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Overseas buyers ready to swoop

BY NADINE PORTER

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Overseas buyers continue to hover, awaiting dairy farm sales in the district, with experts now predicting a recovery in the GlobalDairyTrade auction is going to be later than expected.

PGG Wrightson Mid and South Canterbury real estate manager Robin Ford said while Southland was experiencing a high number of dairy farm sales, Mid Canterbury only had around eight to 10 farms for sale at present, but he thought more farms would come on the market after May should the global auction not reach $US3000 per tonne – the price needed to meet Fonterra’s revised payout of $4.60 per kilogram of milksolids.

Overseas buyers, particularly from Europe and the United Kingdom, continued to show “good interest” in buying farms in Mid Canterbury, he said.

“I think they are waiting to see if there is a movement downwards in the market before they come in full. At this stage they have probably been rail sitting for the past six months to see what will happen, but they are still there.”

Last week Fonterra’s forecast payout was put in doubt after milk powder prices fell 4.4 per cent at the first GlobalDairyTrade auction of the year.

Mr Ford said if auction prices don’t get near the magic $US3000 per tonne mark by May, more dairy farms in Mid Canterbury could be put up for sale.

“If the payout starts to dip again I think you will see more farms come on to the market. If it lifts to nearer the $5 per kilogram mark I think most of them will hang in there, but if it slips below $4.60 as forecast, you might see a few more decide that may-be they are better off doing other things.”

Currently Southland has 41 farms for sale on Trade Me – with many of them being equity partnerships.

After visiting

recently Mr Ford said the province had two disastrous spring seasons with milk production down, decreased feed available and lower lambing percentages.

“That’s why you’re seeing so many of them on the market.”

With land $10,000 a hectare less than Canterbury and not needing irrigation, the province had been attractive to sharemilkers and farmers who lacked equity.

Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president Willy Leferink said the current situation was frustrating for Mid Canterbury farmers and he believed there would be the “odd portfolio” that might sell farms to trim their operations. “But I think people will not sell at a bargain if they can help it.

“It’s stressful and slowly the banks are putting pressure on to perform, but long-term demographics are good … I don’t think we will see forced sales yet.”

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■ ASHBURTON RENTALS

Rental property numbers skyrocket

By Sue NewmaN

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In five years the number of rental properties on one Ashburton agent’s books have quadrupled and are continuing to grow as Ashburton houses become a sought-after investment option for out-of-towners.

Real estate company owner Trevor Hurley said that Ashburton had the advantage of a good stock of affordable homes that could be let for rentals that weren’t too far from those charged in Christchurch.

“There’s a significant amount of confidence in the Ashburton market and we’re now being seen as a good investment option. Our rentals are solid and people are getting good returns on their investments.”

For most Ashburton rent books the vacancy rate was low, around 3 per cent and that also gave investors confidence, he said.

If there was any downside to the surge of out-of-town investor interest it was that those buyers were competing in the same market as first-home buyers. He doesn’t see that competition flattening this year.

“I think it will be a steady year for real estate; I believe we’ve hit a plateau with interest rates. Now or

Trevor Hurley soon might be a good time to look at fixing your mortgage.”

The downside of the growing number of rental properties in the Ashburton District that were owned by out-of-towners was less control by owners over tenancies.

Many of those owners, however, were opting for letting agents to ensure renters weren’t wrecking quiet lifestyles in suburban streets.

In spite of a rigorous vetting system run by letting agents, ten-

ants who became neighbourhood menaces could slip through the cracks. Moving them on, however, was not simple, Mr Hurley said.

“The neighbour needs to provide the property manager with a letter stating the dates and times of the events and they need to also have a letter from noise control saying they attended a call to the property and the date and time this occurred.”

With those in hand, the agent would serve notice on the tenant and the situation would go to mediation, but without written evidence nothing could be done, he said.

The first an agent would know was when either the owner or a neighbour complained, Mr Hurley said.

“If a neighbour has a problem, we welcome their call and we’ll act on it promptly, but we just need that letter.”

While summer is traditionally a time when noise issues arise, Ashburton District Council environmental services manager Rick Catchpowle said noise control contractors had not been particularly busy over the holiday period.

“We’ve had some peaks and troughs, a few firework-type incidents, but nothing outside the norm for this time of year.”

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade firefighter Robin Taylor was in to the year.

Peaceful festive se By michelle NelSoN

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It’s been a relatively quiet start to the year for the district’s firefighters.

While he did not have the numbers in front of him, chief fire officer Alan Burgess estimated the Ashburton station had only attended a third of the call-outs compared to this time last year.

The lull in activity over a traditionally-busy period was difficult to explain, however a couple of decent rainfalls over the festive season had

undoubtedly helped, he said.

“The odd damp day on the way through kept things a little bit greener, and cooler.

“That’s probably going to have an effect,” he said.

Last year January delivered tinder dry weather, bringing an increased risk of fire – especially in rural areas.

The harvest season often preempts a rise in fire call-outs, however some with a cold spring and associated low soil temperatures some crops are two to three weeks

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■ LOTTO

Timaru’s $7m winner claims dosh

By CatheriNe GaffaNey A Timaruvvian who won $7 million in Powerball slept with the ticket every night before claiming the winnings.

The winning family, who wish to remain anonymous, said they still couldn’t quite believe they’d won Saturday night’s Powerball First Division even after checking the ticket “about a hundred

times”. “I slept with the ticket every night since we found out we’d won, I didn’t let it out of my hands,” one family member said.

“But in saying that, I’ve hardly slept at all. I’m looking forward to getting some sleep after all of this!”

The family – who have won Timaru’s biggest ever Lotto prize – had bought weekly Lotto tickets since it began but never

thought they’d actually win big.

“But when I pulled up the results on MyLotto, I saw we had four numbers in a row and I panicked and turned the computer off. I was just so nervous.

After a couple of deep breaths, I turned the computer back on and checked the rest of the numbers – and they were all there. My hands started shaking. It just felt so unreal.”

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■ FREEDOM CAMPING

No new public loos in near future

By Sue NewmaN

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How many public toilets are too many public toilets?

That’s the question local authorities around New Zealand are grappling with as growing tourist numbers put existing ablution blocks under pressure.

While State Highway 1 through the Ashburton District has public conveniences at Rakaia, the Ashburton Domain, on East Street and at Hinds, laybys and rest spots are still being fouled by people using bushes as toilets and rubbish dumps.

Several people have called the Guardian newsroom over the holiday period concerned that the layby area on the northern edge of Ashburton had become a dump site.

There have been reports of bags of rubbish, old mattresses, dead animals and human waste and food rubbish left lying around, in spite of rubbish bins being provided at the site.

Ashburton District Council open spaces manager David Askin said it was a regular clean-

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eason for our firies behind where they were last season.

“There’s still an element of greenness out there, but anybody who’s lived here for any length of time will know that can change quite quickly, but if this rate of activity carries on we will be more than happy with it,” Mr Burgess said.

The lead-in to 2016 was also relatively quiet in terms of serious road crashes and other incidents the brigade is often required to attend.

For a traditionally busy volunteer brigade the let-up had enabled

those who wanted to get away for a break to do so and others to spend time with their families.

Principal rural fire officer Don Geddes said the fire risk remained high, with restrictions in place. Permits are required for all fires with the exception of stubble burn-offs, which are subject to a strict set of rules.

With another shower of rain expected today and more over the weekend, the current restrictions are likely to remain in place in the immediate future.

up job for contractors keeping that layby and treed area clear of rubbish.

“This dumping of rubbish seems to have shifted from the roads going into the river to people using this area,” he said.

The council allows freedom camping and Mr Askin said he was aware that people used the layby area as an informal camping spot, but that was no excuse

for leaving behind a trail of rubbish and waste.

In terms of toilets, the council did not have plans to build new facilities in that area.

The travelling public was generally well aware of where public toilets were located and door counters showed that those at Rakaia and in the Ashburton Domain had very high levels of use.

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■ MID CANTERBURY CEMETERIES

In brief

Vertical burials ‘unlikely’ here

By Sue NewmaN

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Auckland might be considering vertical burials to solve its overcrowded cemetery woes, but that’s an idea that’s unlikely to find much public support here says Ashburton District Council open spaces manager David Askin.

As local authorities around New Zealand look at innovative ways to solve the problem of too many bodies and too little cemetery space, innovative options such as

feet first burials have come up for debate. Mr Askin is not a fan.

“I doubt if many people would see it as the right way of doing things. Burial is about lying down, not standing up.”

The vertical versus horizontal debate was unlikely to take place in Ashburton, however, because the district was in the fortunate position of having plenty of room for burials well into the future, Mr Askin said.

The council is already well down the track with plans to ex-

tend the Ashburton cemetery into land it owns to the east of the existing site and work on developing this area will begin later this year.

The council has money tagged over the next two financial years for Ashburton’s cemetery extensions and the first stage will see roading, kerb and channel and water supplies installed.

The existing cemetery has about two years’ worth of space available, but once the extension opens, there will be the option of

buying a plot in either the new or old section, Mr Askin said.

The cemetery extension will come with new options, including a natural burial area. Bodies buried in this area will not be embalmed and will be buried in shallow graves. A natural casket or wrapping issued to ensure decomposition occurs rapidly and naturally. A tree is planted rather than a plaque laid and in some natural cemeteries natural burial sites become wildflower meadows or woodlands.

The controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal will be signed into existence in New Zealand. Chile let the cat out of the bag early by announcing the signing last week, before officials were ready, leading to swift backpedalling from organisers. But the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has just confirmed an event will be held in Auckland in early February. The exact date has yet to be announced, as some of the 12 signatory countries still need to finalise home country preparations for the deal to come into force.

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Industrial death Police have released the name of a man killed while working at a Huntly manufacturing business.

He was Ira Tangiora Paki, aged 43, from Huntly. Mr Paki died after a stack of metal panels fell on top of him while working at Metrapanel, in the small Waikato town on Monday afternoon. Metrapanel’s directors aren’t commenting on the incident until the police and Worksafe investigations are completed.

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Pendarves arable farm sold for undisclosed amount A large prime Pendarves arable farm sold to two local buyers this week for an undisclosed sum.

Belonging to South Canterbury family cropping mogul Turley Farms, Kyle Park, a 441 hectare property was the largest of its type offered in recent years.

Property Brokers Ashburton business management consultant Mark Lemon confirmed the property had been sold to two “people in the district” in two blocks.

Originally the real estate firm had hoped the farm would sell for $50,000 a hectare but the Guardian understands it did not fetch that price.

The last sale near the Pendarves area was believed to have attracted around $55,000 per hectare – a new record for the district.

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Body found in river Police scouring the Mataura River in Southland after a car went into it, have found a body. They say the vehicle entered the water at around 5.30 on Monday morning, but it was some time until police were alerted. The national dive squad went into the water at around midday and found a dead man inside. The serious crash unit is investigating how the car ended up in the river.

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Man hit by train

Lyttelton water colourist Elke Bergkessel with summer school participant Judith Smith.

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■ ASHBURTON SOCIETY OF ARTS

Water colour workshop ‘free and easy’ The Ashburton Society of Arts held a “free and easy” summer school this week, with guest artist Elke Bergkessel.

A Lyttelton based water colourist, Ms Bergkessel held a

two-day water colour workshop at the art society’s Short Street Studio.

Society member Lee Muckle said 12 people participated and “fun was had by all”.

Activities included beginning a water colour painting and passing it on to someone else to finish, something that was very popular with the group, she said.

Police believe a man was listening to his headphones when he was struck and killed by a train in New Plymouth on Monday. The 27-year-old was killed just after 1pm near Weymouth Street while walking on the city’s popular coastal walkway.

Senior Constable Darren Hayes says the man’s family say he was known to listen to his music loudly while using the walkway.

He says witnesses say it was a tragic accident, because he didn’t appear to notice the train despite its horn sounding several times.

- NZME

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■ MID CANTERBURY SCHOOLS

Novopay system starts to settle

By RuBy HaRfield

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Mid Canterbury schools are finally starting to feel comfortable with the troubled education payroll system, Novopay.

Novopay has been plagued with problems since it was installed in 2012, with many teachers being underpaid, overpaid or not paid.

Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president and Methven Primary School principal, Chris

Murphy, said while there was a lot of work to do before Christmas to get the pay sorted, it had started to settle.

The government had now put in a lot of resources to ensure that the system worked and continued in a positive way, he said.

“From my perspective it’s generally gone pretty smoothly.

“It is definitely much more robust and efficient than it was at the start.”

Hampstead School principal

Peter Melrose said things started to get better by the end of last year.

The systems were much more streamlined and problems were addressed more quickly, he said.

“The issues seem to be resolved.

“There is the odd blip but it’s all pretty smooth.”

However, Mt Somers Springburn School principal Brent Gray said while it was running more efficiently, there had been a lot

of hard work from the school administration. “To be fair it’s working quite well.

“That’s in no small part to the time my office ladies spent on making sure things were right.”

Since the government took over management of Novopay from Australian company Talent2 in October 2014 the communication was better but it had only been in the last six months since things had really improved, he said.

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■ THE BIG LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY

New enrolments for summer theatre school

By RuBy HaRfield

Ruby.h@theguaRdian.co.nz

This year’s Summer Theatre School is attracting many aspiring young thespians who have not been involved in theatre before.

The Big Little Theatre Company’s (TBLTC) annual course will be held in Ashburton from January 18 to 22 for children aged seven to 17.

Director Jackie Heffernan said the summer school was originally set up to provide extra opportunities for members of TBLTC by bringing in professionals from out of town to extend their skills.

However, this year about half the students signed up for the course were not members of the company.

“It’s fantastic that more and more children get to experience the joy of learning about theatre.”

People were increasingly becoming aware of the company and it was getting a good reputation, Mrs Heffernan said.

This year the students would be creating an original piece of theatre on stories from Mid Canterbury.

They would learn dance, physical theatre, comedy, improvisation and puppetry throughout the week while devising a perfor-

The Big Little Theatre Company director Jackie Heffernan prepares for the Summer Theatre School 2016.

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could watch but that was not the focus of the course.

“Our process is the most impor-

tant thing about our work. Our children are going to be learning all week.”

One highlight for Mrs Heffernan would be working with Wellington-based performer, director, writer and facilitator Nicola Pauling, who is the director of the Voice Arts Trust – which provides theatre and art projects for people who are isolated or marginalised.

“She is very experienced in working with communities to enable them to dramatise stories that are important to their community.”

Former TBLTC graduate, Poppy Donaldson, who is now a dance tutor in Melbourne, had also been enlisted to teach hip hop and street dance to the students.

While there was no set number of children that could enrol spaces were limited because the focus was on making sure each individual child had a positive experience and gained new skills, she said.

“It’s really about the quality.”

There was still space for a few younger children and older one, who would be able to get leadership experience “It’s a really great opportunity for older children…to take a leadership role.”

The school would be held from January 18 to 22 at the Ashburton Trust Events Centre.

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■ ASHBURTON ACTIVITIES

In brief

Holiday programmes fill up

By RuBy HaRfield

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School holiday programmes in Ashburton are in full swing for summer 2016 with several having already started.

They are also filling up fast with some already near capacity.

Ashburton Borough School Oscar Holiday Programme coordinator Janice McGregor said their programme, which runs from January 5-29, was low on numbers last week but is fully booked for the remainder of the time.

“The first week back is always a bit light.”

They even had two children from Chile attending while on a family holiday visiting their uncle, she said.

The group would be doing activities such as making sock puppets, swimming and outdoor sports.

A new scouting-style holiday programme will start this year, and while numbers were lower than expected, they had doubled over the weekend.

Organiser Philip Crozier said Adventure Plus now had about 15 people attending and still had room for more with registrations closing today.

However, they were happy to run with the number they had and hoped it would continue for a number of years.

The programme was open to scouting and non-scouting children aged 10 to 13 years and included bike riding, boating, sailing and an overnight camp at

An Auckland woman who claimed she was punched for speaking Te Reo outside a bar says she is standing by her story of an unprovoked attack. However, the courts yesterday confirmed 46-year-old Shona Louise Maiden had pleaded guilty to assaulting the man involved, which allegedly led to his retaliation. Maiden approached media claiming she had five teeth knocked out by a man outside the 123 Casino Karaoke Bar, in Howick, after New Year’s celebrations there. - NZME

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They also hoped to be able to run a few days during other holidays too.

The free Base Holiday Programme started yesterday and co-ordinator Rebecca Soper said bookings had been good but there were still a few places and there were always a few people who turned up on the day.

“I’m finding the numbers are really steady.”

At the beginning of last week there were only six people enrolled but that had more than doubled.

People often waited to register and there was a rush closer to the start, she said.

Last summer they joined with the YMCA holiday programme but wanted to have their own one this year to enable them to use their centre.

The YMCA’s annual free Break-

away Holiday Programme, which starts next week, is nearly at capacity.

However, organiser Poppy Cooper-Vear said there were a few spots and people could still register until Friday.

It was being held in Methven this year but a van would be able to take children from Ashburton each day. Activities include archery, bubble soccer and mountain biking.

Oamaru accident victim not a local - police An elderly pedestrian who was killed by a wayward car in Oamaru wasn’t a local, police say.

The 67-year-old man died and five others were injured after a vehicle drove on to a footpath colliding with three pedestrians and then two cars on the corner of Thames and Eden streets in Oamaru at 11.30am

Attack ‘unprovoked’

on Monday.

Senior Sergeant Craig Sew Hoy, of Oamaru police, said the man who died was yet to be formally identified and next of kin were still being notified.

He wasn’t a local Oamaru man but was from Otago, Mr Sew Hoy said.

The man and the two injured pedestrians weren’t related and

were strangers to each other, he said. “The name of the deceased is likely to be released late this morning.”

A 70-year-old female suffered multiple injuries and was transported to Dunedin Hospital, while a 13-year-old female was treated for injuries at Oamaru Hospital.

All three drivers involved in

the crash were taken to Oamaru Hospital. Mr Sew Hoy said police were still determining the cause of the crash and it was far too early to say if there would be any charges.

Anyone who has information about the crash or witnessed it is asked to contact the Oamaru police.

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The wife of Samoan rugby great Peter “Fats” Fatialofa has had to use a crane to fix her late husband’s gravesite damaged by vehicles using the plot as a shortcut. Auckland Council is pleading for people to respect others at the Manukau Memorial Gardens after joyriders damaged roads doing burnouts and plots were destroyed by people driving over grassed areas. One of the gravesites repeatedly damaged over the past 12 months belongs to the legendary former Manu Samoan captain. The large granite memorial has constantly worn mud splatter from vehicles choosing to take a shortcut to other gravesites and even been toppled from its plinth.

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Ula downgraded Cyclone Ula will likely be downgraded to a tropical storm as its first effects start to hit New Zealand. The storm is moving south toward New Zealand from Vanuatu, leaving the island with minimal damage. There were fears Ula would wreak the same havoc as Tropical Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu, but the worst of the storm has missed the island nation. - NZME

Boyfriend leaving NZ Murdered Wellington woman Mei Fan’s boyfriend has no plans to stick around in New Zealand to watch her killer’s court appeal. Tani Hoyhtya has finished his Rotoruabased job working for a forestry company and is organising his affairs so he can leave the country, perhaps returning home to his native Finland. The two met in China in 2011 when Ms Fan’s killer, Michael Preston, had returned to New Zealand after also living there.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Burnout desire proves costly for truck driver A man who took out his frustration by performing burnouts in the Rakaia township after a staff Christmas party last month is paying for his actions.

Concerned members of the public called in Derek Thomas Saxon’s erratic driving shortly before 9pm on December 23.

When people went to his aid after his vehicle swerved off Acton Road and through a fence, he told them he “only wanted to do burnouts”, police prosecutor Simon Heeley told the court.

Police officers arrived and found Saxon had been driving with 804 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath on board.

As a result he appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court on Monday, where he admitted charges of drink driving and careless use of a motor vehicle.

Judge Maze told the 37-year-old truck driver she could never understand why people who depended on driving for their living would risk their licences under such circumstance.

She convicted and discharged him on the careless use charge, but disqualified him for six months and fined him $700 on the drink driving matter.

A homeless man who attempted to break into an Oak Grove residence later told police he was looking for somewhere to sleep.

Charles Chukka Steiner entered the property on June 26 while the occupants were absent. He first attempted to open a garage door then tried the back door of the house. His suspicious behaviour attracted the attention of a neighbour who alerted police – resulting in a charge of burglary and an appearance in the Ashburton District Court.

He was remanded to undertake a restorative justice conference with his victims and will return to court for sentencing on February 29.

One of two men arrested in Ashburton in the early hours of Monday morning after committing burglaries in Waimate and Temuka appeared in the Ashburton District Court on Monday.

Police allege Jacob Matthew Presnall and an associate broke into the New World supermarket in Waimate, then the Z Service Station in Temuka earlier in the evening. Judge Maze denied Presnall bail, and returned him to custody pending his next court appearance.

Logan Arthur Moulan, 19, of Netherby has to report to police twice a week to remind him when his next court appearance is.

Four warrants have been issued for his failure to turn up to court on a charge of receiving stolen property. He also faces charges of intentional damage and breaching bail conditions.

When questioned about whether he would make his next appearance on January 25, Moulan replied; “I will give you my word”.

“You also gave me your word you would pay reparations but that never happened

either,” Judge Maze retorted.

She ordered him to report to the Ashburton Police Station on Mondays and Fridays as a reminder to return to court, where he will be sentenced on the wilful damage and the receiving charges, and to plea on the breach charge.

Nicole Jane Tait’s application to cancel a community work sentence did not go her way during a court appearance in Ashburton on Monday.

Tait’s sentencing had been deferred at an earlier hearing to enable her to come up with medical proof that she was unable to complete the sentence.

However, a doctor’s certificate claiming Tait was unfit failed to impress Judge Joanna Maze, who said she was unable to designate her sentencing options over to a doctor without further proof.

She said the fact Tait had described her symptoms to the doctor did not in itself prove she suffered chronic fatigue syndrome, as she claimed.

“She is in an ‘I won’t go’ box, not an ‘I can’t do it’ box,” Judge Maze said.

“No one (from probation services) has spoken to her doctor – she describes (her condition) as chronic fatigue syndrome but (the probation officer) is not a qualified medical practitioner.”

Judge Maze remanded Tait at large for sentencing on January 25, but warned her all sentencing options were still on the table.

“I have to be convinced whether she won’t go (to community work) or she can’t go,” Judge Maze said.

She asked Tait’s lawyer Roz Burnside whether she should proceed with cancelling the existing sentence.

If the sentence wasn’t cancelled Tait faced the risk of incurring further breach charges, but on the other hand it offered her the opportunity to re-engage before she returned to court, Judge Maze said.

Tait opted not to cancel the sentence.

A trip to town to buy a packet of cigarettes proved a costly exercise for disqualified driver Tony Green.

The 21-year-old from Wakanui, chose to drive into Ashburton on New Year’s Eve, but the trip took an unfortunate turn when he was pulled up on East Street for driving while disqualified.

Fortunately for Green, the police officer who charged him omitted to notice he had two previous convictions for similar offending.

“You were lucky not to be charged in the aggravated form,” Judge Joanna Maze told him in the Ashburton District Court on Monday.

“But it will still be a very long time before you can drive again.”

But she warned Green his good fortune would run out and “blight his life” if he was caught behind the wheel again, before his licence is returned.

Green was disqualified from driving for six months, effective from September 20 when the current disqualification expires and fined $500 – “all that for a packet of cigarettes,” Judge Maze noted.

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Bowie’s China Girl remembers The last time the woman, who became known as David Bowie’s China Girl, saw the singer, he broke up his own moment in the limelight to come and greet her with a hug.

It was “ordinary” gestures like these that Auckland woman Geeling Ng, said made David Bowie not just a great singing sensation but a great man.

“He was the most incredibly talented person ... so warm and engaging,” said the former model whose surname is now Ching.

“He took the time to be with people.”

Hearing the news of his passing on Monday evening had deeply moved her, even years after they’d last seen each other.

“I’m really shocked, when you work with someone like David ... it’s really sad.”

Ms Ching had starred alongside the singing sensation in the 1983 music video of his hit single China Girl.

“It was such an odd dream. It was like someone else’s dream,” she said of her time with Bowie.

However, more than 30 years on, the memory has lingered strong not just in Ms Ching’s mind, but in many who saw her play the role.

Just this weekend the successful restaurateur said she’d sat some guests down at her downtown Auckland restaurant when one called her on her past performance.

But Ms Ching said the notoriety that came with the name was no burden.

“I’m immensely proud, utterly proud to be China Girl,” she said. “I’ll go to my grave with that.”

She said the experience had “changed my life forever” and that it was an honour,

David Bowie and his China Girl, Geeling Ng. as a long-time Bowie fan, even before she became known as China Girl, to have been a part of one of his artistic masterpieces.

“I’m blessed to have been part of that incredible talent, with someone who has changed the world of music ... not just music, but the face of fashion, makeup, everything.”

Ms Ching had hoped upon the release of his latest album, Blackstar, just days ago, that he’d be back for a tour Downunder in the near future.

“He’s just released a new album, I thought we might see him on tour again, but apparently we won’t,” she said. “That’s really sad.”

But despite this, Ms Ching said she’d always hold the time she’d had with David Bowie close.

“It was so special. The time I spent with David I would never trade for anything.”

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■ UNITED STATES

Killers’ breeding ground This month, a disturbing missive appeared on the Craigslist page for Tulsa, Oklahoma.

“I was wanting to thank Tulsa for letting me have my first kill,” the post begins. “It will not be my last thou.”

The post has since disappeared from Craigslist, but not from the radars of concerned Oklahomans.

A spokeswoman for the Tulsa Police Department said an investigation is ongoing.

The homicide squad has found no open cases matching the murder described in the post, at least not within the past few months; they haven’t ruled out the possibility that the post is a prank or a hoax.

Still, the post adds to a growing concern about Craigslist: that the site, far from just a good place to sell your stuff or meet a roommate, is also a platform for dangerous criminals to find their prey.

According to the Advanced Interactive Media Group, an industry watchdog and analyst, Craigslist passed the 100-murder mark just three weeks ago, when a 22-year-old man from Gary, Indiana, attempted to rob the middle-aged couple who’d arranged to buy his car.

“Their attitude is, ‘We’re safe, we have billions of safe transactions’ - sure they do,” said Peter

Spain’s Princess Cristina has appeared in court on charges of tax fraud, the first member of the royal family to stand in the dock, as a lengthy investigation into her husband’s business affairs finally went to trial. King Felipe’s 50-yearold sister is one of 18 people on trial after a six-year investigation into the Noos Foundation, a charity run by her husband Inaki Urdangarin, that prosecutors say was used to embezzle millions of euros in public funds.

- Reuters

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A post that appeared on Craigslist on January 2.

Zollman, the founding principal of the AIM Group.

“But every single day, there are also rapes, robberies and murders linked to Craigslist. And that is a serious issue.”

Craigslist has long maintained that the majority of its transactions are legitimate and that it can’t be held responsible for the minority that aren’t - which is true, legally speaking.

Still, some bad apples are active on Craigslist, and we don’t tend to hear about them unless their crimes are particularly grim.

“Traditionally, the majority of murders were committed by killers who knew their victims,” said Jack Levin, a Northeastern University criminologist.

“Thanks to the internet generally and Craigslist in particular, stranger homicides have been on the increase.”

There are two things that make Craigslist a particularly attractive platform to would-be killers and other criminals, Levin said.

First, Craigslist allows users to operate in total or near-total anonymity, meaning that they can both pretend to be just about

anyone and they can expect to meet a range of potential victims.

Second, Craigslist postings don’t require leaving a phone number - or even a name.

There’s one more thing that makes Craigslist appealing to criminals, Levin explains: Craigslist is seen as having a “legitimate commercial purpose” that causes users to act more credulously.

They’re more willing to take risks, and tolerate eccentric or suspicious behaviour, because there’s money on the table. - AP

Queensland’s generously-rewarded premier is set to earn more than the leaders of China, India and Russia combined this year. The Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal has recommended a $6445 raise for Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, taking her annual pay to $385,605. That’s about $116,000 more than the combined salaries of Russian President Vladimir Putin ($194,480), Chinese President Xi Jingping ($31,391) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ($43,345) in 2015. Few world leaders will take home more money than Ms Palaszczuk this year. - AAP

Top security for Bashir Abu Bakar Bashir has arrived at court under heavy police guard amid cries of support from hundreds of loyalists, demonstrating the ageing cleric still has influence. The founder of Jemaah Islamiah, the group behind the 2002 Bali bombings and other terror attacks in Indonesia, wants his conviction for supporting a training camp in Aceh overturned, along with the 15 years’ jail handed down in 2011.

- AAP

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■ UNITED STATES

White supremacists barrack for Trump A white supremacist group says it has placed thousands of automated phone calls in the US state of Iowa urging voters to back billionaire Donald Trump’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination because “we don’t need Muslims”.

The telephone campaign is led by the American Freedom Party, which on its website says it “shares the customs and heritage of the European American people”.

The calls featured the spokesman of a white supremacist group that Dylann Roof, who is accused of gunning down nine people at a black church in South Carolina in June, had reportedly cited as inspiration.

“We don’t need Muslims.

“We need smart, well-educated white people who will assimilate to our culture,” Jared Taylor, editor of the supremacist magazine American Renaissance, says on the call.

Taylor is also spokesman of the Council of Conservative Citizens, a supremacist group with historic links to the White Citizens Council, a segregationist organisation set up in Mississippi in 1954.

Princess on trial

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during an election campaign stop.

AP PHOTO The group also attempted to buy radio time in Iowa but was rebuffed.

The group has placed about 200,000 “robocalls” in Iowa and

may also target New Hampshire, organisers said.

The American Freedom Party published an audio recording of the call on its website.

Iowa kicks off the voting in the nominating contests leading up to the November 2016 presidential election with its caucuses on February 1.

New Hampshire holds the country’s first primary elections on February 9.

The campaign by the American National Super PAC injects another controversial wrinkle into a presidential campaign that has been more racially charged than any in recent memory.

Trump has emerged as a surprise front runner in the Republican nominating contest after calling Mexican immigrants “rapists” in his speech declaring his candidacy and saying the US should ban Muslims from entering the country, following the massacre in San Bernardino, California, last month by a young Muslim couple.

The group bought airtime on a Des Moines Christian radio station to broadcast its message but the station says it will not broadcast the show.

Trump has not sought the backing of white supremacist groups but several say his success has helped them win new supporters.

- Reuters

Firefighters continue to battle a deadly blaze in Western Australia’s South West as attention turns to the adequacy of alerts provided to residents of Yarloop in the hours before their town was destroyed.

Milder conditions on Monday assisted firefighters in containing the lightning-sparked blaze, which killed two people. Yarloop was almost completely destroyed by the blaze.

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‘Sexually exploited’ An inquest has heard that a teenage army recruit found dead more than 20 years ago was being sexually exploited by senior ranks shortly before she died.

New evidence has emerged which suggests a teenage soldier found dead at a British army barracks more than 20 years ago may have been ordered to have sex with another private shortly before she died. Private Cheryl James’ family’s lawyers say they want the scope of a new inquest hearing to be widened to include new testimony about her state of mind.

- AP

Powerball fever hits US Americans have rushed to buy tickets for a record $US1.4 billion ($NZZ2.01 billion) Powerball jackpot, suspending disbelief despite minuscule odds that made winning more unlikely than being killed by an asteroid. The grand prize in today’s drawing is now the world’s richest lottery jackpot that could go to a single ticketholder.

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World mourns Bowie

By Paul Sandle Mourners have laid flowers and lit candles beside a memorial to David Bowie in the edgy Brixton district of south London where the visionary British rock star was born.

There were similar tributes in Berlin, where David Bowie recorded his Heroes album, outside the star’s old apartment and in Hollywood, where his Walk of Fame star was covered with candles, flowers and glitter.

Titans of popular music, including the Rolling Stones, Madonna and rapper Kanye West, after Bowie died aged 69 following a secret battle with cancer, took to social media to remember the singer.

A pioneering chameleon of performance imagery, Bowie straddled the worlds of hedonistic rock, fashion and drama for five decades, pushing the boundaries of music and his own sanity to produce some of the most innovative songs of his generation.

“David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer,” read a statement on Bowie’s Facebook page dated January 10.

Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones, confirmed the death.

A spokesman for Bowie declined to say where he died or from what type of cancer.

“The Rolling Stones are shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the death of our dear friend David Bowie,” the Stones said.

The Vatican said: “Check ignition and may God’s love be with you” - borrowing a verse from Bowie’s first hit Space Oddity.

In a music video accompanying Bowie’s new, jazzy Blackstar album, released on his 69th birthday last Friday, the singer was shown in a hospital bed with bandages around his eyes.

Born David Jones in south London two years after the end of World War Two, he took up playing the saxophone at 13 before changing his name to David

Floral tributes are placed near a mural of British singer David Bowie by artist Jimmy C in Brixton, south London, yesterday.

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Bowie to avoid confusion with the Monkees’ Davy Jones, according to Rolling Stone magazine.

He shot to fame in Britain in 1969 with Space Oddity, whose words he said were inspired by

watching Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey while stoned.

But it was Bowie’s 1972 portrayal of a doomed bisexual rock envoy from space, named Ziggy Stardust, that propelled

him to global stardom.

Bowie and Ziggy, wearing outrageous costumes, make-up and bright orange hair, took the pop world by storm.

By now recognised as an influential icon of artistic re-invention venturing into the theatre, film and fashion worlds, Bowie continued to innovate, helping produce Lou Reed’s Walk on the Wild Side and Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life album, delving into American rhythm & blues and cowriting the hit Fame with John Lennon.

He scored his first US No.1 with Fame and created a new persona, the Thin White Duke” for his Station to Station album.

But the excesses of a hedonistic life were taking their toll.

In a reference to his prodigious appetite for cocaine, he said: “I blew my nose one day in California. And half my brains came out.

“Something had to be done.”

Bowie moved from the US to Switzerland and then to Cold War-era Berlin to recuperate, working with Brian Eno from Roxy Music to produce some of his least commercial and most ambitious music, including Low and Heroes in 1977.

In 1983 Bowie changed tack again, signing a multimilliondollar five-album deal with EMI. The first, Let’s Dance, returned him to chart success and almost paid off his advance.

His love life fascinated gossip columnists and his marriage to Somali-American supermodel Iman in 1992 guaranteed headlines.

Bowie kept a low profile after undergoing emergency heart surgery in 2004.

It was not widely known that he was fighting cancer.

“Look up here, I’m in heaven,” he sings from a hospital bed in the video accompanying his last album.

“I’ve got scars that can’t be seen. I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen. Everybody knows me now.

“Look up here, man, I’m in danger. I’ve got nothing left to lose.”

- Reuters

The world pays tribute to ‘an extraordinary person’ The Rolling Stones: “The Rolling Stones are shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the death of our dear friend David Bowie.

As well as being a wonderful and kind man, he was an extraordinary artist, and a true original.”

Bowie collaborator Rick Wakeman: “As I’m sure you can imagine I’m gutted hearing of David’s passing.

He was the biggest influence & encouragement I could ever have wished for.”

British rocker Billy Idol: “nearly brought to tears. RIP.” Friend and collaborator Iggy Pop: “David’s friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant

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person. He was the best there is.”

Queen drummer Roger Taylor: “The cleverest and most interestingly brilliant man. What a vacuum he leaves, and how he will be missed.”

Chris Hadfield, the former commander of the International Space Station: “Ashes to ashes, dust to stardust. Your brilliance inspired us all. Goodbye Starman.”

Singer Madonna: “I’m Devastated!

This great Artist changed my life!

First concert i ever saw in Detroit!

R.IP. Talented. Unique. Genius. The Man who Fell to Earth. Your Spirit Lives on Forever!

Singer Kanye West: One of his “most important inspirations ... so

fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a lifetime.”

UK Prime Minister David Cameron: “I grew up listening to and watching the pop genius David Bowie. A master of re-invention, who kept getting it right. A huge loss.”

Actor Russell Crowe: “RIP David. I loved your music. I loved you. One of the greatest performance artists to have ever lived. #sorrow”.

Singer Kim Wilde: “no-one was more Glam than Bowie”.

Musician Pharrell Williams: “a true innovator, a true creative”.

London Mayor Boris Johnson: “Terrible news to hear Brixton-born David Bowie has died. No-one in

our age has better deserved to be called a genius.”

UK Chancellor George Osborne: “His music was a backdrop to my life. An incredible icon of British creativity who made us proud.”

Actor Mark Ruffalo: “Rip Father of all us freaks. Sad sad day.”

Comedian and writer Eddie Izzard: “Very sad to hear about the death of David Bowie but through his music he will live forever.”

Archbishop of Canterbury David Welby: “I remember listening to his songs endlessly in the ‘70s particularly and always really relishing what he was, what he did, the impact he had.”

- PA

Final email revealed Musician and producer Brian Eno received a final email from David Bowie a week ago in which his long-time friend thanked him for the good times and signed off with the invented name Dawn.

The former Roxy Music star revealed that Bowie, who he knew for more than 40 years, effectively bid him farewell in the email. Eno, who collaborated with Bowie on a number of albums, likened the pair’s friendship to that of comedy duo Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

- PA

Blackstar an instant hit Even before David Bowie’s death from cancer was announced, the music legend had secured another No.1 chart hit in Britain with his new Blackstar album. Bowie, who framed hits such as Ziggy Stardust with daringly androgynous displays of sexuality and glittering costumes, died aged 69 on Sunday. “As the sad news of David Bowie’s death broke this morning, the iconic singer’s new album Blackstar is charging to Number 1 this week,” OfficialCharts.com said in a statement.

- Reuters

Walking on the wild side Before settling down to marriage with Somali supermodel Iman in 1992, Bowie is said to have had a colourful and often wild sex life.

He was rumoured to have bedded many partners, both male and female. In an interview with Jonathan Ross he avoided answering the question of whether he was gay or bisexual, simply to say: “I just got my leg over a lot.” He added: “I was incredibly promiscuous and I think we’ll leave it at that.” Star names including Susan Sarandon and singer Lulu have said they had dalliances with him.

- PA

Angie still in the house Angie Bowie has opted to remain in Britain’s Celebrity Big Brother house after being told of her exhusband David Bowie’s death. She entered the house a week ago and is not due to leave until she wins or is evicted. A Channel 5 spokesman said: “Following the very sad news of David Bowie’s death, we can now confirm that Angie Bowie has been informed off camera by her representatives. She has taken the decision to continue in the programme.”The couple split in 1980 after 10 years of marriage.

- PA

By the numbers * Five UK number one singles: Space Oddity (1975), Ashes to Ashes (1980), Under Pressure (with Queen - 1981), Let’s Dance (1983) and Dancing in the Street (with Mick Jagger - 1985) * 13 weeks at number one in the UK singles chart * 61 top 40 hits. The first was Space Oddity in September 1969; the most recent was Where Are We Now in January 2013 * 336 weeks spent in the UK top 40 singles chart * Nine UK number one albums. The first was Aladdin Sane in May 1973; the most recent was The Next Day in March 2013 * 599 weeks in the UK top 40 album chart * 140 million - estimated worldwide record sales, enough to make him one of the top 10 biggest-selling UK artists of all time.

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In memory of an icon Michelle Nelson SENIOR REPORTER

I

’m not in the habit of checking on social media late in the evening.

In fact I can take it or leave it most of the time – but on hearing of David Bowie’s death on Monday evening it was the first place I turned.

And there we were. Many of those I had raged through the 1970s with were online, expressing shock and sadness.

You see there were basically two types of teenagers in those psychedelic halcyon days – those who listened to music like Bowie’s and those who favoured the Bee Gees, and seldom did the twain meet.

The man born David Robert Jones in 1947 fittingly changed his name to Bowie in reference to the famous hunting knife before he released his first and self-titled album in the sixties.

Fittingly because by the early seventies he had hit his straps, launching a series of albums which cut across the path of convention.

So there we were – a bunch of slightly disenfranchised, rebellious teenagers struggling to make sense of a rapidly changing world, while our parents struggled even more to make sense of us.

And there was Bowie – with Space Oddity, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Diamond Dogs etc – many of which became the anthems of our misspent youth.

There were other artists more shocking, take for example Frank Zappa. If we really wanted to make the adults orbiting the periphery of “our scene” shudder, he was the one, but he never entertained us like Bowie.

To his fans he was more than an artist, he was a rock and roll intellectual, with a constantly morphing sense of fashion and an exciting androgynous persona.

I saw Bowie perform live at QEII Park in Christchurch. It was 1978, and strangely it seems both a lifetime ago and only yesterday at the same time – such was the impact he had on me.

The fact he gifted us with a new album just two days before his death has not gone unnoticed, but I still feel hollowed out.

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do.

Rock on David Bowie!

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Each time a news publication or news presenter reports this “claiming of responsibility” they allow further injury to the victims of these atrocities by not describing their attackers as having “admitted their guilt”.

It is time the world media stopped pandering to these mindless thugs by allowing them to describe their criminal actions as heroic acts of war, rather than the cowardly murders they are.

Perhaps the Ashburton Guardian could be brave enough to start reporting the facts as they really are, rather than allowing this form of propaganda?

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Dick Smith CEO Nick Abboud has resigned. receivers and managers to run the business “as they work through the realisation and restructuring

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Commodity prices fall 13 per cent in 2015

BY TINA MORRISON New Zealand commodity prices slid 1.8 per cent in December, taking the annual decline to 13 per cent, amid weak demand in global markets.

The ANZ Commodity Price Index fell to 238.0 in December, from 242.3 in November and 273.4 in December 2014.

The New Zealand dollar index fell 3.9 per cent in December, although a decline in the kiwi limited the annual drop to 1.1 per cent.

In December, dairy, meat and horticulture prices all declined.

That was offset to some degree by

higher forestry and aluminium prices, while seafood prices were unchanged. International dairy prices fell 3.5 per cent in December and in New Zealand dollar terms were back 5.6 per cent for the month.

“Weakness centred on milk powder prices as general commodity sentiment, high European milk supply, weak Chinese import demand and other major importer/buyers generally being well stocked weighed on prices,” ANZ rural economist Con Williams said in his report.

“Milk-fat products performed slightly better, with butter prices up 5.2 per cent” for the month.

Non-dairy prices fell for an eighth consecutive month in December, down 0.2 per cent. Beef slipped 4.9 per cent, while wool declined 1.4 per cent. That was partly offset by a 1.7 per cent increase in lamb prices and a 2 per cent rise in prices for skins and hides.

Horticulture prices dropped 3.6 per cent, during the off-season for New Zealand’s major crops, Williams said.

A 4.6 per cent gain in log prices lifted overall forestry prices, supported by lower Chinese inventory levels and strong domestic demand, he said.

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The latest fix on home affordability follows yesterday’s December building permit figures from Statistics New Zealand, with approvals in Auckland continuing to show “underwhelming” growth, according to ASB economist Jane Turner, despite ongoing evidence that the combined impact of high population growth and housing under-supply are contributing to Auckland house price inflation and budgetary pressure on low income households.

“In Auckland it appears momentum in housing construction growth is slowing,” Turner said in a note.

“Auckland consent issuance appears to be stable on a trend basis, having lifted fairly steadily since late 2011. More importantly, the level of issuance remains underwhelming compared to population growth over the past year.

As a result, Auckland’s housing market is likely to remain supply constrained for some time.”

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The affordability of New Zealand housing improved by 5.7 per cent in the final three months of last year, helped in part by stalling Auckland house prices, according to the latest Massey University Home Affordability Report.

However, its authors question whether the improvement will last as the prospect of a prolonged period of historically low interest rates, and possibly further interest rate falls, could encourage house buyers to continue bidding up prices.

It also notes that Auckland homes remain 59 per cent less affordable than housing in the rest of the country, despite a 1.4 per cent improvement in affordability in the Auckland market in the last three months of 2015.

“This means that Auckland homes are more affordable than reported in September figures and that the previous deterioration trend in affordability has

slowed from 16.6 per cent to 3.7 per cent,” said the report’s author, Susan Flint-Hartle, a property researcher at Massey’s school of economics and finance.

“Recent reductions in borrowing costs and positive sentiment about a two-year hiatus in interest rates hold the potential to keep pushing house prices higher.

“The margin by which Auckland exceeds the national figure tops historical levels. Other regions are more affordable than the national average”, with Southland, Manawatu/Whanganui and Taranaki the most affordable regions for home ownership, as calculated by both real estate price trends and average regional incomes.

In Otago, affordability had deteriorated by 9.5 per cent in the December quarter of last year because recorded wage levels fell 11 per cent over the same period.

On a national average basis, home affordability improved by 8.7 per cent in 2015.

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393 stores across Australia and New Zealand under four brands, Dick Smith, Electronics powered

by Dick Smith, Move, and Move

by Dick Smith.

The stock last traded at 35.5 Australian cents on the ASX, having tumbled 84 per cent from the A$2.20-a-share Anchorage Capital Partners set for its initial public offering in 2013.

It bought Dick Smith from Woolworths in 2012, in a deal reportedly valued at about A$115 million, before selling down in 2013 in an IPO that valued the company at A$520.3 million.

Anchorage sold its remaining 20 per cent in September 2014 for about A$2.22 a share.

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The receivers of Dick Smith Holdings have appointed retailing veteran Don Grover as interim chief executive after the departure of Nick Abboud and have begun an advertising campaign to sell the indebted consumer electronics chain.

James Stewart, Jim Sarantinos and Ryan Eagle of Ferrier Hodgson said in a statement that Abboud, installed as CEO by former owner Anchorage Capital Partners, resigned on Monday.

Grover, a former chief at Retail Fusion Brands and Dymocks Group as well as holding various operational roles at Australian retailer David Jones, will assist the

Dick Smith’s shares were suspended from trading on the ASX last week after its banking syndicate withdrew support and put the company in receivership. Secured creditors are owed about A$140 million and unsecured creditors about A$250 million.

The receivers today began advertising Dick Smith for sale, having already received about 40 initial expressions of interest from various parties.

They are seeking further expressions of interest by January 27 and will then draw up a shortlist who could undertake due diligence and submit formal offers, a process expected to take until “well into” February, they said.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – What is the name of Ashburton College’s principal? a. Graham McKendrick b. Graham McMillan c. Grant McMillan 2 – Who did Jennifer Aniston play in the TV series Friends? a. Rachel Green b. Rachel Geller c. Phoebe Buffay 3 – What is the normal period of time for a cat to be in heat? a. Three days b. Five days c. Seven days 4 – Which direction is Bhutan from Nepal? a. South b. East c. West 5 – Victoria Beckham has a successful business selling...? a. Jewellery b. Kitchenware c. Clothing 6 – How many games did Japan win at the 2015 Rugby World Cup? a. One b. Two c. Three 7 – What gives the mineral turquoise its distinctive colour? a. Iron particles b. Traces of copper c. Presence of lithium 8 – Which of these countries is closest to New Zealand? a. Fiji b. Tonga c. Samoa

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300g 100% NZ Trim Pork mince 1T canola oil 55g pancetta, diced 1 small onion, finely diced 1 garlic clove, finely diced 2 small carrots, finely diced 2 celery sticks, finely diced 100g mushrooms, diced 1T soft brown sugar Freshly grated nutmeg 1T tomato paste 125ml red wine 250g tomato puree (Passata) 125ml water 2T shaved parmesan (for garnish) 2-3 fresh basil leaves (for garnish) ■ Melt the oil in a large fry pan over medium to high heat, add the pancetta and fry.

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■ Season with salt and pepper, 1 tbsp soft brown sugar, and nutmeg.

■ Fold through the tomato paste, cook for a few minutes, add wine and mix in the tomato puree.

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Don’t blow your raspberries R

Pour the liquid into a stainless steel saucepan and tip in 80g of sugar.

Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, scraping off any foam Leave to cool, pour into sterilised bottles and store in a cool dark place.

It will keep for a year.

aspberries are as summer as summer can get and right now they’re at their plump, red best.

If you have a spare strip of garden along a fenceline, then you’ve got plenty of space to grow the luscious berries in your garden. Yes, they need a good prune of old canes in the autumn and yes, they need to be tied back to the fence, but other than that all that’s needed to ensure an endless supply of berries for your table is some plastic netting to keep the birds off once the berries come in.

It takes dozens of dishes of raspberries and cream or icecream before the novelty of eating fresh berries wears off, but when it does, berries can do a turn as a zippy ingredient in dishes sweet and savoury.

Raspberry glaze for fish or meat 1/2 cup water 1 lemon, juiced 1 tablespoon lemon zest 2 cups frozen sweetened raspberries, thawed 1/4 cup sliced fresh ginger 1/4 cup white sugar

Lemon juice of 1 50g plain flour 200g raspberry icing sugar, to decorate

Raspberry couli 2C frozen or fresh raspberries 1/2 C sugar 1T lemon juice ■ Bring the raspberries and sugar to the boil. Simmer, stirring occasionally for about 15 minutes until it thickens slightly. Strain and press through a sieve or mouli. Stir in the lemon juice.

■ Refrigerates for up to a week; or freeze in smaller batches.

Baked raspberry cheesecake

■ Heat oven to 120°C/100°C and line the base of a 20cm round springform tin with greaseproof paper.

■ Crush the biscuits in a food processor or in a food bag using a rolling pin.

■ Tip into a bowl with the melted butter and mix well.

■ Push the biscuits into an even layer into the base of the cake tin and chill until needed.

■ In a separate bowl use an electric whisk to beat the soft cheese with the sugar.

■ Next beat in the yoghurt then the eggs one at a time.

■ Finally beat in the lemon zest, lemon juice and flour.

■ Fold through two-thirds of the raspberries crushing them very slightly so they start to bleed into the mix

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■ Tip the mix on top of the biscuit base and smooth over the top.

Bake for 45 mins then turn off the oven, Leave the cake inside for another hour then cool at room temperature.

Chill overnight.

To serve, remove from tin, scatter with remaining raspberries and dust heavily with icing sugar.

Raspberry vinegar 500ml white wine or cider vinegar 450g raspberries 80g sugar ■ Place 450g of raspberries in a stainless steel or glass bowl and crush lightly with a fork or potato masher.

■ Pour over 500ml of white wine vinegar, stir then cover and set aside for at least two days.

Drain the fruit through muslin and leave for 2 or 3 hours, longer if you have time.

■ Mix ginger ale and water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil.

■ Reduce heat to a simmer; stir in lemon juice, 1 tablespoon lemon zest, raspberries, and sliced ginger.

■ Bring to a boil, and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

■ Strain the sauce through a fine strainer into a clean saucepan; discard solids.

■ Stir sugar into strained sauce.

Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat, and simmer until the sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow to cool before using.

Camembert wedges and raspberry sauce 200g camembert, chilled 50g flour salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 free-range eggs 100g dried white breadcrumbs 500g fresh raspberries 50g sugar 2t freshly squeezed lemon juice

500ml rapeseed oil, for deep frying ■ Slice the chilled camembert into six equally sized wedges.

■ Sprinkle the flour onto a plate and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

■ Beat the eggs in a bowl. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs onto another plate.

■ Dredge each wedge of camembert in the flour until coated all over.

■ Dip in the egg, then roll in the breadcrumbs until completely coated.

■ Repeat the process with the remaining wedges of cheese.

■ Place the breadcrumbed camembert onto a plate, cover with cling film and chill until needed.

■ Heat the raspberries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan over a low heat.

■ As the sugar dissolves, mash the raspberries gently with a fork, stirring the mixture to prevent sticking ■ Gently bring the mixture to the boil then remove the pan from the heat.

■ Transfer the raspberry mixture to a sieve and press through, collecting the strained sauce.

■ Set the raspberry sauce aside until needed.

■ Heat the rapeseed oil in a deepsided, heavy-based pan until a breadcrumb sizzles and turns golden-brown when dropped into it.

■ Gently lower the bread crumbed camembert slices into the hot oil and fry until crisp and goldenbrown. Carefully remove from the pan using a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper.

■ Divide the cheese wedges equally between two serving plates.

■ Spoon a little of the raspberry sauce alongside.

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ARTS DIARY ■

January 6 – Ashburton Art Gallery ten days of harakeke (flax) weaving under way at the learning centre.

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January 6 – Public programme at Ashburton Art Gallery to run through to the end of the school holidays. There will be a creative space in action daily for learning lalava, a form of sennit lashing.

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January 15 and 16 – Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School performance, British Invasion, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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January 19 – World Buskers’ Festival roadshow comes to Ashburton.

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To January 24 - Ashburton Art Gallery exhibition Tonga ‘I Onoppooni: Tonga Contemporary.

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Bodies as instruments

The Ashburton Art Gallery is set to become abuzz with “lip plopping and tongue clocking” next week.

The gallery will be home to a human instrument archive with an exhibition entitled Bodytok Quintet: The Human Instrument Archive project.

Based around the idea of the human body as an instrument, the exhibition offers a collection of recordings of the unique sounds produced by people using only their bodies.

The quintet began back in 2005 when Auckland artist and musician Phil Dadson started documenting the body’s ability to work as an instrument.

Now, with around 50 participants the project incorporates a diverse range of rhythms and styles of noisemaking.

Mr Dadson said these sounds included “lip plopping, tongue clocking whistle warbling, finger crackling, hip clicking, skin slapping and throat gurgling”.

All sounds which reflected the “endless invention of the human instrument”.

The show’s interactive software. designed by fellow artist and senior lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology James Charlton, allows the audience to activate five large monitors creating a dialogue between on-screen performers and viewers.

Bodytok Quintet opens to the public on January 16 at noon and runs until February 28.

As part of the opening formalities there will be a light lunch followed by an artist talk.

A video still from the upcoming Bodytok Quintet exhibition to be held at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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The Ashburton Art Gallery is offering visitors the chance to learn the ancient Pacific art of lalava by making their own works using popsicle sticks and wool.

Cousins Tyla Eparaima, 7, Brooklyn Hauraki, 11, Kaya Eparaima, 12, and Maddison Hauraki, 7, spent Monday afternoon experimenting with different colours.

Brooklyn and Maddison were visiting from Palmerston North.

The activity runs until January 24.

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Set aboard the ship HMS PINAFORE, the captain’s daughter, Josephine, is in love with a lower-class sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, despite her father wanting her to marry Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty. She abides by her father’s wishes at first, but Sir Joseph’s advocacy of the equality of humankind encourages Ralph and Josephine to overturn conventional social order. They declare their love for each other and eventually plan to elope. The captain discovers this plan, but, as in many of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, a surprise disclosure changes things dramatically near the end of the story.

The Power of TEN is a celebration of the exhilarating and unique sound for which The TEN Tenors are now world-renowned. In this spectacular new show, The TEN Tenors take on the most dynamic songs in the world, soaring through classical arias and giving rock anthems that special tenorial treatment

Jo Castelow and Alice Sollis bring you the Mid-Canterbury Summer Singing School for the 16th year.

The theme this year is British Invasion and includes music from Elton John, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Beatles, Lulu, Cilla Black & Dusty Springfield along with a medley from the musical ‘Kinky Boots’.

A SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED. Singing, Dancing & Harmony, the ultimate combination! Includes young performers from Ashburton, Christchurch, Methven, Timaru, Oamaru and the Ellesmere district.

A highlight on the ATEC calendar.

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Packed full of one-liners about hot flushes and memory loss backed by an instantly recognisable soundtrack of comedy parody versions of pop classics, the all-singing, all-dancing comedy is set in at a department store, where four women with seemingly nothing in common meet by chance at a lingerie sale.

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In brief Hird slams AFL ban Former Essendon coach James Hird has slammed the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to hand 12-month bans to 34 current and former players, labelling it a “miscarriage of justice”. CAS upheld the World Anti-Doping Agency’s appeal against the AFL tribunal decision to clear 34 players of taking the banned substance thymosin-beta 4 while Hird was coach. “I am shocked by this decision,” Hird said in a statement.

“This is a miscarriage of justice for the 34 young men.”

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Gatland ‘no shoo-in’

Mid Canterbury Sevens coach Mark Cousins.

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Warren Gatland, who led the British and Irish Lions to their triumph over Australia in 2013, is no certainty to coach the side on their tour to New Zealand in 2017. The Kiwi coach of Wales was considered a safe bet to take up where he left off in Australia, but John Spencer, the manager of the team which will tour Down Under next year, has revealed that only a head coach able to take a year-long sabbatical will be considered. Gatland, one of the highest paid rugby coaches in the world, will learn whether or not he has the Lions job towards the end of the Northern Hemisphere summer. Wales tour New Zealand for a three-test series in June. - NZME

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Another Ballon for Messi

Targeting big sevens scalps

Lionel Messi reclaimed the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the world player of the year yesterday, after watching his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo walk off with the prize for the previous two years. The Barcelona and Argentina forward finished ahead of Ronaldo and Brazil forward Neymar as he scooped the award for the fifth time overall, having previously won it four years in a row from 2009 to 2012. - Reuters

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Mid Canterbury Sevens coach Mark Cousins is hoping for some high profile scalps at the Nationals in Rotorua this weekend.

The Hammers sevens squad returned to training on Thursday evening following the Christmas break, and Cousins has been pleased by the players’ conditioning and dedication.

“Everyone is pretty keen.

“The level’s been pretty good this year and that’s what it’s all about,” he said.

RESULTS ■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Seniors January 10, Mid Canterbury Seniors v Ellesmere White Men’s Doubles Peter Leonard & Tony Brosnahan beat David Withell & Gavin Dunn 6-1, 6-2; Robbie Bennett & Phil Crozier beat Steve Thomas & K. Mitchell 6-4, 6-1; Dennis Taylor & Greg Sparrow beat Paul Martini & Roger McLenaghen 6-4, 6-3; David Fisher & Bevan Crozier lost to Geoff Hantz & Ian Richards 1-6, 6-2, 0-1 (2-10).

Ladies Doubles Jane Brosnahan & Dianna Leonard lost to Tania Howson & Wendy Cooper 6-7, (3-7), 5-7, Karen Tait & Mary Ann Martin beat Sue Hadfield & Bernadette Carr 6-2, 6-1, Alison Kermode & Sue Letham beat Sonya Olykan & Alison Fifield 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-1), Barbara Taylor & Adrienne Hodgson lost to Mary Dollin & Julia Eves 2-6, 3-6.

Mixed Doubles Peter Leonard & Jane Brosnahan beat David Withell & Tania Howson 6-4, 6-1, Tony Brosnahan & Dianna Leonard beat Gavin Dunn & Wendy Cooper 6-3, 6-1, Robbie Bennett & Karen Tait beat Steve

Mid Canterbury will kick off their campaign with tough tests against NPC sides Counties Manukau and North Harbour in game two, before facing Heartland rivals Wanganui in their last tie of pool play.

“It’s unusual that we’ve got another Heartland union in our pool.

“That’s never happened before, so we’re going to target them,” said Cousins.

Senior players Seta Koroitamana and Nete Caucau will report to their first sevens training

session of 2016 this evening after returning from their native Fiji, while Cousins also has a strong crop of young talent to choose from.

“We’ve probably only got four or five that have been before, but there’s some good younger guys,” he said.

“Nathan McCloy has been training really hard.

“Christian Vainerere, he’s really fit and keen and Kirk Chettleburgh is another young local player who has been going very well for us.”

Thomas & Sue Hadfield 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (105), Phil Crozier & Mary Ann Martin beat Karl Mitchell & Bernadette Car 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-2) Dennis Taylor & Alison Kermode lost to Paul Martini & Sonya Olykan 6-7, 3-6, Greg Sparrow & Sue Letham beat Roger McLenaghen & Alison Fifield 6-0, 6-3, David Fisher & Barbara Taylor lost to Geoff Hantz & Mary Dollin 4-6, 0-6, Bevan Crozier & Adrienne Hodgson lost to Ian Richards & Julia Eves 3-6, 6-4, 0-1 (9-11).

Mid Canterbury beat Ellesmere White 10 sets to 6.

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Team Two: Pairs: Raylene Heads (s), Wendy Suttie.

Triples: Maureen Sullivan (s, Raiona Isherwood, Noeline Woods Development Women at Leeston: Team One: Pairs: Wendy Watson (s), Judie Ryk. Triples: Dawn Bruce (s), Rachel Davies, Ollie Collins.

Team Two: Pairs: Cait Bassett (s), Shirley Doig. Triples: Diane Vanderweg (s), Shirley Thomas, Jill Harris.

Women to wear white trousers. Travel arrangements to be advised. Contact Sandra Holdom 307 2226 if unavailable.

DRAWS ■ Bowls Mid Canterbury Sub Centre Representative Teams Sunday 17th January. 9am Cup of Tea, 9.30am Start time.

Men Senior Men at Darfield: Fours: G Bishop (S), M Quinn, M Anderson, B Molloy. Triples: B White (s), R Holdom, R Coyle Pairs: R Kane (s), W Youngman

Cousins said there has been plenty of support for the sevens programme, with the game’s profile on the rise, and expects the short-form game to continue to grow.

“Generally there’s been a lot of support from the rugby community, the union have been really getting behind the sevens programme, and the clubs too,” he said.

“I think it’s an indication of the profile sevens has got now, it’s seen as an option for these players.”

Hinds Bowling Club Maddison Trophy Open Fours Saturday January 16 12.30pm start Entries: M Skilling, W Suttie, G Pagey, G Taylor, B Lynn, J Ryk, G Sparks, B Mayson, B Holdom, B Marsh, J Drayton, T Inwood, A McKenzie, M Grice, B Clarke, N Atkinson.

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Ashburton Bowling Club January 15 Toyota Friday Triples, The following skips have entered teams:J Argyle, N Atkinson, T Blain, L Connell, G Crack, J Dennis, G Eder, M Eder, D Gutberlet, B Harper, B Harrison, G Hawkins, R Herriott, B Holdom, T Johnson, C Leech, J Smart, B Marsden, J Martin, E Maw, B Neilson, M Quinn, M Reid, J Ryk, B Saussey, N Sharplin, M Smallridge, A Smith, G Taylor, W Watts, B White, B Williams, Inquires to J Ryk Phone 3087907.

■ Golf Ashburton County Ladies Vets Friday January 15 at Tinwald 9.00 for 9.30am start.

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Gayle defended Despite Chris Gayle copping a barrage of criticism over the last week, Cameron White described Carribean big-hitter as a good teammate and defended his decision not to run when an easy single looked on offer. “He probably thought he hit it straight to him, that’s why he didn’t run,” White said. Thunder captain Mike Hussey also said he understood Gayle’s rationale and he was attempting to control the strike and backing his ability to hit big.

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Steyn ruled out Fast bowler Dale Steyn has been ruled out of this week’s third Test against England in a major blow to South Africa’s bid to get back into the four-match series. The shoulder injury which restricted his bowling in the first test and forced him out the second has not healed in time for the third game starting at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Thursday.

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Price leading in Dakar Australian rider Toby Price has stormed into the overall lead at the Dakar Rally after winning stage eight of the gruelling race.

Starting the day three minutes and 12 seconds behind leader Paulo Goncalves, Price triumphed in Belen, finishing more than five minutes ahead of the Portuguese rider to take a two minute overall lead yesterday.

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■ WHAT CHOUX WANT

Filly books feature spot

What Choux Want shows her winning form.

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Andrew Carston asked two questions of What Choux Want in her Ellerslie debut and the promising filly came up with all the right answers.

The Riccarton trainer needed proof of her ability to match the northern youngsters in Saturday’s Countdown to Karaka Million and to cope with the right-handed circuit.

What Choux Want’s effort to finish third, after being blocked for a run in the straight, was proof enough for Carston to confirm her a starter in the Listed Karaka Million on Sunday week.

“The form around her had looked good, but I needed to be convinced she was up to it and she did that,” he said.

“She had no trouble with Ellerslie either so we’ll be pressing on.

“I thought Sam Collett rode her well,

it was just unlucky and had they got the run it could have been a different story.”

Meanwhile, Carston will be chasing success a little closer to home today in the West Coast Scrap & Steel Miss Scenicland Stakes at Hokitika.

He has Pretty Good Excuse and Tacticall in the event, although he may opt to run the latter in the Rating 85 sprint.

“It will depend on the weather,” Carston said.

“Tacticall may struggle at the 1645 metres if the track got heavy, but if it stays dead to slow she will start.

“I’m extremely happy with Pretty Good Excuse, who had two weeks in the paddock after a disappointing run at the cup meeting so we’ve freshened her up with this race in mind.” - NZME

3YO opens new chapter Ngaire Fraser’s close and successful association with the family of Darci Brahma gelding Lewis Caroll has continued with the three-yearold’s perfect start to his racing career. The Cambridge horsewoman bred the youngster, who was a runaway winner at his Taranaki debut, and races him with her daughter Wendy. “Wendy and her son Isaac were at New Plymouth to see him win. Isaac’s father John Hayes rode Lewis Caroll’s grand-mother Alice Blue Gown to win at Wanganui,” Fraser said.

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Mile a challenge A distance test awaits Mabeel at Trentham and a positive response could earn the lightly-tried galloper an early introduction to Group One competition. The five-year-old will head into new territory on Saturday after winning four of his eight starts up to 1400 metres. - NZME

M6 Westland gallops Today at Hokitika Raceway

Westland RC Venue: Hokitika Meeting Date: 13 Jan 2016 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 1.30pm VERNON AND VAZEY MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 50x83 Flavouring (12) 58.5 .....................T Moseley 2 83 Hearts Of Stone (5) 58.5.............L Callaway 3 97x56 Torrio (3) 58.5 4 84222 Dynamic (7) 57 5 63 Moreira (10) 57 .........................S Wynne (a) 6 x4077 No Retreat 56.5............................ Scratched 7 4x660 Sunflower (13) 56.5 ...............K Mudhoo (a3) 8 22432 Okagbare b (2) 55 ............... M Dravitzki (a1) 9 64433 Montego Bay b (4) 55 10 Arapito (8) 55 ..................................D Walsh 11 5x1 Wafer (1) 57 .............................. D Hirini (a4) 12 6x9 Replique (14) 55 13 05565 Jona Mac (9) 55 14 Clifford 57 ..................................... Scratched 15 07 Anutha Bomber (6) 58.5 16 99 Enslave 58.5 ................................ Scratched 17 56084 Rarooney (11) 58.5 Emergencies: Jona Mac, Clifford, Anutha Bomber, Enslave, Rarooney 2 2.05pm FAT PIPI PIZZA RATING 65 $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 56854 Farce dm (10) 60.............................D Walsh 2 6x681 Milk It m (5) 59 ............................L Callaway 3 x1670 Pinzano d (11) 58.5...............K Mudhoo (a3) 4 x4242 Rapt b (1) 58.5 ..........................S Wynne (a) 5 x8242 Tiebreaker d (12) 58 6 3x703 Amun Ra b (7) 57.5 7 401 Jaides Jewell (8) 57 .......................R Bishop 8 70460 Mare Mia d (4) 56.5................... D Hirini (a4) 9 31049 San Michele (2) 56 ...........................R Black 10 050x5 Carmen Sandiego m (6) 55.............B Moore 11 08087 Maeve Davone m (9) 54 .. K Kalychurun (a3) 12 080x9 Raw Gold d (3) 54 ........................T Moseley 3 2.40 RAILWAY HOTEL HOKITIKA RATING 65 $12,000,

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Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 x22x5 He Knows (9) 60 ...................K Mudhoo (a3) 2 95212 Pop Hit d (6) 58 ...............................B Moore 3 906x9 Davone Code dm (2) 57.5 ............T Moseley 4 03561 Halleloojah m (1) 59 ........................D Walsh 5 96046 One Direktion d (4) 57................D Chin (a3) 6 68009 Agostini d (7) 56.5 .......................L Callaway 7 74718 Manuia 56.5 ................................. Scratched 8 01006 Reset The Turbo (10) 56.5 ................M Chui 9 00584 Born Happy (3) 56..........................R Bishop 10 41 Transome (8) 55 ........................ D Hirini (a4) 11 59x90 Desert Saboteur m (11) 55 ............. J Morris 12 50657 Zeina d (5) 54.5 4 3.15 BIRCHFIELDS COAL & LANDSCAPING RATING 85 $15,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 92966 Uppland dm (8) 60.5 ..................D Chin (a3) 2 05158 Pinsgold d (6) 59.5 ....................S Wynne (a) 3 242x8 Tacticall dm (7) 58.5 ..............K Mudhoo (a3) 4 14103 Somethings Burning dm (5)K Kalychurun (a3) 5 82834 A Bob Short dm (1) 57 ............. J Lowry (a2) 6 x2985 Gunnadoo 56.5 ............................ Scratched 7 x9865 Ishimine d (10) 56 ..........................R Bishop 8 x2279 Caramac dmb (3) 54.5 .................T Moseley 9 182x6 Waitino Biscuit (2) 54 .......... M Dravitzki (a1) 10 00103 Leeds dmb (4) 54 ...................... D Hirini (a4) 11 97083 Alice Webb Ellis d (9) 54 ...........A Chan (a4) 12 53451 Saber m (11) 55 ..............................D Walsh 5 3.50pm HOKITIKA BUSINESSES CUP $20,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 2180m 1 80409 Noble Warrior tdm (3) 60.5 2 1210x Confused m (1) 59 ...........................R Black 3 41338 Sanasar (6) 58.5 4 61285 Diamantine 57.5 ........................... Scratched 5 29234 Sadlers Rock (10) 57 ................S Wynne (a) 6 7585x Cheese Maker td (8) 55 7 02311 Kaharau 55 .................................. Scratched 8 26306 Kingiesstar (2) 54 ........................L Callaway 9 79421 Missteeflying (4) 54 .........................B Moore 10 13064 Ina Jam (12) 54 ............................T Moseley

11 85438 Ascomanni mb (5) 54 12 67x15 Gingerbread Man (11) 54 13 15351 Teddytwinkletoes (9) 55 14 141x6 Redeem m (7) 54 15 24177 King Nero 54 ................................ Scratched 16 51x79 Red Thunder 54 ........................... Scratched Emergencies: Teddytwinkletoes, Redeem, King Nero, Red Thunder 6 4.25pm MOTELS OF HOKITIKA MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1645m 1 7422 Payment Pending b (7) 58.5.............R Black 2 6x226 Rough Ruler (3) 58.5 3 7x048 St Malo (5) 58.5 ...........................T Moseley 4 40080 Our Spice (2) 58.5........... K Kalychurun (a3) 5 x2231 Tarihira m (10) 58.5 ................... D Hirini (a4) 6 2x23 Third Time Lucky b (11) 56.5 ....S Wynne (a) 7 87x29 Contestant (1) 56.5 8 55263 Miss Norway (9) 56.5 .....................R Bishop 9 06656 Roc de Mac 56.5 .......................... Scratched 10 0695P She’s Riveting 56.5 ...................... Scratched 11 0706. Ancient (6) 56.5...........................L Callaway 12 860x9 Madam Roxy (4) 56.5............... J Lowry (a2) 13 x0x09 Dann Doonayr (8) 58.5........ M Dravitzki (a1) Emergency: Dann Doonayr 7 5.00pm BANCORP TREASURY SERVICES RATING 75 $15,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1645m 1 1x854 Kage Is King tm (6) 60.5 ................R Bishop 2 7585x Cheese Maker t (2) 60 3 870x8 Werio tdm (8) 59.5 ................... J Lowry (a2) 4 00103 Leeds mb (1) 59 ........................ D Hirini (a4) 5 43224 Fantamo (9) 56.5 6 15351 Teddytwinkletoes (4) 58.5 .........S Wynne (a) 7 32078 Torricella m (11) 56.5 8 x0611 Gold Allure 56 .............................. Scratched 9 24177 King Nero m (3) 56.............. M Dravitzki (a1) 10 141x6 Redeem m (5) 56 ............................D Walsh 11 11962 Doctor Eden (10) 55.5..... K Kalychurun (a3) 12 x6135 Runway 55 ................................... Scratched 13 08087 Maeve Davone m (7) 54 -

11 x0611 Gold Allure t (13) 56.5 ...............S Wynne (a) 12 56006 Bridget Town (6) 56.5 ................ D Hirini (a4) 13 43224 Fantamo (5) 57................ K Kalychurun (a3) Emergency: Fantamo 9 6.10pm POWER FARMING WEST COAST RATING 65 $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1645m 1 58421 Peter Parker m (1) 60 .......................R Black 2 12476 Tukawa (3) 59.5...........................L Callaway 3 5x825 Let’s Escape m (5) 58.5 .. K Kalychurun (a3) 4 46x08 Boysway (13) 58.5...........................D Walsh 5 51x79 Red Thunder 58.5 ........................ Scratched 6 99502 Tell The World (9) 58 ................ J Lowry (a2) 7 10776 Location (6) 57.5 ...................K Mudhoo (a3) 8 x2937 Mr Wiz (2) 57...................................B Moore 9 40904 Toetwotoe m (4) 56.5 ...................T Moseley 10 10. Casey Marie (14) 55 .................S Wynne (a) 11 00485 Curli m (12) 54.5 ...............................M Chui 12 x1506 Celtic Cross (7) 54 13 66506 Habitude (8) 54 ................... M Dravitzki (a1) 14 680x5 Point Proven 55.5 ......................... Scratched 15 85438 Ascomanni mb (10) 60 16 906x9 Davone Code 58 .......................... Scratched David Walsh continues to rack up 17 56854 Farce m (11) 60 the wins, and will be at the West- 18 511x9 Miss Citron m (15) 55.5 Emergencies: Habitude, Point Proven, Ascomanni, Davone land meeting at Hokitika today.

Code, Farce, Miss Citron Emergency: Maeve Davone Blinkers on: Agostini (R3), Kingiesstar (R5), Contes8 5.35pm WEST COAST SCRAP & STEEL MISS SCE- tant (R6), Casey Marie (R9) Blinkers off: Pinzano (R2) NICLAND STAKES $25,000, WFA F&M, 1645m SELECTIONS 1 242x8 Tacticall m (10) 57 .................... J Lowry (a2) Race 1: Montego Bay, Okagbare, Dynamic, Jona Mac 2 77054 Brah Spring (1) 57............................R Black Race 2: Amun Ra, Rapt, Milk It, Pinzano, San Michele 3 32068 Pretty Good Excuse (12) 57............B Moore 4 x6135 Runway m (7) 57 ................. M Dravitzki (a1) Race 3: Pop Hit, Halleloojah, Transome, One Direktion 5 21434 Slick Nickel m (11) 57 ..................T Moseley Race 4: Caramac, Somethings Burning, Uppland, Pinsgold 6 041x0 Kerrytown Lady m (3) 57 .......K Mudhoo (a3) Race 5: Cheese Maker, Gingerbread Man, Ina Jam 7 09009 Zah Girl (4) 57 .............................L Callaway Race 6: Miss Norway, Rough Ruler, Payment Pending, Ancient 8 600x5 Carlton Princess m (9) 57 ...............D Walsh Race 7: Teddytwinkletoes, Kage Is King, Doctor Eden 9 511x9 Miss Citron m (2) 57..........................M Chui Race 8: Gold Allure, Fantamo, Pretty Good Excuse, Runway 10 10070 Are You Mine (8) 57......................... J Morris Race 9: Let’s Escape, Toetwotoe, Casey Marie, Peter Parker

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 8 2F627 Cawbourne Marcy nwtd .......... T McCracken way Meeting Date: 13 Jan 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 9 58878 King Hit Mike nwtd ................... S Gommans Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 4 1.03pm J P PRINT PETONE C0 C0, 305m 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 1 Meat Damon nwtd K & ......................Phillips and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 2 55T48 Homebush Minion nwtd .........J T McInerney 1 12.09pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 3 54276 Scott Some Ticka nwtd B &................ Steele 1 Teevee Kitty nwtd ..............................M Flipp 4 46532 Pistols Princess nwtd ........................M Flipp 2 55455 Vee Sintilating nwtd G &.................. J Clarke 5 66447 Nana’s Girl nwtd ....................... S Gommans 3 48443 Smart Dandy nwtd ............................ B Hunt 6 22486 Eva’s Storm nwtd ............................L Doody 4 F8425 Belfast Smarty nwtd .............J Woolston-Bell 7 626 Scott No Show nwtd B & .................... Steele 5 27623 Pacific Vibe nwtd ....................J T McInerney 8 46644 Annie Way nwtd L & ........................... Morris 6 4 Killalea Star nwtd .......................... D Donlon 9 88557 Gully Screamer nwtd G & ............... J Clarke 7 7 Scott Tied Up nwtd B & ...................... Steele 10 86857 Ranger’s Waltz nwtd .......................S Maher 8 3 Eyes On Kitty nwtd............................M Flipp 5 1.21pm LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C1, 305m 9 48666 Scott A Boy nwtd ........................... R Maisey 1 54152 Two Up nwtd ...............................A Turnwald 10 88857 Gully Yappa nwtd G & ..................... J Clarke 2 76222 Takeaway 18.00 L & ........................... Morris 2 12.27pm KEENAN CONCRETE WANGANUI C0, 305m 3 51672 Scott No Odds 18.10 B & ................... Steele 1 If It Fitz nwtd......................................M Flipp 4 3881 Miss Hook 18.34 ....................J T McInerney 2 45322 Scott No Limbs nwtd B & ................... Steele 5 45726 Blaze’s Corporal 18.02 G R & ......... S Voyce 3 32748 Steffi’s Star nwtd ..................J Woolston-Bell 6 46368 Come On Mickey 17.86 G & ........... J Clarke 4 57883 Belk Road nwtd G &........................ J Clarke 7 54475 Maligned 18.30 U & ..............................Bliek 5 75465 Tank’s Rob nwtd ..............................S Maher 8 731 African Princess 18.30 .........J Woolston-Bell 6 x3632 James McBell nwtd ................J T McInerney 9 58376 Big Ben 18.06 .......................... S Gommans 7 54 Odd Fellow nwtd D P & ............ K Gommans 10 45478 Trinity Flight nwtd .............................T Agent 8 5 Swirling Eddie nwtd...........................M Flipp 6 1.37pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 9 5865 Ziggy Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney 1 42472 Opawa Messini 30.72......................... N Udy 10 46877 Scott The Loot nwtd B & .................... Steele 2 14357 Bevs New Point 31.48 ..............A Duganzich 3 12.45pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 520m 3 2x131 Our Gypsy 30.21 ..............................L Ahern 1 67334 Candy Crusher nwtd ................A Duganzich 4 75244 Peaky Blinder 31.29 ........................B Marsh 2 5x Panda Ring nwtd ................................ N Udy 5 57457 Cawbourne Kitt nwtd ....................... M Mann 3 33333 Jazz Hill nwtd ................................B Mitchell 6 68258 Preoccupied nwtd .............................J Black 4 45554 Kentucky Doll nwtd................... S Gommans 7 36662 Bruiser Bale nwtd ...................J T McInerney 5 82256 She’s Mustard nwtd..........................R Waite 8 44623 Zamaddis Lass 30.64................... T Downey 6 Aunty Trace nwtd ..............................L Ahern 9 76886 Princess Novak nwtd..................... D Donlon 7 63222 Cocoa Bear nwtd ........................A Turnwald 10 67787 Taikorea Lass nwtd ...................... T Downey

7 1.56pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C1 C1, 305m

1 64755 Denali 18.00 G &............................. J Clarke 2 73841 Shelly McBell 18.13 ...............J T McInerney 3 87434 Liz Watto 18.12 ................................... L Bell 4 36656 Plaiting Puss 18.45 U & ........................Bliek 5 65838 Cosmic Warra 17.94.........................T Agent 6 36552 Cawbourne Mark 18.38 D P & . K Gommans 7 88478 Scott My Money 17.66 B & ................ Steele 8 28523 Snow Demon 17.85 G R &.............. S Voyce 9 66756 Fangirl 17.88 L & ................................ Morris 10 55658 Sedgebrook Charm 18.19 ...................F Kite 8 2.14pm AON CPF C1 C1, 520m 1 28242 Silver Tokaam nwtd ..................... K Hanover 2 87755 Bundoran Lass nwtd ..................... D Donlon 3 6782P Elusive Babe nwtd..............................W Kite 4 84643 Cawbourne Philip 30.18 .........J T McInerney 5 85378 Thrilling Ava 30.22 ..........................B Marsh 6 17487 Wairio Dee Jay nwtd .........................J Black 7 62544 Zimmer Frame 30.52........................L Ahern 8 85647 Archi Bale 30.49.....................J T McInerney 9 76886 Princess Novak nwtd..................... D Donlon 10 67787 Taikorea Lass nwtd ...................... T Downey 9 2.31pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 6477x Nui Magic 17.68 ................................M Flipp 2 26632 So Unbelievable 18.43 ....................M Olden 3 21656 Gully Crusher 17.89 G & ................. J Clarke 4 71723 Queen Star nwtd ..............................T Agent 5 35375 Scott To Go 18.23 B &........................ Steele 6 1 Cawbourne Elpaso 17.87.............M Roberts 7 64172 Spearmint Juju 18.02 U & .................Cottam 8 64868 Cawbourne Paws nwtd D P & .. K Gommans 9 55585 Another Charm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 10 56586 Tunza Fun 18.28 U & ............................Bliek 10 2.49pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 520m

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56555 Cawbourne Satin nwtd D P & .. K Gommans 8214 Super Bad 30.93 ..........................M Roberts 35456 Homebush Naki nwtd .............J T McInerney 18785 Cawbourne Josh 31.10 ....................... L Bell 86687 Cawbourne Bird nwtd............... S Gommans 22241 Lady Zeena nwtd ......................... T Downey x6776 Carolina Moon nwtd .........................T Agent 68767 Hugglemonster 31.15....................M Gowan 76886 Princess Novak nwtd..................... D Donlon 67787 Taikorea Lass nwtd ...................... T Downey 11 3.06pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C2 C2, 305m 1 1348F Kapai Lana 18.05 U & ...........................Bliek 2 45734 Alamein Blonde nwtd ...........J Woolston-Bell 3 31242 Opawa Lachlan 17.80 ........................ N Udy 4 51778 Another Groom 17.77 ............J T McInerney 5 45344 Azure Dreams 17.75 G & ................ J Clarke 6 51247 Snow Ball Chance 17.77..................L Ahern 7 x1728 Venga Guapa 17.80 ........................M Olden 8 418F3 Homebush Limbo 17.64 .........J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 37x45 Archie’s Time 17.76.......................M Gowan 10 86816 Homebush Chaos 17.79 D P & K Gommans 12 3.22pm FIVE STAR KENNELS AND RUNS C2, 305m 1 35261 Manu Rama 17.65 ..........................L Doody 2 13763 Goodtime Mike nwtd ............J Woolston-Bell 3 48621 Ka Pai 17.85.......................................W Kite 4 11456 Scott The Looks 17.91 B & ................ Steele 5 37535 Serve Ya Purpose 17.87..................... N Udy 6 11682 Casual Sipper 17.80 G & ................ J Clarke 7 65728 Flying Blake 17.72 .............................. L Bell 8 11522 Vito Baxter 17.68 ...................J T McInerney 9 86242 Botany Win 17.69 ...................J T McInerney 10 85814 Brilliant Ava 17.80 ........................M Roberts 13 3.41 DOPEY DOG LASER ENGRAVING C1, 305m 1 6483x Effective Power nwtd ........................L Ahern

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35235 Mighty Twist nwtd D P &........... K Gommans 588x5 Thrilling Forest nwtd U &...................Cottam 14767 Lily Ma’s Smoking nwtd...................S Maher 37121 Scott No Value 18.05 B &................... Steele 1111 Cawbourne Spree 17.77 ..............M Roberts 27254 Gully Runner 18.21 G & .................. J Clarke 18686 Lola’s Quest 18.22 .......................K Williams 82774 Kyla Rose 17.84 .....................J T McInerney 67868 Elbrus nwtd G & .............................. J Clarke 14 3.58pm MAX REFRIDGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 22755 Second Time 17.83 G & .................. J Clarke 2 43226 Uno Shay nwtd ..................................M Flipp 3 86818 Scott A Motor 17.90 B & .................... Steele 4 86674 Homebush Stew 17.77 ...........J T McInerney 5 67433 Dandy Star 18.20 .............................. D Hunt 6 53314 Dreamzone 17.83 K &.......................Phillips 7 78x88 Goodtime Alannah 18.04 ................P Knight 8 47528 Consumate Ease 17.94 G & ........... J Clarke Emergencies: 9 65586 Macgyver Rama 17.74 ....................L Doody 10 56586 Tunza Fun 18.28 U & ............................Bliek 15 4.16pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 C1, 305m 1 25888 Homebush Pippi 18.02.................. R Maisey 2 24742 Rapper Dash 17.84 ............................W Kite 3 75165 Magic Dandy 18.13 ........................... B Hunt 4 22221 Pat Not Plait 18.00 ...........................L Ahern 5 23854 Working Jewel 17.83 .......................L Doody 6 66246 Peajay Pringles 18.10 G & .............. J Clarke 7 83647 Miss Votchka nwtd B &....................... Steele 8 273F1 Opal Jewel 17.93 ..................... S Gommans 9 72781 Opehu Flyer 17.78 ...........................R Waite 10 66468 Homebush Button 18.00 ........J T McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Clinical Nurse Manager A Clinical Nurse Manager’s Position has become available at Terrace View Retirement Village in Ashburton.

This new “State of the Art” Retirement Village is set in beautiful park like grounds and incorporates a Rest home, Hospital, and serviced studios and apartments, along with stunning communal facilities.

Terrace View aims to provide a very high standard of accommodation and excellence in care to older Mid Cantabrian’s.

The village plans to undergo further expansion this year, and will require a visionary and motivated Registered Nurse with the following attributes: • Strong interpersonal skills • A genuine interest in, and care for the elderly • Clinically competent with a drive for excellence • Ability to motivate and lead the team • Energy and Enthusiasm • A current APC • New Zealand Residency or a valid NZ work visa The role is full time with a component of “on-call” responsibility, and will be well remunerated to recognise the level of responsibility and skills required at this senior management level.

To apply: Please send a covering letter and your CV to: Rhonda Sherriff, Operations Manager, at ennor.rhonda@gmail.com or phone for a confidential chat on 027 507 0521 Applications close on Friday, January 22, 2016

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100% MADE OF NEW ZEALAND PROCESS WORKERS NEEDED Keith Early with the 60-year-old Rosebowl and the men’s singles trophy.

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Rosebowl hits 60 The Tuckers Rosebowl Tennis Tournament has entered its 60th year, and is still going strong with seven teams participating.

The Winchmore Highlanders took the coveted bowl home from the finals at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre following a 7-3 win over Lyndhurst B last weekend, while Alison Kermode was the best of the ladies singles and Keith Early won the men’s singles section.

This season is Early’s 35th, and the 49-year-old remains as passionate about the competition’s origins and importance to the rural teams that compete as ever.

“It’s the nor’west corner of the Ashburton County, so it’s always

been based around Highbank, Lauriston, Rokeby, Chertsey, Winchmore and Lyndhurst, and it’s great,” he said.

The organisation of the tournament, which runs from October to early January, passes from club to club each year, with Lyndhurst responsible for the draw this season.

After six decades, the Tuckers Rosebowl Tournament has become a rarity, with other small, rural tournaments being absorbed by the larger sporting centres.

But the competition continues to thrive, and Early believes flexibility has played a major role in its longevity.

“It suits the lifestyle.

“People get fairly busy after Christmas, so generally we only play up until around Christmas time, because after that a lot people get involved in harvest and things like that,” he said.

“They can’t necessarily make a commitment to an Ashburton competition that goes from October to March, so we try to be reasonably flexible.”

Like the competition it represents, the Rosebowl is also in good nick, despite a small dent in the side, so here’s to another 60 years.

- By James Ford

Kiwi duo thinking about Olympic glory Artem Sitak and Marcus Daniell aim to become one of the best doubles combinations in this country’s history - and hope an Olympic dream can drive them to greater heights this year.

The duo thrilled the crowd at the ASB Classic on Monday, knocking

the top seeds out of the tournament with a 6-2 7-6 (8-6) win.

The New Zealanders revelled in the occasion - but in a way it was also just another day at the office for the pair.

They have been consistent performers on the doubles circuit for

the past two years and made history last year by winning an ATP title together in Montpelier, the first all-New Zealand duo to win a trophy in more than 30 years.

“That was an incredible week - it was like we were destined to win,” said Daniell.

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• Ashburton Location • Mid Canterbury Silver Fern Farms is looking for seasonal staff for the 2016 processing season at our Fairton Plant, Ashburton.

We offer a great team environment, the money’s good, and you’ll be working with a proud team of people in a progressive food processing company.

So if you enjoy working as part of a team, have a ‘can do’ attitude, keen to learn, not afraid of a bit of hard work, and are a New Zealand Citizen/Resident, or hold an open valid work permit, then we want to hear from you.

Just remember that Silver Fern Farms is working hard to maintain a drug and alcohol free workplace. Pre-employment drug testing is mandatory.

To apply call into the Fairton Plant Main Office, Office Rd Fairton, RD 2 Ashburton to complete an application form or email francis.renner@silverfernfarms.co.nz Alternatively apply online at careers.silverfernfarms.co.nz

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NOR WEST CONTRACTING LTD

All positions are based in Christchurch

ROADING & CIVIL CONSTRUCTION

Nor West contracting is an independent company with a large focus on earthworks, civil and residential contracting. In addition to our current workload we have recently won several major projects covering the next two years in both civil and sub division construction and have the following positions available.

Civil Manager

Roller Operator

Ideally, suitable candidates will have worked their way through the ranks and gained valuable experience within the field with a new focus to enter into the management world, to lead, mentor and progress our current workforce and contracts we engage in.

Experienced Roller Operator required to join our roading crew, must have experience in compaction and road finishing and have class 1, W & R licences.

Must have extensive knowledge and understanding of civil techniques and processes including experience working with civil construction plant and equipment.

A good understanding of NZS 3910 conditions of contract including contract requirements, deadlines and expectations.

Able to review and relay contract requirements from plans, specifications and schedules and have a strong Health & Safety focus.

Moxy Driver Experienced driver for our bulk earthworks division. Class 4 licence and ‘can do’ attitude required.

Class 4 Truck Driver Looking for drivers who take pride in their truck, have experience in spreading and a local knowledge of quarries.

Class 4 licence necessary. WTR an advantage.

A company ute and mobile phone supplied for this role.

Civil Construction Labourers

Grader Operator - $30-$35per hour

Looking for labourers with experience within the industry with any of the following skills: footpath construction, kerb and channel prep, or asphalt prep.

The ‘Rock Star’ we are looking for will be a team leader with a ‘can do’ attitude, must have experience in roading construction and earthworks.

Must have class 1 licence, WTR an advantage.

Final trim experience with an eye for detail and a strong focus on delivering a quality product on time.

Workshop Engineer

Must have relevant licences.

We require an Engineer to join our maintenance team and a looking for someone who has had experience working with heavy plant and equipment.

Company vehicle supplied for this role.

Must be certified welder, Class 1 licence, WTR and mechanical background an advantage.

Excavator Operator - 20ton Excavator Bulk earthworks experience essential, must be able to work to levels and have an eye for detail.

Landscape Labourers

Must take pride in his or her plant and an ability to communicate clearly and complete paperwork accurately.

Must have proven hard landscaping experience - in paving, retaining walls, boxing of concrete works, lawn prep and be physically fit.

Company vehicle supplied with this role.

Have a clean full drivers licence, extra licences such as class 2, wheels, tracks and rollers would be a big, big advantage.

Water Cart Driver

This is for experienced landscapers only so those who do not have the relevant years of experience need not apply.

Required to join our busy roading team, must have class 4, W & R licences.

Nor West Contracting can offer you the opportunity to work for a thriving, enthusiastic family owned company that values it’s team along with progression and on-going development opportunities.

Excellent wage offered for all the above positions based on experience.

Nor West has a strong commitment to Health & Safety and you will be required to pass a Pre-employment Drug & Alcohol test and any subsequent random testing.

Please email CV or details to: carolyn@norwest.net.nz or phone 03 349 9490

Groundsman / Gardner / Weed Control

Production & Warehouse Team Members

Mt Somers Station is a large-scale operation running 30,000 stock units in a mixture of sheep, deer, cattle and an adjoining dairy platform. Five minutes from Mt Somers Village, 30 minutes from Ashburton.

Due to the growth and expansion of our business, Bio Oils Ashburton is seeking hard-working team members to join our production and warehouse team.

We are looking for a part time groundsman, gardner and weed control person to assist in the upkeep and general presentation of Station Grounds.

This is a varied role, primary responsibilities include: • Mowing of grounds around homestead, dairy shed, Station yards, Farm Shop and other areas • Pruning and upkeep of amenity plantings, hedges and trees around the farm • Upkeep of gardens around Dairy Shed and Farm Shop • Weed spraying, primarily Gorse throughout the property • Assistance in basic gardening work We would anticipate the role would be 2-3 days per week in summer and 1-2 days per week in Winter.

This role may suit a semi-retired person who is physically fit and enjoys working outside. Experience in dealing with Agricultural Chemicals is an advantage.

Please apply in writing, detailing relevant experience and any available references to: kate@mtsomersstation.co.nz or Mt Somers Station, RD1, Ashburton 7771

Rakaia Mobil Retail Sales Person We are seeking a friendly, confident and helpful person to join our team. You must love working with customers and must have a positive attitude together with great personal presentation.

We have a position available that includes evenings and weekends.

You will be responsible for serving and assisting customers and for keeping the service station clean, tidy and fully stocked. You will be in a position of responsibility and must be able to take charge. Some lifting required with inwards goods.

Full training on systems will be given but previous Retail experience would be an advantage.

Please drop in CV’s or email to: tyrone@rakaiamobil.co.nz

Cleaner

Cleaner wanted for Ashburton Holiday Park.

Must be honest and reliable.

Approx two hours a day.

Includes weekend work

Phone 03 308 6805

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Three positions available

We are looking for 1 x full-time (40 hours) and 2 x part-time (30 hours) team members to work in the day-to-day processing and warehouse facility. This is a varied role with duties including machine operation, raw material handling, cleaning, production and packaging, order processing and goods in/out.

You will need to be a hard worker with a positive can-do attitude and not afraid to get your hands dirty. You must be reliable, trustworthy and honest, with a high standard of work and strong attention to detail. You will be able to follow instructions, policies and procedures, and work to daily production requirements, either individually or as part of a team.

NZ driver’s licence is required. A forklift licence is preferred but not essential. Some heavy lifting will be required, and overtime, including weekends, will be available at peak times.

To apply, or for more details, contact Jenna on 308 3305. Email applications to info@bio-oils.co.nz or post to Bio Oils, PO Box 479, Ashburton 7740.

Applications close January 31, 2016

Weekday/Weekend (5:30pm – 1am)

Cleaning Position Available in the Rakaia / Dunsandel area.

Applicants should possess an eye for detail, experience in the cleaning industry, a strong work ethic and a positive attitude.

The successful applicant will be required to be a responsible person who is capable of working closely with our client.

Apply at the Christchurch Spotless Offices, 16 Magdala Place, Middleton, Christchurch.

Or email: jock.mackay@spotless.co.nz Phone: 03 335 3142

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

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Practice Manager Medical Centre – Rakaia

Rakaia Medical Centre is looking for a Practice Manager to lead the business forward in delivering high quality patient care whilst maximising the Centre’s potential as a business.

The Centre is a successful rural Medical Practice, covering the Rakaia Township and also wider farming districts of Mead, Dorie, Lauriston, and Chertsey.

We are looking for an individual with the following skills: • Motivated and organised, able to negotiate and influence at all levels.

• Able to inspire and lead others and operate under delegated authority • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Awareness of accountancy and budgeting skills • Ability to manage in a changing environment • Confident with IT • Able to plan strategically • Ability to market the business and expand the client base.

• Preferably experienced in the health sector.

Hours and salary negotiable with the successful applicant.

Applications close on January 27, 2016.

Please send CV to: Liz Depree, 35 Bowen Street, Rakaia, or phone 03 302 7191 for further information.

Teacher Aide We are looking for a Teacher Aide to work alongside teachers, helping out in classrooms, assisting students, Monday to Thursday 9.15am - 12.45pm.

If you think you have the right skills, personality and a willingness to learn, we would love to hear from you.

Letters of application can be made in writing or via e-mail to: Anthony Dorreen, Principal Dorie School, C/- P O Box 126 Ashburton or principal@dorie.school.nz Applications close Wednesday, January 20.

Visit our website www.dorie.school.nz for further information.

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

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Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz SITUATIONS VACANT Are you the ‘ONE’ in a bakers dozen?

If you answered ‘YES’ to this question, keep reading!

REAL ESTATE

PERSONAL HOW LONG WILL YOU BE SINGLE??

HASTINGS MCLEOD LTD

Bakery Assistant

Hastings McLeod Limited Licensed REAA 2008

Permanent, Part Time

Telephone 03 307 9176

LIVING IS EASY

A vacancy has arisen for a reliable, mature thinking person to help in our busy bakery.

BUYERS $459,000+ TINWALD 7 Wilkin Street

The ideal person would enjoy working in a team environment and enjoy customer relations.

The role calls for an individual with a positive attitude, good personal presentation, with a strong work ethic.

If you enjoy cooking, baking etc and working in a friendly environment then send your CV in the first instance to:

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OPEN HOME

TRADES, SERVICES

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

Talley’s is a successful and well known brand, operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products.

The Fresh Name in the Freezer

We currently have the above position available at our Fairton plant located 10 minutes drive from Ashburton.

www.talleys.co.nz

TRADES, SERVICES

COMPUTER PROBLEMS??

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

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Professional window tinting for cars, homes & offices. Quality films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety & security. Phone Craig Rogers your ONLY local applicator 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

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We are looking to employ a Maintenance Engineer. You’ll need to have a Trade Certificate or higher qualification, and while it would be desirable for you to have experience with food processing factory maintenance, relevant training will be provided.

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Set on an easy care section is this 10 year old double glazed three bedroom home plus office. Master bedroom has a generous sized ensuite. Open plan kitchen/dining/living heated by heat pump and gas fire. Lovely indoor/outdoor flow. Double garage with internal access. Just a short stroll to local cafe and walking distance to town. You don't want to 3+ miss this one.

This is a Friday, Saturday and alternate Sundays position. Approximately 18 hours per week with early starts. Full training will be given to the successful applicant.

The Manager Hecs Four Square Supermarket 98 Harrison Street Ashburton 7700 or email: hecs@foursquare-si.co.nz

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EARN INTEREST AT 10% pa in 2016 We currently have funds available to distribute in grants for the following purposes in the Canterbury area: • Research, treatment, provision of equipment in relation to, and the education and training of skilled persons relative to, the disease of cancer.

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

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

Applications close at 5pm, Friday, January 29, 2016. For further information and application forms, please contact: The Secretary Mackenzie Charitable Foundation C/- Croys Ltd Level 2, 161 Burnett Street PO Box 582 Ashburton 7740 Phone 03 308 8353 Email: mcf@croys.co.nz www.mcf.org.nz

RURAL TRADING POST PUBLIC NOTICES

DEAD LINE SALE - January 27, 2016 at 4.00pm. 25.039 ha Liddles Rd, Hinds.

Property #4952, RDR water shares 125, stock water, two bay hay shed, stock yards.

Take over date September 21, 2026. All offers to White Fox & Jones. Inquiries to Nathan Sim 303 7073 or 027 928 2256.

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Holy Communion, Park Street.

Street. revisions: 1.15am 1 2 3 4 5 10.30am $0 $0 $25 $50 $75 ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Coffee morning, meet at Somerset Golf croquet doubles. Waireka, Washpen falls, new members PLEASE NOTE: Philip Street.

Grocer, Burnett Street. most welcome, phone Jenny that we have prepared this 1pm 4pm 7.30pm Meet Ashburton advertisement proof based on our format308-6862. : b&w ASHBURTON ROSE GROUP. understanding of the instructions Courthouse, Baring Square West. ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY received.

In approving the run date position sort HISTORYcost GROUP. Monthly meeting - floral art (excl gst) 10am it isCatholic client’s responsibility Open for research, visitors advertisement, evening.

Rooms, Winter ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN to check the accuracy of both the Wed 13 Jan Engineering $447.92 welcome. Heritage Centre, West Street.the media and the advertisement, CHURCH. Sat 16 Jan $521.18 position nominated.

Wed 20 Jan $free Cancellation of adverts booked with Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Thursday media will incur a media cancellation Wed 13 Jan Sit Vacant $192.50 Twilight golf croquet, non1pm 3pm fee of $50.

10am Sat 16 Jan $233.86 members welcome. Waireka, ASHBURTON AVIATION METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. Philip Street.

Wed 20 Jan $192.50 MUSEUM. New Zealand Alpine and your contact: Rachel A great selection of may 7.30pm $161.96 Agriculture Encounter, interactive GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. fun for all ages. Main St, Methven. aircraft from past to the future.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. Old time/sequence dancing. learn 10am to dance. All welcome. Pipe Band 6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Hall, Creek Road.

Mayfield A&P Association Schedules for our 91st Show to be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016 are now available.

Please contact 03 3037 339 or Email: mayfieldshow15@gmail. com

PLANTS, PRODUCE

SMITHFIELD Flowers, 211 Smithfield Road, Ashburton.

Lilies for Sale. Open every day cash only lilies and beautiful bouquets for sale come and see us at 211 Smithfield Road. Sign out front, walk through into marquee to see our selection of flowers.

MOTORING

Private mortgage loan of $100,000-$200,000 wanted for 12 months.

Quality property security with monthly interest payments.

For details please phone 027 390 3836

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Call 0800 856 640 til 8pm www.lovesuccess.co.nz Matchmaking since 1989

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Southberry Open 9am - 6pm daily.

Raspberries Red and Black currants Ranui Tayberry Blackberry freshly picked and PYO. 56 Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road, Ashburton.

Phone 308 1338 No eftpos

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

MEETINGS, EVENTS ALLENTON NETBALL CLUB

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To be held at the Allenton Rugby Clubrooms, Melrose Road, Ashburton

Monday, January 25, 2016 at 6.30pm.

Existing club and new members are encouraged to attend, as we are looking for more committee members to help run our large Club.

We are still looking for interest from present and new coaches for the 2016 season.

For further information: Marg Verrall, President 302 4717

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

TO RENT COUNTRY HOME IN MT SOMERS AREA. Comfortable, sunny three bedroom home. New carpet, insulation both underfloor and ceiling, new free standing wood burner, double garage, other outbuildings available if required. All enquiries phone 021 022 31522 or 021 056 1616.

TWO ROOMS available for rent in Allenton area. Phone SHAE and Lexxi in town Pete on 027 250 1274.

Wednesday - Friday. Ph 022 397 6322.

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

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 TWO BEDROOM flat close to town, churches and schools.

621, A/H 03 348 9439. $295 per week. Phone 308 9914 or 027 250 7425.

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GRAZING

HORSE grazing available on the town boundary in Tinwald, 6ha. Ph 308 3783 evenings only.

FOR SALE

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

DO YOU NEED to add some colour to your kitchen? Pop into Kitchen Kapers in The Arcade. We have a beautiful range of Maxwell Williams Cannisters in a variety of beautiful patterns and colours! Priced from only $24.99 these cannisters will make a statement!

LINDEN leaves aromatherapy gift sets.

Shower gel and lotion.

Special price $50.00 - treat yourself. The China Shop in The Arcade.

ROYAL Doulton Veneto cutlery sets. 56 piece price $599.00. special Stainless steel 50 year guarantee. The China Shop in The Arcade.

SWAROVSKI sale now on.

Up to 50% off selected pendants, earrings and bracelets. Treat yourself. The China Shop in The Arcade.

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life ADULT of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns ENTERTAINMENT Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills CINDY, kiwi, attractive, long hair, size 8, busty. Lots of fun.

Street. Phone 308-6737.

Phone calls only private 027 363 7916.

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Make 2016 your year for love and happiness. The Love Success Matchmakers can put you in touch with the partner of your choosing at soon as tonight.

There is no need to spend another day alone.

NEW, I am busty 38 DD, Asian, pretty, sexy body, size 8, friendly and good massage. Phone 021 0236 1244.

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

Would suit mature gentlemen.

Ph 021 044 0698.

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Birthday Greetings Clara Smith Happy 2nd Birthday Clara!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Lots of love Mum, Dad, Sophie and Angus.

Fergus Hanrahan Happy 7th Birthday Fergie.

Have a wonderful day!

Lots of love always Mum, Dad, Scarlett, Henry and Freddie. xo Lucas Raukete Happy 3rd Birthday to our little man. Have a super cool day, our super star.

Love you so much from Mummy, Daddy and your previous baby sister Mila. xxx Lucas Raukete Wow! You are growing up up so quickly Lucas. Have a Happy 3rd Birthday. Lots of love from Nana, Grandad and Uncles Travis, Logan and Mitchell. xox Lucas Raukete Happy 3rd Birthday.

A big boy now!

Have a wonderful day.

Much love Logan and Lisa. xx Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

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HAVE YOUR SAY - DOG CONTROL SURVEY We want your feedback.

Tell us how we are doing and how you think we can improve dog control services in the district by completing our survey available on our website ashburtondc.govt.nz Alternatively pick up a survey from Council’s office or library and post it back to us.

All entries can go in the draw to win a $50.00 Ashburton Trust gift voucher.

Survey closes on 31 January 2016.

PUBLIC NOTICE

ZONE COMMITTEE MEETING

Road closure

Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee

Ashburton District Council gives public notice of a road closure for the purpose of allowing the organisers to hold the “World Buskers Festival” (with the exception of emergency vehicles) for the period indicated hereunder.

A meeting of the Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee will be held as follows:

Road to be closed: Baring Square East, from Havelock Street to Cameron Street Period of closure: From 12.00pm until 8.00pm on Tuesday 19 January 2016.

This notice of closure is made under the Local Government Act 1974 - Schedule 10 (11 (e)).

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

SUMMER AT THE LIBR ARY The Ashburton Public Library have an exciting “Explore New Worlds” reading challenge for children this summer.

Each time a child borrows a book from the Children’s Library they will receive a ‘library penny’. If they read 20 books they can cash in their pennies to claim a prize.

Prizes must be claimed by Thursday 21 January 2016. Learn more at ashburtondc.govt.nz/library

BOOKMYNE LIBR ARY APP Library members can now manage their borrowing using a mobile app called Bookmyne. The app can be used to search, place books on hold and to renew books.

Download Bookmyne from the app store, select ‘Ashburton Public Library’ and then login with your library account.

Bookmyne is available on iOS and Android. Contact the Library on 308 7192 for more information.

Up & Coming

Date: Tuesday 26 January 2016, 1.00pm Location: Council Meeting Room, 2 Baring Square East, Ashburton The meetings are open to the public. Copies of the agendas are available prior to the meetings and can be obtained by contacting Council on (03) 307 7700. The agenda and more information on the committee can be found at www.canterburywater.org.nz/committees/ashburton.phpw

COMMUNITY GRANTS

Current Fire Season Status A Restricted fire season is in place across the Ashburton District.

This remains in force until further notice.

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

Water Consumption

Thinking of applying for a Council community grant?

Council is making changes to the application process. Come along to an information seminar to learn more!

The seminars will be held on: • Thursday 28 January 2016, 5.30pm, Council Chamber, 2 Baring Square East • Thursday 4 February 2016, 12pm and 5.30pm, Council Chamber, 2 Baring Square East The changes mean that applications for funding will need to be made by 29 February 2016. The outcome of all applications will be notified in July 2016.

BUILDING NOTICEBOARD Keeping up to date with information from Council’s building department is now at your fingertips.

We have created a Building Noticeboard page on our website to keep the building and construction sector in the district up- to-date with latest information.

View it at ashburtondc.govt.nz/our-council/news. It will be regularly updated and we encourage you to check it out weekly.

Daily water consumption levels are available on Council’s website.

The graphs show how much water is being used in Ashburton, Methven and Rakaia.

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

For more information, visit ashburtondc.govt.nz

TINWALD POOL If you’re looking for some family fun this summer, why not head down to Tinwald pool?

Opening hours (during school holidays): Monday - Sunday: 12.00pm - 7.00pm Visit eanetworkscentre.co.nz for more information.

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ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 180 Havelock Street

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): When you hit the mid-day slump, one happy memory is all it takes to connect you with inner magic. Remember the situations, people and things that bring you joy. The spark of that thought will get your energy going again.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You may have to change an agreement; do so at the earliest opportunity. You won’t be met with enthusiasm, but, if you wait, things could get worse. Renegotiate as soon as possible.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): No, you’re not dreaming or fabricating it: You actually have healing powers.

Your touch, listening ear and the love in your gaze all send soul nutrition right where it is most needed.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): When you have a mystical mindset, the world is filled with sprites, imps, trolls and the like. It might help you to think of people as specific creatures with unique attributes.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): One man’s triviality is the whole world of another. You do not share the same passions as some people around you. Your respect for what they love will keep you in good stead.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Modesty is a primer for the mind. It makes for optimum receptivity and quick learning. Head into that potentially educational environment and leave prior knowledge behind.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Segal’s Law states that “A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.” To eliminate doubt, narrow down your options considerably.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Choose your company according to tone, not experience. Upbeat people may have the wrong answers, but that’s something that can be sorted out with the right attitude.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The shape of the physical world changes. Forms expand, contract, sag, implode — but the durability of feelings will work for you today. Use it.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): For deeply evolutionary reasons, good memories are harder to hold on to than bad ones. You’ll set the balance right and make yourself and others happy by recording a memory through writing or pictures.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Of course, you have much better things to think about than your reputation and/or effect on others. And yet there is something you want that will be much easier to obtain once you align your public image with it.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The one who becomes a master of time will become a master of many things.

The extra moments you give a loved one may put you back, but you’ll never regret the expense.

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WATSON, Kathleen Marion – Of Hawea (late of Ashburton), daughter of William and Mary Walker (L.W.R). Dearly loved wife of Doug. Adored mother of Jane and Stephen WatsonTaylor and dearly loved gran of Anna, loved sister of Malcolm and Trevor Walker, and sister-in-law of Betty and Ron Mangin. Born August 19, 1931, she passed away peacefully at her home in Hawea Flat in the arms of Jane and Doug January 12, 2016. Kathleen is a treasured friend of many and will be sadly missed. You are invited to celebrate Kathleen’s life on FRIDAY, January 15 at 2.30pm at St Stephen’s Church, Park Street, Ashburton, thereafter a private cremation. Messages to P O Box 387, Alexandra 9340.

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:55 Little Monstar 0 7am Stitch! 3 0 7:20 Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:45 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 8:15 Austin And Ally 3 0 8:35 Kickin’ It 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Regular Show PGR 3 0 10:40 Neighbours 3 0 11:10 The Voice Australia 3 0 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Jungle Bunch – News Beat 3 0 3:32 Angry Birds Stella 3 0 3:40 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 0 4:05 Kirby Buckets 0 4:30 Good Luck Charlie 3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 My Wife And Kids 3 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm M Harry Potter And 7pm MasterChef Australia 0 The Prisoner Of Azkaban 8:10 Border Security 3 0 PGR 3 2004 Adventure. A 8:20 Lotto This week’s Lotto draw. convicted murderer escapes 8:25 Border Security Continued. wizards’ prison and pursues 8:40 F Six Puppies And Us Harry. Daniel Radcliffe, Gary PGR The new dog owners Oldman. 0 have made it through 9:50 Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne the first months, but now PGR Magician Andrew Mayne adolescence hits and for sets out to reinvent revenge. many puppy owners, this is 0 the most trying time of all. 0 10:20 2 Broke Girls AO 3 0 9:55 F Autopsy AO 0 10:50 Kitchen Nightmares AO 3 0 10:50 Nothing Trivial AO 3 0

6am Country Calendar 3 A Waiheke Island couple breed alpacas for the world market. 0 6:30 Going, Going, Gone 3 0 7am Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 3 0 8am Dickinson’s Real Deal 3 9am Infomercials 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon Whanau Living 3 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1:30 Coronation Street 3 0 2pm Come Dine With Me Couples 30 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 0 6pm One News 0

11:50 Castle AO 3 On Beckett’s first day back from her suspension, she and Castle are thrown into the world of local TV news when WHNY’s weather girl is found dead. 0 12:35 Te Karere 3 2 1am Infomercials 5:30 Te Karere 3 2

CHOICE TV

11:50 Anger Management PGR 12:20 Surviving Jack PGR 3 0 12:50 Undateable PGR 3 0 1:15 Infomercials 2:15 The Originals AO 3 3am Grey’s Anatomy PGR 3 0 3:45 The Vampire Diaries AO 3 0 4:30 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome PGR 3 0 4:45 Joey 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

7am The Dr Oz Show 3 Find out how supermarkets are manipulating you into buying foods that cause you to be unhealthy.

7:50 The Ricki Lake Show 3 Plussize women discuss their experiences with sex, fashion and love.

8:40 The Queen Latifah Show Oscar winning actress Octavia Spencer; a performance by R&B singer and songwriter, Trey Songz.

9:35 Infomercials 11:35 Baggage AO Noon The Biggest Loser 3 0 2pm M Tooth Fairy 3 2010 Comedy. Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews. 0 4:05 Entertainment Tonight 4:35 Million Dollar Minute 3 5:05 American Ninja Warrior 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Road Cops 3 0 7:30 House Rules PGR Judgment day is fast approaching as the teams struggle to stay on track. 0 8:30 M Vanilla Sky AO 3 2001 Romantic Thriller. A successful publisher finds his life taking a turn for the surreal after a car accident with a jaded lover. Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz. 0 11:10 3 News 11:40 NCIS – LA AO 3 Sam and Callen go to Mexico to find a retired assassin they encountered on their first case together. 0 12:40 Infomercials

FOUR

PRIME

6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am I Know A Sheila Like That PGR 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 3 2

Midnight House Crashers 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Gardeners’ World 1:30 IFish 2am Walking With Elephants 3am Nick Knowles’ Original Features 4am Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week 5am Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction

12:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 12:55 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:20 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 1:45 CSI MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Criminal Minds – Suspect Behaviour 16VS 4:45 Hawaii Five-0 MV 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

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

THURSDAY

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6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am As Told By Ginger 3 7:25 Danny Phantom 3 7:50 Casper Scare School 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:30 Hi-5 House 3 8:55 The Moe Show 3 0 9:05 Peppa Pig 3 9:10 Fireman Sam 3 0 9:20 Thomas And Friends 3 9:30 Bob The Builder 3 9:40 Barney And Friends 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Emma! 3 3:05 Peppa Pig 3 3:10 Ella The Elephant 3 3:30 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 3:40 George Of The Jungle 3 4:10 Fairly Odd Parents 3 4:35 Mr Young 3 5pm It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Punk’d 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 Superintendent Chalmers teaches Bart about Teddy Roosevelt after personally taking charge of the boy’s education. 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3 8:30 M The Godfather Part II AO 3 1974 Crime. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino. 0

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

7:30 Home Shopping 11:55 The Doctors 12:50 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 1:50 F Downton Abbey PGR 3 Romance blossoms but a betrayal of trust threatens the chance of lasting happiness.

3:20 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:20 Tennis – ASB Classic (Highlights) Men’s Week.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country British couples or families search for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

12:10 Rake AO 3 1am Entertainment Tonight 1:20 Infomercials

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

Midnight Home Shopping

7pm Modern Family PGR 3 7:30 Idris Elba – King Of Speed PGR 3 8:30 Wayward Pines PGR 9:30 Ross Kemp – Extreme World AO 3 10:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

MAORI TV

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 7:30 Gardeners’ World 8am IFish 8:30 Secret Creatures Of Jao 9:30 River Cottage Forever 10am Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 10:30 The Get Growing Roadshow 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 Auction Hunters Noon Location, Location, Location 1pm Brother v Brother 2pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea 2:55 Gardeners’ World 3:35 IFish 4pm Walking With Elephants 5pm The Cook And The Chef 5:30 Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food 6pm Nick Knowles’ Original Features 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle UK 8:30 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week An ultimate endurance challenge as some of the UK’s fittest men and women are pushed beyond their limits by battle-hardened veterans from the world’s toughest special forces.

9:30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 10:30 American Restoration 11pm The Cook And The Chef 11:30 Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food

THURSDAY

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6am Extreme – Spartan Race World Championship 7am Golf Channel Block 9am Tennis – ASB Men’s Classic (Highlights) Day Two, Session Two. 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Tennis – ASB Men’s Classic (Replay) Match of the Day – Day Two, Day Session.

Noon UFC Embedded – Dillashaw v Cruz 1pm Ice Hockey – NHL (Replay) Philadelphia Flyers v New York Islanders.

3pm Football – A-League (Replay) Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets.

5pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (Highlights) Stage Nine.

5:30 Tennis – Brisbane International Final (Highlights) 6pm Ultimate Insider 6:30 Golf Central 7pm Golf World A look at the world’s exclusive golfing destinations and biggest golfing personalities.

7:30 The Fishing Show Matt Watson takes us on his epic fishing adventures.

8:30 Fox Sports News 9pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (Highlights) Stage Nine.

9:30 Golf World 10pm Ultimate Insider 10:30 Fight Night 12:30 Basketball – NBL (Replay) Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United. 2:30 Golf World 3am Extreme – Spartan Race World Championship 4am Fox Sports News 4:30 Fishing And Adventure 5am Tennis – ASB Men’s Classic (Highlights)

SKY SPORT 2 4:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 5pm Tribe 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Tangaroa With Pio 7:30 Toi Whakaari 3 2 8pm Kaitiaki Wars 3 8:30 Matangi Rau 9:30 My Country Song 3 10pm Te Kauta PGR 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Paepae 3 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Savage Family Diggers PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Railroad Alaska PG Collision Course. 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:25 Alaskan Bush People M 10:20 Kings Of The Wild M 11:15 Murder Comes To Town M 12:10 Disappeared M 1:05 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Railroad Alaska PG 4:45 Men, Women, Wild M 5:40 Mythbusters PG 6:35 How The Universe Works PG 7:30 Game Of Stones PG 8:30 Yukon Men M 9:30 Edge Of Alaska M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Railroad Alaska PG

THURSDAY

12:30 Southern Fried Homicide M 1:25 Cry Wolfe M 1:50 Cry Wolfe M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Savage Family Diggers PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 Dangerous Flights M

Castle

11:50pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:40 Hours ML 2013 Thriller.

Paul Walker.

9:15 Unfinished Business 16LSC 2015 Comedy. Vince Vaughn.

10:45 Knife Fight ML 2013 Comedy. Rob Lowe, Julie Bowen.

12:25 The Wedding Bros 16LS 2008 Comedy. Dan Fogler, Brendan Sexton III. 1:45 Need For Speed MC 2014 Action. Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper.

3:55 Hours ML 2013 Thriller.

Paul Walker.

5:30 Paranormal Movie 16VLSC 2013 Comedy. Kevin Farley.

7pm Glass Chin 16VLS 2014 Thriller. Corey Stoll, Billy Crudup.

8:30 300 – Rise Of An Empire 16VLS 2014 Action. Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton.

10:15 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 16VLSC 2015 Comedy. Rob Corddry.

11:50 Honour 16VLSC 2014 Thriller.

Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine.

THURSDAY

1:35 Paranormal Movie 16VLSC 2013 Comedy. Kevin Farley.

3:05 Glass Chin 16VLS 2014 Thriller.

Corey Stoll, Billy Crudup.

4:35 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 16VLSC 2015 Comedy. Rob Corddry.

6am Motorsport – Dakar Rally (Highlights) Stage Eight.

6:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar. 7am NZ Football Weekly 7:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show (Highlights) 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Football – ASB Premiership (Replay) Auckland City v Southern United. 10:30 Football – Tooth Fairy A-League (Highlights) Wellington 2pm on TV3 Phoenix v Brisbane Roar. 11am NZ Football Weekly 11:30 Football MOVIES GREATS – A-League Highlights Show 7am Ace Ventura – When Nature (Highlights) Noon Motorsport Calls PGS 1995 Comedy. Jim Carrey. – Dakar Rally (Highlights) Stage Nine. 12:30 Rugby – World Cup 8:35 The Four Feathers MVC 2002 Drama. Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson. (Highlights) Grand Final – All Blacks v Australia. 1pm Extreme – Spartan 10:45 Predator MVL 1987 Action.

Race World Champs 2pm Rugby Arnold Schwarzenegger.

– World Cup (Replay) Grand Final – 12:30 50 Dead Men Walking MVL All Blacks v Australia. 4:30 Cricket – 2008 Drama. Jim Sturgess.

International (Replay) Blackcaps 2:25 Kate And Leopold PGL 2001 v Sri Lanka – Second T20.

Romance. Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman. 7:30 Cricket – International 4:20 Beowulf MVS 2007 Action.

(Highlights) Australia v India – Voices of Robin Wright Penn, First ODI. 8pm Fishing And Adventure 8:30 Golf World Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie.

9pm The Cricket Show 6:15 A Few Good Men PGL 1992 Drama. Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise. 9:35 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash League Adelaide Strikers v Hobart 8:30 High Fidelity MLS 2000 Romantic Comedy. A music addict Hurricanes. with a fear of commitment must deal THURSDAY 1:05 Inside Cricket with a mid-life crisis. John Cusack, 2:05 The Cricket Show Catherine Zeta Jones.

2:30 Cricket – International 10:25 Changing Lanes MVL (Highlights) Australia v India – 2002 Thriller. Ben Affleck, First ODI. 3am Cricket – T20 Big Samuel L Jackson, Toni Collette.

Bash League (Highlights) Adelaide THURSDAY Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes.

12:05 Kate And Leopold PGL 2001 3:30 Cricket – International Romance. Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman. (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – 2am A Few Good Men PGL 1992 Second T20.

Drama. Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise. 4am Basketball – NBL (Replay) Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United.

4:15 Beowulf MVS 2007 Action.

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Sport Rivals left in the dust A star of the future may have made her debut yesterday at Ashburton Raceway.

In the fifth of the day in the Chertsey Trotting Club’s trials, the Grant Payne-trained and driven Maczaffair stopped spectators in their tracks and had time

keepers scrambling for their stop watches when she bolted from the barrier, blitzed the rest of the field and ran the 1609 metres in 1.58.3 minutes.

A couple of hundred metres into the race she was six lengths clear and by the time she hit the

finish line the Mach Three-Presidential Affair filly was a massive 26 lengths clear of the rest of the field.

The race itself was fought out between the other four runners with Jamie Gameson’s Classie Margaret the best of the rest.

The Mach Three filly made short business of showing the boys how to run a race with her smoking mile rate making the time run by the winner of the previous race for two-year-old colts and geldings, at 2.01.1 look like a stroll in the park.

Greg Payne and two-year-old Maczaffair, showing the racing world she’s a force to be reckoned with on track at yesterday’s Chertsey Trotting Club trials.

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Black Caps eye Twenty20 top spot New Zealand will go top of the world T20 rankings if they beat Pakistan 3-0 in their series starting at Eden Park on Friday.

The margins are so tight on the table that New Zealand can jump from equal sixth with Pakistan on 114 points, with a clean sweep.

A 3-0 win would have them ahead of No 1 side West Indies, who are on 118 points.

A 2-1 win would have New Zealand fifth, ahead of South Africa.

A series loss would drop them to eighth spot.

Among the threats Pakistan will pose is convicted spot fixer Mohammad Amir.

However New Zealand all-

rounder Grant Elliott isn’t buying into talk about the past.

“That’s not something that worries us,” Elliott said.

“All we are concerned about is how good people are on the cricket field. That’s for outside sources to sort out.”

Asked if Amir, one of three players convicted and jailed for fixing during a test in England in 2010, deserve a second chance, Elliott laid off.

“I’m not going to go into any of that stuff.

“What I know is I played against Amir in 2009 in the test series and he was a very quick bowler then.

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“It will be interesting to see how he comes back from what’s happened,” Elliott said.

New Zealand had taken confidence out of their 2-0 beating of former world No 1 side Sri Lanka in the past week.

“We showed character to pull through the first game (in Mt Maunganui, by three runs) while the second was a convincing victory (nine wickets at Eden Park on Sunday).

“That will give us a lot of confidence going into the (Pakistan) series.

“They possess different threats, they obviously have a lot of left armers and quite a bit

of experience as well.”

Elliott’s last international at Eden Park was his finest moment for New Zealand, hitting the winning six in the World Cup semifinal against South Africa last March.

He’s been sidelined with a broken arm through the early part of this season, but played a major part in the second Sri Lankan win, taking four for 22 with his medium pacers.

“I felt like I hadn’t really left. It’s a great environment to play in.

“That’s always a good feeling and Eden Park has special fond memories for the team that played in the World Cup.” - NZME

Black Caps allrounder Grant Elliott

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