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A $35 million “chateau” is up for grabs in Auckland – and it’s being marketed as possibly the “finest private residence” throughout the country. The exclusive Clifton Road, Takapuna, property boasts an acre of land overlooking the ocean. It has a whopping nine bathrooms, five bedrooms and parking for eight cars – as well as three hidden panic rooms built-in to keep the occupants safe. A listing posted by Bayleys real estate agent David Rainbow states the mansion is “without equal” in the Southern Hemisphere. Lucky buyers would also enjoy a swimming pool and “cabana” as well as imported chandeliers, marble bathrooms, and swedish solar heating.

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McCarthy wants final Playboy shoot Model-turned-actress Jenny McCarthy is happy to strip off for Playboy magazine one more time for its last ever nude shoot. Executives at the saucy magazine, which launched in 1953, announced this week that naked photographs of models will no longer appear in the publication from March, 2016. Jenny, who launched her career posing nude for Playboy in 1993, insists the decision is a shame because she always considered the shots to be “classy”, and she is even willing to bare all for the last nude issue. “There was nothing I felt was too embarrassing, or gross, and nothing that I’m not proud of today so it kind of breaks my heart that it’s the end of that era,” McCarthy said.

“That we have to lose what I would consider very classy nudity in a magazine ... In solidarity, I will be wearing my panties at half-mast ... and have maybe one more for the road. I would be totally willing just to take it all off one more time, just to say I’ll be in the last one.”

Kids’ joyride footage causes stir Footage of a children’s joyride on a rural road has emerged online. The video, of a small boy not wearing a seatbelt driving other children on a rural road, appalled some Facebook users this week – but others said the video was typical of a healthy and resourceful rural lifestyle. The video, which contains swearing and is captioned “How Maori kids learn to drive” was uploaded to Facebook on Tuesday, and the Merf Ayebro account was credited as the source of the video. The footage has sparked hundreds of comments on unsafe driving and foul language.

Oscar buzz for Netflix The film generating Oscar buzz for Netflix, Beasts Of No Nation, will debut on the streaming service on Friday.

The film stars Idris Elba, the charismatic British actor whose name has been bandied around as Daniel Craig’s replacement in the James Bond franchise. The film, set in an African country, follows Agu (Abraham Attah), a young, orphaned boy who is taken in by a group of rebel fighters led by a warlord, played by Elba. The movie was written and directed by the director of the first season of HBO series True Detective, Cary Fukunaga, and the rights to the film were bought by Netflix for $US12 million ($NZ17.57 million). The streaming service is said to have planned the film’s release in time for award season contention and it’s paying off; critics are raving about Elba’s performance in particular and suggesting him for the Best Supporting Actor gong. The film’s simultaneous global release is in keeping with all Netflix original content, which comes out at the same time everywhere.

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Frozen foetus stolen A foetus has been stolen from a grieving mother’s freezer in Hamilton while she was waiting to bury it, after medical complications prevented it from being carried to full term. Thieves who broke into a Hamilton East garage last week stole food from a 23-year-old woman’s freezer, but also took the foetus of her aborted baby she was preparing to bury under a tree, Fairfax reported. The incident is understood to have occurred on October 11 or 12. And the family is now pleading for the thieves to return the foetus, whose gender is unknown. “Please hear a mother’s and father’s plea – give us back our baby,” she told Fairfax. “We have lost and grieved, and now have to do it all again.” The woman’s father, Dave Evington, told Fairfax his daughter could not carry the baby to full term because of medical complications which would endanger her life and give the baby a higher chance of being stillborn.

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■ SILVER FERN FARMS

Shareholders back Chinese deal

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Chinese company Shanghai Maling will assume a 50 per cent stake of Silver Fern Farms (SFF).

SFF shareholders overwhelmingly supported the move, voting 82 per cent in favour.

Shanghai Maling president Weiping Shen was at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium when SFF chairman Rob Hewett announced the decision yesterday.

SFF’s 6200 farmer shareholders were asked to vote on whether or not to accept the $261 million offer Shanghai Maling had on the table.

Interestingly, 77 per cent

of shareholders also voted in favour of a second resolution asking the SFF board to look into a merger with the country’s second largest meat processor Alliance Group.

Industry reformists Meat Industry Excellence had campaigned for the formation of a new company – Newco – formed by merging the two major players, SFF and Alliance Group, to deal with the ongoing problems of overcapacity and procurement.

MIE’s Mid Canterbury spokesman Blair Gallagher said the Shanghai Maling decision came as no surprise.

“MIE always tried to supply choices for farmers and unfor-

tunately under the Shanghai Maling deal there hasn’t been another proposal, there’s only been plan A and no other option,” Mr Gallagher said.

“That’s the disappointing thing.”

“Some of the fundamental issues haven’t been addressed by this – such as overcapacity (in meat works) and the flowon effect of procurement (of stock).

The co-op has been weak in terms of its financial viability, although in the past two years it has been very disciplined in reducing debt by around $200 million, he said.

“This deal will wipe out any residual debt and put SFF in a

position of strength within the red meat sector.

“It will have real strength within the market and it will add value to the ‘pasture to plate’ strategy.

“From MIE’s perspective it’s not where we had hoped to end up but we’ve got to respect the decision of the shareholders who have overwhelmingly voted in support of this deal.”

The deal still has to be addressed by the Shanghai Maling board and receive approval from the Overseas Investment Office, however it is likely to go ahead, Mr Gallagher said.

When the Shanghai Maling offer was first announced it came with a sweetener of 30

cents per share to be paid to existing shareholders. Mr Gallagher said this was a strong incentive to farmers, coupled with the share price trading at 38 cents per share up to the close of trading, up to the $1.60 mark.

“In Mid Canterbury there’s quite a lot of farmers who haven’t got livestock of their own anymore, and at the semiretirement or retirement stage who will probably cash in their shares,” he said.

“There are some real pluses in the Shanghai Maling deal, in terms of opening up markets, but also through Bright Foods of which Shanghai Maling is a subsidiary.”

Two arrests over N-Bomb

Four sets of twins, Elias and Lucian, 6, Abby and Kate, 6, Jessica and Nicole, 10, and Onyx and Kable, 5, attend Fairton School, which has a roll of 31.

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Seeing double times four at Fairton School

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If you visited Ashburton’s Fairton School you might be mistaken for thinking you were seeing double The school has four sets of

twins – Nicole and Jessica, 10, Abby and Kate, 6, Lucian and Elias, 6, and Kable and Onyx, 5 – who make up eight of the 31 students at the tiny school.

Principal Rebekah Clement said it was unusual to have so

many twins and she had never experienced it before.

However, all the children of the two-class school take it in their stride.

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Three sets are in the junior class and the other set is in the senior class.

The youngest, Kable and Onyx started at the end of last term.

Two people have been arrested after the synthetic drug known as 25B N-Bomb was blamed for sending six people to hospital.

Police raided a home in Kainga, Christchurch, yesterday, arresting two men aged 19 and 54.

Detective Senior Sergeant Jason Stewart said 10 cannabis plants were also seized.

The 19-year-old has been charged with selling a psychoactive substance and was due to appear in Christchurch District Court yesterday afternoon.

The older man was charged with cultivating cannabis and police said he was bailed to appear in the same court next Friday.

The raids were related to the hospitalisations last week, police said.

One of the sick people, Michael, was admitted to an intensive care unit and put in an induced coma.

Michael’s family said they wouldn’t wish the experience on anyone else.

“We turned the corner on Wednesday afternoon when Michael was brought out of the induced coma. He is now stable and being treated in a specialist ward.”

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■ REGIONAL ACTIVITY REPORT

Joyce’s praise for district well deserved

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Economic development minister Steven Joyce said it all when he flew the flag for Ashburton as one of New Zealand’s best kept secrets as a place to live and do business.

Mr Joyce released this year’s regional activity report at a meeting in Ashburton on Thursday and said the data it contained gave people around New Zealand a number of compelling reasons to move to the Ashburton District.

That report, now available as a desktop webtool on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website provides a snapshot of every district around New Zealand, including population, economic, employment and housing data.

The district earned high praise from Mr Joyce, who said it had one of the strongest household incomes in New Zealand and one of the lowest house prices and relatively low rents.

“One of the big challenges is how you tell the North Island that story, how you get them to move to the South Island.”

The district’s good news story is spelled out in the regional activity report.

It shows that last year the district’s average household income was $91,320, up 6.6 per cent on the previous year.

New Zealand’s average household income last year was $88,904.

While nationally 23.4 per cent of the population had a household income of more than $100,000, Ashburton’s high income earning households made up a

smaller percentage of the population, 20.4 per cent. When it came to households earning between $75,000 and $100,000, Ashburton at 18.7 per cent of the population was above the national average of 15.3 per cent.

Ashburton also came out high on the GDP per capita chart at $53,470. Canterbury scored $53,054 and New Zealand, $51,319.

The district’s population increased at a much faster rate than the national average during 2014, up 9.3 per cent on the previous year to reach 35,300. Over the same period New Zealand’s population grew 6.7 per cent.

The district has a higher percentage of under 14-year-olds and over 65s in its population – 20.8 per cent under 14 and 16.7 per cent over 65.

For Grow Mid Canterbury, organiser of Thursday’s meeting, having Mr Joyce release a national economic report in Ashburton was a significant coup, said chief executive Rob Brawley.

“And it was good to hear the comments that the economic gains made in New Zealand were driven by rural New Zealand, by Canterbury and in particular by Mid Canterbury,” he said.

“This was music to our ears. We’ve been saying this, everyone else here has been saying this for years and it’s good to have the backing of a high ranking minister of that calibre.”

The ability to have access to up-todate economic data about the district would be invaluable to many businesses, Mr Brawley said.

“And it’s good that he’s acknowledged the challenges we face in getting people to move south.”

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Twenty-year-old Hazel Redmond is tackling the Queenstown half-marathon for the second time.

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■ FUNDRAISING RUN

Cause close to her heart

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Hazel Redmond is lacing up her running shoes and hitting the streets of Queenstown in an effort to raise money for charity.

The 20-year-old Ashburton resident is setting out to run the Queenstown halfmarathon to raise money and awareness for a charity close to her heart – the Make a Wish Foundation.

Miss Redmond was diagnosed with a life threatening illness – encephalitis – otherwise known as inflammation of the brain in 2010.

It literally changed her way of thinking, and Miss Redmond had to relearn things such as maths and times tables which were second nature before she got sick.

Then, in 2012, Miss Redmond was granted a wish money couldn’t buy, thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation.

As a 17-year-old Miss Redmond got to meet her idol, New Zealand fashion designer Karen Walker.

Now, she wants to ensure other Kiwi kids get their wishes granted.

Miss Redmond ran the half-marathon last year, a personal goal of hers, and said while doing it the idea occurred to her that compete for Make a Wish.

“I thought it’d be a great way to raise money and people were competing for

DONATE TO THE CAUSE So far Miss Redmond has raised $1500 for Make a Wish but wants to hit the $10,000 mark.

People who want to donate can do so by visiting wishfundraising.everydayhero.com/ nz/paying-it-forward or depositing money into 02-0836-0118738-000.

All proceeds will go directly to the foundation and help to change the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses.

other charities,” she said.

A few months ago Miss Redmond got in contact with the foundation, for which she is an ambassador, and got the ball rolling.

Still hampered by fatigue and headaches Miss Redmond said the half-marathon will be both a physical and mental challenge but having her dad Chris and sister Frances running alongside her will be of great support.

“There are good days and bad days,” she said.

“But I love sport and I have always been quite determined.”

Miss Redmond said she feels as though without keeping active she wouldn’t be in such a good place now, and is looking forward to the challenge.

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Woman assaulted A Rakaia woman was taken to Ashburton Hospital with moderate injuries following a family violence incident on Rakaia River Road about 8am yesterday. Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield, of Ashburton, said a man had been arrested but was released after further enquiries were made.

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Pre-school kids go black to back All Blacks Children at Jigsaw Preschool donned all black yesterday to support their favourite team – the All Blacks.

Centre manager Kim Begg

said the kids had expressed an interest in learning the national anthem and practising a haka, so the preschool decided to dedicate some time to the

Rugby World Cup. The kids have been singing the national anthem in Te Reo and English and have made collages and been playing rug-

by, Ms Begg said.

“A lot of them really understand the Rugby World Cup and so it’s pretty exciting for them,” she said.

■ ASHBURTON VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE

Bird nest causes tractor fire

By RuBy HaRfield

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Ashburton emergency services would like to remind people to check their machinery for birds’ nests following a tractor fire yesterday morning.

The fire started in a tractor at a private address on Christys Road, Pendarves, at 6.24am.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade officer Chris Price said the owner of the tractor had

significantly damaged.

Ashburton fire risk management officer Murray Cairns said it was common for birds to nest in machinery at this time of year because of the warmth of the engine and the easy access.

People needed to check their machinery before every use even if they had just stopped for lunch because the birds could work very quickly.

A fire in farm machinery

driven it two widths of a paddock before it started burning around the edges.

He had been driving it the previous evening but a bird must have made a nest during the night, Mr Price said.

“It’s a timely reminder for people to check their machinery.’’

The man was not injured and managed to save the grubber he was towing but the tractor was

could be dangerous and cause significant damage, plus it would often be very expensive, he said.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade sent a tanker and an appliance and the Ashburton Rural Fire Force also sent an appliance to the incident. Pendarves attended but was stood down.

Emergency services were at the scene for about an hour.

Rescuer in court A helicopter pilot yesterday admitted breaching Civil Aviation Authority rules by flying while suspended in order to rescue an injured hunter in remote bush.

Kaikoura pilot Dave Armstrong had been grounded due to a medical condition when Christchurch hunter Scott Lee fell down a bluff and broke his leg in the remote Puhi Puhi Valley, north of Kaikoura, in April last year.

Armstrong, 63, answered a plea to help and completed the rescue.

Armstrong has indicated he would be applying for a discharge without conviction. Judge Tony Couch remanded Armstrong without conviction until December 14 for a special hearing on the discharge without conviction application at Christchurch District Court. Outside court, Armstrong explained why he pleaded guilty.

“At the end of the day I did do it.

There’s not much point saying I didn’t do it,” he said.

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A New Zealand reporter covering the Chris Cairns trial in London has been arrested for filming in a prohibited area. Tova O’Brien of 3 News was arrested for using a GoPro camera within the precinct of Southwark Crown Court, a MediaWorks spokeswoman said yesterday. There are two signs at the entrance to the court banning the use of cameras past a certain point. The spokeswoman said O’Brien was given a caution before resuming reporting on the trial.

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■ PARENTS EVENING

In brief

Great message, poor turnout

By Caitlin Porter

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Neighbourhood Support co-ordinator Christine Richards addressing the crowd at the Ashburton Parents’ Centre earlier this week.

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Organisers of a family violence, bullying and positive parenting evening held this week were hoping for a turnout of around 30 to 40 people, but instead had an audience of 14.

Think First, in conjunction with Families Without Violence held a free parents evening in an effort to reach out to the community.

Think First co-ordinator John Hobbs said while the evening was informative, crowd numbers were low.

“We had 14 people but we were hoping to get between 30 and 40,” he said.

However, Mr Hobbs and Families Without Violence coordinator Ms Arrowsmith were not too disappointed, stating the feedback from those who did attend was “phenomenal”.

“Everyone I spoke to said it was so beneficial,” Mr Hobbs said.

Four speakers addressed the crowd, each of whom was relatable, informative and engaging, said Mr Hobbs.

Family violence co-ordinator Jim Sole spoke about the effects of family violence on the brain,

while Methven youth mentor Juanita Richards and Cactus programme co-ordinator Jenny Reed spoke about how to address bullying as a parent.

Neighbourhood Support coordinator Christine Richards then talked about positive parenting, and the influence parents have.

The topic of parents as rolemodels was covered, and drove a lot of conversation.

“When you look at role models like Justin Bieber, the Kardashians and Miley Cyrus that aren’t positive, the positive role models don’t have that same exposure so parents are the first and foremost role models,” Mr Hobbs said.

“At the end of the day kids are sponges,” he said.

Mr Hobbs said the turnout could potentially affect the likelihood of holding another event but that was yet to be decided.

“There are a number of reasons of why it may not have connected with people but at the end of the day the kids are the ones who have missed out,” he said.

“Events like this don’t just happen all the time.”

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Race director John Moore broke his ankle while setting up the course for tomorrow’s Muddy Good Run. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 161015-AK-086

Theft, broken ankle fail to stop race

By James Ford

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Despite the theft of equipment and race director John Moore breaking his ankle while setting up the course, tomorrow’s Muddy Good Run will be the biggest yet.

With more than 800 participants, including 350 children,

set to take part, this year’s race has exceeded its predecessors.

Competitors will go up and down hills, over and under obstacles and through water and mud before finishing where they started, at the Rakaia Domain.

Late entries opened yesterday and Mr Moore is anticipating

the final number of participants to be between 820 and 850.

The children’s race will start at 10am for 7-9 year olds, followed by the 10-13 year olds, before the adults’ race at 11am, while race briefs and best dressed will be at 9.45am for children and 10.45am for adults.

Ewen Macdonald will walk free from prison next month – but Scott Guy’s parents have no intention of having any contact with him.

Macdonald has been behind bars since April 2011 when he was arrested for his brotherin-law Scott Guy’s murder.

Yesterday the Parole Board announced he will be granted an early release.

Macdonald was acquitted at a high-profile trial a year later but jailed for five years after admitting a string of other offences.

After his arrest Macdonald sent Scott Guy’s parents Bryan and Jo a note saying he looked forward to getting back together and laughing about the old times.

Yesterday Scott’s dad, Bryan Guy said he didn’t plan to have anything to do with Macdonald.

“There’s no need for us to.”

The Parole Board has imposed strict conditions on Macdonald for the six months after his release, including that he will be GPS monitored, is banned from the North Island and cannot possess, own or use firearms, ammunition or restricted weapons.

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Armed incident Police from three areas of Otago were called out to a Cromwell address early yesterday morning to what was believed to be an armed incident. Officers from Queenstown, Alexandra and Cromwell attended a property on Leitrum St at 2.20am after an altercation which they believed involved a firearm. Senior Sergeant Craig Brown said there was a group of intoxicated males at the address. Police arrested a 25-yearold male for unlawfully presenting an air rifle and a 21-year-old male for wilful damage.

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Penguin lucky A lucky little blue penguin, found in a groggy state by the side of the road, is slowly recovering after apparently being hit by a car.

The penguin, dubbed “Shazbot” by one of her rescuers, was found lying by the road near Port Underwood in Marlborough. She was taken to the EcoWorld wildlife recovery centre in Picton, where she has been responding well to care and nutrition.

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One arrest for drugs The execution of four search warrants in Dunedin and Queenstown has led to the seizure of drugs with a street value of $200,000 and the arrest of one man. The joint police and Customs operation this week resulted in the seizure of 1kg of ethylone, a class C controlled drug, which has a street value of $200,000. The man faces charges of importing ethylone and supplying ecstasy, which is a class B controlled drug.

Further charges are likely. The man appeared in Invercargill District Court yesterday. As the matter is before the courts, police will not to comment further.

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Hot pool death Police have named the man whose body was found in a hot pool in Rotorua this week. He was 67-year-old Kerry Hern. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, Rotorua Police said. Detective Sergeant Richard Lang said it was a hard time for Mr Hern’s family. Police were working with the family and victim support services had been offered to them, he said. “Mr Hern’s family have lost someone special to them, so ask that public and the media respect their privacy at this time.” The death has been referred to the coroner.

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Drug arrest A 21-year-old has been arrested for smuggling enough ephedrine to make 7kg of methamphetamine.

Customs and police officers swooped on an address in Yaldhurst after discovering 14.6kg of the white crystalline substance inside a consignment from Malaysia. Seven kilos of ‘P’ has a street value of up to $7 million.

Customs Investigations Manager Maurice O’Brien said the cost of the social harm of that much meth could reach $3 million. The man is charged with importation and possession for supply of a class B controlled drug and was due to appear in the Christchurch District Court yesterday.

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Owner prepared to sell house to save gym Brianna Sloper, 10, with 2-week-old Patch.

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When things just get a bit too much you can always take a snooze on your calf. Matthew Wilcox, 6, with Bugsy the calf.

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Pets get to go to school for day They came in cages or on leads; most came reluctantly but they were all the pride and joy of their owners. Pet day at Dorie School meant a big turnout of much loved, woolly, furry or feathered pets and they won the heart of Guardian photographer Amanda Konyn.

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Charlotte Watson, 6, with Ella, 9.

Tessa Jone, 6, with Tucker the Chihuahua, 6.

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Elliot Watson, 6, with Mack, 7.

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Tayla Estreich, 8, with 3-month-old Tim.

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Chloe Foster, 7 on Pave, 15, assisted by mum, Sarah Foster.

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Gym owner Monique Rouxel is prepared to sell her home to save her gym.

The private gym operator locked horns with the Ashburton District Council last month after neighbours complained about noise and the number of cars parked near her house during gym sessions.

The gym was operating without the resource consent required to run the business from a residential address and she was given seven days to cease trading.

The business had started in a very small way with just a handful of clients, but had grown to a point where several sessions were held each day.

She discussed the option of obtaining a resource consent with council staff but said the paperwork was complex and costly.

It also required all neighbours to agree, and given that one had laid the initial complaint, securing 100 per cent approval was always going to be difficult, she said.

Since then Mrs Rouxel has been searching for a new gym base and while she has moved her early morning classes to the Allenton Rugby Club rooms, she is still looking for a permanent home.

And she’s prepared to go to extreme lengths to achieve that, selling her Alford Forest Road home and buying a lifestyle property where client arrivals and departures are less likely to irk neighbours.

A key feature of her gym sessions is that as many classes as possible are held outdoors.

“I’ve looked at a few places but they have to tick a lot of boxes.

“I’m prepared to sell up and relocate over this.

“This gym is my life and it’s a lot of other people’s lives too.”

In looking at new properties, Mrs Rouxel said she is now very aware of the need to check all consents and conditions that might be needed to operate her next home gym.

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Methven Primary School pupils have taken it upon themselves to help solve school-entrance traffic issues, and are submitting their investigation for a national award.

Six senior school students presented findings to Methven Community Board members at the board’s eight-weekly meeting this week.

They told members that after entering the awards they were allocated an ACL engineer to help them with their project.

Students in five groups had undertaken resident, student and parent surveys, and examined usage of the two entrances, at McDonald Street and the second entrance from Methven Chertsey Road.

Their suggested improvements included making a pupil drop-off zone at the end of McDonald Street. Currently parents were using a no-stopping area as a drop-off zone. Other suggestions included remov-

Methven Primary School senior students (from left) Henry Farrell, Will Evatt, Sophie Fulton, Tamara Bird, Floyd Lister and Ella McSweeney present a traffic congestion investigation to Methven Community Board members this week.

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ing the disabled car park from McDonald Street, and Methven Primary School adding a disabled car park on its school grounds, similar to one which already existed at the neighbouring Mount Hutt College.

Other recommendations were educating parents on the use of the second entrance road and the correct way to go around its turning area.

Pupils were to meet on site with Ashburton District Coun-

cil urban contracts engineer Hernando Marilla on Monday as part of their ongoing project.

Teacher Rosie Robinson said while undertaking the investigation they had heard about the Transpower Neighbourhood

Engineers Awards, for which entries closed later this month.

The awards give prizes to the best and most innovative collaboration between students, teachers and volunteer engineers.

Mrs Robinson was proud of the students for the work they had done.

“It’s given them real-life experience, it’s been a real situation and a real problem that’s facing each of them coming into and out of school,” Mrs Robinson said.

Meanwhile, board members will give consideration to which footpath option they prefer for the second entrance at a town drive in December.

The council has requested the board advise whether it wants a 130-metre footpath to run alongside the back of the Railway Reserve, or a 210-metre footpath along the opposite side of the street. The first option would cost $15,330 if it was sealed, while the second would cost $24,646 if it was sealed.

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painting which hangs in the Rosebank resthome room of Donald Ivey shows a Mosquito aircraft flying in all its wartime glory with ammunition fire exploding around it.

It is an accurate depiction of survival in the skies during World War Two, where a few metres in altitude could mean the difference between life and death.

It was the reality lived by Mr Ivey, who served as a fighter pilot during the war, flying 65 missions over enemy territory while posted with the famed Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 487 Squadron in 1944 and 1945.

The 93-year-old was last week awarded France’s highest honour, the French Legion of Honour, for his contribution to the liberation of France.

Mr Ivey had been working as a shepherd in the Ashley Gorge when he decided to volunteer as a wireless operator air gunner.

At a Levin training school he and one other member got called from the hundreds there to see an airforce leader and asked if there was any reason they may not be able to train as pilots. The pair later discussed it before deciding to accept the offer.

“We thought we might as well be killed by our own hands as anyone else’s,” Mr Ivey said.

The missions themselves numbered too many to remember, he said, although he could recall his first and last mission, as well as one or two close calls. Every mission is recorded in his log book, which he treasures to this day.

The first was a mission over a German night fighter aerodrome in Belgium. Mr Ivey could see that the fighters, feared for their fierce night-time raid capacity, were operating, as the aerodrome station had its lights on.

“When I got up close they put all the lights off, they knew an enemy was in the vicinity.”

As he flew away about seven miles, the lights came on again and Mr Ivey flew back, low and at high speed, and dropped two 500 pound bombs, which had 14-second delay fuses, cratering the runway.

“They didn’t even fire at me,” he said, and when asked why, added, “I don’t know, I didn’t get a chance to ask them.”

On his last mission, he was among aircraft in the tail-end of a formation of 15 squadron Mosquitoes flying over Bremervorde in Germany, their task being to stop all road and rail traffic. As a “black blanket” of shell fire from the ground shot up in front of them, the plane next to him, piloted by his friend who was an English squadron member, was hit.

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Far right – World War Two fighter pilot Donald Ivey wears the French Legion of Honour and recalls many a life-and-death mission over enemy territory.

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and blew up,” Mr Ivey said.

Five of the 15 planes were shot down that day, with the fatalities also including the squadron’s wing commandor, Wing Commander Baker from North Otago.

The Mosquitoes used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force number 487 squadron were a good combat aircraft and could outpace German fighter planes. The Germans came in with a better plane towards the end of the war, but never got the chance to use them.

Another mission he recalled involved flying low to avoid detection by German radar along the country’s coast near Switzerland. He spotted a double row of German military vehicles passing up a main autobahn, they had their lights on and in the moon-lit night were more than conspicuous.

“I went down two to three times and sprayed them with canon fire, just to keep them awake.”

The moonlight proved a good ally in another mission, this time when sent into the northern part of Germany across Holland.

“I always remember that. Old Gerry was trying to get me that night,” he said.

“All of a sudden streaks of ammunition went up in front of me.”

He increased elevation to 3000 feet, flew “down moon”, and then turned around and could see in the distance the culprit, a silouhetted small black dot on the moon-lit sea. It was a flak boat on the water, which he promptly blasted with canon shells.

“He was the fool who made the mistake of firing at me,” Mr Ivey said.

One time his plane was hit by enemy fire and he was not able to make it back to the RNZAF base in England, having to instead land in France at an airfield which had just previously been captured by American forces from the Germans.

The World War Two song Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer tells of a damaged war plane limping back to base, hinting of the desperate situations faced by fighter pilots. But Mr Ivey said he never felt the need for prayer, as there was never any opportunity to be scared. Most of his missions were single aircraft ones and he flew at night, alongside one other crew member, the navigator.

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“When you go out at night, you have to climb up and get in the cockpit, and once you do that there were an awful lot of things you have to concentrate

on,” Mr Ivey said. “You had too much to concentrate on (to be scared).

“When you are younger like that you get away with blue murder, it’s something you would never do when you were older.”

It had been sad to lose friends, many of whom had flown at night just like him, but not returned to see another day.

“They just wouldn’t come home, you never knew what happened to them. And you never heard what happened to them later either.”

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Swooping season is well and truly under way as magpies set about raising their broods. Bird-phobic Guardian reporter Michelle Nelson looks at why maggies attack.

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ew of us have escaped an unprovoked air attack from magpies.

That distinctive whir of wings and the clacking of beaks is often the first sign we have inadvertently ventured into their territory.

But who are these black and white terrorists?

Two sub-species – blackbacked (Gymnorhina tibicen tibicen) and white-backed magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen hypoleuca) – were introduced from Australia in the 1860s to control pastoral insect pests. Over the years crossbreeding occurred and the birds are now considered to be one species.

Like many introduced animals the plan backfired, numbers quickly built up and they now compete with several native species.

Their aggression is not confined to humans – they have been seen attacking other birds and animals. Magpies are known to chase off native birds and while there is no science to suggest they are responsible for a decline in numbers, there is evidence of open pasture dwellers returning to areas where magpie populations have been culled.

Magpies are widespread throughout New Zealand and Canterbury is no exception.

Originally the birds lived in Australia’s vast open spaces, but since European settlement they have found urban living to their liking. Open parklands, school grounds and golf courses are particularly attractive to magpies, with well-watered lawns

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maggies attack and tall trees to roost and nest in.

And it is in these spaces the most significant human-wildlife conflict occurs – but why are magpies so hell-bent on causing grief to innocent passersby?

In a nutshell it is testosterone.

The hormonally-supercharged male birds are defending their turf during the mating and breeding season, and for some reason about 10 per cent of them have decided humans are a threat.

This behaviour is most common from July through to January, although two years ago a group of nasty-natured magpies harassed posties in the Allenton area in a year-round campaign of terror.

Dr Darryl Jones of Griffith University in Australia is an expert on magpie behaviour.

He says it is extremely rare for magpies to persist in attacking humans after the chicks have flown the nest.

“Very occasionally some particularly stressed and provoked birds – always males – swoop all year, but that is extremely rare,” Dr Jones said.

Every year thousands of people are swooped, some sustaining minor injuries, but the reality is magpies can cause serious harm.

“They can be extremely dangerous, especially to cyclists who may lose control. In Oz eyes are lost every year,” Dr Jones said.

And that is not altogether accidental. According to Dr Jones the birds intentionally go for the eyes.

It’s a fact Ashburton woman Helene du Mez knows only too well. She was left with painful

“ lacerations on her brow bone, barely a centimetre from her eye, after being attacked by a magpie.

“It is the best way to really prevent what they regard as serious threats to their chicks – which is the reason for all this aggression in the first place,” Dr Jones says.

They are highly intelligent, on a par with parrots. Dr Jones’ research has shown magpies recognise individuals, even when they attempt to disguise themselves, but he has no idea why they target certain people.

“Magpies tend to specialise on either pedestrians, cyclists or

posties, with just few having a go at everything,” Dr Jones says.

The Allenton posties were in no doubt about that when they came under fire in 2013. At the time postie Rachel Hyde said the rogue birds would single them out even when they were in the Allenton shopping centre.

It is a common misconception that magpies are aggravated by certain colours, a fact again verified by the posties’ testimony.

They tried changing their bikes, the clothing they wore and the times they delivered to no avail.

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foolproof ways to prevent magpie attacks, other than avoiding areas where the birds are nesting – and that’s not always easy.

“It’s tough because until you get swooped, you don’t know where the attack zones are, but it is usually just about 100m around the nest,” he said.

So what can people do to counter magpie attacks?

Dr Jones says first and foremost protect your head.

“Try to keep them away from the head with an umbrella, a stick, hat or whatever is at hand – but always look at them. They always attack from behind, but the swoop is a signal meaning ‘keep away from my nest’, so that is the best advice.”

Running away only reinforces the behaviour, so try and stand your ground.

Painting eyes on the back of helmets, ice cream containers or hats are traditional deterrents, but usually ineffective, as is festooning bike helmets with cable ties.

Some people have found feeding the birds can modify the behaviour.

As magpies claim territory and live there year round it can be particularly problematic if they

set up home in your backyard.

In desperation a Rakaia woman, who did not wish to be named, said she put out small amounts of pet mince for her resident swooper.

After a short time the bird no longer perceived her to be a threat and the behaviour ceased.

She no longer had to run the gauntlet to get to and from her clothesline.

As magpies are native to Australia they are protected, but not so in New Zealand.

Rogue birds can be shot, but not in urban areas. Environment Canterbury suggests poisoning them with the narcotic Alphachloralose – which will knock them out.

The comatose birds can them be humanely disposed of by chopping their heads off with an axe or placing them in a freezer, then buried to prevent secondary poisoning in other animals.

They can also be captured in a Larson trap and disposed of, but be wary about removing them from the trap, gloves are a necessity.

Thankfully in most instances the problem will right itself after a few weeks and peace will prevail until next spring.

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I’m now a one-eyed Cantabrian

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t the start of last year, my then-colleagues in Dunedin joked I’d be a one-eyed Cantabrian within weeks of arriving in Mid Canterbury. If I am, I said, it’ll be because there’s plenty to be one-eyed about.

And that’s what happened, sort of. Within a week, I developed a temporary condition called iritis. My right eye swelled and became lightsensitive, my iris doubled in size and I spent days wearing an eye patch.

My mates in Otago thought it was hilarious. My head-shaking new colleagues thought it was odd. And I thought having a very red-and-black eye was poetic justice for years of sup-

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porting the Highlanders.

That was then, this is now.

Yesterday was my last day at the Ashburton Guardian and I left with an unexpected flare-up of iritis. I’ll be writing in and about another place in Canterbury and I’m back to being one-eyed.

Setting my comical eyeball aside, it has been very easy to be a one-eyed editor in Mid Canterbury. It has been very

easy to want to champion all the good the people in this province continue to achieve.

These achievements make their way on to our news pages every day. In the economy, in education, in sport, in the arts and in community life, this region does the remarkable better than most others its size.

I am big enough and ugly enough to know we only ever scratched the surface in my time here and that it is easy to note the things that were missed.

But where we were wrong, we wanted to do better.

That said, I have been immeasurably proud of how your newspaper and our community responded to all-too-many tragic – tragic on a national

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scale – events and challenges during my time here. The Winz shootings and, most recently, the Thomson Street deaths tested us all.

Take it from a representative of those “vultures” in the media that, for real reporters, there is no joy in reporting tragedy.

Reporters who care about their patch report as thoroughly as they can because they must, because their community – you – demands it.

I know this because the days of some of the most dreadful incidents of the past year were also the times the newspaper website struggled with demand and shops ran out of newspapers.

On those days, it was a sol-

emn privilege to be allowed to do my job.

Of course, I was only ever allowed to do my job because you allowed my journalists to do theirs.

Of all the places in which I’ve been a journalist, this was the place in which people seemed most willing to tell their stories to their community.

But opinions – well, they were harder to extract unless I’d done something wrong.

I leave knowing acting editor Sue Newman will lead a team of outstanding journalists at a fiercely local newspaper whose independence is the envy of others. I can say that, because I also know what I’ll miss.

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Aside from swollen rivers and regular hypothermiainducing temperatures, nothing’s really trying to kill you.

Head 2000km west, however, and every creature seems hellbent on human destruction.

That’s what Aussies would have any visiting Kiwis believe, anyway. Although we took such advice with a grain of salt, after a week in the wilderness, we’re almost convinced that everything (bar the drop-bears) is true.

Our first encounter with Australian wildlife came in the form of a wombat. Or rather, an ex-wombat, recently transformed into roadkill.

We backed up the hatchback to hop out and take a look lest we never see another, but that evening, once we had pitched our tents, we found ourselves in the midst of a swarm of wombats.

Perhaps “flock” is a better way to describe the bumbling marsupials, as they rather resembled oblivious nocturnal

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sheep.

They were oblivious to the impediments our tents ought to have caused to their course, anyway.

Meeting the wombats was a good warm-up for encountering other mammals, as they certainly posed the lowest bite risk. After dinner, the scrabbling black and white creature with the wide open jaws that appeared in search of food was another story.

Tasmanian devils are renowned for their biting prowess – in fact, it is via biting of each other that their deadly facial cancer is spread. Luckily for us, we got out of the way in time to avoid a souvenir scar in the buttocks. Ouch.

It seems that the bush animals are in cahoots with

one another, however. As this episode was unfolding, one very cheeky possum was busy unzipping the top of our pack to take a nibble on the personal locator beacon.

We caught the rascal redhanded some 10m from the tent, thanks to some beady eyes noticing the flashing light sneaking off into the distance.

That could have been one embarrassing situation to explain to search and rescue, particularly seeing as possums are held in high regard around these parts.

Having survived the mammals of the area and generally had a lovely time, we still had one last hurdle to leap on our way out again … snakes.

What do you do when a tiger snake takes the liberty of sunning itself right in the middle of the only path out of the wilderness?

Well, first you stop and eat some morning tea.

Scroggin is good at any time of day, but has excellent inspirational properties when it comes to untangling oneself

matters from a snakey situation.

The recommended stomping action was having no effect on our slithery friend. Neither was our three-day-old sweat – the wind was blowing in the wrong direction.

Then, whilst repacking, our eureka moment came – in the form of a banana. Not wanting to hurt the snake – but not wanting to become a statistic, either – we decided to throw the ripened fruit into the vicinity of the reptile, in order to scare it away.

Happily for us, it worked.

Future Mario-Cart developers, take note: banana blocks snake.

We were soon on our merry way.

So, what’s the verdict of these camping Kiwis who took their chances for a week across the ditch?

It’s not as scary as Australians make it out to be – only almost. And no matter what happens on our next New Zealand camping trip, we’re bound to appreciate the safe peace and quiet far more for our overseas experience.

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Kieran Read wins lineout ball against Tonga. The All Blacks will have to be accurate in every area of the game to subdue the unpredictable French on Sunday morning.

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In brief McCullum regrets delay Brendon McCullum was accused of tailoring his statements to cricket corruption investigators in order to avoid a potential ban for a failing to report the alleged spot fixing approaches from Chris Cairns for more than two years. The New Zealand captain was giving evidence against his former “idol” and told the jury that Cairns approached him twice in 2008 to become involved in spot fixing. McCullum did not report the alleged approaches until 2011, which he regretted, but he did not mention the names of Lou Vincent or Daryl Tuffey until March 2014. In that third statement, which he repeated in court, McCullum said Cairns told him Vincent and Tuffey were also involved in spot fixing.

- NZME

Auckland on top

Ashburton College 1st XI coach Mark Reid is confident his team can win promotion this season.

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■ CRICKET

Good start vital for 1st XI Guardian sports reporter James Ford spoke to Ashburton College 1st XI coach Mark Reid about College’s goals for the upcoming season, what has been worked on during preseason and which players to look out for.

What strengths and or weaknesses have you identified from the two preseason matches so far?

Results were less important than all the players in the squad getting some quality time in the middle. We have a strong bowling line-up and all bowlers got through some overs which is great.

From the warm-up games we identified the bowlers needing to take more responsibility in setting their own fields and bowling to a plan.

Our batting is a key area that needs to improve from last season and we talked about players being more patient and working their singles and batting deep into the innings.

This will allow our hard hitting all-rounders the best chance to capitalise on a solid base and building big totals.

How well has the team trained in preparation for the season?

Our preparation has been very good this season, all players attended winter training where they got to focus on the skills they wanted to improve or bring into their game.

Most sessions were based on decision making where we are trying to get the players to make better decisions under pressure.

The players are often netting together in their own time which shows they all get on very well and that they are keen to do well.

With some key players in their final year at College, how influential do you feel they will be this season and why?

We have three Year 13 players, Kieran Hunt the captain, Scott Punselie and Michael Burton.

Kieran topped the averages for batting and bowling last season and still has goals to be the top run scorer for Ashburton College by Christmas.

Scott bowled extremely well last season and has learnt a lot from his time with Paul Wiseman and Nathan McCullum and only needs 21 wickets to be the first player to achieve 100 hundred wickets for College.

Michael was our highest run scorer last year and scored a number of 50s on tough batting wickets, he’s a free flowing right-hander and will often get us off to a great start.

It will be very hard to replace Kieran, Scott and Michael after Christmas and they have served College admirably, and also conduct themselves in a very professional manner both on and off the field.

Following relegation last season, do you think the structure is in place for the level of cricket to improve at College over the coming seasons?

We certainly had a tough season last year and we lost a few games that we should have won, but when we do play to our ability we are a very good side that can compete with a number of Christchurch schools’ 2nd and a few 1st XIs. Our batting did let us down in a few games and the boys do work hard at improving their games.

Even though we lose three very good players after Christmas, we have a number of year 12 students going into their third season of 1st XI cricket and a large number of Year 11s

that would have had a year in the firsts.

We don’t have the playing numbers of other major playing schools and depend on the Year 9 and 10s to step up and this can be very tough, especially with no 2nd XI to develop players.

What do you think the 1st XI’s chances are of promotion this season?

I believe we have a very good chance.

We have a strong squad with competition for places, which I think is important to help take out that complacency.

Our bowling line-up is very strong and we generally field very well, so we can bowl teams out, it was only our batting last season in a few games that let us down and if we can rectify that I believe this team can get back to the top 1st XI grade.

Unfortunately cricket is a very fickle sport and there are a number of things out of your control.

To get promoted you’ve got to win most games, so the odd bit of luck and things going well will be needed.

Today’s fixture: Ashburton College 1st XI v Riccarton High School 1st XI, Ashburton Domain, 10.30pm.

Auckland have the upper hand over defending champions Canterbury, while Northern Districts are well in charge of Wellington at the halfway point of their opening round Plunket Shield games. Auckland ended the day handily, dismissing test opener Tom Latham cheaply for the second time in the match with Canterbury 38 for one, still trailing Auckland by 129 runs at Eden Park. Northern Districts, having dismissed Wellington for 267, are on top at 346 for four. In the other game, Central Districts’ batsmen have put their side in a solid position against Otago in Napier. CD start today at 294 for three, with opener Ben Smith unbeaten on 132. - NZME

NZ seeing red Set aside the pink ball test for now; New Zealand’s cricketers have red ball matters to attend to once they arrive in Australia next week. While so much focus has been on the third test in Adelaide, which will be the debut for day-night test cricket, New Zealand’s management are ensuring minds stay firmly on the job for the tests in Brisbane and Perth. After all, if things go awry at the Gabba and the Waca Ground, the Adelaide experiment might come to be viewed as an unfortunate afterthought.

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Siddle gets chance Anxious to get veteran paceman Peter Siddle back in action, national selectors have confirmed he’ll play in the Prime Minister’s XI and Cricket Australia XI against New Zealand next week in Canberra. Siddle was the hero of the fifth Ashes Test win at The Oval when recalled for his first match in that lost series. But he has been unable to get a start for Victoria in this month’s one-day cup competition in Sydney, to the frustration of Australian coach Darren Lehmann. “It’s truly an honour to be selected in the Prime Minister’s side,” he said. “This will give me a good opportunity to experience the pink ball as well as face off against New Zealand.” - AAP

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In brief Fox on the run Ryan Fox is the best placed New Zealander after two rounds of the Fiji International played in blustery conditions at Natadola Bay. Fox showed plenty of composure yesterday, as he fired home three birdies after four bogeys in his opening five holes, to shoot a one over 73. His two round total of 149 has him handily placed for the weekend tied for third, three shots behind leader Matt Kuchar. “I actually played really well after being four over after five,” Fox said.

- NZME

Lorenzo quickest

Ashburton College rowers Matthew Rae and Emma Jansen preparing the team’s boats at Lake Hood on Thursday evening.

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College rowers set for Aoraki 1000 Regatta

BY JAMES FORD

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Ashburton College’s rowers are all set for the Aoraki 1000 Re-

gatta at Lake Ruataniwha today.

Teacher in charge of rowing, Amanda Grigg, said the College rowers have trained hard, up-

ping their sessions to four times per week recently, and have been training since July.

Ashburton College are on the

lookout for coxswains to compete at future regattas this season.

Amanda Grigg can be contacted at College for more details.

■ BOXING

Ready to take on the big boys Joseph Parker’s management are focused on securing the undefeated heavyweight title prospect more fights against bigger and taller opponents as he looks to build upon Thursday night’s win over Kali Meehan.

Parker rated his third round technical knockout victory at Auckland’s Trusts Arena as the most impressive win of his undefeated 16 fight (14 knockouts) career to date, as he comfortably accounted for his heavier and taller opponent.

Parker’s trainer Kevin Barry confirmed Meehan was just the first in a string of king-sized opponents that his young charge will face as his promotions team, Duco Events, look to ramp up his experience against bigger fighters and continue his preparation for a world title challenge.

“That’s what we’re planning at the moment, another very tall guy,” said Barry.

“We plan on fighting Joe

against big men and start preparing him against the guys that are wearing the belts.”

The presence of 1.96m Duco stablemate Izu Ugonoh at Barry’s Las Vegas training base had assisted both fighters’ development over the past year and provided Parker with the ideal sparring preparation ahead of Thursday night’s win.

Duco promoter Dean Lonergan confirmed the time was right to pit the 23-year-old against more fighters with similarly large physiques to ready him for the likes of world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and other leading title contenders.

Parker’s next fight is in Hamilton on December 5 with

an opponent set to be confirmed in the coming weeks, while the finishing touches are currently being put on a deal for a fight in Samoa in January.

“If you have a look at the heavyweight division right now, you’ve got Wladimir Klitschko at six-foot-six, you’ve got Tyson Fury at six-foot-eight, and you’ve got Alexander Ustinov at six-foot-seven, so we need to fight big guys and that’s the plan at the moment.”

Lonergan took time to praise Barry’s gradual and patient approach to Parker’s physical growth and development, and he paid tribute to the disciplined environment within his Nevada training base.

“Kevin Barr y two and

a half years ago says ‘listen guys, give me two and a half years until we’ve got a fighter who will start to grow into his body, and someone who can really fight’,” said Lonergan.

“Kevin’s done a stunning job, Joe’s obviously put all the work in and done a stunning job as well and they make a fantastic pairing.

“I don’t think we’d be anywhere near the level we are at right now with the potential we’ve got in front of us without Joseph and Kevin being teamed up in Las Vegas.

“And as strange as it sounds, he’s away from the distractions of Auckland and he’s in Las Vegas where there are no distractions because they live the life of monks with the way they train.

“Without Kevin and the discipline that everyone’s put in in Vegas we couldn’t be doing this.”

- NZME

Spanish ace Jorge Lorenzo is off to a flying start at Phillip Island, recording the quickest lap in the opening MotoGP practice session at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix yesterday. With three races to go in the MotoGP world championship, Lorenzo is 18 points adrift of Italian leader Valentino Rossi, who clocked the third fastest time in a session cut short by rain. Reigning world champion Marc Marquez was second fastest, while Australia’s Jack Miller put in a great display to be fifth fastest on his LCR Honda.

- AAP

Murray stretched Andy Murray squeezed past John Isner at the Shanghai Masters as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was also pushed all the way before ending the fairytale run of Spanish qualifier Albert RamosVinolas. Murray lost the first set tiebreaker and snapped at the umpire as his frustrations rose in the second set - before he finally broke the big-serving Isner and levelled the match at a set each. The world No.2 broke again for 4-3 in the decider and he left the top-ranked American on his backside as he fended off break points in his next service game, before going on to take it 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-4.

- AFP

Horn wins again Rising Australian boxing star Jeff Horn added another belt to his collection with a convincing 10 round points decision over Argentina’s Alfredo Blanco on Thursday.

Horn, 27, (12-0-1, 8 KOs) won the interim WBA Oceania title and retained his WBO Oriental, PABA and IBF InterContinental belts, as he wore down his South American foe at Auckland’s Trusts Stadium.

The Queenslander controlled the fight and earned a unanimous decision.

- AAP

Mundine talks big Anthony Mundine has laid out weight and purse stipulations for a mooted boxing rematch with arch-rival Danny Green to go ahead. Both boxers will be in action in Melbourne in coming weeks. Mundine, 40, the No.4 contender for the WBC super welterweight title, will defend that organisation’s Silver belt on November 11 against American Charles Hatley, rated 13th. Green 42, will fight Germany’s Konni Konrad three weeks later. - AAP

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In brief

Meads Cup semi-final: Mid Canterbury v Wanganui, Ashburton Showgrounds, 2.30pm.

Revenge in mind Around 6pm, at the back of the Cooks Gardens bar room, Wanganui loose forward Bryn Hudson was leaning on his arm by the door, watching Mid Canterbury accept the plaudits for their improbable 30-28 injury-time victory in round two of the Heartland Championship.

To the ears of those around him the gutted Hudson spoke quietly but clearly and with no mistake of intent. “We’ll get ‘em next time,” he vowed. “Next time” has arrived, and it could be said, in a roundabout way, the events of that afternoon are why today’s Meads Cup second v third qualifier semi-final is being played at Ashburton and not at home at Cooks. “It gives the guys a bit of motivation,” said coach Jason Caskey of his team’s only loss in 2015.

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Mid Canterbury Rugby Union CEO Ian Patterson is confident of a Hammers win.

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■ RUGBY

Confident of continued success

By James Ford

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As Mid Canterbury continue their quest for an unprecedented three-peat, union CEO Ian Patterson believes the team’s success can be attributed to a combination of factors - strong junior grades, a competitive club competition and a high level of coaching.

Patterson credited the inclusion of North Canterbury and Ellesmere teams in the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Competition for raising the standard of club rugby, which has had a knock-on effect at representative level.

“It’s not really any single factor, it’s just a building of expertise, skills, talent and the coaching,” he said.

“I think the combined competition has improved the level of club rugby.

“It’s improved both players’ skills and tactical awareness.”

Patterson also insisted on the importance of a positive approach to player development throughout age-group rugby in producing a strong core at senior level.

“I think the quality of our junior competitions has really come up well.

“Clearly we still face challenges in the teenage area, but the signs are reasonably positive there,” he said.

The Hammers currently boast an impressive contingent of home-grown players, including skipper Jon Dampney, and Patterson believes that the

opportunity of playing at senior level offers motivation for young, aspiring Mid Cantabrians.

Despite the importance of home-grown talent, Patterson is well aware of the integral role players from elsewhere, like stalwart first five Murray Williams, have played in Mid Canterbury’s success.

“We’ve struggled to develop a high quality number 10, but the other thing about loan players is we want to get them as regular returns.

“They integrate better and contribute better in the whole environment,” he said.

Patterson anticipates a physical battle against Wanganui today, but is predicting a Hammers victory.

Auckland will be hard to contain in the ITM Cup Premiership final should they play in this effervescent fashion. They shut the Makos out of this Eden Park semi-final last night, despite a late flourish from the visitors.

Staunch defence, melded with some clever and highly effective attacking play, cancelled out the fact they were hammered in the scrums. But there were only 13 in the whole game, so it didn’t matter in the final analysis. Final score 4424.

- NZME

Coach sacked?

TEAMS Mid Canterbury: Mark Andrew, Jackson Donlan, Tama Tuirirangi, Eric Duff, Adaam Ross, Tevita Ula, Seta Koroitamana, Jon Dampney, Will Mackenzie, Murray Williams, Gideon Lambrechts, Nete Caucau, Matt Thatcher, Ashton Tuck, Andrew Letham.

Replacements: James Annabell, Adam Fleetwood, Maikeli Mudu, Sam Watt/ Logan Bonnington, Mavae Tomasi, Fa’aitu Tuamoheloa, Ewen Scott.

Wanganui: Kamipeli Latu, Cole Baldwin, Viki Tofa, Jon Smyth, Sam Madams, Fraser Hammond, Peter Rowe, Bryn Hudson, Stephen Perofeta, Samu Kubunavanua, Poasa Waqanibau, Trinity Spooner-Neera, Michael Nabuliwaqe, Ace Malo. Replacements: Roman Tutauha, Brett Turner, Kieran Hussey, Ranato Tikoilosomone, Williams Short, Troy Brown, Simon Dibben.

France’s head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has effectively been “sacked” according to media reports in Europe.

British and French media are reporting an apparent player mutiny ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup quarterfinal against the All Blacks.

English papers are quoting their French counterparts in claiming SaintAndre has been “overthrown” and that while he is still likely to be in the coaches’ box at Millennium Stadium, the players have turned their back on him and are ignoring his instructions and game plans.

- AFP

Hammers will book final berth, says Pinetree

By James Ford

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Sir Colin Meads is confident that Mid Canterbury will prove too strong for Wanganui today, and get the chance to defend the cup named in his honour in next Saturday’s final.

The Hammers are gunning for a Meads Cup three-peat, and would be the first side to achieve that feat since the competition’s inception in 2006.

Sir Colin recalled the Hammers’ 36-13 triumph over Buller

in last year’s final and credited first five Murray Williams for an accomplished display.

“I saw them (Mid Canterbury) in the final last year, they’re an all-round team, they haven’t got any superstars but they’ve got a good overall 15,” he said.

“Last year their first five was very good, he dominated the game against Buller and the others followed him and they had a good win.”

The ex-King Country forward praised the structure of the Mid

Canterbury Rugby Union, insisting home-grown players play an integral role in maintaining a high level of performance.

“I think it’s important, that’s the problem we have up here.

“We struggle because there’s not much depth in our lower grades, you lose a lot of players,” he said.

“The big game will be the final, I think it will be a Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury final,” he said.

“From what I’ve seen, South

Canterbury are terribly good and Mid Canterbury are the holders, of course, and they are going for a third one, so that would be a very good game.”

Today’s Heartland Championship fixtures; Meads Cup semi-finals: Mid Canterbury v Wanganui, Ashburton Showgrounds, 2.30pm. South Canterbury v Wairarapa Bush, Timaru, 2.30pm.

Lochore Cup semi-finals: Horowhenua Kapiti v North Otago, Levin, 2pm. Buller v King Country, Westport, 2.30pm.

Sir Colin Meads.

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■ RUGBY

Hansen reassures the fans

By Patrick Mckendry If there is an element of desperation in French coach Philippe Saint Andre’s three selection changes ahead of the World Cup quarter-final in Cardiff, the opposite applies to the All Blacks and Steve Hansen.

Hansen has had the luxury of being able to name a predictable and strong team, a settled lineup which includes the return of skipper Richie McCaw and left wing Julian Savea to the starting XV, while Saint Andre has dumped flanker Damien Chouly, halfback Sebastien TillousBorde and the woefully underperforming midfielder Mathieu Bastareaud in favour of Bernard Le Roux, Morgan Parra and Alexandre Dumoulin, respectively.

In a packed press conference at the Swansea Rugby Club yesterday, Hansen also felt moved to reassure an anxious public back home.

Near the end of a 15-minute inquisition on a variety of topics

which included, from him, an unprompted mention of the Rainbow Warrior, Hansen effectively said - don’t worry, everything is going to plan.

“I can understand why there’s a bit of concern at home - it’s because they’re at home and not here,” Hansen said.

“They don’t know everything that we’ve been doing and they’ll be a little bit apprehensive about a few things I guess because they don’t have any control over it.

“When you don’t have control over something your tendency as a human being is to worry.”

He added: “We know what’s on the line, as everyone else does ... without being disrespectful to the pool rounds, it’s not the same edge [as a knockout match].

“It’s not the same edge when you play Namibia because you know you’re going to win the game.”

There was a discussion about French rugby and the relationship between the nation and New Zealand.

Coach Steve Hansen.

It is one which has seen many ups and downs on and off the pitch (all of which have been extensively covered already), but also including the fatal bombing of Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland in 1985 by two French agents.

“When we think of it we don’t limit it to the Rugby World Cup,” Hansen said.

“There’s been a great relationship between the two countries for a long, long time. Apart from the Rainbow Warrior, we’ve probably been on the same page for most of the time.

“From a rugby point of view

we’ve got similar athletes ... their game is built around flair in the backs and real physicality up front.”

It is here that perhaps Hansen made his only dig at France, when he referred to their traditional flair being played and coached out of them by their domestic competition and a succession of coaches who have put more store on defence than attack.

“I’m not sure it’s the same flair they’ve got now.

“The Top 14 has become quite a dour competition ... I know they’re trying to recapture that flair - it’s there, you can see it - and when they let it loose it’s definitely there.

“We’ll be expecting them to play with flair and physicality.”

Asked which current player had the most flair and Hansen replied: “Your inside centre [Wesley Fofana] ... you wouldn’t want to give him too much room or he’ll skin you as quick as look at you.”

- NZME

Gats gets tough Warren Gatland subjected his Wales players to a brutal review of their defeat to Australia, knowing that a similar performance against South Africa will seal their Rugby World Cup demise.

The injury-ravaged Welsh and Springboks collide in the first quarter-final at Twickenham, with the southern hemisphere giants starting as clear favourites to book a last-four appointment with either New Zealand or France.

- PA

Ready for Pumas Iain Henderson has been tipped to spearhead Ireland’s new breed of rugby enforcers in the absence of key pack leaders Paul O’Connell, Peter O’Mahony and Sean O’Brien.

Ireland will be forced to reshuffle almost half their pack for Sunday’s quarterfinal with Argentina in Cardiff, with O’Connell and O’Mahony out of the competition and O’Brien banned. Captain O’Connell’s Test career is over after 108 caps, the 35-yearold set for hamstring surgery, while flanker O’Mahony needs an operation on torn knee ligaments. Scrum coach Greg Feek backing bullish back-five forward Henderson to help fill the leadership void.

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■ RUGBY

Will this be Carter’s cup?

BY GREGOR PAUL Dan Carter laughs a lot these days.

He says he’s in England to enjoy himself, which he has.

There’s not the tiniest sign of him carrying doubts or anxiety.

His Twitter account reads like a man at ease with the world and even on the field last week in Newcastle, when the injured Richie McCaw brought the kicking tee in his capacity as water boy, Carter asked the captain to tell him a joke.

This inner peace Carter has found may be the result of making a conscious decision to enjoy himself, but more likely it’s because he’s realised he can still play the game that made him a household name.

That Carter was able to have a bit of fun with McCaw is a good sign the All Blacks’ playmaker is in the right head space.

When he was at the peak of his powers, he played in an almost paradoxical mental state of being intensely focused yet supremely relaxed - best typified when the All Blacks played Ireland at Croke Park in 2008.

A crowd of 83,000 were deathly silent when he took his first penalty. As he lined it up, a lone Irish voice shouted from the top of the towering stand: “Carter ... you’re shoite.”

The simplest of kicks was pushed wide as Carter had a fit of the giggles. He spent the next 78 minutes systematically pulling the Irish apart in a performance that was world class.

It has been a long time since Carter had the confidence to be his old self and, for a while - maybe the last three years everyone wondered whether he ever would be.

Even Carter.

Between 2012 and 2014 he didn’t manage to play more than three consecutive tests.

The injuries kept coming - a broken hand, a broken leg, a badly damaged shoulder and a ripped calf muscle were the worst of it.

No one would have backed him to walk the dog in that period and come home in one piece.

His form mirrored his involvement. Not even a player with his

Dan Carter

natural gifts can reach the peaks without consistent game time and three things happened after the last World Cup. The first was that the legend of Carter became harder to appreciate.

Second was that the All Blacks learned to play and win without him.

When he was ruled out of the 2011 World Cup, the angst of the nation was palpable.

Inside the All Blacks camp it was worse.

In the immediate aftermath the mood was

sombre, almost as if the All Blacks’ World Cup dream had died with Carter’s.

And the third thing, maybe the most significant of all, was that Carter lost a little piece of himself.

Before 2011 he’d played with a sense of entitlement.

He knew he owned the game, it was just a case of how he was going to lodge his claim.

After, there was a more calculated feel to his work.

He started to look like a playbook first-five - following a manual that he probably had no idea was there in his first 10 years as an All Black.

Carter’s running game vanished.

In his frequent injury-enforced absences, Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett developed.

The All Blacks wouldn’t be comfortable coming to a World Cup with a significant flaw in their preferred No10, but it looked like earlier this year they may have had to compromise.

Cruden was out and Barrett couldn’t convince at the Hurricanes.

Carter, as always seemed likely, was given the No10 jersey but he didn’t do much to suggest he was going to tick that last box.

He was Dan Carter-Lite.

The All Blacks, however,

■ OPINION

Beware the foibles of the feisty French

S

o who should we listen to?

There’s two very different schools of thought out there on how tomorrow morning’s big game in Cardiff will go.

You’ve got the Shag faction, those who believe implicitly every word the All Blacks coach utters as he navigates so easily those press conferences he used to despise so much (and it showed).

Steve Hansen keeps telling us that we’re on track, we’ve been keeping our powder dry just for this most special of occasions, and there’s a whole new box of tricks that will be revealed in the fullness of time (preferably tomorrow), and those tricks will not include all the fumbling, dropped ball and terrible passes that we’ve seen throughout pool play.

All that stuff was just a smokescreen apparently, and Richie was only pretending to be really, really angry on the pitch on more than one occasion when his troops were in serious stutter mode.

Tomorrow morning a welloiled black machine will hit the field running, and steamroll a French outfit short of power and short of the flair and elan that has marked Les Bleus in the past.

That’s the plan, and rabid All Blacks supporters won’t have it any other possible way.

There is another way though, and just the merest glance at history shows what that way might be.

A French team written off in all quarters, seemingly lacking the firepower and passion to get any sort of traction on the field of play - a fair description of Msieur Le Frog in 1987, 1999, 2007, and even 2011.

In two of those years, the men in blue knocked our fellas completely off their pedestals and sent them home tails well and truly between their legs, and in the most recent lost the final by one miserable point, in a game where they claimed that Richie McCaw spent most of the game offside or scavenging illegally for the ball at the breakdown

amphetamines at the time.

The All Blacks rightly regard Eden Park as their fortress; who was the last team to beat them there? The French, of course, Steve Devereux when out of nowhere they proMY SHOUT duced the famous ‘try from the end of the earth’ to take a match (obviously the bits about Richie the ABs thought they had under control. are patently false).

So, which team will turn up The French have a quite tomorrow morning? incredible history of not doing No matter how controlled and quite what was expected of disciplined Hansen might have them, on or off the field. his team, should France come Back in 2007 coach Bernard out with one of their ‘specials’, Laporte had a meeting with ref then another shock result is Stuart Dickinson, but it was quite on the cards. soon completely out of control * * * * * with a fiery Laporte threatening Most remarkable stat of the to finish Dickinson’s career. moment: Out of the eight teams In 2011 Marc Lievremont publicly described his players as left to battle out the quarter‘spoilt brats’, hardly a comment finals, four of them have been guided into that position by designed to keep the dressing coaches from these very shores room on your side.

Buck Shelford has not-so-fond (and there’s another three who memories of the French; at have gone home already).

Nantes in 1986 he suffered a wellJust goes to show that, whopublicised injury at the hands ever holds up the trophy at the of the fired-up French, in fact end of the tournament, how they were so fired up Shelford much influence New Zealand maintains they were sky-high on still has on world rugby.

did need him to be a threat when he carried the ball - for the real danger men such a Ma’a Nonu, Julian Savea and Ben Smith.

It all changed at Eden Park in mid-August when, in what was his last test on New Zealand soil, he wound back the clock and carved a giant hole in the Wallaby defence.

Suddenly the reticence was gone; he was backing himself.

It wasn’t quite vintage Carter, but it was enough to see he still had something left.

Enough for him to believe he can finally do what he has craved for 13 international seasons and play a starring role for the winning team at a World Cup. “I think it shows how much he’s wanted it,” says All Blacks coach Steve Hansen of what Carter’s selection to play France means.

“He’s a great reader of the game like Larkham and Mehrtens and Wilkinson I guess.

“He’s been one of the best, if not the best of all time.”

If Carter delivers tomorrow and for as long as the All Blacks stay in this tournament, there will be no need for anyone to preface their judgment of Carter.

It will be definitive - he will rank as the best No10 of all time.

- NZME

In brief Ferns in attack mode The Silver Ferns will be missing their key strike weapon in the shooting circle for next week’s Constellation Cup series against Australia, but the team is determined to stick with their new attacking mentality. Maria Tutaia’s decision to withdraw from the four-test series, which will be coach Waimarama Taumaunu’s last in charge of the team, has left a big hole in the New Zealand shooting circle.

Tutaia was a key part of the resurgent Silver Ferns attack in their World Cup campaign earlier this year.

- NZME

Durante a huge loss An already tough A-League away trip has become even more difficult for the Wellington Phoenix. After a first-up loss to the Newcastle Jets last weekend, the Phoenix travel to Perth to face the Glory tomorrow night without their captain. Andrew Durante suffered a high-grade haematoma in his calf which forced him off early in last Sunday’s game. He is expected to be out for three to four weeks. Durante has missed just 11 games in seven years at the club.

- NZME

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Saturday, October 17, 2015

In brief

■ CAULFIELD CUP

Bosson keeps good company Opie Bosson enjoyed a stroll alongside one of New Zealand’s greatest jockeys to complete his preparation for today’s Gr.1 Caulfield Cup. The 35-year-old will partner the Kiwi-bred favourite Mongolian Khan in the $A3 million feature and yesterday he walked the Melbourne course with Brent Thomson, these days New Zealand Bloodstock’s Victorian representative.

“The track is in fantastic order, they’ve done a great job with it,” Thomson said.

“There’s a great sole of grass

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and while there is a chance of a shower or two it’s not going to affect it. There will be no real excuses.”

Happy to offer his advice, Thomson rated Bosson’s mount Mongolian Khan an outstanding hope.

“He’s obviously a great chance,” he said.

“The stable are really happy and the horse hasn’t taken a step backwards.

“He’s well drawn and if all goes to plan he should be right in the thick of it for Opie, he’s a top rider.”

Kiwi jockey Opie Bosson.

A New Zealand-trained horse hasn’t won the cup since the Sheila Laxon-prepared Ethereal, who was successful in the hands of Scott Seamer in 2001, and Thomson also had a hand

to play in that victory.

“I did advise Scott on where he should or shouldn’t be,” he said.

“Scott had little or no experience of Caulfield before that.”

Thomson was a two-time champion New Zealand apprentice and as a 17-year-old he won the Auckland Cup aboard Perhaps before he embarked on a glittering international career.

He won three consecutive Victorian jockeys’ premierships and twice won the Caulfield Cup, firstly aboard Gurner’s Lane in 1982 and again five years later on Lord Reims.

- NZME

Good news for Vespa Vespa’s recovery from the serious lung infection that curtailed his spring campaign will see him return to work on November 1. “All the reports have been positive and we’ll probably look to aim him at The Telegraph,” said co-trainer Johno Benner.

- NZME

Horror gate for Habibi The barrier draw for the Gr.1 Canadian International at Woodbine (Monday morning NZ time) has done Habibi no favours. The in-form Kiwi mare, who won the Listed Flaming Page Stakes two runs back and then finished runner-up in the Gr.1 Northern Dancer Stakes, will jump from the outside of the 11-horse field.

- NZME

Methven harness Tomorrow at Mt Harding Raceway

Methven Trotting Club Venue: Mt Harding Racecourse Meeting Date: 18 Oct 2015 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.15pm (NZT) R&R HAULAGE TROT $8000, 3yo+ c0 trot, stand, 2400m 1 7877x Poppa Don (1) fr................................. R May 2 63 Westy Boyz (2) fr..............................J Curtin 3 05 Stellar Success (3) fr....................M Heenan 4 73x All Star Angus (4) fr.......................M Purdon 5 Majestic Ali (5) fr .........................T McMillan 6 07 Brylin Rose (6) fr ..........................J Versteeg 7 82x4 Mon Richie (7) fr ...........................L O’Reilly 8 708x0 Bourbon And Dry (8) fr ......................J Dunn 9 07000 Brylins Choice (9) fr .............. J Markham (J) 10 56566 Ruthless Success (10) fr ............ T Quate (J) 11 5x886 Franco Helios (11) fr ............. J Whittaker (J) 12 53025 Dusky Eyre (12) fr ...............................B Butt 13 070x0 Wandering Star (13) fr...................... A Lowe 14 58 Xavier John (14) fr .......................... I Lee (J) 15 P Forgot To Remember (15) fr ...........T Chmiel 16 0x Ella Lavra fr .................................. Scratched 17 8x222 Merlot (U1) fr ................................. L Newton 18 65070 The Jinja Ninja (U2) fr .................. S McNally 19 0099x Espresso Shot (U3) fr ..................D Burrows Emergencies: Brylin Rose, Wandering Star, Ella Lavra, Espresso Shot 2 12.40pm SPEIGHTS MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+, c0 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2300m 1 304x3 Janron (1) fr .....................................J Curtin 2 2750x Classie Brigade (2) fr ..................N McGrath 3 Mighty Flying Deal (3) fr ................B Orange 4 8600 Best Laid Plans (4) fr .............. C D Thornley 5 9747x Semper Fidelis (5) fr .........................J Dunn 6 Bella Jones (6) fr ................................ R May 7 34 G I Joe (7) fr .................................T Williams 8 38374 Bettor’s Power (8) fr ......................... D Dunn 9 040 Ashes To Wings (9) fr .......................S Ottley 10 Sails (21) fr...................................... G Smith 11 Pay Me Way (22) fr....................... S McNally 12 566 Celestial Arden (23) fr .....................R Payne 13 04638 Dreamcoat (24) fr ................... J Morrison (J) 14 4507x Magoogan (25) fr 15 52925 Patrick Bee (26) fr ..................... M Purvis (J) 16 25783 Desirable Styx (27) fr ................... A Lethaby 17 069 The Nans Man (U1) fr ...................L O’Reilly Em: Best Laid Plans, Magoogan, The Nans Man

3 1.05pm METHVEN PANEL & PAINT LTD PACE $8000, c0 with cond. pace, stand, 2400m 1 36 Go One Bettor (1) fr .....................T Williams 2 0x400 Omihi El (2) fr ......................... J Morrison (J) 3 09679 Loire Franco (3) fr ........................ G O’Reilly 4 89640 Jayees Supreme (4) fr............. M Williamson 5 996 Sketching (5) fr.............................. K Cox (J) 6 0 Paleface Sioux (6) fr.........................P Davis 7 4x348 Formula One (7) fr ............................. R May 8 6x0 Living Glory (8) fr ............................ G Smith 9 Peruvian Lightning (9) fr ..............J Young (J) 10 Lord Jase The Mace (10) fr ............T Chmiel 11 530 Culley Backy (11) fr ..........................J Curtin 12 800x0 Lady Cullens Reign (12) fr ............L O’Reilly 13 68504 The Katz Pyjamaz (13) fr ...... J Markham (J) 14 0x92 Extreme Guest (14) fr ...................... D Dunn 15 3803x Golden Desire (U1) fr ...................M Heenan 4 1.30pm THE BROWN PUB METHVEN PUNTER OF THE YEAR HCP TROT $9000, 4yo+ c,g&e c1 to c4 spechcp trot, stand, 3000m 1 42752 Explosive Star (1) fr.......................L O’Reilly 2 1000x Monkey’s Way (2) fr ..........................R Close 3 70x44 Fireman (3) fr ....................................J Dunn 4 0x026 Dream Big (4) fr ...................... M Williamson 5 P6742 The Zigmeister (5) fr ........................P Davis 6 50057 Getaway Doug (1) 10 .....................N Burton 7 89865 Peterhof (2) 10 ............................. A Lethaby 8 57061 Ottawa (U1) 10 .................................S Ottley 9 8079x Willie Shine (U2) 10 ......................R Holmes 10 98x12 Soney Beatt (1) 20 ...............S Tomlinson (J) 11 13327 Pegasus Dream (2) 20 ..................... D Dunn 12 7326x Waterloo Sunset (U1) 30.....................B Butt 5 1.55pm RAILWAY HOTEL RAKAIA PACE $8000, c0 with cond. pace, stand, 2400m 1 602 Mossdale Lucky (1) fr ......................... R May 2 89500 Miss Judgeford (2) fr ........................S Ottley 3 78x34 All Nuts N Bolts (3) fr ...................... G Smith 4 60x35 Champagne Reign (4) fr ............ L Lester (J) 5 92208 Monkey Puzzle (5) fr .........................J Dunn 6 8437x Royal Chance (6) fr ...................... S McNally 7 23x85 Tom Bola (7) fr ..............................L O’Reilly 8 02558 Kia Kaha (8) fr .............................. G O’Reilly 9 40900 Olde Oake Arnie (9) fr ............. C D Thornley 10 83458 Born To Delight (10) fr ............ J Morrison (J) 11 428x2 Cash N Flow (11) fr .......................M Purdon 12 x0646 Shard Diego (12) fr .......................B Orange 13 7256x Honey Smith (13) fr .........................J W Cox

14 70x68 Zoerotten (14) fr ............................ K Cox (J) 15 21x26 Hickstead (15) fr ...............................J Curtin 6 2.20pm JA & GD TRUDGEON PAINTING CONTRACTORS PACE $8500, 4yo+ c1 pace, stand, 3000m 1 07x31 Gabby’s Star (1) fr .........................R Holmes 2 0x875 Call Me Danny (2) fr ...................... K Cox (J) 3 0x900 Maximus Prime (3) fr........................S Ottley 4 6x442 The Smoocha (4) fr ..........................J Curtin 5 21489 Stoney Eyre (5) fr ................................B Butt 6 x8500 Arizona Eyre (6) fr ........................ M Neilson 7 212x Hotdiggettycullen (7) fr ...................T Chmiel 8 74486 Riga Doon (8) fr ................................. R May 9 5x518 Hesa Dazzler fr ............................ Scratched 10 x2243 Free Falling (9) fr ............................. G Smith 11 95478 Sounds Swift (10) fr ......................K O’Reilly 12 69414 Tuapeka Art (11) fr ..........................R Payne 13 30x29 Emmanuel (12) fr ...................N Rasmussen 14 40x99 Franco Sanchez (13) fr ...............T McMillan 7 2.55pm KELLY’S CAFE & BAR MOBILE PACE $7500, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2300m 1 76081 Franco Texas (1) fr ......................J Young (J) 2 24x32 Spirit Eclipse (2) fr......................N Harris (J) 3 x0624 Shantahlia Romeo (3) fr ............. L Lester (J) 4 07000 Music (4) fr ................................ M Purvis (J) 5 2200x Bettor Pay Me (5) fr ................. S Golding (J) 6 02607 Mighty Mara (6) fr.......................... K Cox (J) 7 75109 Party Rage (7) fr ................... J Whittaker (J) 8 x5634 Tubbys Sister (8) fr ...............S Tomlinson (J) 9 9678x Donegal Cam’s Card (9) fr 10 795x9 Justoclassie (21) fr 11 69x22 Outta Sight (22) fr .................. J Morrison (J) 12 66436 Danny Del Vito (23) fr................. T Quate (J) 13 58x37 Romanite (24) fr .................M Blakemore (J) 14 000x0 Her Worship (25) fr........................ K Butt (J) 15 x9037 The Mighty Falcon (26) fr ........... C Smith (J) 16 1x584 Charlie Chuckles (27) fr .................. I Lee (J) Emergencies: Donegal Cam’s Card, Justoclassie 8 3.30pm PEGASUS SPUR TROTBRED FILLIES & MARES HCP TROT $13,000, 3yo+ f&m c1 to oc spechcp trot, stand, 2400m 1 56808 Kerryn Kylie (1) fr .................S Tomlinson (J) 2 36197 Diana Harbour (2) fr ....................... K James 3 22546 Sarah Palin (3) fr ..............................P Davis 4 0x553 Xmas Joyella (1) 20 ..................... S McNally 5 45x90 Never Fear (2) 20 ..........................P O’Reilly 6 1531x Sunny Ruby (U1) 20........................ G Smith 7 0x690 Majestic Time (1) 30..................... G O’Reilly

M6 Ashburton gallops

Punters will be well aware that top driver Ricky May invariably scores at least one win on his home track.

8 51184 Cherry Lindenny (2) 30 .................R Holmes 9 1114x Och Aye The Noo (U1) 30 ...............J W Cox 10 x5747 Escapee (U2) 30 ...........................B Orange 9 4.05pm TERROR TO LOVE METHVEN CUP HCAP PACE $35,000, c5 to oc spechcp pace, stand, 3000m 1 15639 Jerry Garcia (1) fr ..........................L O’Reilly 2 12503 Franco Harrington (2) fr...................M Jones 3 x0073 Johnny Eyre (3) fr ........................ M Neilson 4 23759 Quick As A Trick (U1) fr .................B Orange 5 17x49 No Doctor Needed (1) 10 ..................J Dunn 6 27401 Lewy Risk (2) 10 ..................M Anderson (J) 7 190x4 Destined For Glory (3) 10 .................. R May 8 15086 Delightful Dash (4) 10 ...................... D Dunn 9 x8187 Mighty Flying Mac (1) 20...............R Holmes 10 712x8 Te Kawau (2) 20 ...............................J Curtin 11 0x460 Ideal Success (3) 20 ...................A Donnelly 12 16x10 Mach’s Gladiator (U1) 20 ................ G Smith 13 23113 Messini (1) 30 ........................N Rasmussen

14 15x49 Belkmyster (2) 30 .................... M Williamson 15 62x90 Venus Serena (U1) 30.................. G O’Reilly 10 4.40pm TINWALD LIQUORLAND MOBILE PACE $8500, 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2300m 1 37308 Gunpowder (1) fr ..............................J Curtin 2 67474 Brute Ute Anvil (2) fr ............... C D Thornley 3 4271x Mach’s Terminator (3) fr .................. G Smith 4 60799 Hestia Franco (4) fr ..........................R Close 5 5019x Christian Knight (5) fr ............. J Morrison (J) 6 54654 Fulham Royale (6) fr .....................R Holmes 7 1 Illegal Immigrant (7) fr ...................B Orange 8 x1P35 Louie Finn (8) fr................................S Ottley 9 00x70 Crimson Glory (9) fr ....................T McMillan 10 49819 Flagpole (21) fr.................................P Davis 11 27689 Nevertheless (22) fr ........................... R May 12 6900x Marquis Eyre (23) fr ..................... M Neilson 13 x6333 Bank Raider (24) fr........................L O’Reilly 14 0010x Rummage (25) fr ..........................M Heenan 11 5.15pm PGG WRIGHTSON HANDICAP PACE $9500, 4yo+ c2 to c3 spechcp pace, stand, 2400m 1 80768 Canndew (1) fr .................................P Davis 2 116x0 Bobby T (2) fr ............................... S McNally 3 03137 Boomer Bailey (3) fr ......................... D Dunn 4 7x711 Don Pierre (4) fr .............................. G Smith 5 10x71 Pay Me Visa (5) fr..........................B Orange 6 124x1 My Baby’s Laughing (6) fr ............... I Lee (J) 7 x7158 Chasing Shadows (7) fr ......................B Butt 8 07x51 Shadow Rider (8) fr ................. S Golding (J) 9 6136x Ranfurly Rulz (9) fr ............................. R May 10 00x50 Midfrew Tarpediem (10) fr ..............T Chmiel 11 61005 Top Brass (11) fr 12 x1399 Igottastar (12) fr ...................... M Williamson 13 14x0x Joe The Hunter (1) 10 .......................J Dunn 14 3x817 Maybe Flyin (2) 10 ......................J Young (J) 15 07637 Karanga Red Fantasy (3) 10 ... C D Thornley 16 00x06 Verdun (4) 10 ...................................R Close 17 34120 Astro Boy (5) 10 ..............................J W Cox 18 1019x Marshal Star (6) 10 ..........................J Curtin 19 21224 Maverick (7) 10 ...........................N McGrath 20 7x891 Carrickmannon (8) 10 .................. G O’Reilly 21 53684 Smoken Roman (9) 10 .....................S Ottley

LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Today at Ashburton Raceway

Ashburton CRC Venue: Ashburton Meeting Date: 17 Oct 2015 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.26pm RD PETROLEUM RATING 65 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 53345 Secret Power d (3) 59 ........ D Prastiyou (a2) 2 331x7 Patricio d (4) 58.5 ............................R Myers 3 61258 Pepper Mill dh (15) 58.5 ...........D Bothamley 4 5x40x Big Hoss td (9) 57.5 .................. S Muniandy 5 615x0 Jean’s Way t (11) 57.5..................T Moseley 6 66801 Reset The Turbo (5) 57.5 ................T Direen 7 2x122 Czarista (16) 57 .......................... C Johnson 8 45x14 Sheez All Heart td (8) 57 ......R Cuneen (a1) 9 125x3 Zippin d (12) 57 .........................S Wynne (a) 10 21355 Hot Pants dh (13) 56.5 ...............M Cameron 11 20x10 Peggy’s Choice th (10) 56.5 ...........R Bishop 12 1x447 Melanie Claire 56 ......................... Scratched 13 21946 Bridget Town (18) 55.5 ............A McKay (a3) 14 70x01 Whatastar d (1) 54 .................C Barnes (a1) 15 37310 San Michele d (6) 55 ........................R Black 16 x9744 Shanzou m (2) 57 17 6806x Gallant Babe d (7) 54 18 49x65 He’s A Bigdeel (17) 55.5 19 7490x Are You Mine d (14) 54 2 1.01pm COCHRANES OF CANTERBURY RATING 85 $20,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 2100m 1 8x759 She’s Insatiable dm (13) 59 ..... J Lowry (a2) 2 26261 Brad Thorn m (12) 58 ............R Cuneen (a1) 3 230x8 Ya Dreamin Jonesy (11) 58 ............R Bishop 4 02473 Astroturf tdm (10) 55 .......... D Prastiyou (a2) 5 6x601 Kina Win (14) 55 ......................... C Johnson 6 61561 Speedy Jax td (7) 55 ................. S Muniandy

7 71313 Pretty Good Excuse (2) 54.5...........R Myers 8 34x85 Karaka Jack m (5) 54.5 .............S Wynne (a) 9 0x538 Sadlers Rock (1) 54.5 .....................D Walsh 10 33816 Delacroix tdm (4) 54........................T Direen 11 13122 Howzat td (6) 54...............................R Black 12 08149 Lord Of The Stars (9) 54 ..............T Moseley 13 68x20 Southern Sav td (8) 54 ...............M Cameron 14 63184 Rapt N Red td (3) 54 ..............C Barnes (a1) 3 1.36pm MCCREA PAINTERS AND DECORATORS RATING 65 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 70845 Revelator d (7) 59 .................K Mudhoo (a4) 2 20426 Angel Falls bh (6) 57 .......................R Myers 3 54218 High Commissioner tdh (15) 57C Barnes (a1) 4 50022 McMay td (11) 56.5 ................... S Muniandy 5 25204 Odabella (9) 56.5 ........................ C Johnson 6 73133 Ina Jam b (14) 56 .......................M Cameron 7 64x70 Missteeflying td (10) 56 .......... B Murray (a3) 8 53568 Blu Mach t (3) 56.......................S Wynne (a) 9 10770 Nakoma t (16) 55 ......................A Chan (a4) 10 30x77 Coup Secrecy h (2) 55 ...................R Bishop 11 5x767 The Bird Of Prey (8) 55 .................C Spittles 12 52633 Shadow Player (1) 54.5................T Moseley 13 100x9 Carolina Island td (13) 54............L Callaway 14 33508 Maeve Davone m (5) 54 ........R Cuneen (a1) 15 20080 Miss Mia tdm (12) 54 16 807x9 I’llbeyourplatinum (4) 54 Emergencies: Miss Mia, I’llbeyourplatinum 4 2.11pm GLUYAS MOTOR GROUP MAIDEN $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 42525 Bobby Al h (14) 58.5 .................S Wynne (a) 2 335x4 Bloodstream (11) 58.5 ..........R Cuneen (a1) 3 462x4 Ours (9) 58.5 ..........................C Barnes (a1)

4 00843 Your Honour (1) 58.5 .......................D Walsh 5 70408 Brother Bowman (8) 58.5 .................R Black 6 547x0 Putthehammerdown (3) 58.5 .......... J Morris 7 9 Sugarman (5) 58.5 ...................... C Johnson 8 7x8. The Young Pretenda (16) 58.5 .......R Bishop 9 0x06x Oh So Famous (10) 56.5...............C Spittles 10 9x756 I Am Not (7) 56.5....................... S Muniandy 11 0 Ancient (17) 56.5..........................T Moseley 12 6 Bishop Rock b (6) 56 .................M Cameron 13 257 Acute Shock (12) 54 .......................R Myers 14 Asoma (2) 54 ..................... D Prastiyou (a2) 15 08 All Around (15) 56.5 16 806 Coolin Roo (13) 56.5 17 08x00 Ruby Ashley h (4) 56.5 Emergencies: All Around, Coolin Roo, Ruby Ashley 5 2.45pm HOTEL ASHBURTON OPEN HANDICAP $25,000, OPN HCP, 1600m 1 46x34 Dr Dee Bee th (6) 59 ................ J Lowry (a2) 2 42592 Uppland dm (10) 58.5 ................M Cameron 3 290x5 My Chino tdm (4) 57.5 ..........K Mudhoo (a4) 4 00033 Electronic Motion tdm (8) 57.5Prastiyou (a2) 5 35577 Jack’s Run dmh (3) 57 ..............S Wynne (a) 6 8326x Capo td (5) 56.5 ..............................R Myers 7 429x4 King Prawn d (2) 56.5 ...........R Cuneen (a1) 8 570x3 Alpine Heights d (1) 55.5 ............ C Johnson 9 71218 Kodema tdh (9) 54 ..................A McKay (a3) 10 45564 Lakota td (11) 54 ..............................R Black 11 807x9 I’llbeyourplatinum (7) 54...............T Moseley 6 3.20pm LANE NEAVE MAIDEN $10,000, 1200m 1 32x Freight Train (14) 58.5 .....................R Myers 2 02630 Buster Bloodvessel (10) 58.5 ..........D Walsh 3 375 Wildcard b (7) 58.5................R Cuneen (a1)

4 08 Pongo (6) 58.5 ......................... J Lowry (a2) 5 Feel D’Cash (15) 58.5 ....................R Bishop 6 69x Intense (3) 58.5 ...........................L Callaway 7 2457x Dollyaday (4) 56.5 ......................M Cameron 8 5580x Indolljence (9) 56.5 ................ B Murray (a3) 9 00674 Its No Secret (17) 56.5 10 243x Final Shinko (1) 56 ...................... C Johnson 11 80x Bonaparte (13) 56 ...........................B Moore 12 39x2. Cantilena (11) 54 ......................S Wynne (a) 13 5x392 Strolling Vagabond b (8) 54....C Barnes (a1) 14 Watch My Tale (5) 54 ...................T Moseley 15 08 Izsmart (12) 58.5............................. J Morris 16 x67x0 Abell Road (2) 58.5 17 608x Mahora Bay 56.5 .......................... Scratched 18 Dx979 Justabout Ready h (16) 58.5 Em: Izsmart, Abell Road, Mahora Bay, Justabout Ready 7 3.55pm EA NETWORKS ASHBURTON CUP $25,000, OPEN HANDICAP, 1200m 1 343x4 Toma Valea td (9) 59 ..................M Cameron 2 4125x The Knight dm (2) 58.5 ..................R Bishop 3 115x1 Soubrettes d (3) 57 .........................D Walsh 4 44255 The Lone Ranger dm (6) 57....R Cuneen (a) 5 31167 Paraketo d (11) 56.5 ................... C Johnson 6 85x56 El Chico td (5) 56 ......................P Shaikh (a) 7 126x6 Red Dirt Girl td (7) 55................ S Muniandy 8 23x55 Bowling Boy tdmh (1) 55 ...........S Wynne (a) 9 12230 Super Trouper dm (4) 54 .................R Myers 10 3181x Five Kings d (8) 54 .......................T Moseley 11 217x4 Signify tdh (10) 54 ....................C Barnes (a) 8 4.30pm JOHN GRIGG 3YO STAKES $50,000, 3YO SW, 1400m 1 15x07 Brighton (3) 56.5 ................................L Tiley

2 721 El Bee Darci h (7) 56.5.............C Barnes (a) 3 45x1 Johnny Jones (10) 56.5 ...............T Moseley 4 12x6 Spiker (11) 56.5 ......................R Cuneen (a) 5 22 Director b (4) 56.5 ...........................D Walsh 6 6x Velluto h (6) 56.5 .......................S Wynne (a) 7 150x1 Windborne (1) 54.5 .........................R Myers 8 91x12 Dezzies Dream b (9) 54.5 .......... J Lowry (a) 9 4x13 Princess Davone (8) 54.5...........M Cameron 10 343 Strada Cavallo (5) 54.5 ............... C Johnson 11 93 Global Goddess (2) 54.5 .................B Moore 9 5.08pm ASHBURTON MSA LIQUOR CENTRE RATING 75 $18,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 18557 Natkingcole tdmh (11) 60.5 .....A McKay (a3) 2 01947 Corbyn tdm (10) 59 ................ B Murray (a3) 3 26131 Do Uno Whoiam td (4) 59 ........ J Lowry (a2) 4 5087x Moneytree d (14) 59..............R Cuneen (a1) 5 23144 Diamond Edge td (6) 56.5 .. D Prastiyou (a2) 6 8984x Zero Tua Hundred d (12) 56.5 ....M Cameron 7 836x1 Jakob Gambino d (13) 56................D Walsh 8 20x60 Ash td (7) 55.5 .............................T Moseley 9 34421 Heni d (9) 55 ...................................R Myers 10 1535x Lukander d (3) 55....................P Shaikh (a3) 11 0248x Mister Spiderman (1) 55 ...........S Wynne (a) 12 11x87 Whackomaco d (2) 55 ....................R Bishop 13 069x5 Madam Bentley d (8) 54 .............. C Johnson 14 308x0 Unknown Pleasures d (5) 54..C Barnes (a1) Blinkers on: Blu Mach (R3), Bishop Rock (R4), Buster Bloodvessel, Izsmart (R6) Blinkers off: Gallant Babe (R1), Coup Secrecy, Maeve Davone (R3), Oh So Famous (R4), Final Shinko (R6) Winkers on: Czarista (R1), The Bird Of Prey (R3), Sugarman, Oh So Famous (R4), Director (R8) Winkers off: Blu Mach (R3), Buster Bloodvessel (R6) Pacifiers off: Putthehammerdown (R4)

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A day of suspense and action Prepare for a day of suspense and action at the Methven Rodeo on Sunday, October 25, where the country’s best riders, ropers and barrel racers will be on show.

In its 46th year more than 5000 people are expected to pack the Methven showgrounds to catch the action.

While calls to ban the sport have intensified over recent years by groups concerned about animal rights a strict Code of Welfare for Rodeos ensure their safety. Cowboys can be suspended indefinitely if they breach these rules.

In fact the horses that no one could tame run wild and free in Mid Canterbury’s back country for most of the year. They will be corralled and sent down the chute with just one thing on their minds, dumping the rider into the dirt in record time. If he, or she, is lucky, that rider will hang on for eight seconds; most likely they’ll make less than half of that. The eight seconds of work will be repeated at two other rodeos during the season.

In just 32 seconds they’ll pay for a year’s food and lodgings, the occasional vet check and endless leisure.

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Their owners looked for options when their time ran out as hacks, jumpers or race horses. All have been broken in, and they have all proven their bucking ability.

An impressive team of purpose bred eight-second bulls from Rangiora will also test the riders.

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• Brahman – a breed of bull known to be especially rank.

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• Chute – the place where a rider climbs onto his horse or bull.

• Cinch – a strap that runs under the horses’ belly, holding the saddle in place.

• Cloverleaf pattern – the shape a barrel racer makes around three barrels in order to make a qualified run.

• Dally – wrapping the end of a rope around the horn of a saddle.

• Free hand – a rider must not touch himself or the animal with this hand.

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• Hooey – the half hitch around two of the animal’s legs, used at the end of a rope and tie run.

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and team roping events.

• Losing a stirrup – when a saddle bronc rider’s foot comes out of the stirrup during a ride.

• No time – when a timed event competitor fails to complete his or her run, for whatever reason.

• Pigging string – a short rope that a cowboy uses to tie the legs of the calf in a rope and tie run.

• Pulling leather – when a rider grabs onto the saddle when a horse bucks with his free hand.

• Purse - the amount the rodeo club or event sponsor puts up as prize money for each event.

• Rank – stock that are known to be tough to ride.

• Rigging – a suitcase type handhold used by bareback riders.

• Riding hand – the hand a roughstock rider uses to hold on with.

• Spinner – a bucking bull or horse that bucks or turns in circles.

• Touch down – when a roughstock rider is disqualified for touching himself or the animal with his free arm. (www.rodeonz.co.nz)

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In brief

■ LEAKY HOMES

500 potential claimants

BY JONATHAN UNDERHILL Law firm Parker & Associates says it now has more than 500 potential claimants for its leaky homes lawsuit against James Hardie Industries, transforming the case into a class action against the maker of Hardiflex cladding.

The Wellington-based law firm first filed a claim in the High Court in August on behalf of Tracey Cridge and Mark Unwin, alleging James Hardie was negligent in its design, manufacture and supply of the Harditex cladding system, while calling for other claimants to join the suit.

James Hardie has vowed to “vigorously defend” the allegations.

The ‘Cladding Action’ case would be New Zealand’s first leaky homes class action, the law firm said.

Claimants were now moving quickly to officially opt in, it said.

A second plaintiff class of owners of properties clad in James Hardie’s Titanboard product is also being assembled to be added to the claim, it said.

Lawyer Dan Parker said that water damage as a result of the alleged issues with Harditex are often not immediately obvious to homeowners.

His firm’s media release cited lead plaintiff Scott Woodhead who had gone unconditional on his first home in August before discovering problems.

“The house looked in very good condition and two building reports made no mention of issues with the cladding,” he said. “After speaking to my neighbour I got experts to explore the problem and was horrified to find toxic mould is present under the cladded surface.

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 5840 5784

Delist calls rejected NZX, which runs New Zealand’s main stock market, has rejected a suggestion from the NZ Shareholders Association that it should delist investment firm Pyne Gould Corp to protect the integrity of the market. The association has complained to NZX and the Financial Markets Authority regarding Pyne Gould’s practices, but had been told that the market is informed and can make its own decisions, NZSA chairman John Hawkins said. Pyne Gould’s shares have twice been suspended after the company failed to provide audited accounts on time, it has been censured and fined three times for governance failures.

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That is when I decided to join the Cladding Action.”

Parker & Associates said owners of leaky homes should investigate whether Harditex cladding systems had been used in their house before a December 31 cut-off “after which there will be a bar on claims based on acts or omissions that occurred more than 15 years ago, when many Harditex properties were built.”

Business lobby leaders are pleased with the way small business owners are using the 90-day trial period, but don’t think it needs to be extended. The MYOB Business Monitor survey of more than 1000 small-and-medium sized business owners found sourcing staff was the biggest employment issue facing them. About 63 per cent of businesses employing six to 19 staff hired someone on a 90-day trial, with 13 per cent dismissing a worker within the period, in the year ended August 31.

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■ COMMENT

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Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

Leaky building damage.

The class action is the second over potential leaky homes this year after Adina Thorn Lawyers launched one against plaster cladding manufacturers, and follows a Court of Appeal ruling that a Ministry of Education’s claim against Carter Holt Harvey isn’t subject to a 10-year limitation under the Building Act. New Zealand has yet to develop legislation for class actions, with representative suits evolving through court rules rather than legislation and leaving a lack of clarity around some of the procedural rules.

The government had expected to complete the policy work for the legislation in 2012, adopting one of the recommendations in a parliamentary select committee report into the spate of finance company collapses through the second half of last year, but has since put the work - NZME on the backburner.

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Global Markets The low cost of borrowing associated with wide-spread accommodative monetary policies is expected to remain positive for global growth.

Weaker energy prices are further bolstering the spending power of global consumers.

Both the United States and European economies remain underpinned by strengthening consumer demand.

However economic risks have increased in recent months, with the slowdown in China impacting commodity producers and other emerging economies.

Emerging economies contribute over 55 per cent of world growth and this has resulted in some reallocation of global capital away from equity markets, taking prices lower over the quarter.

Australian and New Zealand Equity Markets Australian equities were another poor performer.

Declines were led by the banking and resource sectors, with banks raising equity during the period and the market factoring in likely changes to regulatory capital requirements.

These capital raisings were

Selwyn Sloan and Michael Coleman MONEY MATTERS

expected and after the market has digested these, the banking sector could well get re-rated higher.

Resource segments were impacted by weak commodity prices, although in Australian Dollars (AUD) these commodity prices have been more stable.

Companies with defensive characteristics or offering structural growth prospects performed the best.

New Zealand equities were down over the last quarter but relatively resilient relative to offshore markets.

This is a reflection the defensive make-up of the market with attractive dividend yields also helping to underpin market prices.

We do note that the reporting season has indicated that revenue growth is currently weakening.

Fixed Interest Market New Zealand interest rates were dominated by cuts to the Official Cash Rate, weaker

global growth sentiment and slower Chinese growth statistics.

As we write, the prospects for a further cut to the OCR (Official Cash Rate) before Christmas look reasonably strong.

New Zealand rates generally reflect longer-term global bond rate trends and international government bond rates have recently eased back.

The final quarter of the year is normally a very busy period for new corporate bond issuance.

Selwyn Sloan and Michael Coleman are Authorised Financial Advisers with Forsyth Barr in Ashburton. This column is general in nature and should not be regarded as personalised investment advice. Disclosure Statements are available on request and free of charge.

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■ ISRAEL

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In brief Incursion warning Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday warned leaders of Central Asian nations of a possible militant incursion from Afghanistan. Putin’s statement comes a day after US President Barack Obama announced plans to keep about 9800 US troops in place in Afghanistan through most of next year to continue counter-terrorism missions and advise Afghans battling a resurgent Taliban. Speaking at a summit in Kazakhstan of the heads of former Soviet republics Putin said the situation in Afghanistan is “close to critical” and called on his counterparts to be prepared to act together to repel a possible attack.

- AP

Baby born on flight It was a honeymoon that Dr. Angelica Zen likely won’t ever forget, and not just because of the romantic Bali vacation. On her way home to Los Angeles last week, the UCLA physician made her first unassisted delivery of a newborn baby when a passenger suddenly went into labour over the Pacific Ocean. The China Air flight, which had departed from Taiwan, was diverted to Alaska. Mother and newborn daughter left for a hospital, and the flight continued on to Los Angeles. “When the baby came out healthy, I was just very relieved,” Zen said laughing. - AP Protesters, one holding a Palestinian flag, clash with Israeli soldiers by the Israeli border with Gaza in Buriej, central Gaza Strip.

PHOTO AP

Palestinians torch shrine Palestinians have torched a site revered by Jews in the West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian sources say, amid calls for fresh protests after more than two weeks of deadly unrest.

Video showed what looked like an extensive blaze at the site in the northern city of Nablus known as Joseph’s Tomb, and the Israeli army called the attack “a despicable act” of desecration.

Palestinians have called for a “Friday of revolution” against Israel and Jerusalem police

barred men under 40 years of age from attending the main weekly prayers at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque, seeking to keep young protesters away.

Israeli security forces have deployed massively in Jerusalem after two weeks of Palestinian attacks in the city and across Israel.

“Police and border police forces will act with determination and without compromise against any attempt to disturb order or public safety,” a police statement said.

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting at Jordan’s request on Friday to discuss the upsurge of violence.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday reiterated his willingness to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, while accusing him of inciting and encouraging violence.

“It’s time that President Abbas stops not only justifying it, but also calling for it,” Netanyahu told reporters.

US Secretary of State John Kerry also warned the Palestinian leader not to incite violence.

“President Abbas has been committed to non-violence. He needs to be condemning this, loudly and clearly,” said Kerry, who plans to travel to the region “in the coming days” to try to calm tempers.

Abbas has called for peaceful protest, but frustrated Palestinian youths have defied attempts to restore calm.

- AFP

■ NIGERIA

Dozens die as blasts hit Nigerian mosque Dozens of worshippers have been killed after two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri.

“All the people in the mosque died. Not a single one escaped,” said Muhtari Ahmadu, a trader near the scene.

“We counted 42 dead bodies outside the mosque,” added Amadu Marte, a vigilante supporting the security forces in the fight against the Islamist Boko Haram group. The city has been hit repeatedly by the

militants. Borno state police confirmed that the mosque was hit by twin bombings but gave a lower toll of about 14 dead.

After the explosions, the mosque collapsed and injured “many people praying”, the police said in a statement.

“Casualties have been evacuated to UMTH (University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital) and specialist hospitals in Maiduguri,” it added.

The bombers slipped into the mosque disguised as wor-

shippers, witnesses said.

One of the attackers set off the first blast when he entered the mosque, they said.

The second bomber detonated his explosives soon after, when many had rushed to the scene to help the first victims.

“When rescuers and sympathisers gathered in front of the place, the second one went off, killing many of them,” Marte said.

The blasts occurred around 6.30pm local time in Molai, in the western suburbs of Maid-

uguri, where worshippers had gathered for evening prayers.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but suspicion fell on Boko Haram, which was founded in Borno’s state capital Maiduguri in 2002.

The city has been hit repeatedly since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power on May 29 with a vow to crush the insurgency.

Suicide bombers killed four people in a suburb of Maiduguri on Tuesday.

- AFP

Bid for asylum A group of 10 players from Eritrea’s national soccer team have refused to go home and are seeking asylum in Botswana following a World Cup qualifier. A lawyer representing the players will make an application to a court to try and prevent them being sent back. Their country is one of the most repressive nations in the world, according to human rights groups. Eritrean athletes have previously used sports events to try and escape their homeland.

- AP

Ghostly goings on Police in northern China have detained three people suspected of stealing a corpse to sell as a bride in the ancient Chinese rite of ghost weddings, which join single people who died for a belated marriage in the afterlife. The main suspect, a man aged 72, said he had heard about the death of a young woman in a nearby village in Shanxi province and thought of selling the corpse to relatives of single dead men. While they were raiding a village tomb for the body their plot was scuttled by villagers who caught them in the act and alerted police.

- AP

Hostage envoy dies Ken Taylor, Canada’s ambassador to Iran who sheltered Americans at his residence during the 1979 hostage crisis, has died. He was 81. Taylor kept the Americans hidden at his residence and at the home of his deputy, John Sheardown, in Tehran for three months. Taylor facilitated their escape by arranging plane tickets and persuading the Ottawa government to issue fake passports. He was heralded as a hero in both the US and Canada.

Some of Taylor’s exploits in Iran in 1979 later became the subject of the 2012 Hollywood film, Argo.

- AP

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Trevor Hurley Real Estate Limited REAA EAA 2008 MREINZ

www.realestatenewzealand.net.nz/propertymanagement/

Smithy's Clock Repairs Why send your precious items away when they can be repaired locally by a fully qualified watchmaker.

Collected and delivered back to your home within the Ashburton town boundary.

Trademaster PAINTERS AND PAPERHANGERS

“We do it all”

PAINTERS | PAPERHANGERS | PAINT STRIPPING

Martin Clark

Mobile: 021 239 7781 Email: trademastermarty@icloud.com

Phone Smithy’s for a free quote now on 307 8574

ALL WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED | FREE QUOTES

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

Martin Clark Ph 021 239 7781 www.trademasterpaintersdecorators.co.nz

We strip heritage homes & buildings.

We can remove multiple layers of paint wether it be on timber, plaster, brick & cement and off weatherboard villas & commercial buildings

EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING & GARDENING LIMITED admin@realestatenewzealand.net.nz

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191 Burnett Street, Ashburton 7700

Ph 03 308 6173

Sandra & John

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ATTENTION: PROPERTY OWNERS For your rural, residential and commercial property maintenance, contact us.

• Landscape and garden renovations • Ride-on lawn mowing • Gardening • Hedge trimming • Clean-ups

Don, Sue & Chris Cooper 027 339 6350 or a/h 03 308 9257

PLUMBING & GAS FITTING

03 307 8184 or 027 292 0180 P RO P E RT Y M ANAGE M E NT

Professional service and a friendly team for a job well done, qualified gardener.

COMpETITIVE RATES

• Maintenance / repairs • New hot water cylinders • Bathroom renovations

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• Continuous gas hot water units • Gas fires (03) 302 9555 or 027 555 6690

Mid Canterbury wide

Happy Birthday

For just $10!* Book your birthday greeting, including a photo, for just $10! Ten words only.*

Phone 03 307 7900 Email: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

(Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE) *Terms and conditions apply.

Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

Lifestyle

CONNECTIONS

BACK IN-STORE

Invisible Tan Invisible Tan is an organic moisturiser that nourishes your skin without any synthetics or toxic ingredients.

Winter Skin A divine luxe moisturiser perfect for transforming the fairest beauty into a bronzed goddess!

Plants for all projects.

- Landscaping Plants - Ornamental & Specimen trees.

- Native plants for all purposes.

- Hedging plants & Topiaries.

- Fruit & Nut plants.

SOUTHERN

WOODS PLANT NURSERY

1133 Main South Road - Call 0800 800 352 - www.southernwoods.co.nz

COME, VISIT AND SEE WHAT’S IN STORE

House of Hearing

100% NZ Owned & Operated

Experience. The Difference

Charitee & John Adams 03 324 3605 www.ellesmeredrapery.co.nz 80 High Street, Leeston Mon-Fri 9am -5pm & Sat 9.30am-1pm Like us on Facebook - Ellesmere Drapery 2013 Ltd

Where Style Is Created

‘We don’t go anywhere without our Tangle Teezer - it’s amazing and easy to find in our bag.’

Ph 03 308 7707

Ashford Village 415 West Street, Ashburton

UR WAY COMING YO SAILS INGS - SHADE BLINDS - AWN S NS - UMBRELLA - INSECT SCREE

The Shade House team is thrilled to introduce Joel Aronsen.

Your Rieker Destination Store www.comfyshoes.co.nz

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Joel visits Ashburton and Geraldine on a regular weekly basis.

www.theshadehouse.co.nz

49 Main Road, Pleasant Point Phone: 03 614 8750 - A/H 0508 RIEKER 743537

Hours: 11am - 4pm Tuesday to Saturday

To advertise here contact Elaine on 021 836 543 or 307 7907 Elaine Dillon

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Part time position

Farm Supplies Sales Position

Are you looking for a Career, Not just a job?

You’ll start your career with Talbot Security Group (TSG) as a probationary security officer. On-the-job training will teach you how to patrol and secure buildings, how to respond to alarms and other emergencies and events. You will learn how to help prevent crime by learning the fundamentals of security. You will learn how to deal with, and report on events that you may find during your patrol shift. You’ll participate in operations around Mid Canterbury and learn how to work with other enforcement organisations.

Talbot Security Group is looking for two motivated; security minded people to join its Ashburton based Business.

If you enjoy working as part of a team, have a strong work ethic and take pride in what you do, we want to hear from you. All roles would suit a mature minded person, reliability is essential.

While experience is preferred, full training will be given to the right applicant.

For more details on TSG.Ltd go to www.talbotsecurity.co.nz Applications by e-mail to tsgltd@xtra.co.nz only. Phone calls will not be accepted. Applications for this role will be kept in strictest confidence; we anticipate high application numbers for this role so do not delay in expressing your interest.

Applicants must be able to attend an interview. A satisfactory preemployment medical including a drug and alcohol screening test may be required if you are successfully offered a job with us.

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Tuarangi Home - Ashburton has a new position available for a Clinical Resource Nurse to join the team working business hours 28 hours per week across Monday to Friday. You will be responsible for overseeing the InterRai, admissions, arranging medical visits and reviews, liaising with the interdisciplinary team and working with the registered nursing staff to maintain a high standard of nursing care.

You will be a Senior Registered Nurse, Grade 5, who is experienced in the care of older persons and people with dementia. You’ll have a demonstrated ability to effectively lead and work as part of a team and also communicate well with staff, residents and their families.

Apply online, or to find out more information, please contact Kathryn Clark, Recruitment Specialist – Nursing, Phone: (03) 337 7923 or email kathryn.clark@cdhb.health.nz

We are seeking a full time sales person to join our team at the busy Ashburton Store. This specialist position requires a good working knowledge and a proven mechanical ability on a variety of agricultural equipment from high tech agricultural spraying systems to irrigation parts. An understanding of farming practices is essential as you will be dealing with customer enquiry, handling price enquiries and retail sales on a daily basis.

This challenging and rewarding role offers a wide variety of work, an excellent work environment with good hours, plus contact with national distributors and dealing with our farming customers. The role will also encompass stock control, quoting and equipment installations, full training both on-site and off-site will be given for you to succeed in this role.

We have a part time position available for a mature person in our busy store.

• We are looking for an honest, reliable and customer friendly employee • Liquor Licence and experience would be an advantage however full training will be provided.

• You will be required to do shift work, up to 25 hours per week (negotiable). Our open hours are 7am - 8pm, 7 days a week • You must be able to work unsupervised and also in a busy team environment • We offer the successful applicant an attractive hourly rate.

If this sounds like you, please deliver your CV with a cover letter to: Beach Road Dairy, 30 Beach Road, Ashburton.

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

Guardian Situations Vacant

307 7900

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

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

To join this friendly, enthusiastic and motivated team, please apply.

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

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Please forward your current curriculum vitae to Kimberley at: Insurance4u 8:52 am 170 Burnett Street, Ashburton Or enquiries@insureu.co.nz

Cleaning Opportunities Opportunity to join our expanding team of cleaners working in a range of Council venues including the Administration Building, Library, Museum and EA Networks Centre. We have two part time positions (10-15 hours per week, Monday to Friday) and one on call position available. If you are trustworthy, have a high standard of work and a friendly manner then this could be the job for you.

To find out more about these vacancies and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you – visit our website.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

Building – it’s what we know and it’s what we do best. That’s why clients have chosen us, again and again.

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

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

Ideally you will have: • Attention to detail; • A desire to satisfy customer needs; • Self-motivation with a willingness to learn; • Intermediate computer skills;

Application close 19 October 2015.

Beach Road Dairy

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

ATS is a dynamic and innovative co-operative offering members the ability to purchase all farm inputs through our stores in Ashburton, Rakaia and Methven.

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Clinical Resource Nurse

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

REGISTERED NURSE An opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to work in our facility on a fixed term contract.

This role requires an experienced RN, committed to excellence in care for our residents and own professional development.

There may be further opportunity for the appointee to undertake permanent shifts as the facility continues to expand.

The RN position requires NZ Residency or valid NZ Work Visa.

Please apply to the Nurse Manager by email: nursemanager@terraceview.co.nz

Mechanic We are looking for a mechanic to join our friendly team.

Our workshop is one of the best equipped around and the work is varied and interesting.

We service everything from small engines to lawnmowers, cars, trucks and tractors and we are the local Husqvarna dealers.

Please contact Paul at Dixon Machinery & Dieseltech Ph 302 8946 or AH 302 8767 or cell 027 434 5637

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

Could be longer for the right person.

Situated 2 kms from Ashburton.

Please call 027 227 1152 (no texting)

ROTO-RAINER SHIFTER REQUIRIED A person with excellent mechanical aptitude is required.

Four hours daily.

17km from Ashburton.

Experience preferred with references.

Phone 027 643 1578

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Pea Truck and Harvester Drivers Talley’s Ashburton is looking to employ truck and harvester drivers for our upcoming pea harvest, starting mid-November.

Truck Drivers A class 2 or 4 licence is preferable, to operate our company owned pea trucks to and from our factory located in Fairton, however there will be an opportunity for the successful applicants to be trained in gaining a class 2 or 4 licence.

Pea Harvester Drivers You will need to hold a minimum of a class 2 and heavy wheels endorsement on your licence, however for the successful applicants full training can be given to obtain these. Experience would be an advantage although not essential.

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In return we offer you modern equipment, good wages with the opportunity for overtime, and a busy working environment.

If either of the above roles interest you, apply in writing to; Talley’s Group Ltd, PO Box 244, Ashburton – Attn: Pea Harvest, or email recruitment@ash.talleys.co.nz Applications close Tuesday 27th of October 2015.

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Full-time Office Administration Our business is growing and our friendly team have a vacancy for a full-time office administrator/receptionist. The successful applicant will work alongside our administration team and will have strengths in the following areas:

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

Excavator Operator Full-time, Monday to Friday

• Good customer service skills • Strong attention to detail • Excellent time management and organisational skills to meet strict deadlines • Happily multi-task and maintain a positive attitude with in an often busy environment • Reception duties • Accounts entry • Accounts payable and receivable • Strong computer literacy • Tidy appearance • Reliable and honest with good work ethics

Greg Donaldson Contracting Ltd is a locally owned and operated company based in Ashburton.

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

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

All applicants will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Please provide a cover letter and full CV , marked for the attention of: Administration Position McIntosh Group PO Box 464 Ashburton 7740 Or you can email your application to jobs@mcintoshgroup.co.nz Applications must be received no later than 4pm Friday, October 30, 2015.

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

Find out how you can help by visiting:

www.otago.ac.nz/ chchheart

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Guardian Classifieds

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

307 7900

Call TJ to tend to all your rural electrical needs . . ElectraServe, for everything electrical 24/7 Breakdown Service

Industrial Dairy Commercial Effluent URL _________ With: _______________________________ Date:_______________________________ tested: x Residential Irrigation Generators

the ElectraServe guarantee

Blair Watson, General Manager personally guarantees ElectraServe’s tradesmen’s workmanship.

If you are not 100% satisfied with Closing date the quality xof the work, ElectraServe will put it checked: right . . . every time, or your money back.

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NOTE:Methven Methven Pharmacy, 101 PLEASE Main Street, MENTAL HEALTH that we have prepared this will be open Saturday, from 9am - 1pm.

Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis advertisement proof based on our HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 Team. understanding of the instructions HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice. sort received. In approving the SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual run date position cost (excl HOSPITAL gst) ASHBURTON advertisement, it is client’s responsibility Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 WARD 1 - DAILY, 10 - 11.30am & 2 - 7.30pm.

DUTY Sat 17DOCTORS Oct Sits Vacant $297.64 to check the accuracy of both the VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP Children must be accompanied by an adult.

This service is for emergency medical care advertisement, the media and the 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 Wed 21 Oct $245.00 WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & only.

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Cancellation of adverts booked with Sat 24 Oct $297.64 WARD - DAILY, Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am MATERNITY 10am - 8pm.

Allenton Medical Centre, The Mall, Harrison media will incur a media cancellation -Husbands and patient’s own children may visit 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

Street, will be the duty practice for Saturday until $169.78 fee of $50. the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -12noon and from 6pm - 7pm both days. No Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Rachel your contact: appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9139. -unrestricted visiting.

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA ASHBURTON REST HOMES LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 Saturday, and Sunday doctor and emergency COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS details - please telephone the Methven Medical and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, OMMUNITY ERVICES Centre, ph 302 8105. unrestricted visiting.

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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.

PHARMACIES

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday, and from 6pm - 8pm both evenings.

EMERGENCY DENTIST

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

S

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327 West Street, phone 308 1133.

Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Saturday: 10am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm

HELPLINE SERVICES

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Research facilities weekday afternoons.

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

327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890. Open weekdays 10am - 4pm, weekends 1pm - 4pm.

WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

INFORMATION CENTRES

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

BUS DEPARTURES

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

ANIMAL SERVICES

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021 1356

969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Renate Haveman.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Lorna Humm. Small: Ref Vet Ent. ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben 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:Kate Foxcroft. Small: Neroli Wall.

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint after-

DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL hours small animal emergency service. To use

EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service.

20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020

this service please phone your vet as usual.

Happy Birthday

For just $10!*

Book your birthday greeting, including a photo, for just $10! Ten words only.*

Phone 03 307 7900 Email: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

(Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE) *Terms and conditions apply.

Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

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Safer Boating

Central South Island Fish & Game Council Declaration of Election Result

Rubbish and Recycling

2015 Council Elections

Resource Recovery Parks The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be closed on:

Candidate KOEVOET, Linn ROONEY, Gary HALL, Matthew ISBISTER, Daniel GROWCOTT, Brent GERARD, Steve PAYNE, Kevin HADLER, George MCLAUCHLAN, Paul WHIPP, Bill SPRY, Will CRUDEN, John

Sub-region WAITAKI WAIMATE ASHBURTON WAITAKI WAITAKI WAIMATE MACKENZIE ASHBURTON TIMARU DISTRICT TIMARU DISTRICT MACKENZIE TIMARU DISTRICT

Votes Received 390 366 356 342 326 310 308 301 296 292 258 251

BANNISTER, Steve MCKENZIE, Craig GIBB, Simon FRANK, Russell

ASHBURTON ASHBURTON TIMARU DISTRICT MACKENZIE

246 241 226 216

Having been duly appointed Returning Officer pursuant to Section 3 of the Fish and Game Council Election Regulations 1990, I hereby declare the results of the election that closed on 13th October 2015 for the election of TWELVE (12) Council members for the Central South Island Fish & Game Region.

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Monday 26 October 2015

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

To learn more about Boat Safety visit ecan.govt.nz/boating Proudly supporting Maritime NZ & Safer Boating Week 16 – 23 October 2015

There are no changes to any other collections.

ECAN/ASH/7074

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

Neil McCann Group Manager Service Delivery

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

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

RURAL TRADING POST

0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

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The Council is made up of the highest polling candidate from each of the sub-regions, plus the remaining highest polling of all other candidates. Note that for the 2015 election, no candidates were nominated for the Timaru City sub-region.

I therefore declare, John CRUDEN, Steve GERARD, Brent GROWCOTT, George HADLER, Matthew HALL, Daniel ISBISTER, Linn KOEVOET, Paul MCLAUCHLAN, Kevin PAYNE, Gary ROONEY, Will SPRY and Bill WHIPP to be duly elected to the Central South Island Fish & Game Council.

The voting return percentage was 32.04%.

Warwick Lampp Returning Officer – Central South Island Fish & Game Council Free phone 0800 666 029 electionz.com Ltd elections@electionz.com

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TRADES, SERVICES

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

WANTED t Standing The RighGrass Standing r s FoLucerne l o o T Standing Cereal

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

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TRADES, SERVICESpublication HOME handyman available.

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

PLUMBER / DRAIN LAYER Peter Young 03 3077 582 / 027 2800 889. Bathroom and kitchen renovations, hot water cylinder replacements, repairs.

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From mowing to muck spreading, we’ve got you covered. One contractor. Every solution.

Suitable for silage Top Market Rates

Fodder Beet Planter

Amazone Maize Planter

This season we are operating 3 of our 12 row Monosem Fodder Beet Planters, featuring the GS2 GPS Auto Steer, getting the job done efficiently, with accuracy, and preventing overlap through the Auto Shut Off System.

The latest Amazone EDX is a leader for seed placement, quality and efficiency with 12 rows, 9 metre width, 2 separate seed bins and a 5 tonne fertiliser bin. The GS2 Greenstar GPS Auto Row Shut Off prevents overlap.

Contact Shane 027 436 9011 James 027 Call 436 Call Rob Raisbeck on 027 436 9355 Rory9989 Boleyn on 027 436 9324

FREE silage tyres. Delivered to your farm. Phone 03 347 9354.

REAL ESTATE SECTION, Barhill Village 1740 sq mt. Sunny corner section, water scheme. $135,000. Phone 022 186 4637.

PLANTS, PRODUCE Cultivation

General Contracting

Feed Sales

(03) 3085890 | office@quigleycontracting.co.nz | quigleycontracting.co.nz

FURNITURE & BEDS Lounge and bedroom Lounge suites, occasional furniture, dining suites and Sleepyhead beds See us today

East to Burnett St, Ashburton Phone 03 308 5269

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The Secretary April 5/6, 2015 from 779 Main South Road, Mackenzie Charitable Foundation TEMPLETON. C/- Croys Ltd your contact Van, when last seen, was coloured white and Level 2, 161 Burnett Street blue, with sign-writing “Atomic Travel” down PO Box 582 each side of the van, in blue/white letters, Ashburton 7740 along with “Freephone 0508-108-359” in blue Phone 03 308 8353 lettering on both the driver and passenger doors.

Email: mcf@croys.co.nz www.mcf.org.nz

PLEASE NOTE THIS VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN CHANGED/OR ALTERED TO CHANGE IT’S OVERALL APPEARANCE. PHONE IN CONFIDENCE Mike Lockett: (09) 948 6905

MOTORING

CONVENTIONAL bales of pea straw, weed free, $5 per WHEEL alignments at great bale delivered. Ph 027 390 prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an 0002. alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills MOTORING Street. Phone 308-6737.

DODGE Kew, fire tanker truck, 1948, parrot nose, A.I.W.I $2000.00. Phone 022 186 4637.

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DODGE Monaco s/wagon, 1968, factory big block V8, low mls, original 8 seater, A.I.W.I $5000.00. Phone 022 186 4637.

We currently have funds available to distribute in grants for the following purposes in the Canterbury area:

Motoring 307 7900

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

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.

LET OR LEASE

ALLENTON. Very tidy three bedroom, two bathroom home. Master bedroom with en-suite, large living areas, log burner, good sized section, double garage, close to schools, Allenton shopping centre and hospital. Pets negotiable. References and photo ID essential. Asking $370 per week. Phone Carl at B&N Properties 027 2275 300.

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24/7 Appraisals 308 6173

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

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.

HIRE

GENERAL hire.

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

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

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

Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz

Saturday, October 17, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICES

GRAZING

Heartland Championship

Dairy heifer grazing wanted in Canterbury

The Trust Ashburton Mid Canterbury

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Steelform Wanganui TIME: 2.30pm VENUE: Ashburton Showgrounds

Phone Richard Andrews 027 536 8693 David Topham 027 435 2308 Scott Perkins 027 474 2077 www.livestockexchange.co.nz

MEETINGS, EVENTS

ADMISSION - Adult $10 - Under 17 Free The next meeting of the Ashburton Trust Board will be held in the

PLANTS, PRODUCE

FOR SALE

N.Z Strawberry $3.99 ea Asparagus bunch Tomatoes 500gm Celery Braeburn 2kg

$2.49 ea $2.99 bag $1.49 ea $2.99 bag

Specials available from 13/10 - 20/10

OPEN 7 DAYS

Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

Guardian Situations Vacant

308-1095

307 7900

Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays@10.00am Including Children’s Church Everyone is welcome.

See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron Sts Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

• R1yr heifers grazing Nov - May • R2 yr. heifers grazing May - May • We have weaners available from November • Competitive rates with weight gain bonus options

Meads Cup Semi Final

BARLEY for sale. Approx 70 ton. Located at Lagmhor.

Contact Scott 027 943 5722.

FIREWOOD green old man pine. $140 per 3 cubic metres. Split and delivered.

Ph 303 6280, Tim Boyd Elite Firewood Ltd.

Head Office Boardroom, Level 1 - Somerset House, Cnr East + Burnett Streets, Ashburton

on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 3.00pm Robert Reid Acting Manager

FIREWOOD - Green Oregon and old man pine $140, blue ADULT gum and Macrocarpa $160. ENTERTAINMENT All 3.6m³. Split and delivered.

Ph Shane James Firewood CINDY, kiwi, attractive, late 303 7063.

30’s, size 8. Phone calls only 027 363 7916.

FREE - Shed for removal.

Two stables, 3.4x3.8, tack/storage room 6.3x4.4 NEW Asian, friendly, beautiful and veranda 6.8x2.4. Phone hot and sexy, busty DD. Good service and good 308 0222 or 0274 382 311. massage. 021 063 6897.

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four TERRI - Hot and sexy. 46, wheel electric scooters and mature busty blonde. Here to wheel chairs. Call Fred tease you and please you. In Reddecliffe at Electric town from 6pm Friday and Mobility Ashburton today. Saturday. Phone 022 065 7059.

Phone 308-3602

Daily Events

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Church Services

MID CANTERBURY RUGBY Saturday, October 17, 2015

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ENTERTAINMENT

Jubilee Christian Fellowship

Beckley Coachlines Programme

◊ Christchurch Rebuild Tour - Saturday, November 7, departs 9.30am. Includes tour of Kaiapoi, with lunch at the Kaiapoi WMC, then tour of Christchurch central city, restart mall.

Tickets $38 - includes lunch.

For bookings phone 308 7646

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

ACCOMODATION available, private rural setting, suit couple. Furnished with locked storage available. Ph 027 208 7536.

10am Every Sunday All welcome

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

10am Morning Service

Christians Against Poverty Speakers: Ben Mai and Paul Eardley Life 2 da Max (Kids Church) Creche available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

The way of the transgressor is hard but Jesus came that you might have abundant life.

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

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

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

AUTO TRIM, CANVAS & SHADE Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

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

Saturday

Behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

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

10.00am - 12.00pm

VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road. Tinwald.

10.00am - 12.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Preloved clothing bargains. St Andrews Anglican Church, Cnr Thomson and Jane Street. Tinwald.

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, all welcome, West Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

12.45pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Doubles and Singles, Waireka Croquet, Philip Street.

1.15pm GOLF CROQUET DOUBLES WAIREKA. Golf Croquet Doubles, Waireka Croquet, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new member welcome. Allenton Sports Club. Cavendish Street.

5.00pm ASHBURTON MASTERS SWIMMERS SOCIAL EVENINGS. A social group for Masters swimming. E A Network Centre Pool, River Terrace.

6.00pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

Sunday

Worship Service led by Peter and Sandy Renew.

48 Allens Road.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Service and worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele.

Baring Square Church Lounge. Baring Square East.

10.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather permitting. Lovetts Road, off Maronan Road.

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

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

10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy 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.

11.00am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. No service at St Paul’s this morning, combined with St James, Cnr Graham Street and Thomson Streets, Tinwald.

11.00am ST ANREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Combined service at St James, Cnr Graham Street and Thomson Streets, Tinwald.

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, DOUBLES WAIREKA.

Golf Croquet, doubles. Waireka Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club and family day, everyone welcome. M.S.A. Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road.

4.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth group meet at Nikki and Rob’s home.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Evening Worship at St Andrews, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

Monday

Copland Nett WFA. A.G.M. to follow.

Ashburton Golf Club, Golf Links Road.

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

12noon - 1.30pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Every 2nd and 4th Monday, entry of Cass Street. Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

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

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, East St. All welcome.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet. New members

welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish St. 2.00pm GREY POWER. Speaker, Tom O’Connor, Vice Present Grey Power Federation. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre . Holy Name Parish Hall, Winter Street.

8.00pm ASHBURTON ELECTRONIC ORGAN AND KEYBOARD CLUB. Club night concert, all visitors welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

9.00am – 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, coffee and hot food.

Northern end West Street Car Park.

9.00am - 12.00pm CRAFT MARKET. Good variety of crafts, West Street Car Park.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee and fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting.

8.00am ASHBURTON MASTER SWIMMERS. Adult swimming, over the age of 20. EA Networks Centre ,Pool, River Terrace.

8.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.00am ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Harrison Street, Allenton.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. 6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.45am PLAINS LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Monthly meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

10.00am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF.

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Saturday, October 17, 2015 TV ONE

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6am Te Karere 3 2 6:30 Country Calendar 3 A couple relish the opportunity to manage a large, high-country station and raise their family in the rural community in the district. 0 7am Rural Delivery 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 Come Dine With Me PGR 3 Noon Cook Me The Money 3 1pm NZ With Nadia Lim 3 0 1:30 Kiwi Living 3 0 2:30 Situation Critical PGR 3 0 3pm Rapid Response PGR 3 0 3:30 SCU Serious Crash Unit PGR 30 4pm Piha Rescue 3 0 4:30 Tales From Northumberland With Robson Green 0 5pm F Monster Fish 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 F Outback Truckers PGR 0 8pm L Lotto This week’s Lotto draw.

8:05 Outback Truckers PGR Continued. 0 8:30 Coronation Street PGR 0 9:30 Last Tango In Halifax AO 3 An unexpected visitor leads Alan to think about his past; Caroline and a heavily pregnant Kate set a date for their wedding. 0 10:40 Endeavour PGR3 0 12:30 L Football – English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool.

From White Hart Lane in London.

2:45 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 Candice Tells All 8am Baggage Battles 8:30 The Get Growing Roadshow 9am Atlantic Edge 9:30 Destination Flavour Down Under 10am Chocolate Perfection With Michel Roux 10:30 Buying Alaska 11am House Crashers 11:30 Auction Kings PG Noon 100 Day Bach 12:30 The Get Growing Roadshow 1pm Gardeners’ World 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm American Restoration 3:30 Kitchen Crashers 4pm The Apartment 5pm 10 Years Younger UK 6pm Travels With The Bondi Vet 6:30 Young Vets 7:30 Love Nature – Natural World: Operation Pygmy Hippo A wildlife series with in-depth stories about, and award-winning photography of, incredible animals.

8:30 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 9:30 Toy Hunter 10pm NZ Hunter Adventures PGR 10:30 American Restoration 11pm The Apartment

SUNDAY

Midnight 10 Years Younger UK 1am 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 2am Young Vets 3am Kirstie’s Fill Your House For Free 4am NZ Hunter Adventures PGR 4:30 Kitchen Crashers 5am Toy Hunter 5:30 American Restoration

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FOUR

6am Sooty 0 6:10 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:15 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 3 6:40 Paw Patrol 3 0 7:05 The Jungle Bunch – To The Rescue! 0 7:15 Gravity Falls 3 0 7:40 Pokemon XY 0 8:10 Transformers Robots In Disguise 0 8:35 Beware The Batman 3 0 9:05 Breadwinners 0 9:30 Lab Rats 0 10am 2Kaha PGR 10:30 Step By Step 3 0 11am Full House 3 0 11:30 Family Matters Noon M For Better Or For Worse 2014 Romantic Comedy. 0 1:45 Regular Show 3 0 2pm Pretty Little Liars 0 3pm Galavant PGR 3 0 3:30 The Neighbours 3 0 4pm The Amazing Race 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Joey 3 0 6pm F Wipeout 0 7pm M Pirates Of The Caribbean – On Stranger Tides PGR 2011 Adventure.

Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush.

0 9:40 M Don Jon AO 2013 Comedy. Joseph GordonLevitt, Scarlett Johansson.

6am Charles Stanley 3 6:30 Outdoors With Geoff 3 7am Gone Fishin’ 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show.

10:30 Survivor – Caramoan 3 Fans v Favourites.

11:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR 3 12:30 The Block New Zealand – Villa Wars PGR 3 0 1:55 The Block New Zealand – Villa Wars PGR 3 0 3pm The Block New Zealand – Villa Wars PGR 3 0 4pm The Block New Zealand – Villa Wars PGR 3 0 5pm Gone Fishin’ 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 8:25 Sidekick 3 8:50 Beyblade – Metal Fury 3 Animated series in which teen heroes face an evil organisation vying for world domination.

9:15 Power Rangers – Megaforce 3 9:40 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Mr Young 3 5:30 Smokefree Rockquest 2015 6pm iCarly 3 6:30 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3

7pm M Coraline PGR 3 2009 Animated Fantasy.

An adventurous girl finds another world that is an idealised version of her frustrating real home, but it has sinister secrets. 0 9:05 M Hellboy AO 3 2004 Action Adventure. 0

7pm Top Chef Duels PGR 3 8pm American Ninja Warrior (Starting Today) 3 A qualifying round in Venice Beach, California, featuring obstacles such as the Frame Slider, Domino Hill and Chain Swing.

9pm American Ninja Warrior 3 10:50 Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 3

11:30 M Brothers AO 2009 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman. 0 1:40 M The Boondock Saints II – All Saints Day AO 2009 Action. 0 3:50 Anger Management PGR 3 4:15 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 5:05 2Kaha PGR 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

11:30 Blue Bloods AO Danny and Kate search for a sniper who appears to be a radical environmentalist; Danny’s youngest son is seriously injured in a bicycle accident. 0 12:25 Hannibal AO 3 1:15 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 3 5:30 Charles Stanley 3

11:45 90210 PGR 3 Naomi plans to open a restaurant with Mark and Dixon books Michaela to sing at the opening.

12:30 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 River Cottage – Three Go Mad PGR 3 Hugh opens the doors of River Cottage to some famous folk known for everything but their cooking skills. Guests include actors Keeley Hawes, Philip Glenister and Felicity Kendal.

3:30 Rugby – ITM Cup Premiership Semi-final One – Auckland v Tasman.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Airline PGR An angry German, a furious Dutchman and an upset Australian passenger quarrel with airline staff.

6:30 Great British Food Revival Mary Berry has a genuine passion for fresh herbs and wants the world to know how easy they are to grow, use and store.

7pm N University Challenge Canterbury v Waikato.

7:35 The Brokenwood Mysteries PGR 3 DSS Mike Shepherd and Detective Kristin Sims investigate when a severed human hand is discovered in a crayfish pot.

9:35 Downton Abbey PGR 3 The scandal, romance and secrets of the Crawley family and those around them are revealed.

6am Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 6:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 7am Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 7:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 8am Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 8:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 9am Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 9:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 10am Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 10:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 11am Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 11:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Noon L Rugby – Women’s Provincial Championship Final – Auckland v Wellington. 2:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup 4:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 5pm L Rugby – ITM Cup 7pm Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) All Blacks v Tonga. From St James Park in Newcastle upon Tyne.

7:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Premiership Semi-final Two – Wellington v Otago.

9:30 Roof Top Rugby Jeff Wilson and guests talk about rugby, from New Zealand House in London.

10pm Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Week Four.

11:10 60 Minutes PGR 3 Current affairs from New Zealand and around the world.

12:10 Home Shopping 5:30 Rugby – World Cup (Delayed) Quarter-final One – South Africa v Wales.

11pm Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Midnight Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 1am Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 2am Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 3am Roof Top Rugby 3:45 L Rugby – World Cup

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 8am Patapatai 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am The Fit Club 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Toku Reo 3 2 2pm The Big Hit 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Pacific Games 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Taniwha Rau 3 7pm Street Dance Nationals

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 8:05 The Simpsons PG 8:30 Last Man Standing PG 8:55 Bad Robots PGL 9:20 Survivor Marathon PG 12:35 Alaska Off-Road Warriors PGL 1:25 Helicopter Heroes – Down Under PG 2pm Crash Investigation Unit M 2:25 Hardcore Pawn PGL 2:50 Wild West Alaska M 3:40 Law And Order – LA MV 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 Last Man Standing PG 8pm Bad Robots PGL 8:30 Hardcore Pawn PGL 9pm Shipping Wars PG 9:30 Alaska Off-Road Warriors PGL 10:30 Helicopter Heroes – Down Under PG 11:05 Crash Investigation Unit M 11:35 Chosen MVL SUNDAY 12:30 Raw MC 3:10 Chosen MVL 4am Last Man Standing PG 4:25 Bad Robots PGL 4:50 Hardcore Pawn PGL 5:15 Survivor Marathon PG

SKY SPORT 2 7:30 M Short Circuit 2 PGR 1988 Family Comedy Drama. Robot Johnny Five goes to the city and is manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.

Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Tim Blaney.

9:35 M Four Lions AO 2010 Comedy Drama War. Will Adamsdale, Riz Ahmed, Adeel Akhtar.

Last Tango in Halifax 11:20 Te Kaea 3 2 9:30pm on TV One 11:50 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 Mythbusters PG Fixing a Flat.

7:30 Mythbusters PG Let There Be Light. 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 River Monsters PG Face Ripper. 10:30 River Monsters PG Canadian Horror. 11:30 Flipping Ships PG From Junk to Gem. 12:30 Ice Lake Rebels M The Honeymoon is Over. 1:30 Naked And Afraid XL M 2:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 3:30 Deadliest Catch PG Bite the Hand. 4:30 Auction Hunters PG 5pm Auction Hunters PG 5:30 What On Earth? PG Nazi Ice Fortress. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Five-Year Storm Two. 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 The Pool Master PG Best Builds. 9:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11pm Man Made Marvels PG SUNDAY Midnight Aeroplane Repo PG 1am Alaskan Bush People M 2am Dual Survival M 3am Dual Survival M 4am Dirty Jobs PG 5am Mythbusters PG

MOVIES PREMIERE 6am Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis. 8:10 22 Jump Street MVLSC 2014 Comedy. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum. 10am The Wedding Ringer MLSC 2014 Romantic Comedy. Kevin Hart, Josh Gad. 11:45 Smiley 16VLS 2012 Horror. Caitlin Gerard, Shane Dawson. 1:20 Reach Me MVL 2014 Drama. Sylvester Stallone, Kyra Sedgwick. 2:55 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis.

5:05 Citizen Gangster MVL 2011 Crime. Scott Speedman, Kelly Reilly.

6:50 Predestination MVLS 2014 Sci-fi. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook.

8:30 Ride Along MVL 2014 Comedy.

10:15 Into The Storm MC 2014 Thriller. 11:45 Grand Piano MVL 2013 Thriller. SUNDAY 1:15 Citizen Gangster MVL 2011 Crime. 3am Biography – Natalie Portman PG 2011 Documentary.

3:50 Predestination MVLS 2014 Sci-fi. 5:25 Ride Along MVL 2014 Comedy.

University Challenge 7pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 8am Die Hard MVL 1988 Action.

Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia. 10:10 Bulletproof Monk MVL 2003 Action. Chow YunFat, Seann William Scott.

11:55 Mean Girls MC 2004 Comedy. Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Rachel McAdams. 1:35 Snitch MV 2013 Thriller. Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon. 3:30 Paul Blart – Mall Cop PGV 2009 Comedy.

Kevin James. 5pm Speed MV 1994 Action. Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper.

6:55 Old School MLS 2003 Comedy.

Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell. 8:30 Die Hard – With A Vengeance MVL 1995 Action. Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L Jackson. 10:40 Blow 16VLC 2001 Crime. Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz. SUNDAY 12:40 The Bourne Ultimatum MV 2007 Action. Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles. 2:35 Paul Blart – Mall Cop PGV 2009 Comedy.

Kevin James. 4:05 Speed MV 1994 Action.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

17Oct15

6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Premiership Semi-final One – Auckland v Tasman.

7am World Rugby 7:40 L Football – League Championship Bristol City v Nottingham Forest. From Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol.

10am L Squash – US Open Women’s Semi-finals.

Noon Sport 365 12:30 L Squash – US Open Men’s Semi-finals.

3pm Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Perth Wildcats v New Zealand Breakers.

3:30 Sky Sports UK News 4pm Motorsport – British Touring Cars (Highlights) Brands Hatch GP. 5pm Boxing – AIBA World Championships (Highlights) Finals, Session Two. 5:30 Basketball – NBL (Replay) Perth Wildcats v New Zealand Breakers.

7:30 L Basketball – NBL Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks.

From Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney.

9:30 L Basketball – NBL Cairns Taipans v Townsville Crocs.

From Cairns Convention Centre, Queensland.

11:30 The F1 Show

SUNDAY

12:30 Motorsport – British Touring Cars (Highlights) Brands Hatch GP. 1:30 Fox Sports News 2am Football – A-League (Replay) Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City.

4am Football – A-League (Replay) Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC.

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PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Rural Delivery 3 6:25 Fishy Business 3 0 6:50 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 3 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Waka Huia 10:30 Marae 2 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 Islands On The Edge 0 1pm F The Life And Times Of Temuera Morrison PGR 3 0 2pm Building The Dream 0 3pm F The Incredible Mr Goodwin PGR 3 0 4pm Off Their Rockers UK 3 0 4:25 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs 3 0 4:55 F Operation Maneater With Mark Evans PGR 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 8pm Topp Country PGR 0 8:30 F Winter AO Eve takes Indiana back to Rocky Point, hoping she will remember what happened on the day Karly Johansson was murdered. 0 9:30 F Ordinary Lies AO 0 10:40 Secrets And Lies AO 0

6am Fishtronaut 3 0 6:25 Art Attack 3 0 6:50 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 7:10 Fish Hooks 3 0 7:35 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 8am What Now 10am ANT Farm 0 10:25 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand 3 0 Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 2:40 Selfie PGR 0 3:10 Home And Away Omnibus 30 5:35 F Hart Of Dixie 3 When Zoe makes a decision, Wade does his best to make it happen before their baby is born; Lavon is determined to make things right with Lemon. 0 6:35 M Brave PGR 2012 Animated Comedy Adventure.

Voices of Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson. 0 8:30 M The Guilt Trip AO 2012 Comedy Drama. As a man is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mother’s house turns into an unexpected cross-country journey with her along for the ride. Seth Rogen, Barbra Streisand. 0 10:25 Constantine AO Constantine joins Papa Midnite to stop a serious threat. 0

6am Life TV 3 6:30 Brian Houston 3 7am Charles Stanley 3 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 3 8:30 Turning Point 3 9am Three60 9:30 Re-Think 10am The Nation 0 11am Bondi Vet 3 0 11:30 Family Secret PGR 3 0 11:55 Crime Exposed PGR 3 0 12:25 Storage Hunters PGR 3 12:55 For The Love Of Cars (Starting Today) 3 0 2pm N Motorsport – Car Culture 2:30 Motorsport – Jet Sprints 3pm Motorsport – MotoGP 4pm Motorsport – WEC (Highlights) 5pm F Big Angry Fish 6pm 3 News 7pm The Block New Zealand – Villa Wars PGR 0 8:30 Grand Designs New Zealand Chris meets Scottish migrant and urbanite Scott Lawrie, who has a dream of a new life and a new, stainless steel home in the hills behind Pakiri. 0 9:30 Satisfaction AO 0 10:30 Odyssey AO 0

7:30 L Rugby – World Cup Quarter-final Two – New Zealand v France. From the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world.

11:25 Rugby – ITM Cup Championship Semi-final Two – Wellington v Otago.

1:25 Mainfreight Rugby The weekend’s Heartland Championship as national rugby provinces battle it out for the Meads and Lochore Cups.

2:25 Rugby Nation 3:25 Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final One – New Zealand v France.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 19.

6:35 Storage Wars – Texas 3 7pm Glee PGR The original 7pm Storage Wars PGR members of New Directions 7:30 Doctor Who PGR look back on how they ended 8:30 F The Brokenwood up in the glee club.

Mysteries PGR DSS Mike 8pm Community PGR 3 Annie, Shepherd’s favourite country Troy and Abed must help musician, Holly Collins, is Britta to avoid an old flame playing in Brokenwood, but it who has returned to town. turns out to be her last gig.

8:30 M American Pie – 10:30 Rugby – World Cup The Wedding AO 3 2003 Highlights 3 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan. 0 10:30 South Park AO 3

6am World Cup Weekly 7am L Rugby – World Cup Quarter-final Two – All Blacks v France. 10:30 Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final Two – All Blacks v France. 2pm Rugby – World Cup Quarter-final Two – All Blacks v France. Press Conference.

2:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 19. 3pm Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Quarterfinal Two – All Blacks v France.

3:30 Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final One – South Africa v Wales. 5:30 Rugby – World Cup Quarter-final One – South Africa v Wales. Press Conference.

6pm Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 19.

6:30 Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final Two – All Blacks v France.

8:30 Rugby Nation 9:30 The Cup Runneth Over (Delayed) Hosted by Sean Maloney, a look at the tournament from a different angle, picking up all the characters and colour that London has to offer.

10pm Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final One – South Africa v Wales. From Twickenham in London.

11:40 Q+A 3 Local political affairs programme. 0 12:50 Attitude 3 0 1:20 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:20 Marae 3 Maori current affairs show. 2 3:50 Infomercials

11:20 M Carrie AO 2013 Horror.

Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde. 1:20 The Flash 3 0 2:55 Infomercials 3:30 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 Hart Of Dixie 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:25 M Frost/Nixon AO 3 2008 Drama. Frank Langhella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon. 0 2am Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

11pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR The biggest entertainment stories of the last week.

11:55 Infomercials

Midnight Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Quarter-final Two – All Blacks v France. 12:45 L Rugby – World Cup Quarter-final Three – Ireland v Argentina. 3am Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) 3:45 L Rugby – World Cup Quarter-final Four – Australia v Scotland.

CHOICE TV

11:05 Psych PGR 12:05 QI PGR 3 12:45 L Rugby – World Cup Quarter-final Three – Ireland vs Argentina. 3am Home Shopping 5:30 Rugby – World Cup Quarter-final four – Australia v Scotland.

MAORI TV

6am Tomorrow’s World 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Love Nature – Natural World: Operation Pygmy Hippo 8am Travels With The Bondi Vet 8:30 The Apartment 9:30 10 Years Younger UK 10:30 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 11:30 Young Vets 12:30 Kitchen Crashers 1pm Travels With The Bondi Vet 1:30 Love Nature – Natural World: Operation Pygmy Hippo 2:30 Chelsea’s Greatest Garden 3:30 Better Homes And Gardens 5pm Cheese Slices 5:30 Treasure King 6pm Garage Gold 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Penn And Teller – Fool Us PGR 8:30 M Knowing AO 2009 Drama. Professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters, and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe. Nicolas Cage.

10:30 Treasure King Richie Marcello buys and sells valuable treasure and hard to find memorabilia.

11pm Garage Gold 11:30 Moses Jones AO

10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Native Affairs 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 2pm F Whanau Living PGR 3 2:30 F Code PGR 3:30 The Rugby Show – French Top 14 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Waka Huia 3 6:30 Paepae 7pm Pukuhohe 7:30 Waka Warriors 3

12:30 M Knowing AO 2009 Drama. Nicolas Cage.

2:30 Buying The Bayou 3am Chelsea’s Greatest Garden 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Cheese Slices

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7:25 Care Bears – Welcome To Care-a-Lot 3 7:45 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8am The Moerathon 3 0 8:55 Chuggington Badge Quest 3 9am Rugrats 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 3 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm M Casper PGR 3 1995 Fantasy. Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman. 0

THE BOX 8:35 Chosen MVL 9:25 The Simpsons Marathon PG 11:30 The Simpsons PG 11:55 Raw MC 2:40 WWE Main Event MC 3:35 SmackDown! MC 5:20 Helicopter Heroes – Down Under PG 5:55 Crash Investigation Unit M 6:20 Shipping Wars PG 6:45 Alaska Off-Road Warriors PGL 7:35 Covert Affairs MV When a CIA trainee’s name is leaked online, Annie is sent back to Camp Peary to find the leak – without being exposed herself.

8:30 Texas Rising 18VLSC 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 Suspects MVLSC 11:35 Covert Affairs MV 12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 Suspects MVLSC 3:05 Texas Rising 18VLSC 3:55 Hawaii Five0 MV 4:45 Shipping Wars PG 5:10 Covert Affairs MV

SKY SPORT 2 8pm My Country Song Show that presents emerging songwriters and singers from small-town New Zealand.

8:30 M The Other Son AO 2012 Drama. Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.

Emmanuelle Devos, Pascal Elbé, Jules Sitruk.

10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Iti Pounamu AO 3 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 Mythbusters PG Newton’s Crane Cradle. 7:30 Mythbusters PG Jato Rocket Car – Mission Accomplished? 8:30 Naked And Afraid Pop-Up Edition M Louisiana. 9:30 The Pool Master PG Best Builds. 10:30 Ed Stafford – Into The Unknown PG West Papua. 11:30 River Monsters PG 12:30 Flying Miners PG Boom or Bust. 1:30 Abalone Wars PG 2:30 River Monsters PG Canadian Horror. 3:30 Abalone Wars PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Bite the Hand. 7:30 Flying Miners PG Money Trap. 8:30 What On Earth?

PG 9:30 Alaskan Bush People M 10:30 The Pool Master PG 11:30 What On Earth? PG Nazi Ice Fortress. MONDAY 12:30 Mythbusters PG Jato Rocket Car – Mission Accomplished?

1:30 Dual Survival M One Shot, One Kill. 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG Crossing the Line. 4am Dirty Jobs PG BioDiesel-Man. 5am Edge Of Alaska M

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MOVIES PREMIERE 7:05 The Making Of Pan 2015 7:20 Into The Storm MC 2014 Thriller. Richard Armitage, Matt Walsh. 8:50 Grand Piano MVL 2013 Thriller. Elijah Wood, John Cusack. 10:20 Citizen Gangster MVL 2011 Crime.

Scott Speedman, Kelly Reilly.

12:05 Predestination MVLS 2014 Sci-fi. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook.

1:40 Ride Along MVL 2014 Comedy.

Ice Cube, Kevin Hart. 3:20 Haunter MC 2013 Horror. Abigail Breslin, Peter Outerbridge. 4:55 Million Dollar Arm PGL 2014 Drama.

Jon Hamm, Pitobash Tripathy.

6:55 Closed Circuit MVL 2013 Crime. Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall.

8:30 Chappie MVL 2015 Sci-fi.

Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman.

10:35 Godzilla MV 2014 Action.

Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen.

MONDAY

12:35 Suddenly 16VL 2013 Action. 2am Haunter MC 2013 Horror. 3:35 Chappie MVL 2015 Sci-fi. 5:35 Biography – Natalie Portman PG 2011 Documentary.

The Brokenwood Mysteries 8:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 6am The Making Of The Bourne Legacy MV 2012 Featurette.

Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton. 6:20 Old School MLS 2003 Comedy. Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell. 7:50 Die Hard – With A Vengeance MVL 1995 Action Thriller. Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L Jackson.

9:55 Paul Blart – Mall Cop PGV 2009 Comedy. Kevin James.

11:25 Blow 16VLC 2001 Crime.

Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz.

1:25 Old School MLS 2003 Comedy.

3pm The Bourne Ultimatum MV 2007 Action. 4:55 Austin Powers – International Man Of Mystery M 1997 Comedy. 6:25 Die Hard 2 MVL 1990 Action. 8:30 Starsky And Hutch MVL 2004 Action Comedy.

10:15 Hostage 16VL 2005 Action.

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12:05 You Don’t Mess With The Zohan MLS 2008 Comedy.

1:55 Close Up – Bruce Willis PG 2:25 Starsky And Hutch MVL 2004 Action Comedy. 4:05 Die Hard 2 MVL 1990 Action.

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6am Fox Sports News 6:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Premiership Semi-final One – Auckland v Tasman. 7am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Championship Semi-final One – Hawke’s Bay v Bay Of Plenty. 7:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Championship Semifinal Two – Wellington v Otago.

8am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Premiership Semi-final Two – Canterbury v Taranaki.

8:30 L Squash – US Open Finals.

11am Sky Sport 365 11:30 Netball – NZ Secondary Schools Champs (Highlights) 12:30 Rugby – Women’s Provincial Championship (Replay) Final – Auckland v Wellington.

3pm Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final Two – All Blacks v France.

5:30 Football – Arsenal TV Watford v Arsenal.

8:30 Boxing – AIBA World Championships (Highlights) Finals – Session Two. From Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena in Doha, Qatar.

9pm Golf Central 9:30 Golf – Fiji International (Highlights) Round Four.

10:30 Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) Australian Grand Prix – Qualifying.

11pm Football – A-League (Replay) Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners. MONDAY 1am Football – Chelsea TV Chelsea v Aston Villa. 4am Fox Sports News 4:30 L Motorsport – Superbike World Championship Qatar.

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BURTON, Lesley Margret – On October 16, 2015 at Princes Court Rest Home, Ashburton. Dearly loved wife of the late Hugh. Loved mother of June Clarke and partner Mitch, Gerald, and Brian Clarke.

Loved grandmother of Conrad, Shelley, Brett and Alice; and Tracey and great grandmother of Seth, Hunter, Oliver, and Adam. Messages to Burton family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Lesley’s life will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, October 21, commencing a 1.30pm.

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): This is when you’re the best worker: when the work provides challenge, adventure and the opportunity to meet new people and see new lands. When it doesn’t provide those things, you get restless.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): There’s no shame in desiring more than you can accomplish. Striving leads to attaining, or it leads to frustration. When the latter happens, just know that you’re better off than if you never reached.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Someone you know will be the subject of gossip. Whether or not there’s any truth to the charges, you can make this situation better with your compassion and crying shoulder.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You are self-directed, independent and in the mood to do it your way. Hitting your limits is unpleasant but necessary for growth.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): When you share joy with someone who totally gets you, that joy doubles.

Don’t feel bad if that person is hard to find. There are so many who are unreasonably threatened by the happiness of others.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Someone you love is in a gloomy place. The situation is not desperate, but it could go that way if left untreated. Your love and attention will go a long way.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You can no longer afford to hold on to the grievance. Too much is at stake.

Let it go. What you’ll gain in return is worth so much more: freedom, love, momentum.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The sweetest treasures of your life involve your connection with others.

Therefore, anything you do to strengthen those bonds will go a long way.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Keeping up appearances can be exhausting, especially if you set the bar too high. What about being a lovable mess once in a while? Today let your guard down.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): What you imagine will bring you happiness just might. This is your day to investigate. Start by asking the others who have it: “How happy are you?”

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Get intentional and aggressive. This is no day for a “que sera sera” attitude. “What will be, will be” won’t do. “What will be” is what you decide to make happen.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Small talks have great benefits to our bodies, minds and souls, as they express the good will and acceptance we so need.

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120a Thomson Street, Tinwald

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376 Racecourse Road, Ashburton

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35 Suffolk Street, Ashburton

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4/91 Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton

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15 Westpark Close, Ashburton

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127 Harrison Street, Ashburton

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35 Galbraith Street, Ashburton

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8 Manse Place, Ashburton

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29 Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton

2:00 - 2:30pm

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32 Russell Avenue, Ashburton

10:30 - 11:00am

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36 Melcombe Street, Tinwald

12:30 - 1:00pm

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106 Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton

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127 Harrison Street, Ashburton

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376 Racecourse Road, Ashburton

2:00 - 2:30pm

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59 Nuffield Drive, Methven

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SUNDAY 18TH OCTOBER

VIEW OUR LISTINGS ONLINE AT: rwashburton.co.nz

Tinwald 37 Grove Street

Are you looking for a Modernized three bedroom brick home with great garaging at a reasonable price?

Then I’ve found you just the thing! This permanent material home will suit First Home Buyers or Rental Investors alike with Modern Kitchen with Stainless Steel appliances, Open Plan Living leading onto a large Northerly facing patio via French Doors.

For Sale $326,000 Open Home Sat 10:30am - 11:00am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20966

Ashburton 376 Racecourse Road

Very Seldom do properties of this ilk come to the market. Located on racecourse road, this 5 acre block has it all from fruit to walnut trees, horse training track and separate entrance into the yard. The house boasts a 2 year old designer kitchen while the living areas capture all day sun.

For Sale $730,000 Open Home Sat 11:30 - 12:00pm & Sun 2:30 - 3:00pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20978

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Let the council mow your large “treed” extra front lawn.

This tidy sunny townhouse has reluctantly come to the market.

The Vendor says “roomy”, sunny, beautiful, warm and loves the benefit of the enclosed conservatory.

5 Minutes into the CBD or Netherby shops make this townhouse worth viewing early, so as not to miss out.

Put your stamp on this 3 Bedroom, red brick home in Tinwald.

Owners are on the move so they want it sold ASAP. This 938sqm also has sub division potential. Get yourself on the property ladder now. Some equity to be made here.

For Sale $305,000 Open Home Sat 10:30 - 11:00am & Sun 12:30 - 1:00pm

Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

Ashburton 271 Cameron Street

For Sale $299,000 Open Home Sat 11:00am - 11:30am

Offers Over $322,000 Open Home Sat 11:00am - 11:30am

* Sunny Lounge living area * A place you can make your own OR has * Great Tenants SO instant return Over a 1000sqm section - plenty of room out the back!

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20855

Ashburton 127 Harrison Street

Ashburton 15 Westpark Close

This house in the heart of Allenton has just been given a whole heap of TLC. 1st home buyers,Investors look know further 3 bedrooms,big living room,great sun room Close to Allenton school and shops. Solid as.Priced to sell

For Sale $299,000 Open Home Sat 11:45am - 12:15pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20971 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317

Ashburton 1 Burnett Street

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20965

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20915

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Lovely Sunny Two Bedroom Townhouse

Tinwald 36 Melcombe Street

Enquiries Over $259,000 Open Home Sat 12:15 - 12:45pm & Sun 1:15 - 1:45pm

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Ashburton 4/91 Chalmers Avenue

Just consider for a moment how enjoyable it would be calling 15 Westpark Close home. This Amazing Home, in this Amazing Location, on this Amazing Section could be all yours but you will need to act fast. This stunning property comes to the market offering up to 6 bedrooms, or 4 bedroom plus Study and Rumpus Room.

For Sale POA Open Home Sat 12:00pm - 12:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20941

So handy to main shopping center.

Original three bedroom family home.

Separate lounge. Single garaging on a premium corner site.

Great first home buyer’s opportunity. Alternatively investors? The current owner would love to stay on

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20956

Ashburton 32 Russell Avenue

Sunny open plan of generous proportions West side - close to Hotel Ashburton and Racecourse 3 bedrooms, sep WC, sep laundry Internal access from garage Ranchsliders in 2 directions - develop outdoor living

Deadline Sale Closing 3pm 22 October Open Home Sun 10:30am - 11:00am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20959