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Gallery empty at opening?

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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The Ashburton Art Gallery collection looks unlikely to be in the new gallery building when it is officially opened next month, after an air-conditioning unit at the $10 million Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre was confirmed as needing to be replaced.

The Ashburton District Council yesterday confirmed a new unit was on the way from Italy.

It was unlikely to arrive before

the February 14 invitation-only opening by the former Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, Chris Finlayson.

The Ashburton Museum will open weekdays and weekends from February 15, but art gallery curator Shirin Khosraviani yesterday could not say when the gallery would begin operation or have its collection and exhibitions installed.

She expected to discuss this with the gallery’s committee over the next two days. However, she

confirmed that at least two weeks of stable air-conditioning unit data would have to be achieved prior to the gallery’s collection shifting to the building.

“It’s very frustrating that we have more delays to deal with,” Ms Khosraviani said.

She hoped the gallery’s opening exhibition of New Zealand artists, yet to be announced, would not have to be cancelled and could instead be rescheduled for when the gallery began operation.

“We have had shows lined up

since July last year, we have been changing and shifting and rescheduling since then with every delay that we have had; I’m kind of used to changing dates at the moment,” Ms Khosraviani said.

“It’s been a long road so hopefully we will see it finished soon.”

The gallery’s collection of 2700 works remains at the former gallery in Baring Square.

Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay was not too worried about the official opening going ahead potentially without paintings on the walls and had attended the Simon O’Neill concerts recently where the gallery had been shown to be a marvellous facility.

“We are just carrying on as if there is an art gallery up and running.”

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Kick me Kate reveals baby buffeting The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed she does not know the sex of her unborn child – but it has been kicking. Kate clutched her stomach as she told a teenager about the phenomenon experienced by pregnant women, during a visit to open a new council leisure centre in Ladbroke Grove, London. The Kensington Leisure Centre was built on the site of a 1970s pool where the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry learned to swim. In keeping with the theme, the Duchess was presented with a large duck-shaped inflatable yellow ring for Prince George, now almost 18 months old.

Kate is six months’ pregnant with her second baby, due at the end of April, but looked relaxed as she spent the day in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Bag home after weeks lost Budget airline Jetstar Monday night returned a Wellington woman’s holiday luggage a fortnight after she reported it missing from a flight back from Sydney. Shannon Tulloch had called the airline daily since arriving from Sydney, via Auckland, with her partner on January 5. After waiting for the bag to turn up in Auckland, Ms Tulloch reported it missing. She had had to spend “a lot of unnecessary money on clothes for work, gym, vitamins, toothbrushes, toiletries etc”.

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Woods’ gappy grin Tiger Woods has another reason not to like cameras – it cost him a tooth. Woods made a surprise visit to Italy on Monday to watch girlfriend Lindsey Vonn capture her record 63rd World Cup skiing title. The photo that generated all the buzz was Woods missing his front tooth. The culprit, according to his agent, was a camera. “During a crush of photographers at the awards podium at the World Cup event in Italy, a media member with a shoulder-mounted video camera pushed and surged toward the stage, turned and hit Tiger Woods in the mouth,” Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports said in an email. “Woods’ tooth was knocked out by the incident.” Steinberg was travelling and did not say when Woods would have the tooth replaced.

Golf’s biggest – and most photographed – star returns to competition next week in the Phoenix Open, and his smile is sure to produce a stream of shutters from the cameras. Woods has a long history with cameras, often frustrated when shutters go off in the middle of his swing.

James Blunt’s furious open letter James Blunt has written a scathing open letter to a British politician, branding him a “classist gimp” and a “prejudiced wazzock” for criticising the singer and Oscar-nominated actor Eddie Redmayne over their posh backgrounds. In an interview last week, Member of Parliament (MP) and Shadow Culture Minister Chris Bryant appeared to take a swipe at public figures from privileged families, singling out the two stars for particular disapproval, saying, “I am delighted that Eddie Redmayne won (a Golden Globe), but we can’t just have a culture dominated by Eddie Redmayne and James Blunt and their ilk.” Blunt has now aimed an angry tirade at Bryant in a foul-mouthed letter published by Britain’s The Guardian. He writes, “You classist gimp ... Everyone I met in the British music industry told me there was no way it would work for me because I was too posh. One record company even asked if I could speak in a different accent. (I told them I could try Russian). Every step of the way, my background has been against me succeeding in the music business.

And when I have managed to break through, I was still scoffed at for being too posh for the industry ... And then you come along, looking for votes, telling working class people that posh people like me don’t deserve it, and that we must redress the balance. But it is your populist, envy-based, vote-hunting ideas which make our country c**p, far more than me and my s**t songs, and my plummy accent ...”

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Chase turns into escort A high-speed police pursuit in the Far North rapidly became a police escort to hospital for the speedy delivery of a baby. Mangonui couple Rachael Tau and Paul Marsh saw a very different side to their midwife, Naomi Waldron, during the pursuit on Monday.

It was her job to get Ms Tau from Mangonui to Kaitaia Hospital before baby William arrived, and she made it, thanks to a police escort for the last few kilometres and some very impressive driving. “I didn’t think she’d drive like Michael Schumacher,” Mr Marsh said after William had arrived safe and sound. Ms Waldron said she noticed police lights behind her at Awanui but there was no way she could stop – not even for the police. Police eventually managed to stop the speeding driver and Senior Sergeant Chris McLellan said when the driver stopped and explained she had a pregnant woman onboard who needed to get to hospital the pursuit immediately became a police escort.

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Banks ‘have huge role in coping with big dry’ By sue NewMaN

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Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy, Federated Farmers national president William Rolleston and Mid Canterbury farmer Chris Allen discuss the impact of a prolonged dry spell on productivity.

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■ DISTRICT’S BIG DRY

Guy here to experience conditions first hand

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Last time Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy visited Chris Allen’s Mid Canterbury farm a howling southerly prevailed and the discussion centred on too much rain.

That was in May, on the back of an appalling harvest.

Yesterday, he was back on the Thompsons Track property – this time standing in a parched paddock talking about a looming drought.

While holding back on officially declaring a drought, Mr Guy met with Federated Farmers’ leaders, farmers, and Rural Support Trust representatives from Mid and South Canterbury to see first hand how dry parts of the province have become.

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president William Rolleston, who farms in South Canterbury, said Canterbury farmers were used to dealing with dry summers, but this year the “big dry” had hit much earlier, and irrigation schemes were running short of water.

In South Canterbury the Opuha Lake has only enough water to support irrigation for about another month and other schemes are operating on 50 per cent restrictions.

Farmers emphasised the importance of investing in alpine water storage facilities, and reliability of water supply to their businesses.

Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust member and dryland farmer Peter Reveley said drying rivers could soon present a problem for stock water systems.

In traditional sheep and mixed cropping systems, farmers could destock to offset the pressure in dry seasons, however dairy farmers did not have that option, he said.

A number of Mid Canterbury crops had already suffered damage in wind and hail storms, and yields could be down 50 per cent, signalling stock food shortages as the year progresses.

In parts of South Canterbury the situation is worse. Some dairy farmers in the Fairlie district had already dried off milking herds.

While old timers will have seen it all before and have the resilience to soldier on, there was concern for younger dairy farmers – especially those unprepared for dry Canterbury summers. This compounded the impact of a lower dairy payout forecast.

Banks have a vital role to play in ensuring farmers survived the big dry and declining dairy prices says retired Wakanui farmer John Leadley.

He survived the tough late 1980s when the perfect storm of drought, high debt and falling prices saw many good farmers walk off their farms with just a meagre government support package as compensation for a life-time of hard work.

At that time New Zealand’s banks took a hard line with struggling farmers, often playing the final card that saw them forced to sell up, Mr Leadley said.

Today, however, banks appear to have learned from that experience which effectively cost New Zealand a generation of good farmers, he said.

Yesterday the ANZ announced an assistance package for farmers affected by extreme dry conditions across New Zealand’s east coast, offering targeted assistance such as suspending loan principal repayments and waiving fees associated with restructuring business loans that might become necessary because of the impact of extreme weather.

ANZ managing director commercial and agri, Graham Turley said the current extreme conditions were new territory for many farmers and for others it was something they hadn’t experienced in many years.

“We recognise the challenges and anxiety this is creating for farmers, which have been exacerbated by forecast low dairy payouts.

“We’re offering targeted assistance, recognising that the

situation may require more complex solutions for some,” he said.

The proactive move by the bank was welcomed by Mr Leadley who said it was in sharp contrast to the experience of many farmers in the late 1980s.

“This will affect the young guys, the farmers we need to keep.

“A lot of good farmers lost their farms in the late 80s. A combination of drought and low prices now will create a bad scenario and these young guys are hugely important to the future, they’re the ones the banks need to support,” he said.

Other measures offered by the ANZ include waiving fees for term finance and investments which improve performance and the ability to respond to climatic variation in the future and providing access to discounted short-term funding to help farmers get through the immediate challenges while also protecting their long-term productivity.

Serious weather events didn’t just affect farmers, they affected their local area and would be felt right through the economy, Mr Turley said.

The key for farmers was to act early and engage advisors to identify problems and develop a plan.

This should include working with accountants and consulting their bankers on funding requirements, he said.

“The impacts of drought are not just financial. We also appreciate the stress created for some customers and encourage them to communicate regularly with their family, advisors and support networks.”

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Water use under pressure

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Rain to provide little relief

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Urban water supplies around the Ashburton District are under pressure from the big dry and are being carefully monitored to assess whether hosing restrictions need to be stepped up.

Ashburton District Council contracts manager Brian Fauth said a close eye was being kept on levels and the first sign that these are dropping, hosing restrictions will be stepped up to the next level, hand-held hosing.

Currently most urban areas are on level two restrictions, which means alternate days between the hours of 6pm and midnight.

The council relied largely on householder honesty to abide

Cool and showery conditions tomorrow are not expected to bring much relief for Mid Canterbury farmers.

The MetService is forecasting showers, clearing in the evening, and a maximum of 15 degrees Celsius in Ashburton.

Meteorologist John Law said the showers would be a “fairly scattered affair”, but could bring more rain than the paltry 0.6 millimetres re-

ceived by 3.30pm at the Ashburton Airport weather station yesterday.

Data from the station shows there has been just 11.4 millimetres of rain in the last 30 days, including 9.2 millimetres so far this month.

The historical average for the whole month of January is 63 millimetres. Last January 34 millimetres was received at the station, while the January before saw 72 millimetres.

by the restrictions and ongoing breaches would quickly show up in a spike in water useage, he said.

“We get our feedback by telemetry and we can see how each well is coping. If they’re within the boundaries of where

they should be then we’re happy.

“If we see spikes then we get our contractors to go out and start checking and if they see people hosing they’ll start door knocking.”

Ashburton’s water supply came from deep wells and the town was ticking along nicely within restrictions at the moment, but if there was no significant rain and water levels continued to drop, hosing restrictions could be stepped up, Mr Fauth said.

All urban areas in the district are on level two, alternate days and limited hours, Mt Somers is on hand-held restrictions – hand-held hosing only while the Methven Springfield supply is on emergency supply only.

■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY

Gallery may be empty at opening From P1 The official opening will be at 1pm, and may even be staged outside.

“The actual positioning of the opening has yet to be announced subject to weather conditions closer to the time,” Mr McKay said.

It was possible there could be a separate additional ribbon cutting for the gallery on its own at a later stage.

Chairman Don McLeod of Inside the Box, which has helped to raise about $1.5 million for furniture and fittings for the gallery, said it was one of those situations that the best had to be made of it.

“There are parts of the building that are ready to be open, I guess we just have to do as much as we can to support the art gallery to get as much of that part of it open as soon as possible,” Mr McLeod said.

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In brief Correction Munendra Prakash is in the restorative justice process, he was not convicted in the Ashburton District Court as reported yesterday. The error is regretted.

Police briefs Two vehicles were stolen from Racecourse Road on Monday night. One vehicle has since been recovered.

Ashburton police are investigating after clothing was shoplifted from an East St business on Monday.

The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade attended a small vegetation fire on Main South Road at about 3.25am yesterday. Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Donald Dunlea said tourists camping at a river started a fire and then went to bed without putting it out, leading to a small vegetation fire.

Library issues Tardy book borrowers from the Ashburton library contribute about $24,000 a year to the Ashburton District Council’s funds. For the first six months of the financial year, more than $14,000 (inclusive of GST) has been paid in fines by library members, but when she set budgets for the next 10 years, district librarian Jill Watson was budgeting for income from fines to decline. As e-books and audio books became more popular with library members, issue numbers and therefore fines would drop and avoiding a fine will shortly become even easier, with txt reminders added to the phone and online renewals options, she said.

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Replacement covered by warranty It will not cost ratepayers anything to replace the faulty air conditioning unit at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre.

Ashburton District Council commercial manager James Webb said the cost of the new unit, freight and installation was covered under warranty.

A heat exchanger in one of the units that stabilised temperature in the upper floor of the building, where the gallery

is located, had been malfunctioning.

The equipment’s suppliers had informed the council that the replacement unit would arrive in the country around February 16.

Installation and testing would follow immediately after delivery.

Mr Webb said the suppliers had a good reputation and track record within the building services industry in New

Zealand, which was confirmed during due diligence before accepting the tender.

“The other air conditioning units are working effectively and it’s just this one that’s not performing. These air conditioning units are specialised pieces of equipment that have been custom made for this facility to keep temperatures to the optimum level. Replacement was the only feasible option,” Mr Webb said.

A man who was burning rubbish with petrol at his Bay of Plenty home suffered burns to his torso, arms and legs but managed to cover his face. The 24-year-old man was airlifted to Waikato Hospital by the Rotorua-based BayTrust Rescue helicopter after the incident in Murupara in the Bay of Plenty about 3.30pm on Monday. Helicopter pilot Todd Durham said the man was burning rubbish in his back yard using petrol, when the can he was using ignited. He said it appeared the can then exploded.

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Guilty plea A man facing charges for helping paedophile and murderer Philip Smith escape New Zealand has pleaded guilty. Christopher Clifton has appeared in the Whanganui District Court yesterday charged with the Passports Act offence of false representation. Clifton was also charged with possessing a knife without reasonable excuse, and with threatening to kill a policeman last year. He as remanded to February 18. - NZME

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT PARKING

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Infringements on decline

By Daisy HuDson

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It’s one of life’s little annoyances – coming back to your car to find a white ticket tucked under one of your windscreen wipers.

The Ashburton District Council collected over $161,000 from parking infringements in the last financial year.

After paying an annual commission to the Ministry of Justice for warrant of fitness and registration fees paid directly to the council, it banked over $107,000.

However, the parking practices of Ashburton motorists appear to be improving.

According to Ashburton District Council environmental monitoring manager Rick Catchpowle, the number of infringements issued in the last financial year, ending June 30, 2014, dropped by nearly seven per cent from the year before.

A total of 9366 infringements were issued in the past financial year, down from 10,062 in the previous year.

The number of infringements issued for having an expired registration or warrant of fitness also decreased by 16

Bus, car collide Three people were injured when a bus and a car collided in peak-hour traffic on Auckland’s waterfront yesterday. St John Ambulance said the three people were taken to hospital in status 3 condition after the collision in Quay St at about 8.15am yesterday.

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Shooting mystery A shooter and potential murder weapon remain a mystery following a killing in Woodville this month. Police are investigating the January 4 death of James Poto Whatuira, 49, known to most as Poto. The Pahiatua man was killed by a single gunshot wound and was found dead by police at a Woodville home. A police spokeswoman said yesterday that no arrests had been made.

Inquiries were ongoing to locate the weapon used in what was believed to be a drug-related shooting.

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Fake monk scam The number of parking tickets issued by the Ashburton District Council has dropped in recent years.

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per cent over the same period.

Mr Catchpowle said local parking wardens had noted a steady increase in the level of compliance over the past few years.

Hand-held units were also recently upgraded, giving parking wardens the capability to issue warnings to motorists whose car registration had ex-

pired by no more than 10 days.

The most common reason for an infringement notice being issued was parking at an expired meter, followed by parking in excess of a P120 time limit, and failing to display a Pay and Display receipt.

AA Canterbury/West Coast District Council chairman John Skevington said parking in

Ashburton was adequate, and fines issued for infringements were “pretty fair”.

“The big thing we have at the AA is in some of these big centres, where you get cowboy operators clamping vehicles and charging exorbitant fees to unclamp them,” he said.

“We don’t have that in Ashburton, thankfully.”

Fake charity “monks” who target pedestrians on New Zealand’s busiest streets are recruited in China and sent here with the promise of making big money, says a woman who trained as a fake nun. A Chinese syndicate is behind the scam, says the woman, who was recruited while living in China.

Recruits could make their fortunes on streets around the world, she said. “We were told that if we wanted to go to Western countries, then becoming monks or nuns were the better options.

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People urged to keep an eye out for cannabis plots Mid Cantabrians admiring the flora as they enjoy summer should keep an eye out for cannabis, police say.

Sergeant Daniel Isherwood of the Canterbury police said the growing season was well under way.

Anyone coming across a plot should stay clear of the operation but note the location and report it to police.

“Cannabis is often grown in areas near walking tracks with

a nearby water source so trampers, hunters, fishermen, jet boaters and anyone who works in aviation can help by keeping an eye out for this type of crop.

Plants grown outside are likely to be noticeable at this time of the year either due to their bright lime-green colouring or because the growers have fenced their plots to prevent predation,” Mr Isherwood said.

“We encourage those living and visiting rural areas in our

district to be vigilant and report suspicious activity.

“Cannabis destroys lives and relationships and causes significant social harm each year when users commit crimes such as burglary and theft to fund their habits.”

Obvious signs to look out for included people carrying shovels, spades and other similar equipment into the bush, vehicles parked in rural areas with difficult access or areas closed

to the public, unusual sightings of lights/head torches/headlights in rural areas at night, and theft of fencing equipment or farm bikes from rural properties which could be used in accessing plots and cultivation.

The operation also focused on indoor growers, and there were many tell-tale signs the public and landlords could look out for which included fence heights being increased, curtains and windows kept closed both day

and night, shed and garage windows blacked out, bright lights on at strange times or on constantly, or the constant hum of fans running.

Anyone with information could phone their local police station or Canterbury District Headquarters on (03)363-7400, option 5.

Information can also be provided anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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In brief Disability self-inflicted After drinking beers and bourbons with friends at the beach, Daryl Paul Lee pulled a wheelstand on a motorbike he was riding, trapping his foot in the chain and nearly severing his toes. The 40-year-old Carterton painter was airlifted to hospital where doctors worked to save his seriously damaged foot. Lee was found to be twice the legal limit to drive. Appearing on crutches before Judge Chris Touhy in Masterton District Court on Monday Lee pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Judge Touhy remanded Lee at large for a pre-sentence report including a community detention report. He said Lee was suffering a “selfinflicted disability” as a result of his actions when he crashed. Lee is due back in court for sentencing on February 17.

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Ashburton St John first response volunteer Veronica Engelbrecht looks on as Intermediate Life Support (ILS) paramedic retrieves a MLX defibrillator from inside the ambulance.

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■ ASHBURTON ST JOHN

Over 3000 emergency calls

By Caitlin Porter

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St John services had a busy year in 2014, attending over 3000 emergency call-outs in the Mid Canterbury district.

St John responders attended 3329 incidents in Mid Canterbury last year, a 5.2 per cent increase from 2013 and the most call outs since 2007.

Since 2007 St John call outs in the district increased by 57.2 per cent, resulting in a total of 21,733 call outs in the last eight years.

St John Mid Canterbury territory manager Grant Dewar said the reason for the increase in call outs was most likely due to the fact that the district is growing.

“As per the last census [2013] Ashburton district is the fourth fastest growing dis-

trict in the country, inherently that will increase our workload,” he said.

On top of the number of attended emergency call outs, there were also 793 patient transfers made from Ashburton Hospital to other medical facilities.

There are eight paid staff and 16 volunteers at St John

Ashburton, and St John operate two ambulances – two during the day and one at night.

Where possible Mr Dewar said St John aims to have a paid staff member on every call out, as well as a volunteer.

“We have a very good, dedicated team,” he said.

To help with the increased demand that has occurred over

the last few years, a clinical telephone service was implemented.

The service is still in place today.

It was available to give advice and support to St John crew, clinical advice to communication centre staff and also advice to patients with non lifethreatening emergencies.

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Controversial movie The Interview will hit New Zealand cinema screens from next month, Sony has confirmed. Screening of the comedy, which depicts a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was postponed in New Zealand following a large-scale cyber attack on Sony, which distributes the film. After a period of uncertainty for Kiwi fans, Andrew Campbell, general manager of Sony Pictures New Zealand, confirmed last evening that theatre-goers would get to see The Interview, starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, from February 19 – almost a month later than its original release date.

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Teen birth rate down The teen birth rate in New Zealand has dropped to the lowest ever recorded, according to new figures.

The proportion of all births to teenage mothers was 5.9 per cent in 2013, research by the Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (Superu), formerly the Families Commission, said.

It was the lowest percentage ever recorded, Superu said, with 3546 births to teenage mums aged between 15-19 in 2013. The figure was down 0.8 percentage points from the 2001 rate, which stood at 6.7 per cent. Teen births were down in all regions except Northland.

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■ MULTI CULTURAL BITE

Event to feature high profile guests

By SuSan SandyS

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Ashburton’s sixth Multi Cultural Bite will feature high profile guests when it is held on Waitangi Day next month.

Canterbury-based television chef Richard Till will help out in the event’s many food stalls as well as help judge a cultural fashion parade. He will be joined by Wellington’s Commissioner Richard Tankersley of the Human Rights Commission.

Organiser Sue van den Heuvel said she considered the Human Rights Commission visit as “an acknowledgment of the event supporting and celebrating cultural diversity in our community”.

Last year about 13,000 people turned out for the annual Multi Cultural Bite, a town centre festival where Mid Canterbury’s ethnic groups come together and sell food authentic to their culture, as well as put on a range of performances.

Mrs van den Heuvel said she had been chuffed to secure Mr Till as a celebrity guest for the event this year.

“He is Canterbury based which is good and his TV programmes are very Kiwiana and Kiwi oriented, which ticked the boxes for Multi Cultural Bite.”

Multi Cultural Bite is located in front of the Ashburton clock tower and sees East Street closed off for the day.

The number of food stalls is still being confirmed, but is estimated to be about 20, and cuisine will include Argentinian, Fijian-Indian, Chilean, Thai, Peruvian, Japanese, Filipino, Brazilian and Chinese.

“Food stall briefings for all stallholders takes place this week, the final menus are being planned,” Mrs van den Heuvel said.

Performances will include those from Samoan, Indian, Spanish, Cuban and Maori in the community as well as the popular Cakumi Japanese Drummers.

There will be face painting for the children, Harold the Giraffe will be dropping by along with visits from the Mt Hutt Kea and Kiwi.

Television chef Richard Till will be a guest at next month’s Multi Cultural Bite.

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In brief Runaway truck A passenger in his 60s leapt out of a “runaway truck” as it careered down a steep hill while the driver remained behind the wheel trying to stop the vehicle. The two men were injured and had to be taken by helicopter to hospital. The truck was transporting gravel near Eketahuna in the ManawatuWanganui region, when it “became uncontrollable down a steep hill”, according to rescue helicopter pilot Chris Moody. The driver had suspected spinal injuries while the passenger suffered serious leg injuries.

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Maori warrior Seven years’ commitment to learning the Maori art of taiaha has resulted in teenager Levi Whata becoming a top warrior. The 18 year-old of Ngati KahungunuKi Wairarapa/Te Arawa/ Ngati Pikiao descent has emerged from the prestigious Mokoia Island Mau Taiaha Wananga as the Top Warrior 2015, making his grandparents Lynne Te MaariWhata and Brian Whata proud and leaving him with the knowledge he is disciplined and prepared for the future.

- NZME Fees for the aquatic centre at the EA Networks Centre are expected to mirror those charged at the community pool.

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■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

Pool fees ‘balancing act’

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Setting fees for facilities in the new EA Networks Centre was a balancing act between making a profit and ensuring the centre was affordable by all users, says Ashburton sports facilities manager Steve Prescott.

Before coming up with a charging regime for the centre, he checked a range of centres around New Zealand and said he believed he’d come up with charges that would encourage people to use the complex.

He also called in sports facilities expert Alan Direen to advise on balancing fees charges against the cost of running the centre.

“The gym, the pools and the swim programme are key to making money, but if you set your fees too high then you won’t get the people.

“You can build your business, but it’s better to budget conservatively than make promises to yourself that make it too hard,” he said.

When setting fees, the council should keep in mind that it was better to change these only two or three yearly, Mr Dineen said.

“Don’t do it in small amounts every year but make sure you don’t lag behind.”

He also advised the council to let the facility run for two or

three years and then bring in an expert to assess how it was performing and where cost savings and economies could be made.

While the pool complex would not open with hydroslides in place, Mr Direen said water slides added significantly to pool patronage.

“I’d say it should happen; you will need it but don’t put in an old, ordinary slide. Signature rides are the phenomenon, it needs to be new and it needs to be exciting.

“And you need more than a slide that looks as though it was designed in the 70s.”

A good water slide complex was about people coming back to the pool and staying longer, he said.

Fees for the new aquatic centre will mirror those charged at the community pool - $5.50 per swim for adults, $4 for a child 5 to 17 and $2.50 for a child under 5.

The same range of swim concession cards at the same price will apply.

A range of membership deals has been set for the centre’s gym ranging from a gym only or group exercise (classes) annual fee of $676, gym, pool or group, $832 or gym, group and pool, $1092.

There are also a range of charges for weekly or one-off visits.

Fitness expert named as gym supervisor

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

One of the last key appointments has been made to the team at the top of Ashburton’s new EA Networks Centre.

Methven fitness expert Anna Johnson has been appointed as supervisor of the on-site gym and that signals the start of recruiting for a range of gym positions, sports facilities manager Steve Prescott said.

Under Mr Prescott, the Ashburton District Council will has opted to run all areas of the centre, but there was a strong pitch made from at least one gym owner in Ashburton for this facility to be let to private enterprise.

Last year the council decided to run the gym itself, anticipating it would return a profit of more than $200,000 in its first year.

Some gym owners didn’t agree, saying that by going in direct competition with the town’s privately owned gyms the council would effectively force some out of business.

One owner, John Moore who owned or part owns two

gyms, was outspoken in his opposition saying he was gutted the council had decided to run the gym itself.

He suggested the council’s budgets were flawed and that it would take three years from start-up to making a profit.

Ashburton District councillors were confident there was money to be made, and that’s been backed up by Mr Prescott.

One of the privately owned gyms has a tag on its Facebook page that suggests it has links to the new stadium, calling itself a sports venue and stadium, but that is incorrect, Mr Prescott said.

“We haven’t had any discussions with any of the gyms in town and we don’t intend to; they are not part of us and we have no intention of them becoming part of us and that’s been made clear.”

Major work on the complex has been completed, but a wide range of finishing work is still be done, he said.

The stadium and pool are scheduled for completion in mid-March and are timed to open by mid-year.

Scheme stymied?

A businesswoman’s initiative, which could address some freedom camping issues, may be stymied in the Queenstown area.

Queenstown Lakes District Council regulatory manager Lee Webster said anyone considering joining the My 5-Star Driveway scheme needed to be mindful of some of the district’s rules, which could mean a driveway had to be listed as “visitor accommodation” or a “camping ground”. My 5-Star Driveway Ltd marketing manager Rai Banbury, of Auckland, said the scheme, launched late last year, enabled property owners to register their driveway online as being available for campervan tourists to rent. Campers could park in a host driveway and enjoy local hospitality and residents could earn some extra money, meet tourists and “show off your little slice of paradise”.

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Supercar for NZ British manufacturer McLaren has delivered a $1.8 million supercar to a New Zealand citizen complete with bespoke Kiwi logos that pays tribute to the famous brand’s roots. The sleek, jet-black McLaren P1, which can rocket from 0-100km/h in 2.8 seconds, is turning heads at McLaren’s Grey Lynn showroom. Just 375 of the flagship McLaren P1 will be made.

But only one comes with tailormade Kiwis stitched into the seats, and painted onto the lightweight carbon-fibre bodywork.

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Photos fetch $1500 A rare collection of photographs taken during Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed South Pole expedition have fetched $1500 at auction yesterday. The series of nine unique, black-andwhite pictures went under the hammer at Cordy’s Auctioneers in Auckland. They went for almost double their reserve of $850. The buyer will also pay a premium on top of the hammer price of 17.25 per cent.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Judge issues stern warning Ashburton man Tyler Daniel Croll-Davies just keeps pushing the boundaries.

This week the 19-year-old appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court.

During December Croll-Davis incurred charges of drink driving, two of driving while disqualified and breaching an existing community detention

sentence, by breaking his curfew on numerous occasions.

In January he was found to have been unlawfully on a residential property. Croll-Davis also has outstanding community work hours handed down for earlier offending, and hasn’t reported in since October.

As Croll-Davis stood in the dock on Monday, a disgruntled prisoner in the cells behind him

could be heard venting his frustration. “If you don’t serve your sentence the noise behind you will give you some indication of what you might expect,” Judge Maze told him.

She remanded Croll-Davis on bail with a stern warning to attend community work two days a week until he returns to court for sentencing on April 20.

“You are going to be a very

unhappy young man if you are picked up again between now and sentencing,” she said.

Neil Stewart Herbert, 63, of Netherby, appeared in the Ashburton District Court this week, for sentencing on charges of vehicle theft, giving police false details and driving while disqualified.

He was disqualified from driv-

ing for 12 months, ordered to complete 150 hours of community work, and to pay $1000 in reparation at $50 a week.

Dean John Blaze appeared in the Ashburton District Court on Tuesday for sentencing on a charge of driving with a suspended licence.

He was ordered to complete 80 hours of community work.

■ DISTRICT COUNCIL

Incentive to register rural dogs

By Sue NewmaN

Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Rural dog owners will have every incentive from July 1 to ensure their dogs are legal residents of the Ashburton District.

When the Ashburton District Council set its dog registration fees for next year, it looked for an incentive that would ensure every dog in the district was accounted for.

Councillors decided that by reducing registration fees for owners with more than two dogs on their property might be the key to ensuring they were all on the district’s dog register.

From July 1, it will cost rural dog owners $44 per dog for the first two registered and then $22 for each additional dog.

The urban dog registration fee remains unchanged on $65 per dog.

The penalty for losing your dog and having to rescue it from the pound will go up next year for the most careless dog owners.

First and second offences will continue to attract an $80 and then a $100 fine before a dog can be claimed, but third time offenders will face a $200 fine before their dog can be released.

Councillor Stuart Wilson wanted the penalties to be much tougher, however, with a $200 fine for second time offenders and $500 for third.

“If you have a dog you love and you lose it, the first time it’s an accident, a second offence is bad but a third offence is just negligence.

“Make it $500, either they want their dog back or it’s euthanised,” he said.

The only other change next year to the council’s dog fees are for microchipping, which will rise from $20 to $25.

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■ ASHBURTON HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

Tufenuf to put teens to a physical test Mid Canterbury youth Cullim Forsyth, 11, powers over hurdles earlier this week at Ashburton’s newest holiday programme, Tufenuf, at the Pavilion on Walnut Avenue.

The holiday programme was

started by Peter Van Den Dorpe and wife La Tisha Richards after they were approached by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).

They agreed because they wanted to offer something

different, Mr Van Den Dorpe said.

The couple said they hired different contractors to run sessions on particular days.

On Monday, The Gym Company ran team building exer-

cises and circuits.

Tufenuf is for 11 to 17 year olds and will run from 9am to 1pm until the end of next week.

It will start up again in the April school holidays.

Toddler dies after being left in heat in car A 16-month-old toddler died after a senior Whanganui Hospital medical staff member is believed to have accidentally left her son in a parked car on hospital grounds in the summer heat, thinking she had dropped him off at daycare.

Neither police nor the Whanganui District Health Board would confirm the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death yesterday.

However, a source said the toddler had been due to be

dropped off at the nearby Noah’s Ark Early Learning Centre on Friday morning.

It was only later that the staff member realised the toddler was still in her car, which she had parked in the hospital car park that morning.

The DHB has circulated an email among staff confirming the death and cautioning staff against talking to media. Meanwhile, a message of condolence has appeared on the daycare centre’s Facebook

page. Police said they were notified of the boy’s death by the hospital on Friday and an investigation was under way.

“A post-mortem was completed at the Wellington Hospital on Saturday and further tests are under way,” Detective Inspector David Kirby said.

“Officers are also speaking with the baby’s family and hospital staff. Police are not looking for anybody else as a result of the death.

“Any death of a child is al-

ways tragic; however it is too early in the investigation to comment on what happened and what the outcome of the investigation will be.”

Noah’s Ark centre manager Jackie Hall declined to confirm if the toddler went to the centre. She said she could not make any comment on his death.

Parents of children enrolled at Noah’s Ark refused to comment when contacted by NZME News Service. - NZME

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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OUR VIEW

Mind your watering Stu Oldham

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E

ven as the first spits of rain started falling on Ashburton District yesterday many people, worried about the sustained dry, would have been concerned by some attitudes toward water use.

Some may have started the day reading the result of an Ashburton Guardian online reader poll in which 64 per cent of respondents said they would not report a neighbour for breaking water restrictions.

On the face of it, this probably is not a revelation that would shock or surprise anyone who lives in the sort of place where neighbours are more likely to know each other than in other, bigger places.

For some, neighbours are often friends (or close-ish acquaintances) and so more likely to be the sort of people that can be reminded of their responsibilities with a quick chat over the fence.

For others, there can be something of a neighbourly pact – a tacit, “there but for the grace of God go I” understanding that keeps a lid on complaints when their sprinklers come on.

Compliance with the water restrictions is apparently very good – the many brown front lawns suggests some conserve much more water than others – but officials cannot police the restrictions on their own.

Some readers have passed on their concerns about the small number of properties on which sprinklers are used outside the restricted hours. They point out they abide by the rules and that, even if they do not agree with curbs that will affect the look of their property, that the rules are there for a reason.

Indeed they are. The council says restrictions manage pressure on the water network and those supplies which were not designed for the additional watering of lawns and gardens.

There are restrictions, ranging from limited watering to total hose bans, in all areas supplied by the Ashburton network.

At Mt Somers, only essential water use is permitted.

A fortnight ago, half the respondents to another Guardian poll said they supported fining people caught flouting restrictions. Neighbours everywhere will hope this won’t be necessary.

YOUR VIEW Sort out parking Come on Ashburton District Council you need to start thinking about the parking issue in the CBD. I read in the paper today (Paying for parks too much, January 20) the council are disappointed that no-one is in their new payand-display parking area on Cass Street. What do you think people were going to do?

Does the council think people are so thick they would pay what amounts to $1560 per year to park in their carpark when the area across the road is free, and for that matter 100 metres down the road from there is a free council park?

Who does the council staff ask about how much people would be willing to pay for parking? Or do they just pull a number out of the air, by the amount of people in this park, not the people using it. By the way how would all the council

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staff, who get free parking supplied with their employment, appreciate a $1500 bill for parking. I think you would find a lot of them would find elsewhere to park as well.

To then approach Gregg Carr to start charging people to park on his land so the council can get some of the $12,000 back for the pay-and-display machine (which, by the way is paid for by the people using the park through their rates anyway) is on the nose to say the least.

Maybe Gregg just has a more civil responsibility and is happy for people to use his land till he has some other use for it.

And quite often with what venture he eventually puts there the community may support it more for the generosity he has shown in the past.

I think if you also asked the people that live close to the CBD they would have enjoyed the past 12 months or so, of no cars parked outside their home,

by David Fletcher

which I am sure will happen again if all the parking is payand-display.

Also can you ask Mr Catchpowle how he gets into his home or for that matter into the council carpark if not by crossing the footpath, it would be great to see (maybe a Dukes of Hazard-style jump).

Come on guys, the CBD needs a more user-friendly approach; not trying to squeeze every last cent out of people who work or shop in it. Look around it is in need of a bit of love to keep it vibrant, for the CBD lost another retailer pre-Christmas to one of Ashburton’s other shopping centres.

I do applaud the Eastfield partners and their vision for their part of the CBD and wish them all the best for its success, but in the meantime let’s make the CBD user-friendly.

Bob McDonald (Mr McDonald is a retailer in Ashburton’s CBD)

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Water restrictions hurt every – IrrigationNZ CEO

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ater restrictions are an emotive topic. It’s understandable.

If you’re a passionate gardener and have spent thousands of dollars on your garden, you’ll be hurting right now.

Hosing restrictions are hitting home. The reality is that many lawns will remain brown, vegetable gardens will struggle to produce anything and some trees and plants may not survive this summer. But bear in mind we are experiencing climatic conditions that many parts of Canterbury haven’t seen since the 1980s.

Irrigating farmers face the same scenario as townsfolk. But resource management law gives priority to households, meaning commercial users such as farmers will always face restricted water supply first before domestic households do.

Local councils like the Ashburton District Council make the rules for what happens with domestic water supply during dry spells.

The restrictions are a combination of water scarcity and infrastructure capacity and no system is built to cope with absolute peak demand as the cost would be prohibitive. The same applies on farms.

Irrigating farmers are subject to restrictions imposed by the regional councils such as Environment Canterbury, who base their decisions on monitoring the health and flows of local rivers and streams.

An important distinction to make, however, that is the source of water for irrigation is completely unrelated to the intake and infrastructure that supports your domestic supply.

So if you’re a townie facing water restrictions, it’s quite likely your water supply intake is under pressure and the distribution system can’t cope. Whereas irrigators are put on restriction to preserve the water resource.

A recent column in the Ashburton Guardian questioning water restrictions raised many queries and misconceptions.

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It’s not easy to sit back and watch your garden and lawns wither and die and see your investment in plants, trees and vegetable crops go to waste.

So imagine this on a larger scale

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take into account the farm’s soil moisture (how dry the land is), weather forecasts (whether rain is on the horizon) and when they have access to water. If they are on a roster from a community scheme like the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation scheme they will need to use the water on the day it’s available to them regardless of weather conditions, wind or rain)!

Yes, there can be water losses from irrigating on a windy day, but research has shown they are minimal (less than 5 per cent).

The main side-effect of irrigating on a windy day is a change in the water distribution pattern.

In this situation, the irrigation system, the wind’s strength and the weather conditions can create challenges for plant growth. However, not irrigating would create even greater challenges for plant growth. The spray irrigation system least affected by wind is the centre pivot.

And definitely evaporative losses will be experienced this summer due to the extreme temperatures. But welldesigned irrigation systems and smart management by farmers and farm staff in charge of irrigation can drastically reduce water losses (in some cases to less than 10 per cent).

If we restricted farmers to only operating irrigation

systems at night to further cut evaporative losses caused by the sun, we’d need to double the amount of irrigators and water supply New Zealand currently uses.

We’d also need to expand the capacity of our electricity lines system to carry this load so moving to night-time only irrigation is simply not feasible.

The misconception that evaporation for centre pivots would be higher than for former borderdyke and open races is incorrect. The reality is actually the opposite.

Borderdyke systems are far less efficient and lose more water than the modern spray systems.

The combination of larger surface areas (open races and flooded borders) for evaporation and through ground drainage (because of the large volume of water being applied) means losses of 40 to 50 per cent are common.

This is why most irrigation schemes in New Zealand are upgrading away from borderdyke systems at substantial cost to improve water use efficiency and reduce water losses.

When IrrigationNZ surveyed New Zealanders two summers ago regarding their concerns about irrigation, ensuring efficient and responsible use of water was number one. Moving to highly efficient modern irrigation systems like centre

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Water is always an emotive topic and this summer we’re being reminded once again that we all need to be careful with how we use this precious resource.

It’s not easy to sit back and watch your garden and lawns wither and die and see your investment in plants, trees and vegetable crops go to waste. So imagine this on a larger scale.

Farmers’ and growers’ very livelihoods throughout the region and other eastern areas along the country are now at risk due to these dry conditions.

The drought two summers back cost New Zealand more than $1 billion. Potentially Mid Canterbury farmers could suffer losses in the millions.

Protecting the health of our waterways and the overall water resource is the reason gardeners and irrigators alike face water restrictions and the consequences, in an extremely dry year like this, impact us all.

Let’s hope the crops that feed our children and grandchildren from numerous well-tended gardens, and through arable and stock farming that provide the basis of our economy, are able to ride out this event and bounce back.

We need to support each other this summer and hope for rain for all our gardening and farming enterprises.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Terror threat level raised

By Karlis salna Police across Australia have been warned to remain on guard following fresh intelligence they are likely to be targeted by terrorists, and growing concerns over the increasing influence of jihadist groups.

Officers in some states will be permitted to take weapons and body armour home, while others are being urged to not display their uniforms in the open while travelling to and from work.

And NSW police have been told to carry their weapons at all times when they are in uniform.

The Australian Federal Police said the terror alert level for police had been raised to “high” in the wake of extremist attacks in France, Canada and Australia.

It also comes after an Islamist cell’s plot targeting police in Belgium was foiled last week.

The threat level for police is now in line the national alert level which was raised to high in September last year, indicating an attack is likely, although not imminent.

The AFP said the order had been prompted by intelligence and an “increasingly complex and challenging” security environment.

“Recent events in France, Canada and Australia serve as a sobering reminder of the risks associated with policing,” the AFP said.

The raising of the threat level was also prompted by the increasing influence in Austral-

A worker at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has died after falling into a water tank, while a second worker died in a separate accident at a sister plant on the same day. The victim at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, reportedly in his 50s, was inspecting an empty water tank with two other workers when he fell from the top of the 10-metre container, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co said. The worker was trying to remove the lid of the giant tank by himself when he fell into the unit.

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Terrorism ruled out There is no evidence terrorism was involved in AirAsia plane crash last month, an Indonesian investigator says. The National Transport Safety Committee, which has begun transcribing the cockpit voice recordings, has found no indications of foul play, said Nurcahyo Utomo, one of the investigators. “We didn’t find any indications of terrorism,” he said.

“There were no other voices apart from those of the pilots.”

- DPA

Story-selling ‘grubby’ Australian Police are being warned to take more precautions as the jihadist threats continue.

ia of extremist groups such as Islamic State.

“While relatively small, there are increasing numbers of Australians who are connected with or inspired by overseas terrorist groups such as ISIL, with the intent and capability to conduct an attack against police,” the AFP said.

Authorities have so far cancelled the passports of about 80 Australians suspected of planning to commit a terrorist act or engage in politically motivated violence overseas.

Terrorism expert Clive Williams said raising the threat level for police was a reasonable precaution but he was surprised it had taken this long.

“Islamic State has been calling for its people to attack police,” Professor Williams said.

“So, it rather surprises me that they haven’t done this before now.”

Two police officers were killed earlier this month during the attack in Paris against satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

The development also comes after the Sydney siege, and the wounding of two Victorian police in September last year by Abdul Numan Haider at a police station in Melbourne.

Haider - who was fatally shot - had been under investigation by anti-terrorism officers.

A soldier was also targeted last year in Canada.

There are no specific threats against Australian police.

But Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said he would be sympathetic to applications for officers to take weapons and body armour home.

NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said a warning had been issued to all police to remain vigilant at all times, whether on duty or off duty.

An edict was also issued yesterday requiring NSW police to use mobile data terminals that provide real-time tracking of their whereabouts while on duty.

- AAP

■ ARGENTINA

Row over death of Argentine prosecutor An Argentine prosecutor has been found dead just hours before giving what was expected to be damning testimony against President Cristina Kirchner.

The body of Alberto Nisman, 51, who had received threats, was found overnight in his 13th-floor apartment in an upscale neighbourhood of the capital Buenos Aires.

Initial forensic findings point to Nisman having taken his own life, but the timing has raised doubts.

Officials said a .22-calibre handgun was found beside Nisman’s body, which was discov-

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ered by his mother in the bathroom of his apartment.

Federal prosecutor Viviana Fein said Nisman died of “a gunshot wound to the temple” and “there was no role of additional parties (in the death)”.

However, there was no suicide note or witnesses, Fein added, calling for “caution” while the leader of one opposition party called it “an assassination”.

Investigators should look at whether Nisman was under pressure from anybody, and to whom the gun belonged, local media reports quoted Fein as saying. The weapon was not Nisman’s, the reports said.

Nisman, who had accused Kirchner of obstructing an investigation into a 1994 Jewish centre bombing, was due to testify at a congressional hearing on Monday to provide evidence of his claims.

Since 2004 he had been investigating the van bombing of the Argentine Jewish Charities Federation, which left 85 people dead and 300 others wounded.

Kirchner, who has denied the accusation, released a statement ordering the declassification of intelligence information Nisman had sought a week ago.

Several thousand protesters mobilised downtown in front

of the presidential palace and Buenos Aires Cathedral, demanding an explanation for Nisman’s death.

Clapping and shouting “killer” the demonstrators held banners reading “justice” and “killed for investigating”, as well as “Yo soy Nisman”, a take on the “Je Suis Charlie” slogan that appeared after the recent Paris attacks.

In Uruguay, about 500 Argentines demonstrated in the beach resort city of Punta del Este, singing the Argentine national anthem and cutting off part of the town’s main promenade.

- AFP

Former Victoria Premier Jeff Kennett says Sydney cafe siege hostages selling their stories to the media is “just plain grubby”.

He said there was no good reason the survivors should get paid. “Two innocent hostages lost their lives. I do not think it is morally right that the media pay, and any of those who were saved should profit from the attack. Just plain grubby,” Mr Kennett tweeted.

- AAP

Yemen PM surrounded Shi’ite militiamen have surrounded Yemen’s prime minister in his Sanaa residence after firing on his convoy during deadly clashes with the army as pressure mounted on his embattled government.

The heavily armed Huthis were in control of all three entrances to the Republican Palace, a building Prime Minister Khalid Bahah has lived in since taking office in October.

- AFP

More rallies planned The leaders of German anti-Islam movement PEGIDA plan to hold more rallies in Dresden next week after their latest protest march was banned by police due to a terrorist threat. “We don’t want to see free speech and the right to assemble taken away from us,” said Kathrin Oertel, co-founder of Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA).

- DPA

Tax on fat foods?

A tax on sugary drinks would help stem the rise of childhood obesity and save Australia billions in medical costs, leading health groups say. For the first time four health organisations have come together to urge the federal government to launch a national obesity strategy. Australia has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world with 63 per cent of adults and one in four children being overweight or obese. They surveyed 1016 people and found 85 per cent believe unhealthy eating habits are now a major problem for Australian children.

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■ MILK PRICE

In brief

Forecast ‘well below’ break-even “The bow wave in milk and inventory will take the market some time to clear,” it said.

There was increased competitive pressure from Europe, it said.

Chinese domestic milk supply appears to have increased and more wholemilk powder is likely to have been manufactured.

Seasonally, import demand isn’t expected to pick-up until the back end of 2015.

“While current international prices are below the cost of production, it is taking longer than expected for these to feed through to all major markets and farm-gate prices,” the bank said.

ANZ expects a pull-back in demand from oil dependent countries collapsing oil prices affects their economic outlooks.

Results from the next GlobalDairyTrade auction is due today.

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17,366.3 +352.0 +2.07% At close of trading on Jan 20, 2015

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17.65

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5,671.0

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judge them. .. announced she hadn’t had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and french fries in the interviewer’s office. .. said if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm. .. interrupted the interview to phone his therapist for advice on answering a specific question. .. stood up and started tap dancing around the office, when asked about their hobbies. .. pulled out a camera and took a photo of the interviewer and said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him. .. asked the interviewer if he would put on a suit jacket to insure that the offer was formal. .. asked who the “hot babe” was, pointing to the picture on the interviewer’s desk.

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Paul Bloxham, the HSBC economist who coined the phrase ‘rock star economy’ for New Zealand’s economic growth last year, is forecasting the country will remain one of the strongest performing developed economies in 2015. Growth is expected to be supported by a continued upswing in construction and buoyant consumer spending.

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elieve it or not when attending an interview some candidates have: ..answered their cell phone and asked the interviewer to leave her own office because it was a “private” conversation. .. told the interviewer he wouldn’t be able to stay with the job long because he thought he might get an inheritance if his uncle died and his uncle “wasn’t looking too good”. .. asked the interviewer for a ride home after the interview. ..smelled his armpits on the way to the interview room. .. flushed the toilet while talking to the interviewer during a phone interview.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund says it remains comfortable with its investment in the US oil and gas industry, despite the sector coming under pressure from a near 60 per cent decline in oil prices since the middle of 2014. In March last year, the fund announced it would invest up to US$250m to take part in the booming North American gas and oil industry.

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ANZ Bank has cut its 2014/15 Fonterra milk price forecast to $4.35/kg from a previous forecast of $4.75 - equating to a $6.9 billion hit to overall dairy revenue if it comes to pass.

Fonterra’s latest forecast is for a $4.70/kg milk price.

ANZ said $4.35 would be “well below” break-even for many dairy farmers.

The revenue loss compared with last year would represent about 3.1 per cent of GDP, it said.

The bank also anticipates a softer opening price for 2015/16 to be announced in May of around the $5.75/kg mark, down from a previous forecast of $6.50, although it expects a further uplift toward the low $6/kg mark by the end of that season.

ANZ based its new forecast on a more prolonged and modest recovery in dairy prices, combined with a strong New Zealand dollar. The increase in supply from the major global exporters has been the largest in eight years, it said.

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Many ways to enjoy seasonal tomatoes

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he season of bountiful, lush ripe red tomatoes is just beginning.

While we can buy tomatoes year-round there’s nothing nicer than fruit picked from your own garden, just ripe and still warm from the sun.

Surplus fruit is easily turned into relish, sauce, chutney or simply preserved for the winter, but fresh tomatoes are so versatile it’s almost impossible to tire of them. Often simple is best, but fresh tomatoes are equally at home with a wide range of ingredients in salads, soups, pastas or as a fresh sauce.

Tomato, cucumber and mint salad 2 large cucumbers, halved lengthwise, seeded and sliced 1/3 C red wine vinegar 1T white sugar 1t salt 3 large tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped 2/3 C chopped red onion 1/2 C chopped fresh mint leaves 3T olive oil Salt and pepper

Healthy garden salad 5T red wine vinegar 3T grapeseed oil 1/3 C chopped fresh coriander 2 limes, juiced 1t white sugar 3/4 t salt 2 cloves garlic, minced 500g frozen broad beans, cooked and skinned 2C corn kernes (tinned or fresh) 400g cherry tomatoes, quartered 4 spring onions finely chopped 450g tin black beans, rinsed and drained ■ Whisk together the red wine vinegar, grapeseed oil, coriander, lime juice, sugar, salt and garlic.

■ Set aside.

■ Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

■ Combine broad beans and corn with the dressing.

■ Gently mix in the cherry tomatoes, green onions and black beans.

■ Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Pizza salad 500g small shell pasta 1 red pepper. chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 1 tomato, chopped 5 spring onions, chopped 200g chopped salami 2 cloves garlic, minced 1t dried oregano 1/2 t salt 1/4 t ground black pepper 1C Italian-style salad dressing 1C shredded mozzarella cheese 2T grated Parmesan cheese ■ In a large pot of salted, boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain.

■ Combine the pasta, peppers, tomato, green onions, pepperoni, olives, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.

■ Toss together and refrigerate until chilled.

■ Before serving, add dressing and cheese; mix together well.

Fresh tomato pie 1 (9 inch) pie shell 7 ripe tomatoes, sliced 1 red onion 3/4 C mayonnaise 1/3 C shredded mozzarella cheese

■ In a large bowl, toss together the cucumbers, vinegar, sugar and salt.

■ Let stand at room temperature for an hour, stirring occasionally.

■ Add tomatoes, onion, mint and oil to cucumbers and toss.

■ Season with salt and pepper.

1/3 C grated Parmesan cheese ground black pepper to taste 2t fresh basil 2t fresh oregano ■ Preheat oven to 175°C. ■ Bake the pastry shell for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned.

■ Slice onion and place in the bottom of pastry shell.

■ Slice tomatoes and arrange over onions. Add black pepper to taste.

■ Combine mozzarella, Parmesan and mayonnaise.

■ Spread this mixture evenly over tomatoes.

■ Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

■ Once cooked, garnish with fresh herbs.

Chickpea and tomato salad 450g tin chickpeas, drained 2T red onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tomatoes, chopped 1/2 C chopped parsley 3T olive oil 1T lemon juice In a large bowl, combine all ingredients Chill for 2 hours before serving.

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Fresh tomato and basil sauce 2T extra virgin olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped 1kg tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped 150ml red wine or vegetable stock (reduced-salt if possible) 2T chopped fresh basil 1/8 t sugar pepper to taste 8–10 sprigs fresh basil, shredded, to garnish

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■ Heat the oil in a large saucepan.

■ Add the onion and cook gently, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until softened but not browned.

■ Stir in the garlic and cook for an additional minute.

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■ Cook over medium heat for 20– 30 minutes or until the sauce is thick.

■ Puree the sauce in a blender or food processor until smooth ■ Pass through a fine sieve if a particularly smooth result is required.

■ Add the sugar to balance the acidity of the tomatoes.

■ Stir in pepper to season and reheat the sauce.

■ Pour sauce over freshly cooked pasta, toss well and top with shredded basil.

■ Sprinkle with shaved Parmesan cheese.

Roasted tomato soup 1kg tomatoes, quartered 3T olive oil 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled 1 litre hot chicken stock good handful chopped fresh basil 1/2 T balsamic vinegar salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste ■ Preheat oven to 190°C. ■ Place the tomato halves and garlic cut side up on a baking tray.

■ Drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

■ Roast 1 hour in preheated oven.

■ Squeeze garlic into a blender along with tomatoes ■ Add stock, basil and vinegar; blend until smooth.

■ Season to taste. Serve either hot or cold.

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■ METHVEN SUMMER SCHOOL

ARTS DIARY

Learning an ancient skill

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To January 23 – Big Little Theatre Company summer school 2015 at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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January 23 – Join the Big Little Theatre Company summer school in an Enchanting Performance to showcase work of guest artists and young performers at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre 7.30pm. All tickets $12.

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January 29 – The Ashburton Art Gallery, in association with the Regent Cinema, is presenting Mr Turner, a film starring Timothy Spall as eccentric British painter J M W Turner (1775-1851). Tickets $20 for this art gallery fundraiser, available from info@ashburtonartgallery.org.nz or phone Shirin 021 079-2363.

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Tai Tapu resident Stephen Brailsford was one of three students who travelled to Methven this month to learn the skills of master craftsman Richard Hare at the Methven Summer School.

Mr Hare was the tutor of Make a Windsor Chair – a shapely dining room chair crafted with hand tools and the collective use of freshly-felled eucalyptus tree (legs), elm wood (the seat) and ash wood (the bow). The other students were from Wellington and Timaru.

The intensive seven-day course showed the students a range of wood skills needed to create the Windsor chair as it was first designed hundreds of years ago.

Mr Hare was no stranger as a tutor at the summer school and also did chairmaking in Methven back in 1998.

He is now a secondary school teacher based in Leeston.

He said woodworkers needed many different skills to complete the chair, full of carefully shaped angles and sculpture.

“It’s quite a levelling experience,” Mr Hare said, of building the chair.

Mr Brailsford said the chair delivered on its promised function – to be a chair for sitting – in a proven, traditional method free of nails, screws or brackets.

Once he had completed his chair on the course, Mr Brailsford hoped to make five matching chairs at home.

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Above – Stephen Brailsford uses hand tools and the wood of a freshly felled Eucalyptus tree to shape the legs of his Windsor Chair creation this month at the Methven Summer School.

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Two spaces remaining for Inside the Box Inside the Box fundraisers have just two remaining spaces in the new Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre to sell for sponsorship naming rights.

Chairperson Don McLeod said he and fellow committee members were hoping these would be signed up before the building was formally opened on February 14.

Only one of the gallery exhibition areas and the photographic storage area remain unsponsored.

“Our fundraising committee has worked so hard over the last 18 months to raise more than $1 million through successful funding applications, donations and sponsorships from generous businesses and individuals,”

Mr McLeod said. Inside the Box has been responsible for kitting out the new building.

“Without the interior fixtures and fittings the building would only be a shell.

“With the generosity of those who have already supported this venture, the building will now be able to function as the museum, gallery, research, storage and archive facility it was designed to be.”

Donations are still being sought to complete the project, and these can be dropped off at Heartland Bank.

Enquiries about securing naming rights can be made through Mr McLeod, or fellow members Kevin Soster, Maxine Watson or Anita Body.

Right – Without the interior fixtures and fittings the art gallery and heritage centre would only be a shell.

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In brief Garcia chases history Spanish golf star Sergio Garcia aims to be the first player to win back-to-back Qatar Masters titles at the wind-battered Doha Golf Club.

The 35-year-old took the Mother of Pearl trophy last year in a playoff against Swede Mikko Ilonen, and the Spaniard made no secret of his ambition for a repeat in his first tournament of the year. “I came close to winning a few times, so it was nice to get over the line last year,” Garcia said.

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Ashburton Golf Club captains Jenny Williams and Paddy Bradford walk the first tee together during the AC Browne Cup mixed pairs last Saturday, but neither will take to what will be a crowded first tee this

Sunday. The 19 qualifiers for the annual shootout final will all line up on the same tee at the same time but only one player will be left standing at the end of 18 holes.

The 19 qualifiers for Sunday’s

shootout are Hilary Lovett, Robynne Nicol, Liz Pollock, PK Ngutu, Kyle Brown, Graeme Bellamy, Pieter van Vollenhoven, Bev Chinn, Tony Gimblett, Ken Clucas, Bryan Donaldson, Nicki Gill, Brian Hawksby,

Brent MacGregor, Kay Fox, Don Houghton, Chris Ralston, John Power and Paul Greer.

Players had the opportunity to qualify over the five rounds of the Summer Stableford competition.

A suspect in Robert Allenby’s alleged kidnapping and bashing in Hawaii has been seen on CCTV footage using the golfer’s credit card to buy alcohol. Honolulu police say they have the footage of the man buying two bottles of alcohol in Waikiki and are considering it the strongest lead so far. Allenby says he was knocked out, robbed and thrown into the boot of a car after being separated from a friend at a Honolulu wine bar on Friday night. He paid a special tribute to a homeless woman who helped him.

But a person claiming to be the homeless woman says she found the 43-year-old only one block from the wine bar, bloodied, confused and arguing with two men. Allenby is expected to play in the Humana Challenge in California this week, but says he doesn’t know when he’ll - AAP next hit the golf course.

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In brief Commodore to stay The iconic Commodore is set to stay in V8 Supercars beyond 2017, when Holden ends its operations in Australia. The manufacturer has announced its intention to keep the nameplate when it replaces the four-door sedan with an imported model from 2018. Holden Motorsport yesterday confirmed it also plans to keep the Commodore as the brand’s flagship race car, as the introduction of a new generation of Supercars looms. From 2017, the sport will be opened up to new engine and body types, including turbo-charged four- and six-cylinders, and even coupes.

- AAP

Radisich back in V8s New Zealand racing star and double world touring car champion, Paul Radisich, is set to join Super Black Racing in the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship as team principal, providing the team with additional support and mentoring. Radisich has extensive experience in V8 racing after spending years behind the wheel as one of New Zealand’s top drivers and brings a whole new set of skills to Super Black Racing. “Paul has been involved with Super Black Racing from the start and has already been a major help to us, so to officially have him involved this season is great”, said Tony Lentino, Super Black Racing owner.

- NZH

Celebrating a legend To have back-to-back motorsport festivals held in your honour must be pretty cool. That’s former Kiwi Formula One driver Howden Ganley at Hampton Downs last weekend and next. Now 73, Ganley was born and raised in Hamilton.

Sixty years ago, as a 13 year old visiting the Ardmore Circuit, Ganley saw his future. “I really had no interest in motor racing until I was taken to Ardmore where I saw my first Grand Prix car,” said Ganley. “I was completely taken with them and it was at that point I knew that’s what I wanted to do with my life - race them. Everyone told me I’d grow out of it and fortunately I didn’t. I’m enormously flattered to have the festival about me this year. I was amazed when the organisers told me a year or so ago they would be doing me and that was wonderful,” he said. - NZH

Bailie Perriton in action at the second round of the New Zealand Superbike Championships in Timaru at the weekend.

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Tough season for Perriton

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

There was good, bad and ugly from Mid Canterbury superbike racers at the second round of the New Zealand Superbike Championships in Timaru at the weekend.

It was another up and down weekend for Bailie Perriton in the Supersport class.

Coming off a rough first weekend at Ruapuna he was happy with how the practice session went, registering some respectable times, but that was about as far as the good news went.

He crashed during qualifying but still managed to sit on the front row in fourth.

Struggling with bike set-up

all weekend, race one didn’t go to plan when the rear tyre stressed in the first few laps and he struggled for grip, doing well enough to finish third.

Then in race two he had another crash - his third in seven starts - when he lost the front end in a turn while sitting in second for a DNF. That put an end to his weekend with a banged up wrist putting him out of the 15-lap final race, forced to watch as his competitors chalked up more valuable series points.

Alastair Hoogenboezem set a new lap record in race two and had three race wins from the weekend to grab the series lead from his brother James, who also suffered a major crash on

Sunday. Alastair leads the series with 146.5 points from James on 130.5 and fellow Christchurch rider Cameron Hudson with 113 points.

Perriton is seventh on 55 and should be all healed up and ready to make up some ground at the next round is at Hampton Downs in March.

In the Superlites Andrew Rudd not only had to contend with series leader Avalon Biddle but the speedy Jake Lewis, both of whom have raced in Europe.

Lewis, who missed round one, took two wins and set a new lap record after Biddle took the opening race win, while Rudd wasn’t too far off the pace. He collected a third and

two fourths. Rudd moved up to fourth with 102 points, with Biddle way out in front on 165 with Zane Agate second on 123.

Lewis Dray remains fifth overall in the 125GP after two fifths and a sixth.

Aaron Shral is eighth in the pro twins with Steve Rutherford 12th.

Coming off a clean sweep at Ruapuna, Sam Goulter was pipped in race one of the junior development class by Kagan Simons, got the win in race two only to be beaten again by Simons in race three.

Goulter is still to confirm whether or not he will attend the two northern rounds, but would take a 20 point lead with him in the series standings.

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In brief

■ CRICKET

NZ hunts down Sri Lanka

By Andrew Alderson A mature, measured and thrilling run chase drove New Zealand to victory by four wickets chasing 277 against Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international in Nelson yesterday.

Luke Ronchi produced an inspirational 24 runs, including three straight sixes to turn the match in the hosts’ favour in the 48th over.

He finished on 32 from 15 balls and again proved his value as a closer to the New Zealand cause.

Daniel Vettori hit the winning runs which left 11 balls to spare and enabled New Zealand to go 2-1 up in the seven match series.

The majority of credit, however, lay with The Metronome, aka Kane Williamson, who anchored the innings with 103 off 107 balls.

Tick-tock, tick-tock the singles came as he generated the rhythm, then he distilled twos to inspire belief, and finally he gifted himself the odd boundary as the team edged towards triumph.

Williamson’s strokes for the most part appeared magnetised to the grass as he compiled his fifth ODI century.

His first instinct was to push singles. Anything else was a bonus. He eased 41 of his runs behind square using the pace of the ball without forcing his strokes.

New Zealand’s World Cupwinning prospects now look skewed on the basis of his presence.

In 14 ODIs since the start of last year, he has passed 50 on nine occasions and New Zealand have not lost (eight wins and one tie). In the five other results there was a win (Williamson made 47) and four losses.

Williamson and Elliott, with a reassuring 44 off 58 balls obliged to deliver a partnership of 88 for the fourth wicket. Between the 16th and 29th overs they scored 66 runs off 84 balls yet hit just two fours.

Sydney Sixers officials are tipping a NSW T20 record crowd for tomorrow’s Big Bash League local derby against Sydney Thunder, a match that doubles as an SCG farewell for veteran paceman Brett Lee. The Sixers are already guaranteed a semi-final berth after

England ‘close to SA’ He might find AB de Villiers’ heroics hard to fathom but Joe Root believes England are close to replicating South Africa’s remarkable one-day batting feats. Like every other cricket fan, Root could not believe his ears when told de Villiers had hit a record 31-ball one-day ton on his way to posting 149 against the West Indies in Johannesburg this week. “He is a bit of a freak,” Root said. But Root found South Africa’s record 2-439 total easier to believe - so much so that he reckoned England weren’t that far away from posting similar numbers.

- AAP

Bailey banned from ODI

Corey Anderson added 47 runs off 44 balls to help the Black Caps’ cause against Sri Lanka in Nelson yesterday.

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Corey Anderson reinforced the momentum with 47 off 44.

The New Zealand batsmen benefited from their bowlers’ performance at the death.

Mitchell McClenaghan, Tim Southee and Anderson concede just 65 runs in the last ten overs and took six wickets.

That extended to eight wickets for 96 in the last 16.2 overs.

Earlier, Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews won the toss which treated fans to a symphony of stroke-making from twin 37-year-olds Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.

The customary elegance of Sangakkara (76 from 83 balls) and Jayawardene (94 off 82) showed why Sri Lanka are a threat in the opening game of the World Cup and beyond in the tournament.

To put their consistency into context, it was Sangakkara’s

92nd half-century in 370 innings and Jayawardene’s 77th half-century in 409.

The pair oscillated between playing the ball along the ground and hitting in calculated fashion through the air.

Adam Milne put together a tidy display with two for 28 from seven overs, enhanced by a wise review of an Angelo Mathews nick down the legside to restrict Sri Lanka to 180 for four.

Milne complemented Southee’s strong return of three for 59 from his allotment.

McClenaghan may have bowled too short early in the search for aggression, and dropped Sangakkara at short fine leg on 53 as New Zealand sought to reinforce the wicket of Tillakaratne Dilshan for 44 four balls earlier.

McClenaghan resurged in his

final overs to finish with two for 58, from 9.3 overs.

Brendon McCullum produced the innings highlights in the field. His chase-and-dive routine to save a boundary resulted in him smashing into an advertising hoarding with such an impact it echoed.

The crowd erupted.

Likewise his catch of Thisara Perera, running the length of a pitch to wide mid-off was a gem.

He completed his display in the final over with the run out of Nuwan Kulasekara after spilling what would have been a candidate for catch-of-the-summer with a goal-keeper dive at mid-off.

Kulasekara couldn’t be blamed for being distracted by the athleticism.

The fifth match is in Dunedin on Friday.

- NZH

Record crowd tipped for Binga’s farewell

By AdriAn wArren

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the Melbourne Renegades loss on Monday night to Adelaide Strikers, who will definitely top the ladder.

Former Test star Lee, who last week announced his imminent retirement, could well play a semi-final match in Adelaide, as it’s extremely unlikely any combination of final round results will allow the Sixers to

finish in the top two and host a semi.

However, the NSW domestic crowd record of 32,823 set at the last Sydney Smash at ANZ Stadium on December 27, looks likely to fall on Thursday as almost twice as many tickets have already been pre-sold.

Sixers officials are also very confident the attendance will be

the highest for any cricket game at the SCG this summer.

That mark is 30,161 for the opening day of the fourth Test against India earlier this month.

To mark Lee’s final SCG match, “Binga” masks will be handed out to the crowd, while the big screen will play highlights of his career and display farewell messages.

- AAP

Batsmen Shaun Marsh and Cameron White have been called up for Australia’s Tri-Series ODI against England, with opener David Warner and suspended captain George Bailey both missing the match. The selectors summoned the duo yesterday ahead of Friday’s clash in Hobart, where Steve Smith will take over from Bailey as skipper. They said Warner was being rested because of hamstring soreness he reported at the start of the series. Bailey had to be replaced after copping a one-match ban for Australia’s slow over rate in Sunday’s win over India at the MCG. The selection of Marsh and White means they will effectively be trialling to replace Michael Clarke at next month’s World Cup if he is unable to recover sufficiently from his hamstring surgery.

- AAP

Stars have momentum With a home Big Bash League semi-final up for grabs, the Melbourne Stars will take on a Perth Scorchers line-up bolstered by the returns of Shaun Marsh and Nathan Coulter-Nile at the MCG tonight. Both sides have secured semi-final berths going into the final round of the regular season, but the third-placed Stars can displace the Scorchers in second spot with a big win - either by 35 runs or by reaching the Scorchers’ total with five overs to spare. After the Stars lost their opening three games of the season, they will take the momentum of a four-game winning streak into the pivotal match-up. Perth coach Justin Langer said his side had prepared well for the match and were intent on extending their current winning streak to four games.

- AAP

SBW up for big bout Sonny Bill Williams is readying himself for the toughest fight of his boxing career and looking to earn respect when he steps into the ring to take on experienced American southpaw Chauncy Welliver this month. The 29-year-old dual rugby code international will make his long awaited boxing return on January 31 at the Footy Show Fight Night at Sydney’s All Phones Arena, against an opponent Williams believes will provide a thorough test of his boxing credentials. Almost two years on from his controversial bout against former-heavyweight champion Francois Botha, Williams admits he is looking to enhance his boxing credibility against the well-seasoned Welliver. “I guess you could say that after what happened in the last fight,” Williams said.

- NZME

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■ KARAKA MILLION

In brief Genius a late entry First day Trentham winner Genius is a late nomination for Saturday’s Group 1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile.

Bred and raced by Waikato Stud, she is in foal to Pins and pending motherhood has brought out the best in the Savabeel mare, who has won three of her four starts this prep-aration for trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman.

- NZME

Sampson to miss cup Progressive stayer Sampson has been withdrawn from Saturday’s Gr.2 Platinum Homes Wellington Cup. Trainer Howie Mathews made the decision shortly after the gelding turned in a poor run when unplaced in Monday’s Cup Prelude.

- NZME

Better from Boban Boban turned in an encouraging performance when winning a 900 metre trial at Rosehill yesterday morning. He has been a multiple Group one winner for his expatriate Kiwi trainer Chris Waller, but bled when unplaced in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes last autumn.

- NZME

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Ilikai to fly the southern flag Michael Pitman likes the odds on offer in this Sunday’s Listed Karaka Million at Ellerslie.

The Riccarton horseman and his son and training partner Matthew will be represented by the in-form Ilikai in the chase for the biggest cash prize in New Zealand racing.

“She’s rock solid and a one in 14 chance – it’s a nice raffle to be in and the horse deserves her chance,” Pitman said.

Ilikai is the fifth top qualifier for the Million following consecutive wins at Reefton and at Gore last time out.

“Her time at Reefton was sensational and I’ve been going to the Coast for a long time and she’s the first two-year-old I’ve raced there,” Pitman said.

“It’s very hard to beat the older horses when you only get a kilo off the mares.

“She’s an improving sort and we’re not dreaming and know how

tough it will be, but she’s qualified and it’s nice to show they can do it from the South Island.

“It’s also great for part-owner Bryan Black, the principal of Manco Engineering who sponsors the Easter Handicap, to have a runner in the race.”

Ilikai will be ridden in the Karaka Million by Lisa Allpress, who has enjoyed a long and successful association with the stable.

“The old team will be back together – we’ve all been friends for a long time and Lisa would have ridden over a 100 winners for us,” Pitman said.

Ilikai’s presence in the race is also another feather in the cap of Berkley Stud as the third runner, following Dreamcoat (2012) and Gateway (2013), for resident sire Coats Choice. All three were sold by the Canterbury operation of Edwina Morris and Alan Jones.

- NZME

Ilikai will be chasing the big money at Ellerslie on Sunday.

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Rotorua gallops Today at Rotorua Raceway

Racing Rotorua Venue: Rotorua Meeting Date: 21 Jan 2015 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.30pm (NZT) ROTORUA CUP SAT 9 MAY RATING 75 2200 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2200m 1 21015 Crimson Prince t (1) 59 ...............T Abel (a4) 2 91143 Zedpak t (2) 58............................ D Johnson 3 50610 Attica tm (5) 56.5................. R Hutchings (a) 4 03675 Eskabar (3) 54 .......................... M D Plessis 5 90356 Even Better (4) 54 ....................... R Hannam 2 2.05pm PARROTS ON HINEMOA MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 23946 Starbux (6) 57.5 .........................M Coleman 2 06 Francis Drake (12) 57.5....... R Hutchings (a) 3 9x828 Odin’s Choice (2) 57 ................A Jones (a2) 4 6x305 Skywards (11) 57 5 0 Fiftyfirstdates h (4) 57 .................T Thornton 6 7 Jesdemona (1) 57 .........................P Holmes 7 9 Kaharoa Rose (10) 57..................... R Jones 8 0x9x6 Single Glance h (8) 57 ............ R Smyth (a1) 9 2 Astrid (7) 55.5 ............................M Cameron 10 4 Ashima (3) 55.5........................... D Johnson Roc’s Are Diamonds (5) 55.5L Magorrian (a2) 11 12 La Novice (9) 55.5...................B Hutton (a2) 3 2.40pm RUCK N MAUL SPORTS BAR RATING 75 1200 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 04x14 Spare The Moment d (2) 59 ............ R Jones 2 759x4 Pachenko d (8) 56.5 .................A Jones (a2) 3 31x0x Willing Spirit d (7) 55.5 .......L Magorrian (a2) 4 32181 Agostini d (4) 54.5 ............................A Taylor 5 5x708 Girl Of My Dreams d (1) 54.5 .. R Smyth (a1) 6 77x00 Melody Celebre d (9) 54.5 .......... R Hannam 7 41903 Donnie Brasco d (6) 54.5 ........S McKay (a3)

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8 5x563 Alchemy’s Flight db (3) 54........... D Johnson 9 54861 Staccato td (5) 54...................... M D Plessis 4 3.15pm COPTHORNE HOTEL ROTORUA MAIDEN 1560 $7000, MAIDEN, 1560m 1 232 Santiago (7) 58.5 ...............L Magorrian (a2) 2 55209 Meeska Mooska (6) 58.5 ...........M Cameron 3 6x040 Sino Heights (1) 58.5 ..............B Hutton (a2) 4 0 Cullch Forty Five (4) 58.5.... R Hutchings (a) 5 06x77 Zah Off (3) 58.5 6 90 Desterro (2) 57 ................................ S Spratt 7 86825 Malina (11) 56.5 .............................. D Nolan 8 83x Cle D’or (10) 56.5............................R Myers 9 80x80 Shesgotit (12) 56.5....................J Oliver (a3) 10 x6889 Tinged With Gold 56.5 ................. Scratched 11 836 Hot Property (9) 55 ................... M D Plessis 12 99 Meritaggio (8) 55 ......................... D Johnson 13 40707 Salted Caramel (5) 55 .................T Thornton Emergency: Salted Caramel 5 3.50pm WINDSOR PARK STUD 3YO MAIDEN $8000, MAIDEN 3YO, 1560m 1 4x322 Viviano (6) 57.5 ............................... S Spratt 2 3 Duke Of Sussex (2) 57.5 ........... M D Plessis 3 53 Ester (5) 57.5 ..............................T Thornton 4 20 Jagger 57.5 .................................. Scratched 5 47x54 Land Tax (8) 57.5 ........................ D Johnson 6 0 Skyscraper (4) 57.5............L Magorrian (a2) 7 0 Southernman (1) 57.5 ................. R Hannam 8 7 The Best Man (3) 57.5 ........ R Hutchings (a) 9 4 Enyanna Marie (7) 55.5 ..................R Myers 10 836 Hot Property (9) 55.5 11 65 Lipsipsuc (10) 55.5.....................M Cameron 12 40707 Salted Caramel 55.5 .................... Scratched 13 90 Desterro 57.5 ............................... Scratched Emergency: Desterro

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4.25pm POMARE RACING STABLES RATING 65 1560 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1560m 1 312x0 Poetry (4) 59 ............................. M D Plessis 2 64731 Bachata 58.5 ................................ Scratched 3 49x03 High Society td (8) 58 ................M Cameron 4 1 Megablast 57.5 ............................ Scratched 5 21 Mr Mosa td (1) 57.5..................... D Johnson 6 14546 Back On Song t (10) 57 ..............T Abel (a4) 7 10 The Deposit (11) 57 ...........L Magorrian (a2) 8 32150 Cool Hand Duke (7) 57 ....... R Hutchings (a) 9 60x00 Sarah Pour t (5) 57.......................... R Jones 10 00758 Cee Tee Are (2) 55 ...........................A Taylor 11 0007x Centarose (6) 54 .......................J Oliver (a3) 12 0x909 Leslie’s Legacy t (3) 54 ...............T Thornton 13 090Px Cloemmbai (9) 54 Emergency: Cloemmbai 7 5.00pm VC’S TURF BAR MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MAIDEN, 1400m 1 x8428 Hannibal Lecter (14) 58.5 ...........T Thornton 2 5x Nazlanmak (7) 58.5.........................R Myers 3 25745 Douro b (1) 57 ...................................L Innes 4 2 Blue Wagon (8) 57 .....................M Cameron 5 00x45 Lenin The Brown 57 ..................... Scratched 6 55 Paintball (13) 57 ........................ M D Plessis 7 6 Segenhoe (9) 57 ................................M Hills 8 x6026 Flying Briar 56.5 ........................... Scratched 9 95584 O’Mara (11) 56.5 ........................M Coleman 10 6x4 Our Redneck Rebel (3) 56.5 ........... S Spratt 11 0x460 Arcade (5) 56.5 ..................L Magorrian (a2) 12 050x0 Deesse de La Mode (12) 56.5R Hutchings (a) 13 7L232 Snaptoit (16) 55 ..................A Schwerin (a4) 14 Riddle (15) 55 .........................S McKay (a3) 15 67658 Stage Door (10) 56.5 .................. R Hannam

2 x7347 Jigger Inn 58.5 ............................. Scratched 3 6 Zed Em (8) 58.5 ..............................R Myers 4 553 Single Shot (10) 57 ............................M Hills 5 33074 Sacred Trust (13) 57..........................L Innes 6 0 Highlander (11) 57 .......................... D Nolan 7 49342 Covered ‘N Bay (4) 56.5 ..........B Hutton (a2) 8 x6633 Seline b (9) 56.5.................L Magorrian (a2) 9 76943 Lil Miss Waitoki (5) 56.5 ............ M D Plessis 10 6764 Apache Moon (1) 55 ...................T Thornton 11 375 Lady Pimpernel (3) 55..................... S Spratt 12 67895 Sisterhood (7) 55 ........................ D Johnson 13 7 Frock (6) 55 ................................M Cameron 14 9 Rockabeely Rock 55 .................... Scratched 15 67 Private Hero (12) 58.5 16 x6080 Halong Bay (14) 58.5 17 0x08 Toy Story 56.5 .............................. Scratched 18 80x80 Shesgotit 56.5 .............................. Scratched Em: Private Hero, Halong Bay, Toy Story, Shesgotit Blinkers on: Kaharoa Rose (R2), Cullch Forty Five, DesMark du Plessis must be a top chance terro, Shesgotit, Salted Caramel (R4), Southernman on Duke of Sussex in the Windsor (R5), The Deposit (R6), O’Mara (R7) Blinkers off : Centarose (R6) Park Stud Maiden today.

Winkers on : Private Hero (R8) 16 Eyes Of Love (2) 55 .................... D Johnson Pacifiers on : Skywards (R2) 17 0 Jane’s Secret 55 .......................... Scratched SELECTIONS 18 7x67 Dashin (6) 57 Race 1: Zedpak, Crimson Prince, Eskabar, Even Better 19 089x7 Sir Jack Ruger (4) 58.5 Race 2: Astrid, Roc’s Are Diamonds, Odin’s Choice 20 86825 Malina 56.5 .................................. Scratched Race 3: Spare The Moment, Donnie Brasco, Staccato Emergencies: Stage Door, Eyes Of Love, Jane’s Secret, Race 4: Santiago, Hot Property, Meritaggio, Cle D’or Dashin, Sir Jack Ruger, Malina Race 5: Viviano, Ester, Enyanna Marie, Duke Of Sussex 8 5.35pm MILLENNIUM HOTEL ROTORUA MAIDEN Race 6: Mr Mosa, High Society, The Deposit 1950 $7000, MAIDEN, 1950m Race 7: Blue Wagon, Snaptoit, Douro, Dashin 1 3x633 Tukawa (2) 58.5.........................J Oliver (a3) Race 8: Covered ‘N Bay, Tukawa, Single Shot, Seline

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 1 34576 Wrinkles nwtd............................J McInerney way Meeting Date: 21 Jan 2015 NZ Meeting number: 9 2 56666 Scott The Best nwtd K & ................ J Maisey Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 3 76378 Homebush Magic nwtd K & ............ J Maisey 8 Alamein Goldie nwtd K & ..................Phillips 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 4 5 23858 Wairere Mike nwtd ..........................P Knight 11 and 12 1 12.01pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 6 45674 Susan Jewel nwtd ........................M Roberts 7 56522 Goodtime Mike nwtd ............... T McCracken 1 7652 Homebush Riley nwtd ...............J McInerney 8 68846 Homebush Hansome nwtd ........J McInerney 2 23257 Buzzy As nwtd ...................................J Hunt 9 57867 Little Prophet nwtd ...........................R Waite 3 7x877 Homebush Express nwtd ..........J McInerney 4 53787 Denali nwtd G & .............................. J Clarke 4 1.01pm J P PRINT (PETONE) C0 C0, 305m 5 54842 Dark Witch nwtd ............................... P Clark 1 67384 Kilimanjaro nwtd G & ...................... J Clarke 6 48 Davey Boy Scott nwtd K & ............. J Maisey 2 Fangirl nwtd L & ................................. Morris 7 Chinese Star nwtd L & ....................... Morris 3 57633 Goodtime Alannah nwtd..................P Knight 8 32465 Carolina Moon nwtd .........................T Agent 4 8657 Homebush Naki nwtd ................J McInerney 9 7676 What A Party nwtd ..........................J Tanner 5 2885 Wicked Tycoon nwtd.........................T Agent 10 26686 Princely Count nwtd ..................J McInerney 6 63774 Cuts Deep nwtd ...........................P Blanche 2 12.21pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C0 C0, 305m 7 5775 Glad’s Apopping nwtd .....................S Maher 8 43474 Sniff of Brandy nwtd .........................R Waite 1 No Time Yet nwtd .............................L Ahern 9 7676 What A Party nwtd ..........................J Tanner 2 67447 Homebush Celia nwtd K & ............. J Maisey 3 73866 Redstar Reaper nwtd U & .................Cottam 10 26686 Princely Count nwtd ..................J McInerney 4 67858 Portobello Patsy nwtd ......................R Waite 5 1.20pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 5 77657 Homebush Happy nwtd .............J McInerney 1 46444 Miss Razz nwtd ................................M Black 6 27455 Working Poppy nwtd ............... T McCracken 2 42435 Dipsy Lala nwtd U &..........................Cottam 7 8 Dazzling Di nwtd G & ........................S Ross 3 82427 Blaze’s Corporal 18.02 G &...............S Ross 8 78 Princess Novak nwtd..................... D Donlon 4 63484 Goodtime Helen 17.92 G & ............. J Clarke 9 7676 What A Party nwtd ..........................J Tanner 5 22234 Fear Marina nwtd ......................J McInerney 10 26686 Princely Count nwtd ..................J McInerney 6 15726 Black Magic Rock 17.88 G & .............Denby 3 12.41pm WWW.RACINGTIPS.CO.NZ C0 C0, 520m 7 1325 Lagoon Fame 18.11 .....................M Roberts

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■ TENNIS

Djokovic, Wawrinka cruise

By John Salvado World No.1 Novak Djokovic dispelled any concerns about his health by powering into the second round of the Australian Open yesterday.

The four-time Open champ had been troubled by a virus in the leadup to the first major of the year, but he showed no after-effects in a regulation 6-3 6-2 6-4 victory over Slovenian qualifier Aljaz Bedene.

“It’s been a rough two weeks for me but I’m getting there,” said Djokovic.

“For a first-up performance it was pretty good.”

The Serb won six titles in 2014 including the year-end championship in London, but started this year with a surprise semi-final loss to Ivo Karlovic in Doha.

Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka made a flying start to his Australian Open title defence, crushing Turkey’s Marcel Ilhan in straight sets.

Wawrinka broke through for his maiden grand slam title last year at Melbourne Park, beating Djokovic in the quarters and Rafael Nadal in the final.

The No.4 seed could not have been more impressive yesterday, smashing Ilhan 6-1 6-4 6-2.

Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori also eased through to the second round with a regulation win over Spanish veteran Nicolas Almagro.

Playing in his first major since his thrilling run to last year’s US Open final, the Japanese star proved too good for Almagro, winning 6-4 7-6 (7-1) 6-2. He will play Croatian Ivan Dodig or Brazil’s Joao Souza in the second round.

Nishikori has advanced at least to the fourth round at each of the previous three Australian Opens and will fancy his chances of again going deep into the first grand slam event of the year.

It was also the first time since 2008 that Almagro had

Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka has won her Australian Open first-round grudge match against Sloane Stephens, beating the American in straight sets at Melbourne Park for a third straight year.

Both players were unseeded for the first major of the year - with Azarenka having battled foot and knee injuries and per-

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In brief Erakovic bundled out Marina Erakovic is out of the Australian Open, beaten 7-5 6-0

by Spanish world No24 Garbine Muguruza yesterday. After a tightly contested first set, Erakovic was completely overwhelmed in the second. She struggled on serve (only 51 per cent of first serves landed) for most of the match and made a mountain of unforced errors in the latter stages.

Muguruza - who beat Serena Williams last year - punished the New Zealander’s second serve all day and gradually over powered Erakovic from the back of the court. Michael Venus and Artem Sitak are the remaining New Zealanders in the tournament and both will be in doubles action later in the week.

- NZH

Big win for Bobridge Jack Bobridge’s stunning stage win at the Tour Down Under yesterday means the Australian cycling star has big decisions to make. Bobridge had planned to use the Adelaide race to finalise preparations for his hour world record attempt in Melbourne on January 31. But his first stage win in the Tour also gave him the overall lead. The local rider admits he must give this opportunity everything - even if it tires him ahead of the hour ride.

- AAP

Hawks equal record The Atlanta Hawks won their 13th straight game, one short of equalling the team record, as Mike Scott and Paul Millsap each scored 20 points yesterday in a 93-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

The Hawks haven’t lost since December 26. Meanwhile LeBron James scored 26 points and J.R. Smith added 20 as Cleveland entered a favourable portion of its schedule with a win over Chicago, and James Harden scored a season-high 45 points, including 18 in the third quarter as the Rockets beat the Pacers.

- AP

Matai move talked down Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland celebrates after beating Turkey’s Marsel Ilhan during their first round match at the Australian Open yesterday.

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been beaten before the third round at Melbourne Park.

They were joined in the second round by eighth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic, who won 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3

against Ukrainian qualifier Illya Marchenko.

Italian Fabio Fognini, the No.16 seed, was upset 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 by Colombian Alejandro Gonzalez.

Fellow Colombian Santiago Giraldo belted Czech Jan Hernych 6-3 6-2 6-2 and American Steve Johnson eliminated British qualifier Kyle Edmund 6-4 6-4 6-3.

- AAP

Azarenka off to winning start at Aust Open

By John Salvado

Ashburton Guardian

sonal issues in 2014, while Stephens suffered a slump in form.

But it was Azarenka who dominated yesterday’s encounter, winning 6-3 6-2 in 75 minutes to set up a big secondround clash with another former world No.1 - Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki.

In Stephens’ first match against Azarenka two years ago she accused the Belarusian of gamesmanship for taking a

long medical timeout midway through their semi-final.

Last year, Stephens hit a forehand into Azarenka’s groin region during their fourth-round match, with the American’s attempts to apologise being ignored by the 2012 and 2013 Australian Open champion.

There were no further flashpoints yesterday, with Azarenka - who now shapes as the most dangerous spoiler in the

draw - advancing to a secondround clash with No.8 seed Caroline Wozniacki.

Wozniacki was made to work hard in the first set by American Taylor Townsend before lifting in the second to win 7-6 (7-1) 6-2.

Australian flagbearer Samantha Stosur, who is the No.20 seed, crushed Romania’s Monica Niculescu 6-4 6-1.

- AAP

Gold Coast assistant coach Terry Matterson has a simple message for those who think the Titans are poised to sign Manly NRL star Steve Matai. Don’t hold your breath. Matai has reportedly told the Sea Eagles he wants an immediate release from his contract. The Titans, along with Parramatta and the Warriors, have been linked to the 30-year-old New Zealand international. But Matterson said a move for the veteran centre was unlikely, in his opinion.

- AAP

Probe over ‘Deflategate’ The NFL is investigating whether New England intentionally deflated balls during Monday’s victory over Indianapolis that sent the Patriots to the Super Bowl. Spokesman Michael Signora confirmed the NFL was looking into the matter and said yesterday there was no further update. The Patriots routed the Colts 45-7 at Gillette Stadium in a game that was played in often driving rain. WTHR-TV in Indianapolis first reported the story, noting a deflated football could be easier to throw and catch in inclement weather.

- AFP

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

Due to a large increase in our work load and expansion of our precast manufacturing facilities, we seek to fill the following positions to work with us in our brand new precast yard and offices: Concrete Placers / Concrete Finisher

Precast Workers / Formwork Carpenters

Read and interpret drawings to be able to setup mould work Experience in handling and placing concrete, understanding and locate cast-in items to specification its properties and experience in using mechanical floats and finishing tools is essential.

Setup mould work in a timely fashion with minimal rework URL Closing date Rachelcompleted steel cagesWith: x x Proof Assist read by:_______________________________ _______________________________ Date:_______________________________ in placing into moulds checked: Along with concrete finishing, this role tested: will at times expand We need school bus drivers!

Accurately place and secure cast-in items in a timely fashion. into boxing and panel set up and site clean-up. Ability to Driving a school bus is very rewarding and read and interpret fabrication drawings and having excellent allows you plenty of time to follow other Dogman / Rigger revisions: attention to detail. pursuits in between daily trips.

Ability to assist with our crane team to lift and store panels into 1 2 3 4 5 Precast Apprentice: $0 $0 $25 $50 $75 our racks and also onto delivery trucks as required.

We currently have vacancies within our company for School Bus Drivers in the This role would ideally suit somebody who is looking for a Being a certified dogman would be an advantage for this role.

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Wed 28 Jan Pearsons Coachlines Ltd Leticia McIntosh Sat 31 Jan 403 West Street Ashburton Selwyn TimesCell phone: 027 314 0094 Tue 27 Jan Sit Vacant

Office phone: 03 307 8557 Email: pearsonsashburton@xtra.co.nz Tue 3 Feb Phone: (03) 308 2992 or 021 344 647 Email: tesh@mcintoshgroup.co.nz Website: www.pearsonscoachlines.co.nz

Casual Position Would you like to be part of the party hire team at Ashburton U-Hire and work casual hours?

If you are reliable, flexible and have attention to detail, this position is for you.

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We require the services of a carpenter to join a small team working on quality housing.

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Wednesday, January 21 , 2015

Part Time Caregiver Needed

Healthvision are looking for someone who is available on a Tuesday and a Thursday to assist a client of ours with her house hold chores and her grocery shopping in the Ashburton area.

If you are passionate about being a caregiver, we would love to hear from you.

Please email your CV to ana.djokovic@healthvision.co.nz or give Ana a call on 09 522 5012 ext 812 for further information.

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Two Positions • Paint/Flooring Department Salesperson Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton, has a vacancy in their Paint and Flooring departments.

This is a very interesting position covering both Paint/Decorating and the Flooring departments. Our Flooring department has a huge range of products of wooden flooring, tiles, mats and carpets and more.

This position is full-time and will include one weekend day.

To be successful, it would be favourable for applicants to have the following skills: • A flair for colour co-ordination and décor trends.

• Excellent Customer Service Skills • Reliable and work well in a team environment.

• A good level of physical fitness as some lifting will be required.

• Checkout position Part-time We have a vacancy for a checkout operator 16 hours per week, Sunday and Monday.

Plus be able to be on call as a casual.

In return we offer a friendly work environment and excellent staff buying privilidges.

Please email your c.v. and covering letter to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to Lyn Church, Human Resources Manager, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton 7740.

All applications remain confidential and close on Friday, January 30, 2015.

Teacher in training We have a vacancy for an individual who wishes to combine study towards an early childhood qualification while working within a preschool.

Applicants should ideally be in year 1 or 2 of their study.

This is a fixed term position commencing beginning of February til April but could be made permanent.

The 30 hour position primarily involves covering breaks, lunches and non contact time and also helping with end of day activities and clean up.

Applicants need to be available for work between the hours of 8.45am to 5.30pm Monday - Friday.

To apply: Email: risingstarspreschool@live.com including cv and referees details.

Wednesday, January 21 , 2015 PUBLIC NOTICES

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Interest Sought

Hospice Mid Canterbury Trust Expressions of interest are sought from people throughout the Ashburton district interested in serving on the Foundation Board of the Hospice Mid-Canterbury Trust.

The initial tenure will be for the project phase, with opportunity to continue once the service is established. Involvement will be on a voluntary basis.

In addition to having a passion for the hospice philosophy of care, the following skills and competencies are sought: • Governance experience • Strategic planning and thinking • Logistics / project management • Business experience • Fundraising experience • Community involvement and strong networks • Communication / PR The full board will meet monthly with sub-committees meeting as necessary. Attendance at some functions, presentations and fundraising events will be expected.

For further information, or to submit an expression of interest, please email admin@hospicemc.nz by 5pm, Monday, January 26.

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The Draft RLTP is prepared under the Land Transport Management Act 2003.

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A summary of the Draft RLTP can be requested from Environment Canterbury’s customer services on 0800 324 636 or may be downloaded free of charge from our website www.ecan.govt.nz. A copy of the Draft RLTP can also be downloaded for free from this website or purchased as a hard copy for $20 by phoning Environment Canterbury’s Customer Services on 0800 324 636. The Draft RLTP is also available for inspection at Environment Canterbury’s offices at: 17 Sir Gill Simpson Drive Christchurch; 75 Church St, Timaru; or 73 Beach Rd, Kaikoura or the head offices of District Councils in the Canterbury Region and in the main public libraries in the Canterbury Region.

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Daily Events Wednesday

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. 9.00am - 11.00am Holy Communion, Park Street.

HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Closed over holiday period, reopening 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. February 25.

Seated exercises suitable for people 10.00am with limited mobility. Social hall, MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS Havelock Street.

CLUB. Coffee morning, Robert Harris, 11.30am 361 West Street.

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Mid-week service and lunch. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and Golf Croquet.

Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish

Street.

1.30pm M.S.A. GARDEN SECTION. Judging spud in bucket, all welcome.

42 Jordan Avenue, Tinwald.

6.00pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Welcomes regular and new players.

M.S.A. Sports grounds, Racecourse Road.

Thursday

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

1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL.

Open daily in the Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Welcomes regular and new players.

M.S.A. Sports Grounds, Racecourse Road.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning next 9 moves. Social hall, Havelock Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE.

New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities.

Social Hall, Havelock Street.

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21 JANUARY 2015

ASHBURTON DOMAIN - PERFECT FOR SUMMER

If you’re looking for a great picnic spot this summer, the Ashburton Domain is the place to be.

Only a few minutes’ walk from town, the domain is a great family spot with fantastic gardens, playgrounds, a paddling pool, playing fields and much more.

To find out more about what you can see and do at the Domain visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz Get active, enjoy the summer sun and head down to the Ashburton Domain with your family for a great time this summer.

RUBBISH AND RECYCLING

PUBLIC NOTICE

Waitangi Day

Road Closure

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

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that for the purpose of allowing the Festival of Pipe Band Music to hold a street march the following roads will be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic (with the exception of emergency vehicles) for the period indicated hereunder.

• Friday 6 February 2015 The Methven Inorganic Materials Drop-off Facility will be closed on: •

Friday 6 February 2015

Rubbish and Recycling - Kerbside Collection If your collection day is a Friday there will a change for Waitangi Day. Collections normally scheduled for Friday 6 February 2015 will be collected on Thursday 5 February 2015.

There are no changes to any other collections.

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

KEEPING THINGS HUMMING Council provides a 24-hour call centre service 307 7700.

You can also request service through our website. Click the green “Request It” tab on our front page.

Urgent requests for service are given a priority response.

Non-essential requests are normally responded to on the next working day. We are working to keep our district humming.

COMMUNIT Y POOL If you’re looking for some family fun this summer, why not head down to your community pool?

Ashburton Community Pool - varying times between 6.00am and 8.30pm Tinwald Pool - 12.00pm to 7.00pm

Up & Coming

Roads to be closed: Elizabeth Street, from Walker Street to Grigg Street Grigg Street, from Elizabeth Street to Philip Street Philip Street, from Grigg Street to Wills Street Period of closure: From 12.30pm until 1.30pm on Sunday, 25 January 2015.

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

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

BUILDING CONSENTS ONLINE Getting a building consent is now an easier process for Ashburton District builders and homeowners.

Building consent applications can be made online through the Council website. For more information visit ashburtondc.govt.nz

WEBSITE Find out what’s happening at your local council on the Ashburton District Council website.

It’s easy to use and has all the information you need about the services that the Council offers you.

Visit ashburtondc.govt.nz

For more information on opening times visit www.ashburtoncommunitypool.co.nz

Meetings Methven Community Board Monday 26 January 2015, 1.30pm Environmental Services Committee Meeting Thursday 5 February 2015, 1.30pm Service Delivery Committee Meeting Thursday 5 February 2015, to follow Environmental Services meeting

Career Opportunities • Cleaning Opportunities • Sports Facility Bookings Coordinator • Environmental Services Support Officer • Planning Administration Officer • Lifeguards

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

Current Fire Season Status A Restricted Fire Season is in place across the Ashburton District. For all fires in the open air a permit is required. This is in force until further notice.

For more information, visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

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ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 180 Havelock Street

ASHBURTON RESOURCE RECOVERY PARK Range Street

Monday - Wednesday 8.30am - 5.00pm Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm

Monday - Friday 9.00am - 8.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 1.00 pm - 4.00pm

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. One will do well to come into another’s place (7) 5. Get to care about hospital (5) 8. Performance that might be lit with care (7) 9. Gateway might only be found after parking (5) 10. Get through a net Peter put out for it (9) 12. There’s nothing we take in but misery (3) 13. Start at Eastbourne with a leg-break one better than birdie (5) 17. It’s the me that’s involved in the good life (3) 19. John painted an officer of the law (9) 21. Fine coffee from Palermo – champagne, too! (5) 22. In one version, coalworking is the one named (7) 24. 100 cards given to deserter on returning (5) 25. Militaristic as trap prepared by the North (7)

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VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Despite all the water that has passed under the bridge on the work front it’s still too early to commit to anything, with things still unfolding.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) With your new working year kicking off earlier than expected a battle is being waged to find the right balance between work and play.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) The first of two New Moons in your home and family sector is a chance to commit to paying attention to home and family matters, with no urgency.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 17.3 18.0 Max to 4pm 7.1 Minimum 1.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.6 16hr to 4pm January to date 10.2 Avg Jan to date 38 2015 to date 10.2 38 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 15 At 4pm Strongest gust SE 35 Time of gust 1:35pm

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6am Breakfast 9am Infomercials 9:30 There’s No Taste Like Home Gino D’Acampo visits Nottingham to prepare venison curry, fish and chips, and chicken casserole as he continues to help home cooks re-create family recipes for paying diners.

10:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11:30 Infomercials Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm House Husbands PGR 3 0 3pm Four Rooms 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm MasterChef Australia 0 8:10 Border Security 3 0 8:40 The Island With Bear Grylls AO 0 9:45 Hotel Of Mum And Dad AO 0 10:55 One News Tonight 0

11:25 Dallas AO 0 12:20 Football – English Premier League (Highlights) 1:25 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:45 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Beat My Build 7:30 My Dream Home 8:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 9:30 Better Homes And Gardens 11am House Crashers 11:30 Treasure King Noon Double Your House For Half The Money 1pm My Dream Home 2pm Beat My Build 3pm My Dream Home 4pm Sophie Grigson In Thailand 4:30 The Cook And The Chef 5pm Candice Tells All 5:30 Carter Can 6pm Million Dollar Contractor 6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Toy Hunter 7:30 Expedition Burma Burma is rumoured to be home to a treasure trove of wildlife but decades of military dictatorship have meant its impenetrable jungles remain full of secrets.

8:30 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green PGR 9:30 Ben And James Versus The Arabian Desert PGR James Cracknel and Ben Fogle trek deep into the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Desert in the footsteps of explorer Wilfred Thesiger. 10:30 Toy Hunter PGR 11pm Candice Tells All 11:30 Carter Can

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Little Monstar 0 6:35 Jungle Junction 3 0 6:55 The Amazing World Of Gumball 3 0 7:25 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 7:50 Slugterra 3 0 8:15 Pair Of Kings 3 0 8:35 Jessie 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here PGR 3 2pm Extreme Makeover – Home Edition 3 0 3pm Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 3:27 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:30 Get Ace 0 4pm Win Lose Or Draw 0 4:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 5:30 My Wife And Kids 3 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Rachel swings too far; Murray’s truancy backfires; Chris’s kindness brings trouble. 0 7:30 Mike And Molly PGR 0 8:30 M Little Man AO 3 2006 Comedy.

Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Molly Shannon. 0 10:25 Anger Management AO 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 Rachael Ray Football Star Tony Gonzalez joins Rachael, along with his wife.

11:30 The Michael J Fox Show PGR 3 Graham tricks Eve into spending more time with him; Ian worries that an older woman only wants him for sex.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR Game show hosted by Jerry Springer.

1pm Flipping Out PGR 3 2pm Top Chef Duels PGR 3:05 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 4:05 Entertainment Tonight 4:35 The Simpsons 3 0 5:05 Beauty And The Geek Australia 6pm 3 News 7pm The Block – Glasshouse PGR The contestants drive to Kilmore in country Victoria for their latest challenge. 0 8:10 M The Perfect Catch PGR 3 2005 Romantic Comedy. Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Jason Spevack.

0 10:25 3 News 10:55 NCIS – Los Angeles AO 3 0

6am Happy Healthy Monsters 6:45 Peppa Pig 3 6:50 Tickety Toc 3 7am Fanboy And Chum Chum 3 7:25 The Legend Of Korra 3 7:50 Fairly Odd Parents 8:15 Chuggington Badge Quest 3 8:25 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:35 Peppa Pig 3 8:45 Bob The Builder 3 8:55 Thomas And Friends 3 9:05 Ella The Elephant 3 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 3:10 Humf 3 3:20 Lalaloopsy 3 3:40 Max Steel 3 4:10 Dragons – Defenders Of Berk 3 4:35 Punk’d 5:05 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 5:30 The Nanny 3 0 6pm Futurama 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 0 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 The Simpsons PGR 8pm How I Met Your Mother PGR 3 8:30 M Backdraft AO 3 1991 Thriller.

Firefighting brothers encounter an arsonist who specialises in creating violent and often fatal explosions in the midst of a fire.

Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Rebecca de Mornay. 0

11:25 N The Inbetweeners AO 0 12:30 Kitchen Nightmares AO 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Grey’s Anatomy PGR 3 0 3:15 Switched At Birth PGR 3 0 4:05 Regular Show PGR 3 0 4:15 Shake It Up 3 0 4:40 Dog With A Blog 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:55 Infomercials 5am Infomercials

11:20 F Chaos PGR 3 The agents go to Panama to rescue a former team member who was presumed dead, but is being held hostage.

12:15 Entertainment Tonight 12:40 Infomercials

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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 3 12:50 The Test PGR 3 1:45 Antiques Roadshow 3 Fiona Bruce and the team are in Chatham’s historic dockyard, where objects include a spiked object believed to have been used to ward off highwaymen, and a collection of poison bottles.

3pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3

6am Football – AFC Asian Cup (Replay) Japan v Jordan. 8am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Two, Day Session.

9am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Two, Night Session.

10am Football – AFC Asian Cup (Replay) Iraq v Palestine. Noon Football League Show 12:30 Surfing – ASP Men’s World Championship (Highlights) Billabong Pipe Masters. 1:30 Netball – Oceania Tri-Series (Highlights) New Zealand v Samoa.

2pm Cricket – International (Highlights) 2:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) 3pm Golf Central 3:30 Ironman – 70.3 Auckland (Highlights) 4:30 UFC Now 5:30 2015 UFC Preview 6:30 Cricket – International (Highlights)

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Mythbusters Green Screen Special PGR The MythBusters team’s top 12 most precious places, and their list of dangerous destinations.

8:35 M I Spy PGR 3 2002 Action.

Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Malcolm McDowell.

10:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

7pm Netball – Oceania TriSeries (Highlights) New Zealand v Samoa.

7:30 L Netball – Oceania Tri-Series Fiji v Samoa.

From Suva, Fiji.

9:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United.

From Vector Arena.

10pm The Crowd Goes Wild 10:30 Tennis – Apia International (Highlights) Final.

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:10 Home Shopping

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Football League Show Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Tennis – Heineken Open (Highlights) 1:30 Tennis – Apia International (Highlights) 2am Netball – Oceania Tri-Series (Replay) 4am Tennis – Heineken Open (Replay)

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SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Miharo 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2 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 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 3 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2

THE BOX

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation PGR 3 8pm Kuia 3 (Part 1) 8:30 Taniwha Rau 9:30 Whare Taonga AO 3 2 10pm Whaikorero PGR 3 10:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 7:40 Modern Family PGL 8:05 Ax Men ML 8:55 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Elementary MV 12:15 Played 16VLSC 1:05 Criminal Minds 16VS 1:55 Law And Order MV 2:45 Ax Men ML 3:35 RAW MC 6:35 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

THURSDAY

12:30 Ax Men ML 1:20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV 3:25 NCIS MV 4:15 Criminal Minds 16VS 5:05 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 5:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG

6am Auction Kings PG Iwo Jima Sword; Cathouse Chairs. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Law On The Border M 8:30 MythBusters PG Dog Myths. 9:30 Auction Hunters PG 10:30 World’s Busiest PG 11:30 True Crime With Aphrodite Jones M The Mystery Of Steve McNair. 12:30 Redrum M Triangle of Death. 1pm Redrum M Fatal Fortune. 1:30 Tabloid M Lights, Camera, Murder. 2:30 Law On The Border M 3:30 Edge Of Alaska M Last Days of Winter.

4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG Grenades and Guts. 6:30 Auction Hunters PG 7pm Auction Hunters PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Only On the Homestead. 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 9:30 Edge Of Alaska M 10:30 Siberian Cut M 11:30 Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M THURSDAY Midnight Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M 12:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M 1:30 Nightmare Next Door M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Man v Wild PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

The Perfect Catch

I Spy

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8:35pm on Prime

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:20 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 MV 2014 Action. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx. 9:40 Lost Treasure Of The Maya MVLS 2009 Action. Michael Madsen. 11:20 Grand Piano MVL 2013 Thriller.

Elijah Wood, John Cusack. 12:50 Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues MLS 2014 Comedy.

Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd. 2:50 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 MV 2014 Action. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx. 5:10 The Mystery Cruise M 2013 Crime.

Gail O’Grady, Michelle Harrison.

6:40 GI Joe – Retaliation MV 2013 Action. Dwayne Johnson.

8:30 Deadfall 16VLS 2012 Crime.

Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde. 10:10 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone MVS 2013 Comedy. Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi. 11:50 Over/Under MC 2013 Drama. Steven Pasquale, Caroline Dhavernas. THURSDAY 1:20 Three Weeks, Three Kids PGC 2011 Family. Anna Chlumsky, Warren Christie. 2:45 GI Joe – Retaliation MV 2013 Action.

Dwayne Johnson. 4:35 Deadfall 16VLS 2012 Crime. Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde.

MOVIES GREATS 6:15 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action.

George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. 8:10 Traffic MVLC 2000 Crime. Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Benicio Del Toro. 10:35 Enough 16V 2002 Thriller. Jennifer Lopez, Juliette Lewis, Noah Wyle. 12:30 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action.

George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. 2:25 Pride And Prejudice PGR 2005 Drama.

Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Donald Sutherland. 4:30 You, Me And Dupree MLS 2006 Comedy.

Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon. 6:20 Inside Man MVL 2006 Crime. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster. 8:30 Step Brothers 16LS 2008 Comedy.

Will Ferrell, John C Reilly. 10:10 Closer 16LS 2004 Drama.

Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman. 11:55 You, Me And Dupree MLS 2006 Comedy.

Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon. THURSDAY 1:45 Inside Man MVL 2006 Crime. 3:50 Step Brothers 16LS 2008 Comedy. 5:25 Pride And Prejudice PGR 2005 Drama.

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

21Jan15

6am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Two, Night Session. 7am Golf – Titleist Performance Institute 7:30 Golf – Big Break Mexico 9:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Fourth One-Day International. 10am Cricket – International Tri-Series (Highlights) England v India – Third One-Day International. 10:30 Cycling – Tour Down Under (Highlights) Stage One. 11am Basketball – NBL (Highlights) New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United. 11:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Fourth One-Day International. Noon Fight Night Bermane Stiverne v Deontay Wilder.

2pm Cycling – UCI Track World Cup (Highlights) Round Three. 2:30 UFC Fight Night 4:30 Football – AFC Asian Cup (Replay) Japan v Jordan. 6:30 Ironman Series (Highlights) Smiths Beach – Round Two. 8:30 Football League Show 9pm Fox Sports News 9:35 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers.

THURSDAY

1am The Cricket Show 1:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Fourth One-Day International. 2am Cricket – International Tri-Series (Highlights) England v India – Third One-Day International. 2:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Highlights) Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers.

3am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Three, Day Session.

4am Cricket – International (Highlights) 4:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Highlights) 5am 2015 UFC Preview

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Terror warms up for Aussie trip Harness racing fans had a rare treat yesterday when one of New Zealand’s all-time star pacers Terror to Love lined up on the track for a final hit-out on Kiwi soil before heading across the Tasman to the Victoria Cup. The three-time New Zealand Trotting Cup winner lined up on 40 metres against four C1 and faster runners that he would normally mow down in

the opening stages of a race.

Off 40m, however, he took his time to catch the field, happy to let front marker Lottie Franco make the running.

Ten metre marker Top Brass moved up smartly into second and the field stretched itself out over more than 20 lengths as they passed the grandstand first time round.

With about 600 metres to run the pace cranked up with Jivin Cullen and John Dunn making a move from fourth.

They moved and so did Ricky May and Terror to Love and as they swung for home it quickly became a two horse race.

While Terror to Love and May did everything right to clinch the race, the

40 metre handicap proved the winner on the day with Jivin Cullen coming home two and a half lengths clear.

The Wendy Stevenson-trained Top Brass came home third, turning on a solid performance against two top campaigners.

Jivin Cullen ran the 2400m in 3.0.8, mile rate 2.01.2, 800m 58.2 and 400m, 27.9

Jivin Cullen and John Dunn keep the pace on as they attempt to hold off a strong challenge from Ricky May and Terror to Love in a C1 and faster race at yesterday’s Mid Canterbury Trainers and Owners trials.

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New combinations click for dominant Ferns

BY DAVID SKIPWITH The Silver Ferns continued their mix and match selection policy but retained their ruthless efficiency to score a clinical 89-23 game two win in the Oceania Tri-Series in Fiji last night.

Following up on Monday night’s 53-goal win over Fiji, the challenge for the Silver Ferns was to maintain their consist-

ency and accuracy against a familiar looking side stacked with New Zealand-based players.

Coach Waimarama Taumaunu again opted to field two different line-ups in both halves and continue the development of fringe players and fledging combinations ahead of the World Cup in seven months’ time.

With inspirational captain Laura Langman and her stand-

Bailie’s tough season persists P18

in deputy Katrina Grant both rested from the first-half action, it was left to Leana de Bruin to lead the side from goal defence.

Goal shoot Ellen Halpenny was rewarded with another stint, alongside goal attack Maria Tutaia, in her second appearance after almost six months on the sideline with a foot injury, while Grace Rasmussen slotted in at wing attack.

Samoa started the match brightly, refusing to concede an inch and coming forward across the court to apply defensive pressure, while on attack they showed glimpses of brilliance, with former Silver Ferns hopeful Julianna Na’oupu impressing in her test debut.

There were positive signs at the Silver Ferns’ attacking end, with Halpenny and Tutaia

varying their options and sharing the scoring and distribution work.

Mass changes at the break saw Bailey Mes, Jodi Brown, and Shannon Francois injected into the attack, and despite taking time to find their feet the Ferns kept up their intensity and began to dominate, and the Silver Ferns powered home for an emphatic victory.

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