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Mid Cantabrians turned out en mass yesterday for the annual Multi Cultural Bite in Ashburton to sample food and enjoy cultural performances from around the world. FULL STORY

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Seven Mid Canterbury rural firefighters headed north yesterday to help battle a fire raging in Marlborough since Wednesday. They were all members of the district’s rural fire units with three from Mayfield, two from Ashburton and one each from Lauriston and Pendarves. Principal rural fire offer Don Geddes said the firefighters had gone to provide manpower to crews already on the ground in Marlborough. They were flown to Blenheim by commer-

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Clock tower confused The hands of time move quickly when you are having fun, but the Ashburton Clock Tower was a bit confused yesterday during the Multi Cultural Bite in downtown Ashburton. The West face of the clock tower was two hours behind the other three faces of the clock sitting at 11.19am. It was actually 1.19pm

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UK plant named after Attenborough A new wildflower has become the first living species in the UK to be named after naturalist and TV presenter Sir David Attenborough. The Attenborough’s hawkweed (Hieracium attenboroughianum) was found a decade ago in the Brecon Beacons in south Wales but it took 10 years of study and comparison with related species to make sure it was new. It is one of a group of closely-related plants belonging to the daisy family, related to and looking similar to dandelions, and experts believe it has evolved in the Brecon Beacons since the last ice age.

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Queen marks 63 years on the throne The Queen is marking the anniversary of her accession privately as she reaches 63 years on the throne and nears the record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. On September 9, she will overtake Victoria to become the longest reigning monarch in British history. Accession Day on February 6 commemorates the start of the Queen’s reign, which began on the death of her father, King George VI. As she does most years, she is reflecting on the anniversary of her father’s death in private at Sandringham, where she has been staying for her annual winter break. George VI died in his sleep at Sandringham House on the royal estate in Norfolk on February 6, 1952 from lung cancer. Princess Elizabeth, who was just 25, was thousands of kilometres away in Kenya on a Commonwealth tour when she learned of his death. She returned home a Queen. Gun salutes are fired on Accession Day including a 41gun salute by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery in London’s Green Park and a 62-gun salute by the Honourable Artillery Company at the Tower of London. The Queen will turn 89 in April, the same month Prince William and Catherine’s second child is due.

Phallic art stuns residents of New Lynn A $200,000 public sculpture being installed in Auckland is causing a stir with locals, who say it resembles a penis. The Auckland Council-commissioned Transit Cloud has been created as part of a project to breathe new life into traditionally working class New Lynn. The aerial component - four aluminium mesh cloud forms - hangs more than 8m over a lane linking New Lynn’s shiny new railway and bus station with the town’s library and shopping mall. The clouds allude to the sky, but two of the forms are being viewed very differently by locals. “Oh my God, it’s a cock and balls,” said Phil Wellman, of Blockhouse Bay. “Don’t you think it’s rude?” said Henderson mother Janine Waters, walking her two young children in a pram. ”It’s definitely that. What else could it be,” she said. Another woman, who did not want to be named, called the forms “masculine”. Frances Toohey, who works at Pita Pit by the lane, said the sculpture was very phallic. Customers had been commenting a lot, she said.

First dump of snow Mid Cantabrians waking up yesterday could be forgiven for thinking winter had arrived. While the sun was shining for most of the morning, the wind was straight off the mountains with the first dump of snow on Mt Hutt, as shown by this photo taken between Westerfield and Mayfield.

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■ MULTI CULTURAL BITE

Thousands flock to festival By Toni Williams

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Thousands of people turned out for the sixth annual Multi Cultural Bite in Ashburton yesterday. It was a culinary delight for the senses with wafting food smells and a mix of cultural and modern music. Event organiser Sue van den Heuvel was pleased with the turnout of people, and the weather, for playing its part. While the wind proved challenging at times, it stayed fine; the overnight rain had well gone by morning set up.

Mrs van den Heuvel said crowd numbers to the food festival were up on expectations given it was a public holiday heading into a long weekend. “We thought people might be away doing long weekend activities,” she said. However, she was confident the numbers were on par with last year’s 13,000 visitors. The final ticket numbers sold would be tallied over the weekend. Mrs van den Heuvel said food stalls were limited to 21 stalls this year, with just two doubleup sellers: Brazilian and Filipino food stalls. In the past there had

been two or three stalls selling the same nation’s food so numbers were reduced to limit any double-ups, she said. Celebrity guest, Kiwi chef Richard Till, was impressed by the Mid Canterbury event. Before his invitation he had not heard of it however, its description as ‘a large community food event’ had stirred his interest. He said it was great to see so many people creating food with so much “fabulous enthusiasm”. And he was impressed by a number of dishes. “It’s a really cool event and a

great idea for Waitangi Day,” he said. Among the crowd, and keen to sample a large variety of different foods, was Lynette Holmes, who had been to all previous Multi Cultural Bite events and Kevin Brazell, visiting for the second time. They were pacing themselves but planned to sample most foods. “We will get there slowly, bit by bit and try them all,” Mr Brazell said, trying a Samoan lamb curry. Ms Holmes, already sampling some Brazilian fare of Feijoada

(black bean stew and rice), had enjoyed all the past festivals, as well as the multi-cultural entertainment on stage. There were 14 performances on stage including those by the Canterbury Japanese Choir and performances by Spanish, Samoan, Mozambique, Indian, United Filipinos, Chilean nationalities and the energetic beating of the Japanese Takumi Drumming Group. The festival was officially opened by Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay and Human Rights Commissioner Richard Tankersley.

■ WAITANGI ON EAST

East Street becomes a shopper’s delight By Toni Williams

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It was a shopper’s delight yesterday at Waitangi On East as crowds of people turned out for a spot of relaxed shopping in Ashburton during the Waitangi Day public holiday. With the majority of shops closed for the public holiday, East Street was closed off to vehicles and thousands of people meandered among colourful stalls, selling an array of products. Promoter Carol Johns said more than 50 stalls were set up for Waitangi On East, run over two blocks of East Street, between Havelock Street and Tancred Street. It was the second year she had organised it. “It’s been fantastic, the stallholders are really happy.” “It’s been consistent (with people) all day and the weather has played its part,” she said. Out shopping with their grandad

Michael Skilling were Sawyer, Sienna and Anastasia. The girls bought a hat and wrist band accessories while four-year-old Sawyer was proud of his Spiderman waterproof snap watch. Mrs Johns said the Waitangi On East promotion was a great annual complement to the Multi Cultural Bite food festival and this year there were new stalls with a mix of local and out of town stallholders present. Among the stalls were those selling toys, crafts, artwork, jewellery, plants, clothing, and lollies. But there were also food and drink stalls doing brisk business whetting people’s appetites. “I cut down on the food stalls (this year) and they have been run off their feet.” She said consideration would be given to extending the downtown promotion to cover a three-block strip next year, but that would be decided later.

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Young Ashburton shoppers Sawyer Skilling, 4, Sienna Skilling, 8, and Anastasia Skilling, 8, bagged some bargains yesterday at Waitangi On East. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 060215-DW-727

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■ DOMESTIC ASSAULT CALL-OUTS

Feedback ‘not always practical’ BY DAISY HUDSON

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Mid/South Canterbury police have ruled out releasing further details of domestic assault callouts. The Guardian contacted police after members of the public raised concerns over the lack of follow-up information for those who reported domestic violence. Ashburton police say they attend an average of eight domestic incidents each week. Mid/South Canterbury area commander Inspector Dave Gaskin said while police did

their “level best” to report back to people who reported domestic violence, it was not always practical to do so. “I think the thing is, if someone rings up and reports a domestic, I would dearly love to put my hand on my heart and say that we always attend and always investigate it, we do our level best to always attend and always investigate,” he said. “Theoretically we should always contact the person who contacted us, but from time to time it’s just not feasible to actually do so, depending on the

workload.” He also ruled out releasing details such as the street where the alleged incident occurred. “Looking at the privacy of everyone concerned, in this case it’s the victims more than the offenders, if we identify them by street names etc then quite often people will realise who the victim and the offender are, so that’s why we’re reluctant to,” he said. “Generally for minor domestics or domestics where there is no charge and there’s no avenue of anything going forward, we

won’t release information as to where they occurred.” For Ashburton police family violence co-ordinator Sergeant Jim Sole, the resources required made follow-up calls a challenge. However, he did believe contacting those who reported domestic violence was important. “If there’s no feedback then you don’t know if your information has been taken seriously, of if your information has been acted upon,” he said. Mr Sole said while follow-up calls were not standard police procedure, he did try to make

them when he could. “It’s not a blanket response, but in an ideal world I would love it to be.” Mid/South Island Women’s Refuge manager Dawn RangiSmith said people who had reported domestic violence could contact Women’s Refuge if they wanted to follow up on the complaint. Mrs Rangi-Smith said while ideally police would contact everyone who reported domestic violence, she understood they were busy and may have other priorities.

■ GREAT PLAINS FLY-IN

Wind delays arrival of majority of homebuilt planes BY TONI WILLIAMS

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Mid Canterbury weather conditions yesterday were fine for landing, but windy conditions around the country delayed the arrival of the majority of homebuilt planes expected at the Great Plains Fly-In at Ashburton Airport. The Sport Aviation event happens annually, but alternates each year between the North and South islands. Organising committee chairman Owen Moore said the wind had proved “most annoying” and had been trying for some who made it to Ashburton. He said the South Island leg was often held at Ashburton because of the great job of hosting by the Ashburton Aviation Museum members. During the course of the four days members provided food and entertainment to those attending. They have a fly-away planned today to visit Mesopotamia. There will also be aircraft judging, seminars and a gala dinner. Mr Moore said the homebuilt

planes had different rules around their maintenance. It allowed those that had built their planes to do their own work, within reason. There were planes made of fabric and others of fibreglass. And they came in a range of styles and colours. While more planes were due to arrive as the weather conditions improved, there were a number of planes already on site including the father-and-son designed and built twin-seater plane, Figaro. It was built by Alan and Evan Belworthy, of Cust, and first flew in 2000. Evan Belworthy said it took the pair three years to build and had a Toyota Hilux engine. It used ordinary road fuel and most of its flying had been short distances around the general area of Cust. It was one of eight planes they had built together. “It’s got out of control,” he joked, about their collection.

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Ashburton Aviation Museum members (from left) Ray Chalmers, Jim Chivers and Owen Moore check out the homebuilt twin-seater plane Figaro. The plane has a Toyota Hilux engine and was built by Alan and Evan Belworthy, of Cust. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 060215-DW-759

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■ ASHBURTON GP VISITS

Long GP visits will cost you By Caitlin Porter

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People in Mid Canterbury wanting to sit down and have a chat with their doctor should be aware it could cost them. A former Ashburton resident came to the Guardian last week to complain that he was shooed out of a doctor’s office because there was not enough time to talk through his medical issues. Standard GP appointments

are 10 to 15 minutes long, and patients pay for the time they spend with a GP. GP spokeswoman Charlotte Cox said patients should book a double appointment with their GP if they had a number of problems they wanted to discuss. “For example the patient might present with a right knee pain after a twisting injury, the GP will take a history, examine

the patient, make a provisional diagnosis and then make a treatment plan,” Dr Cox said. “This will take up a full appointment slot.” If the patient then said they had several other problems to discuss then it would be appropriate to ask the patient to make a further appointment, she said. “Naturally there would be another appointment charged.” Dr Cox said it was common

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for appointments to run over the allotted time due to a number of reasons including patients presenting with complex problems or patients who were very unwell. People involved in accidents also have to be seen to, she said. “We do not enjoy running behind as it is stressful for all involved.” Dr Cox said GPs were good at prioritising symptoms and if a

patient presented a list of problems a GP would have a look and work out what was important and should be focused on. Other problems can wait for another time. “Use the analogy of your hairdresser, if you book for a cut that is what you will receive and pay for. If you want a cut and colour then you book more time and at greater cost which is reasonable.”

Rajah unveiling at community day The statue unveiling of Rajah the Wonder Dog is just one of the highlights at the Methven Community Day tomorrow, at the Mount Hutt Memorial Hall and Heritage Centre in Methven. Hosted by the Methven Community Board, there will be information on local community issues for people to view. Methven Community Board chairperspn Liz McMillan said topics like the Methven House’s planned development,

Neigbourhood Support and community board related projects like the skatepark and the town’s emergency response plan would be on site. There will also be some fun, with games inside and outside the hall, a sausage sizzle, sushi and coffee for sale. The encounter will be open to the public for a gold coin donation and the official unveiling of Rajah is at 2pm. The day runs from 11am until 3pm.

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Cole Beeman donated the money he raised after shaving off his dreads, to the Cancer Society. PHOTO CAITLIN PORTER 040215-CP-045

Cole’s dread chop raises $6000 for Cancer Society By Caitlin Porter

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Raising $6000.18 is no mean feat, but that is exactly the amount young Mid Cantabrian Cole Beeman donated to the Mid Canterbury Cancer Society. In December Cole shaved off his beloved dreads – which he had been growing for 10 years – all in the name of fundraising. Cole said he was extremely happy with the amount of money he raised and wanted to thank the community for their support. He admitted his short hair took a while to get used to, and his head felt “pretty sensitive” for a while.

It was his decision to chop off the dreads and raise the money – in 2013 he lost his grandfather and two friends to cancer. Cole’s head was shaved at the Ashburton Intermediate School market day, and the school donated the proceeds from the day to the Cancer Society also – a total of $4756.70. Sharon Robinson and Mandy Casey of the Mid Canterbury Cancer Society said they were over the moon with the donations. “Cole’s a real ambassador for the Cancer Society,” Mrs Casey said. “It’s a huge amount of money.” The money donated will go to supporting cancer patients.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Council art collection vast BY SUE NEWMAN

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Hanging on its walls, placed on shelves and sitting in storage, the Ashburton District Council has a collection of art works that number more than 200. Over many years the Ashburton Borough and County councils and later the district council have had an art acquisition policy that ensured regular purchases of artworks were made at local exhibitions. The collection was bolstered by donations from visiting dignitaries, groups and individuals and today is displayed in public spaces as well as offices in many council owned buildings around the Ashburton District. District librarian Jill Watson was a member of the art acquisitions committee for many years and said that over those years the council amassed an excellent collection of art works. She believes the original driver for the regular purchase of art works was that one day they

would be part of a future, council-owned art gallery. Works were generally purchased at the annual Ashburton Society of Arts exhibition and often deciding what to buy resulted in some healthy debate between committee members, she said. “A lot of populist stuff was bought but I think that among those we’ve also got some gems.” The council’s collection was bolstered by a number of gifts from individuals at the time of the opening of the civic building and the library, Ms Watson said. “People realised that art was important and the couple of times we’ve had the collection valued it’s proved to be a good investment.” The one disappointment with such a large collection was that many of the works were not seen by the public and if the community collection had been used as the opening exhibition in the district’s new art gallery, that would have provided an opportunity for

people to view their own collection, she said. “The mayor made a very valid and appropriate offer. I think it was a good offer and people would have enjoyed seeing it.” Mr McKay offered the art gallery board the option of hanging the council collection in the gallery for its official opening because problems with its air conditioning units would not be remedied in time for the February 14 opening. Unstable air humidity and temperature in the gallery meant its own collection could not be hung in the space. Mr McKay offered the council’s collection as an alternative because it did not require the same level of air quality. The offer was rejected. Included in council’s art collection are works by nationally recognised artists such as Austen Deans, Robert McDowell and Olivia Spenser-Bower. It also includes works by a number of local artists and of subjects that have historic significance for the district.

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Ashburton District librarian Jill Watson with a Robert McDowell painting that is one of the almost 200 art works that make up the Ashburton District Council’s art collection. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 050215-DW-129

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Teremoana Vaevae and Poppy Vaevae, 7, enjoy Cook Island food at the Multi Cultural Bite. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 060215-DW-166

Samoan food stall boss Tauati Marek checks the lamb curry. PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 060215-TW-001

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Sergiy Vovchenko and his two-year-old daughter Sasha, dressed in traditional Ukraine national costume. PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 060215-TW-020

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Marie Mareko gives Derek Prebble a taste of Samoan cuisine. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 060215-DW-152

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Charles Marshall and Fau Iosefa man the South African woodfire Braai (barbecue) cooking Boerewors (South African sausage).

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Twins, Ana and Peni Taufa, 7, enjoy performances and food at Multi Cultural Bite. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 060215-DW-324

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■ OPINION

A difficult decision

The Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre will open next weekend without the art gallery’s collection in its store room – let alone on its walls. Former manager/curator of the Ashburton Public Art Gallery Kathryn Mitchell offers a curatorial perspective on the decision not to exhibit.

ew Zealanders are passionate about museums. In New Zealand the definition of what constitutes a museum is broad and may include art galleries, marae, cultural centres, historic places or heritage sites, open-air museums etc. In essence a museum “preserves and researches collections of art, taonga, objects and information, which it holds in trust for society and makes accessible in actual and virtual environments”. Ninety per cent of our museums in New Zealand are classified as either small (1-5 permanent full-time staff) or micro (no permanent full-time staff) museums. Southland for example has more than 30 museums. These small and micro museums, including the Ashburton Public Art Gallery, were established by their relative communities. There are so many museums in New Zealand because they are founded on the passion, drive and funding of small groups of people attempting to ensure their history, culture and identity is preserved and shared. This year the Ashburton Public Art Gallery celebrates its 20th birthday. So much has been achieved over this period thanks to the dedication of a long-standing committee and a very small staff. The gallery has established and maintained relationships with stakeholders locally and

Kathryn Mitchell

nationally. Artists, museums and sector professionals including those that provided their time to advise on the new building at little to no cost see the Ashburton Public Art Gallery as an institution that demonstrates due diligence by developing and implementing transparent policies and procedures to ensure artworks, objects or/ and archival material is cared for in a manner consistent with industry standards. The gallery takes its responsibilities seriously and does not put policies in place only to ignore them. So what is the industry standard for museums? Well fortunately there is a wealth of freely accessible information for any museum to utilise to review and improve their practice as caretakers, interpreters, educators and promoters of our history, culture and identity. One such example among many

would be the New Zealand Museums Standards Scheme. “The standards scheme enables museums to measure their performance against accepted standards of museum practice. It provides an assurance of quality and accountability, an appreciation of the roles and responsibilities of those museums offering services, and a commitment to best museum practice”. This is a peer reviewed process that addresses for example: Governance, management and planning, care of collections and taonga, public programmes, customer service, relationships with community, Treaty of Waitangi, publications, evaluation, delivering educational programmes, relationships with cultural heritage sector, public safety and security, budget management, disaster preparedness, conservation decisions, visitor facilities – well you get the picture, the list goes on. The point is that museums in New Zealand have well established standards of practice that recognise the museum’s responsibility to preserve and present that which we hold most dear – the stories of our lives. The failure of an air-conditioning unit which caused a leak and compromised the climate control in the Ashburton Public Art Gallery’s new exhibition spaces has resulted in the gallery seeking to postpone the opening of the building until the environment in the gal-

leries is stabilised. However it appears that the opening will be proceeding regardless with Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay seeming to be insistent that the gallery could just come and grab some of the council’s art collection off the council office walls. He is completely prepared, he says, to engage helpers to move the artwork over to the gallery if required. During my tenure as manager/ curator the gallery looked into the potential of exhibiting artwork from the Ashburton District Council collection. As the gallery had built a significant relationship with Ashburton born and raised author and illustrator David Elliot, when it was found the council had purchased one of his early paintings, we were very excited to see and potentially exhibit the work. Unfortunately when the artwork was located it was no longer on the wall – it had been taken down by a council employee and was behind a large cabinet. Once revealed we realised just how damaged the work was – so damaged that following an assessment the gallery was informed that the painting was irreparable. The artist was understandably upset – artists generally take for granted that work purchased by a council with public funds will be cared for as a public asset which would be a reasonable expectation. Having recognised the poten-

tial for damage to the art collection the council to their credit adopted a collection policy which outlines how the collection should be cared for and managed. Given that the council has this in place it is baffling that the mayor seems to be treating artworks from the collection as if they do not require the same care as the gallery’s collection. The council’s art collection is a community asset purchased with public funds. Unless the mayor believes it is appropriate to ignore the policy they adopted to ensure the preservation of artworks which effectively belong to the people of Ashburton then the artworks on the council walls must be treated in the same way as the gallery’s collection. What would exhibiting damaged or deteriorated artworks from a public collection in a brand new art gallery say about Ashburton? Managing a public museum/art gallery is not a hobby, the Ashburton Public Art Gallery manager and committee have experience in the museum sector, they have an understanding of the responsibilities they have as museum professionals in a publicly funded environment. They are making decisions consistent with what is expected in the industry. They have Ashburton’s best interests at heart – postpone the opening of the Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre - get behind them Ashburton, they deserve your support.

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School’s in for class of ’45 By Daisy HuDson

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hen 68 classmates walked into Ashburton Technical High School for the first time on February 3 1945, there were no fancy iPads, laptops, or interactive whiteboards in the classrooms. Getting a ride to school was a foreign concept, and the prospect of talking back to a teacher was virtually unheard of. How times have changed. These days students are encouraged to bring their own device, with lessons increasingly incorporating technology. Many secondary school students drive themselves to school, or they get a ride with their parents. Those changes were a hot topic of discussion when the class of 1945 gathered to celebrate their 70th reunion in Ashburton this week. Around 25 members of the class attended the reunion at the Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill in Allenton on Tuesday, 70 years to the day since they started high school. Having started at the school when they were 12 or 13, all of the attendees were now in their early 80s. The occasion was a chance to reminisce and catch up with old friends, particularly for those who lived out of town. However, for many of the women it was simply an extension of their monthly catch-up. Attendee Velma Langdon said about 10 of the former classmates had been meeting once a month for the past several years, a symbol of the strong bond the women had maintained over the past seven decades. While the women chatted and reminisced, there was one thing they could agree on – school was definitely different in the 1940s. Students were separated into two groups – domestic or commercial. The domestic students studied things like cooking and dressmaking, while the commercial students focused on shorthand, book-keeping, and typing. Instead of tablets or computers, lessons were taught on blackboards. For Marlene Naish, the blackboards were not a particularly fond memory. “The teachers used a blackboard and chalk, and they’d throw it at you if you didn’t get the answers right,” she said with a laugh. School uniforms have also undergone a revamp since the days of gym dresses, white

Janice Dennis shares a laugh with her former classmates at their school reunion on Tuesday.

blouses, and a compulsory felt hat. The strict dress code stuck out for Shirley Addis as she reminisced about her school days. “The teacher would line us up, and we’d have to kneel on the ground,” she said. “Then she’d measure the length of our gym frock with a ruler to make sure it was long enough.” The bond between the classmates is all the more special considering the tough times they went through together. The students started high school at the beginning of 1945, at the tail-end of World War Two. Former student Wilma Wolfreys remembered how the students would be told of important moments in the war at their daily assembly. “Mr Crawford was the principal, and we’d have an assembly every morning,” she said. “If there was anything significant about the war he would say, or he’d talk about former pupils that were in the trenches.” “It was an anxious time,” she said. The girls would knit clothing for the soldiers, and they also contributed to food parcels. While starting school in the shadow of war was challenging, for Mrs Langdon her greatest memory was the day the war ended.

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Velma Langdon shows off a special piece of memorabilia – an original Ashburton Technical High School tie. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 030215-TM-044

“We were told at lunch time that the war had ended,” she said. “We got a half day and went home, I remember being so excited.” Mrs Langdon said hearing the news was a “marvellous feeling”. The reunion was a special day for the former classmates, many of whom had not seen each other for decades. Mrs Naish said marking the

70th anniversary of their first day at school was important, as for many their high school years were some of the best times of their life. The former classmates had formed “quite a bond” over the years, she said. “We’re like a large family.” Fellow classmate Janice Dennis agreed. “They’re more like sisters to me now,” she said. Mrs Dennis lives in Napier,

but travels to Ashburton each year to catch up with her school friends. “It’s about your roots, really,” she said. “You can take me out of Canterbury, but you can’t take Canterbury out of my soul.” She said the regular catchups between the classmates was important, particularly for those without large families. “Just catching up and talking, it’s really lovely.”

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Deep in thought at Rakaia Gorge.

Cheryl’s idea of a short walk (Farewell Spit).

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Guardian summer photo competition

Milla Reed, 10 months old, relaxing in a bath camping style. Anna Reed

By the look of the entries in the 2015 Guardian Summer Photo Competition, many Mid Cantabrians were not far from the water over the Christmas holidays. The competition closed on Sunday, leaving the judges the difficult task of choosing the best of the bunch for prizes donated by Smith and Church Appliances. The winners of the Samsung camera, the JVC HD recorder and the UNIPad tablet will be announced this time next week. In the meantime, here is a selection of some of the entries.

Water Fights with Friends on New Year’s Day. Crystal Bentley, 10 How deep am I going?

Ethan Kingan, 2, gets to work helping his grandmother in the garden during a warm summer’s afternoon in Ashburton. Annette Kingan

Waiting for the big one.

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Presley Machin in the paddling pool. Bex Quinn

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Saturday, February 7, 2015

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Cardiovascular diseas New Zealand’s biggest killer, responsible for more than 30 per cent of all lives lost every year, is cardiovascular disease. In an effort to bring awareness to heart health, five Mid Cantabrians caught up with Guardian reporter Caitlin Porter to share their stories.

ext week Kiwis from all over the country are being urged to support the Heart Foundation during its annual Heart Week appeal. On average a New Zealander dies from some form of heart disease every 90 minutes.

Anyone can be impacted by heart disease – young, old, fit, unfit, male or female. The annual appeal week begins February 9 and runs to February 15. It’s a time when the Heart Foundation calls for donations to support its work.

Last year $250,000 was raised nationwide. The money raised helps the Heart Foundation continue funding research, helping people make healthy living choices, and running a wide range of programmes throughout the country.

The annual street appeal will take place on Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14 with the local branch of the National Heart Foundation, along with many volunteers from Lions Clubs throughout the district, taking to the streets to collect donations.

‘Everything was an effort’

Tony Sandys.

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Follow-up care ‘ongoing’

ixty-six year old Tony Sandy’s heart attack happened a mere six weeks ago, in December. “My problem was it was almost a silent heart attack you might say, there was no pain, it consisted of breathlessness.” For Tony that breathlessness was nothing new, it had occurred on three to four occasions prior and he admits he had done nothing about it. “I put it down to maybe I wasn’t as fit as what I used to be.” One sunny Sunday in December, after moving a jet-ski onto a trailer at Lake Hood, he had another attack of breathlessness. “I was in the water up to my waist and it was a real struggle to get out of the water. “I rested in my vehicle for a while and was lucky I only lived 80 metres away so I went home but didn’t quite recover that afternoon.” The next morning he made an appointment with the doctor and after tests were run it was determined Tony had suffered a heart attack. He was put into hospital on the Monday night and then on Tuesday

was transferred to Christchurch Hospital. Initially the placement of stents were discussed but it was found that Tony’s aortic valve was leaking, which meant he needed a new valve. Tony underwent a double-bypass. Afterwards he found out one of his arteries was 73 per cent blocked. In 2010 and 2011 he had angiograms, or an x-ray test on his heart, and no problems were revealed. After the operation the upper and lower chambers of Tony’s heart weren’t beating in sync and so he had to have a pacemaker placed in his chest to rectify that. Tony said the service he received while he was being looked after was outstanding, as was the follow-up care, which is still ongoing. Now, Tony is back at work and enjoying it. His life has changed though, he is determined to take better care of himself. “It’s a matter of self-preservation, looking after myself, eating the right food,” he said. ”Take heed, your body is telling you something is wrong.”

orraine Stowell’s heart event took place on Christmas Day, 2013. She was having people over for tea, and was busy preparing an assortment of Christmas Day goodies. Unfortunately all she remembers from the day is the first couple arriving. “I didn’t remember a thing for five weeks.” That day, she continued on and cooked a meal, but the attendees at her Christmas function didn’t even know anything was wrong, it was only her husband who kept asking if she was okay. She said she must have told her husband that nothing was wrong and that she was not going to hospital, but he eventually phoned her sister who came round and called the ambulance. Lorraine was taken to Christchurch Hospital. On New Year’s Eve she had a double valve replacement. “It was the beginning of February before I sort of realised what was happening,” she said. Even health practitioners don’t quite know what caused her memory loss. In the year or two before her cardiac

Lorraine Stowell.

event Lorraine said she felt as if she had slowed up a bit. “Everything was a bit of an effort, I’d get the odd pain in my right arm mostly.” After her surgery her recovery didn’t go quite to plan. Her heart stopped once during surgery and once later on, and she had issues with infection. “I was having trouble with my kidneys and my liver. They would fix one thing and that would cause something else to go wrong,” she said. Lorraine even had to learn to walk again. “I pushed myself hard,” she said. Unbeknownst to Lorraine, she had actually had two strokes while in hospital. Thirteen months later and things are still an effort for Lorraine. Her main ailment is tiredness. “I just want to sleep all the time.” She admits she was determined and doctors couldn’t believe how quickly she got round to doing things. Lorraine said she was lucky, and it’s only a matter of moving forward from here.

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se our biggest killer ‘Every cardiac event is different’

annah Stocker a cardiac nurse who works at Ashburton Hospital and is passionate about her job. “I think the whole cardiac system is fascinating and there are always new developments and procedures coming out which is exciting.” Hannah gets referrals from hospitals, and general practitioners, and often from people themselves when they have had some kind of cardiac event – anything from valve replacement, heart failure or a heart attack. “We talk about what [has happened] and I try and give them a good understanding of their condition.” Hannah also runs a six-week programme at Ashburton Hospital that involves sessions for exercise and education. “Each week it’s a different speaker so we have the dietician who gives good diet advice, we have the pharmacist speak about medications, we have Presbyterian Support come and talk about stress and sleep and any sort of other social issues that may be impacting on them at the time.” On average, Hannah gets three to four referrals a week. On top of that, she also provides information to patients and can liaise with cardiologists if

necessary. Hannah recommends everyone get a yearly physical or “warrant of fitness” from their GP. If people have any concerns or become aware of any family history of heart disease the best thing to do is to let your GP know, she said. Every cardiac event is different, and signs of a heart attack can vary, she said. “Chest pain is one of the classic signs but it doesn’t always have to be … it can be jaw pain, or shoulder pain, toothache or indigestion, shortness of breath, palpitations, being nauseated or sweaty.” Some people may not even realise they were having a heart attack, she said. Even the procedure after a cardiac event differs for everyone. Some people have to have stents inserted, others have open heart surgery – bypasses or valve replacements. In the four years Hannah has been working at Ashburton Hospital she has seen a drastic decrease in the age group she deals with. “Since I started the role, the age group that I am dealing with has decreased significantly. “I think it’s a combination of everything, genetics, lifestyle.”

Hannah Stocker.

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‘I had a textbook recovery’

Jim Crouchley.

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Airlifted out of Fiji after attack

im Crouchley was on holiday in Rarotonga with his wife and other family members when he had his heart attack back in July 2014. He said he was struck by what he originally thought was a bout of indigestion, however it proved to be a little more serious than that. He was offered an indigestion tablet but within the course of 20 minutes the pain was a lot worse. Unfortunately for Jim, he was on the opposite side of the island to the hospital, and many available doctors were at a conference at the time. “I realised we needed to find an ambulance,” he said. The reception at his hotel organised a courtesy van and he headed off to the hospital, where it was deemed he had suffered a heart attack. He met with a health

professional who said the best solution for him was to be airlifted to New Zealand. An Australian company, specialising in airlifts was in Rarotonga by 6am the next day and by mid-afternoon he was on a Lear jet headed back home. By the time he arrived in Christchurch Hospital the heart attack had passed but he underwent a day of monitoring before it was established he needed to have a stent inserted. The operation went off without a hitch and his recovery also went according to plan. It did change the way he lives his life though. A diabetic since the age of 19, he watched his food intake but now he said he watches it even more carefully and makes sure to stay away from junk food. “I think [the heart attack] was a bit of diabetes catching up on me,” he said.

ark Havis was away on a business trip in Wellington when he began experiencing indigestion-like pains. He ignored them for a couple of days and took indigestion tablets but the pain got worse and worse. “It’s fair to say it was the old male ‘I’ll be right’ scenario,” he said. The pain moved through from his chest to his left arm, which felt heavy, he said. He went to a medical centre in Upper Hutt and was taken straight to hospital. After an electrocardiogram (ECG) it was established he had suffered a heart attack. He was operated on and a stent was inserted.

Mark Havis.

“I had a textbook recovery.” Mark was keen to get to back to work but struggled with tiredness. “They recommend you quietly ease back in to work.” He said he was not sure what caused his heart attack. Three weeks before it, he had a full physical and everything was fine. “They did say for my next one they would do an ECG.” The heart attack has made him alter aspects of his lifestyle, he now exercises more regularly and manages the stress of his job better. Mark said his perception of the public health system changed dramatically because of the event. “People were just so unbelievably helpful,” he said.

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■ WAITANGI DAY

‘Chance to take stock’ By Nikki PaPatsoumas The 175th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi is a time of special reflection for all Kiwis, Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae has said in his Waitangi Day address. A Waitangi Day reception was hosted by Sir Jerry and his wife Lady Janine at Government House in Wellington yesterday. The Bledisloe Garden Reception reception followed a special citizenship ceremony which saw 26 people become New Zealand citizens. During his official Waitangi Day address, Sir Jerry extended a special welcome to all new citizens. He said the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi was a time of reflection. “A 175th anniversary is a chance to take stock of where we have come to – and where we are going in the 25 years leading up to the bicentenary of the signing of the Treaty. “Looking back we can see how much the relationship between the Treaty partners has evolved.” Sir Jerry said while there had been considerable progress in Treaty settlements, the Crown still had a responsibility to actively protect Maori interests, work to remedy past grievances and make informed decisions on issues af-

fecting Maori. “While it’s true to say that they can’t undo the wrongs committed in the past, the settlements have gone some way towards restoring an economic and cultural base for iwi. “By the time of the bicentenary in 2040, I like to think that my mokopuna will live in a New Zealand where we can see the success of postsettlement enterprises reflected in equally impressive social and economic indicators.” Sir Jerry said this year was notable for the many significant commemorative events that would take place, including the centenary of the Gallipoli landings, and the 150 year anniversary of the shift of the seat of Government to Wellington. “At such times we think about the impact of history, about our role in the world and what this nation stands for. “I also see these milestones of nationhood as opportunities to reflect on the responsibilities and obligations of citizenship – in addition to the rights and privileges we enjoy.” One of these responsibilities as New Zealand citizens was to honour the Treaty, Sir Jerry said. “We are fortunate to have such a vibrant mix of cultures taking their place in the sun on Waitangi Day. This confirms that Te Tiriti gives all of our citizens the right to call this beautiful country our home.” - NZME

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A man has been arrested and charged after a 39-year-old man was killed in Lower Hutt on Thursday night. Adam Watkins died at a house in High Street, Taita. Yesterday, police arrested a 29-year-old man and charged him with being an accessory after the fact to murder. A gun was found at a separate location and police said the firearm was connected with the homicide. - NZME

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Firefighters warn it could take weeks to completely extinguish a massive forest fire in Marlborough. A team of 60 firefighters yesterday were still tackling a fire that ripped across about 400ha of farmland near Onamalutu, in southern Marlborough, after it broke out on Tuesday. Richard ‘Mac’ McNamara, the regional rural fire general manager, said calmer weather conditions had helped firefighters to make property and homes in the area safe. Helicopters were again used to dampen the blaze, as well as firefighters on the ground digging away embers. “We’re securing gains around property and homes. And the helicopters will be back on and used when needed to control significant portions of the perimeter as we move round the whole fire,” Mr McNamara said. “Hopefully we’ll get that containment and control in place.” The degree of damage to vegetation varied – some areas were “burned right through” but others were not so badly affected. Most of the burned area was forest, mainly some immature pines but also mature pines and eucalyptus. However, scrub and dry grass on the valley floor were also scorched. Mr McNamara said it could take weeks to totally extinguish the fire, and hotspots in the area remained combustible. “There’s going to be a lot of heat and energy left in this fire ... All we need is for wind and temperatures to come back up and we’ll be away again.” - NZME

A $50,000 super quad bike powered by aviation gas that rockets around the race track at 160km/h has been stolen from a Northland home. Owner Duane Barham has spent threeand-a-half years and plenty of dosh modifying the bike from a standard quad to a finely-tuned racing machine. He wants the bike back so badly he’s prepared to offer a reward for its return. The solo father, with twin 9-year-old boys and a 7-year-old boy, said his heart sank when he discovered the theft on Monday about 3.10pm. - NZME

Petrol prices rise Motorists have been hammered by three days of petrol price rises, prompting criticism by the Automobile Association of “trigger-happy” oil companies. The triple-whammy on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday has pushed the standard main-port price of 91-octane petrol up by 10c to 182.9c a litre, after 22 successive cuts saw it tumble by 49c since October. Diesel has also risen, but by a less dramatic 7c, to 112.9c a litre. Although it has been a rude awakening for motorists after a golden run of cheap summer driving, the AA hopes an easing of world oil prices on Thursday will signal relief. He acknowledged oil companies had shown restraint in holding off until Monday, when they raised their prices by 4c a litre after almost a week of rising import costs. - NZME

Serious injuries A man has life-threatening injuries after his car left the road on an Auckland motorway onramp and crashed onto the shoreline. Police were investigating the crash scene, on Curran Street in Herne Bay yesterday morning. It’s believed the 31 year-old man’s car left the road and rolled down an embankment before coming to rest on the shoreline just before 3am yesterday. He was being treated for serious head injuries. - NZME

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Jordan planes strike IS Jordanian warplanes have struck dozens of new strikes against the Islamic State group, after vowing a harsh response to the burning alive of a pilot captured in Syria. The news came as scores of people were killed when rebels unleashed rocket fire on Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad’s forces retaliated. Jordan’s military said “dozens of jet fighters” struck IS targets yesterday, “hitting training camps of the terrorist groups as well as weapons and ammunition warehouses”. It did not say where the targets were located - IS holds swathes of Syria and Iraq but said they were destroyed and the aircraft returned home safely. Jordan’s military pledged to “destroy this terrorist group and kill the evil in its own place”, saying it would punish IS “for the heinous act” of burning pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh alive. In Washington, a US defence official said the military has deployed aircraft and troops to northern Iraq to boost capabilities to rescue downed coalition pilots. Personifying Jordan’s grief and deep anger over the horrifying murder, King Abdullah II visited the airman’s family,

Forearm found A bridge has become the focus of a hunt for body parts in a river, sparked by a forearm found floating near a Melbourne restaurant. The forearm - severed at the elbow and wrist - was seen by diners near the Boathouse eatery on the Maribyrnong River on Thursday. Police, who fished it out, later found part of a limb and a black plastic bag of human flesh further upstream. After detectives searched the river by boat yesterday, divers will focus on a bridge about 2km from the restaurant. - AAP

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A man holds a poster of Jordan’s King Abdullah II (left) as another kisses a poster of slain pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh to show their support for the government against terror during a rally in Amman, Jordan. Jordanian warplanes bombed Islamic State targets yesterday after the king vowed to wage a “harsh” war against the militants who control large areas of neighbouring Syria and Iraq. AP PHOTO

which has urged the government to “destroy” the jihadists, to pay his condolences. Solidarity demonstrations with the family are planned for nationwide after weekly Muslim prayers. Abdullah cut short a US

visit and returned to Amman Wednesday after the video of Kassasbeh’s killing emerged. “The blood of martyr Maaz al-Kassasbeh will not be in vain and the response of Jordan and its army after what happened to our dear son will be severe,” he

said afterwards. On Wednesday, in response, Jordan executed two Iraqis on death row - female would-be suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi and al Qaeda operative Ziad al-Karboli. - AFP

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Taiwan pilot found clutching plane’s joystick The pilot of the crashed TransAsia plane was still clutching the joystick when his body was found in the cockpit, after he battled to avoid populated areas, reports say. The TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 crashed shortly after take-off from Songshan airport in Taipei, hitting an elevated road as it banked steeply away from buildings and into the Keelung River. Pilot Liao Chien-tsung, 41, was among at least 35 people who lost their lives in the accident. Fifteen people survived and rescuers are still searching the river and submerged wreckage for another eight who remain

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missing. Liao has been hailed as a hero for apparently making a last-ditch attempt to steer the turboprop plane, with 53 passengers and five crew on board, away from built-up areas during its steep descent, avoiding more deaths and damage. His body was found in the cockpit still holding the joystick with both hands, and with his legs badly fractured, the Taipei-based China Times newspaper said. “He struggled to hold on to the joystick till the last moment before the plane plunged into the river, in an attempt to control its direction and to reduce casualties,” the report said, citing unnamed prosecutors in-

vestigating the case. Taiwanese leaders and citizens have mourned Liao, with major newspapers running front-page tributes hailing him for saving many lives. As hundreds of rescuers and divers battled bad weather to search for those still missing, with four more bodies retrieved yesterday, authorities banned the airline from applying for new routes for one year in the wake of the latest incident. Wednesday’s accident, which occurred on a domestic route to the island of Kinmen, was the second fatal crash for TransAsia after a July disaster that left 48 people dead. “We have imposed a one-year

ban on TransAsia from applying for new routes as a penalty,” said Civil Aeronautics Administration director Lin Tyh-ming. Taiwanese media said the authorities were looking into allegations against the airline, including labour shortages and insufficient training, which could have affected safety standards. “There is a manpower shortage of pilots .... TransAsia has to recruit pilots with less experience from other companies after more than 20 of it pilots went to two newer airlines,” the Apple Daily said, citing unnamed sources. - AFP

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Bid to save Bali pair Prime Minister Tony Abbott fears Indonesia will execute the Bali Nine ringleaders, despite Australia’s desperate efforts to save them. “I’m not especially optimistic but even now we are doing what we can,” Mr Abbott said yesterday. “We’ve been moving heaven and earth. We’ve been trying to do it behind the scenes because that’s the most effective way to help.” Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan, 31, lost their bid for a judicial review on Wednesday, meaning the lives now rely on diplomatic efforts to change the mind of Indonesia’s anti-drugs President Joko Widodo. It’s expected they could be executed within the next two weeks. - AAP

Harris quizzed Former entertainer Rolf Harris has been interviewed by British police over allegations of sexual offences. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said yesterday an 84-year-old man was interviewed under caution by officers from Operation Yewtree. “The interviews took place at a police station in Stafford and the inquiries by the officers from Operation Yewtree are ongoing,” the spokesman said. The inquiries stem from investigations into former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, one of the biggest TV stars in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s, who was revealed as a prolific sex abuser after his death. Harris was sentenced in July to five years and nine months’ jail for indecent assault. - AAP

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Saturday Senior cricket: The first round of the Muirhead Rosebowl has Methven meet Lauriston A while Lauriston B at home to Coldstream and Tech takes on Allenton.

Softball Mid Canterbury Softball has the juniors get back on the diamond with T-Ball and Little League from 9am and Open Grade matches from 1pm at Argyle Park.

Tennis Day two of the Mid Canterbury Junior Age Group Championships means there is no junior or open grade interclub.

Sunday Tinwald Cycling Club The Tinwald Cycling Club seniors contest a 48km graded Scratch around the Wakanui Beach block for the Merv Ineson Cup at 2pm, with the juniors and division two riders covering 16km at 12.45pm.

Bowls Mid Canterbury Greenskeepr triples at the Ashburton and Hampstead bowling clubs from 9am.

The week that was: Browning Shield defence Mid Canterbury defended the Browning Shield in their first defence in 33-years in Lincoln, beating Ellesmere, North Canterbury and Malvern.

Tech take shield Tech claimed the Pritchard Shield with a convincing win over Lauriston B, finishing one win head of Allenton and Lauriston.

Gold on the water Veronica Wall collected the lone medal at the South Island’s Club Championship Regatta at Lake Ruataniwha in the girls’ under 16 singles.

Allenton misses deadline Allenton fell short in their bid to re-join senior rugby for the Combined County Cup. Senior entries closed on Thursday with Allenton not able to enter, but Hornby and Rolleston have registered to make 20 teams in the competition.

Waireka pair on par Waireka teenager Edmund Fordyce finish the World Under 21 Golf Croquet Tournament in Christchurch in seventh while Logan McCorkindale won the plate final.

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The road to Rio winds through Paris for Hinds cyclist Lauren Ellis this month. Ellis and the rest of the Cycling New Zealand track team fly out on Monday for the Track World Championship in Paris, seen as a key performance marker 18 months out from the 2016 Olympics in Rio. “It has been a quick turnaround from the team getting named to us leaving on Monday,” Ellis said. “Olympic qualification is well under way and the world championships are an important stepping stone. “We have been training hard together and things have been going well. We just need to pull it together on the day.” The women’s endurance squad remains unchanged after encouraging performances at the opening two world cups, and they are currently ranked third in the Olympic nations rankings. Ellis teams up with Rushlee Buchanan, Georgia Williams and Jaime Nielsen in the team

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I didn’t get the results I was after but the team pursuits is my focus so I just have to ignore that and concentrate on Paris

pursuit, while 20-year-old Racquel Sheath will contest the omnium. The country’s top riders competed in the national championships in Cambridge last weekend as a final audition of the world championships, but Ellis wasn’t happy with her performance. “I was disappointed with how I went. I didn’t get the results I was after but the team pursuits is my focus so I just have to ignore that and concentrate on Paris.” It was a week of almosts for Ellis. She came third in the scratch race, was fourth in the individual pursuit behind her teammates, with Williams pipping Ellis for bronze while Nielsen

outgunned Buchanan for gold. Ellis was then fifth in the points race, fifth in the team sprint and fifth in the team pursuit, riding with a Mid-South Canterbury team that included Ashburton’s Frances Smith and Julia Tarbotton, as well as Waimate’s Hollie Edmonston. “We rode really well but fell apart at the end. We learnt a lot from it and we know we could have a much better time. It’s hard the first time riding together so hopefully we should do better next year. “We had only had a roll around the track to get the pace sorted and things, but never having ridden over 4km together you just never know how it was going to go.”

In Paris she will re-join a quartet that has been training and competing together for several months, and tracking well in the lead-up to their end goal in Rio. “We ride together almost every time we are on the track so we know each other really well and know what we can do so hopefully we can go out and post a good time. “We have had some good results over the season so far and want that to continue and stand on the podium at worlds.” Great Britain and Australia have so far proved to be the “two fastest teams by quite a bit” leaving New Zealand aiming up the bronze medal against likes of Canada, USA or China. “Realistically the bronze medal ride-off is the goal but if everything goes amazingly we could make the gold medal ride. “You just don’t know who is going to have a good day so it’s going to be a tough fight.” The championships start on February 18.

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We can win - Mills After all the training, preparation and talk, the World Cup is only seven days away and all the boys are fizzing at the prospect of playing on home soil, says Kyle Mills. After a successful summer against Sri Lanka and Pakistan there is a quiet confidence in the group, but they are also very mindful that we are up against the world’s best teams and need to be at their best, he said. New Zealand have reached the semi-finals on six occasions in the World Cup and will be giving it their all to make the final in Melbourne on March 29. “I can’t remember going into a World Cup before with so much depth, particularly in the bowling department. Even outside the squad of 15, you can rattle off a few players who you would feel comfortable about being in the starting XI of a World Cup game.” - NZME

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Making the tough calls By Jonathan Leask

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Softball umpire Heath Lyttle doesn’t care who you are - he’ll call you out if he thinks you’re out. “You have to make the judgement call. “It doesn’t matter who it is, you have to make the call you think is right,” Lyttle said. “That’s my job as an umpire and you can’t be one-sided. “It could be your wife, son, daughter, best mate or whatever you don’t give any special treatment.” Lyttle recently completed his level four umpire certificate to be the top ranked umpire in Mid Canterbury The national qualification re-

quired him to sit two exams. There’s a written exam that must be completed every year and a practical exam which he completed at the New Zealand Under 17 girls’ tournament in Christchurch last month. It has taken him three years to get to level four, which means he can do national games with level seven being the top level. “I only started just to help out at a schools tournament in Invercargill with Ashburton College. “After that I sat the exam later that year for level one.” He travels to Christchurch to do a lot of games, umpiring in the Under 19 rookie league on Mondays - which features a Mid Canterbury team - and fast pitch

on Wednesdays as well as the odd premier match deferred to a mid-week fixture. “I’m a bit restricted with my job as a Fonterra tanker driver. “I work shift work so it’s a tough life to try and fit everything in.” That means some weekends he is in the cab rather than on the diamond, but most of his “spare time” is taken up by softball. He has been involved in softball since he started playing as a youngster in Ashburton. “I played softball in Ashburton as a kid when it used to be really strong. “I even made the junior Black Sox wider training squad god knows how many years ago but never actually played.

“When I moved to Christchurch I played there but didn’t play again until I came back here, about four years ago.” Since his return, Lyttle has become one of many faces behind the growth of softball in Mid Canterbury. “Hopefully it keeps growing.” One sign of the growth is Mid Canterbury sending a team to the South Island under 15 boys’ championship in Blenheim later this month, the first time in almost 20 years Mid Canterbury sent a team to a nationally run tournament. Lyttle will be calling on plays in Blenheim, and will also attend the National Secondary School Championships in Upper Hutt in March.

Mystics start 2015 with new sense of purpose By Dana Johannsen The Northern Mystics want to set the tone for the season ahead in this weekend’s Summer Shootout in Sydney - playing a fast-paced, open style of netball. All 10 ANZ Championship sides are in Sydney this weekend for the pre-season tournament, taking the opportunity to fine-

tune their preparations before the season proper kicks off at the end of the month. The Mystics had their first hit-out of the tournament against NSW Swifts and will play three short games before rounding out the weekend with another full game against the Tactix. With a new sponsor, new

dress and new culture instilled in the group, the Mystics have presented at the tournament with a fresh sense of purpose. The team has undergone an intense examination in the offseason as they look to get their act together both on and off the court following their disappointing seventh place finish in 2014.

Last season wasn’t without it’s highlights however, with the Mystics finishing their season with impressive wins over two tough Australian opponents - the West Coast Fever and Swifts. Mystics coach Debbie Fuller said those matches will provide the blueprint for how the team want to play in 2015. - NZH

There’ll be a clampdown on in-play betting at the Cricket World Cup with any perpetrators barred for the rest of the tournament. The style of betting, also known as pitchsiding, has become popular with punters who seek to gain a market advantage by betting online at actual events, with small telecast delays often proving helpful to them. The head of the ICC’s anti-corruption unit Sir Ronnie Flanagan maintained the issue went far deeper than a few shrewd punters getting the one-up on betting agencies. “I think the risk is that this feeds into a wider and more-sophisticated network of illegal betting, often in the Indian subcontinent,” he said. - AAP

Lee helping Ireland Brett Lee is the latest former Australia cricketer to be handed a World Cup role, coaching Ireland’s bowlers in the leadup to the tournament. Cricket Ireland’s announcement that it had secured the recently retired fast bowler’s services came hours after confirmation that former Australia batsman Mike Hussey had been drafted by South Africa. One of the fastest bowlers of his generation, Lee took 310 wickets in 76 Tests with his 221 one-day internationals yielding 380 wickets. Now Ireland coach Phil Simmons hopes Lee can pass on some of his experience as the minnows look to defeat a Test nation for the third successive World Cup. - AFP

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In brief O’Brien fast-tracked Sean O’Brien has been included in the Ireland starting side announced by coach Joe Schmidt for the Six Nations opener away to Italy this weekend, just days after returning to competitive action. The Lions flanker is set to play his first Test since November 2013, when Ireland begin the defence of their Six Nations title in Rome on Saturday, following two shoulder reconstructions. Fourteen months on the sidelines ended when the 27-year-old O’Brien played for the secondstring Irish Wolfhounds against the England Saxons on January 30. Now a shoulder injury to Jamie Heaslip has paved the way for the 30-times capped O’Brien to play for Ireland for the first time since their heartbreaking 24-22 defeat by New Zealand in 2013. - AFP

Scottish debutants Scotland coach Vern Cotter has given Six Nations debuts to Mark Bennett, Finn Russell and Blair Cowan in the team he announced yesterday for their 2015 Championship opener against France in Paris. Following an encouraging end-ofyear-series, Cotter’s 1st XV for what will also be the New Zealander’s first Six Nations match as Scotland coach shows just two changes from the team that beat Tonga 37-12 in November, with the Glasgow pair of outside centre Bennett and tighthead prop Euan Murray recalled. Up front, Jonny and Richie Gray will pack down alongside each other in the second row for the fourth consecutive Test, with the side again captained by Gloucester scrum-half Greig Laidlaw. - AFP

Rebels impressive Melbourne Rebels threw up more questions than answers in their final Super Rugby trial with a last-gasp 25-24 win over the Highlanders. Melbourne trailed until late in the second half but stormed home with two late tries scored by veteran centre Mitch Inman and Dom Shipperley. It meant they finished the preseason unbeaten after last week accounting for Queensland. “I thought we started the first half well and we had really good control in what we were doing in attack and defence breakdown was solid,” said coach Tony Mc-Gahan. “We had a lull there for about 10 minutes and then came home really strongly.” - AAP

Tahs sign Matsushima The NSW Waratahs have announced the signing of Japanese centre Kotaro Matsushima for the new Super Rugby Season. Matsushima, who turns 22 later this month, has agreed to a short-term contract with the defending champions and will join the Waratahs’ squad from March through to August. The South African-born Matsushima is fast developing a reputation in Japan and South Africa for his pace and agility as well as his versatility as a winger, centre or fullback. - AAP

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All Black Sevens o New Zealand have made it two from two at Sevens Wellington after they disposed of Papua New Guinea 38-7 yesterday. PNG last played in Wellington in 2011 and they were given a stiff welcome on their return by a New Zealand side who seem motivated to defend their title. New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens benched his starters for the game against PNG this afternoon with the likes of captain DJ Forbes, pivot Gillies Kaka and outside back Sherwin Stowers given a spell. It was hard to know whether Tietjens did it because he thought his squad could do a job against PNG or if he was unhappy with his men who beat Canada 26-5 in their opening game but had some scratchy moments during the contest. New Zealand were rarely pushed by PNG as they took a 19-0 lead to the break and when Jack Goodhue completed his brace early in the second spell, the result was never in doubt. Wellington’s Ambrose Curtis also completed a double during the second stanza, with Beaudine Waaka in nice form in the backs.

Gordon Tietjens: Seeking his new stars for Rio 2016.

New Zealand finished pool play against England last night in a game that would have decided who finishes at the top of Pool B. New Zealand had made a smooth start to their Sevens Wellington campaign with a 26-5 win over Canada in their opening Pool B game. Canada are a competitive side on the world series circuit but

New Zealand made light work of them yesterday. A windy and sparsely-populated Westpac Stadium had greeted the sides but there was still a good atmosphere at the venue. New Zealand were without the experience of Tim Mikkelson who was ruled out earlier in the week with a groin injury. Coach Gordon Tietjens took the opportunity to add another young player to his side in Wellington’s Murphy Taramai, while his 12-strong squad for the tournament featured four potential debutants in Jack Goodhue, Rieko Ioane, Beaudine Waaka and Dylan Collier. New Zealand have made a slow start to this season’s world series and were in third place on the overall standings heading in to this weekend’s event. Captain DJ Forbes said the Wellington tournament, where New Zealand are the defending champions, was the perfect place for them to put life in to their season. Earlier in the day, South Africa lost 22-5 in their Pool A match against France in a major upset. South Africa are the series leaders after the first three rounds. - NZME

Wallabies searching for Super heroes You’ve heard of X-Men. Well, the Wallabies will be praying a host of X-factors come good during a Super Rugby campaign that doubles as a World Cup selection scrap. Will code hopper Karmichael Hunt follow in the footsteps of

Israel Folau by becoming a rugby union star? Can James O’Connor erase his bad boy reputation and finally realise his potential? And is this the year when the injury curse on David Pocock is finally lifted?

Those questions and many more will be answered during a Super Rugby season that starts next week andt is expected to feature a strong showing from Australian franchises led by defending champions NSW Waratahs. - AAP

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Sevens is a running game, says By Daniel RichaRDson Tim Nanai-Williams has some simple advice for any All Blacks who want to play sevens next year: Get ready to run. The Chiefs utility back recently pledged his allegiance to Samoa and is in the process of playing four international sevens tournaments to satisfy new World Rugby criteria that allows a player to switch flags in time for this year’s World Cup. Nanai-Williams played for the New Zealand sevens in 2008 and 2009 but the lure of this year’s 15-a-side World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Rio proved too good to turn down.

As we move closer to Rio - where sevens will make its debut - speculation has continued to grow around what big names New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens will call upon for his sevens side. Tietjens has said he would need four to six world series tournaments with those players next year to help them polish their skills and work them in to the sevens environment alongside his regulars. All Blacks such as Ben Smith, Liam Messam, Sonny Bill Williams and Julian Savea have been mentioned as potential targets for Tietjens and some of those men have experience in sevens. Messam

and Smith both won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. But for those players who haven’t played sevens before, like the codehopping Williams, Nanai-Williams said there was one big difference from the 15-a-side game. “I think just the constant running,” the 25-year-old said. “You’re a fit player but it’s a different type of fitness here. You’re always on the go. You’ve always got to be on your toes. Whereas in 15s, it’s a lot of stop and go. It’s a highly-skilled game as well. “If you don’t have that then you better start practising.”

Nanai-Williams is playing a weekend’s sevens tournamen Wellington, which is his third season having previously tu out for Samoa in Dubai and S Africa. He said the game had ev during his five years away from sevens circuit and there was n greater emphasis on physicalit Nanai-Williams, who has two Super Rugby titles with Chiefs since making his debu the franchise in 2010, said he been sounded out by his c Williams about the intricacie sevens. “Sonny’s given me some f

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The ageing warrior is nearing what will almost certainly be his final campaign, but for Keven Mealamu nothing changes in his approach to the new season apart from perhaps his need to stay active over the off-season - a concession to those increasingly troublesome legs of his. The veteran hooker is approaching the new Blues season with excitement - no surprise there, it would be a worry if he wasn’t - but there’s an extra glint in his eyes as he considers what will be his 15th season of Super Rugby. Mealamu, who will be 36 next month, has played more than 160 Super Rugby matches to go with this 123 tests for the All Blacks. - NZME

Auckland were at risk of an ordinary opening day of their fourth round Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts at Colin Maiden Park yesterday. They had slumped to 138 for five, before 20-yearold Robbie O’Donnell dug deep to keep Auckland afloat. In only his second first-class match, O’Donnell was on 75, with nine fours and a six. Meanwhile a couple of late wickets gave Canterbury a slight edge against Wellington at the Basin Reserve. Wellington reached 245 for seven. Todd Astle took his 200th first-class wicket but a 70-run stand between Tom Blundell and Alecz Day put some substance back in the innings, before both departed. - NZME

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texts saying ‘teach me how to play’,” Nanai-Williams said. “He’ll slot in easily just because he’s a fit freak as well and he can adjust to any game.” Given Nanai-Williams needs to play four tournaments on the world series circuit this season, he said his final assignment would likely come in Glasgow in May when the Chiefs have a bye. “It’s good for my conditioning,” he said of playing sevens. “I’m fit but it’s a different type of fitness here when you come to sevens.” The Chiefs begin Super Rugby proper against the Blues in Albany next Saturday. - NZME Tim Nanai-Williams in Chiefs colours.

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In brief Targeting the Oaks Progressive filly Suffire has maintained her winning momentum ahead of a tilt at next month’s Gr.1 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks. The Sufficient three-year-old had no trouble graduating from a maiden victory to Rating 65 success at Tauranga and is now an $18 chance for the Trentham classic. “That was a pretty game win taking on the older horses and there’s improvement in her,” co-trainer Andrew Scott said. “She’ll head down to the Lowland next against her own age and sex. She’s bred to stay all day and she’s going the right way toward the Oaks.” - NZME

Lees claims top riders Hugh Bowman and Craig Williams have been booked by Kris Lees for the respective resuming runs of his stable stars Lucia Valentina and Protectionist. The New Zealand-bred and owned Lucia Valentina will kick off in the Gr.2 Apollo Stakes next Saturday while her Melbourne Cup-winning team-mate will start a new campaign in the Gr.2 Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield on February 28. - NZME

Bergerson upbeat The smile was back on Roydon Bergerson’s face at Tauherenikau yesterday following the return to winning form of Tie Me Down. The Awapuni trainer had been frustrated by the mare’s unplaced effort in the Listed Anniversary Handicap, but he was in high spirits following her victory in the Listed Pioneer Finance Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. “I was very disappointed at Trentham and I was scratching my head,” Bergerson said. “She did jar up a bit and was in season, but that’s all forgotten now.” - NZME

Dragon fires up Platinum Dragon maybe in for a shock, despite atoning at Tauherenikau yesterday for his debut failure. The well-related son of Manhattan Rain got his act together to put away a small field in the Kuripuni Sports Bar & Wairarapa Racing Club 2YO following a last placing at Trentham first time out. “He was very disappointing and he had showed a fair bit at the jumpouts,” trainer Lisa Latta said. “He’s starting to get a bit colty so we may have to make a decision on that.” The addition of blinkers at Tauherenikau may have given him a temporary reprieve from a veterinary visit after he lengthened stride well in the straight for a commanding victory. - NZME

Ricky May is pictured in the sulky behind Monbet at Addington last year. May will be in Australia driving Terror To Love in the Hunter Cup tonight, and Stevie Golding will take over Monbet’s driving duties in the Neumann’s Hambletonian Classic at Ashburton today.

■ HAMBLETONIAN CLASSIC

Monbet out to make amends By Matt MarkhaM

Harness racing new Zealand

Don’t get too drawn in by the last start failure of Monbet, Greg Hope is putting it down to experience. And the Woodend Beach horseman is confident the real version of his Harness Jewels winning superstar will be on show at Ashburton in today’s Hambletonian Classic. But even that doesn’t mean that he’s 100 per cent certain the versatile trotter can win the first three-year-old trotting feature of the season. And that’s because of the sheer weight of All Stars power that he’s up against. Mark Purdon and Natalie Ras-

with the way things went. Monbet finished second, beaten half a length by Prince Fearless, and was privately timed to run his last 800 metres in 57 seconds without being fully extended. “He trotted perfectly, I was really pleased,’’ Hope said. The run around at the workouts also served another purpose as it gave Monbet a chance to get familiar with his race day driver this weekend, Stevie Golding. With regular driver, Ricky May in Australia to steer Terror To Love in the Hunter Cup, Golding, who is our current leading junior driver, has been handed the opportunity to

drive the exciting trotter. “The workout was good chance for Stevie to have a steer of him away from home.’’ It will be a busy weekend for Golding who has 15 drives spread over three meetings. Tomorrow at Amberley he will partner another exciting trotter in Harrysul who was an eye-catching fast finisher behind King Denny at Addington last week. As well as Monbet on Saturday he will also drive Chattanoogachoochoo for the Hopes’ who will without doubt relish a drop in grade after his last start was in the Pelorus Classic when he was beaten by four lengths behind Isaiah.

■ WINGATUI

Miraculous victory for Diamond One By Matt SMith

Trainer Lisa Latta

mussen will line three horses up in the race; Prince Fearless, Petite One and Wanna Play. “We have drawn out a bit, and Prince Fearless has drawn one so that makes things quite tough,’’ Hope said. “But I’m pretty happy with our guy, I just don’t think he was suited to the track at Blenheim, it was pretty shifty. “So I would be prepared to forgive him for that.’’ Just to make sure that there were no underlying issues from the Blenheim trip, Hope and his wife and training partner, Nina took Monbet to the Rangiora workouts last week as a precautionary measure, and the pair were pleased enough

The roar as The Diamond One drew away to win Otago’s biggest horse race of the year told half the story. But the silence that enveloped the crowd at Wingatui just a few seconds later told the rest. The resounding applause as jockey Rory Hutchings pointed

skywards just metres after the line in the White Robe Lodge Handicap was not only for The Diamond One, but for Wingatui trainer Steven Anderton who died on Tuesday after an accident at his stables on Monday. Yet, no sooner had the applause started up, it stopped. The enormity of the last few days - a leading trainer taken

from the Otago racing community in his prime and his wife Claire and father Hec showing absolute stoicism to prepare The Diamond One in the most tragic of circumstances - washed over the racegoers in the members’ stand. The applause picked up again as Hutchings brought The Diamond One back into the

birdcage, closely followed by second-placed Chapel Star trained by Terry Kennedy, the husband of Anderton’s twin sister Debbie. The Wingatui racing community will never again want a week like the one just gone but at least The Diamond One provided the best possible ending.

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In brief

■ SAPLING STAKES

All Stars likely to dominate By Matt MarkhaM

Harness racing new Zealand

Mark Purdon’s Sapling Stakes statistics are quite incredible. That shouldn’t come as a surprise as the champion horseman has a habit of doing incredible things. And when it comes to twoyear-old pacing races however, Purdon is almost unparalleled. There is a reason that every major two-year-old pacing race, for both fillies and colts, has a winner on its list trained by the Rolleston horseman – put simply it’s because he’s a freak with a young horse. First run in 1919, the Sapling Stakes has been a long standing feature of juvenile racing and Purdon has enjoyed remarkable success.

from any of the above would come as no surprise. Strong stable word has been out for the Art Major colt, Major Ben who is unbeaten in two trials. A half-brother to useful Southland performer, Uncle Ben, the impressive looking colt turned heads with a recent Ashburton trial victory and is likely to start favourite. His chances will be aided by the fact that Rasmussen, who would have had first choice of drive, has elected to sit behind him with Purdon in Melbourne to drive Adore Me in the Hunter Cup. Rasmussen’s form in big races this season is second-to-none and her driving has arguably improved out of sight since her ar-

Coolmore has announced the retirement of their outstanding stallion Encosta de Lago. The 21-year-old son of Fairy King has twice been crowned champion sire of Australia as well as earning the title of champion sire in Hong Kong for the 201112 season. “It’s a pleasure to be associated with a horse of this calibre,” Tom Magnier said. “He has done it all as a stallion and we are looking forward to further quality performers emerging over the coming seasons from his final crops.” - NZME

rival in New Zealand – not that she has ever been a bad driver. Tim Williams, who has made it a knack of his to jump on stable horses and win, will partner Chase The Dream who has also looked very forward in workouts and trials. The stable chances are rounded out by Motu Premier – a Bettor’s Delight colt out of Motu Pocket O’Jewels – who will be driven by Matt Anderson. A $100,000 purchase by big spending Australian owners, Merv and Meg Butterworth, he is the most expensive horse in the race. Alta Las Vegas from the Robert Dunn stable is next with a price tag of $77,500 while $52,000 was forked out for Chase The Dream.

Sargent happy John Sargent’s Group One winner Kirramosa will take another step toward resuming next week. “Happy with her. She’s trialling on Tuesday, her second trial and then she’s ready to start,” the Randwick trainer said. “Tommy Berry will ride her on Tuesday.” The 2013 VRC Oaks winner’s stablemate Thunder Lady may also step out at the trials. - NZME

Ashburton harness Today at Ashburton raceway

Ashburton Trotting Club Inc Venue: Ashburton Raceway Meeting Date: 07 Feb 2015 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.07pm CHRISTCHURCH CLEANING SUPPLIES MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, mbl, 1609m 1 960 Party Delight (1) fr .........................R Holmes 2 00090 Sarah P (2) fr ...............................M Perriton 3 52500 Bettor Luck (3) fr .............................M Jones 4 70085 Changeover A Flyin (4) fr .......... M Edmonds 5 Jettison (5) fr ........................... C D Thornley 6 690 Alonzo Amir (6) fr ...........................J I Dickie 7 Honey Smith (7) fr ..........................T Chmiel 8 Shezalegend (8) fr 9 72677 Olde Oake Arnie (9) fr .................. S McNally 10 00 Anna Laziza (21) fr..............................B Butt 11 0000 Zebadee (22) fr ................................S Ottley 2 12.34pm NEVELE R FILLIES SERIES (HEAT 1) MOBILE PACE $14,000, 3yo fillies mob. pace, mbl, 1609m 1 22441 Fight For Glory (1) fr ..............N Rasmussen 2 12242 Supersonic Miss (2) fr ..................T Williams 3 22x10 Joanne’s A Delight (3) fr................B Orange 4 213 Rocker Band (4) fr ...........................M Jones 5 0x186 Linda Lovegrace (5) fr ..........M Anderson (J) 3 1.05pm FARMLANDS NUTRITION MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 63 Expressive Victor (1) fr .....................D White 2 23227 All That Glitters (2) fr .................... S McNally 3 300 Ma Joi (3) fr ...................................R Holmes 4 07338 Twitch (4) fr ............................. C D Thornley 5 48624 Applause (5) fr ....................................B Butt 6 72223 Valor Lustre (6) fr ..........................B Orange 7 82223 Sandvik Star (7) fr ...................... R Close (J) 8 x5738 Beale Street Boy (8) fr....................T Chmiel 4 1.39pm PHILIP MCDONALD MEMORIAL MOBILE

Since 2001 he has lined up no less than 23 starters. Seven of those have gone home winners, eight have finished in a minor placing position and only three have finished outside of the top three. Wins have come courtesy of top flight two-year-olds of their time; Light And Sound, Lennon, Advance Attack, Ohoka Arizona, Sir Clive, Isaiah and last year the brilliant Follow The Stars. The 2015 edition of one of New Zealand’s longest standing races looks set to follow recent trends with Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen’s All Stars Stables on track to dominate. They will line up three of the seven runners in the Group Three event – and on exposed trial and workout form a victory

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TROT $7500, 4yo+ c1 to c2 mob. trot, mobile, 1609m 1 57170 Cheeky Pat (1) fr ........................ R Close (J) 2 99490 Visualise (2) fr ....................................P Iggo 3 99x88 Joseph H (3) fr .................................R Alfeld 4 21003 Tehoro Holly (4) fr .........................R Holmes 5 70458 Martini (5) fr ..............................D O’Connell 6 4x06P Glenferrie Sunbird (6) fr ....................J Dunn 7 83090 Mrs Twobob (7) fr ................................ J Hay 8 4x208 All Royal Gal fr ............................. Scratched 9 46636 Millicent fr ..................................... Scratched 10 32171 Galleons Royale (21) fr ............. D Anderson 11 79294 Lavros Segil (22) fr ........................B Orange 12 09591 Prestine (23) fr .............................. K Butt (J) 13 05071 Lisa Marie P (24) fr ......................M Perriton 14 42180 Kowhai Sunrise (25) fr.....................M Jones 15 0000P Sueno (U1) fr .............................C Markham Emergency: Sueno 5 2.14pm TELTRAC COMMUNICATONS NZ SAPLING STAKES MBL PACE $25,000, 2yo mob. pace, 1609m 1 Mr Woodlea (1) fr .......................... K Cox (J) 2 Motu Premier (2) fr ...............M Anderson (J) 3 4 Bite The Bullet (3) fr .........................S Ottley 4 1 Alta Las Vegas (4) fr..........................J Dunn 5 Chase The Dream (5) fr ...............T Williams 6 3 Arden’s Legacy (6) fr .......................R Payne 7 Major Ben (7) fr ......................N Rasmussen 6 2.49pm DONAGHYS MOBILE PACE $7500, 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 12684 Storm Maguire (1) fr ......................R Holmes 2 x3078 Nikola (2) fr ............................... M Purvis (J) 3 1075 Beyond Belief (3) fr ..........................P Court 4 20218 Champagne Dreams (4) fr ............B Orange 5 10800 Midnight Rider (5) fr ...................... K Cox (J) 6 14570 Lifestyler (6) fr .......................J Anderson (J) 7 75952 Magic Oats (7) fr ............................T Chmiel 8 40x00 Daughtry Bromac (8) fr ................... I Lee (J)

SIC MBL TROT $25,000, 3yo mob. trot, mbl, 1609m 1 62x01 Prince Fearless (1) fr .............N Rasmussen 2 210 Agnes Brown (2) fr .................. N Williamson 3 05236 Sunny Ruby (3) fr ..................... S Smolenski 4 x1111 Speeding Spur (4) fr.......................J I Dickie 5 58x24 Roydon’s Jewel (5) fr.........................J Dunn 6 x2121 Petite One (6) fr............................T Williams 7 1x110 Monbet (7) fr ........................... S Golding (J) 8 30157 Soney Beatt (8) fr ......................A Tomlinson 9 1x392 Wanna Play (9) fr .................M Anderson (J) 8 4.02pm PRODIGAL SEELSTER SUMMER OF SPEED FINAL MBL PACE $16,000, c2 to oc with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 x4471 Secret Lotion (1) fr ............................J Dunn 2 04231 Woodlea DJ (2) fr .......................... K Cox (J) 3 41699 Betty Golightly (3) fr ........................M Jones 4 72874 Justalittlebettor (4) fr ...........................B Butt 5 53314 Eva Sophnally (5) fr..........................S Ottley 6 22224 Stradowan (6) fr .............................T Chmiel 7 32615 Mach’s Love (7) fr.............................D White 8 06539 Roxy Bromac (8) fr ......................J Young (J) 9 1D015 New Years Jay (9) fr ........................J W Cox 10 17057 Maiden Rome (21) fr ............... S Golding (J) 9 4.36pm STUDHOLME PREMIER YEARLINGS MARES Samantha Ottley will be chasing MOBILE PACE $7500, c1 to c2 with cond. mob. pace, one of her biggest wins when she mobile, 1609m drives Bite The Bullet in the Sap- 1 x8350 Tubbys Sister (1) fr ......................C DeFilippi 2 8x760 Lurah (2) fr ....................................R Holmes ling Stakes today. 3 48900 Going To California (3) fr ..................S Ottley 4 90474 Angelina Jolie (4) fr ................. S Golding (J) 9 03570 Twice The Delight (9) fr ...................M Jones 5 0Px90 Can’t Teach That (5) fr.................. S McNally 10 P08P0 Tuscaloosa (21) fr ................... C D Thornley 6 x2232 Goodness Gracious Me (6) fr........B Orange 11 6P485 Lovemetwotimes (22) fr.....................J Dunn 7 07057 Incomparable (7) fr ................J Anderson (J) 12 0900x Beaver Boy (23) fr ...............................B Butt 8 8P802 Culinary Delight (8) fr ........................J Dunn 13 07890 Halston Bromac (24) fr ................. S McNally 9 97x70 This Ain’t Tennessee (9) fr .. J Harrington (J) 7 3.26pm NEUMANNS BANDAG HAMBLETONIAN CLAS- 10 62289 Little Tess (21) fr.............................T Chmiel

11 00x83 Georgie Mach (U1) fr ..........................B Butt 5.11pm DEVON TAVERN MOBILE PACE $8000, 4yo+ c2 to c3, c4 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 14010 Sans Le Sou (1) fr ............................R Alfeld 2 17139 She’s Got It (2) fr ....................... M Purvis (J) 3 83504 Aveross Rustler (3) fr .............. M Neilson (J) 4 03100 Donegal Jimmy Dave (4) fr ...............J Dunn 5 x000L Roo Star (5) fr ................... S McNally 6 24134 Parramatta (6) fr ............................ G Chmiel 7 66987 Fiery Lustre fr ............................... Scratched 8 69732 Franco Salisbury (7) fr......................S Ottley 9 66085 Nicky’s Dynamic (8) fr 10 80308 New Deal (21) fr ....................... S Thompson 11 21121 Mighty Major (22) fr .......................B Orange 12 x4115 Chattanoogachoochoo (23) fr . S Golding (J) 13 60777 Dynamic Party (24) fr .....................T Chmiel 14 14338 Someardensomewhere (25) fr .....T Williams 15 59455 Flyover fr ...................................... Scratched Emergency: Roo Star

SELECTIONS Race 1: Honey Smith, Shezalegend, Changeover A Flyin Race 2: Fight For Glory, Supersonic Miss, Linda Lovegrace Race 3: Valor Lustre, Sandvik Star, All That Glitters, Applause Race 4: Tehoro Holly, Prestine, Kowhai Sunrise, Lisa Marie P Race 5: Major Ben, Alta Las Vegas, Chase The Dream Race 6: Storm Maguire, Champagne Dreams, Lovemetwotimes Race 7: Speeding Spur, Prince Fearless, Petite One, Monbet Race 8: New Years Jay, Eva Sophnally, Secret Lotion Race 9: Goodness Gracious Me, Angelina Jolie Race 10: Mighty Major, Chattanoogachoochoo, Parramatta LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Waikato gallops Today at Te Rapa Raceway

Waikato RC Venue: Te Rapa Meeting Date: 07 Feb 2015 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.20pm THE EDGE 97.8 WAIKATO 1600 RATING 85 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1600m 1 95306 Capone tdm (4) 59.5 ..................M Coleman 2 72512 Mato Grosso d (3) 59.5 ............... R Hannam 3 93108 Bronte Lass d (9) 57.5 .......L Magorrian (a2) 4 x5414 Classcoroc td (1) 57 ................... Z Moki (a3) 5 96835 Travel Wise dm (5) 57 ......... R Hutchings (a) 6 33722 Matimba (2) 54.5 ............................. R Jones 7 x3543 Flying Orca (6) 54 ....................... D Johnson 8 55641 Eveready td (8) 54.......................T Thornton 9 52x63 Full Count tdb (7) 54 ......................V Colgan 2 12.55pm BLOODSTOCK ACHIEVING XCELLENCE LTD 1200 2YO $30,000, 2YO SW+P, 1200m 1 Element (8) 57 ................................ K Myers 2 Triumph (9) 57 ..................... R Hutchings (a) 3 434. She Is Stryking (2) 55 ................M Coleman 4 62. Dazzling Lady (1) 55 ....................... S Spratt 5 4 Enshrine (6) 55 ..........................M Cameron 6 37. Vegas Fling (5) 55 ..................... M D Plessis 7 Starstripe (7) 55 ............................M McNab 8 6x Lauberhorn (3) 55 ....................... D Johnson 9 Fanatic (4) 55 .................................. C Grylls 3 1.30pm THE GOLDSMITHS GALLERY 1400 RATING 75 $30,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 11214 Curious tdb (9) 59 .........................M McNab 2 x0445 Zero Tua Hundred td (8) 58 ........M Cameron 3 4x470 Casillas m (6) 57 ...........................O Bosson

4 8180x Klitschko d (2) 56.5 ......................... N Harris 5 x2299 Procurement td (1) 56 ..................... C Grylls 6 x3131 Seize The Moment d (4) 56......... D Johnson 7 x0918 Stella’s Honour d (3) 55 ...... R Hutchings (a) 8 31214 Joanna d (7) 54 ........................A Jones (a2) 9 x1x56 Unknown Pleasures d (5) 54..... M D Plessis 4 2.05pm BELL NEUHAUSER MATTHEWS OPTOMETRISTS 1600 $30,000, SP COND, 1600m 1 62461 Chaos d (5) 58 ................................ R Jones 2 23 Shining Brave (6) 57 ..................M Coleman 3 11 Hvala d (3) 56.5..........................M Cameron 4 87322 Crucial (8) 56.5 ...............................S Collett 5 9x715 Endean Rose (4) 56 .................. M D Plessis 6 31 Emerald Lady (7) 55.5 .......................M Hills 7 0x1 Pipi Beel (2) 55.5 ..........................O Bosson 8 42622 Aotearower b (1) 54.5 ..................... C Grylls 9 4622 Diamond Duchess (9) 54.5 .........T Thornton 5 2.40pm CAMBRIDGE STUD SIR TRISTRAM FILLIES CLASSIC G2 $100,000, 3YOF SW, 2000m 1 91411 Platinum Witness (9) 56.5 .............D Bradley 2 81511 Saavoya td (5) 56.5 ......................... C Grylls 3 23112 Vavasour tb (6) 56.5 ..........................L Innes 4 61613 Exquisite Jewel m (2) 56.5 .......... R Hannam 5 21134 Tavy (8) 56.5 ............................... D Johnson 6 7143. Charmont t (7) 56.5 .......................O Bosson 7 21308 Palace Rock (4) 56.5................. M D Plessis 8 6x02F De Kensington Oval (3) 56.5 ..........V Colgan 9 5193. Realta t (1) 56.5 .........................M Coleman 10 2431 Sonsy (10) 56.5..........................M Cameron 6 3.15pm MEDIA WORKS RADIO WAIKATO 2400 RATING 85 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 2400m

1 10570 Lion Red tm (10) 59 2 67195 Colonel Carrera tm (11) 58.5 ...... D Johnson 3 x9129 Quest t (3) 57.5 ............................... R Jones 4 x9073 I’ll’ava’alf m (7) 57 .............................L Innes 5 95183 El Soldado t (8) 56.5 ....................... C Grylls 6 42114 All The Way (4) 55.5 ...........................M Hills 7 65200 Go Joeli m (5) 55.5 8 48611 Ekraarstatic d (9) 55.......................V Colgan 9 35x39 Arizona Jazz t (2) 55 ................. M D Plessis 10 05534 Carlotta tm (1) 54 .......................M Coleman 11 35704 Full Monty t (6) 54 ......................M Cameron 7 3.53pm HERBIE DYKE STAKES GROUP 1 $300,000, WFA, 2000m 1 58216 Shuka dm (4) 59 ......................... D Johnson 2 02260 Nashville dm (8) 59 ......................... K Myers 3 08412 Surpass tdm (6) 59 .......................O Bosson 4 42324 Breaking Dawn t (2) 59 ..............M Coleman 5 66x21 Fast Dragon t (7) 59 ...........................M Hills 6 13312 Soriano tdm (3) 57 .............. R Hutchings (a) 7 11012 Perfect Start dm (9) 57 .................... S Spratt 8 Lx130 Pondarosa Miss tb (5) 57 ..... N Harris 9 24x83 Lauren Tate tdmh (1) 57 ....................L Innes 8 4.28pm THE DESIGN DEPOT 1400 RATING 65 $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 60432 Macka’s Back tm (9) 59 ...................S Collett 2 12 Blaze Smartie (4) 58.5 .................... R Jones 3 4x123 Increditable Hulk b (14) 58.5 .........O Bosson 4 97612 Babilloni d (3) 58 ............................V Colgan 5 x8617 Feroz (17) 58................................... N Harris 6 90x74 Alter Ego t (5) 57.5 .............................M Hills 7 450x6 Chop Chop b (6) 57 ..........................L Innes

8 32215 Keeping Tom (11) 57 ................... D Johnson 9 x5050 Bob Valdez td (1) 57...................V Gatu (a3) 10 59x56 Green Easy m (15) 57.................T Thornton 11 79x63 The Rich Lister (12) 57 .................P Holmes 12 81989 Jet Trac d (2) 56.5 ............. U Holmquist (a3) 13 68518 Trojan Warrior d (13) 56.5 ......... M D Plessis 14 98946 A’Larose t (16) 56 ........................... K Myers 15 8616 Cristal (7) 55.5 ...........................M Cameron 16 33603 Always On My Mind (10) 54L Magorrian (a2) 17 9x857 Hollywood Lad (8) 55 .......... R Hutchings (a) 18 19034 Donnie Brasco 58 ........................ Scratched Emergencies: Hollywood Lad, Donnie Brasco 9 5.03pm NRM SPRINT GROUP 1 $200,000, WFA, 1400m 1 049x1 Sacred Star td (12) 59....................V Colgan 2 9x310 Natuzzi d (5) 59........................... C Johnson 3 15010 Spin Doctor tdm (3) 59 ........ R Hutchings (a) 4 1808x Atlante d (6) 59 .............................O Bosson 5 51110 Tomorrowland td (11) 59 ............M Coleman 6 00x34 Eight Schillings td (4) 59 ................. S Spratt 7 x9304 Mosse b (7) 59 ................................ R Jones 8 3x247 Diademe td (8) 57 ......................M Cameron 9 32010 The Filly dm (2) 57 .............................M Hills 10 22780 Pussy O’Reilly td (10) 57 ................ N Harris 11 x1157 Silver Eclipse (1) 57 ..........................L Innes 12 75243 Trepidation (9) 57 ............................ C Grylls 13 06x83 Rollout The Carpet 57 .................. Scratched 10 5.43pm SOHO WINE COMPANY 2100 RATING 65 $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 122x3 Rule The Court (9) 59.5 .............M Cameron 2 08357 The Grinner d (6) 59 .....................O Bosson 3 03096 Roddick td (13) 58.5...........L Magorrian (a2)

4 07140 Panno Rossa (14) 58 ...................... C Grylls 5 12x03 Poetry td (16) 58 ...........................M McNab 6 671 Private Hero (12) 58............ R Hutchings (a) 7 901 Desterro 57.5 ............................... Scratched 8 22314 Nek Minnit (5) 57.5..........................S Collett 9 62142 Zaviera b (15) 57 ...............................L Innes 10 03524 Cops ‘N’ Coyote d (4) 57 ................. R Jones 11 21x09 Thats How We Roll td (11) 57 ....M Coleman 12 106 The Deposit b (10) 56.5 .................V Colgan 13 39x03 Lonely Boy (7) 56.5 14 16503 Table One td (2) 56 ..................... D Johnson 15 07961 Morena (1) 55.5 ..........................T Thornton 16 95436 Sheez All Heart tb (8) 55.5 ................M Hills 17 05247 Cheeky Boy (3) 56.5 ................. M D Plessis Emergency: Cheeky Boy Blinkers on: Pipi Beel, Aotearower (R4), Breaking Dawn (R7), Jet Trac (R8), Atlante (R9) Blinkers off: Capone (R1), Tavy (R5), Arizona Jazz (R6) Winkers on: Capone (R1), Enshrine (R2), Casillas (R3), Go Joeli (R6), Macka’s Back, Green Easy (R8), Diademe (R9) Winkers off: Hollywood Lad (R8) SELECTIONS Race 1: Mato Grosso, Full Count, Classcoroc, Bronte Lass Race 2: Element, She Is Stryking, Dazzling Lady, Enshrine Race 3: Zero Tua Hundred, Seize The Moment, Curious, Joanna Race 4: Hvala, Emerald Lady, Endean Rose, Pipi Beel Race 5: Platinum Witness, Saavoya, Vavasour, Tavy, Charmont Race 6: Ekraarstatic, Quest, All The Way, Full Monty Race 7: Pondarosa Miss, Soriano, Lauren Tate, Surpass Race 8: Blaze Smartie, Increditable Hulk, Babilloni, Keeping Tom Race 9: Sacred Star, Atlante, Trepidation, Silver Eclipse Race 10: Rule The Court, Zaviera, Thats How We Roll

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■ GOLF

■ TENNIS

Coliseum defends lack of Ko coverage

Youngsters take centre court

BY CHRIS RATTUE Internet sports providers Coliseum have pledged to make a significant amount of Lydia Ko’s booming golf career available for free. The 17-year-old’s amazing rise to top the world golf rankings has been offset by many New Zealanders feeling blocked from watching her play since Coliseum won significant golf rights ahead of Sky. This broadcast drama hit boiling point behind the scenes with angry exchanges between renowned former Kiwi professional John Lister, the country’s highest-profile sportscaster Murray Deaker, Coliseum and the PGA in America. It has brought sports fans, many elderly, face-to-face with technology issues, while some are also upset about extra subscription and equipment costs. Deaker, a long-time golf devotee, claimed Coliseum treated genuine complaints in a patronising way and New Zealand was being unfairly used as experimental ground by the PGA. Coliseum boss Tim Martin was unapologetic but told the Herald the company was “working hard” with TVNZ and Mediaworks to get some LPGA tournaments featuring Ko on free-to-air. This involved complicated scheduling issues for freeto-air stations, and Coliseum would broadcast Ko tournaments for free if necessary. But Martin said Sky had become so integral to sports watching that fans almost forgot it was a subscriber service. Deaker, who quit his high profile media career in late 2013, has taken a swing at the PGA in America. He wrote to it, describing the rights switch as “the dumbest move any sporting body has made” and was furious they forwarded his letter to Coliseum rather than address the issues directly. “Lydia Ko is number one and the only people who are watching are Coliseum and their mates. They make out it is simple to do but it isn’t.” - NZH

Methven’s Alex Roderick, 11, is a picture of concentration as he waits to return serve at the Mid Canterbury junior Age Group Championships at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre yesterday. The two-day tournament heads towards the ﬁnals today where the bragging rights will be decided in the respective age groups from 16s down to 8/9 novices in singles and doubles.

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the ANBL standings, a clash against the Crocs (8-16) represents a real opportunity to create an edge. Townsville are secondbottom and have been beaten by the Breakers three times already this season.

The Breakers’ booked their own place with last Thursday’s win over Perth but that victory engendered no feelings of positivity for Mika Vukona. After all, he and his teammates have their eyes on a grander goal, one for

which they face a serious scrap in the coming weeks. To attain top spot and, with it, a vital advantage in the playoff series, the Breakers will have to collect at least a couple of wins from their final four games. - NZME

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Ambitious plans on the table at Rakaia

ike every community, Rakaia would love to have its own super sports facility, a central complex to cater for every code to play and practice their activity in a flash, modern environment. And now the plans are on the table for just such a project, with the proponents getting to the point of seeking financial assistance from the Ashburton District Council to advance their cause. There are many points to consider in such an ambitious venture, not the least being history. While the benefits of such a fine new facility in the town are obvious, there are also pitfalls. Almost every sports stadium ever built has spent its lifetime bouncing from one financial crisis to another, with many of their patrons and users unaware of such goings-on behind the scenes, no matter how wellplanned and well-intentioned its existence may have been. The late and much-lamented

Lancaster Park was a fine example, even back in the days when it held the New Zealand swimming champs, and was a noted cycling venue, it was always on the brink of financial disaster. Getting down to brass tacks with the council for some financial assistance will be interesting; right now the words ‘big ticket’ and ‘council expenditure’ don’t go too well together with many ratepayers, and councillors will be painfully aware of that fact when it comes to actually dishing out even more dosh over the next couple of years. Rugby in Rakaia is certainly on a high, and should be taking advantage of their current status by pushing ahead with new building projects (a new clubrooms with gym attached?), but the proposed complex is about a lot more than just one sport. Squash is an interesting example. The good people who got together and did all the hard work and fundraising necessary to

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produce their superb complex will not have forgotten exactly how much was required of them, financially and time-wise, to get to their current position. Their courts and clubrooms are an integral part of the proposed building; will those folk be all that keen to jump on the new bandwagon, when they’ve actually been there done that already? Sponsorship on a grand scale will be required, and while Mid Canterbury is undoubtedly a very well-off area, on the back of its agricultural achievements, currently the dairy industry is firmly in belt-tightening mode, and all the usual outfits that are a source of sponsorship monies might be looking at the medium

term before finding ‘spare’ cash on their books for sporting purposes. The whole concept is a fine idea, and one that of course should be replicated in Methven, Mayfield, Hinds and Geraldine, having every sport based in one big, financially-sensible complex - but sometimes reality bites. And the elephant in the room is the EA Networks Centre, 20 minutes away. In the cities (and indeed in the country) 30, 40 or 60 minutes is just par for the course, for getting to almost anywhere you want to go. Have they explored all the options; are they sure that Rakaia people want a shiny new sports venue, as opposed to some sort of community centre that caters to every part of that community? Bottom line, the people driving this will have to be very, very sure they have all the stakeholders 100 per cent on board well before the first pegs are driven into the ground.

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Ten-year fixed rate home loan BY VAIMOANA TAPALEAO AND ANNE GIBSON A New Zealand bank has announced what is believed to be a first for the country – a 10-year fixed-rate home loan. TSB will make its new deal available to customers from today. The move is the biggest in the latest round of interest-rate cuts and has prompted a debate about whether home-buyers are better off with fixed or floating mortgages. The 10-year fixed rate will be 5.89 per cent for residential and investment property loans. A minimum deposit of 20 per cent is required. TSB chief executive Kevin Murphy said the new offer would appeal hugely to those new to home ownership, and also to people looking to refinance their home loan and to residential property investors. “We canvassed home owners who had taken out a mortgage

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The move has prompted a debate about whether homebuyers are better off with fixed or floating mortgages

or renewed their mortgage in the last five years and they described our new offer as highly appealing,” he said. “We think there is a gap in the market and that consumers are looking for certainty around long-term interest rates.” Although interest rates changed over the years, having one set out over a longer period would benefit a lot of people and families, Mr Murphy said. “To know what your interest rate will be and you can budget on that for a longer period – for people who need to manage their incomes closely, I think this will be very attractive.”

The 10-year fixed rate will also be transferable if a borrower shifts homes after two years, for example. BNZ’s seven-year fixed home loan – currently 6.89 per cent – is the next longest-term loan offered by a bank. Massey University banking expert Associate Professor David Tripe said he believed TSB was the first bank ever to offer a 10-year fixed-term home loan in New Zealand. “The historic reason why banks have been less keen to do that here is issues around customer understanding – which tend to be not very good, and

they tend to want to exit them if there’s any signs of interest rates changing. “Bank customers haven’t understood that issue particularly well, and also there is often a challenge for banks to actually protect themselves in offering loans for long periods of time.” Professor Tripe did not know what the average interest rate had been over the past decade, but acknowledged that an important factor for customers was simply knowing what they were likely to do over the next few years. “The majority of fixed-rate loans are taken for two to three years because that gives greater flexibility.” ANZ spokesman Stefan Herrick said people tended to be cautious about longer-term loans “as there is greater potential for financial or personal circumstances to change during the term of the loan, and the possibility of costs arising from exiting the loan early”.

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Westpac senior economist Michael Gordon said the move was a new step for home loans in New Zealand. Mortgage borrowers in the United States were offered extremely long terms of 30 years, he said. On Thursday night, ASB announced it was cutting its 18-month and 2-year fixed-interest rates to 5.99 per cent. The 2-year fixed-rate special has also dropped to 5.45 per cent - NZME

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OUR VIEW

Our place, the new Ashburton Sue Newman

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t might have felt more like winter than summer, but yesterday’s big Waitangi festival, the Multi Cultural Bite still had the feel-good factor that sent you home feeling pretty glad to call Ashburton home. The festival now runs like a well-oiled machine, and like all good shows and like all great events, this one runs on the wheels of volunteers who give their time and energy to ensure Ashburton’s signature event opens for business each year. While the Multi Cultural Bite is a big crowd puller, attracting visitors from around Canterbury, it’s much more than that. This festival has a story of its own to tell, the story of the new Ashburton District. Read the names above the food stalls, look at the smiles on the faces of the people who are proudly show casing the food of their homeland and see the Ashburton of today. A few short years ago we were a one dimensional place where ethnic extraction could be measured in the amount of Irish, English or Scottish blood we could count as our own. Today, being part of the Ashburton District community means being part of a great melting pot of cultures. People from around the world now call our place home and we’re all the richer for that. They’ve come for work, they’ve come for lifestyle opportunities. Whatever the reason, they’re now part of our community. As a district we’re one of the fastest growing and most affluent in New Zealand and our new Ashburtonians have played a huge part in making that happen. Their arrival has added energy and vibrancy to life in the Ashburton District and by taking up jobs they’re adding depth to our skill base. Many are raising children who will know no other home. If Ashburton was a great place to call home, it’s an even better place now we’ve become the world in miniature.

LETTERS

YOUR VIEW Argyle Park They call it “the unmentionable place” where we “perambulate”, because whenever I hear the words Argyle Park and walk I leap and dance with delight (the poodle coming out!). It’s my favourite place in all the world and I go there every day (well, almost). In the afternoons I socialise with my mates there. At the Farm Road end there’s a safe space for us to run and chase, out of the way of the softballers and footballers, as our humans walk and chat. What amazing wisdom and foresight had those who planned a park there and great love and care has gone into planting and maintaining it. It is absolutely beautiful. New trees were planted this

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past year - for the future. There are three rows of beautiful trees at the Farm Road end ... that’s two avenues, side by side. They are alive with birds and in the autumn there’s the most amazing array of assorted fungi beneath them. How I love to wander through the trees – it’s smell heaven for me and peace and beauty for my mum when she needs some space. Some folk say that the newly added piece of park is not used, not needed. I can only think they haven’t been there ... or certainly not at the right time. Those wise, forward-looking people who founded Argyle Park, knew that the soul of a town must be nourished, for the community to be whole and healthy.

by David Fletcher

Now, with the inclusion of the land previously gardened by Cabouts, Argyle Park is extending to meet the needs of a growing population. I know someone who meditates as she walks there in the mornings; for some it’s a prayer walk, others run through the trees – refreshing body and spirit. Many of my canine friends go there early, before work, with their humans. Recreation and soul food what a way to start the day! A ginormous thank you to those whose priorities are the residents of Ashburton – canine, avian and human – and their need of designated open spaces, now and in years to come. Micah the Spoodle, via Heather Stewart

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Would you rehome a dog from the pound? No 63% Yes 37%

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ne of the things I love about being on board a ship that travels to the ends of the earth is the people that you meet along the way. Sure, living in close quarters with just 250 other people for long periods of time (and having the only Kiwi accent among them!) can be a tough, but it pales in comparison to the isolation of some of the more intrepid adventurers I’ve had the pleasure to meet this summer. First up, there are the team who work at Port Lockroy’s Penguin Post Office. It’s a fourperson, summer-only operation, open between November and March each year, and this year’s postmaster was Stephen Skinner. Master post-franker, vinylrecord whisperer, and long john model, he certainly had some tales to tell, including about the time he opened a magazine from the 1950s and came face to face with a portrait of his wife’s late grandfather. Small world. The first question most people ask the four who live and work there is whether they get

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The bustling port of Ushuaia.

lonely – but with several tourist ships visiting each day, it is quite the opposite, and often hard to snatch a moment to yourself. Still, you have to have some character to volunteer to live on a rock not even 500m long for several months. Then there are the adventurers who only seem to be at home when they are in the middle of an expedition. Thies Matzen and Kicki Ericson have spent the past 30 years living on the seas aboard their 30 foot yacht. Currently acting as caretakers on a remote island in the Falklands, they have roamed the globe, but have always been drawn back to the south.

When we stopped by, they had just published a beautiful photo book documenting the two self-sufficient years they spent at South Georgia, an island with a total population of fewer than 30 people. Chatting to Thies gave a new perspective on what the necessities of life really are – certainly not broadband internet and supermarket aisles, although fresh milk from the cow in the yard (one of the few land luxuries) didn’t go amiss. Oddly enough, it was also the first time I had used my Danish in over five years, and we were about as far away from Denmark as it is possible to get. That was certainly unexpect-

ed, but it goes to show how you often find connections in the strangest places. Heading back northwards, the small seaside town of Ushuaia seems like a bustling metropolis in comparison to the islands to the south. It also seems to be a place where Cantabrians collect. I came ashore one day to two familiar faces from Canterbury University’s Gateway Antarctica, and we spent the afternoon gathered around a table in an Ushuaia café, sharing tales of home and the ice, before heading off on our respective voyages. It’s a small world, in many different ways, but it really is the people who make it.

Camping - the ideal leveller

he children are all back to school after having a good break to get refreshed. After Christmas this year we took our girls to Peel Forest Camp ground and we had an amazing time together as a family. While we were camping I really loved it how all the generations came together in one place. One of our daughters we hardly saw as she very quickly made friends with other children and from early in the morning she disappeared and sometimes it took a bit of searching to find her for meal times. It was so great how you

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spend time with people you would normally not meet. Other New Zealanders having a break, tourists that you can learn so much from in one night as they travel around the country. But best of all I love the older people who still make the effort to set up their caravans and be a part of the summer time fun. At Peel Forest there are two older ladies called Leslie and Margaret who have been going

camping for years. Our family calls Leslie ‘Camp Mum’. These two ladies are always happy to chat and are interested in the children and what they are doing. These women don’t let their age hold them back they still want to be a part of other people’s lives during the summer. Mother Teresa said: “Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.” Both of these women show that to so many people at the camping ground. Camping is such a special

time where people put down their guards, work together and spend time together getting to know each other. Another two families taught us a ball game while we were camping and so when they left we carried it on and played it with whoever wanted to join in. Over two nights we had other New Zealanders, Aussies, Germans, French, and Swiss people all joining in with the game. It’s great when we can all come together, different nationalities, different generations and from different backgrounds. Lydia Taylor is with the Mt Hutt Elim Church

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Some hearts will flutter in anticipation, searching the post for red envelopes or dreamily scouring the street for deliveries of flowers – red roses are best.

h, Valentine’s Day. A day for lovers, or others, to show their affection unrestricted by social etiquette. Valentine’s Day is widely associated with love and romance, and for most romantics there will be a tribute of some kind given to their significant other on the day. Or there may be a special delivery to an unsuspecting person oblivious to your feelings, but it’s not so common now. But for people unsympathetic to the day – either singles, unromantic couples, those not drawn in to the commercialisation of a made up day, or others more frugal, it is a day best forgotten. It’s best to hide under a duvet and sleep it off or just avoid it by not mentioning its existence. For those captured by the concept of a day for showing affection there is a whole industry dedicated to February 14.

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Flowers, cards, poems, chocolates, clothing, accessories, cakes and treats are just a few of the products on offer. Not to mention scents – bath and body. It has also adapted with the times with millions of people every year using digital technology to create and send Valentine’s Day greeting messages via e-cards, love coupons or with printable greeting cards. There is even a Valentine’s Day Facebook page but it’s dedicated to the 2010 movie of the same name. The day for many includes romantic events such as evenings out with intimate meals of fine food, wine, and candles. Or the more rustic, but just as lovely, fish and chips at the beach. The pressure of the day puts a bit of strain on young love with limited budgets. Many youth want to show their deep, deep undying love with

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grand gestures not often fulfilled. The expectation of Valentine’s Day is where most pressure comes from, and if that expectation is high, it may end in disappointment. For those in steady, comfortable relationships every day should be a gift (yawn), for those on their own getting together with friends to celebrate those friendships, like they do in Finland, is ideal. There is a lot to be said for showing appreciation for friends. ‘Roses are red, violets are blue, I’ve been great as your mate and you’ve been good for me too.’ However, for those determined to let the day pass by without a second thought, may love tap you on the shoulder or whisper in your ear and bring you a truly happy day anyway.

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Who was Saint Valentine? V

alentine’s Day is recognised as one of the most romantic days of the year but its true origins remain unclear. Also known as Saint Valentine’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Valentine it’s observed annually on February 14. While it is a holiday in many other countries around the world, it is not a holiday in New Zealand. St. Valentine’s Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. There were several martyrdom stories invented for the various Valentines of February 14. One popular story about Saint Valentine of Rome says he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry. He also ministered to Christians who were persecuted under persecuted under the Roman Empire. The legend says during his imprisonment he healed the daughter of his jailer and before his execution he

wrote her a letter and signed it “Your Valentine”. Another legend is that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II declared single men made better soldiers than those with wives or children, so he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine realised the injustice of the decree and performed marriages for young lovers in secret. When Claudius found out, Valentine’s fate was sealed. He was put to death. Other stories suggested that Valentine may have been killed helping Christians escape harsh Roman prisons, where they were beaten and tortured. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends will forever remain unclear, the stories highlighted a sympathetic, heroic and romantic figure. By the Middle Ages Valentine had become one of the most popular saints in England and France.

Why February 14? I

t’s believed that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s death or burial but others claim the Christian church may have decided to place St. Valentine’s feast day in the middle of February in an effort to “Christianise” the pagan fertility festival celebration of Lupercalia. During that day, according to legend, all the young women in the city would place their names in a big urn and the city’s bachelors would choose a name and become paired for the year with his chosen woman. These matches often ended in marriage.

However, February 14 was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. In 18th-century England, it evolved into an occasion in which lovers showed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery and sending cards. Valentine’s Day symbols of modern times include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Factory Store Person Based in Ashburton, Midlands Apiaries Ltd is a subsidiary of Midlands Holdings Ltd. In this pristine location, which produces some of the world’s finest honey, Midlands Apiaries are currently completing an extensive new state-of-the-art factory from which to further develop the extraction, processing and packing of honey for the export market. With the increasing pace of Midlands Apiaries new factory, we are looking for a Factory Store Person to work directly alongside our Factory Foreman to assist in the daily operations of the factory. The key focus of this role will be stock preparation and movement for arrival and dispatch, product movement between processing areas, and a reliable leading hand to the Factory Foreman in the day-to-day operations of the Factory. The role is expected to evolve with the expansion of Midlands Apiaries. As demand increases a need for two shifts may become apparent. This could require the Store Person to run an extraction or packing team without supervision by the Factory Foreman. Key responsibilities include: • Bulk Stock Control - organise, locate and prepare, large amounts of bulk stock for dispatch and arrival of the Honey factory • Records - take record of the inwards and outwards movements of the factory, including consignment note tracking. Along with Stock location notes, for updates of the stock location spread sheet by the administration team • Product processing movements - move product between processing areas of the factory. i.e. warming room, hot room, pump station and cooling room as per a written schedule directed by the factory Manager • Learn the operational functions of extraction and processing equipment to assist the foreman in leading the extraction and packing teams • Be directly involved in weekly production meetings and keep up-to-date with current the factory processing status. What you will need to bring to this role: • Forklift licence • No known allergies to bee stings • Strong productivity and time management abilities • Good accuracy and attention to detail • Ability to work autonomously • Friendly attitude and cooperative values. Midlands Apiaries is a progressive company with a strong vision for expansion. Recognised as an industry leader, this role will provide an excellent career opportunity for the successful applicant. To register your interest, or to confidentially discuss in more detail, please contact Nigel Cromie, nigel.cromie@midlands.co.nz or phone 027 838 6242. Applicants must hold current New Zealand residency. Applications close Monday 16th February.

Inventory Controller/ Assistant Manager Mico Plumbing and Bathrooms is New Zealand’s leading specialist supplier of plumbing and bathroom products to trade, retail and commercial customers with a reputation for quality and customer satisfaction. We are part of Fletcher Building, a diversified global building industry company. Based in our Ashburton branch, you will be responsible for ensuring inventory integrity, managing and maintaining stock levels along with purchasing material and supplies. This is a varied role where you will be establishing close working relationships with suppliers to gain industry and product knowledge and investigate alternative suppliers to gain a competitive advantage. You will maintain supplier catalogues, develop and maintain a cyclical stock ordering system, co-ordinate stock takes and assist the Branch Manager day to day. Plumbing knowledge would be advantageous but to be successful you will need to have excellent attention to detail, sound computer skills and practical experience in purchasing. You will work well in a small team and have customer service skills that are second to none. Apply online at fbcareers.com and quote reference 1145760 or call Lisa on (03) 341 0621.

Community Educator - Mid Canterbury • A unique teaching opportunity! • Teaching resources and plans provided • Part time 8 hours per week, flexible Positions like this do not come up very often! You will facilitate the teaching of a St John programme within Pre-schools, Primary schools and community groups in the Mid Canterbury region. From teaching young people and community groups First Aid, Injury prevention, how to respond in an emergency, and preparing and reacting in the event of a major disaster - the skills you will share could save lives. You will have: • An ability to relate well to people of all ages particularly children. • A dynamic and professional approach to education. • An awareness of different learning styles and the process of learning. • A clean driver’s licence. For more information, job description and to apply, contact: Heather Lewis, Community Education Team Leader 0800 ST JOHN (785 646) Or call in at the Ashburton St John office, 241 Tancred Street. Applications close 15 February 2015

Saturday and relief driver wanted » Workshop Mechanic » Field Service Mechanic Rooney Earthmoving is one of New Zealand’s leading privately owned civil contractors specialising in major earthworks and civil projects. The organisation employs over 220 staff and operates a significant fleet of heavy machinery in the South Island. The Ashburton branch is planning to appoint a Mechanical Technician to assist the existing competent workshop team.

Assistant Manager ASHBURTON We are looking for someone with excellent customer service skills coupled with leadership qualities to be second in charge of our friendly team at RD1 Ashburton. As Assistant Manager you be responsible for delivering excellent service and advice, being a role model and coach to the team, and assisting in the management of the store. To be successful in this role, you will need exceptional customer service and sales skills, strong leadership skills and the ability to build and maintain customer relationships. Due to the nature of the role you will require a full licence, and a reasonable level of physical fitness. In return, for your skills you will receive opportunities to challenge and grow your career, as well as a competitive salary and the opportunity to earn an incentive. To apply please email your CV and cover letter to nzfss.recruitment@fonterra.com. If you have any queries about the role please contact Mike Rule on 027 207 4025. Applications close: Monday 16 February.

The individual will have attributes that include: • Skills and previous experience working with heavy earthmoving plant • Motivated self-starters who can demonstrate initiative • Willing and enthusiastic to mentor younger staff • Can provide complimenting skills including electrical, air-con or engineering. This is a permanent position and will be based in Ashburton, but will regularly work in a field environment. Wages and conditions will be negotiated with the successful applicant. Applicants should apply in writing to: The Workshop Manager, PO Box 403, Ashburton 7740 or email- brian.lowe@rooneygroup. co.nz or call Brian on 027 433 3175 Applicants must have NZ residency or hold a valid work permit.

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A part time position has become available to work in our busy salon. Applicant must have • Great work ethic • Be outgoing and friendly • Work well in a team

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Delivering bread. Must have class 2 licence and at least 2 years driving experience. A motived person is required, of tidy appearance. Good people skills as would be dealing with customers. Hours would be every sat 11.30am till approximately 3.30pm. Relief work would be a weeks work at a time a few times a year by arrangement. In return a good hourly rate of pay, brand new truck to drive! Please call Brett 021 0269 6358. OFFICE/ADMIN ASSISTANT Johnstons Hire Centre is a steadily growing family owned hire company. We are looking for someone to provide administrative support to Deborah who owns and operates the company alongside her husband Derrick. We are a small, well-formed team of five and need someone to join us for flexible, part-time office work. Two mornings a week will be required initially with some additional hours required when Deborah has time away. Key roles will be: banking, accounts payable and receivable, checking and sending invoices and some other general office duties. You will need to be self- motivated, detail oriented with a high level of accountability, an ability to work independently and have a neat and tidy presentation. Some experience with MYOB would be an advantage but not mandatory as Deborah will provide full training. Please send your C.V. and a covering letter (in your own handwriting) to:

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT proud of our people. progressive setting a new standard. partnership working hard together.

MAINTENANCE FITTER MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN • Exciting Trades positions • Mid Canterbury location We have two excellent opportunities at our Fairton plant, located on the outskirts of Ashburton, for highly motivated and skilled Tradespeople. These positions have a high focus on reliability engineering services supporting a sophisticated food production process.

Maintenance Fitter The Maintenance Fitter will play a key role in planned mechanical maintenance, installation of new plant equipment and a wide range of mechanical engineering applications across the site. To be successful you will need the following attributes: • Relevant Mechanical Trades Certification • Excellent knowledge of sound engineering principals and repairs and maintenance procedures on a large industrial processing site • Ability to analyse problems and implement effective solutions on a timely basis • Be self-motivated and capable of working both independently and within a tight knit team of engineering support tradespeople.

Maintenance Electrician The Maintenance Electrician is critical in providing electrical services to the plant, including the installation and maintenance of industrial equipment such as PLC’s, variable speed drives, lighting and low voltage power distribution systems. The successful applicant will have the following skills and attributes: • Current NZ electrical registration and practising license • Excellent general knowledge of industrial electrical repair and maintenance • Ability to analyse problems and implement effective solutions on a timely basis • Organised, with the ability to plan and prioritise workload in a challenging environment • Computer literacy and PLC experience would be an advantage.

Process Workers – Canterbury Knifehands ANZCO Foods Limited is one of New Zealand’s largest exporters employing over 3,000 staff worldwide. A dynamic, multinational group of companies, our core purpose is to procure, process and market New Zealand beef and lamb products to the world. We are looking for enthusiastic and positive individuals with a can-do attitude to work in the slaughterboard, offal and coldstore departments at our Canterbury processing plant. Whilst previous meat/food industry experience is useful, it is not essential as full training will be provided. These roles require a strong work ethic, a willingness to learn, develop and achieve, as well as the ability to cope with a significant physical workload. ANZCO Foods maintain a Drug Free Workplace policy. All applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment, including drug screening. Applicants for these positions are required to have NZ residency or a valid work visa. If you are looking to learn new skills and are a strong team player we would like to hear from you. Applications close Wednesday, 18 February 2015. Apply online now at

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Apply to The Engineering Manager, Silver Fern Farms Limited Fairton, PO Box 30 Ashburton 7740. Or apply online at careers.silverfernfarms.co.nz

TRAINEE MEAT INSPECTORS - ASHBURTON If you are looking for a challenging career within the meat industry we are currently recruiting for Trainee Meat Inspectors to be based in the Ashburton area. So show us you’re a ﬁt, reliable team player with good communication skills, and we’ll show you how to start a promising career in an exciting industry. For more information visit: www.meatinspector.co.nz To apply for this job, please visit www.careers.asurequality.com and search for the job code 19966. Applications close Friday 20 February 2014.

For further information, phone Mary 03 4394 765 or Brian 0274 323 539

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• Cleaning • Function set ups • Assisting with luggage and general guest needs We are looking for someone who is honest and reliable and who must be available to work 11pm to 7am, weekends and public holidays. The ideal candidate will have a high standard of cleaning, be able to work alone and have a mature outlook. Some customer service experience and experience in similar role preferred but not essential. May also be required to work part time. Please forward your CV to: Paul Inwood e-mail: rdm@hotelash.co.nz, or post to PO Box 70, Ashburton 7740.

DENTAL ASSISTANT We are looking for an enthusiastic self motivated person to join our team as a Dental Assistant . The position requires flexibility, excellent organisation and communication skills and the ability to work under pressure. Experience is helpful, however training will be given where required.

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A position has become available for a Night Porter in our busy complex. The position entails:

Please apply in writing or email: Catherine Mould Practice Manager Dentistry on Parkside PO Box 643 Ashburton email catherine@parksidenz.co.nz

Applications close: 12th February 2015.

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Night Porter

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If you are interested in using your mechanical or electrical skills on a large industrial food processing site, and like the idea of working for one of New Zealand’s largest food exporters, we look forward to hearing from you.

School Bus Driver

SITUATIONS VACANT

Concrete Pump Operator

required Class 4 Licence needed. Experience with concrete and hydraulic machinery a bonus, but training will be given. Call Chris Barnes on 027 933 1872

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Your chance to be part of a team with vision and attitude. A company that specialises not only in PROVEN procurement and distribution but also SOLUTIONS. All our branches are constantly looking for enthusiastic staff to be part of our team. Your primary function in this role will be service trade sales on our frontline counters. The Redpath Group prides itself our providing service and supply at the highest level, so accuracy and self-management are encouraged along with inventive ideas and suggestions to make our business better. With pride and passion for the industry, the Company and the way we do business, you can make this position your own. Good interpersonal and communicating skills, problem solving, resolutions and time management would be crucial to your skill set. A broad knowledge of the electrical industry would be helpful but not critical to this role. If you would like to apply please submit your COVER LETTER and CV, in confidence, to k.quinlan@redpaths.co.nz Applications will close February 23, 2015. R Redpath Ltd - Counter Sales c/- 11 Grey Street, Ashburton 7700 Phone 03 307 7001 Mobile 021 330 292 Fax 03 307 7004

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Alexander Redwood Happy 7th Birthday to our amazing Alex. We hope you have a wonderful day and love you so much! Love always Mum, Dad, Eva and Zara. xxxxx 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 level 3 oﬃce for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

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Fleet \ Workshop Manager • •

Management Opportunity Reputable Company - Mid-Canterbury’s Leading Agricultural Contractor

Quigley Contracting is a successful agricultural contracting company with an enviable reputation for providing high-quality service to our clients.

We require an experienced Manager to lead the day-to-day operation of our very busy Agricultural Machinery workshop in Ashburton. As Fleet \ Workshop Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s fleet management and maintenance programmes ensuring the maintenance downtime and costs are minimised. Key functions of this role include: • Managing a staff of five employees. • Keep parts inventory and control stock levels • Maintaining full and accurate records of fleet and equipment servicing. • Monthly and annual reporting with respect to maintenance and cost analyse of running different equipment. • Maintaining existing relationships with our key service providers. Monitoring standard of services provided and ensuring quality and value for money servicing. Ideally you will have: • Mechanical experience and good understanding of agricultural machinery. • Proven leadership and communication skills. • Ability to organise daily workload unsupervised. • Ability to motivate, lead and train. • Pride in quality workmanship and meeting deadlines. • A positive work ethic, attitude and a team player.

This role forms a key part of our team, and as such remuneration will be at above market for the right person. The company has a rewarding culture where you will feel part of the team and enjoy excellent working conditions. Only applicants residing in NZ, and eligible to work in New Zealand should apply. If you feel you have what it takes and are looking for a new challenge please email Andrew Quigley to:

andrew@quigleycontracting.co.nz.

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Macrocarpa Shelter Belts Wanted For firewood or saw logs. Ph Kent 021-325-661

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Allenton Netball Club

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A life time dedicated dairy farm manager seeks new and exciting challenge June 2015. I bring 8 years NZ Management, good results with well respected references. A true cow person, team builder, leader by example and hands on manager with experience in all aspects of large scale dairying, NZ, UK, USA. Looking for large operation, well-structured dairy platform. A desire to progress; animal welfare, production systems and work force contentment. Tim Gascoigne 021 873 180

TENDERS

Ashburton Hospital Redevelopment Closes 4pm 13/02/2015 Subcontractors and Suppliers pricing the above mentioned contracts are invited to submit their tenders to:

Registrations

Allenton School - Years 3 to 6, Monday 16 Feb at 3pm Ash Intermediate School - Years 7 & 8, Monday 16 February at 12.45pm (lunchtime) Ash Christian School - Years 3 to 10, Monday 9 February at 12.30pm

Trials Years 3 & 4 Years 5 & 6

To be advised Monday 23 February 5.15pm to 6.45pm Thursday 26 February 5.15pm to 6.45pm Years 7 & 8 Monday 23 February 6.30pm to 8pm Thursday 26 February 6.30pm to 8pm Sunday 1 March from 11.30am (if required) All trials to be played at our Melrose Road Courts. New players and coaches are always welcome Please contact Marg Verrall 302 4717

Allenton Netball Club

Senior Netball 2015 Registration Night

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Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

Junior Netball 2015

Melrose Road Courts, Ashburton

LEIGHS CONSTRUCTION PO Box 11191, Chch 8443

Building – TRADES, SERVICES it’s what we LANDSCAPE know and it’s SUPPLIES what we do •• Bark Oamaru stone • Rocks compost best. That’s •• Organic Sand • Screened soil why clients • Home deliveries available much more have chosen FREEPlus loan trailer available! From a shovel load to us, again a trailer load. and again. Dobson Street West

Tuesday 10 February 2015, 6.00 - 6.30pm at the Allenton Courts, Melrose Road. Non refundable sub deposit of $40 must be paid at registration before able to trial

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Ashburton Hospital Redevelopment

Trials for Senior Players

Closing Friday, February 13 at 12noon Subcontractors & Suppliers pricing the above are invited to submit their quotations to: Phone: (03) 308 9039 Fax: (03) 308 1191 email: clark@bradfords.co.nz

Tuesday 10 February 6.30pm - 8.00pm Thursday 12 February 6.30pm - 8.00pm There will be a third trial if needed. We are still seeking new coaches for Senior and Junior Teams for 2015 and new players are always welcome Please contact Marg Verrall (President) Phone 03 302 4717

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The Cancer Society's Relay for Life Mid Canterbury Caregiver Needed! Part-time role

Healthvision are looking for someone who is available on a Tuesday and a Thursday from 10am-12pm, to assist a client of ours with her house hold duties. If you are passionate about being a caregiver, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please give Ana a call on 09 522 5012 ext 812.

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Ashburton Showgrounds March 28 - 29, 2015

RELAY RELAY FOR LIFE

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SUNDAY IS FAMILY DAY AT SPEIGHT’S! FREE kids meal with each full paying adult! CONDITIONS: Sundays only. Each child must be 10 years or under, order from the childrens menu and be accompanied by one paying adult who orders a meal from the regular menu.

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RURAL TRADING POST

PUBLIC NOTICES

Tender

– C633 Sealed Road Rehabilitation, Rural, Ashburton District, 2014/15 Tenders are invited for undertaking road rehabilitation to four sections of sealed rural roads within the Ashburton District, totalling approximately 5250m. The work involves minor drainage improvements, shoulder preparation and earthworks, metalcourse construction, sealing and other miscellaneous works. Tender documents are available from the Ashburton District Council, PO Box 94, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton, 7740, Phone (03) 307 7700. All inquiries should be directed to Gavin Green, Contracts Engineer - Rural. Tenders close with the Chief Executive, Ashburton District Council, at 4.00pm on Tuesday 17 February 2015. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

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Call Stuart for more information

Phone 03 688 2591

DONALDSON CONTRACTING

027 BALE HAY COMPUTER Tuneup and Repairs, New Computer Sales & Setup, Internet setup, Onsite Day Or Evenings and Weekends, LOW FEES, call Robin Johnstone at Networks Firewalls & PCS 308 1440 or 027-768 4058. HOME handyman available. Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

SITUATIONS WANTED

DAIRY FARMING. I am looking for work as a dairy assistant. Honest and reliable, I can start ASAP or next season. Phone 022 158 7987.

SAY YES TO HAPPINESS Say yes to intimacy, companionship, knowing there is someone special who is thinking of you alone. Whether you are in town or on the land, there is someone wonderful who wants to say yes to love and happiness also. Ph 0800 856 640 www.lovesuccess.co.nz Real people, real matchmaking since 1989

‘Focused on Quality Feeds’

TRADES, SERVICES

SITUATIONS WANTED

FULL TIME Dairy position wanted with housing or relief milking within 10-15 km of Ashburton. Will do child minding, house work etc. Start asap, 15 years as milker. Phone 027 974 8123.

Guardian Situations Vacant

Neil McCann Group Manager Service Delivery

Guardian Classifieds

307 7900

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

MID CANTERBURY NEWCOMERS NETWORK INC. GOVERNANCE GROUP Annual General Meeting February 27, 2015 at 12 noon Community House, Tancred Street, Ashburton.

307 7900

All interested people are urged to attend.

Buying or selling a property? Call the Guardian today or your real estate advertising requirements. 307 7900

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Sauce Tomatoes 10kg $15 box Corn 4 for Apricots 1kg Peppers 1kg Tele Cucumber

$3 $4.99 bag $3.99 bag .99c ea

Specials available from 3/02 - 10/02

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

Guardian Motoring

308-1095

307 7900

Daily Events Saturday

West Street. 9.30am 9.00am - 12.30pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS TINWALD. MARKET. Local produce by local producers and hot Community garden working bee and fellowship, each Saturday, weather food!!. North End West Street car park. permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s 9.00am - 12.30pm Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Tinwald.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10.00am - 12.00pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open, 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat all day together, all welcome. Ashburton Senior Centre,

Cameron Street. 1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka, Philip St. 1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

Sunday

Methodist Parish, Baring Square East. 10.00am 8.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, Holy Communion, Park Street. weather permitting. Lovetts Road, off 9.30am Maronan Road. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. 10.00am Worship Service led by Rev Laurence METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. Ennor. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture 9.30am Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Main Street, Methven. Worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring 10.00am Square Church Lounge. Baring Square ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN East. CHURCH. 9.30am Church service with Rev David Brown, ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Cnr Havelock and Park Street. No service - combined with Ashburton

10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street. 10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10.00am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald. 10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). 10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.00pm - 4.00pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum only open. 86 Maronan Road. 1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Social. Waireka, Philip Street. 4.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Messy Church in the hall, 48 Allens Road. 6.00pm ASHBURTON COUNTY SCOTTISH SOCIETY. Burns Celebration, Tradition burns meal served. Admission $10. BYO. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). 7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

Monday

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE.

New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz LIVESTOCK, PETS

FOR SALE

PRELIMINARY NOTICE BALEAGE FOR SALE Account:

Airwest Helicopters Limited Tuesday 17th February 2015 Commencing 1pm at the cnr of East & South Streets, Ashburton. (Old Rural Transport Yard) Samples of baleage will be at the sale. All bales will be situated at Ashton. Approx 6000 bales of individually wrapped Fusion baleage to be sold in unit loads only. Consisting of Rye grass/clover & Fescue/clover. Predominantly 1st cuts. Not advised to be used for lactating dairy cows. Test results available for 1st cuts. Full Details will be published Sat 14th February 2015. For further information: Derek Brown • 021 226 2702 John Harrison • 027 435 6243 PETER WALSH & ASSOCIATES LT D www.peterwalsh.co.nz

PUBLIC NOTICES ASHBURTON POTTERY SOCIETY AGM Meeting to be held at the club rooms, 26 Nixon Street February 17 at 7pm Enquiries please phone 307 8915.

Ashburton Guardian

Saturday, February 7, 2015

MOTORING PEUGEOT 307 SW - 2005 212 800 km. Good condition WOF January 2016 Automatic. $5,500.00. Phone 021 269 9151. WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

LIVESTOCK, PETS

APRICOTS - at their peak now - all grades, all prices, deals to be had - Geraldine Orchard Farmshop and Café, open all weekend (03) 693 9514.

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

ENTERTAINMENT

Country by Design Summer Sale Starting Monday February 9

Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ COURT THEATRE “SHEPHERD” February 26 @ 6.30pm Christchurch ◊ NETBALL - TACTIX v MYSTICS March 2, Horncastle Arena, Christchurch @ 7.40pm ◊ DR HOOK May 7, Theatre Royal, Timaru

For bookings phone

308 7646

Great savings on furniture and accessories

Lighting franchise Canterbury Region

140 Forest Drive, Methven Phone 302-8062 Opening hours 10am to 4pm HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

GRAZING

GRAZING WANTED for Rising 1 Calves, Jersey Yearling Bulls, Winter Cows AKAROA - CHARMING, and Hold Over Cows. Some spacious holiday home, 3 stock available now. Contact: bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all 0800 GRAZ4U electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. WINTER GRAZING for 400Phone Brian 307-8000 or 500 cows required, preferably fodder beet, as cows will be 308-6180. mostly transitioned to it when they arrive. But will consider HIRE all crops, needs to be in walking distant of Fairton, GENERAL hire. Lawn- Please contact Joel Edkins mowers, chainsaws, concrete 027 491 5248. breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / contracting FOR SALE work, Call and see U-Hire GREEN old man pine - $140, Ashburton. 588 East Street. semi dry Macrocarpa- $200. Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; Semi dry old man pine Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday $170, dry old man pine 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 $200. All 3.6m3. Phone 8061 A/h: 308 7460 Shane James Firewood - 303 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz 7063.

Well established business requires new operator. No experience necessary as full training will be provided. Some sales experience preferable. Good level of fitness required. Current operator will be in Ashburton 19 and 20 Feb (contact 027 274 2366) Or for details visit www.sunbright.co.nz or email info@sunbright.co.nz

FOR SALE SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today. Phone 308-3602

BUSINESS WANTED/SELL

CHURCH SERVICES

Church Services

Business For Sale Established hairdressing business employing 4 staff situated in a busy urban shopping centre. Regular cliental with a proven track record of profitability.

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am Morning Service

POA. Expressions of interest to enquires@ brophyknight.co.nz

Speaker: Alex Shipp from the Philippines Creche available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm Prayer focus on Missions

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

CINDY, Kiwi, 38, size 6, attractive, busty, long hair. GFE. Phone calls only. 027 448 7011.

EVERYONE WELCOME

FIRST time in town. Pretty Asian busty 42D, 25 years, hot body, friendly service and relaxing. Phone Teena 021 084 69109. NZG.

Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays @10.00am Including Children’s church Everyone is welcome. See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron St’s Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

JASMINE 24. Here to play, sexy, seductive playfully naughty lady. Ph 020 406 44885 anytime. LULU - cute and cuddly, attractive and busty. Specials, let all your dreams come true. Phone 021 0233 9259 (no texting). NEW beautiful Asian, 26 years, busty DD, hot exciting massage. Ph 021 0246 9910.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton) St Andrew’s Havelock St. 10am & 7pm

St James

Thomson St. 11 am

St Paul’s

Oxford St. 9.30am

10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton

We Help Save Lives We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting

You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

Buying or selling a property? Call the Guardian today or your real estate advertising requirements. 307 7900

Call Jaco to tend to all your rural electrical needs . . ElectraServe, for everything electrical 24/7 Breakdown Service Dairy Effluent Irrigation Generators

Industrial Commercial Residential

the ElectraServe guarantee

Blair Watson, General Manager personally guarantees ElectraServe’s tradesmen’s workmanship. If you are not 100% satisfied with the quality of the work, ElectraServe will put it right . . . every time, or your money back.

a 166 moore street ashburton p 03 308 9008 e service@electraserve.co.nz w www.electraserve.co.nz

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

6pm - 8pm both evenings.

700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL WARD 1 - DAILY, 10am - 11.30am and 2pm - 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. WARD 6 - (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.

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS DUTY DOCTORS

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card. Allenton Medical Centre, The Mall, Harrison Street is the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Monday. The surgery will be open from 10am - 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm both days. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9139.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

Saturday and Sunday doctor and emergency details - please telephone the Rakaia Medical Centre, ph 303 5002. Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service. Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners note of referral.

PHARMACIES

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.nz for more information.

MENTAL HEALTH Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

COMMUNITY POOL

WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm. TINWALD POOL: Open 12noon - 7pm.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP POST DELIVERY CENTRES 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer. Mon - Fri 4.30pm Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message. Rakaia: ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm ASHBURTON REST HOMES Call us free on (0800 787 797). Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm COLDSTREAM HOUSE - DAILY, unrestricted Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days. visiting. INFORMATION CENTRES LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 CAMERON COURTS - DAILY, unrestricted ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm. visiting. Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am OMMUNITY ERVICES PRINCES COURT - DAILY, unrestricted until 2pm. Phone 308-1050. visiting. ART GALLERY METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Due to relocation, the Art Gallery is closed Holidays 10am until 3pm. EMERGENCY DENTIST until further notice. Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY BUS DEPARTURES for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service. in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. Sundays and Public Holidays. Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. ASHBURTON MUSEUM ELPLINE ERVICES Due to relocation, the Ashburton Museum is ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NIMAL ERVICES closed until further notice. Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service.

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021

1356 969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Nathan Roberts. Small: Ref Vetlife. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Renate Haveman. VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Rean McMurtrie Small: Jess Wood. ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 111, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Jo Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend. Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterhours small animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

Television 40 Ashburton Guardian

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Saturday, February 7, 2015 TV ONE

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TV TWO

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6am Guess How Much I Love You 3 0 6:10 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:15 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends 3 0 6:35 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 7am Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8:20 Green Lantern – The Animated Series 3 0 8:45 Adventure Time 3 0 9:10 Young Justice – Invasion 3 0 9:35 Zeke And Luther 3 0 10:30 Baby Daddy 3 0 11am Gary Unmarried PGR 3 0 11:30 Rodney 3 0 Noon Oh Sit! PGR 3 0 1pm Total Blackout 0 1:30 F Mr T’s World’s Craziest Fools PGR 3 0 2pm M The Makeover PGR 2013 Comedy. 0 4pm Step By Step 3 0 4:30 Full House 3 0 5pm M The Neverending Story PGR 1984 Fantasy. 0

12:15 Auckland Daze AO 3 0 12:45 The Spa PGR 3 1:15 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:10 Neighbourhood 3 0 3:50 Infomercials 5:25 The Key Of David

11:50 M Devil’s Advocate AO 1997 Thriller. Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron. 0 2:45 M Obsessed AO 2009 Drama. Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles. 0 4:45 Anger Management PGR 3 0 5:05 2Kaha PGR 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

CHOICE TV

TV THREE

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 3 7am Outdoors With Geoff 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:25 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 30 10:20 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 3 0 11:15 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 3 0 12:25 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 3 0 1:30 The Block Unlocked PGR 3 0 2pm Face Off PGR (Starting Today) 3 3pm Australia’s Next Top Model PGR 3 4pm Grand Designs Revisited 30 5pm Outdoors With Geoff 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm M Hook 1991 Family 7pm N Storage Hunters PGR fantasy. Robin Williams, 7:30 N Ice Road Truckers PGR Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts. 0 0 8:30 CSI AO 0 8pm L Lotto 9:25 N Chicago PD AO 8:05 Hook Continued. 0 The Chicago Police 9:50 M Coyote Ugly Department team discovers PGR 2000 Romantic Drama. an unexpected asset during An aspiring songwriter, after the investigation of a druggetting a job at a women-run cartel cleaning house. 0 New York bar, comes out of 10:25 Hawaii Five-0 AO 0 her shell. Melanie Lynskey, Tyra Banks. 0

6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:15 Homefront Extra 3 6:30 The Fishing Show – Classic Episodes 3 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 There’s No Taste Like Home Gino d’Acampo travels to Blackpool, where European lamb, Fleetwood fish cakes, and Caribbean flying fish are on the menu. 10:30 Come Dine With Me 11:30 L Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series Sevens Wellington – Day Two. The knockout phase from Wellington. 0 6pm One News 0 6:45 L Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series Coverage of the finals, culminating in the Cup Final at 8:55pm. 0 9:45 M US Marshals AO 1998 Action Thriller. A United States Marshal hunts down a ruthless and mysterious assassin. Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey jr. 0

11:25 The Blue Rose AO 3 Temp Jane March takes over from dead PA Rose, but if Rose’s death was no accident, who killed her, and why? And how far does the conspiracy go? 0 12:25 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Rugrats 3 7:25 Sidekick 7:50 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion 3 8:15 Digimon Fusion 3 8:40 Rocket Power 3 9:05 Power Rangers – Super Megaforce 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Danny Phantom 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 6pm Futurama 3 0 6:30 M Annie 1982 Musical. Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Aileen Quinn. 9:10 M 8 Mile AO 3 2002 Drama. Semi-autobiographical story of a white rapper trying to escape his roots and make it in the hip-hop scene of Detroit. Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer. 0

6am Home Shopping 11:25 University Challenge Waikato v Lincoln. Noon University Challenge Halfway through the round-robin competition, all teams remain in the contest for play-off berths, with Otago competing against Massey. 12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:25 50 Years Of Television 3 3:25 Harry’s Practice 3 3:55 Motorsport – Toyota Racing Series (Highlights) 5pm L Horse Racing – Waikato Sprint Coverage of the Waikato Sprint, the thoroughbred race run at Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton. 5:30 Prime News 6pm F Big, Bigger, Biggest

11:25 90210 PGR 3 Naomi and Annie rush a popular sorority; Jeremy has a secret; Liam follows through with plans for the bar, and hosts an unexpected guest. 12:20 The League AO 3 Jenny jeopardises Ruxin’s chance to work on a big case with his boss. 12:45 Infomercials

11:20 True Blood AO 3 The three hostages find a familiar face amongst their captors, and hope to increase their odds; the town’s survival is threatened, sending Sookie looking for clues. 12:25 Home Shopping

6am The Crowd Goes Wild An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 6:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 7am The World Rugby Show 7:30 Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights) Wellington – Day One. From Westpac Stadium in Wellington. 9am Rugby League – Auckland Nines (Highlights) Day Two. 10:30 The Cricket Show Analysis and highlights of the week’s games, with features and player profiles from grassroots to domestic and international cricket. 11:15 The World Rugby Show 11:50 L Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series Wellington – Day Two. From Westpac Stadium in Wellington. 7pm Storage Wars – Canada 10pm Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 7:30 N Seven Wonders St Helens v Catalans Dragons. Of The Commonwealth 10:30 L Cycling – Dubai Tour British presenters visit seven Stage Four. natural wonders of the A 128km ride through the Commonwealth, including metropolis and around the New Zealand’s Milford Sound. fringes. 8:30 Downton Abbey Christmas Special PGR 3 10:40 Never Mind The Buzzcocks AO 3

MAORI TV

12:50 Basketball – NBL (Replay) Townsville Crocodiles v New Zealand Breakers. From Townsville RSL Stadium. 2:50 The World Rugby Show 3:20 Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights) 5am Rugby League – Charity Shield (Replay) Dragons v Rabbitohs.

SKY SPORT 2

6am Cycling – Dubai Tour (Replay) Stage Three. The ride starts at the Marine Club on the coastline, goes out into the desert and finishes at the Hatta Dam. 8am Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 8:30 L Rugby League – Super League St Helens v Catalans Dragons. 11:30 Ice Hockey – NHL (Replay) Chicago PD Seven Wonders of the Commonwealth, 7:30pm on Prime Ottawa Senators v Washington 9:25pm on TV3 Capitals. From Canadian Tire Centre, Ontario. THE BOX DISCOVERY MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS 1:30 Cycling – Dubai Tour (Highlights) Stage Three. 6am The Simpsons Super 6am Auction Kings PG Napoleon 6:55 Comic Books Unbound PG 2008 6:40 Ace Ventura – Pet 2pm Sky Sport 365 Mirror; First World War Boy Scout Saturday PG A marathon of Documentary. 7:55 Ride Along MVL Detective PGL 1994 Comedy. Poster. 6:30 MythBusters PG Simpson’s episodes. Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox Arquette, 2:30 Football – A-League (Replay) 2014 Comedy. Ice Cube, Kevin Hart. Pirates 2. 7:30 MythBusters PG 8:30 Last Man Standing PG Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar. Sean Young. 8:10 The Making 9:35 The Conjuring 16C 2013 Confederate Steam Gun. 8:55 Survivor – Vanuatu PG From Hunter Stadium in Newcastle. Of Johnny English Reborn PG Horror. Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga. 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:45 Survivor – Vanuatu PG 4:30 Sky Sports UK News 8:25 Bring It On MS 2000 Drama. 11:25 This Is The End 16VLS 2013 9:30 Jungle Hooks – India PG 10:40 Survivor – Vanuatu 5pm Cycling – Dubai Tour (Replay) Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku. 10:05 Comedy. James Franco, Jonah Hill. Mountain Monsters. 10am Jungle 1:10 Thor – The Dark World MV PG 11:30 Survivor – Vanuatu Stage Three. The Lake House ML 2006 Drama. Hooks – India PG The Shikar Way. PG 12:20 Biker Battleground 7pm Rugby League – Super Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock. 2013 Action. Chris Hemsworth, 10:30 Deadliest Catch PG Phoenix PGL 1:10 Pawn Stars PG 11:45 Fun With Dick And Jane ML League (Replay) Natalie Portman. 3:05 Endure 11:30 Abalone Wars PG 1:35 Shearing Gang PG 2pm Call 2005 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni. St Helens v Catalans Dragons. 16VL 2010 Thriller. Devon Sawa, 12:30 The Unexplained Files Of The Wildman PG 2:25 Cajun 1:15 RocknRolla 16VL 2008 Action. 9pm L Rugby League – Tom Arnold. 4:35 Anchorman 2 M 1:30 Gold Rush PG 2:30 Alien Pawn Stars PG 2:50 Elementary MV Charity Shield Dragons v Rabbitohs. Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, – The Legend Continues MLS 2014 3:40 SVU MV 4:30 The Simpsons Sharks PG 3:30 No Limits PG From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. Comedy. Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd. 6:30 Thandie Newton. 3:10 Mean 4pm No Limits PG 4:30 Auction Super Saturday PG A marathon 11:30 Fox Sports News Hunters PG 5:30 Alaska – The Last Riddick 16VLS 2013 Action. Vin Diesel, Machine MVL 2002 Comedy. of Simpson’s episodes. 7:30 Last Vinnie Jones, David Kelly. Karl Urban. 8:30 We’re The Millers Frontier M 6:30 Bering Sea Gold SUNDAY Man Standing PG 8pm Call Of The PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 4:50 Miami Vice 16V 2006 Action. 16VLS 2013 Comedy. Jason Sudeikis, Midnight Rugby League – Super Wildman PG 8:30 Cajun Pawn 8:30 Railroad Alaska PG 7pm The Waterboy ML 1998 Jennifer Aniston. 10:25 2 Guns 16VL League (Highlights) Stars PG 9pm Hardcore Pawn – 9:30 Edge Of Alaska M Comedy. 8:30 Armageddon ML 2013 Action. Denzel Washington, St Helens v Catalans Dragons. Behind The Deal PGL 9:30 Biker 10:30 Siberian Cut M 1998 Action. 11pm The Adjustment 12:30 Rugby League – Super Mark Wahlberg. Battleground Phoenix PGL 11:30 MythBusters PG Bureau MLS 2010 Thriller. League (Highlights) SUNDAY SUNDAY 10:30 Pawn Stars PG SUNDAY Widnes Vikings v Wigan Warriors. 12:15 Freaky Deaky 16VLS 2012 SUNDAY Midnight Great Escapes 11pm Shearing Gang PG 12:30 Secret Lives Of Stepford 1am Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race Comedy. Billy Burke, Christian Slater. 12:45 Mean Machine MVL 2002 12:30 Jimmy’s Forest 11:30 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS Wives M 1am Secret Lives Of 1:30 Fox Sports News 1:50 Endure 16VL 2010 Thriller. Comedy. 2:25 The Making Of 1:30 Extreme Frontiers South SUNDAY Stepford Wives M 1:30 Who The 2am Football – A-League (Replay) Johnny English Reborn PG Africa 2:30 Richard E Grant’s 12:30 Raw 3:20 Da Vinci’s (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 2am Man v Devon Sawa, Tom Arnold. 3:20 Riddick 16VLS 2013 Action. 2:40 Armageddon ML 1998 Action. Central Coast Mariners v Hotel Secrets PGR 3:30 Being Erica Demons 18VLS 4:15 Survivor Wild PG 3am Man v Wild PG 5:15 The Making Of Oblivion PG 5:10 The Adjustment Bureau MLS Adelaide United. PGR 4:30 Martin Shaw Aviators – Vanuatu PG 5:05 Survivor – 4am Man v Wild PG 4am Soccer Saturday 5:30 Freaky Deaky 16VLS 2012 Comedy. 2010 Thriller. 5am Holiday Home Sweet Home Vanuatu PG 5am MythBusters PG 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Grand Tours Of Scotland 8am Baggage Battles 8:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 9am Zumbo 9:30 Home Of The Future 10:30 Dear Genevieve 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 American Restoration Noon The Million Pound Property Experiment 1pm Gardeners’ World 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm West End Salvage 3:30 House Crashers 4pm Holiday Home Sweet Home 5pm Great Escapes 5:30 Jimmy’s Forest 6:30 Extreme Frontiers South Africa 7:30 Natural World – Desert Lions In-depth stories of incredible animals with award-winning photography. 8:30 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets PGR Featuring the world’s most luxurious hotels and scandalous stories. 9:30 Being Erica PGR A young woman travels back in time to fix past mistakes. 10:30 West End Salvage An expert team create one-of-a-kind pieces out of salvaged treasures. 11pm House Crashers 11:30 Martin Shaw Aviators

6:30 Pukoro 3 7am Miharo 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Tatai Hono 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Putahi 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield 3 Elimination Final 2014 –

East Coast Bays v Manurewa. 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Irikura 3 6:30 Te Tepu 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M My Neighbour Totoro 3 1988 Animated. Voices of Amagasa, Brianne Brozey. 9:10 M Babette’s Feast AO 3 1987 Drama. Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer. 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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FOUR

6am Wonder Dogs 3 0 6:20 Football – English Premier League Everton v Liverpool. From Goodison Park, Liverpool. 8:30 Praise Be 3 Chris Nichol presents hymns based on the Sermon on the Mount. 9am Waitangi – What Really Happened PGR 3 A historical drama about the signing of the treaty. 0 10:15 Waka Huia 11:15 Neighbourhood 3 0 11:45 Animal House 3 0 12:15 Cricket In Colour – Story Of The 1992 Cricket World Cup 1:45 F Beeny’s Restoration Nightmare PGR 3 0 2:45 Location, Location, Location 30 3:45 F Freaks And Creeps 0 4:50 Supersized Earth 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 7:30 N Our First Home Series following three families helping their children onto the property ladder. 0 8:40 Broadchurch AO New information leads Hardy and Ellie to re-evaluate what they believe; Sharon receives unexpected help. 0 9:40 The Missing AO 0 10:55 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries AO 3 0

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:10 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:15 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:25 Dinosaur Train 3 0 6:35 Art Attack 3 0 7am Sofia The First 3 0 7:20 Wander Over Yonder 3 0 7:45 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 8:10 Randy Cunningham – 9th Grade Ninja 3 0 8:30 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 8:55 Lab Rats 3 0 9:20 Austin And Ally 3 0 9:40 Kickin’ It 3 0 10:05 Mystery Girls PGR 0 10:30 The Bachelorette PGR 3 0 Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 2:35 Cosentino – The Magic, The Mystery, The Madness 3 0 3:35 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air PGR 3 0 4:05 Wipeout 3 0 5:05 M Up PGR 2009 Animated. Voice of Ed Asner. 0 7pm M Aladdin 1992 Animated Adventure. In an enchanted city, a commoner named Aladdin and his mischievous monkey, Abu, must save Princess Jasmine from the evil sorcerer Jafar. Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin. 0 8:50 M Horrible Bosses AO 2011 Comedy. 0 10:50 The Walking Dead AO 3 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 9am Bondi Vet PGR 3 9:25 Robot Combat League 3 10:10 The Bold And The Beautiful Omnibus PGR 3 Noon Entertainment Tonight Weekend 1pm Storm City – Avalanche 3 2pm Motorsport – Aussie GT Series Round one from Adelaide. 2:30 Motorsport – Waimate 50 (Highlights) 3:30 Motorsport – NZV8 Touring Cars (Highlights) 4:30 Motorsport – D1NZ Drifting Round two, part one coverage. 5pm Ice Road Truckers 3 Hugh and Rick haul a record-breaking load; Alex deals with an oil leak; Dave rides solo to Prudhoe Bay. 0 6pm 3 News 7pm M Life Of Pi PGR 2006 Drama. Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan. 0 9:40 M The Sitter AO 2010 Comedy. When a college student on suspension is coaxed into babysitting the children next door, he is unprepared for the night ahead of him. Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor. 0

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Rugrats 3 7:25 Sidekick 7:50 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion 3 8:10 Digimon Fusion 3 8:35 Rocket Power 3 9am Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 – Fused 3 9:20 Care Bears 3 0 9:45 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 9:55 The Moe Show 3 0 10:05 The Wild Thornberrys 3 10:30 Glee PGR 3 11:15 Glee PGR 3 Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Danny Phantom 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 6pm Futurama 3 0 6:30 Slide Show 7:30 Glee PGR During a Burt Bacharach tribute week, Mercedes returns to Ohio to persuade Rachel to pursue her Broadway dreams. 8:30 M Mama AO 2013 Horror. Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier. 10:35 F Friends With Benefits AO 3

12:05 One Born Every Minute AO 3 After retiring a year earlier, midwife Linda Abbott returns. 0 1:10 Rapid Response PGR 3 0 1:40 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:35 Infomercials

12:35 Gotham AO 3 0 2:15 Good Vibes AO 3 2:40 Posh Nosh 3 0 2:50 Infomercials 3:25 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 Bunheads PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:25 The Blacklist AO 3 A devious hit man targets an important American scientist following an Iranian nuclear scientist’s assassination. 0 12:25 Rob PGR 3 12:55 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

11pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend The biggest entertainment stories of the last week. 11:55 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Extreme Frontiers South Africa 7am Natural World – Desert Lions 8am Martin Shaw Aviators 8:30 West End Salvage 9am House Crashers 9:30 Holiday Home Sweet Home 10:30 Great Escapes 11am Jimmy’s Forest Noon Being Erica PGR 1pm Natural World – Desert Lions 2pm Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets PGR 3pm The Garden Pantry 3:30 Get Growing 4pm Hugh’s Fish Fight – Save Our Seas 5pm Luke Nguyen’s France 5:30 Marbella Mansions 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy Irish TV presenter Baz Ashmawy takes his mammy on a journey designed to test her mettle. 8:30 M The Beaver AO 2011 Drama. A troubled husband and executive adopts a hand puppet as his sole means of communicating. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster. 10:30 M Hattie AO 2011 Comedy Drama. A bittersweet comedy drama about a very English love triangle. Ruth Jones, Robert Bathurst.

MONDAY

12:30 Luke Nguyen’s France 1am M The Beaver AO 2011 Drama. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster. 3am M Hattie AO 2011 Comedy Drama. Ruth Jones, Robert Bathurst. 5am The Garden Pantry 5:30 Get Growing

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world, highlighting sport for young New Zealand fans. Noon MasterChef USA PGR 3 1pm The Paradise PGR 3 3:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3 4:30 Escape To The Country 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm N Turn Back Time – The High Street The shopkeepers arrive in Victorian Shepton to set up shop and home, expected to trade as they would have in the 1870s, but first they must source and make their stock.

7pm Storage Wars – New York PGR 3 7:30 Antiques Roadshow 8:30 Lewis AO 3 Lewis and Hathaway investigate a murder at Oxford’s last surviving all-female college when a woman is found dead at the bottom of a set of stairs. 10:30 Arthur And The People’s Supermarket PGR 11:35 Prisoners’ Wives AO 3 Harriet realises Gavin is the victim of prison bullying, and must decide whether to smuggle drugs into the prison to buy his protection. 12:35 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2 2pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield 2014 3 Pt Chevalier v Papakura. 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm N Kai Time On The Road Chef Peter Peeti travels the country to showcase and celebrate the natural resources of Aotearoa. 6:30 N Te Hau Awhiowhio Young Maori storytellers document

THE BOX 6am Survivor – Vanuatu PG 6:50 Survivor – Vanuatu PG 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:05 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 8:55 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes. 11:25 Last Man Standing PG 11:50 Raw 2:35 WWE Main Event MC 3:40 SmackDown! MC 5:20 Pawn Stars PG 5:45 Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 6:10 Shearing Gang PG 6:40 Biker Battleground Phoenix PGL 7:30 Longmire 16V 8:30 CSI – Miami MV 9:30 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 Strike Back 18VLS 11:30 Longmire 16V

MONDAY

12:25 SmackDown! MC 2:05 WWE Main Event MC 3:05 CSI – Miami MV 3:55 CSI – Miami MV 4:45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:10 Longmire 16V

7am Rugby League – UK Super League (Highlights) Widnes Vikings v Wigan Warriors. 7:30 Rugby League – UK Super League (Highlights) St Helens v Catalans Dragons. 8am Basketball – NBL (Replay) Townsville Crocodiles v New Zealand Breakers. From Townsville RSL Stadium. 10am Sky Sport 365 10:30 Cycling – Dubai Tour (Highlights) Stage Four. 11am Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Townsville Crocodiles v New Zealand Breakers. 11:30 Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights) Day Two. 1pm Football – Arsenal TV Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal. 4:15 L Cricket – ICC Warm-Up Australia v India. 8:05 Fox Sports News (Highlights) A wrap of the day’s sporting headlines, with extensive highlights, and previews of sporting action still to come. 8:35 L Cricket – ICC Warm-Up Australia v India.

12:30 Cycling – Dubai Tour (Replay) 2:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Townsville Crocodiles v New Zealand Breakers. 3am Fox Sports News 3:30 Sea Master Sailing 4am Football – A-League (Replay) Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix.

SKY SPORT 2 three years of change in the Whangarei suburb of Otangarei. 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Moko Aotearoa 3 8pm Behind The Brush 3 8:30 M Le Couperet AO 2005 Comedy Crime. José Garcia, Karin Viard, Geordy Monfils. 10:40 Both Worlds AO 11:10 Te Kaea 3 2 11:50 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG Happy Days Pinball; Wall of Shame. 6:30 MythBusters PG James Bond Special 1. 7:30 MythBusters PG 8:30 You Have Been Warned Again M Craziest Drivers. 9:30 The Unexplained Files M Paranormal Highway of America. 10:30 Commandos M 11:30 Nomad Chef PG Spain. 12:30 The Cave PG 1:30 Naked And Afraid M Botswana Breakdown. 2:30 Survive That! M 3:30 Alaskan Bush People M Raised Wild. 4:30 Siberian Cut M Road from Hell. 5:30 Railroad Alaska PG Mountain Danger. 6:30 Gold Rush PG Hard Bargain. 7:30 Extreme Drug Smuggling M 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 9:30 Spawn Of Jaws – The Birth M 10:30 Commandos M 11:30 You Have Been Warned Again M

MONDAY

12:30 The Unexplained Files M 1:30 Tabloid M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Man v Wild PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

Our First Home

7:30pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 7am Biography – Teen Heartthrobs PG 2009 Documentary. 7:50 2 Guns 16VL 2013 Action. Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg. 9:40 We’re The Millers 16VLS 2013 Comedy. Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston. 11:30 Riddick 16VLS 2013 Action. Vin Diesel, Karl Urban. 1:25 Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues MLS 2014 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd. 3:25 Tom, Dick And Harriet M 2013 Comedy. Steven Weber, Michelle Harrison. 4:50 Chasing Mavericks PGL 2012 Drama. Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston. 6:45 The Last Stand 16VL 2013 Action. 8:30 Grudge Match MVL 2013 Comedy. 10:25 The Lords Of Salem 16VLS 2012 Horror.

MONDAY

12:05 Pawn Shop Chronicles 18VLC 2013 Comedy. 1:55 Tom, Dick And Harriet M 2013 Comedy. 3:25 Chasing Mavericks PGL 2012 Drama. 5:20 Close Up – Angelina Jolie PG 2012 Documentary. 5:50 The Last Stand 16VL 2013 Action.

Aladdin

7pm on TV2

MOVIES GREATS 6:55 The Waterboy ML 1998 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk. 8:25 Armageddon ML 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Steve Buscemi, Liv Tyler. 10:55 Miami Vice 16V 2006 Action. Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Naomie Harris. 1:05 The Adjustment Bureau MLS 2010 Thriller. Matt Damon, Emily Blunt. 2:50 Office Space ML 1999 Comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Ron Livingston. 4:20 The Upside Of Anger MLS 2005 Drama. Joan Allen, Kevin Costner. 6:15 The Matrix MV 1999 Sci-fi Thriller. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, CarrieAnne Moss. 8:30 Knocked Up 16LS 2007 Comedy. 10:40 Underworld – Rise Of The Lycans 16V 2009 Action.

MONDAY

12:15 You Don’t Mess With The Zohan MLS 2008 Comedy. 2:05 Knocked Up 16LS 2007 Comedy. 4:10 Underworld – Rise Of The Lycans 16V 2009 Action. 5:40 Office Space ML 1999 Comedy.

8Feb15

6:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Townsville Crocodiles v New Zealand Breakers. From the Townsville RSL Stadium. 7am Cycling – Dubai Tour (Replay) Stage Four. A 128km ride through the metropolis and around the fringes. 9am Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Widnes Vikings v Wigan Warriors. 9:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) St Helens v Catalans Dragons. 10am Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race (Replay) 10:30 The World Rugby Show 11am L Motorsport – V8 Supercars Sydney.com Supertest. 6pm Golf Central 7pm L Football – A-League Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix. From Sportingbet Stadium. 9pm Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights) Day Two. From Westpac Stadium in Wellington. 10:30 Cycling – Tour Of Dubai (Highlights) 11pm Football – Chelsea TV Aston Villa v Chelsea. From Villa Park.

MONDAY

2am Football – A-League (Highlights) Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix. From Sportingbet Stadium. 2:30 Ice Hockey – NHL Regular Season (Replay) Ottawa Senators v Washington Capitals. 4:30 The Fishing Show 5am Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 5:30 Cycling – Tour Of Dubai (Highlights) Stage Four.

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Family Notices 42 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS HEAL, Jan – Much loved darling wife and soul mate of David for 47 years, and a much loved unstoppable, unique and treasured mum of Daryl and Toni, Melvin and Janine, and Sonia. A very special, loving, caring, thoughtful, and generous Nana to Sam, Isaac, Iris, Esther, Ryan, and Taylor, and special Nana Jan of Georgia. As the result of an unexpected medic event, passed over at Christchurch Public Hospital on February 2, 2015. We would like to express our gratitude and thanks to St John, Ashburton Hospital A & E, Westpac Helicopter and accompanying ICU Cardiac team, Christchurch Hospital ICU and Ward 12. In accordance with Jan’s wishes a private family service has been held. All messages to 80 Princes Street, Ashburton. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

HEAL, Jan –

To our treasured mum and nanny. Thank you for all our treasured memories. We will miss you and love you always. Love Mag, Janine, Sam, Ryan and Taylor. xxxx HEAL, Jan – Passed away February 2, 2015. They say it’s a beautiful journey, from the old world to the new. Some day I’ll take that journey up the stairs that lead to you. And when I reach that garden where all are free from pain, I’ll put my arms around you and we’ll never part again. Love you always mum. Sonia. xo HEAL, Jan – On February 2, 2015. Dearly loved and cherised daughter of the late Jim and Iris Bisley of Motueka. HEAL, Jan – Very special second mum of Debbie. “Gone, but not forgotten.”

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WILLIAMS, Vi (Gwendolyn Violet) – John, Trish, (Pat), and Sue SHAW, Ruth Eileen – along with their families wish On February 5, 2015 at to express their sincere Coldstream House, thanks to everyone for their Ashburton. It is with sadness 620 East Street Ashburton kind expressions of sympathy that the family of Ruth Ph/Fax 308 5369 after the loss of Vi, a dearly announce her passing. She or 0274 357 974 loved mother, mother-in-law, was the loved wife of Allan, ebcarter@xtra.co.nz nana Vi and great nana Vi. NZMMMA Member loved mother, mother in law, The cards, phone calls, visits and nana of the late Barbara, and baking have been greatly Lois and Richard, Rebecca, appreciated. Our sincere Bernice, and Craig Lough thanks to Murray Wackrow (Christchurch); Alison and and Staff at Sealy Street Garry Weavers (Temuka), Medical Centre for their care Scott and Hannah, and Lana; of Vi over many years. We Greg and Tracy, Brandon, appreciated the MID CANTERBURY and Dylan (Canada); and FUNERAL SERVICES compassionate care from great grand nana of Bellagh. staff at Coldstream House Messages to Shaw family, Galbraith’s provide choice! during mum’s short stay PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and Galbraith’s there. To the Ashburton celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, Donations to St John and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. Hospital Volunteers we thank provide choice! Ambulance would be We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to you all for forming a Guard of reflect their individuality ask us how we can be of assistance to you and appreciated and may be left Honour for mum - she would Call us on your family. at the service. A special thank Call us on 308 3980 have been delighted. A huge you to the staff at Coldstreamor call in and 308 visit 3980 our new premises atthank you to those who House and the Cancer or 246 callHavelock in andStreet visit attended mum’s funeral Society for their kindness and service, and to staff at our new premises at Paterson’s care of Ruth. A service of Funeral Services Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams celebration for Ruth will be for their empathy and support 246 Havelock held at Our Chapel, Cnr East during this time. Please and Cox Streets, Ashburton Street accept this as a personal on TUESDAY, February 10, acknowledgement to each commencing at 11.00am.Official Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm and everyone of you who Followed by private cremation played a part in her life. at the Ashburton “Unseen, unheard, Crematorium. but always near, Paterson’s Funeral Services Still loved, still missed 307 7900 FDANZ Ashburton and very dear.” Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka & Surrounding Districts since 1905

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SHAW, Ruth Eileen – DEATHS FUNERAL On February 5, 2015 at TILSON, Audrey OliveHouse, Lucy FURNISHERS Coldstream – Ashburton. It is with sadness On February 5, 2015.ofPassed that the family Ruth away peacefully at Ashburton. announce her passing. She Dearly wife late was thelove loved wifeof oftheAllan, Tom. Much loved mother and loved mother, mother in law, mother-in-law of late the Barbara, late Gleand nana of the nys, and and Richard, Ray Taylor, Stuart Lois Rebecca, Canterbury owned, and Gill, Donald, and Heather Bernice, and Craig Lough and Kevin Cartwright. locally operated (Christchurch); Alison Loved and nana ofWeavers Graeme (Temuka), and MiGarry Patersons chelleand Taylor; Kristoffer, and Scott Hannah, and Lana; Kama and Kingsbury, Thomas, Greg Tracy, Brandon, Funeral Services Tilson; Hayley and George Dylan (Canada); and and Ashburton and Philip and great grandMorgan, nana ofPhilip Bellagh. Justine Cartwright andfamily, great Crematorium Ltd Messages to Shaw nana of 472, Carley, Jade, Liberty, PO Box Ashburton 7740. and Hunter. Messages the Donations to St toJohn Office and Chapel Tilson family c/- would PO Box 472, Ambulance be Corner East & Cox Ashburton. Donations to the appreciated and may be left Streets, Ashburton Kidney Foundation would be at the service. A special thank muchto the appreciated and may you staff at Coldstream be left atand the service. A serHouse the Cancer vice to celebrate Audrey’sand life Society for their kindness will beof held Andrew’s care Ruth.at AStservice of FUNERALS PresbyterianforChurch, Havecelebration Ruth will be Ashburton Savage Club lock atStreet, Ashburton on held Our Chapel, Cnr East TUESDAY FebruaryAshburton 10, comand Cox Streets, on TUESDAY, February 10, mencing at 11am. Followed commencing 11.00am. by interment at atthe RSA secFollowed by privateNew cremation tion, Ashburton Lawn The Tuataras at Ashburton Cemetery.the Members are invited to attend Crematorium. Paterson’s Funeral Services Paterson’s Services the funeral service of the late FDANZFuneral Ashburton Koa Congdon at St Pauls FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433 Church, Oxford Street on Ph 307 7433 Monday, February 9 at 2pm. Please note all late death notices or notices sent out- IN MEMORIAM side ordinary office hours must be emailed to: FOSTER, Ross – deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz In our home there to ensure publication. stands a photo More precious to us During office hours notices than gold may also be sent to: A photograph of you classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Your memory will never, grow Any queries old. please contact People say we have our 0800 memories, ASHBURTON maybe this is true (0800-274-287). But we never wanted memories we only wanted you. FUNERAL The tears that flow we can wipe away FURNISHERS But the ache in our hearts is here to stay. MASTER Love Joy, Joanne, James, MONUMENTAL MASON Shane, Sarah and Chloe.

NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers 30 to 59

fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

rain

snow

hail

60 plus

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

FZL: Above 3500m

Fine, apart from areas of morning and evening cloud. Wind at 1000m: Light. W 40 km/h developing in the evening. Wind at 2000m: SW gale 70 km/h, easing to 40 km/h in the afternoon.

Sunny. Southwesterlies dying out in the morning.

TOMORROW Fine. Northerlies developing in the afternoon.

TOMORROW

MONDAY

FZL: 3600m

Fine. Wind at 1000m: SW 40 km/h, rising to gale NW 80 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: SW 50 km/h, rising to severe gale NW 90 km/h in the evening.

Occasional rain, with brief heavy falls, developing in the morning with a cool southerly change, strong or gale in exposed places at first.

MONDAY

TUESDAY Showers clearing and fine spells increasing. Southerlies dying out.

Rain spreading north, with some heavy falls about the divide. Snow lowering to 1200m. Gale or severe gale NW changing cooler S.

WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY

Drizzle clearing early and fine spells increasing. Light winds.

Fine spells. Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.

World Weather

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

fine cloudy fine cloudy showers showers fine fine fine cloudy thunder thunder fine cloudy fine

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

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cloudy fine fine fine showers rain rain fine showers rain cloudy fine fine snow showers

3 1 30 18 28 17 30 31 33 8 19 7 35 -3 32

-3 -2 15 14 19 6 24 11 25 1 13 -2 20 -7 24

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

snow cloudy fine rain rain showers cloudy showers snow fine cloudy rain fine cloudy cloudy

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9 pm am 3

Sunday 9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

9 noon 3

9 pm

12:46 6:56 1:08 7:16 1:28 7:37 1:51 8:00 2:11 8:21 2:36 8:48 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 6:40 am Set 8:53 pm

Good

few showers

Hamilton

fine

Napier

fine

Good fishing

Rise 6:41 am Set 8:52 pm

Good

Good fishing

Rise 6:42 am Set 8:51 pm

Good

Good fishing

Set 9:33 am Rise 10:07 pm

Set 10:30 am Rise 10:34 pm

Set 11:28 am Rise 11:02 pm

12 Feb 4:51 pm

19 Feb 12:48 pm

26 Feb 6:15 am

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Palmerston North fine Wellington

fine

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

fine

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

few showers

River Levels

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cumecs

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 199.7 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

2.70

Sth Ashburton at 2:15 pm, yesterday

5.36

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:00 pm, yesterday

86.5

Waitaki Kurow at 12:00 pm, yesterday

220.0

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Monday

2 5 37 28 10 17 5 31 2 27 18 27 11 9 1

overnight max low

Auckland

Forecasts for today

39 5 32 4 28 30 26 28 30 31 33 22 27 7 7

Saturday, 7 February 2015

A ridge lies over the country tomorrow. A front moves onto the lower South Island late tomorrow then spreads northwards on Monday. Another ridge spreads onto New Zealand behind the front on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 15.4 16.5 Max to 4pm 4.8 Minimum 1.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 1.4 16hr to 4pm February to date 8.0 Avg Feb to date 10 2015 to date 23.4 68 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 24 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 67 Time of gust 11:28am

to 4pm yesterday

Methven

Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

14.8 16.0 3.7 –

17.2 17.4 5.4 3.4

17.2 19.3 4.1 –

4.5 20.2 – 39.7 –

6.2 6.2 8 24.2 51

0.0 1.8 8 19.2 55

SW 17 – –

SW 31 S 65 12:38pm

SW 30 SW 54 1:12pm

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Puzzles Saturday, February 7, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC

ACROSS 1. In the main royal son doesn’t end with one being friendly (11) 6. One may lie in this part of the garden (3) 8. To offer oneself for the post, it may have relevance (5) 10. Tragic, ire being shown in care of the elderly (9) 11. Underground part of a mathematical factor (4) 12. Great Waverley author – what a surprise! (5) 13. Sort name out if he’s to keep a shop in America (8) 16. Picked out design around top of lantern (7) 17. Locals given back-up by Building Society (4) 18. A poet’s hard wood one made black inside (4) 19. A privateer with a roughsounding manner (7) 21. Assume a false appearance as must a lie like this (8) 23. Argue one’s case quietly with one playing principal role (5) 26. When trade expands it may have a hollow sound to it (4) 27. Quiet pun, when about fifty, can increase fivefold (9) 28. As wet as one may be, if one does so (5) 29. The donkey used in the Passion (3) 30. Makes up for one’s MP, etc, as it turns out (11)

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 1. Icing 4. Cropped 8. Collaborators 10. Stung 11. Earl 12. Zinc 16. Pleat 17. Neighbourhood 19. Elected 20. Deter Down 1. Inconvenience 2. Ill 3. Glassy 4. Chorus 5. Orange 6. Provision 7. Dispatch rider 9. Corrosive 13. Upshot 14. Second 15. Stared 18. Out QUICK Across 1. Shortcut 7. Dodge 8. Reiterate 9. Use 10. Blob 11. Punter 13. Assault course 15. Saturn 16. Able 18. Law 20. Retreated 21. Acrid 22. Advanced Down 1. Shrub 2. Ominous 3. Then 4. Unadulterated 5. Odour 6. Release 7. Destroy 12. Mustard 13. Amalgam 14. Robotic 15. Swore 17. Ended 19. Feta

DOWN 1. Go so out of kilter, tapering one end and bulging the other (4-6) 2. They’re unlikely to happen if bar is mobile I tip them out (15) 3. Prairie-wolves upset coot? Yes! (7) 4. Turn aside a heraldic green (5) 5. After 12 months’ accounting, any reed can be used for it (4-3) 6. One may get snips here in the underground (7-8) 7. Decorate a pack of cards (4) 9. There’s a good deal to be gained by sortilege (3) 13. Drink from a grain’s like a Spanish punch (7)

14. Like a company making cattle-feed (3-4) 15. Those up for election, to be frank, want seat changed (10) 19. Burning, almost accuse it of being different (7) 20. Has a rest, then puts the question again (7) 22. A flower for a showy person (5) 24. Weatherman’s depression starts late on Wednesday (3) 25. To a chemist, water is Latin (4)

QUICK ACROSS 7. Cocksure (13) 8. Fishing boats (8) 9. Fortitude (colloq) (4) 10. Looking glass (6) 12. Removed from office (6) 14. Self-esteem (3) 15. Population count (6) 17. Sluggish (6) 19. Duo (4) 21. Bequests (8) 23. At all hours (5,3,5)

DOWN 1. Additional hours of work (8) 2. Beer maker (6) 3. Tree trunk (4) 4. Branch (8) 5. Sayings (6) 6. Biting insect (4) 11. Determined (8) 13. Proof (8) 16. Run flat out (6) 18. Remember (6) 20. Swear (4) 22. Neither black nor white (4)

SUDOKU Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

YOUR STARS by Forecasters

ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) You can’t change what you can’t see and by simply being aware of the amount of give and take taking place is enough to balance things out. TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) As you work to find work/life balance you’ll be surprised how small steps can make a huge difference, remembering it’s all about balance. GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) The long weekend provides the perfect opportunity to address any work/life balance issues, especially if they’ve crept in gradually over recent weeks. CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) While there may be some financial tension in the air, it’s simply that income and financial forces are battling for your attention, bearing gifts. LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) With your financial passions, desires, dreams and fighting spirit engaged bless anything that keeps you motivated, ready to come out fighting. VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) There is not only a need to keep your work and money hats on over the weekend, but some real advantages to be gained if you do. LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) As Mercury spends his last weekend in retrograde motion in a fun and playful part of your chart there’s a chance to make up for lost time. SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) There’s a need to make work/life balance a priority, with investing in home and family matters now benefiting you later professionally SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) While you’ll need to keep your professional hat on over most of the weekend, by Sunday you’ll have a chance to salvage time out socially. CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) This is one week that you’ll be glad to see over, but already any financial tension or pressure in general is transforming into motivation. AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Now more than ever it’s important to ensure communication lines are open, with a chance this weekend to give unsaid words a voice. PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) For you the weekend is and needs to be a soft place to fall, embracing lazy weekend vibes and in doing so washing off the cares of a tough week.

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