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By Myles Hume

Statistics show a dramatic drop in the number of Mid Canterbury school pupils being stood down or suspended, thanks to a focus to stub out bad behaviour early.

However, schools will not hesitate to use the hefty punishments if they need to, a principal warns.

Ministry of Education figures obtained by the Guardian under the Official Information Act reveal school stand downs in Mid Canterbury have halved since 2008, while suspensions have shown a steady decline.

Mid Canterbury principals believe community organisations and schools are responsible for the significant reduction, working to intervene before bad behaviour snowballed.

The statistics show 74 pupils were stood down last year, dwarfed by 144 stand downs only four years ago in 2008.

Suspensions in 2008 stood at 44 and have dropped to stay constant about 30 per year.

Mid Canterbury Behavioural Reference Group chairman and Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose said programmes such as family support and social workers in schools from local organisations were making a significant impact.

“It’s reflective of the hard work by schools as they look at their systems and respond to behavioural issues,” he said.

“Schools are so much more aware of the services available which can be provided to assist families.”

A ministry spokesperson said the number of stand downs and suspensions nationally remained constant over “many years”, and they were looking to provide extra support for schools throughout the country.

Ashburton College, the biggest school in the district with 1200 pupils, has had 191 stand downs during the past four years and 86 suspensions.

Suspensions have fluctuated but there has been a substantial reduction in stand downs.

Principal Grant McMillan said college staff had worked hard to identify and “nip bad behaviour in the bud” early on.

Organisations such as Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drugs Service and Safer Ashburton had made a difference, he said.

However, he said the college was not lightening up on punishment to paint a pretty picture.

“Absolutely not, that would do nothing for the students and nothing for the parents,” Mr McMillan said.

“Our main aim is to minimise disruption to learning, that’s what it’s all about. That doesn’t mean we won’t use these tools when they are needed.”

Mr McMillan pointed to two separate cases already this year when one pupil was stood down for assaulting a fellow pupil and another who was suspended for bringing a pouch of tobacco to school, laced with cannabis.

“Usually a stand down or suspension is enough to make a pupil realise what they did, and a lot of the time they are integrated back into school and learn from their mistake,” he said.

Presbyterian Support manager Jackie Girvan said most of the problems started at home, so it was vital schools intervened early when pupils showed signs of vulnerability and collaborated with community organsiations.

“The community wants to see their children learning and achieving, and being in schools is a much better outcome, it is really important to keep them engaged in education,” Mrs Girvan said.

The Ministry of Education said schools needed support to manage challenging behaviour and have invested $60 million into the Positive Behaviour for Learning programme.

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Abuse enough to be stood down

By Myles Hume Abusing fellow students and staff members feature among the most common reasons for Mid Canterbury school pupils to be temporarily removed from school.

Figures released to the Guardian under the Official Information Act show an average of 19 pupils per year are stood down or suspended for physical assault on other students.

On average, 34 pupils are stood down for verbal assault on staff, and 16 pupils are temporarily removed from school for continual disobedience.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said the teenage boys were over represented

Anglers at the Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition yesterday were intrigued by a visiting penguin. As dozens tried their luck along the shore south of the Rakaia River mouth, the rare yellow-eyed penguin “gingerly” walked up the beach from the sea. It stayed there most of the day, watching proceedings, moving no further. Fisherman Steve Hutchinson from Christchurch said he thought the penguin may have been “a bit crook” as it walked only slowly out of the water. “No-one took much notice of him, I think they were too busy fishing,” Mr Hutchinson said. Mid Canterbury ecotourism operator Warren Jowett said it was “an exciting find”. The yellow-eyed pengin, or hoiho, is the world’s rarest penguin and generally timid and wary. It usually comes ashore late in the day and is found on the coasts of Canterbury, Otago, Southland and Stewart Island.

A muddy good time Six-year-old Jack Halford splashes down a mud slide at the Mania-O-Roto scout park in Ashburton on Saturday.

Cubs, scouts, keas and their families and leaders from throughout the district gathered for national mud slide day.

Zone cub leader Grant Chisnall said he was expecting about 30 to have a turn on the slide, but it ended up being 54.

It was amazing what a bit of silage wrap and dirt and water could do, but he and other organisers were looking for a bigger hill around Ashburton so they could extend the length of the slide next year.

He said the first year the event was held, some mothers complained about the mud on their children’s clothes blocking up their washing machines. But they had since learned to rinse the clothes first, and everyone appreciated seeing the great fun the young and not so young had on the slide. “It just lets kids be kids,” he said.

in the statistics, mainly when it came to assaulting fellow pupils.

“It’s usually ‘King of the Mountain’ type of stuff, and trying to sort out the pecking order which we know is the worst way to solve problems,” he said.

“We see teenage females feature highly in cyber bullying.”

Drug and alcohol abuse have also featured among some of the main reasons for a pupil to be stood down or suspended.

With suspensions being the most severe of the two, seven pupils per year were suspended for being in possession of or abusing drugs, none were stood down.

About 10 pupils a year were stood down for having alcohol at school between 2008 and 2012.

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EWART, James William (JIM) – Jim’s courageous battle ended on February 23, 2013 at Ashburton Hospital aged 60. Treasured husband of Jan, treasured father and father in law of Reece and Val (Rakaia), Marcus and Michelle (Alford Forest), devoted and loved pop of Michelle (Clarence Valley), Thomas (Rakaia), Nicholas and Annabel (Alford Forest), and great pop of wee Skyla, and Van (Clarence Valley), and friend of Karen. To Know him was to love him.

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Pond may reveal clue in Guy case

By Carolyne Meng-Yee Private investigators reviewing Scott Guy’s murder say debate over whether there was a significant police failure in the hunt for the killer can be resolved for about $100,000.

The four-man team wants two effluent ponds on Mr Guy’s Manawatu farm emptied, saying there is a chance they hide key evidence – the murder weapon, a dive boot which was a key in Ewen Macdonald’s trial, or the remains of puppies missing from the time of the crime.

They say grain sacks missing from the farm may have been used to dispose of evidence and could have been weighted to sink into the sludge.

Police drained the ponds but did not dredge the sludge.

Police say the draining was suf-

ficient, but Mr Scott’s widow Kylee Guy joined the mounting pressure for action.

“They’ve got to do it,” she said.

It’s been six months since private investigator Mike Crawford and his team were asked by Kylee and the Sensible Sentencing Trust to find out who killed her husband.

Macdonald was acquitted of Scott Guy’s murder last year.

Mr Crawford told the Herald on Sunday sludge in the two ponds could hold the key to the case.

“I can’t think for the life of me why they weren’t drained, then completely emptied out,” he said.

Mr Crawford said he was told police were reluctant to properly search the ponds as they believed evidence could be destroyed as it was pulled up through suction machinery.

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Anglers try to catch the big one

By Susan Sandys Seventy-six fish were weighed in at the Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition at the weekend.

There were 830 anglers registered, including 110 juniors, so the catch rate was not exceptional, but much better than in recent years.

Last year the competition saw no fishing at all with the rivers in flood, the year before it was cancelled due to the February earthquake and the year before that it was cut short by a tsunami warning.

Secretary Robyn Jackson said this competition had been a success, but that was not to say that the previous three had not.

“They are all successful, whether there’s fishing or not they are a brilliant weekend and they are really enjoyed by everybody,” she said.

The weather had been good this year, but the river was “a bit low”.

Of the 76 fish weighed in, 52 were salmon and the remainder were trout.

The heaviest was a 10.02kg salmon. The main prize of a Kawasaki 4x4 bike and trailer went to Nicole Martin of Rakaia.

MC was Linda Topp as Ken, and she had been “brilliant” and a “consummate professional” and entertained the crowds.

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Island dredging company had told him that was “complete rubbish”.

“You put grilles and nets and stuff over the end so nothing actually gets sucked into the machine,” Mr Crawford said.

“I don’t want to be openly critical but it’s something the police need to address. There is a metre of sludge on the bottom of those ponds which has not been searched.”

Forensic scientist Dr Nicholas Powell told the Herald on Sunday he had done similar investigations.

Skeletal remains of the puppies would not have survived but grain sacks which may have held them would.

He said a dive boot and a gun or ammunition would probably still be intact.

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Incidents attended to by the Ashburton Police and Mid Canterbury volunteer fire brigades recently.

Check out guardianonline.co.nz, for up-to-the-minute updates on every fire callout in the district during the week.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade members attended two backyard fires at the weekend, one was illegal and the other was not.

Deputy fire officer Graeme Baker said a rubbish fire in the back yard of a house on Kermode Street about 11am on Saturday was put out by the brigade.

Firefighters informed the homeowner it was not allowed to burn rubbish in the town.

Yesterday around the same time the brigade was called to a house at Netherby after a neighbour reported smoke.

However, the brigade did not have to put the fire out as it was a hangi, which is allowed.

Other callouts yesterday included one at about 1pm.

The Ashburton, Pendarves and Rakaia brigades attended a hedge fire at Pendarves. The Ashburton brigade was called to a vegetation fire at Mayfield about 3pm, but was turned back as the Mayfield brigade had it under control.

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The pilot landed about 80m off the shore of Lake Road, near the end of Bennetts Road, Koutu, police spokeswoman Kim Perks said. When the pilot realised something was wrong, she turned the helicopter into shallow water on the lake to do a controlled landing, she said.

Dorien Vroom from the helicopter company said nobody on board was injured.

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spending time.” The initial investigation had been pro bono, but to test their theories, it would cost.

“Unfortunately, funding has become an issue. If funding was available, we could give this inquiry substantial momentum.”

Kylee Guy’s family, the Bullocks, hoped donors might help.

“The Bullock family will never rest until they have justice for Scotty. We are so thankful for all that the New Zealand police and investigators have done and continue doing,” a statement said.

“Should people wish to help us fund the investigation, please contact us at info@scottyguy.org.nz” The parents of Macdonald, who is serving time for other offences, support calls to keep the inquiry alive in an effort to find out the truth.

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A dog came to the rescue of its owner, biting an armed man who was attacking her.

The 19-year-old woman was in a Christchurch park with her dog just before 2am yesterday when she was attacked, Detective Greg Dalziel said. The woman fought back, and so did her dog.

The woman suffered cuts and bruises when she was jumped by the man who police said had a weapon on him in Jellie Park, Burnside.

But she scratched her attacker and her dog bit the man in the shoulder or neck, Mr Dalziel said.

“The injuries are likely to be causing the offender discomfort,” he said.

In another, unrelated incident, a 14-year-old girl was attacked and pulled into bushes in the central city about 9.30pm on Friday.

She suffered bruising but no other serious injuries, Mr Dalziel said.

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search and recovery would cost about $100,000.

But police Superintendent Sue Schwalger, national manager of professional standards, said further work on the ponds was not warranted as they had been drained.

“Police have been advised that any item of interest would be captured within the equipment used to drain the ponds and would need to be physically removed by the contractor. The contractor has advised police that no such items have been caught in the equipment.”

Mr Crawford said it now came down to money. Aside from a small amount of money to cover airfares, he and his team had not been paid for the 200 hours he estimated they had put into the case.

“There are other areas to look at but it means going down there and

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The Lepidopterist is Pascal Ackermann, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre yesterday.

It was the world premiere of The Lepidopterist at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre at the weekend.

At a Sunday matinee performance yesterday, the theatre was about a third full as the show got under way.

The show has a narrator and single performer, circus artist and fireeater Pascal Ackermann.

With it being a Sunday matinee, many of the people in the audience were younger, and a small group of females showed their appreciation of Ackermann’s fine physique with teetering and giggles.

It is in the latter part of the show that Ackermann strips down to his undies, to get into a sleeping bag. He is the lepidopterist going to sleep after a big day out butterfly collecting, but then becomes a caterpillar as he climbs a pole in the sleeping bag.

He then metamorphosises into a butterfly, represented by visually spectacular aerial manoeuvering with two reams of cloth.

Set against a poetic narrative and music, it is an artistically pleasing end to a fantastic work by The Loons Circus Theatre Company, courtesy of creative director Mike Friend and writer Andy Johnson.

Ackermann’s comedic and clowning talents are on show in an earlier part of the hour-long play, and at one point he climbs among seats and audience members to catch an ever elusive butterfly.

The Lepidopterist is off to tour at other New Zealand and Australian venues, as well as Edinburgh, and Ackermann’s home country of Switzerland. reviewed by Susan Sandys

Leishman’s family gathers around him Gravely ill broadcaster Phillip Leishman has reportedly slipped into a coma.

He was surrounded by family at the weekend and was managing to smile as good wishes were read to him on Saturday.

His brother Mark Leishman said Phil’s wife Michelle and their three children were managing “incredibly”.

Harry, 20, India, 17, and Lily, 15, have spent a year dealing with his illness – yesterday was 12 months since he was diagnosed with a lifethreatening cancer, at the age of 60.

Mark said it had been very difficult for the family. A tumour was removed in March and

they had hoped for a recovery.

“For the best part of last year it was all good but later in the year, unfortunately, it came back. It was quite a virulent, aggressive cancer.”

The problems were first noticed in February last year, Mark said.

“Phil was down at a family reunion in Central Otago and he noticed his driving was a bit strange. He was doing a commentary for the New Zealand Women’s Open. He was thoroughly professional of course, but he was struggling. He couldn’t get the words out quite right.”

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Two men have drowned in the surf at Piha Beach and a third man rescued from the water is in a serious condition.

The three men went for a swim about 7pm on Saturday and an “intensive search” failed to find the two men who did not make it to shore.

Their bodies were found on the northern side of Lion Rock at the beach during a shoreline search yesterday morning.

“The three got into difficulty and one was pulled from the water in a serious condition. He is currently receiving medical attention,” police said. Police said the search on Saturday night involved surf rescue, the police helicopter, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and other police staff.

“Whilst the circumstances leading up to the deaths are still being investigated, police wish to remind the public to only swim between surf patrol flags during patrolled times,” police said.

“West Coast beaches ... need to be treated with caution and respect.”

Next of kin are “still being located and advised”.

Piha Surf Life Saving Club captain Tony Featherstone said the men were believed to have been swimming in a notoriously dangerous part of the beach after patrols had closed for the day.

He said surf lifesavers joined the search until after sunset about 9pm.

The bodies of the two men who drowned, believed to be in their 20s, were found by lifesavers on the beach about 6.40am.

“Where we have been informed that they entered the water it’s a notoriously dangerous spot [with] rips and strong currents,” Mr Featherstone said.

“When we’re patrolling it’s a place that we actively monitor.

“People aren’t normally swimming in that area [because it is too dangerous].”

St John northern communications team manager Norm Ngatai said the rescued man, aged in his 30s, had swallowed a lot of water before he was brought to shore.

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• Boat explodes A Wellington father and his young son were injured when a boat exploded at a Picton marina yesterday. The 7-yearold boy and his 42-year-old father were flown to Wellington hospital with leg injuries after gas fumes ignited shortly after the boat they were on was refuelled. The incident happened at Waikawa Marina about 9am. The blast threw the father and son across the boat, a Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter spokesman said. Two other people believed to be on the vessel were uninjured.

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• Tramper dies A 68-year-old Korean tourist collapsed and died while tramping Fiordland’s Milford Track on Saturday. Emergency services were contacted by a guide about 11.30am when the man collapsed. Sergeant Tod Hollebon of Te Anau police said the guide carried out CPR for some time. A rescue helicopter with a doctor and police search and rescue personnel flew to the scene from Te Anau, but the man was pronounced dead on their arrival. Mr Hollebon said low cloud at McKinnon Pass where the incident happened made access more difficult, however it did not affect the ability of the medical team to attend. Police were working with the Korean Embassy to inform family members back in Korea, he said.

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• Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1342 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 13, 21, 28, 29, 38, 40.

Bonus number: 30.

Powerball winning number: 1.

Strike: 21, 13, 38, 29.

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CYFS seeking caregivers for teens

By Myles Hume There’s no disputing teenagers can sometimes be a handful, but Child Youth and Family are seeking more hard-minded Mid Cantabrians to take up caregiver roles.

Mid and South Canterbury Child Youth and Family (CYF) youth justice manager Simon Coventry’s comments come amidst an ongoing recruitment drive to attract more caregivers for teenagers who have been taken into CYFs care in the district.

“Most parents would rather look after younger children so we do have that issue. We do have a pool of caregivers who do care for teens but we do need more,” Mr Coventry said.

“Yes these young people can be difficult but I think you will find every parent has trouble with teens.

“A lot of them don’t need another family, the problem is they just can’t be with them so the attachment isn’t as strong with a foster parent. So quite often their behaviour will conflict and there will be difficulties.”

Random samples from last year show eight teenagers aged between 12 and 17 were in CYF care in Mid Canterbury, making up one fifth of district’s children in fostered homes.

There are currently 48 foster homes in Mid Canterbury, however Mr Coventry said many only cared for young children.

Teenage clients were prone to running away, truancy and becoming involved in risky situations which can make it difficult to attract caregivers to take up

the task,” he said.

Ashburton CYF caregiver Robyn McCallum has been in the role for 37 years. Once fostering teenagers, she now focuses on young children.

She admitted teenagers were “more trying”, and were determined to reunite with their families which could make the job challenging.

But she believed caregivers with the right attitude and skills could have a positive impact on a teenager’s life.

“It’s about getting their trust and making them feel secure and part of the family. You have to set boundaries and stick to those so they are in a secure environment,” she said.

She said there was always a need for more caregivers for teenage CYF clients and believed someone who was strong with a solid family base would be an ideal candidate to take up training to get into the role.

Mr Coventry said it was not a matter of just beefing up the numbers, but finding matches for young people who could relate to their individual needs.

The Mid Canterbury service regularly looked to recruit new caregivers with information evenings at the CYF base in Ashburton, and are holding an event at Ashburton’s Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Museum on March 3 to seek new caregivers, coinciding with New Zealand Children’s Day. “The ideal person would love interacting with teens so we can match them with the ideal caregiver, whether it be tinkering with motors or outdoors stuff, it can be so helpful for children,” Mr Coventry said.

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Strutting the catwalk and looking wonderful at Fashion With Flair on Saturday is Ange Harris. Ashburton County Lions Club held the event at Sue and Rod Green’s family home on Milton Road to raise money for women’s refuge and other charities. Seven models strutted the catwalk, donning attire from local clothing retailers.

Club member Barbara Borland said about 200 people attended.

“It went really, really well, and the weather played ball,” she said.

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By John Weekes Humble Kiwi caravans are taking a hammering from thieves and vandals – and owners claim the crimes should be taken more seriously.

In a recent case, two men have been charged after a caravan leased by a surf lifesaving club was taken on a boozy joyride.

Hundreds of children had a lifesaving contest disrupted when “joyriders” made off with the caravan in Orewa on February 2.

“The caravan was in place on Friday night and by Saturday

it was gone,” said Rob Pidgeon, organiser of the Surf Lifesaving Northern Region Junior Championships for 700 kids.

“Everyone was in a state of disbelief.”

To prevent further thefts, the lifesavers hired security guards, adding further costs to the club.

North Auckland Caravans owner Edwin Van Zuilen, who leased the caravan to the surf lifesavers, said he was fed up. “They smashed a window, drove around with the brakes on, kicked the door from the inside, broke all the locks.

“The courts are too soft.”

Van Zuilen said the caravan was taken to a home in Puhoi before being towed to Wenderholm, where it was parked to host a party.

Surf Lifesaving lost a $600 bond, Van Zuilen said. “It’s cost them and it’s going to cost people their donations again.”

Van Zuilen said he knew of a similar incident in Dairy Flat.

His business had lost more than a dozen caravans and only recovered one. He said it was expensive to track down stolen caravans and return them to owners.

Apart from joyrides, thieves

stole caravans for mobile cannabis-growing stations or to store other stolen goods. Damaged caravans could leave an owner with bills in the thousands of dollars.

Van Zuilen said one convicted thief was given home detention and couldn’t pay him back.

“He can’t get a job and can’t afford to pay my $500 worth of damages.”

Two Orewa men appeared in the North Shore District Court on February 4 on charges related to the Orewa theft.

One of the accused, a 23 yearold, will reappear on Wednesday.

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shburton’s art scene continues to expand but could do with more support from its locals.

Taking a quick glance on the What’s On events calendar on the GuardianOnline website reveals just how much variety the Art Gallery and the Ashburton Trust Event Centre have to offer.

Since the Christchurch earthquakes, Ashburton has become the envy of art lovers across Canterbury and the South Island.

With a lack of venues in this region after the earthquakes, the event centre has been bursting with activity, including many acts and performances that might have passed the district previously.

The same goes for the Art Gallery, where the curators are kept busy with a steady flow of high-profile exhibitions mixed with the more traditional offerings from local art groups.

With the Art Gallery and Heritage Centre quickly going up along West Street, Ashburton’s charm for the arts scene and their followers is set to increase even further.

Anecdotal evidence indicates that more Christchurch people make the trip down State Highway 1 as they feel deprived of a cultural fix.

The quake city is slowly getting back on its knees with temporary and more permanent galleries and stages emerging around Christchurch, but the current period of opportunity is vital for Mid Canterbury to establish itself as a cultural destination of importance.

Unfortunately, large parts of the local population have failed to appreciate and utilise the

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A man has died on a plane at Auckland International Airport despite desperate attempts to revive him by an experienced offduty paramedic who was on the same flight.

The man collapsed as he was boarding Air New Zealand flight NZ56 to Nadi, Fiji, about 9.05am yesterday.

Some passengers were told to leave the plane so paramedics could treat the patient, Air New Zealand spokeswoman Kelly Kilgour said.

St John northern communications team manager Norm Ngatai

said it appeared the man was having a seizure.

He said the off-duty intensive care paramedic with about 20 years’ experience happened to be close by and rushed to help the passenger.

Mr Ngatai said information from the scene was that the man had gone into cardiac arrest.

“The intensive care paramedic was able to do the bare minimum without equipment until ambulance crews arrived,” Mr Ngatai said.

“The patient had the right skills [available to be helped], they just weren’t able to be saved.”

Airport Emergency Services and airport police were also called to

the scene but the man could not be revived.

Airport spokesman Richard Llewellyn said the on-site emergency services personnel carried defibrillators in their gear as well as having access to 12 others placed around the airport for public use.

Mr Llewellyn would not comment what equipment was used during attempts to resuscitate the Air New Zealand passenger, saying the airport would not comment on individual medical cases for privacy reasons.

Ms Kilgour said Air New Zealand aircraft carried emergency defibrillators that the crew were trained to use, as well as

a a doctors’ kit available to any medical doctor travelling on the flight, and radio and telephone links to specialist medical advice for the crew.

“Passenger safety is of the utmost importance ... [and] no effort is spared to ensure maximum safety both in-flight and on the ground,” she said.

“Air New Zealand aircrew are highly trained for any situation.”

Ms Kilgour would not comment further on the airline’s response to the man’s treatment.

“We have nothing further to add other than to confirm there was a medical incident during boarding as outlined before,” she said .

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growing offerings on their own doorstep.

The Art Gallery has captured the imagination of many for the wrong reasons, making headlines over their new premises and the council’s handling of the project.

Few of those protesting outside the council chambers last year would have taken the time to actually have a look inside the current building and see what staff at the gallery have to offer. They might be pleasantly surprised.

The same story goes for Ashburton Trust Events Centre.

Along with the new Gallery and Heritage building, the ATEC has been an absolute gem in the district’s crown.

The stage has been attracting high-profile acts from around the country and the rest of the world between hosting local events, but they also struggle to attract the big audiences for a number of their shows.

Some prestigious acts will always draw a sell-out crowd but the next tier down regularly fails to get the locals excited.

This has forced the event centre management to look at a new price structure to attract bigger crowds for the shows that are not so famous.

It is crucial that the local population continues to support both its prized assets and the service they provide, or risk the more appealing shows and acts to keep driving to Timaru.

As so often, if we don’t use it, we’ll lose it.

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The second initiative introduces new Bringing these key agencies together ways of working with beneficiaries who will also help catch high-value fraudsters whose deception extends across multiple agencies.

Relationship offending Governments of the past weren’t strong enough on fraud, but the last year cost taxpayers National-led Government has promised over $20 million, to do better, and is delivering on that promise. comprising one-third of Most beneficiaries do the right thing welfare fraud prosecutions and follow the rules.

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By Matthew Backhouse Ralph Hotere, one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed and provocative artists, has died.

In a career spanning more than five decades, the 81-year-old became well known for tackling key events in New Zealand’s history with his dark and poetic paintings.

He died peacefully in Dunedin about midday yesterday.

Hotere was made a Member of the Order of New Zealand in 2011 – the only person to be awarded the country’s highest honour that year.

Born in Northland and of Te Aupouri iwi descent, Hotere’s home of Mitimiti played a key role in his work.

He later moved to Port Chalmers in Otago – an area that also became an important influence on his work.

The impact of his powerful works was recognised with the Order of New Zealand, which was conferred upon him by Governor-General Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Sir Jerry said at the time that the award “speaks of service, merit, endeavour, perseverance, commitment, excellence and, above all, mana”.

Hotere’s citation said that as a painter, sculptor and collaborative artist, he had reacted to social and environmental issues through his work.

His art is dominated by black, both in colour and in the artworks’ titles, and makes extensive use of

words, often quoting poets and his conversations with them.

He dealt with key New Zealand historical events such as the Springbok tour and the Rainbow Warrior sinking.

Hotere also responded to issues closer to his Port Chalmers home, including the Aramoana massacre and a proposed aluminium smelter.

He and other artists and writers were part of the No Smelter campaign against the proposal, which was part of the then-government’s Think Big scheme.

He celebrated his 80th birthday in 2011 with exhibitions throughout the country.

That year he also completed an artwork for his Christchurch printer, Marion Maguire, as a sign of support for the quake-hit city.

Hotere’s painting are well-regarded by collectors, with his piece Vive Aramoana fetching $183,000 at auction in November last year.

He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Otago in 1994, and was recognised with an Icon Award from the Arts Foundation in 2003.

Hotere Foundation chairwoman Judith Ablett-Kerr QC said news of his death was of “deep regret and profound sadness”.

Hotere suffered a debilitating stroke in 2001 and was understood to have been unwell in recent days.

He is survived by his wife Mary McFarlane.

Ms Ablett-Kerr said funeral arrangements would be advised at a later time.

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Recent peer reviewed scientific information shows that longfin eel populations are not declining. In fact their numbers are increasing in Otago, Southland, the West Coast and elsewhere.

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However, eel fishermen have a significant stake in the longfin eel fishery, and would never do anything to harm its sustainability.

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Syrian missile strike condemned Washington has condemned the Damascus regime for a missile strike that killed dozens of people, a day after Syria’s opposition protested at the world’s silence over the slaughter of civilians.

Fresh fighting broke out on Syria’s border with Lebanon overnight, hours after shots fired from Syria killed a Lebanese man.

The United States condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the devastating missile strikes on Syria’s second city Aleppo at the weekend.

They were “the latest demonstrations of the Syrian regime’s ruthlessness and its lack of compassion for the Syrian people it claims to represent”, State Department

spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said yesterday.

At least 37 people were killed and 150 wounded in missile strikes on the Tariq al-Bab district on Friday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Nuland repeated Washington’s call for President Bashar al-Assad to step down.

“The Assad regime has no legitimacy and remains in power only through brute force,” she said.

“The United States sees no indication that the brave Syrian people fighting against this aggression will accept these regime leaders, with the blood of so many Syrians on their hands, as part of a transition governing authority.”

The comments from Washington came after Friday’s statement from the Syrian National Coalition announcing a boycott of talks with world powers.

Coalition chief Ahmed Moaz alKhatib said the group’s withdrawal from meetings abroad was “a message of protest to all governments of the world”, who were merely looking on as the Syrian people were being killed.

He was speaking as the conflict, which has cost the lives of more than 70,000 people according to the UN, is set to enter its third year, with no end in sight.

Friday’s statement singled out Syria’s ally Russia for blame, saying its leaders were “ethically and

politically responsible because they continue to support the (Syrian) regime with weapons”.

The group had been due to attend a Friends of Syria meeting in Rome next Thursday, while Khatib had also been invited to Moscow, and to the United States.

“We cannot visit any country until there is a clear decision on this savage, aggressive regime,” Khatib said of the Assad administration.

Britain urged the opposition on Saturday to reconsider, insisting “now is not the time to give up” on talks.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said London was “preparing a further offer of support” for the

National Coalition at the meeting in Rome.

But opposition spokesman Walid al-Bunni said they wanted action, not just words. The world had a duty to protect Syrians from the regime of the “butcher” Assad, he added.

“If you are our real friends, help us to stop the massacres that are being committed against our own people,” Bunni said.

Although the opposition has repeatedly asked the international community to arm the rebels, Western powers are reluctant, fearing the growing influence of radical Islamists.

On Friday, Bunni also announced plans for a govern-

ment for “liberated areas” that he said he hoped would be based inside northern Syria. A cabinet lineup and a premier will be chosen at a meeting on March 2 in Istanbul.

Syrian troops clashed with fighters on the Lebanese side of the border overnight Saturday to Sunday, a senior Lebanese security official said.

Artillery, mortar fire and automatic weapons were used in the battle, the official said, but he had no information on casualties.

The violence in Syria has increasingly spilled over into Lebanon, with cross-border shelling in the north and east.

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• Bus crash Three people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a bus crashed into three cars and an Indian restaurant in South Brisbane.

The Brisbane City Council bus mounted the curb on Melbourne Street and crashed into the front of the Punjabi Palace Indian restaurant on Saturday. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman told AAP that no passengers were on the bus and no customers were in the restaurant at the time. She said paramedics assessed 10 people at the scene for injuries, including the driver, and three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

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By Jenna Fryer At least 33 NASCAR fans were injured when a car flew into the fence at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, hurling a tyre and large pieces of debris into the stands.

The accident happened on the last lap of the second-tier Nationwide Series race on the eve of yesterday’s Sprint Cup season-opening Daytona 500, which officials said would go on as scheduled.

The crash began as the field approached the checkered flag and leader Regan Smith attempted to block Brad Keselowski to preserve the win.

That triggered a chain reaction, and rookie Kyle Larson hit the cars in front of him and his car was went airborne into the fence.

The entire front end was sheared off Larson’s car, and his burning engine wedged through a gaping hole in the fence. Chunks of debris from the car were thrown into the stands, including a tyre that cleared the top of the fence and landed midway up the specta-

tor section closest to the track.

The 20-year-old Larson stood in shock several metres away from his car as fans in the stands waived frantically for help. Smoke from the burning engine briefly clouded the area, and emergency vehicles descended on the scene.

Ambulance sirens could be heard wailing behind the grandstands at a time the race winner would typically be doing celebratory burnouts.

“It was freaky. When I looked to my right, the accident happened,” said fan Rick Harpster, who had a bird’s-eye view of the wreck. “I looked over and I saw a tyre fly straight over the fence into the stands, but after that I didn’t see anything else.

That was the worst thing I have seen, seeing that tyre fly into the stands. I knew it was going to be severe.”

Shannan Devine was sitting about 250 feet away from where the car smashed into the fence and could see plumes of smoke directly in front of her.

“I didn’t know if there was a car on top of people. I didn’t know what to think. I’m an emotional person and I imme-

diately started to cry. It was very scary. Absolutely scary. I love the speed of the sport. But it’s so dangerous,” said Devine who was planning to attend her second Daytona 500.

She said many fans got in the way of rescue efforts by trying to take pictures and videos, even jumping over fencing in hopes of getting closer to the scene.

Shannon Speedway President Joie Chitwood said 14 fans were treated on site, while local officials said 19 fans were taken to neighbouring hospitals, including two who were in critical condition but were later upgraded to stable.

“First and foremost our thoughts and prayers are with our race fans,” Chitwood said.

As emergency workers tended to injured fans and ambulance sirens wailed in the background, a sombre Tony Stewart skipped the traditional postrace victory celebration.

Stewart, who won for the 19th time at Daytona and seventh time in the last nine seasonopening Nationwide races, was in no mood to celebrate.

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The BBC is citing a Miami auction house as saying it has withdrawn from sale an artwork by secretive graffiti artist Banksy that was removed from the side of a north London store. The stencil of a young boy sewing Union Jack bunting vanished earlier this month, upsetting art lovers in the gritty Turnpike Lane area. It reappeared on the website of the Miami auction house, Fine Art Auctions, due to be sold Saturday with an estimated price of between $500,000 and $700,000. But the BBC reported that the auction house confirmed the piece had been withdrawn from sale. It reported the auction house would not give a reason. Poundland, the store that occupies the building, had said it had nothing to do with the removal.

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In London, take a page from a favourite book Walking toward the George Inn on a drizzly evening, yellow light from its bustling Parliament Bar spilling out on wet cobblestones, it’s easy to imagine the ghostly footsteps of the past.

Is that a double-decker bus rumbling down the Borough High Street? Or a four-in-hand carriage sweeping into the inn’s cobbled yard?

And those commuters hurrying toward London Bridge — could one be an anxious Nancy bravely spiriting Oliver Twist to safety?

London is the kind of place where past and present, fiction and real-life swirl together in an ever-changing kaleidoscope.

Which is why a fun way to explore the nooks and crannies of this sprawling city is to take a novel approach and look for places featured in your favourite books, or for the real-life hangouts of writers you admire.

Your choices are as varied as the many authors linked to London, but here are a few suggestions to get you started.

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ABOVE AND BELOW: A blue plaque (below) is seen on the exterior of Charles Dickens’ home (above), part of the Charles Dickens Museum in London. For years, the four-storey brick row house where the author lived with his young family was a dusty and slightly neglected museum, a mecca for Dickens scholars but overlooked by most visitors to London. Now, after a massive makeover, it has been restored to bring the writer’s world to life.

“If a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,” wrote author, critic and lexicographer Samuel Johnson, whose many pithy quotes also include “No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.”

But did you know that Johnson worked as a hack writer to support himself before making it big with A Dictionary of the English Language in 1755?

You’ll learn about that and more — including his fondness for cats — at Dr. Johnson’s House, a small but charming museum set in the 300-year-old townhouse where he lived.

A statue of one of Johnson’s cats, Hodge, sits in the courtyard in front of the house, while inside the collection includes 18th and 19th century prints as well as paintings, several manuscripts and porcelain from the period.

If you are in need of refreshment, stroll around the corner to the Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub on Fleet Street.

Don’t be thrown off by the name, which sounds a little like the kind of place you might find in the food court of an American

Michelle Locke steps back into the past and takes a literary tour around London and visits the homes and haunts of some of the world’s most famous writers. mall. This is the real deal.

A tavern has been on the property since 1538, and what’s there now was rebuilt after the previous one burned down in the Great Fire of London in 1666.

It’s associated with several literary figures, including Dickens.

Dickens of a time Charles Dickens might be the quintessential London author.

He lived here, worked here, campaigned for social justice here and set many famous scenes here.

A good starting point is 48 Doughty Street, the house where Dickens lived and wrote from 1837 to 1839.

His first two children were born here and this is where he wrote Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. The house, near the Russell Square Underground station, is now home to the Charles Dickens Museum, which recently reopened after a major renovation.

There are audio guides, a learning centre and cafe and numerous artifacts, including the author’s writing desk and chair.

About a 20-minute walk from Doughty Street is St. Paul’s Cathedral, mentioned in several books and the place where David Copperfield took Clara Peggoty to show her the view of London from the top.

Renovation work is closing the Golden Gallery at the top of the dome from January 7 to March 28, but you can climb as far as the Whispering Gallery and try out its famous acoustics.

You can get here by the Tube, taking Russell Square to St. Paul’s, which requires a change from the Piccadilly to Central line at Holborn.

From St. Paul’s it’s about a 15-minute stroll to London Bridge, which spans the Thames River. In Dickens’ Great Expectations, Pip crossed the

A letter written by Samuel Johnson and a copy of the dictionary he wrote, which was published in 1755, beneath a stained glass plaque at Dr. Johnson’s House, a small museum in the 300-year-old townhouse where he lived in London.

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) This has been a month when you may have felt one foot was firmly planted in the future but events have shown that there has been quite a thread with your past. Yet the past may not be manifesting itself in terms of outer experiences or connections. Some of your history deep within you is being subtly and powerfully aroused. Love is next Aries!

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) With Mercury tracking backwards some changes of plan around social dates, romantic dates, or even your own longerterm plans are likely.

Unfortunately, you may be in the process of finding out that someone is less reliable than you had hoped.

But with your ruler set to provide wonderful warmth, all this does have a purpose, as you’ll soon discover.

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Your clarity of thought and purpose is your greatest gift, and continues to be so. Yet although the Sun is now shrugging off the potentially confusing vibe of Neptune, with Venus now aspecting this planet, apply the same principles of logic to love. This may seem counterintuitive but will help to balance any sense of unreality that you experience.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) Today’s Full Moon asks you to be ultraclear in your communications, especially if you are wanting to embrace a new experience and someone close to you would be happier leaving things as they are.

You may also be tempted to turn on the charm, and why not? But sincerity is the essential ingredient, along with a fair degree of patience.

bridge in great despair after learning that Estella was to be married to Drummle.

In Oliver Twist, Nancy met with Mr Brownlow on the bridge to conspire for Oliver’s safety.

Of course, if you want to stand on the actual bridge from the 1830s, you’ll have to go to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it was relocated, piece by piece, more than 40 years ago. The current London Bridge dates back to ye olde 1973.

Finish up your tour by crossing the bridge to the George Inn, which Dickens visited when it was a coffee house and mentions in Little Dorrit.

This building, the last remaining galleried coaching inn in London, is a replacement, too, built after a fire destroyed the previous inn. But in this case the “new” building was put up in 1676.

See the final chapter The Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey memorialises many of British literature’s greatest names.

It’s a tradition that started out slowly. Geoffrey Chaucer was buried in the abbey when he died in 1400 because he had been Clerk of Works to the palace of Westminster, not because of his Canterbury Tales.

But more than 150 years later, a bigger monument was erected to honour Chaucer, and in 1599, the poet and author Edmund Spenser was buried nearby.

Other writers buried here include poets John Dryden, Lord Alfred Tennyson and Robert Browning, and authors Rudyard Kipling and Thomas Hardy.

A number of other writers are buried elsewhere but commemorated at Poets’ Corner including John Milton, Percy Bysshe Shelley, T.S. Eliot, Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters.

Some writers had a tougher time than others making it into

the corner. Shakespeare was buried at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1616, but didn’t get a monument until 1740.

And the poet Lord Byron, a scandalous figure of his time, died in 1824 but didn’t get a memorial until the Swinging Sixties, 1969 to be precise.

Two of the graves are a fitting end to your literary tour.

Johnson, who died in 1784 at age 75, is buried here, his grave marked by a plaque and a bust.

And Dickens’ grave is also here, marked, at his instructions, only by a simple plaque inscribed with his name and the dates of his birth and death, February 7, 1812, and June 9, 1870.

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Charles Dickens Museum: 48 Doughty St, http://www.dickensmuseum.com. Monday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm. Adults, 8 pounds ($NZ14.60).

St. Paul’s Cathedral, St. Paul’s Churchyard, http:// www.stpauls.co.uk/. Monday to Saturday, 8.30am to 4.30pm (last admission, 4pm) Adults, 15 pounds ($NZ27.40).

George Inn: 77 Borough High St., http://www.nationaltrust. org.uk/george-inn/.

Monday to Saturday, 11am to 11pm, Sundays, noon to 10.30pm.

Dr Johnson’s House: 17 Gough Square, http://www. drjohnsonshouse.org/index. html. From October to April, Monday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm. May to September, Monday to Saturday, 11am to 5.30pm.

Closed Sundays. Adults, 4 pounds, 50 pence ($NZ8.20).

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese: 145 Fleet St., Monday to Friday, 11am to 11pm. Saturday to Sunday, noon to 11pm.

Westminster Abbey: http:// www.westminster -abbey. org/home. Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm (last admission 3.30pm) and until 7pm on Wednesdays (last admission 6pm) Saturdays, 9.30am to 2.30pm (last admission 1.30pm).

Sundays, worship only, no tourists. Adults, 18 pounds ($32.85).

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A monument to William Shakespeare in the Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey in London. Many famous British writers are memorialised here, including Charles Dickens and Geoffrey Chaucer.

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LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) There is a strange paradox at play this week. You may well attract some financial fortune, and someone could be kindness personified. On the other hand, you might find yourself tantalisingly close to some kind of business breakthrough or payout, only for it to not materialise. Yet this continues to be a good time to think deeply about your life.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) The Full Moon today suggests relationships can be on your mind, or one in particular. If things have seemed uncertain or your mood has been up and down, don’t feel that there is no mileage. With Venus set to enter your opposite sign of Pisces your outlook can yet change. Try to avoid hoping for perfection, or only seeing the downside.

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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) The detail of situations remains important and it may be the very things you don’t really want to grapple with that can actually give you the most personal satisfaction to clear up. Yet with the Sun in a tense angle with Jupiter, you may have to show tremendous generosity just when you need to manage your energy as carefully as possible.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) Venus is set to step into one of the most enchanting areas of your situation this week, and as it merges with Neptune you may well experience some romantic magic.

Yet with the Sun squaring with Jupiter it is going to be important to manage your urges around splashing out on luxury items or being too generous to a loved one or offspring.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Generous pledges need to be followed up with solid action.

This is especially so around very close relationships. If you are trying to make a good impression, words are one thing, actions another. You may also find yourself becoming more attuned to your surroundings, which could trigger an upgrade at home, with comfort at the forefront of your mind.

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CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) For someone like you who has often a terrific work attitude, the clash today between the Sun and Jupiter suggests you should try to avoid volunteering for anything you don’t absolutely need to do. Narrow your focus and work on all communicational issues. A desire to please others may be laudable but actually it’s probably better to do your stuff first.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Your finances may be about to show a very pleasing upward curve. Yet some things still may be mired in confusion.

With Jupiter urging you to indulge and enjoy, the trick will be holding back until you are really sure where you stand. In other words, let any news of payments arrive in your bank account before deciding to treat yourself.

PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) As Venus moves into your sign today it will provide oodles of self-confidence and no little sense of extra allure and attractiveness. Yet the Full Moon in your opposite sign of Virgo, and Jupiter’s role, suggests you shouldn’t get too far ahead of yourself. If you feel extra verve and sassiness - great, but stay sensitive to how others feel too.

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6.00pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26 9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road.

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Golf Tinwald Golf Club February 26 9am start Medal - 1st Norma Bradford, 1st Judith Sheates B3 Starters: K. McAuliffe, J. Undy.

Cards: B. Harris, M. Smith Tea Duties: am – Nancy Costin; pm – J. Van Der Heide, N. McDowell No 1: 9.00 J. Van Der Heide, D. Lowe, P. Smith, P.McAndrews; 9.05 C. Linney, M. Bennett, D. Bell, K. McAuliffe; 9.10 A. Dwan, M. Kennedy, V. Prendergast, C. Shanks

No 4: 9.00 M. Colville, M. Smith, P. Bell, J. Undy No 7: 9.00 M. Pawsey, B. Harris, B. Cochrane; 9.05 E. Pierce, S. Vucetich, L. Bird No 10: 9.00 T. O’Connell, P. Templeton, S. Mee; 9.05 B. Jackson, V. Cartney, I Divers, 9.10 L. Glassey, S. Durry, P. Ellis, S. Cain.

No 13: 9.00 B. O’Neill, P. McLauchan, S. Young; 9.05 R. Kinvig, D. Wellman, D. Sharplin, P. Bishop Bradford 9 HOLES: Stroke Match Play No 1: 9.15 K. Young, D. Ellery, J. Johns; 9.20 R. O’Brien, N. Burrows, M. Sherriff, 9.25 I. Ross, B. McBride, J. Moorren, V. Johnson; 9.30 P. Gibson, J. Hill, G. Whipp, N. Costin.

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SPORT

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Mid Canterbury rowers bring home medals before defending their title.

They had a steering breakage that had them forced to stop mid-race to rectify the problem and saw their lead dissolve, but they resumed and roared home to take out the race by almost four seconds.

Duncan Grant finished up with a medal rainbow going from bronze to gold in his three finals appearances.

Grant finished with bronze in the men’s lightweight single scull on Friday.

On Saturday he was in the Wairu Rowing Club coxed four that took silver behind Waikato and saved his best until last teaming up with James Hunter to win gold in the men’s lightweight double.

Mid Canterbury ex-pats who attend Craighead School also came up with medals rowing under the Timaru Rowing Club banner.

Emma Dyke, Paige Cook, Renee Olley, Harriett Sutton and Alice Murdoch claimed gold in the women’s club coxed eight on Friday. Dyke, who won silver at the youth Olympics in January, also claimed gold in the women’s senior pair. Dyke, Murdoch and Sutton were also fourth in the under 19 coxed four. Olley also got bronze in the women’s club double.

By Jonathan Leask Mid Canterbury rowing products produced a number of medal-winning efforts at the national rowing championships at Lake Ruataniwha.

Olympic gold medallist Hamish Bond had a haul of two gold and silver, and former lightweight single sculls three-time world champion Duncan Grant claimed one of each colour while some ex-pat schoolgirls’ also picked up some medals.

Bond claimed his third medal on Saturday when his Southern RPC men’s eight came home over a second clear of Waikato RPC boat to win gold.

The win also meant Bond squared the series with his Halberg winning Olympic gold men’s pair partner Eric Murray.

Murray’s Waikato RPC four had taken out the premier coxless four on Friday with Bond settling for silver but Bond’s Southern RPC men eight finished over a second ahead of Murray’s Waikato RPC eight .

Bond claimed gold in the men’s pair for a fifth straight year rowing with Jade Uru for a fourth consecutive year but they had a few nervous moments

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Mid Canterbury ex-pats Renee Olley, Alice Murdoch, Paige Cook, Emma Dyke and Harriet Sutton with their gold from the national rowing championships at Lake Ruataniwha.

RACING

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Avondale Jockey Club fields, form Club Name: Avondale Jc. Venue: Avondale. Meeting Date : 25 Feb 2013. NZ Meeting number: 2. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7.

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Cowboys & Aliens.

Sky Movies, 6.30pm Though based on a comic by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg this movie seems more based on a concept rather than a script.

Directed by Jon Favreau, Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford (below) are as the title of the film tells you cowboys who try to stop an alien invasion. A silly concept but lots of fun.

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Hurricanes v Blues. Highlights.

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8.30 Golf. WGC. Accenture Match Play Championship. Semi-finals And Final Matches. Highlights.

9.30 Soccer. Capital One Cup. Final.

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Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United. Highlights.

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Hurricanes v Blues. Highlights.

1.30 SKY ARENA Access.

2.00 Soccer. A-League. Western Sydney v Perth Glory. Replay.

4.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby.

Highlanders v Chiefs. Replay.

By Michael Burgess If everything goes to plan, the Warriors will be toasting their first NRL win since July in two weeks - but Feleti Mateo will be staying well away from the sponsor’s product.

The Warriors backrower is on a self-imposed alcohol ban for the entire season, similar to teammate Ben Matulino who swore off the booze in 2012. Mateo started his regime in October last year, just before the team commenced their offseason training.

“I thought I would give up for a year and see how the season goes,” Mateo said. “It’s not much of a battle of sorts or anything like that - it’s just one thing that might help me improve my game.

If it makes a little difference, then I will take it.”

The Warriors don’t have a huge drinking culture compared with some other NRL clubs and the change has not been particularly difficult.

“It’s the wine over dinner or one or two beers with the boys that I miss the most,” says Mateo.

“But it’s been good, I feel a lot better and hopefully it shows on the field.”

Mateo has also experimented with some dietary changes - “basically eating more natural foods and less processed stuff” - as part of the effort to put pep back in his game in 2013. Like the rest of his team, Mateo struggled last year to match the grand deeds of 2011. While he still led the league in offloads (65) he played substantially

fewer minutes and often didn’t have the impact required of a marquee forward.

“It was bit frustrating trying to get the right combination going with my minutes,” says Mateo. “I probably struggled a bit with Bluey there - he tried to utilise me as best he could and have the team running smoothly at the same time. We couldn’t get it right but hopefully this year we will. I have had some slow starts to seasons [but] this year I want to come out with all guns blazing. I’ve been working on my fitness as well so I can have more minutes out on the field.”

Apart from club success at Mt Smart, Mateo’s other big goal is State of Origin. While Warriors have been picked for Queensland before, no one based in Auckland has made the Blues team.

“The aim is to get our team in a winning environment and hopefully with that my name gets tossed around when rep footy comes around,” says Mateo.

Of more concern to Warriors’ fans is his future.

Mateo - as he showed in 2011 - seems integral to Mt Smart success. The club is well stocked with grafters in the pack (Simon Mannering, Ben Henry, Elijah Taylor and Todd Lowrie) but need the flair and ball-playing ability that the 27-year-old provides. However, other NRL clubs - including a cashed-up Penrith - are circling as Mateo comes to the end of his contract with the Warriors. The recently married Mateo has much to weigh up.

“I would love to stay at the club - I love the place now and the direction in which the club is going but in saying that I have to keep my eyes open.”

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12.00 Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game Of Shadows. (2011, M) Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law. 2.10 Making Of Battleship. (2012, M).

2.30 The 85th Annual Academy Awards.

6.30 Poseidon. (2006, M) Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell.

8.10 Making Of Safe House. (2012, M).

8.25 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

(2003, M) Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller.

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12.10 The Godfather. (1972, 16) Al Pacino, Marlon Brando.

3.05 Into The Blue. (2005, M) Jessica Alba, Paul Walker.

4.55 The Ringer. (2003, M) Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl.

6.30 The Chronicles Of Riddick. (2004, M) Vin Diesel, Judi Dench. Big budget sequel to ‘Pitch Black’ has a wanted criminal arriving on a new planet about to be invaded by a warrior priest and his army of Necromongers.

8.30 The Godfather: Part II. (1974, PG) Robert De Niro, Al Pacino. This Oscar®-winning sequel chronicles the early life of Vito Corleone in Sicily and New York, told in reflection, while his son expands the empire. 1974.

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9.30 CSI: New York. (M) While investigating the DNA from a murder scene, Hawkes discovers that the DNA is connected to more than a dozen cases over a three-state area.

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2.30 Golf. WGC. Accenture Match Play Championship. Semi-finals And Final Matches. Highlights.

3.30 Basketball. NBL. Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats. Replay.

5.30 Athletics. Kelloggs Nutrigrain Ironman & Ironwoman. Round Six. Replay.

8.30 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby.

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9.30 Rugby.

10.30 Cricket. New Zealand v England. 3rd One-day. From Eden Park, Auckland.

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• Black Sticks lose The New Zealand women’s hockey side began their five-match series against Argentina with a 4-1 loss in Rosario yesterday). A predominantly inexperienced Black Sticks team held their own against the Olympic silver medallists but they were unable to match their clinical finishing, particularly from penalty corners. Argentina were 3-0 up at halftime after scoring two penalty corners and a field goal. The hosts notched another penalty corner late in the second half, before the Black Sticks scored from a penalty corner variation which saw Anita Punt flick to Gemma Flynn to tap in on the post.

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The Tech Sharks reigned supreme in Mid Canterbury Twenty 20 cricket for a fifth straight season on Saturday.

The four-time defending champion Sharks made it to a fifth straight final and recorded a 47-run win over the Star Old Boys to ensure Tech Sharks remains the only name on the Mid Canterbury Tenty20 trophy.

The Sharks batted first and put up a mediocre total of 115 after Matt Hurley made 37 and Sam Hurley 19.

Logan Tasker took 3/15 and Ben Crequer 2/10 as Star were delighted at restricting the Sharks to what they thought was a gettable total.

However, the Sharks showed why they are the only team to have won the Twenty20 competition with a superb display from the slower bowlers, meaning the Star Old Boys saved their worst batting performance for last.

Ben Mably put the brakes on and ripped through the Star order taking 5/5 as Star was dismissed for just 68. Armand van der Eik and Crequer both made 14 but the side was 47 runs short as the Sharks swept to a fifth consecutive title, and adding to the Pritchard Shield and Studholme Shield they had already locked away for the season.

The only silverware left is the Muirhead

Rosebowl, which resumes this Saturday with the final round robin matches, with the Sharks the favourites to win through being unbeaten in 45-over cricket so far this season.

Earlier in the day, just who would line up in the Twenty20 final was undecided with four teams in the running heading into the final round.

The Sharks had the advantage, sitting one win ahead of the other three sides, and sealed their fifth straight finals appearance with a win over Coldstream, but only just.

The Sharks made 119/7 and Coldstream fell just six runs short, with Tim Penno carrying his bat right through the innings only to be run out on the last ball for 51.

Star Old Boys got the gift of a default from Allenton to put them in the box seat to meet the Sharks, needing Lauriston (who lost to Star), to beat Methven (who beat Star) for Star to advance, while a Methven win would see a repeat of last year’s final and third final meeting between the Sharks and Methven.

But Lauriston delivered the result Star was after, rolling Methven for 78 and chasing it down for a five wicket win.

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By Patrick McKendry Aucklander Aaron Gate is the proud owner of cycling’s famous rainbow jersey after winning the multi-discipline omnium event at the World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

Gate raised his arms in triumph after watching defending champion Glenn O’Shea, of Australia, fail to beat his time in the final kilo event.

The 22-year-old, competing in his first omnium at international level, hugged his BikeNZ support crew in celebration. Apart from his pleasure in becoming world champion and beating O’Shea and Danish Olympic gold medallist Lasse Norman Hansen, Gate was also extremely relieved.

O’Shea’s final ride was delayed by 10 minutes because of a problem with his bike, which meant Gate had an agonis-

ing wait. However, O’Shea posted only the fifth fastest time and had to settle for third overall, with Hansen second.

“The heart was pumping,” Gate said of the wait and then the minute or so of O’Shea’s ride. “I knew he [O’Shea] was a team pursuiter too and would be able to ride a good kilo. I couldn’t really celebrate until after that ride. He was holding second place really close right up to the last lap. It was a pretty nerve-racking few minutes.

“It’s not sunk in. I was an unknown really because I’ve not really done one before so to come away with a world title is every cyclist’s dream, so I couldn’t be happier.”

It is the second omnium world title claimed by a New Zealander after Hayden Godfrey won in Manchester in 2008, and it is the third medal won by the five-strong contingent in Minsk following the silver medals by the men’s

team sprint and Simon van Velthooven in the 1km time trial.

BikeNZ high performance director Mark Elliott said the nature of Gate’s victory was pleasing. “It was phenomenal. He won all the timed events which is pretty spectacular and it shows the quality of the young man,” he said.

Gate, who won bronze in the team pursuit at last year’s Olympics, has worked hard on the timed races in the camp leading into the championships with coach Dayle Cheatley and it paid off. He posted the fastest time in the flying lap on the first day and repeated that effort with a personal best 4:21:60 to be fastest in the 4000m individual pursuit which moved him to a share of second place overall.

Gate is now hoping to add the omnium to the team pursuit aspirations for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

“It is early days yet.”

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Corey Gameiro has kept the Wellington Phoenix’s faint playoff hopes alive with an 80th-minute goal that earned them a 2-2 draw against Adelaide United at Westpac Stadium last night.

The Phoenix had to battle back from 2-1 down and had the luxury of playing the final 22 minutes with an extra man after Adelaide midfielder and former Phoenix player Jon McKain was given a red card for producing two bookable offences.

Wellington dominated the final 20 minutes of the game and should have found a winner but a combination of good goalkeeping from Eugene Galekovic and poor finishing forced them to settle for a draw.

Gameiro, who is on loan at the Phoenix from English Premier League side Fulham, looked dangerous throughout the game and his well-taken goal following a touch from Stein Huysegems was due reward.

The Phoenix were without lively midfielder Isaka Cernak for the game due to a hip flexor

complaint, while Jeremy Brockie returned to the fold after missing last week’s loss to Brisbane through suspension.

Brockie’s return caused a shuffle in formation as Louis Fenton dropped back in to the midfield and he was joined there by Vince Lia who switched from right back after Leo Bertos also returned to the field.

Adelaide opened the scoring in the 20th minute when a delightful cross from Iain Ramsay found Tomi Juri, who slammed home a powerful left foot shot on the half volley that gave Phoenix goalkeeper Glen Moss no chance.

The home side found their way in to the game just over 10 minutes later when Jeremy Brockie was gifted a tap-in from close range after the energetic Gameiro dispossessed Galekovic.

Before the home side even had time to catch their breath, Adelaide restored their advantage though when a thunderbolt shot from midfielder Marcelo Carrusca rifled in to the top corner of Moss’ net. Gameiro’s late goal was the equaliser.

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Tight fives test fitness at sevens Rakaia’s Keepu Osai offloads the ball before being tackled during a Tight Five sevens match against Christchurch at the Rakaia Domain on Saturday.

Christchurch Club made it all the way to the final of the tournament but Sydenham ran away with the title.

The 2011 winners and last year’s runners-up MaristAlbion won the play-off for third but University, who had earlier tipped over Timaru Celtic to advance to the semi-finals, won by technicality after Marist-Albion used

“incorrect players”.

Over in the normal sevens, Marist-Albion became the inaugural winners again in Rakaia beating Timaru Celtic with hosts Rakaia third.

Aimed at being a pre-season tournament, in its third year it attracted a total of 15 teams with over 250 players but organisers were disappointed that the only Mid Canterbury entry came from the host Rakaia, despite clubs travelling from Christchurch and Timaru to play.

There’s never much need to look too hard at the Crusaders at this time of year - everyone knows precisely what they are going to see from the competition’s most successful franchise.

But this year is shaping differently and it’s because the Crusaders feel they have blurred the line between consistency and predictability.

So much has changed, and yet they haven’t, which is why there is added pressure on the squad this year, why they are likely to be more expansive.

For large periods of last season, the Crusaders lacked ideas; they lacked invention, direct running or clever ways to use a backline lacking star quality.

There was no Sonny Bill Williams to take them over the gain line or spark Robbie Fruean into life. With Sean Maitland injured and then strangely overlooked, they lacked finishing power on the wing and it often looked like Dan Carter and Israel Dagg were weighed down by the knowledge that they were carrying the entire creative burden.

Winning the ball was no problem. Doing something with it was, which is why Aaron Mauger and Tabai Matson have been brought into the coaching set-up.

The arrival of these two former All Blacks is the most significant change and best example of how the mindset has changed in Christchurch.

The Crusaders want to catch teams by surprise - deliver better, straighter running lines and, quite simply, score more tries.

Last year, they scored 489 points - second only behind the Hurricanes - in the round-robin but less than half came from tries. While they

picked up five try-scoring bonus points, the Hurricanes took eight and in the big games, the Crusaders were overly reliant on the boot of Tom Taylor and then Carter to accumulate points. The decision to relieve Carter of the vicecaptaincy is all about freeing him up to focus on running the attacking game; leaving him clear to deliver ways in which the Crusaders can be innovative, as they were at the peak of their powers during 2000-08.

It has been a Crusaders’ trademark to get the best out of the talent they have; to be trend-setters and market leaders - something they realised they weren’t in 2012 after an extensive review.

“Most definitely [things are different this year],” says newly installed vice-captain Ryan Crotty. “The review that came out of last year was fairly brutal. We were very harsh on ourselves and we took a lot out of it.

“We have been doing a lot more team activities; we have had the All Blacks back in camp and got everyone together. We are tighter and the rugby stuff has maybe taken a little bit of a back seat because we have the bye [in round one]. I think you will see a new style of play from us. A little bit more width - giving the backs some more room to move. It is exciting.”

Coach Todd Blackadder took plenty out of the review as well. He admitted late last year that he became distracted by thinking about winning a title - understandable given that the Crusaders have won seven but not one since he came into the job in 2009.

There are obvious parallels between Todd Blackadder and Ewen McKenzie, while the now-Reds coach was with the Waratahs. In five seasons in Sydney, McKenzie took the Waratahs to three finals.

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The Warriors will begin their NRL campaign without the services of Shaun Johnson, after the halfback was sidelined for three to four weeks with an arm injury.

Johnson hyper-extended his right elbow during his side’s 16-10 win over the Brisbane Broncos in a trial match in Dunedin on Saturday, leaving the field early in the second half clutching his arm. And the Warriors yesterday announced the 22-year-old had undergone scans which confirmed he will miss up to a month, all but ruling him out of the Warriors’ season-opening game against Parramatta on March 9.

Johnson wrote on Twitter he was “gutted” with the injury but his disappointment was eased by winning the game. Johnson’s injury wasn’t the only blow for the Warriors, with second-rower Carlos Tuimavave ruled out for up to six weeks after breaking a bone in his right hand.

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• Webber keen If Richard Ussher has his way, Formula One ace Mark Webber will one day be racing alongside him in the Speight’s Coast to Coast.

Ussher, winner of the event five times since 2004 and second in this year’s race, has formed an unlikely friendship with the Red Bull driver.

Webber is contractually limited in his athletic pursuits outside F1 (due to injury fears) but Ussher sees great potential in the 36-year-old.“I know he is very keen to do it,” says Ussher of Webber, “and I’d love him to do it in the near future. He is good on the bike and we would definitely get him through the run and kayak sectors.” Webber is a passionate road and mountain biker and has joined Ussher for rides near Webber’s home in England and his house in France. Webber was hit by a car while riding his bike in 2008, breaking his leg, and has to be careful but is still a capable racer on two wheels.

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• Ocean racers Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford barely prevailed in a thrilling fourth round of the New Zealand ocean swim series in Christchurch at the weekend. Radford won by just one second over Auckland’s Phillip Ryan, with Queensland’s Josh Richardson another 13 seconds back in third. The race was tight right from the start with all three swimmers, and women’s winner Melissa Gorman, in close proximity to one other. Radford eventually got his nose in front about one kilometre from the end, but Ryan almost swum him down as the pair closed in on the finish.

• Perth still alive Perth kept alive their hopes of overhauling New Zealand for the NBL minor premiership with two wins, but at least one finalist now looks certain to have a negative winloss record. With ladder-leader New Zealand (20-3) having the week off, second placed Perth (19-5) took the opportunity to close the gap. The Wildcats scored a 78-58 home win over third-placed Melbourne (10-12) on Friday and recorded a crushing 97-71 away victory over fifth-placed Sydney (10-14) on Sunday. It was their fourth win in a hectic 10-day period for Perth, who still have a home game against New Zealand.

Upsets shape for close tennis finish Bowls master class

By Jonathan Leask All three games in Open A grade tennis finished up 4-2 with the second round leaders both going down on Saturday.

Fairton and Allenton both slipped up but remain tied at the top of the table but round one winners Hampstead moved within one point and Dorie is a further point back, shaping for a tight end to the round.

Hampstead beat Fairton 4-2 after Hampstead got off to a handy start by winning both doubles.

Hampstead’s Tony Brosnahan and Peter Kirwan took down Peter Leonard and Rebecca Robinson 7-5, 6-2 and Ben Deeley and Will Blacklow beat Connor Brosnahan

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Then came the match of the day as two old stagers slugged it out on the front court.

Leonard won the first set 6-4 with a solitary service break before Brosnahan got the upper hand early in second set to win 6-1 as Leonard conserved energy for the third set.

An untimely double-fault in the deciding match tiebreak by Brosnahan didn’t help his cause, but from 3-7 down he fought back to 7-8 only for the big-serving Leonard to close out the match with a trademark ace to win the tiebreak 10-7.

Kirwan was too powerful for Robinson 6-1, 6-2 and Deeley played great percentage tennis for a 6-0, 6-0 win over fill-in Connor Brosnahan from A Reserve, with the two wins enough for Hampstead to take the

win but Fairton’s Chisnall battled hard to overcome Blacklow 6-4, 6-4 for a 4-2 final score.

Tinwald hadn’t had a win in round two but stunned Allenton 4-2 on Saturday.

Allenton’s top pair of Jack Deeley and Ashleigh Leonard had to fight hard for a 6-3, 7-6 win over Simon Jordan and fill-in Kyle Brown. Tinwald’s Michael Donaldson and Aidan Mitchell came up with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Brentton Donaldson and Mary-Anne Thyne to level the score heading into the singles.

Deeley was promoted to the top singles spot and delivered with a 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (106) win over Jordan, however, the rest of the singles matches went the way of Tinwald.

Mitchell had a solid win over Leonard 6-2, 6-2 while in a battle of the unrelated

Donaldsons, Michael overcame Brentton 6-4, 6-2.

The decisive match had Brown prevail in a nail-biter against Thyne 3-6, 6-0, 1-0 (12-10) to get Tinwald home for the win.

Dorie beat a three-man Methven 4-2.

Dorie’s Rhys Cromie and Murray Amyes claimed a 6-0, 6-3 win over Jayden Cromie and Ben Wright while Todd Boag and Jess McCloy won by default to put Dorie up 2-0.

In the singles was a battle of the brothers and replay of the Gala Cup final with Rhys again outdoing his older brother 6-4, 6-4.

However, Wright claimed a tough 6-4, 6-4 win over Amyes and James Watt beat Boag 6-0, 6-2 for Methven But playing a man short, with McCloy having a win by default, Dorie’s two free points ensured the 4-2 win.

Mike Kernaghan performed the outstanding feat of winning all eight of his singles matches over three days to inspire Dunedin to a thrilling national men’s bowls inter-centre title win at Howick on Saturday.

Giving a master class of draw bowling, Kernaghan gave Dunedin a flying start in the final against Manawatu’s Ross Ellery with a 25-19 win, with Ellery, despite being outdrawn, managing to stay in the contest with some effective run shots.

Dunedin, even though Shaun Scott and Mark Watt dropped the pairs to Philip Skoglund and Craig Gush, then clinched the title with an exciting win in the fours when the Kerry Becksskipped line-up picked up two shots, one on a measure, on the last end

to pip Manawatu 12-11. But it was Kernaghan, with his flawless record and a string of wins over such notables as Nelson’s international Shannon McIlroy and Wellington’s Rob Ashton, who was Dunedin’s hero. The national singles champion in 2000-01 and pairs champion in 2007, Kernaghan returned to Dunedin after a stint working in Auckland three years ago.

Such was his accuracy many might wonder whether Kernaghan might be again useful at national level. But he emphasised he was no longer interested in international honours. “I was just lucky eight times,” he said.

Canterbury made it a South Island double by scoring an equally exciting win in women’s final against Nelson.

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By Kris Shannon England’s tour match against New Zealand XI has taken on an extra element of intrigue after Black Caps coach Mike Hesson declared a pair of duels will decide two test spots.

Hesson has named his 12-man squad for the opening ANZ test in Dunedin beginning March 6, with most interest coming at the top and the bottom of the line-up.

With Martin Guptill’s hamstring strain keeping him on the sidelines and captain Brendon McCullum committed to a shift down the order, New Zealand need two new openers.

Peter Fulton, set to open in South Africa before injury struck, will fill one position and the other will come from a pair of youngsters. Hamish Rutherford and Tom Latham have yet to wear the whites but one of them will be handed the chance in Dunedin.

Hesson hinted that Rutherford had the inside running, but both batsmen will feature for New Zealand XI where their performances against England’s pace attack could be enough to alter the coach’s plans.

The other head-to-head battle for the match in Queenstown comes between seamers Neil Wagner and Mark Gillespie. Neither was named in the initial squad but one will be added following the four-day warm-up, starting on Wednesday.

“It is [a trial] and it adds a bit of extra spice to that game,” Hesson said of the tour match. “It’s been a busy few days with injuries cropping up.”

Considering McCullum has long planned another shift down the order, Guptill’s was the most damaging of those injuries. The incumbent has been out of touch in the longest form of the game but would have been an automatic inclusion against a fearsome English attack.

Instead, it will be the experience of Fulton and the youth of Rutherford or Latham, though Hesson said wicket-keeper BJ Watling and Otago opener Aaron Redmond were also considered.

“We looked at the figures,” Hesson said about Watling. “BJ averages 20 at the top of the order and since he’s been moved to the middle order he averages 67. In the end it wasn’t that hard a decision to make.”

Rutherford is favourite in the race to join Fulton, considering his recent form for Otago and Latham’s lack of recent experience in the opening position.

“We felt it was an opportunity with Martin’s injury to expose Hamish, who’s averaged over 55 the last two seasons of first class cricket, scored four hundreds, and has a temperament that suits the longer form of the game,” Hesson said.

“He’s a strong character so it’s an opportunity for us to show some faith in his ability. Him and Peter, we’re very confident will do a job for us.”

There remains a slight injury cloud over Fulton, still hampered by the knee injury which saw him sent home from the South African tour. Hesson said it wasn’t a major issue and he backed the Canterbury captain to seize the vacant spot atop the order.

“When he came to South Africa he was in good touch. He’d made some little changes which we thought were necessary for him to have some success.

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By Kris Shannon Marina Erakovic has ended a long personal wait - and an even longer drought for her country - by winning her first WTA event in the United States.

The New Zealand No 1 finally broke through on the women’s tennis circuit, winning the Memphis WTA tournament for her first career singles victory.

In the process, Erakovic became the first New Zealander to win a WTA title since Belinda Cordwell in 1989 - the year after Erakovic was born.

The 24-year-old has previously won seven doubles titles but, despite making two previous finals including last year in Memphis, she had never made it over the last hurdle.

That all changed yesterday, though there was a bittersweet element to her victory. German opponent Sabine Lisicki came into the match having been sick for three days and, after Erakovic took the first set 6-1, Lisicki was forced to retire.

Erakovic, ranked 71st in the world, admitted Lisicki’s retirement was unfortunate but she wasn’t about to let that get in the way of her elation - and relief - and having earned her maiden title.

“First off, I’m just really happy,” Erakovic said during the post-match presentation.

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In addition to the $48,000 prizemoney and the Tennessee-themed trophy which resembled a cross between a guitar and a tennis racquet, Erakovic revealed one more reward for her win.

“We have been together for a few years now and we do a really good job,” Erakovic said of Zahalka.

“We have a good time and we made a bet that if we win a WTA title we are going to jump out of a plane.”

That’s something Lisicki is unlikely to be doing in the near future, with the world No 40 explaining the reason for her retirement on Twitter following the match.

“Very sad that I had to retire in the final as I’ve been sick last 3 days. Gave it all I had,” she wrote. “Congrats to Marina for a great week and her 1st title!”

The German may have been confident of claiming victory were it not for illness, especially after beating Erakovic in three sets earlier this month, but the Kiwi has played good tennis this week in Memphis.

She beat last year’s champion Sofia Arvidsson en route to the final, avenging last year’s defeat at the hands of the Swiss, while she also eliminated American world No 66 Jamie Hampton.

Erakovic’s breakthrough win should boost her world ranking into the mid-60s, short of the high of No 39 she achieved last May. - APNZ

Mystery person: Colin Montgomerie looks worried. He often looks worried, but the Scottish pro golfer shouldn’t, having won 31 European Tour events, and eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, and he’s been up to no. 2 in the world rankings.

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Ray Lambert prepares to tee off on the number one tee of the Ashburton Golf Club during the annual Brandon Bonanza at the weekend. After 36 holes over two days, Kath Shaw took out the Bonanza recording the best net score out of the 120 golfers. Playing off a 34 handicap, Shaw had a round of 95 and 103 for a net total of 130, edging out David Marsden who had rounds of 72 and 71 but off a six handicap had a net score of 131. Full results in tomorrow’s Guardian.

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Mostly cloudy. Northeast breezes.

FRIDAY Cloudy periods. Light winds and sea breezes.

TOMORROW

FZL: Above 3000m

FZL: Above 3000m

Fine apart from areas of cloud morning and night about the foothills.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

WEDNESDAY Fine apart from areas of morning and nighttime cloud. Light winds.

THURSDAY Fine apart from areas of morning and evening cloud. Light winds, but southeast winds developing north of Arthurs Pass.

FRIDAY Cloudy periods. Southeasterlies.

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showers 19 drizzle -1 cloudy 24 cloudy 1 rain 22 fine 24 cloudy 12 fine 17 thunder 16 showers 23 thunder 25 fine 16 cloudy 1 cloudy 2 rain 0 fine -4 showers 19 fog 18 shower 20 rain 7 drizzle 24 fine 15 thunder 24 snow 0 fine 8 fine -2 showers 22 fine -10 thunder 23 fog 11 showers 1 snow 0 fine 17 showers 24 rain 5 fine 6 cloudy -1 thunder 24 fine -4 showers 22 drizzle 17 cloudy 10 fine 0 fine -3 fine -3

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River Levels

cumecs

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

116.0 4.73 6.35 48.4

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

to 4pm yesterday

max

Ashburton Airport

19.3

Temperatures °C

Average

Timaru Airport

0.2

24.4 96.2

SE 28

1.2

0.0

20.8 58.0

E 28

6.7

–

0.0

23.4 79.0

SE 24

22.1

11.6

20.9

10.1

9.2

9.5

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

6

Monday 9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

max gust

4.8

10.9

20.3

Average

Wind km/h

4.8 -1.0

22.7

Christchurch Airport 23.2 Average

Rainfall mm

min grass 16 hour Feb 2013 min to date to date

nc

6

Tuesday 9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

38

97

32

75

34

80

Wednesday

6

9 noon 3

6

9 pm

2 1 0

4:17

10:24 4:31 10:42 4:56 11:04 5:11 11:24 5:36 11:45 5:54 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.

Rise 7:05 am Set 8:26 pm

Good

Good fishing Set 6:10 am Rise 7:40 pm

Full moon

26 Feb 9:28 am ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 7:07 am Set 8:24 pm

Good

Good fishing Set 7:15 am Rise 8:09 pm

Last quarter

5 Mar 10:54 am www.ofu.co.nz

Rise 7:08 am Set 8:22 pm

Good

Good fishing Set 8:22 am Rise 8:37 pm

New moon

12 Mar 8:53 am

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa