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By Michelle Nelson Mid Canterbury farmers are the biggest users of a nitrate inhibitor at the centre of international controversy, a local industry spokesperson says.

Last week fertiliser co-operatives Ravensdown and Ballance AgriNutrients pulled all products containing dicyandiamide (DCD), after traces of the chemical were found in milk.

The fertiliser additive has been touted as a breakthrough in the battle against nitrates leaching into ground water.

Ravensdown estimated about 500 of the country’s 12,000 dairy farms had used the product, but Mid Canterbury is the biggest consumer, Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers dairy spokesperson Hamish Davidson said.

He said it was too early to ascertain

the impact, but it could mean destocking, as farmers are under considerable pressure to deal with the nitrate issue.

“It was a tool for nutrient discussion, around the ECan plan, and from what we’ve seen it was an effective tool,” Mr Davidson said.

“No other product available in New Zealand has had the same impact.”

He anticipated a 12-month stand down period will follow, to evaluate health concerns.

“In terms of local productivity, one of the claims Ravensdown make around the use of DVD is extra grass growth in the spring,” he said.

“From that perspective we will be looking at other strategies, lowering stock rates would be one way – or more bad nitrogen.

“We are being slammed by ECan, and this takes another tool out of the box.”

NZ dairy industry in international spotlight A decision to withhold information about the discovery of a chemical in milk has thrust New Zealand’s $10 billion dairy industry in to the international business media spotlight.

On Friday dairy giant Fonterra announced trace amounts of a fertiliser aid used to prevent nitrates leaching into waterways, had been found in dairy products.

Ravensdown and Ballance AgriNutrients, which manufacture dicyandiamide (DCD), withdrew products containing the chemical.

The tests were done in September, prompting questions about why the Ministry for Primary Industries was only informed two months later.

Federated Farmers have endorsed the fertiliser companies’ decisions.

Federated Farmers spokesperson on food safety, Dr William Rolleston, said although DCDs were considered safe, in the absense of an international standard, default was the level of detection.

He said the last application would

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Marie Bennett waits for the Ashburton Vintage Car Club rally to get under way. Marie and her husband Les won the veteran car prize in their 1918 Oakland.

The sun shines on vintage car rally Vintage motoring enthusiasts were out in force at the weekend.

The 57 vehicles lined up for the Ashburton Vintage Car Club’s 44th annual rally attracted a lot of attention before they set off on a mystery tour, club president Owen Wilson said.

“We went up to Mt Potts restaurant, it was a perfect day and we were treated like royalty when we got there,” Mr Wilson said.

The slower vehicles took about two hours to make the trip up the Ashburton Gorge,

have been in the spring.

“It is highly unlikely DCD will be detected in products coming off the production line now,” he said.

However, while there are no health risks associated with DCD, international traders are anxious, and their media counterparts have been quick to pick up on the possibility of another tainted milk scandal.

The Washington Post said New Zealand was facing a “milk scare”, while the Wall Street Journal has questioned whether our milk was fit to drink.

Taiwan has also flagged concern and the health ministry has directed importers to determine whether their New Zealand dairy products had originated from contaminated pastures.

Meanwhile, in China high doses of DCD have been linked with skin irritations and liver cancer.

Ravensdown chief executive Greg Cambell said the issue had become a trade risk.

and only two didn’t make the journey.

Local participants featured well in the winners’ line-up, with Kelly Kingsbury’s 1951 Vauxhall taking the people’s choice award on its first run, Marie and Les Bennett won the veteran car prize in their 1918 Oakland and Vern Ellis took out the vintage car category in his 1929 De Soto.

David Thompson’s 1937 Plymouth was the winner of the post vintage class, and Michael Kingsbury won the post war vintage class in his 1959 MGA.

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Antarctic plane crash wreckage found Plans are under way to recover the bodies of three Canadian men believed killed in a plane crash in Antarctica after the wreckage of the aircraft was found on Saturday.

A rescue mission was launched by New Zealand’s Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCC), with the help of United States and Canadian officials for the Twin Otter plane and its three crew after the flight from the South Pole failed to arrive at Terra Nova Bay on Wednesday.

The wreckage was located on Saturday on a very steep slope near the top of Mt Elizabeth, halfway between the South Pole and McMurdo Station.

“It appears to have made a direct impact that was not survivable” Maritime New

Zealand said. No details were available on the cause of the crash. The men’s next of kin had been informed.

RCC co-ordinator Kevin Banaghan earlier said they were “still operating with the expectation we will find them alive”.

The missing plane was equipped with survival equipment, including mountain tents, and supplies sufficient for five days.

It was owned and operated by Kenn Borek Air Ltd, a Canadian firm headquartered in Calgary that charters aircraft to the US programme.

Two helicopters reached the site at around 7.15pm (NZ time) on Saturday and were able to survey the site and identify the wreckage.

The search and rescue mission had

moved into a recovery operation, led by The Unified Incident Command, a joint United States Antarctica Programme and Antarctica New Zealand incident management unit.

The recovery mission was expected to be a difficult undertaking due to remote location and difficult access to the site which is at a height of 3900 metres.

Weather conditions remained good in the area.

The men’s bodies would be sent to New Zealand and from there returned to Canada.

RCC operations manager John Seward said all those involved had worked hard on the rescue mission in challenging conditions since Wednesday and it had

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Their thoughts were with the families of the crew.

Antarctica New Zealand extended its condolences to the families of the three crewmen.

A spokesman said they had remained hopeful throughout the search process that the experienced crew would have survived.

“We are so sad our optimism alone was not sufficient to provide the outcome for which we all hoped.”

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Discovery of body shocks friends

By Murray Robertson Friends of a man believed to have been murdered initially thought he had been kidnapped and say they had all been prepared to contribute to whatever ransom demand was made.

Police in Gisborne hope to formally identify by today the body of a man found at the end of Kaiti Beach Road on Thursday night.

It is believed to be that of Amandeep Singh, 22, who had been missing since December 29.

The body was found by people walking along the end of Kaiti Beach Road, a short distance from the city centre, among scrub and small trees at the base of Kaiti Hill – only a few metres from a road. A post-mortem examination is to be held today.

A spokesman for the orchard labour contracting firm Mr Singh worked for, who was also his friend and flatmate, said the news had deeply shocked, saddened and worried his friends.

“It is really, really sad. How is this possible,” said the man, who preferred

not to be named. “We had all hoped that Amandeep might have just been kidnapped, that he would still be alive, and we were all prepared to make contributions to any ransom demand made.

“We are all worried that something like this could happen to us, because we don’t know the reason why this has happened to Amandeep.”

Amandeep had just finished studies he was doing as part of his student visa and was looking for a permanent job, the man said.

Mr Singh’s parents in India had decided not to come to Gisborne.

“His cousin from Australia is due in Gisborne in four or five days, along with one of the cousin’s close friends from Auckland,” the friend said.

Eastern district police crime manager Detective Inspector Rob Jones said police would like to speak to anyone who had dealings with Mr Singh recently.

“He was very well known in the community and had lots of acquaintances.

It’s very important that we speak to anyone who can shed some light on his disappearance,” he said.

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Boy dies in Fiji shooting A 6-year-old Auckland boy has died in a shooting in Fiji.

The boy was in Fiji with his family, who were helping to build a home in the Lautoka suburb of Sabeto Hill when the incident occurred on Saturday night, the FijiLive website reported.

The boy was at the construction site with a relative who owned the gun as his parents and other family members inspected the house, the website said.

The boy’s parents heard a gunshot and

when they went to investigate found the boy and a 14-year-old local boy injured near a vehicle where the gun was kept.

The pair were rushed to Lautoka Hospital where the younger boy was pronounced dead on arrival.

The teen was in a critical condition.

The owner of the gun, which was licensed, was in custody for questioning and police were also speaking to construction workers who were at the site.

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Binder comes out of retirement In a scene reminiscent of another era, Mid Canterbury farmer Anthony Hampton and his son Mark brought their McCormick Deering binder out of retirement in preparation for the Methven Vintage Club’s first show.

The 75-year-old binder was used to cut the oats and bind them into sheaves. Methven Vintage Club treasurer Robert Weaver was left to stook the sheaves, which will be left to dry for a fortnight. They will be taken to the show in late March, where they will either be put through the chaff cutter or thrown into the thrashing mill.

The three men put in half a day on a job that would take a man and a header an hour to do today.

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Hokitika family $15.7 million richer

By Abby Gillies Hokitika is buzzing with speculation over who has won $15.7 in Lotto – the second big win for the town in as many weeks.

A local family are the recipients of the prize made up of $15 million for Powerball first division and, in a twist, an additional $769,000 for winning first division by playing the same numbers on each line.

The town’s newest multi-millionaires wanted to to keep their identities a secret, said NZ Lotteries spokeswoman Katy Atkin and since their win in

Saturday night’s draw they appear to have done just that.

The town’s only two Lotto outlets are in the dark because the winning ticket was bought online, and the community is rife with speculation over who the family might be.

While residents appeared to have few clues yesterday about their identity, the family wouldn’t be able to keep it secret for long, according to locals.

“No one knows anything yet, anyway,” said a staff member at the Pioneer Hotel.

“We don’t know yet but we’ll know who it is by tomorrow I’m sure – it’s a small town,” a staff member at Stumpers Bar

and Cafe said.

The family’s joint first division Lotto and Powerball win was unusual, and had happened only once before, Ms Atkin said.

By using the same numbers in each line, they won first division 10 times, reducing the prize pool for the other three winners – from Auckland, Lower Hutt and Nelson – to only $76,923 each.

Typically there were about three of four first division Lotto winners, who could expect a prize of about $250,000 each.

The largest number of first division winners for one draw was 38 in September 1993, when each of the win-

ners received $35,937.

The winners, who are regular Lotto players, were said to be in disbelief after they checked their numbers online.

“They found out yesterday so they’ve had a bit of a sleepless night. They’re just coming to terms with it. I think they’re just in shock,” Ms Atkin said.

The family had not officially claimed their multimillion-dollar prize and because they bought their ticket online, they are able to claim their winnings the same way.

They were considering travelling to Wellington this week to claim their prize, Ms Atkin said.

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Green Party launches new campaign

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MacKenzie Highland Pipe Band members at the Ashburton Festival of Pipe Bands.

Yesterday’s temperature might not have been conducive to kilt wearing, but that didn’t deter the pipe bands facing off at the Ashburton Festival of Pipe Bands yesterday.

The skirl of bagpipes could be heard from afar, as 12 pipe bands were put through their paces in the Ashburton Domain.

The bands came from as far afield as Rangiora and Oamaru, for the first competition of the year.

Most were in training for the New Zealand national competitions, to be held in Timaru in March.

The event kicked off with a street march, and was followed by competitions.

Although Ashburton no longer has an active pipe band, there was no lack of interest and a sizable crowd turned out to watch the entertainment.

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Stopping asset sales, getting government backing for the Auckland CBD rail link and engaging everyday citizens in the political process will be among the Green Party’s key goals for 2013, co-leader Metiria Turei announced yesterday.

Speaking at the party’s annual “picnic for the planet”event in Auckland’s Mt Eden, Mrs Turei slammed the National-led Government for its “business as usual, lazy thinking”and launched a campaign that “more effectively puts our modern political thought into action”.

The campaign, called “I’m in – for the future”, will involve Green Party representatives contacting people who sign up and engaging them in political activities.

“We will talk to you about the kinds of actions you would like to get involved with, the kind of help we need, the kind of things that you’re interested in,” Mrs Turei said.

“This is what campaigning looks like in the 21st century where you have on-the-ground, grassroots campaigns with networks of people that are taking action.”

Mrs Turei said the party’s first priority of 2013 was to stop asset sales by collecting the remaining signatures needed to force a referendum.

“The Government is in a mad rush to get rid of two power companies this year. We can build an even stronger public campaign to force a referendum and we will deliver a stinging rebuke to this policy when we vote in a referendum.”

Once the Government had been stopped from selling the country’s assets, the Greens would turn their attention to building new ones like the Auckland CBD rail link, Mrs Turei said.

“Yes, we need a mayor and a council elected in Auckland committed to building the rail link. But we have that already and the link isn’t being built. We need to build pressure on the Government in Wellington to deliver the public transport Aucklanders want and need.”

She warned that the Government would fight the looming 2014 election with “fear and money”.

“They will scaremonger about the Greens and they will throw every cent from their very deep pockets so they can stay in power and deliver more of the same failures.”- APNZ

Lucky escape after vehicle crashes Two men had a lucky escape after losing control of a vehicle near the entrance to the Methven Racecourse yesterday afternoon. Methven fire chief Selwyn Allred said the brigade attended the scene at around midday. The vehicle had slid off the road into a culvert. The occupants were treated at a nearby medical centre for cuts and scratches. “These two young fellows got off lightly I’d say,” Mr Allred said.

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Radical changes to WoF rules Radical changes to vehicle warrant of fitness rules are on the way.

Under the new system, after an initial inspection new vehicles will not need a WoF renewal for three years. Cars registered after January 1, 2000 will require annual, rather than six-monthly inspections.

Six-monthly inspections will still apply for vehicles first registered before January 1, 2000.

The Ministry of Transport announced the changes yesterday. They are likely to come into

effect in 2014.

The review considered changes to a number of licensing systems – Warrant of Fitness and Certificate of Fitness, Annual Vehicle Licensing, and Transport Services Licensing for commercial operators.

Associate Transport Minister Simon Bridges said the significant change was the move to annual inspections for vehicles registered after 2000. He said the new system would save motorists time and money and continue to focus on road safety.

Transport Ministry research indicated the changes would benefit motorists and businesses by $159 million a year, and more than $1.8 billion over 30 years, considering savings in inspection and compliance costs, justice and enforcement costs, and time.

The announcement was welcomed by the New Zealand Automobile Association.

AA spokesperson Mark Stockdale said it was good news for Kiwi motorists, reducing costs without compromising safety.

“The government’s decision is the logical result of a thorough analysis of local and international data which showed that very few accidents are caused by vehicle defects,” Mr Stockdale said.

“The arguments for retaining a six-monthly inspection are no longer as valid today as they were decades ago when cars were less safe and reliable.”

However, the Motor Trade Association was quick to reject the changes.

Spokesperson Ian Stonach said

the decision sold New Zealanders short.

He said many motorists used WoF inspections as their primary safety checks, and the changes would see vehicles up to 13 years old travelling twice as far before an inspection.

“In an automotive environment like ours, that is too long and too far. Minor repairs will turn into major work, negating any theoretical savings,” Mr Stonach said.

The MTA was also concerned the changes could cost thou-

sands of jobs, result in small business closures and in fact, end up costing motorists more.

Vehicle Testing New Zealand chief executive, Mike Walsh, said the changes wouldn’t deliver the promised benefits, and were likely to shift costs and erode safety.

“Relaxing the rules around inspections will require huge investment in other areas, including policing, auditing to maintain standards, and driver education. They’ve hugely underestimated the additional costs,” Mr Walsh said.

Countryside dries up Volunteer firefighters are calling for people to wake up to the fire danger, as the countryside dries up.

Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade called on help from Ashburton to deal with a controlled burn lit yesterday despite fire restrictions across the district.

Rakaia volunteer Tyrone Burrows said hot weather at the weekend had intensified the risk, and people needed to take notice.

“The forecast is the same for the rest of the week, it’s getting very dry

out there,” Mr Burrows said.

“If you see smoke, dial 111.”

Methven firefighters also attended an out-of-control stubble burnoff yesterday afternoon. The fire jumped a break and took hold in long grass around an unoccupied farmhouse but was extinguished before it damaged the building.

“Things have got pretty dry in the past couple of days,” Methven chief Selwyn Allred said.

Earlier in the day the Ashburton Fire Brigade responded to a controlled burn near Lake Hood.

By Matthew Theunissen Aucklanders still aren’t heeding a complete fire ban in the region with the Fire Service being called to “tonnes” of jobs at the weekend.

Auckland Council issued a complete fire ban for the region after forecasts for a hot, dry and windy anniversary long weekend.

All open air fires, including rubbish fires, bonfires, backyard braziers, fireworks and cooking fires are banned.

Nonetheless, northern fire communications shift manager Jaron Phillips said there had been “tonnes” of fires in the region in 24 hours.

There were 17 as a result of backyard rubbish burns; one from a cooking fire; one from a brazier fire; two from bonfires lit on the foreshore; and five started by fireworks.

There was a fire in Wiri in south Auckland where a hangi set a fence on fire. In another instance, a brazier was knocked over and ignited vegetation.

“It’s apparent that lots of people aren’t aware of the fire ban so they are continuing having backyard fires, setting off fireworks, having hangis and umus and using braziers,” Mr Phillips said.

Gas barbecues could be used, but not those that used solid fuel such as charcoal or those with an open flame.

It was likely many of those breaching the ban were not aware of it being in place, said Auckland Council spokeswoman Sharne Parsons.

“While we do acknowledge in some cases people genuinely were not aware, careless behaviour can turn very serious very fast and won’t be tolerated,” she said.

The Fire Service had also received several calls from concerned residents, reporting on neighbours breaching the ban.

There were 122 minor fires nationally in the past 24 hours, including 54 vegetation fires.

Meanwhile, principal rural fire officer Bryan Cartelle said a fire on Great Barrier Island that has destroyed more than 100 hectares of bush was now well contained but there remained a risk of it starting up again and volunteer firefighters were continuing to dampen down hotspots. Thermal imaging equipment was being used to identify any remaining hotspots.

“It’s still hot, it’s still dry but any flare-ups are well in the containment zone so it’s not too bad. We’re in a strong position at the moment but you can’t start backing off,” Mr Cartelle said.

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• Fire victim named Police have released the name of an elderly man who died in a house fire north of Gisborne on Friday. Ronald Russell Allison, 88, lived alone in the house at Puha, about 35km from Gisborne. His home was destroyed in the blaze, which began early on - APNZ Friday.

• Kiwi collapses, dies A New Zealander has reportedly collapsed and died while preparing for an audition for Australian talent show the X Factor. The 33-year-old man was rehearsing his song alone in a quiet alcove when he collapsed on Friday afternoon, the Sunday Telegraph reported. He died at nearby St Vincent’s Hospital a short time later from a suspected heart issue. Witnesses told police the man “didn’t look very well” in the moments before he fell to the ground, the newspaper - APNZ reported.

• Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1338 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 1, 2, 12, 27, 29, 31.

Bonus number: 16.

Powerball winning number: 2.

Strike: 31, 29, 1, 27.

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Top tennis action draws the crowds Kyle Butters serves in the men’s final of the ITF Junior Grade Four tournament in front of a good crowd at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre on Saturday. The spectacle of some top tier junior tennis on display in Mid Canterbury was a big drawcard on a sunny Saturday with the deck and stands of the tennis centre filled with onlookers for the men’s and women’s finals.

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Sir Paul happy reminiscing at home

By Vaimoana Tapaleao Sir Paul Holmes has no regrets and is happy to spend the rest of his days reminiscing at home.

In an interview with the Sunday programme last night, Sir Paul reflected on his 30 years in broadcasting and on life.

“I love people. I really worked hard and I did it well, I think.

There were some slip-ups and

there were some bloody stupid mistakes.

“I upset some bad people, which I don’t mind, but I also upset some good people.”

Clips of the infamous Dennis Conner interview were shown and Sir Paul admitted he had been trying to get him to walk out all along.

“I wanted some theatre...I wanted him to walk out”, he said of the America’s Cup skipper.

Sir Paul said he had been blessed to have many beautiful women in his life and paid tribute to his wife, Lady Deborah, former wife Hinemoa Elder and daughter Millie Elder.

He admitted there were times he spent too much time in his work and could have been at home more with his family.

Asked about the most memorable story he had worked on, he could not go past that of Aids

sufferer Eve van Grafhorst, the little girl who touched the country’s hearts.

Pictures of a younger Sir Paul show a very caring relationship between the two.

Sir Paul said he wanted to show people that being around someone with Aids did not mean they would get sick.

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shburton is changing and it is creating a dilemma for small local retailers.

Not too long ago, Ashburton was a quiet, rural service town like many others in New Zealand. It had its traditional array of shops to service the basic needs of the local population and the agricultural industry.

Saturday used to be a day for sport and domestic jobs around the house, and people were accustomed that shops were closed in the afternoon.

Closing early suited the town and suited the lifestyle of the small retailers who did not have the staff numbers to be open six or seven days a week.

These historical dynamics changed over the years as increasingly affluent Ashburton shoppers started to drift to Christchurch to shop on Saturdays and Sundays.

The town also had a large influx of new faces from around New Zealand and around the world who were used to doing their shopping during the weekend.

Busier lifestyles and growing numbers of families with two working parents, or single parents, reduced time for shopping and increased the demand in the weekend.

Big store chains like the Warehouse, Mitre 10 and Bunnings were quick to exploit this demand and these retailers accelerated the changing shopping habits in Mid Canterbury.

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Labour leader David Shearer has outlined his party’s plans to work on policies such as ensuring school children can move seamlessly from school to a job or further education, and to develop an alternative White Paper on child poverty to challenge the Government’s.

Mr Shearer delivered his State of the Nation address in the working class suburb of Wainuiomata in Wellington yesterday.

The speech was short on actual policy, and instead aimed to set out his reasons for advocating more interventionist policies, saying the market-based approach had failed.

Setting out Labour’s goals for the

A Greymouth house sold last year for the bargain basement price of $2200.

The 1930s bungalow at 19 Thompson Street, is on a 291 sq m leasehold section.

Quotable Value registered valuer David Shaw confirmed the house sold for $2200 in May. The rating valuation for the house was $70,000, but that was based on the land being freehold. It is on a Mawhera Incorporation lease, the biggest landlord in Greymouth.

“The owners are only buying the improvements on the property and the right to have the interest and lease,” Mr Shaw said.

According to Coastal Valuations, the property last sold in 1997 for $28,000.

The house belonged to scrap metal merchant Gavin Case, who had to spend thousands of dollars repairing it after vandals stripped the hot water cylinder and wiring

approach that leaves it to the market.”

He did not ignore the economy, saying there was still a need to get Government debt under control and re-stating Labour’s intention to introduce a capital gains tax to try to shift investment from property into businesses. He also accused the National Government of having low expectations which were holding the country back.

“For four years, we’ve been fed skilfully spun excuses for why we can’t get ahead. It’s the global financial crisis, the Canterbury earthquakes, the global outlook that is the problem ... There is always an excuse for why we can’t get ahead. I refuse to accept that for - APNZ New Zealand.”

Police have named a man killed in a crash near Gisborne. Patrick Raukawa, 59, of Gisborne, died when his four-wheel-drive left State Highway 2 south of Gisborne some time on Thursday night, and plunged 60 metres down a bank. The vehicle went through dense vegetation before coming to rest slightly on its roof. A crane was used on Saturday to haul vehicle back up to the highway, and it was then taken to Gisborne.

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• Diver critical A man is in a critical condition after hitting his head during a dive into Manukau Harbour. The man, in his 30s, was knocked unconscious from the impact with an object when he dived into the water at Little Huia Beach at 1.15pm, said a Fire Service northern communications shift manager Jarron Philips. Fire and ambulance staff were at the scene and a rescue helicopter was to transport the man to hospital, he said.

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‘I had a golden opportunity to buy something cheap’ - Gavin Case and sold them to his own scrap yard.

It was among four properties he bought in Thompson Street and was now renting out.

“I had a golden opportunity to buy something cheap,” he said yesterday.

He was making money on the rent and planned to sell the houses after five years.

Cheap houses on leasehold land are not uncommon.

Down the road, the house at 8 Thompson Street sold for $10,000 last August, and the former Grey District Wheelchair Van Society garage, at the corner of Thompson and Alexander streets, went for $25,000. Another house in nearby Eldon Lane was selling for $20,000.

Some homeowners are renting out the houses to cover the lease-

Three children have been flown to hospital after separate accidents in the NelsonMarlborough region yesterday. The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter was called to Murchison yesterday afternoon after a twig became lodged in the eye of a 6-year-old Christchurch girl.

She was treated en route by a paramedic and flown to Christchurch Hospital.

About 2am the chopper was called to airlift a 5-year-old girl from The Portage in the Marlborough Sounds after she began having breathing problems. She was taken to Wairau Hospital in Blenheim, A 6-month-old girl was then flown from the Tophouse area to Nelson Hospital after she was stung in the mouth - APNZ by a wasp.

• Victim named

hold rentals, which nearly tripled in 2011.

“In effect, because the rental for the land is a market-based rental, in some older homes it may be that the rental they can achieve by renting the house out is not a lot more than what they have to pay for the ground rental,” Mr Shaw said.

Once a house got to a condition where it was difficult to rent out, the owner might be willing to sell at a large discount to get out of paying the rates, he said.

“With residential properties through Mawhera Incorporation, they are looking at freeholding quite a few of them. At the moment several in central Greymouth are going through that process.

“In the past, lessees have just walked away.”

- APNZ

National focused on education I

read with interest the full page article in the Ashburton Guardian on January 3 regarding issues within the education system affecting Mid Canterbury schools.

What gave me pause to reflect was that my electorate agents and myself had dealt with a number of the issues raised at length and in detail.

I have spoken with a number of school principals regarding the Novapay issue and offered to send issues directly to the minister’s office for attention, offers which have been accepted.

The electorate office also worked hard with the Ministry of Education to broker a solution to the Rakaia–Mount Hutt bus problems and have received thanks for our help from players involved in that issue.

I value the relationships I have built with the education facilities in the electorate and I have done so in order to encourage them to keep me informed about issues they are facing. I always appreciate when they get in touch with their concerns, giving me the opportunity to assist if at all possible.

Raising achievement The new school year is upon us with many children now back at school, or preparing to return.

Our Government is working hard to ensure all our kids get a better education.

We have set Better Public

“Without this we will continue to see kids without the right skills to get a job, falling through the cracks.”

Child poverty was also a focus and he said its Social Development spokeswoman Jacinda Ardern would prepare an alternative White Paper to help combat child poverty.

“We need a smart, hands-on Government, a Government that is prepared to be a player, not a spectator.”

He said the party’s recent affordable housing policy to build 100,000 cheaper homes, particularly in Auckland, was an example of such an approach.

“It’s ambitious, but New Zealanders can see right through the Government’s hands-off

Growing visitor numbers convinced other businesses who rely on tourists to expand their trading hours, so many retailers in Methven and along State Highway 1 have followed that trend.

The East Street side of Ashburton however remains a ghost town after 2pm on Saturday, including the information centre, making many visitors scratch their heads.

Clearly there is money to be made on Saturday afternoons or even on Sundays, but it creates a conundrum for small retailers. Do they pursue the dollar at all cost or do they retain a sense of spare time for the staff and themselves?

If retailers decide to change this long-standing arrangement, it will have to be a collective move to create a shopping destination.

New shops like Michael Hill jeweller are starting to fill the gaps created by the earthquake and they are expected to be open six or seven days a week and may force others to follow suit.

Shoppers and visitors will welcome a bustling CBD on Saturday afternoons but whether retailers, their staff and families are similarly enthusiastic remains to be seen.

House sells for $2200

By Christine Linnell

year ahead, he said its top priority was jobs – including working with local councils on local projects to ensure people did not have to leave their hometowns for work.

It would also focus on boosting the manufacturing sector and the high-tech industry.

“We will not create more better-paying jobs by simply exporting more milk powder. We’ve been talking about it since Mike Moore invented lamb burgers. Our future prosperity will be carved out by backing the talent of businesses working in high-tech.”

He had also asked his team to take a look at the transition from school into further training or jobs, saying the lack of support there was “a flaw in the system.”

• Flown to hospital

their year level, but overall boys are trailing girls, and Maori and Pasifika are trailing everyone.

By Jo Goodhew National Standards data YOUR MP is invaluable in supporting WORKING FOR YOU students, their parents, and teachers. We are working with schools to better understand and use their data.

To reach our target of 85 per cent of 18 year-olds having achieved NCEA Service targets at early childhood Level 2 or an equivalent and secondary school, and have qualification, we need around also set a target at the critical 3650 more kids to pass. So bridge of National Standards in we have set up taskforces to between. work with schools and their We want to see 98 per cent communities. of all school entrants having We know the most important participated in early childhood thing we can do to raise education (ECE) by 2016, and 85 achievement is improve teaching per cent of all 18-year-olds having quality and leadership so we are achieved NCEA Level 2 or an again focused on that this year. equivalent qualification by 2017.

Rebuilding the education sector We are investing $1.4 billion in Christchurch is also a priority. into ECE, of which $49 million is It’s not simply about putting back targeted to communities where what was there, but focusing participation is low. on what can be done to achieve To reach our ECE target we better outcomes for children. need to get 12,000 more kids The way our children learn enrolled. We are making good today is very different. That’s progress with an additional 2383 why we’re investing nearly $200 children enrolling last year, and million in connecting schools to a further 2661 places being made ultra-fast broadband. available.

By 2016, 97.7 per cent of At primary and intermediate schools will have broadband school level we are aiming to get connections.

85 per cent of kids at, or above, Education is a passport to a the National Standards in 2017. better life.

At the moment around 70 per That’s why National is focused cent of kids are able to read, on raising achievement for all our write, and do maths at or above kids.

Guildford hit wrong man - victim’s father

By Matthew Theunissen Troubled Crusaders wing Zac Guildford allegedly punched the wrong man at a party earlier this month, the victim’s father says.

Guildford has withdrawn indefinitely from the Crusaders for this year’s Super Rugby season following the incident at a party at a Christchurch house on January 12.

It can be revealed that the victim was Ryan Kerr, son of Kaiapoi harness racing trainer Paul Kerr.

Mr Kerr said it was a case of mistaken identity, but he was not sure who Guildford had intended to punch.

“It was someone who was at that party, that’s all I can say.

“It’s part of life; sometimes you’re just in the wrong place at the wrong time and that was the end result unfortunately.”

Only one punch was thrown, which left Ryan with a black eye.

“There was no melee, there was no fracas or fight or anything like that.

When it happened Zac realised that he had hit the wrong person etcetera and that was the end of it.

“Zac got hold of Ryan the next day and he apologised profusely to him and was very sincere in his apology and Ryan accepted that and was happy for it all to stop right there.”

Mr Kerr said he decided to speak to media in order to set the record straight about what had happened and to put an end to rumours, such as that it was a fight over a gambling debt.

“There was all sorts of other things flying around ... it was just ridiculous.”

Mr Kerr said Ryan wanted to move on from the incident.

“Initially we were pretty upset but I was more upset that it got out to the media later on after Ryan and Zac had spoken, and Ryan wanted just to leave it there.”

Mr Kerr hoped Guildford, too, would be able to move on.

“I don’t know Zac at all. As a rugby player he’s just phenomenal, I’ve always been a great admirer of his.

“I’m sure – well he is – very remorseful for what has happened. It’s a hell of a shame for a young guy his age and like everybody we’re just hoping that he can get himself sorted out and get the help he needs and we’re certainly hoping we haven’t seen the last of Zac in an All Black jersey.”

Guildford, who has played 10 tests for the All Blacks, has been involved in a string of high-profile incidents over the past 18 months, including a drunken rampage in Rarotonga in November 2011 that resulted in his arrest. He ran naked and bleeding into a bar before assaulting two patrons.

After that incident, the Napier-born player admitted he was struggling with a drinking problem and vowed to give up alcohol for 12 months.

He has gone into hiding since allegations of the latest incident emerged this week but has withdrawn from the Crusaders to seek treatment.

The Zac Guildford file • August 2011: Broke team rules when he left the All Blacks’ hotel to go out after their Bledisloe Cup victory against Australia at Eden Park. Within weeks, he drank heavily and broke the team curfew after the All Blacks’ 25-20 defeat to the Wallabies.

• September 2011: Guildford admitted to having issues with alcohol and promised he would get problem under control.

• November 2011: The 23-yearold was arrested after he stormed into Trader Jacks in Rarotonga naked and allegedly punched two men. He then announced a self-imposed 12-month drinking ban, saying: “I need to sort myself out.”

• November 2012: After being photographed drinking at a function, Guildford said he had changed his ways and now trusted himself to enjoy one or two - APNZ drinks with friends.

YOUR VIEW Welfare system I write in response to your editorial of January 24, “Government takes aim at disabled”.

Yes, the Government is reforming New Zealand’s welfare system with an active, work-based approach, starting with the belief that most people can, and want, to work.

Simply put, if you can work, you should work.

We are simplifying the benefit system and taking an investment approach to getting people off welfare and into work.

This approach will shift the focus of the benefit system towards a better use of resources to reduce longterm benefit dependency.

It will require a different approach to working with beneficiaries based on their individual circumstances, supported by best available evidence.

Under these reforms, the Supported Living Payment will have the same eligibility criteria as the current Invalid’s Benefit.

This benefit is for people who are permanently and severely restricted in their capacity to work because of sickness, injury or disability.

There are individuals who need continuing support – those who are permanently or severely disabled, severely mentally ill or terminally ill.

Many of these may never be able to work at all.

The welfare system continues to ensure such people are supported.

They will remain on the new Supported Living Payment, and will continue to access the range of existing support services.

However, the new workfocused approach for people who are either sick or disabled will contribute to challenging assumptions about what a person with a more serious disability or illness can do, not focus on their condition or what they can’t do.

Hon Jo Goodhew MP for Rangitata

Election challenge It was great to read Angus McKay’s gushing love of democracy in Friday’s Guardian article on the mooted Citizens’ Association election challenge.

A pity then that he didn’t feel the same way in 2010 when he colluded with the other central South Island mayors in getting rid of ECan. Not only did they help the National Government remove Cantabrians’ right to democracy in that instance, but not a peep did we hear from him when the Government extended their autocratic ruling until 2016. I call that selective democracy.

Simon Blissett

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Queensland in grip of flood disaster At least four people are feared dead in Queensland’s unfolding flood crisis, which will leave the state with another massive damage bill.

Two years ago, floods swept across the state, killing at least 35 people and leaving a $6 billion reconstruction task.

Authorities now face the prospect of doing it all over again.

Many of the communities that were hit so hard in the 2010/11 floods, have been inundated again and pummelled by tornadoes and cyclone-strength winds from extropical cyclone Oswald.

The central Queensland cities of Gladstone and Bundaberg are in

the grip of widespread flooding.

The southern community of Gympie will flood for the third time in three years. And Maryborough is also expected to go under.

Hundreds of homes and businesses across those communities have flooded or are expected to flood.

In Bundaberg alone, 400 properties are expected to go under, many of them the same ones that faced a heartbreaking clean-up just two years ago.

Entire suburbs have been evacuated as flood waters continue to rise in the city.

The low pressure system has already swept over the Sunshine

Coast, causing localised flooding and eroding the area’s famous beaches.

It’s now moving towards Brisbane, where the worst of its effects were expected to be felt last night, before hitting the Gold Coast.

Weather forecasters are warning tornadoes like the six that caused widespread damage in the Bundaberg region at the weekend could also hit the southeast corner over the next 12 to 24 hours.

Premier Campbell Newman said the state was in the grip of an extraordinary weather event and he was likely to call in the defence force to help respond to disasters

unfolding simultaneously across Queensland.

“We are going to need a lot of support,” he said yesterday.

He called on mayors in disaster-hit regions to make a call to arms and mobilise their own mud armies, like Brisbane did in 2011.

“They can rally their communities. They can pull their communities together,” Mr Newman said.

“We can see mud armies in places like Rockhampton, Gladstone, Bundaberg ... and into the southeast.”

Prime Minister Julia Gillard said every avenue of assistance would be offered to the state.

“The thoughts of the nation

are today with the people of Queensland who are battling a new round of natural disasters,” she said in a statement.

“The Federal government is working with the Queensland government and local authorities to respond to this threat.”

Police Commissioner Ian Stewart confirmed the state’s first flood death on Sunday - an elderly man pulled from the water at tornado hit Burnett Heads, near Bundaberg.

He said the death was flood related but could not release any other details as his next of kin was still being contacted.

There are grave fears for three others:

• A young woman last seen driving into floodwaters at Pacific Haven near Maryborough yesterday.

• A man swept away when he and two companions drove into flood waters at Widgee Creek near Gympie yesterday. His companions were rescued.

• A fisherman missing off Port Alma near Rockhampton since Thursday night.

Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan promised Queensland would have the full resources of the defence force at its disposal, and two defence choppers have already been sent to Bundaberg.

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Families reel from Deadly clashes follow verdicts deadly prison riot

By Haitham El-Tabei

Relatives of inmates missing after a Venezuelan prison riot that left at least 61 dead are desperate for news of their loved ones as detainees are moved to other jails.

“I don’t know if my son is alive or dead behind those big doors,” said Elvira Rodriguez, weeping and waiting for her son Joseph, who has spent two years awaiting trial for kidnapping. “I have looked for him in all the hospitals.”

Most of the dead were killed by assault weapons, and 120 others were wounded in clashes between prison gangs and security guards at the Uribana facility in northwestern Venezuela on Saturday, Antonio Maria Pineda Hospital director Ruy Medina said.

National Guard troops earlier surrounded the Uribana prison in Lara state as inmates in bloody clothes were taken out of the building.

Behind the barriers, relatives of the prisoners frantically waited for news of their loved ones and many of them were in tears. Dozens more lined up waiting for death certificates.

Carmen Garcia was seeking word on her son Edilso Rodriguez who was brought back to the prison after being treated in hospital for a bullet wound.

“We just cannot find anybody who will

give us an explanation,” said Garcia.

“It was like a war movie here – with tanks rolling and shooting and too much smoke,” she said.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro, freshly back in the country after visiting recovering President Hugo Chavez in Cuba, called the riot “regrettable” and “tragic”, and said an investigation had been launched.

“The entire area for inmates still has to be brought under control,” Prison Affairs Minister Iris Varela said. The facility is believed to hold about 2500 prisoners.

National Guard troops moved inside the compound and emptied the jail in a bid to completely put down the uprising, law enforcement sources said. The prisoners were being taken to other facilities.

Opposition parties immediately accused the government of exercising lax control over the prison system.

“Who will they blame for this massacre this time around?” opposition leader and former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said on Twitter, calling the government “incapable and irresponsible”.

Venezuela is notorious for the poor state of its prisons, which suffer from some of the most staggeringly high levels of overcrowding in Latin America.

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e h t t e g

Street clashes have killed 38 people in Egypt’s Port Said after 21 supporters of a local football club were sentenced to death over a bloody stadium riot in the city.

The violence comes a day after nine were killed in protests against President Mohamed Morsi on the second anniversary of Egypt’s uprising against predecessor Hosni Mubarak, in the worst crisis Morsi has faced since taking power in June.

Minutes after a Cairo court handed down the sentences at the weekend against fans of Port Said side Al-Masry over the deaths of 74 people during post-match violence last February, protesters rampaged through the city, attacking police stations and setting tyres alight.

Relatives of those condemned tried to storm the prison in Port Said where they are being held, leading to fierce clashes with security forces.

Unidentified assailants used automatic weapons against police who responded with tear gas, witnesses said.

Thirty-eight people died and 312 were wounded, the health ministry said, with the interior ministry saying two policemen were among those killed. Medics told AFP all the fatalities were from gunfire.

Crowds stormed two police stations as heavy gunfire crackled through the city, where shops and businesses had closed, according to an AFP correspondent.

Ambulances ferried the injured to hospitals and mosques urged worshippers to donate blood.

• A sea of cats Authorities say 67 dead cats and 99 living cats have been removed from a filthy home in upstate New York. Officials removed the cats from a home in Wright, near Albany, last week. The Times Union of Albany said the dead cats were packed in plastic bags in the freezer and the live cats were in crates stacked floor to ceiling. Sheriff’s deputies went to the home after a neighbour called to complain about the overpowering odoyr of cat urine and faeces.

Charges are being weighed against the cats’ owner. - AP

• 10 police killed At least 10 policemen have been killed and 18 others, mostly civilians, wounded in a suicide attack in a crowded area of the northeast Afghan city of Kunduz. “We have 10 dead, including the counter terrorism police chief and head of traffic police and their bodyguards. Eighteen others are wounded, 13 civilians and five policemen,” Kunduz police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hussani said yesterday. The toll was confirmed by provincial governor spokesman Enayatullah Khaleeq.

- AFP

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Egyptian soccer fans celebrate a court verdict that returned 21 death penalties in last year’s soccer violence, in Cairo, Egypt.

The army, which earlier deployed troops to restore calm, managed to control vital public buildings, including the prison, banks and courts, witnesses said.

Clashes also erupted in the nearby canal city of Suez, where at least eight people were killed in fighting on Friday.

Protesters tried to storm the main police station, but were thwarted by police, who fired tear gas to disperse them, witnesses said.

Amid the spreading unrest, the opposition threatened to boycott upcoming par-

liamentary polls if Morsi does not find a “comprehensive solution” to the unrest.

The National Salvation Front, the main coalition of parties and movements opposing the ruling Islamists, called for the creation of a “national salvation” government, saying otherwise it will “not participate” in the election.

February’s riots, when fans of Port Said side Al-Masry attacked players and fans of Cairo’s Al-Ahly, sparked days of protests in the capital, in which another 16 people were killed.

- AFP

Authorities are investigating the disappearance of a Colombian-style band in northern Mexico. At least 15 people belonging to the musical group Kombo Kolombia went missing after giving a private performance at a bar in Hidalgo municipality north of Monterrey. All of the band’s musicians are Mexicans. A source with the Nuevo Leon State Investigation Agency said relatives of the missing musicians had filed a report with authorities. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to be quoted by the news media. Family members of the missing say they lost telephone contact with their loved ones early on Friday. When they went to the bar to investigate, all they found were the band members’ vehicles.

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Pedicabs, volcanoes in Indonesia From the front seat of an Indonesian becak, or rickshawstyle pedicab, I’m staring uneasily into an oncoming wall of motorcycles.

Any moment now the red traffic light will turn green and, like a ‘grand prix’ start, dozens of motorcycles will charge toward me.

But I needn’t have worried: my becak driver, a toothless old man of leathery skin and a strength which belies his lean frame, pedals steadily on. He has done this countless times.

The mass of roaring motorcycles divides and slides past me. I feel like a fish swimming upstream.

It’s a congested main street in the central Java city of Jogjakarta where motorcycles are the preferred means of transport. In fact, Indonesia has one of the world’s highest ratios of motorcycles to population.

It is not uncommon to see families of four astride the family motorcycle or a giant stack of produce on its way to market on an overloaded motorcycle.

This form of transport is also cheap. Indonesia’s major industry is oil. So it is not surprising that petrol retails at around 50 Australian cents a litre.

To be a becak driver is extremely hard at the best of times. And lowly paid - my ride across the city costs a mere couple of dollars in Australian money.

It’s been tough to find tourist customers following the Bali bombings and recent earthquakes, not to mention a couple of eruptions from the nearby 2920-metre high volcano Mt Merapi (translated as ‘mountain of fire’). (My guide says he was out of work for a couple of years following the 2006 earthquake nearby, which killed more than 5000 people.)

The industry is, however, slowly

From threading through walls of oncoming motorcycles, to the tranquil qualm of temples and the anger exhibited by volcanoes, David Potts found Indonesia a fascinating country of contrasts. recovering, with around eight million tourists visiting Indonesia in 2011. And with the nation hosting the Miss World Pageant in 2013 the national tourist office wants to boost that to nine million by next year.

After Bali, Jogjakarta is one of Indonesia’s major tourist attractions. A city of around 3.3 million people, mostly Muslim, it is best known for having the world’s biggest Buddhist temple, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, at Borobudur. And after Bali, the UNESCO world heritagelisted temple is the most visited place in Indonesia.

Jogjakarta lays claim to being the nation’s cultural and educational centre. It’s worth spending a week or more here just for the wonderful, spicy Javanese food alone.

Lines of idle becaks reflect these tough times as does the roadside line-up of empty horse and cart ‘taxis’ (andong).

The many batik clothing shops along the main shopping strip of Malioboro Street could also do with a few busloads of tourists.

Even the hawkers follow you more insistently outside the main tourist attractions.

We’ve been roused before dawn to visit the Borobudur temple and to see the sun rise behind Mt Merapi, one of four volcanoes that ring the city. But our bus is late and we have to make a dash by

car the 47km from Jokjakarta to Borobudur. (Fortunately, the red traffic lights and double centre lines are only ‘advisory’ traffic rules. So we make good time.)

Today, however, the volcano, one of the world’s most active, is hiding from us behind low cloud. So, we press on to see the imposing 8th century Borobudur temple.

Originally 42m high, lightning strikes, and probably earthquakes, including the major quake in 2006, have chopped more than six metres off its top.

More of a stupa design than a temple, it is built of two million blocks of volcanic rock and is used for veneration, worship and meditation.

The temple houses 504 Buddha statues, a quarter of them in small, bell-shaped stupas surrounding the square temple.

I’m told that if you put your arm into a stupa and touch the stone Buddha inside you will have your wishes come true. I wish. Not taking any chances, I reach in and touch a statue.

Our guide explains some of the 2672 panels of bas-relief carvings in the stone (over about 6km of wall). They tell of the life of the Buddha.

Even more damaged by earthquakes is the Prambanan temple, 20km east of Jogjakarta. Claimed to be the tallest Hindu temple in South-East Asia it rises 47m and is accompanied by 200 other

The Borobudur temple houses 504 Buddha statues, a quarter of them in small, bell-shaped stupas surrounding the square temple. much smaller temples.

Right now the grounds look more like a building site with a jigsaw puzzle of stone waiting to be reassembled. Again, the result of earthquakes.

Our return to Jogjakarta by car is just as fast as our outward journey. The trick is to attach yourself by chance to the tail end of a motorcycle police escort.

Back in Malioboro Street, I shop for batik clothing. There’s no shortage of shops selling batik and other stuff for tourists.

Many of the buildings are charming Dutch colonial design and the street is lined with old-fashioned square street lamps.

At night the street comes alive with food stalls, many serving the traditional Jogjakarta dish, gudeng.

I haul my shopping back to the splendid old Phoenix Hotel in central Jogjakarta where it is time for a gin sling. Forget Raffles Singapore, the Phoenix claims to have invented the drink. The wait-

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) You can enter this new week in a buoyant mood. The Full Moon of yesterday can sustain you wonderfully well, not least in its sunny link with upbeat Jupiter. It may be early in the year but the chances are that this configuration can give you plenty of social opportunities. Have faith in your plans. You can excite others with your enthusiasm.

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) Although there is now a big focus on your career and personal responsibilities, your home or family life can provide much support. In fact, someone within your clan could be especially generous if you are wanting help with a property matter. Good fortune generally can come from where you live.

A home-based business can also now flourish.

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) You are THE zodiac sign of mental dexterity, and you start this week with an especially auspicious skyscape which can help you to demonstrate this in full Technicolor!

In your immediate everyday world there can be some very bright exchanges. Someone who lives close by can become important.

The way you communicate generally can really sparkle.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) You can be one of the kindest members of the zodiac, and very protective of those you care for. This may see you do something now which would protect your nearest and dearest, but you may do this without them even knowing, perhaps setting up life insurance or investing money for the future.

Someone can unexpectedly be benevolent to you too.

36 years and has earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.

On most tourist itineraries is the Sultan’s palace, the Kraton, in the city’s heart. Sultan Hamengku Buwono is the 10th sultan of Jogjakarta and from all accounts is a very personable man. He is known to go down to the local markets to do his shopping.

IF YOU GO Getting there: The national airline Garuda operates frequent flights into Jogjakarta from Jakarta and other cities. Train and bus services also operate from Jakarta, 600km away.

Staying there: The five-star Phoenix Hotel.

Room tariffs range between $AUD70 and $AUD100 a night (www.thephoenixyogya.com).

Eating There: Omah Dhuwur

restaurant, in a unique heritage building, has a daily buffet of Indonesian foods from 11am to 3pm and is open until 10pm with its regular restaurant menu (www. omahdhuwur.net).

Pendopo nDalem restaurant is open daily from 11am to 3pm for a buffet Indonesian lunch. Built by royal architects in 1872 near the royal palace and royal gardens and pool known as the water castle, the building has had long connections with the royal family (www.pendopondalem.com).

Playing there: The Ramayana ballet performance combines dance and story line. It is performed nightly at 8pm in the Purawisata Recreational Park. Shadow puppet is a traditional art featuring a puppeteer and gamelan music. Every night at 8pm at the Museum Sonobudoyo.

For more on Indonesia, visit www.indonesia.travel.

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The Ramayana ballet. Gods, mortals, giants, monkeys and beautiful women join in a lively performance that involves a kidnapping and a few battles.

Incidental food stalls in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.

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er brings me the ingredients on a tray and ceremonially mixes the brew.

The Phoenix was built in 1918 as a residence for a Chinese merchant, became a residential hotel in the 1930s and was used by the Japanese during their occupation in World War Two. The hotel captures the European colonial essence enriched with the elegance of Javanese and Chinese decorative features. It has the feeling of a classical bygone era combined with contemporary comfort.

In 2003 it was renovated and enlarged to 144 rooms.

Tonight we see a performance of the Ramayana ballet, the epic Hindu poem, the story of King Rama. It’s a story of the duties of relationships, the qualities of an ideal wife, king, brother and servant.

Gods, mortals, giants, monkeys and beautiful women join in a lively performance that involves a kidnapping and a few battles. It has been performed every night for

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LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) The Full Moon in your sign yesterday may continue to see you think carefully about your closest involvements this week. If one tie really doesn’t seem to offer much of a future, you may decide to reenter the social fray.

Jupiter can help you to do so. Yet it would be wise to savour the friendship part of your relationships, for this can enrich.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) You may discover some confidential information this week which you can turn to your advantage.

Perhaps someone will give you a tip or provide some insights that can help you. This can be especially so professionally. Equally, you need to be conscious that someone may give you faint praise and you may not be immune from politics.

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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) Friends can inspire you. This may lead to talk of a group outing or holiday, or you may throw yourself into a cause that you can all work on co-operatively.

Your ability to absorb trends in the wider world is also emphasised now. Whether it is fashion, music or ethical issues, your awareness can be spot on. You may also find yourself taking the lead.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) If anything is worrying you or causing concern, try not to start the week feeling too inward or fretting. This would be an opportune time to talk to an outside person or even a formal advice agency because the view they have will be much less affected by your personal considerations. This is one of those times when an expert eye can work wonders.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) You like people who understand your love of debate and freedom of expression.

Whether it is business, technical, professional or social, the bigger the discussion you can get your teeth into, the happier you can be. In fact, every day minutiae may seem rather dull. You might find your attention wandering as you think of more exciting vistas.

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CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Jupiter ends a backward journey this week and this is an excellent portent for your work prospects.

It’s not that you have been unlucky as much as you may have had to counter any tendency to take life for granted. Its forward motions will still see it linked to Uranus however, so flexible situations can appeal, perhaps even more than one part-time role.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) You might wonder if people are being quite as receptive as they could be. Well, perhaps not EVERYONE will get how amazing that you are, but plenty will. The trick is in not focusing your energies on the people who don’t understand.

Try to accept this. You may be using precious time on a hopeless cause. Instead, celebrate those who celebrate you.

PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) Your generosity of spirit, shared with the right person or people, can be a wonderful gift. However, if you are in a situation where you feel you do all the giving and there is very little getting going on, then it may be time to re-evaluate.

Think about how you can strengthen your boundaries. Don’t fall into the trap of playing the martyr.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Monday, January 28, 2013

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VINTURI essential wine aerators for red and white wine, perfect aeration in the time it takes to pour a glass.

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ZIERA and other brands heavily reduced in Smiths Footwear final summer sale in the Arcade.

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Looking for an Indian Chef 9.00am - 12noon. ST PAUL’S Holiday programme 5 - 12 supporting your success year olds. St Paul’s hall, 65 Oxford Street. specialising in Tandoori 9.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY items and especially in SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop making Biryani and Kebabs. enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Must have five years of Consultancy House. experience and can do 9.30am - 10.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, southern and northern Cameron Street.

Indian dishes. supporting your success 9.45am. PLAINS LADIES PROBUS. Monthly meeting, Apply to: Doris Linton Lounge R.S.A. Cox Street.

10.00am. CARDIAC COMPANIONS. Fortnightly meeting No 773 exercises and occasional speakers. Buffalo Lodge hall, C/- Ashburton Guardian Cox Street.

P O Box 77 10.30am - 11.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ashburton 7740 Men’s exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hangar RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road. Seafield Road.

7.30pm. ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Decorative Summer splendor, raffle, speaker, sales.

Sports Pavilion. Walunt Avenue.

TUESDAY JANUARY 29 9.00am - 12noon. ST PAUL’S Holiday programme 5 - 12 year olds. St Paul’s hall, 65 Oxford Street.

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

10.00am. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Singles competition. Waireka Croquet Club Ashburton Domain, Philip Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hangar RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield

Rd. 1.30pm. R.S.A. Cards “500� R.S.A. Cox Street.

6.30pm. ASHBURTON DAHLIA CIRCLE. 1st table show and meeting, visitors welcome. Hall open from 6.30pm.

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Paul Boon chips on to the green during the second day of the High Country Classic at the Methven Golf Club yesterday. The two-day, two-course team stableford tournament began on Sunday at the Terrace Downs golf course and then moved to the Methven Golf Club yesterday. With a combined stableford score of 153 Dusty Lock and Graeme Smith were the overall winning pair out of the 42 teams, five points clear of runners-up Michael Thornbury and Aidan Doyle on 148, with Graeme Gunn and Terry Williams third on 147.

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Cast as the villain, Victoria Azarenka admits a Li Na mid-match retirement would have been a nightmare way to retain her Australian Open crown and world No.1 ranking.

Azarenka successfully defended her title on Saturday night with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 victory over Li in the most dramatic women’s final seen at Melbourne Park.

Twice Li appeared set to forfeit, the second time after suffering suspected concussion in a heavy fall while leading 2-1 in the tense deciding set.

While the hugely popular Chinese trailblazer received a rousing reception before the final, Azarenka had entered Rod Laver Arena as Public Enemy No.1 following her controversial medical timeout immediately after blowing five match points in her semi-final victory over American teenager Sloane Stephens.

A hollow final win would have been a PR disaster for the top seed and Azarenka yesterday conceded she feared the worst when tournament doctors were treating Li for a second time. “It would be the worst probably victory for me,� Azarenka told AAP. “Nobody ever wants to win that way. It’s horrible, really, and I’m just glad that after what happened that she was okay. “I never hoped for that, but I think like a flashlight it crosses your mind. “But you have to really just get over it because it’s the finals and everybody will just die on the court until they retire.�

Ironically, given the backlash the Belarusian felt after her semi-final, Azarenka said Li’s troubles unsettled her.

“You cannot not feel bad for a person. “When someone gets hurt, it’s always bad,� she said. “And first time she fell, she was limping and I was thinking ‘oh my god, what’s going to happen?’ “So I kind of forgot a little but that I’m in the match and I have to fight. “She came out and started hitting winners and I didn’t know what to do. I felt bad to start moving her a little bit, so it threw me. “But I quickly realised that I had to go back in because she’s such an incredible fighter; through the pain and everything she was battling hard. “There was a lot of drama.�

Had Azarenka lost, the 23-year-old would also have relinquished her top ranking to Wimbledon, US Open and Olympic champion Serena Williams.

Instead, she joined Williams (17), Venus Williams (7), Maria Sharapova (4) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) as the only active players with multiple grand slam titles.

Li, turning 31 next month, had been bidding to become the oldest woman to win the Open, a scenario that would have removed Australian great Margaret Smith Court from a page in the record books.

Instead lightning struck twice for the 2011 French Open champion.

Only twice in the past 26 women’s grand slam finals has a player squandered a one-set advantage - and it was Li both times.

China’s first and only major singles champion also led Kim Clijsters by a set to love in the 2011 final at Melbourne Park.

But she vowed to return to try again. “I know I’m not young, but I have to say I’m very (much) looking forward to next year,� Li said.

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Improvement expected at Karaka

By Jamie Gray The rich and the famous will be breaking out the cucumber sandwiches and cracking open the champagne this week when they attend the biggest event on the New Zealand bloodstock calendar - the National Yearling Sales at Karaka.

Some of the well-to-do will be arriving by helicopter, as is the norm, but

the sale itself is unlikely by reach the giddy heights achieved just before the onset of the global financial crisis. Insiders do expect to see an improvement on previous years’ sales, however.

The event draws the curious, the rich and the seriously rich such as Eduardo Cojuangco, who is ranked by Forbes magazine as the Philippines’ 10th richest person.

Cojuangco, who heads up the brew-

ing giant San Miguel, still holds the record paid for a horse at Karaka of $3.6 million, in 2000.

Arab sheikhs have been known to turn up and the attendance of famous Australian trainer Bart Cummings is expected to be a dead cert.

Cummings is understandably a fan of New Zealand horses. Of the 12 Melbourne Cup winners that he has trained, the majority of them have come from New Zealand.

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“It attracts people from all walks of life but certainly a lot of wealthy people, that’s for sure,” Andrew Seabrook, NZ Bloodstock’s co-managing director, told APNZ. Racing, like many other industries at the luxury end of the market, has felt pinch of the global financial crisis.

Sales at Karaka reached $111m in 2008 before the onset of the global financial crisis but they have since struggled to break over $100m. -APNZ

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Whakatane RC fields, form and riders Whakatane RC Venue: Te Teko Meeting Date: 28 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.00pm (NZT) WHAKATANE BEACON MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 x7733 Mahe (8) 58.5..........................B Hutton (a4) 2 9x895 Doolgunna (2) 58.5 3 49x3 Carmody (9) 57................................ C Grylls 4 8 Bagsagold (6) 57.........................T Thornton 5 7 Glove Man 57............................... Scratched 6 Just A Gigalo (5) 57..................B Grylls (a3) 7 6x46 Jealous Much (7) 56.5 8 5 Clara Jane (1) 55.......................... L Allpress 9 856 Savabeel Fire (4) 55......................M Tanaka 10 La Spinetta (3) 55................ R Hutchings (a) 2 1.35pm SEYMOUR TRANSPORT SERVICES OPOTIKI MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 5863x Oraka Prince (4) 58.5......................S Collett 2 Charlie Clark (1) 58.5....................M Tanaka 3 37234 Perfect Flow b (6) 57............. M McNab (a1) 4 0x Masambula (8) 57.......................M Coleman 5 Sino Heights (9) 57.................. P Turner (a1) 6 50408 Striking San (2) 56.5................... L Satherley 7 8x0x7 Diva Down Under (7) 56.5............... C Grylls

8 52 Our Pink Diamond (3) 55.............T Thornton 9 5 Zah Tart (5) 55..................... R Hutchings (a) 10 0 Lilly Belle (10) 55.......................... L Allpress 3 2.10pm GARTSHORE CONSTRUCTION RATING 65 1600 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 030x8 Re Deel (2) 59......................... P Turner (a1) 2 97483 Feel One m (3) 58.5............ R Hutchings (a) 3 x6321 Shipsterns d (6) 56...................B Grylls (a3) 4 48x27 Sonoza (4) 55.5............................ L Allpress 5 10x63 Boomchuckalucka 55.................... Scratched 6 x0080 Go Joeli (1) 54.5............................ R Norvall 7 8x000 Pay Attention (7) 54......................... C Grylls 8 x0940 Mums Apparition (5) 54.............. L Satherley 4 2.45pm TEAM WEALLEANS MAIDEN 2100 $7000, 2100m 1 43325 Lion Red (9) 58.5............................... M Hills 2 3x275 Reachforthestars (7) 58.5...........M Coleman 3 x3033 Son Of Civics (4) 58.5........................J Jago 4 00967 Borntobeking (8) 58.5..................T Thornton 5 0393 Don Diego (5) 57.......................... L Allpress 6 0333 Cougar Town (2) 56.5...................... C Grylls 7 79424 Herman b (3) 56.5................. M McNab (a1) 8 5x408 Ribbony Rose (6) 56.5.................C Lammas 9 07403 High Praise (10) 56.5....................... M Wenn 10 00x Key To Dance (1) 56.5..............B Grylls (a3)

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3.18pm PUTAUAKI TRUST CUP RATING 75 $9000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2100m 1 0x921 Veldt d (1) 61.5........................B Hutton (a4) 2 x0102 Captain Marvel d (3) 60.5.........B Grylls (a3) 3 75615 Red Dragon d (6) 59..................... L Allpress 4 04071 Ted’ll Do d (7) 57.5.....................M Coleman 5 9x340 Mons Calpe d (5) 57....................T Thornton 6 2x345 Viking Ace (4) 56.5.................. P Turner (a1) 7 03002 Rhythm Divine d (2) 54....................S Collett 6 3.53pm TRACKS CONCRETE LTD MAIDEN 1600 $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 782 Johnny Bravo (3) 58.5.................T Thornton 2 77062 Stirling Bridge (1) 58.5............. P Turner (a1) 3 x0440 Karina Rock (4) 56.5.................B Grylls (a3) 4 43. New Horizons (2) 56.5....................... M Hills 5 04 Anaheim (8) 56.5................. R Hutchings (a) 6 07x44 Madly Bentley (12) 56.5...................R Jones 7 0x039 Satin Slipper (5) 56.5..................M Coleman 8 90323 Revolutionary b (7) 55..................... C Grylls 9 33 Screw Loose (10) 55...................M Sweeney 10 74 Hinuera (6) 55................................M Tanaka 11 65 Alessandra (9) 55......................... L Allpress 12 68 Dreamworld (11) 55.........................S Collett 7 4.32pm OCEAN FORD STAYERS RATING 65 $7000,

Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 28362 Cap Ferrat (4) 59.......................... L Allpress 2 16810 Armadio Estrada d (1) 58...... M McNab (a1) 3 09132 Seagold (8) 57..........................B Grylls (a3) 4 72x07 St Moritz t (3) 57.............................. C Grylls 5 x0524 Cops ‘N’ Coyote (7) 56.5.................... M Hills 6 63401 I’ve Got Faith (5) 56.....................T Thornton 7 10462 Wowowow 56................................ Scratched 8 76180 Upstream Lad 56.......................... Scratched 9 99605 Mr Chez (2) 55.............................C Lammas 10 02617 Kaap’s Princess (9) 54.....................S Collett 11 46647 Rosenellis (6) 54...................... P Turner (a1) 8 5.07pm NEW WORLD WHAKATANE RATING 65 1400 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 52433 Matimba (6) 59.............................C Lammas 2 2010. Ruready d (4) 58.5......................V Gatu (a4) 3 124x0 The Looker d (1) 58.5..............M Cropp (a3) 4 23x12 Miuccia Belle b (8) 57.5..............M Coleman 5 09462 Sumotori (3) 57...................... M McNab (a1) 6 36044 Taoist Master 56.5........................ Scratched 7 0x00x Charlie McBride d (9) 56......... P Turner (a1) 8 10x63 Boomchuckalucka d (5) 55.5........ L Allpress 9 37176 Mean Sleak d (7) 55........................R Jones 10 x186x Soirette tdm (2) 54.5...........................J Jago

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Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 28 Jan 2013 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.15pm (NZT) WWW.AGRC.CO.NZ SPRINT C1, 318m 1 22184 Bo Woo 18.84.................................. M Mann 2 62131 Big Bolt 18.90..................................T Green 3 22383 Kiowa Whiz 0.00.........................D Schofield 4 55342 Testify 18.64.....................................P Green 5 86146 Kapai Max 18.97............................A Cleaver 6 12217 Amicus Curiae 18.86........................ S Clark 7 27x1 Kid Kahn 19.06................................. S Clark 8 44332 Very Chilly nwtd..........................M Mathews 9 68618 Jetsun Coal 18.74...........................G Wilson 10 15424 Question Me 18.86............................S Ross 2 12.33pm TROPHIES PLUS SPRINT C0, 318m 1 7 On The House nwtd....................H Laagland 2 76237 Versatile Richie nwtd.......................... R Udy 3 38322 Lace Them Up nwtd......................H Mullane 4 74344 Our Bernie nwtd............................H Mullane 5 45535 Mel’s Quick nwtd.........................D Schofield 6 533x5 Waiwhata Dream nwtd..................M J Lozell 7 6 Sandy Jo nwtd............................ G Pomeroy 8 Thrilling Edge nwtd.......................... K Walsh 9 772 Redsky nwtd R M &.......................... J Smith 10 87 D’Or Fille nwtd............................H Laagland 3 12.51pm PLASTER BOARD LTD STAKES C4, 527m 1 31534 Jetsun Blaze 30.78.........................G Wilson 2 44523 Thrilling Charge 30.38.....................S Payne 3 27574 Doomed nwtd...................................P Green 4 35664 Thrilling Blitz 30.79........................... S Clark 5 46665 Surfing Al 30.53.......................... R O’Regan 6 24162 Hot Pootie 30.61..................................J Udy 7 26845 Be Delicious 30.53............................ B Craik 8 63454 Cherry Tree Lane 31.51.................... B Craik 4 1.09pm GREYHOUND FUNCTION CENTRE C2, 318m 1 76361 Frizzle Frazzle 18.85.........................T Agent

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6.00 Breakfast.

9.00 Infomercial.

9.30 MasterChef New Zealand. (G, R, T) 10.30 MasterChef Masterclass. (G, R) 11.30 Infomercial.

12.00 One News. (T) 12.30 Emmerdale. (PGR, T) 1.30 Come Dine With Me.

6.00 Creflo Dollar. (T) 6.30 Hi-5.

(G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (G, R, T) 7.25 The Devouring. (G, T) 7.50 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. (G, R, T) 8.15 Tiki Tour. (G, T) 8.40 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.50 Bird Bath. (G, R) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (G, R, T) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (AO, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 3.00 Pocoyo. (G, R, T) 3.15 Disney Jungle Junction.

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2.00 Britain’s Best Dish. (G,

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2.55 To Build Or Not To Build. (G, T) 3.55 Te Karere. (T) Te Karere brings you key events and stories of interest to Maori, as well as bringing a Maori perspective to the day’s news and current affairs.

4.25 Ellen.

5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat. (G) 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00

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2 22255 Coleridge Ainsli 18.95....................... S Clark 3 x8848 Pride of South 18.65........................ M Mann 4 13326 Mega Upload 18.91..........................T Agent 5 74133 Viohlay 18.77....................................T Agent 6 12115 Thrilling Lori 18.65........................... K Walsh 7 61347 Flash That 19.04......................... R O’Regan 8 63782 Lilylicious 18.94................................T Agent 9 15366 Thrilling Abra 19.01............................ L Bliek 10 46364 Agent Jorge 18.87...............................J Udy 5 1.27pm CAROL’S TABS SPRINT C5, 318m 1 21212 Mr. Whippy nwtd W &......................... Nissen 2 56611 Jetsun Playboy 18.67......................G Wilson 3 13516 This Is Swip 18.79............................ S Clark 4 23823 We’re So Lucky 18.40....................... B Craik 5 33688 Moon Warrower 18.63 R M &........... J Smith 6 11576 Pure Theatre 18.79.....................G Calverley 7 21252 Proven Shelly 18.56...........................C Hore 8 11113 Secret Star 18.59..............................T Agent 9 18363 My Jack Attack 18.25....................M J Lozell 10 61118 One Tough Cookie 18.29...................C Hore 6 1.44pm THE BROWNZY SPORTS BAR STKS C1, 527m 1 38231 Riddle Mate nwtd............................ G Farrell 2 14413 Wolf Marine nwtd...........................P Cleaver 3 34354 Urban Combat nwtd.......................P Cleaver 4 34434 Opawa Crusher nwtd........................... J Udy 5 67777 Seeing Excuses 30.62................ R O’Regan 6 56254 Thrilling News 30.61............................J Udy 7 175x Fancy Dasher nwtd.....................D Schofield 8 58411 Bublin Gold 30.93............................. S Clark 9 63555 Salt nwtd R M &................................ J Smith 10 57683 Only Kate 31.13.......................... R O’Regan 7 2.02pm $20,000 PICK6 STAKES C3, 527m 1 11155 Lincoln Flyer 31.12........................... S Clark 2 54644 Tims Tiger 30.80 W &......................T Steele 3 63442 Space Race nwtd.............................. S Clark 4 88375 Realon Rose nwtd...................... R O’Regan 5 32353 Charlie’s Funds 31.52......................P Green

One News. (T) Border Patrol. (G, R, T) Piha Rescue. (PGR, T) Rapid Response.

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8.30 Criminal Minds. (T) When two seemingly unrelated victims are found in Los Angeles and San Fancisco hours apart, the BAU team suspect a muderous duo are working together.

9.30 Someone’s Daughter Someone’s Son.

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10.35 ONE News Tonight. (T) 11.05 Damages. (AO, T)

6 25623 Makinen 30.98 W &.........................T Steele 7 544F1 Lochinvar Onyx (c4) 30.70..........D Schofield 8 42851 Opawa Johnny 31.12.......................S Payne 8 2.19pm SUPER SUNDAY 17TH FEB STAKES C1/2, 527m 1 23688 Tata Safari 31.13............................... B Craik 2 82346 Edward Cullen 30.67........................ B Craik 3 26387 Lil’ Miss Krunch nwtd.................. R O’Regan 4 46651 Realon Rumba nwtd................... R O’Regan 5 74575 Hair He Is 30.88.................................. R Udy 6 57863 Jackson Town nwtd........................... S Clark 7 34665 Sambucca nwtd.......................... R O’Regan 8 32474 Lucylicious (c1) nwtd........................T Agent 9 66666 Jetsun Dream (c1) 31.12................G Wilson 10 55472 McKone (c1) nwtd............................. S Clark 9 2.37pm SEL’S TAB MANGERE SPRINT C4, 318m 1 22462 Harvey Nichols 18.52........................ B Craik 2 36886 Samson Dash 18.53......................... B Craik 3 45x62 Lochinvar Yasi 18.22...................D Schofield 4 12416 Making Debree 18.39........................C Hore 5 45683 Hot Lass 18.53...............................A Cleaver 6 83552 Agent Victor 18.71...............................J Udy 7 25233 Belkara 18.62.....................................C Hore 8 42576 Big Sam’s Girl 18.67......................... B Bond 9 111F8 Pint Star nwtd................................... B Craik 10 5x326 Fancy Milly 18.58...............................C Hore 10 2.54pm ANNIVERSARY DAY CUP C5, 527m 1 34216 Hustler 30.60..............................D Schofield 2 13251 Pegeon Appeal 30.42...................... K Walsh 3 14525 Kiki Rhode 30.37 W &......................T Steele 4 43362 Mint Power 30.67........................D Schofield 5 13323 Fancy Tip 30.34..........................D Schofield 6 21715 Lachlan’s Cash 30.45.................D Schofield 7 32773 Benny Rox 30.24........................D Schofield 8 51143 Thrilling Ella 30.89........................... K Walsh 9 26326 Kiwi Girl 30.48....................................J Black 10 12526 Koko Whiz 30.58.........................D Schofield 11 3.11pm CITY OF SAILS SPRINT FINAL C5f, 318m

tV3 3 News: Firstline.

Infomercials. (G) The Shopping Channel.

Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 12.00 3 News.

12.30 Home And Away. (G, R,

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1.00 Dr Phil. (AO) 2.00 The Dr Oz Show. (PGR) 3.00 The Biggest Loser Australia. (G) Twelve overweight contestants battle the bulge to lose the most weight.

4.00 Rachael Ray. (G) 5.00 Entertainment Tonight.

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3.35 Spongebob Squarepants. (G, R, T) 4.05 Sonny With A Chance.

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

5.30 Home And Away. (G) Dex decides to return to Uni, Bianca worries that Adam’s killed Heath, and Brax, Kyle and Jamie search for a missing and injured Heath.

6.00 Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) 7.00 Shortland Street.

6.00 3 News.

7.00 Campbell Live.

7.30 The Block Australia.

4.30 Kickin’ It. (G, T) 5.00 Horace In Slow Motion.

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7.30 Betty White’s Off Their Rockers. (PGR, R, T) 8.30 Grey’s Anatomy. (PGR, T) The residents agonize over their oral boards and Arizona’s close childhood friend comes to Seattle Grace for medical help.

9.30 Private Practice. (Final,

8.30 FILM: The Fast And The Furious. (2001, AO, R, T) Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster. The FBI assigns an LAPD officer to go undercover to infiltrate an illegal streetracing gang in Los Angeles.

10.45 Nightline.

11.15 Medium. (AO, T)

AO, T)

10.30 Revenge. (AO, R, T) 11.35 Anger Management.

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PRIMe 6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.

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7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 Antiques Roadshow. (G,

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

(G, R) Four will be celebrating and for eight the dream is over.

3.05 World’s Strictest Parents Australia.

(PGR, R) This week Emily and Harry are bound for the small Irish village of Whitechurch to live with Mary and John Coleman and their five children.

4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 5.30 Prime News.

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BBC World – GMT With George Alagiah. (G) 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain. 3.30 HARDtalk.

4.00 BBC World News. 5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 5.35 Te Karere. (T)

12.30 Drop Dead Diva. (Final, PGR, R, T) 1.30 Infomercials.

2.30 Lincoln Heights. (PGR, R) 4.15 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show. (G, R)

12.15 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 City Impact Church.

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12.15 Home Shopping. (G) 1.45 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.15 Home Shopping. (G)

5.30 Infomercials.

R) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G) 3.05 Dora The Explorer. (G, R) 3.30 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 3.40 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion. (G) 3.50 Hannah Montana Forever.

(G, R) 4.15 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.40 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.10 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. (G) 5.35 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 That ‘70s Show. (G, R) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R)

7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PGR) 8.00 New Girl. (PGR) 8.30 Don’t Trust The B**** In Apartment 23. (PGR) June begins a new job and is befriended by a colleague, but Chloe thinks the co-worker is just keeping her enemies close.

9.00 Whitney. (PGR) 9.30 30 Rock. (PGR) 10.00 Community. (PGR, R) 10.25 Alphas. (AO, R) 11.55 Entertainment Tonight. (G)

ACROSS 1. Impartial (9) 8. Flee (3) 9. Derange (5,6) 11. Unscrambler (7) 12. Earlier (5) 13. Buccaneering (6) 15. Nullify (6) 17. Rule (5) 18. Designate (7) 20. Impassive (11) 22. Baton (3) 23. Insipid (9)

The Fast And The Furious TV3 8.30pm Lifting more than a few pages from Point Break, director Rob Cohen’s action spectacular, which centres on undercover cops and LA street racers, hits the brakes on complex plot details and cuts straight to the chase. Paul Walker stars as a young cop who infiltrates the subculture of a reticent anti-hero (Vin Diesel) in order to smoke out the players in a hijacking ring.

DOWN 2. Taboo (3) 3. Dogma (5) 4. Disregard (6) 5. Specimen (7) 6. Fear (11) 7. Experienced (9) 10. Doubt (11) 11. Leaving (9) 14. Satisfied (7) 16. Renowned (6) 19. Cost (5) 21. Donkey (3)

Across: 7 Grotto; 8 Colour; 10 Operate; 11 Force; 12 Laud; 13 Guard; 17 Topic; 18 Roar; 22 First; 23 Ruinous; 24 Inform; 25 Patron.

Down: 1 Ignoble; 2 Hopeful; 3 Steal; 4 Comfort; 5 Board; 6 Brief; 9 Pecuniary; 14 Contort; 15 Sojourn; 16 Present; 19 Affix; 20 Craft; 21 Final.

Across: 1 Objective; 8 Run; 9 Drive insane; 11 Decode 12 Prior; 13 Piracy; 15 Negate; 17 Reign; 18 Appoint; 2 Unemotional; 22 Rod; 23 Tasteless.

Down: 2 Bar; 3 Creed; 4 Ignore; 5 Example; Trepidation; 7 Underwent; 10 Incertitude; 11 Departur 14 Content; 16 Famous; 19 Price; 21 Ass.

the bOx 6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.15 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 8.55 24. (M) 9.50 Law & Order. (M) 10.45 Main Event. (M) 11.35 Smackdown. (M) 1.20 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.40 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

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10.30 11.30 12.30 1.20 1.45 2.10 3.00 4.45 5.35

The Simpsons. (PG) Pawn Stars. (PG) NCIS. (PG) CSI: New York. (M) Mac finds a lost little boy while investigating a death in a museum. Meanwhile, Danny looks into the death of an urban golfer.

CSI: New York. (M) Law & Order. (M) NCIS. (PG) 24. (M) America’s Funniest Home Videos.

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Cash Cab USA. (PG) NYPD Blue. (M) CSI: New York. (M) 24. (M) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)

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DOWN 1. Knowledgeable (10 2. Tired (5) 3. Bill of fare (4) 4. Pilfered (6) 5. Benevolence (8) 6. Attribute (7) 11. Simple (10) 13. Clean (8) 14. Fame (7) 16. Lump of gold (6) 17. Slice (5) 20. Lounge (4)

SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,110

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6.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Farmers Insurance Open Round Three. Highlights.

7.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Farmers Insurance Open Round Four. Live.

8.30 The ITM Fishing Show.

9.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Farmers Insurance Open Round Four. Live.

12.30 The ITM Fishing Show.

1.00 Tennis. Australian Open Tennis. Day 14 Mens Singles Final. Replay.

3.30 Athletics. Kelloggs Nutrigrain Ironman & Ironwoman. Round Three. Replay.

6.30 Sky Sport What’s On. 7.00 Sky ARENA Access.

7.30 Golf. European PGA Tour. Qatar Masters Round Four. Highlights.

8.30 Golf. US PGA Tour. Farmers Insurance Open Round Four. Highlights.

9.30 Basketball. NBL. Wollongong Hawks v NZ Breakers. Highlights.

10.30 Tennis. Australian Open Tennis. Day 14 Mens Singles Final. Replay.

1.00 Motorsport. Toyota Series. Round Two, Timaru Herald Trophy.

2.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Qatar Masters Round Four. Highlights.

3.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Farmers Insurance Open Round Four. Highlights.

4.00 NBL. Melbourne v Adelaide. Replay.

ACROSS 7. Fat (5) 8. Dry (7) 9. Practical (7) 10. Lament (5) 12. Temperamental (10) 15. Make hostile (10) 18. Curt (5) 19. Courageous (7) 21. Side view (7) 22. Romeo (5)

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7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild.

7.30 Relocation: Phil Down Under. (G) 8.30 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (AO) 9.05 Qi. (AO) Stephen Fry hosts this comedy show where contestants are asked questions and awarded points if their answers are Quite Interesting.

9.45 Blitz Street. (G, R) 10.45 The Crowd Goes Wild.

FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Scaredy Squirrel. (G, R) 7.25 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.55 The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. (G, R) 8.20 Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Advent.

(G, R) 8.45 Bananas In Pyjamas. (G, R) 8.55 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.20 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.25 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.30 The Wiggles Show. (G, R) 9.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (G, R) 9.50 Action Central. (G,

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 12.05 Beyond The Darklands. (AO, R, T) 1.00 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.25

1 11242 Bright Star 18.42............................... B Bond 2 21551 Blue Tramp 18.35.............................T Green 3 42635 Thrilling Issues 18.78........................ S Clark 4 28712 Ladakh 18.48.................................. G Farrell 5 14311 Bellswill 18.34....................................C Hore 6 22821 Life’s A Dream 18.49.........................C Hore 7 52583 Elly’s Girl 18.41........................... R O’Regan 8 41226 Flying Flynn 18.65.............................D Hunt 9 11113 Secret Star 18.59..............................T Agent 10 41684 Winsome Buster 18.63...............D Schofield 12 3.28pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT C3, 318m 1 25524 Lachlan Valley 18.90................... R O’Regan 2 42522 Lafayette nwtd................................... B Craik 3 14463 Utah Bolt 18.84........................... G Pomeroy 4 84351 Path To Palmy 18.77....................... I George 5 11817 Stellar Force 18.83........................P Cleaver 6 61435 Kim Dotcom 18.96 W &...................T Steele 7 46355 Crafty Graham 18.77.........................C Hore 8 85141 Peno Boy (c4) 18.83..........................J Black Emergencies: 9 12156 Living The Dream 18.96....................S Ross 10 41188 Mr. Reece 18.88.................................. R Udy SELECTIONS Race 1: Big Bolt, Kid Kahn, Amicus Curiae, Testify, Bo Woo Race 2: Thrilling Edge, Lace Them Up, Redsky, Our Bernie Race 3: Thrilling Charge, Doomed, Thrilling Blitz, Jetsun Blaze Race 4: Thrilling Lori, Coleridge Ainsli, Mega Upload, Viohlay Race 5: Proven Shelly, My Jack Attack, We’re So Lucky Race 6: Bublin Gold, Fancy Dasher, Opawa Crusher, Riddle Mate Race 7: Makinen, Lochinvar Onyx (c4), Lincoln Flyer, Tims Tiger, Race 8: Edward Cullen, Tata Safari, Lil’ Miss Krunch, Realon Rumba Race 9: Harvey Nichols, Belkara, Lochinvar Yasi, Agent Victor Race 10: Kiki Rhode, Fancy Tip, Lachlan’s Cash, Thrilling Ella Race 11: Bright Star, Bellswill, Life’s A Dream, Blue Tramp Race 12: Lafayette, Lachlan Valley, Peno Boy (c4), Kim Dotcom

6.00 Tennis. Australian Open Tennis. Day 14 Mens Singles Final. From Melbourne Park, Melbourne. Highlights.

7.00 Cycling. Tour Down Under Stage Six. Highlights.

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

9.30 Sky Sport What’s On. 10.00 Horse Racing. Karaka Premier Sales Preview. From Karaka, Auckland. Live.

10.30 Horse Racing. Karaka Premier Sales.

From Karaka, Auckland. Live.

6.30 Tennis. Australian Open Tennis. Day 13 Womens Singles Final. From Melbourne Park, Melbourne.

Highlights.

7.30 The Cricket Show.

8.30 Cricket. NZ Tour Of South Africa 3rd One-day. From Senwes Park, Potchefstroom. Highlights.

9.30 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka 2nd Twenty20. Live.

1.00 The Cricket Show.

2.00 The Ultimate Fighter: Aussie v UK. 3.00 Motorsport. New Zealand V8s. Round Two. From Timaru Motor Raceway.

Highlights.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open Tennis. Day 14 Mens Singles Final. From Melbourne Park, Melbourne. Replay.

sky MOVIes 1 7.05 Fast Five. (2011, M) 9.15 The Pirates! Band Of Misfits.

(2012, G).

10.45 Johnny English Reborn. (2011, PG) Rowan Atkinson.

12.30 Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. (2011, G) 2.00 The Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013. (2013, PG).

4.05 Making Of Johnny English Reborn.

(2011, PG).

4.35 True Grit. (2010, M) Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld.

6.25 Hugo. (2011, G) Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz. Set in 1930s’ Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

8.30 The Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013 Replay. (2013, PG). The SAG

Awards commend the year’s finest achievements in acting in film and television categories as voted by their peers.

10.35 No Strings Attached. (2011, 16) Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher.

12.25 Dead And Deader. (2006, 16) 1.55 Queen Sized. (2008, PG) 3.25 The Pregnancy Pact. (2010, M) Thora Birch, Madisen Beaty.

4.50 Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. (2011, G)

DIsCOVeRy 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.30 5.00 5.30

Dirty Jobs. (PG) One Car Too Far. (PG) Gold Rush: Alaska. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Nightmare Next Door. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Stalked: Someone’s Watching. (M) I Was Murdered. (M) Disappeared. (M) Body Invaders. (M) Hogs Gone Wild. (M) Gold Rush: Alaska. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Yukon Men. (M) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Mythbusters Dirty Dozen. (PG) Magic Of Science. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) A Haunting. (M) Scorned: Love Kills. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Hogs Gone Wild. (M) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Mythbusters Dirty Dozen. (PG) Magic Of Science. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) A Haunting. (M)

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

MOVIe GReats 6.00 8 Mile. (2002, M) Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy.

7.50 Moulin Rouge. (2001, M) Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor.

10.00 Million Dollar Baby. (2004, M) Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank.

12.15 Forgetting Sarah Marshall. (2008, 16) Jason Segel, Kristen Bell.

2.05 8 Mile. (2002, M) Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy.

3.55 Meet Joe Black. (1998, M) Brad Pitt.

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

8.30 Cry Baby. (1990, M) Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake. In 1950s’ Baltimore, a badboy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good-girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.

10.00 Man On Fire. (2009, 16) Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning. A former CIA assassin is hired to protect an industrialist’s daughter in Mexico.

When she is kidnapped he vows to kill anyone involved.

12.25 Hostel. (2006, 18) Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson.

2.00 Making Of The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor. (2008, PG).

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

3.45 Man On Fire. (2009, 16) Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning.

shINe 6.00 Life Questions 6.30 Unlocking the Bible 7.00 Buzz and Poppy 7.30 Bedbug Bible Gang 8.00 Hillsong Kids 8.30 Impact for Life 9.00 In Touch 10.00 From Heartache to Hope 10.30 Life Questions 11.00 Hearts Wide Open 11.30 The Verdict of Science 12.00 Impact for Life 12.30 Enjoying Everyday Life 1.00 The 700 Club 1.30 From Heartache to Hope 2.00 Give Me An Answer 2.30 Hearts Wide Open 3.00 Buzz and Poppy 3.30 Bedbug Bible Gang 4.00 Hillsong Kids 4.30 Xtreme Life TV 5.00 Rock Nations TV 5.30 The Verdict of Science 6.00 Life Questions 6.30 Destined to Reign 7.00 The 700 Club 7.30 Facing the Canon 8.00 Christianity Explored 8.30 THE BIBLE SERIES. David 10.00 Impact for Life 10.30 The 700 Club 11.00 Hearts Wide Open 11.30 The Verdict of Science 12.00 Give Me An Answer 12.30 In Touch 1.30 Life Questions 2.00 Impact for Life 2.30 THE BIBLE SERIES. David 4.00 Hearts Wide Open 4.30 The Verdict of Science 5.00 From Heartache to Hope 5.30 Connection Point

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Methven in huge form turnaround After just over a month off the courts, Mid Canterbury’s Open A grade tennis returned with a mixed bag on Saturday.

Methven upset competition leaders Hampstead 4-2, Allenton fought off Fairton 4-2, and Dorie edged out Tinwald on a count back in the second week of the second round, which started back on December 5.

The match of the day was between Dorie and Tinwald with the calculators coming out to determine the winner, where Dorie scraped in 49 games to Tinwald’s 45.

In the doubles Dorie’s Rhys Cromie and Don Lake cruised past Luke Glendining and Michael Donaldson 6-0, 6-2 while Tinwald’s Aidan Mitchell and Isaac Langley had a straightforward 6-2, 6-2 win over Jessica McCloy and Todd Boag.

In the singles Cromie crushed Glendining 6-1, 6-0 but Lake needed a tie break to beat Donaldson 6-1, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7) and Tinwald’s Mitchell beat Boag 6-2, 6-1.

Dorie number four McCloy took the first set 7-5 before Langley had the momentum to win the second 6-4 and the match tie-break 10-3, but McCloy’s hard work wasn’t without reward, helping Dorie finish in front in the count back.

Dorie’s win was in the match of the day but the result of the day went to Methven.

• Crusaders in town The Crusaders are making a pre-season stopover in Ashburton on Tuesday. Some of the squad are scheduled to be in Ashburton tomorrow morning for a skills session with some local juniors players as well as a meet and greet with fans at the Ashburton Domain.

• Phoenix fail to fire

In their last outing Methven was swept 6-0, but what a difference a few weeks off made as they handed Hampstead their second loss.

Methven’s Ben Wright and Murray Amyes need a tie-break to beat Tom Deeley and William Edgar 6-1, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7) but Hampstead secured their own three-set win with Ben Deeley and William Blacklow getting the better of Jack Edgington and James Watt 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6).

Tom Deeley proved too strong for Ben Wright 6-1, 6-2 but Methven’s lower order came through for the win. Amyes used his experience to get past Edgar 6-3, 6-1, Watt held off Ben Deeley 7-5, 6-3 and Edgington beat Blacklow 6-0, 6-4.

In the other match Allenton had some luck go there way but still recorded a comfortable 4-2 win over Fairton.

Allenton swept the doubles as Jason Feutz and Jack Deeley outclassed Peter Leonard and Rebecca Robinson 6-0, 6-1, while Ashleigh Leonard and Brenton Donaldson combined for a 6-2, 6-2 win over Phil Crozier and Bradley Chisnall.

Feutz was up 6-2 and 3-3 in the second set when Peter Leonard retired hurt, and Deeley was too strong for Robinson 6-0, 6-0 to lock in the win.

Fairton’s Crozier used his experience to claim a 6-1, 6-2 win over Ashleigh Leonard and Chisnall was a convincing 6-2, 6-1 winner over Donaldson.

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Semis a cricketing conundrum

By Jonathan Leask Three teams are locked in for semi-finals in the Muirhead Rosebowl senior cricket competition, with the other four all in the hunt for the final berth after Saturday’s sixth round.

The Sharks locked away another trophy for the season, defending the Bevan Stroud Memorial challenge trophy against Allenton, adding to the Pritchard Shield and Studholme Shield, and will be top qualifier for the Muirhead Rosebowl semi-finals.

Allenton and Lauriston are also guaranteed semi-final spots, leaving Coldstream, Fairfield, Methven and the Tech Stags to fight for the fourth spot.

Coldstream snapped their losing streak to claim a crucial win over Fairfield to move in line for a playoff spot, and Methven followed suit with a four wicket win over the Tech Stags, to leave all four teams tied with one win apiece.

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Thorn eyes up Europe He is turning - wait for it - 38 next Sunday but while Brad Thorn is finally showing signs of slowing down, he hasn’t closed the door on seeing out his remarkable career in Europe after his stint with the Highlanders.

Thorn’s first act with his new Super Rugby team was to head into the Greenstone Valley on a 25km tramp in the wilds west of Queenstown over the weekend.

For former All Black Thorn, moving back to the deep south after his two years at the Fukuoka Sanix

When the Wellington Phoenix can’t beat the Newcastle Jets at home then there’s something desperately wrong. Phoenix victories against the Jets at Westpac Stadium have been regular as clockwork in recent seasons and in 10 previous matches between the teams at the Cake Tin, Wellington had won nine since the A-League was formed in 2007. Yesterday’s 1-1 draw will have done nothing to turn down the pressure gauge on the club who are rooted to the bottom of the A-League ladder after 18 rounds. They lacked inspiration and look short of ideas as the side grapples with trying to implement a new playing style while searching for on-field results at the same time. During the game the fans were on their feet as a chant erupted of “If you love the cats stand up”.- APNZ

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Blues and his successful careers with the Crusaders and Brisbane Broncos feels like a homecoming - he was born in Mosgiel - but, remarkably, there is still a sense of unfinished business as far as his sporting career is concerned.

“It’s going to challenge me,” he told the Otago Daily Times in Queenstown. “How my body holds up. Testing myself, have I still got it? Can I still mix it? There’s a part of me that wouldn’t mind going back to Europe for a season or two. We will see what happens.”

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Rosebowl isn’t until March 2 and the focus is now on the Twenty20 competition, starting next week.

Tech Sharks v Allenton It was the Robbie Polson and Dan Hurley show as the Tech Sharks’ unbeaten run rolled on with a 52 run win over Allenton.

The Sharks batted first and had Polson lead the way with 45, but when he was dismissed the Sharks were 66/6.

Matt Hurley made 17 and the rest of the tail chipped in to get the Sharks to 111 all out in 27.1 overs.

Allenton’s Wayne McDowell had 3/31 off five overs with Josh Worsfold, Mitch and Ryan Stoddart taking two wickets each.

The Allenton reply got off to a rocky start as Dan Hurley went straight to work dismantling the top order.

Allenton were in deep trouble at 30/6 and were all out for 59 after 19 overs.

Hurley had 6/18 off his seven overs, and at the other end Polson

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As well as the big local contingent the tournament had competitors from Christchurch to Southland, and the lake delivered some good conditions.

“It was calm enough but a wee bit breezy on Saturday. We managed to get through all of the slalom with some good scores and then plenty of personal best in the trick. Then we turned up for jump and it was glass calm. If we had the time we would have had three rounds of slalom, but we ran a head-to-head slalom to finish off the tournament.”

They started off with the slalom which saw a Donaldson take out each grade.

Karl Donaldson took out the men’s on 98 with a best of three buoys on the 12m line, with Gavin Green bettering his son Tom for second. In the women’s Lana Donaldson scored 97 with second Hilary Munro 87 and Rachel Donaldson third on 72. George Donaldson took out the juniors with a score of 137 with twin brother Hugh third.

There was some top competition in the trick with big scores across the board before the competitors returned yesterday to ideal conditions. Karl Donaldson had the biggest of the day landing 43.4m to win the men’s, where Tom Green smashed his PB at 30.6m, and Hannah Wright took out the women’s with a 27m effort.

The performance of the weekend went to Gabriella Woodman who set PB’s in all three events.

For several local juniors it was a last chance to try things before they cross the Tasman to take on the Australians in the OZ-Kiwi Challenge next week.

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had 4/26 off his nine overs, providing three catches for wicketkeeper Paul Morrison.

Only four Allenton batsmen made it to double figures but none could establish themselves in the innings.

Coldstream v Fairfield Coldstream snapped a four game losing streak with a 10-run win over Fairfield at Lowcliffe.

Coldstream made 142 with Jono Print and Regan Broker sharing the top score of 29, while Jason Harrison made 22.

Tom Meyrick took 3/34 while Thomas Bird was on the more expensive side for his 3/48.

Fairfield’s reply was anchored

by Bird’s 47 but the rest of the order struggled until Cameron McCormack came in at 10 and blitzed 32 to put Fairfield back in contention, but the hosts halted the rally to tale a 10-run win.

Andrew Bennett had 3/26 for Coldstream, and Richard Print made his return from a serious knee injury, looking to play in this

weekend’s Hawke Cup clash with Otago Country, bowling nine overs off a short three-step run up to take 2/27.

Methven v Tech Stags Methven claimed their first win of the Muirhead Rosebowl after a strong innings from Mitch Sim. The Stags batted first and made 168 with Callum Gallagher 44 not out and Ben Kelleher 34.

Ryan Ashworth had the best return taking 3/21 with Ash Mills, Robert Batt and Ben Payne taking two wickets each.

Methven then produced their best batting display of the summer, chasing down the target in 35 overs for the loss of four wickets.

Leading the charge was Sim who struck 14 fours and three sixes on his way to 94 before being adjuged lbw by BJ Binnie.

Phil Gorman also made 26 as the hosts got home for a four wicket win.

For the Stags Hayden Sinclair took 2/29 off his nine overs.

Central takes upper hand Central Districts have stormed to the top of the Plunket Shield standings after completing an 81-run win over Canterbury in Napier yesterday.

After Otago wrapped up a huge victory over Wellington on Saturday to temporarily take control of the competition, the Stags responded by successfully defending 332 runs on the fourth day.

CD (92) and Otago (77) have now established a large lead in the four-day competition, though they have both played a game more than the other four sides.

The Stags’ triumph was set up by debutant spinner Ajaz Patel, who ripped through the Canterbury lineup to finish with figures of 6-57. Patel was wicketless in the first innings, but found much more success on a McLean Park wicket which began to turn more as the game wore on.

After beginning the day on 88-1 and still requiring 244 runs to win, things quickly went downhill for Canterbury.

Seamer Kyle Jarvis made the early inroads, dismissing Shanan Stewart without adding to his overnight score before claiming a return catch from Peter Fulton (59) to reduce the Wizards to 103-3.

Dean Brownlie became Patel’s first wicket of the day for 26, before Tom Latham was also deceived by the tweaker.

Proceeding were evenly poised at lunch, with Canterbury needing 164 with five wickets in hand, but their prospects became dire when Tarun Nethula induced a nick from Andrew Ellis. Patel then rammed home the advantage, taking the next three wickets to fall in the space of 32 runs, before Jeet Raval wrapped things up to dismiss - APNZ Canterbury for 250.

Alex Pledger’s skills on the basketball court are well-known but, with a crunch game against Perth looming, he has also shown a hidden talent as a pitchman.

The Breakers won their ninth straight game against Sydney on Saturday night - a club record for a single season - and attention immediately turned to the top-ofthe-table clash with their bitter rivals at Vector Arena on Friday night. The defending champions’ front office should have no problem selling tickets, given the two teams’ history and what lies in the future, but Pledger was keen to ensure the game is played in front of the full house it deserves. “It’s going to be hyped up throughout the week as a possible grand final match-up,” Pledger said. “It’s going to be extremely high intensity and it’ll be worth the price of admission, that’s for sure.”

- APNZ

• Aussie takes Classic Australian Nathan Earle has enjoyed the biggest win of his career in taking out the NZ Cycle Classic yesterday. Earle’s team took control of the final stage of the five-day race around the roads of Manawatu, a 112km journey which finished in Palmerston North. Former junior world champion Thomas Palmer, another Australian, won the stage ahead of New Zealanders Patrick Bevin and Clinton Avery. The race, the former Tour of Wellington, was something of a benefit for Australia, with Earle’s compatriots Benjamin Dyball and William Walker finishing second and third on general classification. - APNZ

• Top 20 for Campbell Michael Campbell has finished in a share of 16th place after fading in the final round of the Qatar Masters with a two over par 74 at the Doha Golf Club.

The 43-year-old, who carded three rounds of 68 to get to a 12 under par total and only three shots off the lead, finished eight shots back from the champion Englishman Chris Wood who carded a three under par 69 to win by one stroke. Campbell, who finished tied 17th last week at the Abu Dhabi Championship, earned 23,786E ($38,000) and climbed 14 places on the Race to Dubai Standings to 45. Campbell is still looking for his first victory since the World Match Play at - APNZ Wentworth in 2005.

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Brendon McCullum is bold by nature, but the New Zealand cricket captain believes they need to stick with the majority of the side mauled

by South Africa in the recent test series when they face up to England next month.

The Black Caps will return home buoyed by their 2-1 one-day series win over South Africa but the scars inflicted on everyone (players and fans) in their heavy defeats in the two-test series will take some time to heal.

They won’t have much time to dwell on it with England, the No 2 test side, due to arrive in New Zealand tomorrow night.

England take on New Zealand in three Twenty20 and three one-day internationals before three tests.

The Black Caps have proved they are competitive in limited-overs cricket, despite their lowly ranking, but will come under the microscope in the test series against a side who beat India 2-1 in the recent test series in the sub-continent.

Former captain Ross Taylor and strike bowler Tim Southee will come back into the side, but McCullum doesn’t think too many other changes should be made.

Jesse Ryder has already decided he is not ready for a return despite a meeting with coach Mike Hesson scheduled for tomorrow.

“I think it’s important for the test guys who had the opportunity to learn from these games [against South Africa] to be given the opportunity to implement some of the things they have learned,” McCullum said.

“There are obviously some of our key players to come back into the fold but it would be nice to protect the core group of that team to show we have learned from the experiences we have had.

“We will have some of the one-day guys knocking on the door, but I think the test guys will be determined to increase their performances as well.”

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American Mira Ruder-Hook plays a backhand shot during the women’s singles final of the ITF Junior Grade Four Tournament at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

Juniors turn on top finals

By Jonathan Leask New Zealand’s Kyle Butters and American Mira Ruder-Hook took out the singles titles of the ITF Junior Grade Four Tournament in contrasting styles at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre on Saturday.

A sizeable crowd crammed onto the deck and into the stands of the tennis centre to watch the top tennis talent go toe-to-toe for the titles, and they were treated to two great matches.

The top seeded Butters faced fellow New Zealander Alex Klintcharov in the men’s final, a week after the pair met in the

National under 16 final at the same venue, and the match went the same way.

It was a baseline battle where Wanganui’s Butters frustrated North Harbour’s Klintcharov and for the second time in seven days emerged the victor.

Butters proved too consistent, breaking the Klintcharov serve to go up 5-3 in the first set and served out the set.

The second set was a break-fest early on before again Butters held his serve to go ahead 5-4, and then broke Klintcharov to take the win 6-3, 6-4.

Butters recorded a second straight singles final win over Klintcharov, but Klintcharov did

walk away with the consolation of having beaten Butters in the doubles final on Friday.

Butter’s is the second Wanganui player to be crowned champion in Ashburton, after Paige Hourigan won the women’s title last year but she wasn’t back to defend it, playing in the Junior Australian Open instead.

This year’s women’s final resembled the Australian Open women’s final, in that it would play out later that evening as unlike the men’s final it wasn’t so straightforward.

Auckland 14-year-old Rosie Cheng started strongly against the 16-year-old Ruder-Hook taking the first set 6-2.

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The sixth seed Cheng was able to dictate terms and Ruder-Hook came up with unforced errors.

But the American 14th seed cut down the unforced errors that had plagued her in the first set to storm back in the second to stun Cheng 6-1 and send the match to a third set decider.

After both had convincing set wins, the third was a much tighter affair, going on serve to be at 6-6 and have the title decided by a tiebreak.

Ruder-Hook got ahead 6-3 in the tie break only to double faulte on the first match point, but she won the next point and the match 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).

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Ko comes up just short in Sydney

By Kris Shannon Lydia Ko came agonisingly close to beginning the year the same way she started 2012 before suffering a heart-breaking two-stroke defeat at the NSW Open yesterday.

The world’s top-ranked amateur made international headlines at the event 12 months ago when, as a 14-year-old, she became the youngest winner of a professional golf event in the long and storied history of the sport.

The success sparked a remarkable run for Ko which culminated in victory at the Canadian Open, an achievement which saw her become the youngest winner of an LPGA event - the highest level of the women’s game.

Ko, now 15, returned to the Oatlands Golf Club in Sydney this week intent on defending her title, but she was edged by professional Caroline Hedwall after heading into the final two holes level with the Swede.

“I think I did pretty good,” Ko said.

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“I would have liked to have some more putts go in, but golf isn’t an easy game where everything goes the way you want it to.

“I play well here - I came second two years ago, first last year and second year, so I think it’s a pretty good tournament.

“I haven’t played like this in one tournament before, so I’m pretty happy and I think I played some good golf out there.”

Ko will now head to the ladies masters in Queensland this week.

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probably replace Colin Munro and Southee is likely to come in for Neil Wagner from the side beaten by an innings and 193 runs in the second test.

Spinner Jeetan Patel is also vulnerable and, with Daniel Vettori still injured, could be replaced by Bruce Martin, who toured South Africa but collected the unflattering figures of 3-230 in his last outing for Auckland.

Canterbury leg-spinner Todd Astle, who toured Sri Lanka last year, is another option but seems to have fallen out of favour.

The only other change could see McCullum drop down the batting order to No 5 in place of Daniel Flynn, who could swap with McCullum to open alongside the out-of-sorts Martin Guptill.

Flynn scored 166 opening for Northern Districts against Auckland on Friday and has either been told to open in Plunket Shield cricket or taken it upon himself to shift up the order.

McCullum has had a lean time opening recently - he had a disappointing tour of South Africa allround with only one score over 50 in 10 innings against the Proteas - and hasn’t scored a test century since his 225 against India in Hyderabad in November 2011.

That tour signalled his shift to opening - he’s had two series since at either No 3 or No 4 - and he’s made noises recently about a move back down the order.

McCullum has scored 947 runs as an opener at an average of 35.07, which is slightly inferior to his overall average of 35.12, but that number drops to 27.77 without his double ton against India. He has also averaged only 25.67 in his last 12 test innings with two half centuries.

“I want to improve my numbers, my output as a batsman as well as the captaincy and make sure I am really contributing strongly as a leader but also a batsman in this team,” McCullum said on the eve of the final one-dayer.

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