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When someone comes knocking on your door at 3.30am on a Saturday morning, it’s generally not going to be good news.

For Todd Halliday, the person behind the knock was a fellow farmer telling him that his cows were on the road and a car had driven into them.

Mr Halliday – the equity manager on the Hinds dairy farm – was immediately confused as to how his cows had escaped on to Isleworth Road and worried for the driver who had hit them.

Fortunately the driver was all right, as was the hit cow once he gave it some antibiotics, but it wasn’t until daybreak that Mr Halliday discovered why his cows were on the road.

“When the sun came up it was pretty apparent the wires had been cut and a roadside gate, which was always shut, was open,” he said.

The incident was reported to police and the theory was that someone had been in the process of stealing cows, when they were interrupted.

Mr Halliday said he was aware of the recent spate of stock thefts around the district. “With what’s been happening in the area, it’s just too much of a coincidence,” he said.

About 30 cows, from a herd of 400, were on the road and rounded up quickly.

“It was just lucky nothing happened to the driver of the car. That would have been tragic.”

Mr Halliday was milking later that

morning and did a stocktake, with all cows accounted for, which he was grateful for. Times are hard enough for dairy farmers at the moment, without someone taking stock, he said.

Mr Halliday has since been out and bought padlocks for their roadside gates.

He is urging others to do the same and be vigilant.

If anyone saw anything suspicious in the vicinity of Isleworth Road – about 4km from Hinds – in the early hours of Saturday morning, or witnessed any suspicious activity in rural areas, they’re asked to contact police.

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■ MID CANTERBURY RENTALS

Desperate for his own home

By Sue NewmaN

“I’ve been on that list since May but they keep giving me the run around even though I’ve got two letters of support from my doctors. I’m having surgery at the end of March and I need to find a place urgently,” he said.

His current living arrangement with his brother comes to an end on February 25.

Mr Whyte says he’s angry that mayor Angus McKay is claiming Ashburton has sufficient social housing stocks to accommodate people from out of the district as part of social housing minister Paula Bennett’s plan to give people in cities a cash incentive to move to the regions.

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If he can’t find a rental property he can afford, Ashburton man George Whyte says he’ll have to resort to living in the Ashburton riverbed – again.

Mr Whyte has already had two stints living rough, one in Temuka and the second in Ashburton. The last, he said, wrecked his health.

He ended up with hypothermia and pneumonia.

His only income is an invalid’s benefit and at $311 a week, paying market rental is impossible.

He’s on a Ministry of Social Development list for a Housing New Zealand home, but after waiting for nine months, says he’s out of options.

living in the riverbed at the end of the month. “I’ll take anything. I need somewhere and I need it urgently but I don’t know what I have to do to qualify as urgent.”

Housing New Zealand owns 72 two-bedroom houses in Ashburton out of a total portfolio of 186 houses.

Of these, five are currently vacant and are undergoing repair.

Four of the vacant properties have already been matched to applicants on the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) Social Housing Register while the other property is yet to be matched to an applicant.

Without a privacy consent form MSD could not discuss Mr Whyte’s case, but public affairs media ad-

people like him to find a home, Mr Whyte said.

He says he’s been to three real estate companies looking for a rental he could afford.

“They basically said they wouldn’t help me, because I’ve only got $311 a week. They keep turning me away and that makes me feel I’m not good enough for a private rental.”

He’s asked MSD for a two bedroom property, knowing he may need live-in care after his surgery, but says he’s been told there’s nothing available.

He doesn’t know where he sits on the priority list, just that he’s on the list.

He says he’s at rock bottom knowing that he could be back

visor David Venables confirmed they were in discussions with Mr Whyte and were confident he had the correct priority rating.

“His priority may change if we receive further information,” Mr Venables said.

Each person is rated based on their individual circumstances and the urgency of their housing need at the time of application.

This may increase or decrease if their circumstances change. Medical conditions are taken into account in the assessment.

The housing register is dynamic and people with the most urgent needs will be matched to a property first as opposed to the length of time they may have been on the register.”

■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE

Getting a taste of Kiwi By eriN TaSker

Today the orientation process takes them to Tekapo – along with their Kiwi school buddies – so that they get to see a little bit of New Zealand, and their first real day of New Zealand schooling will be tomorrow.

The students are a mixture of Year 9 through to Year 13. The majority are girls, and the most recent arrival flew into the country on Sunday.

All are living with local families while in New Zealand.

Mrs Hosking said students came for a variety of reasons. For some it was to experience a new culture and meet new people, and for others it was about learning or fine-tuning their English speaking skills.

“It’s that globalisation of education; we learn a lot from them too,” she said.

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Fifteen new international students got their first taste of New Zealand schooling in Ashburton yesterday.

The students – from Japan, China, Germany and Argentina – are all here for anywhere from a term, to finishing off their schooling in Ashburton, and they spent day one settling into their new surroundings as part of a three-day orientation process.

“It’s about getting used to the whole New Zealand school culture, and they have some buddies – they’re all partnered with a Kiwi student and their job is to help them settle in and making sure they feel welcome,” Ashburton College’s international director Michelle Hosking said.

Some of the international students enjoying their first day at Ashburton College yesterday were (back row, from left) Naomi Doffing, Johanna Mall, Lara-Marie Linden, Sol Gonzalez, Julia Koyano. Front row: Hikaru Awazu, Yuka Takemura, Ayane Shimoda, Tamako Dobashi, Yumi Aoki and Yuna Nitta.

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Concerns over our housing

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Labour’s spokesperson for housing Phil Twyford will visit Ashburton next week as housing in New Zealand becomes increasingly unaffordable.

The Labour Party is holding a public meeting in the Sinclair Centre 6pm to 7pm on February 12, following a day of meetings with a wide range of representatives in the town.

Labour Electorate Committee (LEC) chairman Glen Cameron said the visit was decided on following MP Grant Robertson coming to Mid Canterbury late last year.

It had become evident housing issues were a big concern for many, and it was decided it would be good to have Mr Twyford visit and get more information on the issue.

Mr Twyford will begin his day by visiting representatives at Presbyterian Support and Ashburton Budget Advisory Service at 10.45am, before lunching with LEC members, and meeting with media in the afternoon, as well as Mayor Angus McKay and Ashburton District councillors at the council chambers, and with a Salvation Army representative at 3pm.

At 5.30pm Mr Twyford would meet with Ashburton Citizens’ Association housing committee representatives at the Sinclair Centre, before the public meeting at 6pm.

“A lot of people are struggling,” Mr Cameron said, adding international recommendations were that just 25 per cent of a person’s income should go towards the cost of housing.

“We are well aware it’s a hell of a lot more than that,” Mr Cameron said.

Anyone wanting further information on the meeting can phone Mr Cameron on 0277529182.

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■ ASHBURTON UKULELE GROUP

Ukulele group desperate for new members

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In order for the tropical sounds of the ukulele to ring out through town Ashburton’s ukulele group needs a boost in membership.

The district has had its own ukulele group for a couple of years now, thanks to music teacher Barbara Thomas.

Ms Thomas established the group when, while tutoring

school pupils, she discovered her own ukulele skills could do with some fine tuning.

However, while other regions around the country are experiencing a surge in membership, the Ashburton group has fallen on tough times and is in need of more members.

While around 25 people were signed up as members, only around half were solid members and a handful were

heading along to the weekly Wednesday night meetings.

Just last week only two ukulele enthusiasts turned up.

Intended for beginners as well as those who know their way around the tiny lute instrument, the group welcomes people of all ages.

The youngest current member is 13 – while the oldest is in their early 80s.

While not too strict, the term

one beginner adult classes will cover the basics including strumming patterns, core technique and some music theory.

Ms Thomas said people don’t even have to play the ukulele – other musicians are welcome to attend including guitar and bass players and even people familiar with a harmonica.

Fancy learning how to play the ukulele? Contact Ms Thomas on 0274 742 003.

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■ MULTICULTURAL BITE FESTIVAL

Smoothing the way for new arrivals With the first anniversary of her job as Mid Canterbury Newcomers’ Network co-ordinator looming, Louise Glennon says it has been an interesting year.

She took on the role in April last year, having arrived with her family from Scotland eight years earlier and she’s been busy getting to know the many cultural groups which call the district home.

The 2013 Migrants and Newcomers Research report contains information gleaned from 100 participants covering 47 nationalities.

The Newcomers’ Network has members representing about 30 different cultures. It provides an environment where people can strike up friendships, find support and companionship or advice.

Coffee mornings, settling in evenings and a range of social activities throughout the year help immigrants find their place in their new surroundings.

The network is also open to Kiwis moving into the district and tends to attract a number of older people in this situation.

At the end of 2015 the database contained 150 members, 36 of whom had registered in the past year.

In the lead up to Saturday’s Multicultural Bite Festival, Guardian reporter Michelle Nelson looks at Mid Canterbury’s culturally diverse community.

Mid Canterbury Newcomers’ Network co-ordinator Louise Glennon.

“That represents one registration per family – rather than 150 individuals,” Mrs Glennon said.

One of her first projects was to collate welcome packs, containing important information about

schools, health practitioners, obtaining legal or financial advice as well as detailed maps of the district.

These were launched in October and have now been distrib-

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uted to rural schools.

With a recent reprint completed, the network now has enough welcome packs on hand to make them available through Ashburton schools also.

Isolation in rural areas can make life difficult for new arrivals, especially those without transport.

“We hope to deliver packs to all rural mailboxes soon – for newcomers and employers, there are new people coming through every year and it’s a convenient way to provide information about the services available,” Mrs Glennon said.

Up to 150 newcomers attended various social events throughout the year, while about another 40 sought one-off assistance from the network.

Mrs Glennon would like to see more of the mainstream employers direct staff new to the district to the Newcomers’ Network.

“We provide places like the meatworks with information about the service, but the message doesn’t seem to be getting through sometimes,” she said.

“We are here to help everyone in the district,” Mrs Glennon said.

“But we need to get the message out there in the first place.”

While the network may not have the resources to assist with every problem newcomers come up against, it can point them in the right direction.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL RATES

Electronic payments rise

By Sue NewmaN

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Rates payments in the Ashburton District are becoming a paperless transaction for most property owners.

Less than 25 per cent of ratepayers now opt to make payments by cash or a cheque and that number is steadily dropping, says council finance manager Sandy Hogg.

Most popular payment options now are automatic payments or direct debit, but the least popular is through the council’s website payment facility.

This option requires a ratepayer to log onto the council’s website to make a payment rather than making the transaction

through their own bank page, Mrs Hogg said.

“This one is a bit more complicated, but it’s a payment option that’s well used for dog registration, building consents and particularly for parking infringements with people who are from out of town.”

While 41 per cent of ratepayers opted to pay by direct debit, as many were paying by automatic payment on either weekly, two weekly, monthly or bi-monthly, she said.

The district’s ratepayers might have been quick to take up the option of paying their rates online, but only a very small percentage, just 293 out of 16,000 ratepayers, have cancelled their

paper rates bill.

Online rates payments, however, had done very little to reduce the number of people who regularly incurred rates penalties for late payment, Mrs Hogg said.

This number generally runs at between 900 and 1000 ratepayers per instalment.

“We don’t know the entire 1000 personally, but some names crop up again and again.”

The council offers ratepayers the opportunity to have one late payment penalty remitted every five years. Until recently this option was offered at the rate of one per year.

At the end of November $50,000 was owed to the council in outstanding rates penalties.

The council also had a rates debt of $459,000 on its books that had been incurred prior to June 30 last year.

“You have to put that in perspective though, it’s out of a total rates take of $37 million. We’re probably pretty lucky as a council. This is not a lot and it’s probably our two monthly instalment system that helps.”

While some councils will sell a property to recover unpaid rates, Mrs Hogg said Ashburton had done this on just one occasion.

Several years ago it was forced to sell a block of vacant land in Methven.

“Again we’re fortunate, we seem to be able to get the money owed without doing that.”

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Relaxed introduction for new entrants By eriN TaSker

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Ashburton College’s latest crop of Year 9 students took the first steps into the world of secondary schooling yesterday.

The school welcomed 240 year nine students for their first day at the school yesterday, and it was a pretty relaxed day as they settled into their new surroundings.

There were no classes; it was a day all about them getting to know their way around, getting to know each other, and learning about the school, Ashburton College head of junior school Carolyn Clough said.

Around 60 Year 12 students were on hand to help them out.

They’d trained as peer support leaders and, in pairs, they were allocated a handful of kids to take under their wings.

“Many of them remember what it was like when they were Year 9s and they had big buddies,” Mrs Clough said.

“It’s valuable for both year groups. For the Year 12 students it gives them a connection with the junior school and they can empathise with the Year 9 students.”

When they weren’t in their small groups with their peer support leaders, the Year 9s were spending time getting to know their new family form teacher and familiarising themselves with their new surroundings.

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In brief Sheep causes mayhem A runaway sheep causing traffic mayhem on State Highway One south of Tinwald yesterday morning was shot and killed by police. Police were called after motorists complained the stray sheep was darting in and out of traffic on the busy highway.

Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said his staff tried to catch the sheep, but were unsuccessful. “So they had to put it down, which was unfortunate for the owner,” he said.

Rakaia crash Emergency services were called to the scene of a crash in Rakaia on Monday night. A car had hit a pole at the intersection of Mackie Street and Dunford Street at around 8.30pm. The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Rakaia First Response Unit were sent to the scene, and three patients were assessed, with all having minor injuries and not requiring hospitalisation.

Roadside call-out An unwell man resulted in a roadside call-out for St John Ambulance on Monday. An ambulance was sent to the scene, which was the Rakaia Highway, and found the ill man in his car at the side of the road at about 11.40am. The patient – a man in his 60s – was taken to Ashburton Hospital suffering from a moderate medical condition.

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Trying some of the teachers’ barbecuing skills on their first day at Ashburton College yesterday were new Year 9 students (from left) Callum Breen, Devon McGrath, Nick Rattray and Corbin Soal.

PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 020216-AK-031 Mrs Clough said she asked a class how many of them were nervous before they arrived at school yesterday, and all bar about two kids put their hands up.

But when she asked who was still nervous once they’d been

there for a while, it was a different story. Yesterday was all about settling in – and even included a free barbecue lunch courtesy of the teachers – but this morning it’s down to business, with Year 9 classes starting today.

Years 9, 10 and 11 are all back at school today, with Years 12 and 13 set to start tomorrow.

A powhiri will be held tomorrow morning to officially welcome all new students and staff to the school.

Fluoridated water supplies on the decline Methven’s drinking water supply is just one of a dwindling number in New Zealand that are fluoridated, but if the Ministry of Health has its way the addition of the substance to all supplies could become mandatory.

Fluoride was withdrawn from Ashburton’s water supply in March 2002 and attempts were made to reintroduce it in

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2006 with a referendum held in March 2007.

It was a close call then whether the town’s water supply was re-fluoridated with the “no” vote making up 55 per cent of votes cast.

The following year a referendum was held in Methven to decide whether fluoridation of the village’s water supply should continue and support

for continuation was overwhelming, 75.5 per cent.

Whakatane has become the latest local authority to withdraw fluoride from its water supply and that’s angered associate health minister Peter Dunn who said he was disappointed more councils were not opting to fluoridate their water.

Currently just 23 of New Zealand’s 67 councils add fluoride

to local water supplies.

Local Government New Zealand’s stance on wholesale fluoridation of New Zealand’s drinking water supplies is that this decision should be made by central government with president Laurence Yule saying that while a council might own a water supply it was not their job to make public health decisions.

A Featherston father believes his daughter stole car keys then gave them to a group of teens who stole the vehicle and crashed into a pole during a police crash, killing two occupants. But Stephen Longshaw, whose family has been terrorised since the incident by a group of local youths, says his daughter is now being used as a “scapegoat”and had been forced to leave town for her safety. Hoani Wiremu Korewha, 15, and Pacer Willacy-Scott, 15, died after fleeing at speed from police in a stolen Honda Civic and crashing into a pole in Masterton’s Queen St about 2.15am on Sunday. Mr Longshaw’s daughter had left town and would not be coming back to Featherston.

“I don’t want her back here. She’s been threatened. I want to see her again but I have to travel out of the district to do that.

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Man identified A man whose body was found in a burnt out house near Kaikoura over the weekend has been identified.

Timon Arama Garbes, 30, was discovered after a fire at a house on State Highway 1 at Waipapa Bay on Saturday. His next of kin have been informed, police said yesterday. An investigation into the cause of the fire is continuing.

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Pedestrian hit by car A 17-year-old girl has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after she was hit on a pedestrian crossing outside Kerikeri High School. The incident has prompted police to remind motorists to be extra careful as children start returning to school. The accident occurred about 10am as the teen was crossing Hone Heke Road.

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■ MID CANTERBURY HEALTH

In brief

Campylobacter cases down

By Caitlin Porter

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Fewer Mid Cantabrians experienced stomach cramps, headaches, fever and diarrhoea last year, with the lowest number of recorded campylobacter cases in three years.

Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently notified foodborne disease in the country.

It often peaks around spring and summer and symptoms include diarrhoea, vomiting and a fever which can last for up to a week.

The Health Act (1956) required medical practices and other agencies to report notifiable diseases including campylobacter to the Medical Officer of Health.

In Mid Canterbury cases of

campylobacter appear to be on the decline, with 90 reported cases last year, down from 109 in 2014 and 106 in 2013.

However in October Mid Canterbury experienced a slight surge in the number of reported cases, with 17 people contracting the bacteria, up from eight the previous month.

According to the latest figures released by the Canterbury District Health Board so far this year there have been eight confirmed cases, up from six last year.

Ashburton District Council environmental monitoring manager Rick Catchpowle previously told the Guardian that it was well known campylobacter was associated with – but not limited to – barbecues and

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undercooked chicken and it was not uncommon for cases to spike during the warmer months.

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chief scientist Stephen On said eating food products from poultry, cattle, pigs or sheep can be a major source of infection.

Major outbreaks can also happen when water is contaminated.

There are dangers of having campylobacter for an extended period of time including Guillain-Barre syndrome or the dysfunction of the nervous system.

Community and Public Health encourage people to be vigilant as to the causes of food poisoning, especially during summer.

If someone is believed to have contracted food poisoning, they are advised to contact their GP and the Community and Public Health communicable disease team.

Fence cut; cows out on road By erin tasker

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Ramble donation The Ashburton branch of the Heart Foundation is $6000 better off thanks to a donation from the Ashburton County Lions.

County Lions president Helen Allan (left) presented the cheque to Ashburton Heart Foundation’s Barbara Harris at a County Lions meeting on Wednesday evening.

The money was raised during the club’s Garden Ramble in November last year.

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A farm fence which was cut, allowing cows to escape on to the road at night, could have been the work of stock thieves caught in the act, police say.

A road-side gate was also opened in what was the latest in a string of incidents involving valuable farm animals, which occurred at a Hinds property on Friday night.

A passing car hit one of the cows in the dark, but both the cow and the car’s driver survived.

Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said it was possible it was another case of someone trying to take stock, although if it was, it wasn’t as smart an attempt as others reported recently.

Over the past couple of months, 52 friesian bull calves have gone missing from an Alford Forest farm along with 17 milking cows from a Hinds farm, and 36 dairy cows from the Mayfield farm of Jill and David Quigley.

Other incidents had also been reported around North Canterbury.

Mr Banfield said the stock thefts had been “very organised”, leaving little to no trace of where they’d gone.

“I’m 100 per cent certain that there’s more than one person, probably a group of people, involved,” Mr Banfield said.

Stock thefts were serious in that they involved animals worth a lot of money, but they were also difficult to solve.

Biking world mourning New Zealand’s mountain biking community has been left reeling following the death of one of the Crankworx whanau – track builder, competitor and all round nice guy Kelly McGarry. McGarry, one of New Zealand’s best slopestyle mountain bikers and track builders, was riding with two German companions filming video for a sponsor when he collapsed from his bike on the slopes above Queenstown on Monday afternoon.

It is believed he suffered a heart attack and died instantly. His death has been referred to the coroner.

Tributes had been flowing in from around the world since the news broke.

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Dead climber named The 31-year-old man who fell to his death on a South Island mountain face has been named as Gergo Verhas, a Hungarian who lived in Auckland. Mr Verhas was climbing on Mt Rolleston with two women companions when he fell about 7.30am on Monday.

Despite an immediate emergency response from the Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter, he was unable to be saved. Mr Verhas was an experienced climber and a member of the New Zealand Alpine Club.

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The gate was left open, and the fence was cut, allowing cows to escape a Hinds paddock early Saturday morning.

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“It’s not going to be a short-time enquiry, it’s going to be something that’s ongoing,” Mr Banfield said.

It was possible Friday night’s incident at Hinds was an attempt to steal stock, although it didn’t follow the same pattern as recent thefts, Mr Banfield said. It was also dangerous, putting motorists in danger.

“Obviously these people who have been stealing cattle beasts in recent months are quite organised, and I struggle to see why they would be doing something this reckless,” he said.

A teenager has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a 2-year-old boy in Hastings almost four months ago. The youth, now 18, had initially been charged with assault after critically-ill Matiu Wereta was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital from a house in Columbus Crescent, Flaxmere, on the morning of October 13. The boy died the following day.

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$6.8m ticket in wallet The winner of the $6.8 million Powerball prize has come forward – after forgetting he had a ticket in the draw. The man’s ticket was sitting in his wallet for eight days before he checked it after hearing “the buzz around town”, according to a statement from Lotto. The winning ticket was sold at Take Note in Ohakune for the draw on January 30. The missing millionaire was the talk of the town as locals checked to see if they were the lucky winner.

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Rakaia Playcentre is putting a call out to the public for help with its 50th jubilee celebrations.

Preparations for the event are well and truly under way but jubilee committee chairwoman Rebecca Wiseman said help delving into the playcentre’s past would be appreciated.

Established in the late 1960s the Rakaia Playcentre was the second of its kind to run in Mid Canterbury, following on from Methven.

Differing from preschools and kindergartens, playcentre education focuses around the free-play philosophy rather than a regimented curriculum and is operated by parents.

Mrs Wiseman said instead of dropping their children off, parents stay with the children and help to run the centres.

The Playcentre philosophy also focuses on biculturalism and

teaches the children the basics of Te Reo Maori.

Mrs Wiseman said a lot of research was being undertaken at the moment to establish the early days of the playschool and she was busy trawling through past meetings minutes and other historical documents.

However, it has proved difficult to find photographs from the playcentre’s earlier years as well as information about its first attendees and founding members and so the playcentre is asking the public for help.

All information needs to be compiled prior to the jubilee celebrations which are set to begin on May 13 and will continue into May 14.

Festivities will kick off with Nathan Mikaere-Wallis, a guest speaker from the Brainwave Trust.

An open day will also be held, as will a celebratory dinner.

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Mid Canterbury Playcentre Association president Helen Mead said Ashburton, Rakaia, Methven, Hinds and Longbeach all had healthy rolls and volunteer numbers.

Mt Somers and Staveley however were in desperate need of local support from their communities with “seriously low numbers”.

Lauriston was put into recess nearly two years ago due to low roll numbers.

ping to Rakaia Playcentre is asked to contact Mrs Wiseman or the Mid Canterbury Playcentre Assocation.

A New Zealand rape crisis organisation has slammed plans for local meetings for supporters of a “neomasculinist” group that promotes legalising rape.

And Kiwi men are being called on to make a stand against such groups and to speak up against their beliefs and ideas.

Wellington Rape Crisis has condemned pro-rape group Return of Kings, and scheduled meetings announced by its organiser, controversial author Daryush Valizadeh.

Valizadeh, an anti-feminist blogger, thinks rape should be legal on private property and has organised meetings all around the world to bring likeminded men together.

Wellington Rape Crisis agency manager, Eleanor Butterworth, said the agency was hugely disturbed by the group’s ideas and its move to come to New Zealand.

“This group promotes disturbing attitudes towards relationships and women and we hope New Zealand men are better than to agree with them.

“I would really like to see all men who are part of anti-violence activism, or who individually consider themselves to be opposed to abuse, to monitor and challenge groups like Return of Kings.”

Ms Butterworth encouraged all New Zealanders, particularly men, to make a stand against Return of Kings and its meetings, scheduled in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin.

The group, which has called for its “fellow tribesmen” to join the meetings, have asked that women, gay men and transgender men stay away.

Daryush Valizadeh “This group clearly expects that the only opposition they will face is from women. This isn’t just something women should have to fight.

“They need to receive the message that there isn’t a market for this kind of thinking in New Zealand.”

Valizadeh runs “neomasculinity” group Return of Kings (ROK), and has planned the “tribal meetings” for his followers, according to his website.

There are 165 meetings in 45 countries planned for the international meet-up day, which will kick off at 8pm local time.

Exact locations are published on his blog, including a secret code-word greeting.

Men who want to attend the meetings must ask: “Where is the nearest pet shop?” to men in the area, and if they respond with, “Yes, it’s right here”, they are advised to introduce themselves to each other and get the details of the final secret location.

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What about cycle tourism?

Sue Newman

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hatever happened to the Ashburton District’s bold plan to establish a cycleway around the Ashburton District?

The Braided Waters cycle trail was born in 2009 and, along with 53 other projects, vied for a share of government funding that would eventually see 13 new trails go forward and become part of a feasibility study.

We missed out, but our plan was solid. It would have seen a trail established that would take cyclists from the Rakaia State Highway 1 bridge along the river to Highbank, up along the Rangitata Diversion Race to the north branch of the Ashburton River, possibly along the inland scenic route to a point at the Ashburton River and then back into Ashburton.

At that time cycle trails around New Zealand were growing in number and were creating their own mini tourist attractions.

Along each, existing businesses thrived and new businesses grew and that was the plan for our Braided Waters Cycle Trail.

We’re out of the race in terms of funding, with each round now going towards maintenance of established trails known as the Great Rides and it’s important money continues to be poured into each of these to enhance the quality of the Kiwi off-road cycling experience. But there also a needs to be some encouragement and support for communities such as ours that want to establish their own cycle network.

The network that was planned for our district would have provided cyclists with an opportunity to ride through some diverse rural landscapes and would be the perfect way to show off rural New Zealand.

The cycle trail project is about showcasing the best of New Zealand and while not geographically spectacular from every angle, ours has its own uniqueness.

In 2010 plan B was to raise funds locally to start work on sections of the trail. We’ve done that to a degree with the Lake Hood trail and riding tracks along the RDR in Methven, but until we have some connectivity around the district, we have nothing to sell.

The cycling phenomenon is not going away. It’s growing as tourism is growing as our number one dollar earner. Perhaps it’s time to revive the Braided Waters project and capture some of the cycling tourist dollars.

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haring. We hear about it a lot – use Facebook and share with your friends! Use Twitter and share with the world!

There are no shortage of applications crying out for you to share.

But why? What’s the benefit of all this sharing?

Well, when it comes to your holiday snaps on Facebook, sharing might cut it. But in business, sharing doesn’t go quite far enough. The real benefits appear when we collaborate.

Sharing passes information around, but doesn’t require action. Kind of fun, maybe helpful, generally considered polite – but not especially useful or productive.

Collaboration, on the other hand, is a far more powerful idea. To collaborate requires us to move beyond sharing and work toward a common goal or purpose.

Whether we are talking about the personal or the professional, collaborating is a powerful way to achieve success.

Let’s think about the Apollo 13 mission. Remember, back in

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1970? No? I don’t either actually (a little bit before my time), but fortunately, Ron Howard (Happy Days anyone?) made a movie about it.

At a certain point, everything starts going a little pear-shaped for the guys in space. In particular, the astronauts are suddenly faced with an issue maintaining their oxygen levels – a pretty big issue I’d suggest, especially in space. These guys don’t have ready access to a Mitre 10 Mega, just what is on board their ship.

Not an ideal scenario! So, how did they resolve this?

First they shared the problem with Nasa. That was a good start, but it didn’t give them any more oxygen. Nasa (whose staff really are quite bright) recognised that this was a problem requiring

more than sharing, and one that the chief engineer probably couldn’t do alone.

They quickly pulled together a team of various experts, shut them in a room and demanded they collaborate to find a solution.

In no time at all this team were able to design a solution to save our oxygen-deprived astronauts and eventually return them to earth. Breathing. Success!

Could one person working alone have done this? Possibly. As quickly as these guys? Maybe … but pretty unlikely.

What this example teaches us is how success can be borne from collaboration.

Bill Nye, a famous American scientist, once said that “everyone you meet knows something you don’t”.

Collaborating helps to remove unknowns and drive success. Just like Apollo 13, bringing together minds from diverse backgrounds, industries and experiences can be a powerful way of problem solving and achieving success.

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It’s about acknowledging not only that “we don’t know what we don’t know” but that we need help from others.

You can do this across your organisation, or go further afield. Seek out business groups, network and collaborate with like-minded people.

Locally there are many options for this, like Business Mid Canterbury and Federated Farmers.

Once you get talking, it is common to find that someone has faced the same issue, solved the same problem or has the same goal.

You won’t learn that unless you first share it – and if you really want success, collaborating is a great way to get there.

Next time you have a goal that you are striving to achieve or a problem that seems impossible to solve, try sharing it and finding ways to collaborate with others that you can learn from. Success should follow.

Jeremy Adamson is a Business Mid Canterbury board member

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Cruz beats Trump US Senator Ted Cruz has beaten billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican presidential nominating contest, upsetting the national front-runner in the race to be their party’s White House nominee.

Cruz, a conservative lawmaker from Texas, won with 28 per cent of the vote compared with 24 per cent for businessman Trump.

Marco Rubio, a US senator from Florida, came in third place with 23 per cent, making him easily the leader among establishment Republican candidates.

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in a virtual tie with rival Bernie Sanders, a selfdescribed democratic socialist US senator from Vermont.

With 88 per cent of the precincts reporting Clinton led with 49.9 per cent to Sanders’ 49.4 per cent.

Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, who had trouble gaining any traction in the Democratic race, planned to suspend his campaign.

He won 0.6 per cent.

Cruz’s win and Rubio’s strong showing could dent the momentum for Trump, whose candidacy has alarmed the Republican establishment and been marked by controversies such as his calls for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States.

Adele vetoes Trump Adele has banned Donald Trump from using her music in his presidential campaign. The Republican hopeful has used Adele’s Rolling in the Deep and Skyfall at his rallies but a representative for the singer insisted that she had not given her permission. Adele’s rep told The Independent newspaper: “Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning.”

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler also sent a cease and desist letter after Trump used the song Dream On at a rally.

Sunny goes to Bollywood Supporters cheer as caucus returns are reported at Republican presidential candidate, Senator Ted Cruz’ headquarters.

PHOTO AP Rubio said, “They told me I needed to wait my turn, that I needed to wait in line.

“But tonight here in Iowa the people of this great state have sent a very clear message.”

The results could have ramifications in upcoming races.

“There is now blood in the water for Donald Trump,” said Republican strategist Ron Bonjean.

“Ted Cruz proved he could successfully beat back Trump attacks because he had a great ground game and identified well with evangelical voters.”

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■ IRAQ

Five years ago, Sunny Leone was a moderately successful Canadian porn star.

Today she is one of Bollywood’s most indemand actresses, earning millions of rupees as she fills cinemas, hosts her own television shows and endorses lucrative brands. Her new film, Mastizaade, opened in around 2000 cinemas, after its trailer had been viewed a record 13 million times on YouTube.

Despite terrible reviews, a sequel is already planned. India, where homosexuality remains illegal, and even public displays of affection are strictly taboo - appears to have fallen in love with a porn star.

Isis sex slaves forced to take virginity tests Some women enslaved by the Islamic State were forced to undergo grim procedures even after they escaped the jihadists’ clutches.

According to a dispatch from a researcher at Human Rights Watch, some unmarried women from the persecuted Yazidi sect were compelled to undergo invasive tests by officials in Iraq’s Kurdistan regional government.

“Kurdistan officials took their needs very seriously, but subjected some unmarried women and girls to ‘virginity tests’ - an abusive and highly inaccurate procedure - as part of a forensic, post-

rape examination,” wrote HRW’s Rothna Begum, who along with colleagues interviewed numerous victims of the Islamic State’s campaign of systematic rape.

“Judge Ayman Bamerny, who heads a committee gathering evidence of Isis crimes, told us these tests were seen as evidence of rape by Iraqi courts.”

The tests “are based on a commonly held but inaccurate belief that all women and girls who are virgins have intact hymens that bleed on first intercourse,” Begum explained.

“As such, they are ineffective for de-

termining whether a woman or girl has been raped.”

She later added that it appears the Kurdistan officials have now stopped carrying out these tests, and are apparently following guidelines laid out by the United Nations.

A recent UN report estimated some 3500 people in Iraq remain in Islamic State captivity.

Many of that number are Yazidi women and girls, who were abducted by the hundreds and subjected to horrific abuse by the jihadists since they are considered apostates.

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Beyonce upsets Hindus Coldplay and Beyonce have come under fire from a US religious leader for trivialising Hinduism in their new video. The music video for Hymn For The Weekend, which follows Coldplay frontman Chris Martin as he travels through the streets of Mumbai to a riverside gig, has already upset Hindus with its depiction of their deities and sacred symbols.

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Fletcher pays $315m for Higgins

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lmost everyone in New Zealand will have heard of bonds, and indeed most New Zealanders are likely to hold an investment in bonds either in private investment portfolios or through their KiwiSaver retirement plans.

Bonds are considered one of the four major asset classes along with shares, property and cash, yet are the least understood investment sector.

So what are bonds? Bonds are basically IOUs issued by governments, companies, banks and even international institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund.

The investor becomes the creditor while the borrower becomes the debtor. There is a principle component which is repaid at maturity but the investor also receives interest payments, called coupons.

Bonds have an intimate relationship with interest rates in that when interest rates fall, bond prices increase and viceversa.

The overall return on a bond, referred to as the ‘yield’, is essentially a function of current interest rates plus an extra return for bearing the risk, with bond holders of riskier companies generally expecting to receive a higher return.

Government-backed bonds generally have lower yields than

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be in clear language so that investors can make informed decisions, and must include essential information such as what the financial product is, information about the organisation offering the product, key terms and key risks affecting the investment.

Credit ratings services such as Moodys, Fitch or Standard & Poors may give ratings to bond issues, which helps identify the quality of a particular bond.

For investors looking for further guidance, The Finan-

Bonds have an intimate relationship with interest rates in that when interest rates fall, bond prices increase and vice-versa

managed fund. Professional fund managers will buy and sell suitable bonds in order to produce returns that meet the objectives of that particular fund.

They will often have access to bonds which are not available to the general investing public or will spot differences in market pricing and act on those differences in order to produce returns for their investors.

When a new bond is issued, a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) must be produced. Recent new laws now require a PDS to

cial Markets Authority website contains information on this and many other investment topics; www.fma.govt.nz/consumers.

If in doubt, seek the advice of an authorised financial adviser who is qualified and experienced in this area of financial advice.

Dai Eveleigh is an investment adviser with First Capital Financial Services. The views in this article are of a general nature only and should not be considered personalized advice. A disclosure statement is available and free of charge.

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in the 2015 financial year and is expected to generate earnings before interest and tax of $40 million in 2016.

The acquisition is being funded from existing cash and debt facili-

lished and the current incumbent Paul Zuckerman is leaving the business.

Distribution, including building materials, plumbing supplies and steel distribution, will continue to be run by Dean Fradgley while Residential and Land Development will be headed by Steve Evans, the current chief operating officer of Fletcher Living.

Construction will continue to be run by Graham Darlow and incorporate the new Higgins contracting business.

In addition, Lee Finney has been appointed to a new role of chief transformation officer to focus on speeding up growth and cost reduction initiatives.

Financial results for the half year to December 31, 2015, will be reported on the basis of the new divisional structure.

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already partnered with it on road construction projects for the past 25 years.

Higgins recorded $391 million in revenue and underlyling operating earnings of $35 million

ties and is conditional on a number of factors including Overseas Investment Office and Commerce Commission approval.

Last week Fletcher announced it had OIO approval for its sale of Rocla Quarry Products to Hanson Construction for a post-tax profit of $85 million which will be booked in the 2016 financial year.

Fletcher said changes to its business portfolio, including the purchase of Higgins and sale of Rocla, required a new structure which will see the business organised into five divisions.

Building Products will be led

by Matt Crockett who is currently chief executive of the Heavy Building Products division. Francisco Irazusta will head the international division which encompasses the Laminex, Formica and Roof Tiles businesses.

The role of chief executive Laminates & Panels has been disestab-

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Fletcher Building has paid $315 million for Higgins Group Holdings, New Zealand’s third-largest road construction and maintenance company, while separately announcing it will restructure into five divisions.

The Higgins deal involves its road construction and maintenance operations in New Zealand, including asphalt and bitumen plants, road construction and maintenance operations in Fiji, aggregate business including 16 operational quarries, and other related businesses including the manufacture of traffic signs and bitumen tanks and sprayers. Excluded from the deal are Higgins’ ready-mix concrete and property businesses.

Fletcher Building chief executive Mark Adamson said he had signalled for some time a desire to expand into road construction and maintenance which the company sees as a significant opportunity. Higgins was an obvious choice, he said, as Fletcher had

Left – Higgins Group Holdings is New Zealand’s third-largest road construction and maintenance company.

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Rice paper rolls filled with flavours W

ith the abundance of fresh summer vegetables and herbs around at the moment, there’s nothing more refreshing or fun than trying something different like Vietnamese rice paper rolls with various dipping sauces.

Not only are they delicious, but they are great on a hot day when you don’t want to eat anything too heavy, and the kids love making them up too.

While traditional Vietnamese rolls usually have prawns, vermicelli rice noodles and other things in them, the only limits on rice paper rolls is your imagination.

Vietnamese prawn rolls For the dipping sauce: 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 small red chilli (deseeded if you don’t like it too hot), finely chopped 1T finely chopped ginger 1T golden caster sugar 3T fish sauce Juice 1 lime For the rolls: 100g vermicelli rice noodle or bean thread noodles 12x20cm round rice paper wrappers Handful mint leaves 18 cooked prawns, cut in half lengthways 2-3 large iceberg lettuce leaves, torn into 12 pieces 1 carrot, cut into thin batons Handful coriander Handful Thai basil Handful long chives ■ Make the dipping sauce by pounding the garlic, chilli, ginger and sugar together using a pestle and mortar, then stir in the fish sauce and lime juice. Alternatively, blitz everything together in a mini blender.

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Place a rice paper wrapper on a board and at one edge of the wrapper, add a few mint leaves, then three prawn halves.

Place some lettuce on top of the prawns, followed by some noodles, a few strips of carrot and cucumber, some more herbs and finally some beansprouts. Don’t overfill the wrappers or they will be hard to roll.

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When you’re about halfway, fold the ends of the rice paper in and over the filling so that it is completely enclosed.

Keep on rolling tightly until the whole rice paper wrapper is rolled up. To serve, cut the rolls in half on the diagonal.

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1/2 C peanut sauce For the peanut sauce: 3/4 C natural-style creamy peanut butter 1/3 C water 3T hoisin sauce 2T freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 1 1/2 medium limes) 4 1/2 t soy sauce 1T granulated sugar 2 1/4 t chilli-garlic paste 1 medium garlic clove, mashed to a paste 1/2 t toasted sesame oil ■ For the peanut sauce: Whisk all of the ingredients together in a medium bowl; set aside.

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ARTS DIARY ■

February 5 – Selwyn Gallery presenting solo exhibition, Ibis, by 16-year-old art prodigy Henry Turner, to March 3.

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February 8 – Sharing Images 101 workshop 11am to midday at the Ashburton Art Gallery, also on February 15 and 22.

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February 14 – Jub Jub Club, two sessions every second Sunday at the Ashburton Art Gallery, 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 4pm. In this session attendees will take a closer look at the exhibition Bodytok Quintet and learn about performance art.

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February 18 – Ashburton Film Society outing at the Regent Cinema, Jane Eyre, 10.30am.

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February 20 – Summer Sounds Methven concert at the Methven Domain.

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February 20 – Carnivorous Plant Society playing dramatic, original music at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7.30pm.

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To February 28 – A SonicsFromScratch Production Bodytok Quintet exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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March 3 – Ashburton Film Society outing at the Regent Cinema, The Lady in the Van, 1.30pm.

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March 5 – Wellington-based Eb & Sparrow, a five-piece band, to play at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 7.30pm, Arts on Tour New Zealand.

Carnivorous Plant Society band members will bring their unique sound to Ashburton on February 20.

A mind-blowing concert experience

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To March 27 - One of New Zealand’s most highly-regarded contemporary photographers, Laurence Aberhart, features in Anzac exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

Auckland-based band Carnivorous Plant Society will bring its Mexican fantasy and dramatic sound to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre this month.

It will be the first in a new initiative at the event centre, called open hat nights.

Event centre manager Roger Farr said the event centre would not charge for tickets.

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aged to pay what they think the evening was worth, after the concert is finished. Staff will be holding out their hats ready for collection of money,” Mr Farr said.

Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors and bar will open at 6.30pm for the 7.30pm event, to be held February 20.

“This first open hat night is a way to encourage the community to take part in special events and have further exposure to music,

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shows, the arts,” Mr Farr said.

Led by trumpet and keyboard player Finn Scholes, Carnivorous Plant Society plays dramatic, original music inspired by Stephen King novels. Live music, visual elements and animated projections create a mind-blowing concert experience.

Carnivorous Plant Society will also play in Dunedin as part of an Arts on Tour New Zealand (AOTNZ) initiative. AOTNZ organises tours of outstanding New

Zealand performers to rural and smaller centres in New Zealand.

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In brief Players ‘will behave’ South Sydney captain Greg Inglis says he’s confident NRL players will be on their best behaviour when teams gather for camps in Auckland and Brisbane this weekend. Just days after Mitchell Pearce’s lewd Australia Day behaviour was captured on video, the NRL was again rocked as Queensland blacklisted State of Origin hopefuls Valentine Holmes and Cameron Munster over off-field issues. But Inglis said he has no concerns of more bad behaviour during this week’s Nines tournament in New Zealand. - AAP

Trbojevic tipped to fly He is tipped to be the fastest man at the Auckland Nines, and the reason losing Kiwi international Peta Hiku to Penrith in the off-season was an easier pill for Manly fans to swallow. Boom Sea Eagles teenager Tom Trbojevic is predicted to turn heads at Eden Park this weekend but is taking nothing for granted this season as he prepares to try and build on the glimpses of brilliance that produced eight tries in nine games in the 2015 NRL. - AAP

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Cleaning up at the masters Ashburton’s Waireka Croquet Club cleaned up at the Dunedin Masters last weekend, coming home with a commendable eight medal haul.

Club members (from left) Phyl-

lis Reith and Jan Cleland won bronze in the pairs, while Audrey Leath won a gold in the singles and a silver with pair partner Bev Blair.

Blair also picked up a silver

medal in the single and together Janice Murta and Gail Benseman did enough to win silver in the pairs.

Benseman said the Dunedin Masters Games was great fun

and there were some good competitors on hand throughout the weekend.

“Good games, good company and a good atmosphere,” she said.

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Ko keeping a very close eye on Zika virus Lydia Ko is adopting a cautious approach about playing at the Rio Olympics as the mosquitoborne Zika virus continues to sweep through South America.

Like her on-course management, the world’s top golfer is working steadily through devel-

opments and avoiding any discussion about withdrawing from the August Games.

She sidestepped any talk about shunning the Games and concentrated her concerns on those people who have been affected by the virus which is strongly linked

to the microcephaly birth defect.

Olympic host Brazil has reported 3700 cases of the disease which stops foetus brains from developing properly. So far no vaccine has been discovered.

“First of all we are more thinking about the people there, the

people who are affected by it rather than what is going to happen (with the Olympics),” Ko said in a conference call.

“Obviously I’m just hoping that everybody there is safe.”

The IOC has assured teams they will be safe in Brazil.

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On the back of his brilliant Sunday round American Brandt Snedeker has won the weather delayed US PGA event at Torrey Pines yesterday. The 2012 Torrey winner added his eighth career win after he fired an impressive three-under-par 69 in windy and wet conditions on Sunday, and then watched yesterday as no one could match his sixunder-par 282 total. Snedeker was the only one of 71 players to break par in round four.

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Motorised doping?

International cycling authorities have promised to step up testing for mechanical doping after an electric motor was found in an elite rider’s bike, signalling decisive action after struggling for decades to combat illegal drug use.

Stewards at the world cyclo-cross championships found the motor in the bike of Belgian teenager Femke Van den Driessche, the first such find during a competitive race. “We will be testing more bikes, more often,” ICU boss Brian Cookson said following the discovery. “We will catch up with you sooner or later.”

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Swimming stateside Caitlin Johnstone has immersed herself in university life since leaving New Zealand for the Big Apple in December. The 18-year-old is studying a chemistry degree at Long Island University-Post. Guardian sports reporter James Ford caught up with the former Ashburton College student about her new life stateside.

What is your scholarship for and what does it entail?

It’s an athletic and academic scholarship. It lasts four years, however, because I started midyear, I am thinking of graduating in three-and-a-half-years so I can graduate at the end of the academic year with everyone else. I have to swim for the university and do all the trainings and meets.

I also have to keep a GPA (Grade Point Average) of over 3.0.

My team posted the highest GPA in the nation out of the division two schools last semester, so I am going to be working hard in and out of the pool this semester.

How are you enjoying the US now you’ve been there for a month?

I am really enjoying it. My team is really great and welcoming and everyone is really supportive.

There’s always someone to help, whether you need a physiotherapist or academic tutor, there’s always someone around when you need them.

It’s great living 40 minutes from the city, there are lots of opportunities and things to see and

that much more special because everyone is different and has had a different experience.

How are you finding the level of coaching?

It’s really different. My coaches have really high expectations of how we train and race and they can be really tough, but also understanding, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

They want the best for us and everything they do is to benefit us individually and as a team.

I have already improved a lot and there’s a lot to offer me here.

What are your swimming goals for this year?

To qualify for nationals as a relay team and individually. I have some personal time goals that I am aiming for, but I also want to help the girls on my relay team succeed and potentially place at nationals, because they are seniors so it is their final year.

do, there’s a different energy here compared to back home.

Are you enjoying university life in the States?

Definitely. It’s great meeting all the other student-athletes and

meeting people from all over the world.

On my team alone there are people from eight different countries. It’s really international, but it makes the team

What are you missing from home?

Definitely my family and friends. It’s easy to keep in touch with all the social media now, but it’s not really the same.

Also the food here isn’t as good as back home!

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Skipper up for one last hurrah

By DaviD Leggat Brendon McCullum probably doesn’t want to be perusing the bizarre world of social media much right now.

In the wake of a first ball duck on his return from a month off against Pakistan at Eden Park on Sunday, the boo brigade have been out in force, attacking his cricket and his character.

Some of these bozos seriously need to get a life.

McCullum, you’d imagine, inured himself to that years ago.

Sure it wasn’t what McCullum, or New Zealand, wanted - a hook to fine leg off Mohammad Amir - but going hard from ball one has been the method of the New Zealand skipper in short form cricket for several seasons.

People are prone to forget the wonderful days when he’s come off, and playing the way he does, there inevitably has to be a tradeoff.

But the more perceptive may have detected a feeling the skipper was, now and then, slightly detached from events on Sunday.

Kane Williamson appeared to

be directing traffic at times; McCullum was certainly a less overt leader than of yore.

He is preparing for his final hurrah, and if any opponent can inspire him it would surely be the Aussies.

Now remember, he’d been a month on the other side of the boundary recovering from a damaged back hurling himself into boundary hoardings.

His last bat was on Boxing Day against Sri Lanka - 55 off 25 balls.

On Sunday, his full-on determination was in evidence early, a couple of sprint, sprawl, gather and returns on the spin reinforcing the view that he goes at 100 per cent or not at all.

There have been signs earlier that McCullum is counting the days, notably during the Hamilton test before Christmas; that his body and mind say enough.

This is not an unusual situation for athletes nearing the end, and can make a good case for them to walk away at that point, rather than press on.

But McCullum has the full backing of the national selectors.

They want him there, first man

through the gate, leading against Australia.

“None in the slightest,” was selector Gavin Larsen’s response to whether he and coach Mike Hesson had any concerns about McCullum’s body and soul being up to the Australian challenge.

“He’s going to go out with a bang, I’m convinced of that.”

McCullum is, in Hesson’s words, “a fiercely determined and passionate Kiwi man so he is really looking forward to next month”.

To which the nay-sayers would doubtless respond that they would say that.

Larsen is sure that “mentally Brendon is going to produce the goods”.

“He will acknowledge his body isn’t at 100 per cent but as Brendon says himself - and this is the key thing for me - he’s either 100 per cent in or out.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that we’re going to see him create some serious impact.”

Don’t be surprised to see the man who has led New Zealand’s reinvigoration as a cricket nation stir himself for a final roar.

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Nadal still benchmark Novak Djokovic says Rafael Nadal “absolutely” remains the claycourt benchmark and chief roadblock standing between the Serb and sporting immortality. Djokovic will head to Paris in May hoping to become the first man in 47 years to hold all four grand slam singles trophies simultaneously after adding the Australian Open crown to his 2015 Wimbledon and US Open triumphs. The claycourt colossus has beaten Djokovic in the 2014 French Open final and 2013 semifinal, when the Serb let slip a 4-2 advantage in the fifth set.

- AAP

Stoke spend up large Stoke City shattered their transfer record by signing French midfielder Giannelli Imbula from Porto for STG18.3 million ($NZ37.21 million) yesterday. Imbula, 23, has signed a five-and-a-half year contract. The fee dwarfs the 12 million pounds that the Premier League club paid for Swiss forward Xherdan Shaqiri from Inter Milan in August. “I’m delighted. It was a long day but we have got a very good young player who has a lot of potential,” Stoke manager Mark Hughes said.

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Khawaja left out Steve Smith concedes unlucky Usman Khawaja would be feeling frustrated, having been overlooked for Australia’s opening ODI against New Zealand. Khawaja joined the ODI squad following Aaron Finch’s hamstring injury. The left-hander is in career-best form, having peeled off two centuries in the Big Bash League and three Test tons this summer. Smith suggested Khawaja will have a hit at some point in the upcoming three-match ODI series.

But it won’t be in Auckland today, when Shaun Marsh will partner David Warner at the top of the order.

- AAP

Sodhi into squad Leg spinner Ish Sodhi has been called into the New Zealand team ahead of today’s opening ODI against Australia at Eden Park. Sodhi is a reasonable chance to play, given the amount of turn Pakistan’s part time leg spinner Azhar Ali got from the pitch in last Sunday’s match. At this stage Sodhi is only training with New Zealand for the opening match. However, if he plays and does well there is every chance he may stay with the group for the second and third games in the series at Wellington and Hamilton in the next week. The New Zealand eleven is unlikely to be named until shortly before the match.

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Aussies targeting 400

NZ captain Brendon McCullum

The Australian cricketers predict the 400 barrier can be broken as batsmen take advantage of the shorter boundaries in New Zealand during this month’s ODI series.

Australia is also being portrayed as vulnerable, with New Zealand well placed to end their run of seven consecutive ODI series victories according to one Aussie cricket writer. Australian all-rounder James Faulkner said: “Yeah there’s no reason why teams can’t get 350 or 400...a lot of it just comes down to conditions.” Australia’s highest total in New Zealand is 349, scored in Christchurch in 2000.

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In brief Iceman hands up reins New Zealand’s greatest reinsman will watch his stable star try to win the A$500,000 Hunter Cup from the grandstand – by choice.

Champion driver Tony Herlihy, the winner of more than 3400 races, trains Cup second favourite Ohoka Punter but while he will be in Melbourne for the great race on Saturday, he won’t be in the sulky.

Herlihy has asked close friend Anthony Butt to retain the drive, providing Butt with a shot at an astonishing eighth Hunter Cup victory. “Ants has driven him in his two starts over there this time and has won them both so he is definitely the man for the job,” Herlihy said.

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Thumbs up for Khan Mongolian Khan’s regular jockey continues to give trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman encouraging reports on the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup winner’s progress. “Opie Bosson has come down and ridden him and he says he’s the same old horse,” Baker said. “We’re very happy with him and he’s back to his original weight, he’s blooming.”

- NZME

Tuscany Miss and Gerard O’Reilly head the field as they run for home in the third of the day at yesterday’s Ashburton Trotting Club trials.

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Workouts in the summer sun Racing conditions might have been perfect, but yesterday’s workouts at Ashburton Raceway attracted just a small field to have a hit-out in the summer sun.

Three-year-old Tuscany Miss

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Under the reinsmanship of Gerard O’Reilly the Live or DieQuattro Del filly, bred and owned

by Keith and Bevan Grice, ran the distance in 2.11.8, a mile rate of 2.08.5, 800m 58.6 and 400, 27.2.

She came home a head clear of Ben Waldron-trained and driven Franco Garcia, with David Mitchell and Chal Storm a further four lengths back.

Distinctive Del was fourth.

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Hawkes Bay RI Venue: Hastings Meeting Date: 03 Feb 2016 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.13pm (NZT) MACALEA STAYERS MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2200m 1 372 Hare Bawl (8) 58.5 .....................L Hemi (a2) 2 6x067 Al Munroe (6) 58.5 .........................H Tinsley 3 4432 Apprehend (5) 58 .......................M Cameron 4 0833 Hiique b (9) 58 ..............................M McNab 5 24754 Perran Beach (4) 56.5 ...................M Tanaka 6 06449 Pentire Babe (2) 56.5 ..................T Thornton 7 0x900 Danzabeel (10) 56.5 ................... D Johnson 8 04868 Eden Rock (7) 56.5 .................S McKay (a1) 9 0000 Lanakay (3) 56.5 ............................ J Parkes 10 7x070 Mystery Gift (1) 56.5 2 1.48pm PROFRUIT 2000 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 13347 Liapari m (7) 60 ..........................M Coleman 2 00224 Dukebox bh (4) 60...........................S Collett 3 40962 Jimmy Hoffa (10) 60 ................S McKay (a1) 4 61040 Bishop Rock (6) 58.5 .................M Cameron 5 20352 Candid Man (3) 58 ..........................R Myers 6 220x7 Kohi Road (5) 58 ......................... R Hannam 7 99068 Handsome Hermes m (8) 57.5 -

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8 88x60 Cajun h (1) 57 ................................ J Parkes 8 9x Awakening (4) 56 .......................V Gatu (a2) 10 Morals (5) 55.5 9 58837 Runny Honey h (2) 57 ..................... R Jones 9 Just Sugar (6) 56 .......................M Cameron 11 7. Royal Ruby (7) 55.5 ....................T Thornton 10 x6969 Edge Of Glory h (11) 54 ..............T Thornton 5 3.33pm BOSTOCK NEW ZEALAND 1200 RATING 12 Stormy Red (10) 55.5.................L Hemi (a2) 11 5x090 Star Emerald m (9) 54................L Hemi (a2) 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 7 4.43pm ORORA KIWI PACKAGING 1400 MAIDEN 3 2.23pm RUSH MUNRO’S 1400 RATING 75 $8000, 1 678x5 Clubs Choice d (1) 60 ..............R Harris (a4) $7000, MDN, 1400m Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 5x435 Lenin The Brown h (11) 58.5.........M McNab 2 x300x Sacred Wins (7) 59.5 ................. L Satherley 1 16604 Aldebaran Star tdm (8) 63.5...... D Hirini (a3) 2 63 Razzle Dazzle Man h (5) 58.5.S McKay (a1) 3 541. Lucky’s Revenge d (2) 58.5............V Colgan 2 190x9 Broadwalk th (5) 61.5 .....................H Tinsley 3 3x636 Expedite (10) 58.5.........................M Tanaka 4 44331 Montego Bay (4) 58.5......................S Collett 3 1612x Casino Jack tbh (4) 60 ................... J Parkes 4 5 Irish Star h (6) 58.5 ........................H Tinsley 5 98x15 Lyric’s Way d (3) 58.5 .................L Hemi (a2) 4 85475 Kage Is King dm (9) 60 ...................R Myers 5 4x28. Bigsie (7) 58 ...............................M Cameron 6 67055 Maxssistar d (8) 58.5 .....................H Tinsley 5 38547 Al Pacino t (3) 55.............................S Collett 6 x604x Gobstopper (3) 58 ...........................J Riddell 7 980x7 China Silk (6) 56.5 ...................... D Johnson 6 16074 Oblivion (1) 54.5 ......................S McKay (a1) 7 Heaven Forbid (9) 58 .....................V Colgan 8 x4864 Leslie’s Legacy d (5) 55.5 ...........T Thornton 7 67x11 Latin Rose td (6) 54 ...................M Cameron 8 x3539 Elusive Boxers (1) 56.5 .................. J Parkes 9 7x37 Darci’s Day 54.5 ........................... Scratched 8 64514 In Another Life tdh (7) 54 ..............M McNab 6 4.08pm WAIMEA NURSERIES 3YO MAIDEN $7000, 9 65494 Ashima (13) 56.5.............................R Myers 9 109x8 Wait A Sec h (2) 54 .....................T Thornton MDN 3YO, 1300m 10 0x48 Misstart (4) 56 Demelza (8) 56 ........................... D Johnson 4 2.58pm AWESUM ORGANICS 1200 MAIDEN $7000, 1 9232 Music Maestro (8) 57.5 ..............M Coleman 11 MDN, 1200m 2 535. Savatag bh (2) 57.5.........................J Riddell 12 x8988 Gold Label (2) 56 ............................S Collett 13 77.

Hoskins h (12) 56 ..........................D Bradley 1 7x37. Darci’s Day h (5) 58.5..................T Thornton 3 5x55 Aussie Eagle (12) 57.5 ...................V Colgan 2 3. Richie Rox h (9) 58 ............. M Dravitzki (a1) 4 Glorious Beijing (4) 57.5 ............. D Johnson 8 5.18pm EVERFRESH TRANSPORT MILE MAIDEN 3 5. Hunta Pence h (3) 58 ....................M McNab 5 6x Nikoniko b (9) 57.5 .......................... R Jones $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 25267 Thornhill (3) 58.5 ......................... D Johnson 4 0x5. Marconi b (7) 58 ......................J Riddell 6 2x Lucy Liu (11) 55.5 ...........................R Myers 2 63 Razzle Dazzle Man 58.5 .............. Scratched 5 Sheridan (2) 58 ..............................V Colgan 7 484 Kate The Great (1) 55.5 .............. R Hannam 3 8x538 Nessun Dorma (7) 58.5..............M Cameron 6 Gone Girl (1) 56.5 ............................ M Ward 8 436x9 Danacanto (6) 55.5 .......................M McNab 4 009 Her Son (6) 58.5 .............................. M Ward 7 72 Pakapunch h (8) 56 .................S McKay (a1) 9 High Spirits h (3) 55.5 .....................S Collett

5 Our Luck Dragon (5) 58.5 .......S McKay (a1) 6 530 Admeister 58 ................................ Scratched 7 4 Lincoln Bay (4) 58 ...........................J Riddell 8 60. Counter Attack (8) 58 ....................M Tanaka 9 26 Real Savvy b (9) 56 ....................... J Parkes 10 0x48 Misstart (10) 56 ........................... R Hannam 11 9x00 Crystal Roc (2) 56 ......................L Hemi (a2) 12 6x808 Macakizi (1) 56................................S Collett 13 6x07 Shocktillyoudrop (11) 56 ...............D Bradley Blinkers on: Danzabeel, Lanakay, Mystery Gift (R1), Lucy Liu (R6), Lenin The Brown, Bigsie (R7) Blinkers off: Sacred Wins (R5) Winkers on: Nikoniko (R6), Hoskins (R7) Winkers off: Danzabeel, Mystery Gift (R1), Lucy Liu (R6) SELECTIONS Race 1: Apprehend, Perran Beach, Hare Bawl, Pentire Babe Race 2: Liapari, Jimmy Hoffa, Bishop Rock, Candid Man Race 3: Latin Rose, Al Pacino, Oblivion, Aldebaran Star Race 4: Richie Rox, Sheridan, Pakapunch, Hunta Pence, Marconi Race 5: China Silk, Montego Bay, Lyric’s Way, Leslie’s Legacy Race 6: Glorious Beijing, Aussie Eagle, Lucy Liu, Nikoniko Race 7: Bigsie, Irish Star, Razzle Dazzle Man, Elusive Boxers Race 8: Real Savvy, Thornhill, Lincoln Bay, Nessun Dorma

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 10 768 Kay Marting nwtd ...................J T McInerney way Meeting Date: 03 Feb 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 4 1.04pm KEENAN CONCRETE C0 HT1 C0q, 520m Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 1 25846 Alquezar nwtd ...................................M Flipp 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 2 22243 Cocoa Bear nwtd ........................A Turnwald and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 3 87842 King Hit Mike nwtd ................... S Gommans 1 12.10pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 4 56538 She’s Mustard nwtd..........................R Waite 1 74883 Steffi’s Star nwtd ............................. J W Bell 5 36767 Belk Road nwtd G &........................ J Clarke 2 77856 Dallas Baxter nwtd .................J T McInerney 6 Charlie Bo Bo nwtd .....................B Hodgson 3 7 Mr. Maize nwtd ............................A Turnwald 7 45243 Black Roadstar nwtd .....................B Mitchell 4 45563 Another Jet nwtd ....................J T McInerney 8 55547 Kentucky Doll nwtd................... S Gommans 5 474F4 Nana’s Girl nwtd ....................... S Gommans 5 1.22pm THE CHRONICLE C0 HT2 C0q, 520m 6 77747 Rally Sarious nwtd .................J T McInerney 1 46655 Candy Crusher nwtd ................A Duganzich 7 66666 Homebush Inquiry nwtd ..................L Doody 2 7 Wrong Number nwtd ................ S Gommans 8 52486 James McBell nwtd ................J T McInerney 3 45445 Princely Money nwtd ..............J T McInerney 9 57577 Gully Screamer nwtd G & ............... J Clarke 4 5x32 Panda Ring nwtd ................................ N Udy 10 55883 Swirling Eddie nwtd...........................M Flipp 5 7 Ear’s Boris nwtd ................................M Flipp 2 12.28pm LASER PLUMBING C0 C0, 305m 6 67354 Goldstar Lexie nwtd ................ T McCracken 1 F7723 Another Casino nwtd..............J T McInerney 7 52347 Charrina Hill nwtd I C &..................J Lenden 2 Zircon nwtd ............................J T McInerney 8 33326 Jazz Hill nwtd ................................B Mitchell 3 4 Terra Trip nwtd.................................... N Udy 6 1.39pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 4 57242 Ziggy Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney 1 434x1 Crowd Goes Wild 30.83 ..............A Turnwald 5 4745 Killalea Star nwtd .......................... D Donlon 2 53234 Cawbourne Josh 31.10 ....................... L Bell 6 2 Kennel Boy nwtd .........................A Turnwald 3 24725 Opawa Messini 30.72......................... N Udy 7 5F471 Belfast Smarty 18.05....................... J W Bell 4 74464 Meg’s Me Mum 30.40......................S Maher 8 5T488 Homebush Minion nwtd .........J T McInerney 5 44785 Manyana Groper nwtd......................T Agent 9 57577 Gully Screamer nwtd G & ............... J Clarke 6 24286 Phantom Way nwtd L & ...................... Morris 10 768 Kay Marting nwtd ...................J T McInerney 7 42234 Silver Tokaam nwtd ..................... K Hanover 3 12.46pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 305m 8 76448 Ollie Baxter 30.66 ..................J T McInerney 1 43621 Odd Fellow 18.07 D P &........... K Gommans 9 47678 Lily Ma’s Smoking 30.62 .................S Maher 2 8 Totes nwtd ..............................J T McInerney 10 36887 Come On Mickey 30.92 G & ........... J Clarke 3 671 Rand nwtd ..............................J T McInerney 7 1.57pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m 4 3565 Teevee Kitty nwtd ..............................M Flipp 1 45664 Sasha McBell 17.94 ...............J T McInerney 5 44374 Annie Way nwtd L & ........................... Morris 2 45622 Azure Dreams 17.75 G & ................ J Clarke 6 86753 Eva’s Storm nwtd ............................L Doody 3 74645 Homebush Bounce 17.90 ......J T McInerney 7 7x654 Chief Baxter nwtd...................J T McInerney 4 55376 Denali 18.00 G &............................. J Clarke 8 73653 Dark Witch nwtd ............................... P Clark 5 72845 Venga Guapa 17.80 ........................M Olden 9 57577 Gully Screamer nwtd G & ............... J Clarke 6 887x3 Asia Ostee 17.92 ............................ M Mann

7 47767 Allegro Senor 17.81 ...........................W Kite 8 62674 Autumn Lights 18.29 ...................A Turnwald 9 16585 Magic Dandy 18.13 ........................... B Hunt 10 38863 Business Review nwtd L & ................. Morris 8 2.14pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1, 520m 1 77787 Little Prophet 31.10 ..........................R Waite 2 55554 Cawbourne Satin nwtd D P & .. K Gommans 3 33643 Milly Rivers 31.26 ........................B Hodgson 4 33554 Lagoon Victory 30.90 ............... S Gommans 5 64758 Archi Bale 30.49.....................J T McInerney 6 55486 Bundoran Lass nwtd ..................... D Donlon 7 75388 Bevs New Point 31.48 ..............A Duganzich 8 21863 Viva La Vixen nwtd ......................A Turnwald 9 47678 Lily Ma’s Smoking 30.62 .................S Maher 10 x6776 Carolina Moon nwtd .........................T Agent 9 2.31 DOPEY DOG LASER ENGRAVING C1, 305m 1 32326 So Unbelievable 18.43 ....................M Olden 2 53586 Serve Ya Purpose 17.87..................... N Udy 3 36652 Homebush Lucifer 17.67 ........J T McInerney 4 23785 Mangamahu Jack nwtd ...............B Hodgson 5 38543 Cawbourne Kiwi nwtd ..................... J W Bell 6 64666 Cawbourne Bird 17.87 ............. S Gommans 7 62542 Peajay Pringles 18.10 G & .............. J Clarke 8 51628 Ella Baxter 18.05....................J T McInerney 9 65838 Cosmic Warra 17.94.........................T Agent 10 34686 Repeat Visit nwtd ................................ L Bell 10 2.49pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 78746 Taikorea Lass nwtd ...................... T Downey 2 45732 Cawbourne Kitt nwtd ....................... M Mann 3 47321 Alamein Blonde 30.60 ..................... J W Bell 4 71354 Chase Me Apatche 31.15 .............G Atwood 5 24664 Homebush Naki nwtd .............J T McInerney 6 75658 Into The Fray 30.69 ..........................R Waite 7 85187 Lulu’s Flame nwtd I C & .................J Lenden 8 65662 Pacific Sunrise nwtd ..........................M Flipp 9 47678 Lily Ma’s Smoking 30.62 .................S Maher

10 38776 Torero nwtd ....................................R Murray

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2P755 Elusive Babe nwtd..............................W Kite 33655 Opawa Larry nwtd .............................M Flipp 44537 Candid Angel nwtd ........................ M Gowan 68432 Rubbed Out 30.97........................... M Mann 21357 Bernie’s Boy nwtd .........................B Mitchell 1112 Aunty Trace 30.77 ............................L Ahern 27871 Cawbourne Marcy 31.47 ......... T McCracken 74876 Goodtime Mike 30.91 ...................... J W Bell 47678 Lily Ma’s Smoking 30.62 .................S Maher 48586 Dark Garnah nwtd.................... S Gommans 12 3.24pm METEOR OPD WANGANUI C2 C2, 305m 1 52111 Two Up 17.52 ..............................A Turnwald 2 35172 Takeaway 17.87 L & ........................... Morris 3 31211 Dandy Star 17.77 .............................. D Hunt 4 18F38 Homebush Limbo 17.64 .........J T McInerney 5 36412 Cawbourne Nevada 17.98 ...........C Roberts 6 43421 Mr. Jules nwtd ..................................T Agent 7 12653 Shelly McBell 18.13 ...............J T McInerney 8 x1268 Nui Magic 17.68 ................................M Flipp 9 37155 Queen Star nwtd ..............................T Agent 10 13662 Lady Zeena nwtd ......................... T Downey 13 3.43pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m 1 13857 Clearly Magic 18.04 L & ..................... Morris 2 21455 Opawa Tommo nwtd........................... N Udy 3 44434 Hyde Baxter 18.14 .................J T McInerney 4 31227 Smart Dandy 18.22 ........................... B Hunt 5 64583 Cawbourne Legs 17.97 ..........J T McInerney 6 34666 Liz Watto 18.12 ................................... L Bell 7 65664 Gully Crusher 17.89 G & ................. J Clarke 8 74787 Davey Boy Scott 18.14 .................. R Maisey 9 86674 Homebush Stew 17.77 ...........J T McInerney 10 77668 Spot On Maggie 17.52 .............A Duganzich 14 3.59pm MAX REFRIDGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 x5737 Witch Misty 17.91............................. P Clark 2 53623 Another Charm nwtd ..............J T McInerney

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

37856 Johnny Angel 17.86 ................ T McCracken 46346 Gully Runner 18.21 G & .................. J Clarke 38816 Miss Hook 18.34 ....................J T McInerney 85472 Working Jewel 17.83 .......................L Doody 24421 Peaky Blinder nwtd .........................B Marsh 24486 Cawbourne Mark 18.38 D P & . K Gommans 86674 Homebush Stew 17.77 ...........J T McInerney 45478 Trinity Flight nwtd .............................T Agent 15 4.18 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 305m 1 88832 Homebush Pippi 18.02 .................. R Maisey 2 36211 Pacific Vibe 17.90...................J T McInerney 3 36221 Knocka Few Back 17.69...................L Ahern 4 11 Alcudia 18.28 ....................................M Flipp 5 36647 Jobs Rite 17.83 ..........................B Goldsack 6 57373 Pedro’s Carat 18.09 ...................... M Gowan 7 45467 Deathstar 17.60 D P & ............. K Gommans 8 85715 Gully Yappa 18.09 G & .................... J Clarke 9 888x8 Nina Be Good 17.88 ......................R Murray 10 66468 Homebush Button 18.00 ........J T McInerney SELECTIONS Race 1: Dallas Baxter, Another Jet, Mr. Maize, Nana’s Girl Race 2: Kennel Boy, Zircon, Belfast Smarty, Ziggy Baxter Race 3: Rand, Odd Fellow, Annie Way, Teevee Kitty Race 4: Charlie Bo Bo, King Hit Mike, Black Roadstar, Alquezar Race 5: Panda Ring, Jazz Hill, Princely Money, Candy Crusher Race 6: Crowd Goes Wild, Opawa Messini, Meg’s Me Mum Race 7: Azure Dreams, Homebush Bounce, Asia Ostee Race 8: Milly Rivers, Lagoon Victory, Cawbourne Satin, Little Prophet Race 9: So Unbelievable, Homebush Lucifer, Peajay Pringles Race 10: Alamein Blonde, Cawbourne Kitt, Taikorea Lass Race 11: Aunty Trace, Rubbed Out, Opawa Larry, Goodtime Mike Race 12: Two Up, Cawbourne Nevada, Takeaway, Mr. Jules Race 13: Clearly Magic, Opawa Tommo, Smart Dandy Race 14: Another Charm, Peaky Blinder, Johnny Angel Race 15: Knocka Few Back, Pacific Vibe, Pedro’s Carat, Alcudia LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Health & Safety Co-ordinator Ashburton Contracting Ltd is committed to providing a safe working environment for our staff and the public we encounter. We are seeking a Health and Safety Co-ordinator to support our Health & Safety Systems.

Reporting to the HR & Compliance Manager, your role will be 30 – 40 hours per week and key tasks will include: Promoting Health & Safety compliance Site auditing Hazard identification and review Accident/incident investigation Creation and maintenance of JSA’s / SOP’s

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We are seeking an individual with a passion for H&S. We will give you the opportunity to grow your Health & Safety knowledge and career in a supportive environment, while having the chance to be part of a great company with great people.

Utilities Service Person If you are a methodical problem solver with a can do attitude then this could be the position for you. This role is focused around maintenance repair work to the water reticulation. Previous experience would be an advantage but not a pre-requisite as training will be available to the right person. Opportunities exist for on-going education and training programs The right person should have: •

Nat Cert in Water Reticulation an advantage Minimum Class 2 license Physically fit and be willing to manually dig in conjunction with machine operation/plumbing and drain laying activities High level of focus on safety and delivering high quality work Able to show initiative and an ability to follow instructions Prepared to be rostered on-call • •

Tim Perry in action for the Crusaders in Super Rugby.

■ RUGBY

Sevens in Wellington and Nines this weekend at Eden Park.

The winter codes are emulating their summer brethren who have poured bastardised versions of the real game into the cricket calendar.

In rugby who suffers?

Super Rugby of course, the tournament which is supposed to hold our attention from the February 26 kickoff through its June recess until the winner is decided on August 6.

This year, the 21st since the tournament dipped its toes into the professional world, the series will undergo its fourth change of format in an expanded 18-team tournament with four conferences divided into two groups.

The original Super 12 lasted for a decade before organisers bumped it up to the Super 14 for a five-year spell then switched it to the conference-based Super 15 series for another five-year gig.

Now we’re asked to get our heads around another revamp, although

RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton Veterans Golf Association Heartland Championship Round, Ashburton Golf Course 1st with 42 Stableford points was Terry Molloy; 2nd was Dave Hewitt with 41; 3rd. = were Brian Sivier and Brian McIsaac with 40; 5th= were Clarrie Galway and Peter Kiddey with 39; 7th= were Owen Everest, Graham Munro, Mike Holmes, Tony Sheppard and Dave Horrell with 38.

Twos: George Brown, Mike Holmes, Peter Kiddey and Phil Kerr.

Tinwald Golf Club January 28, Twilight results Par Men: 0-6: Kevin Bishop 3 up, Wayne Lloyd 2 up, John Smitheram 1 up, Matt Bowater 1 up, Paul Hefford square b/l.

7-10: Luke Spence 3 up, 23, Dave Allan 23,

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Super Rugby takes hit

By Wynne Gray

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PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON

it’s not a priority as a handful of players have been diverted to use their skills at Sevens as they target gold at Rio. The Ioane brothers, Ben Lam, Augustine Pulu, Sonny Bill Williams, Liam Messam and Ardie Savea have been asked/encouraged/persuaded to give Sevens a crack.

That will limit their Super Rugby involvement and if those players make the cut for Rio it will have an impact on their All Black involvement for the Rugby Championship.

New Zealand Rugby has decided an Olympic Sevens campaign takes precedence ahead of All Black test rugby and its Super Rugby offshoot.

The glint of a possible gold has affected the NZR focus while rugby supporters are left to try to understand what to make of the multiheaded revamped competition.

Four changes in the small lifespan of Super Rugby.

That’s one of the reasons significant crowds are reluctant to attend matches until deep in the season

when they have got a better handle on what’s happening.

As World Rugby contemplates how to make rugby easier to understand, it seems Southern Hemisphere organisers have taken another tack.

Only last week New Zealand coaches discovered there was a late change to the bonus points system for tries in this year’s series.

We’ve got new sides from South Africa, Argentina and Japan, while New Zealand franchises will play home and away matches against two of the four teams in their conference.

They will also play each team in the Australian conference and each team from a conference in the other group.

Confused? Don’t blame you.

So that’s probably why the competition starts at the end of this month to give everyone time to digest the way the series works before competition interruptus in June as the All Blacks host Wales for three tests.

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Ben Steve McCloy 2 up, Robin Simms 2 up, John Schofield 2 up, Chris Hart 1 up b/l.

11 plus: Ryan Braddock 2 up, Roger Bruce 1 up, Keith Bonnington 1 up, Geoff Soal square b/l.

Women 0-14: Leen Bell 1 up, Pam McAndrew 1 down. 15 plus: Maree Moore square b/l.

Non-Handicap; Jenny Harrex net 37. Bayley’s nearest the pin: # 2 John Schofield. # 12 Luke Spence. Radio Hokonui lucky card; Duncan Lye. Two’s; Nigel Heney, Nigel Ludeman.

Farmers Insurance Open

January 30 Winer opening American Foursome Leading scores in the winter season opening American Foursome played on Saturday were; Men: Struan Scott and Lindsay Jackson 65.5 c/b Wayne Mellish and Simon Ross 65.5.

Mixed; Brent Smith and Jo Peacock 62.5, Wayne Smith and Sue Newman 66.5. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Poko Pairia. Gluyas Ford # 6; Bill Mason. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Belinda Kirdy. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Bill Mason. Two’s: Struan Scott and Lindsay Jackson, Wayne Smith and Sue Newman.

Winter opening day trophy winners: Mixed; Brent Smith and Sue Newman. Men; Struan Scott and Lindsay Jackson.

Final round scores from PGA TOUR event, the Farmers Insurance Open yesterday (par72).

282: Brandt Snedeker (USA) 73 70 70 69 283: K.J. Choi (KOR) 68 67 72 76 284: Kevin Streelman (USA) 69 69 72 74 285: Jimmy Walker (USA) 69 71 68 77, Fredrik Jacobson (SWE) 69 69 71 76 286: Jonas Blixt (SWE) 77 66 66 77, J.B. Holmes (USA) 70 68 72 76 287: Billy Horschel (USA) 67 70 74 76, John Huh (USA) 69 69 71 78, Patton Kizzire (USA) 67 73 71 76, Martin Laird (SCO) 69 68 73 77, Aaron Baddeley (AUS) 73 69 69 76 288: Shane Lowry (IRL) 71 71 73 73, Paul Dunne (IRL) 69 71 71 77, Hudson Swafford (USA) 70 71 69 78 289: Charles Howell III (USA) 70 71 73 75, Colt Knost (USA) 70 73 68 78 290: Jhonattan Vegas (VEN) 72 69 69 80, Kim Si-Woo (KOR) 70 68 75 77, Hiroshi Iwata (JPN) 69 73 68 80, Dustin Johnson (USA) 70 66 74 80, Tony Finau (USA) 71 71 71 77, Gary Woodland (USA) 68 67 73 82, Robert Streb (USA) 71 72 75 72 Also: 295: James Hahn (USA) 73 69 78 75, Danny Lee (NZL) 71 72 72 80.

Applications close February 5, 2016 Please send current CV or details to: ‘Job Title’ Ashburton Contracting Ltd PO Box 264 Ashburton 7740 Email: janee@ashcon.co.nz

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Ashburton Community Christmas Lunch

Thank you very much The organisers of the Ashburton Community Christmas Lunch 2015 would like to thank the following for their generous support.

All Fed Up Catering Co. Ltd ANZCO Foods Ashburton GreyPower Ashburton Guardian Ltd Ashburton Meat Processors Ltd Ashburton Trust Ashburton U Hire Ltd Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade Ashburton’s The Courier Bidvest Foodservice Christchurch Boston Burger Community House Mid Canterbury Coniston Homestead Countdown Ashburton Coupland’s Bakeries Crozier’s Turkeys Ltd dpi design & print Lakehouse Restaurant & Bar

Mitre 10 Mega Mtec Metering Contractors Netherby School New World Ashburton PlaceMakers Ashburton Presbyterian Support Rainbow Confectionery Ltd Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains Silver Fern Farms Ltd Sim’s Bakery Southberry St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church St Paul’s Presbyterian Church Talley’s Group Ltd The Green Grocer The Warehouse Tinwald Hall Society Wright’s Drycleaners

Thank you also to the individuals who made donations.

A very special thanks to the hard-working volunteers who gave their time to make this a memorable and enjoyable occasion for us all.

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The ideal candidate will be friendly and enthusiastic, passionate about customer service, positive and self-motivated, able to build a rapport with customers and team members and is keen to learn.

This will be a satisfying and challenging position in a friendly community business.

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To apply, please email your CV, cover letter and relevant work references to:

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For prompt, reliable service Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place Ph 308 8989. 30 years local service. Same day service if possible. SUPERGOLD discount card welcomed.

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Professional window tinting for cars, homes and offices. Quality films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security.

Phone Craig Rogers your ONLY local applicator 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

SMITHFIELD FLOWERS, 211 Smithfield Road Ashburton. Lilies for sale. We have gorgeous lilies for sale $10 a bunch and beautiful bouquets of mixed flowers for $18 for that special someone.

Come thru the gate and into the flower tent. Cash Only, Open Every Day.

Guardian Classifieds

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

MEETINGS, EVENTS

THE FAT CHIHUAHUA Ashburton's new pet minding service. Caring for your precious pets when you can't.

Doggy daycare in my own home as well as overnight stays for dogs. Competitive rates. Call Susan on 027-663 6454 or 308 1565.

ART LESSONS in watercolours and oils by tutor Debbie Lambert. Afternoon and/or evening class options.

Enquiries 022 600 9263.

WEEKEND art workshop at Mesopotamia Station February 26 and 28. Tutor Debbie Lambert, oils and Sue Simpson, watercolours. HIRE hire.

LawnEnquiries to Debbie 022 600 GENERAL mowers, chainsaws, concrete 9263. breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / contracting Looking for a work, Call and see U-Hire builder with Ashburton. 588 East Street.

Open Mon-Fri 7.00 - 6.00pm; a little more Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday experience?

8am - 5.00pm. – Ph: 308 8061 www.ashburtonuhire.co.  Housing nz  Commercial  Farm

Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote.

grant.hastie@xtra.co.nz

307 7900

LIVESTOCK, PETS

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

BOHEMIA crystal patriot 5 piece whiskey set $276.00.

An everlasting and special engagement or wedding gift.

The China Shop in The Arcade.

CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

COOK LIKE a master chef at home. Cook your meat to perfection every time, with a Meat Thermometer from Kitchen Kapers in The Arcade. For only $13.50 you can impress your family and friends with perfectly cooked meat.

TALL gutter walking frame adjustable height, basket incl.

Frame folds up for easy handling and storage. Gutter tops are fully adjustable for width, height and front to rear.

Good condition, $400 ono.

Phone 03 351 7074, 027 474 1808.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

CINDY, kiwi, attractive, long hair, size 8, busty. Lots of fun.

Phone calls only, private 027 363 7916.

FIRST time. 100% G.F.E. Asian. 21 years old. Naughty, big, busty, curvy, sexy, friendly, good fun. Only one week. Antasha. Ph 021 0884 1260.

FIRST time, Asian, pretty, 26 years old. Busty, sexy, stockings and high heels.

Two ladies, special prices, Naughty, DVD, toy. Ph 021 110 7034. Angel.

GAY guy based Temuka/Geraldine area.

In/out calls. Can travel.

Phone 028 408 3440.

SAVANNAH. 24/7. Genuine callers please, no texting.

Would suit mature gentlemen.

Ph 021 044 0698.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

TWO bedroom house for rent Hampstead area, fenced, good back yard, $280 per week, no pets. Phone 027 269 4133.

We design, we build, we innovate.

Ph 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton (03) 307 6130 www.calderstewart.co.nz

Daily Events Wednesday 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allen’s Road.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around used clothing. Cnr Havelock and Cass Streets.

Thursday 9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners, refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Fun exercise with friendly people.

Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park St. 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall.

Havelock Street.

11am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS

CLUB. Movie - Suffragette, Regent Cinema, Wills Street.

1pm - 3.30pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP.

Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15am GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf croquet doubles. Waireka, Philip Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new members welcome. Allenton Sports club,

Cavendish St, Allenton.

1.30pm ASHBURTON HERB SOCIETY. Garden walk, Community garden, Anglican Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

7pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open for toy hire Thursday and Saturday, Methodist Baring Square Church hall.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST GOODWILL SHOP. Sell preloved second hand clothing.

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

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. O P shop second time around used

clothing. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Havelock and Cass Street, entry Havelock Street.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social day, come and try it yourself. 115

Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

6pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Twilight golf croquet, non-members welcome. Waireka, Philip Street.

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

Noticeboard

3 FEBRUARY 2016

APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNIT Y GR ANTS

Applications are now invited from groups and organisations for community grants from Ashburton District Council for funding in 2016/17.

There are now five funding categories - arts and culture, sports and recreation, economic development and events, community development, and natural and built environment (including biodiversity & heritage grants).

Application forms and criteria are available from our website ashburtondc.govt.nz or from the Council office. For further information please contact Council on 307 7700 or email info@adc.govt.nz.

Applications close 5.00pm, Monday 29 February 2016.

PUBLIC NOTICE

RUBBISH AND RECYCLING

Road closure

Waitangi Day collections Resource Recovery Parks The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be closed on: • Monday 8 February 2016

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that for the purpose of allowing the Multi Cultural Bite and Waitangi on East to be held, the following roads will be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic (with the exception of emergency vehicles) for the period indicated hereunder.

Roads to be closed: East Street, between Havelock Street and Wills Street (Multi Cultural Bite) East Street, between Havelock Street and Moore Street (Waitangi on East) Period of closure: From 7.00am until 6.00pm on Saturday 6 February 2016 (Multi Cultural Bite) From 8.00am until 5.00pm on Saturday 6 February 2016 (Waitangi on East)

Rubbish and Recycling - Kerbside Collection If your collection day is a Monday there will be a change for Waitangi Day. Collections normally scheduled Monday 8 February 2016 will be collected on Tuesday 9 February 2016.

There are no changes to any other collections.

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

PUBLIC NOTICE Fire control measures - change of fire status

It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised permit to use the roads for ordinary vehicular traffic during the period of closure.

The fire season status for the Ashburton District has changed to an open fire season until further notice.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Information on the open fire season is available from our website ashburtondc.govt.nz or from the Council offices at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Remember to flush your taps Some plumbing fittings have potential for minute traces of metals to accumulate in water that has been in the fitting for several hours.

Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health recommends you run a mugful of water through your drinking water tap each morning before use to remove any metals that may have dissolved from plumbing fittings.

We recommend this simple precaution for all households, including those on public and private water supplies.

This notice is issued by Ashburton District Council on behalf of the Director - General of Health, Ministry of Health.

This notice does not apply to any public conservation land and any fire safety margins associated with such land.

Restrictions may be re-imposed at a later date if conditions require. Lighting a fire without complying with the required conditions at all times may result in prosecution.

This notice is made under section 22 of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977.

WEBSITE Find out what’s happening at Council on our website. It’s easy to use and has all the information you need about the services that the we offer you.

Visit ashburtondc.govt.nz

Up & Coming Meetings Environmental Services Committee Meeting Council Chamber, Baring Square East, Thursday 11 February 2016, 11.00am Service Delivery Committee Meeting Council Chamber, Baring Square East, Thursday 11 February 2016, to follow Environmental Services Finance & Business Support Committee Meeting Council Chamber, Baring Square East, Thursday 11 February 2016, to follow Service Delivery Council Meeting Council Chamber, Baring Square East, Thursday 25 February 2016, 1.30pm

Water Restrictions Water restrictions are in place until further notice. Visit the Council website for a full list of all water supplies with water restrictions.

Career Opportunities • Mower operators • Lifeguards

Current Road Works Learn about road works underway or due to commence in the Ashburton District on our website.

For more information, visit ashburtondc.govt.nz

HOURS OF SERVICE COUNCIL OFFICE 5 Baring Square West

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 180 Havelock Street

ASHBURTON RESOURCE RECOVERY PARK Range Street

Monday - Wednesday 8.30am - 5.00pm Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm

Monday - Friday 9.00am - 8.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 1.00 pm - 4.00pm

Monday - Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm Sunday 1.00pm - 5.00pm

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GARFIELD

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

www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz

Phone 03 307 7900 E: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett St

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You know your weaknesses and limitations, and you deal with them head on. This is why you keep improving. Someone notices. You could even be promoted for this.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Stellar results often come from positivity, optimism and mental steadiness. But they can also come from calamity, disaster and darkness. Move through them.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Is it heartening to know you are someone’s sun? With your position at the centre of the system comes the responsibility of staying vibrant and not disappearing.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Some things are only true because you believe them. There are things that are true regardless of whether you believe, interact with or acknowledge them at all. Luck comes from investing in that second category.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Providence speaks to you through seemingly arbitrary outcomes. You’ll interpret the message better when you believe it was for you; then assign lighthearted associations.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Lateral moves don’t excite you. Change takes energy, and you don’t want to misplace your energy by putting it into something that is not an improvement.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): When you decide to leave the house at one time instead of another, you are not thinking about changing history. And yet all will be altered. Choose with conviction. That’s confidence.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’ve mastered the art of appearing to be carefree and confident while inwardly chasing down what you want. Certain people around you will be duly impressed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It would be foolish to brush your shortcomings aside as if they didn’t exist. When you claim them instead, you’ll find the up side of the flaw. Others will understand you better and make your life easier, too.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Conventional types warn against “losing yourself,” but once you’re into something, you get so intensely focused that you can’t help but become the project. Your immersive approach is what makes you great! Don’t change.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You would like to be known and acknowledged for your meaningful achievements, not for the meal you’re about to eat.

Do your choices regarding social media reflect this?

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): A rush of shy energy is actually an invitation addressed to whatever part of you feels smaller than the situation. The invitation reads, “You belong! Welcome!”

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February 3, 2015.

One year has passed During office hours notices since that sad day, may also be sent to: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz when you, the one we loved, passed away.

Any queries Our memories are many, please contact fond and true, 0800 among the heartaches ASHBURTON still for you.

(0800-274-287). With all our love from your families and friends in Australia, USA, and New Zealand.

FUNERAL FURNISHERS

Specially designed headstones to reflect the individual personality

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

Ph 307 7433

Phone Eddie anytime

308 9051 or 021 267 5563

MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON

MID CANTERBURY FUNERAL SERVICES

E.B. CARTER LTD

Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka & Surrounding Districts since 1905

For all your memorial requirements Galbraith’s New headstones and designs provide choice!

Renovations, We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to reflect their individuality - ask us how we can be of assistance to you and Additional inscriptions, Call us on your family.

Cleaning and Concrete work Call us on 308 3980 Carried out by qualified 308 or call in and visit 3980 our new premises at tradesmen. or 246 callHavelock in andStreet visit Galbraith’s provide choice!

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Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago. ac.nz/chchheart

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The FBI hires a Los Angeles detective to baby-sit a cunning Hong Kong police officer. Elizabeth Pena, Jackie Chan. 0 10:25 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 10:50 F Kitchen Nightmares AO 3 0

11:05 One News 0 11:35 Nothing Trivial AO 3 Lauren invites Mac to join her on a trip to Europe, but will he abandon Team Sex On A Stick when they need him most? 0 12:35 Te Karere 3 2 1am Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 32

11:45 N One Big Happy PGR 12:15 Undateable PGR 3 0 12:45 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:10 Infomercials 2:15 The Real PGR 3 3am Grey’s Anatomy AO 3 0 3:45 Resurrection AO 3 0 4:35 Happy Endings PGR 3 0 4:55 Posh Nosh 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 7:30 Lost And Sold 8am Lonely Planet – The Odyssey 8:30 Pride In Battle 9:30 Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 10am Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 10:30 The Get Growing Roadshow 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 Auction Hunters PG Noon Location, Location, Location 1pm Brother v Brother 2pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea 3pm Lost And Sold 3:30 Lonely Planet – The Odyssey 4pm Inside Nature’s Marvels 5pm The Cook And The Chef 5:30 Mary Berry Cooks 6pm Nick Knowles’ Original Features 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle Ben travels to remote locations where he faces extreme lifestyles head-on.

8:30 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week 9:30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 10:30 American Restoration 11pm The Cook And The Chef 11:30 Mary Berry Cooks

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Midnight IFish 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Lost And Sold 1:30 Lonely Planet – The Odyssey 2am Inside Nature’s Marvels 3am Nick Knowles’ Original Features 4am Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week 5am Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

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6am Paul Henry 9am The Queen Latifah Show PGR Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg joins Queen Latifah for a chat.

10am Infomercials 11:30 Baggage PGR 3 Noon NewsHub Midday Coverage of global and local news.

12:30 Dr Phil PGR A woman confronts her parents for bringing drugs into their house when she was a teenager, and persuading her to drop out of high school.

1:30 M The Bling Ring PGR 2011 Drama. Austin Butler, Yin Chang, Tom Irwin. 0 3:30 Entertainment Tonight 4pm American Ninja Warrior 0 5pm The X Factor Australia PGR 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Story 7:30 House Rules PGR During the final days of the Western Australian renovation, some teams are at breaking point. 0 8:35 The Blacklist AO 3 0 9:35 N Chicago PD AO Voight is under scrutiny by Internal Affairs as the Sheldon Jin murder investigation gets underway.

10:35 NewsHub Late

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am As Told By Ginger 3 7:25 Digimon Fusion 3 7:50 Casper Scare School 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-5 House 3 8:50 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Peppa Pig 3 9:05 Fireman Sam 3 0 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 Bob The Builder 3 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Peppa Pig 3 3:05 Strawberry Shortcake 3 3:30 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 3:40 George Of The Jungle 3 4:10 Fairly Odd Parents 3 4:35 Strange Hill High 3 5:05 The Nanny 3 0 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Punk’d 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm Fresh Off The Boat PGR 8:30 M Jaws – The Revenge AO 3 1987 Thriller. The shark returns, causing havoc in the sleepy town of Amity.

Michael Caine, Lorraine Gary.

0 10:25 Crisis AO 0

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7am Deal Or No Deal 3 Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000.

7:30 Home Shopping 11:30 The Doctors A panel of experts discuss difficult medical questions in an open forum.

12:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 A celebrity chat show.

1:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Australia – First ODI. First innings from Eden Park.

5:35 Prime News 6pm L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Australia – First ODI. Second innings from Eden Park.

10pm Wayward Pines PGR Ethan is determined to find out who is responsible for an explosion on Main Street; Harold opts out of the covert operation he and Kate were planning.

6am Golf – Singapore Open (Highlights) Round Four. 7am The Golf Fix 8am School Of Golf 9am Basketball – NBL (Highlights) New Zealand Breakers v Townsville Crocs. 9:30 Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day 14 – Mixed Doubles Final and Men’s Singles Final. 10:30 Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day 13 – Men’s Doubles Final and Women’s Singles Final. 11:30 Cricket – Ford Trophy Final (Highlights) Noon The Cricket Show 12:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v India – Third T20. 1pm Cricket – International (Highlights) 1:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Australia – First ODI. 5:35 The Cricket Show 6:05 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Australia – First ODI. 10pm Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v India – Third T20. From the SCG in Sydney.

10:30 L Cycling – Dubai Tour Stage One. From Dubai International Marine Club to Fujairah, 179km.

11:05 NCIS – LA AO 3 Eric believes the computer system that controls Russian missiles is at risk when he overhears a computersystems expert being attacked during online game play. 0 12:05 Infomercials

11:20 Entertainment Tonight 11:45 Infomercials

11pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR A celebrity chat show.

Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

12:30 Sky Sport Select 1am Cricket – International (Highlights) 1:30 Basketball – NBL (Replay) 3:30 Sky Sport Select 4am Cycling – New Zealand Cycle Classic 5am Pro Kabaddi League 5:30 Cricket – International (Highlights)

MAORI TV

SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Dora Matatoa 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 8am Pukana 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Wairua PGR 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 11:40 Closedown Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Te Hikoi Mahanga 3 3:30 Pukoro 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha

THE BOX

2 5pm Tribe 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Tangaroa With Pio 7:30 Te Matatini 3 8pm Behind The Brush 3 8:30 Marae DIY 3 9:30 My Country Song 10pm Whare Taonga AO 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Te Kauta PGR 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am CSI MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Piha Rescue PG 7:40 Counting Cars PG 8:05 Survivor – Heroes v Villains PG 8:55 NCIS MV 9:45 Criminal Intent MV 10:35 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 Elementary MV 12:15 CSI – Cyber MV 1:05 Pawn Stars PG 1:30 NCIS MV 2:20 CSI MV 3:10 The Simpsons PG 3:35 Raw MC 6:30 Shipping Wars PG 7pm Piha Rescue PG 7:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 8:30 Criminal Minds – Suspect Behaviour 16VS 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 Criminal Minds 16VS

6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Careful What You Wish For. 8:30 MythBusters PG Speed Cameras. 9:25 Manhunt PG Panama. 10:20 Dual Survival M 11:15 Murder Comes To Town M Friend or Foe. 12:10 Disappeared M 1:05 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG Blaze Police; Oaked. 3:20 Auction Hunters PG Hook, Line and Printer.

3:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 4:45 Running Wild With Bear Grylls M 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Railroad Alaska PG 7:30 Game Of Stones PG 8:30 Yukon Men M 9:30 Edge Of Alaska M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M

12:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

PG 1:45 CSI MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Criminal Minds – Suspect Behaviour 16VS 4:45 Hawaii Five0 MV 5:35 Shipping Wars PG

12:30 Southern Fried Homicide M 1:25 Cry Wolfe M 1:50 Cry Wolfe M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Destroyed In Seconds PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 5:05 Survive That! M

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

MasterChef Australia 7:30pm on TV One

Rush Hour

8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:10 Allegiance MVL 2012 Thriller. Bow Wow, Seth Gabel.

7:40 Inherent Vice 16LSC 2015 Crime. Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin.

10:05 Horns 16VLSC 2013 Fantasy Thriller. Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple.

12:05 Run All Night 16VLC 2015 Action. Liam Neeson, Ed Harris.

2pm Top Five 16LSC 2015 Comedy.

Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson.

3:45 Allegiance MVL 2012 Thriller.

Bow Wow, Seth Gabel.

5:15 Reach Me MVL 2014 Drama.

Sylvester Stallone, Kyra Sedgwick.

6:50 The Guest 16VLSC 2014 Thriller.

Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe.

8:30 Edge Of Tomorrow MVL 2014 Action. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt.

10:25 When The Game Stands Tall MV 2014 Drama. Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern.

THURSDAY

12:20 The Harvest MVLSC 2015 Horror. Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon. 2:05 Close Up – Leonardo DiCaprio PG 2:35 The Guest 16VLSC 2014 Thriller. Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe.

4:15 Edge Of Tomorrow MVL 2014 Action. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt.

MOVIES GREATS 7:30 Red Dragon 16VC 2002 Thriller.

Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel.

9:35 The Day The Earth Stood Still MV 2008 Sci-fi. Keanu Reeves.

11:15 Pitch Black MVL 2000 Sci-fi. Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser. 1:05 Get Smart PGV 2008 Comedy. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway. 2:55 Red Dragon 16VC 2002 Thriller.

Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel.

5pm Maid In Manhattan PGL 2002 Romantic Comedy. Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes. 6:45 The Taking Of Pelham 123 16VL 2009 Crime.

Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini. 8:30 Team America – World Police 16VLS 2004 Animated Action.

Voices of Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller. 10:10 Defiance MVL 2008 Drama. Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell.

THURSDAY

12:25 As Good As It Gets ML 1997 Comedy. 2:40 Maid In Manhattan PGL 2002 Romantic Comedy.

4:25 Defiance MVL 2008 Drama.

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6am Cricket – Ford Trophy Final (Highlights) Central Stags v Canterbury.

6:30 The Cricket Show 7am Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v India – Third T20. From the SCG in Sydney.

7:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Pakistan – Third ODI. From Eden Park, Auckland.

8am Cycling – New Zealand Cycle Classic 9am Sky Sport Select 9:30 Pro Kabbadi League 12:30 Cycling – New Zealand Cycle Classic 1:30 L Ice Hockey – NHL Washington Capitals v Florida Panthers. From Verizon Center in Washington.

4:30 Sky Sport Select 5pm UFC Now 6pm Fight Night 8pm Fishing And Adventure 8:30 Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day 14 – Men’s Singles Final and Mixed Doubles Final.

9:30 L Basketball – NBL Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers. From Adelaide Arena.

11:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Australia – First ODI. From Eden Park, Auckland.

THURSDAY

Midnight Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Australia – ODI Series.

2am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day 14.

3am Ice Hockey – NHL (Replay) Washington Capitals v Florida Panthers. From Verizon Center in Washington.

5am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day 14 – Mixed Doubles final and Men’s Singles Final.

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Mid Canterbury Netball development officer, Brooke Morshuis moved to Mt Somers from Dunedin.

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New face on the netball court

BY CAITLIN PORTER

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Twenty-six years old and raring to go, Brooke Morshuis is Mid Canterbury Netball’s newest recruit.

On board as Mid Canterbury Netball’s development officer, Morshuis is new to the area after moving from Dunedin to a sheep farm near Mt Somers.

While being somewhat of a culture shock, she said it was a

great change of scenery.

While down south she studied towards a Bachelor of Physical Education at Otago University before moving on to work as a development officer for Netball South.

Morshuis’ role this year is parttime and based at the EA Networks Centre sports house but will also take her over to the pavilion from time to time.

Something she loves to do be-

cause it connects her with people of all different ages, Morshuis is excited for the year ahead.

Her main focus will be working with schools and focusing on player development but she will also orchestrate coaching sessions and work with the Future Ferns programme.

An avid netballer herself, she also played while studying but has been off the courts for two

years and has instead been focusing her energy on basketball.

However, keen to get out and about in the district Morshuis said she was keen to pick up both sports again this year.

Currently Morshuis is focusing her attention on the player development programme set to run later this month.

It is directed at netballers aged Year 9 to 13 who want to get some

pre-season training in before netball returns full force in a couple of months.

“There’s a real focus on fitness and fundamental basics … it’s a big kick start going into their trials and the season prepared.”

Any players interested in attending the two-day workshop on February 27 and 28 can contact Morshuis at the EA Networks Centre.

Call us what you like, as long as we’re winning, says Jones Eddie Jones has continued to dismantle the cultural foundations laid by the previous England regime by declaring he is happy for his team to be labelled arrogant as long as they are winning.

Jones’ predecessor, Stuart Lancaster, was determined to disprove the reputation that has traditionally cloaked the Red Rose as part of his drive to restore the image of the national side.

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Some felt England became too passive amid their desire to win friends, but Jones will allow his players to voice their hopes and expectations without fear of upsetting the management if ac-

cused by rivals of bragging.

“Arrogance is only bad when you lose. If you are winning and you are arrogant then it is selfbelief. When you lose it is being arrogant,” Jones said.

“We are a side that is going to prepare well for Test matches.

“We’re going to believe we can win Test matches and we’re going to believe that we are going to be the best team in the world.” - AP

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