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Capturing our heroes Photographers around the country are immortalising the Kiwi faces of World War Two, including local Monte Cassino veteran Jack Morriss.

New Zealand troops advance on Monte Cassino in 1944, but Netherby’s Jack Morriss was unable to attend this week’s 70th anniversary.

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Predators target Ashburton teens

BY MYLES HUME

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Ashburton police are investigating a local complaint which is reminiscent of the recent Roast Busters scandal.

Police were yesterday unable to comment on the specifics due to the age of the teenagers involved, but said it was investigating an alleged incident of “inappropriate behaviour”.

They responded to Guardian inquiries over information that local young men were taking young girls for rides to remote

locations and forcing them to take part in inappropriate activities.

Detective Sergeant Jennifer Hooke believed it was an isolated case and although she could not comment specifically she wanted to remind young people, parents and caregivers about personal safety.

“Unfortunately, when alcohol is involved, young girls especially put themselves at risk of harm.”

Ms Hooke said it was not uncommon for young people to

make arrangements through texts or social media to sneak out and meet up with people, often driving to remote locations to socialise and consume alcohol.

“Young people need to be reminded that there are serious consequences for putting themselves in this kind of situation, where they become vulnerable and there is no one to help them.

“In some cases this can result in reports of inappropriate sexual activities. The penalty for being involved in an unwanted sexual act can carry up

to 20 years’ imprisonment.” Ms Hooke said such incidents could have a severe impact on the wellbeing of teens, including suffering breakdowns, falling behind in school and teenagers facing criminal prosecution.

She said it was vital parents knew who their children are texting or contacting on social media sites.

“It’s also important for parents to know where their children are – especially in the evenings and during weekends but also during the school week.”

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Jagger is a great grandad Rock veteran Mick Jagger has become a great-grandfather. The Rolling Stones frontman’s granddaughter Assisi has given birth to a baby girl, according to Hellomagazine.com. No further details have been revealed. The baby is the 21-year-old’s first child with her chef boyfriend Alex Key. The arrival means Assisi’s mum, socialite and jewellery designer Jade Jagger, is a grandmother at 42. She is also expecting a child. The pair celebrated in March with a joint baby shower. The birth brings some happy news for the Jagger clan, which was rocked following the suicide of Mick’s longtime girlfriend L’Wren Scott in March.

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Professor warns of sun-tanning addiction Sun-tanning can be highly addictive and often has more to do with how it makes people feel than with how they look, says a US dermatologist who is visiting Australia. Ultraviolet (UV) light causes cells to release endorphins, the feel-good hormone, says Prof Feldman, a speaker at the annual scientific meeting of the Australasian College of Dermatologists. “It’s like a little hit of morphine.” This explains why some people continue tanning even though it is turning their skin leathery. “We see patients in their 20s who look like they are in their 40s. They are clearly not tanning to look good, because they look terrible.”

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Health secrets of olive oil unveiled The secret to the Mediterranean diet may be in the salad. Eating unsaturated fats, like those in olive oil, along with leafy greens and other vegetables creates a certain kind of fatty acid that lowers blood pressure, scientists said on Monday.

These nitro fatty acids are formed when consuming spinach, celery and carrots that are filled with nitrates and nitrites, along with avocado, nuts and olive oils that contain healthy fats. Nitro fatty acids appear to inhibit an enzyme known as soluble epoxide hydrolase, which regulates blood pressure, said the research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal. The study was based on experiments in lab mice, and was funded by the British Heart Foundation. “The findings of our study help to explain why previous research has shown that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts can reduce the incidence of cardiovascular problems like stroke, heart failure and heart attacks,” said Philip Eaton, professor of cardiovascular biochemistry at King’s College London.

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Selfie enters dictionary “Selfie,” “hashtag,” and “tweep” are among more than 150 new words added to America’s best-selling Merriam-Webster dictionary, spotlighting the growing influence of technology. “So many of these new words show the impact of online connectivity to our lives and livelihoods,” said Peter Sokolowski, editor-at-large for Merriam-Webster. “Tweep, selfie, and hashtag refer to the ways we communicate and share as individuals.” Originally a social media buzzword, “selfie” was admitted to the online version of the Oxford English dictionary in 2013, which named it word of the year. Merriam-Webster defined “selfie” as “an image of oneself taken by oneself using a digital camera especially for posting on social networks.” The dictionary said a “more playful intersection” of technology and human behaviour can be seen in “steampunk”.

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■ ASHBURTON HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE STAFF

Workers to pursue strike action

By Toni Williams

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Five facilities maintenance staff from Ashburton Hospital will strike this week in the first of ongoing industrial action to be carried out by some Canterbury District Health Board staff.

They, and 42 others, would start a 24-hour strike from 6am tomorrow.

EPMU organiser Ron Angel said the workers, which included stores people, carpenters, painters, boilermen and drivers, were not highly paid – stores people were on around $36,000.

He said the highest paid members covered 12 hour shifts, 24 hour days, seven days a week, and earned $30,000 less than others in a similar trade.

Mr Angel said the workers liked to work at the DHB, be a part of the link in the health chain but could not afford to fund the deficit by a cut in wages.

“Where does it stop?” he said.

“The guys are eight per cent behind where they should be just to keep up with inflation.

“Since 2008 they have had a five per cent wage increase, in-

flation went up 13 per cent.”

A five per cent increase got them closer to where they should be, but was still behind market rate.

Mr Angel said the Ashburton staff and others from Burwood, Hillmorton, Christchurch Women’s, Princess Margaret and Christchurch hospitals would picket outside Christchurch Public Hospital tomorrow.

The staff had been in negotiations with the Canterbury District Health Board last week over their below market pay rates.

But there had been no agreement and the strike action was due to go ahead.

Staff members were seeking a five per cent increase over a one-year term, or a two-year term with a four per cent increase each year.

Mr Angel said these levels gave the members certainty about money.

The last offer from the DHB was 0.85 of a per cent for 15 months.

Mr Angel said they could get one per cent or a bit more but it might be a two-year deal.

“The members are just saying no.” Mr Angel said patient safety would not be at risk.

However from Friday onwards indefinite action was planned.

Canterbury DHB chief executive David Meates said the CDHB had no comment to make regarding any proposed strike action.

“Negotiations are ongoing and we do not wish to prejudice that process,” Mr Meates said.

“In the meantime, contingency plans are in place for these strikes.”

■ MOUNT HUTT COLLEGE

Crackdown on bullying taken to a new (pink) level By myles Hume

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Mount Hutt College’s bid to crack down on bullying has gone to a new level this week as it goes all out for Pink Shirt Day. The global anti-bullying awareness day coincides with the college’s teacher only day on Friday, so instead it yesterday handed out pink shirt pins to wear on their uniforms this week to unify against one of the biggest issues facing youth.

Mount Hutt College has not been afraid to front up to bullies and this year initiated a youth advocate programme - allowing victims to go to designated pupils for advice - which has seen a 50 per cent increase in reported cases of bullying during the past two months.

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Ms Richards said because pupils would not be at school on Friday, instead of doing nothing, they decided to go all out.

That included an anti-bullying poster competition and wristband that would be handed out today.

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In brief Siren ready to wail The resounding wail of the Ashburton fire station alarm has made a return. However, there’s a suspicion it may cry with new tone.

Contractors yesterday installed a new fire alarm atop the station tower after the old model blew to apart during an alarm activation on Saturday May 11. Pieces of the former alarm were found scattered on the ground, spelling the end of its lengthy life and the community knowing when the brigade were heading out on a job. Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Alan Burgess said he “suspected it was going to sound a little different than before”. He said it was important the alarm was in place to back up the pager system in the event of a failure.

The proposed route of the second Ashburton River bridge.

■ SECOND ASHBURTON BRIDGE

Action group not giving up

By Myles HuMe

Myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

The Bridge Action Group is not giving up its fight against the location of a second Ashburton bridge, despite a potentially fatal blow to their campaign this week.

Before tomorrow’s extraordinary meeting, the group is questioning the recommendation councillors will vote on which could see them adopt the findings of independent commissioners John Milligan and Andy Carr who gave the council the green light for a corridor of land to be used for a second bridge across the Ashburton River on Monday.

In the agenda, the council’s group manager environmental services manager Jane Donaldson and chief executive Andrew Dalziel considered three options for councillors; to confirm the notice of require-

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The most important point is, are councillors going to vote to represent the people who voted them in, or vote for the commissioners’ recommendation

ment, withdraw it completely, or modify it with conditions.

The recommended option is to confirm the commissioners report; with the agenda stating it would be “rare and exceptional” for a council to reject the findings of expert commissioners when the council itself has not heard the evidence.

Bridge Action Group spokeswoman Diane Rawlinson said that statement had become “a topic of discussion” within the group and they were looking

into its validity.

“But I guess the most important point is, are councillors going to vote to represent the people who voted them in, or vote for the commissioners’ recommendations which, as we know, most of the people are against?” Ms Rawlinson said.

Ashburton District Council chief executive Andrew Dalziel said Mr Milligan and Mr Carr were experts, and he was even aware of Mr Milligan making decisions that went against councils.

“They are the ones who have heard everything and applied their minds, I think as you read the report you can tell they’re experts on the RMA (Resource Management Act) and if councillors have any concerns they have an opportunity to question them in a public environment.”

The majority of the 337 submissions the commissioners heard were opposed to the proposed route for the second bridge, which would connect the end of Chalmers Avenue to a new road east of Tinwald.

Ms Rawlinson felt calls from opposed submitters fell on deaf ears after reading the commissioners’ report released on Monday.

She expected it to be “an interesting meeting”, as not all councillors appeared to be of the same view on the proposed bridge route.

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Tractor rolls; man hurt An elderly man has been flown to Tauranga Hospital in a serious condition after his tractor rolled on a rural Welcome Bay property.

He is believed to have suffered serious hip and shoulder injuries.

TECT Trustpower rescue helicopter pilot Liam Brettkelly said the crew were called at 3.50pm yesterday and flew to the scene which was too difficult for an ambulance to reach. The rescue helicopter landed at the scene to collect the man before transferring him to hospital.

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■ ASHBURTON WAR VETERAN

Jack lucky to survive historic battle

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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War veteran Jack Morriss thought he would not survive the Battle of Monte Cassino, but 70 years later he is still around to tell the story.

The 92-year-old Ashburton grandfather is among Mid Cantabrians who are being photographed as part of a New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) project to immortalise the faces of World War Two servicemen and women.

There are about 3000 from around the country taking part, but only a handful from Mid Canterbury have so far come forward.

NZIPP photographer Rebecca Watson of Rakaia captured Mr Morriss at his Netherby home yesterday. She first of all helped Mr Morriss adjust his impressive line-up of war medals on his blazer, and in attending to form-filling requirements asked him his service number.

“Two seven seven O O five,” Mr Morriss replied without a pause.

Among memories just as vivid, is the time he survived mortar bomb fire at Cassino.

A gun position signalman in the fourth field artillery, it was his job to lay telephone lines between guns, troops and batteries. In repairing an out-of-action line in daylight, German troops spotted him and rained down five mortar bombs from their monastery stronghold.

The battle was one of the toughest and bloodiest of World War Two, and saw the Allies make only slow progress in removing Nazi forces from the 1400-year-old Benedictine monastery on a strategicallyimportant rocky outcrop.

On this day, Mr Morriss almost became one of those casualties in the four-month campaign, but the sole signalman was quick enough to take cover under a fence line, where dirt and mud exploded onto him.

“They were getting close enough for my liking. I thought my number was up,” Mr Morriss said. He took shelter for about 15 minutes before run-

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World War Two returned serviceman Jack Morriss is photographed by NZIPP photographer Rebecca Watson as part of a nationwide war veteran project. Inset: Prince Harry shakes the hand of a Battle of Cassino veteran.

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and his wife Nilla raising two daughters.

This week it was brought home to him just how lucky he was when the almost 1400 New Zealanders who lost their lives at Cassino were commemorated

ning for his life back to cover.

Mr Morriss not only lived to fight another day, but another war as well, and in later years served in the Korean War. He has always lived in Ashburton, and he went on to marry, he

in a 70th anniversary service attended by Prince Harry.

World War Two veterans are asked to contact Mrs Watson on 0800 027654 if they wish to take part in the photographic project.

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■ HAKATERE HUTS

Sunrise a spectacular display Hakatere Huts resident Charlotte Riley is on her way to finding a new place to live.

Ms Riley and her daughter have been one of the families living in three of the permanently-occupied huts which are among six which have to be evacuated due to coastal erosion.

The Ashburton District Council has given residents of the six homes three months before they put up notices deeming the buildings unsafe and giving owners one month to vacate.

Ms Riley said yesterday

she went to view a flat in Ashburton. She had been expecting it would be difficult to find accommodation.

But much to her delight the property agent had read yesterday’s Guardian article on her and other residents’ plight, and offered her the flat.

Ms Riley took this photo of the sunrise at Hakatere yesterday morning, and it just showed what she loved so much about living in the area.

“I’m not sure I will get these views (in town). Oh well,” she said.

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■ ASHBURTON HOSPITAL MAIL SERVICE

Plea for mail change ‘complicated’

By SuSan SandyS

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton resident Jim Wilson wants Ashburton Hospital to post its mail through New Zealand Post, just like everyone else does.

But what may seem a simple request, is far more complicated.

Mr Wilson recently complained after receiving a letter from the hospital 15 days after it was sent, and within that time had travelled as far as Feilding.

New Zealand Post responded to say the letter had only been

delivered by its service, and not posted within it. Rather it had come to New Zealand Post via the independent specialist business mail service DX Mail.

“The whole system is cockeyed. Why would Ashburton Hospital send something through the DX Mail system, when DX Mail has to pass it onto New Zealand Post?” Mr Wilson said yesterday.

Delayed notice of hospital appointments in particular could be “critical”, he added.

Mr Wilson’s simple question

has hit a raw nerve at the Canterbury District Health Board, which oversees Ashburton Hospital.

Strategic project and business development Jock Muir said the board had discovered there could be delays and it had been working with DX Mail and NZ Post to address the issue.

The CDHB, under the South Island Alliance agreement, used DX Mail for its pre-paid postage. This included the mailing of appointments and non-urgent results. “Anything urgent

or critical is sent by fast-post or track and trace,” Mr Muir said.

DX Mail had a sorting and delivery service in Christchurch and some of the main centres.

On receipt of Christchurchaddressed mail they undertook to sort and deliver it the following working day. For addresses outside their delivery areas the mail was passed onto New Zealand Post for delivery as part of a reciprocal arrangement between the two companies.

Neither Ashburton nor other rural addresses were delivered

■ DORIE SCHOOL

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Students put postal system to the test

By MyleS HuMe

Myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

It’s commonly known as snail mail, but when a Mid Canterbury primary school investigated the New Zealand Post system the results shocked them.

Dorie School’s Kereru classroom wanted to learn more about how the mailing system worked, so on April 11 they posted five letters to five different destinations at the Ashburton post office.

The letters were sent to addresses in Ashburton, Rakaia, Lincoln, Waitakiri School in Christchurch and Woodcote School in England.

When the school heard back from the recipients, they compiled the results.

“It took three days to get to Lincoln and also the same for Rakaia, for Ashburton it took five days,” pupil Tyler Maher said.

“For the letter to get to England we found it took six days, but the letter to Christchurch didn’t arrive for 31 days. It’s a shocking result.”

Teacher Donna Reader said there would have been no issues with the stamps because it was given the green light over the post office counter.

Accused in court A 55-year-old man has appeared in court charged over the deaths of two women in West Auckland on Monday. Ishrat Malik, a taxi driver, stood before Waitakere District Court yesterday, clutching his head and supported by two police officers. He was charged with the murder of two women, a mother and daughter who were found in their Ranui home on Monday morning. Police have not revealed their identities, but APNZ can confirm Farhat Rana Malik, aged in her 50s and known as Rana, and her daughter Sidra Noor Malik, believed to be in her teens, were found dead by police at the Pooks Rd property, about 10am on Monday. Mr Malik was remanded in custody until next month. - APNZ

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Dorie School pupils (from left) Daniel Dolan, Grace Bakewell, Rosie Mones-Cazon, Francis Mones-Cazon and Tyler Maher were shocked at the results of their investigation into the New Zealand postal system.

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She said most of the youngsters communicated through email or blogging.

New Zealand Post southern regional delivery leader Duncan Burman said without seeing the markings on the letters it was difficult to find out why

they failed to meet its delivery services standard for standard post of three working days.

“Without seeing the markings on the letters, it’s difficult to find out what occurred – weekends and holidays impact the time it takes for mail

to arrive. As for the Ashburton to Christchurch letter, something has clearly gone wrong.

A piece of mail would not sit in our network for this length of time.

“We are keen to see how the letter was addressed.”

■ CTV CIVIL ENGINEER

Institute drops Reay investigation The civil engineer responsible for Christchurch’s substandard CTV building says the industry’s professional body has failed to learn key safety lessons from the city’s devastating earthquake.

The Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) announced yesterday it had dropped its investigation into Alan Reay on legal advice.

by DX Mail. “As for the particular example you have highlighted, we would normally expect this mail to have been delivered in about two or three days after it had been sent from our clerical offices. We cannot comment on why it ended up in Feilding but assume there was a glitch at the processing end,” Mr Muir said.

Additionally, the board was to make changes on the amount of notice given ahead of an appointment or for non-urgent test results.

Dr Reay’s company designed the CTV building which collapsed during the February 22, 2011 earthquake, killing 115 people. He has previously apologised to the families of those who perished in the building, after admitting its design did not meet his standards.

Andrew Cleland, IPENZ chief executive, said Dr Reay resigned from the organisation

on February 28 this year.

While he was still a chartered professional engineer and an international professional engineer, his resignation from IPENZ meant the organisation was no longer able to investigate any professional work undertaken by Dr Reay before he registered as a chartered professional engineer in 2011, Dr Cleland said.

In response to the IPENZ announcement, Dr Reay issued a statement saying his resignation from IPENZ had nothing to do with its investigation into him. ‘‘Prior to my resignation I was fully committed to the investigations and co-operating with IPENZ in all respects,” he said.

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The Invercargill woman believed to be keeping up to 37 cats inside her city home appeared in the Invercargill District Court yesterday. The woman, who was granted interim name suppression

by Judge Michael Turner, did not plead to two charges - failing to reduce the number of animals on her property to comply with an Invercargill City Council bylaw, and creating a nuisance under the Health Act 1956. She was remanded without plea to reappear on June 6. The council started court proceedings against the woman last month after she allegedly refused to allow any of her cats to be rehomed.

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Coast to get meters A ‘pay and display’ car park has been suggested for Punakaiki; the busiest tourist attraction on the West Coast. But the proposal is already raising eyebrows in a region where parking is universally free. In 2009, the Coast got its first traffic lights in a narrow section of the remote Buller Gorge. The Buller District Council and DOC have come up with the joint initiative for parking meters at Punakaiki. DOC’s Jonathan Thomas said recognising Punakaiki was a leading tourist destination for the Buller district, DOC and the council were discussing management of its visitor facilities. During those discussions the suggestion was made of installing pay and display machines in the car parks. - APNZ

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■ LAKE CAMP SALMON RELEASE

Fish and Game inquiries ongoing

By SuSan SandyS

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Central South Island Fish and Game is confident of finding those responsible for illegally introducing salmon into Lake Camp.

Manager Jay Graybill said yesterday investigations were continuing.

“There’s still some informa-

tion to come to hand, until that’s in I can not speculate and I don’t want to impune any particular persons or organisations unduly,” Mr Graybill said.

“From my point of view we have to work quietly and steadily through the process and see where investigations lead to.”

Fish and Game was analysing otolith readings from salmon

from the lake. The otolith, or earbone, shows a signature for each body of water the fish has been in. The reading may provide clues as to where the salmon came from, or eliminate where they had not come from.

The Guardian understands those who released the fish, which are estimated to be two years old, may have lifted them

as very small emergents from a hatchery or on-growing facility. They may be renegade volunteers associated with such a facility.

The Guardian was earlier this month informed, by an anonymous Lake Clearwater hutholder, that the release was undertaken by two fellow hutholders who were keen fishermen.

Anglers who introduced salmon into Lake Camp face up to five years imprisonment and/ or a fine of up to $100,000 under the Biosecurity Act. Those responsible could also be penalised further if they stole the salmon they released.

There are further penalties under the Conservation Act, up to $10,000 and one year in prison.

■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE HOSTS ROADSHOW

Day of learning specifically for teachers

By MyleS HuMe

Myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton College yesterday became one of few schools in the country to host a high-profile roadshow focused on further developing our teachers.

The CORE Education Learning@School Roadshow stopped off at one of its three nationwide destinations yesterday, seeing a swag of professional development workshops and presentations, including the revolutionary Network for Learning programme, delivered by leading professionals in New Zealand education.

While it was a teachers’ only day for the college’s 1200 pupils, for about 200 educators from around Canterbury it was an opportunity for them to sit in class and learn about e-learning tools, research and strategic planning.

Carolyn Stuart was one of several experts holding workshops. She was introducing the new $211 million government funded Network for Learning (N4L) initiative and the Pond portal, which all Mid Canterbury schools are set to adopt by September.

N4L aims to provide schools with safe, uncapped and fast internet along with content filtering and network security services, and has created the world first Pond website – a portal where teachers can access, share and add to resources.

Ms Stuart said the initiative had been received well by teachers so far, saying it would allow them to collaborate at a national level.

“We don’t think we have seen this sort of system anywhere else in the world that has been built for teachers,” she said.

The roadshow aims to “push the boundaries of educational possibility” to benefit pupils.

CORE Education roadshow event manager Becky Hare said it was important such events came to the regions, with Ashburton College joining Palmerston North and Dunedin as hosts.

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Right - Network for Learning education sector lead Carolyn Stuart was one of several experts holding workshops at Ashburton College yesterday as part of the CORE Education Learning@School Roadshow.

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■ JOHN BANKS TRIAL

Dotcom: ‘I’m not the one lying’

By JiMMy ellingHaM

Kim Dotcom is adamant he is not making up stories about donations to John Banks’ failed 2010 Auckland mayoralty bid, and is not persuading others to back his version of events.

The internet entrepreneur gave at times heated evidence in the High Court at Auckland yesterday during Banks’ trial on charges of filing a false electoral return.

Dotcom said when Banks and his wife visited Dotcom’s Coatesville mansion in June 2010, he offered to donate $50,000 to Banks’ campaign.

Banks then asked if the donation could be split into two $25,000 cheques

to keep it anonymous. “He said he wanted to keep it anonymous because down the road, he said if I help you Kim, it’s better nobody knows about your donations.”

Dotcom’s recently estranged wife Mona is expected to support his version of events when she gives evidence today.

Banks’ lawyer David Jones, QC, asked Mr Dotcom if he had control over her and other members of his staff due in court.

“If I could [control her], she would still be with me now. We wouldn’t be separated,” Mr Dotcom said.

Mrs Dotcom was originally scheduled to take the witness stand straight after

her estranged husband, but the order of witnesses was changed.

Mr Jones suggested Dotcom’s version of events was a lie and no discussions about keeping the donation secret had taken place.

Dotcom said that was wrong. “He’s a liar if he says that,” he said of Banks.

Banks, the Act party’s sole MP, is defending a charge of filing a false electoral return in 2010 by knowingly recording political donations from Dotcom and SkyCity as anonymous, when he knew who the money had come from.

The allegations relate to two $25,000 donations from Megastuff Ltd on Dotcom’s behalf in June 2010 and $15,000 from SkyCity that year.

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■ MT HUTT SKIFIELD

Snow guns ready to fire

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Mt Hutt Ski Area’s snowmaking team has 89 guns “poised and ready to fire”.

Manager James McKenzie said now it was just a matter of waiting for temperatures to drop. There was 10 centimetres of natural snow remaining on upper trails of the mountain after warm conditions melted much of the snow which fell last week.

Staff were anticipating dropping temperatures tonight which would enable a testing of the snowmaking system.

They would most likely be able to launch into snowmaking in earnest late in the weekend and next week “to capitalise on the cold temperatures that are forecast”, Mr McKenzie said.

A new fan gun on a threemetre tower at the top of the Fascination run was among over $2 million in improvements made to the ski area this year.

“It’s a great addition to our snowmaking arsenal this year,

Mt Hutt’s new fan gun (right) after new snow last week, is the star of its snowmaking arsenal as the ski area prepares to open on June 7.

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it allows us to really blast that top area of Fascination,” Mr McKenzie said.

Other improvements included two new groomers, new triple chair base station and rope, road improvements, trail

improvements and new terrain park.

The long-range weather forecast did not extend as far as the opening date of June 7, so it was unknown just when and how much snow may fall

between now and then. However, the skifield could open on man-made snow.

The ski area had filled all its staffing positions except for one, and was on the lookout for an early childhood educator.

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Children’s theatre wants cast members Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre wants to hear from children who may wish to take part in its upcoming production Peter Pan Junior.

It will be sending out letters this week to current members, and the first 60 who respond will be guaranteed parts after auditions on July 6.

Chairperson Lisa Stringer said while many of the main roles were singing ones, there were others which were solely acting.

“Not all kids can sing. Our philosophy is to introduce musical theatre to children, the kids actually love it,” Mrs Stringer said.

The show would stage at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on October 3, 4, and 5.

If anyone was interested in auditioning they were advised to phone secretary Karen Wilson on 302-6882.

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OUR VIEW

Cricket hits new low Coen Lammers EDITOR

T

he fast-evolving cricket match-fixing scandal is reaching new lows, even for New Zealand Cricket standards.

The national cricket body has faced numerous scandals involving administrators, players and coaches over the past years, but the recent match-fixing revelations must be a massive blow to the local cricket fraternity.

Former Black Caps batsman Lou Vincent has admitted to the anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU) of the International Cricket Council that he was involved in manipulating games for betting purposes.

While these leaked statements by the retired batsman are damning, the revelations involving current New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has taken the scandal to an entire new level.

The fact that a current highprofile international star has told the ACSU that he was approached by a colleague – Player X – to fix games, demonstrates how far the match-fixing rot has reached.

The New Zealand Herald yesterday claimed that Chris Cairns is the Player X mentioned by both McCullum and Vincent, after the former Black Caps star had denied any involvement the day before.

Cairns has successfully challenged previous allegations of match-fixing in a London court in the past, but the scrutiny will return if two of his former teammates have indeed pointed the finger at him.

Aside from any alleged roles any New Zealand players have played, the leaking of their confidential statements itself indicated how flawed the investigation process has become.

Many insiders speculate that ACSU members have leaked the documents to hit back at a potential takeover or cover-up

by Indian, Australian or English officials.

Fears of a cover-up must be taken seriously after disgraced Indian cricket boss N. Srinivasan has re-emerge as possible chairman of ICC. This means that the same man who was sidelined by the Indian Supreme Court over serious allegations of corruption, may now end up in control of the anti-corruption unit.

Sadly, the headlines so far are dominated by New Zealand names, but unless the investigation is swept under the carpet, cricket fans better prepare for more painful blows.

YOUR VIEW Thank you On behalf of the Ashburton Car Club, I would personally like to thank our major sponsor AutoSparks and other sponsors who supported us for the AutoSparks 25th Anniversary Street Sprints on May 10 and 11.

Without these people the event would not have been so successful.

Also, a huge thank you to all the businesses in the Riverside Industrial Area, with some closing their businesses for us to run. Without their support we wouldn’t have been able to have such a successful and enjoyable weekend of motorsport.

To all the competitors, helpers, fundraising groups, club members and families that gave up their time to help bring this weekend together, a huge thank you to you all.

Shayne Adams Clerk of the course

*****

On Wednesday, May 7, my wife had a serious fall at Rakaia Mobil.

This is to say a very grateful thank you to staff that were very helpful and also arranged to see the doctor at Rakaia Medical Centre.

Thank you also to the doctor and staff. She has recovered well.

Harry Chatterton

Bring back Hoops I wish to support the readers who have written re the “Hits” (should be the Pits) Breakfast

Radio Programme.

Listened for 20 minutes on their first morning, but soon pressed the “off ” button and have not had that station on until this morning to see if it had improved. It certainly had not.

Thank goodness for Newstalk ZB and the Breeze. I shall never tune in again until sanity returns to our local station.

Bring back Hoops.

Means testing Some superannuitants worked hard and saved some money, which added to their pension and allowed them a more comfortable retirement.

Why should they be means tested?

The Budget Your editorial of Saturday, May 17, describes the Budget proudly produced to Parliament by Mr English on Thursday as “a nice change from the doom and gloom of the past five years”.

You may be correct as it is the only Budget this Minister of Finance has managed to return that shows a small surplus of income over expenditure in his six-year tenure.

In contrast, the previous Labour government produced nine budgets, each achieving a surplus.

That Labour government also saved some of its surpluses in the Superannuation Fund to help us pay for our retired people in the future, and introducing interest-free student loans and the Working for Families package to

help families survive upon the excessively low wages common in New Zealand.

The tiny surplus indicated in the current administration’s latest Budget is extracted from the nation’s workers and by selling assets made by previous workers that we already owned collectively.

Your editorial seems to excuse the Government’s lamentable performance because the nation faced the economic consequences of the new-right laissez faire economic experiment and the greedy speculative behaviour of the foreign-owned banks.

However, your editorial then incorrectly says “… it is hard to predict what any other party would have done…”

This is not so. Had Labour been re-elected to a fourth term it would not have compounded the economic difficulties the nation faced by then unwisely reducing the tax paid by our wealthiest citizens and companies, many of whom already paid less than their fair share.

Neither would Labour have shamelessly increased the tax burden met by our poorest families by increasing GST at the same time as reducing the tax on the top few.

These ideologically-driven decisions deprived the Government of much-needed income and have required it to borrow extensively to finance those irresponsible tax cuts for the already wealthy.

You say the Government’s borrowing is predicted to peak at $66 billion, compared to the national debt of only $10 billion

when National took office.

New Zealand was saved from “slipping into the quagmire” you say other nations have fallen into only because of the fiscally sound position Labour had achieved by its prudent management of our finances.

The Budget is a disgraceful performance from an arrogant and selfish government.

Jonathan Everist

Second bridge Sorry for the residents on Chalmers Avenue that have invested in homes there. Not to mention the children schooling there have to now cross a very busy road.

Janine Reniecke Ne’ Groenewald

*****

Make the bridge wider, double lane each side. Would that be cheaper now Chalmers Ave is going to be so busy.

Lisa Marg Bart

*****

I think this is great news. Imagine if the original bridge was shut down for any reason. It’s a long way to Rakaia Gorge just to head up north. Change is good.

Ramon Westerbaan

*****

The new bridge is going ahead?

Even with “... more than 330 submissions – the majority of which were opposed...” What does that say about the council and their councillors? I am very disappointed.

A. J. Wilson

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Are you happy with the recommendations for the second bridge?

No 60% Yes 40%

Angus McKay

FROM YOUR COUNCIL

T

he much-anticipated appointment of Christchurch City Council’s new CEO, Dr Karleen Edwards, is great news and important for the whole of Canterbury, not just for Christchurch.

I would like to take this opportunity to publicly welcome Dr Edwards to Canterbury and to the local government sector.

We are sometimes reluctant to admit it, but the way Christchurch is led and how it performs affects how well Canterbury functions as a region.

This is not to say we are dependent on Christchurch but rather that there are close links between our regional hub and the supporting districts around it with inter-dependencies that run deep.

For example, the specialised business support services that only a city the size of Christchurch can offer are extremely valuable for our district’s farmers and other businesses. By the same token, Christchurch needs and values the extensive produce and dairy products that make up the backbone of our district.

Like many towns, we have a strong symbiotic relationship with our regional centre where each place provides the other with different things that the other one needs in order to function effectively. It is by no means a one-way relationship.

As Canterbury’s business hub, Christchurch has managed to keep going despite being under considerable pressure, but I think it is worth remembering that all of Canterbury’s towns and districts play a part in how successfully the region operates

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CEOs and staff from councils throughout Canterbury also meet on a regular basis to address common concerns, how we can improve services and to talk about developments happening across the region.

I am looking forward to meeting Dr Edwards and seeing how she puts her own stamp on the city and the region.

I think we are fortunate to have someone of her calibre joining Canterbury’s wider

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In this next phase of the rebuild of Christchurch, Dr Edward’s experience and knowledge will be crucial in taking Christchurch and Canterbury into the future.

On behalf of the Ashburton District Council and the residents of the district I welcome Dr Edwards and wish her well in what will be a challenging role.

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■ BOSNIA

In brief

Floods trigger worst exodus

BY RUSMIR SMAJILHODZIC Bosnia is witnessing “the biggest exodus” since the 1990s war after the worst floods in a century inundated huge swathes of the Balkans, killing at least 47 people.

Muddy waters from the Sava River have submerged houses, churches, mosques and roads in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia after record rainfall last week wreaked havoc across the region.

There were fears that dead bodies and animal carcasses could lead to disease outbreaks, while officials warned that 120,000 unexploded mines from the conflicts of the 1990s could be dislodged.

“More than 100,000 people” have been evacuated in Bosnia alone, said Stanko Sliskovic of Bosnia’s emergency services, with tens of thousands more displaced in neighbouring countries.

“This is the biggest exodus since the end of the 1992-1995

A flooded area near the Bosnian town of Bosanski Samac, 200km north of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo.

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war,” he said yesterday.

Dozens of towns and villages have been cut off and over 2000 landslides already reported, with water levels expected to continue rising in the coming days.

In Kosova, a hamlet between the northwestern Bosnian towns of Doboj and Maglaj which was badly hit by flooding, people’s homes were almost visibly moving as the loose ter-

rain shifted.

Around 20 homes “have slid down 30 metres since yesterday. They will not exist tomorrow,” a rescue worker said.

Bosnian Foreign Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija said more than a quarter of the country’s population of 3.8 million “has been affected by the floods” after the heaviest rainfalls on record began last week.

“Right now, more than one

million people have no water,” he said.

In Serbia, some 600,000 of its 7.2 million inhabitants were affected by “severe floods following the heaviest rains the Balkans have witnessed in 120 years”, the UN’s World Food Program said in a statement.

“This is Armageddon, I can’t describe it otherwise,” Nedeljko Brankovic said from Krupanj, a town in the southwestern Serbia. “Houses are literally washed away and landslides are everywhere.”

The death toll from the floods rose to 47 after two new victims were found overnight in a village near the western Serbian town of Sabac.

Neighbouring Croatia has also evacuated thousands of people from along the river Sava.

Rescuers told of wrenching scenes as they finally reached cut-off villages, with dozens of people huddling on top of the tallest houses with no water or food.

- AFP

■ COLOMBIA

Shock over children’s deaths Colombians have expressed horror after 33 young children burned to death when their overcrowded bus burst into flames and the driver fled the scene, pursued by a bloodthirsty mob.

The driver turned himself over to police as families sought to hunt him down following the tragedy in which, according to a witness, the bus went up in flames as he refuelled it from a jerry can.

The children, aged between three and 12, were returning from evangelical church services in the small northern town of Fundacion. The driver lost two of his own children in the fire.

Fundacion Mayor Luz Stella Duran said another 20 were hospitalised. Most of the injured have second- or third-degree burns.

Residents of the town had raced to join firefighters to extinguish the raging blaze, but it was too late.

“We wanted to get out a young girl who was holding out her arms by a window, but her skin was peeling off,” witness Jose Guette, 48, said.

“We couldn’t do anything but hold our heads and watch the children burn.”

Yesterday, bamboo crosses had been erected along the road where the bus burned, and glass fragments were still scattered on the ground. A woman was on her knees on the asphalt, wailing.

The mayor has declared three days of mourning and banned alcohol consumption.

The driver gave himself up to police after townspeople hurled rocks at his home. He was due to appear at court to explain how the tragedy unfolded.

- AFP

17 killed in India At least 17 people are dead and 27 are injured after a bus fell into a gorge in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The accident happened when the driver lost control of the vehicle in the Ramban district, about 170 kilometres northeast of the state’s winter capital Jammu, the IANS news agency reported yesterday.

Seventeen seriously injured people were being air-lifted for medical treatment.

- DPA

Honduras jails full Honduras is to incarcerate prisoners in government and other public buildings because its infamously violent jails are full to breaking point, the president says.

The Central American country is one of the most dangerous places in the world and has the highest homicide rate at 79 per 100,000 inhabitants. “We are fitting out some higher-security spots in military facilities and some lower-level ones in other public buildings,” President Juan Orlando Hernandez said. Honduras has 24 jails, holding in total almost 13,000 inmates - nearly twice what they were built to house.

- AFP

State funeral A state funeral will be held for three-time Formula One champion Sir Jack Brabham. Tributes have flowed in Queensland parliament after Brabham died on Monday at his Gold Coast home, aged 88. His 1966 world title win was the first and only time a driver won in a car of his own making.

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Hackers indicted The US has indicted five members of the Chinese military on charges they stole US secrets through hacking to help staterun companies. A grand jury filed charges against five people in the People’s Liberation Army’s shadowy Unit 61398 for allegedly stealing steel industry secrets to benefit Chinese state-owned companies. The criminal charges said that the hackers broke into US computers to gain a competitive advantage, hurting companies such as Westinghouse and the US Steel Corp as well as workers.

Attorney-General Eric Holder said the charges were the first of their kind against state actors and should serve as “a wake-up call”.

- AFP

Damon best man George Clooney has reportedly chosen Matt Damon to be best man at his upcoming wedding to Amal Alamuddin. The 53-yearold actor is currently engaged to wed 36-year-old lawyer Amal Alamuddin and it is expected they will tie the knot this fall. Although Clooney is said to be best friends with Brad Pitt, apparently he chose Damon to be the groom’s chief attendant. “A lot of people thought Brad was a certainty to be George’s best man as they have been such good friends for years.

But he is probably even closer to Matt,” a source said. “Besides, many years ago, during one drunken night together, George made a promise to Matt that he would make him his best man if he ever got married - so Matt called to claim his prize.”

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■ SKI INDUSTRY

Remarkables look to long term

The Remarkables keep watch over Queenstown.

executive of NZSki, which also owns nearby Coronet Peak and Mt Hutt in Canterbury.

The company’s general manager of sales and marketing, Craig Douglas, said ski operators were prepared for changed

weather patterns and snowmaking machines needed only cold temperatures. ‘‘The little bit of work that’s been done on it by the academics has suggested that we’re not going to be significantly tempera-

ture-affected by global warming in our particular locations,” he said.

In the shorter term, the company relied on five-day forecasting. ‘‘We don’t have long-term trend forecasting, We have to deal with a tremendous amount of variation which is far more important than any long-term trend.”

This means spending millions of dollars peppering snowmakers and installing water and air pipes around the fields. The machines work at temperatures around -2°C and ensure the main trails are kept open.

On Coronet Peak there are 200 of them. ‘‘Our business is about snow and the big issue is about reliability - to be able to go to the market and be able to say this will happen,” Douglas said.

Coronet Peak and Mt Hutt are scheduled to open on June

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for a colleague to use but she had omitted to close down her Facebook page. A number of messages were discovered by PPL including a claim that she would access the company’s commercially sensitive information. She also wrote that she was going to ‘take a sickie’ the next day, even though she also stated she ‘felt like a million dollars’ .

The employee subsequently provided a medical certificate for the sick day.

The employee was later dismissed with the employer rely-

Bay wineries look to tap Chinese market Hawke’s Bay wine producers are joining forces to try to cash in on the growing wine market in China.

The three-year campaign to promote Hawke’s Bay wine in China is backed by $500,000 from the Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust, with input from each of the 17 wineries involved.

Hugh Crichton, chief executive of Vidal Estate - one of the

participating wineries - said the joint move would help improve understanding of New Zealand wine in China.

Crichton hopes the project will help establish Hawke’s Bay as a distinct wine brand, “much like Bordeaux in France”.

“When you look around the world and you look at successful regions, they really are known as a brand, for example, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Barolo.

We looked back at ourselves and asked who we are and where we want to be,” Crichton said.

The funding will be used to hire wine marketer and educator Fongyee Walker, founder of Dragon Phoenix Wine Consulting. Based in China, Walker will host educational events and wine tastings as well as social media campaigns to help educate the Chinese about the New Zealand wine market. - APNZ

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Christine Summerville

NZX 50 constituents

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ing on the 90-day trial period.

Lessons to be learnt: As an employer you can access personal information on your company’s systems and networks if you have cause for concern that your employee may be damaging your reputation or leaking confidential information. Accessing their information just to be nosey would not stand up.

Facebook is not private and the employee’s privacy was not breached.

Medical certificates will not always be accepted as genuine; and Employers can take claims against employees and be successful!

Christine Summerville of Chapman Employment Relations is an employment and HR advisor for businesses in Ashburton christine@chapmaner.co.nz

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Employer wins claim against employee tatistics show that more than 60 per cent of employees win personal grievance cases against their employers. However, employers can win cases against an employee when the relationship has broken down or caused damage to the business. When employee Ms. Cockburn downloaded commercially sensitive information and also lied about being sick, the employment relations authority (ERA) ordered her to pay the employer, Product Placement 2011 Ltd (PPL) more than $9000 plus costs.

Within three weeks of starting her new role with PPL, the company disciplined Ms. Cockburn for the way she had run a campaign. After the disciplinary meeting, but prior to dismissal, she advised she was too distressed to come to work.

Her work laptop was collected

7 and The Remarkables a fortnight later to coincide with the Queenstown Winter Festival.

NZSki is owned by Trojan Holdings, whose owner is South Island tourism pioneer and investor Sir John Davies, a former mayor of Queenstown.

Anderson said the business had elements of risk around it, but was making good returns. ‘‘It’s heavily capital intensive so you do have to have ambition and guts.”

He said NZSki had about 35 per cent of the market and its fields had just on 500,000 visits a year.

This winter was shaping up strongly from Australia, whose skiers are the biggest spenders and make up about half the number who hit the slopes at the Queenstown fields.

Airlines this winter will have 50 direct trans-Tasman flights up 10 a week on last year.

- APNZ

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Owners of The Remarkables skifield are laying long-life cast-iron piping throughout the trails in what they call a vote of confidence in the future of the ski business.

While global warming scenarios forecast more temperate weather in the deep south, NZSki is investing heavily in its fields, confident it will not be badly affected by long-term changing trends.

The company is spending $45 million upgrading facilities and infrastructure at the field near Queenstown and instead of using traditional steel pipe that lasts about 25 years to hook up its snow-making machines peppered around the Remarkables ski area, it is investing in ductile iron, which lasts 50 years or more. ‘‘We’re confident at those altitudes we’re going to get snow that is going to last in the long term,” said Paul Anderson, chief

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Back to home comfort with baking

B

aking is back in fashion and while that might be a return to the past for anyone over 40, for many under 40s it could well be new territory.

Something sweet that mum had made was just a normal part a school lunchbox for many, but the drive towards super healthy lunches, coupled with mums who do double shift in the paid workforce and at home, has meant baking means bought.

Fortunately cake and biscuit making is not a difficult skill to learn. The key is to follow the recipe, ensure your measurements are accurate and leave nothing to guess work. If the recipe says do it – do it.

Having an electric beater will make many recipes much easier.

Apple sauce cake 125g butter 180g sugar 2 eggs 2C plain flour 1t cinnamon 1t baking powder 375g apple sauce For topping: 2t butter, melted 1 1/2 t caster sugar 1/2 t cinnamon ■ Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced).

■ Grease a ring tin and line the base with baking paper.

■ Beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy.

■ Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition.

■ Fold through flour, cinnamon and baking powder.

■ Finally, fold through the apple sauce.

■ Pour into prepared tin and bake for 30-35 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

■ Once cooked, remove cake from tin and place right side up on a cooling rack.

■ Brush the cake with melted butter.

■ Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over the top.

Afghans 200g butter, softened 1/2 C caster sugar 1t vanilla essence 1 1/4 C

plain flour 1/4 C cocoa 1 1/2 C cornflakes, lightly crushed Icing: 1 1/2 C icing sugar 1T cocoa 1T butter (softened) 1-2T boiling water ■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■ Grease or line a baking tray with baking paper.

■ In a large bowl beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.

■ Sift in flour and cocoa, stir thoroughly with the butter mixture until combined before stirring in the cornflakes.

■ Place heaped teaspoonfuls onto baking tray.

■ Squeeze mixture together gently if necessary then press lightly with a fork.

■ Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before icing.

■ Icing: Mix icing sugar, cocoa, butter and 1T boiling water at a time until combined, adding more hot water if necessary until icing is a spreadable consistency.

Ice biscuits and top with half a walnut.

Oat and chocolate biscuits 250g butter 3T condensed milk 3/4 C raw sugar 1 1/2 C flour 1 1/2 C rolled oats 1t baking powder 200g dark chocolate roughly chopped

■ Beat butter, condensed milk and sugar together until light and creamy.

■ Add flour, rolled oats, baking powder and chocolate chunks.

■ Flatten spoonfuls on to a wellgreased oven tray.

■ Cook for 15-20 minutes in a medium oven, 160°C, until golden brown.

■ Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.

Banana bread 125g butter 1/2 C soft brown sugar 1/2 C caster sugar 2 eggs 2C flour 1t baking powder 1t ground cinnamon 1t baking soda 1C milk 2 bananas (ripe), mashed 1/4 C walnuts, chopped ■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■ Grease and line a 25cm loaf pan.

■ Beat butter and sugars until pale and creamy.

■ Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

■ Sift flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.

■ Dissolve baking soda in milk.

Add to creamed butter mixture with bananas and walnuts. Mix together.

■ Pour batter into prepared loaf

pan, and bake for 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean.

Dried fruit slice 2C dried fruit, roughly chopped 1t vanilla paste 500ml water 1 1/2 C wholemeal flour 1t ground ginger 1C brown sugar 170g butter, chilled and diced 1 egg, cold 1/2 C rolled oats ■ Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced).

■ Line a 20 x 30cm lamington tin with baking paper.

■ Place the dried fruit and vanilla in a small saucepan and cover with 2 cups water.

■ Place over a gentle heat and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the fruit has softened completely into a jammy compote.

■ Set aside to cool.

■ Place the remaining ingredients in the bowl of a food processor.

■ Blitz just until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

■ Place in the fridge until ready to bake.

■ Press half of the mixture into the tin.

■ Cover with the fruit compote and then top with remaining mixture.

■ Bake for 25 minutes or until golden on top. Let cool, then slice into squares.

Griffins about to turn 180 Griffins the biscuit maker turns 180 this year.

Today, close to one billion biscuits are baked every year in the New Zealand factory with 918 million of those eaten by Kiwis.

That’s 206 per person.

If all the Griffins biscuits eaten every year were placed side by side they would circle the

world one and a quarter times.

Gingernuts is the company’s favourite biscuit with 107 million eaten every year in New Zealand – that’s 293,000 per day, 203 per minute and three per second.

To make a year’s supply of chocolate chippie biscuits it requires 140 tonne of chocolate chips.

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1 uncooked pizza base, homemade bread dough, or scone dough 6 medium tomatoes, thickly sliced 1 small red onion, peeled and cut into generous wedges ½ C black olives ¼-½ C lite sour cream OR 75g feta cheese, cut into cubes 50–100g Parmesan cheese, freshly grated (½-1 cup) ½-1t Tuscan or Italian seasoning ■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■ Arrange tomatoes, onions and olives on the pizza base.

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■ METHVEN ARTIST

Renowed jazz musician a regular at local resort

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Playing at Terrace Downs Resort to entertain diners is a weekly highlight for seasoned jazz musician Jeff Bradley.

“I enjoy it. I give a lot of pleasure to a lot of people,” the Methven clarinet player said.

Mr Bradley has been a musician for decades. His CD is played by airlines on their music channels, he has penned a few originals and four years ago one original written for him called Sunset reached number two in the play slot on a Long Island radio station in America.

He has been the supporting act for well-known jazz musicians on their tours of Australia including Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball. He had one of the top bands in Sydney, called

Methven musician Jeff Bradley at Terrace Downs.

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Southern Jazz Men, in the 1970s and 1980s.

Mr Bradley, who moved to

Methven with wife Kathy from Christchurch after the February 2011 earthquake, said the

Terrace Downs setting was beautiful, especially in winter when snow covered the golf course and the lake on the course was frozen.

He was in his third year of weekly gigs at the resort, which are held each Sunday for lunchtime diners.

He is negotiating at this time for his CD to get on to two major radio stations in the US, as well as attending two major jazz festivals in the US. His band is Jeff Bradley and the Delta Swing. He picks up from one to several musicians to form the “Delta Swing” part of the band at each destination he plays, which has this year also included Ashburton and Christchurch.

At Terrace Downs he regularly performs with pianist Ralph Woodham.

ARTS DIARY ■

To May 24 – Variety Theatre of Ashburton staging Chicago at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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May 28 – Ashburton Film Society screening The Invisible Woman at the Regent Cinema. Join members at the gallery for refreshments and a discussion following the movie. Tickets $15.

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May 29 – World Vision Kids for Kids – Everything is Ka Pai, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Fronted by Nathan King and showcasing our own talented Kiwi kids as its stars from Lauriston School, Mount Hutt College and Wakanui School.

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June 8 – Ashburton Musical Club presents Musical Moments, arranged by Margaret Hawkey and June Barrett, at the Sinclair Centre. Visitors welcome, $5 at door. Afternoon tea served.

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June 21 – Cabaret La Vie – Ma Bell and Guests at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. The Canterbury Pop Up Concert Series turns up the heat in Ashburton with a midwinter celebration presented

by Celtic Soul and Blues icon Isabella (Izzy) Miller Bell Aka Ma Bell. The programme is supported by Ashburton Creative Communities Funding and features the work of five world class independent Cantabrian artists, all coming together on stage to present the very best of their individual works as well as performing together.

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June 24, 25 and 26 – Heartland Music Festival, annual Mid Canterbury Primary Schools’ Choral Music Festival.

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To June 26 – Artist Vjekoslav Nemesh’s exhibition Mother Of All Illusions exhibition at Terrace Downs, open during resort opening hours.

It’s showtime Chicago by the Variety Theatre of Ashburton has attracted large audiences after opening last Saturday. The musical theatre production – directed by Regan Jackson, musically directed

by Luke di Somma and choreographed by Amber Bailey – is staging through to Saturday.

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■ CRICKET

■ NETBALL

Cairns denies allegations

The Magic jolt back into life

Chris Cairns has issued a statement insisting he stands by his earlier comments on the Lou Vincent scandal.

The former New Zealand allrounder, identified by the New Zealand Herald yesterday as the player being named as player X in the International Cricket Council inquiry, rejected the allegations against him - ‘‘and I will prove this”. ‘‘Everything I said yesterday stands,” Cairns said. ‘‘However I think it is very dangerous to try to do this through the media and court of public opinion, where it is impossible to present all the information and facts.”

Cairns said he is committed to ending his interview with Britain’s Met Police as soon as possible, ‘‘and will work through the proper channels to, once again, prove my innocence”.

Cairns said what had circulated in the public domain ‘‘is barely one side of the story”. ‘‘I just ask people to remember that, as yet, the ICC have still not so much as interviewed me. There is a long journey ahead.”

Late Monday night, Cairns said in a statement that former New Zealand team-mate Vincent ‘‘appears to have confessed to match fixing in respect of games played in numerous

Chris Cairns

countries around the world, most of which I have had no connection to. ‘‘He is in a desperate position.

He faces potential prosecution and in trying to negotiate a plea bargain he appears to be willing to falsely accuse me of wrongdoing.”

Cairns is alleged to have attempted to manipulate games, including in India when he was captain of the Chandigarh Lions in the short lived Indian Cricket League.

Cairns was let go by Chandigarh, due to what he described

as an ankle injury.

In recent days, testimony from Vincent and Brendon McCullum has been leaked into the public domain, including alleged meetings between those players and Cairns.

McCullum was interviewed by the ACSU, as revealed in the Herald on Friday. He told of a double-pronged approach by a “former international star” in 2008, which included advice to launder money gained from match-fixing through the purchase of Dubai property.

McCullum’s testimony has

been leaked to cricket corruption expert Ed Hawkins, author of Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy, who has published it in the UK’s Daily Mail, much to the chagrin of cricket bosses.

Hawkins told National Radio yesterday the same player was named by both McCullum and Vincent.

McCullum met somebody he described as his “hero” in the lobby of a hotel on the eve of the inaugural Indian Premier League to discuss a business opportunity. The player explained to McCullum the intricacies of spread betting. McCullum was told he could secure up to $210,000 a game.

“I ask that people reserve judgment until all the facts are brought to light. I have nothing to hide. I have been to court to demonstrate conclusively that I am not a match fixer before.

I will have no hesitation in doing so again,” Cairns’ statement said. “I conclude by saying that I believe there are dark forces at play. These forces have long arms, deep pockets and great influence. I acknowledge that recently I have upset some powerful people in the world of cricket, including raising my own concerns about the health of the game. I believe I am paying the price for that now.”

- APNZ

Lou Vincent’s former wife speaks out The former wife of Lou Vincent claims he called her in tears, saying he had cost Chris Cairns US$250,000 after Vincent’s attempts to match-fix went wrong.

Eleanor (Elly) Riley made the allegation in a signed statement to International Cricket Council anti-corruption investigators and police last October, One News reported last night.

The leaked document followed a statement from Cairns earlier yesterday in which he said he was standing by his earlier comments on the matchfixing scandal and that the allegations against him are ‘‘a

complete lie”. Ms Riley told investigators that Vincent had become involved in match-fixing in early 2008 after joining the Indian Cricket League’s Chandigarh Lions, captained by Cairns.

She alleged Vincent told her Cairns was going to pay him US$50,000 a game for the fixing. Vincent said he was an ideal candidate for fixing because he was an unpredictable player.

According to Ms Riley’s reported testimony, at one point her former husband received a briefcase full of money.

However, a short time later, ‘‘I got a phone call from Lou and he

was crying, saying he had just lost Chris Cairns US$250,000 or something like that because he got things wrong”.

She further alleged: ‘‘Lou and I kind of fell out about the whole ICL fixing thing, as I didn’t want him to be involved, but Lou kept saying, ‘don’t worry, we’re all doing it’. And that’s why Lou was approaching other players.”

Ms Riley told investigators that following on from the ICL, English county games became a focus. ‘‘Lou said the more players involved, the more that Chris Cairns would get. So if he had

the whole team, then that’s where he would get the most money, and this is why Lou was approaching other cricketers.”

Ms Riley told investigators that she confronted Cairns during a 2008 night out in Manchester, telling him that she was ‘‘very concerned”, and the number of players involved meant it was bound to leak out.

She alleged that Cairns’ reply was that they were safe and everything was under control.

One News said Riley’s testimony also revealed cash pick-ups from laundrettes, mysterious texts and money laundering.

- APNZ

By Dana Johannsen The Magic have jolted back to life just in time, arresting their alarming late season lull with a big win over the Mainland Tactix in Tauranga on Monday night.

The clinical 18-goal win was just the settler the Magic needed following some sloppy performances over the past two rounds, but more importantly it helped improve their goalpercentage, which looks like it will be crucial to determining the finishing order in the transTasman league.

What loomed as an uninspiring match-up earlier in the season took on more significance in recent weeks after the Magic dropped two games on the trot, bringing on fears of a late season collapse. After blitzing their way through the first half of the season, recording just one loss in the opening seven rounds to establish themselves among the pace-setters in the competition, the Waikato-Bay of Plenty side’s momentum has peetered out over the past three weeks. They were lucky to escape with a one-goal win over the Thunderbirds in round nine, before crashing to a 10-goal loss to the Pulse the following week and then a shock defeat at the hands of the Steel.

The two losses didn’t cost the Magic any places on the ladder but it saw the points table condense markedly, with only goal percentage separating the top four sides heading into round 12. With no more room for error, the urgency was evident in the Magic’s performance last night as they rediscovered their confidence and connections on attack to deal the Tactix another heavy loss.

Magic captain Casey Kopua said with a tough match-up against the third-placed NSW Swifts in Sydney next week, it was vital her side rediscovered their form on Monday night.

- APNZ

SPORTS RESULTS RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton County Veterans Golf Heartland Championship Methven Golf Course.

Round

2.

1st with 42 Stableford points was Dave Hewitt; 2nd with 39 Stableford points was Stuart Wilson; 3rd = with 38 Stableford points were: Trev. Kerr, Murray Beach, Peter Kiddey, Bob Collins and Riki Shearer; 8th = with 37 Stableford points ware: Owen Everest, Guildford Lane, Alan T Smith, Malcolm Fechney and Arnold Rushton.

Twos: Dave Hewitt and Ray Bennett.

Ashburton Golf Club Women’s Section May 17 and May 20 Rnd 1 Smallbone Trophy Leigh Wackrow – 37, Nicole HamiltonCross, Sharon Bradford – 36, Heather Trott – 35, Kath Read, Maryanne Urquhart - 33 Nearest The Pins: No 4 Gabites Leigh Wackrow, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Wendy Suttie, No 12 Lynn’s Small

Salon: Hilary Ward, No14 Todds of Ashburton: Jenny Mitchell, 2nd Shot No 18: Wendy Suttie Two’s: Leigh Wackrow – No 4 Women’s Section May 10 and May 13 Results of Rnd 2 Tucker Trophy, Rnd 2 Sunmeade Trophy, Rd 2 HE Cook Winners were: Maryanne Urquhart 74, Pauline Bell 78, Vicki Moore, Hilary Ward 79, Chleone Emery 80, Nicole Hamilton-

Cross 82 Nearest The Pins: No 4 Gabites not struck, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Hilary Ward, No 12 Lynn’s Small Salon: Maryanne Urquhart No14 Todds of Ashburton: Daphne Hinton 2nd Shot No 18: Gay Lane Two’s: Hilary Ward no 8

9 hole section: Round 3 Sue Bunt played on 8th May 2014. Colin Fleming 37, Sue Letham 41

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

■ BASKETBALL

Ross Brown dies Former All Black and Taranaki rugby player Ross Brown has died, according to reports. The 79-yearold died in his New Plymouth rest home yesterday, local media reported. The former five-eighth and centre played 16 tests for the All Blacks from 1955 to 1962. He made his debut against Australia at the age of 21 in September 1955.

He played a total of 25 games for his country and scored three test tries. Brown played in the famous 1956 series against South Africa, which New Zealand won 3-1. He scored a try in the second test defeat in Wellington. Brown played his final test against Australia in 1962. He also played 144 games for Taranaki and was captain of the side during their Ranfurly Shield era between 1963-65. - APNZ

Young US Open player At age 11, Lucy Li has become the youngest golfer ever to qualify for the US Women’s Open. Li, of Redwood City, California, earned her spot in the tournament by firing rounds of 74 and 68 at a sectional qualifying tournament.

The previous record for the youngest player in the event was Alexis Thompson who competed at 12 years, four months, 18 days in 2007. In 2013, Li took part in the US Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship where she missed the cut. The 2014 US Women’s Open will run from June 19-22 at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. - AFP

Football player dies An Indonesian striker playing in one of the country’s top leagues has died after a goalkeeper kicked him in the stomach during a recent match, an official said yesterday.

The death of Akli Fairuz, 27, is a further blow to the reputation of Indonesian football, which has been beset by numerous problems in recent years. Fairuz sustained serious injuries after the challenge during a game on May 10 in Banda Aceh, on western Sumatra island.

- AFP

Cole to leave Chelsea Former England defender Ashley Cole announced yesterday that he will leave Chelsea when his contract ends in a few weeks. Cole, 33, said in a Twitter statement he is looking for “another journey” after a season in which he has become a fringe player in manager Jose Mourinho’s squad at the London Premier League club. It has been a traumatic few weeks for Cole who announced this month that he is retiring from international duty after failing to make the England World Cup squad. - AFP

Origin opener Despite a dramatic ticket price hike, Queensland lock Corey Parker believes there is “no question” Suncorp Stadium will sell out for the historic State of Origin series opener next week. Rugby league administrators sweated on almost 8000 general admission tickets selling before next week’s Origin I. The cheapest general admission tickets worth $80 have sold out leaving gold ($250) and silver ($220) as the only categories available.

- AAP

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook (left) is defended by San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan as he drives to the basket during the first half of game 1 of a Western Conference finals NBA basketball play-off series yesterday in San Antonio. San Antonio won 122-105.

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Quiet game for Adams Steven Adams experienced a quiet night as Oklahoma City dropped game one of the NBA Western Conference games against San Antonio.

The Thunder’s 122-105 defeat at the AT&T Centre in Texas yesterday saw the Spurs open a 1-0 lead in the best-ofseven race to advance to the NBA Finals, with game two set for tomorrow afternoon (NZ time).

Five days after his breakout performance in the se-

ries-clinching win against the Los Angeles Clippers, Adams played 17 minutes and contributed four points, two rebounds, a block and an assist, unable to prevent the NBA’s best offence from controlling the game from the tip.

The Kiwi rookie’s first stint on the floor came midway through the opening period, when he helped haul in the Spurs’ early nine-point lead.

But coach Scott Brooks limited the seven-footer’s involve-

ment after the halftime break, opting instead to play small ball in the absence of injured power forward Serge Ibaka.

Adams again entered the game late in the third after Oklahoma City had taken their first lead since the opening minutes, but the Spurs took charge in the final quarter and eventually ran up a double-digit win.

Adams’ second stint in the game was something of a trans-Tasman affair, with the centre being guarded by Gis-

borne-born Australian international Aron Baynes.

Baynes ended the game with two points and one rebound in seven minutes, while fellow Australian Boomer Patty Mills scored five points in 14 minutes for the Spurs.

Oklahoma City were paced by 28 points from Kevin Durant and 25 from Russell Westbrook, while Tim Duncan led San Antonio’s effort with 27.

- APNZ

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Warriors bank on rookie’s promise

By Michael Burgess He is not the backline marquee signing that fans may have hoped for but the Warriors believe Matt Allwood can add valuable depth to the troublesome centre area.

The Canberra rookie - he has played just nine games for the Raiders - was confirmed yesterday as the latest addition to the Warriors’ roster.

Others such as Manly centre Steve Matai had been men-

tioned as possible targets but the Auckland club have elected to invest in potential.

The 21-year-old Allwood is far from a big name but is rated highly by coach Andrew McFadden. Before he came to the Warriors, McFadden spent four seasons on the Raiders’ coaching staff - one as NYC coach, three as NRL assistant coach - and has seen plenty of Allwood. ‘‘He’s fast and he is really aggressive - he’s a tough kid,”

said McFadden. ‘‘We targeted him a few times [in the round nine match at Eden Park] and he came out of the line and put some big hits on Ben Matulino - which is not easy to do. I like his toughness, he will fit in well with our culture here and add something to our squad.”

The centre position has been an on-going headache for the Warriors, with little stability over recent years, and the current roster certainly needs strengthening. Will Allwood

be the solution? He certainly has potential. As a first-year player in a struggling Raiders side it hasn’t been easy.

Allwood has shown an instant aptitude for the NRL, averaging 70 running metres, 15 tackles and more than two tackle breaks per match.

He was particularly prominent in the Raider’s upset win over the Storm in round seven, running for 128m with one line break, one try assist and a try.

- APNZ

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Headstart Early Learning Centre is a small rural centre situated in Hinds, 15 minutes south of Ashburton.

We are seeking a qualified Early Childhood Teacher or Teacher in their third year of study to work in our infants and toddler room.

The person we are seeking must be mature, passionate and enthusiastic about early childhood. You must be a team player, have a high level of professionalism, motivation and organisational skills.

Hours 30-35 per week, Monday to Friday, there may be times when you will be needed to work additional hours, and there is also an expectation to attend staff meetings and professional development courses as required.

All applications need to be in by May 29, 2014.

For more information please contact: Jo Luxton on 303 7805 or email applications to headstartelc@gmail.com or post to Headstart Early Learning Centre RD5 - Ashburton 7775

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Stuart Lancaster

England ready for AB challenge

BY WYNNE GRAY As the All Blacks signed off from their initial training camp, England coach Stuart Lancaster has talked about challenging the world’s best in their own backyard.

Gripes about the timing of the tour have escalated as England’s injury toll has risen but Lancaster was not buying into any excuses ahead of the three-test series in June.

There were frustrations in not having his strongest line-up for the opening test because players were cup-tied in European competitions. That was not ideal, it was frustrating but it did not mean the tour was a farce.

England would have forwards like Joe Marler, Dave Wilson, Joe Launchbury, Geoff Parling, Dave Atwood captain Chris Robshaw, James Haskell and Ben Morgan to build a strong pack for the initial confrontation, while Lancaster hoped hooker Dylan Hartley would recover from a shoulder injury and make the tour.

Lancaster had tapped into his staff like Graham Rowntree, Mike Catt and Andy Farrell who had experienced rugby in New Zealand, talked to many who played and toured here and read every book he could find on rugby in New Zealand.

England are sending two groups of players, the first arriving with Lancaster in eight days and the rest the week of the June 7 test at Eden Park after completing their final club duties. ‘‘The bigger picture for me is that we are still developing as a team in terms of understanding who can and who can’t deliver at the highest level,” Lancaster said. ‘‘Having a broader tour party of 40 odd players with the Crusaders game in there as well, means that we come to the toughest place in the world to play rugby under the pressure of playing a champion team with a huge amount of experience.”

England had 15 tests before they host-

ed the World Cup and every game was an important lesson to find out the right men for those duties.

With premier five eighths Owen Farrell cup tied and Toby Flood playing in France, the opening choice for the No 10 jersey probably lay between George Ford or Freddie Burns as long as they survived games this weekend.

Lancaster, like his All Black coaching opposite Steve Hansen, played at a decent rugby level without winning test honours until his hamstring parted company from the bone.

The loose forward turned to coaching and after working through an academy position to director of Leeds, graduated in 2012 to take charge of England beyond the next World Cup. Lancaster has overseen 27 internationals with England winning 18 of those including his memorable 38-21 debut victory against Hansen and the All Blacks in 2012.

The All Blacks squared the ledger 30-22 last year at Twickenham and will check how Lancaster and England operate away from the comfort of Twickenham.

They were a young side with an average age of about 24 and did not have great World Cup experience to fall back on. However Lancaster felt they were competitive in most areas.

Their scrum and lineout had improved, they were working hard on their breakdown work, decision-making and Farrell had produced a strong defensive group. ‘‘Probably the biggest step forward we made was in our game management and our attack and now we have players who begin to really understand how we are trying to develop our game,” he said.

It took time to build an attacking cohesion with players drawn from a dozen clubs. ‘‘We are not there in any one position but we are I am confident we have developed in all areas and in order to beat the All Blacks you can’t have a weakness.

New Zealand has demonstrated that in the last 12 months themselves.” - APNZ

Leading specialist in outsourced hygiene sanitation requires a Site Hygiene Supervisor for night shift work at a meat processing facility in the Ashburton area to supervise cleaning of main production and ancillary areas.

Main duties include: • To ensure compliance with the company’s Quality Management System: • Health & Safety management, ACC incident reporting and investigation • “Workmanship”- able to meet specified hygiene results • Documentation - reporting - attendance registers - auditing - KPA’s • Personnel management.

The suitable candidate should; • Be experienced in supervising and managing staff • Be responsible, well organised, competent with computers and figure work • Possess good interpersonal and liaison skills • Process cleaning experience is preferable but not essential as training will be provided.

• Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit.

A good remuneration package is on offer in accordance with experience.

Applications for the position together with CV to be submitted by e-mail to michael@biogiene. co.nz Only candidates short listed will be contacted.

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Lots of love always Grandad Ian and Nana Donna. xox Breanna Rose Happy 7th Birthday cheeky girl. Love Auntie Kerry and Nana Coco.

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

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Arable Manager Isuzu Smallbone Isuzu - Service Foreman • Superior people management skills • Sound technical knowledge • Clear communicator • Can-do attitude • Commercial acumen and industry knowledge

Due to a staff departure we have an immediate vacancy for the role of Hardware Manager at our busy Ashburton ITM store.

We are also seeking a Sales Representative in the same department.

Smallbone Limited is a well respected and successful Vehicle/ Truck provider dedicated to delivering outstanding service to our customers. It operates the Isuzu franchise in Mid and South Canterbury and Holden Dealership in Mid Canterbury.

Both roles will require the successful applicants to carry out direct sales activities, including maintaining and developing business relationships with existing and prospective clients.

Smallbone Limited invites applications from motivated individuals with the relevant experience as a Service Foreman in our Ashburton based Service team.

A priority will be placed on maintaining good communications with clients, responding to and following up sales enquiries efficiently.

This is a key appointment for our company that will enable our workshop to grow because of the successful applicant’s superior organisational and communication skill’s and their ability to meet and exceed customer expectations on a day-to-day basis.

The successful applicants will possess the following attributes: • Good understanding of new-house builds.

• An eye for details.

• Proven track record in building-product sales.

• Proven ability to build sustainable business relationships.

• Good knowledge of NZ building codes and legislation governing constructions.

• Computer literacy.

• Ability to multi-task, manage significant workloads, and meet deadlines.

• Ability to work both independently, and in a collaborative team environment.

• Excellent communication skills – you will be required to liaise at all levels with a variety of people.

• “Business savvy”, and the ability to respond to opportunities and challenges rapidly.

We are looking for a person that can manage a team of dedicated technicians including allocation of jobs, prioritising and delegation of the work load on a daily basis.

Working very closely with Service technicians/Service advisor and reporting to the Smallbone Isuzu - After Sales Manager this could be a career defining moment for the right person, with the potential to grow in a dynamic company with the opportunity to be rewarded with an attractive remuneration package.

The successful applicant will require: • Excellent communication and Technical skills.

• Get it right first time” mentality • The ability to positively manage situations.

• The ability to multi-task and think on your feet.

• Time Management and superior planning skills.

• To be a self-starter with a proven track record in this field.

• The ability to manage targets.

Experience and mechanical knowledge is important. Likewise your team building skills and ability to positively manage situation’s will be to the fore, and will be balanced by a commercial acumen and reality that shows understanding for all parties needs.

Apply in writing to the address below with CV, and a cover-letter outlining your relevant skills and current circumstances.

Applications will close 4pm Friday 23rd May 2014.

These positions could possibly lead to further promotion if the successful applicant shows initiative and adaptability. Training will be provided for both positions.

• Receptionist:

• Bright personality with a good phone manner • Computer literate • Good oral & written skills • Willing to learn our accounting programme

• Store person:

• Practical, with an interest in engineering / farming • Computer literate • Restricted drivers licence, as a minimum • Willing to learn • Fit and healthy

Please reply in writing before May 28, 2014 to: Ray Mayne Ray Mayne Hose and Fittings Ltd P O Box 247 ASHBURTON 7740 Or email: ray@raymayne.co.nz

Allan McCormick Helmack ITM 92 Dobson Street ASHBURTON

Forecourt Attendant The above position is available, consisting of morning, afternoon and weekend work. Must be flexible with hours, approx. 30 hours per week.

The person we are seeking must be honest, reliable, a team player and able to work unsupervised.

If you are interested please apply to

Guardian Classifieds ACCOUNT BROKER - ASHBURTON Aon New Zealand is part of the global Aon Corporation, world leader in insurance broking, risk management and associated services. Aon New Zealand is New Zealand’s largest insurance broker.

This position is an exciting opportunity to join PGG Wrightson Aon and begin a career in Insurance. PGG Wrightson and Aon came together in 2006 to provide a range of market-leading insurance products, superior customer service and professional advice for Rural New Zealand.

Ideally you will have the following attributes : • Good keyboard skills • Ability to multi task • Enjoy working to deadlines and managing workloads • A self-starter and ability to work unsupervised • Good interpersonal skills, open and friendly, customer focused • Ability to show enthusiasm and initiative • Good written and oral communication skills • A motivated team player • A rural background or a willingness to learn about the Rural Sector All enquiries should be directed to: Lyndal Millar Regional Administration Manger lyndal.millar@aon.com Ph 03 341 3992

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The Manager - Caltex Ashburton Phone (03) 307 0011 Or send your C.V. to: Caltex Ashburton P.O. Box 58 - Ashburton 7740

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

We are seeking a Mechanic to service our fleet of vegetable harvesters, heavy and light vehicles and processing equipment.

You’ll possess the ability to work unsupervised, have a knowledge of hydraulics, skills in general engineering and experience in the maintenance of processing equipment.

The Fresh Name in the Freezer

We are looking to employ two people for full time positions in our company, one in our main office and the other in our spare parts department.

CALTEX ASHBURTON

Both positions offer fantastic opportunities for progression within the organisation. The sooner the start, the smoother the transition into the role, so if you fit our description, we want to hear from you today.

Initial enquiries and/or applications including CV should be made by contacting Gary Lusty by email gary.lusty@smallbones.co.nz or by phone 03 307 9277.

Ray Mayne Hose & Fittings Ltd is a small to medium sized irrigation business in Ashburton. We are well established in this community and continue to experience growth locally and nationally.

Location: Pannetts Road, Mitcham, Ashburton Work Schedule: Varied Reporting Relationship: This position reports to the Managing Director of Pannetts Dairies and works closely with the Contract Milker running the dairy farm.

Farm: 350 ha of land to support the dairy operation, 80 ha of pasture and 270 ha of crops grown as feed supply for dairy operation.

The Arable Manager is responsible for producing as much high quality product from this area as practicable, using good sustainable management. This covers all processes from cultivation through to harvesting. Whilst also maintaining the machinery fleet on both the arable and dairy farms.

This position requires someone who has a passion for agronomy and has at least 3 years’ experience in doing so. They will also be able to carry out basic maintenance on a wide range of machinery and have the experience to match. They will have attention to detail in everything they do, from their home to the back paddock. They must also be a great communicator and do so with integrity.

We can offer you the opportunity to run a farm as though it was yours, challenge the boundaries of what has been done in the past, flexible hours, a great home, location and remuneration package.

We know that this person is out their looking for their next opportunity.

Please apply by sending your C.V and covering letter to: Davidsonagltd@gmail.com Application close June 7, 2014.

ITM Hardware Manager ITM Company Representative

You’ll be required to do some call out work during the harvest season.

Please note only applicants that are legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered for the advertised position.

If this position is of interest to you, please forward your CV to The Services Manager, PO Box 244, Ashburton or email tim.mann@ash.talleys.co.nz

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

TRADES, SERVICES COMPUTER PROBLEMS? For prompt, reliable service, contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton, ph 308 8989, 30 years local experience.

SUPERGOLD discount card accepted.

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM WINCHMORE WATER SUPPLY CLOSURE REFERENDUM Under sections 52 and 54 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, I give notice that on Thursday 14 August 2014, the Winchmore Water Supply Closure Referendum will be held under the First Past the Post electoral system by postal vote.

The referendum, required under section 131 of the Local Government Act 2002, is being held to determine whether or not the Winchmore water supply is to be closed. The referendum is binding and if 75% or more of the votes cast are in favour of the closure, the Winchmore water supply will close. If more than 25% of the votes cast are against the closure, the Winchmore water supply will remain open.

ELECTORAL ROLL The Electoral Roll to be used for the referendum closes at 4pm on Wednesday 18 June 2014 and can be inspected during normal business hours from Wednesday 21 May 2014 at the Ashburton District Council Offices, corner Baring Square West and Havelock Street, Ashburton.

Enrolment for inclusion on the Residential Roll is conducted through Enrolment Services (Electoral Commission).

Applications for enrolment can be made through your local Post Shop.

Enrolment for inclusion on the Ratepayers Electoral Roll is conducted through the Electoral Office of the Ashburton District Council. Applications for enrolment should be made on the prescribed form available at the Council Offices.

Following closure of the roll, the Electoral Officer may, on application of any person who is or claims to be entitled to be enrolled or any other person or otherwise, make any necessary corrections to the names, addresses, abbreviations, or marks appearing in the electoral roll.

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Professional Dated at Ashburton, 21 May 2014 window tinting for cars, homes and offices. Quality Dale Ofsoske, Electoral Officer films for privacy, UV (fading), Ashburton District Council heat, safety and security. phone 0800 922 822 Phone Craig Rogers your ONLY local applicator 307 6347 or 0800TINTER. MOTORING LET OR LEASE Member of Master Tinters WHEEL alignments at great NZ. prices. Maximise the life your tyres with an RURAL TRADING POST ofalignment from Neumanns OFFICE SPACES Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills AVAILABLE. Parking, fibre APRIL/MAY CALF SHED Street. Phone 308-6737. optic hub, 24 hour access, BEDDING SPECIAL. 10% security monitored. Clean and discount on bulk orders for LIVESTOCK, PETS tidy. Lease options. $PBN. our premium woodmulch Phone 021 554 570. of unwanted delivered in April/May. BUYER Guaranteed 100% untreated animals. Cattle, bobby calves, GRAZING wood/bark. NO DEMOLITION horse and all farm animals.

MATERIALS USED HERE. We also sell pet food. Call Sawdust also available. Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 Adams Sawmilling, Malcolm 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

GRAZIERS required to McDowell Road. Ph 308accommodate increased 3595.

LET OR LEASE demand for dairy heifer COMMERCIAL SHED at 228 grazing and winter cow MOTORING Wills Street available to rent. grazing, immediate, or May 1, Suitable for small work shop 2014. For all grazing 1996 FORD Fairmond or storage 140sq metres. requirements. Contact Phone: 172,712 klms $5,000 ono. Rent by neg. Please phone Matt cellphone no: 027 608 Pete 027 281 4686.

Cellphone 027 249 1788.

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We currently have funds available to distribute in grants for the following purposes in the Canterbury area: • Research, treatment, provision of equipment in relation to, and the education and training of skilled persons relative to, the disease of cancer.

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

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

Applications close at 5pm, Friday, May 23, 2014.

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

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HIGH quality supervised grazing available for Rising 1 Heifers, now, or at May 1, 2014. For all grazing requirements. Contact: Matt cellphone no: 027 608 3226.

LINDEN LEAVES skincare, Beautiful New Zealand made range and stocked at The China Shop.

Special exclusive limited offer on now. Free Eye rescue serum call in today to view this special.

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2009 SCOOTER for sale. WATCH SALE ON NOW! Up 49cc, 4 stroke, mint condition. to 60% off all watches inPlease phone 308 2440. store including Seiko, Ice and Casio. Robilliards showcase The Arcade CONTAINERS for sale or Jewellers, hire, ex shipping: general and Ashburton. insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. ADULT Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone ENTERTAINMENT 308-7772.

CINDY Kiwi, 36, size 6, DOES YOUR MAN like Wild attractive, busty, long hair.

Things? Back in stock at The GFE. Phone calls only. New China Shop Bronzed location, 027 448 7011.

Sculptures – Red Stag, Pig Hunter, Bull, Horse and Foal. SEXY and hot. Asian beauty, These are ideal men’s gifts. lady, 26 years, busty, See our Burnett Street professional service. Ph 021window display.

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Notice of Meeting of the Ashburton Hinds Drainage District A meeting of the Landowners in the Ashburton Hinds Drainage District is to be held:

Eiffelton Hall Friday, May 23 - 4pm Purpose: To discuss the Ashburton zone committee recommendations for the management of the drainage district and how and if we should engage with the zone committee on a working party to discuss these proposals.

Craig Fleming Chairman Ashburton Hinds Drainage District Liaison Committee.

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Daily Events Wednesday 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time round op shop. Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

9.30am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Members will be hosted by the North Canterbury Vets. Waimakariri Golf Course.

10.00am MID CANTERBURY LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Coffee morning. Robert Harris, 361 West Street.

10.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH.

Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome. Racquets can be hired. Sports Hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Large variety of toys for hire. Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop, sale of pre-loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church. Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH.

Holy Communion, Park Street.

10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, upstairs. All welcome. 254 Cameron Street.

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

1.15pm TINWALD “500” CARDS. Come and play cards, all welcome. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Euchre, all welcome. Waireka Croquet club, The Domain, Philip Street.

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

7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor Annette 307-7138a/h.

Tinwald hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TRAVEL CLUB. Meredith Lowe speaking on his travels around the world. All welcome. St David’s Church lounge, Allens Road.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, music, fitness and fun. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

7.30pm EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Bi Centenary presentation gospel to NZ - Williams & Treaty. 63 Princes Street.

Second time round op shop. Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

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

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

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

10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Workday - blackwork/silk shading continued, stitch and chat. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

12.50pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome.

Racecourse Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.00pm SCOTTISH SOCIETY INDOOR BOWLS. Bowls afternoon, all players welcome. Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong - no counting, beginners welcome.

Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street, the Domain.

1.30pm BRIDGE ACTION GROUP. Commissioners decision on 2nd bridge designated land. Ashburton District Council Chambers. Baring Square West.

2.00pm R.S.A. WOMENS SECTION. Social afternoon competition. Thimble, stem of Chrysanthemum. R.S.A. Cox Street.

2.00pm TINWALD GARDEN CLUB. Kevin Woodhouse, strawberries. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

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

Noticeboard

21 MAY 2014

HAVE YOUR SAY The Ashburton District Council adopted draft amendments to the Transportation & Parking Bylaw on 8 May 2014. The bylaw sets controls for parking, traffic and the use of roads within the district, excluding state highways controlled by the New Zealand Transport Agency.

The draft amendments to the bylaw are now open for public comment, and Council wants to know what you think of the proposed changes.

Copies of the full draft Transportation & Parking Bylaw, related documents and submission forms are available on the Council’s website or from Council offices, Rakaia Mobil and the Methven i-SITE. For more information on the draft Transportation & Parking Bylaw, visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz Submissions will be received until 5.00pm, Thursday 19 June 2014.

PUBLIC NOTICE

EXTR AORDINARY MEETING

Up & Coming

Road Closure

Extraordinary Council Meeting

Meetings

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that for the purpose of allowing Ashburton Business Association to hold Boulevard Day, proposes to close the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated hereunder.

An Extraordinary Council meeting will be held on Thursday 22 May 2014, commencing at 1.30pm.

Extraordinary Council Meeting Thursday 22 May 2014, 1.30pm

The purpose of the meeting is to receive the Commissioners’ recommendation in respect to the designation of land for a second urban bridge over the Ashburton River and associated road purposes.

Draft Annual Plan Submission Hearings Monday 26 May, 9.30am

Roads to be closed: East Street, from Moore Street to Cameron Street Burnett Street, from East Street to 230 Burnett Street Tancred Street, from East Street to Cass Street Havelock Street, from West Street to Baring Square Period of closure: From 7.00am until 5.00pm on Monday, 22 September 2014.

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds thereof in writing or email to Council by 4.00pm on 6 June 2014.

ZONE COMMITTEE MEETING Ashburton Water Management A Meeting of the Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee will be held as follows: Tuesday 27 May 2014, 1.00pm Masonic Lodge Havelock Street, Ashburton The meetings are open to the public. Copies of the agendas are available prior to the meetings and can be obtained by contacting Council on (03) 307 7700. The agenda and more information on the committee can be found at www.canterburywater.org.nz/committees/ashburton.php

PUBLIC NOTICE Tomorrow, 22 May 2014, an application for the demolition of the building at 86 Burnett Street, Ashburton, will be notified in this paper, the Ashburton Courier and on the Council website www.ashburtondc.govt.nz Copies of the application and submission form will be available on the website, at the Council, the Ashburton Library, Rakaia Mobil and Methven i-SITE.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

The meeting will take place in the Council Chamber, located on the second floor of the Council offices at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Members of the public are welcome to attend. The agenda is available on the Council website.

Methven Community Board Monday 26 May 2014, 1.30pm Environmental Services Committee Meeting Thursday 29 May 2014, 1.30pm

JUNE MEETINGS

Service Delivery Committee Meeting Thursday 29 May 2014, to follow Environmental Services meeting

All meetings are open to the public unless specified and residents are welcome to attend.

Tenders

Thursday 5 June 2014

Township Maintenance C626 Methven 2014/15

Finance and Business Support Committee

1.30pm

Career Opportunities

Thursday 26 June 2014 Council Meeting

1.30pm

Monday 30 June 2014 Methven Community Board

1.30pm

The Methven Community Board meets in the Board Room at the Methven Heritage Centre, Main Street, Methven.

Council and Committee meetings are held in the Council Chamber, Ashburton District Council offices, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

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.

PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740

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

ROAD SAFETY Country Roads are not Motorways There are obvious differences between motorways and country roads. Country roads are narrower, have more corners, less road markings and have rural activities happening on them.

While both have a 100km speed limit, we need to drive at speeds that reflect our surroundings - is 100k ok on rural roads? To have your say and for more information visit Canterbury Road Safety’s facebook page facebook.com/is100kOK

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GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) In a case of perfect timing you have the Moon in an adventurous part of your chart, reminding you that it’s all about the journey.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Today marks the start of a watershed period where the past starts to make way for the future, with old doors closing and new doors preparing to open.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) All of a sudden there is not only a chance for a turnaround, but ideal conditions for friendship and relationship building.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Trust your gut and your emotional and intuitive responses. Put your income, work and career objectives on the same page.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) As the Sun leaves your financial sector this leaves you with a clear sense of where things stand, what you’re dealing with and what’s required of you.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) You should know by now what your relationships need from you but until Venus returns next week you won’t be sure of what you want from them.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) In the early days of establishing what you want from your relationships and what they need from you, communication is everything.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) With the professional tide having turned, this is a chance to put your income, work and career options on the table, pool your resources.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) With everything out in the open you’re able to take care of any housekeeping, before Venus returns next week to bring the rewards.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) The less focus the gods put on communication the more you need to pick up the slack, working to ensure that your relationships have a voice.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

CROZIER, Duncan – On Monday, May 19, 2014, peacefully at Ashburton Hospital. Much loved nephew of Bev and Stewart (Bucklands Beach, Auckland) and cousin of Peter, Sara and Jasper (Auckland) and Bridget Lorimer (London).

“Free to run again Duncan.”

GODSALL, Nancy Elizabeth – On Monday, May 19, 2014.

Peacefully at home in Blenheim. Aged 61 years.

Dearly loved wife of Rusty, much cherished mother and mother-in-law of Lisa and Simon (Melbourne). Loved Please note all late death stepmother of Michael and notices or notices sent outTania, Lisa and Blair. Adored side ordinary office hours nanny of Ruby and Olive; Kris must be emailed to: and Zara; Harrison and Lily. deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz “She will live on to ensure publication. in our hearts.”

Messages to 41 Bythell During office hours notices may also be sent to: Street, Blenheim, 7201. In lieu of flowers, a donation to classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Hospice Marlborough would Any queries be appreciated and may be please contact made at the service or sent to 0800 P O Box 411, Blenheim 7240.

ASHBURTON A funeral service for Nancy (0800-274-287). will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, Blenheim at 2pm on SATURDAY, May 24 followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.

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CLIFFORD, Ross – Ross left us suddenly 5 years ago.

A frequent thought A silent tear A secret wish That he were here An empty space that No one can fill I miss my Ross And always will.

Remembered with much love, Mags.

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GRICE, Russell William (Billy) – Peacefully at Invercargill.

Loved youngest son of J.E. and L.P. Grice (deceased).

Loved youngest brother of Colleen (deceased) Bonnie, Reg, Elaine (deceased) Evelyn, Murray, Zoe and Natalie. Rest peacefully Billy.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Ellen 3 11am Selling Houses Australia Extreme The team takes on a house in Yellow Rock.

Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 3 2pm N May The Best House Win USA Four American homeowners allow three other contestants to enter their homes and cast a critical gaze over their properties, then score them accordingly.

3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Ellen 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Rapid Response A man is found comatose in the back seat of a car; a drunk driver crashes into a family on their way to the airport; the team goes to a bar where a patron needs medical help. 0 8pm Fair Go 0 8:30 House Husbands PGR 0 9:25 Nashville PGR 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:55 Criminal Minds AO 3 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 3 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 7:20 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:50 Ben 10 – Omniverse 0 8:15 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:25 Fireman Sam 3 0 8:35 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle 2pm Bethenny 0 3pm According To Jim 3 0 3:30 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:35 Sanjay And Craig 0 3:59 Horace In Slow Motion 3 4pm I’m In The Band 3 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR Kane fights for a friendship; Vinnie breaks a couple of hearts; Toby does not know who to trust. 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules Tasmania’s Thalia and Bianca, the youngest team in the competition, are confident. 0 8:50 The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 0 9:20 2 Broke Girls PGR 0 9:45 Once Upon a Time PGR 0 10:45 Supernatural AO 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:25 The Shopping Channel 11:25 The Nanny 3 0 Noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil PGR People with obsessive behaviours seek help.

1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR Dr Oz discusses a variety of misconceptions.

2:30 Rachael Ray Sherri Shepherd on weight loss; Lisa Lillien on guilt-free cooking.

3:30 The Queen Latifah Show Queen Latifah chats with Ashley Judd and Zoe Kravitz; a performance from country singer Eric Paslay.

4:30 Entertainment Tonight 4:55 The Biggest Loser Australia The contestants have their first team challenge as Blue versus Black.

6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 House Rules PGR Western Australian couple Carole and Russell hand over their keys, and the five teams have one week to turn Carole and Russell’s renovator’s dream into a dream home. 0 8:40 3rd Degree Current affairs programme hosted by Samantha Hayes and Duncan Garner.

9:35 Bouncers AO 0 10:30 The Paul Henry Show

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 The Wild Thornberrys 3 7:55 Rugrats 3 8:25 Chuggington 8:35 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 8:55 Bob The Builder 3 9:05 Thomas And Friends 3 9:15 Peppa Pig 3 9:25 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Four Live 6pm Malcolm In The Middle Ida announces she is getting married to a man who lives in Hong Kong. 0 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0 7pm The Simpsons Homer and Marge allow Lisa to baby-sit Bart. 0 7:30 The Face Australia PGR Naomi gives the girls a lesson in posing, before team Nicole, Cheyenne, and Naomi go to their real campaign for a real client.

8:40 Last Resort AO 9:40 Burn Notice AO 10:35 Breakout Kings AO 0

11:50 Damages AO 3 A rising lawyer crosses paths with a cut-throat veteran attorney who will stop at nothing to win the cases she handles.

12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:40 Happily Divorced AO 12:10 Feedback AO 3 12:35 Hotel Hell AO 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Rizzoli And Isles AO 3 0 3:10 Necessary Roughness AO 3 0 3:55 Jeremy Kyle USA PGR 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm NCIS – Los Angeles AO 3 (Part 1) The team is drawn into a mind game with a master criminal motivated by revenge. 0 Midnight Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Infomercials

11:30 Entertainment Tonight 11:55 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 My Dream Derelict Home With Simon O’Brien.

7:30 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 8am Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 House Crashers 10am My Dream Home 11am Auction Hunters 11:30 Sarah Beeny’s Restoration Nightmare 12:30 Hairy Bikers’ Meals On Wheels 1:30 How To Haggle For A House 2:25 My Dream Derelict Home 3:30 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 4pm My Kitchen 4:30 The Cook And The Chef 5pm Candice Tells All 5:30 Carter Can 6pm Love Your Garden 6:30 Bath Crashers 7pm American Restoration Mike and Frank travel the country looking for antique gold.

7:30 Ray Mears’ Bushcraft 8:40 IFish 9:40 Matt Hayes’ 24-Hour Rod Race 10:30 Stupid, Stupid Man AO 11pm American Restoration 11:30 How To Haggle For A House

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12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 1:30 Carter Can 2am The Cook And The Chef 2:30 My Kitchen 3am Stupid, Stupid Man AO 3:30 Matt Hayes’ 24-Hour Rod Race 4:30 Bath Crashers 5am Ray Mears’ Bushcraft

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12:30 Survivor – Borneo PG 1:20 SVU MV 2:10 Law And Order MV 3am NCIS PGV 3:50 Hawaii Five-0 MVC 4:40 Most Shocking M 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

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8:30 Rugby Nation 9:30 Rugby League – 40/20 10am College Netball (Replay) Semi-final Two – Wellington East Girls College v Auckland Girls Grammar.

11am Motorsport – Acceleration (Highlights) Portimao Round.

Noon Golf – OneAsia Tour (Highlights) 1pm Golf – Champions Tour (Highlights) 2pm Cricket – International (Highlights) 2:30 NRL Fulltime 3pm Random Rugby TV (Highlights) 3:15 Triathlon – ITU World Series (Replay) 5:30 The Fishing Show 6pm Triathlon – Abu Dhabi International (Highlights) 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7pm Cricket – IPL (Highlights) Kolkata Knight Riders v 7:30 American Idol PGR The final Chennai Super Kings. night of performances.

7:30 Cricket – IPL (Highlights) 8:30 Elementary AO Tensions rise Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal when Holmes and Watson Challengers Bangalore. must partner with Gareth 8pm Road to Glasgow Lestrade, Sherlock’s former 8:30 Cycling – Giro d’Italia Scotland Yard colleague, on a (Highlights) Stage 10. bombing investigation.

9pm Golf – LPGA Tour 9:30 Prime Rocks – Crossfire (Highlights) Kingsmill Hurricane AO 3 Championship – Round Four.

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Sport Clean sweep for Melva Methven bowls club member Melva Middleton completed a clean sweep of club titles this season.

BY MYLES HUME

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Melva Middleton wanted nothing more but to win a Methven bowls club pairs title, so imagine her surprise when she completed a club title clean sweep.

Middleton did what only two other women at the Methven club have done before when she won the singles, pairs, triples and fours titles this season.

It was a remarkable feat, considering she only really wanted to win the pairs title with part-

ner Wendy Suttie, when she began her ninth season in Methven this year.

“But I ended up winning the lot. Like we all say in bowls, everyone needs a bit of luck and we need that little man on their shoulder.

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“My dad died in August and I believe he helped me through the season this year, he was on my shoulder, he’s always been so proud of my bowls.”

Middleton also added to her full trophy cabinet with a Mid Canterbury sub centre triples ti-

tle and runners-up awards in the singles and pairs.

She credited fellow Methven bowlers Suttie, Maureen Sullivan and Raiona Isherwood for helping her on her way to the team finals.

Kaino provides extra loose forward dimension for All Blacks

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY With Kieran Read’s fitness still in question, Jerome Kaino could hardly have timed his return to New Zealand any better.

Read’s comeback from concussion took another step yesterday at the All Blacks training camp in Christchurch, but Richie McCaw admitted to sharing his mate’s anxiety about the linger-

ing effects of the injury. While Read has yet to undertake any contact work after missing four weeks for the Crusaders, he ran with freedom and confidence.

Whether the No8 judged as the best player in the world last year makes an appearance for the Crusaders against the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday remains to be seen and he will continue to be monitored

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by both his franchise’s medical staff and also the All Blacks’.

With Read out on his own as New Zealand’s best No8, there was a concern last year as to where his back-up would come from. Victor Vito had been tried and discarded, although he is back on the scene again this year, with Read’s Crusaders’ teammate Luke Whitelock probably leading the race.

Kaino’s return from two years in Japan, however, has provided another dimension. His form for the Blues has been increasingly impressive and he is likely to be the man the All Blacks’ coaches turn to if Read is unavailable in the near future. ‘‘It’s great to see him back and he’s playing pretty damn well too for the Blues from what I’ve seen,” McCaw said.

The All Blacks will this morning return to their respective franchises in order to prepare for this weekend’s fixtures secure in the knowledge the Christchurch camp has been a success. Another will be held in Wellington starting on Sunday as the management group lay the foundations for the first test against England at Eden Park on June 7.

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