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Swiss customs seize rare frogs in taxi

During a routine check at a border crossing, Swiss customs ofﬁcers made an unexpected discovery: 35 brightly coloured rare frogs and a gecko hidden in the boot of a taxi. The French taxi driver was alone in the vehicle when he was stopped on September 14 at a border crossing with Germany, and tried to smuggle the creatures into Switzerland without the required documentation, the Swiss customs service said yesterday. The tiny, brightly coloured Oophaga, Excidobates and Ranitomeya frogs and the dwarf gecko are all endangered species. Packed into small, plastic boxes for the journey, they were immediately seized.

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Clocks forward It’s time to start enjoying long summer evenings as Daylight Saving begins this weekend. Clocks will go forward one hour from 2am tomorrow. The Fire Service urged people to check their smoke alarms.

Kaley Cuoco engaged The Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco is off the market. After a quick courtship, Cuoco is engaged to tennis pro Ryan Sweeting (right), her rep conﬁrms. The 27-year-old actress and 26-year-old Sweeting began dating about three months ago. The engagement comes a few days after Cuoco took Sweeting as her date to the Emmy Awards. It will be the ﬁrst marriage for both.

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Not so typical family Dan slurped desperately on his pink nursing bottle and spilled milk all over the place, while his brother Tom patiently waited to take a swim in the family pool. It would be a typical family scene if not for the fact that Dan and Tom tip the scales at 700 pounds, have claws that could slice a man in two and were raised along with seven other tigers sleeping in the beds of Ary Borges’ three daughters. The big cats still amble about his humble home in the middle of an industrial neighbourhood in a southern Brazil city. Borges also has two lions, a monkey, and a pet Chihuahau named Little inside his makeshift animal sanctuary, where man and beast alike live together in his spacious reddirt compound, separated from the outside world by tall metal fences and high walls. The Brazilian family is now locked in a legal dispute for the cats, with federal wildlife ofﬁcials working to take them away. While Borges does have a licence to raise the animals, ofﬁcials say he illegally bred the tigers.

Name change raises stink A proposed name change is raising a stink in one British village. Welshlanguage campaigners say Varteg, in south Wales, should be rebranded with a more authentic Welsh spelling — Y Farteg. The Welsh language has no letter v, though the sound is made by the letter f. Varteg is an anglicisation of the original Welsh name. Some residents fear the change will make their town the target of ridicule. Villager Sioned Jones told Wales Online, “Just imagine how embarrassing it will be to have the word ‘fart’ in your village’s name, never mind being followed by egg.” Another resident, Ray Leyshon, called the proposal “a bad joke.”

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Ashburton Farmers’ Market. Back this Saturday and every Saturday right through to next April at the West Street carpark. Grab a coffee and check out the local produce, eggs, meats, honey, vegetables, plants and yummy goodies to eat. There’s also a new weekly competition to enter! Duration: 9am to noon. On the couch - Ohio

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Slave Girls: Their Story, Prime, 9.35pm, Saturday. It made headlines around the world: three young women – Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight – rescued after 11 years of imprisonment by a man named Ariel Castro. Now hear their astonishing story through exclusive interviews and psychologist opinions. Rated: M. Out of Town - Dead End

Derby Presents - ‘Double Decker’ vs Dunedin, Cowles Stadium, Wainoni, Saturday. Dead End Derby Roller Girls present two full length Roller Derby bouts in one night. Living Dead Rollers (DED) Vs Dunedin’s Bonnie Brawlers at 6pm, followed by Dead End Derby All Stars Vs Dunedin’s Gallow Lasses at 8pm. Doors open at 5pm. Adult tickets from $12.

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At the movies - Planes, Regent Cinema, Ashburton, Saturday/Sunday. From the CGI world of Pixar’s Cars comes this high-flying Disney tale of a crop-dusting plane named Dusty, who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. There’s only one problem: he’s afraid of heights… Featuring the voices of Val Kilmer, John Cleese and Teri Hatcher. Rated: G.

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Police crackdowns and dropping the alcohol driving limit will go a long way towards turning around worrying statistics that highlight a poor attitude to drink driving in rural areas, including Mid Canterbury. That’s the view of Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service (ACADS) manager Chris Clark who yesterday welcomed Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway’s bill that, if supported, would cut the legal blood alcohol limit from 80mg to 50mg per 100ml of blood or lower the breath alcohol limit

In rural areas you also have the speed factor . . . - Chris Clark

from 400 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath to 250. But it also came with alarming statistics yesterday showing there were 174 alcohol related fatal crashes on urban roads between 2008-2012, compared with 476 on rural roads - more than twice the rate. “In rural areas you have also

got the speed factor, you’re travelling at 100km/h as opposed to 50km/h, so you have a higher chance of serious injury. Also there’s no taxis (in rural areas) and public transport so people have tendency to drive,” Ms Clark said. “I think lowering the level to 0.5 would be a very good idea

and it certainly works, we have seen it work in overseas countries.” Canterbury Highway Patrol have also launched Operation Rural, which looks to target rural areas in Mid-South Canterbury that are notorious for drink driving. Ms Clark agreed lowering the alcohol limit and an intensive police presence would “fit nicely together” to reduce the statistics. But she maintained there needed to be a change in attitude. “People shouldn’t be making a decision (not to drive drunk) because of police, they should be making the decision because the

don’t want to injure themselves or others.” Automobile Association Canterbury/West Coast District chairman John Skevington, of Ashburton, said it was time to shake the “ingrained” mentality that drink driving was OK in rural areas. “I think lowering the limit will make quite an impact, there’s definitely been a problem in rural Canterbury areas and everyone is certainly working a lot harder to stop that.”

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Get creative with wearable waste The Ashburton A&P Show’s wearable waste competition is growing in popularity every year, and with entries closing on October 1, it’s time to get creative. Last year’s winner Judith Edgar, pictured right during last year’s competition, is already planning her entry, and was off to Wellington yesterday to get inspired at the World of Wearable Arts show. It will be the third time she has tried her hand at the Ashburton show. This year the theme of the show is Farming Friends, Family, Community and Business, and wearable waste creations should be developed with this in mind. Entries should be lodged at the show office by email; ashburtonshow@gmail.com, fax (03) 302 9592, or post to Ashburton A&P Association, PO Box 185, Ashburton 7740. For more information visit www.ashburtonshow. co.nz

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By Sue NewmaN A $500 opera ticket for just $40? It might sound too good to be true, but next month Ashburton’s choral music fans will have an opportunity to be part of a bargain basement priced concert starring internationally acclaimed opera star, ex-Ashburtonian Simon O’Neill. Ashburton’s famous singing son, Simon O’Neill will be home for a flying visit and a singing engagement on home turf on October 13, in an event that is light years away from the opera houses of Europe. He’s taking time out from his international schedule to sing with the MSA Men’s Choir alongside his father Brian. The choir was formed 18 months ago and the Ashburton concert will be its lead-in to competing in this year’s male choir festival in Auckland. Choir organiser Ron Cresswell said the concert had been Mr O’Neill’s idea as a way of raising funds for travel to the Auckland festival. “He suggested we did a fundraising concert and said he’d be happy to fly in at lunch time and out again that night to be part of the event. “His twins start school on Monday and he wants to be there to tuck them in on Sunday night,” Mr Cresswell said. While he performs internationally, Mr O’Neill lives in Auckland and is giving his time free of charge to perform with the choir. “It’s amazing he’ll do this. He’s never forgotten his community, the place where he got his start. Having him signing with us is a big feather in our cap.” The MSA choir will perform on October 13 at 2pm along with Phoenix Rising from Ashburton College. Tickets are limited to 200.

Dame Jenny Shipley at the Heart Foundation Go Red for Women Breakfast in Ashburton yesterday. Photo tetsuro MitoMo 270913-tM-005

Brekkie for a good cause There was a full house at the Heart Foundation Go Red for Women Breakfast, held at the Hotel Ashburton yesterday morning. National Heart Foundation patron and former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley was master of ceremonies at the

event, and cardiologist Sue O’Malley was guest speaker. PGG Wrightson auctioneer Craig Harrison – who had a heart attack when he was 38, encouraged the audience to part with their cash, offering up various items, including a Crusader jersey, jewellery and a weekend

holiday package. Masterchef winner and dietician Nadia Lim put on a cooking demonstration, and donated proceeds from the sale of her cook book at the breakfast. The breakfast was one of three held nationally this week, the others in Auckland

and Christchurch earlier this week, which have raised about $10,000. The event was staged with the assistance of Jennian Homes staff, Heart Foundation staff and volunteers and the Jennian Homes Ashburton Swim Team.

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Vaccination list request refused BY SUSAN SANDYS

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The Ashburton District Council is refusing to release a list of food premises in Mid Canterbury which have had their staff vaccinated against Hepatitis A. The refusal has put the onus on patrons of restaurants and cafes in the district to ask staff if they have been vaccinated against the serious viral disease. Mid Canterbury is in the midst of a Hepatitis A epidemic, and there is potential for infected food handlers to spread the disease to hundreds. But council regulatory manager Rick Catchpowle said to release a list of business names at this stage would be “misleading”, and any such release would have to be explained to the operators themselves. He said it was a “community disease”, not spreading through food handlers, and providing a list had commercial sensitivities.

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He said the council’s role in the Hepatitis A epidemic in the district was one of informing and educating food operators, and it was not a legal requirement to be vaccinated. There were 178 food premises in the Ashburton District, and to date the council had contacted 58. “We are working through that list to contact the right person and enquire on their vaccination status, but we can’t require them to be vaccinated.” “To date, council is aware of

10 food outlets in the district which have staff vaccinated against Hepatitis A. The levels of vaccination vary between businesses with some having all food handling staff vaccinated and others working towards this. “There are almost certainly other businesses with staff vaccinated but until council and CDHB staff are able to talk with the right person at each business this information is difficult to capture. “Council and CDHB staff will be continuing to contact local food outlets and to push the vaccination message while the outbreak remains an issue.” But Canterbury medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey said it was the council’s duty to compile the list, not the CDHB’s, and “if they don’t have the numbers they are not doing their job”. He also wanted to see the list made public.

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Restaurant and cafe operators who fail to vaccinate their staff against Hepatitis A are risking their livelihoods, says the Canterbury District Health Board. The health board and the Ashburton District Council are aware of operators who are not supportive of the directive to encourage food handlers to be vaccinated, and who do not want to pay $100 per staff member. Medical officer of health Alistair Humphrey said operators needed to view vaccination as an insurance policy. The outcome would not be good for any business which was deemed to have spread the illness to potentially hundreds of diners through an infected operator.

“You might as well pack your bags and leave town, because your business will be down the tubes,” Dr Humphrey said. As a customer of Ashburton food premises he himself had asked staff if they had been vaccinated, and the response from some was that they did not even know anything about it. “I would suggest those food premises are putting their customers at risk,” Dr Humphrey said. Dr Humphrey applauded those businesses which had vaccinated their staff, which included Ashburton Trust, Subway, Countdown and New World. The Guardian is also aware that Columbus Coffee, Ashburton Meat Processors and Methven House have vaccinated their staff.

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Ratepayers stand to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential Ashburton District Council income in the wake of the September 10 windstorm. The council’s forestry teams are still working their way around plantations, assessing damage and devising a clean up plan. In some plantations more than 50 per cent of trees have been severely damaged while in others, little damage has been sustained. Council commercial manager John Rooney said the clean up was being hindered by the difficulty in securing logging contractors. Salvage logging is expected to begin next month. About 25 per cent of the council’s trees have sustained moderate to severe damage. Unlike most windstorms where mature trees that can be salvaged are the main victims, the September 10 windstorm damaged immature plantations where salvage logging would not be an option. “The loss of these immature tree crops is not covered by insurance which means the council will sustain a financial loss. The extent of this is yet to be established,” he said. Assessment so far had concentrated on mature plantations (more than 20 years) and it is estimated that approximately 110 hectares will require salvage logging. The council’s preliminary assessment of its forestry stocks could be significantly worse, however, when all plantations were inspected because in some there appeared to be extensive damage in the centre as well as around the edges.

School mates celebrate World School Milk Day Year 3 Allenton School students Cardine and Thomas joined their school mates to celebrate World School Milk Day yesterday. The event, organised by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations is officially on September 25, however Allenton opted to push the date out by two days, so everyone could take part. World School Milk Day was first held in 2000. Photo tetsuro MitoMo 270913-tM-065

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Soup maker adverts ordered off air Television ads for a soup maker which implied dieters could lose 10kg in one week have been ordered off the air for breaching advertising standards. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has found three ads for the Jump Start Soup Mate, a kitchen appliance that blends and heats soups, breached the code for weight management advertising by

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portraying unrealistic weight loss outcomes. All three ads - an infomercial, a television ad, and an advertorial slot on TVNZ’s Good Morning programme - have now been ordered off the air. The ads implied Soup Mate users could lose 10kg in one week if they followed a seven-day soup diet, with one ad claiming: “Forget slaving over

the stove for hours - now there’s a healthier, faster way.”. One of the ads showed daily photos of Soup Mate inventor Brendan McCarthy, who put on 25kg to “prove that this diet really works” before losing an “incredible” 10kg in a week. The first photo showed him with a protruding belly, while the last photo showed him noticeably slimmer.

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■ EDUCATION

In brief

Borough recruits international students By Myles HuMe

Myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton Borough School will be the first primary school in Mid Canterbury to make way for international students – a move that will bring cultural diversity and a major cash injection to the school. Principal Sam Winterbourn was recently given the green light to host international students at his school, with the first group from Thailand expected for a short-term visit on October 11. Ashburton and Mount Hutt College, like most secondary

schools, offer international students the opportunity to live in the community and attend their schools, while Ashburton Intermediate holds postitions too. Mr Winterbourn said international students enabled his pupils and the visitors to develop cultural awareness and improve visiting pupils’ English language skills. But they are also a major source of funding, being one of the country’s major revenue streams. According to its website, a full year’s study at Ashburton Borough would cost about

$9000, depending on the length of stay, or if the children visited in groups. Additional staffing, technology and increased subsidising of activities, could benefit from the international student fees. “I think we can cater for three or four groups of 20 children for short-term stays over the year, or cater for 10 children for the whole year, but that can vary,” Mr Winterbourn said. “The children can travel at any age if they have a caregiver but they have to be at least Year 7 to be able to travel independently.

“The international students, more than anything, get an acquisition in English and an experience of New Zealand culture.” As part of the experience the students would stay with local families, however this is proving difficult to find before 27 Thai students arrive on October 11. In the school newsletter, Mr Winterbourne has called for more parents to provide a home for the pupils and has relied on families of Ashburton College to help cater for the demand this trip.

■ COUNCIL

Chinese site as tourist zone? The Ashburton District has a great opportunity to create a tourist attraction out of the Allens Road Chinese heritage site, councillor Donna Favel says. The council has become custodian of the site for the extended Ng family and with support from the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust, is restoring buildings and recreating the settlement. While the site would be an asset for the community in remembering the early Chinese settlers, the tourism opportunity shouldn’t be missed, Mrs Favel said. While that might be an admirable long term goal, the site was still in the restoration process and was a long way from becoming a tourist destination, commercial manager John Rooney said. The council was granted $7000 for restoration work but the windstorm earlier this month caused damage on the site and fixing this was soaking up some of those funds, he said. “When completed, it will be both a memorial and an example of how the Chinese market garden people were living at the time. I hope over time that means it does become a tourist destination and that’s part of our stewardship for the Ng family.”

Rape inquiry Police investigating the rape of a young Christchurch mum are following up public sightings of the alleged suspect. The sexual assault happened on mid-Tuesday morning while the woman, in her 20s, was at her Middlepark Rd home caring for her 7-month-old baby. Officers say the attacker, a Maori or Polynesian aged in his 40s, of tall and stocky build, was wearing an orange fluoro high-vis vest when he talked his way inside, saying he was there to inspect storm damage. Now, Detective Senior Sergeant Darryl Sweeney, leading the hunt, says they’ve had some positive leads, with the majority of sightings in the southwest suburbs.

Body heads home A Canadian hospital has launched a campaign to bring home the body of a former employee who was killed in a campervan crash in New Zealand. Joanna Lam, 24, and boyfriend Connor Hayes are believed to have swept off the Haast Pass road by a landslide during wild weather on September 10. Wreckage from their rented campervan was found in a flooded Haast River before a body believed to be Ms Lam’s was recovered on Friday. Her body has yet to be formally identified. There has been no sign of Mr Hayes. Staff at Ottawa Hospital, from which Ms Lam was on a leave of absence from her position as sonographer, are pitching together to bring her home. - APNZ

Girls confess

River pests on hit-list This stoat was killed in a trap near the Ashburton River at Lake Hood this week, as part of an annual Environment Canterbury pest control operation. The ECan contractor had already bagged altogether two stoats, two ferrets and 17 feral cats from around the river just a couple of weeks after the operation began. ECan is warning Ashburton River walkers to keep their dogs on leads

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Two girls have handed themselves into police investigating the stabbing of a Hutt Valley taxi driver. The Hutt and City Taxis driver was stabbed in the head with a sharp object after he refused to give a free ride to two girls he picked up in Upper Hutt about early Thursday morning. The driver fled from his taxi before returning to drive himself to hospital. He was discharged and is recovering at home. A Wellington police spokesman said two girls, aged 15 and 16, handed themselves into the Upper Hutt police station. “They are currently being interviewed by police and will be referred to Youth Aid for a family group conference.” - APNZ

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Had anything to drink tonight? Mid Canterbury’s poor attitude towards drink driving in rural areas has forced the hand of Canterbury Highway Patrol officers, who are increasing their presence to reduce serious crashes on our roads. MYLES HUME reports.

ne question often directed at police officers in Mid Canterbury shows we have a long way to go to reduce drink driving in rural areas. “When is the attention going to go away from our pub and sports clubs?” Canterbury Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant Phil Newton says since police launched Operation Rural to crack down on drink driving in notorious areas - where there’s a mentality rural motorists “have the right” to drive drunk - it is a query often directed police in Mid Canterbury. Mr Newton says that single question shows their presence is starting to make Mid Cantabrians think twice about hopping behind the wheel full of booze. But it also highlights an attitude that needs turning around. “The fear of enforcement should not be the reason for people to stop drink driving, the reason should be because it causes crashes, fatalities and serious injuries. “Turning it around is everybody’s problem, it’s changing attitudes. In urban areas drink driving has reduced dramatically, in rural areas it’s about people organising themselves to make sure the hotel has a shuttle and sporting clubs could do the same for their members.” Statistics revealed this week

DRINK DRIVE FACT FILE ■ 476 alcohol-related fatalities on rural roads between 20082012 in New Zealand. ■ 174 in the same time period in urban areas. ■ Half of the six fatalities on Mid Canterbury roads in 2012 were alcohol related. ■ In 2011 the Ashburton District Court had a seven-year spike in drink-driving cases. ■ But in 2012 recorded at least 50 fewer cases than 2010/11 and 70 cases fewer than 2009/10. ■ 400mcg or 80 mg/100ml of blood is the adult drink driving limit. ■ New proposals may see it drop to 250mcg or 50 mg/100ml of blood. back Mr Newton’s claims there is a long way to go. As part of a campaign, Young Farmers New Zealand revealed there were more than twice as many people dying on rural roads than in urban areas as a result of alcohol-related crashes. From 2008-2012 there were 476 alcohol-related fatal crashes recorded on rural New Zealand roads and 174 on urban roads. That’s despite 15,331 alcoholrelated crashes being recorded on urban roads, while 7280 were recorded on rural roads. Mid Canterbury has a shameful history of alcohol-related crashes. Just last year six people died on the district’s roads, with alcohol playing a part in three of the crashes - at least four of the

deaths were on rural roads. “As I said, the rural community is lagging behind in attitude, the risks are a lot higher on rural roads and there’s a higher chance of making mistakes,” Mr Newton said. A drink driving blitz at the end of July saw Operation Rural nab six drink drivers on Mid Canterbury roads. Ashburton Community Drug and Alcohol Service (ACADS) manager Chris Clark says it is all beginning to work, but she too believed it was a long road to turn around the statistics. She had already started to make inroads with ACADS’ recidivist drink driving programme. It had seen 75-95 per cent of participants remain on the straight and narrow in the

two years after completing the programme. ACADS is in the planning stage of a campaign aimed at rural drink driving – it is all part of exposure and attention. However, she is hopeful more drastic action will make an impact that may see New Zealand’s drink driving limit, one of the highest in the world, lowered. This week Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway’s bill was pulled from the ballot to be considered by Parliament - it seeks to have the legal blood alcohol limit drop from 80mg to 50mg per 100ml of blood, while the breath alcohol limit would be cut from 400 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath to 250 micrograms The lower threshold would mean the average male would be over the limit after four to six 330ml beers consumed over two hours, instead of six to nine beers under the current limit. The average female would be over the limit after three to five beers, instead of four to six beers. Ms Clark said lowering the limit was known to work overseas, and took out the guess work for people who were planning to have a few drinks before driving. “With the current limit people concentrate more on how many they can have before they are over the limit rather than

thinking about how many would impair their driving,” Ms Clark said. “You are more impaired at 0.8 than 0.5. If it was lowered it would take that decision out of it, at 0.5 people don’t really drink and would rather not risk it.” She advised drivers to avoid drinking at all if they were planning to drive, but if they were intending to have a few, it was important they organised transport before they were left with minimal options in a state of mind that often lacks judgment. Lowering the limit has also grabbed the attention of the Automoblile Association who believe a lowered limit would ultimately save lives. AA Canterbury/West Coast District chairperson John Skevington said the association had ideas it would soon table about lowering the alcohol limit, and felt it would make a significant impact. “There is that attitude in country areas that police aren’t there as much but I think that is now a myth with booze buses able to set up in all kinds of places. “I think it’s something that is ingrained on society that’s been there a long time, but the police are doing a good job there, the feedback we are having from their operations says they are going really well.”

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■ UNITED NATIONS

Key slates ‘bogged down’ UN Prime Minister John Key has mounted a scathing attack on the failings of the United Nations and the permanent members of the Security Council, saying it gets bogged down in arcane detail and has become hostage to the interests of the most powerful. Mr Key has just delivered New Zealand’s statement to the UN General Assembly, launching with a strongly worded statement about the need for reform of UN Security Council, and criticism of the stubborn behaviour of the permanent members for resisting reform. He used the lack of action on Syria as an example. “The rationale for UN reform is clear. Membership has quadrupled since 1945. Over the same period, its key organs - particularly the Security Council - have become hostage to their own traditions and to the interests of the most powerful.” He said while it was possible to blame the Cold War for the Security Council’s failure to act between the 1950 to 1990s, “that does not wash today”. He said the Syria situation showed that the council’s permanent members had assumed more power than simply the right to veto council resolutions - and the threat of veto alone was enough to stop matters going to the council. “They also appear to have privileged access to information and can stop the council from meeting if it does not serve

their collective purpose.” New Zealand is bidding for a seat on the Security Council in 2015 and 2016, and Mr Key said: “New Zealand is not advocating revolution, but we are asserting the council can and must do better in the way it conducts its business. That is the approach New Zealand will bring to the Security Council if we are elected next October. “There is no point in joining the Security Council simply to make up the numbers. Sometimes, you have to speak up and shine a light on what is going on, or not going on, even when that may be inconvenient to others.” He said the UN was a place for the countries of the world to meet, talk and try to find solutions, but often those discussions were so arcane they hid the issues they were meant to resolve. He said the failures of the UN were due to the member states and their leaders, rather than the UN itself. The first was Syria, which had failed to adhere to human rights conventions. The leaders of the permanent five members were also to blame. “This organisation would not also have been a powerless bystander to the Syrian tragedy for over two years if the lack of agreement among the Security Council’s permanent members had not shielded the Assad regime.” Mr Key called for the council to take strong action by pass-

John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, speaks during the general debate of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly this week at UN headquarters. AP PHOTO

ing against Syria for its use of chemical weapons. “These are war crimes.” He said he was pleased the council had accepted a report finding unequivocally that chemical weapons were used in Syria.

“Those responsible must be brought to account. Those that try to cast doubt on the report’s conclusions make themselves look foolish and do a disservice to the UN. Mr Key said the council should respond to the use of chemical

■ COURT

Receptionist steals $380,000 A Dunedin receptionist will spend at least two years in prison after stealing $380,000 from her employer and forging the signatures of two senior lawyers’ while on remand. The fraud nearly destroyed the business, the Dunedin District Court heard at her sentencing yesterday. Judge Gary MacAskill said he was taking the unusual step of imposing a minimum non-parole period for Janine Mears, 52, because he believed a shorter period in prison - it was likely the parole board would release her after serving a third of her sentence because she was not a violent offender - would not deter her, denounce her behaviour or hold her to account for the impact of her offending on her victims. Mears was sentenced to a total of four years, three months

in prison, with a minimum nonparole period of two years. She was sentenced to four years on four counts of theft by a person in a special relationship committed over five and-a-half years while Mears was the credit controller at Gilmour Motors between 2006 and 2012. She used various methods to steal the money, but would mostly take cheques made out to Gilmour Motors, change the payee details, then bank the cheques in her or family members’ names. She also cashed some cheques at other banks. Three months prison was added for a guilty plea entered yesterday after Mears admitted to, on September 13 this year, while on remand and awaiting sentence, forging the names of defence lawyer Campbell Savage and Crown prosecutor Robin

Bates on a letter to her bank asking it to unfreeze one of her accounts. The judge described that incident as “audacious”. He said his sentence took into account her lack of remorse or an explanation for offending that had had a devastating effect on people who had trusted her completely and held her in confidence. The offending had had a clear impact on the Gilmour family and caused the sale of assets and borrowing while the family was trying to keep the business afloat, he said. “You have effectively destroyed the work of a lifetime of the Gilmours.” What was worse, she had stood by and watched as her offending caused the company to go downhill and the family desperately tried to work out why. - APNZ

weapons. “It must find a means to hold those responsible to account, and establish an effective mechanism for the destruction of those weapons in line with the proposal developed by the United States and Russia.” - APNZ

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■ ON THE RUN

Police hunt for violent criminal Police are still hunting for a violent criminal who abandoned a stolen vehicle and fled into bush in the Hutt Valley yesterday. Matthew George Kidman, 32, failed to stop for police on Coast Road in a remote part of Wainuiomata about 8.40am, police said. Armed police and dog units search the area, but failed to

find him, Senior Sergeant Steve Braybrook of Lower Hutt police said. Kidman had a history of violent offending, but here was no indication he was armed at the moment, he said. Police did not believe he was still in the bush and yesterday were checking addresses of his associates.

It was believed he was still in the Hutt Valley somewhere, Mr Braybrook said. “He’s on our radar as someone to arrest and we want to do our best to find him as quickly as possible.” If anyone saw the fugitive, they should call 111 immediately, he said. “He’s not a danger to the pub-

lic per se, but in saying that of anyone of that sort of ilk, he shouldn’t be approached. Kidman was described as a tall, thin Caucasian, wearing a light coloured shirt and dark trousers. In August last year he smashed his way out of a cellblock area at Hutt Valley District Court and fled in a taxi to a friend’s house

in Naenae, TVNZ reported. He was arrested the same night. In November 2008, he evaded police for two days after skipping out on bail for firearm offences. He fled on a motorised golf cart from Silverstream Golf Park and later in a car. - APNZ

■ ART INVITATIONS

Local artist’s future looks set to go global BY GABRIELLE STUART GABRIELLE.S@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Ashburton artist Heather Sarin returned from the prestigious Italian Biennale of Chianciano barely a week ago, but already invitations to exhibit are rolling in from across the world. The latest invitation has her excited – a solo exhibition in Manhattan, New York City, a place she describes as ‘a Mecca of the art world’. This comes on top of invitations to exhibit next year in both London and Miami, both of which arrived soon after she was picked to exhibit at the Biennale of Chianciano art festival. She had no way of knowing if the exhibition curators were amid the thousands of artists, curators and dealers who viewed her work each day at the festival, but she said that simply having been there was enough for many galleries. “Most of the big galleries are swamped with queries from artists and have so many more on their books, so just getting noticed is the biggest hurdle. “The Biennale is a platform really; if you get accepted there

from the thousands who apply, then that’s a stepping stone to the big galleries.” She said it also gave her an opportunity to speak to curators face to face about her work. “There’s something about seeing the paintings in person that no pictures can compare to, and being able to talk about my work and the thought process behind it was really incredible. You just can’t do that sort of networking here.” But despite a future that looks set to go global, she wasn’t considering leaving Ashburton any time soon. “Even just coming home this week I realised again just how much space we have in New Zealand. From the moment I stepped off the plane the air just felt fresh and clean, and that freshness is part of what makes my art what it is. “There is no way I could have created what I’m doing here anywhere else in the world.” Check October’s YOU magazine for more on Ashburton artist Heather Sarin’s trip to exhibit at the Italian Biennale of Chianciano art festival.

At the Biennale of Chianciano art festival Ashburton artist Heather Sarin had the chance to chat to Art World personalities such as Lonnie Schlein, a director at both the Chianciano and London Biennales, and Dr Roberto Gagliardi and his son Peter Gagliardi, art collectors who organise the Italian art festival and own several galleries. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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■ CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ

Ashburton schools dominate quiz BY MARION MOUAT Ashburton schools have again dominated the winner’s podium at the Central South Island Extra! Otago Daily Times Current Events Quiz held at Timaru Boys’ High School on Wednesday. Ashburton Intermediate’s team 3 won the Years 7 and 8 section, with 95 points out of 100. Team member Hamish Procter was pleased to get his first win on debut, but fellow team members Matthew Johnson and Glen McClea were even more pleased because they had been in last year’s third placed team. Ashburton Borough School’s team 2, which represented the school that won both age sections last year, came second on 91 points. Third place was a hotly contested spot this year, with four teams tied in third position at the end of the 10-round competition. A play-off was necessary and the teams were asked: What was the subject of a recently announced referendum organised by the Greens and the Labour Party? Only two teams answered the question correctly - stopping

Allenton School students Isaac Bazley, Amelia Parker and Scott Thomson were ecstatic with their victory in the Otago Daily Times quiz evening on Wednesday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 270913-TM-091

the sale of state assets - with Timaru South School’s team 1 and Mt Hutt School’s team 2 sharing third place honours on 88 points. Earlier in the evening, Ashburton’s Allenton School’s team 3 won the Years 5 and 6 prize, after featuring in the top three teams from the end of round seven.

Geraldine Primary School 1 came second and Ashburton Borough 1 came third equal with Mt Somers Springburn 1. A total of 130 teams and 390 children from Years 5 to 10 took part in the two-day quiz, which is the last of four regional quizzes throughout the lower South Island. - ODT

College leads from the start BY GUY WILLIAMS An Ashburton College team managed what Team New Zealand couldn’t do by taking the lead early and holding on to win when it competed in the Central South Island Otago Daily Times Extra! current events quiz in Timaru on Thursday. The school’s No 2 team of Millar McLauchlan, Jaime Pitt-MacKay and Robert Wilson established a lead after the first couple of rounds and held on to score 95 points out of a possible 100. The trio led the way for a memorable trifecta for Ashburton College, with the school’s No 1 team of Matt Parker, Scott Kelland and Harry Fleming ending the quiz only a point astray to finish second. Completing the school’s traditional stranglehold on the annual current events quiz was its No 6 team of Tom Ravenscroft, Cameron Jopson and Gareth Hunt, who finished third on 92 points. They were among more than 180 Years 9 and 10 pupils from secondary schools throughout Mid and South Canterbury who packed into Timaru Boys’ High School’s Hogben Hall. Quiz co-ordinator and Extra! editor Ivan Behrnes said the 60 teams made it one of the largest turnouts for that age category. The 10-round quiz tested pu-

Ashburton Intermediate students Matthew Johnson, Hamish Proctor and Glen McClea managed to correctly answer 95 out of 100 questions, and put their win down to teamwork. PHOTO GABRIELLE STUART 270913-GS-003

Ashburton College students Jaime Pitt-Mackay (left) and Millar McLauchlan, along with absent team-mate Robert Wilson, won ﬁrst place at the Otago Daily Times current event quiz on Thursday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 270913-TM-096

pils on topics such as national and international current events, history and geography. Winning team member Jaime Pitt-MacKay said his team had worked out a way of working together ‘’without bickering or dispute’’. Jaime attributed the longrunning success of Ashburton schools in the quiz to the fact their pupils were drawn from

a wide area and range of backgrounds, so tended to have good, all-round general knowledge. Nearly 400 school children from Years 5 to 10 have taken part in the two-day quiz at Timaru Boys’ High School. It was the last of four regional quizzes, held throughout the lower South Island, which are part of the Otago Daily Times’ Class Act project. - ODT

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Andrea Ashton and her nine-year-old son, Riley Molloy, live with a hereditary medical condition that will see Riley forced to have both of his hips replaced next month. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 240913-DW-226

Riley Molloy is just like any other nine-year old, with one exception – he’s about to have a double hip replacement operation. He and mum Andrea Ashton talk to reporter Sue Newman about living with the health issues surrounding the heredity disease Charcot Marie Tooth syndrome.

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Young Riley’s ready for his new hips

iley Molloy’s hopes and dreams are the same as those of any other nineyear-old boy – he wants to go surfing next week and hopes to play rugby next winter. For Riley, however, there’s something else on his wish list and that’s a set of new hips that will allow him to run around with his mates. That’s exactly what he’s getting for his 10th birthday. Along with several members of his extended family, Riley has the medical condition Type A Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome (CMT). The syndrome affects his feet, giving him an abnormally high arch, and his leg muscles. That has meant difficulty in walking that has eventually taken its toll on his hip joints. People with CMT usually require new hips, but at nine, Riley reckons he’s going to be making medical history. His mum Andrea and her siblings began to have problems in their mid teens and for Andrea that meant a hip replacement at 22. Why Riley has been affected so badly and so young is a mystery, Ashley said, but what she has learned from her own experience is not to leave a hip replacement until the damage

is extensive and degeneration has set in. She was told after her operation to consider not having children, but for a woman who wanted nothing more than to be a mum, that advice fell on deaf ears. Andrea was reluctant to agree to a hip replacement for Riley but said his constant pain convinced her there was no alternative. “We’ve tried to deal with this with braces and special shoes, but with Riley we needed to do something sooner. He can’t go on like this. We just have to get on and deal with it.” For generations Andrea’s family has simply accepted that many family members have had what they’ve called “the Ashton

foot”. There have been plenty of dodgy hips but no-one went seeking the cause until Andrea’s generation. They dealt with the challenges of learning to walk differently, but at 15 both Andrea and her brother started to have serious problems with their hips. “From the age of 11 I had hip pain but no-one knew why that was. I was walking with a stick from 16 and it all went downhill from there. I had my hip replaced and then I had three kids.” Andrea’s other two children Hayden, 11 and Ella, 8, and her neice all have CMT but to date are showing no signs of hip problems. “In my dad’s family most have the foot problem but

no-one talks about it. We need to tell these kids and we need to talk about it,” she said. Riley’s philosophical about what lies ahead over the coming weeks. “Basically I’m getting both my hips carved. It’s sore and I walk funny. If I stand anywhere for 15 minutes I can’t move my hip and I fall over.” Over the past few years Riley reckons he’s missed out on too much and he’s looking forward to his new hips opening up new sporting opportunities. He’s had a tough 10 years. Walking was difficult and managed only by turning his toes in. He wore special shoes and spent hours with physiotherapists learning to balance. Nothing

WHAT IS CHARCOT MARIE TOOTH DISEASE?

irst described in 1886 by three physicians – Jean-Marie Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Henry Tooth, Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) is a group of relatively common genetic neurological conditions, occurring once in approximately 2500 people. CMT comprises a number of disorders that affect the peripheral nerves, those of the hands and

the lower legs. The degeneration of the peripheral nerves may result in a reduced ability to feel heat, cold, and pain. CMT1 accounts for more than two-thirds of all cases of CMT, and is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. CMT1 patients are slow runners in childhood, develop high arches, hammer

toes and often require orthotics (braces) for ankle support. Varying degrees of hand weakness occur, often appearing as much as 10 years after foot and leg problems. Problems with balance because of ankle weakness and loss of proprioception are common. Most patients remain mobile throughout life and life expectancy is normal.

worked; the pain simply got worse. Riley’s hip replacement is unlike those carried out on older patients. Rather than having the ball portion of his hip joint replaced, his socket has become flattened and out of line, but on October 7 they’ll be removed and replaced with artificial sockets. At the same time as Andrea is battling her own hip problems and those of Riley’s, she’s also dealing with life as a stroke victim. “I’m 36. I went off to sleep, woke up and I wasn’t good. I nearly died.” In the weeks after her stroke Andrea struggled to speak more than two words and she still has significant short-term memory loss. She tires easily and some days it is all she can do to get her children off to school before going back to bed and sleeping until 3pm. She’s unsure how she’ll manage Riley’s recuperation at home, knowing he’ll require lifting and total care for some time. For her family, there’s no bitterness. CMT is just something they live and deal with. In Riley’s words – “there’s no point in being negative, you just get on with it.”

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One hundred years ago this month, the New Zealand Government received its first military aeroplane. Kurt Bayer looks back on the short, but colourful life, of the small and frail Bleriot XI-2.

New Zealand’s ﬁrst military aeroplane, the Bleriot XI-2.

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ven the staunchest landlubbers couldn’t but help marvel at the speed and power of the AC72 America’s Cup yachts tearing across San Francisco Bay. A century ago, the cutting edge of mankind’s technology was brought to the skies above Auckland with the arrival of the New Zealand Government’s first military aeroplane. The Bleriot XI-2, a balsa wood-like and flimsy fabric contraption with a cruising speed of just 75km/h, arrived in Wellington on September 29, 1913. Named, Britannia, it was a gift of the Imperial Air Fleet Committee – a group of prominent British businessmen who sought to promote aviation, and particularly military warbirds, through the Empire. After its first hurdle was overcome (it arrived without its propeller), a crack pilot was enlisted to conduct demonstration flights for huge crowds at Epsom showgrounds. Wanganui-born second lieutenant Joseph Joel Hammond had already achieved a number of aviation firsts in Australia. And he was the perfect man to dazzle and enthral the thronging Auckland crowds. “He was the Justin Bieber, the David Beckham of the day,” said Simon Moody, research officer at Wigram Air Force Museum

in Christchurch, which displays a replica Britannia aircraft. “It really was pioneering stuff. To have one aircraft here in New Zealand, bearing in mind that it would be another 10 years before aviation really took off here, was quite a coup. “It was all about the British Empire spreading the gospel of aviation and new ideas to the Dominions.” The first flight was on January 17, 1914. Hammond, a dashing flyboy with a cheeky glint in his black-and-white photographs, circled the Epsom showgrounds field before making a devilishly low pass overhead and landing safely. Further flights followed, including one jaunt with a journalist as a passenger which nearly ended in tragedy. Rudder control was lost after take-off, and so with no brakes to apply, Hammond leapt out of the aircraft to grab the tail in order to slow it down. Having successfully demonstrated the aircraft, Hammond was ready to take another passenger. “Unfortunately, he now made an error of judgement,” Mr Moody said. Rather than a politician or some other influential person, he chose an actress, Miss Esme McLellan, who was touring

with the Royal Pantomime Company at the time. Miss McLellan’s “enthusiastic account” of her flight was published in several newspapers. Hammond’s employers were less than impressed with his choice of passenger and the resulting publicity,” Mr Moody said. He was promptly sacked and the Britannia was crated up and put into storage. The experiment to bring aviation to the masses was a short-lived flop. But, as Mr Moody said, the story doesn’t end there for the aircraft or its shame-faced pilot. At the outbreak of World War One, the New Zealand Government sent it back to Britain, which had an acute shortage of aircraft. It next appears in the records in January 1915 when it arrived at Brooklands in Britain, Mr Moody said. Mystery then surrounds the Britannia’s ultimate fate whether it was a casualty of war or whether it was put out to pasture. But its legend lives on as a trailblazer in New Zealand aviation history, with a replica aircraft hanging in the Wigram Air Force Museum’s atrium, complete with mannequins of Hammond and Miss McLellan re-enacting the world’s earliest flight scandal.

The Bleriot XI-2 in ﬂight at Epsom Showgrounds.

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■ GREENPEACE PROTEST

In brief

Two months in a Russian jail By Teuila FuaTai More than 20 anti-oiling campaigners, including New Zealanders Jonathon Beauchamp and David John Haussmann, will spend the next two months in a Russian jail. Greenpeace yesterday confirmed the two men were part of the crew on the organisation’s ship Arctic Sunrise when it was stormed by the Russian Coast Guard last Thursday. Mr Beauchamp, a boat mechanic, and Mr Haussmann, an electrician, were among 22 Greenpeace protesters remanded in custody for two months at the Lenin District Court, Murmansk. Their release is pending a further investigation into offshore protests against Arctic oil drilling. Greenpeace said eight others who were also on the vessel had been detained for three days until their next hearing. The organisation had criticised the court’s ruling as illegal, pointing to the fact that no charges had been laid against their campaigners. “We will not be intimidated, we will appeal these detentions, and together we will prevail,” Greenpeace international executive director Kumi Naidoo said. Greenpeace International insists that possible piracy charges alleged by Russian authorities were unjustified. Russian authorities boarded the Arctic Sunrise illegally in international waters, the organisation said in a statement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said they had been providing consular assistance for Mr Beauchamp and Mr Haussmann. - APNZ

A man who was found dead in shallow waters at Pilot Bay, Mt Maunganui on Thursday has been formally identified as 81-yearold local man Allan Jenkins. Mr Jenkins’ death is not believed to be suspicious. - APNZ

Switch to digital Television across the lower North Island will make the switch to digital this weekend. Early tomorrow, the change will be made from Wellington to Taranaki and Gisborne. It follows the gradual switch to digital across New Zealand over the past year, with Hawkes Bay and the West Coast making the change in September 2012. The rest of the South Island went digital in April. Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Northland will make the switch on December 1. - APNZ

Summer run

A police officer guards a cage with Greenpeace activist and boat mechanic Jonathon Beauchamp from New Zealand in a court room in Murmansk, Russia, yesterday. ap photo

cleaned up to 130 toilets a night in Bowen House, where some MPs were based. “It’s a hard job, a dirty job, but we don’t mind being cleaners. We are proud to clean the most important house in the country. But we don’t love our pay - we get $14.10 an hour.” Asked whether he felt for the cleaner, Mr Henare told reporters: “Here’s the question - if she doesn’t want the job, give it to somebody else that wants the job.” He added: “I’m not the employer. Are we supposed to feel sorry for every person in New Zealand who’s got a hard job?”

The Coastal Pacific train between Christchurch and Picton has started its first summer run since it switched to a seasonal service. A decision was made earlier this year for the scenic train route to operate on an extended summer season, between the months of September and May. The change would allow KiwiRail to make the best of both domestic and international tourism markets, said KiwiRail’s general manager of passenger services Deborah Hume. The service now featured new carriages and a new menu, as well as travel packages. The Coastal Pacific service will run from September 27 until May 2014. - APNZ

Vehicle hits cow

Henare apologises over comments National MP Tau Henare has apologised for saying he had little sympathy for a worker who cleaned more than 100 toilets a night at Parliament for little pay. Mr Henare was criticised for comments he made on Thursday about a submitter to a select committee, who had told MPs of the difficulty of her work. Cleaner Mareta Sinoti made a tearful plea to the committee not to proceed with wide-ranging employment law reforms. She said she was doing the work of many people and

A police officer who failed to stop after hitting another vehicle has apologised to the other driver and done further driving training. The crash, which occurred on Porirua’s Mungavin Ave in July, was investigated by police. No one was injured in the incident. Police said yesterday its employment investigation relating to the July 11 crash had been completed. The officer involved was responding to an urgent family violence incident when it occurred. - APNZ

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■ EMPLOYMENT LAW REFORMS

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Officer says sorry

Labour Party spokesman for Labour issues Andrew Little said Mr Henare’s comments reflected the attitude of many employers. “It is a culture in a lot of workplaces now - ‘If you don’t like it, just leave and go somewhere else’. That’s not an answer. If you’re being treated unfairly, you take it up with your employer and you push back.” Mr Henare said on Twitter on Thursday night that he had previously cleaned toilets himself. He added: “I apologise to the lady and to all those that haven’t really got a choice in

jobs. Aroha mai. My bad.” Ms Sinoti was one of three cleaners who made a joint submission on sweeping changes to the Employment Relations Act. She told the committee: “You never see us. Every evening we say goodbye to our family, and catch the bus or train from Porirua or Wainuiomata to clean your office. “We vacuum the floors, scrub the toilets and tidy away your rubbish. We come in at midnight when you have all gone home, and the Parliament’s buildings are empty. “It is impossible to manage on a cleaner’s wage.” - APNZ

A vehicle run-in with a cow north of Huntly last night closed a section of road running adjacent to the Waikato expressway. The incident involved one large truck, on Te Ohaki Road, Rangiriri. “The truck is extensively damaged and heavy haulage is required to remove it,” police said. The collision occurred about 2km south of the Rangiriri bridge. - APNZ

Man falls from deck A man received life-threatening back and head injuries after falling from a deck in Auckland on Thursday night. Ambulance north communications manager Norm Ngatai said staff were called to an address in Birkenhead at 9.25pm. “A male in his 20s had fallen about 5 metres from a deck. “He was in a critical, life-threatening condition.” The man was taken to Auckland Hospital. He had injuries to his back and neck, Mr Ngatai said. - APNZ

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The Ashburton College senior girls’ basketball team of (back row, from left) Victoria Coley, Emily Hickman, Kate Lloyd, Barrine Ross, Grace Wilson, (front) Greer Hooper, Chelsea Corbett, Tessa Morrison, Ella Sinclair and Albertene Hefford are off to the national secondary school championships. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 270913-TM-101

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The Ashburton College senior girls’ basketball team are bound for the nationals for the first time since 1986. It has been 27 years since college were represented at the New Zealand Secondary School championships, with the girls

going to Palmerston North for the AA tournament where they are among the top 23 teams in the country. They qualified just three weeks ago, and have had a hectic time preparing and planning the trip for the tournament. Ashburton qualified fifth from the South Island Zone with a 55-

41 win over Otago Girls’ High School, after they lost their quarter-final to eventual runners-up Rangiora High School 39-85. However, the withdrawal off St Kilda (3) and Kavanagh (4) meant Ashburton was bumped up to a third seeding from the South Island Zone.

That has had them slotted into pool three of the tournament, where they have drawn Rangitoto, Waikato Diocesan, Saint Kentigern, Massey and Hastings Girls, their first opponents on Monday. It means there will be some tough opposition, but college bring plenty of tournament ex-

perience, with the full squad of 10 girls all having attended a national age group tournament with Mid Canterbury. The team also boasts New Zealand under 16 representative Emily Hickman and under 17 triallists Kate Lloyd and Tessa Morrison, who will captain the side.

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The sporting week in numbers

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stand down next January. Selig will have held the top job in the bury will field teenage firstsport for more than 23 years fives in their ITM Cup match at and will have been baseball’s Eden Park tonight. Auckland’s second-longest tenured comSimon Hickey has enjoyed a missioner after the superblysolid campaign, while fellow named Kenesaw Mountain 19-year-old Richie Mo’unga Landis. is playing for Canterbury due to injuries and international - For the vast majority of call-ups. his tenure, Selig has seen the Pittsburgh Pirates try and fail - In to make the playoffs. But the baseball, no demands are out once-diabolical franchise have of the question when it comes reversed their fortunes after to contracting 21 years, qualifying for quality playnext week’s postseason ers. New York for the first since a Yankees second young Barry Bonds led baseman Robthem to the 1992 NL inson Cano will East title. be a free agent after the season - The number of and he reportgoals conceded by Manchester edly wants a 10-year US$305 United when they played Manmillion (NZ$368m) deal on the chester City last weekend. It open market. Good luck with was the first derby for the new that. managers of both clubs, but City’s Chilean mastermind Ma- Cano’s team-mate, the nuel Pellegrini emerged much great Mariano Rivera, will happier than counterpart David retire this week after 18 seasons Moyes from the experience. as the Yankees’ closer. Rivera holds the all-time MLB record - Sticking with the round for saves with 652, and more ball, the mermen have walked on the moon curial Mario (12) than have scored a run Balotelli finally against Rivera in 141 postseamissed his first son innings in his career (11). penalty as a professional - Rivera is not alone in re- footballer in tiring, with MLB commissioner AC Milan’s 2-1 Bud Selig announcing he will loss to Napoli.

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The forward had scored 26 straight penalties to open his career, and his day got worse when he was sent off after the final whistle.

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- Otago Volts batsman Neil Broom has played Twenty20 cricket for more than seven years and this week he managed to score his first century in

game’s shortest format. The former Black Cap smoked an unbeaten 117 from 56 balls as Otago beat the Perth Scorchers at the T20 Champions League.

But, after converted-winger Louis Fenton was ruled out for six weeks with a shoulder injury, the Phoenix will begin the season with more questions than answers.

- We could hardly leave without a mention of the America’s Cup and the man who has become the most successful competitor in the competition’s history. Sir Russell Coutts has now won five America’s Cups with three teams - 1995, 2000 with Team NZ; 2003 with Alinghi; 2010, 2013 with Oracle. - APNZ

- The last thing new Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick needed was to inherit the club’s ongoing problem at right back.

■ TENNIS

Serena back on top of the world Serena Williams has secured the year-end world No.1 ranking for the third time in her glittering career, the WTA said yesterday, after adding nine titles this season including two more grand slams. The 32-year-old American power-hitter, with a career total of 55 titles with 17 major wins, also achieved the feat in 2002 and 2009. Williams joins Justine Henin and Martina Hingis as a three-time year-end No.1, with only Steffi Graf (8), Martina Navratilova (7), Chris Evert (5) and Lindsay Davenport (4) ahead of her. “Serena has proven time and time again that she is an incredible champion, both on and off the court,” said WTA chairman and CEO Stacey Allaster. “This season, she continues to rewrite the record books, proving that she is one of the sport’s greatest athletes of all time.” Williams has topped the rankings six times and, on Monday, she will have held the top position for a total of 156 weeks, the WTA said.

In February, she became the oldest world No.1 since computer rankings were introduced in 1975. And this year, Williams also became the first woman to surpass $US9m in prize money in a single season, pushing her career earnings past $US50m. Williams’ total of 55 career singles titles means she is tied for seventh with Davenport and Virginia Wade on the all-time list. - AFP

■ QUOTES

They said it “Facing the barrel of the gun at 8-1 and what do these guys do? They didn’t even flinch.” - Sydney-born sailor JIMMY SPITHILL credits his crew after steering Team USA to America’s Cup victory in one of the greatest sporting comebacks in history. * * * * “Bugger.” - New Zealand prime minister JOHN KEY’s one-word tweet after Team USA finished ahead of Kiwis. * * * * “I’m very proud of it in one way, but very disappointed that all the other many brilliant things I’ve said are never mentioned.” - Former Austrailan prime minister BOB HAWKE reflects on his famous comment after Australia II won the 1983 America’s Cup that ‘any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum’. * * * * “I wouldn’t call myself a drug cheat.” - Suspended NRL player SANDOR EARL, charged with using and trafficking peptides, in a tell-all paid TV interview. * * * * “I can’t give an iron-clad guarantee to anything in this game. Right now, I am the coach here and, when that changes, I’ll let you know.” - NRL supercoach WAYNE BENNETT refuses to guarantee he will see out the remaining two years of his contract at Newcastle. * * * * “We reinforce that the club maintains the absolute highest standards in its own policies and governance and, as a club, we have nothing to hide.” - NRL club the SYDNEY ROOSTERS response to reports six players returned blood tests with elevated readings for Human Growth Hormone. * * * * “This came out of the blue.” - Brumbies CEO ANDREW FAGAN expresses his shock at the decision by coach Jake White to walk out on the Super Rugby club with two years left on his contract. * * * * “To question me then, that’s a little bit out of order.” - Socceroos coach HOLGER OSIECK shoots down media speculation that his job is on the line after this month’s 6-0 thrashing by Brazil. * * * * “For @alo_oficial and me to receive reprimands for our actions after the race it is comical to say the least. Great moment, and fans loved it.” - Australian F1 driver MARK WEBBER lashes out on Twitter after being penalised for hitching a ride on Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari at the end of the Singapore Grand Prix. - AAP

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

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Tompkins a man in a hurry By Michael Brown In 2008, Sam Tomkins scored five tries on his Wigan debut, a first in rugby league history. In 2009, he scored a hat-trick on his international debut. In 2010, he equalled the record for the most tries by an England player in a match with four. In 2011, Tomkins scored 13 tries in a seven-game stretch and helped Wigan win the Challenge Cup. In 2012, the fullback scored 36 tries across all competitions and was named Man of Steel as the league’s best player. In 2013, he’s so far scored 23 tries in 19 league games, including four hat-tricks. In 2014, Tomkins will play for the Warriors, the New Zealand version. This week, the worst kept secret in rugby league was confirmed when it was announced Tomkins had signed a threeyear deal with the Warriors. It was almost an anti-climax after months of speculation, but the club hope his presence will be anything but. The 24-year-old is regarded as one of the most exciting players in the game and it’s why the Warriors forked out a world record $1.34 million transfer fee, on top of an estimated $700,000-a-year salary. He’s scored an incredible 144 tries in 150 games for Wigan and, while it’s unrealistic to

continue at such a pace in the NRL, fans will expect similar feats. “I know I will go there with a target on my back, too,” Tomkins wrote in his Daily Mail column. “All of the NRL teams Down Under will be looking to welcome me to the league and I’m sure it won’t be with a handshake, but I’m ready for that.” Warriors five-eighth, close friend and former Wigan teammate Thomas Leuluai has no doubt Tomkins will be a success - Warriors coach Matt Elliott told TVNZ earlier this week Leuluai had said to him, “if you sign him, he will be the best signing you’ll ever make”. “Attacking wise, he’s quick and elusive and is a great support player,” Leuluai says. “But his best quality, I think, is his competitiveness. He’s always on the ball and always fighting for the team. He’s not that big [83kg] but so competitive and plays above his weight. “I think it could take time to adjust, not just to the NRL but to us as well. He’s been playing in the same team, same club since he first started. It took me a while to adjust when I came over.” Tomkins will be judged critically, in a similar way former Wigan forwards Denis Betts and Andy Platt were when they joined the Warriors in the 1990s, but most expect him to be an overwhelming success. - APNZ

Tourney time in Nelson The Mid Canterbury 10th and 11th grade football teams head to Nelson for the Jack McKnight Bowerwater football tournament starting tomorrow. The two teams are the first of the Mid Canterbury teams to have their South Island football tournament over the next two weeks.

Dotcom to the rescue? Emirates Team New Zealand facing a struggle to stay afloat after its epic failure in the America’s Cup - was offered an unlikely financial lifeline yesterday from internet mogul Kim Dotcom. The sailing team faces the prospect of losing its public funding in the wake of this week’s loss to Oracle. With Prime Minister John Key refusing to guarantee that the government will repeat the $NZ36m contribution it made to Team NZ’s San Francisco campaign, Dotcom said he was ready to step into the breach. “Prime Minister John Key says no more funding for Team NZ? I say #Mega will become a Team NZ sponsor & we will win next time. #AmericasCup,” tweeted the flamboyant businessman. - AFP

All Whites v club sides

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Runners in the medals Jenna Borthwick in full stride at the inter-regional cross country championships held in Nelson on Thursday. Four local runners were in the team with Borthwick, Josh Sheridan, Ben Baker and Matthew Clough. Baker won a gold medal as part of the Canterbury Year 7 boys’ team which placed first in the team’s event while Clough was part of the Canterbury Year 8 boys’ team which placed second. Borthwick was 11th overall in the year 5 race. The Canterbury team as a whole was looking to defend the Phil Costley Shield but were two points shy of Wellington.

Rookie Robinson facing NRL supercoach By ian Mccullough Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett will sit back tonight and watch a team of his run out for the 685th time when the Knights take on the Sydney Roosters for a place in the NRL grand final. Just 20 metres down the concourse in the opposite coaching box at Allianz Stadium will be Trent Robinson in the 27th game of his rookie season. The 36-year-old, who was nine when Bennett made his coaching debut with Canberra in 1987, has won a host of admirers and tipped to be named Dally M coach of the year next Tuesday. A gripping 4-0 win over Manly earlier this month gave the Roosters the luxury of an extra week off before the preliminary final, maintaining an impressive

campaign that’s already yielded the minor premiership. But preparations were thrown into turmoil following a newspaper report linking three members of their squad with performance-enhancing drugs. Boyd Cordner, who’s failed a fitness test on his injured ankle for this game, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Sam Moa aren’t suspected of any wrongdoing, but Robinson admitted the story, which also revealed blood records of six players ended up on the mobile phone of an organised crime figure, were unsettling. In contrast, the Knights’ planning couldn’t have been any smoother. They arrived in Sydney in low-key fashion on Thursday evening and earlier this week Bennett was at his tight-lipped best with the media before mischievously blurting out there

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was no guarantee team primed at the he’d see out the fimost important nal two years of his time of the year. contract. All eyes will be It was vintage on Sonny Bill WilBennett. Taking liams and Willie the spotlight off his Mason after the forteam ahead of their mer Roosters prop biggest game since was poleaxed by the 2001 grand fi- Wayne Bennett a shoulder charge nal and creating a from his one-time diversion he knew would hog Canterbury teammate in round the headlines. 20. Robinson was the polar opIt earned him a two-week posite when he faced the media suspension and left Mason with yesterday. Articulate and ur- a fractured cheekbone - but bane, the fluent French speaker Robinson is unconcerned about with a degree in human science Williams’ temperament. and a nose for fine wines, is very “Sonny’s competitive edge much the new age coach. pushes him to the limit someRobinson was also effusive times and obviously it went too in his praise for Bennett and far last time,” he said. believes the Knights’ shock “But he steps up on big ocwin over Melbourne last week casions and we are looking for shows the seven-time premier- more of the same from him.” ship-winning mentor has his - AAP

The All Whites are still attempting to arrange international opposition in preparation for November’s World Cup play-off, but they may end up facing two club sides. New Zealand Football has been seeking international fixtures for next month’s Fifa window, with the pivotal two-leg tie against the fourth-place Concacaf side right around the corner. But with a number of potential candidates still involved in World Cup qualifying, the All Whites may be left to play a couple of club teams instead. It is understood Queretaro FC of Mexico and Major League Soccer side Chivas USA have been lined up as opposition. - APNZ

Bracewell ton in vain New Zealand A were well beaten on the final day of their first-class match against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla yesterday. Beginning the last day at 15 without loss and requiring an improbable 440 to win, New Zealand A were dismissed for a disappointing 271. The visitors lost seven for 68 at one point and it would have been even worse had it not been for Doug Bracewell’s maiden firstclass century, a rapid 104 not out off 85 balls, which included seven sixes. It says something of the New Zealand batting that the two best stands were for the ninth and final wickets. - NZH

McManus out of final Newcastle skipper Jarrod Mullen says James McManus is “shattered” after the winger was ruled out of tonight’s NRL grand final qualifier against the Sydney Roosters. McManus failed to complete training yesterday due to a persistent ankle injury that has cruelled the back end of his season. He will be replaced by Kevin Naiqama, who performed well against Melbourne during last week’s semi-final in McManus’ absence. Halfback Tyrone Roberts appeared to train with no issue after earlier being cleared of an ankle injury. - AAP

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In brief Jnr Warriors in ﬁnal The Junior Warriors will have the chance to win a third NYC title in four years after they qualified for the grand final with a 54-38 defeat of the Bulldogs in Sydney last night. It was an extraordinary game of thrust and counter-thrust and one in which defence seemed optional at times as the two sides crossed 16 times between them. The Junior Warriors, who have scored 110 points over the past fortnight, jumped out to a 16-0 lead inside 15 minutes but then conceded 34 unanswered points in 27 minutes as momentum swung wildly. They regained the initiative in the second spell and finished stronger to book a place against either the Panthers or Raiders in next weekend’s NYC grand final. The game will be the last for coach John Ackland, who will end a long association with the club at the end of the season to take up a role with the NZRL. - APNZ

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■ SPORTING MOMENTS TO REMEMBER

Famous comebacks . . . Down 8-1, Jimmy Spithill led Oracle to eight wins on the trot to retain the America’s Cup, in one of the great sporting comebacks. Here are five other back from the dead performances.

Venus into quarters New Zealand No 2 and Kiwi Davis Cup tennis player Michael Venus has continued his fine form at the Challenger in Napa Valley in the United States with another impressive win to reach the quarter-finals of the singles. Having beaten world No 142 and recent top 100 player Steve Johnson in the first round, Venus has progressed through to the quarter-finals with a come-frombehind victory over former US Open semifinalist, Robby Ginepri. Ginepri took the first set 4-6 before the Kiwi levelled at a set a piece, taking the second 6-3. The match tightened up in the decider with Venus winning the tiebreak 8-6 for an overall scoreline of 4-6 6-3 7-6(6). - APNZ

Seymour Fast5 coach Former Silver Ferns captain Julie Seymour has been named as the assistant coach of New Zealand’s Fast5 Ferns side as they build towards their world title defence in Auckland in November. Netball New Zealand confirmed the appointment yesterday for Seymour, who is also the assistant coach of the Canterbury Tactix. Seymour will join Janine Southby who was named head coach of the team earlier this week. The Fast5 Netball World Series takes place at Vector Arena from November 8-10. - APNZ

Crowley secure in role Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley joked he may need extra security to survive the AFL grand final parade. But his coach Ross Lyon doubts he’ll need the same to cope with Hawthorn’s attentions at the MCG today. Crowley, the uber-tagger who has shut down Geelong’s Steve Johnson and Sydney’s Kieren Jack successfully in the Dockers’ run to the grand final, is likely to go to Hawthorn’s Sam Mitchell from the first bounce. Former Richmond and Western Bulldogs coach Terry Wallace said if he was coaching Hawthorn, he would hatch a plan to “go after” Crowley early in Saturday’s premiership decider. But Lyon shrugged off any suggestion Crowley may leave the MCG in an ambulance - as one questioner bluntly put it on Friday. - AAP

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Champions Liverpool FC, 2005 Down 0-3 to AC Milan in the Champions League ﬁnal in Istanbul, Liverpool weren’t just being beaten, they were being embarrassed in front of thousands at the ground and millions in front of telly. Defender Jamie Carragher would admit that he just wanted the game over as soon as possible and with the least amount of further damage. Instead, in six crazy second-half minutes, Liverpool put three goals past one of the best defences assembled in soccer. They would then go on to win the penalty shootout.

Doggies leave it late Canterbury Bulldogs, 1998 - This classic West Sydney derby in the NRL preliminary ﬁnal had a nice slice of Kiwi. The chances of Canterbury progressing to the grand ﬁnal were somewhere between remote and hopeless when Parramatta led 18-2 with 10 minutes left. But the Bulldogs charged back with three back-to-back tries, the last to Kiwis centre Willie Talau requiring a sideline conversion from Daryl Halligan to take them to extra time. Chook nailed it and the Bulldogs made no contest of extra time (in the days before golden point), winning 32-20.

Brilliant Botham England, 1981 - This series would be crowned Botham’s Ashes, and the events at Headingley were a big reason why. Australia batted ﬁrst and declared nine down for 401, Ian Botham taking 6-95. The home side were then rolled for 174, Botham scoring 50. After, bookmakers had England at 500/1, tasty odds that Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee availed themselves of (can you imagine that happening in this cynical day and age). Botham swatted an almighty 149 not out as England rattled on 356. Charged up by his team-mate’s stunning feat, Bob Willis then mopped up Australia for 111, sealing a famous, and utterly improbable 18-run win.

Cochet with cachet Henri Cochet, 1927 - Down two sets and 1-5 to Big Bill Tilden, Cochet was about to make a rapid exit from Wimbledon at the semi-ﬁnal stage. Instead, Cochet, after deciding to take the ball earlier and earlier, clawed his way back and won 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3. F.R. Burrow, a Wimbledon referee, said the crowd was “almost too spellbound to applaud’’. Cochet would save six match points in his ﬁnal victory over compatriot Jean Borotra.

Curse-breaker Boston Red Sox, 2004 - The Sox didn’t beat the Yankees, the Curse of the Bambino (Babe Ruth) saw to that. So when New York took a 3-0 lead in their American League Championship Series, another sob story was all but written. Boston came from behind to win the next two matches in extra innings at home, which was remarkable enough, but then went to Yankee Stadium to win games six and seven. The curse was slayed.

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Wellington on target

Up 8-1, Team New Zealand crashed to an ignominious defeat this week. But they are not alone, there’s many a team or sportsman who have been looking victory in the eye, and blown it.

King of chokers Greg Norman, The Masters, 1996 - Rory McIlroy is not the only man to suffer a Masters meltdown at Augusta, with the Great White Shark being sunk by his crumbling nerves at the 1996 event as he allowed a six shot lead to disintegrate in the Georgia sunshine. Norman had dominated after shooting a superb course record 63 in the opening round, but he dumped two balls into the water at Amen Corner during his final round of 78 to finish five shots behind Nick Faldo who walked off with the green jacket.

Proteas throw away a World Cup South Africa, 1999 World Cup - Some cruel cricket writers will deﬁne the word ‘choke’ as a description of South Africa in any World Cup, but their spectacular exit from the World Cup in England was an especially good episode in their series of underachievement. Requiring nine off the last over against Australia at Edgbaston, Lance Klusener belted two fours off the ﬁrst two balls to lift all the pressure off, or so you’d think, as Allan Donald then was left stranded going for an unnecessary single and was run out, the game was tied and the Aussies went through.

Pacesetting Wellington have plenty of frills but it was their defence which won the day as they maintained their unbeaten record this season, against Waikato in Hamilton last night. Battling Waikato had the position but not the slick attack in the final stages of the ITM Cup premiership clash, as Wellington landed their eighth straight victory, by 19 - 14. Wellington were all over Waikato in the first half but never mind, they still had to play second fiddle to one of the best sights in world rugby - Ben Tameifuna with ball in hand, goal line in sight. The home crowd had to wait until close to halftime before witnessing this happy meeting, but it was worth the wait. When the mighty 140kg Tameifuna got the ball, there were three players in his path. That didn’t last long as he steamrolled to the line. - NZH

Big serve denied Venus Williams was denied a new record for the world’s fastest serve yesterday after tennis chiefs said a bullet delivery clocked at 209 kilometres per hour was not measured by the right equipment. The resurgent American star, 33, hit the rocket serve during her 6-3 6-7 6-3 quarter-final win over Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard at the Pan Pacific Open. However, the IDS radar guns the WTA uses to track official service speeds are not deployed in Tokyo, meaning Williams’s own women’s record of 207.6 kph - registered at the 2007 US Open and on her way to winning Wimbledon in 2008 - still stands as the fastest of all time. - AFP

Lorenzo eyes hat-trick In deep water

Defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo has Marc Marquez in his sights as he looks to eat into his compatriot’s lead atop the championship standings at the Aragon MotoGP this weekend. Marquez has had a sensational debut season in MotoGP as the 20-year-old has won five races on his way to amassing a 34-point lead over both Lorenzo and Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa. However, Lorenzo has battled back from surgery on a broken collarbone, which forced him to miss the Dutch GP back in June, to win the last two races in Britain and San Marino. And the Yamaha rider is hoping that improvements to his bike added to a return to full health will see him make it a hattrick of wins in the third of the four calendar races in Spain. - AFP

Jean Van de Velde, The Open, 1999 Frenchman Van de Velde held a winning three-shot lead going on to the 18th hole of the ﬁnal round and was all-but assured of an easy victory. However, a disastrous horror show unfolded on the last as he took a seven, then continued on to lose to Paul Lawrie in a three-way play-off.

Crowd crusher Playing in their home stadium before an are-you-kidding-me crowd of 199,954 and needing only to secure a draw against Uruguay to capture the prized 1950 World Cup, Brazil fell to their neighboUrs to the south by a score of 2-1.

Men In Black We’ll hide this one right down the bottom, but we have to say it - our representatives in the black jersey repeatedly kept ﬁnding ways to avoid bringing home the holy grail; 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 pick your year, there was some outstanding reason that the All Blacks failed to bring home the bacon.

Warnie in top form Cricket great Shane Warne drained a seven-foot birdie putt on the final hole at St Andrews to complete a one-under round of 71 at the iconic Scottish golf venue. Legspin legend Warne posted the scorecard of his “best ever round” on social media shortly after competing in the Dunhill Links Championship’s pro-am tournament yesterday. It would have been tough reading for some of golf’s most seasoned professionals, with the largerthan-life 44-year-old recording par scores on the opening nine holes of the notoriously difficult Old Course. - AAP

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In brief Stowers eyes sevens Missing out on Super Rugby will be worth it for Sherwin Stowers if he wins another gold medal at next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as part of Gordon Tietjens’ New Zealand sevens side. Despite being a member of the Blues in 2011 and 2012, Stowers couldn’t find a Super Rugby home this year and he said the line wasn’t biting for next season either. The Counties Manukau fullback has been in electric form for the Ranfurly Shield holders during this season’s ITM Cup but the 27-yearold has happily committed to the sevens programme with an eye to Glasgow. Stowers was part of New Zealand’s gold-medal winning team in Delhi in 2010 when the Kiwis beat Australia 24-17 in a sweltering final. - APNZ

Wallabies ‘no chance’ Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie feels his side has been virtually written off by the Springboks who see tonight’s rugby Test win as a formality. The teams meet in the Rugby Championship at Newlands in Cape Town with South Africa buoyant after thumping Australia 38-12 in their last meeting in Brisbane. The Springboks are gunning for a bonus point win to keep in touch with competition leaders New Zealand, who’ll be aiming for a similar result against Argentina. The Wallabies are being given little chance of an upset, according to McKenzie. “All we’ve read about is how much the Springboks are going to beat us by so we’ve taken note of that and we’re looking forward to the opportunity,” he said. - AAP

Coman going offshore Hawkes Bay captain Mike Coman has signed a two-year deal with the Edinburgh Rugby Club in Scotland and will leave the Magpies at the end of this season’s ITM Cup. The deal was announced yesterday and the No 8 said it was a hard choice to leave. “I have loved every minute of my time here in the Bay, and it was a very tough decision to decide to move away,” Coman, 26, said. “I’m really looking forward to this new chapter of my rugby career in Edinburgh, but first and foremost I am determined to help the Magpies win the ITM Cup Championship this year.” - APNZ

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Pair equal record partnership BY GREGOR PAUL It’s fitting that Ma’a Nonu and Conrad Smith will equal the world record for a midfield combination on Sunday and most likely, if they avoid injury in Argentina, will break it in South Africa when they should play their 51st test as a partnership. Fitting because their combination will be put on hold after the Rugby Championship and no one can be sure if that will be temporary or permanent. The New Zealand Rugby Union have made considerable investment, compromise and even sacrifice to make it temporary. Smith has been granted a four-month sabbatical that will begin after the clash with South Africa and won’t be available for the final five tests of the year. He’s hopeful he’ll return early next year, rested and ready to push on through to the World Cup. Nonu will most likely be playing in France for the first half of next year - contracted to return to New Zealand in June. This highly irregular state of affairs has only been made by possible due to the leniency of the NZRU board. On the recommendation of the All Black coaching staff, it was agreed that Nonu was a player worth saving after he failed to land a Super Rugby contract for next year. Much has been done to give Nonu and Smith every chance

of resuming their partnership next year and through to the next World Cup. But that’s no guarantee they will continue to be the first choice All Black midfield pairing. The probable return of Sonny Bill Williams will make life different for Nonu and Smith in 2014. He is poised to sign a twoyear deal to come back to rugby. What then for Nonu and Smith? For most of their time together things have been rather cosy. There hasn’t been a legitimate threat to their selection as Williams only started to nail test football in his last few months before defecting to league - and at a time when one of either Nonu or Smith was injured or rested. It definitely won’t be cosy next year - more like three feeling awfully like a crowd. Williams is an athlete who is hard to resist. As much as All Black coach Steve Hansen will be loath to break up a world record partnership, it won’t outweigh his desire to get Williams on the field. Williams may become the constant at second-five, Nonu and Smith the variable at centre depending on the opposition. Bagging that world record now - it’s currently held by the Irish pairing Gordon D’Arcy and Brian O’Driscoll - is an appropriate way for Smith and

Conrad Smith: 51 tests alongside Ma’a Nonu

Nonu to sign off. Best to get it in the bag now, grab something tangible and validating while they can. Claiming a world record number of appearances feels right largely because it strengthens their claim to be considered the

best pairing of all time. Longevity is a by-product of their excellence and the world knows that flakes and frauds simply can’t last in the All Blacks, so anyone or any combination that can hack it for 50 tests is worth celebrating. - HOS

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Swimmers off to nationals BY JONATHAN LEASK

White’s replacement Wallabies great Stephen Larkham and forwards coach Laurie Fisher have emerged as clear cut favourites to take over as Brumbies head coach following the shock resignation of Jake White. The two assistant coaches have spent about a decade together at the Super Rugby club, dating back to Larkham’s playing days when Fisher was both assistant and head coach. But the apprentice could soon become the master - and both have gone on the record saying they wouldn’t have a problem with that arrangement. Brumbies chief executive Andrew Fagan all but confirmed that one of the two would fill the void following South African White’s shock decision to leave with two years remaining on his contract. With 127 caps as a Brumbies player, World Cupwinning playmaker Larkham is the team’s attack coach. - AAP

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Eight local swimmers will hit the water in Wellington at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships tomorrow. New coach of the Jennian Homes Ashburton Swim, Shane Jones, takes his first contingent to a national meet this weekend after being at the helm for almost a month. “The expectation is to go and perform to the best of their ability now we’ve been through the transition of changing coaches,” Jones said. “I think we can perform to a high level and the aim is to improve their times. “It’s a little bit different than usual as they swim their finals in the morning so it’s straight up swimming for a medal in their

age group, and they don’t get a second shot at it.” Jones has high hopes but does take four first-timers to the meet including Matthew Harford, who has the busiest schedule of the eight swimmers, entering nine events. Harford, in the 13 year-olds age band, has the 50m, 100m, 200m 400m and 1500m freestyle events, the 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly as well as the 200m individual medley. Also making their first appearance Matthew Clough also has the 100m and 200m backstroke and the 400m individual medley, Sophie Beckley will race the 50m and 100m breaststroke and Aimee Elliott has the one event racing the 200m freestyle. The rest of the team have all been there before, and they are

looking to to have something solid to show for their return trips. Joseph Brown and Caitlin Johnstone have seven events each. Brown will contest the 100m backstroke, 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke, 400m and 200m individual medley and the 400m freestyle. Johnstone has the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke, 200m and 400m individual medley and the 50m freestyle. Grace Sommerville has six events with five being in the freestyle discipline, racing the 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m while also racing the 200m butterfly. Lucy Clough will swim the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle as well as the 200m and 400m individual medley.

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Mid Canterbury ex-pats Gabriella Woodman and Madi Davies will also be in Dunedin playing for the Canterbury B hockey team. Woodman and Davies were among 120 triallists vying for the Canterbury A and B teams, with Canterbury A attending the premier tournament in Timaru. Canterbury B has won this tournament six times and come in as defending champions.

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Mid Canterbury’s under 15 hockey teams are aiming at top eight finishes in their national championship tournaments next week. The Mid Canterbury girls are destined for Dunedin for the girls’ championship tournament, with coach Cara Cumberpatch hopeful a solid build-up

can lay the platform for a top eight finish. “We have enjoyed some challenging games in the lead up to our week away,” Cumberpatch said. “Wins against North Otago and Nelson have shown the girls’ ability to step up and play some solid games as a team. “They have individual goals that each player is remaining fo-

cused on and I have expressed the hope for a Top 8 placing among the similar skilled teams.” The team has a base of year 10 players and a few year 9 players make up the team, a majority of which recently represented College at the secondary school tournament. The Mid Canterbury girls will meet Auckland and hosts Otago in pool B.

The Mid Canterbury boys are bound for Nunweek Park in Christchurch. Coach Darryl Law said the team has come a long way in what was a testing build-up to the tournament. “We had a draw and a few losses, but one of those was to a premier team who should be a top-four team in the country,” Law said. “It’s been tough opposition

with quite pleasing results really, and we have learnt a lot from it.” The boys have drawn South Canterbury, North Harbour and Manawatu in pool C, starting with North Harbour on Monday. “We are going for the highest position we can possibly get but not expecting any miracles. As long as we play to our ability the top eight is a realistic goal.”

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Kiwi golfers struggling to make the cut New Zealand’s three golfers in the field of the Web.com Tour Championship struggled during their opening round at Dye’s Valley Course in Florida yesterday. Steven Alker (right), who is in need of a strong finish at the

tournament to make a late play to claim a PGA Tour card for next season, fired a three-over par 73 to be in a share of 100th place. The uber-consistent Tim Wilkinson is the best of the New Zealanders in a tie for 55th after he shot an even-par 70. Danny

Lee finished with a one-over 71 to be in equal 70th. Wilkinson and Lee both have their PGA Tour cards secured for next year. Australian Ashley Hall leads the field at seven-under. Meanwhile, Michael Campbell withdrew after five holes of his

first round at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrew’s in Scotland with an ankle injury. Fellow Kiwis Mark Brown and Gareth Paddison are also in the field for the Europen Tour event - APNZ but are off the pace.

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Keeping ratepayers informed Coen Lammers EDITOR

uch has been written and said about the lack of communication from the Ashburton District Council. The council is genuinely trying to improve its battered image and performance in this area, and the Guardian team was pleased to see the council this week engaging with your daily local newspaper and other local media. A Guardian delegation was invited to address the council communication committee, which included a number of councillors and key council staff. While some councillors and staff did not agree with the Guardian’s less than positive assessment of the current communication strategy, they all need to be commended for a willingness to engage with the media. Many councillors and council staff do not trust the media, which sadly is often based on one or two unfavourable stories, and it will take time for them to realise the local media is not out to get them and simply doing its job on behalf of the public. Some individuals may never drop their guard, but at least the council has demonstrated a willingness to engage in dialogue, which as we all know is the key to good communication. The Guardian told the council that we have the same goal, to inform the ratepayers as well as possible. And as our paper reaches nearly 90 per cent of ratepayers we are a perfect platform to keep them up to date. The Guardian pleaded with council to be more open and forthcoming with information, but some councillors continued to defend the habit of holding back certain information. One councillor compared the council selecting information with an editor selecting the stories for the paper, even though we pointed out that the duties of an elected and publicly funded official are quite different from that of an independent private newspaper and that the electorate has a legal right to know exactly what council is up to. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and we hope that this week’s meeting was the first big step in a more transparent relationship between the council and the readers of the Guardian.

YOUR VIEW America’s Cup Totally unfair to say we carry the unwelcome prize of producing the biggest choke in the history of sport. This race was a case of David fighting a Goliath pumped up on last minute steroids paid for from a warchest that Team NZ had no hope of matching. What was sickening was Team NZ showing them how to sail their boat and then New Zealanders fine tuning it for them. Team NZ could never match such an unfair but what appears to be legal advantage. America did not win the Americas Cup, New Zealand lost it with the help of many New Zealanders. Peter Smith Sir Dean Barker? I think he is as good if not better than his counterparts. And yes to a parade, they are and will al-

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Home loans Re ASB pulling the rug - apparently NZ has a banking ombudsman office. So where are they? (Text message)

Out of town Agree with MN Richards letter regarding election papers being sent to Auckland and would also like to know whose “bright idea” this was? What happened to money being spent locally? Maybe it was advice from a highly paid out-

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th May 2008, This was the day when those who had dedicated so much of their own time to ensuring Mid Canterbury would have a quality performing arts venue, could sit back and enjoy what they had so passionately worked towards. Like so many of the community assets we now have, or are soon to have, the benefits of all the blood, sweat and tears that goes into getting these projects across the finish line, is not always immediately clear. The Ashburton Domain for example, where every child growing up in Ashburton will have memories of playing on the playground, swimming in the pool, playing soccer or cricket or perhaps just feeding the ducks. Visit Mt Hutt Skifield in the winter or Lake Hood in the summer and you will see not just locals, but people from outside the district enjoying what we have to offer and more importantly spending money. Can you imagine Ashburton now without any of these facilities? There will always be a fine line drawn between the “wants and needs” of a community and while I agree the “needs” of a community should be of priority, the “wants” must be given every opportunity to be heard and developed at a rate that is sustainable by the community. I believe the Ashburton Trust Event Centre was one of those “wants”. For 10 years the instigators of the project wanted and dreamt of a performing arts venue in Ashburton. They worked with dogged determination to develop plans, while engaging with the community to ensure the final outcome was exactly what was needed. While on many occasions they swam against a tide of red tape and financial hurdles, their passion for the performing arts and the need to ensure Ashburton had a world class venue that could provide for the next

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enter the America’s Cup in future?

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CONTACTS Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre members try on new costumes for their upcoming production of Aladdin.

generation of budding stage artists, gave them the resolve to keep going. It has been said many times, and I have witnessed on many occasions, the amazing depth of talent that continues to stride across our stages and perform from such a young age. You only need to look at the numerous opportunities there are within our community to participate in the performing arts, to realise where this talent is coming from and who is developing it. Be it tuition in the many forms of dance, singing and instrument, through to drama and musical performance education, there are stepping stones all along the way that encourages the individual to climb their own ladder and strive to reach for their next level of performance excellence. For many, their first introduction to performance is through a school choir or play. The Heartland School Music Festival is testament to this,

with over 500 children participating every year. Then there is the Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre who provides the opportunity and encourages the kids, and parents, to get involved and enjoy the experience of producing high quality junior musicals where the accent is on participation and being involved. For those who would rather entertain through spoken word, there is the Big Little Theatre Company, where through participation, you will learn to develop the confidence to express yourself and engage with the audience through the spoken word, be it comedy or the works of Shakespeare. The next stepping stone might be your involvement in a major production with Variety Theatre Ashburton (Ashburton Operatic Society Inc). For over 50 years they have been bringing big budget shows to the public of Mid Canterbury and have received many accolades for the quality of the performances they stage. Here you

may have your first experience of working alongside a professional director who can impart valuable skills and knowledge, giving you a taste of what is to come should you continue further in the theatre industry. With all of these opportunities for everyone in our community to become involved in the performing arts, is it any wonder that over 51 per cent of the Event Centre’s venue hire comes from these same community groups who are looking to reward those who participate, by giving them the opportunity to perform in an environment that encourages them to excel on the big stage. So get involved in live theatre. It is true what they say, it does get in your blood, and here’s to the next performer, budding artist, historian or swimming star that comes from our district because someone had the foresight to look to the future and provide the opportunities and amenities. Roger Farr is manager of the Ashburton Trust Event Centre

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Quake survivors wait for aid

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Tens of thousands of survivors of Pakistan’s earthquake are waiting for help in soaring temperatures, as the death toll rose past 350 and anger grew at the slow pace of government aid. More than 100,000 people made homeless by Tuesday’s 7.7-magnitude quake spent a second night in the open or under makeshift shelters on Thursday as response teams struggled to reach the remote region in the southwestern province of Baluchistan. “At least 357 people died and 620 others injured,” the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said in Quetta. It said 311 people died in Awaran district, where the quake struck, and 46 were killed in neighbouring Kech district. The sheer scale of the terri-

tory involved is daunting - the population of Awaran is scattered over more than 21,000 square kilometres of remote and rugged terrain - and infrastructure is extremely limited, with few medical facilities or even roads. The area is also home to Baluch separatist rebels waging a decade-long insurgency. Highlighting the danger from militants, a helicopter carrying the head of the National Disaster Management Authority came under rocket fire in Awaran, though no damage was done and no one was hurt. Hours later paramilitary troops helping the relief effort were fired at with small arms by suspected rebels, but there were no casualties. The quake is Pakistan’s deadliest since the devastating

Kashmir tremor of 2005 which killed 73,000. The toll is expected to rise further as rescue teams dig through the rubble of countless flattened mudbrick homes. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar told parliament “huge activity” was under way to help those affected but he admitted teams were struggling to reach some areas, even 40 hours after the quake. The government is preparing to send more than 14,000 tents, Nisar said, and is using a C-130 transport plane to reach difficult areas. In Arawan town, around 200 angry survivors demonstrated outside government offices complaining they had not been given food or shelter. Survivors in Gajjar, some 120 kilometres east of Awaran,

where the quake killed at least 108 people, said they were forced to scavenge for food. Abdul Rasheed, a survivor in nearby Khaliq Abad, said residents were raking through rubble to find biscuits to feed their children. “I dug out biscuits from the dust from the rubble of my shop and gave it to my children as we have nothing to eat and we are eating raw barley to survive,” Rasheed told AFP. At a local madrassa administrator Hafiz Muhammad Ashraf showed AFP a mass grave of 22 female students who were buried in the rubble of the Muslim seminary. Temperatures in the arid region were reaching 42°C and many survivors said they were desperate for some relief from the blistering heat. - AFP

■ UNITED STATES

Man in Miss Teen USA extortion case posts bail By Christopher WeBer A 19-year-old man was charged yesterday with hacking webcams at the home of Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf and other women to extort nude photos and videos from them, with authorities contending he forced several women to strip. Jared James Abrahams of Temecula surrendered to FBI agents to face a charge of extortion that could send him to federal prison for up to two years, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. He was later freed on $50,000 bail but a judge confined him to his family home, ordered him to wear a GPS monitor, and said he could only use the home computer for schoolwork, with software to be installed that will monitor its use. Authorities said Abrahams knew Wolf, 19, who won the Miss Teen USA crown in August. She is identified only by her initials in the criminal complaint. Last month, Wolf told the website of NBC’s “Today” show that earlier this year she received an anonymous email in which the sender claimed to have stolen images from the camera on her home computer. The sender of the email threatened to go public with images captured from Wolf ’s webcam unless she would provide nude pictures of herself, Eimiller said — a crime commonly known as “sextortion”. Instead, Wolf went to authorities, and an investigation was launched in March.

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A federal complaint filed on September 17 and unsealed yesterday charges him with extortion but Eimiller said other charges are possible. An FBI agent’s affidavit, included in the complaint, contends that Abrahams used malicious software to remotely operate webcams to capture nude photos and videos of at least seven women as they changed clothes — some of whom he knew personally and others he found by hacking Facebook pages.

The agent alleged that Abrahams, when interviewed, acknowledged controlling 30 to 40 hacked computers and extorting some women. Abrahams, a college freshman majoring in computer science, allegedly would use the women’s webcams to capture nude images, then send emails threatening to post them on their hacked social media accounts unless they either sent him nude photos, a nude video, or logged onto the Skype video chat service and follow his or-

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ders for five minutes. He allegedly threatened Wolf that unless she heeded his demands, he would release her nude photos “all over the Internet” and “your dream of being a model will be transformed into a pornstar.” According to the affidavit, the victims included several women from other countries. One teenager in Ireland responded to the demands by writing: “Please remember I’m 17. Have a heart,” according to the court record. - AP

By Maria Cheng Paul Hyland almost never forgets a face. He's a "super recogniser," and that's giving an unusual kind of help to his employer: Scotland Yard. Several years ago, for example, London police were on the lookout for a burglar wanted for nine robberies. About a month after seeing the burglar's picture, Hyland and two colleagues were stuck in traffic. "I looked up and noticed this guy coming out of a university and knew it was him," Hyland recalled, adding that neither of his colleagues recognised the burglar. Hyland arrested the suspect, who confessed after questioning. "If I've met someone before and see them again, I'll usually know where I know them from, even if I can't remember their name," he said. How does Hyland do it? Nobody knows. But since 2011, about 200 London police officers have been recruited to an elite squad of super recognisers. Officials say they have tripled the number of criminal suspects identified from surveillance photos or on the street each week, and even helped prevent some crimes like muggings, drug deals and assaults. "When we have an image of an unidentified criminal, I know exactly who to ask instead of sending it out to everyone and getting a bunch of false leads," said Mick Neville, Detective Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard. Neville started the super recognizer unit after realising the police had no system for identifying criminals based on images, unlike those for DNA and fingerprints. The unit proved especially valuable after riots hit London in the summer of 2011. After the violence, Scotland Yard combed through hundreds of hours of surveillance video. So far, there have been nearly 5000 arrests; around 4000 of those were based on police identifications of suspects from video images. The super recognisers were responsible for nearly 30 per cent of the identifications, including one officer who identified almost 300 people. A facial recognition software program made only one successful identification, according to Neville. - AP

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Building collapses in Mumbai A five-storey residential block collapsed in Mumbai at daybreak, killing at least three people and leaving dozens feared trapped inside, in the latest building disaster to hit India’s financial capital. Rescue workers scrambled to find survivors amid the debris of the flattened block, owned by the city’s civic administrative body, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, in the east of the city. Several diggers were pressed

into action to lift some of the larger slabs of concrete, allowing teams of rescuers to begin the task of taking out bodies and searching for survivors. One woman was removed covered in dark red patterned cloth and carried to a waiting ambulance on a stretcher. Crowds of women waiting nearby could be heard sobbing. “There are three deaths and 11 have been rescued,” said Vijay Khabale-Patil, the corporation’s spokesman.

A list collated by corporation officials at the scene later showed 27 had been rescued with injuries and taken to a nearby hospital. Local politician Bhai Jagtap said 22 families lived in the destroyed block. Local commander Alok Avasthy, from the National Disaster Management Authority response force, initially said up to 70 people were feared trapped. The Municipal Corporation

of Greater Mumbai said the building was for employees of the local administration and their families who had been asked to leave earlier this year. “The building was around 30 years old. We had issued a notice to them in April, to vacate the building, but they did not act,” Khabale-Patil said. Five other blocks have collapsed in or close to Mumbai in recent months, including one in April that killed 74 people. - AFP

■ ITALY

Bones found near shipwreck in Italy Divers looking for the last two victims of Italy’s Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster have found bones on the seabed, raising hopes of closure for relatives. The bones are “presumably human”, Francesca Maffini, a spokeswoman for the civil protection agency which is overseeing the search operation, told AFP. “They were outside the ship, on a part of the seabed that was exposed when the ship was raised.” But she said there could be no certainties without DNA identification, which could take “several days”. The search began on Tuesday after the 114,500-tonne vessel was hoisted upright last week in the biggest ever salvage operation of a passenger ship after the January 13, 2012 tragedy on the tiny island of Giglio. Officials had said that they believed the two bodies, those of Italian passenger Maria Grazia Trecarichi and Indian waiter Russel Rebello, could have been trapped under the hull of the ship, which had keeled over.

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In brief Crew missing Two cargo ships collided south of Tokyo yesterday, and the coast guard was searching for six crew missing from the smaller vessel. The Japanese ship capsized after it crashed with the Sierra Leoneregistered Jia Hui about 11km west of Izu Oshima Island, coast guard spokesman Yoshiyuki Terakado said. The coastguard sent patrol boats and helicopters to search for the missing, including skipper Shingo Okawa, 62, and deputy skipper Tomokai Takai, 40. The Jia Hui and its 12 Chinese and one Malay crew appear to be safe, but details are being confirmed. - AAP

Pilots have a nap More than half of pilots have fallen asleep on the flight deck, according to a survey by UK pilots’ union Balpa. And of the 56 per cent who admitted nodding off, as many as 29 per cent said they awoke to find the other pilot asleep. The findings come after it emerged both pilots on an Airbus passenger plane were asleep at the same time with the UK-operated aircraft flying on autopilot. One of the pilots indicated in a report to the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) that the pair nodded off after both had only five hours sleep in the previous two nights. - AAP

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The ANSA news agency said the bones were found close to where the fourth deck of the ship had been lying. The fourth deck is where the lifeboats were and where many of the other victims were found.

The Costa Concordia crashed into a group of rocks near the coast of the tiny island of Giglio with 4229 people from 70 countries on board as it was performing a risky salute manoeuvre close to the shore.

The 290-metre ship veered sharply and tipped over with a massive gash in its hull but the order to evacuate was only given more than an hour after the crash - a delay that proved fatal. - AFP

French police have arrested six men in and around Paris over their suspected involvement in the theft of gold bars worth about 1.6 million euros ($A2.32 million) from an Air France plane flying to Zurich. Searches were also under way to recover the ingots and to pave the way for the suspects to be charged, a source close to the police investigation said. The bars were stolen from the plane just before it left Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport on September 19. The theft was discovered the following day in Zurich. The ingots, weighing around 50 kilos, were placed inside the plane by employees of the US security firm Brink’s. It is as yet unclear how the theft happened, but an airport source said the robbers had “probably made use of airport accomplices.” - AFP

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Tools to get started in investing In this investment update we’ll discuss the tools used to manage risk including research, credit ratings and investment grade ratings. Markets are always changing so it’s important to capture, digest and make sense of everything that may impact on the value of your investments, such as what does the latest interest rate hike mean for my investments? Commodity prices are rising, should I be reviewing my asset allocation? Research analysts screen commentary from international markets and economies, and review the news and

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Postie Plus plunges further into red Postie Plus, the retailer whose shares are the worst performer on the NZX this year, plunged deeper into the red after its poorly executed outsourcing deal for a distribution centre in Mangere disrupted the business, and has left it relying on its banks to keep it cash-flow positive. The Auckland-based retailer’s loss widened to $11.6 million, or 29.12 cents per share, in the 12 months ended August 4 from a loss of $183,000, or 0.46 cents, a year earlier, it said in a statement after the close of trading. Sales dropped 11 per cent to $84.2 million, and Postie Plus

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Royal Mail initial offer released Britain’s Royal Mail is expected to be valued at up to STG3.3 billion ($A5.69 billion) when it launches on the stock market in October under the group’s controversial part-privatisation, the government says. Royal Mail’s initial public offering (IPO) is expected to be between 260 pence and 330 pence a share, giving the company a value of between STG2.6 billion and STG3.3 billion the government said. The Conservative-Liberal Democrat government earlier this month launched plans to

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had to write off a $3.09 million tax asset, $2.46 million in inventory and wear $880,000 in restructuring costs. The retailer had an operating cash outflow of $4.66 million, with a further $1.95 million outflow from its investing activities. That left it to borrow $7 million in the year to keep its cash balance at just $77,000 as at August 4, with its bankers providing additional support and reserving their rights over outstanding covenant breaches as the retailer looks at raising capital. As at August 4 its borrowings due in the next 12 months was $16.76 million. - APNZ

sell more than half the staterun postal service - in Britain’s biggest privatisation in decades. The announcement is part of the government’s strategy to slash the budget deficit, but has sparked anger from trade unions who argue that privatisation will provide a worse service for customers and are threatening to go on strike. Full trading of the shares on the London Stock Exchange is due to start on October 15. “Today is an important day in the life of Royal Mail: people can now apply to buy shares in

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KEEP YOUR HOME THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE

HEAT PUMPS Perfect all year round

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

• Rotary Mowers • Ride on Mowers • Water blasters • Small Motor Repairs

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

electriCOOL Ltd

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

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307-0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

John’s

PAINTING & DECORATING CONTRACTORS

If you are renovating or building a new home you need someone to trust in all your PAINTING and DECORATING NEEDS – Commercial or Residential. • Interior decorating • Exterior decorating • Wallpapering • Waterblasting • Roof painting

Clean & Green

Services

FREE LAWN MOWING

Get your lawns mowed on a regular basis by John from John’s Clean & Green Services and after six months I will mow them twice for FREE Rotary and ride-on mowing available

Car Valet For any enquiries call us today on Ph/Fax 308-8432 Mob 0274 332 259

EmErgEncy glass rEpairs There when you need us with a Fast reliable service plus No extra Call-Out fee for urgent after-hours work

gordon allan gordon allan

11 peter street, ashburton Tel: (03) 308 3918 a/H: (021) 716 157

from

$79

• 4WD’s from $99

Phone John for a free quote 308 3913

CLEANErs EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING (2012) We will clean anything from the mountains to the sea.

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

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

TREE SERVICES LTD LOGGING & LAND CLEARING

Richard Begbie

TREES FELLED LAND CLEARING LOGGING OF FORESTRY BLOCKS TREE LOTS THINNED FOR PRODUCTION CHIP WOOD LOTS & WIND ROWS REMOVED WANTED LARGE QUANTITIES OF MACROCARPA TREES CASH PAID 17 YEARS EXPERIENCE FULLY INSURED COVERING ALL AREAS EXCAVATOR HIRE IRRIGATION CLEARANCE SPECIALISTS

PLUMBING & GASFITTING LTD

New homes, bathroom and kitchen renovations For all your plumbing needs

Call Richard

PHONE PETE 0210 498 657 EMAIL treeservices@xtra.co.nz WEBSITE www.treeservicesltd.co.nz

027 484 6000

Bella Casa NZ PAINTING AND WATERPROOFING

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

Ph Grant on 0800 433 000

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

grant@bellacasanz.co.nz

Plumbing & Drainlaying ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂

Domestic and commercial Civil construction Storm water systems Septic systems 24/7 plumbing and drainage service

Please phone or email Richard on: 027 499 3818 zoli@xtra.co.nz

Jason Bruce

Ph 03 308 7234

Rolleston 825 Jones Road

Ph 03 347 3476

Wicksey’s Lawn Mowing Service Lawns cut and tidied - spick and span - for your home, rental or business properties. Servicing the Mid Canterbury area. Good rates, free quote.

Ph Graeme on 027 457 6508

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Contact: Sally Marchant - Registered Nurse 03 317 9622 or 021 157 8373

MOB: 021 892 425 or O: 307-7975 or 307-7900

Weekend Services

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners

in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, ASHBURTON MUSEUM Sundays and Public Holidays. Baring Square East, Ashburton. Ph 308 3167 HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring Saturday-Sunday 1.00pm - 4.00pm PHARMACIES 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health ELPLINE ERVICES Closed Statutory Holidays. Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, Advice. Group Bookings by arrangement East Street. Saturday open from: 9.30am - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS DUTY DOCTORS 12 noon. Sunday from: 10am - 12 noon. Both Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) COMMUNITY POOL This service is for EMERGENCY MEDICAL evenings: 6pm - 7pm. or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholicsWEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm. CARE ONLY. Please remember your Methven Pharmacy, 101 Main St, Methven. anonymous.org.nz for more information. MAIL CLOSING TIMES Community Services Card. Emergency Saturday and Sunday open: 4pm - 6pm. MENTAL HEALTH ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE phone until 8am Monday - 0800 700 155. Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis FAST POST: HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS Mon - Fri 6pm Dr P Holdaway, Gym Company Medical, Team. ASHBURTON HOSPITAL STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm Cass Street will be the duty doctor for GENERAL WARDS - (Medical and Surgical): SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual POST DELIVERY CENTRES Saturday until 8am Sunday. She will hold Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 Allenton: DAILY, 2.00pm - 4.00pm and 6.00pm Mon - Fri 5pm surgery from 10am until 12 noon and from 7.30pm Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Mon - Fri 4.30pm 24 hr- Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 Methven: Surgery phone 308 9489. CHALMERS WARD Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer. Moore Street Medical Centre, will be (including Assessment, Treatment & ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, the duty doctor for Saturday until 8am Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. Mon - Fri 5pm 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a Business Area: Sunday. They will hold surgery from 10am MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm. Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm message. until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No -Husbands and patient’s own children may ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE INFORMATION CENTRES appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm. ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm. Call us free on (0800 787 797). 3066. TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, Sun CLOSED. Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days. METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA -unrestricted visiting. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 For weekend doctor and emergency details ASHBURTON REST HOMES Phone 308-1050. please phone Methven 302 8105. For COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, METHVEN - Saturday and Sunday 9am OMMUNITY ERVICES medical attention during the weekend there unrestricted visiting. 5.45pm. Phone 302-8955 or ART GALLERY are drop in clinics from 11am - 12noon and CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted Phone 308 1133. Baring Square East, methven@i-site.org 5pm - 6pm Saturday and Sunday. visiting. BUS DEPARTURES Ashburton. Sat & Sun: 10.00am - 4.00pm Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Closed Public Holidays. provide an accident and emergency service. visiting. ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. Except in cases of emergency persons EMERGENCY DENTIST BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. requiring medical attention must consult If you do not have or cannot contact your Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. Saturday: 10:00am 1:00pm their own or the duty general practitioner. regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm Persons subsequently requiring treatment NIMAL ERVICES for the name of the rostered weekend dentist

MEDICAL SERVICES

DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL

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

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

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

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER

Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 027 683 8111, 149 Cameron Street Ashburton: The duty vet for emergencies this weekend is: Jo Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Road, Methven. Saturday clinic: 9am-12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Catherine Hughes . CARE VETS - Ph 03 308 2327, 246 Tancred Street, Saturday clinic: 10am - 2pm. Weekend emergencies: Refer Vet Ent. VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic 9am-12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Gemma Batchelor, Richard Cuthbert. Small: Alex Avery. VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 03 308 2321 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am-12 noon. 24-hour weekend emergencies: Large: Nathan Roberts, Phil Stoakes. Small: Ian Hodge.

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Sales Career –

Holden Franchised Dealer

CHIEF REPORTER

• Looking for a career change?. • Want to be part of a dynamic team?. • If yes, we would love to talk to you.

For all your classified requirements.

The Ashburton Guardian is looking for an experienced and innovative reporter to take charge of our newsroom during one of the most exciting period in our 134 year history. We offer the successful applicant the opportunity to: • Lead our energetic, talented and fiercely local news team into a new era of cutting edge, hyper-local multi-media journalism. • Join one of the last independent daily newspapers where we determine our own rules and our own destiny. • Get the experience as acting editor on a regular basis. • Play an integral role in further developing the new Guardian multi-media website. • Combine a terrific job with a fantastic lifestyle with endless outdoor adventures on lakes, rivers and mountains. • Become part of the fastest-growing and most prosperous district in the country with facilities far beyond its size.

Smallbone Limited is a well respected and successful Franchised Dealer dedicated to delivering outstanding service to our customers. It operates the Holden Dealership in Mid Canterbury offering full Sales, Parts and Service for the entire range of products from Holden New Zealand. Due to an increase in Sales Volume, and with the opening of a brand new expanded facility in October 2013 Smallbone Limited is in the mood for expansion. It is an exciting time for us and we are looking for career minded people to join our team. We are looking for people who can demonstrate: • An outgoing personality and excellent communication skills • Proven ability to build effective relationships with customers • A high degree of motivation ; and • The ability to work well within a team and independently Our employees enjoy excellent working conditions and remuneration in a supportive and friendly Team environment with excellent opportunities for career advancement through continued training. For the successful applicants there is potential to join a leader in the automotive industry and to grow in a dynamic company.

Phone the Guardian 307 7900

If that sounds like you, please send your application to: Coen Lammers, Editor Coen.l@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, 161 Burnett Street

Initial enquiries can be made by contacting Scott Parker by email scott.parker@nzamg.co.nz or by phone: 03 307 9400 Applications will close 4pm, 4th October 2013

Having a Garage Sale? Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

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307 7900 Person wanted for fencing work for details Phone

Haymen Fencing 021 201 3391

Compactor Truck Driver

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Part Time Labourer Is required to assist with freight deliveries from now until end of 2013. Estimated hours are approximately 10 per week, depending on activity. Please contact Murray on (03) 308 9821

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Post applications to PO Box 323 Ashburton 7740. Initial enquiries can be made by phoning Tony Dawson on 021 892 763

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wanted in Esperance, Western Australia

Full time We are looking for an experienced baker to do early hours Monday to Friday. Please call Manny at Sims Bakery on 308 5774 or 0274 350 968.

Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Jack McIntosh To our Bonnie Wee Man Jack, Happy 1st Birthday. All our love Mum & Dad.

Duties include, chaser bin driving and moving of machinery etc. Accommodation, work vehicle and some meals provided. Must have farm experience and prefer non smokers. Start early October. Reply to grahamstewart@bordernet.com.au

Jack Stuart McIntosh Happy 1st Birthday to our special wee grandson. Lots of love Grandma, Grandad and the rest of the family. xxx Ruby Ross Happy 1st Birthday to our precious wee darling. Lots of Love Mum and Dad. x

Senior Hair Stylist

We are seeking a Senior Hair Stylist to join our busy salon.

Qualified baker required

Birthday Greetings

2 Positions

Capelli Hair Design is a modern hair salon located in central Ashburton We specialise in Loreal professional colours and stock exclusively Kerestase.

We require a reliable and well presented person to drive our front and rear load compactor trucks. Class 4 license required but we would be prepared to assist a suitable applicant who has a class 2. Apart from driving, there is a wide variety of other tasks in our busy recycling depot, so if you want to be part of a small but vibrant team that is making a difference call into McNally street depot and pick up an application form or email tony@wastebusters.net.nz.

Harvest Staff

If you are professional, highly skilled, and pride yourself on being an excellent team player, you may be who we are looking for.

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our ground floor office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Disco Dust

Edible food glitter

$13 per pottle

Adding extra sparkle to Christmas & birthdays

For an interview, in confidence, please phone Karen Haugh 027 418 1222

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

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EXPERIENCED SEWING MACHINIST / ASSEMBLY WORKER

Restorative Justice Co-ordinator Ashburton District

Are you an outstanding sewing machinist looking for a vibrant full-or part time position?

Applications are sought for the Project Co-ordinator’s position of Turnaround Ashburton, a local adult restorative justice project. This is a full time position based in Ashburton.

Medifab are global leaders in the manufacture of wheelchair and seating products for children and adults with disability & we strive for excellence in every aspect of our operation.

We are seeking applicants who have the following attributes: 9 Well developed verbal and written communication, report writing skills.

Our values include Honesty, Integrity, Enthusiasm along with Safety and Consistency of Care.

9 An ability to listen, interpret, clarify information, and make sound decisions.

Please visit www.medifab.co.nz to see the interesting work that we do. If you aspire to the challenge of working to high international standards relating to medical device compliance with a team of skilled designers and fabricators then we want to hear from you. • You would need to have experience with industrial walking foot sewing machines • Be competent with binding applications • Be able to work with a range of materials, vinyl, webbings and tapes • Be able to tailor covers to meet individual requirements • Be competent at fitting covers to seat components • Consistently achieve a high-grade, factory finish • Be adept with mechanical assembly processes • Be able to read instructions and write procedures • Be particular with serial numbering, batch labelling etc. • Be a team player prepared to handle a variety of tasks • Be a quick learner, adaptive to new skills • Be able to keep up with a quick pace and meet deadlines

9 An ability to maintain confidentiality. 9 An interest and commitment to the restorative justice process. 9 An ability to build and maintain effective relationships with agencies. 9 An ability to build and maintain effective relationships with Police, Courts and the Judiciary. 9 An ability to facilitate, mediate and guide in often difficult situations. 9 Confidence in working with both Victims and Offenders. 9 An ability to work with and support volunteers. Ideally we are looking for candidates who can demonstrate experience or capability in working in a judicial environment and being able to form strong and positive relationships with Police as our main referees, Courts, the Judiciary, Solicitors and other professionals working in the criminal justice system.

Applications close Oct 25, 2013

If you would like further information please don’t hesitate to contact us for a chat or request an application pack.

Please apply to:

Medifab Medical Fabrication PO Box 2, Ashburton 7740 E: hr@medifab.co.nz P: 03 307 9790 - F: 03 307 2820

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Guardian Motoring

20 William Street, Ashburton, Ph: 03 308 1395 info@saferashburton.org.nz Applications close Thursday October 10 www.saferashburton.org.nz

307 7900

We offer a collegial, family friendly and flexible work environment.

Daily Events Saturday 9.00am - 12.00noon ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Weekly farm fresh produce, plants, coffee, food and more. North end of the West Street car park. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY.

Sunday 8.00am ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Methodist Church Lounge, Baring Square East.

Monday 9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.00am - 12noon ST PAUL’S CHURCH HOLIDAY PROGRAMME. For children aged 5 - 12 years, games songs and crafts. St Paul’s Church Hall, 65 Oxford

Open today. New members always welcome. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Art Exhibition, Momentum by Angela Mole. Main Street, Methven. 10.00am - 12.00pm ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service and Scout parade, 48 Allen’s Road, Allenton.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

Philip Street.

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Saturday’s in the West Street Car park.

11.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON ALPINE GARDEN BONANZA. Rare plants, including trillium, fritillaria and dwarf bulbs on display and for sale. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

1.30pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. 14km road race. Register from 1pm. Fords Road, near the sale yards.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

12.50pm. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet singles. The domain,

ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

Exhibition, Momentum by Angela Mole. Main 10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Street, Methven. Worship God and study his word. 131 HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). Mass, Sealy Street. ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. Church service with Rev David Brown, cnr Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather Havelock and Park Streets. permitting. Lovett’s Road, off Maronan Road. ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. Holy communion every Sunday. 151-153 New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Thomson Street, Tinwald. Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Art Street. 9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street. 9.30am - 10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.00am ASHBURTON CARDIAC COMPANIONS GROUP. No meeting today, bus trip to Christchurch. 10.00am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Members will play a Bisque par competition. Mayfield Golf Club. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter,

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping god and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby. 12.50pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome. Racecourse Road.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe band hall, Creek Road. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service in the Sinclair Centre with Rev David Brown. Cnr Havelock & Park Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. interactive fun for all ages. Art Exhibition, Momentum by Angela Mole. Main Street, Methven. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Seafield Road. 6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre in the Parish Centre, Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets. 7.30pm ASHBURTON BIRD CLUB. Annual general and monthly meeting. Rovers Den, Mania-o-roto Scout Park, Chalmers Avenue.

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REAL ESTATE

Asparagus

$3.99 bunch

Leeks Royal Gala 2kg Rua Potatoes 10kg Kiwifruit 1kg

.99c ea $2.99 bag $6.99 bag .99c bag

Specials available from 24/09 - 1/10

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

308-1095

RURAL TRADING POST RURAL TRADING POST

WANTED Standing Grass and Lucerne

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

For Sale

300 Friesian Autumn Calving Heifers Fully recorded and well grown Syncro AI to LIC winter premier Friesian sires High BW, easy calving Tailed Jersey bulls - calving date from 15 March 2014

TRADES, SERVICES

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available! From a shovel load to a trailer load. Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

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

Mid-Canterbury Metal Recycling Licensed Buyer Dealer

10A McGregor Lane Riverside Estate (Off McNally Street)

Phone 308-8959 or 027-228-1467 anytime

307 7900

34 Wakanui Road

10:00 - 10:15am 3

Web ID: AHB20275

106 Grove Street

10:45 - 11:00am

Web ID: AHB20262

206 Harrison Street

CANCELLED

Web ID: AHB20272

20 Mitchell Place

11:00 - 11:45am

Web ID: AHB20281

117 Cameron Street

11:30 - 11:45am

Web ID: AHB20282

7 Magnolia Drive

12:00 - 12:30pm

Web ID: AHB20285

17 Pages Road

2:00 - 2:30pm

Web ID: AHB20287

153 Forest Drive, Methven

2:00 - 3:00pm

Web ID: AHB20082

For further details contact:

• R1 yr heifers grazing December-May • R2 yr heifers grazing May-May • We have yearlings available now for grazing Phone Richard Andrews 027 536 8693 David Topham 027 435 2308 Scott Perkins 027 474 2077 www.livestockexchange.co.nz

MEETINGS, EVENTS The Annual General Meeting of IHC Ashburton Association and Community Properies Ashburton Inc. Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Idea Services 21 Archibald St, Ashburton, commencing at 7.30pm. Guest Speaker - Alison Anderson from the Personal Advocacy Trust. Supper will follow the meeting. All welcome

TRADES, SERVICES 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

SUNDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 153 Forest Drive, Methven

Dairy heifer grazing wanted in Canterbury

will be held on

WANTED

SATURDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER

Mark Poole 027 614 1148 or Sam Earl 027 677 7195

Phone Blake GRAZING 0274 343 551

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PERSONAL HOW WILL YOU FIND ME??? Not at a bar or a club and certainly not on the internet! Your soul mate is out there, also looking for you. Find them or be found at Bridges. Over 20 years of matchmaking experience ensures your success. You don’t need a computer, all you need is a telephone and we can put you in touch as soon as tonight. Phone now 0800 856 640 til 7pm www.bridgesdating.co.nz

TRADES, SERVICES

PLUMBER / Drainlayer Log fire installations, bathroom and kitchen renovations, plumbing repairs, hot water cylinder replacements. Peter FARMERS - generator back- Young reg. Plumber and up systems. Sales and full Drainlayer phone 03 307 installation by registered 7582 or 027 280 0889. electrician. Don’t get caught out again. Ph 027 539 9910. ROLLERS and Romans sunfilters, sunshades, privacy FOR: Welding – Mig, Arc, blockouts, aluminium. FREE Mild steel fabrication. Sand- measure and quote. blasting. Competitive Rates – Quality Auckland factory. Quality assured. Phone Kurt www.brightshineblinds.co.nz at Action Sandblasting Ltd. Ph Catherine 03 357 1165 or 027-332-4549 or 308-4226. 021 044 8645.

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Web ID: AHB20082

VIEW OUR LISTINGS ONLINE AT: rwashashburton.co.nz T 03 307 8317 E ashburton.nz@raywhite.com 96 Tancred Street, Ashburton 7700 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited Licensed REAA (2008)

TRADES, SERVICES

LIVESTOCK, PETS

HOME handyman available. Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952. ROOFING - for all your roofing requirements, new roofs, reroofing, commercial, insurance claims, repairs. Licensed building practitioner, Wiki, Vision Roofing, phone 027-476-0203.

Service Bull Package

RURAL TRADING POST

How it works

CALF milk required from Hinds/Mayfield area. Phone 027 498 8659.

Repayment is achieved by the sale of the bulls through Alliance with any shortfall made up from the sale of the cull cows.

NEED FEED? Maize silage contracts available for the coming season. Please ring Bruce Lilley on 027 55 33 085 to discuss your requirements: www.jacksonholmes.co.nz

PUBLIC NOTICES ASHBURTON Law - Peter Ragg - moved to 228 Wills Street, opposite Events Centre. Ph 308 0327 for all legal matters.

PLANTS, PRODUCE ASHBURTON Alpine Garden Bonanza. Rare plants, including Trilliums, Fritillaries and dwarf bulbs on display and for sale. Saturday, September 28, 2013, 11am 3pm. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

The Service Bull Package is designed to give dairy farmers a competitive finance option for their service bulls. The package is cash flow friendly and provides up to 100% finance on service bulls at rates from 0% pa. StockCo pays for bulls that the farmer selects, no repayments are required until the bulls are sold (after mating). The finance rate is determined based on the number of cull cows to be supplied. A ratio of 5 cull cows processed at Alliance per 1 bull financed will typically result in an interest rate of 0%. When the farmer sells the bulls and cull cows through Alliance, proceeds are credited to the farmer’s StockCo account. Excess funds are passed directly to the farmer on the same day they would normally receive payment.

Contact

Alliance Cattle / Dairy Representatives: Greg Jopson M Paul Whittaker M Ian MacLean M Colin Lindsay M

StockCo Agribusiness Managers: Mark Poole M 027 614 1148 Sam Earl M 027 677 7195

027 447 4382 027 431 3234 027 285 1988 027 201 7319

Call 0800 920 929 or visit www.stockco.co.nz

WANTED

PETROL or kerosene cooker, anything considered, please phone Tony on 03 688 1613 or txt 027 434 4817.

TILLEY lamp, or similar, anything considered, please phone Tony 03 688 1613 or text 027 434 4817.

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

WARDROBE Good condition, reasonable price. Ph 307 0190 or leave message.

Classifieds 43 Ashburton Guardian PLANTS, PRODUCE FARMERS MARKET Pansies, poppys and stocks $2.50 for 8 plants. Terrace gardens.

PERSONAL WIDOW, early seventies, independent, would like to meet a gentleman, same age, for friendship. Must be honest and have good sense of humour. Social drinker, non smoker. My interests are sports, gardening, music, meeting people, cooking. Genuine replies only, to: Advertiser 788, c/- Ashburton Guardian, PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740.

MOTORING WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 322 7626.

LET OR LEASE SHED wanted to lease, to store hay making equipment and hay. Ph 303 7680, 027 390 0002.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

GRAZING FLOAT hire - single, double and tandem. Reasonable rates. Morrison’s Saddlery & Feed. Phone 308-3422 anytime.

GARDENING PEASTRAW for sale, medium squares, $30 plus GST. Please phone 308-5659.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

BUSINESS WANTED/SELL

Rural Delivery Run For Sale Ashburton area Good returns. Ph 308 9049 or 027 683 1453

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

FOR SALE FIREWOOD LOGS for sale. Delivered by logging truck and trailer. Ph Laurie Forestry 03 689 8333. FOR SALE – Hot house Alloy frame 3700x1900. Needs repairs offers / Ph 03 308 3983. KWILA DECKING Super spring special available Aug/Sept. Out it goes $6/m 90 x 19, $11/m 140 x 19 (incl GST) while stocks last (cash/chq/eftpos ONLY) Adams Sawmill, Malcolm McDowell Road - Ph 3083595. OLD man pine logs - $45 per tonne. Split Macrocarpa $150. Green bluegum $150. Green old 3 man pine $120. Both 3.6m . Shane James 303 7063. POTATOES: Rua $30 bag, delivered. Phone 03 308 5972. SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today. Phone 308-3602

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL FLATMATE wanted $100 p/w plus expenses. Close to town. Ph 308 9122. House share $220 pw, I’m looking to share my brand new 3 bed house in Ashburton. With sunny garden and new furniture. Ideally professional or a couple non smokers. I’m out of the house all day and away every weekend so hardly ever home. Big house with plenty of room. 027 839 8946.

LANDLORDS. Don’t leave the management of your valuable asset in the hands ASIAN NEW, 24 year, size 6, of a company that’s primary sexy, classy, busty, the best income is from selling Property quality. Please phone Diane properties. management is our sole 021 0264 7179. focus 24/7. Contact B&N Properties Ltd now, 0800 111 252 www.bnproperties.co.nz CINDERELLA, available everyday, genuine calls only, PROFESSIONAL family, new no texting please. Phone to area, require 3-4 bedroom 021 0233 9259. rural home to rent Land preferred but will consider anything. Ph 027 518 8248. ACCOMMODATION,

RENTAL ALLENTON - two bedroom unit, tidy, heat pump. Suit mature person or couple. Long term preferred. Rent negotiable. Ph 308 5817 evenings.

Desna, 2, has a cuddle with her new baby brother Arjunn Arunprabu who was born on September 5, weighing 7lb 1oz (3.2kg). Arjunn is welcomed by mother Alar Arunprabu and father Arunprabu Velusamy. 090913-KC-035

Paige Elizabeth Trembath, born on September 14, weighing 7lb 7oz, was welcomed by proud parents Cathy Copland, Michael Trembath and brother Liam, 3. 160913-TM-003

WILLIAM Street - house, two bedrooms plus office, very tidy, heat pump. Suit mature person or couple. Long term preferred. Non smoker and no pets. Available immediately. Ph 027 406 5067.

Church Services Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday All Welcome

Come and hear faith to overcome in these unstable days.

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALE - TODAY, 278 Moore St. Women’s clothing small to larger sizes, some clothes brand new, shoes, belts, bags, cameras and much more. 9.30am 11am. Today.

MID CANTERBURY’S NEW ENTRANTS

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts, Phone 308 5409

Congratulations to Will Page from Code Blue on the arrival of his beautiful girl Annabel Page, who arrived into the world at 9.07am on September 6 weighing 6lb 5oz. All the best from the Ashburton Guardian. phoTo supplied

Website www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am Morning Service

Above – Danika Leckie and Christopher Weir welcomed first child Libbyjane Weir on September 24, weighing 7lb 2oz. 260913-TM-064

Speaker: Bob Ritchie Induction of Rob & Jenny Davison Kids programme during sermon Creche Available Refreshments to follow 7.00pm Valiant Man DVD YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE VERY WELCOME

Left – The Petrus family, parents Angela and Michael, sisters Lucia, 2 and Anna, 4, is excited about the arrival of new member James Joseph Maria Petrus, born on September 24, weighing 7lb 12oz. 260913-TM-066

131 Thomson Street (Tinwald School Hall) Sunday Morning 10.30am Sunday Evening 7pm Wednesday night Bible Study, 15 Cross Street 7pm We hope to see you this Sunday!

For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove 308 4695

Heart to God And Hand to Man Celebration Service and Children’s Programme

10.00am You’re very welcome! Cnr Cass & Cameron St 308 7610 - 308 7062

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

St James Presbyterian Church

Right – Yasser Aghoutan was welcomed by proud patents El Ouafi Agoutan, Faiza Kaouachi and brother Adam Aghoutan on September 16, weighing 9lb 12oz. phoTo supplied

Service for Sunday, September 29 Combined at St Pauls 10am Rev John Danials will be taking the service

No Service at St James St David’s Church 48 Allens Road Everyone welcome www.st-davids.org.nz

TLC for your VIP

Quality Preschool

Directors: Annie Smith and Brenda Leonard Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm, Phone 308 2959, Main South Road

If Guardian photographers missed you at Ashburton maternity, you can send your photographs and details to photographers@ theguardian.co.nz

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TV TWO

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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 7:30 Fair Go 3 0 8am Fire Scene Investigation PGR 30 8:30 60 Minute Makeover 9:30 Come Dine With Me Omnibus PGR 3 0 Noon There’s No Taste Like Home 1pm Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution 3 0 2pm World’s Strictest Parents US PGR 0 3pm Four Weddings PGR 3 0 4pm Real Pasifik Robert Oliver is back in Fiji, his childhood home, and discovering its rich, multicultural cuisine with local chefs. 4:30 New Zealand’s Got Talent 30 6pm One News 0 7pm Country Calendar A woman turns her passion for native plants into a thriving business. 0 7:30 F Heston’s Fantastical Food PGR Heston decides to make the ultimate Christmas dinner. 0 8:30 F Masterchef Australia PGR 0 10:50 M The Man with the Golden Gun PGR 1974 Adventure. Roger Moore. 0

6am Tiki Tour 0 6:25 Wiki The Kiwi 0 6:30 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 6:55 Stitch! 3 0 7:15 Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:45 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8:10 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 8:40 Beware The Batman 3 0 9:05 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 9:10 Adventure Time 3 0 9:35 Regular Show 3 0 10am Totes Maori 10:30 Neighbours Omnibus 0 1pm Beverly Hills Nannies 2pm The Amazing Race Australia PGR 3 0 3:05 Extreme Makeover – Home Edition 3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3 0 6pm Wipeout USA 0

1:10 Louie Spence’s Showbusiness PGR 3 NB: Daylight Savings Starts 2am becomes 3am. 3am Emmerdale PGR 3 0 4:05 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

Midnight M The Recruit AO 2003 Thriller. Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan. NB: Daylight Savings Starts 2am becomes 3am. 3:15 The Celebrity Apprentice PGR 3 0 5:05 Totes Maori 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

CHOICE TV 6am Pioneer Woman 6:30 Better Homes And Gardens 8am Gardeners’ World 8:30 Attrell’s Antique Apprentices 9am Galleons Of Spice 9:30 Pioneer Woman 10am Location, Location, Location 11am LA Frock Stars 11:30 My Kitchen Noon Bath Crashers 12:30 Relocation, Relocation 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Gardeners’ World 3:30 Guide To The Good Life 4pm My Dream Home 5pm The People’s Cookbook 6pm Carter Can 6:30 Belfast Zoo 7pm Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever The ultimate guide to America’s National Parks. 7:30 Natural World PGR 8:30 Being Erica PGR Erica is a plucky, but flailing, young woman who travels back in time to fix past mistakes. 9:30 Twentysomething 10pm A Young Doctor’s Notebook 10:30 Guide To The Good Life 11pm My Dream Home

SUNDAY

Midnight Carter Can 12:30 Belfast Zoo 1am Natural World NB: Daylight Savings Starts 2am becomes 3am. 3am Being Erica PGR 4am Twentysomething 4:30 A Young Doctor’s Notebook 5am People’s Cookbook

7pm Duck Dynasty PGR 0 7:30 M Charlie and the Chocolate Factory PGR 2005 Adventure. Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore. 0 8pm L Lotto This week’s Lotto draw. 8:05 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory PGR Continued. 0 9:50 M Signs AO 2002 Sc-fi. Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin. 0

TV THREE

FOUR

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 3 7am Outdoors With Geoff 3 7:30 Knight Rider 3 8:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation 10:25 Missing Pieces 3 0 11am 3rd Degree 3 Noon The Little Couple 3 12:30 F The Little Couple 3 1pm The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 3 2pm The X Factor USA (Starting Today) 3 3pm The X Factor USA 3 5pm Outdoors With Geoff Geoff Thomas showcases the outdoors in New Zealand and abroad. 5:30 Fishing Show Matt fishes for bluefin tuna by hand. 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Rocko’s Modern Life 3 7:30 Invader Zim 3 7:55 All Grown Up 3 8:25 Scaredy Squirrel 3 8:45 Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 – Fused 3 9:10 Redakai 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Bryan And Bobby 3 3:40 Pukana 2 4:05 The Suite Life On Deck 3 4:35 Big Time Rush 3 5pm Mr Young 3 5:30 Smokefree Rockquest 2013 6pm The Simpsons 3 0 6:30 M Curious George 3 2006 Animated. Voices of Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore. 7pm Destroyed in Seconds PGR 0 8:20 The Real Housewives of Orange County PGR Vicki 7:30 Ice Road Truckers PGR In receives news about Briana’s Alaska, Lisa and Maya help a health; Alexis’s nose ring is stranded driver get back on removed. the road; Tony gets a surprise 9:20 Vanderpump Rules AO from Carlile; Dave continues Lisa threatens to fire Stassi his descent into isolation. 0 for neglecting her job 8:30 SVU AO 0 responsibilities. 9:30 Blue Bloods AO 0 10:20 Traffic Light 10:25 Outrageous Fortune AO 3 10:50 Million-Dollar Cash Game 0 PGR

PRIME

7pm Storage Wars PGR Barry decides to think inside the box, and brings in an inside man; Jarrod fills the store, but empties his wallet; Brandon discovers why people call his father The Gambler. 7:30 F Secret Millionaire UK 8:30 Wife Swap UK PGR 9:35 Ohio Slaves Girls – Their Story AO 3 10:35 Goering’s Last Secret 3

THE BOX 6am Criminal Minds 16VS 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 The Unit MV 8:10 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes. 10:15 Raw MC 1pm 24 Marathon MVLS 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes. 7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 Modern Family PGL 8pm Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 9pm Counting Cars PG 9:30 Ax Men ML 10:30 The Unit MV 11:30 Chuck MVS

SUNDAY

12:30 24 MVLS 1:20 24 MVLS NB: Daylight Savings Starts 2am becomes 3am. 3am Cajun Pawn Stars PG 3:25 Counting Cars PG 3:50 Chuck MVS 4:45 24 MVLS 5:35 The Simpsons PG

6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Inside The PGA Tour 7am L Golf – Web.com Tour Championship Round Two. From Dye’s Valley Course in Florida. 10am Golf – European PGA Tour (Highlights) Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – Round Two. 10:30 Golf World 11am Total Rugby 11:30 Heartland Rugby 12:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Waikato v Wellington. 2:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Otago v Southland. From Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. 4:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Canterbury v Manawatu. 5pm Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Waikato v Wellington. 5:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Manawatu v Taranaki. 7:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Auckland v Canterbury. From Eden Park in Auckland. 9:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Otago v Southland. From Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.

11:25 The Finder AO 3 12:25 Infomercials NB: Daylight Savings Starts 2am becomes 3am. 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:50 Infomercials

6:30 Joe’s World On A Plate Joe McLeod of Ngai Tuhoe, who worked in top restaurants all over the world before returning to Aotearoa, prepares his best international recipes using local ingredients. 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 Karaoke show. 9pm F Journey To The West 10pm Gurrumul 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

6am Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) Preliminary Final One – Bulldogs U20 v Warriors U20. 8am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Preliminary Final One – Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles. 10am Sea Master Sailing 10:30 Red Bull Chronicles 11am The Crowd Goes Wild 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Preliminary Final One – Fry's Planet Word Curious George Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles. 6:00pm on Prime 6:30pm on FOUR Noon NRL Footy Show 2pm Golf – Web.com Tour SKY MOVIES MOVIES GREATS Championship (Highlights) Round Two. 7am Jerry Maguire MLS 1996 7:20 Goodnight For Justice PGV Drama. Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger. 2:30 Golf – European PGA Tour 2011 Western. Luke Perry. (Highlights) Alfred Dunhill Links 9:15 The Omen 16V 1976 Horror. 8:50 Skyfall MV 2012 Action. Championship – Round Two. Gregory Peck, Lee Remick. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench. 3pm Rugby League – Holden 11:05 State Of Play MVL 2009 11:15 Making Of Battleship MV Cup (Replay) Preliminary Final One – Crime. Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck. 11:35 The Sapphires PGVLS 2012 Bulldogs U20 v Warriors U20. 1:10 Jerry Maguire MLS 1996 Comedy. Chris O’Dowd. Drama. Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger. 5pm Rugby League – NRL (Replay) 1:20 Big Miracle PGL 2012 Drama. Preliminary Final One – Rabbitohs v 3:25 Fantastic Four PGV 2005 Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski. Sea Eagles. Action. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba. 3:10 Ruby Sparks MLS 2012 5:10 The Sweetest Thing 16LS 2002 7pm L Rugby League – Comedy. Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan. Holden Cup Preliminary Final Two Romantic Comedy. Cameron Diaz, 4:55 Real Steel MV 2011 Action. – Panthers U20 v Raiders U20. From Christina Applegate, Selma Blair. Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo. Allianz Stadium, Sydney. 6:35 Ghost Rider MV 2007 Action. 7pm The Campaign 16VLS 2012 9pm L Rugby League – NRL Comedy. Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis. Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes. Preliminary Final Two – Roosters 8:30 The Avengers MV 2012 Action. 8:30 Click MLS 2006 Comedy. v Knights. From Allianz Stadium, Christopher Walken, Adam Sandler. Robert Downey jr, Chris Evans. 10:55 Friends With Kids MLS 2011 10:20 Independence Day MV 1996 Sydney. Comedy. Adam Scott, Jennifer Action Sci-fi. Will Smith, Bill Pullman. SUNDAY Westfeldt. Midnight Rugby League – NRL SUNDAY (Replay) Preliminary Final Two – SUNDAY 12:45 The Usual Suspects 18VL 1995 Thriller. Kevin Spacey, Stephen Roosters v Knights. 12:40 30 Minutes Or Less 16VS NB: Daylight Savings Starts 2am Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne. 2011 Comedy. Jesse Eisenberg. becomes 3am. NB: Daylight Savings Starts 2am NB: Daylight Savings Starts 2am 3:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) becomes 3am. becomes 3am. Auckland v Canterbury. 3:30 Fantastic Four PGV 2005 3:05 Real Steel MV 2011 Action. 5:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Action. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba. Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo. 5:15 Ghost Rider MV 2007 Action. 5:10 Big Miracle PGL 2012 Drama. Manawatu v Taranaki.

11:40 Top Gear Australia PGR 3 Shane, Ewen and Steve each modify a car of their choice before hitting the sand in a beach buggy battle. 12:45 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 7am Rugby League – UK Super League Semi-final. 10am Toku Reo 3 2pm Waka Ama 3 Highlights from the 2013 Waka Ama National Sprint competition at Lake Karapiro, Cambridge. 2:30 Code 3 3:30 Rugby – IRB Junior World Championship 3 South Africa v England. 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Tepu 3 2

SKY SPORT 1

6am Home Shopping 11:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? UK 3 Noon Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Week two finals. 12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 The View From River Cottage 3 3pm Marlaina’s Kitchen Marlaina Curtis shares her passion for cooking, and shows how to create tasty dishes at home. 3:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Delayed) Waikato v Wellington. 5:30 Prime News 6pm Fry’s Planet Word Stephen explores the way language defines people.

11:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) 1:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) NB: Daylight Savings Starts 2am becomes 3am. 3am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) 3:50 L Rugby – International South Africa v Australia.

SKY SPORT 2

DISCOVERY 6:30 Mythbusters PG Snow Special. 7:30 Mythbusters PG Grenades and Guts. 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Man v Fish With Matt Watson PG Marlin. 10:30 Deadliest Catch PG 11:30 Deadliest Catch PG 12:30 River Monsters – Untold Stories PG 1:30 Mythbusters PG 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3pm Auction Hunters PG 3:30 American Guns M 4:30 Sons Of Guns M 5:30 Car v Wild PG 6:30 Backyard Oil PG 7pm Auction Kings PG 7:30 Deadliest Catch PG 8:30 Deadliest Catch PG 9:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 10:30 Dirty Jobs Down Under PG 11:30 Bullet Points PG

SUNDAY

12:30 Forbidden M 1:30 Man v Wild PG NB: Daylight Savings Starts 2am becomes 3am. 3:30 Man v Wild PG 4:30 Man v Wild PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG

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

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6am Rural Delivery 3 6:25 Do Or Die 0 7:10 Sunday 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 10am Marae Investigates 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 3 0 11:30 Christchurch – From The Streets 0 Noon Football – English Premier League Tottenham v Chelsea. From White Hart Lane. 2pm The Best Of River Monsters (Starting Today) 3 0 3pm Undercover Boss Australia 30 4pm The Zoo 3 0 4:30 Animal Rescue 3 0 5pm Our World – Survival Tales From The Wild 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 7:30 New Zealand’s Got Talent Talent show hosted by Tamati Coffey, with a variety of performers competing in front of judges Rachel Hunter, Jason Kerrison and Cris Judd. 0 9pm N A Place to Call Home PGR 0 10pm Miranda PGR 3 0 10:35 F Winners and Losers AO 0 11:35 Q+A Local political affairs programme. 12:45 Beat Squad PGR 3 0 1:15 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:10 Gardens Of The World 3:20 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Carter Can 6:30 Christ Embassy 7am My Dream Home 8am People’s Cookbook 9am Days Of Our Lives Omnibus PGR Noon Natural World 1pm Belfast Zoo 1:30 Guide To The Good Life 2pm Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever The ultimate guide to America’s National Parks. 2:30 Being Erica PGR 3:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 4pm Cheese Slices 4:30 Ainsley’s Barbeque Bible 5pm Grand Tours Of Scotland 5:30 From Sydney To Tokyo By Any Means PG Charley Boorman embarks on a Pacific adventure, eventually finishing in Tokyo, Japan. 6:30 N2K PGR 7pm Waverider 8:30 M Freefall AO 2009 Drama. An insight into the global financial crisis and how Britain came so perilously close to the edge. Dominic Cooper, Aidan Gillen, Joseph Mawle, Olivia Chamberlain. 10:30 Cheese Slices 11pm Ainsley’s Barbeque Bible 11:30 Saturday Cookbook

MONDAY

12:30 N2K PGR 1am Waverider 2:30 M Freefall AO 2009 Drama. Dominic Cooper, Aidan Gillen, Joseph Mawle, Olivia Chamberlain. 4:30 Ainsley’s Barbeque Bible 5am Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 5:30 Grand Tours Of Scotland

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TV THREE

6am Tiki Tour 0 6:25 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 30 6:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 7am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR Bella faces her inner demons; Nicole’s dating spirals out of control; Wendy’s jealousy takes over. 0 Noon M Beauty And The Briefcase PGR 2010 Comedy Romance. Hilary Duff, Jaime Pressly. 1:45 Mad PGR 3 0 2pm New Zealand’s Got Talent 30 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm Hart Of Dixie George’s parents meet his new girlfriend, Tansy; George’s mother devises a plan to make George and Zoe address their feelings for one another. 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong 7am Charles Stanley 8am Religion 9am Think Tank Local series that addresses issues of the day. 9:30 Three60 10am The Nation 11am The Best Of Campbell Live The best stories of the week. 11:55 The Block New Zealand Omnibus 0 3pm Motorsport – V8 Supertourers Championship Coverage of the first Enduro at Hampton Downs. 5:30 Big Angry Fish Series that shows off fishing locations in New Zealand and overseas. 6pm 3 News

7pm The Middle 3 0 7:30 M Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 PGR 2010 Adventure. As Harry works to destroy the Horcruxes, he uncovers the existence of three of the most powerful objects in the wizarding world. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. 0 10:30 The Walking Dead AO 3 0

7pm M Mr Popper’s Penguins PGR 2010 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino. 9pm M Never Been Kissed PGR 3 1999 Romantic Comedy. A geeky journalist enrols in high school to get the inside scoop on what’s hot but instead ends up reliving the greatest embarrassments of her teen life. Drew Barrymore, David Arquette. 0

12:20 M Redemption Of The Ghost PGR 2002 Drama. Diane Ladd. 2:25 Supernatural – The Animation AO 0 2:50 Infomercials 0 3:25 20/20 3 0 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:40 Anderson Live PGR 5:30 Infomercials

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Rocko’s Modern Life 3 7:25 Invader Zim 3 7:50 All Grown Up 3 8:15 Scaredy Squirrel 3 8:40 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 8:50 Tree Fu Tom 3 9:10 Tickety Toc 3 9:20 Dora The Explorer 3 9:45 Moe 3 9:50 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Bryan And Bobby 3 3:40 Pukana 2 4:05 The Suite Life On Deck 3 4:35 Monsuno 3 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm Sabrina – The Teenage Witch 3 0 7pm Raising Hope PGR Sabrina tells the family about her new friend, who turns out to be Jimmy’s former girlfriend who broke his heart as a teenager. 7:30 Top Chef Masters 8:30 N The Biggest Loser Australia PGR 10:25 The League AO 3 10:55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

11:20 N Touch AO Martin’s car 11:45 Infomercials breaks down in the town where he first became a reporter. 1:15 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box Noon Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Week three finals – qualifying finals and elimination finals. 1pm Getaway 3 1:30 Rugby – Heartland Championship The weekend’s action from divisions two and three for the Meads and Lochore Cups. 2:25 Rugby – International (Delayed) Argentina v All Blacks. 4:30 Rugby Highlights 5:30 Prime News 6pm Millionaire – Hot Seat 6:25 Outnumbered With Karen on a sleepover, and Ben away at adventure camp, Mum and Dad are left with a Labrador to look after, and a glimpse of life once the children have left home. 7pm Storage Wars PGR 7:30 Antiques Roadshow Fiona Bruce and the experts are in the grounds of the Yorkshire Museum in York. 8:35 River Cottage Australia PGR 9:40 Crimes That Shook Britain AO 10:45 Killing Time AO 3

6am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Preliminary Final Two – Roosters v Knights. 8am Heartland Rugby 9am Rugby – International (Replay) South Africa v Australia. 11am L Rugby – International Argentina v New Zealand. From Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in Argentina. 2pm Rugby – International (Highlights) South Africa v Australia. 2:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Hawke’s Bay v North Harbour. From McLean Park in Napier. 4:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Bay of Plenty v Counties Manukau. From Rotorua International Stadium in Rotorua. 6:30 Rugby – ITM Cup Week A weekly roundup of all the action in the ITM Cup. 7pm Football – Arsenal TV Swansea City v Arsenal. 10pm Rugby – International (Replay) South Africa v Australia. From Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.

11:40 DCI Banks AO 3 (Part 1) When one of their own reveals his teenaged daughter is missing, the case strikes close to home. 12:40 Home Shopping

Midnight Golf – Web.com Tour Championship (Highlights) Round Three. 12:30 L Golf – European PGA Tour Round Four. From the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. 5:30 Rugby – ITM Cup Week

MAORI TV 8am Rugby League – UK Super League Semi-final. 10am Korero Mai 3 Series using drama to teach te reo Maori. 2 2pm Ka TV 3 A healthy-lifestyle show for the whole whanau. 2:30 Kanikani Mai 3 3:30 Rugby League – UK Super League 3 Semi-final. 5:30 Te Kaea Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 6pm Waka Huia 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 My Country Song

THE BOX 6am 24 Marathon MVLS 9:20 Ax Men ML 10:15 The Unit MV 11:10 The Simpsons Marathon PG 1:15 Modern Family PGL 1:40 Pawn Stars PG 2:05 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 2:30 Counting Cars PG 2:55 Raw MC 5:45 WWE Main Event MC 6:45 SmackDown! MC 8:30 Criminal Intent MV A politician is at the forefront in the investigation into the death of a former centrefold and an extortionist. 9:30 Criminal Intent MV 10:30 Numb3rs AO 11:30 WWE Main Event MC

MONDAY

12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 Criminal Intent MV 3am Criminal Intent MV 3:50 Girls Gone Wild 18S 4:20 Numb3rs AO 5:10 Modern Family PGL 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

SKY SPORT 2 8:30 Soldiers Of Fortune Barrie Rice returns to Iraq, recording the realities of life in Baghdad for Kiwi security contractors. 9:30 M Sling Blade AO 1996 Drama. A mentally disabled man who killed his mother and lover when he was young is released from jail and befriends a vulnerable boy. Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam.

MONDAY

12:10 Te Kaea 3 2 12:40 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6:30 Mythbusters PG Viewer Special. 7:30 Mythbusters PG MiniMyth Medley. 8:30 Bullet Points PG 9:30 Strip The City PG Underground – London. 10:30 Car v Wild PG 11:30 Dirty Jobs Down Under PG Lost in Aboriginal Land. 12:30 Mythbusters PG 1:30 Mythbusters PG 2:30 Mythbusters PG 3:30 Mythbusters PG 4:30 Mythbusters PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG 6:30 Mythbusters PG 7:30 Extreme Drug Smuggling M 8:30 Sons Of Guns M 9:30 Backyard Oil PG 10pm Auction Kings PG 10:30 American Guns M 11:30 Auction Kings PG

MONDAY

Midnight Auction Hunters PG 12:30 Ice-Cold Gold PG 1:30 River Monsters – Untold Stories PG 2:30 Deadliest Catch PG 3:30 Deadliest Catch PG 4:30 Man v Wild PG 5:30 Auction Kings PG

New Zealand's Got Talent 7:30pm on TV One

SKY MOVIES 6:55 Ruby Sparks MLS 2012 Comedy. 8:40 Friends With Kids MLS 2011 Comedy. Adam Scott. 10:25 The Avengers MV 2012 Action. 12:50 The Making Of Snow White And The Huntsman MV 1:15 Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close PGL 2011 Drama. 3:25 Our Idiot Brother MLS 2011 Comedy. Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks. 4:55 The Ides Of March MLS 2011 Drama. George Clooney, Ryan Gosling. 6:35 What To Expect When You’re Expecting MLS 2012 Comedy. Cameron Diaz, Matthew Morrison. 8:30 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 MV 2012 Fantasy Adventure. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson. 10:30 Paranormal Activity 3 ML 2011 Horror. Chloe Csengery. 11:55 Horrible Bosses 16LS 2011 Comedy. Jason Bateman.

MONDAY

1:35 Left In Darkness 16V 2006 Horror. 3:05 Our Idiot Brother MLS 2011 Comedy. 4:35 Paranormal Activity 3 ML 2011 Horror.

Mr Popper's Penguins 7:00pm on TV3

MOVIES GREATS 7:05 Click MLS 2006 Comedy. Christopher Walken, Adam Sandler. 8:50 Independence Day MV 1996 Action Sci-fi. Will Smith, Bill Pullman. 11:15 Fantastic Four PGV 2005 Action. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba. 1pm Schindler’s List MVL 1993 Drama. Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes. 4:15 Wimbledon MLS 2004 Romantic Comedy. Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill. 5:55 The Firm PGL 1993 Thriller. Tom Cruise, Holly Hunter. 8:30 Backdraft PGL 1991 Thriller. Firefighting brothers encounter an arsonist who specialises in creating violent and often fatal explosions in the midst of a fire. Kurt Russell, William Baldwin. 10:50 Down With Love MS 2003 Romantic Comedy. Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor.

MONDAY

12:35 Seed Of Chucky 16VL 2004 Horror. 2:05 The Making Of Savages MVS 2:30 Wimbledon MLS 2004 Romantic Comedy. 4:05 Schindler’s List MVL 1993 Drama.

29Sep13

6am Rugby – International (Replay) South Africa v Australia. 8am L Golf – Web.com Tour Championship Round Three. From Dye’s Valley Course in Florida. 11am Golf – European PGA Tour (Highlights) Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Round Three. 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Preliminary Final One – Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles. Noon Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Preliminary Final Two – Roosters v Knights. 12:30 Sky Sport 365 1pm Football – Spurs TV Tottenham v Chelsea. 4pm L Rugby League – NSW Cup Windsor v Newcastle. 6pm Sky Sport – What’s On 6:30 Golf – European PGA Tour (Highlights) Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Round Three. From the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. 7pm Rugby League – 40/20 8pm Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Preliminary Final Two – Roosters v Knights. 10pm Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 (Highlights) Titans v Sunrisers Hyderabad. From Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, India. 11:20 L Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 Highveld Lions v Otago Volts. From Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, India.

MONDAY

3:20 L Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 Rajasthan Royals v Perth Scorchers. From Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, India.

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Family Notices 46 Ashburton Guardian BIRTHS

BRUCE - HANNAGAN – Ben Bruce and Kim Hannagan are delighted to announce the arrival of Ava Marie Bruce on September 26, 2013. All well.

FOSTER - WILLIAMSON – Richard Foster and Abby Williamson welcome with love to their family Mac James Foster born on September 26, 2013. 6lb 12oz. Many thanks to Vanessa Oswell and the staff at Christchurch Women’s and Lincoln Maternity.

RANGIORA

LAKE COLERIDGE

Weather

MILLS, Geoffrey Malcolm – Passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, aged 54 years. Cherished father of Timothy and Alexander. Loved brother and brother-inlaw of Ross and Liz Mills and Linda Mollaun. Uncle of Maddie and Louis Mills, Alicia and Ryan Mollaun. Beloved son of Val and the late Ray Mills. Messages to the Mills Family, C/- P O Box 10345, Christchurch 8145. A celebration of Geoffrey’s life will be held in Ferry Park Chapel, 297 Ferry Road, Christchurch, MONDAY, September 30, 2013 at 11:00 am. Bell, Lamb & Trotter Funeral Directors Ltd F.D.A.N.Z Ph: 03 389 7999

WILSON, Nance Elizabeth (Betty) – On September 22, 2013 in her 104th year at Talbot Park, Timaru, late of Ashburton. Loved wife of the late James (Jim) Wilson, and loved aunt of Brian and Janet Shaw, great aunt of Rosemary, John, and Catherine Shaw, and great great aunt of Benjamin Shaw, all of Auckland. A private cremation has been held. The family wish to express their appreciation and thanks to the staff of Talbot Park for their wonderful love and care of Betty. Betts Funeral Services FDANZ

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FERGUSON, Alexander Hamilton (Alex) – Our dearly loving husband, father and friend. It has been two years ago, today, since you left us. There is not a day that goes by, that we don’t think of you. Thank you for sharing your life with us. Your loving family.

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fine

fog

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

snow

hail

60 plus

TODAY

FZL: Lowering to 1600m

Showers, some possible squally thunderstorms with hail in the afternoon, falling as snow above 1300 metres. Wind at 1000m: Gale NW 65 km/h, easing to SW 40 km/h south of Mount Cook in the morning, and further north in the evening. Wind at 2000m: Gale NW 85 km/h, easing to SW 50 km/h south of Mount Cook in the morning, and further north in the evening.

TOMORROW Mostly cloudy. Southwesterlies dying away.

TOMORROW

MONDAY

TUESDAY Fine with increasing high cloud. Northeasterlies turning gusty northwest.

FZL: 1400m

MONDAY

Becoming fine. Westerlies developing.

TUESDAY

Fine with increasing high cloud. Northwesterlies rising to gale.

Extensive high cloud with northerlies.

World Weather showers fine rain cloudy showers fine showers thunder windy showers fine fine fine fine cloudy

Saturday 9 noon 3

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fine showers fine showers showers showers fine fine rain showers rain showers rain fine thunder

13 8 25 24 22 25 15 25 12 15 15 9 2 22 24

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fine thunder fine rain cloudy fine cloudy thunder fine fine drizzle fine cloudy cloudy cloudy

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9 pm

4:23

10:44 4:59 11:10 6:13 12:35 6:48 12:58 7:00 1:22 7:33 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

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Bad fishing

Rise 2:02 am Set 11:50 am

New moon

5 Oct

1:36 pm

Rise 7:10 am Set 7:37 pm

Bad

Rise 7:08 am Set 7:39 pm

Bad fishing

Bad

Rise 3:40 am Set 1:46 pm

Rise 4:15 am Set 2:45 pm

First quarter

Full moon

12 Oct 12:04 pm www.ofu.co.nz

19 Oct 12:39 pm

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few showers

Napier

fine

Wellington

mainly fine

Nelson

mainly fine

Blenheim

mainly fine

Greymouth

thunder

Christchurch

showers

Timaru

showers

Queenstown

showers

Dunedin

showers

Invercargill

showers

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cumecs

3.80

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday 168.2 Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday

10.4

Sth Ashburton at 3:15 pm, yesterday

10.8

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

71.5

Waitaki Kurow at 3:15 pm, yesterday

252.5

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

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Bad

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few showers

Canterbury Readings

Monday

Auckland

Forecasts for today

12 7 25 6 16 18 22 26 3 25 23 27 12 11 7

overnight max low

Palmerston North windy

Mostly cloudy, with a few showers, falling as snow flurries above 1200 metres. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: SW 50 km/h, gradually dying away.

Morning cloud, then fine. Northeasterlies developing.

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

Showers developing in the morning, some heavy and possibly squally thunderstorms with hail, mainly inland during the afternoon. Southwesterly winds strengthening.

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rain

Saturday, 28 September 2013

A narrow ridge crosses the country tomorrow, then a low crosses the North Island on Monday followed by another weak ridge. A strengthening northwest flow spreads over the South Island on Tuesday, ahead of an approaching front which should move onto Fiordland on Wednesday.

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DEATHS

TODAY: Showery southwesterlies developing morning.

CHRISTCHURCH

METHVEN

Ashburton Forecast

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DARFIELD

Map for today

Friday, September 27, 2013

DEATHS

BOWAN – James, Jess (nee Williamson) Archie and Maisy welcome with love Greta Rose into their family on Friday, September 13, 2013. Many thanks to Doctor Weir, Lyn Coyle and the wonderful staff at Jean Todd Maternity, Timaru.

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ACROSS 1. Beaten quality-wise – by being expelled from formroom? (10) 6. Metal, the slip she starts to give him (4) 10. Things one’s not supposed to print, such as this, that and what? (4-6,5) 11. Worm-catcher like Dinornis? (5,4) 12. Once repeated once? (5) 13. Chaotic acronym from America, fun as it might be (5) 15. A note down the scale will make one look very cross (6) 19. Small Spanish horse from the nor’ - nor’- east in the aircraft (6) 20. Die to get attached to a letter? (5) 23. Turn to authority for going backwards and forwards (5) 24. Is held by T Atkins to take it out of public ownership (9) 26. With supreme effort, a possibility of having a shot at the title? (1,8,6) 27. Where Charon rowed, nasty xenophobes displayed it (4) 28. Trial to help one listen to what’s said? (7-3) DOWN 1. Balances loss by going away with the collections (7)

2. Trojan cruet somehow presented to Scots boy (8) 3. Money doesn’t grow on trees – but on a stick? (5) 4. Posing for artist at home and so making a protest (7,2) 5. In conclusion, there’s yours truly to remove faults from (5) 7. Fifty per cent of horses used to be ridden in a very nasty way (6) 8. Control of the flower’s in my keeping (7) 9. Sounds like a small bird will taunt one and disturb rest (8) 14. Digs up the soil in sunburst (8)

16. Float at side of canoe when Oxford University set off (9) 17. Landed property in Spanish America can a hide-out be had there? (8) 18. Magnificent entrances of the sort pal makes (7) 21. Share of revenues churchman gets before drinking bout in Scotland (7) 22. The impression on a coin and brief fig you hold (6) 24. Some lions show exaggerated amour-propre (5) 25. Very pale, like Leghorn? (5)

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 7. Mathematician 8. Impregnable 12. Parted 14. Saucer 16. Tackle 18. Reduce 19. Compromised 23. Walking sticks Down 1. Magi 2. Shop 3. Impend 4. Stands 5. Scab 6. Lake 9. Morocco 10. Lecture 11. True 12. Path 13. Eel 15. Awe 17. Errant 18. Remiss 19. Coat 20. Make 21. Spin 22. Duke QUICK Across 1. Daft 3. Swearing 9. Strolls 10. Tithe 11. Stonewalling 14. Ego 16. Chute 17. Sax 18. Status symbol 21. Aggro 22. Started 23. Mindsets 24. Heed Down 1. Disaster 2. Forgo 4. Was 5.Artilleryman 6. Intends 7. Grew 8. Altercations 12. Abuts 13. Excluded 15. Octagon 19. Bathe 20. Harm 22. Sot

QUICK ACROSS 1. Passes out (6) 5. Concealed (6) 9. Pattern of stones, glass, etc. (6) 10. Defames (6) 11. Penalty (4) 12. Guaranteeing (8) 14. Very busy (6) 16. Long, raised strips (6) 19. Workforce (8) 21. Tardy (4) 22. Set free (6) 23. Criticised (6) 24. Threats (6) 25. Avoided (6)

Down 2. Worry intensely (7) 3. Closest (7) 4. Something beyond criticism (6,3) 6. Farewell (5) 7. Wailing (7) 8. Plans (7) 13. Startled (9) 14. Put to shame (7) 15. Honesty (7) 17. Wasted time (7) 18. Radical (7) 20. Begins (5)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) As the Sun spends his first weekend in your relationship sector Mercury is spending his last, making it all about communication and authenticity. TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Weekend or not, with the Sun spending his first weekend in your work sector and Mercury his last, it’s important to keep your work hat on. GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) With Mercury due to join already busy work forces on Monday make the most of any downtime over the weekend to have fun and play. CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Any weekend is important for family time, but this weekend there is extra significance. Take the time to appreciate what really matters. LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) An important weekend for all your communications comes with both a chance to draw a new line in the sand, but also a need to take the lead. VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) There is a very social and serendipitous force in play and some lucky hunches have the power to put you in the right place at the right time. LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) The first weekend of your new solar year gives you a chance to step back and consider your options or to start working on a game plan. SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) Hold onto a sense of adventure, curiosity and wanderlust in the air this weekend, with a reminder that life is for living, not simply surviving. SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) A professional lull makes it the perfect weekend to take your work hat off, embrace a sense of adventure, catch up with friends and have fun. CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) With the Sun spending his first and Mercury his last full weekend in your career sector there’s a need to keep your professional hat on. AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) The stars are checking that you’re not stuck in old ways of thinking. If this creates some tension, try looking at things from a different perspective. PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) No matter how busy you think you are, you’re more likely to retain your creative edge if you take time out to play and smell the roses this weekend.

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