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We ‘don’t need SFF’

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The Alliance Group chief executive delivered his strongest message yet to those that still want to see a merger in the meat industry when he said his co-operative didn’t need Silver Fern Farms.

Speaking in Ashburton yesterday to a small group of farmers as part of the meat giant’s roadshow David Surveyor said the co-operative had looked at the question of a merger/acquisition of SFF

but didn’t think it would transform the shape of their company.

“And quite frankly the price they (Shanghai Maling) are paying is not a price that we would be paying.”

Mr Surveyor’s tactile assessment comes after a flurry of last-minute lobbying to persuade SFF suppliers to vote against the Chinese offer that would see them pay $261 million to the financially strapped co-operative in return for a 50 per cent ownership.

However Mr Surveyor said Alliance’s new strategies going forward would ultimately offer more value to farmers than any merger with SFF would.

He reiterated Alliance’s commitment to its farmers and the original co-operative principles the business was founded on, citing last year’s drought, where excess stock was culled.

While other meat businesses refused to take the stock from their farmers because they didn’t want to carry the inventory risk, Alliance made a con-

scious decision to buy all stock in order to support shareholders despite it significantly impacting on their financial performance.

“We would have had a better result if we hadn’t taken the risk.”

He reiterated a core principle of the co-operative to give shareholders pricing and total returns that were greater than those available from any other processor long term, and outlined plans to increase returns to farmers by $0.58 to $0.80

cents per kilogram by 2018.

Plans include $15 million to be invested in primal/middle cutting technology in Smithfield and Pukeuri plants that is the first of its type worldwide.

The machinery will save up to $3 per carcass because of the accuracy of assessing where to cut in varying carcass sizes.

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Actor Johnny Depp says he doesn’t want to win an Oscar – ever. Depp is currently swept up in Oscar buzz for his performance as gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in Black Mass. “I don’t want to win one of those things ... the idea of winning means that you’re in competition with someone,” Depp told the BBC. “I’m not in competition with anybody.” Depp was previously nominated for Oscars for his roles in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Finding Neverland and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Although he’s yet to have won, he said he’s just happy with a nomination.

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Where you have fire, you have pies?

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so they say. But what about when life gives you 100ha fires? “Fire pies,” rural firefighter Will McBeth said. After a hard morning turning over a scorched hillside near Dunback with shovels and a digger, the firefighters of the Glenorchy Volunteer Rural Fire Force tucked into a pastry-lined lunch cooked in the hot earth. Otago Rural Fire Authority fire officer Kerry O’Neill said he introduced the cooking method to his charges after learning it from US firefighters this year. US crews enjoyed a warm lunch every day courtesy of the very fires they were fighting. “They would take their burritos, or whatever they were eating, wrap it in tinfoil and put it into an ash pit or hot spot and there’s your lunch,” he said.

Actor Liam Hemsworth has made a touching online tribute to his mother, Leonie Hemsworth. “Best Mum in the world,” wrote the The Hunger Games star, alongside an image of him and his mum posted to Twitter. The two Hemsworths share a striking resemblance with the image showing off their family’s striking azure blue eyes.

Action star Vin Diesel is calling for a stop to “body shaming” after he was criticised for appearing to let himself go in a series of recent paparazzi photos. The Furious 7 actor, who is known for his muscly physique, shocked fans last week when images emerged online depicting a shirtless Diesel with a paunch. The pictures went viral, with social media users poking fun at his so-called “dad bod” and joking about his advancing age. However, the 48-year-old is now hitting back at the negative comments by calling out detractors for attempting to make him feel bad about his looks. He also proved his body is still in tip-top shape by showing off his toned abdomen in a revealing snap on Instagram yesterday.

He captioned the photo, “The pic (sic) from yesterday... For those who wanted the show...

For all the angels that love dad bod regardless...” Alongside another image of himself in a fitted black T-shirt, he admitted he had been bombarded with questions about his figure instead of his work as he promoted his new movie, The Last Witch Hunter.

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Happy ending for Toffee The owner of Toffee, a former Tauranga cat found wandering the streets of Brisbane, has come forward and wants to be reunited with her pet. Kathy, from Rescue Cats and Kittens Brisbane, said the centre had received an email from a person with the same name Toffee was registered to and had since confirmed she was the genuine owner.

The owner had said she placed Toffee in the care of a little girl because she was now based in Hong Kong. “I just want my baby boy back home to me,” she wrote. Kathy, who wanted to be known only by her first name, said Toffee’s owner was devastated that the person she left him with had not taken care of him as had been promised. “We will be working towards him getting his full health back and being given full vet clearance before he can travel.

We have no idea how we will pay for it but I am hoping that some of the people who have followed his story will be able to help to get him home.” The search for Toffee went viral on social media after a post to find the cat’s owner was uploaded late last week. He had been microchipped in Tauranga.

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■ 1080 INFANT FORMULA THREAT

Arrest welcomed by milk industry

By RoB Kidd and Sophie Ryan The arrest of an Auckland businessman accused of blackmail for threatening to contaminate infant formula with the poison 1080 has been welcomed by politicians and industry players.

The threat to New Zealand’s children was made public earlier this year and yesterday police commissioner Mike Bush announced the arrest of the 60-year-old, who appeared in the Manukau District Court.

He faces two charges of blackmail but cannot be named for at least six months because of a suppression order.

Charging documents allege the action was financially mo-

tivated. A criminal investigation started when letters were sent to Fonterra and Federated Farmers in November last year threatening to poison infant formula if New Zealand did not stop using the pest-control poison by the end of March this year.

The public was told of the threat in March and infant formula was pulled from supermarket shelves and held securely to prevent contamination in store.

In what became known as Operation Concord, 60 people were considered of significant interest and approached to be interviewed by police.

More than 2600 people were considered by the investigation

team over the course of the investigation, which cost police $3 million, Mr Bush revealed.

Yesterday morning, police acted on five search warrants in Auckland and Rangitikei District. Police said they believed the arrested man acted alone and no one else has been charged.

Meanwhile, the testing regime on infant formula would continue. More than 150,000 batch tests have been carried out since the threat.

Prime Minister John Key said yesterday the threat had been extremely serious, despite the remote risk that it would be carried out.

He was told late on Monday

night an arrest would be made.

“It is very good news that the police have followed up ... obviously I can’t say too much because it is before the courts, but it will be a great relief if that is the individual in question.”

Labour leader Andrew Little said it sounded as though the task facing investigators had been akin to looking for a needle in a haystack, and they should be congratulated.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings said the cooperative was pleased to hear an arrest had been made. He thanked the Ministry for Primary Industries and police for their “exhaustive efforts”.

Foodtsuffs managing director

Steve Anderson was similarly pleased with the arrest.

“There is now a legal process to be followed and as such we are unable to comment further. But I can confirm that our stores will continue to remain vigilant while the police work through this process.”

Forest and Bird added its voice to the chorus of praise.

The accused, dressed in a maroon jersey and jeans, stood silently by a security guard in the dock throughout the hearing.

He did not apply for bail and will stay in custody until later this month.

The blackmail charges are punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

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Alliance ‘doesn’t need SFF’ From P1 Coupled with that was the technology leading progress they have made on enhancing shelf life of products by a week and work on emerging markets in areas like Brazil and India.

The co-operative has also committed to paying a minimum of $100 per 18 kilogram lamb carcass and will offer shareholders who supply 100 per cent of their livestock or one species an additional ten cents per kilogram per animal.

Mr Surveyor said Alliance will also grow its South Island beef business by 20 to 30 per cent via the Mataura site but assured farmers there would not be any additional capital spend to do it - instead it would be achieved by higher efficiencies.

Overall $125 million capital investment will be spent on delivering a range of projects that will deliver better returns to farmers, he said.

“We have to get back to our roots as a co-operative. We are here to maximise returns for farmers.”

Right - Much to smile about – Alliance Group CEO David Surveyor and chairman Murray Taggart outlined plans to increase farmer returns in Ashburton yesterday.

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■ SYNTHETIC LSD

N-Bomb ‘path-road to suicide’

By Caitlin Porter

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An Ashburton GP says soft drugs such as synthetic LSD are a “path-road to suicide”.

The emergence of an illegal synthetic drug known as 25-NBOMe is doing the rounds in Canterbury has seen five people treated in Christchurch Hospital’s emergency department and left another on life support.

A 20-year-old Christchurch man was admitted to hospital after suffering an adverse reaction to the drug last Wednesday.

Suffering from multiple organ failure, Michael has remained in ICU since his arrival.

Now, Ashburton health professionals and police are urging people to stay away from the illegal drug.

Ashburton GP spokeswoman

Dr Charlotte Cox said synthetic drugs were a huge “multi-faceted” problem that could seriously harm and even kill people.

“It’s a choice you make, it’s like a path-road to suicide,” she said.

Dr Cox said no one wanted to be the “ambulance at the bottom of the cliff ” so gate-way drugs such as synthetic drugs must be stamped out to prevent a downward spiral.

“There is not a single thing that is good about it,” she said.

A spokeswoman for the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) said so far no one had presented for treatment at Ashburton Hospital after taking NBomb.

Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service (ACADS) general manager Chris Clark said she was not aware of the

presence of the drug in Ashburton, but that did not mean it was not circulating in the district.

Ms Clark said the best way to stay safe was to stay away from unfamiliar substances.

“If you don’t know what you are taking don’t take it … the risks aren’t worth it.”

Ashburton police sergeant Bryan Ennis said to his personal knowledge there have been no incidents involving the drug in Ashburton, but police were remaining vigilant.

Recently senior sergeant Scott Banfield said synthetic drugs were still being sold on the black market in Mid Canterbury, but were not as prevalent as they once were.

Mr Banfield said police were still dealing with synthetic drug users “every now and again”.

In 2013 the Psychoactive

Substances Act was passed, effectively banning the sale of all but 41 so-called legal highs.

Usually sold as a white powder or in capsules, N-Bomb is a powerful synthetic hallucinogen and was also related to amphetamines.

Christchurch Hospital emergency medicine specialist Dr Paul Gee said hallucinations, confusion and agitation were common symptoms of N-Bomb, which sometimes led to uncontrollable violent behaviour.

“Recreational doses are measured in tiny microgram quantities (less than the size of a match head) so it is very easy to use more than intended,” Dr Gee said.

Detective senior sergeant Jason Stewart said the last time there were clusters of people requiring treatment after using

synthetic drugs in Canterbury was around six months ago.

Police are now working closely with customs and other agencies nationwide to target users and distributors of these substances.

Canterbury Police and the CDHB are advising drug users and the public to avoid any drug sold as NBOMe or LSD type drug and seek medical help if suffering from adverse reactions. * If you see anything suspicious or have any information on drug dealing in your community contact your local police station or, in an emergency, call 111. * Information can also be provided anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Paws Project pays off handsomely When Margot Kyle embarked on a school project to raise money for a good cause she had a couple of hundred dollars in mind.

On Saturday the Year 8 Mt Somers resident handed over $1087 to the Ashburton branch of the SPCA. Margot earned the money by crafting a range of items including draught-stoppers, door stops, pin cushions, ornaments and gift cards, which she launched at the Mayfield A&P Show in March under the label Paws Project.

She spent many hours and buckets-full of dad’s wheat

making the products, which were also sold at the Staveley Store.

“Everyone got behind the project,” Margot said.

She now has to present the project to her Year 8 class at Selwyn House School in Christchurch and write an essay.

A love of animals prompted Margot to choose the SPCA as her charity.

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Ashburton’s Chinese settlement, looking for funds that can be used for its preservation.

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■ CHINESE SETTLEMENT

Settlement needs funds

By Sue NewmaN

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A cluster of wooden buildings on Ashburton’s Allens Road is all that remains of what was once a thriving community of the Ashburton District’s early Chinese settlers.

For many years the buildings that make up that settlement have been unoccupied and were slowly falling into disrepair.

They were given a brighter future, however, when descendants of those settlers entered into an agreement with the Ashburton District Council over the control and management of the historic buildings

Mid Canterbury people are encouraged to prepare for tomorrow’s national ShakeOut. So far more than 6000 Mid Cantabrians have signed up to take part in the nationwide earthquake drill at 9.15am on Thursday, October 15. Co-ordinated by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, as well as local authorities, people are urged to drop, cover and hold in unison. To find out more about the NZ ShakeOut visit www.shakeout. govt.nz.

and the 2.3 hectares of land on which they sit.

Part of the agreement was that the land title remained with the Chinese families and that the council would treat the land as a reserve.

And while the council was happy to be the site’s caretaker, its role came with a need for a considerable amount of money to restore the remaining buildings, many of which are in an advanced state of disrepair.

The council has a pool of money from which it makes grants for heritage projects and at a recent meeting of the council’s environmental servic-

es committee, councillor Don McLeod said the council had an obligation to work towards the restoration of the settlement.

It currently has $33,831 in this fund.

Recent strong winds made it imperative the council moved on restoration work, said councillor Darryl Nelson.

“Work has to happen up there or we’ll have no buildings left,” he said.

The lease of two houses on the property provided a small pool of money for restoration work but that would never be enough for the work that was needed, Mr Nelson said.

“This village needs more money spent on it and it should come out of our heritage grants.” Environmental services group manager Jane Donaldson said that the council did not have money budgeted for the restoration but said staff would prepare a report that identified possible funding sources.

In 2013 the council received $7500 in seed funding for the restoration project from the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust. This was used to restore a large outdoor oven and to stabilise some of the elderly buildings.

Ashburton’s St John ambulance travelled 2549 kilometres last week, on 79 calls. Thirty-two of those were to urgent incidents.

There were also 61 medical events and 17 accidents during the week.

Discharge ‘right’ The lawyer for a man who shot his son dead while hunting believes a judge has been right to discharge him without conviction. Stephen Long, 61, was sentenced in Invercargill District Court yesterday after earlier pleading guilty to the careless use of a firearm causing the death of his 24-year-old son Samuel. The shooting occurred in March this year on Stewart Island.

Lawyer John Lewis said there was no doubt Mr Long made a dreadful mistake, and the consequences to him had been overwhelming.

But he said the judge found Mr Long’s level of culpability was low because of the planning of the hunt and the way in which the shot was taken.

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Lights festival planned for Methven next year

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The shape of a cow, farm machinery and a skier may adorn the Methven town centre medical centre roof as part of a lights festival next year.

But whether a cow should be there or a sheaf of wheat, to better represent the farming district, was a matter for discussion at a Methven Community

Board meeting this week.

Methven Action Committee (MAC) spokesperson Richard Sheppard spoke to the board regarding lighting festival plans, and the board decided to request permission to put three lighting display boards on the council-owned building for the items.

Mr Sheppard had proposed a cow, tractor and skier would be

represented. However, mayor Angus McKay, who is a Methven-area farmer, queried the reason behind the cow, to which Mr Sheppard said he had been told they were important to Methven.

Board member Martin Nordqvist added that it was “probably easier to light up a cow than it is a grain of wheat”.

Mr McKay said wheat had

been moreso the traditional staple of the Methven area, however conceded cows were a big part of farming in the area at the current time.

Board chairperson Liz McMillan came up with a solution, suggesting the tractor instead be a harvester, which would represent cropping as opposed to dairy farming.

“That would probably cover

my concerns,” Mr McKay said.

Mr Sheppard said in addition to the lights festival, planned for Queen’s Birthday Weekend, MAC was planning a musical concert for February, with proceeds going to the new Methven House project.

Local celebrity Lynda Topp would MC it, and she was organising big-name artists. Local musicians would also feature.

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■ IRAQ SERVICE

PM’s Iraq visit triggers memories

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Ashburton’s Bill Matthews was taken back more than 65 years when hearing news of Prime Minister John Key visiting Kiwi troops in Iraq earlier this month.

Mr Matthews, 88, emigrated with his wife Judy to New Zealand 10 years ago to be near their children and grandchildren.

But he grew up in England, and as a young man volunteered for the Royal Air Force (RAF) and was posted to Iraq, where he served for two years from about 1948.

He was among servicemen, many stationed with their young families, at Habbaniyah in a large RAF station comprising about 15,000 people, about 90 kilometres from Baghdad.

The station was part of a post-World War Two peace keeping presence. Mr Matthews was a nursing attendant at a station hospital, and also worked as a clerk to the medical quartermaster.

Ashburton’s Bill Matthews has had memories of his RAF service in Iraq recalled following John Key’s visit to the country.

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He said it was hot working in the desert, but the hard work was broken up by fun times playing cricket, hockey, putting

on shows, and cycling to the camp shopping centre, run by Arabs.

When it came to going out

one was not allowed to do so without wearing a hat, for that an RAF member would be put on a charge. And when it came

to travelling into Baghdad, they had to be accompanied by one or two armed servicemen.

They would have a couple of weeks leave each year, when RAF members were encouraged to go to rest and leave centres.

There was one in the mountains, to which he would travel from Baghdad to Mosul by train, then from Mosul to the next destination in an open-top van, and then by mule for the last part, to reach the centre, which was literally on top of a mountain.

“We were encouraged to (go to the centres), because it was a complete change from being literally alongside the desert,” Mr Matthews said.

Place-names mentioned in news reports triggered memories and he could remember just what they looked like all those years ago.

Mr Matthews said it had been good to see Mr Key undertake his secret mission to the country last week; he believed it would have been a great morale booster for the Kiwi troops stationed there.

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It’s taken more than 10 years to move from drawing board to reality, but Ashburton is finally developing a network of river and creekside pedestrian walkways and cycleways.

The Ashburton District Council prepared an open spaces strategy about 10 years ago and included in that was a chain of linked walkways, many along the banks of Mill Creek. Over the years small sections of the walkway have been developed, with the most recent addition, running from Middle Road, along the edge of Argyle Park to Farm Road proving a big hit with walkers, said open spaces manager David Askin.

That section has come with a $90,000 price tag, but the high pedestrian count

indicates it’s been money well spent, Mr Askin said. He now plans to take the track across a new bridge over Mill Creek, along private land on the opposite side of the creek, developing it as far as Allens Road.

From there it will enter the historic Chinese settlement before joining the established walkway through the Turton Green subdivision.

The walkway is being developed at the same time as the council is carrying out major stabilisation and replanting work along the banks of the creek.

Work on the next stage of this project will start this month, from Allens Road to the edge of Argyle Park.

Taking the next stage of the walkway through the Chinese settlement will be a good way to encourage people to visit the historic area Mr Askin said.

Forty police swoop on Waimate Eight people face more than 70 charges after a drugs bust in Waimate yesterday.

“There was a significant police presence in Waimate today and for a small community ... it can be quite frightening.”

Those were the words of Sergeant Michael van der Heyden, of Waimate, after the raid.

He said 40 officers from Timaru, Oamaru, Christchurch and Waimate executed 18 search warrants around the township yesterday.

Six men and two women were arrested and face an array of charges related to dealing drugs.

Multiple items were seized including

methamphetamine, synthetic cannabis, Ritalin, cannabis plants and a Taser.

Shortly after 8.30am yesterday, the 40 officers, including a drug detector dog from Christchurch, split into five teams and began executing search warrants in Waimate.

Over the course of the day, searches were conducted throughout the town and surrounding area, including one search in Timaru, one in St Andrews and one in Makikihi.

Waimate Mayor Craig Rowley praised police for their work. “It’s good that they’re on the ball, making sure that these people are not surviving in our town,” he said.

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Body found in hot pool

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An investigation is under way to identify a body discovered in a Kuirau Park hot pool by a tourist.

A large area of the public park, opposite Rotorua Hospital, was cordoned off yesterday as police officers, detectives and fire crews worked to remove the body from a hot pool in a fenced area.

Police said they were alerted to the adult body at 1.20pm when a tourist reported “something of concern in the pool”.

Visitors and locals stopped to watch the recovery operation at the cordons, which in its final stages was conducted behind screens. The covered body was later taken on a stretcher to a waiting hearse.

Rotorua police area commander Bruce Horne said the death had been referred to the coroner and police would be working to identify the person’s identity.

He said there were no suspicious circumstances at this stage.

He would not comment further on the gender or age of the victim.

Cordons were taken down and the park area re-opened after the body was removed, just before 5pm.

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■ UKRAINE

Final MH17 report due

By LLoyd Jones Dutch investigators are set to release their final report into what caused the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 in Ukraine on July 17, 2014, but not who is to blame for the tragedy.

Thirty-eight Australian citizens and residents were among the 298 killed when MH17 was blown out of the sky on a regular flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

At an air base in the southern Netherlands today, the Dutch Safety Board will release its final report into the cause of the crash in front of many relatives of the victims.

The board will also unveil part of the plane’s cockpit and business class section that has been reconstructed from the wreckage.

The report will also address the complex issue of airlines flying over conflict areas, and to what extent people on the plane were aware of what was happening when it was hit.

The Boeing 777 was flying above some heavy fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists.

International investigators are expected to confirm in their final report that it was a Russian-made BUK surface-to-air missile that brought the plane down.

The safety board, which is the Dutch transport watchdog, has made clear that it is not concerned with blame or liability as those are matters for the criminal investigation to answer.

A warehouse explosion has hit the Chinese port of Tianjin just two months after a massive blast in the city killed 165 people. No-one appeared to have been killed by the blast at a warehouse storing alcohol and other chemicals, district officials said online. Explosions are common in China, where safety standards are often lax. At the weekend 17 people were killed in Anhui province when a gas canister blew up at a restaurant.

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Cecil’s killer walks Zimbabwe is no longer pressing for the extradition of James Walter Palmer, an American dentist who killed a well-known lion called Cecil, a cabinet minister said. Palmer can now safely return to Zimbabwe as a “tourist” because he had not broken the southern African country’s hunting laws, Environment, Water and Climate Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri told reporters in Harare. Zimbabwe’s police and the National Prosecuting Authority had cleared Palmer of wrongdoing, she said.

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Pressure goes on G20

A local woman shows pieces of debris in a field near the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, yesterday.

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The Joint Investigation Team has been probing the crash for 15 months and has representatives from the Netherlands, Ukraine, Australia, Malaysia and Belgium - the countries most affected by the crash.

Dutch prosecutors confirmed in August that investigators had examined seven “considerable fragments of some size ... probably from a BUK (surfaceto-air) missile system” recovered from the crash site.

Kiev and the West have accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down the plane, possibly with a BUK missile supplied by Russia.

Moscow and the rebels deny any responsibility and are pointing the finger at Ukraine’s military.

The downing of MH17 further strained relations between Russia and the West, which were already at their lowest ebb since the Cold War due to the

conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Relatives of the victims, who in July marked the first anniversary of the crash with an emotional gathering attended by over 2,000 people, said they believed the final report will at least answer some questions.

“The report will throw new light onto the case as we know it at the moment,” said Dennis Schouten, chairman of the MH17 Air Disaster Founda- AAP tion.

■ UNITED STATES

No more nudes in Playboy magazine As of March 2016, Playboy magazine will no longer publish nude images of women with foundingeditor Hugh Hefner signing off on the proposal this month.

In an interview with New York Times, CEO Scott Flanders said “you’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free.

“And it’s just passé at this juncture.”

Playboy will continue to publish provocative pictures of women, but they will now be PG-13 rated.

While they will still feature a “Playmate of the month”, the

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images will be “A little more accessible, a little more intimate.”

The magazine will also feature a new “sex-positive” female columnist.

Playboy is seeking to align itself with a younger market alternative publications such as Vice.

When the website dropped nudity last year, the age of the average reader dropped from 47 to 30.

Their new target audience is the young male professional: “we’re going after the guy with a job,” said sex columnist Mr. Jones.

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G20 leaders will be asked to endorse targets to deal with the growing refugee crisis. The call is included in draft recommendations from the Labour 20 (L20) to be presented to leaders at the G20 summit in Turkey in November.

The draft recommendations call for all G20 nations to set targets for resettling refugees and asylum seekers and provide them with the right to work. Refugees and asylum seekers should also be given proper labour, social, political and cultural rights. - AAP

No regrets - Garrett Peter Garrett says he has no regrets about his ten-year political career despite being in charge of a home insulation programme that led to the deaths of four young men. Mr Garrett’s comments came at the launch of his memoir Big Blue Sky in Sydney yesterday, attended by fellow rockers Jimmy Barnes and Tim Freedman from The Whitlams. “Whatever criticisms I have, and reflections, they don’t lessen the great hope and optimism I have for our country and the fact that our institutions have served us well,” the former Midnight Oil frontman said. “Of course everybody can do better, but I have no regrets, at all.” - AAP

Sexiest woman alive It’s most definitely Emilia Clarke’s year. The 28-year-old Londoner, who plays menacing, white-haired Daenerys Targaryen, aka Khaleesi, aka Mother of Dragons on “Game of Thrones,” is Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive. The magazine made the announcement yesterday, but GQ got there first, anointing Clarke Woman of the Year in September.

In addition to her high-profile role on the massively popular HBO series, Clarke was Sarah Connor in the summer movie hit “Terminator: Genisys.” She can do fierce, but also friendly. She can be queen, but also kid sister, killer or girl next door, writes Benjamin Markovits in the Esquire story accompanying Clarke’s nude cover, belly down with bedsheet strategically placed.

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■ SYRIA

Proxy war looms in Syria American anti-tank missiles supplied to Syrian rebels are playing an unexpectedly prominent role in shaping the Syrian battlefield, giving the semblance of a proxy war between the United States and Russia, despite US President Barack Obama’s express desire to avoid one.

The US-made BGM-71 TOW missiles were delivered under a two-year-old covert programme co-ordinated by the US and its allies to help vetted Free Syrian Army groups in their fight against President Bashar al-Assad.

Now that Russia has entered the war in support of Assad, they are taking on a greater significance than was originally intended.

So successful have they been in driving rebel gains in northwestern Syria that rebels call the missile the “Assad Tamer” a play on the word Assad, which means lion.

In recent days they have been

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A Syrian Army armoured vehicle moves near the village of Morek in Syria.

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used to slow the Russian-backed offensive aimed at recapturing ground from the rebels.

Since last Thursday, when Syrian troops launched their first offensive backed by Russia’s military, dozens of videos posted on YouTube have shown rebels firing the missiles at Russian-made tanks and armoured vehicles belonging to the Syrian Army.

Appearing as twirling balls

of light, they zigzag across the Syrian countryside until they find and blast their target in a ball of flame.

The rebels say they took out 24 tanks and armoured vehicles on the first day, and the toll has risen daily.

“It was a tank massacre,” said captain Mustafa Moarati, whose Tajamu al-Izza group says it destroyed seven tanks and armoured vehicles.

Flag supporters charged A group of white Confederate flag supporters in the US state of Georgia have been charged under an anti-gang law for disrupting an African-American birthday party with “terroristic threats”. Fifteen members of the group were indicted for driving vehicles bearing Confederate flags to the celebration, where a confrontation ensued, Douglas County District Attorney Brian Fortner said yesterday. - AFP

New supplies arrived after the Russian deployments began, he said, and the rebels’ allies have promised further deliveries soon, bringing echoes of the role played by US-supplied Stinger anti-aircraft missiles in forcing the Soviet Union to withdraw from Afghanistan in the 1980s.

The hits also plunged Washington into what amounts to a proxy war of sorts with Moscow, despite Obama’s insistence this month that “we’re not going to make Syria into a proxy war between the United States and Russia”.

“It’s a proxy war by happenstance,” said Jeff White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, who counted at least 15 tanks and vehicles destroyed or disabled on one day.

“The rebels happen to have a lot of TOWs in their inventory.

The regime happened to attack them with Russian support.

“I don’t see it as a proxy war by decision.”

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No MH370 wreckage A report that Malaysia Airlines plane wreckage had been sighted in the southern Philippines is not true, Malaysia’s police chief says.

Police Inspector General Khalid Abu Bakar said that Philippine authorities have rejected a report about plane wreckage with a Malaysian flag on it and with human remains inside, according to Bernama news agency.

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he astonishing taxpayer-funded fee paid to the head of the panel reviewing one of our most criticised – and most important – government agencies leaves the romantic notion of public service in tatters.

It emerged yesterday that former Commerce Commission boss Paula Rebstock is being paid $2000 a day to lead the expert panel reviewing the perennially troubled Child, Youth and Family.

The high-profile, self-employed contractor received double the standard rate. It equates to $10,000 a week which, in turn, is roughly a fifth of what your garden variety counsellor gets in a year.

Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says the fee reflects Ms Rebstock’s experience “delivering innovation and significant change programmes” and the gravity of the job.

And grave it is: something needed to be done to help a department that, despite all efforts, struggled to rescue the vulnerable from lives of educational underachievement and benefit dependence.

Ms Rebstock’s panel’s interim report plots a new structure for CYF, advocating an investment approach to service delivery that would mean more contracting-out of services.

It could be a blueprint for change for a department that plainly needs bolstered, different resources to have a better future. The jury is still out but it might even prove to be worth the effort.

But it is difficult to square the effort, the need and the ethos with Ms Rebstock’s fee when so much of what the inquiry considered was considered in terms of benefits and costs.

The benefits of the review might – should – outweigh its cost but it will be galling for social service workers crying out for more resources to see change pitched by someone so extraordinarily well-paid.

Ms Rebstock may have earned her rate. If the review works, her rate will be boosted by the knowledge she has done the public a service which, in itself, used to be its own reward.

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he New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development (NZCID) is a private body promoting best practice in infrastructure development for the benefit of all New Zealanders.

Formed in 2004, the NZCID now has over 80 members.

They include major construction and design engineering firms, equity investors, utility companies and professional service providers. Some local councils have also joined.

John Rae is the chairperson of NZCID. He is a director and chairman of a number of companies involved in the infrastructure, energy, waste and technology sectors.

Stephen Selwood is NZCID’s chief executive. He is a former Automobile Association general manager of transport policy.

NZCID is active in generating debate around New Zealand’s infrastructure needs and what they think is the best way to go about overcoming the challenges the country faces in getting world-class infrastructure.

One of NZCID’s stated objectives is to influence central, regional and local government decision making about the provision of infrastructure.

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Beef returns hit record high

BY JAMIE GRAY Returns from New Zealand beef exports hit a record high in the 2014-15 export season, surpassing sheepmeat returns for the first time in 20 years, Beef and Lamb New Zealand says.

Sheepmeat returns had been constrained by supply over the year, the farmer-owned industry organisation said in an analysis of the export season ended September 30.

Beef and veal exports generated $3.2 billion in export returns, up 39 per cent compared with the previous season. This reflected a 10 per cent increase in shipments and a 26 per cent increase in average price.

Driven by high beef prices, mainly due to strong US demand and low dairy prices, New Zealand beef production increased significantly in 2014-15, Beef and Lamb said.

Beef exports averaged $7510

per tonne in 2014-15 compared with $5970 in the previous season. In the 35 years since records have been kept, the average value of New Zealand beef exports has not exceeded $6000 per tonne, Beef and Lamb said.

Demand was particularly strong in North America and North Asia, where exports increased by 22 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively, while shipments to every other region de-

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erage value of lamb exports, up 3.4 per cent.

New Zealand lamb export returns reached $2.6 billion in 2014-15, up 1.3 per cent on the previous season.

In 2014-15, half of the returns were achieved in the EU, while North Asia, the second largest export region, accounted for 21 per cent of lamb export returns.

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clined. The two largest export markets were the US and China.

“While the US has traditionally been the largest market for New Zealand beef exports, China became the country’s second largest market three years ago,” Beef and Lamb said.

Despite an increase in lamb production in the 2014-15 season, New Zealand lamb exports were down 2 per cent. However, this was offset by a rise in the av-

vious five years, New Zealand lamb shipments to North Asia fell by 12 per cent in the year, mainly due to product being exported to other markets.

While 2014-15 New Zealand mutton shipments were down on 2013-14 – dropping 8.8 per cent to 85,300 tonnes shipped weight – the shipments were still 13 per cent higher than the five year average. The combination of lower shipments and no change in the average value resulted in mutton export returns dropping 9 per cent to $445m in 2014-15.

After two years of tremendous growth in mutton exports to North Asia, shipments to the region fell by 23 per cent in 2014-15. This was due to a drop in export volumes of mutton carcasses, which accounted for 22 per cent of mutton shipments to North Asia, down from 41 per cent in 2013-14, Beef and Lamb said.

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The pressure is on to reduce Fonterra board numbers

BY JAMIE GRAY Fonterra has named six candidates for its board at next month’s election and pressure has emerged to reduce the number of directors.

Chairman John Wilson, directors Blue Read and Nicola Shadbolt are retiring by rotation and are eligible for re-election.

The new candidates are Murray Beach, from Marlborough, Greg Maughan (Marton) and Ashley Waugh (Te Awamutu).

Beach last year put forward an unsuccessful motion at the annual meeting in Palmerston North, which called for Fonterra to halt its expansion strategy until the milk payout recovered.

Fonterra and Wilson came under fire from farmer shareholders early this year after a disappointing first half result and a very low milk price.

Since then, the company’s earnings have bounced back – although they are still well short of where they have been, historically. Fonterra’s payout forecast has also improved to $5.00 to $5.10 a kg from a previous forecast of $4.25 to $4.35.

Chris Lewis, Federated Farmers Waikato president, said that if Wilson were to lose his seat, it was not clear who would succeed him as chairman.

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“That will be the question on everyone’s minds,” Lewis said.

“It’s all very well punishing him for some bad results, but who would replace him?”

BusinessDesk reports that Fonterra shareholders and former directors Colin Armer and Greg Gent are calling for Fonterra to trim its board in a resolution they want voted on at the November 25 annual meeting.

The pair have put forward a notice of proposal to cut Fonterra’s number of directors to nine from the current 13 in a bid to lift the co-operative’s performance and improve its governance, they said in a statement.

The proposal would need 50 per cent of the Shareholders’

Council to support it, and 75 per cent backing from Fonterra’s shareholders, and would reduce elected directors to six from nine, and appointed directors to three from four. They say a smaller board would increase efficiency and decision-making.

“Lack of confidence in the company is now causing serious milk erosion to competitors and the commerce performance of the co-op is at an unacceptable level on both the dividend and the share price,” Gent said.

“Continuing along the same path and hoping for a different result is unrealistic. So in our view a fundamental change is needed at the board level.”

Earlier this year, Fonterra director and former chief executive of Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ralph Norris said he would retire at this year’s annual meeting.

“In recent times we’ve seen a couple of high calibre appointed directors depart early and we need to ask why,” Gent said.

Armer said Fonterra’s promise to review governance and representation three years ago hasn’t amounted to anything, and that the 13-strong board installed when the co-operative was formed was a “pragmatic number which facilitated the merger”.

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Simon Gault’s pork fillet with a panzanella salad 6 100% NZ pork fillets Panzanella 200g sour dough 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 sprig fresh thyme 25g capers 50g green olives 50g semi-dried tomatoes 6 anchovy fillets 80g sheep feta 10g fresh Italian parsley 50ml extra virgin olive oil Salsa verde 25g fresh Italian parsley 20g fresh basil 20g fresh tarragon 10g capers 150ml extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper ■ Roughly chop bread and slowly fry with olive oil, garlic and sprig of thyme until golden brown. Drain off excess oil by placing on kitchen paper.

■ Dry and blanch capers in deep fryer until crispy, place on kitchen paper.

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To make the verde, blanch and refresh all the herbs and remove excess water.

Place in a bowl with the capers and oil, blitz with a hand blender until smooth, season with salt and pepper and set aside.

To prepare the fillet, use a sharp knife tilting up (so as not to touch the meat) to remove the silver skin, starting from the tail end and working towards the butt end.

Season the pork with salt and pepper. Heat a fry pan, add the oil and heat until it reaches a shimmer.

Place the pork into the pan and seal the fillet on all sides.

Place on to an oven tray and cook at 185°C for 10 minutes, or until an internal temperature of 64°C is reached Remove from the oven and rest for five minutes To serve, smear a tablespoon of the salsa verde, place the panzanella, then slice the fillet and fan on to the plate.

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ggplants or aubergines, depending on where you hail from, are the large shiny, egg-shaped fruit of a tropical old-world plant but eaten as a vegetable.

While the purple variety is

known best, eggplants come in other sizes, shapes and colours, which are becoming more commonplace in New Zealand vegetable outlets.

Some cooks like to sprinkle salt or brown sugar on the fruit after slicing it into rings about 1cm thick, and leaving them for 10 minutes or so to draw out the bitter juices, but with today’s tender young varieties this step is optional. If you chose to do so, pat the fruit dry with a paper towel before proceeding with the recipe.

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Lightly beat the eggs and dip the eggplant in the mix, transfer the fruit into a bowl containing the breadcrumbs. Coat well.

Fry in a heavy pan with a little olive oil on medium heat until golden brown. Flip the rings over and repeat on other side.

Serve as a side dish or with salad.

Eggplant bruschetta 2 eggplants, sliced lengthwise 1cm thick.

About a cup of crumbled feta cheese 1/4 C capers, olives or caper berries 1C cherry tomatoes or similar, cut in half A handful of washed basil Extra virgin olive oil Balsamic reduction for dressing About 100gm prosciutto or cooked pancetta.

Balsamic reduction ■ Brush the sliced eggplant with olive oil and cook on a preheated grill or heavy pan until tender and charred on each side.

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plant slices and drizzle with the balsamic reduction.

Eggplant parmagiana 2 eggplants sliced into 1/2 cm rings Place the slices on a lightlygreased tray in an oven preheated to 180°C for about 15 minutes, turning once (to dry some of the moisture out), while preparing the remaining ingredients.

1 large red onion, finely chopped 2 or 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 parsnip, sliced thinly into rings 2 cans chopped tomatoes About 1C grated parmesan About 3/4 C breadcrumbs 3-5 chopped anchovy fillets A handful of basil and oregano chopped ■ Cook the onion and garlic in a splash of olive oil until soft, add the tomatoes and parsnip and return to the heat. Simmer at a medium-to-low heat for about 15 minutes. Add the anchovy and herbs. Season with salt and pepper.

■ Preheat oven to 190°C. ■ Mix the parmesan and breadcrumbs together.

■ Grease a 6-8C capacity baking dish with olive oil.

■ Layer the ingredients, starting with the eggplant slices, top with the tomato mix, then the parmesan and breadcrumbs, using about a quarter of the mixtures.

■ Continue layering until the dish is complete.

■ Top with a final layer of the parmesan and breadcrumb mix and bake for about 30 minutes, or until bubbling and golden brown.

If using fan bake reduce cooking time to 25 minutes.

■ Serve with crusty bread and a green salad.

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October 14 - Art Addicts, weekly creative space for all ages at the Ashburton Art Gallery, 3pm to 5pm.

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October 18 – Jub Jub Club at Ashburton Art Gallery, creative group for seven to 13-yearolds, held every fortnight.

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October 20 – Ashburton Society of Arts late spring show at the Short Street Studio, opening night exhibition 6pm, followed by annual meeting 7pm.

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October 28 – Ashburton Film Society evening at the Regent Cinema, 4pm, The Impressionists.

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To October 31 – Ashburton Art Gallery exhibition, Impressions by 9, features awe-inspiring scenery captured by nine Mid Canterbury landscape painters – Margaret Digby, Sally Hope, Debbie Lambert, Ngaio McKee, Susie Millichamp, Alison Ramsay, Sue Simpson, Karen Smith and Jac Sparks.

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To November 3 – Ashburton Art Gallery exhibition Stealing Lines: Drawing from the Collection. This exhibition showcases drawings from the collection alongside new sitespecific works produced by two contemporary artists Michael Armstrong and Natalia Saegusa.

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Her work for this show is constructed from commemorative coins that reflect a period of German history, and have been manipulated to take on new meaning.

Bev the busker is enjoying Ashburton as part of what has been an eventful road trip around New Zealand.

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Life shaping up just fine for Bev the busker

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After a rocky start to a dream road trip around New Zealand, an Ashburton busker is enjoying how life is shaping up.

Bev grew up in Te Kuiti, and raised her five children there.

She dreamed of a holiday touring around the country, and about seven years ago she and her partner, Lynette, hatched a plan to do just that.

Finally they decided to throw in their jobs, rent out their house and hit the road. Their sense of freedom was soon destroyed, however, as the ute they used to tow their beloved caravan blew up. This happened going up the Taupo Napier hill.

“We howled and cried and absolutely balled our eyes out,” Bev said.

Overnight their only form of transport became worthless and of no use at all.

They hunkered down in

Napier and found manual work, before Bev was able to get a better job related to experience she had with inventory and staff training for a pipe systems company. This got them into a new ute and involved work at various South Island destinations. So the South Island became first on their road trip itinerary and they have been to Greymouth, Cromwell, Winton, Invercargill, Dunedin, Timaru, Oamaru and Christchurch.

The couple are enjoying Ash-

burton, where they had been grateful to get night work at a town supermarket. Ashburton had been among their most favourite South Island places so far, with a great climate and the people being welcoming and friendly.

Busking has been an integral part of Bev’s travel plans and she was inspired by her daughter Kerryn Fields, who is an alternative rock singer and song writer in Melbourne.

“She’s taught me a lot. When I saw her busking on the streets

Glenn Miller Orchestra ticket giveaway winners Thank you to all our arts page readers who entered the Glenn Miller Orchestra competition and congratulations to the winners, Linda Diamond and Diana Dellow, who will be contacted with details of how to pick up their prize packs.

The orchestra is to perform at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on November 8.

of Melbourne, about the time we had this plan, I thought if she can make money from that, well I can too,” Bev said.

Bev had always been musical and would pick up her guitar and sing her children to sleep when they were young. She covers country, pop rock and classic hits and has created her own CD. Most days she sets up outside the Ashburton post office and has also performed at a couple of venues in the town. She and Lynette plan to be in Ashburton until around mid-December, and will head on to Wellington, where Lynette, a painter and decorator, has a house to paint.

Bev said busking was a special experience, as it was good to see passersby enjoying her music.

“It’s such a delight. You can read their lips because they are singing your song across the road, it’s quite a privilege.”

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■ RUGBY

Showgrounds showdown

BY JAMES FORD

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Following Mid Canterbury’s narrow 39-36 win over North Otago in Oamaru, Hammers coach Grant Keenan has turned his attention to the eagerly anticipated semi-final showdown against Wanganui at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.

The Hammers were heavy favourites heading in to the week eight clash against the Old Golds, and many may have been surprised by the slim three point win, but Keenan said teams rising to the challenge should be expected against the reigning Meads Cup champions.

“They put up a very good fight.

“It’s the best they’ve played this year, that’s what their coaching staff said at the end but we’ve got to expect that,” he said.

“When you’re Meads Cup champions, it’s part and parcel of being champions, that teams get up when they play us.”

Mid Canterbury last met Wanganui in week two of the Heartland Championship and took a slender 30-28 win at Cooks Gardens, thanks to a match-winning seven pointer from rampaging second-five Nete Caucau three minutes into injury time.

Keenan said he expects a physical battle, and insisted the

For Sonny Bill Williams, Sunday’s quarter-final against France will have an added significance - a reunion with France coach Philippe SaintAndre, his first rugby mentor from his time at Toulon.

Williams’ rugby education, after he left the Bulldogs NRL club in Sydney in 2008, was helped by both Jonny Wilkinson and Tana Umaga during his two seasons at Toulon, but the big midfielder also paid tribute to former France wing or centre Saint-Andre.

“He was an awesome coach,” Williams said.

“He really brought out the best in me and gave me the confidence to I guess kick-start those ambitions to go back to New Zealand and have a go at that All Black jersey.

“When I first started I always wanted to play in the forwards.

It’s only a matter of time before Sam Burgess is back in the NRL. That’s the opinion of England coach Steve McNamara who has predicted the South Sydney premiership-winner could return to Australian rugby league within six months. Burgess has been forced to wear heavy criticism after a less than stellar showing in England’s ill-fated 2015 rugby World Cup campaign. McNamara, who knows Burgess well having coached him at English Super League club Bradford, predicted his former charge would return to his first love - rugby league.

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Coulthard on the move DJR Team Penske have announced New Zealand driver Fabian Coulthard will join their V8 Supercars team next season, but the future of veteran Marcus Ambrose is still up in the air. Coulthard will make the move from piloting a Holden Commodore to a Ford Falcon at DJR Team Penske, who have only fielded one driver in this year’s championship. That was meant to be two-time V8 Supercars champion Ambrose, who made a high-profile return from NASCAR at the start of the year, but the 39-year-old stepped away from the sport after only two events.

- AAP A last-gasp try from Nete Caucau saw the Hammers take a narrow 30-28 win over Wanganui the last time the two teams met in August.

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Hammers must be wary of the Butcher Boys’ attacking prowess.

“They have good ball runners and physical forwards, they also have some very good backs,” he said.

“Their style is quite basic but very effective.

“Stephen Perofeta at first five

and their loan player Trinity Spooner-Nera at 13 have been very good.”

Keenan said previous results and performances this season should now be disregarded and the Hammers’ focus must be on the business end of the season over the next fortnight.

“The travel aspect I suppose

is an advantage to having a home semi-final, but this year we’ve won more away from home, so in that sense it doesn’t really matter,” he said.

“When the support is positive it’s good, but regardless of our performances this season it doesn’t matter now, it’s about this week and the week after.”

French reunion for Sonny Bill

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Burgess back in NRL?

“But then at Toulon there was an injury and I ended up staying in the backs and just progressed from there.

“I didn’t know too much about rugby when I started but he just said ‘make sure you’re there for the set plays and just do your thing and back your instincts’, and I started playing some pretty good footy.

“I think he’s the kind of coach who knows each individual in his side and tries to get them to play to their strengths.

“Hopefully it doesn’t work this weekend.”

W i l l i a m s, who has been outstanding for the All Blacks off the reserves bench at this World Cup, said he didn’t watch his team’s 2007 exit after their defeat by France at the

same stage, but soon knew all about it.

“I didn’t watch the game.

“I was playing rugby league.

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just know that when I went home a week after and flew into New Zealand it was pretty sad times.”

Clearly wanting to inject some humour into the press conference, he gave his own summation of All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw’s injury status, when he said of the flanker’s thigh issue: “Yeah, Richie’s out.”

Assistant coach Ian Foster, perhaps mindful of the panic that could cause back home, quickly said: “You can just tell that he’s getting a little bit mischievous, but no [he’s not].”

- NZME Sonny Bill Williams: Outstanding for the All Blacks.

England hire Vettori England yesterday announced that New Zealand great Daniel Vettori is to help the country’s up-andcoming spinners in Dubai in an attempt to groom young slow bowlers for the future. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced over 20 English spin bowlers will play and train overseas this winter. “Seven promising spinners will follow Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Samit Patel to the UAE this autumn, when their coaches on the England Performance Programme (EPP) will include the former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori,” said the ECB release.

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Big wraps on Muguruza Seven-time Grand Slam-winner Venus Williams yesterday said Garbine Muguruza can “keep going higher” after she soared to fourth in the world rankings after victory at the China Open.

Williams, 35, beat the 22-yearold Spaniard when she retired from this month’s Wuhan Open title match, but she said the Wimbledon finalist had the talent to keep rising. “She really has so much talent - she can keep going higher,” Williams said ahead of her campaign at this week’s Hong Kong Open.

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More sailing honours Kiwi sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have picked up a nomination for world sailing’s top honour for the second straight year. The pair were yesterday named among a group of five sailors for the prestigious ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year award. The two-time 49er world champions, who have not been beaten in the class since picking up the silver medal at the London Olympics, were pipped for the title last year

by Australian Jimmy Spithill, who was recognised for his heroics as skipper of Oracle’s 9-8 America’s Cup win in 2013.

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■ CAULFIELD CUP

Cup locked in for Kiwi star Donna Logan (right) spent the better part of yesterday morning locked in a series of conversations with her coowners in Volkstok’n’barrell.

The Ruakaka trainer was on the ring-around with her fellow partners to come to a consensus on a start in Saturday’s $A3 million Gr.1 Caulfield Cup for the four-year-old.

Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Logan said no decision was made until yesterday morning after she had touched base with all parties involved following Volkstok’n’barrell’s final gallop on the Caulfield course proper.

“I spoke to all the clients and he’s going to take his place.

“The horse is physically well and we’re all happy.”

Volkstok’n’barrell has failed to place in his four preparatory runs in Melbourne, the latest in the Gr.1

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Turnbull Stakes at Flemington where he raced on the pace.

“The lead-up has left a little to be desired and on occasions it hasn’t been any fault of his own,” Logan said.

“We’d like to see him ridden fifth, sixth or seventh to give him his best chance.”

That responsibility will be left to new jockey Craig Newitt on Saturday.

“Craig gave him a gallop this morning with one of John Sargent’s horses and he said our bloke felt enormous.

“He was really rapt with him,” Logan said.

Volkstok’n’barrell’s previous two attempts over the 2400 metres last season resulted in Group One placings behind Mongolian Khan in the New Zealand and Australian der- NZME bies.

Second cup bid New Zealand-owned mare Lucia Valentina is a definite runner in Saturday’s $A3 million Gr.1 Caulfield Cup. Her place in the field was confirmed by trainer Kris Lees yesterday after a solid gallop with race rival Set Square on the course proper at Caulfield.

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Strong NZ connections Five New Zealand owned or trained horses - Mongolian Khan, Who Shot Thebarman, Volkstok’n’barrell Lucia Valentina and Rising Romance - will contest the A$3 million Gr.1 Caulfield Cup on Saturday.

Four northern hemisphere visitors - the English pair of Snow Sky and Trip To Paris and Japanese stayers Fame Games and Hokko Brave made the final field.

- NZME

Manners key for filly Always Explosive has the ability to shine at Avondale today, if she’s on her best behaviour. The two-yearold was caught four wide without cover when beaten at Wanganui on debut and she has since won a trial in preparation for the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race. - NZME

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76435 Infiraaj b (1) 54 ................................A Collett 6x3 Sunset Girl (2) 54 ............................S Collett 77x5 Aramelle (17) 54 ...............................L Innes 07 Amperage (3) 56 ........................M Cameron 83766 Freewheeler (7) 58.5 90x0. The Boss (4) 58.5 -

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EN 1400 $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 26225 Road Trip 58.5 .............................. Scratched 2 32 Captain Orange b (17) 58.5L Magorrian (a1) 3 82246 Paid Priority (16) 58.5 ................. D Johnson 4 67x4. Oscarlito (5) 58.5 ........................T Thornton Emergencies: Amperage, Freewheeler, The Boss 5 36x48 Buffalo Hunter (7) 58.5 ...................V Colgan 8 4.50pm RACING AT AVONDALE 21 NOVEMBER 6 5300x Result Merchant (1) 58.5 ................A Collett R65 2015 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 7 Copper Coated (8) 58.5 .................. D Nolan 1 094x0 Ultimate Image d (3) 59 ..............T Thornton 8 00. Stan’s Tuf Tiger (11) 58.5 ......C Lammas 2 39x3x Highland Park d (4) 58.5 ............M Cameron 9 97x Tavidar (15) 58.5 .....................B Hutton (a1) 3 10x Ambitious Pins d (9) 58 10 4x4x2 Never In Doubt (13) 56.5................. C Grylls 4 72510 Gerry Merito dm (2) 58 ..................V Colgan 11 3 Let Them Talk (10) 56.5 ..................S Collett 5 405x8 Eezemoova tdm (14) 57.5 ............. R Norvall 12 6x8x4 Irish (6) 56.5 .................................... R Jones 6 256x8 Jet Trac td (13) 57.5 .......... U Holmquist (a2) 13 0x605 Be Beautiful (12) 56.5 ....................... D Hain 7 10x Riverdeep d (5) 57.5 .........................L Innes 14 655x9 Chachar (14) 56.5 .............................L Innes 8 00x59 Twya tm (12) 57.5...............L Magorrian (a1) 15 9x0 Flying Skirt h (18) 56.5...... U Holmquist (a2) 9 90x99 Kolaman (10) 57.............................. R Jones 16 72 Icecold (4) 56 .............................G Cooksley 10 33647 Silver City m (8) 57..........................S Collett 17 7x3 Splendido (3) 56 11 809x8 Stole My Thunder (11) 56.5 ............ K Myers 18 74 Tallulah Belle 54 ........................... Scratched 12 4140x Irish Gem t (1) 55.5 ..................... C Dell (a1) 19 The Heat Is On 56........................ Scratched 13 6169x Soul Sista d (6) 55 .......................... C Grylls 20 Tavago (19) 56 14 76753 Getalonghome Cindy 54.5 ........... Scratched 21 7 High Finance (2) 54 15 14x0 High Class tb (7) 54 ................B Hutton (a1) 22 0 Running Smooth (9) 54 16 x5890 Porshabeel d (15) 54....................... S Spratt Blinkers on: Tallulah Belle (R2), Shontee (R5), Locally Sauced, 9 5.25pm COUNTIES CUP AT AVONDALE R75 1400 Mighty Clive, Catarina (R6), Chachar (R10) Blinkers off: Fort $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m Street Dancer (R6) Winkers on: Bingie, Superman (R3), Run1 12135 Scholes tm (8) 61 ................A Schwerin (a3) ning Smooth (R5), Fort Street Dancer (R6), Result Merchant, 2 8211x Victor Hugo m (13) 59 ................M Cameron Stan’s Tuf Tiger, Running Smooth (R10) Winkers off: Locally 3 3650x Zah Girl d (3) 58 ..........................T Thornton Sauced, Catarina (R6) 4 1135x Augusta National (2) 56.5 .................L Innes SELECTIONS 5 482x0 Tavy db (5) 56.5 .............................V Colgan Race 1: Cavallucci, Hot Move, Maui Miss, Masters Choice 6 137x3 Cheeky Boy d (1) 55 ..........................M Hills Race 2: Splendido, Sacred Wind, El Nino, Mistrahma 7 x4321 Promises td (11) 54.5.................. D Johnson Race 3: Lustrous, Icecold, Salvaaj, Raghu, Cool Tart 8 33643 Shebang m (10) 54.5 ...................... S Spratt Race 4: Eight Points, Dinah Lee, Who’s Queen, Louie Theroux 9 x334x Matakana (4) 54 .............................. C Grylls Race 5: Where Theres Smoke, Devon Doll, Mills ‘N’ Boon 10 211x3 Suffire (12) 54 ............................M Coleman Race 6: Polynesia, Quantum Maelstrom, Shane O’ 11 55440 Aimees Babe (6) 54 ....................C Lammas Race 7: Ifra Dancer, You Are Amazing, Aramelle, Abit Of Blitz 12 184x6 Massofdash 54............................. Scratched Race 8: High Class, Ambitious Pins, Twya, Jet Trac 13 47352 Gotta Keeper tdb (7) 54 .................. R Jones Race 9: Suffire, Promises, Tavy, Matakana, Cheeky Boy 14 271x5 Trojan Warrior db (9) 54 ..........B Hutton (a1) Race 10: Captain Orange, Icecold, Splendido

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

2 58727 Eva’s Storm nwtd .................J Woolston-Bell 7 16771 Sherlock Izmir 30.44 ...................A Turnwald 3 Scott No Limbs nwtd .......................... N Udy 8 45326 Kirkham Harvey nwtd ...................M Roberts 4 634 Banshee Boy nwtd .....................B Goldsack 9 24833 Lagoon Victory nwtd ....................M Roberts 5 88888 Smart Dandy nwtd ............................ B Hunt 10 13673 Rubbed Out nwtd ............................ M Mann 8 She’s Mustard nwtd..........................R Waite 6 1.45pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 12.17pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 6 7 Nana’s Girl nwtd ....................... S Gommans 1 53827 Plaiting Puss nwtd U &..........................Bliek 1 8x768 Smart Cookie 17.87 ....................J McArthur 8 5 Cawbourne Satin nwtd .................M Roberts 2 85476 Homebush Inquiry nwtd D P & . K Gommans 2 62634 Cawbourne Legs 17.97 ..........J T McInerney 9 74878 Princess Novak nwtd.....................

D Donlon 3 28 Snow Ball Chance nwtd ...................L Ahern 3 36737 Lenny Mac 17.72 .............................T Agent 10 88667 Gully Crusher nwtd G & ..................

J Clarke 4 45557 Tank’s Rob nwtd ..............................S Maher 4 11647 Nui Magic 17.68 ................................M Flipp 5 F Scott No Value nwtd ........................... N Udy 4 1.11pm J P PRINT C0 C1, 305m 5 56434 Cawbourne Arrow nwtd............ S Gommans 6 Chase Me Apatche nwtd ...............G Atwood 6 46524 Five Kay Leg 17.97 ............................ N Udy 1 65321 Takeaway 18.00 L & ........................... Morris 7 736 Avedon Jeeter nwtd ..........................M Flipp 7 31353 Sprite On Time 17.92 .................B Goldsack 2 58128 Momma Rae 17.84 ...........................M Flipp 8 4 Annie Way nwtd L & ........................... Morris 8 75264 Buzzy As 18.33 ..................................J Hunt 3 5824F Big Ben 18.06 ................................. M Mann 9 74878 Princess Novak nwtd..................... D Donlon 9 71866 Pixie Dust 17.80 ..................................L Udy 4 172 Quevado 18.03...........................B Goldsack 10 87688 Gully Yappa nwtd G & ..................... J Clarke 5 48721 Allegro Style 17.87 ............................. N Udy 10 44x36 Miss Eldora nwtd.........................A Turnwald 6 86435 Chaimbo nwtd ........................J T McInerney 7 2.03pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C1 C1, 520m 2 12.35pm KEENAN CONCRETE C0 C0, 305m 7 47168 Tepirita Avedon 18.41 ......................T Agent 1 76376 Kapai Lana nwtd U & ............................Bliek 1 36436 Archi Bale 30.49.....................J T McInerney 8 45254 Bigtime Redfoo 17.96.............G Fredrickson 2 88558 Vee Sintilating nwtd G &.................. J Clarke 2 53566 Opawa Extreme nwtd ........................M Flipp 9 81758 Cawbourne Doust 17.68 ..............M Roberts 3 Thatz Marion nwtd ............................M Flipp 3 3175 Cawbourne Dallas 31.12..............M Roberts 4 87767 Magic Dandy nwtd ............................ B Hunt 10 74267 King’s Selection 17.86.............. S Gommans 4 65532 Tuff Diamond nwtd ........................B Mitchell 5 55745 Scott Some Ticka nwtd ...................... N Udy 5 1.28pm PALAMOUNTAINS - EQUIDAYS STAND E19 5 34785 Homebush Naki nwtd .............J T McInerney 6 Goldstar Lexie nwtd ................ T McCracken C1 FINAL C1f, 520m 6 34353 Fox In Box nwtd........................ T Mischefski 7 7323 Allegro Dasher nwtd.............J Woolston-Bell 7 43354 Goodtime Mike nwtd ............J Woolston-Bell 1 18321 Bigtime Ranson 30.66............G Fredrickson 8 88748 Goodtime Moni nwtd ................ S Gommans 8 27874 Hugglemonster 31.15...........J Woolston-Bell 2 31482 Alamein Jude 30.64 K & ...................Phillips 9 74878 Princess Novak nwtd..................... D Donlon 9 85878 Opawa Cuddles 30.88.....................S Maher 3 22522 Fortis Flier 30.86 U & ........................Cottam 10 58878 Sammy McBell nwtd ..............J T McInerney 4 16111 Cawbourne Clover 30.38 .............M Roberts 10 67886 Sarah Campbell 30.69 ................B Hodgson 5 53125 Cawbourne Gable 31.04 ......J Woolston-Bell 8 2.20pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m 3 12.53pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 305m 6 44211 Fast Rigby 30.74 .........................A Turnwald 1 8 Sedgebrook Asset nwtd ......................F Kite 1 34365 Blaze’s Corporal 18.02 G R & ......... S Voyce Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 14 Oct 2015 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12

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2 42365 Thrilling Orla nwtd .................... S Gommans 3 64175 Jobs Rite 17.99 ..........................B Goldsack 4 17824 Liz Watto 18.12 ....................J Woolston-Bell 5 41323 Rosie Fosi 18.05 ...............................M Flipp 6 5515 Scott The Looks 18.01 ....................... N Udy 7 44567 Stainless Knocka 18.18 U & .................Bliek 8 23574 Waimak Dave 17.75 ...............J T McInerney 9 74447 Cawbourne Teash 17.77 ..............M Roberts 10 63827 Homebush Stew 17.77 ...........J T McInerney 9 2.40pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 77476 Cawbourne Roman nwtd .....J Woolston-Bell 2 46778 Wall Age 30.51 ................................L Doody 3 58537 Mighty Ba Ba nwtd G R & ............... S Voyce 4 87637 Opawa Larry nwtd .............................M Flipp 5 25845 I’m A Catch 30.46 L & ........................ Morris 6 74226 Lena Allen nwtd .....................J T McInerney 7 24754 Heart You 30.74 ...............................L Ahern 8 24833 Lagoon Victory nwtd ....................M Roberts 9 46586 Bruiser Bale nwtd ...................J T McInerney 10 67886 Trendy Lass 30.75................J Woolston-Bell 10 2.57 FIVE STAR KENNELS AND RUNS C1, 520m 1 77344 Homebush Hansome nwtd .....J T McInerney 2 65473 Opawa Cassidy 30.56 .....................S Maher 3 13673 Rubbed Out nwtd ............................ M Mann 4 27Px7 Speedy Feet 30.33 .................... K B Benson 5 8623P You’re So Free nwtd .............J Woolston-Bell 6 36368 Little Prophet 31.10 ..........................R Waite 7 13677 Opawa Shay nwtd .............................M Flipp

8 75532 That’s King 30.50 ........................B Hodgson 9 46586 Bruiser Bale nwtd ...................J T McInerney 10 78878 Scott The Best 30.86..................... R Maisey 11 3.14pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 88253 Into The Fray 18.04 ..........................R Waite 2 37215 Another Pearl 17.96 ...............J T McInerney 3 43231 Lord De Air 17.67 U & ...........................Bliek 4 6455x Lagoon Fame 17.98 ...................... M Gowan 5 55232 Arizona Sky 17.71 ............................T Agent 6 61 Scott To Go 18.23 .............................. N Udy 7 28882 Snow Demon 17.85 G R &.............. S Voyce 8 11462 Don’t Muzzle Me 17.85 ..............B Goldsack Emergencies: 9 47462 Kiribati Girl 17.89 ..................... S Gommans 10 62472 McJopson nwtd ................................ A Clark 12 3.31pm VETS ON CARLTON C1 C1, 305m 1 66544 Brilliant Ashlee 17.67 ...................M Roberts 2 2146 Downgrade King 18.27 G R & ......... S Voyce 3 17245 Indefinite Order nwtd......................... B Hunt 4 88241 Ka Pai 17.98.......................................W Kite 5 22212 Caballe 18.03 ...............................K Williams 6 55175 Opehu Flyer 17.78 ...........................R Waite 7 F6284 Mr. Zafonic 17.95....................J T McInerney 8 88766 Opawa Token 17.81 ........................S Maher 9 x7x88 Regina Haka 17.78 ......................P Blanche 10 37652 Sunday Driver nwtd ..........................P Taylor LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015 SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Part time position A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work for Insurance4u, a locally owned and operated Insurance Service business with a real client focus. If you have initiative, an enthusiastic approach and enjoy working in a small, teamoriented environment, then you could be the person we’re looking for.

We Help Save Lives

Ideal candidate will be: • Able to handle sensitive and confidential information in an empathetic and professional manner; • Pro-active and confident. Calling existing clients to speak about cover review is an important part of the job, so only candidates who have no ‘phone fear’ should apply; • Someone with a sound knowledge of word and excel; • Someone who is organised with an eye for detail; and • Friendly and upbeat.

We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

This is a part time role, three days per week.

Perfect for someone with children who needs to fit work around the school schedule.

Hours negotiable but preferred would be 9am1pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

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Meeting and greeting clients, answering phones, taking messages, scheduling appointments; Accounts Payable; Accounts Receivable - chasing debtors for payments; General Administration tasks; Assisting clients with claims; and Calling to set up review appointments with existing clients.

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

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Competitive remuneration and benefits - to be discussed according to experience.

Please forward your current curriculum vitae to Kimberley at: Insurance4u 170 Burnett Street, Ashburton Or enquiries@insureu.co.nz

AUTO TRIM, CANVAS & SHADE

Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

Greg Donaldson Contracting “Do it Once, Do it Right”

Excavator Operator Full-time, Monday to Friday Greg Donaldson Contracting Ltd is a locally owned and operated company based in Ashburton.

We offer a wide range of services to our local community and surrounding areas. Including rural and urban excavation and transport. We are looking for an experienced person to operate 4-6 ton excavator and truck to undertake drainage, civil works and utility services. A competitive pay and package is offered along with health insurance.

We require applicants to have the following licences and skills; • Class 1-4 truck licence & WTR • Be a team player • Be able to work with minimal supervision • Have good communication skills • Competently undertake all aspects of general excavation • Take care of day to day machine maintenance • Strong health and safety focus • Must have NZ residency or current work permit If you have the above attributes and would like to join our dynamic, growing team, please send your CV and covering letter with at least two references to either: P O Box 439, Ashburton 7740 or donaldsoncontracting@xtra.co.nz If you wish to find out more about the position, please phone Greg on 027 432 6915.

Irrigation/General handy person We require an experienced person to join us to take a particular interest in the efficient watering of our dairy farm.

The positions primary focus will be irrigation and general maintenance of the farm as well as supporting with young stock.

You will be on the same 7-2,7-2,7-3 roster as our dairy team and you may be required to support the dairy team with bringing herds to the shed and helping with clean up on occasions.

This is a fixed term position until 31 May 2016.

This is a reasonably independent role so you must be a self starter with good time management skills and enjoy working to a high standard.

For further information please phone 027 271 4772 or to apply please email your CV along with 2 recent referees to kennedyco@netspeed.net.nz

Needing a new staff member?

Call the Guardian today for your situation vacant advertising requirements.

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Sales Assistant We require a full time sales assistant to join our busy tourist retail shop based in Ashburton. The applicant will be required to promote our shop and the stock we sell to our potential customers. The ability to speak confidently and persuasively is important. For the promotions and sales to be successful, the applicant must also have an in-depth understanding of the customer’s cultures and what products they are attracted to.

You should have a bright friendly personality.

The ability to speak Mandarin is a must to cater for the Asian tour market.

Please send your current CV to:

jobs@farmerscorner.co.nz or to: The Manager Farmers Corner Ltd Cnr Longbeach Rd & S.H 1, Ashburton

Kitchen Staff

Chills Catering Ltd - ANZCO Canterbury We have two vacancies in our very busy kitchen.

Duties include: serving, cooking and sandwich making. Full training will be given. The successful applicant must be mature, reliable, honest and able to work unsupervised.

Position 1: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm approx., occasional Saturday.

Position 2: Monday to Friday, 4.30pm to 9.30pm and occasional Saturdays.

Genuine applicants only please.

Phone 027 533 1777 and please leave your name, phone number, details of relevant experience and state which position you are interested in.

Relief Milker We require an experienced reliable relief milker for our 600 cow farm over the mating period.

Could be longer for the right person.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline

Situated 2 kms from Ashburton.

0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

Please call 027 227 1152 (no texting)

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Trevor Hurley Real Estate Limited REAA 2008

Daily Events Wednesday

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am - 12noon WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmanian doubles, Association Croquet.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. Social hall, Havelock Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson

and Jane Street, Tinwald.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.00pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Doubles. Waireka Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB.

Association and golf croquet, new members welcome. Allento Sports Club, Cavendish St. 4.00pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Open day to learn to play. M.S.A. Sports grounds,115 Racecourse Road.

7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm ASHBURTON ROSE GROUP. Monthly meeting with guest speaker Carol Gunn. Catholic Rooms, Winter Street.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS.

Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Annette (instructor) phone 307-7138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham St. 7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness, fun. New members welcome phone 308-5437. Buffalo Hall, Cox St. 7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Results 3rd open competition. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

7.30pm R.S.A. POOL SECTION. Weekly Pool nights. R.S.A. Cox Street.

Thursday

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Sale of Pre loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, cnr Archibald and Jane Street, Tinwald.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings www. toylibrary.ashburtononline.co.nz/ Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op-shop, Good second hand clothing. Cnr Cass Street and Havelock Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main St, Methven.

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road.

10.00am- 11.00am GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN TRUST. Coffee/Support group on every Thursday.

Presbyterian Support Rooms, Tancred Street.

10.30am RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, 1st time free. St Andrews Church, Bridge Street Rakaia.

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

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club Day, new members very welcome. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road.

1.30pm HINDS GARDEN CIRCLE. Visit Art Gallery and Heritage Centre, plus weather permitting the Domain. West Street.

2.00pm - 3.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Learn to play Association Croquet. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

7.00pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS SECTION. Section night, all welcome. Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time /Sequence dancing. Learn to dance, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.30pm - 9.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat, all welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Magnificent views, Balmacaan Saddle. New members welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862.

Meet Ashburton Court House, Baring Square West.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op-Shop, good second hand clothing. Cnr Cass and Havelock Street.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11.00am BALMORAL HALL LINEDANCERS. Classes recommence . Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime section, great exercise, new players welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Centre Stadium. River Terrace.

Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz TRADES, SERVICES

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICES

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Garden Walks 1.00pm - 5.00pm Saturday, October 17, 2015

WANTED to buy. Coal range for Bach. Phone 308 9122.

629 Methven Highway - a must see!

3. M&G Kelk

Methven Highway, SH77

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

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

Featuring: Devonshire teas, market stalls.

Tickets: $20

from St Andrew’s Church Office Phone: 308 8042.

A reward is offered for information for the recovery of a 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Van, when last seen, was coloured white and blue, with sign-writing “Atomic Travel” down each side of the van, in blue/white letters, along with “Freephone 0508-108-359” in blue lettering on both the driver and passenger doors.

PLEASE NOTE THIS VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN CHANGED/OR ALTERED TO CHANGE IT’S OVERALL APPEARANCE.

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, October 23, 2015. For further information and application forms, please contact: The Secretary Mackenzie Charitable Foundation C/- Croys Ltd Level 2, 161 Burnett Street PO Box 582 Ashburton 7740 Phone 03 308 8353 Email: mcf@croys.co.nz www.mcf.org.nz

Ph 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

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MOTORING

CASH paid for all unwanted cars, vans, 4WD’s, trucks, tractors. Including scrap metal. Phone 027 476 2404.

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

PUBLIC NOTICES

ATAMAI Village open day, October 18, Mytton Heights Motueka. 1-5 rain or shine.

Enjoy: Ecohouse tours at 1.30, 2.30 & 3.30pm. Lowenergy cooking demo. Meet the villagers shared Kai. Land for sale. Phone 022 459 0650.

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LOST, FOUND

LOST CAMERA - Panasonic Lumix camera in dark grey/blue case left at Awa Awa Rata Reserve, Mount Hutt, Methven Saturday, October 10. Please phone 03 308 2280 or 021 131 4243.

HIRE

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

NEW Asian, friendly, beautiful hot and sexy, busty DD. Good service and good massage. 021 063 6897.

FOR SALE

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

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / contracting work, Call and see U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street.

Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 8061 A/h: 308 7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

DRY cracked hands? Linden leaves herbalist hand and nail treatment. 30ml $8.50. The China Shop in The Arcade.

FILL your home with the smell of Christmas. With an ecoya Christmas candle, just arrived instore Kitchen Kapers at The Arcade.

Choose from the ever popular fresh pine needles, or sweet fruits and pink champagne.

From only $26.00 get in quick, limited stock only.

FIREWOOD for sale, dry pine $160 a cord/3.6m³ delivered.

Phone Sue 021 162 4102.

PADDED coat hangers. Ideal for the person who has everything. $14.00 each. The China Shop in The Arcade.

RENZ ashburton

Trevor Hurley Real Estate Limited REAA 2008

Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Andrew Webb Happy 2nd Birthday Andrew Roo Roo. Love Mummy and Alexis.

Andrew Webb Happy 2nd Birthday Andrew!

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John Grigg Stakes for 3yo involving guineas contenders.

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Saturday October 17 Quality fields including the Ashburton Cup for open sprinters and the Listed

Extensive semi-formal garden - maples, natives and a special quilt display

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Laura Hyde Happy 6th Birthday Laura.

Lots of love Gran and Poppa. xx

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Love Mum, Dad and Riley.

Olivia Broker Happy Birthday sweet heart.

Look who’s five today.

Love from Nan, Pop, Josh, Auntie and Wayne. xxx

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ONE DAY UNTIL SHAKEOUT 2015 There’s still time to sign up for ShakeOut 2015 and be part of this national earthquake drill!

ShakeOut will take place at 9.15am on 15 October 2015. It’s a chance for everyone to practise the right action to take during an earthquake – Drop, Cover and Hold.

More than 3,400 individuals and organisations have already registered in the Ashburton District, including the Council, schools, preschools, businesses and health providers.

Help us spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues that ShakeOut is coming up.

Get involved with ShakeOut by registering at shakeout.govt.nz

RUBBISH AND RECYCLING

PUBLIC NOTICE

Labour Day Collection

Road Closure Proposal

Resource Recovery Parks The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be closed on Monday 26 October 2015

Ashburton District Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency gives public notice of a proposal to temporarily close roads to ordinary vehicle traffic to enable the holding of a community event – “Methven Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Street Race”.

Rubbish and Recycling - Kerbside Collection If your collection day is a Monday there will be a change for Labour Day. Collections normally scheduled for Monday 26 October 2015 will be collected on Tuesday 27 October 2015.

There are no changes to any other collections. Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

PUBLIC NOTICE Annual Dog Control Report 2014/15 On 8 October 2015 a report pursuant to section 10A of the Dog Control Act 1996, was adopted by Ashburton District Council. The report contains information and statistics on Ashburton District Council’s dog control activity for the year 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

The report can be viewed on our website at ashburtondc. govt.nz or at Council’s Office at 5 Baring Sq West, Ashburton.

If you would like a copy sent to you, please contact Customer Services on 03 307 7700.

PUBLIC NOTICE Road Closure Notice Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that for the purpose of allowing CJM’s Events Limited to hold Muddy Good Run the following road will be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic (with the exception of emergency vehicles) for the period indicated hereunder.

Road to be closed: Normanby Road, from West Town Belt to Baker Road Period of Closure: From 9.00 am until 2.00 pm on Sunday, 18 October 2015.

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

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Roads proposed to be closed: Methven Chertsey Road, from Main Street to Mackie Street Mackie Street, from Methven Chertsey Road to Barkers Road Barkers Road, from Main Street to Hall Street Hall Street, from Barkers Road to Main Street State Highway 77 (Main Street), from Lampard Street to Bank Street Kilworth Street, from Main Street to Mackie Street Forest Drive, from McMillan Street to Main Street Period of closure: From 6.00am until 6.00pm on Saturday 26 March 2016. Detours will be available on adjacent streets and will be sign posted.

This proposed closure is made under the Local Government Act 1974 - Schedule 10 (11 (e)) and will be considered at the Service Delivery Committee meeting on 5 November 2015..

Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice of their objection and the grounds for their objection in writing by post or email to the Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton 7700 by 4.00pm, Friday 30 October 2015.

Neil McCann, Group Manager Service Delivery, Ashburton District Council Colin Knaggs, Highway Manager, NZ Transport Agency

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A selection of winning images that show the best of what we have to offer will be chosen to feature in a published book shared with visitors and delegates to Ashburton District.

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Up & Coming Meetings

Council Meeting Council Chamber, Baring Square East Thursday 29 October 2015, 1.30pm

Tenders • Building construction Hinds rural fire shed • C636 Reseals and pre-seal repairs, Ashburton District • Ashburton Resource Recovery Park construction work

Request for Proposal • Administration and Library Facility Feasibility Study

Career Opportunities • Cleaners

Expression of Interest • Ashburton Art Gallery & Heritage Centre cafe lease For more information, visit ashburtondc.govt.nz

MEETING Ashburton Zone Committee A meeting of the Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee will be held as follows: Date:Tuesday 27 October 2015, 1.00pm Location: Rakaia Community Centre, Elizabeth Ave, Rakaia The meetings are open to the public.

Copies of the agendas are available prior to the meetings and can be obtained by contacting Council on (03) 307 7700.

The agenda and more information on the committee can be found at www. canterburywater.org.nz/committees/ ashburton.phpw

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 2. The board may bleat about it (5) 5. Gory outcome of a Bacchic rite (4) 7. It may be a short cut to a bargain (4) 8. Milton didn’t finish making pie, which was discourteous (8) 9. One out on a raid in area drum is relocated (8) 11. Send one the job (4) 12. The saving of Mary, perhaps, for a religious organisation (9,4) 15. It is fit to be a source of oil (4) 17. Put name forward for it on mean distribution (8) 19. Abuse, lot of which can be complete (8) 21. In finance, choice gives one a sound return (4) 22. Is initially taking French leave (4) 23. Stopped being beheaded, so relaxed (5)

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11. It is quite clear it is a feature of Canterbury (5) 13. Shaven crown of ours net may be used for (7) 14. Colourfully agreed to be paired (7) 16. Out at which it is shabby and may be crooked (5) 18. Comes across the assemblies of hunters and hounds (5) 20. It is essential, the perfumemaker says (3) 21. One’s purpose may be to call it off (3)

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Don’t jump just because someone else is telling you to. Go at your own pace.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Children have nothing better to go by than their visceral response to people.

Their sophisticated defensive skills are primal. That’s a juxtaposition that works well and can be duplicated at any age.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Flaunt. The dictionary defines it as an act of ostentation, drawing attention in hopes of gaining admiration. But if you got it, why not? It’s a celebration of that thing, for a moment...

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You may project onto another person angel-like qualities that they do not currently possess. And yet, they may possess these qualities in the near future because of your attention.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): So, you love him. Is it for his virtue? Probably not. It’s because of the special way he makes you feel. You know, that was in you all the time.

He just activated it.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Domestic happiness helps you feel emotionally supported enough to tackle the challenges. When you succeed, it’s a source of pride for your loved ones, too.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Your hard work has paid off, and now you can chill out, revel and reflect on the curious path that brought your unpredictable success.

Life is smiling at you.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): When it reminds you of the old romance, take a moment to replay the whole story in your mind — the whole story, especially the end bit. The memory will have a positive effect on your current relationship.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Maybe it doesn’t make the most sense to you right now, but you’re a life-long learner. Don’t forget that. Keep going until the pixels arrange themselves into a clear picture.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Communication is your agenda. People talk; you listen. Sometimes they talk too much, and you tune out. Why say less with a lot of words? You can say a lot with a few.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): There is freedom in wildness, and very little of it in civilisation. That is part of the reason you are so connected to nature right now. You need to let that soft animal inside you free.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You can do remarkable work before the rest of your workforce has caught their groove. Why? Because you are immune to the stresses that affect others.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

MORRIS, Donald (Don) – Peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2015 at Tuarangi Home, Ashburton. Husband of Dorothy for 51 years.

Father of Tim, and Tina and Damon. Poppa of Zac, Jessica, and Kylie.

‘The Number King has gone to be with Jesus’ A service for Don will be held at The Salvation Army Citadel, Cnr Cameron and Cass Streets, Ashburton on THURSDAY, October 15, at 1.30pm followed by a private cremation.

Galbraith Mid Canterbury Funeral Services 03 308 3980

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather and information.

9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 Peter appreciates Tina’s help; Roy wishes he could have more of Hayley’s time. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me PGR 0 2pm Four Weddings USA 3 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

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6am Paul Henry 9am Rachael Ray Rachael challenges Bert Kreischer, the Trip Flip host, to go to City Hall to see if he can find a couple who will marry in the studio, today.

9:55 Story 0 10:30 Infomercials 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO 1pm Dr Phil AO A woman believes her stepmother lost her retirement money to a fraudster from the Internet.

2pm The Ricki Lake Show AO 3pm The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR (Part 1) 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 Million Dollar Minute 3 5pm Top Chef 6pm 3 News

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm Rachel Hunter’s Tour Of Beauty 0 8:30 N The DNA Detectives Kiwi celebrities hand over DNA samples to find out where their roots lie. First to retrace their ancestry are chef Ray McVinnie, and One News correspondent Jack Tame. 0 9:30 The Island With Bear Grylls AO 0 10:35 One News 0

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11:05 F NCIS AO 3 An international manhunt for Eli David’s killer turns into a federal witch hunt against Gibbs and his team for their use of unconventional methods. 0 12:05 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 7:30 Candice Tells All 8am Carter Can 8:30 Walking Through History With Tony Robinson 9:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 10am Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries 10:30 Live Here, Buy This 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 Auction Hunters Noon Location, Location, Location 1pm Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 2pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 3pm Candice Tells All 3:30 Carter Can 4pm Natural World – Lemur Blues 5pm The Cook And The Chef 5:30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey 6pm Property Brothers At Home 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Ray Mears Goes Walkabout Survival expert Ray Mears follows in the footsteps of an unsung hero of Australian exploration to find out how John McDouall Stuart succeeded in crossing this continent.

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SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2pm MasterChef USA PGR 3 The final four home cooks must work in pairs to prepare a three-course meal for the judges.

3pm Bondi Rescue PGR 3 A woman wanders the beach naked, before walking onto the streets of Bondi; lifeguards build the wildest boats imaginable for the end-of-season wave-riding competition.

3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 7pm 7:30 8pm 8:30

The Crowd Goes Wild Bondi Rescue PGR Coastwatch Oz PGR 3 Legends AO Martin stays in legend as journalist Sebastian Egan to exonerate Hani Jabril and find the real assassin.

9:30 Game Of Thrones AO 10:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

11:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:15 Home Shopping 1:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:15 Home Shopping

MAORI TV

6am Rugby – World Cup (Replay) USA v Japan.

8am Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Australia v Wales.

10am Roof Top Rugby 10:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 18.

11am World Cup Weekly Noon Rugby – World Cup (Replay) All Blacks v Tonga.

2pm All Blacks Press Conference 2:30 Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Italy v Romania.

4:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 15.

5pm Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) All Blacks v Tonga.

5:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 17.

6pm Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 18.

6:30 World Cup Weekly 7:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Week Four.

8:30 Rugby – The Breakdown The weekend’s rugby with a discussion panel of former top players and experts.

9:30 World Cup Weekly From New Zealand House in London.

10:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Week Four.

11:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 18.

Midnight Rugby – World Cup (Replay) South Africa v USA. 2am Rugby – World Cup (Replay) France v Ireland. 4am Rugby – World Cup (Replay) England v Uruguay.

SKY SPORT 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #HakaNation PGR 3 8pm Koroua 2 8:30 Nga Tangata Taumata Rau – Nga Tamariki O Te Kohu 2 9:30 Whawhai 3 10pm Pete And Pio PGR 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Mataora 2 11:30 Closedown

6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Matika 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 2 5pm Pukana 2

THE BOX

DISCOVERY

6am The Glades MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Storage Wars PG 7:40 American Daredevils M 8:05 Survivor – Micronesia PG 8:55 CSI MV 9:45 Criminal Intent MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Elementary MV 12:15 Suspects MVLSC 1:10 Pawn Stars PG 1:35 CSI MV 2:25 The Glades MV 3:15 The Simpsons PG 3:40 Raw MC 6:35 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Storage Wars PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

THURSDAY

12:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:40 The Glades MV 2:30 Criminal Intent MV 3:30 The Simpsons PG 3:55 NCIS MV 4:45 Hawaii Five-0 MV 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG The Last Lap. 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Waste Not, Want Not. 8:30 Mythbusters PG Fixing a Flat.

9:30 Moonshiners M 10:30 Ice Lake Rebels M The Honeymoon is Over. 11:30 Deadly Affairs M The Art of Murder. 12:30 Crimes That Shook The World M The Backpacker Killer. 1:30 Evil Kin M Monsters On the Block. 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Secrets of the Range Rider. 4:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG Let There Be Light. 6:30 Naked And Afraid XL M 7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Five-Year Storm 2. 8:30 Deadliest Catch PG Bite the Hand. 9:30 Alaskan Bush People M Sink or Swim. 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M THURSDAY 12:30 Scorned – Love Kills M 1:30 Nightmare Next Door M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Dirty Jobs PG 5am Dual Survival M

The DNA Detectives 8:30pm on TV One

Legends

8:30pm on Prime

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:20 Close Up – Leonardo DiCaprio PG 6:50 The Mystery Cruise M 2013 Crime. Gail O’Grady, Michelle Harrison. 8:15 Prisoners 16VLC 2013 Crime. Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal. 10:45 Think Like A Man Too MS 2014 Comedy.

Adam Brody, Meagan Good.

12:30 Suddenly 16VL 2013 Action. Ray Liotta, Dominic Purcell.

2pm Santorini Blue MLS 2011 Drama. Ice-T, Richard Belzer, Coco Austin. 3:45 The Mystery Cruise M 2013 Crime.

Gail O’Grady, Michelle Harrison.

5:10 The Wedding Bros 16LS 2008 Comedy. Dan Fogler, Brendan Sexton III. 6:30 Godzilla MV 2014 Action. Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen. 8:30 The Signal MVL 2014 Sci-fi. Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites. 10:10 Bad Johnson 16LS 2014 Comedy.

Cam Gigandet. 11:40 Over/Under MC 2013 Drama. Steven Pasquale, Caroline Dhavernas. THURSDAY 1:10 The Wedding Bros 16LS 2008 Comedy. 2:30 The Signal MVL 2014 Sci-fi. 4:05 Bad Johnson 16LS 2014 Comedy. 5:30 Close Up – Matthew McConaughey PG

MOVIES GREATS 7:05 The Host MV 2013 Adventure.

Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra.

9:10 Never Been Kissed PGS 1999 Romantic Comedy. Drew Barrymore, David Arquette. 10:55 Insomnia MVL 2002 Crime. Al Pacino, Hilary Swank. 12:55 The Host MV 2013 Adventure. Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra. 3pm Mr Bean’s Holiday PGC 2007 Comedy.

Rowan Atkinson. 4:30 XXX MV 2002 Action. Vin Diesel, Samuel L Jackson, Marton Csokas. 6:35 You Don’t Mess With The Zohan MLS 2008 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider.

8:30 Paycheck MV 2003 Scifi. Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhardt, Uma Thurman. 10:30 Superbad 16LS 2007 Comedy. Jonah Hill, Michael Cera. THURSDAY 12:20 Mr Bean’s Holiday PGC 2007 Comedy. Rowan Atkinson.

1:50 XXX MV 2002 Action.

Vin Diesel, Samuel L Jackson, Marton Csokas. 3:50 You Don’t Mess With The Zohan MLS 2008 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider. 5:40 Paycheck MV 2003 Sci-fi. Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhardt, Uma Thurman.

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14Oct15

7:30 Golf – Big Break Palm Beaches 8:30 The Golf Fix 9:30 Golf – Feherty 10:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Counties Manukau v Auckland.

12:30 Surfing – WSL World Championship (Highlights) Hurley Pro at Trestles.

1:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) India v South Africa – First ODI. 2pm Golf Central 2:30 Sky Sports UK News 3pm Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Saturday, Week Nine.

3:30 Rugby League – Super League (Replay) Grand Final – Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors.

6pm Darts – World Grand Prix (Replay) Final.

8pm Crash 8:30 The Short Game Following eight of the very best 7-and 8-yearold golfers in the United States as they navigate school, family life and the series of tournaments that lead to the ultimate test of skill and dedication – The US Kids Golf World Championship.

9:30 L Basketball – NBL Illawarra Hawks v NZ Breakers.

From WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, NSW. 11:30 Rugby – The Breakdown

THURSDAY

12:30 Women’s Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Xiamen International Women’s Open. 1:30 The Short Game 2:20 Basketball – NBL (Replay) Illawarra Hawks v NZ Breakers.

4:20 Boxing – AIBA World Championships (Highlights) Semi-finals, Session Two. 4:50 L Boxing – AIBA World Championships Finals, Session One.

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Scott Punselie made the most of a four-day coaching clinic with current and former Black Caps.

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Ashburton College’s Scott Punselie is well-prepared for his 1st XI season after returning from the National High Performance Cricket Clinic at the NZCT Cricket Centre in Palmerston North.

The young spin bowler received valuable tips from current and former Black Caps Jacob Oram, Chris Martin, Michael Mason and Nathan Mc-

Cullum at the four-day clinic.

After a relaxed session on day one, Punselie attended two bowling sessions on day two with New Zealand’s third highest wicket taker, Chris Martin, before participating in a purely spin-orientated session with McCullum.

Punselie was also given tips on how to improve his mental approach to the game by Black Caps performance psychologist Dr Gary Hermanson.

The 17-year-old, who has been asked by Director of Mid Canterbury Cricket Garfield Charles to attend rep training this season, said his aim was to learn as much as possible.

“It was incredible what I learnt.

“They were talking about how cricket’s a mental game, it’s a thinking game,” he said.

“Nathan (McCullum) was telling me that my line and length can change from where I bowl

from the crease and I just took heaps away from that.

“I just listened and took heaps of notes.”

Punselie also has one eye on the Canterbury under 19s and hopes to continue to improve and help College in their bid for promotion this season.

“In the next couple of years I want to make the Canterbury under 19s and get more identified in Canterbury,” he said.

“I want to get a bit more spin

on my off spin and see if I can get more bounce.”

Mid Canterbury’s Garfield Charles believes Punselie could develop into a major asset at representative level.

“He is a gifted spinner of the ball, a very talented off spinner and a very hard-hitting mid-tolower order batsman,” he said.

Punselie will next be in action for Ashburton College’s 1st XI against Riccarton High School on Saturday.

Meehan faces toughest fight against Parker Former heavyweight world title contender Kali Meehan is predicting the toughest fight of his career against world-ranked New Zealander Joseph Parker, a man almost half his age.

Australian-based Meehan, 45,

has returned to Auckland - his city of birth - for tomorrow’s clash with Parker, another descendant of the North Island city.

The Kiwi fighter was recently namechecked by the esteemed

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Ring boxing magazine as one of the future prospects in the heavyweight division.

“I know this is going to be the hardest fight of my career because of his youth and explosiveness,” Meehan said.

Parker is now rated sixth by the WBO, 13th by the WBA and 14th by the WBC and is coming off a first-round blowout of another Australianbased heavyweight, Bowie Tupou.

Meehan has no doubt that the growing buzz and hype that is building around the slick, mobile, hard-hitting Parker is justified.

“It is - he’s an exciting prospect,” Meehan said.

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