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Call for answers in dog attack direct emergency services to the scene before trapping the dogs on their owner’s property.

The victim of a dog attack in “You think you will be able to Methven on Friday is recovering, remain calm, but I couldn’t remembut her husband wants to know ber the name of the town we were how people are permitted to keep staying in, or the name of the vicious dogs in residential areas. lodge,” he said.

At the end of a three week tour of “Those kids were amazing, I can’t New Zealand, 67-year-old Canadian imagine what might have hapnational Sandy Armitage was left pened if they hadn’t come along. with multiple wounds, required 25 I’ve no doubt those dogs would have stitches and two intravenous antibi- attacked someone else.” otic treatments, as a result of being But he would like some answers savaged by two large breed dogs. as to why the council had not dealt Speaking to the Guardian from with these particular dogs much Melbourne yesterearlier. day morning, Mrs “This was not Armitage said she is the first time those recovering from her dogs have done The smaller physical injuries but – they attacked one came at me this is still emotionally two children just overwhelmed. first and bit me before they attacked She said the dogs Sandy, but they but it didn’t get had also attacked hunted her down in a frenzied attack salesperson – a a good grip. The apolice while she was hangofficer told larger one then me police had recing washing at Methven’s Redwood the dogs grabbed my right ommended Lodge, where she were impounded at and her husband elbow and hung that time,” he said.

Rod were guests.

“The owners put on – both the The Mastiff-cross up signs warning dogs had come up a dogs then pulled people that there long driveway beside were vicious dogs the lodge. on the property – me down “Their eyes were a vicious dog by horrible, and their definition is ‘wild teeth were bared,” and dangerous to she said. humans’ - I want to know why the “The smaller one came at me first council allowed the owners to keep and bit me but it didn’t get a good vicious dogs in a residential area.” grip. The larger one then grabbed On Monday Council regulatory my right elbow and hung on – both officer Richard Wade said the propthe dogs then pulled me down. erty had been inspected in response “It was terrifying – I was scream- to the earlier attack on the salesing for help. Rod came out and person. The owner had increased kicked the smaller one which let go, fence security and signage, and was he then kicked the big one and they compliant with regulations. both backed off. Rod was trying to Aside from the physical and emocall emergency services, and I was tional trauma, Mr Armitage said shocked and bleeding and couldn’t there were medical costs – so far get up - we didn’t know whether in excess of $600, and the cost of they (the dogs) were regrouping for replacing Mrs Armitage’s torn clotha second attack.” ing.

Just a few minutes earlier the However, both Mr and Mrs same dogs had attacked two chil- Armitage had high praise for all of dren, aged eight and 12, who were those who stepped up to help them, rescued by three teenagers. One of including the managers of the lodge, the teens was bitten while assisting who offered them free accommodathe children. tion.

The same teenagers then found “Even the people who owned the Mr Armitage at the gateway into the dogs came around and apologised,” lodge, and were able to help him Mr Armitage said.

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New World Ashburton workers Brooke Williams (left) and Georgia Guilford have been presented with education grants to kick-start their 2013 tertiary study along with fellow employees Joyce Pelayo and Lagan Gardyn, who were already settling in to study in Christchurch.

New World serves up tertiary grants

By Myles Hume Scrimp and save are often words associated with the student lifestyle, but that may not be the case for four New World Ashburton workers.

As part of the annual Foodstuffs Community Trust educational

grants, locals Joyce Pelayo, Lagan Gardyen and Georgia Guilford claimed $2000 each while threetime-recipient Brooke Williams pocketed $1000 for study.

It’s a timely boost for the quartet, who are all heading to Christchurch to take on tertiary study and embark on a new chapter in their lives.

Georgia, who has enrolled for a four-year fine arts degree at the University of Canterbury, said the money will be put to good use and not spent to fund the social side of student life.

“It’s really good to have this and I’ll definitely be putting it towards my student loan,” she said.

Brooke has received grants since 2011 after putting in some big hours over the holiday breaks.

In previous years she put the money towards a property management degree at Lincoln University and will now put her latest cash injection towards studying quantity surveying

at CPIT. New World Ashburton owner/operator Judy Sheppard said it would be sad to see the efficient and experienced workers go, but she was proud to see them go on to follow their dreams.

The University of Canterbury starts next week followed by CPIT.

Rakaia School takes an innovative approach in search for extra funds

By Myles Hume Rakaia School has taken on a business-savvy approach to boost its income by up to $15,000 in what could be the future for schools in search of extra cash.

School classrooms, sports teams, iPads and even the school name may soon be sporting local business names in a drive to generate more money at Rakaia School.

Launched at the beginning of the year, the school has been working with a local marketing company to entice businesses to sponsor classrooms and other school equipment in return for advertising.

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Mark Ellis proactive to keep on top of operational budgets and principal Mark Ellis believed the initiative could generate $12,000 to $15,000 a

year. “Let’s be honest, it’s a funding scheme, schools are always having to look for other ways for funds,” Mr Ellis said.

“We are well aware we need to find ways of creating funding schemes but what’s different about us is we have three values at our school, partnership, quality and respect, and this is about partnership with our local community.”

Traditionally, classrooms have been recognised by room numbers or teacher names.

But that is already beginning to change at Rakaia School with two rooms taking on new names, including the year six classroom which is now called ‘EuroAgri 7’.

It was an original idea Mr Ellis saw worked well with his good

friend Sam Winterbourn, the principal of Ashburton Borough.

All 16 classrooms at Ashburton Borough have been sponsored for three years in what Mr Winterbourn calls a “very successful” initiative.

Mr Ellis hoped to have all eight of his classrooms labelled with a business name by the beginning of March and extend the initiative to other aspects of the school.

The school’s miniball team had already been sponsored, while scholarships, teacher jackets and even a logo on the home page of the school’s 50 new iPads could be future options.

He said the extra cash would be mainly used to prop up the growing IT section of the school,

which has just been boosted by the $25,000 purchase of the iPads.

Mr Ellis said he could see it as a cost-effective way for local businesses to advertise, pointing out the children and their families would become familiar with the brands while children would also represent the businesses on school trips.

EuroAgri general manager James McCloy was one of the first sponsors to adopt the name of a classroom.

He said $1200 worth of advertising in a newspaper would not go as far as sponsoring a classroom.

“And I have always found in life if you support people then they will support you back,” he said.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS FOSTER, Ross Henry – On 8th February 2013, at Ashburton, suddenly. Aged 57 years. Dearly loved husband of Joy. Much loved father and father in law of Joanne (Jo) and partner James, Shane and Sarah and the late Corey. Loved granddad of Chloe. Messages to P O Box 136, Ashburton 7740. A service for Ross will be held at the Sinclair Centre, Park Street, Ashburton TOMORROW, THURSDAY February 14, commencing at 11.00am.

Followed by interment at the Dorie cemetery.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton FOSTER, Ross Henry – On February 8, 2013, in Ashburton. Dearly loved and treasured youngest son of Margaret and the late Murray Foster. Much loved and respected brother and brother in law of Barry and Jill, John and Michelle, and Julie and Anthony Hampton.

Loved uncle of Darryn and Melissa, Tim and Sharon, Katie and Stefan Luke; Hayden, Jonelle and Ben Quane, and Richard; Mark, Olivia, and James Hampton and all their families. “ You will be sadly missed by us all”.

RIP FOSTER, Ross Henry – On February 8, 2013. Loved son in law of Mavis and the late Gillie Lancaster. Loved and respected brother in law of Valmai and Geoff Hantz (Lakeside), Neville and Marie Lancaster (Halkett) and a much loved uncle and great uncle.

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Lincoln may cut courses

By Myles Hume Maintaining the high calibre of graduates that leave Lincoln University should be the top priority as the land-based tertiary provider looks to cut courses, Mid Canterbury farming experts say.

Their comments follow Monday’s revelation that between 50 to 100 of Lincoln University’s courses could be slashed by 2014 to streamline and strengthen its role as a leading contributor to New Zealand’s landbased sectors.

The university would scrap lowly-attended courses and put more emphasis on four major portfolios which would be agriculture, business and commerce, science and

environmental management.

“A few different scenarios are now out for consultation with staff, students, industry and other stakeholders. One of those options involves reducing the number of courses on offer by up to 100 courses,” assistant vice-chancellor Sheelagh Matear told the Guardian.

“To put this in context, Lincoln University currently offers around 300 courses, some of which are only being delivered to as few as three students – which isn’t a viable model.”

Although it was predicted the course cuts and subsequent job losses would generate more revenue, Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury chairman Chris Allen hoped it would not come at a cost for the students

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and the local economy.

“I suppose we need to know what they are looking at cutting and if that is going to affect opportunities for agriculture here in the future,” Mr Allen said.

With dairy farming quickly becoming one of the main drivers behind Mid Canterbury’s buoyant economy, Mr Allen said Lincoln University contributed a lot of workers to the district. “(Lincoln University) is very, very important, there’s a large number of farmers here who have a diploma or degree from there.

“The most important thing is that they have courses relevant to the growing economy.”

Neal Shaw, the chief executive of local farming retail company ATS,

hoped the university would continue to generate its high quality students.

“We try and recruit a lot of graduates from Lincoln and find they are of a high calibre, obviously our main concern would be a slipping of standards,” Mr Shaw said.

“We don’t want to see cuts to options in agriculture and see it suffer as a result,” he said.

New Zealand’s smallest university, Lincoln offered about 320 under graduate courses with 3500 fulltime equivalent students.

Although there was local concern about the potential spin-offs in the agricultural sector, Mr Matear confirmed it would remain one of the university’s primary concerns.

“One of the key drivers behind

this review is to ensure that we continue to offer the agricultural sector graduates with the skills, attitude and broad knowledge that the sector needs,” he said.

The university said it was too early to say what courses would be cut, but Ms Matear wanted to calm any concerns students would have from the sudden announcement.

“We are working very closely with the Lincoln University Students’ Association to ensure students are not unduly concerned by the change proposal.

“We are mindful of the needs of our current students and any changes would be phased to ensure continuity of their study options.”

Lincoln University hopes to have made the cuts by the start of 2014.

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By Sue Newman If you’re living in rented accommodation in Ashburton the Tenants’ Protection Association wants to hear from you.

The organisation is trying to build up an accurate picture of the state of rental accommodation across Canterbury and it hopes to involve tenants from all corners of the region.

Outreach worker Laura Gartner wants to hear renters’ experiences – good and bad. While there is plenty of anecdotal evidence out there that rents are rising and rental conditions deteriorating there is no concrete data, she said.

“We’re doing this because a lot of tenants in Canterbury are feeling disempowered; prices are going up and there’s a real lack of housing, but we need good solid data so we know an exact picture. We can then prepare a report and present it to Government agencies.“ Ashburton had a part to play in the survey because it had not escaped the rental pressures that were being felt in Christchurch, Ms Gartner said.

“Yes, we hear the horror stories that are out there but there are a lot of quieter stories too that are just as valid and we need to hear about those as well.”

The tenants’ survey is available on line www.tpa.org.nz on facebook www.facebook.com/tpa.chch , by phoning the association on 03 379 2297 or by email tpaoutreach@ gmail.com.

On Monday Ms Gartner will be at Community House in Ashburton from 1pm – 4pm to talk to people about their tenancy issues. She will also have copies of the survey form and will assist anyone who needs help in completing this.

“This is about getting the facts. We need to know about the rising cost of renting and the quality and standard of rental housing in Canterbury.”

The survey is confidential and asks a range of questions about people living in your accommodation, you rent and rental increases and the quality of the facilities you have.

It also asks renters to write about the ways in which increasing rental costs affect them and their family.

“We’re hoping this survey will give tenants a real voice,” Ms Gartner said.

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Egg and spoon races, three legged sprints and relays were among the activities Hayden Cornelius (left) and Donnie Smith along with 70 other YMCA students took part in yesterday.

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Tarsh McIver delicately competes in the egg and spoon race at the annual YMCA sports day yesterday.

YMCA centres from Timaru and Christchurch met with the Ashburton branch at the domain oval for a sports day in memory of the former Ashburton branch manager Tiff Feron.

The youth raced up, down and around the oval where Ashburton

managed to oust reigning champions Timaru for the trophy, claiming 53 points.

Jan Anderson, of Ashburton YMCA, said it was a great opportunity for the students to meet new people and keep alive the memory of Ms Feron.

Marmite will be back in the pantry by March 20, Sanitarium says.

The company’s general manager Pierre van Heerden, told the Campbell Live show it had been a long wait, but he thanked Marmite-lovers for their patience.

Stocks of Marmite ran dry early last year after Sanitarium’s Christchurch plant was forced to shut down because of earthquake damage suffered in September 2011.

“It’s been a long 15 months,” Mr van Heerden said.

“We’re almost there ... the wait isn’t that long any more.”

Marmite was initially expected to return to shelves last July, but that date was pushed back to October after Sanitarium found further structural damage at the factory.

The date was pushed back further with Sanitarium indicating the factory would be up and running by Christmas.

But Sanitarium has now restarted its bulk production and will then start blending and packaging it.

“The process isn’t easy, because of the blending and getting all the yeasts right, that takes time and once we’ve done all of that, then we can pack it,” Mr van Heerden said.

He said the problem would be in supplying it to the whole country all at once.

“I’ve got to have enough out there so that everyone can get a jar.”

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Good start for real estate Museum, gallery tread fine line Ashburton’s real estate year got off to a good start, with 39 houses changing hands in January.

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand’s figures show that the number of properties sold was similar to January 2012.

But they sold more quickly, in just

27 days from listing compared to 44 in January 2012.

Sales numbers were well up on December, where 28 houses sold with a median selling time of 25 days.

The median sales price (the middle point) was $275,000.

In January last year it was $267,750.

Coke ‘contributed’ to woman’s death

By Rebecca Quilliam Coca-Cola says there is not enough evidence to link the death of an Invercargill woman with her excessive Coke drinking, despite a coroner’s report that found otherwise.

Mother-of-eight Natasha Marie Harris, 31, died of cardiac arrhythmia caused by poor nutrition and the effects of caffeine, Southland Coroner David Crerar said.

Ms Harris, a mother of eight, died on February 25, 2010 after suffering years of ill health.

At an inquest into her death last April, Mr Crerar was told Ms Harris drank only Coke and consumed between six and 10 litres a day.

That amount contained about twice the recommended safe daily caffeine intake.

In yesterday’s report, he recommended Coca-Cola warn consumers of the harm to their health if they drink excessive amounts of caffeine.

But the beverage giant said it was disappointed Mr Crerar had chosen to focus on the combination of Ms Harris’ excessive consumption of Coke, together with other health and lifestyle factors, as the probable cause of her death.

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Natasha Harris that showed the experts could not agree on the most likely cause,” the company said.

In his finding, released today, Mr Crerar also recommended the Ministry of Health consider clearer labels on soft drinks warning of the dangers of excessive sugar and caffeine.

The Ministry of Health said the recommendation should have been put to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) because of their role in food safety.

An MPI spokesman said New Zealand shared food labelling standards with Australia and any changes

to labelling had to be agreed by both countries.

A review into the policy on guidelines for labelling caffeine products was being undertaken by Australia and New Zealand officials, he said.

The ministry would ensure the coroner’s recommendations were considered as part of that review, and public consultation on the review will take place in April he said.

Ms Harris’ partner Christopher Hodgkinson told the inquest that in the six months before her death, she had “no energy and was feeling sick all the time”.

“She would get up and vomit in the morning.”

She smoked about 30 cigarettes a day and hardly ate, sometimes eating only a snack at lunch.

But Ms Harris always needed Coke, Mr Hodgkinson said. “(If unavailable she would) get the shakes, withdrawal symptoms, be angry, on edge and snappy.”

His mother Vivienne Hodgkinson told the inquest all Ms Harris’ teeth were rotten and had been pulled out.

Some of her children were born without enamel on their teeth.

Mr Hodgkinson said despite Ms Harris suffering from tiredness, lethargy and a racing heart, she did not consult a doctor because she was afraid of them.

Mr Crerar said a daily caffeine intake of 400mg or less was considered safe for a healthy adult, and a daily consumption of 500mg was widely believed to lead to health problems.

One litre of Coke contains 97mg of caffeine, and Ms Harris was drinking up to 10 litres a day.

Coca-Cola told the inquest there were a number of possible causes of cardiac arrhythmia and it was not possible to conclude that drinking Coke was “a probable cause or a definite contributor to her sudden death”.

Mr Crerar said Ms Harris and her family knew, or ought to have known and recognised, the health hazard of her chosen diet and lifestyle. -APNZ

Ashburton’s museum and art gallery might be moving into a state of the art building next year, but they tread the narrowest of lines between ending each year in the black or the red.

Yesterday, along with other agencies funded by the Ashburton District Council, they made a pitch for money for the coming year, between them asking for almost $400,000.

In requesting a grant of $190,000 from the council, museum director Michael Hanrahan said any cut back in the money requested would inevitably lead to the museum ending another year in the red.

Expenses had been pruned as far back as possible, he said.

“While the museum accepted without complaining the council’s decision to reduce its funding application for the current year, it is difficult to see how we can continue to allow deficits to erode the few reserves we have.”

Last year the museum received $160,000 from the council. It applied for $173,000 and anticipates it will end the financial

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year at June 30 with an operating loss of around $10,000.

Because the museum would be moving to a new building next year, this was putting constraints on some of its grant applications, Mr Hanrahan said.

Wages and salaries for the three permanent staff are budgeted to by $155,000 next year and research indicated Ashburton’s museum staff were among the lowest paid in New Zealand said museum trust chair Bev Tasker.

“They are at the lowest end of the scale and have been assessed as being 30 per cent below the national average,” she said.

“There is an obligation for council to preserve the district’s history and archives and currently it’s not being done appropriately. We have to be able to ensure we carry out the responsibility we have to do this work.”

Councillor Jim Burgess said the council had to face up to the fact that it paid its museum staff very, very poorly.

“We have to face up to this and bite the bullet,” he said.

The low wage issue carried over

to the art gallery’s four staff too, said curator Shirin Khosraviani.

She is asking for her council grant to be lifted from $174,000 to $200,000.

The year ahead would be a tough one because the gallery would need to close between April and June to allow it to move into the new West Street building and that would carry a cost in the loss of two significant gallery hireage fees, she said.

Like the museum staff, Ms Khosraviani said she had pruned every possible prunable expense out of her budget and it was now running a tight line.

During the year gallery visitor numbers had been steady with a large number of exhibitions held and outreach programmes running.

The museum, on the other hand had seen lower visitor numbers, largely because of a drop-off in the number of schools visiting. This was attributed, in part, to the reduction in funds from the Ministry of Education for its out of the classroom education programme.

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Addressing GP shortage top of list for Brawley

• Buses collide Four people were taken to hospital after two buses crashed on Khyber Pass Rd in Auckland yesterday. A police spokesman said the incident occurred about 2pm and caused some traffic congestion. The four injured people were taken to Auckland Hospital. Their injuries were not thought to be serious.

NZ Bus said the incident involved a Waka Pacific bus and an Inner Link bus. Police are investigating.

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POLL result Yesterday’s result Q: Do you think the laws on dog control need to be tightened?

By Sue Newman It won’t be until super-medical centres arrive in Ashburton that the district’s general practitioner shortage will start to be addressed says Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive Rob Brawley.

As part of his organisation’s work, he has been looking at ways that could help solve the ongoing problem of too few GPs and too many patients.

“I’ve been worried about this situation in the district for five years and I don’t see us making much progress,” he said.

The answer, a super medical centre, might be simple, but making this happen was proving to be a whole lot harder, Mr Brawley said.

“Even if we do, do this and have shared administration and facilities, it will be easier to attract GPs, but it won’t be easy.”

Mr Brawley was presenting a wrap on his organisation’s work for the past six months to the Ashburton District Council and the general practitioner shortage was on his list of must-do issues in terms of the managing the district’s human resources.

Five years ago Mr Brawley said he had talked to the district’s GPs and at that point several had said they were five years away from retiring. Most of them were still working and were continuing to work for the good of the community, he said.

Today’s online poll question Q: Is John Key’s decision to take asylum seekers from Australia right?

Rob Brawley They could not continue doing this indefinitely and with the district’s growing population continuing to pile pressure on already stretched primary health services this would only get more difficult, Mr Brawley said.

“This remains a real concern for the district.”

Through its involvement with the Rakaia Medical Centre, Mr Brawley said Grow Mid Canterbury was involved in a review of primary health care in the district.

“This project is largely in the hands of local GP practice owners but it has not progressed as quickly as was originally expected by the group.”

Even community owned facilities such as the Rakaia centre where services were centralised, was also facing difficulties in attracting and retaining GPs, he said.

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Law scholarship convener Maria Hibbert (left), and president of the Ashburton Legal Practitioners’ Association Alana Crampton, with this year’s scholarship winner George McDonald.

Rachel Norman, of Sealy Street Medical Practice, said the situation was frustrating, but said a lack of resources made it difficult for people to see improvement any time soon.

She said a recruitment drive was required to attract new doctors to the area to help lighten the burden, but agreed that was easier said than done.

Meanwhile, Dr Norman pointed to an after-hours triage phone line, based in Auckland – which covers all medical practices in the

Mid Canterbury residents may not be able to sign on with a local GP, but there is still a raft of other health services open to them, says the district’s GP spokesperson.

For months, Mid Canterbury medical practices have been feeling the pressure as the demand in the district far outweighs the number of GPs practicing in Ashburton, Rakaia and Methven.

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Former head boy nabs scholarship George McDonald is heading off to university with an extra $1000 in his back pocket.

The former Ashburton College head boy is the recipient of this year’s law scholarship, provided by the Ashburton Legal Practitioners’ Society in conjunction

with the Ashburton Justices of the Peace Association.

George is moving to Christchurch today, where he will study law and commerce at Canterbury University.

“It’s my first year of study and the first

time I’ve applied for the scholarship,” he said. “With student loans and other expenses it’s absolutely brilliant.”

The scholarship has been given to a Mid Canterbury-based law student each year for the past 20 years.

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district and operates after 6pm during the week and all weekend.

The phone line is connected to a group of highly skilled nurses, who help to advise residents whether a doctor is required or if their symptoms can be managed over the phone.

“They (triage nurses) do a fantastic job and often it saves a lot of time for everyone, as the nurse can gauge exactly how important it is for the person to see a doctor at that time or not,” Dr Norman said.

“During the day, if someone was particularly ill, then they can actually ask to see one of the practice nurses at any medical centre, who will be able to determine how urgent it is for you to see a GP. “It’s all dealt with on a caseby-case basis, but as a rule, we do have the ability to be able to see particularly ill patients on a casual rate and that always has the possibility of turning into a more permanent role, meaning they could join that GP’s patients‘

list,” she said.

The Guardian understands a number of residents have struggled to get their foot in the door at any practice in Mid Canterbury, despite having been on some waiting lists for up to three months.

Despite the frustration, Dr Norman encouraged residents to be persistent and to keep knocking at the door of local medical practices.

“Build a relationship with some medical practices and keep checking back. Situations can change

from week to week and it really would pay to stay in the loop.

“It’s not ideal, but I do know all practices do their best to see everyone and the reality is, it is physically impossible for GPs to see any more patients than what they are already doing.

“We have seen no drop-off in demand and it really is a case of doing the best with what we have available,” Dr Norman said. *The free health line available to Mid Canterbury residents is, 0800 700 155.

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Refugees need to be treated with respect

By Michelle Nelson chief reporter

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on’t get me started on Prime Minister John Key’s decision to take 150 ‘boat people’ a year from Australian detention centres in return for the Australian navy and intelligence sources keeping an eye out for refugees heading our way.

This means 150 of the 750 refugees New Zealand already takes as part of its commitment to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees will come from Australia, probably from controversial detention centres like those on Nauru and Papua New Guinea.

Having spent the past five years in Western Australia, it would seem that the 150 asylum seekers the Prime Minister has offered sanctuary to, is hardly a drop in the bucket.

Driven by desperation and the prospect of waiting up to 75 years to be processed in Indonesian refugee camps, many asylum seekers are willing to risk their lives to unscrupulous people smugglers who cram them onto rickety boats.

Every year many lives are lost attempting the short crossing to Australian shores.

News of the navy intercepting refugee boats off the Western Australian coast is a daily occurrence; in fact it would probably be more newsworthy to report the absence of such an incident.

The term boat-people, used to describe these unfortunates, is now indelibly ingrained in the Australian vernacular – as is the antipathy toward these

unwanted humans.

According to Mr Key, piggybacking on the Australian solution will cost us nothing and will prevent the boats from arriving in New Zealand – although the chances of a boat operated by people smugglers reaching here is almost zilch.

It’s not the fact that we should offer sanctuary to refugees that bothers me, but rather that New Zealand is buying into a ridiculous, impractical and inhumane solution to the problem.

Given that it is impossible to turn the boats back, physically and morally, the Australian solution is a return to imprisoning asylum seekers in offshore detention centres for processing.

Amnesty International and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have repeatedly condemned this callous treatment of already traumatised people, often women and children; even Mr Key has admitted the conditions in these camps are harsh.

Now Mr Key is talking about using Australian detention centres to process asylum seekers who have arrived in New Zealand by other means.

Rather than hitch-hiking on Australia’s flawed and futile immigration policy, can we not come up with a humane and decent solution of our own?

We should strive to uphold the United Nations convention that those seeking asylum be treated with dignity and respect.

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By Kurt Bayer and Matthew Theunissen New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser has spoken out in defence of his “Wogistan” rant which has been slammed as racist by Muslim leaders and politicians.

In a column for Investigate Magazine, the Waimakariri list MP suggested young Muslims shouldn’t be allowed to travel on Western airlines because ‘most terrorists are Muslims”.

“If you are a young male, aged between say about 19 and about 35, and you’re a Muslim, or you look like a Muslim, or you come from a Muslim country, then you are not welcome to travel on any of the West’s airlines,” he wrote.

NZ First Leader Winston Peters told Campbell Live that while Mr Prosser’s article was “wrong because it is not balanced” it did have “a colour of right on a certain aspect: international terrorism”.

“What he didn’t do is exempt from those comments all of those who are innocent and peace-loving in the Muslim world,” Mr Peters said.

“When I say there is a colour of right you have to admit it because every other Western intelligence agency has admitted it and so

I don’t think it’s anything derogatory particularly, I don’t have any real time for the worst extreme elements of Islam who treat women in a poor fashion. So, I certainly think it’s appropriate for me to make those comments

Richard Prosser have a lot of Muslim agencies.”

In an earlier statement, Mr Peters said Mr Prosser had “wrongfully impugned millions of law-abiding, peaceful Muslims” and the article did not represent the views of NZ First.

Prime Minister John Key was “appalled” by the comments, while the New Zealand Muslim Association called them “senseless”.

But in an interview with Newstalk ZB’s political editor Barry Soper, Mr Prosser stood by his controversial stance.

He denied that the use of “Wogistan” was racist, citing mentions of it being a “mythical place”, which could even have been “a real

place”.

“Look, people can read things into it if they want,” he said.

“I have a particular style in my Investigate column which is, um, reasonably blunt, and I speak a lot of things that other people are talking about but won’t necessarily say.

“I don’t think it’s anything derogatory particularly, I don’t have any real time for the worst extreme elements of Islam who treat women in a poor fashion. So, I certainly think it’s appropriate for me to make those comments.”

Asked if he was tarring all young male Muslims with the same brush, Mr Prosser said it was a profiling policy that has made Israeli airline El Al “one of the safest airlines in the world”.

Mr Prosser said Mr Peters doesn’t vet his columns, which he’s been writing in Investigate for

Act Party leader John Banks said the comments were “crazy” and “bizarre”, while Labour Leader David Shearer believed they could hurt New Zealand’s reputation in other countries.

In his article, Mr Prosser also said: “I will not stand by while [his daughters’] rights and freedoms of other New Zealanders and Westerners, are denigrated by a sorry pack of misogynist troglodytes from Wogistan.”

The 9/11 hijackers were Muslims, as were the London “tube bombers”, Mr Prosser said, along with the Taliban and alQaeda.

“There is a pattern here, I promise you,” he wrote. “These are angry, young Muslim men who hate the West and want to destroy it.

“They attack us, and our institutions and infrastructures, and our way of life, and our values and beliefs and precepts, because we are not like them, and for no other reason.”

Prosser, 45, has previously made no apology for the strength of the controversial ideas he has been pushing for almost 10 years.

In 2011, he called for the burqa to be banned, while he also wanted bank tellers, dairy owners and taxi drivers to be armed.

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more than a decade, claiming they were separate from his MP duties and party policy.

He believed it was appropriate for him as an MP to make his views heard, saying: “This is what we are here for. We are here to represent and speak about the issues and concerns that people have.”

Mana Party leader Hone Harawira said Mr Prosser’s comments were racist, and without basis in fact.

“It’s kinda like saying that no 19- to 35-year-old white guys should be allowed to go anywhere because they cause so many wars around the world.”

Asked whether the NZ First MP should have kept his comments to himself, Mr Harawira said: “It’s best that they’re actually expressed openly because when people hold views as extreme as that, it’s best that we hear them.”

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Girl claims assault by police

By Anna Leask Police say it is too early to speculate over an accusation by an Auckland teenager that she was assaulted by police after they closed down an out of control party in Howick at the weekend.

Investigations were launched after pictures of a bloodied Ella Ekatone, 15, were posted on Facebook by friends who attended an 18th birthday party in Howick on Saturday.

The party reportedly got out of control, with people passed out in the streets and police pelted with dozens of bottles when they arrived.

Around 30 police officers dispersed about 150 party-goers and were responding to a 111

call from the property where the party was being held.

Yesterday at a press conference, Inspector Jacqueline Whittaker said it was an extremely unfortunate situation for everyone and the investigation was “an absolute priority”.

She explained that police were called to an out of control party and when they arrived bottles were thrown at officers.

Ms Whittaker said that made the situation “very difficult and unsafe”.

Thirty police officers attended the party and it was yet to be established who was involved in the alleged incident with the teenager.

No police staff had been stood down and investigators were yet to speak to all staff who attended.

Ms Whittaker said footage taken on the night would be viewed as part of the investigation.

“The facts haven’t been established yet. There is a lot of speculation.”

“There are a large number of people being interviewed, including police staff and party-goers.”

The complaint is being investigated by the Independent Police Conduct Authority.

Today Ella told told RadioLive she decided to speak to the media because the officer hurt her and “I don’t want him to get away with this”.

“If this is happening on a regular basis it can’t just go unnoticed because he’s a policeman.

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at the party who got hurt that night.”

The party was to celebrate a friend’s 18th birthday and it was only when police arrived that things spiralled out of control, not before, she told RadioLive.

A wall of police officers came towards her and one on the end told her to get out of the way and pushed her unnecessarily, she said.

“I was scared. I was terrified and before he pushed me I was already making my way out of the property because I was going home ‘cos it had gotten way too out of hand and I was scared and I was leaving with my friends.”

When he pushed her a second time she slammed into the concrete and lost her two front teeth, she said.

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A rogue email that has infected YahooXtra accounts has caused waves of worry throughout Mid Canterbury.

Local IT companies have fielded several calls from concerned computer users during the past couple of days since the spam email took over thousands of email boxes throughout the country.

Ashburton Computer Associates senior developer Craig Paulin had received more than six phone calls concerned about the email on Monday, and expected most people in the district had come into contact with the email.

“The people who are concerned have often been a mixture, but a lot of them have been flukes where people were expecting an email from someone but ended up getting the link,” Mr Paulin said.

Networks Firewalls and PCs owner Robin Johnstone said those who were concerned had fallen victim to the spam email containing a link which, if opened, bugged its way into email contact lists and dispersed the email.

The link also contained steps for victims to follow telling them how they can earn thousands of dollars from working at home. If the steps were followed it would lead them to a stage where they would eventually enter their credit card details.

Mr Johnstone urged people not to open the email if they received it, nor follow the steps.

“They’re just playing a few of the old tricks with new wrinkles, but the most concerning thing is Yahoo didn’t have the service to fix it,” Mr Johnstone said.

Initially, YahooXtra blamed customers for dispersing the email but has back-tracked since, taking responsibility for not robust security to halt the email which has affecting thousands of New Zealanders.

Both Mr Johnstone and Mr Paulin said they had not encountered any significant issues with rogue email victims and called it more of an “annoyance”.

They believed the heightened awareness of the email had caused it to die off and they expected it to be in fewer email inboxes by the end of the week.

Nuke test condemned Foreign Minister Murray McCully has condemned a reported nuclear test carried out by North Korea yesterday.

North Korean state media said a miniaturised nuclear device was successfully detonated under ground at a north-eastern site, the first such test since the country’s leader Kim Jong Un took power in December 2011, the Associated Press reported.

Mr McCully said the reports were a deep concern and represent a “significant threat to peace and security in the region”.

“North Korea is in breach of its international obligations and its recent action flies in the face of nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation efforts, to which New Zealand is strongly committed,”

he said.

New Zealand must stand ready to support “timely and significant” action by the United Nations Security Council in response to the test.

“New Zealand continues to urge North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile programmes, and instead to focus its energy on improving the lives of its people and on engaging constructively with the international community,” Mr McCully said.

North Korean state media said the test was conducted in a safe manner and is aimed at coping with “outrageous” US hostility that “violently” undermined the North’s peaceful, sovereign rights to launch satellites, AP reported.

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Karla Cardno’s killer denied parole again

By Rebecca Quilliam The man who tortured and buried alive Lower Hutt schoolgirl Karla Cardno has been denied parole for the second time.

Following a hearing yesterday, the Parole Board said Paul Joseph Dally continued to pose an undue risk to the safety of the community.

Dally’s last hearing was three years ago, but the board will reconsider his case next year.

The 52-year-old has spent almost 24 years in jail for the 1989 murder.

Dally was sentenced to life in prison in 1990 after snatching 13-year-old Karla from her bike as she rode home from the local shops, dragged her to his house and repeatedly raped and tortured her for 22 hours.

He later put her naked, bound and gagged in the boot of his car and buried her alive in a shallow grave at Pencarrow Head.

Former Detective Senior Sergeant John

Marsden, who led the investigation, said earlier yesterday that 23 years in prison was not too long for someone like Dally.

“I’ve been out of touch of course for many years and I don’t know what sort of rehabilitation he’s been through,” Mr Marsden told Radio New Zealand yesterday.

“But for anyone to have committed the crime under the circumstances he did ...

I don’t believe he’s in the right state to come out this time.”

3 News reported yesterday that Karla’s stepfather Mark Middleton had welcomed the board’s decision.

Yesterday he told the broadcaster he believed Dally was as dangerous as ever.

“For those people who think he’s done his time and should be let out, perhaps invite him to their family, their daughters, bounce their kids up and down on his knee and see what they think,” he said.

Mr Middleton was convicted in 1999 for threatening to kill Dally if he was freed from prison.

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New resting spot for old seat An old seat has a new lease on life, thanks to the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains.

For many years the seat provided a place to rest outside the Tinwald chemist and doctors’ surgery, courtesy of an earlier generation of

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By Matthew Backhouse Troubled broadcaster Iain Stables wants to revive his career after avoiding home detention for assaulting a hotel owner who owed a radio station money and a “violent tantrum” in which he punched his ex-partner’s brother.

The former radio shock jock was sentenced to four months of community detention and 50 hours of community work when he appeared in Wellington District Court this morning on charges of assault, theft and intentional damage.

The court heard how Stables punched a hotel owner who owed advertising money to a central North Island radio station, where Stables had been working as a part-time volunteer.

Taupo-based Stables and two other station employees went to the Raetihi hotel to demand payment in December 2011.

When the woman at reception said they could not pay, her 63-year-old husband stepped in.

Stables and another man led the owner into a dining room and punched him, causing him to fall. They continued to punch him in the head and chest.

The owner suffered cuts to his mouth and forehead, a black eye and a cracked tooth.

Stables and the other man then took a plasma screen television, a Freeview decoder and a stereo system but left them outside the hotel, where they waited for police to arrive and arrest them.

He pleaded guilty in Taihape District Court to charges of assault and theft.

The incident came just months after Stables was charged with assault and intentional damage after he flew into

Iain Stables a rage at the flat he shared with his then partner, Kimberley O’Hagan, at the front of her parents’ Wellington property.

The incident unfolded after Ms O’Hagan’s mother found damage at the flat and served Stables with an eviction notice in March 2011.

A jury last year found Stables not guilty of assaulting his ex-partner’s parents, Marianne and Robert O’Hagan, but found him guilty of punching her brother, Martin O’Hagan.

He also pleaded guilty to intentional damage of a car, which he repeatedly rammed with his four-wheel-drive vehicle, and a trellis gate and a chair.

Crown prosecutor Miriam Wilkinson asked for Stables to be sentenced to home detention and disqualified from driving.

But defence lawyer Gretel Fairbrother asked for a sentence of community detention, arguing that Stables wanted to be able to return to his career in

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Community detention for former radio shock jock Auckland. She said Stables was getting twice-weekly help for his mental health issues, including anger and loss of control, which stemmed in part from his bipolar illness.

“All he can do is struggle to get on top of them,” she said.

Stables was remorseful for his actions, had sent a letter of apology to the Raetihi hotel and was willing to make reparations to the O’Hagans.

Judge Denys Barry described Stables’ actions at the hotel as “an ill-thought out foray” which was marked by standover tactics and vigilantism.

“You effectively took the law into your own hands.”

The incident was more serious than the “violent tantrum” at the O’Hagans’ Wellington home, which was nonetheless marked by its vindictiveness.

Judge Barry said Stables’ offending was serious enough for a term of home detention, but that would not allow Stables to rehabilitate by continuing his part-time work.

He handed Stables identical concurrent sentences of four months of community detention and 50 hours of community service for each matter.

Stables must also pay $619 in reparation for damage to the O’Hagans’ car.

Judge Barry also ordered Stables to undertake a further 40 hours of community work for $3916.51 in outstanding fines, which related to previous motor vehicle offences.

Stables’ co-defendants in the hotel incident were earlier granted diversion.

Stables earlier faced a charge of disorderly behaviour in July 2011 in relation to an incident at Auckland Airport.

The charge was dropped after the other person involved - Jetstar contract worker Patrick Joseph Ulberg - was found not guilty of assault.

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Spike in violent deaths ‘a blip’

By Kurt Bayer A statistical blip rather than a grim trend is behind a sudden spike in violent deaths, say police and criminologists.

There have already been 12 homicide investigations launched so far this year, and two deaths following alleged assaults.

New Zealand has averaged 49.8 murders since 2003, while in 2011/12 there were just 43.

If the number of homicides continues at its current rate this year, the rate could top 100 by the year’s end.

Homicides include murder and manslaughter cases.

But while police are concerned by the stats and leading criminologist Dr Greg Newbold accepted it was a “worrying trend”, he doubted it would continue.

“We have had spikes like this in the past,” said Dr Newbold, a University of Canterbury professor.

“Murders tend to be like that.

Because we don’t have many in New Zealand, they tend to cluster, and then you have periods where there aren’t many.”

A similar spike occurred in August 2009, when 13 murders occurred in the one month, according to police crime stats.

And it was a brutal start to 2013, with two homicide investigations launched on New Year’s Day alone.

Queensland-based Kiwi Murray Wilkinson, 64, was holidaying at Waihi Beach when he was killed checking on a late-night disturbance, while around the same time, Nathan Albert, 27, fatally stabbed outside a property in Panmure, Auckland.

Boy, trapped in window, turned blue

By Matthew Theunissen A 3-year-old boy turned blue and nearly stopped breathing when his neck became caught in an electric car window, the rescuers say.

The boy had apparently been playing in the vehicle parked in the driveway of his family’s home in Heriot, Otago, when the incident occurred just after noon on Monday.

“Somehow he pushed the window and it’s come up and cut his airway off,” Heriot Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Murray Young said.

His mother found him and called 111. If she had been much longer the boy may have died, Mr Young said.

“We responded - the fire station is just across the road and when we got there he was unconscious, quite blue, and he was breathing but only just.

“We administered oxygen and just kept an eye on him until the paramedics arrived.”

The boy was taken to Dunedin Hospital for treatment and was discharged yesterday afternoon.

The family could not be contacted for comment yesterday.

Road safety campaigner Clive Matthew-Wilson said the incident should serve as a reminder to parents about the importance of having pressure-sensi-

tive electric car windows.

“There’s a number of older cars that don’t have sensitive windows so if a child gets caught in them this sort of situation is likely to occur.

“Modern cars usually have pressure-sensitive windows which will back off if they sense something in the way. It’s something that should be on the top of a parent’s shopping list when they’re looking for a new car.”

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• Driver killed A truck driver died in a crash in Whangarei yesterday. the driver died at the scene when his truck and trailer unit overturned about 11.30am on an access road to the Carter Holt Harvey mill. Police are investigating the crash.

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• Human waste spill A large amount of human waste spilled onto a road yesterday, sparking police warning for motorists to avoid the area. A truck carrying the waste spilled its contents on Tahuna Rd, between Mangawhara and Tainui roads, police said. The road was closed for a time while the spill was cleaned up. -APNZ

• Railway meeting Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and Wairoa mayors will meet Government ministers this week to discuss possible solutions for the mothballed Gisborne to Napier railway line. Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon said his objective was to seek support for infrastructure spending in the city and the major project was to fix the railway line.

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“The holiday period tends to be associated with high levels of crime, especially property crime and violent crime,” Dr Newbold said.

“People are out more, they drink more, and there’s more domestic violence and more street violence.”

Gangs expert and fellow criminologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert agreed that a long, hot summer could have led to more violence.

But he also preferred to think it was an “unlucky blip”, similar to one in late 2005 when there was a spate of killings of youths in South Auckland.

“As one cop put it to me, it was about booze and bad luck - people were falling the wrong way and hitting their head, or the blade was hitting an artery instead of an arm. It did not necessarily reflect what was happening on the street.”

Murder was often a “very solid indicator” of a state of a nation, Dr Gilbert said.

Police say they’re troubled by the spike in homicides but expected the numbers to even out throughout the course of the year.

National Crime Services Manager Detective Superintendent Rod Drew said it was not uncommon for homicide statistics to vary from month to month in any given year.

“However, so far this year, there have been more recorded homicides in the month of January when compared with the same period in recent years,” he said.

“Even one homicide is one too many. Not only do these tragic events leave families coping with the loss of their loved one, homicide investigations put a huge strain on our investigative resources.”

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A photograph taken from space shows an extremely parched Hawkes Bay after several months of near drought conditions. The photo was taken by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on February 8 from the International Space Station, providing a graphic illustration of the arid land around Napier and Hastings.

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• Four hospitalised Four people were hospitalised after a fire in the city on Monday night. The house on Dublin St was well involved when firefighters arrived about 8.30pm. A St John central communications spokeswoman said four people were taken to Wanganui Hospital, three in a moderate condition and one with minor injuries.

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• Picton backed An unprecedented turnout to a public meeting in Picton on Monday night showed almost unanimous support for keeping ferry services in Picton, despite Government plans to move them south of Blenheim. The Government wants to shift all freight and passenger services to Clifford Bay, 35km south of Blenheim, at an estimated cost of $422 million, cutting the road-ferry journey between Wellington and Christchurch by almost 90 minutes.

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• Another charge A second charge has been laid against a 20-year-old man over a sex assault on an 8-year-old girl in the sand dunes of Invercargill’s Oreti Beach earlier this month.

The man, already charged with indecent assault, has also been charged with sexually violating the girl by digital penetration. He has been remanded in custody until to Friday.

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Police are seeking a man who has approached children at a Levin primary school. In one incident, as an 11-yearold girl walked to school yesterday, a man got out of a car, grabbed her arm and asked for directions to a park, police said. The male held her tightly by the arm for a short time before getting back in his car and driving off.The girl was upset but not injured.

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Plug pulled on television awards

By John Drinnan New Zealand’s television stars won’t be getting any gongs this year, with TVNZ pulling the plug on the New Zealand Television Awards Bosses for the free-to-air television channels met yesterday to decide the future of the awards for actors, producers, directors and journalists on television, which have run in their present form for five years.

It is understood TV3 tried to maintain them in some form. But TVNZ spokeswoman Georgie Hills said the state broadcaster decided against support.

“It has run its course and part of the problem was that the awards had become a two-horse race between TVNZ and TV3,” Ms Hills said.

She acknowledged there had been a turbulent history, with New Zealand television struggling to maintain a TV awards ceremony.

TVNZ was keen to look at some new way of celebrating success and would be talking to people about what could replace the awards in the future, she said.

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Time for a younger, vital pope?

Roman Catholics around the world expressed disbelief and grief yesterday at the first papal resignation in six centuries.

Some saw it as a dramatic act of humility, others as a sign of crisis in the Roman Catholic Church. Many more expressed hope that a more dynamic and charismatic new pope – ideally one from the developing world – could energise the church and lead it into a new era.

Still, shock was the overwhelming first response to Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement yesterday that he would retire February 28.

“He can’t quit like that. This can’t be,” said Alis Ramirez,

an ice cream seller headed to church in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. “A vacuum is created.

It’s like when a loved one dies.”

“Nobody was expecting it. It was quite a shock,” said Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto, Canada. “I was like, ‘The Pope has resigned’?”

The news also brought reawakened calls for a more energetic successor, perhaps one from the global South, long considered a bulwark against continued losses in church membership in Europe and the United States.

While the church has been battered by growing secularism and sex abuse scandals in the Northern Hemisphere, the

number of believers is growing in Africa, and half the world’s Catholics live in Latin America.

“We need someone young who can bring back the dynamism to the church,” said Zulma Alves, a cook who was lighting candles in front of a Rio de Janeiro church that was closed for carnival.

In Cuba, site of one of Pope Benedict’s final trips, the few parishioners outside Havana’s Cathedral before doors opened said they understood his reasons for stepping down and hoped it he would be replaced by a younger pontiff.

“The church must bring itself up to date with the modern world,” said Angel Aguilera, a

33-year-old municipal worker, whose comments were echoed by some in other countries.

“We’re kind of excited at the (prospect) of a pope that our Catholics seem to be screaming for,” said Elaine Herald, manager at St Theresa of the Infant Jesus Parish in New Cumberland, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She said there was speculation about a progressive pope, perhaps a black person.

Others praised Benedict precisely for his defence of traditional values.

“He has always been a defender of the faith against women in the clergy, against Planned Parenthood, against abortion.

He’s been a defender of the faith against heresies in the church,” said Eric Husseini, a member of the conservative Catholic movement Opus Dei, after attending morning Mass at St Mary Catholic Church in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Antonio Marto, the bishop of Fatima in central Portugal, said Benedict XVI’s resignation presents an opportunity to pick a church leader from a developing country.

“Europe today is going through a period of cultural tiredness, exhaustion, which is reflected in the way Christianity is lived,” Marto told reporters. “You don’t see that in Africa or Latin

America where there is a freshness, an enthusiasm about living the faith.

“Perhaps we need a pope who can look beyond Europe and bring to the entire church a certain vitality that is seen on other continents.”

It may be time for a “youngish” pope, possibly from the developing world, said Andreas Dingstad, a spokesman for the Catholic diocese in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

“The church is growing most in the south. So I think lots of people will be ready for a pope from Africa, Asia or South America.

But who knows, it’s the early days still,” Dingstad said. – AP

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2 killed in courthouse shooting A gunman has murdered two women in a Delaware courthouse before police shot him dead, officials say.

“A lone gunman walked into the lobby area and opened fire. Two civilian females were killed in the shooting,” a police spokesman in the town of Wilmington, Delaware, told a televised news conference.

Police officers on duty engaged the shooter and two were wounded before the shootout, involving “multiples” of bullets, at the New Castle county court building ended yesterday.

The injured officers’ “condi-

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Hellen Chmiel, 57, sits in front of the remains of her home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, yesterday, following a tornado that caused much damage throughout the South Mississippi college town.

Dozens hurt in Mississippi tornado Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi woke up yesterday to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival. More than 60 in the southern state were injured.

Daylight also offered emergency management officials the chance to get a better handle on the damage that stretched across several counties. Governor Phil Bryant planned to visit Hattiesburg, where a twister moved along one of the city’s main streets and damaged buildings at the governor’s alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi.

More than 60 people were treat-

ed for injuries, and 200 homes and mobile homes were damaged or destroyed, Bryant said at a news conference yesterday.

However, no lives were lost and no-one was unaccounted for.

Bryant and other officials said that was in part because tornado sirens gave people as much as 30 minutes’ warning that a tornado was approaching.

Also, the University of Southern Mississippi was on Mardi Gras holiday, so there were fewer students on campus. Businesses were either closed or not very crowded because it was Sunday (US time).

It was raining yesterday, and

people began trying to salvage what they could in one damaged neighbourhood. Some people walked around fallen trees, power lines, smashed cars and other debris to carry belongings away.

The rain was supposed to continue throughout the day, and more severe weather was expected today. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Bryant in Jackson, Mississippi, said tornadoes aren’t expected, but heavy rain is likely to continue.

Charlotte Walters, 61, and her daughter were moving buckets and bowls around inside their house trying to catch water pouring through holes in the roof. The

women were at home when a relative called and said a tornado was headed their way.

“It sounded like Katrina,” said Walters, who lives in a neighbourhood also hit by the 2005 hurricane that devastated the Gulf Coast.

Besides holes in the roof of her one-story wood frame house, a falling tree had damaged the side and another one collapsed on her carport, denting and breaking windows in three cars there.

“I’m blessed. At least I don’t have one of those in my house,” Charlotte said, pointing to a tree that had fallen on to a neighbour’s house next door. – APNZ

My poor boy, says fox attack dad The father of a month-old baby dragged from his cot by a fox has paid tribute to his “poor boy” as he continues his recovery in a London hospital.

Denny Dolan was seriously injured after the animal entered the house near Bromley, south-east London, where he lives with his parents, named in reports as Hayley Banks Cawley, 28, and Paul Dolan.

Surgeons reportedly had to reattach one of the baby’s fingers after the incident. He also had cuts to his face which needed stitches.

Messages of support for Denny have flooded on to his mother’s Facebook page, while Dolan posted a photograph on the site that showed his son with his hand heavily bandaged.

In the picture caption Dolan

Denny Dolan wrote: “My poor boy.”

The baby was said to be “recovering well” in hospital after being moved from the high dependency unit.

Lorraine Murphy, the child’s aunt, said his mother had gone upstairs when she heard a bang and rushed back down to find the fox dragging the baby towards the door.

“It was so traumatic,” she told the Times.

The family made numerous requests for a damaged door to be fixed and have vowed not to return to the house, the Sun reported.

But the housing association responsible for maintenance issues with the property said repair works were completed last month.

The incident is not the first time foxes have attacked humans, prompting calls for a cull of the urban pests.

London Mayor Boris Johnson said more must be done to tackle the growing problem of urban foxes.

He said: “They may appear cuddly and romantic but foxes are also a pest and a menace, particularly in our cities.

“This must serve as a wake-up call to London’s borough leaders, who are responsible for pest control.”

Cass Barrett, of London Fox Control, said: “Foxes coming into people’s houses is nothing new in my experience.

“Foxes are quite accomplished climbers in that a ground floor window I wouldn’t imagine should cause too much of a problem for them to get in.”

An RSPCA spokeswoman said the only reason a fox would attack a human is due to fear and it is “extremely unusual” for them to hurt children.

– PA

tions now are not life threatening. The gunman is dead inside the lobby,” the spokesman said, adding that a search had begun in the building “floor to floor, room to room”.

“The scene is still very dynamic inside,” he said.

Police vehicles, ambulances and fire trucks massed around the courthouse as authorities waited to call the all-clear.

Although US local and federal courthouses are usually under heavy guard, the shooter was able to strike in “an open public lobby where people assembled outside of the security perimeter area where there are

the metal detectors”, the police spokesman said.

President Barack Obama is pushing for new restrictions on gun ownership in response to a series of mass public shootings, but the issue is highly controversial, with many Americans opposed to the proposed curbs.

The main initiatives are to tighten background checks for gun purchasers and to reduce the maximum allowed size of ammunition clips on semiautomatic rifles.

A proposal to ban military style rifles is believed to have few chances of passing in Congress.

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Assad vows to resist as blast hits border President Bashar al-Assad has vowed not to bow to mounting pressure and “plots”, almost two years into a deadly revolt in Syria, as at least 13 people were killed when a car exploded just inside the Turkish border.

On the war front, rebels seized control of Syria’s largest dam, a monitoring group said.

“Syria will remain the beating heart of the Arab world and will not give up its principles despite the intensifying pressure and diversifying plots not only targeting Syria, but all Arabs,”

Assad said, quoted by SANA. National Coalition opposition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, meanwhile, said he had received “no clear response” from Damascus over his offer of dialogue.

Khatib said in late January he was prepared to hold direct talks with regime representatives without “blood on their hands”, on condition the talks focus on replacing Assad.

The Assad regime has said it was open to talks but without conditions attached.

Khatib, speaking to reporters in

Cairo, proposed that direct talks with regime representatives could take place in “liberated areas” of rebel-dominated northern Syria.

On the border between northern Syria and south-east Turkey, at least 13 people were killed and dozens wounded when a car exploded, Turkish officials said, although the motive was not immediately clear.

“We have unfortunately lost 13 people: three of them Turks and the rest Syrians,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

The powerful blast was caused

by unidentified explosives and “all possibilities are on the table, including political motives”, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said after a cabinet meeting.

A foreign ministry official told AFP the likelihood of it being a terrorist attack was “51 per cent”.

The blast hit a busy parking lot barely 40 metres into the buffer zone from the Cilvegozu crossing in the Turkish town of Reyhanli near the Syrian border and triggered a fire that damaged around 15 vehicles, the ministry official said.

– AFP

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US begins withdrawal from Afghanistan The US military has started to withdraw equipment from Afghanistan through Pakistan ahead of next year’s deadline for combat troops to leave the war against the Taliban, an official says.

Two convoys, each hauling 25 shipping containers, entered Pakistan at the Chaman and Torkham border crossings yesterday as part of the US redeployment of equipment from Afghanistan, US Lieutenant Colonel Les Carroll said.

“The passage of these convoys marks the first US shipments from Afghanistan through Pakistan since July 2012,” Carroll said.

Pakistan in July temporarily stopped Nato traffic after gunmen attacked Nato trucks, killing a driver, in the north-western bor-

der town of Jamrud.

Islamabad also imposed a seven-month blockade on Nato traffic passing overland to Afghanistan after US air strikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on November 26, 2011.

Carroll told AFP that the two convoys had been sent through Pakistan as a “test” as the military decides how best to withdraw the huge amount of US and Nato equipment in Afghanistan, more than 11 years after a US-led invasion brought down the Taliban.

“There are still 100,000 men and 200 bases. Some of the equipment will stay (in Afghanistan), some of it will be redeployed,” Carroll said.

“We have got to use any feasible way to do that. The northern route and of course air are other solutions.”

• SARS-linked virus British officials have found the world’s 10th known case of a new coronavirus, a mysterious disease related to SARS and first identified last year. The patient, a UK resident who had been in the Middle East and Pakistan, is in the intensive care unit of a Manchester hospital, according to a statement yesterday from Britain’s Health Protection Agency.

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that are behind ailments including the common cold and SARS. SARS killed about 800 people in a global epidemic in 2003.

– AP

• 3 die in crash

Pakistani-US relations have now largely recovered and the outgoing US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, and his successor, General Joseph Dunford, last week held talks with Pakistani army chief of staff, General Ashfaq Kayani.

The New York Times reported last month that in the next two years Nato forces are expected to remove about 70,000 vehicles and 120,000 shipping containers from Afghanistan, and the way out will require rail lines and wellsurfaced roads.

Although Pakistan is the most efficient and cheapest route, the blockade and Pakistan’s past demands for more money have made Western officials wary of over reliance on Islamabad.

– AFP

Three people were killed in a helicopter crash in a rural area of northern Los Angeles County while filming for a new reality TV show for the Discovery Channel.

The copter crashed at the popular filming location of Polsa Rosa Ranch in the city of Acton, Los Angeles County Fire dispatcher Robert Diaz said. All three people aboard died, Diaz said. Coroner’s spokesman Ed Winter identified the victims yesterday as David Gene Gibbs, 59; Darren Arthur Rydstrom, 46, and Michael William Donatelli, 45.

– AP

• Cruise ship adrift

Romania denies horsemeat blame France and Britain have called for the “criminals” who disguised horsemeat as beef to be tracked down, as Romania angrily denied it is to blame for the frozen food scandal spreading across Europe.

Britain’s food minister, Owen Paterson, said an “extensive” criminal conspiracy could be behind the scandal and said he believed warnings had been sent out to 16 different countries that might be affected.

“I very much hope that these legal processes do flush out the criminals because it is completely unacceptable that British consumers should be sold a product marked as one thing which actually contains something else,” he said.

French President Francois Hollande said there had been “unacceptable behaviour” and called for those responsible to be prosecuted. He also said his advice to the French was to eat only meat from France.

Supermarket chains in Britain, France and Sweden have removed from their shelves packs of lasagne, other pasta dishes, shepherd’s pies and moussaka after it emerged that frozen food companies had used horsemeat instead of beef.

British supermarkets were the first to pull the products last week after French firm Comigel warned that the beef it supplied to the Findus frozen food giant – which sold its ready-to-eat meals to

supermarkets – was suspect.

Comigel said it got its meat from another French firm, Spanghero, which said it was supplied from two abattoirs in Romania who allegedly passed horsemeat off as beef.

But Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta angrily denied his country was to blame.

“Romania cannot accept to be the usual suspect,” he told reporters. “I am very angry, to be very honest.”

“We have made verifications ... There exists no violation of European rules and standards” by the two abattoirs, he said, while his agriculture minister insisted there had been no false labelling of meat.

– AFP

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Randolph Arledge (left) speaks to one of his attorneys, Innocence Project co-director Barry Scheck, before a court hearing in Corsicana, Texas, yesterday.

DNA rights wrongful incarceration A 58-year-old Texas man who spent half his life in prison for a murder conviction has been freed after DNA testing pointed to another suspect.

Randolph Arledge was allowed to go free yesterday by a judge.

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a hairnet found in Carolyn Armstrong’s car turned up a near-perfect match for another man, who’s still at large.

Judge James Lagomarsino agreed with the attorneys’ recommendations, which must be approved by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

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A US cruise ship with more than 4200 people aboard is adrift for a second day off the coast of Mexico after an engine room fire crippled it, the US Coast Guard says.

The Carnival Triumph was operating on reserve power 240km off the Yucatan peninsula, and awaiting a tow vessel to pull it back to port at Progreso, Mexico, Carnival said. None of the 3143 passengers and 1086 crew aboard the 272-metre ship were injured in the fire. “The ship’s automatic fire extinguishing systems activated and the fire was contained to the aft engine room. At this time, the fire is fully extinguished,” Carnival said. It said passengers were being provided food and drink.

– AFP

BNZ has launched a marketing push to capture a bigger share of the youth market by launching a customisable internet banking product designed to be as easy to use as Facebook.

Customers who sign up for the bank’s “YouMoney” product will be able to add photo avatars to accounts and payees, open and close new accounts with one click, and set savings goals which can be tracked by progress bars.

The product is part of the bank’s focus on being relevant to those in the 18-29 age group, which presents a “significant opportunity”, said BNZ director

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BNZ’s new YouMoney online banking product is aimed at the youth market. of retail Andy Symons.

“New Zealand banks have traditionally not seen young cus-

tomers as ‘uber-attractive’ from a profitability point of view.”

“But a bank that doesn’t stay

relevant will just fade away.”

A key message that emerged during discussions with focus groups was that internet banking was typically complicated and boring, Symons said.

“We kept hearing that Facebook’s really easy but banking’s not.”

“Young people told us they want their personal banking to be easy and intuitive so that’s what we’ve created,” he said.

Symons described YouMoney as “the future of banking”.

Features include being able to filter transactions by key words or amounts, drag and drop funds between accounts and payees, and creating accounts with a relevant photo.

Someone saving for a trip to the South Island could use a

photo of Mt Cook as the profile image for that particular account, for example.

“YouMoney can be personalised to reflect your future plans, your spending patterns, or even just your favourite colours,” Symons said.

Those who use the product will pay a flat fee of $5 per month for an unlimited number of transactions, and it will be free for students and graduates.

It is available on desktop from today and goes live for Android and iPhone users in March. The bank has no plans to launch on Windows 8 yet.

BNZ planned to develop the product further, based on customer feedback, Symons said.

– APNZ

Bascand joins Telecom threatens to drop Yahoo! as provider the Reserve Bank

By Pattrick Smellie Telecom has put its email service provider Yahoo! on notice after what one executive says is a service that has left Telecom running no more than “a very expensive customer complaints service”.

New Zealand’s largest telecommunications retailer says a “series of issues” over the past year, including this week’s highly disruptive attack by hackers, had “impacted negatively” on the Yahoo! service.

BusinessDesk understands the two-month review could see Telecom cease to offer email addresses as part of its broadband packages.

The company had already been considering whether what had once been a core part of its retail offering was now outmoded.

Yahoo!’s New Zealand portal is one of the underdog global internet player’s more

successful sites, generating substantial traffic and consequent revenue because so many of the 450,000 registered Xtra email users have Yahoo! set as their home page.

After this week’s hacker problems, Telecom’s retail chief executive Chris Quin said “repeatedly saying ‘sorry’ doesn’t cut it anymore.”

While Yahoo! was the right provider when Telecom contracted out its email service, Xtra, in 2007, “the global email environment has changed markedly since then”.

“We believe the time is right for a comprehensive review of our approach in this area,” he said.

Telecom initially blamed this week’s hacker invasion of Xtra customers’ databases on customer error, before “double-checking” with Yahoo! to be told there had been “two separate but potentially related malicious attacks” in recent days.

The Yahoo! service also

failed customers last year when a break in the transPacific fibre-optic cable saw a backlog of emails take days to clear once the cable was repaired.

While Google’s Gmail service and MSN’s Hotmail are potential replacements, along with other cloud-based solutions, indications are that Telecom does not want to leave its customers’ experience in another provider’s hands.

“We’ve been asking ourselves what we’re running, and basically at the moment we’re running a very expensive customer complaints service,” a senior Telecom executive said.

The review also comes at a time when Yahoo! globally is seeking to build a more successful business using under-developed strengths in curated content and search capability.

Quin said Yahoo! would be consulted in the review.

– APNZ

Government Statistician and Statistics New Zealand chief executive Geoff Bascand has resigned to become deputy governor and head of operations at the Reserve Bank, Statistics NZ said.

Bascand will finish at Statistics NZ on May 24 and will take up his role at the Reserve Bank on May 27.

“It has been a privilege to be the Government Statistician for the past six years, and the three years before that when I was a deputy government statistician,” Bascand said in a statement.

Before joining Statistics NZ, Bascand held senior positions at the Department of Labour and the Treasury, as well working as a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. Bascand replaces Don Abel, assistant governor and head of operations at the Reserve Bank, who retires this week.

He will join Grant Spencer, the bank’s deputy chief executive and head of financial stability, as one of two deputy governors that can be appoint-

Geoff Bascand ed under the Reserve Bank Act. Statistics NZ said the State Services Commission will advertise for a new Government Statistician.

– APNZ

Former manager considered dobbing in company

By Hamish Fletcher A former Dominion Finance manager has told a court he considered being a “whistleblower” on some of the activities that allegedly went on at the firm but instead left the company just months before it went into receivership.

Dominion risk manager Martin Sweetapple gave evidence on Monday in the High Court at Auckland for the Crown in the second day of the trial of three men associated with the collapsed firm.

Dominion Finance director Robert Barry Whale, former chief executive Paul William Cropp and an accused with name suppression have pleaded not guilty to theft by a person with a special relationship.

In the case brought by the Serious Fraud Office, the accused allegedly entered into a number of relatedparty transactions and knowingly breached requirements of the debenture trust deeds of Dominion Finance and sister company North South Finance.

In the witness box Monday morning, Sweetapple told the court of instances where $3 million had gone from North South’s bank account to Dominion’s when funds were dwindling over the 2007/08 Christmas period.

“On one particular day over a million dollars was paid out (to debenture holders) and it left very little in Dominion Finance’s bank account,” Sweetapple said.

Another million dollars was due to be paid out the next day and Sweetapple said there wasn’t enough money in the account.

– APNZ

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• Set aside to cool for about 20 minutes.

• Heat the oil in a small pan and sizzle the garlic and paprika for a few seconds.

• Remove skins from pepper and deseed.

• Place the flesh and any reserved juices in the food processor or blender with the garlic and paprika mixture.

• Add the walnutss and coriander.

• Season to taste with salt and pepper and purée until smooth.

Simple red pepper soup

Stuffed red peppers

2 T butter 4 red peppers, chopped 1 onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 C chicken stock 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/8 t ground black pepper Salt to taste

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

• Add red pepper, onion and garlic in the saucepan and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, or until tender.

• Pour in the chicken stock, stirring well, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.

• Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth.

• Run the soup through a sieve and return the liquid to the saucepan over medium low heat.

• Stir in the heavy cream and the ground black pepper and salt.

• Allow to heat through, about 5 to 10 minutes.

400g tin chickpeas, drained 125g roasted red capsicums from a jar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 1/2 T tahini 1 clove garlic, crushed 1/2 t ground cumin 1/2 t cayenne pepper 1/4 t salt small handful chopped fresh parsley

6 red peppers 1/4 cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 t plain paprika 1/2 t smoked paprika 1/4 C toasted walnuts 1/4 C fresh coriander, chopped salt and ground black pepper

• Grill peppers until skin is blistered.

• Remove from the oven and put them in a plastic

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) The Moon and Uranus combine to make you potentially super-restless today. Yet if you can use this influence to break the shackles on something that has been holding you back, you can certainly turn this to your advantage. Just don’t be surprised if you find it harder to relax. Normal routines could seem far more mundane than usual Aries.

Cook rice and transfer to mixing bowl.

Preheat oven to 175°C. Heat pan and brown mince.

Add onion, mushrooms, and garlic; cook and stir 10 mins.

Mix beef mixture into brown rice.

Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning.

Fill peppers with rice mixture.

Put in baking dish.

Bake in preheated oven until the peppers are tender, about 1 hour.

Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the stuffed peppers to serve.

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) Mercury and Mars remain very closely together and both angle across the heavens in a helpful trine with Saturn. This may lead to a one step forwards, two steps back type of situation if you try to force any scenario to go quicker than it is ready to allow.

Instead, throttle back and carefully consider your options and the needs of those you interact with.

• Soak the skewers in warm water for at least an hour.

• Cut the lamb into 1cm thick pieces and place in a bowl.

• Add the rosemary, garlic and half the olive oil to the bowl season and toss well.

• Cover and leave at room temperature for 20 minutes.

• Cut the peppers in quarters vertically and remove the core and seeds, then cut each quarter into 4.

• Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water until tender, then drain and leave to cool.

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) There may be a surprise in store on the friendship front today, but unfortunately it may not be a nice one as someone may show that they have a hidden agenda, even a sneaky side to their nature. This is a time to keep your rivals’ motives very clearly in mind. Be realistic about people’s frailties or else you could end up bitterly disappointed.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) An icy blast of reality could affect a previously promising looking situation. There may be some pitfalls that had not been immediately obvious about one hope, which come much more clearly into focus. Someone could be the bearer of bad news or actually help you to see that you may need to revise your expectations.

Once you do, you can move forwards.

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• Thread the lamb and pepper pieces onto the skewers and drizzle with the marinade.

• Heat up the BBQ, or a griddle pan and cook the kebabs for a minute on each side.

• Cut the potatoes into quarters and toss with the lemon zest, spring onions, mint and half the remaining oil.

• Toss and season with salt and pepper.

• Mix the remaining oil with the feta and lemon juice.

• Place the salad leaves and potato salad on the plate.

• Sit 2 kebabs on top of the potato salad and drizzle with the feta dressing.

wooden skewers 20cm long 800g boneless New Zealand Lamb neck fillets 1 T chopped rosemary leaves 4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped or crushed 5 T olive oil salt and ground black pepper 2 red peppers 600g salad potatoes (smaller waxy ones are best) ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest 2 spring onions, thinly sliced a handful mint leaves, shredded 50g feta, crumbled 1 ½T lemon juice 2 handfuls salad leaves

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• Puree chickpeas, red capsicums, lemon juice, tahini, garlic, cumin, cayenne and salt.

• Process, using long pulses, until the mixture is fairly smooth and slightly fluffy.

• Scrape the mixture off the sides of the food processor or blender in between pulses.

• Transfer to a serving bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

• The hummus can be made up to 3 days ahead and refrigerated.

• Return to room temperature before serving.

• Sprinkle the hummus with the chopped parsley before serving. Drizzle with olive oil if desired.

2 cups brown rice 4 cups water 500g beef mince 1 onion, diced 1/4 cup chopped mushrooms 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 jar tomato pasta sauce 1 tin tomatoes 2T tomato paste 1 t Italian seasoning salt and ground black pepper to taste 6 red peppers, tops and seeds removed 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

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Red pepper hummus

2 red capsicums 1 t sugar 1/2 C cashews, lightly roasted 2 cloves garlic sea salt 2 T extra virgin olive oil 2 t Balsamic vinegar

• Roast peppers on a flame or under a grill, allow to cool and then rub skins off and remove seeds.

• Process peppers, garlic and nuts in a food processor, pulsing until well chopped but not completely smooth.

• Add oil, sugar and Balsamic and pulse to combine. Season with salt.

• Delicious with warm pita bread triangles.

Kiwis throw out millions of dollars worth of wasted produce each year.

Expiry dates for food are generally listed under two labels - “use by” and “best before”.

According to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the best-before date indicates the ideal time by which food should be eaten.

It marks out when a product’s quality will usually begin to diminish.

A use-by label, however, indicates how long food is safe for consumption, if it has been properly stored.

This is an absolute expiry date and should not be tested.

WHY IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? The NZ Nutrition Foundation says foods are assigned a label depending on how fast they deteriorate.

Basically, it depends on what happens when the food or drink is kept, says chief executive officer Sue Pollard.

“Some foods go off, get contaminated and can cause food poisoning quite easily,” she says.

These foods receive use-by labels.

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Chicken with fettuccine and roasted red pepper sauce

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Should you eat that ‘expired’ piece of steak? Teuila Fuatai looks into what product labels really mean

Pepper ed peppers are never cheap, but we’re getting close to the time where they’re a bit more affordable.

They’re one of the most versatile of vegetables, equally at home in soups, salads, pickles, in cooked dishes or starring in their own right. And like all vegetables, they come with the feel good factor that you get when you know that what you’re eating is good for you too.

which might be less tasty but still safe to eat usually get best-before labels.

WHAT IF I BUY SOMETHING THAT HAS EXPIRED? The 1981 Food Act requires that all food sold must be fit for human consumption. Therefore, selling food past its use-by date is illegal.

However, products can still be sold after the best-before date has expired. These are often offered at a discount.

Supermarkets will sell packaged meat at a cheaper rate when it is close to its best-before date, Pollard says.

“Fresh meat will keep for quite a long time after that.”

WHAT IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT? The Consumer Guarantees Act says all goods sold must be of acceptable quality.

Keeping grocery receipts will help in getting a refund if you purchase sub-standard food.

It is also illegal to sell food after its use-by date has expired, warns Pollard.

Any concerns around food safety should be reported to the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.

DOES THIS APPLY TO FRUIT AND VEGETABLES? Unpackaged foods such as loose fruit are not required to have a date label. Foods which can hold for more than two years are also exempt.

Purchasing a bag of floury apples will not equate to a refund either, Pollard warns.

“It’s just a matter of recognising

500g skinless chicken breast fillets 2 red peppers, halved 1 T olive oil 1 clove garlic, crushed 1x 400g can crushed tomatoes 1/2 t smoked paprika 1 T tomato paste 400g fettuccine, parpardelle or other pasta 1 T oil

That’s how much you can pay in marketing costs before you sell with us!

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) Saturn is set to begin a rewind later this month but Saturn is still Saturn and today it is asking you to be conscious of what you say, write down or commit to. There is part of you that wants to be freer and this can certainly be good for you, but you can’t do this without fully thinking of the consequences. If need be, talk to a trusted friend or advisor.

what the fruit is like when you buy it - that’s a skill you probably acquire over time.”

Shoppers after the best fruit and vegetables should follow the “fresh is best” mantra, says the Federation of Family Budgeting Services.

Chief executive officer Raewyn Fox recommends local farmers’ markets for fresh produce.

HOW LONG IS TOO LONG? Generally, things keep better if they’re in the fridge, are well-sealed and out of sunlight, Pollard says. Following storage instructions on packaging labels will also help food last longer and prevent costly wastage.

And once food is opened and exposed to air, the use-by or best-before dates do not apply.

“Once you open a product, you do with it what you would do with a similar fresh product.

“Many canned foods will last for years and years, but once you open them they may have a shelf life of only a week or so.”

Several things contribute to the shelf-life of a product. They include the type of product, how it is stored and whether it is preservative and additive free.

The NZ Nutrition Foundation says: “If in doubt, throw it out.”

WHAT ABOUT STORING FOOD? Poor storage practices can cause bugs such as salmonella and listeria to grow in food, warns the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Any raw and cooked food needs to be separated, particularly meat.

The best place to store uncooked meat is at the bottom of the fridge because this is the coldest part, Pollard says.

People should also invest in a fridge thermometer as many are not the right temperature.

“It should be 4C or a little bit less.”

Cleaning your fridge regularly and checking that the seals are working properly will also help.

ROUGH GUIDE

• Roast red pepper halves on a baking tray lined with foil.

• Cook under a preheated grill until the skin is blistered and brown.

• Remove from the heat and wrap in the foil. Leave for 10 minutes then remove the skin.

• Cut the red peppers into strips and set aside.

• Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan.

• Add the garlic and cook over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes until it is golden.

• Add the tomatoes, smoked paprika and tomato paste and simmer for 15 minutes or until it is thick and saucy.

• Place in food process and process until smooth.

• Place the sauce back in the saucepan, add the sliced roasted peppers and simmer for a further minute.

• Cook the pasta following the packet directions.

• Heat the oil in a frying pan.

• Cook chicken in batches over medium heat until they are golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the heat and keep warm. Serve chicken on the pasta and top with the sauce.

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) How’s your work-life balance? Is it in good shape or seemingly out of kilter? If it is the latter, might there be grounds to delegate more? If you do have a tendency to think only you will do a job well, now is the time to reappraise. Others can bring a different perspective and allow you more time to enjoy your muse.

Why not try, and see where it leads?

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The following is a general guide to how long food can be kept in the fridge after it’s been opened: Butter – 2 months Margarine – 2 months Luncheon – 3 days Sliced ham – 5 days Long-life milk – 3 to 10 days (depending on brand) Cream – 5 days Cheddar – 2 months Cream cheese – 2 weeks Tomato sauce – 8 weeks Canned baked beans – 3 days Canned whole peeled tomatoes – 3 days Source: Consumer NZ

SIMPLE

LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) Short-term constraints are possible financially. Then again, if you need to try harder to balance your income and outgoings more, influences now can certainly concentrate your mind. Anything of a shared nature may not go exactly to plan and it may be someone you have relied upon who suddenly seems to change their mind or withdraws support.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) You might want to think the best of people, and the chances are that with Mercury and Mars close to one another, there is an opportunity to engage more with others - or is there?

Another part of you may feel less sure of the responses you will get and that could make you think twice before making your moves. Try to remain absolutely positive.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) You need to look after your nervous energy. On one level, the Moon and Uranus can see you want to do different and more entertaining things, but there are only so many hours in the day. If you try to do too much, it could take more out of you than you are expecting. This is certainly an excellent time to modify your schedule and your lifestyle.

SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD Phone Enquiries: 308 6173 LD Online Enquiries: mcgregorrealestate.co.nz/appraisals.htm SO SOLD SOLD

“It’s why more people are choosing McGregors”

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) You are someone with a tremendous appreciation of the need for application in situations. You know that little comes without a degree of slog and perspiration. However, don’t take your work ethic into your private life too much. Not everyone will be able to deal with a relentless desire to be the best, so guard against being overly competitive.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Someone can be very demanding at this time, and whilst the Moon today in its brief link with your coruler can see you very mentally dextrous, however smart you are, you may feel the pressure of this person. Then again, work or worldly demands can be heavy. If there is someone within the family you find hard to get along with, this may resurface.

PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) You could be lucky to a have a bright money-making idea today, but whatever it is you are thinking about or planning, doing your research really astutely is vital. Contracts, agreements and all forms of travel also need to be marshalled carefully. What might seem like a good idea when thought about briefly may not stand up under greater scrutiny.

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Guardian Classifieds the destination for...

Your next job • Your next house • Your next car • Your next event • Your next purchase • Your next sale To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

You are invited to the

Preventing Falls from Height Roadshow Ashburton

Ashburton Club, 231 Burnett Street 14th February - 5.30pm to 7.30pm The roadshow covers a RANGE OF TOPICS related to working safely at height.

Noticeboard PRoPosal to Close Roads to VehiCul aR tR aFFiC

Youth CounCil 2013

Pursuant to Paragraph 11 (e) of the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974, notice is hereby given that the Ashburton District Council, for the purpose of allowing the Ashburton Car Club to hold a Street Sprint meeting, proposes to close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder.

aRe You ReadY to MaKe ChanGe?

Roads proposed to be closed:

We are looking for young leaders aged 15 – 24 with energy and passion to be the voice for their peers in 2013.

SMALLBONE DRIVE, from River Terrace to Robinson Street ROBINSON STREET, from Smallbone Drive to McNally Street WATSON STREET, from Range Street to Robinson Street MCNALLY STREET, from Range Street to the end of the street.

This equates to

THREE HOURS OF SKILLS MAINTENANCE LEARNING - including reading material.

RSvP to 308 5119

Applications for the Youth Council close 15 February 2013.

From 8.00 pm on Friday 10 May 2013 until 8.00 pm on Sunday 12 May 2013.

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds thereof in writing by 4.00 pm on Wednesday 27 February 2013, at the office of the Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Presents

“Fashion with Flair� to be held at the home of Sue & Rod GReen 38 Milton Road, aShbuRton

Proceeds to Women’s refuge and other charities

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

stoCK WateR R aCes - hedGe and tRee tRiMMinGs

PRoPosal to Close Roads to VehiCul aR tR aFFiC

Council wishes to remind stockwater customers that races are to be kept clean with water flowing at all times. Throughout the year, Council water rangers closely monitor the standard of race maintenance in the network.

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the Ashburton District Council, for the purpose of allowing the Rosco’s Ashburton Wheels Week Committee to hold the Wheels Week Street Parade, proposes to close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder.

Streets proposed to be closed:

AVAILABLE 2 / 14 Allens Road Two Bedrooms Web ID AS476 $230 per week 85 Grey Street Three / Two Bedrooms Web ID AS482 $290 per week 468 Longbeach Road Three Bedrooms Web ID AS480 $290 per week 162 Alford Forest Rd Two Bedrooms Web ID AS483 $280 per week 67 Creek Road Three Bedrooms Web ID AS484 $350 per week 1 / 349 Burnett Street Two Bedrooms $260 per week 49 Princes Street Four Bedrooms $370 per week 31 Fairfield Ave Three Bedrooms $300 per week

References required

Alana 0274 736 825 Michelle 027 77 66 497

Extravaganza

Ashburton Showgrounds Feb 16-17, 2013 9am - 4pm FOR SALE

landscape supplies

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

ELLERSLIE FLOWER SHOW MARCH 06-09

Early bird special price extended until February 18.

Coaches attending daily.

Wed- Fri departing 8.30am Sat departing 1pm

For bookings phone 308-7646

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals.

Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet FOR SALE food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272-101-621 A/H 03-322DO you need to replace your 7626. dinner set? At The China Shop in The Arcade we have MEETINGS, EVENTS a fantastic selection of fine china, china and porcelain MOBILEHOME dinner sets.

Layby is available. Monday - Friday Extravaganza, Ashburton 9.00am - 5.30pm Saturday Showgrounds, February 1617, 2013, 9am - 4pm, 10.00am - 1.00pm.

SWAROVSKI Jewellery on Sale at Swarovski Boutique in The Arcade. Selected pieces 50% off. Two weeks only - finishing 23 February.

Open Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm and Saturday 10.00am- 1.00pm.

MOTORING WANTED old 4WDs, Utes, Trucks, Cars. Cash paid, de-reg, crashed, mechanical problems, etc. Call or text 027-238-8202.

WHEEL Alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment PEA STRAW - clean, weed from Neumanns Tyre Serfree. $5 per bale, delivered to vices Ltd, 197 Wills Street. town or $4.50 pick up. Ph – Phone 308-6737.

302-2891 or 027-269-3744.

GARDENING

Better in Blue ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

WIND KNOCKING THOSE PLANTS AROUND????

Come see us for the largest/cheapest stake EAST side, two bedroom selection in town. Also made unit with carport. $230 per to order raised vegetable week. Phone 308-8885 or garden planter boxes 027-490-7374.

ADAMS SAWMILLING, Malcolm McDowell Road, Ph 308-3595. Mon-Fri 7am 5.30pm, Sat 8am-12noon.

Eftpos available.

ASIAN - new, sweet, spicy, GARAGE SALES hot body. Busty 38DD. Friendly.

Really good CLEAN out your garage, by massage. Ph 021-034-3980. advertising your garage sale ATTRACTIVE and busty. No in the Ashburton Guardian . texting. Everyday. No W’s. – Phone 307-7900.

Phone Zoe 021-023-39-259.

GENERAL household items.

Relocating. Everything must HOT NEW LADIES. Frisky go. Sat, February 16. 7am.

Fillies. In/out calls. Sensual Ludlow Drive, Lake Hood. massages. Phone 021-565126.

HIRE

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

CONTAINERS

GET in early. Dry firewood $170 per load. Ph 027-4399322.

FUNCTION / party equipment available for hire.

Marquees, tables, chairs, glasses, cutlery, cooking equipment, heaters and more. See U-Hire Ashburton.

588 East Street. Open MonFri 7.30am - 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 12.30pm. Ph: 3088061, A/h: 308-7460, www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz.

PERSONAL

ACADS - Women’s wellness group, every Monday, 12 noon - 1pm at ADADS. On February 25, Marta Levitt yoga. Ph 308-1270 or information. All welcome.

PLANTS, PRODUCE ASHBURTON Society of Arts Summer Show. On now for nine weeks, at Short Street Studio. Hours Sat, Mon, Wed 10am-2pm or appointment phone 308 4533 or 308 5460.

LUCERNE hay, med sq $60 + GST. Con. bales $5 to $7 + GST. Good leaf and colour.

Rakaia Ph 03 960 2335 be in before the drought.

RURAL TRADING POST HAYCOVERS made to order or off the shelf standard size.

Morrison’s Saddlery and Feed, Racecourse Road.

Phone 308-3422.

WANTED - standing grass for sale. Phone Jacob on 027422-5464.

When undertaking hedge or tree trimming adjacent to a Council water race, all trimmings are to be removed as the work is carried out. Trimmings left in the race can create blockages and may reduce the availability of stockwater for downstream customers.

Please attend to any requests from ranger staff to clean races in a timely way. Bylaw Enforcement Notices may be issued for races that do not comply with maintenance requirements of the Water Race Bylaw.

MONA SQUARE, Ashburton KERMODE STREET, from East Street to Mona Square, Ashburton MOORE STREET, from State Highway 1 to East St, Ashburton HAVELOCK STREET, from State Highway 1 to Baring Square East, Ashburton CAMERON STREET, from East Street to Victoria Street, Ashburton BARING SQUARE EAST, from Cameron St to Havelock St, Ashburton EAST STREET, from State Highway 1 at the south, to Cameron St, Ashburton

If you identify hedge or tree trimmings in a stockwater race (for which you are not responsible), please contact Council Customer Services on 307 7700.

Period of Closure: Sunday 5 May 2013 from 10:15am to 12:00pm.

Mobilehome

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

b LeSTer, Chief executive

on saturday, February 23, 2013 at 1.30pm

if wet, sunday, February 24.

Fashion parades, musical interludes and stalls tickets $25 each - includes a glass of wine and afternoon tea.

Phone 308 9049 for tickets

The Ashburton Youth Council is a diverse group of young leaders committed to making a difference for youth in Ashburton District.

If you would like to represent Ashburton youth in the decision making process for youth issues, build your leadership skills and help improve your community, then Ashburton Youth Council needs you.

Period of Closure:

Ashburton County Lions CLub

13 february 2013

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds thereof in writing by 4.00 pm on Wednesday 27 February 2013 at the office of the Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Pl ant this, not this Road saFet Y C aMPaiGn

b LeSTer, Chief executive

RestRiCted FiRe se a son – a shbuRton distRiCt Pl ains and Foothills Notice is hereby given that the part of the Ashburton Plains for which the Ashburton District Council is the Rural Fire Authority, is imposed with a RESTRICTED FIRE SEASON for the period midnight Friday 25 January 2013 until further notice.

This means that the lighting of fires in the open air in the Ashburton District is prohibited without permit except as below. A permit is required from the Department of Conservation for any fires on or within 1 km of any Crown land.

“Plant this, not this� is an intersection road safety campaign designed to get people to slow down at intersections, stop at stop signs and be more observant at give way signs.

A Restricted Fire Season remains in force for the Ashburton Lakes and Rakaia Gorge area.

Around 40% off all crashes occur at intersections in the Ashburton District with the main causes being poor observation and failing to give way or stop.

Exceptions During Restricted Fire Season: The following are approved activities allowed under special authority issued under Section 23 of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977: • • • •

It will cost you $150 and 20 demerit points if you plant your foot through an intersection, so plant sunflower seeds instead!

Gas fuelled barbeques lit in properly constructed containers and gas cookers.

Hangis (subject to specific conditions).

Fires lit in fully enclosed drums (subject to specific conditions).

The burning of agricultural crop residues, stubble or straw (subject to specific conditions).

If you have been taking part in the growing competition, don’t forget to either upload your photos to Facebook or email rachael.chapman@adc.govt.nz.

Make our roads safer and our lives brighter by planting this, not your foot.

Full information is available on the Ashburton District Council website at www.ashburtondc.govt.nz or by contacting Councils Customer Services on 307 7700 (24 hours)

Visit Facebook.com/Plant This Not This or the road safety web page of the Ashburton District Council website for more details.

D GeDDeS, Principal rural fire Officer

ashbuRton WateR ManaGeMent Zone CoMMittee MeetinG

sPoRt neW Ze al and RuR al tR aVel Fund

A meeting of the Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee will be held at the Methven Heritage Centre, 160 Main St, Methven.

Sport New Zealand provides funding to the Ashburton District Council for the Rural Travel Fund. This year just over $12,000 is available to distribute.

Date Tuesday 26 February 2013 Time 9.00 am

The purpose of the Rural Travel Fund is to assist with travel expenses of junior sports teams in rural communities to participate in regular, local sporting competition. It is open to rural sports clubs and rural school teams with young people aged between 5-19 years.

The meetings are open to the public. Copies of the agendas are available prior to the meetings and can be obtained by contacting the Council, phone 307 7700. The agenda and more information on the Ashburton Zone Committee can be found on the Canterbury Water web site www.canterburywater.org.nz/committees/ ashburton.php

Sport New Zealand guidelines state funding shall not be provided: • • • •

b LeSTer, Chief executive

For the purpose of travel to regional or national events To individuals For training costs or one off events

Application forms and criteria are available from the Council’s website www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/community/ funding+grants and from the Council office.

For further information please contact Council on 307 7700 aPPliCations Close thuRsdaY 28 FebRuaRY 2013

5 baring Square West, ashburton 7700

PO box 94, ashburton 7740

Mayfield A & P Show Entries close Friday, February 15, 2013.

The Schedule of Classes for the Mayfield A & P Show to be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013 are now available.

They will be sent on request made to:

The Secretary Marion Jacobson RD5 Ashburton 7775 Phone 03 303 6122

Email: mayfieldshow@kinect.co.nz

P (03) 307 7700

e info@adc.govt.nz

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

SPORTING NOTICES

The Rakaia Netball Club welcomes both existing and new players at all levels.

Senior Netball Trials

Registration and trials for all intending Senior players, including Social grade: Wednesday, 20 February Commencing 6pm, at Rakaia Domain

Junior Netball Trials

Registration and trials for all junior players: Wednesday, 6 March Commencing 4pm, at Rakaia Domain If you are unable to attend registration days, or alternatively are interested in Coaching either Senior or Junior levels, please send your details to: Kerry Maw on 302 0896 or 0274 780 482 or Email: beaumont@farmside.co.nz

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, February 22, 2013.

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

Jab Registration February 21 from 6pm Late registration and Milo breakfast day is Sun, March 10 from 9am – 2pm Smithfield Road Clubrooms All JAB players welcome we are looking to field a team in each grade!

Contact Phil Nicolson 027 282 908

RURAL TRADING POST SAWDUST-SAWDUSTSAWDUST. Beat the calf shed rush - summer special $10m3 plus GST ex yard ADAMS SAWMILLING, Malcolm McDowell Road, Ph 308-3595, Mon-Fri 7am5.30pm, Sat 8am-12 noon.

Guardian Classifieds the destination for

• Your next job • Your next house • Your next car • Your next event • Your next purchase •Your next sale

To place an ad, call 307-7900

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The destination for jobs Over 30 jobs every week The meeting place for Ashburton District employers and employees To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

guardianrealestate

Advertising Sales Support & Administration We are seeking a star quality person to join our team. This is a new role which will involve all areas of support for our Sales Reps and the Sales Manager. The customer services portion of the role will complement the sales team and will incorporate everything from processing advert bookings, providing clients with pricing and general information covering all aspects of advertising media that we offer. This role will suit someone who has worked in a fast paced sales environment previously and is used to working to strict deadlines and budgets.

122 THOMSON STREET

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The successful candidate will have the following attributes and skills: • Well presented as client meetings may be required • Well spoken, easily understood telephone manner • Excellent written English for proofing adverts and editorial • Computer literacy, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, In design (preferred not essential) • Attention to detail and accuracy • Team player with strong work ethic • Customer focused • Enthusiastic and self motivated The role involves: • Advert bookings • Customer pricing support • Support for sales reps and Sales Manager • Customer data base maintenance • Liaising with the production team to ensure adverts are proofed prior to print deadlines To succeed in this role you must be a team player, able to prioritise your work load and be extremely customer focused. You will take pride in delivering excellent customer outcomes and superior customer service every time. We require someone willing to go above and beyond when required – not a clock watcher.

You will be keen to learn and improve performance and procedures, be proactive and self-motivated and thrive in a busy advertising sales environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

www.ashfirstnat.co.nz

TEAM LEADER – Stockfeed Manufacturing

tomorrow’s open Homes

Friday, February 22 5pm Keenans Road clubrooms Enquiries/apologies Darion Gray 027 688 0667 307 1446 email admin@ashburtonceltic.co.nz

Or visit www.ashburtonceltic.co.nz

32 Clark Street Thursday 5.00pm - 5.30pm

$215,000

Use your smart phone to scan me for more details

Subs appreciated on the night please.

Birthday Greetings

• Fantastic investment • Two double bedrooms • Open plan living • 677 sqm section

Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS201112

For all your cake decorating requirements.

12 Clark Street Thursday 5.00pm - 5.30pm

$279,000

Use your smart phone to scan me for more details

• Open plan kitchen - dining • Excellent rental property • Large double plus garaging • Family sized 1075 sqm section View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz AS091212

Phone 308-6497 View at www.ashburton.harcourts.co.nz

RURAL TRADING POST

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

Tyler Tuki

Congratulations on your Graduation from Ruma Whakawhanui - The Extension Room. Happy birthday and happy school days from all your friends and teachers at Childs Play Preschool, Tinwald.

TRADES, SERVICES

WANTED - round bales silage. Individually or tube 4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar wrapped.

Please phone protective films, UV block, fade, heat and glare control, Jacob on 027-422-5464. privacy and safety films for glass.

FREE quotes SITUATIONS WANTED 20 years local service.

Bill Breukelaar phone 0800-368-468 www.tintawindow.co.nz EXPERIENCED tractor driver/machinery operator seeking work, harvesting, dry stock or dairy farming, HOME handyman available.

Based at Winchmore. Please Minor repairs, painting etc. phone Cam 027-951-6346.

Ph 027-677-1952.

Joshua Bellew 6 years old today.

Have a great day buddy.

Love from Mum, Dad and Oliver.

Happy Birthday

from

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

Our People, Our Place, Our Guardian.

SealesWinslow Ltd is a leading New Zealand compound ruminant feed manufacturer, offering farmers the highest quality, unique, proven and reliable animal feed and nutrition products.

307 8317

As part of the growth and development of SealesWinslow we are looking for experienced Team Leaders in our Ashburton Mill. If you are a team player, have a passion for excellence and the agricultural sector, this may be the career path for you.

Quarry Plant Operator

As a Team Leader you will utilise your proven experience in leading and motivating a team, as well as your strength in following well-established company policy and plans to ensure operations are efficient and effective. You will also assist with supervisory tasks as appropriate, such as recording results, resolving issues and operating the mills and manufacturing systems.

Mt Alford Quarry is a limestone quarry operation located in Alford Forest, Mid-Canterbury and is one of three Rorisons RMD Limited quarries supporting the agricultural industry.

On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible for ensuring that production targets are met, being active in solving issues and continuous improvement of the site, whilst ensuring the health and safety of yourself and others around you.

Experience in stockfeed manufacturing would be an advantage but not essential.

Shift work will be required, therefore your flexibility is essential and in return we can offer you development opportunities and an excellent remuneration package.

PART TIME CLEANERS

If you would like to join a successful organisation who values its employees, apply now highlighting your skills to: www.qjumpers.co.nz/QJ8561/3 Application closes on 17 February 2013

Leading specialist outsourced sanitation provider requires a Leading Hand for cleaners for night WANTED shift work 5-6 days a week at an WANTED - round bales export meat processing facility in the Ashburton region. silage. Individually or tube wrapped.

Please phone You will need to be committed to Jacob on 027-422-5464. delivering quality work performance WANTED - standing grass each shift. for sale. Phone Jacob on 027422-5464.

Desme Daniels Sales Manager Ashburton Guardian 03 307 7974

Ashburton

SPORTING NOTICES for jobs TRADES, The destination - SERVICES Over 30 jobs every week SUN CONTROL WINDOW The meetingJAB place for Ashburton District employers and employees TINTING, UV, heat, privacy REGISTRATION etc.

Vehicles - Homes To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Commercial. Phone your only local applicator Craig Rogers 307-6347, member of Master Tinters NZ.

If you are an experienced sales professional with a proven history of delivering the highest levels of client service to achieve your personal and professional goals, then you should apply in writing, with confidence to:

Applications close February 15, 2013.

Mid Canterbury Real Estate Ltd (A member of the First National Group) Licensed Agent (REAA 2008)

96 Tancred Street, Ashburton

The ideal candidate will have previous experience selling within the rural sector, be sales focused and target orientated, bright, energetic, with an exceptional customer service ethic and a proven rural sales track record.

We will provide you with the training and support to offer your clients a superior professional service, to bring them the results they expect and more. The Ashburton Guardian offers an excellent remuneration package and is a great place to work.

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AUCTION - DEVELOPMENT SITE Three bedroom cottage located on the front of this 1012m2 section. Was tenanted at $250 per week. Land bank or develop. Not many of these sites available at present. Don’t miss out!

Auction to be held onsite on 15th February 2013 at 2:00pm (unless sold prior).

Jill Quaid Mob: 0274 376 755 Web ID: 2260585 Email: jillquaid@ashfirstnat.co.nz

This position will provide you with great opportunities to be innovative and creative in an exciting team environment. You will have the opportunity to work closely with rural business owners/managers to develop their own individual advertising strategy and will be responsible for advising, creating and implementing their advertising in Ashburton’s leading media.

If the above role sounds like your kind of challenge then you should apply in writing, with confidence, to:-

Our People, Our Place, Our Guardian.

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We have vacancy for a professional rural advertising sales consultant to join our newspaper and web sales team.

A high level of professionalism, personal integrity, drive and motivation to succeed is expected as is a commitment to providing the best possible outcome for the client.

Closing date for applications is Friday 15th February

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Rural Media Sales Consultant

This exciting opportunity offers good prospects for advancement as ideally we would look to employ someone who can grow with the company and with a good knowledge of the advertising industry would in time have the ability to progress to an sales representative position.

Desme Daniels Sales Manager Ashburton Guardian 03 307 7974

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Process cleaning experience preferable but not essential as full training will be provided.

Must have reliable transport.

Contact: Andre Beukes on (027) 700 8870 or email andre.biogiene@gmail.com or Faried Jamodien on 021 934 060 or email faried@biogiene.co.nz

Construction Labourers and Cleaners Wanted Christchurch based work No experience necessary, just a keen work ethic Transport provided at a small fee 40+ hours a week Immediate start Call/Text Kelly

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The number Mid Canterbury is sold on!

Guardian Classifieds

Phone 307 7900

Permanent Full-time Mt Alford

We are seeking an enthusiast and energetic person to join our Mt Alford Quarry team.

To be a successful candidate for this role, it is essential you have a ‘can do’ attitude and are keen and willing to learn.

You must be hard working and reliable. You must also be a team player who is able to work well independently.

Experience in operating heavy machinery and a basic understanding of things mechanical is essential.

You must have a current drivers licence.

Please apply in writing and enclose your CV to: jobvacancy@rorisons.co.nz or Operations Manager PO Box 4139 Mount Maunganui South Applications close on Monday 15th February 2013.

WWW.SEALESWINSLOW.CO.NZ

Casual Installation Assistants Required – Immediate Start Sustainable Water Limited (‘SWL’) provides technology focused water management solutions to the Canterbury region from our Ashburton base.

Our current work portfolio exceeds our existing resource capacity and accordingly we have opportunities available for Installation Assistants to join our team on a casual basis.

Job requirements: • Assisting with the installation of artificial membranes into storage ponds • Working with a team and ensuring that a high level of workmanship is maintained • Operating vehicles and equipment required for project completion • Experience in the agricultural and/or irrigation sector and engineering/welding experience would be an advantage

Successful applicants will be required to pass a preemployment medical and drugs screen.

Building Supplies Customer Service 20 hrs week

Mitre 10 MEGA have a vacancy to join the busy team in building supplies. This position is for 20 hours per week and will include rostered weekends. The position would suit a retired person or a student with an interest in building or D.I.Y. If you think this is of interest to you, please send your covering letter and c.v. to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to: Human Resources, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton 7740.

You will be reliable, flexible, practical, a good communicator and a team player. You will also need to hold a current NZ driver licence and have New Zealand residency or a valid New Zealand Work Permit.

Please email your CV and cover letter to info@sustainablewater.co.nz

by Friday, February 22nd 2013

To promote your business in any of the Ashburton Guardian products, call me now ASHLEIGH FRASER

ADVERTISING CONSULTANT

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ashleigh.f@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, 161 Burnett Street Ashburton www.guardianonline.co.nz

Mount Hutt College Methven

Library Manager An exciting opportunity has arisen for a person to be responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of our College Library. This position will be 27 ½ hours per week, term time only. The successful applicant must be able to relate with students and staff.

This position will start as soon as possible.

Applications close by Friday, March 1, 2013.

Application packs and information are available from: Principal’s Secretary, Mrs E. Lumsden.

Contact: ph (03) 302 8437 Ext 2; email college@mthutt.school.nz.

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Guardian Situations Vacant The destination for jobs - Over 30 jobs every week To place an ad, call 307-7900 or classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Please apply to the Branch Manager, BNT Ashburton, 107 Moore Street, Ashburton 7700, phone: 03 307 6192 or email: bnt7701@bntnz.co.nz

217 West Street ASHBURTON ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz Telephone 03 307 9176ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz 217 West Street ASHBURTON ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz Telephone 03 307 9176 217 West Street ASHBURTON Telephone 03 307 9176

OFFERS OVER $390,000 $539,000 DEADLINE SALE OFFERS OVER $390,000 SALE MISSDEADLINE SALE DON'T BRAND NEW YOU WANTPICTURE DON'T MISS OUT PICTURE PERFECT MISS OUT $539,000 OFFERSALL OVER $390,000 DEADLINEDEADLINE SALE DON'T DEADLINE SALE ALL YOUPICTURE WANT PERFECT PERFECT OUT

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WEB ID AU28644 EASTSIDE 22 Mitchell Place Set in a popular cul-de-sac this tidy three bedroom home offers plenty.

Very sunny and with a conservatory to relax in. Easy care with aluminium windows and smaller section. A home with plenty of options. Deadline Sale Closing 11 February 2013.

An opportunity has come up for a full time team member to join our team in Ashburton.

Property Brokers are a property management and Mitre 10 Ashburton is a well established part of the $289,500 DEADLINE $289,500 OFFERS OVER $279,000 SALE FRESH UT! SPACIOUS & SUNNY OPTIONS APLENTYCHECK THIS OUT! SALE FRESH NEW DECOROPTIONS APLENTY NEW DECOR OFFERS OVER $279,000 $489,000 DEADLINE SALE OVER $279,000 CHECK THIS OUT! $489,000 FRESH NEW DEADLINE DECOR OFFERS real estate company $289,500 with OPTIONS 40 APLENTY years experience Mitre 10 brand with stores in three locations in Canterbury. Our people are highly trusted Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru. professionals and fun to work with.

We are a family owned business with a family feel We have a team of 7 experienced property managers and focused on giving our customers our very best.

DEADLINE SALECHANCE $245,000 DEADLINE SALE NESTLED DEADLINE SALE TOWNHOUSE $298,000 DEADLINE SALE NESTLED $298,000 E OPTIONS TOWNHOUSE ++ RARE CHANCE AWAY $245,000 DEADLINE SALE TOWNHOUSE DEADLINE SALE ++ $298,000 RARE ++ AWAY NESTLED AWAY working in Timaru, Ashburton, Rangiora, Greymouth The ideal person for this position would need the and Christchurch. following attributes: We are seeking an experienced property manager • Possess outstanding customer service skills (or$310,000 someone who could quickly come up OVER toLOCATION speed $349,000 $310,000 BEATS OFFERS OVER $485,000 $349,000 OFFERS OVER • $485,000 $749,000 NG NEAT AND TIDY TOP LOCATION BUILDING TERRIFIC LOCATION TERRIFIC LOCATION $349,000 OFFERSTOP $485,000 $749,000 $749,000 BEATS BUILDING TOP LOCATION TERRIFIC LOCATION Exercise honesty and fairness in all areas ASHBURTON ASHBURTON having worked in a related field) to manage a • Have an outstanding of the importance of One portfolio in Ashburton.

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• Good computing skills are needed as well as an www.propertybrokers.co.nz ybrokers.co.nz Management support and training will be provided, interest in DIY and decorating would be an however you will beCHECK a person enjoys working essential. $289,500 $489,000 DEADLINE $289,500 OFFERS OVER $279,000 DEADLINEadvantage SALE FRESH NEW but OFFERS OVER $279,000 OUT! SPACIOUS & SUNNY OPTIONS APLENTY THIS OUT! SALEwho FRESH NEW DECOR OPTIONS APLENTY DECORnot autonomously and have good decision making Some weekend work will apply. capabilities.

This is a good opportunity for the right person to be Property Brokers are a great team and are the part of a great team and make a contribution to a DEADLINEreal SALE TOWNHOUSE $245,000 DEADLINE DEADLINE SALE TOWNHOUSE ++ $298,000 DEADLINE SALE NESTLED AWAY $298,000 E OPTIONS ++ RARE CHANCE NESTLED AWAY largest estate company inSALEMid Canterbury. growing business.

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WEB ID AU28283 WEB ID AU25728A WEB ID AU28742 WEB ID AU28283 WEB ID AU28267 WEB ID AU28742 WEB ID AU25728A WEB ID AU28283 WEB ID AU28742 WEB ID AU28267 WESTSIDE WESTSIDE EASTSIDE WESTSIDE EASTSIDE EASTSIDE STSIDE WESTSIDE EASTSIDE EASTSIDE 71 Pages Road 23 and 25 Manse Street 2 Russell Avenue 125 William Street 23 and 25 Manse Street Pages Road 2 Russell Avenue 2 Russell Avenue 23 and 25 Manse Street 125 William Street Packed wow in chance This freshly redecorated three ghtfully private sunnywith home in factor in the bracketDelightfully private sunny homePacked with wowAfactor in to thepurchase bracket a spacious threePacked with wow factor in the bracket A chance to purchase a spacious three three bedroomA chance to purchase a spaciousThis freshly redecorated three bedroom you cangarden afford,on this inviting permanentestablished well planted gardenyou on can afford, this bedroom with a large range of you can afford, this inviting permanent home is close in on bedroom home with a large range of is close in on the eastside of ablished well planted invitinghome permanent bedroom home with a large range ofthe eastside of home home is well positioned on anwestside close to park. Three double excellent sheds on andan other garaging. Setmaterial home is well positionedexcellent on an sheds and Ashburton, handy to Set stside close to material park. Three double material home is well positioned other garaging.

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WEB ID AU28267 EASTSIDE 125 William Street This freshly redecorated three bedroom home is close in on the eastside of Ashburton, handy to the post office, Countdown, park and central Ashburton. All three bedrooms are spacious and sunny and have large built in wardrobes.

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WEB ID AU28549 WEB ID AU27829 WEB ID AU28695 WEB ID AU28549 WEB ID AU28813 WEB ID AU28695 WEB ID AU27829 WEB ID AU28549 WEB ID AU28695 WEB ID AU28813 WESTSIDE WESTSIDE TINWALD WESTSIDE WESTSIDE TINWALD STSIDE WESTSIDE TINWALD WESTSIDE Havelock Street 86 Alford Forest Road 36A Johnstone Street 49 Havelock Street 13 Kelvin Crescent 36A Johnstone Street Alford Forest49 Road 49 Havelock Street 36A Johnstone Street 13 Kelvin Crescent Spacious two bedroom front A good solid three bedroom home A townhouse Spacious two bedroom front A townhouse with If just where you live giving is important this 3 A townhouse with just a bit extra giving you live is important this 3 ood solid three bedroom home Spacious two bedroom front with just a bit extra giving a bit extra If where townhouse located handy situated in handy Allenton location. a goodlocated indoorhandy outdoor flow. Two standalone townhouse located handy bedroom home ated in handy standalone Allenton location. standalone townhouse a good indoor outdoor flow.

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WEB ID AU28813 WESTSIDE 13 Kelvin Crescent If where you live is important this 3 bedroom home may suit perfectly. Well respected Allenton Crescent, handy to all schools and shopping amenities. The bright living areas flow well with immediate access to outdoor living.

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WEB ID AU28705 WEB ID AU28818 WEB ID AU28789 WEB ID AU28705 WEB ID AU27287 WEB ID AU28789 WEB ID AU27287 WEB ID AU28818 WEB ID AU28705 WEB ID AU28789 WEB ID AU27287 TINWALD TINWALD WESTSIDE TINWALD WESTSIDE WESTSIDE WESTSIDE WALD TINWALD WESTSIDE WESTSIDE 92 McMurdo Street 33 Buckleys Terrace 71 Oak Grove 92 McMurdo Street 71 Oak Grove 2 Reflection Place Buckleys Terrace 92 McMurdo Street 71 Oak Grove 2 Reflection Place 2 Reflection Place Relax and sunshine and privacy atUninterrupted rural views on tranquil Always aand popular location style.

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This well Buckleys Terrace. Spacious open"your plan new townhouse".

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WEB ID AU28549 WEB ID AU27829 WESTSIDE WESTSIDE 49 Havelock Street 86 Alford Forest Road Spacious two bedroom front A good solid three bedroom home standalone townhouse located handysituated in handy Allenton location. to town. Roomy living areas. Double Partly upgraded including aluminium garage, nice section with good indoorwindow joinery and replaced long run outdoor flow. Deadline Sale Closing iron roof plus potential to further Thursday 7th February. enhance.

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WEB ID AU28695 WEB ID AU28549 TINWALD WESTSIDE 36A Johnstone Street 49 Havelock Street A townhouse with just a bit extra giving Spacious two bedroom front a good indoor outdoor flow. Two standalone townhouse located handy double bedrooms, open plan living to town. Roomy living areas. Double area, attached garage with internal garage, nice section with good indoor access. Attractively presented and outdoor flow. Deadline Sale Closing currently tenanted.

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EASTSIDE 125 William Street This freshly redecorated three bedroom home is close in on the eastside of Ashburton, handy to the post office, Countdown, park and central Ashburton. All three bedrooms are spacious and sunny and have large built in wardrobes.

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WESTSIDE 13 Kelvin Crescent If where you live is important this 3 bedroom home may suit perfectly. Well respected Allenton Crescent, handy to all schools and shopping amenities. The bright living areas flow well with immediate access to outdoor living.

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HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to P.O. Box 35, Ashburton. 7740.

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Coniston Waters subdivision. Four Substantial four bedroom home on a bedroom home plus office or extra private back section with excellent bedroom, three car garaging, ensuite garaging and nice indoor/outdoor flow. off master bedroom, large dining, living A rare opportunity to purchase and kitchen area with separate lounge. something like this in this location.

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Good Morning. (G) Ellen. (G, R) 60 Minute Makeover.

(G, R)

12.00 ONE News. (T) 12.30 Emmerdale. (PGR, T) 1.30 Come Dine With Me.

(PGR, T)

2.00 Britain’s Best Dish. (G, R) Britain’s most talented cooks battle it out to impress judges John Burton Race, Ed Baines and Jilly Goolden.

3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal.

(G) David Dickinson proves that one man’s trash really is another man’s treasure.

3.55 Te Karere. (T) 4.25 Ellen. (G) 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat.

(G, T) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Seven Sharp. (T) 7.30 Unsung Heroes.

(PGR, T)

8.00 Recruits Paramedics.

eVeNING

(PGR, T)

8.30 Winners And Losers.

(PGR, T) Sophie makes a bad situation worse, Bec attempts to do it all, Jenny takes on a new job, and Frances reassess her priorities.

9.25 Undercover Boss USA.

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(G, R, T) 1.00 Dr Phil. (AO)

2.00 The Dr Oz Show. (PGR) 3.00 The Biggest Loser Australia. (G) Twelve overweight contestants battle the bulge to lose the most weight.

4.00 Rachael Ray. (G) 5.00 Entertainment Tonight.

(G, R)

5.30 Home And Away. (G, T) Sasha gets closure on her relationship with Casey, Dex defends Sasha and asks Casey to leave, and Jett locks Romeo in a shed.

(G, R)

(G, R, T)

6.00 Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) Susan is shocked at seeing Karl with Sarah.

7.00 Shortland Street.

(G, R)

7.00 7.30 12.00 1.05

Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Home Shopping. (G) The Doctors. (G) The Jeff Probst Show.

(G)

2.10 America’s Got Talent.

(G, R) FINAL Last night, four finalists gave the performance of their lives, however only one of them will become a star.

4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000 each night.

5.30 Prime News.

12.15 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Bayless Conley. (G)

12.00 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)

(Final, R, T)

8.00 Hot In Cleveland.

(Final, PGR, T)

(G, R, T)

(Final, AO, R, T)

1.20 Infomercials. 2.20 Party Wars. (AO, R) 3.15 Secret Life Of The American Teenager. (PGR, R) 4.15 Emmerdale. (PGR, R, T) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show. (R) 5.30 Infomercials.

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G) Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

(G) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild.

7.30 Man Vs Wild. (PGR, R) 8.30 Pub Dig. (PGR) (FINAL) Comedian Rory McGrath, and archaeologist Paul Blinkhorn make their way to the Ye Olde Reine Deer Inn at Banbury in Oxfordshire this week.

9.30 Ross Kemp Extreme World. (AO) (FINAL) 10.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.

7.30 The Middle.

11.55 Sensing Murder.

PRIMe

6.00 3 News.

7.00 Campbell Live.

7.30 World’s Deadliest Roads. (PGR, T) 8.30 Wild Colombia (Part 2).

(PGR, T) Nigel searches for Anacondas in the flooded forests of the mighty Amazon.

9.30 Sons Of Anarchy.

(AO, T) Jax and SAMCRO are challenged as past sins resurface.

10.40 Nightline.

11.20 Numb3rs. (AO, T) Don and his team investigate after scratch-off lottery tickets are stolen and one of the thieves is killed during the heist.

(PGR, T)

11.55 Crash. (PGR, R) 12.30 Te Karere. (R, T) 12.55 BBC World – BBC World News. 1.00 GMT With George Alagiah. (G) 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain.

3.30 HARDtalk. 4.00 Global With Jon Sopel. (G) 5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 5.35 Te Karere.

6.00 8.30 10.30 11.30

5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 8 Simple Rules.

10.25 ONE News Tonight. (T) 10.55 Prime Suspect.

(T)

3 News: Firstline.

Infomercials. (G) The Shopping Channel.

Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 12.00 3 News.

12.30 Home And Away.

6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5.

(R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (R, T) 7.25 Back At The Barnyard. (R, T) 7.55 Ben 10. (R, T) 8.20 Tiki Tour.

(T) 8.45 Fireman Sam. (R, T) 8.55 Bird Bath. (R, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours.

(R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (R, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (R, T) 12.00 Once Upon A Time. (R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 2.00 Anderson Live.

3.00 Buzzy Bee. (G) 3.05 Everything’s Rosie. (T) 3.20 Mike The Knight. (G, T) 3.30 Spongebob Squarepants. (G, T) 4.00 H2o. (G, R, T) 4.30 The Erin Simpson Show.

5.00 Horace In Slow Motion.

8.30 All New The Big Bang Theory. (PGR, T) 9.00 All New 2 Broke Girls.

(PGR, T).

9.30 Hell’s Kitchen. (AO, T) 10.30 The Walking Dead. (T) 11.30 Gary Unmarried.

(Final, AO, T)

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FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G, R) 7.30 Monsuno. (G, R) 7.55 The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. (G, R) 8.20 Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Adventures. (G, R) 8.45 Bananas In Pyjamas. (G, R) 8.55 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.05 Thomas & Friends.

(G, R) 9.15 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.20 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.25 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 9.55 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion. (G) 10.05 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G,

R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 6.00 Everybody Hates Chris. (G, R) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R) Hermes’ and the Professor’s sons try to outdo them in the business world but need their dads’ help when success overwhelms them.

7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R) Former President George Bush and his wife Barbara buy a house across the

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Glee. (PGR) Finn challenges the glee club to find their inner powerhouses for ‘Diva Week’, and in New York, Kurt can no longer take Rachel’s arrogant attitude and calls her out.

The Biggest Loser. (G) The players compete in a trampoline challenge to win the chance to exclude a contestant’s weight from the weigh-in.

Life Unexpected. (PGR) Entertainment Tonight. (G) Infomercials. (G)

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THE GHOST WRITER Movie Greats, 6.20pm Director Roman Polanksi makes a welcome return in this stylish political thriller featuring Ewan McGregor (below) as a ghost writer brought in to finish former British PM Adam Lang’s (Pierce Brosnan) memoirs after the first writer passes away in mysterious circumstances.

Virtually exiled to Martha’s Vineyard in the US, Lang lives in a fortress-like beach house with his wife (Olivia Williams), and aide and mistress (Kim Cattrall). There are many apparent real-life parallels located within this well-crafted film.

6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.15 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 8.55 24. (M) 9.45 Law & Order. (M) 10.35 NCIS. (PG) 11.25 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 12.40 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 1.30 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.45 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 3.10 24. (M) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

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9.30 The Cricket Show.

10.00 Basketball. NBL. Adelaide 36ers v Melbourne Tigers. Replay.

12.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. At&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Round Four.

Highlights.

1.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Joburg Open Round Four. Highlights.

2.00 Golf. Champions Tour. Allianz Championship. Highlights.

3.00 Football League Show.

3.30 The Dirt.

4.00 Dumbest Stuff On Wheels.

4.30 Rugby Sevens. IRB Sevens World Series. Las Vegas Event. Highlights.

6.00 Cricket. Second Twenty20. New Zealand v England. Replay.

9.30 Cricket. Twenty20. Australia v West Indies. Live.

1.00 Crowd Goes Wild.

1.30 A-League Highlights Show.

2.00 Soccer. A-League. Melbourne Heart v Perth Glory. Replay.

4.00 Basketball. NBL. Sydney Kings v NZ Breakers. Replay.

The Simpsons. (PG) Pawn Stars. (PG) NCIS. (PG) Romeo Must Die. (M) In a city ruled by criminals, two families who have forgotten their fear will be made to remember, in this modern day version of Romeo and Juliet. Starring. Jet Li Law & Order. (M) NCIS. (PG) 24. (M) America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(PG)

Cash Cab USA. (PG) NYPD Blue. (M) Romeo Must Die. (M) 24. (M)

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Crowd Goes Wild.

The Dirt.

Dumbest Stuff On Wheels.

Athletics. The Slateman Triathlon.

Soccer. English Premier League.

Southampton v Manchester City.

Replay.

Soccer. English Premier League.

Manchester United v Everton. Replay.

Triathlon. Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Ironman & Ironwoman. Round Four.

Replay.

Basketball. NBL. Sydney Kings v NZ Breakers. Replay.

The Cricket Show.

The ITM Fishing Show.

SKY Sport What’s On. Lawn Bowls. World Championships.

Men’s Singles Second Semi-final.

Lawn Bowls. World Championships.

Men’s Singles Final.

Crowd Goes Wild.

Fight Night On SKY. SKY ARENA Access.

SKY Sport What’s On. Basketball. NBL. Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers. Replay.

Golf. US PGA Tour. At&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Round Four.

Highlights.

Golf. European PGA Tour. Joburg Open Round Four. Highlights.

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7.35 Judy Moody And The Not Bummer Summer. (2011, G) Heather Graham.

9.10 Captain America: The First Avenger.

(2011, M) Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones.

11.15 Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark.

(2010, M) Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce.

12.55 Biography: Adam Sandler.

6.05 Underworld Evolution. (2006, 16) Kate Beckinsale.

7.50 The Grudge. (2004, 16) Sarah Michelle Gellar, Bill Pulman.

9.25 Broken Arrow. (1996, M) John Travolta, Christian Slater.

11.15 Man On Fire. (2009, 16) Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning.

1.40 Crank. (2006, 18) Jason Statham.

3.10 The Queen. (2005, M) Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen.

4.55 Cry Baby. (1990, M) Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake.

6.20 The Ghost Writer. (2010, M) Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan.

A ghostwriter, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his life in jeopardy.

8.30 The Chronicles Of Riddick.

(2004, M) Vin Diesel, Judi Dench.

10.30 Dead Calm. (1989, M) Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill.

12.05 Into The Blue. (2005, M) Jessica Alba, Paul Walker.

1.55 The Queen. (2005, M) Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen.

3.35 The Ghost Writer. (2010, M) Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan.

5.40 Cry Baby. (1990, M) Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake.

(2008, PG).

1.45 The Horses Of McBride. (2012, PG) Aidan Quinn.

3.15 The Pirates! Band Of Misfits.

(2012, G) Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek.

4.45 Fright Night. (2011, M) Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell.

6.30 Country Strong. (2010, M) Gwyneth Paltrow. A country star with a drinking problem goes on a comeback tour with an up and coming star.

8.30 Transit. (2012, 16) Jim Caviezel, James Frain.

10.00 Scream 4. (2011, 16) Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox. 11.50 The River Why. (2010, M) Zach Gilford, Amber Heard.

1.35 Survival Of The Dead. (2009, 16) Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh.

3.05 Fright Night. (2011, M) Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell.

4.50 Making Of Johnny English Reborn.

(2011, PG).

5.05 Country Strong. (2010, M) Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund.

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Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) Dirty Jobs. (PG) American Loggers. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Swords: Life On The Line. (PG) Shark Week’s 25 Best Bites. (M) Cold Blood. (M) Evil, I. (M) Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) River Monsters: Untold Stories. (PG) American Loggers. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Gold Rush. (PG) Million Dollar Season.

Flying Wild Alaska. (PG) Return To Diomede.

X-Ray: Yellowstone. (PG) American Guns. (M) Tommy Gun/ 20 Pound 50 Cal: A customer commissions a custom Tommy gun to be used in his 1920’s themed competition shootouts. An avid hunter requests a light weight 50 cal.

I (Almost) Got Away With It. (M) Fatal Encounters. (M) I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) American Loggers. (PG) Gold Rush. (PG) X-Ray: Yellowstone. (PG) American Guns. (M) I (Almost) Got Away With It. (M)

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Sensible, practical, affordable My last report was on the seriously safe and decidedly good looking, Audi A6 Allroad.

Unfortunately its price of $134,100 puts it out of reach of most of us.

Of course serious safety is just not Audi’s forte and as a more affordable alternative to an Allroad, how about Subaru’s similarly sized Outback 3.6R Premium Wagon, complete with an impressive array of state of the art safety gear including Eyesight driver assist.

This flagship Outback, with its six cylinder engine costs $69,990 – about half as much as the Audi.

Visually the Outback, even with its new look front grille, bumper and large swoopy headlights definitely isn’t nearly as attractive as the Allroad or even the Legacy Wagon.

And of course it misses out on the status appeal of the Audi four-ringed insignia.

But it sure has a purposeful SUV look about it.

While Outbacks have the advantage of a decent 213mm ground clearance, which is a big plus for

ski-field roads, farm tracks etc, they aren’t too tall and courtesy of their “boxer” engines have nice low centres of gravity.

Inside the leather clad cabin, the comfortable seats are at heights that will appeal to those with less flexible bodies for they sit between that of a normal car and an SUV. The driver’s seat is electrically adjustable and it and the front passenger’s are heated.

The dash and controls are nicely presented, although the electric park brake does take a little getting used to.

The quality of the fit and finish and space for all, especially so for those in the back seats is now suitably “up there”!

There’s liquid crystal displays and sat-nav shown on a 7 inch screen which is also used for the reversing camera.

As well there’s lots of other comfort and convenience

gear including a fantastic McIntosh sound system, dual-zone air-con, rain-sensing wipers, hill-start hold function and more.

There’s plenty of luggage space to with plenty of anchor points.

Back seats up, capacity is 490 litres. Pull the handles to fold their 60/40 backs flat increases this to 1690 litres.

Naturally sitting higher means a bit more controlled body roll, but the suspension is well set up while the steering is accurate, nicely weighted and has enough feel.

Which with the constant allwheel-drive means it drives through corners of whatever difficulty in a totally reassuring way.

Plus the ride is consistently comfortable ride and this really comes into its own on rough shingle and the likes of the Mt Hutt road where

the Outback really felt at home.

There’s naturally some tyre noise on coarse-chip roads but overall the ride is nicely hushed ride.

Effortless is the word that lingers for the 3.6R’s point to point driving ability.

The 3.6-litre flat six, comes up with 191kW and 350Nm of torque at 4400rpm. It’s keen to rev, particularly with “Sport Sharp” of the three mode, SI-Drive system selected and the motor sings accordingly!

The gearbox is a smooth and quick-acting five speed auto complete with paddle shifts.

Subaru says 0-100km/h in this mode arrives in 7.6 seconds.

Mind you, mid-range performance is acceptably strong when choosing “Sport “and I left it in this for most of my drive-time, when, according to the trip-computer the claimed overall fuel con-

sumption of 10.3L/100km was bettered.

This can be further improved when at cruise on the flat, by selecting Intelligent for the best possible economy, but Sport is best overall choice.

While there are seven airbags and 5-star ANCAP safety rating this is supplemented by Subaru’s rather unique “EyeSight” safety system.

This uses twin cameras mounted either side of the rear view mirror to provide driver assistance in a variety of conditions.

These include frontal collision avoidance, reducing the speed of an impact and lane departure warnings.

Meanwhile the adaptive cruise control not only controls the driving support system but maintains set distances back from the vehicle you are following.

When it slows or accelerates you do to but the system always maintains the pre-set gap between you!

It works!

For a start it seems a bit bossy, but you soon overlook this and appreciate its cleverness and warnings.

By Roger Hart

ROAD TEST

Finale While this top of the line Outback won’t win any beauty contests, it comes with a huge amount of kit, particularly with its drivetrain and safety gear. It’s a very sensible, practical and versatile wagon, ideally suited to our ever changing driving conditions and diverse destinations.

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DAILY DIARY TODAY - WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13

8.30am. ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Good views of surrounding country side. Mt Peel Station. New members welcome. Ph 308-6862. Meet at Courthouse.

9.00am-4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street Consultancy House.

9.30am - 1.00pm. ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around op shop. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

9.45am. MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS. Monthly meeting. Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

10.00am. ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmania doubles 10-12, assn doubles and golf croquet 1pm4pm. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street.

10.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, non members welcome. Upstairs in the Old Polytech Building, 254 Cameron Street.

10.00am - 7.00pm. ASHBURTON ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM Open, Baring Square East.

10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display in Heritage hanger RNZAF Aermacchi RAF Harrier GR3. Seafield Road.

10.30am. ASBHURTON LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Coffee morning, Cafe Central, Tancred Street.

10.4am. T’IA CHI CLUB. Exercises for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

5.45pm. ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Mission talk and Canadian workshop singer. Baptist Church, Cnr Havelock Street and Cass Street.

7.00pm. GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing.

Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm. ASHBURTON ROSE GROUP. Rose show, bring your new roses. Catholic School Rooms.

7.00pm - 7.45pm. ST PAULS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Ash Wednesday Service. St James Church, Cnr Graham and Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

7.30pm. ST STEPHENS CHURCH. Ash Wednesday service. Park Street.

7.30pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road.

7.30pm. ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Steve and Debbie will speak about Egypt. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

TOMORROW - THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 14

Hyundai i40 Sedan The new diesel only i40 medium sized sedan has just gone on sale.

Its diesel develops 100kW and 320Nm. There’s two well equipped versions, both with 6-speed autos, nine airbags, keyless entry and 5

star safety ratings.

The CRDi costs $46,990 and the Elite version, which adds 18inch alloys, sensors and reversing camera, leather trim with heated front and rear seats, dual zone air-con and more is $51,990.

9.00am-4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street Consultancy House.

9.30am. M.S.A. T’AI CHI CLUB. Beginners class, newcomers welcome. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11.30pm. MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime section, new players very welcome. Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 1.00pm. ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Street.

10.00am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Rd.

10.00am - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, museum open. Seafield Road.

10.45am. M.S.A. T’AI CHI CLUB. Qigong exercises, newcomers welcome. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

7.30pm. GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. learn to dance. All welcome. Pipe band hall, creek Road.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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Kiwis in the spotlight

• Blackadder ‘relaxed’ With Dan Carter, Kieran Read and Sam Whitelock back, the Crusaders are out to make a statement for 2013 when they take on the Waratahs in Sydney tomorrow. They will field their strongest combination for the first time after losses to the Hurricanes by one point and to the Highlanders 21-38 in their previous pre-season matches.

If Crusaders fans are worried by the two results, coach Todd Blackadder isn’t. “I’m not disappointed at all,” he said. “More interesting is the public’s reaction and the media’s reaction to it. We’ve won pre-season games the last four years and it doesn’t mean anything.”

- STAR

Michael Brown The New Zealand Rugby League have become interested bystanders to the Australian Crime Commission’s investigation into drugs in sport as they try to plan the Kiwis’ World Cup defence.

The six NRL clubs - Manly, Cronulla, Newcastle, Canberra, North Queensland and Penrith - mentioned in the ACC report were all contacted by the NRL on Monday night but given no further information, leaving them unaware what they were being investigated for.

The Warriors have not been contacted and are confident they operate cleanly.

There is still little detail about what the commission has found and what sanctions, if any, might be brought down on clubs or individuals.

There are a number of New Zealand players who are at the six clubs or have played there recently, including Kieran Foran, Jeremy Smith, Sam McKendry, Dean Whare, Lewis Brown, Sika Manu, Jason Taumalolo and

• Tough task for Ferns The New Zealand women’s cricket side can still make the final of the women’s World Cup but that task is infinitely more difficult after a 48-run defeat to the West Indies on Monday night.

Australia have already secured place in the final, leaving the West Indies, England and New Zealand battling for the other spot. The White Ferns need to beat England in their final match tonight and hope Australia beat the Windies.

It will then come down to run rate with the Windies (+1.136) holding a slight edge over England (+1.079) and New Zealand (+0.952). -APNZ

Kiwi Kieran Foran: Manly one of the NRL clubs under investigation Antonio Winterstein, and the NZRL are keen to find out what it might mean with the Kiwis due to defend the World Cup later this year in the UK and France.

“We know as much as the NRL know so we are in constant contact with them,” NZRL high performance manager Tony Kemp said.

“Obviously the majority of our

Kiwis come out of the NRL so we want to be kept in the loop. I’m talking to the NRL every couple of days but they only know so much as well.

“It’s all speculation [what might happen]. We have obviously got the Anzac test and World Cup coming up and we want to make sure everything is above board.”

All six clubs mentioned in the commission report was due to meet with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) last night but the authority said in a statement they wouldn’t name specific players under investigation.

Former Manly sports scientist Stephen Dank has come under considerable scrutiny because of his involvement with NRL and AFL club at the centre of the investigation and admitted providing coaches at Australian Rules club Essendon with banned drugs but denied any were given to players.

Some coaches reportedly take drugs to see what effect, if any, they might have.

“Look, to be perfectly honest, there were a couple of coaches that were using some supplements, if you like, that were a little bit outside the World Anti-Doping Authority code,” Dank said. “But again they were entitled to it.

“There’s certainly nothing illegal there.”

Dank admitted some Manly players were injected with calf blood during his time there to help them recover faster from injuries. - AAP

Hooper puts the heat on Greenstreet rivals

• Penalty miss costly Liverpool crashed to a dismal 2-0 defeat against West Bromwich Albion yesterday as Steven Gerrard’s penalty miss triggered an Anfield meltdown. Brendan Rodgers’ side looked set to secure their first win in four Premier League matches when Gerrard stepped up to take a late penalty, but the Liverpool captain’s effort was saved by Ben Foster and Albion went on to take full advantage of that escape. - AFP

Janette Hooper kept all the chasing riders at bay to claim victory and lift the Merv Ineson Cup in Tinwald Cycling Club’s 48km handicap held at Greenstreet on Sunday.

With temperatures in the early 30s it was a hard day at the office for the riders.

Hooper would have been well aware that a large bunch of riders had formed behind her and were

chasing hard to close down the margin, but she dug deep to find the finish line.

Matt Marshall continued his good form to lead the bunch sprint in to secure second place with third place getter Scott Albon producing his best race of the season. Brent Kircher and Richard Kirwan were in the thick of the finish claiming fourth and fifth places.

Nigel Douglas rode the distance in 71.59 to take fastest time honours from co-markers Josh Connor and Simon Earl.

The juniors and division 2 competed over 16km. Ben Sutton secured the win in a tight finish.

Jake Beeman was right on his tail to secure the second place spoils with Bailey O’Donnell pulling out a top shelf ride to the third place podium spot.

Ryan Jackson and Abe O’Donnell secured fourth and fifth places having been caught in the finishing straight by the front runners. Sam Cullimore laid down the fastest time covering the course in 27.18, while Keryn O’Donnell had a solid hit out to take the division 2 honours.

Next week the club travels to Rakaia to contest a 50km handicap event.

Fields, form and riders for Riccarton today Canterbury Racing - Canterbury JC Venue: Riccarton Park Meeting Date: 13 Feb NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.10pm RICCARTONPARK.CO.NZ MAIDEN $8000, MDN, 1200m 1 52435 Individual (8) 58.5..........................C Spittles 2 33 Western Warrior (2) 58.5............ A Frye (a3) 3 6 Home Made Halo (7) 58.5............T Moseley 4 00x Honor And Cherish (9) 56.5.....T Direen (a2) 5 0x77x My Jungle Girl (5) 56.5................. L Allpress 6 7x0x0 Yak Yak (6) 56.5............................K Williams 7 2234 Kayleen b (4) 56........................ M Cameron 8 7x French Lesson (3) 56............ R Doherty (a2) 9 7x00 Lincoln Sea (1) 56.......................L Callaway 10 Puzzled (10) 56............................C Johnson 2 1.45pm PUNTERS CHALLENGE HERE APRIL 6TH RATING 65 $8000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 70077 O’Faberge d (9) 59......... A Comignaghi (a3) 2 6x696 Halo Buster d (7) 58.5.................. L Allpress 3 20621 Katriffic d (4) 57.5...............K C Walters (a2) 4 7x160 Fintorro d (2) 57.5........................... J Bullard 5 05492 I’m Maveric d (1) 57.5............. P Shaikh (a4) 6 1260x Fine Line b (3) 57....................... A Frye (a3) 7 90784 Refreshnly Vibrant td (5) 57.........B Lammas

8 9x397 Astrogal d (8) 55.5..................... M Cameron 9 57x25 Our Bella Rose (6) 55.5.................C Spittles 3 2.20pm MORE FM SUMMER VINEYARD TOUR RATING 85 $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 22410 Kullu t (2) 59....................................D Walsh 2 40361 Stormpatrol dm (4) 58..................C Johnson 3 1x914 Bowling Boy tdb (3) 56.5......... S Wynne (a3) 4 x1217 Fullavino dm (5) 55.5........................P Taylor 5 27621 Orutan td (7) 55............................ L Allpress 6 41213 Savont db (6) 54........................ M Cameron 7 51662 Davone Code d (1) 54..................K Williams 4 2.55pm DEREK FREEAR RATING 85 $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1800m 1 85218 Foneeleven tdm (3) 62............... C Lunn (a3) 2 15253 Heaven Sent td (5) 58.5...........T Direen (a2) 3 45220 Alpine Heights tb (8) 58.5............B Lammas 4 14359 Stormy Rain t (2) 57..................... L Allpress 5 x6693 Faxed (1) 55.5..................................D Walsh 6 42120 Pazejan (4) 54...............................K Williams 7 86734 So Regal (7) 54...........................L Callaway 8 00x33 Ishipal tdb (6) 54..........................C Johnson 9 14177 Big Energy 54............................... Scratched 5 3.30pm ZACINTO AT INGLEWOOD STUD RATING 65 $8000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m 1 23241 Avid Ruler (4) 59................... R Doherty (a2)

2 x4261 Classic Kanga tm (7) 59...................P Taylor 3 96230 Prince Flight (1) 57.5....................T Moseley 4 x7321 Falena (8) 57................................C Johnson 5 30871 Lidiaco td (9) 57...........................B Lammas 6 04126 Old Gold (5) 56.5.....................A Denby (a2) 7 x9465 Ask My Wife m (6) 56.5...................D Walsh 8 69645 Shaylee Wilde t (3) 56.................. L Allpress 9 8x475 Sovereign Rose (11) 54.5.......... M Cameron 10 49985 Carlyon Bay (2) 54.......................L Callaway 11 500x6 Ms Courtenay Place (10) 54....... A Frye (a3) 6 4.05pm MILLFIELD.CO.NZ OHOKA’S FINEST SUBDIVISION MDN $8000, MDN, 1600m 1 22054 Justacrusin (3) 58.5........................ J Bullard 2 68042 Presley (9) 58.5 3 60063 Evidence (10) 58.5........................T Moseley 4 09304 Trundler (13) 58.5...................C Barnes (a3) 5 0x775 Boujet La (11) 58.5.......................K Williams 6 590 Eyeou 58.5.................................... Scratched 7 55560 Tungata Zebiwe (7) 58.5....... R Doherty (a2) 8 4373 Owe The Ransom (5) 58.A Comignaghi (a3) 9 37D48 Truth (2) 58............................. S Wynne (a3) 10 00 Prince Eden (12) 58............K C Walters (a2) 11 20772 Sandy’s Girl (15) 56.5................. A Frye (a3) 12 80452 Savannah Al Jamal (14) 56.5...........P Taylor 13 x0260 Lady Lunchalot (6) 56.5...............C Johnson

14 65 D’Ellis (1) 56.5.............................L Callaway 15 76x68 Hidden Identity (8) 56.5.......... A McKay (a4) 16 72363 Keynote (4) 56.............................B Lammas 17 82 Riverenza 56................................. Scratched 7 4.40pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO RATING 65 $8000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 x95F8 Elleaye (2) 59............................. M Cameron 2 31425 Postillion (4) 58.5............................ J Bullard 3 x6939 Kimberley Courtney d (11) 57.......T Moseley 4 0x152 She’s Assertive td (5) 57....K C Walters (a2) 5 25272 Sometime Later db (9) 57........T Direen (a2) 6 296x0 Global Partner (12) 57.................. L Allpress 7 55203 Treviso (10) 57.................................D Walsh 8 14356 Roc City td (1) 56.5..................... A Frye (a3) 9 89127 Tilly (3) 56.5..................................K Williams 10 59941 Te Namu d (13) 56.......................L Callaway 11 91603 Annabel Rose d (8) 54.5..............B Lammas 12 47344 Altheleavesrbrowne t (6) 54.....A Denby (a2) 13 7x008 Tangolini d (7) 54.........................C Johnson 8 5.15pm SPEIGHT’S RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 x1217 Fullavino 60.5................................ Scratched 2 x1312 Our Premonition td (1) 60........... A Frye (a3) 3 05522 Purpose db (4) 58.........................K Williams 4 22361 Royal Hu td (8) 58................. R Doherty (a2)

5 27344 The Debt Collector dm (11) 58.S Wynne (a3) 6 58x96 Ashburn Lane (10) 57..................... J Bullard 7 25281 Satisfaction td (13) 56..................L Callaway 8 67367 Oxborough Magic d (5) 56...........C Johnson 9 7x161 Bronte Lass td (6) 54.5.............. M Cameron 10 11x45 Katie Jay d (9) 54.5....................... L Allpress 11 00854 Livana d (7) 54.............................B Lammas 12 47785 Champagne Eva (2) 54...........C Barnes (a3) 13 05235 Lucky Break t (12) 54.......................P Taylor 14 76880 Pearl Dancer td (3) 54.............T Direen (a2) Blinkers off : My Jungle Girl (R1), Fine Line (R2) Winkers on : Hidden Identity (R6) Pacifiers on : Fine Line (R2) SELECTIONS Race 1: Kayleen, Individual, Home Made Halo, Western Warrior Race 2: Refreshnly Vibrant, Fine Line, Astrogal, I’m Maveric Race 3: Bowling Boy, Orutan, Stormpatrol, Kullu, Fullavino Race 4: Faxed, Heaven Sent, Alpine Heights, Foneeleven Race 5: Classic Kanga, Old Gold, Shaylee Wilde, Prince Flight Race 6: Savannah Al Jamal, Justacrusin, Boujet La, Keynote Race 7: Postillion, She’s Assertive, Annabel Rose, Sometime Later Race 8: Our Premonition, Purpose, Bronte Lass, Ashburn Lane LEGEND: Runner Form: b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months

Today’s Auckland RC fields, form and riders Auckland RC Venue: Ellerslie Meeting Date: 13 Feb 2013 NZ Meeting number : 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6 1 4.50pm BARFOOT & THOMPSON 2200 MAIDEN $12,500, MDN, 2200m 1 30332 Son Of Civics (1) 58.5........................J Jago 2 60x9. High Road (3) 58.5........................ R Norvall 3 357 Dubai Shuffle (5) 58...................... O Bosson 4 x4082 Ribbony Rose (7) 56.5.................C Lammas 5 6x08. La Colinetta (4) 56.5........................ S Spratt 6 09333 Duchessofcambridge (2) 56........... V Colgan 7 84 Favourite Girl (8) 56.......................M Tanaka 8 67 Joyohjoy (6) 56.......................... M D Plessis 2 5.25pm NETWORK VISUALS 1200 MAIDEN $12,500, MDN, 1200m 1 49623 Watch King (9) 58...................... M D Plessis 2 4 Balbowa (2) 58.............................. O Bosson 3 Albany Reunion (3) 58...................... L Innes 4 7. Chase The Ace (8) 58.................... V Colgan 5 77222 Eveready b (4) 56.5........................ A Calder 6 9x200 Hardtaluva (6) 56.5.......................... M Wenn 7 8329 Brahma Queen (5) 56...................... S Spratt 8 Anakela (1) 56.............................D Johnson

9 x9565 Justtheanswer (7) 56 3 5.55pm THE MAD BUTCHER 1200 RATING 65 $12,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 08653 Peridot td (10) 59........................M Sweeney 2 1 Valedictory d (3) 58.................... M D Plessis 3 683x1 Pipeline 57.5................................. Scratched 4 351 Zero Tua Hundred 57.5................. Scratched 5 44323 Melody Celebre 57........................ Scratched 6 313 La Valeta td (6) 56.5......................... L Innes 7 20552 Pouri Chimes (8) 56.5..................D Johnson 8 6x761 Between Dreams d (1) 56.... R Hutchings (a) 9 94627 Sumotori d (5) 56 10 4854x Sand’ior (9) 55.5............................. A Calder 11 67x28 Short Tale db (7) 55....................... V Colgan 12 x1098 Aimees Gold d (2) 54.5................T Thornton 13 02950 Smedley m (4) 56............................ S Spratt 14 67035 Courier 54.5.................................. Scratched 15 509x6 Paper Lace (11) 54.......................... M Wenn 16 0561 Timetodance 55.5......................... Scratched Emergencies: Smedley, Courier, Paper Lace, Timetodance 4 6.30pm ELLERSLIE JEWELLERS & ENGRAVERS MILE $12,500, MDN F&M, 1600m 1 50x32 Staretto (7) 57.5............................. R Norvall

2 7x253 Waitoki Flower (9) 57.5.................... C Grylls 3 7x442 Madly Bentley (8) 57.5................... V Colgan 4 66430 Lasting Touch (4) 57.5 5 05535 Secret Love (5) 57.5....................... A Calder 6 23 Conchita b (6) 57.......................... O Bosson 7 395x Delta Rose b (3) 57................... M D Plessis 8 46 Chintz (2) 57..................................... L Innes 9 55596 Flamin Amy (1) 57........................... S Spratt 5 7.05pm BARFOOT & THOMPSON TWILIGHT CUP $15,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 1 30234 Vincent Street t (9) 59................... O Bosson 2 0x500 Is Da Chief (2) 56....................... L Satherley 3 66232 Gendarme d (1) 55.5...................... A Calder 4 77x12 Pussy O’Reilly tb (7) 55............. M D Plessis 5 01804 Tango Terrific td (8) 55................M Coleman 6 x606x Another Invader d (4) 54.5............. V Colgan 7 x5409 Kindred d (5) 54...........................C Lammas 8 43172 Pinzaara td (6) 54............................ C Grylls 9 5x11x The Lions Rule t (3) 54................T Thornton 6 7.36pm THE EDGE MILE $12,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 x8431 Arizona Jazz d (7) 59...............M Cropp (a3) 2 24x02 The Looker (8) 59........................C Lammas

3 00801 Go Joeli d (3) 58.5......................... R Norvall 4 82566 The Prophecy (11) 57.5..............M Sweeney 5 06482 Hassle Free 57.............................. Scratched 6 1x764 Eskabar (4) 57................................. C Grylls 7 56182 Chandelier td (9) 56.5................ M D Plessis 8 82052 Skai Glow td (1) 56.5....................... S Spratt 9 31347 Aurora Lights (5) 55.5................... O Bosson 10 10465 Sophie’s Gem (10) 54.5.................... L Innes 11 61874 Society Ruler (6) 54.................. K Joyce (a4) 12 43585 Charli Jay (2) 54..........................T Thornton Blinkers on : Delta Rose (R4) Blinkers off : Brahma Queen (R2), Staretto (R4) Winkers on : Joyohjoy (R1), Chase The Ace (R2) Collar off : Sumotori (R3)

SCOREBOARD Results Basketball NBA results Collated NBA results and standings today (home team in CAPS): PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 90 L.A. Clippers 107 CHARLOTTE BOBCATS 94 Boston Celtics 91 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 92 Minnesota Timberwolves 100 INDIANA PACERS 84 Brooklyn Nets 89 OT CHICAGO BULLS 89 San Antonio Spurs 103 MILWAUKEE BUCKS 90 Washington Wizards 102 DETROIT PISTONS 86 New Orleans Hornets 105 DALLAS MAVERICKS 101 Atlanta Hawks 105

Cricket

Mid Canterbury Cricket Senior 2 Day North Otago Senior Reps v Mid Canterbury Senior Reps February 9 North Otago Senior Reps won by 132 runs North Canterbury J Shields c D Kruger b R Polson.................... 15 J Horrell b P Warren........................................ 8 B Cant c W Southby b R Polson.................... 10 E Smith c W Southby b R Phillips.................. 35 S Grobler run out (W Southby)....................... 58 D Drew c P warren b R Phillips...................... 9 S Conian c R Phillips b D Kruger................... 24 P Carthwright c R Phillips b M Tait................. 0 G Cameron run out (D Kruger)....................... 2 J Smith not out................................................ 39 D Sewell Ibw b P Warren................................ 12 Total 66.2 overs............................................... 219 Bowling: P Warren 7.2-1-27-2-0 R Polson 9.0-237-2-0 K Polson 4.0-1-7-0-2 M Tait 8.0-1-32-1-1-0 R Phillips 15.0-2-55-2-0-0 T Meyrick 18.0-7-34-0-0 D Kruger 5.0-1-23-1-0-0 Mid Canterbury R Polson c D Drew b D Sewell....................... 28 B Ward c B Cant b E Smith............................ 33 J Print not out.................................................. 30 D Kruger Ibw b D Sewell................................. 20 M Winter c S Grobler b E Smith..................... 0 W Southby c S Conian b J Smith................... 6 R Phillips Ibw b J Horrell................................. 0 P Warren Ibw b J Horrell................................. 0 T Meyrick Ibw b D Sewell............................... 12 M Tait b D Sewell............................................ 2 K Polson c and b J Horrell.............................. 0 Total 50.0 overs............................................... 139 Bowling: D Sewell 20.0-6-52-4-1-0-0 B Cant 8.0-2-280-1-0 J Horrell 9.0-5-10-3-0-0 E Smith 9.0-1-33-2-0-0 J Smith 4.0-2-10-1-0-0 North Otago 2nd Innings J Shields c D Kruger b R Polson.................... 11 J Horrell c B Ward b R Polson........................ 15 B Cant c J Print b R Phillips............................ 34 E Smith IBW b R Polson................................. 0 S Grobler c W Southby b R Phillips................ 9 D Drew b T Meyrick......................................... 22 S Conian c T Meyrick b M Tait....................... 61 P Carthwright Ibw b T Meyrick........................ 0 G Cameron c R Polson b T Meyrick............... 4 J Smith c M Winter b R Polson....................... 12 D Sewell not out.............................................. 0 Total 56.1 overs............................................... 178 Bowling: P. Warren 6.0-0-17-0-0 R Polson 11.0-147-4-0-0 K Polson 7.0-1-16-0-0-0 M Tait 2.1-1-2-1-0-0 R Phillips 20.0-2-56-2-0-0 T Meyrick 10.0-2-30-3-0-0 Mid Canterbury 2nd Innings R Polson c S Conian b D Sewell.................... 19 B Ward Ibw b D Sewell................................... 0 J Print Ibw b D Sewell..................................... 2 D Kruger c J Horrell b E Smith....................... 19 M Winter c B Cant b J Horrell......................... 41 W Southby not out........................................... 12 R Phillips c D Drew b D Sewell....................... 2 P Warren c D Sewell b J Horrell..................... 8 T Meyrick b S Grobler..................................... 15 M Tait c S Conian b S Grobler....................... 0 K Polson c and b J Horrell.............................. 8 Total 39.4 overs 126 Bowling: D Sewell 12.0-5-33-4-0-0 J Horrell 11.4-3-41-3-0-0 E Smith 8.0-3-39-1-0-0 S Grobler 8.0-3-13-2-0-0

Football

4 65326 Cluain Meala nwtd...................... B Johnston 5 6 Summer Tension nwtd.......... E S Duganzich 6 33313 Go Dolphin Power(c1) 31.19 F &....Turnwald 7 55274 Cawbourne Anna nwtd..............J McInerney 8 84352 Tepirita Ruby nwtd.....................J McInerney 9 56475 Summertime Bobby nwtd.............B Goodwin 10 467F Belldeen nwtd...........................A Duganzich 4 1.01pm J P PRINT, PETONE C0 C0, 305m 1 54442 Sydenham Opal nwtd....................J Harland 2 48433 Gunpowder Gertie nwtd...............J McArthur 3 43 Homebush Churro nwtd.............J McInerney 4 355 Prefontaine nwtd........................J McInerney 5 Car Wreck nwtd...........................B Goodwin 6 Alamein Gus nwtd K &.......................Phillips 7 31 Rene Ranger (c1) nwtd....................L Ahern 8 654 Amy Wineglass nwtd.................A Duganzich 9 68 Tarryn’s Pride nwtd F &..................Turnwald 10 73 Black Hennessy nwtd F &...............Turnwald 5 1.19pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD LTD C1 C1, 520m 1 21233 Cawbourne Kesha nwtd.............J McInerney 2 41367 Otewa Bella 30.99.......................B Goodwin 3 53546 Another Gunna nwtd..................J McInerney 4 44465 Homebush Wild 30.14....................... C Clark 5 61133 Alamein Jah 30.35 K &......................Phillips 6 55474 Kiwi Ranger nwtd.................................F Kite 7 45586 Homebush Chopper nwtd..........J McInerney 8 12222 Red Crystal 30.67....................... B Hodgson 9 66378 Go Boof 30.46 B &........................ G Atwood 10 88675 Working Waikato nwtd................... D Donlon 6 1.37pm GARY ROSS DECORATOR HT 1 C1q, 305m 1 17 Jager 18.20....................................J Harland

2 43332 Where’s Chicken 18.14 F &............Turnwald 3 2883x Eric’s Song nwtd......................... B Johnston 4 25576 Black Mercedes 18.04.............. S Gommans 5 13632 Sheza Terror..........................................nwtd 6 54464 Aussie Haka nwtd U &................ McCracken 7 66526 Another Street 17.67..................J McInerney 8 14324 Homebush Cruden 17.70...........J McInerney 9 8x6x5 Bond Eclipse 17.87 L &...................... Morris 10 76736 Dogged Dan nwtd....................T McCracken 7 1.54pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 HT 2 C1q, 305m 1 63754 Homebush Anabel 18.12.................. C Clark 2 22727 Working Working 17.76.................. D Donlon 3 82645 Bullabakanka 17.94 U &............. McCracken 4 23382 Blair Ninety 17.97 G &........................Denby 5 57425 Excited Royale 17.90 6 134 Cawbourne Barb nwtd...............J McInerney 7 34571 Waimak Dave 18.05...................J McInerney 8 26268 Sub Silentio nwtd.............................. S Clark Emergencies: 9 46564 Sedgebrook Skite 18.19......................F Kite 10 46547 Doing The Time 17.76 L &.................. Morris 8 2.12pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION C1 HT 3 C1q, 305m 1 35578 Nicki Haka 17.84........................J McInerney 2 57734 Homebush Rosebud 17.69........J McInerney 3 63537 Lissadell Toby 18.06...................... D Donlon 4 41263 Stevie’s Magic 18.09...........................W Kite 5 78588 Red Hot Dutch 18.26.................. S Drysdale 6 53P47 Gunna Excite 18.03 L &...................... Morris 7 57542 Flayosc...................................................nwtd 8 6145x High Fly Hunter 18.08.......................G Quirk

Can’t Find a Park?

On Saturday the Gordon Blacklow Memorial Trophy was played for with Gerald O’Sullivan winning on countback from Paul Greer with 43 pts. Other winning scores were Allister Baird 42, Terry O’Reilly 41, Bob Grant 40; David Welsh, Ray Welsh, Laurie Thomas and C Steyn all 39pts; Greig Sparow, Hamish Niles and Peter Morrison all 38 by countback.

Nearest The Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Gordon Clinton, MSA: Sharon Bradford, Rothburys Insurance: Brenda Fechney, Netherby Meats: Don Houghton, Blue Pub (Longest Putt): Bruce Ferriman, Robilliards (Nearest pin #18): Peter MacAulay.

Twos: Graeme Bellamy, John Dudley, Dave Hewitt and Michael Knight.

Nett Eagles: #12; Birdie Jackpot: # 3 On Sunday the AM Bruce Cup was won by Murray & LeighWackrow with a net score of 65.5. Other winning scores were Eric & Wendy Parr 66, Chris & Rebecca Lovelock 68.5, John Fechney & Jude Stara 69.5.

Twos: Eric & Wendy Parr, Bob Jones and Rona Evans.

Ashburton Golf Club Women’s Section and Nine Hole Section LGU, Medal, Rnd 1 Sunmeade Trophy, Rnd 1 H E Cook Trophy February 9 and February 12 Silver: Nicky Gill, Maryanne Urquhart - 70; Bronze I: Maxine Carter, Hilary Lovett – 66; Bronze II: Alison Hunt - 67, Sheryl Reid - 68; Bronze III: Janice Ackerley - 65, Fairlie Matsinger - 68 on c/b from Kathryn Shaw.

Nearest The Pins: Gabites Ltd: Helen Hawksby; House of Travel Ashburton: Fiona Williamson; Lynn’s small Salon: Daphne Hinton; Todds of Ashburton: Jenny Mitchell; 2nd Shot to Green: Judy McKeown Twos: Fiona Williamson - No 8, Maryanne Urquhart - No 4.

Nine Hole Golf played February 7 - Marion Marshall Trophy - Stroke 1st Equal: Wendy Smith 46 - 14 32, Barbara Carter 48 - 16 - 32; 3rd Dorothy Knight 51 - 17 - 34; 4th Equal Val Ferrier 44 - 9 - 35, Carol O’Reilly 51 - 16 - 35 Carpet Court 2nd shot closest to pin: Hole 4 - Murray Lister; Hole 14 - Annette King.

Tinwald Golf Club February 9 Leading scores in the Doherty Trophy par round were: Senior; Dave Gill 8 up, Randall Feutz 6 up, Max Brocket 5 up. Intermediate; Ray Bell 8 up, Trevor Taylor 6 up, Johnny Moore 5 up, Snow Pierce 5 up.

Junior; Clarrie Whiting 6 up, Colin Johnstone 5 up, George Cartney 4 up, Andrew Barrie 4 up. Women’s medal; Elizabeth Collins net 68, Jacqui Beardsley 71 With a 2 round total of 10 up the Doherty Trophy for 2013 went to Colin Johnstone.

Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland 2; Randall Feutz.

Gluyas Ford 6; Warren Ineson. Stirling Sports 12; Johnny Moore. Ideal Electrical Supplies 16; Lindsay Jackson.

Two’s: Warren Ineson (2), Trevor Taylor, Jeff Hewitt, Ben McOmish, Gavin Smith, Doug Osborn, Dave Gill, Michael Thomas, Lindsay Jackson.

Eagle: Jeff Hewitt # 1 Net Eagle # 8 Andrew Hill

Tennis Rotterdam International Results from Rotterdam International yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men, Rd 1 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bt 8-Florian Mayer (GER) 6-3 6-2. Igor Sijsling (NED) bt 3-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) bt Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6-3 3-6 6-3. Matteo Viola (ITA) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP) 5-7 6-3 6-1. 5-Gilles Simon (FRA) bt Daniel Brands (GER) 7-6(3) 6-4.

Draws Golf

Ashburton Golf Club Next Saturday 16 February the first of three qualifying rounds for the Club Championships will be held off the Blue Tees. Best two rounds to count.

Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.30 for a 12 noon start Saturday Starters: Morning B Bain and S Beavan; Afternoon M Pope & C Galway.

Results G Clinton & N Sutton.

Tinwald Golf Club

English Premier League English Premier League results yesterday Liverpool 0 West Bromwich Albion 2 (McAuley 81, Lukaku 90+1)

Golf Ashburton Golf Club On Waitangi day the Vauxhall Salver was played for and won by R & M Carter with a nett score of 61.5.

Other results were I & E Porter 62.5, M & K Green 63 and N MacDonald & H Lovett 66 by countback from V Carr & H Robertson. In The Men’s division the winners were E Waters & D Hewitt 65, P MacAulay & D Houghton 66.5, D Shaw & J Davis 67 by countback from T Bennett & G Johnston.

Twos: M Trewavas & G Behrnes, M & K Green

February 16 The Tinwald Golf Club draw for the afternoon round of the monthly medal is as follows. The morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8 am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

No 1 Tee 12.30, D Gill, R Harris, G R Smith, R Goodman 12.36, S Kennedy, W Mason, Justin Smith, A Barrie 12.42, B Collins, C Miller, W Stevenson, J Peacock No 10 Tee 12.30, S Lane, J Beardsley, S Newman, 12.36, E Collins, J VanderHeide, S Mee, M Moore No 13 Tee 12.30, T Clarke, N Rayner, P Marshall, D Green 12.36, P Hefford, G Rennie, C Whiting, Starters; am, P Roulston, pm, B Collins, C Miller.

Cards; G Smith House Duty: J Beardsley

2013 Super 15

SELECTIONS Race 1: Dubai Shuffle, Son Of Civics, Duchessofcambridge Race 2: Balbowa, Albany Reunion, Eveready, Brahma Queen Race 3: Valedictory, La Valeta, Pouri Chimes, Peridot Race 4: Madly Bentley, Waitoki Flower, Chintz, Conchita Race 5: Pussy O’Reilly, The Lions Rule, Vincent Street Mark du Plessis rides Chandelier in the Race 6: Arizona Jazz, Aurora Lights, Sophie’s Gem, Go Joeli

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9 32856 Lotus nwtd U &........................... McCracken 10 24666 Nuts For Sure 17.83................... B Johnston 9 2.29pm KEENAN CONCRETE C1 C1, 520m 1 25467 Homebush Scotty nwtd..................... C Clark 2 78776 Homebush Layla nwtd S &........C Blackburn 3 21868 Five Too Many nwtd.....................B Goodwin 4 56512 Homebush Violet nwtd...............J McInerney 5 3F444 Thrilling Cloud nwtd.................T McCracken 6 73773 Opawa Patch nwtd.....................J McInerney 7 74673 Big Girl Welshy 30.23................J McInerney 8 77667 Belle Cadeau 30.76.............................S Kite Emergencies: 9 66378 Go Boof 30.46 B &........................ G Atwood 10 58656 My Lil Lucifer 31.45 K &.....................Phillips 10 2.47pm MICKEY’S SUPER LIQUOR C0D C0d, 645m 1 625F6 Zamdato nwtd...................................L Ahern 2 36614 False Impression nwtd......................L Ahern 3 46552 Wind Up Whitey nwtd..................B Goodwin 4 88534 Baby James nwtd......................J McInerney 5 57564 Heroism nwtd.................................... J Tapiki 6 63148 Shodsie nwtd U &....................... McCracken 7 546F3 Kango Klink nwtd...........................B Mitchell 8 4136x Delusive nwtd....................................L Ahern 9 47587 Darby Lane nwtd L &.......................... Morris 11 3.05pm BROAD ROOFING C1 HT 4 C1q, 305m 1 24532 Kezz 17.97...............................T McCracken 2 16687 Liquorice Whip 18.05.................J McInerney 3 11883 Dolly Wind 18.08 F &......................Turnwald 4 74321 Rich List.................................................nwtd 5 33831 Opawa Miata 17.96..........................S Maher 6 53328 Scarilicious nwtd L &.......................... Morris

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7 26445 Mac Tan 18.07 B &....................... G Atwood 8 35416 Monkey Queen 17.99.........................W Kite 9 31678 Harley Haka nwtd......................J McInerney 10 46456 Thrilling Squeal 18.01.......................G Quirk 12 3.23pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 HT 5 C1q, 305m 1 55444 Don’t Call Me 18.03...................J McInerney 2 62126 Crystal Wave 18.17..................... B Hodgson 3 44536 Opawa Crusher nwtd...........................J Udy 4 45283 Seong Duk nwtd U &.................. McCracken 5 85352 Run Mischief Run 18.13..............A Turnwald 6 4255F Armour nwtd.....................................G Quirk 7 78165 Homebush Nos 18.09................J McInerney 8 64635 Sedgebrook Lad 18.06........................F Kite Emergencies: 9 75555 Kurohara nwtd G &.............................Denby 10 84458 Red Herring 17.90.......................J McArthur SELECTIONS Race 1: Sarah’s Cool, Take On Me, Blue Rush, Speedy Feet Race 2: Boss Lady Sloy, Another Pizza, Knocka Off Time Race 3: Ostapchuk (c1), Go Dolphin Power, Sydenham Jade Race 4: Rene Ranger, Sydenham Opal, Homebush Churro Race 5: Red Crystal, Alamein Jah, Cawbourne Kesha Race 6: Where’s Chicken, Homebush Cruden, Black Mercedes Race 7: Blair Ninety, Waimak Dave, Working Working Race 8: Stevie’s Magic, Homebush Rosebud, High Fly Hunter Race 9: Homebush Violet, Big Girl Welshy, Thrilling Cloud Race 10: Zamdato, False Impression, Wind Up Whitey Race 11: Opawa Miata, Monkey Queen, Mac Tan, Rich List Race 12: Run Mischief Run, Don’t Call Me, Crystal Wave,

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Mark Jones and three-year-old Don Ho showed the rest of the field a clean set of hooves when they bolted home to take the third on the card at yesterday’s Chertsey Trotting Club trials at Ashburton.

Who said it?

Don Ho shines on marathon day

For the organisers and time keepers at yesterday’s Chertsey Trotting Club trials it was a long day on course, with a record 21 races on the card.

The nine qualifying races attracted solid fields with plenty of youngsters showing sufficient speed to earn their race day tickets.

In race three a good field of pacers lined up behind the barrier to run the 2400 metres, with all getting away cleanly after the green light. Stewart McEvoy’s Ambrosia flew the gate, going quickly into the lead followed by Steven McRae and Fanco Novak, who took advantage of the pole position start.

After a tidy start the Cran Dalgety-trained Donegal Cam’s Card colt decided that race day wasn’t for him and broke, running off-track into the grass and putting a number of runners off their stride.

The field quickly settled again however, and by 600 metres Don Ho had bolted to the lead.

“No leadership, no ideas. Not even enough imagination to thump someone in the line-up when the ref wasn’t looking.”

With 400 to run the field was split in half with Don Ho and Go Da Jagg making solid ground on the rest, with Franco Novak attempting to shorten the gap and coming home in third.

Both the Lis Mara-La Bella Donna gelding Don Ho and second runner Go Da Jag are owned by G. W. Brodie.

Today’s sports trivia question

Which team wins the Ranfurly Shield in the film Carry Me Back?

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Breakers map out road to success

By Michael Brown One of the favourite sayings among the Breakers is about taking each game as it comes but they have mapped out the next seven weeks in the hope of peaking once the ANBL finals roll around.

Some of it will feel like preseason training, with an accent on improved fitness, but most will be around managing players to ensure they stay fresh mentally.

Although the North Shore club are on an unprecedented 11-game winning streak, they don’t want to lose sight of the bigger picture which is securing a third-straight title. They are in great shape, having won 19 of their 22 games this season to hold an advantage over Perth (15-5), and they are aiming to go into April’s playoffs as the No 1-ranked side and with home court advantage.

Coach Andrej Lemanis recently

met with his staff to go through what they needed to do to be in peak shape for the playoffs and the result will be modifications to their training regime.

“We have mapped out what the next seven weeks look like - what weeks need to be heavy and what weeks need to be light - so we are peaking at the right time,” Lemanis said.

“That’s what it’s all about.

“We can’t be peaking for the next eight weeks and then go into the playoffs.

“It’s about picking the weeks when we need to lighten up a bit and let the mind and body refresh and picking those weeks when we need to continue to build on our base so we have enough stamina and fitness about us going into those playoffs.”

Will Hudson’s participation is up in the air with news he faces at least four weeks on the sideline with a knee injury. The American

clashed knees with a Sydney opponent early in their match on Saturday night, and will learn more about his prognosis when he meets the surgeon later today.

Early indications suggest he will be out for at least four weeks.

The Breakers have six regular season games remaining and will hope Hudson recovers in time for the playoffs.

The Breakers have had a reasonably good run with injuries so far this season and the next few weeks will be just as much about physical fitness as mental to ensure it stays that way.

“It’s about staying focused on the day-

to-day,” Lemanis said. “It’s about keeping that edge, particularly that mental edge going into games and I thought we were a little down going into that Sydney game.

“That’s the challenge for us, going into games excited and with that competitive mental spirit to play well.

“We are in a great position right now, playing with a lot of confidence. We have been challenged plenty of times but come through with fantastic poise. The challenge for us after the heavy schedule we have just had ... is being smart with the maintenance of everyone.

“It’s important we don’t run tired bodies into the ground.”

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Send your caption to steve.d@theguardian.co.nz Best of the week will be published in Saturday’s Guardian Today’s answers: Mystery person: Serbian Biba Golic made her national table tennis team at age 12, and went onwards and upwards from there. Moving to Texas, she was National Collegiate Champion in singles, doubles, mixed doubles and teams, and not surprisingly MVP. Quote: JPR Williams Trivia question: Marlborough

New Zealand won their ODI series

By David Leggat in South Africa 2-1, after being squashed in the two tests, were Brendon McCullum’s reign as New well beaten at Eden Park in the Zealand captain has been a fraught ANZ international series opener business so far, but mark down last last Saturday and needed this to night’s 55-run win over England as shake off nagging fears of a grim his best night in the job. few weeks to come.

The skipper ensured New Zealand New Zealand’s innings, their would be giving England a sizeable second highest on Seddon Park challenge with a rollicking 74 off 38 after the 202 for five against balls, then oversaw a committed, Zimbabwe a year ago, was built on penetrative bowling display a New an opening stand of 75 in 8.2 overs Zealand squared the T20 series at between Martin Guptill and Hamish Seddon Park.

Rutherford.

The decider is at Wellington’s The Otago lefthander’s timing Westpac Stadium on Friday night. wasn’t quite right - a top edged six Having carried his team off Stuart Broad could to 192 for six, McCullum have gone anywhere, then found his seamers, including over the wickMitchell McClenaghan etkeeper’s head for six, and Ian Butler, bang on which it did. the job.

Still 58 runs off 38 balls Left armer McClenaghan in his first two innings for removed Alex Hales with his country bodes well. a beauty, then dangerous Guptill looked good Luke Wright with his third before slapping spinner and fourth deliveries.

James Tredwell to deep Butler, back after a square leg and thereafter two-year absence, took a Mitchell McClenaghan the innings was down to wicket with his third ball, McCullum. added a second, and walked away He had just a single off his first with terrific figures of two for nine seven balls, then got going with a off his four overs. booming six into the crowd at long England were way behind the on and was away. comparative rate from early on and Blockbusting drives and ferocious at 47 for five, in 10.1 overs, there pull shots kept him sailing along, was no way back, eventually being and five of the innings’ 10 sixes dismissed for 137. were his.

There was a late flourish in vain He didn’t get much support from in-form wicketkeeper Jos Ross Taylor holing out just inside Buttler, 54 off 30 balls featuring the mid wicket boundary for the scoop shots and rockets blasted second consecutive innings - but back down the ground, before McCullum’s first T20 half century James Franklin cleaned up the tail. in 10 innings was timely.

The bowlers were backed up by New Zealand seemed to have lost urgent fielding, a dropped catch their way when they managed just

by Hamish Rutherford at deep 36 in a five-over spell from the 13th square leg and McCullum missing over but McCullum’s pyrotechnics, a stumping off brother Nathan, the made to match the flame-throwers only blemishes. at one end of the ground, meant For McCullum it was a night he 38 came off the final two overs. should savour.

- NZH

Andrej Lemanis

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TODAY

Becoming cloudy in the morning, and showers developing with a fresh southerly change. Showers retreating to the foothills by afternoon and northeasterlies developing.

A period of morning rain about the main divide, then mainly fine apart from scattered showers about the foothills.

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FZL: Rising to 3000m

Mainly fine, showers about the main divide later.

Wind at 1000m: W 30 km/h, dying out later.

Wind at 2000m: W 50 km/h, easing later.

FRIDAY Showers about the main divide, some spreading east at times. Westerlies, strong about the tops.

SATURDAY Fine spells and isolated showers. Winds tend southerly.

SUNDAY Becoming fine. Southerlies dying out.

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fine cloudy fine rain showers showers fine fine fine rain thunder fine rain rain snow snow cloudy rain showers cloudy rain showers rain showers fine cloudy fine snow showers fine snow fine fine showers fine fine fine rain snow showers rain fine rain sleet snow

18 -4 24 -7 20 24 11 15 10 24 25 19 3 0 -4 -5 12 16 20 6 24 14 25 -2 7 2 16 -4 22 8 -7 -4 25 23 0 8 -7 25 -4 19 12 7 3 -2 -9

33 2 34 2 28 32 22 29 26 31 32 28 11 8 2 2 23 21 25 22 30 26 31 7 19 15 30 -1 33 24 3 3 38 28 11 16 1 30 0 24 19 22 13 6 -1

River Levels

cumecs

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:15 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday

133.5 5.54 7.49 58.3

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

to 4pm yesterday

max

Ashburton Airport

20.1 13.2 12.4

Temperatures °C

Average

22.7

10.9

22.1

11.6

Timaru Airport

20.9

10.1

22.4 94.2

NE 26

0.0

20.8 58.0

NE 35

–

0.0

18.4 74.0

E 20

19

78

16

59

17

63

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

Wednesday

6

9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

6

max gust

0.0

9.5

19.2 12.4

Average

Wind km/h

9.4

9.2

Christchurch Airport 19.9 11.6 Average

Rainfall mm

min grass 16 hour Feb 2013 min to date to date

nc

Thursday 9 noon 3

6

9 pm am 3

6

Friday

9 noon 3

6

9 pm

2 1 0

12:36 6:51 1:00 7:15 1:26 7:41 1:52 8:08 2:18 8:32 2:45 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 6:49 am Set 8:45 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 9:55 am Set 9:47 pm

First quarter

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Rise 6:50 am Set 8:43 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

9:02

Rise 6:52 am Set 8:42 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 11:01 am Set 10:17 pm

Rise 12:05 pm Set 10:47 pm

26 Feb 9:28 am

5 Mar 10:54 am

Full moon

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Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa