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COPLAND – and Kylie (nee Hugh Kjestrup) are delighted to announce the arrival of Olivia Ailsa Copland, born December 18, 2012, 7lb 2oz.

Thanks to family and friends for all their support.

DEATHS

CAMPBELL, Grace Evelyn May (Maysie) – On December 26, 2012, died peacefully, at Tuarangi Home, Ashburton. Aged 94 years. Loved wife of the late Gerald. Dearly loved mother and mother in law of Gay and David Beckley, and Trish and the late Guyon Campbell. Cherished gran of Andrew, and Jan; and Joanna, and Hayden. Special gran gran of her 10 great grandchildren. Messages to 196 Chalmers Ave, Ashburton. Our thanks to the great team at Tuarangi for caring for Maysie. A service to celebrate Maysie’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church on SATURDAY, December 29, commencing at 10.30am.

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CAMPBELL, Grace Evelyn May (Maysie) – On December 26, 2012 at Ashburton. Dearly loved special aunt of the Campbell Clan, in particular Rae Glass, Valerie Body, Coline Murphy, Allan, and the late Don Gawn and their families.

LILLEY, Gwen – 29-12-2011. One year ago you left to be with dad. You weren’t just a mum but a best friend too.

You’re forever in our mind, And in our hearts If wishing could make it so, You’d be here with us now.

May angels walk with you, today and always.

Marilyn, Phill and family.

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HASLETT, Mona – Russell, Alan, Irene, Bevan and their families would like to say thank you to everyone for all the kindness, support and sympathy received on Mum’s passing. A special thank you to all Mum’s carers, who did so much for her, and to Rosebank, who took such wonderful care of Mum in her time there.

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Road toll stands at 3 A 23-year-old man from North Canterbury is in a critical condition after being thrown from his vehicle when it crashed into a pole.

The accident happened in the town of Harwarden, near Lake Sumner Forest Park just after midnight yesterday.

The car ended up about 40 metres down the road after the crash.

In another crash today near Nelson, three men escaped serious injury when their vehicle flew over a barrier, rolled down a bank and landed in the sea, about 1.30am yesterday.

The two Nelson men and a man from Tauranga escaped with minor to moderate injuries and were discharged from hospital yesterday morning.

Police said charges were likely.

Three other men were also

lucky to escape serious harm after their vehicle rolled down a bank in the early hours of the morning near Gisborne.

The men from Hamilton were taken to Gisborne Hospital in other vehicles they had been travelling in convoy with.

The 19 and 20-year-olds were treated in the hospital’s Accident and Emergency department and discharged.

A witness said it appeared the vehicle rolled several times before coming to rest on its wheels.

The official holiday road toll last night remained at three, with two men and an elderly woman killed on the nation’s roads.

A toddler and a teenager have also lost their lives in vehicle accidents over the Christmas break.

On Boxing Day a 58-yearold Taumarunui man was

killed in a single-vehicle crash near Taumarunui, shortly after 1pm.

The accident happened five kilometres north of the town on State Highway 4. No one else was in the vehicle at the time.

Shane Curtis Tosh, 24, was also killed on Boxing Day in a serious crash in Southland.

The accident happened 200 metres east of the LornevilleDacre highway, north of Invercargill, about 6.30am.

Mr Tosh was found dead at the scene. He was the sole occupant of a Honda saloon.

And Chinese national Rongmei Wang died at the scene of a two-car crash in Hamilton on Christmas Day. The 71-year-old woman was a rear passenger in a car that collided with a ute about 12.35pm.

Four of her family members were taken to Waikato

Hospital.

Police later tracked down a 26-year-old suspended driver who allegedly fled the crash scene.

Meanwhile, three-year-old toddler Te Haeata Pitiroi was killed at Hatepe near Taupo about 9pm on Christmas Eve when he was run over in a shared driveway.

And 16-year-old Rowan Cai Parker was killed about 6.30pm on Wednesday when he lost control of a quad bike in the Chaslands area of South Otago and drove over a cliff - falling 150 metres on to rocks.

Neither Rowan’s nor the toddler’s deaths count towards the official holiday road toll as the crashes did not happen on public roads.

The official holiday road toll began at 4pm on Christmas Eve and will finish at 6am on January 3.

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Caution advised for boaties

By Sam Morton As thousands of people take to the waters this summer, authorities are working quickly to maintain a zero drowning toll over the holiday season.

Water Safety NZ are constantly plugging the lifejacket message and rightly so, but as chief executive Matt Claridge explains; “it’s up to every single person to take responsibility”.

In Mid Canterbury, Lake Hood remains a popular hotspot for boaties and water-loving residents and this year appears to be no different.

More than 100 boats, including jetskis and kayaks, have already converged at the Lake in the past fortnight, according to parks manager Gilbert Murdoch.

Mr Murdoch, who has been involved in the Lake’s inception since 2002, is proud to call Lake Hood home and enjoys seeing thousands of people have a safe and happy time on the Lake.

“We have had no major incidents here since the lake opened and we really plan to keep it that way.

“Most people follow the rules to the letter, but others need a good reminding every now and then about which way to go and to wear a lifejacket,” he said.

A voluntary patrol jetski circles the water at random times during the day to ensure high levels of safety are maintained by lake users.

Previously, the lake has had its fair share of problems with collisions and over-crowding.

“It wouldn’t hurt to say we have had the odd problem with jetskis going the wrong way and some boats hitting each other, but generally it’s always pretty good.

“It’s a case of continued education for boat users and trying to keep law and order, we rarely have any issues though – which is lovely to deal with,” Mr Murdoch said.

However, Mr Claridge is keen to emphasise the message of safety.

“Traditionally, more inexperienced people take to the water after Christmas with their new toys or boats and it really does require extra attention on all fronts.

“I always say if the blokes can look after their mates and keep an eye out, and the parents look after their children – then we’ll go a long way to reducing the drowning toll we have in New Zealand,” he said.

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Water safe: Water Safety NZ is calling for a zero free drowning toll these holidays and is urging extreme caution on the water this summer. Rhys Chambers (left), Cohan Macleman and Bryn Hetrick.

WATER SAFE - Heed advice from the local Coastguard - Know the weather and marine forecasts - Always wear life jackets - Do not overload your boat - Look out for other people in the water Last year nine people drowned over the holiday period - which runs from 4pm on Christmas Eve, until 6am, January 3.

- Have spotters looking out for you - Carry water, food and sun block where possible - Have fun with care and respect for other water users - Carry flares and a marine radio or at the very least a mobile phone “People want to have fun and that’s great – but safety really is the key to keeping it that way,” Mr Claridge said.

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Tobacco price hike the final nail

By Sue Newman For Mikayla Ede, the January 1 price hike in cigarettes provided the final incentive she needed to give up smoking.

Mikayla has a 20 a day habit and has tried to give up on five previous occasions. This time she’s determined to succeed and has already ordered her nicotine replacement therapy patches.

She believes the cash incentive is the only one that will finally push her to kick her habit.

“I’ve smoked for six or seven years now and I gave up for seven months once when I lived in Aus. It’s unbelievably hard to give this up but the price will now be just too much,” Mikayla said.

She started smoking because it seemed like the “cool thing to do,” and while she enjoys cigarettes, she knows it’s time to quit.

Both of Mikayla’s parents

smoke. Chloe Beckett knows that she’ll also be a non-smoker in the new year, but she plans to make the change after her 19th birthday in March.

She started smoking at 17 and said having a cigarette provided her with quiet spots in her day when she can take a break from work. Most days she smokes about eight cigarettes.

“For me, having a cigarette is relaxing. My mum smokes and my dad smoked but he’s on dialysis now so that’s a real incentive for me to give up.”

Chloe knows that giving up cigarettes won’t be easy. Most of her friends smoke and when you’re sitting around outside a café having a drink it’s almost too easy to light up a smoke, she said.

Both women are aware of the health issues around smoking and both say those are not enough on their own to put them off. The graphic warning photos on cigarette packets are not

a deterrent and neither would plain packaging be a deterrent to smokers, they say.

“You know the health risks are there but you don’t think about them too much,” Mikayla said.

Increasing the price of cigarettes was the ultimate disincentive to smoke she said, but that could also have a negative effect in some families where parents would opt not to buy things their children needed so they could afford to smoke.

The January 1 increase in tobacco tax is the first of four over four years, planned by the Government. The first increase of 10 per cent will bump a packet of cigarettes up from an average Photo Kirsty Graham 281212-KG-014 of $14.40 for 20 to $16 and from $18 to $20 for a packet of 25.

For smokers Chloe Beckett (left) and Mikayla Ede, 2013 will be their People smoking a pack a day year for giving up cigarettes on the back of a 10 per cent rise in tobacover one year are spending about co tax on January 1. $5800 on cigarettes. Using nicotine replacement therapy to stop habit costs more than $100 a tional staff from January 1 to smoking will cost $5 for an eight week; nicotine replacement ther- cope with an anticipated surge in the number of smokers seekweek supply of patches, gum or apy costs less than $1.

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Camp freely in Mid Canty

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Gearing up: Tents of all shapes and sizes appeared throughout the Terrace Downs Resort venue yesterday, as thousands of party-goers got ready for a two-day extravaganza in Mid Canterbury.

Thousands of music fans gather for two-day extravaganza

By Sam Morton Thousands of people flocked in to the Terrace Downs Resort yesterday, as the gates for the Rhythm & Alps 2012 officially swung open.

The regularly isolated Coleridge Road received a hammering as cars piled in to the venue, where security teams worked overtime to check for banned items such as alcohol and drugs.

As Amiria Grenell took to the stage to open the event, more than 4000 tents gradually began popping up in the backdrop as people started to settle in to the atmosphere and soak up the sun.

The two day event in Mid Canterbury will run through until 6am on Saturday, before kicking off all over again from noon until the early hours of Sunday.

The festival is the smaller version of the major Rhythm & Vines Festival in Gisborne, held this weekend.

More than 50 international and local acts will take to the stage throughout the virtually non-stop lively music extravaganza – and some will fly on to Gisborne to perform for a second time.

The music will keep on coming throughout the night and day, but by the sounds of it – not many revellers at the resort appear to have sleep factored in

to their plans.

In fact, far from it.

“It’s all on man, it’s about the good vibes you get up here,” Cam Ross, of Queenstown, said.

“Just look at everyone around, it’s always massive and people just love it man – this is what we live for.”

Sean Fletcher, of Christchurch, arrived for his first gig with a group of friends and said he was amped.

“I can’t wait for it to get in to full motion tonight man, it’s gonna be epic.

“It’s a great time to get away with the lads and just chill out – I’ve been looking forward to it all year, for sure,” he said.

The venue, which has a

capacity of 5000, also has a fully equipped Hunger Hub, three full stages, preparation tents to gear up for the night’s events and a water slide to pass time.

Some of the acts to take to the stage yesterday included this year’s headlining gig, SBTRKT, as well as Spektrum, Netsky Live, Tripswitch and Code Monkey.

But whatever your style, be it drum and bass, techno, rock or otherwise, the Rhythm & Alps 2012 has it covered.

Tickets can no longer be purchased, but organisers are accepting gate sales.

Day passes are also available at the gate.

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The Ashburton District could be one New Zealand’s last bastions of the right to camp freely beside streams and rivers.

In many parts of New Zealand freedom camping is banned, stopping a practice that has seen countless Kiwi families holiday for free for decades.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council led the charge last year introducing a bylaw that made it illegal to set up camp on the road, lake or riverside.

The Timaru District Council is planning to do the same, but in a watered down version that will allow some freedom camping in some areas – with controls.

In Ashburton however, there is no bylaw covering the practice, but the council does have rules around where camping cannot take place and that is within a park or public garden unless the council gives permission. The rest of the district’s open spaces and places are fair game for anyone who wants to set up a tent or pull up a campervan.

Council regulatory officer Richard Wade said aside from that the rules are more around not causing a nuisance to other people, not leaving rubbish lying around and not breaking fire ban.

And while there’s no indication the situation will change, freedom camping will be looked at next year when the council reviews its bylaws, Mr Wade said.

Aside from unofficial spots beside rivers and lakes, the council has a number of official short term freedom camping spots, some of which have toilet facilities provided.

These include: Rakaia Huts (Acton Road), Taylors Stream (inland scenic route), Bowyers Stream (inland scenic route) and the Hinds River (inland scenic route).

Other council camping areas (which may be managed by others and may include fees) include: Hakatere (River Road), Lake Clearwater, Rakaia Gorge, Rangitata River mouth.

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Younger generation help to complete mammoth project

By Myles Hume A 27-year-old project that will document the lives of 237 soldiers who died in World War Two is on the verge of completion.

Sparked by the Ashburton District Family History Group in 1985, a group of Ashburton College pupils and founders of the project are only a couple of months away from compiling a war book which documents lives of Ashburton servicemen from the second world war.

Strenuous years of tracking down family members and sourcing information spluttered along for founders David Hooper, L ynne Armstrong, Gwen Beauvais and her late husband Merv.

However, the project has gained momentum over the past three years following the injection of interest from former Ashburton College head girl Hannah MacKay and enthusiasm from current year 12 and 13 pupils, led by 2012 head boy George McDonald, head girl Sam McLay and teacher Marg Macphurson.

Mrs Beauvais said it was a momentous task to that has got them to where they are today, describing it as “relief” that the project could be ready for publication come February.

About 100 college pupils had taken on the project which has been pushed through towards its final stages, leaving only about 30 of the biographies that tell the personal stories of the 236 men and one woman that lost their lives for their country and their district, to

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ABOVE: Compiling a war book for the 237 Ashburton servicemen who died in World War Two, Ashburton College head boy George McDonald, teacher Marg Macphurson, founder Gwen Beauvais, former head girl Hannah MacKay and current head girl Sam McLay. INSET: Warbook Ashburton man Richard Hugh Alington, of the RNZAS. go. Despite all the hard work and barriers they have cleared, the group needs one more aspect to come into play to get them over the line.

“We are still waiting on funding to get it edited and published . . . we have gone down a few avenues but haven’t got

anything yet,” Ms MacKay said.

Ms MacKay estimated it could cost between $5000 to $10,000 to get the project pushed through, which she said would be an “amazing” achievement for everyone involved.

She is expecting the latest crop of Year 12 and 13 pupils

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They plan to make copies of the book which will be distributed to the families of the fallen servicemen and hope to place some in the college library.

Thieves target supermarkets

Manawatu Countdown supermarkets are reviewing their security measures after three stores were targeted within a week by armed robbers.

In the latest incident a disguised man, armed with a hammer robbed a Feilding store of cash about 9.45pm on Thursday.

He was wearing a plain blue hoodie over his head and a scarf or bandana across his face.

After the robbery, the man fled towards Bailey and Denbigh streets, acting Detective Senior Sergeant David Thompson said.

“No one was hurt during the robbery but staff members were clearly shaken with what had occurred.”

The man was described as light skinned, thin build and about 180cm tall.

“This robbery is now the third that has occurred in the last few days where Countdown supermarkets have been targeted,” Mr Thompson said.

Countdown is reviewing security at their stores and is increasing security as a result of these recent robberies.

Detective Shane Brown of Feilding police said on Sunday a person attempted to rob a Palmerston North Countdown with an “edged weapon” like a knife, but ran from the scene after being confronted by a security guard.

“And then they went straight to the next one in Palmerston North and they had the same weapon with them, and they were successful with that (robbery), he said.

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Early days: Numbers slowly started filling up in front of the main stage yesterday, as bands performed well into the night.

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By Sam Morton Thousands of canvas tents, sweat dripping revellers and raving music blasting through the valleys - set the scene at the Rhythm and Alps 2012, near Methven.

As the gates swung open at 9am, just 50kms from Ashburton, hundreds of cars began piling up as security teams checked and scrutinised both cars and people for banned goods such as alcohol and drugs.

In true country fashion, a tractor towing a trailer load of people and their goods did the rounds dropping festival-goers at their camping destination in time for the two-day music festival.

Scattered tent pegs and loose tent poles started to appear as more than 4000 people worked in tandem to erect their tents in preparation for two days of festival mayhem.

As cars continue arriving all through the day, girls already on site spent time straightening their hair and preparing their nails, while guys kicked back in the bars and soaked up the sun.

A real sense of expectation filled the air, as people left, right and centre prepared for an overnight rave – rivalled only by big sister version in Gisborne, the Rhythm & Vines Festival, also held this weekend.

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Event media liaison officer Kevin McKernon said he was rapt with this year’s turn out.

“We are pretty stoked to be fair, it’s a massive turnout and it’s great to see such a huge support base for an event like this.

“A lot of our acts will fly on to the Rhythm & Vines Festival (in Gisborne) after they finish up here and that’s why we get that buy in to hold the two events at the same time – we hire them for the two occasions, which gives everyone huge value for their money,” he said.

Mr McKernon, who has performed and organised several major events throughout New

Zealand, said the Rhythm & Alps was unique – praising the success of the event, only in its second year.

“It’s the best time of year to hold festivals like this and that’s why we put the two on at the same time, but to be honest I really like the Alps set up here - there’s just something about it.

“It’s boutique, it’s small and people really understand how obvious it is here when they arrive. Park here, check your bags here, set your tent up here and party over there. It’s that simple man and people love it, so it’s great,” Mr McKernon said.

Last night, as the sun dropped behind the mountains, revellers donned their number ones and took to the dance area to show their appreciation for this year’s headline act, SBTRKT. And with heavy numbers for security – including horse patrols – the event looks to continue advancing in safe style, which is the way Mr McKernon and his team want to see it go down.

But let’s not forget the real reason for attending.

“We’re here to rock it man, we just want to have a good time and get involved,” Robin McKenzie, of Christchurch said.

“It’s all about the memories, just gotta let the year go and have fun.”

“Rock on.”

Rhythm and Alps 2012 goes through until 6am on Sunday.

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Enjoyable time: Revellers get in to the Rhythm and Alps spirit yesterday.

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All ages: Although most festival-goers were students, Tola Neubery and his daugh- Chilling out: Hamish Burns (left) chills out with Jasmin Laurent (centre) and Nadia Aspin – resting ter Sienna, 5, danced the afternoon away – enjoying the stage performances. up before the all night gig.

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Poor weather Volunteer efforts pay hinders search off with scholarship for tramper

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By Rebecca Quilliam Poor weather yesterday halted an aerial search over one of the last places a tramper who is missing in Kahurangi National Park, near Nelson, could be.

A rescue helicopter was supposed to fly over Castle Basin at the top of Mt Owen in the search for 54-year-old Alistair Levy, who has not been heard from since Sunday.

But search co-ordinator Sergeant Mike Fitzsimons said the chopper was grounded because of the weather.

“We still intend to have an aerial check of that [area] when the weather clears. It’s an area of interest that needs that and we need to do that.”

Today’s weather was not looking positive however, he said.

Mr Fitzsimons met with Mr Levy’s family yesterday and had kept them informed on the search.

He said they understood the situation was grim.

Police held grave fears for Mr Levy.

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from the aerial search, there was not much more searchers could do, Mr Fitzsimons said.

A ground search had finished up on Thursday and cavers, who were going on an organised trip into the vast cave system through the mountain yesterday had their trip postponed because of the poor weather.

“There’s been quite a widespread effort from our various volunteers around the district for Alistair and I guess it’s a reflection of just how rugged that country is.

“Our search teams were sometimes putting themselves into places of danger and concern.”

Police said Mr Levy left Nelson last Saturday morning. He sent a text message on Sunday morning to say he had tramped to 1875m up Mt Owen and had not been heard from since.

The Palmerston North man was due to pick up his bike from a cafe in Kohatu and cycle back to his car at the start of the track at Courthouse Flat, but never made it.

He has been described as an experienced tramper but had no emergency locator beacon on him.

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The annual Ashburton Zonta Community Services Award has been presented to Ashburton College student Libby Neumann, along with a scholarship towards her study next year.

Zonta member Anne Marie Leech, who organised the award this year, said she was chosen from a pool of high-quality applicants from the school and described her as an “exceptional young lady”.

Miss Neumann has served as a trustee for the Ashburton Youth Health Trust and has been involved in several Ashburton College community initiatives, including serving as an English mentor for a young college student and campaigning for student welfare in the school.

She also volunteered with the Ashburton IHC mentoring programme, befriending and spending time with someone with intellectual disabilities in the community. She found it very rewarding and intends to continue with the programme as she moves on to study at Otago University.

RIGHT: Ashburton College student Libby Neumann receives her award for outstanding voluntary services to the community, presented by Sue Prowse, president of the Ashburton Zonta Club.

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Aries 21 March - 20 April The desire side of your nature may be activated.

You know what you want career-wise and you aim to get it, but try not to be too aggressive or opinionated today. A tendency to be pushy or critical isn’t going to help. A gathering at home with your partner or friends brings a special touch to the day. Yet do give yourself a good chance to unwind!

TAurus 21 April - 21 May You may encounter an inspired, inventive and talkative colleague who could influence your next steps, having an idea to share with you that you will feel very enthusiastic about. Your money situation is still very positive. This may be a good time to take advantage of the end of year sales, particularly bargains on gadgets or games.

Gemini 22 May - 21 June A positive and upbeat friend may have something to share with you. It’s possible that a conversation could lead to a financially viable project emerging between you.

If you’re in the right place at the right time, you may attract both love and money.

Although work is going well, it can help to have a series of goals to help spur you on to greater things.

CAnCer 22 June - 23 July Someone may have kind words or a positive message to lift your spirits. Make a plan to entertain at home as it might help you feel upbeat and positive despite any other issues. You may get together with other family and friends as it’s an ideal time to reminisce. In fact, the Moon in your sign suggests it could be time for a reunion.

Leo 24 July - 23 August You may decide to put your energy into practical goals such as work, career advancement or a better health plan. Dating and fun times may take your attention away from the pressures of work and the need to make decisions. To achieve romantic and creative goals you may need to put a bit of effort in but it may be worth it if you can stir yourself.

VirGo 24 August - 23 September Serious matters may come to your attention. There may be conflict between your head and your heart, which could lead to feelings of frustration, especially if the situation before you is not as easily resolved as you would like.

Mars encourages you to get into the habit of daily exercise for extra energy, wellbeing and an overall positive glow.

LibrA 24 September - 23 October The social tempo is likely to still be lively. The promise of fun times over these last few days of the year is looking good. You may have a lot to share, gossip to catch up on, messages to relate and feelings to make known.

Your thoughtfulness may be deeply appreciated by friends and family alike. Be smart about your finances, though, not rash.

sCorpio 24 October - 22 November If you emphasise the human touch, you may well reap rewards. Try not to be too standoffish with colleagues or co-workers for whatever reason. Someone at the top may be generous towards you, especially as they may be impressed by your dedication and perseverance.

Later, a whiff of controversy may stir things up however.

sAGiTTArius 23 November - 21 December Communications may be fast and furious, with plenty of messages and phone calls sharing wishes of goodwill and other delightful snippets winging back and forth.

Overall, you seem to be in a good mood with a desire to make others happy. Be careful with financial matters today. A situation may be about to be revealed which needs urgent attention.

CApriCorn 22 December - 20 January This may be a day to play it safe and do things by the book. Short cuts may not be worth the effort, especially when it comes to home or financial matters. Someone may try to intrude on your feelings. If you need time to be alone after all the socializing you’ve done, go for it as you’ll feel much better.

A day at the spa may work wonders!

AquArius 21 January - 19 February Think twice or maybe even three times before making decisions, especially if money is at risk. Also watch that you don’t accidentally let slip vital personal information. It may be easy to overcomplicate matters or get in over your head trying to solve a dilemma. Try to keep things simple and, most of all, steer clear of get-rich-quick schemes.

pisCes 20 February - 20 March Your social life could get exciting, possibly due to a meeting with someone at work. Contacts made now have lots of potential and could prove very supportive in the future. However, frustrations could be in the picture too. You and another may not see eye to eye.

Someone may have to compromise. Maybe you should make the first move!

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The Encounter tells the stories of the mountains, plains and the people who live there, bringing to life the tales of the tenacity and ingenuity behind the development of two very important industries central to New Zealand – snow sports

and agriculture. Visitors can climb into a header cab, operate an excavator or see how milk is made. Experience being in a snow cave or laugh at the antics of our early Kiwi skiers.

The Methven Heritage Centre is the home of the NZ Snowsports Heritage Collection, New Zealand’s national collection of snow sports history, culture, memorabilia and images.

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Joe and Pauline O’Leary have worked as a team, cutting hair in Ashburton for the past 12 years. On Friday they opened up the shop together for the last time, but this is far from goodbye from the couple or Joe O’Leary Hairdresser.

GABRIELLE STUART reports.

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ABOVE: Joe and Pauline O’Leary is ready to retire, with big plans ahead of her for the coming year.

RIGHT: New owner Belinda Smith has been working with the couple at O’Leary’s, getting to know them and the community.

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erched comfortably on the arm of his barber chair, Joe O’Leary looks very much at home. It’s hard to imagine him ever leaving.

“This is what I do,” he says. “I’ve never considered anything else. I’ve been cutting hair since I was 15.”

And Pauline has been right beside him all the way. She learnt the trade from her husband, while they ran their first barbershop in Porirua.

“When I was learning Joe came behind me and did every haircut again after I was finished, which was awful for him of course because he was trying to do his own work as well.”

Joe isn’t complaining. The highlight of the years he’s spent in Ashburton, he says, was “working with my wife”.

He earned a big smile for that one. Now, arthritis in Pauline’s hands is making work in the shop increasingly painful, and the couple have made the decision to pass the business on. This Friday they

will sign the shop over to its new owner, and Pauline will be retiring.

Joe, however, plans to stay on as an employee at the shop, and the couple have no plans to leave Ashburton anytime soon.

“These are good people and a good town,” Joe said.

“Where else can you walk down the street and have everyone you meet say ‘hi’ or stop for a chat?”

Pauline has no plans for a slow and restful retirement.

She plans to walk a halfmarathon next year with her daughter, investigate her family tree, get out on her bike, spend plenty of afternoons in her rose garden and possibly travel the country as well.

“There was a rose competition in Oamaru this year that they asked me to judge, but we were very busy in the shop so I had to turn them down. But I told them to call me back next year, and there are competitions happening in Greymouth and Nelson so I may be all over the country.”

Her smile is huge, and her husband shakes his head.

“And she’s promised me she’ll stand in for the day at my chair if it’s good spearfishing weather. She’ll be busier than she was at the shop.”

The couple have seen plenty of highs and lows during their time in Ashburton, but don’t consider selling the shop a negative.

New owner Belinda Smith gets along well with the couple and has spent a lot of time in the shop with them, and Pauline is confident they’re leaving the business in good hands.

“It’s nice to know we won’t have to close up the shop. Of course sometimes that has to happen, but it’s lovely to know it will still be here for our clients and Belinda will keep the place going.”

Belinda has worked for 22 years as a hairdresser, and managed the Groom Room in Christchurch until it was closed after the earthquakes.

She has been looking for a place to buy ever since.

“A girl I work with said she heard a place in Ashburton was for sale, so I came down here to take a look. I took a peek inside and I straightaway fell in love with it. It’s just what I was looking for and it has all the old things I love.”

There’s the big 1940s cash register the couple still uses, that chimes as the drawer is opened. There’s a 1939 price list on the wall, giving the cost of haircuts and shaves in pence, and the walls are lined in memorabilia that Belinda promises will stay.

She trained for seven years in the art of traditional straight-razor shaving, so she’s also hoping to do some old-school shaving at the shop.

“They’ll be traditional hot shaves with a cut-throat razor, and a facial massage as well.”

Otherwise, she plans to continue the shop as it is.

“I want to make more of a feature of the antiques in the shop, but mostly it should stay the same.”

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Most Kiwis support paying compensation to David Bain, even though Justice Minister Judith Collins says many New Zealanders will be upset at any taxpayer payment for the man once convicted of murdering his family.

A Herald-DigiPoll summer survey found 74 per cent of those polled believe Mr Bain should be compensated if the judge who reviewed the case recommended that. (The survey was started on December 7, before Justice Ian Binnie’s recommendation of compensation became public.) Only 20 per cent said Mr Bain should not get a payment under any circumstances.

The Labour Party is calling on the Cabinet to make a decision on the issue when it meets next month.

Ms Collins says she expects any decision to upset voters.

She told the Herald: “There is a lot of feeling either way on this. We have to look past all that and come to the right decision.”

Mr Bain was convicted in 1995 of murdering his parents and three siblings, then acquitted at a retrial in 2009. He spent 13 years in jail between the trials, and applied for compensation after his acquittal.

The poll of 500 people was done amid fallout from the review by Justice Binnie. The retired Canadian Supreme Court judge found Mr Bain “factually innocent”, but Ms Collins criticised him for over- stepping boundaries in recommending compensation. The row flared midway through the survey period.

Ms Collins dismissed the poll for asking an invalid question, as Justice Binnie was asked not to make a recommendation on compensation.

But she recognised there was a strong desire to have the issue dealt with next year and planned to brief the Cabinet on options on January 23.

She did not reveal what those options were, but earlier suggestions have included a new review or an inquiry by a panel of judges.

Ms Collins said: “Whatever decision is made, we can expect a significant chunk of the population will not be happy ...”

She said options before the Cabinet include “whether we get a new report” and, if so, who would do it.

“I don’t feel it is my role to charge along with ‘this is what I want to do’. This is a matter where I am happy to outline what the options are.”

She said any compensation to Mr Bain would be paid at the Cabinet’s discretion. “David Bain doesn’t have any entitlement to compensation.”

Long-time Bain supporter Joe Karam said the Government had asked Justice Binnie to do a job.

“He did the job - his answer is clear and unequivocal. That is why the poll is as it is - it can be the only right thing for the Government to do.”

Labour justice spokesman Charles Chauvel said the “ad hoc” process had become “rotten”.

He said Justice Binnie’s report was “perfectly adequate” and did not deserve “bile” from an “Auckland tax lawyer” like Ms Collins.

He said the Cabinet had enough information to make a decision and should not spend more money on further reports.

In his report, Justice Binnie criticised the investigation into the 1994 murders.

“It is my opinion that the egregious errors of the Dunedin police that led directly to the wrongful conviction make it ‘in the interest of justice that compensation be paid’.”

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Earlier, WeatherWatch head analyst Philip Duncan said it was still “50/50” whether the cyclone would form into the size of Evan and cause the same levels of destruction.

He said it had formed around 400km north east of Honiara in the Solomon Islands.

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ago. “It will bring a lot of humidity and low cloud.”

He said it was very difficult to know exactly which path it would move along. The weather pattern would become much clearer in the next few days.

Once the storm officially becomes a cyclone, it would be named Freda by either Australian or Fijian meteorological services.

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A new cyclone forming in the Coral Sea in the Pacific could track towards New Zealand, bringing the same conditions with it as the recent Cyclone Evan, forecasters say.

The cyclone, which has yet to be formally named, was discovered by the Fijian meteorological service.

WeatherWatch.co.nz weather analyst Richard Green said it was expected to hit New Caledonia by Monday and then could take one of two paths.

“It could tract pretty quickly to the north of New Zealand and that will be due around the fifth or sixth of January.”

But he said it looked like it would break up like Cyclone Evan did as it tore a path through the Pacific two weeks

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Feature Guardian reporter Myles Hume has a look at the quintessential Kiwi holiday – camping – and provides a few hints and tips to help avoid the pitfalls.

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s the rock crumbles over the peg and smashes into your hand, it serves as a sign you should have come more prepared.

It’s a last resort, one you switch to when you forget the hammer to bang in the all-important pegs to keep yourself stable against the roaring wind of the New Zealand summer.

Laying out the tent, the pegs become a dreaded task, taking an age to bang in as they hit unexpected rocks that sit only a few centemetres from what appeared to be a soft grassy surface.

With the pegs eventually in, next comes those flimsy poles.

As you go to pop up the tent, bending the poles, you realise the missed loops you forgot to feed them through, and if you want to stay dry for the next few nights – you know you have to re-thread them.

With the temper starting to bubble away under the joyful exterior that you put on to show you’re thankful to be on holiday, you know the fly will be the ultimate battle as the wind takes a sudden change.

Almost on cue, it smothers into your face, creating a small parachute that’s almost impossible to tame.

But with the hatches battened down and the bent pegs smashed in place, you, the natural camper you are, can look on in satisfaction over a quiet beer that you’ve built your shelter.

Even though it’s facing towards the choppy lake and on a bit of a hill, you know she’ll be right.

We’ve all run into those experiences before and it’s common knowledge camping can be a steep learning curve for some, so let’s have a look at some tips and tricks to avoid the small leak and snapped poles and also find out what you need to have the ideal Kiwi summer holiday.

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hen you feel that drop of water collide with your face in the middle of the night, you know something has gone wrong back at the construction stage.

Not to worry, tents are made to withstand water (well most of them are) and you’ll probably find the fly you battled with earlier in the piece is sitting on the inner of your tent.

You may have to get wet, but pop outside with your rock, pull out the fly and re-bang your pegs in – and if it hits another unexpected rock, tap it slightly until it loosens around the stone and continue knocking away.

However, there is a chance the fly could be

ripped from the blustery wind off the water or from down the valley, in that case you might be not be so fortunate.

But they say prevention is better than the cure, so trees, hills and other tents serve as the perfect guards to your tent, deflecting and wind, and saving your poles in the meantime from the constant bending and twisting which can cause it to fatally snap.

It might even be smart to face the back of your tent towards the wind and stop that cool breeze leaking in under your fly.

It’s all about location and if you can avoid a shoreline, a modest hill and rowdy neighbours – then do so.

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tight budget and minimal items are the ideal conditions for a keen Kiwi camper.

To be frank, there’s camping and then there’s CAMPING. Real camping is about making the most of what you’ve got and using it in various ways, and in New Zealand, you don’t need much baggage as most camping grounds possess a communal kitchen holding pots, pans, stoves, utensils, fridges and ovens.

Calculations show that camping, on the cheap, can be done from about $300.

It’s about the essentials, a tent ($100, pegs included), sleeping bag ($100), stretcher ($30), torch ($10) and a hammer ($20) to make up what you need.

It may not be exactly sustainable, but for someone on a tight budget, providing they have clothes and food already, it can be done.

Campsites are fairly cheap, some of the more expensive ones, without power, getting up to around $20 a night.

And if you think you need a pillow, not to worry, fill the sleeping bag case with some dirty clothes and throw it under your head.

And what will you relax on during the day? Take the stretcher or air bed into the hot sun and lie in the relaxation of knowing you don’t have to think about school or work for a couple of weeks.

It may seem too good to be true – camping on the cheap – and it would be if you stayed too long.

You wouldn’t last too long on the tight budget and you’d get sick of trekking to the kitchen, but with a bit of perseverance and energy, things always work out.

And if it all becomes too much, there’s usually a block of cabins in the vicinity.

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hat better way to spend a Kiwi summer than with your close mates and family, under the sun on the water’s edge without a care in the world.

The Kiwi pastime of camping is one that is still alive and well today and always will be.

No matter the conditions or what unexpected turn your trip takes, the Kiwi adage of “she’ll be right” never fails to sing throughout the country’s camping grounds.

One thing’s for sure, it beats the office on a rainy day.

But always keep one thing in mind: Paradise is not where you are, it’s all about who you are with.

ypically, camping has been frowned upon by the insider type, the one who enjoys the modcons and comforts of home.

However, camping has taken a revolutionary turn over the years and has some of the most sophisticated equipment that can turn the outdoors experience into one that makes you feel like you have never left home.

But there’s a catch – it doesn’t come cheap.

Spacious tents ($900), camping fridges ($100, secondhand), pantries ($100), double air bed ($100), barbecues ($200), picnic tables ($150), and bedding ($100) are all part of the extras which can make camping an experience where everything you need is at your fingertips.

Not to mention the utensils such as tongs, pots, pans, cutlery and plates so you can avoid the hustle and bustle of the communal kitchen and use your own equipment.

With brand new gear that would leave any camping novice comfortable, the overall experience could cost anything up to $2300.

And if you’ve got a spare dollar or two you better throw in a new swing ball set.

But if you’re committed, it’s worthwhile to make sure equipment is robust and built to last, meaning camping could become the annual family holiday.

And with sites at about $17 a night, that can add up to an affordable yet exciting holiday to look forward to each summer.

Alternatives such as cabins and campervans can be easy, but there is no experience like putting up your own shelter and using the gear available to you, living in the unique and simple way of camping.

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“I think at worst we might need to get a bit of back-up equipment from other stages, but that’s going to be fine.”

Nonetheless, the production crew had been expecting the equipment to arrive yesterday so would have to work through the night to get the stage in working order before the first act came on.

“They would work really long hours at this point anyway but this definitely added to their workload in a big way.”

The festival’s camping ground opened yesterday and the punters had started arriving, although the actual festival didn’t open until today, with up to 25,000 people expected to attend.

Festival managing director Scott Witters said the good news was a weather forecast for the region that tipped clear skies and temperatures in the mid-high 20s from today into the New Year.

“It is absolutely brilliant ...

Gisborne is definitely going to be the best place in the country to be,” he said.

The gear in the truck was being carted in a solid rather than curtain-sided truck and was professionally packed in road cases designed to be bumped around.

“This stuff is on the road for a couple of hundred days every year so it has to be pretty robust,” he said.

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The Mid Canterbury Men’s Probus Club awarded Alan Reith a Life membership for outstanding service to the club at their meeting recently.

Mr Reith said he had no idea he was going to receive the award until he was called up on stage.

“I had no idea they were planning anything. I’m very surprised, and honoured too of course.”

Alan has been a member of the Probus club for eight years, and served as club president in 2006.

Since 2010 he organised bus trips for the club, leading expeditions across the Canterbury area exploring factories and museums, meeting interesting characters and enjoying packed lunches along the way.

He said one of the most memorable trips was to Timaru Boys’ High School, where Olympic runner Jack Lovelock’s medals and trophies were displayed, some of which were presented to Lovelock by Adolf Hitler.

RIGHT: Alan Reith with the life membership he was awarded for years of dedicated service to the Mid Canterbury Men’s Probus Club.

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The Rhythm & Vines crew worked through the night to get the main stage ready for 25,000 festival goers after a truck carrying important audio equipment rolled off the road yesterday.

Organisers said the equipment appeared to have survived the 100 metre plunge into the Waioeka Gorge, about 50km north of the festival site at Waiohika Estate in Gisborne, which happened about 8.30am.

Inspector Chris Robinson, of the police northern communications centre, said the truck had been hoisted onto the road by crane and the equipment was unloaded onto another truck while it was still upside down.

The truck driver was unhurt and though traffic was reduced to one lane, there were no traffic issues as a result of the incident, he said Festival spokeswoman Sara Cairney said the equipment was for the main Rhythm Stage, which was to host artists including Kimbra and Mark Ronson - the headline act for New Year’s Eve. “The production crew who got a look at it as they transferred it said it was looking pretty good.

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By John Salvado Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene has demanded his team show much more character in the third Test against Australia after they were smashed inside two and a half days at the MCG. The tourists will likely have to make three forced changes.

Star batsman Kumar Sangakkara (broken finger) and paceman Chanaka Welegedera (hamstring) are definitely out, while wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene is also unlikely to recover from a fractured thumb in time for the January 3-7 Test at the SCG. But even more important than finding fit players is the need to show some fight after a Mitchell Johnson-led pace barrage condemned Sri Lanka to defeat by an innings and 201 runs yesterday.

“Today I thought we needed to buckle down and bat well,” said Mahela Jayawardene.

“We lost two wickets in no time in the first over which gave them a lot of momentum and then we just kept losing wickets.

“You can’t pinpoint one thing and say that’s where we went wrong.

“There were loose shots and a loss of concentration.

“At the same time, the Australians played some really good cricket as well.

“You can’t take that away from them.

“We need to step up to the plate, we need to show character and really dig deep.”

There was no way back for Sri Lanka after they were reduced to 3-3 in their sec-

ond dig - equalling their worst start to a Test innings.

The procession began when Dimuth Karunaratne was senselessly run out in the first over.

And it didn’t get any better, with the skipper extending his sorry run outside his home country to 26 Test innings without reaching 50.

Once again, it was first innings top-scorer Sangakkara who provided the most resistance - until he was forced to retire hurt for 27 after having his left index finger broken by a rampaging Johnson.

“We played a really bad game of cricket,” said Jayawardene.

“The Boxing Day Test match is always a big occasion but I don’t think that alone is an excuse.

“We went out and didn’t play good cricket.

“We need to put our hand up and accept that.”

Looking beyond the Sydney Test - when Sri Lanka will be at long odds to avoid a series whitewash - is the fact that their best batsmen are in their mid 30s.

Jayawardene said the oneday team had experienced a major overhaul in the past 18 months, and the same process needed to be managed with the Test side as he, Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera near the end of distinguished careers.

“But the transition has to be smooth,” he said.

“We might have some wobbles down the line but we photo ap must have faith in the system and have faith in the team.”

The Aussie bowlers had Kumar Sangakkara in all sorts of bother yesterday,

- AAP and eventually he left the field with a broken finger and was unable to bat on.

Bracewell missing from ODI squad Doug Bracewell has been left out of the New Zealand one-day squad for next month’s one-day series against South Africa with the selectors believing the bustling seamer needs to manage his workload.

Bracewell was also rested for the limited overs components of the Sri Lankan tour and played domestic cricket instead but is expected to shoulder a heavy workload in the two-test series against South Africa, which gets under way in Cape Town on January 2.

“The decision to leave Doug Bracewell out of the ODI squad is in-line with our policy to sensibly manage player workloads,” coach Mike Hesson said.

“He has a big role to play in the

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test series against South Taylor is also missing Africa and will benefit after opting out of the from the opportunity tour. to freshen up ahead of There had been the home series against hopes Taylor might England.” be convinced to play New Zealand will play in the one-dayers but three one-dayers against he’s expected to return the Proteas, starting on to play for Central January 19 in Paarl, Districts in the New where they begin a threeYear instead. day match against a Doug Bracewell Wicketkeeper -batsSouth African XI tonight. man Luke Ronchi, who The 15-man squad includes played a handful of limited-overs 11 players who featured in the matches for Australia in 2008 recent Twenty20 series won and who has been in good form 2-1 by South Africa along with for Wellington with the bat, has BJ Watling, Adam Milne, Kane been overlooked despite the fact Williamson and Kyle Mills. he will have qualified to play for But there is still no Jesse the country of his birth.

Ryder, who has made himself unAuckland left-armer Mitchell available indefinitely, and Ross McClenaghan continues his

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rapid rise to international cricket after his impressive performances in the Twenty20 series which also earned him a call-up to the test squad.

Corey Anderson, Jimmy Neesham, Ronnie Hira and Colin Munro are also in line to make their one-day international debuts.

“Uncapped players Corey Anderson, Ronnie Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan, Colin Munro and Jimmy Neesham get their chance after excelling in domestic cricket and showing plenty of promise during the recent T20 series,” Hesson said.

Tim Southee, who is out for six weeks with a thumb injury, and Andrew Ellis weren’t considered - APNZ due to injury.

“One more try . . . the ice will “Jonah. The name’s Jonah” - Pat S surely break this time!”

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“Next year will be sweeter again to get seven.” - Wild Oats XI skipper BOB OATLEY is already setting his sights on another record - a seventh line honours victory in 2013 after his super maxi set a record time of one day, 18 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds to win the Sydney to Hobart.

* * * * “We are absolutely devastated to be told at the 11th hour that we are unable to race to Hobart ... we provided the documentation - I’ve got it in my hand.”

- furious Wild Thing skipper GRANT WHARINGTON after his super maxi was ruled out of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

* * * * “I probably should go and call my parents after this. My mum has got a pretty big mouth when it comes to that sort of stuff so I’m not sure who she would have told yesterday.” - Australian Test cricket debutant JACKSON BIRD on keeping mum about his selection for the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka.

* * * * “The referee ate too much for Christmas. He was not in good form. But that can happen after Christmas when they have a performance like that.” - Manchester City boss ROBERTO MANCINI’S assessment of whistleblower Kevin Friend after the Sky Blues’ 1-0 defeat to Sunderland.

* * * * “To sum it up, they bashed us up. We’re not a team of fighters. Not to say we can’t when we need to but you actually need to be in a few fights before you learn how to stand up for yourself.” Adelaide United coach JOHN KOSMINA after his side lost 6-1 to a rampant Western Sydney Wanderers team.

* * * * “If there’s anyone out there that truly doesn’t think the Olympic Games is highly motivated by the commercial imperative, I’m sorry, but they’re on the wrong planet.”

- Wushu Australia honorary president WALT MISSINGHAM in regards to China’s national sport and its bold bid to be included in the 2020 Games.

* * * * “I’m a fighter and I’ll go down swinging in terms of the fight to make it off the bottom and I expect the players that will be with me will have that same attitude. If they don’t, they won’t play.” A furious FRANK FARINA after his side Sydney FC slumped to their eighth loss this season at the hands of Newcastle.

“Of course we believed we could win that game. You’ve got to believe that otherwise there’s no point turning up.” FARINA again.

This time after his side scored the upset of the season by beating top placed Central Coast in the very next game.

* * * * “He’s the worst thing that has ever happened to Australian rugby.” - DAVID CAMPESE continued his attacks on Australia coach Robbie Deans this year. **** “Why does the smh get a girl to write about rugby?”

CAMPESE found himself in hot water after questioning why a newspaper sent a female reporter to cover the Wallabies’ European tour.

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Ashburton bowler Sandra Keith, who returned from Cyprus earlier this year as world champion, suffered two early round defeats and was eliminated from post-section in Taranaki on Friday.

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Champ makes shock exit Ashburton bowler Sandra Keith has turned her attention to the two remaining disciplines after her shock exit in the Hyundai National singles on Friday.

Keith, who arrived at the Taranaki headquarters of the Paritutu Bowling Club as the reigning national champion, had her Leeston colours lowered as she suffered early defeats first to Wellington representative Leigh Griffin, of the Victoria club and Auckland’s Tania Wrigley, losing

21-11 and 21-12 respectively.

After returning from Cyprus with the world singles crown, Keith was tipped to defend her title at the Hyundai National Open Championships this week, but it wasn’t to be.

Following her two losses, Keith was eliminated and unable to qualify for post-section play.

She will now have to regather her thoughts and rely on the pairs and fours to secure further silverware success.

Speaking to the Guardian yesterday, Keith was understandably disappointed, but she refused to dwell on her misfortune.

“I never really looked like winning to be honest, I just couldn’t pick the speed of the green at all,” she said.

“I was struggling with it all day and although I had a pretty tough section, I didn’t play well enough to even go close.

“It’s just one of those things.”

The Leeston bowler, who also plays out of the Allenton Club in Ashburton, is now looking ahead to today’s match-ups where she will team up with Canterbury representative Serena Matthews in the pairs.

Despite her early exit, Keith is confident with her form,

Redskins in playoff scrap The battle for the NFL’s NFC East division crown will come down to the wire on Monday when the Washington Redskins host the Dallas Cowboys in the last game of the regular season.

For the Cowboys, winning is their only ticket into the playoffs, while the Redskins might advance as a wildcard even if they lose.

But Washington’s sensational rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III doesn’t want to do it that way, and the Cowboys know it.

Dallas defenders are focused on containing the versatile young star - something they failed to do in a 38-31 loss to Washington on Thanksgiving Robert Griffin Day last month.

“I think one thing you have to do with him, especially when you have an option quarterback who’s exposed: you have to inflict him with pain,” said Dallas linebacker Brady Poppinga.

“Not that you’re trying to knock the guy out or anything, but you have to tackle him ... You want to get some good shots on him and you want to test his toughness.”

Since the teams last met, Griffin has been sidelined by a knee injury, and might be less than 100 per cent.

Nevertheless, Dallas linebacker Ernie Sims said the Cowboys are preparing for Griffin’s best.

“Stopping RGIII, that’s our goal,” Sims said.

Offensively, the Cowboys will be relying on

quarterback Tony Romo and receiver Dez Bryant to continue the kind of inspired play that has resulted in the team clawing back into playoff contention after falling two games below .500 midway through the season.

Romo must avoid the inopportune interceptions that led to defeats against Chicago and the New York Giants - something he has managed to do late in the season.

“He makes a ton of plays,” Cowboys’ coach Jason Garrett said.

“He’s just not making very many bad plays.

“He’s done a great job with III in full flight the football.

“His decision making, his care of the football has been very good.”

The Minnesota Vikings can lock up one of two remaining playoff berths with a victory over visiting Green Bay. The Packers, meanwhile, will be trying to secure a first-round bye and prevent Vikings’ running back Adrian Peterson capping his remarkable comeback from a torn knee ligament by surpassing Eric Dickerson’s NFL record of 2105 rushing yards in a season.

Peterson needs 208 yards to break the mark set in 1984.

“I respect Adrian Peterson a lot,” said Packers’ cornerback Sam Shields.

“He’s a great running back.

“But he’s a big threat. We need to stop him.”

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although she knows she will have to adjust faster if she is to do better in each of the two formats in the coming days.

“We’ll go pretty well, I’m quite confident.

“Serena can just drag me through, but of course, tomorrow is another day.

“I always knew singles would be the toughest, but I’m certainly not going to go and do anything stupid - things just didn’t go right for me . . . but I’m not too worried about it,” Keith said.

The national championships will continue through until January 9.

Kick earns ban Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade was suspended for one game by the NBA yesterday for kicking Charlotte’s Ramon Sessions in the groin in a game on Thursday.

Wade will be suspended for today’s game against the Detroit Pistons because of the incident, which occurred in the fourth quarter of Miami’s 10592 victory over the Bobcats.

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• Thwaite on crutches Perth Glory defender Michael Thwaite is facing a sizeable stint on the sidelines after injuring his calf in Thursday night’s 1-1 A-League draw with Western Sydney at Patersons Stadium. Thwaite felt a pop in his right calf while preparing to jump for a header in the 77th minute. The 29-year-old was on crutches after the game, and was to undergo scans last night to determine the extent of the damage. Thwaite has played a key role for the Glory in defence this season, with his excellent form resulting in a Socceroos call-up for the recent East Asian Cup qualifying cam- AAP paign.

• Wanderers primed Western Sydney coach Tony Popovic will have a welcome headache at the selection table when he decides on his starting line-up for Tuesday night’s A-League clash with Melbourne Victory at Parramatta Stadium.

Popovic’s decision to make six changes to his starting lineup against Perth Glory on Thursday night paid handsome dividends, with the Wanderers holding on for a vital 1-1 draw away from home. Star Japanese recruit Shinji Ono, Youssouf Hersi and German defender Jerome Polenz were rested altogether, while in-form striker Mark Bridge and Dino Kresinger started on the bench.

The Wanderers were on track to snare all three points on offer following Labinot Haliti’s beautiful curling effort in the 38th minute, but Glory substitute Nick Ward thundered home a powerful volley in the 87th minute to ensure a share of the spoils.

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Sporting highlights of the year that was The year draws to an end and to look back on a year of sporting moments as jam-packed as 2012 hurts the neck and strains the brain.

2012 featured a lot of sport and there were so many sporting achievements, but sports reporter Jonathan Leask takes a look back at a year in Mid Canterbury sport at some of the bigger moments.

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Sandra Keith had a superb year on the bowling greens, starting with the national singles title.

Right: Mark Jackman made it in to Gordon Tietjens’ sevens squad, and by mid-season was a first-choice selection.

Hamish Bond found glory at the London Olympics, winning gold with Eric Murray.

Julia Grant tried her hand on the professional ironman circuit this year, with promising results.

Stacey Carr captained Canterbury to victory in the national women’s competition.

Above centre: Grace Sommerville is making waves in the world of open water swimming.

he year started with a bang as Sandra Keith began what would turn out to be a stellar 2012 by winning the national singles champion.

In the following months she added two more two national titles, winning the pairs and triples at the women’s National Club Triples Championship in Invercargill and also claimed a hat-trick of Canterbury titles winning the Canterbury open pairs, triples and fours.

For her efforts she was named the Canterbury Bowls player of the Year and the Mid Canterbury Sportsperson of the Year.

But in October she eclipsed all of those wins by taking out the world champion of champion singles in Cyprus which would easily be the biggest achievement of the year.

Mid Canterbury product Mark Jackman also had a big moment in January that would lead him to be a world champion.

After starring for Canterbury, against Mid Canterbury, at the national sevens tournament in Queenstown he received a call up to the New Zealand Sevens team, and he made his debut at the Wellington Sevens He had a dream start with a win at his first tournament.

He would go on to play in the remaining four tournaments and New Zealand did enough to clinch a 10th world series crown as Jackman became a world champion in a rollercoaster six months.

All eyes had been on London in July for the Olympics with Mid Canterbury products Lauren Ellis, Matthew Trott and Hamish Bond all medal prospects.

Rower Duncan Grant’s bid to finally make the big show had been dashed at a qualifying regatta in May, while cyclist Hayden Roulston was overlooked for one of the two men’s road cycling berths.

There was joy as New

for a fifth time by Richard Ussher.

Currie was then taken under the wing of Ussher as they contested numerous multisport and adventure races as Currie emerged as a major talent on the multisport scene, contesting the Xterra Worlds and recently made a clean sweep in the Anaconda race series in Australia.

Zealand dominated at Eaton Dorney including the Chertsey boy Bond winning gold alongside Eric Murray.

Lauren Ellis and the women’s team pursuit cycling team finished fifth while Trott’s men’s’ quad failed to make the final but won the B final to be the seventh overall, and following the Olympics he announced his retirement from rowing.

The Olympics wasn’t the only big stage Mid Canterbury sports people have stood on this year.

Methven athlete Braden Currie returned from Australia to place third in the Coast to Coast, which was won

Another former Methven athlete paving their way in the world of multisport with Julia Grant having a solid first professional season on the Ironman circuit.

She had a steady stream of results in the lead up to the World Championships in Las Vegas but a puncture robbed her of a chance at a top 10 finish.

A few other Mid Cantabrians to be making their mark are Grace Sommerville, who made waves in the world of open water swimming when she went within a fingertip of a bronze medal at the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Hawaii, while golfer Catherine Bell gained national honours being named in the New Zealand under 19s women’s team.

There were a lot of people standing out at national level, but one that sticks out was on the water.

Kate Hayman picked up two medals at the Maadi Cup New Zealand secondary schools regatta winning bronze in the girls’ under 16 single and also won bronze with Georgia

Lysaght in the under 16 double ending a successful season for the small Ashburton college squad.

As well as individual success standing out there was also sorrow.

Bryan Hill was on track for a debut national title in the New Zealand Superbike Championships until he blew his motor on the North Island leg.

Teams also had a tough year.

Mid Canterbury’s rugby team managed to claim the Hanan Shield with a 7-3 win over North Otago, only to lose it to South Canterbury 19-17.

Mid Canterbury missed out on a top four finish for the first time in the Heartland competition era, instead heading back to Timaru a week later after losing the shield for a Lochore Cup semi-final, but they were again on the wrong end of the scoreboard.

However, the Mid Canterbury netball team had a bit more success when they defended the Hanan Shield.

Sticking with rugby Tim Perry has made huge strides in the game and finds himself in the middle of a super rugby preseason after a standout season at Tasman.

Chris King also had a solid season with Taranaki enjoying another Ranfurly Shield stint.

Speculation remains over the future of All Black Adam Thomson, but his final moments in an All Black jersey will not be remembered for the right reasons.

Then there was obviously a lot going on at the local level, and with the current

summer season blurring the memory of the last summer here’s a gloss over of the winter months in Mid Canterbury.

Methven become title town over winter months after coming out on top of clashes with Celtic for local supremacy on the rugby field and the netball court.

Celtic were the frontrunners going unbeaten through the senior A round, but Methven turned the tables in the premier round going through unbeaten before the replay of the 2011 final had Methven emerge victorious 23-20.

On the rugby field Methven recovered from a heartbreaking 16-15 semi-final loss to Lincoln in the Combined Country Cup to advance to the Watters Cup final.

There Methven met surprise package Celtic, who struggled through the combined competition but qualified fourth in Mid Canterbury and the upset the previously unbeaten Southern, who bowed out in the combined quarter-finals, in the semi-finals.

It was an enthralling final, with Methven coming back from 13-0 down to win 20-13.

The College 1st XV enjoyed their most successful season yet in the Crusaders Secondary School competition, including recording backto-back wins for the first time.

On the hockey turf Wakanui Black led the way all season and

defended the Walker and Hall Shield beating Wakanui Blue 2-1.

At representative level, Stacey Carr led the Canterbury Cats to a national women’s title, Sarah O’Grady did the same with the Canterbury under 18 women and Hayden Kuyf in the men’s under 18s.

It was a disappointing year for the Mid Canterbury football with their youthful senior team struggling while the Ashburton Barbarians rugby league team returned to the field.

There are many and more that haven’t been mentioned but that’s because it has been a big year, full of highs and lows across all the sporting codes, and 2013 as jam-packed with sporting moments and memories.

Above: The Methven netballers did their bit to make Methven ‘title town’ for the year, beating Celtic in the premier final.

Below: It wasn’t a great year for the MC Hammers, not making the playoffs in the Heartland competition for the first time, and losing the Hanan Shield to South Canterbury.

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Dean calls it quits The curtain will be drawn on the distinguished career of New Zealand’s most successful cyclist, Julian Dean, in Christchurch in two weeks.

Dean, 38 next month, has decided to retire from the sport after 17 years as a professional, the last 14 years as a Pro Tour cyclist riding for some of the sport’s biggest teams.

His career embraces 20 Grand Tours (Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana) including two stage wins, more than 12 top-10 finishes on the Tour de France and a reputation as the best lead-out sprinter in the business.

Dean will take up a career off the bike with his Orica GreenEDGE team, in a new role as an assistant sporting director and mentor.

His final race will be the national road championships in Christchurch on January 13, a title he has won twice.

Dean said that, while he had always planned to retire after 2012, he had considered one further year because his final season was

thwarted by injury, breaking his leg in the Volta Ciclista Catalunya in his first ride back from a broken shoulder.

“It is not the way I had envisaged finishing my career,” he said.

“I thought hard about another season. Green Edge were great to offer me another chance to ride but it is the right time, and the team has an opportunity to begin a new career in team management.

“The sport is in a very good place. With all world

tour riders part of programmes such as the biological passport, it has the most comprehensive anti-doping system in the world. That encourages me and is one of the reasons I have decided to remain in the sport I love because I firmly believe the future is bright.

“I’ve had a great career in this sport. It’s given me so much and given my wife Carole and our boys a tremendous opportunity to experience life in Europe.”

Dean said he’s been honoured to have been at the vanguard in the growing popularity in the sport in this country.

“When I first started, you never saw the Tour de France even on television news here.

“Now you can watch every stage live,” Dean said.

“I’ve been blessed to get a lot of support from the New Zealand public and the cycling fraternity. It’s been a real honour.”

Dean got his first break in the US in 1997 and over the next 15 years rode for a number of Pro Tour teams in Europe, later specialising as a leadout sprinter, labelled

by Tour de France green jersey holder Thor Hushovd as the best in the world.

He enjoyed 20 Grand tours including an outstanding 2009 season when he was the only rider to complete all three Grand Tours.

He competed in four Olympics and one Commonwealth Games, winning a medal on the track in the team pursuit in Victoria in 1994.

Dean’s career highlights comprised seven Tours de France, including a stage win in 2011 and three podium stage finishes in 2010, a stage win in the 2008 Giro, twice top-10 at the world championships and 15th in the Athens Olympic road race.

Dean is also known as a tough man, with a number of major injuries throughout his career including broken legs in 2002 and 2012, major elbow reconstruction in 2005

before recovering to record a top-10 finish in the world championships, as well as the freak incident in 2009 when he and Spain’s Oscar Freire were shot by an air rifle during the Tour de France.

Dean managed to complete the remaining 10 days despite having the slug nestled deeply within the massively swollen tip of his index finger.

It was these attributes that enticed the new Australian professional team Orica GreenEDGE to sign the New Zealander both as a rider and in the future as a key part of the management.

“Orica GreenEDGE was fortunate to have the experience of Julian for his final competitive year in what has been an outstanding career,” said general manager Shayne Bannan.

“Toughness is a word you think of when you describe Julian as it has been this attribute that has made him one of the most respected on the scene.

“In 2013 Julian will have a role in the team as a assistant sport director-mentor. We are excited Julian has accepted this role and believe he will provide another level of professionalism.”

BikeNZ chief executive Kieran Turner said Dean has led the way for New Zealand cyclists.

“Julian has been a trailblazer for New Zealand road riders on the world scene and for many years was our only Pro Tour rider in the likes of the Tour de France. He has paved the way for others to follow and, that we had a record seven Kiwi riders on the world Pro Tour this year, was in part down to the high regard in which Julian is held both on and off the bike around the world.

“Julian’s career highlights that there are many pathways for young people to get into the sport and succeed on the world stage. Julian showed what is possible, starting in BMX, then going to track before going on to ride in 20 Grand Tours and four Olympics. Throughout his career he has been the absolute model of the complete professional in every respect and we look forward to having someone like Julian working on one of the best teams in the world.”

Dean competes in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Melbourne next week as a build up to the national championships in Christchurch, before returning to Spain to begin his new life off the bike for Orica GreenEDGE. - APNZ

‘Magic spanners’ do the trick

Whatever they were doing, the crew of Peter Caughey’s boat must have had magic golden spanners going into the superboats final race at the Jetpro Jetsprint Championships at Shelter View yesterday.

The former world champion was trailing in the wake of his more favoured Wanganui opponents at Upokongaro as he sneaked through as last qualifier in both the top five and then top three eliminators during what he admitted had been a horrible day for the Sprintec

Race Team as they searched for some rhythm from their 540 V8.

With defending national champ Leighton Minnell cleverly coasting with middling efforts before pouring it on in the later races, and veteran local Pat Dillon blowing times out of the water with every run, it appeared long odds for Caughey to find the necessary pace.

But right when it counted Caughey shocked the gathering with the fastest lap of the day at a blistering 44.959 seconds.

A series which the Wanganui

drivers were favoured to dominate has been thrown completely wide open heading into the second round at Featherston on January 20.

Caughey credited his crew for keeping their cool as they struggled through the morning qualifiers.

“The boat wasn’t ready for it then. We changed something with every run. I was just happy to make the top three. If you had asked me at lunchtime, I would not have put our name in - WGC the ring for a win.”

Pete Caughey in high-speed action

• Wild Oats looks ahead Its own Sydney to Hobart race time demolished, Wild Oats XI is already setting its sights on another record - a seventh line honours victory in 2013. The super-maxi shaved nearly 17 minutes off the mark it set in 2005 when it arrived at the finish line after one day, 18 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds yesterday morning. Its sixth line honours win added to victories in 2005-08 and 2010, and Oats owner Bob Oatley now has the record of seven set

by Morna/Kurrewa IV between 1946-60 in his sights. “Next year will be sweeter again to get seven,” he said. “You can’t do better than this boat. It’s not possible in the world. I wouldn’t swap her with anybody.” - AAP

• Top glamour couple Last summer, Caroline Wozniacki lobbed in Australia as the world No.1. This summer, the dethroned tennis queen arrived with one instead. Wozniacki landed in Brisbane bright and early yesterday morning with golfer boyfriend Rory McIlroy happily in tow.

The pair have replaced Adam Scott and Ana Ivanovic as world sport’s first couple and the Danish tennis star will be hoping McIlroy’s influence rubs off at next month’s Australian Open. Despite reigning at No.1 on the WTA rankings throughout 2011, Wozniacki has yet to break through for a grand slam title. Similarly, McIlroy was golf’s ‘next big thing’ for two years before he delivered with his maiden major at the - AAP 2011 US Open.

• Djokovic sets target Novak Djokovic believes he can become only the third man in history to hold all four majors at the same time in 2013 having come so agonisingly close last year. The world No.1 missed out on joining Don Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969) as the only men to simultaneously possess the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open titles when he was beaten by Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros.

Having finished No.1 in the world for the second successive season, the 26-year-old Serb goes into the new campaign, which gets underway officially next week, with his confidence high. “I won the last big tournament of the year in London (the ATP World Tour Finals) and I am hoping that I can continue playing well,” said Djokovic, who launches his Australian summer at the Hopman Cup in - AFP Perth on Monday.

• Options for Becks David Beckham insists he has no intention of rushing into his next move as the former Man United star considers several offers from teams across the world. Beckham left LA Galaxy earlier this month at the end of his contract after helping the California side win the MLS Cup and is now looking for the right option for what will likely be the last club of his illustrious career. The 37-year-old former Real Madrid midfielder, who spent five years in LA, has been been linked with QPR in England and Monaco in France, as well as teams from China and the A-League. A spokesman said the former England captain plans to weigh up his options over the holiday period and isn’t concerned about coming to a quick decision. - AFP

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SPORT

Huysegems still a wanted man

By Daniel Richardson

Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert insists Belgian import Stein Huysegems remains part of the club’s plans, despite him being an unused substitute against the Melbourne Heart on Thursday night.

Herbert has used a front three of Jeremy Brockie, Tyler Boyd and Louis Fenton in the last two games, leaving Huysegems - one of the side’s highest-paid players - sitting on the bench.

The former Belgian international, who signed a twoyear contract with the club in September, played only 13 minutes in the Phoenix’s 1-1 draw with the Mariners last Saturday and, although he warmed up on Thursday, didn’t enter the fray as the Wellingtonians dispatched the Heart 3-2.

Huysegems enjoyed a great start to his Phoenix career with three goals in the opening four games of the season, but his involvement has been staggered since and he has struggled to make an impact in his last five outings.

The 30-year-old is perhaps the side’s most decorated and experienced player given his topflight stints in Belgium and the Netherlands, and Herbert said it was a coup to get him when he signed with the club.

On Thursday Herbert was forced to pull Leo Bertos due to a tight hamstring and Vince Lia was spelled as he continues to work towards peak fitness, but

the coach didn’t use his third substitution and left Huysegems on ice.

“If it hadn’t been quite the wave that was coming in the second half, I think Stein would’ve come on.

“It was a difficult one, too,” Herbert said.

“Looking at the substitutions, we thought Vinnie would give us 70-75, that’s where he’s at. Leo, it was just a shame I had to make that change.

“So that kind of forced our arm a little bit more.

“I think some players needed to get the full 90, knuckle it out and keep that pressure coming.

“But no, [Huysegems] is a strong part of what we are doing.

“He’s been on the scoresheet three times [this season] and I’m sure he’ll be on there again.”

The Phoenix’s next A-League encounter comes against the Roar in Brisbane on New Year’s Day and, with such a short turnaround, the players are expected to be given time to rest during the next few days rather than be flogged on the training pitch.

After impressing in his last two appearances from the bench, Herbert said Solomon Islands international Benjamin Totori could start in Brisbane, while a long-awaited debut may be in store of another one of the club’s young tyros.

“I thought that Benji was very good tonight and he’s maybe a shot to start, and he basically destroyed the [Melbourne

Heart] left-back, didn’t he?

“So he’s a good option if we need to rotate anybody at the top but the other player I’ll be travelling is Cameron Lindsay.”

Lindsay, who operates predominantly as a midfielder, has almost become the forgotten man of the club after he signed a youth contract last summer.

The 20-yearold didn’t play a game last season and was set to make his maiden A-League appearance when the Phoenix were forced to play a depleted line-up in round two against the Heart due to international commitments but Lindsay was forced out due to illness.

Bertos is expected to be fit for the game against the Roar but injured goalkeeper Glen Moss is likely to be another three to four weeks away as he recovers from a hernia operation.

- APNZ

Man U out to tighten screws

By Tom Williams Manchester United will look to put even more daylight between themselves and Manchester City when they host West Bromwich Albion this weekend in the English Premier League.

Speaking before the Christmas period, United manager Alex Ferguson had set his players the modest target of being top of the standings on New Year’s Day, but his side are already disappearing towards the horizon.

This week’s thrilling 4-3 win at home to Newcastle United left the 19-time champions seven points clear and, with secondplaced City facing a difficult trip to Norwich City, United could stretch their advantage by disposing of West Brom.

Javier Hernandez’s last-minute winner against Newcastle left Ferguson beaming, and he will have more room to manoeuvre with his squad after injury and illness robbed him of key players against Newcastle.

Wayne Rooney sat out the game with knee ligament damage that will keep him out for up to three weeks, but Ashley Young, Danny Welbeck, Phil Jones

Javier Hernandez scored in the 90th minute to give Man United victory against Newcastle United this week

and Nemanja Vidic could all return.

Manchester City’s title defence was dealt a potentially-decisive blow in a 1-0 loss at Sunderland on Wednesday, and Saturday’s opponents, Norwich, have been beaten at home just twice all season.

The champions’ odds of retaining their crown are lengthening by the week, but manager Roberto Mancini said he was not fazed by his side’s seven-point deficit.

“It hasn’t changed. At this moment, United are better than us, they are at the top, but we have time to recover,” said the Italian.

“We need to resolve our

problems before and after maybe we can win. It’s no problem, seven points.

“That’s not important.

“We know United are a fantastic team and probably they will win every game, but the season is long and it is not important if it is six or seven or four points.”

City’s setback enabled Chelsea to close to within four points of second place by winning 1-0 at Norwich and Rafael Benitez’s side - 8-0 victors over Aston Villa in their previous game - also have a game in hand.

This weekend, last season’s Champions League winners visit fifth-placed Everton - one of three teams in the table sitting on 33 points, along with Tot-

tenham Hotspur and West Brom.

Arsenal lost ground in the battle for a top-four finish, and Champions League qualification, after their Wednesday game with West Ham United was cancelled due to a strike on the London Underground.

The Gunners benefited from an unexpected rest when their rivals’ resources had been stretched, but midfielder Jack Wilshere says his team-mates will have to switch on quickly when they return to action at home to Newcastle on Saturday.

“It’s a tough game against Newcastle,” he said.

“They need the points, they’re not in a good run of form and they’ll want to prove something, but we want to keep this momentum going.”

Queens Park Rangers, who returned to the foot of the table after losing at home to West Brom, host Liverpool on Sunday, while second-bottom Reading tackle West Ham on Saturday and third-bottom Wigan Athletic are at Villa.

Sunderland are at home to Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City travel to Fulham and Southampton visit Stoke City.

- AFP

• Vital win for Phoenix Mark this one down as a character -building exercise for the Wellington Phoenix.

Down 2-0 after 16 minutes the Phoenix battled back to register a resilient 3-2 win over the Melbourne Heart at Westpac Stadium on Thursday. The result should give their A-League campaign the shot in the arm that it so desperately needs after they went the past three games without a win. Striker Jeremy Brockie has a habit of drifting in and out of games but he found the perfect time to put his mark on this outing as his two secondhalf goals gave the Phoenix the edge. With a vocal home crowd of 6410 behind them Brockie nailed the go-ahead goal in the 71st minute when he was the first to pounce on a loose ball after a Dani Sanchez shot was - APNZ deflected.

• Wood on the move New Zealand footballer Chris Wood has moved from English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion to Championship team Leicester in a $2.95 million deal, according to reports in the UK. The Daily Mail said Wood has been in prolific form during a loan spell with Millwall, who were anxious to turn his temporary stay into a perma- APNZ nent transfer.

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Comment Our view

Annual migration in full swing

By Coen Lammers editor

I

t is interesting how most of us feel like change during the holiday period.

While the out of towners are filling up the motels and holiday parks to enjoy the Ashburton district, locals are looking for greener pastures around the country or even overseas.

The nice bunch of statutory holidays creates the perfect opportunity to have an extended break and most families use this period to explore new sights or catch up with family and friends in other parts of the country.

Even though this district offers some of the finest scenery in the world, many locals have already taken off on a road trip to Marlborough, Nelson, Central Otago or other high-profile vacation spots.

Those who do not have the time or the cash to head away for an extended break are blessed with rivers, lakes and mountains in their own backyard, sites that attract visitors from around the globe, including movie and television producers.

Day trips to the local lakes and rivers can be just as exciting as the most famous spots in Queenstown or Marlborough. And the kids don’t really care whether they have fun in Lake Hood or Lake Wakatipu.

They will just be grateful not having to sit in the back of a scorching car for an entire day.

After the Christmas rush, all of us deserve a bit of rest and relaxation to wind down from 2012 and fill up the tank for the long year ahead.

Whether it is in your own backyard, on the shores of the local waterways or in distant camping grounds or motels, make sure you enjoy the time away from work and school with those you care about.

Some of the young brigade will head out for their first adventure on their own.

Many teens are travelling to the traditional spots in Wanaka, Queenstown and Kaiteriteri to celebrate the New Year and parents are keeping their fingers crossed they won’t get into too much trouble.

While the spotlight might be on the revelling youngsters, the adults should also take stock and make sure they do not become another sad holiday statistic, on the road or on the water.

Please keep safe and have a wonderful holiday.

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Back to the future

ongratulations Ashburton, you have survived the end of the world. As 21/12/12 ticked nearer, people all over the globe prepared emergency shelters, danced on beaches in wedding gowns to try and avert the event and flocked to France in hope of salvation.

The end of the Mayan calendar was predicted to bring all kinds of chaos, but in Canterbury December 21 turned in to December 22 without a hitch, and not a comet was to be seen.

How can we account for this unexpected survival? They say that comedy holds many truths, and in this case, it is a comedian who may have the answer. According to Dai Henwood, Ashburton is still stuck in 1987.

Perhaps that’s the secret and this corner of the world still has another 25 years to go until the end of the Mayan calendar catches up with us?

I took a look around town to investigate whether this might be the case.

While the trademark big hair and lycra of the 1980s were nowhere to be seen, neon fabrics do seem to be making something of a comeback.

Then there are the moustaches. Sure, some can be explained away as the remnants of Movember, dragged out in to Decembeard by those who have grown attached to having a furry face.

Some, but not all.

There have been a suspiciously high number of teachers and other public figures sporting caterpillars on their top lips, and several rival the ‘slug’ look of 1987, with a full top lip of hair clipped

Crumb

been doing the rounds again, appearing on the other end of all sorts of internet links. As 1987’s number two hit, that is incriminating. Then

By Hanne Nielsen surely there are the parking meters.

Guardian columnist Excellent specimens sporting the famous red ‘Expired’ segment, they belong to an era before text to park options had even been dreamed about.

1987 also signalled a new era in dreaming, with the first New to resemble the front of a bulldozer.

Zealand Lotto draw taking place. If the Everyone knows about the game is but a year old, perhaps that earthquakes this year, attributed to explains why we’ve never managed to Christchurch aftershocks or centred win anything yet. west of Ashburton. While it is unlikely While current petrol prices go some that the shockwaves have travelled all way towards disproving Henwood’s the way down from Edgecumbe, this theory, there may be something to it possibility must not be discounted in after all. How else can we account for light of the 1987 hypothesis.

In terms of music, Rick Astley’s Never the survival of this town?

The universe is a mysterious place …

Gonna Give You Up seems to have

by David Fletcher

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Currency outlook tough for 2013

By Jamie Gray If exporters thought this year was hard going, then 2013 is shaping up to be even tougher if the pundits prove correct and the New Zealand dollar continues to grind its way higher.

When the New Zealand dollar appreciates, exporters’ returns diminish as they repatriate profits from offshore into fewer and fewer kiwi dollars.

These days, exporters are less inclined to grizzle about the strength of the currency; they are now more likely to focus on the policies behind it.

Foreign exchange analysts, citing strong commodities prices particularly for “softs” - and the likelihood that monetary conditions will remain firm over 2013, will drive the Kiwi higher next year.

Westpac senior market strategist Imre Speizer said in a commentary that New Zealand’s economic recovery should gain momentum next year, which will encourage the Reserve Bank to raise its official cash rate in September.

“Combined with quantitative easing pressure on the US dollar, the New Zealand dollar should make a run at the US88.45c record (2011) high,” Speizer said.

The trouble with this year has been the currency’s persistent strength. In previous years, there have been dips, which have allowed exporters to do their hedging at lower rates. This year, the currency has spent about 70 per cent of its time above US80c, and dips have been few and far between.

John Walley, chief executive of the New Zealand Exporters and Manufacturers Association, said some of the association’s members are bracing for a challenging

2013, currency wise.

Some of the local currency’s strength comes down to the relatively tight monetary policy settings already in place, which make the currency attractive to yield-seeking foreign investors.

On that score, exporters seeking respite from a high currency are unlikely to get much of a hearing from Reserve Bank Governor, Graeme Wheeler because the market regards the new governor as a “hawk” and less disposed towards cutting, in contrast to his “dovish” predecessor, Alan Bollard.

Walley says investment in elaborate manufacturing in New Zealand stopped dead its tracks around four or five years ago because the currency just got too difficult for most to handle.

“It really is not worth the trouble and it’s certainly not worth the risk in throwing more money at it,” he told APNZ. Next year, he expects the currency to take an excursion into the high eighties.

“You will tend to get the traders pumping and dumping it, so we can see a US82c to US88c range,” he said.

A global calamity, such as another blow-up in the Middle East, could see the currency dip to sub 80c levels, but otherwise Walley sees more currency-related pain for exporters next year.

He says at US82c, exporters are not making much money. At US85c, they don’t make any.

When the currency gets that high - it comes down to the old dilemma - do exporters bite into margin to keep market share or do they withdraw from the market completely?

“If you withdraw, that means re-sizing,” Walley says. “That means job losses, and all the other things that go with it,” he says.

He complains that for all the regulatory hoops that exporters

need to jump through to get their product to market, there are no rules covering the international capital flows that can drive the Kiwi sharply higher or lower on any given day.

“People are devaluing their currencies and there are all these problems around trade. All the while we have unrestricted capital flows, yet capital flows are buggering around with exchange rates and returns for trade,” he said.

Walley’s concern for exporters is shared by Bank of New Zealand currency strategist, Mike Jones, but he says the currency’s strength is simply a reflection of where the economy finds itself now.

“Our concern is essentially about there being little relief for exporters, and we think that the fundamental drivers are in place to keep the currency very strong throughout all of next year,” Jones says.

“We think pull-backs below US80c are going to be quite limited and shallow, and I guess we see the currency trading in this US80c to US85c range that we’re becoming increasingly used to,” he says.

The US Federal Reserve has said it will keep monetary policy at very accommodative levels until it is convinced the US economic recovery is self-sustaining.

Jones is optimistic that such a recovery is not far off.

“There is light at the end of the tunnel for exporters, and the signs out of the United States are quite positive,” Jones says.

“Should these signs continue and we expect them to - we’ll start to see a stronger US dollar emerge late in 2013.”

That stronger US dollar will be the key ingredient for a lower, more exporter-friendly Kiwi, Jones says.

“The correction is not going to happen on the kiwi side. It is going to happen on the US side.”

- APNZ

NZ dollar gains as Fairfax slashes NZ mastheads US politicians set value by 80 per cent fiscal cliff vote meet

By Paul McBeth

By Paul McBeth The New Zealand dollar gained in local trading on optimism US politicians will be able to set aside partisan differences and cut a deal on the $US600 billion in Federal tax increases and spending reductions with a vote set for Sunday.

The kiwi rose to 82.11 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 81.83 cents at 8.30am and 81.89 cents on Thursday. The trade-weighted index rose to 73.76 from 73.53 on Thursday.

The US House of Representatives will hold a session on Sunday in a last ditch effort to avert the fiscal cliff, which comes into effect on January 1.

Congress majority leader and Republican Eric Cantor announced the vote on Twitter after Senate majority leader and Democrat Harry Reid said a deal was looking unlikely.

Politicians don’t have to reach a compromise before the New Year and can amend legislation after it kicks in, though similar stalling tactics on the debtceiling debate last year saw

Standard & Poor’s downgrade America’s credit rating.

“There’s a growing risk one of the credit agencies will downgrade them regardless,” said Tim Kelleher, head of institutional FX sales NZ at ASB Institutional in Auckland.

The kiwi had “quite a strong rally and bounced off its low on the back of the supposed meeting of the politicians.”

Kelleher said the kiwi is finding buyers at 81.50 US cents and sellers at 82.50 cents.

The kiwi extended gains against the yen and is headed for a 2.2 per cent weekly gain against Japan’s currency as investors prepare for the new Shinzo Abe-led government to take a more active role in the economy.

The currency rose to 70.92 yen from 70.30 yen on Thursday.

The kiwi was little changed at 79.09 Australian cents from 79.07 cents on Thursday, and traded at 61.99 euro cents from 61.93 cents.

The local currency increased to 50.96 British pence from 50.80 pence on Thursday.

- BusinessDesk

Fairfax Media, which publishes the Dominion Post, Press and Sunday Star Times newspapers, slashed the value of its New Zealand mastheads by more than 80 per cent in a group-wide writedown of its traditional publishing assets.

The New Zealand holding company, Fairfax New Zealand Holdings, valued its local newspaper titles at $175.2 million as at June 30, down from $950.1 million a year earlier, according to financial statements lodged with Companies Office.

Value is allocated to the mastheads based on how much a company expects to recover from the asset, and is reviewed annually.

The bulk of the remaining value in its titles is in the North Island publications such as the DomPost and Waikato Times, valued at $112.5 million, compared to $564.1 million in 2011.

The South Island publications, including the Press and the Nelson Mail, were written down to $54.9 million as at June 30 from $343.2 million, while national publications such as the Sunday Star Times

and Cuisine magazine, were valued at $7.7 million from $42.8 million.

The wider Fairfax group took a $A2.8 billion impairment on its goodwill and mastheads in the 2012 financial year as it reassessed the value of its traditional media assets and attempts to reform itself into a nimble, digital-based company.

Part of that strategy has been for Fairfax to sell out of online auction site TradeMe in three tranches in the past year, generating some $1.72 billion in cash which it’s used to pay down debt and buy technology investment firm Netus.

TradeMe’s goodwill was valued at $729.7 million as at June 30.

Fairfax NZ Holdings made a loss of $709.1 million in the year ended June 30, due to the $776.4 million impairment charge it took in writing down its assets. That implies its underlying profit was $67.3 million.

Revenue edged up 0.9 per cent to $611.2 million, of which $443.2 million came from the local media assets and $146.2 million from TradeMe. In August, the Australian parent said its New Zealand media

assets reported a 6.8 per cent fall in advertising revenue to $300.8 million and a 5.6 per cent drop in circulation sales to $129.1 million.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation dropped 9.9 per cent to $78.1 million.

The local media unit paid a dividend of $11.1 million in the 2012 year, down from $48.1 million a year earlier. It made a further dividend payment of $15.7 million after the June 30 balance date.

Fairfax New Zealand paid $87.9 million in finance costs in the 2012 year compared to $133.4 million in 2011, as related party debt more than halved to $401 million.

The ASX-listed Fairfax shares rose 1 per cent to 48.5 Australian cents yesterday, having shed 35 per cent this year. The stock is rated an average ‘hold’ based on 13 analyst recommendations compiled by Reuters, with a median target price of 50 Australian cents.

The media group’s market capitalisation value of A$1.13 billion is almost half the enterprise value of $2.23 billion in the Reuters consensus.

- BusinessDesk

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‘Stormin’ Norman’ dies at 78

Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the US-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf War against Iraq, died yesterday. He was 78.

A sister of Schwarzkopf, Ruth Barenbaum of Middlebury, Vermont, said that he died in Tampa, Florida, from complications from pneumonia.

“We’re still in a state of shock,” she said by phone. “This was a surprise to us all.”

A much-decorated combat soldier in Vietnam, Schwarzkopf was known popularly as “Stormin’ Norman” for a notoriously explosive temper.

He served in his last military assignment in Tampa as commander-in-chief of US Central Command, the headquarters responsible for US military and security concerns in nearly 20 countries from the eastern Mediterranean and Africa to Pakistan.

Schwarzkopf became “CINCCentcom” in 1988 and when

Retired

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait three years later to punish it for allegedly stealing Iraqi oil reserves, he commanded Operation Desert Storm, the coalition of some 30 countries organised by President George H.W. Bush that succeeded in driving the Iraqis out.

“Gen. Norm Schwarzkopf, to me, epitomised the ‘duty, service, country’ creed that has defended our freedom and seen this great nation through our most trying international crises,” Bush said

in a statement. “More than that, he was a good and decent man — and a dear friend.”

At the peak of his postwar national celebrity, Schwarzkopf — a self-proclaimed political independent — rejected suggestions that he run for office, and remained far more private than other generals, although he did serve briefly as a military commentator for NBC. While focused primarily in his later years on charitable enterprises, he campaigned for President George W. Bush in 2000 but was ambivalent about the 2003 invasion of Iraq, saying he doubted victory would be as easy as the White House and Pentagon predicted.

He seldom spoke up during the conflict, but in late 2004, he sharply criticised then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the Pentagon for mistakes that included inadequate training for Army reservists sent to Iraq and for erroneous judgments about Iraq.

Schwarzkopf was born August 24, 1934, in Trenton, New Jersey.

Although reputed to be short-

tempered with aides and subordinates, he was a friendly, talkative and even jovial figure who didn’t like “Stormin’ Norman” and preferred to be known as “the Bear,” a sobriquet given him by troops.

He also was outspoken at times, including when he described Gen. William Westmoreland, the U.S. commander in Vietnam, as “a horse’s ass” in an Associated Press interview.

Young Norman gratuated from West Point in 1956 with an engineering degree. After stints in the US and abroad, he earned a master’s degree in engineering at the University of Southern California and later taught missile engineering at West Point.

In 1966 he volunteered for Vietnam and served two tours.

He earned three Silver Stars for valor — including one for saving troops from a minefield — plus a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and three Distinguished Service Medals.

While many career officers left military service embittered

by Vietnam, Schwarzkopf was among those who opted to stay and help rebuild the tattered

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After Saddam invaded Kuwait in August 1990, Schwarzkopf played a key diplomatic role by helping to persuade Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd to allow US and other foreign troops to deploy on Saudi territory.

On January 17, 1991, a fivemonth buildup called Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm as allied aircraft attacked Iraqi bases and Baghdad government facilities. The six-week aerial campaign climaxed with a massive ground offensive on Feb. 24-28, routing the Iraqis from Kuwait in 100 hours before US officials called a halt.

After retiring from the Army in 1992, Schwarzkopf wrote a bestselling autobiography, It Doesn’t Take A Hero.

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and honoured with decorations from France, Britain, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.

Schwarzkopf and his wife, Brenda, had three children: Cynthia, Jessica and Christian.

- AP

• Apple told to pay up A Chinese court has ordered Apple Inc. to pay 1.03 million yuan ($US165,000) to eight Chinese writers and two companies who say unlicensed copies of their work were distributed through Apple’s online store. The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court ruled that Apple violated the writers’ copyrights by allowing applications containing their work to be distributed through its App Store. The award was less than the 12 million yuan ($US1.9 million) sought by the authors.

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Motorists make their way along a country road near Montreal yesterday during the first major snowstorm of winter in the region.

Storm blows through US A winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people across the eastern half of the United States plodded across the Northeast yesterday, trapping jet planes in snow or mud and frustrating travellers still trying to return home after Christmas.

The storm, which was blamed for at least 16 deaths further south and west, brought plenty of wind, rain and snow to the

Northeast when it blew in.

Lights generally remained on and cars mostly stayed on the road, unlike many harder-hit places including the southern state of Arkansas, where 200,000 homes and businesses lost power.

By afternoon, the precipitation had stopped in parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, though snow continued to fall in upstate New York

and northern New England.

Parts of snow-savvy New Hampshire expected as much as 450 millimeters.

The north-east’s heaviest snowfall was expected to be in northern Pennsylvania, upstate New York and inland sections of several New England states before the storm heads into Canada on Friday, National Weather Service spokesman David Roth said.

-APNZ

US out of Central African Republic The State Department is closing its embassy in the Central African Republic and ordering its diplomatic team to leave as rebels there continue to advance and violence escalates.

US officials said the US ambassador and about 40 others, including a number of Americans, were flown

out of Bangui on a US Air Force C-40 headed to Kenya.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were unauthorised to discuss the evacuation publicly.

Rebels have seized at least 10 towns across the sparsely populated north of the impoverished country, and

residents in the capital of 600,000 people fear insurgents could attack at any time.

Earlier the State Department issued a warning recommending against travel to the country and authorised non-emergency personnel in Bangui to leave.

-AP

Recent satellite photos indicate North Korea has repaired flood damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a quick atomic explosion if it chose. But analysis provided by the 38 North website also shows water streaming out of a test tunnel that may cause problems. Washington and others are pushing for U.N. sanctions in response to North Korea’s successful long-range rocket launch December 12 that outsiders consider a cover for a banned ballistic missile test. But there’s worry that Pyongyang may respond to punishment by conducting its third nuclear test.

-AP

• Excellent treatment Former President George H.W. Bush, who has been hospitalised for more than a month, is getting excellent medical treatment and would advise people to “put the harps back in the closet,” his longtime Houston chief of staff said. But Jean Becker also pointed out in her statement that the 88-year-old Bush is sick and likely will be in the hospital for a while after a “terrible case of bronchitis which then triggered a series of complications.”

Bush, the oldest living former president, has been in intensive care since Sunday.

- AP

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6.00 Te Karere. (R, T) 6.30 Hyundai Country Calendar. (G, R, T) 7.00 60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) 8.00 Here To Stay. (G, R, T) 9.00 A Taste Of Home. (G, R, T) 9.30 Come Dine With Me Omnibus.

(G, R, T) 12.00 Marco’s Kitchen Burnout. (PGR, T) 1.00 MasterChef: The Professionals.

(G, T) 2.25 The Chase. (G, T) 3.25 Situation Critical. (PGR, R, T) 4.00 Children’s Hospital. (G, T) 4.30 Find My Family. (G, R, T) 5.00 Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.

(G, T) 6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 The Food Truck. (G, R, T) 7.30 Doc Martin. (Final, G, R, T) 8.30 Come Dine With Me. (AO, T) Celebrities Yvette Fielding, Natasha Hamilton, Roy Walker and Bruce Jones go head-to-head in a culinary battle.

9.35 With Strings Attached. (Final, T) Popular Kiwi rock band Opshop join forces with 18 leading classical musicians for a one-off live performance, in the stunning St Paul’s Cathedral in Wellington.

11.05 FILM: The Good German. (2006, AO, R, T) 1.20 BBC World – BBC World News. 1.30 Talking Movies. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.15 Sport Today. 2.30 Fast Track. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Dateline London. 4.00 BBC World News. 4.10 Faster, Higher, Stronger. 5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 Our World: Miami Justice.

6.00 Tiki Tour. (G, R, T) 6.25 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, T) 6.30 Handy Manny. (G, T) 6.55 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends.

(G, R, T) 7.15 Stitch! (G, R, T) 7.40 Phineas And Ferb. (G, R, T) 8.05 Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins. (G, T) 9.35 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. (PGR) 12.30 Hope And Faith. (Final, G, R, T) 1.00 The Amazing Race. (PGR, R, T) 2.00 Hell’s Kitchen. (PGR, R, T) In their first individual challenge the remaining chefs must strive to impress the notoriously fiery Gordon Ramsay.

3.00 Secret Life Of The American Teenager. (PGR) Amy reveals to Ricky, George and Nora that she wants a long engagement, Ashley surprises her family by coming back home and Leo encourages Ben to ask Dylan on a date.

4.00 Good Luck Charlie. (G, T) Teddy regrets feigning interest in Evan’s favorite pastime, when she learns how deep his geeky obsession really goes.

4.30 State Of Georgia. (G, T) Georgia and Jo visit a community garden and meet two organic farmers, Amos and Jeb, and end up planning a double date.

5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) The most hilarious home-movie catastrophes caught on camera for your amusement.

5.25 Ghostbusters. (1984, G, R, T) Bill Murray, Rick Moranis, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver. A trio of unemployed scientists get more than they expected after they set up a ghost-exterminating business.

7.30 FILM: Armageddon. (1998, PGR, R, T) 10.30 FILM: Signs. (2002, AO, R, T) 12.40 FILM: Last Legion. (2007, AO, T) 2.40 FILM: All The King’s Men. (2006, AO, R, T) 4.45 Scrubs. (PGR, R, T) 5.30 It Is Written.

SuNDAy 6.00 6.50 7.40 8.10 8.40 9.10 10.00

60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) The Missing Piece. (G, R, T) Tagata Pasifika. (R) Praise Be. (G, R) Attitude. (G, R, T) The Big Picture. (G, R, T) Marae Investigates Summer Series.

10.30 Waka Huia. (T) 11.00 Neighbourhood. (G, T) 11.30 What Lies Beneath. (Final, G, R, T) 12.00 Coronation Street Omnibus.

(PGR, R, T) 2.00 Hotel Inspector. (PGR, R, T) 2.55 undercover Boss uSA. (G, R, T) 3.55 Keeping up With The Joneses.

(PGR, R, T) 4.50 Walk On The Wild Side. (G, T) 5.25 Wild Vets. (G, R, T) 6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Animal House. (PGR, R, T) 7.30 Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey.

(Final, G, T) 8.30 Sunday Murder Mystery: Sand Dancers. (AO, T) 10.30 Packed To The Rafters. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Meet The Natives uSA. (G, T) 12.35 Call 911. (PGR) 1.05 BBC World – BBC World News. 1.30 Year of Compelling Stories. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.15 Sport Today. 2.30 Click. 3.00 BBC World News.

3.30 Year of Compelling Stories. 4.00 BBC World News. 4.10 Year of Compelling Stories. 5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 The Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (R)

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60 Minute Makeover. (G, R) Going Going Gone. (G, R) The Rich List. (G, R, T) Infomercial.

Dancing On Ice. (G, R, T) Infomercial.

Mucking In. (G, R, T) Come Dine With Me. (Final, PGR, T) Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals.

(G, R) World’s Strictest Parents uS. (PGR, T) 60 Minute Makeover. (G) Te Karere. (T) Ellen. (G) Millionaire Hot Seat. (G, T)

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6.00 Tiki Tour. (G, R, T) 6.25 Pocoyo. (Final, G, R, T) 6.30 Jungle Junction. (G, T) 6.55 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (G, R, T) 7.15 The Looney Tunes Show. (G, R, T) 7.40 Adventure Time With Finn And Jake. (G, R, T) 8.00 Transformers Prime. (G, R, T) 8.45 A.N.T. Farm. (G, R, T) 9.10 Jonas. (G, R, T) 10.00 FILM: Beauty & The Briefcase. (2010, PGR, R) 11.25 FILM: The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2. (2008, PGR, R, T) 1.50 Mad. (G, R, T) 2.00 The Secret Circle. (PGR, T) 4.00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. (G, R, T) 4.30 Just The Job. (G, T) 5.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 Hart Of Dixie. (G, T) 6.30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter. (G, T) 7.00 FILM: Big Daddy. (1999, PGR, R, T) 8.50 FILM: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. (1999, AO, R, T) 10.35 FILM: Vacancy. (2007, AO, R, T) 12.15 Distraction. (Final, AO, R, T) 1.35 Scrubs. (Final, G, R, T) 2.00 Escaped. (Final, AO, R, T) 2.45 Infomercial. 3.20 20/20. (R, T) 4.15 It Is Written. (R) 4.45 Emmerdale.

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6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (G, R, T) 7.25 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (G, R, T) 7.50 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. (G, R, T) 8.15 My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Tigger & Pooh And A Musical Too. (G, R, T) 9.20 Pajanimals. (G, R, T) 9.30 Infomercials. 11.00 Operation Hero. (Final, G, R, T) 11.30 FILM: City Slickers II. (1994, PGR, R, T) 1.50 FILM: Igor. (2008, PGR, R, T) 3.30 Spongebob Squarepants. (R, T) 3.55 Zeke And Luther. (G, R, T) 4.20 Pair Of Kings. (G, T) 4.50 Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.20 FILM: Cats & Dogs 2: Revenge Of Kitty Galore. (2010, G, T)

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7.00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals. (G, T) 7.30 Ice Road Truckers. (PGR, T) 8.30 CSI: New york. (AO, T) A Spanish club promoter is stabbed to death in his apartment, but Mac isn’t convinced that the man was murdered.

9.25 CSI: Miami. (AO, T) A neighbourhood do-gooder is murdered and the investigation reveals that the victim was about to blow the whistle on something big.

10.25 Outrageous Fortune. (AO, R) 11.25 FILM: Sixty Six. (2006, AO, R) 1.15 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong. (G) 5.30 Charles Stanley.

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 11.30 Harry’s Practice. (G, R) 12.00 Best Of The Crowd Goes Wild.

(G, R) 2.30 Country House Rescue. (G, R) 3.30 Masterchef uSA. (G, R) 4.25 Get Growing With New Zealand Gardener. (G) 4.55 Fishing NZ. (G) 5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Getaway. (G) 6.30 The Enforcers. (PGR, R) 7.00 Return To River Cottage. (G, R) A year after moving to River Cottage, Hugh’s ready to try his hand at raising livestock, takes part in a raw nettle-eating competition, goes scallop diving and forages for soup ingredients.

7.30 Antiques Roadshow. (G) On a second visit to Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, Fiona Bruce and the team of experts discover a remarkable portrait painted by a mouth artist who once worked in a Victorian freak show.

8.40 Weekend Murders: Midsomer Murders. (AO, R) Barnaby and Jones have their work cut out for them when a body is discovered in the old cemetery and all the villagers seem to be hiding something.

10.40 Running Wilde. (PGR) 11.05 Paul Merton In Europe.

(AO, R) 12.05 Home Shopping. (G)

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Bayless Conley. (G) Brian Houston @ Hillsong. (G) Charles Stanley. (G) Open Door. (G, R) Catching The King Of The Benefit Cheats. (G, R) 9.10 What’s Really In Our Food? (G, R, T) 9.35 The Gruen Transfer. (PGR, R) 10.00 FILM: Double Bill. (2003, G) 11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 11.55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend.

(G) 1.00 Survivor: South Pacific. (G, R) 2.00 James May’s Man Lab. (G, R, T) 3.00 King Of Dirt. (G) 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 4.00 Inside NZ: A Bit Mental. (PGR) 5.00 Million Dollar Catch. (PGR, R) 5.30 ITM Fishing Show. (G) 6.00 3 News.

7.00 FILM: Bee Movie. (2007, G, R) 8.45 FILM: Vampires Suck. (2010, AO) Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter. A spoof of vampire-themed movies in which teenager Becca finds herself torn between two boys, with everything coming to a head on prom night.

10.25 The Good Wife. (PGR, R) 11.15 Portlandia. (PGR, R) 11.40 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV. (G)

6.00 Religious Programming. (G) 10.30 Sport Box. (G) 12.30 Best Of London 2012.

(G, R) 2.30 Psych. (PGR, R) 3.30 Must Be The Music. (G) 4.30 Three Hungry Boys.

(G, R) 5.00 Export Gold Match Fishing League. (G) 5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G) 6.30 Genius. (G, R) 7.00 Rick Stein’s Food Heroes. (G) Rick and Chalky travel to Loch Torridon in Scotland to go fishing with John McGreggor for langoustines, and as seafood has always been Rick’s first love, he cooks the Langoustine on Rock Salt.

7.30 Jamie’s American Road Trip.

(PGR) On a quest to understand why people continue to live in a place that keeps getting battered by hurricanes, Jamie finds a state full of people who use food as a way to celebrate life.

8.30 FILM: Arthur. (1981, PGR, R) Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud. The world’s wealthiest drunk must choose between marrying the girl he loves or losing his multibillion-dollar inheritance.

10.30 Leverage. (AO) 11.30 Boardwalk Empire.

(AO, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (G)

MONDAy

MONDAy

SuNDAy 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.25

6.00 Infomercials. (G) 6.30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. (G, R) 7.30 Chelsea New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker. (G, R) 8.30 Infomercials. (G) 10.30 The Dr Oz Show. (PGR, R) 11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 12.00 Terra Nova. (PGR, R, T) 1.00 Royal Pains. (PGR) 2.00 White Collar. (PGR) 3.00 The Real Housewives Of New york City. (PGR) 4.00 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. (G) 5.00 Entertainment Tonight.

(G, R) 5.30 Last Man Standing.

(G, R, T)

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 Bondi Vet. (G, R) 7.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

(G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping.

(G) 12.00 London 2012 Closing Ceremony.

(G, R) 4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000 each night.

5.30 Prime News.

12.00 The Late Show With David Letterman.

(G) 1.00 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 Best Of The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)

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

movie Vampires Suck Sunday, TV3, 8.45pm (2010) The spoof flick has grown in to a genre all of its own, and this latest offering from the team behind Scary Movie, Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans, continues on with this dubious tradition of parody. The target this time is the teen vampire phenomenon, and in particular the Twilight series. Fans of this disposable type of comedy will revel in the cheap laughs and enjoy spotting their favourite characters on show.

FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.30 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.55 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.20 Twisted Whiskers. (G, R) 8.30 Twisted Whiskers. (G, R) 8.40 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.05 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Fused. (G, R) 9.30 Power Rangers: Samurai. (G) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.35 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. (G, R) 5.30 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) Hosts Laura McKenzie and Erik Estrada bring audiences the funniest moments from around the world.

6.30 FILM: The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising. (2007, G, R) Alexander Ludwig, Ian McShane, Christopher Eccleston, Amelia Warner. A young man learns he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fight the forces of the Dark.

8.30 Face Off. (PGR) The double episode sees the finalists visit the Natural History Museum of LA. 10.25 Sons Of Tucson. (Final, PGR) 10.55 Excused. (AO) 11.20 Excused. (AO) 11.50 Infomercials. (G) SuNDAy 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.25 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.50 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.15 Rugrats. (G, R) 8.40 The Mighty B! (G, R) 9.05 The Mighty B! (G, R) 9.30 The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

(G, R) 9.55 Go Diego Go. (G, R) 10.20 The Wiggles Show. (G, R) 10.30 Franklin And Friends. (G, R) 10.55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (G, R) 11.05 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 11.30 Wonder Pets. (G, R) 11.55 Pingu. (G, R) 12.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 3.30 Bryan & Bobby. (G, R) 3.40 Pukana. (G) 4.05 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.30 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.00 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. (G, R) 5.30 Clueless. (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments. (G, R) 6.30 Top Chef Masters. (G) 7.30 Game Show In My Head. (PGR, R) 8.30 Futurama. (G) After saving a robotic fox from hunters, Bender becomes the hunted.

9.00 American Dad. (PGR, R) 9.30 South Park. (AO, R) 10.00 The Ricky Gervais Show. (AO, R) 10.30 I Just Want My Pants Back.

(Final, AO, R) 11.00 Entertainment Tonight Weekend. (G) 11.50 Infomercials. (G) 12.00 Infomercials. (G) MONDAy 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 The Angry Beavers. (G, R) 7.30 Hey Arnold! (G, R) 7.55 The Wild Thornberrys. (G, R) 8.20 Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Advent. (G, R) 8.45 Bananas In Pyjamas. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.20 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.25 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.30 The Wiggles Show. (G, R) 9.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (G, R) 9.50 Action Central. (G, R) 10.00 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Dora The Explorer. (G, R) 3.25 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 3.35 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion. (G) 3.45 What’s up Warthogs. (G, R) 4.10 Drake And Josh. (G, R) 4.40 Kenan & Kel. (G, R) 5.10 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. (G, R) 5.35 Clueless. (G, R)

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Television

The Box 6.00 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 8.05 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 8.55 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.20 Flashpoint. (M) 10.10 RAW. (M) 1.05 The A-Team Marathon.

(PG) 4.30 The Simpsons Super Saturday. (PG) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) Homer becomes a celebrity after he voices his conservative opinions on a cable talk show—and attempts to convince leaders of the Republican Party to nominate singer Ted Nugent for president.

7.30 Chuck. (M) The Buy More is held hostage. As it becomes apparent the incident is not a random act brought on by holiday madness, and Chuck and the Intersect are at risk, Sarah takes action.

8.30 Deadliest Warrior. (M) Mafia – the deadly crime family that rule New York’s 1920’s underworld, versus Yakuza – feared gang lords that dominate the mean streets of 1940’s Tokyo.

9.30 Spartacus: Blood And Sand. (18) 10.30 TNA Impact Wrestling. (M) 12.30 The A-Team. (PG) 1.20 The A-Team. (PG) 2.10 The A-Team. (PG) 3.00 Spartacus: Blood And Sand. (18) 4.00 Girls Gone Wild. (18) 4.45 The A-Team. (PG) 5.35 The Simpsons.

(PG)

SuNDAy

6.00 The A-Team Marathon.

(PG) 9.20 TNA Impact Wrestling. (M) 11.10 The Simpsons Marathon.

(PG) 1.15 Chuck. (M) 2.05 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 3.00 Raw. (M) 5.45 Deadliest Warrior. (M) 6.45 Smackdown. (M) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 9.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 10.30 Life. (M) 11.30 NXT. (M) 12.30 Smackdown. (M) 2.10 Criminal Minds. (M) 3.00 Criminal Minds. (M) 4.20 Life. (M) 5.10 Chuck. (M)

MoNDAy

6.00 NyPD Blue. (M) 6.50 Malcolm In The Middle.

(PG) 7.15 Cash Cab. (PG) 7.40 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 8.30 Monk. (PG) 9.25 Law & order. (M) 10.20 WWE NXT. (M) 11.10 Smackdown. (M) 12.50 NyPD Blue. (M) 1.40 Monk. (PG) 2.45 Malcolm In The Middle.

(PG) 3.10 Pawn Stars. (PG) 3.35 Cash Cab. (PG) 4.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 4.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 5.00 Law & order. (M) 12.30 Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. (M) 1.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 1.45 Cash Cab. (PG) 2.10 Monk. (PG) 3.00 Out For A Kill. (16VL) 4.45 Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. (M) 5.35 The Simpsons. (PG)

Sky Movies 1 Movie Greats 6.30 We Bought A Zoo. (2011, PG) 8.35 Spy Kids 4. (2011, PG) 10.05 True Confessions of A Hollywood Starlet. (2008, PG) 11.35 Paul. (2011, M) 1.25 Have A Little Faith. (2011, PG) 3.00 Water For Elephants. (2011, M) Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson. A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a travelling circus as their vet.

5.00 The Smurfs. (2011, G) Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris.

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into the middle of Central Park.

6.45 Contagion. (2011, M) Matt Damon, Kate Winslet.

8.30 The Hangover Part II. (2011, 16) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms. Phil, Alan and Doug travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding.

But what happens in Bangkok can’t even be imagined.

10.15 Straw Dogs. (2011, 18) James Marsden, Kate Bosworth.

12.05 True Justice: Deadly Crossing. (2011, M) 1.35 True Justice: Dark Vengeance. (2011, M) 3.05 The Hangover Part II. (2011, 16) 4.45 Have A Little Faith. (2011, PG)

SuNDAy

6.20 Water For Elephants. (2011, M) 8.20 True Justice: Deadly Crossing. (2011, M) 9.50 The Smurfs. (2011, G) 11.35 Contagion. (2011, M) 1.20 Biography: Sarah Jessica Parker. (2008, PG) 2.10 Moonlight And Mistletoe.

(2008, PG) 3.40 I Don’t Know How She Does It. (2011, M) 5.10 Puss In Boots. (2011, PG) 6.40 I Am Number Four. (2011, M) Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant.

8.30 The Descendants. (2011, M) George Clooney, Shailene Woodley. In Hawaii, a man attempts to repair his relationship with his two daughters after his wife is in a boating accident.

10.30 Final Destination 5. (2011, 16) Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell.

MoNDAy

6.55 I Don’t Know How She Does It. (2011, M) 8.25 Puss In Boots. (2011, PG) Antonio Banderas.

9.55 Life As We Know It. (2010, M) Katherine Heigl.

11.50 The Descendants. (2011, M) George Clooney, Shailene Woodley.

1.45 Gnomeo & Juliet. (2011, PG) James McAvoy, Emily Blunt.

3.10 Just Go With It. (2011, M) Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston.

5.05 The Double. (2011, M)

6.00 Storyteller Café 6.30 Wemmicks 7.00 The Lads TV 7.30 Kids 10 Commandments 8.00 Spoon TV 8.30 Adventures from the Book 9.00 Revolution TV 9.30 TheDRIVEtv 10.00 The uprising 10.30 MXTV 11.00 The one to one Show 11.30 Serve the City 12.00 The Verdict of Science 12.30 Just 10: J. John 1.30 Building a Difference 2.00 Beyond Adventure 2.30 Joni and Friends 3.00 Missions Dilemma 3.30 From Heartache to Hope 4.00 Conversations in the HolyLand 4.30 Philosophy, Science and the God Debate 5.00 The Verdict of Science 5.30

6.45 Courage under Fire. (1996, M) 8.40 Doom. (2005, 16) 10.25 Biography: Mad Mel: The Rise & Fall of A Hollywood Icon. (2010, PG) 11.55 Hellboy II: The Golden Army. (2008, M) 1.55 The Wedding Singer. (1998, M) 3.30 The Dark Crystal. (1982, PG) Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen. On a planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and restore order to his world.

5.00 10 Things I Hate About you. (1999, PG) Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles. Teenage love, lies and consequences abound in this remake of the classic play ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ set in a modern day high school.

6.40 Talladega Nights. (2006, M) Will Ferrell, John C. 8.30 Million Dollar Baby. (2004, M) Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank. A hardened trainer takes on a determined woman as a boxer, forging a friendship that transcends the losses of their past.

10.45 Wanted. (2008, 16) James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie.

12.35 The Dark Crystal. (1982, PG) 2.10 10 Things I Hate About you. (1999, PG) 3.45 Talladega Nights. (2006, M) 5.30 Million Dollar Baby. (2004, M)

SuNDAy

7.45 Wanted. (2008, 16) 9.35 The Dark Crystal. (1982, PG) 11.10 10 Things I Hate About you. (1999, PG) 12.50 Talladega Nights. (2006, M) 2.40 The Man In The Iron Mask.

(1998, M) 4.50 Wall Street. (1987, PG) Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas. Oliver Stone’s Oscar®-winner about a hotshot’s attempts to gain entry into the high-powered world of New York stock broking in the 1980s.

6.55 Species II. (1998, 18) Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge.

8.30 Wedding Crashers. (2005, M) Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn. A pair of wedding crashers and both committed womanisers find themselves at odds with one another when one falls for a bridesmaid.

10.30 Pirates of The Caribbean: At World’s End. (2007, M) Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley.

MoNDAy

8.35 Making of We Bought A Zoo. (2011, PG).

8.55 Species II. (1998, 18) 10.30 Wedding Crashers. (2005, M) Owen Wilson.

12.30 Pirates of The Caribbean: At World’s End. (2007, M) 3.15 Reign of Fire. (2002, M) 5.00 Eraser. (1996, 16) Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Sky Sport 1

Sky Sport 2

8.00 Darts. World Championships. Day 12 Quarter-finals. Live.

12.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Tyco Golf Skills Challenge. Highlights.

1.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Stoke v. Liverpool.

Replay.

3.00 Rugby. IRB Sevens World Series. From the Gold Coast, Australia. Highlights.

4.30 Rugby. IRB Sevens World Series. From the Dubai Sevens. Highlights.

6.00 Rugby. IRB Sevens World Series. From Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Highlights.

7.30 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels.

8.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels.

8.30 Basketball. NBL. Adelaide 36ers v NZ Breakers.

Replay.

10.30 Cricket. KFC T20 Big Bash League. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades.

From the WACA, Perth. Live.

2.30 ICC Cricket 360.

3.00 Basketball. NBL. Adelaide 36ers v NZ Breakers.

Replay.

5.00 Darts. World Championships. Day 12 Quarter-finals. Replay.

6.00 Cricket. HRV Cup. Auckland Aces v Wellington Firebirds.

9.30 The Cricket Show.

10.00 Premier League Preview.

10.30 Surfing. ASP Mens World Championship Tour. ONeill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz.

11.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels.

11.30 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels.

12.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 2nd Test Day Four Morning Session. Live.

2.35 Surfing. ASP Mens World Championship Tour. ONeill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz.

3.05 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 2nd Test Day Four Afternoon Session. Live.

8.00 The Cricket Show.

8.30 Darts. World Championships. Day 12 Quarter-finals. Replay.

11.30 Hammerhead MMA Warzone.

1.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Sunderland v Tottenham. Live.

3.45 Soccer. English Premier League. Manchester United v West Brom. Live.

SuNDAy

8.00 Darts. World Championships. Day 13 Quarter-finals. Live.

12.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Reading v West Ham. Delayed.

2.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels.

2.30 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels.

3.00 Davis Cup Best of 2012.

4.00 Basketball. NBL. Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats. Live.

6.00 Sky Sport What’s on.

6.30 The ITM Fishing Show.

7.00 Motocross. Red Bull X Fighters. Sydney. Replay.

8.30 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby 2012 Final. Chiefs v Sharks. Replay.

11.00 Soccer. English Premier League. Arsenal v Newcastle. Replay.

1.00 Rugby Sevens. Regional Qualifiers. Northern Regional. From Waitemata RFC, Auckland. Highlights.

2.30 Rugby Sevens. Regional Qualifiers. Northern Regional. From Waitemata RFC, Auckland. Highlights.

4.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Tyco Golf Skills Challenge. Highlights.

5.00 Darts. World Championships. Day 13 Quarter-finals. Replay.

MoNDAy

8.00 Darts. World Championships. Day 14 Semi-finals. Live.

12.00 Snooker. Premier League.

Replay.

3.00 Snooker. Premier League.

Replay.

11.30 Basketball. NBL. Cairns Taipans v NZ Breakers.

Replay.

1.30 Soccer. A-League. Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory. From Bluetongue Stadium, NSW. Replay.

3.30 A-League Highlights Show.

4.00 Soccer. A-League. Adelaide United v Sydney Fc. From Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide. Replay.

SHINE

Give Me An Answer 6.00 The Journey 6.30 Building a Difference 7.00 Joni and Friends 7.30 Book that Changed the World 9.00 Beyond Adventure 9.30 Nzone Focus 10.00 Just 10: J. John 11.00 Give Me An Answer 11.30 Joni and Friends 12.00 Nzone Focus 12.30 The Journey 1.00 Missions Dilemma 1.30 Beyond Adventure 2.00 Just 10: J. John 3.00 The Book that Changed the World 4.30 The Journey 5.00 Give Me An Answer 5.30 Running With Fire SuNDAy 6.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 7.00 TQ 7.30 The Lads TV 8.00 Kids 10 Commandments

SuNDAy

6.00 Soccer. EPL. Arsenal v Newcastle. Live.

8.30 Soccer. EPL. Fulham v Swansea. Delayed.

10.30 Davis Cup Best of 2012.

11.30 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 2nd Test Day Four.

Highlights.

12.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 2nd Test Day Five Morning Session. Live.

2.35 The Cricket Show.

3.05 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 2nd Test Day Five Afternoon Session. Live.

8.00 Sky Sport What’s on.

8.30 Cricket. KFC T20 Big Bash League. Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. Live.

12.30 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels.

1.30 Sky Sport What’s on.

2.15 Soccer. EPL. Everton v Chelsea. Live.

4.28 Surfing. ASP Mens World Championship Tour. ONeill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz.

4.53 Soccer. English Premier League. Queens Park Rangers v. Liverpool. Live.

MoNDAy

7.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 2nd Test Day Five.

7.30 Cricket. KFC T20 Big Bash League. Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers. Replay.

11.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels.

11.30 Sky Sport What’s on.

12.00 Cricket. Australia v Sri Lanka. 2nd Test Day Five.

12.30 Soccer. EPL. Queens Park Rangers v. Liverpool. Replay.

2.30 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels.

3.00 Darts. World Championships. Day 14.

12.00 A-League Highlights Show.

12.30 Football League Show.

1.00 Tennis. ASB Classic Womens International. Day One. Match Of The Day. 2.30 Tennis. ASB Classic Womens International. Day One. Match Of The Night.

4.00 Basketball. NBL. Cairns Taipans v NZ Breakers.

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

8.30

9.00 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.00 1.30

Connect. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) X-Ray: yellowstone. (PG) Mighty Planes. (PG) you Have Been Warned.

(PG) American Guns. (M) MythBusters. (PG) How We Invented The World. (PG) Inside The Catch. Best Brawls. (PG) After The Catch. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) Abalone Wars. (PG) Follow the crews who battle fear, nerves, poachers, sharks and the elements as they scour the hostile waters of the Southern Ocean off South Australia for much prized green and black abalone.

Auction Kings. (PG) Elvis Bracelet/Silver Columbus Ships. The Gallery 63 crew auctions off Elvis’s gold bracelet and replicas of Columbus’s three ships. The crew enjoys a behind-thescenes tour at a wildlife preserve.

Auction Hunters. (PG) Sons of Guns. (M) Mighty Planes. (PG) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Call 911. (PG) Destroyed In Seconds.

(PG) Man Vs. Wild. (PG)

SuNDAy 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.30 2.30 7.30 8.30 9.30

10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Building The Future. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) ET Fishing Escapes. (PG) Ragin’ Cajuns. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) X-Ray: yellowstone. (PG) Abalone Wars. (PG) Sons of Guns. (M) The Sun. (G, T) After The Catch. (PG) Inside The Catch. Best Brawls. (PG) Revealed. DNA The Next Wave. (PG) Evil, I. (M) Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) I (Almost) Got Away With It. (M) Swamp Loggers. (PG) MythBusters. (PG) Weapons That Changed The World. (PG) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Dirty Jobs. (PG)

MoNDAy

6.30 Swamp Loggers. (PG) 7.30 Man Vs. Wild. (PG) 8.30 Revealed. DNA The Next Wave. (PG) 9.30 Nightmare Next Door. (M) 10.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) 11.30 on The Case With Paula Zahn. (M) 12.30 Stalked. Someone’s Watching. (M) 1.00 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) 1.30 Disappeared. (M) 2.30 Weapons That Changed The World. (PG) 3.30 Swamp Loggers.

(PG) 4.30 Man Vs. Wild. (PG) 5.30 MythBusters. (PG)

8.30 Connection Point 9.00 In Touch 10.00 Life Questions 10.30 Word For you 11.00 Songs of Praise 11.35 Quick Study 12.00 Bible Series: Moses 1.30 Can’t Keep Me Down 2.30 Precious Memories 3.00 Hour of Power 4.00 In Touch 5.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 6.00 Running With Fire 6.30 The Journey 7.00 Nzone Focus 7.30 Songs of Praise 20.05 Precious Memories 8.30 David Jeremiah 9.30 Bible Series 11.00 Can’t Keep Me Down 12.00 Hour of Power 1.00 Nzone Focus 1.30 Songs of Praise 2.05 Precious Memories 2.30 Late Programs 2912

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Guardian Online has had over 160,000 views in the past month alone!

We can help you get the right person for your job!

Call Desme on 307 7974 for more information

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ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

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Teamwork attitude Willingness to learn Display attention to detail Any factory work would be considered an advantage however full training would be provided.

If this sounds like you please apply in writing and note the hours and if day or nightshift position you are looking for. Please include your current CV and at least two references from previous employers The New Zealand Sock Company P O Box 179 Ashburton Or email: tina@nzsock.co.nz

03 307 7975 021 892 425 ashleigh.f@theguardian.co.nz

Applications close Friday 25th January 2013

Receptionist Junior Receptionist Administrator Full Time Kilworth Financial Ltd is a financial advisory service with over 40 years experience, operating from offices in Ashburton and Christchurch.

We are looking for someone who displays excellence in the following areas: • An excellent telephone manner • Good administrative and organisational skills and a keen sense of initiative • Excellent work ethic and sound problem solving skills • Proven communication skills, both written and oral • A ‘people person’ who is a team player • Confident computer skills including MS Word and Excel We can offer you:

Part-time Vacancy 62834.

Closing 9/1/13.

The Community Services Department is seeking an experienced receptionist to join their friendly team based at Ashburton Hospital.

This role will see you as the first point of contact to the department.

Ideally you will have worked in health or a similar environment and be an experienced receptionist/administrator. You will have strong computer skills with the ability to quickly master new software programs, be competent in Microsoft Office Suite especially Word and Excel and be able to Dictaphone/copy type. Experience with spread sheeting as well as Patient Management Systems would be an advantage in this role however full training will be provided.

This role is 35 hours per week to be worked over five days.

Please apply online. To find out more about this role contact Heather Ewing, Recruitment Specialist, phone (03) 364 0599.

• Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm • Excellent working conditions in modern premises If you have these qualities and you would like the opportunity to join our team, please apply in writing including your CV and references to: The Directors Kilworth Financial Ltd PO Box 5 Ashburton Or email ashburton@kilworths.co.nz Applications close Thursday 10th January 2013

Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900 For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now RACHEL AITKEN

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB EML

03 307 7963 021 309 973 rachel.a@theguardian.co.nz

Building –

it’s what we know and it’s what we do best. That’s why clients have chosen us, again and again.

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

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CENTRAL SPRAYING LTD SPRAY TRUCK OPERATOR Central Canterbury

THE COMPANY Central Spraying Ltd is an agricultural chemical application company that operates three 4WD spray trucks in the Central Canterbury district.

THE POSITION A full time position is offered for a spray truck operator.

The ideal applicant would have a number of year’s agricultural experience, including crop spraying, and would hold a minimum of a Class 2 Licence.

Ideally the applicant will have completed an approved chemical handler’s course but this is not a prerequisite.

Applicants are asked to email an application letter and CV to Central Spraying Ltd at: hatfield@no8wireless.co.nz

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 29, 2012

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

Your next job Your next house Your next car

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Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

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

Wanted

Happy New Year from Blacklows Tradezone Ashburton

Standing Grass and Lucerne.

Peavine for Hay and Silage.

Please phone Andrew Quigley 0274 369 307 office@quigleycontracting.co.nz

Wanted the right person for the job

PUBLIC NOTICES

TRADES & SERVICES

Peter, Kiwi and Sue would personally like to thank all their valued clients for the overwhelming support received in 2012.

The team wish you all a safe and happy New Year.

2013 brings exciting changes at Blacklows TradeZone Ashburton along with the company celebrating 60 years in business.

$ CASH PAID $ $ $ $ FOR SCRAP $ BUYERS OF ALL METALS Copper, Brass, Aluminium etc.

Mid-Canterbury Metal Recycling

Peter Blacklow

Kiwi Keith

Sue Cahill

Licensed Buyer Dealer

10A McGregor Lane, Riverside Estate

Ashburton TF-SCRAP

(Off McNally Street)

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

Phone 308-8959 or 027-228-1467 anytime

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now EMMA JAILLET-GODIN

Place your job ads with our experienced team Deadline 2pm prior publication day

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

Birthday Greetings

Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

For all your cake decorating requirements.

Our People, Our Place, Our Guardian

Guardian Classifieds

Phone 307 7900

Wastebusters Trust 7 McNally Street

Ph 308 9998

DAILY DIARY SATURDAY DECEMBER 29

10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM,

t: 307 7900 f: 307 7981

Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

Poppy Jemmett Happy 6th birthday Pop! Lots of love Mum, Wil and Murphy.

Sam Holland Happy 9th birthday, Sam! Have a great day, love from Mum, Dad, Sarah, Ben and Josh.

Holly Husband Happy 5th Birthday beautiful girl.

Lots of love and cuddles.

Mum, Dad and Riley. xoxoxo

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

Effective from January 1, 2013

our green waste fees will now be $6.00 minimum charge up to 80 kgs, there after, $80.00 per tonne weighed.

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB EML

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

1.30pm. MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. 14km road race. Register from 1pm. Fords Road, near the sale yards.

from

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

Kerbside Collection Of Refuse And Recyclables And Resource Recovery Parks Closure The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park will be closed on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th December 2012 and Tuesday 1st January 2013.

The Rakaia Resource Recovery Park will be closed on Wednesday 26th December.

The Methven Greenwaste and Inorganic Materials drop off facility will be closed Wednesday 26th December 2012.

Kerbside refuse and recyclables programmed for collection on Tuesday 25th December 2012 and Tuesday 1st January 2013 in Netherby and Hampstead will be collected on Monday 24th December 2012 and Monday 31st January 2013 respectively.

Kerbside refuse and recyclables programmed for collection on Wednesday 26th December 2012 and Wednesday 2nd January 2013 in Allenton (bounded

by River Terrace, Farm Road, West Street, River side of Harrison Street and the mountain side of Tinwald) will be collected on Thursday 27th December 2012 and Thursday 3rd January 2013 respectively.

There are no changes to any other collections.

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

R ROUSE Operations Manager

Surgery Hours Over The Christmas, New Year Season Saturday, Dec 22 9am – 2pm Thursday, Dec 27 and Friday, Dec 28 8am – 5pm Saturday, Dec 29 9am – 2pm Thursday, Jan 3 and Friday, Jan 4 Saturday, Jan 5

8am – 5pm

9am – 2pm

Please call for an appointment on (03) 308-7472

SPORTING NOTICES

TINWALD GOLF CLUB New Year Tournament

SUNDAY DECEMBER 30 8.30am. HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass.

Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am. ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Worship Service, Church lounge, Baring Square East.

10.00am. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Service with Rev David Brown. Cnr Havelock and Park Streets.

10.00am. HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, Mass.

Sealy Street.

10.00am. ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street.

10.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.30am. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building).

11.00am. ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. No service at St Paul’s today, combined service at St James Tinwald, Cnr Graham and Thomson Streets.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

7.00pm. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 37 Alford Forest Rd, (In Polytechic building).

MONDAY DECEMBER 31

Happy Birthday

Ashburton District Council

9.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House. Closed 24/12 reopen 07/1.

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

January 2nd 2013 Stableford Competition

Open To All Golfers Handicap and Non-Handicap Grades Good Prizes Make up a four or come along for a clubhouse draw STARTING FROM 10 am to 1 pm

$20.00 entry

Barbeque food included Contact; Gavin Smith Ph 03 307 8583

We design, we build, we innovate.

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

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 29, 2012

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

Your next job Your next house Your next car

Your next event Your next purchase Your next sale

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

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Deep Tissue Massage

For ladies. An experience of true relaxation and pampering. Professionally provided by English educated Frenchman with twenty years oriental training. Hygiene and discretion is mutual. I visit you for one - two hours by appointment.

Contact Jacques on 021 0269 3636

Church Services

Health beauty

In my world the ladies come first.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL 37 Alford Forest Road (Aoraki Polytechnic) Sunday Morning 10.30am Sunday Evening 7pm Thursday night Bible Study, 15 Cross Street 7pm

connections

spirulina

The spring in your step

EXCLU S TO HE IVE SIZE ALTH 2000 BUY 1

$64.90 250+5 0F tablet REE s

CAN’T find what you are looking for? Place a classified in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian classifieds, call today on 307-7900.

RURAL TRADING POST

WANTED - used Ford, CAT D8 and 40 tonne Belarus and Massey excavator for hire. Phone Ferguson tractors in any 027-474-5243. condition.

Freephone 0800-888-343.

GRAIN - wheat or barley wanted. Must be irrigated and excellent quality. Big TRADES & SERVICES tonnage wanted. Phone 027240-2100 or 302-0935.

BUILDERS, carpenters bricklayers, all advertise in STOCK - buy or sell through the Ashburton Guardian the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900. classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

CLIENTS are waiting to hear of your services in the Connections section of the Ashburton Guardian newspaper. Phone 307-7900.

HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc.

Ph 027-677-1952.

For further information please contact our advertising team on 307 7974

Everist Gilchrist Lawyers, 03-307-7441.

RURAL TRADING POST

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

TEL MOB

03 307 7973 021 272 2399

ADAMS SAWMILLING open Thursday, Friday 8am5pm, Saturday 8am-12noon, for all your DIY/home handyman jobs over the Christmas/New Year break HoHoHo Merry Christmas & have a safe and Happy New Year - Malcolm McDowell Road Ph 308-3595.

FOR SALE

landscape supplies

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

ROOFING - for all your roofing requirements, new PLANTS & PRODUCE roofs, reroofing, commercial, insurance claims, repairs.

Licensed building practitioner, Wiki, Vision announcements, Roofing, phone 027-476- IMPORTANT share them with Mid Canterbury in 0203. sells fast in the Guardian classifieds. Phone FRUIT the Ashburton Guardian TILING. For guaranteed 307-7900. classifieds. Phone 307-7900. professional workmanship and all your tiling needs see PLANTS & PRODUCE Linton Muir at Skip 2 It MOTORCYCLES Tiling, 240 Burnett Street.

Ph 308-0266, cell 027-2225432. AH ph 308-0131.

To promote your business in any SPECIALISED SERVICES of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now NEED a Protection Order?

SUZANNA MACILQUHAM

PUBLIC NOTICES

CAN’T find what you are looking for? Advertise in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian. Phone 307-7900.

SOUTHBERRY

Open 9am - 6pm daily

RASPBERRIES RANUI TAYBERRIES BLACKBERRIES Closed Christmas Day 56 Tinwald Mayfield Westerfield Road Phone 308 1338 No eftpos available

THREE bedroom, four year old house to let. Private, sunny back section. Ph 03323-5743.

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts, Phone 308 5409 Website www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

308-1815 www.health2000.co.nz

WANTED

For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove 308 4695

OR $3 9.90 BUYF2 FOR

Ashburton Arcade

WANTED

PROPERTY INVESTORS Distance yourself from tenant and management problems.

Have your property managed independently, professionally and cost effectively. Property management is our sole focus 24/7. Call B&N Properties Ltd now, phone 021-1604565. www.bnproperties.co.nz

We hope to see you this Sunday!

Imagine a microscopic plant without leaves, seeds or flowers that grows by the hundreds in a single drop of water, yet contains one of the richest concentrations of nutrients known in any food, grain or herb on earth. You are imagining spirulina Exclusicve to health 2000 Buy 1 for $39.90 Buy 2 for $64.90 250 + 50 FREE tablets

GET in touch with renters.

Place an advertisement in the Guardian Classifieds.

Phone 307-7900.

10.00am Morning Service

Combined with the Ashburton New Life Church Speaker: Pastor David Jensen Creche Available Refreshments to follow 4.30pm Hour of Power YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE VERY WELCOME

MOTORING

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

and Children’s Programme

10.00am You’re very welcome!

Cnr Cass & Cameron St 308 7610 - 308 7062

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

SAVE money, by advertising your vehicle in the Guardian AKAROA - Spacious holiday classifieds. Phone 307-7900. home with great views.

Three bedrooms, two WHEEL alignments at great bathrooms, heatpump, flat prices. Maximise the life section with boat parking. of your tyres with an Close to shops. Phone 302 alignment from Neumanns 8028.

Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

HIRE

MEETINGS & EVENTS UPCOMING events and meetings in the Ashburton Guardian classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

LOST & FOUND FOUND - young black and white, short haired, female cat. Ph 308-3614.

LIVESTOCK & PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals.

Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet RACING bikes, buy or sell in food. Call Nick’s Pet Food the Motorcycles section of 0272-101-621 A/H 03-322the Ashburton Guardian 7626.

Classifieds. Phone 307-7900. PRIME hoggets, 10 - $90 each. Ph 308-5484.

MOTORING

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Heart to God And Hand to Man Celebration Service

GRAZING CAN’T find what you are looking for? Advertise in the Wanted section of the Ashburton Guardian classifieds, call today on 307-7900.

ATTRACTIVE and busty. No texting. Everyday. Phone Zoe 021-023-39-259.

FRISKY Fillies.

Escort agency, now open. In/out calls. New ladies welcome.

Phone 021-565-126.

BUSINESS WANTED, SELL QUICK sale of your business in the Ashburton Guardian Classifieds. Phone 307-7900.

WORK for yourself by owning your own business, advertised in the Ashburton Guardian Classifieds in the Business Sell section.

To place Classifieds phone 307-7900.

EDUCATION

99EXTEND your education, look to up-skill in the GENERAL hire.

Lawn- Education section of the mowers, chainsaws, concrete Ashburton Guardian breakers, trailers, and more. Classifieds.

All your DIY / contracting work. Call and see U-Hire LEARN while you work, lots Ashburton, 588 East Street. of opportunities in the Open: Mon-Fri 7.30am- Education section of the 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am-5pm; Ashburton Guardian.

Sunday 8.00am-12.30pm.

Ph: 308-8061 A/H: 308-7460 NEW qualifications extend your abilities, check www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz for training courses in the Ashburton Guardian RENTAL equipment, Classifieds under Education. advertise yours in the Ashburton Guardian. Phone 307-7900.

GARAGE SALES

FOR SALE

BARGAIN hunters can find treasure at Garage Sales advertised in the Guardian DECKING Kwila classifieds. Ph 307-7900.

Hardwood Decking 140x19 and 90x19 (various lengths) FOR SALE timber for piling and joists plus pine decking also available Adams Sawmilling, Malcolm GET in early. Dry firewood McDowell Road.

Phone $170 per load. Ph 027-439308-3595, Mon-Fri - 7am- 9322.

5.30pm, Sat 8am - 12.

SCOOTER’S - new and Eftpos. secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and ONE for free ‘For Sale’ wheel chairs. Call Fred classified advertisement in Reddecliffe at Electric the Ashburton Guardian Mobility Ashburton today. when you buy two. – Phone Phone 308-3602.

307-7900.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 29, 2012

EMERGENCYservices medical services HML ( Homecare Medical Limited) - Ring 0800 700 155 DUTY DOCTORS

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card.

SATURDAY Dr R. Norman of Sealy Street Medical Centre will be the duty doctor for Saturday until 8am Sunday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 1212. Emergency phone until 8am Sunnday 0800 700 155.

SUNDAY Dr Ritchie of Tinwald Medical Centre, Archibald Street will be the duty doctor for Sunday until 8am Monday.

They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm EMERGENCY DENTIST until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 6565. Dec 29 - 30 Christchurch Emergency Dentist. Phone 027 683 0679 or G E Dental (Rolleston) on 03 347 9494 or 022 Emergency phone until 8am Monday 0800 700 155.

011 0121 METHVEN AND RAKAIA AREA - METHVEN-

ART GALLERY ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

service, phone Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700.

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

MID CANTERBURY SPCA WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries Inspector John Keeley, 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

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

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 Baring Square East, Ashburton. Phone 308 3167 828 350 Open Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 4pm VETERINARIANS Closed Statutory Holidays only.

CARE VETS - Ph 308 2327, 246 Tancred Street. The duty Groups by arrangement - phone 308 3167 vet for emergencies this weekend is: Nina Field. Saturday morning clinic: 10am - 2pm.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES CANTERBURY VETS - Phone 307 0686, West Street Clinic, ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE Main Road, Methven. The duty vet for emergencies this FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm weekend is: Steve Williams. Ashburton Saturday morning STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

POST DELIVERY CENTRES — Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 307 5195, cnr East Street Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm and Smithfield Road. The duty vets for emergencies this Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm weekend are: Large: Reon McMurtie, Small: Alex Avery.

Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS — VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive.

Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm The duty vets for emergencies this weekend are: Large: Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm Amanda Kilby, Small: refer to CARE VETS. Full emergency service all weekend. Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

BUS DEPARTURES

visit www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.nz for more information.

If you want to drink that’s your business, if you want to stop that’s ours.

MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

SAFE CARE - ~

24 hour rape and sexual assault crisis support. Phone 03 364 8791

PHARMACIES

animal services DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL - 24 hour

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

For medical attention at the weekend there are drop in Clinics helpline services from 11am - 12noon and 5 - 6pm Saturday and Sunday. Phone 03 302 8105. Emergency phone until 8am Monday: 0800 700 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or 155

Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service. Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners referral note.

In the event of medical or accident emergencies DIal 111

ALCOHOL DRUG HELPLINE - Call us free on INFORMATION CENTRES (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

ASHBURTON — Saturday 10am until 2pm. Sunday CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free Number: 0800 353 353 METHVEN — Saturday and Sunday 10am until 3pm. Phone community services 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

GENERAL WARDS — (Medical and Surgical): DAILY, 2pm until 4pm & 6pm until 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

CHALMERS WARD (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) — OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD — DAILY, 10am - 8pm. Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron Street) — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES: COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

for FREE 24 hour health advice.

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East Street Pharmacy, 182 East Street will be open from 9.30am until 12.30pm on Saturday and will be open from VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP ~ 24 hour number 10am until 12pm on Sunday and from 6pm till 7pm Saturday - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - direct dials to a volunteer. Ashburton office - 307 8409 week-days, and Sunday evening 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message on Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS answer-phone. reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES — Southbound: 9.30am, ASHBURTON HOSPITAL 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

SE A S O N S NG S GR E E T I Call us on our After Hours number 307 8317 or contact our agents on their cellphones.

Guardian Weekend Weather

Jill Quaid

Manager Mob: 027 437 6755

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LYTTELTON

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Saturday 9 noon 3

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9 pm am 3

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9 pm am 3

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fine fine fine fine windy showers fine rain fine fine showers fine cloudy

TOMORROW

FZL: Lowering to 2000m

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TUESDAY

NZ Situation

11:28 5:32 11:41 6:00 12:08 6:13 12:23 6:40 12:50 6:55 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Fair

Fair fishing Set 6:27 am Rise 9:31 pm

Last quarter 5 Jan

4:59 pm

©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 5:52 am Set 9:18 pm Fair

Fair fishing

clear the North Island tomorrow, followed by disturbed westerlies. Another front, reaching southern New Zealand late on Tuesday - New Year’s Day, should move only slowly northwards on Wednesday.

187.8 5.49 9.77 114.5

Set 7:26 am Rise 10:06 pm

New moon 12 Jan www.ofu.co.nz

8:45 am

Canterbury Readings to 4pm yesterday Temperatures °C

Good fishing Set 8:26 am Rise 10:37 pm

First quarter 19 Jan 12:46 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

Ashburton Airport

Rainfall mm

max

min grass 16 hour Dec 2012 min to date to date

21.3

9.5

Wind km/h

max gust

7.8

0.0

32.2 776.3

Christchurch Airport 20.2 13.1 11.8

0.0

38.0 662.0 NE 48

Timaru Airport

0.0

11.2 606.4 SE 22

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21.3

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WEDNESDAY Showers developing. Northwesterlies dying out.

Rain near the Divide with heavy and possibly thundery falls, and snow lowering to 1500 metres. Scattered falls further east.

Wind at 1000m: NW, gusting 90 km/h in exposed places.

Wind at 2000m: NW gale 80 km/h.

MONDAY

Rain near the Divide with heavy, possibly thundery, falls and snow down to 1500 metres at first. Patchy rain in the east at first, then mostly fine from afternoon. Westerlies, rising to severe gale in exposed places.

TUESDAY

Heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms near the Divide. Scattered falls in the east. Westerlies, severe gale in exposed places.

WEDNESDAY

Rain. Gale northwesterlies easing later.

World Weather Forecast for today

cumecs

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:15 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday

Rise 5:53 am Set 9:18 pm Good

Mostly fine with strong gusty northwesterlies.

Fronts over the South Island this afternoon should

Source: Environment Canterbury 5:20

Rise 5:51 am Set 9:18 pm

Mostly fine with high cloud and gusty northerlies. Southwest winds and a few showers spreading northwards in the evening.

Becoming fine. Gusty northwesterlies developing, rising to gale in exposed places.

River Levels

2

0

FZL: Lowering to 2800m

Rain about the Divide, and heavy possibly Morning cloud clearing, then fine. High cloud thundery falls developing. Mainly fine with increasing during the afternoon, and a few high cloud further east, but a few spots of spots of rain developing south of Ashburton, afternoon rain south of the Rakaia River. clearing in the evening. Northeasterlies, Wind at 1000m: NW rising to 55 km/h. turning gusty northwest in the morning.

Wind at 2000m: NW rising to gale 80 km/h.

MAX

Midnight Tonight

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

Wind km/h less than 30

m am 3 3

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NZ Today

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Urban Consultant Mob: 021 239 4418

TODAY

MONDAY

TIMARU

Urban Consultant Mob: 027 389 7955

Urban Consultant Mob: 027 236 8627

Canterbury Plains

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Cindy Hayward Mandy Marsh

Kim Miller

Urban Consultant Mob: 021 272 0202

TODAY

TUESDAY: Mostly fine. Strong gusty northwester.

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Urban Consultant Mob: 027 454 4745

TODAY: Morning cloud clearing. Tending northwest.

MONDAY: Becoming fine. Northwesterlies strengthening.

AKAROA

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ASHBURTON

Urban Consultant Mob: 027 438 2328

Ashburton Forecast TOMORROW: Mainly fine, evening southwest change few showers.

CHRISTCHURCH

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METHVEN

Rural Consultant/ Urban Consultant Auctioneer Mob: 021 221 2544 Mob: 021 249 4644

Administrator 03 307 8317

Mid Canterbury Real Estate Ltd (A member of the First National Group) Licensed Agent (REAA 2008)

RANGIORA

Map for Saturday

Margaret Wilson Annette McCully Richard Quaid Mike Grant

Jarrod Ross

Sue Houston Narelle Usmar

Administration Property Manager Manager Mob: 027 697 6948 03 307 8317

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Saturday, 29 December 2012

Geraldine

Veronica Monaghan

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Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Dubai Dublin Edinburgh Frankfurt

fine rain fine showers thunder showers showers fine fine showers thunder fine showers rain showers

15 3 23 -1 22 24 12 12 11 24 25 16 6 3 6

29 12 34 8 30 33 20 24 30 30 34 24 8 9 10

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

Compiled by © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2012

fine showers rain showers showers rain showers rain rain rain showers fine snow showers fine

4 12 16 21 6 25 16 24 7 9 -1 14 -2 23 7

13 20 20 26 15 33 29 33 12 12 9 23 -2 31 22

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

snow showers fine rain fine rain rain rain rain fine rain showers showers rain fine

-2 7 24 22 6 7 -2 24 -7 19 17 10 4 -4 0

2 12 41 29 13 11 4 30 2 25 24 20 12 4 8

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

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White Pointer Torch

9

$ 98

SKU04410282

$

6L 4 Seasons Exterior Acrylic

White. Semi gloss. SKU00318856

95

18V Cordless Drill SKU00318664

198

$

Butane Stove Cooker SKU00165804

150 x 150 x 180 cm.

$

59

98

5 LED Power Cap

1998

$

SKU05820521

SKU00310405

4

$ 95

27L Storage Tub

Assorted colours. SKU02581069

$

4 Burner Delta Hooded BBQ

Stainless steel hood.

Side burner. SKU00165811

HINEIRA, TEAM MEMBER

Premium Decking Timber Ex 100 x 40mm. H3.2.

Grip tread. SKU00533166

5L Outdoor Cleaner

3

$ 31

PER LINEAL MTR

98

305g Multi-fit Synthetic Refill

Kids’ Gazebo with Pool SKU00272056

18

$

6L Decking Oil

Kwila. SKU00318859

SKU00226774

109

$

18

89

$

94

40 Piece Socket Set

1/4” & 3/8” drives.

SKU00204558

$

2287

25cc Petrol Line Trimmer

430mm cutting width.

Clutch. SKU00178820

138

$

399

$

49

98

10 Piece Steel Cushion Setting

$

1520 x 970mm table. SKU03190970

699

10L Weathertough Exterior Ezee Sun Beach Shelter 2.2 x 1.2 x 1.15m.

$

SKU03191033

49

94

Folding Resin Table 1830 x 760mm.

$

SKU03191114

69

Twin Cutter 1200W

SKU00318797

149

$

8

SKU03131597

4

$ 50

1286

$ 86 Padded Moon Chair Red or blue.

3989

SKU03190923

$

$ 15m Fitted Garden Hose

Complete garden mix. SKU00716114

30m x 9mm.

SKU04310091

109

50

30L Garden Booster

Multi Purpose Poly Rope

White. Self priming. Gloss, semi gloss or low sheen. SKU00415747

$

2m Telescopic Waterbrush

BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE

SKU00302785

1999

$

Dishwasher 50L Storage Container

Black & yellow.

SKU00187947

850 x 600 x 580mm.

WELS 4 star.

1295

$

SKU00165672

$

489

Polycarbonate Corrugated Roofing 860 x 2400mm. Clear.

$

SKU00308603

Not all services and products featured are available in all stores, but may be ordered. See in store for product availability. We reserve the right to restrict the purchase of commercial quantities. All prices quoted are inclusive of GST. Prices valid until 4th January 2013 or while stocks last.

3986 PER SHEET

TRADING HOURS Weekdays 7am-7pm Weekends & Public Holidays 8am-6pm Catalogue online at www.bunnings.co.nz

BUNZ10988

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To place a trades & services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Alps

Got a tree troubling you?

Continuous Spouting

You need Four Seasons Treecare, your local tree experts!

Need new spouting, fascia and downpipes?

Give Ben a call for a free quote. All jobs guaranteed.

• Pruning • Felling • Branch chipping (up to 12”)

Manufacturers and installers of continuous spouting, fascia and downpipes.

0800 559 255 for a free quote

Ben Kruger • Phone 308 4380 or 021 808 739 • email: benkruger@xtra.co.nz

TV AERIAL SPECIALIST your local tv reception specialist • Your local authorised Freeview installer • Improved TV 1 Guaranteed • Extra Phone Points • TV and Video Tuning • Future Proof Pre-wire of New Homes • Authorised Sky Installer • Surround Sound Installation

John Sharman

Mobile Mower servicing • Rotary Mowers • Reel Mowers • Ride on Mowers • Chainsaws Ashburton 308-6173 - Methven 303-3178 • Water blasters • Rotary Hoes • Small Motor Repairs • Generators

ASHBURTON TV & AUDIO LTD

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 308-7332 or 027-277-1062

HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER LICENCING Certified Assessor for licencing from Learner to Full • Licence classer 2 - 5 • Wheels, tracks & roller endorsements • NZTA Certified • Tranzqual Assessor Drive Rite - But Keep Left Contact Paul McCormick

Ph 307-0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

Roofing Specialists • New roofs and re-roofs • Glendeck 5 rib • Corrugated iron • Fascia, gutters and down pipes • Qualified fixers.

03 307 0593 or 0508-453-696 North park drive

EmErgEncyglass glassrEpairs rEpairs EmErgEncy There when you need us with a Fast reliable service

Why send your precious items away when they can be repaired locally by a fully qualified watchmaker.

plus No extra Call-Out fee for urgent after-hours work

Collected and delivered back to your home within the Ashburton town boundary.

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

CLEANErs EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING (2012)

ashburton glass Works 11 peter street, peter Broome gordon allan

Home • Commercial • Office

11 peterashburton street, ashburton Tel:Tel: (03)(03) 308308 3918 3918 a/H:a/H: (021)(021) 716 716 157 157

painting & Decorating contractors

if you are renovating or building a new home you need someone to trust in all your painting and Decorating neeDS – commercial or residential.

• Interior decorating • Exterior decorating

• Wallpapering • Waterblasting • roof painting

We will clean anything from the mountains to the sea.

Under new management.

Call sandra and the team on 03 307 8184 or 027 292 0180

Free Measure & quote

We specialise in:

Phone 03 307 7402 Mob 027 433 5766

Smithy's Watch &Clock Repairs

• Hedge trimming • Powerline clearance • Stumpgrinding • Dismantling

Greg Trudgeon

For any enquiries call us today on Ph/Fax 308-8432 Mob 0274 332 259