell – 3 baby’s cardigans, 2pr socks, a felted small purse, woven tea towel, a knee rug in squares from plied cone wool, 4 baby’s singlets, 2 grey toddler jackets dyed wool from coned wool and a finely embroidered picture. Wilson Henderson spoke about how he came to be interested in wool crafts and then challenged us on how to influence new members and make them welcome.

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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. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (AO, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. 2.00 Jeremy Kyle USA. (AO) 3.00 Pocoyo. (G, R, T) 3.15 Disney Jungle Junction.

(G, R, T) 3.35 Spongebob Squarepants. (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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5.30 Home And Away. (G, T) April gets into Medicine at Uni, Heath and Jamie go on a fishing trip, and Brax and Natalie’s relationship improves.

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5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 My Wife And Kids.

The meeting concluded at 11.45am.

Club day was held at Mayfield last Sunday with a large field taking part in a stableford round. It has to be said that the condition of the course and the greens were as good if not better than what you would find anywhere and the only disappointment would be that the trees that have caused some of us problems over the years appeared to be unaffected by the tornado that had gone through the course recently.

Daz Young continued his run of good form to claim the top prize with a score of 40 stableford points after a round of 83 and he also had the least putts for the day with 27.

Clarkie took 2nd place with 39 points after his round of 82 while John Smitheram shot 72 to finish 3rd with 38 points. The course record there is also 72 and it is not the first time Smithy has come within a shot of breaking it.

Nigel Heney, playing in his first club day for quite some time, shot 73 to finish with 37 points while Tim Johnson was best of the others with 35. Graeme Mills and Cobey had 2’s.

The first premier day for the New Year is scheduled to be held at Temuka this Sunday and those wishing to attend should meet at the Devon by 8.30am. Mitch will no doubt be the hot favourite for the day and should win on his former home course with the rest of us having to do battle for 2nd place.

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Friends. (G, R, T) Neighbours. (G, T) Shortland Street. (PGR) RBT. (G, T) Air Ways. (G, T) Embarrassing Bodies.

(AO, T) The doctors invite back some of their most memorable patients for a check-up.

9.30 Kitchen Nightmares.

(T) Find out whether the owners of Burger Kitchen followed Chef Ramsay’s instructions or if they still headed for bankruptcy.

10.30 Revenge. (AO, R, T) 11.30 Motorway Patrol.

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3 News.

Campbell Live.

Block Australia. (PGR, T) Bones. (AO, T) The Jeffersonian team’s investigation of the murder of a polarizing divorce lawyer takes a strange turn when they learn that important evidence has been hidden by the man’s widow and assistant.

Project Runway. (PGR) A sweet feat marks an unconventional-materials challenge.

Nightline.

Defying Gravity. (AO) Infomercials. (G)

5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Infomercials. (G)

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. (PGR, R)

MSA Outdoor Bowling Club Thursday the first round of the Taylor Trophy was played with a pleasing number partaking, both men and women. This competition continues weekly till end of season.

Ladies Championship Triples: were once again postponed due to the rain but were continued on Tuesday, when the morning round produced some excellent bowling. Shirley Taylor(s) Cynthia Dudley, and Kath Muir (2 Lifers) played Joan Hardy, Joyce Cleghorn and Marie Harnett (one Lifers).

A very evenly matched game until after the 13th end at 10 All and then Joan took charge and headed each end with ones or twos to finally take the match 15-11. All three teams all have one life and the Team of Lorraine Boud(s) Ann Burke and Helen Dowdle, will take to the green to play Shirley Taylor’s team.

On Sunday about 39 players and friends travelled to Christchurch to play the Annual Loftus Cup. A good social day was held but scores

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The new season got off to a glorious start at the weekend, with lovely weather, brilliant golf, and all round good fun and enjoyment.

Saturday saw the Opening day Canadian foursomes, with Maxine Carter dragging Ken Clucas round the course to pick up the AC Browne Trophy, closely followed by Karen McRae and Mike Holmes, and the Smith Salver for men’s pairings was jointly won by Kevin Turner, Miti Daniels and Ron Carlson, Paul Macfie. The full club house was a great sight and this writer for one is in favour of more mixed Saturday games. A big crowd stayed back to take part in the auction of finalists for the Hydraulink Best Under Pressure Shoot Out, and then it was Hamish’s time to shine. A wonderfully entertaining auction was held, where nobody dared move a muscle, the slightest scratch of an ear upped the price by $5, there were plenty of strong bidders with a good pool being raised, and a bit more pressure was heaped onto the finalists’ shoulders.

Sunday morning at 10am saw 19 golfers take it in turn to tee off from the first, and for the 3rd year straight everyone stayed in bounds, and off we went. The first 6 holes saw 6 men drop out, with the ladies playing and in the crowd, making it known to all the chaps, but then 4 fillies fell in quick succession, and the table was turned. The players really had to show great concentration, with there being quite a time between shots, and it is a credit to them all how the scores were so good. Then it came to the 18th tee, up and coming young filly Hillary Lovett, against the old war horse Jeff Williamson, they both had to chip and hold 4 foot putts to make par, and make par they both did, so after six and a quarter hours a putt off was called for to sort out the champion, both hit good putts, but the ladies in the crowd were shouting the loudest as Hillary finished closer to take the Hydraulink shoot out purse of a free membership for the season. Many thanks to Paul and Pauline Fergus for their sponsorship. Finally breaking news on Vincey, as some might of heard, it seems Vince dropped a $1 coin in the sixth bunker during the shoot out final, and then proceeded to spend the rest of the day trying to shovel all the sand out of it using his golf club, totally forgetting about the game, so if anyone sees the coin near the green will you please return to its owner.

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Ashburton Bowling Club On Sunday the junior men’s singles were completed. Alan Miller was victorious over Dereck McKinnon 21 to 17. Well done Alan and Dereck.

The bus trip to Mesopotamia was held despite the wet weather.

A full bus load of eager folk wiped steamed up windows to catch the views and spots of interest. We had two great guides with lots of history of the area, John Acland and Peter Bain.

The stop at Peel Forest Church gave us time to view the stained glass windows and the damage to the stone building. John told us of the detailed work that has followed to restore the large window that was shattered and destroyed. It will soon be returned to it’s former place due to the support of parishioners and those who have a passion for the Peel Forest church. We moved out to the cemetery to learn of the famous folk who lie at rest there. Dame Ngaio Marsh DBE is among them. She gleaned lots of information for her mystery stories from John’s grandfather a great surgeon.

One of her stories Died In The Wool was helped with his knowledge.

We had lunch in the wool shed, an experience for some!!! John told us of lots history of the area and the history of the homestead although we did not call there.

Our thanks to Russell Anstiss and his committee for all the arrangements and the chocolates we consumed. The weather was the only thing they could not control.

Members playing at other club have met with success at Methven Doug Hood 4’s 3rd place went to Diane Gutberlet, Leonie Spargo, Gaynor Crack and Gillian Kelly with 3 wins. Murray Anderson and Mike Quinn were in a combined team that were placed 4th. Well done.

At MSA Ladies 4’s on Monday a team led by Noeline MacKenzie with Leonie Spargo, Noeline Woods and Ollie Collins had 3 wins and took 3rd placing. They missed out on a higher placing by a count back. Friday Triples were played Jan18 and members were placed in 2nd, 5th and 6th spots. Team Diane, Gaynor and Ursula 3 wins were 2nd, Roger, Mike and Maurice with 2 wins 1 draw 5th,

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.

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1.15 Man Vs Wild. (PGR, R) 2.10 America’s Got Talent.

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3.00 World’s Strictest Parents Australia.

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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.

Battle: Los Angeles Sky Movies 10.20pm The city of Los Angeles cops a thrashing in this alien attack movie.

Directed by Jonathan Liebesman (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning), this action-packed flick stars Aaron Eckhart as Sergeant Michael Nantz, a senior soldier set to retire after a mission in Iraq goes horribly wrong. But first, he’s gotta sort out a horde of metallic killer aliens who have landed in the sea off Los Angeles.

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11.05 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G)

12.00 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)

7.30 Family Guy. (PGR, R) 8.00 American Dad. (PGR) 8.30 The Cleveland Show. (PGR) Cleveland confronts now super-famous rapper Kenny West about not sharing credit for the megahit they created together.

9.00 Bob’s Burgers. (PGR) 9.30 South Park. (AO, R) 10.00 Cops. (AO, R) 10.30 Celebrity Paranormal Project. (AO) 11.25 Entertainment Tonight. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G)

the bOx 6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.15 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 9.50 Law & Order. (M) 10.45 NCIS. (PG) 11.35 The Marksman. (16) 1.25 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.40 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

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Tiny (13) Oath (5) Source (4) Repudiated (6) Speed (8) Desire (7) Idealist (13) Miserly sum (8) Lassitude (7) Solitary (6) Language (5) Distant (4)

DOWN 1. Base (7) 2. Optimistic (7) 3. Purloin (5) 4. Solace (7) 5. Plank (5) 6. Short (5) 9. Financial (9) 14. Twist (7) 15. Stay (7) 16. Attending (7) 19. Append (5) 20. Cunning (5) 21. Last (5)

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The Simpsons. (PG) Pawn Stars. (PG) NCIS. (PG) Criminal Intent. (M) After a famous magician is found dead, the cops must figure out how a dangerous stunt went wrong.

Criminal Intent. (M) Law & Order. (M) NCIS. (PG) 24. (M) America’s Funniest Home Videos.

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Cash Cab USA. (PG) NYPD Blue. (M) Criminal Intent. (M) 24. (M) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)

6.00 Crowd Goes Wild.

6.30 Golf. European PGA Tour. Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Round One. Highlights.

7.30 Rugby Zone.

8.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Liverpool v Norwich City. Replay.

10.00 Cricket. KFC T20 Big Bash League Final. Replay.

1.30 Crowd Goes Wild.

2.00 Lawn Bowls. World Championships.

Womens Singles Semi-final One. 4.00 Lawn Bowls. World Championships.

Women’s Singles Semi-final Two. 6.00 Motorsport. Dakar Rally. Highlights.

6.30 Premier League World.

7.00 Soccer. A-League. Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney. Highlights.

8.00 Crowd Goes Wild.

8.30 The Ultimate Fighter: Aussie v UK. 9.30 UFC Wired.

10.30 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Sydney Kings. Replay.

12.30 Premier League World.

1.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Liverpool v Norwich City. Replay.

3.00 Mixed Martial Arts. UFC. Belfort v Bisping. Replay.

5.00 UFC Wired.

Across: 1 Incur; 4 Develop; 8 Forlorn; 9 Lunar; 10 N 11 Describe; 13 Lair; 14 Stag; 16 Sanction; 17 Also Mourn; 21 Effendi; 22 Larceny; 23 Roost.

Down: 1 Infinitesimal; 2 Curse; 3 Root; 4 Denie Velocity; 6 Longing; 7 Perfectionist; 12 Pittance Languor; 15 Lonely; 18 Lingo; 19 Afar.

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Auckland 70.3 Triathlon. 9.30 Motorsport. Dakar Rally. Highlights. 10.00 EPL. Tottenham v Manchester United. 11.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Chelsea v Arsenal. Highlights.

12.00 EPL. Manchester City v Fulham.

Highlights. 1.00 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa. 2nd One-day. Highlights. 2.00 Cricket.

Australia v Sri Lanka. 5th One-day. Highlights.

3.00 Basketball. NBL. Adelaide 36ers v NZ Breakers. Replay. 5.00 Cycling. Tour Down Under. Stage Two. 5.30 Inside The PGA Tour.

6.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Humana Challenge Round Four. Highlights.

7.00 Surfing. ASP Mens World C’ship Tour.

Billabong Pipe Masters 7.30 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Sydney Kings. Live.

10.00 Crowd Goes Wild.

10.30 Inside The PGA Tour.

11.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Round Two. Live.

3.00 Crowd Goes Wild.

3.30 Sky Sport What’s On. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Sydney Kings. Replay.

ACROSS 7. Cave (6) 8. Hue (6) 10. Work (7) 11. Power (5) 12. Extol (4) 13. Sentry (5) 17. Subject (5) 18. Bellow (4) 22. Original (5) 23. Destructive (7) 24. Tell (6) 25. Customer (6)

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7.30 Top Gear Australia.

Risk (5) Evolve (7) Desolate (7) Of the moon (5) Require (4) Define (8) Den (4) Deer (4) Authorise (8) Too (4) Grieve (5) Turkish title (7) Theft (7) Perch (5)

Across: 3 Frustrate; 8 Noon; 9 Advantage; 10 Engage; 11 Spoon; 14 Lithe; 15 Nail; 16 Epoch; 18 Daub; 20 Owing; 21 Lapse; 24 Becalm; 25 Unnatural; 26 Gown; 27 Steadfast.

Down: 1 Interlude; 2 Forgetful; 4 Rude; 5 Scamp; 6 Ration; 7 Toga; 9 Agree; 11 Shore; 12 Navigator; 13 Alignment; 17 Hovel; 19 Banana; 22 Scuff; 23 Unit; 24 Bass.

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8.30 Conviction Kitchen.

(PGR) When a waitress goes missing the team all fear the worst, and Curley encourages his staff to give something back to the community.

9.30 Prisoners’ Wives. (AO) 10.35 The Crowd Goes Wild.

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FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Scaredy Squirrel. (G, R) 7.30 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.55 The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. (G, R) 8.20 Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Advent.

(G, R) 8.45 Bananas In Pyjamas. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.20 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.25 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.30 The Wiggles Show.

(G, R) 9.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom.

(G, R) 9.50 Action Central. (G, R)

were better left in the closet, with result no cup travelled back to our Clubhouse. Another encounter against Richmond-Edgeware for the same cup will take place at home on March 17 and one hopes results will be much better.

While Loftus Cup was being played in Christchurch the Mugford Quad, was played at MSA and Hampstead Greens. A successful day and congratulations to All “Past By Date” Helpers who worked tirelessly while all the able bodies were in Christchurch? All jokes aside a good day was had by all.

MSA Ladies Fours Tournament was held in very pleasant conditions and results were: 1st L. Chaney (Rakaia) 2nd M. Sullivan (Methven) 3rd N. McKenzie (Ashburton). Thank you to Sponsors Smith & Sons and to all who donated the beautiful raffles. To anyone who won the wine prizes, we ask them to carefully check contents as some bottles have a habit of evaporating.

Congratulations to Alan Stead(s) Robin Petrie & Don Eaden in winning the Championship Triples. When they beat Tony Inwood, Bob Neilson & Geoff Laird 24—3.

An Apology to Kath Muir: The Championship Pairs Winners were Joyce Cleghorn & Kath Muir not Rene Devereux, as earlier reported.

Tea duty: January 29-30: Marie Harnett & Winsome Wear.

and John, Gloria and Relda also 2 wins and 1 draw were 6th.

Good news on Colleen’s Health. She is making good progress on the walking stick but not yet able to run.

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Casino Jack. (2010, M) Mr: Popper’s Penguins. (2011, G) Young Adult. (2011, M) No Strings Attached. (2011, 16) Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher.

Flicka 3: Best Friends. (2012, G) Clint Black, Kacey Rohl.

Love, Wedding, Marriage. (2011, PG) Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz.

Joyful Noise. (2012, PG) Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton.

127 Hours. (2010, 16) James Franco, Kate Mara. The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

Men In Black 3. (2012, M) Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones. Agent Jay travels back in time to 1969, where he teams up with a younger version of Agent Kay to stop an evil alien from destroying the future.

Battle: Los Angeles. (2011, M) Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez.

Death Row. (2006, 16) Jake Busey, Kyle Schmid.

True Justice: Urban Warfare. (2011, 16) Steven Seagal.

127 Hours. (2010, 16) James Franco, Kate Mara.

Making Of Bridesmaids. (2011, M).

Joyful Noise. (2012, PG)

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Dirty Jobs. (PG) One Car Too Far. (PG) Gold Rush: Alaska. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) American Guns. (M) Mars Landing 2012. (PG) Fatal Encounters. (M) I (Almost) Got Away With It. (M) Flying Wild Alaska. (PG) One Car Too Far. (PG) Gold Rush: Alaska. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Egypt’s Mystery Chamber. (PG) Gold Rush: The Long Road. (PG) Sons Of Guns. (M) Behind The Scenes. Find out what it takes to make Sons of Guns - with interviews and behind the scenes footage from the RJF team and the film crew.

Yukon Men. (M) Going For Broke. It’s the end of trapping season and the final push is on. Charlie and Bob rush to the river before it melts in hopes of snaring some beaver. Stan and Joe face up to a bear.

Fatal Encounters. (M) Blood, Lies And Alibis. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) One Car Too Far. (PG) Egypt’s Mystery Chamber. (PG) Sons Of Guns. (M) Yukon Men. (M) Fatal Encounters. (M)

KEY: T Teletext R Repeat S Stereo P Premiere F Final RATINGS: G General exhibition PG Parental guidance recommended M Suitable for mature audiences AO Adults only 16 Approved for persons 16 and over 18 Approved for persons 18 and over c Content may offend l Language may offend s Sexual content may offend v contains violence

MOVIe GReats 6.25 7.50 9.30 11.10

Walking Tall. (2004, M) Dawn Of The Dead. (2004, 16) The 13th Warrior. (1999, 16) Biography: Robert Downey Jr.

(2007, PG).

12.00 Snakes On A Plane. (2006, M) 1.45 Baby Mama. (2008, M) Tina Fey, Amy Poehler.

3.25 From Paris With Love. (2010, 16) John Travolta.

5.00 Big Trouble In Little China. (1986, M) Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall.

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By Michael Brown It was the phone call New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert had been waiting for but, in reality, didn’t really want to receive.

Ryan Nelsen yesterday confirmed to Herbert what the New Zealand football community feared, and announced he would be retiring from all football at the end of the month to take up the post as Toronto FC coach. He will play his last game for Queens Park Rangers against English champions Manchester City on

January 29 and join the MLS club for pre-season training on February 1.

It means he will miss the All Whites’ final two World Cup qualifiers against New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands in March. It had been hoped he might turn out one last time against New Caledonia and the most optimistic even wondered if he could suit up for November’s intercontinental play-off against the fourth-best team from Central and North America for a place at next year’s World Cup. Sadly, it won’t happen and Nelsen will be stuck on 49 international

caps. Appropriately, he played his last in his home town of Christchurch but he won’t get the sendoff he deserves. Wynton Rufer is the best player this country has produced but Nelsen is the most influential.

The All Whites wouldn’t have qualified for the 2010 World Cup without him – he was immense in the homeand-away play-off against Bahrain – and most certainly wouldn’t have left South Africa undefeated in their three games.

“After a lot of consideration, I have decided to end my playing career with the All Whites,” Nelsen said.

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of his sport; who would have thought he was the ultimate party animal when it came to the aftermatches, at whatever tournament, from the Olympics down, he might be competing at?

And in cricket, we had Lance Cairns as our cult hero, and maybe Harry filled the description as well.

Possibly history will recall Zac Guildford as a ‘character’, one who bounced back repeatedly from his skirmishes with alcohol, but still went on to become a stellar All Black. Watch this space on that one.

Australia did have one in Shane Warne, although like the Emperor and his clothes, Warnie has lost a bit his shine in recent times.

Instead there’s Hoggy.

Brad Hogg, a dumpy little man from somewhere deep in Western Australia, a player who was handy enough to play a couple of tests for his country, but never a fixture in the team because there was a guy called Warne in the way, and his test career coincided with whenever Warnie was injured, or off for a year suspended for drug issues (my mother made me do it).

Hoggy’s tidy little career at the top level delivering his left-arm chinaman was effectively over when he retired in 2008, but he would have to be happy resting on the

fiers – as either an assistant coach or mentor but his influence cannot be overstated.

The legend might be growing but he delivered an impassioned speech on the eve of the second leg of the qualifier against Bahrain in 2009 that left his teammates virtually willing to run into a brick wall for him.

The thing he has already emphasised about what he wants to see from his team is fighting for the jersey and never giving up.

“His contribution to New Zealand football has been significant as an inspirational leader in every respect,”

NZF chairman Frank Van Hattum said. “Without doubt he is one of our all-time greats.

“The fairytale would have been for the All Whites to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil with Ryan at the helm, but this is the reality of professional football. These opportunities don’t come around too often. It’s an exciting chance for him to move into the next phase of his career, and that opportunity is now.”

Most would have hoped it would have been at least 10 months later after another successful World Cup campaign.

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Teams with ‘character’

ports teams, by the very nature of their existence (a team is made up of many parts) need characters.

Someone who is just a bit different from the blokes (or blokesses) doing their utmost to get their team over the line every game, different even from the stars who score all the goals, rack up the centuries or lead the season’s tryscoring tables.

They’re the ones the reporters will zero in on for the best (read outrageous) quotes, and the cameramen will all have one eye on them on the field, waiting for that special moment.

Every sport has them.

Think Rodman, or Wayne Artest from basketball.

Ron Daly would probably be golf’s representative.

And we’ve had plenty ourselves.

Remember chirpy little Grant Batty, a diminutive winger who once sprinted 40 yards to thump a big forward on the rugby patch?

Or Cowboy Shaw, who while being in the top echelon of New Zealand flankers, was perhaps better known as someone it was really, really better to have on your side rather than being eyeballed from across the halfway line.

Mehrts. The man who knew the rules better than most refs. And didn’t mind sharing that knowledge, with the cheekiest of grins to go with it.

Even triathlete Hamish Carter, competing (and winning) at the highest level

without Nelsen, but it will be much more difficult. Team-mates play with considerably more confidence with the big centre-back alongside them but there is at least good depth in his position through Winston Reid, Tommy Smith, Ben Sigmund and Andrew Durante, who is applying for a New Zealand passport so he can play for his adopted country.

It’s not yet clear whether the 35-year-old might be open to a role with the All Whites in their likely playoff in November – they need a point against New Caledonia in their next match to win the Oceania quali-

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“I believe I leave the team in a good space with quality players able to carry on the recent success the All Whites have enjoyed. Every time I pulled on a New Zealand shirt with the fern on my chest, it was a very proud moment for me and I will miss it.

“When you’re not enjoying the playing side as much as other aspects of football, you know it is time to move on. That time is now and I want to commit all my energies into my coaching career with Toronto FC.” The All Whites can still qualify for next year’s World Cup in Brazil

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laurels of two World Cup victories; only 15 players have ever done that.

Enter Twenty20 cricket.

Suddenly Hoggy had a new stage to perform on, one where a few theatrics weren’t at all out of place, and he exuberantly grabbed all his chances.

Late in 2011 the Perth Scorchers figured they needed someone with experience in their squad, not as any sort of star or matchwinner, just to help guide the youngsters around the heady atmosphere of big competition.

Instead they got Hoggy.

Unbridled joy would probably be a vastly understated description of his antics when taking a wicket or a catch, and all of a sudden he was doing both, a lot.

Instead of being a background support person, he was rapidly promoted to being the first name on the team list, and incredibly, the national selectors took an interest, an interest that early last year saw Hoggy’s name read out in the Aussie T20 team sheet.

That’s on top of being required by the Sylhet Royals in the Bangladesh Premier League, the Cobras in South

Africa, and the Royals in the biggie, the Indian Premier League.

There’s the thought that the Aussie head office had one eye on the all-important box office when they pencilled in his name, being prescient enough to know what the punters want to see out there, but in Hoggy they get real value for money; the spectators love him, and his massive, completely contagious enthusiasm for the game.

In this lightning-fast version of the game where good balls can go sailing over the fence, and bad ones can nick out good players, George Bradley Hogg is doing a whole lot to cement a place in his national side for as long as he wants it.

Not too shabby for someone who ‘retired’ more than four years ago.

The only thing missing from the story is a new version of that execrable Aussie chant, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi, with ‘Oggy ‘Oggy Oggy leading out. Surely they’ll think of it soon.

One thing that SHOULD be missing from our sporting screens at the moment, is the post-match interviews from Melbourne, where Mr Slimy himself, ex-top player Jim Courier, slithers out on the court and asks deeply patronising questions of players who have just sweated blood to score a victory.

He’s bad enough at the US Open, why on earth did the Aussies invite him over?

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By Jonathan Leask Several seeds stumbled yesterday in the third round of the ITF Junior Grade Four Tournament at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

One top seed and the number two seeds were eliminated from the singles, making for some intriguing quarterfinal match-ups today.

The biggest upset of the day came in the women’s’ singles where last year’s runner-up and top seed, Hong Kong’s Carina Ma Ka Man, was ousted in the third round by Australian Maddison Inglis.

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The other women’s quarterfinals have New Zealand sixth seed Rosie Cheng up against Australian 13th seed Michelle Pits and Fijian fifth seed Tarani Kamoe clashes

with 14th seed American Mira Ruder-Hook.

Japanese qualifier Renta Tokuda produced the upset of the day in the men’s draw when he ousted second seed and last year’s runner-up Thomas Weirather of Liechtenstein to advance to quarterfinals where he is set to meet fifth seed New Zealander Alexander Klintcharov.

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Black Caps make history bounced back to make history with their first ever series win in South Africa in any format of the game. They will chase a rare series sweep in the third and final one-day international in Potchefstroom on Saturday morning (NZ time).

Skipper Brendon McCullum, who took over what seemed to be a poisoned chalice from Ross Taylor before the tour, rated the historic series-clinching victory as one of New Zealand’s “biggest ever wins in the limited overs game”.

“I’m not going to underplay it. It’s a phenomenal effort, really, to come over here as the ninth-ranked team in the world against the No 1 team

By Cameron McMillan How quickly things can change.

The New Zealand cricket side’s tour to forget has suddenly become one to remember as they claimed a historic one-day series victory over South Africa yesterday.

Set up by a brilliant 145 not out

by Kane Williamson, the Black Caps, with the help of a record-equalling five run outs, completed a 27-run win to take out the three-match series with one game remaining.

Following a 2-1 defeat in the Twenty20s and a 2-0 thrashing in the test series, New Zealand

in their own conditions and to be 2-0 up in the series is incredibly satisfying and will probably go down as one of our biggest ever wins in the limited overs game. It’s obviously a nice way to be finishing off the tour after a pretty tough time.”

McCullum had plenty of praise for Williamson, who not only made the highest individual score by a New Zealander against South Africa but also the sixth-best in this country’s one-day history. It was the highest score by a Kiwi against one of the major test playing nations – Lou Vincent tops the list with his 172 against Zimbabwe in 2005.

“Kane Williamson’s innings was as

good an innings as I’ve ever seen by a New Zealander in one-day cricket,” McCullum said. “I think a few guys backed it up around him as well and I thought the way we were in the field was outstanding.”

Williamson was composed throughout his innings of 145 from 136 balls, despite suffering cramp towards the end of his 207-minute stay at the crease.

“It was obviously nice to contribute like that in such an important game but I think the second half of the match was pretty key with all the run outs in the field on a very good wicket,” the 22-year-old said of his third ODI ton.

“It’s been tough alright playing the No 1 team in the world and the boys really stepped up in the last two games and it’s really rewarding to come home with a series win.”

Williamson hit 17 fours and a six off the last ball of the innings for his career-high score and he shared a 127-run partnership with Grant Elliott (48).

Few others contributed, however, with Nathan McCullum the next highest scorer with 19.

They lost Martin Guptill for a duck without a run on the board and took three-and-a-half overs to score their first runs.

The Proteas seemed in the box

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seat in their chase when 167-1 in the 30th over but lost Graeme Smith (66) and Colin Ingram (79) within four overs of each other, which proved to be the turning point as the Black Caps took control.

Kyle Mills finished with the impressive figures of 2-28 from nine overs but it was the New Zealand fielding effort that constantly did the damage with Nathan McCullum and Guptill both involved in two run outs each. The total of five run outs in the South African innings equalled the one-day record, shared by nine other teams and the first time New Zealand had achieved the feat.

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Southern Districts make victory look easy It was all over in little more than an hour yesterday as Southern Districts crushed Christchurch Metro Black in the under 14 quad series cricket tournament.

Wins over Metro sides are hard to come by but Southern Districts, a combination of Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury primary players, made it look all too easy at the Ashburton Domain Oval.

Bowling first, Mid Canterbury had Metro dismissed before drinks

To see or purchase more photos as the scuttled the visitors for 19 in 14 overs.

Gareth Hunt and Oscar Redfern both finished with figures of 3/4, with South Canterbury’s Sean Rooney taking 3/3 and Jarod

Hopwood taking the other wicket.

Southern Districts lost both Rooney and Tim Hepburn for ducks but Ben Niles and Redfern both finished six out to get Southern Districts home with Metro providing

the other seven runs in the eightwicket triumph.

With plenty of time to spare in the day and barely a sweat up, the teams then had a Twenty20 match after an early lunch where again Southern Districts prevailed.

Sent into bat first, the host put up 99 before dismissing Metro for 64.

Southern Districts will chase a rare double of Metro scalps when they host Metro Red today in Timaru before concluding the quad tournament against Canterbury Regions, Canterbury Country and West Coast players, at Leeston tomorrow.

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“I wouldn’t be bothered if we lost every game, as long as we won the league.”

Ross Taylor has been named in the New Zealand XI cricket squad to face England in two Twenty20 warm-up games in Whangarei next month as he works his way back into the test side following his highly publicised dumping as skipper.

The two teams will meet in two matches on February 4 and February 6 at Cobham Oval ahead of the threematch ANZ Twenty20 series between England and New Zealand.

Taylor hasn’t played any cricket since leading the Black Caps to a test victory against Sri Lanka in November. He decided to take a break from the game when Brendon McCullum was named as his replacement as captain across all forms for New Zealand.

He returns to action for Central Districts in the Plunket Shield against Canterbury at Napier’s McLean Park starting today after earlier this month making himself available for selection to play England.

“All the best to the @BLACKCAPS for the second test,” he tweeted earlier this month. “Looking forward to working my way back for the home series against England.”

Taylor won’t captain the New Zealand XI, however, with Canterbury all-rounder Andrew Ellis named as skipper.

Former Australian wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi has also been named in the side. Ronchi, who played four ODIs and three T20s for Australia in 2008, became eligible to play for the country of his birth earlier this month.

Jesse Ryder, who topped the run-scoring charts in the HRV Cup, is missing as he takes an indefinite break from international cricket but there are six players from the Otago team who recently won the HRV Cup. “Obviously it’s great to have Ross back in the mix and really we’re excited about seeing him play again,” national selection manager Kim Littlejohn said. “He’s a proven world-class batsman and this will provide him with a great chance to get some cricket under his belt following his break. It’s a very strong New Zealand XI and we expect them to be competitive opponents.

Nearly all of the team have previous experience on the international stage, while the likes of Nick Beard, Matt Henry, Anton Devcich and Hamish Rutherford get their first chance after showing considerable promise on the domestic scene.”

New Zealand XI squad to play England in two warmup Twenty20 matches at Cobham Oval, Whangarei, on February 4 and February 6: Andrew Ellis (C - Canterbury), Anton Devcich (Northern Districts), Colin Munro (Auckland), Hamish Rutherford (Otago), Ian Butler (Otago), Jimmy Neesham (Otago), Luke Ronchi (Wellington), Matthew Henry (Canterbury), Michael Bates (Auckland), Neil Broom (Otago), Neil Wagner (Otago Volts), Nick Beard (Otago), Ross Taylor (Central Districts), Tom Latham (Canterbury).

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Today’s Gore RC fields, form and riders Gore RC Venue: Gore Meeting Date: 24 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 6 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) HOKONUI SUZUKI & REGIONAL FORD GORE MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 59x Rikho (8) 58.5......................... B Pitman (a2) 2 090. Just The Truth h (7) 58.5.. K Kalychurun (a4) 3 My Reason (5) 58.5........................ J Bullard 4 890 Croydon h (4) 57...............................P Taylor 5 0 Double Tap (6) 57........................C Johnson 6 8x56x Writteninthestars 56.5................... Scratched 7 00x Showcase (3) 56.5.............. D Prastiyou (a4) 8 Turniton (2) 56.5.................K C Walters (a2) 9 06447 Whare Creek (1) 55................C Barnes (a3) 10 Josephine Baker (9) 55.................T Moseley 11 The O’Dazzle (10) 55......A Tempelman (a3) 2 1.45pm GORE TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB & ESPLINS DAIRY MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 0 Punch (5) 58.5.............................C Johnson 2 53430 Star Royale (9) 56.5......................T Moseley 3 7585x Dame La Jane (2) 56.5... A Comignaghi (a3) 4 0x859 Sophronia h (4) 56.5................. R Black (a3) 5 566x8 Considerate (8) 56.5.................. S Muniandy 6 90 Miss Meerkat (3) 56.5...................K Williams 7 Prodige (10) 56.5.................... B Pitman (a2) 8 50 Ruby’s Rose (6) 55..................T Direen (a2) 9 Queens Habit (1) 55................... A Frye (a3) 10 6x Reddy To Razzle (7) 55........ R Doherty (a2) 3 2.20pm MICHAEL KELLY AUTO ELECTRICAL RATING 65 HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 81289 Mr Kirk dh (2) 59..........................C Johnson 2 72930 Wiseguy d (6) 59.................... B Pitman (a2) 3 59x50 Neko (7) 58.5.................................. J Bullard 4 60x44 Mind Reader dm (4) 57.5........... S Muniandy 5 16290 Whisky Reign h (8) 57.5...............T Moseley 6 5988x Zerpourguru (3) 56............... R Doherty (a2) 7 5x903 The Dewdrop td (1) 55.5.. A Tempelman (a3) 8 30x46 Doris Brook (5) 55...................T Direen (a2) 9 4500x Ms Courtenay Place (9) 54.5...... A Frye (a3)

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4 2.55pm AON INSURANCE BROKERS MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1335m 1 95472 Drumreims (3) 58.5......................... J Bullard 2 x3270 Fiatt h (7) 58.5.............................. D Skerrett 3 437 Owe The Ransom (10) 57.A Comignaghi (a3) 4 40 Rotar h (1) 57.................. K Kalychurun (a4) 5 Dominator (9) 57..........................C Johnson 6 70886 Fats 57.......................................... Scratched 7 08x King Tap (5) 57.............................T Moseley 8 378x5 Zoe Brook (13) 56.5..........................P Taylor 9 695 Nancho Lass (4) 56.5............... R Black (a3) 10 308x8 Apparent (12) 56.5...................T Direen (a2) 11 62077 Sandy’s Girl (11) 56.5................. A Frye (a3) 12 223 Kayleen b (8) 55...........................K Williams

13 35055 Langton Katie (6) 55...............C Barnes (a3) 14 0 Thegreatpickpocket h (2) 55...... S Muniandy 15 090 Just The Truth 58.5....................... Scratched Emergency: Just The Truth 5 3.30pm TED WINSLOE MEMORIAL MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2000m 1 0x595 Loose Goose h (8) 58.5............ R Black (a3) 2 x8565 Robert Brook (2) 58.5..................C Johnson 3 x98x7 Oor Wullie (3) 58.5..............K C Walters (a2) 4 09 Quite Right h (6) 58.5..................... J Bullard 5 70 Ubetcha (11) 58.5...................C Barnes (a3) 6 002 Coup Suggestion (17) 57........ B Pitman (a2) 7 x0733 Winning Girl h (7) 56.5..................T Moseley 8 72546 Rugby Street (16) 56.5...................R Bishop 9 05064 Voodoo Beach (14) 56.5............... D Skerrett 10 60x05 Zahavah (1) 56.5...........................K Williams 11 47x77 Princess Vital (10) 56.5.... K Kalychurun (a4) 12 59473 Structure (5) 55.......................... S Muniandy 13 7904 Tullibardine (4) 55.............................P Taylor 14 87 Gallant Satin (18) 55................T Direen (a2) 15 93087 Lidiaco (15) 56.5 16 9088 Geoff’s Back (13) 58.5.......... R Doherty (a2) 17 90700 Ready To Rule (9) 57 18 00x09 The Wee One (12) 56.5 Emergencies: Lidiaco, Geoff’s Back, Ready To Rule, The Wee One 6 4.05pm NORTH GORE DAIRY- ON THE SPOT RATING 65 HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 x4076 Esprit D’Or td (6) 59.....................C Johnson 2 x6132 Robbie Rooster b (13) 59.............K Williams 3 722L9 Split Decision (9) 58....................... J Bullard 4 87703 Dino dh (5) 57.5.......................... A Frye (a3) 5 64140 Maitland Grey dh (12) 57...... R Doherty (a2) 6 30077 Gold Leaf (11) 56....................... S Muniandy 7 00484 Kemdale (2) 55.5..............................P Taylor 8 68972 Puddle Alley (4) 55.5.......... D Prastiyou (a4) 9 66233 Likeitlikethat b (8) 54.5............ B Pitman (a2) 10 94738 She’z A Prima Donna d (7) 54.T Direen (a2) 11 06033 Ashley (3) 54............................. R Black (a3)

12 34497 Kasbah Keeper d (10) 54........... C Lunn (a3) 13 x0050 Personal Justice td (1) 54.......C Barnes (a3) 14 70590 Yazoom 54.................................... Scratched 7 4.40pm GORE NEW WORLD F&M RATING 65 HANDICAP $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1335m 1 6x231 Quoin h (11) 59................A Tempelman (a3) 2 58x18 Tunza Vitality (8) 59.................T Direen (a2) 3 07081 Shes All Class m (2) 58.5.............T Moseley 4 x2527 Sometime Later (1) 58.5.....K C Walters (a2) 5 0x630 Blue ‘N’ Gold (7) 57.5..............C Barnes (a3) 6 44410 She’z A Virtuoso (12) 57.5................P Taylor 7 0x477 I’m Inquisitive m (9) 57........... B Pitman (a2) 8 19066 Aint No Lollygagga (5) 56.5.........C Johnson 9 21007 Tickle My Fancy (10) 56.5.... R Doherty (a2) 10 39344 My D’Or Us (4) 56.........................K Williams 11 80x56 Norah (6) 56............................... S Muniandy 12 70590 Yazoom (3) 54.5.................. D Prastiyou (a4) 8 5.15pm MALLOCH McCLEAN GORE RATING 85 HANDICAP $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1335m 1 x6100 Ric O’Shea (12) 63.5....................K Williams 2 77618 Petty Lane tdm (10) 59.5............ A Frye (a3) 3 220x2 Coat Of Arms tdb (7) 59.5.... R Doherty (a2) 4 x2672 The Jester t (11) 59.5......A Tempelman (a3) 5 320x6 Conscious Mistake m (3) 57.5.....C Johnson 6 00743 Kirkie (5) 57.................................... J Bullard 7 08515 Aluminium Bikerack (8) 55.5... B Pitman (a2) 8 28071 Semper Plus (4) 54.................C Barnes (a3) 9 2x655 Ginty’s Choice (6) 54................. S Muniandy 10 1100x Prenuptial (13) 54....................T Direen (a2) 11 24381 Ustibecasual m (9) 54...................T Moseley 12 x6210 Volonte (1) 54........................... R Black (a3) 13 25637 Ekstra Special b (2) 54... A Comignaghi (a3) 14 x0466 Spoilt Princess h (14) 54..................P Taylor Blinkers on : Just The Truth (R1), Miss Meerkat (R2), Ready To Rule (R5) Blinkers off : Zahavah (R5), Puddle Alley (R6) Winkers on : Zerpourguru (R3), Puddle Alley (R6), I’m Inquisitive, Yazoom (R7) Winkers off : Just The Truth (R1), Miss Meerkat (R2)

Waikato greyhound fields and form Waikato And Districts Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 24 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number : 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.03pm (NZT) CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES HEAT 1 C1, 375m 1 35466 Hit Da Nos 21.70................................ J Foot 2 63385 Good Perception nwtd................ G Pomeroy 3 84233 Blair Ninety nwtd B G &.................. S Denby 4 78774 Rhoda Holmes nwtd................... B Littlejohn 5 54665 Realon Rumba nwtd................... R O’Regan 6 28436 Rhyme In Melody nwtd......................J Black 7 77583 Bon Vogue 21.55...........................A Cleaver 8 12218 Bo Woo nwtd.................................... M Mann 9 15678 She’s Coming nwtd..................... R O’Regan 10 35878 Big Lass 21.30...............................A Cleaver 2 12.22pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY SERIES HEAT 1 C0q, 457m 1 26 Little Teegan nwtd...................... A Lawrence 2 388 Chinook nwtd................................... L Martin 3 74485 Gucci Rush nwtd L &.......................... Morris 4 88 Madam Knocka nwtd R M &............. J Smith 5 52681 Opawa Casper (c1) nwtd L &............. Wales 6 Ghost Writer nwtd..............................S Ross 7 Amorea nwtd.............................. A Lawrence 8 8878 Talk Back nwtd L &............................. Morris 3 12.41pm (NZT) CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES HEAT 2 C1, 375m 1 24166 Sub Silentio 0.00............................... S Clark 2 56213 Big Bolt nwtd....................................T Green 3 85676 Mr. Lochlyn 21.81..........................M J Lozell 4 76617 Tapu Boy 21.54...............................A Bowen 5 53447 Cullen’s Impact 21.50........................J Black 6 74376 Ghost Chips nwtd....................... B Littlejohn 7 55625 Thrilling News 21.44............................J Udy 8 56377 Mystic nwtd....................................A Cleaver 9 15678 She’s Coming nwtd..................... R O’Regan 10 35878 Big Lass 21.30...............................A Cleaver 4 1.00pm ALL SEW EMBROIDERY SERIES HT 2 C0q, 457m 1 43426 Kotumba nwtd L &.............................. Morris

2 77 Redsky nwtd R M &.......................... J Smith 3 33753 Mic Player nwtd.......................... W Hodgson 4 Trilise nwtd................................. A Lawrence 5 57787 Alamein Eel nwtd.................................J Udy 6 67663 Wabi Sabi nwtd................................ L Martin 7 37 Coal Sack nwtd.......................... A Lawrence 8 52673 Hot Pal nwtd............................... W Toomath 5 1.19pm (NZT) CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES HEAT 3 C1, 375m 1 27254 Bigtime Treasure nwtd.................... I George 2 82387 King’s Mistress nwtd..........................J Black 3 73355 Deb Bale 21.71........................... G Pomeroy 4 31221 Amicus Curiae nwtd.......................... S Clark 5 17668 Paddy’s Virtuoso 22.02 R M &.......... J Smith 6 35757 Exciting Girl 21.54............................ M Mann 7 15768 Only Kate nwtd........................... R O’Regan 8 F8742 Cool Time nwtd..............................A Cleaver 9 47888 Belrani nwtd.................................... G Farrell 10 15678 She’s Coming nwtd..................... R O’Regan 6 1.37pm (NZT) CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES HEAT 4 C1, 375m 1 35547 McKone nwtd.................................... S Clark 2 58614 Kapai Max nwtd.............................A Cleaver 3 42625 Astute Whiz 21.61.......................D Schofield 4 52465 Doing The Time nwtd L &................... Morris 5 86857 Bingo Starr 21.12................................ J Foot 6 12222 Short And Snappy 21.86...............P Cleaver 7 27721 Matrix (c2) 21.49................................J Black 8 66236 Bigtime Drifter nwtd.................... R O’Regan 9 35878 Big Lass 21.30...............................A Cleaver 10 47888 Belrani nwtd.................................... G Farrell 7 1.54pm GREYHOUNDS NORTH MAIDEN DISTANCE C0d, 650m 1 63263 Alpinador nwtd.................................. S Clark 2 16523 Opawa Rapid nwtd L &....................... Wales 3 75475 Darby Lane nwtd L &.......................... Morris 4 76355 Salt nwtd R M &................................ J Smith 5 54555 Lady Louis nwtd..........................M Mathews 6 54685 Opawa Peekay nwtd L &..................... Wales 7 45672 Diva Rhode nwtd W &......................T Steele 8 48668 Opawa Mohawk nwtd L &................... Wales

8 2.12pm HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY MOLLY GOOSMAN SPRINT C3, 375m 1 53322 Enough Is Enough 21.20............D Schofield 2 14635 Crafty Graham nwtd...........................C Hore 3 34188 Naughty Courty 21.75...................... M Mann 4 11132 Uno Lachlan nwtd.......................D Schofield 5 45833 Ever So Hopeful nwtd B G &.......... S Denby 6 18514 Peno Boy nwtd...................................J Black 7 11241 Making Debree (c4) 21.29.................C Hore 8 24252 Lafayette 21.60................................. B Craik 9 61376 Caruba King 21.67.............................J Black 10 61435 Kim Dotcom nwtd W &.....................T Steele 9 2.29pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS STAKES C3, 457m 1 34271 El Jarrah 25.81.......................D V Meeuwen 2 17777 Munchin’ Krunch 26.09............... R O’Regan 3 16344 Space Race 26.08............................ S Clark 4 14767 Winsome Flash 25.44.................D Schofield

5 84446 Emily nwtd.........................................S Ross 6 5544F Lochinvar Onyx 25.53.................D Schofield 7 32236 Mr. Chino 25.64.......................... A Lawrence 8 21115 Lincoln Flyer 26.24........................... S Clark 10 2.47pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION FINAL NZRSf, 457m 1 13212 Magico (c3) 26.06............................ L Martin 2 43141 Family’s Pride (c3) 26.40 F &.........Turnwald 3 12562 Makinen (c3) 25.97 W &..................T Steele 4 25131 Squeezer (c2) 26.08.........................G Quirk 5 12231 Opawa Jed (c2) 26.05 J &...............D Fahey 6 13151 Opawa Style (c3) 26.12 L &................ Wales 7 22222 Down The Back (c3) 26.35 F &......Turnwald 8 72172 Tepirita Rita (c3) nwtd..................A Turnwald 9 43413 Black Emily (c4) nwtd L &................... Wales 10 68234 Edward Cullen (c2) 26.21................. B Craik 11 3.05pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY NYOMI O’REGAN SPRINT C2, 375m 1 64132 Hajime 21.48..................................P Cleaver 2 76134 Flash That 21.47......................... R O’Regan 3 75786 Jackson Town 21.19.......................... S Clark 4 22225 Coleridge Ainsli 21.74....................... S Clark 5 288x7 Bigtime Surprise nwtd................. R O’Regan 6 41536 Thrilling Abra 21.59............................ L Bliek 7 22311 Calamity Free nwtd.....................D Schofield 8 76735 Zagato nwtd............................... A Lawrence 9 18876 Boss Man Sloy nwtd....................... I George 10 27778 Piri (c1) nwtd...................................... L Bliek 12 3.22 PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION STAKES C2, 457m 1 72368 Tata Safari nwtd................................ B Craik 2 12485 Beau Rivage 25.83 W &..................T Steele 3 54132 Twin Rivers 26.26....................... G Pomeroy 4 68234 Edward Cullen 26.21........................ B Craik 5 38626 Triple Aye nwtd........................... W Hodgson 6 25446 Star Bound nwtd......................... G Pomeroy 7 25433 Thrilling Ninja 26.24..................... J C Gifford 8 44444 Talk It Over (c1) nwtd........................... L Bell 9 87457 Hair He Is 25.95.................................. R Udy LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

NZ Metro fields, form and drivers NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date : 24 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number : 8 Doubles : 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles : 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 6.15pm (NZT) BISHOPDALE & BUSH INN TABS AM DRIVERS MBL PACE $4000, 4yo+ up to 3 wins +claimers mob. pace, mobile, 2600m 1 0 Grufello Bromac (1) fr................ J R Bennett 2 32066 Pinot Gris (2) fr.................................G Cook 3 17x67 Tallulah Belle (3) fr........................ T Sissons 4 x0350 Escape The Fate (4) fr.................. M O’Brien 5 45080 The Lutts (5) fr..................................A White 6 60000 Darryl Hanover (6) fr...................... S Murtha 7 24855 Cullen’s Finest (7) fr...................... P Wallace 8 85549 Rolias (8) fr..................................M Stratford 9 55000 Wot The Owl (9) fr.............................T Ward 10 06052 Arden’s Attack (21) fr..................... R Reekie 11 52598 Here’s Shifty (22) fr...........................B White 2 6.45pm CLASSIC SALE @ KARAKA FEB 18TH HANDICAP TROT $7500, 2 or more wins discrhcp trot, stand, 2600m 1 03452 Take For Granted (1) fr................... D Nyhan 2 66355 Sunny Jewel (2) fr......................... P Wakelin 3 79292 Pammys Boy (3) fr..................... M Edmonds 4 38558 Aylesham (1) 20.........................C Middleton 5 09352 Tehoro Diva (2) 20........................ R Holmes 6 0x644 Fire In The Night (U1) 20..................J Curtin 7 367x5 Mc Blizzard (1) 30.........................G O’Reilly 8 4P58x Jinja Gal (2) 30......................... S Smolenski 9 63406 Beat The Monarch (1) 40................T Chmiel 3 7.15pm PREMIER SALE IN CHRISTCHURCH FEB 20/21 MBL PACE $7000, 3yo+ non winners pace, mobile, 2600m 1 0 Grufello Bromac fr......................... Scratched 2 05630 Alta Mario (1) fr...................M Williamson (J) 3 5x933 Hotdiggitydog (2) fr.................... C McDowell 4 02367 Curve (3) fr............................... C D Thornley 5 12x9 Maybe Baby (4) fr...............................R May 6 00x60 My Lifesign (5) fr...........................K Williams 7 00x08 Black Is Black (6) fr..................B Thomas (J)

Gerard O’Reilly 8 8666 Beacon Hill (7) fr............................... M Pash 9 54443 Dalness (8) fr.....................................J Dunn 10 52 Big Is Good (21) fr..................... J Trainor (J) 4 7.45pm VIEW YEARLINGS ON STANDARDBRED.CO.NZ MBL PACE $6000, 4yo+ 2 to 3 wins mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 1950m 1 83129 Franco Harrison (1) fr................ J Trainor (J) 2 22043 Melton Express (2) fr.......... B Williamson (J) 3 9x671 Miss Kathryn (3) fr...................... S Ottley (J) 4 93x30 Bedtime (4) fr....................... J Hornbrook (J) 5 x807x Lulli Midfrew (5) fr....................B Thomas (J) 6 74244 Alberto Contador (6) fr.............. J I Dickie (J) 7 07760 Fear Flying (7) fr....................J Anderson (J) 8 47763 Cloudy Beach (8) fr.................. J Thomas (J) 9 21169 Get Holme Tyron (9) fr........M Williamson (J) 10 22622 Magna (21) fr............................. B Munro (J)

11 20319 Bee Tees (22) fr............................ M Kerr (J) 12 5x403 Monifieth (23) fr........................ S Golding (J) 5 8.15pm FOR A CATALOGUE PHONE 03 372 0967 TROT $7000, 3yo+ non winners trot, stand, 2600m 1 45856 Davey’s Gift (1) fr.........................C Ward (J) 2 6946 Rebma (2) fr...............................A Tomlinson 3 60x00 Lucie de Gerolstein (3) fr.......J Anderson (J) 4 Another Delight fr.......................... Scratched 5 70x80 D’Arcy de Gerolstein (4) fr......... M Edmonds 6 Elle Galleon (5) fr 7 3313x Paramount Queen (6) fr.................B Orange 8 65P9x Xmas Joy Belle (7) fr....................S McNally 9 57 See Ya (8) fr...................................... J Smith 10 74697 Lithium (9) fr.................................N McGrath 11 05 Contella (10) fr....................................B Ford 12 3x0P0 Last Love (11) fr......................V Atherton (J) 13 26220 Mantorp (12) fr.............................C DeFilippi 14 746 Vacanza (U1) fr............................... B Hutton 15 86860 Renegade Fighter (U2) fr............ R Close (J) 16 006x0 Willie Shine (U3) fr.............................J Dunn 17 82790 Dragon Lady (U4) fr...................... R Holmes Emergencies: Another Delight, Elle Galleon 6 8.44pm SALE OF THE STARS MOBILE PACE $7500, 3yo+ 1 win mob. pace, mobile, 2600m 1 09081 Jaycees Belle (1) fr.......................M Cations 2 x96x4 Sue Anna (2) fr...................................R May 3 61454 Last One VC (3) fr.........................M Heenan 4 80857 Black Ice (4) fr.......................... C D Thornley 5 2018x Camolgi Cam (5) fr....................... R Holmes 6 15644 Betty Golightly (6) fr.......................B Orange 7 06619 Living Memory (7) fr..................... I Cameron 8 31487 Cabo Wabo (8) fr...............................J Dunn 9 13356 K C Pedro (9) fr......................J Anderson (J) 10 28610 Ideal Arden (21) fr.............................J Curtin 11 38191 Mighty Flying Mac (22) fr.................M Jones 12 89887 Gritty Girl (23) fr................................ M Pash 13 0087x The Vestal Virgin (24) fr.................... T Grant 14 613P4 Greenburn Creek (25) fr..................... A Butt 7 9.15pm 26 JEWELS WINNERS FROM THE SALES HAN-

DICAP PACE $8000, 3 to 7 wins discrhcp pace, stand, 2600m 1 62111 Fiery Del (1) fr.....................................R May 2 04946 Far Too Rusty (2) fr...........................J Curtin 3 60x45 Woodlea Legend (U1) fr..............C DeFilippi 4 51183 Radar (1) 20.......................................J Dunn 5 68501 Sonnetsson (2) 20............................P Davis 6 10986 Bettors Creek (1) 30........................... D Butt 7 43001 Samuel James (1) 40....................... G Smith 8 9.45pm 221 SALES GROUP WINNERS IN 3 SEASONS MOBILE PACE $7500, 3yo+ f&m 1 to 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 1950m 1 54823 Woodlea DJ (1) fr................................R May 2 06619 Living Memory (2) fr..................... I Cameron 3 92957 Suu Kyi (3) fr................................C DeFilippi 4 4162 Lem’s Cameo (4) fr...........................J Curtin 5 10148 Seven Point One (5) fr.............B Thomas (J) 6 7P061 Champagne Driller (6) fr..................M Jones 7 11x10 Just Gorgeous (7) fr............................ A Butt 8 10322 Safedra (8) fr....................................... D Butt 9 21776 Indian Arrow (9) fr....................... J Patterson 10 13075 Sunday Girl (21) fr.......................N McGrath 11 96924 Onlyforyou (22) fr....................... J Trainor (J) 12 3x213 Rozelski (23) fr...............................B Orange 13 60x65 Pacific Rapture (24) fr...................... G Smith 14 13324 Vera’s Twilight (25) fr 9 10.13pm THE HAD IT’S TIME, HAMMERS COMING DOWN PACE $7000, 3yo+ non winners pace, stand, 2600m 1 80 Twitch (1) fr.............................. C D Thornley 2 55822 Limitation (2) fr...........................B Borcoskie 3 0 Castellano (3) fr.........................M Edmonds 4 32340 Sounds Like Us (4) fr.................... K O’Reilly 5 x3450 Grins Supreme (5) fr...........................R May 6 8708x Redmaro (6) fr...............................B Orange 7 04268 Harvest Boy (7) fr.......................A Tomlinson 8 00x09 Caesar’s Flame (8) fr.......................... D Butt 9 03035 Midfrew Tarpediem (9) fr.............C Markham 10 x7265 Shamrocks Boy (10) fr....................T Chmiel Pacifiers on : Lulli Midfrew (R4), Gritty Girl (R6) Pacifiers off : Contella (R5)

Christchurch greyhound fields, form Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 24 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles : 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 5.03pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 75625 Knox 17.44........................................ B Dann 2 72753 But It’s Great 17.88....................J McInerney 3 7876x Fair Movin 17.33............................... M Flipp 4 55468 Vitalize 17.65 J &....................................May 5 22222 Sea Spray Tich 17.50..................... R Casey 6 34855 Wandy Luck 17.51......................... G Cleeve 7 54643 Cawbourne Flippa 17.35................... M Flipp 8 38461 Reddy Boy 17.43.............................. B Dann 9 21774 Wandy Paul 17.47............................ M Grant 10 64267 Radiator Springs 17.39 W &.............. Nissen 2 5.25pm BUY SELL & EXCHANGE STAKES C2, 520m 1 11111 Wayleggo 30.43 J &.........................D Fahey 2 17824 Homebush Chopper 31.06.........J McInerney 3 17163 Opulent 30.74 A &..............................Seque 4 61847 Opawa Bomb 30.67 L &..................... Wales 5 11356 Jinja Jam 30.85 L &............................ Wales 6 72554 Sretror 30.69 J &.............................D Fahey 7 12312 Know Honour 30.81....................... G Cleeve 8 34266 Party Rock 31.30 S &......................B Evans 9 55252 Gone Awol 30.94.......................J McInerney 10 12738 Take A Trick 30.64............................. M Flipp 3 5.45pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C5, 295m 1 12717 Know Thought 17.28...................... G Cleeve 2 66175 Fireman’s Escort 17.28.................. G Cleeve 3 28626 Cawbourne Dusty 17.51.................. M Grant 4 68438 Okuku Ollie 17.29........................... R Casey 5 48813 Ramrada 17.21 C &......................D Roberts 6 23514 Excessive Speed 17.79.............J McInerney 7 24145 Etched In Stone 17.31...............R Blackburn 8 56511 Adini 17.16.................................... L Waretini

9 865x3 Prairie Puzzle 17.36 M &...............PT Binnie 10 61858 Just A Mate 17.51......................J McInerney 4 6.00pm (NZT) CAROL’S TAB DASH C4, 295m 1 31781 Thunda Thighs 17.30.................J McInerney 2 84423 Princely Dollar 17.46..................J McInerney 3 53347 Okuku Lilly 17.51............................ R Casey 4 22474 Rule Judge Judy 17.59 J &.....................May 5 17556 Memphis Hotcakes 17.38................. M Flipp 6 13322 Avert 17.35 A &...................................Seque 7 2878x Another Move nwtd....................J McInerney 8 54162 Runway Queen 17.41.................... G Cleeve 9 35156 Visual Illusion 17.38....................... G Cleeve 10 54177 Jed Norton 17.36........................... G Cleeve 5 6.30pm (NZT) JET PETS DASH C3, 295m 1 17415 Cawbourne Catch 17.17................... M Flipp 2 66878 Okuku Skyhigh 17.44 C &.................. Fagan 3 65222 Elki 17.31..................................... M Roberts 4 34777 Pure And Special 17.25................... M Grant 5 25745 Jimmy Jurante (c2) 17.54..........J McInerney 6 12628 Wandy Destiny 17.54..................... G Cleeve 7 F4436 Jackson Cat 17.21............................ B Dann 8 41343 Home Truth 17.32.......................... G Cleeve 9 31486 Out By Five 17.64 M &......................Jopson 10 88761 Another Coffee 17.41.................J McInerney 6 6.59pm FLATPACK HOUSES PH MURRAY 033715005 STAKES C2/3, 520m 1 76224 Cawbourne Kim 30.63...............J McInerney 2 25126 Rambunctious 30.63..................A Bradshaw 3 54526 Opawa Midnight 30.66 L &................. Wales 4 17617 Another Colt nwtd......................J McInerney 5 25376 Know Peril 30.62............................ G Cleeve 6 33477 Big Token 31.09.........................J McInerney 7 56615 Know Chaos 30.65........................ G Cleeve 8 23568 Parole To Excel 30.70 W &................ Nissen 9 47776 Magic You 30.65 C &....................D Roberts

10 55252 Gone Awol (c2) 30.94................J McInerney 7 7.29pm KOLORFUL KANVAS DISTANCE FEATURE C2d, 645m 1 56232 Thrilling Sound (c1) nwtd S &..........B Evans 2 46445 Bob’s Eye (c1) 39.57..................J McInerney 3 28651 Ultimate Dream 38.40.................. M Roberts 4 36574 Sonic Duffer (c1) 39.13.................. G Cleeve 5 31386 Kombucha (c1) 38.89..................... G Cleeve 6 31224 Spicy Bling nwtd C &....................D Roberts 7 11632 Know Peace 38.39 J &....................D Fahey 8 18153 Wild Grove (c1) nwtd J &.................D Fahey 8 8.00pm CONTROLINSULATION.CO.NZ DASH C5, 295m 1 52386 Homebush Sarge 17.41.............J McInerney 2 77377 Vampires Shadow 17.23 J &..................May 3 13234 Know Advantage 17.25.................. G Cleeve 4 71374 Cawbourne Moff 17.00..............J McInerney 5 57376 Tricky Harry nwtd.......................... L Waretini 6 14443 Drysdale 17.17.....................................A Lee 7 11112 Ocotillo 17.03 J &............................D Fahey 8 63621 Callahan 17.26............................. M Roberts 9 72657 Know Mistake 16.95...................... G Cleeve 10 76818 Wandy Hallee 17.29....................... G Cleeve 9 8.30pm FLAIR LADIES BRACELET C5, 520m 1 71111 Fanta Alert 31.05 C &......................... Fagan 2 75265 Magic Lass 30.43 C &..................D Roberts 3 16533 Unshaken 30.56 J &........................D Fahey 4 43413 Black Emily (c4) 30.67 L &................. Wales 5 81676 Homebush Edith nwtd................J McInerney 6 21188 Botany Comet (c4) 30.68...........J McInerney 7 61838 Iceberg Rapper nwtd....................... M Grant 8 11338 No Undies Sundy 30.39.............J McInerney 9 72556 Magic Maggie (c4) 30.50 C &.......D Roberts 10 66857 Homebush Iris (c4) 30.66..........J McInerney 10 9.00pm SKY HIGH SCAFFOLDING STAKES C3/4, 520m 1 85756 Alisaray 30.59............................... L Waretini

2 68742 Know Spunk 30.25......................... G Cleeve 3 76825 Another Breeze 30.50................J McInerney 4 42475 Not A Know 30.82.........................A Waretini 5 57644 Miss Iron Fist (c3) 30.68............J McInerney 6 54F67 Know Which 30.25......................... G Cleeve 7 18334 Brooklyn Hope 30.57 J &.................D Fahey 8 35257 Okuku Dreamer 30.77 C &................. Fagan 9 66857 Homebush Iris 30.66..................J McInerney 10 47776 Magic You (c3) 30.65 C &.............D Roberts 11 9.29pm WILSON’S SPORTS BAR SPRINT C5, 295m 1 72631 Excuse Please 17.35................... J McMillan 2 12522 Pearl’s Boy 17.28........................... G Cleeve 3 21584 Homebush Mayhem 17.38.........J McInerney 4 42121 Zebidiah 17.02 J &...........................D Fahey 5 15838 Flying Jojo 17.10 C &...................D Roberts 6 25671 Fiery Flower 17.48............................ B Dann 7 47731 Know Escape 17.05....................... G Cleeve 8 58236 Another Gon 17.17....................J McInerney 9 72657 Know Mistake 16.95...................... G Cleeve 10 37356 Cawbourne Reeah 17.44...........J McInerney 12 9.59pm SPEIGHT’S SPRINT C4, 295m 1 73273 Nova’s Fortune 17.27.................J McInerney 2 62363 Hard Habits 17.34.......................... G Cleeve 3 11315 Butterbean 17.35 M &....................PT Binnie 4 78788 Molly Paisley nwtd......................... G Cleeve 5 51354 Anytime Will Do 17.48...............J McInerney 6 13F35 Hot Shot Lawyer 17.61 H &.................Taylor 7 86287 Cool Jordie 17.27..............................S Whall 8 66573 Roqette 17.31 C &........................D Roberts 9 35156 Visual Illusion 17.38....................... G Cleeve 10 78841 Homebush Craig 17.29..............J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track