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Three days of debate, argument and at times impassioned pleas saw the Ashburton District Council’s budget hammered out with a rate rise of 6.6 per cent signalled for next year.

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Russian cat ‘saves’ abandoned baby A homeless cat in Russia has won praise for caring and keeping warm a baby boy abandoned in a chilly entrance-way. The story took place in the town of Obninsk in the Kaluga region, where the baby was abandoned in the entranceway to an apartment block and left lying on the floor on a day when temperatures were several degrees centigrade below zero. A local cat by the name of Masha that lived in a cardboard box in the hallway “warmed the baby for several hours with her body”. TV Zvezda channel reported. “The residents are certain, if the cat hadn’t taken care of it, the baby wouldn’t have had a chance,” the channel’s anchor said.

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NZ captured in full bloom New Zealand’s big blue back door has been captured in full bloom by a Nasa satellite. The image – showing the greenish clouds of a phytoplankton bloom in the South Pacific to the east of the country and along the Chatham Rise – was taken by instruments on the space agency’s Suomi NPP satellite. Phytoplankton are microscopic organisms that live in watery environments and can bloom in vast concentrations across oceans when given an ideal mix of nutrients, sunlight and water temperatures. Suomi NPP was launched as part of a satellite programme intended to increase understanding of Earth, including its clouds, oceans, vegetation, ice, land and atmosphere.

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A piece of West Coast mining history is up for grabs on Trade Me. A Timaru user is selling an old coal wagon from the underground Strongman Mine and before that was used at another mine near Rapahoe. The Strongman Mine north of Greymouth operated from the late 1930s until 2013. In 1967, 19 men were killed in an explosion at the mine. The seller said the purchase included two pieces of rail the wagon sat on. The bucket had some rust holes in the bottom from where it used to be bolted to the wood and some rivets had popped out over the years but it was still strong and solid.

The actor who plays North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in The Interview is adamant he never feared for his safety during the furore over the film, but insists he is “glad that whole chapter is done”. Randall Park found himself at the centre of a media storm when Sony Pictures cancelled the release of the Seth Rogen comedy due to threats issued to US cinemas, reportedly over the depiction of Jong-un’s fictional assassination. Park admits he was worried when he saw TV news reports showing him in character as Jongun, but insists he never felt as if his life was in danger. “I was never afraid for my safety or about being hacked. It was more like it was just crazy to turn on the news and they were talking about Kim Jong-un, but showing my face ... I am just glad that that whole chapter is done.” Park insists the decision to release the film online and to selected cinemas was a good one because it helped bring the controversy to an end. He adds, “Everything died down right after the movie came out, and I was still trying to piece in my head, everything together. I still haven’t fully pieced everything together as far as what that experience meant to me.

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False alarm - oops Northland’s rescue-helicopter service has been called out to the occasional false alarm. Yesterday, it caused one. A member of the public called 111 after seeing what he thought was a helicopter crash near the Ngunguru sandspit. But the “crash” was really the Northland Emergency Services Trust (Nest) carrying out an exercise with one of its rescue choppers. Nest chief pilot Pete Turnbull has advised people to check what they think they are seeing before picking up the phone. Northland police spokeswoman Sarah Kennett said officers received a report of a helicopter crashing near the sandspit. “However, inquiries by police found that there had been no crash and there had been a training exercise carried out by the Northland Electricity rescue helicopter in the area at the time,” she said.

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■ ASHBURTON HOSPICE SERVICE

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New hospice service soon BY SUE NEWMAN

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A new hospice service is about to be launched in Ashburton to provide support and assistance to people with lifelimiting illnesses. After a comprehensive consultation process showing strong community support for the service, The Hospice Mid Canterbury Trust has been established. Spokesperson Jane Wright said the new service was designed to complement the clinical care currently provided by the Ashburton Palliative Care Team and by agencies such as the Cancer Society. “This will be about enhancing those services by providing non-clinical care such as information, education and support for patients, families and carers through services such as counselling, bereavement support, day respite, holistic therapies and biography writing,” she said. A key factor was that services provided would be driven by the client and their family and that those services would be easily accessible, she said. Hospice is a philosophy of care that promotes quality of life, and aims to help people with life-limiting illnesses to live as fully and as comfortably as possible, neither prolonging nor hastening the end of life journey. The hospice philosophy recognises that dying is not only a physical journey, but also a social, emotional and spiritual one. The hospice service will be available to anyone living with a life-limiting condition such as heart failure, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis or cancer and it will aim to help people make the most of every minute of their lives in whatever way is important to them. While volunteers would form the backbone of the service there would be a small number of paid staff that could include a manager and a volunteers’ coordinator. Six trustees have formed the foundation group, but additional trustees are

needed during the project phase as strategic plans are developed and a business plan is written, Mrs Wright said. “We’re looking for strong governance, big picture people with very strong credibility.” The trustees have spent time with the Wairarapa Hospice team and the message they delivered was very clear – “just get on with it,” she said. While most hospice services provide 24-hour in-patient facilities for symptom and pain management, and respite care, research showed that a district of Ashburton’s size would struggle to fund and resource that level of service on an ongoing basis. This will be regularly reviewed. Most in-patient hospices received funding to about 50 per cent from their district health board, but Mrs Wright said it was too early to know whether any financial support could come from the Canterbury District Health Board. “We have to go in with the model that we may have to be totally funded by the community. However, I do believe we’ll come up with a decent business model that will ensure we can become financially self sufficient.” For the trustees, the immediate focus was on getting a level of service that was sustainable, under way as quickly as possible, she said. “We want to provide support that will remove some of the bewilderment and anxiety from the end of life experience. We won’t be deterred, we have to make this happen.” While it was too early to speculate about its involvement in the Mid Canterbury Hospice, Canterbury DHB Clinical Director Canterbury Integrated Palliative Care Services Palliative Medicine Physician Dr Kate Grundy said the CDHB was encouraged by the community-led initiative. “We see it as a positive move and I’m sure the people of Ashburton will make this work. We look forward to it developing and offering support where we can.”

George Moala found guilty The jury in the assault trial of Blues rugby player George Moala has found him guilty on one charge. Moala and his brother Siua had been accused of assaulting two men, Clifford Matoka and Damian Leota, during a vicious fight in Auckland in December 2012. The brawl, which erupted in a small bar on Karangahape Road and spilled out onto the street, left one of the complainants with blood pouring from an artery and several people arrested. The jury found Moala guilty of injuring Mr Matoka with intent, but not

guilty on two other charges - of injuring Mr Leota with intent and of common assault on Mr Matoka. Moala’s brother was found not guilty. Judge Rob Ronayne commended the Moala family for the dignity they had shown. “It can’t have been easy to hear that verdict,” he said. George Moala, who has represented Tonga at under-20s level, signed a twoyear contract with the Blues after an impressive season last year with the Auckland NPC team. - NZME

Fire escapes rubbish pit Another fire escaped from a rubbish pit saw the Mayfield volunteer rural fire unit roll out of its shed yesterday. Eleven of the last 12 call-outs for the unit have been related to rubbish pit fire escapes, but fortunately firefighters got on top of yesterday’s one quickly, limiting its spread. The fire came on a day where the district’s fire danger level moved from high, to very high – one step closer to a prohibited fire season. Ashburton’s principal rural fire officer Don Geddes said a prohibited fire season could be in place by next week. Currently the district is still under a restricted season. Yesterday’s fire – at a Moorehouse Road property - was believed to have been a reignition from a fire lit before Christmas. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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■ BASE YOUTH CENTRE

Base needs your help By Erin TaskEr

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A valuable service which keeps youth off the streets and teaches them social skills, is struggling to keep its head above water. Base Youth Centre is a place where children aged 10-14 years can go after school and do arts and crafts, get help with homework, or even learn how to cook under the watchful eye of a co-ordinator who is passionate about her job, and the town’s youth. But Base relies on community grants and funding to survive, and the world of funding and grants is becoming increasingly competitive. As of today, its next guaranteed funding isn’t due until July - from the Ashburton District Council – but there isn’t enough money left to see the centre through until then. A three-year grant from the Ministry of Youth Development which has funded the co-ordinator role currently filled by Bexx Soper, has run out. Trustee Kate Moses said they have a number of grant applications currently in, but they would take time to be processed. “Because we are a charitable organisation we solely rely on grant funding and it’s been unfortunate for this year, we have run a bit short to cover our rent and wages,” she said. “We have got applications in, but by the time they are assessed and given out, it’s going to be too late.” They’re hoping Mid Cantabrians might come on board and help them. Base is a free service, and they want to keep it that way. “Even if a business could pay a week’s rent, or a week’s wages, it would help us get back on our feet.” Then they can focus on the long-term, and with one of the grant applications currently being processed being for a year’s wages, they’re hopeful the future will be bright – so long as someone can rescue them in the short term. The team at Base are setting up a Give a Little page where people can go online and pledge money, and they say every little bit will help. If you’d like to help Base Youth Centre, go online to Give a Little and search for Base Youth Centre Ashburton.

What is Base? Base Youth Centre of today is vastly different to what it started out as in 2009. Trustee Kate Moses has been there from the start. She said in the early days in its first Tancred Street premises, Base was more a dance party type venue, but that wasn’t what they wanted. They wanted it to be more about youth development. Today, that’s exactly what it’s about. On average they see more than 200 children through their doors every month; their busiest month last year saw 529 children through the door. “We have proven ourselves to be a valuable part of the community structure and a lot of hard work has gone into it,” Kate said. Much of its current success was down to current co-ordinator Bexx Soper. Kate said she was amazing, and they were determined not to lose her. Bexx is passionate about her job, and youth. A trained teacher and Girl Guide leader, Bexx knows kids. She knows how to talk to them and she knows what they need. Many of the children who go to Base don’t have adequate supervision at home after school. “They are in a safe environment here. They are off the streets. They could be out there wandering the streets, causing trouble, but instead they’re here doing things like cooking, and getting help with homework, and doing arts and crafts,” Bexx said. She has big plans for Base. Ideally she’d like it to be all youth led, and already at times, it is. “I just love it when they come in and are really excited and want to try new things,” she said. She sees children from all walks of life, and many different cultural backgrounds. “The idea is that it’s equal opportunities. It doesn’t matter where you come

Base Youth Centre is in financial strife and Kate Moses (left) and Bexx Soper are hoping the community will help to save what they believe is a vital service for the district’s youth. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 160115-DW-036

from, or how much money mum and dad have, everyone gets the same chance here,” she said. For the first two years, Base was entirely volunteer based. That changed when the Ministry of Youth Development provided a three-year grant for a co-ordinator in 2011. Bexx has been that co-ordinator for over a year now, and she loves it. It’s a place where children can feel safe, and learn valuable social skills. But it goes further than that at times too. Last year Bexx taught the youngsters valuable road safety lessons after a young girl was hit by a truck in Ashburton. This year she wants to teach them about internet safety. She knows what children these days need to know. “I’ve always liked working with kids and this is really good. I really liked teaching but I found it very limiting,

whereas here we get to do all the fun stuff, and sneak in a bit of learning,” she said. Base relies solely on goodwill. Everything in their Tancred Street premises has been donated – the pool table, the computers, the oven, the tables and chairs. The community has been generous to date, and the team of trustees behind Base are hoping that generosity will continue now – the time they need it most. “Businesses should help us, because as corny as it sounds, the youth are the next leaders growing up, and if we can enforce some good, positive role models, activities and environments, we are doing our bit to shape them into future leaders,” Kate said. She said anyone wanting to visit Base to see what it was about, or ask any questions, was welcome to do so.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

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Search widened New Zealand officials have widened their net in the search for the owners of three fishing vessels caught poaching toothfish in the Southern Ocean. Foreign Minister Murray McCully said he had now spoken with Equatorial Guinea’s Foreign Minister Agapito Mba Mokuy, who had confirmed that the Songhua, Kunlun and Yongding were falsely claiming to be flagged to the African country. Interpol records showed the vessels had changed flag several times, previously claiming to be flagged to Indonesia, Tanzania, Mongolia, Cambodia, Sierra Leone and other countries. Two of the ships appeared to be owned by Panamabased Stanley Management Inc, which Mr McCully said was likely to be a shell company. - NZME

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It’s taken three days of workshops and hundreds of hours of staff time, but yesterday Ashburton District councillors came up with a likely figure for next year’s rate rise – 6.6 per cent. They started from a base figure of 3.7 per cent and over the past three days were forced to make tough decisions to ensure next year’s rates did not increase by more than their selfimposed 6.6 per cent cap. When they were looking at what went in and what was left out of the budget, council chief executive Andrew Dalziel told his councillors they needed to keep in mind concerns the community highlighted in last year’s ratepayers’ survey. Population growth, roading and water supply were the top three. “You need to take some of this information into consideration. The decisions you’ve made to date give you a 5.8 per cent increase,” he said. The greatest contributor to next year’s rate rise is roading. Last year councillors injected $1 million of unsubsidised money into the district’s roading budget; this year they went for a lower figure, $650,000 but made a commitment to add this each year for the next 10 years. This added 2.3 per cent to rates. With the extra money in the roading pot, mayor Angus McKay was keen to prioritise work from a list of urgent projects. Improvements to South Street were number one for him, he said. Increased staff numbers were the next big contributors to the rate rise. Councillors had already agreed to give the art gallery $60,000 for an extra staff member, but had not made

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Wrapping up a tough three days of workshops, Ashburton District councillors (from left) Darryl Nelson, Stuart Wilson, Donna Favel, Ken Cutforth, Rod Beavan and Russell Ellis hammer out the details around next year’s council budget, and schedule spending over the next 10 years as part of their long-term plan review. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160115-TM-002

the same commitment to fund extra council staff. When he took a second look at the budget, councillor Alan Totty found himself questioning that decision. “I see issues around the council table that should have higher priorities than this. The museum and the art gallery are both short on staff but we’ve decided to give the art gallery more.” Councillor Donna Favel, however dug her toes in and said the gallery should be given extra staff; without an extra person they could not operate efficiently. The issues around an inability to run the gallery arose because its committee had decided it wanted its own reception

area rather than sharing an area downstairs with the museum, councillor Neil Brown said. “They’ve built another reception area upstairs, should staffing that be their problem or our problem,” he said. When it came to the crunch, the extra $60,000 stayed in the budget, pushing it up by another 0.21 per cent. Councillors then took another look at their own staff ’s requests and rather than allocate money to specific positions, agreed to add about $190,000 into the budget, giving Mr Dalziel the option of deciding where it was spent. This added another 0.68 per cent to the budget. The hydroslide project for the

EA Networks Centre survived the final budget cut, built in with a preferred timeframe of construction over years two and three at $2.5 million, with the costs shared equally between the community and the council. Two other time options will be built into the long-term plan. The impact of this project will not be felt in next year’s rates. Several minor additions and deletions were made before the council settled on a provisional rate rise of 6.6 per cent. The final draft budget will be confirmed by council on February 9 and a consultation document prepared. This will go out for public consultation and submissions on April 7.

A German tourist is the first person to be caught breaking new marine reserve rules after a ranger spotted him taking mussels at a popular tourist beach at Punakaiki. The Department of Conservation plans to step up checks, with naval and Ministry of Primary Industry (MPI) patrols, and passing aircraft. Five West Coast marine reserves were officially opened in September, covering 174 square kilometres, at Kahurangi and Punakaiki in Buller, and Waiau-Glacier Coast, Tauparikaka and Hautai in South Westland. - NZME

Architect dies Renowned architect Sir Ian Athfield has died in Wellington. He was 74-years-old. A statement issued by the New Zealand Institute of Architects said Sir Ian was was one of the country’s finest architects. Sir Ian was recognised in the latest New Year Honours list and was appointed a knight companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to architecture. - NZME

Correction The Ashburton Art Gallery succeeded in increasing its proposed grant in the Ashburton District Council’s draft budget. Yesterday’s headline, Tough line on arts funding, did not reflect this as detailed in the news story.

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■ METHVEN SPRINGFIELD WATER

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Essential water usage only Residents on the Methven Springfield water supply were put on notice yesterday – only use water for essential purposes until further notice. Ashburton District Council staff spent yesterday on phones advising residents of the move to level five water conservation status in the area. Council contracts manager Brian Fauth said dry weather over the past few months had resulted in the scheme experiencing very low water flows. “Low water flows have come about from a low ground water level – in effect, the low water

table is affecting the scheme’s ability to provide a normal level of service. “We are phoning affected residents to inform them about the situation and are in the process of working with Ashburton Contracting Limited (ACL) to provide an alternative method of providing water to the system.” The scheme provides water to farm tanks and the farmers then use this water as they see fit. The water is supplied at a controlled rate through a restrictor but does not control

the amount used in any other way. Under level 5 farmers are expected to use the water for essential purposes only – not to do things like fill swimming pools and farm troughs that are not required. “We’d like to thank residents for their patience and understanding about the strict water conservation requirements while we work through this issue.” Council is also recommending that affected residents check their property for leaking pipes, showers and taps and get these

attended to promptly. The scheme is dependent on compliance with allocations and restrictors being in place. Tampering or removing restrictors is prohibited as it impacts the scheme’s performance and affects other residents on the scheme. Council is also requesting that if people notice any water leaks on council mains, to please contact customer services on 307-7700 with the details and location of the leak. The information will be forwarded to a maintenance contractor to carry out the repairs.

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Child ‘car surfing’ Hokitika police are shocked at a photograph showing a young child “car surfing” near Lake Mahinapua on Thursday. A concerned tourist took the photo to the police station yesterday. Sergeant Andy Lyes said the witness and police were “appalled” with the stunt. The witness was travelling behind the vehicle, described as a ‘people mover’, as it was being driven along the Lake Mahinapua exit road, with the child hanging out the sunroof. Police were yesterday tracking down the owner of the vehicle to begin inquiries. - NZME

Teenager injured A teenage worker has been seriously injured after being hit by a digger bucket. The man was working at a private address on Beach Road in Kaiapoi, 20km north of Christchurch when the accident happened at 11.20am yesterday. St John sent two ambulances and a rapid response vehicle to the scene. - NZME

Prisoner recaptured The violent prisoner who escaped from a courthouse yesterday has been arrested by police after sightings from the public helped track him down. Shane Archbold, 36, absconded from Christchurch District Court, while in custody of Corrections, shortly after 10am. Police said they found him in the Aranui area of Christchurch shortly before 1pm. Archbold is due to appear at Christchurch District Court today charged with escaping lawful custody and resisting arrest. - NZME

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Aden Molloy, 4, was one of many Mid Canterbury children who escaped yesterday’s heat by taking a dip in the Ashburton Domain paddling pool. Mid Canterbury surpassed 30 degrees yesterday – far from the first time this summer it has hit the mark. The district’s pools may be in demand again this weekend, with highs of 27 degrees forecast for today and tomorrow. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160115-TM-131

A lawyer who smuggled contraband to convicted murderer and rapist Liam Reid has been found to have brought the legal profession into disrepute, a tribunal has found. Davina Murray, was convicted and sentenced to 50 hours’ community work in October 2013 and removed from the Law Society’s register after being found guilty of smuggling an iPhone, cigarettes and a lighter to Reid at Mt Eden Prison. She appealed against her conviction and sentence, but it was dismissed. A recently released decision by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal said the publicity around Murray’s case “has without doubt been enormously damaging to the criminal defence bar in particular and to the profession in general”. A penalty hearing has been set for February 26. - NZME

■ ASHBURTON REAL ESTATE

2013 ends on a flat note for Ashburton sellers The 2013 real estate year ended on a flat note for sellers around the Ashburton District. In December REINZ figures show that while the median price for a home in the district rose 8 per cent over December 2013 to $330,500, it took a 24 per cent plunge over the No-

vember median. During the month 42 homes changed hands, down from 53 in November and 51 in December last year. The median time lag between listing and sale was 29 days. In its market wrap for 2014, QV described 2014 as a ‘stop start’ year for values with flat

periods due to uncertainty associated with loan to value ratio lending limits, rate hikes and an election. Nationally values increased by 4.9 per cent over the year and Ashburton was right on the national average at 4.8 per cent. Over that period the average

selling price of a home in the district rose from $313,280 to $328,349. Five years ago the average house price in the Ashburton District was $253,733. Looking ahead QV spokesperson Jonno Ingerson said values were likely to remain buoyant

for the first few months of the year, but that a lack of listings would constrain the market. While there would be modest increases in selling prices in most main areas in smaller centres such as Ashburton, price increases were expected to remain steady.

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Saturday, January 17, 2015

■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE

In brief

College to celebrate milestone By Daisy HuDson

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Past and present staff and students of Ashburton College will converge on the town in March to celebrate a special milestone. The school will celebrate its 50th jubilee in March with a series of events, including a community concert, college tours, a

mural unveiling and a planting at the EA Networks Centre. The college will also be celebrating its predecessor schools, with former staff, students and board of trustees members of Ashburton High School and Hakatere Technical College invited to attend. Ashburton College management administrator Sheena Tyrrell said the school had al-

ready received a good number of registrations, but she was still encouraging people to get their registration for the event in as soon as possible. The celebrations have attracted high profile guests, including former student and internationally renowned tenor Simon O’Neill. Mr O’Neill will perform at the community concert, along-

side members of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Ashburton College students. A large mural, prepared by Ashburton College art students, will also be signed by jubilee attendees. Mrs Tyrrell said the jubilee was a low-cost, communitybased event, and she was hopeful that there would a good turnout at events.

■ ROTARY EXCHANGE

Off on a European adventure By Caitlin Porter

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Seventeen-year-old former Mount Hutt College student, Annah Casey-Solly, is heading to Belgium for a taste of Western European family, academic and community life. Annah was selected for the Rotary Youth Exchange, and leaves next week for a year in Belgium. She will be staying with a host family in the small village of Bonneville and attending school in the nearby town of Andenne. She said it all began when she saw a brochure at school and got in touch with the Rotary Club of Ashburton. “I’d always had my heart set on an exchange,” she said. From there, she applied online and was asked to go to a selection meeting in Christchurch with the District Committee of Rotary. She was interviewed and gave a speech and was then selected for the exchange, which she said she was very excited about. She worked to help fund her trip, and said she was lucky to also have the support of her parents. Since being selected mid-way

through last year, Annah has taken part in three Rotary orientations - chances for past and present exchange students to meet up, chat and ask questions. Rotary Club of Ashburton president John Leadley said the exchange was a way to provide opportunities for young people. Originally Annah had her heart set on travelling to France but instead opted for the Frenchspeaking region of Belgium. She said her host family have been in contact, as had other exchange students in Belgium. She said she was looking forward to heading off but was busy with the Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School at the moment, and had not a lot of time to pack. Annah is very involved in performing – she is involved in the Big Little Theatre Company and also dances and sings. She said while overseas she wants to keep up with dancing and her love of arts. Annah will depart next Wednesday with around 50 other Rotary Youth Exchange students and will spend three days in Los Angeles before heading to Heathrow and making her way to Belgium.

Police have again refused to answer specific questions about a homicide inquiry into a baby who died almost five months ago. Devastated father Corey Neligan this week spoke of his anger at not knowing how his precious three-month-old son, Soul Mathew Turany died on August 31 last year. He said he just wants justice for his son.

Man electrocuted A young man angered by loud music coming from a campground caravan was electrocuted when he tried to cut its electricity cable. But the noise was coming from a radio powered by batteries. Matthew Smith, 26, of Hamilton died at the Whangaruru Beachfront Camp at Oakura, 50km north of Whangarei. His body was found by the caravan’s teenage occupants on Wednesday morning. - NZME

People wanting to sit practical driving tests are facing hefty waits of up to six weeks before their driving skills can be assessed. The number of bookings for licences are 20 per cent above the national forecast and Aucklanders are having to wait three times longer than the New Zealand Transport Agency’s two-week target. In Auckland, the average waiting time to sit a full licence test is 45 days. For the restricted test, it’s 48 days. NZTA national manager of delivery Robyn Elston said the higher demand was due to the flow-on effect from a law introduced in December 1, placing a five-year limit on learner and restricted licences. - NZME

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Annah Casey-Solly will soon be on a plane on her way to Belgium. PHOTO GOOD TASTE PHOTOGRAPHY

Police refuse to answer homicide questions Emergency services rushed the tiny infant to hospital in the early hours of August 30 after he suffered a head injury and was having breathing difficulties at a farm on Coaltrack Rd, near Burnham, 30km south of Christchurch. It took police five weeks to speak publicly about the death and announce they had launched a homicide investigation. The baby’s mother Storme Turany has been spoken to by

Bridgecorp chief financial officer Rob Roest has again been denied parole, but may be released from jail after his next hearing in April. The former director of the failed finance company was jailed in 2012 for six and a half years after being found guilty of 18 charges after a four-month High Court case brought by the Financial Markets Authority. The charges related to misleading statements in the offer documents of Bridgecorp, a finance company which failed in 2007 owing $459 million to 14,500 investors. In a separate Serious Fraud Office case, Roest had another three months added to his jail term after admitting his role in the $3.5 million fraudulent acquisition and financing of a luxury launch. - NZME

Long licence wait

■ HOMICIDE INQUIRY

By Kurt Bayer

Parole again denied

police, as has another young male known to her. Mr Neligan, 24, was not at the farm at the time. Now, he wants answers to how his son died. “It’s not a thousand piece puzzle. Someone has done something. It just doesn’t happen on its own,” a frustrated Mr Neligan said on Tuesday. Questions about the inquiry were put to Canterbury Police on Wednesday, and again on Thursday.

They have repeatedly failed to respond, other than to say that the investigation is “ongoing”. A police spokeswoman said the earliest they could respond to questions was Monday. Detectives have not been in contact with Mr Neligan for more than five weeks, he said, and he hadn’t been informed as to what the post-mortem results were. “I haven’t heard anything,” the dairy farm worker said. - NZME

A 70-year-old motorcyclist is seriously injured after a crash on the Desert Road near Waiouru yesterday. The man came off his bike on gravel on the side of the highway, about 1pm, police said. He suffered serious injuries and was flown to Palmerston North Hospital. - NZME

Couple die in fire An elderly couple were killed in an early morning house fire at Tolaga Bay, on the East Coast 50km north of Gisborne yesterday. The couple were living at the house in Uawa Parade, near the river in the township. Tolaga Bay firefighters were called out at about 3.15am. The first body was found in the remains of the house at 10.15am and the second was located nearby at 11.20am. Both were found in a bedroom. “We could see the flames as we headed to the fire station and when we arrived, the house was fully ablaze,” said Tolaga Bay chief fire officer Ray Dever. Detectives from Gisborne have started an inquiry into the fire. - NZME

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Saturday, January 17, 2015

■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

Hydroslide in two years’ time? If the community agrees, a $2.5 million water slide complex at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre could be installed and ready to use by mid 2017. During their long-term plan workshop this week, Ashburton district councillors struggled to juggle budget demands against community need and found themselves at odds over the timing of a water feature for the district’s new aquatic centre. A community survey indicated the majority of those who responded wanted the water slides as quickly as possible and they wanted the best facilities available. And it was that community demand that led mayor Angus McKay to say he wanted what is likely to be a $2.5 million facility, built into next year’s budget. “I’m of the opinion that we

work out the costs and the running costs and that’s the figure we put in year one for people to say yes or no to. We’ve consulted and people say they want it and we’ve no option but to put it in with the costs alongside it.” Not all of his councillors agreed. The impact on rates would push the council over its self-imposed increase limit of 6.6 per cent and the project had to line up alongside several others where extra spending was needed. Some wanted the water slides pushed out five years, others for three. “We might have egg on our faces if we put money in for a hydroslide when money for roading was needed. Go for the three year option and let the community have the time

to raise the money,” councillor Darryl Nelson said. Councillor Russell Ellis, however, said the council could not afford to ignore the weight of survey results that clearly indicated people wanted the water slides next year. “If we wait five years we’ll miss the boat. Christchurch doesn’t have one at the moment and I’d hate us to wait and coincide with them building one. A lot of local families go to Timaru to their hydroslide and when they’re there they shop and they eat out. That’s money that could be spent here,” he said. The council should put the project into year two of the long term plan (2016/2017) and that would give the community time to raise money and gain sponsorship, Mr Beavan said.

Fewer people on welfare There are nearly 13,000 fewer people on welfare compared to a year ago, Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says. The latest figures showed 309,145 people, or 11 per cent of the working-age population, were receiving a benefit at the end of December. This was the lowest number of people on welfare for a December quarter since 2008.

The biggest changes were in the drop in people receiving Jobseeker Support and Sole Parent Support - around 5500 fewer for each of these categories. Mrs Tolley said the number of people on Jobseeker Support had been steadily falling since 2010, after which Government has passed two rounds of welfare reforms.

Jobseeker numbers fell in all regions except Wellington and Taranaki. “This Government’s welfare reforms are continuing to support New Zealanders into work. The reductions we’re now seeing will mean fewer people on benefit in the years to come which means we’re going to see healthier, more prosperous households.” - NZME

Councillors were also divided on the split between community and council funding levels. Councillor Peter Reveley called the idea of building the hydroslide earlier than 2020 and the council paying any more than 20 per cent of the cost was “outrageous”. Councillors eventually agreed to put three options into the budget that will go out for community consultation. The councillors’ preferred option is for the water slides to be installed in year two, the 2016/2017 financial year and for the $2.5 million to be split between the community and the council. Other options are year four (2018/2019) with council paying 60 per cent and the community 40 per cent or for the whole project to be reviewed in three years.

Councillors have completed two days of a three-day workshop that will see budgets set for the next 10 years as part of the council’s long-term plan, with detailed spending slotted in for the first three years. Details around the cost to ratepayers for the hydroslide, both in terms of purchase and installation and ongoing running costs will be included in the consultation document. Public consultation on the long-term plan will start in April. People can make submissions on any item in the budget. These will be heard by the council and if a compelling case is presented, the plan can be changed. - A production error meant part of this article was missing from Friday’s newspaper

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Putting in the hard yards Preschoolers get wacky for dress-up day Funky hair, odd shoes, mismatched clothing and superheroes were the order of the day for pre-schoolers from Hannah n Henry yesterday with their Wacky Friday dress-up day. There was even a fierce pirate complete with cutlass. Teacher Danielle Rice (pictured) said the fun day gave the preschoolers something different to do during the school holidays. They enjoyed popcorn for morning tea and held a picnic afternoon tea on the lawn. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 160115-DW-049

Greta Casey-Solly performs a solo during a rehearsal of Cats at the Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School yesterday. After just five days of practicing as a group, juniors and seniors aged between nine and 20 years old, were getting ready to perform their first show last night. The singing school is in its 15th year and this year has the most students involved with a

total of 122. This year’s theme is Broadway and Beyond and musical director Jo Castelow said the rehearsals went well. “We work them hard, but they are here because they love it and they have fun,” she said. “We do what [others] do in three months, in five days.” The students will perform again today at 2pm and the final show will take place at 7.30pm.

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Ivan James Lyttle Methven identity Ivan Lyttle, the former owner/operator of Lyttle’s Transport, is described by friends and family as a man before his time. The retired businessman, husband and father died this week. He was 85. In the early 1950s, and aged just 24 years old, Ivan started up the transport company. It was based in Spaxton Street. At the height of the business, Lyttle’s operated 27 trucks and employed around 30 staff. Most of Lyttle’s Transport work was spent shifting livestock, bulk grain, shingle and the storage and spreading of fertiliser. But there were other jobs including shifting houses, ski lift towers to Mt Hutt, and moving river wall retaining rocks for the Tekapo, Twizel and Lake Coleridge hydro-power projects. It operated successfully for four decades before being sold to its Methven competition. Ivan started the company after leaving a mechanic’s position. He went into growing potatoes fulltime and bought his first truck for carting produce in 1955. In 1956, Ivan built the district’s first potato digger and bagger – a truck which dug and bagged the produce at the same time. It was the start of his own company and carrying out transport and agricultural services. When it was sold to opposition company Philip Wareing Ltd in 1994 there were 13 large trucks and 18 staff. Ivan was the first to do bulk fertiliser spreading in Methven, building bulk bins “he was years before his time,” wife Dulcie said. He always enjoyed a challenge, was a great fisherman, and liked working on vintage vehicle restorations. He was an involved member of the Methven community and among other involvements served on the community council. He also built two boats – a 20ft and a 24ft - and had a love of flying that saw him learn to fly at the age of 45. He then bought a four-seater 180 Arrow aeroplane. It was used often and Dulcie remembers even heading to the West Coast just for whitebait. Post the sale of the business and into retirement Ivan and Dulcie spent time with family and also completed a world

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No sign of missing man A second search has been carried out for a man missing off O’Neills Bay on Auckland’s west coast. Northern Region Surf Life Saving manager David Butt said searchers were out at first light around the bay at the north of Bethells Beach but found no sign of the missing man. He said the chances of finding the man alive were narrowing. “We always like to give people as much time as possible but, given the rugged West Coast conditions, the chances aren’t great,” he said.

Emergency services were called to O’Neills Bay just before 3.30pm on Thursday night when a man was reported missing. A search was carried out by four lifesaving boats, a Westpac Rescue Helicopter and the Eagle police helicopter, but the search was called off when conditions became too dangerous for rescuers. It is understood friends and family of the man were waiting at the beach for further information. - NZME

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Allenton Medical Centre 308 9139 Gym Company Medical Ltd 308 9489 Methven Medical Centre 302 8105 Moore Street Medical Centre 308 3066 Rakaia Medical Centre 303 5002 Sealy Street Medical Practice 308 1212 Tinwald Medical Centre 308 6565 In the event of an emergency: 111

In the event of needing after-hours medical care, Dr Chris Ryan (above), recommends calling the number of your GP - where you will be directed to an after-hours nurse triage system. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 160115-DW-103

How to access after-hours care By Caitlin Porter

Caitlin.p@theguardian.Co.nz

Confusion over after-hours medical care in Ashburton, led the Guardian to look into what steps can be taken, should someone fall ill outside of regular GP hours. A new Mid Canterbury resident was left confused and distraught trying to get afterhours medical care for her three-year-old granddaughter. Cheryl Mockford was looking after three-year-old Bella – who was visiting from Lumsden, near Gore – when she took ill with stomach cramps. She was unable to get into a local GP and knew Ashburton did not have an A&E service. An ambulance was not thought necessary. Mrs Mockford got the number of a national health line off a friend and spoke to a registered nurse. The registered nurse on the end of the line told Mrs Mockford to give Bella pamol and to call back if the pain did not subside. However the advised relief was temporary. It reared its head again the next day, and subsequent days later. Mrs Mockford rang the advice line days later but unhappy with the same advice she was given, decided to take Bella home – a 980km round trip in total.

GPS AND THEIR PHOS Pegasus Primary Health Organisation: ■ Methven Medical Centre Rural Canterbury Primary Health Organisation (RCPHO) practices: ■ Allenton Medical Centre ■ Gym Co. Medical ■ Moore St Medical Centre ■ Sealy Street Medical Practice ■ Rakaia Medical Centre ■ Tinwald Medical Centre

After seeing her own doctor, Bella was diagnosed with a gastric bug. Mrs Mockford said the reason she was so concerned was because her son presented with similar symptoms years ago – and he was diagnosed with a rumbling appendix. “I was worried … you don’t muck around with children,” she said. Moore Street Medical Centre doctor Chris Ryan, said if people need medical care after hours, they should call the number of their GP – or any GP – where they will be directed to an after-hours nurse triage system. Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) planning and funding team leader, Dr Greg Hamilton, agreed the best thing

to do if someone was feeling unwell after hours was to phone a general practice team. The call is directed to a nurseled triage answer service where people can speak to a registered nurse that can advise people on what to do. The nurses can give medical advice, advise if you should wait until morning to see a GP, refer you to a hospital or duty doctor or call an ambulance if required. Dr Ryan also said duty doctors were available every weekend from 10am until noon and 6pm until 7pm. The time in between is reserved for emergencies. “I don’t know of any tragedies [caused by] people not being seen when they want,” he said. An after-hours doctor can also be reached on week nights, by contacting the nurse triage system. Dr Hamilton said while it is always best to call your own GP in the first instance, however if people were unable to get into a GP within Mid Canterbury he said the best option was to contact that GP’s primary health organisation (PHO) (see the sidebar for which GP aligns with which PHO), who can assist with the enrolment. If people are really concerned and want urgent care, St John Ashburton can be called for an ambulance, if one is needed.

AMBULANCE CHARGES You DO have to pay for an ambulance if: You are treated by an ambulance officer and/or transported in an ambulance because of a medical emergency. In this case there is a part charge to pay – even if someone calls the ambulance for you. You have an accident related injury that is more than 24 hours old or injuries that do not meet Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) criteria, you need to pay a part charge. You DO NOT have to pay for an ambulance if: You are a Supporter Scheme subscriber and treated by an ambulance officer, or transported in an ambulance because of a medical emergency. You have an accident related injury that is covered by ACC for ambulance transport within 24 hours of the injury, and the injury meets ACC criteria. You are a Supporter Scheme subscriber and have an accident related injury that is more than 24 hours old, or injuries that do meet ACC criteria. So how much does it cost? According to St John, charges across the country (GST inclusive) is $88. If you are from overseas (the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau or a work visa holder eligible to be in

New Zealand for two years or more or if you are a UK citizen normally living in the UK visiting New Zealand) you do have to pay a part charge. If you are not eligible for publicly funded health services within New Zealand you need to pay a higher charge for treatments and/or transport, at a total of $800. For non-emergencies, where an ambulance is booked and used for private use – which includes: To or from a private address (including rest homes) To or from a hospital (if not hospital authorised) Discharge from hospital Where charges are incurred, how much is charged depends on kilometres travelled. Distance travelled Charges 35 kms or less $200.00 36 – 100 kms $5.66 per km 101 – 400 kms $6.21 per km 400+ kms $7.52 per km The cost of transfers between hospitals – where the transfer has been ordered by a District Health Board (DHB) – will be covered by that DHB. All charges were obtained from St John and were correct as of April 1, 2014. The charges were supplied by St John South Island communications advisor Ian Henderson.

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Earth cottage great example A small two-room mudbrick cottage was built at Lagmhor around 1860 to accommodate a boundary rider who minded stock on unfenced land between 1854 and the late 1860s. In 1854 Allan, John and Robertson McLean emigrated from Scotland and took up 46,000 acres of land on Run 38. The property was named Lagmhor and when their partnership dissolved John McLean took over the block which at that time stretched from the Ashburton River to the Hinds River and was bounded by the Westerfield Run on the inland side and by Longbeach towards the coast. While his homestead was in the centre of the block he built several shepherds’ cottages and the mudbrick cottage is believed to be one of those. Several other remnants of shepherds or boundary keepers’ dwellings remain on what was the Lagmhor Estate. In 1875 the large run was surveyed and the block on which the mudbrick cottage stands was sold to Thomas Atkinson in 1875 and then to Robert Smithies in 1877. The property was to change hands many times over the next 25 years until it was sold to John Grice in 1915. When Mr Grice died in 1967 ownership transferred to his daughter Helen White who lived there with her husband Jim. Following his death in 1995, what had become known as White’s Cottage was sold to current owners Stephen and Karen Clements. The building is considered to be the best example of an earth building in the Ashburton District and is unique in Canterbury. Repairs have been undertaken within the past 10 years which

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or the majority of primary and secondary school pupils in 2014, Maori language and Maori culture is just another part of their day-to-day education. Kapa haka groups can be found in almost every school and perform regularly, Te Reo Maori is taught and spoken, powhiris are held to mark important occasions and welcome people into school communities, and school signage is often written in both English and Te Reo. However, the gradual integration of Maori culture into the education system has been a long and complicated process. For Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan, Maori underachievement is an issue that was ignored for a long time in the education sector, but new methods of reporting has seen increased accountability that was not present before. “If we know, and we can see year after year that a group of kids are failing, or are doing worse than they ought to, we have to do something about it,”

Te Reo Maori and Maori traditions are now an important part of the New Zealand curriculum, but incorporating them into our education system has been a long and challenging process. Reporter Daisy Hudson looks into how Mid Canterbury schools are embracing Maori culture in the classroom. he said. “In the last ten years especially, as more daylight arrives and as more information arrives more quickly, more readily, you can’t hide behind it any more.” Maori underachievement in education has long been a significant challenge for educators, and there is still debate amongst those in the profession about how it should be addressed. According to Ministry of Education figures, as at December 2011, just 22.7 per cent of Maori students gained a Level 3 NCEA qualification by the end of year 13, the lowest number out of NZ European, Asian, and Pacific ethnic groups. In 2006, nearly half of all Maori students who left school

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had gained no qualifications at any level. “At the forefront is education going, “we can’t ignore this, we’ve got to do something about it”,” Mr McMillan said. In his experience, raising Maori achievement also impacted the achievement of other cultural or ethnic groups. “The schools that do things, whatever they are, that mean that their Maori students do better, so do the Pacific students, so do the immigrants, so do the refugees, so do the special needs kids.” He also believes the inclusion of Maori culture in everyday schooling is important for the continuation of New Zealand’s international identity. “You’re kind of seeing that national identity and how we’re seen internationally, that’s inevitably got Maori motifs woven through it,” he said. He believes schools have a responsibility to teach students about Maori and New Zealand culture. “There is an expectation on schools that they are the, not museums, but they are the holders and passers on of community values and culture.” “We’re expected to be the place that transmits cultural knowledge and understanding,” he said. With such a major focus on Maori achievement and incorporating the culture in schools, it is hard to believe Maori language and culture had no place in the New Zealand curriculum just a few decades ago. In 1930, an attempt by the New Zealand Federation of Teachers to introduce Te Reo into the curriculum was blocked by the then Director of Education. Another unsuccessful attempt was made forty years later in 1970, when Nga Tamatoa and the Te Reo Maori Society lob-

bied for the introduction of Te Reo in schools. However, Te Reo was not even recognised as an official language of New Zealand until 1987, when the Maori Language Commission (Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori) was established. Most Ministry of Education action on the issue has been in response to traditionally poor Maori achievement in the education sector. In 1998, a Te Puni Kokiri report identified the education system’s underachievement for Maori. The first Maori education strategy was then developed by the Ministry of Education and Te Puni Kokiri, in attempt to raise Maori student achievement. Mr McMillan said there is

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of talents. “We know that in the same way our kids are musically talented, if we can hook them into choral work while they’re here,

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it also hooks them into learning,” Mr McMillan said. “Some of our kids are heavily interested in Kapa Haka, great, we’ll hook them into that. So it’s also about trying to give students something else they can hook into as a part of their learning.” Increasing Maori achievement at a primary school level is also important, according to Mid Canterbury Principals Association president and Methven Primary School principal Chris Murphy. Mr Murphy said his school incorporated things such as Kapa Haka, powhiris, using bilingual signage, and using Te Reo frequently, into everyday school life in order to increase cultural awareness and raise Maori achievement. Teachers from the school also consulted with Maori whanau every year to discuss ways to increase Maori achievement and engagement at school. “Our aim is to make it as part of our normal teaching as possible,” Mr Murphy said. In recent times, the Ministry of Education has increased its focus on Maori achievement and introduced new measures to combat high underachievement in education.

In 2012, the Ministry introduced a range of initiatives, programmes, and activities to implement more self-determined approach to Maori education. These initiatives included partnerships with local iwi and professional learning and development programmes. Increased focus on Maori achievement has yielded positive results in the past. Ministry of Education research published in 2007 found that students participating in the Kura Kaupapa Maori programme, where the school culture and teaching practices reflected Maori values and concepts, achieved more highly than Maori students in Englishmedium schools. For Mr McMillan, the college’s emphasis on Maori culture was also about preserving New Zealand’s identity for future generations. “Maori culture is only found in New Zealand,” he said. “If New Zealand doesn’t protect, sustain, nurture, or at least try and keep elements of it alive and familiar, what will we get accused of later by New Zealanders? It’s a bit like, 20 years from now, what will we regret not doing?”

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Beef and potato-top bake

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Filling 800g–1kg Quality Mark gravy beef, trimmed and cut into 6cm chunks 2C red wine (or use additional stock) 1 onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 leek, finely chopped 400g button mushrooms, sliced 1C Campbell’s Real Stock - Beef 1/2 C tomato paste 1T Dijon mustard 2 bay leaves 1 1/2 T cornflour mixed with 2T water

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■ Preheat the oven to 140°C conventional bake. ■ Filling: Heat a little oil in a large pan over a high heat. Add the beef in batches and brown all over, then transfer to a casserole dish. Add the red wine to the pan; let it bubble rapidly for 30 seconds and pour over the meat. ■ Return the pan to a medium heat and add a dash more oil with the onion, garlic and leek and cook, stirring for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the stock, tomato paste, mustard, bay leaves and cornflour mixture. Stir to combine then pour over the meat in the casserole dish and stir. Cover and bake in the oven for 2.5 to 3 hours. Cool while your prepare the potatoes (remove the bay leaves).

■ Increase the oven temperature to 200°C conventional. ■ Crunchy potato topping: Place the potatoes in a large pot of cold water. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain and replace over a low heat for a minute to remove excess moisture. Mash briefly. ■ Stir the butter through and season to taste. Arrange spoonfuls on top of the meat mixture to cover. Toss the breadcrumbs in a dash of oil and scatter over the potato with the cheese. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until golden on top (you can grill for the last few minutes). ■ Serve with seasonal vegetables.

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When will we feel benefits of oil drop?

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their freight costs as part of what they charge us and would hopefully pass on any fuel savings,” a Foodstuffs spokeswoman said. Foodstuffs said for every $100 a customer spent in its stores, only 18c was related to fuel. PRICES IN RURAL AREAS In many rural areas, diesel generators are the sole electricity source. On Stewart Island, households, boats and industries rely on diesel. Households get their power from five diesel generators, which Southland District Council’s said operated as a not-forprofit venture. Southland District Council councillor Bruce Ford predicted prices would drop for the island. Farmers were also expecting to reap the benefits of lower fuel prices. Federated Farmers transport spokesman Ian Mackenzie said it should be especially noticeable in the costs for transporting stock and equipment. Farm costs generally should be expected to fall, he said. “For farmers this means costs in their downstream processing should reduce, and so should the prices we pay for physical inputs, such as fertilisers, but also for agriculture chemicals, transport and contracting.” FREIGHT SURCHARGES John Fryer, who founded House of Knives in 1987, was aghast at surcharges he was still paying for air freight. Mr Fryer’s company imported knives and cooking equipment for Europe and believed many fellow retailers and importers were fed up with high freight surcharges. On a 245kg shipment from Europe on Thai Airways last month, Hellmann Logistics invoiced Mr Fryer’s company

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COURIER PRICES Consumers could be forgiven for wondering when the price of sending parcels will drop. Fuel, after all, is a significant cost for courier vans. New Zealand Post, owners of CourierPost, have good news for big business, not such great news for Joe Public. “The drop in fuel prices will not immediately impact the cost of sending an item with Courier Post for customers who purchase services over the counter,” a spokesman said. The company said it only reviewed retail prices once a year. But it was a different story for business customers, where CourierPost had a “variable pricing index” for fuel, changing as rapidly as the fuel price did. GROCERIES Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin said goods and services heavily dependent on fuel and petrochemicals should in theory be getting cheaper, including supermarket products that landed on shelves courtesy of diesel-powered trucks. Supermarket giants Foodstuffs and Progressive Enterprises said fuel played only a small role in the price customers paid for groceries. Progressive, owners of Countdown, pledged to pass savings onto customers if possible. “Fuel prices have only just dropped, as such the price we pay to our suppliers has not yet been impacted. If the wholesale price to us is reduced we will of course pass this onto our customers,” a company spokeswoman said. Foodstuffs, owners of supermarkets including New World, said the biggest driver of food prices was the price paid to suppliers. “Generally suppliers include

that the consumer is obviously going to have more money in the pocket and we’ll be hoping that some of that flows through into better retail spending.” THE CONSUMER Ms Chetwin said other products that could get cheaper included paint, plumbing equipment, plastic bags, nylon products and rope. She also said consumers were right to expect some fish prices to fall, given the pivotal role fuel played in powering boats, and the trucks that took fish from the coast to supermarkets. - NZME

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ooey, stinky and finite it’s the juice our society runs on, the lubricant of our economy. So when the price of oil falls, you’d be forgiven for thinking the price of everything derived from oil should fall too. Motorists are already enjoying savings at petrol pumps _ Diesel is 23 per cent cheaper than it was two months ago while 91 octane is down 17 per cent. The dramatic price drop has reportedly resulted in Kea Petroleum shutting down production at its Puka Field site in Taranaki. But it could take months for falling fuel prices to benefit other consumers. Virtually everything not made from metal, rocks, plants, or animals is derived from oil. You have almost definitely sat, slept, or leant on one of these products this week. Some petrochemical products are the end result of a long refining and manufacturing process. Combine that with New Zealand’s isolation and the fact some companies ordered their petrochemical-derived goods at a fixed price months ago, and savings could take a while to reach our shores. TARPAULINS AND TRAMPOLINES (PVC & POLYTHENE - THE MOST USED PLASTIC) PVC and polythene are important in many industries, including farming and construction. Andrew MacGregor, company manager at Polythene & PVC Products in Gore, was confident prices would fall later this year. The company imports and manufactures products including tarpaulins, trampolines, signs, insulation products, farm supplies, and weatherproof stock shelters. Mr MacGregor said the company ordered its products in advance, so it took time for crude price savings to make their way down the supply chain. “In September or October this year I’m hoping there should be quite a significant change in product prices,” he said. A strong Kiwi dollar would reinforce savings.

$937.05 for freight and $511.12 for an airline freight surcharge. Mr Fryer said he recently discussed the issue with a logistics professional. On asking why freight surcharges weren’t falling in line with the crude oil drop, he was told airlines were dragging their heels. Retail New Zealand spokesman Greg Hartford said retailers could expect to see a small drop in freight fuel surcharge prices, but freight costs themselves were “relatively small”. “The bigger impact on petrol prices for the retail sector is

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Two killed in anti-terror raid Belgian police have shot dead two suspected jihadists alleged to have been on the verge of a major terrorist attack in a new alarm for Europe days after 17 people were killed in Paris. Prosecutors said a third suspect was arrested yesterday after being wounded when militants with Kalashnikov assault rifles opened fire on police raiding a property in Verviers, eastern Belgium. Police also conducted 10 searches in Brussels and its suburbs in an operation that came on the heels of last week’s Islamist attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris. “This operational cell of about 10 people, some of whom had returned from Syria, was on the point of launching significant terrorist attacks in Belgium,” Thierry Werts of the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said in Brussels. “During the search, certain suspects immediately opened fire at special forces of the police with automatic weapons. They opened fire for several minutes. Two suspects were killed and a third was arrested.” No police or civilians were hurt in the operation in Verviers, a city with a large Muslim population close to the German

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border, about 125 kilometres from Brussels, prosecutors said. Belgian authorities later raised the terror alert for official buildings to its secondhighest level, saying that the planned attack targeted police. In video footage shown on Belgian television, gunshots and explosions could be heard

for several minutes and a blaze apparently erupts in the property. Werts said that “even after one of the suspects was lying on the ground injured, he continued to fire”. “I heard a sort of explosion, followed by several gunshots,” one local resident told local TV station RTBF. “For the moment,

I cannot tell you any more because I don’t dare go out to see what is happening.” The men targeted in a former bakery in Verviers had been under surveillance since returning from Syria a week ago and were believed to be about to spring an attack, prosecutors said. - AFP

Algeria finds body of beheaded Frenchman sources said yesterday. The army had mobilised 3000 troops to find the 55-year-old mountain guide’s body, and launched a new search operation on Wednesday. Excavations were carried out in Akbil and in the neighbouring towns of Abu Youssef following a tip-off by an Islamist

detainee, a security source said. The search was headed by an elite army unit and aided by sniffer dogs. Gourdel was abducted by Jund al-Khilafa on September 21, while hiking in a national park in eastern Algeria. He was beheaded days later in a gruesome video posted online

after France rejected the jihadists’ demand to halt air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, to which Jund al-Khilafa had pledged allegiance. In December, the army said it had killed the leader of the militants that beheaded Gourdel. - AFP

■ INDONESIA

Chan prays for president’s change of heart Australian Andrew Chan has asked supporters to pray the Indonesian president will have a change of heart and spare his life and that of his fellow Bali Nine death row inmate, Myuran Sukumaran. Indonesia’s attorney-general has announced six prisoners will be executed tomorrow, one Indonesian and five foreigners, all of them drug offenders. All had their pleas for presidential clemency rejected on the same day last month as Su-

More than 200 German police officers have raided suspected Islamist cells in and around Berlin, arresting an alleged leader of a group planning to carry out an attack in Syria, police said. The arrested man is a 41-year-old man of Turkish origin and is suspected of “leading an Islamist extremist group made up of Turkish and Russian nationals from (the Caucasus regions’ of) Chechnya and Dagestan,” the police said in a statement, adding that “there is no indication that the group was preparing attacks inside Germany.” - AFP

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The body of French tourist Herve Gourdel, who was beheaded in Algeria by jihadists in September, has been found by the army, security sources say. The body was found buried without the head in Akbil, where Gourdel was abducted by the Jund al-Khilafa (Soldiers of the Caliphate) group, the

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kumaran, one of the ringleaders in a 2005 heroin trafficking plot. Chan has not been notified officially that his clemency bid has been turned down and Attorney-General HM Prasetyo says until it’s issued, Sukumaran’s execution is on hold. The two will be dealt with together, he said. “When a crime is committed by more than one person, the execution must be conducted at the same time,” Mr Prasetyo

said in Jakarta. “So Myuran will wait for his turn.” Through a Facebook page managed by his family and friends, Chan said it was difficult news to hear. “Today has been one of the hardest days hearing that there are six human beings going to be executed within the next few days in Indonesia,” he wrote. “Myu and I are both trying to stay strong for our family and friends at this difficult time.

“It is hard to think that our lives are in the hands of two men - Tony Abbott and Joko Widodo - who have the power to grant life and death. “Please pray for a change of heart for these men and for our families.” The Australians’ names are on a list of 20 prisoners expected to be next in line for the firing squad, in line with President Joko’s stance on drug offenders. - AAP

Indonesian divers have made a fresh attempt to reach the main body of an AirAsia plane that crashed in the sea last month with 162 people on board, after their initial bid was thwarted by bad weather and rough seas. Flight QZ8501 went down in the Java Sea on December 28 in stormy weather during what was supposed to be a short trip from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. The plane’s black boxes were recovered this week, providing investigators with a wealth of information to determine what caused the crash, and on Wednesday, a Singapore navy vessel spotted the fuselage, the jet’s main body. So far just 50 bodies have been recovered. - AFP

Blast at bus stop Russian authorities have launched a probe into an attempted murder after a mysterious blast injured two people at a bus stop in the Siberian city of Angarsk. A man was hospitalised and a woman was lightly wounded, regional law enforcement officials said in a statement, adding they received the first reports of a “loud bang” at 8am local time. Investigators launched a probe into attempted murder and illegal possession of explosives, the regional investigative committee said. - AFP

Three days in Madrid French Islamist gunman Amedy Coulibaly spent three days in Madrid before last week’s Paris attacks, with Spanish police now investigating whether he had a support cell there, a newspaper says. He was in Madrid between December 30 and January 2 with another person who has not yet been identified, Barcelona-based daily newspaper La Vanguardia reported. Coulibaly shot dead a policewoman in Paris on January 8 before killing four hostages he took at a kosher supermarket in the east of the French capital the following day. His partner, Hayat Boumeddiene, is known to have been in the Spanish capital before last week’s attacks, but this is the first report that Coulibaly himself had been there for three days. Turkish authorities said Boumeddiene crossed into Syria on January 8 from Turkey after arriving in Istanbul on a flight from Madrid. Spanish authorities are working with their French counterparts to investigate Coulibaly’s activities in Spain to determine if there is a support cell in the country. - AFP

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New-look Lydia for the 2015 LPGA season New year, new look for New Zealand golf pro Lydia Ko, who has ditched her signature glasses and hair tie for a new online bio pic. The 17-year-old sporting sensation has swapped specs for contact lenses, revealing the new look on her biography for the updated LPGA website. The makeover hasn’t gone unnoticed.

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“If Ko is trying to make a statement - ‘I’m not a kid anymore and I mean business’ - it’s working!” website golf.com wrote. Ko turned pro in October 2013 following 130 weeks at the top of the ladies amateur list. In 2012 she was the youngest amateur to win a professional tour at just 14 (the record is now held by Canadian Brooke Hender-

son, also 14 at the time). However, Ko still holds the record for the youngest player to win an LPGA tour event - all before turning professional, according to golf.com. The teen notched up three tour wins in 2014, proving she is the one to watch this year. The new LPGA season kicks off in Florida on January 28. - NZH

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Saturday Senior cricket: Round eight of the Pritchard Shield has Allenton host Lauriston, Tech at home to Coldstream and Methven meeting Lauriston B.

Softball: Mid Canterbury Softball returns with Open Grade matches from 1pm at Argyle Park.

Showjumping: The Ashburton Area ESNZ two day show at the Ashburton Showgrounds.

Superbike Champs New Zealand’s top superbike speedsters converge on Levels Raceway in Timaru for round two of the national series with racing from 9am to 5pm.

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

Showjumping: The Ashburton Area ESNZ two day show at the Ashburton Showgrounds.

Superbike Champs New Zealand’s top superbike speedsters converge on Levels Raceway in Timaru for round two of the national series with racing from 9am to 5pm.

Guy Roadlea (front) and Mia Roadlea working hard at the Tinwald Pool as part of the Ashburton Swim Team training camp. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 140115-DW-013

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Swimmers ready to get serious By Jonathan Leask

The week that was: Allenton’s big win Allenton claimed what could be a record domestic victory beating Methven by 349 runs in the eighth round of senior cricket’s 45-over Pritchard Shield competition, making a mammoth 430/9 and dismissing Methven for 81.

Keith back in black Sandra Keith was recalled to the Black Jacks for the upcoming Trans-Tasman clash against Australia in Christchurch in March.

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The Ashburton Swim Team will come out of two intensive weeks in the pool to start a four month stretch of major competitions. The gold and silver squads got back into training on January 5 with coach Shane Jones easing his swimmers back into it before the camp cranked it all up a gear. “We came back from a wee break with three easy days before we doubled up the sessions

each day and got stuck in. “We have gone through camp to get our fitness up so we are ready to roll.” After 13 days straight in the pool, at the Ashburton Community and Tinwald pools, Jones has given them tomorrow off. But it is back for two sessions on Monday with a further session Tuesday morning before the 13 and overs head to the Canterbury Championships in Dunedin.

With no long course pool in Canterbury at the moment, the championships are run alongside the Otago Championships in a pseudo-South Island championship. It is the start of a busy four months. “From there we get into meets that run just under national age group level.” The week after the 12 and unders head to Timaru for their Canterbury Championships fol-

lowed by the South Island town and country, New Zealand division 2 championships and New Zealand Juniors for the 12 and unders. For the New Zealand Open Championships the squad “have had a couple qualify but they are choosing not to go”, but the big few months in the pool culminates with the National Age Group Championships being held in Wellington in April.

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Ali Williams retires from all rugby

Ski twins take on best The Donaldson twins, Hugh and George, produced personal bests in jump at the Junior World Water-skiing championships at Bujama Lacus in Peru. Overall Hugh was 19th and George 24th.

Currie takes title Braden Currie finished the Port of Tauranga Half Ironman in second but as the first Kiwi home Currie claimed the National Half-Ironman title in Mount Maunganui.

Former All Black lock Ali Williams says he’s retired from rugby while he’s still capable of walking. The 33-year-old, who is currently with French side Toulon having joined them at the beginning of last season, confirmed his retirement decision yesterday. Williams walks away from France with winner’s medals from the 2014 French Top 14 and European Cup. “I just feel internally that it’s right, that my head is in a good place to walk away from the

game,” Williams said. “I also feel that my body is saying, ‘no more please’. “My knees are no good, and shoulders, and I don’t want to be 60, or 40, and not be able to walk around and play with my daughter in the backyard.” Ali Williams won two Super Rugby titles, one each with the Blues and Crusaders and was part of the 2011 Rugby World Cup side before heading to France in 2013. “I’m just grateful for the oppor-

tunities I’ve had in New Zealand, the people I have met, the fun I have had, and then now here in France. “The club said they wouldn’t mind me going around again but nah, I’ll give it a miss.” The lock is now the third high profile player to announce their retirement from rugby at the Toulon club in the past year, with England’s Jonny Wilkinson and South Africa’s Danie Rossouw having also quit the sport. - SH

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Chelsea ready to fire Chelsea star Cesc Fabregas believes the Premier League leaders have put their stumbling form during the festive period behind them as they bid to strengthen their title challenge at Swansea. Tottenham Hotspur produced the shock of the season when they beat London rivals Chelsea 5-3 at White Hart Lane on New Year’s Day. However, Chelsea returned to winning ways by knocking second-tier Watford out of the FA Cup and winning 2-0 at home to Newcastle. “There is never complacency at Chelsea. We just want to win every game,” Spain international Fabregas said. - AFP

Saints marching on

Young Mid Canterbury footballer, Ryan Feutz, has his eyes set on a professional footballing future.

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Ryan’s ‘dream come true’ By Jonathan Leask

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Mid Canterbury’s Ryan Feutz recently became the first New Zealander to ever trial with a first division La Liga club in Spain. The 13-year-old spent two months in Spain prior to Christmas and came home with the best present of all, having been accepted to CF Cracks for a full year programme starting in February. Pending a visa and a plane ticket, Ryan is set for a year abroad in Valencia. “It is just amazing,” he said. “This is why I went over there in the first place. It’s a dream come true.” His two month start gave him a taste of the future he has planned, one as a professional footballer, and the year at the academy is the ideal stepping stone.

From his first day at the academy he was thrown in the deep end to test his abilities. He had three trainings, one in the morning and two trainings in the evening, the first being with an age below and the second with an age above. “The training with the older players had a Real Madrid scout watching me train. Now that was pressure, but I knew that it was the place to be.” It took a few days to settle into the Spanish style – on and off the pitch – and after the first week of training he was rewarded with a live La-Liga match between Levante and Almeria. “It was incredible to be in that kind of Spanish environment were the whole crowd goes mental for 90 minutes.” With his initial month at the academy almost up he was approached with an offer to extend his stay.

“My answer was ‘yes’ straight away. “I was excited about staying for another month but was also feeling a bit sad because I couldn’t get to see my parents. “But I knew I was in Spain because of football and that drove me through the homesickness stages.” His spirits were lifted again when he was told he would be playing a trial match against Levante. Ryan scored two goals in a 2-3 loss to catch the eye of a Levante coach, and was told that he would be training with Levante 13A, and was “absolutely pumped” to be the first New Zealander to ever trial with a first division La Liga club juniors. “When I arrived at the club I almost had to ask if I was training with adults or 13-year-olds. “They were all massive, some

being the size of my dad but I knew size didn’t matter in football.” He had four games in which he scored seven goals from 11 attempts on goal, a strong display from the striker to garner further interest while also taking plenty away from the experience. “The thing I have really learnt was that it is common to be a good technical player, but the real defining quality amongst everything else is a tactical ability and the movements and decisions a player makes in the game defines the level they can play at. “Also the ability to put the ball in the back of the net occasionally certainly helps to impress the coaches.” That is exactly what he did, and will look to continue doing so when he returns in February, as he continues his pursuit of a professional football career.

Di Maria keeping faith with Louis van Gaal By timothy aBraham Manchester United forward Angel di Maria believes the playing style introduced by manager Louis van Gaal can help the club achieve their targets this season.

The minimum United supporters expect from this campaign is for the club to secure a return to the Champions League. The Red Devils are currently fourth in the Premier League ta-

ble - the last Champions League qualifying spot on offer to English clubs - ahead of their clash away to relegation candidates Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road overnight. However, van Gaal has re-

ceived some criticism in recent weeks for a more direct style with long balls, although Di Maria claims that the players have complete faith in the Dutchman’s approach. - AFP

Southampton’s hopes of Champions League qualification are set to be tested in coming weeks, starting with their visit to Newcastle United. Saints have been this season’s surprise package and will kick off at St James’ Park in third place in the Premier League table if Manchester United fail to win at QPR earlier in the day. However, the south coast club will be without a number of key players at St James’ Park because of injury or international commitments. It all adds up to a challenging spell for manager Ronald Koeman, whose full-strength side beat Newcastle 4-0 in August.- AFP

Pogba moving? Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has indicated the future of star midfielder Paul Pogba could lie elsewhere, as the champions look to tighten their grip on Serie A with another home game against Verona tomorrow. Pogba has become an integral part of Juve’s midfield since joining the Italian giants in 2012 on a free transfer from Manchester United. However the 21-yearold Frenchman has risen to global prominence and an elite handful of clubs with riches Juventus can only dream of are waiting in the wings hopeful of securing his signature. - AFP

Torres gets a double Fernando Torres scored his first Atletico Madrid goals in eight years as the La Liga champions dumped holders Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey with a 2-2 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday. The result gave Atletico a 4-2 aggregate win over Real and booked them a place in the quarter-finals. Atletico will face Barcelona in the last eight. - AFP

Iran running hot Iran are winning on and off the field at the Asian Cup, with Andranik Teymourian declaring his unbeaten team are enjoying the biggest support at the tournament outside of the Socceroos. Both man-of-thematch Teymourian and coach Carlos Quieroz made special mention of their supporters after Iran booked a quarterfinal spot with a 1-0 win over Qatar on Thursday. - AAP

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In brief Hawks eye Super Bowl Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson promises “one for the ages” when the Super Bowl champion Seahawks take on the Green Bay Packers tomorrow for a place in this season’s NFL championship showcase. The Seahawks and Packers will duel for the National Football Conference crown, while in the American Conference, superstar quarterback Tom Brady leads the New England Patriots against the Indianapolis Colts. In Seattle, the Packers will be up against a streaking Seahawks team who have won seven straight games. - AFP

German GP switch German Grand Prix organisers were taking stock yesterday of Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone’s declaration that Hockenheim and not Nurburgring will stage this season’s race. Recently the German GP has alternated between the two circuits, with Hockenheim staging last season’s race won by Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes. But Ecclestone told British media that “it’s going to be Hockenheim” that stages the July 19 leg of the 2015 F1 championship. “We take note of what Mr Ecclestone has said,” Nurburgring spokesman Pietro Nuvolini told AFP. - AFP

The Power goes out Champion darts player Phil Taylor has left New Zealand to return to England to be with his sick mother. Taylor, a 16-time world champion, played in Porirua on Thursday night as part of the inaugural Australasian Darts King series but won’t attend the event at the Te Rauparaha Arena that will now be headlined by Adrian ‘Jackpot’ Lewis. A statement on the Darts King website said the final two legs of the event in Sydney would be cancelled due to Taylor’s forced absence and a champion would be crowned in Porirua. - NZME

Slipper Reds skipper Queensland have named prop James Slipper as captain for the 2015 Super Rugby season. The 25-year-old will be supported by two new vicecaptains in Reds and Wallabies lock Rob Simmons and recent signing Karmichael Hunt. “I’m incredibly humbled by this decision. I take great pride in playing for Queensland, so to be named captain is a great honour,” Slipper said in a club statement. Slipper takes over from James Horwill. - AAP

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One last hurrah for Paul Ifill?

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Two days after Paul Ifill ruptured his Achilles tendon on December 22, 2013, the Wellington Phoenix sent out a press release entitled: “Ifill Defiant After Serious Injury”. The club statement suggested that despite being 34, Ifill wanted to rehabilitate his leg and return to football. “Football has been my life and I want to continue playing at whatever level I can,” Ifill said in the press release. “Whether it is in the park with my mates, in the ASB Premiership or the A-League I will be playing. “I will do the rehab and then see where we are but no way am I going to call it a day.” Well, 13 months on, Ifill will likely make his return to football next weekend for Team Wellington in the national league when they host Hawke’s Bay United. Ifill, 35, has signed for Team Wellington for the rest of the season with an eye to making one last run with the Phoenix. The ASB Premiership’s rules meant he couldn’t play for the Phoenix’s reserve team given he does not have a professional deal and the rest of their side must be filled with youth players. “I’ve done the training, my recovery’s slow between training sessions. “I just want to see what it’s like after games and if it’s possible to make some kind of return in the future or not,” Ifill said of his Phoenix ambitions. The former Barbados international is the Phoenix’s all-time leading goal-scorer and he made more than 100 appearances for the club from 2009-2013 where he was one of the best players to have taken the pitch in the ALeague. Rule changes have meant he

won’t satisfy the residency requirements for another two years to play as a local so one final stand with the Phoenix is a long shot given the club have a full import quota. The A-League are also dropping the import allowances from five players to four next season. “I want to have a challenge,” Ifill said. “I don’t want to be welcomed back because I used to be quite good. “I want to earn a spot.” You can’t fault his confidence and the veteran has a range of opportunities that could assist his return to the game. Aside from playing for Team Wellington, Ifill and his family have moved to a lifestyle block in the village of Opaki, which is 6km north of Masterton in the Wairarapa. “It’s a change of scenery for sure, so I’ve got to get used to me farm animals, which I’ve got no idea about,” he said with a laugh. There’s a chance Ifill could be employed as a player-coach for Wairarapa United in the lower North Island’s Central League during the winter. He has also set up a football academy that has sites in Wairarapa and Nelson, which should keep him occupied. “The thing I wanted to make sure is that I’m actually there,” he said. “I think a lot of people lend a name to academies and the person involved never turns up. “So I don’t want to spread myself too thin.” Despite not being contracted to the club, Ifill was allowed to use the Phoenix’s training facilities during his rehabilitation, including sessions with their medical staff. - NZME.

Samo joins Rebels Evergreen former Wallaby Radike Samo will resurrect his career in Australia with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2015 Super Rugby season. The 38-year-old, who has 23 Test caps, has spent the past two seasons playing Japanese club rugby. Samo said he wanted “one final crack at Super Rugby” after winning titles with the Brumbies (2001, 2004) and Queensland in 2011. - AAP

Paul Ifill: ‘Football has been my life and I want to continue playing at whatever level I can’.

Nathan McCullum in action against Sri Lanka. The New Zealand b they take on the same team in Auckland today.

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Marsh refocuses Shaun Marsh has brushed off the disappointment of missing Australia’s World Cup squad, to turn his focus to helping the Perth Scorchers secure backto-back Big Bash League titles. Marsh was overlooked for a spot in Australia’s squad for next month’s showpiece, despite a credible summer in the Test series against India and an average of almost 40 in 45 ODIs. He can put that disappointment behind him, in his first match for BBL defending champions the Scorchers this summer against the Melbourne Stars on Wednesday. Marsh is enjoying the prospect of booking a home semi for the Scorchers. - AAP

Cairns back in court Former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns is due to appear in court in London today. Cairns has been charged with perjury over a 2012 libel action in which he sued the former chief of the Indian Premier League, Lalit Modi, over claims he was involved in match-fixing. Standing trial alongside him on a charge of perverting the course of justice is Andrew Fitch-Holland, a London barrister who appeared during the Modi libel case. Both men have said they will be fully contesting the allegations against them. - NZH

Quiney back for Stars The Melbourne Stars have regained Rob Quiney from injury as they shuffle their side to cover the loss of James Faulkner and Glenn Maxwell for the rest of the BBL season. Quiney, 32, suffered a groin injury against the Brisbane Heat on December 28 and was in danger of missing the rest of the BBL campaign, but makes a welcome return to the squad to face the Sydney Thunder tonight, along with Peter Handscomb, Clint McKay and Luke Feldman. - AAP

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batting line-up will have to improve immensely on the poor effort (except for skipper Brendon McCullum) at Hamilton on Thursday, when PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON

“Match sold out” signs are expected to be up for all bar one of New Zealand’s six World Cup pool games by the end of next week. Ticket sales have been impressive for the games against Sri Lanka, Scotland, England, Australia and Bangladesh. The only match which will have tickets available will be against qualifying nation Afghanistan in Napier on March 8. “The key for us is ticket sales and how public momentum is going in terms of getting towards the Cricket World Cup,” the head of the New Zealand organising committee, Therese Walsh, said yesterday. “We’ve been helped by the Black Caps playing well and a few rock stars starting to emerge.” What particularly pleases Walsh is the sales as related to the usual buying philosophy for New Zealand fans. “If you consider [it] in the context of normal cricket in New Zealand, this has totally smacked it out of the park,” she said. - NZH

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In brief Wawrinka ready Stan Wawrinka will embark on his first-ever grand slam defence confident he has the game to win back-to-back Australian Open titles. Wawrinka, 29, entered last year’s Open hoping he could win it, but after a life-changing year where he was also part of the Swiss Davis Cupwinning team, he now knows he can claim a second major win if he plays his best tennis. “It changes everything in your career, for sure,” Waw-rinka said yesterday. “When you win a grand slam you really start to be a part of the history of tennis. - AAP

First finalist Adrian Mannarino is the first finalist found at the Heineken Open, after he outlasted compatriot Lucas Puig 6-4 3-6 5-7. The world No44 gave an efficient - if unspectacular display - against his inexperienced opponent. Mannarino employs a conservative game, often content just to put the ball back into play, but that was enough yesterday against an error prone Puig. Puig, who came into the draw as a lucky loser, did well to fight back after losing the first set to send the match to a decider. But Mannarino always looked more likely in the final set, closing out the match with a powerful forehand winner. - NZME

Kukushkin in final Unfancied qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin has won through to the final of the Sydney International after a 6-4 6-4 win over Leonardo Mayer. The world No.66 controlled the match nicely and took advantage of a service break in each set against the Argentine to make his third final. The Kazakh has one title, from Moscow in 2013. - AAP

Saili departs Blues Peter Saili’s Super Rugby career came to an abrupt end yesterday with the NZRU terminating his contract as the Blues forward eyes up an offer to play in France. The Weekend Herald understands Saili’s sudden departure is related to an off-field issue. However, the Blues are remaining tight-lipped about the details. - NZH

No panic for Cavs Matthew Dellavedova says there’s no reason for his Cleveland Cavaliers to hit the panic button despite a run of losses and reports of strife between team leader LeBron James and head coach David Blatt. The Cavaliers took a positive step forward yesterday when they snapped a six-game losing streak by defeating the woeful Los Angeles Lakers 109-102. - AAP

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Auks in the driver’s seat BY CAMPBELL BURNES Auckland carry winning form into today’s national provincial sevens tournament in Rotorua as they seek to go one better than in 2014. Last season Waisake Sotutu’s side was lowered by Wellington in the final, but have won 12 Cup titles, easily the best of any province since the 1975 inception of this event. Auckland defeated neighbours Counties Manukau in the final of the Bay of Plenty Sevens in Mt Maunganui last weekend, and were runners-up in last August’s Club World Sevens in London. Unless you follow Auckland club rugby closely, you may not recognise many of their 12-man squad, but they have talent and pace aplenty. “There’s a few names that are known from Auckland club rugby and we’ve had to go there because we’ve lost a few names from last year, including most of our forward pack, so we had to fill those spots,” said Sotutu. Out goes the likes of Ben Lam, Akira Ioane and Leon Fukofuka (in Super Rugby squads) and in come men like Mitch Karpik (player of the national Under 19 tournament in October), Danny Tusitala and Rieko Ioane.

New Zealand Sevens star Portia Woodman turns out for Auckland today.

The latter, believed to be signed to the Blues for 2016, is fresh out of Auckland Grammar’s First XV, but already looks the goods. Auckland lost Suburbs’ Varasiko Duisokosoko to a spilt eye, but have succeeded in exposing players to the higher level of sevens last weekend and at the regional qualifiers last month. Former New Zealand reps Rocky Khan and Tutu Tairea will provide some of the sevens nous. Otago, Mid Canterbury and Manawatu are in Auckland’s pool today, and so they should

have little trouble in progressing to the Cup rounds tomorrow. “We’ve got to qualify and build for that second day. “It helps if we get through without any injuries and try and conserve a bit of energy,” said Sotutu, who will not be overburdening them with goals. “The guys can go into their shells a bit, so we try not to put too much pressure on them.” His assistant Ed Cocker, a semi-retired former All Blacks Sevens rep, will be turning out in an invitational match today featuring some of the great names of New Zealand sevens

rugby, including Liam Messam and DJ Forbes, who is, strangely, not available to Counties Manukau for the tournament. This is Rotorua’s second stint at hosting the national tournament. There are 16 teams in the men’s competition. Hawkes Bay and Southland of the ITM Cup unions missed qualification, and the other 12 are joined by Heartland unions Horowhenua Kapiti, Wairarapa Bush, Mid and South Canterbury. Defending Cup champions Wellington, coached by Scott Waldrom, will be one of the hot favourites, with the likes of Auckland, Taranaki, Waikato and perhaps hosts Bay of Plenty. In the 10-team women’s section, Auckland, coached by touch legend Peter Walters, will be bolstered by several New Zealand reps such as Tyla Nathan-Wong and Portia Woodman, the latter scoring 11 tries in Mt Maunganui last weekend, as they swept to the title. The two-time defending champions Manawatu will be keen for a hat-trick. One of the greats of the New Zealand’s women’s game, Anna Richards, lends her name to the player of the tournament trophy for the first time. - NZH

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Show me the money . . .

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oung footballer Ryan Feutz is heading off into the big world of Spanish football shortly, and the very best of luck to him. He certainly has a sporting pedigree; the Feutz family (Mid Canterbury sporting royalty?) collectively have their names engraved on about a million trophies in clubrooms of a heap of various sports all around this county. But the sport he’s trying to break into is a huge one, and if he succeeds, he’ll be following in some great footsteps. The most recent Kiwi connection is Winston Reid, who is currently having ‘discussions’ with Spurs as well as West Ham, who he’s been with for years. Reid is apparently holding out for a deal worth $118,000 - that’s a WEEK - as well as a million pounds sign-on fee if he moves, which the clubs are quite happy to consider.

Elsewhere Wilfried Bony has moved to Man City from Swansea, for a mere 42.5 million, that’s for the player who scored the most EPL goals last year. A bit further down the ladder is striker Jozy Altidore, who cost Sunderland seven million pounds, but has only scored one goal in 42 appearances. Yes, one goal, seven million pounds. Steven Gerrard is leaving Liverpool after a lifetime of being the face of that club, to head across the Atlantic. Why? How could it possibly be for the money, after earning (according to Forbes) more than $17 million last year including his sponsorship deals with Jaguar, adidas and Xbox One? Has he not put a few pounds away for a rainy day? Interesting times for people at the top of the game over there. In New Zealand, at the top bit of the sporting tree, we have Dan Carter.

Steve Devereux MY SHOUT

In the last decade he’s often been the best, or at least second best, player in the world. He did his best work in the series against the Lions in 2005, when he had the ball on a string, his decision-making in run-pass-kick was almost always perfect, and when they came attacking down his channel, there was never any way through. Oh, and his trusty boot added a barrow-load of points on to the scoreboard. Could he get back to that form this year? You’d have to rate it as unlikely on recent form, but just having him in the camp with his vast experience to call on will surely be huge for

the All Blacks as they chase the first ever World Cup double. Anyway, he’s off to pick up a well-earned retirement package at Racing Metro in France, and for him it most definitely is about the money. Most of the reason that Metro owner Jack Lorenzetti has hired Carter isn’t the skills on the paddock though, he’s there to get bums on seats, and to sell merchandise, which he undoubtedly will do, with interest. It’s always about the money, and for many New Zealand rugby followers the million-dollars-plus a year figures Carter will pick up are head-shaking stuff. But just to rub in the fact that we’re a tiny sporting backwater, Carter will have to work for 500 years to get what Lionel Messi, with a possible buyout fee from Barcelona included, could conceivably cost Manchester United if a deal for his services goes through just for this season.

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Big weekend for sister act Rakaia sisters Kimberley and Jamiee Bird will be in for a busy weekend when Ashburton Area ESNZ Grand Prix Showjumping and Show Hunter Show when it gets underway today with a team of six entered. Fresh from success last weekend with the South Island Young Rider team in Australia, Kimberley Bird (18) is hoping the home ground advantage will give her an edge when she lines up in the Canterbury Equestrian Young Rider. Bird and her nine-year-old mare Ngahiwi Summer have been improving all season, and following two days of intense training with Kiwi-based internationals Duncan McFarlane and Helen McNaught-McFarlane this weekend, she’s hoping a win is just round the corner. “A win would be nice but I am just taking this season one step at a time,” she says. Bird will face some seriously stiff opposition from her South Island Young Rider team-mates Rose Alfeld (West Melton), Olivia Roberston (Ohoka) and Nicole White (Invercargill) though, all whom are all lining up and have been in top form, as well as improver Harry Feast (West Melton) on Double J Butler. Bird and Ngahiwi Summer will also take on 11 other smart combinations in the SC Saddlery Mini

Prix on Sunday, just her second at that level after retiring on debut due to the ground conditions, while she rides her second horse Wenrose Vertigo in the hotlycontested Telford Junior Rider Series today, which also features strong local hope Lucinda Askin on the former northerner IQ. Younger sister Jamiee will also be in action over the weekend. She is the sole local entry in the hotly-contested Pony Grand Prix Series up against the South Island’s best aboard Tallyho Bandit including in-form combinations Steffi Whittaker (Halswell) on Moonlight Glow, Grace O’Sullivan (Rangiora) on Galaxy Masterpiece and Rohan Tennekoon (West Melton) on Mangakaraa Carbon Copy looking for back-to-back wins. Jamiee Bird also tackles the Sean Cubbit Pony Mini Prix with Showtym Image, and lower classes with The Rockstar. Younger brother Jayden is also getting in on the act lining up Lonestar Lady Holly in the Training Pony classes. The event, which is the first opportunity for southern riders to gain vital series points of 2015, has attracted strong entries throughout, with three rings of jumping and one showhunter ring in action over the two days. Entry to the grounds is free. All welcome.

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Michael Campbell’s golfing future looks remarkably murky. After taking a year away from the game to recover from various injuries, Campbell returned to the fairways this week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on the European Tour but withdrew after nine holes of the opening round yesterday. The former US Open champion was six over through nine when he retired and it remains to be seen what this means for his career. At 45, Campbell is still a few years away from being able to join the 50-and-over seniors tour. - NZME

Danny Lee is the best of the Kiwi golfers following the opening round of the Sony Open on the PGA Tour in Hawaii. Lee carded a solid two-under 68 yesterday courtesy of three birdies and a bogey to leave himself in a share of 32nd. The tournament began in less inspiring fashion for Tim Wilkinson and Steven Alker as they both went over the card. Manawatu’s Wilkinson produced a one-over 71 Alker signed for a two-over 72. - NZME

Kaymer takes lead

Kimberley Bird: Home ground advantage in the Canterbury Equestrian Young Rider competition at the Ashburton Showgrounds. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 080115-TM-111

Warriors very serious about Auckland Nines The Warriors are wheeling out the big artillery for the NRL Auckland Nines with clear intentions of winning the two-day tournament at Eden Park later this month. Coach Andrew McFadden has enlisted most of his big stars in a preliminary 22-man squad (to be cut to 18) and made it known they are chasing the tournament title and the lion’s share of the $2.6-million prize pool. Halfback Shaun Johnson will again captain the side over the weekend of January 31-February 1, and Kiwis skipper Simon Mannering, winger Manu Vatuvei, fullback Sam Tomkins, prop Ben Matulino and hooker Nathan Friend will all play. All four of the club’s new signings - Ryan Hoffman, Jonathan Wright, Bodene Thompson and Matt Allwood - will also feature, along with other established NRL players Ben Henry, Sione Lousi, Sebastine Ikahihifo,

Where to for Cambo?

Lee best of Kiwis

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Ngani Laumape, Suaia Matagi, nificance has grown among the Chad Townsend and Dominique NRL clubs over the past year. Numerous big names were Peyroux. Making up the balance of missing from last year’s tournathe squad are five of the club’s ment with several representayounger prospects from the tive players opting to miss the 2014 NYC premiership-win- nines following a hectic 2013 ning Junior Warriors - Tui- schedule or clubs deciding for moala Lolohea, Solomone Kata, them to keep them fresh for the Sam Lisone, Ken Maumalo and NRL premiership season. This time around, in the wake Nathaniel Roache (Lolohea and Kata were both in the club’s of last year’s success, many of the game’s elite are lin2014 nines team). ing up to play, including “We want to have a crack Cowboys captain Johnaat it. We want to have a than Thurston and Manly real go and try to win it,” halves Daly Cherry-Evdeclared McFadden. ans and Kieran Foran. “We’ve got an obligaVatuvei admitted to tion as the host city. We feeling jealous of his represent New Zeateam-mates 12 land and want to months ago do well for New as they proZealand fans.” The inclusion gressed to the of the Warfinal and reriors’ biggest vealed he sent names is inMcFadden dicative of how a late-night the tournament’s text messtatus and sig- Shaun Johnson sage outlin-

ing his desire to be involved this year. “I was pretty jealous to be honest,” Vatuvei said. “I wanted to play but I had a few setbacks and wasn’t ready but I’m ready this year.” The inclusion of ‘The Beast’ in the squad, together with no less than four props, points to a firm gameplan relying on goforward through the middle of the park rather than a focus on speedy and attacking players. “We had a good look at the tournament last year and made some manipulations around our squad, so hopefully it works,” said McFadden. Ruben Wiki reportedly wanted to play, but they eventually decided against it. Meanwhile, McFadden would not confirm a report out of Sydney yesterday the Warriors had made a big-money offer to Dragons forward Trent Merrin but said it was unlikely any additions would be made to their 2015 roster. - NZH

Rory McIlroy produced a Ballesteros-like recovery shot during his solid opening-round five-under-par 67, three adrift of triple champion Martin Kaymer after the opening round in the Abu Dhabi Championship yesterday. McIlroy was even par after 11 holes when he reached the par-4 third and smashed his tee shot into a bunker. But from a horrific lie he somehow muscled his wedge shot to 12 feet and turned a bogey into a birdie. But the round of the day, which saw two holes-inone, belonged to world No.12 Kaymer, with two birdies in the last two holes. - AFP

Bozzone’s back If Terenzo Bozzone’s career follows its typical path, 2015 is shaping as another impressive season. Bozzone will kickstart his campaign in the Auckland half-ironman tomorrow, where he last year finished third while racing on the downtown course he describes as among the world’s best. The race provided magical memories for Bozzone but it was a highlight in a year featuring few of them, with the Kiwi struggling to find form before a freak accident cut short his season. - NZME

World Cup starts Experience rather than expectation is the catch-cry for New Zealand track cyclists in the final UCI World Cup starting in Colombia today. Their key riders earned strong qualifying points in the World Cup meets in Mexico and London last year to allow Cycling NZ the opportunity to blood a number of development riders and coaches in Cali. Head coach Dayle Cheatley said the experience will be invaluable looking ahead to Rio. - NZH

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In brief Top filly ready to go Leading southern filly Belle Miraaj will give another bold account of herself when she resumes at Gore today if her trainer’s assessment is accurate. ‘’She’s as well as she’s been going into any other race,” trainer Gay Robinson said. The filly will make a fresh start in the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas, in which she will be ridden by Jamie Bates.- NZME

Charge downgraded Danielle Johnson’s charge of improper riding has been downgraded to one of careless riding. It originated over her ride on Chipanchase at Ellerslie last Saturday and will be heard next Tuesday. Johnson has enjoyed an outstanding season and she has another strong book at today’s premier meeting at Trentham, including Iffraaj’s talented daughter Sardaaj in the Levin Classic. - NZME

Weighted to impress Johnathan Parkes will ride stakes contender Kawi a half a-kilo overweight at Trentham today. They will carry 53.5kg in the Listed Tui – Backing a Winner since 1889 Anniversary Handicap and a weight that should make the Allan Sharrock-trained gelding extremely competitive. - NZME

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Saturday, January 17, 2015

Wellington gallops Today at Trentham Raceway

Wellington RC Venue: Trentham Meeting Date: 17 Jan 2015 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.25pm (NZT) VERNON AND VAZEY 2YO PREMIER $30,000, 2YO SW+P, 1200m 1 1 Boodles (5) 57.5............................D Bradley 2 9 Brigadier 56.................................. Scratched 3 Platinum Dragon (4) 56 ...................J Riddell 4 Savason (3) 56 .................... R Hutchings (a) 5 81 Benoit (1) 55.5 ..............................O Bosson 6 682 Stormy Ray (2) 54 ....................... R Hannam 2 1.00pm HAPPY 60TH NOEL HARRIS PREMIER R75 $30,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 157x1 Coriander dm (6) 59 ............ R Hutchings (a) 2 x3357 Written Command d (9) 58.5....... D Johnson 3 9x852 Sound Barrier d (8) 58 ............ D Turner (a1) 4 10047 Poppas Delight d (7) 57 ................O Bosson 5 84223 Beckham 56.5 .............................. Scratched 6 80149 Platinum Lincoln dm (5) 56.5 .... M D Plessis 7 3x233 Fascination Street d (1) 56 .........M Coleman 8 210x1 Stunning Princess tdm (4) 55.5.....D Bradley 9 746x1 Centre Cross d (3) 55 ................. C Johnson 10 13253 Wild Rock dm (2) 55........................R Myers 3 1.35pm DIXON & DUNLOP PREMIER R85 $30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 1 14494 Moozoon tdb (1) 59 ...........................L Innes 2 14555 Casino d (7) 59 ........................... R Hannam 3 20227 Touche 59 .................................... Scratched 4 07481 Vincent Street (2) 57.5 ..................O Bosson 5 97573 Shezgorgeous tdm (4) 56.5 ....... V Johnston 6 3x643 Biddable d (3) 56......................... C Johnson 7 25821 Miss Alice d (6) 55.5 ................ S Clipperton 8 29041 Charlestown td (5) 55.5............... D Johnson 4 2.10pm GO RACING SYNDICATIONS PREMIER R75 $30,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 25382 Landlord tdm (6) 59.........................J Riddell 2 00791 Broadwalk d (3) 58.5 ........................S Doyle 3 x7606 Gus td (10) 57 ................................H Tinsley 4 4x141 Genius d (12) 56 ...........................O Bosson 5 1x1 Shadow Fox (1) 55 ......................... J Parkes 6 75081 Torricella d (2) 55 ................ R Hutchings (a) 7 33709 Lakota d (5) 54.5 ............................. J Morris 8 x8071 Mae West (11) 54..........................L Allpress 9 53253 Jilted td (7) 54 .................................R Myers 10 62411 Crackling Rosie d (9) 54........... S Clipperton 11 3x501 Emily Monk d (8) 54 .......................V Colgan

12 43151 Piccadilly (4) 54.......................... V Johnston

5 2.45pm MILLS REEF WINERY TRENTHAM STAKES

$70,000, OPN-SW&P, 2100m 1 9x621 Alpine Heights td (5) 56 .............. C Johnson 2 42535 Esprit D’Or (10) 55.5 ....................... N Harris 3 x8036 Our Bee Jay m (2) 55 ....................D Bradley 4 03294 Tempelten db (7) 55 ............ R Hutchings (a) 5 11501 Awesome Goal m (1) 55 ...................L Innes 6 x3902 It’s Got To Be You (6) 55 ............ M D Plessis 7 58110 Perfect Start m (4) 54 .................. D Johnson 8 94130 She’s Insatiable dm (12) 53.5 ......... J Morris 9 12361 Delveen dm (11) 53..............L Magorrian (a) 10 13830 Decorah m (8) 53 .......................M Cameron 11 39644 Dragon Beauty dm (3) 53..............L Allpress 12 74728 Sworntoperfection d (9) 53..............R Myers 6 3.20pm LIFE PHARMACY QUEENSGATE PREMIER R65 $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 x8507 All’s Fair d (11) 59 .........................L Allpress 2 54422 Fetching (8) 59 ............................ R Hannam 3 64x1 Stinger (9) 58 ...................... R Hutchings (a) 4 x1323 Lady Zafira b (3) 57.5......................J Riddell 5 89465 Petite Brigitte t (1) 57 ................ M D Plessis 6 x0005 Phoenix Tycoon d (5) 57 ............. C Johnson 7 40x66 No Enemy d (10) 57 .......................H Tinsley 8 x5221 Endeavour t (15) 56.5 ...................O Bosson 9 26x03 Skychi d (4) 56.5 ............................ J Parkes 10 23x50 Pewter tdm (7) 56.5.........................D Walsh 11 x0001 Rock Band dm (12) 56.5 ...................L Innes 12 861. Cristal (14) 56 ............................M Cameron 13 63160 Jackson Street (13) 56 ................ D Johnson 14 0x936 Lumiere Blue d (2) 55.5 .................. N Harris 15 26108 Caulfield (6) 54.5.............................R Myers 7 3.54pm AIB GROUP INSURANCE LEVIN CLASSIC 3YO $240,000, 3YO SW, 1600m 1 62535 Prince Mambo (5) 56.5 ..............M Cameron 2 1121 Huka Eagle (1) 56.5 ..........................L Innes 3 x1513 Kolonel Kev t (4) 56.5 ......................J Riddell 4 12x56 Taken The Liberty (3) 56.5 ............O Bosson 5 5185 Victory Champion (7) 56.5 ........ M D Plessis 6 3222 Abbey Road (6) 56.5 ...................... J Parkes 7 6377 Gaultier (9) 56.5 .........................M Coleman 8 112 Sardaaj (2) 54.5 .......................... D Johnson 9 61246 Outspoken (8) 54.5 ......................... N Harris 8 4.27pm TUI-BACKING A WINNER SINCE 1889 ANNIVERSARY HCP $50,000, OPN HCP, 1600m 1 17872 Antonio Lombardo tm (11) 59 ... M D Plessis 2 53612 Iamishwara d (2) 58.5 ...................D Bradley

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15111 Tomorrowland d (8) 55.5 ............M Coleman x7241 Adventador tdm (4) 55.5 ............ V Johnston 6x111 Soubrettes d (1) 54 .........................D Walsh x0681 Shezhardtocatch d (5) 54................R Myers 7x115 Silver Eclipse td (17) 53.5 ..........M Cameron 13226 Fix dmb (15) 53 ......................... M D Plessis x7524 Trepidation td (11) 53 ............... S Clipperton x2646 Ruud Awakening td (13) 53......... D Johnson 10326 Designated Driver dmb (3) 53 ..... R Hannam 21212 Onlyarose db (6) 53 ......................L Allpress x0003 Spitfire Lady (2) 53......................... J Parkes 10 5.42pm MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC PREMIER R65 $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 63523 Beau Agen dmb (17) 59 ...................S Doyle 2 33168 Blame de Angels (9) 59 ....................L Innes 3 68422 Master Thomas b (7) 59 ..................J Riddell 4 84753 Grenade d (12) 58.5........................R Myers 5 10405 Lord Casanova (15) 58.5 ............ D Johnson 6 65042 Savarhys (4) 58.5 ...........................H Tinsley 7 3x034 Chopper m (8) 57.5 .................. S Clipperton 8 x1900 Rod’s Lincoln m (6) 57.5 ............M Cameron 9 66102 Nymph Monte (5) 57 ........... R Hutchings (a) 10 70423 Bajour (11) 57 ...............................O Bosson 11 44749 Mr Hare (14) 57......................... M D Plessis Rosie Myers rides Grenade in the 12 x0108 Paige Me d (10) 56.5...................... J Parkes 13 1Lx44 Red Sunset 56.5 .......................... Scratched last on the card at Trentham today. 14 73081 Pink Diamond (13) 55.5 .....L Magorrian (a2) 15 x0214 Runway (2) 55.5 .............................. N Harris 16 90753 Dance In The Park m (3) 54 ........ C Johnson 3 05118 Langdon (7) 54.5................. R Hutchings (a) 17 02966 Ashalini (1) 54 ...............................L Allpress 4 7x284 Benzini d (1) 53.5 ............................R Myers 18 0x787 Stowaway (16) 54.5 5 99530 Capone dm (5) 53.5 ...................M Coleman 19 70356 Toetwotoe 54................................ Scratched 6 75090 Gig 53 .......................................... Scratched Emergencies: Ashalini, Stowaway, Toetwotoe 7 15166 Miss Three Stars mb (3) 53.......S Wynne (a) Blinkers on : Petite Brigitte, No Enemy (R6), Capone 8 12212 Locket db (8) 53 .......................... C Johnson (R8), Sacred Star (R9) 9 1x124 Kawi tb (4) 53 ................................. J Parkes Blinkers off : All’s Fair (R6) 10 13486 Waikaha td (12) 53 Winkers off : Sacred Star (R9) 11 71151 Cassie Anne tdm (9) 53 ................L Allpress SELECTIONS 12 10x22 Sancerre db (6) 53 .....................M Cameron 13 x1141 Tie Me Down d (10) 53 ............... D Johnson Race 1: Benoit, Boodles, Stormy Ray, Savason Race 2: Fascination Street, Written Command, Poppas Delight 9 5.02pm JR & N BERKETT TELEGRAPH $250,000, Race 3: Moozoon, Charlestown, Casino, Biddable OPN-SW&P, 1200m Race 4: Genius, Shadow Fox, Emily Monk, Landlord 1 5049x Sacred Star (12) 57........................V Colgan Race 5: Delveen, Decorah, Awesome Goal, Alpine Heights 2 3x003 Durham Town d (9) 56...................O Bosson Race 6: Endeavour, Petite Brigitte, Lady Zafira, Rock Band 3 79x31 Natuzzi td (16) 56........................ C Johnson Race 7: Sardaaj, Huka Eagle, Taken The Liberty, Kolonel Kev 4 37111 In Style d (7) 56.................................L Innes Race 8: Tie Me Down, Kawi, Iamishwara, Locket, Waikaha 5 x5183 Ginner Hart td (14) 56 ..................... N Harris Race 9: Soubrettes, In Style, Tomorrowland, Durham Town 6 13592 Whosyourmaster dm (10) 55.5 Hutchings (a) Race 10: Bajour, Blame de Angels, Savarhys, Nymph Monte

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Saturday, January 17, 2015

An exercise in spending: less for more

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ess than a month after the financial pressures of Christmas and Mid Canterbury parents/caregivers are now focussing on spending more money on back to school supplies like school uniforms, shoes, digital devices and stationery. The school uniform was once mainly seen in intermediate, secondary and non-state schools according to the Consumer New Zealand website, but state primary schools were now in on the act with costs hitting families earlier in the child’s schooling and lasting longer. Schools, themselves, have their own set of financial pressures. They’re not funded sufficiently and must raise funds from those in the school community. They are increasingly turning to parents, and businesses, for support through school galas and sponsorships - and deals with uniform and stationery suppliers.

SCHOOL BRANDING

“Branding” has become important to schools, according to Consumer NZ. It is used to attract business and often from overseas students so each school wants to be identifiable in the community. A plain polo shirt is a rarity – it will usually have the school logo on it and cost anywhere from $25 to $50. And the more customised the uniform the greater the cost. Fitting out a growing primary school child can be a struggle for many parents. Consumers NZ says the Ministry of Social Development gave out $4.1m in hardships grants for school uniforms and school stationery in early 2013. It is a costly time of year and when the supplies are needed there are limits on how to reduce the spending pain. So before laying down any serious money for new stationery items and uniforms Consumer New Zealand, and a practical mother, suggest the following tips.

SAVE ON STATIONERY

Go through the kids’ bags and see what

can be recycled from last year. You can always reuse ring-binders and clear files. Arrange a “stationery swap” with other families – especially if you know somebody’s child is sitting on a treasure trove of blue pens or an abundance of colouring pencils. Be ruthless with the stationery list, but bear in mind a cheaper substitute might not be the best option long term. Don’t be tempted or pressured into adding fashionable (and usually more costly) stationery items that are not on the list. They are great to give as Christmas and birthdays presents. If you are ordering online watch out for duplicate items appearing in different secondary-school subjects – no one needs three rulers.

UNIFORM TIPS

Check which items are compulsory as you might not need an expensive blazer or tie – or the branded rain-jacket that turns out to be “unpopular” with the wearer. Look for good-quality used items at the end of the school year, although note that some Mid Canterbury schools run a secondhand uniform sale prior to school starting. You should check this out with your school, most will reopen their office’s the week before school starts. Re-distribute uniforms were possible among your own children. A five year old does not need a brand new polo shirt when he can easily fit his older sister’s: she will get a larger size. Spread the cost throughout the year. Don’t buy winter items until they’re needed. Some uniform suppliers offer layby and finance options. For seasonal items like shoes or sandals, take advantage of the autumn and spring “back-to-school” sales. But don’t forget to keep an eye out for a bargain: hit the second hand stores. Children grow out of shoes quickly and if they had good quality shoes, they often get donated to charity stores. Label each uniform item and regularly check they are still clearly identifiable: they are too expensive to lose.

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Ashburton Montessori Preschool

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shburton Montessori Preschool has a philosophy and education recognising children have a natural curiosity and desire to learn. It uses concrete experiences to introduce abstract concepts. Owners Lauren Barltrop and Tessa Skevington, along with their staff, encourage each child to have a love of learning and respect for their environment, peers and themselves. The children gain self-confidence,

self-esteem, leadership and general knowledge. At Ashburton Montessori Preschool children get involved in many activities; these include using Montessori materials – from pouring liquid and tying shoelaces to learning about nature. Other materials encourage child’s interest in mathematics, reading and writing. Each child’s individual work with the Montessori materials, are complemented with other activities such as singing, creative art and crafts, baking, games and pottery. Montessori creator, Italian Dr Maria Montessori, believed any child who was self-sufficient, who could tie their own shoe, dress or undress, glowed in the joy and sense of achievement derived from a sense of independence. Her beliefs are the foundation of the programme and include respect, selfcorrection, different learning speeds, learning practical life skills, understanding children’s sensitive periods and their absorbent minds, and building on their natural needs and tendencies. Ashburton Montessori Preschool is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm. They are a fully licensed preschool that caters for up to 26 children, aged two and a half to six years old. Children can booked in for sessions between 9am – 3pm.

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Ashburton Montessori Preschool provides a safe and secure environment for children’s well-being to flourish. With an education focus, Tessa and Lauren along with their staff prepare children for school by developing their love of learning and lifelong skills. If you would like to give your children the best tools to help them learn, contact Tessa and Lauren at Ashburton Montessori Preschool. Limited space available

High quality education in a rural setting A family atmosphere and supportive school community A fun, technology rich, hands on learning environment An expectation of excellence and a fostering of talents

The school office will be open from Monday 26 to 29 January from 9.30am – 2.30pm for enquiries, new enrolments and uniforms. School starts at 8.40am on Monday, 2 February.

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ur College has a clear ambition to achieve Individual Excellence for our students, and a focus on providing our students with Exceptional Learning, Exciting Opportunities and helping them to learn and demonstrate Exemplary Citizenship. Ashburton College has the distinct advantages of a strong, interested and supportive community; a capable and skilled staff ; of being able to provide a wide range of quality courses and opportunities; and of having a clear sense of direction for our College and ambitions for our students. And, we work with a superb set of young people - the vast majority of whom we have total confidence and trust in, in any situation. The most important thing that we do is to grow fine young people. Young people who are academically successful so that they have choices about what they do next; who have the necessary qualities, attributes and skills to contribute to their family, their workplace and their community; and who

have attitudes and approaches that enable them to succeed into their future. Phoenix Rising in Concert

From Friday 13 to Sunday 15 March we celebrate our College’s 50th Jubilee with former members of our two predecessor schools, Ashburton High School and Hakatere Technical College. A full programme of events includes Friday night gatherings, all of the customary formal jubilee aspects on the Saturday at the College and activities on the Sunday morning. A highlight will be the Saturday night celebration Variety Concert in the Ashburton Domain, which is free to all in the community to attend. This will be a fantastic evening of musical performances by current and former College students and staff which will feature internationally acclaimed former student Simon O’Neill, with Tim Beveridge and many others.

Ashburton College Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment

COMMENCEMENT OF COLLEGE YEAR 2015

New Enrolments:

All Year Levels - Wednesday 21 January, by appointment

If your student is not yet enrolled at the College please phone the College Office on 308 4193, on Monday 19 January or Tuesday 20 January, to make an appointment (early evening times also available). Enrolment for Year 9 students will include testing.

Adult Students – Wednesday 21 January, by appointment Please phone the College Office on 308 4193, on Monday 19 January or Tuesday 20 January, to make an appointment (early evening times also available).

Leavers Since End Of 2014

Any students not returning to College and who have not notified this, please make contact with the College Office (308 4193), from Monday 19 January.

Course Confirmation Arrangements:

All Year 12 and 13 Students

All Year 12 and Year 13 students are required to confirm their courses for 2015, based on NCEA results and pre-requisites for course entry.

Electronic Booking System • • •

An electronic booking system is operating for these days. Year 13 students/families received information, at the end of 2014, on ‘how to’ book. Year 12 students will be sent this information during the week of 19 January.

Course Confirmation Dates

Year 13 Students – Thursday 22 January and Friday 23 January All Year 13 students are required to meet with a Senior Member of Staff or a Tutor to ensure their 2015 proposed courses are suitable. • Year 12 Students – Thursday 29 and Friday 30 January All Year 12 students are required at a meeting with their Family Form Teacher to look at their achievement from 2014 and to ensure their 2015 proposed courses are suitable. If there are concerns, students will be directed to the Year Level Tutor or Head of School. If, due to genuine circumstances, a student is unable to attend either of the above dates please email info@ashcoll.school.nz – an alternative date/time will be arranged. NCEA Results Document: All students - please bring print-out of NCEA Results Document. Arrival Time – Five Minutes Prior to Interview Please: To complete a Transition/Intentions Form. Venue: College Library. •

Year Level Information and Return Dates • • •

Students, of any year level, not yet enrolled are required to do so - refer to above information and please phone for an appointment. All Year 12 and 13 students: Course Confirmation required – refer to above information. New Year 10, 11, 12 and 13 students please report to the College Office at 8:30am on your first day at College.

Year 9 Students - Wednesday 28 January • •

All Year 9 students attend, in uniform (College year starts). Please report to the Auditorium at 8:45am.

Year 10 Students - Thursday 29 January • •

All Year 10 students attend, in uniform (College year starts). All Year 10 students report to the Auditorium at 8:45am.

Year 11 Students - Friday 30 January • • •

Course confirmation not required – Course remains as selected at the end of 2014. All Year 11 students attend, in uniform (College year starts). All Year 11 students report to Auditorium at 8:45am.

Year 12 Students - Monday 02 February • •

All Year 12 students attend, in uniform (College year starts). All Year 12 students report to Family Form Class at 8:45am.

Year 13 Students • • •

Monday 26 January–Wednesday 28 January: Year 13 Leadership Camp at Living Springs, (not all students attend). Monday 02 February – all Year 13 students attend, in uniform (College year starts). All Year 13 students report to the Auditorium at 8:45am.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Schools face the constant duality of both keeping things as consistent and predictable as possible but making sure that we are also completely up-to-date. The best way of managing this is to have a steady focus on continuous improvement and over recent years we have successfully focussed on lifting our College’s achievement in NCEA. Our focus on positive student behaviour and engagement; and the further development of our specialist programmes to support students both with specific needs, and with identified talents and abilities continues into this year, as does our focus on making our College a great place to work at and to learn in.

BUILDING ON THIS, INITIATIVES INTO 2015 INCLUDE •

developing new courses and partnerships with the Agri-Business sector to increase student study/ career opportunities. • increasing engagement and work with our key stakeholders of other Mid Canterbury schools; Tertiary Institutions; and local business and civic leadership. • E-learning and digital opportunities with a focus on BYOD (“bring your own device” – the electronic version of bringing your own exercise and text books) For our current and newly-enrolled students and families - welcome to 2015. We are looking forward to working with and for you in the year ahead.

What Do Students Bring On Their First Day To College?

All year levels – on day one please just bring a refill pad and pens (there is no need to bring all books).

Stationery Requirements 2015: • • •

Year 8 students entering Year 9: Students have been issued with a stationery list. Year 9 students entering Year 10: A stationery list was included with Year 9 Reports posted at the end of 2014. Years 10-12 entering Years 11-13: Students will be advised by their subject teachers as to what stationery they are required to have as they attend each subject class. This will be issued with timetables on their first day.

College Uniform Clothing Shop • • • •

Open on Tuesday 20 January and Thursday 22 January, 10:00am – 1:00pm. Please come to the College Office. Wednesday 21 January - open for those with appointments to enrol a new student. Open on Thursday 05 February and Thursday 19 February, 10:00am – 1:00pm. Following these dates the shop will then be open on the first and third Thursday of each month.

International Students New International Students – Enrolment by Appointment, Monday 26 January and Tuesday 27 January Note: Homestay families are being contacted by the College to confirm enrolment appointment time.

Monday 26 January • • • •

Report to the College Office at allocated appointment time. Students please bring Passport, and Insurance Documentation if you have this. Host families please ensure a family member comes with the student. The Clothing Shop will be opened for International Students and Host Families.

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Enrolment continues, appointment times as arranged.

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Orientation Programme. Please report to the College Office on arrival. Students to arrive for 11:30am (and stay until 3:20pm) – bring own lunch.

Tuesday 27 January

Wednesday 28 January

Thursday 29 January • • • •

Orientation Programme continues. Meet in R10. Students to arrive for 11:30am (and stay until 3:20pm) – bring own lunch Wear mufti clothes, and bring swimming togs/towel. All International Students – Friday 30 January • Trip to Akaroa. • Depart 8:00am from the College, return 6:00pm.

Returning International Students

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Report to your Year Level Family Form on the appropriate day (refer left).

Year 12 Peer Support Students – Wednesday 28 January • • • •

Meet in Auditorium at 11:30am for briefing. Please wear College Uniform. Sausage sizzle provided. Year 12 students leave College at 1:50pm.

Buses – Mid Canterbury School Transport System (MCSTS)

• Schools’ bus runs commence on Wednesday 28 January. From Thursday 15 January and preferably completed by Monday 26 January • Existing bus students – we do require MCSTS to be notified if continuing to use the bus service. Please advise via email (admin@mcsts.co.nz) – [any time], or phone: 307 2420 (on or after 15 January). • Enrolment of students new to the bus service - please complete through the web-site www.mcsts.co.nz. Note: New bus students are required to enrol with the bus service before they can use the buses. • Parents/caregivers will be notified via automatic email via the web-site (or by post where email is not available) when the re-enrolment is complete and their student is able to use the bus. College Office Hours • Re-opens Monday 19 January. • From Monday 19 January – Friday 23 January, hours are 9:00am – 3:00pm. • From Monday 26 January onwards, hours are 8:15am – 4:30pm (Monday - Thursday); 8:15am – 4:00pm (Friday). Other Dates • Teacher Only Days • Monday 02 February • Friday 06 February

- Monday 26 January, Tuesday 27 January - Powhiri to welcome new staff and students (Period 1) - Waitangi Day (public holiday)

COLLEGE CONTACT DETAILS Phone: (03)308 4193, Fax: (03)308 2104, Email: info@ashcoll.school.nz Web-site: www.ashburtoncollege.school.nz

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o, you’re wondering what to do when you finish school? Want to get a good job that will give you financial independence, match your skills and allow you to be part of something real? Then your next stop is Aoraki Polytechnic.

WHAT TO STUDY?

Not sure what to study or how it all works? Aoraki Polytechnic has specially trained staff eager to help guide you through the careers process and get you on your way towards a qualification and job.

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WHAT’S IT LIKE?

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ount Hutt College is a coeducational secondary school of 470 students in Years 7-13. The smaller size and the range in ages across the intermediate and high school levels of Years 7-13 creates the family atmosphere for which the College is well known. In this friendly atmosphere all students are soon well known which encourages both positive relationships and successful participation in secondary education. Class sizes are small and the College offers a wide curriculum and many extra-curricular opportunities. The College has a strong emphasis on values - summed up by PRIDE (Passion, Respect, Intregity, Diversity and Excellence for All). All new students start their year with orientation. Year 7 and new Year 8 students start on Friday 30th January which includes

Aoraki Polytechnic is not school. Here, you’re an adult and that means having the independence to make the most of your time at the Polytechnic.

WHAT’S NEXT?

You might be an adult, but you’re not alone. The polytechnic has a range of people to help you choose a course, get enrolled, find accommodation or transport, and start you on your course (most courses start in February, but some shorter courses start mid-year). For more information on Aoraki Polytechnic’s programmes visit www.aoraki.ac.nz or call 0800 426 725.

meeting their ‘Big Buddy’. New Year 9/10 student orientation is Thursday 29th January and then all of the 2015 Year 9 students have their ‘Surf Safe’ water safety day on Friday 30th January. Any returning students moving into Years 11-13 who need to change their subject choices for 2015 should ring the school office on Friday 23rd January to make an appointment in the afternoon of Monday 26th January or the morning of Tuesday 27th January. Parents are encouraged to attend. The full school will be back into routine on Monday 2nd February with a full day of timetable classes and plenty of information about the first House events of the year – for the battle between Blue, Green, Gold and Red houses to start again.

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(Who have already enrolled) YEAR 11-13: SUBJECT INTERVIEWS: Monday 26th January or Tuesday 27th January - ring for an appointment time YEAR 7-10 ORIENTATION DAYS: Year 9 and 10: Thursday 29th January Year 7 and 8: Friday 30th January

Not enrolled yet?

Returning Students Year 11-13: ring the office on Friday 23rd Jan if you require a subject interview GATEWAY STUDENTS: Midday - Tuesday 27th January YEAR 12 & 13 FIRST AID COURSE: Wednesday 27th & Thursday 28th January LEADERSHIP DAY - ALL YEAR 13: Friday 30th January SURF SAFE DAY - ALL YEAR 9: Friday 30th January

TIMETABLE CLASSES FOR ALL STUDENTS: Monday 2nd February

Contact school office to make an appointment to enrol for 2015 Phone 302 8437 from Wednesday 22nd January

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OUR VIEW

Hospice needs our support Stu Oldham

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new hospice service proposed for Mid Canterbury must be well-supported to become a sustainable, community-led adjunct to the first-rate clinical care already provided by the district’s palliative carers. The Hospice Mid Canterbury Trust has decided to establish a community hospice in the district, to provide care and support to people dealing with life-limiting conditions. The proposed service will provide information, education and support for patients, families and carers. It will also offer counselling, bereavement support, day respite, holistic therapies and biography writing. The trust is on the hunt for trustees to add to a team already comprised of some of the district’s most able administrators and governors to help it through the next, project phase. It is relatively new but it knows it must walk a very long way before it can run in an environment where costly services must be made viable and then sustainable, fast. It is testament to its wellplaced caution – and wellconsidered research – that it has stopped short of promising to establish the sort of 24-hour in-patient facility many hospice proponents want. It has looked to other centres and it has formed the view that a district the size of Mid Canterbury might struggle to fund a full service. So, it makes sense to promise a promising start. The trust should be applauded for starting small and congratulated for keeping the notion of a wider service alive. Its commitment to regular reviews is a commitment to provide whatever the district needs. Mid Canterbury does not have a hospice but people with lifelimiting illnesses receive clinical care from the Ashburton Palliative Care team and there are palliative care rooms at Ashburton Hospital. Such work has been strongly supported by many charitable trusts and groups. The new service will need similar support to establish its place in the funding pool even as it establishes itself as a provider of a service many do not appreciate until it is needed.

YOUR VIEW Roads

Fluoride

It was interesting to read the article (roading budget) in the Guardian on January 15. I would fully support Mayor McKay in his effort to put an extra one million dollars into roading. The council’s main responsibility is the basic infrastructure that includes roading. The last few years we have had extra and special projects that did not always have total support, but the benefits will be appreciated in the future. The district’s roading is in very poor repair. In the Wakanui-Seafield district there are holes in sealed roads that have been there for four years and road grading has been let slip. This district relies on its roading network for this district to prosper. Please can we now get back to the basics? Roger J West

In response to the fluoride article in Ashburton Guardian January 5, 2015. Before we go into debate about fluoride, we have to consider two fluorides: 1- Calcium Fluoride, 2 - Sodium Fluoride. The one that is used in our water supply is Sodium Fluoride. It is a toxic waste from the phosphate fertiliser industry and they are forbidden to dump it in the air, on land and in water because it is highly toxic. But they are allowed to sell it for use in municipal drinking water supply. The waste is not treated at all and frequently contains high levels of arsenic. The Ministry of Health wants the substance removed from its list of medicines and

CRUMB

by David Fletcher

changed to a health supplement. Why would you put a toxic waste in our drinking water and call it a health supplement? Children, especially, are over exposed to “fluoride” due to the pesticide “cryolite” found in grape products. “Cryolite” is a colourless or white fluoride of sodium and aluminium used in production of aluminium, glass and enamel. Many juice drinks that are not labelled as “grape juice” use grape juice as a filler ingredient. “White grape juice” made in the USA is a particular risk due to the use of fluoride containing pesticide “cryolite” thus contaminating many juices with fluoride. Please say no to sodium fluoride. Robert Vandenberg

Hydroslide The Ashburton District councillors, according to the Guardian, will decide whether the hydroslide project will make its way into next year’s budget. When a so-called majority were against the heritage centre, the project went ahead, in spite of the protests. A recent survey regarding the hydroslide complex provided all ratepayers with the opportunity to complete a form to decide whether a slide was wished for. Apparently 1645 responded, hardly a majority. Given this lack of response the survey tells, me, the ratepayers do not wish for a hydroslide. Is this a clear mandate to proceed? Wim Melchers

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Would you like to see a hyrdoslide at the EA Networks Centre by 2017? Yes 64% No 36%

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TOWNIE GOES COUNTRY

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hat do penguins and postmarks have in common? A small rock on the Antarctic Peninsula called Goudier Island, and an historic British Base known as Port Lockroy – aka the Penguin Post Office. Located at the ends of the earth and surrounded by hundreds of nesting birds, this is the busiest British mail centre in the world. The words ‘stamp’ and ‘postmark’ may soon become obsolete in this digital age, but back home the chance to sit down with an envelope, paper and a large cappuccino is a highlight of my weekend. I love to start with that blank sheet and watch as my hand fills the page with musings about people, places, events, and the size of my tomatoes. It’s soothing, helps me keep in touch with my family and friends, and is a chance to reflect on the weird and wonderful happenings of our corner of the world. This summer I am in the Antarctic, but that needn’t mean a long hiatus in the post. In fact, with continental gymnastic competitions and lectures on the undersea creatures of the Southern Ocean, the weird and wonderful simply abound. Thanks to Port Lockroy, those moments are now winging their way towards Kiwi mailboxes and warmer climes. First, of course, they needed to be written. While the coffee was lacking (the four people who work at the Post Office over summer don’t even have running water, and they cook on primus stoves), the eclectic historical surrounds and postal service never fail to please. With a South Pacific medley playing on the gramophone, a portrait of a young Queen Elizabeth on the wall behind, scientific artefacts from the 1950s in the neighbouring room, tales of local ski traverses from the postmaster, and

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Having signed off, affixed a stamp and duly deposited my message in the bright red postbox, I had a behind the scenes

I love to start with that blank sheet and watch as my hand fills the page with musings about people, places, events, and the size of my tomatoes.

Actually, what happened next is worthy of a letter in its own right.

tour of a postmaster’s life. First, the cards were franked, then put into a bag which was

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weighed, sealed, and entrusted into my hands for the short ride back to the ship. The post had a long journey ahead, travelling via the Falkland Islands, United Kingdom and then finally back south to New Zealand. It’s not quite the same as donning a red New Zealand post uniform and going letterbox to letterbox, but it was exciting to be part of the delivery process nonetheless. As we left, we were just in time to witness a delivery of another kind, as a fluffy grey Gentoo chick gingerly emerged from its shell. Now there’s something to write home about.

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ASHBURTON HOSPITAL WARD 1 - DAILY, 10am - 11.30am and 2pm - 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm. -Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm. TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

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This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card. Allenton Medical Centre, The Mall Harrison Street is the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Monday. The surgery will be open from 10am - 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm both days. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9139.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

Saturday and Sunday doctor and emergency details - please telephone the Rakaia Medical Centre, ph 303 5002. Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service. Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners note of referral.

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Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from

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WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm. TINWALD POOL: Open 12noon - 7pm.

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ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP POST DELIVERY CENTRES 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer. Mon - Fri 4.30pm Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message. Rakaia: ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm ASHBURTON REST HOMES Call us free on (0800 787 797). Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm COLDSTREAM HOUSE - DAILY, unrestricted Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days. visiting. INFORMATION CENTRES LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 CAMERON COURTS - DAILY, unrestricted ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm. visiting. Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am OMMUNITY ERVICES PRINCES COURT - DAILY, unrestricted until 2pm. Phone 308-1050. visiting. ART GALLERY METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Due to relocation, the Art Gallery is closed Holidays 10am until 3pm. EMERGENCY DENTIST until further notice. Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY BUS DEPARTURES for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service. in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. Sundays and Public Holidays. Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. ASHBURTON MUSEUM ELPLINE ERVICES Due to relocation, the Ashburton Museum is ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NIMAL ERVICES closed until further notice. Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL

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MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021

1356 969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

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CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Renate Haveman. ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 111, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Jo Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend. VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Peter Crawford. Small: Katherine Hayward. VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Matt Hart Small: Ref Vet Ent. Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterhours small animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

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We’re looking for a committed and energetic individual to manage our Rakaia store. You’ll be responsible for the professional management of the store, ensuring sufficient stock is on hand to fulfil our customer’s needs. If you have good computer literacy and communication skills, plus experience in mobile plant operation and outstanding customer service, then we want to hear from you. For more information please go to www.ravensdown.co.nz/careers

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

To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter to Lauren Curr, Senior HR Advisor, at jobs@ravensdown.co.nz by Tuesday, 27 January 2015.

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence www.ravensdown.co.nz/careers Taylors Motel Ashburton requires a

Casual Morning Cleaner

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245 Burnett Street, Ashburton GIVE US A SHOUT ON (03) 308 5980

OPEN 7 DAYS FROM 11AM TILL LATE

The applicant will need to be fit, motivated, reliable and able to work weekends. If you would like to work in a small, friendly environment and are a conscientious team player, please apply by email, enclosing your CV, to: info@taylorsmotel.co.nz

Carpenter/Builder We require the services of a carpenter to join a small team working on quality housing. Qualified/ Apprentice or labourer. This job may suit someone wanting to get into the building trade. Please call Peter 027 220 8257 PETER TAYLOR BUILDERS LTD

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT Due to a large increase in our work load and expansion of our precast manufacturing facilities, we seek to fill the following positions to work with us in our brand new precast yard and offices: Precast Workers / Formwork Carpenters

Concrete Placers / Concrete Finisher

Read and interpret drawings to be able to setup mould work and locate cast-in items to specification Setup mould work in a timely fashion with minimal rework Assist in placing completed steel cages into moulds Accurately place and secure cast-in items in a timely fashion.

Experience in handling and placing concrete, understanding its properties and experience in using mechanical floats and finishing tools is essential.

Dogman / Rigger Ability to assist with our crane team to lift and store panels into our racks and also onto delivery trucks as required. Being a certified dogman would be an advantage for this role.

Along with concrete finishing, this role will at times expand into boxing and panel set up and site clean-up. Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and having excellent attention to detail.

Precast Apprentice: This role would ideally suit somebody who is looking for a career in the precast industry.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a newly formed family operated business that is set to become one of the leading suppliers of Architectural Precast Concrete in the South Island. Excellent remuneration will be paid to the right candidates. All applicants will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. To apply either ring the contacts details below or go to our website at www.mcintoshprecast.co.nz and apply online.

Experience an advantage, but not essential as full training will be given to the successful applicant.

The Ashburton A&P Association seek an enthusiastic and motivated person to fill the part time position of Administrator to commence 1st April 2015. We require a team player with a positive attitude and high degree of initiative, drive and an ability to work well under pressure with volunteers. Excellence is required in the following: • People skills • Attention to detail, • Ability to multi task • Ability to work to deadlines, • Computer skills For any enquiries and a copy of the job description please contact President, Lynette Lovett, phone 03 302 6619 or visit: www.ashburtonshow.co.nz If this sounds like you then please forward your confidential application along with your CV and references to: Lynette Lovett 343 Dawsons Road RD 4 ASHBURTON 7774 lynette@seaviewlovettfarm.co.nz Applications close February 9, 2015

CALTEX ASHBURTON

Forecourt Attendant Caltex Ashburton is looking for an energetic, reliable, senior person that enjoys customer service and works well as a team member. Afternoon/night position, 3pm - 11pm. 40 hours per week. If this interests you, please contact

In this diverse role where no two days are the same, you will gain a wide range of local government knowledge while providing administration support to our building, planning and environmental monitoring teams.

Be the point of contact for bookings and activities across the range of services our Centre provides, using effective relationship building and marketing to communicate the exciting activities and services we offer.

Concrete Placers / Concrete Workers

Administrator

Environmental Services Support

Sports Facility Bookings Coordinator

Leticia McIntosh Cell phone: 027 314 0094 Office phone: 03 307 8557 Email: tesh@mcintoshgroup.co.nz

Promoting Excellence in Agriculture and Goodwill between Town & Country

Career Opportunities

We do a variety of concrete jobs around the Canterbury area. Applicants should possess: * Must be a team player * Be 100% reliable and honest * Don’t mind early starts * Be physically fit * Have pride in workmanship

Harvest Assistant Machinery competent person required for harvesting and contracting work. Immediate start. Apply to

Ross Tait Ltd 027 558 7205 or 027 430 5884 taitrj@xtra.co.nz

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Situations Vacant

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Administration Officer - Fixed Term 7 Months For this busy full time, 7 month position we are looking for an admin superstar or Graduate to take responsibility for the quality of our data and system efficiency, lodging consents and raising invoices. To find out more about these vacancies and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you - go to our website. Applications close 2 February 2015.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

Fertiliser Spreader Driver Contact Graham Rotch P O Box 592 Ashburton 7740 Phone 027 433 9969 Email: rotchy@xtra.co.nz

Inwards Goods Full time position Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton has a vacancy for a person in their Inwards Goods department. This is a position is full time (40 hrs per week) position Monday - Friday. The successful applicant will need the following: • Be fit and able to lift • Be motivated • Able to use a computer • Reliable • Ability to work in a team. Please email your c.v. and covering letter to: HR.ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or Post to Lyn Church, Human Resources Manager, Mitre 10 MEGA, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton 7740. Applications close on Monday, January 19, 2015.

The Manager, Caltex Ashburton. Phone 03 307 0011

Looking for the ideal part-time driving job? We need school bus drivers! Driving a school bus is very rewarding and allows you plenty of time to follow other pursuits in between daily trips. We currently have vacancies within our company for School Bus Drivers in the Ashburton area. Assistance may be available for suitable applicants to obtain the required licences. For further enquiries to:

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The Manager Pearsons Coachlines Ltd 403 West Street Ashburton Email: pearsonsashburton@xtra.co.nz Phone: (03) 308 2992 or 021 344 647 Website: www.pearsonscoachlines.co.nz

Green Fertiliser Spreading Ltd are currently looking for a Fertiliser Spreader Driver. The following skills would be an advantage but not necessary as full training will be available to the right person: » Good communication skills » Ability to work unsupervised » Local knowledge of the Mid Canterbury farming area » Common sense » Ability to drive machinery » Minimum Class 2 license will be required If you would like to work with modern machinery and are a conscientious team player please phone Darren on 027 432 8845 or apply in writing enclosing you CV to: Green Fertiliser Spreading Ltd 45 O’Keefe Rd RD 4 ASHBURTON

YOUR LOCAL

PAINTING PROFESSIONALS

Looking for a builder with a little more experience?  Housing  Commercial  Farm

Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote.

Buying or selling a property? Call the Guardian today or your real estate advertising requirements. 307 7900

Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more! 151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

Contact us today on: Richard: 027 279 8952 Office: 308 9039

www.bradfords.co.nz

Ph 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

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PUBLIC NOTICES

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

Interest Sought

Hospice Mid Canterbury Trust

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

Expressions of interest are sought from people throughout the Ashburton district interested in serving on the Foundation Board of the Hospice Mid-Canterbury Trust. The initial tenure will be for the project phase, with opportunity to continue once the service is established. Involvement will be on a voluntary basis.

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

In addition to having a passion for the hospice philosophy of care, the following skills and competencies are sought: • Governance experience • Strategic planning and thinking • Logistics / project management • Business experience • Fundraising experience • Community involvement and strong networks • Communication / PR

TRADES, SERVICES

COMPUTER PROBLEMS? For Prompt Reliable Service. Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Ph 308 8989. 30yrs Local experience. SUPERGOLD discount card accepted. COMPUTER Tuneup and Repairs, New Computer Sales & Setup, Internet setup, Onsite Day Or Evenings and Weekends, LOW FEES, call Robin Johnstone at Networks Firewalls & PCS 308 1440 or 027-768 4058. HOME handyman available. Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

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The full board will meet monthly with sub-committees meeting as necessary. Attendance at some functions, presentations and fundraising events will be expected. For further information, or to submit an expression of interest, please email admin@hospicemc.nz by 5pm, Monday, January 26.

SPORTING NOTICES

Feed for sale

Tinwald Rugby Football Club

Barley and wheat straw

Feed Wanted Ryegrass straw DONALDSON CONTRACTING ‘Focused on Quality Feeds’

027 BALE HAY

TENDERS

25 x 4 m Polytarp $4.99 + GST

Closes 4pm 13/02/2015 Subcontractors and Suppliers pricing the above mentioned contracts are invited to submit their tenders to: LEIGHS CONSTRUCTION PO Box 11191, Chch 8443 Ph (03) 341-6905 / Fax (03) 341-6906 tender@leighsconstruction.co.nz

Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Thomas Patrick Happy 9th Birthday have a fabulous day. Love you to the moon and back, love Mum, Dad and Joshy. xxxx Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Number cake tins $15 for 7 day hire

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287 www.kitchenkapers.co.nz

P.Y.O & freshly picked Jam fruit also available

(Position closes Friday, February 13)

Smithfield Road 8am - 6pm Phone 308 3498 No Eftpos.

To lodge your interest or for further information on either of the above please contact: Reece Wallington - 022 108 4289

Order now Phone John 03 307 7307 027 362 8231 120 Moore St (behind Mastagard) Ashburton Canvas Shade Motor Trimming

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HAY COVER’S 25 x 4 m, Polytarp $499 + GST. Order now, phone John 03 307 7307 - 027 362 8231, 120 Moore St (behind Mastagard) Ashburton. Canvas Shade Motor Trimming.

Birthday Greetings

LAST WEEK

Expression of Interest of Coaches For The 2015 Rugby Season

Pre-Season Fitness Who For: U11.5 - U14.5 players When: Monday 23rd February Time: 5.30 - 6.30pm Where: Tinwald Rugby Club Grounds (Maronan Road)

Hay cover’s

Ashburton Hospital Redevelopment

RASPBERRIES BLACKBERRIES

The Tinwald Rugby Club is seeking expressions from suitably qualified people interested in coaching in the following grades: All JAB Grades - From U6 to U14 1/2 Open Grades Including U16, U18 & Senior B

Call Stuart for more information

307 7900

PLANTS, PRODUCE

MOWER BLADES, Bolts & Nuts, Threaded Rod, P.T.O. Shafts, Bale Fork Tines, Cultivation Parts available at McMullan Enterprises. Phone 308 2059.

QUALITY GRASS BALEAGE AVAILABLE Individual or tube wrapped. Price according to dry matter content. Could deliver if required. Please phone 027 220 4064. WANTED - Pea straw to bale, royalty paid. Phone 027 390 0002. WHOLE CROP barley baleage tube wrapped. Located at Lagmhor. DM and ME test results available. Can sell one bale a time but prefer to see the lot go. $110/bale. Sharper price if you take the lot. Scott 027 943 5722.

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MOTORING

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.

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

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Mon-Fri 8am-5.30pm Sat 10am – 1pm

0800 LASER 4 U (0800 527 374) www.laserelectrical.co.nz

Motoring 307 7900

First day of school Harriett Sullivan

Age: 5 years old School: St. Joseph’s

School

Congratulations on your graduation from Ruma Whakawhanui – The Extension Room. Happy school days from all your friends and teachers at Childs Play Preschool, Tinwald.

Quality Preschool TLC for your VIP

Tayla Keeley

Age: 5 years old School: Longbeach School

Congratulations on your graduation from Ruma Whakawhanui – The Extension Room. Happy school days from all your friends and teachers at Childs Play Preschool, Tinwald.

Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm Ph 308 2959, Main South Rd, Tinwald www.childsplaypreschool.ac.nz

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PERSONAL

Tomatoes 500g bag Telegraph Cucumber Nectarines 1kg bag Avocado Blueberries punnet

$1.49 .99c $4.99 .89c $2.99

Say yes to intimacy, companionship, knowing there is someone special who is thinking of you alone. Whether you are in town or on the land, there is someone wonderful who wants to say yes to love and happiness also.

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Ph 0800 856 640 www.lovesuccess.co.nz Real people, real matchmaking since 1989

Specials available from 13/01 - 20/01

OPEN 7 DAYS The Green Grocer Fresh Fruit & Vege

Open 9am - 6pm daily. Last few days of the season. Closing early next week

Raspberries freshly picked & PYO.

Black and Red Currants Raspberries for jam available. 56 Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road RD1, Ashburton. Phone 308 1338 No eftpos

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

LET OR LEASE

BARELAND wanted to lease, any size considered. Phone 027 390 0002.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

HIRE

FLOAT hire - single, double and tandem. Reasonable rates. Morrison’s Saddlery & Feed. Phone 308-3422 anytime.

Guardian Job Vacancies Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements. 307 7900

Tinwald EXOTIC, sexy Asian. 308-1095 Beautiful and sensual, good

Workshop & Garage Sale

OFFICE for lease, off street parking. Available now. Phone Paul 021 554 570.

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

ADULT Main South Road ENTERTAINMENT

GARAGE SALES

Saturday 17 January 8am - 11am 20 Wayne Place Methven Household and personal items, books, garden tools, workshop tools, netballs and coaching books Phone 302 8995

AUCTION SALES

massage, every man’s dream. Phone 021 078 2363.

JASMINE 24, sexy, seductive, playful, naughty lady. In/out calls anytime. Phone 020 4064 4885. KATRINA, 20, kiwi girl, blue eyes, young, fun and full of yum. Dress up and very friendly. Available from Sunday, phone 020 4030 5858.

LOVELY gentle girl, 27 years, fascinating figure, B cup, full body to body massage and full service, enjoy your good FOR SALE special time. Ph 022 1900 GREEN old man pine - $140, 353. Green Wattle - $160. Semi dry old man pine - $170, dry LULU - cute and cuddly, old man pine - $200. All attractive and busty. Specials, 3.6m3. Phone Shane James let all your dreams come true. Phone 021 0233 9259 (no Firewood – 303 7063. texting). SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four ACCOMMODATION, wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred RENTAL Reddecliffe at Electric BEAUTIFULLY presented Mobility Ashburton today. four bedroom home, with Phone 308-3602 mature gardens. Two living areas, separate toilet, double garage, lock up shed. ADULT Westside location. $380.00 ENTERTAINMENT p/w. No Dogs, no smokers. ANNABEL, 21, kiwi, stunning Please phone 027 332 9272. brunette, slim, sexy goddess with slim waist and large TWO BEDROOM flat, 5 mins breasts. Here for serious to town. West side, good pleasing from Sunday. Phone parking $210 pw. Phone 308 6708 or 027 388 2359. 022 019 8762.

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SAY YES TO HAPPINESS

Courgettes 500g bag $1.99 ea

Southberry

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In conjunction with Oxford & Districts Lions Club

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

Will conduct a

Clearing Sale of Farm Machinery Estate P.M. Pooke “Montana” Domain Road, Oxford

10am Morning Service and Communion

On Monday, January 26, 2015 Commencing at 12 Midday

Speaker: Bob Ritchie

Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer EVERYONE WELCOME

Full details are in Christchurch Press Saturday, January 17, 2015 in the Auction Column TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH – EFTPOS AVAILABLE Sale conducted PURCHASE PRICE PLUS GST Enquiries to: Jason Pooke Ph 027 631 7202 or Tim Fleetwood Ph 03 312 4307 or After 5.30pm 027 434 4095 Sale directions sign posted from South Eyre Road / Depot Road Cnr or from Oxford the Burnt Hill Road Cnr

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton)

Light Luncheon Available

St Andrew’s St Paul’s St James

Oxford & Districts Lions Club & Wai-Mack Auctions, Oxford (part of CEOM Ltd)

LET OR LEASE

FOR SALE

Shop space

FIREWOOD LOGS

Combined Service at

Methodist Church Baring Square 9.30 am

to let Victoria Street,

Pine $42 ton + GST delivered Ashburton

The Triangle.

Phone 03 688 2591

Available from Jan 2015.

St Andrew’s 8.30 am

115 sq M.

Please call Sally to enquire 307 8888.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

URGENTLY required two or preferably three bedroom home for mother, father, baby and dog. Allenton area. Contact Tayla 022 082 3403.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

WANTED to rent in Tinwald. Two or three bedrooms home for a family with one dog and two cats. Phone 308 0366.

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Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays @10.00am Including Children’s church Everyone is welcome. See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron St’s Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL FOUR BEDROOM house in Ashburton. Large, spacious two stories. Located five minutes from town. Wood burner, heat pump, two toilets, four double bedrooms and double garage with internal access. Rent $400 per week. To view, phone Ron on 027 492 5501.

Guardian Motoring Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements. 307 7900

Daily Events Saturday

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH 9.00am - 12.30pm TINWALD. ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS Community garden working bee and MARKET. fellowship, each Saturday, weather Local produce by local producers and hot permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s food!!. North End West Street car park. Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, 9.00am - 12.30pm Tinwald. ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET, West Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10.00am - 12.00noon ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts, shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

Sunday

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. 9.00am New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Summertime worship led by Rev Main Street, Methven. Laurence Ennor. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10.00am 9.30pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN ST PAUL’S PREBYTERIAN CHURCH. CHURCH. No service at St Paul’s, combined service Church service with Rev David Brown, at Baring Square Methodist Church. Cnr Havelock and Park Street. Church lounge, Baring Square East. 10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10.00am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald. 10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Social. Waireka, Philip Street.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). 7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

Monday

1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD SWIMMING POOL. Open, Maronan Road.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

4.00pm M.S.A. TRAVEL SECTION. Monthly meeting, M.S.A. Card Room. Havelock Street.

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

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

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6am Guess How Much I Love You 3 0 6:10 Little Monstar 0 6:15 Fireman Sam 3 0 6:25 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends 3 0 6:45 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 7:10 Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:30 Robot And Monster 3 0 7:55 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 8:20 Green Lantern – The Animated Series 0 8:45 Adventure Time 3 0 9:10 Young Justice – Invasion 3 0 9:35 Zeke And Luther PGR 3 0 10am 2Kaha PGR 10:30 Baby Daddy 0 11am Gary Unmarried 3 0 11:30 Rodney 3 0 Noon Oh Sit! 0 1pm Total Blackout PGR 3 0 1:30 Mr T’s World’s Craziest Fools PGR 3 0 2pm The Vineyard PGR 3pm Twisted AO 3:55 Step By Step 0 4:25 Full House 3 0 5pm M Free Willy PGR 1994 Family Drama. 0 7:15 M Look Who’s Talking 7pm MasterChef Australia 0 Too PGR 1990 Romantic 8:40 Coronation Street PGR Gail Comedy. Kirstie Alley. John and Lewis feel the glare Travolta. 0 of exposure; Jenna faces 8pm L Lotto the consequences of her actions; Tyrone receives some 8:05 Look Who’s Talking Too PGR Continued. 0 heartening news. 0 8:50 M The Cable Guy PGR 9:35 Nashville AO 0 1996 Comedy. Jim Carrey, 10:35 M Extremely Loud And Matthew Broderick, Leslie Incredibly Close AO 2011 Mann. 0 Adventure. Tom Hanks. 0 10:50 M Red Dawn AO 2012 Action. Chris Hemsworth. 0

6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 The Fishing Show 3 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 30 Noon Mexican Food Made Simple 0 12:30 The Food Truck 3 0 1pm Dishing Up Australia With Al Brown PGR 0 1:30 High Country Rescue 3 0 2pm RPA PGR 3 0 3pm Unsung Heroes 3 0 3:30 There And Back 0 4pm F NZ With Nadia Lim 0 4:30 Shark Man 0 5pm Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge 3 0 6pm One News 0

1:05 The Spa PGR 3 1:25 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:30 Neighbourhood 3 0 4am Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

CHOICE TV 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 My Dream Home 8:30 Jonathan Phang’s Gourmet Trains 9:30 Nick Knowles’s Original Features 10:30 Million Dollar Contractor 11am House Crashers 11:30 American Restoration Noon The Million Pound Property Experiment 1pm Gardeners’ World 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm West End Salvage 3:30 Bid America 4pm Holiday Home Sweet Home 5pm Great Escapes 5:30 Jimmy’s Forest 6:30 Nigel And Adam’s Farm Kitchen 7:30 Natural World – Beavers Behaving Badly Who are you going to call when beavers are behaving badly? Well, if you live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Drew Reed is the go-to beaver buster. 8:30 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets PGR Featuring the world’s most luxurious hotels and scandalous stories. 9:30 Filth – The Mary Whitehouse Story AO The story about campaigner Mary Whitehouse’s mission to clean up British television. 11:30 Jimmy’s Forest

12:40 M Fanboys AO 2008 Comedy. 0 2:25 M Batman – The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 PGR 2012 Animated Adventure. 3:40 Anger Management PGR 3 0 4:05 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:55 Posh Nosh 3 0 5:05 2Kaha PGR 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

TV THREE 6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 3 7am Outdoors With Geoff 3 Geoff visits Te Anau and tries fly fishing for trout on a picturesque river. 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 3 0 10:50 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 3 0 11:55 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 3 0 12:55 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 3 0 1:55 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 30 3pm Australia’s Next Top Model PGR 3 4pm Grand Designs 3 0 5pm Outdoors With Geoff 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Rugrats 3 7:30 Sidekick 7:55 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion 3 8:20 Fairly Odd Parents 8:45 Rocket Power 3 9:10 Power Rangers – Megaforce 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Fanboy And Chum Chum 3 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 3 6pm Futurama 0 6:30 M Ramona And Beezus 3 2010 Family. Joey King, Selena Gomez.

7pm M Night At The 8:40 M Wild Things AO 3 Museum 2 PGR 3 2009 1998 Thriller. A high-school Adventure. Night has fallen guidance counsellor is upon the Smithsonian accused of raping two of his Institution, yet something is students. Matt Dillon, Kevin stirring as former night guard Bacon, Neve Campbell. 0 Larry finds himself lured into 10:55 It’s Always Sunny In an adventure. Ben Stiller, Amy Philadelphia AO 3 The gang Adams. 0 goes out to celebrate at an 9:10 M Lincoln AO 2011 upscale restaurant. History. Film about the 16th US President’s final months in office. 0 12:05 M Cyrus AO 3 2010 Drama. John C Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei. 2:05 Infomercials 5am Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:20 Just Shoot Me! PGR 3 Finch must protect Adrienne from a suitor who is a lot like him. 0 11:45 The League AO 3 Ruxin hires an attractive au pair for baby Geoffrey, and fears Taco will sleep with her. 12:15 Infomercials

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SKY SPORT 1

6am Home Shopping 11:20 University Challenge Otago has impressive scores, but will find the talented Auckland team a difficult opponent. 11:50 University Challenge AUT’s cosmopolitan mix is proving to be a crowd pleaser, with plenty of support, but will it be enough to topple Waikato? 12:20 Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) Day Five. 1:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Third OneDay International. From Eden Park, Auckland. 5:35 Storage Wars 3 Barry comes bearing gifts; Darrell and Brandon find something truly old. 6:05 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Third OneDay International. 10pm Who Knows Best PGR A top recruitment expert and a selfproclaimed political maverick compete to prove they know the best way to tackle the problem of unemployment.

6am Tennis – Apia International Sydney (Replay) Semi-finals. From Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre. 10am Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) Semi-finals. 11am Sport 365 11:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Second One-Day International. Noon Sport 365 12:30 Sky Sport News UK 1pm Cricket – International Tri-Series (Highlights) Australia v England – First One-Day International. 1:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Third OneDay International. 5:35 The Cricket Show 6:05 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Third OneDay International. 10pm Cricket – International TriSeries (Highlights) Australia v England – First One-Day International. 10:30 The Cricket Show Analysis and highlights of the week’s games, with features and player profiles from grassroots to domestic and international cricket.

11pm Never Mind The Buzzcocks AO 3 British presenter and DJ Tim Westwood presides over a musical battle of wits between two teams led by Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding. 11:40 True Blood AO 3 12:45 Home Shopping

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 UFC Rising: Conor McGregor Midnight Tennis – Heineken Open (Replay) Finals. 2am Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) Finals. 3am The Cricket Show 3:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Highlights) 4am Soccer Saturday

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Miharo 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Putahi 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield 3 Mt Albert v Glenora.

THE BOX

6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes. 8:30 Last Man Standing PG 8:55 Survivor Marathon PG 12:15 Biker Battleground Phoenix PGL 1:05 Pawn Stars PG 1:30 Shearing Gang PG 1:55 Call Of The Wildman PG 2:20 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 2:45 Elementary MV 3:40 SVU MV 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes. 7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 Last Man Standing PG 8pm Call Of The Wildman PG 8:30 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 9pm Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 9:30 Biker SUNDAY Battleground Phoenix PGL 12:30 West End Salvage 10:30 Pawn Stars PG 1am Bid America 11pm Shearing Gang PG 1:30 Great Escapes 2am Filth – The Mary Whitehouse 11:30 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS SUNDAY Story AO 12:35 Raw MC 4am Richard E Grant’s Hotel 3:20 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS Secrets PGR 5am Holiday Home Sweet Home 4:20 Survivor Marathon PG

SKY SPORT 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm N Waka Ama Sprints (Highlights) This year’s Waka Ama National Sprint (outrigger canoe) competition held at Lake Karapiro. 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M Pinocchio 2002 Family. Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi. 9:30 M The Constant Gardener AO 3 2005 Drama. Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz. 11:40 Te Kaea 3 2 12:10 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 MythBusters PG 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Cold River Cash PG 10:30 Deadliest Catch PG 11:30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 12:30 What Happened Next? M 1pm What Happened Next? M 1:30 MythBusters PG 2:30 Jaws Strikes Back M 3:30 No Limits PG 4pm No Limits PG 4:30 Auction Hunters PG 5pm Auction Hunters PG 5:30 Yukon Men M Winter Takes All. 6:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 King Of The Grill PG 9:30 Edge Of Alaska M 10:30 Siberian Cut M 11:30 Railroad Alaska PG

SUNDAY

12:30 Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives 1am Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M 1:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 2am Man v Wild PG 3am Man v Wild PG 4am Man v Wild PG 5am MythBusters PG

Night at the Museum 2 7pm on TV3

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:50 Allegiance MVL 2012 Thriller. 8:20 Over/Under MC 2013 Drama. Steven Pasquale, Caroline Dhavernas. 9:50 Haunter MC 2013 Horror. Abigail Breslin, Peter Outerbridge. 11:30 Oblivion MVS 2013 Sci-fi. Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman. 1:30 Allegiance MVL 2012 Thriller. 3pm 3 Days To Kill MVL 2014 Action. Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld. 4:55 The Hangover Part III 16VLS 2013 Comedy. Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis. 6:35 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 2013 Thriller. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck. 8:30 Runner Runner MVLS 2013 Crime. Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck. 10:05 GI Joe – Retaliation MV 2013 Action. Dwayne Johnson. 11:55 3 Days To Kill MVL 2014 Action. Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld.

SUNDAY

1:50 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 2013 Thriller. 3:45 The Hangover Part III 16VLS 2013 Comedy. 5:25 GI Joe – Retaliation MV 2013 Action.

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MOVIES GREATS 7:25 The Rocky Horror Picture Show MS 1975 Musical. 9:10 Inside Man MVL 2006 Crime. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen. 11:20 Men In Black II PGC 2002 Sci-fi Comedy. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. 12:50 27 Dresses PGL 2008 Romantic Comedy. Katherine Heigl. 2:40 Chocolat MVS 2000 Comedy Drama. Johnny Depp, Juliette Binoche. 4:40 The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller. Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie. 6:40 You, Me And Dupree MLS 2006 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon. 8:30 X-Men – The Last Stand MV 2006 Action. Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry. 10:15 Murder By Numbers R16 2002 Thriller. Sandra Bullock.

6am Fox Sports News 8am Football – AFC Asian Cup (Replay) Palestine v Jordan. From Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne. 10am L Rugby – National Sevens Day One. From Rotorua International Stadium. 7pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (Highlights) 7:30 UFC Rising: Conor McGregor 8pm Golf Central An in-depth analysis and breaking news on everything that is happening in the world of golf. 8:30 Cricket – International Tri-Series (Highlights) Australia v England – First One-Day International. From the SCG in Sydney. 9:05 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars. From Spotless Stadium.

SUNDAY

12:30 Golf Central An in-depth analysis and breaking news on everything that is happening in the world of golf. 1am Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Third One-Day International. From Eden Park in Auckland. 1:30 The Cricket Show Analysis and highlights of the week’s games, with features and player profiles from grassroots to domestic and international cricket. 2am Football – AFC Asian Cup SUNDAY (Replay) Australia v Korea Republic. 12:15 Hustle And Flow 16VLS 2005 Drama. 2:10 You, Me And Dupree From Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane. 4am Football – AFC Asian Cup MLS 2006 Comedy. 4am X-Men – The Last Stand MV 2006 Action. 5:40 (Replay) Oman v Kuwait. From Chocolat MVS 2000 Comedy Drama. Newcastle Stadium in Newcastle.

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6am Wonder Dogs 3 0 6:20 L Football – English Premier League Newcastle v Southampton. From St James’s Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. 8:30 Praise Be 9am Kia Ora, Belau 10am Marae Summer Series 10:30 Waka Huia Summer Series 11am Neighbourhood 3 0 11:30 Location, Location, Location 3 0 11:55 Animal House PGR 3 0 12:25 Border Security 3 0 12:55 Undercover Boss USA PGR 3 0 1:55 Beeny’s Restoration Nightmare 3 0 2:55 Location, Location, Location 3 0 3:55 F The Zoo 3 0 4:30 F Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs 0 5pm River Monsters With Jeremy Wade 3 0 6pm One News 0 7pm F Global Radar 0 7:30 N Micro Monsters With David Attenborough PGR Series that looks at the world of insects. 0 8:35 Broadchurch 0 9:35 Prey 0 10:40 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries AO 3 0

11:45 One Born Every Minute 3 Two strong mothers stand by their daughters giving birth. 0 12:50 Being Me 3 1:15 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Nigel And Adam’s Farm Kitchen 7am Natural World – Beavers Behaving Badly 8am Martin Shaw Aviators 8:30 West End Salvage 9am Bid America 9:30 Holiday Home Sweet Home 10:30 Great Escapes 11am Jimmy’s Forest Noon Nigel And Adam’s Farm Kitchen 1pm Natural World – Beavers Behaving Badly 2pm Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets PGR 3pm The Garden Pantry 3:30 Get Growing 4pm Hugh’s Fish Fight – Save Our Seas 5pm James Nesbitt’s Ireland 5:30 Marbella Mansions 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy Irish TV presenter Baz Ashmawy takes his mammy on a journey designed to test her mettle. 8:30 M The Box AO 2009 Mystery. A suburban couple face a moral dilemma when they receive a gift that bears irrevocable consequences. Cameron Diaz, James Marsden. 10:30 Money AO (Mini-series)

MONDAY

12:30 James Nesbitt’s Ireland 1am M The Box AO 2009 Mystery. Cameron Diaz, James Marsden. 3am Money AO (Mini-series) 5am The Garden Pantry 5:30 Get Growing

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TV THREE

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 9am Missing Pieces PGR 3 0 9:20 Bondi Vet PGR 3 9:45 Hotel GB PGR 3 0 10:30 Robot Combat League 3 11:15 Entertainment Tonight Weekend 12:05 Motorsport – Hydroplanes The opening round of the F1 Power Boat Tour and the Hydroplane Thunder 5000 Flying Lap shoot out from Whanganui. 12:30 Motorsport – Super Trucks 1:30 Motorsport – Aussie V8 Utes 2:30 Motorsport – US Formula Drift 3pm Motorsport – NHRA 4pm Motorsport – International World Midget Series 5pm Ice Road Truckers (Starting Today) 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm M Freaky Friday 2003 7pm M Mr Popper’s Comedy Drama. Jamie Lee Penguins 3 2010 Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Family Comedy. A driven Harmon. 0 businessman is clueless when 8:55 M You Again PGR 2010 it comes to the important Comedy. When a woman things in life, until he inherits realises her brother is about six penguins. Jim Carrey, Carla to marry the girl who bullied Gugino, Angela Lansbury. 0 her in high school, she sets 9:05 M Made Of Honour out to expose the fiancee’s AO 2008 Comedy. Patrick true nature. Kristen Bell, Jamie Dempsey, Michelle Lee Curtis. 0 Monaghan, Kevin McKidd. 0

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:10 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:20 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:35 Dinosaur Train 3 0 6:45 Art Attack 3 0 7:10 Sofia The First 0 7:30 Wander Over Yonder 3 0 7:55 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 8:20 Randy Cunningham – 9th Grade Ninja 3 0 8:45 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 9:10 Lab Rats 3 0 9:30 Austin And Ally 3 0 9:55 Kickin’ It 3 0 10:20 N Mystery Girls PGR 0 10:45 N The Bachelorette 0 Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 3pm Scrubs PGR 3 0 3:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3 0 4pm Step By Step 3 0 4:30 Full House 3 0 5pm Wipeout 0 6pm The Neighbors PGR 3 0 6:30 The Middle 3 0

11:05 N The Walking Dead 0 1am Gotham AO 3 0 2:40 Infomercials 3:10 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 4:05 It Is Written 3 4:35 Bunheads PGR 3 5:20 Posh Nosh 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Rugrats 3 7:25 Sidekick 7:50 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion 3 8:10 Fairly Odd Parents 8:35 Rocket Power 3 9am Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 – Fused 3 9:25 Care Bears 3 9:45 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 9:55 The Moe Show 3 0 10:10 The Wild Thornberrys 3 10:35 Glee PGR 3 11:20 Glee 3 Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Fanboy And Chum Chum 3 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 3 6pm Futurama 3 0 6:30 Slide Show 0 7:30 Glee PGR 0 8:30 M Children Of The Corn AO 3 2009 Horror. David Anders, Kandyse McClure, Daniel Newman. 10:20 Friends With Benefits AO 3 Sara reunites with a former boyfriend who causes a change in her personality. 10:50 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

11:45 Infomercials 11:10 The Blacklist AO 3 0 12:10 The Block Unlocked PGR 3 0 12:45 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV

PRIME

7pm Storage Wars – New York PGR 3 7:30 Antiques Roadshow Fiona Bruce and the team go to Scotland, where objects include a carved ivory figure from the 18th century ploughed up in a field, and an original manuscript by Robert Burns. 8:30 Inspector George Gently AO 10:35 F Empire PGR 11:45 Prisoners’ Wives AO 3 Gemma’s perfect life changes when her husband is arrested for murder. 12:50 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2 2pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 Pio goes to Waikiki beach to check out Duke Kahanamoku Ocean Festival activities, and then wreck dives to a Corsair fighter plane, and is treated to a Hawaiian luau. 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Rugby League – Fox Memorial Shield 3 Marist v Papakura. 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Waka Huia

THE BOX 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:05 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 8:55 The Simpsons Marathon PG 11:25 Last Man Standing PG 11:50 Raw MC 2:35 WWE Main Event MC 3:40 SmackDown! MC 5:25 Pawn Stars PG 5:50 Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 6:15 Shearing Gang PG 6:40 Biker Battleground Phoenix PGL 7:30 Covert Affairs MV 8:30 CSI – Miami MV 9:30 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 Strike Back 18VLS 11:30 Covert Affairs MV

MONDAY

12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 WWE Main Event MC 3:05 CSI – Miami MV 3:55 CSI – Miami MV 4:45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:10 Covert Affairs MV

SKY SPORT 1

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world, highlighting sport for young New Zealand fans. Noon MasterChef USA PGR 3 12:55 Whose Line Is It Anyway? UK 3 1:25 Undercover Boss UK 3 2:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3 3:25 Great Outdoors 3 4:20 Tennis – Heineken Open Singles final at the ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland. 5:30 Prime News 6pm James May’s Toy Stories Special

6:30 Football – AFC Asian Cup (Replay) Australia v Korea Republic. 8:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Third One-Day International. 9am Soccer Saturday 11am Tennis – Hobart International (Replay) Final. 1pm Tennis – Apia International Sydney (Highlights) Final. 1:30 Sky Sport 365 2pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (Highlights) Stage 13. 2:30 Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) Finals. 3:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Third One-Day International. 4pm L Basketball – NBL New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United. 6:30 Tennis – Heineken Open (Replay) Final. 8:30 Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) Finals. From the ASB Tennis Arena. 9:43 L Cycling – Tour Down Under People’s Choice Classic. A closed circuit 51 kilometre ride.

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Basketball – NBL (Replay) 1:30 Rugby – National Sevens (Highlights) 3am Basketball – NBL (Replay) 5am Basketball – NBL (Highlights) 5:30 Cricket – International Tri-Series (Highlights)

SKY SPORT 2 6am Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Third One-Day International. 6:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Highlights) Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars. 7am Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) Finals. 8am Tennis – Apia International Sydney (Highlights) Final. 8:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Replay) Sydney Thunder v Micro Monsters with David Mystery Girls Melbourne Stars. Attenborough, 7:30pm on TV One 10:20am on TV2 Noon Sky Sport 365 12:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – DISCOVERY MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS Third One-Day International. 7:40 The Bone Collector MVL 6am Auction Kings PG Pink Cadillac; 7:15 The Making Of Fast And 1pm Cricket – T20 Big Bash 1999 Thriller. Denzel Washington, Furious 6 PG Baseball Memorabilia. (Highlights) Sydney Thunder v Angelina Jolie. 6:30 MythBusters PG Big Rig Myths. 7:30 3 Days To Kill MVL 2014 Melbourne Stars. 9:35 You, Me And Dupree MLS Action. Kevin Costner. 7:30 MythBusters PG 1:30 Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 2006 Comedy. Owen Wilson, 9:25 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 8:30 You Have Been Warned (Highlights) Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon. 2013 Thriller. Christian Bale. Again M Biggest Explosions. 2pm MMA – Bellator 132 (Replay) 11:25 Hustle And Flow 16VLS 2005 Patricio Pitbull Freire v Daniel Straus. 11:20 Runner Runner MVLS 2013 9:30 What Happened Next? M Crime. Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck. Drama. Terrence Howard. 10am What Happened Next? 4:18 L Cricket – International 12:50 GI Joe – Retaliation MV 2013 1:20 X-Men – The Last Stand M 10:30 Yukon Men M Winter Tri-Series Australia v India – First MV 2006 Action. Patrick Stewart, Action. Dwayne Johnson. Takes All. 11:30 Nomad Chef PG One-Day International, First Innings. Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry. 2:40 Gangster Squad 16VLS 2012 Belize. 12:30 Inside Raising The 7:55 The Cricket Show 3:05 Groundhog Day PG 1993 Action. Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling. Concordia PG 1:30 Naked And 8:25 L Cricket – International 4:30 Pacific Rim MV 2013 Sci-fi. Afraid M 2:30 World’s Busiest PG Comedy. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell. Tri-Series Australia v India – First Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba. 3:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier 4:45 PS I Love You MS 2007 Drama. One-Day International, Second 6:40 The Conjuring 16C 2013 M Baby Kilcher Arrives. 4:30 Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler. Innings. From the Melbourne Cricket Siberian Cut M 5:30 Gunslingers Horror. Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga. 6:50 The Mask MVL 1994 Comedy. Ground. M 6:30 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Punkin 8:30 Ender’s Game MV 2013 Sci-fi. Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz. MONDAY Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford. Chunkin – Superchunk! PG 9:30 8:30 The Exorcism Of Emily 12:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash Sharkageddon M 10:30 No Limits 10:25 Bad Johnson 16LS 2014 Rose MC 2005 Drama. Laura Linney, (Highlights) Sydney Thunder v Comedy. Cam Gigandet. PG 11pm No Limits PG 11:30 Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott. Melbourne Stars. 1am Tennis 11:55 Gangster Squad 16VLS 2012 10:30 K-19 – The Widowmaker You Have Been Warned Again M – Apia International Sydney Action. Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling. M 2002 Action. Liam Neeson, MONDAY (Highlights) Final. 1:30 Tennis – Harrison Ford, Joss Ackland. 12:30 What Happened Next? M MONDAY Heineken Open (Highlights) Finals. 1am What Happened Next? M 1:45 Pacific Rim MV 2013 Sci-fi. MONDAY 3am Cricket – International 1:30 The Perfect Murder M 3:55 Bafta: A Life In Pictures – 12:45 Body Of Lies 16VL 2008 (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Ron Howard PG 2013 Documentary. Action. 2:50 Groundhog Day PG Third One-Day International. 3:30 Deadliest Catch PG 4am Man v 4:25 The Conjuring 16C 2013 1993 Comedy. 4:30 PS I Love The Cricket Show 4am Tennis – Wild PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG Horror. Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga. You MS 2007 Drama. Heineken Open (Replay) Final. 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Moko Aotearoa 3 8pm Behind The Brush 3 8:30 M Vertigo AO 1958 Thriller. A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the activities of an old friend’s wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. James Stewart, Kim Novak. 10:40 The Festival PGR 11:10 Te Kaea 3 2 11:40 Closedown

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DAWSON, Gregory Russell HAMMOND, Kenneth (Greg) – Frederick – Bernice and Deirdre sincerely On January 16, 2015, two thank families, friends and days short of his 92nd neighbours, for all the love, birthday, at Rosebank kindness and support we Resthome, Ashburton. MID CANTERBURY have received on the sudden FUNERAL SERVICES Beloved husband and best and tragic loss of a much friend of Jan. Dearly loved father and father in law of Galbraith’s provide choice! loved and special son Galbraith’s We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors andGregory and special brother Neville and Kerrie (Fairlie), celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, of Deirdre. We wish to thank Lance and Sally (Invercargill), provide choice! and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. you all for the beautiful and Trudy (Christchurch). We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to reflect their individuality ask us how we can be of assistance to you and Call us on flowers, cards, baking, visits, Adored grandad of Nicole, your family. phone calls and to the many and Ben; Shannon, and Kate, Call us on 308 3980 308 3980 people who attended the and great grandad of Lilly,or call in and visit our new premises at or246 callHavelock in andStreet visit funeral service and travelled and Poppy. Funeral details to distances to Gregory’s follow. our new premises at long home at Weedons. We will Paterson’s Funeral Services Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams never forget the FDANZ Ashburton 246 Havelock overwhelming support you Ph 307 7433 Street have given us. Please note all late death MCNAB, Hugh James – 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm EMORIAM IN MOpening notices or notices sent out-Official 24-7-1923 - 18-6-2014 side ordinary office hours RIP must be emailed to: Tony, Maureen, Trisha and deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Chris wish to thank family, to ensure publication. friends and workmates for their love and support at the During office hours notices may also be sent to: SMITH, Aileen Jane (Jan) – time of Hughie’s passing. The flowers, phone calls, cards classifieds@theguardian.co.nz 17-01-2014 With sadness, but much love, and baking were very much Any queries appreciated. Thank you to Dr please contact we remember the wonderful Penny Holdaway, Ashburton wife of Ross and mother of 0800 Hospital and Tuarangi Home ASHBURTON Grant and Michael. for their wonderful care of (0800-274-287). “We know you had your Hughie over the years. Thank challenges, particularly in the latter years, which you bore you to Father Geoff Gray and with great dignity. We prefer Ms Pearl Wood for the lovely to focus on the great wife and funeral service. Thank you to mother that you were, and the Katrina at Paterson for her in organising many good times we spent empathy Hughie’s funeral. with you.” “Sleep well Jan, until we see you again.” Canterbury owned, Celebrant

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Extremely well presented private home, situated on the Westside. Quality Smitheram & Frew build. 3A1F2I 3A1F2I Ashburton 7 Davis Crescent Ashburton 11 Galbraith Street and Creek Road Close to Ashburton College VIEW OUR LISTINGS ONLINE AT: rwashburton.co.nz Shopping Open home planonliving DOUBLE WHAMMY OPPORTUNITY 7 & 9 Davis Crescent Get started... ACentre. tidy three bedroom a pet with friendly,quality family sized For Sale: $445,000 kitchen and living room, patio. Side by side properties, buy one or buy both. These flats have 3 section. With compliant inbuilt log fire private in the lounge area. Good sized 3A1F2I 3A1F2I For Sale Offers over $145,000 For Sale Ashburton 7 Davis Crescent Ashburton 11 Galbraith Street Double garage, offof street parking plussingle garage View plus Sat/Sun 11:30 - 12$275,000 Noon bedrooms each and great back yard area for kids and pets to roam. This kitchen opening to the rear the Section. A spacious View by appointment View by appointment garden shed DOUBLE WHAMMY OPPORTUNITY 7 & 9 Davis Crescent Get started... A tidy three bedroom home on a pet friendly, family sized rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20682 could be your opportunity you have been waiting for! No7 has a double workshop compliments this tidy package. Certainly one to view to be rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20160 rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20121 You won’t get better Side by side properties, buy one or buy both. These flats have 3 section. With compliant inbuilt value log fire infor the this lounge area. GoodAshburton sized Office 03 307 8317 garage and is rented at $200 per week appreciate. For Sale For SaleOffice $275,000 Ashburton OfficeOffers 03 307 over 8317$145,000 Ashburton 03 307 8317 truly inofathe great area. bedrooms each and great back yard area for kids and pets to roam. This Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) kitchenlovely openinghome to the rear Section. A spacious single garage plus Mid Canterbury Real LimitedReal LICENSED (REAA LICENSED 2008) (REAA 2008) MidEstate Canterbury Estate Limited

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15 Nixon Street Netherby 9 Davis Crescent Side by side properties, buy one or buy both. These flats have 3 Fantastic Family Home DOUBLE WHAMMY OPPORTUNITY 7 & 9 Davis Crescent

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