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Rock: Film industry racist Chris Rock has addressed the controversy surrounding his recent essay in the Hollywood Reporter in which he labels the film industry racist. The 49-year star says he didn’t see it as a courageous act; rather he was simply stating the facts over being black in the entertainment industry. In the piece, Rock questions how such a “liberal town” like Hollywood is also “kind of racist” when it comes to hiring practices and diversity. He called Hollywood: “A white industry. Just as the NBA is a black industry.”

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Frozen Fever Walt Disney Animation Studios’ all-new short Frozen Fever, which welcomes Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf back to the big screen, will open in cinemas on March 26, 2015, in front of Disney’s Cinderella, a live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale.

Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, and produced by Peter Del Vecho and Aimee Scribner, with an all-new original song

by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Frozen Fever marks the first project reuniting the Oscarwinning original team from Disney’s Frozen.

In Frozen Fever, it’s Anna’s birthday and Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever, but Elsa’s icy powers may put more than just the party at risk.

Zayn Malik puts wedding on hold British pop star Zayn Malik has postponed plans to wed his fiancee Perrie Edwards in 2015 because his tour commitments with One Direction will keep him on the road for most of the year. Malik and Edwards got engaged in 2013 after two years of dating. But their hopes of becoming husband and wife in 2015 have been scuppered by their busy schedules. However, Edwards, a member of UK girl band Little Mix, insists she has no problem with the delay and is taking it all in her stride. “We have no idea (when we will wed). We’re just going with the flow, we’re just happy to be engaged and enjoying it ...”

Meet the new face of Versace Madonna, still toned at 56 and riding a wave of acclaim for a recent topless photo shoot, has been named as the face of Versace’s spring/summer 2015 collection. Extending a long-standing relationship with the Italian fashion house, the American singer was snapped for the new campaign by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, who captured her in black and white, standing showing off her lean frame and sitting poised on the edge of a chair. “Madonna is one of the true icons of Versace,” designer Donatella Versace said in a statement.

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Gang v police plays out in Ashburton

By Erin TaskEr

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A dramatic chapter of a story involving gangs and weapons played out in Ashburton on Thursday afternoon.

Police swooped on a car believed to have been carrying gang members from Timaru, with witnesses reporting seeing people pinned to the ground by police

officers equipped with firearms.

The story began in Christchurch at about 11am after a gang-related altercation in New Brighton left two people requiring hospital treatment, Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said.

“It was believed some of the people may have been from Timaru and there was reliable information that they were headed

back south,” Mr Banfield said.

So the armed offenders squad (AOS) was deployed from Timaru, but it was Mid Canterbury police staff who spotted the people of interest first. They were seen in a vehicle in Rakaia.

Mr Banfield said there was no pursuit, but it appeared the people in the vehicle spotted a patrol car so attempted to evade police.

They turned off the highway towards Fairton and drove into the Ashburton Business Park at about 1pm, where police conducted what Mr Banfield called an “armed stop” at the corner of Northpark Road and JB Cullen Drive.

The vehicle and its occupants were searched and a number of items were located, includ-

ing weapons, but no firearms, he said. But there was insufficient evidence to link those in the vehicle to the earlier incident in Christchurch so they were released.

Mr Banfield said the armed response was due to the potential for the occupants being in the possession of firearms and other weapons.

Restrictions likely by Christmas

By Erin TaskEr

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Fire restrictions are likely to be in place by Christmas, but farmers shouldn’t take that as an invitation to go out and burn recklessly.

Ashburton’s principal rural fire officer Don Geddes said warm weather and a string of nor’west winds meant the district was drying out quickly and already the district’s rural firefighters had been kept busy dealing with a number of preventable rural fires.

“A lot of them are from unsupervised fires like pits and things, that have just been left. The vast majority of fires come from that source,” Mr Geddes said.

“If people are needing to burn, it’s going to be better to do it now, so long as you pick the right weather and as long as you have got all the suppression and precautionary measures in place,” Mr Geddes said.

“We are getting regular fires now but they are not big ones, but there’s always the chance that if we don’t get into them quickly they can get away.”

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By Daisy HuDson

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Ashburton’s chief fire officer is warning farmers to follow correct farming practices after firefighters spent four hours battling a hay fire yesterday.

A hay shed at a property on Mitcham Road was gutted after the blaze, which senior

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firefighter Andrew Rattray believed had been smouldering for some time.

At least three appliances and a tanker attended the fire.

Mr Rattray said while he was not “100 per cent sure” about the cause of the fire, it was possible the hay could have spontaneously combusted.

Spontaneous combustion can be caused by excess moisture or insufficiently cured plant moisture.

Mr Rattray said heat and humidity at this time of year meant spontaneous combustion was more likely.

Ashburton chief fire officer Alan Burgess said while they did not see many hay fires,

there had been some because of hay that was baled out of condition.

“Sometimes weather conditions can put a bit of pressure on the contractors and some of the hay does go in out of condition,” he said.

Mr Burgess said “good farming practice” could eliminate the risk of hay fires.

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■ TRANS TASMAN NEWSLETTER

Amy Adams ‘one to watch’

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One of Mid Canterbury’s MPs is a potential National deputy leader, while the other struggles to be noticed.

Respected political newsletter Trans Tasman says Selwyn MP Amy Adams is “one to watch”, while Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew needs to raise her profile.

Trans Tasman released its annual ranking of New Zealand MPs last week, with Ms Adams climbing from 6.5 in 2013 to a 7 out of 10.

The political newsletter said “it wouldn’t surprise anyone” if Ms Adams became National’s deputy leader.

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“She’s a smart, capable, nononsense Minister and she’s on top of her portfolios.”

Despite describing Ms Goodhew as “capable”, her rating slipped from 4 to 3.5.

“With the portfolios she had last time, it was hard to be noticed, and it’s still hard,” the

publication said of the Minister for Food Safety.

However, it was not all bad news for Ms Goodhew, with Trans Tasman saying she deserved “a better crack” at being a Minister.

Ms Goodhew said while it was “nice” that the political newsletter thought she should have a higher profile, she did not set a lot of store in the ratings.

“I’ve got some gutsy portfolios, which I’m rapt with,” she said.

Ms Goodhew said the elections, which she referred to as her “three-yearly appraisal”, went very well.

She claimed her fourth vic-

tory in a row in 2014, with her majority more than double that of Labour’s Steve Gibson.

Prime Minister John Key had the highest rating of any MP, increasing from a 9 to a 9.5 out of 10. “”He’s still phenomenally popular, and if he comes through a third term without serious damage a fourth could be within his grasp,” Trans Tasman said.

Labour deputy leader Annette King and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters scored the highest rankings outside the Government with 7.5. Labour leader Andrew Little made a big gain in 2014, jumping from 4.5 to 7.

■ HAMPSTEAD KINDERGARTEN

Students’ work donated to kindergarten Hampstead Kindergarten was the lucky recipient of two new playground buildings yesterday, courtesy of Ashburton College students.

A whare and a Samoan fale, both built by Ashburton College students, were donated to the kindergarten yesterday.

Ashburton College Year 13 technology student Paul Mareko built the fale, which took a whole year to make, specifically for the kindergarten.

Ashburton College teacher Sean Stephen and Mr Mareko supervised the buildings as they were lifted off a truck and delivered to the kindergarten yesterday.

Hampstead Kindergarten head teacher Justine Hanrahan said receiving the projects was exciting, as the kindergarten had a diverse culture.

“It’s so exciting, we’re so chuffed,” she said.

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Two advanced paramedics attempted to resuscitate the man who was in cardiac arrest as the result of the fall but were unsuccessful.

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Super city plan ‘won’t fly here’

By Sue NewmaN

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A super city plan similar to that proposed for greater Wellington would not fly in Canterbury, Ashburton mayor Angus McKay says.

The Wellington proposal will bring together nine local authorities under the super city brand, creating one council and eight local boards, that’s not a model Ashburton wants to have a bar of, Mr McKay said.

“There is no appetite from the mayors of Canterbury to go down this path – to my knowledge,” he said.

Rather than merging to form one large council, Mr McKay said he favoured the model most Canterbury councils were now using of working collaboratively and collectively on major contracts and issues.

Ashburton has formed a roading partnership with several southern councils on projects that pare back costs but still allow individual councils to choose their own contractors.

And Mr McKay sees that collab-

orative way of working as a vastly superior option to the formation of a super Canterbury council.

“If that did happened we’d end up with something like Environment Canterbury before the commissioners were appointed. The people of Ashburton weren’t happy with that. I’m ruling this out right now.”

Yesterday Mr McKay attended a Canterbury mayoral forum and said there were no hints that any of the region’s mayors were interested in the super city model.

“I believe no one wants to go there. Ashburton is quite rightly made up of independently thinking people.”

While the Local Government Commission has said it will not force council amalgamations or the super city model, when the Wellington deal was released on Thursday there was widespread criticism from many of the Wellington and Wairarapa local authorities involved.

Submissions on the proposal are open until March 2.

Forest and Bird Ashburton branch chairwoman Edith Smith and Ashburton Museum archivist Kathleen Stringer unwrap the collection of 40 biodiversity photographs given to the museum for its natural history collection.

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Photographic Society.

It was held in June and exhibited at the Methven Heritage Centre, and in the Ashburton Arcade.

Forty winning photographs were chosen by the judge, wildlife photographer and film maker Rod Morris.

It was those photographs presented to the museum.

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Ashburton Museum staff took possession this week of a selection of Mid Canterbury’s biodiversity caught on film for the Biodiversity Photographic Competition.

The competition was run by the Ashburton branch of Forest and Bird, in conjunction with the Ashburton

birds, insects, spiders, reptiles, animals or plants native to the district.

Ashburton Museum director Michael Hanrahan said it was a significant collection for the museum.

“It’s great to have them, and it’s something we had very little on (in the museum), its natural history,” he said.

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Warning on Christmas goodies By erin tasker

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With Christmas just around the corner, police are urging people to keep their valuables out of sight and locked away to prevent unwanted Christmas heartache.

Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said the theft of a push bike from an open shed on Walnut Avenue overnight Thursday showed that some people were still too trusting.

He said anything valuable needed to be kept locked away and out of sight because thefts like the one involving the push bike were most likely opportunistic; people needed to take those opportunities away.

Christmas trees were going up around the district, and in the more organised houses, presents were being placed under them.

Mr Banfield said that kind of thing should be kept out of sight.

“The crooks that are pre-

pared to steal push bikes will be willing to smash a sliding door and take Christmas presents,” Mr Banfield said.

It’s happened before; in 2007 a Tinwald home with a Christmas tree visible from the street was broken into and around $600 worth of presents taken.

In that case, a sliding door had been left unlocked and while presents were taken, valuable items like an X-Box just centimetres away from the Christmas tree, were left.

At the time, police issued a reminder to people to ensure their doors and windows were secured, particularly during the festive season.

The message remained the same today Mr Banfield said.

People needed to be mindful of their home security, and shop owners and staff needed to be on the look out for shoplifters.

Mr Banfield said shoplifting was known to rise over the Christmas period.

By Mathew Dearnaley

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■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Getting in to Christmas spirit Ashburton College got into the festive spirit on Thursday night, as the College’s junior choir, Phoenix Rising, held its annual Christmas Concert.

Summah Ralston (above) performed in the concert, which featured a variety of musical and dramatic Christmas performances, including traditional

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The choir traditionally supports a local charity with their end of year activity, and this year it chose to support Birthright Ashburton.

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The spirit of giving is alive this season, with one lucky ex-Ashburton resident receiving a gift from a self-proclaimed “Christmas Fairy”.

Miles Graham was given a letter and $100 – intended to be used to buy a Christmas tree – by a kindly workmate in Christchurch. The gesture was from a parent, who years ago had several small children and found Christmas-time difficult.

“Now that I am not a parent of several wee kids, I like to be able to spread some good Christmas wishes to parents like you who are doing a damn fine job,” the fairy wrote.

In the letter the fairy encouraged Mr Graham to buy a Christmas tree and wished him well for 2015.

Mr Graham and son Bailey, 11, have not had a Christmas tree for the last few years.

“Please accept this wee gift to take yourself and Bailey off to buy that Christmas tree,” the letter said.

Mr Graham said the letter was out of the blue and very much appreciated although he admits he did try to give it back straight away.

He went out and purchased a tree, which Bailey thought was “awesome”, and said he will make sure he pays the gesture forward in years to come.

National petrol prices have fallen to $2 a litre for the first time in two and a half years.

BP and Z Energy both claimed to have led the market yesterday morning in reducing their national price for 91-octane petrol to 199.9c.

They were joined at that price yesterday afternoon by both Mobil and Chevron, which runs the Caltex brand.

But industry minnow Gull is asking what took them so long, saying it reduced its maximum price for 91-octane to that level a fortnight ago.

Gull’s lowest price yesterday was 184.9c in Rotorua and three of its stations in Botany, East Tamaki and Otara are selling the grade at 185.9c, says managing director Dave Bodger.

He says Gull’s average price across 45 North Island stations under its control is 192.5c.

BP has reduced prices for all its petrol grades by 3c a litre, and for diesel by 2c.

The other oil majors have gone one better by reducing diesel as well as petrol by 3c.

Jonty Mills of BP said the cuts were his company’s 10th in a row since early October.

“This is the first time for two and a half years petrol has been under $2 per litre nationally and we’re thrilled to be able to offer this to all our customers across the country,” he said.

“We acknowledge that in some highly-competitive hotspots it has been under $2 for some time but we are a national player and this is a national reduction.”

The move was enabled by international supply exceeding demand, reinforced by OPEC deciding against cutting production.

“It’s great news leading into the festive season,” Mr Mills said.

“We’ve passed on these benefits as quickly as possible and now the whole country can enjoy cheaper fuel.”

Z spokeswoman Christine Langdon said her company had led a 3c cut in national main port prices across all fuel grades, meaning “discretionary travel” would become much more affordable.

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Smokefree goal ‘still focus’

By Caitlin Porter

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New research published last week suggests the Government’s goal of making New Zealand smokefree by 2025 is not realistic but Ashburton Smokefree Coalition member Angela Leadley disagrees.

The study, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal estimated that even with steep tobacco tax rises and the introduction of plain packaging, tens of thousands of Kiwis would still be smoking by 2025.

It used data from the 2013 census and showed while smoking is declining, it is not doing so quickly enough. It estimated it would take until at

least 2040 for non-Maori and 2060 for Maori to be “smokefree”.

The country would be considered smokefree when it had a smoking rate of less than 5 per cent.

However, Mrs Leadley said it is a goal that the Smokefree Coalition and Smokefree Mid Canterbury would not stop working towards.

“We will continue to work towards strategies, because smoking is harming people,” she said.

Mrs Leadley said there are a variety of other cessation services available in Mid Canterbury, including GP services, quit-smoking products and national services such as Quitline.

So far this year 4624 people within the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) region had signed up with Quitline.

Last year the total was 4694.

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) communications manager Michael Colhoun said ASH is also optimistic that the 2025 goal can be achieved.

Mr Calhoun said the Government’s first goal, of reducing the number of smokers to 10 per cent by 2018 is tracking well.

In the last few years the smoking rate in New Zealand has reduced from 23 per cent to 15 per cent.

“That [makes] under 5 per cent by 2025 an achievable target,” he said.

The CDHB region currently has a smoking rate of 14 per cent.

The study did take into account the increase of tobacco tax. It has increased by 10 per cent for the past four years and will continue to do so until 2016.

Mr Colhoun said ASH is pushing for other methods to be used to help reach the 2025 goal which include pushing plain packaging out sooner, gradually reducing nicotine levels in cigarettes and removing flavours – such as menthol – from cigarettes.

If the 2018 target does not continue to track well, then it may be time for more drastic measures, he said.

■ CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL

Some assets to be sold off to cover shortfall The Christchurch City Council announced yesterday it would sell some of its assets to fund a $1.2 billion shortfall after the Canterbury earthquakes put significant pressure on the city’s finances.

As part of an “opening the books” exercise initiated by Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel, Cameron Partners was commissioned to look at the performance of Christchurch City Holdings Ltd (CCHL) and council owned trading organisations.

They estimated the council’s shortfall was to be $1.2 billion due to the cost of rebuilding after the earthquakes in 2010 and 2011.

On top of this the council was also likely to face extra costs associated with renewing roads and pipes, which have a shorter lifespan as a result of quake damage.

The council announced yesterday it would sell some of its assets, including up to 34 per cent of the Lyttelton Port Company, nine per cent of Christchurch International Airport and 14.3 per cent of Orion.

The council said it was unable to disclose how much it would raise through selling these as-

sets, but said the sale would help avoid a rates increase.

Ms Dalziel said the council had to make some tough decisions given the scale of the shortfall.

She said it would be too big a burden on ratepayers in the current, difficult post-earthquake environment to expect residents to shoulder a rates increase.

“Our bottom line position, shared by all councillors, is we will not lose control of our core infrastructure assets, the two ports and Orion. But we will look for ways to maximise their strategic value and performance by offering shareholdings to appropriate partners. This may include selling assets which we do not regard to be strategic.

“The fact is that this city’s most valuable assets are actually our water supply, our rivers, our underground infrastructure and our roads. This is what we need to invest in for future generations.”

The council would agree on specifics before its Long Term Plan was released in March next year.

Ms Dalziel said no decisions would be made on the Long Term Plan without formal public consultation.

- NZME

Blaze on Great Barrier A large fire has destroyed a farm house on Great Barrier Island. The blaze was spotted by four off-duty Fire Service staff staying at a hotel on the island around 9.20pm on Thursday night. They saw flames coming from the house on Shoal Bay Rd and rushed to the scene to help the residents. They were joined by rural fire brigade and water trucks. All residents of the property were accounted for, and there were no reports of injuries, northern fire communications shift commander Megan Ruru said. The blaze was extinguished at around 11.30pm.

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New role for Cliff Cliff Curtis will play the lead in a new spin-off from the hit zombie show The Walking Dead.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Curtis will play the main role in the series, which is set in the world of The Walking Dead but follows a different group of survivors. His character is teacher Sean Cabrera, and his description as “a good man trying to do right by everyone in his life” is similar to that of The Walking Dead’s lead Rick Grimes. The show’s other lead, Cabrera’s ex-wife Andrea, is yet to be cast, THR reported. - HOL

Unregistered teachers More than 5000 teachers working in schools across the country in the last year were unauthorised, while another 400 did not appear on any Teachers Council records, the organisation’s annual report says.

By matching its own records against the Ministry of Education’s payroll information, the Teachers Council discovered the discrepancy. It found 5045 teachers working in schools whose authorisation to teach had expired, and a further 433 teachers who were being paid but were not listed on the council’s data for the 2013-2014 year.

- NZME

Rudd’s case public The case against AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been made public and includes claims he threatened to kill a man and his daughter. The alleged September 2014 call is said by the Crown to have followed an earlier call “in which [Rudd] spoke about what he wanted done” to the man he allegedly threatened to kill. The document released yesterday is the summary of the case against Rudd, who was arrested in early November when police raided his house with a search warrant.

- NZME

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■ AGE CONCERN CHRISTMAS PARTY

A thank you for members Rose Stead plays the piano at the Age Concern Ashburton Christmas party while members join in, singing Christmas carols.

The annual Christmas function took place at the Seniors Centre yesterday, where an afternoon tea and entertainment was provided for 80 people.

Age Concern Ashburton vicepresident Trish Small said the annual event was a success and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

“It was just to say thank you to all of our members for their support throughout the year,” she said.

A woman has been caught on camera taking household furniture from a charity donation drop-off for the needy in Hamilton. CCTV footage posted on the St Vincent de Paul’s Facebook page shows the woman diving into a skip of rubbish with legs in the air. She can be seen single-handedly putting two loads of goods including a double bed, chairs and other household items into the back of a jeep on Sunday afternoon. Waikato general manager of the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Mike Rolton, said the video showed the woman arriving at the scene prepared with bolt cutters.

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In brief Cycling trail grants The Government has announced 13 grants totalling $970,000 for the upkeep and improvement of the New Zealand Cycle Trail. The grants are the first round from a pool of $8 million over four years announced in this year’s Budget.

The grants are for maintaining and enhancing the network regional trails from Northland to Southland that make up the New Zealand Cycle Trail. The contestable funding announced this year is to assist with maintaining the quality of the trails. The biggest grant announced yesterday was $212,500 to Tasman District Council. The largest grant in the North Island was $130,000 to the Wanganui District Council.

The next funding round will be in February 2015.

- NZH

Concussion guideline Reflection Place, home to Ashburton’s most highly rated residential properties.

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 021214-TM-102

■ ASHBURTON REAL ESTATE

Town’s most expensive pads

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

The six houses that make up Ashburton’s Reflection Place community together have a market value that is well over $4 million.

The properties in Coniston have an average rateable value of $648,000, leading the numbers in a 56 property subdivision that tops the list as having Ashburton’s highest home valuations.

Figures provided by the Ashburton District Council put the 25 properties on Coniston Drive in second place, with an average rateable value of $608,000.

With Ashburton’s valuations now two years old, most properties today are selling about 15 per cent over valuation and that pumps the market value of top priced properties up signif-

icantly. None of those properties, however, comes close to matching Ashburton’s stand out home on Park Street. This carries a rateable value tag of $4 million.

Lochhead Drive tops the list in Methven with an average for the 28 home subdivision of $452,000. Values range widely over the 74 properties listed on Forest Drive, but are boosted by a valuation of $1.130 million at the top end, the average valuation runs out at $410,462.

The most expensive housing enclave in the district is Lake Hood with top average valuations found in Penbury Close.

The 11 properties in the close have an average rateable value of $674,444 with the highest, $950,000. Three of the district’s top 200 home values are found there.

Ludlow Drive has five houses

in the top 200, with the average rateable value over the 55 properties of $603,000.

Across Ashburton District’s top 200 homes, valuations range from $580,000 to $4 million, with the average valuation for the group, $708,775.

There were about 13,600, houses in the Ashburton District at the 2013 Census.

The numbers might say that the Coniston area is Ashburton’s richest real estate patch, but sales agent Jenny Gray says she’d throw another, more established part of town into the mix.

She’s tipping the block of Oak Grove between Elizabeth Street and Harrison Street to increasingly become one of the higher priced slices of town, but it’s one that flies quietly under the radar. Old houses have made way for new high priced

homes and included in the mix are several stately older homes on larger sections, she said.

The number of high value properties is growing as modest older homes are demolished and replaced by new, big ticket homes. There are also homes on large sections that have a very high land value component, Mrs Gray said.

“From a sales point of view, this is still one of the best locations in town.”

She also puts Catherwood Avenue in the top street mix, based on the overall quality of homes and the visual appeal of the street. That’s key in valuations and can bump up values, she said.

“How a street looks is always the big factor. Coniston is beautifully set out, it’s the whole subdivision that’s beautiful.”

■ BOROUGH SCHOOL

Marketing skills put to the test

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 051214-TM-060

Year five and six pupils at Ashburton Borough School made the most of their burgeoning entrepreneurial skills at a market day yesterday.

The pupils, who have been learning how to organise themselves as part of the school’s Primary Years Programme, organised the market without any help from staff.

Rebecca Brou, Holly Trotter, Gracie Trotter, and Gretal Tavendale shared a laugh at the market, which included food, crafts, games, and raffle stalls.

ACC has released a concussion guideline for sports organisations following high numbers of head injuries as a direct result of sport related activity. About 7350 such injuries are recorded each year and in the past four years sports related concussion claims cost ACC $76 million, the corporation said.

“It’s not just the financial cost but the decline in general health and quality of life for the injured person for up to 10 years following the injury, or, maybe for the rest of their lives,” said Dr Peter Robinson, ACC chief clinical advisor. ACC worked with New Zealand Rugby, New Zealand Rugby League, New Zealand Netball and New Zealand Football and the AUT University Sports Performance Research Institute to develop the guidelines.

- NZH

Concerns raised earlier Senior Cera staff raised concerns about former chief executive Roger Sutton’s behaviour more than a week before an official complaint was made, the State Services Commission has confirmed. The Commission said for confidentiality reasons it was refusing to release documents related to the sexual harassment complaint and subsequent investigation that found “serious misconduct” on Mr Sutton’s part, prompting his resignation at a controversial press conference on November 17. However in a brief “Information Release” about the matter yesterday, the commission confirmed that on September 15 this year it received “an informal approach from senior staff members at Cera who raised general concerns about Mr Sutton’s behaviour”.

- NZH

Security review The mother of a baby kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital would like to see the findings of a review into security released as soon as possible, to give other expectant mothers peace of mind. Elsje Pretorius’ baby daughter Nadine, was taken from Middlemore Hospital on September 25 about 8pm. The baby girl was found at a Manurewa property about 4am, safe and well, and was reunited with her parents. The findings of a review into security at Middlemore Hospital were presented before the Middlemore Board on Wednesday, however, they were yet to be made public.

- NZME

Environment Canterbury in Ashburton Committing to a safer Lake Hood Visit the website before you go boating on Lake Hood www.lakehood.co.nz With the recreational boating season in full-swing it's a good time to register at Lake Hood’s website. The process for power boats and jet skis is proving successful with a large number already identified for the summer season.

If you haven't joined the scheme you won't be able to boat on the lake.

Lake Hood project manager Gary Casey said in the past year, since the identification process has been in place, there has been a marked improvement in water safety on the lake.

“We have noticed a definite improvement especially around lifejacket wearing which is something we have really been pushing for.

The black-billed gull. Photo credit: Nick Ledgard

Ashburton River access - some people never learn The removal of a structure designed to protect endangered blackbilled gulls (tarāpunga) on the Ashburton River/Hakatere has been referred to police for investigation. The latest incident, on the weekend of 29 November, closely followed something similar only two weeks earlier.

Environment Canterbury’s Biodiversity Team Leader Jo Abbott urged the local community to get more involved if this treasure on their doorstep is to be preserved.

“We need the public to be our eyes and ears,” she said.

Many organisations are working to protect the species and improve biodiversity in the Ashburton area - Forest & Bird, the Ashburton Canterbury Water Management Zone Committee, Fish & Game, the Ashburton District Council Biodiversity Action Plan Group, the Ashburton River/Hakatere Mouth Action Committee and Environment Canterbury.

“They have put a lot of work into improving the habitat and health of the river, including predator control funded by Environment Canterbury, and into raising awareness of the black-billed gull colony and lobbying for its protection,” Jo said. “We must not allow the actions of a few to spoil this work.”

A number of steps have been taken to bolster protection and enhance the gulls’ habitat. For example, the Environment Canterbury Biosecurity team undertakes pest control and river engineers had blocked access to the site in response to previous vandalism. There are prominent ‘Endangered Bird’ signs at a number of locations along the river.

It appeared recreational users had gone to extraordinary lengths to remove concrete blocks at Tinwald to gain access to the river.

“We were advised by a member of the public that the 2-tonne concrete blocks preventing access to the river bed nearest the railway line had been moved, probably by a vehicle fitted with a winch,” Jo said.

Anyone who saw anything suspicious last weekend or with information about those responsible should contact Ashburton police.

The black-billed gull is found only in New Zealand and most commonly in the South Island where they nest on braided rivers.

Breeding adult birds have a white head, neck, rump and tail with pale silver-grey wings and back.

Rivers flow low River flows in all Canterbury foothill rivers were exceptionally low in Spring due to a long period of settled and dry weather starting in August and running through November.

“We’ve had enquiries from members of the public who have noticed the low flows in their local rivers, and are concerned about the effect this is having on water quality and ecosystem health,” said Tim Davie of Environment Canterbury.

“We noticed in September that many streams were beginning to display lower than usual flows.

“As a result in some areas we are already measuring flows more often so we can better track what is happening to our streams and rivers.”

“It is really great to have everyone making an effort to be more water-safe and taking the time to learn the rules of the lake. It means that everyone is able to have a good time on the water without any hassles,” he said.

Christmas hours Best wishes for the festive season from Environment Canterbury. Our offices will be closed, from 1pm on December 24 to January 7, inclusive. We will open again on January 8.

Taylors Drain water users group shows value of a proactive approach An updated water measuring system is already proving its value to the Taylors Drain water users group which has been able to maintain drain flows for environmental protection.

The group aims to improve irrigation reliability for the farmers who take water from Taylors Drain. In dry seasons water takes can reduce the flow in the drain to minimum levels, particularly from late November and December, and again in March.

In previous years irrigation restrictions were simple but crude. The drain was split into three sections and farmers in those sections rostered water among themselves. While this worked it did not take into account farms with differing consented volumes.

This irrigation season the group has installed its own flow measurement device, at the low-flow point, which sends real time wireless information to a website. This also shows all group members their individual water meter flow data and consented volume. If and when restrictions are necessary water will be rostered on a weekly consented volume.

“By maintaining the minimum flows we can ensure there is water for irrigation as well as protecting the environmental values of the drain,” said Gary Wilson, chair of the water users group.

“Almost every river in Canterbury has a minimum flow, designed to protect the environment. When a river reaches its minimum flow, irrigation takes from the river must stop.

“It is exceptional that in South Canterbury the Orari River has become unconnected across the plains during Spring.”

Other South Canterbury rivers showing similar low flows are the Hinds, Waihao and Otaio rivers where they cross State Highway 1.

For more information on checking irrigration restrictions phone 0800 324 636.

Taylors Drain is north of Hinds

Environment Canterbury: Phone: 0800 324 636. Email: ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz

Facilitating sustainable development in the Canterbury region www.ecan.govt.nz

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Ashburton Guardian

Saturday, December 6, 2014

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Drink driving experiment

BY DAISY HUDSON

DAISY.H@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

T

o the casual observer, a few people ducking into a pub for an after-work drink is nothing out of the ordinary.

However, when six intrepid Guardian staffers braved the chilly weather and headed to the Ashburton Club and MSA on Monday evening, it was all in the name of science.

On December 1, New Zealand’s new drink-driving laws came into effect, which lowered the breath-alcohol limit from 400mcg to 250mcg.

Under the new law, anyone driving with an excess breath alcohol level between 250mcg and 400mcg will receive a fine and demerit points.

But just how much can we drink before we reach that limit?

The Guardian decided to get six people together to find out.

The participants covered a range of ages, sizes and genders, and had all eaten varying amounts of food during the day.

They treated the experiment as if they were going for afterwork drinks, so they drank, ate and chatted like they usually would on a typical night out.

Like many people, all of the brave test subjects had a preconceived idea of what they could drink before they would be unable to drive.

For the four men taking part in the experiment, that ranged from two bottles of beer to four Mid-South Canterbury alcohol harm reduction officer Sergeant Grant Lord administers a breath test to Steve Stratford (left) of the or five handles.

Guardian’s accounts team and Guardian editor Stu Oldham.

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 011214-TM-001 For the two women, the consensus was two glasses of wine. pants was showing the presence Mitomo both tested as being Busch was still not showing the rybody’s pre-conceived ideas Joining the drinkers at the of alcohol, but nobody had hit over the new limit, after drinkpresence of alcohol after his around drinking and driving.

MSA was Sergeant Grant the new limit, although the two ing three bottles of beer. fourth handle of beer.

Some of the participants were Lord, who, as the alcohol harm women elected to be tested after Before the experiment Stu esHaving lost his licence able to drink more than they reduction officer for Mid-South one-and-a-half glasses of wine. timated he could have two beers through drink driving twice in thought, while others Canterbury, had the unenviable Everybody still believed they before he would not feel safe the past, Ben said despite not were surprised by how job of administering the breath would feel comfortable driving. driving, and he was pleased that being surprised that he still was quickly they reached tests.

According to Sergeant Lord, he was right to think he would not showing up on the breathathe new limit.

Tests were administered after the amount of time between not be over the new legal limit lyser, he was very conscience of For some particieach drink, over a period of drinking and being breathafter two bottles. his limits and would not attempt pants, the experiment about an hour and a half. tested can make all the differ“After three, I was feeling as to drive if he had any doubts. made them think The breathalyser showed ence to the result, as Sue soon though I’d had three bottles and According to Sergeant Lord, a about not only how whether alcohol was detected, discovered. suddenly very aware that I felt variety of factors could influmuch they drank, but whether the person was over the Despite still being under the like I might be over the new ence how quickly someone how they drank. new limit, or whether they were new limit, when Sergeant Lord limit,” he said. reached the limit.

Sue said the new over the existing limit. breath tested her straight after Both Sue and Guardian reThese could include everylimits had made her After the first round of she had taken a sip of wine, she porter Caitlin Porter stopped thing from size, age and gender, more aware of the drinks, conversation was flowhad hit over 400mcg, which was drinking after two wines and through to dehydration, whether speed at which she ing and everybody agreed they the old limit. while they had yet to reach the they had played sport, and what drank. would happily get behind the Sergeant Lord said people limit, both agreed they would they had eaten during the day.

“I usually drink two wheel at that point. were more likely to test higher not feel comfortable driving Steve Stratford, from the wines quite quickly Guardian senior reporter Sue if they were tested straight afafter another drink.

Guardian’s accounts team, said and will then sit on Newman said she felt “quite ter drinking, as the alcohol was Four drinks in and all but one the experiment had revealed a the third for ages,” she normal” after her first glass of still present in their mouth. of the participants had reached few surprises. said. wine.

However, despite jokes about the new limit, while Stu had hit “I was a little surprised that “Now I have to have “It would never occur to me chewing gum or nipping to over 400mcg.

I was still under the limit after a new strategy, which not to drive at this point,” she the bathroom to rinse out our “I had another bottle, about an three handles of beer and knew I guess will be one fast said. mouths, apparently that would hour and three-quarters after we after the fourth handle that I and one slow.”

Sergeant Lord administered make no difference to the test started, to see when I’d break would be over the limit – which Sergeant Lord said the breath tests and, while two results. the old limit,” he said.

I was,” he said. alcohol could affect of the six participants showed After the third round of “I didn’t have to wait long.

“It was interesting that waitpeople differently on the presence of alcohol, nobody drinks, or the second glass of Just as I would if I was running ing 15 minutes after you drink any given day, so the had reached the new limit after wine for the two female particilate, I necked the last fifth of made a big difference to the message from police was one drink. pants, things got interesting. the bottle and immediately blew test.” simple – if you’re going After the second round of Guardian editor Stu Oldham over the old limit.”

The Guardian’s drinking to drink, don’t get behind drinks, all but one of the partici- and chief photographer Tetsuro However, participant Ben experiment challenged evethe wheel.

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Australians’ take on lower drink-driving limit

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ew Zealand’s drink driving laws may have changed on December 1, but in Australia, the 250mcg limit has been in force for a number of years.

The new lower limit could see a number of changes here in New Zealand, so we asked our friends across the ditch just what we could expect.

According to Senior Sergeant Ralph Willingham, the traffic adviser for the town of Seymour, Victoria, it took some time for the mind-set of drivers to change.

“Over time, enhanced enforcement and education saw the public’s attitude to drink driving change to such an extent that it became socially unacceptable to drink and drive,” he said.

“That shift now sees the majority of drink-driving offences that do occur, are after drinking at locations other than hotels or clubs.”

Mr Willingham said drinking at home or friends’ houses had become more prominent.

“I would expect that there was a corresponding increase in take-home purchases of alcohol, rather than

consumption at hotels, clubs etc,” he said.

According to a Seymour publican, bars may also see a significant change.

Railway Club Hotel assistant manager Xavier McMahon said bar profits had gone down over the past 10 to 15 years, and he believed part of that decrease was because of the drink-driving laws.

“Twenty years ago people would try to run that gauntlet, but now they just don’t really want to take that risk,” he said.

However, despite falling profits, Mr McMahon believed the lower drink-driving limit was a positive change.

“It’s a good thing, it’s keeping people safe,” he said.

For Mr Willingham, the lower limit may have taken some time to show results, but it had been worth it in the long run.

“The change was gradual, but ultimately resulted in a reduction in drink-driving levels, and has contributed greatly to Victoria’s reduction in our road toll.”

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■ HIGH COURT APPEAL

Maori King’s son convicted

By RoB Kidd The son of the Maori King now has a conviction against his name after the Crown was successful in its High Court appeal.

Korotangi Te Hokinga Mai Douglas Paki, 19, was originally discharged without conviction on charges of burglary, theft and drink driving at Auckland District Court, but Justice Mark Woolford overturned that ruling in a ruling released yesterday afternoon.

The discharge on the dishon-

esty offending remained but Paki was convicted for drink driving.

However, he will face no further penalty other than the eight-month driving disqualification previously imposed.

In its appeal, the Crown prosecutor Mathew Downs highlighted four errors of law made

by Judge Cunningham, which were accepted by Paki’s lawyer Paul Wicks, QC. Mr Downs said the District Court judge did not place sufficient weight on the fact Paki’s dishonesty offending came af-

ter the drink driving.

He also submitted affidavits were misread and the “totality” of the offending was not properly explored.

The District Court heard how if Paki received a conviction there would be no chance of him becoming king but that argument was not pursued at appeal.

“At this stage it is highly unlikely Mr Paki will be appointed King. Whether there is an established tikanga or not, I am satisfied that a discharge will not materially affect whether

Mr Paki is viewed as ‘whiter than the dove’,” Justice Woolford said.

“Mr Paki’s chances of succession may improve in the future after an appropriate period of atonement. However, I am not satisfied from the affidavit evidence that a conviction for drink driving will prevent him from forever succeeding if he is otherwise considered a suitable candidate for the role.”

In his judgement, Justice Woolford said the public backlash against the teen had been punishment in itself. - NZME

David Bain a dad for the first time

By KuRt BayeR David Bain has become a father for the first time.

His wife Liz Bain gave birth to a baby boy in Christchurch on Wednesday.

“Elizabeth and I are delighted to announce the arrival of our David Bain beautiful son. We are all delighted, happy, and in good health,” Mr Bain said.

Long-time supporter Joe Karam said the birth was “a very satisfying reward” given his efforts over the past 20 years.

“I am delighted for David and Liz.” Mr Bain’s mother-in-law Carolyn Davies refused to comment last night.

Mrs Bain, who goes by her family name of “Miss Davies” at Cotswold School in the Christchurch suburb of Bishopdale, started a 12-month period of parental leave last month.

The Year 6 teacher and Maori and Pasifika leader was wished all the best by the school teachers, staff, and pupils.

“Thank you Liz for the tremendous job you have done for the Cotswold family and we wish you and David all the very best as you look forward to starting your own family,” a post in the school newsletter said.

When the news broke in July that Mrs Bain was pregnant, Mr Bain spoke of their delight.

“Our families and friends are extremely delighted for us and have been very supportive,” Mr Bain said.

The pair, who met more than 10 years ago, married in front of 80 family and friends at Trent’s Vineyard, on the southern outskirts of Christchurch, in January.

They live in a small back-section flat owned by Mrs Bain since 2007, in the Christchurch suburb of Redwood.

Mr Bain, 42, works at a local engineering firm.

He was convicted in 1995 of murdering his Dunedin family and spent 13 years in jail before he was acquitted in a 2009 retrial.

Mrs Bain’s mother, Carolyn, is a long-time Bain supporter, having visited him in prison and billeting him during his second trial in the High Court at Christchurch.

When the couple’s engagement was made public, she said she was “delighted” to welcome him to the family.

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In brief Fire ‘suspicious’ A fire at a red zoned house in Christchurch overnight on Thursday is being treated as suspicious. The blaze took hold at the Robson Rd, Avonside, address shortly before 1.20am, southern fire communications team manager Rachel Butler said.

Two fire appliances were sent to tackle the fire, which on arrival appeared to be a small property fire, she said. However, it took firefighters in breathing apparatus three hours to extinguish the blaze.

Police were called to the scene after it became clear the blaze had been deliberately set. “There were multiple seats of fire,” Ms Butler said.

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One killed in crash One person is dead following a crash in Bulls last evening.

Police and emergency services attended the scene of the crash on Parewanui Road, Bulls. One male was deceased at the scene and another person had been airlifted to hospital, police said. Police advised motorists that Parewanui Road was to be closed at the intersection of Raumai Road and said it was likely to remain closed for some time.

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Kiwi arrested for drugs A Kiwi man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 1.7kg of methamphetamine into Bali. Antony Glen De Malmanche was arrested at Denpasar airport after allegedly trying to bring the drug into Bali from Hong Kong in a backpack on Monday. He was paraded in front of local media by police yesterday, along with the backpack and the drugs.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade were aware of the man’s arrest but said he had not requested consular assistance.

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Heartland Bank representative Amanda Wilson-Davis and Magenta McDonnell, 2, place presents under the Birthright Ashburton Christmas Tree.

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Gifts already under tree The Birthright Ashburton Christmas Tree at Heartland Bank is already littered with gifts for children in the district.

The organisation gives assistance to one-parent families.

Field worker Christine Muff said there were already presents waiting to be put under the tree when it went up on Monday.

Each present donated is labelled

A pregnant woman who was hit by a car near Nelson remains in a comfortable condition in Nelson Hospital. The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was a pedestrian and was struck on High St in Motueka around noon yesterday, southern ambulance communications team manager Andy Gray said.

Ambulance and a rescue helicopter were called to the scene. The woman was complaining of back pain, and was flown to Nelson Hospital as a precautionary measure, Mr Gray said. A Nelson Marlborough District Health Board spokeswoman said the woman was in a comfortable condition in Nelson Hospital.

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with the gender and age of the child it would best suit – from 0 to 18 years old.

Ashburton resident, Sheilena Mcdonnell said she would definitely be donating a present this year as she thinks Birthright is a great cause – and has benefited from its services in the past.

The tree would stay up in the bank until Christmas Eve.

A man has been arrested in relation to the serious assault of a 30-year-old man in Shannon on Tuesday night. A 30-year-old man was assaulted on the corner of Stafford and Vogel Streets about 10..50pm on Tuesday, police said.

He was initially taken to Palmerston North Hospital but later was transferred to Wellington Hospital where he remains in a critical condition. Police said a 38-year-old man from Shannon was arrested in relation to the assault. The man appeared at Levin District Court yesterday and was remanded in custody.

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Taxi driver four times over limit

By RoB Kidd An Auckland taxi driver has been caught allegedly four times over the new drink-drive limit.

The company he works for has been unable to confirm whether or not he is still working as a taxi driver.

It is understood the man was stopped by Counties Manukau police last month and allegedly blew a breath-alcohol reading of 1000 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath.

Legislation changes, which came into force only days ago, mean that blowing over 250 sees a driver fined and given demerit points. A reading of more than 400 puts the driver before the courts.

It is believed the cab driver was working for Auckland Coop Taxis at the time he was pulled over.

It is unknown whether there were passengers in his vehicle.

The company was asked

whether it was aware of the driver’s alleged indiscretion and whether he had been stood down.

But they were unable to confirm or deny whether or not the man was still on the road.

Auckland Co-op Taxis did not respond after questions were emailed to bosses.

According to its website, Auckland Co-op Taxis boasts more than 760 vehicles in its fleet and puts its drivers through rigorous area-knowledge tests as well as internal driving assessments.

New Zealand Transport Agency said it would not comment on individual cases before they had been dealt with by the court but any cases of drink driving were a huge concern.

“While most taxi drivers provide safe and reliable service, it’s very disappointing any time a taxi driver is convicted of a serious offence such as drink-driving,” a spokesman said.

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Dressing up benefits Cancer Society Staff and students at St Joseph’s School dressed up for a good cause yesterday.

The school raised $340 for the Cancer Society by holding an ‘ugly dress-up day’.

Staff and students were en-

couraged to dress up in their wackiest outfits, with everything from pyjamas to fancy dress on display.

Pupils Lucy Murphy, Rosaria Gibson, and Ella Shanks showed off their zany outfits in

a parade around the school.

St Joseph’s School office administrator Michele Strange said the turnout for the event was very good, and it was nice to do something fun at the end of the year.

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n December 1914, while World War One raged across Europe; on the other side of the world New Zealand Prime Minister William Massey turned the valve to open the country’s first state-owned hydroelectric power station.

The station lies 35km northwest of Methven, between the Rakaia River and Lake Coleridge, and building on the glacial moraine was hailed as a significant feat of engineering, which paved the way for power stations to be built at Highbank and on the Waitaki. The knowledge gained in construction at Lake Coleridge was used internationally.

The first construction workers to arrive at the remote spot in the Canterbury high country in 1911 were put up in a shanty town of tents and sheds. Soon permanent housing was erected to counter the cold, bleak winters.

Simultaneous construction projects required a large workforce and the village was home to up to 400 workmen at a time.

Traction engines, horses, carts and motor lorries carried all the gear necessary for building and living.

When conditions improved families were persuaded to join their menfolk and in 1914 the school opened with 15 pupils.

In 1915 a ‘show home’ was built in the centre of Coleridge village as an example of an allelectric home. The Electric Cottage, now privately owned, can be seen from the village green.

As construction workers moved on, power station staff and their families replaced them.

The village took shape with three main streets, houses, a school and shelterbelts.

One notable superintendent of the power station (1923-1953) was tree-loving Harry Hart MBE, who is responsible for the park-like setting of the village today.

He established an arboretum of hardy pines and conifers which remains unique in New Zealand today.

When construction began, the station was intended to supply Christchurch’s power needs for the 20th century and the two 66 kilovolt, 100km transmission lines to the city were the highest voltage and longest length in the country.

However, post-World War One development necessitated more generators, a second intake, surge chamber, tunnel and pipelines – which were finally commissioned in 1930, bringing the total output up to 34,500kW. To achieve this water was diverted into Lake Coleridge first from the Harper River. This supply was later ramped up by

Lake Coleridge power station has been lighting up the South Island for 100 years, and the communi

water from the Acheron Stream and finally from the mighty Wilberforce.

The station was now able to feed into the national grid, supplying power across the country.

Lake Coleridge is no longer a hydro village, but a few permanent residents remain in the quaint alpine village, which has become a popular getaway for holidaymakers.

The village has also become a base for jetboaters, hunters and anglers, 4WD enthusiasts, trampers and skiers. For those looking for more leisurely pursuits, horse trekking and numerous walkways offer opportunities to enjoy the region’s scenic beauty.

The station, now owned by TrustPower, retains the distinction of being New Zealand’s oldest operating Government power station.

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he Lake Coleridge landscape has been formed over millions of years.

Massive glaciers gouged out the land and earthquakes, wind, rain, frost, and even volcanoes, have all been part of the process that helped form the landscape we have today.

Lake Coleridge was called Whakamatua by Maori.

The lake area had a plentiful supply of eels and birds.

It was an important food gathering stop for trading and raiding parties crossing the Southern Alps seeking precious pounamu (greenstone) from the

West Coast.

The first Europeans to arrive in the Lake Coleridge area were surveyors.

They were mapping out a route through to the goldfields of the West Coast.

Runholders taking up vast areas of land, were quick to follow.

tions.

Coach tours viewing the changes within the Coleridge village and basin will begin at the weekend.

A centennial dinner will be held in Methven this evening

and the public are invited to an open day at Lake Coleridge village to be held tomorrow.

TrustPower is offering visitors a rare opportunity to see through the power station and the community will stage a

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ity is set to celebrate. Michelle Nelson looks at the part it paid in Canterbury’s development.

Above – The Coleridge powerhouse was hailed as an engineering marvel at the time.

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ast year a historic agreement was signed between irrigation company Central Plains Water and TrustPower which enabled water to be “banked” in Lake Coleridge for use when flows in the Rakaia River run low.

The agreement followed months of discussion and was been made possible by a government decision to alter the Conservation Order covering the

river and lake.

This means farmers pumping ground water from up to 200m can now use surface water, releasing the pressure on the over allocated ground water usage, enabling aquifers to be replenished which in turn increases flows in the lowland streams.

In Mid Canterbury farmers on the Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation (BCI) scheme were among the first to benefit from the water

they had banked in Lake Coleridge, after a long battle to get the Water Conservation Order regulations amended.

In 2012 low flows in the Rakaia River resulted in full irrigation restrictions for farmers on the $30 million BCI scheme, costing millions of dollars in lost production.

By using Lake Coleridge as a reservoir, they are able to mitigate that risk.

Pastoralism is still an important land use in the Lake Coleridge Basin.

The Lake Coleridge area was named after an early member of the Canterbury Association. He was a descendant of the famous English poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

village fair and historic commemoration, including a large parade of rare and vintage vehicles.

Further details are available on www.lakecoleridgenz.info/ Coleridge centenary

Traction engines were used to move all the construction equipment (left) and will be back on site for this weekend’s celebrations (above).

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Saturday, December 6, 2014 Hard yakka: The Port Hills fully tested the Crusaders as coach Todd Blackadder gets them into shape for next year’s Super rugby competition.

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For just over a week the Crusaders have been putting in the hard yards two months out from the start of the new Super 15 competition.

The squad have had fitness testing and pre-season training for over a week now.

After a week of being put

through their paces the Crusaders will have a more traditional summer activity tomorrow with their annual charity cricket match pitting the players against coach Todd Blackadder’s Tradies XI to raise money for cystic fibrosis.

It will provide some respite from the rigours of the past few days.

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Former Mid Canterbury prop Tim Perry has been spared from the opening week onslaught as he recovers from surgery to repair a torn Achilles suffered in Tasman’s semi-final win over Canterbury that ruled him out of their ITM Cup final.

Perry is on the road to recovery but is still doing as much as he can to ensure he’ll be ready

to push for his place in the team when they open their campaign at home to the Rebels in Christchurch on February 13.

Most of the Crusaders’ All Blacks contingent won’t be seen at training until next year, with their season only coming to an end a fortnight ago.

With it being a World Cup year the likes of Luke Romano,

Sam Whitelock, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw and Dan Carter will likely have limited workloads.

All five of the franchises got back into training at the end of November, meaning that in the far north former Hammers’ head coach Glenn Moore will have had his first week-and-a-bit at the Blues.

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Sports diary

Saturday Senior cricket Round four of the Pritchard Shield has Methven host Tech, Coldstream at home to Allenton and the Lauriston teams playing their derby.

Senior tennis Open A grade interclub has Hampstead against Methven, Tinwald take on Allenton and Dorie-Fairton face HindsMayfield from 1.30pm at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

Softball Mid Canterbury Softball has T-Ball and Little League from 9am with open grade matches from 1pm at Argyle Park.

Waterskiing Lake Hood Water Ski Club’s Three Event Tournament with two rounds each of slalom, trick and jump starting at 8am.

Women on Wheels Lycra-clad ladies take over the roads around Methven for a 75km, 45km or 29km ride with the first race at 9am

Barbarians back The Ashburton Barbarians rugby league team host a friendly match between the Hakatere Warriors and Oceania Barbarians at Collegiate South, kicking off at 2pm.

Hawke Cup Mid Canterbury host Otago Country in a two-day Zone four representative cricket clash at the Ashburton Domain Oval.

Sunday Speedway After seven rounds around the South Island, the DHL Saloon Speedweek swings into Ashburton for the finale, with support grades, from 1pm.

Tinwald Cycling Club The Tinwald Cycling Club will contest a 50km handicap event around the Swamp Road block for the seniors at 2pm, with the juniors and division two riders covering 18km at 12.45pm.

Methven trots The Methven Trotting Club’s Christmas at the Races features the Methven 4 Square Supermarket Green Mile for Pacers and Trotters, with the first of 12 races at noon.

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Parker’s big opportunity

By Patrick Mckendry After attempting to pummel the human equivalent of a cannonball in Sherman Williams last time out, Joseph Parker and his camp are quietly looking forward to fighting a big man in Irineu Beato Costa Junior tonight.

Costa Junior, who yesterday tipped the scales at 115.40kg, will take to the Claudelands Arena ring for the main event of the Fight for Life card more than 10kg heavier than Parker, who weighed in at 104.50kg.

The Brazilian, who is a similar height to Parker, will - unlike the defensive Williams - come forward, but not in a particularly threatening manner if his last fight in October, a points loss to Christian Hammer in Germany, is any indication.

It was only his first defeat in 16 professional fights but it was extremely comprehensive - he was second best in all of the 12 rounds.

Costa Junior will present Parker with a big and relatively cumbersome target, and although the 22-year-old New Zealander will be wary of his opponent’s powerful right hand, it will be a good opportunity for him to put together some potentially damaging combinations, particularly to the body.

One of his shortcomings in his points victory over Williams in Auckland in October was his failure to go to the Bahamas fighter’s body until about midway through the 10-round fight.

Williams, a wily and durable veteran, was able to roll with the punches until Parker started making inroads with his body shots and the plan for tonight is to start that way.

“Costa Junior offers a bigger target than Sherman did,” Parker

said. “The plan is to go into the fight and start working the body and slow him down.

“I’ve been working on a big body game for this fight so hopefully I’m able to nail that.”

Parker was outspoken in his aim to become only the second man to stop Williams, something he couldn’t quite achieve at Henderson’s Trusts Arena last time out, but, on the eve of his 12th professional bout there was a more philosophical message, albeit one with a sting in the tail.

“For me it’s just about going in there and boxing smartly,” he said.

“If it goes the distance, it goes the distance, but I feel I do have the power to stop any heavyweight.”

Williams was adamant after his unanimous points defeat that the decision was wrong, but there is unlikely to be a similar reaction from Costa Junior should the judges go against him.

Asked yesterday whether he thought he would win, Costa Junior said via an interpreter that he would prefer simply to state that he would be trying his best for victory.

After having five fights in eight months, Parker’s thoughts are already turning to his planned holiday in Samoa but trainer Kevin Barry yesterday stressed the need for improvement and the need to finish the year on a high.

Meanwhile, former All Black Carlos Spencer weighed in at a trim 84.30kg for his professional cruiserweight fight against Monty Betham, the main undercard bout.

Spencer, who played 35 tests at first-five, weighed about 95kg during his rugby career.

Betham tipped the scales at 88.60kg.

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Age: 34 Record: 15 victories (13 by KO), 1 defeat Weight: 115.40kg, Height: 1.91m Ranked: Brazilian heavyweight champion, 15th in WBO

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Qualifying regatta in Auckland?

By dana Johannsen Auckland Council’s major events funding body is interested in working with Team New Zealand to secure hosting rights for the America’s Cup Qualifying regatta ahead of the challenger finals and 35th Cup match in Bermuda.

America’s Cup organisers revealed this week they had received a “serious proposal” from the Kiwi syndicate to host a “ma-

jor event or events” in the leadup to the big show in Bermuda in 2017.

Emirates Team New Zealand have been reluctant to discuss the details of that bid, pointing to commercial sensitivities.

Given Team NZ’s continued involvement in the America’s Cup now looks to hinge on securing the hosting rights for the key pre-regatta, their caution around revealing their plans is understandable.

With the government making it plain they do not see any leveraging opportunities in Bermuda, Team NZ boss Grant Dalton hinted their business case for further taxpayer money will focus on the potential economic benefits from hosting the month-long event in early 2017.

“As a pre-eminent country of the America’s Cup and a country that understands it more than any other country, bringing the racing here - which wouldn’t be able

to happen without this organisation’s existence - I think is a pretty big drawcard,” said Dalton.

But staging an event of that scale would require support from various Auckland Council agencies - the net result being even more public funds being poured into Team NZ. There are five challengers signed up - Team NZ, Luna Rossa (Italy), Artemis (Sweden), Ben Ainslie Racing (Great Britain) and Team France. - NZH

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Lydia online only Kiwi golf fans will need to subscribe to online provider Coliseum Sports Media to catch Lydia Ko on the LPGA Tour next season.

Coliseum announced yesterday it had secured the rights to the LPGA Tour, the European Tour, the Ryder Cup, the PGA Championship, the Asian Tour and the EurAsia Cup, in addition to its PGA Tour rights which it took away from Sky recently.

Golf fans will be able to access both services, PGA Tour live and world golf pass, for one subscription; giving them access to all these tournaments, as well as review and highlight shows, live and on-demand.

Subscriptions will cost $19.90 a month or $199 for a season pass.

Coliseum Sports Media chief executive Tim Martin said it would give Kiwis a great opportunity to follow a wide range of golf.

“We believe every Kiwi deserves the chance to see our very own Lydia Ko play.

“An exciting and inspiring young player such as Lydia Ko, combined with an increased accessibility of viewership, has the power to grow the sport amongst new and emerging audiences,” Martin said.

“This is an exciting time for golf in New Zealand.

“This is an exciting time for Kiwi golf fans.

“And this is what CSM is all about - using the leveller of technology to deliver unlimited access for all those who want it.

“A more direct and deeper relationship between the fan and the sport only means all sports have a greater chance to grow and thrive.”

The move has been endorsed

by New Zealand Golf chief executive Dean Murphy who embraced the change.

“We are excited that New Zealand Golf fans will have access to more golf from the international tours,” Murphy said.

“Seeing the world’s best players compete on the world stage is a great way to inspire New Zealanders to participate in the sport and we are pleased to see international golf coverage accessible to New Zealand golf fans expanded.

“Coliseum Sports Media is leading the digital sports movement here in New Zealand and we are delighted to be able to partner with them for the benefit of our affiliated members and clubs.”

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Feutz extends stay Mid Canterbury footballer Ryan Feutz was due to arrive home from Spain last weekend but was asked to stay on for another month at the CF Cracks Football Academy in Spain.

Track given all-clear The Ashburton Racing Club got the news its grass track was given the all-clear for racing, great news with their big ticket Christmas at the Races meeting on December 19.

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Aorangi saved their best until last sweeping Taranaki 5-0 at the New Zealand Men’s Interprovincial golf tournament at the Hamilton Golf club yesterday.

Having had four losses and a draw with Canterbury in the previous five rounds the Mid Canterbury dominated Aorangi team took down Taranaki in the sixth round.

Ashburton number one Cameron Grant had a 2/1 win, at two Jordan Green won 4/3, with number three Josh Smith a 4/2 win and number five Jeff Hewitt won 2/1.

South Canterbury’s Travis Cook got up 4/2 for a resounding win to Aorangi - who had finished winless last year.

From their six matches Grant and Green both had three wins and a draw, Smith had three wins and Hewitt had a win and a draw.

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Allenton have signalled their intentions to return to senior rugby, securing the services John Harrison and Geoff Wright as coaches and are now on the hunt for players.

Aorangi finally show some winning form After the strong result Aorangi sat back on the bye in the seventh round where the semifinals were found with defending champions Manawatu-Wanganui in with a chance to defend their title.

The women’s Interprovincial tees off on Tuesday, also in Hamilton but at the Riverside Golf Club.

The women’s team also has a strong Mid Canterbury presence with Catherine Knight to play at number one, Nicole Nathan at two, Sharon Bradford at three and Nicole HamiltonCross at five - with Geraldine’s Ginny Bolderston at four.

Aorangi open the week against Manawatu-Wanganui and Bay of Plenty on Tuesday.

On Wednesday they play Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay and Canterbury before hosts Waikato and Taranaki on Thursday.

Aorangi have the bye on Friday before the finals on Saturday.

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Painful time for Pledger Don’t expect too many alleyoops involving Alex Pledger against Sydney tonight.

The Breakers’ big man will be content just to play significant minutes and, in the bigger picture, remain on the court throughout the rest of the campaign.

Pledger has been crippled by a toe injury this season and surgery is the only outcome.

It’s a matter of when, not if, he goes under the knife, and both the player and club are hoping to postpone the operation until the offseason.

But that hope is partnered with a fair share of hurt, as Pledger showed during last week’s triumph over Sydney.

While his team-mates celebrated their fifth straight win, Pledger left the court in tears, a combination of both pain and lack of contribution to a victory the Breakers are aiming to repeat.

“It was probably the most extreme the pain had been so far this season, coupled with about a million people asking me how it felt,” Pledger said.

“I guess that’s where it all came from.

“It’s still pretty damn sore but it’s settled down from where it was on Friday. Hopefully we’ll be able to push on for a little bit longer.”

Pushing off is part of the problem, as Pledger explained.

The injury provides little protection for his foot when running or jumping and, unfortunately for Pledger, his chosen profession relies heavily on both.

“I spoke with an orthopaedic guy and he told me that it’s the last point of contact when you leave the floor,” he said.

“When you’re running at full speed and you jump off one foot, about 30 or 40 times your body weight goes through that one little joint.

“When you’re 7’1” and 120kg, it’s quite a lot of force going through a damaged joint.

“Those alley-oops that Cedric [Jackson] threw me in the couple of years when he was here, you probably won’t be seeing much of that.”

Pledger instead plans to accomplish the basics of his position - defending the rim, finish the easy ones around the basket, moving bodies out of the paint - and it’s an output that will be valuable enough to persist with the pain.

“We believe what he’s doing on the court for us is helping us,” said coach Dean Vickerman.

“It’s just a continual process of managing his minutes and managing his load through the week, but we’re pleased the injury hasn’t got any worse and I think we have a good plan to keep him going.”

- NZME

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In brief Courtney sets pace James Courtney was slowest on track at last year’s Sydney 500. That’s because he was hobbling around on crutches with a broken leg and torn quad muscle. But there was nothing to stop him from flying yesterday, the V8 Supercars poster boy topping the timesheets after three practice sessions. A heavy crash at Phillip Island forced the Holden Racing Team driver to sit out 2013’s season-ending event and spend his Christmas and New Year in rehabilitation. “It’s been two years, having had the year off last year,” Courtney said. “The Car of the Future’s a bit nicer to drive around here. I love it. I’m a westie. I was born just down the road. I feel at home out here. The back of my neck’s starts to get itchy where the mullet starts to come through again.”

- AAP

McLaren decision McLaren officials met yesterday to discuss team arrangements for the 2015 Formula One season, but a spokesperson said that no decision had yet been taken about their driver line-up.

Spaniard Fernando Alonso’s return after five years at Ferrari has already been confirmed, and McLaren must choose between Kevin Magnussen and former world champion Jenson Button to partner him.

Group chief executive officer Ron Dennis chaired a board meeting to discuss the matter yesterday, but a spokesperson said: “No decision has been taken with regard to our 2015 driver line-up.” British media reports suggest Danish driver Magnussen will get the nod, leaving Britain’s Button - world champion in 2009 - to turn his hand to sportscar racing. - AFP

Car of the Year The Mazda3 was named as the New Zealand Car of the Year at an event hosted by the AA and the NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre yesterday. The compact car beat the nine other finalists to take the ultimate award which included a pack of six SUVs, a small and large car and a performance car. Members of the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild (NZMWG) and AA motoring experts voted on the list of finalists to produce the Mazda3 as the eventual winner. To make their decision the judges considered styling, performance, handling, economy, comfort, interior design, build quality and finish, practicality, value for money and the importance X-factor.

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■ MOTOR RACING

Bailie eyes anoth

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@tehguardian.co.nz

Superbike racer Bailie Perriton has had a very big season.

It has come with plenty of ups and downs, but with plenty of time spent on the podium.

He started the year in flying fashion winning the New Zealand 250cc Production title, setting lap records at all four rounds.

His win wasn’t without its struggles however, being stripped of his points in round two after failing a technical inspection, but he successfully appealed the ruling to have the points reinstated.

He then set his sights across the Tasman and over the past few months he achieved another podium finish racing in the Ninja FX300 Championship of the Australian Superbike Series.

Perriton has produced some good results and a few bad rides as well - coming off his bike twice in the fourth round for a trip to hospital after securing his first chequered flag - but finished in style at Sydney Motorsport Park.

After claiming a string of podium results in temperatures that soared well above 40 degrees during racing - conditions the Kiwi had never experienced before - the top three finish for the weekend had him finish third overall in the seven round series.

“The weather was intense and

not something I had ever experienced before,” Perriton said.

“To come away with another fleet of top three results is a great feeling.

“The racing was intense all weekend, as it has been all season.

“It was another good finish for us this weekend, again after having no testing and not having been to the Sydney Motorsport Park track before the round.”

The youngster had to make a habit of adapting quickly to new courses with only the practice and qualifying session to familiarise himself with the tight turns before getting into two days racing at each event, with the AFX-SBK Championship on Saturday and the Ninja Cup racing on Sunday.

The whole Australian experience has been an eye-opener for the youngster in just his second full season.

“With all the different tracks I have enjoyed every single one of them, considering I had never actually been to any of them before.

“The race craft and skills I have developed over the great series have been unbelievable, with most battles coming to an end on the last lap of the race, by a thousandth of a second.

“It has been an incredible learning experience all year and one that has certainly helped

me to develop as a rider for my career into the future.”

His future will be on a GSXR 600 in the 600 supersport class of the New Zealand Superbike Series in January completing plenty of testing over the past few months as he transitions to the bigger bike.

“Next season’s plans are well underway.

“I’d thoroughly like to return to Australia at some point in the near future, however, I am now in the transition phase of my career into a bigger bike and a period where I will be working intently on a budget to compete in more overseas events very soon.

“I’m really looking forward to being back on the bike in the not too distant future and continuing to develop my career on two wheels.”

Since returning from his successful stint in Sydney a fortnight ago he hasn’t sat idle for long, however, racing at Hampton Downs this weekend in the first round of the Suzuki Series on his 600cc machine as he continues to prepare for another crack at a national title.

Right: Bailie Perriton blasts around the streets of Methven in this year’s Mountain Thunder event.

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First win for 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers have secured their first win of the season and avoided matching the NBA’s worst record to start a season. Michael Carter had 20 points with nine rebounds and nine assists, as the Sixers ended an 0-17 start, with an 85-77 road victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves yesterday. Elsewhere, Brooklyn edged past San Antonio 9593 in overtime, and Houston downed Memphis 105-96, with James Harden scoring 21 points.

The LA Clippers 114 beat Orlando Magic 86, and Dallas scored a 107-105 win over Milwaukee.

In other games: the Washington Wizards whipped the Lakers 111-95: the Boston Celtics dropped the visiting Detroit Pistons in overtime 109-102; and the visiting Atlanta Hawks beat the Miami Heat 112-102. - DPA

NRL launch in NZ The 2015 NRL season launch will be held on this side of the Tasman for the first time in the game’s history in a show of recognition for the role the Warriors and New Zealand league plays. The launch will take place in Auckland on January 29, in the lead up to the NRL Auckland Nines that begins two days later. The announcement comes as a boon for the Warriors, who are celebrating 20 years in the NRL, and is a tribute to the Kiwis’ Four Nations triumph as the game enjoys a golden period of exposure and support in New Zealand. - NZH

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drive with the newly-formed DJR Team Penske next year.

“It’s been a great day for us really, just to get re-acclimatised with a V8 Supercar in competition and on a tough track like Homebush,” Ambrose said.

“I’m really enjoying it and feel a lot better at the end of the day than I did at the start.

“I’m going to use this time to really dig deep and work on some techniques, clean up some bad habits from NASCAR and hopefully

by Sunday afternoon we will be competitive.”

Ambrose outpaced Ford drivers Mark Winterbottom and Jack Perkins, the pair anchored at the bottom of the timesheets in yesterday’s final session.

It was not a great look for the manufacturer, who on Monday confirmed it was withdrawing from the category at the end of 2015.

Winterbottom sits second on the championship standings, but will have to fend off Holden stars Craig Lowndes and Shane van Gisbergen who are also chances to finish second overall behind already-confirmed champion Jamie Whincup.

Van Gisbergen was fifth quickest, while Lowndes was 14th.

“We’re very focused on getting second in the championship and I think at the moment we just need to find a little bit more speed,” Lowndes said.

Whincup, to be officially crowned V8 Supercars’ 2014 champion to-

morrow - his record sixth in seven years - was 11th overall.

Holden were the dominant force yesterday, with Walkinshaw Racing trio Courtney, Garth Tander and Tim Slade the fastest three.

Ambrose’s DJR stablemate Scott Pye was the best-placed Ford in fourth.

“We are going to mirror Scott Pye in terms of set up - he looks like he is going really well,” Ambrose said.

“I have got to improve in the braking zones and clean my act up a bit behind the wheel.”

A final practice session will be held this morning, before qualifying for the two 125km races in the afternoon.

- AAP

One look at Australia’s Four Nations casualty ward shows how burnt out players have become and why NRL preseason games are becoming less necessary, Test forward Nate Myles says. While happy to back the All Stars game’s return in 2015, Myles believed the calendar was already so packed for fatigued players that trials had lost their lustre.

And as the NRL debated over decreasing interchanges by 2016 which would increase burnout, Myles dreamt of a day the Rugby League Players’ Association became the “strongest voice in Australia”.

Eleven rookies were named in the Kangaroos’ 24-strong squad after Myles was among a host of players forced to pull out of the ill-fated Four Nations campaign.

- NZME

Tiger struggling Australian Open champion Jordan Spieth has continued his super form at Tiger Woods’ invitational tournament in Florida, while the host struggled in his return from a four-month injury layoff.

Spieth, fresh from last weekend’s victory in Sydney, finished the opening day at sixunder-par. While Spieth sizzled, all eyes were on Woods. He finished the day in last spot and 11 strokes from the lead.

“It was just one of those days where nothing goes your way,” Woods said.

- AFP

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In brief Auckland in draw Auckland City FC’s Club World Cup hopes received a welcome boost after they secured a 0-0 draw with Asian Cup bound Uzbekistan at Jelen Ali Stadium in Dubai yesterday. Auckland had the best chance to win the match midway through the second half when striker Ryan De Vries hit a long range shot that rebounded off the inside of the post before bouncing clear. Auckland coach Ramon Tribulietx was delighted more by the progress of his team than by the specific result, although said he was proud of his players efforts.

- HOL

Jets lose Fiores The struggling Newcastle Jets have suffered another blow with strike weapon Marcos Flores ruled out of their crucial clash with Wellington tonight.

Flores has played good minutes and looked dangerous in the side’s last two outings as he recovers from an ACL injury suffered last season. However Jets coach Phil Stubbins said the Argentinian midfielder had been sidelined for the ninthplaced Jets after pulling up with a sore hamstring after Friday’s training session. - AAP

Big names turn up English Premier League champions Manchester City will join Real Madrid in Melbourne next year as part of the International Champions Cup. The Melbourne Cricket Ground will host the two footballing superpowers during July, with a third team for the series of three friendly matches yet to be confirmed.

Manchester City have been long rumoured to take part in the event, with Inter Milan likely to join them.

- AAP

Nations League UEFA sounded the death knell for international friendlies yesterday by revealing plans for a Nations League to kick off in September 2018 as part of a complex shake-up of the sport. The new competition will feature all 54 European nations in four divisions - A, B, C and D with a system of promotion and relegation for the top four teams and bottom four in each league. The four divisions will themselves be divided into four sub-groups with matches played on a home and away basis between September and November 2018. The four group winners of League A will play in a knockout format in June 2019.

- AFP

Turf war rumbles on The first-round fate of Australia and the other 23 qualifiers isn’t the only issue to be ironed out as the 2015 Women’s World Cup draw sets the stage for next year’s global showcase today. FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke will also talk to players protesting the planned use of plastic pitches for the event which runs from June 6 to July 5. Elite female footballers who believe artificial turf poses more injury dangers have taken their case to the Human Rights Tribunal. - AFP

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■ FOOTBALL

Busy schedule for top teams

BY TOM WILLIAMS With the frantic Christmas fixture schedule looming on the horizon, Chelsea and Manchester City will look to consolidate their positions as Premier League pace setters in this weekend’s matches.

The two teams enjoyed breezy wins in mid-week, Chelsea beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 and City winning 4-1 at Sunderland, and while the London club remain six points clear of the champions, both sides look a class apart.

Chelsea visit Newcastle United, when they will attempt to set a new club record by extending their unbeaten run in all competitions to 24 matches.

Jose Mourinho’s side will welcome back top scorer Diego Costa after he sat out the Tottenham game through suspension, although he was barely missed in Wednesday’s match at Stamford Bridge.

“We know that we can score at any time,” said French striker Loic Remy, who scored Chelsea’s third goal against Spurs after replacing Didier Drogba in the second half.

“The squad is really strong and that makes the difference

Chelsea’s Loic Remy suggests that Chelsea currently has a squad quite capable of staying in front of the following pack in the EPL.

between us and the other teams.”

Newcastle have gone two games without victory, having previously won five matches in a row, but they have been beaten only once at home this season by City on the opening weekend.

Following a poor run of results, City appear to have rediscovered the form that swept them to last season’s title, having won their last four games in all competitions, scoring 12 goals in the process.

The second game of that run was a rousing 3-2 win at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions League that gave Manuel Pellegrini’s side a fighting chance of reaching the last 16 ahead of next week’s showdown with Roma.

Ahead of their home match with Everton, Stevan Jovetic

said that the victory over Bayern could prove a turning point in City’s campaign.

“Honestly, in the Champions League we have not played well this season, but the game against Bayern helped us a lot,” the Montenegro forward said.

“Now we are in a very good moment, but we must continue like this because we are playing every three days and that can change.”

Third-place Southampton lost ground on the top two after going down 1-0 at Arsenal on Wednesday and now find Manchester United breathing down their necks ahead of the two sides’ confrontation at St Mary’s on Monday.

United currently trail Chelsea by 11 points but although midfielder Marouane Fellaini

is eager to bridge that gap, he acknowledges that Louis van Gaal’s side must first safeguard their position in the top four.

“I think we wait for a mistake (from the leading teams), but we have to look after us,” he said after his side’s 2-1 win at home to Stoke City.

“After Boxing Day (December 26), we have a lot of games and we have to keep winning. Southampton as well, they are better in the table than us and we’ll see on Monday as well.”

Arsenal’s victory over Southampton kept them within two points of the top four ahead of their trip to Stoke.

Alexis Sanchez continued his fine start to life in England with an 89th-minute winner against Southampton and team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain believes the Chilean forward’s will to win is becoming contagious.

Two other teams with designs on a top-four spot face off at Upton Park on Sunday, when fifth-place West Ham United entertain seventh-place Swansea City.

Liverpool, five points adrift of the top four after a 3-1 win at Leicester City, welcome Sunderland to Anfield on Saturday.

- AFP

■ OPINION

Bring on the crowds . . .

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here are all the spectators?

That’s one of the bigger questions of this cricket season, as the Black Caps played out a three-test series against the Pakis, and at home the much-hyped Georgie Pie smash-and-bash competition is still on, with the finals this weekend - but will anyone actually be there to witness it all?

The vast acreage of empty seating for the international series can be explained away, you can’t expect too much of a walk-up crowd when the home side’s stadium is several thousand kilometres from where their fan base lives, but the domestic numbers must have been a puzzle, indeed a serious headache for NZ Cricket and the major sponsor they had attracted this year.

It was most obvious when they put on an excellent double header at Wellington’s Cake Tin, with almost every team in the competition on show.

Sure they’re missing their top players, but that’s only one, two or three from each team away

Steve Devereux MY SHOUT

on national duties, and there’s the likes of Jesse Ryder, Brad Hodge, James Franklin - all massively talented cricketers putting on a fine show for the crowd that wasn’t.

The stadium was eerily empty, with play stopped every time someone hit a six because there was simply no-one there to fetch the ball.

The security folks, bar staff and Georgie Pie-men must have outnumbered the paying customers 30 to one.

Last year the very same competition attracted superb crowds throughout the country - was it really just the $100,000 catch-a-six promotion that dragged all those people in?

Sure it was a marvellous opportunity for those with the skills to take that catch, but

there were thousands who had zero chance of achieving that goal, and they were still there.

Maybe all the spectators are saving up for their seats at the World Cup games, which aren’t that far away.

The competition organisers appear to be happy with the TV audiences so far, but surely if the televisual experience includes constant expanses of emptiness, devoid of any match atmosphere whatsoever, it must eventually take its toll on those viewers as well. * * * * Congratulations to the Killer Bzzz on their Movember efforts - for those who haven’t noticed, the Celtic senior reserve side has changed in appearance somewhat in the last month, with an across-the-board addition of some significant facial hair.

Their carefully orchestrated ‘before and after’ photos (check Facebook) was a work of genius; I detect a strong hand of Chicken in there somewhere, and it was all good enough to catch the eye of Richie him-

self, resulting in adidas coming on board with a complete set of personalised gear for the team.

An exemplary reward for an exemplary effort.

It’s a side with serious history behind it, it’s not that long ago that Celtic fielded two sides in that competition, and both had reserves benches that were bulging.

Do the maths, that’s a lot of players running around, numbers that current teams can only dream about.

As with every club in every sport in that situation, the derby match of the season was eagerly anticipated, a huge and vocal crowd turned up, and the players on both sides turned up too - regardless of where they stood on the ladder it was always the one game they desperately wanted to win, and there was no quarter given or asked for on the patch.

Afterwards of course the clubrooms fair rocked, and their story this week will I’m sure bring back a swag of memories, for a whole lot of ex-players.

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■ METHVEN HARNESS

Group winner back

May back to drive Legend

By Matt MarkhaM

Harness racing new Zealand

It would appear that not even a Group One race in Australia the night before is enough to stop Ricky May from driving at his beloved Methven.

The champion reinsman, and current vice-president of the Methven Trotting Club, will be on the other side of the Tasman tonight to drive Terror To Love in the Cranbourne Cup, but then jumps on a plane as early as possible tomorrow, along with Dexter Dunn, to be back in time to drive in Sunday’s feature at Methven – the pacers’ Green Mile.

Dunn, who will drive last week’s Miracle Mile winner, Christen Me at Cranbourne, is also racing back to take a drive in the main pacing event on the 12-race Methven card.

He jumps aboard the Cran Dalgety-trained Bit Of A Legend, who looks one of few in the race capable of footing it with a three-pronged Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen assault on the race.

Fifth in October’s Methven Cup after being flattened at the start by a wayward runner, Bit Of A Legend has already proven he is no slouch on the grass track racing surface and will be heavily supported in race 11.

May returns to drive grass track toff, Jason Rulz.

Slightly down on form this sea-

son, the speedy pacer looked to be closing in on his best form when a comprehensive winner at last weekend’s Mount Hutt Trotting Club’s workouts.

Trained by Greg and Nina Hope at Woodend Beach, Jason Rulz is joined in the race by stablemate, Mossdale Connor who will be driven by another local in Gerard O’Reilly.

The locals will be hoping to repel the visitors’ challenges on Sunday and will do so in their number with 32 Mid Canterbury trained horses competing during the day, with the only race lacking a local runner the pacers’ Green Mile.

The last race in particular looks set to fall to the home crowd with seven runners engaged from within the area.

May will team up with his father Terry to drive Jack Hammer while in-form trainer John Hay is well represented with two runners, Gimmegold and My Baby’s Laughing.

Hestia Franco, Midfrew Tarpediem, Ardwell’s Key and Special Bella are also engaged.

The latter has a little bit of pressure on her shoulders as she shoots for a rare hat-trick of victories for trainer and driver Carl Markham.

She’s won the final race at the Methven December meeting the last two years and tomorrow will have a shot at making it three wins in the Ricky May will be back on his home track tomorrow. same race.

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Australian Group Three winner Coup Ay Tee is making solid progress after a setback ended hopes of a start in last month’s Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile. ‘We took him and Darci Coup to the beach one day and unfortunately she kicked him,” co-trainer Michael Pitman said. “He had an issue with his stifle and had to be boxed, but he’s bucking and squealing around the place now. He’s in good nick again.”

Newmarket targeted Captain Rio’s star sprinting son Terravista will be set for a first-up tilt at the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington on March 14. The five-year-old was sent for a spell after he accounted for Chautauqua and Lankan Rupee in the Gr.1 Darley Classic on the closing day of the Melbourne Cup carnival. Trainer Joe Pride said Terravista would return to his stables toward the end of this month for a slow build-up for Newmarket next year. - NZME

Terror on track New Zealand Cup hero Terror To Love is being given every possible chance to break his Australian duck. That could come as soon as tonight.

The three-time Cup winner is surprisingly staying on in Australia after his brave fourth in last Saturday’s Miracle Mile and will spend most of the summer racing in Victoria. His first assignment is Saturday’s A$100,000 Cranbourne Cup, which is set to be a Kiwi domination as Christen Me will also head there off the back of his Miracle Mile win.

- NZH

M7 Methven harness Tomorrow at Mt Harding Racecourse

Methven Trotting Club Venue: Mt Harding Racecourse Meeting Date: 07 Dec 2014 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12

1 12.00pm (NZT) CANTERBURY SEED COMPANY LTD TROT $8000, 3yo+ c0 trot, stand, 3000m 1 99P63 Tehoro Ruby (1) fr .........................R Holmes 2 002 Tehoro Holly (2) fr ............... J Harrington (J) 3 25825 Need Success (3) fr ......................B Orange 4 Quevert (4) fr...................................... D Butt 5 65697 Waihemo Angus (5) fr ............. C D Thornley 6 08x90 Trouble Me (6) fr .........................C Markham 7 0660x Pure Emotion (7) fr.........................N Burton 8 3 Galleons Royale (8) fr ............... D Anderson 9 Le Reveur (9) fr ................................ P Nairn 10 0x Majestic Peak (U1) fr................ S Smolenski 11 Squire John (U2) fr....................... P Wakelin 12 9x629 Tessa’s Rocket (U3) fr ................ R Close (J) 13 5 Notre Dame (U4) fr ...................... S McNally 2 12.25pm PLACEMAKERS ASHBURTON MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+, c0 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2300m 1 09908 Whychange (1) fr............................ J Wigzell 2 Algrancobowjoel (2) fr ..................... G Smith 3 1x3 Lightfingered (3) fr........................T Williams 4 86666 Bird Of Paradise (4) fr .................C DeFilippi 5 6755x Jay Dub (5) fr ....................................J Dunn 6 48738 John Doe (6) fr ............................. G O’Reilly 7 269x9 Burn Off (7) fr .......................... C D Thornley 8 070x5 Fiery Rock (8) fr .......................... J Sheenan 9 00 Woneata G (9) fr .............................J W Cox 10 0x004 Sir Redwood (21) fr ................. C R Thornley 11 06x06 Double Chocolate (22) fr ............C Markham 12 70274 Yippe Ki Yay (23) fr ..................... R Close (J) 13 0 Landloch (24) fr ..............................T Chmiel 14 9 Marquis Eyre fr............................. Scratched 15 Iron Man (25) fr ......................... T Bagrie (J) 3 12.50pm RAY MAYNE HOSE FITTINGS LTD MOBILE PACE $7500, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2300m 1 17 Likely Jet (1) fr ................................ I Lee (J) 2 49089 So You Think (2) fr ......................... K Cox (J) 3 21489 Take After Me (3) fr .................... R Close (J) 4 521x0 Riga Doon (4) fr .................. J Harrington (J) 5 x3205 Fleeting Grin (5) fr ................... M Neilson (J) 6 x7226 Ranfurly Rulz (6) fr ............... C Ferguson (J) 7 42353 Betty Golightly (7) fr ........... B Williamson (J) 8 813x0 Pay Me Sush (8) fr .................. S Golding (J) 9 0x380 Queen’s Advocate (9) fr ...............A Veint (J)

10 28989 Data Base (21) fr....................... T Bagrie (J) 11 4690x Kacie’s A Flyin (22) fr .................... K Butt (J) 12 72324 Franco Tyrone (23) fr .............J Anderson (J) 4 1.16pm PRODIGAL SEELSTER CANTY SUMMER OF SPEED MBL PACE $9000, c2 to oc with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 96861 Izshebad (1) fr .............................C DeFilippi 2 42056 K C Monet (2) fr ................................J Dunn 3 34P00 Woodlea DJ (3) fr .......................... K Cox (J) 4 44416 Eva Sophnally (4) fr..........................S Ottley 5 77759 Hit The Spot (5) fr......................... G O’Reilly 6 x2153 Sell A Bit (6) fr .............................. S McNally 7 x2028 Red Hot Toddy (7) fr ......................B Orange 8 x6226 Justalittlebettor (8) fr ...........................B Butt 9 69409 Supreme Gem (9) fr ................ C D Thornley 10 84369 Maiden Rome (21) fr ............... S Golding (J) 11 04197 Roxy Bromac (22) fr ....................J Young (J) 12 x4346 Stradowan (23) fr ...........................T Chmiel 5 1.46pm DARFIELD HOTEL FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+, c0 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 51x32 Sudden Change (1) fr .................T McMillan 2 0x556 Geisha Girl (2) fr ..............................J Curtin 3 0 Famous Blue Raincoat (3) fr ............ T Grant 4 006 Break Dance (4) fr........................ G O’Reilly 5 5x5 Cullens First Meddle (5) fr.................J Dunn 6 3x Take To The Sky (6) fr ..................T Williams 7 68097 Valmara (7) fr ............................... M Cations 8 00700 Buono Amici (8) fr ............................R Keats 9 86x90 C A Penny fr ................................. Scratched 10 78x8 It’s All Over Now (21) fr ........... S Golding (J) 11 7x4 My Horse My Rules (22) fr ...............S Ottley 12 5 Hey Knowchange (23) fr .................J W Cox 13 x0090 Thingamajig (24) fr ........................ K Cox (J) 14 706x8 Art Exhibit (25) fr ............................T Chmiel 6 2.19pm TEXTILE BAG & SACK PACE $8000, 3yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2400m 1 Holy Harry (1) fr ...........................M Heenan 2 02 Inchbonnie Lad (2) fr ............... C D Thornley 3 3 Defy The Odds (3) fr .........................J Dunn 4 0x335 Royal Chance (4) fr ...................... S McNally 5 7204x Captain Thunderjet (5) fr ...............R Holmes 6 68 Sounds Orsum (6) fr .....................K O’Reilly 7 2x Moon Angel (7) fr ............................ G Smith 8 6588x Coyote (8) fr ....................................R Curtin 9 200 Comekissmequick (9) fr ...............T Williams 10 90x Comacho (10) fr ..........................C DeFilippi 11 Chasing Shadows (11) fr ................J W Cox

12 95200 Valor Lustre (12) fr ..........................M Jones 13 9x Datom Hot Shot (13) fr 14 507x9 Lifestyler (14) fr ........................ T Woodward 15 294 Gotta Get Lucky (15) fr ................ G O’Reilly 16 7 De Lightning (16) fr .....................N McGrath 17 02376 The Persuader (17) fr .......................J Curtin 18 2606x Red Under Fire (18) fr ...................B Orange Emergencies: Coyote, Datom Hot Shot, Lifestyler 7 2.55pm NEUMANNS TYRE SERVICES HANDICAP TROT $8500, 4yo+ c1 to c2 spechcp trot, stand, 2400m 1 03993 Pammys Boy (1) fr.................J Anderson (J) 2 000x0 Best Bones (2) fr .................................B Butt 3 010Px Sueno (3) fr .................................. G O’Reilly 4 06986 Sungait Sally (4) fr ....................... D Bennett 5 7x830 Mrs Twobob (5) fr ................................ J Hay 6 08845 Filigree Sheree (6) fr .................A Tomlinson 7 0x004 Xmas Joyella (7) fr .................. C D Thornley 8 41595 Natural (8) fr ....................................... D Butt 9 010x8 Regal Moment (9) fr ...................K O’Connor 10 070x2 Young Stranger (U1) fr ............ C R Thornley 11 3P710 Astrapi (1) 10 ..................................M Jones 12 59061 Never Fear (2) 10 ..........................P O’Reilly 13 57907 Danke (3) 10 ................................ S McNally 14 96437 Fireman (4) 10 ..................................J Dunn 15 96006 James Castleton (5) 10 .................B Orange 16 9854x Evander D Go (6) 10 ......................N Burton 8 3.30pm TOWNSEND SEEDS INTERNATIONAL LTD HANDICAP PACE $9500, 3yo+ c2 to c3 spechcp pace, stand, 2400m 1 81490 Sounds Swift (1) fr ........................K O’Reilly 2 x8787 Lilac Desire (2) fr.......................... S McNally 3 21x54 Franco Salisbury (3) fr............. S Golding (J) 4 9x604 Smokin Chick (4) fr...........................S Ottley 5 23118 Backup (1) 10.........................N Rasmussen 6 2D256 Woodlea Legend (2) 10................. K Cox (J) 7 42145 Vice Consul (3) 10 ........................M Purdon 8 250x5 Greenburn Creek (4) 10 ................ K Butt (J) 9 12098 Mighty Peruvian (5) 10 ................. G O’Reilly 10 11161 Art Union (6) 10 ............................R Holmes 11 41510 That’s Hunting Pink (7) 10...........C DeFilippi 12 97007 Franco Tiago (8) 10 ................. C D Thornley 9 4.06pm METHVEN 4 SQUARE SUPERMARKET GREEN MILE MBL TROT $14,999, 5yo+ ffa mob. trot, mobile, 1609m 1 82949 Another Love (1) fr .................... C Middleton 2 42342 Live The Dream (2) fr .......................S Ottley 3 46674 Quality Invasion (3) fr ................... A Lethaby 4 22406 Donaldson (4) fr ...................... S Golding (J)

13 62332 McArdle Royale (24) fr .....................J Curtin 14 48563 Sailing On (25) fr ..............................S Ottley 11 5.18pm METHVEN 4 SQUARE SUPERMARKET GREEN MILE MBL PACE $17,500, 4yo+ ffa mob. pace, mobile, 1609m 1 24105 Flyover (1) fr ............................ C D Thornley 2 33x13 Mossdale Conner (2) fr ................ G O’Reilly 3 213x3 Isaiah (3) fr .............................N Rasmussen 4 x7130 All Star Man (4) fr ........................C DeFilippi 5 x6024 Fifth Edition (5) fr ..........................R Holmes 6 59674 Jason Rulz (6) fr................................. R May 7 x1310 Arden Rooney (7) fr .....................T Williams 8 x1000 Fly Like An Eagle (8) fr .................M Purdon 9 22497 Bit Of A Legend (9) fr ....................... D Dunn 12 5.55pm GLUYAS MOTOR GROUP PACE $8500, 3yo+ c1 pace, stand, 2400m 1 6x900 Hestia Franco (1) fr .................... R Close (J) 2 3x867 Jack Hammer (2) fr ............................ R May 3 90706 Waikari Cash (3) fr ......................... K James 4 17506 Westburn Jewel (4) fr ................... S McNally 5 03696 Buzkil (5) fr ....................................J Geddes Samantha Ottley is down to drive 6 1 Gimmegold (6) fr ................................. J Hay Going To California in the get-out 7 25x44 Star Of Dionysis (7) fr ......................J Curtin Going To California (8) fr ..................S Ottley stakes at Methven tomorrow, the 89 67040 02065 Special Bella (9) fr......................C Markham Gluyas Motors Group Pace.

10 12950 Ardwells Key (10) fr ................. L McCormick 11 9x858 Midfrew Tarpediem (11) fr ...........C DeFilippi 5 25611 Valmagne (5) fr ...........................C DeFilippi 12 1712 My Baby’s Laughing (12) fr ............. I Lee (J) 6 60577 Vulcan (6) fr.........................................B Butt Pacifiers off : Trouble Me (R1), Uncas (R9) 7 85054 Royal Aspirations (7) fr............. S Smolenski SELECTIONS 8 40D67 Uncas (8) fr .......................................J Dunn Race 1: Le Reveur, Tehoro Holly, Tehoro Ruby 9 29268 King Of Strathfield fr..................... Scratched Race 2: Lightfingered, Algrancobowjoel, Jay Dub, Yippe Ki Yay 10 53851 Jaccka Justy (21) fr .........................J W Cox Race 3: Ranfurly Rulz, Take After Me, Franco Tyrone 11 53892 Clover Don (22) fr..........................R Holmes Race 4: Roxy Bromac, Maiden Rome, Red Hot Toddy 10 4.42pm SMITH SEEDS MOBILE PACE $8500, Race 5: Take To The Sky, Break Dance, Sudden Change 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2300m Race 6: Defy The Odds, Moon Angel, Chasing Shadows 1 0x360 Sage Creek (1) fr ..................J Anderson (J) 2 456x2 Bute Courage (2) fr ............................ R May Race 7: Never Fear, Natural, Young Stranger, Astrapi 3 89525 K C Pedro (3) fr ...............................A Hastie Race 8: Art Union, Vice Consul, Backup, Greenburn Creek 4 02309 Jaycees Belle (4) fr .................... R Close (J) Race 9: Jaccka Justy, Royal Aspirations, Donaldson 5 P5x13 Cut Loose (5) fr ............................T Williams Race 10: McArdle Royale, Cut Loose, Bute Courage 6 70x9x Onedin Emerald (6) fr ....................H Hunter Race 11: Isaiah, Bit Of A Legend, Arden Rooney, Jason Rulz 7 x6081 Midnight Rider (7) fr ...................... K Cox (J) Race 12: My Baby’s Laughing, Gimmegold, Star Of Dionysis 8 3746x Crimson Glory (8) fr ....................T McMillan 9 1283x Ideal Act (9) fr ..................................... J Hay LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Re10 x0500 Apache Moon (21) fr ..........................D Flint tired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly 11 3x151 Lightning Mach (22) fr ...................... D Dunn beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming conces12 5679x Whyamibettor (23) fr .....................B Orange sion driver which allows horse to start one class down

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In brief Chopping champ After powering his way to 11 world titles, 130kg axeman Jason Wynyard says he’s never found a piece of wood that’s beaten him. His debut in the sport began as a 12-year-old at a lively carnival in the small rural settlement of Mamaku in the Bay of Plenty where he fell off his log competing in the standing chop. “My mates roped me into the event because I was big for my age and they wanted to beat me in the under-16 boys chop.

They got what they wanted.”

Wynyard has been laughing since then as he has chopped, sawn and powered to 11 world titles, and now he and his basketball-playing son Tai have been named joint winners of the Maori sportsperson of the - NZH year.

O’Sullivan charging Snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan surged into the UK Championship quarter-finals in typically dominant fashion as his superb 147 break sealed a 6-0 thrashing of Matthew Selt yesterday. The Englishman’s fourth round maximum at York’s Barbican Centre was the 109th in snooker history and the 13th of his career.

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Champions on the court Mid Canterbury Badminton trophy winners (from left) Phillipa McDonald, Karen Bishop, Janine Havis, Kay Hughes, Kees Looji, Chris Carr, Derek Prebble, Eung Donaldson. Antony White was absent. Bishop continued her A grade women’s singles streak, going nine in a row for a total of 17 wins, and also collected the women’s masters 50+ title and the ungraded women’s doubles with Donaldson. White was the men’s A grade champion, McDonald won the women’s A reserve, Havis won the women’s masters 40+ and Hughes and Looji combined to win the mixed doubles. The sportsmanship award went to Derek Prebble and Carr was named the most improved player.

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■ RUBICON

In brief

ArborGen laments share price In February, US hedge fund Libra Advisors took a $12 million stake in Rubicon, buying 29.3 million shares at 41.29 cents per share in a private placement to shore up the company’s funding position and support its future commitments ArborGen. Shares of Rubicon rose 9.1 per cent to 36 cents yesterday, although they have fallen some

68 per cent since its peak of $1.21 in March 2011.

Meanwhile, shares of Tenon, the wood mouldings business Rubicon owns two thirds of, climbed 8.6 per cent to $1.90 and have more than doubled over the past two years, having dropped as low as 50 cents during the sub-prime mortgage crisis and subsequent global financial crisis.

The rise in Tenon’s share price should be reflected in gains for Rubicon stock too, said Fletcher, and signals investors are underestimating the value of ArborGen. - NZME

Evolve Education Group made a solid sharemarket debut yesterday, with its shares closing at an 8 per cent premium to the $1 offer price.

More than 14 million shares, worth $15.2 million, changed hands in 207 trades during the Aucklandbased early childhood education provider’s first day.

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servations starting in 1941. Nelson recorded 99mm of spring rainfall- (only 39 per cent of its normal rainfall - while Blenheim received 82mm (44 per cent of normal).

Significant soil moisture deficits are now evident in Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury and Central Otago, reflecting the high wind-run and low rainfall recorded over the last four months, she said.

The Southern Oscillation Index a measure of pressure between Tahiti and Darwin dipped to minus 1, strongly indicating an El Nino weather pattern.

Griffiths said global climate models showed a 70 per cent chance of the borderline El Nino continuing or possibly developing into a full blown El Nino by January next year.

In spring and summer, during El Nino, there was a higher chance of below normal rainfall for the north and east South Island, as well for the eastern North Island.

MetService has issued a drier than normal December outlook for many regions, including the east coast of both Islands.

Meanwhile, Federated Farmers said its South Canterbury branch was holding an executive meeting on how best to approach the dry season ahead. - NZME

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ers have been able to make good decisions earlier than they have been able to in the past,” he said.

There is no sign that the weather pattern is going to change at this point, so farmers do need to be making those decisions,” he said.

ANZ rural economist Con Williams said cold and windy weather on the east coasts of both islands may have made pasture cover shorter than many farmers would like.

“The fear is that it will go hot and dry pretty quickly, which would mean that there would not be a bank of feed there,” he said.

Williams said it was too early to start crying “drought”.

“It’s more of a fear at the moment, as opposed to what has actually occurred,” he said.

Many farmers are still suffering the after effects of the 2012/13 drought.

Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s latest lamb crop survey shows only a modest improvement in numbers tailed this spring.

At an estimated 25.8 million lambs, the figure was up 1.2 per cent on the previous spring, which was the second smallest lamb crop in nearly 60 years.

Griffiths said Nelson and Blenheim experienced their fourth driest spring on record, in ob-

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No drought - yet Parts of the country are rapidly drying out but weather experts are not mentioning the “D” word just yet.

Soils are already extremely dry in the north and east South Island, and are drying out fast in the eastern North Island, Metservice said.

Indications are that the country see an El Nino weather pattern, which can bring with it more extremes in the weather, MetService meteorologist Georgina Griffiths said.

Dry weather in the north and east South Island started in August.

A strong southwest flow over the country in spring meant that places like Nelson and Marlborough and the eastern South Island continued to experience dry conditions.

“Drought is insidious - it is a long term thing,” she told NZME. “You can get a couple of sprinkles with fronts going through, but it sneaks up and it’s been five months sneaking up already - so it is a concern,” she said.

Federated Farmers president William Rolleston said the federation was advising farmers to re-do their feed budgets and to make early decisions.

“With good forecasting, farm-

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BY JAMIE GRAY

China’s big three state-owned airlines are spreading their wings and heading for New Zealand this summer and have room for the number of flights to double. Auckland Airport says there will be a 61 per cent increase in the number of seats over the next few months following an agreement which allows services between the two countries to double from 21 to 42 a week from each country.

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Rubicon, the forestry biotech company spun out of Fletcher Challenge, reiterated plans for an initial public offer for ArborGen, the biotech forestry company it holds a third of, as it laments its languishing share price.

The Auckland-based company has been mulling an ArborGen share float since August 2013, after an aborted attempt in 2011, though it has to weigh up the realisation of immediate value against what it could get in the future, chairman Hugh

Fletcher told shareholders at its annual meeting in Wellington.

“To be clear, it is not a question of whether ArborGen can be IPO’d - unquestionably it can be,” Fletcher said, according to speech notes lodged with the NZX. “Rather it is a matter of choosing the optimal mix of equity market conditions and business progress to execute an IPO of the company - to set an appropriate initial value of the company, at minimum dilution to existing shareholders, and to raise sufficient capital to secure its future growth.”

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TT buy

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OUR VIEW

Wait, drive or walk and risk being assaulted Sue Newman

SENIOR REPORTER

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he impact of New Zealand’s lower alcohol limits will be felt this weekend as partygoers and pub patrons have to make some new choices around how much they can drink and remain safe behind the wheel.

While the change is a positive one, the ripple effects will be felt across the hospitality and public transport industries in reduced bar sales and in increased demand for transport services.

The canny publicans and taxi companies will be well prepared with extra courtesy buses and taxi cabs, but it’s likely most will be just crossing their fingers and hoping they’ll cope.

Nothing much is likely to change in the cities where taxi and bus services are regular, but in Ashburton with limited public transport options, life might have got a lot safer on the road, but it’s become tougher for patrons wanting to get home safely.

Ask anyone who uses latenight taxi services and they’ll tell you that finding a cab is already a lottery. A wait of an hour for a pick up is not unusual.

Extra demand means that hour might now stretch to two.

Likewise a courtesy van. You’ll wait for a pick up and then you could be on a long jaunt around town before you make it home.

One courtesy van per pub might no longer be enough.

You can’t blame the cab companies for not buying extra vehicles for peak service time that at best runs to three nights of the week.

The option of a long wait might mean pub patrons will start thinking about their options, neither of them good.

Do you walk home with the risk of being assaulted or drive when you know you shouldn’t.

Do you risk your licence or your life?

Both choices are wrong but that could be the new reality, the new downside of the new laws.

YOUR VIEW Art gallery/museum The ongoing cost over-runs of the new art gallery/museum only reinforce the feeling from a big portion of the Ashburton community that this overly extravagant monstrosity of a building will be an expensive “white elephant”.

Everybody who pushed for this massive tax drain, but mostly the councillors who supported it, should be made to answer for not listening to the public.

Simon Blissett

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Is there a shortage of mental health services in Mid Canterbury?

Yes 77% No 23%

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ur new art gallery, museum building has been deemed unsuitable by the curator Shirin Khosraviani.

She has put her foot down when it comes to moving the collection from the old site to the new.

Good on her for standing up for her decision to protect our community’s artworks.

One of the hiccups is the interior layout, where the line of sight apparently doesn’t offer sufficient views of the gallery’s full display.

Come on, ask any of our retailers what happens to stock out of sight.

It disappears, that’s what. Or, it gets damaged.

It would be easy to think easily-recognisable artworks would be harder to pinch than bags of lollies, clothing, or toys, but ask any retailer for their view.

I bet there’s an unconvinced snort.

After all, someone managed to get down on the Mona Lisa when it was hanging “safely” in the Louvre, with its massive state-of-the art security system.

If we want to attract bigger

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That means layout and security.

That also means environment.

The temperature and humidity have to be carefully controlled in order to protect our treasures, particularly older or more fragile ones.

So to do the best job we appoint an engineer who has not been properly briefed on the standards required.

Wasn’t there an overall project manager who could oversee the specifications and ensure the standards were met?

It reminded me of the old saying about a camel being a horse designed by a committee.

All too often it seems local

body decisions resemble the camel, because elected representatives don’t have the nous or will to pull together, or listen to advice.

The difference between governance and management can’t be emphasised enough.

Who carries the can here?

Not the poor engineer I hope.

Whoever was responsible for briefing him probably needs to go back to their Lego.

Often people who could be in the firing line put their heads on the block, or fall on their swords.

I’m so glad the curator stuck to her guns.

This collection belongs to the people of Mid Canterbury.

When the decision to go ahead with the proposal was made, our understanding was

that we needed a controlled environment and good security to protect artworks we already have, new acquisitions, and attract travelling exhibitions we wouldn’t otherwise see.

If we compromise now, accepting second-rate standards, where will we be?

Still off the art map, that’s where.

For goodness sake councillors, give the curator the staffing and money she needs, and thank heaven we’ve got someone with backbone to protect our heritage.

It’s too late to improve the exterior; yet another design based on a 60s crematorium and daubed with something which resembles the contents of a baby’s nappies.

Let’s get something right!

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Jesus is the reason for Christmas I hear people talking about “the silly season” – I receive cards from the US wishing me a “happy holiday”. It’s that time of year again.

December has come and with it all the joys of Christmas. But what is the real meaning of Christmas?

Is it the gifts under the tree, houses lit-up with lights, the occasional Christmas card in the mail, lots of Christmas advertising, turkey dinners with family and friends, wishing people the compliments of the season, stockings busting with presents, getting ready for our Christmas holiday away? Is this

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really Christmas?

For many people, Christmas is a time of sorrow.

They don’t have the extra money to buy presents for their children, family, and friends.

Many are saddened at Christmas-time when they think of their loved ones who have died, or will not be able to come home for various reasons.

Christmas dinners may be only a wish and not a reality for

some. Yet, Christmas can be a season of great joy.

It is a time of God showing His great love for us. It can be a time of healing and renewed strength.

You see, Christmas is when we celebrate the birth of the Christ child.

God sent His Son, Jesus, into the world to be born. His birth brought great joy to the world.

Shepherds, wise men, and angels all shared in the excitement of knowing about this great event. They knew this was no ordinary baby. The prophets had told of His coming hundreds of years before.

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The star stopped over Bethlehem just to mark the way for those who were looking for this special child.

This year again we, the Christian community of Ashburton, are celebrating Christmas in the Park on December 14. Last year 5000 people came along and this year it promises to be even bigger and better, so encourage your friends and family, come along, enjoy the entertainment, the fireworks and celebrate with us that “Jesus is the reason for Christmas”.

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In brief Mum found not guilty A Perth woman has been acquitted of murdering her husband during an argument. Thi Phuong Nguyen was accused of fatally stabbing Quang Tho To in May 2013. During the trial in the West Australian Supreme Court, prosecutors claimed Ms Nguyen threatened to stab her husband before committing the crime. Her lawyer argued there were other possible scenarios and said she had endured an unhealthy relationship for the sake of her four children.

A jury acquitted Ms Nguyen yesterday of murder and the lesser charge of manslaughter.

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Peacekeeper has ebola The UN peacekeeping force in Liberia says one of its members has been infected with ebola.

This is the mission’s third case linked to the disease. The previous two died. The country’s top UN envoy, Karin Landgren, said in a statement that a peacekeeper tested positive the day before.

The patient is being treated in Monrovia. Landgren said 16 people who came into contact with the soldier have been quarantined.

Areas the peacekeeper visited while symptomatic have been decontaminated.

- AP Police make arrests after protesters rallying against a grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner attempted to block traffic near Times Square.

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NY protesters vent anger

By Mariano andrade Thousands of protesters have paralysed streets in New York to condemn police killings of black suspects as details of a new racially tinged death emerge.

It was the second night of rallies in America’s largest city of 8.4 million after a grand jury on Wednesday decided not to indict a white officer for the death by chokehold of an unarmed black father-of-six.

National controversy over Eric Garner’s death in July and a series of other incidents were fanned further on Thursday by a damning US federal investi-

gation which concluded that police in Cleveland routinely employ “excessive force”.

In Arizona meanwhile, police said a white officer shot dead a 34-year-old black during a confrontation outside a convenience store.

Phoenix police said the officer involved shot dead Rumain Brisbon after mistakenly believing he was reaching for a gun inside his jacket. In fact he was unarmed.

The killing is the latest of several cases since the death of Garner in New York in July which have triggered a national debate about how minorities are treated by police and the

American criminal justice system.

Police shot dead a 12-yearold boy in Cleveland last month while another grand jury last week decided not to prosecute a white officer in Ferguson, Missouri who killed unarmed black teen Michael Brown in August.

Thousands of activists massed in New York’s Foley Square, near the city police headquarters shouting “Shut it down” and carrying placards saying “Black Lives Matter” and “Racism Kills”.

Police sealed off the Holland Tunnel, the key road link into New Jersey as US me-

dia reported that thousands streamed up the west side of Manhattan, clogging streets in downtown Manhattan and shutting traffic on the Manhattan Bridge heading to Brooklyn.

Protests in New York have been overwhelmingly peaceful but police arrested 83 people following Wednesday’s decision not to press charges in Garner’s death.

US Attorney General Eric Holder said federal civil rights investigations were being held both into the death of Brown in Ferguson and Garner in New York.

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■ RUSSIA

Putin speech offers little hope for woes

Russia will defend its geopolitical interests, President Vladimir Putin warned as he promised economic reforms to pull his country back from the brink of recession. But Putin’s patriotic bluster and vague promises did little to assuage real fears that Western sanctions, plummeting oil prices and a collapsing ruble are crippling Russia’s economy.

In his annual state-of-thenation address at the Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin an-

nounced measures to spur the country’s flagging economy, which is set to enter recession in 2015.

“The quality and size of the Russian economy must correspond to our geopolitical and historical role,” Putin said.

“We must get out of this zerogrowth trap and in the next three or four years raise our growth.”

Putin proposed a three-year freeze on tax inspections for companies as well as a tax am-

nesty for money brought back to Russia from abroad. But in a disappointment to investors, he offered no broader plan for pulling Russia out of its economic downturn.

“His freedom of manoeuvre is limited now and many important economic factors no longer depend on him: the ruble rate, the price of oil, inflation,” said Moscow-based analyst Maria Lipman. “No matter what Putin says, whether he sounds conciliatory and reas-

suring or bellicose and threatening, this would not affect those basic factors.”

Putin spent much of his speech blaming his country’s economic woes on the West, which he accused of wanting to dismember Russia like Yugoslavia. Putin said the United States and Europe would have imposed sanctions and found other pretexts for holding Russia back even if tensions had not erupted in Ukraine this year.

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Balkan war arrests Police in Serbia and Bosnia arrested 15 people yesterday in a wartime massacre that traumatised the Balkans and came to symbolise a culture of impunity that still shields notorious wartime death squads and their masters.

Prosecutors from Serbia and Bosnia, bitter wartime enemies, told The Associated Press they worked together to crack the case of the Strpci massacre of February 27, 1993, in which 19 men were snatched off a train at the height of the Balkans conflict. Officers carried out pre-dawn sweeps that netted five in Serbia and 10 in Bosnia, including the brother of a jailed warlord, ex-militia members and a former Bosnian Serb general who commanded the military in the area.

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Gun battle claims 13 A gun battle broke out yesterday after militants attacked an Indian army camp in disputed Kashmir and left 10 Indian troops and three suspected militants dead, officials said. An army officer said up to six rebels were hurling grenades and firing automatic rifles as they tried to enter an artillery unit of the camp in Uri region before dawn. Seven army soldiers and three policemen were killed on the Indian side, while three militants were also killed, police said. - AP

Hello Kitty rooms open Keio Plaza Hotel has opened two types of special Hello Kitty themed rooms that embody all the charm of the famous Hello Kitty character, which is loved by people all over the world. Guests will enjoy a variety of special accommodation plans elaborated with originally designed Hello Kitty items such as dolls, cakes and drinks. The Kitty Town rooms are based around the concept of Hello Kitty enjoying a city break in Tokyo, shopping and visiting amusement parks with family or friends.

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Braced for powerful, erratic typhoon A wide swath of the Philippines, including the capital Manila, is braced for a dangerously erratic and powerful typhoon approaching from the Pacific, about a year after the country was lashed by Typhoon Haiyan that left more than 7300 people dead.

Typhoon Hagupit — Filipino for “smash” — has strengthened with its sustained winds intensifying to 215 kilometres per hour and gusts of 250km/h. The local weather agency PAGASA’s

forecasts show the typhoon may hit Eastern Samar province first.

But a forecast by the US military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii said Hagupit may veer northward after making landfall and possibly threaten Manila, which has a population of more than 12 million people.

“We have alerted the people of Manila and we’re ready,” Mayor Joseph Estrada said, while acknowledging “these ty-

This image captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite shows Typhoon Hagupit in the western Pacific Ocean.

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phoons change direction all the time.”

It is currently 450 kilometres from the country’s eastern coast in the Pacific Ocean and moving slowly.

If the first forecast holds, Hagupit’s path will send it barreling inland into central Philippines along the same route where Typhoon Haiyan leveled villages and left more than 7300 dead and missing in November last year.

Still, Hagupit’s erratic behavior prompted the government to call an emergency meeting of mayors of metropolitan Manila to warn them to prepare.

Manila is north of the path that Haiyan took.

Given the country’s experience with Haiyan, which caught people unprepared to deal with ts ferocity, authorities seemed better positioned this time to respond to the impending crisis.

Officials in central Philippine regions, which were hammered

by Haiyan, evacuated thousands of people to safer areas, including Tacloban city, where the new typhoon has triggered panic-buying in grocery stores and gas stations and brought back nightmares of last year’s deadly onslaught.

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Al-Qaeda threatens to kill US hostage Al-Qaeda is threatening the imminent execution of an American journalist it kidnapped in Yemen, mocking as “foolish” a failed bid by US forces to free him.

Al-Qaeda in Yemen released a video dated December 2014 naming the hostage as Luke Somers, 33, saying the photojournalist was kidnapped more

than a year ago in Sanaa.

US-based monitoring agency SITE Intelligence Group said Somers was seized in the Yemeni capital in September 2013.

Nasser bin Ali Al-Ansi, of alQaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), threatened in the video to kill Somers in three days if Washington fails to meet unspecified demands.

The Yemeni defence ministry said last week that al-Qaeda had moved hostages days before a raid in southeastern Hadramawt province to free the hostages.

Ansi mentioned a “failed operation” in Hadramawt in which militants died, describing it as the “latest foolish action” by the US. - AFP

Tommy, a chimpanzee, smiling at his home in Gloversville, New York. A chimpanzee is not entitled to the rights of a human and does not have to be freed by its owner, a New York appeals court ruled.

Chimpanzee ‘has no human rights’ – court A chimpanzee is not entitled to the rights of a human and does not have to be freed by its owner, a New York appeals court has ruled.

The three-judge Appellate Division panel was unanimous in denying “legal personhood” to Tommy, which lives alone in a cage.

A trial-level court had previously denied the Nonhuman Rights Project’s effort to have Tommy released.

The group’s lawyer, Steven Wise, told the appeals court in October that the chimp’s living conditions are akin to a person in unlawful solitary confinement.

Wise argued that animals with human qualities, such as chimps, deserve basic rights, including freedom from imprisonment. He has also sought the release of three other chimps in New York and said he plans similar cases in other states.

But the mid-level appeals court said there is no precedent for treating animals as persons and no legal basis.

“So far as legal theory is concerned, a person is any being whom the law regards

as capable of rights and duties,” the judges wrote.

“Needless to say, unlike human beings, chimpanzees cannot bear any legal duties, submit to societal responsibilities or be held legally accountable for their actions.”

That, they ruled, makes it “inappropriate” to grant the rights of a human to the animal.

The Nonhuman Rights Project said it will appeal to the state’s top court, citing other New York appeals court rulings it says are at odds with Thursday’s decision.

Tommy’s owner, Patrick Lavery, said Thursday he was pleased and expected the ruling.

Tommy, believed to be about 40 years old, is a former entertainment chimp who was placed with Lavery about 10 years ago. Lavery said Tommy is cared for under strict state and federal licence rules and inspections.

The court noted there have been no claims that Tommy has been mistreated or any of those rules have been violated.

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■ SOUTH AFRICA

Mandela remembered one year on South Africans have begun marking one year since the death of Nelson Mandela with services, blasting of vuvuzelas and a cricket match to honour his enormous legacy as an antiapartheid icon and global beacon of hope.

An inter-faith service kicked off the day’s events in Pretoria yesterday, at the Freedom Park building dedicated to the country’s liberation heroes.

“Twenty years of democracy has been possible because of Mandela,” tribal chief Ron Martin said as the sun rose over the Pretoria hills and the smell of herbs burning in spiralled antelope horns wafted over the ceremony.

Veterans of the anti-apartheid struggle attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the base of a five-metre statue of a smiling Madiba, the clan name by with

South Africans affectionately call their nation’s favourite son.

“The body gave in but Madiba’s spirit never, never changed, it was always the same until the end,” Mandela’s widow Graca Machel said before laying a huge wreath of white flowers with pale pink roses at the base of the statue.

“Madiba is, in spirit, the same even today,” said Machel. “I know Madiba is smiling, Madiba

is happy because he is amongst the family he chose to build.”

Later in the day, bells, hooters, vuvuzelas and sirens will chime, honk, blow and wail for three minutes and seven seconds – followed by three minutes of silence: a six-minute and sevensecond dedication to Mandela’s 67 years of public service.

A long list of other events were set to take place into the weekend and beyond dedicated

to Mandela, including motorcycle rides and performances.

South Africans were also finding their own ways of remembering the former president who led their country out of the dark days of apartheid after enduring 27 years in prison.

For example, tattoo studios in the country have reported an ever-growing demand for Mandela-inspired ink.

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ASHBURTON COLLEGE ‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

Support Staff Positions Due to a combination of staff changes, internal promotion, and a recent restructure we have the following vacancies: All positions commence mid-to-late January 2015 as negotiated with the successful applicant.

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With seven direct reports over a number of areas, there is responsibility for the oversight and management of many aspects of the College’s non-teaching operations including Administration, Finances, Payroll, HR, Health and Safety, Property and Outsourced Activities.

This is a full-time, permanent position with a salary range of $75-$80,000.

Principal’s Secretary This is a full-time, salaried position, with a salary range of $45-50,000. The successful applicant will work closely with the Principal and, in doing so, directly contribute to the dayto-day leadership and success of the College.

The successful applicant will have relevant prior experience and be able to manage a range of concurrent tasks and responsibilities. Essential skills include a high proficiency in word processing; other computer skills (Spreadsheets, Outlook etc); the ability to solve problems and to organise activities and others; with dictation being an advantage. Qualities of maturity, discretion and high a high level of communication skills are also essential.

Deputy Principals’ Secretary This is a new permanent, part-time position of between 15 to 20 hours per week.

Remuneration is based on the Support Staff in Schools’ Employment Agreement, with the actual hours worked, and pay, to be negotiated with the successful applicant. Employment is essentially during school term-time although some flexibility may be requested for specific hours during a school holiday break.

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A high level of accuracy and urgency is required for processing together with a good understanding of window based computer programmes. Health and Safety awareness and a good level of fitness is essential.

Training will be given to help you not only for you to succeed in the role but to give you the opportunity to progress within the business.

Holding a current Forklift licence and Dangerous Goods licence would be preferable.

Ideally you will have; • Excellent communication skills • Self-motivated with good organisational skills • An enthusiastic and positive approach to your work • The ability to work unsupervised

Due to increased workload and restructuring within the company we require a Dispatch Manager to assist our Operations Manager.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person with a can do attitude to join our team.

Experience in agriculture and a good understanding of the farming climate and conditions in Mid Canterbury is an advantage.

Responsibilities will include: • Daily phone communication with clients.

• Organising and allocating of the daily work load to operators.

• Ensuring that both the clients and the operators requirements are met.

The successful applicant will have: • Excellent communication skills with the ability to build and maintain good working relationships.

• A high standard of time management.

• Attention to detail and accurate record keeping.

• Confidence in use of IT - Microsoft Office.

In return we offer a competitive remuneration package with employee benefits.

If this position interests you, please email your application together with your CV to: hr.manager@ats.co.nz

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

Applications close Wednesday 10th December 2014.

Please send your CV with cover letter to: David Molloy P O Box 85 METHVEN or email: david@molloyag.co.nz

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Office Assistant This is a permanent, part-time position of up to 30 hours per week, remuneration is based on the Support Staff in Schools’ Employment Agreement, with the actual hours worked, and ATS_EmployAd_INWARD GOODS_NOV14_96x150mm.indd pay, to be negotiated with the successful applicant. Employment is essentially during school term-time although some flexibility may be requested for specific hours during a school holiday break.

The appointee will join our successful Administration Team working in the main office. There will be a wide range of duties including reception, reprographics, attendance administration, problem solving, receiving payments, answering enquiries and general administration.

Essential capabilities include computer skills, communication skills, the ability to work as a part of a cohesive team, and the willingness and ability to learn new things.

If you wish to find out more about any of these positions or to receive a copy of the information pack please contact: Sheena Tyrrell, Management Administrator Ashburton College, P O Box 204, Ashburton 7740 Email: sheena.tyrrell@ashcoll.school.nz Phone: 308 4193, ext 812 or 027 247 8003 Information is also on the College website.

All positions close at 3:00pm Monday 15 December.

Please send your Application/CV to Sheena Tyrrell.

Office Administrator Dorie School is looking for a part time Office Administrator to join the team, four days per week 8:30am - 12:30pm.

Please apply in writing, stating your strengths and experiences with office administration along with the names and contact details of two referees.

Letters of application should be sent to: Anthony Dorreen, Principal Dorie School, 103 Dorie School Road, RD 11, Rakaia, or e-mailed to: principal@dorie.school.nz Applications close 3pm, Monday, December 15, 2014.

PLANT OPERATOR Our progressive company is looking for a Plant Operator to work our modern Seed Dressing, Mixing and Treatment plant.

Experience is preferred, but training will be given to the successful applicant.

Applications close 31 December 2014.

26/11/14 10:51 am

Learn to Swim Instructor Ashburton District Council is currently operating the Community Pool and will open the EA Networks Centre, a $35 million indoor stadium and pool complex in early 2015. This will be a state of the art facility, which is set to be our district’s sport and leisure hub.

Café Time – Café/ Bakery

Join our Sports Facility Team as a Learn to Swim Instructor, working with a range of customers to deliver high quality swimming tuition.

You needn’t have previous experience as all training will be provided, but it’s essential that you’re approachable, outgoing and enjoy working with children.

A vacancy has become available at our busy Café/Bakery for a Bakers position. The position covers a very wide range of baking, some general cafe work and includes some weekend work.

You’ll work 3-5 hours per week on a rostered basis so you’ll need to be flexible. But as this role is part-time you’ll still have plenty of time available to attend to other commitments.

Part Time Baker Wanted

Experience preferred but not necessary as full training will be given.

If you want to join our fun hardworking team please email your CV, with a cover letter, to: info@cafetime.co.nz or phone Scott or Lisa 307 2776 or 021 664 887.

We design, we build, we innovate.

Please send your CV to...

Wholesale Seeds Ltd PO Box 354 ASHBURTON 7740

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

Applications close Saturday, December 20, 2014 www.molloyag.co.nz

For more information about this vacancy or to apply - go to our website.

Applications close 10 December 2014.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

YOUR LOCAL

PAINTING PROFESSIONALS Contact us today on: Richard: 027 279 8952

www.bradfords.co.nz

Office: 308 9039

Your local Spark Store, East Street, Ashburton (03) 308 0308

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

WANTED

WANTED

TRADES, SERVICES

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

Macrocarpa

Electrical Apprentice

Parts and Accessories Assistant Due to a position becoming available in our parts and accessories department, we are seeking to appoint a person to our busy, enthusiastic franchise dealership. Desirably, this person would have a reasonable mechanical knowledge and good computer skills, with excellent telephone and customer service skills.

Jeff Marshall Motorcycles is in a very buoyant, large rural sector. We service the farm and off road sector, and have a large road bike riding clientele as well.

Our business is very much customer focused, so applicants need to be the same, be prepared to take responsibility, be honest, have strong selfbelief, loyal, driven, have a sense of humour and have an interest in motorcycles.

Applicants, • Must have a high attention to detail, • Must be able to work as part of a team, and also be able to work unsupervised, • Must be willing to do on going product training, • Must have a clean drivers licence, & preferably motorcycle, • Should have a NZ residency or a valid NZ work Visa.

Check out our business www.jeffmarshallsuzuki.co.nz Application can be made in the strictest confidence by contacting Jeff. Marshall direct on wk - 03 308 2055 cell - 027 431 1744 email - jeff@jeffmarshallsuzuki.co.nz

NICKY BUTLER

IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

We are looking for a motivated individual with a willingness to learn, to join our Ashburton based company as an Electrical Apprentice.

The applicant must hold a current drivers licence. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, a can do attitude and flexible approach to your work are also key to your success in this role.

We offer opportunities to learn different skills in the industries we work in.

To arrange an interview please telephone SHANE CHRISTIE on 027 325 4773

Experienced Post driver/ Fencer Must be a skilled and experienced post driver operator and fencer with great work ethic and ability to wok unsupervised when necessary.

Immediate start required.

Please apply in own handwriting by December 17, 2014 to: 790 C/- Ashburton Guardian PO Box 77 Ashburton 7740

“Real Estate is about people; moving forward, being honest and building strong lasting relationships” M 027 751 1801 B 03 307 7377 E nicky.butler@bayleys.co.nz

Farm Hand Needed for Dairy Farm We are located 10km out of town and looking for somebody with milking experience who is able to work unassisted.

Some general farm duties will also be required.

Successful candidate to start as soon as possible and will work till December 22, 2014.

Please contact Rob Morris 021 0816 5942.

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Trees or logs wanted for firewood or sawmilling grade.

Ph Kent 021-325-661

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

WANTED

POOL CLEANER wanted to vacuum in-ground swimming pool once a week/fortnight.

Phone 027 602 4881.

TRADES, SERVICES

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

Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Ph 308 8989.

30yrs Local experience.

SUPERGOLD discount card accepted.

HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

SPECIALISED SERVICES

LIMITED vacancies at the Mt Somers Cattery, through December and January. Call Michelle 021 5/85 592.

SITUATIONS WANTED

I’M LOOKING FOR a dairy farm job with one or two bedrooms, to start at the New Year. I come with experience in the dairy industry. Ph 027 315 7267.

Guardian Motoring

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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

307 7900

Property Wanted

We are currently looking for a 1012m² or bigger property in the Westside/Borough area in any condition for redevelopment.

Please call Mark Williams 0274 422 281 A/H 308 6877 or office 307 9176 www.propertybrokers.co.nz

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

Industrial Commercial Residential

the ElectraServe guarantee

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

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

Weekend Services

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

6pm - 8pm both evenings.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

DUTY DOCTORS

MENTAL HEALTH Call free on 0800

MEDICAL SERVICES

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

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

closed until further notice.

COMMUNITY POOL

WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual POST DELIVERY CENTRES Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message. Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Call us free on (0800 787 797).

INFORMATION CENTRES ASHBURTON REST HOMES Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days.

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE - DAILY, unrestricted Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA LIFELINE Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 visiting. until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

Saturday and Sunday doctor and emergency CAMERON COURTS - DAILY, unrestricted METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public details - please telephone the Rakaia Medical visiting.

OMMUNITY ERVICES Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Centre, ph 303 5002.

PRINCES COURT - DAILY, unrestricted ART GALLERY Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT visiting.

Due to relocation, the Art Gallery is closed provide an accident and emergency service.

BUS DEPARTURES until further notice.

EMERGENCY DENTIST Except in cases of emergency persons Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

If you do not have or cannot contact your ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. requiring medical attention must consult regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. their own or the duty general practitioner.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Persons subsequently requiring treatment Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm at Ashburton Hospital must have a general Sundays and Public Holidays. practitioners note of referral.

ASHBURTON MUSEUM NIMAL ERVICES Due to relocation, the Ashburton Museum is DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL PHARMACIES ELPLINE ERVICES This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card.

Gym Company Medical, Cass Street is the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday.

The surgery will be open from 10am - 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9489.

Moore Street Medical, Moore Street is the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday.

The surgery will be open from 10am - 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 3066.

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

WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

-Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

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

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

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

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021

1356 969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallentstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Katherine Lewis.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Toni Johnson. Small: Belal Sahlab.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Phil. Small: Katherine Hayward.

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterhours small animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Registration for the

Ashburton District Christmas Community Lunch 2014

The Cancer Society's Relay for Life Mid Canterbury Take part in Relay for Life To register your team go to

Cancer Society

Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back!

------------------------Name: .....................................................................................

Address: .................................................................................. .................................................................................................

Numbers attending: Adults ............Children ............................

March 28 - 29, 2015

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You are warmly invited to share this special time with us.

Phone: .....................................................................................

www.relayforlife.org.nz Ashburton Showgrounds

RELAY FOR LIFE

The lunch is being held at the Sinclair Centre, at the rear of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Park Street, Ashburton at 12.30pm on Christmas Day and there is no charge. This lunch is for anyone who would like to share Christmas Day with others.

If you have any questions please phone Ann 308 0333 and leave a message.

Whakanui, Maumaharatia,

Special dietary needs: ...........................................................

Do you need help with transport (please circle one): Yes / No Would you like to perform at item at lunch (please circle one): Yes / No

Please return this form to: The Trevor Wilson Centre, 215 Tancred Street, Ashburton, to Community House, 155 Tancred St, Ashburton or PO Box 581, Ashburton 7740

by Wednesday, Dec 10, 2014, if possible.

Tu Atu!

New Zealand

THIS ADVERTISEMENT KINDLY SPONSORED BY THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Daily Events Saturday 9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Local produce by local producers and hot food!!. North End West Street car park.

9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. West St. 9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH

Sunday 8.00am ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Taylors Stream to Cook shop and Christmas B.B.Q. starting at 4pm at the Alford Forest Hall. New members welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

9.00am ST PETERS’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Harrison Street, Allenton.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele.

Church lounge, Baring Square East.

Monday 9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE

TINWALD. Community garden working bee and fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Large variety of toys for hire. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

10.00am

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

10.00am - 12.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, all welcome. Upstairs 254 Cameron Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm

ASHBURTON AVIATON MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

12.45pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, singles and doubles.

Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip St. 1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners, Waireka Croquet

Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, club day. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

7.30pm THE METHVEN THEATRE COMPANY. Presents Noises Off, a hilarious comedy.

Tickets at Ashburton and Methven iSites. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall.

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship. First Sunday of Advent led

by Paul Inwood. All welcome. 65 Oxford St. 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service and communion led by Rev Rodney Routledge, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

10.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather permitting. Lovett’s Road, Maronan Road.

10.00am

ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Service at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Havelock Street - no service at St Paul’s.

10.00am ASHBURTON M.S.A. QUOITS. All welcome to have a throw. Racecourse Road M.S.A. Sports ground.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am

ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

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

Ashburton airport, Seafield Rd. 1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET’ WAIREKA. Social Golf Croquet. The domain, Philip St.

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

Racecourse Road.

2.00pm ASHBURTON CIVIC MUSIC COUNCIL. Bands in the Park, including Highland dancing this time. Ashburton Domain, West Street.

5.00pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Taize Service, Park Street.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park St.

INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street.

9.30am - 10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies weekly health and fitness class. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Seafield Road.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet club day. Allenton Sports Club. Cavendish Club.

6.00pm

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

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICES

A Gem On The Golden Mile!

FOR SALE

Expressions of Interest – Contract WW-BB10, Ashburton Borough Catchment Sewer Pipeline Replacement

The Ashburton District Council is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the Ashburton Borough Catchment Sewer Pipeline Replacement contract to replace approximately 1.5km of the existing concrete sewer pipe. The contract includes the removal and disposal of parts of the existing sewer pipeline, the supply and installation of new sewer pipeline, manholes and laterals.

179 VICTORIA STREET, CITY CENTRE, CHRISTCHURCH High profile property investor Richard Diver is selling down the first of Christchurch’s rebuild projects, the Carlton Butchery in Victoria Street. Opportunities for medium sized properties available for purchase are rare, so interest will be high!

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Popular location at the gateway of Victoria Street Four level building with a two level penthouse apartment, complete with swimming pool and rooftop garden Building area 1,045m² with 10 carparks Annual rental income $478,666 p.a. + GST

www.colliers.co.nz/26846

Freehold Farm For Sale “Mayfield”

2247 Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road

Offers Invited

• 357 hectares, BCI water shares for 160 ltrs with associated nutrient allowance.

• Ecan ground water consent for 1,750,000 cubic metres a year.

Further info contact Frank Luxton

Email: frank@theluxtons.co.nz

Ryan Geddes 021 395 518 Jonathan Lyttle MOB: 021 535 995 MOB:

South Island Commercial (2004) Limited Licensed under the REAA 2008

RAFFLES RSA Ashburton Pre Xmas Raffle Results

Ham: 1st - 923 - R&S Fitzgerald 2nd - 1002 - Pania 3rd - 534 - Danial Kahui 4th - 543 - Alex Wood 5th - 552 - DN&JE Sinclair Turkey: 6th - 132 - Steve T 7th - 342 - Pete Gowans 8th - 472 - B Collins 9th - 39 - McJarrow 10th - 1062 - S Wilkie Chooks: 11th - 184 - R Johnstone 12th - 1230 - Gary McCormick 13th - 406 - Perkins 14th - 1064 - P Cockburn 15th - 1092 - Deanna Walshr Winners Notified

SEARCHING FOR A GIFT FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS

EVERYTHING?

A Trust Gift Voucher is valid at all of the Ashburton Trust outlets. *minimum $20

Ph 307 5911 www.ashburtontrust.co.nz

Looking for a person to join your business?

Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

307 7900

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LIFESTYLE Services. Full conventional baling service, topping and pasture renewal.

Ph: 027 390 0002 or 03 308 3807.

Expression of Interest documentation is available from the Ashburton District Council. All enquiries for documentation should be directed to Viv Eyberg, Capital Projects Manager, (03) 307 7700 or email info@adc.govt.nz.

Expressions of Interest close on Friday 19 December 2014 at 4.00pm and should be made in writing to: “Expression of Interest Submission for Contract WW-BB10 Ashburton Borough Catchment Sewer Pipeline Replacement” Ashburton District Council PO Box 94 5 Baring Square West Ashburton

TRACTOR - David Brown.

Cropmaster 2 seater, model runs well 3PTL. Good tyres.

Sell $1650.00. Suit collector, lifestyle. Ph 03 308 8033 or 027 249 6625.

Neil McCann Group Manager Service Delivery

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Lake Hood Closure

FOR SALE, New potatoes at the Farmers Market. Osprey and purple passion. Come and see Farmer Brown.

FRESH GREEN PEAS Pick your own $5, 10L bucket.

This weekend Saturday 6 - Monday 8 December Plains Museum, no road sales.

Phone 308 3669

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

The Jennian Homes Ashburton Swim Team wish to advise the public of the closure of the northern end of Lake Hood on December 13 from 6am until 12 noon.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

$2 week

Strawberries Bunched Carrots Mangoes Celery Lettuce

MOTORCYCLES

NEW POTATOES, dug daily FOR SALE - 2005 Kawasaki $2.50 kg. Bennett, Melrose KX65, 2 stroke motorbike, very tidy condition. $1500. Ph Road.

027 747 7033.

PERENNIAL flowering plants make good gifts. 35 Cameron MOTORING Street, Ashburton. Phone 308 7206.

2005 NISSAN Elgrand Highway star. Six seater van.

MOTORCYCLES 3.5 V6 auto. 3 year 1981 SUZUKI, 400 twin mechanical warranty. Custom motorcycle, excellent runner. black, excellent order. Rego + Very tidy $1,800. Phone Dave WOF. $14,000. Phone Dave 308 4701.

308 4701.

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Specials available from 2/12 - 9/12

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

308-1095

MOTORING SUZUKI ALTO. 30,000ks, genuine mileage. Just like new, great 1st or 2nd car. $3600. Phone 027 315 8086.

Guardian Situations Vacant 307 7900

First day of school Quality Preschool

Jaida Poskitt

Age: 5 years old School: Tinwald School

Congratulations on your graduation from Ruma Whakawhanui – The Extension Room.

Happy school days from all your friends and teachers at Childs Play Preschool, Tinwald.

TLC for your VIP

Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm Ph 308 2959, Main South Rd, Tinwald www.childsplaypreschool.ac.nz

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Beckley Coachlines Programme

CHURCH SERVICES

Church Services

◊ COURT THEATRE “ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS” 08 January @ 6.30pm ◊ SOLO MIO 05 March

You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

308 7646

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

FOR SALE

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton)

Licensed area from Rakaia to Oamaru.

11-12 hrs spent per month at this stage giving an average net profit of $826.

This could be increased to suit.

Asking $62,500.

Linda Alldinger M: 027.2962117 P: 03.3719126 E: linda.alldinger@ naiharcourts.co.nz GRENADIER SPECIALIST BUSINESS BROKER Licensed Agent REAA 2008

LIVESTOCK, PETS 118th Annual General Meeting To be held at the Methven Clubrooms – December 17, 2014 @ 8pm All members, intending new members, players and supporters most welcome.

MOTORING

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.

LET OR LEASE

SHOP SPACE TO LET Victoria Street, The Triangle.

115 sq M. Available from Jan 2015. Please call Sally to enquire 307 8888.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

MAZDA LWB van. E2000.

New warrant, 2004, manual, petrol, four near new tyres.

Very tidy condition. Genuine reason for selling. $9,500.

Phone 03 302 4760 or 021 888 626.

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

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

Alexandra Holiday Accommodation

Guardian

Situations Vacant

307 7900

Family Home available to rent in Alexandra from 22nd December 2nd January, sleeps 6 people.

Fully fenced, BBQ area, Children friendly.

Close to rail trail.

Phone 027 936 1195 or tinacohh@gmail.com

Got something to sell?

Having a garage sale?

Call the Guardian today for your advertising requirements.

307 7900

HIRE

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

FOR SALE

CHRISTMAS TREES for sale $20. 94 Thews Road. Open after 5pm weekdays and all day Saturday.

Anthos Gardens 308 8386.

KIDNEY shaped fishpond, two metres long, at least 10 GRAZING GRAZING for Weaner Calves gold fish, water pump, waterwanted due to increased fall and electric cat fence. demand. Contact: John $250. Phone 027 554 4654.

Benefield 027 227 6075.

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four GARAGE SALES wheel electric scooters and GARAGE SALE - Wards wheel chairs. Call Fred Road, Chertsey. Saturday, Reddecliffe at Electric December 6 9am. Mobility Ashburton today.

Household items, workshop, Phone 308-3602 bedding, all sorts of interesting things. Open all WHITEBAIT for sale, at the day. Sign posted from main Farmers Market, today, Saturday, December 6. road.

Give two hours to help her out SAFE’s Annual Appeal is December 19 - 20.

Register to collect at safe.org.nz Together we can end factory farming.

On account of Messrs RJ & CA Nelson Homestead Farm, 28 Mitcham Road, Ashburton

10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton

For bookings phone

30 simple to operate & maintain machines - 24 already placed.

Clearing Sale Of Alpacas, Plant and Sundries

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting

◊ KENNY ROGERS 13th March ◊ PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 26 April ◊ MRS BROWN 19th March, 2016

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St Andrew’s St Paul’s St James Combined Service at St Andrew’s Havelock St 10.00 am St Andrew’s 7pm

Evangelical Presbyterian Church 10.30am Worship

Every Sunday 63 Princes Street All Welcome

Minister: Rev David Bayne Ph 307 7355

10am Morning Service and Communion

Speaker: Pastor Rob Davison LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church)

Creche available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday All welcome

The way of the transgressor is hard but Jesus came that you might have abundant life.

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays @10.00am Including Children’s church Everyone is welcome.

See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron St’s Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

Friday, 19 December, 2014 Commencing at 1.30pm We will offer the following 30 Mixed Sex Alpacas Alpaca Shearing Table, 15 Prattley Alpaca Gates, Cria Covers, Ladymuck Poopa Collecter, Chaff Cutter (electric motor), Alpaca Sundries.

Plant and Sundries 454 International Tractor with FEL and Bucket, Topax 2.4 metre Topper, Husqvana Ride On Mower (CTH 2542T), Hammerhead 2 Seater Go Cart, Set of Portable Steel Pipe Cattleyards, Portable Horse Stable and Tack Room, 1.8 metre Heavy Roller, Suzuki Eiger Quadrunner (16500 kms), Platform Digital Scales, Chain Harrows, Hay Feeders, plus a range of Tools and Farm Sundries.

Enquiries to Russell Nelson, phone 021 0228 7177 Michael Buchanan, phone 0274 390 879 PGG Wrightson AuctioneersAshburton

CARAVANS, TRAILERS ACCOMMODATION, FOR SALE - 1989 20ft Qxford RENTAL 200 caravan. Tandem axle,

perm D/bed. All extras included, excellent condition.

Ph 03 308 3693 - 027 475 3797.

FOR RENT: Three bedroom house until the end of next June. Reference required.

Rent $270pw. Contact 021 784 496.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

LARGE 3 bedroom house, internal access single garage on Racecourse Road. Rent $360, excellent references required.

Trade me #813746230. Ring B & N Properties 021 119 8222.

ASIAN New, pretty, 25 years, busty, 36 DD, long hair. Sexy and friendly. Stocking and high heels. Good Service.

Phone 021 110 7034, Jessie.

MODERN 3 bedroom house, open plan kitchen /dining /lounge area. 5 mins walk to town. Excellent reference required.

Trademe #802581010. Ring B & N SUE. Merry Christmas to Properties 021 119 8222. everyone.

Appointments available until Christmas Day. NEW three bedroom. House phone 021 0233 9259 (no to rent. $430 per week. No pets. Ph on 308 5863 after texting).

5pm week nights. Anytime For all subscriber weekends.

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

GFE. Phone calls only. 027 448 7011.

enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

PARKSIDE house located in quiet west side area. Four bedrooms, study, plenty of storage, double garage.

Looking for caring tenants (non-smokers). No dogs.

Phone 027 440 0417.

UPDATED 3 bedroom house, modern kitchen and fully fenced property on Kitchener Street. Rent $340, excellent references required. Trade me #813732612. Ring B & N Properties 021 119 8222.

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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 The Fishing Show 3 0 7am F Rural Delivery 7:30 Infomercials 9am Come Dine With Me Omnibus 11:30 Tagata Pasifika Noon F Chef On A Mission 0 1pm F Heston’s Fantastical Food 0 2pm Four Rooms 2:55 Unsung Heroes 3 0 3:25 Rapid Response PGR 3 0 3:55 New Zealand With Nadia Lim 0 4:25 Shark Man Riley visits Stewart Island, home to the great white shark; there is friction among the locals who are convinced the shark feeding operators are attracting more sharks to the area. 0 4:55 The Fishing Show – Classic Episodes 0 6pm One News 7pm Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook – Through The Seasons 7:30 MasterChef Australia PGR The bottom three contestants from last night’s Invention Test take part in this week’s Pressure Test. 0 8:40 Coronation Street PGR 0 9:40 Nashville AO 0 10:35 Ladies And Gentlemen…

Sol3 Mio Live In Concert 0

6am Guess How Much I Love You 3 0 6:10 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends 3 0 6:30 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 6:55 The Tom And Jerry Show 3 0 7:15 Robot And Monster 3 0 7:45 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 8:10 Green Lantern – The Animated Series 3 0 8:35 Adventure Time 3 0 9:05 Regular Show PGR 3 0 9:30 Zeke And Luther 3 0 10am 2Kaha PGR 10:30 Robotomy 3 10:40 The Voice Omnibus 0 1:40 Secret Life Of The American Teenager PGR 0 2:45 Twisted PGR 0 3:45 Step By Step 0 4:15 Full House 3 0 4:45 M Alaska 1996 Family adventure.

11:35 Nashville – The Whole Story AO 12:35 Football – English Premier League (Highlights) 1:35 Football – English Premier League 3:55 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

11pm M Think Like A Man AO (2012) Comedy Romance.

1:25 M The International AO (2009) Crime.

3:30 M Must Love Dogs PGR (2005) Comedy.

5:05 2Kaha PGR 5:30 It Is Written

CHOICE TV 6am Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips 6:30 Holmes Makes It Right 7:30 Clodagh McKenna – Fresh From The Sea 8am Auction Room 8:30 Get Growing 9am Nick Knowles’s Original Features 10am Lonely Planet – Best In Asia 10:30 Gourmet Farmer 11am House Crashers 11:30 The Liquidator Noon Food Safari 12:45 Gardeners’ World 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm West End Salvage 3:30 LA Frock Stars 4pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea 5pm Get Growing 5:30 Kirstie Allsopp’s Home Style 6:30 Bid America 7pm Survival School 7:30 Natural World – On The Trail Of Tarka In 1927, Henry Williamson wrote Tarka the Otter, about the life and death of an otter in Devon.

This film goes in search of Tarka’s descendents.

8:30 Liberty Of London The retail team at Liberty of London gears up for the busiest time of year – Christmas.

9:30 M Jesse Stone – No Remorse AO 2010 Crime.

Tom Selleck.

11:30 Kirstie Allsopp’s Home Style

SUNDAY

12:30 West End Salvage 1am LA Frock Stars 1:30 Bid America 2am Survival School 2:30 M Jesse Stone – No Remorse AO 2010 Crime. Tom Selleck. 4:30 Lonely Planet – Best In Asia 5am Fantasy Homes By The Sea

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7pm The Voice The search for the next big voice in the USA. 0 8pm L Lotto This week’s lotto draw.

8:05 The Voice Continued. 0 9pm M Charlie’s Angels AO 2000 Action.

Three elite investigators use their skills to track down a kidnapped computer ace.

Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu.

TV THREE

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Outdoors With Geoff 3 Geoff Thomas showcases the outdoors in New Zealand and abroad.

7am Gone Fishin’ 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation 10:30 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 3 0 11:30 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 3 0 12:30 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 3 0 1:35 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 30 2:50 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 30 4pm Beauty And The Geek Australia PGR 3 5pm Gone Fishin’ 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm The Block Unlocked PGR 0 7:30 For The Love Of Cars PGR Philip and Ant must rescue and restore a 1945 MG-TC sports car.

8:30 SVU AO 9:30 F SVU AO 10:25 M Burn After Reading 16VLS 3 2008 Crime Comedy.

George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt.

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 8:35 Fairly Odd Parents 9:05 Casper Scare School 3 When Casper, the world’s friendliest ghost, befriends a human kid, his uncles decide to send him to Scare School.

9:35 Power Rangers – Megaforce 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 3 6pm The Nanny 3 6:30 M Dr Seuss’s Horton Hears A Who! 3 2008 Animated.

Voices of Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Seth Rogan. 0 8:15 M Junior PGR 1994 Comedy. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson. 0 10:35 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia AO 3 Dennis and the gang crash Maureen’s wedding to make certain he will be able to sever all ties, only to discover a union much scarier than kissing cousins.

6am Home Shopping 11:30 University Challenge The country’s newest university, the Auckland University of Technology, makes its debut, taking on the 1983 winners, Victoria.

Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 Bondi Rescue 3 3:30 Lorraine Pascale – Home Cooking Made Easy 3 Lorraine Pascale makes roasted butternutsquash soup, marshmallow fudge, and five-spice baked ribs.

4:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3 Dr Harry shows why the Labrador is the world’s favourite dog; Fast Ed makes a chicken-and-potato salad picnic and chocolate kiss biscuits.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Big, Bigger, Biggest

8:30 The Cricket Show 9am UFC Fight Flashback 9:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Preliminary Final – Northern Knights v Wellington Firebirds. From Seddon Park, Hamilton.

10am Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights) Dubai, Day One. 11:30 Cricket – International (Replay) Pakistan v Blackcaps – Second Twenty20. From the Cricket Stadium in Dubai.

3pm The Cricket Show 3:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Replay) Preliminary Final – Northern Knights v Wellington Firebirds. From Seddon Park, Hamilton.

7pm Storage Wars – Canada PGR 7:30 The Great British Bake Off Drawing on Europe for inspiration in a sweet-dough challenge, the bakers must create 36 different sweet European buns.

8:35 Midsomer Murders PGR 10:50 Never Mind The Buzzcocks AO 3

7pm Cricket – Super Smash (Live) Minor Final – Auckland Aces v TBC. From Seddon Park, Hamilton.

10:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Sydney 500 – Race 37. From Sydney Olympic Park.

12:30 Infomercials 5:00 Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:05 Excused AO 3 Dating show in which singles looking for love try to win dates before being eliminated from contention.

11:55 Infomercials

11:25 Trollied AO Leighton is pleased to be back at work, but Lorraine is determined to make his life miserable; Andy has a revelation about his sexuality.

11:55 True Blood AO 3 1:05 Home Shopping

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Yachting – The Volvo Ocean Race Midnight Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) 12:30 Football – A-League (Replay) 4:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) 5:00 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) 5:30 Football – A-League (Highlights)

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Miharo 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu (Starting Today) 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Putahi 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki (Starting Today) 3 3:30 Kia Ora Hola 3 4pm Kia Ora Molweni 3

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

8:30 Last Man Standing PG 8:55 Survivor – Pearl Islands Marathon PG 12:20 N Smoky Mountain Money PG 1:10 Pawn Stars PG 1:35 Shearing Gang PG 2pm Call Of The Wildman PG 2:25 Billy The Exterminator PGL 2:50 Elementary MV 3:40 SVU MV 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

7:30 Last Man Standing PG 8pm Call Of The Wildman PG 8:30 Billy The Exterminator PGL 9pm American Daredevils M 9:30 Smoky Mountain Money PG 10:30 Pawn Stars PG 11pm Shearing Gang PG 11:30 Psych MC

SUNDAY

12:30 Raw MC 3:25 Psych MC 4:15 Survivor – Pearl Islands Marathon PG

SKY SPORT 2 4:30 Behind The Faces (Starting Today) 3 5pm Kia Mau! 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm F Journey To The West 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M Bingo 1991 Adventure.

Cindy Williams, David Rasche.

9:10 M Skin AO 2008 Biography.

Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige.

The Great British Bake Off 11:05 Te Kaea 3 2 7:30pm on Prime 11:35 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6:30 Spawn Of Jaws M 7:30 Spawn Of Jaws – The Birth M 8:30 Jaws Comes Home PG 9:30 Air Jaws Apocalypse PG 10:30 Alien Sharks M 11:30 Monster Hammerhead M 12:30 Sharkzilla PG 1:30 Sharkpocalypse PG 2:30 Spawn Of Jaws M 3:30 Spawn Of Jaws – The Birth M 4:30 Jaws Comes Home PG 5:30 Rogue Sharks M 6:30 Alien Sharks M 7:30 Monster Hammerhead M For the past 60 years, reports of a hammerhead over three metres long have circulated throughout Florida.

8:30 Sharksanity M A look at bites, strikes, and close calls from Shark Week 2014.

9:30 I Escaped Jaws M 10:30 Great White Invasion PG 11:30 Spawn Of Jaws M

SUNDAY

12:30 Spawn Of Jaws – The Birth M 1:30 Sharksanity M 2:30 I Escaped Jaws M 3:30 Sharkpocalypse PG 4:30 Return Of Jaws PG 5:30 Rogue Sharks M

MOVIES PREMIERE

Dr Seuss's Horton Hears a Who! 6:30pm on FOUR

MOVIES GREATS

8:15 Elysium AO 2013 Action.

Matt Damon.

10:05 The Directors – Jay Roach 10:25 Wild Bill AO 2013 Drama.

Charlie Creed Miles, Will Poulter.

12:05 Mandela – Long Walk To Freedom AO 2013 Biography.

Idris Elba, Naomie Harris.

2:30 Elysium AO 2013 Action.

Matt Damon.

4:20 Red Lights AO 2012 Thriller.

Sigourney Weaver, Robert de Niro.

6:15 American Hustle AO 2013 Drama. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams.

8:30 Snitch AO 2013 Thriller.

Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon.

10:25 A Good Day To Die Hard MVL 2013 Action. Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney.

7:35 The Dilemma MLS 2011 Comedy. Vince Vaughn, Kevin James.

9:25 Fair Game AO 1995 Action Drama. Cindy Crawford, William Baldwin, Steven Berkoff.

11:10 Ali MVL 2001 Drama.

Jon Voigt, Will Smith.

1:45 Aliens MVL 1986 Sci-fi.

Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn.

4pm The Last Samurai MV 2003 Drama. Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe.

6:35 Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street 16V 2007 Crime. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter.

8:30 The Bucket List ML 2007 Comedy. Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman.

10:10 Alien 3 MVL 1992 Sci-fi.

Sigourney Weaver.

Midnight Do No Harm AO 2012 Thriller. Deanna Russo.

1:30 Red Lights MVL 2012 Thriller.

Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro.

3:20 Directors – Jay Roach PG 3:50 American Hustle AO 2013 Drama. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams.

12:05 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

2am The Last Samurai MV 2003 Drama. Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe.

4:30 Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street 16V 2007 Crime. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter.

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

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

6Dec14

6am Rugby – Women’s Sevens World Series (Delayed) Dubai.

8am L Golf – US PGA Tour Hero World Challenge - Round Two. 11am Golf Central 11:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Nedbank Golf Challenge – Round Two. Noon SKY Sport 365 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Hero World Challenge – Round Two. 1:30 Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights) Dubai – Day One. 3pm Sport 365 3:30 Sky Sports News UK 4pm Golf Central 4:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Nedbank Golf Challenge – Round Two. 5pm Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) Hero World Challenge - Round Two. 5:30 Sport TBC 6:30 Golf Central 7pm L Football – A-League Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix.

9pm Sky Sport – What’s On 9:30 L Football – A-League Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers.

11:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix.

SUNDAY

Midnight Basketball – NBL Championship (Replay) Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers.

2am Sky Sport – What’s On (Highlights) 2:30 Fox Sports News 3am Basketball – NBL Championship (Highlights) Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers.

3:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) 4am Soccer Saturday

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6am Rural Delivery 3 6:25 Country Calendar Specials 30 7:10 Sunday 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude Awards 2014 9:30 Q+A 0 10:30 Marae 2 11am Waka Huia 11:30 Being Me 11:55 Africa – Eye To Eye 0 1pm Undercover Boss USA 3 0 2pm Hotel Inspector PGR 0 3pm Location, Location, Location 4pm The Zoo 4:30 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs 0 5pm River Monsters With Jeremy Wade 0 6pm One News 7pm N Radar Across The Pacific Radar visits Niue and discovers how a country of only 1400 people survives, goes swimming with killer sea snakes and visits the islands only prisoner. 0 7:30 F Our Big Blue Backyard 0 8:30 F Happy Valley AO 0 9:35 F Secrets And Lies AO 0 10:35 Rake AO 0 11:45 Q+A Local political affairs programme. 0 1:00 Being Me A children’s health series that encourages them to know themselves, like themselves and be themselves. 1:25 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:35 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Bid America 6:30 Survival School 7am Natural World – On The Trail Of Tarka 8am Liberty Of London 9am West End Salvage 9:30 LA Frock Stars 10am Fantasy Homes By The Sea 11am Kirstie Allsopp’s Home Style Noon Early Edition 1pm Natural World – On The Trail Of Tarka 2pm Liberty Of London 3pm The Garden Pantry 3:30 Gardeners’ World – The Edible Garden 4pm Paul And Nick’s Big Food Trip 4:30 River Cottage Forever 5pm James Nesbitt’s Ireland 5:30 Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 6:30 Destination Flavour Christmas Special 7:30 The Roux Scholarship With a 30-year heritage, no other cooking competition on TV has the credentials, the history, or the integrity of The Roux Scholarship.

8:30 Injustice AO 9:30 Locomotion – Dan Snow’s History Of Railways 10:30 M Wide Sargasso Sea MS 1993 Drama. Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker.

MONDAY

Midnight River Cottage Forever 12:30 James Nesbitt’s Ireland 1am The Garden Pantry 1:30 Gardeners’ World – The Edible Garden 2am Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 3am Destination Flavour Christmas Special 4am Injustice AO 5am The Roux Scholarship

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TV THREE

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:10 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:20 Dinosaur Train 0 6:35 Art Attack 0 6:55 Sofia The First 0 7:20 Wander Over Yonder 0 7:40 Sanjay And Craig 0 8:05 Regular Show 3 0 8:15 SpongeBob SquarePants 0 8:40 Angry Birds Toons 0 8:45 My Little Pony Equestria Girls 0 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 Noon M Batman Forever PGR 1995 Action. Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O’Donnell, Drew Barrymore. 0 2:30 Ravenswood PGR 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm The Neighbors 0 6:30 The Middle 0 7pm Prep And Landing – Naughty v Nice 0 7:30 M Mr Deeds PGR 2002 Comedy.

9:30 Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD 10:30 M The Exorcist AO 1973 Horror.

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 9am Helen Clark 3 (Part 1) 9:55 The Nation 10:55 The Best Of Campbell Live 11:35 3rd Degree 12:30 The Michael J Fox Show PGR 3 1pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 2pm Motorsport – WTTC Japan 2:30 Motorsport – WTTC Macau 3pm Shaun Summerfield – Red Bull Drift Shifters 5pm World’s Deadliest Roads PGR 3 6pm 3 News 7pm M Rio 3 2008 Animated Comedy. Voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement.

9pm The Night Shift AO A serious crash sends dozens of soldiers, including Drew’s boyfriend, to the emergency room.

9:55 Hawaii Five-0 AO Five-0 investigates when a zombielike man is shot at Halloween.

10:50 F Hannibal AO

1:10 Fringe AO The Fringe team engages a desperate plan as Olivia embarks on a dangerous and otherworldly journey into the unknown. 0 2:55 Infomercials 3:30 Jeremy Kyle USA AO 4:15 It Is Written 4:45 The Catalina PGR 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:50 24 Hours AO 3 Series that compares Auckland, Oslo, Perth and San Francisco police as they deal with crime over 24 hours. 12:50 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Rugrats 3 7:25 Sidekick 7:45 Grojband 3 8:10 Fairly Odd Parents 8:35 Casper Scare School 3 9am Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 – Fused 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 3 6pm The Nanny 3 0 6:30 Survivor – San Juan Del Sur

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box Noon MasterChef USA PGR 3 The auditions come to a close as our judges, Chef Gordon Ramsay, Chef Graham Elliot, and restaurateur Joe Bastianich select the final few home cooks worthy of the coveted MasterChef apron.

1pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK PGR 3 1:30 Undercover Boss UK 3 2:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3 3:35 Great Outdoors 3 4:30 Escape To The Country 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Jamie’s Family Christmas 6:30 Great British Food Revival

7:30 America’s Next Top Model PGR The models perform a scene with Korean soap opera actors before taking part in a photo shoot in which they recreate iconic images of Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe.

8:30 Witches Of East End AO 9:30 F Burn Notice AO 10:25 Friends With Benefits AO 3 10:55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

7pm Storage Wars – New York PGR 3 7:30 Chatsworth 8:30 Miss Marple PGR In a lavish hotel on the tropical island of St Honore, guests become suspects in Miss Marple’s investigation following a death by suspicious heart attack, but Miss Marple is convinced it was murder.

10:30 Jimmy And The Giant Supermarket PGR

11:50 Infomercials

11:35 Inside Gatwick PGR A behind-the-scenes look at two British Airways planes based in London, revealing the day-to-day life of pilots, air stewards, turnaround managers and engineers. 12:30 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2 2pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 2:30 F My Country Song 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield (Replay) Northcote v Marist.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Waka Huia 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 F The First Voice Taupunakohe travels to Te Urewera, Murupara and Wellington to meet with kaikaranga from Tuhoe.

THE BOX 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:05 Billy The Exterminator PGL 8:30 American Daredevils M 8:55 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

11:25 Last Man Standing PG 11:50 Raw MC 2:35 WWE Main Event MC 3:40 SmackDown! MC 5:20 American Daredevils M 5:45 Pawn Stars PG 6:10 Shearing Gang PG 6:40 Smoky Mountain Money PG 7:30 Covert Affairs MV Annie protects a teenager who has intercepted and decoded information from a short-wave radio transmission, but a rogue agent is already on their trail.

8:30 CSI – Miami MV 9:30 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 Matador MVLS 11:30 Covert Affairs MV

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6am L Golf – US PGA Tour Hero World Challenge – Round Three. From the Isleworth Golf and Country Club in Florida.

11am Golf Central Live Noon SKY Sport 365 12:30 Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights) Dubai – Day One. 2pm Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights) Dubai – Day Two. 3:30 L Cricket – Super Smash Grand Final. Teams TBC. From Seddon Park, Hamilton.

7:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Replay) Grand Final. From Seddon Park, Hamilton.

11pm Football – Arsenal TV 2:00 Fox Sports News 2:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) 3:00 The Cricket Show 3:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) 4:00 The Fishing Show 4:30 Rugby – IRB Sevens World Series (Highlights)

SKY SPORT 2 8pm Te Iti Kahurangi – The Journey To Success 3 8:30 M Husbands And Wives AO 1992 Comedy Drama. When their best friends announce that they’re separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack.

10:30 The Festival PGR Radar Across the Pacific 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:00pm on TV One 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6:30 Sharksanity M 7:30 Voodoo Shark PG 8:30 Great White Serial Killer PG 9:30 Spawn Of Jaws M 10:30 Spawn Of Jaws – The Birth M 11:30 Sharksanity M 12:30 Alien Sharks M 1:30 Monster Hammerhead M 2:30 Sharkageddon M 3:30 Jaws Strikes Back M 4:30 Zombie Sharks M 5:30 I Escaped Jaws M 6:30 Air Jaws – Fin Of Fury M 7:30 Lair Of The Mega Shark M 8:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls M 9:30 Man v Wild PG With Jake Gyllenhaal.

10:30 Naked And Afraid M 11:30 You Have Been Warned M Licence to Thrill.

MONDAY

12:30 Body Bizarre M 1:30 Crimes That Shook MONDAY The World M BTK Killer.

12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 WWE 2:30 Auction Kings PG Main Event MC 3:05 CSI – Miami Business is booming at Gallery 63.

MV 3:55 CSI – Miami MV 4:45 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am America’s Funniest Home Videos Flying Wild Alaska PG Arctic Winds.

5am Dirty Jobs PG Wetland Warrior.

PG 5:10 Matador MVLS

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:05 Snitch AO 2013 Thriller.

Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon.

7:55 Do No Harm AO 2012 Thriller.

Deanna Russo.

9:25 Red Lights AO 2012 Thriller.

Sigourney Weaver, Robert de Niro.

11:15 American Hustle AO 2013 Drama. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams.

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Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon.

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7:15 The Bucket List ML 2007 Comedy. Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman. 8:50 Alien 3 MVL 1992 Sci-fi. Sigourney Weaver.

10:45 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

12:40 The Last Samurai MV 2003 Drama. Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe.

3:15 Mr Bean’s Holiday PGC 2007 Comedy. Rowan Atkinson.

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Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon.

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Val Kilmer, Derek Luke.

8:30 Borat 16LS 2006 Comedy.

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9:55 Alien Resurrection 16VL 1997 Sci-fi. Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder.

11:45 Blood Work MVL 2002 Thriller. Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston.

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4:50 Industrial Light And Magic – Creating The Impossible 2010 Documentary. 5:50 Mr Bean’s Holiday PGC 2007 Comedy.

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HEYWOOD, Phillip Arthur – On Dec 2, 2014 at Ashburton.

Aged 76 years. Dearly loved father of Bruce, Murray and Rachel, and Robyn and Kent.

Loved grandad Philly of Libby, and Tom; Zac, Lily, and Monica; Jamie, Shannon, and Lochie. Loved son of the late Cyril and Grace Heywood. Messages to 2 Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia 7710. At Phillips request a private funeral service has been held at Springston.

BODY, Alan Francis – On December 5, 2014 at Princes Court Resthome, Ashburton. On his 88th birthday.

Dearly loved husband of Margaret. Much loved father and father in law of Maxine and Graeme Chapman, Allison and Neville Chaney, Glenys and Greg Carr, and Alan and Debra.

Loved grandad and Garg of all his grandchildren and Paterson’s Funeral Services great grandchildren.

FDANZ Ashburton Messages to Body family P O Ph 307 7433 Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A special thank you to the Please note all late death carers and staff at Princes notices or notices sent outCourt Resthome. Donations side ordinary office hours to the Ashburton branch of must be emailed to: the Alzheimer’s Association deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz would be appreciated and to ensure publication. may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Alan’s life During office hours notices may also be sent to: will be held at our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, Any queries December 10, commencing please contact at 2.00pm, followed by private 0800 cremation at the Ashburton ASHBURTON Crematorium.

(0800-274-287).

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DRENNAN, Graeme Harold – On November 27, 2014.

Dearly loved son of the late Harold and Jean Drennan.

Loved brother of Derek, Judith, Jean and Ross.

Will be sadly missed by all.

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Ph 307 7433 IN MEMORIAM COSTELLO, John Bede – Brenda, along with Jade, Chris, Rachel, Jeff, Matthew and Matthew, Amanda, Camille and Shea would like to personally thank all those who sent flowers, cards, baking and the overwhelming support from friends and family, upon the sudden loss of a treasured and loved husband, father and grandfather. Special thanks go out to the ICU Staff at the Ashburton Hospital, the staff at ANZCO Foods and the Ashburton RSA. Due to the overwhelming number of messages, love and support we have received, we are unable to thank each and everyone of you so please accept this as our personal acknowledgement.

"Gone to the great cattle yards in the sky.”

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WILKINSON, Margaret Melville – Clare, Gray, Anne and their families wish to sincerely thank everyone who attended our mother’s funeral and to those special people who wrote to us and spoke so fondly of our mother, especially those friends who had been in her life for all those many years. A special thank you to the wonderful staff at Strathallan Life Care Alisa Bailey Unit. You are amazing. Also to Dr Price and Rev. Dr Susan Jones. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement of our sincere appreciation.

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SCOON, Noel Christopher – December 6, 2010.

Death changes everything Time changes nothing . . .

We still miss the sound of your voice The wisdom of your advice The stories of your life and just being in your presence, So no, time changes nothing, We miss you as much today as we did the day you died.

We just miss you.

Lynda and Frank.

DAVISON, Joyce Mary – Colin and family wish to, most sincerely, thank all family and friends for the love and support given to us with the recent loss of Joyce. Thanks you for the cards, letters, emails, phone calls, visits, food and beautiful flowers and to those who attended Joyce’s service. A special thank you to the staff of Rosebank and the residents and staff of Terrace View.

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement of gratitude from our family.

“Close to our hearts Joyce will always stay.

Loved and remembered every day.”

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DRENNAN, Graeme Harold – On November 27, 2014 at Christchurch. Aged 68 years.

Much loved dad of Kelly and Neill (Australia), and Nathan and Tamara (Christchurch) and a special granddad of Daesha, and Ivy. Messages to the Drennan family C/854A Main North Road, Christchurch. At Graeme’s request a private service has been held.

“Will be greatly missed by his family.”

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CONWAY, Finian, MID CANTERBURY FUNERAL SERVICES (Reverend Father) – Loved and respected priest of Galbraith’s provide choice! the Christchurch Diocese for Galbraith’s We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and 65 years. Passed away celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, provide choice! and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. peacefully at Whareama Rest We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to Home, Stoke, on Thursday reflect their individualityCall - ask us howus we can be of assistance to you and on December 4, 2014. your family.

LAW, Denzil Martyn Call us on 308 3980 Requiescat in Pace 308 3980 (Denny) – Requiem Mass will beor call in and visit our new premises at or246 callHavelock in andStreet visit Brenda, Hayden, Lyn, Keryn, celebrated at St Marys ProCathedral, 373 Manchester our new premises at Hayley and Harrison wish to extend their sincere thanks to Street, Christchurch Rob onCope-Williams Eion McKinnon everyone, who sent cards, 246 Havelock WEDNESDAY, December 10, flowers, food, visits and at 10.30am followed by Street phone calls following the loss interment in the Priests of our dearly loved husband, section of Bromley Cemetery. dad and grandad (Denzil). A Official Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm Rosary will be prayed at St special thank you to the Marys Pro-Cathedral on Ashburton Volunteer Fire Tuesday December 9, at Brigade for their guard of 7.00pm honour. Please accept this as John Rhind Funeral Directors a personal acknowledgment FDANZ Canterbury owned, to each and everyone of you.

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High cloud thickening. Rain developing about the divide, with heavy falls from evening. Scattered late rain spreading further east. Wind at 1000m: NW developing, rising to severe gale 100 km/h in exposed valleys. Wind at 2000m: NW developing, rising to severe gale 100 km/h.

TOMORROW Cloudy periods. A fresh southerly changing brings showers.

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Becoming mainly fine. Northerlies developing.

FZL: 3400m

Mainly fine. Northeasterlies, fresh about the coast.

Rain, with heavy falls near the divide, easing to showers in the morning. Wind at 1000m: NW, severe gale 90 km/h in exposed places changing SW 30 km/h in the morning.

Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW, 100 km/h changing SW 50 km/h in the morning.

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High cloud thickening, scattered rain developing. Northerlies

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Side by side properties, buy one or buy both. These flats have 3 3A1F2I For Sale Offers over $145,000 Ashburton 7 Davis Crescent bedrooms each and great back yard area for kids and pets to roam. This View by appointment DOUBLE WHAMMY OPPORTUNITY 7 & 9 Davis Crescent could be your opportunity you have been waiting for! No7 has a double rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20160 Side by side properties, buy one or buy both. These flats have 3 garage and is rented at $200 per week For Sale Ashburton OfficeOffers 03 307 over 8317$145,000 bedrooms each and great back yard area for kids and pets to roam. This Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) View by appointment could be your opportunity you have been waiting for! No7 has a double rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20160 garage and is rented at $200 per week Ashburton Office 03 307 8317

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Resort Feel - Everyday * Double internal access Ashburton 22garage Grove Street 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms * Private outdoor entertaining Good to Go * 3 Bedrooms Open plan kitchen/din/living * Good off street parking *Solar Double internal access garage heating option *Fantastic Private outdoor Summitentertaining umbrella outdoors area So much on offer and parking will be sold; be quick! * Good off street

So much on offer and will be sold; be quick!

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For Sale $360,000 For Sale: Offers over $398,000 View By Appointment View : Saturday 1:00 - 1:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20147 For Sale $360,000 rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20656 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 View By Office Appointment Ashburton 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20147 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

Netherby 9 Davis Crescent

108 Bowen Street Rakaia A Brick Honey Netherby 9 Davis Crescent Side by side properties, buy one or buy both. These flats have 3

DOUBLE WHAMMY OPPORTUNITY 7 & 9 Davis Crescent

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* Three Bedrooms For Sale Offers over $145,000 each DOUBLE WHAMMY OPPORTUNITY & 9 Davis bedrooms each and great back yard area for kids7 and pets toCrescent roam. No * Woodburner on wetback, Heatpump View by appointment For Sale: Offers over $279,000 by side properties, buy oneopportunity or buy both.you These flats have 3 been waiting 9 has Side no garaging.

This could be the have * Return to nature - Outdoor Spa For Sale Offers over $145,000 each rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20161 View Sunday 12:00 - 1:00pm bedrooms each and great back yard area for kids and pets to roam.

No for! No 9 is currently rented at wired $220 light per week. * Double carport/garage & power.

Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 View by appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20673 been waiting 9* has no garaging.

This could be the opportunity you have Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) Modernised interior, fully fenced rear yard complete privacy rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20161 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 for! No 9 is currently rented at $220 per week.

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53 Tucker Street Ashburton

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This House is Scheduled for Instant Sale * 4 Bedrooms * 2 Double garages + woodshed + garden shed * Newly laid concrete driveway Street Ashburton 11 Galbraith * Open plan kitchen, living and dining Get started... A tidy three bedroom home on a pet friendly, family sized section. With compliant inbuilt log fire in the lounge area. Good sized Ashburton 11 Galbraith Street kitchen opening to the rear of the Section. A spacious single garage plus Get started...

A tidythis three bedroom home on a pet Certainly onefriendly, to viewfamily to be sized workshop compliments tidy package. section. With compliant inbuilt log fire in the lounge area. Good sized appreciate. kitchen opening to the rear of the Section. A spacious single garage plus workshop compliments this tidy package. Certainly one to view to be appreciate.

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79 Harland StreetStreet Tinwald Ashburton 22 Grove

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For Sale Sale:$275,000 $355,000 3 For View by : Saturday 10:45 - 11:15am View appointment rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20671 rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20121

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For Sale $238,000 For Sale: $218,000 View by appointment View Saturday 2:00 - 2:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20087 For Sale $238,000 rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20660 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 View byOffice appointment Ashburton 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20087 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

Ashburton Hut 8 Hakatere

12 Miller Avenue Ashburton Possibilities areHut Endless Ashburton 8 Hakatere This is a life style that many love in a small caring community. This hut

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Down By The Seaside This hut and all its contents could be yours.

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This hut bathroom with shower and open bedrooms, * 2 Laundry spaces, 2 Front doors has alaundry. small fenced kitchen tucked in thebatts corner of a large dining lounge with an vanity, The property has insulation. * Securely open fire. Three bedrooms, separate toilet, a bathroom with shower and vanity, laundry. The property has batts insulation.

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Ashburton Office 03 307 307 8317 8317 For SaleOffice $275,000 Ashburton 03 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Estate Limited Limited LICENSED LICENSED (REAA (REAA 2008)2008) Mid Canterbury Real View by appointment

Great Starter Investor Home is just one block from the Easy Care EasyOR Living This Family tidy townhouse

heated with a heatpump ad nightstore. Single garage and easy care grounds completes the package.

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23 Brucefield Avenue Ashburton 2/265 MooreAshburton Street

* 2 Bedrooms CBD. Large living area, two Moore double bedrooms Ashburton 2/265 Street with good storage. Galley * Lovely and Sunny kitchen with abundance of cupboards and dining isarea. bathroom Easy Care Easy Living This tidy townhouse just Large one block from the * Covered back sun trap House is storage. insulated Galley and with shower andliving vanity alsotwo housing laundry. with doublethe bedrooms good *CBD. GoodLarge Sized Openarea, Plan Living heated with a heatpump ad nightstore.

Single garage and easy care kitchen with abundance of cupboards and dining area.

Large bathroom * Well maintained weatherboard home grounds completes the package. with shower and vanity also housing the laundry. House is insulated and

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For Sale $80,000 - $90,000 View by appointment Deadline Sale ends 4pm Wed 17 Dec 2014 For Sale $80,000 - $90,000 rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20212 (unless sold prior) Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 View: by appointment View Saturday 1:00 - 1:30pm Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20212 rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20674

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