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DABBS, Wallace John William – On November 21, 2012. Peacefully at Ashburton Hospital. Much loved husband of the late Mwyn. Much loved father and father in law of Joanna and Alec (Wellington), Nick and Sue, Rebecca and Greg (London), Adam (Sydney), Olga (Sydney), and loved granddad Wal of Bill and Amy, Chris and Tiffany, Andrew, Paige (Sydney), and great granddad of Elliott, and Grace. Loved brother of Muriel, and brother in law of Delfryn, and David and Nina (Canada). Special thanks to Dr Wackrow and the doctors and nursing staff Ward 1 Ashburton Hospital. At Wal’s request a private service has been held. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton

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HANRAHAN, Thomas Laurence – January 22, 1994 November 24, 1999. Gone from our sight, but never our memories. Gone from our touch, but never our hearts. Love Dad, Mum, and Jack. xxx

HANRAHAN, Thomas Laurence – HANRAHAN, Thomas Treasured memories of Laurence – grandson Tom who passed STEVENSON, Beverley Treasured memories of away 13 years ago today. Joan (Bev) – grandson Tom who passed Julie and Bevan Bain. Formerly of Dunedin and away 13 years ago today. Rangiora. On Thursday, Julie and Bevan Bain. November 22, 2012 peacefully at Arohanui Hospice, Palmerston North. Aged 67 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Ken. Loved mother and mother in law of HENDERSON, Murray Julie and Ross. Special gran Edward – HENDERSON, Murray of Reed and Meg. Much 6-12-44 – 24-11-2011. Edward – loved daughter of Bert and Treasured father and 24-11-2011. the late Eileen Wilson. 6-12-44 grandfather.– father Loved sister and sister in Treasured If tears could build and law of Russell and Margaret grandfather. a stairway, tears could build Wilson, Lynley Barker, and If memories weave a lane, a stairway, Gordon and Carol Wilson, I would walk right FUNERAL FURNISHERS weave a lane, Murray and Paula Wilson, and memories up to heaven, I would right Karen Wilson and Paul to bring youwalk home again. to heaven, Tonks, Yvonne and Mel Ourup hearts still ache to bring you home again. Beynon, Gaynor and the late with sadness, Our hearts still ache David Stevenson. Messages and secret tears still flow, with sadness, c/- 16 Washington Parade, what it meant to lose you, and secret tears still flow, Palmerston North 4414. no-one will ever know. whatyou it meant to lose you, Friends are invited to attend Love always, Stewart, no-one will ever know. a service for Bev at the Sheree, Catelyn, Abbey, you Madison. always, Stewart, Rangiora Chapel – Wai- Love Dean and Mana, 92 Kippenberger Sheree, Catelyn, Abbey, Avenue, Rangiora on Dean and Madison. THURSDAY, November 29, 2012 at 2.00pm. Followed by interment at Rangiora Cemetery. Phone Eddie anytime HENDERSON, Murray Edward – 308 9051 or HENDERSON, Murray 6-12-44 – 24-11-2011. 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Special moment: Sarah Clifford, of Ashburton, was announced on Thursday night as one of 14 National AMP Scholarship recipients. She is flanked by the Governor General Sir Jerry Mateperae (left) and AMP general manager Blair Vernon.

Sarah wins scholarship By Sam Morton Ashburton woman Sarah Clifford has moved one step closer to her dream. Mrs Clifford, who aims to create, support and inspire, is the chairperson and founder of the CanBead Charitable Trust, set up to support people living with cancer. She was named one of 14 recipients on Thursday night at am awards dinner in Auckland, receiving the National AMP Scholarship worth $10,000. During the application process, the Ashburton mother of two was voted in by a host of 83 judges to fill one of the

sought-after final 16 spots. The field was narrowed down from a remarkable 2500 people. Her trust, based in Ashburton, works hard to support cancer sufferers with their CanBead workshop involving making jewellery from beads, and Mrs Clifford is now building on that successful initiative. The trust has established a CanTackle three-week programme which teaches cancer patients to tie fishing flies, cast fishing lines and enjoy a fishing trip. Speaking before the event last week, Mrs Clifford said if she received the scholar-

ship she would put the money towards expanding her trust nationally, helping people experiencing illness, trauma or loss. Mrs Clifford said she was ecstatic to be shortlisted as one of 16 finalists and on Thursday was announced as one of the official 14 finalists by Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae. AMP have awarded more than $1.5 million worth of scholarships since 1998, helping more than 130 aspiring Kiwis realise their dream and achieve outstanding things in their chosen fields. It seems Mrs Clifford is well on her way to joining that impressive list.

Police find body in missing woman case Police investigating the disappearance of Rotorua woman Michelle Hoffman-Tamm have found a body, but have not confirmed if it is hers. The body was found about 2.30pm yesterday in an forested area close to State Highway 38, about 10km from Murupara. A police spokeswoman said it was too early to speculate on the identity of the person, as a post-mortem examination and formal identification were yet to take place. But police did confirm that it was information connected to Ms Hoffman-Tamm’s disappearance on November 7 that led to the search of the patch of forest. Police had told Mrs HoffmanTamm’s family that a body had been found but also not to jump to conclusions on its identity.

A 44-year -old woman appeared in Rotorua District Court yesterday charged with assaulting Ms Hoffman-Tamm, 51. The Rotorua woman, who was granted interim name suppression, did not enter a plea when she appeared before a community magistrate and was remanded in custody to reappear in court on December 3. Police have said further charges were likely. Ms Hoffman-Tamm disappeared after leaving her home on her red mountainbike to visit a friend. Police said on Thursday night they were examining a rural spot close to State Highway 38 between Rotorua and Murupara and a house in Rotorua. Police want to hear from anyone who was in the area of Holland Street between 6pm on Wednesday 7, November and

Sunday, 11 November and in Victoria Street between Sunday 11, November and Monday 12 November. Police are particularly interested in the movements of a two-tone light-coloured Subaru Legacy stationwagon between the 7th and the 12th travelling around Rotorua or between Rotorua, Whakatane and Murupara. Ms HoffmanTamm’s bike was found on Thursday at a different location in a Rotorua suburb. On Wednesday her sister Jan Donlan made an emotional plea for her “generous” and “goodhearted” sister to come home. She said the disappearance was completely out of character. Ms Donlan said the family, including her sister’s two adult children and three grandchildren, were extremely worried. - APNZ

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Dairy industry pumps $737m into local economy By Sue Newman Ashburton leads the country on almost all fronts in the dairy industry. Last year in the Ashburton District, dairying pumped around $737 million into the local economy. Based on the average production per dairy herd of 350,000kg milk solids at $6.40per kg dairy company payout, the district’s 335 herds each earned their owners $2.2 million (before tax, debt servicing and on farm expenses). Over the past 10 years the number of dairy herds in the Ashburton District has doubled, milk production has tripled to more than 117 million kilograms milksolids. With the average herd producing 350,000 kg milk solids last year. New Zealand Dairy statistics released yesterday, show that while we mightn’t have the greatest number of cows, herds or dairy farmers, we’re at the top of the list when it comes to production. Over the 2011/2012 season the district’s 287,919 cows spread over 335 herds had the country’s highest production averages per herd, per cow and per

hectare in every category except one. Over 1000 full time equivalent people are employed on dairy farms around the district and over the past 10 years, the growth in the average herd size from 623 cows to 859 has had the impact of adding another labour unit per farm. The district’s high scoring production levels came as no surprise to dairy farmer Ben Johnson. High production has everything to do with high quality and high standards across farms, Mr Johnson said. “With irrigated pasture you can pretty much know how much grass you can grow for the season and you can focus on quality; feed supply is much more predictable now.” As well as ensuring supply, irrigation also meant farmers could focus on producing quality feed, he said. With a large percentage of the district’s dairy farms having been converted over the past 10 years, Mr Johnson said that meant most had the most up to date equipment and high quality facilities. He farms 2600 cows over three sheds, with two lower-order sharemilkers.

DAIRY STATISTICS Dairy statistics for the Ashburton District:

CATEGORY Total cows Total herds Average cows per hectare Average herd size Number of owner operators Number of sharemilkers Total effective dairy hectares

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287,919 335 3.54 859 220 115 81,364

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Average litres per herd 3,961,593 Average kg milkfat per herd 194,614 Average kg protein per herd 154,211 Average kg milk solids per herd 348,826 average kg milkfat per cow 226 average kg protein per cow 179 average kg milksolids per cow 406

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More than 1.7 million of New Zealand’s 4.6 million dairy cows live in the South Island, with Southland having the country’s highest dairy cow population at 384,569.

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Worker search moves offshore By Myles Hume A local businessman, who recently travelled overseas to seek skilled workers, believes it’s a move that will become more prominent in trade industries. Insideout Property Services owner Shane Woods returned from the Philippines on Wednesday after visiting two potential employees, prompted by a lack of skilled workers in Mid Canterbury. It was a move he was reluctant to make, wanting to employ local workers, but after several inquiries and trials Mr Woods decided to make the trip to the South East Asian country where he offered one of the men a job. He said it was a decision that more employers would make as the demand for skilled workers continued to swell, offset by a housing boom in the district. “At the moment it’s about wanting people with skills, there was that bus here the other day who wanted people to sign up for the Christchurch rebuild. We could have a van load full of those people, but they are not what we are after,”

Mr Woods said. Employing unskilled workers was time-consuming and Mr Woods believed it was time to be proactive. “What do you want me to do? The work is there in abundance and we are waiting for a train crash ... it’s a decision I had to make.” Christchurch businesses were already looking overseas for workers and the Filipinos were highly sought after, Mr Woods said. After spending about $3000 trekking to the Philippines, Mr Woods was “confident” the investment would pay off, saying Filipinos had a strong work ethic and huge respect for their employers. The man he employed had more than 20 years of experience in the industry, working up to 14 hours a day for the past 10 years in Dubai. “Over in Dubai he had to do things like mural paintings and special paint effects life marble ... some of the stuff he did I couldn’t do.” Mr Woods’ employee Photo Emma Hargreaves 231112-EH-080 could enter New Zealand shores as early as next Insideout Property Services owner Shane Woods recently travelled to the Philippines to employ a painter after struggling to find local skilled workers. year.

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Brett Hallam Holland - Acoustic Guitar concert Ashburton born guitarist Brett Hallam Holland will treat his hometown to an evening of acoustic Guitar music. He tours and performs as a solo fingerstyle guitarist and is currently showcasing his singer/songwriter material from his CD “The Zone” and “ Point Of View” which were recorded in Nashville.

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Wheelchair-bound locals struggle to access parks By Sue Newman Ashburton’s wheelchair bound people say they are struggling to access essential services because the town’s mobility parking spaces are not in a userfriendly location. The district’s total mobility committee has asked the Ashburton District Council to relocate its taxi stands from Burnett to East Street to create a better drop-off spot for the disabled. To do this, however, the council would need to put three prime central town parking spac-

es off limits to other motorists. And that is a deal it has decided it is not prepared to strike. Currently there is a mobility parking space on the south side of Burnett Street and two taxi ranks on the northern side, both immediately around the corner from East Street. Total Mobility has 409 clients living in Ashburton who rely on taxis for transport or who come into town in wheelchair capable vans. These vans, the organisation’s committee says, need a greater space than a regular carpark to load and unload wheel-

chair passengers safely. When work begins on buildings on a vacant site fronting East and Burnett streets, the mobility park will be temporarily moved to East Street. The council rejected the request, saying there was ample room for a wheelchair taxi to load and unload from the eastern taxi stand. From there it was just a short distance to the pharmacy and banks. It did not see the option of moving taxi ranks to East Street and having wheelchair vans unload there as a good traffic safety move.

Focus on native vegetation Native dryland vegetation along Ashburton District’s roadsides will be identified, surveyed and protected. As part of the Ashburton District Council’s biodiversity action plan, it commissioned a survey of roadside sites last summer and plans to follow this up with a programme of consultation with affected landowners this summer. At this week’s meeting of the council’s environmental services committee, ecologist Mike Harding outlined the work that had already been done and made suggestions for

building on the knowledge past surveys had gathered. Last year’s survey was based on a survey carried out by car in the mid 1990s. This survey identified about 650 sites that had remnants of native vegetation. Rather than try to re-evaluate all of those sites, Mr Harding said ecologists decided to focus on the most significant areas. A total of 238 sites were visited and 66 of those were found to have significance under the Resource Management Act. Four at-risk plant species were

identified. Measured against data taken in the 1990s, Mr Harding said 7 per cent had improved in plant life, 25 per cent were unchanged, 13 per cent had disappeared and 55 per cent had deteriorated. The most common native species was the cabbage tree and this was found at 80 sites. Four very rare species of grass, herb or shrub were found. During the summer consultation will be undertaken with landowners as the first step in ensuring the native vegetation remnants are protected and where possible enhanced.

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ean-Marc de Maroussem loved working in Rakaia, but the increasing pressures on rural GPs has finally taken its toll. Although he insists he enjoyed his four-year tenure at the Rakaia Medical Centre, the after-hours service and the taxing demand for work in the thriving community has persuaded him to opt for change. A hefty reliance for his services as one of two GPs in the area has meant many sleepless nights and disturbed family time – constantly living his life on call throughout his time catering for a roll of more than 2500 patients. He has coped the best way possible and his family understand his commitments, but an obvious lack of GP retention in rural communities throughout New Zealand has left him frustrated and with little hope for bridging the country’s GP shortage. Dr de Maroussem believes the Government needs to act with urgency to improve the situation, pointing out the country’s GPs are ageing and there is no apparent replacements coming through. He hopes moving across the ditch will provide a better balance and help him get ahead to further support his four children – financially setting them up for university. When spoken to by the Guardian he made no secret about the driving forces behind his decision to relocate to the Sunshine Coast – signalling lucrative opportunities and “appealing” work hours as major factors. “They say you move to New Zealand for the lifestyle, but when you have to work every hour just to make ends meet, what time do you have to enjoy that lifestyle? “In saying that, we (wife and I) have no regrets, but over the years the cost of living in New Zealand has become expensive, bordering on unaffordable,” Dr de Maroussem said. After being in the industry for 20 years and since arriving in New Zealand 10 years ago – he has seen little change implemented by changing Governments. He didn’t want to risk sounding negative, but agreed his

After spending four years in Rakaia as one of two GPs, Dr Jean-Marc de Maroussem has become the latest victim of the increasing pressures of a New Zealand doctor shortage. Sam Morton caught up with him before he checks out at the Rakaia Medical Centre next month.

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Farewell Rakaia: Rakaia Medical Centre clinical director Jean-Marc de Maroussem is working his final weeks at the centre, after spending four years as one of the community’s two GPs. perspective was the reality of life as a rural GP and warned things need to change. “Your community rely on you and although it is very hard work, I do have to say it is incredibly rewarding, but tough. “We have some great people, some great families in Rakaia and I will be sad to leave such a good community,” he said. Dr de Maroussem believes the Government is not doing enough to retain experienced doctors or encouraging talented graduate to stay in New Zealand to ply their trade. “What graduates? I have been in New Zealand for just over 10 years and I haven’t seen any of them.

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‘They say you move to New Zealand for the lifestyle, but when you have to work every hour just to make ends meet, what time do you have to enjoy that lifestyle?’ “They all chase the city lights or head overseas and who can blame them for that, I don’t believe this Government actually realise the situation the industry is in and there is certainly no incentives for graduates to stick around. “That needs to be looked at closely in the future and

of course it all comes down to funding and making the role more appealing for GPs, which involves a steady balance of work and life,” Dr de Maroussem said. And by the sounds of it, the Rakaia doctor won’t have to look far to secure a job. “The demand for experienced GPs in Australia

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is absolutely huge – you can pick and choose where and when you want to work, so that was very inviting,” he said. “The lure of Australia is getting larger and I can’t blame people for shifting overseas, because in my opinion this country (the Government) is just not doing enough to keep their experienced GPs – that’s the situation we’re in and I have to say it is very scary.” Dr de Maroussem is excited to be entering a new challenge and despite the nerves, change is nothing new for this father of four. He has worked in rural practices for most of his career, completing stints in South Africa, Mauritius, Geraldine, Cheviot and Rakaia, experiencing different models of care along the way. It has been an enjoyable time in Rakaia for Dr de Maroussem, but now with his family by his side, he is ready to move on and open a new chapter in their life. Naturally his family are also nervous about the big move, but as Dr de Maroussem puts it, “they are also very excited about the future and looking forward to a new challenge – as am I,”. “It’s mixed feelings for me – the feeling of excitement and of course the feeling of sadness,” he said. “It has been hard work at times, but as I have said before this community are fantastic – they have been very supportive of me as a GP and it will be hard to leave such a great community behind. It seems as though the village is in mourning, it’s heartbreaking to see their sadness, but I take it as a massive compliment they feel that way. “(But) I have made my decision and now I have to follow that through. “All the best Rakaia,” he said. Dr de Maroussem leaves his exam room on December 14, and three locums have been employed to provide temporary GP cover, at least until June.

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Wiki spreads the word By Erin Tasker

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The Warehouse Ashburton were presented the White Out A Window award by former Kiwis league captain Ruben Wiki yesterday in the lead up to White Ribbon Day on Sunday.

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Ruben Wiki isn’t used to stopping traffic, but in Ashburton yesterday that’s exactly what happened. The New Zealand rugby league legend was in town to spread the message that violence towards women is not ok, ahead of tomorrow’s marking of White Ribbon Day. He was a man in demand when he arrived on the East Street chessboard. School children mobbed him then made their way onto a busy East Street and performed a haka in the middle of the street, before lining up for countless photographs and autographs. As the haka rang out on Ashburton’s main street, people came out of shops to see what was happening, some frustrated motorists did u-turns and drove way, while Wiki took his phone out and took photographs of the welcome – after all, it’s not every day he gets that kind of welcome when he visits a town. “It was awesome, I never stop traffic,” he said. For Wiki, the fight to stop violence towards women is personal; his mum was once a victim. “Mum went through it when I was young. Some of her relationships with men were pretty violent, so as a young guy coming through it, it left a sour taste in my mouth,” he said. When the opportunity arose to be a part of the solution, by becoming a public face of White Ribbon Day, Wiki jumped at it – but not before asking his mum’s permission. She agreed and was now proud of the work he was doing to prevent others becoming victims. He’s now been a White Ribbon ambassador for the past four years. Last year he was in Auckland for White Ribbon

Day and took part in the first White Ribbon Ride – a motorcycle trip by members of the Patriots Motorcycle Club – which on Thursday stopped off in Ashburton as part of its second year in existence. This year it was Ashburton which hosted him for White Ribbon, and he was impressed with what he found. His first appearance of the day was at a free barbecue on the East Street chessboard where adults and hoards of school children alike eagerly waited for him to arrive. They ate their free sausages – supplies of which the organisers had to race away to replenish twice, signed the pledge to say they don’t condone violence towards women, and in the case of most of the children, blew endlessly on the free whistles that were given out. But once the guest of honour arrived, the whistles stopped and he became the centre of attention. After years as one of the biggest names in New Zealand rugby league, where he was known as a hard man and an enforcer on the field, he is used to being in the spotlight. But he doesn’t expect any special treatment and doesn’t think others in his position should either. As a high-profile sports person, he said he found it “pretty disgusting” that other high profile people seemed to automatically get name suppression if they ended up in court after abusing their partners. He felt hiding behind suppression was weak and people should own up to what they had done. “They should be here speaking out about what they’ve done,” Wiki said. But they’re not, so Wiki – who has been with his wife for 20 years – is doing what he can to get that message out there. He had a full schedule dur-

ing his visit to Ashburton, making a presentation to the winners of the White out a Window competition winners – The Warehouse, after the barbecue, before heading to Ashburton College to speak to Year 9 and 10 students. The school took a stand against violence towards women, by sticking large white ribbons to the trees which lined the school’s driveway. At lunch time, staff and students took their white ribbons to the school’s centrepiece – the chessboard – and took a moment to remember those who had been affected by family violence, including the average of 14 women who die at the hands of their partner, or former partner, each year. Then, came the visit from Wiki. Ashburton College deputy principal Grant Congdon said it was a worthwhile cause to support, and it was important to get the message out there early. Last night, Wiki’s busy day was finished off at Hotel Ashburton where people dressed to the nines to hear what he had to say. He had his box of tissues ready before he went to last night’s White Tie Dinner for White Ribbon in Ashburton, at which he was the night’s special guest. After all, he was here to spread the message that men showing violence towards women was not ok and it was something he knew all too much about after what happened to his mum when he was young. There were things he remembered all to vividly. Last night he shared some of his experiences, and his thoughts, with those at the dinner. As well as attracting Wiki as its guest speaker, it had a former All Black as an MC, in the form of Mid Canterbury’s Jock Ross.

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This young fan might be too old to know who Ruben Wiki is, but he still got his autograph on his back.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

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Jail for setting teen on fire The Jackass-influenced teenager who doused another person in petrol and set him on fire has been sentenced to three years in prison. Matt-Dillion Shannon, 18, was sentenced in the High Court at Napier yesterday for his role in a horrific attack which left a 16-year-old in hospital with burns to his back, neck, shoulders and face. A jury found him guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after a three-day trial in September.

Shannon’s defence lawyer Bill Calver had argued the incident was a practical joke, or stunt, influenced by the Jackass movies that went horribly wrong. Shannon had pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing grievous bodily harm with reckless disregard, but denied the intent. During the trial the court heard how the victim, an acquaintance of Shannon’s, was held down and covered in petrol in a bedroom during Shannon’s 17th birthday party on August 13, 2011.

The victim had been ill with glandular fever and the loud music at Shannon’s party was giving him a headache so he went and sat down in the room. But while resting, several people entered the room and he was held down, doused in petrol and set on fire. “He got a lighter out and I remember saying ‘Matt, please don’t do this’ and he lit it,” the victim said during the trial. The pain was like nothing you’d ever imagine you could possibly feel.” - APNZ Photo Kirsty Graham 211112-KG-027

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Poor weather is preventing volcano experts from flying over Mt Tongariro to check gas levels. Volcanologists were scheduled to conduct an aerial observation yesterday to gather information about how much gas is being emitted by the volcano, but a thunderstorm has left low cloud over the area and the wrong wind direction have stopped it from going ahead. They had planned to circle the plume taking measurements with gas sensors, to gather readings about sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide levels, GNS Science duty volcanologist Nico Fournier said. The information could give clues about any changes to the volcano. “At the moment there’s a north west wind so the plume is going back into the mountain. It’s not looking very promising I’m afraid.” On Wednesday thick grey smoke, gas and ash spewed 4km into the sky from Te Maari vent on the western side of the mountain during an unexpected eruption just before 1.30pm. It is the same place where Tongariro erupted in August, for the first time in more than a century. There had been no change in activity from the volcano overnight. “That being said, Tongariro can still erupt at any time, essentially with little or no warning”, with the volcano remaining in a state of unrest, said Mr Fournier. A 3km exclusion zone has been set up around Mt Tongariro and The Department of Conservation (DOC) closed its tracks within a 3km radius of the crater. Flights were also cancelled and a Civil Defence alert put out on Wednesday. Taupo’s mayor Rick Cooper has criticised the response, calling it an overreaction and saying small eruptions are a fact of life with live volcanos. “We have to live and learn to live with a live volcano. She does, from time to time, the beautiful woman, stamp her feet. Whilst we need to take all precautions we should not overreact,” he told Newstalk ZB. However, Mr Cooper said it was good to have the area’s beauty promoted on the world stage. DOC spokesman Bhrent Guys said staff would remain posted at the main entrances to the national park on the central plateau today to stop curious spectators getting too close. - APNZ

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

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Call to support events By Susan Sandys Ashburton Trust Event Centre manager Roger Farr is encouraging Mid Cantabrians to attend some of the many high quality shows on offer at the venue. He said the turnout to some recent productions, such as the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and to the lively beat boxing tap dancing troupe Bang, Crash, Tap, had been “disappointing”. This was tempered with some good ticket sales for ballet productions throughout the year and the upcoming In Flagrante at the centre. Mr Farr said the younger demographic was particularly

hard to attract, and it would be good to know what they wanted to see and how much they were willing to spend. As well as highlighting some of the top shows on offer at the venue, he wanted to encourage those who had never been to the event centre before to give it a go. He said the town had an “incredible opportunity” at the moment to showcase the event centre to performers and promoters, following the Canterbury earthquakes having closed many venues in Christchurch. “It is also important that we have confidence where we can assure promoters that Ashburton has a thriving performing arts audience base who will support their performances,” Mr Farr said.

“We do not have this problem on our own. Oamaru and Dunedin shows of Bang, Crash, Tap also sold badly.” This week he attended a two-day Entertainment Venue Association of New Zealand (EVANZ) conference in Wellington, which highlighted a nationwide trend in this respect. “Basically at the moment it’s a very hard industry, it’s quite tough out there, that discretionary dollar not being there,” he said. The event centre was doing a lot better than a lot of the other regional venues represented at the conference. “For a community of our size to be getting through what we are getting through is pretty extraordinary really,” he said. Ashburton was competing

with the likes of big productions in major cities in New Zealand and Australia, such as Mary Poppins currently showing in Auckland. The event centre shows this year such as Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Royal New Zealand Ballet performances had been held here due to earthquake-damaged venues shutting down in Christchurch. There were seven sold-out ballet performances, with 90 per cent of the audiences from out of town, resulting in a “huge” spin-off for the town’s economy. He expected NASDA to perform at least one more of its annual major productions in the town next year, with it being about 18 months before the Theatre Royal would be reopening.

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Kevin McMahon, of Safer Ashburton, wants to teach women of all ages how to defend themselves if the situation arises. Mr McMahon is encouraging all mothers, daughters, teenagers and senior citizens to come along and learn some basic selfdefence moves that will help them fend for themselves in a dangerous scenario. The selfdefence class gets under way at the Allenton School Hall on Sunday from 10am until 3pm. Participants are asked to bring a towel, a water bottle, lunch and snacks. Course fee of $20 on the day applies. For further information contact Kevin on 021 119 3447.

• Base to reopen The Ashburton Base Youth Centre will reopen on December 4 after being temporary closed for the past week. With the former co-ordinator moving on, Stacey Smith, who was one of the founding members of Base, will temporarily take over the role while a full time replacement is sought.

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By Sam Morton The Hakatare Heritage Committee is working hard for the history of Hakatere. The efforts of the eight-strong committee and 20 plus volunteers caught the eye of judges at the Aoraki/Canterbury Conservation Board awards – and saw them named as one of three finalists on Thursday night. Chairperson David Howden said he was thrilled with the recognition, but added it was a “pleasant surprise” for the committee. “We’re in our very early stages of the project, but we are progressing tremendously with the preservation and restoration of these historic buildings. “We all have a strong passion for the area and for the history of the area, so this project will be an ongoing thing for some time yet,” he said. However, since forming two years ago, the committee has got off to an impressive start. This year alone the committee and volunteers have clocked up a whopping 1142 hours, working on their project in conjunction with the Department of Conservation at the Hakatere Conservation Park. “The general upkeep of the buildings, the dayto-day maintenance and the continuous fundraising efforts has made for quite a journey,” Mr Howden said. “It’s quite a journey taking an unused building and getting it up to the modern day standard, but our volunteers appear to have made quite an impression on the judges – so we are thrilled.” The winner of the evening was the Aoraki/Mt Cook Solid Waste Worm Farms, who have been working hard to educate the community and schools on their project.

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Funds for stadium project It was a brief mention to the Year 6 class at Ashburton Borough that led to the school contributing towards one of Ashburton’s biggest projects. About 400 school pupils took part in the walk-a-thon to raise money for the Riverside Stadium, hoping to add more than $500 to the $5 million goal put to the community. Before trekking around the school playing field, pupils spelt out the word ‘stadium’ with their gold coin donations, each cent going towards the fund. Five Year 6 sport buffs, led by Kaya Beal, 10, came up with the idea after their relief teacher read them a story from the Guardian about the stadium.

The Ashburton Trust’s information morning for people wanting to apply for grants from charitable foundations is on Wednesday. A story in yesterday’s Guardian gave the incorrect day for the pre-application funding. It is open to representatives from sporting and community groups from around the Ashburton District who are considering applying for funds from the Ashburton Trust, which are disbursed through the Lion Foundation. It will run from 9am until 10.3am on Wednesday and community groups wanting to register should do so by Monday afternoon. The clinic will cover a range of topics including who can apply for funds, what can and cannot be funded, the documentation needed and how to prepare an application that is most likely to succeed.

• Correction In yesterday’s Guardian the caption under the photo of the White Ribbon Riders’ visit to Ashburton said it was Jamie Lane holding the placard. In fact it was Cody Tihema. The Guardian apologises for the error.

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e lost a piece of history recently. A genuine South Island classic – a link between the lessons of the past and the hopes of the future. Stuart Mathieson Ewing, born 18 January, 1923, in Oamaru. Went home to be with his Saviour and Lord on November 6, 2012. A wonderful husband to his love of almost 60 years, Audrey. A loving father and grandfather to his five children and many grandchildren. An inspiration and encouragement to all of us who called him friend and brother in Christ. As someone who only knew him a short time, he quickly became a most loved and respected source of wisdom and practical experience. He had learned over the years to package his advice with a smile and a twinkle in his eye. He preferred to show you rather than tell you, lest you think he wasn’t willing to do it for you. In fact, if he knew you needed something done, you might find it done before you knew it! His age was never used as an excuse for slowing down! Brother Stuart was a storybook of lessons learned over his 89 years. But he was always ready to tell you about his hope for the future. He lived his life knowing that one day he would stand before his Creator and give account for every thought, word, and deed. Being accountable did not worry him – he knew God would keep His promises. Brother Stuart loved to share these promises with others. He dedicated much time and finance to being sure others knew about his God and Saviour. He knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that God would welcome him into heaven because of the price Jesus paid on the cross over 2000 years ago. The promise that God would be faithful to forgive our sins if we would confess them and accept Jesus’ payment for them. This promise was as real to Stuart on his deathbed as it was on the day someone told him about it years ago. There was no fear in death because he knew that death had been conquered when Jesus rose from the grave on that glorious Sunday morning years ago outside of Jerusalem. Yet I wonder, ponder if you will,

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why do so many reject what this godly man embraced? Compare the fruit of his labours with the ramshackle purposeless pleasure-seeking lifestyle of today’s generation. Millions have chosen to put their faith in a god of chance – choosing all the consequences that come with no accountability to a higher power. Constantly looking for something that is obviously missing, but not being willing to accept that what is missing is the very fact that gave Stuart Ewing hope and joy! “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” “And God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness’ ... And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Stuart knew, as God’s Word clearly tells us, that man chose to reject God. Man, though created in God’s image, became a sinful soul because of pride. The penalty for that rejection is death. But God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Brother Stuart is in heaven with his Saviour, but his prayer before he went home was that he would one day see all of his friends and loved ones again in eternity. The thing that you have been looking for, the thing you need to make your life complete, is the very thing Stuart Ewing understood and desired to share with you! Your life will only be complete if you learn from the lessons of the past, recorded in God’s Word, the Bible. Reject the god of chance, turn to the God of Choice, choose Jesus, the Hope of Eternity.

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

News The Methven Catholic parish will celebrate its centennial this weekend. The church has had a colourful history, and includes having one of its earlier buildings stuck in a town water race, and a long journey to finally get a permanent church bell. SUSAN SANDYS reports.

Celebrating 100 years of worship Christchurch diocese bishop, Barry Jones, will celebrate mass at the Methven Catholic Church tomorrow, to commemorate the church’s centenary. It will be followed by a blessing of a centennial bell, photos, morning tea, and a luncheon at Methven Resort. In 1912 the parish’s first priest, Dr J. A. Kennedy, was appointed. Before his appointment Methven had been part of the Ashburton parish and served by priests there. One of these priests, Dean Binsfield, was instrumental in the building of Methven’s first Catholic Church in 1889. During its construction, wind damaged the partially-built church, but repairs and the addition of external bracings strengthened the building. This modest church, known as St Patrick’s, served parishioners until 1902 when a new church was built. This church was later moved from its site near the present fire brigade land to a 10-acre town block Dr Kennedy had purchased, within three years of his appointment. He also established the town’s Catholic school and built a presbytery. Moving the church to the new site had proved to be a major operation. It was placed on skids and pulled by two traction engines, which were stuck for three days in a creek running through the town centre. It ultimately reached its new site where it remained as a church until 1968 and later served as a classroom. It was demolished in 1985. In 1958 a new school block of two classrooms and staffroom, for Our Lady of

LEFT: The Methven Catholic parish’s centennial bell was installed with the help of Paul Dixon, and will be blessed this weekend.

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the Snows School, was built. This was followed in 1963 with the building of the present church. When it was built the parish was loaned a bell from a clock in the old Ashburton Borough Council building. The bell itself has an interesting history. It was made in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s jubilee, and is engraved as such. It was hung in the Ashburton Borough Council building, but in 1904

another clock was installed at Ashburton’s post office. Ashburton Museum curator Michael Hanrahan said it was then deemed that both bells could not chime at the same time, therefore the borough council bell was disabled. “The clock kept going but the bell didn’t ring,” Mr Hanrahan said. In 1963 when the present church was built, the Methven Catholic parish was

looking for a bell, and someone realised the borough council one would be ideal. The parish was allowed the bell, on loan. When the borough council building was demolished, the clock was put in storage at the Plains Museum. It was later installed and the Plains’ based K88 Trust asked for the bell back again. The K88 Trust decided to help the parish find a permanent bell, and one of its members spotted a bell mould at a Christchurch foundry. “There’s not many foundries in New Zealand that make bells,” Mr Hanrahan said. Mr Hanrahan said the bell was a similar size and shape as the original so was deemed perfect. The bellmaker had the mould after being contracted by the Victorian government some years ago to make a bell to commemorate the work of Victorian firefighters in deadly bush fires in the state. The bellmaker crafted the new bell, which was mainly paid for by the K88 Trust, and it was recently installed by parishioners, ready to be blessed this weekend. Mr Hanrahan said it was good to see a bell finally re-installed at the Methven church. “It’s the job finished after all those years,” he said. “The other aspect is it has just come at the right time for the centennial.”

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GEA Farm Technologies’ (GEA FT) open day at Matthew Walker’s farm on Wednesday 28 November features the company’s WestfaliaSurge milking equipment and showcases its 54 bail rotary plant.

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GEA FT capital equipment manager Austin Heffernan says the open day is a great opportunity for the rural community to view the company’s state-of-the-art equipment in action.

Matthew chose to have electric drive, rather than hydraulic drive for the platform, delivering a lower maintenance, quieter turning system. The platform sits on nylon rollers, and delivery comes through two electric motors side by side along the platforms independent chequer plate drive beam.

The GEA FT team will also be available to talk about their other product ranges such as Houle effluent products, Norbco barn equipment and FIL hygiene and animal markers. Matthew conducted intensive field research and homework before opting for a WestfaliaSurge plant on the dairy conversion property south of Rakaia. He wanted to future proof with a design that would deliver greater individual cow information and control than is enjoyed in most dairies. The dairy design and build came with some tight timeframes and expectations. The dairy conversion land had only been taken on in February, but working closely with Betaquip Dairy Solutions, completion for spring was achieved. The dairy coped well with the demands of spring, despite some operational glitches along the way. Matthew was very impressed with the WestfaliaSurge cup removers that he had purchased. “They are very easy to maintain, and little can go wrong with them, while their removal action is extremely gentle and helps to

He also specified a dairy with all equipment mounted within the platform, rather than on the outside.

The aim is the nylon rollers mean no maintenance, and less wear and tear on them. Cows entering the platform activate an alert if necessary earlier than usually found on dairies, with the scanner on the entry bridge, rather than the platform itself. It means if that particular cow needs to be checked you get to her sooner. The system includes individual animal feeding that is programmable to liveweight, lactation length, volume, cow age or any combination of variables. Her weight can also be monitored to detect any changes. When it comes to hygiene, nutrition, animal health and tail paint products, GEA FT prides itself in leading the way with the FIL brand that Matthew also uses. The company understands that New Zealand dairy farmers’ business is to produce the world’s best milk and GEA FT is committed to ensuring farmers optimise their productivity to lead the world. 0800 GEA FARM

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

Education Feature An Ashburton Guardian Advertising Feature

Outstanding opportunities at Childsplay Childs Play Preschool in Tinwald was established in 1995 and is a leader in Early Childhood Care and Education in Ashburton and surrounding districts. We cater for children aged from 3 months to 5 year olds and offer ECE 20 Hours Free and can also help with other Childcare subsidies that are available helping to keep your fees as low as possible. With user friendly hours we also continue to operate right through the school holiday periods. Our staff are hand picked not only for their qualifications, but also for their personalities, energy and child focussed teaching philosophies. We offer three separate rooms specifically designed with safe and challenging learning opportunities being paramount. Nursery child teacher ratios are low and cater for our under two year olds. The warm and caring staff in this area work individually with each family ensuring that home routines continue here also. When a child turns two they graduate to the Stepping Stones area where emphasis is placed on continuing their educational journey including self care and toilet training, relationships and belonging. The Extension Room offers the same core areas as Stepping Stones for our four year olds, however more structure places focus in areas such as literacy, numeracy, independence

and responsibility, preparing these children for school. Each area embraces the four foundation principles of the Early Childhood Curriculum, Te Whaariki, will be reflected in our programme and environment. The daily programme offers a wide range of planned structured activities, mat times, group learning opportunities along with individual choice and social interactions. Our huge outdoor area caters for the physically active needs of children with equipment designed to stimulate the imagination and encourage questions which will extend learning potential in their young minds. We are proud to offer such a positive atmosphere where your child can reach his or her potential. We consider it an absolute privilege to be part of the care and education of our preschool whanau. Annie, Bren and our fabulous team of teachers at Childs Play would like to welcome you to visit or contact us to discuss your early childhood needs anytime. We are taking enrolments for 2013 now, but also have some available space prior to Christmas if required. We would also like to take the opportunity to wish you all a happy and safe Christmas Break and look forward to seeing you in 2013.

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Ladybank Learning School of music Ladybank Learning Music School based in Ashburton is one of the largest in New Zealand with over 200 pupils. The School has five teachers teaching guitar, keyboard, drums, singing, piano, bass guitar, ukelele and music Theory. Barbara Thomas a qualified music and primary school teacher has been teaching music for many years and has created a unique and successful programme for teaching guitar and Keyboard drawn from her experiences as a school teacher working in reading recovery and also based on her extensive musical knowledge. The guitar For children beginner series of Books are used by the Ladybank School as well as by other teachers and music schools throughout New Zealand. Basic music theory is introduced from the first book with children very quickly being able to recognise basic notation. The simplicity of the books has allowed for self teaching by older children and Adult learners. Another unexpected bonus of the books has been the many parents and Grandparents who are using the books to teach their own familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

budding guitarists. The easy to Learn system is Graded with each Book a step up from the last. Over the years Ladybank Learning has been proud of its award winning singers who take their places as some of the best young performers and musicians in the country. The singers have many opportunities to perform and to practice the presentation and performance side learned in the lessons. Many of our students have joined bands of their own- moved on to the Christchurch Jazz school, studied with NASDA or have become professional singers, song writers and musicians. Tutors from Ladybank take classes in some of the schools in the area where the children can come out of class for their lessons. Ladybank Learning is about having fun with music as well as stressing the importance of solid musical foundations and knowledge. We have four different studios and our after school sessions are sought after- students and teachers all busy working and making music. Visitors are most welcome to come and see the students working and to find out any information about enrolling in Ladybank lessons.

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Feature Tomorrow is White Ribbon Day, a day dedicated to bring awareness to violence towards women. That violence can take many forms and today the Guardian tells the story of one of its many victims – a victim who escaped. ERIN TASKER spoke to Anna, who we’re identifying only by her first name.

When violence creeps

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nna had always been a happy, confident young woman, until domestic violence turned her into a shell of her former self. Two years on and living in Australia with her young daughter, unable to travel back to be with her Mid Canterbury family for any more than 28 days a year due to restrictions placed upon her by Australian courts, Anna can’t believe the way her life has turned out. She met her former husband while travelling through Europe. She was living in London at the time and he in Australia, and after a year-and-a-half of a long-distance relationship, she moved to Australia to be with the man of her dreams. About six months into their life in Australia, small cracks started appearing, but Anna didn’t think much of it. For her, life was good. They got married and had a daughter. Looking back though, life even prewedding wasn’t good. Anna was being dominated by her husband, but she didn’t realise it. He was making her think she was crazy, and she was falling for it. His constant jibes putting her down eventually did the trick and made her feel as little as he wanted her to feel. Slowly, he wore her down. It wasn’t until the couple had their first child that things really started falling apart. A visit to a midwife and answering some simple questions resulted in Anna being told that what she was experiencing, was not normal, and was in fact domestic violence. She couldn’t believe it for a start, but it made sense. The real turning point, came one day when her husband took their young

child off her and shook her in a moment of rage. He had taken to taking their daughter off her when he became angry, anger which could be caused by something as simple as what he viewed as an untidy home. “It took my daughter for me to see what was going on. As soon as he turned on her that’s when I could see it,” she said. It was like her life flashed in front of her eyes and she spent the next six weeks planning how to get out of the relationship. People often connected domestic violence with bruises, but the bruises and scars weren’t always visible. Sometimes it was the psychological abuse which hurt the most. “There was physical stuff but the main thing was the fear he put into me,” Anna said. “I still believe now if I hadn’t left he would have killed me.” Leaving wasn’t easy though. Anna never got around to getting Australian residency and it turned out that she was entitled to next to nothing. She got herself to a refuge and assumed she would be safe. She was safe, but she had nothing. She’d talked to lawyers, but no-one had told her that to be eligible for much-needed support she needed to be an Australian resident. She remembers later being told that she could come back to New Zealand and receive a benefit, but she’d have to leave her daughter in Australia. That was not an option. Her daughter wasn’t even four months old when she left, and they had nothing to their name, and a big legal battle on their hands. When she’d first moved to Australia, she’d told her husband-to-be that if they were going to have kids, she wanted to have them in New Zealand, close to her family. She said he agreed, saying that if she was willing to move to Australia to be with him, he’d move to New Zealand for her. But that didn’t happen, and when she left her husband for her and her child’s safety, she effectively said goodbye to any future in New Zealand. He wasn’t going to let her take her daughter to

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Feature live in another country. Anna had talked only to her sister prior to leaving, and she said she would have been lost without her. Her sister organised her an international custody dispute payment – it was small, but it was better than nothing – and she received a small amount of money in child support from her ex-husband. Had she been an Australian resident she would have been eligible for a single parent pension, discounts and special access to housing. Two years on, it’s still a struggle. Without residency, Anna is entitled to very little and with no qualifications behind her, she can’t find a decent paying job. Each week she has to dig into what savings she has from the sale of the couple’s house, and take out about $400 just for her and her daughter to live a very basic life. If she wants to come back to New Zealand, it costs around $1000 each time, which is more than she can afford. Even if she does come back, she’s only allowed out of the country for 28 days a year, and when she goes back her daughter has to make up the time she’s missed with her dad. At the moment she spends Saturdays and Monday nights with him. It’s not the life she thought she was signing up for, but it’s the one she’s got and Anna’s trying to make the most of it. “It’s taken a lot of counselling for me to understand why I stayed for as long as I did,” she said. Her husband had convinced her that he was the victim, not her. “He absolutely had me convinced that he was fantastic and wonderful and I was the problem,” she said. “My whole life was built around making him happy and doing what he wanted.” Anna said she used to be one of those people who wondered why women stayed in violent or abusive situations, and still can’t believe she became one of those people. “I used to wonder why women would stay because it’s not like they’re handcuffed. I used to get so angry at those women,” she said. “So I get that people don’t get it.” But she knows all too well how easy it is. For the first two years, her now former husband was the man of her dreams. But the dream turned into a nightmare without her even realising it. With his subtle degrading remarks and dominating behaviour, he eventually wore her down. Now, it feels like she’s woken up from a coma. “Now I’m out of it I hear the voices that were telling me that this isn’t good, this isn’t normal,” she said. “It’s taken a long time to figure out who I am again.” Life might be tough these days, but Anna and her daughter are making do, and they’re happy again. Her daughter is now a smiley, happy, talkative two-and-a-half year old who is the light of her mother’s life. And after everything that’s happened, her exhusband is also a better dad now. He and Anna still have some contact through their daughter, but for Anna, it’s purely a business relationship now. She came through her nightmare and although she’d love to be back in New Zealand and close to her family, and they too would love her back with them, she knows it’s not possible right now. Instead, they make do with regular phone calls and trips across the Tasman. Without their support, Anna doesn’t know how she would have come through her ordeal. White Ribbon Day is about men taking a stand, and Anna said the men in her family had certainly done that. Their unconditional support and love had helped her gain the courage to leave. She hopes that by telling her story, she might help other women in similar situations. “If I can save one other person I would be rapt,” she said. Her situation is different from many. She was away from home and if there was one piece of advice she could give to anyone in a situation like hers, it was to become a resident, because you never know when you might need the support of your new homeland.

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Tomorrow is White Ribbon Day, a day dedicated to bring awareness to violence towards women. That violence can take many forms and today the Guardian tells the story of one of its many victims – a victim who escaped. ERIN TASKER spoke to Anna, who we’re identifying only by her first name.

When violence creeps

up on you

live in another country. Anna had talked only to her sister prior to leaving, and she said she would have been lost without her. Her sister organised her an international custody dispute payment – it was small, but it was better than nothing – and she received a small amount of money in child support from her ex-husband. Had she been an Australian resident she would have been eligible for a single parent pension, discounts and special access to housing. Two years on, it’s still a struggle. Without residency, Anna is entitled to very little and with no qualifications behind her, she can’t find a decent paying job. Each week she has to dig into what savings she has from the sale of the couple’s house, and take out about $400 just for her and her daughter to live a very basic life. If she wants to come back to New Zealand, it costs around $1000 each time, which is more than she can afford. Even if she does come back, she’s only allowed out of the country for 28 days a year, and when she goes back her daughter has to make up the time she’s missed with her dad. At the moment she spends Saturdays and Monday nights with him. It’s not the life she thought she was signing up for, but it’s the one she’s got and Anna’s trying to make the most of it. “It’s taken a lot of counselling for me to understand why I stayed for as long as I did,” she said. Her husband had convinced her that he was the victim, not her. “He absolutely had me convinced that he was fantastic and wonderful and I was the problem,” she said. “My whole life was built around making him happy and doing what he wanted.” Anna said she used to be one of those people who wondered why women stayed in violent or abusive situations, and still can’t believe she became one of those people. “I used to wonder why women would stay because it’s not like they’re handcuffed. I used to get so angry at those women,” she said. “So I get that people don’t get it.” But she knows all too well how easy it is. For the first two years, her now former husband was the man of her dreams. But the dream turned into a nightmare without her even realising it. With his subtle degrading remarks and dominating behaviour, he eventually wore her down. Now, it feels like she’s woken up from a coma. “Now I’m out of it I hear the voices that were telling me that this isn’t good, this isn’t normal,” she said. “It’s taken a long time to figure out who I am again.” Life might be tough these days, but Anna and her daughter are making do, and they’re happy again. Her daughter is now a smiley, happy, talkative two-and-a-half year old who is the light of her mother’s life. And after everything that’s happened, her exhusband is also a better dad now. He and Anna still have some contact through their daughter, but for Anna, it’s purely a business relationship now. She came through her nightmare and although she’d love to be back in New Zealand and close to her family, and they too would love her back with them, she knows it’s not possible right now. Instead, they make do with regular phone calls and trips across the Tasman. Without their support, Anna doesn’t know how she would have come through her ordeal. White Ribbon Day is about men taking a stand, and Anna said the men in her family had certainly done that. Their unconditional support and love had helped her gain the courage to leave. She hopes that by telling her story, she might help other women in similar situations. “If I can save one other person I would be rapt,” she said. Her situation is different from many. She was away from home and if there was one piece of advice she could give to anyone in a situation like hers, it was to become a resident, because you never know when you might need the support of your new homeland.

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Comment Our view

Focus on domestic violence By Coen Lammers editor

shburton has pulled out all stops this week to combat violence against women. The Safer Ashburton staff deserve special praise for planning, marketing, hosting and pushing a number of events throughout the past few weeks to raise awareness for the White Ribbon campaign. Recruiting former Kiwis captain Ruben Wiki to host a lunch time barbecue and white tie dinner yesterday was a massive coup and raised the profile of their work even further. Businesses, schools and individuals all got involved to show their support for the White Ribbon campaign. The haka to greet the White Ribbon riders on Thursday and yesterday’s flash mob attracted even more attention to a cause that deserves our focus. Violence against women, physically and psychologically, is real and it is happening all around us. Many of us may think that these women live in other places, or only in deprived areas, but unfortunately these dramas play out in homes across the district and across the country. Women are abused across all socioeconomic, ethnic and cultural boundaries and this problem is most certainly not the domain of one particular group. It is easy to dismiss the problem as something that does not affect or concern us, but some of our closest friends or family members could be living in fear of their partner’s fists or psychological intimidation. The White Ribbon campaign hopes to raise awareness for all of us to look out for the signs of possible violence in our community, among our friends, in the school yard or at work. New Zealanders are reluctant to interfere with others or to ask difficult, personal questions, but it is time to get brave. We can no longer look the other way or wonder why women in our midst carry a bruise or are getting unusually quiet. One simple question about someone’s well-being could be the lifeline some women need to start breaking the cycle. Many women are not able to get out of a violent relationship themselves or ask for help, so they need our assistance. It is better to be courageous and risk the chance of looking silly, than to be quiet and send a friend home to another beating.

Community support vital The Weekend Guardian today presents FELICITY STACEYCLARK as our new columnist. Felicity is a former Guardian reporter, who after a long, distinguished career in print, radio and television journalism, has returned to Ashburton to be close to her family. Aside from her exploits in journalism, Felicity has been working in numerous other fields, for a living and as a volunteer. The former head girl at Ashburton College grew up at Allenton Kindergarten and Allenton School and hopes to give our readers some food for thought on modernday Mid Canterbury, and how the district has evolved over her lifetime.

hen I was a child one of the most commonly heard sayings I remember was that Ashburton was a great place to bring up kids. In those days, we had amazing freedom. We walked or biked to school, and on weekends or in the holidays we ranged far and wide. There was no call to be worried about our safety. I remember biking to Hakatere, to Hinds, and up the river to first and second crossings, or to Hood’s crossing. We also took part in extracurricular activities; sport, music lessons, scouts or guides, and made our own way there and home. I’m sad that children today don’t have that freedom. In the past few weeks there have been local stories about adults trying to lure kids into their cars, and a nine-year-old Timaru boy was apparently abducted and injured while walking home from school. Children’s safety is, of course, the top priority. But how can we as a community make sure they are safe, without hemming them into the extent we take away their freedom? My half sister set up one of the first “walking buses” in the country. She and other caregivers would take turns walking their kids to and from school and collecting others on the way. The group would make its way to and from school each day, safe, and yet with the freedom to stop and explore, without fear of being accosted by a marauding lowlife. I recall a campaign some years ago to have “safe houses” identified by a brightly coloured sticker on the letterbox.

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By Felicity Stacey Clark FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Any frightened child could run into a property with a sticker and know the residents would do the right thing. I can see some fish hooks in this one. How do we know the residents who volunteered to display the letterbox stickers were in fact safe people to be around kids? Police checks maybe, although these no doubt have a price. Moves are afoot to revive the Neighbourhood Support scheme in Ashburton. This could not only make our town safer, but also have other spinoff benefits. Living up north a few years ago, I was involved in a couple of civil defence situations. In one, a number of houses were cut off by flood waters. Through Neighbourhood Support we were aware the elderly residents in a couple of them had medical or mobility needs, and were able to check on them, and if necessary get them to safety. So it’s not just children’s safety we’re talking here. I don’t have all the answers, but I believe the issue is food for thought. After all, we’re often told it takes a community to bring up a child.

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- Shane Cameron’s boxing future might be a little cloudy after his defeat to Danny Green this week but his bank account is looking healthy. The fight was budgeted to sell around 25,000 pay per views in New Zealand and, assuming it went close to that, the Cameron camp will have banked about $400,000.

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24-year-old has won US$989,318 since turning professional in 2006. after a recent form revival but it is still 2623 days since Michael Campbell last won a trophy. Campbell finished eighth at the Hong Kong Open after leading heading into the final round and came on the back of his third place at last month’s Portugal Masters.

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1. Controversial beginnings

Perhaps the most damning statistic as far as the All Blacks v Wales rivalry goes is the fact the men in red haven’t triumphed since 1953. Of the home nations, England have the best record against the All Blacks, with six victories compared with Wales’ three. (Ireland and Scotland, the other home nations, have never beaten the All Blacks.) But one of the most controversial of all the encounters between New Zealand and the Welsh was the first - in 1905, at Cardiff Arms Park, when the home side won 3-0. Except of course Bob Deans ‘scored’ his try which was never awarded. It was the start of a long and famous rivalry between two countries which, unusually, had rugby as their national game.

2. Welsh success

It’s hard to believe now but the All Blacks once found Wales extremely hard to beat. The All Blacks lost their first three matches at the Arms Park in 1905, 1935 and 1953, although the New Zealanders did taste

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nell College basketball side’s game plan? Get the ball to Jack Taylor. The 22-year-old this week scored 138 points in his side’s 179-104 victory over the Faith Baptist Bible College, sinking 52 shots from 108 attempts.

against Zimbabwe in January. Michael Clarke (224), David Warner (119) and Michael Hussey (103) were all in the runs.

- There are plenty of cases of players in all sports whose lights extinguish before their time. It’s hoped Sam Harrison is not one of them, even though the 21-yearold has been left out of next year’s 25-strong national women’s hockey squad after a disappointing Olympics. - APNZ

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- The Black Caps need to trawl through a few scoreboards to find the last time they posted 482 runs in an innings, let alone a day, as the Aussie cricketers did against South Africa on the first day of the second test in Adelaide on Thursday - New Zealand made 495-7 declared

success in Swansea in 1924. Once Wales were the only team in the world guaranteed to truly test the All Blacks.

3. Love of the game

The Welsh supporters are among the most passionate in the world and they have been lucky enough to have been able to express themselves in two of the best stadiums. While the Millennium Stadium pitch is often not quite up to scratch, its roof does wonders for the atmosphere which goes to a new level when fans sing Bread of Heaven. The old Arms Park, originally a cricket ground when stands first went up in the late 19th century, was one of the most famous rugby stadiums in the world.

Rivalry with Wales should be savoured in front of a crowd of 74,000, Gareth Thomas missed a penalty which would have given his team a famous victory. A year earlier, in a World Cup pool match in Sydney, Wales, coached by Steve Hansen, pushed the All Blacks close before losing 53-37.

A school for All Blacks coaches

4. Close calls

Wales have come close to beating the All Blacks since that famous day in December, 1953. Most recently, in 2004, the All Blacks, including current players Dan Carter, Piri Weepu, Richie McCaw, Ali Williams, Keven Mealamu and Tony Woodcock, survived a massive scare to win by the narrowest of margins 26-25. In the dying minutes and

“What a balls up, but you have got to hand it to them!” - Merv C

quarter-final defeat to France at the Millennium Stadium as All Blacks coaches, another extremely important lesson. And we all know how that World Cup story turned out. APNZ

Both Hansen and his predecessor Graham Henry coached Wales, which assisted enormously in their development. Both were taken outside their comfort zones and had to negotiate their way around the labyrinthian politics of the game in Wales, which is dominated by clubs. Both went on to experience the trauma of the 2007 World Cup

“Ok? what will I get if I stand on the back wheel? Or this is taking safe sex to the extreme?”- Robin M

“That’s “Nothing Trivial”, it’s Six on a Stick”. - Merv C

“When I get in I’m trying to cash in because I know there will be tough days again.” Australian skipper MICHAEL CLARKE has plenty in the run bank after his opening innings of 230 against South Africa. * * * * “Morne bowled a very fast spell to me and those three bouncers he bowled me in that one over I was a bit scared at one stage.” - Australian batsman DAVID WARNER overcame his fear to clobber 119 from 112 balls in the first innings against South Africa. * * * * “I think I have got the best job in Australia.” New NRL chief executive, banker DAVID SMITH. * * * * “If they wanted to play (Origin) at Woolies’ carpark in Broken Hill, then bring it on.” - Maroons stalwart CHRIS CLOSE believes his team’s still a sure thing despite NSW stealing a second home State of Origin game next year. * * * * “Bernie’s out in the real world now and I don’t think he’s come to that conclusion.” - Tennis great JOHN NEWCOMBE says struggling youngster Bernard Tomic may have to hit rock bottom and fall out of the top 100 before he realises how to turn his career around. * * * * “Breathing out is difficult ... but if that’s what it takes to be a world champion you suck it up and deal with it.” - Veteran boxer DANNY GREEN wins the IBO cruiserweight world title with broken ribs. * * * * “That’s what gives it the reputation of a game of cheats rather than a game of passionate athletes.” - Melbourne Tigers CEO MICHAEL SLEPOY wants the NBL to come down harder on “floppers”. * * * * “You don’t want to look back on your footy career and think I was in Florence and all that I saw was the hotel. You’d be kicking yourself.” - Wallaby BERRICK BARNES on criticism the side is on a highly-paid Contiki Tour. * * * * “I would like us to do all we can to help him not do it again, not throw him out with the dishwater.” - Former Wallaby coach BOB DWYER doesn’t want the code to lose Quade Cooper. * * * * “People must not assume that my misdeed and lack of judgment ... reflects on jockeys or the industry broadly.” - Suspended jockey DAMIEN OLIVER asks for forgiveness after betting on a rival mount. - AAP

“Come on man, reach for the stars! You can do it!!” - Merv C

“OMG, I’ve forgotten which way I am supposed to be going – help me quick!’” - Ken&Pam

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Breakers seek new path By Steven Holloway After losing to the Perth Wildcats by more than 20 points for the second time this season, Breakers’ assistant coach Dean Vickerman believes it is time to look for a new path against their fierce rivals. Vickerman highlighted the Breakers’ travel and tactics as areas that can be improved following the 64-89 defeat in Perth, but credited the Wildcats intensity and desperation to win. “We kind of felt a little bit through the week that we lacked a bit of edge in our practice,” Vickerman said. “Our offence dried up in the second and third quarter due to some pretty intense defence and we struggled with our structure and ended up taking a lot of toughly contested three-point shots with bad results.

“They’ve beaten us the same way a couple of times now, so we need to find a new path.” What that path is remains to be seen, but there is plenty of time between now and when the sides next meet on February 1, to figure out a way to help reverse the plus-46 points difference between the sides in their series. What is known is that they need will more from starters

Alex Pledger (four points, two rebounds, three turnovers), Tom Abercrombie (two field goals from six attempts for six points) and Mika Vukona (two goals from nine attempts for just four points) if they are to have any chance of success. The Breakers were aiming for a clubrecord eighth consecutive win, but it was never

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going to come easy at the Perth Arena with 11,086 fans and a deep-rooted rivalry standing in the way. “We took a championship off them last year which they feel should have been theirs and they get up for us,” said Vickerman. “But I think more than anything they just wanted to treat their amazing home crowd to a show of how Perth can play basketball. “Their desperation level was higher than ours last night.” Vickerman expressed concern that home court advantage in the playoffs was possibly unsalvageable should the Breakers and Wildcats finish the regular season on equal points. “If we win the next two against them it still might not be enough to win the series due to the points spread. “These are the things that can take away your home court advantage at the end of the season.”

The defeat drops the Breakers to 7-2 for the season, which now sits them behind the Wollongong Hawks on the NBL ladder and also snaps Perth’s three-game losing streak as they improve to 4-3. Vickerman said his side struggled with the 7pm tip-off time in Perth (midnight NZT) and was much more comfortable with the 2pm games on Sunday but would need to find a way around the time zone issue. “It’s been a few times now that we haven’t done well playing in that time zone so whether we need to come a little earlier or later is something we need to assess as a club and see what we can do better.” The Breakers’ next game is at the North Shore Events Centre against the Melbourne Tigers next Friday night, while the Wildcats have a Saturday night clash at the home of the winless Townsville Crocodiles. - HOL

‘A lot of training and a bit of shopping’ By Jonathan Leask

Four over-fifties women have come together to cover more than 850kms in five days. Kathy Askin, Karin Aiken, Pam Harcourt, Jan Crawford joined forces as the Pink Ladies and completed the inaugural Southern Alps cycle tour. Over five days the ladies covered more than 850km as they navigated their way from Christchurch to Hanmer, to Greymouth, to Franz Josef, Haast and finishing in Wanaka, but got more than they expected along the way. “We thought it would be a good fun tour with some good rides and great scenery,” Askin said.

The Pink Ladies Karin Aiken, Pam Harcourt, Jan Crawford, Kathy Askin.

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“But as it turned out it was like a real competitive tour so there wasn’t a lot of time to take in the sights with your eyes on the wheel in front of you. “It was a bit more competitive than we expected and there was the odd bit of argy bargy on the roads but we had a lot of fun.” They also had a lot of fun preparing for the event.

“There was a lot of training and a bit of shopping,” Harcourt said. “We were doing upwards of 380km each week leading up and doing some hill work out the back of Pleasant Point and Cave, so we were ready. “The riding was quite hard with the longest day 220km and we rode in all sorts of weather.” The team felt that when they

strolled up for the start of the tour they copped a few sideways glances but quickly showed what they were made of. “They saw a team of ladies all in pink and thought what we have got here. “We probably didn’t help our cause turning up in platinum blonde wigs, but we soon showed them,” Aiken said. The team contested C grade where Crawford

was the queen of the mountains and Aiken finished in the women’s yellow jersey. However, as the only allfemale team the ladies took great pleasure in getting one up on the male members of the tour. “We chicked them.” The team had so much fun the Pink Ladies have already lined up their next expedition, a similar tour around the bottom of the South Island to be held in March.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

Big day for rookie pro By Jonathan Leask

Ashburton golfer Daniel Pearce has realised his dream hitting his first ball as a professional, at the New Zealand Open at Clearwater in Christchurch on Thursday. After several years of playing as an amateur working towards the big day, it was a momentous occasion for the 24-year-old. “It was a good day and I enjoyed the experience, even though I had a rough end to my round,” Pearce said. It was a big occasion but Pearce took a relaxed approach knowing it was just another day on the golf course, but he still got the pre-tee flutters. “I wouldn’t say I was overly nervous. “I was excited and looking forward to the experience. “There were some nerves before I teed off but it is a big tournament and I get that at any other tournament so it wasn’t out of the ordinary.” It was the start of the next phase of his golfing career, where his ultimate goal is that of any golfer. “To be number one in the world one day, but that takes small steps and working hard along the way to get there.” The path

has already been hard work, turning professional isn’t as easy as turning up and saying you’re a professional. There was also some paperwork. “All I had to do was sign a piece of paper renouncing my amateur status and I was a pro. “But a lot of hard work had gone in to get to that point. “All your game has to be at a level of good condition if you want to compete which takes time.” In 2008 Pearce had a breakthrough year as the then 20-year-old represented New Zealand in the Senior Men’s Trans-Tasman Cup, at the Malaysian Amateur Champs and the Saujana Amateur Open, and was named the Canterbury Golfer of the Year. It was then that he expressed his “dream to become a professional” seemed more of a reality, but he still had a long way to go to make the step up. “I always dreamed of going professional but I knew I needed to be ready. “Back then I still I had too much to learn and experience. “Once you have established yourself and got your game up to standard it’s time

but there is a fair bit of work involved.” It has been 12 years since he took up the game, making a bargain purchase on holiday. “I was on holiday one year when I was 12 and my aunty had a pair of old clubs sitting there that she didn’t want so I bought them off her. “A year later I bought a new set, gave up rugby and cricket and never looked back.” From there he developed into a promising talent on the Ashburton Golf Club course, and then took those talents around the country and then overseas. Being an amateur is a hard road having to pay your own way without being able to recoup the

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expenses via winnings. “At times it has been a struggle. “It’s quite expensive to travel the world but I was lucky enough to get support from New Zealand Golf and my parents.” Now he is a professional, meaning if he performs he can get paid, but that’s an added pressure Pearce doesn’t want to focus on. “It’s not really something you want to focus on. “You can’t go out their looking to perform if you’re thinking about it. “You just have to go out and play your game. “You can’t get stuck thinking about it but it is something that does play on your mind.” After the New Zealand Open the rookie pro is headed back to Australia, his pathway to Asia and beyond, but not before he makes another big step. “I am getting married next weekend up in the Hawke’s Bay, so a top 10 finish (at the New Zealand Open) would be a great pre wedding present.”

Ashburton Golfer Daniel Pearce has made the step up to be a professional golfer at the New Zealand Open this week.

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Daniel Pearce sits seven shots behind New Zealand Open leader Daniel Fox heading into today’s third round at Clearwater in Christchurch. It was a slow start to the second round from Pearce to be two over after three and then dropped another shot next hole. He pegged it back on the fifth and by the eighth had improved to two over before getting back to one over after nine. Pearce parred the10th and birdied the 11th to go even had pars on 12th and 13th holes before another birdie had him one under on the 14th. Hitting par on back-to-back holes had Pearce still even at the 16th before a bogey on his 17th had him back at even. Pearce finished even for the day on 72, for a total of 148. Day one had shaped up to be a solid start sitting near the top of the field until his round fell apart over the final four holes to finish with a four over 76. “I just had a rough end to my round,” Pearce said. “I made a bad decision after a bogey and it cost me but sometimes that’s the way it goes.” Meanwhile, another day and another Australian leads the New Zealand Open at Clearwater. Daniel Fox holed out on the 18th late yesterday to claim an unlikely one-shot lead as he signed for a three-under 69. The West Australian 36-yearold is just ahead of compatriots Ryan Haller and amateur Jake Higginbottom, who share second place at two-under the card at the Christchurch open. Late during the second round, the name at the top of the leaderboard changed numerous times, but Fox’s finish to his round put him in pole position heading in to the weekend. He produced a birdie on 16, parred the 17th and then finished his round with an eagle as his nine iron from 131 metres found the hole. “I got really lucky, I guess,” he said of the wonder shot. “I hit a good shot but for it to go in was ridiculous, really. I was just happy to get over the water and over the bunker and just have a putt at it for birdie and it went in. Very lucky ... The rough here’s still not long enough that it can jump. I was between eight and nine and I thought I’ll just hit a nine iron and it came off perfect. I’ve been playing it good in practice rounds. I pulled it a bit.” Fox, who has spent most of the year playing pro-ams, said it was nice to be called in for a press conference due to his success. “Nice to be here, finally. I normally see everyone else walking in for a chat. “I always wondered what it looked like. It’s nice,” he joked. Leading a national open is the biggest moment of his career and he said the Clearwater greens had been tough to predict yesterday.

Daniel Fox leads the field after two days play at the New Zealand Open “That course just makes you play honest golf all the way through and I think that’s probably why the scores are what they are. “It’s tough to make putts on those greens. “They’re quite large and it’s not easy getting close to it so if you make a lot of 25-footers you could probably shoot five, six or seven under.” Only 10 players are under the card after two rounds and the cut line was at seven over and 68 players, including six amateurs, will contest the weekend. It was surprising to see so few players under the card given how much the wind died down during the afternoon, which made conditions ideal for low scores. Those players who played in the afternoon also had the best of the weather on Thursday during the first round and they rode their luck in the sun today. Of the Kiwi contingent, Ryan Fox, Gareth Paddison and Mathew Perry are part of a logjam in equal fourth place at one-under the card. Round one leader Craig Hancock fired a three-over 75 to also be at one-under, while New Zealanders Mahal Pearce, Brad Shilton and Peter Spearman-Burn are tied for 11th at even par. Pearce was the last Kiwi to win the Open when he triumphed at Middlemore in 2003 and there’s plenty of contenders who could break New Zealand’s lengthy drought in their own tournament. Ryan Fox shared the same thoughts as his namesake with regards to the greens and said the pin placements had added a further level of complexity. “There was some tough pin placements today for sure and our whole group, we were talking about it coming down 18, that the greens here are really tough to read. “They roll really, really well but because the grass on them’s quite dark it’s really hard to pick and learn and they can be quiet still.” - APNZ

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Carter’s concerns By Gregor Paul Daniel Carter limping off training grounds has become a worryingly familiar sight. It never used to happen - Carter, for most of earlier career, appeared to train and play in bubble wrap. There would be the occasional serious injury - a broken leg in 2005, the damaged Achilles in 2009 and of course the groin rip in 2011. But he wasn’t an athlete riddled by niggles, fiddly tight muscles that would pick inopportune moments to tweak and stiffen. This year has been different. He tweaked his hamstring during the second test against Ireland and he missed the third. A few weeks later he strained his calf and missed the tests against Argentina and South Africa and now he’s in danger of missing a fourth international due to a leg problem he picked up at training on Thursday. No one should unduly fret or see these regular injuries as a sign that Carter is beginning the slow descent. Only two weeks ago he was running like a man five years younger, splitting the Scottish defence and looking incredibly like the greatest first-five to walk the planet. His world hasn’t collapsed in just two weeks: he’s only 30 for goodness sake, the age at which Frank Bunce made his All Black debut, and there were mitigating circumstances. The University of South Glamorgan training venue was a peat bog: all that squelchy, heavy mud and all those highly-toned muscles - bad mix. But why did it have to be Carter’s leg that gave way?

And that’s just the thing, he is what the All Blacks call a red flag athlete. He remains eminently capable of playing breathtaking rugby and doing it all the way through to 2015. But he is also becoming more susceptible to soft tissue injuries. That’s partly his age and partly a consequence of the punishment his body has taken in a decade of professional rugby. His future now might involve more episodes like these where he feels a twang or a tweak - that is the sad, inescapable truth. The big donkeys in the tight five can probably run blissfully unaware into their mid30s that they even have hamstrings and the like, but not the finely crafted, sculpted works of art like Carter. A heavy pitch, a cold day and New Zealand’s most precious asset will be susceptible. Maybe its too much rugby. Maybe Carter needs to be more carefully managed than he already is. If nature, or the rugby Gods, or whoever it was that kept him safe up until last year can’t do it any more, then maybe its time for more active strategies to kick in. How much Super Rugby does he really need to be playing? The Crusaders have three first-fives in their squad, maybe its time to keep Carter for the biggest games and only a handful of others? If the All Blacks see a similarly heavy training field to the one they encountered in

Cardiff, maybe they need to tell Carter to stay on the bus. It’s not ideal and All Black coach Steve Hansen will be loathe to be too precious, too wrap Carter in cotton wool in such an obvious manner. But what else can he do? Carter’s value and

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If his heel injuries were not bad enough, someone pointed out to Warren Gatland that the last few Lions coaches were sacked from their day jobs not long after their return. Graham Henry, Clive Woodward and Ian McGeechan fell out of favour or lost their nerve after their Lions forays in 2001, 2005 and 2009. Now Gatland, the 49-year-old former schoolteacher with 140 caps for Waikato, 17 tour games for the All Blacks and an international coaching career spanning 14 years with Ireland and Wales, is planning his foray to Australia next year as Lions coach. “As a brand we want the Lions to be successful because I think they are a bit special in the rugby world,” Gatland said. “It captures a bit of the traditional tour theme and should be something else. Already I am absolutely amazed at the interest here and in Australia, the financial input, the work going on around the tour, even compared to what we had in South Africa three - NZH years ago.”

• NZ staring down the barrel Rarely can New Zealand have gone into a test in such a depressed state. Numbers can often be misleading, and be used to illustrate a point, either good or bad. Not these ones: played five, lost five. That’s New Zealand’s test record since leaving home for the West Indies in June. Only once before has New Zealand lost that many tests in succession, and that was in a grim period in the mid1950s, and those tests were in the days when they were rare enough to really stick in the mind, spread as they were over 22 months from January 1954. Since late July in Antigua it has been an Tim Southee unremittingly disastrous time and you would not put your shirt on much changing at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo when the second test begins tonight. “Everyone needs to step up and learn from what happened in Galle,” seamer Tim Southee said. “We can’t dwell on what’s happened, we can only control what’s in front of us in the - APNZ next few days.”

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Graeme Smith led a brave South African fightback on day two yesterday, but some unlikely bowling heroics from David Warner meant the Proteas still have a massive mountain to climb in the second Test. Warner (1-27) was injected into the attack in the 51st over and immediately claimed the crucial wicket of run-machine Hashim Amla (stumped for 11), as the Proteas finished 2-217 at stumps. That tempered Australia’s frustration at missing two golden chances to get rid of stoic captain Smith - one from a keeping error and the other an overrule from DRS. Smith is unbeaten on 111 and while ever he’s at the crease the Test is far from over on a good batting strip at Adelaide Oval. The South Africans trail Australia’s first innings 550 by 333 runs with eight wickets in hand, but they’re carrying a ginger Jacques Kallis (hamstring) in their line-up. - AAP

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Kids hone ball skills

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Hampstead School’s Cecilia Vaaelua, 7, works on her ball skills at the year three sports day at the Allenton rugby grounds yesterday. The youngsters from Rakaia, Hampstead and St Joseph’s got to try their hands, and feet, at rugby, soccer, netball, miniball, cricket and hockey throughout the day. Photo Kirsty Graham 231112-KG-119

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Ninjas sink the Stars McKenzie Hooper shoots for the hoop for the St Joseph’s Stars as they played against the Allenton Ninjas in the Year 5 miniball final at the Oxford Street Stadium last night. The Ninjas proved too good on the night, beating the Stars 38-19. Full list of results in Monday’s Ashburton Guardian.

The Warriors will get an early chance to face Sonny Bill Williams next season when they play the Roosters at Eden Park in their first home game of the year. The Warriors open their year against the Parramatta Eels, meaning seasoned coaches Matthew Elliott and Ricky Stuart will go head-to-head in their debuts for their new teams. But there will be plenty of interest in their second game against the Roosters on March 16. Williams will make his return to the NRL after a five-year stint with rugby when his side take on the Rabbitohs in the opening match of the season. The former All Black signed a oneyear deal with the Roosters two weeks ago. The Roosters’ round six match against Williams’ former club, the Bulldogs, will be one of the most eagerly awaited in the entire season after he walked out on the club in 2008. Williams underwent shoulder surgery after suffering an injury playing rugby in Japan but is confident of making the start of the season. The Warriors visit the defending champions Melbourne Storm in round seven on a Thursday night and host fellow NRL finalists the Bulldogs two weeks later. The Bulldogs clash will be played at a yet-to-be-confirmed venue outside Auckland on Saturday, May 11. The move to play the game outside Auckland has come about as the NRL seek to have more games played away from traditional home venues. Another game will be played in Perth next year and, once again, the Warriors will be involved with the South Sydney Rabbitohs taking their 17thround ‘home’ game to Western Australia. A crowd of more than 20,000 turned up at Patersons Stadium when the Warriors met Manly this year, with the vast majority supporting the New Zealandbased side. The Warriors are scheduled to play two Monday night

New Zealand Davis Cup player Artem Sitak has reached the semifinals of singles and doubles at the US$10,000 Futures at Phnom Penh, Cambodia yesterday. Sitak defeated French eighth-seed Sebastiem Boltz in the quarter-finals 6-1 6-1 and will now play third seed Axel Michon (France) for a spot in the final. In the doubles, Sitak and Austrian Max Neuchrist face fellow Kiwi Marcus Daniell and Brit, Richard Grabb in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, in the US$10,000 Mexico Futures at Mazatlan, Matt Simpson is in the second round of the singles where he will play Mexican Miguel Gallardo-Valles. In the doubles, Simpson and Canadian doubles partner, Andrew Ochotta were beaten in - APNZ the quarter-finals.

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Sonny Bill Williams in Japan games, one at home against the Cowboys in round four followed by a second in Brisbane in round 12. The Warriors start the regular season on the road and also finish away from home but new head coach Matthew Elliott doesn’t have any issues. “The key aspect is the fixed nature of the schedule for the first 20 rounds,” he said. “It’s critical. It makes such a huge difference for us in terms of preparation and planning, especially given the travel demands we face. “It’s also brilliant for our members. They’ll now be able to plan their lives around football with confidence next year.” Warriors 2013 season Round 1 - Eels (away) Round 2 - Roosters (home) Round 3 - Sharks (away) Round 4 - Cowboys (home) Round 5 - Rabbitohs (home) Round 6 - Raiders (away) Round 7 - Storm (away) Round 8 - Titans (home) Round 9 - Bulldogs (home) Round 10 - Panthers (away) Round 11 - Knights (home) Round 12 - Broncos (away) Round 13 - Sea Eagles (home) Round 14 - Roosters (away) Round 15 - BYE Round 16 - Broncos (home) Round 17 - Rabbitohs (away) Round 18 - BYE Round 19 - Wests Tigers (away) Round 20 - Storm (home) Round 21 - Sharks (home) Round 22 - Sea Eagles (away) Round 23 - Panthers (home) Round 24 - Titans (away) Round 25 - Raiders (home) Round 26 - Dragons (away) - HOL

As far as new beginnings go, it wasn’t a good start for Olympic gold medallists Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie. It wasn’t quite as spectacular, and public, as Oracle’s costly capsize on San Francisco Bay, but it was painful nonetheless. Aleh and Powrie were sailing a 49erFX, the new women’s class being sailed at the Rio Olympics in 2016, when they capsized. It left Team Jolly - an acronym of Jo and Polly - a little embarrassed and Aleh in a moonboot. “We were sailing in the 49er and it was a bit windier than what we should have been out in because we are still pretty bad at it and capsized,” Aleh says. “My foot’s a mess. It’s my first major injury in 15 years of sailing.” The pair were last night named Sailor of the Year at Yachting New Zealand’s annual awards dinner. - APNZ

• Brockie ready to roll Goals for Jeremy Brockie normally come in clusters and the Wellington Phoenix striker hopes his latest haul doesn’t dry up any time soon. The 25-year-old has scored four in his last three games to sit fourth equal early in the race for the A-League golden boot. “I had pretty big expectations on me after the goals I scored Jeremy Brockie in pre-season but I made it quite clear they wouldn’t count for much if I didn’t carry on in the season. The first couple of games didn’t go to plan, goal-scoring wise, but we got a good couple of results. I just made sure I kept my head down, worked hard and I’m happy I’m scoring goals at the moment. Hopefully I can add to that tally this weekend.” The Phoenix have spent the majority of the week in Perth where they take on the fourthplaced Glory tonight. - APNZ

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t’s spring so it’s time to think about planting for summer. Did you know gardening is the fourth most popular leisure activity in New Zealand? (The top three are watching TV, reading and socialising with friends). Every household should have a garden – they can be dead simple; all it takes is a get-up-and-go attitude – and a few tips from oily rag gardeners! K.O. from Mahia has a cost-effective way of raising seeds. “Seed propagating kits from retailers are expensive and you can easily make your own. Save flat, shallow plastic trays (the black plastic trays used to sell sausages and mince are perfect) to use for the base/saucer. “Grab an old cardboard egg tray (the ones that hold 30 eggs) and cut it to the size of your plastic meat tray, so that it fits nice and evenly inside the tray ... and voila, a seed propagating kit! “Instead of going about the finicky business of watering fragile seeds, you simply

fill the plastic tray instead, and the cardboard egg tray will constantly absorb water from the plastic tray, keeping the soil and the seeds evenly moist. “I use this technique to get a head start on the season, placing my homemade seed kits in an old, unused vehicle, which acts like a greenhouse. “You can also use old plastic bags, put the seed kit inside and leave in a sunny location, but be sure to open for a brief period daily to let the germinating seeds breathe. I have also used the hot-water cupboard to germinate seeds with great success.” G.B. also has a seed-raising tip. “If planting large seeds like beans, use the inners of toilet rolls, part fill with seed mix, put in the seed and top up. You can get about 12 of these to stand up in an icecream container. And in due course plant out the whole tube. The plants will not suffer any transplant shock and the cardboard will rot away quickly.”

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A. Hume from Wairoa writes, “My husband is growing all our garden veges from seed. He has found a useful way of using two-litre milk bottles as seedling pots. He cuts it halfway up, fills the bottom with soil, then cuts the top into four divider slots and slots them in. We use every container that comes into our house – yoghurt pottles, plastic bottles and polystyrene containers – and best of all, they are all reusable.” Keen as Mustard from rural Palmerston North uses non-shiny pamphlets, photocopying paper, invoices, statements, phone bills, electricity bills etc to make paper pots for raising seeds. Just fold the paper into a pot shape, fill with soil and add the seed. Once it has germinated and is strong enough, plant the whole lot into the garden without any disruption – the pot will disappear very quickly. “Now I look forward to getting my junk mail and bills as all I can see is the food that they will start!” Denis from Opotiki has a

smart idea to lighten heavy pot plants. “Use broken up polyurethane packing in the bottom of your pot plants. It keeps them warm and is lighter when you need to move your large pots.” TXMA from Glenfield has this tip for using kitchen waste. “Instead of buying blood and bone for your garden, get a fisherman’s heavy duty meat grinder (burly maker) and grind up the bones to use as fertiliser. Dry the bone meal in the oven as you cook your next roast or just dig it straight in.” Frank and Muriel Newman are the authors of Living Off the Smell of an Oily Rag in NZ. Readers can submit their oily rag tips at www.oilyrag. co.nz

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I bought an English lavender a couple of month ago and put in the ground and took care of it properly. Unfortunately she didn’t grow at all. The plant doesn’t look dead and we noticed a young leaf coming up. My question is where did I do wrong with it? Did I miss something or English Lavender just take more time? Any advice on how to grow them properly?

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growing and hardy. Ideal as a border or shrub, it produces spectacular flowers that can grow up to 40-50cm long, and brings a delicate sweet scent into your garden. Usually after planting, English Lavender will not grow much for 2-3 months, but after this period you will begin to see new growth. In fact the new young leaf you noticed is probably the start of this. However other things to consider that can affect its growth is the position it is planted in, and the time you planted it - was the weather or ground too wet at the time of planting? Belonging to the Mediterranean family, Lavender prefers a hot dry spot in the garden and if their feet get wet, they tend to sulk or die. After flowering, be sure to cut off the dead flower-heads and trim your English Lavender to keep the compact, bushy shape. Lavender plants should last around

4-5 years; any longer and they tend to get woody, straggly and don’t flower as easily. After this it’s a good idea to either take your own cuttings (which are easy enough to grow), or buy and plant a new one. If you are planning on planting Lavender, find a good spot in the garden that is rocky, or raised above ground, and warm, dry and very sunny with partially free draining soil. To help keep the soil free draining, add in generous amounts of Daltons potting or container mix when planting. Tip: With lavender, remember get the site right and it will grow and grow.

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Two dead in 140-vehicle pile-up Two people died and more than 80 were hurt when at least 140 vehicles collided on a Texas highway in dense fog, leaving trucks twisted on top of each other and authorities rushing to pull survivors from the wreckage. “It is catastrophic,” said Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Rod Carroll. “I’ve got cars on top of cars.” Yesterday’s crash happened on Interstate 10 about 128km east of Houston. Carroll said 80 to 90 people were transported to hospitals, with 10 to 12 of those in serious to critical condition. He said 140 to 150 vehicles were involved in the pile-up. Carroll said the fog was so thick that officers didn’t immediately realise they were dealing with multiple accidents. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a crash on the eastbound side of the highway led to other accidents in a dangerous chain reaction. There were multiple crashes on the other side of the highway as well. DPS trooper Stephanie Davis told KFDM that two people were killed in an SUV crushed by a tractor trailer. She said at least 100 cars and trucks were involved in the accident. Davis identified the dead as Debra Leggio, 60, and Vincent Leggio, 64. I-10’s eastbound lanes were reopened after more than eight hours. Carroll said uninjured drivers tried to help as authorities sorted through the wreckage. “It’s just people helping people,” Carroll said. “The foremost thing in this holiday season is how other travellers were helping us when we were overwhelmed, sitting and holding, putting pressure on people that were injured.” - AP

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Aries 21 March - 20 April You can have the grit and determination to succeed no matter what. Even if you have been plagued with obstacles while trying to reach a goal or complete a project, you’ll develop the edge of a glittering diamond. Cutting through difficulties becomes much easier and with this approach you are more likely to be successful.

TAurus 21 April - 21 May Something may be brewing. A potent influence today may encourage you to make a decision that could be linked with business or with a relationship. Someone may be being difficult. If this is the case, you may have been planning for this for some while. Yet an intuitive hunch can pay off, especially where money and finances are concerned.

Gemini 22 May - 21 June There’s a social buzz in the air which can make life quite fun. Invite a friend out for lunch, discover a new haunt to eat, dance or drink and generally enjoy life. At the same time, you may have it in mind to sort out an issue that has been dragging on for some time. Feisty Mars is your friend on this occasion and is encouraging you to be proactive.

CAnCer 22 June - 23 July Emotional and financial interaction may be linked with power and control issues. However, by this evening you may be able to enjoy one another’s company and plenty of give-and-take can ensue. Indeed, a pooling of resources can help you to complete tasks and accomplish much. Your way with words can convince, charm, romance and strategise.

Leo 24 July - 23 August Other people have your attention today. For some reason someone in particular may be on your mind. You may need to make an effort to focus. Work can progress, as you may be keen to attend to your responsibilities. However, if you feel like going out tonight, why not? You need a chance to relax and a break from current pressures.

VirGo 24 August - 23 September Vitality seems to be excellent and your passions quite strong. Know what you want and then give it your all. Today, it’s fun to be at home and to get those household chores sorted. Try not to get bogged down in money issues. Even if there has been quite a challenge, put it out of your mind for a while. Look to interact more instead.

LibrA 24 September - 23 October You may need to create a financial strategy that could help you to invest in your home and at the same time encourage a sound budget. You may need to experiment with this for a while, as working at it could enable you to be much better off in the long term. A family member may be strongwilled but a snap decision may not be so effective.

sCorpio 24 October - 22 November There may be deadlines to meet, decisions to be made and work to be done. Put selfish motives aside if you can. Tonight, there may be some relief in the company of a loved one. You may want to treat them to dinner. Also consider sharing your knowledge, as you make a good teacher. From this you may be able to increase your income.

sAGiTTArius 23 November - 21 December All you really want today is a chance to be alone with your thoughts. Taking peace at any price as your approach to matters may be one way to get what you want and encourage tranquility. Don’t let problems with loved ones or creative projects get you down. Most of all, do listen to your inner voice and any subtle insights that come to you.

CApriCorn 22 December - 20 January You may find yourself in a restless mood. However, friends and associates can be counted on to provide a perspective that balances out your desire to be more risk-taking. Get feedback before making a move. Today also promises lively social developments. You could be busy cooking up all sorts of plans with pals who may be very supportive.

AquArius 21 January - 19 February It may help to get a grip on your insecurities, which may be amped up somewhat. Having to deal with work or other burdens could make you feel alone but an understanding friend may be a gem. Yet if you have a partner, they may exaggerate, overwhelming you with options and possibilities. It will help to zero in on essentials and make smart decisions.

pisCes 20 February - 20 March Though you may feel that your faith can move mountains today, it may not be enough to keep you going when you have to deal with real problems. So try not to lose sight of practical considerations Pisces. Life on the home front continues to be relaxed, yet productive. You may enjoy trying out a new recipe or being a bit arty-crafty. Enjoy!

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Japanese hostages rescued Japanese police have rescued four hostages from a bank and arrested the knife-wielding man who had held them captive for more than 12 hours while demanding the prime minister resign, officials say. In a televised news conference yesterday, a police spokesman said the hostage-taker, identified as Koji Nagakubo, was arrested on suspicion of taking a total of five people captive, including one person whom he had released earlier. All the hostages were safe and in protective custody following the pre-dawn police raid, the spokesman said, though local media reported one of them – a 19-year-old female bank employee – was slightly injured. The 32-year-old man began the siege yesterday afternoon at the Zoshi branch of the Toyokawa Shinkin Bank in the otherwise quiet residential area of Toyokawa city, in central Aichi prefecture. Wielding a survival knife, he took four employees and a female customer captive and demanded the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda step down, local media said. Noda last week called an election for December 16, which he is expected to lose. In initial questioning by police, the suspect admitted the allegations, but had yet to give details about his motive, public broadcaster NHK reported. About 13

hours after the incident began, police wearing protective gear and carrying shields rushed the office before dawn, overpowered the man and escorted out the remaining four hostages. “It was difficult to check inside, but we took action placing top priority on the safety of the hostages,” an investigator told NHK. “We believe we took the best possible way.” Television footage showed a dozen police breaking the window on the second floor before moving to the ground floor, where the man pointed his knife at the hostages. The man, who also held another knife, handcuffed at least one of the hostages, NHK said, adding that all police involved in the rescue operation were also unhurt. “I was so relieved because no one was (seriously) injured,” one neighbour told Tokyo Broadcasting System Television. Television footage earlier showed a man who appeared to be a police officer carrying a megaphone and a plastic bag to a side door of the building guarded by police. The building’s shutters were down but lights could be seen inside. Shortly before the incident, a man police believe was the hostage-taker had attempted to break into another bank just 150 metres away from the site, NHK reported. - AFP

Bryce Courtenay dies aged 79 Australian author Bryce Courtenay, best known for his novel The Power of One, has died with his wife Christine, his son Adam, and pets by his side. He was 79. The writer of bestsellers such as The Potato Factory, Jessica, and Tommo & Hawk, died at 11.30pm on Thursday at his Canberra home. Courtenay did not let his fight with stomach cancer slow him down, with his final book, Jack of Diamonds, being released only 11 days ago by Penguin. The South African-born author left his final word in a moving epilogue in this last book. Courtenay wrote: “It’s been a privilege to write for you and to have you accept me as a storyteller in your lives. Now, as my story draws to an end, may I say only, Thank you. You have been simply wonderful.” Courtenay’s widow Christine has expressed her gratitude for the support she’s received. “We’d like to thank all of Bryce’s family and friends and all of his fans around the world for their love and support for me and his family as he wrote the final chapter of his extraordinary life,” she said. “And may we

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Australian best-selling author Bryce Courtenay with wife Christine. make a request for privacy as we cherish his memory.” Penguin Australia chief executive officer Gabrielle Coyne paid tribute to Courtenay’s energy and commitment. “It has been our great privilege to be Bryce’s publisher for the past 15 years. We, as well as his many fans will forever miss Bryce’s indomitable spirit, his

Ice Killer found guilty An Austrian court has convicted a woman dubbed the Ice Killer of murdering two men whom she cut up with a chainsaw and concealed in the cellar of her ice cream parlour. Goidsargi Estibaliz Carranza Zabala, 34, who has joint Spanish-Mexican citizenship, was sentenced to life in a mental institution for killing her ex-husband in 2008 and her new partner two years later. “I can’t say anything other than that I am sorry that I took Holger and Manfred’s lives,” a tearful Carranza said in a short final statement to the court in Vienna yesterday after a trial lasting four days. Chief prosecutor Petra Freh said the killings were “depraved and horrific”, calling her a “highly dangerous woman ready to do anything”. Carranza shot Holger Holz and Manfred Hinterberger, dismembered them and then concealed the parts in lumps of concrete that she stashed in the cellar of her shop, Schleckeria, in the Austrian capital. The grisly remains were discovered by chance during maintenance work in June last year. - AFP

Sarkozy escapes indictment By Odile Duperry Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has escaped indictment, but will continue to be investigated over allegations that his 2007 election campaign was financed with funds secured illegally from the country’s richest woman. After more than 12 hours of interrogation, a panel of three examining magistrates decided yesterday to treat Sarkozy as a witness under caution rather than formally charging him. The decision will allow the former leader to retain hope he will eventually be completely exonerated of accusations he denies. But it also means the magistrates believe there are grounds for further investigation, a stance that deals a significant blow to Sarkozy’s hopes of staging a political comeback. The conviction last year of his predecessor, Jacques Chirac, on corruption charges related to his time as mayor of Paris demonstrated that French courts are willing to go after former leaders. Sarkozy’s lawyer, Thierry Herzog, said he hoped the judges would now leave his client in peace. “There were no charges,” Herzog told AFP. “It is a victory for justice more than for one man. In legal terms hopefully that is the end of these suspicions, these

baseless accusations in the press.” Patrick Balkany, a close associate of Sarkozy, said his friend was “relieved and happy” to have escaped charges, temporarily at least. Sarkozy, who is married to former supermodel Carla Bruni, won international acclaim as the principal architect of last year’s military campaign against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. But since losing to Francois Hollande in the presidential election earlier this year, he has had to battle a string of allegations relating to his time in office and various electoral campaigns he has been involved in. The suspicion at the centre of yesterday’s interrogation is that he took financial advantage of elderly L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt when she was too frail to fully understand what she was doing. Bettencourt is now 90 and has been in poor health since 2006. Sarkozy, it is alleged, obtained significant amounts of money from her for his 2007 campaign, simultaneously breaching electoral spending limits and taking advantage of a person weakened by ill health. Bettencourt’s former accountant, Claire Thibout, told police in 2010 that she had handed envelopes stuffed with cash to Bettencourt’s right-hand man, Patrice de Maistre, on the understand-

ing it was to be passed on to Sarkozy’s campaign treasurer, Eric Woerth. Investigators suspect up to four million euros of Bettencourt’s cash subsequently made its way into Sarkozy’s party coffers. Sarkozy, who lost his immunity from prosecution after losing to Hollande, is embroiled in a string of scandals with legal repercussions. As well as the Bettencourt case, he faces probes into contracts for opinion polls, an illegal police investigation into journalists and alleged kickbacks on a Pakistani arms deal used to finance the right in 1995, when Sarkozy was budget minister. He has always denied any wrongdoing and has not ruled out another tilt at the presidency in 2017 amid signs that his party, the UMP, is on the point of disintegration. A vote intended to produce a new leader for the centre-right party descended into chaos this week with ex-prime minister Francois Fillon contesting the result of a poll edged by party secretarygeneral Jean-Francois Cope. With the party split down the middle, many party activists are calling for Sarkozy to return to the fray, but yesterday’s ruling suggests he might be otherwise engaged for some time to come. - AFP

energy and his commitment to storytelling,” Coyne said. Courtenay is survived by Christine, who is his second wife, his sons Brett and Adam, and grandsons Ben, Jake and Marcus. His other son Damon died in 1991 from AIDS-related complications arising from a blood transfusion. - AAP

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Business estate sections selling solidly By Sue Newman

The Ashburton District Council is quietly ticking off the sold signs that are starting to appear at the Ashburton Business Estate. The estate covers 54 hectares in stage one and is designed to provide opportunities to accommodate the district’s need for business and industrial land for at least 30 years. It is being developed in two stages. The latest business to sign up is McIntosh Builders. They’ve taken up a site alongside Freeman Roofing and

down the road from the EA Networks. Council property manager John Rooney said that a further two sites had been sold to a private buyer and negotiations were under way with another three potential buyers. Two of these were for businesses already operating in the district and the third with a business that would be new to the district. Another large tract of land to the east of EA Networks has been tagged as a home for Canterbury’s Agricultural Business Park. “What this indicates is that there’s been a real

lift in confidence and people are keen to buy in here,” he said. For John McIntosh, the move from his Glassworks Road yard to a new spot in the business estate marks a significant growth phase in his business. His new site is cleared, plans are almost finalised and he anticipates he’ll be working from the business estate by the end of March. The move will also allow his company to expand its operation to include pre-cast concrete and that means new job opportunities will be created, Mr McIntosh said.

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John McIntosh checking out the site at Ashburton’s Business park that will become the new base for his company, McIntosh Builders.

Don’t discount the fitness industry W

hilst the bulk of media focus is on the ‘obesity epidemic’, there is also a growing emphasis on keeping fit. The statistics suggest our waistlines are expanding, but don’t throw in the towel just yet. Fitness can prevail, and investors should take a closer look at the industry. New Zealand’s biggest name in the fitness industry is Les Mills. Les Mills represented New Zealand four times at the Olympics and was once mayor of Auckland City. The company he established back in 1968 is now a worldwide success story, teaching patented fitness classes in over 80 countries. You can’t invest in Les Mills. It’s a private company, but it highlights how successful sporting franchises can be. You can, however, invest in many other sport-related companies, from football clubs to golf ball makers like Callaway. Like many business models, often the big money isn’t in the obvious big ticket item. Gate sales at sports venues have been falling for several years. Lower discretionary spending means sport fans are opting to trade ‘live’ atmosphere to watch from home, getting a better view in the process. But they are still wearing the scarves and buying sports merchandise.

By Ian Lennie and Selwyn Sloan MONEY MATTERS

Many of the big brand names are listed on global sharemarkets. Companies such as Adidas and Nike have performed admirably in recent years. Post the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Nike initially fell from around $US60 to $US40, but it is now over $US90. No recession for Nike it seems. The cycling industry has benefited from the GFC, as people leave the car at home and use a little pedal power to reduce fuel bills, whilst saving on gym memberships. Rather than buying a bike brand, investors could consider one of the companies that supply bike parts to many of the brands – Shimano. Listed in Japan and also in the United States, Shimano has a market capitalisation of around $US5.8 billion and its share price has risen some 50 per cent over the past two years. Pilates, a yoga-like exercise routine is another rapidly-growing fitness business. It’s all about developing core strength and Canadian listed Pilates clothing

specialist Lulu Lemon Athletica has developed its own strong core, with a market capitalisation of over $CAD7 billion. It’s incredible that such a seemingly specialised brand could attract so much value. Here in New Zealand, sports related investment is limited to Briscoes, who own the sporting goods retailer Rebel Sports. Rebel accounts for just over 30 per cent of Briscoes sales, so it’s not a pure play on the sector. Investors keen on the sector will therefore need to focus their hunt largely offshore. Forsyth Barr takes a great interest in New Zealand sports. We’re sponsors of Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin and we’ve got a few great sports men and women in our team. Recently the Olympic gold medallist rower Hamish Bond joined our firm. Like many outstanding sports people, he understands the relationship between personal and financial success, recognising the close alignment between planning, discipline, and commitment to goals. Ian Lennie and Selwyn Sloan are Authorised Financial Advisers with Forsyth Barr in Ashburton. This column is general in nature and should not be regarded as personalised investment advice. Disclosure Statements are available on request and free of charge

Warehouse sees signs of growth in consumer spending Warehouse Group, the country’s biggest listed retailer, reiterated its forecast for this year’s earnings to beat those in 2012, and sees signs of growth in consumer spending. Chairman Graham Evans told shareholders at yesterday’s annual meeting that adjusted profit in the 2013 year will likely beat the $65.2 million and the retailer will update that guidance when it releases first-half earnings in March. Warehouse sees signs of growth in non-food retail sales and expects further improvement in the coming year. “Having assessed a number of factors including the shorter-term impact of the group’s strategic plan and reinvestment programme, the board is of the view that adjusted earnings for F13 are likely to be higher than achieved in F12,” Evans said in speech notes published on the NZX. “We expect consumer spending in the non-food sector to continue improving over the next 12 months, but the extent of any underlying growth remains uncertain.” Warehouse increased firstquarter sales 1.9 per cent to

$377.3 million on the strength of its stationery unit. The retailer has finished the first year of a turnaround plan that aims to deliver a better shopping experience for customers via investment in its chain of stores. That’s seen it develop new channels to distribute products, including a website offering customers discounts. The shares were unchanged at $3.15, and have gained 5.7 per cent this year. The stock is rated an average ‘hold’, based on eight analyst recommendations compiled by Reuters, with a median target price of $3.05. The company’s earnings will be “significantly influenced” by the January quarter, which includes the Christmas trading period, Evans said. Other retailers have downplayed the prospects of strong Christmas trading, with children’s clothing chain Pumpkin Patch this week signalling stores are still discounting their wares. Evans said the board sees potential in Stephen Tindall’s alternate director, Robbie Tindall, and has embarked on a mentoring role to develop his skills. – APNZ

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11.28 .80 .21 1.49 3.30 1.24 .49 1.35

9.06 .64 .05 1.00 2.00 .85 .39 1.29

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3.39 11.54 9.10 4.51 3.81 -

13.52 13.91 12.79 4.37 -

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G-L Genesis R&D Corp

m-O Mainfreight

WoRld CURRenCies Value

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Buy (nZ$)

sell (nZ$)

0.7854 0.5120 0.8148 0.6338 1.4405 67.1800 1.8153 5.5200 7.2852 25.0900 1.3559 0.8168 74.2480

0.7860 0.5124 0.8156 0.6342 1.4654 67.2300 1.8932 6.0500 7.2972 25.1300 1.4531 0.8172 77.5428

Dividend CPS Yld%

P/E Ratio

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SMALLCAP s

7,547.14

+25.88 +0.618%

Change

Last Weekly 52-week Price Move High Low

NTA

Dividend P/E CPS Yld% Ratio

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.50 .34 .26 .01 2.20 .61 2.95 .41 .65 .87 2.78 .00 1.21 4.35 1.90 .02

+.01 -.00 +.02 -.01 +.05 +.01 -.06 -.00 -.02 -.02 +.27 -.03 -

.55 .45 .30 .02 2.30 .62 3.23 .47 .75 .92 3.32 .01 1.37 4.50 2.22 .02

.42 .18 .12 .00 1.45 .47 2.11 .35 .53 .69 2.19 .00 .94 2.18 1.72 .00

.26 .02 .05 .00 3.04 .56 1.73 .18 .78 .90 1.92 -.11 .01 2.32 .40 .01

-.01 -.00 -.02 -.00 .12 .10 .31 .03 -.03 .05 .00 -.14 .04 .10 .16 .00

5.52 6.64 7.12 10.10 9.66 5.50 5.91 6.54 -

18.17 6.06 9.28 10.58 17.2 448.39 25.44 40.65 11.75 16.34

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.66 .43 .14 .33 1.17 13.15 .23 .99 1.25 .07 1.23 .28 .42 .14 2.60 .00 .25 4.14 4.50 .01 2.54 .02 .12 .94 1.59 5.05 3.79 4.72 3.51 .17 .56 3.30 2.21 2.25

+.02 -.01 -.02 +.03 -.01 -.03 +.01 +.02 +.07 -.00 -.01 +.04 -.02 +.01 +.04 +.02 -.01 +.05 +.06 +.27

.89 .49 .22 .43 1.40 13.16 .32 1.04 1.25 .09 1.26 .37 .69 .19 2.72 .01 .43 4.18 4.60 .05 2.65 .02 .15 1.85 1.83 5.65 4.08 5.15 3.59 .18 .58 3.60 2.54 2.29

.60 .17 .13 .29 .70 9.45 .18 .82 1.13 .05 .57 .23 .38 .06 1.80 .00 .23 2.55 3.66 .00 1.51 .00 .09 .81 1.30 4.82 3.25 4.50 3.13 .07 .42 3.01 1.99 1.29

.14 .06 .22 .32 .34 5.34 .42 .87 1.07 .01 .14 .11 .80 .05 .39 -.00 .19 1.38 .51 -.00 .70 .00 .07 3.99 .37 -.53 .68 4.54 3.51 -.00 .76 1.12 1.49 1.10

-.63 -.01 .00 .03 .08 .54 -.00 .04 .07 .00 -.16 -.22 -.01 .04 .16 -.00 -.02 .25 .24 -.00 .16 -.00 -.00 -.54 .12 .31 .24 -.89 -.56 -.07 .08 .22 .14 .02

8.76 64.44 4.27 4.24 6.21 5.79 7.03 8.73 2.03 7.30 4.50 7.05 6.05 5.53 4.80 3.92 6.25 8.66 7.76 -

23.88 10.61 13.39 23.98 22 16.35 71.93 3.12 15.66 15.93 18.73 15.24 12.43 15.89 15.75 6.78 14.46 14.89 111.78

Telecom NZ Telstra Templeton Tenon The Bankers Inv Trust Tourism Holdings Tower Trade Me Group Ltd Transpacific TRS Investments TrustPower Turners & Growers Turners Auctions Vector Veritas Investments Ltd Vital Healthcare VMob Group Warehouse Group Wellington Drive Westpac Widespread Xero

2.50 2.36 5.41 10.70 .70 8.60 .74 1.90 4.34 8.65 .00 8.55 1.50 1.92 2.61 .05 1.26 .02 3.19 .17 31.50 .01 6.44

-.03 +.15 +.05 +.03 +.10 -.01 +.02 +.12 +.08 +.02 -.10 -.00 -.01 +.30 +.00 +.59

2.73 2.87 5.41 12.14 .83 8.86 .78 1.99 4.45 .00 8.75 1.85 2.00 2.95 .06 1.28 .08 3.26 .29 33.50 .01 6.48

2.15 1.93 4.08 10.20 .60 7.45 .54 1.35 2.74 .00 7.00 1.50 1.33 2.35 .00 1.08 .02 2.48 .12 25.30 .00 2.41

.48 .38 6.07 11.80 1.03 9.16 1.34 1.48 11.50 -.12 -.00 4.81 2.29 .58 .51 .01 .97 -.00 1.01 .11 13.11 .01 .31

.23 11.11 .53 11.32 .35 6.64 -1.25 1.06 -.17 -.09 2.23 .04 7.61 .16 4.09 .19 2.50 .01 .42 6.22 -.17 .14 9.67 .19 7.72 -.05 1056.35 .03 6.30 .00 .28 8.96 -.13 2.45 7.44 -.00 -.11 -

10.75 4.41 15.31 16.83 11.53 22.72 721.28 20.23 13.12 13.08 40.93 88.64 11.05 12.84 -

1.43 2.46 3.51 .98

-.01 .01 -.56 .05

173.32 17.91

P-s Pacific Brands

t-Z TeamTalk

exchange traded Funds SmartFONZ SmartMIDZ SmartOZZY SmartTENZ

1.43 2.47 3.51 .98

+.01 +.02 +.02 +.01

1.44 2.50 3.59 .99

1.20 1.99 3.13 .84

4.97 4.33 3.92 5.55

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Last Price

Week’s Move

14.16 8.10 8.69 .89 7.81 4.56 23.60 5.37 5.66 4.23 29.29 2.10 4.78 6.89 7.82 33.75 .115 3.95 7.13 17.85 58.95 2.15 1.94 13.55 74.70 8.54 10.06 47.36 1.045 .995 2.04 3.58 6.27 26.58 3.68 4.59 3.48 12.20 4.45 7.88 3.16 8.80 16.88 8.52 31.07 3.50 1.46 23.63 4.12 25.35 23.72 6.98 23.18 10.56 7.12 1.275 10.76 3.57 25.33 18.00 21.75 5.48 3.87 57.18 10.94 6.71 7.37 12.85 12.95 1.045 42.21 3.45 9.49 3.40 2.75 2.82 1.85 4.27 4.35 6.10 5.15 34.93 10.44 3.04 24.94 2.81 33.64 28.66 24.55

+.30 +.29 +.065 +.12 +.07 -.06 +.17 -.02 -.10 +.37 +.03 +.08 +.07 +.15 +.82 -.015 +.20 +.13 +.49 +.67 +.02 +.055 +.32 +.85 +.20 +.17 -.58 +.03 +.005 +.01 +.10 +.44 -1.10 -.22 +.10 +.08 +.04 +.09 +.19 +.12 +.48 +.13 +.57 +.07 +.015 +.43 -.25 +.78 +.74 +.12 -.30 +.72 -.19 +.02 -.15 +.06 +1.31 +.11 +.10 +.07 +.15 +.28 +.06 +.39 +1.00 +.23 -.15 +.03 +.70 +.10 +.09 +.07 +.10 +.09 -.02 +.15 +.07 +.07 +.25 +.92 +.05 +.01 +.52 +.07 +.43 +.55 +.49

52-week High Low

NTA

16.01 11.39 13.984 1.455 8.09 4.85 27.63 5.47 5.80 4.97 33.49 2.15 4.88 7.96 9.64 38.25 .19 4.49 7.69 18.46 59.66 2.17 2.02 14.19 76.12 9.17 10.25 48.985 1.125 1.015 2.20 4.416 6.32 28.39 6.18 4.62 3.65 12.69 4.755 19.055 3.45 9.53 26.65 8.81 31.99 4.32 1.56 27.13 5.767 36.10 25.20 7.91 28.27 15.08 11.80 1.825 14.71 4.03 25.77 18.53 21.75 5.87 4.11 72.30 14.63 7.55 10.76 13.98 14.17 1.135 43.52 3.64 9.78 3.48 3.36 2.96 2.20 4.29 5.98 6.245 5.60 35.97 10.76 3.19 26.12 5.622 38.16 30.88 30.00

7.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 12.00 2.00 6.00 1.00 4.00 1.00 5.00 7.00 6.00 11.00 3.00 8.00 19.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 1.00 3.00 4.00 6.00 1.00 4.00 1.00 7.00 4.00 28.00 2.00 14.00 3.00 15.00 2.00 3.00 7.00 8.00 2.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 7.00 21.00 5.00 12.00 1.00 38.00 4.00 6.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 7.00 3.00 3.00 16.00 2.00 1.00

13.031 8.00 7.23 .625 6.72 3.71 18.60 4.32 4.96 4.09 27.53 1.75 3.93 6.13 6.82 30.09 .08 2.93 6.04 11.66 45.39 1.655 1.655 11.30 52.25 7.26 7.92 29.61 .93 .78 1.69 3.269 4.34 16.12 2.81 2.80 3.00 6.901 2.775 7.36 2.62 6.14 14.71 6.87 21.22 3.12 1.145 21.57 3.554 20.89 16.81 5.83 22.99 9.84 6.00 .96 9.88 3.07 17.81 11.57 17.65 3.06 2.36 48.37 10.04 5.08 6.14 10.92 12.30 .873 37.41 2.90 7.329 2.54 2.61 2.25 1.49 3.11 3.72 5.31 3.41 28.25 7.67 2.34 19.29 2.70 30.00 24.12 23.12

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61.00 9.83 45.00 2.80 37.00 26.50 145.00 35.00 26.00 7.50 177.90 8.28 21.00 52.00 60.00 106.15 11.00 26.00 45.00 334.00 6.50 13.10 54.50 245.00 28.00 37.00 83.00 6.09 5.35 16.00 4.00 24.97 112.00 8.00 18.00 19.10 35.00 17.00 80.00 12.40 41.46 80.00 38.00 150.00 28.00 8.40 180.00 11.00 35.00 14.09 3.82 92.00 50.00 40.00 65.00 8.30 60.00 33.00 61.00 2.78 152.71 30.00 17.30 38.00 59.00 44.00 8.10 170.79 24.00 40.00 21.00 24.00 23.00 15.27 28.00 25.00 29.50 13.00 165.00 48.95 17.65 166.00 7.10 114.05 126.00 91.00

4.31 1.21 5.18 3.00 4.74 5.81 6.14 6.52 4.59 1.77 6.07 3.94 4.39 7.55 7.67 3.00 2.78 3.65 2.52 5.67 3.02 6.75 4.02 3.28 3.28 3.68 1.75 5.83 5.38 7.84 1.12 3.98 4.21 2.00 3.92 5.49 2.87 3.82 10.00 3.92 4.71 4.74 4.46 4.83 8.00 5.75 7.62 3.00 1.00 .59 1.00 3.97 4.73 6.00 6.04 2.32 2.37 1.83 2.80 .72 3.00 3.00 2.58 5.16 4.59 3.40 7.75 4.05 6.96 4.21 6.18 8.73 8.16 8.25 6.56 5.75 4.84 2.52 4.72 4.69 5.81 6.66 3.00 3.00 4.40 3.71

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

Television

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TV1

TV2

TV3

PRIME

Te Karere. (R, T) Hyundai Country Calendar. (G, R) urday Breakfast. Rural Delivery. (G) Coach Trip. (G, R, T) Marco’s Kitchen Burnout. (New, PGR, T) 1.05 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals. (G, T) 1.35 Masterchef: The Professionals. (G, T) 2.15 How To Look Good Naked. (PGR, T) 3.20 Wedding House. (G, T) 4.25 Piha Rescue. (Final, G, R, T) 4.55 New Zealand’s Got Talent. (G, R, T) 6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook – Simple Pleasures. (G, T) 7.30 Doc Martin. (PGR, R, T) 8.30 Come Dine With Me. (G, T) Five amateur chefs try to wow their fellow guests in a week of crazy dinner party antics. Who will outshine the rest and take home £1000? 9.35 Pan Am. (New, PGR, T) Travel back to the 1960s and the dawn of the Jet Age, as a fast, new luxury airliner takes to the skies. 10.35 FILM: Defiance. (2008, AO, T) 1.20 BBC World – BBC World News. 1.30 Talking Movies. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.15 Sport Today. 2.30 Fast Track. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Dateline London. 4.00 BBC World News. 4.10 Perfume. 5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 Mishal Husain Meets.

6.00 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 6.25 Jake & The Neverland Pirates. (G, T) 6.45 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends. (G, T) 7.10 Shaun The Sheep. (Final, G, R, T) 7.15 Fish Hooks. (G, R, T) 7.40 Phineas And Ferb. (G, T) 8.10 Green Lantern: The Animated Series. (G, T) 8.35 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (G, R, T) 9.05 A.N.T. Farm. (G, T) 9.30 Just The Job. (G, R, T) 10.00 I AM TV. (PGR) 11.00 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. (PGR) 12.00 Dating In The Dark Australia. (PGR, R, T) 1.05 True Beauty. (PGR) 2.05 Hell’s Kitchen. (PGR, R, T) 3.05 Huge. (G, R) 4.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, T) 4.30 State Of Georgia. (G, T) 5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 According To Jim. (G, R, T) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, T) 6.30 Wipeout. (G, T) 7.30 The Voice. (G, T) 8.30 FILM: Armored. (2009, AO, T) Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne. 10.20 FILM: Tears Of The . (2003, AO, R, T) 12.45 FILM: Face/Off. (1997, AO, R, T) 3.25 Live At The Apollo. (AO, R, T) 4.15 Even My Pet’s a Porker. (Final, G, R, T) 4.40 I AM TV. (PGR, R) 5.30 It Is Written.

6.00 Charles Stanley. 6.30 Rheem Outdoors With Geoff. (G, R) 7.00 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G, R) 7.30 The Little Couple. (G, R) 8.00 The Little Couple. (G, R) 8.30 Infomercials. (G) 9.30 The Nation. 10.25 Media3. 11.00 The Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGR, R) 12.00 The X Factor USA. (R) 2.00 The X Factor USA. (G, R) 3.00 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. (PGR, R) 4.00 The Office. (G) 4.30 The Real Hustle NZ. (G, R, T) 5.00 Outdoors With Geoff. (G, R) 5.30 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’. (G) 6.00 3 News. 7.00 On The Grill. (PGR, T) 7.30 Weird Or What? (PGR, R, T) 8.30 CSI: New york. (AO, T) Mac searches for a deadly sniper who is firing from city rooftops and learns the killer may be connected to an abduction case that he worked 15 years ago. 9.30 CSI: Miami. (AO, T) A family of three vanish from their suburban home without a trace and no ransom demands are made. 10.25 Homeland. (AO, R, T) 11.30 FILM: Notorious. (2009, AO, R, T) 2.10 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong. (G) 5.30 Charles Stanley.

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 11.30 Harry’s Practice. (G, R) 12.00 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus. (G, R) 2.30 Human Planet. (G, R) 3.30 MasterChef USA. (G, R) 4.30 Harvest. (G) 5.00 Fishing NZ. (G) 5.30 Prime News. 6.00 Getaway. (G) 6.30 The Enforcers. (G, R) 7.00 Nigella Christmas Kitchen. (G, R) This series reveals how Nigella enjoys the run up to Christmas as she prepares party food including Christmas Larder, Puddini truffles and of course, the Christmas lunch! 7.30 Antiques Roadshow. (G) The team head to Yorkshire where a packed house awaits at Saltaire’s Victoria Hall. 8.40 Weekend Murders: Silent Witness. (AO) A crazed shooter goes on a rampage at the university campus where the Lyell Centre is and Nikki and Harry find themselves trapped in the building. 10.50 Running Wilde. (PGR, R) 11.20 World’s Strictest Parents UK. (PGR, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (G)

6.00 6.30 7.00 9.00 9.30 12.00

SUNDAy 6.00 6.45 7.10 7.35 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00 11.30 12.00

60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) A Taste Of Home. (Final, G, R, T) day. (Final, R, T) Tagata Pasifika. (R) Praise Be. (G) Attitude. (G, T) Q+A. (Final) Marae Investigates. Waka Huia. (G, T) Neighbourhood. (PGR, T) What Lies Beneath. (G, R, T) Weird Creatures With Nick Baker. (G, R, T) 1.00 Location Location Location. (G, T) 1.30 SCU: Serious Crash Unit. (PGR, T) 2.00 Hotel Inspector. (PGR, R, T) 3.00 Undercover Boss USA. (G, R, T) 4.00 Homegrown. (G, R, T) 4.30 Coasters. (G, R, T) 5.00 Our World: Expedition Tiger. (G, R, T) 6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 The Zoo. (Return, G, T) 7.30 New Zealand’s Got Talent. (G, T) 9.30 Offspring. (Final, AO, T) Nina confronts Patrick about her suspected pregnancy, and is surprised by his reaction. Will it be ‘happily ever after’ for Nina and Patrick? 10.30 Packed To The Rafters. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 City Homicide. (AO, T) 12.30 Call 911. (PGR) 1.00 BBC – BBC World News. 1.30 China Super Rich. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.15 Sport Today. 2.30 Click. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Horizons. 4.00 BBC World News. 4.10 Round Table on Why Poverty? 5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 The Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

MONDAy

6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Good Morning. 12.00 ONE News. (T) 12.30 Emmerdale. (PGR, T) 1.30 Coach Trip. (PGR, T) 2.00 Four Weddings USA. (PGR, R) 3.00 60 Minute Makeover. (G) 4.00 Te Karere. (T) 4.30 ONE News. 4.55 Come Dine With Me. (G, R) 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat. (T) 11.55 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (AO, R, T) 12.55 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.20 BBC World – GMT With George Alagiah. 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain. 3.30 World Business Report. 3.45 Sport Today. 4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 HARDtalk. 5.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing. 5.05 The Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 5.35 Te Karere. (R, T)

SUNDAy

6.00 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 6.25 Jungle Junction. (G, T) 6.50 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (G, R, T) 7.10 Chowder. (G, R, T) 7.35 Spongebob Squarepants. (Final, G, R, T) 8.00 What Now? 10.00 Shortland Street Omnibus. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 FILM: Beetlejuice. (1988, PGR, R, T) 1.50 Mad. (PGR, R, T) 2.00 The Secret Circle. (PGR, T) 3.00 New Zealand’s Got Talent. (G, R, T) 4.00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. (G, R, T) 4.30 Just The Job. (G, T) 5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 Hart Of Dixie. (G, T) 6.30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter. (G, T) 7.00 FILM: The Incredibles. (2004, PGR, R, T) 9.15 FILM: MacGruber. (2010, AO) Will Forte, Val Kilmer, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillipe. Ex-special operative MacGruber is called back into action to take down his archenemy, who is bent on destroying Washington, DC. 11.10 FILM: Funny Games. (2007, AO, R) 1.20 FILM: The Messengers. (2007, AO, R) 3.00 Infomercial. 3.30 20/20. (R, T) 4.15 It Is Written. (R) 4.45 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.30 Infomercial.

MONDAy

6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Stitch! (G, R, T) 7.25 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (G, R, T) 7.50 Transformers Prime. (G, R, T) 8.15 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 8.40 The Magic Roundabout. (G, R, T) 9.05 Fireman Sam. (G, T) 9.15 Chuggington. (G, R, T) 9.25 Mr Men. (G, R, T) 9.30 Infomercial. 11.00 Korero Mai – Speak To Me. 11.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 12.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 12.30 Hope And Faith. (G, R, T) 1.00 My Kitchen Rules. (G, R, T) 2.00 Jeremy Kyle USA. (PGR) 3.00 Mr Men. (G, R) 3.05 Pocoyo. (G, R, T) 3.10 Franklin. (G, R, T) 3.30 Spongebob Squarepants. (G, R, T) 4.00 Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide. (G, R, T) 4.30 Life With Boys. (G, T) 5.00 Horace In Slow Motion. (G, R) 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 My Wife And Kids. (G, R, T) 12.00 Regular Show. (Final, PGR, T) 12.30 Drop Dead Diva. (PGR, R, T) 1.30 Infomercial. 2.30 Trading Houses. (Final, G, R, T) 3.25 Police Women Of Maricopa County. (AO, R) 4.15 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.05 Erin Simpson. (G, R) 5.30 Infomercial.

SUNDAy 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.00 12.00

Bayless Conley. (G) Brian Houston @ Hillsong. (G) Charles Stanley. (G) The Nation. three60. Think Tank. Home And Away Omnibus. (T) Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 12.30 Motorsport. V8 SuperTourers. Round 7. From Ruapuna Park. 5.00 Million Dollar Catch. (PGR, R) 5.30 ITM Fishing Show. (G) 6.00 3 News. 7.00 Wild Life At The Zoo. (PGR, T) 7.30 60 Minutes. 8.30 FILM: About A Boy. (2002, AO, R, T) Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Weisz. An immature man befriends a 12-year-old boy who teaches him to act like an adult. 10.40 Smash. (PGR, T) 11.40 Media3. 12.15 The Good Wife. (AO, R, T) 1.10 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV. (G)

MONDAy 6.00 8.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.00 2.00 3.00

3 News: Firstline. Infomercials. (G) Top Chef. (PGR, R) Entertainment Tonight. (G, R) 3 News. Home And Away. (G, R) Dr Phil. (PGR, R) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR, R) Tabatha’s Salon Takeover. (PGR, R, T) 4.00 Rachael Ray. (G, R) 5.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 5.30 Home And Away. (G, T) 11.20 Sports Tonight. 11.35 Medium. (AO, T) 12.35 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 City Impact Church.

SUNDAy 6.00 10.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30

Religious Programming. (G) Sportbox. (G) Great Outdoors. (G, R) Top Gear USA. (PGR, R) Psych. (PGR, R) Rugby. (G) All Blacks’ European Tour. Wales v All Blacks. From Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. 5.30 Prime News. 6.00 Ty’s Great British Adventure. (G, R) 6.30 Genius. (G, R) 7.00 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes. (G) Rick and Chalky are in the Yorkshire Dales. At Leyburn market, they check out the local dairy produce and Rick prepares a Yorkshire Curd Tart, a local variety of cheesecake. 7.35 Top Gear Top 40. (PGR) Find out whether Bugatti’s Veyron is faster than McLaren’s F1 hypercar. 8.35 America’s Got Talent. (G) Those lucky few who the judges think deserve another shot return to compete in the wild card round. 10.30 Leverage. (AO) 11.30 Strike Back. (AO, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (G)

MONDAy 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 12.00 1.00 1.30 2.00 3.05

Home Shopping. (G) The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G, R) Home Shopping. (G) Great Outdoors. (G, R) The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) Hot Property. (G, R) Getaway. (G, R) Legend Of The Seeker. (PGR, R) *Baneling The quest for the Stone of Tears brings Richard, Kahlan, Zedd and Cara to a D’Haran prison where the dead return from the underworld to prey on the living as the Seeker races to stop the killing. 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. 11.35 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 12.30 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)

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 Defiance TV1 10.35pm Daniel Craig is left both shaken and stirred in this tense World War II drama. Based on a true story, the James Bond star lines up alongside Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell as three Jewish brothers who flee the invading Nazis and form a secret resistance in the Belorussian forest. Director Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond) handles the action just fine, but is a little shaky with the drama.

FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.30 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.55 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.25 Twisted Whiskers. (G, R) 8.35 Twisted Whiskers. (G, R) 8.45 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.10 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.35 Power Rangers: Samurai. (G, R) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) 6.30 FILM: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit. (2005, PGR) 8.20 The Real Housewives Of Orange County. (PGR) Peggy orchestrates a surprise trip to Las Vegas with her husband. 9.20 Face Off. (PGR) The contestants go to an abandoned hospital in Los Angeles, where they are each challenged to create unique horror villains based on a phobia. Tom Savini serves as a guest judge. 10.20 Sons Of Tucson. (PGR) 10.50 Excused. (AO) 11.20 Excused. (AO) 11.50 Infomercials. (G) SUNDAy 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.25 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.50 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.15 Rugrats. (G, R) 8.40 The Mighty B! (G, R) 9.05 The Mighty B! (G, R) 9.30 The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. (G, R) 9.55 Sticky TV Omnibus. (G) 12.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.30 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) 6.30 Survivor: Philippines. (G) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PGR) 8.00 Family Guy. (PGR) 8.30 Futurama. (G) A sausage-making accident claims Fry as a victim during the crew’s visit to Oktoberfest. 9.00 American Dad. (PGR, R) Stan wants to be a best man, so he plays matchmaker for Principal Lewis and the school superintendent. 9.30 South Park. (AO, R) The boys meet Britney Spears while she’s on a search for seclusion in the Colorado mountains. 10.00 The Ricky Gervais Show. (AO, R) This week’s topics include Karl’s theory on a reverse-aging process, charitable gifts for families in need, the merits of space travel, a choice of superpowers, and personal mottoes. 10.30 I Just Want My Pants Back. (AO, R) 11.00 Entertainment Tonight Weekend. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G) 12.10 Infomercials. (G, R) MONDAy 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.30 Monsuno. (G, R) 7.55 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.20 Go Diego Go. (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) 9.50 Action Central. (G, R) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 2411

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Television

The Box 6.00 6.25 6.50 7.15 7.40 8.05 8.55 9.20 10.10 1.05 1.55 2.45 3.35 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.30 9.30

The Simpsons. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) MacGyver. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) Burn Notice. (M) RAW. (M) The A-Team. (PG) The A-Team. (PG) The A-Team. (PG) The A-Team. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) The Simpsons. (PG) Chuck. (M) MacGyver. (PG) Spartacus: Blood and Sand. (18) 10.30 TNA Impact. (M) 12.30 The A-Team. (PG) 1.20 The A-Team. (PG) 2.10 The A-Team. (PG) 3.00 Spartacus: Blood and Sand. (18) 3.55 Girls Gone Wild. (18) 4.25 SoHo On Set. (M) 4.45 The A-Team. (PG) 5.35 The Simpsons. (PG)

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6.00 The A-Team. (PG) 6.50 The A-Team. (PG) 7.40 The A-Team. (PG) 8.30 The A-Team. (PG) 9.20 TNA Impact. (M) 11.10 The Simpsons. (PG) 11.35 The Simpsons. (PG) 12.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 12.25 The Simpsons. (PG) 12.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 1.15 Chuck. (M) 2.05 MacGyver. (PG) 2.55 RAW. (M) 5.45 WWE NXT. (M) 6.45 Smackdown! (M) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 9.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 10.30 Life. (M) 11.30 WWE NXT. (M) 12.30 SmackDown! (M) 2.10 Criminal Minds. (M) 3.05 Criminal Minds. (M) 4.00 Life. (M) 4.50 SoHo On Set. (M) 5.10 Chuck. (M)

MoNdAy

6.00 NyPd Blue. (M) 6.50 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 7.15 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Monk. (PG) 9.25 Law & order. (M) 10.20 WWE NXT. (M) 11.10 Smackdown! (M) 12.55 NyPd Blue. (M) 1.45 Monk. (PG) 2.45 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 3.10 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 3.35 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 4.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 4.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 5.00 Law & order. (M) 11.30 NyPd Blue. (M) 12.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 1.00 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 1.25 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 1.50 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.15 Monk. (PG) 3.05 CSI: Miami. (M) 3.55 CSI: New York. (M) 4.45 CSI: New York. (M) 5.35 The Simpsons. (PG)

Sky Movies 1 Movie Greats 7.45 Too Late To Say Goodbye. (2009, M) 9.15 The Rite. (2011, M) 11.10 Limitless. (2011, M) 12.55 Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. (2011, M) 3.35 The Art of Getting By. (2011, M) Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts. 5.00 How do you Know. (2010, M) Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson. 7.00 Apollo 18. (2011, 16) Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen. 8.30 Love And other drugs. (2010, 16) Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway. A womanising Viagra salesman with no sense of direction or responsibility falls in love with a freespirited woman. 10.25 Underworld Awakening. (2012, 16) Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy. 11.55 To The Mat. (2011, PG) Ricky Schroder. 1.25 Secrets In The Walls. (2010, PG) 2.55 Apollo 18. (2011, 16) 4.20 Love And other drugs. (2010, 16)

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6.10 Making of We Bought A Zoo. (2011, PG) 6.25 The Art of Getting By. (2011, M) 7.50 Secrets In The Walls. (2010, PG) 9.20 To The Mat. (2011, PG) 10.50 How do you Know. (2010, M) 12.50 Underworld Awakening. (2012, 16) 2.20 Biography: Mickey Rourke. (2009, PG) 3.15 Father of Invention. (2010, PG) Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle. 4.50 The Eagle. (2011, M) Channing Tatum, Donald Sutherland. 6.45 The Switch. (2010, M) Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman. 8.30 War Horse. (2011, M) Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson. A young man enlists to serve in World War I when his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry, with hope that he and his horse will be reunited. 11.00 Kaw. (2007, 16) Sean Patrick Flanery, Stephen McHattie.

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6.30 The Eagle. (2011, M) Channing Tatum, Donald Sutherland. 8.25 dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde. (2008, M) Dougray Scott, Krista Bridges. 9.55 Making of We Bought A Zoo. (2011, PG). 10.10 Father of Invention. (2010, PG) Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle. 11.45 War Horse. (2011, M) Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson. 2.10 The Switch. (2010, M) Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman. 3.55 Another Earth. (2011, M) Brit Marling, William Mapother. 5.30 Paranormal Activity 3. (2011, M) Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown.

6.00 Booga Booga Land 6.30 Kingsley’s Meadow 7.00 Lads TV 7.30 Paul the Little Missionary 8.00 Veggie Tales 9.00 Revolution TV 9.30 ThedRIVEtv 10.00 Uprising 10.30 MXTV 11.00 one to one Show 11.30 Roots and Reflections 12.00 Verdict of Science 12.30 UCB Meets 1.30 Building a difference 2.00 Beyond Adventure 2.30 Joni and Friends 3.00 Abundante 3.30 The Men’s Series 4.00 Roots and Reflections 4.30 The Men’s Series 5.00 The Verdict of Science 5.30 Give Me An Answer 6.00 H2o 6.30 Building a difference 7.00

6.40 Transporter 2. (2005, M) 8.10 Barbershop 2: Back In Business. (2004, M) 9.55 Edge of darkness. (2010, 16) 11.50 The Blues Brothers. (1980, 16) 2.00 Robots. (2002, G) 3.30 The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King. (2003, M) Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler. The trilogy concludes as the fellowship prepares for the final battle for Middle Earth and Frodo approaches Mt Doom. Starring. 6.50 Bridget Jones’ diary. (2001, M) Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant. 8.30 Fantastic Four. (2005, PG) Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba. Four astronauts gain superpowers when they suffer cosmic radiation exposure on a mission, and must use them to defeat an evil doctor. Starring. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba. 2005. 10.20 The Hills Have Eyes. (2006, 18) Aaron Stanford, Emilie de Ravin. 12.05 Making of War Horse. (2011, M) 12.20 The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King. (2003, M) 3.35 Bridget Jones’ diary. (2001, M) 5.10 Fantastic Four. (2005, PG)

SUNdAy

6.55 Robots. (2002, G) 8.25 Bridget Jones’ diary. (2001, M) 10.05 The Hills Have Eyes. (2006, 18) 11.50 Fantastic Four. (2005, PG) 1.35 Kingdom of Heaven. (2003, 16) 4.00 In Her Shoes. (2005, M) Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette. Two very different sisters are forced to work out their differences as they reconcile with their long estranged grandmother. 6.10 The Island. (2005, M) Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson. 8.30 Click. (2006, M) Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale. A workaholic architect is given a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Starring. Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale. 2006. 10.20 deja Vu. (2006, M) Denzel Washington.

MoNdAy

6.40 The Island. (2005, M) Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson. 9.00 deja Vu. (2006, M) Denzel Washington. 11.05 In Her Shoes. (2005, M) Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette. 1.15 Click. (2006, M) Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale. 3.05 dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (2000, PG) Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen. 4.50 Fever Pitch. (2004, M) Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon.

Sky Sport 1 6.50 Golf. NZ Open. Round Two. 7.50 Total Rugby. 8.20 Rugby Union. Maori All Blacks European Tour. Maori All Blacks v Canada. 9.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. DP World Tour Champs Round Two. Highlights. 10.00 NBL. Perth v NZ Breakers. Highlights. 10.30 Crowd Goes Wild. 11.00 Tennis. Davis Cup. Final. Spain v Czech Rep. Highlights. 12.00 EPL Preview. 12.30 Tribute To A Legend. 1.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. DP World Tour Champs Rnd Two. Highlights. 2.00 Golf. NZ Open. Rnd 2. 3.00 Golf. NZ Open. Round Three. Clearwater Golf Club, Christchurch. Live. 6.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. DP World Tour Champs Round Two. Highlights. 7.00 Premier League Preview. 7.30 Soccer. A-League. Melbourne Heart v Newcastle Jets. Live. 9.45 Soccer. A-League. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory. Live. 11.45 Soccer. A-League. Perth v Wellington. Live. 1.55 Motorsport. FIA Formula One Championship. Brazil Practice Session 3. Live. 3.05 World Title Fight. 5.05 Tribute To A Legend. 5.45 Rugby. End Of Year Tour. Wales v All Blacks. Build Up. Live.

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6.05 Rugby. End Of Year Tour. Wales v All Blacks. Live. 9.00 Rugby. Sevens. Southern Regional. Highlights. 10.30 Rugby Union. Maori All Backs European Tour. Canada v Maori All Blacks. Replay. 12.30 Rugby. End Of Year Tour. Wales v All Blacks. Replay. 2.30 Rugby. Sevens. Southern Regional. Highlights. 4.00 Tribute To A Legend. 4.30 SKy Sport What’s on. 5.15 Cricket. NZ Tour Of Sri Lanka. Second Test Day One Live. 7.35 The ITM Fishing Show. 8.05 Cricket. NZ Tour Of Sri Lanka. Second Test Day One Live. 1.00 The Cricket Show. 1.30 SKy Sport What’s on. 2.00 Soccer. A-League. Perth v Wellington. Replay. 4.00 UFC Wired. 4.55 Motorsport. FIA Formula One C’ship. Brazilian GP. Live.

MoNdAy

7.30 Cricket. Australia v South Africa. Second Test Day 4. 8.00 Cricket. NZ Tour Of Sri Lanka. Second Test Day One. 8.30 Golf. NZ Open. Round Four. Highlights. 9.30 Golf. European PGA Tour. DP World Tour Champs Round Four. Highlights. 10.30 Rugby. End Of Year Tour. Wales v All Blacks. Replay. 12.30 Lawn Bowls. New Zealand Open. Women’s Pairs 2.00 Golf. NZ Open. Round Four. Highlights. 3.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. DP World Tour Champs Round Four. Highlights. 4.00 The Cricket Show. 4.50 Cricket. NZ Tour Of Sri Lanka. Second Test Day One. Highlights. 5.20 Cricket. NZ Tour Of Sri Lanka. Second Test Day Two Morning Session. Live. 1.00 The ITM Fishing Show. 1.30 SKY Sport What’s On. 2.00 Golf. NZ Open. Round Four. Highlights. 3.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. DP World Tour Champs Round Four. Highlights. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Melbourne v Wollongong. Replay.

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Joni and Friends 7.30 Movie: Love’s Long Journey 9.00 Beyond Adventure 9.30 Nzone Focus 10.00 UCB Meets 11.00 Give Me An Answer 11.30 Joni and Friends 12.00 Nzone Focus 12.30 The Men’s Series 1.00 Roots and Reflections 1.30 Beyond Adventure 2.00 UCB Meets 3.00 Movie: Love’s Long Journey 4.30 The Men’s Series 5.00 Give Me An Answer 5.30 Running With Fire SUNdAy 6.00 Living Truth 7.00 TQ 7.30 The Lads TV 8.00 Paul the Little Missionary 8.30 Connection Point 9.00 In Touch 10.00 Life Questions 10.30 Word For you

Sky Sport 2 6.00 Cricket. HRV Cup. Northern Knights v Central Stags. Replay. 9.30 The Cricket Show. 10.00 Premier League Preview. 10.30 Rugby. Sevens. Southern Regional. Live. 7.55 ITM Fishing Show. 8.30 Lawn Bowls. New Zealand Open. Women’s Singles 10.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. DP World Tour Champs Round Three. Live. 2.00 UFC Wired. 2.55 Soccer. A-League. Perth v Wellington. Replay. 4.55 Motorsport. FIA Formula One Championship. Brazil Qualifying. Live.

SUNdAy

6.15 IAAF Champion of The World. 2003 Paris. 7.30 Cricket. Australia v South Africa. Second Test Day Three. Highlights. 8.00 Snooker. Premier League. Semi-finals. Live. 11.30 Rugby Zone. 12.00 Basketball. 1.00 IAAF Champion of The World. 2003 Paris. 2.00 Golf. NZ Open. Round Three. Clearwater Golf Club, Christchurch. Highlights. 3.00 Golf. NZ Open. Round Four. Clearwater Golf Club, Christchurch. Live. 6.00 IAAF Champion of The World. 2003 Paris. 7.00 Lawn Bowls. New Zealand Open. Men’s Singles 8.30 Pacquiao Marquez 24/7. 9.00 Golf. NZ Open. Round Four. Clearwater Golf Club, Christchurch. Highlights. 10.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. DP World Tour Champs Round Four. Live. 2.23 Soccer. English Premier League. Swansea City v Liverpool. Live. 4.45 Soccer. English Premier League. Chelsea v Manchester City. Live.

MoNdAy

6.53 Soccer. English Premier League. Tottenham Hotspurs v West Ham United. Delayed. 9.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Southampton v Newcastle United. Delayed. 11.00 The Cricket Show. 11.30 Basketball. NBL. Perth Wildcats v NZ Breakers. Highlights. 12.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Chelsea v Manchester City. Replay. 2.30 Rugby. End Of Year Tour. Wales v All Blacks. From Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Replay. 4.30 Basketball. NBL. Perth Wildcats v NZ Breakers. Highlights. 5.30 Golf. European PGA Tour. DP World Tour Champs Round Four. Highlights. 1.00 Snooker. Premier League. Final. Replay. 4.00 Pacquiao Marquez 24/7. 4.30 Motorsport. FIA Formula One Championship. Brazilian Grand Prix. Highlights.

Discovery 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Endurance. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) X-Ray: yellowstone. (PG) Superhuman Showdown. (PG) you Have Been Warned. (PG) River Monsters. (PG) Meteorite Men. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) Abalone Wars. (PG) deadliest Catch. (PG) deadly Seas. (PG) The Bubble Man. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Sons of Guns. (M) Superhuman Showdown. (PG) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Call 911. (PG) destroyed In Seconds. (PG) Man Vs. Wild. (PG) Man Vs. Wild. (PG) Man Vs. Wild. (PG) Man Vs. Wild. (PG) Man Vs. Wild. (PG)

SUNdAy 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.30 2.30 4.30 7.30

8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Nature’s Keepers. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) deadly Seas. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) X-Ray: yellowstone. (PG) The Bubble Man. (PG) Tuna Wranglers. (PG) Abalone Wars. (PG) New Kinsey Report Findings. (M) deadliest Catch. (PG) Abalone Wars. (PG) you Have Been Warned. (PG) Nightmare Next door. (M) I (Almost) Got Away With It. (M) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Meteorite Men. (PG) Secrets of The FBI. (PG) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) dirty Jobs. (PG)

MoNdAy 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30 2.30 3.30

4.30 5.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Swamp Loggers. (PG) Man Vs. Wild. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) Nightmare Next door. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) on The Case With Paula Zahn. (M) Stalked: Someone’s Watching. (M) Who The (Bleep) did I Marry? (M) disappeared. (M) Secrets of The FBI. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Only The Strong Survive. As most of the mills close their doors, Bobby moves his crew out of the swamp to harvest pine wood to make ends meet. Is this the answer to his problems? Man Vs. Wild. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) Scorned: Love Kills. (M) on The Case With Paula Zahn. (M) Swamp Loggers. (PG) River Monsters. (PG) you Have Been Warned. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) dirty Jobs. (PG)

11.00 Songs of Praise 11.35 Quick Study 12.00 The Bible Series: Jacob 1.30 Feature 2.30 Precious Memories 3.00 Hour of Power 4.00 In Touch 5.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 6.00 Running With Fire 6.30 H2o 7.00 Nzone Focus 7.30 Songs of Praise 8.05 Precious Memories 8.30 Turning Point 9.30 Bible Series 11.00 Feature: Embraceable 12.00 Hour of Power 1.00 Nzone Focus 1.30 Songs of Praise 2.05 Precious Memories 2.30 Turning Point 3.30 H2o 4.00 Connection Point 4.30 Feature 5.30 Quick Study

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PEST CONTROL • Fly Control • Fleas / Ants • Silverfish • Whitetails • Borer

DUTY DOCTORS

• Rodents • Spider Proofing • Moss / Lichen • Silos / Dairy Sheds

Smithfield Rd, Ashburton

Smithy's Watch &Clock Repairs Why send your precious items away when they can be repaired locally by a fully qualified watchmaker. Collected and delivered back to your home within the Ashburton town boundary.

Phone Smithy’s for a free quote now on 307 8574

P 307 7055 F 308 8116

Painting & Plastering

Working to keep the price right

Chris Boniface Painting & Plastering

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday 10am-1 pm; Sunday 1pm – 4 pm

weekend there are drop in clinics from 11am - 12noon and 5pm - 6pm Saturday and Sunday.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

COMMUNITY POOL WEEKEND HOURS Hours: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES — Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm PHARMACIES Mon - Fri 4.30pm Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open Rakaia: from 9.30am until 12 noon on Saturday and from 10am until 12 noon ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS — Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Sunday and from 6pm until 7pm both evenings. Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service. Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners referral note.

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL GENERAL WARDS — (Medical and Surgical): DAILY, 2pm until 4pm & 6pm until 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. CHALMERS WARD (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) — OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD — DAILY, 10am - 8pm. Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from 7am - 10pm. TUARANGI HOME (Cameron Street) — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. ASHBURTON REST HOMES: COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

helpline services ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

BUS DEPARTURES Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES — Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

INFORMATION CENTRES

ASHBURTON — Saturday 10am until 2pm. Sunday CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050. METHVEN — Saturday and Sunday 10am until 3pm. Phone 3028955 or methven@i-site.org

animal services

DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL - 24 hour service,

Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

LIFELINE - Toll-Free Number: 0800 353 353

Place your classified advert via your sales rep.

Specialise in old villas, older properties and weatherboard

EMMA JAILLET-GODIN

Phone Today 022 681 2499 After Hours 03 308 9617

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB EML

03 307 7936 021 662 884 emma.j@theguardian.co.nz

We’ve built a reputation

Professionally Made Roman Blinds

of being solid and reliable, just like the buildings we construct.

Phone Kay 027-349-0411 for your free quote or visit my website www. TheNZRomanBlindCo.com Reasonable prices guaranteed.

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www. CARE VETS - Ph 308 2327, 246 Tancred Street. The duty vet for this alcoholics-anonymous.org.nz for more information. If you want to drink weekend is: Gabrielle Thompson. Saturday morning clinic: 10am - 2pm. that’s your business, if you want to stop that’s ours. CANTERBURY VETS - Phone 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Road, Methven. The duty vet is: Steve Williams. Ashburton Saturday Crisis Team. morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon. VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 307 5195, cnr East Street and SAFE CARE - ~ 24 hour rape and sexual assault crisis Smithfield Road. The duty vets are: Large: (Sat) Kat Lambarth (Sun) support. Phone 03 364 8791 Kasia Chapman Labecka. Small: Ciprian Verdes. Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon. VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP ~ 24 hour number Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - direct dials to a volunteer. VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive. The duty vets for emergencies are: Large: Carl Finnigan. Small: refer to CARE Ashburton office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm - outside of VETS. Full emergency service all weekend. Saturday morning clinic: these hours leave a message on answer-phone. ALCOHOL DRUG HELPLINE - Call us free on (0800 787 9am - 12 noon. 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

The NZ Roman Blind Company ROMAN BLINDS and drapes made to order using you fabric or I can help you choose fabrics, I have many years experience in the soft furnishings Industry.

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

phone Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700. If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please MID CANTERBURY SPCA phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Inspector John Keeley, 308 4432 or 0274 342 646 Holidays.

• Husqvarna • Gardena • McCulloch • Flymo • Honda • Briggs & Stratton • Victa • Lawn Master • Robin / Mikasa

• Exterior • Small Fences • Planter Boxes

Phone 308 1133. Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm.

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card. Allenton Medical Centre, Harrison Street, will be the duty practice for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm both days. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9139. Emergency phone until 8am Monday 0800 700 155.

EMERGENCY DENTIST

Full workshop to service any brands of small motors

• Painting • Plastering • Interior

ART GALLERY

Baring Square East, Ashburton. Phone 308 3167 Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 4pm METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA - For Saturday and Sunday weekend Open doctor and emergency details please phone Methven 302 8105. Closed Statutory Holidays only. Emergency phone 0800 700 155. For medical attention during the Groups by arrangement - phone 308 3167

Grant Smith 0800 BUG OFF

5 Range Street, Riverside Industrial Park, Ashburton

community services

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

The destination for jobs - Over 30 jobs every week The meeting place for Ashburton District employers and employees To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Metal Fabricator / Welder

Please apply in writing including a copy of your CV and/or work history to:

Smith Attachments PO Box 292 Ashburton 7740 Applications close Wednesday 5th December

Permanent Part-Time

Office Position

We are seeking to employ a person for office duties for our busy transport office. The hours are approximately 30 hours per week. We are looking for a person who: - has experience and ability in working with figures - is a team player - shows initiative and can work unsupervised - and has excellent computer skills. Please apply either to: 027 2975 006 - by phone or in writing to: Office Position, Evans Transport Ltd, PO Box 571, Ashburton 7740

To apply, phone Tony on 021 892 763 Wastebuster Trust.

Ashburton College ‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

science technician This is a part-time, permanent position, of 12.5 hours/week, 40 weeks/year, College term-time. It is preferred that the hours are worked in the morning over five days/week. The Science Technician supports teaching delivery in the Science Faculty.

Employment is under the Conditions of the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement, Administrative Scale, Grade C. Enquiries/applications to: Sheena Tyrrell Management Administrator Ashburton College, P O Box 204, Ashburton 7740 Email: sheena.tyrrell@ashcoll.school.nz

Applications close 5:00pm, Monday 03 December 2012.

The above cleaning company require a honest, mature, reliable person to join our night team. The job is approximately 11 hours a week over four nights. Starting at 5.30pm

Any enquiries, please phone 308 1056

Guardian Classifieds phone 307 7900

We are seeking the services of a versatile person to assist provide general maintenance at Rosebank.

Please contact Sue Prowse, Manager 0 303 80111 or email sue@rosebankhosp.co.nz

Building Supplies Customer Service

Licensed Buyer Dealer

(Off McNally Street)

Phone 308-8959 or 027-228-1467 anytime

211 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton (03) 307 61 30 www.calderstewart.co.nz

Birthday Greetings

Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

For all your cake decorating requirements.

Mitre 10 MEGA have a vacancy to join the busy team in building supplies. This position is for 20 hours per week and will include rostered weekends. The position would suit a retired person or a Polytech student with an interest in building or D.I.Y. If you think this is of interest to you, please send your covering letter and c.v. to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to: Human Resources, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton 7740.

Bakery/Grocery Assistant Permanent, Part Time

A vacancy has arisen for a reliable, mature thinking person to help in our busy Supermarket. The ideal person would enjoy working in a team environment and enjoy customer relations. The role calls for an individual with a positive attitude, good personal presentation, with a strong work ethic. Full training will be given to the successful applicant. Beginning with ten hours a week this position will increase to approximately twenty hours in the new year. Your days and hours of work will be discussed at the interview. Some weekend work and flexibility to cover staff for holidays etc will be required.

Southberry

Ashburton Ltd

10A McGregor Lane, Riverside Estate

Rosebank is a 100 bed residential care facility located in Ashburton.

Previous experience is an asset but not essential. Training will be provided.

Phone: 308 4193, ext 812

Seasonal workers required from early December till approx end of January. • Berry fruit pickers • Packing shed staff • Field supervisor - needs to be orginised, have good time management skills and be a people person. Phone 308 1338 for more details

If you enjoy contact with older people and wish to work with a supportive team then you may be the person we are seeking.

Maintenance Person

20 hrs week

Casual Position We require a well presented and conscientious person to assist in your busy recycling facility during busy times and to cover staff holidays ect. Forklift and HT license an advantage but not necessary.

This is a part time position on a job share basis.

it’s what we know and it’s BUYERS OF ALL what we do METALS best. That’s why Copper, Brass, clients have Aluminium etc. Mid-Canterbury chosen us, Metal Recycling again and again.

$ CASH PAID $ $ $ $ FOR SCRAP $

TF-SCRAP

We are a small company priding ourselves in providing a quality product to our customers. We specialize in light engineering, CNC tube bending and sheet metal fabrication. We require a keen, motivated person with at least 3 years experience to assist in the manufacturing of our ATV Bullbars, Accessories & ATV Trailers for the New Zealand & Export Markets. This person will require a current Welding Ticket AS/NZS2980, experience as a CNC programmer, background in R&D, ability to fabricate & weld to a high standard, work as a team member and work unsupervised.

Building –

WANTED

Smith Attachments Ltd

If you enjoy basic baking, food preparation and working in a friendly environment then send your CV in the first instance to: Ashburton Community Pool has a position available for a

The Manager Hecs Four Square Supermarket 98 Harrison Street, Ashburton 7700

Recreation Squad Coach

Please ask for application forms at the counter.

Hours of work Mondays and Wednesdays 6pm – 8pm, Tues, Thurs and Fri 6pm – 7pm

Applications closing 30 November 2012

We require a swim coach to join our fantastic team of dedicated coaches!

Asphalt/Concrete Worker

Experience either working with children and adults in an aquatic environment would help, however full training will be given to the suitable applicant. A willingness to see children/adults progress and succeed and have good verbal communication skills would be an advantage. Please post or email your letter of application and CV to: Pool Manager Ashburton Community Pool PO Box 196 Ashburton or email: carl@ashburtoncommunitypool.co.nz

Place your classified advert via your sales rep. HAYLEY JOHNSON

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB EML

03 307 7963 021 309 973 hayley.j@theguardian.co.nz

We have a vacancy for a person with asphalt / concrete experience. Preferably with: • Class 2 licence • Some knowledge of preparation work • Some knowledge of concrete finishing • Able to hand rake asphalt and or roller experience • Motivated and fit CV to:

N&D Bradley Ltd 15 Oxford Street Ashburton 7700 or phone Darral 027 441 1326 or 308 1257

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

Amy Rose Pearson Happy 11th Birthday Amy. Have a great day. Lots of love from Mum, Dad, Mia, Ella, Ben and Odie. xxx Amy Rose Pearson Happy Birthday for Sunday. Enjoy the bike ride. Lots of love Grandma, Grandad, Helen and Charlotte. xx Grace Richan Happy 8th Birthday sweetheart! Lotsa love, hugs and kisses Mum, Dad, Ryan and Jake. xxx Shantelle Dawn Hosken Happy 4th Birthday dear sweet girl. Lots of love and more. From Mum, Dad, Seth and Lydia. Lydia Rose Hosken Happy 4th Birthday dear sweet girl. Lots of love and more. From Mum, Dad, Seth and Shantelle. Lydia and Shantelle Hosken Happy 4th Birthday to our twin granddaughters. God bless you always. Lots of love, Nannie, Pop and Gran. Summer Sophia Jackson Happy 4th Birthday. For November 21, 2012 Lots of love from Mummy and Daddy.

Happy Birthday

from

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

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

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Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring are Ashburton’s leading furnishing and design store. We specialise in all aspects of furnishing, flooring, drapes, blinds, beds and tiles. Due to a staff member leaving town, a furnishing sales position has become available. This position is full time and includes rostered weekend work Applicants must be confident and have a high standard of motivation and social skills. You need to be keen to learn and have an interest in the furnishing industry. The successful applicant will enjoy diversification of work and an enjoyable working environment with like-minded motivated people. Please apply in person or email with CV and references to: Chris Redmond Sales Manager Redmonds Furnishing & Flooring 174 Burnett Street furniture.redfurn@xtra.co.nz

Senior Tyre Fitter / 2IC

Contract Builders

Full time

No late night ofﬁce admin required!!!

Beaurepaires Ashburton is looking for a full time tyre fitter to join their team.

Easy no hassle building work. Range of homes to suit preference.

The position involves all areas of tyre fitting for cars and trucks, sales and repairs at the workshop and on-farm servicing. Some weekend work would be required.

Project Management and sub-contractor coordination by our experienced Project Management team allowing you to get on and build!! Continuity of work in locations throughout Canterbury. Join the friendly team at Mike Greer Homes Ltd.

The successful applicant should have the following attributes:

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Retail Sales Consultant Furnishing

For further information please contact Nancy on 03-354-0166 or nancy@mikegreerhomes.co.nz

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CUSTOMER SALES Do you need a new challenge?

Rural Canterbury Primary Health Organisation seeks an energetic and proactive individual to fill the role of Mental Health Brief Intervention Coordinator (BIC) in the Ashburton territorial local authority area.

BRIEF INTERVENTION COORDINATOR

Part–time (0.5 FTE) Maternity Leave Cover Based in Ashburton

Would you like a job with variety & the opportunity to use your mechanical knowledge? Do you have a practical, common sense approach? If so, then we have the job for you. We are looking for a Customer Salesperson to provide sales support to our nationwide customers, both over the phone and face to face, plus process and pack orders.

- Excellent communication and management skills - Mechanically minded and experience essential - Honest and reliable with good work ethics - Work well in a team environment - Current full drivers licence required If you are interested, please apply by email, including your CV, to the Manager at:

beaurepaires@ashburton.co.nz or post to Beaurepaires 393-405 West Street Ashburton 7700 Applications remain confidential and close on Friday 30th November 2012

Experienced Fertiliser Spreader Driver Required Full Time Position Due to an increased workload we now require a full-time, experienced fertiliser spreader driver to drive our new Scania. Remuneration will reflect the applicants experience but will be in the range of $65,000 – $75,000 per annum.

Contact: Robin on admin@jules.co.nz or 027 258 6540

CRANE OPERATOR Experienced Crane Operator required for full time position working for a local crane business.

Senior Qualified Accountant And/Or Intermediate Our practice is seeking applications from suitable persons for either the above roles within our BAS Division. Ideally with previous chartered accountancy experience. We have modern integrated systems including MYOB, Banklink, Acclipse and Xero.

Some paperwork skills essential.

Please contact Warren Galbraith 0274 192 554 ASHBURTON CRANE HIRE

SITUATIONS WANTED QUALIFIED carpenter. Relocating from Southland, looking for full time work in the Ashburton area. Phone Phillip on 027-348-9218.

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Rural Canterbury PHO has an enrolled patient population of 87,654 and provides support for primary care patient services at general practice level in Ashburton, Waimakariri and Banks Peninsula. Rural Canterbury PHO’s philosophy is to provide the maximum range of quality health services to its enrolled population.

PO Box 124, Ashburton 7740

Methven Arable Farm

For a copy of the position description and application form, please contact:

Judy McCully Phone 03 357 4970 or Email: judy_mccully@rcpho.org.nz Applications to be received no later than close of day, Monday 3 December 2012. Emailed applications accepted. All applications will be maintained in strict confidence.

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

Harvesting Position

Mid Canterbury Building Removals Ltd

A position is available for a person with tractor driving experience, starting early January 2013 through until May 2013.

Please phone Murray

We are seeking to employ an energetic, physically fit person to join our team. Qualifications required: • Current drivers licence • HT 2 licence • Class 2 pilot licence • At least two years in the building removal trade. Referees required, full-time, permanent position.

Please phone 308 3482

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

The destination for jobs - Over 30 jobs every week The meeting place for Ashburton District employers and employees To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

SPM MALVERN PROCESS WORKERS

Opportunities available for General Labourers, Knife Hands, Boning and Slaughter staff at South Pacific Meats – Malvern plant, which is based just south of Burnham. Over the last two years the plant has been upgraded from a local trade to a meat export plant processing beef, mutton, lamb, venison and bobby calves. Enterprise Recruitment is now assisting SPM to assess applications for immediate starts. These roles would be on contract direct to SPM We are looking for reliable, keen staff with a complementary work ethic prepared to join this dynamic industry. Experience in the meat industry would be an advantage but not necessary as full training will be given. Immediate preference is for experienced knife hands and boning staff Recruitment days will be run in Ashburton to meet with those interested in these roles. If you think you’ve got what it takes and are ready for a challenge then please contact us today to arrange an appointment. Contact Amanda at Enterprise Recruitment on 03 365 3112 or email your interest to Amanda.moore@enterprise.co.nz

Ashburton Hospital Opportunities Medical Secretary

Permanent, Full-time Vacancy 58899. Closing 04/12/12 Many experienced administrators will be thinking about a new role when 2013 rolls around. Will you be one of them? Get a jump on the rush and apply now! Accurate and efficient keyboard skills and sound knowledge of MS Office would be desirable. Previous experience with medical terminology and Dictaphone typing would be an advantage as well.

Note: Health and Safety is extremely important to SPM Malvern and as such it operates a drug free workplace, applicants will be required to undergo a pre employment drug test.

This is a full-time role and hours will be discussed.

Legal Executive/Secretary

Melrose Dairy Ltd

and

Assistant Herd Manager We are an owner operated dairy farm situated 25 km south of Ashburton. Our operation runs three 850 cow units plus support block. We are looking for a skilled, confident person to join our team. Position available 1st February 2013 Assistant Herd Manager- This position is involved in the daily management of one 850 cow unit. In particular the herds milking routine, animal health and pasture management.

Receptionist/Legal Support (2 roles)

Cooney Silva Evatt is a leading Ashburton law firm that has been established for more than 80 years. We are looking for strong applicants to fill two permanent full time vacancies in our busy team.

About us • People focused • Modern 60 bail rotary shed • Centre pivot irrigation • One bedroom self contained flat available For further information please contact:

Receptionist/Legal Support

The number Mid Canterbury is sold on!

Vacancy 58603. Closing 03/12/12

The toppriority for the Casual Telephonist is the ability to work at short notice covering all shifts for our 24/7 service. Applicants will have the confidence, ability and recent relevant experience to work effectively in demanding situations, which include emergency response, while maintaining a calm demeanour. Enquiries for either of these vacancies may be directed to Heather Ewing, Recruitment Specialist, phone (03) 364 0599, email heather.ewing@cdhb.govt.nz

Legal Executive/Senior Legal Secretary This role involves a variety of work including rural, commercial and property transactions along with a number of other matters. The successful applicant may be a qualified legal executive, or have extensive office experience, together with excellent administration skills. A high degree of initiative and the ability to work unsupervised is required.

Mark & Devon Slee 346 Maronan Ealing Road R.D.3 Ashburton ph (03)3037147 Fax (03)3037487 slee@xtra.co.nz

Casual Telephonist

To complete an application and download a position description, please visit our website: www.careers.cdhb.govt.nz

This role involves the provision of first class reception duties, along with quality legal and administrative support to our Staff Solicitor and one of our Directors. Because of the dual nature of the role, the ability to effectively prioritise is important. For both roles, we are looking for top performers with the right attitude. We offer market leading levels of remuneration and excellent training opportunities, including the chance to complete formal legal executive qualifications.

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

Please apply in writing to our Practice Manager, Jo Preston, by email (jlp.con@cselaw.co.nz). Applications close on 30 November 2012.

Place your classified advert via your sales rep. EMMA JAILLET-GODIN

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TEL MOB EML

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

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DAILY DIARY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24

5 HAKATERE DRIVE FOR TENDER OPEN HOME: SUNDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 1:30PM - 2:30PM

8.00am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Garage Sale, lots of stalls and bargains. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am-12.30pm. ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East. 10.00am - 12noon. ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, non members welcome. Upstairs old Polytech Building. 254 Cameron Street. 10.00am - 12.00pm. VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. Maronan Road, Tinwald. 10.00am - 3.00pm. WOMAN’S SELF DEFENCE. Bring towel, drink, lunch, snack. Suitable all ages. Trainer Kevin McMahon, suitable all ages etc. Allenton School hall. 110 Harrison Street. 10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

12.50pm (draw) WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Ricochet 1pm - 2pm, Association golf 2pm onwards. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain Philip Street. 1.30pm. MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. 14km road race. Register from 1pm. Fords Road, near the sale yards.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25 8.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 8.30am. HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass. Thomson Street, Tinwald. 9.30am. ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street. 9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship Service, 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 9.30am. ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Worship Service, Church lounge, Baring Square East. 10.00am. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. with Rev David Brown. Cnr Havelock and Park Streets. 10.00am. HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, Mass. Sealy Street. 10.00am. ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street. 10.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street. 10.30am. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building). 1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 1.00pm - 4.00pm. VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum open. Maronan Road, Tinwald. 2.00pm. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Drawn doubles, change partners. Waireka croquet club, the domain, Philip Street. 4.00pm. RAKAIA ST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Thanksgiving service, “Completion of earthquake repairs” shared tea to follow. 7.00pm. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building). 7.00pm. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre. Park Street.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 26

FOR TENDER

STUNNING SEA VIEWS Sit back in your lovely warm lounge and enjoy magnificent views of the Ashburton River Mouth and a wide vista of the ocean which is never the same two days in a row. A property like this does not come to the market often.Don’t miss out! Jill Quaid Tenders close on Monday 10th December 2012 at 2pm Mob: 0274 376 755 Web ID: 2212286 Email: jillquaid@ashfirstnat.co.nz Mid Canterbury Real Estate Ltd (A member of the First National Group) Licensed Agent (REAA 2008)

96 Tancred Street, Ashburton

www.ashfirstnat.co.nz

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

307 8317 RURAL TRADING POST

FOR SALE StAnding gRASS And LUCERnE Phone Wayne 027 436 9366

9.00am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women Circuit Training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 9.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House. 9.30am. AGE CONCERN. Ladies exercise group. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 9.30am-12.30pm. ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East. 10.00am. PLAINS LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Christmas meeting, The Plains Railway, Maronan Road. 10.00am. CARDIAC COMPANIONS. Fortnightly meeting, exercises, occasional speakers. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street. 10.00am. ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF ASSOCIATION. Members will play a Gross/Nett in grades. Ashburton Golf Club. 10.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Play Group in lounge. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 10.30am. AGE CONCERN. Men’s exercise group. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 10.30am. PRESBYTERIAN SUPPORT. Walking group, walk and talk, get fit and meet new people. Meet outside the Hockey Pavilion, Walnut Avenue. 1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hangar RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road. Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. PRESBYTERIAN SUPPORT. Multi Cultural Playgroup. at the Plunket Rooms Cameron St. 6.00pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women Circuit Training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 6.00pm. ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Pot lunch tea, Christmas posy bowls. Sports Pavilion, Walnut Avenue. 6.30pm - 8.15pm. M.S.A. DANCE SECTION. Dance your favourite dance, check our noticeboard in the foyer for our itinerary . All welcome. M.S.A. Havelock Street. 7.00pm. ASHBURTON INDOOR VOLLEYBALL. 4-a-side competition for people of all abilities. Ashburton College Main Gym. 7.30pm. CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre commences this evening. All Welcome. Cnr Winter and Burnett Street Parish Centre. 7.30pm. ASHBURTON BIRD CLUB. Monthly meeting. Rover Den, Mania-o-roto Scout Park. Chalmers Ave.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

guardianrealestate

‘Hopkins’ Plan

www.propertybrokers.co.nz OPEN HOME

murray@propertybrokers.co.nz Mobile 0274 340 942

Murray Young

OPEN HOME

markw@propertybrokers.co.nz Mobile 027 442 2281

Mark Williams

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.45am

view. few extras, loads of space. A must to usual quality fixtures and fittings plus a opportunity for the next owner. All your to leave but it does present a wonderful soul to this new home and will be sad Our vendors have committed heart and 7 Filey Place WESTSIDE WEB ID AU25976

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Jenny Gray

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.00 - 10.45am

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Jenny Gray

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.30am

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floor space, this is no small home. adjoining living areas and 170sqm in light and of course sun. With two length windows throughout add lots of College and Allenton amenities. Floor Quiet, westside location but handy to 9 Davidson Street WESTSIDE WEB ID AU26579

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rodger@propertybrokers.co.nz Mobile 0274 333 436

Rodger Letham

1 2

COME & ENJOY

OFFERS OVER $250,000

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Marilyn Cross

On site 11.00am, Sat 3rd November, 2012 AUCTION (unless sold prior) VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.30 - 11.15am

bedroom home. minutes from town. Character filled 5 3.4ha of pleasant rural living located 15 965 Fords Road ASHBURTON WEB ID AL26650

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karenm@propertybrokers.co.nz Mobile 0274 364 146

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SUNNY FLAT

DEADLINE SALE

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SUN

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DEADLINE SALE 17/10

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room outside with a secure backyard. close to Hampstead School. Plenty of Situated on the eastside of town and is repainted and some new carpet. sound and tidy condition. Recently Solid three bedroom brick home in 1 Pratley Crescent EASTSIDE WEB ID AU26737

‘Armstrong’ Plan

STARTING OUT?

$194,000

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Karen Groves

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COME & ENJOY

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karen@mcgregorrealestate.co.nz

ASHBURTON 965 Fords Road 3.4ha of pleasant rural living located 15 minutes from town. Character filled 5 bedroom home.

Estate Agents Act 2008

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.30 - 11.15am AUCTION (unless sold prior) 11.00am, Sat 3rd November, 2012 On site

Marilyn Cross

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COME & ENJOY

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OFFERS OVER $250,000

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ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

HARD TO FAULT

1 1

DEADLINE SALE 17/10

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Mobile 0274 356 311

Mobile 0274 333 436

Mobile 027 442 2281 markw@propertybrokers.co.nz

Mobile 0274 522 888 jennyg@propertybrokers.co.nz

$555,000

4 Murray Young

Mobile 0274 340 942 murray@propertybrokers.co.nz

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$305,000 WEB ID AU26175

WESTSIDE 7 Cross Street A comfortable family home with three spacious bedrooms. Large living area with heatpump. Excellent westside location with Domain and schooling nearby. Private well fenced backyard. .

3 Mobile 0274 356 265 hamish@propertybrokers.co.nz

A HOME 1 TO LOVE

AUCTION AL26650

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 12.00 - 12.30pm

Hamish Niles

OPEN HOME 1

$328,000 WEB ID AU26045

WESTSIDE 10 Houston Place Spacious family room in attractive Allenton location. Present owners moving to townhouse, so looking for new owners to enjoy their much loved property. Three double bedrooms, separate shower and bathroom. Two toilets. Great garaging with workshop attached. WEB ID AU26892

OPEN HOME

965 Fords Road WEB ID AU26875 3.4ha of pleasant rural living 3located 15 View By Appointment WESTSIDE WESTSIDE 3 minutes from89 town. Character filled 5 Walker Street 18 Bathurst Street 1 1 Murray Young Jenny Gray bedroom home. Mobile 0274 340Attractive 942 Mobile 0274 522three 888 three1bedroom home Immaculately with presented bedroom Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.30am VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 VOPEN HOME murray@propertybrokers.co.nz jennyg@propertybrokers.co.nz 2 VIEW Saturdayunique 13 Octcharacter. 10.30 - 11.15am Has to be seen. home, Located well maintained both inside and TENDER closes Friday 2nd No AUCTION (unless soldthe prior) within avenues. Seperate kitchen, out, in great Westside street, close to 2012 at 4.00pm 3 Sat 3rd 11.00am, November, 2012 seperate dining plus large sunny Allenton lounge.shopping centre. Kitchen/dining On site Master with en suite. Double garage area and lounge both overlook excellent attached. Set in established gardens family with back yard with veggie garden. lovely indoor/outdoor living. Just Cosy a casual eco friendly logMurray burner, Young neutral 1 Marilyn Cross stroll into town. decor throughout. Large 0274 356 311 0274 double 340 942 garage with workshop area and storage Rodger Letham 03 307 9186 03 307 9187 space...

$279,000

03 308 6629

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Mobile 0274 333 436 3 rodger@propertybrokers.co.nz

$299,000 DEADLINE SALE 16/10 CHARMING HOME SUNNY HOME

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WEB ID AU26492 WEB ID AU26579 EASTSIDE WESTSIDE 53A Beach Road 9 Davidson Street Three bedroom sunny standalone Quiet, westside location but handy to townhouse on smaller easy care College rear and Allenton amenities. Floor section. A lovely warm home with length windows throughout add lots of internal access garaging. Now light is your and of course sun. With two chance to view. adjoining living areas and 170sqm in floor space, this is no small home. VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.15 - 10.45am

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VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.00 - 10.45am

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Jenny Gray

1 Jenny Gray

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1 Jenny Gray

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Mobile 0274 522 888 jennyg@propertybrokers.co.nz 3

Mobile 0274 356 311 marilyn@propertybrokers.co.nz

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3 Marilyn Cross

WEB ID AU25908

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AUCTION OFFERS OVER $250,000 WEB ID

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$325,000 MAKE AN OFFER OPEN HOME

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.00 - 10.45am VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.30am

WEB ID AU25976 WESTSIDE 7 Filey Place Our vendors have committed heart and soul to this new home and will be sad to leave but it does present a wonderful opportunity for the next owner. All your usual quality fixtures and fittings plus a few extras, loads of space. A must to view.

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Jenny Gray

BE IMPRESSED

DEADLINE DEADLINE SALEHOME 17/10 LOCATION PLUS LOCATION PLUS HARD TO FAULT SALE 16/10 SUNNY

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021 892 425

Jenny Gray

www.propertybrokers.co.nz

MOB

OPEN HOME

$194,000 OFTEN ADMIRED CALLING FIRST HOME

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WESTSIDE 7 Filey Place Our vendors have committed heart and soul to this new home and will be sad to leave but it does present a wonderful AL26650 opportunity forWEB the next ID owner. All your usual quality fixtures and fittings plus a ASHBURTON WESTSIDE few extras, loads of space. A must to view. 965 Fords Road 1E Kermode

STYLE & PEACECOME & ENJOY

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.45am

Mobile 027 442 2281 markw@propertybrokers.co.nz

1 OPEN HOME Marilyn2 Cross

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WEB ID AU26737 03 308 6629 3 marilyn@propertybrokers.co.nz EASTSIDE 1 Pratley Crescent HOME Solid three bedroom$299,000 brick homeCHARMING in WEB ID AU26492 sound and tidy condition. Recently EASTSIDE 53A Beach Road repainted and some new carpet. Three bedroom sunny standalone Situated on the eastside of town and is townhouse on smaller easy care rear A lovely warm home with closesection. to Hampstead School. Plenty of access garaging. Now is your roominternal outside chance to view.with a secure backyard.

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.00 - 10.45am

WEB ID AU25976

WEB ID AU26659 WESTSIDE 1E Kermode Street Great two bedroom unit. Sunny open plan living, kitchen with plenty of storage, single garage with internal access, heat pump and eco friendly log burner all on a neat and tidy section. Fully insulated and double glazed over 60's unit. Rateable Value $250,000.

Mark Williams

Mobile 0274 522 888

Karen McRaejennyg@propertybrokers.co.nz

Mobile 0274 364 146 BE IMPRESSED OPEN HOME karenm@propertybrokers.co.nz

Place your classified advert via your sales rep.

ASHLEIGH FRASER

Jenny Gray

ASHBURTO

WEB ID AU26875 WESTSIDE TENDER 89 Walker Street Attractive three bedroom home with VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.45am unique character. Has to be seen. Located TENDER closes Friday 2nd November within the avenues. Seperate kitchen, 2012 at 4.00pm 3 seperate dining plus large sunny lounge. Master with en suite. Double garage attached. Set in established gardens with lovely indoor/outdoor living. Just a casual 2 Murray Young stroll into town. 0274 340 942

217 West Street ASHBURTON ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz Telephone 03 3

$194,000 DEADLINE CALLING SALE FIRST STARTING HOME BUYERS OUT? 2

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.45 - 12.15pm

www.mcgregorrealestate.co.nz 1

OPEN HOME WEB ID AU26892 WESTSIDE $279,000 18 Bathurst Street Immaculately presented three bedroom VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.30am home, well maintained both inside and out, in great Westside street, close to 3 Allenton shopping centre. Kitchen/dining area and lounge both overlook excellent family back yard with veggie garden. Cosy eco friendly log burner, neutral 1 Marilyn Cross decor throughout. Large double garage 0274 356 311 with workshop area and storage space... 03 307 9186

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VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.45 - 12.15pm

AUCTION WEB ID AL26650

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.45am

Karen McRae

OPEN HOME

WEB ID AU26659

WESTSIDE 1E Kermode Street Great two bedroom unit. Sunny open plan living, kitchen with plenty of storage, single garage with internal Licensed under the Real access, heat pump and eco friendly log burner all on a neat and tidy section. Fully insulated and double glazed over 60's unit. Rateable Value $250,000.

OFTEN ADMIRED

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.00 - 10.30am

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.45 - 12.15pm

CALLING FIRST HOME BUYERS

WEB ID AU26737 EASTSIDE 1 Pratley Crescent Solid three bedroom brick home in sound and tidy condition. Recently repainted and some new carpet. Situated on the eastside of town and is close to Hampstead School. Plenty of room outside with a secure backyard.

for lease Marilyn Cross

Telephone 03 307 9176

217 West Street ASHBURTON ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz Telephone 03 307 9176

OPEN HOME jennyg@propertybrokers.co.nz

WEB ID AU25908 WEB ID AU25976 EASTSIDE WESTSIDE Unit 1 Church Street 7 Filey Place Purchase this brand new townhouse Our vendors have committed heart and with two bedrooms, open plansoul to this new home and will be sad dining/living area and internal access to leave but it does present a wonderful from garage. All double glazedopportunity and for the next owner. All your fully insulated on a very sunny usual cornerquality fixtures and fittings plus a site. Inspection will impress. few extras, loads of space. A must to view. VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.00 - 10.45am

www.propertybrokers.co.nz

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 10.00 - 10.45am

VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 11.00 - 11.45am

OPEN HOME

WEB ID AU26552 WEB ID AU25908 EASTSIDE EASTSIDE 13 Sudbury Street Unit 1 Church Street Currently tenanted, as an investment Purchase or this brand new townhouse as a comfortable home this property with two bedrooms, open plan offers up a number of options.dining/living Three area and internal access bedrooms, multi purpose room, from sheds garage. All double glazed and and garaging. fully insulated on a very sunny corner site. Inspection will impress. VIEW Saturday 13 Oct 12.00 - 12.30pm

Mark Williams

1 Murray Young

Mobile 027 442 2281

Mobile 0274 340 942 murray@propertybrokers.co.nz

Clark Mcleod 0274 322 194 OPEN HOME 1

OPEN HOME markw@propertybrokers.co.nz

View By Appointment

Murray Young

1 Mark Williams

Jenny Gray

Mobile 0274 340 942

Mobile 027 442 2281 markw@propertybrokers.co.nz 1

OPEN HOME jennyg@propertybrokers.co.nz

Mobile 0274 522 888

M m

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www.propertybrokers.co.nz

$32

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

Your next job Your next house Your next car

Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz MEETINGS & EVENTS

Have you considered applying for a Lion Foundation/ Ashburton Trust Grant? Come along to our funding clinic to find out how Topics that will be covered are: » About the Lion Foundation » Who can apply » What can/ cannot be funded » Documentation required » Common errors » Tips for success » Audit requirements » Other funding sources

Health beauty connections

Do you wa nt exceptional health?

Talk one on one with a Lion Foundation or Ashburton Trust representative who can offer advice specific to your organisation.

Funding Clinic

Grow younger, clean your system and lose weight for good with health and longevity

Seminar

Ashburton

Wednesday, November 28 9am - 10.30am Hotel Ashburton

Venue: St Andrews Presbyterian Church (Sinclair Centre), Corner Havelock & Park St Date: Wednesday 28th November, 2012 Time: Doors open 6.00pm. Seminar 6:30-8:30pm Cost: $20.00 (Book now - limited seats) This event is proudly hosted by Health 2000 Ashburton. To purchase your ticket, please visit Health 2000 in The Arcade or call us on 03 308 1815.

Ashburton Arcade 308-1815 www.health2000.co.nz

Visit Marlene at the Elizabeth Sun & Skin clinic on Harrison street.

LIVESTOCK & PETS

Tinwald School

With 35 years experience you can rely on a professional and personal service.

STOCK WANTED

Specialising in Electrolysis - By progressively using the blending method permanent hair & red vein removal can be achieved

Prime Hoggets 46kg + Spring Lambs 37kg +

Also featuring the ‘Dermatech’ skin care range Facials – including a fruit peel facial, waxing manicures, pedicures, eyelash & brow tinting. Call Marlene today on 03 308 6073 83 Harrison street, Allenton, Ashburton

For further information: John Harr�son � �27 435 6243 Or your local PWA Rep PETER WALSH & ASSOCIATES LT D www.peterwalsh.co.nz

TRADES & SERVICES

Looking for a builder with a little more experience?

Blacklows... your award winning TradeZone store!

KIWI’S PICK OF

4 Housing 4 Commercial 4 Farm

THE WEEK

Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote.

Call into Blacklows and talk to the man who knows!

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

All families of prospective New Entrants to Tinwald School from February to July, 2013, are invited to an

Information Meeting on Thursday 29th November at 10 am in the Tinwald School hall. All welcome! Please phone the school 308 4555

Mid Canterbury Provincial Rural Women NZ

A.G.M. Thursday November 29, 2012 at 11am Senior Centre Cameron street Ashburton

PUBLIC NOTICES

Notice of Lake Hood Closure

Call in and see Kiwi Keith for all your bearing and seal requirements.

Phone 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

- Full range of engineering supplies & accessories for all your repairs & maintenance. - Locally owned family business offering you 59 years of invaluable experience.

Ashburton South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 Email blacklows@xtra.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522

Place your classified advert via your sales rep. BRIAN TIERNAN

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB EML

03 307 7907 021 836 543 brian.t@theguardian.co.nz

The whole lake will be closed all day:

Saturday, November 24 and Sunday, November 25 and For further details www.lakehood.co.nz/lake_activities

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

Your next job Your next house Your next car

Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

AVAILABLE RENTALS 367 Burnett St Four bedrooms Web ID AS449 $380 per week

EDUCATION

Church Services

your success Real world practical experience Aoraki Polytechnic programmes include real work experience and industry visits.

275A Tancred Street Two bedrooms Web ID AS456 $310 per week 37 River Terrace Three bedrooms + extra living area $370 per week 52A Princes Street Three bedrooms Web ID AS458 $420 per week 40 Thomson Street Three bedrooms Web ID AS459 $330 per week 110 Thomson Street Three bedrooms Web ID AS448 $320 per week

We have a student operated restaurant, beauty therapy, massage clinics and hairdressing salon - all open to the public.

37 Alford Forest Road

AgRicULTURE ANd HORTicULTURE t

(Aoraki Polytechnic) Sunday Morning 10.30am Sunday Evening 7pm Wed Bible Study 7pm

Certificate in Rural Machinery (Level 2) National Certificate in Agriculture (Introductory Skills) (Level 2) National Certificate in Farming Skills (Work Ready) (Level 3) National Certificate in Horticulture (Introductory) (Level 2) National Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3)

We hope to see you this Sunday!

ARTS ANd dESigN

For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove 308 4695

Heart to God And Hand to Man Celebration Service and Children’s Programme

17 Mona Square Four bedrooms Web ID AS461 $350 per week

You’re very welcome! Cnr Cass & Cameron St 308 7610 - 308 7062

10.00am

HEALTH ANd EdUcATiON

Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday All Welcome

It’s not time to give up. Victory is now!!

References required

Alana 0274-736-825 Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts, Phone 308 5409 Website www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

Better in Blue

SPECIALISED SERVICES

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.30am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome

CARPET 2 YOU. For your installation and sales. Phone Mike Gill 027-491-4210. 30 years + tradesman. CLIENTS are waiting to hear of your services in the Connections section of the Ashburton Guardian newspaper. Phone 307-7900.

OUTdOOR EdUcATiON & SPORT TRAdES

TILING. For guaranteed professional workmanship and all your tiling needs see Linton Muir at Skip 2 It Tiling, 240 Burnett Street. Ph 308-0266, cell 027-2225432. AH ph 308-0131.

WANTED

CAN’T find what you are looking for? Place a classified in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian classifieds, call FOR: Welding – Mig, Arc, today on 307-7900. Mild steel fabrication. Sandblasting. Competitive FIREWOOD logs north of Rates – Quality assured. Ashburton wanted to buy. Phone Kurt at Action Small quantities fine. Phone Sandblasting Ltd. 027-332- Stu 027-227-6095. 4549 or 308-4226 LIFT required. Lift needed HOME handyman available. from Ashburton to Minor repairs, painting etc. Christchurch or Rolleston. Ph 027-677-1952. From December 3 to December 14, 2012 , Monday ROOFING - for all your to Friday. 8am - 16:30pm. roofing requirements, new Will pay half of fuel costs. roofs, reroofing, commercial, insurance claims, repairs. WANTED to buy. A preloved Licensed building playhouse for our four Reasonable practitioner, Wiki, Vision children. Roofing, phone 027-476- condition required. Phone 302-9002 or 027-327-8511. 0203.

For all of our programmes visit www.aoraki.ac.nz or phone 0800 426 725 All programmes subject to approval and sufficient numbers supporting your success

0800 426 725

www.aoraki.ac.nz

Enquiries Phone 308-8699

TRADES & SERVICES

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available Plus much more FREE loan trailer available! From a shovel load to a trailer load. Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

GRAZING

Due to demand we are contracting more farms suitable for dairy heifer grazing. Grazing contracts are fully managed by our competent staff. We are willing to visit and discuss options under no obligation. Please phone

GRAZ4U Ltd 0800 472 948

MEdiA

ENROL NOW - FEBRUARY START

WANTED - used Ford, Belarus and Massey Ferguson tractors in any condition. Freephone 0800-888-343.

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900

PLANTS & PRODUCE

NZ TOMATOES

Licensed Salesperson

Burdett Real Estate Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008) 322 East Street, Ashburton New Zealand tel 03 303 3032 fax 03 308 4589 mob 027 220 1528 a/hrs 03 302 8347 shirley.fitzgerald@raywhite.co.nz

Marquee & Event Hire Marquees Luxury Restrooms Tables, Chairs & Accessories Cutlery, Crockery & Glassware Chiller Trailer

Lettuce 3 pack peppers Green Kiwifruit Spinach

Phone 03 308 8893 www.petermay.co.nz

$2.99

GUARDIAN CLASSIFIEDS

1kg bag

$1.99 ea $3 pkt $1.99 1kg bag $1.99ea

Specials available from 20/11 - 27/11

OPEN 7 DAYS

The Green Grocer Fresh Fruit & Vege

Shirley Fitzgerald

HIRE

supporting your success

WANTED

www.rwashburton.co.nz

BUILDERS, carpenters bricklayers, all advertise in the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

iNFORMATiON TEcHNOLOgY

*Conditions Apply

Need a Work Driver's Licence? Contact Everist Gilchrist Lawyers, 03-3077441.

TRADES & SERVICES

National Certificate in Baking (Level 2) Certificate in Cafe and Barista Skills (Level 2) Certificate in Cookery (Level 3) Certificate in Patisserie (Level 4) Diploma in Professional Cookery (Level 5) Certificate in Professional Restaurant, Wine and Bar Service (Level 4) Certificate in Advanced Food and Beverage Service (Level 5)

to the Timaru Campus*

Morning Service Speaker: Annie Hilton LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church) Creche Available Refreshments to follow 4.30pm Hour of Power YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE VERY WELCOME

HOSPiTALiTY t

FREE BUS for 2013

10am

landscape supplies

HEIFER GRAZING

BEAUTY ANd HAiRdRESSiNg BUSiNESS ANd TOURiSM

3 Reflection Place Four bedrooms Web ID AS460 $470 per week

Michelle 027-77-66-497

FOR SALE

Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

phone 307 7900 GUARDIAN CLASSIFIEDS

Place your classified advert via your sales rep. EMMA JAILLET-GODIN

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB EML

03 307 7936 021 662 884 emma.j@theguardian.co.nz

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

TO let. Tidy two bedroom unit. Fridge, w/machine, microwave. Carport only. Park Street. No dogs. Call 308-2650.

WANTED caravan to hire as extra bedroom from December 23 to January 6. Phone 021-843-813 after 6pm.

TO rent four bedroom sunny EDUCATION family home in Allenton. Well fenced, double garage, heat pump and HRV. Pets considered. $350pw. 99EXTEND your education, Available December. Ph 302- look to up-skill in the HOUSE for rent Methven. A 6645. Education section of the modern, sunny, four Ashburton Guardian bedroom house for rent in Methven. We require clean, TWO bedroom sunny flat, Classifieds. tidy and reliable tenants with carport. No dogs. $210 who will look after our home. a week. Ph 303-9859, mobile LEARN while you work, lots of opportunities in the References required. Sorry, 027-767-0555. Education section of the no pets or smoking. Phone 302-9002 or 027-327-8511. WANTED to rent, one or two Ashburton Guardian. bedroom house by careful PROPERTY INVESTORS tenant. Phone 308-0060 or NEW qualifications extend your abilities, check Distance yourself from tenant after 4pm 021-079-4581. for training courses in and management problems. Have your property managed WARM sunny two bedroom the Ashburton Guardian independently, professionally townhouse in Allenton for Classifieds under Education. and cost effectively. Property rent. $260pw. References management is our sole focus please, and no dogs and FOR SALE 24/7. Call B&N Properties no smokers. Available Ltd now, phone 021-160- December 8. Ph 302-6713. 4565. www.bnproperties.co.nz EXQUISITE Christmas RENTAL wanted for ADULT ENTERTAINMENT decorations now in-store at professional couple. Two The China Shop in The three bedroom + garage. No Arcade. Hurry while stocks pets/ smoking. Good last. references. Late December, 12 months +. Up to $260pw. ATTRACTIVE and busty. No GET in early. Dry firewood texting. Phone Zoe 021-023Ph 021-0293-8537. $170 per load. Ph 027-43939-259. 9322. THREE bedroom brick home with two car garaging plus SAM XXX. 38yr busty, HOUSEHOLD furniture for workshop, to let. Available naughty blonde, 20E bust. sale. BBQ and outdoor December 29, close to No texts/blocked numbers. setting, book case, coffee College, Allenton location. View pics on justgirls.co.nz table, desk, drawers, reel $300 p/w. References 027-435-1020 mower, and more. Good required. Phone 03-307-7272 condition. Phone 021-083or 027-544-0015. 27752. GET in touch with renters. Place an advertisement in the Guardian Classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

BUSINESS WANTED, SELL

THREE bedroom house, JOHN Deere 6120 loader garage, heat-pump, nice tractor, 4130 hrs. Berend 4 garden, Allenton, Handy to meter chisel plough with shops and school. $320pw. QUICK sale of your business rear drawbar. Claas Liner References and bond in the Ashburton Guardian 470T hay rake. Phone 027required. Phone Amy Classifieds. Phone 307-7900. 344-9414. 021-025-14495. WORK for yourself by KIDZ Korner Sale. Toys and TO let - brand new two owning your own business, gifts include; Sylvanian bedroom townhouse, advertised in the Ashburton Families, craft kits, Allenton. Very sunny. Guardian tool boxes, Classifieds in dinosaurs, Available immediately. the Business Sell section. puzzles and kites and great Phone 03-324-3302 or To place Classifieds phone Christmas presents. East 027-263-9465. Street. ATS supplier. 307-7900.

Guardian Weekend Weather

Saturday, 24 November 2012

RANGIORA

Wa i m a k a r i r i

LAKE COLERIDGE

DARFIELD

Map for Saturday

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN Rakaia

Ash

Geraldine

Ran

burto

Wind km/h less than 30 Waimate

30 to 59 60 plus

9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

Sunday 9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

Monday 9 noon 3

morning min

max

mainly fine12 mainly fine 8 mainly fine 9 fine 7 showers 11 fine 9 fine 8 mainly fine10 fine 9 fine 7 fine 7 fine 10 cloudy 9

20 20 20 19 17 21 21 18 18 18 22 18 17

AKAROA - Spacious holiday home with great views. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, heatpump, flat section with boat parking. Close to shops. Phone 302 GARAGE Sale. Household 8028. contents, clothing, furniture, etc. Tancred Street. 8am. LIVESTOCK & PETS Saturday and 2pm Sunday. BARGAIN hunters can find treasure at Garage Sales advertised in the Guardian classifieds. Ph 307-7900.

HAY mower wanted to buy. Prefer twin drum, wider cut. Some repairs ok. Please phone 03-325-4273 and leave a message.

9 pm

1:49 7:56 2:12 8:21 2:35 8:41 2:58 9:07 3:18 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

9:22

7:31

Rise 5:49 am Set 8:50 pm Bad

Bad fishing Set 3:14 am Rise 4:37 pm

Rise 5:49 am Set 8:51 pm Bad

Bad fishing Set 3:41 am Rise 5:38 pm

Last quarter 7 Dec www.ofu.co.nz

4:33 am

Bad fishing Set 4:10 am Rise 6:38 pm

New moon 13 Dec 9:43 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

WANTED - an older handy or huntaway dog, for small farm. Phone 03-303-9705, 027-229-2313.

SPECIALISED SERVICES

ANNIES Nannies have quality nannies available now in the Ashburton UPCOMING events and IMPORTANT announcements, district. Services we offer meetings in the Ashburton share them with Mid Canterbury in include babysitting, Guardian classifieds. Phone the Guardian classifieds. Phone sleepovers, education and 307-7900. 307-7900. care. Contact 03-343-5536.

Canterbury Plains

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

MAX

OVERNIGHT MIN

MAX

OVERNIGHT MIN

MAX

OVERNIGHT MIN

MAX

OVERNIGHT MIN

Fine, apart from areas of cloud during the morning and at night. Winds mainly light, northeasterlies developing about the coast in the afternoon.

TOMORROW Fine apart from morning cloud. Northerlies, turning westerly in the evening.

A few showers. Southerlies developing early morning then turning northerly in the afternoon.

NZ Situation

A ridge is expected to lie across northern New Zealand through to Wednesday, leaving a west or southwesterly flow over much of the country. A trough of low pressure should move onto the South Island tomorrow, weakening as it drifts northwards. A further trough reaching southern New Zealand on Tuesday should also weaken as it moves northwards.

cumecs

159.1 10.8 11.1 93.7

Canterbury Readings to 4pm yesterday Temperatures °C

Rainfall mm

Wind km/h

max

min grass 16 hour Nov 2012 min to date to date

16.1

6.4

2.8

0.0

85.2 731.5 NE 31

Christchurch Airport 18.2 10.0

8.1

0.0

34.8 614.4

S 52

–

0.0

52.2 586.6

S 30

Ashburton Airport Average

Timaru Airport Average

RURAL TRADING POST

TODAY: Long fine spells. Northeast developing afternoon.

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:30 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday

Average

Secretary, Alister Glassey.

Ashburton Forecast

Rise 5:48 am Set 8:53 pm Bad

Will be held at the clubrooms on Friday, December 7, 2012 7.30pm

ROLLER: four wheel RACING bikes, buy or sell in traction engine roller. Phone ALPINE buck kids, pets or the Motorcycles section of 303-6396. reg. available. Require bottle the Ashburton Guardian feeding. Please phone Classifieds. Phone 307-7900. STOCK - buy or sell through the Ashburton Guardian 03-325-4273 and leave a classifieds. Phone 307-7900. message.

PLANTS & PRODUCE

FLOAT hire - single, double and tandem. Reasonable rates. Morrison’s Saddlery & Feed. Phone 308-3422 anytime.

Annual General Meeting

WANTED - early 2000 single cab flat deck ute, Hilux or CAN’T find what you are Ford Courier. Phone looking for? Advertise in the Wanted section of the 027-201-7616. Ashburton Guardian. Phone WHEEL alignments at great 307-7900. prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an CAT D8 and 40 tonne alignment from Neumanns excavator for hire. Phone Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills 027-474-5243. Street. Phone 308-6737. FEED wheat and barley available, direct from experienced grower. Phone MOTORCYCLES 302-1814 or 027-221-1408.

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet FRUIT sells fast in CAN’T find what you are food. Call Nick’s Pet Food the Ashburton Guardian looking for? Advertise in 0272-101-621 A/H 03-322- classifieds. Phone 307-7900. the Wanted section of 7626. the Ashburton Guardian classifieds, call today on PUBLIC NOTICES MEETINGS & EVENTS 307-7900.

Source: Environment Canterbury 1:23

RACING car parts, trade or sell them in the Motoring Section of Ashburton Guardian Classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

GRAZING

River Levels

SAVE money, by advertising your vehicle in the Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

ACCOMMODATION

Allenton Rugby Football Club (Inc)

1998 HYUNDAI Sonata, excellent condition, moderate kms, new gearbox. $3,000 or swap for a smaller car. Phone 308-2544 or 021-256-4393.

MONDAY

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Saturday

WHISKEY stones. Chill your dram without diluting your drink $47 – The China Shop. AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, The Arcade. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. GARAGE SALES Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

Midnight Tonight

Auckland Hamilton Napier Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill

TIMARU

m am 3 3

1991 NISSAN Pulsar hatchback, 4 door, automatic, good condition. $1,800 ono. Phone 308-6210 or 0274-544-834

NZ Today

PUBLIC NOTICES

FUNCTION/party equipment available for hire. Marquees, tables, chairs, glasses, cutlery, cooking equipment, heaters and more. See U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street. Open Mon-Fri 7.30amROUND table and chairs. 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am-5pm; Good condition. Phone Sunday 8am- 12.30pm. Ph 308-1743. 308-8061 A/H: 308-7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz SCOOTER’S - new and RENTAL equipment, secondhand three and four advertise yours in the wheel electric scooters and Ashburton Guardian. Phone wheel chairs. Call Fred 307-7900. Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today. HOLIDAY Phone 308-3602.

gitata

MOTORING

ONE for free ‘For Sale’ classified advertisement in the Ashburton Guardian when you buy two. – Phone 307-7900.

TUESDAY: Mostly fine with northerly breezes.

HIRE

MONDAY: A few showers. Southerlies dying out.

AKAROA

ASHBURTON

FOR SALE

TOMORROW: Fine apart from morning cloud. Northerly breezes.

CHRISTCHURCH

METHVEN

Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

10 ACRES plus 3 bedroom house, Tinwald area. 6 paddocks, 2 bay shed, loose box and feed shed, hen houses. Available beginning December. Phone 302-3898.

Your next job Your next house Your next car

19.3 18.8

16.6 17.6

7.9 8.0

8.0 6.0

5.8 5.4

622

573

466

max gust

FZL: Rising to 3100m

Fine, apart from areas of morning cloud. Wind at 1000m: W breezes. Wind at 2000m: SW 30 km/h.

TOMORROW

FZL: Above 3000m

Mostly fine, but rain developing near the main divide in the afternoon. Wind at 1000m: NW, gusts rising to 110 km/h in exposed places in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: W, rising to severe gale 110 km/h in the afternoon.

MONDAY Cloudy periods, with a few showers. Severe gale westerlies, easing during the morning and turning southwest in the afternoon.

TUESDAY

Mostly fine with northerly breezes.

Mostly fine but a few showers about the divide. Southwesterlies, gale about the tops.

WEDNESDAY

Fine weather with westerlies.

Fine with westerlies, gale about the tops.

World Weather Forecast for today Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Dubai Dublin Edinburgh Frankfurt

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35 11 29 7 27 32 23 30 28 30 34 31 7 8 10

Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi New Delhi

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3 12 18 22 7 24 15 25 2 12 7 15 -3 22 10

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New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

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For the very latest weather information including Weather Warnings

4 8 15 23 9 11 -3 26 5 16 16 14 9 1 2

7 13 29 30 18 19 5 32 7 25 21 22 11 6 8

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 24, 2012

RON, TEAM MEMBER

26cc Line Trimmer 430mm cuting width.

185

SKU00313510

$ 4L Suntuf Exterior

Perimeter Fence Panel Powdercoated aluminium. 2400w x 1200h mm. SKU00207369

34cc Petrol Chainsaw 350mm.

PER PANEL

10L $99

SKU00201739

199

SKU04413891

398

Adjustable Extension Platform Ladder SKU00860793

Polycarbonate Corrugated Roofing

860 x 2400mm. Clear.

SKU00308603

86 PER SHEET

Handsaw SKU00787462

SKU00495056

399

SKU00409348

1125

14.4V Cordless Drill

230mm Roller Kit

1 hour charge. 2 batteries.

SKU01667590

SKU00187816

147

$ 99

Ceramic Floor Tiles Glazed. Grey. 300 x 300mm SKU00189627

349 169

1000 x 300mm. Straight edge mirror.

Dress Mirror Panel

Solid. 155mm. Stainless steel 316. SKU00306287

SKU00305887

SKU06120200

$ 95

1.2L Weed Out Concentrate

Horn Cleat

1800W. 1812psi.

3 drawer.

$ 97

Waterblaster

122 Piece Tool Chest

SKU00302271

1250W. Wet & dry.

269

Stainless steel fascia.

SKU03170617

20kg Cemortar

500mm. 8 point.

SKU00170105

6 Burner Flat BBQ

Black.

Combined S & P trap.

SKU03170336

50L Rolling Organiser

20L Workshop Vac

57cm Kettle BBQ

10L $132.50

135

Back to Wall Toilet Suite

SKU02972029

Adjustable height (0.6-0.9m) & length (1.1-2.1m) platform.

298

SKU00283326/00283383

Square Mouth Shovel

1500 x 900mm table. Textilene chairs. SKU03191400

White. Low sheen. 15 year guarantee.

$ 48

Briggs & Stratton engine. SKU00170096

7 Piece Aluminium Setting

4L 4 Seasons Exterior

SKU00226848

4 Stroke Petrol Lawn Mower

240V Hand Held Worklight

SKU00107943

$ 96

17.5cm. SKU00306943

$ 98

35 x 29.5 x 5.5cm.

SKU00309469

1998

40L Garden Mulch

Plastic Propagation Tray

6 Pattern Spray Gun

Strawberry Hanging Basket

15m Fitted Hose & Reel SKU00224436

Extends to 2m.

SKU00314724

SKU00308409

9998

Telescopic Water Brush

Acrylic. White. Self priming with UV barrier.

SKU00301676

PER SQ MTR

Premium Decking Timber

Ex 100 x 40mm. H3.2. Grip tread. SKU00533166

SKU00189690

$ 31

PER LINEAL MTR

Not all services and products featured are available in all stores, but may be ordered. See in store for product availability. We reserve the right to restrict the purchase of commercial quantities. All prices quoted are inclusive of GST. Prices valid until Friday 30th November 2012 or while stocks last.

BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE ASHBURTON 363 West Street, Ph 03 307 6671 TRADING HOURS Weekdays 7am-6pm Weekends & Public Holidays 8am-6pm Catalogue online at www.bunnings.co.nz

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