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Buskers enthral Ashburton Crowds flocked to the Ashburton College auditorium to catch a glimpse of the World Buskers Festival roadshow.

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Recent rain is making little difference to the recharge of critical aquifers in Mid Canterbury as some rural groundwater wells continue to fall to record lows.

Environment Canterbury (ECan) Groundwater Science Manager Carl Hanson said while there had been between 22 and 92mm of rain in parts of Mid Canterbury over the past seven days it had done little to alleviate low ground-

water levels. Some farm wells in the Wakanui/Pendarves/Chertsey zone were still at record lows while across Canterbury overall levels continued to be on the “low side”.

Mr Hanson said it wasn’t the “worst year by any means” but it was the first “really dry” year since the early 2000s where a similar stretch of dry levels were recorded.

“We are getting towards that sort of level. It’s definitely a dry year but not re-

ally quite reaching record levels.”

This week’s rain was helping to restore soil moisture levels but was doing little to recharge aquifers.

“What it really takes is a good period of solid rain for a few days. One episode like that over the winter period would give a good recharge. We didn’t have that last winter.”

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ton”. Her act was one of many culminating in a grand finale, which included contorting herself upside down on a platform to finish in a two-metre-high handstand with a hula hoop spinning around her foot.

Audience involvement was paramount throughout the duration of yesterday’s entertainment with people of all ages asked to jump on stage, swing from hoops and even marry the performers.

Even Guardian photographer Tetsuro Mitomo was dragged into the mix as part of the Hula Queen’s ever-present paparazzi crew.

“The beauty of street theatre is that it brings people together from all walks of life,” the Queen said.

“It’s about love, kindness and being nice to each other.”

Onlooker Majorie Wallace was kept in fits of laughter and said she absolutely loved the show.

Cantabrians also have a chance to check out the Buskers Road show for the next few days as they travel through Lincoln, Rangiora, Kaiapoi and North Brighton.

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Bad weather didn’t dampen anyone’s excitement when the World Buskers Festival roadshow rolled into town yesterday.

People from all over Mid Canterbury crowded into the Ashburton College auditorium to be blown away by some of the festivals most talented acts.

Originally the buskers intended to take over Baring Square East but the downpour forced them indoors.

Sharon Mahoney and her alter ego Miss Tallulah was the first act to take to the stage, edging on the audience with her satirical Canadian humour.

Crowds then gasped as Zane, Degge and Imogen of the Biggest Little Circus trio juggled, dangled and spun their way through their act.

It wasn’t long before Eloise Green AKA Hula Queen dazzled with her improvised humour and aerial acrobatics and finally, AD DJ took the stage.

A very popular act, Ms Green introduced herself by telling the audience they would probably recognise her as she was “quite famous, just not here in Ashbur-

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Audience member Hunter Plamondon joins in with the Hula Queen.

Ashburton District councillors chalk up meeting table

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delivery and finance and business support committees have each met on nine occasions. On top of the 41 official meetings, councillors are each assigned to a range of subcommittees that meet irregularly.

Only three councillors, Stuart Wilson, Peter Reveley and Alasdair Urquhart attended all 41 meetings, with Don McLeod and Alan Totty

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Ashburton’s team of district councillors and mayor Angus McKay have a high attendance record when it comes to council and committee meetings.

Over the past year the council has held 14 full council meetings and its environmental services, service

missing just one each.

Of the 14 council meetings Neil Brown and Martin Nordqvist were absent from two and Ken Cutforth, Don McLeod and Darryl Nelson were absent from one each.

During the year the council changed its committee structure.

Originally councillors were assigned membership of two out

of three committees, but the new structure sees all councillors members of all three committees.

Mr McKay had the lowest attendance rate at council committee meetings, 20 out of 27, but on each occasion he was absent on council business. Councillors Donna Favel, Russell Ellis and Ken Cutforth each missed six meetings, but one ab-

sence each occured before they became members of that committee.

District councillors are not paid a meeting fee, they are paid an annual allowance. In the current financial year (from July 1) the Remuneration Authority gave the civic team an 8.6 per cent pay rise.

Mr McKay now earns $100,200, deputy mayor Darryl Nelson and

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The flight Methven resident scam victim of terror A sight-impaired Methven resident has lost $10,000 to scammers who claimed to be from Kiwibank.

The Guardian understands the victim was contacted by phone several times on Saturday before a second person knocked on their door and declared they were from Kiwibank.

The scammers obtained the victim’s debit card and used it twice

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hours the three committee chairs Neil Brown, Stuart Wilson and Alan Totty receive $30,728, while the council’s eight rank and file councillors are paid $24,600.

The Remuneration Authority sets elected member salaries and this financial year the council will pay $419,912 to its elected members.

It was pandemonium on a recent Air New Zealand flight from Tokyo to Auckland after the plane encountered horrific turbulence an hour into the flight.

Passengers screamed as the plane dropped sharply twice without warning and starting shaking violently sending wine arcing into overhead luggage compartments and fully laid food trays littering aisles.

A passenger posted on social media site Imgur that an hour into the 10-hour flight the plane suddenly dropped and started “shaking like crazy” sending everything in the air and spraying wine on to the cabin roof.

Falsabaiana said passengers were screaming.

“It was terrifying. I thought that might be the end of me.”

Poster Ollieislame described the panic.

“We had a little bump-debump at first and then all of a sudden the plane just dropped and started shaking like crazy. Then the second drop came. Everything up in the air, wine on the roof.

“Quite a few screams and general terror.”

Passengers said the cabin crew did their best to make everyone comfortable for the rest of the flight.

Falsabaiana said: “They went through and picked up everything they could but they just weren’t equipped to do much more and so many people needed help cleaning themselves up I don’t think it was that high a priority.”

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to make withdrawals in Rolleston and Christchurch, totalling at least $10,000 – representing the victim’s lifesavings.

The scammers were described as a man and woman, who appeared pushy but plausible.

Police were alerted after a family member contacted them.

“Mid Canterbury police are aware of the Methven resident ex-

posed to this latest scam and are investigating the matter, further comment will be made on completion of our enquiry,” he said.

Anyone who has had a similar experience should contact the Ashburton Police Station on 307-8400. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555-111 or online.

■ ASHBURTON WEEDS

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Environmentalists might be keen for local authorities to stop using weed sprays containing glyphosate, but that won’t be happening in Ashburton until an effective and cheaper alternative is found, says Ashburton District Council open spaces manager David Askin.

The Green Party is asking the Environmental Protection Agency and local councils to reassess their use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in weedkillers such as Roundup, as part of its nationwide spray-free streets and parks campaign.

Mr Askin has defended the council’s spray policy, saying there were no viable alternatives on the market. One or two councils had changed to a hot-water based weed control programme, but that was costly to set up, he said.

Glyphosate broke down very quickly in the soil and was safe as soon as it dried on plants, Mr Askin said.

“When we spray sports fields and play areas we do put signs out, but this is the most common weed spray ingredient and it’s widely used around New Zea-

A stretch of gutter on Harrison Street adds a touch of neglect to the Ashburton suburb of Allenton.

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land.”

The Green Party’s pesticide spokesperson Steffan Browning claims that many towns and cities overseas had made the switch to glyphosate-free weed treatment and New Zealand should follow suit.

“Councils and the EPA need to assess the risk of glyphosate for themselves objectively and

urgently, in the interests of New Zealanders’ health and the health of our environment,” he said.

One area of Ashburton that appears not to have seen a touch of weedspray – chemical or natural – is a strip of Ashburton’s Harrison Street, with the kerbside gutter on the southern side a mass of weeds.

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■ CANTERBURY DAIRY FARMS

Rural investors remain keen

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Despite the depressed dairy sector there is still “very high” interest in buying dairy farms from New Zealand based rural corporations and investors.

Bayleys Canterbury director Bill Whalan said although the sale of larger dairy farms had slowed considerably there was still a considerable number of buyers in the market place.

Mr Whalan said there was always a mix of overseas buyers in the market but that number had not increased in recent times.

“In the overall scheme of things though it’s a relatively small buyer group but when you look at

overall transactions they do tend to buy larger assets … It’s an adjunct group, not a primary one.”

He said Canterbury farms remained sought after with “activity” in the local market at present.

“From memory, settled sales of dairy farms up until the beginning of December were only four in Canterbury but interestingly all were in excess of $10 million which absolutely floored me with one over $24 million.”

Good water was king, he said.

Bayleys sold 24 farms in Canterbury in 2015 – six of those in Mid Canterbury and have advertised for interest from those looking to sell for a number of wouldbe farm buyers who had failed to

settle a purchase.

Other interested parties included a core group of “around 10” overseas buyers who have been in the market for the past 10 years, predominantly from Europe, Canada and the United States.

“They are interested in productive investments – primarily dairy farms because when it comes down to it our dairy farmers are the most efficient producers in the world.”

However the continuing interest in Canterbury agricultural land was a far cry to its southern counterparts with Mr Whalan saying dairy farms in Southland were “just not selling”.

Around 41 dairy farms have been listed on Trade Me with little interest.

Land Information New Zealand communications account manager Andrew Smith said there had been 17 applications from overseas buyers for consent to purchase agricultural land in Canterbury during 2015.

Currently four were still being processed with no details available until a decision had been made, he said.

The last granted application was for a 360 hectare dairy farm in Oxford which was then sold to the Canadian Government via their Public Sector Pension Investment Board.

Pick up ‘artists’ bail The group of men “pick up artists” who’d planned to deliver a controversial seminar on how to seduce women has backtracked on its intention to come to New Zealand. Australians and New Zealanders were up in arms over Real Social Dynamic’s arrival. A petition started in Australia collecting more than 60,000 signatures, while a similar petition to ban it from holding a seminar in New Zealand had also reached almost 2000 signatures.

Women’s Refuge NZ even started a hashtag for its campaign against the group ‘s arrival here – #NoYouAreBloodyNot.” Women’s Refuge has responded to the news of the backtrack on its Facebook page with a thumb’s up. “#TinoPai.” - NZME

Arrest over road rage A Christchurch man has been arrested for assaulting another man with a metal bar that led to the victim being hit by a van.

The incident occurred on Riccarton Road at about 8.40am on January 14, when the 45-year-old driver of a white van was reported to have approached the driver of a transport truck and threatened him with a metal bar. Acting senior sergeant Melanie Noonan said the van driver returned to his vehicle and while leaving the scene hit the other driver who had got out of his truck. The man is due to appear in Christchurch District Court on Thursday charged with intentional damage and two counts of assault.

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Aquifers remain low despite rain From P1 Those in the Valetta area in Mid Canterbury had been hit hardest this year, with Mr Hanson saying of the 48 consents that have adaptive management conditions where seasonal allocation was based on September groundwater levels, 29 farms were not able to take their full allocation of groundwater over the course of the irrigation season.

Many of those had newer water take consents and were suffering restrictions for the first time because of the pressure on aquifers this season.

The pressure for water this season has also been reflected in Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation Scheme users utilising the highest volume of water across the scheme to date since it began operating in 2011.

That was coupled with a high uptake of contracted Lake Coleridge storage water.

An agreement with TrustPower Limited meant the BCI scheme could contract up to 20 million cubic metres, providing around 97 per cent reliability to 18,000 hectares compared to 82 per cent without storage.

Currently the BCI scheme has used around 80 per cent of its allocated Lake Coleridge stored water option, Mr Wright said.

Just up the road however, the Central Water Plains scheme, which also had access to stored water, had used its allocation and was now using additional contracted water due to the dry conditions.

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■ YMCA HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

Hunger Games in Methven It was like the Hunger Games all over again at the YMCA holiday programme yesterday. Joe Penno (above) takes aim during the archery session. Kids in attendance headed to Methven to fine tune their archery skills – not unlike the famous Katniss Everdeen.

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Te Atatu Baptist Church held a vigil last evening in remembrance of a woman found viciously beaten to death. Cunxiu Tian, 69, was found dead in her home on Glenvil Lane, Te Atatu, on Friday. A postmortem examination on Saturday concluded she was the victim of a prolonged attack, which included multiple blows to her face and head. The prayer vigil was held at the Old Te Atatu Road church, two doors down from Ms Tian’s house A team of around 25 investigators are working on the case, including forensic experts. The killer would likely have been covered in blood on leaving Ms Tian’s property, police say.

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Busker AD DJ had the audience ducking for cover in last night’s performance as whips started cracking above their heads.

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Zane, one-third of the Biggest Little Circus trio dangles precar190116-TM-0054 iously in the air during yesterday’s event.

Buskers dazzle crowd Crowds flocked to the Ashburton College auditorium to check out the World Buskers Festival roadshow.

Two-thirds of the Biggest Little Circus showed off their juggling skills.

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Eloise Green AKA Hula Queen dazzled crowds with her tricks.

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All of yesterday’s acts required enthusiastic audience participation – especially the Hula Queen who decided her act was a perfect time for a wedding.

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■ ASHTON BEACH SHOOTINGS

In brief

DOC still hunting shooters The Department of Conservation is still looking for those responsible for shooting hundreds of seabirds on Ashton Beach in recent weeks.

DOC biodiversity ranger Brad Edwards collected evidence from the beach last week, including the carcasses of a number of critically endangered black billed gulls and

endangered white fronted terns, along with shotgun cartridges and ammunition boxes.

He said the massacre appeared to have taken place over a number of weeks, judging from the varying stages of carcass decomposition.

A pathologist has now confirmed the birds died as a result

of having been shot, but no leads have been forthcoming.

Mr Edwards wants to hear from anyone who has noticed unfamiliar vehicle movements in the Williams Road area, or heard shooting in the vicinity.

He urged members of the public to take note of relevant details, such as the time, the make and

colour of vehicles and the registration number if possible.

“We don’t want members of the public to intervene directly – they can call us on the hotline and we will get onto it,” he said.

If you have any information call the DOC hotline anonymously on 0800 362 468 or the Geraldine office on 03 693 1010.

■ MONTESSORI EDUCATION

No expansion plans on horizon for Ashburton

By Caitlin Porter

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It does not look likely Ashburton will offer further Montessori-based education any time in the near future.

Currently the district has only one Montessori facility, the Ashburton Montessori Preschool located on Chalmers Avenue.

The Montessori philosophy, founded by Dr Maria Montessori, follows the belief that children should learn to be self-sufficient.

Her beliefs were the foundation of a programme centred on respect, different learning speeds, practical life skills and understanding children’s absorbent minds.

The system came under the spotlight recently when it was announced two-year-old Prince George attended his first day at the Westacre Montessori School in Norfolk.

Ashburton Montessori Preschool co-owner Tessa Skevington said while she would love for there to be other Montessori options in the district for children when they finish preschool, there were no plans for expansion.

Not only would it be a big job for a preschool to expand to cater for such a wide age group, funding would also be an issue.

While all early childhood centres (ECEs) are on the same funding level, Montessori primary and intermediate schools are classed as private and so are

Inmate dies An inmate died at an Otago Corrections Facility near Milton yesterday. OCF prison director Jack Harrison said staff found the prisoner in an unresponsive state and provided medical attention; however, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The death has been referred to the coroner and is subject to an investigation by the prison inspectorate and police. St John communications advisor Ian Henderson said three ambulances were sent to the prison about 4am.

A man was treated but died at the scene.

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Sex offender moves A man found guilty of sexually abusing his neighbour’s granddaughter and then bailed to live up their shared driveway and just 30m from where his victim lives has left his property. In December it was revealed that the man, who is on bail awaiting sentencing in June, had been on bail at the address since his arrest when the victim was eight. She is now 10. Her family said their home had become a prison and “an absolute hell” because of Judge Anna Johns’ decision in November to continue the man’s bail until sentencing. The man, in his 70s, has name suppression. His sentencing has been delayed until after a second trial later this year in which he will stand accused of offending against another child.

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Emily Hope, 4, Benji Skevington, 5, and Paige Cudmore, 5 pore over a book at Ashburton’s Montessori Preschool.

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Mrs Skevington’s five-year-old son Benji attends the preschool and due to the fact there were no other Montessori education facilities in the district, he will attend Longbeach School, where his sister is currently enrolled, when the time came.

However, if there were Montessori facilities available in Ashburton she would enrol her children, she said.

“It would just be lovely.”

Co-owner Lauren Barltrop said Montessori based preschool education was very popular in Ashburton and it was not unusual for the preschool to

have a waiting list.

Many parents enrolled their children as soon as they were born, she said.

Like Mrs Skevington, Mrs Barltrop said many parents decided to send their children to smaller, rural schools when their stint at the preschool came to an end.

A one-eyed vulnerable albatross has been released back into the wild after receiving treatment at Wellington Zoo. The bird arrived at the zoo with a deep injury to its left eye. “While the bird was in a pretty bad way when it arrived, we’ve been able to get it fit to return to the wild,” the zoo’s Nest Te Kohanga veterinary practice manager Amanda Tiffin said.

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Body found on coast A man’s body has been found in the water on the coast north of Thames. It was found submerged on the rocks on Thames Coast Road. A Waikato police spokesman said it appeared the man had been fishing, but it was not clear how he came to be in the water. Officers are busy working to identify the man and inform his family. - NZME

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■ WHAKATANE

Wreckage from ship washes up The first pictures have emerged of wreckage from the Pee Jay V that sank off the coast of Whakatane on Monday.

The burnt wreckage of the ship was located along Coastlands Beach.

Pollution from the wreckage is minimal, regional council staff say.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s pollution prevention manager Nick Zanam said that if there was serious environmental damage the high tides would have washed up an oil slick across local beaches.

However, that hasn’t occurred after the last two high tides since White Island Tour’s Pee Jay V caught fire and sunk about 1km off the Whakatane coast.

Mr Zanam said the fire was so fierce and black that it appeared to have burnt off the majority of the toxic chemicals, with there being no wash up along the coastline between the Whakatane River mouth and Golf Links Road.

“A team of local Iwi, Ngati Awa, Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff and Department of Conservation staff did a beach survey this morning.

“We observed mainly burnt out pieces of timber from the boat. We had staff from PeeJay’s with us who identified them as bits of the actual vessel that had sunk.

“We’ve had no reports of any other vessel sinking so we know it’s fresh and from overnight.

What you can see here (along the beach) is that there is no hydrocarbon contamination.”

Instead, the high tide mark had left only residue from the burnt timber and charcoal.

Mr Zanam said the boat was

made from kauri wood and fibreglass.

Terrified passengers on a White Island tour boat leaped from the upper deck of the blazing vessel into the choppy ocean on Monday as flames quickly engulfed the ferry.

All 53 passengers and seven crew made it back to shore with the help of rescuers. Four people were taken to Whakatane Hospital for treatment.

The dramatic fire and rescue played out in full view of locals who gathered at Whakatane Heads, and was live streamed on the Whakatane Coastguard website.

White Island Tours marketing manager Patrick O’Sullivan said about 120 life jackets were kept on Pee Jay V but admitted not all passengers were wearing them on Monday.

“As far as we are aware the rapid emission of smoke meant crew could not get to some of the places the life jackets were stored,” Mr O’Sullivan said.

It’s too early to speculate what caused the fire and subsequent sinking, a Transport Accident Investigation Commission spokesman has said.

Rob Thompson, chief executive of the commission, spoke to media in Whakatane yesterday afternoon and said it was not yet known how the fire started on PeeJay V. Mr Thompson said it would take several weeks to gather information from passengers and crews.

Two Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) investigators arrived in Whakatane yesterday to begin gathering evidence for the inquiry into the fire.

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■ FREEMASONS LODGE

Filipinos boost membership Freemason numbers are growing in the Midland lodge district and a big contributor to that growth is the area’s rapidly increasing Filipino community. Last week the Methven Lodge No. 51 hosted a meeting of lodges in the area, with members coming from Amberley in the north to Waimate in the south. The gathering was also attended by the new Southern Divisional Grand Master Right Worshipful Brother Rob Angelo from Christchurch, Midland District 28 Grand Master Very Worshipful Brother John Kinvig from Ashburton and Past New Zealand Grand Master Most Worshipful Brother Ray Duncan.

■ TINWALD GROWER

Rain calls time on berry season This week’s rain has brought welcome relief to many farmers – but it could well spell the end of the fresh berry season.

Vicki Dobson, who owns Southberry berry farm in Tinwald, has called off her fruit pickers.

“We’ve had four days of rain so we’ve stopped picking,” she said.

“At this time we don’t know whether we will get back into the

crop when the weather clears up.”

Rain spoils the berries by causing them to soften.

“They won’t keep once they are wet,” Mrs Dobson said.

On the other hand she agreed the rain had brought welcome relief to many farmers, even if it has signalled the end of a successful season on the berry farm.

“We’ve had a great season up until now and we are very close to the end of it anyway, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens when the sun comes out.”

While the soft berries are at the mercy of the weather, the pickers might get another run in the blackcurrants, but they too are near the end of the season, Mrs Dobson said.

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ummer in Godzone. You have to love it – not.

When we should be basking in day after day of sunshine and warm weather, we’re drowning in day after day of rain. Endless rain.

Yes, it’s a blessing for the drought stricken and it’s even great for gardens, but there’s a point where enough is enough.

And with more of the stuff on the radar next week, once this current patch clears, most of us will have had enough. Bring back summer.

The effects of too much rain at this time of the year will soon start to show in the impact on the district’s crops. Already some farmers will be counting the cost of the summer wet in thousands of dollars as seed drops on to the ground or crops start turning from ripe to overripe to mouldy.

It’s easy for anyone not making a living from the land to condemn farmers as a bunch of moaners, as people who’re never satisfied whatever the weather.

The reality is, the fortunes of farming rises and falls on the right weather conditions arriving at the right time.

If the weather gods perform, then seeds grow, plants thrive and crops are harvested. The cycle is completed. If they don’t then the cost can be incredibly high.

And this year, with dairy prices continuing to falter, this district needs the wealth that can come from a good harvest.

Our diversity is our strength and it’s a rare year when there’s at least one sector not riding high on the international commodities market.

This year it’s anything but dairy. If the unrelenting damp continues it could be anything but our other massive dollar earner, the arable sector. Arable might be overshadowed by dairying in the public’s perception of rural wealth, but it’s the quiet achiever.

The link between what happens on the farm and what happens in town is unbreakable. If one thrives so does the other, if one falls, the other goes down with it.

We’re a long way from falling, but a bad harvest on top of low dairy prices will certainly dent business confidence at a time when we need to be leading the pack, not struggling to keep up.

YOUR VIEW Park vandalism I was very disappointed and sad to hear about the vandalism of the newly-restored boat that has been donated to the Lake Hood playground area.

To the person who did this, I wonder if for a moment you spared a thought for the men who, in the middle of winter, were in a cold concrete building fixing this boat to the point that it was safe for children to be able to play in, or a thought for the many people who have put hours and hours of work into creating a playground for the children of Ashburton to be able to play on when they come to visit Lake Hood.

I trust that you don’t have a guilty conscience about this, but I hope one day you might think about all the people who do good things for others to enjoy and donate their time and own money to wonderful projects like this.

Julia Robins

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his summer sees a marked increase in Chinese tourists flying into Christchurch and travelling in the South Island: ■ China Airlines – Taiwan’s leading airline is providing an additional 40,000 seats this summer1.

■ China Southern Airlines is providing an additional 35,668 seats via Melbourne this summer2.

■ Singapore Airlines has increased flights into Christchurch from 365 to 393 per year.

And that doesn’t include existing flights, such as China Airlines via Sydney or connecting flights from Auckland for the increasing numbers of Chinese travellers who fly there.

At the same time there is a move towards self-guided holidays by Chinese tourists.

What are the opportunities for Mid Canterbury businesses?

■ Increased airfreight capacity to Asia for premium products. The extra flights create an opportunity for our businesses to export perishable and high value products to Asia.

■ Increased opportunities for our tourism, food and retail businesses. We aren’t just seeing more visitors from China, we are advised they are staying longer.

■ Increased opportunities for the businesses that service the above businesses.

How can tourism, food and retail businesses capitalise on this opportunity?

Some signage in Mandarin and learning a few phrases such as: ■ Nihao (nee how) – hello, and ■ Xie Xie (shey shey) – thank you, is a good start.

There are resources available online to help with this.

And don’t forget your tourism organisation – Experience Mid Canterbury is here to help.

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Accommodation: ■ Chinese tourists are interested in fully-equipped kitchens in a motel or Kiwi hospitality offered in a B&B. Motels, B&B, farm stay, lodges and holiday parks are new forms of accommodation to them.

There is high demand for farm tours and farm stays, they see these as real Kiwi experiences.

■ Chinese usually don’t have a good read through the terms and conditions before they sign. Make sure some key points are highlighted or get

them written in Chinese, such as the cancellation policy.

Food and wine: ■ Chinese are quite particular about their food while on holiday, review your menu and add some Asian/Chinese options if possible.

■ The Chinese expect a cup of hot water or tea rather than a bottle of iced water before the meal is served, even in summer sometimes.

■ The Chinese have a particular passion for having their food cooked fresh.

■ It is ideal to have a Chinesetranslated menu with some Chinese-friendly options together with some authentic Kiwi cuisine.

Shopping: ■ Chinese tourists often buy separate gifts for each colleague in the same office and more costly gifts for the bosses, as well as gifts for close friends, neighbours, etc. For example a “buy-5get-1-free” discount may encourage them to buy more so they have enough gifts for kith and kin.

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It is common practice in China to bargain, so don’t take it as offensive or rude behaviour.

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■ Sometimes ‘yes’ doesn’t mean Chinese tourists understand, so take care and double check.

■ You could consider China Unionpay, as a payment option. This may save some transaction and exchange fees and give Chinese tourists the confidence of paying in a way they are most familiar with.

The opportunities are here and now. Chinese travellers are already beginning to fill accommodation in South Island holiday spots and we are seeing more Chinese tourists on Ashburton streets, looking in shop windows and cafes.

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Paris ‘mastermind’ known Moroccan police have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent linked to the Islamic State group and who had a “direct relationship” to attackers who carried out the Paris attacks just over two months ago, the Interior Ministry said.

The man had travelled to Syria with one of the Paris suicide bombers, where he received military training and built relationships with Isis field commanders, “including the mastermind” of the Paris attacks, and others who threatened attacks in France and Belgium, the ministry said in a statement.

The statement identified the suspect only by the initials J.A., and didn’t explain his suspected relationship to the Paris attackers.

Several of the Islamic extremists who targeted a Paris rock concert, stadium and cafes had Moroccan origins and links to Belgium.

The attacks on November 13 killed 130 people.

The ministry said in a statement that the man was arrested in the town of Mohammedia, near Casablanca, after travelling through Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. It said the suspect is under investigation.

Belgian prosecutors didn’t

A Belgian Army soldier patrols on a main boulevard in Brussels. immediately comment on the arrest.

At least one of the Paris attackers remains at large.

The head of Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations, dubbed the ‘Moroccan FBI’, told the Associated Press in a recent interview that his country put French and Belgian police on the trail of the network behind the Paris attacks.

Several of the attackers lived

in the Brussels neighbourhood of Molenbeek, home to numerous Belgians of Moroccan descent.

Meanwhile security forces in Baghdad were hunting for three US citizens who Iraqi MPs say have been kidnapped, which if confirmed would make them the first Americans abducted in the country since US troops withdrew in 2011.

Unknown gunmen seized the trio from a private apart-

ment in the capital’s southeastern Dora district, said Mohammed al-Karbouli, who sits on parliament’s security and defence panel. It was not immediately clear if their motives were political or criminal.

Iranian-backed Shi’ite Muslim militia fighters, seen as a bulwark in the fight against Islamic State militants, have a heavy presence in that part of the predominantly Sunni district.

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‘Mercurial, deeply talented and driven’ Their popularity grew through much of the decade, and they embodied for many listeners the melodic Los Angeles sound despite having no native Californians in the group.

Critics often dismissed them as slick and unadventurous, but their blend of mellow ballads and macho rockers, and of pop and folk and country, gave them unusually broad appeal.

An Eagles greatest-hits collection from the mid-1970s and Hotel California, released in 1976, both have sold more than 20 million copies and are among the best-selling albums of modern times.

The impulsive Frey and more cerebral Henley shared songwriting and singing duties, with Frey’s drawling tenor featured on Heartache Tonight, Already Gone and the group’s breakthrough hit, Take it Easy.

Their popularity well outlasted their breakup in 1980 and the 14-year hiatus that followed.

Frey and Henley were joined on stage

by guitarist Joe Walsh, who replaced Leadon in the mid1970s, and bassist Timothy B. Schmit, who stepped in after Meisner quit in 1977.

The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and was supposed to have been honoured at the Kennedy Center last month, but the appearance was postponed because of Frey’s health problems.

Frey had

John Travolta will always be grateful to filmmaker Quentin Tarantino for helping him revamp his career with Pulp Fiction.

The Grease star had resigned himself to the fact that his greatest roles were behind him when the writer/director approached him with two projects and asked him to pick a role. “Quentin Tarantino had given me a choice between Dusk Til Dawn and Pulp,” John tells WENN, “and I said, ‘I’m not really into vampires ... I like the other one’.” As a result, Travolta was cast opposite Samuel L. Jackson as Vincent Vega in cult movie Pulp Fiction. “I think I was at a point where I felt I had done well in my career, but I never imagined that one project could give me that kind of second career, where I was offered the ‘A’ scripts again and the Oscar contender type scripts,” he smiles.

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Glenn Frey, a rock ‘n’ roll rebel from Detroit who journeyed West, co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley became one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with such hits as Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane, has died.

Frey, 67, died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said on its website.

He died on Monday in New York. He had fought the ailments for the past several weeks, the band said.

“The Frey family would like to thank everyone who joined Glenn to fight this fight and hoped and prayed for his recovery,” a statement on the band’s website said.

“Words can neither describe our sorrow, nor our love and respect for all that he has given to us, his family, the music community & millions of fans worldwide.”

Guitarist Frey and drummer Henley formed the Eagles in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, along with guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner.

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occasional success as a solo artist, with songs including The One You Love and You Belong to the City, and he had careers in movies and television.

Frey, known for his oversized jaw, big grin and wavy dark hair, loved music, girls and the rock ‘n’ roll life.

The bandmates harmonised memorably on stage and on record but fought often otherwise.

Despite the occasional discord, Henley said Frey was like a brother to him.

“The bond we forged 45 years ago was never broken, even during the 14 years that the Eagles were dissolved,” Henley said in a statement.

“Glenn was the one who started it all. He was the spark plug, the man with the plan.

He was funny, bullheaded, mercurial, generous, deeply talented and driven.”

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Surviving the chair A Kiwi living in London has conquered talk show host Graham Norton’s notorious red chair with a story featuring the ashes of a woman’s dead husband in Italy. Brad Baxter, originally from Christchurch, featured in the chair in an episode of The Graham Norton Show which aired in Britain on Friday. Mr Baxter told a story from his time travelling in Italy, when an Italian woman took him in in the pouring rain. “I was soaking wet and she offered me a change of clothing, and that’s where everything went wrong,” he said. “I happened to fall over and knock over an urn that was on the bookshelf that I was getting changed next to and it ended up falling. The end result was myself covered in someone’s ashes. To make matters just a little bit worse, when I managed to finally pull my pants up from around my ankles and brush off some of the ash, I saw a photo of the lady and what looked like her husband. He was wearing the same trousers as I was wearing.”

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Engagement back on?

Miley Cyrus has sparked rumours her engagement to Liam Hemsworth is back on after she was spotted flashing a large diamond ring on her left hand. The pop star first accepted a proposal from the Australian actor back in 2012, but they called off their wedding plans and parted ways a year later.

Cyrus and Hemsworth are believed to have revived their romance in recent weeks after the pop star spent time with Hemsworth in Australia over the holidays. The pair were reportedly spotted kissing and holding hands at a Golden Globes afterparty earlier this month.

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■ SKY CITY

In brief

First half profit surprises

come out from how busy tourism operators are.

“Retail statistics have been strong too, particularly during the Christmas period,” Simpson said.

Forsyth Barr had forecast a 12.5 per cent increase in underlying annual profit but Simpson said

that would now be revised after yesterday’s news. “We will have a think about that,” he said.

Other analysts are also expected to issue new data on the business which Simpson said had started the 2016 financial year particularly well.

SkyCity announced yesterday

Guest nights rose in November for the 20th month in a row, as the tourism boom saw domestic and international travellers spend more nights in all kinds of accommodation. Total guest nights increased 4.6 per cent to 3.11 million in November 2015 from the same month a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said. Domestic guest nights jumped 5.2 per cent. - NZME

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There is another major factor to consider and that is inflation.

New Zealand, along with most of the major economies, has seen inflation drop to almost zero over the previous few years and this is a warning bell that the global economy has not fully recovered from the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis.

As witnessed in Japan in the 1990s deflationary forces causing falling prices can drag an economy down into a generation long slump.

The Reserve Bank certainly won’t be wanting to increase rates if inflation stays below it’s 1 to 3 per cent target.

The Reserve bank also has one eye firmly on the exchange rate, with a lower dollar providing much needed relief for our exporters and most importantly

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Smiths City to buy Furniture City in Auckland, one in Whangarei, an internet store and a distribution facility, it said in a statement.

That adds to its current footprint of 33 stores, which spread as far north as the Bay of Plenty.

Under Smith City’s new chief executive Roy Campbell, who took over from Rick Hellings last year, a 30-year veteran of the company, the retailer is running the rule over its assets in a bid to improve earnings.

It’s signalled that previous acquisitions, such as appliance

chains LV Martin and Powerstore, won’t be retained if they’re proving not profitable.

The purchase of Furniture City gives it an existing retail footprint and marks a long-held ambition to gain a presence in New Zealand’s largest city and become a national retailer.

“We have been in need of an Auckland presence for some time,” Campbell said. “With the acquisition of Furniture City we become a true national retailer in New Zealand.”

- NZME

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our dairy farmers.

Currency can be affected by many factors, including interest rate movements.

Currently New Zealand has a high rate compared to some of our largest trading partners Australia (2 per cent), the US (0.25 per cent) and Europe (0.05 per cent), thus making our dollar more appealing to international investors.

The US Federal Reserve increased interest rates in December for the first time in almost a decade, however that decision is starting to look premature.

With investment markets showing plenty of volatility in the Christmas and New Year period, we could see the US reverse the previous increase sooner rather than later. No doubt the RBNZ will be watching closely.

■ AUCKLAND FOOTHOLD

Smiths City, the Christchurchbased retailer which is rejigging its assets to improve earnings, has agreed to buy retailer Furniture City, giving it a foothold in the Auckland market.

The company’s trading arm Smiths City (Southern) agreed to buy the business and assets of Auckland-based Panmure Furniture City 1983 and its logistics operation Lucky Dragon for $5.85 million, which includes two stores

Guest nights rise

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Engineering and infrastructure group Downer has stepped up as the new naming sponsor for the 2016 NRL Nines, after original major supporter Dick Smith went into receivership. The contract will see the group sponsor the 2016 year with a possible option to continue. Tournament organiser Duco Events chief executive Martin Snedden said the deal was the result of a lot of hard work in a short space of time.

- NZME

that its interim result out on February 11 would reflect a strong six months to December 31, 2015.

The Auckland operating environment is as good as it gets which should help SKC get some early wins with its new gaming concessions.

“The expected 1H16 performance at both the EBITDA and NPAT levels is significantly up on that achieved in the prior comparable period.

“This is due to a combination of factors, including strong trading performances by all New Zealand businesses; strong growth in turnover in the international business, with turnover slightly above $7 billion for the period,” its announcement to the NZX said.

- NZME

■ OPINION

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered interest rates in early December by another 25 basis points to bring the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 2.5 per cent, the lowest the benchmark rate has been since it was introduced in 1999.

This is good news for borrowers with banks now offering mortgage rates as low as 3.99 per cent.

The Reserve Bank and market commentators have signalled that we may now be at the bottom in the rate cycle and that rates will eventually rise from here.

However there are a number of reasons to suggest that rates could actually fall in 2016.

Economic growth is slowing, in large part due to the lower dairy prices and the tapering off of the Christchurch rebuild.

If the Auckland house price bubble bursts this year, the Reserve Bank may look to cushion the blow by reducing interest rates; mortgages at 20 times annual income are completely unsustainable.

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Auckland’s strong economy and the booming tourism and retail sectors are all being cited as some of the major reasons for SkyCity Entertainment’s forecast of a first-half profit rise of up to 30 per cent.

Jeremy Simpson, Forsyth Barr senior equity analyst and research director, said yesterday morning’s announcement from the NZX giant had surprised on the upside.

“It looks like a good start to the year, stronger than we were going for. We were expecting a good half-year, given what’s happening in Auckland with a strong economy, lots of events, strong tourism, a busy casino, good restaurants.

“We’ve seen very strong reports

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–0.42%

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13.88

+0.08

+0.58%

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+49.5

+1.15%

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1 Tegel Manuka Smoked Honey Whole Chicken, 1.1kg 150g sundried tomato cream cheese spread 2-3 large courgettes, grated and excess water squeezed out 9 sheets filo pastry Oil for spraying or brushing ■ Tear the Tegel Honey Smoked Chicken into bite-sized pieces, discarding the skin.

■ Mix together the chicken, sundried tomato cream cheese spread and grated courgettes.

■ Place a sheet of filo pastry on a

chopping board or clean bench.

Brush or spray lightly with oil or melted butter. Cut the filo in half crosswise. Place a spoonful of the mixture at the top of the filo.

■ Fold the sides of the filo over and roll up to securely enclose the filling. Place seam side down on a baking tray. Brush the top with oil or melted butter. Repeat with remaining filo and filling to make six parcels.

■ Bake at 190˚C for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

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So many ways to impress with lamb K

iwis’ love affair with lamb is legendary and in spite of cooking styles changing, surveys show that love affair remains unchanged.

Roast lamb with all the trimmings is still coming out top of the favourite meal list, with 42.4 per cent of people surveyed by Beef and Lamb New Zealand saying lamb was their preferred meat.

On February 15 we celebrate national lamb day, an event that marks the first shipment of frozen sheep meat from Port Chalmers in Otago to London in 1882.

One hundred and 33 years later we are still enjoying lamb and still claiming the roast as our Kiwi icon, but today lamb comes in many different cuts and is cooked in many different ways.

The New Zealand beef and lamb website www.recipes.co.nz is a great source of inspiration.

Spiced lamb fillets and couscous 500g lamb loin fillets 3T Greek yoghurt 1/2 t rubbed mint 1/2 t garam masala 1/2 C couscous 1 red capsicum, finely sliced 1 yellow capsicum, finely sliced 1 red onion, peeled, finely sliced 2T chopped fresh mint 2T capers, drained 1t chilli sauce 1/2 t olive oil lemon wedges, to serve Spiced yoghurt sauce 1C Greek yoghurt 1t crushed garlic 2T chopped fresh mint 1/2 t paprika

■ Combine the lamb strips with the ginger, garlic, sugar, fish sauce and sesame oil. Refrigerate and marinate for 2-3 hours.

■ Soak eight bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes, then thread the lamb on to the skewers.

■ Heat a barbecue or char-grill and cook the lamb 3-4 minutes each side, or until the lamb is cooked.

■ Serve on steamed jasmine rice, sprinkled with the toasted sesame seeds if using and with the dipping sauce on the side.

■ Dipping sauce: Combine all the ingredients together and spoon into small bowls to serve.

Tuscan roast lamb

■ Add sliced capsicums, onion, fresh mint, capers, chilli sauce and olive oil.

■ Mix together. Season to taste.

■ Spiced yoghurt: Mix all ingredients together well. Season to taste.

■ On a hot griddle pan or barbecue plate, cook lamb for two minutes on each side for rare or an extra minute for medium.

■ Leave to rest for five minutes.

Slice thinly.

■ Serve lamb with couscous salad and lemon wedges.

Lamb curry 500g diced lamb shoulder 3T oil 1/2 cinnamon stick 2 bay leaves 4 cardamom pods 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2.5cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated

1/4 t cayenne pepper 3/4 C beef stock 1/2 t garam masala 2T fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped ■ Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan ■ When hot, add the cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods.

■ Cook until aromatic, then add the onion and cook, stirring continuously until the onion begins to colour.

■ Add the garlic and ginger and cook for a further 30 seconds.

■ Add the lamb pieces and cook, stirring until the lamb is well coated in the spices.

■ Add the cayenne pepper, beef stock and 3/4 cup water and bring to a simmer.

■ Cover saucepan with a tightfitting lid and simmer gently for about an hour or until the lamb

is tender.

■ Stir through the garam masala and chopped coriander.

■ Remove the bay leaves, cinnamon stick and cardamom pods before serving.

■ Serve lamb curry with roti, cucumber raita and rice.

Ginger lamb satay and Thai dipping sauce 600g lamb steaks, cut into strips 1T finely chopped ginger 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1T brown sugar 1T fish sauce 3t sesame oil Dipping sauce 2T lime juice 2T sweet chilli sauce 2T chopped coriander 1 red chilli, seeded and finely chopped 1T toasted sesame seeds (optional)

1 leg of lamb 1/2 C red wine 1/4 C olive oil 2T basil pesto 1t minced garlic Topping 150g feta, crumbled 1/4 C sundried tomato paste or pesto 1/4 C chopped black olives 1T capers, rinsed few leaves chopped fresh basil or oregano ■ Pre-heat the oven to 190°C. ■ Line a baking or roasting dish with foil or baking paper.

■ With a sharp knife, make 8-10 shallow cuts on the top of the leg.

■ Mix together the wine, oil, basil and garlic and massage over the lamb.

■ Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes per 500g.

■ In the last 30 minutes of cooking time, mix all the topping ingredients together ■ Press on to the lamb. Return to the oven for the remaining cooking time.

■ Remove from the oven and rest for 20 minutes before carving.

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ARTS DIARY ■

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

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To January 31 – Methven Cash and Carry exhibition at Methven Art Gallery.

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Feb 20 – Furturistic sci-fi meets Mexican mariachi, the Carnivorous Plant Society are playing at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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To February 28 – Bodytok Quintet exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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March 5 – Eb & Sparrow band at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

A top 10 finalist in the Toyota Country Music Festival, Liam Kennedy-Clark was unfortunately not selected for the top three.

■ ASHBURTON ARTIST

NZ artist misses out on top 3 ■

April 21 – Acclaimed physic Kelvin Cruickshank comes to town, with an evening at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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April 26 – HMS Pinafore musical at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Ashburton’s very own Liam Kennedy-Clark has been eliminated from the Toyota Country Music Festival held in Tamworth, Australia.

The 18-year-old country music star made it to the top 10 finalists for Australia’s largest music competition, but was unfortunately not one of the contestants selected for the top three.

Held over the weekend and billed by promoters as “Australia’s most prestigious country music talent search” the event featured 10 of the country’s top emerging country music artists.

The grand final of the superstar event is set to be held this Friday night.

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The winner is set to receive a prize package including guaranteed performances at major festivals and events throughout Australia as well as a brand new car.

The competition has been a stepping stone in the careers of some of the industry’s biggest names including Keith Urban, Lee Kernaghan, Luke Dickens and Kaylee Bell.

However, Liam is still making his mark on the country music scene, according to his Facebook page he is busy with regular gigs and this year has already been a part of the Senior Academy of Country Music graduation concert. On top of this the young star has been working away on his EP.

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Get ready to rock with the Carnivorous Plant Society Ashburton is about to be rocked by a futuristic Mexican fantasy band.

The Carnivorous Plant Society was a band dreamed up by Auckland trumpet and keyboard player, Finn Scholes (right).

Not only does it draw together some of Auckland’s elite violin, vibraphone, guitar, synthensizer, bass and drum players it also incorporates a visual element.

Hand-drawn cartoons and the occasional Mexican wrestling

match are just a couple of the animated projections on offer.

Guaranteed to “unleash the inner Latin in audiences” attendees should expect dancing in the aisles.

Organised by Arts on Tour New Zealand the group will be in Ashburton for one night only on Saturday, February 20, from 7.30pm.

Tickets are $25 and available from the Event Centre or online at www.ateventcentre.co.nz.

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In brief SBW back to NRL? Australian media are talking up the chances of Sonny Bill Williams returning to the NRL next year after his former club Sydney Roosters stepped up offloading players to free up its salary cap. The Sydney Daily Telegraph is speculating that the money saved by parting ways with State of Origin centre Michael Jennings will allow the Roosters to sign either Williams or Jarryd Hayne for the 2016 season. Of those two headline acts, they say Williams would be the most likely to end up at Bondi.

- AAP

Bad news for Chiefs The Chiefs have been handed a double injury blow with Nepo Laulala and Dominic Bird facing long stints on the sideline. All Blacks tighthead prop Nepo Laulala will miss the entire 2016 season after sustaining a serious knee injury at training. Scans have revealed that Laulala has torn three ligaments in his right knee. He will undergo knee reconstruction and an expected recovery time is 12 months ruling the 24-year-old out of all rugby for the year. Bird will sit out the first 10 weeks of Super Rugby after fracturing his right foot.

- NZME

Mauger with Sunwolves Twenty-five-year-old Jason Christie, pictured putting in the hards yards on the road, won New Zealand’s premier national road cycling event, The Big Save Elite Road National Championships, on January 10.

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■ CYCLING

Future looking bright Following his win at the national road championships in Napier, Ashburton cyclist Jason Christie spoke to Guardian sports reporter James Ford about his future goals and how it felt crossing the line in his first win at national elite level.

Who has had the biggest influence on your cycling career?

My biggest influence in my cycling career has to be myself.

I’m the only one that can make myself get up, put my kit, shoes and helmet on, and go out the door and suffer in training in weather of -6 degrees and snow, up to anything of 45 degrees and sun. Behind the scenes, I would have to say Cam Whiting. He has been the best mentor and mate I could ever ask for, always there at the drop of a hat to answer

any question, or whatever, when things are going well or not.

How did it feel to cross the line for your first national win at elite level?

I feel pretty good, what a special day it was. It actually feels like a bit of a blur to be honest, but I’m definitely proud to have taken that title. It’s still slowly sinking in every day, I just keep thinking about little moments in the race and how it unfolded.

Yeah I’m bloody stoked!

What are your goals for the

rest of the season?

Well you know, I’d love to be selected for the Elite Road World Champs, but I’m doubtful I will be taken. The way BikeNZ works is if you have a World Tour Team contract you’re up for selection and if you don’t you’re basically not.

Even if I am the best in NZ, or, as I am currently ranked number one in the world in the UCI world ranking, I still most likely won’t make the cut for selection for the worlds, or even Rio, just

because of their political policy.

For now I will focus on doing my best in the NZ champ’s jersey in all the big races I line up for with my team, like the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in two weeks’ time and the Herald Sun Tour in three weeks’ time, along with all the big races we do in Asia. * * * * * * Christie is now competing at the UCI New Zealand Cycle Classic, a five-day tour that begins today.

■ BASKETBALL

Henare, Boucher to take on major roles Former player Paul Henare has been named as the New Zealand Breakers head coach for the 2016-17 season, replacing current coach Dean Vickerman.

Vickerman has coached the Breakers for the past three years, including the current season, after taking over from Andrej Lemanis in 2013.

Fellow Breakers great Dillon Boucher also moves into a major role, replacing CEO Richard Clarke.

Both Henare and Boucher have had their playing numbers retired at the club following their stellar careers on court and both have since gone on to significant roles with the club.

Henare will take on the head coaching role next season with the experience of three seasons under Vickerman, two NZ NBL Championships as a head coach, and guiding the Tall Blacks as head coach of that programme for the past 12 months.

“We have always spoken at this club about pathways, for players

but also for coaches,” he said.

“I look forward to the opportunity to learn further in this new role, and to give something back to the club and to the basketball community,” Henare said.

Boucher has been groomed to take on the manager role, working with Clarke to learn the commercial aspects of the club. - NZME

Former All Black Black Nathan Mauger has been appointed assistant coach of Japan’s new Super Rugby side the Sunwolves.

The former Crusaders centre will work under his old team-mate and former Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett. Mauger was the backs coach for the Canterbury under 19 side which won the national title last year.

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Blatter still being paid FIFA’s Sepp Blatter may have been banned for eight years from the game but he is still receiving his president’s salary from world soccer’s governing body. Blatter was suspended for 90 days on October 8 and then banned from the game for eight years last month for ethics violations over a $2m payment FIFA made to Michel Platini with Blatter’s approval in 2011. But Blatter, who has been president of FIFA since 1998, will continue to be paid until a new president is elected, the spokesman Andreas Bantel said.

- Reuters

Mharez off spot kicks Leicester City playmaker Riyad Mahrez, who has missed his last two penalties, is unlikely to take his side’s next spot-kick, manager Claudio Ranieri said. Mahrez, outstanding in Leicester’s unlikely rise to the Premier League summit, has missed consecutive penalties against Bournemouth and Aston Villa. Leicester led Villa 1-0 on Saturday but Mahrez, with 13 league goals this season, wasted the opportunity to double the lead when his tame penalty was saved.

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Switch angers Sydney Sydney FC chief executive Tony Pignata has spoken out following confirmation A-League rivals Melbourne City have signed Anthony Caceres on loan. The midfielder will join City is being loaned out by parent club Manchester City. “The loaning of Caceres to City is wrong,” Pignata said on Twitter.

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In brief

■ HAVE FAITH IN ME

New driver for Aussie campaign

By AdAm HAmilton Outstanding young pacer Have Faith In Me will have a new driver when he opens his Aussie campaign.

But that won’t be as expected in Saturday night’s $50,000 Hondo Grattan at Menangle.

A nomination hiccup saw Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen miss yesterday’s deadline for nominations with Have Faith In Me, Fight For Glory and Willow.

Natalie Rasmussen will partner Have Faith In Me in Saturday week’s Paleface Adios at Menangle

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tory and Fight For Glory in the NSW Oaks.

She also won an Inter Dominion at the track aboard Blacks A Fake.

On the nomination issue, Purdon said he and Rasmussen had technical issues loading stable returns into the online system which caused the delay. Harness Racing NSW investigated the situation and said there were no grounds for special consideration.

So Have Faith In Me will now just get the one shot to qualify for the Chariots though Saturday week’s Paleface Adios.

- HRNZ

and the Chariots Of Fire on February 13.

“The owners have decided Natalie is best to drive Have Faith In Me while he’s in Australia, I’ve spoken with Tim (Williams, regular driver) this morning,” Purdon said.

It’s a big call, but then again very few if anyone drives the big 1400m Menangle track better than Rasmussen.

It was last year’s Sydney Inter Dominion final meeting (March 1) when Rasmussen drove a treble including Adore Me’s staggering 1min47.7sec Ladyship Mile vic-

Driver Natalie Rasmussen

Rain not a problem Jason Taylor left Brisbane yesterday in 30-plus degrees and arrived, for the first time, in Auckland in driving rain. The 43-year-old lightweight Queensland jockey didn’t mind - he was hoping some of the moisture was also falling in Wellington. Taylor is in New Zealand to ride Snow Secret in Saturday’s $200,000 Wallaceville Estate Wellington Cup for Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie. “I notice she has form on rain-affected tracks, so it would be great if we got some Wellington rain this week,” said Taylor shielding under a borrowed umbrella as the rain tumbled.

- NZME

Waikato gallops Today at Te Rapa Raceway

Waikato RC Venue: Te Rapa Meeting Date: 20 Jan 2016 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.18pm (NZT) THE HITS 98.6FM RATING 75 2100 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2100m 1 6x607 Colonel Carrera tdm (5) 62.5 .....R Elliot (a3) 2 54413 El Pistola td (1) 57.5......................L Allpress 3 x1134 Bordeaux b (6) 57 ......................M Cameron 4 60533 Zacada b (4) 55.5............................ C Grylls 5 0x999 Southern Power (3) 55 .............A Jones (a1) 6 x6318 Irish Gem d (2) 54 ....................... C Dell (a1) 7 24055 Halong Bay m (7) 54 ...................T Thornton 2 12.54pm NEWSTALK ZB 97FM 3YO MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 3 Unconquered b (6) 57.5 .....L Magorrian (a1) 2 7. Karaka Haki (2) 57.5 3 00 Chancery (8) 57.5 ....................... D Johnson 4 0 Uncanny (1) 57.5 5 45x5x Champagne Diva (11) 55.5 .............S Collett 6 4x Illicit Affair (3) 55.5 .............................M Hills 7 65 Lucror Festinatio (9) 55.5 ..............D Bradley 8 Tomelilla (4) 55.5............................. C Grylls 9 Lasarla (5) 55.5 ...........................T Thornton 10 Mizzelli (7) 55.5 ........................... C Dell (a1) 11 7x Thatsforsure h (10) 55.5.............M Coleman 3 1.30pm NZME MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 602. Rio Bound (11) 58.5 ....................T Thornton 2 5 Bullspur (6) 58.5.................................M Hills 3 50 Tiger Claws (5) 58.5 ....................C Lammas 4 90x70 Marchero (8) 58.5 ...................... L Satherley 5 Just Call Me Riley (10) 57 ......... M D Plessis 6 7. Karaka Haki (2) 57 .............L Magorrian (a1) 7 567 Van Gogh (4) 57 8 76549 Ashima (14) 56.5...........................D Bradley 9 40405 Ruby Four Shoes (1) 56.5 ..........M Coleman 10 30x00 Jane’s Secret (9) 56.5 ..................... C Grylls 11 0 Onthesauce (7) 56.5 .......................S Collett 12 Spanish Showgirl h (12) 55 ......... D Johnson 13 7 Sensibility (13) 55 .........................M McNab 14 7x Thatsforsure h (3) 55 4 2.05pm RADIO SPORT 79.2AM 3YO MAIDEN 1600 $7000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 6227 Four Degrees (17) 57.5 ..................V Colgan

M3 Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 20 Jan 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.09pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL CO C0, 305m 1 3 Teevee Kitty nwtd ..............................M Flipp 2 28686 Another Ranger nwtd .............J T McInerney 3 543 Odd Fellow nwtd D P & ............ K Gommans 4 78836 Belk Road nwtd G &........................ J Clarke 5 86267 Goldstar Lexie nwtd ................ T McCracken 6 28755 Ella Baxter nwtd .....................J T McInerney 7 64474 Nana’s Girl nwtd ....................... S Gommans 8 43827 Alex Rumble nwtd ..................J T McInerney 9 86487 Nicky McBell nwtd ..................J T McInerney 10 27488 Steffi’s Star nwtd ............................. J W Bell 2 12.27pm KEENAN CONCRETE C0 C0, 305m 1 23868 Jacqui Attack nwtd ....................... M J Lozell 2 3F Cala D’Or nwtd..................................M Flipp 3 25644 Princely Money nwtd ..............J T McInerney 4 73346 Candy Crusher nwtd ................A Duganzich 5 85575 Gully Screamer nwtd G & ............... J Clarke 6 36325 James McBell nwtd ................J T McInerney 7 7x654 Chief Baxter nwtd...................J T McInerney 8 777 Rally Sarious nwtd .................J T McInerney 9 48666 Scott A Boy nwtd ........................... R Maisey 10 877 Not Listening nwtd .................. T McCracken 3 12.45pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 305m 1 8425F Belfast Smarty nwtd ........................ J W Bell 2 32F77 Another Casino nwtd..............J T McInerney 3 26 If It Fitz nwtd......................................M Flipp 4 88857 Gully Yappa nwtd G & ..................... J Clarke 5 67 Marlow Marina nwtd ...............J T McInerney 6 45736 Dark Witch nwtd ............................... P Clark 7 62323 Pacific Vibe nwtd ....................J T McInerney

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16 50x50 Deo Volente d (8) 56.5 17 17x0x The Patriot d (7) 54.5 Emergencies: Empathy, Deo Volente, The Patriot 10 5.35 COAST 105FM MAIDEN 1600 $8000, 1600m 1 342 Hold On (13) 58.5 .........................L Allpress 2 x4305 It Can Only Be You 58.5 ............... Scratched 3 37x8 Pilgrim (12) 58.5............................ R Norvall 4 02 Presumption (3) 57 ..................... D Johnson 5 6x44. He Rocks (1) 57 .............................. S Spratt 6 4 Scrabble (15) 57.........................M Cameron 7 x5438 The Chief (2) 57 ..............................A Collett 8 32238 Long Harbour (8) 56.5.......................L Innes 9 5x925 Secluded (10) 56.5.................... M D Plessis 10 07x63 Secret Liaison (16) 56.5 ................M McNab 11 x70x3 Thegirlfriendsgone (7) 56.5 .........C Lammas 12 8x064 Dix Sept 56.5 ............................... Scratched 13 853 Almarie (17) 55 ..........................M Coleman 14 84 Say You Will (11) 55 ......................D Bradley 15 3Fx06 Black Lace (4) 56.5 .....................T Thornton 16 99x5 Who’s Laughing Now (9) 56.5 ......... C Grylls 17 950 Zedman (5) 57 Emergencies: Lin, Run Forrest Run 18 x0967 Capistrano Pearl 56.5 .................. Scratched 19 760x0 Our Boy Roco (6) 58.5 8 4.25pm THE HITS WITH BLAIR DOWLING RATING 20 6505 Neat Aza Pin (14) 55 65 2100 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 09131 Crimson Prince (17) 62.5 ......... S Olney (a4) Darryl Bradley has been riding well Emergencies: Black Lace, Who’s Laughing Now, Zed2 35993 Chachi Arcola t (8) 59 ................ Z Moki (a3) recently and may be the rescuer for man, Capistrano Pearl, Our Boy Roco, Neat Aza Pin 3 15038 Liquid Asset (2) 58.5 ....................... C Grylls the punters when he rides Say You Blinkers on: Chancery, Uncanny, Illicit Affair (R2), Rio Bound, Marchero, Van Gogh (R3), Zeani, Odisha (R4), Van Gogh, On The 4 2x495 Deschabeel (14) 58.................S McKay (a1) Will in the last at Te Rapa today.

Edge, Hot Tempo (R5), Dashin (R6), Four Day High (R7) Blinkers 5 0x443 Riverdeep (11) 58 .............................L Innes off: Sarabande, North Of The Wall (R4), Tallulah Belle (R6), Biteth6 39158 Battle Plan (12) 57.5 ................. M D Plessis 1 310x0 The Rich Lister td (4) 60 ....L Magorrian (a1) ebullet (R8), Bhiwani (R9) Winkers on: Sarabande, Blinding Fast 7 2x031 Royal Power (13) 57.5...................M McNab 2 0628x Virginia Wade td (2) 59.5.............T Thornton (R4), Lady Athena (R5), Virginia Wade, Maestro Tom, Empathy 8 36x84 Caduceus (6) 57.5 ......................T Thornton 3 x09x3 Her To Eternity (5) 59 ...................... S Spratt (R9), Hold On (R10) 9 x5361 Jesdemona m (10) 57 ................ L Satherley 4 14483 All Torn Up d (15) 59 ................... D Johnson 10 x4651 The Hassler dm (4) 57 ...................V Colgan SELECTIONS 5 07020 Luen Yat Miracle d (13) 58.5 .........M McNab Race 1: Zacada, El Pistola, Colonel Carrera, Irish Gem 11 57207 Nolawood tdm (7) 56.5 ................C Lammas 6 53802 Bhiwani td (14) 58 .....................

M D Plessis 12 76510 All Knitted Up (5) 56.5 ..................... S Spratt Race 2: Unconquered, Thatsforsure, Lucror Festinatio 7 10740 Maestro Tom tdm (10) 58 .........A Jones (a1) 13 58319 Hilarious (1) 56...................L Magorrian (a1) Race 3: Just Call Me Riley, Bullspur, Rio Bound, Sensibility 8 61204 Scamp (3) 58 .............................M Cameron 14 32157 Cool Tart t (16) 55.5 .................... D Johnson Race 4: Touting, Four Degrees, Sarabande, The Snow Queen 9 x6F05 Chela Choi td (6) 57 ........................A Collett 15 x2078 Works Wonders b (3) 55 ............M Cameron Race 5: Our Mystere, On The Edge, Aussie Eagle, Admeister 16 90x66 Desterro (18) 55.5 ...........................S Collett 10 03854 Al Pacino (16) 57.....................S McKay (a1) 11 76134 Special Memories d (11) 56.5 .....C Lammas Race 6: Northern Legend, Picnic Bay, Thornhill, Gardenier 17 x8856 Our Serafina (9) 54 12 x9474 Irresistabelle td (12) 56 .................L Allpress Race 7: Prodigal Son, Apprehend, Asylum Seeker, So True 18 00x98 Bitethebullet t (15) 55 Em: Works Wonders, Desterro, Our Serafina, Bitethebullet 13 x110x Suggestive Heights dm (1) 56 .... L Satherley Race 8: Cool Tart, Deschabeel, The Hassler, Riverdeep 9: Special Memories, All Torn Up, Scamp, Her To Eternity 9 5.00pm THE HITS 98.6FM RATING 75 1400 $8000, 14 18019 Tania d (9) 55.5 .............................D Bradley Race Race 10: Hold On, Scrabble, Presumption, He Rocks, Pilgrim 15 426x5 Empathy t (17) 56.5 Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m

11 8 Gardenier b (8) 55......................M Cameron 12 8 Citta D’Oro (7) 55 ..........................M McNab 13 74000 Tallulah Belle (13) 55 .................. D Johnson 7 3.50pm THE HITS 98.6FM MAIDEN 2100 $7000, MAIDEN, 2100m 1 x6062 Affogato (2) 58.5 ................................M Hills 2 0802 I’m All Ears (14) 58.5 .....................V Colgan 3 06267 Asylum Seeker (12) 58.5 ..............M McNab 4 65342 Prodigal Son (16) 57 .....................D Bradley 5 04328 Jubilant b (4) 57 .............................. C Grylls 6 443 Apprehend b (1) 57 ....................M Cameron 7 257 Goldanddiamondpark (13) 57 8 57 Magnificent Time (5) 57 .............. D Johnson 9 00 Summer Warrior (10) 57 ................. S Spratt 10 42323 Lady Ferner (9) 56.5 ..........L Magorrian (a1) 11 36204 So True (11) 56.5 ...................... M D Plessis 12 56297 Be Beautiful (15) 56.5 .....................A Collett 13 87x97 Four Day High (7) 56.5...............M Coleman 14 0x007 Primrose Hill (8) 56.5 ....................L Allpress 15 0x99 Lin (3) 56.5 ......................................S Collett 16 00x97 Run Forrest Run (6) 58.5 -

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway 8 F6278 Cawbourne Marcy nwtd .......... T McCracken 9 86857 Ranger’s Waltz nwtd .......................S Maher 10 8858 Homebush Johnny nwtd.........J T McInerney 4 1.03pm J P PRINT PETONE C0 C0, 305m 1 47 Killalea Star nwtd .......................... D Donlon 2 7 Kay Marting nwtd ...................J T McInerney 3 55 Swirling Eddie nwtd...........................M Flipp 4 66443 Annie Way nwtd L & ........................... Morris 5 58557 Ziggy Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney 6 54654 Tank’s Rob nwtd ..............................S Maher 7 Alcudia nwtd......................................M Flipp 8 44556 Another Jet nwtd ....................J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 24867 Eva’s Storm nwtd ............................L Doody 10 88784 King Hit Mike nwtd ................... S Gommans 5 1.21pm LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C1, 305m 1 668x7 Just You Wait 17.81 .....................J McArthur 2 22235 Takeaway 18.00 L & ........................... Morris 3 84645 Cawbourne Legs 17.97 ..........J T McInerney 4 44762 Homebush Misha 17.78 .................. M Mann 5 27445 Waerenga Star 17.78 U & .................Cottam 6 66323 So Unbelievable 18.43 ....................M Olden 7 1348F Kapai Lana 18.05 U & ...........................Bliek 8 47553 Denali 18.00 G &............................. J Clarke Emergencies: 9 47678 Lily Ma’s Smoking nwtd...................S Maher 10 15876 Lure Me In 18.02 .......................... M J Lozell 6 1.39pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 52442 Peaky Blinder 31.29 ........................B Marsh 2 77554 Bundoran Lass nwtd ..................... D Donlon 3 57368 Rubbed Out 30.97........................... M Mann 4 3F433 Lagoon Victory 30.90 ...................M Roberts 5 54858 Dark Garnah nwtd.................... S Gommans 6 87853 Cawbourne Josh 31.10 ....................... L Bell 7 63688 Come On Mickey 30.92 G & ........... J Clarke

8 82422 Silver Tokaam nwtd ..................... K Hanover 9 53786 Thrilling Ava 30.22 ..........................B Marsh 7 1.56pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C1 C1, 305m 1 57637 Aconagua 17.72 G &....................... J Clarke 2 72546 Gully Runner 18.21 G & .................. J Clarke 3 65455 Your Say nwtd ..............................M Roberts 4 44754 Maligned 18.30 U & ..............................Bliek 5 28544 Hyde Baxter 18.14 .................J T McInerney 6 41724 Spearmint Juju 18.02 U & .................Cottam 7 74546 Deathstar 17.60 D P & ............. K Gommans 8 86x8x Knocka Sloy 18.31 G & .....................M Hunt Emergencies: 9 P88x8 Chinese Magic 18.32 L & ................... Morris 10 88765 Kiribati Girl 17.89 ..................... S Gommans 8 2.14pm AON CPF C1 C1, 520m 1 56475 Archi Bale 30.49.....................J T McInerney 2 54437 Zimmer Frame 30.52........................L Ahern 3 74884 Mariah 30.72 ....................................P Taylor 4 782P7 Elusive Babe nwtd..............................W Kite 5 77874 Taikorea Lass nwtd ...................... T Downey 6 67135 Chase Me Apatche 31.15 .............G Atwood 7 35323 Thrilling Riot 30.78 .......................... K Walsh 8 57347 Alamein Blonde 30.83 ..................... J W Bell 9 53786 Thrilling Ava 30.22 ..........................B Marsh 9 2.31pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 12 Cawbourne Elpaso 17.87.............M Roberts 2 84431 Smart Dandy 18.22 ........................... B Hunt 3 82774 Kyla Rose 17.84 .....................J T McInerney 4 65656 Plaiting Puss 18.45 U & ........................Bliek 5 26427 Uno Shay nwtd ..................................M Flipp 6 52353 Mighty Twist nwtd D P &........... K Gommans 7 67868 Elbrus nwtd G & .............................. J Clarke 8 41668 Allegro Style 17.87 ............................. N Udy 9 47766 Spot On Maggie 17.52 .............A Duganzich 10 68577 Deano 18.37 ..........................J T McInerney

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2.49pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 520m 1 67736 You’re So Free nwtd ........................ J W Bell 2 46111 Stinger nwtd .................................... K Walsh 3 11153 Cawbourne Spree nwtd ...............M Roberts 4 77864 Madam Ice 30.65 ........................J McArthur 5 68764 Cawbourne Bird nwtd............... S Gommans 6 66623 Bruiser Bale nwtd ...................J T McInerney 7 43575 Bevs New Point 31.48 ..............A Duganzich 8 6888x Mercedes Gold nwtd .........................M Flipp 9 53786 Thrilling Ava 30.22 ..........................B Marsh 11 3.06pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C2 C2, 305m 1 16823 Casual Sipper 17.80 G & ................ J Clarke 2 13588 Another Cover 17.72 ..............J T McInerney 3 36537 Bigtime Dasher 17.77 U & ....................Bliek 4 86216 Ka Pai 17.85.......................................W Kite 5 43828 Homebush Ginger 17.64 ........J T McInerney 6 58143 Brilliant Ava 17.80 ........................M Roberts 7 41361 Chaimbo 17.73.......................J T McInerney 8 83x17 Effective Power 17.71 ......................L Ahern 9 57284 Flying Blake 17.72 .............................. L Bell 10 66385 Cawbourne Kiwi nwtd ..................... J W Bell 12 3.24pm FIVE STAR KENNEL AND RUNS C2, 305m 1 62425 Botany Win 17.69 ...................J T McInerney 2 15832 Cawbourne Gable nwtd .................. J W Bell 3 81628 Homebush Chaos 17.79 D P & K Gommans 4 43374 Homebush Bounce 17.90 ......J T McInerney 5 46431 Cawbourne Philip nwtd ..........J T McInerney 6 47421 Rapper Dash 17.84 ............................W Kite 7 36826 Bigtime Moola 17.71 U & ......................Bliek 8 84126 Shelly McBell 18.13 ...............J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 76374 Goodtime Mike nwtd ....................... J W Bell 10 75358 Serve Ya Purpose 17.87..................... N Udy 13 3.41 DOPEY DOG LASER ENGRAVING C1, 305m

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55658 Sedgebrook Charm 18.19 ...................F Kite 24736 Knocka Few Back 17.79...................L Ahern 65615 Lick It Up nwtd .......................J T McInerney 25415 Cawbourne Brae 17.75 ................M Roberts 74346 Liz Watto 18.12 ................................... L Bell 34476 Five Kay Leg 17.97 ............................ N Udy 88583 Gully Flaherty 17.88 G & ................ J Clarke 51658 Magic Dandy 18.13 ........................... B Hunt 65587 Another Queen nwtd ..............J T McInerney 74787 Davey Boy Scott 18.14 .................. R Maisey 14 3.59pm MAX REFRIDGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 22141 Pat Not Plait 18.00 ...........................L Ahern 2 56477 Screaming Skull 17.92 ..................H R Scott 3 72456 Sasha McBell 17.94 ...............J T McInerney 4 74331 Dandy Star 17.93 .............................. D Hunt 5 62877 Trendy Lass nwtd ............................ J W Bell 6 13257 Pedro’s Carat 18.09 ...................... M Gowan 7 88x52 Thrilling Forest nwtd U &...................Cottam 8 62462 Peajay Pringles 18.10 G & .............. J Clarke Emergencies: 9 56586 Tunza Fun 18.28 U & ............................Bliek 10 47767 Allegro Senor 17.81 ...........................W Kite 15 4.16 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 305m 1 F6253 Frankincense nwtd ........................H R Scott 2 62667 Shane McBell 18.11 ...............J T McInerney 3 83767 Big Ben 18.06 .......................... S Gommans 4 65524 Cawbourne Mark 18.38 D P & . K Gommans 5 53445 Azure Dreams 17.75 G & ................ J Clarke 6 7x453 Archie’s Time 17.76....................... M Gowan 7 48567 Miss Bunnythorpe 18.11 U & ............Cottam 8 12476 Snow Ball Chance 17.77..................L Ahern 9 58883 Homebush Pippi 18.02.................. R Maisey 10 84778 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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In brief Coach suspended Sri Lankan cricket is again embroiled in controversy with fast bowling coach Anusha Samaranayake suspended for two months over an alleged attempt to fix a test against the West Indies.

The BBC reports he is accused of bringing in a man with no top-level cricketing experience to help the squad at training. The allegations centre around the first test in Galle in October, which Sri Lanka won by an innings and six runs. The British broadcaster claims wicketkeeper Kusal Perera and spin bowler Rangana Herath were offered money to lose the match. - NZME

Munro, Guptill to cash in

Roger Federer was in imperious form in his first match of this year’s Australian Open against Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia.

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■ TENNIS

‘I want to hear names’

By RoB FoRsaith Roger Federer regards the spectre of match-fixing as serious but the Swiss superstar is unhappy with speculation regarding the issue in tennis.

A joint BBC-BuzzFeed report claimed 16 players, including “winners of grand slam titles”, had been “repeatedly flagged to the Tennis Integrity Unit” over the past decade.

Federer, who spent most of his press conference on Monday discussing the issue, hit out at the lack of clarity.

“Who? What? It’s like thrown around. It’s so easy to do that,” Federer said after making light work of Nikoloz Basilashvili in

the first round of the Australian Open.

“I would like to hear the name.

I would love to hear names.

“Then at least it’s concrete stuff and you can actually debate about it.

“Was it the player? Was it the support team? Who was it? Was it before? Was it a doubles player, a singles player? Which slam?

“It’s so all over the place.

“It’s nonsense to answer something that is pure speculation.”

The 17-time grand slam winner added it didn’t matter whether he had been approached or not.

“I haven’t. It’s a bit far fetched, all these things,” he said.

Federer was unsure how prevalent the illegal activity was.

“Clearly for a few years now we know this is very serious.

“Got to do everything about it to keep the sport clean. It’s vital, there’s no doubt about it,” he said.

“It’s just really important that all the governing bodies and all the people involved take it very seriously.

“There’s more pressure on these people now maybe because of this story, which is a good thing.

“There’s always more you can do ... hopefully there’s more funding to it.”

Federer was peppered with questions about the report on Monday night.

The Open’s third seed preferred

to discuss his 6-2 6-1 6-2 win over Georgian Basilashvili.

Federer was broken in the opening set but otherwise cruised to victory in one hour and 12 minutes.

The 34-year-old was sick at this month’s Brisbane International, where he lost the final in straight sets to Canada’s Milos Raonic.

Federer looked back to his best on Monday, striking 31 winners.

“I feel good,” Federer said.

“I’m feeling much better than in Brisbane.

“It definitely gives me a bit of lift and confidence.

“I had some decent matches in Brisbane but it was all under a cloud, knowing that I wasn’t 100 per cent.”

- AAP

Venus beaten in first-round upset

By DaRRen Walton Aussie-born Brit Johanna Konta has sent Venus Williams crashing out of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

In a centre-court boilover, Konta backed up her breakout 2015 season with a crushing 6-4 6-2 first-round victory over the seven-times grand slam champion yesterday.

Konta struggled to digest one of the biggest wins of her career.

“When the draw came out and I saw who was playing, I just hoped to stay out there more than an hour,” she said.

“I played two previous tournaments (this year) and I didn’t have the results I wanted but I have a very strong belief.”

While Williams perished, Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza had no such troubles earlier in advancing to the second round with a 6-0 6-4 win over Anett Kontaveit of Estonia.

In her first match since withdrawing from the Brisbane International with a foot injury, Muguruza outclassed Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-0 6-4 in precisely an hour on Rod Laver Arena.

“I had a few problems in my foot but I think I am recovered now,” the 2015 Wimbledon finalist said after breaking her opponent four times and being completely untroubled on her own serve.

Muguruza, who will play Bel-

gian Kirsten Flipkens on Thursday for a place in the last 32, said she was focused from the get-go.

“I am very happy. I was very nervous,” she said.

“Every match is very diff (sic).

You always have to be prepared, always have to be ready for the other player to make a great performance.

“Always the first rounds are really tough but I’m really excited to be back here and into the second round.”

- AAP

Indian Premier League franchises are expected to seek the services of Colin Munro and Martin Guptill at the annual auction on February 6.

The chances of both being selected for the Twenty20 tournament’s ninth edition are understood to be high, given their timely January form. The two new franchises, Rajkot and Pune, need to flesh out their rosters after the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two years over spot-fixing and illegal betting. The franchises’ salary budgets must fit between 40 to 66 crore ($9.2 to $15.1 million).

- NZME

Lynn wants test cap Brisbane Heat captain Chris Lynn is hopeful he can follow the path of David Warner by going from Twenty20 sensation to test star.

The big-hitting right-hander’s Big Bash form has earned him a recall to the Australian T20 squad for the upcoming series against India.

The 25-year-old understands why he’s seen at the moment as a bit of a Twenty20 specialist but that’s a tag he doesn’t want to carry for the rest of his career.

- AAP

Gayle in record form Chris Gayle saved his best for last with his stunning half-century off just 12 balls on Monday night equalling the fastest-ever 50 in the history of Twenty20 cricket.

Melbourne Renegades’ Big Bash League campaign came to an end with the 27-run loss to Adelaide Strikers, but the 25,227 fans at Etihad Stadium won’t soon forget the night Gayle matched the record quickest half-century set by India’s Yuvraj Singh. In what could be his last Big Bash League innings the Jamaican left the fans wanting more after a breathtaking display of power hitting.

- AAP

England lose Finn Steven Finn has been ruled out of the rest of England’s tour of South Africa and will be replaced in the limited-overs squad by Liam Plunkett, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday. The fast bowler complained of a side strain after the seven-wicket victory in the third Test against the Proteas on Saturday that wrapped up the series. The final Test starts in Pretoria on Friday.

- Reuters

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Johnson targets Nines tourney Shaun Johnson is desperate to play at the upcoming Auckland Nines for a number of reasons, not least of all the fact it was a target he set soon after breaking his ankle last year.

The Warriors halfback is optimistic of playing at the third instalment of the Nines, which is at Eden Park on Waitangi weekend, as he makes his comeback from a serious ankle injury that coincided with the downturn of the Warriors’ 2015 season.

He’s just as valuable as a nines player he was the tournament’s MVP in its first season in 2014 - and is also one of the faces of the tournament.

“As he says in one advert, “come and watch all the stars play”, but a decision on whether his will be seen on the field has not yet been made.

“I would be gutted [if I didn’t play nines] but I would only be gutted because it was a target I set when I first did the injury,” he said.

“The surgeon said that should be plenty of time for me to come back and play it.

“It’s a tournament I love being a part of and I think it’s important, given it’s in Auckland, that the Warriors do well.

“We saw last year, especially after we lost in the quarter-final, the stadium emptied as soon as we lost.

“As a club, we want to do well and put on a show.

“There are a lot of people out there who want to watch players who are going to put on that show so hopefully I can be there.”

It will also give fans a first look at a Warriors team with Johnson alongside new signings Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Issac Luke.

The trio have played together at international level but there’s considerable interest in what they can do for a War-

riors outfit who have under-achieved and it will also take some pressure off Johnson to come up with most of the big plays.

Coach Andrew McFadden is tweaking the Warriors’ gameplan to reflect what Luke and Tuivasa-Sheck offer, particularly Luke’s skillset at dummy-half, but he’s also keen to expose the pair to home fans at the Nines.

“It’s a possibility,” he said of the prospect of his three big names playing the Nines.

“There’s no doubt that if they are fit I would really like to play them.

“It’s a great opportunity, particularly for Roger and Issac, to play in front of the home crowd and they will be pretty effective in the tournament as well.

“We will wait and see but all three are tracking nicely.

“There’s no doubt there’s more pressure on us in this tournament than anyone else.

“I don’t know too many other clubs would put too much attention on it.

“Obviously we do because of the circumstances, but I’m not going to put too much emphasis on it.

“I would like to do well. We will put out a strong side but it’s not the be all and end all of our season.

“We are certainly very focused on the NRL season - certainly I am.”

As much as Johnson is keen on playing at the Nines, he’s mindful of the bigger picture.

“I don’t want people to get the idea I am putting everything into this,” he said.

“We have a long season ahead and that is still the priority.

“If I’m not feeling right for it, if I’ve got any doubt in my head, I won’t play.

“I’m not going to be silly about it.”

- NZME

SITUATIONS VACANT

Maintenance Night Shift Fitter

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ACL has established itself as a leading company in civil contracting with a workforce in excess of 150 staff and has proven itself in a dynamic and challenging market through performance and quality.

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

An experienced Fencer is required to join our team on the Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Project. Work involves the dismantling and reinstatement of fencelines to allow installation of irrigation pipelines.

This is a fixed term position for the duration of the above project, at this stage envisaged to run through until approximately Sept 2016. Tractor, post driver, tools and vehicle are provided.

Independent labour only contractors would be considered for this position.

Applications close Saturday, January 30, 2016.

Key attributes: Hard working A positive attitude Focused on safety and delivering high quality work The ability to self manage Motivated Honest and reliable Confident Successful applicants will be required to pass a drug screen.

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

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

If this position interests you, please forward you CV to Maintenance Manager, PO Box 244, Ashburton or email to recruitment@ash.talleys.co.nz

Please send applications, including a current CV or details, to:

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Glazier Wanted Cranfield glass is looking to employ a qualified glazier to join our busy team.

Warriors players Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Issac Luke and Shaun Johnson during training at Mt Smart Stadium.

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Thurston out of All Stars The NRL All Stars game will be without its brightest light after North Queensland captain Johnathan Thurston confirmed he’ll miss the match.

Thurston has pulled out of the NRL season curtain-raiser to focus on the Cowboys’ World Club Challenge clash with Leeds on February 21.

“I will always have great affection for the All Stars match and I am already aiming

to be back for next year’s game,” Thurston said.

“But this is a unique opportunity to win the World Club Challenge and I want to do all I can to help the Cowboys achieve that goal.”

The World Club Challenge is one of the few achievements the Queensland and Australia representative is yet to complete in his stellar career.

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This is an awesome career opportunity for someone who enjoys the agricutural sector, has good communication skills and can find their way round computers easily. Please contact me if you are interested for more details. Must have at least restricted drivers license.

Full time - permanent role.

To find out more about this opportunity please apply, with an up to date CV and application, to: Drummond & Etheridge, Courtney Hyde - HR Manager e: courtney@dne.co.nz Or post to: PO Box 340, Ashburton, 7740 Ph: 027 486 7773 for further details

SERVICES:

Hay covers, farm truck seat covers, upholstery repairs, shade sails and blinds, marquee and event hire.

AUTO TRIM, CANVAS & SHADE

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

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton Visit us at www.petermay.co.nz

Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz SITUATIONS VACANT

Mechanic - Experienced Are you looking for a change and interested in a variety of work?

Do Tractors, Harvesters, Telehandlers, Balers and Cultivation gear spin your wheels?

We are seeking an exceptional mechanic for our Tinwald workshop.

This is an opportunity for you to work for a leading company in the agricultural contracting business, where we set the standard and deliver quality service to our clients.

In this role you will play a key part ensuring the on-going maintenance, servicing and repair of a wide range of agricultural equipment in the workshop and out in the field. Quigley Contracting Ltd is focused on family values providing our staff with a humble down to earth culture and an opportunity to develop your skills and build a career.

To be successful in this role, we would require you to have the following skills: • Ability to work to a high standard with minimal supervision • Carry out servicing, inspection and repairs on hydraulic equipment and auto-electrical equipment • General maintenance and servicing of vehicles Key Attributes • Strong organisation and communication skills • Excellent troubleshooting and service skills • Meet high standards on all service and maintenance duties • Ability to work rostered weekends during our busy season • Safety and quality focused • Current valid driving licence (Class 4 or 5 would be advantageous, but not a necessity) The company has a fun and rewarding culture where you will feel part of the team and enjoy excellent working conditions. In additions to this, the role offers the following: • Competitive remuneration package • Ongoing training to develop your skills • A supportive and friendly work environment • The potential for career development

Applications close February 5, 2016, please email your C.V. along with a covering letter to: josh@quigleycontracting.co.nz

Birthday Greetings WANTED

Qualified Carpenter Please apply in confidence in writing to: Carpenter JKF Homes PO Box 5010 Tinwald, Ashburton Or by email to: office@jkfhomes.co.nz Or by ringing: Geoff on 027 431 1115 Applications close on January 25, 2016

LISMORE LIVESTOCK

Wanted Surplus Cows Live weight purchase.

Please contact Jos Mensen on 021 489 390

Guardian Classifieds Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

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Ashburton Guardian

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Connor Stratford Happy 5th Birthday.

Love and best wishes, from all your family and friends.

Connor Stratford Happy 5th Birthday.

Have a great time at school.

Lots of love, Nana and Pop. xxx Jackson Couper Happy 8th Birthday!

Lots of love from Mum, Dad, and Angus.

Jackson Couper Happy 8th birthday Jackson. Lots of love from Nana, Grandad, Aunty Anna, Uncle Jon, Libby and Greta.

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

Needing a new staff member?

Call the Guardian today for your situation vacant advertising requirements.

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RURAL TRADING POST USED IRRIGATOR CABLE WANTED

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Apricots - 1kg

Ashburton River Engineering section requires more 7-12mm irrigator cable.

$3.99 bag

Nectarines - 1kg Plums - 1kg Peaches - 1kg Lettuce

If you have old, irrigator cable lying around that you no longer need, it could have a future life in the erosion control in our regions rivers.

We are happy to pick up or you can drop off.

If you can help, please contact: Ryan Dynes on 0274 351 476 or Ashburton Depot Supervisor, 4 McNally Street, Ashburton, (03) 308 7682.

$3.99 bag $2.99 bag $3.99 bag $1.99 each

Specials available from 19/01 - 26/01

OPEN 7 DAYS

Regional Council Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha

TRADES, SERVICES

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

RURAL TRADING POST

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

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

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

SITUATIONS WANTED

WORK wanted for 42 year old man. Licence classes 1-6 F and OSH. Immediate start, experience in road transport, irrigation repairs, stock food.

Anything considered. Gordy 027 533 7506.

TRADES, SERVICES

COMPUTER PROBLEMS??

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

REAL ESTATE House for Sale Tinwald, Ashburton Lovely, low maintenance, three double bedroom home. Conservatory off lounge/dining.

Galley kitchen. Insulated ceiling and walls. Heated by pellet fire. Generous three car garaging. ¼ acre section with delightful, private gardens.

Trademe # 1015134114 Enquiries over $370,000.

Enquiries, or for an appointment to view, ph 307 7177 or 027 230 4013.

Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

PUBLIC NOTICES

• Research, treatment, provision of equipment in relation to, and the education and training of skilled persons relative to, the disease of cancer.

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

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

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 7.00 - 6.00pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 5.00pm. – Ph: 308 8061 www.ashburtonuhire.co. nz

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

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.

MOTORING

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

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

Guardian Motoring

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PERSONAL

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

HIRE

THE FAT CHIHUAHUA Ashburton's new pet minding service. Caring for your precious pets when you can't.

Doggy daycare in my own home as well as overnight stays for dogs. Competitive rates. Call Susan on 027-663 6454 or 308 1565.

308-1095

FOR SALE

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

HOW LONG WILL YOU BE SINGLE??

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

There is no need to spend another day alone.

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

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL BOARD offered. Allenton area. $140 per week, includes power. Must be working.

For more information, ph 027 699 5562.

TRAMPOLINE FOR SALE for sale. In good order. $120.00. Phone 308 4114.

TRAMPOLINE for sale. In good order. $120.00. Phone 308 4114.

THREE bedroom house available for rent. $320 per week.

Non-smokers preferred, pets negotiable.

References required. Please phone 303 7614 evenings after 6pm.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

IT’S preserving time!! Kitchen Kapers in The Arcade have all your preserving needs.

Straining kits, sealing sets, jam jar covers and lots of gorgeous jars! Come in store and get yours now.

WOODWICK candles - the amazing candle that crackles as it burns. New fragrances WOODWICK candles - the instore from amazing now. candle Priced that crackles $23.50.

The New Chinafragrances Shop in as it burns.

The Arcade. instore now. Priced from $23.50. The China Shop in The Arcade.

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ROYAL Doulton Veneto cutlery sets. 56 piece special price $599.00.

Stainless steel 50 year guarantee. The China Shop in The Arcade.

HORSE grazing wanted.

Seeking grazing for two hacks in the Ashburton region. Responsible owner who will be checking horses daily. Phone 021 301 650.

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

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

Would suit mature gentlemen.

Ph 021 044 0698.

SWAROVSKI sale now on.

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

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CINDY, kiwi, attractive, long hair, size 8, busty. Lots of fun.

Phone calls only, private 027 363 7916.

Daily Events Wednesday

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Mid-week service and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Heritage Centre, West Street.

1.15am GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf croquet doubles. Waireka,

Philip Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new members welcome.

Allenton Sports club, Cavendish Street, Allenton.

Thursday

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM

A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

6pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Twilight golf croquet, non-

members welcome. Waireka, Philip Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. learn to dance. All welcome.

Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Washpen falls, new members most welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Sq West.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

Noticeboard

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COUNCIL COMMUNIT Y GR ANTS

Thinking of applying for a Council community grant?

Council has changed the application process. Come along to an information seminar to learn more!

The seminars will be held on: • Thursday 28 January 2016, 5.30pm, Council Chambers, 2 Baring Square East • Thursday 4 February 2016, 12pm and 5.30pm, Council Chambers, 2 Baring Square East The changes mean that applications for funding will close at 5.00pm, 29 February 2016. The outcome of all applications will be notified in July 2016.

FEBRUARY MEETINGS

PUBLIC NOTICE

All meetings are open to the public unless specified.

Road closure proposal

Monday 1 February 2016 Methven Community Board

1.30pm

The Methven Community Board meets in the Board Room at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall and Heritage Centre, Main Street, Methven.

Ashburton District Council gives public notice of a proposal to temporarily close roads to ordinary vehicle traffic to enable the holding of a community event - Ride the Rakaia.

Roads proposed to be closed: Railway Terrace East, between Rolleston Street and State Highway 1 Rakaia Barrhill Methven Road, between Baker Road and Rakaia Domain

Thursday 11 February 2016 Environmental Services Committee

10.30am

Period of closure: Railway Terrace East, from 6.00am until 8.15am on Saturday, 27 February 2016.

Service Delivery Committee

11.00am (approx.)

Rakaia Barrhill Methven Road, from 9.00am until 3.00pm on Saturday, 27 February 2016.

Finance & Business Support Committee 1.00pm (approx.)

Detours will be available on adjacent roads and these will be signposted.

Thursday 25 February 2016 Council Meeting

1.30pm

Council and Committee meetings are held in the Council Chambers, 2 Baring Square East, Ashburton.

Public Forum Residents are welcome to present their views about matters of Council business or community interest through public forums. Public forums are held at the start of the Council meeting and the Methven Community Board meeting.

If you wish to address a meeting through the public forum, apply to the Committee Secretary by 3.00pm on the day before the meeting.

Meeting agendas and minutes are available on Council’s website ashburtondc.govt.nz/our-council/meetings

HAVE YOUR SAY Dog Control Survey - We want your feedback.

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

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

Survey closes on 31 January 2016.

ashburtondc.govt.nz

This proposed closure is made under the Local Government Act 1974 - Schedule 10 (11 (e)) and will be considered at the Service Delivery Committee meeting on 11 February 2016.

Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice of their objection in writing by post or email to the Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton by 4.00pm, Friday 29 January 2016.

PUBLIC NOTICE Road closure proposal Ashburton District Council gives public notice of a proposal to temporarily close roads to ordinary vehicle traffic to enable the holding of a community event - Mount Somers Bike Race.

Road proposed to be closed: Hoods Road, from Pattons Road to Comyns Street Period of closure: from 9.00am until 11.00am on Saturday, 27 February 2016.

Detours will be available on adjacent roads and these will be signposted.

This proposed closure is made under the Local Government Act 1974 - Schedule 10 (11 (e)) and will be considered at the Service Delivery Committee meeting on 11 February 2016.

Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice of their objection in writing by post or email to the Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton by 4.00pm, Friday 29 January 2016.

PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740

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

This remains in force until further notice.

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

Career Opportunities • Communications Advisors • Design and Online Media Officer (fixed term) • Customer Services Team Leader • Monitoring Enforcement Officer For more information, visit ashburtondc.govt.nz

PUBLIC NOTICE Remember to flush your taps Some plumbing fittings have potential for minute traces of metals to accumulate in water that has been in the fitting for several hours.

Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health recommends you run a mugful of water through your drinking water tap each morning before use to remove any metals that may have dissolved from plumbing fittings.

We recommend this simple precaution for all households, including those on public and private water supplies. This notice is issued by Ashburton District Council on behalf of the Director - General of Health, Ministry of Health.

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Your feelings matter to someone but not to everyone. So when they do as they please, regardless of how you might feel about it, you’ll waste no time lamenting and instead will focus on planning your next power move.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You are in a quiet mood, but that won’t keep you from drawing attention.

There will be great deal of intrigue surrounding your silence. Think about what you’re trying to say with it.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): As soon as you declare the thing you are certain of, you will cease to be so.

That proves you’re open-minded and growing. Your association with a Capricorn will heal you both.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): While others strive for a prize, you crave the sensation of winning and need no other incentive to try your hardest and work your best. Because of this, you’ll get the prize and more.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll be partnering up. The kindhearted, fun partner will be available, but think twice as the task at hand may be better suited to a partner who could double as a bulldog.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The people who ask for help when they don’t really need it are wearing out the potential donors to worthier causes. That bothers you, as will the greed and self-centredness around you. Be the example they can follow.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Recent (overly) exciting events could have you craving a drama-free existence. The part of you that thought this would be glamorous is starting to get wise. Seek the company of grounded people, including earth signs.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The day will come on rapidly and you can stay ahead of it — if you give up thinking (or at least over-thinking.) The intellect will only slow you down. Turn on intuition and start surfing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Are you feeling suddenly smarter, lighter, freer? That’s because a problem you’ve been hanging on to in the corner of your psyche is now a non-issue. It flew away.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Because you love so many people, there is a levity to your affection.

You make it easy to enter and exit your presence, which makes them feel free and happy to visit you.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You communicate with your presence. The thought you put into presentation, including sartorial and environmental choices, will make a big difference in the outcome.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): While you may hit pockets of sadness and less-than-optimum moods, there are others at the very nadir of their suffering. Hearing someone else’s troubles will free you from your own.

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Judy. Amazing dad of Rachel Canterbury owned, I wish for nothing more than Ra n and Tony, and father in law of gitata just one day, for I would give locally operated Daniel Waller. Loved “Poppy” it all, just to hear you say of Logan, and Anika. Loved Patersons “It’s funny how in life it seems son of the late Bert and TIMARU for granted the most Funeral Services you take Margaret Johns. Respected important things”.

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CLARK, Desirè – Ten years ago today you left us.

SA URDAY SAT Loved and remembered always.

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JOHNS, Russell Anthony – Passed away on January 18, after a brave and courageous battle.

Loved youngest brother and brother in law of Phyllis and Alan Manson, and loved uncle of Peter and Terry, Aaron and Brendon and respected step uncle of Ricky and Nicola Manson.

Rest in peace Little Brother.

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Loved and remembered forever.

Jill, Lisa and Rob, Shane and Amber, grand and great grandchildren.

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FOUR

PRIME

7am The Dr Oz Show 3 Dr Oz discusses how to recognise and treat gluten sensitivity.

7:50 The Ricki Lake Show 3 Women’s hair care is discussed.

8:40 The Queen Latifah Show Fran Drescher; Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer discusses The Hunger Games; Holly Robinson Peete.

9:35 Infomercials 11:35 Baggage PGR 3 12:35 Dr Phil PGR (Part 2) 1:35 M Happy Face Killer PGR 2014 Crime Thriller.

David Arquette, Gloria Reuben. 0 3:30 Entertainment Tonight 4pm Come Dine With Me New Zealand 3 0 4:30 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 30 5pm American Ninja Warrior 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Road Cops PGR 3 0 7:30 House Rules PGR Time is running out for Ben and Danielle’s home renovation. 0 8:30 M The Five-Year Engagement AO 3 2012 Comedy Romance.

An engaged couple are tripped up on their long walk down the aisle.

Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt. 0

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am As Told

By Ginger 3 7:25 Digimon Fusion 3 7:50 Casper Scare School 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-5 House 3 8:50 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Peppa Pig 3 9:05 Fireman Sam 3 0 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 Bob The Builder 3 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Emma! 3 3:05 Peppa Pig 3 3:10 Ella The Elephant 3 3:30 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 3:40 George Of The Jungle 3 4:10 Fairly Odd Parents 3 4:35 Mr Young 3 5pm It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Punk’d 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3

7pm MasterChef Australia 0 8pm Border Security PGR 0 8:20 L Lotto This week’s Lotto draw.

8:25 Border Security PGR Continued.

8:30 Doctor Foster AO 0 9:40 N Unforgettable AO The search for two drug couriers reveals an assassination plot and a secret Carrie thought she had put behind her. 0 10:40 Nothing Trivial AO 3 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:55 Little Monstar 3 0 7am Stitch! 3 0 7:20 Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:50 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 8:15 Austin And Ally 3 0 8:35 Dog With A Blog 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Hope And Faith 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Jungle Bunch News Beat 3 0 3:35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 0 4pm Kirby Buckets 0 4:30 Good Luck Charlie 3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 My Wife And Kids 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 M Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire PGR 2005 Adventure Fantasy. In Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he is selected to compete in a multi-wizardry school competition.

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. 0 10:35 2 Broke Girls AO 3 0

11:40 Football – English Premier League (Highlights) 12:40 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 1am Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2

11:05 Kitchen Nightmares AO 3 0 Midnight Anger Management 3 12:30 Surviving Jack PGR 0 1am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:35 The Originals AO 3 3:20 Grey’s Anatomy AO 3 0 4:05 Resurrection AO 3 0 4:55 Regular Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm 3 News 11:30 NCIS – LA AO 3 As an explosion at a fish market is investigated, the team works with an undercover DEA agent to determine whether it was an act of terrorism or a botched drug-smuggling deal. 0 12:30 Infomercials

11:40 Rake AO 3 Keegan defends a doctor accused of animal cruelty after an explicit video is stolen.

12:35 Entertainment Tonight 1am Infomercials

6am Country Calendar 3 A rural vet becomes a chick-lit author. 0 6:30 Going, Going, Gone 3 0 7am Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 3 0 8am Dickinson’s Real Deal 3 9am Infomercials 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon Whanau Living 3 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1:30 Coronation Street 3 0 2pm Come Dine With Me Couples 30 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 7:30 Lost And Sold 8am IFish 8:30 Secret Creatures Of Jao 9:30 Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 10am Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 10:30 The Get Growing Roadshow 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 Auction Hunters PG Noon Location, Location, Location 1pm Brother v Brother 2pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea 3pm Lost And Sold 3:35 IFish 4pm Inside Nature’s Marvels 5pm The Cook And The Chef 5:30 Mary Berry Cooks 6pm Nick Knowles’ Original Features 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle Ben travels to remote locations where he faces extreme lifestyles head-on.

8:30 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week 9:30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction Breath-taking scenery and dynamic fishing action.

10:30 American Restoration 11pm The Cook And The Chef 11:30 Mary Berry Cooks

THURSDAY

Midnight House Crashers 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Lost And Sold 1:30 IFish 2am Inside Nature’s Marvels 3am Nick Knowles’ Original Features 4am Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week 5am Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 Moe’s bar paper tells the story of his existence. 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 Peter builds a men-only clubhouse after Lois and her friends start hanging out at the Clam.

8pm Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3 8:30 M The Godfather Part III AO 3 1990 Crime.

Al Pacino, Andy Garcia. 0

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SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2:05 MasterChef USA PGR 3 The Mystery-Box challenge requires the 18 remaining contestants to cook using live seafood.

3pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country British couples or families search for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Idris Elba – King Of Speed PGR 3 (Part 2) 8:30 Prime Rocks – The History Of The Eagles PGR 3 (Part 1) In memory of guitarist, Glenn Frey, take a journey through The Eagles’ highs and lows, their dramatic break-up and reunion, and their rise as an international super group.

6am Cycle – Tour Down Under (Highlights) Stage One. 6:30 Cycling – UCI Track World Cup (Highlights) Hong Kong III. 7am Golf Channel Block 9am The Fishing Show 10am Basketball – NBL (Replay) New Zealand Breakers v Illawarra Hawks.

Noon Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Pakistan – Second T20. 12:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (Highlights) Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers. 1pm Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v India – Third ODI. 1:30 FIH Hockey World 2pm Golf Central 2:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show 3pm Football League Show 3:30 NZ Football Weekly 4pm Football – A-League (Highlights) Newcastle v Wellington Phoenix. 4:30 UFC Now 5:30 Rugby – National Sevens (Highlights) Day One.

11:10 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR A celebrity chat show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:05 Home Shopping

12:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (Highlights) 2am L Hockey – Indian League 3am Fishing And Adventure 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 4am Fox Sports News 4:30 Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) 5:30 Cricket – International (Highlights)

MAORI TV

7pm Rugby – National Sevens (Highlights) Day Two. From Rotorua International Stadium.

8:30 Golf World A look at the world’s exclusive golfing destinations and biggest golfing personalities.

9pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (Highlights) Week Two. 9:30 Fox Sports News 10pm The Crowd Goes Wild 10:30 Fight Night Fighters TBC.

SKY SPORT 2

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

THE BOX

5pm Tribe 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Tangaroa With Pio 7:30 Te Matatini 2015 3 8pm Kaitiaki Wars PGR 3 8:30 Matangi Rau 9:30 My Country Song 10pm Te Kauta PGR 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Paepae 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

The Five-Year Engagement 8:30pm on TV3

6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Goodbye Jake. 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Mythbusters PG The Simpsons Special. 9:25 Manhunt M South Africa. 10:20 Kings Of The Wild M 11:15 Murder Comes To Town M 12:10 Disappeared M 1:05 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Treehouse Masters PG 4:45 Men, Women, Wild M 5:40 Mythbusters PG 6:35 Railroad Alaska PG 7:30 Game Of Stones PG 8:30 Yukon Men M 9:30 Edge Of Alaska M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Treehouse Masters PG

7:40 A Million Ways To Die In The West 16VLSC 2014 Comedy Western.

Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron.

9:35 Horns 16VLSC 2013 Fantasy Thriller. Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple. 11:35 That Burning Feeling MLS 2013 Comedy.

Paulo Costanzo, John Cho. 1:10 The Making Of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 1:25 Jupiter Ascending MV 2014 Action. Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum. 3:30 Wild Card MC 2013 Drama. Jennifer Finnigan.

5pm National Lampoon Presents – Surf Party 16LSC 2013 Comedy.

Khan Chittenden, Matthew Lillard.

6:30 Transcendence MV 2014 Sci-fi. Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany.

8:30 Guardians Of The Galaxy MV 2014 Action. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana. 10:35 The Captive 16VLC 2014 Thriller.

12:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

PG 1:20 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 1:45 CSI MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Criminal Minds – Suspect Behaviour 16VS 4:45 Hawaii Five0 MV 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

12:30 Southern Fried Homicide M 1:25 Cry Wolfe M 1:50 Cry Wolfe M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Destroyed In Seconds PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 Bering Sea Gold PG

12:25 National Lampoon Presents – Surf Party 16LSC 2013 Comedy. 1:50 The Making Of Godzilla PG 2:05 Honour 16VLSC 2014 Thriller. 3:50 Wild Card MC 2013 Drama. 5:20 Transcendence MV 2014 Sci-fi.

THURSDAY

8:30pm on FOUR

MOVIES PREMIERE

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

THURSDAY

The Godfather Part III

THURSDAY

MOVIES GREATS 6:25 Troy MV 2004 Action. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom. 9:05 A Few Good Men PGL 1992 Drama.

Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise.

11:20 Kate And Leopold PGL 2001 Romance. 1:15 The Impossible ML 2012 Drama. Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor.

3:05 My Best Friend’s Girl 16 2008 Comedy. Kate Hudson, Dane Cook.

4:45 50 Dead Men Walking MVL 2008 Drama. Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley.

6:40 The Village MV 2004 Thriller.

Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt.

8:30 Gangs Of New York 16VLS 2002 Historical Drama.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel DayLewis, Cameron Diaz.

11:15 Knocked Up 16LS 2007 Comedy. Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogan.

THURSDAY

1:20 Braveheart 16V 1995 Historical Drama. Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau. 4:15 50 Dead Men Walking MVL 2008 Drama.

Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley.

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

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6am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Two, Night Session.

7am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Two, Day Session.

8am Cycling – Tour Down Under (Highlights) Stage One. 8:30 Surfing – WSL Men’s World Championship Tour (Highlights) Billabong Pipe Masters. From Hawaii’s North Shore.

9:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show 10am Football League Show 10:30 NZ Football Weekly 11am Football – A-League Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix.

From Hunter Stadium.

11:30 Football – Chelsea TV Chelsea v Everton.

From Stamford Bridge.

2:30 Sky Sports UK News 3pm The Cricket Show 3:20 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (Highlights) Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.

3:50 Cricket – International Blackcaps v Pakistan – Second T20.

From Seddon Park in Hamilton.

4:18 L Cricket – International Australia v India – Fourth ODI. 7:55 Fishing And Adventure 8:25 L Cricket – International Australia v India – Fourth ODI. Coverage of the second innings from the Manuka Oval, Canberra.

THURSDAY

12:30 UFC Now 1:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Pakistan – Second T20.

2am Basketball – NBL (Replay) Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings.

4am Football – League Championship (Replay) Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United.

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Matt Honeywell won the New Zealand Sprint Car Grand Prix earlier this month before taking a second place finish at the Salute to Goodie in Ruapuna last week.

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Grand Prix win kicks off 2016

BY JAMES FORD

JAMES.F@THEGUARDIANCO.NZ

Local sprint car driver Matt Honeywell has got off to a flying start in 2016 with a first place finish in the New Zealand Sprint Car Grand Prix on January 9 in Cromwell.

The 39-year-old followed up his Grand Prix triumph with a second placing at the Salute to Goodie in Ruapuna aboard his Maxim sprint car on January 13.

After a prolific start to the year, Honeywell’s luck ran out three

Breakers getting a new coach P15

days later at the Gold Cup when he failed to complete the race after spinning out and damaging a shock absorber following a tangle with the safety car.

“The Gold Cup was a bit disappointing, but the rest went pret-

ty well,” said Honeywell.

“Winning the NZ Sprint Car Grand Prix was pretty exciting and to come second in the Salute to Goodie was good.”

Despite finishing in sixth place in round three of South Island

sprint car series War of the Wings in December, Honeywell remains at the top of the points table, and will look to extend that margin when he is next in action for round four in Nelson on January 30.

Sam Spratt at Te Rapa today P16 www.guardianonline.co.nz