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Bins – but in 2017

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Wheelie bins are coming – but not yet.

The Ashburton District Council has put forward rubbish collection options, asked for public comment, listened to submissions and discovered that the community is divided when it comes to rubbish.

But yesterday it came up with a solution. After listening to a handful of submitters speak for and against bins and bags, councillors opted for wheelie bins but they’ve delayed their introduction until 2017.

At yesterday’s hearings the elderly were on one side pitching for the status quo of the plastic rubbish bag they say has served the district well for years. They couldn’t see any reason to change; they didn’t want to pay a cent more for their collection.

And on the other side were the people who wanted what most other communities had - wheelie bins.

In between there were the don’t cares, the disinterested and a large group who were unsure or who wanted a bit

of both. The council received more than 880 written submissions on its three kerbside collection options with the weight firmly in favour of wheelie bins for rubbish, and recycling and green crates for glass. That was the option the council also favoured.

It wasn’t the option Jim Lawton wanted.

“These wheelie bins will cost a lot of money and the collection trucks aren’t cheap. The cheapest option is the best for ratepayers.

Stick with what we’ve got.

These grandiose ideas are good but we can’t afford them,” he said.

Recycling experts, however, supported a switch to wheelie bins as long as the glass crate was retained.

Sharon Breakwell from the Wastebusters Trust wanted a bag and bin option, while independent expert Sheryl Stivens said dealing with litter rather than cost should be the council’s driver and that meant wheelie bins and a good public education programme.

The wheelie bin recommendation will be signed off by council on October 30.

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Father wins Oz record quiz show prize A Melbourne father has forgiven his teenage son for going behind his back and entering him on a quiz show after he pocketed more than half a million dollars. Dougal Richardson won $535,000 on Million Dollar Minute but only because his 14-year-old son George entered him on the Seven Network quiz show without his permission. Richardson’s massive windfall is believed to be the biggest ever win in the history of Australian afternoon game shows. Known to family and friends as Dougal the Human Google because of his wealth of general knowledge, Richardson said he knew nothing about the entry until the quiz show’s producers came calling. “My son, George, took it upon himself to enrol me to go on Million Dollar Minute while I was at work,” Richardson said in a statement released by Seven. “He didn’t ask for my permission and he then took on a coaching role and appointed himself as my manager. I would never have gone on the show or won a cent if it wasn’t for my son. Now that I’ve actually won all this money, George has informed me he is entitled to at least 10 per cent commission!”

The Elsternwick resident opted not to shoot for the million dollar top prize. He left the show yesterday after the $500,000 jackpot round and with $35,500 he had accumulated during the series.

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Lorde up for another award Lorde’s up for more international glory. The 17-year-old Aucklander is nominated in the best international artist category at this year’s Australian music awards, the ARIAs. But she’ll be up against some of the biggest names in pop music, including Katy Perry, One Direction, Pharrell, Beyonce and Ed Sheeran. The ARIAs will be announced at a ceremony in Sydney at the end of next month.

Lorde performed at last year’s awards. She’s coming to the end of her North American tour and will be playing four dates in New Zealand at the end of October.

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For millions of impatient fans around the world, the December 2015 release date for the first film in a new Star Wars trilogy is a distant date in a galaxy far, far away. But while there is more than a year to go before the return of one of the most iconic franchises in movie history, Disney is already reaping rewards from its acquisition of George Lucas’ beloved science-fiction saga. Disney bought Lucas’ Lucasfilm in October 2012 and with it the rights to add the likes of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Darth Vader to the company’s cast of iconic characters. While the headlinegrabbing centrepiece of the deal was a commitment to make a new trilogy of Star Wars blockbusters, Disney is already generating returns from an avalanche of associated products ranging from spin-off television shows to toy light sabres. The animated series Star Wars Rebels premiered in the US last week while a videogame for smartphones and tablets Star Wars Commander was rolled out in August. Disney has also announced plans for a “far greater Star Wars presence” in its global chain of theme parks. The new Star Wars film due next year will be directed

by J J Abrams, one of Hollywood’s A-list directors who recently oversaw the successful rebooting of the Star Trek franchise.

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SBW new face of Just Jeans Sports star Sonny Bill Williams has been named as the new face of well-known clothing label Just Jeans. The 29-year-old, who flew in from Australia a few days ago, was in Auckland yesterday taking part in a photo shoot for the label’s Summer ‘14 campaign; which officially launches today. Dressed in a casual white shirt and denim three-quarter jean pants, the sports star said being involved with the label was a nod to what was most unique about the Kiwi style - cool and casual.

“It’s just simple wear that I know that I would wear. I’ve always been a jeans and Chucks person and I used to shop at Just Jeans when I was younger, so when the opportunity came up, I was pretty excited to be involved,” he said. Williams will today play for Counties Manukau, coached by All Black legend Tana Umaga, against Auckland in the ITM Cup competition.

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Oldest resident dies A woman believed to be New Zealand’s oldest resident has died at the age of 110 at a rest home north of Wellington. Peg Griffin had been a resident at Kapiti Rest Home for the past five years, manager Karin Hall said.

She said Ms Griffin died on Monday after suffering from a stroke last Thursday.

She had spent the weekend with family and friends by her side. According to a biography prepared for Ms Griffin’s 110th birthday, she was born on May 25 1904 in Wellington, Ms Hall said.

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■ WINZ TRAGEDY

Tully remanded in custody Ashburton double murder accused Russell John Tully has been returned to prison without plea, following a brief appearance in High Court in Christchurch yesterday morning.

He stood silently in the dock while Justice David Gendall remanded him in custody on two counts of murder, two of attempted murder, theft, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and setting a mantrap with intent to injure.

The more serious charges were laid on September 2; the

the shooting.

Tully also faces theft charges relating to stealing a mountain bike, a leather jacket, and various grocery items on August 24.

He was in possession of the bike when police captured him on farmland near Lake Hood at about 5.30pm on September 1.

At his last High Court appearance on September 23, Justice Christian Whata remanded Tully into secure custody at Hillmorton Hospital for a psychiatric report to be completed.

day after Tully allegedly entered the Ashburton Work and Income office carrying a shotgun, shooting dead Peggy Noble and Leigh Cleveland, shooting Lindy Curtis in the leg and firing at Kim Adams as she fled the building. All four women were Work and Income employees.

At the time he was reportedly homeless, and living rough in the Ashburton riverbed, where he is alleged to have set the mantrap in an attempt to evade capture in the hours following

Yesterday defence counsel Phil Shamy told the court the report had now been completed and agreed to Crown prosecutor Nicola Pointer’s request for the case to be reviewed on November 25.

A case review is the automatic next step as the matter proceeds towards a High Court trial, where no pleas have been entered.

Suppression orders imposed

by Justice Whata remain in place.

Future of former Winz site remains unclear

By Sue NewmaN

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To a casual passer-by, the white building on the corner of Cass and Moore streets barely warrants a second glance.

It looks derelict, abandoned.

There is no indication of its past. But a second glance tells a story. There are bouquets of flowers, messages on cards and a lone security guard is standing, watching, waiting.

For years the building was home to Ministry of Social Development (MSD) staff from Work and Income New Zealand and Child, Youth and Families services. Over the years it became much more, a social room was built and the facility was used by the wider community.

All of that ended on September 1 when Peggy Noble and Leigh Cleveland were shot to death while they were working, Lindy Curtis was injured and attempts were made to shoot a fourth Winz staffer.

A commitment was made by MSD that the building would not be reopened as its offices.

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Keeping watch, a security guard stands outside Ashburton’s Community Link building, scene of the September 1 shootings in which two women died and a third was badly injured.

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come a temporary base of CYF services and in December this service will move into a portacom on the Ashburton Police Station site, joining Winz staff who will be based there from the middle of next month.

The future of the Cass Street building, however, is unclear. It is owned by a retired Ashburton couple who have been left with a property that no one

currently wants to use.

The building would cost up to $2 million to build today and while it represents a community tragedy it also represents a lost investment for its owners.

They’re not a big corporate that could absorb the loss, they’re private individuals.

Occupancy was on a rolling three-year lease to the MSD, due in January. The owners

have no surety their tenants will renew and they know they could be left with an empty building.

They say they cannot walk away from their investment, nor is it appropriate to seek new tenants.

They have owned the Cass Street property for many years and say it was fitted out to suit its MSD tenants.

Financial appeal for victims’ families An appeal to provide a financial backstop for the families of victims of the Work and Income shootings on September 1 has reached more than $8700.

With people signalling they wanted to do something to help the families of victims Peggy Noble and Leigh Cleveland who were killed in the building and Lindy Curtis who was injured, the Ashburton District Council initiated a community appeal.

This was run under the umbrella of charitable organisation the Ashburton Benevolent Fund.

A bank account was opened at Westpac. A condolence book was also made available in the council foyer.

Both provided avenues for the community to show their caring and their concern for the victims’ families, Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay said.

The Ashburton Benevolent Fund was established in 1998 under the umbrella of the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation to both provide financial assistance to people in need and to act as an agent for community fundraising appeals.

Contributions to the appeal can be made online or at any Westpac branch: Account name: The Ashburton Victims Fund Account number: 03-08350342252-00

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■ BACTERIAL DISEASE OUTBREAK

Local struck down with illness

BY SUSAN SANDYS

SUSAN.S@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

One Ashburton person is among over 100 confirmed to have been struck down by a rare illness linked to eating vegetables.

Shop or supermarket bought lettuce and bagged carrots may be the source of the bacterial disease outbreak.

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis causes stomach cramps and can present symptoms that mimic appendicitis. From September 1 until Monday there was 101 confirmed cases, with 38 hospitalised.

Eighty-six of the cases have been notified, the bulk of which have been in Canterbury, including the Ashburton case.

The Canterbury District Health Board said about 15 of the Canterbury cases

had required hospital care, but the board was not able to offer any further information about the Ashburton case.

Canterbury medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey said investigations had indicated cases had been in the 20 to 50-year age group, with generally even gender distribution.

Dr Humphrey said preliminary investigations had implicated shop or supermarket bought lettuce and bagged carrots. He advised consumers to discard these items from their fridges if they were more than a fortnight old, and wash their hands thoroughly after toileting.

Patients present with abdominal pain, with or without diarrhoea. The disease has a three to 21-day incubation period.

“In most cases people will experience

severe abdominal cramping which they will make a full recovery from within several days,” Dr Humphrey said.The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investigating the source, and believes food is the likely cause.

But senior communications advisor Jim Flack said it was too early to direct people away from foods that had no proven risk for consumers, and the investigation was over a range of foods.

“The people who have become ill with Yersinia have been interviewed on what foods they have been eating and this information has been cross-referenced, giving us sources to investigate further,” Mr Flack said.

Yersinia outbreaks are rare and person to person spread is uncommon.

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Apply normal food safety practice. If it looks off or smells off, throw it out.

Keep fresh food chilled and wash fruit and vegetables before eating.

Avoid eating raw or undercooked meat.

Only use pasteurised milk or milk products.

Wash hands with soap and water.

Carefully clean all cutting boards, counter-tops and utensils with soap and hot water after preparing raw meat.

Dispose of animal faeces in a sanitary manner. See your doctor, or call Healthline on 0800 611 116 for advice if you think you might have symptoms.

■ CHRISTMAS SEASON

Hunt on for new jolly red man

BY DAISY HUDSON

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With the silly season approaching, Ashburton stores are on the lookout for someone to step up and don the famous red suit.

An ad recently appeared online searching for the perfect Santa to entertain Ashburton shoppers during the Christmas season, and according to Lowie Recruitment consultant and Santa co-ordinator Sharn Baker, finding the right Santa can be hard.

“I just want to get someone good, someone who loves the spirit of Christmas,” she said.

Ashburton has a long tradition of local Saint Nicks, with one regular approaching his 58th year of suiting up for the cause.

The long-serving Santa, who did not want to be identified, first took on the role of Father Christmas in 1956, and said he enjoyed spreading holiday cheer

ASPIRING SANTAS NEED TO BE . . .

Santa co-ordinator Sharn Baker’s top five qualities for aspiring Santas ■ Has to love kids ■ Loves the spirit of Christmas ■ Jolly, good personality ■ Not afraid to be the centre of attention ■ Great personal hygiene, “You do sweat in a suit, and nobody wants a smelly Santa”.

at various Christmas functions and events.

“I do it for the sake of the kids,” he said.

He first put on the beard and red suit at the Ashburton Gun Club, and he would hand out lollies and fizzy drinks to people in the community.

Fast forward more than half a decade, and he was still bringing Christmas joy to the Ashburton community.

“I’ll do it as long as I’m able to,” he said.

There had been plenty of demand for Santas in Ashburton, and the experienced Father Christmas said he had done as many as 59 appearances in one year, with up to five in one day.

While taking on the iconic role could be difficult, he believed there were three qualities that were very important for any aspiring Santa to have.

“They’ve gotta have a good sense of humour, a love for Christmas, and plenty of patience,” he said.

Aspiring Santas could find themselves on the ‘nice’ list after a recruitment agency advertised for an Ashburton Santa this week.

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The Art of Holding a Great Conversation The art of conversation comes easy to Arthur Junqueira Verardo, thanks to an intensive English Language course at Aoraki Polytechnic.

Arthur came to New Zealand in April to play a season for the Geraldine Rugby Club.

The Brazilian started the four week programme speaking only a few phrases of English. Upon graduation he can hold a great conversation.

“The course was also good for me because on a farm there are only the cows to talk to,’’ he joked.

Even he was surprised at his success.

“When I started I could only say a few things – like where to get food.

Now I’m able to have a real conversation.

“The course was great for me. It taught me a lot about English grammar and how to understand the Kiwi accent. The teachers were very kind and supportive.

“I also made a lot of friends. I met people from all over the world and from many different cultures.’’

He is currently living with a friend on a farm in Geraldine.

Back home, the 24-year-old has a business management degree and works in the field of human research. His newly learned English language skills would prove invaluable in his job.

“I work with huge companies all over the world. I really need to be able to speak English.

“And all the people my age in Brazil can speak English. Everything seems to be in English, like the internet (for example).’’

Arthur came to New Zealand after meeting a Kiwi while playing rugby in Brazil. He has loved his time here, and as a bonus his rugby team came third in the competition.

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In brief Investigation launched Police have launched a criminal investigation after the death of a 3-month-old baby on August 31. The baby boy was flown to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter in a critical condition on August 30, and was taken off life support shortly after 3am the next day.

Police have spoken to a number of people in the Selwyn area in relation to the matter, and the investigation is ongoing.

Hones wants recount Mana leader Hone Harawira has applied to the Electoral Commission for a recount of votes in the Te Tai Tokerau seat. His party was concerned about the large number of rejected votes in the electorate, which Labour’s Kelvin Davis won by a majority of 739 votes. Party president Lisa McNab said Mana wanted “independent scrutiny of the processes by which hundreds of votes were discarded”.

The Electoral Commission said the recount would take place in the electorate’s returning office in Auckland, overseen by District Court Judge Tom Broadmore. It was expected to take three to five days, and would delay the official allocation of list MPs, possibly until next week.

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Cheese slice recalled Fears of a possible choking hazard have triggered a cheese slice product recall. Goodman Fielder said it was conducting a voluntary consumer food recall of some Chesdale Cheese Slices because there was possibly thin clear plastic in the cheese. The recall applied to Chesdale Cheese Slices 250g (12 single slices, smoked flavour) with the production date of 6 June 2014 and best before date of 5 June 2015.

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Power restored Most households that lost power after winds battered the North Island on Monday have been reconnected. Powerco said it had restored power to all but about 400 customers that lost power on Monday. Gale fore winds gusting over 100km/h damaged parts of the electricity network in Western Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Manawatu, Whanganui, Wairarapa and Tararua.

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■ ASHBURTON RUBBISH COLLECTION

Wheelie bins ‘a nightmare’

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Wheelie bins in central Ashburton would be a nightmare for businesses with no street front and those based on upper levels of buildings, says businessman Kelvin Holmes.

He was one of a small number of submitters who spoke to Ashburton District councillors about its kerbside collection review and suggested the council should create several collection points that could be used by the public and small businesses.

This could include recycling, glass and rubbish bins, Mr Holmes said.

“It would be much better to have these in one place rather than to have rubbish bags and bins up and down the street.”

Wheelie bins were simple and they were the smart solution in residential areas, but they weren’t the ultimate answer in the CBD, he said.

Smaller businesses would be happy with rubbish bags that they could take to a central collection point that also provided recycling options, Mr Holmes said.

Yesterday district councillors listened to submitters speak for and against changes to the district’s kerbside rubbish collec-

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tion and the three options it is putting forward.

Wheelie bins and glass crates, council assets information office Craig Goodwin said, were proven to see a 30 per cent increase in material diversion at the kerbside.

This translated into savings on landfill costs for the council, he said.

Mr Goodwin also suggested that people in units could share wheelie bins rather than have half filled bins sitting around for weeks.

Because several submitters were concerned that wheelie bins weren’t in the spirit of user pays, councillor Darryl Nelson said Ashburton could

adopt a scheme used in Nelson where pre-paid tags had to be attached to a wheelie bin before it would be collected.

The councillors opted for a wheelie bin system that includes a 240 litre bin for recycling and a glass crate collected fortnightly and an 80 litre rubbish bin collected weekly.

While the kerbside rubbish contract expires at the end of June next year, the councillors recommended the council hold off making the change to wheelie bins until 2017 to allow funding for the change to be built into council budgets.

This recommendation will be put to the full council on October 30.

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Status quo – Black rubbish bags, glass recycling crate Cost: approximately $104 per year Support: 30 per cent of submissions Wheelie bin system – 80 litre rubbish bin collected weekly, 240 litre recycling bin and glass crate collected fortnightly.

Cost: approximately $216 per year Support: 42.3 per cent of submissions Hybrid system (offers residents a choice) – Black rubbish bags, 240 litre recycling bin and glass crate collected fortnightly OR 80 litre rubbish bin collected weekly, 240 litre recycling bin and glass crate collected fortnightly Cost: approximately $181-$289 per year Support: 25.9 per cent of submissions

Whangarei man hit on head with blunt instrument A Whangarei father-of-three died after being hit on the head with a blunt instrument, a postmortem examination has confirmed.

Michael Patrick Griffin, 56, was found with serious head injuries at his home in central Whangarei about 8am on Sunday but died in hospital yesterday.

The weatherboard home remained in lock-down late yesterday as a police team and forensic specialists combed the property for clues.

Police said he was attacked between 2pm on Saturday and 8am on Sunday. A post-mortem examination had established that he died of severe blunt force trauma to his head.

They asked residents in the area to look out for any foreign objects on their properties.

Detective Inspector Kevin Burke said it appeared to be an unprovoked attack on Mr Griffin, who was working on his property at the time.

Mr Griffin was the father of three adult sons.

Mr Burke said during the

early stage of the investigation police had received a good response from the community.

He urged anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area between 2pm on Saturday and 8am on Sunday to contact the investigation team.

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■ RESCUE

■ FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

Driver’s actions save elderly man

By GaBrielle Stuart of the ChriStChurCh Star When Simon Taylor pulled over on a rural Mid Canterbury road to investigate an empty car left with a door open, he thought it was someone “causing mischief ”.

He did not expect to see an old man who was close to hypothermia emerge from the bushes.

Mr Taylor said he was driving back to his home at Rakaia Huts at about 2am on Saturday morning, after visiting his children in Christchurch.

He saw a car parked “oddly” on Jollies Road, near the mouth of the Rakaia River.

He said the car was empty but had its lights on and a door slightly ajar.

“I thought that was a bit weird but it obviously wasn’t a crash, so I drove on another couple of kilometres. But I thought it might be someone causing mischief at the contractor’s yard just up the road,

so I turned around and went back.”

Mr Taylor is a former bouncer, and said he was preparing himself to confront a group of “little ratbags up to no good”.

“I definitely didn’t expect to see an elderly man emerge from the bushes.”

The 78-year-old man had travelled from his home at Kumara near Greymouth, to visit his daughter in Christchuch.

He left at about 2pm on Friday afternoon, and was expected to arrive that evening.

His daughter called the police to report him missing at about 8pm.

Mr Taylor said he believed the man had been there for several hours, after becoming lost and running out of fuel.

“He wanted to get back into his own car, but he was freezing, he was wet and he was really cold. So I put him in the van and covered him up as much as I could.

“By chance I had a puppy with me, so I passed him the

puppy and I gave him a peppermint and put the talkback radio on, because what old chap doesn’t like talkback?”

Mr Taylor said the man was dangerously cold and incoherent when he found him.

“I’m presuming he had been there for hours by how cold his clothes and his face and hands were, and his footwear was wet.”

He waited there with the man for about an hour before the police arrived, and within that time no other cars went by on the road.

“This is a rural area, so things don’t really kick off here until 4 or 5am. It could have been a very different story.”

Mr Taylor said the puppy was the real hero of the story.

“I couldn’t have asked for anything better to make him feel at ease – he just about took all the fur off it stroking it.”

Police reunited the man with his daughter on Saturday, and he is believed to have returned to his home in Kumara.

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Priyanka Shivani performs a welcome dance at a previous Ashburton Indian Multicultural Society light festival.

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Helicopter search called off All welcome at The search for a missing West Coast helicopter has been called off and will resume this morning, the New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre says.

Two Westpac Rescue Helicopters spent yesterday afternoon scouring an area of the Kahurangi National Park, near the Nelson ranges.

The Robinson R44, carrying a pilot only, was believed to belong to Helicopter Charter Karamea.

NZRCC spokesman Steve Rendle said staff would begin searching again this morning.

“The search has been finished for the day and we’ll be resuming in the morning,” he said.

The missing helicopter and another chopper left Karamea about 8am yesterday to fly to Nelson for maintenance work on one of the aircraft.

The alarm was raised by the pilot of the second helicopter about midday when the missing helicopter failed to arrive at the destination.

“They weren’t in sight of each other during the flight and as we understand it there was no radio communication between them,” Mr Rendle said.

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The search area was 25km west of Motueka.

“It’s steep, bush-covered terrain. Weather conditions are clear but windy.”

Garden City Rescue Helicopters general manager Simon Duncan said the helicopter had been using a tracking system, “which leaves a breadcrumb trail” every three minutes of the helicopter’s last known position, he said.

There had been no sign of the missing helicopter by the time the search was suspended, he said. An emergency locator beacon had not been activated.

- APNZ

Festival of Lights Ashburton’s Indian community is inviting fellow Mid Cantabrians to its annual Festival of Lights.

Ashburton Indian Multicultural Society president Bikash Sukul said the district’s Indian community comprised more than 100 families.

It had been growing each year since he was among the first to settle in the area about eight years ago.

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ple came to the festival, and he expected even more this year.

The community wanted to share its culture with others, and the evening was an enjoyable one requiring only a gold coin donation.

It includes a ritual ceremony indoors, an outdoor fireworks display, and refreshments and a vegetarian dinner.

The Festival of Lights will be held at the Balmoral Hall from 7pm on October 18.

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■ IS MILITANTS

Govt alone to decide on IS fight

By AdAm Bennett Any plan to commit New Zealand’s assistance to US led efforts against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq will likely be debated in Parliament but the ultimate decision is the Government’s alone, Prime Minister John Key says.

Mr Key has not ruled sending the SAS to Iraq but yesterday said he was likely to get advice on the options for New Zealand’s assistance this week.

His executive would make a decision over what to do in the next couple of weeks but not at the first Cabinet meeting.

He said New Zealand’s decision would likely pre-empt any

formal US request for particular assistance.

“My preference would be to move to a position where New Zealand determines what it’s going to do if anything and then takes those steps as opposed to someone particularly asking us to do things.”

The process of making that decision “could lead to a parliamentary debate” and Mr Key said it would be his preference to have backing for any assistance from across the House, “although often it will depend on what steps that we took on who was likely to join us”.

“In a Parliament that’s as diverse as our one you’re probably never going to get every politi-

cal party and Member of Parliament supporting whatever steps you take.”

He said the decision was ultimately for his Government to make and he wouldn’t be seeking a mandate from Parliament for any potential military assistance.

Again he said sending troops to Iraq was “at outer edge of what I’d like to do”. There were “other options that were far more appropriate and realistic”.

Meanwhile, any law changes around New Zealanders travelling overseas to fight should distinguish between those fighting against oppressive regimes like that of President Bashar al-Assad’s in Syria and those joining

groups guilty of war crimes or terrorism like IS, says Labour MP Phil Goff.

Mr Key has signalled he will soon unveil law changes to tackle “glaring deficiencies”, around the cancellation of New Zealand based foreign fighters’ passports.

He also said he wanted to reform SIS legislation, preferably with Labour’s support.

Mr Goff said there would be case for strengthening legislation to deal with people intending to fight for groups guilty of war crimes and terrorism, “but you’ve got to be careful that you don’t use legislation to have a blanket suppression of those who were simply aiming to fight

alongside friends and family against an oppressive regime”.

“I think you can distinguish between the two different circumstances and ought to do so.”

Mr Goff also said Mr Key was offered Labour’s support for GCSB law changes last year, “ but only made a token gesture toward it” so he was sceptical that Mr Key was seeking Labour’s support for SIS legislation changes now in good faith.

Labour was open to discussing improvements in the SIS legislation as long as there were safeguards provided against the abuse of power but it still wanted a wide ranging review of New Zealand’s intelligence and security apparatus.

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■ METHVEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

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A Methven teacher is jetting off to Sydney this week as part of an education initiative started by one of the best known companies in the world.

Methven Primary School teacher Keryn Hooker has been selected as one of nine New Zealand teachers to take part in the Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert programme, which will see her receive free Microsoft technology, professional development opportunities and inside involvement in research, products and programs.

Mrs Hooker and other applicants from New Zealand and Australia will attend a variety of events during the trip, and the top three applicants will then be flown to Seattle.

She said Microsoft was looking for people who were using its technology successfully in classrooms, and

she was selected from a pool of 19 applicants.

Mrs Hooker was unsure about the itinerary for the trip, but was looking forward to being pushed out of her comfort zone.

It had been a whirlwind experience for the Year 5 and 6 teacher, who believed she would not be selected and had to rush through a passport application in order to attend.

“It’s really exciting,” she said.

Mrs Hooker was keen to increase the amount of technology she used in the classroom, as she believed it provided a collaboration between home and school.

“The kids can carry on with work at any time and send it to me when they’re done, it’s really cool,” she said.

Mrs Hooker will spend the weekend in Sydney before returning just in time for the start of the next school term on Monday.

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■ LABOUR DAY RACES

Want a stake in Terror to Love?

He’s one of New Zealand’s greatest race horses ever and for one day Terror to Love could be yours.

That’s the pitch the Ashburton Trotting Club is selling as the big drawcard for its Labour Day meeting, where owning a share in the three times New Zealand Cup winner could be as easy as filling in a form.

Terror to Love’s owner Terry McDonald decided to get generous and let locals share in the limelight that surrounds the champ. He’s competing in the Ashburton Licensing Trust free-for-all and if he wins, then one person on course that day will win also.

The new shareholder will have to be on-course on the day and with a completed entry form in the barrel; from there it’s up to lady luck, said trotting club president Chris Morrison.

The winner of a 2.5 per cent shareholding in the horse will have an opportunity to meet the horse, his owner and his trainers and to have photographs taken. If Terror to

Love takes his third consecutive flying stakes title, his temporary owner will share in that stake money, likely to be around

$800, Mr Morrison said.

“For anyone, to have even a small share in this horse would be fantastic,” he said.

Above - Terror to Love and regular driver Ricky May.

Black ribbons will be flying from truck aerials all around the country for Jack Dixon.

Tauranga man Kyle Quin said he wanted to do what he could to show his support for the family of Jack Dixon who was swept out to sea on Wednesday.

Mr Quin, a truck driver with Halls Transport, got in touch with his truckie friends and organised a show of support, asking drivers to display a black ribbon from their CB aerials.

“I’ve got kids of my own and I’ve just got no words to tell how I feel for that family. The little fella with his All Blacks gear on just touched all of us.

“We see all these car accidents and stuff all the time but this was a freak accident.”

The truckies will also be shaking buckets with Jack’s picture on them for donations at key loading and unloading points such as the Port of Tauranga and the Mount Maunganui Wharf.

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Vlad carries local hopes Some of New Zealand’s top chess players will be pitting their wits this week when Ashburton holds the 2014 South Island chess championships.

Among those players will be Australian Grand Master Darryl Johansen and New Zealand representative Helen Milligan. Local hopes will be riding on Ashburton College student Vlad Barbu.

There will be a sprinkling of locals competing against players from around New Zealand, including a strong contingent from Auckland.

Play in the championships runs from tomorrow until Saturday, with all players competing in a round robin format over eight rounds. The rapid chess championship will be held on Sunday.

The event will be held at the Hotel Ashburton and is open to the public. Play starts at 10am today.

Vlad Barbu will be flying the flag for Ashburton at this week’s South Island chess championships in Ashburton.

Son shot in gun accident A father accidentally shot his toddler son in the head with an air rifle while getting the weapon out of a wardrobe, police say.

Police said the 17-month-old boy’s father was retrieving his air rifle from a bedroom wardrobe at a house in Temuka on Friday evening when the toddler appeared to have been shot in the back of the head.

Sergeant Geoff McCrostie said it was too early to say if anybody would be arrested. The toddler was now in a stable condition in Auckland’s Starship children’s hospital.

Canterbury rural area commander Inspector Dave Gaskin said while owners of air rifles were not required to have a firearms licence, police encouraged them to follow the requirements and rules about the safe handling of firearms.

“All firearms should be stored unloaded, in a secure cabinet and when handling always treat them as if they are loaded and ensure that the barrel is pointed in a safe direction. Even though air rifles are available for purchase without a valid firearms licence, they are not toys and can cause serious harm.”

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Kakapo pecks new minister

■ ASHBURTON LAKES

Hedgehogs and cats beware

Maggie Barry’s first official act after being named the new Conservation Minister was to be pecked in the face by a worldfamous bird.

The National MP yesterday had an encounter with over-eager kakapo Sirocco, the cheeky parrot which first gained notoriety for attempting to copulate on a British zoologist during filming for a BBC series.

Ms Barry was not subjected to the same treatment, but almost immediately lost an earring to the large, flightless bird.

“Not the face,” she told Sirocco as it pecked at her ear and chin. The bird was being hosted at Parliament to mark the 25year sponsorship of the kakapo recovery programme by New Zealand Aluminium Smelters.

In a speech to an audience in the Grand Hall, Ms Barry said the company had created a blueprint for other private sponsorships of conservation programmes.

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Ashburton wildlife photographer Allan Sinclair sets a trap at the Ashburton Lakes.

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Ashburton wildlife photographer Allan Sinclair is harnessing the power of one in order to save his subjects from predators.

The self-employed landscaping contractor one year ago launched a pest trapping programme at Mid Canterbury’s iconic Ashburton Lakes.

He had previously been helping out on a neighbouring programme, also at the lakes.

Mr Sinclair’s area of choice has been the Maori Lakes. He has caught 17 stoats, 19 rats, 15 ferrets, 25 cats and 100 hedgehogs.

“I don’t think we have the last one,” Mr Sinclair said.

He has dozens of traps around the eight kilometre circumference of the

two lakes, and empties them every two to four weeks.

Mr Sinclair is protecting the area’s wrybill, Australasian grebe, black swans, pied stilts, scaup and other birds.

“We just want to see the birds get a fair go,” he said.

Mr Sinclair said he had help from volunteers. He is a member of Ashburton branch Forest and Bird, and fellow members had helped out, as well as his family. The Department of Conservation supplied the traps.

Mr Sinclair said the cats which were caught in the traps were usually tabbies, representative of feral populations which had been in the area for decades.

Some of the cats were large, and he had even seen the remains of a whole black swan which he believed had been killed and eaten by a cat.

Man dies in boat fire One person died and another suffered extensive burns in a boat fire at Waiheke Island on Monday night.

The fire broke out on a nine-metre launch moored near the Waiheke Boat Club on the island about 9.30pm, police said. They confirmed that one person had died in the fire and another, a man, was taken to Middlemore Hospital with burns.

The boat was believed to belong to a long-time local who lived aboard the boat.

A northern fire communications spokesman said the fire happened at the site on Causeway Road, Ostend. There are numerous boats in the area, some undergoing repairs.

Waiheke Boating Club commodore Gerry Morgan said the fire occurred on a “live-aboard” situated near the high-

tide mark on the beach near Ostend.

“It’s nothing really to do with the boat club. They just pull up on the beach.

They’ve been there for years - a lot of old derelict boats and there’s quite a few people living on them.

“There’s some houseboats further around the beach, there’s respectable people living on those, but there’s some real characters living on some of the other boats.”

The boat was believed to have been owned by a man who had lived on his boat at the island for at least 10 years and had previously lost another boat to fire, Mr Morgan said.

“It’s his friend I believe that’s died.... he normally lives on his own but there’s quite a few live-aboards which get together and have a few drinks and that from time to time.”

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urry up and wait, Mid Canterbury – with just a bit more consideration and a smidgen more time to reflect, there is an ever-so slightly more-than fair-to-middling chance that your kerbside rubbish regime could, with a good tail wind and a clear run to the finish, change. Perhaps.

Ashburton District councillors yesterday listened to a handful of submissions on their kerbside collection review and ended the day with a bold and decidedly firm direction for the full council to consider: adopt a wheelie bin and recycling crate scheme but wait until 2017 to implement it.

This will at once please and disappoint those submitters who urged the council to adopt a scheme that will cost more than the current system of plastic bags and crates but will likely divert 30 per cent more waste from landfill and, perhaps, make rubbish management easier for many households.

They will be pleased because councillors have looked past calls to keep the relatively cheap status quo but they will be disappointed the much longer wait than many expected will leave the door open for another council to decide against spending whatever the proposal costs in three years’ time.

Because that is what the proposal may face: it will almost certainly be considered as part of an all-too-distant annual plan process, and be subject to yet more submissions and debate, before it is considered for adoption by whatever new council emerges from the next local government elections.

By then, the debate might be quite different. Perhaps cheaper and more environmentally friendly options will emerge; perhaps we will produce less rubbish or, perhaps, there might be more opposition to potentially costly schemes from a stillgrowing electorate of people on low, fixed incomes.

Successive surveys of a district divided suggested councillors would annoy a sizeable chunk of their constituency no matter what kerbside collection regime they chose. Yesterday’s recommendation might provide a new bunch of political aspirants the exciting chance to do just that, again, in a few years’ time.

YOUR VIEW School trip queried The article in your newspaper of October 1 regarding the departure of Mr Congdon, reported that “staff and students from Ashburton College will [also] make a flying visit to Levin, travelling north to attend a powhiri to welcome Mr Congdon to Horowhenua College”.

I would like to question the need to attend this powhiri in Levin. Can someone tell me how this trip is funded and how many staff and students will be attending this occasion?

In the light of Mr Congdon’s brief time (5 years) as DP, I wonder if this is culturally and educationally, an extravagant use of both school funds and time. As an afterthought, are there any guidelines for such trips?

A Morison

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Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan responds: Attendance at powhiri is increasingly reflective of the sort of activity undertaken in New Zealand education and the expectations of our communities. I was welcomed to Ashburton College by a whole-of-college powhiri and I was accompanied by people from the Ministry of Education, Ngai Tahu and others.

It is obviously important for Horowhenua College to welcome Grant in this way and it would be inappropriate for us not to accept the invitation and escort Grant on to the school. The costs are largely met by a donation I make to the college, of a stipend I am paid in my role as a member of the University of Canterbury’s strategic advisory committee.

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read in the Guardian’s 135th birthday supplement that in 1988 several hundred people packed the Holyoake Auditorium for a meeting on the district’s economic future.

What a tremendous turnout.

It would be fantastic if Mid Canterbury’s 20-year Strategic Economic Vision - currently out for community feedback - receives the same level of support, if not more.

Having hundreds of views, suggestions and thoughts on the draft Economic Vision and how the district can develop and grow its economy and community would be hugely insightful and helpful for those who work tirelessly leading the district’s longterm prosperity.

The 20-year vision makes for fascinating reading, capturing where we are as district and shaping where we want to be 20-years from now.

Reading the Guardian’s old articles reminded me just how quickly the economic fortunes of a district can change. From riding the highs of the 1950s when the district was in the top 12 electorates for income level dropping to 92nd electorate out of 96 in 1988”.

In the late 1980s Ashburton District was experiencing high unemployment; seven per cent of its workforce was unemployed compared to today’s low unemployment rate of 2.9 per cent - the national figure is 7.1 per cent.

At the time there was concern about farming’s low profitability, businesses were closing and many young people were leaving the district seeking work opportunities.

You may be asking why this is important to mention now.

While our local economy has been going from strength to strength for some years we still need to plan and prepare for the future so that we can continue to prosper. This is why our Mid Canterbury Strategic Economic Vision is so important.

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We should also be helping existing businesses who want to expand see the value in doing so here rather than looking elsewhere. We’ve a number of great businesses that’ve done that and are continuing to be very successful.

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In brief Oil cargo ship missing A Vietnamese cargo ship with 18 crew carrying more than 5000 tonnes of oil has gone missing in waters between Malaysia and Indonesia, an official says. The ship vanished from radar and lost radio contact about 180 nautical miles northeast of Singapore, and 360 nautical miles southeast of Ca Mau Cape in Vietnam, Luu Duc Tung, deputy director of Vietnam Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre said.

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11 struck by lightning Eleven people are dead and 13 injured after they were struck by lightning in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Santa Marta in northern Colombia.

The members of the indigenous Wiwa community were hit by a lightning bolt as they were holding a “traditional meeting”. The injured suffered first- and seconddegree burns from the lightning, an army official stationed in the area said. The injured were taken to a specialised medical centre in Santa Marta, capital of Magdalena province, in military helicopters.

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Nurse contracts ebola A Spanish nurse who treated two ebola victims at a Madrid hospital has contracted the virus herself in the first case of contagion outside of Africa. “She is a health professional who took care of the infected with the disease who were repatriated and cared for at Carlos III” hospital, the director of Spain’s public health department, Mercedes Vinuesa, said yesterday.

Both the patients the nurse helped care for died from the disease.

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Death toll rises The death toll from a typhoon that pounded Japan this week has risen to six, while five other people including two US serviceman remain missing, reports say. Powerful typhoon Phanfone whirled over Tokyo and other major cities yesterday, cancelling about 600 flights and suspending more than 100 bullet train services while many factories were shuttered. The storm, which left a trail of damage across the archipelago, was downgraded to a low-pressure system by yesterday as its eye moved out over the Pacific Ocean, Japan’s meteorological agency said. - AFP

Close to home Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has reportedly bought a new home across the street from his estranged wife Gwyneth Paltrow.

The rocker spent $US6.75 million ($A7.30 million) on his new LA pad, which is a stone’s throw away from where his kids Apple and Moses live with their mum, according to Us Weekly. Paltrow’s mum, actress Blythe Danner, was even on hand to help Martin move in to his new 5 bedroom, 7 bathroom abode in the Brentwood neighbourhood, sources said.

It’s also understood Martin used the pad to host Paltrow’s 42nd birthday bash at the weekend.

Martin and Paltrow “consciously uncoupled” in March but have remained close.

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Battle enters Syrian town Islamic State jihadists have penetrated the key Syrian border town of Kobane, sparking street fighting with its Kurdish defenders after a three-week siege.

“Urban guerilla warfare has started and the fighting is taking place for the first time in districts at the eastern entrance to Kobane, in Maqtala al-Jadida and Kani Arabane,” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights head Rami Abdel Rahman said yesterday.

“The jihadists and the Kurds are clashing in the streets, between apartment buildings,” sending hundreds of civilians into flight towards the Turkish border, he said.

Witnesses on the Turkish border reported two black Islamic State (IS) flags flying on Kobane’s eastern side yesterday. The advances came after IS fighters seized part of Mishtenur Hill, which overlooks

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Turkish soldiers on tanks hold their positions on a hilltop in the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, overlooking Kobane in Syria.

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Kobane, at the weekend, although US-led air strikes tried to slow the jihadists.

The Observatory said at least 20 jihadists were killed late on Monday when they entered an eastern neighbourhood and were ambushed by Kurdish People’s Protection Units

(YPG) fighters.

In a sign of mounting desperation, a Kurdish female fighter blew herself up at an IS position east of Kobane on Monday, the Observatory said.

It was the first reported instance of a female Kurdish fighter employing a tactic often

used by the jihadists, said the Britain-based monitor, which has a wide network of sources inside Syria.

The bomber, in her 20s, was a full-time YPG fighter identified as Dilar Gencxemis, alias Arin Mirkan, from Kurdishcontrolled Afrin in northwestern Syria.

“She killed dozens of gang members and demonstrated the YPG fighters’ determined resistance,” her group said in a statement carried by the proKurdish Firat news agency.

On another front, twin IS suicide truck bombings killed at least 30 YPG fighters and security officers on Monday in the Kurdish town of Hasakeh, northeast Syria, the Observatory said.

Monday’s fighting around Kobane - also known as Ain alArab - killed at least 19 Kurdish fighters and 27 IS jihadists, it added.

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Slain and Mexican army disarms cooked police officers in Iguala by partner A transgender woman who was slain and reportedly cooked by her chef partner had worked hard to support her family in Indonesia, her grieving mother says.

Some of Mayang Prasetyo’s remains were reportedly found boiling in a pot on the stove in a Brisbane apartment at the weekend.

Ms Mayang described herself online as a high-class escort, charging up to $500 for outcalls. Her Facebook profile also says she worked as a “gender illusionist” cabaret performer.

Her mother Nining Sukarni says she’s reeling from the news that her eldest child, who she refers to as her son Febri, is gone.

She said Febri regularly sent money home to support his two sisters.

She said Febri could be jealous and temperamental and described her alleged killer, chef Marcus Volke, as “quiet” and “submissive”.

Volke, 28, is believed to have taken his own life after killing Ms Prasetyo.

He reportedly fled when police arrived at the apartment and his body was found soon after in a nearby industrial bin.

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Mexico’s federal forces have taken over security in a southern city where 43 students disappeared and disarmed the entire municipal police force after gang-linked officers shot at the aspiring teachers.

Monte Alejandro Rubido Garcia, the national security commissioner, said the Iguala police officers will be sent to a military base to undergo evaluations while investigators check whether their guns were used in any crimes.

The federal police’s new paramilitary-like gendarmerie took over public safety in the city while the army will guard Iguala’s entrances in the violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero, he said.

Rubido said federal authorities will “shine light on the criminal events in the Iguala area” as well as contribute to the search for the missing students.

The move came after the weekend discovery of a mass grave containing 28 unidentified bodies outside Iguala, where the students were last seen more than a week ago.

Authorities say it will take at least two weeks to get the results of DNA tests to identify the corpses found about 200 kilometres south of Mexico

Clandestine graves are seen near Iguala, Mexico.

City. Some were in pieces after being set on fire in a bed of branches.

Witnesses say several students, who are from a teacher training college known as a hotbed of radical protests, were whisked away in police vehicles on the night of September 26 after officers shot at buses the youngsters had commandeered to return home.

Prosecutors say the Guerreros Unidos drug gang participated in the night of violence that left six people dead, 25 wounded and 43 missing.

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Two gang hitmen linked to Iguala’s municipal police force have confessed to killing 17 of the 43 students in the same Pueblo Viejo district where the clandestine grave was found, authorities say.

But authorities say they are treating all 43 as missing until the identities of the bodies are confirmed.

The federal takeover came after President Enrique Pena Nieto vowed to punish those responsible for the mass disappearance.

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Power answers sought swered include what caused the loss of supply or contributed to it including potentially systemic factors such as risk management systems and asset health monitoring and maintenance practices, network design and regulatory incentives and controls.

What fire hazard mitigation systems were in place and whether they operated as intended is also to be looked into along with what actions were taken during the outage to ensure the safety of people and equipment, to communicate with those affected, and to mitigate the loss of supply and restoration.

Finally, the minister also wants to know what actions will be taken or are recommended as a result of the outage to improve the resilience of power supplies and management of outages.

Separately, the Electricity Authority said its review will consider any physical, procedural or behavioural causes of the outage to ensure that any lessons learnt are acted on, with the results going to the minister by April 30, 2015 and publicly available soon after.

“We need to understand the cause of

the outage and whether there are any system wide issues that need to be addressed,” chief executive Carl Hansen said.

Both Transpower which operates the substation and lines company Vector whose cables were damaged in the blaze say they don’t know what sparked the fire. The oil in the cables increased the heat in the blaze which took firefighters four hours to bring under control.

Unlike at other substations, the cables were not buried in the trench because the volcanic rock impacted the rating of the cable when underground.

Transpower has spent around $2 billion in the past five years upgrading its aged equipment and improving security of supply in Auckland which has have five major outages since 1998. Part of that expenditure included around $20m on the Penrose substation and the $473m spent on the North Auckland and Northland project which from February has provided a new 220kv cable from Pakuranga to Albany. The latter gives an alternative route to move power through and around Auckland.

Customers who pre-ordered Apple’s latest m o d e l iPhones are being left waiting as telcos keep pushing back delivery dates.

Telecommunications companies say there is a shortage of supply in New Zealand, but customers - some of whom have already paid for the devices - are questioning why they were promised something if it was unable to be delivered.

A Parnell hotel manager was among Vodafone customers left waiting for a new iPhone 6 64Gb handset. He has already paid for the device and has been waiting 10 days for its arrival. Yesterday, he was told the wait could be up to 21 days for the latest gadget from the US company.

“I looked at [Vodafone’s] website and I see that it has extended the seven days to a possible 21 days and I just think that’s not on ... how can a company turn around and say that to customers that have already pre-ordered?”

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to the manager.

The employee said she was “shocked and disturbed at the allegations”. After a couple of meetings and two days sick leave, Ms Rota-Tawha resigned, claiming she was constructively dismissed.

The authority agreed with the employee, commenting that calling the police to visit the employee’s home on the basis of possibly unreliable information (the informant wanted to remain anonymous), about unidentified pots and pans and a less than accurate identification of chairs was unjustified.

The employer should have, at a minimum, checked to see if these items were missing. The authority concluded the allegations by the informant were not supported by any meaningful evidence at all.

Therefore the employee’s resignation was caused by a breach of duty by her employer which

resulted in the employee no longer having trust and confidence in her employer.

The learning from this case is to check facts before considering what actions to take. It is also usually better to deal with the employment-related matters internally before making it a police matter.

Once raised with the police, or even if you acknowledge you are thinking about raising it with the police, the employee has a right to silence until the case is heard and/or determined. This can take some time, maybe even months, and if your own employment investigation has to be delayed it could mean having to consider if paid suspension is necessary in the meantime.

Chapman Employment Relations provides employment law and HR advice exclusively to employers.

Any questions regarding this column can be e-mailed to christine@chapmaner.co.nz Christine Summerville of Chapman Employment Relations is an employment and HR advisor for businesses in Ashburton christine@chapmaner.co.nz

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Think twice before calling the police An Employment Relations Authority decision has highlighted the perils of contacting the police prematurely when you suspect an employee of theft. It cost this employer three months lost wages, $5000 compensation and costs.

The manager of Radius Residential Care Facility became aware a number of items had gone missing from the facility, but hadn’t been able to identify who was responsible. On the condition of anonymity an employee told the manager that Ms Rota-Tawha, another employee, had some of the facility’s dining room chairs and pots and pans at her home.

The manager contacted the police and the facility’s community constable visited Ms Rota-Tawha’s home a couple of weeks later, and advised her he had information that alleged she had taken some pots and pans.

Ms Rota-Tawha allowed the constable into her house to look around.

Once he had done so the constable was satisfied there was no stolen property, including noting the chairs in the dining room were a different colour to those belonging to the employer.

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■ AUCKLAND’S POWER OUTAGES

Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges has formally requested the Electricity Authority conduct an inquiry into the Auckland power outage.

All power has been restored to the 85,000 households and businesses that had their electricity cut in the early hours of Sunday morning after fire damaged cables at Transpower’s Penrose substation. The two days of disruption costs millions of dollars in lost sales and one of the questions to be asked in the inquiry will be the economic impact of the outage.

Bridges said while there was always the possibility something like this could occur even in electricity systems with strong security of supply, it was important to give the public confidence that risks to power supply were being adequately managed.

The Electricity Authority is an independent Crown entity with wide-ranging powers to gather information and inquire into any matter relating to the electricity industry and make recommendations on any potential changes.

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■ VERSATILE EGGPLANT

Hooked on easy eggplant Eggplant is an under-rated vegetable but once you’ve tried it you’ll be hooked.

Not only is it great given the simple treatment, brushed with a little chilli oil and grilled on a barbeque to accompany a steak, it’s versatile enough to be at home in just about any dish from any cuisine.

It has a deliciously meaty texture that adds bulk to meals and it happily absorbs any sauce that it’s cooked in.

On its own, its flavour is mild and that adds to its versatility.

Eggplant are cheap at the moment, why not give one a try.

15 to 20 minutes, or until warmed throughout and melted on top.

500g beef mince 6 button mushrooms 1 eggplant 2 tbsp olive oil 125ml beef stock 2 tbsp tomato paste 2 tbsp

Lamb and eggplant curry 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 teaspoon coriander seeds 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds 4 green cardamom pods, crushed and pods discarded 1 teaspoon chilli flakes 400g lean leg of lamb, cut into 2 1/2 cm cubes 1 tablespoon veg-

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1 large eggplant 6 tablespoons butter 250g sliced mushrooms 1/2 cup minced onion 125g bread crumbs 2 cups (250g) grated cheddar cheese, divided Preheat oven to 190 degrees C. Cut eggplant in half lengthwise.

Carefully scoop out and chop flesh, leaving skin intact. Place in a shallow baking dish and set aside.

Heat butter in a large frypan over medium high heat.

Cook and stir eggplant, mushrooms and onion until tender, 7 to 10 minutes.

Stir in breadcrumbs and 1 cup (125g) of cheddar cheese.

Fill eggplant shells with stuffing and sprinkle with remaining cup of cheddar cheese.

Bake in the preheated oven for

etable oil 1 onion, sliced 2 red capsicums, deseeded and cut into 2 cm chunks 1 eggplant, cut into 2 cm chunks 1/2 cup (100g) split red lentils 400 ml diluted salt-reduced or homemade beef stock 1 cinnamon stick 1/4 cup flaked almonds, toasted Place the cumin, coriander, fennel, mustard and cardamom in a mortar and crush with a pestle.

Add the chilli flakes.

Place the lamb in a bowl, add the spices and toss to coat evenly.

Cover and chill for about 2 hours,

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■Heat the oil in a large, deep saucepan or flameproof casserole dish Fry the onion, capsicums and eggplant for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, to soften.

Add the spiced lamb and lentils, then stir in the stock and cinnamon.

Bring to the boil, then stir, reduce the heat and cover.

Simmer gently for about 30 minutes until the meat is tender Serve scattered with toasted flaked almonds.

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Cook for 60sec, add the mince and cook until browned.

Add tomato paste, followed by Worcestershire sauce and diced tomatoes.

Mix after each addition.

■ Add the beef stock slowly and bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 20min.

■ While mince is simmering cut eggplant into rounds ■ Heat frypan with 1 tbsp olive oil and add eggplant pieces in batches and cook for 2-3min each side ■ Lay grilled eggplant on paper towel and put aside.

■ Gently heat 2 Tbsp of butter in a small saucepan, on low heat.

■ Remove from heat and add plain flour, salt and pepper.

■ Gradually add milk, continuing to mix, to make a smooth sauce.

■ P u t saucepan back on the heat and mix until sauce boils and thickens.

■ Mix in a small handful of cheddar cheese.

■ To assemble the lasagna: add half the mince mixture, followed by pieces of fried eggplant; ■ Pour over half the white sauce and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.

■ Place a layer of lasagna sheets, breaking sheets to get into corners of dish if necessary.

■ Repeat with remaining mixture, finishing with another layer of pasta sheeting, white sauce and cheese.

■ Cover with lid and cook in oven for 30min.

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Lyndhurst artist Rob Thorpe at work in his home garage.

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October 8 – The Grand Ole Topp’ry, starring Lynda and Jools Topp and others, paying homage to country music greats, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Sold out.

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October 11 – Ashburton Musical Club, public concert and presentation of scholarship, 7.30pm, at Sinclair Centre, Park Street (note change back to hall). Supper to follow.

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October 13 – The Irish Rovers at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Sold out.

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October 19 – STAC Attack annual concert presented by St Andrews College Pipe Band.

Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 5pm.

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October 25 – Chris Skinner in concert at the Rakaia Community Centre, 7.30pm.

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To October 30 - Austen Deans exhibition, The Long View, at Selwyn Gallery.

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October 30 – Gary McCormick and Tim Shadbolt at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 8pm.

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November 7 – Entries close for Office for Senior Citizens essay competition for primary school pupils. Essay topic is 1914 – 2014: The greatest greats and grands of the last 100 years.

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To November 29 – Ashburton Society of Arts Spring Show at the Short Street Studio. Sixteen artists’ work on display and up for sale.

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Ashburton Society of Arts weekly art groups held Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Jeff Bradley and the Delta Swing playing at Terrace Downs Resort every Sunday, 11am to 3pm.

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Rob’s dreams of steel Lyndhurst sculptor Rob Thorpe hopes to one day make a living from his work. Susan Sandys reports.

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yndhurst dad-of-two Rob Thorpe is reviving an artistic talent which has lain dormant since his school days.

From Australia originally, the 50-yearold worked in maintenance and construction upon leaving school, and later went into the mining industry. He and his Kiwi wife Jo moved to New Zealand in 1997, where he began a career in engineering.

Today the couple have two teenagers and Jo is a dairy worker while Rob does parttime subcontracting engineer work.

His job has allowed him time to delve into a new passion, that of steel work sculpture.

His main tools are a hammer, grinder and

cutting disc, and he spends hours belting away at bits of sheet metal in his home garage.

He then welds the pieces together to create art works which have so far included an android warrior, a praying mantis, a minotaur’s head and a mythical-style tree and snake.

Mr Thorpe is aiming to get a collection of his work together, and then hold an exhibition or display.

His ideal would be to ultimately make a living from his work, selling pieces and undertaking commissions.

“This is what my true passion would be,

doing something like this for a career,” he said.

Rob used to earn himself pocket money at school by doings drawings for fellow pupils, creating greeting cards for them to give their family members. And he and his brother won prizes as children in art competitions with their combined landscapes.

His brother would draw the backdrop, while Rob would sketch in trees and birds.

He said he got busy with “distractions” upon leaving school, so never really got back into his art.

“It’s always been in the back of my mind,” Rob said.

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The Melbourne Group One hopes of Our Vespa have taken a barrier blow after the colt drew the outside gate in Saturday’s $A1million Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m). To be ridden for the first time by Craig Williams, the Johno Benner-trained son of Elusive City will jump from gate 14. The Gr.3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude winner Rich Enuff also has a potentially awkward draw in 10 while the Queenslander Looks Like The Cat, who has finished runnerup at his last two outings, is inside the pre-post favourite at nine. The New Zealand-bred Merion, the winner of three of his four starts for Mike Moroney, will jump from barrier four.

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Test for Rockwell Exciting five-year-old Rockwell will be out to defend his unbeaten domestic record when he steps out at Taupo today. The son of Fastnet Rock made one appearance at home last season for an impressive maiden win at Avondale, which earned him a trip to Queensland. Rockwell finished runner-up at Ipswich in his Australian debut before a below par effort preceded a welcome victory at the Gold Coast. Rockwell will resume in the Taupo Farmlands 1000 and from a handy gate his rider Vinnie Colgan should be able to use the gelding’s early gate speed to good advantage. - APNZ

Riddell back on I Do Jonathan Riddell will resume his association with the glamour grey I Do at Hawera this Saturday. The 36-year-old Awapuni-based jockey knows the mare well having won two black type races on her last season and they will be looking to go one better in the Gr.3 Rich Hill Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes.

Riddell and I Do were narrowly beaten in the feature by Postmans Daughter 12 months ago, after which they combined to win the Gr.3 Manawatu Challenge Stakes and the Listed Tauranga Classic.

“Jonathan has ridden her quite a few times and I’m more than happy to have him on,” trainer Allan Sharrock said.

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Rubick back on track A sharp gallop on the Caulfield course proper has quality colt Rubick on target to tackle the older horses for the first time in the Schillaci Stakes. Rubick worked over 800m in 52.04 with trainer Gerald Ryan’s son Blake aboard yesterday morning and was clocked at a slick 23.22sec for his final 400m. While the colt is expected to improve on what he does on Saturday ahead of his main target, the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m).

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Shinn rides his luck Steve Englebrecht is as thankful as he is relieved to have Blake Shinn continue an association with his stable at Warwick Farm. Confirming he is one of Sydney most soughtafter jockeys with a Group One double at the weekend, Shinn will be out to keep an unblemished record with the Englebrechttrained Lucky Lucky Lucky in the Bloodstock.com.au Handicap today. “To say he is hot to trot at the moment is an understatement,” Englebrecht said.

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A filly with a fine future, the Simon Adlam trained Break Dance left the field in her wake in the third on the card at yesterday’s Chertsey Trotting Club trials.

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Break Dance wipes the floor Simon Adlam could have a star of the future in his stable in three-year-old filly Break Dance.

At yesterday’s Chertsey Trotting Club trials she ran the perfect race, happy to bide her time before showing a brilliant turn of speed in the home straight to run down the field, coming home three lengths

clear of Leo O’Reilly and Galleon’s Conquest.

There were six runners in the third event of the day, and from the stand all but The Lions Roar were safely under way.

For most of the 2400 metre journey Jim Curtin and Here Comes Helen had the race in their hands.

The Real Desire-Helen Victoria three-year-old made a tidy job as pacemaker until the fireworks started in the final few hundred metres.

The first challenge was mounted by Galleon’s Conquest who’d been happy to sit in the trail for most of the distance.

Over the final few hundred

metres however, the Bettors Delight-Galleon’s Chair gelding had to give way to the firepower of Adlam and the Art Major-Wave Runner filly Break Dance, who came home three lengths clear of the field.

She ran the 2400m in 3:05.5, final 800m, 57.3secs, last 400m, 27.2 secs.

A marketing promotion that really gallops Cilla Hegarty is poised to get her own “Woohoo” moment.

The NZ Tax Refunds founder and chief executive is accustomed to breaking new boundaries to promote what has become one of the country’s most recognisable businesses.

The “Woohoo” advertising campaign has already seen the company honoured at last year’s TVNZ New Zealand Marketing Awards, while Hegarty has been recognised for her business acumen with several businesswoman and entrepreneurial awards.

Hegarty launched New Zealand Tax Refunds in 2008 and the business has since processed more than 1.2 million refunds for customers as it constantly aims to push new limits and expand.

But Hegarty and her team have stepped into unchartered waters with their new market-

ing strategy - racing a thoroughbred racehorse.

Named Gottagetmywoohoo, Hegarty’s young galloper will endeavour to become one of the most memorable marketing tools ever if he can live up to the potential he has displayed so far.

With his jockey sporting silks bearing the Woohoo logo, Gottagetmywoohoo has already become a fast-moving advertising billboard for NZ Tax Refunds, but the three-year-old could yet become a trailblazer for other businesses looking to invest in a racehorse as an unconventional promotional tool.

During New Zealand Cup week at Riccarton, where NZ Tax Refunds was not only sponsoring a race but also involved in promoting the Fashions in the Fields competition, Hegarty mooted the idea that her business could race a gal-

loper under Hughes’ guidance.

Hughes identified an Iffraaj colt out of the Flying Spur mare Charangas.

“He was a lovely, big colt and I was pleased to get him, given that we didn’t have anything extra to spare.

“We’ve just followed the steps through and Cilla’s so into it.

It’s been really enjoyable having a new owner who is enjoying the whole experience so much.”

The colt was gelded, named Gottagetmywoohoo, then sent to the trials where he finished third at his first outing before winning a four-horse heat at Rangiora to prime him for his raceday debut.

That came at Riccarton on May 30 and the colt didn’t let anyone down, running a brave second to Elusive Catch.

For Hegarty and her team, it was a great thrill.

The more pragmatic Hughes was satisfied with the outing, knowing there is plenty more improvement to come from the youngster who has had a winter break to prepare for a spring campaign which kicks off at the South Canterbury meeting this Friday.

“He’s not a bad horse.

“There’s no reason why we wouldn’t have a nibble at some of the Classic races with him as a three-year-old.”

“He’s furnished up really well.

“I’m really happy with the way he’s coming back up,” Hughes says.

“Cilla’s got so much passion and the ‘Woohoo’ colours are going to get flogged to death.

“It’s a great way of getting your business out there.

“She’s using racing as a way of boosting the profile of her business.”

- APNZ

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Recite delights trainer The Recite camp is in a confident it was a phenomenal gallop,” mood ahead of the mare’s Group Williams said.

One date at Caulfield this weekend.

“John was very, very bullThe Oaks Stud-bred and owned ish – as John always is – and daughter of Darci Brahma was she’s very well and on an upflown to Melbourne last Saturday ward spiral.” and she hasn’t missed a beat since Recite pulled up sore two her arrival at Russell Cameron’s runs back when she tailed Flemington stable. the field home in the Gr.1 Recite will run in Saturday’s Makfi Challenge Stakes, $A400,000 Gr.1 Toorak Handicap but bounced back positively (1600m) – a race Kiwis have a good on the middle day of the recent record in with Alamosa sucHawke’s Bay carnival. cessful in 2008 and Mufhasa in She was held up early in 2011. the run home before finding “She travelled well and she’s eatthe line well for third behind en everything up,” The Oaks’ genWhosyourmaster. eral manager Rick Williams said. Recite, with Mark du Plessis aboard, in action at Meanwhile, Vespa’s trainer “On a good track and with a good Wairarapa.

PHOTO RACE IMAGES Johno Benner has been more draw we’re sure she will be comthan happy with his threeold will be ridden in the Toorak by petitive. year-old’s progress toward “If she brings her A-game then she Stephen Baster and he partnered the Saturday’s $A1 million Gr.1 Caulfield mare in a 1000 metre spin around Guineas (1600m). can be right in the mix.”

“He’s quite a laid-back horse, more That being the case, Recite will earn Flemington yesterday morning with herself a crack at the $A500,000 Gr.1 fellow Kiwi and $A1 million Gr.1 than he was as a two-year-old, and he Myer Classic at Flemington on No- Caulfield Guineas (1600m) contender was good in his action.

(Our) Vespa.

“He’s come on well and he looks vember 1.

“I spoke to John (Bary) and he said great,” he said.

- APNZ The John Bary-trained four-year-

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Ashburton benefits from Cup Week In the build up to Cup Week in Christchurch in just over a month the quality horses are starting to appear, and the Ashburton Racing Club anticipates some fine fields for the meeting on Saturday week, October 18.

The Ray Coupland Stakes has long been an event which is a precursor for the 2000 and 1000 Guineas with the Te Akau stables having such a terrific winning record, and this year seems no exception.

Darci’s Dream, an impressive stakes winner at Riccarton will be one of their representatives with the possibility of another to be finalised.

The Ashburton Cup over 1200m provides automatic entry into the Stewards Handicap at Riccarton and some of the best South Island sprinters will contest this year’s edition.

The classy Wingatui mare The Diamond One is likely to begin her campaign in the Cup and will be difficult to contain. Her stablemate The Solitaire a Group One performer took her first step toward another start in next month’s Gr. 3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile recently and will contest the Open 1600m event. The local mare Lamaze will be amongst the opposition.

The feature meeting has a good supporting card in place, and officials are hopeful of a good crowd to enjoy the only Saturday meeting of the Ashburton Racing Club.

Taupo gallops Today at Taupo Raceway

Taupo RC Venue: Taupo Meeting Date: 08 Oct 2014 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.50pm MEMBERS MELBOURNE CUP FUNCTION MAIDEN 1800 $7000, MDN, 1800m 1 322x4 Cool Hand Duke (6) 58.5 ................J Riddell 2 323x7 Itsanobraina (10) 58.5 .................... J Parkes 3 0x524 Beautiful Man b (3) 58.5.............. D Johnson 4 92304 Golan Power (8) 58.5 ...................... R Jones 5 0x073 Armando (1) 58.5 ................ R Hutchings (a) 6 x80x8 Another Shine (11) 58.5 .....L Magorrian (a3) 7 88 Charlie Boy 58.5 .......................... Scratched 8 45973 Flanders (2) 56.5.............................S Collett 9 Polynesia (9) 56.5 ..................... M D Plessis 10 00 Abyssinian Maid (4) 56.5 ................ K Myers 11 859x7 Alezan (7) 56.5...........................M Cameron 12 5 Oblivion (5) 56.........................S McKay (a3) 2 1.25pm CHEAL CONSULTANTS RATING 65 1800 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m 1 6841. Prize Lad (5) 59 .............................. C Grylls 2 307x1 Amity Dane tdmh (10) 58.5 .......J Oliver (a3) 3 127x4 Mr Hare (4) 58.5............................. J Parkes 4 310x Bastille b (3) 58 ..........................M Cameron 5 40810 Crimson Prince td (7) 58 .........S McKay (a3) 6 39217 St Saturnin m (9) 58 ...................M Coleman 7 50x04 King’s Rock b (2) 57.5 ........L Magorrian (a3) 8 x1584 Lucia Mia m (8) 56 .............. R Hutchings (a) 9 75P20 Skai Glen (6) 56 .......................A Jones (a3) 10 38939 Spike Miligan 54.5........................ Scratched 11 47569 Goodn’targ m (12) 54 ......................R Myers 12 57088 Shez Kapable td (11) 54 ................. K Myers 13 20508 Sweet Rita m (1) 54 ................ R Smyth (a2)

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9 250x0 Back On Song (1) 54 ..............S McKay (a3) 10 3380x Pit A Pat (6) 54 ................................S Collett 5 3.11pm TAUPO TIMES 3YO MAIDEN 1000 $7000, MDN 3YO, 1000m 1 x5523 Saber (10) 57.5 ................... R Hutchings (a) 2 28x Highland Park (5) 57.5 ...............M Cameron 3 Huka Eagle (2) 57.5 ..........................L Innes 4 No Deal (8) 57.5.............................. R Jones 5 3x53x Red Striker b (7) 55.5................ M D Plessis 6 2x She’s Bluffing (1) 55.5 ................. D Johnson 7 4x2 Attention Seeker 55.5 .................. Scratched 8 Kiss Like This (4) 55.5................ L Satherley 9 6 Little Miss Mossop (9) 55.5 .............S Collett 10 64 Silver Secret 55.5 ......................... Scratched 11 Chinese Jubilee (3) 55.5 ..........A Jones (a3) 12 Louisiana Jazz 55.5 ..................... Scratched 13 In A Trance (6) 55.5 Emergency: In A Trance 6 3.45pm TAUPO FARMLANDS RATING 75 1000 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1000m Emergencies: Jagger, Chopper Read, Elle Grace, Silver Se- 1 7030x Matimba (2) 59 .........................A Jones (a3) cret, Chinese Jubilee, Suffire 2 1667x Silver Eclipse t (5) 58 .................M Coleman 4 2.35pm STARLIGHT CINEMA CENTRE RATING 65 3 11x Billy ‘O (8) 58.....................................L Innes 4 23338 Copacabana tdm (7) 57.5 ............... C Grylls 1200 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 5 625x4 Cracker (11) 57.5 ......................J Wong (a2) 1 35x26 Poppas Delight td (2) 59 ..........A Jones (a3) 6 080D4 Absolutely Sacred (10) 57.5....... L Satherley 2 02348 Gerry Merito dm (7) 57 ......L Magorrian (a3) 7 x124x Clubs Choice (12) 57 .................. C Dell (a1) 3 205x5 Alchemy’s Flight d (3) 56.5.........M Cameron 8 x2231 Fast Fiction m (9) 56.5 .......L Magorrian (a3) 4 6420x Countessofdelgatie d (4) 56.5 ........ J Parkes 9 1261x Rockwell (6) 56.5 ...........................V Colgan 5 1247x Chipotle 56 ................................... Scratched 6 1 Prince Henry 55.5 ........................ Scratched 10 9x621 Pacific Choice d (4) 56 .................... S Spratt 11 1820x Equanimity (1) 55.5 ....................M Cameron 7 6760x Flicka Of Gold (8) 55 ................. M D Plessis 8 168. Nectacolecta dm (5) 54 ................... K Myers 12 x170x Repulse Bay 54.5 ......................... Scratched BER MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 Roselli (10) 58.5 ........................ M D Plessis 2 Is Possible (7) 58.5 ...........................L Innes 3 2364x Rubee (2) 56.5 .............................. R Norvall 4 85x Alarinda (14) 56.5 ...........................R Myers 5 5 Bettorock (5) 54 .........................M Cameron 6 Cagliari (12) 54 7 Escalate (3) 54 ...........................M Coleman 8 In A Trance (8) 54........................ D Johnson 9 It’s Bianca (6) 54 .............................S Collett 10 5x Laaffaire 54 .................................. Scratched 11 Tavy (4) 54 .....................................V Colgan 12 6. Ambrosini (1) 54.............................. C Grylls 13 Accent (11) 54............................ L Satherley 14 Jagger 56 ..................................... Scratched 15 Chopper Read (9) 58.5 ....... R Hutchings (a) 16 0x040 Elle Grace (13) 56.5 ........................ K Myers 17 64 Silver Secret 54 ............................ Scratched 18 Chinese Jubilee 54 ...................... Scratched 19 8 Suffire 54...................................... Scratched

5 44765 Deeligna 56.5 ............................... Scratched 6 89x Theatrics 56.5 .............................. Scratched 7 La Chica (13) 56.5 ..........................S Collett 8 Saint Emilion (11) 56....................... C Grylls 9 x73x4 Daifuku (3) 54 ............................M Coleman 10 0x6 Lola Trevola 54 ............................. Scratched 11 Centilly (4) 54 .............................. D Johnson 12 Setarossa (8) 54 ....................... M D Plessis 13 8. Suffire (10) 54 .................................R Myers 14 Zaballet (9) 54 ................................V Colgan 15 9x7 Tofino (1) 58.5 ................................. K Myers 16 00 El Pistola 56.5 .............................. Scratched 17 098 Fifty Shadz Famous (2) 54 ...... R Smyth (a2) 18 5226x Palace Rock 54 ............................ Scratched 19 3 No Tricks (5) 54 Emergencies: Tofino, El Pistola, Fifty Shadz Famous, Palace Rock, No Tricks Blinkers on : Itsanobraina, Beautiful Man, Another Shine (R1), Equanimity (R6), Prince Of Patch, Suffire, Fifty Shadz Famous (R8) Blinkers off : She’s Bluffing (R5), Imperial Duke (R8) Winkers on : Rolling In Thedeep (R7) Winkers off : Flicka Of Gold (R4) SELECTIONS Race 1: Golan Power, Beautiful Man, Oblivion, Itsanobraina Em: El Pistola, Carleen, Deeligna, Centilly, Zaballet, Suffire Race 2: Lucia Mia, Goodn’targ, Bastille, Mr Hare, Prize Lad 8 4.55pm TAUPO VETERINARY CENTRE MAIDEN Race 3: Tavy, Cagliari, It’s Bianca, Escalate, In A Trance Race 4: Nectacolecta, Poppas Delight, Countessofdelgatie 1300 $7000, MDN, 1300m 1 3338x Imperial Duke (12) 58.5 ....................L Innes Race 5: Saber, Huka Eagle, Red Striker, Kiss Like This 2 009x5 Jovan 58.5.................................... Scratched Race 6: Billy ‘O, Silver Eclipse, Fast Fiction, Pacific Choice 3 8. Prince Of Patch (7) 58.5.................. R Jones Race 7: Charleston Girl, Luen Yat Diva, Rolling In Thedeep Race 8: Daifuku, No Tricks, Saint Emilion, Centilly 4 0x040 Elle Grace (6) 56.5 13 21746 Neutron Star m (3) 54.5 .................. K Myers 14 0339x Deo Volente 54............................. Scratched Emergencies: Neutron Star, Deo Volente 7 4.20pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES F&M MAIDEN 1300 $12,000, MDN F&M, 1300m 1 2428x Peroni b (8) 57.5 .............................R Myers 2 823x5 Whoopsie (1) 57.5............... R Hutchings (a) 3 5x62 Charleston Girl (3) 57.5............. M D Plessis 4 x20x9 Luen Yat Diva (2) 57.5 ..................... C Grylls 5 29x Rolling In Thedeep (4) 57.5............V Colgan 6 87539 Eagle Magic (11) 57.5 ..................... K Myers 7 7x564 Warzone 57.5 ............................... Scratched 8 5226x Palace Rock b (5) 55................... D Johnson 9 65x42 Jacqui Ickx (7) 55 ............................S Collett 10 2 Mary Quant b (10) 55 .................M Coleman 11 5x447 Eyesonyou 55 .............................. Scratched 12 6294x Letmego (12) 55 13 3 No Tricks (13) 55 ........................M Cameron 14 Zabelle (6) 55 ....................................L Innes 15 00. El Pistola (9) 57.5 ......................J Riddell 16 806 Carleen 57.5 ................................ Scratched 17 44765 Deeligna 57.5 ............................... Scratched 18 Centilly 55 .................................... Scratched 19 Zaballet 55 ................................... Scratched 20 8 Suffire 55...................................... Scratched

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 1 44451 Cawbourne Josh nwtd .................M Roberts Meg’s Me Mum nwtd .......................S Maher way Meeting Date: 08 Oct 2014 NZ Meeting number: 9 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 3 88524 Goodtime Mike nwtd ............... T McCracken Cawbourne Bright nwtd................M Roberts 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 4 5 44735 Homebush Bounce nwtd ...........J McInerney 11 and 12 6 72224 Wall Age nwtd P & .............................Doody 1 12.02pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0, 305m 7 46356 Scott The Best nwtd ........................... N Udy 1 24821 Homebush Zane nwtd ...............J McInerney 8 56343 Alamein Blonde nwtd K & .................Phillips 2 84525 Dogged Denis nwtd......................... C Brider 9 26884 Sheza Hum Dinga nwtd ............. G Holswich 3 88666 Navajo Blue nwtd .................... T McCracken 4 87 Harriet’s Law nwtd.....................J McInerney 10 6767 Bailey’s Mate nwtd W &...................T Steele 5 87736 Icahn nwtd...................................B Hodgson 4 12.59pm J P PRINT (PETONE) HEAT 2 C0q, 520m 1 32587 Botany Chris nwtd .....................J McInerney 6 38567 Gummy Gumpsta nwtd G & ..............S Ross 2 73656 Leroy Jethro nwtd................................ L Bell 7 Clamped nwtd ..................................L Ahern 3 48485 Blu Desire nwtd ............................. J D Black 8 37767 Portobello Patsy nwtd ......................R Waite 4 Mega Jet nwtd.................................S Maher 9 88 Skeleton Witch nwtd......................A Speight 5 57657 Homebush Rocco nwtd .............J McInerney 10 8686 My Enzo nwtd .......................... S Gommans 2 12.21pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C0 C0, 305m 6 776 Cawbourne Wales nwtd ...............M Roberts 7 26352 Little Prophet nwtd ...........................R Waite 1 67575 Homebush Misha nwtd .............J McInerney 8 3558 Post Command nwtd W & ...............T Steele 2 24374 Dark Witch nwtd ............................... P Clark 9 88666 Navajo Blue nwtd .................... T McCracken 3 235 Wine Time nwtd ............................A Speight 10 588 Javelin nwtd W & .............................T Steele 4 23586 Working Poppy nwtd ............... T McCracken 5 75477 Wairere Mike nwtd ..........................P Knight 5 1.17pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 22122 Ayra Stark 17.95 .............................. A Clark 6 Glad’s Apopping nwtd .....................S Maher 2 88616 Cawbourne Beau 17.68 ..................J Tanner 7 2 Tinder Time nwtd .............................L Ahern 3 86786 Where’s Rican 17.94 ...........................F Kite 8 57654 Botany John nwtd .....................J McInerney 4 64582 Homebush Dawn 18.10.............J McInerney 9 57658 Sniff of Brandy nwtd .........................R Waite 5 73773 Another Rule nwtd ....................J McInerney 10 6x778 Homebush Melvin nwtd ................P Blanche 3 12.40pm WWW.RACINGTIPS.CO.NZ C0 HEAT 1 6 76426 Kiribati Girl 17.90 ..................... S Gommans 7 53614 Bigtime Kaz nwtd .............................L Ahern C0q, 520m

3 85465 Cosmic Warra nwtd W & .................T Steele 8 65173 Fortis Memories 18.04 ........................L Udy 4 57371 Another Hunter nwtd .................J McInerney 9 33675 Five Kay Leg 18.08 ............................ N Udy 5 25442 Applause 30.74 ....................... T McCracken 10 45666 Our Crown Jewel 18.29....................T Agent 6 46556 Shiny Upsome nwtd .................A Duganzich 6 1.34pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 7 287x6 Dutchess Queen 30.55 ...............J McArthur 1 78432 Homebush Spike 17.89 .............J McInerney 8 22782 Miss Selfies nwtd ......................J McInerney 2 75641 King’s Selection 17.86.............. S Gommans 9 5756F Mega Girl nwtd ................................... N Udy 3 68136 Trendy Lass nwtd .............................L Ahern 10 58665 Amy Wineglass 30.68 ..............A Duganzich 4 66265 Gem’s Conquest 17.73 R U & ............L Bliek 5 43875 Calamity Sue 17.90............................W Kite 9 2.27pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 56387 Homebush Marlow 18.18 .............P Blanche 6 83736 What’s Up Watto nwtd W & .............T Steele 2 35853 War On Terror 17.88.........................L Ahern 7 76253 Marlene’s Terra nwtd ........................T Agent 3 47877 Blaze’s Corporal 18.02 G &...............S Ross 8 76225 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd ...................J Tanner 4 87553 Homebush Vicks 18.41 .............J McInerney 9 66772 Queen Cobra 17.86 ......................... A Clark 5 47624 Opehu Flyer 18.17 ...........................R Waite 10 56376 Lemon Fish 18.07 .....................J McInerney 6 54525 Showem Baby 17.86 ................A Duganzich 7 1.52pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C1 C1, 305m 7 53383 Flirt With Me 18.02 .................. T McCracken 1 66238 Some Genes nwtd ....................J McInerney 8 46573 Tai Baxter nwtd .........................J McInerney 2 32242 Snow Demon 18.08 G & ...................S Ross 9 33675 Five Kay Leg 18.08 ............................ N Udy 3 17235 Serve Ya Purpose 17.87..................... N Udy 10 76866 Unique Tilly nwtd ..........................K Jackson 4 37454 Procrastination 18.08 R U & ..............L Bliek 10 2.44pm KEENAN CONCRETE C1 C1, 520m 5 28124 Vision And Power 17.80 ...................L Ahern 1 84657 Sheriff Roscoe nwtd W & ................T Steele 6 44186 Homebush Ted 18.20 ................J McInerney 2 66456 Sarah Campbell 30.93 ................B Hodgson 7 86581 Monkey Queen 17.96 .........................W Kite 3 74628 Shadow Baxter nwtd .................J McInerney 8 88418 Miss Razz nwtd ................................T Agent 4 11854 Homebush Buck 31.40 ..............J McInerney 9 15727 Black Magic Rock 17.88 G & .............Denby 5 34456 Madam Ice 30.65 ........................J McArthur 10 22776 Runs For Gas 17.98 ................. S Gommans 6 14356 Allegro Max 30.64 ............................L Ahern 8 2.09pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD (NZ) LTD C1, 520m 7 4F488 Gay Thorley 30.27.....................J McInerney 8 22752 Botany Sel 30.99.......................J McInerney 1 65455 Ollie Baxter nwtd .......................J McInerney 9 56845 Sunday Driver nwtd ..........................P Taylor 2 86546 Goldstar Frankie nwtd ...............J McInerney

10 36768 Coyote Caught Ya nwtd ............E Duganzich 3.02pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 FINAL C1f, 305m 1 55324 Zamaddis Lass 18.24................... T Downey 2 61x41 Big Fat Gypsy 17.84........................M Olden 3 54117 Winfield Autumn 17.85 .................M Roberts 4 58361 Johnny Angel 17.86 ......................A Speight 5 86431 Homebush Lucifer 17.67 ...........J McInerney 6 22811 Fair Conquest 17.77 R U & ................L Bliek 7 46511 Mega Upload 17.74..........................T Agent 8 34782 Indefinite Order nwtd............... T McCracken Emergencies: 9 54525 Showem Baby 17.86 ................A Duganzich 10 28124 Vision And Power 17.80 ...................L Ahern 12 3.27pm MELBOURNE CUP DAY @ HATRICK 4TH NOVEMBER C2 C2, 305m 1 82544 Ate Pizza 17.41 ........................ S Gommans 2 74261 Cosmic Rascal 17.90 .............. T McCracken 3 68543 Hey You 17.46 ....................................W Kite 4 31111 Why Oh Why 17.64 ..........................L Ahern 5 34211 Witch Misty 17.91............................. P Clark 6 41532 Manu Rama 17.70 P &.......................Doody 7 75157 Homebush Tiare 17.69..............J McInerney 8 66532 Homebush Limbo 17.64 ............J McInerney 9 24364 Benji nwtd ....................................M Roberts 10 12874 Venga Guapa 17.88 ........................M Olden

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Sport 20 Ashburton Guardian

In brief Hatch Cup The Mid Canterbury Primary A hockey team lost to Bay of Plenty 2-3 at the Hatch Cup National Hockey Tournament in Palmerston North yesterday. Mid Canterbury struck first through Sam Lee but Bay of Plenty equalised before halftime before adding two further goals in the second half.

Logan Currie then hit home Mid Canterbury’s second with two minutes to go but they were unable to conjure up an equaliser.

Today they meet Horowhenua and Wanganui to complete pool play.

Collier Trophy Tauranga handed the Mid Canterbury Primary A girls their third defeat at the Collier Trophy National Secondary School Hockey Tournament in Invercargill yesterday. Tauranga took the win 3-0 to go top of Pool B leaving Mid Canterbury to complete pool play against hosts Invercargill this morning before a non-competition match against Taranaki in the afternoon, with cross over play beginning tomorrow.

Dragons sign Nabuli The Fijian flyer discovered by Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler carrying bags in a Suva Hotel has knocked back a Super Rugby deal to keep his NRL dream alive at St George Illawarra.

Eto Nabuli risked everything two years ago after a chance meeting with the NRL greats, to come to Australia and link with the Penrith Panthers having never played rugby league before.

- AAP

Meehan, Leapai spar When building for their next bout, boxers often look for sparring partners that mimic their opponent. Heavyweights Kali Meehan and Alex Leapai both have career-defining fights on the horizon during the next two months and given Meehan shares a similar build to Leapai’s opponent and vice-versa, it made sense that they’d help each other out.

The 1.95m Meehan will square off against fellow Kiwi Shane Cameron (1.88m, 29-4) for the WBA Oceania heavyweight title on the North Shore on November 22, while Australia’s Leapai, who stands 1.83m, will meet skilled American Malik Scott (1.94m, 36-2-1) in Brisbane on October 24.

- APNZ

Fraser back in Tokyo Fifty years on from her infamous Olympic arrest and the pool performance that made her an Australian national icon, Dawn Fraser is returning to Tokyo. Fraser won her third 100m freestyle Olympic gold at the 1964 Games, despite spending nine weeks in a steel brace in the lead-up after a crash that killed her mother.

This week Fraser, her daughter and grandson will join 15 other members of the 1964 Australian Games team for 50th anniversary celebrations in Tokyo.

- AAP

Dawn Fraser

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Four newcomers in Kiwis Four rookies have been included in the Kiwis squad to contest the Four Nations tournament over the next six weeks.

Teenage Penrith Panthers wing Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Cronulla utility Sosaia Feki, North Queensland second row Jason Taumalolo and Warriors prop Suaia Matagi are the newcomers in a 24-man squad that will also see Penrith utility Lewis Brown back in the black jersey for the first time since 2011.

This won’t be Taumalolo’s first experience with the Kiwis - he was a non-playing member of the 2012 Anzac Test to Australia - but this will be another chance for him to finally take the field.

Watene-Zelezniak earns his spot in the team with an outstanding debut season for the Panthers, a season which produced seven tries in 10 appearances and helped his injury-riddled side deep into to the NRL playoffs.

Feki and Matagi get their chances with the late withdrawals of Sydney Roosters teammates Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, both through burnout from a long season.

Brown has played five tests for his country and has reclaimed his spot in the side with consistently outstanding performances this season for the Panthers.

“We’re really excited for the new players coming in for their first time or, in Jason’s case, another chance to earn his first cap,” says Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney.

“They’ve all had great sea-

Jason Taumalolo is one of four rookies named in the Kiwis side for the Four Nations tournament.

sons in the NRL, and this will be a chance for them to show they can step up and contribute at the next level.

“After our World Cup disappointment last year, I think we made some very positive strides at this year’s Anzac Test.

“We get a few older heads back for this campaign - they will provide some experience, and hopefully will feed off the energy and passion from those younger guys.”

“We’re very focused on building a team and culture that will see us challenge for the next Rugby League World Cup in 2017, so these new players now have a chance to become part of that long-term process.”

Of the train-on squad named over the past month, several players have become unavail-

able though injury or health issues.

They include Konrad Hurrell (Warriors), Ben Matulino (Warriors), Sam McKendry (Penrith Panthers), Tuivasa-Sheck and Waerea-Hargreaves.

“It’s always disappointing to lose players this way, but this is a tough game and you have to expect a certain amount of attrition at the end of any season,” says Kearney.

“You have to take a longerterm view of these things - it’s important they get themselves right and come back to us when they can.”

The Kiwis will assemble on the Gold Coast on October 18, and will begin their Four Nations campaign against Australia at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, October 25.

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Kiwis Four Nations squad Gerard Beale (St George Dragons) Adam Blair (Wests Tigers) Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm) Lewis Brown (Penrith Panthers) Greg Eastwood (Canterbury Bulldogs) Sosaia Feki (Cronulla Sharks) Kieran Foran (Manly Sea Eagles) Tohu Harris (Melbourne Storm) Siliva Havili (Vodafone Warriors) Peta Hiku (Manly Sea Eagles) Shaun Johnson (Vodafone Warriors) Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Sydney Roosters) Thomas Leuluai (Vodafone Warriors) Issac Luke (South Sydney Rabbitohs) Simon Mannering (Vodafone Warriors) Suaia Matagi (Vodafone Warriors) Sam Moa (Sydney Roosters) Jason Nightingale (St George Dragons) Kevin Proctor (Melbourne Storm) Jason Taumalolo (North Queensland Cowboys) Martin Taupau (Wests Tigers) Manu Vatuvei (Vodafone Warriors) Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Penrith Panthers) Dean Whare (Penrith Panthers)

Hannant starts Bronco exodus

By Jim morton North Queensland have moved swiftly to ensure their engine room remains among the best in the NRL by pouncing on offcontract Brisbane forward Ben Hannant.

Former Test and Queensland Origin prop Hannant has signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys in a move that could see him the first of three Broncos big guns to leave Red Hill this month.

With expectations firming that Wayne Bennett will bring Darius Boyd back with him, Josh Hoffman is poised to sign elsewhere and Ben Barba is also weighing up his options.

The Broncos, who are overloaded with fullbacks, have little salary cap room to spare and offloading Barba, as well as Hoffman, would help address a lack of balance in their squad.

Bennett has told Hoffman, overlooked by New Zealand selectors yesterday, he is free to negotiate with rival clubs despite being contracted for 2015 on a deal that is half of what he may command elsewhere.

Speculation is mounting that Barba, who will have to give up the No.6 jersey for ex-Raider Anthony Milford, may also depart as he’s reportedly being shopped around by the Broncos.

The club’s awkward salary cap restraints ultimately saw

Hannant, used as a bench player under Anthony Griffin, take a bigger offer at the Cowboys following interest from both Melbourne and Manly.

The 29-year-old’s move stiffens North Queensland’s topclass pack - featuring fellow international props Matt Scott and James Tamou - after they lost the Sims brothers, Tariq (Newcastle) and Ashton (Warrington).

“I’m really looking forward to the opportunities that playing with the Cowboys will present,” Hannant said. “It’s going to be great to be able to train and play with the likes of JT (Johnathan Thurston) and Matt Scott who I know really well from Origin.”

With 192 NRL games of experience, plus 12 Origin matches and six Tests, Hannant is justifiably seen as a significant asset by the Cowboys.

“He’s a great signing for the club,” said rising Kiwis backrower Jason Taumalolo. “He’ll bring a lot of experience like Ashton did to our pack. He’ll help with our engine room going forward.”

Tagged the next Sonny Bill Williams, Taumalolo did his best to distance himself from such expectations that he’s been forced to endure since 16.

“It puts a lot of pressure on you,” the 21-year-old said.

“That is the last thing I would want.”

- AAP

Sport www.guardianonline.co.nz

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

■ NETBALL

By Dana Johannsen

Bailey Mes: Likely to see plenty of game time following a good performance when she came on last Thursday.

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the team would be considered empty.

Instead she must work with each individuals to improve her skill-set, tactical awareness and confidence.

But while squad changes are unlikely, Taumaunu has hinted some changes could be made to the line-up for tonight’s game after shooter Bailey Mes and midcourter Grace Rasmussen

appeared to make an impact following their introduction.

“I tend to be guided by evidence and I think the group that finished on Thursday night did very well.

“They are inexperienced but they showed they can cope with the intensity of a test match against Australia,” Taumaunu said.

One of the key issues to

emerge in the opening game was the breakdown in the Ferns’ defensive links, particularly through the midcourt.

The experienced New Zealand midcourt trio of Joline Henry, Laura Langman and Liana Leota were overrun by Australia’s slick through-court attack, as they struggled to halt the Diamonds’ speed and swift ball movement.

Henry said her performance in Invercargill caused her “a few sleepless nights”, but also prompted some constructive conversations within the midcourt unit.

“It has stimulated a lot of discussion about what each other’s views are on what our roles are in there and how we can make life tougher for the opposition,” Henry said.

“Because we have been together a while I guess we made lots of assumptions about our connections and about our invisible threads.

“We’ve done a lot of work on that in the past and we assumed that those links would still be there.”

Henry admits the team was extremely dispirited when they got on the plane to Melbourne on Friday after such a comprehensive defeat.

But after addressing the key issues in the game and hitting the training court hard over the past couple of days, she said the mood in the camp had greatly improved.

“We don’t want to sit around and dwell on that performance, we want to get out there again and show that we are a better side than that.”

- NZH

■ RUGBY

Auckland well aware of Steelers’ capabilities

By CampBell Burnes Sonny Bill Williams will return to rugby off the bench tonight as opponents Auckland seek to halt the Steelers’ late ITM Cup Premiership semi-final run in Pukekohe.

What is certain is that the Steelers will not miss 47 tackles as Waikato did last week against Auckland, so this will be a demonstrably tougher contest for Tom McCartney’s men.

“We’re not getting ahead of ourselves,” said Auckland coach Paul Feeney.

“Waikato didn’t have their best night at the office. They missed 14 or 15 tackles on George Mo-

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In brief

Stern message for Ferns Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu has put the heat on individuals to step up and do their jobs ahead of tonight’s second Constellation Cup test in Melbourne.

Any hope of a series win has long deserted the New Zealand camp following a 17-goal capitulation to the polished Diamonds in last Thursday’s opener in Invercargill.

In a worrying indication of the competitive gulf between the Ferns and Australia, talk of winning a match in this series has been replaced with chatter about “closing the gap”, “improving performances” and “restoring pride”.

Taumaunu believes the only way for her side to do this is for the individual players to make a commitment to one other that they will each step up and perform their roles.

“We’ve become very focused on our individual tasks.

“We all recognise that there are simple things that we can put right very quickly, and that’s up to us to do,” Taumaunu said.

“So from that perspective people are quite determined and quite confident they can adjust.

“Once we start making those changes then the snowball effect is that the result will be better.”

There is little point in Taumaunu putting the players on notice.

With the depth such as it is in New Zealand netball any threats of being dropped from

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ala alone. We don’t like to miss 14 or 15 in one game.”

Moala’s battle on the wing with a resurgent Frank Halai should be fun.

Feeney has been impressed with the Steelers’ recent form.

They seem to have even tidied up some lineout issues that plagued their early matches; Jordan Taufua scored off an effective lineout drive against the Stags.

“They’ve sorted out a few things within their camp and they are playing back to their normal standard ... On their day, Counties can beat anyone. Everyone in New Zealand knows that,” said Feeney.

An Auckland victory, which has come to pass every year since 2008 - though the last three seasons have seen close contests - would confirm them in the semi-finals, and they could rise as high as third, unless Canterbury can arrest their slump.

The Steelers must win both their last two games, and hope Auckland stumble against the Taniwha on Saturday. Lock Patrick Tuipulotu will start tonight, but will not play against Northland. However, the two Charlies - Faumuina and Piutau - along with Steven Luatua, will be available for that clash.

Francis Saili is back from

form exile and will line up at No13, with Hadleigh Parkes, who punched plenty of holes in the Waikato line, moving in to second-five. That seasoned pair will be tasked with shutting down the in-form Bundee Aki and Rey Lee-Lo, not to mention Williams.

Steelers coach Tana Umaga was happy to endorse his halfback August Pulu should he be elevated to the All Blacks, after Tawera Kerr-Barlow was ruled out for the season.

“Augie is starting to get back to some of his best form. He’s been outstanding for us in the last two or three games. I think he’s ready for it.”

- NZH

Prize pool up to $1m New Zealand’s flagship golf tournament has increased its prize pool to $1 million and will be broadcast live here and in Japan. The NZ Open has joined up with new naming rights sponsor BMW for the tier one tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia, which will be played at the Hills and Millbrook courses in Queenstown from March 12-15 next year. Initial details were unveiled yesterday in Auckland by John Hart, chairman of the organising committee. Hart confirmed there had been interest from golfers in Europe and America but none could make any commitments to travel and play until they knew their schedules.

- NZH

Hunt moving on up Mark Hunt has moved up to No.4 in the UFC’s heavyweight rankings.

The rankings are updated weekly and Hunt, who last appeared in the cage when he knocked out Roy Nelson in the main event of UFC Fight Night 52 in Japan last month, has switched places with American Stipe Miocic who drops to No.5. In the UFC, champions aren’t ranked, just the contenders, which effectively means Hunt is perceived as the world’s fifth-best heavyweight.

- APNZ

Checking out the MCG New Zealand are leaving little to chance in their preparations for the cricket World Cup early next year.

A squad of 19 players left yesterday for a two-day camp in Melbourne, and while coach Mike Hesson said it should not be read as a closed book on the players in the frame to make the final World Cup 15, it’s fair to assume the bulk, at least, will come from this group.

New Zealand have yet to make a cup final, but there is a confidence within the leading group of players that this represents a fine opportunity to break that duck. - NZH

Giteau in top form He was shunted out when the ‘three amigos’ were Robbie Deans’ new best mates but Matt Giteau’s French renaissance has shown the former poster-boy’s enduring powers. Giteau has been named French rugby’s Top 14 player of the season - three years after pack-ing his bags when overlooked for Australia’s last World Cup campaign.

Now 32, the one-time highest paid Wallaby is as influential as ever as a global rugby superstar.

- AAP

Volvo ‘in with a shot’ Touring car legend Jim Richards rates Kiwi youngster Scott McLaughlin a big chance to give Volvo victory over the Holdens and Fords in the Bathurst 1000 on Sunday. Richards knows what it takes to rile the Holden and Ford faithful at Mount Panorama. He did it in 1992, describing them as a “pack of arseholes” for booing when he won a second straight Bathurst crown with Mark Skaife in a Nissan. In fact, Richards has been responsible for half of the six winners not built by Holden or Ford in 53 editions of the Great Race on the mountain. And he reckons there could be another this year from tyro McLaughlin and his co-driver, Frenchman Alexandre Premat.

- AAP

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Pea Truck and Harvester Drivers

SALES CONSULTANT

G J Gardner Homes is NZ’s leading group housing company. We are looking for a Sales Consultant within our Ashburton Office and show home, to be part of the Mid-South Canterbury Franchise.

Talley’s Ashburton is looking to employ Pea Truck and Harvester Drivers for our upcoming harvest, starting mid-November.

Truck Drivers

Pea Harvester Drivers

The Fresh Name in the Freezer

If you believe you have the necessary attributes and can provide positive input in a team environment please forward your application now.

YOU WANT

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In return we offer you modern equipment, good wages with the opportunity for overtime, and a busy working environment.

If either of the above interests you, apply in writing to; Talley’s Group Ltd, PO Box 244, Ashburton – Attn: Pea Harvest, or email freight.admin@ash.talleys.co.nz Applications close Tuesday 14th of October 2014.

You must: Be reliable Be able to work in a team Have pride in your work

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Bradford Building can provide good remuneration, varied job sites and training in a trade that will provide you with long term security.

WANT A

CAREER?

One Painting Apprentice Wanted You must:

» Be reliable » Have good communication skills » Be able to work in a team » Have pride in your work

We have an opening for an apprentice to join our team. We can provide good remuneration, varied job sites and training for a trade that will provide you with many career opportunities.

Please call into our office on Bremners Road to pick up an application form. Applications close Wednesday 15th October 2014.

www.talleys.co.nz

Concrete Mixer/Delivery Driver Allied Concrete Ashburton We have an opportunity for a person to join our team in Ashburton.

Email:

We are looking for someone who is a team player, methodical and can think out side the square.

A can do approach is vital and we are looking for committed candidates who share this attitude.

The successful candidate would be challenged into growing this position to a more senior level.

Lynda.hartley@gjgardner.co.nz

Weekend cleaner/s required

This position is ideally suited to a candidate who has: Synlait Milk Ltd Rakaia Closing date would be • KnowledgeURL of the concrete industry With: _______________________________ x Date:_______________________________ tested: x beneficial but not essential checked: 18 Hours in total which can be • Is committed to maintaining our health and safety Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton has a standard vacancy in the busy Paint department. split into 4.5 x 2 per day • Is Physically Fit and revisions: takes pride in personal This position is for 38 hours per week, appearance 1 2 3 4 5 Hours 3.00pm - Midnight Sunday - Thursday roster. Mitre 10 MEGA $0 $0 $25 $50 $75 • Allied has a strict Drug and alcohol policy, random Ashburton is a well established part of Saturday & Sunday testing is conducted. the Mitrejob: 10 brand with stores in three • Has at least a fullNOTE: class 4 licence, loader & forklift C49988 PLEASE locations, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru.

Hourly rate $15.35 that wewould have prepared this but not essential. endorsements be beneficial advertisement proof based on our size: 14 x department format: b&w 2 • Has a clean driving record The paint/decor services understanding of the instructions • Duties are varied and include Displaysreceived. excellentIncommunication skills both trade and DIY customers selling a approving the publication run date position sort cost (excl •gst) • Is flexibleadvertisement, in their working hoursresponsibility toilet run, vacuuming, dusting, full range of painting accessories and well it is client’s Ashburton Guardian Sat 29 Sept Sits Vacant $297.64 • Is punctual and reliable to check the accuracy of both the known brands; Resene and Dulux paint. advertisement, the media and the service focused Wedbuffing 1 Oct etc. $245.00 • Is customer The successful applicant will have the position nominated.

• Full training is given Sat 4 Oct $297.64 Please express your interest by email to: following attributes: Cancellation of adverts booked with greg.reed@hwr.co.nz by October 24.

Wed 8 Oct $245.00 media will incur a media cancellation • Must be able to pass a security • Excellent customer service fee of $50.

Sat 11 Oct $297.64 Allied Concrete • A flair for colour and design check.

P.O.Box 574, Ashburton 7740 • ReliableTradeMe and able to lift Sept 2014 $139.13 Rachel your contact: • Work in a team environment

advertising proof

Applications close on Friday 10th October 2014.

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ASHBURTON 832 East St 03 307 9911

www.dne.co.nz 0800 432 633

0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

We require an experienced Butcher to fill this full time position, joining our friendly team in our busy Butchery department. Days will be Sunday to Thursday.

We are looking for a Butcher who will be suitably experienced, energetic, a good team player, well presented, committed to providing outstanding customer service, and have the hunger and desire to continually improve not only your performance, but the performance of the department.

The successful applicant will possess the following skills and attributes: • Be well presented with a high level of personal hygiene • Have a natural flair and passion for what they do • Be self-motivated, reliable and dedicated • Be able to work well in a team environment If you feel you have what it takes to be successful in this role, please apply online to: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz Alternatively you may write to: Human Resources Manager Ashburton New World P O Box 444, Ashburton 7700

Applications close 16.10.2014

Guardian Real Esate

307 7900

Call Michele 03 335 3142 08.30am - 05.00pm Monday - Friday

Fixed Term Teaching (Maternity Leave) position for 2015 Applications are invited for a suitable teacher to join the staff at Hinds School, an exciting full rural Primary school located 19 km south of Ashburton.

The position is a fixed term position with the teacher’s placement being a Junior/Middle School class from Jan 27 to Dec 20 2015.

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Butcher

G J Gardner Homes, P O Box 2099, Washdyke, Timaru

hr.ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to Lyn Church, Human Resources, Mitre 10 MEGA, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton7740.

Phone Shane on 307-7071

Please call into our office on Bremners Road to pick up an application form. Applications close Wednesday 15th October 2014.

Post:

If you think you are the person we are looking for please send your C.V. with a covering letter to:

Required for busy, property maintenance company. Variety of work from new commercial and residential to HNZ. Experience essential.

You could be a part of this. Build yourself a better future with Bradford Building.

www.bradfords.co.nz

Applications Close: Friday 26th October 2014

Paint department Sales person Rachel Proof read by:_______________________________

PAINTERS

Two Building Apprentices Wanted

www.bradfords.co.nz

You will need to hold a minimum of a class 2 and heavy wheels endorsement on your licence, however for the successful applicants full training can be given to obtain these. Experience would be an advantage although not essential.

This is an exciting time to be part of the building industry and working with New Zealand’s’ No1 building company makes it even more satisfying.

SITUATIONS VACANT

Are you looking for a rewarding role in an experienced team?

A class 2 or 4 licence is preferable, to operate our company owned pea trucks to and from our factory located in Fairton, however there will be an opportunity for the successful applicants to be trained in gaining a class 2 or 4 licence.

We are seeking an experienced sales professional, or a person who believes they have what it takes to sell new homes, who wishes to have fantastic earning potential and enjoy the support and training provided by being a part of the sales team of NZ’s favourite home builder.

To be successful in this role you will need to have: • Self motivation.

• A genuine desire to help clients to achieve their dreams • The opportunity to be self employed • Ability to listen and learn • Good attention to detail and excellent time management • Keen interest to improve • Drive to win and succeed.

SITUATIONS VACANT

The full package is available on the School website.

YOUR LOCAL

PAINTING PROFESSIONALS

For any further information please call The Principal - 03 303 7208 or email principal@hinds.school.nz Applications close on 24 October at 4 pm.

Guardian Situations Vacant

307 7900

Contact us today on: Richard: 027 279 8952 Office: 308 9039

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4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar protective films, UV block, fade, heat and glare control, privacy and safety films for glass. FREE quotes - 20 years local service, Bill Breukelaar - phone 0800 368 468. www.tintawindow.co.nz

TRADES, SERVICES

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

RURAL TRADING POST

BUYING OR SELLING Property?

Contact SUE PRENDERGAST urban consultant, Real Estate New Zealand - Ashburton. REAA 2008 MREINZ. Ph 027 322 8422.

MOTORING

VEHICLE GROOMING, cars, utes etc. Interior, Exterior, cut and polish. We can pick up and deliver, Robinson Street.

Auto Groomers, 13 Robinson St, phone Paul 027 887 4786.

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.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

We currently have funds available to distribute in grants for the following purposes in the Canterbury area: Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed REAA 2008

Telephone 03 307 9176

WITHIN THE AVENUES

$469,000 WEB ID AU36593 EASTSIDE 55 Chalmers Avenue

Genuine vendors are ready to sell their spacious, well designed sunny home to new lucky buyers.

Gorgeous open plan family/dining room, chefs kitchen and granite work surfaces, sunny deck and BBQ area, easy care section. You must inspect to appreciate.

MEETINGS, EVENTS

VIEW Wednesday 8 Oct 5.00 6.00pm

ART EXHIBITION - “Near and far”. Art works by Debbie Lambert, Methven Heritage Centre. October 4 to 31.

Open daily.

BALAGE FOR SALE, new seasons lush leafy grass. ST DAVID CHURCH FAIR October 11, McHale Fusion round bales. Saturday, 9.00am. Allens Road Phone 027 360 0681.

Allenton. All the usual stalls and entertainment.

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LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

COMPUTER PROBLEMS? For Prompt, Reliable Service contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Ph 308 8989.

30 years local experience.

SUPERGOLD discount card accepted.

AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS - All oils, greases, fuel additives, filters, antifreeze, car polish, V & L cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust bust, rain clear, engine cleaner and more. Call local distributor: Veehof. Phone 302 2911.

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BORDER COLLIE puppies for sale. 8 weeks old. Reg: NZKC. Working and show bloodlines. Friendly pups.

Please phone 03 325 4273.

3 2 2

www.propertybrokers.co.nz ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

CINDY Kiwi, 38, size 6, attractive, busty, long hair.

GFE. Phone calls only.

Tuesday, Wednesday, BUYER of unwanted Thursday 027 448 7011. animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. ACCOMMODATION, We also sell pet food. Call RENTAL Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 PROPERTY TO RENT 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

Sunny and warm two bedroom plus office home on FOR SALE Oak Grove. Large double CONTAINERS for sale or garage and plenty of off street hire, ex shipping: general and parking. Phone 302 0733. insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk WARM, sunny, two bedroom Transport, Phone 308-7772. flat, heat pump. Available immediately. Please phone MAKE FRESH BUTTER in 021 324 529. minutes! For only $34.99 from Kitchen Kapers you can make your own butter easily at home. Recipes included for delicious honey butter and 307 7900 roasted garlic butter!

• Research, treatment, provision of equipment in relation to, and the education and training of skilled persons relative to, the disease of cancer.

• Research, development, education for, training and expansion of, the science and practice of agriculture.

• The needs of young people who suffer physical or mental disabilities or have less chance in life than their peers.

Applications close at 5pm, Friday, October 24, 2014. For further information and application forms, please contact: The Secretary Mackenzie Charitable Foundation C/- Croys Ltd Level 2, 161 Burnett Street PO Box 582 Ashburton 7740 Phone 03 308 8353 Email: mcf@croys.co.nz www.mcf.org.nz

Experience Mid Canterbury Tourism Board

AGM will be held on Wednesday 22nd October 2014 at 4:00pm Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Foyer 211a Wills Street Ashburton All welcome

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Please RSVP by Monday 20th October Phone: (03) 308 2669 Email: admin@midcanterburynz.com

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

Mon-Fri 8am – 5.30pm Sat 10am – 1pm

0800 LASER 4 U (0800 527 374)

Phone 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

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Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Nicholas Robins Wow 7! Happy Birthday Nick have a fabulous day.

Lots of love Mum, Dad, George, Angus and Poppy and all your family and friends. xxx 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.

Christmas Cake ses decorating clas Sunday, November 2nd Monday, November 3rd

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287 - www.kitchenkapers.co.nz

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Daily Events Wednesday

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Easy walk with good views, Lake Clearwater, new members welcome Phone Jenny 3086862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

9.30am - 12noon ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Holiday programme. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

10.00am

Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome. Racquets can be hired. Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 12noon ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH HOLIDAY PROGRAMME. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Large variety of toys for hire. Methodist

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

10.00am - 12noon WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmanian doubles. The Domain, Philip Street.

10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, upstairs. All welcome. 254 Cameron Street.

10.30am ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. Coffee morning at Robert Harris. West Street.

1.00pm - 4.00pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Association. The Domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka, Philip Street.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.00pm ASHBURTON ROSE GROUP. Monthly meeting, pot luck, flower sale. 191

Church Hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop, sale of pre-loved clothing.

Tinwald Methodist Church. Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

10.30am RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, St Andrews Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

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

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

Harrison Street.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/ intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor Annette 307-7138a/h. Tinwald hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Results 3rd open competition plus programme from judge. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome.

Racecourse Road.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time / sequence dancing. Learn to dance, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

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8 OCTOBER 2014

YOUTH COUNCIL APPLICATIONS OPEN

Aspiring leaders aged 14-24 are now invited to apply to be part of Ashburton District Youth Council in 2014/15.

If you are, or know of a young leader, then Ashburton District Youth Council needs you!

You will represent Ashburton youth in the decision making process for youth issues, gain valuable leadership skills and help improve your community and CV. Applications for the Youth Council close on 10 October 2014.

Further information and application forms are available on the Council website www.ashburtondc.govt.nz or by contacting Council on 03 307 7700.

GR ANTS

LIFE WITHOUT A C AR

Biodiversity Grant Applications

Plan ahead, do what you enjoy

Funding applications are now being invited from groups and organisations for financial assistance from the Ashburton District Council’s Biodiversity Grants scheme.

Older people stop driving for various reasons. As the time approaches it is important to plan for future transport needs, so stopping driving will not be a limiting factor that prevents you from doing what you want to.

Council provides biodiversity grants to protect and/or enhance indigenous biodiversity in the Ashburton District.

The maximum individual grant available is $5,000 and can be no more than 50% of the total project cost. The applicants share of the project’s cost can be in kind, or financial.

Application forms and full criteria are available from the Council website and from the Council offices. For further enquiries please contact the Council on 307 7700 or email info@adc.govt.nz.

Applications close 5.00pm Tuesday 11 November 2014.

BUILDING CONSENTS ONLINE Getting a building consent is now an easier process for Ashburton District builders and homeowners.

Building consent applications can now be made online through the Council website.

For more information visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

KEEPING THINGS HUMMING Council provides a 24-hour call centre service 307 7700.

You can also request service through our website. Click the green “Request It” tab on our front page.

Urgent requests for service are given a priority response.

Non-essential requests are normally responded to on the next working day. We are working to keep our district humming.

Up & Coming Meetings Finance & Business Support Committee Meeting Thursday 16 October 2014, 1.30pm

Adjusting to life without a car doesn’t mean losing independence and freedom.

Council Meeting Thursday 30 October 2014, 1.30pm

Age Concern Canterbury is pleased to be able to provide information and some valuable insights on how to keep mobile through their FREE Life Without a Car course.

Career Opportunities

When: 10.00am-12.30pm, Wednesday 15 October Where: Ashburton Senior Centre. 206 Cameron St

• Building Official • Manager: People & Capability

Phone Age Concern on 308 6817 or email ageconcernashburton@xtra.co.nz to book. Spaces are limited so book early!

WEBSITE Find out what’s happening at your local council on the Ashburton District Council website. It’s easy to use and has all the information you need about the services that the Council offers you.

Visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

A SHBURTON DOMAIN If you’re looking for a great picnic spot this spring, the Ashburton Domain is the place to be.

Located within walking distance of the Ashburton town centre, the Domain is a great family spot with gardens, playgrounds and playing fields for recreational activities.

Head down to the Ashburton Domain with your family for a great time this spring.

Tenders • Elderly Persons Housing Unit Interior Redecoration • C628 Reseals and Preseal Repairs • C629 Footpath Resurfacing with Kerb and Channel Replacement • C631 Sealed Road Rehabilitation, Rural and Urban, Ashburton District

Grants Applications are open for the following schemes: • Biodiversity Grants For more information, visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

HOURS OF SERVICE COUNCIL OFFICE 5 Baring Square West

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 180 Havelock Street

ASHBURTON RESOURCE RECOVERY PARK Range Street

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Saturday afternoon report: Ulster’s in trouble (7) 5. Coming later, freeholder’s first in rate-adjustment (5) 8. The keeping of the gold in the theatrical world (7) 9. Was involved in further reduction, but got it wrong (5) 10. Very pleased indeed not to be serious (9) 12. Haggard heroine shone, on leaving (3) 13. The Spanish unclothed figure, topless, might escape one... (5) 17. ... whereas, joining a thousand, it may get Dutch disease (3) 19. Picture show one is not willingly subjected to (9) 21. Creature also to be seen in Father’s embrace (5) 22. Mean classically to greet what’s all the fashion (7) 24. A wrinkle one may be able to avoid encountering (5) 25. Dealt with it, not having to buy one’s own drink (7)

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11. Inexperienced gauntlet thrown down by fruity type (9) 14. First husband to find industrious model unlikely to yield (7) 15. He was in front, quietly included for having given aid (6) 16. Unhearing, after a loss, finish it and fight back (6) 18. Sounds like the intellect was got from below ground level (5) 20. One might allow a General out of American history (5) 23. Supplement necessary in a midweek edition (3)

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QUICK ACROSS 1. Stumbled (7) 5. Broken (inf) (5) 8. Rate too low (13) 9. Belonging to him (3) 10. Unmarried women (9) 12. Failed to remember (6) 13. Scientist (colloq) (6) 15. Deadlock (9) 16. A vast age (3) 18. Sale of state assets (13) 20. Showing wear and tear (5) 21. Person who is given the blame (4,3)

DOWN 1. Make physical contact (5) 2. Factory owner (13) 3. Submarine viewfinder (9) 4. Extract and purify (6) 5. Food (Maori) (3) 6. Olive branch (5,8) 7. Act of betrayal (7) 11. Delay or block a project (9) 12. Someone who worries too much (7) 14. Government tax (6) 17. Female goat (5) 19. One, some or all (3)

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

SMOLLETT, Russell Ivan, (formerly of Awamangu) – On October 4, 2014 at Ashburton. Dearly loved husband of Vera. Loved dad and father in law of Geoffrey and Christy, and Claire. Much loved granddad of Grace, Penny, and Aiden. Messages to 14 Coniston Drive, Ashburton 7700. A service to celebrate Russell’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton TOMORROW THURSDAY, October 9, commencing at 2.00pm.

Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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NIVEN, Ngarita Anne – On October 6, 2014, Phone Eddie anytime Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams peacefully at Hospice Southland, aged 77 years.

308 9051 or Dearly loved wife of Neil Conrad (Conrad); sister of 021 267 5563 Margaret, sister and sister-inOfficial Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm law of Murray and Gladys, much loved mother and mother-in-law of Alistair and Carol (Auckland), Craig and Clare (London), Brett and Nancy (Mudgee); loved Canterbury owned, grandmother of Ben and locally operated Jack; Fergus and Hamish; Brooke and Safara.

Patersons Messages may be addressed Funeral Services to The Family of the late Ngarita Niven, c/- PO Box and Ashburton 26112, Christchurch 8148 or online tributes to Crematorium Ltd www.heavenaddress.co.nz Office and Chapel A special thanks to the nurses and doctors at Corner East & Cox Hospice Southland for their Streets, Ashburton care and support of mum over the last few days.

Family and friends are invited to a Memorial Service to celebrate Ngarita’s life which will be held at the Harewood Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, corner Wilkinsons and Johns Rd, Christchurch, on FRIDAY, October 10, at 2.30pm.

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LYNN, Bandy – 10.10.44 to 8.10.11 Three years today. May you and Robbie enjoy your “70th birthday.” Tight lines. Helen and Kenny.

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CLARK, Albert George – On October 4, 2014 peacefully at Christchurch Hospital with his family at his side, aged 84 years. Dearly loved husband of May, loved father and father-in-law of FUNERAL Jean-Michel, Lynda and Phil, Christine and Bruce, Tony FURNISHERS and Donna, and Sue and MASTER Matt, special grandad of MONUMENTAL MASON Jason, Michelle, Catherine, Elizabeth and their mum E.B. CARTER LTD Phillipa; Hannah, Tim, and For all your memorial Chris; Jacinta, and Sam; and requirements George, loved great-grandad New headstones and designs of Lily-May, Brooke, Shylah, Renovations, and Grace. Heartfelt thanks Additional inscriptions, to the nursing staff of Ward Cleaning and Concrete work 24 at Christchurch Hospital. Paterson’s Funeral Services Carried out by qualified Messages may be sent to PO FDANZ Ashburton tradesmen.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 Ellen DeGeneres brings her brand of humour to daytime talk. 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Zak and Lisa are anxious; Dom lets his anger out at Belle; Rhona questions Laurel. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 Marcus and Maria rationalise their kiss; Ken lies to Deirdre. 0 2pm May The Best House Win 3pm Selling Houses Australia 3 0 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand 0 9:05 Intrepid NZ A journey to the Auckland Islands and the wreck of the Scottish sailing ship the Invercauld. 0 10:05 The Day My Legs Stopped Working AO A west Auckland mother preparing for a new life abroad contracted an illness that left her paralysed from the waist down. 0 11:05 One News Tonight 0 11:35 Offspring AO 3 0 12:35 Football – English Premier League (Highlights) 1:40 Te Karere 3 2 0 2:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Antiques To The Rescue 7:30 Wild At Heart 8:30 Hairy Bikers – Everyday Gourmets 9:40 Better Homes And Gardens 11am Carter Can 11:30 Traders Noon Kirstie’s Best Of Both Worlds 1pm Beat My Build 2pm Antiques To The Rescue 3pm The Best Of The Jonathan Ross Show PGR 4pm Sophie In The Souk 4:30 The Cook And The Chef 5pm Storage Hoarders 6pm Million Dollar Contractor 6:30 Carter Can 7pm American Restoration 7:30 The Wild West With Ray Mears 8pm Baz’s Extreme Worlds PGR 8:30 Best Of Fishing NZ 9pm IFish 9:30 Fishing Addiction – Locals Only 10pm Atlantic Edge 10:30 American Restoration 11pm Storage Hoarders

THURSDAY

Midnight Million Dollar Contractor 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Best Of The Jonathan Ross Show PGR 2am Sophie In The Souk 2:30 The Cook And The Chef 3am Carter Can 3:30 Eco-Challenge 4am The Wild West With Ray Mears 4:30 Baz’s Extreme Worlds PGR 5am Best Of Fishing NZ 5:30 IFish

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 Stitch! 3 0 7:20 Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:50 The League Of Super Evil 3 0 8:15 Fishtronaut 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 1:35 Jeremy Kyle USA PGR 3 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:28 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:30 Adventure Time 3 0 4pm Dog With A Blog 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Honour resorts to desperate measures; Vinnie clashes with another parent; Rachel nearly loses control. 0 7:30 Mike and Molly PGR 0 8pm Undateable PGR 0 8:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 9pm 2 Broke Girls AO 3 0 9:30 Devious Maids AO 0 10:30 Anger Management PGR 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR Dr Oz and Alwin Lewis, creator of The Five-Bite Diet, discuss the safety concerns of this new eating plan.

11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 1pm Dr Phil PGR 3 1:55 The Block NZ 3 0 3pm The Real Housewives Of OC PGR 3:55 Rachael Ray 4:55 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals Jamie makes stuffed Cypriot chicken with pan-fried asparagus and vine tomatoes, cabbage salad, and St Clement’s and vanilla ice-cream float. 0 5:25 Million Dollar Minute 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The Block NZ PGR The teams are given a magazine cover challenge. 0 8:40 3rd Degree Current affairs programme hosted by Samantha Hayes and Duncan Garner. 0 9:40 Gang Related AO 0 10:40 The Paul Henry Show

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 The Winx Club 7:55 The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 8:25 Chuggington 8:35 Humf 3 8:40 Peppa Pig 3 8:55 The Moe Show 0 9:05 Bob The Builder 3 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Smash!

6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0

11:25 Sullivan And Son PGR 0 11:50 $#*! My Dad Says PGR 3 0 12:20 Kitchen Nightmares AO 3 0 1:10 Infomercials 2:15 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 3am The Carrie Diaries PGR 3 0 3:50 Bethenny PGR 3 4:35 The 4:30 Show 3 5am Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 NCIS AO 3 Director Vance’s brother-in-law is the chief suspect in the murder of a petty officer. 0 12:10 Infomercials

11:35 Entertainment Tonight Midnight Infomercials

7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 N The Simpsons PGR 0 8pm N Community PGR The study group returns from summer break ready to tackle the fourth year of Community College.

8:30 M Ruby Sparks AO 2012 Comedy Drama.

Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, and Antonio Banderas.

10:40 Breakout Kings AO 0

PRIME

6am Snooker – World Tour (Highlights) 9am #SkyRugby – Breakdown 9:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Motorsport – Nascar Nationwide Series (Highlights) 11:30 Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) 12:30 Arena Access 1pm Jetsprinting – New Zealand Championship (Highlights) 1:30 Fishing And Adventure 2pm Sky Sports News UK 2:30 Cycling – Tour Of Lombardy (Highlights) 3pm Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 (Highlights) 3:30 Motorsport – FIA World Rally Championship (Highlights) 4:30 Bowls – Australian Indoor Championships 6pm Rugby – International (Highlights) 6:30 Rugby – International (Highlights) 7pm #SkyRugby – Breakdown Jeff Wilson discusses the weekend’s rugby with a panel of former top players and experts.

7:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Counties Manukau v Auckland. From EcoLight Stadium, Pukekohe.

9:30 Golf World 10pm Snooker – World Tour (Highlights) Shanghai Masters.

11:10 Netball – Constellation Cup (Delayed) Second Test – Australia v New Zealand. From Hisense Arena in Melbourne.

12:50 Home Shopping 1:20 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 1:50 Home Shopping

1am Netball – Constellation Cup (Replay) Second Test – Australia v New Zealand. 3am Netball – National Championships (Highlights) 4am Sky Sport – What’s On 4:30 #SkySpeed 5am Motorcycling – Superbike World Championship (Highlights)

THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Parking Wars PGL 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Pearl Islands PG 8:55 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 By Any Means ML 12:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 1:20 Law And Order MV 2:10 Survivor – Pearl Islands PG 3:05 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 3:30 Raw MC 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Parking Wars PGL 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 NCIS – LA MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

THURSDAY

12:30 Survivor – Pearl Islands PG 1:25 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 1:50 Law And Order MV 2:40 SVU MV 3:30 NCIS – LA MV 4:20 Hawaii Five-0 MV 5:10 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

SKY SPORT 2 Whakaari 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation PGR 8pm Kuia (Starting Today) 3 2 8:30 Kowhao Rau 2 9:30 Te Tepu 2 10pm Te Kauta PGR 3 2 10:30 Native Affairs 3 11:30 Te Kaea 3 2 Midnight Closedown

DISCOVERY

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MOVIES PREMIERE

Under the Dome 8:35pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS

6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Man v Wild PG Ring of Fire 2. 8:30 MythBusters PG Bikes and Bazookas.

9:30 Rise Of The Machines PG Mega Lift Helicopter.

10:30 The Unexplained Files M Paranormal Highway of America.

11:30 I’d Kill For You M 12:30 Evil, I M 1pm Evil, I M 1:30 Redrum M Fall from Grace.

2pm Redrum M Unholy Rollers.

2:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Cattle Drive.

3:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 4:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 5:30 MythBusters M Flying Guillotine.

6:30 Commandos PG 7:30 Deadliest Catch – The Bait PG 8:30 Deadliest Catch M 9:30 Alaskan Bush People M 10:30 Alaskan Bush People M 11:30 Scorned – Love Kills M

6am The Making Of Fast And Furious 6 PG 6:15 The Family 16VLS 2013 Crime. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer. 8:05 Scary Movie 5 MVLS 2013 Horror Comedy.

Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex. 9:30 A Common Man MVL 2013 Thriller. Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross.

11am Teenage Bank Heist MC 2012 Thriller.

Abbie Cobb, Maeve Quinlan.

12:30 The Family 16VLS 2013 Crime.

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer.

2:20 Scary Movie 5 MVLS 2013 Horror Comedy.

Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex. 3:45 A Common Man MVL 2013 Thriller. Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross.

5:15 The Selling Of Scarry Manor MV 2010 Comedy.

6:45 The Expendables 2 16V 2012 Action.

8:30 Carrie 16VLS 2013 Horror.

10:15 Star Trek – Into Darkness MV 2013 Action.

6:25 The Importance Of Being Earnest 2002 Comedy.

Reese Witherspoon. 8am Legends Of The Fall MVLS 1994 Drama.

Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt.

10:10 Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle 16LS 2004 Comedy. John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris.

11:35 Cherry Falls 16VS 2000 Horror Thriller. Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr.

1:05 After The Sunset MVLS 2004 Crime. Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek.

2:40 The Lord Of The Rings – The Fellowship Of The Ring PGV 2001 Fantasy. Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom.

5:35 The Lord Of The Rings – The Two Towers MV 2002 Fantasy.

8:30 Lara Croft – Tomb Raider MV 2001 Action Adventure.

10:15 Lara Croft Tomb Raider – The Cradle Of Life MV 2003 Action.

12:30 Deadline Crime With Tamron Hall M 1:30 Nightmare Next Door M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch M 4am Disappeared PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

12:25 Firelight PGC 2012 Drama.

2am The Selling Of Scarry Manor MV 2010 Comedy. 3:30 The Expendables 2 16V 2012 Action.

5:10 Firelight PGC 2012 Drama.

12:15 Cold Mountain 16VS 2003 Drama. 2:45 Dead Man’s Shoes 18VL 2004 Thriller. 4:15 Directors – Wolfgang Petersen PG 4:45 After The Sunset MVLS 2004 Crime.

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Putting in overtime on the water ahead of the new competitive season, Ashburton College rowers (from front) Georgia Lysaght, Harrison Davies, Matthew Rae, Johnny Lysaght with Jemma Rotch (obscured).

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Early mornings on the water While their mates are still sleeping Ashburton College rowers are out on the water of Lake Hood, brushing up their skills ahead of the new rowing season.

Each morning this week the

teenagers are out of bed and on the water by 7am, putting in four hours of hard work behind the oars.

As well as building up fitness for the season ahead, the rowers are working on sharpening

techniques they hope will earn them medals over the coming regattas.

First up is the Aoraki 1000 at Twizel at the start of November, followed by an event on home water.

The summer regatta are all working towards the season’s big event, the Maadi Cup traditionally held in March on Lake Ruataniwha.

Most mornings there are about four quads and two or

three single boats on the water, coach Steve Beveridge said.

The college has a current squad of about 28 young rowers, with skills steadily building as they gain experience, he said.

Sam Burgess also has fractured eye socket

BY JAMES MACSMITH Sam Burgess’ NRL grand final heroics continue to grow, with scans revealing the Clive Churchill medallist suffered a fractured eye socket alongside his fractured cheekbone in Sunday’s win over Canterbury.

Rugby-union bound Burgess, who suffered the injuries in the opening tackle but played out the game, was scheduled to undergo surgery yesterday.

“Just laying in hospital waiting for surgery, I look similar to a hamster at the moment. I wouldn’t change anything for

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the world though,” Burgess wrote on Twitter. “Thanks to everyone for your well wishes and congratulations. It’s been an amazing journey this year with a fitting end. Wow.’ The 25-year-old Englishman told 2KY’s Big Sports Breakfast yesterday morning that the in-

jury was troubling him after the hectic celebrations that greeted the end of Souths’ 43-year premiership drought.

“The cheek is pretty sore, the adrenalin has certainly worn off,” Burgess said. “It is worth it for the feeling we got at the end of the game.”

- AAP

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