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Car smashes through house

A trip to the kitchen most likely saved the life of a Papamoa man after an out-of-control car smashed through one side of his house and out the other. Emergency services were astonished that no-one was hurt in the dramatic crash last night. A young woman, believed to be in her 20s, is expected to appear in Tauranga District Court on charges of dangerous driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.

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Boost for takahe Little takahe chicks have hatched on a pest free island near Auckland for the first time, in what has been called a “major milestone” in the survival of the critically endangered native bird. The cute hatchlings have taken their first steps on Motutapu Island, which has become a key site for the species with 17 adult birds calling it home. The island is large enough told 20 breeding pairs, which would be the largest population of the native takahe outside of the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland. Their parents, Bradshaw and Charlie, hooked up on the island after being released their last November.

A second impounded horse has been taken from the Ruapehu District Council pound in Taumarunui. The tai or siebay stallion was taken from the pound some time over Saturday night and follows a similar breakout in September. Council team leader compliance Brenda Ralph said extra security precautions had been put in after the September breakout, “but that didn’t prevent this horse from being stolen. This horse is quite distinctive as it has series of lumpy growths around its left eye,” Ms Ralph said. – APNZ

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$1 for a house Watch and weep wouldbe Auckland house buyers. A large home is being sold in Invercargill with an asking price of just $1. The only catch is that anyone who wants to spend their spare change has to move it from the site themselves. That could cost anywhere up to $50,000, a relocation expert told APNZ yesterday. – APNZ

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Green Car of the Year Honda’s line of Accords won the 2014 Green Car of the Year award from an auto industry magazine yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. In recent years, Green Car Journal honored cars whose selling points were emerging technologies including natural gas, electric and clean diesel. This year, the prize’s jurors – among them environmentalists and comedian/car enthusiast Jay Leno – opted to honor an already-popular model that has a gaselectric hybrid version, but also an internal combustion engine that runs on gas. Honda’s suggested retail price for the Accord ranges from about $22,000 to about $40,000. – AP

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■ FAMILY WANTS TO SAY THANK YOU

Crash survivors seek local heroes By Erin TaskEr

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As Sailasa Vakalala lies in a Christchurch Hospital bed with serious injuries following a car crash, his family is on the hunt for his heroes. Mr Vakalala, 61, remains in a coma with numerous broken bones and internal bleeding, in Christchurch Hospital following a crash on Ashburton’s main street a week ago today. He and his wife Asenaca Vakalala were on a day trip to Ashburton from their Timaru home, to buy vegetables, when Mr Vakalala attempted to perform a U-turn on East Street – near the intersection with Cox Street – when their car was hit by a four-wheel-drive. Mr Vakalala’s driver’s door took the impact and the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade had to cut the roof off the car to free him. He was taken to Ashburton Hospital and later flown to Christchurch Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. “The last few minutes we had been talking and we had been looking around and then all of a sudden the four-wheel-drive hit us. I thought we were going to die because the car just flew,” Mrs Vakalala told the Guardian. Mrs Vakalala - who sustained broken ribs in the crash - said she thought her husband was dying and had it not been for the help given to them by some members of the public, emergency services who raced to the scene and staff at Ashburton Hospital, she believes he could have. “That’s what we were told in the hospital, that he’s a very lucky boy,” Mrs Vakalala said. She said her husband - a former police officer in Fiji who has been living in New Zealand for 11 years - had pulled over, checked his mirrors, put his indicator on, and had just pulled out to perform the U-turn when

they were suddenly hit. She says they’re both lucky to be alive, thanks largely to the fact they both had seat belts on. She also praised her husband’s quick thinking, applying the brakes immediately which she believed prevented them from hitting a pole. She also singled out a couple of men who came to their aid, including two in a photograph they provided to the Guardian. She is keen to identify them. The photo was also posted to a Facebook page and they believe they’ve since identified one of the helpers as local man Kakopau Matau. They planned to meet him, and other helpers, to give personal thanks. Police are also still asking witnesses to the crash to contact them as their investigation continues.

The family of Sailasa Vakalala, injured in a car crash a week ago today on East Street, want the public’s help in identifying those who helped at the scene so they can thank them. Photo suPPlied

The crash scene last Saturday, with police in attendance.

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■ SEX ED IN MID CANTERBURY

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Teens led to unwise choices By Myles HuMe

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Social media and popular music can stymie the effectiveness of sexual health education, a Mid Canterbury principal says. Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs was commenting in the wake of a report by a Health Select Committee that made a raft of recommendations to improve health outcomes in Kiwi children. One of those recommendations was to “develop a co-ordinated cross-sectoral action plan”, which included strengthening sexual and reproductive health guidelines for schools, and better oversight from the Education Review Office. Mount Hutt College prin-

cipal John Schreurs said the school consulted with the community on its health curriculum, and had created a comprehensive programme to educate Year 7-10 teens on sexual and reproductive health. However, social media, popular music and alcohol often forced teens to make unwise decisions, and community-wide approach needed to be adopted to improve the health and behaviour of New Zealand teens. Mr Schreurs said it was not the sole responsibility of schools to teach teens about sex, saying parents had a vital role to play. The committee’s report also recommended urgent action to address New Zealand’s high

unplanned pregnancy rate, which makes up 40-60 per cent of total pregnancies. That included better access to health advice services, contraception information and pregnancy support units. Support networks are already in place for young Mid Canterbury parents, many who may feel out of their depth when it comes to parenting or at the prospect of it. The Hype Youth Health Centre in Ashburton offers youth from 12-24 free advice and support for issues including sexuality, sexual health and contraception. Its coordinator Poppy Cooper-Vear could not comment on trends and attitudes among

youth in Ashburton, but said it was important support was available so teens had confidence to make informed decisions and seek the right help. She said there was also support through the Young Parents Group which sometimes saw up to 10 under 21 parents every fortnight. “Sometimes they can feel overwhelmed, especially if it’s unplanned, so it’s a fantastic way to bring them all together where they can support and share their experiences,” Ms Cooper-Vear said. Those who conducted the report are expected to see some of the recommendations in practice within two to three years.

■ ZONTA AWARD WINNER

Sarah’s work rewarded Sarah Lee Kircher has been named as the winner of the Ashburton Zonta Community Services Award for 2013. She was this week presented with the award and a cheque for $500 for her outstanding voluntary service to the community through her involvement with the Ashburton Youth Council. Miss Kircher has been involved with the council for four years and this year took over the role of chairperson. She’s also a youth trustee on the Ashburton Youth Health Trust and assisting in the organisation of youth events such as the wearable arts night.

A year 13 student at Ashburton College, Miss Kircher is involved in the student welfare committee, Operation Christmas, peer support mentoring, and other school activities. Next year she’s going to begin a Bachelor of Nursing, with a dream of helping out in rural communities in the future, and following a path in mental health work with youth. The Ashburton Zonta Community Services Award is open to year 13 female students attending Ashburton College and recognises significant contribution to both school and community services.

■ ASHBURTON’S NEW PARKING SCENE

Coins, cards only please The Ashburton District Council has missed the chance to go high-tech with its new pay and display parking meters. While the latest units have key pads for eftpos and credit card pin numbers and are smartphone compatible, Ashburton’s new meters are lagging behind. When commissioned they will accept only coins or credit cards that do not require pin numbers. They come without a keypad. At this week’s council service delivery council meeting councillors questioned why eftpos could not be used on the machines and were told that when they were ordered instructions were to order those that accepted coins and credit cards only. The latest model would have come with a much higher price tag, said council roading engineer Brian Fauth. The new machines have been in place for several weeks and are ready to be commissioned. Once they are in use the existing parking meters will be removed.

Voting papers arrive Voting papers started arriving in Mid Canterbury letterboxes yesterday ahead of the citizens initiated referendum on asset sales. The referendum asks the question, do you support the Government selling up to 49 per cent of Meridian Energy, Mighty River Power, Genesis Power, Solid Energy and Air New Zealand? It’s a postal vote so people just need to tick the answer they want and return their paper by post in the envelope provided, chief electoral officer Robert Peden said. Voting papers should arrive in all letterboxes by November 29 and voting closes on December 13.

Pastor steals money The trial of a man accused of an $853,000 fraud against Seventh Day Adventist Church members and their pastor came to an abrupt end in the Dunedin District Court yesterday. Damas Tutehau Flohr, 69, pleaded guilty to seven charges of causing losses by deception. He was convicted and remanded in custody for sentence next month. The Crown case was that, during between about December 2008 and December 2009, Tahitian-born Flohr repeatedly asked for and was given money by his Dunedin pastor and almost a dozen other church members, some of whom handed over their life savings. - APNZ

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Dope smokers risk longterm damage Regular dope smokers experience serious cognitive impairment long after they’re high, according to a speaker at a cannabis and health symposium being held in Auckland next week. University of Wollongong Associate Professor Nadia Solowij said memory, attention and higher cognitive functions were all affected in the long-term by heavy use. “The longer you use cannabis and the more heavily you use cannabis, and the younger you are when you start using cannabis, the greater the changes that we see in the actual structure of the brain,” Ms Solowij said. “The adolescent brain

is more sensitive to insult from drugs, and we’ve been finding that the younger people start using, the worse the cognitive impairment. “There are cognitive impairments that persist beyond the period of acute intoxication, and these are largely in the domains of memory, attention and higher cognitive functions.” Ms Solowij, who has been researching the effects of cannabis on the brain for more than 20 years, said her research has focused on its relationship with schizophrenia and other mental health issues. She was concerned about the younger age at which people were starting to use cannabis.

A domino-like car pile-up in Wellington yesterday left a man with two broken legs when he was crushed between two vehicles. A bus attempting a three-pointturn near the Z service station on Churchill Drive in Crofton Downs, got stuck with its rear wheels off the ground, blocking the road. A car crashed into the bus, then bounced off an into another vehicle on the service station forecourt, which hit a further vehicle. A forecourt attendant who come out to assist with directing traffic was hit by one of the vehicles, said acting Inspector Guy Callahan. “It’s like a bizarre sequence of events.” - APNZ

Photo to go TVNZ will delete a photo that depicts a body in the Pike River Mine and is sorry to have upset some families by asking if they could make it public. TVNZ received a copy of the photo, which shows a body lying on the floor of the mine, on Wednesday the day after the third anniversary of the disaster in which 29 workers died. During Wednesday night’s broadcast, One News said it would not show the photo out of respect for the families of the men not keep the footage. - APNZ

Teacher disgraced A preschool boss who inflated attendance records in order to fraudulently get $25,000 in government cash has been censured by the profession. The woman, who is also a registered teacher, was licensee of a preschool which received funding from the Ministry of Education. Neither the woman or the school can be named for legal reasons. Ministry auditors spotted overstated funding claims in 2010.

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■ LONGBEACH COASTAL CHALLENGE By Erin TaskEr

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Six years after it was first held, a mountain bike race along Mid Canterbury’s picturesque coastline is now a marquee event on the district’s events calendar. That event is tomorrow’s Longbeach Coastal Challenge – a mountain bike event which has grown at a rate which has amazed its organisers since its inception in 2007. It’s now not just for mountain bikers; walkers and runners are also now catered for and this year a record 1000 competitors will take part. Jo Taylor is one of about eight members of the original organising committee still there, and she said it had almost got to the point that they’d have to put a limit on entries. The race was born in 2007, a result of the Hinds Lions Club looking for a fundraising idea. They considered a motorbike race on a farm, or a horse trek on the historic Longbeach Estate. “Because in the early 1900s people came down and did a horse trek around there,” Mrs Taylor said. But mountain bikes were decided upon, and proved to be the winner. The inaugural race attracted just 257 competitors. “Our view very much from the start was to provide a family orientated event that the whole family could take part in,” Mrs Taylor said. And that’s what it

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has become. None of the organisers expected it to become as popular as it has though, attracting people from as far away as Nelson. “A few of us talk about it and say ‘did we think it would get this big?’, and the answer is no. We are privileged that people return to the event year after year,” Mrs Taylor said.

Logistically, it’s hard work. There will be almost 100 volunteers working behind the scenes tomorrow, from marshalls to those in the food tent – organisers are feeding all competitors and volunteers. It’s also become more technical. They now do online entries and payment, and have electronic timing – the only service they

actually pay for. That means more money can be raised. Last year $25,000 was raised and it was split between the Hinds Lions and Longbeach School. With more entries this year, that will no doubt mean more money, which is great news for the club and the school, and those who will benefit.

■ LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS WORRIED

Panic burns cause alarm on farms By Erin TaskEr

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Rural firefighters are being kept busy by farmers they say are panic burning debris from recent windstorms before the heat of summer. Mayfield volunteer rural fire unit chief fire officer Ian Fielder said they’d attended a few fires recently where that appeared to be the case. On Thursday evening they,

along with appliances from Hinds and Mt Somers, attended a fire which destroyed around 100 metres of shelterbelt at an Ealing Montalto Road property. Mr Fielder said sparks from a pile of burning branches had blown into the shelterbelt, and firefighters spent more than three hours at the scene. Mr Fielder said it appeared some people were worried that

fire restrictions may be put in place soon as the weather warmed up and the district dried out, so they were panic burning debris from recent windstorms. But too often they were being caught out by sudden weather changes which was sending embers and sparks flying, causing unwanted fires. If people were going to light such fires, they needed to en-

sure they checked the weather forecast first. Thursday night’s call-out was Mayfield’s second in less than 24 hours. Early that morning they were called to State Highway 72 where sparks from an transformer had caused grass to catch fire. The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade was also called out yesterday afternoon, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

One-armed daredevil ready for challenge With great dexterity, Alan Kempster extracts a cigarette and lighter from a packet and lights up using his left hand, the only one he has since he was struck by a truck while riding a motorcycle 23 years ago and had his right arm and leg ripped off. Yes, he knows smoking kills but he isn’t bothered. “A drunk driver already tried to do that and it didn’t work,”

the Australian Even Kempster is amazed he survived the crash, which happened at dusk on a country road near Melbourne. Others are amazed at what Kempster, 51, has achieved since. He was a competitive waterskier for 10 years, claiming seven Australian and three world disabled titles before returning to his first love, motorcycle racing.

He races about a dozen times a year - calling himself Boneapart Racing and using the racing number 1/2. He is in Invercargill as guest of the Southland Motorcycle Club to compete in four of the five events at next week’s Burt Munro Challenge. Kempster modified a 750cc Honda racing bike when no one else was prepared to tackle it, moving all the hand and foot

controls to the left side. “There are only five things I have to do with my left hand - operate the throttle and the clutch and the brake, steer it, and hang on,” he says, demonstrating on his bike, which has been flown over from Australia. He usually wears a $50,000 computerised artificial leg but prefers to race without it, saying it could be a danger to other riders. - APNZ

Many of those who took part in last year’s Longbeach Coastal Classic will be among the 1000 riders, runners or walkers back for another go tomorrow. Photo 251112-KG-061

Coppers riding choppers Three police officers planning to cycle from Cape Reinga to Wellington are giving themselves an extra challenge by leaving their flash road bikes behind and pedalling 1970s Raleigh Choppers instead. The “Coppers on Choppers” started yesterday. The trio of Waitemata District Community Constables - Grant Kenny, Megan D’Oliveira and Rob Gormly - will visit as many schools as they can as they pedal through Northland. They plan to complete the 1152km ride on December 11, which means they’ll have to average 80km a day on bikes designed for style rather than speed. The bikes are Mark III Raleigh Choppers bought on Trade Me. They have been adapted to fit and the gears have been improved. Along the way they plan to visit 17 primary schools and 5000 children. - APNZ

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March against family violence Michelle NelsoN

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Violence toward women is not okay, and White Ribbon Day organisers are calling for a united voice on the matter during a street march in Ashburton on Monday. Starting at midday on the corner of East and Moore Streets, participants will march to the clock tower and back to the chessboard in the town centre. There men will be asked to pledge never to commit, condone or remain silent about violence towards women, and a free barbecue will be on offer. Ashburton mayor Angus McKay along with several councillors, Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew and Guardian editor Coen Lammers will join the White Ribbon march, which forms part of a nationwide campaign. Ashburton social worker Ev-

ans Chibanguza is one of a team of white ribbon ambassadors working across New Zealand to get the message out. He said it is important to recognise that violence against women is no respecter of age, class or race. “People say it doesn’t happen in Ashburton. It does,” he said. “And it’s not okay – it’s a community problem, and we all need to take a stand.” He would like more employers to get involved with the campaign to condone violence. “It is in their interests, (family) violence has a cost in the workplace with lower productivity and more time off.” One in three women in New Zealand will experience violence from a partner in their lifetime, and on average fourteen women are killed every year by a member of their family.

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Harry Potter, Mickey Mouse and Piglet, among a cast of Disney characters, may sound like an odd combination, but Mount Hutt College pupils turned it into a stunning performance yesterday. Parents and college staff were treated to six quality performances, seeing Year 7 and 8 classes take the stage to present

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■ FARM FORESTRY FIELD DAY

Trees, centre pivots on agenda Trees and centre pivot irrigators will be on the agenda at a farm forestry field day today. The severe wind storm which blasted the district in September, served as a reminder of the need for adequate shelter. With this in mind, members of the Ashburton branch of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association will meet on Tom and Sue Corbett’s verandah, 169 Somerville Road, at 10am. After morning tea, the group will head off to a neighbouring property to look at

a successful example of shelter planting around a pivot irrigator. After lunch the Corbetts’ property will be under the spotlight. The event is open to the public. Participants are asked to bring their own food and refreshments. Somerville Road runs between Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road (State Highway 72) and Hackthorne Road – about 5km south of Mayfield. Farm Forestry signs will be out at each end of the road.

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■ MOUNT HUTT COLLEGE

In brief Heat pump scam The Ashburton District Council is warning Mid Canterbury residents not to fall victim to a scam involving a man contacting residents about their heat pumps. A Methven woman was contacted yesterday by a man who said he worked for the council, saying he would go to her house to clean her heat pump. When the woman questioned him, the man became abusive and told the woman he would be around at her house at 7.30pm. The council said it does not work with heat pumps, and had contacted Environment Canterbury to ensure it was not one of its staff members. If contacted, residents should cal the council or police.

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Mount Hutt College business pupil Brody Harraway presents his group’s business idea to create hair colouring hair straighteners to Grow Mid Canterbury’s Simon Nikoloff during the school’s Year 10 Sell Programme yesterday. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 221113-DW-256

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Edible packaging, farm monitoring helicopters and alcohol breathalysers attachable to cell phones. They were just some of the ideas Mount Hutt College pupils presented yesterday to address challenges faced in Mid Canterbury. The college’s Year 10 business class has spent the past three days generating potential business ventures they believe one day may take care of social

issues seen every day in the district. After a comprehensive brainstorming session on Wednesday, then refining their idea on Thursday, the 10 teams of eight pupils took their ideas to the dragons’ den where they presented their business plan to prominent Mid Canterbury businesspeople. The initiative was run by Wellington businessmen and Young Enterprise Trust presenters Jared Tasker and Aaron Moore, and both were

impressed with some of the innovative ideas that emerged. “This gives them a chance to really see what business is like and one day they may realise where they want to go in business such as marketing or sales,” Mr Tasker said. “We help run these events all over the country, and in some cases the judges have come to us afterwards asking if they could invest in some business ideas.” Some of yesterday’s proposals included a water purification

system for waste water, a drone helicopter to monitor herds and farm infrastructure, edible packaging to reduce litter and an alcohol breath-tester that is attachable to cell phones to prevent drink driving. Mount Hutt College teacher Richard Jolly said the class had been learning business theory and pursuing small business ventures throughout the school year. He too was impressed with the quality business ideas yesterday.

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New technology on show for teachers BY MYLES HUME

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The IT revolution has opened a raft of teaching opportunities in Mid Canterbury, and now the district’s teachers are getting a glimpse into how other colleagues work in the modern-day classroom. Up to 70 Mid Canterbury teachers gathered at Ashburton College on Thursday where the district’s biggest school showcased how technology was used in the classroom. It comes after the Ministry of Education invested in local teachers to develop their skills in IT, or also known as elearning – an initiative available due to the roll out of ultrafast broadband to each Mid Canterbury school. “This is an opportunity for teachers to come see how others are using programmes and IT, they are able to make connections and maybe take some of the things they have seen back to their own school,” Mid Canterbury Fibre Connected Schools regional support coordinator Trudy Hulme said. The college held 12 workshops for teachers, showcasing

Ashburton College teachers gathered to share the work they are doing around e-learning with other Mid Canterbury teachers on Thursday. PHOTO MYLES HUME 221113-MH-006

the implementation of video conferencing used in subjects by 32 pupils at college and the adoption of Google Docs in English among a host of other web-based forums for pupils to present their work. Ashburton College eDean Anne Williams said wireless in-

ternet was already available to college pupils, and many were already beginning to bring their own devices to class. “The online world changes the way students are learning, it takes away the boundaries in schools and opens up so many opportunities beyond the four

walls of the classroom,” Ms Williams said. Ms Hulme said Mid Canterbury schools were in the third year since taking a grasp of elearning. She said the first year was about discovering opportunities for school and the second was

about using the initiatives. This year was about sharing experiences and collaborating as a district. Ms Hulme said the Mid Canterbury Fibre Connected Schools group would look to hold at least four similar seminars next year.

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Cunliffe plans Ashburton stopover during fishing trip BY MYLES HUME

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Labour leader David Cunliffe will stop off in Ashburton in a fortnight to talk politics before heading on a fishing trip in Moeraki. Yesterday, Mr Cunliffe’s longtime friend and Rangitata Labour electorate committee chairman Glen Cameron confirmed

the new party leader would arrive in Ashburton about 12pm on December 6 to speak with the Guardian before addressing community members. It will be a homecoming to the electorate where it all started for Mr Cunliffe, who was brought up in Pleasant Point and whose mother lives in Timaru. Mr Cameron said the Rangi-

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him to meet members, it’ll be pretty low profile. “There will also be an opportunity for people from the community to speak to him as he will be in Ashburton for a few hours in the afternoon,” Mr Cameron said. From Ashburton, Mr Cunliffe will head to a Temuka hall owned by the Labour party

where he will mingle with members before heading south to Moeraki. “His son from Auckland will be joining us there too where we will be fishing, relaxing and talking a bit of politics,” Mr Cameron said. Mr Cunliffe replaced former leader David Shearer on September 15.

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After a long day out on the water, several Mid Canterbury volunteers have come home with a massive catch of some of New Zealand’s delicacies to feed local and international guests arriving in Ashburton this weekend for Flight 4 Life. John Rowe from Ashburton Firearms and Sports Repairs led the fishing expedition on Wednesday, returning with a catch of 20 crayfish and 30 paua, which were all donated to the Flight 4 Life organisers. The donated seafood comes on top of donations of venison from a Staveley farmer, as well as food from several locals donated for the sausage sizzle and BBQ on the day. Mr Rowe said that it was all done for a worthy cause, as all proceeds from the Flight 4 Life event will go to the Westpac Rescue helicopter. “We’re doing it all for the helicopters. Their work is absolutely crucial. They’re out every day, and it can mean the difference between life or death for people.” Making the catch involved organising a traditional and customary gathering permit

from the Akaroa Marae, as well as taking the day off work for the volunteers, who were up before dawn on Wednesday to make the trip and didn’t get home until after seven with their catch. But Mr Rowe said that the long day of hard work would be well worth it if people got behind the Flight 4 Life event. The weather forecast predicts

light cloud for the free event on Sunday, which will kick off at 11am at Lake Hood. The day will feature plenty of unique kites, a giant Rokkaku kite battle and free kite building for children, with all proceeds from food stalls going to Westpac Rescue Helicopters. The event last year raised $4000 for child cancer support organisation Canteen.

Ashburton man John Rowe led an expedition to Akaroa this week to haul in a catch of crayﬁsh and paua to feed guests arriving for the Flight 4 Life kite festival on Sunday.

■ OPERA DIVA’S FAREWELL

Final chance to see Dame Malvina Dame Malvina Major will be performing in Martinborough for one of her last tours before she gives up singing professionally. In March next year, she is singing at Alana Estate vineyard as part of her Diamond Jubilee Celebration Tour. The soprano, who started singing when she was just 2

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■ LOCAL ART EXHIBITION

Psychiatrist ﬁned A psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient, and paid her tens of thousands of dollars to keep quiet about it has been stripped of his registration and ordered to pay more than $70,000. Dr Manilall Maharajh, whose name suppression has been lifted, was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal in September. In its just-released penalty decision, the tribunal said Dr Maharajh’s conduct was serious enough to “warrant discipline for the purposes of protecting the public, maintaining professional standards and punishing the practitioner”. - APNZ

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Jean Aiken and Jenny Thompson check out Jenny’s Art Group exhibition, hanging at the Short Street Studio yesterday and today – the studio will be open until 4pm this afternoon. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 221113-DW-172

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Veteran trampers winched to safety BY BEN AULAKH Two trampers in their seventies had to be winched to safety yesterday after one of them became exhausted on Buller’s Old Ghost Road walking and cycling track. The two Invercargill men, aged 78 and 71, were rescued after activating their personal locator beacon while on the Ly-

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The owner of a bull mastiff dog that was busted out of death row at the Greymouth pound 10 days after it savagely attacked a pensioner says he has no idea who released his pet or where it is now. Appearing for sentencing at Greymouth District Court, Ahuriri John Harris, 21, of Runanga, was ordered to pay more than $1200 in fines, reparation and pound fees after he admitted being the owner of a dog, Nui, that attacked Runanga pensioner Jimmy Hambley, 82, tearing the flesh on his right arm down to the bone. Mr Hambley was delivering a letter to a friend when the dog, which had strayed down the driveway of the property, suddenly pounced on him.

The men were regular trampers who were well equipped and well prepared, however on this occasion the terrain had got the better of them. “They found themselves unable to continue the tramp and have done the right thing in activating their beacon before their condition got worse,” Mr Reynecke said. - APNZ

Most of the country is in for fine weather this weekend, the MetService says. The subtropical low that has been moving around New Zealand over the past couple of days looked like it would drift offshore and take the bulk of the rain with it, the forecaster said. The parts of the country in for wet weather would escape with just a few showers over the weekend. MetService said a weak anticyclone over the country would instead bring early cloud, especially to the east coast of the South Island, followed by mostly dry and fine conditions for the afternoon. Canterbury was in for a cloudy day today. - APNZ

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Kiwi activist freed from Russian jail One of the two New Zealand Greenpeace protesters charged with hooliganism by Russian authorities has walked out of jail on bail today. David Haussmann and Jonathan Beauchamp were arrested with the so-called Arctic 30 in September after Russian authorities boarded their vessel, the Arctic Sunrise, in international waters. The 28 Greenpeace activists, a freelance photographer and a freelance videographer, were protesting against drilling for oil in Arctic waters. They had focussed their attentions on a drilling platform owned by gas giant Gazprom. Two people tried to climb onto the platform and hang a banner. Mr Haussmann was one of nine who were granted bail at a hearing earlier this week. So far 12 of the group have been granted bail. Today, Greenpeace has retweeted a tweet that announced Mr Haussmann’s release: “@gp-sunrise 5h “BREAKING: David Haussman (sic) from New Zealand is released on bail and walks out of SIZO 4 in St Petersburg #FreeTheArctic30”. It was not known when Mr Beauchamp’s case will be heard. The bailed environmentalists were told they would be released from jail if they could provide financial surety of 2 million rubles (NZ$73,224). The group was initially charged with piracy, but that charge was downgraded to hooliganism last month. The new charge carries a maximum penalty of seven years jail. - APNZ

In this photo released by Greenpeace, Greenpeace International activist Jonathan Beauchamp of New Zealand stands in a defendants’ cage in a court room in St. Petersburg, Russia. The first of 30 Greenpeace activists arrested by Russia in an Arctic protest two months ago was freed on bail yesterday in a case that has sparked international criticism of Russia. The release of other detainees could moderate the criticism, which has drawn attention both to Russia’s ambitions in the Arctic and its hard line against dissent. AP Photo

■ LONGTERM WEIGHT LOSS

Obese gain health benefits from gastric bypass surgery By ReBecca Quilliam Obese patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery gain “substantive” long term weight loss, a new study shows. The research, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, showed type-2 diabetes (T2DM) sufferers who had the surgery would experience dramatic improvements, and often remission, of the disease. Researchers reviewed 126 clinical records of patients who underwent the surgery at Waitemata District Health Board between 2001 and 2007. Of those reviewed, 34 suffered from type-2 diabetes. It showed long-term weight loss of all recipients regardless of age, ethnicity or whether they suffered from diabetes. While almost all type-2 diabetic recipients initially went into total remission, over the long term, about 40 per cent relapsed, the study said. However, the majority of diabetics had a “markedly favourable” outcome after the surgery,

the researchers found. “But a durable remission is not observed in a significant proportion of subjects, highlighting the importance of ongoing T2DM surveillance.” The exact reason for improvements in diabetic patients was not clear, the study said. Maori and Pacific Island patients in the study derived similar weight and diabetes benefit when compared to Pakeha and other European counterparts. “It was interesting to note that there is modest but statistically significant less weight loss observed in T2DM subjects compared to those subjects without diabetes. “This finding is in line with previous trials describing less weight loss achieved and/or maintained in T2DM subjects with lifestyle interventions, compared to those without diabetes,” the researchers said. The study had some drawbacks, including that it was a retrospective study and the subjects did not have standardised schedule of weight measure-

ment and laboratory testing regimen before and after the operation, they said. “Second, we had a relatively small number of subjects with T2DM. This limited our statistical power, restricting our ability to detect determinants of postoperative T2DM remission. “In conclusion, [gastric bypass surgery] in carefully selected obese subjects uniformly results in substantial weight loss that is maintained in longer term,” the researchers said.

THE NUMBERS ■ 73 per cent of the subjects were women and 27 per cent men; ■ 82.5 per cent were Pakeha/European and 22 per cent were Maori or Pacific Islanders; ■ The average age of subjects was 43.7 years ■ Average weight before surgery was 136.2kg ■ Average weight just after five years after the operation is 90.5kg. - APNZ

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t’s difficult to get a handle on the numbers of Filipino who now call New Zealand home, even more difficult to break that down accurately for the Ashburton District. In the last census there were 36,000 living in New Zealand, about 1 per cent of the population. The experts expect this to have risen to more than 45,000 when the breakdown of ethnicity is released from this year’s census. Ashburton’s Filipino population is believed to be well over 3000. Embassy of the Philippines first secretary and consul Arlene Gonzales-Macasia says that New Zealand is still growing in popularity for Filipino wanting to emigrate. “In terms of jobs, people will usually go to the United States or Europe but this is now becoming one of the places they look to, particularly with the Canterbury rebuild where new opportunities have opened up.” Many Filipino living in New Zealand were highly qualified professionals who had relocated for work opportunities, she said. Two-thirds live in Auckland with about 1500 in the Wellington area. The remainder are scattered around New Zealand, many on dairy farms.

In the Ashburton District the Filipino flag is flying high, representing a group of people who are rapidly becoming our largest group of new Mid Cantabrians. They have come for work, to give their families a better life. And they have earned themselves a reputation as good, honest, hardworking citizens, people we’re proud to call our neighbours and our workmates. Reporter Sue Newman talks with some of the people who are part of that growing community.

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or Filipino families, securing a good education for their children is vital if they want a chance at a better life. Education is free for only the brightest who secure a university scholarship. For the rest the cost is carried by families, often at huge personal sacrifice. Farmers who rely on cattle to pull a plough will sell their cattle if it means keeping their children in school. Parents will work impossibly long hours to earn money for school fees. Their lives are about their children’s futures. They believe that with an education, anything is possible. The reality is different. Even with a good education jobs are hard to find, good wages even harder. A housemaid in New Zealand earns more than a graduate in the Philippines. The Philippines’ biggest export is becoming its well educated, ambitious young people and its families looking for a better life. For a Kiwi Filipino earning, by their country’s standards, a good wage, money can be sent home to help educate younger siblings or to help

Members of one of the many Filipino groups that meet regularly for fellowship and community support in homes around the Ashburton District (back from left) Ronald Caboding, Bernie Suntilla, Jenny Suntilla, Michelle Royes, Jochie Pantaleon; (seated at right) Gabrielle Pantaleon, Greseline Ong, Joseph Ong with Seth Ong, 2, and (in front) Penuel Pantaleon, Kimberley Pantaleon and Jewel Pantaleon. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 211113-DW-305

family members build a home. Before Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines it was already a country bathed in poverty, now it is a country struggling to survive.

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oday’s Filipinos arrive with work visas, jobs arranged and often accommodation, but for the early arrivals, life was very different. No-one knows better than Thelma Bell. She arrived in 1987, with little English and dressed in a way that set her apart. One of her sisters met and married a Kiwi working in the Philippines. She moved to New Zealand, a second sister followed and then Thelma joined the exodus. “When I came here I just wanted to blend in. There were not many people with skin the same colour as mine and my choices of clothing were not the choices of people here. I’d choose bright colours but Europeans wore black and grey and I started to change my choices to so I would blend in.” Her degree in nutrition and dietetics didn’t qualify her for work in New Zealand. Undeterred she decided to retrain as a primary school teacher. Two years later she met an Ashburton man, married and went on to have two children who are now 17 and 20. She may have settled down as a Kiwi wife and mum, but there were still many adjustments to make. One of those was not having family close by and not having a maid. In the Philippines multi-generations share one home, child rearing is shared and having a maid is not just for the rich. It’s about providing work for someone else. “No one looks down on housemaids, in the Philippines you are not looked down on for any job, because you are earning.” Now Thelma helps other new mums come to terms with raising children in a very different culture and she helps them understand that being a Kiwi mum usually means

working outside the home, doing the housework and raising your children. “My role now is something of a big sister type of thing. I help them with their driving and mentor them about what it’s like to be a mother in New Zealand, to understand that some of the things we do in the Philippines you can’t do here, like sleeping with your baby or having your baby on your knee in the car. I tell them that here we are all in the same boat. Get on with it. No-one is rich, no-one is poor, we’re all the same.” Most of these women were professional women at home, most were highly educated but were able to earn more working in lower skilled jobs. “Our dairy farming people are often agricultural science graduates or vets and they do this because of the income. In one hour here they can earn what they would earn in a week at home.” Most Filipinos who came to New Zealand wanted to become residents but for some that was a hard and expensive battle that wasn’t always successful, she said. Over her 17 years in New Zealand, Thelma has only returned to the Philippines twice, the last time in 2009. She says she’s now a Kiwi in every way. “You’re a Kiwi when you think you’re a Kiwi and your thoughts are in English.” The growing number of Filipino in the Ashburton District was exciting Thelma said. “There are things I can do now that I couldn’t do before, things like celebrating Christmas the way we do in the Philippines. Before it was all talk about what it was like for Christmas and now I am doing it.” A Filipino Christmas is about huge midnight feasts, present opening, church and carol singing around the neighbourhood.

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he church is one of the cornerstones on which Filipinos’ lives are built and today they are part of both existing and their own church communities. Pastor Carl Anderson of the New Life Church has watched church numbers grow significantly over the past few years on the back of the numbers of Filipino families joining his flock. Each month the church holds a Filipino service and this is generally attended by up to 70 members of the Filipino community. Preaching is in English as it is the common language for a nation of people whose language is coloured by many dialects. It’s hard to put a figure on actual church membership but Mr Anderson suggests his Filipino flock now exceeds 100. A Filipino elder has been appointed to lead his fellow country folk within the church. “We’ve also got a lot of Filipino in home groups. They meet during the week and this is where the pastoral care happens. They love being together. They’re shy people with a big work ethic,” Mr Anderson said. Elder Joseph Ong provides both community and pastoral care to his fellow Filipino. At 33 he’s a young man to be carrying such a responsibility, but it’s a responsibility he was honoured to accept. He works with a growing number of home groups within the Filipino community; 50 per cent of those are dairy farm workers. Romeo Abache is the leader of a new church and charity, the Filipino Farmers’ Community Church. Each week its numbers grow and the church and its trust now have groups established from Cromwell to Rangiora. Romeo is quick to dismiss his role in the church. It’s

about the people not him, they are its strength and its foundation, he is just the person who is lucky enough to lead them, he said. The FFCC was established four years ago and now counts its members in hundreds. It is interdenominational and its focus is wide. As well as pastoral care, the church raises money for the Philippines, particularly after Typhoon Haiyan, but it also cares and nurtures its members, Romeo said. “The best way to reach out to our people is to go to their place, to the farms and their accommodation. We usually gather there. Our members are all nationalities because our workplaces are multi-ethnic. We are blessed and grateful for the support of our employers and our colleagues.” In addition to his role as a pastor, Romeo works with Idea services as a caregiver. The Catholic Church has also been a big beneficiary from the growth in Ashburton’s Filipino community, Father Geoff Gray said. “Filipino are now a significant presence in many New Zealand’s parishes, including Mid Canterbury. It is very providential we have a Filipino priest. He’s the second we’ve had and he was amazed to discover there were so many Filipino here,” he said. The Catholic parish was now ethnically quite diverse and the church was delighted to welcome its Filipino members, Mr Gray said. A Filipino choir provides music at church one Sunday each month.

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ix years ago Jochie Pantaleon packed her bags and came to New Zealand, leaving her husband and four children in the Philippines. She came in search of a better life for her family in a place where their children would have opportunities for education and work, a place where an honest day’s work earned more than a subsistence wage. For seven months the registered nurse retrained, worked hard and every minute of every day, she missed her family. She counts herself lucky that it only took seven months of separation before her husband and four children could join her. “This was not too bad for me. I have friends who went to the United States and it can take

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with the help of his employer, retraining is likely. That’s another thing to be grateful to New Zealand for, Jochie said. The Pantaleon family is here to stay. “There is so much unemployment in the Philippines and now I don’t know how bad it will be with so many displaced families and workplaces affected.” Like most Filipino families, the church plays a big part in the Pantaleons’ life. They’re members of the New Life church and their children attend the Ashburton Christian School. They have their own community gatherings but are also very much a part of the wider community too, she said. “Most Filipino are so happy with their lives in New Zealand. We think of this as a beautiful country.”

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five or seven years to get their family over to live with them. I still cried for them every night,” she said. For some the separation is semi-permanent, with the person working overseas only returning for visits once or twice a year. That’s the price they’re prepared to pay for a chance to give their children a better life. When the family reunited, her baby did not know her. It was heartbreaking, but that’s the price of seeking a new life. Her husband is an electrical engineer, but to practise in New Zealand he needed to sit an exam, one the family couldn’t afford. He’s working at one of the district’s meat plants but earning far more than he could at home. His dream of working in his chosen field is still alive and

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t all started 16 June 1919 when a new garage was opened in Ashburton on a narrow strip of land running parallel to Tancred and Burnett Street with a frontage onto Cass Street. Smallbone Brothers founders Harold and Frank Smallbone remained in business through to 1934 when their partnership was dissolved and a new Limited liability company established with Harold staying on as Governing Director. Harold’s son Bruce joined the company in 1945 and carried on the family tradition. In 1953 he became manager before selling the business to Robert (Bob) Grant in 1986. In 2012 a partnership, Smallbone Limited was formed between Bob Grant and the Ashburton-based Carr Group. During its long history many different types of motor vehicle have been sold by the company including Austin, Bayard, Chevrolet, Dodge, Grey, Isuzu, Minerva, Morris, Oakland, Opel, Standard, Subaru, Talbot, Vauxhall and of course, Holden. The ﬁrst car sold was a 1923 Dodge to the Ashburton Transport Company for 350 pounds. The ﬁrst service client was Mr R C Baynes who owned a 1917 Chevrolet 4.90 three seater. With the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes damaging the Cass Street premises, the Holden and Isuzu Service

department was relocated to Tinwald at 122 Archibald Street with the Sales team staying on at Cass Street. Now – on Monday 25 November 2013, Smallbone Limited management are extremely proud to be moving staff into a purpose built facility on the corner of Main South Road and Hassel Street in Tinwald, directly opposite the CLAAS Harvest Centre. “Being able to showcase Holden vehicles in a modern and airy environment will be pleasurable for clients and extremely welcoming for staff,” says Director Bob Grant. Mr Grant says it will be an historic move for the company with the modern nature of the building designed to take it well into its second century of operation. It is an exciting time for all departments says Mr Grant. ”The building has great flow, excellent profile, plenty of off- street parking as well as covered parking for clients uplifting vehicles in the rain, and a warm welcoming atmosphere where clients can enjoy a good cup of coffee if they are waiting for a vehicle to be serviced.” Finding a site and developing a business like Smallbone Limited in the Ashburton CBD has become very difficult in modern times says Mr Grant. “As the southernmost-motor vehicle business in Ashburton we are very conscious that for some customers we may seem “out of

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the way” but we are well out of heavy trafﬁc congestion and the trip back to town takes only a few minutes.” “Maybe discovering what Tinwald has to offer will encourage existing and new clients to see what is on this side of the bridge,” says Mr Grant. “Wineries, cafes, nurseries, gift shops, embroidery, quilting, the Plains Museum, Tinwald Pool and CLAAS Harvest Centre’s toy department are all waiting to be discovered,” he says. “The Directors and staff of Smallbone Ltd have worked hard to create a new home for Holden and a lot of planning has gone in to ensuring customers are well catered for and they enjoy their experience at the new dealership,” says Mr Grant. Service customers will enter an inviting atrium-style foyer and be greeted by new Service Advisor Martina Meiklejohn. Martina (Marty) has spent the last few weeks getting to know new systems and meeting clients as they have dropped vehicles in at the current temporary service centre. A new wrap-around counter accommodating Service Reception also incorporates Retail Parts and Administration offering good support for multiple inquiries. Parts Manager Simon Gregg is very much looking forward to

“the space” and the airy nature of the building. The Service Technicians are looking forward to their new environment, new hoists, overhead oil lines with programmable heads placing the quantity of oil dispensed directly onto the customer job electronically, and hot water at their work benches will bring modern and professional aspects to their working day, says Service Manager Ross Thomson. The new vehicle showroom is also a major change for Sales Manager Lyndon Moore. “After spending the last year or so on our own it is great to be back in a building with the rest of the team and having Main Road profile will give us great exposure,” says Mr Moore. While the history of the company is important, Smallbone Ltd is focusing even more on the future which includes an official opening planned for next year. This special function will officially celebrate the opening of the building and is most likely to be held in autumn so that many clients, including those involved in harvest, and Holden delegates are able to attend. Irrespective of this come Monday 25 November 2013, Smallbone Ltd will be open for business and welcomes all clients to visit what the company has proudly completed.

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BY DAVID LEGGAT Rarely in his long career has Brendon McCullum faced a summer potentially as pivotal as this. When the first test against the West Indies starts in Dunedin on December 3, New Zealand will be led by a man who has been among the most brilliant cricketers of the past decade but who is short on runs, battling disc pain in his back and no longer capable of the spectacular glovework which made him a captivating figure on the world stage. All that said, he remains determined to do right by a group of players he “loves to bits”. But time and stresses have taken their toll. The most recent flare-up with his back - he has two protruding discs pushing on his spinal cord, and some arthritis creeping in - happened in Bangladesh last month. Coming home, leaving his team behind and in a hole against an increasingly difficult opponent in their own conditions, hurt. Dark thoughts rattled around his mind. “Before I went to Bangladesh I was the fittest and strongest I’ve been and tested off the scales, and still managed to pick up an injury,” McCullum said. “There was complete and utter disappointment. I knew it wasn’t great. “ T h at last

game [October 31 in Dhaka], I played on pretty heavy painkillers and that’s not how the game is meant to be played. “I was incapable of keeping and was running around like an old man. Knowing I had to leave the tour, leaving the boys behind, was the hardest thing.” He would not go so far as to suggest jacking it all in, but his voice suggests in the grim moments there’s a weariness about the whole package, injuries, steering the team, his own form. The back issues are going to be with him for the rest of his playing days, so it’s about trying “to put distance between the times it happens and shorten up the recovery period”. Compounding that the runs have dried up. Since the end of E n g land’s tour of

New Zealand last March, when he was in good form, McCullum has been getting out in ways he shouldn’t, not producing the runs he should. His personal assessment is this: The T20 game is going well, the ODI form was good last summer but has gone quiet, and in tests “I need more runs”. “And as captain I need more runs to have more impact with the message you’re delivering to the group. You always want to lead from the front. “There’s huge pressure in the next few tests, not just from the team point of view but the individual as well. I’ll certainly leave no stone unturned. “Let’s see how I go and if it doesn’t work out we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” Which segues on to the captaincy. Since taking the job in circumstances which have never been fully explained, at the end of last year when Ross Taylor was removed as skipper, New Zealand have played nine tests, lost four and drawn five. There have been grim moments but being rolled for 68 in 22.3 overs at Lord’s in May, chasing a highly gettable 239 was the lowest point for McCullum. He remains adamant test success will come, that New Zealand are on the right track, that trying to rejig the structure and personnel once again “we’ll go through the same issues we have over the years. “We need to have a con-

sistency about it and that’s what I’m looking for from us over the next little while”. McCullum kept wicket against England in a test at Leeds in May. “I blew my back out after about 53 overs when I reached to put a helmet down. I’d love to still be keeping in test cricket but it’s just not possible any more. “I’m just lucky to be able to make the team as a batter, and some people question that, but I haven’t picked a team throughout my career,” he quipped. Short form keeping is an area he’s cautious about. Luke Ronchi is making a decent fist of the job. McCullum is realistic. “It’s something I’ve got to look at, and it’s not very nice when it’s what you’ve been doing it for a while. It might be either that [finish keeping] or give the game up.” Which brings the final part of this story. He has two children, 9 and 3 and another on the way. “People think I pick and choose [games to keep wicket] but it’s nothing to do with that. “I’ve got a 60-year-old back and if I want to be able to lift my kids at 35 it’s something I’ve got to entertain.” McCullum knows there are things he and his family have missed out on in his almost-12 years in the national team. “It’s bloody tough being away from home. I’ve got kids who’ve hardly seen me right through their lives and a wife [Ellissa] whose had to bring them up on her own.” Every time he has a bad day at the office, those thoughts jangle about. Still, he’s enjoying the challenge as much as ever, loves his team-mates and loves the thought of what his team could achieve “and the small role I could help play in that”. - NZH

Incredible day of Ashes cricket at the Gabba BY BEN HORNE Mitchell Johnson devastated England on day two of the first Test in Brisbane yesterday, leading a stunning fightback from Australia which brought the Ashes series back to life. Openers David Warner and Chris Rogers guided Australia to 0-65 at stumps, but it was Johnson’s four wickets that set the foundation for a commanding 224-run lead. The Jekyll and Hyde of Aus-

tralian fast bowlers repaid the faith shown by selectors as England capitulated to be all out for 136, giving up a 159-run deficit and making Australia’s first innings 295 seem substantial. Warner (45 not out) and Chris Rogers (15no) made the most of an unlikely turnaround to extend the home side’s dominance by stumps. After some wayward signs early, Johnson found his radar. His sheer speed and aggression sparked a collapse of 6-9

within 54 minutes in the middle session as England fell to their lowest total at the Gabba since a second innings 79 in 2002. Unplayable at his best, but a disaster when things go awry, Johnson’s poor showing against England three years ago looked like spelling the end of his Ashes career. But armed with a new found mental fortitude, Johnson’s 64 with the bat in combination with Brad Haddin (94) salvaged Australia’s innings.

And now with the ball, the 32-year-old has put his side in a potentially match-winning position. Following the dominance of Stuart Broad (6-81), the reply from Australia’s bowling arsenal was formidable. Between lunch and tea England lost 6-39, throwing away a solid start which saw them to 2-82. Opener Michael Carberry made 40 and Stuart Broad 32, but no other England batsman passed 18. - AAP

“It’s as if they left a Ferrari in a garage. And it cost me 10 euros - I bet he’d play.” - RADEK STEPANEK on the decision by Serbia to leave Novak Djokovic out of the doubles rubber. * * * * “I’m all right at rugby, I’m a pretty decent kicker. I’m thinking of switching, maybe slipping in for Dan Carter.” - All Whites midfielder CHRIS JAMES’S reaction to comments from Mexico soccer great Hugo Sanchez that New Zealand’s football team are a bunch of rugby rejects. * * * * “It’s golf, it’s going to happen. You just can’t play good all the time.” - ADAM SCOTT, on his horror quintuple-bogey on the par 4 12th at the World Cup at Royal Melbourne after winning the Australian PGA and Masters over the past two weeks. * * * * “It was probably the last attempt to reach the World Cup with the national team for me, but one thing is for sure, a World Cup without me is nothing to watch so it is not worthwhile to wait for the World Cup.” - Swedish superstar ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC after his side’s epic 3-2 play-off defeat to a Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired Portugal. * * * * “In our medical assessments the psychologist did tests on personality and said there were three guys in the side who would thrive properly on getting abuse - KP (Kevin Pietersen), myself and Matty Prior.” - STUART BROAD after ripping through the Australian batting on day one of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. * * * * “Next question,” Socceroos captain LUCAS NEILL when asked about his angry reaction to a section of the Allianz Stadium booing during Australia’s 1-0 win over Costa Rica. * * * * “Some people have to learn some history. I’m not afraid. I did nothing wrong. I’m supporting my Croatia, my homeland.” - Australian born and raised Croatian defender JOE SIMUNIC after allegedly inciting apparent proNazi chants after Croatia qualified for the World Cup with a 2-0 win over Iceland. * * * * “Give him a bit of licence to bust some heads, that’s what I’d be telling him.” - ALLAN BORDER’S advice to Mitchell Johnson ahead of the start of the Ashes series. * * * * “If Les Bleus qualify tonight, my VOD will be free all night to celebrate this!” - French porn king MARC DORCEL offering free access to his video-on-demand service if France was able to secure a spot in the World Cup. They did. And he did. - AAP

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In brief Golfers hit Methven One of Mid Canterbury’s biggest golf tournaments begins today with the Methven Golf Club multi-sponsored tournament. Up to 204 golfers, split into teams of two, will tee off from 8am this morning in the two-day event that will see four ball competition play before the combined stroke play tomorrow. The event is sponsored by Mid Canterbury businesses and is one of the largest golfing events on the district’s golfing calendar.

Pac-Man returns Filipino great Manny Pacquiao will need to shrug off the distractions of a deadly typhoon and a physical clash involving his trainer as he heads into a make-or-break comeback fight against Brandon Rios on Sunday. The only man to have won world titles at eight different weights knows his career is on the line as he returns to the ring in Macau, just days away from his 35th birthday. It is almost a year since “Pac-Man” was knocked cold by arch-rival Juan Manuel Marquez, a defeat that came six months after a controversial split-decision defeat to Timothy Bradley. A third loss in a row in the WBO International welterweight title clash with Rios on Sunday, and talk of his retirement, would amplify into a roar. - AFP Lydia Ko tees off the second tee in the first round of the LPGA CME Group Titleholders yesterday.

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Ko makes pro golfing debut New Zealand’s 16-year-old Lydia Ko, making her professional golf debut, carded a one-under-par 71 yesterday in the first round of the LPGA Titleholders in Florida. She was tied for 30th with South Korean defending champion Choi Na-Yeon. Although Ko won four professional tournaments as an amateur - including back-toback LPGA Canadian titles in 2012 and 2013, she admitted her first round as a pro was fun but hectic. “I tried not to think too much about it and stay calm,” said Ko, who will become a LPGA

tour member next season. “It didn’t feel too odd or special or slow or whatever today. “That actually surprised me - I thought I would be much more nervous. “And actually one of the good things was I actually wasn’t thinking about any money or related stuff. “I just tried to play my own game.” She had a double-bogey six at the third and a bogey on seven, but responded with birdies at the eighth, 12th, 15th and 17th. “I gave myself opportunities, and par is sometimes good and all I can do is just set up birdie

putts and then some will go in and some won’t.” Germany’s Sandra Gal made a sizzling start with six straight birdies to finish with an eight-under 64, seizing a one-shot lead. She played par golf until a lone bogey at the par-3 fifth but bounced back with birdies at six, eight and nine to match the tournament record and edge ahead of Canada’s Rebecca Lee-Bentham. Gal, 28, opted to attack from the start in the season-ending event, which is open to players with top-three finishes this year.

Lee-Bentham opened with back-to-back birdies, added two more at 13 and 14 and another two shots at 17 and 18 before her only bogey at the second. She made two more birdies coming home for outright second ahead of Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist, China’s Feng Shanshan and US teenager Lexi Thompson. Feng finished with an eagle to grab a share of third place on 66. American Sandra Changkija was sixth on 67, while world No.1 Park In-Bee headed a group of six players sharing seventh on 68. - AFP

Streelman leads golf World Cup By Sam Lienert American Kevin Streelman has struck trouble after a great start to his second round but still holds the lead in golf ’s World Cup at Royal Melbourne. Streelman, who shared the overnight lead with Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn on five under par, opened yesterday’s round with four straight birdies. But after that gave him a

four-shot lead, he dropped a shot on the eighth, then twice found bunkers to double-bogey the ninth and fall back to six under par and a one-shot buffer. South Korea’s KJ Choi was in second spot on five under par, having picked up one shot in three holes yesterday. Australia’s Jason Day was equal third, on four under, having gained one shot in his opening eight holes.

Sharing that position were Scotland’s Martin Laird and Bjorn, who opened his second round with a bogey. Australia’s other entrant, Adam Scott, was nine shots off the lead, after one hole of his second round. He shot a disappointing four-over 75 on Thursday but opened yesterday’s round with a birdie. Scott, who won the Austral-

ian PGA and Masters in the past two weeks, had hoped he wouldn’t have to shoot particularly low scores to move back into contention after finishing Thursday nine shots from the lead. The United States led the team event, with a combined six under total, ahead of Denmark on four under par, with the Australians one under. - AAP

The lap record didn’t stand a chance. No less than ten V8 Supercars drivers eclipsed Craig Lowndes’ 13-year practice record at Phillip Island yesterday - himself included. But the first man to go under one minute and 31 seconds at the Victorian circuit, Ford driver Alex Davison, doesn’t expect it to last the weekend. “I’d say people will crack 29s,” he said at the penultimate event of the championship. Michael Caruso, Fabian Coulthard, Mark Winterbottom and Jason Bright all took turns at holding the record but Davison produced the day’s quickest lap after the flag had gone up. - AAP

76ers on a roll When Philadelphia took down defending NBA champions Miami en route to a hot start to the season, the only folk not surprised should’ve been Australians. Aussie basketball fans know more than most the giant-killing abilities instilled by the newly-installed 76ers head coach Brett Brown, who took charge of the Boomers for the past four years. Derided in pre-season as having the NBA’s worst roster, the 76ers won their first three games to give hope of a playoffs spot. Brown, who also had stints as assistant coach at NBA heavyweights San Antonio, says his time in control of the Boomers taught him plenty about being the underdog - an intrinsically Australian trait. “There are many lessons I would’ve learned while coaching the Australian team that have helped me as I begin this rebuild with the 76ers,” Brown said yesterday. “From a physical standpoint, from a chemistry standpoint to a toughness standpoint. There are similarities to what we did with the Australian team. And those are the things I’ve been able to reapply to our program.” - AAP

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Respect for McCaw - at last BY GREGOR PAUL Finally, it seems Richie McCaw has won global appreciation. The All Black skipper hasn’t historically been warmly received by European audiences who have forever questioned the legality of his work. McCaw has never been held in the same esteem as Daniel Carter, or even former greats such as Jonah Lomu and Christian Cullen. There’s been grudging respect for his bravery and work-rate, but accusations have been made that he cheats. It’s made him a difficult figure to embrace. Last year’s November tour was especially bad. The All Blacks had two men in trouble with the judiciary and their reputation as thugs grew. McCaw as captain was seen as partly responsible for the lack of discipline. The fact Adam Thomson and Andrew Hore were in the dock for foul play endorsed the prevailing view in the Northern Hemisphere that the All Blacks are thugs. A year on and it feels different. Before the game in Paris, when the big screen ran through the respective teams, resounding boos met the unveiling of McCaw. That was a legacy of the World Cup where the French feel the All Black skipper got away with murder in the final. But by the final whistle, there was a sense the stadium had been won over by McCaw’s tenacity, commitment and skill. He didn’t incur the wrath of anyone at the breakdown and it was the same again in England. The test in Dublin is expected to be another occasion where he steps further into the embrace of the global rugby public. Dublin has been good to him in the past. He made his debut at Lansdowne Road in 2001 and captained the All Blacks for the second time here in 2005. The Irish, more than most, have understood what he is all about, and their affections are likely to increase given that time is close to being called on Brian O’Driscoll. The Irish centre is the only player in the world game of recent times who can compare with McCaw. The two have incredible records as players and as captains; the Irishman, though, has always been held closer to the heart of the European game. McCaw is perhaps going to inherit O’Driscoll’s title as the elder statesman of the world game: the man everyone respects and appreciates. Perhaps McCaw is set to have that honour bestowed because there is no one else. He’s outlasted all the others - Johnny Wilkinson, O’Driscoll, John Smit, Victor Matfield. Maybe it is because his game has evolved and he’s not so frequently seen to be scrapping for the tackled ball. Or maybe there is a deeper appreciation that he is captain of a side that are on track to be one of the greatest. - HOS

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Patience pays off for Crockett BY PATRICK MCKENDRY For Wyatt Crockett, patience is a virtue, but the decision from on high to add another prop to the reserves bench has been a godsend. It’s why this year has been a relatively good one for the Crusaders loosehead. He started all three tests against France in June when Tony Woodcock was out with his nose abscess and he picked up another start against Japan in Tokyo for a dozen appearances in total, a stark contrast to the previous three years when his opportunities were extremely limited. Crockett can thank the International Rugby Board, who made the addition for safety reasons this year, for his improving prospects. Having two props on the bench means he takes his place as a specialist loosehead when previously Ben Franks was ahead of him as the Hur-

ricanes player can cover both prop positions. Woodcock’s hamstring injury means Crockett was an automatic selection for his first outing against Ireland. He is closing the gap on 107test veteran Woodcock, but he isn’t quite there yet. “When there was only one loosehead playing each week I wasn’t getting picked so that made it a bit harder that’s for sure,” Crockett said. “I loved the opportunity to start three tests in a row against the French. “That was huge for me. “I love starting, that’s always the goal. “[But] Woody’s not a 100test All Black for nothing. “He’s a great All Black, probably one of the best looseheads in the world over the last 10 years and he’s still up there. “At times you’d like to be starting but I fully respect what he’s been doing and he’s still performing at a bloody

high standard.” One of the strengths of this All Blacks team is their togetherness and willingness to work for each other as they seek constant improvement. “That’s something that’s been outstanding in this team. “The senior players and management group are constantly reinforcing those messages.” Now that they are on the brink of history and a perfect season, Crockett believes it’s up to him and the other six players who didn’t start last weekend - Andrew Hore, Charlie Faumuina, Luke Romano, Steven Luatua, Aaron Cruden and Cory Jane to add energy. “For us guys sitting in the wings or on the bench, we probably are a little bit fresher. “We do have to bring a bit of spark, so that’s definitely something I’ll try to bring. “The thing about this week is that it’s the final of the season. “That’s how I’ve tried to build it up in my head - that it’s

a final in a competition. “When you’re going into a final you try to maximise your preparation to give yourself the best chance to play well. “It’s the last game of the year. “It’s a big test. “Obviously we all know that [perfect season] is there in the background. “We’re not trying to focus on that but it’s there, there’s no point in trying to hide from it. “It just adds another layer to it I suppose.” - APNZ

Perenara finally gets a b BY PATRICK MCKENDRY Halfback TJ Perenara is in line to make his test debut from the reserves bench against Ireland as All Blacks coach Steve Hansen looks to re-energise his squad for the final challenge of the year. Perenara will play back-up to Aaron Smith at Aviva Stadium on Monday mor ning, with seven changes to the starting line-up which beat England 30-22 at Twickenham last weekend. It will be the All Blacks’ final outing of a perfect year so far and they are keen to make history and finish it differently to 2012, when they

slumped to an embarrassing defeat against England. Tony Woodcock’s hamstring strain means he has been replaced by Wyatt Crockett at loosehead prop, with Andrew Hore in for Keven Mealamu at hooker and Charlie Faumuina at tighthead prop for Owen Franks. Luke Romano replaces Brodie Retallick at lock, with Steven Luatua in for Liam Messam on the blindside flank the other change to the pack. In the backs, Aaron Cruden replaces the injured Dan Carter at first-five and Cory Jane comes in for Charles Piutau on the wing. Unsurprisingly, Julian Savea retains his place on the other wing. Hansen said that giving impressive newcomer Piutau a break was a straightforward decision. “This week was pretty easy really.

“We looked at Charles young and when you loo the history of our guys w usually only given them a ple of big games and then them step back out and unf zle their heads and have a of a mental break. “He’s played four ... the A sies, Japan and France England. “It’s bloody stressful pre ing for a test match, part larly if they’ve played very of them. “There’s a lot of energy goes into that.” Hansen said the five unfo changes were a chance to in some freshness. Franks, Retallick and M sam have had big workl this year. “It’s a reflection of the ph cal nature of the whole really, particularly the last weeks. “We’ve gone around world twice - this will be

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seventh test in nine weeks. “We had a big physical game against Argentina, another big physical performance in Jo’burg, a lot of running and chasing [against Australia] in Dunedin [which was] not quite as physical as those other two games. “France was physical and England was physical. “It’s just an accumulation of a lot of travel and game time. “We’ve got the ability sitting there that is fresh so why not use them.” Hansen said he was tempted to rest centre Ben Smith, who is in line to mark veteran Brian O’Driscoll, as the Highlanders player had appeared in 30 matches this year including all 13 tests. “He’s had a massive season. “Luckily we’ve had an extra day this week because that helped.” Hansen said the challenge for 22-year-old Perenara was to

stay as relaxed as possible. “He was reasonably excited,” he said of Perenara’s reaction at being selected. “He just needs to contain that excitement and use it as a positive manner rather than being a bit like a demented moth around a lamp - don’t get too energised and try to do everything at once.” All Blacks team to play Ireland at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Monday, kick-off 3am NZT: Israel Dagg, Cory Jane, Ben Smith, Ma’a Nonu, Julian Savea, Aaron Cruden, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (c), Steven Luatua, Sam Whitelock, Luke Romano, Charlie Faumuina, Andrew Hore, Wyatt Crockett. Reserves: Dane Coles, Ben Franks, Owen Franks, Brodie Retallick, Sam Cane, TJ Perenara, Beauden Barrett, Ryan Crotty. - APNZ

New Zealand has long been acknowledged for its enact ability to produce worldclass rugby players. What isn’t often acknowledged is how far behind the rest of the rugby world really is in terms of development and the extent to which New Zealand rugby’s rising stars are put through their paces from an early age. Former England No 8 Dean Ryan says he attributes his club rugby stint in New Zealand as an eye-opener toward Kiwi rugby’s dominance on the world stage. “After two broken arms in two seasons with Wasps, I was desperate for rugby and my club coach, Mark Taylor, a former All Black, had pointed the way to Ngongotaha rugby club in Rotorua,” Ryan wrote in the Guardian. “New Zealand rugby changed me and that’s the point. It was pretty stiff competition and more to the point it was pretty lively.” But his initial reaction to the stringent nature of New Zealand’s club rugby scene left him a little taken aback. “From school to club to All Blacks is a natural progression,” Ryan said of New Zealand’s rigid rugby development pathway. After slogging out a season for Ngongotaha, Ryan became a different man to the one who first decided upon a leisurely season abroad playing club rugby. “After three or four weeks I was prepared to call it a day. “Six months of finishing each weekend black and blue was not what I wanted,” Ryan said.

Despite his shaky introduction, Ryan’s perseverance proved prudent as he soon found himself playing provincial rugby for Bay of Plenty. “Bay of Plenty heard about the Brit with Ngongotaha, one of about 36 quality clubs in the region and a season with the NPC followed,” Ryan said. This was the catalyst for Ryan’s career as he soon learned his time abroad had moulded him into a worldclass player. His playing days on New Zealand soil gave him a push toward a successful career in which he represented London Wasps, Newcastle Falcons, Bristol and, ultimately, England. “The guy who left England for New Zealand might not have coped, whereas the 21-year-old who had played six months with Bay of Plenty knew what it was about,” he said. “[In England] it’s tough at the top, but only at the top. Below the professional ranks attitudes and expectations are distinctly amateur. “True, there are thousands upon thousands playing rugby, but it’s not the rugby played the New Zealand way. “When did we last see a [Brodie] Retallick or a Charles Piutau, a product of Pakuranga in Auckland, burst on to the scene and look so immediately comfortable in test conditions? “True, we have the biggest rugby-playing population in the world, but the base of the pyramid which leads to test rugby feels a whole lot narrower than it did in Ngongotaha.” - NZH

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In brief Wallabies to atone The Wallabies, as a group, have plenty to prove at Murrayfield this weekend as they attempt to shake the Scottish monkey off their backs. But no individual feels it more than promoted centre Mike Harris who wants to show he’s learned his lesson on two fronts tomorrow morning. The Kiwi-born utility made his Test debut in the 9-6 upset loss in horrendous conditions in Newcastle last year, and has lived to rue the day. With the score at 6-6 in the dying minutes Harris put up a bomb from well inside his half but could only watch in horror as the wild tail-wind saw it fly to the Scots’ quarter-line and then bounce dead. From the ensuing scrum 25m out, Scotland received a penalty and then kicked the three-pointer for a memorable win. - AAP

Drama in Europe Five European rugby federations rounded against the English yesterday by insisting their clubs would take part in the European Cup next season. In September, English and French clubs announced the establishment of the Rugby Champions Cup from next season, a rival to the European Club Rugbyrun competition. Welsh regions subsequently joined forces with English and French counterparts, claiming they wished to be a part of the breakaway competition. But the federations of France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales threw a spanner in the works by releasing a joint statement claiming their teams - without specifying which ones would stay loyal to the European Cup in its current format. - AFP

Allan starts for Italy Italy coach Jacques Brunel will hand former Scotland under-20 player Tommaso Allan his full senior rugby debut when the Azzurri host Argentina in the third and final Test of their November series tomorrow morning. Italy-born Allan, who has made substitute appearances for Italy after being drafted into the squad last month, is one of three changes for the clash against the Pumas. The 20-year-old Perpignan five-eighth replaces Luciano Orquera, who drops to the bench, with Michele Campagnaro starting at outside centre in place of veteran Gonzalo Canale, who moves to inside centre to replace Luca Morisi, who has been sidelined since having suffered a heavy tackle early in a 3731 win over Fiji which required him to have his spleen removed.

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Recalibration - It’s the Wallabies’ word of a tense week. The hurt, embarrassment, drama and danger of a major divide being created through coach Ewen McKenzie’s punishment on six late-night drinkers has all been about recalibrating the team’s cultural standards. McKenzie has used the word numerous times in front of the cameras and tape recorders in Edinburgh this week and also when they’ve been turned off. Even his players are now using the word. A furious McKenzie’s decision to suspend six and warn nine others for enjoying a big night in Dublin last week appeared heavy-handed, especially when no complaints were made and the Wallabies then thumped Ireland 32-15. - AAP

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After spending the past 10 days as an unused substitute for the All Whites, Ben Sigmund is itching to get on the field for the Wellington Phoenix in Sydney tonight. Sigmund wasn’t called upon by Ricki Herbert during New Zealand’s unsuccessful two-legged intercontinental playoff against Mexico but will slip back in to his starting centre back role for the Phoenix against Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium. “My old man and me were joking on Wednesday night that I had to get the splinters out of my bum after the last two weeks,” Sigmund said. “But it’s so hard watching, it really is, but you’ve just got to try and be in the game.” - APNZ

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Wait worth the weight An unscheduled wait has helped the troublesome weight issue for boxer Anthony Mundine, as he plans to punish Shane Mosley for a lack of respect. Mundine branded fellow Australians and former opponents Daniel Geale and Sam Soliman as “haters” for helping Mosley prepare for next Wednesday’s WBA International super welterweight title bout In Sydney. The bout originally set for October 23 was postponed only a few days beforehand after 42-yearold Mosley’s pre-fight financial demands weren’t met. While speculation constantly circulates about Mundine’s battle to get down to the super welterweight limit, his father and trainer Tony said his son had actually made the weight last week. - AAP

Life’s good in Madrid Gareth Bale has said he is relishing life at Real Madrid now that he is clear of the niggling injuries that blighted his start to life in the Spanish capital. Bale, who cost Real a reported 91 million euros ($A134m) in September, spent nearly a month on the sidelines due to a thigh problem. However, he has made a blistering return to form with three goals and five assists in his past four games. “It has been great ever since I have been here. Everyone has made me feel very welcome,” he said yesterday. “I felt very comfortable straight away but, obviously after an injury and a bit of a slow start, I am now enjoying everything on the pitch now and I am just looking forward to the rest of the season.” - AFP

Webber’s last race Alan Jones isn’t afraid to say he didn’t see a future star in Mark Webber the first time he took to the wheel of a Formula One car. “I underestimated his ability and I’m the first to admit it,” the former world champion confesses. “I didn’t think he would go as well as what he has done. He’s matured as a driver and I think he’s as good as anybody out there at the moment.” But that moment, 12 seasons in the making, comes to an end in Brazil on Sunday. Webber will start his 215th and final F1 grand prix before his switch to sportscar racing with Porsche. “I know I’ve made the right decision to leave Formula One, so I’m feeling relieved that the chequered flag is almost in sight,” said Webber, now the oldest driver on the grid. - AAP

St Jo’s win a close one Yesterday afternoon was a busy one at the basketball stadium on Oxford Street as a busy season of miniball wrapped up for another year. Contesting a ball in one of the finals between teams from St Joseph’s and Tinwald schools were Izzy Gibson (left) and Jasmin Strawbridge. St Joseph’s came out on top in that tough battle, winning 26-24. Photo Donna Wylie 221113-Mh-014

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Kiwis dismiss ‘Wembley factor’ By Michael Brown It’s one of the iconic stadiums of the world and England are hoping a big crowd at Wembley stadium tilts tomorrow morning’s World Cup semi-final against the Kiwis in their favour. It’s a venue carved in history, even though it changed dramatically with the rebuild finally completed in 2007. It played host to events like the 1948 Olympics, 1966 football World Cup final and Live Aid and Queen rock concerts. There are also the famous 134m-high arches that can be seen for miles around, the 90,000 seats and the steps up to the Royal Box to collect the trophy (there used to be 39 but there are now 107). Kiwis winger Roger TuivasaSheck even discovered it has the most toilets (2618) of any venue in the world - he did some research after earlier thinking Wembley was where they played tennis. It’s a venue the England players are familiar with. No fewer than 17 of their 23man squad have played there and eight players from Wigan and Warrington enjoyed recent success there in the domestic competition. Seven of the Kiwis squad

played there against Wales in 2011 but it was a game watched by about only 20,000 people, not the more than 70,000 expected for tomorrow morning’s match. “We know we can get a lot better and I think playing at Wembley will get a lot more out of everyone,” England backrower Sean O’Loughlin said earlier this week. “I think the venue itself can get the better of you sometimes but there are a lot of players in the squad who have been there. I wouldn’t say they’re familiar with it but they’ve been there and I think it could be a bit of an advantage. New Zealand, however, don’t think the Wembley factor will play much of a role. “I think this Wembley is a little different to the old one,” said manager Tony Iro who played in two Challenge Cup finals at the old Wembley in the late1980s. “This Wembley, to me, feels like the Olympic stadium [in Sydney]. It will build its own history but at the moment it feels like another big stadium. “It’s a great stadium, but I don’t really have any fears for the players being overwhelmed by the occasion. “A lot of boys played in the NRL finals series or grand final

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this year so I don’t think that’s going to be too much of a challenge. I imagine they will walk in for the captain’s run, have a look around and say, ‘this is pretty good’ and then get on with the job.” Fullback Kevin Locke agrees but will also look to soak it in. The 24-year-old, who has won the battle for the fullback’s position ahead of Josh Hoffman, played at Wembley in 2011 but knows it will be different playing the home side in front of a partisan crowd in a World Cup semi-final. “It’s always good having a

crowd on your side, it boosts you up, but if you have a crowd against you it also boosts you up,” he said. “I know the boys will take that into account. “We know this is big for England and they will come out with a bang. “We will be doing the same because we know we have the support back home. We need to think about who we are playing for. “Being part of the Kiwis and this family is bigger than any other family. “It’s something special.” - APNZ

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In brief Something missing Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard heads into the Merseyside derby against Everton admitting there will be a “huge hole” in his career if he retires without winning the Premier League. Gerrard has enjoyed a magnificent career with Liverpool and is already regarded as one of the club’s all-time greats after almost single-handedly inspiring their 2005 Champions League final win over AC Milan. The England midfielder cherishes the memory of his heroics that epic night in Istanbul and also a year later in the FA Cup final victory against West Ham. But he knows the absence of a Premier League winners medal from his glittering CV is a major blemish. - AFP

Beards on eBay Baseball fans in search of that special memento of the Boston Red Sox’s World Series triumph can bid on Most Valuable Player David Ortiz and Shane Victorino’s “Beard Balls” in an eBay auction for charity. Earlier this month, Ortiz and Victorino had their beards shaved off at the World Shave Headquarters in Boston. Red Sox beards came in all shapes and sizes last season as Boston’s players bonded over bristly facial hair. The team that finished last in their division in 2012 roared to a World Series title that energised a city traumatised by the Boston Marathon bombings in April. Now fans can own the strands that once graced champion chins. - AFP

Hitting the track Ashburton’s Bruce Albon (pictured) has staked his claim as the man to beat as the inaugural Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Challenge approaches its second race. In the first event of its kind, Albon took out the first race up against 19 other riders recently on the Ashburton

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River Trail in the five race series, and he will be looking to consolidate his lead when he takes the line on Tuesday night. Jelle Hemriksem sits in second place on two points, closely followed by Brian Ellis on three points with Ralph Tompsett sitting in fourth.

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Ellis completes memorable week at Oceania BY MYLES HUME

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Hinds cyclist Lauren Ellis completed a successful 2014 Oceania Track Cycling Championships with a third in the women’s omnium last night. After claiming two gold medals earlier in the week, Ellis put up a strong fight in the women’s omnium where she finished in third place. Australian Olympic medallist Annette Edmondson dominated the event, making it five victories in a row.

Ellis finished third and fourth in the flying lap and 20km points disciplines on Thursday morning before taking the track in the night session to claim third in the elimination race. Yesterday, she managed another third placing in the 3000 metre individual pursuit, and second in the 10km scratch race after a huge tussle with Edmonson. It capped off a stellar week for the Mid Canterbury cyclist who also claimed gold medals in the 4000m team pursuit before go-

ing on to win the 3000m individual pursuit. In her first appearance under the New Zealand banner, Ashburton College rider Frances Smith gained invaluable experience at the champs. The under 19 cyclist competed in the team pursuit, keirin, points, scratch and individual pursuit events. Mid Canterbury cyclist Daniel Rafferty was knocked out in the men’s sprint after a spirited effort yesterday, in what was his last race at the champs.

It may not have the blood and thunder of the original version but a second Super City derby is set to add further spice to the ASB Premiership this weekend. Wanderers SC - the third Auckland-based club in this season’s competition - began life in fine fashion last weekend and now the youngsters have a chance to test themselves against the defending champions. Formed for New Zealand’s top young talent to play together on a regular basis before the 2015 World Cup comes to these shores, Wanderers have already illustrated they will be competitive having replaced YoungHeart Manawatu. - APNZ

Collett in big demand New Zealand jockey Jason Collett has a busy and potentially lucrative weekend ahead of him. The Sydney-based rider will be in action at the Randwick meeting on the Kensington track today and tomorrow he will make his first foray into Victoria to partner the Garry Frazer-trained Sheer Style in the $A200,000 Magic Millions Clockwise Classic at Ballarat. Sheer Style has finished runner-up in both her starts in Sydney, the latest of them behind the highlyregarded Earthquake. “There’s a huge amount of positives going into it,” he said. “The race experience for a two-year-old, in my opinion, is a huge thing. If the winner wasn’t there they would be talking her up saying how good she is.” - APNZ

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Former PGC boss not entitled to payout I By HamisH FletcHer Former Pyne Gould Corporation managing director John Duncan is not entitled to $880,000 worth of bonus shares or redundancy pay from the company and has been awarded only about $4000 after an Employment Relations Authority fight. Duncan resigned from PGC last year amidst a disciplinary probe. This followed Duncan sending instructions to PGC financial controller, James West, to pay $2.3 million from subsidiary Torchlight for his and other staff ’s bonuses at the end of March last year. The very same day, PGC director George Kerr expressed concern that the bonuses had been paid ahead of Torchlight’s other financial obligations and said the transaction needed to be reversed. This was arranged and in April of that year Duncan was

suspended while the board investigated whether he had misappropriated company funds. He resigned later that month. After leaving PGC, Duncan took a case to the Employment Relations Authority saying he was entitled to the bonus and wanted orders for to be paid. He also sought redundancy entitlements and a penalty for a late payment of holiday pay as well as interest. Duncan received $400,000 a year in base pay but could also earn performance-based bonus of cash or PGC shares. In August 2011 there were discussions between directors about the bonus. Duncan believes it was agreed he would receive two million PGC shares for the year ending 30 June 2011. Another PGC director, Bryan Mogridge, disagreed and claimed the PGC board proposed the bonus but that

it needed sign-off from the remuneration committee. This was still unresolved by March 2012. Authority member Tania Tetitaha said in a decision on the case this week that Duncan had no legal entitlement to the two million bonus shares, which PGC estimates today would be worth around $880,000. It also dismissed his claim for redundancy compensation. However, it did side with him on the matter of the late holiday pay. Duncan had originally sought $13,930 of holiday pay arrears, which PGC paid after the ERA hearing. Duncan then sought interest and a penalty for the late payment, which the ERA awarded in its decision this week. PGC estimates this to be about $4000. West also took a case to the ERA following his dismissal over the bonus issue. – APNZ

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NZ net migration tops another decade high New Zealand’s inbound net migration notched up another decade-high monthly gain in October as the exodus to Australia continued to slow. The country gained a seasonally adjusted 3000 new migrants in October, beating last month’s 2800, and matching the biggest monthly inflow of the past decade set in June 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. The seasonally adjusted net loss of 900 migrants to Australia was a touch higher than in September, ending this year’s run of smaller monthly outflows. On an annual basis, there was a net gain of 17,500 new migrants in October, compared to a net outflow of 2300 a year earlier. The biggest gains came from

the UK, China, India, the Philippines and Germany, while fewer New Zealanders left for Australia. Rising migration is seen as one of the contributing factors for the bubbling property market in Auckland, the country’s biggest city and traditional gateway, which has created a headache for the Reserve Bank in that it might have to hike interest rates to head-off future inflation, but doesn’t want to make an already strong currency look any more attractive. Yesterday’s figures showed a 6 per cent increase in short-term visitor arrivals to 195,000 in October from the same month a year earlier, with more Australians more than making up for a decline in Chinese visitors. – APNZ

t’s good investment practice for investors to have a proportion of their invested funds in their home currency so that they avoid the risk of direct currency movements. However, anyone who invests all their funds in one asset class or one economy is facing a problem that we call “Concentration Risk”. As an example, it may make sense to own rental properties close to your home so that you can service them easily, but just ask those investors in Christchurch with rental properties at the time of the earthquakes! Not only do they face lengthy repair or replacement problems, but without tenants they have no income stream. Similarly anyone who holds all their investments in New Zealand must accept the fact that this is a small economy, based primarily on the agricultural sector and its related services. Diversification overseas reduces “concentration risk” and provides exposure to sectors that New Zealand doesn’t specialise in, such as computer

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technology, advertising, pharmaceutical and luxury goods industries. Compared to New Zealand companies, international shares tend to pay lower dividends but provide the investor with capital gains by reinvesting profits to grow their companies enabling them to grow at a faster rate. If you’d like help identifying international companies that may meet your investment requirements, or if you would like further information on any aspect of your investments, contact an authorised financial adviser. Ian Lennie and Selwyn Sloan are authorised financial advisers with Forsyth Barr in Ashburton. This column is general in nature and should not be regarded as personalised investment advice. Disclosure statements are available on request and free of charge.

Unisys in whopper IRD contract By Paul mcBetH Unisys New Zealand, the global information technology group, stands to earn as much as $130 million from its eightyear contract to supply mainframe services to the Inland Revenue Department. The contract to supply the tax department with mainframe hardware, software and operations services was awarded in June, and is worth between $80 million and $130 million, according to a notice published on the government electronic tenders service website. The contract started last month, and is scheduled to end in June 2021. “The contract value range covers the minimum expected spend under the initial contract through to the maximum cost likely if the contract was extended and/or estimated data processing volumes were higher than estimated,” IRD said in a statement to BusinessDesk.

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Mid Canty rockin’ this weekend Coen Lammers EDITOR

he weather is set to be the only aspect that could but a dampener on an amazing weekend in Mid Canterbury. In fact, it would be hard to find a weekend with more on offer in the Ashburton District. Whether you like sport and other outdoor activities, or want a dose of arts and cultural exposure, Mid Canterbury is the place to be. The Longbeach Coastal Challenge is likely to attract the biggest crowds and number of participants on Sunday. Over a thousand people are expected to run, walk or bike along the coast around the picturesque Tannaghmore farm. Even if you don’t like sport, the event is a great excuse to see some of the most stunning scenery along the Mid Canterbury coastal cliffs. First however, visitors and participants from all over the world are heading for Lake Hood today to fly their spectacular kites in the Flight 4 Life which is raising funds for the Westpac Rescue helicopters. Over 40 local businesses have also jumped on board to take part in the kite-fighting competition. Knowing some of the local characters involved, it is likely to be a dog-eat-dog affair in the Ashburton sky. And make sure to bring your wallet for a donation to a good cause. That is even more the case tomorrow night when the Filipino community hopes to pack the Event Centre to raise funds for the relief efforts in the wake typhoon Haiyan. Everyone knows how badly the Philippines have been hit and through the large local Filipino community, this overseas disaster has become very personal for Mid Canterbury people who will hopefully come along in great numbers to buy tickets for the Bayanihan fundraising concert. The Events Centre will be the heart of Mid Canterbury’s growing multi-cultural community this weekend, as it also hosts the Around the World Christmas variety show tonight. The show highlights how different cultures celebrate Christmas, which sounds like a perfect way to start to festive season.

YOUR VIEW Toot for Tucker The Ashburton County Lions Club wishes to extend its very sincere appreciation to the members of the public of Ashburton who so generously donated to the Toot for Tucker appeal last Monday evening. To the large number of volunteers who gave of their time so willingly to drive and collect food on behalf of the foodbanks we thank you. These included members of other Lions clubs, Ashburton and Hinds volunteer fire brigades, and a number of other service clubs, youth groups, banks, local businesses and organisations. To the radio station, Property Brokers and the local print media, a big thank you for the wonderful way you advertised

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the event for us. Once again a big thank you to all those involved, making it another very successful Toot for Tucker. Isabel McArthur and Cynthia Tindall Co-ordinators Ashburton County Lions Club

Filipino fundraiser This Sunday night at 7pm Our folk will be on stage There’s dancing, singing, lots of things To have a knees up rage We need support, please come along The cost, it isn’t dear, The Event Centre is the place So COME, let’s see you there Celeste Bennett

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Swooping magpies I grew up with swooping magpies in Oz. Plenty of schools used to distribute head wear to kids going into the playground during the breeding season; ice cream containers with eyes painted on them. Received wisdom is that magpies usually attack from the back; so if you wear the ice cream container with the painted eyes at the back of the head then swooping is reduced because bird cannot detect a blind spot. Saw the story about Ashburton magpies on the news tonight and thought it would be worth trying to paint or stick “eyes” on back of bike helmets. Ian Scott

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It’s up to all of us to stop violence

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Should all state house tenants have their circumstances regularly reviewed?

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he last few weeks have been marked by a series of stories which have surprised and outraged a large part of the population. The appalling story of the behaviour of a bunch of Auckland louts who got young girls drunk, raped them, and then posted videos of their crimes on Facebook seems to have struck a chord pretty well everywhere. Home invasions and domestic violence are never far away from the front pages and bullying is rife. And it’s not just Auckland rich kids. On the positive side, we have the White Ribbon riders speeding through the country passing the message that violence of any sort is never a solution. And we can’t say that violence doesn’t affect us because it does. And, what’s more, it always has. I’ve heard a story about a boy being lifted up and having his belt stretched across the cloakroom pegs so he was dangling in midair. This was in the 1930s at an Ashburton school, and his classmates apparently thought it was funny. I wonder if those classmates ever reflected on the fear and damage it might’ve caused. Probably not. When I was a young radio journalist we were required to ring the police hourly to see if there was anything happening.

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In the evening and at the weekends the response was usually “nah, just a few domestics”. Occasionally they said “the missus had to be taken to hospital, but she’ll be right”. It was all so offhand. In my time at primary school there were a few kids who on reflection had a tough time at home. They came to school unwashed and often bruised. Most of us couldn’t imagine that. So they were called smelly or stinky, and tormented for their lack of school lunches and their funny dirty clothes. Today their parents would have been called to order on the basis of neglect, or even worse. I wonder where those kids

are now? I could go into more gruesome stuff, but there’s not much point. We’ve been bombarded with too much information in the past few weeks and there’s no point of making a meal of it. Let’s not kid ourselves however, that it’s not happening here in good old wholesome Mid Canterbury. It is, and it always has. Mostly behind closed doors I suspect. So what do we do? We watch, listen and take note, then ring the police. If the thought of someone getting back on you occurs, tell the police that too. Screaming, yelling, bashing or thumping noises are not all right. There is a fair chance that

women, children and the elderly are the targets. Sometimes men too, but statistically crimes of violence are far more likely to be committed by men. Let’s not kid ourselves; we need community now more than ever before. Many elderly people may not have relatives near, so it’s up to us to keep an eye out for them. If we let these issues slide then we are abandoning the most vulnerable members of that community. We are quick enough to criticise our neighbour’s housekeeping, home maintenance or gardening skills, or lack there of. Forget about that. Now’s the time to address the real problem. It’s up to us. All of us.

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he recent calamitous typhoon that has devastated the Philippines and left millions of people affected, bereaved, homeless and desperate has evoked a worldwide response of sympathy and practical help. The reality of the changed face of our New Zealand society, exemplified by the presence of some 40,000 Filipinos now living and working here has been dramatically brought home to us by their public response to the need of their home nation, and indeed for some of their own families. As so often happens, the needs of the suffering have evoked a generous outpouring of aid from all areas of New Zealand society, from the Government

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down to primary school children, and countless groups, families and individuals. The golden rule of all moral codes, encapsulated in the teaching of Christ and other sages, is “treat others as you would like them to treat you”. Jesus went so far as to tell his fellow Jews that all the teachings of their prophets and the Five Books of the Jewish Law could be summed up in that one short phrase! It is a consequence of his understanding and teaching that we are children of the one Father God, that Christ asks that

we be compassionate with one another, as brothers and sisters in the same suffering family. I like to think that despite the claim that New Zealand is one of the most secularised nations on the planet, nonetheless the Christian heritage of beliefs and values held by our forebears and many of their offspring is still very much a part of our national psyche and guides our behaviour. It is not by accident that the largest aid agencies in the world, some present also in this country, such as Red Cross, Red Crescent and Caritas International, have their origins in the so called Abrahamic religions who believe in the One True God, the Creator. I was among the many amazed

by the paltry offer of $100,000 from the Chinese Government to the suffering Philippines. Maybe it can be understood as the response of a society as yet scarcely touched by Christian beliefs and values, where generosity, compassion and love of neighbour are at the heart of human relationships. Though this may yet change. I read recently that Christians now outnumber official members of the Communist Party in China, but are of course excluded from power. It seems to me that many of the ills that beset modern society and are reflected in the headlines and reported daily in the media may stem from a loss of such beliefs and values that help us as individuals and as commu-

nities to live decent human lives. The often evident appalling lack of self respect and respect for others that betrays all sense of the dignity of the human person must have an origin. An education system that is devoutly secular and largely materialistic, devoid of any sound moral philosophy, could well be a major contributing factor to the evils of greed, lust, deprivation and despair that daily pepper the pages and screens of the purveyors of bad news. Thank God it is not always thus, and there are still lights in the darkness. The response to the typhoon is such. Fr Geoff Gray is with the Holy Name Church in Ashburton

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In brief LG ‘collecting data’ South Korea’s LG Electronics says it will correct a “bug” on some of its smart TVs after admitting they send information about viewers back to the company without their permission. The world’s secondlargest TV maker launched an investigation after UK-based IT consultant Jason Huntley raised the issue in a blog. Huntley said LG continued to collect information on which channel he was watching even after he turned off the data collection feature. “We have found some of our smart TVs continue to transmit viewing information even when the function is turned off by the viewer,” a spokesman said yesterday. “We are preparing a firmware update to roll out soon that will correct this bug.” - AFP

Panadol alert issued A safety advisory has been issued in Australia for wrongly marked measuring syringes supplied with Children’s Panadol, which could lead to accidental overdoses. The Therapeutic Goods Administration says some measuring syringes supplied with Children’s Panadol Baby Drops are incorrectly marked. It is asking consumers to check any Children’s Panadol Baby Drops syringes they have and if the dosing indicator does not begin from the bottom of the syringe near the tip, they should not use the syringe to measure out medicine. The TGA warns paracetamol is safe and effective when taken as directed but if taken either in overdose or in amounts that exceed the recommended dose for more than a few days, the unwanted effects can be severe. - AAP

Storms lashing NSW Emergency clean-up crews have fielded scores of calls for help as thunderstorms continue to menace eastern NSW. Wild storms were detected above northern Sydney yesterday evening, and the Bureau of Meteorology warned that suburbs along the NSW Central Coast and northern beaches were likely to be lashed with heavy rains and damaging winds. By 7pm, a severe thunderstorm warning remained for stretches of eastern NSW including the Hunter, metropolitan, Illawarra and Northern Tablelands districts. - AAP

Diocese not so poor The former registrar of the Anglican diocese at the centre of a child abuse inquiry has admitted lying about church finances to Richard “Tommy” Campion, who had started a group claim against the church. Pat Comben, a former Queensland education and environment minister, said when he became registrar at Grafton in 2004, he didn’t find the financial position as bad as he’d been led to believe. During his time as registrar former residents of the North Coast Children’s Home in Lismore began to come forward with horrific tales of abuse at the hands of clergy and workers at the orphanage. Mr Comben, a former clergyman, yesterday told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse he found money “squirrelled away” at the diocese - $100,000 in different accounts. About $2 million was available at the beginning of 2006, he said. - AAP

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Protests erupt in Jakarta By Karlis salna and Paul OsBOrne

The Australian embassy in Jakarta is being pelted with eggs by protesters as Prime Minister Tony Abbott responds to calls for an apology from Indonesia over the phone-tapping scandal. More than 1600 police have been deployed near the Australian and US embassies plus several other potential targets in the capital ahead of members of the hardline group, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), attending rallies after Friday prayers. Protesters, from the Komando Pejuang Merah Putih (Red and White Fighter Commandos), have burnt photos of Mr Abbott and for a second day called for war with Australia while demanding the Australian ambassador, Greg Moriarty, be expelled from Indonesia. “Our nation has been insulted by Australia. Let’s attack them,” one shouted outside the embassy yesterday. The FPI has previously rallied in support of convicted terrorist and suspected Bali bombing mastermind Abu Bakar Bashir. Mr Abbott, who has promised a swift and courteous response to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s call for an apology, met with the national security committee of cabinet on Thursday and was declining to comment yesterday. Indonesians are angry over reports Australia tapped their president’s phone, and that of his wife, in 2009 and they want Mr Abbott to apologise and explain how and why it occurred. Indonesia’s former intelligence chief said the diplomatic row could be resolved with an apology.

Tony Abbott: Still no apology forthcoming.

“Just apologise and ... forgive and forget,” Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono told the ABC yesterday. Mr Hendropriyono admitted in a 2004 television interview that Jakarta had spied on Australia. Since this row began, Indonesia has halted co-operation on tackling people smuggling and the sharing of intelligence. Military exercises scheduled to take place in Darwin have been put on hold. Indonesia’s police chief Sutarman told reporters in Bali police had taken steps already to temporarily halt co-operation on people smuggling. “Now if there’s people smugglers breaking the law in Indonesia we will handle it ourself. “Before we always handled it together, now we handle it ourself,” General Sutarman said yesterday. “If it happens within Indonesian borders, then it’s our responsibility and we will handle it alone.”

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Gita Wirjawan, Indonesia’s trade minister, has warned his country may suspend talks on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Australia. The minister has also reportedly asked Indonesia’s parliament to revise a law to allow Indonesia to import live cattle from countries other than Australia. A senior ranking source from the Indonesian National Police anti-people smuggling taskforce said the asylum-seeker issue remained highly sensitive. “It’s too sensitive to talk about,” he told AAP. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison declined to comment on the state of border protection activities with Indonesia. But he said Australia’s operation sovereign borders was continuing and was “designed to ensure the operation stands or falls on no single measure”. “We have the ability to work through our chain of measures

to ensure that whatever circumstances we face ... we are able to adapt and ensure the people smugglers will be frustrated,” Mr Morrison said. He said the issues between Mr Abbott and President Yudhoyono were being addressed by them personally and he would not comment further. Former prime minister Julia Gillard said US President Barack Obama’s approach to German Chancellor Angela Merkel over a similar bugging scandal set the benchmark for a diplomatic response. “If he (Obama) had been aware he wouldn’t have authorised it, and he could certainly say for the future that it wouldn’t happen again,” she told CNN. “I think that that’s an appropriate response from Australia to Indonesia at this very difficult time.” Former foreign minister Alexander Downer said Mr Abbott should “extend a friendly hand to President Yudhoyono”, but not confirm the bugging occurred or say sorry. “If Tony Abbott were to say ‘gee I’m sorry about that’, that would reveal that in fact, the allegation was true,” he told Sky News. A second group of protesters, from the Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir, later arrived at the embassy where they demanded the Australian ambassador be expelled. To a chorus of shouts of “God is great” and “Australian dogs”, a spokesman for the group said over a microphone that it would be legitimate to spill Australian blood in response to the spying revelations. “What Australia did to Indonesia, the infidel, their blood is legitimate,” he told the crowd. - AAP

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North Korea threatens ‘sea of fire’ North Korea has marked the anniversary of its shelling of a South Korean border island with a threat to turn South Korea’s presidential office into a “sea of fire”. The threat yesterday came as the South’s army, navy, air force and marine corps launched an intensive military drill on and around Yeonpyeong Island in memory of the incident in which four people were killed in November 2010. “Three years ago the baptism of retaliatory fire was limited

to Yeonpyeong, but next time the presidential Blue House and all headquarters of the puppet regime will be targeted,” the North’s Korean People’s Army said in a statement. “If the South recklessly provokes us again, the sea of fire at Yeonpyeong will turn into a sea of fire at the Blue House,” it said. “Park Geun-Hye and her clique must find a painful lesson in the shameful defeat inflicted upon the South,” it said, citing the South’s president by her

name without any title.” Three years ago on Saturday, North Korea bombarded the island of Yeonpyeong after warning the South against conducting a live gunfire drill in what the North claims as its territorial waters. The attack killed two South Korean marines and two civilians in one of the most serious border incidents since the 1950-1953 Korean War. Most islanders fled to the mainland after the attacks but have since returned home.

In the intervening three years, the island has built new fortifications, increased the number of troops three-fold and deployed new weapons including missiles, anti-battery radars and helicopters. The maritime boundary - the scene of some bloody clashes in 1999, 2002 and 2009 - is not recognised by Pyongyang, which argues it was unilaterally drawn by the US-led United Nations forces after the Korean war. - AFP

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In brief Lawyers stop baby The federal government won’t send a two-week-old baby and his asylum-seeker family to Nauru before next week after lawyers sought a court order to stop their removal. A spokeswoman at Maurice Blackburn says the government has given an undertaking not to remove the family until further order of the court. “We expect this matter will be back in court on Tuesday morning,” she said in a statement yesterday. Associate Murray Watt earlier said the family from Myanmar had already been “mistreated”, with restrictions placed on the family’s ability to visit the baby boy in hospital following his birth in Brisbane two weeks ago. - AAP

Lightning kills eight

History in the making: President John F Kennedy is shot as his limousine drives through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, 50 years ago. ap photo

US marks 50 year anniversary The United States will today be marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy, a dark turning point in the nation’s history and a day many still remember vividly. Church bells will toll. Flags will be lowered. Wreaths will be laid. Children will sing. And in cities and towns across the country, people will reflect upon the words of a charismatic president whose soaring rhetoric continues to inspire. In a proclamation ordering flags be lowered to half-mast, President Barack Obama yesterday recalled Kennedy’s leadership in the Cuban Missile Crisis, his Cold War “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in divided Berlin, and efforts to advance the rights of African Americans and women in the United States. “Today and in the decades to come, let us carry his legacy forward,” Obama wrote. “Let us face today’s tests by beckoning the spirit he embodied - that fearless, resilient, uniquely American character that has always driven our nation to defy the odds, write our own destiny, and make the world anew.” Kennedy’s voice still echoes through history to so many Americans.

“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country,” he urged Americans at his inaugural address on January 20, 1961. Cut down in his first term at the age of 46 as he was driven through Dallas, Texas in an open-top limousine on November 22, 1963, Kennedy’s unfulfilled promise has become a symbol of the lost nobility of politics. He was a president who enlisted the nation in lofty goals like putting a man on the Moon - “not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” And he declared that we “will be remembered not for our victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.” Obama hailed Kennedy’s legacy at a ceremony this week for recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which the slain Democrat established months before his death. “Fifty years later, John F Kennedy stands for posterity as he did in life - young, bold and daring,” said Obama, who was two years old when Kennedy was killed. The anniversary has sparked a prolonged period of national and media reflection on the unfinished tenure of the nation’s 35th president, his tragedy-

stricken family and the evocative period in the early 1960s when his political star illuminated the world. He was the fourth US president to be killed in office, but the first whose death was caught on film. The shocking crime - and the image of blood splattered on the pink Chanel suit of his glamorous wife Jackie - stunned the world and traumatised the nation. Many refuse to believe the killing could be the act of a single man: troubled Marine Corps veteran turned Soviet defector Lee Harvey Oswald, 26, who pointed a rifle out a sixth floor window of the Texas Book Depository and fired on the presidential motorcade. Conspiracy theories continue to captivate doubters and aid an allied industry of books, films and television specials. The most prominent ceremonies marking his passing will be held in the places with the strongest Kennedy claims: his birthplace of Massachusetts, the Washington of his White House victory and Dallas, where he died. A moment of silence will fill Dealey Plaza and its infamous grassy knoll as Dallas marks the moment the shots rang out at 12.30pm (0530 AEDT Satur-

day) before celebrating Kennedy’s legacy with music, prayer and speeches. Elsewhere in the city, the Texas Theater will be screening the film that Oswald was watching when he was arrested - War is Hell - while the Frontiers of Flight museum will display a replica of the airplane on which vice president Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office to succeed Kennedy. Kennedy’s presidential library in Boston will launch a new exhibit of artefacts from his funeral and mark his death with music, excerpts of his speeches and a moment of silence. A Cape Cod coastal town near where his family still vacations will drape storefronts and a Kennedy museum in black bunting and hold a memorial mass. In Washington, a memorial mass will be held at the Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle while the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will lay a wreath at his bust and discuss his legacy at the beginning of the evening’s classical music performance. Museums, libraries, schools and churches across the country will also be marking his death with exhibits, lectures and memorials. - AFP

Eight construction workers were killed in South Africa when lightning struck their tent northeast of Johannesburg, police said. “There were 14 people in a tent when the lighting struck. Eight of them died and six were hospitalised,” Leonard Hlathi, police spokesman for Mpumalanga province told AFP. The lightning storm struck the tent in Emalahleni on Thursday evening and the dead included migrant workers from Mozambique and Lesotho, he added. Municipality officials said the workers had been building an office complex in the city. It is suspected their employer, a private property developer, erected the tent as makeshift accommodation for them on a piece of land near the city’s prison. - AFP

Do Not Eat The Animals Animal rights campaigners have launched a poster campaign urging Chinese diners to turn down cat and dog dishes, with the group calling for the creatures to be considered “friends not food”. The 279 adverts were put up in 14 cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Hong Kongbased campaign group Animals Asia said. Cat and dog meat is not widely eaten in China but can be found at some restaurants, particularly in the south, where they are sometimes considered specialities. But as the country has grown wealthier pet ownership has increased, and more than 30 million households now keep a cat or dog, according to research group Euromonitor. - AFP

Roof collapse kills 18 At least 18 people were killed in Latvia as a result of a supermarket roof collapse near the capital Riga, the interior minister says, more than doubling the previous toll. “The latest information is that unfortunately 18 people have been killed,” Interior Minister Rihards Koslovskis told the LNT TV channel, raising the previous toll of six. Thirty-five people were injured, some hospitalised in serious condition after the roof came crashing down on Thursday evening. “We cannot say anything about the cause yet, but it has been a very tragic night,” emergency services spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele told AFP. Three firefighters working at the scene to rescue trapped shoppers were among the dead and 10 rescue workers were injured, she said. - AFP

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

EMERGENCYglass GLASS rEpairs REPAIRS EmErgEncy There when you need us with a Fast reliable service

Kings Forestry For all your forestry needs From establishment to logging, we can do it all! Quotes and advice given Qualified and experienced staff

plus No extra Call-Out fee for urgent after-hours work

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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

Phone Chris 022 162 9873

Rooﬁng Specialists We specialise in:

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

Free Measure & Quote

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

sales@canterburylongrun.co.nz

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

Factory Spray Lacquer

Sad, unloved things in your life get a second chance from us. The Finishing Company 03 307 8870 or 0274 444 856 Lacquer Finishes for doors, joinery, existing kitchens, furniture, appliances. a new look for your old stuff!

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

Wicksey’s Lawn Mowing Service

Motorcycle Specialist (Ashburton) LTD

Lawns cut and tidied - spick and span - for your home, rental or business properties. Servicing the Mid Canterbury area.

Recovery Service 24/7 (Motorcycles only) • Service • All repairs torcy • On Farm service M o ci a c l e

Good rates, free quote.

Ph Graeme on 027 457 6508

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PAINTING AND WATERPROOFING

For all your painting and decorating, Gib stopping, and waterprooﬁng requirements in Canterbury

Ph Grant on 0800 433 000

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PAINTING

Your local family business servicing locals 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

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

Get great help and advice to keep your pool sparkling! Pool and Pump World supply, install, service and repair pools, spas and pumps. FREE water testing for your pool

“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/

Newlands Battery Shop, Mid Canterbury’s biggest range of batteries. Our expert knowledge ensures correct diagnosis and the right battery. Ashburton 80 Kermode Street

Ph 03 308 7234

Rolleston 825 Jones Road

Ph 03 347 3476

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Plus we have a huge range of pool toys, these make great Christmas gifts! Contact Jackie today for all your pool requirements.

27 Gordons Road, Ashburton - Freephone 0800 155 343 www.poolandpumpworld.co.nz Open Monday - Friday

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’.

Elaine Dillon

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

Professional Partnership

Guardian

Gluyas Motor Group has a long history of 84 years service to Mid Canterbury. Since 1929 The Ashburton Guardian has been a important and consistent source of local advertising. The sales and design staff have always been incredibly responsive and helpful making the process as smooth as possible. We at Gluyas Motor Group are confident that our professional partnership with The Ashburton Guardian will continue long into the exciting future ahead. Gluyas Motor Group

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Parts Manager

Draughtsperson

Robertson Manufacturing Ltd is a locally owned company situated in Hinds, manufacturing agricultural equipment and fertiliser spreaders.

The ideal applicant will have a background in parts, engineering or be mechanically minded.

The ideal applicant will have a background in parts, engineering and be mechanically minded.

You must be well presented, have excellent people skills, enjoy building relationships with customers, have a sense of humour and enjoy working in a team environment.

You must be well presented, have excellent people skills, a sense of humour and enjoy working in a team environment. Some hands-on work will be required from time to time.

The successful applicant will have previous experience in; • Branch transfers • Dispatching parts • Purchasing • Stock control • Strong computer skills • Customer service • Invoicing • Data entry

Property Manager

Professionals Real Estate are needing a dynamic and super charged Property Manager.

The Property Manager position entails managing a property portfolio, property viewings, managing repairs and maintenance requirements, property inspections, tenant check-in’s and check-out’s, the occasional tenancy tribunal attendance, tenant and landlord liaison, and more. This position suits a self-starter with exceptional time management, interpersonal and problem solving skills. Some ﬂexibility in hours available possibly 30 – 35 hours per week. If you looking for a new challenge with a friendly company, you are a super star with high levels of energy and motivation, with a high standard of personal presentation and a mature outlook on life, please email your CV with a recent photo to:

The successful applicant will have previous experience in; • Solid Edge • 3D Modelling • Tidy work space • Ability to visualise finished products at design stage • Strong computer skills • Work unsupervised

mark@methvenrealestate.co.nz or post to: 127 Main Street, Methven

If you have the above attributes, take pride in your work and believe in delivering with a high standard of service, then this would be an excellent job for you.

Training will be available. This is a permanent, full time position.

Please apply in writing with your CV to:

Kari Graham Robertson Manufacturing Ltd PO Box 6 Hinds Or email manufacturing@robfarm.co.nz

LEGAL EXECUTIVE/ SENIOR SECRETARY

Field Officer We are looking to employ a Field Officer to work out of our vegetable processing factory in Ashburton. The position involves working closely with contracted farmers in the husbandry of potatoes, peas and sweetcorn. You will need to be highly motivated with excellent communication skills, liaising with farmers, field staff and the factory. A degree in Agriculture or Horticulture and/or an appropriate level of field experience is required, however guidance and training will be provided.

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If you have the above attributes, take pride in your work and believe in delivering a high standard of customer service, then this would be an excellent job for you.

Methven Real Estate Ltd MREINZ Licensed Real Estate Agents REAA2008

We are looking for a top performer to fill a permanent full time vacancy in our busy team. This role involves a variety of transactional work along with general support for one of our senior team members. The successful applicant may be a qualified legal executive, or have extensive legal office experience. A high degree of initiative and the ability to work unsupervised is required.

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Saturday, November 23, 2013

SITUATIONS VACANT

Ashburton College has enjoyed rapid growth and considerable success in its Rugby programme in recent years. The College, in association with Mid Canterbury Rugby Union, is seeking to further enhance the sport of Rugby in the College and with this in mind, invites expressions of interest in a number of key team and administrative roles in the Ashburton College Rugby Programme.

College 1st XV – Press Cup Team 1.

Ist XV Coach The successful applicant will be responsible for leading the preparation and coaching, on and off the field, of the Ist XV to a standard of excellence that is required of teams participating in this prestigious competition while embracing the values of the College and the MCRU Key attributes sought in the appointee include; • Strong technical knowledge of the modern game, combined with sound coaching and analytical skills. • Experience in coaching sport at teenage representative level or higher. • Special interest in college sport who can balance the dual objectives of success in the immediate season with the long-term development of individual athletes within team environments.

1st XV Assistant Coach • We are seeking people prepared to assist with the preparation of the 1st XV in assistant roles. It is acknowledged that possible applicants may have limited availability therefore we are happy to consider multiple assistants to address the various components of team preparation.

Other Positions • Expressions of interest are also sought for the roles of Team Manager/s, Fitness Trainer, On-field Runners, Strappers

Dairy Business Centre (NZ) Limited is an established, Ashburton based company focused on providing high quality consultancy services, stock feed products and training programmes to the New Zealand dairy industry. Due to the rapid expansion of our company, we are seeking a suitably skilled and motivated person to provide quality administration support and account processing services for several of our company divisions. This is a full-time (40hrs/week), intermediate level opportunity with extensive experience in using MYOB and Microsoft Office (in particular Excel) being an essential requirement. This position will see the successful applicant becoming a valued member of our friendly team as they provide assistance and support in the efficient running of our logistics, importation, consultancy and accounts departments. As this position will see you playing an integral role within our business, we require applicants to possess the following attributes: • • • • • • •

Previous experience in a similar administration role A friendly and outgoing nature Strong customer service skills Excellent time management skills and the ability to work to deadlines Initiative, problem solving skills and a methodical approach to tasks Exceptional attention to detail First-rate oral and written communication skills

Applications close Friday 29 November, so if this sounds like the kind of position you would be interested in, you display motivation, a mature outlook, and take pride in both your personal appearance and standard of work, please forward your CV, together with a covering letter, to: Dairy Business Centre (NZ) Limited Attention: Human Resources PO Box 29 Ashburton 7740 or Email: hr@dairybusiness.co.nz

College Rugby – Other teams • Expressions of interest are invited for the coaches or managers of other College Rugby teams. These are envisaged as year by year appointments: Girls 1st XV; Boys 2nd XV and Under 15

Electrician required Rainer irrigation is a one stop solution when it comes to irrigation - including Electrics. Rainer has its own fully equipped in house electrical department that is at the leading edge of the industry. This is the fastest growing part of the company with 6 electricians currently on staﬀ. Rainer designs, builds and commissions all its own electrical cabinets and is fast becoming a reputable name in irrigation electrics including soft starters, variable speed drives and multi pump controllers. We require a motivated, hardworking and reliable qualiﬁed electrician to join our growing team in a growth industry. Applicant must have a full drivers licence and industrial experience. Excellent remuneration package for the right applicant. Please phone 307 9049

Committed to the development and sustainability of dairying within New Zealand

College Rugby Committee We are seeking expressions of interest from individuals to participate in a College Rugby Committee to assist in the Running of all levels of Rugby within the College. This Committee will assist in managing of the logistics of College Rugby including match operations and fundraising.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Accounts / Administration Assistant

Ashburton College ‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

Ashburton Guardian

10 Robinson Street, Ashburton

Expressions of interest or enquiries can be made to: Ian Patterson on 0274 222 7374 or via email at

ceo.midcanterburyrugby.co.nz

Or by mail to:

College Rugby Positions P.O. Box 98 ASHBURTON 7740

Service Technician

Applications close 5.00 pm Friday, December 6, 2013

Ashburton College ‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

teacher of reading Permanent, Part-Time Position (0.6 FTTE, 15 hours/week). College has two teachers of reading involved in the implementation of a Reading Programme, mainly at Year 9 level, working with students in classrooms and small groups. Position would suit Primary or Secondary trained teacher. Commencement: 28 January 2014. Applications close 5:00pm, Thursday 05 December 2013. Enquiries/applications to: Sheena Tyrrell, Management Administrator, Ashburton College, P O Box 204, Ashburton 7740. Email: sheena.tyrrell@ashcoll.school.nz Phone: 308 4193, ext 812, Fax: 308 2104

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

Unisex Hair Cuts Experienced stylist required for no-appointment haircutting bar.

Someone needed over Christmas period or longer. Part time or full time. No clientele needed. Must be honest, tidy and reliable. Please apply at: Unisex Haircuts 98 Victoria Street The Triangle Ashburton Phone 308 7440

Cleaner Wanted 10-15 hours a week. Must be able to drive.

Phone 307 8184

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Full Time Position Could this be the career change you have been looking for?

Growing Team – Challenging Role PGG Wrightson Water is a full service provider with over thirty years of experience in the design, construction and maintenance of irrigation systems. We are known as a leading supplier of turn-key irrigation projects and brands of irrigation equipment. Due to growth and expansion in the market place we have an opportunity for an experienced and motivated person to join the PGG Wrightson Water team as a Service Technician, servicing our customers’ pivot, hard and soft hose irrigators, pumps and irrigation needs in the Mid Canterbury area. We require an energetic and positive technician who thrives on a varied and rewarding career and who works well in a team environment. Experience in the following would be an advantage: • • • • • • •

Agricultural servicing background Electrical knowledge Experience in either mechanical or engineering applications Be willing to work in the workshop and field Excellent communication skills Willingness to learn Class 2 or 4 Drivers Licence would be an advantage.

If you believe you have the skills and motivation to be successful in this role, we would like to hear from you.

Apply today: applications@pggwrightson.co.nz • Email your CV and covering letter by Sunday, 8 December 2013. • For further information, please contact Andrew Driscoll, Service Manager - Mid Canterbury on 027 702 7122.

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Agricultural Sprayer Operator

Helping grow the country

• Sole operator of a Spray Truck with a 24 metre sprayer including the latest GPS equipment • Remuneration at the top end of the scale We are looking for a motivated reliable person to join our team. An agricultural background and Class 2 License would be preferred however should you be new to the industry full training will be provided at our expense for you to gain qualifications in this internationally recognised skill. Applicants for this position should have NZ Residency or valid NZ Work Visa. Contact us now… David Molloy 0274 362 441 or email: david@molloyag.co.nz Check out our website www.molloyag.co.nz

School Cleaner A Cleaner is required for 20 hours/week beginning February 3, 2014. Working four hours per day from 1-5pm. We require a fit, energetic, team player. Please forward a CV with two referees’ names by December 3, 2013. Condition and pay as per Collective Agreement. Please contact: Peter Melrose Principal Hamsptead School 55 Wellington Street Ashburton 7700

Guardian Motoring

Phone 03 308 6476 211 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton (03) 307 61 30 www.calderstewart.co.nz

307 7900

Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more! 151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

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Saturday, November 23, 2013

SITUATIONS VACANT

Butcher/Knife Hand

CM Trailer Parts

STUDENT yr 12 or 13

Fixed Term

We have an outstanding opportunity for a motivated person to join our pro-active team to assist with telephone orders from our nationwide customer base and processing of orders. The ability to show motivation, good company commitment and demonstrate a flexible attitude is essential.

wanted for casual painting position (approx 2 days a week). Some heavy lifting required. References required.

Owing to an increased work load, we are seeking to appoint a Butcher/Knife Hand. The days and hours will be Tuesday to Saturday from 6.00am to 2.30pm. Overtime may be required from time to time.

You will need to be organised and reliable and have a reasonable fitness level as there is some heavy lifting required.

Contact Patrick 021 256 4393 or 308 2544 after 7pm.

The successful applicant will:

KEY DUTIES: • Working with a small team however you are part of a large overall operation • Working closely with our customers to ensure they receive the required products • Processing of orders

WANTED

• Be suitably qualified or have relevant industry experience. • Be able to take responsibility. • Be able to work well in a team environment. • Have a positive and enthusiastic attitude and work well under pressure. • Be tidy, organised and well presented.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: • Good mechanical aptitude • Good communication skills – both written and spoken • Able to work happily as part of a team and autonomously • Hold a current New Zealand Driver's License • Have some data entry and computer experience • Attention to detail and able to multi-task

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

Donalda Hartley Human Resources Manager P O Box 444 Ashburton 7740

FOR: Welding – Mig, Arc, Mild steel fabrication. Sandblasting. Competitive Rates – Quality assured. Phone Kurt at Action Sandblasting Ltd. 027-332-4549 or 308-4226.

Or email: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz

HOME handyman available. Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER POSITION We have a position available for an Early Childhood Teacher holding a Diploma or Bachelor of Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Education. We offer an excellent remuneration, a wonderful working environment with a very successful and motivated team. Ongoing professional development will be available in line with the Teachers goals and Centre’s Strategic Planning.

Talley’s Group Ltd Ashburton is currently looking to employ individuals for the upcoming Pea Harvest season. This is expected to run from early December 2013, until mid January 2014. A Class 2 licence with Wheels endorsement is necessary, all training will be provided for first time drivers.

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts, Phone 308 5409

Website www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am Morning Service

The hours per week are as follows: Monday to Friday 9.00am-3.00pm

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For an application form and a copy of the job description please phone 308 8461 or email phoenixpreschool@xtra.co.nz. Applications may be made with your curriculum vitae via email to phoenixpreschool@xtra.co.nz or in writing to: The Administration Manager PhoenixBRAND Preschool Inc NEW P O Box 204 Ashburton 7740

ASHBURTON

Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

$539,000 BRAND ALL NEWYOU WANT

WEB ID AU27246A EASTSIDE 14 Magnolia Place All brand new and in the new Braebrook subdivision, come and have a look at this 4 bedroom home including ensuite and walk-in wardrobe in master bedroom. Open plan kitchen/dining/living plus another separate lounge.

Speaker: James Chapman LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church) Creche Available Church Picnic in Domain to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ASHBURTON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE VERY WELCOME

OFFERS OVER $390,000 DEADLINE $539,000PICTURE SALE OFFERS OVER DEADLINE $390,000 SALE BRAND PICTURE NEW PERFECT ALL YOU DON'T WANT MISS OUT PICTURE PERFECT $539,000 OFFERS OVER $390,000 DEADLINE SALE DON'T ALL YOU WANT PERFECT MISS OUT

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Calling all believers. Victory is yours now!! 206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

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DEADLINE SALE DON'T MISS OUT DEADLINE SALE ID AU28621 WEBWEB ID AU28644 EASTSIDE EASTSIDE 36 Leeston Street 22 Mitchell Place Something for everyone. Set in a popularhere cul-de-sac this tidyFour two threebedrooms, bedroom three homeliving offersareas, plenty. ample garaging (for to up to Verybathrooms, sunny and with a conservatory of section with relax10 in.vehicles) Easy care2023sqm with aluminium loads and of outdoor areas windows smaller entertaining section. A home the roof Deadline top decking) with(including plenty of options. SalePrivate fenced section with a great rural feel. Closing 11 February 2013.

DEADLINE SALE WEB ID AU28644 EASTSIDE 22 Mitchell Place Set in a popular cul-de-sac this tidy three bedroom home offers plenty. Very sunny and with a conservatory to relax in. Easy care with aluminium windows and smaller section. A home with plenty of options. Deadline Sale Closing 11 February 2013.

131 Thomson Street We are also looking for causal relievers to join our team. Our business is growing and our friendly (Tinwald School Hall) SPACIOUS & SUNNY CHECK THIS OUT! SPACIOUS OPTIONS & SUNNY APLENTY CHECKFRESH THIS OUT! NEW DECOR OPTIONS FRESH NEW DECOR SPACIOUS & SUNNY CHECK THIS OUT! OPTIONS APLENTY FRESH NEWAPLENTY DECOR Assembly URL Of God Closing date Qualifications preferred but not essential. team has a vacancy for a full time Sales Rachel Sunday Morning 10.30am Proof read by:_______________________________ With: _______________________________ x Date:_______________________________ tested: checked: Sunday Meeting Sunday Eveningx 7pm Support/Administrator for our Ashburton 10.00am Wednesday night Bible Study, Team. The successful applicant will work Hakatere Marae Require 15 Cross Street 7pm 4 Month Fixed Term alongside our administration team and will revisions: We hope to see you this Sunday! OPTIONS RARE CHANCE OPTIONS TOWNHOUSE ++ RARE NESTLED CHANCE TOWNHOUSE OPTIONS RARE CHANCE TOWNHOUSE ++ AWAY NESTLED AWAY ++ SH1, FairtonNESTLED AWAY have strengths in the following areas. 25 Hours per week Pizza cook 3 4 5 You are welcome $01 $02For more info please call $25 $50 $75 » Strong attention to detail Bakery / Grocery Assistant Enquiries Pastor Mike Grove / ASHBURTON ASHBURTON Phone 308-8699 308 4695 » An ability to multi task and prioritise job: C46799 taking extended leaveALLa YOU vacancy has arisen PLEASE NOTE: Front of House Due to a staffBRANDmember NEW WANT BRAND NEW PERFECT YOU DON'T WANT MISS OUT PICTURE PERFECT DON'T MISS OUT » PICTURE A proactive “canALLdo” attitude that we have prepared this for a reliable, mature thinking person NEAT to help inTIDY our Supermarket NEAT AND TIDY BEATS BUILDING NEATBUILDING TOP ANDLOCATION TIDY BEATS TERRIFIC BUILDING LOCATION TOP LOCATION TERRIFIC LOCATION AND BEATS TOP LOCATION TERRIFIC LOCATION » High level of energy and efficiency advertisement proof based on our Bakery and Store. size: 8 x 2 format: b&w understanding of the instructions » Fantastic customer interaction skills ideal person would work well in a sole charge position and received. approving the Immediate start. The publication run» date sort cost (excl gst) Heart to InGod enjoy customer relations. The role calls for an individual with a Strongposition computer literacy advertisement, it is client’s responsibility positive attitude, good personal presentation, with a strong work And Hand to Man Ashburton Guardian Wed 20 Nov Sit Vacant $140.00 » Outgoing and friendly personality to check the accuracy both the SPACIOUS & SUNNY CHECK THIS OUT! SPACIOUS OPTIONS & SUNNY APLENTY CHECKFRESH THIS OUT! NEW DECOR OPTIONS APLENTY FRESH NEWof DECOR ethic. advertisement, the media and the Sat»23 Nov $170.08 Keen eye for detail Celebration Service www.propertybrokers.co.nz Some Foodwww.propertybrokers.co.nz Handling experience wouldwww.propertybrokers.co.nz be a plus, however full Please position nominated. Nov $free » 27Dynamic TEAM PLAYER training will be given to the successful applicant. This position will Wed and Cancellation of adverts booked with phone 303 2000 require flexibility in working hours and at least one weekend day SatHastings 30 Nov McLeod Ltd (trading as Property $170.08 mediaProgramme will incur a media cancellation Children’s each week. fee of $50. Press Wed 20 Novhave Logistics $306.32 TOWNHOUSE ++ 10.00am NESTLED AWAY Brokers) been & successfully operating ext 2. RAREworking CHANCE in a OPTIONS TOWNHOUSE ++ Transport RARE CHANCE NESTLED AWAY If you enjoyOPTIONS basic baking, food preparation and serving the community for 40 years. Satand 23 Nov $368.00 friendly environment then send your CV or completed application Rachel You’reyour verycontact: welcome! in the first instance to: The Manager We27offer Wed Nova great working environment $freeand Hecs Four Square Supermarket Cnr Cass & Cameron St to progress. If the$368.00 above Satopportunities 30 Nov 98 Harrison Street 308 7610 - 308 7062 sounds like you we want to hear from you. Ashburton TradeMe NEAT AND TIDY BEATS BUILDING NEAT AND TOP LOCATION TIDY BEATSTERRIFIC BUILDING LOCATION $139.13 TOP LOCATION TERRIFIC LOCATION Applications for this position close Friday, Please ask for application forms at the counter. St David’s Church Applications closing November 29, 2013. November 29. 48 Allens Road Everyone welcome SONIA BOOTH www.st-davids.org.nz Email: sonia@propertybrokers.co.nz VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 10.00 - 10.45am

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WEB ID AU25728A WESTSIDE 71 Pages Road Delightfully private sunny home in established well planted garden on westside close to park. Three double bedrooms with loads of storage, master with ensuite. Fourth bedroom or office. VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 10.00 - 10.30am

$245,000

WEB ID AU28549 WEB ID AU27829 WESTSIDE WESTSIDE 49Road Havelock Street 86 Alford Forest Spacious twohome bedroom front A good solid three bedroom standalone townhouse located handy situated in handy Allenton location. town. Roomy living areas. Double Partly upgraded to including aluminium nice section with good indoor window joinery garage, and replaced long run outdoortoflow. Deadline Sale Closing iron roof plus potential further Thursday 7th February. enhance.

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EASTSIDE 14 Magnolia Place All brand new and in the new WEB ID and AU28818 Braebrook subdivision, come have TINWALD a look at this 4 bedroom home 33including Buckleysensuite Terrace and walk-in wardrobe Uninterrupted rural views onplan tranquil in master bedroom. Open Buckleys Terrace. Spacious plan kitchen/dining/living plus open another living catching all day sun is a real separate lounge. feature here. Enjoy sitting in- the pretty VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 10.00 10.45am sheltered outdoor area with attractive plantings. Well fenced for security. Gas 4 fire will keep you cosy and warm on the 2 coldest of days.

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$310,000 $349,000

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WESTSIDE 24 Allison Street A lovely established family home ID AU28705 WEB located in ID theAU28818 heart WEB of Allenton. A short TINWALD TINWALD walk to your local cafe and bar, 92convenience McMurdo Street 33 Buckleys Terrace store, bank and more. This Relax and enjoy sunshine andinprivacy at Uninterrupted rural views on tranquil four bedroom home is set new open townhouse". well on a Buckleys Terrace."your Spacious picturesque andplan privateThis gardens two bedroom (possibly living catching allpresented day sun is a real large and secure section. three), two is feature here. Enjoy sitting inbathroom the 2pretty VIEW Saturday Feb townhouse 10.00 - 10.45am landscaped and waiting for you NOW! sheltered outdoor area with attractive Internalfor access double plantings. Well fenced security. Gasgarage, loads of 4 HRV, smart with very fire will keep youstorage, cosy and warm on kitchen the 2 coldest of days. generous open plan living, plus more.

$310,000

$489,000

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WEB ID AU28283 WESTSIDE 2 Russell Avenue Packed with wow factor in the bracket you can afford, this inviting permanent material home is well positioned on an established 646m2 section. A beautiful new kitchen and sunny open plan living spaces will appeal to families as will the three bedrooms. VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 10.30 - 11.00am

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ID AU28283 WEB ID AU28267 WEBWEB ID AU28742 WESTSIDE EASTSIDE EASTSIDE 2 Russell Avenue 125Street William Street 23 and 25 Manse Packed This wow freshly redecorated in the bracket three bedroom A chance towith purchase afactor spacious three you can afford, home inviting closerange in permanent onof the eastside of bedroom home withthis aislarge material home Ashburton, isother well garaging. positioned handy toSet on thean post office, excellent sheds and established 646m2 Countdown, A beautiful and on two titles with a totalsection. landpark area of central new kitchenAshburton. and sunny All open three planbedrooms living are 3317sqm. spaces willclosing appeal spacious to and families sunny as and will the have large built Deadline Sale 28th February. three bedrooms. in wardrobes. VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 10.45 - 11.30am VIEW Saturday VIEW 2 Feb Saturday 10.30 -211.00am Feb 10.45 - 11.15am

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WEB ID AU25728A WEB ID AU28742 WESTSIDE EASTSIDE 71 Pages Road 23 and 25 Manse Street Delightfully private A chance sunny to purchase home in a spacious three established well bedroom plantedhome garden with ona large range of westside closeexcellent to park.sheds Threeand double other garaging. Set bedrooms with onloads two titles of storage, with a master total land area of with ensuite. 3317sqm. Fourth bedroom or office. Deadline Sale- closing VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 10.00 10.30am28th February. VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 10.45 - 11.30am

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WEB ID AU28283 WEB ID AU28267 WESTSIDE EASTSIDE 2 Russell Avenue 125 William Street Packed with wow This freshly factor redecorated in the bracket three bedroom you can afford, home this isinviting close inpermanent on the eastside of material home Ashburton, is well positioned handy toonthe anpost office, established 646m2 Countdown, section.park A beautiful and central new kitchen and Ashburton. sunny open All three plan bedrooms living are spaces will appeal spacious to families and sunny as will andthe have large built three bedrooms. in wardrobes. VIEW Saturday VIEW 2 Feb Saturday 10.30 - 11.00am 2 Feb 10.45 - 11.15am

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WESTSIDE 49 Havelock Street Spacious two bedroom front standalone townhouse located handy to town. Roomy living areas. Double garage, nice section with good indoor outdoor flow. Deadline Sale Closing Thursday 7th February. VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 11.00 - 11.30am

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TINWALD 33 Buckleys Terrace Uninterrupted rural views on tranquil Buckleys Terrace. Spacious open plan living catching all day sun is a real feature here. Enjoy sitting in the pretty sheltered outdoor area with attractive plantings. Well fenced for security. Gas fire will keep you cosy and warm on the coldest of days.

TINWALD 92 McMurdo Street Relax and enjoy sunshine and privacy at "your new townhouse". This well presented two bedroom (possibly three), two bathroom townhouse is landscaped and waiting for you NOW! Internal access double garage, loads of storage, HRV, smart kitchen with very generous open plan living, plus more.

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WEB ID AU27829 WEB ID AU28695 WESTSIDE TINWALD 86 Alford Forest 36A Johnstone Road Street A good solid A three townhouse bedroomwith home just a bit extra giving situated in handy a good Allenton indoorlocation. outdoor flow. Two Partly upgraded double including bedrooms, aluminium open plan living window joinery area, andattached replacedgarage long run with internal iron roof plusaccess. potential Attractively to furtherpresented and enhance. currently tenanted.

DEADLINE SALE $298,000

WEB ID AU28549 WEB ID AU28813 WESTSIDE WESTSIDE 49 Havelock13 Street Kelvin Crescent Spacious twoIfbedroom where you front live is important this 3 standalone townhouse bedroom home located may handy suit perfectly. Well to town. Roomy respected living areas. Allenton Double Crescent, handy to garage, nice section all schools withand good shopping indoor amenities. The outdoor flow.bright Deadline livingSale areas Closing flow well with Thursday 7th immediate February. access to outdoor living. Sloped ceiling- 11.30am in lounge gives a feeling VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 11.00 of space.

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WEB ID AU28705 WEB ID AU27287 TINWALD WESTSIDE 92 McMurdo2 Street Reflection Place Relax and enjoy Thissunshine home is and partprivacy of the well at established "your new townhouse". Coniston Waters This well subdivision. Four presented two bedroom bedroom home (possibly plus office or extra three), two bathroom bedroom,townhouse three car garaging, is ensuite landscaped and off waiting master bedroom, for you NOW! large dining, living Internal access and double kitchen garage, area with loadsseparate of lounge. storage, HRV,Walk-in smart kitchen pantry.with All on very a landscaped generous open 1052sqm plan living, section. plus more.

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WEB ID AU28789

WESTSIDE 71 Oak Grove Always a popular location and style. Substantial four bedroom home on a private back section with excellent garaging and nice indoor/outdoor flow. A rare opportunity to purchase something like this in this location. Inspection recommended - by appointment only.

$298,000

WEB ID AU28813

WESTSIDE 13 Kelvin Crescent If where you live is important this 3 bedroom home may suit perfectly. Well respected Allenton Crescent, handy to all schools and shopping amenities. The bright living areas flow well with immediate access to outdoor living. Sloped ceiling in lounge gives a feeling of space.

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WEB ID AU28818 WEB ID AU28789 TINWALD WESTSIDE 33 Buckleys 71 Terrace Oak Grove UninterruptedAlways rural views a popular on tranquil location and style. Buckleys Terrace. Substantial Spacious four open bedroom plan home on a living catching private all dayback sun section is a realwith excellent feature here. garaging Enjoy sitting andinnice theindoor/outdoor pretty flow. sheltered outdoor A rarearea opportunity with attractive to purchase plantings. Well something fenced for like security. this in this Gas location. fire will keep Inspection you cosy and recommended warm on the- by coldest of days. appointment only.

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TINWALD 36A Johnstone Street A townhouse with just a bit extra giving a good indoor outdoor flow. Two double bedrooms, open plan living area, attached garage with internal access. Attractively presented and currently tenanted.

$349,000 $749,000

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$245,000 DEADLINE SALE

WEB ID AU28267 EASTSIDE 125 William Street This freshly redecorated three bedroom home is close in on the eastside of Ashburton, handy to the post office, Countdown, park and central Ashburton. All three bedrooms are spacious and sunny and have large built in wardrobes.

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WEB ID AU27287

WESTSIDE 2 Reflection Place This home is part of the well established Coniston Waters subdivision. Four bedroom home plus office or extra bedroom, three car garaging, ensuite off master bedroom, large dining, living and kitchen area with separate lounge. Walk-in pantry. All on a landscaped 1052sqm section.

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WEB ID AU28644 EASTSIDE 22 Mitchell Place Set in a popular cul-de-sac this tidy AU27287 three bedroom homeWEB offersID plenty. WESTSIDE Very sunny and with a conservatory to 2relax Reflection in. Easy Place care with aluminium This homeand is part of the well established windows smaller section. A home Coniston Waters subdivision. FourSale with plenty of options. Deadline bedroom home plus office or extra Closing 11 February 2013. bedroom, three2car ensuite VIEW Saturday Febgaraging, 10.00 - 10.30am off master bedroom, large dining, living and kitchen area with separate lounge. 3 Walk-in pantry. All on a landscaped 1 1052sqm section.

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WEB ID AU28742 EASTSIDE 23 and 25 Manse Street A chance to purchase a spacious three bedroom home with a large range of excellent sheds and other garaging. Set on two titles with a total land area of 3317sqm. Deadline Sale closing 28th February.

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Something here for everyone. Four IDtwo AU28789 ID AU27287 bedrooms, three WEB livingWEB areas, WESTSIDE WESTSIDE bathrooms, ample garaging (for up to 71 Grove 2 Reflection Place 10 Oak vehicles) 2023sqm of section with popular location and areas style. This Always home isapart of the well established loads of outdoor entertaining Substantial four bedroom home on a Coniston Waters subdivision. Four (including the roof top decking) Private private back section with excellent bedroom home plus office or extra fenced section with a great rural feel. garaging and indoor/outdoor flow. bedroom, three carnice VIEW Saturday 2garaging, Feb 10.00ensuite - 10.45am A rare bedroom, opportunity to purchase off master large dining, living like thisseparate in this location. 4 and something kitchen area with lounge. Inspection - by Walk-in pantry.recommended All on a landscaped 2 appointment 1052sqm section.only.

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WEB ID AU28813 WESTSIDE 13 Kelvin Crescent If where you live is important this 3 bedroom home may suit perfectly. Well respected Allenton Crescent, handy to all schools and shopping amenities. The bright living areas flow well with immediate access to outdoor living. Sloped ceiling in lounge gives a feeling of space.

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WEB ID AU28748 WEB ID AU28644 WESTSIDE EASTSIDE 24 Allison Street 22 Mitchell Place A lovely established Set in afamily popular home cul-de-sac this tidy ID AU28705 IDplenty. AU27287 WEB ID AU28789 located in thethree heart bedroom ofWEB Allenton. home AWEB short offers TINWALD WESTSIDE WESTSIDE walk to your Very local sunny cafe and andbar, with a conservatory to 92 McMurdo Reflection Street Place 71 Oak Grove 2 store, convenience relax in. bank Easyand care more. withThis aluminium Relax and enjoy This sunshine homeisand isand part and of privacy thesection. well at established Always a popular location style. four bedroom windows home set in smaller A home "your new Coniston Waters This subdivision. well Four Sale Substantial fourtownhouse". bedroom home on a on aDeadline picturesque and withprivate plenty gardens of options. presented two bedroom bedroom home (possibly plus office or extra private back section with excellent large and secure Closing section. 11 February 2013. three), two bathroom bedroom, three townhouse car garaging, is ensuite garaging nice indoor/outdoor flow. VIEWand Saturday VIEW 2 Feb Saturday 10.00 - 10.45am 2 Feb 10.00 - 10.30am landscaped off andto master waiting bedroom, for you NOW! large dining, living A rare opportunity purchase Internallike access anddouble garage, area with loads separate of 4 lounge. 3 something this inkitchen this location. storage, HRV, Walk-in smart pantry. kitchen with onvery a landscaped Inspection recommended - by All 1 generous only. open 1052sqm plan living, section. plus more. 2 appointment

$298,000

ID AU28695 WEBWEB ID AU28813 TINWALD WESTSIDE 36A Johnstone 13 Kelvin Crescent Street A townhouse just a bit If where you live iswith important thisextra 3 giving a good indoor outdoor flow. Two bedroom home may suit perfectly. Well doubleAllenton bedrooms, open plan living respected Crescent, handy to area, attached garageamenities. with internal all schools and shopping The access. presented bright livingAttractively areas flow well with and currently tenanted. immediate access to outdoor living. Sloped ceiling in lounge gives a feeling Deadline Sale Closing 14th February. of space.

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DEADLINE SALE $298,000

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WEB ID AU27246A WEB ID AU28621 EASTSIDE EASTSIDE 14 Magnolia36 Place Leeston Street All brand newSomething and in thehere newfor everyone. Four IDand AU28818 WEB ID AU28789 WEBWEB ID AU28705 Braebrook subdivision, bedrooms, come three living have areas, two TINWALD WESTSIDE TINWALD a look at this bathrooms, 4 bedroom ample home garaging (for up to 33 Buckleys 71Terrace Oak Grove 92 McMurdo Street including ensuite 10 vehicles) and walk-in 2023sqm wardrobe of section with Always rural aof views popular on tranquil location RelaxUninterrupted enjoybedroom. sunshine and privacy at and style. inand master loads Open outdoor plan entertaining areas Buckleys Terrace. Substantial Spacious four open bedroom plandecking) home onPrivate a "your new townhouse". This well kitchen/dining/living (including plus the another roof top living catching private all day back sun section is a real with excellent presented two bedroom (possibly separate lounge. fenced section with a great rural feel. feature here.garaging Enjoy sitting and nice in indoor/outdoor pretty flow. three), twoSaturday bathroom townhouse is VIEW VIEW 2 Feb Saturday 10.00 - 10.45am 2the Feb 10.00 - 10.45am sheltered outdoor A rare area opportunity with attractive to purchase landscaped and waiting for you NOW! plantings. something fenced for likesecurity. this inofthis Gas location. 4 4 Internal access Well double garage, loads fire will keep Inspection youkitchen cosy recommended and warm - by storage, HRV, smart with veryon the 2 2 coldest of days. appointment only. generous open plan living, plus more.

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ID AU28549 WEB ID AU28813 WEBWEB ID AU28695 WESTSIDE WESTSIDE TINWALD Havelock 13 Street Kelvin Crescent 36A49 Johnstone Street Spacious two If where bedroom live isgiving important this 3 A townhouse with just a you bit front extra standalone townhouse bedroom home located mayhandy suit perfectly. Well a good indoor outdoor flow. Two to town. Roomy respected living Allenton areas. Double Crescent, handy to double bedrooms, open plan living nice allsection schools with and good shopping indooramenities. The area,garage, attached garage with internal outdoor flow. bright Deadline living Sale areas flow well with access. Attractively presented andClosing Thursday 7th immediate February. access to outdoor living. currently tenanted. Sloped lounge gives a feeling VIEW Saturday 2 Febceiling 11.00 -in11.30am of space. Deadline Sale Closing 14th February.

ID AU27829 WEB ID AU28695 WEBWEB ID AU28549 WESTSIDE TINWALD WESTSIDE 86 AlfordStreet Forest 36A Johnstone Road Street 49 Havelock A good Athree townhouse bedroom home just a bit extra giving Spacious twosolid bedroom front with situatedtownhouse in handy a goodAllenton indoor outdoor location. standalone located handy flow. Two PartlyRoomy upgraded double including bedrooms, aluminium open plan living to town. living areas. Double window joinery area,and attached replaced long with run internal garage, nice section with good garage indoor iron flow. roof plus access. potential Attractively further presented and outdoor Deadline Saleto Closing enhance. currently tenanted. Thursday 7th February.

ID AU28742 WEBWEB ID AU28267 EASTSIDE EASTSIDE and 25 Manse Street 125 23 William Street chance to purchase a spacious three This A freshly redecorated three bedroom bedroom witheastside a large of range of home is close home in on the excellenthandy shedstoand garaging. Set Ashburton, theother post office, on two titles total land area of Countdown, parkwith and acentral 3317sqm. Ashburton. All three bedrooms are Deadline Sale closing 28thlarge February. spacious and sunny and have built VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 10.45 - 11.30am in wardrobes.

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WESTSIDE 86 Alford Forest Road A good solid three bedroom home situated in handy Allenton location. Partly upgraded including aluminium window joinery and replaced long run iron roof plus potential to further enhance.

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WEB ID AU27829 WESTSIDE 86 Alford Forest Road A good solid three bedroom home situated in handy Allenton location. Partly upgraded including aluminium window joinery and replaced long run iron roof plus potential to further enhance.

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WEB AU25728A WEB ID AU28742 WEB IDID AU28283 WESTSIDE EASTSIDE WESTSIDE 71 Pages Road 23 and 25 Manse Street 2 Russell Avenue Delightfully A private chance purchase home ina spacious three Packed with wow factorsunny intothe bracket well bedroom planted home garden withon a large range of you established can afford, this inviting permanent westside to park. sheds Three and double other material homeclose isexcellent well positioned on an garaging. Set bedrooms with on two loads titles ofAstorage, with a total master land area of established 646m2 section. beautiful ensuite. Fourthopen bedroom or office. newwith kitchen and3317sqm. sunny plan living Deadline Saleas closing 28th February. VIEW 2 Feb 10.00 - 10.30am spaces willSaturday appeal to families will the three bedrooms.VIEW Saturday 2 Feb 10.45 - 11.30am

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WEB ID AU28283 WEB ID AU25728A WESTSIDE WESTSIDE 71 Pages Road 2 Russell Avenue Packed with wow Delightfully private sunny home in factor in the bracket can afford, established well you planted garden this on inviting permanent homedouble is well positioned on an westside close tomaterial park. Three established 646m2 section. A beautiful bedrooms with loads of storage, master new bedroom kitchen and sunny open plan living with ensuite. Fourth or office. will- appeal VIEW Saturday 2 spaces Feb 10.00 10.30amto families as will the three bedrooms.

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AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE 153 Moore St 03 3077620

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Solid brick house with aluminium windows and new carpet throughout. Plenty of garden sheds and a sleepout on a very private section. Recently reinsulated. Close to Hampstead School. Open to offers over $279,000. Ph: Aaron 021 0269 2657

Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 217 West Street ASHBURTON ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz Telephone 03 307 9176 ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz Telephone217 West9176 Street ASHBURTON ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz Telephone 03 307 9176 217 West Street ASHBURTON 03 307

WEB ID AU28748 WEB ID AU27246A WESTSIDE EASTSIDE 24 Allison Street 14 Magnolia Place A lovely family home All brand new and in theestablished new locatedcome in theand heart of Allenton. A short Braebrook subdivision, have walk to your local cafe and bar, a look at this 4 bedroom home bank and more. This including ensuiteconvenience and walk-instore, wardrobe four Open bedroom in master bedroom. planhome is set in picturesque and private gardens on a kitchen/dining/living plus another separate lounge.large and secure section.

Applications close Friday 6th December 2013.

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

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ROOFING - for all your roofing requirements, new roofs, reroofing, commercial, insurance claims, repairs. Licensed building practitioner, Wiki, Vision Roofing, phone HOUSE for sale in Tinwald. A 027-476-0203. warm 3 bedroom house with easy care section. Includes insulation, log burner, heat Guardian Classifieds pump and solar heating. Contact 021 133 9945 / 022 307 7900 615 6002.

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WANTED to buy - Collector pays top prices for old bottles, old metal advertising signs or any old oil or petrol company items. Phone/text 021 034 9001.

4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar HAY - new season, small protective films, UV block, bales for sale. Taits Road. Ph fade, heat and glare control, 308 0137. privacy and safety films for glass. FREE quotes - 20 REAL ESTATE years local service. Bill Breukelaar - phone 0800 368 Four Bedroom 468. www.tintawindow.co.nz

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WANTED dairy farm work. Experience: 7 years work in Rotary and Herringbone sheds. Willing to anything keen to work. Phone David, 027 900 4696.

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This is a fixed term position commencing on 3rd December, 2013 and ending on 29th January, 2014.

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Birthday Greetings

WANTED

Pippa Bocock Happy Birthday Pippa Bocock, 3 today. Love from Mum, Dad and Millie and her mate Sam.

CIRCLE AUCTIONS

URGENTLY REQUIRED

specialist farming + machinery auctioneers

Hand and machine plucked possum fur.

HUGE FARM MACHINERY AUCTION Wednesday, November 27, at 11am

Phone 0800 476 778 or Peter 027 475 5406

Nate Woods Happy 5th birthday to our big schoolboy. Love Mum, Dad and Lily. xx

$ CASH PAID $ TRADES, SERVICES $ $ LANDSCAPE $ FOR SCRAP $ SUPPLIES

Jake Richan Happy 3rd Birthday wee man!. Lots of love Mum, Dad, Grace and Ryan. xxxx

BUYERS OF ALL METALS Copper, Brass, Aluminium etc.

Mid-Canterbury Metal Recycling Licensed Buyer Dealer

Grace Richan Happy 9th Birthday princess! Lost of love Mum, Dad, Ryan and Jake. xxxx

10A McGregor Lane Riverside Estate (Off McNally Street)

Phone 308-8959 or 027-228-1467 anytime

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.

Disco Dust

Edible food glitter

$13 per pottle

Adding extra sparkle to Christmas & birthdays

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

Guardian Motoring

WANTED Standing Grass and Lucerne

Looking for any quantity and any quality, priced accordingly. Also maize contracts available.

Phone Blake 0274 343 551 307 7900

auction preview and open day

Saturday, November 23, 9am - 4pm

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

preview + test farm machinery prior to Wednesday’s major machinery auction

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

CLAAS Harvest Centre Main South Road, Tinwald BBQ and drinks. All welcome.

Specialising in grass control for lifestyle bloats.

CIRCLE

AUCTIONS

Conventional baling. Can offer full service. Mowing, raking, baling and carting. Also topping. Phone 303 7680 or 027 390 0002

circleauctions.co.nz 0800 50 55 60 XERION 3300 VC available at auction

Guardian Classifieds

Guardian Real Estate

307 7900

Weekend Services MEDICAL SERVICES

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice. DUTY DOCTORS

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

This service is for EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE ONLY. Please remember your Community Services Card. Emergency phone until 8am Tuesday - 0800 700 155. Sealy Street Medical Practice, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Surgery will be held from 10am - 12noon and from 6pm - 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 1212. Gym Company Medical, Cass Street will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am ASHBURTON REST HOMES Monday. Surgery will be held from 10am 12noon and from 6pm - 7pm. No appointment COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. necessary. Surgery phone 308 9489. CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA visiting. For weekend doctor and emergency details PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted please telephone the Methven Medical visiting. Centre, ph 302 8105. EMERGENCY DENTIST Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service. If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 Except in cases of emergency persons for the name of the rostered weekend dentist requiring medical attention must consult in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, their own or the duty general practitioner. Sundays and Public Holidays. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general ELPLINE ERVICES practitioners.

PHARMACIES

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street. Will be open from 9.30am - 12

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.nz for more information.

307 7900

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

noon Saturday, from 10am - 12noon Sunday, MENTAL HEALTH and from 6pm - 7pm both evenings. Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team. HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

AUCTION SALES

The Possum People

Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

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

TINwALD POOL

ANIMAL SERVICES

The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be closed on Labour Day, Monday, October 28, 2013.

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road. Open from DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL November 23. Weekends 1pm – 7pm Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 REFUSE AND RECYCLING - 24 hour service

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

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

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 03 308 2321 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am-12 noon. 24-hour weekend OMMUNITY ERVICES emergencies: Large: Tammy Wilson. Small: Nina Field. ART GALLERY ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 027 683 8000, Phone 308 1133. Baring Square East, INFORMATION CENTRES 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: The duty vet for Ashburton. Sat & Sun: 10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm. emergencies this weekend is: Ben Hallenstein. Closed Public Holidays. Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am Full emergency service all weekend. ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY until 2pm. Phone 308-1050. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven. Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Holidays 10am until 3pm. Saturday clinic: 9am-12 noon. Weekend Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm emergencies: Steve Williams. Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org CARE VETS - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone ASHBURTON MUSEUM BUS DEPARTURES Baring Square East, Ashburton. Ph 308 3167 Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Drive. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Refer Vet Ent. Saturday-Sunday 1.00pm - 4.00pm Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 03 307 Closed Statutory Holidays. BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton. Group Bookings by arrangement Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. Saturday clinic 9am-12 noon. Weekend COMMUNITY POOL emergencies: Large: Reon McMurtrie. Small: WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm. Jess Wood.

Classifieds 42 Ashburton Guardian REAL ESTATE

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Saturday, November 23, 2013

REAL ESTATE

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Strawberries

Akaroa/Wainui

Holiday home open plan.

PE N

N.Z. Tomatoes 500gm Cauliflower Celery Mangos

$2 bag $2 ea $2 bunch $2 ea

Specials available from 19/11 - 26/11

• 3 bedroom - 2 up, 1 down for the kids with own toilet. • 5 metre bifolds opening onto hugh deck with all day sun. • Stunning views of Wainui Valley. Akaroa Harbour and Heads. • Garage to store boat etc. • Awesome garden full of bellbirds. • New carpet vinyl and inside paint.

$2 punnet

OPEN 7 DAYS The Green Grocer Fresh Fruit & Vege

Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

PUBLIC NOTICES

Live the dream. Offers over $485,000 Ph Craig 021 821 413

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, 2A1F2I Ashburton 21 King Street temporary stops, Appealing Home - Secure Section - Close to School call our subscriber This three bedroom home has an open plan kitchen/living area with french doors out to a sunny terrace. hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

rice On Application ppointment on.co.nz/AHB20013

ffice 03 307 8317 ury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

Guardian Classifieds

307 7900 PLANTS, PRODUCE

PEASTRAW for sale, medium squares. $45 delivered Ashburton. Phone 302 6605.

SPORTING NOTICES

llenton area. icle access at gate. on three sides. chools and only a wander to college.

Ashburton 5 Hillier Place

* 3 Bedrooms * Kitchen/Dining with flow to Lounge * Internal access to garage * It’s orginal 1970’s * Buy and rejuvenate me!

T 03 307 8317 E ashburton.nz@raywhite.com 96 Tancred Street, Ashburton 7700 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited Licensed REAA (2008)

Ashburton

MOTORING

793 metre square (more or less) Rectangular section next to the park on Cambridge street. CV $101,000