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‘You are in violation of the spice rules’

Easy on the cinnamon! That advice from Denmark’s food authority has rankled pastry chefs whose cinnamon rolls were found to violate the European Union’s spice rules. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration recently discovered that Danish cinnamon rolls and twists contained more coumarin — a chemical compound in the most common variety of cinnamon — than EU rules allow. Excessive intake of coumarin can cause liver damage. So the agency asked Danish bakers to reduce the amount of cinnamon they sprinkle in the dough for sweet treats like cinnamon rolls and cinnamon twist.Danish bakers protested, saying the EU limit was too strict.

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First koala to be born in UK Despite being thought to be the first koala born in the UK, Edinburgh Zoo’s recent arrival has been a decidedly Down Under name. The joey was born at the zoo last May but keepers waited until he had fully emerged from mother Alinga’s pouch before they started to handle him. After being found to be male, the joey was named Yooranah – the Aboriginal word meaning “loving”.

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A tribute to Sarajevo’s last shoe shiner Flowers and candles decorate a wooden chair with a photo of the late Husein Hasani, in downtown Sarajevo, yesterday. Thousands of Bosnians have signed a petition urging authorities to erect a monument to Sarajevo’s last shoe shiner, who died at 83 after charming generations. As if waiting to be cleaned, a pair of old shoes stood yesterday in front of the wooden chair on which Husein Hasani — known as Uncle Misho — usually sat. Even during Bosnia’s bloody 1992-95 war that killed over 100,000 people, Uncle Misho offered his services on the main street while dodging sniper fire.

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Barrymore dishing out tips Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore is to dish out tips on food, travel and fashion as a writer for a women’s lifestyle website.

The Charlie’s Angels star has been hired to work as editor-at-large for Refinery29.com and her new role will include contributing stories and acting as an editorial adviser.

Editor-in-chief Christene Barberich says of Barrymore’s appointment: “Because she’s always out there in the world searching for inspiration as it relates to how real modern women want to look and feel, we’re excited for her to share her point of view and ideas with the R29 reader, and allow us to connect with Drew in a whole new way.” Barrymore’s first assignment is an article about making the perfect breakfast sandwich.

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A record to top all records The Inglewood Forum, for years a popular rock concert venue, has placed the world’s largest vinyl record on its roof for the benefit of the 1700 flights landing at nearby Los Angeles International Airport each day. And it actually spins. So what record-breaking record is it? The 1976 multi-platinum LP Hotel California by the Eagles, who kick off the reopening of the refurbished Forum next week with a series of six concerts through the end of the month. Now for more spin from the Forum PR department: The 407-foot diameter disc rotates at 17m/h and was constructed by a crew of more than 75 workers. The Forum’s $100 million renovation will make it the largest indoor entertainment venue in the country.

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■ POLICE SEEK ROCK THROWERS

Midnight drivers pelted with rocks

BY MYLES HUME

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It is miraculous three separate motorists were unharmed after their vehicles were pelted with rocks in Ashburton this week, police say.

Two out-of-town truck drivers and an Ashburton motorist were shocked minutes after midnight on Thursday when rocks were thrown at their windows near the West Street and Walnut Avenue roundabout.

Sergeant Janine Bowden, of Ashburton, said the driver side window on one of the freighting trucks was smashed when driving along West Street. Fortunately, the driver escaped injury from the shattered glass.

His colleague in another freighting truck, also had rocks hurled at his vehicle but none connected with the glass.

Just minutes later, an Ashburton motorist approaching the roundabout along Walnut Avenue had their windscreen smashed.

“This is rather concerning,” Ms Bowden said.

“Given the circumstances, any of these drivers could have been injured or had their vision obscured and lost control of their vehicles.”

She said it was likely the events were linked, but the rocks couldn’t be found.

Ms Bowden said police had followed up with inquiries after

the incident, but the investigation relied heavily any information brought forward by the public.

None of the victims had saw the culprit, or knew what direction the rocks had come from.

“If anyone has seen anything suspicious in that area early on Thursday or during the next week they should not hesitate to contact police.

“That could be things like ducking or diving behind a wall, and you catch yourself wondering what they could be doing,” she said.

Information can be passed on to Ashburton police on 3078400 or anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

■ DAVID BAIN MARRIES

Bain weds sweetheart in private ceremony David Bain yesterday married the daughter of one of his closest supporters during his second trial.

Mr Bain and Christchurch primary school teacher Liz Davies tied the knot in a private ceremony at a vineyard.

The pair, who met more than 10 years ago, vowed to spend the rest of their lives together in front of 80 family and friends at Trent’s Vineyard, on the southern outskirts of Christchurch.

Mr Bain, dressed in a white shirt, cream coloured tie and waistcoat with a white rose, was in high spirits before the ceremony.

The 40-year-old joked and laughed with his three groomsmen, who were dressed in red waistcoats, without jackets.

He had guests in stitches while waiting for his future wife to arrive, joking, “She’s got 12-and-a-

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half minutes, and if she doesn’t turn up we’ll all go down to the pub.”

Mr Bain drove himself to the venue in his own maroon Toyota Surf 4WD, adorned with a lucky horseshoe in its front grill.

When he arrived and saw reporters, photographers and

cameramen at the entrance to the popular wedding venue, he threw his hands up in horror.

Security was tight for the ceremony, held in warm conditions under sycamore trees, surrounded by grapevines and sweeping paddocks. Three security staff checked the site two hours be-

fore the nuptials began, and a security checkpoint was set up at the entrance to the vineyard’s long, tree-lined driveway.

“David’s wishes are for it not to be in the media,” one security guard was heard briefing colleagues.

The 20-minute ceremony, which began with the celebrant briefly mentioning Mr Bain’s trying past, was interrupted when three helicopters, commissioned by three separate news outlets flew overhead.

Close friend, and supporter, former All Black Joe Karam earlier said he was delighted to attend the couple’s “wonderful day”. Two of Mr Karam’s sons were groomsmen.

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He said the pair met 10 to 15 years ago, but romance “didn’t happen until recently”.

“I look forward to seeing the family blossom,” he said.

The new Mrs Bain arrived in a limousine with tinted windows.

She wore a veil and white dress, while her three bridesmaids were in red.

“David, I love you truly and deeply, more than all the stars in the sky,” she said in her vows.

She said she was honoured to become his wife, saying he was an amazing person who she loved more every day.

The pair created their own vows, which included jokes about promising to wash the dishes and weed the garden.

A cousin of Mr Bain’s gave a blessing, white doves sat in an aviary nearby, and horses grazed in a neighbouring paddock.

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■ MID CANTERBURY SPIDERS

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White-tails common sight in Ashburton

BY SUE NEWMAN

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White-tail spiders are now “a dime a dozen” around the Ashburton District, says pest exterminator AJ Kerr.

He’s talking down the hype that surrounds a white-tail find, saying that their habit of eating other spiders made it appear their numbers were becoming greater.

“The reason people usually panic is where they find these spiders, in their sock or undies’ draw or amongst their sheets.

That’s because they’re coming in on washing from the clothes line,” Mr Kerr said.

White-tails sought dark plac-

es and their nomadic nature meant they roamed rather than remained around a nest. The white-tail did not make a nest, preferring to eat other spiders and then inhabit their nests, he said.

Treating a house for spiders would generally take care of white-tails too, Mr Kerr said.

“If they have nothing to eat then they’ll wander off elsewhere.” While there was a general fear of being bitten by a white-tail spider because they were perceived to be poisonous, he said the degree of reaction to a bite was similar to a bee sting.

“If you’re allergic to bees and

Drunk man by pool Ashburton police spoke to a heavily tattooed man who was intoxicated near the paddling pool at the Ashburton Domain on Thursday. Sergeant Janine Bowden said police attended a separate matter, but noticed the man was intoxicated and acting inappropriately near children at the pool. She said he was warned by police and taken back to Christchurch by friends.

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their fangs from where they’ve been walking that does the damage.”

Milk tanker runs off road to avoid Hinds crash

An Ashburton man was arrested by police after damaging a car during a domestic related incident on Thursday. He will appear in Ashburton District Court next week.

Rural burglaries Ashburton police have received reports of burglaries in rural areas of Mid Canterbury. The thefts include fencing equipment and diesel. Police are warning rural residents to ensure they secure their homes and properties.

Contractors on road Patience is the key for Mid Canterbury motorists this month as harvest contractors take to the road. Traffic can be held up by the heavy machinery, but Ashburton police are urging drivers to stay patient, as the vehicles have a legal right to be on the road.

Helicopter topples Four tourists were forced to clamber out of a toppled helicopter on a glacier near Mt Cook when soft-snow resulted in a wayward landing on Thursday.

The Rescue Coordination Centre said an emergency beacon from one of The Helicopter Line (THL) chopper’s was activated about 1.20pm from the Richardson Glacier. Spokesman Steve Rendle said the incident report showed snow under one of the helicopter skids had given way on landing, causing it to roll over.

All four passengers and the pilot were able to exit the helicopter without any problems, he said.

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A bizarre crash involving two vehicles forced a Fonterra milk tanker off State Highway 1 near Hinds yesterday.

Two fire appliances from Ashburton and another pair from Hinds were called to the scene along with Ashburton police about 4.20pm to find a group of people gathered on the side of the highway just north of Hinds.

They were taken to Ashburton Hospital via St John ambulance, while two cars sat in the northbound lane, in what appeared to be a head on collision.

A further 80 metres south, a Fonterra milk tanker had come off the road.

Initial inquiries found no one was seriously injured in the crash, but police were unclear what happened. The cars involved in the crash were towed away about 5.15pm, before fire officers cleared the scene and police conducted investigations.

Southbound traffic mainly used Boundary Road as a detour, using Lynnford Road as an access point. Northbound traffic used Winslow Road as a detour, accessed by HindsLismore Road.

The Breakers last night turned to a player from their past to help rediscover their championship form, scratching out an invaluable 93-87 victory over the Melbourne Tigers. Casey Frank may have belonged to a different breed of Breakers - one familiar with the perilous position in which the club currently sits - but his inclusion sparked his side to a triumph reminiscent of their recent titlewinning campaigns. Melbourne came into the contest as the hottest team in the competition, with six straight victories lifting them into third spot on the ladder.

And the Tigers played like a playoff team, enjoying important contributions from their key players to sit in prime position to secure the victory. But the Breakers refused to bow, grabbing their sixth win of a troubled campaign. That win total is significant. For all their struggles, the defending champions currently have as many victories as Cairns, the team in the fourth and final playoff place.

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■ ASHBURTON LIBRARY

Young readers escape into books Ashburton’s junior bookworms are being given every incentive to spend a little extra time reading this summer through an innovative programme running at the Ashburton Library.

The Get Lost in a Good Book holiday reading challenge sees junior readers given a voucher for every book they borrow from the library. When they accumulate 20 vouchers they win a prize donated by Whitcoulls.

And the scheme, children’s librarian Adrienne Moody said, is proving a winner.

“We’ve run it in one form or another over the past five years. It’s about keeping children reading, particularly the ones who’ve just started. This encourages them to keep their skills up over the holidays,” she said.

The reading challenge runs until January 20 and young readers with 20 or more vouchers have until January 24 to collect their prizes.

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Jonathon Kilgour, 10, was one of dozens of children taking part in this year’s summer reading challenge at the Ashburton Library.

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■ FONTERRA COMPO CASE

Local dairy farmers could each foot $43,000 bill

By Sue NewmaN aNd HamiSH FletcHer Ashburton’s dairy farmers could end up footing the bill for legal action taken by French food giant Danone against dairy company Fonterra. And that could amount to around $43,000 per dairy farmer, says Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers dairy chairperson Willy Leferink.

The resulting compensation and legal costs would be felt in lower payouts for the company’s farmer shareholders.

Danone wants compensation from Fonterra for both the losses it suffered as a result of last year’s botulism scare and the harm it caused its reputation. It has launched legal proceedings, in the High Court in Auckland and in Singapore to “bring all facts to light and to obtain compensation for the harm it has suffered,” over the whey protein concentrate recall.

Danone is refusing to comment on the amount of compensation it is seeking.

Mr Leferink, however, does not believe the issue will run the distance in court, anticipating a negotiated agreement.

A hasty resolution was the

best possible outcome for both dairy farmers and Fonterra, he said.

“It’s a distraction to our business, we need to shape up, get over this and move on. We do not want this to be in the media for too long; it’s distracting.”

When it comes to the apportionment of costs, Mr Leferink believes there will be parties other than just dairy farmers carrying the burden. There

will be an element of insurance involved and he also believes Fonterra will ‘knock on the door’ of AgResearch for its role in product testing.

“Fonterra says they’ll defend this vigorously but they’ll know exactly when to stop.”

While Danone was an important company to Fonterra, it represented only a small part of its revenue. Its turnover is similar in size to that of Fonterra,

Mr Leferink said.

In spite of the product recall having an unfortunate outcome in terms of legal action, Fonterra’s actions in the situation were very positive in terms of public safety, he said.

“It was very important they did this in spite of the massive implications.”

In August Fonterra wrongly suspected that 38 tonnes of whey protein - used to make a

range of products including infant formula manufactured by Nutricia - had been contaminated with a botulism-causing bacterium.

The whey protein was ultimately cleared as a false alarm but not before a recall of baby formula products amid fears that children could be harmed.

Nutricia, which is the Australasian subsidiary of Danone, was forced to recall 67,000 cans of its Karicare baby milk brand in New Zealand.

In a statement Fonterra said it would now work through the detail of Danone’s claims, saying it continued to be confident in its position and would vigorously defend any proceedings.

“Fonterra stands by its track record of having world-class food safety and quality standards, quality systems, and robust testing regimes across all its manufacturing facilities,” the company said.

Of the eight customers affected by Fonterra’s recall, the company agreed to a commercial outcome with all of them except Danone, including extending supply contracts for the next 10 years and agreeing to volume increases.

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■ ASHBURTON ROADING CHANGES

By Sue NewmaN

Beware new layout

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Roading hierarchy changes in the Victoria Street area have motorists scratching their heads.

A small section of road that involved Wills, Victoria and Cass Streets had a high accident record and that prompted the Ashburton District Council to look at changing the way traffic moved in that area. It also had a parking area between two streets that added to the traffic confusion.

One option considered was closing a short strip of Wills Street but when the council notified its intention to close that part of the street, the proposal attracted huge public interest, with a large number of objectors coming out of the woodwork with 14 submissions made.

The council then abandoned this option in favour of turning the parking area into a grassed mound, leaving the short strip of road open, changing the positions of the give way signs and constructing splitter islands in the centre of Victoria Street near the intersection.

But motorists using the intersection are not sure the council has got it right; there is now no free flow of traffic in any direction.

While it makes sense for traffic travelling on Cass Street to continue unimpeded through the Victoria Street intersection, they’re questioning why they must come to an abrupt halt just a few metres on to give way to traffic on Wills Street.

Motorists using Wills Street drive through the Cass Street intersection but then meet a give way at the street’s junction with Victoria Street.

There are give way signs in all directions at a cluster of intersections on Cass, Victoria and Wills streets, but motorists say while this might make the intersection safer, the changes have also made it more confusing.

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■ TINWALD COMMUNITY GARDEN

Tinwald Community Garden volunteer Marg Allan enjoys getting her hands in and tending the garden.

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Garden generates feel-good factor

By Toni Williams

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“Come one, come all, fresh produce for all in need - or want” - that’s the message from the volunteers at the Tinwald Community Garden.

The garden, behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Tinwald, has become a community gathering point, where people congregate, tend to the garden or chat over coffee on a Saturday morning.

Former St Andrew’s Anglican Church reverend Andrew McDonald had a vision of a community garden almost two and a half years ago and designed and created it.

He moved to Fairlie about a year ago, but the community spirit of the garden continues to grow.

Garden overseer Trevor Fletcher was handed the reins when Mr McDonald left.

Mr Fletcher said garden produce was available to anyone needing or wanting fresh produce. There was no need to work the garden. And the conversation – and coffee - was free. They met between 9.30 and midday each week.

“It’s more about the people than the garden. It’s not churchbased, just on their land.”

“People can come down, not do anything, come along and

have a coffee, for free, and have a chat. There are too many lonely people out there, it’s ridiculous.”

On site the garden has a shed provided by the church, with a gas cooker for coffee making donated by Bunnings.

A variety of produce was grown; potatoes, parsnips, leeks, beetroot, sweet corn, cauliflowers, cabbages, tomatoes, lettuce, rhubarb, and onions to name a few.

But there are apple trees and raspberries too.

Mr Fletcher said the seeds were brought by individuals if they could, and when they were needed. There were also separate allotments for private

use – these would be added as more people wanted space. And a working pizza oven.

Hard working volunteer Vic Cleverley, on site almost everyday, said it gave him something to do.

He and wife Pam lived nearby but had only a small section, not big enough to have a vegetable garden. He was regularly at the garden to water and keep an eye on things.

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■ WEST STREET BUSINESSES BUSY

Facelift for bay A popular Marlborough Sounds camping ground is about to undergo a $2.2 million facelift, the Government announced. The upgrade of the Department of Conservation site at Momorangi Bay in Queen Charlotte Sound is part of a wider government project to create more camping sites and improve existing ones, Conservation Minister Nick Smith said. “These upgrades at Momorangi Bay mean the 23,500 people who stay at the campground each year can now look forward to an even better experience in this jewel of the Marlborough Sounds.” The Government was putting a greater emphasis on recreation and ensuring campers could “get out and enjoy the great outdoors at an affordable cost”, Dr Smith said.

First flamingo chicks

BP Ashburton is one of many West Street businesses cashing in on holidaymakers passing through town.

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Tills ring as tourists take break

By Myles HuMe

Myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

With near record sales and queues trailing out the door, West Street businesses are enjoying a sales frenzy thanks to holidaymakers.

The State Highway dividing urban Ashburton has proven to be prime location for many businesses dotted along its edge, as thousands of South Islanders pass through the town on holiday trips.

With fast food outlets, service stations and hardware stores

in clear view, many have used Ashburton as a break point, and local businesses appear to be thriving.

None more so than Subway Ashburton. Queues out on to the public footpath lasting more than two hours during the summer holiday period have become the norm as six staff members work tirelessly to put out the sandwiches.

And it hasn’t let up, just yesterday they fell one short of claiming a new record, producing 133 subs from 12 to 1pm.

Paymark figures for the

month of December saw the Mid-South Canterbury area show the districts spent $86.7 million, that is 4.2 per cent on the same period last year.

BP Ashburton has not seen the same extreme, but the busy period has seen sales up 10 per cent from those fuelling up on their long trips and collecting a few in-store items along the way.

“We are pretty busy, but I would say it’s on a par with this time in other years,” owner Margaret Ganda said.

Just over a year since open-

ing, the novelty of Ashburton Burger King wore off slightly throughout 2013, but sales were up at least $5000 compared with a typical working week.

“That’s about 10 per cent more than usual,” acting manager Jordan Dennehy said.

“But it has slowed down a bit, this week we have had less sales than we were expecting . . . we are getting our usual lunch rush but I think everyone is done with travelling, because it’s when those people pass through when we sell more.”

■ KITCHEN FIRE RISK

‘Appliance garages’ blamed for house fires A popular feature in modern kitchens has caused two house fires in Northland in the past month, one of which destroyed a home at Mangawhai.

Fire investigator Gary Beer said blazes caused by kitchen “appliance garages” were surprisingly common and the results could be devastating.

On December 12, a two-storey home in Te Arai, near Mangawhai, was razed after a fire started in an appliance garage.

On January 1, a Whangarei man had a close call when his appliance garage also started a fire. It was extinguished before

the flames spread beyond a corner of the kitchen but his home was badly smoke damaged.

Appliance garages are designed to store toasters, jugs and other appliances. They are usually fitted with electric sockets, so appliances can be left plugged in, and closed with a small roller door to keep the kitchen looking tidy.

However, if the appliances are not pushed back far enough the door can be pulled down on to the toaster handle. The toaster is jammed in the “on” position and unable to pop up.

Heat builds up rapidly inside

the cupboard, causing ignition.

The Whangarei man was fortunate that he was alerted by a smoke alarm but he still had to move out of his home while the damage was repaired.

The Mangawhai family, however, went out after breakfast, so no one was home. By the time the fire was noticed it was too late to save their home.

Mr Beer said he had been to five such house fires around Northland in the past five years.

National fire investigation manager Peter Wilding said he had raised the issue with kitchen design organisations two

years ago and one manufacturer now included a microswitch, so power was shut off to the cabinet when the door was closed.

“However, a lot of homes have these types of appliance garages, and the recent fires are a reminder that they pose a very real risk of fire. Our advice is to turn all appliances off at the wall when they are not being used, but ideally it would be better to have an electrician install a microswitch.”

Placing appliances side-on inside the cabinet, so levers or switches could not be caught by the door, would help. - APNZ

The first flamingo chicks ever bred in Australasia have successfully hatched at Auckland Zoo. It is also the first time a zoo has successfully bred from an entirely hand-reared flock anywhere in the world, the zoo says. The zoo’s former exotic birds team leader Michael Batty said the hatching of the two flamingo chicks was an important step towards ensuring the long-term sustainability of their flock. Mr Batty said he had been waiting for the hatchings since raising and transporting Auckland Zoo’s flock of Greater flamingos to New Zealand in 2001, from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge, England.

“No zoo has ever successfully bred from a completely hand-reared flock before.”

Quake shakes city A shallow 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattled Christchurch yesterday afternoon. The tremor, at 3.33pm, was centred 20km west of the city at a depth of 9km. It had a Mercalli Intensity (the strength felt on the surface) of 6, GNS Science said. It followed a magnitude 3.1 earthquake in the same area just after midnight yesterday.

Yahoo! virus Computer users with Yahoo! Xtra email accounts should delete any suspicious emails they receive even from people they know - as Telecom investigates a possible virus. A Telecom spokeswoman said the company was working urgently with Yahoo! to investigate the issue that hit some users yesterday. People have reported receiving numerous suspicious emails with ‘Hi’ or ‘Hello’ in the subject line and a link to click.

Emergency landing An Air New Zealand flight which made an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport Thursday night will not be investigated by Australian authorities. The right engine of the Air NZ A320 failed shortly after take-off. A pilot on board Flight NZ726, which had 145 passengers and six crew on board, made a mayday call soon after taking off for Auckland just before 8pm. Emergency services, including eight fire engines and police, rushed to the airport but the flight landed without incident.

- APNZ

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■ MID CANTERBURY PERSON OF THE YEAR

In brief Lifejackets working Only 10 days into the New Year and already lifejackets have helped saved the lives of nearly two dozen people, Maritime New Zealand says. “Lifejackets save lives - it’s that simple,” MNZ deputy director Lindsay Sturt said.

But lifejackets could only do so much, which was why the agency was recommending boaties also carry at least two means of communication that would work when wet. “This could include an emergency distress beacon, waterproof VHF radio or distress flares,” Mr Sturt said. “People often rely on cellphones but coverage can be limited and they should always be carried in a waterproof bag.” Last year 19 people died as a result of recreational boating accidents, compared to 14 in 2012, with a lack of lifejackets or illfitting lifejackets a likely factor in 13 of the deaths, he said.

Last year also saw the rescue

Lizzie’s pop single

Flowers for Judith’s sterling work Ashburton woman Judith Lilley is surprised with flowers from Ashburton Guardian editor Coen Lammers. Mrs Lilley was the humble winner of the Ashburton Guardian’s Mid Canterbury person of the year poll. She was nominated for her work within the Salvation Army Community Ministries.

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■ REPLACEMENT FOR ARATERE

Spanish ferry picks up busy Picton trade Aratere’s interim replacement, the Spanish ferry Stena Alegra, is set to make its first passenger sailing on Monday.

The new ferry was ordered from Europe for the busy summer period after the Aratere lost a propeller during a Cook Strait crossing in November.

The Stena Alegra will depart Wellington for Picton on Monday at 5pm.

As a result of the Interislander service being down a

ferry, the company was losing about 45 per cent of freight and passenger capacity, Interislander general manager Thomas Davis said earlier.

With the Stena Alegra, the KiwiRail-owned company would recoup about 35 per cent of that business, helping to minimise disruption until the Aratere was back in service.

The Stena Alegra was built in Spain in 1998.

The ship has a passenger ca-

pacity of more than 350 and a cargo capacity of about 78 trucks or 325 cars. The passenger capacity of Aratere is 600 and its cargo capacity is 32 rail wagons and 28 trucks.

The Aratere, which recently underwent a $54 million revamp, was expected to be out of service for up to six months.

Mr Davis said throughout the past week, KiwiRail staff had been working to prepare the ship by undertaking berth-

ing trials and loading exercises.

“This morning, we have had further berthing trials at Picton before the ship returns this afternoon carrying freight.

“We had explored the possibility of the ship entering service over the weekend, a little earlier than planned, but following a review of current demand and capacity for freight and passengers have decided not to introduce additional sailings at this late stage.”

Midwife breaches standards, baby dies A midwife who failed to perform appropriate medical tests on a heavily pregnant woman whose baby died breached legal, professional and ethical standards, the Human Rights Review Tribunal has found.

Palmerston North midwife Esther Maree Candish was the woman’s lead maternity carer near the end of her pregnancy in April 2011 after the woman’s previous midwife went on leave.

According to an agreed sum-

mary of facts, less than a week [5-6 days] after Mrs Candish took over, the woman - who was about 39 weeks pregnant - became concerned about her unborn baby.

She texted Mrs Candish about a lack of movement from the unborn baby and an increased vaginal discharge with black spots. It was her first pregnancy.

In response, Mrs Candish told her via text to “drink

ice cold water and sit quietly on the couch to feel the baby move,” the agreed summary of facts stated.

The woman, known only as Ms A, was assessed by Mrs Candish and a student midwife a few days later.

Both had difficulty detecting the unborn baby’s heart rate, which is extremely unusual in a full term pregnancy.

While Mrs Candish claimed she eventually heard the baby’s

heart rate, the agreed summary of facts stated - given the advanced state of Ms A’s pregnancy - that her pulse should have been checked and a cardiotocograph should have been arranged.

This was never done, even after a second assessment a day later where Ms A was found to be in established labour and the pair once again had initial problems hearing the baby’s heart rate.

- APNZ

Rotorua singer Lizzie Marvelly says she’s proud of her first pop single and can’t wait to share her new musical direction with her home town. Marvelly has rebranded from Elizabeth to Lizzie and yesterday she released her first pop single Generation Young after two classical crossover albums. The 24-year-old said she chose to take the leap from classical crossover to pop because she wanted to sing and write the songs in her heart.

“I guess I came to a crossroads, if you like, and realised I wanted to sing and do what made me happy.”

She said she felt if she continued with her classical crossover work, her music would not be as honest and genuine as she wanted it to be.

Sharks spotted A shiver of sharks spotted near Pauanui Beach on the Coromandel resulted in the popular beach closing for three hours yesterday.

Pauanui Surf Life Saving Club head lifeguard Martine Smith said she was not sure how many were in the group or what type they were.

“The ones I saw were not actually that big.” It was not difficult to get swimmers out of the water, she said. “If there’s a sighting we have to follow surf life saving protocols, so we have to drop our flagged area and make sure everyone is out of the water and warned of the sharks. “We put a bunch of signs on the beach just warning people of what was going on.” Most people steered clear of the sea, with just one kayaker venturing in, Ms Smith said. The beach had reopened by 5pm, she said.

Beach landing A plane that had made a successful emergency landing on a beach north of Auckland yesterday was seriously damaged when it attempted to take off again.

Martins Bay Holiday Park manager Linda Brickland, who spoke with the pilot, said the aircraft had engine failure about 3km offshore from Martins Bay beach near Warkworth and the beach was the only option for a landing. Police cleared the beach of about 500 people before the plane attempted to take off, but was caught in soft sand and nose-dived into the sea.

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Parking on the side of the road and putting up a for sale sign might seem a simple way to sell your car but it could be a Cassandra Mason take a look at the “illegal” but common practice of roadside car sales.

Illegal roadside

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oadside car sales might be commonplace around Ashburton but that doesn’t make the practice of parking your car and slapping a ‘for sale’ sign on it, legal.

The Ashburton District Council’s bylaws make it quite clear that road side sellers are breaking the law: Clause 1004.1: No person shall, without the prior written permission of the Council, park a vehicle or trailer displaying advertising or sales material on any road or part of a road, or on any piece of land owned or controlled by the Council. This restriction includes vehicles and trailers displayed for sale, and mobile billboards.

In practice, however, the council, like many local authorities has tended to turn a blind eye to road side sales and that’s mean Ashburton vehicle buyers have been able to take advantage of no-fuss car buying.

Buying roadside, however can leave you with a nasty taste in your mouth and seriously out of pocket if you don’t know what you’re doing. Summer is peak selling time and the Motor Trade Association (MTA) is warning buyers to be wary of unregistered traders selling dodgy cars.

While many of the cars are being

sold by genuine private owners, buyers need to be wary of illegal high-volume, unregistered traders, it says.

Recent years have seen a surge in the number of roadside selling venues and while a small number of local authorities have banned them, most have been left to trade in peace.

New Zealand law requires anyone selling more than six vehicles a year to become as a Registered Motor Vehicle Trader. But some of those selling from roadside venues get around this by claiming the cars they’re selling belong to relatives.

MTA marketing and communications general manager Ian Stronach says calls regularly come in from people who have been ripped off by people they thought were genuine private sellers.

“We don’t see a lot (of cars) that are stolen or have money owing, it tends to be a quality issue.’’

It’s usually a case of people importing cars and flicking them on with known problems, or peddling “fix up’’ jobs.

“Guys are buying cars cheaply on the second-hand market here and ostensibly fixing them up but often there are mechanical shortcomings

in the car that readily become apparent.’’

Cars newly registered in New Zealand are suspect and if the seller has only owned it for a few weeks, this should be a deterrent, Mr Stronach says.

“Why have they purchased a car and then are selling it on again three weeks later? The real answer is, ‘I’ve done enough work to get it on the road so it won’t fall to bits as you drive home, but after that you’re on your own’.

“New Zealanders are legendary in their seeking out of a bargain and ... are happy to stand out in the middle of traffic to look at these (cars), which is a bit of a hazard. But the biggest hazard is to their wallet.’’

The trader will usually give out a false number so there’s no way of chasing them up once you’ve driven off, he says.

“And because they’ve been passed off as a private seller, most people shrug their shoulders and say, ‘There’s nothing I can do’.’’

And they’re right.

So how can buyers protect themselves from making this mistake?

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■ Find out how much the seller knows about the car.

Ask questions and if they can’t give you answers, walk away.

■ Unregistered traders will often say the car doesn’t belong to them, but to a “family member’’. They use this to get around the law that only allows individual traders to sell six cars a year without registering.

■ Rogue sellers tend to be middle-aged rather than young.

■ Check the vehicle’s history online at websites such as motorweb, carjam, checka or aa.co.nz to see if it has been recently registered in New Zealand. If it’s freshly imported and they’re selling it on – or if they’ve only owned it for a few weeks – see it as a red flag. At about $25 a pop, vehicle history checks are a “great investment’’, Mr Stronach says.

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solution fraught with problems of its own – for you and your buyer. Sue Newman and

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ntering the car’s registration number on one of the sites listed at left can tell you if the car has been stolen, whether there’s any money owing on it, and what the odometer readings at each warrant of fitness check was.

You can also see whether it’s a used import by comparing the year of manufacture with the year the car was first registered in New Zealand.

According to motorweb, one in three vehicles it checks has an inconsistent odometer, money owing or has been reported stolen.

Source: Consumer NZ

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■ MID CANTERBURY HEALTH CHECKS

Local parents take up B4 School Checks

By Toni Williams

Toni.w@Theguardian.co.nz

Hundreds of Mid Canterbury children are taking up the free offer of B4 School Checks.

The checks are part of an ongoing nationwide health programme, designed to pick up behavioural concerns or speech problems in four-year-olds, before they go to school.

Allenton Medical Centre practice nurse manager Andrea Kinley said most parents got their children tested but some chose not to.

It was not compulsory.

At Allenton Medical Centre, about 80 per cent took up the offer.

Ms Kinley said the checks were designed to be fun for the children but showed health staff developmental milestones had been reached.

The children get their height and weight measurements taken but also stack blocks, draw pictures including shapes and write their name.

During the 25-minute appointment, the nurse talks to the child in general conversation.

They might ask their favourite colour and get them to show that colour as they stack the blocks.

“We want it to be a nice experience for them.”

It was a time for parents to sit down and voice any concerns they may have and not likely to raise at a normal doctor’s visit.

Hearing and vision checks were

also completed but usually at the pre-school the child attended.

Any problems were highlighted or addressed at the time and, if necessary, followed up where needed. That could include speech therapists, hearing specialists or dental practices.

As each child turned four, they were contacted by the practice letting them know of the checks and also immunisations (due at four years of age).

However, Ms Kinley said it was good to keep the immunisations and the B4 School Checks separate.

As part of the check, a questionnaire was also completed by parents and one from the preschool to get a better indication of the child.

Parents generally were more critical of their own children, in terms of behaviour, so the preschool report was a good second source.

“It’s so children don’t slip through the cracks, because it can happen,” Ms Kinley said.

The Canterbury District Health Board was working toward a 90 per cent target to reach all fouryear-olds.

General manager planning and funding Carolyn Gullery said under Rural Canterbury PHO, Ashburton was on track to reach this target.

“Since 1 July they have done 489 B4 School Checks. By the same time last year they had done 507.”

Right - Four-year-old Toby Pearson stacks blocks for practice nurse manager Andrea Kinley during his B4 School Check.

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■ DANGER SIGNS TOO SMALL

Man who fell in mud pool hits back An Italian man who suffered serious burns after the ground collapsed under his feet in a Rotorua thermal area has hit back at critics saying he was not a risktaking tourist - and that poor warning signs were to blame.

In a statement, the man’s girlfriend told the Rotorua Daily Post the pair were upset at being made to look like “imprudent tourists who ran a risk” and those who administered the park had a huge responsibility for what happened.

However the Rotorua District Council says signage was adequate and the track was clearly defined because it was raised more than a metre above the geothermal area.

The pair were walking through Puarenga Park, off Te Ngae Rd, last Sunday when the

ground beneath the man collapsed under his feet. He suffered serious burns to his legs and is in a stable condition in Waikato Hospital where he faces lengthy rehabilitation.

The woman, who did not want to be named, said she was just a few metres behind her boyfriend when the incident happened.

“I saw the ground collapsing under his feet and he jumped out screaming and shouting for the pain. This is something I will never forget.”

She said her boyfriend was suffering from physical and psychological damage and the incident had had bad consequences on their lives and economic situation.

The couple arrived in Rotorua in early December, and the man was working in the hospitality

industry. She said they went for a walk through Puarenga Park to appreciate the environment and respect its features and they were careful about the dangers.

“There was not a proper path to walk on but the entire area was open with no enclosures or nets.”

She said they’d seen other areas in Rotorua where it was clear where they could and couldn’t walk, but that wasn’t the case here.

“The warning was ridiculously small given the effective risk that exists, just one very small [sign] ... about a dangerous geothermal area, nothing more.”

The woman said locals might know the nature of the place but visitors and tourists didn’t.

“This carelessness is a bad commercial for the city of Ro-

torua and right now has already cost a lot to a poor guy that has recently started to live and work honestly here.”

She said they wanted honesty around the incident because they didn’t want to see it happening to anyone else.

She said she didn’t want to offend anybody because Rotorua was a “beautiful place”, and paid credit to the staff at Waikato Hospital for their professionalism, caring and understanding of their situation.

Rotorua District Council infrastructure services group manager Andy Bell said there was signage which stated it was a geothermal area and walkers should keep to the track as well as a “DANGER Thermal Area!” sign with a no walker access symbol.

He said they believed the signage was appropriate however as an immediate response they had erected very prominent signage to inform track users to stay on the track.

Mr Bell said there was a proper path alongside the stream which was elevated about 1.2m above the adjacent sinter flats which contained the thermal mud pool and fumaroles.

“There is no fencing in the area between the track and the adjacent geothermal area and this has not changed as the distinction between the track and the thermal area is considered quite clear.”

Mr Bell said the council was “extremely sympathetic” to the injured man’s situation and wished him all the very best for his recovery.

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Barry Kerr recuperating just before Christmas after yet another infusion at Ashburton Hospital. He’s had them every three weeks for the past 22 years.

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Barry Kerr gets involved and is always busy. This fact is remarkable because he has a health condition that knocks the stuffing out of him. Health reporter Toni Williams went to find out more.

Barry doesn’t let immune disease

keep him down

P

rimary immunodeficiency disease (PID). That is the health condition 64-yearold former Mt Somers fire chief Barry Kerr has been labelled with since the 70s.

“It means my immune system doesn’t work properly.”

It is a hereditary condition but can skip a generation.

For the past 22 years, every three weeks, he has a standing appointment at Ashburton Hospital where he is treated with Instragam P - a treated plasma from Australia to boost his immunity levels.

At a rate of 80ml an hour, it takes 10 hours to process, so Barry usually takes the opportunity to read, sleep or watch television.

It takes Barry 24 hours to get over it.

But pre-treatment steroid stops the severe fatigue he used to suffer afterwards.

Given the regularity of his treatment, Barry has a permanent portacath inserted into his chest and sometimes he is used as a training body for staff new to the process.

He is full of praise for the hospital staff and he has met a lot of them.

“

“I always had a cold, always had influenza.”

His doctor sent him to hospital where they worked out his immunity was low and for the next 12 years he got regular immunity injections.

One day after treatment, he collapsed outside the building –

times, in 11 months.

“I’d be given antibiotics and I’d be right, and then I’d be back and given more antibiotics.”

Until he ended up in an ambulance being transferred to Christchurch.

That was 22 years ago, when he came under the care of

I get fantastic nursing care here (Ashburton Hospital).

There should be a better word than fantastic!

“I get fantastic nursing care here. There should be a better word than fantastic!”

“Gee I get great care,” he said.

In his early years, Barry was always sick.

he’d had a severe reaction to it.

It took nearly a year before doctors worked out what to do with his treatment and in that time, he was in and out of hospital with pneumonia.

He had pneumonia eight

pheumatologist/immunologist Dr John McDowell, who Barry describes as “brilliant”.

“I was sent to Christchurch and got placed under John and on to this stuff.”

The two meet annually to dis-

cuss his condition and ongoing treatment. “I will have to have this for the rest of my life.”

Barry did ask his doctor what would happen if he ever decided to stop getting treated.

But he was told he would get very sick.

“I’d likely die of complications from pneumonia.”

“I’ve got no option, I’ve got to have it.”

“It’s lucky I’m self employed.”

And here is where life gets busy, it’s not enough Barry has a commitment every three weeks, but he is also a farmer, grazing sheep on 56 hectares.

He is also a mowing contractor, is secretary/treasurer on the Mt Somers Reserve Board and continues to be a volunteer fireman.

“I’ve just got to live with it, get out and do something (not) sit in a La-Z-Boy chair and mope about it.”

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It’s easy to spend more than you can afford as Christmas looms. But splurging on the festive season can mean seriously tough times in the New Year. Cassandra Mason looks at what you can do to make sure you come out the other side of the festive season debt-free.

Blow the budget at Christmas?

What we spend on each other at Christmas

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astercard research on Christmas shopping habits shows more than half of Kiwis will feel the financial pinch as they overspend ahead of Christmas, despite a quarter saying they will be tightening their belts.

The survey revealed the biggest chunk of the gift budget went on children, with an average spend of $88 per child.

Partners spent an average of $86 on each other, parents and in-laws received $48 in presents while siblings came in at $32.

Gifts for other family members averaged $23 and friends spent about $22.

“The lead-up to Christmas can be one of the most stressful times of year when it comes to managing your finances,’’ MasterCard country manager Peter Chisnall says.

The survey also found Kiwis were relying on credit cards, their December pay cheques, putting money aside, or buying throughout the year to fund their purchases.

What can I do to plan ahead?

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astings Budget Advisory Service co-ordinator Greta Wham says one of the biggest dangers at Christmas time is mismanagement of the early paycheque.

“After Christmas that is one of the main problems we see, that people have gotten paid earlier than usual and spent it all and it doesn’t last until the next pay day.’’

People don’t usually seek help until after Christmas when they’re already in trouble, she

says.

An all-encompassing budget which includes your regular expenses can ease the holiday season’s financial impact, Mrs Wham says.

“Work out what Christmas is going to cost and see how you’re going to manage it.

Make sure you keep up essential payments like your rent, your power, hire purchases and loans.’’

For those who want to avoid sinking into debt, buying things on credit is ill-advised.

“One of the saddest stories we’ve seen here after Christmas was a client who came in, who had bought present for her children on credit and couldn’t pay it so the toys were repossessed.’’

Christmas hamper schemes are another thing to avoid.

“They’re not value for money and you end up paying a lot more for the hamper than you would if you bought the things individually yourself.’’

A Consumer NZ survey found that the items in

Chrisco’s “traditional’’ hamper could be bought online from Woolworths for $327.84 – about $83 less than Chrisco’s price of $410.67 or $10.53 a week for 39 weeks.

A much better alternative to hampers are supermarket “Christmas clubs’’ which let you run up credit throughout the year and do your own shopping once the season arrives.

There are also inexpensive ways to celebrate Christmas, Mrs Wham says.

“People might like to look at actually offering a service rather than buying a present, like cleaning someone’s house, cleaning their car, baking them a cake ... something simple.’’

FESTIVE MONEY-SAVING TIPS ■ Consumer New Zealand found Christmas clubs were the best way to plan ahead and save money in a comparison with savings accounts, hampers and pre-paid savings cards. The only drawback with the Christmas clubs was coping with the end-of-year shopping frenzy.

■ Offer a service like cleaning the house, rather than buying a gift.

■ Plan ahead by drawing up a full budget which includes your regular expenses.

AND IF YOU DO GET INTO DEBT? ■ Set a big goal then break it into a series of smaller, achievable goals.

■ Put the plan for reaching your goal down on paper, then try to spend less than your set targets.

■ Pay more than the minimum. Charges on credit cards should be paid back in a timely fashion to avoid interest charges.

Sources: Mastercard/Consumer NZ

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They say two out of three ain’t bad, but waterskier Gavin Green isn’t far off three-out-of-three.

He currently holds two of the three New Zealand Senior Men’s three records, breaking his own slalom record last month.

Green’s previous record was

3.5 buoys on the 12m line at 55kph and he improved it to four buoys.

“I just bumped it up half a buoy. It’s nothing to get too excited about,” Green said.

He also holds the NZ jump record, “it’s 32.5m or something like that”, and is close to officially breaking the tricks record

- the only one he doesn’t have.

“I’ve often beaten it but they pull it back when it goes to get certified so I’m there or thereabouts.”

He is that close that by seasons end he could hold all three if he can put it together.

“It’s possible.

“Anything’s possible but I

haven’t been doing that much skiing this season.”

There is plenty of time left and plenty of tournaments, but Green can’t compete in the biggest one of the season, when Lake Hood hosts the OZ-Kiwi Challenge starting on January 24, because he is “just a wee bit outside the under 21 age group”.

As a tournament judge he could still be involved but at this stage he will just be watching the New Zealand team, featuring eight local skiers, take on Australia’s best juniors.

“I’ll just be there as a spectator for a day or so but I’m working so can’t get there through the week.”

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Dwayne Bravo signs up with the Renegades

BY GREG BUCKLE The Melbourne Renegades have recruited West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo as a BBL replacement for England’s Jos Buttler.

Buttler is part of England’s squad for the one-day series against Australia.

Bravo hit 106 off 81 balls for the Windies against New Zealand in Hamilton on Wednesday.

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■ CYCLING

Ellis misses title shot

By Jonathan Leask

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Mid Canterbury cyclists settled for minor placings in the time trials of the Elite road national championships at Lincoln yesterday.

Hinds’ Lauren Ellis, the 2012 national time trial champion, couldn’t collect another title but her track team-mate Jaime Nielsen claimed her first title after being the runner-up in the previous three events.

Nielsen became the 2014 Nationals TT Champion by edging out white-hot favourite and defending champion Linda Villumsen by 28 seconds.

The riders had a tail wind on the out leg and had to fight their way back into the breeze to the finish line with Nielsen powering home to clock 34.28 leaving fivetime world championship medallist Villumsen to take second in in 34.56 while Reta Trotman was third in 35.02.

Ellis was a further 39 seconds back in fourth ahead of her other Olympic team-mate Rushlee Buchanan.

In the men’s 40km TT Ashburton’s Jason Christie was down by just a second at the turn from Taylor Gunman and Sam Horgan who were tied at the halfway mark with 24.12.

Gunman, proved to have the legs on the ride home taking the men’s TT title beating Horgan home by 12 seconds covering the course in 50.42, with Christie a further 10 seconds back in third

place clocking in at 51.04.

Fraser Gough beat James Oram by eight seconds to win the under 23 title.

The focus now shifts to the road race national championships over the challenging Christchurch course.

Sunday’s 185km men’s race is expected to be a war of attrition as the riders have 10 climbs up the testing Dyers Pass in the Cashmere Hills, while today’s women’s race comprises six ascents.

Defending men’s champion Hayden Roulston of Ashburton is chasing his fourth national road race title on Sunday, and his third in the last four years.

He will get support from fellow Trek World Pro team-mate Jesse Sergent, while there will be chances for Jack Bauer, the 2010 winner, and last year runner-up George Bennett.

The women’s race has attracted a small but select field for the 120km battle on Saturday headed by defending champion Courteney Lowe.

Favouritism is split between the in-form and experienced hometown hope, Joanne Kiesanowski, who went close last year to winning the title she claimed 12 years ago.

Villumsen poses a major threat while the 2010 winner Buchanan heads a group of national endurance track riders joining Nielsen, Ellis and last year’s runner up Georgia Williams in the field today.

Lauren Ellis: Had to settle for third at Lincoln yesterday.

‘Quiet revolution’ in sports science

By Chris rattue New Zealand’s brilliant sprint cyclists go to Mexico next week on another world championship qualification mission, as the wheels continue to turn in a quiet revolution based on further embracing sports science.

Track cycling, with its controlled environment and high tech equipment, is a natural fit for sports science and is a leader in the field. The pioneering British programme, for instance, often loses top people to other sports including English rugby.

The shift from Invercargill to the new $28 million centre in Cambridge is the obvious sign that New Zealand is upping the ante as a little nation duking it out with the superpowers of a high profile Olympic sport.

It’s an all-in deal - high per-

formance manager Mark Elliott is among those on the move, shifting his family from Wanaka to Waikato.

The sports science moves are less obvious but just as significant. The elite sprint team - ranked No2 behind Germany now live and train together for 10 months of the year at the point where sports science is playing a highly-orchestrated role.

Previously, the riders were in Invercargill, Feilding and Auckland, coming together for two-week camps before major events three times a year under a more traditional style coach in Justin Grace.

Aucklander Grace quit eight months ago and has joined France. He built a world class sprint squad from scratch, but tensions developed because he was apparently unwilling to follow the sports science line

as far as Elliott determined it must go.

During an interview last year, Grace expressed alarm, suggesting scientists were replacing coaches. Subsequent interviews with key figures put it another way - Grace baulked when the data did not fit his methods. In high-stakes Olympic sport, sentiment gets silver so it was time to move on.

Enter 43-year-old Aussie Anthony Peden, a world track silver medallist, who represented New Zealand when sports science was at the foothills in our cycling. His post-racing career includes working in F1 motorracing and on Aussie world motorcycle champion Casey Stoner’s team. Peden is no one-trick mad-scientist pony, but his embracing of sports science was a key to his appointment.

Peden broke new ground,

turning up in 1998 with a pedal crank meter. Peden admits that deprived of his AIS analyst, he didn’t know how to use much of the information.

“At least I had the data to look at every night - I could see some things straight away,” he says.

Peden knows more nowadays, but his lips are mainly sealed.

Under the Gold Mine national high performance sports system New Zealand cycling fine-tunes its own interface to extract the information required.

“What Gold Mine gives us is secret ... above what the [standard] SRM interface gives,” he says.

“Every leading country is doing the same.rite a programme accordingly.”

Peden says the programme is second only to the British one, a credit to those who have gone before him.

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Famous Five battle it out

By Ben horne What do Sonny Bill Williams, Buddy Franklin, Alessandro Del Piero, Israel Folau and David Warner have in common?

They share a car park, office area and a cafe together at Driver Avenue, Moore Park, Sydney.

And it’s little coincidence the Famous Five happen to be the most marketable athletes from the biggest sporting codes in Australia.

Sonny Bill - dual international, prize Rooster and one of the greatest rugby league players of the modern era.

Buddy - the new kid on the block, eager to experience life away from the AFL fishbowl of Melbourne and to justify his monster pay cheque at the Swans.

Del Piero - one of the most recognised names in world football, hands down the smartest investment in the A-League’s relatively short history.

Izzy - the first athlete to play three major codes in Australia at the highest level and acclaimed as the Wallabies’ most important player in his first season in rugby union.

And Davey Warner - the bighitting batsman who grew up just a stone’s throw away, attracts headlines on and off field with the best and - thanks to the IPL - makes more money than all of them.

The Famous Five might not play against each other on weekends but, every day, they do commercial battle against each other for their employers.

And every morning, they converge in the same place.

Melbourne claims to be the sporting capital of Australia, but the country’s most prized athletes have gravitated to the Moore Park precinct, which has become like the Vatican City of Sydney sport.

With the Sydney Cricket Ground as its Sistine Chapel, and the Sydney Football Stadium, its Basilica - only the holiest names (and SCG Trust members) are permitted access.

In a market as competitive and complicated as Sydney, it’s intriguing that the NRL, AFL, FFA, ARU and CA all have their trump cards based in the same inner-city patch.

So which code currently holds the upper hand with their Moore Park sporting superstar?

Stavros says he’s after longevity in his ideal athlete, but admits that winning plays a major part. “Del Piero is the standout because he’s really helped elevate the league - not just the Sydney team,” he says.

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■ BOWLS

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Broncos co-captains Brisbane have confirmed veteran forward Corey Parker and centre Justin Hodges will be the NRL club’s new co-captains following Sam Thaiday’s decision to relinquish the role. Parker and Hodges were unveiled yesterday just over two hours after Thaiday revealed he’d decided to step down as captain under pressure from coach Anthony Griffin.

Thaiday, who captained the Broncos for the past two seasons following Darren Lockyer’s retirement in 2011, was told by Griffin following Australia’s World Cup campaign that the captaincy was affecting his playing form. The Queensland and Australian frontrower says he fought to retain the role but had reluctantly accepted it was the best move for the club to step down.

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Black Jack Sandra Keith on the greens at the National Bowls Championships in Dunedin this week.

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Sandra still in the Games frame

By Jonathan Leask

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She may have walked away empty handed from the National Bowls Championships this week, but Sandra Keith believes she still has a shot at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

After coming home with two titles from the last two national championships, singles in 2012 and pairs title with Serena Matthews last year, Keith made the post section of all three disciplines but fell short of claiming what would have been her fifth national title.

Despite the disappointing week results-wise, she still feels that she played some good bowls.

“I still thought I played pretty good,” Keith said.

“The singles game I lost I played on a rink that I didn’t handle very well and my opponent did.”

Keith was knocked out by Clare McCaul in the round of 16 before attempting to defend her pair’s title with Dunsandel club-mate Serena Matthews.

“We did well to make the semi-finals of the pairs. It’s pretty hard to defend a title and they are not easy things to win.

“We got beaten on the last bowl and they went onto win it. Then the same thing in the fours.”

Eventual champions Ann Muir and Carolyn Crawford

ousted the pair 18-15 and then in the fours Keith came across Black Jack team-mate Mandy Boyd’s four in the first round and gave the eventual winners a fright before being beaten 1219.

Keith still has a shot at clinching a fifth national title and a gold star this year, in the New Zealand Pathways championships zone fours final and the pairs are still to be played.

However, the Commonwealth Games is her main goal this year and Keith believes her efforts in Dunedin were still good enough to merit selection to the Black Jacks squad for the upcoming Trans-Tasman series.

“Hopefully I’m still in the pic-

ture. I think I played reasonably well and hopefully (the selectors) saw that. A lot of the other players in contention didn’t make the grade.”

That news should come next week as Black Jacks head coach Dave Edwards confirmed that he hoped to have the team announced by Friday.

“We will publicly announce the Trans-Tasman team by the end of next week,” Edwards said.

“It is obvious that the TransTasman team will be the shadow Commonwealth Games team, but the final confirmation of the game steam will be after the Trans-Tasman which is in the middle of March.”

■ FOOTBALL

Selection posers for A-League Sydney derby By adrian Warren Rival coaches Tony Popovic and Frank Farina face contrasting selection posers for tonight’s A-League Sydney derby clash.

Popovic’s Wanderers head into the Parramatta Stadium

clash in second spot, while Farina’s Sydney FC are one of several clubs mid-table separated by just a handful of points.

Popovic has the luxury of having all his key players available and must work out who to leave out.

“It makes selection more dif-

ficult, but it’s a good headache to have,” Popovic said.

“In a derby anything can happen on the day. I expect it to be a real passionate affair.

Farina is forced into several changes.

Striker Richard Garcia is the latest addition to a Sydney FC

injury list already including Joel Chianese, Rhyan Grant, Peter Triantis and Terry Antonis.

Farina will also be without suspended duo Nick Carle and Tiago Calvano, while emerging youngster Hagi Gligor is on international duty.

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Roma beat Sampdoria 1-0 in the last 16 of the Italian Cup yesterday to set up a quarter-final meeting with Juventus. Greek international full-back Vasilis Torosidis scored the only goal six minutes in at the Stadio Olimpico as Roma bounced back from a 3-0 Serie A drubbing at the hands of Juve last weekend. Roma will get the chance to gain revenge on Juve after beating Sampdoria following coach Rudi Garcia’s decision to make several changes to his starting line-up.

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Ronaldinho stays put Former world player of the year Ronaldinho has signed an extension to his contract with Atletico Mineiro, the Brazilian side’s president announced yesterday. “The supporters are very demanding, but the guy (Ronaldinho) loves them. He has renewed (his contract),” wrote Alexandre Kalil on Twitter, without offering any further details. The 33-year-old Ronaldinho was due to be a free agent at the end of the year and had been a target for Turkish side Besiktas. Brazilian press reports claimed the Istanbul outfit had offered the former Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and AC Milan player a salary of six million euros ($A9.2 million) to sign for them.

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Rant costs Rodgers Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has been fined STG8,000 ($A15,000) and warned about his future conduct after criticising a referee following his side’s defeat at Manchester City last month.

Rodgers described the performance of referee Lee Mason and his officials during Liverpool’s 2-1 loss on December 26 as “horrendous” and questioned why a referee from Greater Manchester had been appointed to oversee the match. “Hopefully we won’t have a Greater Manchester referee with Liverpool-Manchester games in future,” Rodgers said.

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In brief Lendl ‘trendsetter’ Boris Becker credits once fierce rival Ivan Lendl with paving the way for him to coach Novak Djokovic. Becker, the winner of six grand slams, will guide world No. 2 Djokovic for the first time at the Australian Open, as the Serb attempts to win the title for a fifth time. The German is among a growing band of past greats mentoring the game’s current elite.

Lendl has coached Murray for two years, helping the Scot to his breakthrough triumphs at the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon, as well as Olympic gold. Much more recently, Roger Federer hired Stefan Edberg to help him break his grand slam title drought. - AAP

Early stroll for Serena Luckless local wildcard Ashleigh Barty looms as the first of three minor speed bumps merely slowing Serena Williams’ progress to the second week of the Australian Open. Barring a disastrous slip-up against the great young hope of Australian tennis, Williams should have a leisurely stroll through to the fourth round after being handed a bunch of no-name opponents in her section of the draw. Williams, who would equal Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert’s 18 grand slam singles titles with victory at the seasonopening major, is seeded to meet Italian seventh seed Sara Errani in the quarters before a potential semi-final against fourth-seeded Li Na. - AAP

Hewitt downs Murray Battle-hardened Lleyton Hewitt has continued on his winning way, putting world No.4 Andy Murray to the sword in their exhibition match at Melbourne’s Kooyong. Fresh from taking out the Brisbane International over Roger Federer, Hewitt gave an underdone Murray a proper workout with a 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-4) victory.

The Scotsman, who was runner-up to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open last year, has only played one tournament since undergoing back surgery in September. He was a second round loser in Doha so the meeting with warrior Hewitt was ideal ahead of his opening Melbourne Park clash with Japanese 112th-ranked veteran Go Soeda.

Hewitt has been drawn to meet Italian 24th seed Andreas Seppi in his first round which will be his 18th successive Australian Open. - AAP

■ TENNIS

Ferrer shunted ou “

BY MICHAEL BROWN

The reign of King David is over.

David Ferrer, world No 3 and four-time Heineken Open champion, was deposed by Yen-Hsun Lu of Taipei 6-4 7-6 (4) last night in the tournament’s biggest upset for some time.

That result seemed almost unthinkable before their semi-final.

After all, Lu had never even played in an ATP Tour semi-final before, let alone a final, in 13 years as a professional.

His best result before this week had been 10 quarter-final appearances.

Compare that to Ferrer, the King of Stanley St, who was appearing in his 73rd ATP semifinal and who had won his last eight semi-finals.

Ferrer had not lost a match in Auckland since 2010.

That was the year American John Isner, Lu’s opponent in today’s final at Stanley Street, won the Heinken Open.

Lu could barely believe it when Ferrer’s forehand on match point drifted long.

But he deserved to win and there’s no reason why he can’t beat the big-serving Isner, who overcame Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6 7-6 (2) 6-4 in his semi-final.

Lu has been consistently good all week and the fast surface at Stanley St seems to suit his game.

The world No 62 moves well, makes very few errors and hits a hard, flat ball and yesterday he put

Erakovic to play Cirstea Marina Erakovic has had a year to forget so far, but will hope her luck turns at the Australian Open next week. The Kiwi No 1 and world No 50 has been drawn to play world No 22 Sorana Cirstea of Romania in the first round of the year’s first grand slam tournament. On the surface it is a tough draw, and Cirstea had her best year on tour in 2013, although both players are yet to win a singles match this year. The pair have played each other once before, with Cirstea prevailing 2-6 6-3 6-2 in Morocco in 2008. Erakovic made the second round of the Australian Open in both 2012 and 2009.

She will also play in the doubles, partnering China’s Zheng Jie, and fellow Kiwi Michael Venus will team up with India’s Yuki Bhambri in the men’s doubles.

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Defending champion David Ferrer: Upset in the semi-final

I played perfect.

It was a really amazing day. I played the best tennis I have played over the last few years

Ferrer under considerable pressure.

“It was better than good,” Lu said.

“I played perfect. It was a really amazing day.

“I will always remember this match and the way I played.

“I played the best tennis I have played over the last few years.”

Ferrer, who was aiming to eclipse Roy Emmerson’s record for the most wins at the Auckland event, couldn’t say the same thing.

“It is maybe one of the worst defeats of my career,” Ferrer said.

“Today I made a lot of mistakes, like a junior.”

Isner also made a high number of errors but somehow found a way to navigate his way past Bautista Agut.

He looked in deep trouble when trailing 5-3 in the second set.

Up to that point, his serve

lacked the pace usually seen at this tournament - he was struggling to break 200kmh - and his movement around the court was poor.

He occasionally favoured his sore ankle and his body language also made him look lethargic, but Isner said that wasn’t uncommon.

“I always look more tired than I really am,” he explained.

“I’m not playing possum, either.

Crucially, he broke when Bautista Agut was serving for the match to level at 5-5 and then easily won the tiebreaker 7-2.

Suddenly the momentum had shifted and Isner’s serve was also cranking into gear.

He rifled down his quickest serve of the contest, a 231kmh bullet that equalled his fastest of the tournament, to set up match point and closed out the match in one hour and 50 minutes.

He will now play the 17th final of his career, but just third outside America.

A large ice pack was soon applied to his troublesome ankle but Isner said that it shouldn’t be too much of a factor in the final today.

“It responds very well when I ice it and that’s what I’m going to do the rest of the day,” he said.

“But it comes to a point in the matches, the hourand-a-half mark, when it starts to get a bit painful.

“I’m not really worrying about it.

“I’m just very happy I’m in final, and I have a feeling that going to feel just fine when I up in the morning.

“I’m just one match from w ning this tournament.

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Unbeaten in four months, three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic has firmed as Australian Open favourite after being handed the kindest draw of the big guns.

While world No.1 Rafael Nadal was thrown into a first-round showdown with unseeded dangerman Bernard Tomic and Andy Murray and Roger Federer were slated to clash in the quarter-finals, Djokovic was handed a much more straightforward path to the business end of the tournament.

The Serb opens against Slovakia’s world No.90 Lukas Lacko and is drawn to meet 15th seed Fabio Fognini - who withdrew injured from this week’s Sydney International - in the fourth round.

Djokovic’s first serious test is likely to come in the quarter-finals against eighth seed Stanislas Wawrinka, the in-form Swiss who took the four-time Open champion to 12-10 in the fifth set of a fourth-round classic in Melbourne last year.

The world No.2 is seeded to run into Spanish world No.3 David Ferrer in the semi-finals.

He admits he fared well at yesterday’s draw but is refusing to take anything for granted.

“Of course it’s good if you don’t have the best guys in your quarter,” Djokovic said. “Regardless of the draw, the potential opponents that I have in later rounds, I need to direct my attention to my next opponent.

“There are plenty of players who are able to win the Australian Open this year or any other grand slam title.

“That’s what makes this era of men’s tennis very interesting.”

Djokovic has arrived in Australia on the back of a 24-match winning streak and hasn’t tasted defeat since losing the US

Open final to Nadal.

“Winning over 20 matches in a row in last two months, (I have) great confidence for the start of the season,” Djokovic said.

Following the lead of Murray, who appointed Ivan Lendl as coach before the 2012 Australian summer, Djokovic has Lendl’s contemporary Boris Becker in his camp this year, while Federer has turned to Stefan Edberg.

“It’s great to see other legends of tennis coming to help,” he said.

“It’s an honour to have Becker alongside all other team members.

“He understands very well our sport and this situation - grand slams.

“He has the champion’s mentality.”

Presuming Nadal sees off Tomic, one of the most feared unseeded opponents in the 128-man draw, he will meet either Australian teenager Thanasi Kokkinakis or Dutchman Igor Sijsling in the second round.

The Spaniard is projected to face Frenchman Gael Monfils in the third round and Japanese 16th seed Kei Nishikori or resurgent former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt in the last 16.

World No.5 Juan Martin del Potro is seeded to meet Nadal in the quarterfinals, with Murray or Federer likely to be waiting in the semis.

Murray, who hasn’t played a competitive match since undergoing back surgery after the US Open, has the most arduous draw of the frontline contenders.

Opening against Japan’s world No.112 Go Soeda, the Wimbledon champion will probably need to beat Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in successive matches to hoist the trophy.

Seeded sixth this year, four-time champion Federer plays Australian wildcard James Duckworth in the first round with his first big challenge expected to come against French 10th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the fourth round.

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Bailey deserves chance Former Test star Mike Hussey says George Bailey deserves to keep his place in the Australian side for next month’s tour of South Africa.

Hussey knows better than most the challenges of batting in the middle order and believes Bailey hasn’t been given enough of a chance to establish himself in the Test arena.

Bailey averaged 26 in his debut series against England, and made just one first-innings 50 at times when Australia needed him to steady the ship. Hussey will lead a Sydney Thunder side attempting to snap an 18-match losing streak against fellow cellar-dwellers the Hobart Hurricanes in a high-stakes Big Bash League (BBL) clash at Bellerive Oval tonight.

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Heat ‘can still win’ Batsman Chris Lynn believes there’s no reason the Brisbane Heat can’t pull off another Big Bash League miracle and successfully defend their domestic Twenty20 title. The Heat find themselves in similar circumstances to last summer when they strung together three wins from their final four group matches to sneak into the finals before taking out the championship.

Wednesday’s win over the hapless Sydney Thunder at ANZ Stadium was the Heat’s second from five matches and keeps them in with an outside chance of reaching the finals this summer.

- AAP

Extra security for Cup Bangladesh yesterday promised enhanced security for the Pakistan cricket team during next month’s Asia Cup, after political unrest in Dhaka endangered their participation in the regional event.

The Asian Cricket Council last week decided to host the event in Dhaka from February 25-March 8 despite violence and protests in the wake of January 5 national elections, which opposition parties boycotted. Anti-Pakistan sentiments were also sparked after Islamabad’s protest over the execution of Islamic leader Abdul Quader Mollah in December last year. Bangladesh media reported ICC security official Sean Morris would assess the situation in the country from next week before holding a security meeting on January 20.

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Big crowd expected A world-record crowd of over 91,000 attended day one of the Melbourne Test match and officials will be happy with half that many for Sunday’s opening one-day clash. Australia’s five-match series of one-day international games against England starts at the MCG, the scene of the first Test match in March 1877 and the first ODI game on January 5 1971. The same ground will also host the World Cup final on March 29 2015. Melbourne Cricket Club communications manager Shane Brown said he hoped the interest generated by Australia’s five-nil Ashes sweep, including 91,112 people turning up on Boxing Day, would flow into the ODI series.

“The weather’s supposed to be really good (a top of 25C is forecast). Australia’s on a roll,” Brown said yesterday. “Sunday’s probably a good litmus test for where one-day international cricket sits in the landscape.”

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Mid Canterbury’s Robbie Polson bowls to a NSW Emus batsman during the 50-over match at the Ashburton Domain yesterday.

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Mid Canterbury fell agonisingly short of a win over the touring NSW Emus cricket side at the Ashburton Domain yesterday.

The under 21 side has toured New Zealand bi-ennially for over 60 years with and in their previous visit in 2012 the Emus made 315/7 and dismissed Mid Canterbury for 172, but yester-

day’s clash at the Ashburton Domain went down to the wire.

Mid Canterbury took the game into the last over needing six runs for the win with one wicket in hand but the Emus managed to take the final wicket and a six-run win.

Batting first a 108-run partnership for the second wicket laid the platform for the visitors, before being bowled out for 238 in the 48th over.

Mid Canterbury’s Harry Jones took 4/67 from his 10 overs, with Bevan Ravenscroft and Jason Morrison taking two wickets each.

The hosts’ run chase got off to a poor start at 20/2. Robbie Polson then anchored the innings while wickets fell at the other end before he was trapped lbw on 77 to have Mid Canterbury 135/6, and an over later the Emus struck again.

Tom Meyrick (25) and Morrison combined for a 58 for the eighth wicket to bring Mid Canterbury back into the game needing 43 with 9.5 overs to go.

Ravenscroft was next to go in the 44th over at 205/9 with Morrison and Jones taking the game to the final over with Mid Canterbury needing six to win, but Morrison was caught out on the first ball of the over for 55.

Middle-order collapse Cantabs still in the hunt hurts primary boys

By Jonathan Leask

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Mid Canterbury lost to Southland Country by 51 runs on the final day of the South Island Primary Tournament in Gore yesterday.

Mid Canterbury used all 11 players in at least one over each as Southland Country finished up 153 all out after 46 overs.

Will Smith (2/11) picked up a wicket on his third ball in the fifth over to have Southland Country 6/2, before they recovered with a strong third wicket partnership to be 81/3 after Archie Redfern made the breakthrough.

The innings concluded with three run outs, with the first from Glen McClea and then two from Josh Ree.

Mid Canterbury got off to a flyer as Ree and Richard Turpie combined for an opening stand of 35, when Ree was caught for 16.

The middle order then collapsed to be 68/6, still needing 85 runs for the win.

Redfern was next to go for what would be a top score of 20 before the tail was cleaned up to be dismissed for 102 in the 39th over.

Mid Canterbury had opened the tournament with a win over Christchurch Metro Black before rain washed out their games against West Coast and South Canterbury.

They were the beaten by Christchurch Metro Red before yesterday’s loss to Southland Country.

Canterbury kept alive their HRV Cup hopes after Dean Brownlie powered his side to victory over Wellington yesterday.

Coming into the contest at Hagley Oval, both sides needed a win to remain realistic contenders to finish in the top three playoff positions.

While Wellington, having completed their 10 games, are now left relying on other results, Canterbury have Brownlie to thank for keeping their fate in their own hands. The Wizards sit level with Wellington in third and will be assured of qualifying with a win over Northern Districts on Tuesday.

After James Franklin won the toss and elected to bat, his side’s innings never got off the ground as Rob Nicol removed both openers in the seventh

over. The opening partnership of 47 was Wellington’s best, with regular wickets preventing the visitors from finding position to accelerate.

The Firebirds’ total of 154-6 never looked imposing against a heavy-hitting Canterbury lineup. After Nicol went cheaply, Canterbury cruised their way to the target for the loss of two wickets and with more than five overs to spare.

George Worker and Brownlie combined for a 119-run stand for the second wicket, recovering from the early setback and winning the match with boundaries. Brownlie, in particular, seemed in a hurry, perhaps cognisant of the role net run rate could play in a congested table, with five teams still in the running for the finals but none yet certain of their place. - APNZ

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Ferns ‘underdone’

By Dana Johannsen Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu admits her side are vulnerable to an upset loss against England and Jamaica this month.

The Ferns touched down in Glasgow last night ahead of a two-week tour of the UK, which includes exhibition matches against Scotland before they head to London to meet England and Jamaica.

Given the players are coming in fresh off their summer breaks with limited court work under their belts the two matches loom as a risky proposition for the Ferns.

Australia proved last year the difficulty of touring at this time of year, suffering a historic 3-0 series loss to England, whose domestic season runs from December through to March.

While the players will lack match fitness, Taumaunu said they need to be cautious about overdoing their preparation for the mini tri-series.

“Going to England at this time of year is quite a vulnerable time for us, I think the Australians showed that last year,” said Taumaunu.

“We’re also aware that we’re pulling players in off-season and we don’t want to have a programme that is such a surprise to their bodies that we have people injured, so that’s going to be a balancing act that we’ve started and will continue to run across the month.

“We’re going to have a pretty managed approach to bringing in that really high-intensity quick movement.

“We’ll take a little while to get to that I think.”

Adding to the Ferns vulner-

Silver Ferns team for UK tour: Leana de Bruin, Shannon Francois, Katrina Grant, Joline Henry, Laura Langman, Cathrine Latu, Camilla Lees, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Maria Tutaia, Irene van Dyk, Phoenix Karaka.

Camilla Lees will be in the mid-court for the Silver Ferns on their England tour.

ability is the absence of captain Casey Kopua, who is still recovering from minor ankle surgery last month, leaving a vast experience gap in the defensive end - traditionally their area of strength.

Kopua has been replaced in the test squad by Southern Steel defender and under-21 star Phoenix Karaka, with two-test Fern Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit likely to replace Kopua in the starting side.

Despite the New Zealand side going into the series underdone, Taumaunu believes the risks of suffering a loss, which could be damaging to the team’s confidence ahead of the Commonwealth Games, is outweighed by benefits of getting a good look at the other medal contenders.

Taumaunu said they have seen plenty of Australia over the past couple of years, but they have not played a test against Jamaica in nearly three years.

It has also been a long time since they have met England at full strength.

With star defender Geva Mentor returning to the fray for England after ending a two-year standoff with her national body over their selection criteria, and a good chunk of their starting line-up having regular ANZ Championship experience, Taumaunu said the English line-up is one of the strongest she’s seen.

“This tour is hugely important for us - the first week is a familiarisation with Glasgow [the Commonwealth Games venue] and the second is getting a really good look at Jamaica, who will be in our pool play, and England who we may well meet in the crossover,” she said.

“It’s an opportunity for us to meet line-ups that we may have seen on television and not played.”

The tour will be the last time the Ferns are together as

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a group before the reassemble in July for the Commonwealth Games build-up.

But Taumaunu said there was still room for a player outside of the tour group to force their way into the Commonwealth Games team.

The selectors will be keeping a particularly close eye on Mystics defender Anna Harrison as she returns from the birth of her first child.

Versatile star Kayla Cullen could also come back into the reckoning in the next six months, but has a difficult road ahead following a knee reconstruction in September. * * * UK tour dates January 13 v Scotland, Glasgow (exhibition match) January 15 v Scotland, Glasgow (exhibition match) January 18 v Jamaica, London January 21 v England, London January 22 v England A, London (exhibition match)

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Home calling, but a job to do Keiron Powell, the young West Indies opener, who lit up the final ODI in Hamilton this week with a scintillating 73 off 44 balls, has been away from home longer than any of his teammates.

He last saw his house in Nevis at the start of September. Since then, the promising lefthander has been to India with the West Indies A team, had a week’s camp in Miami, went back to India with the senior team, then came to New Zealand.

Old sweats who recall the three-month tours would sympathise, and the 23-year-old can’t wait to get home.

“The call of home is obviously a daunting prospect,” he said yesterday. “In a sense it’s not as difficult for me as some of the guys who are married or have kids. But it takes its toll.”

Powell yearns to get home, find out how much his father has been driving his car, help his niece with her homework and chill out at the beach - “just get away from cricket”.

But there’s a final bit of busi-

Tomic in Sydney final His Australian Open hopes may have suffered a hammer blow (he faces Nadal first-up), but Bernard Tomic can still win back-to-back Sydney International titles after clawing his way into Saturday’s final. Tomic will take on top seed Juan Martin del Potro in the title match after fighting his way past giant-killing qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 6-3 in Friday’s second semi-final. Earlier, del Potro thumped Russian fourth seed Dmitry Tursunov 6-4 6-2 in his semi-final to continue his impressive unbeaten start to the summer.

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ness first and as world T20 champions the West Indies will fancy their chances at Eden Park tonight in the first of two T20s to end the tour.

As Powell surveyed the pitching wedge short straight boundaries yesterday, it wasn’t hard to see his mind ticking over at the possibilities.

“The last time we were here Darren Sammy made them look rather inviting,” he laughed.

It’s Powell’s first T20 and he hopes it helps his aspirations of being in the world T20 squad to defend the title in March/

April.“There’s an opportunity for lots of guys to push their claims, so it’s important we take these games very seriously”.

New Zealand will be taking them very seriously too. These are their last two chances to finetune for the world tournament.

Putting the Hamilton beating behind them at the first opportunity will be another incentive.

“The West Indies came out pretty strong,” all-rounder Jimmy Neesham said. “There are shorter boundaries here so we’ve got plans we’re looking to put in place.”

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Denver and New York both pulled out wins against the odds yesterday, continuing their recent form improvements at the expense of Oklahoma City and Miami respectively. Denver’s Randy Foye scored a season-high 24 points to steer the Nuggets to a 101-88 win over Oklahoma City, which fell into a tie with Portland for leadership of the Northwest Division. It was the second straight game that Foye, who hit six 3-pointers, established a season high, having recorded 23 points against Boston on Tuesday. Kevin Durant scored 30 points for the Thunder. New York managed a third-straight win for the first time in a disappointing season, and did it in style by beating Miami 102-92.

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Folau Olympic star?

Australian Sevens coach Michael O’Connor would love to see Israel Folau in the Olympic Games, but says he won’t be chasing the Wallabies’ star. The country’s rugby elite would have to shelve 15-a-side ambitions for a year and commit to touring with the Sevens side if they wanted to be a considered for Brazil in 2016. Australia will also compete at the Commonwealth Games later this year, however O’Connor has virtually ruled out looking beyond his current squad, given Glasgow is sandwiched in between the Wallabies’ international season. The dual-international coach is hoping the lure of winning rugby’s first Olympic gold medal will be enough to convince some stars to take the plunge the following year after the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and predicts Folau would be a sensation in the shortened format.

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Sharks get more time The NRL has granted Cronulla a two-week extension to respond to the breach notice issued over the 2011 supplements program.

The NRL ruled in mid-December that the Sharks had seriously breached the game’s code of conduct and that coach Shane Flanagan had failed in his duty of care to players. However, Cronulla chief executive Steve Noyce said the league was sympathetic that formulating the club’s response could have been slowed by the ChristmasNew Year break and decided to extend the January 15 deadline.

“In any breach notice, you get a period of time to respond and, obviously, the current period is over the festive season which puts different time considerations onto the whole issue,” Noyce said.

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BY PAUL MCBETH Fiji Airways, the Pacific nation’s national airline, wants to latch on to New Zealand’s accelerating economy as part of a push to more than double operating earnings over the next five years.

The Nadi, Fiji-based company plans to add four new planes, lifting capacity by 35 per cent and expand its workforce by 29 per cent in the next five years as it seeks to build itself into a world-class boutique airline.

New Zealand is a key plank in the strategy, with the airline

aiming to boost capacity 59 per cent by 2017 from its current 237,390 annual available seats.

Chief executive Stefan Pichler, who joined the airline last September, told BusinessDesk the company anticipates increased tourism spurred by New Zealand’s economic growth, and is considering increasing its NadiAuckland and Suva-Auckland routes, or introducing a new destination.

“We don’t intend on grabbing market share,” he said.

“This plan is driven by underlying market analysis and growth forecasts of GDP growth, traf-

fic growth between New Zealand and Fiji for the next couple of years.”

New Zealand government figures show annual short-term departures to Fiji climbed 3.8 per cent to 110,060 in the year ended November 30 from a year earlier, and were up 8.9 per cent from 2011.

The strategic plan, which was signed off by the airline’s board in December, intends to lift available seat numbers on Asia routes by 144 per cent, Pacific Islands by 87 per cent, Australia by 28 per cent and on domestic routes by 12 per cent. Capacity

on US routes is expected to fall 4.7 per cent. The airline’s current capacity is almost 1.32 million.

Fiji Airways is targeting operating earnings of more than F$100 million from the five-year plan, a level Pichler said is more than double its current level, without being specific. The airline reported a net profit of F$17.8 million in the year ended March 31, 2013 on revenue of F$690.6 million.

Pichler said he aims to build the company’s brand, which officially switched to Fiji Airways in June last year, as it becomes

“more customer-centric.”

“We need to be sustainably profitable and have a healthy cash flow to pay off our debts and fund new aircraft,” he said.

Fiji Airways underwent a turnaround under previous chief executive Dave Pflieger after sustaining losses from a burst of competition from the arrival of Australian budget carriers Jetstar and Virgin.

The airline intends to expand its workforce, beefing up the number of local employees, in a bid to be “the employer of choice for Fijians”.

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Canterbury is a particularly interesting case with the rebuild driving a low level of unemployment and changing workforce characteristics that have resulted in an elevated focus on attracting and retaining staff.

The agribusiness, construction and manufacturing sectors now find themselves recruiting from the same pool, resulting in a war on talent.

Companies are getting squeezed as a highly competitive job market is causing a lack of skilled labour and escalating wages.

This will transcend to other parts of the country as the economy grows, business confidence rises, and companies look to secure key staff to help drive and sustain growth.

Now more than ever businesses need to ensure they are creating a culture and environment where people have the passion to perform to their highest potential.

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 NZX 50 index

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 NZX 20 index

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 NZX All index

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Dairy farmers need to plan for rainy day Coen Lammers EDITOR

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id Canterbury may have to prepare for a slowdown in its stunning boom.

The district is the envy and the example for other regions around New Zealand but we all know that much of this economic success is based on the price of milk.

The growth in the dairy industry and intensification of our land use has propelled the economic output of the district to new heights.

Mid Canterbury has a number of booming businesses in other areas that contribute significantly, including other farming sectors, but many industries will be directly or indirectly affected by the cash coming out of the dairy farms.

Over the past year the global trade has pushed the milk solid prices up significantly, but the volatility of this market is concerning economists.

This week one leading economist warned farmers not to plan their budgets and spending on the current prices and prepare themselves for a correction.

The last global auction this week saw the skim milk prices fall by 3.4 per cent, while milk powder dropped by 0.6 per cent. On the flip side, prices for butter, lactose and milk protein concentrate increased by 5 per cent.

The drop in milk powder may be tiny, but according to one economist it might be an indication that the global prices could be nearing their peak.

It must be extremely difficult for dairy farmers to plan ahead when their income could rise or fall by 50 per cent within the space of a year because of global prices that are beyond their control.

When it happens to be a positive spike, like in the past 12 months, everyone in the district will be smiling, but what goes up, is also likely to come down.

The dairy farmers, and the businesses dealing with them, will keep a close eye on the fortnightly auctions.

The growing middle classes in India and China will continue to push demand for quality dairy products, but farmers will be wary that the golden days may not last forever and they will have to plan for a rainy day.

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CONTACTS News tips Call 03 307-7957 reporters@theguardian.co.nz After hours news tips Call 021 797-311 Advertising Call 03 307-7974 desme.d@theguardian.co.nz Going back to Auckland with its lanes of traffic, crowds of people and vibrant signage can make for sensory overload.

It’s just what you get used to Hanne Nielsen

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here are some things in life that slip by unnoticed for years until they are pointed out, at which point they stare you in the face at every turn.

Background music in the supermarket is a prime example, but it is not alone in being chronically overlooked.

Between hosting travellers down here and visiting rellies in Auckland I discovered that I had been missing more than the soundtrack to the freezer aisle.

Living in the city or in the country you become attuned to certain things and learn to block out others. Last year

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we took a hitchhiker over to Tekapo, and he was so stunned by the mountains he had to stop talking in order to take in the view.

“Is this normal for you?” he asked.

Initially it wasn’t, but there are only so many times you can pull over on the Ashburton to Methven route to admire the snowy ridges before you realise that they look the same as they did yesterday, and will probably still be there tomorrow.

This is still a beautiful place to live, but if the breath-taking nature didn’t become somewhat normalised then we would all have succumbed to asphyxiation long ago.

Returning to Auckland, I realised I had been doing exactly the same thing up there.

Traffic noise, vibrant signage and throngs of people had all faded out to become the invisible background to everyday life.

Heading back up, it was these things that jumped out.

Suddenly the four lanes of traffic, road cones, motorway exits and right-turning arrows were all jostling for my senses’ attention.

It was only after becoming accustomed to their absence that I really noticed them for the first time.

Such realisations are all well and good if you are a passenger in a car that is crawling through rush hour traffic, but pulling over on the side of the motorway in order to read the fine print of the billboards is not really the done thing …

Neither, apparently, is obeying the speed limit.

Down this way a judiciously placed temporary 30 sign is a good indication that loose gravel, a slip, or a herd of stock are around the corner. In Auckland, it is just a suggestion.

Perhaps there is a differ-

ent conversion system up there that I have missed in my time in the south, because 30 seemed to mean 60 and 80 seemed to mean 100, if the volley of beeps from behind was anything to go by.

Having become accustomed to narrow country roads with not a car in sight, I found the aural assault to be most pronounced and began to long for the low of a cow to break up the commuting chaos.

These past weeks have shown me that paying attention to the background sights and sounds that we take for granted can provide a totally new perspective on a place, and there are always new things to be discovered.

Coming home again I made sure to give the mountains a second glance.

As for the motorway billboards up north, the conditions of the sushi deal will just have to wait …

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Water and boating safety Top spots for Mainland boating Aotearoa’s South Island is said to be the canoe of Maui according to Maori legend, so perhaps it’s no coincidence that the canoe of Maui hosts some of the most magnificent lakes for boating on Earth. One of the advantages about living in Mid Canterbury, is that all of them are accessible within a day’s drive, meaning that before sunset, you can be relaxing upon the breath-taking beauty of our magical mainland water.

Here are our top 5 picks for boating brilliance on our South Island lakes.

of the stunning Remarkables mountain range. Visiting this lake for its sheer beauty is reason enough to land it on our list of best boating lakes, but being New Zealand’s third largest lake, it’s a boating paradise for those who like their own space to explore. It averages 300 metres deep for more than half the lake, and is a great fishing spot for salmon, as well as brown and rainbow trout. Water sports are also popular, and access is easy, with many boat ramps dotted along the shore. As the lake is fed by glacial water, its temperature rarely rises above a chilly nine degrees celsius.

Lake Wakatipu Lake Wakatipu is one of New Zealand’s most photographed lakes, due to its close proximity to the adventure mecca of Queenstown, and picturesque setting nestled at the bottom

Lake Hawea Somewhat overshadowed by its flashy neighbour, Lake Wanaka, Lake Hawea is a boating paradise and considered one of

the country’s best water playgrounds. It’s a popular spot for fishing and a variety of water sports, and as with any of our South Island lakes, the scenery is stunning.

Lake Te Anau Close to the rugged Fiordland National Park, is New Zealand’s second-largest lake, Lake Te Anau. With a maximum depth of 417 metres, the varying depths of the lake create an aurora of blues and greens, set against rolling hill country and the magnificent peaks of the neighbouring mountain range.

The enormity of the lake, as well as its setting create an idyllic boating spot for recreation and relaxation. Lake Te Anau’s extensive eastern shore offers boat ramps and shoreline access for both spin and fly fishing and

excellent boat fishing for a good population of trout.

water lake, Lake Rotoroa. The lake is easily accessible by road, but surrounded by virgin native forest which reaches the lakes edge, so if you aren’t looking for it, the location is easily missed.

The drive is less than 20 minutes from the alpine village of St Arnaud, which sits on the shore of another pristine lake, Lake Rotoiti. Excellent fishing can be experienced from off the back of the boat, and can transport you to some of the best wild Brown Trout fishing locations in the country. For a uniquely native New Zealand experience, stay at the Lake Rotorua Lodge, on the shores of the lake.

Lake Camp New Zealand’s dramatic backcountry sets the scene for the hidden beauty of Lake Camp.

Within close proximity to Ashburton and Methven, Lake Camp is only one of the few Mid Canterbury lakes which permits motorised craft on its water, making it a popular choice for boaties, fishermen and waterskiers. Only a short drive up the road can lead to the discovery of rugged scenery used for the shooting of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Remember that all New Zealand freshwater lakes require a fishing license, which can be purchased from your local sport and recreation store.

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There’s an old saying amongst boaties who joke that there are two great boating days, the day you buy your boat and the day you sell it. With abundant marine life in our ocean, lakes and rivers, many Kiwi’s dream of an idyllic lifestyle on the water, but that lifestyle isn’t necessarily suitable for everyone.

Purchase As with any major financial purchase, research and planning should be conducted long before you begin browsing for your dream vessel.

You first need to consider if you are ready to make a purchase.

Begin by talking to friends and family who own a boat, to understand the reality of the purchase you are about to make.

It’s not just a one-off financial outlay, there are many associated costs that follow, such as storage, insurance, fuel, maintenance, safety gear and mechanical repairs.

Take a look at your family situation, and ask yourself if you have several weeks in the year available to dedicate to time in the water, and if not, will the purchase actually be worth it?

Take into consideration the fact that your other recreational activities will need to take a back seat to your new passion.

You can’t keep fit on the bike or work on your golf swing while you’re on the boat.

It’s not just time on the water that makes boating a time-consuming passion. Most boaties spend just as much time on dry land maintaining their pride

and joy.

If the answer is still yes, then the decision to buy a boat will more than likely be one of the best purchases you can make in your life time, offering a world of fun and enjoyment.

Type of boats Next you will be asking yourself what type of boat will best suit your requirements.

If you have had experience operating a boat, and have spent many hours aboard, then you are already further advanced than many first-time boat buyers. If you have had very little experience at navigating a boat, then ideally you should complete a day skipper course to learn the basics, including the maritime rules and regulations.

Ask yourself what it is that you would like to achieve from your boat. Do you want a little run-around to take to the lake, or do you want something capable of taking you deep-sea fishing. Perhaps you just want to cruise the water, or learn how to sail. Once you have established what activities you need your boat to allow you to do, you can begin to look at what is available on the market.

Talk to other people you know who regularly get out on the water, and find out what type of boat they have, and if they were happy with their purchase, or if they have discovered limitations. Rent a variety of boats that you have considered as possibilities for purchase and try before you buy.

Budget Establish a budget and stick

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If you have an abundant cash flow, and know exactly what you are looking for, then purchasing new is a good idea, however if your funds are limited, then purchasing secondhand can provide you with a better and bigger boat for your money.

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Don’t forget to insure your new boat as soon as the purchase details are confirmed.

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In brief Drowned saving sons

Karzai ‘unlikely to sign’ The top US negotiator in talks to secure a long-term security deal with Afghanistan has warned that President Hamid Karzai is unlikely to sign the agreement on time, the Washington Post reports.

The assessment was made in recent days by US Ambassador James Cunningham in a classified cable, after US President Barack Obama’s administration repeatedly extended the deadline for the agreement, originally due to be signed in September.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said this week the deal must be signed within “weeks and not months.”

“The clock is ticking,” he said.

But Cunningham said he did not expect Karzai to agree to sign the document before presidential elections set to be held in April.

US-Afghan ties hit a low in recent months after Karzai made a surprise decision not to sign the bilateral security agreement promptly, despite having vowed to do so.

The agreement would keep several thousand US troops in Afghanistan to provide training and assistance after the NATO combat mission ends in December.

The signing of the BSA is a precondition for the delivery of billions of dollars in Western aid for Afghanistan.

“We continue to urge President Karzai to sign the BSA

President having affair?

French magazine Closer says President Francois Hollande is having an affair with actress Julie Gayet, backing its claim with photographs after months of swirling rumours. Closer’s Friday edition carried a sevenpage report on the 59-year-old president’s alleged infidelity under the headline “Francois Hollande and Julie Gayet - the president’s secret love.” The weekly tabloid’s actions earned a rapid rebuke from the president, who said he was considering legal action over what he called an “attack” on his right to privacy. Closer, echoing reports published on various websites in recent days, said Hollande routinely drives through Paris on his scooter to spend the night with his 41-year-old mistress.

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No regrets about game An Afghan man looks on as a US soldier stands guard during a search operation in Nerkh district of Wardak province in west of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a burst of strength by al-Qaida that is chipping away at the remains of Mideast stability now confronts President Barack Obama.

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promptly,” a senior US official said when asked about Cunningham’s cable.

Obama’s deputies have warned that unless Karzai relents on the security deal soon, there will be no option but to

prepare for a full US troop exit - the so-called “zero option”.

“If we cannot conclude a bilateral security agreement promptly, then we will be forced to initiate planning for a post2014 future in which there

would be no US, nor NATO, troop presence in Afghanistan,” Carney warned.

“That’s not the future we’re seeking. But the further this slips into 2014, the more likely that outcome will come to pass.” - AFP

■ SUDAN

Loyalist forces closing in on rebels

By Waakhe Simon Wudu Government forces have pressed on with an offensive to wrest back South Sudan’s main oil hub from rebel forces as Washington voiced fears the nation it helped establish was collapsing.

The worst fighting centred around Bentiu, where forces loyal to former vice-president Riek Machar have been holding off the army of President Salva Kiir, leaving the oil town ransacked and emptied of its civilian population.

The United Nations, which shelters more than 8000 people at its Bentiu compound, said its mission in South Sudan had cut off military links with the gov-

A British tourist drowned while trying to rescue his two sons who were caught in a rip at a southern NSW beach. The 44-yearold was with family at a beach south of Ulladulla when his sons encountered trouble about noon yesterday, police said. The man went to help them but was caught in danger himself, Fairfax reports.

Fellow beach-goers brought the boys to shore. The British man was found floating face down. People at the beach started CPR on the man and paramedics continued attempts but they could not revive him.

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ernment and was ready to fend off any attack.

UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the outcome of the battle for Bentiu, capital of Unity state, was “unclear and fluid”.

He said more than 60,000 people were at UN compounds across South Sudan, half of them in Juba and another 9000 in Bor, the rebel-held capital of Jonglei state.

In briefing the UN Security Council on the crisis, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said there were probably more than a quarter of a million people displaced by the fighting.

Ladsous estimated the death toll was “very substantially in excess” of the 1000 deaths

the UN reported after conflict erupted on December 15.

An army spokesman said yesterday troops loyal to Kiir had closed in on Bentiu.

He reported that combat was raging about 15 kilometres from Bor, the only other major town in rebel hands, about 200 kilometres north of South Sudanese capital Juba.

An AFP correspondent in Minkammen, on the other side of the swamps of the crocodileinfested White Nile river from Bor, said hundreds of people were making perilous journeys by boat and on foot to escape the fighting.

Many recounted tales of horror, including civilians mown down with machine guns as

they fled, and gunmen torching entire villages and looting crops and livestock.

“They had a machine gun raised up on a sandbank, and they fired and fired and fired as we swam,” said Gabriel Bol, a cattle herder.

“The bullets were hitting the water, but we knew we could not stop or they’d shoot us.”

The Security Council approved sending an extra 5500 troops to South Sudan.

Ladsous said the reinforcements would allow UN forces “to go into a more proactive footing around the bases and beyond because the situation in terms of violations of human rights remains terribly critical”.

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Former NBA star Charles Smith says that a basketball game organised by Dennis Rodman in North Korea had achieved the players’ mission of deepening “cultural exchanges” with the reclusive state. “On behalf of all the players that went on the trip, it’s probably best to say that we set out on a mission to use basketball as a bridge for cultural exchange and we accomplished that mission,” the former New York Knicks power forward told reporters at Beijing airport.

Smith returned from Pyongyang with other retired NBA players who took part in an exhibition match Wednesday marking the birthday of reclusive leader Kim Jong-Un, which has sparked huge controversy in the US. - AFP

No crime, say police Indonesian authorities say they haven’t found evidence to suggest the deaths of a Queensland mother and her teenage daughter at a Bali resort were the result of a crime.

The bodies of Caloundra nurse Noelene Bischoff, 54, and her daughter Yvana, 14, were flown to Brisbane overnight. The close-knit mum and daughter died on January 4 after becoming violently ill, less than 24 hours after checking in at a resort on the east coast. Food poisoning, allergic reactions and intoxication from drugs have been suggested as possible causes.

Indonesian authorities refused to release the pair’s bodies on Thursday because they couldn’t rule out whether criminal activity was involved in their deaths.

However, yesterday Indonesian police said the bodies would be flown to Australia, after they found no evidence of crime.

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• Landscape and garden renovations • Ride-on lawn mowing • Gardening • Hedge trimming • Clean-ups

Don, Sue & Chris Cooper 027 339 6350 or a/h 03 308 9257

Roofing Specialists

Free Measure & Quote

We specialise in:

•New roofs and re-roofs •Five Rib roofing •Corrugated roofing •Fascia, spouting and downpipes •Qualified fixers.

03 307 0593 or 0508-453-696 42 J.B. Cullen Drive

sales@canterburylongrun.co.nz

Under Tile Heating » » » »

Marmox insulation board Fully installed Free quotes Locally owned and operated

Contact David on: T/F 027 599 4028 E davidtaylor@maxnet.co.nz

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

Phone 03 307 7402 Mob 027 433 5766

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

• Auto Electrical and Air Conditioning Specialists • Installations of GPS, RT’s, Stereos and Alarms • Engine Diagnostics • On Site Service Ashburton 80 Kermode Street Craig Gare

Ph 03 308 7234

Rolleston 825 Jones Road

Ph 03 347 3476

MOBILE MOWER SERVICING • Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

HEAT PUMPS KEEP YOUR HOME THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE

HEAT PUMPS Perfect all year round

• Wall or floor mounted available • Most models will continue to heat even with outside temperatures of minus 15°C

electriCOOL Ltd

For any enquiries call us today on Ph/Fax 308-8432 Mob 0274 332 259 Email: trudgeon@vodafone.co.nz

22T Track Excavator for hire.

- power clamp plus attachments

Comes with experienced Operator.

Phone Doug on 027 439 1560 or Murray on 027 439 1556

Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems phone 0274 362 362 or 308 4573.

CLEANERS EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING (2012) Professional service and a friendly team for a job well done.

Call Sandra and the team on 03 307 8184 or 027 292 0180 Home • Commercial • Office

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Alps

Continuous Spouting

Get great help and advice to keep your pool sparkling!

Need new spouting, fascia and downpipes?

Give Ben a call for a free quote. All jobs guaranteed.

Manufacturers and installers of continuous spouting, fascia and downpipes.

Ben Kruger • Phone 308 4380 or 027 390 1027 • email: benkruger@xtra.co.nz

Pool and Pump World supply, install, service and repair pools, spas and pumps.

FREE water testing for your pool

Jackie

Plus we have a huge range of pool toys, these make great gifts!

Contact Jackie today for all your pool requirements.

27 Gordons Road, Ashburton - Phone 03 308 2245 www.poolandpumpworld.co.nz Open Monday - Friday

PAINTING & DECORATING Your local family business servicing locals

Pro

Our family business services all rural and urban areas in Canterbury • Interior and Exterior Painting • Furniture Restoration • Small Plastering Jobs • Paper Hanging • Murals Local third generation painter - Over 30 years experience - friendly and reliable service.

No job too big or too small

Automotive o t Au Air-conditioning Specialising in agricultural and earthmoving vehicles, as well as your everyday run-around.

Call Brenton on 027 307 7096 proautoelectricalltd@gmail.com

Phone Dion or Peta 302 3816 or 027 312 3073

Ashburton’s Largest Property Management • 4 property managers • Maximum rental rates • Quality tenants waiting

• 3 management options • 5 security checks • Emailed owner reports

Call Elaine today and discover how you can get your advertising working for you at a fraction of the cost by being part of ‘Trades & Services’.

“It’s why more people are choosing McGregors” Phone Enquiries: 308 6173 Online Enquiries:

www.mcgregorrealestate.co.nz/prope www.mcgregorrealestate.co.nz/property-management/

Elaine Dillon

MOB: 021 836 543 or O: 307-7907 or 307-7900

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Looking for a builder with a little more experience?  Housing  Commercial  Farm Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote.

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Call Desme on 307 7974 for more information

Ph 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Nyla Clifford Because of your smile you make our world more beautiful Happy 3rd Birthday love Mummy, Daddy and Skya.

Elvis Johnson Happy 1st Birthday.

Love Mum, Dad, Ethan and Muppet.

Holly Coulter Happy 1st Birthday.

Lots of love from Dad, Mum and Lucy. xx Alex Urquhart Happy 6th Birthday Alex, have a fantastic day.

Lots of love Mum, Dad, Sophie, Bella & Billie May the Force be with you! xxx Alex Urquhart Happy 6th Birthday, have a great day.

Lots of Love, Nana,Poppa and Grandad.

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.

See Kitchen Kapers and make your own

Summer Kiwiana Cupcakes

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

Buying or selling a property?

Call the Guardian today for your real estate advertising requirements.

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» Operators / Drivers / Labourers Ashburton / Timaru / Waimate • Skilled Excavator and Scraper Operators • Skilled Construction Grader Operators • Experienced Truck and Trailer Drivers These are mainly permanent positions based at the Timaru, Waimate and Ashburton Branches and reporting to the Area Managers.

The positions are available immediately for a significant programme of future construction work.

» Truck Mechanic - Timaru Workshop Rooney Earthmoving Ltd has a role for a Truck Mechanic in its Timaru workshop.

Applicants should have work attributes which include: • Skilled at working on all types of road Truck and Trailer units.

• Competent to undertake COF mechanical repairs.

• A self-starter able to work both independently and be part of a team.

• Be flexible and enthusiastic.

This is a permanent role available in the Timaru area and will report to the site Workshop Manager.

Rooney Earthmoving Ltd is one of New Zealand’s leading privately owned civil contractors specialising in earthworks and civil projects. With a staff of 220, the company continues to grow and has a current need to employ additional staff for a very busy construction season.

To obtain an Application Form please telephone (03) 687 4699 or email. Applicants for the above positions need to apply to: The Office Manager, Rooney Earthmoving Ltd PO Box 2159, Washdyke, Timaru 7941 Email: megan.anderson@rooneygroup.co.nz Closing date for all applications is Wednesday, January 22, 2014.

» Heavy Haulage Operator Rooney Earthmoving is one of New Zealand’s leading privately owned civil contractors specialising in earthworks and civil projects.

The organisation employs over 215 staff and operates a significant fleet of heavy machinery in the central South Island.

The company is currently looking for a Heavy Haulage Operator to operate our new Mercedes Benz Actros 3355S, 120 tonne gross combination mass tractor unit with four rows of eight transport and dolly to shift our machinery throughout the South Island.

Applicants should posses: • Current HT licences • BESS certification • A good knowledge of NZ Heavy Haulage requirements • Completing the necessary permit applications • A good work ethic • Be capable of working unsupervised • Be a team player • Be prepared to work overtime as required This permanent position is based at the Ashburton Branch and reporting to the Area Manager.

Applicants need to apply to: The Area Manager PO Box 403 Ashburton 7740 Phone (03) 308 6011 email: andrew.ree@rooneygroup.co.nz

Property Officer – Fixed Term 14 months Working within our small Commercial Team, you will manage and administer property leases including rental billing, preparation of lease and licence documents, management of renewals and organising valuations.

We are looking for a confident individual who is ready to learn the legalities associated with the management of property leases. Previous experience or qualifications in property management would be advantageous but not necessary; however, it is critical that you have an eye for detail, strong computer skills and a friendly manner.

To make the most of this unique opportunity, see the position description and apply online by 20 January 2014.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

Cook/Chef

Café/Bar Assistant

Cook/Chef required for busy grill/pub style premise. This is a sole charge position. You will be required to run all aspects of a busy kitchen in a fast paced environment. A good work ethic is required and reliability is essential.

Experience is a necessity but age is not an issue.

We require a friendly motivated person for our busy café/bar. The ability to work nights and weekends a must.

Duty managers certificate an advantage but not essential.

If either of these positions sounds like you, email your CV to kellysbar@live.com or drop into 234 East Street, Ashburton.

Yard Person We require staff for our Ashburton yard that enjoy working outside and have a good level of Physical fitness.

The successful applicants will be self motivated and work well in a team.

Enquires to

027 222 3319 Or apply in person to

Mark Great Southern 143 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton.

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Office Administrator - Ashburton Part-time

Irrigo Centre Limited is an administration company providing services to five Mid-Canterbury Irrigation Schemes.

The focus of this role will be to provide a high level of office administration and support to scheme boards and management.

Based in our Ashburton office, this role will appeal to applicants who are keen to take on responsibility, work in a team, be flexible and take an active part in the development of an efficient administration office and service.

The role will be varied and will include database and Share Registry management, financial management, agenda preparation and minute taking at meetings and some website work. It will also involve direct communication with scheme staff, directors, shareholders, external solicitors, engineers, accountants and land agents.

Use of Moneyworks Accounting Software is preferred, but not essential.

Displaying considerable initiative and proven organisational skills, you will be articulate and confident in relating to people at all levels. You will have strong administration and computer skills, effective grammar and writing skills, and the ability to work autonomously. Discretion and confidentiality will be of upmost importance.

Hours of work will be based on 12 hours per week with flexibility required and the ability to increase as the needs of the Company grow. Days and hours will be negotiable with the successful applicant.

For a job description please email or contact Carmen Foster as below.

Drivers We are a small family run transport company based in Ashburton with a focus on servicing the building industry and rural sector.

Due to an increased work load we are looking for a Class 5 Driver for one of our Hiab crane trucks. Experience would be an advantage but training will be giving to the right person.

We are also looking for a Class 5 driver for our Christchurch freight truck.

In return we offer a good hourly rate with overtime, tidy equipment and small team atmosphere to work in.

Please apply in your own hand writing with CV and references to; Vacancy PO Box 237 ASHBURTON 7740

To apply for the position, please send current CV with references by 24 January 2014.

Carmen Foster Irrigo Centre Ltd P O Box 278 Ashburton 7740 Email: carmen@irrigo.co.nz Phone 03 975-8547

Production & Distribution Co-ordinator

Fourflax is a family owned and operated supplier of animal health products based in Ashburton. We are seeking a full time employee to be involved in all aspects of the production, packaging and distribution of our products.

Our business is highly customer focussed, so applicants must be the same, with an eye for detail and quality. We are a small team and a good work ethic and sense of humour are essential.

Applicants: • Must be neat and tidy with a high attention to detail • Must have a self-motivating attitude and willingness to help out wherever necessary • Must be physically fit as there will be some heavy lifting involved • Must have a current drivers license • Should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa • A valid forklift license would be an advantage but not essential If this is you, we would love to hear from you.

You can find out more about our business by visiting www.fourflax.co.nz To apply, e-mail your CV and supporting letter to nick@fourflax.co.nz.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Full Time Permanent Farm Employee PGGWrightson Ltd is acting on behalf of our clients who are seeking a full-time, permanent farm employee.

The 550 ha dry land property runs breeding ewes, deer and 120 ha arable business. The farm is situated 20km NW of Ashburton.

Our client requires a person with strong experience in all arable farming practices, machinery operation and good skills in livestock handling. Having your own dogs would be preferable.

The role requires existing experience in the above practices, have an ability to work sole-charge and as part of a team, and be someone who shows initiative and takes responsibility. They will report directly to the Farm Manager.

• A house is available, if required, with school bus routes close by.

• A good remuneration package is available and subject to experience.

Please apply in writing with a CV and two referees.

Applications close 27 January 2014 Please direct all enquiries to: Mark Hanrahan Regional Account Manager PGGWrightson Ltd P.O. Box 194 Ashburton 7740 Ph: 0274 324 028 mhanrahan@pggwrightson.co.nz

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Administrator / Receptionist Winslow Ltd is part of the Carr Group of companies and a progressive Agribusiness based in Ashburton in the heart of New Zealand’s arable and dairy regions. Winslow Ltd operates three core businesses - Canterbury Seed, Winslow Contracting and Lely Center Ashburton. We are looking for an experienced administrator, who is an enthusiastic and bright person, to join our team in the role of Administrator/Receptionist.

This role will involve: Administration support to primarily Canterbury Seed as well as our other Winslow and Carr Group entities: » Creditor input and payment » Bank reconciliations » Grower payments » Maintaining the customer database » Other tasks as directed by management Reception support to the Winslow Group: » Answering reception phone » Greeting visitors to the head office » Mail distribution » Document scanning » Banking To be successful in this role you need to: » Have previous experience working in an office environment » Be punctual, with attention to detail » Be a confident communicator » Have pride in presentation » Have a friendly, professional telephone and reception manner » Have good computer skills especially in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. » Hold a current driver license If you know you have the qualities we need, like a challenge and would like to work in our new head office servicing the agricultural industry then please apply by emailing your application, including your C.V. to Graeme Wilkins, Chief Financial Officer, Carr Group – email: graeme. wilkins@winslowltd.co.nz or by mailing to PO Box 19, Ashburton by Friday 24th January 2014.

Maintenance Manager – Ashburton and Rural Permanent, Full-time Vacancy 114311. Closing 22/01/14

Are you looking for an operations role where you can make a difference in 2014?

Take on the responsibility of managing the engineering and building activities at the Ashburton and Rural Hospitals sites.

For further information and to apply please visit our website at www.careers.cdhb.govt.nz

For more information please call

Nick Swift on 03 308 3345

Rural Post We require a keen, energetic person to join our Rural Post business. This would involve 15-20 hours per week, with the potential to increase.

Contact Jo 307 0615 or 027 683 7654

SITUATIONS VACANT

COULD YOU USE AN EXTRA $50 - $200PW? If you want flexible days and hours, have car, phone and internet and good communication skills, ph NOW to join your local Homecare distributor team, 027 466 7815 or 359 5030.

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Warehouse Assistant Beach Road Dairy

We have a position available in our busy store.

• We are looking for an honest, reliable and customer friendly employee • A current Liquor license and experience would be an advantage however full training will be provided.

• You will be required to do shift work, up to 30 hours per week , our open hours are 7am - 8pm, 7 days a week • You must be able to work unsupervised and also in a busy team environment • We offer the successful applicant an attractive hourly rate.

If this sounds like you, please deliver your CV with a cover letter to Beach Road Dairy, 30 Beach Road, Ashburton.

Buying or selling a property?

Call the Guardian today for your advertising requirements.

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D&E

We are a family owned business based in Ashburton with a full-time position available for a warehouse assistant.

YOUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP

Responsibilities include: • Operating and maintaining our labelling machines • Picking and packing orders • Processing outwards goods • General warehouse duties Requirements and attributes: • Computer literate and demonstrate attention to detail • Excellent knowledge retention/fast learner • Some heavy lifting is required • You will be an integral part of the NZ Sock team and show excellent ability to multitask and fit in where required • All training will be given

And check out our quality used vehicles at:

www.dne.co.nz AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE 153 Moore St 03 3077620

NZ Sock offers a great team environment and offers ample of overtime.

If this interests you, please apply in writing to: Euan Sparrow The New Zealand Sock Company Ltd PO Box 179 Ashburton Or Email: euan@nzsock.co.nz

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Postboxes, Gateposts, Pillars, Garden Walls, BBQs, Feature Walls

Saturday, January 11, 2014 RURAL TRADING POST

If you want to use stone off your property that would be no problem.

Please call Dave 0273 489 287 for any enquiries.

WANTED

$ CASH PAID $ $ $ $ FOR SCRAP $ BUYERS OF ALL METALS Copper, Brass, Aluminium etc.

Mid-Canterbury Metal Recycling Licensed Buyer Dealer

10A McGregor Lane Riverside Estate (Off McNally Street)

Phone 308-8959 or 027-228-1467 anytime

TRADES, SERVICES

STRAW WANTED - Market price paid. Phone Jacob Holdaway 0274 225 464.

HOME handyman available. THIS season’s barley straw Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph for sale. 4x3. Phone Murray 027-677-1952.

Hood Baling 027 406 6332 or 302 7143.

NEW

range from theCream in-store now

DONALDSON CONTRACTING ‘Focused on Quality Feeds’

027 BALE HAY

PUBLIC NOTICES Ashburton Horticultural Society

Garden Competitions Entries are required for Summer Garden Competition to be judged February 9, 2014

Gardens are judged 1. Classes Open Grade 2. Premier Grade 3. Town Houses & Flats 4. New Garden 5. Gardens on a back section 6. Native garden or native section of a garden these will be judged from point of entry

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

RURAL TRADING POST

with one simple ingredient

Call Stuart for a top price

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

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

Heal your skin

Milking quality standing grass – 1,000 bales Ryegrass straw at harvest – 4,000 bales

All stone is from the Ashburton River.

For more information and entries contact R Case 307 7653 or D Bennett 308 4321 before January 31, 2014

Building –

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

Honda’s range of lawn and garden advanced 4-stroke technology products offer everything you need to make gardening a dream.

RURAL TRADING POST

HEALTH 2000 ASHBURTON The Arcade, Ashburton Phone: (03) 308 1815 www.health2000.co.nz

100% Natural.

Up to 85% Colostrum.

0% Bull.

Hand crafted with New Zealand colostrum. Free from toxins, parabens and preservatives.

Purchase theCream face or men for only $59.00 - SAVE $10.00!

Offer ends 31/01/2014 or while stocks last. Use as directed.

PERSONAL

IT’S GREAT TO MEET YOU!

Your future partner is waiting to meet you right now. Bring joy and happiness into your life and theirs by getting in touch as soon as today.

Ph 0800 856 640 Matchmaker since 1989.

Credits avail for users of other agents or disillusioned internet daters.

www.bridgesintros.co.nz

it’s what we know and it’s what we do best. That’s why clients have chosen us, again and again.

ROOFING - for all your roof- Guardian Classifieds ing requirements, new roofs, reroofing, commercial, insur307 7900 ance claims, repairs. Licensed building practitioner, Wiki, Vision Roofing, phone 027-476-0203.

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Feed Wanted

Prices start from only $1200.00 for complete post boxes.

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Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

307 7900 ASHBURTON 832 East St 03 307 9911 www.dne.co.nz 0800 432 633

FEED Wheat and Barley for sale – good quality. Price by negotiation. Mid Canterbury area. Ph 027 432 0061.

Ashburton Community Christmas Lunch

Thank You The organisers of the Ashburton Community Christmas Lunch 2013 would like to thank the following for their generous support.

A to B Rentals Ashburton Guardian Ltd Ashburton Meat Processors Ltd Ashburton New World Ashburton U Hire Ltd Ashburton’s The Courier Boston Burger CMP Canterbury Ltd Community House Mid Canterbury Coldstream House Croziers Turkeys Ltd Inside Out McGregors Real Estate Ltd Midland Seed Ltd

Presbyterian Support Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains Sims Bakery St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church St James’ Presbyterian Church Southberry SimpliFood Talley’s Group Ltd The Green Grocer The Warehouse Tinwald Hall Society Roger and Pauline Withell Wright’s Drycleaners

Thank you also to the individuals who made food donations.

Special thanks go to the hardworking kitchen staff, particularly Geraldine Cooper, and the small army of volunteers who gave their time to make this a memorable and enjoyable occasion.

CALL IN AND CHECK OUT OUR GREAT RANGE OF LAWN CARE EQUIPMENT! ASHBURTON

832 East St Phone: 03 307 9911

www.dne.co.nz 0800 432 633

Daily Events Saturday

Sunday

9.00am - 12.00noon ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Weekly farm fresh produce, plants, coffee, food and more. North end of the West Street car park.

8.00am ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. A good walk in the Rangitata Gorge, Tenahaun Station, All welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10.00am - 12noon ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Rd, Tinwald.

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Saturdays, in the West Street Car park.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD SWIMMING POOL .

Outdoor swimming pool open. Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, cnr Havelock St and park Street.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square East Church Lounge.

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Summertime Worship, 48 Allens Rd, Allenton

1.30pm STAVELEY MUSUEM, Open in the Staveley village.

ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Combined service at St James, Thomson Street, Tinwald. Morning tea at 10.15am.

No service at St Paul’s.

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping god and transforming lives.

63 Princes Street, Netherby.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

ASHBURTON M.S.A. QUOITS. All welcome to have a throw. Racecourse Road M.S.A. Sports ground.

HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

11.00am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Combined service at St James, Thomson street, Tinwald.

ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship, St James, Jane Street, Tinwald.

1.00pm - 4.00pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum open.

86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Seafield Road.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD SWIMMING POOL. Outdoor pool open for swimming in the Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road.

1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD SWIMMING POOL. Outdoor pool open in the Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

Monday 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

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REAL ESTATE

GRAZING

SILAGE FOR SALE

Quigley contracting has standing Grass, Lucerne and Cereal Silage for sale Milking Quality and Winter/Dry Cow feed available.

We can produce Individual Rounds, Med Squares or 4x3 bales or Chopped Pit Silage.

Small and large lots available.

Please phone one of our salesmen for details: James 027 436 9989 Ricky 027 436 9317 Andrew 027 436 9307

Maize | Silage | Baleage | Hay | Grass | Straw REAL ESTATE

SATURDAY 11 JANUARY

450sqm Building For Lease

D&E MARINE

FOR FUN ON THE WATER

• High stud construction with concrete apron surrounds • Includes; office, kitchen and toilets • Only 5 minutes off State Highway 1 • Previously used as an export packhouse • Offers a variety of opportunities; contractors, storage, packhouse

438 Acton Road, Rakaia All enquiries welcome

Please phone Matt or Heidi Hart 027 547 8935 or 302 0186

AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE 153 Moore St 03 3077620

13 Cameron Street

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129 Victoria Street

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6 Delamaine Street Hinds

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AVAILABLE RENTALS 196 Westerfield Road Fully furnished unit $220 per week 1

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Unit 5 Carters Terrace Part furnished unit $250 per week 2

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110 Belt Road

$320 per week 3

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14 Saunders Road

$330 per week 3

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143 Harland Street

$330 per week 3

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VIEW OUR LISTINGS ONLINE AT: rwashburton.co.nz T 03 307 8317 E ashburton.nz@raywhite.com 96 Tancred Street, Ashburton 7700 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited Licensed REAA (2008)

Your local Telecom store SERVICES: Hay covers, farm truck seat covers, upholstery repairs, shade sails and blinds, marquee and event hire.

Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

151 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton Visit us www.petermay.co.nz

East Street Ashburton (03) 308 0308

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PLANTS, PRODUCE

Church Services

Strawberries 2 for $5 Apricots (sundrop) 500gm Sweet Corn Tomatoes 1kg N.Z Watermelon

$2.99 bag 2 for $2 $2.99 bag $3.99 ea

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

Specials available from 7/01 - 14/01

OPEN 7 DAYS The Green Grocer Fresh Fruit & Vege

PLANTS, PRODUCE

PLANTS, PRODUCE

NEW potatoes, 3kgs $5, 5kgs $8. Bennett, Melrose Road.

RASPBERRIES & BLACKBERRIES

Closing Saturday, January 11 Freshly picked and P.Y.O. 8am - 6pm Frozen fruit available.

Smithfield Road Phone 308 3498.

MOTORING

Southberry Open 9am - 6pm Closing for the season Sunday, January 12 At 6pm Raspberries Boysenberries Blackberries Red and Black Currants Freshly picked: And P.Y.O. No Eftpos.

Frozen berryfruit available for the rest of the year.

56 Tinwald/ Westerfield/ Mayfield Road.

Phone 03 308 1338.

MAZDA Axela 2004.

Excellent condition.

94,000kms, $9,300. Phone LOST, FOUND 021 489 070.

LOST: young, blue/grey, silky cat, named Sparkey. Lost in WANTED: CV-CH Holden Racecourse Road area.

Commodore s/wagon. Phone Reward leading to his return.

Phone 308 3304.

03 217 9556.

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 322 7626.

HEREFORD X calves for sale. Heifers $250, bulls or steers $350. And Friesian bulls $300. All plus GST. Call 027 472 2685.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

HIRE GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / contracting work, Call and see U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street.

Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 8061 A/h: 308 7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

GARAGE SALES FRIDGE, deep freeze, table and chairs, stereo unit, and other household items.

Saturday, 9am - 1pm. 9 Todd Place.

The Coffee Guy Ashburton franchise could be what you are after!

The past five years have seen this solid business grow exponentially with further growth anticipated.

With a Monday – Friday spot outside the Ashburton Domain and event bookings a year in advance, this is a great genuine business opportunity for someone looking for an exciting, new, on-the-go challenge.

Featuring two self sufficient vans which are able to dispense coffee anywhere and a fantastic client base to work with, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

Financial records available

10.00am Cnr Cass & Cameron St

308 7610 - 308 7062

Website www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am Morning Service Speaker: Pastor Brad Cook 131 Thomson Street Creche Available (Tinwald School Hall) Refreshments to follow Sunday Morning 10.30am 6.00pm House of Prayer Sunday Evening 7pm YOU AND YOUR FAMILY Wednesday night Bible Study, ARE VERY WELCOME 15 Cross Street 7pm We hope to see you this Sunday!

St David’s Church 48 Allens Road For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove Everyone welcome 308 4695 www.st-davids.org.nz

GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALE - Saturday, 8am-11am - 78 Chalmers Ave. Moving away sale, women’s clothes, shoes, nic nacks etc. Various sizes, see you there.

FOR SALE DRY old man pine $50 m2, dry bluegum $70 2 m2, dry macrocarpa $60 m . Phone 020 4031 0231.

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS ASHBURTON HOSPITAL

FOR SALE

ENTERTAINMENT

Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ Sumner/New Brighton Day Trip 18th Jan Tickets $30

◊ Operatunity “Glen Miller Special” 30th January 11am Timaru

◊ Ellerslie Flower

FIREWOOD - green old man Show pine - $130, green blue gum 26th February Hagley + macrocarpa - $150, green Park Christchurch 3 poplar - $90. All per 3.6m . Ph Shane James Firewood 03 ◊ SOLO3MIO 303 7063.

21st March Theatre Royal, Timaru SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four For bookings phone wheel electric scooters and 308 7646 wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today. Guardian Classifieds Phone 308-3602 307 7900

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

BIANCA. New to Ashburton. LANDLORDS. Don’t leave Size 8 for bookings the management of your valuable asset in the hands phone/text 027 302 6270. of a company that’s primary income is from selling ACCOMMODATION, properties.

Property RENTAL management is our sole ¾ BEDROOM house, focus 24/7. Contact B&N Allenton.

Open plan Properties Ltd now, 0800 111 living/dining/kitchen. Logfire, 252 www.bnproperties.co.nz double garage, large section. TO LET - Now available Available now $310pw. Two bedroom tidy middle References required. Ph 308 unit. Park St. Phone 308 6275 / 021 1799 265.

2650.

FLATMATE wanted to live with young family, Two female adults and two kids. $150 per week includes power, phone, MySky, internet, excludes food.

Contact by test: Jo 027 325 5272.

HOUSE for rent. Five bedroom house on Walnut Avenue, no dogs, $425pw, references required. Phone 027 532 9720.

Guardian Motoring Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

307 7900

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

MENTAL HEALTH

Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring GENERAL WARDS - (Medical and Surgical): Team.

0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

DAILY, 2pm - 4pm and 6pm - 7.30pm DUTY DOCTORS Children must be accompanied by an adult.

This service is for EMERGENCY MEDICAL CHALMERS WARD - (including Assessment, CARE ONLY. Please remember your Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN Community Services Card. Emergency VISITING. phone until 8am Tuesday - 0800 700 155.

MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

-Husbands and patient’s own children may Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, will be the duty practice for Saturday visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm. and Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting. surgery from 10am until 12 noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES Surgery phone 308 3066.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY,

If you are sincerely interested please phone Lorraine on 021 028 69470

You’re very welcome!

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409

Weekend Services MEDICAL SERVICES

Looking for a new, dynamic challenge with stable returns and growing client numbers?

Installation Service for our new Officers, Captains Keith & Denise Smith

LIVESTOCK, PETS

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BUSINESS WANTED/SELL

Heart to God And Hand to Man

Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

Ashburton Guardian

SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

COMMUNITY POOL

WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm.

TINwALD POOL

Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road. Weekends 1pm – 7pm

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

ANIMAL SERVICES DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER

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

VETERINARIANS

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven.

Saturday clinic: 9am-12 noon. Weekend OMMUNITY ERVICES emergencies: Steve Williams.

INFORMATION CENTRES ART GALLERY PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted ASHBURTON Sat 10am until 2pm.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT Phone 308 1133. Baring Square East, visiting.

Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton. provide an accident and emergency service.

Ashburton.

Sat & Sun: 10.00am 4.00pm EMERGENCY DENTIST until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

Saturday clinic 9am-12 noon. Weekend Except in cases of emergency persons Closed Public Holidays.

METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public emergencies: Large: Shannon Thomsonrequiring medical attention must consult their If you do not have or cannot contact your ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Laing, Small: Alex Avery. own or the duty general practitioner. Persons regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton for the name of the rostered weekend dentist VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321 in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Hospital must have a general practitioners.

1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday BUS DEPARTURES Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm Sundays and Public Holidays.

Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. clinic: 9am-12 noon. 24-hour weekend PHARMACIES ASHBURTON MUSEUM emergencies: Large: Adrian Groenen. Small: Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

Allenton Pharmacy, The Mall, Harrison ELPLINE ERVICES Baring Square East, Ashburton. Ph 308 3167 BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Juan Gray.

Street, Ashburton, will be open from 9.30am ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Saturday-Sunday 1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 027 683 8111, Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

- 12 noon Saturday, from 10.30am - 12 noon Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) Closed Statutory Holidays.

149 Cameron St, Ashburton: The duty vet for Sunday, and from 6pm - 7pm both evenings. or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholicsGroup Bookings by arrangement emergencies this weekend is: Jo Hallenstein. anonymous.org.nz for more information.

Full emergency service all weekend.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

unrestricted visiting.

For weekend doctor and emergency details CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted please telephone the Rakaia Medical Centre, visiting. ph 303 5002.

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Saturday, January 11, 2014 TV ONE

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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Christchurch – From The Streets 3 0 7:30 How The Other Half Lives 30 8am Make The Politician Work 30 8:30 60 Minute Makeover 3 9:30 Come Dine With Me Omnibus PGR 3 Noon There’s No Taste Like Home 1pm Masterchef All Stars 3 0 2pm The Chase 3 0 3pm Recruits Paramedics PGR 3 0 3:30 Coastwatch 3 0 4pm Fishy Business 0 5pm Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge 3 0 6pm One News 0

6am Pocoyo 3 0 6:05 Wiki The Kiwi 0 6:15 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends 3 0 6:35 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 7am Stitch! 3 0 7:25 Gravity Falls 3 0 7:50 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8:10 Green Lantern – The Animated Series 0 8:35 Adventure Time 3 0 9am Angry Birds Toons 3 0 9:05 Young Justice – Invasion PGR 0 9:30 Regular Show 3 0 10am Fresh 10:30 Rodney 3 0 11am H8R PGR 11:55 M Lemonade Mouth 2011 Family Musical. 0 2:05 Secret Life Of The American Teenager 3 3pm Mobbed 0 4pm Baby Daddy 0 4:30 Seriously Funny Kids 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 0 5:30 According To Jim 0 6pm The Amazing Race 0 7pm M A Cinderella Story PGR 7pm NZ Story 0 2004 Comedy. Hilary Duff. 0 7:30 Coastwatch 0 8pm How to Cook Like Heston 0 8pm L Lotto 8:30 F Miss Fisher’s Murder This week’s Lotto draw.

Mysteries 0 8:05 A Cinderella Story PGR 9:40 M Julie and Julia Continued. 0 PGR 2009 Comedy. Julia 8:55 M Austin Powers in Child’s story of her start in Goldmember AO 2002 the cooking profession is Comedy. Mike Myers, intertwined with blogger Beyonce Knowles. 0 Julie Powell’s 2002 challenge 10:50 M Fired Up! AO 2009 to cook all the recipes in Comedy. Eric Christian Olsen, Child’s first book. Meryl Nicholas D’Agosto. 0 Streep, Amy Adams. 0 12:10 M Apron Strings AO 12:40 M Red Hill AO 2010 2008 Drama. Laila Rouass, Nathan Thriller Western. Ryan Kwanten, Whittaker. 0 Steve Bisley.

1:50 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 2:30 M Bad Lieutenant AO 4am Infomercials 2009 Drama. Nicolas Cage, Eva 5:30 World To Come Mendes.

4:35 Suburgatory PGR 3 5:05 Fresh 5:30 It Is Written 3

CHOICE TV 6am Destination Flavour 6:30 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Get Growing 8am The Edible Garden 8:30 Home By Novogratz 9am From Birmingham To Bombay 9:30 Destination Flavour 10am Fantasy Homes By The Sea 11am American Restoration 11:30 Bondi Vet Noon House Crashers 12:30 Kirstie Allsopp’s Home Style 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 2:30 Get Growing 3pm The Edible Garden 3:30 Guide To The Good Life 4pm Marbella Mansions 5pm Hairy Bikers’ Everyday Gourmet 6pm Nigel Marven’s Rhino Adventure 7pm Lonely Planet – Best In Asia This is an inspirational and interactive travel show which roadtests the best experiences in Asia, nominated by travellers.

7:30 Natural World 8:30 The Devil’s Teardrop AO 10:30 Guide To The Good Life 11pm Marbella Mansions

SUNDAY

Midnight Nigel Marven’s Rhino Adventure 1am Natural World 2am Lonely Planet – Best In Asia 2:30 Flatmates AO 3am The Devil’s Teardrop AO 5am Hairy Bikers’ Everyday Gourmet

TV THREE 6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 7am Outdoors With Geoff 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 Saving Gen-Y PGR 3 0 10am Extreme Makeover – Weight-Loss Edition 3 0 11am New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker 3 Noon Project Runway PGR 3 0 1pm Flipping Out PGR 2pm America’s Next Top Model – British Invasion PGR 3 The models create an ad campaign that requires casting, wardrobe and props.

3pm King Of Dirt 4pm Nigel Marven – Wild Colombia (Starting Today) 3 0 5pm Outdoors With Geoff 5:30 Fishing Show 3 6pm 3 News 7pm F Fusion Feasts 0 7:30 Survivor – Blood v Water 0 8:30 M Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy AO 2011 Thriller.

Adaptation of John Le Carre’s Cold War-era spy novel in which a retired secret agent is pulled back into the game to find a Soviet agent in MI6. Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch. 0 10:55 F Outrageous Fortune AO 3 0 11:55 Underbelly – Razor AO 3 0 12:55 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Rocko’s Modern Life 3 7:30 Max Steel 3 7:55 All Grown Up 3 8:20 Scaredy Squirrel 3 8:40 BeyWheelz 3 9:05 Redakai 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Mr Young 3 5:30 The Suite Life On Deck 3 6pm Sabrina The Teenage Witch 30 6:30 M Flintstones In Viva Rock Vegas 3 2000 Family Comedy.

The story of how Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble met and wooed their wives, Wilma and Betty. Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Joan Collins. 0 8:30 South Park AO 3 (Part 2) The boys discover the reason for the global attacks by oversized guinea pigs, but first they must find their way out of the Andes.

9pm M Devil MV 2010 Horror.

Trapped in an elevator above Philadelphia, five people discover the devil is among them.

Chris Messina, Jenny O’Hara.

10:40 Excused AO 3 11:35 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Home Shopping 7:30 Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) 8:35 Home Shopping 11:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK 3 Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 1:30 Father Ted PGR 3 2:10 Top Gear USA PGR 3:10 Junior Bake-Off 3 4:20 Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) Day five at the ASB Tennis Arena, in Auckland.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Popstar To Operastar 6:30 Jamie At Home Jamie Oliver cooks at home, with simple, accessible ingredients, including fruit and vegetables grown in his kitchen garden.

6am Cricket – HRV Twenty20 (Replay) Northern Knights v Auckland Aces. From Seddon Park in Hamilton.

9:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (Replay) Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers. From Sydney Cricket Ground.

1pm L Golf – US PGA Tour Sony Open – Round Two. From Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.

4:30 L Tennis – Hobart International Final. From Domain Tennis Centre, Hobart.

6pm Cricket – HRV Twenty20 (Highlights) Northern Knights v Auckland Aces. From Seddon Park in Hamilton.

6:30 L Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – First Twenty20. From Eden Park in Auckland.

7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his guest chefs aim to create something spectacular using crab.

8pm Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course 8:35 The Mighty Mississippi 9:35 Indian Ocean PGR 10:50 True Blood AO 3

10:30 The Cricket Show Analysis and highlights of the week’s games, with features and player profiles from grassroots to international cricket.

Midnight Top Gear USA PGR 3 Tanner, Rutledge, and Adam compete in a 665 km journey to Vegas across the Mojave desert.

1am Home Shopping

11pm L Cricket – International Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Second Test, Day Four. Coverage of the afternoon session from Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

2:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (Replay) Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder.

MAORI TV 10am Toku Reo 3 2pm Tribe PGR 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield 3 Otara Scorpions v Papatoetoe Panthers.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Tepu 3 2 6:30 Whatukura Mareikura 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M The Secret Of Kells 2009 Family Animated. In medieval times, a boy battles Vikings and

THE BOX 6am Ax Men ML 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Monk PGV 8:10 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

10:15 Raw MC 1:10 The Pretender Marathon PG 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 Modern Family PGL 8pm Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 9pm Lizard Lick Towing MVL 9:30 Ax Men ML 10:30 Monk PGV 11:30 Spartacus – Blood And Sand 18VLS

SUNDAY

12:30 The Pretender Marathon PG 3:50 Spartacus – Blood And Sand 18VLS 4:45 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 5:10 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 5:35 The Simpsons PG

SKY SPORT 2 ancient creatures while on a mission to locate a legendary crystal and complete the Book of Kells. Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally.

9pm M Hugh And Heke 2010 Comedy. Comedy about a Maori and a pakeha family thrown together on a beach camping trip. Geoffrey Dolan, Pete Smith.

Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 6:30pm on FOUR 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

MOVIES PREMIERE

7:30 Mythbusters PG 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Jungle Hooks – India PG 10am Off The Hook – Extreme Catches PG 10:30 Deadly Seas PG 11:30 Off The Hook – Extreme Catches PG Noon Off The Hook – Extreme Catches PG 12:30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 1:30 Mythbusters PG 2:30 Auction Hunters PG 3pm Auction Hunters PG 3:30 Blood And Oil PG 4:30 You Have Been Warned PG 5:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 6:30 World’s Top Five PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Bear Grylls Get Out Alive PG 9:30 The Unexplained Files PG 10:30 Naked Castaway PG 11:30 American Digger PG

8:05 The Watch 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn.

9:45 Nitro Circus – The Movie MC 2012 Action. Travis Pastrana.

11:20 Silent Hill – Revelation 16VL 2012 Horror. Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell.

12:55 Skyfall MV 2012 Action.

Daniel Craig, Judi Dench.

3:15 The Watch 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn.

5pm Haywire MVL 2011 Action.

Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor.

6:35 Dark Shadows MVL 2012 Comedy. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer.

8:30 Safe 16VL 2012 Action. Jason Statham, Catherine Chan.

10:10 Flight 16LS 2012 Drama.

Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle.

Midnight Porter Ridge PG 12:30 Secrets Of… PG 1:30 Magic Of Science PG 2am Everything You Need To Know PG 2:30 Man v Wild PG 3:30 Man v Wild PG 4:30 Man v Wild PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG

12:25 The Task 18V 2011 Horror.

Alexandra Staden, Victor McGuire.

2am Haywire MVL 2011 Action.

Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor. 3:30 Dark Shadows MVL 2012 Comedy.

Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer. 5:25 Safe 16VL 2012 Action.

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 8:30pm on TV3

MOVIES GREATS 8:15 Spider-Man MV 2002 Action.

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Defoe.

10:15 The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller. Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie.

12:10 King Kong MV 2005 Adventure. Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrian Brodie.

3:15 Eragon MV 2006 Action. Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons.

5pm Mr Deeds MVL 2002 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro.

6:35 Entrapment MV 1999 Thriller.

Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones.

8:30 A Simple Plan MVL 1998 Thriller. Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, Billy Bob Thornton.

10:35 Blood Diamond 16V 2006 Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou.

SUNDAY

12:55 Directors – Doug Liman PG 2009 1:25 Mr Deeds MVL 2002 Comedy. 3am Blood Diamond 16V 2006 Drama. 5:20 A Simple Plan MVL 1998 Thriller.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

11Jan14

6am Basketball – NBL (Replay) Melbourne Tigers v New Zealand Breakers. 8am Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) Match of the Night – Semi-finals.

9:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Melbourne Tigers v New Zealand Breakers.

10am Football – A-League (Replay) Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory.

Noon Cricket – HRV Twenty20 (Highlights) Northern Knights v Auckland Aces.

12:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Volvo Golf Champions – Round Two. 1pm Basketball – NBL (Highlights) 1:30 Cricket – HRV Twenty20 (Highlights) 2pm Sport 365 2:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) 3pm Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (Highlights) 3:43 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash League Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder. From Blundstone Arena in Hobart.

7pm Fox Sports News 8pm Basketball – NBL (Highlights) 8:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (Highlights) 9:13 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash League Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars.

SUNDAY

12:30 Tennis – Heineken Open (Replay) 2:30 Football – A-League (Replay) 4:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) 5am The Cricket Show 5:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights)

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6am Mucking In 3 0 6:50 Gardens Of The World 7am 60 Minute Makeover 3 7:45 Tagata Pasifika 8:10 Praise Be 8:40 Attitude 0 9:10 Who Deserves To Be Born? 0 10am Marae Summer Series 10:30 Waka Huia Summer Series 11am Neighbourhood 3 0 11:30 NZ Stories 3 0 Noon Football – English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace, from White Hart Lane. 2pm The Hotel Inspector AO 3 0 3pm F Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey 3 0 4pm Piha Rescue PGR 3 A teenager is trapped in one of Piha’s blowholes; a boogie-boarder suffers a painful injury; Murphy’s Law kicks in during an after-hours rescue.

0 4:30 Walk On The Wild Side 3 0 5pm Monster Bug Wars 3 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Australia’s Got Talent PGR Competition increases as contestants set out to impress the judges. 0 8:40 The Safe House Based on the true experience of a woman in the early days of the witness-protection programme in New Zealand. 0 10:25 Without You AO

6am Fireman Sam 3 0 6:10 Art Attack 3 0 6:35 Jungle Junction 3 0 7am The Looney Tunes Show 3 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:45 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 7:50 Rated A For Awesome 3 0 8:10 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 8:35 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 9am Mad 3 0 9:10 SpongeBob SquarePants 30 9:35 Good Luck Charlie 3 0 10am The Big Bang Theory 3 0 11:55 M The Witches PGR 1990 Family. 0 1:50 Jane By Design 3 2:50 Scrubs PGR 3 0 3:50 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3 0 4:20 M Cats And Dogs 2001 Family.

0 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos AO 0 6:30 Malibu Country 0 7pm M Monsters Inc. 2001 Animated. Monsters generate their city’s power by scaring children, but are afraid of being contaminated by children, so when one enters Monstropolis, the top scarer finds his world disrupted.

Voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal. 0 8:50 M Man of the House AO 2005 Comedy. Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Archer. 0 10:50 Scandal AO 3 0 11:25 The Chawners’ Last Chance 12:35 M Rogue Assassin AO AO 3 Sam has been sent to weight2007 Action. Jet Li, Jason Statham, loss camp in California, and the rest Devon Aoki. of the family have been sent home 2:25 Infomercials to Blackburn. 0 2:55 Detroit 1-8-7 AO 3 12:25 Family Feuds PGR 3 3:45 Suburgatory PGR 3 12:50 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 4:10 It Is Written 3 4:35 Jeremy 3am Infomercials Kyle PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Rocko’s Modern Life 3 7:25 Max Steel 3 7:50 All Grown Up 3 8:10 Scaredy Squirrel 3 8:35 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 8:45 Wonder Pets 3 9:10 Tickety Toc 3 9:20 Dora The Explorer 3 9:45 Moe 3 9:50 Bryan And Bobby 3 10am Humf 3 10:10 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion 3 10:25 Bananas In Pyjamas 3 10:40 Barney And Friends 3 11:10 Wonder Pets 3 11:35 Tree Fu Tom 3 Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm Everyone Hates Chris 3 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 0 7pm The Simpsons PGR The Simpsons get a pool, but a broken leg sinks the summer for Bart. 0 7:30 The Biggest Loser Australia PGR The fear week race continues to cause problems for the contestants and their now slimmer and fitter bodies.

10:10 Excused AO 3 10:35 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

11:25 M The Good Shepherd AO 3 2006 Drama. The early history of the Central Intelligence Agency, viewed through the prism of one man’s life. Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie. 2:25 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV

11:30 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Religious Programming Noon River Cottage Gone Fishin’ 3 Hugh’s fish fact-finding adventure begins in the Channel Islands.

12:55 Customs PGR 3 1:25 Bondi Rescue PGR 3 2:20 Danger Beach PGR 3 2:50 Top Gear USA PGR 3 3:45 Nigella Express 3 4:20 Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) The singles final at the ASB Tennis Arena, in Auckland.

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9:35 L Cricket – International Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Second Test, Day Five.

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Of Shadows MV 2011 Action. 3:20 Down With Love MS 2003 Romantic 4am Basketball – NBL (Replay) Dredd 18VL 2012 Action. 4:55 The Comedy. 5:55 Four Brothers MVLS Melbourne Tigers v New Zealand 2005 Drama.

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC

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ACROSS 1. Very embarrassed courier may give one beans! (7,6) 9. Rough music from vicar, perhaps, playing about with ‘Hair’ (9) 10. Quick! Get shot of Father turning in! (5) 11. None excluded, never yet revealing (5) 12. A superstitious gesture that, joined, might be used for tinder (5,4) 13. While it lasts, proportions is seen in one demanding payment (8) 15. Exchange the Sea for one-nothing in cobalt, maybe (6) 18. Made night-sound recede backwardly in one that didn’t go off (6) 20. Theatrical type in favour of Mussolini, right? (8) 23. What Ms wears when Mrs, out as sure it might be (9) 24. Earthenware putting a finish to a facial feature (5) 25. Monarch having numbers on edge? (5) 26. She bullies me out of Grant, mate! (9) 27. 75% Sappers in the billets one finds for them (5-8) DOWN 1. Having won, took the title (9) 2. Not being paid, a friend in the gold gets right at the end (7)

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 7. Down on his luck 8.

Peppermints 12. Lifted 14. Stated 16. Verges 18. Patent 19. Seriousness 23. Prognosticate Down 1. Coop 2. Snip 3. Indeed 4.

Litmus 5. Plan 6. Ices 9. Enforce 10.

Totters 11. Edit 12. Live 13. Ere 15. Tea 17. Spot on 18. Peseta 19. Sure 20. Rage 21. Each 22. Sots QUICK Across 1. Resemble 7. Shake 8.

Oversight 9. Sod 10. Tote 11. Utopia 13.

Incriminating 15. On edge 16. Flat 18.

Tic 20. Terminate 21. Louts 22. Adherent Down 1. Roost 2. Sceptic 3. Mist 4. Lightfingered 5. Balsa 6. Feuding 7. Stopgap 12.

Bisects 13. Install 14. Ill fame 15. Occur 17. Treat 19. Hide

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Only half! (6) 6. Towards the top of the globe throw Rand around (9) 7. Emotional bond left after a knock (7) 8. Went on to say one did one’s arithmetic (5) 14. Money-man finds wealth on right (9) 16. Never acts out his writing in Spain! (9)

17. Twice four, by mistake, make fussy decoration (4-4) 19. The brochure to reserve?

Granted! (7) 21. The sort of weather to expect, Centigrade? 51, friend! (7) 22. Pay up and get a long sort of bench (6) 23. Light reveals church below hill (5) 24. Professorial appointment taken by one presiding (5)

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7. Eradicating (13) 8. Frightening (8) 9. Highest point (4) 10. Evaluate (6) 12. Sea journey (6) 14. Mountain parrot (3) 15. On land (6) 17. Hang around (6) 19. Chicken (4) 21. Appealing (8) 23. Reach the required standard (3,3,7)

DOWN 1. Costs (8) 2. Edict (6) 3. Bullets (abbr) (4) 4. Intermission (8) 5. Reliable (6) 6. Formerly (4) 11. Impaled (8) 13. Foliage (8) 16. Recently (2,4) 18. Blocks of metal (6) 20. Musical composition (4) 22. Oversupply (4)

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