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Expert advice on survival

You name it, she’s done it.

Australia’s own Bear Grylls, stuntwoman Ky Furneaux, has hiked for days without food, worked as a double for Sharon Stone, and had a tug-o-war with an anaconda.

And the 40-year-old can add “written a book” to that list. Girl’s Own Survival Guide: How To Deal With The Unexpected, by Los Angeles-based Furneaux is full of tales and tips – from staying safe in the city to finding water in the desert. Her book, which has a bright pink cover featuring a picture of a multi-function knife, is divided into four chapters: think positive, be prepared, be adaptable and educate yourself.

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‘You were warned’ Miley Cyrus says she “warned” critics her Bangerz Tour would be raunchy and that they should save their complaints for the McDonald’s drive through. The 21-year-old pop star has parents up in arms over the graphic nature of her show, touring the US. Cyrus addressed their concerns in remarks posted on her Twitter page yesterday, hours after it emerged some were trying to shut down the concert series.

“You can’t say I didn’t warn you. Now sit back relax & enjoy the show. #bangerztour,” the former Hannah Montana star wrote.

The tweet also included a photo of the star wearing a g-string leotard decorated with marijuana leaves, and an image of parental advisory warning sticker on stage behind her. “Save your complaints for the McDonald’s drive thru when they forget the ‘fries with that’,” the singer later added.

According to HitFix, “outraged parents” are stunned by the content of her shows, which have included the singer miming sex acts on a man wearing a Bill Clinton mask and stuffing fans’ underpants in her mouth.

Bitcoin ATM arrives at rail hub A Bitcoin ATM has landed at a Boston rail hub, allowing commuters to learn about the digital currency. this week, the ATM was placed by Liberty Teller at Boston’s bustling South Station, which sees thousands of commuters a day. It and an ATM in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are believed to be the first in the country.

Liberty Teller’s Chris Yim says the money can be stored in a virtual wallet and used at online retailers in place of cash or credit cards. Bitcoin is an open-source currency affiliated with no country or bank, which can be bought and sold anonymously.

Telecom to Spark up Telecom says it intends to change its name to Spark later this year. Chief executive Simon Moutter said Spark better reflects the company’s new direction and the aspirations it has for its place in the life of New Zealanders.

“As a company we’ve moved far beyond the home telephone. Spark better represents what we are today – it is all about digital services, fibre, mobile, data, cloud, entertainment, apps, or whatever new technology is around the corner. “Spark is a word that has life and energy, and links to the creativity of New Zealanders, the modern tech economy and our desire to enable our customers to thrive. It will carry with it our widely recognised logo, which is generally referred to as the ‘spark’.”

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World’s thinnest condom A Chinese manufacturer has set the record for the world’s thinnest latex condom with one measuring 0.036 millimetres, Guinness World Records says. The AONI condom made by Guangzhou Daming United Rubber Products beats one created in Japan, it said. “The previous record-holder was Okamoto. Their thinnest condom had a thickness of 0.038mm,” Charles Wharton, records manager of Guinness World Records’ Greater China division, told AFP. The Guangzhou company makes 200 million condoms annually and they are mainly sold in mainland China, according to its general manager Victor Chan.

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■ EQC CLAIMS

Half of claims still unsettled

BY MYLES HUME

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More than half of Mid Canterbury EQC claims remain unsettled – three years since the region’s most devastating earthquake.

Today marks the third anniversary of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake which changed the lives of many Mid Cantabri-

ans, 4258 who are still to settle claims with the Earthquake Commission (EQC) following damage to their homes, contents and land.

EQC has so far received 7741 claims from the Mid Canterbury area since the ongoing series of earthquakes were triggered in September 2011.

To date, 3483 have been settled, resulting in almost $7.3

million being paid out.

That leaves 55 per cent unsettled, with an EQC spokesperson telling the Guardian yesterday the organisation plans to have all claims in the Canterbury region settled by the end of the year.

According to Fletcher EQR, it has completed 497 claims in Mid Canterbury, equating to 66 per cent. Now, 123 claims are in

progress.

The EQC spokesperson said the organisation also wanted to complete more than 20,000 homes under the Canterbury Home Repair Programme, with damage between $15,000 and $100,000 per claim, by the end of the year.

“We are intending to complete that programme by the end of the year, it’s going to be

difficult but we are intending to,” the spokesperson said.

Homeowners in urban Ashburton have lodged the most complaints in the district, totalling 6519.

In Rakaia, 553 claims have been made while Methven has accounted for 669.

The EQC spokesperson said it had almost completed all contents claim settlements.

■ CHRISTCHURCH QUAKE AFTERMATH

Fourth year will bring fresh new pressures As the number of people using mental health services rises in Mid Canterbury, people are being reminded to look after each other as Canterbury marks the third anniversary of the February 2011 earthquake.

Dr Rob Gordon, an Australian disaster psychologist who works for New Zealand Red Cross, said the fourth year of recovery after any big disaster brought new pressures.

“Typically by this stage our circumstances are becoming much more varied.

“Some feel they’re well on the way to having damage and problems resolved and making a new life, while others haven’t been able to get started yet,” said Dr Gordon.

He said people needed to preserve patience and tolerance and reserve judgement of others who were not in the same situation as themselves.

Public health specialist for the All Right? Project Dr Lucy D’Aeth said soon to be released research backed up the advice.

“Preliminary results from All Right’s latest research suggest the gap between the “haves” and the “have-nots”, those who

are recovering well and those who are ‘stuck’, is growing.”

She said international research showed recovery from any disaster could make the vulnerable, more vulnerable.

“Tragically, this seems to be what is happening in Christchurch.

“High rents, lack of affordable housing and the various other secondary stressors are taking the biggest toll on those who are least able to deal with them.”

“We have a growing number of people who are moving on with their lives and are excited about the future, and others who are still unable to progress as they’re dealing with issues that seem beyond their control,” said Dr D’Aeth.

Dr Gordon said fatigue was also a problem at this stage of recovery.

“The longer we are out of our normal routines and facing challenges, the more of an issue fatigue is,” said Dr Gordon.

Dr D’Aeth agreed, saying early indications showed many Cantabrians were exhausted..

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■ ASHBURTON DOCTOR DILEMMA

In brief

Injured worker turned away

By Toni Williams

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Staff at an Ashburton recruitment agency were left running in circles as they sought emergency medical assistance after a work place accident.

Personnel Placements, who deal with hundreds of workers – many itinerant, struggled to get medical help for a worker who had a hand caught in a conveyor belt.

They were initially refused medical assistance as the injured woman was not registered to a medical practice.

However, with no accident and emergency department in town people were told to see a doctor in the first instance.

Personnel Placements recruitment consultant Lisa Niles questioned the process.

“How do you get to see a doctor, if they will not fit you in?”

The injured woman did not suffer life threatening injuries but had grazed and swollen hands.

Ms Niles responded to the accident and tried en route to

Lorde in March issue of Vogue After double Grammy success and a Brit award, Lorde can add a Vogue appearance to her growing swag of accolades.

The 17-year-old features in the March issue of the US style bible wearing a pale aqua Miu Miu gown and daisy flower crown.

The story, titled Lorde: The Music Phenomenon of the Year, calls the Kiwi “Industrious, imaginative, and intellectually precocious”.

“Lorde holds an equally exotic appeal for her audience.

Offstage, she is arresting, with cutting blue eyes and a mane of curly brown hair. In her videos and photos, she often wears a mask of catlike makeup, giving her features a defamiliarised, almost otherworldly eccentricity.”

Lorde, or Ella YelichO’Connor to her friends, tells the magazine her style icons are Grace Jones and David Bowie and names Comme des Garçons, Miu Miu, Moschino, and Simone Rocha among her favourite labels.

“The kind of clothes that I’ve found I like to wear over the past year and six months have all been things that make me feel powerful and strong.”

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IMPORTANT NUMBERS Telephone numbers to have on hand: ■ Dial 111 in a medical emergency ■ Toll free 24-hour medical assistance: Healthline 0800 611 116 ■ Toll free 24-hour parent helpline: Plunketline 0800 933 922 get the woman into a doctor.

In the initial call to a medical practice, she was denied an appointment.

It was only after pushing the urgency that Ms Niles got the worker an appointment time for three hours later.

But as the woman was in a lot of pain, Ms Niles then tried two other practices for an earlier time - one she was turned away from because of zoning, and the other was unable to give an appointment time that day.

Ms Niles was not given

advice on how to treat the wounds, or any other options for medical treatment - like to see a practice nurse for assessment.

Ashburton GP spokesman John Guthrie said it could be awkward getting to see a doctor in an emergency and stressed the importance of people registering at a medical practice.

He said in the first instance the patients own doctor should be called and the urgency explained to the nurse.

“That is why it is important that everybody should have a local doctor even if they are fit and healthy and “never” need a doctor.”

Dr Guthrie said employers should encourage new employees to the district to get a local registered doctor. He suggested if the worker was not registered, that the first point of call should be the employer’s own doctor. A practice nurse should assess the situation over the phone.

“It is important for whoever is phoning up to explain the

DOCTOR FUNDING ■ Doctors are partly funded for patients who are registered with them.

■ Non registered patients will have difficulty seeing a doctor and pay more for consultation.

■ Any emergency can disrupt the GP schedule, taking up two or three regular consultation slots.

■ Employers should encourage employees to the district to register with a practice.

■ If people are initially unsuccessful registering with a medical centre, they should keep trying on a weekly basis. situation as clearly as possible including if they have already tried one practice.”

“Overall, urgent cases can usually be seen and (any) difficulties really reflect the shortage of doctors in the district.”

■ A DAY OUT AT METHVEN

Quilts in the garden Devonshire teas, market stalls and a stroll around 271 roses are all on offer at Quilts in the Garden on today and hosted by the Braided Ribbons Quilting Symposium. As the major fundraiser for the Ashburton group looking to host the National Symposium of Quilting in April. Tickets cost $10 and include the Devonshire tea and can be brought at the I-site, or Regent Cinema however gate sales are available. Quilts in the Garden will be held at 18 Hollands Road, Tinwald between 2pm and 4.30pm.

Tub grinder fire A tub grinder fire at a Hinds pellet feed factory tied up rural fire crews for almost three hours yesterday. Willowby Rural Fire Force chief fire officer Ian Moore said a tanker from his station and another from Hinds were called to the Seales Winslow factory on State Highway One, after a spark ignited straw inside the tub grinder.

The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade responded, but were not needed. Mr Moore said they were still trying to work out what caused the spark.

Netherby burglary A camera and cigarettes were stolen from a Davis Crescent home on Wednesday after the offender broke in. Ashburton police are seeking information over the incident and will follow up with inquiries.

Allenton burglary A Miller Avenue garage was entered on Wednesday, but nothing was reported stolen.

Ashburton police will follow up with inquiries.

Rakaia fire call The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to an incident on Breadings Road, Bankside, about 3.30pm yesterday.

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Checking out the form guide during a fun and warm day out at the races in Methven yesterday were (from left) Michael Lagan, Martin Pierson and Ben McMillan. The meet was a Hororata event at the Methven Trotting Club’s course. Results, P36.

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Whistling a dead giveaway to police A man tried to whistle a warning to his partner after he was arrested yesterday, but this only tipped police off that she was hiding in the house.

Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Shelley Begbie said police went to the property on Norrie St in the Hamilton suburb Bader in relation to shoplifting allegations.

They arrested a 36-year-old man who claimed he was the

only person home, other than a young child who was taken to a neighbour’s to be looked after.

As he walked down the driveway he tried to discard some cannabis into a rubbish bag but police saw him.

As a result he was told his home would be searched.

Ms Begbie said the man started whistling, telling officers he was calling his dog.

“This made the officers suspicious and during the subsequent search we located 23 cannabis cigarettes, a quantity of cannabis plant material and the man’s 35-year-old female partner,” Ms Begbie said.

The pair were both charged with theft and inquiries were continuing into what charges they may face in relation to the drug offending.

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Police have named the motorcyclist who died in a fatal crash on the Brynderwyn Hills, south of Whangarei, on Thursday morning. He was Jack Mervyn Barnes, aged 72, of Hamilton.

The crash, involving a car and a motorcycle, was reported at 7.30am and occurred on the southern side, just short of the summit, police said. Mr Barnes died at the scene.

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Gas main ruptures Emergency services and contractors had to close part of Deep Creek Rd in Torbay, Auckland yesterday as they isolated and repaired a ruptured gas main. No evacuations were necessary, but the road was closed between Weatherly Rd and Alexander Ave. Bus routes were affected and bus companies were notified. The closure remained in place for at least an hour. The Alexander Ave entrance to Torbay school remained unaffected.

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■ CHRISTOPHER QUINTON

Fugitive tried to turn life around

By Erin TaskEr

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Elusive Ashburton fugitive Christopher Quinton wanted to turn his life around and asked people to look beyond his tattoos.

That’s what he told the Guardian four years ago following 14 months spent in prison on remand, awaiting trial on charges he was later found not guilty of.

But today he’s a wanted man who police believe may be armed and dangerous.

Armed police have raided a number of properties around Ashburton in an attempt to find Quinton over the past fortnight.

There’s a warrant out for his arrest in relation to domestic violence, including assaults against children.

Police are warning Quinton should not be approached and are asking the public to help them find him. They believe he’s being helped to evade capture.

It’s a far cry from the man Quinton said he wanted to be in June 2010 when he approached

the Guardian to tell his story.

He’d faced a two-day trial in the Timaru District Court on eight charges – assault, assaulting a female (three charges), threatening grievous bodily harm (two charges), assault with intent to injure, and perverting the course of justice – which arose from alleged incidents between him and his partner in 2009.

Quinton’s former partner told the court he had assaulted her on separate occasions and assaulted her 16-year-old son.

But Quinton said she had gone to the police after he told her he was sleeping with another woman.

They jury started deliberating at 4.30pm and were back with a decision by 5pm and Quinton said he wasn’t surprised it was so quick. “I knew it was going to happen all the way through, there was nothing there from the word go,” he said at the time.

He spoke of his disappointment and his feeling of being let down by the system. He

Four years ago Christopher Quinton told the Guardian he wanted to turn his life around. Today, he’s a wanted man.

acknowledged he had a chequered past – which included a 14-month-jail sentence in 2008 and a history of violence and gangs – but said because of his past, he was not given a chance.

■ SYNTHETIC CANNABIS

Addicts suffering insomnia Synthetic cannabis addicts often develop insomnia and rely on the drug to help them sleep, says a detox nurse.

BOP Addiction Service community detox nurse Nick White said people presenting for detox treatment were using at least one pack of synthetic cannabis a day but often smoked two or three times this amount.

His comments come after the Bay of Plenty Times reported addiction counsellors were encouraging some users to smoke the real thing.

The comments were contained in the Western Bay of Plenty District Council psychoactive substances policy stakeholders meeting report.

Mr White said staff did not recom-

mend the use of cannabis but their observations and recommendations from other treatment providers internationally suggested new synthetic substances were probably more harmful than cannabis itself.

Synthetic cannabis addicts tended to have a compulsive pattern of use and smoked throughout the day and night, Mr White said.

“Insomnia is a common complaint, with many reporting waking every two hours and having to smoke synthetics in order to return to sleep.”

The service had noticed a small increase in referrals since the Psychoactive Substances Act was introduced in October, he said.

- APNZ

“I’m a good guy, I like to think I’m a good guy,” he said. “But because of the way I look people don’t see the other side of me.” He planned to turn his life around.

“The plan from here is to try and get some work. I don’t want to go on the benefit, I just want to be given a chance,” he said.

He vowed he would not be going back to prison.

Change of date – Local water management information day The Ashburton Zone Committee is hosting a community information day on Tuesday 25 February (previously scheduled for 21 February) to talk with people about water quality and quantity in the Hinds Catchment.

Setting and managing limits for water quality, quantity, and nutrients is crucial to reaching a balance between the competing demands for water in the zone.

At the information day you will have a chance to find out more about the zone committee’s draft recommendations, what they mean for you, and tell us what you like and don’t like about them.

Once finalised, these recommendations will feed in to the Hinds Sub-regional Plan which is one tool to deliver the goals and targets of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy in the area.

The planning area for the Hinds Catchment is located between the Ashburton groundwater zone and the Rangitata River, and includes the Hinds River, lowland streams and two groundwater zones (Mayfield-Hinds and Valetta).

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■ ASHBURTON ECE HIGH

In brief

Participation rate climbing

By Myles HuMe

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Mid Canterbury parents still remain ahead of their national counterparts when it comes to enrolling their youngsters in early childhood education (ECE).

New figures show more New Zealand children are enrolled in early childhood education before starting school with the participation rate increasing to 95.7 per cent for the year ending December 2013.

That is an overall increase of 0.5 percentage points from the same time last year.

With the Government hoping to have a 98 per cent attendance rate by 2016, Mid Canterbury’s participation rate ranks as one of the highest in

the country with 98.4 per cent of the 437 youngsters that started school in the year to June attending some form of early childhood education.

Many centres spoken to have full waiting lists, some more than six months’ long, and the Guardian understands there are plans in the pipeline to build another centre in a local subdivision.

“I guess it’s really down to our economy, and a lot of people are going back to work sooner, there’s also the aspect that parents see the value in early childhood education,” Ashburton Montessori coowner Lauren McLauchlan said.

Participation among Maori children in New Zealand was significantly higher, increasing

by 1.3 per cent to 92.6 per cent, while participation among Pasifika children has also increased by 1.9 points to 89.3 per cent.

In Mid Canterbury, European/Pakeha families had the highest rate with 99.2 per cent attendance, while 96 per cent of Maori and 95.5 per cent of Pasifika toddlers went to an early childhood provider.

Education Minister Hekia Parata was impressed with the increase.

“Research shows the early childhood years are vital to a child’s development and their future ability to learn so we want to give as many young children as possible the strongest start in life,” she said.

“We are investing $1.5 billion into ECE, up from $860 million in 2007/08.

BY THE NUMBERS ■ 98.4 per cent participation rate ■ 437 enrolled to year ending June 2012 ■ 99.2 per cent Pakeha participation ■ 96 per cent Maori participation ■ 95.5 per cent Pasifika participation

Dead swimmer named Taupo police have named the 17-year-old boy who died in the Waikato River near Taupo on Thursday night as Cole Justice Williams of Feilding. The circumstances surrounding his death are not suspicious and the matter has been referred to the Coroner. Police said several other people were on the riverbank at the time who would have seen what happened. A couple of people spoke to officers briefly at the scene but left without providing their details. Police would like to speak to these people to get their account of events, or anyone else who has information that might assist the investigation on behalf of the Coroner.

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Work starts on slip This investment includes 20 hours funding for all families making ECE around 33 per cent more affordable than it was before the 20 hours ECE was introduced in 2007.”

Principal backs MP’s school gardens bill

Work to get the Haast Pass highway back to full capacity at Diana Falls after the major landslip which claimed the lives of two Canadian tourists in September is expected to begin early next month. State Highway 6 between Haast township and Makarora has been reduced to single-lane traffic from 8am to 7pm and closed at night for the past five months, but workers hope to reopen it to two lanes and 24/7 traffic by mid-year, the New Zealand Transport Agency announced yesterday.

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A move to establish vegetable gardens in low decile schools has the backing of a Mid Canterbury principal whose own pupils grow their own produce.

Although Hinds School has one of the highest deciles in the district, its principal Eric Davis has been blown away by the impact the school’s vegetable garden has had on pupils as part of a wider sustainability initiative.

That’s why he can see merit in Labour MP David Shearer’s Bill, which is set to go further than supplying fresh food in low decile schools by creating vegetable garden plots for youngsters to nurture while keeping nourished.

Mr Davis said the Hinds School vegetable garden, which includes potatoes, beans and peas, had been an exciting initiative for the school, and the pupils got a taste for their success at a shared lunch at the end of last year.

They had also created a water harvesting system for their plots to take pressure off the

Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum has been the offered the keys to Wellington. It is the latest honour to be bestowed upon him since his record-breaking triple century for New Zealand against India at the city’s Basin Reserve ground this week. Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown offered 32-year-old McCullum the “Keys to the City” in a letter after the series-sealing innings on Tuesday.

McCullum’s mammoth score of 302 was the highest by a New Zealand batman, beating Martin Crowe’s 299 against Sri Lanka, again at the Basin, in 1991.

- APNZ

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Hinds School pupils (from left) Ben Sheppard, 7, Jed Syme, 10, and Jake Lawson dig up potatoes in the school’s vegetable garden.

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Mr Davis said pupils gained a firm grasp on sustainability as well as the importance of healthy eating.

Mr Shearer said the reason

behind his alteration to the bill was because he saw more benefit in teaching children to grow their own food, rather than handing it to them.

“But more critically, they are

picking up the lifetime skills of gardening and food preparation – and they are doing it alongside family and community volunteers who also benefit,” he wrote in a column.

■ TAURANGA REGISTRAR’S COURT

Man admits assaulting business competitor By sandra ConCHie A man has admitted assaulting a business competitor in a Tauranga store.

But his identity remains secret while he is considered for police diversion.

The 50-year-old man admitted charges of common assault and obscene language when he appeared in Tauranga Registrar’s Court yesterday.

During the assault, which happened on February 3, the man grabbed hold of the vic-

tim’s shirt around his neck, and with an open hand slapped him in the face.

He then slapped the victim a couple of times in the stomach, and also verbally abused the victim during the attack.

No convictions have been

entered. The man, who was granted name suppression on the basis that publication would adversely impact on his business, has been remanded to April 11 to explore whether he can be offered police diversion.

- APNZ

Work has started on a new private school at Pyes Pa, Tauranga, that will initially cater for up to 300 students. The first stage of the school, ACG Tauranga, would comprise a primary school block, gymnasium, three sports fields, utility building and early childhood centre, along with associated car parking and landscaping. The school would initially have a roll of 300 students. This was expected to rise to 700 once the secondary campus was built.

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Findings reserved A coroner has reserved his decision in to the death of a top equestrian in the Waikato River last year. Mathew Kerst Slade, 21, from Melbourne, was swept away by strong currents in the river downstream of the Aratiatia Power Station on January 9 last year while swimming. Giving evidence yesterday at a Taupo inquest, witnesses said Mr Slade swam out further than the others, and was picked up by the current and carried downstream, calling for help.

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■ ASHBURTON WOMAN’S SURPRISE

In brief

ACC part refund for Epi pens

By Toni Williams

Toni.w@Theguardian.co.nz

Allergy sufferers using Epi pens, or auto injectors, for anaphylaxis relief could have some costs reimbursed through Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).

It was news welcomed by Ashburton woman Ann McKay this week.

In 10 years as an allergy suffer, Mrs McKay was not aware ACC reimbursement was an option.

The cost of Epi pens were around $160.

An ACC spokesperson said ACC would consider reimbursing some costs with medical information to show it was a medical injury covered by them.

“ACC is able to consider reimbursing a contribution towards the cost of an adrenalin auto-injection, eg Epi pen, if it is used to manage a covered injury.”

Usually, people were aware they had an underlying allergy and were prone to anaphylaxis if exposed to allergens.

As a result, they carried an adrenalin auto-injector to manage any anaphylaxis.

There were thousands of people nationwide affected by allergies.

Anaphylaxis was the serious and life-threatening allergic reaction to a substance – often food, insect bite or sting but different people had intolerances to a range of substances. An injection of adrenaline stopped the reaction instantly.

But it had to be administered within minutes of symptoms happening.

“Once we’ve received a claim and medical notes show the anaphylaxis was caused by a covered injury then ACC will consider reimbursing a contribution towards the cost of the adrenalin auto-injection,” said the spokesperson.

People had to submit receipts and clinical notes that showed the Epi pens were prescribed by a doctor to manage anaphylaxis.

ACC only considered reimbursement on used adrenalin auto-injectors, not those stored and expired.

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Carterton mayor Ron Mark has conceded “I’m guilty” to picking up his phone while driving, not realising his newly-bequeathed mayoral car was slowly drifting towards a stopped truck.

Police have made three arrests relating to two serious crimes in Hawkes Bay. Police on Thursday night arrested two people wanted in connection to the aggravated burglary of a man at the Bluewater Hotel in Napier on February 6.

Johanna Peterson and Patrick Haywood were arrested at 11pm on Thursday night near the Tarawera Tavern on SH5 after a member of the public reported a car acting suspiciously in the area. Meanwhile, a 21-year-old Hastings man is due to appear in the Hastings District Court charged with the aggravated robbery of the Discretions sex shop in Hastings on Wednesday.

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Body found in Mosgiel Two cyclists found the body of a woman in a semi-rural area near Mosgiel on Thursday night. Acting Senior Sergeant Matt Scoles said the circumstances suggested an accidental death. Mr Scoles said the dead woman’s identity would not be released until family had been told, many of whom were overseas. The body was found about 8pm. Although not part of the official search party, the cyclists had been looking for a missing Mosgiel woman, Gae Denise Pantel, which has been called off, Mr Scoles said. - APNZ

Tramper injured

Mrs McKay was allergic to a variety of foods but suffered anaphylaxis to a nectarine last Sunday.

It was the first time she had reacted to the fruit.

Husband Phil administered adrenaline and St John was called.

She was at the pharmacy to purchase a replacement Epi pen ($175) when she was told to claim through ACC. ACC were unable to provide information on the number of reimbursement requests for Epi pen contributions, as they had only recently started to gather the information.

Ashburton woman Ann McKay checks out ACC claim forms after being told she might be eligible for reimbursement on her used Epi pen.

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PETITION SIGNATURES GROWING A nationwide online petition calling for auto-injectors such as Epi pens to be Pharmac subsidised has 7326 signatures; it needed 174 more to get the petition to Health Minister Tony Ryall.

Petition organiser Helen Richardson, of Wellington, said people who wanted paper copies of the document

could email her at helen.x@ mac.com Anyone interested in putting their name to the petition can go to http://www. change.org/en-GB/petitions/ the-honourable-tony-ryall-review-arrangements-for-funding-of-epinephrine-auto-injectors-for-emergency-treatment-of-anaphylaxis-in-nz

Mayor crashes mayoral car while reaching for phone By andreW Bonallack

Burglary arrests

Mr Mark’s car suffered a bent front number plate on the pickup truck’s towbar yesterday morning at the Carterton roundabout, but he said “it pushed my pride back a lot further”.

He said he had reached over to pick up his phone when it

beeped, but had not kept his foot on the brake and hadn’t realised his automatic transmissioned car was still moving.

The car, newly provided by Carterton District Council, had been with him for two weeks.

“Lesson learnt,” he said, adding he was more used to man-

ual transmissions, and thought he was stopped.

“A moment’s inattention, it was a silly mistake.”

When pointed out that drivers should not handle their phone while driving, Mr Mark said this was a reminder.

- APNZ

A Tauranga man has been winched to safety after falling and injuring his leg near the Franz Josef Glacier in South Westland on Thursday.

The 26-year-old man was on a day tramp on the Alex Knob track when the accident occurred on a steep section of the track near the bush line around 1pm.

One of the man’s companions walked out to raise the alarm, police were notified a rescue helicopter was dispatched from Greymouth to rescue the man.

He was located at 4.20pm and a St John Paramedic was winched down to provide treatment for a suspected broken leg. He was then flown to Christchurch Hospital for treatment.

- APNZ

Crash takes out power Power lines were brought down when a vehicle crashed into a power pole in Tauranga yesterday.

The driver of a car which crashed in Pyes Pa, has been taken to Tauranga Hospital. The driver is not believed to be seriously hurt from the crash, which only involved the one vehicle.

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Two guilty pleas Two men have pleaded guilty to killing a 48-year-old man in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert last year. Trevor Tafutu, 35, and Simona Liatoa, 34, are charged with unlawfully causing the death of Michael Roberts, also known as Michael Lance Rapata, who died after an assault on February 11. The pair both entered guilty pleas to a charge of manslaughter in the High Court in Auckland yesterday afternoon. They also pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and male assaults female. Tafutu and Liatoa were remanded in custody until sentencing in April.

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■ ASHBURTON VACCINATIONS

High uptake of MMR vaccine

BY TONI WILLIAMS

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Mid Canterbury residents have been good at getting their Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccinations helping to keep the contagious viruses at bay.

Measles raised its ugly head again with two more cases diagnosed in Auckland. There had been about 30 cases nationwide since December.

The seven medical practices in Mid Canterbury reported a 96 per cent uptake of vaccinations last quarter for the

region. This was considered a “really good uptake” and above the national target of 95 per cent The first dose of MMR vaccination was at 15 months and the final dose at four years.

Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Alistair Humphrey said to stop the spread of measles, the level of immunity in the community needed to be 95 per cent.

This was because it was an “extremely contagious” virus.

“It is theoretically possible to eradicate measles, but this will

only be achieved when 95 per cent of the community is consistently immune, so high levels of immunity will be needed for some time before New Zealand will be able to achieve this.”

Eradication of measles was one of the World Health Organisation’s goals.

Dr Humphrey said in some areas parental refusal around the MMR vaccine still remained.

There were concerns by some parents about a hypothesis by Andrew Wakefield link-

ing the MMR vaccine with autism.

It was found his research was not only unethically done, but was also fraudulent, Dr Humphrey said.

“The General Medical Council in the United Kingdom found that Andrew Wakefield had three dozen charges proved, including four counts of dishonesty and 12 counts involving the abuse of developmentally challenged children.

“He was struck off the UK Medical Register.”

BY PATRICE DOUGAN A major ice cream brand has apologised to customers after it pulled large quantities of its stock from supermarket shelves, in what is the second such recall in one week.

The Kiwi Ice Cream Company issued a nationwide recall notice yesterday for some of its Kiwi and Mel-O-Rich desserts, saying it had discovered an ingredient had been used which did not meet company requirements.

It blamed a New Zealandproduced dairy product for the recall.

Almost 20 different ice creams and dessert products are affected by the recall, with Kiwi Ice Cream Company warning shoppers they “should not be consumed”.

Yesterday the company issued a statement saying it “regrets any inconvenience this product recall may have caused to consumers”.

“We have made the decision to withdraw the products from the market because an independent quarterly audit has revealed a New Zealand-produced dairy ingredient does not meet the company’s requirements,” it said.

“These products should not be consumed and should be returned to the retailer for a full refund. Enquiries can be directed to 0-9-441 8210.”

Yesterday’s recall is in addition to products taken off the shelves last week by the same company, when an audit revealed a supplied ingredient used in some of its products was re-packed in an unlicensed food premises, the Ministry for Primary Industries said.

- APNZ

■ METHVEN A&P SHOW

Emily’s aiming for a hat-trick at final hurdle

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Emily Chamberlain will be looking for a hat-trick at the Methven A&P Show, in her last year in the pony ring.

The 16-year-old equestrian from Methven has taken the trophy awarded to the champion rider in the pony ring home for the past two years, and would like to make it three in a row, before graduating to the hack ring next year.

In 2012 she took the TS Harrison Perpetual Trophy for Supreme Champion Rider on Kennebrook Q, backing up her win the year before on Awatuna Ghostly Image.

Emily will contest the title on Awatuna Ghostly Image at this year’s Methven show. The pony, affectionately known as Casper, was out with an injury last year.

“I’ve chosen to ride Casper this year, he’s got more experience, the other pony (Q) enjoys jumping more than the show ring classes.”

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■ MANNING MURDER TRIAL

■ HUKA LODGE SOLD

Accused ‘coached’ into confession

Peters sticks to his guns over sale revelations

By Kurt Bayer

Mauha Fawcett claims he was “coached” by police into his confession.

where she was raped, bashed and stabbed. He says he was forced to hit her with a metal pole, even though he thought she was already dead.

“I just shut my eyes and hit it,” he said during the interview, which was replayed to the jury.

Fawcett later backtracked from his earlier version of events, saying he wasn’t present during the attack.

Yesterday he claimed that other police officers had earlier “softened me up and coached me to say what youse wanted me to say” before that interview.

The reward offer and protection from the gang came in exchange to “nark on the Mob”, he claimed.

And when things weren’t matching up for the police, “you implicated me in the murder I did not do”, he told Fitzgerald.

“That’s an interesting statement, but it does not match the facts,” the senior police officer replied from the witness stand.

Fitzgerald told the jury there was a “big difference” between being spoken to by intelligence officers and being interviewed formally and under caution.

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A Mongrel Mob prospect claims police “coached” him into confessing to the brutal murder of Christchurch prostitute Mellory Manning.

Mauha Huataki Fawcett, 26, known within gang circles as ‘Muck Dog’, yesterday claimed police offered him protection from the Mob, a safehouse, a bulldog tattoo removed from his right cheek, and a cash reward if he helped lead them to Miss Manning’s killers.

He denies murder and is representing himself with assistance from an amicus curiae at a High Court trial in Christchurch.

He claims police pressured him into making false confessions that he was present when Christchurch sex worker Miss Manning, 27, was killed on or about December 18, 2008 over an alleged debt.

The Crown says Fawcett – then aged 21 – either took part in the killing, or was there as a party to her murder.

Miss Manning’s mutilated and partially naked body was discovered floating in the Avon River the day after she was killed.

Yesterday Fawcett crossexamined Detective Inspector Tom Fitzgerald who interviewed him during the murder investigation.

Fitzgerald formally interviewed Fawcett under caution at a North Island police station in August 2009 when he put himself at the scene of the brutal murder.

He described how Miss Manning was taken to the gang pad at Galbraith Ave, Avonside,

“When I spoke to you, it was made very clear ... I was at pains to make it clear to you about your rights while making a statement.”

Fawcett said softly: “I understand that. But do you also understand I had been through hours of interviews with your officers who had coached me up to say what you wanted me to say. Do you remember that?”

Fitzgerald said he understood why Fawcett “feels the need to say these things”, but the facts spoke for themselves.

Human sources officers were tasked early in the murder probe with finding out what Fawcett knew about the suspected gang killing, and with gaining his confidence.

They said he would later be introduced to their boss, Fitzgerald, telling Fawcett the senior officer was a “good bloke” who could be trusted.

“They also said you’d buy big cans of Coke. ‘Our friend Tom buys big cans of Coke’,” Fawcett said.

The trial before Justice David Gendall, now in its 10th day, continues.

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By Patrice Dougan anD BrenDan Manning Winston Peters is standing by his claims the world famous Huka Lodge luxury resort has been sold to Chinese buyers, despite a chorus of denials.

The NZ First leader made the assertion during his state of the nation address in Auckland yesterday, and suggested Prime Minister John Key had a hand in smoothing the process over with the Overseas Investment Office (OIO).

The claims have been denied

by Huka Lodge management, the OIO and Mr Key, who all released statements yesterday saying no such sale had gone ahead.

But Mr Peters remained adamant last night that an agreement had been made to transfer the luxury lodge near Taupo which boasts a list of famous guests over the years including Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, Dick Cheney, Sir Edmund Hillary and Queen Elizabeth II - into Chinese hands.

“If you’re asking me, ‘am I standing by my statements?’, yes I am,” he said.

The OIO would not yet know of any sale, and neither would the management of Huka Lodge, Mr Peters said.

“As to the OIO’s knowledge of when a contract is signed and what its details are, it would be zero, so why they’re opening their mouths is beyond me.”

Mr Peters said only the owner of the lodge - Dutchborn businessman Alexander van Heeren - knew of the sale, and its manager and director would not yet be aware of it.

Asked why it would matter if the lodge was Chinese-owned, instead of Dutch-owned, he first said Mr van Heeren had

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NZ First leader Winston Peters claims Huka Lodge has been sold to Chinese buyers. “My informant says that John Key has given these people an assurance that, ‘don’t worry about it, we’ll smooth it through the Overseas Investment Office’.”

Huka Lodge director David McGregor says he is “unaware of any negotiation or the fact that it may have been sold”.

A spokeswoman for Mr Key said the Prime Minister had no decision-making power in the Overseas Investment Act process.

Overseas Investment Office (OIO) manager Annelies McClure says the department had “not received an application from any potential purchaser”.

“been in New Zealand for decades”, before saying: “It wouldn’t matter if it was being sold to Luxembourg, the United States or anywhere else. The point is, it’s just an example of what’s going on the transfer of valuable assets into foreign hands.”

Mr Peters added: “I assume the Huka Lodge is about our scenery and our tourism, [and] the maximised added value should come into our economy, and repeat that tens of thousands of times a country becomes wealthy. If the added value goes to some other country then you do not become wealthy, you have the image of wealth, but the substance is not there.”

Mr Peters said it was “appalling” and “frustrating” that New Zealand media had jumped to the conclusion that he was either wrong or lying about the allegations, and blamed “shoddy” investigative journalism.

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shburton’s Andrew Cleverley was relaxing on the couch with his wife Amber, in their room on the top floor, level 25, of the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Christchurch, when the building began to shake.

It was February 22, 2011, 12.51pm.

The couple had booked in for two nights and were to fly to Sydney the next day so Andrew, a former Mt Cook Hermitage Hotel manager, could take up a job as head of hospitality at Thredbo ski resort in Australia.

They had initially planned on heading out from the hotel, in the Cashel and High Street area, to go shopping, but realised they had a bit of washing and other chores to do. They had just had lunch when the earthquake struck.

They leapt up from the couch and were thrown to the ground.

Mr Cleverley pushed Amber under the dining table and the pair huddled together as Andrew held on to the table’s legs to stop it bouncing. Parts of the ceiling fell to the ground and the room’s furniture and fittings smashed around them.

When the shaking finally stopped the building continued to sway. They crawled from under the table and realised they had to get out, and managed to find extra clothing and shoes. But when they went to leave the room, mild panic set in when they could not open the door. After five minutes of pushing and pulling they finally managed to open it. No nearby windows and thick concrete dust meant it was pitch black in the corridor.

“You couldn’t see your hand in front of your face,” Andrew said.

Amber had remembered where the fire exit was, having taken note of it after the couple had experienced the September earthquake, and they felt their way along the corridor.

“As soon as we opened the fire door I knew something was wrong,” he said. The stairwell was full of thick dust making it almost impossible to breathe. So they slowly made their way down the stairs. There were others in the stairwell, and as the group approached level 22, those in front stopped dead in their tracks.

“They said - ‘stop, there’s no more stairs’. We looked over the side and there was basically just a giant void down to the bottom.”

For most of the next three hours Andrew and Amber were stuck on level 22, among a group of about 15.

There were housemaids, the hotel’s maintenance manager and workmen who had been undertaking repairs on the roof following the September earthquake, tourists and other guests.

As aftershocks rattled on and the building swayed, with one particularly bad five-plus magni-

Ashburton’s Andrew Cleverley was trapped in the Hotel Grand Chancellor, one of Christchurch’s tallest buildings, when the February 22 earthquake struck three years ago. He tells reporter Susan Sandys about that terrifying day. tude shake, some remained calm, others were hysterical.

Whatever their outward demeanour, they all feared the same - something they thought was sure to happen, that the building, already on a lean, would collapse.

The group got to work to try and make their situation the best they could. They smashed windows with chairs to clear the dust which had filled the rooms, and tied sheets together to hang outside to alert people below that they needed rescuing.

For some of the time Andrew and Amber sat on a bed and talked to an American named Jeremy, who was a flight controller for the US Air Force in Antarctica.

The trio talked about various aspects of their lives, small talk, about their families, anything to take their minds off the situation they were in.

From their vantage point high above the city they could see the central business district filled with dust and downed buildings.

Amber’s parents worked at the Majestic Theatre and one of the group told her the theatre had collapsed, along with buildings surrounding it. Amber, who had been able to hold it together to this point, became hysterical.

Andrew made his way to the other side of the hotel to have a look for himself and was able to report back to her that the Majestic had in fact not been among the group of buildings to collapse. Andrew and Amber were able to borrow a cellphone from one of the group, a Japanese tourist, and Mr Cleverley got his mother at home on her landline.

He explained the situation he was in, although left out the more alarming details, and told her he loved her.

They could see that emergency services knew they were in the building, a helicopter flew overhead, and police spray painted on the footpath below “Help is on the way”. But it was the longest three hours of their life as they saw the city emptying as civilians evacuated and emergency work continued.

“It was quite a surreal feeling seeing everyone leave and we were just there,” Andrew said.

About half the group decided to investigate the possibility of reaching a carpark roof, next door to the hotel at level 14.

One of the maintenance workers tied a safety rope to himself to investigate, and found that there were crumbling remnants remaining of the staircase below level 22.

The group slowly walked down,

taking one floor at a time. They entered the building through the fire door at each level, high fiving each other at having made it down another level.

“It was just this amazing feeling every floor we got down, a huge triumph.”

They investigated the rooms and corridors at each level to see if others were trapped there.

They found several, including one Scandinavian couple sheltering under a table, each clutching a Bible.

It took the group over one hour to make it to level 14, from where they believed they could reach the carpark. Here they smashed a window so they could climb out onto the carpark roof.

A crane turned up on the scene by 5pm, and the

evacuation got under way.

Those on the carpark roof told the crane driver to first get those who remained on level 22.

Besides those trapped in the CTV and Pyne Gould Corporation building, the Grand Chancellor victims were among the last to be evacuated from the CBD that fateful day.

It was a blessing that no-one was killed at the hotel, but its ominous form overshadowed the city throughout recovery efforts as it threatened to collapse in coming days. continued next page

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Life would never be the same again for Cantabrians after the February 22, 2011, earthquake which claimed 185 lives. For many it meant a shift to the Ashburton District, and three years later a small proportion remain after having made the area their home. Reporter Susan Sandys talks to one couple who stayed.

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Above – Ashburton Trust operations manager Andrew Cleverley, enjoying a beer at Braided Rivers, appreciates every day since surviving the February 2011 earthquake.

Left – The Hotel Grand Chancellor.

February 22, 2011, is a day Andrew will always remember, and one that has forever changed his life.

He and Amber travelled to Thredbo to take up the hospitality management position a couple of weeks after the quakes, but returned after having their son Jake, who is now two. Andrew,

originally from Timaru, said the earthquake made him and Amber realise the importance of enjoying every moment of their lives and their families.

They moved back to Canterbury, and now live in Ashburton, where Mr Cleverley is operations manager for the Ashburton Trust.

eff and Kathy Bradley were sitting down to lunch at Riccarton’s Westfield shopping centre food court on February 22, 2011, when the 12.51pm earthquake struck.

The floors, walls and ceilings shook as a loud noise like a large train rumbled through, the escalators moved in waves, wobbling like “jelly”.

“There were people falling down screaming,” Mr Bradley said. “It was awful,” Mrs Bradley said.

They left their meals untouched as Mr Bradley ran through the chaos to get his car on the top floor of the mall’s carpark. The pair made their way from the mall to their home at Hoon Hay, the drive taking them five hours.

The sight that greeted them upon arriving home gave them a sense of déjà vu. The September earthquake of 2010 had reaped similar damage – no power, no water, and everything tipped out of cupboards and drawers and smashed to smithereens.

That earthquake at 4.35am on September 4 had woken them up with a grinding, groaning “evil” noise and movement which almost threw their queen bed on top of them.

They were looking after Mr Bradley’s brother at the time who was convalescing after surgery. The three of them escaped and sat outside on the terrace, where they remained until daylight. Mr and Mrs Bradley will never forget the eeriness of that morning – there was no bird song, just the whirring of surrounding house alarms from the darkness.

After the February quake, Mr and Mrs Bradley moved out while repairs were undertaken, however moving back became less of an option for them when they heard about the prospect of their rent rising.

“Rentals went through the roof,” Mr Bradley said.

On TradeMe the couple saw the rental listing for the Methven house where they now live.

They moved into their home on Grace Ireland Drive and have

Jeff and Kathy Bradley say Methven is “paradise” and they have no intention of moving back to Christchurch.

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been there ever since.

Now they enjoy going to Christchurch to visit, but the city’s traffic and crowds inevitably make them feel they would not want to live there again.

“We have just got so used to this space. This is paradise.”

They had two “lovely landlords” and nice neighbours, and believed the town was friendly and full of “people who look out for one another”.

Mr Bradley is a clarinet player and jazz musician, and was getting more work than

ever. He had formed a group with musicians from Ashburton, Jeff Bradley and his Delta Swing, and performed in the town regularly. He also played at Terrace Downs Resort every weekend.

While Mr and Mrs Bradley would rather forget the events of February 22, 2011, the experience had given them a renewed perspective on life.

“It does make you realise things actually mean nothing, it’s people that matter,” Mrs Bradley said.

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A DAY TO REMEMBER

Three years after spending 10 hours trapped in a fallen building following the Christchurch earthquake, Nick Walls is appreciating the small things in life. Erin Tasker reports.

Quake survivor a lucky man

N

ick Walls can finally slip on a pair of jandals, walk along the beach and feel the sand between his toes again.

It’s something that many people take for granted, but three years after he was seriously injured when the building in which he worked collapsed in Christchurch’s earthquake, simply being able to wiggle a couple of toes and wear jandals again is a huge milestone in Nick’s book.

He spent 10 hours trapped in Christchurch’s PGC building following the devastating earthquake three years ago. The crush injuries he sustained resulted in much of the muscle around his bottom having to be surgically removed. That left him with limited movement and loss of feeling in his left foot.

Three years on though, Nick’s thrown aside the cane that helped him walk for so long.

In post-earthquake life, those moments are a cause for celebration.

“I used to sit in front of the television and try and wiggle my toes, and before that I was trying to wiggle my foot,” he said.

“I can now wriggle my big toe and second toe. It’s great because one of the things that really annoyed me was that I couldn’t wear jandals.”

He reckons he’s back to 90 per cent of his old self now, but doesn’t know if he’ll ever get back to 100 per cent.

“I can do a lot of the things I used to do, although I have to concentrate a lot more when I’m doing them. I still can’t run, although I could run to get out of the way of a car if I had to.

“Twelve months ago if I put my foot in a bucket of water I couldn’t really feel whether it was wet or whether it was hot or cold.”

He went through 10 hours of hell, but the thought of not making it out alive never crossed his mind.

“I was lying trapped thinking

Lucky to be alive after 10 hours spent crushed and trapped in a fallen building, Nick Walls is now living life to the full.

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‘a building has fallen on me; if I survived that, surely someone’s coming to get me’,” he said.

Once he and a co-worker made contact with the outside world using her cellphone and were able to tell their rescuers where they were his confidence he’d make it out grew.

Shortly after that the pain finally set in, just three hours before he was rescued. He’s been told by an expert it was subconscious – once his body knew help was on the way it allowed him to

feel pain.

Experts also talk of the first year being adrenalin-filled after such an experience, the second being the stage where everything settled down and the third being when reality kicked in.

“For me it’s probably a bit different because I still see progress with my recovery and can still do a lot of the things I used to,” Nick said.

He can still sail and ski, although not as fast as he once did, and he credits the sup-

port of his parents, family and friends for helping him through.

His miraculous escape is an experience which will stay with him forever and it’s also one he’s happy to share.

He now does a lot of public speaking, telling his story of survival.

He doesn’t know what he’s going to do to mark the third anniversary today; he’ll see how he feels when he wakes up.

Having missed the early memorial services in the immediate

aftermath of the quake, Nick attended the official one-year memorial. It was an emotionally-draining experience so for the second anniversary he decided to spend the day at work with his workmates. The team at Leech and Partners – which has offices in both Ashburton and Christchurch – were all touched by the tragedy; some had lucky escapes, others were trapped and injured, and sadly one of their directors – Ashburton’s Philip McDonald – was killed.

Nick said at no stage had he feared living in Christchurch and it was great to see the rebuild progress; the rebuild of a city which will one day be one of the world’s safest. He knows he’s a lucky man and he’s keen to find the positives from the situation, like the Christchurch of the future.

While out for lunch recently, an Irish waitress asked his table which one of them was the luckiest man in New Zealand.

Nick asked what she was talking about and she replied “who had the building fall on him?”.

She wanted to pat his head for luck.

He knows he’s lucky, and he’s making the most of life.

At a personal level he’s making more time for the fun and important things in life, like travelling and spending time with friends and family.

“It put things into perspective a lot more.

“Prior to the earthquake I was very career orientated – I still am – but quite often you’d find me at work late, whereas now I have a policy that unless there’s a really urgent deadline that I’m gone from work by 6pm, because there’s more to life than work,” he said.

He doesn’t know what the next year holds for him, but he hopes it will be a year of more progress.

Hopefully he’ll soon be able to wiggle the other three toes on his left foot.

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very household should have enough supplies set aside to ensure they’re able to be self-sufficient for at least three days following a natural disaster.

Ashburton’s Civil Defence emergency management officer Don Geddes said people knew all too well how important that was following the Canterbury earthquakes, but whether they had learned and were ready for a disaster, he didn’t know.

“It’s possible that as we are now

Are you prepared? The Canterbury earthquakes showed just how important it is to be ready for disaster and three years on Civil Defence is urging people not to become complacent. Erin Tasker reports. three years down the track that complacency is starting to set in again,” he said.

He hopes that people have learnt from the tragic events that unfolded in Christchurch on February 22, 2011, and the district’s first big quake on September 4, 2010.

Figures from the 2012 New Zealand General Social Survey showed that the proportion of people with basic preparations (three days’ worth of supplies and a household emergency plan) was 22 per cent, up from 17 per cent in 2010. Not surprisingly, Cantabrians ranked the high-

est, with 40 per cent saying they were ready, up from 28 per cent in 2010.

Mr Geddes said as a district, Mid Canterbury got off extremely lightly. The ground rocked and rolled and some buildings have since been brought to the ground, but there was no loss of life or

serious injuries reported in Mid Canterbury.

He said the biggest impact on Mid Canterbury had been the influx of people fleeing quakeravaged Christchurch. Some came with just the clothes on their backs and Mid Canterbury’s challenge was accommodating them.

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Schools hone emergency procedures

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he earthquakes may have wedged Mid Canterbury residents out of a state of complacency, but for local schools it truly tested the procedures that were so often taken for granted preearthquake.

As Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone puts it: “It’s no longer a what if, it’s a reality.”

Methven Primary principal Chris Murphy said the earthquakes had prompted schools to “hone in” on their procedures, forcing them to take stock on their effectiveness.

Principal at Mt Somers-Springburn on February 22, 2011, he said pupils responded well by stopping, dropping and covering, knowing what to do after earthquake drills in the past.

But it was the aftermath where he feels

Three years after the devastating Canterbury earthquakes, Mid Canterbury schools have taken a hard look at their procedures. Myles Hume finds out what they have been doing. schools have reassessed.

“I think we are better prepared for what happens afterwards when we have evacuated the classrooms, the lines of communication to parents have been looked at and now we are using everything at our disposal,” he said.

Methven Primary now uses Twitter alerts which popped up on parents’ phones like a text message, while the email addresses and phone numbers had been stored in the school’s “cloud system”.

Information is more accessible, particularly in cases where there might be no

power or a server goes down.

He said it worked well, pointing to last year’s wind storms when the bus runs had to be cancelled at 2.50pm, forcing parents to pick up their children. Last winter’s snow storms also put their procedures to the test.

Mr Livingstone has gone as far as to produce a “treasured” hard-copy of his roll and contact details.

Mid Canterbury also served a temporary home for many Christchurch families, who returned to family farms and baches.

Mt Somers-Springburn alone wel-

comed 30 new pupils.

Mr Murphy said many pupils had left for the city since, but some had made the district their home.

For teachers, some of those pupils required special attention.

“We still have children here that were caught up in Christchurch and some of them are still anxious when we run drills or the fire siren goes in town.

“We are very mindful of those children.

Teachers know when there is going to be a drill so they make sure they keep them close beforehand and when the siren goes a lot of reassuring goes on.”

prepared, Civil Defence says Here, natural disasters like earthquakes were a very real possibility. The Alpine Fault is just waiting to go and there’s other faultlines right on our doorstep.

“We need to keep this at the forefront of people’s minds, that we do live in an area that is prone to a number of different things,” Mr Geddes said.

People often heard messages on television or radio, but didn’t click that it was aimed at them.

Civil Defence’s main message was that every New Zealander

needed to have enough supplies to ensure they were able to remain self-sufficient in their home, without facilities, for at least three days.

“Some have everything in a box or a bin somewhere, and others – probably like me – don’t have everything in the one place but we do have everything we need,” Mr Geddes said.

Emergency kits should include food, water, lighting, clothing, something to cook with and maybe even a way of disposing

of toilet waste.

Perhaps people had emergency kits in place but hadn’t looked at them for some time, Mr Geddes said; supplies may need to be replenished or replaced if they were past their use-by date.

Now, as we look back at that devastating day three years ago, is a good time to do just that.

People also need a few extra things in their emergency kits to ensure they are ready for a quick getaway if their home was no longer habitable, and ensure their

family had an emergency plan.

In a natural disaster, mum might be at home, dad might be at work and the two kids might be at different schools, Mr Geddes said.

Families needed to be ready for such a situation, where there was likely to be no way of communicating, by having a plan in place – maybe a couple of potential meeting points.

Mr Geddes said as an organisation, Civil Defence had learned from the Canterbury earthquakes.

They’d produced documents of lessons learnt and were more prepared for a repeat now.

But it was also hoped the general public had learned lessons.

If people do need reminding about what they need to have in their emergency kit, or other things they’ll need to know in an emergency, information cards are available at the Ashburton District Council offices.

Information is also available through the Civil Defence website.

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In the three years since the February 22 earthquake, one of the most visible legacies has been the demolition of many of Ashburton’s commercial buildings. No-one knows the work and often the heartache that has gone on behind the scenes of each of those demolitions better than contractor Greg Donaldson. Sue Newman reports.

Demolition crews often seen as the bad guys

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hile Greg Donaldson appreciates the architectural beauty of old buildings, he knows that behind their historic façade most of those buildings are held together by crumbling masonry.

As the man who is often called in to demolish buildings that are past their use-by date, Greg knows better than most the precarious state of many of Ashburton’s old buildings. Most were living on borrowed time; for many that time was called by the Canterbury earthquakes.

In the three years since Greg has worked with many owners to find the right outcome for the building, its owner and for the community. Most often that outcome is demolition.

He doesn’t see demolition as the end of the road; it’s the start of something new.

Perhaps surprisingly, demolition is not Greg’s main business.

He’s a general contractor.

“I’ve been doing demolition forever with old homes and it’s just grown from there, but it would still only make up about 5 per cent of our business,” he said.

If there’s one thing Greg Donaldson is not, that’s a cowboy. For him demolition is a serious business and a business that has to be played within tight rules. He’s not about wrecking balls and bulldozers.

The Westburn Courts on West Street come down after being damaged in earthquakes.

“You take a building down the way you put it up. I’ve learned by being cautious, by understanding how buildings are built.

Demolitions are certainly not for the faint-hearted, particularly if they’re over one storey. I look at a building and I see a beautiful old building but you realise what’s holding them together … just old masonry. Most of the buildings we’ve done, there’s

so, it’s just a safety precaution.”

It might look as though he gets his money easily. He doesn’t. Demolition is not a path to instant riches. Most of the work – and the cost – comes in getting rid of demolition material that can’t be recycled.

There’s nowhere in Ashburton for it to go so truckload after truckload of material is carted to Kate Valley.

ish and rebuild and Greg says he feels for the building owners who’ve been forced to make tough decisions.

“It’s put real financial pressure on people, the whole community really in terms of rebuilding.

“It would have happened at some time but this has pushed the issue.”

In the months and years since the earthquakes, demolition

Things have to be redeveloped as they’re knocked down. We don’t want to blow the whole town over been nothing holding them up.”

There are no formal qualifications for demolition crews. They learn on the job.

“It’s all about commonsense.

You look at things from a safety point of view; you implode you don’t explode,” he said.

Because many of Ashburton’s buildings are butted up against their neighbours, demolition is a bit more complicated, Greg said.

“The buildings have to be cut apart and you have to brace them. Unfortunately, people see bracing and think a building isn’t safe. That’s not necessarily

Greg’s not involved in salvage, he calls in the experts for that.

They have the experience and they have the markets.

While he knows there are more demolitions to come in Ashburton, Greg says he’s happy with the way things are ticking over.

“It’s good to see we’re not going at a huge rate of knots.

Things have to be redeveloped as they’re knocked down. We don’t want to blow the whole town over.”

The earthquake hurried up the natural progression of demol-

teams have been seen as the bad guys. They’re not, they’re just doing a job that has to be done.

They don’t make the decisions, they’re just the blokes at the end of the chain, Greg said.

“I might be seen as the front of the demolitions; I’m not.

All the work goes on behind the scenes, all the decisions are made before the digger turns up.”

Demolition is simple and it’s quick, but the end results are dramatic.

The lead-in time, however, is long, with the paperwork and

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the safety precautions taking far longer than the job itself.

There’s a long chain of responsibility around demolition work and he’s required to keep a log of material discharge.

Greg says he doesn’t like seeing buildings demolished.

“I get wound up about taking buildings down; I don’t like seeing this happen.”

For him the toughest part is dealing with building owners and knowing that as the team who’ll do the work they’re often seen by the public as the people who’re causing the pain.

“For the owners, it’s their whole life and while you’re not telling them to do it, you’re the one actually doing it. That’s not the greatest thing in the world.”

There are occasions, however, when it’s clear that demolition is the only answer. He cites the Ashburton Railway Station as one example where demolition was the only option.

“It was basically rotten, but the good thing is that about 75 per cent of it has been recycled and it’s back in the market in bars and cafes and restaurants.”

In the post earthquake environment Greg hasn’t been tempted to bid for work in the overloaded Christchurch market.

There’s more than enough to do at home, he says.

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New Zealand secondary pupils appear to have a lower tolerance to cannabis in their schools. In part two of a two-part series, Myles Hume and Cassandra Mason find out what schools are doing to keep drugs outside the gate.

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rug dogs, rehabilitation referrals and stern words with parents – it is fair to say drugs have no place at Ashburton College.

The measures are not in place because the college has a problem, in fact cannabis use appears to be dropping.

It is to reassure parents, pupils and staff that cannabis is not welcome; that it will not hinder pupils in class, disrupt their peers and stand in the way of their long-term goals.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan says it is simple – behind every pupil found with cannabis there is usually an adult.

“Teenagers don’t grow this stuff, harvest it, process it and push it around the community, they are at the bottom of the food chain ... so actually it’s an adult problem.

“And from the college’s perspective we will do everything we can to find that parent and pass on all relevant details to the police, and in some cases to CYFs as well.”

An example of this came when the college discovered a parent pulling the strings on their child to sell drugs at school. It prompted staff to come down hard.

The college “tailors its response to each situation taking into account the pupil’s intent and circumstances. It may include a referral to the Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service (Acads), working with families or using a heavier hand with a suspension.

Nationally, principals say cannabis use is on the decline, even though schools are unearthing more findings as they implement tougher strategies.

Ministry of Education figures show there have been 28 drug-related suspensions in Mid Canterbury schools from 2008 to 2012, however the rate has halved over the five-year period.

Mr McMillan admits his stance is strong against cannabis and alcohol abuse and the college has adopted a raft of initiatives to

ensure pupil safety, coupled with sending a strong message that it will not be tolerated.

Since 2010, random drug dog blitzes, some within a week of each other, have been conducted on pupils’ bags while they leave the classroom. Often nothing is found, but it serves as a strong deterrent.

However, those who have drugs in their bags are dealt with accordingly.

“We are always expectant that parents tell us it’s reassuring and that it’s reinforcing the message, but what we didn’t expect was a large number of students saying ‘thank you, it is good to know you are making sure this kind of thing is not in our school’,” Mr McMillan said.

Acads plays a big role in helping pupils found on the wrong side of college rules and, more importantly, the law.

Mr McMillan said when pupils were suspended and referred to the service, the board of trustees usually lifted the suspension if the pupil obeyed the strict conditions imposed.

It means they can stay on top of their school work, while working with experts on their problem.

“What we don’t want to do is make students lose all their learning for one mistake, but we want the lesson to be learned.

“Our experience is once they have been there (Acads), they don’t become a problem again.”

Secondary Principals’ Association president Tom Parsons says cannabis use among school students is dropping – though the number of pupils caught with the drug is on the rise.

“Because the data is so damning these days ... it affects your fertility, it affects your brain power, the carcinogens that lodge in your lungs ... it’s hard to argue against (the evidence).’’

Mr McMillan agreed. Ashburton College pupils had displayed an intolerance towards cannabis and an alcohol and drugs focus within the health curriculum had

bolstered more awareness.

“Acceptance is changing, just like tobacco, and hopefully one day alcohol will too.”

Mr Parsons said, strangely, the number of kids caught with cannabis at school has actually risen, but that’s thanks to heightened awareness and education among their peers.

“We’re catching more because the other kids are reporting it. There’s no doubt in my mind there’s a great decline and what the stats are showing us is we’re more effective in taking preventative measures,” Mr Parsons said.

Declining rates of cannabis use are part of a general trend towards healthier lifestyles, as media keep pressing issues such as obesity, drug use and nutrition.

“Despite what other people say, we are becoming greener, and kids do take it on board.’’

Cannabis use in young people has major cognitive impacts, including psychosis and memory loss, he says.

“Kids come to school half asleep they’re still suffering the after-effects.

“There are no stoners in schools that are celebrated at prizegiving.’’

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Water slide would become attraction Coen Lammers EDITOR

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o slide or not to slide, that’s the question.

Ratepayers in the Ashburton District will have to decide whether they want to fork out another $2.5 million for a water slide on top of the $27 million already committed to the future EA Networks Centre.

Judging by the comments from Guardian readers, opinions are well and truly split, and even within council there is no consensus.

The council this week only marginally (7-6) voted in favour of including the water slide in the new annual plan and to put it out for consultation. Many of the current council campaigned and have been elected on a promise to curb council spending so they will be hard to convince.

Over the next few months, Mid Canterbury ratepayers can tell their representatives whether they want another $6.45 added to their annual bill to pay for the extra expense.

Many have argued that the new complex will inevitably get a water slide, so might as well include it while the stadium is being constructed and avoid the extra costs.

Others feel strongly that Ashburton cannot afford this extra expense at this particular time and some can’t understand why the complex needs a waterslide at all.

Sadly, the young people of the district who are craving such a facility are not ratepayers, but may be able to play a major role in any additional fundraising.

If the stadium fundraisers can find another million in the community, the council has to be bold and proceed with the plan, even though it will annoy ratepayers on fixed, small incomes who will never use the stadium.

In the long run, the slides will be paid for by those who use it, but they will also bring in thousands of dollars in additional spin-offs.

Like the Caroline Bay pool in Timaru, the waterslides will attract families from far and wide to Ashburton, to swim, but also to have a few drinks, a bite to eat and spend some money in the local shops.

YOUR VIEW Water slides Totally agree. Stop mucking around and build the hydroslides.

We have waited this long. Do it once and do it well. *

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Regarding water slides for the Aquatic Centre: How many of those who say “yes” will actually have to pay for them when rates are increased yet again?

Annabel * * * Maybe the money spent on the feasibility study prepared by a group of consultants would have been more beneficial going towards the cost of the water slide which the majority of

CRUMB

the community seems to be in favour of.

Oh that’s right, I’m forgetting the council doesn’t often listen to what the majority wants.

Margaret * * * Waterslide – yes, yes, yes! Ask us all to have a vote!

Maybe the end of the slide could come out at the new gallery then the kids could visit there, because I know where my kids would rather go and it’s not a gallery painted a boring brown!

Council, go around the schools ask the children where they would visit.

Roading repairs The council should stop bleat-

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ing on about road servicing costs and make sure the job is done once and done right.

Cricket run record Re: Ashburton’s own 302 run record 19.2.14. Get real Ashburton Guardian.

I’m pretty sure New Zealand captain Baz McCullum’s “claim to cricketing fame” has not “been scuttled by a humble cricketer from Ashburton”.

I’m pretty sure our national captain doesn’t give two hoots about how many runs some guy in the ’20s scored playing for Tinwald.

Dodgy deals Why? How come Margaret Wilson gets in trouble for do-

ing dodgy deals but her employer knowingly accepts what she was doing yet gets away with it.

Surely they are more guilty than her?

Methven flooding Picture on page 10 - flooding in Methven looks like a soak-hole off a down pipe would do more good.

New editor I see the Ashburton Guardian is advertising for a new editor.

I thought that given the almost daily spelling and grammatical errors, it may be prudent to employ a more effective proof reader.

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his week I find myself writing from a location that is far further south than I ever bargained for when I moved to the Mainland.

Forget Canterbury’s balmy 43 degree latitude: these days I have become intimately acquainted with the Antarctic Circle, thanks to a summer stint lecturing on a cruise ship that is South Pole bound.

Now, I’m no stranger to sea air. Auckland is the city of sails, with harbours and islands galore, and the one thing I have missed most whilst living in Methven is the ocean.

Getting on board a ship that spends four out of 10 days out of sight of any land appears to be the perfect antidote to any salty cravings I may have experienced whilst living in the mountains.

Nevertheless, living in a ski resort town has primed me well for Antarctica in several regards.

First, the snow. Winters in Methven have toughened me up enough to be able to face icebergs with pluck and only one pair of gloves, purchased from Four Square at the end of the ski season.

It’s been great to get up and personal with the kind of tabular icebergs on which our local ovine hero Shrek was shorn some years back.

Not even sub-zero temperatures can detract from the delight I gain from seeing guests’ faces when I tell them this anecdote from my homeland.

Secondly, wide open spaces.

Both Antarctica and the South Island are renowned for their photogenic nature and their wide, uninhabited expanses.

Down here there is a distinct lack of sheep, famous or not, but the glacial valleys are reminiscent of an icier version of the Milford Sounds.

The seals that lounge around their fringes more than make up for any woolly deficit: with several million such seals to a human population that numbers in the thousands, they far outdo the efforts of their four-

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Having visited several bases where the tour of duty exceeds two years and the population count barely makes double figures, I have come to appreciate the new blood that floods into our area with each new ski season

legged friends in the mammal to man ratio.

Thirdly, living in a small community. When I first moved down from Auckland I could not have imagined living in a town of 1000 people.

Working on board a ship

with just over 100 staff, a four digit population count starts to sound like the busiest of bustling metropolises.

Having visited several Antarctic bases where the tour of duty exceeds two years and the population count barely makes

double figures, I have come to appreciate the new blood that floods into our area with each new ski season.

Our small town will never seem small in quite the same way again.

I’ve swapped sheep for shags and pigs for penguins as I get up close and personal with the source of our biting southerly winds, but I would not swap this experience for the world.

There are so many new sights and sounds to experience every day, from breaching humpback whales to the unmistakably fishy smell of penguin guano.

Heading south off the map to a place where the sea and the mountains come together under snow has put life back home in perspective and made me appreciate both latitudes all the more.

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■ Preheat the oven to 200°C. ■ Place the chops into a large baking dish and top with the oil. Slice the garlic bulb in half through the centre and crumble over the chops.

Season with chilli, salt and pepper.

■ Zest the 2 lemons over the top, then slice and squeeze the lemons over the lamb. Place the rosemary over the top and give it all a good mix.

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For the potato: Cook potatoes in boiling water until just cooked through. Drain and add the butter, season then combine with the dill.

Serve hot.

For the Greek salad: combine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, capsicum, feta and olives in a bowl.

Make the dressing by whisking together 6T olive oils, 1.5T lemon juice, 1T red wine vinegar, 2t crushed garlic, 1t dried oregano and drizzle over salad.

Sprinkle lamb with fresh parsley and serve with new potatoes and greek salad.

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■ CYCLING

■ QUOTES

They said it . . .

Hayden hits the pavement

“That pitch scares me at the moment.” - Port Elizabeth groundsman ADRIAN CARTER on the green and furry wicket two days before South Africa’s second Test against Australia. * * * * * “I had no idea, I don’t know where it came from. I’ve never been dropped before.” - Cronulla’s NRL skipper PAUL GALLEN after being knocked down in his professional boxing debut win over Herman Ene-Purcell.

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* * * * * “We ate for Australia but we will take the weight we need to lose out of the sled.” - JANA PITTMAN after she and pilot Astrid Radjenovic finished 14th following their first two Winter Olympic bobsleigh runs.

Ashburton cyclist Hayden Roulston took a tumble on the third stage of the Tour of Oman yesterday morning (NZ time).

Roulston had an unfortunate front wheel puncture before the last climbs, resulting in the Kiwi hitting the pavement hard.

“I punctured my front wheel in a corner with about 25 kilometres to go, just before the first climb,” Roulston said.

“I am okay. I have scrapes on my hip and elbow; it really just pissed me off more than anything.

“But what can you do? It is just bad luck.”

The current New Zealand Road Race champion had plenty of road rash but was confident he will continue in the race.

He still managed to finish 2.18 minutes behind stage winner André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol). Greipel took out a bunch sprint to take the overall lead and red leader’s jersey.

Trek had four riders finish in the front peloton as Fabian Cancellara, Jesse Sergent, Fränk and Andy Schleck, were all in the large group at the end.

The tour entered its fourth stage overnight and concludes with the sixth stage on February 24.

* * * * * “What a back to back. Sweet! @Patty_Mills is officially EN FUEGO!!” Two-time NBA All-Star, three-time NBA champion MANU GINOBILI sings the praises of his San Antonio teammate and in-form Australian guard Patty Mills. * * * * * “We can’t, in all honesty, say it cost us the World Cup title - that would be disrespectful to an Australian side that deserve to rank among the all-time greats.” New Zealand Rugby League CEO PHIL HOLDEN in admitting the misuse of prescription medication by several players at last year’s showpiece.

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FPR ‘better without Davison’

BY ROJE ADAIMY Mark Winterbottom says the departure of teammate Will Davison and arrival of young gun Chaz Mostert have made Ford Performance Racing (FPR) a stronger force in 2014.

Davison left the factorybacked V8 Supercars outfit at the end of last season to sign a long-term deal with Mercedespowered Erebus Motorsport.

He has been replaced by promising 21-year-old Mostert, who only debuted in the championship series last year.

Jack Perkins also joins the FPR stable this season, taking the seat of Will’s brother Alex Davison in the JELD-WEN Falcon.

David Reynolds’ car No.55 rounds out the team’s fourpronged attack.

The new-look line-up has Winterbottom excited, admitting the inter-team battles of seasons past - particularly be-

tween himself and Davison had hurt their chances of championship glory.

“Last year, we sometimes took points away from each other when we should’ve worked together better and got the team the best results.

“And that went for all four guys,” Winterbottom told AAP. “I think we’ve got a better mindset (this year). Although we’re going to push each other, no doubt, I think we’re going to work better as a team to achieve points. We’ve got four good drivers and, if we all start battling each other - which last year we saw a few times - all you do is strip points off your team and give it to someone else.

“We need to be smarter on that side and the four guys we’ve got all respect each other, understand each other and I think we’ll benefit more from that. As a whole, every one of us should get more points - which is what the team’s about.”

Chaz Mostert in Ford 2014 livery.

Davison and Winterbottom, who had been team-mates since 2011, finished last season third and fourth respectively.

They remained right in the hunt for the crown - eventually won by Holden’s Jamie Whincup - up until the final round in Sydney.

Winterbottom expects just as much fight from Mostert, but: “We’ve got a lot of similarities so I think we’re going to work

well together. That’s probably changed this year, moreso than we’ve had in the past, because he’s purely a young guy that’s had one year of racing and he’s had to work hard to get it.

“He’s going to be a contender.

He’s already a race-winner and he’s only 21. There’s no doubt he’s going to push me. But at the same time, he’s going to be good to work with and that’s going to boost both of us.”

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* * * * * “He is a bit of a dag and he loves to show off.” - SHANE MORRIS, the father of aerial skier David Morris who won silver at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. * * * * * “The sending off changed the game, it killed it. Until then it was top quality, but in the second half it was boring, it was oneway traffic.” - Arsenal manager ARSENE WENGER on the foul against Bayern’s Arjen Robben that earned Gunners `keeper Wojciech Szczesny a red card in their 2-0 Champions League loss. * * * * * “I am speechless. I am appalled actually.” - Champion snowboarder TORAH BRIGHT on an email sent to media by the father of Winter Olympian Belle Brockhoff in which he questioned the funding of his daughter and other snowboarders in the Australian team.

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Mid Canterbury will look to end their Hawke Cup cricket campaign on a high against South Canterbury in Timaru this weekend. After first innings losses to Otago Country, North Otago and Southland Mid Canterbury is out to salvage something from the season against South Canterbury.

Mid Canterbury claimed a win over South Canterbury earlier in the season, lifting the Ron Biggar Memorial Trophy for the first time in seven years. South Canterbury won the Zone last year, and beat Mid Canterbury outright by eight wickets. The hosts will be after a similar result this year if they are to be any chance of earning back-toback challenges, with Southland out in front in the zone.

Tennis juniors in playoff Mid Canterbury junior tennis players Duncan Rollinson, Edwin Dargue and Sam Bubb are in a playoff for the fifth place in the Canterbury 12s team to attend Nationals. The three Mid Canterbury boys and Cashmere’s Tim Cross play off at Wilding Park in Christchurch on Sunday with a place in the team for the nationals in April up for grabs. Tessa McCann has already been selected in the Canterbury 14s Girls team.

Skyla Cramond, 9, in the ring on her pony Johnny at the Ashburton Pony Club’s twilight dressage at the Tinwald Pony Club on Thursday. The twilight dressage was an introduction to dressage for young riders but also a fundraiser for some dressage coaching lessons in the upcoming school holidays.

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Bukuya brings competitive edge

By Michael Brown The Warriors identified last year they needed a more competitive edge and signed Sam Tomkins, who is not only one of the world’s best fullbacks but also a player who is hugely driven.

Jayson Bukuya arrived at Mt Smart Stadium this season to less fanfare but no less of a desire to win and his approach has already made an impression.

“He’s had a bigger impact than I would have imagined,” Warriors coach Matt Elliott said.

“He’s pretty aggressive and competitive at training, which I think has had a positive impact.”

Bukuya played in last weekend’s Auckland Nines but on Sunday in Dunedin against the Broncos will get his first opportunity to make a positive impact for the Warriors in a full-sided game.

Elliott has promised to field his best side available for their last pre-season game and Bukuya is certain to get plenty of time as he battles for a spot in the playing 17 for the Warriors’ opening NRL game against the Eels on March 9.

He’s not a direct replacement for Elijah Taylor, who has joined the Panthers, although they have similarities.

Taylor was predominantly used through the middle last season and, while Bukuya also relies on power and has a good workrate, Elliott is looking at using the 24-year-old as an edge backrower.

“That’s his speciality and that’s where he gives us some strike,” Elliott said.

“He’s a player I believe is ready to be a 70-80 minute player on a week-to-week basis and someone who can be really damaging on the edge. I’m going to encourage that to be the case.”

Bukuya played 59 games for the Sharks after making his NRL debut in 2008, averaging 24.1 tackles, 70.2m, 8.7 runs and 61.6 minutes a game.

But he played only two games in 2008 and none at all in both 2009 and 2010 because of injuries (ankle, fractured fibula, both shoulders) before a breakthrough year in 2012.

He arrives in Auckland looking to make more of an impact as a player and signed with the Warriors because they chased him and he enjoyed the unfa-

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miliar feeling of being wanted.

“I’ve never really had that from a club before,’ he said.

“They were really keen to get me over here.

“It’s been better than I expected. It’s a good club to be a part of. I’ve never seen a team with this much skill. They are capable of anything, for sure.”

It’s been a common refrain about the Warriors over their 20-year existence but the club are still searching for their first NRL title. That’s where Bukuya’s competitive nature is supposed to help.

“Our focus is on knuckling down and sticking to our key roles in our positions and not

going away from that. We can tend to drift away from that but if we stick to our team structures, I think we will do alright.”

Bukuya was a late arrival at pre-season training after playing for Fiji in last year’s World Cup. The Bati performed well in the tournament, especially in their 22-4 quarter-final win over Samoa, before being steamrolled 64-0 by Australia in their semi-final.

It was his second World Cup - Bukuya made his debut as a teenager at the 2008 tournament - but he had to wait five years between tests because of a lack of international matches.

He won’t have to wait as long again, with Fiji due to play Samoa in May for a spot in this year’s Four Nations alongside Australia, New Zealand and England.

Warriors squad to play Brisbane in Dunedin on Sunday (3pm): Jayson Bukuya, Glen Fisiiahi, Nathan Friend, David Fusitua, Charlie Gubb, Konrad Hurrell, Shaun Johnson, Solomone Kata, Jacob Lillyman, Tuimoala Lolohea, Sione Lousi, Simon Mannering (c), Suaia Matagi, Feleti Mateo, Ben Matulino, John Palavi, Dominique Peyroux, Sam Rapira, Jerome Ropati, Sam Tomkins, Chad Townsend, Carlos Tuimavave. - APNZ

Aoraki tennis success The Ashburton College girls took out the Aoraki Tennis Championships this week. In division one the girls’ team had wins over Mountainview and Craighead in pool play, beat Geraldine in the semi-finals and then had a win over Timaru Girls’ High School in the final. The college girls in division two finished second overall behind Waitaki Girls’ High School and the college boys were third equal after losing their semifinal to eventual winners Timaru Boys’ High School 1.

Forster keeps it clean Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster claims he has given little thought to his record-breaking run of clean sheets. The Hoops ‘keeper successfully surpassed Charlie Shaw’s 92-year-old club record as he kept his 12th Scottish Premiership shut-out in a row in last Sunday’s 3-0 win over St Johnstone. Forster now only needs to keep Hearts at bay for 31 minutes in Saturday’s match at Tynecastle to overtake Aberdeen ‘keeper Bobby Clark’s Scottish League record of 1115 minutes.

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United start rebuilding Manchester United will look to end a three-match winless run and get their sputtering top-four challenge back on track when they travel to Crystal Palace this weekend.

United made the most of a blank weekend caused by their early exit from the FA Cup by heading to Dubai for warm weather training after last week’s goalless draw at Arsenal. But even there United manager David Moyes couldn’t relax as he continues to reshape a squad which is in need of a major overhaul following a dispiriting start to the post-Alex Ferguson era at Old Trafford. With 12 league matches remaining they know they can not afford any more slips like the 2-1 loss at Stoke.

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In brief Game-changing call Rugby nomad Hayden Triggs was looking for a new job away from the game when he received the SOS call from Blues coach Sir John Kirwan. A qualified diesel mechanic who was playing for Honda Heat in Suzuka, Japan, lock Triggs was beginning to search for a job as an engineer. After three years playing for a struggling team a long way from home, Triggs had just about had enough. “It’s a bit of a mental challenge,” he said. “My team didn’t do very well over there. The first year we were in the top league, then we were demoted and the last two years we’ve been battling for promotion. I’ve had a bit of time over the last few years to think about what I want to do after footy and that was all coming to a head.

It’s exciting [now], it’s awesome to be home, that’s for sure. It feels like the last three years have dragged past and the last two weeks have been a blur.”

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Reds target Pocock Queensland authorities have identified the primary suspect as 1.84cm tall, 104kg, blondish hair, blue eyes, with a brazen talent to steal rugby balls in broad sight.

“David Pocock is a hard guy to shift when he gets over the ball,” says Queensland Reds captain James Horwill. Australia’s best ball thief is back for the Brumbies after a long stint on the sidelines. And Queensland flanker Liam Gill, as well as his Reds team-mates, have a huge job on their hands to limit the damage in the Super Rugby season opener in Canberra tonight.

“Gilly is an excellent exponent of the breakdown, David is obviously a world-class player at the breakdown,” Horwill says. “We’ve got to make sure we don’t allow him that time and space over the ball.” - AAP

Pressure stays on Melbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan isn’t letting up on the pressure a week before their Super Rugby opening match against the Cheetahs. The Rebels have the bye this weekend so are counting the days before the AAMI Park match next Friday night against the South Africans. McGahan is using the extra time to wring even more effort from his players at training by keeping them in the dark about his preferred line-up. “We’ve got a few training days before we need to name the squad,” McGahan said. “We’ve been training for 30 weeks so there’s not too many surprises. Everyone’s had plenty of time to put their best foot forward and impress.”

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Last-minute heartb

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY

Chiefs 18 Crusaders 10 As a statement, this is about as good as it gets from the Chiefs.

Missing a host of players, most notably loose forwards Sam Cane and Tanerau Latimer due to injury, plus All Black halfback Tawerau Kerr-Barlow from the reserves bench just before kick-off last night, they resembled a rubber band as they stretched, expanded, and then flung all of that energy back at the Crusaders at AMI Stadium in Christchurch.

Second best at scrum time, a bit shaky as usual at lineout time, losing the territory battle, none of it mattered to the two-time defending champions.

As has become traditional over the past couple of seasons, their defence was outstanding.

Cracks appeared late on - the Crusaders laying siege to an exhausted Chiefs’ line but by then it was too late.

About the most effective of Crusaders runners in the first half was George Whitelock, the flanker running intelligent lines with aggression.

In the end, Sam Whitelock decided to take matters into his own hands when taking an attacking lineout from 20m out, and running through for a try early in the second half - the Crusaders’ most direct move of the night.

Once again the absence of the resting No8 Kieran Read was critical for the home team.

Fullback Israel Dagg was well contained, as were inexperienced wings Nafi Tuitavake and Johnny McNicholl.

Ryan Crotty showed ability and pace but not enough to worry midfield opposites Robbie Fruean and Charlie Ngatai.

The Chiefs, behind on the possession stakes, seemed able to slip tackles that much easier.

August Pulu, Aaron Cruden - especially in the second half - and Fruean were a constant handful.

It was Fruean, almost predictably, who put the first dagger into his former team, running like a locomotive down the left touchline and barging off McNicholl, Tyler Bleyendaal and Richie McCaw. James Lowe, from Crusaders’ territory, drove in the second with a runaway try in the final minutes.

For Bleyendaal it was an unhappy night - most notably for his terrible goalkicking (he missed all four penalty attempts in the first half - and for that the Crusaders coaches must take responsibility.

Bleyendaal impressed during pre-season and for that reason earned a start at No10, but leaving Tom Taylor on the bench was always going to raise eyebrows for one reason - his accurate boot.

Last season Bleyendaal kicked at 57 per cent; Taylor 88 per cent, reason alone to have him on the field from the first whistle, most would think.

Taylor took the field for Bleyendaal in the second half and almost inevitably his conversion for Whitelock’s try went over, but he missed a penalty from the same sideline soon after and then another.

This wasn’t a pretty match.

Mistakes ruled - the Crusaders missed a total of seven penalties - George Whitelock and Dominic Bird spent time in the sinbin, with Ben Tameifuna from the Chiefs following suit.

Ben Afeaki and Brodie Retallick went off at the start of the fourth quarter with concussion after clashing heads.

There was blood, but happily for them they got the result they were after.

A statement first up in enemy territory against the team which thrashed them on the same pitch last year.

Chiefs: (Robbie Fruean, James Lowe tries; Aaron Cruden 2 pens, con) Crusaders: (Sam Whitelock try; Tom Taylor con, pen). Halftime: 8-0.

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Waratahs ‘beatable’ Western Force coach Michael Foley says the Waratahs are by no means unbeatable despite rating them as arguably the most talented Super Rugby team in the competition.

The Waratahs will wheel out 13 Wallabies in their starting line-up for Sunday’s clash with the Force in Sydney. Such is their depth of talent, Wallabies centre Rob Horne, rampaging prop Sekope Kepu and former Springbok Jacques Potgieter will be forced to bide their time on the bench. In contrast, the Force are tipped by many to win the wooden spoon, despite the addition of exciting fullback Luke Morahan and imposing lock Wilhelm Steenkamp.

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The veteran is back on deck at the new-look Highlanders that will have up to five players making their Super rugby debut against the Blues in Dunedin tonight.

King’s experience will be leaned upon by coach Jamie Joseph, who has started debutant Kane Hames at loosehead prop and All Black apprentice Liam Coltman at hooker, a player who established himself as the starter last season.

On the bench are potential debutant props in Argentinian Matias Diaz and Craig Millar.

Centre Malakai Fekitoa and flanker Gareth Evans make run-on debuts while flanker Shane Christie and wing Patrick Osborne make their debuts for the franchise.

Joining King in a return from injury is number eight Nasi Manu who missed the pre-season with a pectoral injury to bolster an inexperienced side.

All Blacks Aaron Smith and fullback Ben Smith feature in the backline while the evergreen Brad Thorn will become the first player to contest a Super Rugby game as a 39-year-old, partnering Jarrad Hoeata in the middle row.

With Colin Slade back at the Cru-

saders, Lima Sopoaga has won the contentious starting first five-eighth berth ahead of Hayden Parker and Willie Ripia.

The Highlanders finished the 2013 season in second to last spot with just three wins on the board, after a horror run of eight consecutive losses to start the season until they beat the Sharks in week 12.

Their second win came four weeks later, beating the Blues 38-28 in Dunedin.

A win over the Hurricanes in week 19 was their only other victory.

Joseph’s men will be hoping they get that first win a lot sooner this year, starting with John Kirwan’s Blues.

Ireland rugby coach Joe Schmidt insists nothing in his extensive career will have prepared him for the task of trying to guide his adopted country to a Triple Crown away to England in the Six Nations on Saturday.

The New Zealander is in charge of an Irish side currently eyeing a Six Nations Grand Slam after crushing Dublin drubbings of both Scotland (28-6) and defending champions Wales (26-3).

But Ireland will arrive at ‘fortress’ Twickenham looking for their first win over England in four attempts and with the hosts themselves buoyed by a 20-0 thrashing of Scotland at Murrayfield last time out.

At stake for the Irish is the Triple Crown, the prize one of the four Home Nations - England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales - gets for beating all the others in a single Six Nations season.

Twice a European Cup winner when in charge of Irish province Leinster, Schmidt was under no illusions about the difficulty of trying to steer Ireland to their first victory at Twickenham since 2010.

“There have been some challenges that would stand out in my mind but none as tough as this,” said Schmidt.

The coach has been able to name an unchanged side from the team that overpowered Wales thanks to the work of such uncompromising forwards as Ireland captain Paul O’Connell and blindside flanker Peter O’Mahony.

Behind the scrum, Ireland boast several more Lions, including halves Conor Murray and Jonathan Sexton.

But, as has so often been the case, there will be plenty of attention on Brian O’Driscoll.

The Ireland centre, fit following a stomach bug, will equal former Australia halfback George Gregan’s world record of 139 caps on Saturday in what will be his final international at Twickenham before he retires at the end of the season. - AFP

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History and growth of Tinwald

By Sue Newman

Today Tinwald is a thriving community with a strong business heart and a rapidly growing population.

It has several new subdivisions boasting high quality homes, a large retirement village and with its own tavern, restaurant, school and motels it is in many ways Ashburton’s most complete suburb. It is also one of Ashburton’s newest suburbs.

Tinwald was part of the original Lagmhor Run . It was flat, swampy and covered in manuka, matagouri and flax when its first settlers built their modest homes in the late 1870s. Many of today’s street names owe their origins to the township’s early settlers.

Until 1955 Tinwald was a township in its own right. It was run by its own town board and took great pride in its independence. The Ashburton River Bridge represented more than just access to Ashburton, it also signalled that Tinwald was a separate township with its own unique character.

The Tinwald Town Board was formed in 1884 and its town bylaws that set rules around a raft of activities in the town, were set in

1897. Until 1938 when Archibald Street was sealed, Tinwald was a town of shingle roads and streets.

It was a town of modest homes and modest expectations.

As Tinwald grew, however, so too did the expectations of its residents. They looked across the Ashburton River at Ashburton and wanted the same services for their township. The town board found itself struggling to meet the demands of its growing population for expensive items such as a piped water supply, sealed roads and foot paths and a sewerage system.

The days of the Tinwald Board were numbered and in July 1954 a decision was made to amalgamate with Ashburton.

While that move may have cost Tinwald its independence it created new opportunities for the rapidly growing suburb Amalgamation ultimately laid the foundations for the Tinwald of today. It has become the place of choice for many people when it comes to living and lifestyles, for the residential options it offers, the facilities available and for its proximity to Lake Hood.

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Discover more I wonder how many people would stop, if they realised what beauty and heritage lay just off the main road.

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Whether it’s adrenalin and action you seek, or a relaxing place to unwind, Tinwald offers more than meets the eye.

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from 1pm until 7pm daily. Family passes are available, or entry costs are $2 for under-fives, $3 for a child or $4 for an adult.

Tinwald Cycling Club The Tinwald Cycling Club’s velodrome is located only a two-minute walk from the Tinwald Domain. A 400 metre concrete banked velodrome and cycling academy training rooms are well-maintained by hard-working club members, which has produced riders of Olympic standard.

The club, which was established in 1923, has a proud history both on the track and on the road. The track is open for competition on Friday evenings, with emphasis on enjoyment and development with a varied programme.

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As you enter the hidden treasure which is the Tinwald Domain, you know you have found somewhere special. Two large Oak trees mark the entrance to a manmade lake, which is brimming with bird life. These Oaks were planted in 1901 for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York, later to be crowned King George V and

Queen Mary. Cross a rustic stone bridge to an island in the middle of the lake, the picturesque setting used as a backdrop in many wedding portraits.

With four hectares of open space, there is plenty of room to run around, or find a quiet spot under a tree to read a good book. There is plenty of space to take a picnic, and the domain features an original picnic shelter, built in 1917, which is still in use today.

The children’s playground will keep the young ones entertained, and if you’re feeling athletic, the domain is host to three tennis courts, which are open to public use and free of charge.

The Tinwald Pool is another jewel in the crown of the Tinwald Domain, a heated outdoor pool which remains at a pleasant 27 degrees. The pool will be open until the end of summer, with opening hours

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Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum Located in-between the Tinwald Domain and the Tinwald Cycling Club’s velodrome, is the beautifully kept Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Museum.

It’s the place to visit for a true heritage experience.

It is home to a wide range of exhibits, spanning the history of Mid-Canterbury since European colonisation.

The vintage railway features three operational steam locomotives and the New Zealand rail speed record holding Vulcan Railcar. The Plains Railway received world-wide attention when in 1981 the Rogers Locomotive Works Built ‘K’ Class locomotive, ‘K’88 or “Washington” as she is named, was returned to steam after being buried in the Oreti River for 50 years for use as a stop-bank and railway protection.

What also attracted large amounts of attention was that this restoration was performed largely by one man, the late Bob Anderson. The K88 can be viewed in its glory during the society’s open days, where it takes passengers up and down 3km of railway track, preserved by the railway society.

The Pioneer Village recreates how life was in New Zealand’s earlier days, shortly after European colonization. The old Waterton Anglican Church takes pride of place alongside the former Chertsey Railway Station, and a functioning blacksmiths shop. The church can be hired for events, such as wedding ceremonies.

The rural history section displays an impressive range of vintage tractors, traction engines and other farm machinery.

The vintage railway’s next open day is the 16th of March.

Lynn Woodwork Museum The Lynn Woodwork Museum is part of the historical Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Village.

The Museum was established by Bob Lynn, who spent a lifetime working with wood.

The Lynn Woodwork Museum contains a marvelous collection of ornamental turning lathes, and associated equipment.

The museum also features a major collection of woodworking tools dating from the 1600’s, with the museum holding some 5000 examples of early tools.

Vintage Car Club Down the road from the Tinwald Domain, on Moronan Road, the Ashburton branch of the Vintage Car

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Club of New Zealand has its clubrooms, museum and parts shed. With an estimated membership of approximately 250, the car club has an impressive range of vehicles spanning from 1902 to 1977.

The museum was opened in 1979 and usually houses up to 35 vehicles and is available for viewing by individuals and groups by arrangement.

Clubnights are held on the third Thursday of every month, and the club runs a number of fun rally’s for members to showcase their pride and joy to the general public.

Tinwald Golf Club Established in 1967, the Tinwald Golf Club is situated on reserve land adjacent to the Tinwald Domain.

The 18 hole course is predominantly flat and easy walking, with tree-lined fairways and a number of waterways meandering throughout the course, providing challenging water hazards for golfers to negotiate.

Located on Frasers Road, the golf club welcomes new membership, and encourages members and visitors to enjoy a beverage at the club house following a round.

Tinwald Pony Club Based on Laghmor Road, the Tinwald Pont Club welcomes all riders of all levels and abilities. The club features great central grounds and an all-weather arena, portable XC jumps, a number of show jumps and club rooms.

Rallies meet on the second Sunday of the month, beginning at 9:30am and breaking for a BBQ lunch, continuing with horse mastership afterward.

Lake Hood Located only 4km from Tinwald, Lake Hood is part of the Ashburton Aquatic Park. A haven for water-sports, the lake provides areas for kayaking, boating, fishing, sailing, and swimming, as well as an eight-lane international rowing course and a separate international water-skiing course.

The park includes a number of picnic tables, making it a stunning location for a relaxation. The lake also features a restaurant, bar and function facilities, for a fabulous day by the water.

With an incredible array of places to discover, begin your adventure in Tinwald.

• For Casual & Permanent Bin Hires •Cardboard Recycling • Drum Hires

We offer a regular Rubbish Removal Service, with many local Companies hiring our Front Loader Bins and using our Cardboard Recycling Cages, We also have Open Top Bins on a casual basis, for property clean ups, building works and Garden tidy ups.

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

The best of business

By Amanda Wright

Tinwald’s business hub are dedicated to providing exceptional products and service to its loyal Tinwald and Ashburton locals. Without the continual support of the local community, these businesses would not still be in business today. To thank their local locals, these businesses continue to strive to provide the very best, within your local neighbourhood.

Imagine being in the business of extreme makeovers, where you have the opportunity to transform the tired into tremendous. Tinwald Canvas do exactly that. From their workshop at the Tinwald Shopping Centre on Archibald Street, the team of six are kept busy with a variety of renovations, from upholstery and auto trimming, to canvas and PVC fabrication work.

Owners Brendan Patrick and Justin Pickford have more than 20 years of experience in their fields alone, and take pride in restoring the former glory of every project brought to them.

Denis is a qualified carpenter and joiner, and a licensed building practitioner.

With more than 40 years in the building industry, his craftsmanship and attention to detail results in repeat business from local clients.

Denis and Julie are able to ensure your project is thoroughly managed from start to finish, beginning with obtaining all necessary building consents, to site clearing, removal of existing building, concrete work, construction and can arrange for electrical, plumbing and plastering subcontractors to finish the job.

More than just garages, think outside the square, and let Denis and the team take the stress away from your building project.

A Tinwald staple, famous throughout Mid Canterbury. Just ask any local where Sims Bakery is located, and they will tell you “It’s over the bridge on the main road in Tinwald”.

For all your general engineering requirements you need From upholstering chairs and Ashburton Engineering Ltd headboards, to custom-creating awnings, Proprietor Brian (Manny) Sim is a thirdblinds and hay covers, Tinwald Canvas strive for a quality job, to stand the test of time.

Denis and Julie Trudgeon take the stress out of building. The couple have been the distributors for Skyline Buildings for more than 20 years within the Ashburton area, and have an impressive portfolio of building projects to show for it.

generation baker, and the proof is in the pudding, literally. His grandfather, a skilled baker immigrated to New Zealand from Scotland in the late 1890’s and opened his bakehouse in Methven.

Manny’s father opened a bakehouse with his brother in Hinds, and then after a parting of ways, relocated his business to Tinwald, where it has operated since 1960.

Manny and his wife Pam took over the business in 1985, and the popularity of the Sims pie is as strong as ever. Keeping the family connection strong, most of Manny’s sisters have worked at Sims, and his sister Judy is the friendly van driver

who delivers freshly baked goodies throughout the community.

From an after-school treat, to a truckies tucker, it seems that the door never stops opening and closing throughout the day.

Delectable pastry goods and mouthwatering baking, to custom-created cakes and the softest of bread, Sims Bakery is the perfect destination to stock up on supplies before a picnic at the domain, or a road trip to the ocean.

Founded in 1990, Stuart Tarbotton Contracting began with one man, and one digger. More than 20 years later, Stuart now employs a strong workforce of more than 20 staff, from administration to truck drivers and machine operators.

Stuart’s business is well-known for quality results, stemming from knowledgeable machine operators with many years of experience.

Work in the early days consisted mainly of creating driveways, cleaning stock water races and digging offal holes. Now the company is recognised as an industry leader in dairy conversions, site works for subdivisions, as well as for commercial development, and constructing irrigation ponds.

Ensuring the right machine and operator is used for the job, as well as looking after client’s property are part of the strong company ethics. With an impressive fleet of trucks, excavators, graders, rollers and a scraper, as well as GPS and levelling equipment, they have the right gear, at the right price, to ensure the job is done right, each and every time.

Tiddlywinks PreschoolIf the name isn’t already cute enough to make you think ‘aaawww’, then the children within certainly are!

Located on Archibald Street in Tinwald, Tiddlywinks Preschool are a privatelyowned childcare facility, dedicated to providing children five years of age and under, with the best and brightest learning environment possible.

Within a friendly, family-orientated setting, Tiddlywinks Preschool understand that every child is unique, and strive to meet every child’s individual needs, to assist them to learn and grow to the best of their ability. Its open-door policy enables parents and family to share in the fun and open learning environment, where communication is encouraged.

Tiddlywinks Preschool are looking forward to meeting you and your family, where childhood and parent friendships are forged, and nurtured.

Gracefully poised across five acres of park-like grounds on Carters Terrace, Terrace View is affordable luxury, with professional care close at hand.

Whether you’re looking for one, two, or three bedrooms, you’ll find Terrace View’s villas, apartments and studios to be light, spacious and thoughtfully laid out.

The villas are fully equipped for independent living. Kitchens are sleek and efficient, with quality appliances, while

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We’re stoked to be supporting you!

We reckon the work you do in Mid Canterbury is awesome and we’re happy we can help you in a small way to keep doing it. bathrooms are roomy and attractive. You’ll find considerate, accomplished design in every area while providing comfort and security.

Being part of the village allows you the pleasure of sitting back and enjoying the extensive grounds, without the lawn mowing, maintenance and upkeep.

Village life at Terrace View includes being entertained at the on-site theatre, dining and socialising at the bar and café, family celebrations in the extensive lounge areas, or rolling out at the village’s private bowling green.

You can choose whatever lifestyle is best suited for you with the security of knowing that you can obtain help from onsite professionals 24 hours a day, • For Casual & Permanent BinifHires needed.

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When you fill up your car or your tummy at Z in Tinwald or Ashburton, you’re helping to give back to the local community.

The local Z stations have chosen eight worthy local groups to receive a share of $1 million being given away in Z Energy’s ‘Good in the Hood’ programme this March.

Local Z Retailer, Bevan McLellan, said it was challenging to narrow down the applications they received to just four organisations per Z station.

During the month of March, every customer making a purchase at Z (excluding cigarette only purchases) will be given an orange token they can use to vote for the organisation they wish to support via the voting units on site.

How much funding each group receives will ultimately be determined by the number of customer votes they receive.

We offer aYou regularcan’t Rubbish Removal Service, with many local Companies miss the friendly faces in the hiring our Front Loader Bins and using our Cardboard Recycling Cages,

“Z is for every neighbourhood we big blue trucks that make up the Gary operate in, and in this case, Z is for Mid We also have Open Top Bins on a casual basis, for property clean ups, building McCormick Canterbury” says Bevan. works and Garden tidy ups.Transport fleet.

And a Household and/or Garden waste Drum empty service.

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their business, and they’ve built a reputation for exceptional service, due to experienced drivers who Gary McCormick Transport Ltd work hard to keep a tight schedule.

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From large skip bins to open-top bins and 44 gallon drums, Gary McCormick Transport have a range of size options to meet your disposal needs. They offer a convenient same-day service, or if demand is high on a given day, priority is given to visit you the following morning.

Tinwald based, and locally owned and operated, Gary McCormick Transport strive to provide the best service, at the

Ashburton Signs and Graphics One of the most important factors in

Tinwald Shopping Centre business, is letting your customers know where you are.

For quality sign manufacturing, look no further than the friendly team at ashsigns@vodafone.co.nz Ashburton Signs and Graphics.

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The team is conscious of how costly down-time can be, so they take pride Vern can provide a range of repairs in efficiency and getting the job and maintenance to your motorcycle, to done quickly, to a high standard of ensure it runs at top condition. workmanship.

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Whether you’re in the market for a new Holden car, or an Isuzu truck, you’ll find both of Smallbone’s vehicle yards on the Main Road through Tinwald.

Smallbone Ltd is committed to providing quality services and products to its valued customers, at all times, on time, meeting and exceeding customer needs and expectations. Smallbone Holden have only been based in Tinwald since the end of last year in their purpose built dealership making it the newest motor vehicle building in Ashburton Being locally owned and operated, Smallbones are proud to have a very dedicated team of trained and qualified

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Heart of Tinwald

By Sue Newman

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Tinwald’s business heart today is concentrated in a strip of shops along State Highway One; it’s a busy place and that’s the way it’s always been along that commercial strip.

More than a century ago, when Tinwald was a new township on the Canterbury Plains the same commercial area was also the heart of the Tinwald. The shops, however, were very different.

Then that area was home to a

blacksmith, general store, a bakery and grocery, two carpenters and cabinet makers, a shoemaker, several grainstores, a hotel, saddler and wheelwright.

In every way, early Tinwald was a rural servicing town. Its businesses were established to meet rural needs and the Tinwald sale yards, built in 1878, were one of the busiest places in town.

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river, Ashburton. As a pioneer township it developed its own unique character with a range of businesses that ensured the needs of residents, urban and rural, were met within in a short distance of home.

Today Tinwald continues to thrive as a commercial centre with cafes, takeaway food outlets, dairies, garages and a supermarket, it continues to meet the changing needs of people who live in the rapidly growing suburb.

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In brief Diademe scratched Cambridge mare Diademe has been withdrawn from the Haunui Farm Group One WFA Classic at Otaki today. The five-year-old daughter of Savabeel sustained a stone bruise during the week. “She will miss Saturday’s race,” said Murray Baker who trains the mare in partnership with Andrew Forsman. “We will let it heal and she will probably be back for the Westbury Stud Classic at Ellerslie.” Diademe won the Gr.3 Westbury Stud Classic last year defeating Final Touch and Fleur de Lune, to claim the first stakes win of her career.

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Title for Super Easy Super Easy may have been retired to Hallmark Stud, at Te Kauwhata, in September but his deeds on the racetrack were still being celebrated in Singapore on Thursday night.

The son of Darci Brahma was named Champion Sprinter of 2013 and Singapore Horse of the Year for the second consecutive year at the Singapore Racing Awards. The Mike Ryan-bred bay won the Gr.1 Lion City Cup (1200m) and the Gr.1 Patron’s Bowl (1600m) last year. The New Zealand breeding industry was further represented at the awards

by Champion juvenile War Affair, a Trelawney Stud-bred son of Waikato Stud-based sire O’Reilly. Super Ninteyseven, a Lyndhurst Farm NZB Ready To Run Sale graduate was also recognised, as the Champion Miler of 2013. New Zealander Laurie Laxon was presented with his eighth Champion Trainer trophy.

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Zippo ready for Wairoa It may have only been a maiden race with five runners but Hastingstrained Captain Zippo certainly created a huge impression when scoring a debut win at Tauherenikau on Waitangi Day. The Captain Rio three-year-old missed the start by four lengths and was still a distant last rounding the home bend but unleashed a phenomenal finishing burst to get up and snatch a half-head victory over Miss Kaylee. “When he bombed the start, I thought that it was all over,” said Mick Brown, who trains in partnership with his wife Sue Thompson. Brown believes Captain Zippo will be hard to beat in the Rating 65 Wairoa Star Dash (1200m) on Sunday. “On paper it looks a battle between him and Repulse Bay of Shaune Ritchie’s,” Brown said.

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Long odds for champ The weird twilight zone Terror To Love inhabits is best summed up by his price for the Inter Dominion final in Sydney - $13. He is eighth favourite for the A$750,000 ($810,000) classic at Menangle on March 2, despite winning his heat at Addington last Saturday night with the fastest last 400m ever recorded on the iconic track. This is Terror To Love, which looked one of the all-time greats when he overcame losing 30m in an early gallop to win his third straight New Zealand Cup in November, on a day when he looked unbeatable.

But so ingrained in punters’ and bookmakers’ minds is the notion that Terror To Love hates Menangle that he is rated a $13 chance for the race by the Aussie TAB, while fellow Kiwi pacer Smolda is the $4.20 second favourite.

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Supreme Gem (Craig Thornley) came with a determined run down the middle of the track to claim the Mountain River Processors Hororata Cup at Methven’s Mt Harding Racecourse yesterday. Lifesofine (Dexter Dunn) had led from the start, setting a hot pace until Donegal’s Guest (John Dunn) took over with a round to go. Live Lea (Ricky May) which had been handy throughout looked to make a challenge on the inside down the straight but could make no impression on the leader, which looked to have the race in safe keeping until Supreme Gem arrived on the scene with a last gasp lunge to take the honours.

Hororata harness results from Methven yesterday The weather was fine and the track good for the Hororata Harness at Methven yesterday.

RACE 1 - DJ PEARCE GRAZING & AGISTMENT MOBILE PACE, $7000, 2300m 5-5 Georgie Mach (9) D Butt 1 9-9 Highview Aria (14) J Curtin 2 1-1 Donegal Jimmy Dave (17) J Dunn 3 Scr: Elshavy, Young Mister Grace, Karanga Sweet P, Harlequin Bromac.

Also (in finishing order): 3-4 Riga Doon, 14-12 Breeny’s Smile, 13-14 Snowden, 6-6 Bobby T, 2-2 Rip Roaring, 10-10 Houdini, 8-8 Can’t Get Enough, 4-3 Red Under Fire, 12-13 Mr Meddle, 11-11 Toscana Bromac, 7-7 Trevi Bromac.

3L, Nk, 1/2 hd. Time: 2:57.00. MR: 2:03.90. Last 800m: 60.70. Win: $11.30. Places: $3.70, $6.40, $1.50. Quinella: $138.70. Tri: $787.00 (9,14,17).

First4: $1770.80 (9,14,17,13). Sub: Donegal Jimmy Dave (17).

Trainer: D & C Butt, Woodend Beach. Breeding: 3 f Mach Three-Kaye At Quinns.

RACE 2 - ANDY CLARK PAINTERS & BARSON DISTRIBUTOR, $7000, 2400m 1-2 Total Exposure (15) D Nyhan 1 4-4 Mantorp (14) G O’Reilly 2 8-9 Regal Moment (13) K O’Connor 3 Scratched: Desert Blue, Strathfield Sun, Bernice, Sungait Sally.

Also (in finishing order): 6-6 Pure Emotion, 11-11 Moa Bones, 9-8 Starview Soul, 2-1 Maidofdiamonds, 10-10 Donsmedad, 7-7 Gogirl Bromac, 13-13 Belle Bones, 5-3 Waihemo Angus, 3-5 Jean Sebastien, 12-12 Poppa Don, 15-15 Lauren, 14-14 Scarlett Lane.

1-1/2L, 1/2L, 3/4L. Time: 3:16.40. MR: 2:11.70.

Last 800m: 62.20. Win: $4.70. Places: $2.20, $3.00, $4.20. Quinella: $18.40. Trifecta: $397.80 (15,14,13). First4: $3283.50 (15,14,13,11). Sub: Total Exposure (15).

Trainer: Denis Nyhan, Templeton. Breeding: 6 g Sundon-Total Perception.

RACE 3 - SEELITE WINDOWS & DOORS PACE, $7000, 2400m 1-3 Major Talk (2) D Dunn 1 2-1 Sterns Arising (12) J Dunn 2 5-5 Lacroix Franco (8) P Davis 3 Scratched: Lynley Morris, Woodstock, Joe The Hunter, Bobbi.

Also (in finishing order): 9-10 Tom Bola, 11-11 Sounds Like Us, 6-6 Grin Again, 13-13 She’s Got It, 3-2 Scanreco Bay, 10-8 Taia’s Kid, 8-7 Prince Of Persia, 12-12 Coyote, 4-4 Pacific Rose, 14-15

Wonder Anvil, 15-14 Thingamajig, 7-9 Three Sands (Pulled up).

3/4L, Hd, 1/2L. Time: 3:07.80. MR: 2:05.90. Last 800m: 61.00. Win: $4.70. Places: $2.10, $2.00, $3.40. Quinella: $7.40. Tri: $174.90 (2,12,8). First4: $2405.50 (2,12,8,4). Double: $13.80 (15+/2+), $4.50 (15+/12). Treble: $241.50 (9/15+/2+). Sub: Major Talk (2).

Trainer: Paul Kerr, Ohoka. Breeding: 3 f Art MajorDream About Class.

RACE 4 - NEVELE R FILLIES SERIES HEAT 5 MOBILE PACE, $15000, 1609m 1-1 Ideal Power (4) N McGrath 1 5-5 Cala (10) J Curtin 2 2-2 Angelina Jolie (7) R May 3 Scratched: Libertybelle Midfrew.

Also (in finishing order): 6-7 Artistic Lover, 3-3 Goodness Gracious Me, 10-10 Bay Emerald, 9-9 Katie Kash, 7-6 Albuquerque, 4-4 Ultimate CC, 8-8 So You Think.

1-1/4L, 1/2L, Lg nk. Time: 1:57.90. MR: 1:57.90.

Last 800m: 58.30. Win: $2.80. Places: $1.30, $2.80, $1.40. Quinella: $15.90. Trifecta: $84.30 (4,10,7). First4: $416.60 (4,10,7,1). Sub: Ideal Power (4).

Trainer: Nigel McGrath, Weedons. Breeding: 3 f Western Ideal-Gem Power.

RACE 5 - DUNSANDEL TAVERN FILLIES & MARES MOBILE , $8500, 1609m 8-8 Crackapaca (1) B Hill 1 6-6 All Delight (5) C D Thornley 2 3-3 Vincennes (4) G Smith 3 Scr: Glamar Girls, Indian Arrow, Ally Grace.

Also (in finishing order): 2-2 Magna, 11-11 The Burning Question, 13-12 Whyamibettor, 1-1 Onlyforyou, 4-4 Mashika, 5-5 Roxy Bromac, 9-9 Threebee, 10-10 Fortunately, 7-7 Washington Express, 14-14 Can’t Teach That, 12-13 Anntoro.

1-1/2L, 1/2 hd, 3/4L. Time: 1:57.80. MR: 1:57.80.

Last 800m: 58.64. Win: $18.70. Places: $4.70, $3.20, $2.20. Quinella: $129.70. Trifecta: $959.20 (1,5,4). First4: $2685.00 (1,5,4,16).

Double: $46.80 (4+/1), $11.50 (4+/5). Sub: Onlyforyou (17).

Trainer: Brendon Hill, Kaiapoi. Breeding: 4 m Christian Cullen-Nicky’s Delight.

RACE 6 - ELLESMERE TRANSPORT HANDICAP TROT, $7500, 2400m 5-5 Free Bird (13) S Ottley 1 7-6 Armed Force (9) M Jones 2 14-14 Miri (10) D O’Connell 3 Scratched: Sarah Palin, All Lit Up, Gordon

Trotter, Peterhof, Sunchita.

Also (in finishing order): 6-8 Franco Nadal, 4-4 All Shook Up, 8-7 Trick Star, 3-3 Wishes Star, 9-9 Brite N Early, 15-15 Thanksforplaying, 16-17 Monorail, 17-16 Gee Itsa Boy, 1-1 Millicent, 12-12 The Wicket Keeper, 13-13 Evander D Go, 10-10 Continental Halo, 2-2 Fancy Pants, 11-11 Filigree Sheree.

1L, Nk, Nk. Time: 3:12.50. MR: 2:09.10. Last 800m: 59.66. Win: $10.60. Places: $3.80, $4.20, $14.60.

Quinella: $83.10. Trifecta: $5986.90 (13,9,10).

First4: $5199.10 (13,9,10,22). Sub: Millicent (21).

Trainer: Barry Ward, West Melton. Breeding: 4 m Bettor’s Delight-Time’s On My Side.

RACE 7 - PGG WRIGHTSON MOBILE PACE, $9000, 2300m 1-1 Arising Easton (12) M Purdon 1 5-6 Mach’s Gladiator (7) B Thomas 2 2-3 Naughty Maravu (5) G Smith 3 Scratched: Bettor Fella, Classiebee.

Also (in finishing order): 4-2 Jerry Garcia, 8-8 Robyn’s Raider, 6-5 Greenburn Creek, 10-9 Franco Envoy, 7-7 Sailing On, 12-13 Elusive Flight, 9-10 Johnny Mick, 11-11 Jack Hammer, 3-4 True South, 14-14 Dream Gal, 13-12 K C Pedro.

Hd, Nse, 2L. Time: 2:58.90. MR: 2:05.20. Last 800m: 58.22. Win: $2.80. Places: $1.40, $3.10, $2.40. Quinella: $14.30. Trifecta: $125.60 (12,7,5). First4: $550.80 (12,7,5,14). Double: $40.10 (13/12+), $47.30 (13/7). Treble: $1193.80 (1/13/12+). Sub: Arising Easton (12).

Tr: Purdon/Rasmussen, Rolleston. Breeding: 4 g Washington VC-Ararua Alley.

RACE 8 - MOUNTAIN RIVER PROCESSORS HORORATA CUP H, $14,999, 3000m 3-3 Supreme Gem (2) C D Thornley 1 1-1 Donegal’s Guest (8) J Dunn 2 6-5 Live Lea (1) R May 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 7-7 Tijuana Bromac, 2-2 Glencoe V C, 5-6 Lifesofine, 4-4 Cam Before The Storm, 8-8 Sonnetsson, 9-9 Maiden Rome.

Hd, Lg nk, 1-1/2L. Time: 3:52.30.

MR: 2:04.60. Last 800m: 58.98. Win: $6.90.

Places: $1.80, $1.10, $2.60. Quinella: $6.00.

Trifecta: $108.20 (2,8,1). First4: $553.20 (2,8,1,5).

Sub: Donegal’s Guest (8).

Trainer: John McDermott, Prebbleton. Breeding: 6 m Christian Cullen-Flying Sands.

RACE 9 - ZELAM PACE, $7500, 2400m 1-1 Franco Harrington (5) C D Thornley 1 6-5 Lilac Desire (2) K Cox 2

4-4 True Legend (16) G Smith 3 Scr: Mach Of The Man, Riverboat Princess.

Also (in finishing order): 5-6 Franco Tyrone, 3-3 Revell Yell, 2-2 Ohoka Benson, 9-9 Bankcard, 10-10 Bhappy, 8-8 Classiegent, 13-12 Fifteen C, 14-14 Shantahlia Knight, 12-13 Black Ice, 7-7 Outta Sight, 11-11 Panic Slowly.

1-1/4L, 3/4L, 1-1/2L. Time: 3:07.00. MR: 2:05.40.

Last 800m: 58.47. Win: $2.00. Places: $1.30, $3.00, $2.90. Quinella: $11.10. Trifecta: $134.40 (5,2,16). First4: $593.90 (5,2,16,1). Double: $19.80 (2/5+), $15.80 (2/2). Sub: Franco Harrington (5).

Trainer: Steven McRae, Halswell. Breeding: 4 g Lis Mara-Harem Franco.

RACE 10 - BAYER CROPSCIENCE NEW ZEALAND HANDICAP T, $11000, 3000m 1-1 Royal Aspirations (11) S Smolensk 1 2-2 Superbowlcheerleader (2) M Purdon 2 4-4 Quality Invasion (12) G Archer 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 10-11 Dixie Commando, 6-7 Regal Petite, 7-5 Burano, 8-8 Rebma, 9-9 Juneamy Castleton, 5-6 Sir Lexington, 11-10 Sunny Kash, 3-3 Phil’s Gift, 12-12 Global Invasion.

3/4L, 4L, 2L. Time: 3:58.20. MR: 2:07.80.

Last 800m: 60.19. Win: $2.80. Places: $1.50, $2.10, $2.70. Quinella: $7.30. Trifecta: $62.50 (11,2,12). First4: $492.30 (11,2,12,5). Sub: Royal Aspirations (11).

Trainer: Fred Fletcher, Weedons. Breeding: 4 h Monarchy-Aspiring Gal. RACE 11 - WILSON’S SPORTS BAR & TAB MOBILE PACE, $7500, 2300m 2-2 Nota Lada (7) M Purdon 1 1-1 Ranfurly Rulz (5) R May 2 6-6 Isaac (15) J Curtin 3 Scratched: Good Girl Becqui, Loose Cannon, Oncewerechristians, Alma Eyre, Lady Godiva.

Also (in finishing order): 7-7 Cowboy, 10-11 Baileys Desire, 3-3 Johnny Eyre, 5-5 Mighty Peruvian, 4-4 Juicy Odds, 11-10 Shantahlia’s Star, 8-8 Vienna Eyre, 13-12 Benihana, 12-13 Chargedownking, 9-9 Elbeau (Pulled up).

1/2L, 3L, 1/2L. Time: 2:57.00. MR: 2:03.90. Last 800m: 59.33. Win: $3.40. Places: $1.80, $1.30, $3.70. Q: $2.90. Trifecta: $77.80 (7,5,15). First4: $606.60 (7,5,15,8). Quaddie: $254.10 (2/5+/11+/7).

Place6: $56.40 (9,10,13/5,7,12+/1,2,8+/2,5+,16/2,11+ ,12/5+,7,15). Double: $9.20 (11+/7), $2.00 (11+/5+).

Treble: $35.60 (5+/11+/7). Sub: Ranfurly Rulz (5).

Tr: Purdon/Rasmussen, Rolleston. Breeding: 3 g Mach Three-Hi Ho Silver Lining.

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■ MOUNTAIN BIKING

Elite riders on the mountain

By Jonathan Leask

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The Mt Hutt Bike Park will be torn up by some big name riders at next month’s Oceania Mountain Bike Championships.

Podium winners and place-getters from last weekend’s National MTB Championships in Rotorua are now gearing up for the big three days of racing at Bike Methven’s 2100m high bike park on Mt Hutt.

Under 19 cross-country champion and loyal Cantabrian, Ben Oliver, is excited to have the Oceanias on his doorstep.

“I’m looking forward to racing,” Oliver said.

“The team are doing a great job with the course which everyone will like. I’m hoping the Oceanias go as well as the Nationals did for me.”

Elite Men’s Downhill winner, George Brannigan, is looking ahead to his World Cup season and

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sees the Oceanias as “the perfect race to prepare” before he heads to Europe for the World Cup season.

Brannigan is joined by national top five elite men Rupert Chapman and Brook McDonald.

Top under 19 woman Georgia Petrie will be there while the 2012 World Junior Cross Country Mountain bike champion, Anton Cooper, will also be in attendance, looking to go better than his second place in the elite men’s cross country at nationals.

Crossing the Tasman are the like of Reece Tucknott in the under 19 Men’s XC, a previous under 17 national champion and another U19 cross country rider Luke Brame.

Having successfully hosted the New Zealand Downhill Series twice in recent years, Bike Methven in conjunction with the Gravity Canterbury Club of Christchurch secured the premier event on the calendar that starts on March photo donna wylie 101113-dw-182 14.

Action is fast and furious on the Mt Hutt Bike Park.

Gold strike

By Jonathan Leask

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Local rowing products have won gold at the New Zealand Rowing Championships and go after more glory at Lake Karapiro today.

Hamish Bond picked up gold in the men’s premier pair with James Lassche and enters today’s premier men’s single sculls as the favourite to take the gold, despite Olympic champion singles champion Mahe Drysdale being in the field.

Duncan Grant progressed through the repechage finishing third behind winner Eric Murray to join Bond and Drsydale in the top class singles final. However in the lightweight men’s final Grant had gained direct entry after winning his heat but withdrew after aggravating a stress fracture, and it was highly unlikely he would race today.

Mayfield’s Emma Dyke won gold with the Southern RPC women’s under 22 eight, beating the Auckland RPC by over five seconds.

It was a big turnaround after the Southern RPC was third in the heats, 40 seconds behind the Auckland boat.

Dyke partnered Alice Darry in the under 22 pair and was fourth in the final and will race in the under 20 pair final today.

■ OPINION

Leading from the front

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know we’re now heavily into winter, because the rugby season is well under way, but we surely have to acknowledge that last little kick that was in the sporting summer just gone by.

The Black Caps had, heading into the last test against MS Dhoni’s champion Indian team, what was for them a very, very good season, verging on the superb, giving the West Indians a beating (expected) and then crushing the Indians in the one day series (not expected, not one little bit).

It was topped off by a command performance in the first test, brilliantly led from the front by Brendon McCullum with his second double century.

The top echelon of players in the world, when they’re talking in the kitchen at parties, don’t bother that much with centuries; the mark of that elite portion of cricket society is how many double tons you’ve racked up, and that first test effort put McCullum right in amongst that conversation.

After that stunning win, everyone rightly heaped praise on our team, and all the scribes dragged out their best superlatives, knowing that there was a fair chance they wouldn’t have to do that again in a series against a team of this quality. It didn’t take too much deductive reasoning to figure out they’d been here before, and deep disappointment usually lay just around the next corner. I think ‘flatter to deceive’ is the phrase that has come to mind many a time with this team.

After losing the toss and a whole lot of wickets for not many runs in the first innings of the second test, indeed it looked like business as usual for the Black Caps, and when BJ Watling joined his captain at the wicket in the second innings the scoreboard read a dismal 94-5 with a

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herculean mountain to climb, the TAB was giving any old odds on New Zealand merely surviving till the end of day three.

The top order had failed, and the skipper had surely done his best work in the first test, and BJ wasn’t exactly in sparkling form.

A couple of days later, McCullum declared at 680 for 8, New Zealand’s highest test score ever, and he had provided the bulk of those runs himself with a magnificent triple century, an exercise in tenacity that had queues lining up to get into the Basin Reserve for day five of a test match, scenes that just don’t happen in New Zealand.

Jimmy Neesham put the icing on the cake for the New Zealanders, striding out to the middle and whacking 137 not out, the highest score by a No. 8 batsman on debut, and putting any slim remaining chance for the Indians right out of reach, but this series belonged to the Black Caps’ skipper.

Brendon McCullum said after the second test he was ‘a little embarrassed because I’m not anywhere near the calibre of those two’. He’s referring of course to Stephen Fleming and Martin Crowe, surely two of our finest, but cricket’s all about runs on the board (Fleming will always be remembered as the player who couldn’t quite convert good scores into the big ones), and those 302 runs at the Basin put him right at the top of the tree.

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■ REAL ESTATE MARKET

Property bubble ‘about to burst’

BY MATTHEW BACKHOUSE First-home buyers will benefit from a catastrophic collapse in New Zealand’s property market that could see house prices fall by more than 30 per cent in the next few years, an American economist and demographer predicts.

Harry Dent has predicted some of the worst market crashes in recent history, including the decade-long economic slowdown in Japan in the 1990s and the 2008 global financial crisis.

Now, he is predicting property prices in New Zealand will fall between 30 to 50 per cent in the next few years.

Speaking from Australia where he is promoting his latest book, The Demographic Cliff, and talking at seminars - Dent said New Zealand was in a property bubble that was ready to burst.

He said the bubble was being propped up by baby boomers, immigration and foreign buyers, especially from China.

“China is holding up real es-

tate, especially in Australia and New Zealand, and one of the reasons is the rich Chinese are getting out of the country.”

However, China’s housing market was also in an “unbelievable” bubble. While house prices in Auckland were about nine times annual income, they were about 30 times income in China.

When the Chinese real estate bubble bursts - like Japan’s did in the late 1980s - it would trigger a similar collapse here. That could happen within the next few years.

Mr Dent - whose predictions draw on demographic data and long-term trends - said people wrongly believed property prices could not go down in value because there was strong demand.

“But what people don’t understand is the reason you get a bubble in the first place is because there’s strong demand versus limited supply, and that’s what you have in Australia and New Zealand,” he said.

“I think you’re going to see at least a 30 per cent correction,

US expert Harry Dent is predicting the New Zealand property market will crash with prices expected to fall between 30 to 50 per cent.

and you could see as much as 50 per cent - a lot of that depends on how bad China goes.”

When the New Zealand bubble bursts, it would be a good time to buy property here - especially for younger first-time home buyers.

“Young people should be pray-

ing for this, because they don’t have a shot,” Mr Dent said.

“High real estate prices are only good for the people sitting in real estate that bought it a long time ago. It’s horrible for young families, it makes your business uncompetitive because they have got to pay higher

wages ... it’s a huge tax.

“Young people really don’t have a chance. We really do need a reset.”

Mr Dent said New Zealand, like other countries, would also have to raise the retirement age to be able to afford the rising cost of entitlements.

“If we adjusted all of our entitlements, healthcare and retirement benefits for rising life expectancy ... we’d be retiring at 75, not 65,” he said.

“We have a big reset coming on that around the world. I think the world is going to have to go into a crisis to realise that real estate can’t go up forever, that we can’t afford the entitlements.”

Mr Dent predicts the next global financial crisis will see the unwinding of commodity prices. That would be bad news for New Zealand’s export-led economy, he said.

The crisis - which Mr Dent predicts could start as early as this year - would be a major depression rather than a recession, he said.

- APNZ

■ HUBBARD COMPANY COLLAPSE

■ WESTLAND MILK

Repayment to Aorangi investors reaches 92 cents in the dollar

Company eyes China office: From Hokitika to China

Repayments to investors in Aorangi Securities, one of the failed vehicles in the stable formerly run by Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard, have climbed to 92 cents in the dollar, say the statutory managers, Grant Thornton.

An amicable settlement reached last April with Hubbard’s widow, Jean, had saved investors the potential for extended litigation and might have limited returns to investors to an estimated 35 cents in the dollar, whereas they were now likely to receive full reimbursement, the firm said in a statement accompanying its 15th report on Aorangi.

The report includes detail on the related Te Tua Charitable Trust, and shows that the statutory managers’ fees and payments for legal advice relating to Aorangi and Te Tua to date

Allan Hubbard

total $10.7 million.

Progress to date was consistent with the expectation at the time of the statutory management being implemented in 2010 that realisations for investors would take three to four years.

In the last six months, a significant investment in a group of Mid and South Canterbury farms had been concluded,

along with a number of other sales and early repayments of loans.

Former Commerce Minister Simon Power appointed the statutory managers of various Hubbard entities, though controversially left out Allan Hubbard’s primary entity, South Canterbury Finance.

SCF ultimately cost the taxpayer an upfront bill of $1.7 billion when it failed and called on a government deposit guarantee scheme created to protect investors during a spate of finance company collapses in the late 2000s.

Former directors and an executive of SCF will stand trial for an alleged fraud at the lender next month.

Hubbard died in a car crash in 2011 facing fraud charges relating to his management of Aorangi.

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Westland Milk Products is considering establishing an office in China to work closer with customers.

Chief executive Rod Quin said the move reflected the company’s commitment to the growing Chinese market.

“China is increasingly important to us and the opportunities it presents for the sale of our high value product portfolio feeds back to improved earnings for Westland shareholders,” Mr Quin said.

“Our new nutritionals dryer (commissioned at the beginning of 2013) is already working to capacity to supply the demand for high-end nutritional products ‘We expect a capital expenditure proposal for a new dedicated infant formula drier at Hokitika to be approved at our March board meeting.

“To meet this considerable investment in nutritional ca-

pacity it’s imperative that we have a strong presence in the country where we expect most of that product to be sold,” Mr Quin said.

New regulations in China around the importation of infant formula were creating a tighter market for exporting companies in New Zealand, he said.

But it was a market where flexible, innovative companies with a reputation for quality high-end products, such as Westland, had an advantage.

This would be enhanced by the establishment of an office in China itself.

“We’re proceeding with our investigations and negotiations in China with a view to bringing this about.

“I fully expect that this move will increase Westland’s profitability and, through that, the payout to our shareholders.”

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■ UNITED STATES

In brief

Shootings outrage US The White House says it’s “outraged” that Ukrainian forces have turned automatic weapons on demonstrators as a short-lived truce shattered in Kiev.

In a statement, White House press secretary Jay Carney called for the withdrawal of government forces from the front lines in the Ukrainian capital, but did not specify what consequences there would be from Washington after its previous, repeated calls for an end to violence were ignored.

“We are outraged by the images of Ukrainian security forces firing automatic weapons on their own people,” Carney said.

“We urge President (Viktor) Yanukovych to immediately withdraw his security forces from downtown Kiev and to respect the right of peaceful protest, and we urge protesters to express themselves peacefully.”

Carney urged the Ukrainian military not to get involved in a conflict that he said should be resolved by political means and said Washington would work with its allies to hold accountable those responsible for violence.

The Pentagon echoed the White House’s comments and expressed disappointment that Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel’s attempts to speak to his Ukrainian counterpart, Pavel Lebedev, had been rebuffed.

“We’ve been trying now for the past several days, as the violence escalated, to reach the ministry of defence,” Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters.

“So far, the ministry of de-

Qantas is set to outline major job cuts next week in response to its massive financial losses. The airline said in December it expects cut at least 1000 jobs in 2014 as it works to save $2 billion over the next three years. It is expected to post a loss of up to $300 million for the for the first half of the 2013/14 financial year when it announces its financial results next week. yesterday, Qantas denied market speculation it was planning to cut up to 3000 jobs, plus shed some overseas routes. “There are a series of unsubstantiated and unsourced rumours swirling around ahead of our half year results, ranging from estimates on job losses to route changes,” Qantas said in a statement. “The facts are that Qantas has flagged the need to make tough decisions as part of strengthening our business, which we will outline next Thursday.”

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Gunmen wear burqas

Activists burn tyres at barricades close to Independence Square, the epicenter of the country’s current unrest, in Kiev, Ukraine, yesterday. ap photo

fence has been unresponsive to our requests,” he said, adding that “they haven’t taken the call”.

The Ukrainian president replaced the head of the army’s general staff on Wednesday, but so far the military has not been implicated in the violence gripping the capital Kiev, Kirby said.

“The reports we are receiving right now from our embassy personnel in Kiev indicate that the armed forces are being used at this time to protect military facilities, including weapons

and ammunition storage facilities, and are not involved in the violence against protesters,” he said.

“We certainly hope that remains the case.”

On Wednesday, Obama warned Ukraine’s government of “consequences” if it did not stop turning violence on peaceful protesters.

The administration also put 20 top Ukrainian officials on a visa blacklist and threatened further sanctions.

But fresh violence erupted on Thursday, with raging street

battles between protesters and security forces.

More than 60 protesters died from gunshot wounds, according to an opposition medic, making the day the bloodiest since Ukraine’s independence.

The US State Department yesterday urged Americans to postpone all non-essential travel to Ukraine.

It said US citizens in Ukraine, and those considering travel to Ukraine, should evaluate their personal security situation in light of the escalating violence.

- AFP

■ CHINA

Business empire ‘backed by menace’ China has charged 36 members of a “mafia-style” gang led by a tycoon who once launched a billion-dollar bid for an Australian mining firm, state media said.

A court had started prosecuting members of the gang, based in the southwestern province of Sichuan, including head of private company Hanlong group Liu Han and his brother Liu Wei, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Hanlong is a diversified firm with interests ranging from tourism to minerals and assets of more than 20 billion yuan

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($A3.56 billion), it has said previously.

It launched a takeover bid of more than $A1.11 billion for listed Australian iron ore company Sundance Resources in 2011, but the deal collapsed in 2013 after Hanlong failed to follow through. Chinese media reports said at the time Liu Han had been detained.

“His business empire was backed by menace,” Xinhua said in a lengthy report about the case.

“He and his gang have accumulated enormous wealth in property, mining, and elec-

tricity, through loan sharking and stockmarket manipulation, by illegal mergers and acquisitions and any other means available to them,” it said, adding Liu’s “criminal empire” had assets of 40 billion yuan.

Sichuan is one of the powerbases of Zhou Yongkang, China’s former hugely powerful security chief who is at the centre of mounting speculation about his fate.

Authorities said this week that a former close aide of his, Ji Wenlin, most recently a vice-governor of the southern province of Hainan, was being

investigated for “severe violations” of discipline and law in the latest sign of moves against Zhou, who retired in 2012.

State media hinted that Liu Han’s gang had political connections to central government officials.

“Liu has reportedly even bribed his way to Beijing,” the China Daily newspaper said in an editorial yesterday.

“But who extended umbrellas of protection for him?

“This is a bigger question than that (of) the outcome of ongoing court proceedings.”

- AFP

Three male suicide attackers wearing burqas have attacked a police headquarters close to the Afghan capital Kabul, killing one policeman as concerns rise over security ahead of the presidential election. The militants were shot dead yesterday when they stormed the police base in Sarobi district, 50km east of Kabul, after another suicide attacker died when he exploded a vehicle bomb outside the entrance. Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the twohour attack, which occurred in the same district where presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah’s convoy briefly came under gunfire on Wednesday.

- AFP

Shoplifter nabs $1m coat A brazen shoplifter has helped himself to an alligator-leather coat worth nearly HK$1 million ($A144,549) from a flagship Burberry store in one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping districts.

The pricey trench coat was displayed on a mannequin, and staff at the British brand’s shop in Tsim Sha Tsui discovered it was missing after they closed for business on Wednesday.

“The person who reported the case discovered a leather jacket worth about HK$900,000 had disappeared. A review of the security cameras made staff believe it had been stolen,” police said in a statement yesterday. The Tsim Sha Tsui area is particularly popular with wealthy Chinese tourists willing to pay eye-popping prices for Western brands. - AFP

China opposes meeting China has urged US President Barack Obama to cancel his planned meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. “China is firmly opposed to this,” the foreign ministry said in a statement on its website. “We urge the US side to treat China’s concern in a serious way and immediately cancel the planned meeting.”

US National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the two Nobel peace laureates would meet in Washington today.

In a sign of the sensitivity of the meeting, it was listed on the president’s daily schedule as closed to the press.

- AFP

ADOPT A PET

Find out more about these pets by contacting the Mid Canterbury Animal shelter on 021 828350.

We would love to see you!

We are also seeking foster parents for cats and dogs to find out if you are eligible please give us a call.

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Simba

Alvin is a Rotti cross that was rescued from the pound and is ready to be welcomed into a new family.

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Simba is an 8 1/2 year old chocolate lab. He is looking for a new family.

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Black and white male kitten Approx 10 weeks old male kitten.

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Jake

A playful but gentle dog Jake would love a new family. He is approximately 1.5 years old, Huntaway cross, desexed and registered.

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Johnny’s new parents with their new dog.

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Sheba

Sheba is an approximately 2 year old Huntaway x Beardie and is very friendly. Lead trained, desexed, registered and vaccinated.

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Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds theguardian.co.nz

CLEANERS EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING (2012) Professional service and a friendly team for a job well done.

Call Sandra and the team on 03 307 8184 or 027 292 0180 Home • Commercial • Office

Roofing Specialists We specialise in:

•New roofs and re-roofs •Five Rib roofing •Corrugated roofing •Fascia, spouting and downpipes •Qualified fixers.

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• Wall or floor mounted available • Most models will continue to heat even with outside temperatures of minus 15°C

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Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems phone 0274 362 362 or 308 4573.

HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER LICENCING Certified Assessor for licencing from Learner to Full • Licence classer 2 - 5 • Wheels, tracks & roller endorsements • NZTA Certified • Tranzqual Assessor Drive Rite - But Keep Left

Marmox insulation board Fully installed Free quotes Locally owned and operated

Contact David on: T/F 027 599 4028 E davidtaylor@maxnet.co.nz

MOBILE MOWER SERVICING • Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

Contact Paul McCormick

If you are renovating or building a new home you need someone to trust in all your PAINTING and DECORATING NEEDS – Commercial or Residential.

• Interior decorating • Exterior decorating

• Wallpapering • Waterblasting • Roof painting

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

Stan Keeley, Owner

Phone 03 307 7402 Mob 027 433 5766

PAINTING & DECORATING CONTRACTORS

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

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For any enquiries call us today on Ph/Fax 308-8432 Mob 0274 332 259 Email: trudgeon@vodafone.co.nz

121 Archibald Street, Tinwald or call 021 028 91377

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

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

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

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

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Continuous Spouting Need new spouting, fascia and downpipes?

Give Ben a call for a free quote. All jobs guaranteed.

Manufacturers and installers of continuous spouting, fascia and downpipes.

Ben Kruger • Phone 308 4380 or 027 390 1027 • email: benkruger@xtra.co.nz

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

WIN $500 WITH TREVOR HURLEY

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Wicksey’s Lawn Mowing Service Lawns cut and tidied - spick and span - for your home, rental or business properties.

Servicing the Mid Canterbury area.

Good rates, free quote.

Ph Graeme on 027 457 6508

Entries close 28 March 2014 to our office at 248 East Street, winner will be drawn from all correct entries entered, under police supervision, and notified.

PAINTING & DECORATING

Get great help and advice to keep your pool sparkling!

Your local family business servicing locals Our family business services all rural and urban areas in Canterbury

• Interior and Exterior Painting • Furniture Restoration • Small Plastering Jobs • Paper Hanging • Murals

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Local third generation painter - Over 30 years experience - friendly and reliable service.

No job too big or too small

Phone Dion or Peta 302 3816 or 027 312 3073

Jackie

Pool and Pump World supply, install, service and repair pools, spas and pumps.

Contact Jackie today for all your pool requirements.

27 Gordons Road, Ashburton - Phone 03 308 2245 www.poolandpumpworld.co.nz Open Monday - Friday 9am-5pm

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

SITUATIONS VACANT

Accounts Administrator

SITUATIONS VACANT

Quigley Contracting Ltd is an Agricultural Contracting Business incorporating silage baling, chopping, transport, cultivation and drilling operations. Due to our continued growth a great opportunity exists to join our busy office working with our administration team.

The successful applicant will have previous experience in, but not limited to: -

Design Consultant Colourplus Ashburton is an innovative decorating business based in the heart of Ashburton, they specialise in drapes, Luxaflex blinds, wallpaper, paint, giftware and interior design.

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If you have a sense of humour, are self-motivated, flexible down to earth style and sound work ethic then we look forward to hearing from you.

A qualification and experience would be an advantage, but is not a pre-requisite as full training will be given to the right person.

Ideally this position would suit a dynamic, friendly, customer driven person, who is keen to learn and develop the necessary skills needed in this exciting industry. Enthusiasm is essential, as is a natural flair for colour and design.

Applications close Friday, February 28, 2014.

If you are looking for a genuine career opportunity within an award winning company then please send or email your CV and covering letter to:

Please email your C.V along with a covering letter to: niki@quigleycontracting.co.nz

The Manager, Colourplus Ashburton PO Box 150, Ashburton Email: jo.ashburton@colourplus.co.nz www.colourplus.co.nz Applications close Friday, February 28th, 2014 All applications will be treated in strict confidence.

proud of our people. progressive setting a new standard. partnership working hard together.

PROCESS WORKERS NEEDED • Ashburton Location • Mid Canterbury Silver Fern Farms is looking for seasonal staff for the 2013 – 2014 season at our Fairton Plant, Ashburton.

We offer a great team environment, the money’s good, and you’ll be working with a proud team of people in a progressive food processing company.

So if you enjoy working as part of a team, have a ‘can do’ attitude, keen to learn, not afraid of a bit of hard work, and are a New Zealand Citizen/Resident, or hold an Open Work Permit, then we want to hear from you.

Just remember that Silver Fern Farms is working hard to maintain a drug and alcohol free workplace. Pre-employment drug testing is mandatory.

To apply call into the Fairton Plant Main Office, Office Rd Fairton, RD 2 Ashburton to complete an application form or email francis.renner@silverfernfarms.co.nz Alternatively apply online at careers.silverfernfarms.co.nz

www.silverfernfarms.com

Engineer

Experienced trades person required for the manufacture of our products.

Ranging from trailer chassis, aluminium grain and gravel tipping bodies and steel tipping bodies. All drawings/plans are in Solid Works at computer stations throughout our work shops.

We require a high standard of workmanship in all our manufacturing.

Training would be given to the right person.

Welder Qualification Test Certificate required or able to obtain one.

All enquiries strictly confidential. If you are a team player and can work unsupervised, please apply in writing with your CV to.

The Manager Lusk Engineering Ltd 15 McNally Street Ashburton 7700 or email luskeng@xtra.co.nz

CARPENTER Permanent Position We are currently seeking a Carpenter to join our team. The ideal person will be motivated and able to work day to day with minimum supervision.

Apply: Russell Loach Construction Phone Russell 308 5598 027 4347 481 or email raloach@xtra.co.nz

12 month contract The Neumanns Tyre Group operate a number of branches throughout the South Island and as a result of growth they are now looking for a full time Accountant to be primarily based in their Christchurch and Ashburton offices.

The role will be for a 12 month fixed term contract.

The successful applicant will be reporting directly to the owners of the group and their key responsibilities will be: • implementing processes, systems and internal controls where necessary to ensure the efficient operation of the finance function, • the production of accurate and timely monthly management accounts, • developing a robust budgeting and forecasting process • maintaining accurate product records and • training of staff The role requires someone who is CA qualified and has had experience within a commercial environment.

The successful applicant will possess strong commercial acumen and excellent communication skills to be able to liaise effectively between the owners, the administrative team and external parties.

It is that time of year again and we have a number of casual positions, in our further processing department.

Would you like “Casual-Flexible Hours” which suit you or your family!

We can offer you any of the following….

• Between 30 to 40 hours per week (casual hours) • 5 days per week • Day shift and some evening shifts • Immediate start available • All training will be provided To be a successful applicant you will possess some or all of the following.

• Teamwork attitude • Willingness to learn • Display attention to detail • Have excellent English language and communication skills • Any factory work would be considered an advantage however full training would be provided.

If this sounds like you please apply in writing or visit our reception and complete an application form and note the hour’s you are looking. Please include a copy of your CV and at least two references from previous employers.

ATT: Tina Moore – General Manager The New Zealand Sock Company P O Box 179, Ashburton 7740 Or email your application to: tina@nzsock.co.nz Applications close Friday 7th March 2014

Teacher Aide Initially six hours per week, supporting classroom programmes and individual students.

Start date negotiable.

Applications close February 28, 2014.

Send a covering letter, CV and names of 2-3 referees to: The Principal Ashburton Netherby School Brucefield Avenue, Ashburton 7700 or email principal@netherby.school.nz

Teacher/ Teacher Aide Wanted for relief work Presently two afternoons a week with additional relief work to cover staff absences Do you enjoy working with youth? Are you a self starter and energetic, with good English communication skills?

Cleaner Two afternoons a week.

Experience required For either position, send CV and cover letter to Heather Daly C/- Salvation Army Employment Plus PO Box 569 Ashburton Applications close March 7, 2014

The remuneration will be commensurate to the level of experience of the successful applicant.

Applicants should apply with covering letter and CV to:

Patrick Gilchrist Neumanns Tyres – Tyre General PO Box 11230, Christchurch Email: Patrick@neumannstyres.co.nz Applications close Friday, March 7, 2014

Ashburton Club & MSA We have vacancies for bar staff available to work weekends and evenings.

Please telephone

Warehouse Person

Simon McDonnell 308 7149 or email simon@ashburtonclub.co.nz

Due to increased sales we need another person in our warehouse despatch division.

Fixed Term Teacher

118 Tancred Street, Ashburton

Phone 308 3973

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Management/Financial Accountant

An opportunity exists for a design consultant to join the Colourplus team. The position involves selling all aspects of decor in-store, and consulting with clients in their own home.

The position could be full or part time, with hours no less than 25 per week, plus rostered Saturdays until 1pm.

Accounts receivable Accounts payable Maintain high levels of accuracy and attention to detail A team play with an enthusiastic and professional attitude.

Computer literate with competency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook • Experienced in accounting software – MYOB preferred but not essential • Well organised with the ability to multi task and work to deadlines • Learn new systems easily and quickly.

SITUATIONS VACANT

“You can trust Colourplus”

Experienced

We are looking for an experienced accounts administrator to join our fun and friendly team.

Ashburton Guardian

Established in 1934 we are the world leaders in the manufacture of textile craft equipment and export throughout the world.

The successful appointee will be responsible for the picking/packing of daily orders and need to be computer literate, with fast and accurate data input.

The hours of operation are Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm with some overtime.

If you have excellent attention to detail and are hardworking and flexible, please submit your CV with references to: Ken Meehan Ashford Handicrafts Ltd 415 West Street, Ashburton 7740 ken@ashford.co.nz Applications close February 26, 2014

General Engineering Labourer PMR Grain Systems specialise in the supply and installation of grain handling equipment to both farms and commercial operations.

We are currently looking to recruit a keen person who has either experience in welding/ fabricating or a relevant Level 2 or above qualification would be preferable. You will be expected to work at heights and must be prepared to stay away from home on occasions.

Please send your CV and covering letter to:-

PMR Grain Systems 2 John Street, Hinds Ashburton 7773 Or email: steve@pmr.org.nz

Guardian Motoring

Term 2 2014 Longbeach School We require a teacher to teach our Y4/5 class whilst our Jess is gallivanting overseas Please send to the Principal a covering letter outlining your experience and strengths, with a current CV with three referees.

Applications close Friday, February 28, 2014 Longbeach School 838 Boundary Road RD3, Ashburton

Café Time – Café/ Bakery

Part Time Baker Wanted A vacancy has become available at our busy Café/Bakery for a Bakers position. The position covers a very wide range of baking, some general cafe work and includes some weekend work.

Experience preferred but not necessary as full training will be given.

If you want to join our fun hardworking team please email your CV, with a cover letter, to: info@cafetime.co.nz or phone Scott or Lisa 307 2776 or 021 664 887.

Guardian 307 7900

Real Esate 307 7900

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

GLUYAS MOTOR GROUP Due to increased sales we have the following vacancies:

Customer Service Centre—Receptionist

Part Sales Person We are seeking a salesperson to join our busy team at Ashburton.

• Some experience and understanding of the industry would be an advantage • Computer skills are necessary

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

This full time position is based in the Ashburton retail store requires an individual who is highly organised and able to build customer relationships, a person who will be self-motivated and committed to delivering high quality outcomes.

We are looking for a person who is able to offer excellence in customer service, has industry and product knowledge, attention to detail, an excellent telephone manner and possesses an exceptional attitude towards their work.

You will be part of a wider customer service team focused on all ATS enquiries. The main duties include customer facing enquiries, telephone sales and customer service.

Ideally you will have: • Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail; • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; • CRM experience beneficial; • Intermediate computer skills; • Ability to work independently.

If you would like to join this motivated team, please apply.

Email your application together with your CV to: hr.manager@ats.co.nz Applications close 6th March 2014.

The work is interesting and varied.

Automotive Technician A position is available for a qualified Automotive Technician in our busy Ford and Mazdaworkshop.

• Display a high standard and can work well as a team and preferably holds current WOF inspector certificate.

Apprentice Automotive Technician • Must have completed a Level II education • Have a passion for motor vehicles If you are interested in any of these positions, and are looking for a great place to work, variety in your role as well as self motivated then Gluyas Motor Group wants to hear from you!

Email your application and CV, stating clearly which position you are apply for, to:

Peter Gluyas: peter.gluyas@gluyasgroup.co.nz or phone 307 5800

GLUYAS MOTOR GROUP KERMODE STREET, ASHBURTON

Retail Parts Specialist - Smallbone Isuzu Smallbone Limited is a successful Isuzu Heavy Truck and Holden vehicle provider dedicated to delivering outstanding service to its customers. Our employees enjoy working in a supportive and friendly team environment with excellent opportunities for career advancement through continued training.

We are proud to be representing Isuzu Heavy Truck in Mid Canterbury and will be looking to bolster our presence in South Canterbury in the near future. Based on this we invite applications from experienced candidates in Mid Canterbury to be based in Ashburton or alternatively candidates from Timaru that are prepared to up skill in Ashburton prior to relocating to Timaru in due course.

The successful candidate will work alongside and report to our Ashburton Parts Manager and will assist with internal and external customer inquiries, daily parts activity including stock ordering, receipting of stock, picking and packing of freight, stock taking, stock security and warehouse maintenance.

We are looking for someone that can demonstrate; • Excellent customer service and communication skills • Accuracy and attention to detail • The ability to work well within a team and individually • Mechanical aptitude and experience • Can do attitude If you meet the above criteria then this is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive company offering a competitive remuneration package to the right person.

To apply please mail a letter of application and a current CV to “Retail Parts Specialist” - Smallbone Isuzu C/- Stacey McKerchar - Human resources, P O Box 171, Ashburton, 7700, or alternatively email stacey.mckerchar@nzamg.co.nz.

Applications close 5pm Friday, 28 February 2014

www.ats.co.nz

Supported Unit Manager Required

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Rakaia Service Centre18/2/14 requires an

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN to join our busy team ASAP Rakaia Service Centre is a modern, well established automotive repair business in Rakaia. We have a busy professional team and pride ourselves on having a long standing and loyal customer base with a variety of work to challenge you.

Servicing all makes and models, specialising in 4x4 upgrades and Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge.

We have up-to-date Scan tools and a busy tyre bay with wheel alignment.

The successful applicant will have the following attributes: • Good people skills • The ability to work in a team • Current New Zealand drivers licence • NZ automotive qualifications • Current AVI-WoF licence - essential • Ability to work without supervision • High standard of work quality and detail • Ability to handle pressure and high work load • Honest, reliable • Fit and healthy for the job Rakaia Service Centre is a well equipped, family business with great working conditions and will offer a suitable ‘healthy’ remuneration package to the right applicant.

Applicants for this position MUST have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Contact Scott Baker phone 03 303 5100 or 021 153 5590 or email scott@rscltd.co.nz

Tractor Driver Position

We require a potato harvester operator for the up coming season on our mixed cropping farm 10 minutes north of Ashburton, March through to May with the possibility of becoming permanent to the right applicant.

Full licence essential.

Would suit someone physically fit, a team leader in charge of own crew.

Competitive remuneration based on experience and ability.

Please phone 03 307 2205.

Guardian Motoring

307 7900

Be part of taking this farm to a new level We are near Ashburton on an established, well resourced farm that a stable team runs to a high standard. The adjacent, fully developed, support block is becoming a milking platform with a 60 bale rotary being built for 900 cows. 1300 cows will be milked at the existing 80 bale.

You will be reporting to me, the LOSM, and working in tandem with myself and the other unit manager.

This role would suit a 2IC, with several years experience, looking to make the next step, or a manager with experience running a smaller herd looking to extend/ consolidate their management and farming skills in a larger scale operation.

We require the following skills/attributes • Motivated, positive, honest with good self-awareness • Team focused, a good communicator, and proven experience in managing staff • Organised, sound decision making, and ability to delegate the right duties • Proficiency at senior level in animal health and an empathy towards stock • Experienced pasture management and a firm grasp on the numbers behind decisions • Tertiary/ITO training We offer a competitive package, opportunities for growth and development along with a family home and work for partner if applicable.

Please apply in writing with an updated CV to;

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Relief Milker For three afternoon milkings per week.

Milking 600 cows through a 40 aside herringbone, located 8kms from Mayfield.

Phone Ivor 027 681 4323.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa

Intermediate Dairy Worker Position available on our Flemington dairy farm milking 580 cows through a 42 aside Herringbone shed.

Ideally the successful applicant would have at least two years experience with a positive attitude. * Tidy farm with great work environment * ITO accredited employer who fully supports and encourages ITO learning. * Good remuneration package * Shared single accommodation with cleaner Reply with CV and two referees, that can be contacted by telephone, to Lindsay & Karen Gane linz.karen@xtra.co.nz 027 259 2979

Wanted the right person for the job Place your job ads with our experienced team

Deadline 2pm prior publication day

Todd and Sarah Portman email porttodd@xtra.co.nz Applications close March 3, 2014.

Years 7/8 Teacher Permanent position

Our young, dynamic Year 7/8 teacher is heading away for her OE, creating a vacancy at Hinds School for an enthusiastic, experienced, exemplary Y7/8 teacher.

The appointee must have excellent interpersonal skills, with strengths in literacy and numeracy and have the ability to inspire others. Short term accommodation possibly available.

Applicants with leadership experience or aspirations may be considered for the vacant Deputy Principal position.

Application pack and details available on the Hinds School website www.hinds.school.nz

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Buying or selling a property?

Call the Guardian today or your real estate advertising requirements.

307 7900

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

SITUATIONS VACANT

TRADES, SERVICES

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

BUSINESS SALES CONSULTANT SOUTH CANTERBURY At 2degrees we are on a mission to make Mobile better for all Kiwi’s. More than a million Aotearoians have joined us already, enjoying a simpler, smarter and ultimately fairer Mobile choice. But we have only just begun! Are you ready to join us on the mission?

In this role your key responsibility will be to hunt for new business opportunities. You will come from a successful B2B sales background, where you will have evidence of exceeding targets.

CRITICAL TO YOUR SUCCESS WILL BE: ▯ Personal drive coupled with high level of integrity, a strong customer focus & resilience ▯ A proven ability to initiate, co-ordinate and follow through with sales and new business development opportunities

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

A full clean NZ Drivers License, and own transport is essential.

At 2degrees we are passionate about building our culture of extraordinary service, that’s fun, friendly and a place to develop your talents whilst achieving great things. If this sounds like a mission you’d like to join, then apply now!

To apply for this position go to: careers.2degreesmobile.co.nz Applications close Wednesday 5 March 2014

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PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF RATEPAYER MEETINGS Ratepayers in the Selwyn and Ashburton districts are being urged to have their say on flood protection and land drainage for their properties.

Environment Canterbury is holding a series of public meetings over the next month to elect new river and drainage liaison committees and discuss works programmes, budgets and rating levels for the next 12 months. Liaison committees serve for three years, usually meeting annually in March.

The following ratepayer meetings are planned:

• March 5, Lower Rakaia River RD, St Andrews Church Hall, Rakaia, 7:30pm • March 18, Cleardale Rating District, Cleardale Station, 10:30am

• March 18, Rakaia Double Hill Rating District, Glenfalloch Station, 1:30pm

• March 19, Ashburton Rivers RD, Ashburton Events Centre, Ashburton, 7:30pm • March 21, Dry Creek Rating District, Methven A & P Rooms, Methven, 10.30am • March 21, Staveley Stormwater Channel RD, Staveley Hall, 2:00pm

• March 26, Lower Hinds River RD, Hinds Community Centre, 2:00pm • March 27, Upper Hinds River RD, Mayfield Hall, 7:30pm

WANTED

We will support and encourage your growth by providing you with training and mentoring. You will have the opportunity to enhance your salary with commission payments to reward your success.

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• March 26, Ashburton Hinds Drainage RD, Eiffelton Hall, 7:30pm

▯ A sound understanding of the sales process with solid planning and flawless execution ability ▯ Strong communication and negotiation skills with a track record of success in-the-field

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$ CASH PAID $ $ $ $ FOR SCRAP $

Further information regarding these meetings can be obtained by contacting Daniel Harrison, Area Engineer on 03 365 3828

BUYERS OF ALL METALS Copper, Brass, Aluminium etc.

Mid-Canterbury Metal Recycling Licensed Buyer Dealer

10A McGregor Lane Riverside Estate (Off McNally Street)

Phone 308-8959 or 027-228-1467 anytime Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

RURAL TRADING POST

Peastraw wanted for baling.

Notice Advising Use of Herbicides Raukapuka/Geraldine Area Office, Geraldine

Royalty paid.

Phone 027 435 6253

RURAL TRADING POST

Feed Wanted Barley Straw to bale - 1500 4x3 bales Ryegrass straw to bale - 1500 4x3 bales Call Stuart for a good price

DONALDSON CONTRACTING

The Department of Conservation, Raukapuka Area wishes to advise of an aerial herbicide spraying operation for the purpose of weed control.

Spraying will take place on land administered by the Department within the Ashburton Lakes and Upper Rangitata River. Spraying will take place between 3 March and 3 April 2014, to control willow, lupin, broom, gorse and gooseberry.

Aerial spraying will be only of proprietary formulations containing the herbicides glyphosate or triclopyr triethylene amine (TEA) as the active ingredient and surfactants added in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.

Enquiries please contact Shane Reid or Liz Gunning, Department of Conservation, Raukapuka/Geraldine Office, Geraldine.

Phone 03 693 1010 For more information about the Department visit doc.govt.nz

PUBLIC NOTICES

REAL ESTATE

‘Focused on Quality Feeds’

027 BALE HAY WANTED

SITUATIONS WANTED

CAN I HELP YOU? Part time/ casual work required by 50 year old male. Very hard working, honest, and multi skilled. Keen to assist employer in any job situation.

Farm or home maintenance, or trade assistance. Excellent TRADES, SERVICES references. Phone Dave HOME handyman available. Gowers, Ashburton, 308 Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 4701.

027-677-1952.

OLD bottles, stone jars, old wooden boxes with advertising, old china, egg beaters, old toys and tins wanted, please phone 027 430 1075.

SPORTING NOTICES ALLENTON Hockey Club are now taking registrations for the 2014 season.

We welcome new and existing players and coaches (or parents willing to give coaching a go). AGM is to be held March 12.

Please contact Brendon 03 308 2696 or Alison 03 302 7856 for information or to register.

SITUATIONS WANTED

Guardian Situations Vacant

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DAIRY position required by a mature person, with a two bedroom home. Must come with an employment contract.

Ph 027 927 1428.

SITUATIONS VACANT Montyfields

Tractor driver/Farm assistant required to take charge of mowing / direct drilling etc on our Dairy Farm and run off.

8 mins drive from Methven. No accommodation available. Please phone Daphne 302 9402.

RURAL TRADING POST LUCERNE hay, this season’s, Rakaia area, medium squares $30 + GST. Conventional bales, good leaf and colour, no rain $7 + GST. Conventional bales of ryegrass and red clover, no rain $6 + GST. Ph 03 960 2335.

PROPERTY FOR SALE Ashburton Musical Club ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 7.30pm Sinclair Centre Park Street All members and intending members welcome.

Enquiries 308-5938 Barbara Lischner Secretary

Two rental houses 1528 sq m section.

Live in one, rent the other or rent both.

Also business frontage.

Excellent investment opportunity.

Phone Wendy 0275 230 354.

PLANTS, PRODUCE GERALDINE Orchard Farm Shop & Cafe - come for your fruit and enjoy great food and coffee (free bouncy castle for the children - weather permitting). 56 Main North Road, Geraldine.

Thanks Dot would like to say “thank you” to family, neighbours and friends who helped to make Sunday, February 16, such a memorable day.

Guardian Real Esate 307 7900

NECTARINES - Fantasia in now at Geraldine Orchard Farm Shop & Cafe. 56 Main North Road, Geraldine.

PEACHES - now is the time deals to be held on freestone peaches. Geraldine Orchard Farm Shop and Cafe. 56 Main North Road, Geraldine.

TOMATOES - great quality sauce tomatoes in again at Geraldine Orchard Farm Shop 03 693 9514.

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

Mayfield Reserves Board Pursuant to Section 53(1) (e) of the Reserves Act 1977 public notice is hereby given that the Mayfield A & P Association has been granted use of the Mayfield Domain for the purpose of holding its Annual Show on Saturday, March 8, 2014, with the right to charge admission.

J.A.Ludemann Secretary

PERSONAL SAY HELLO TO HAPPINESS And goodbye to lonely nights in front of the TV or computer!

Life is twice as good when it’s shared with that special person. Call the Matchmakers today to see who is waiting to meet you!

Ph 0800 856 640 *Free Search *Seniors very welcome www.bridgesintros.co.nz Matchmakers since 1989

MOTORCYCLES Trailride Mt Arrowsmith Sunday, March 9 9.30am start

Tender

Fire Control Measures – Notice of Prohibited Fire Season

– C612 Rakaia Resource Recovery Park - Greenwaste Site Works Tenders are invited to construct, complete, deliver and/or undertake the construction of a green waste stockpiling area and access track to the north of the existing Rakaia Resource Recovery Park (RRP). The work shall also include the construction of grassed storm water drainage swales, site reinstatement and sediment and erosion control plan.

Tender documents are available from the Ashburton District Council, PO Box 94, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton, 7740 - Phone (03) 307 7700, Fax (03) 308 1836. All inquiries should be directed to Hernando Marilla Contracts Engineer - Urban.

Tenders close with the Chief Executive, Ashburton District Council, PO Box 94, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton, at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 18 March 2014.

Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

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HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

MOTORING

LET OR LEASE

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

OFFICES SPACES AVAILABLE. Parking, fibre optic hub, 24 hour access, security monitored. Clean and tidy. Lease options. $PBN. Ph 021 554 570.

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

STORAGE unit for lease. Fire rated storage unit (7.85 x 3.90m) in secure, alarm monitored compound, accessible 24/7. Please phone Nicola at Bradfords 03 308 9039.

GENERAL hire.

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

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

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

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LIVESTOCK, PETS

A Restricted Fire Season remains in place for the Ashburton Plains.

On the Ashburton Plains, fires for the following purposes are permitted subject to strict conditions being met: • • • •

Gas fired barbeques Hangis, and other ethnic cooking fires Fires in fully enclosed drums Burning of agricultural crop residues

Anyone considering a fire for the purposes listed above must obtain full details of the conditions required to be met before lighting any fire and must comply with the conditions at all times.

NEIL MCCANN Group Manager Service Delivery

$40 rider $60 family $50 1 adult & 1 junior BUYER of unwanted Main and Junior Loop animals. Cattle, bobby calves, Signposted from Mt Somers. horse and all farm animals. also sell pet food. Call Ph Paul 027 452 9666 We Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 322 7626.

A Prohibited Fire Season has been declared for the Hill and High Country areas of Ashburton District from midnight Friday 21 February 2014. Lighting of any fires in the open air in this area is prohibited. This prohibition shall remain in force until further notice.

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HIRE

Situations Vacant

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Fire permits can be obtained from the Ashburton District Council and applications can be made by phoning the Council on 307 7700.

Information on the restricted and prohibited fire seasons is available on the Ashburton District Council website at www.ashburtondc.govt.nz or from the Council offices at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

Lighting a fire for any reason without complying with all the required conditions at all times may result in prosecution.

DON GEDDES Principal Rural Fire Officer www.ashbur tondc.govt.nz

Daily Events Saturday 8.30am to mid/late afternoon ASHBURTON KENNEL ASSOCIATION. All breeds dog show, public welcome.

Allenton Rugby grounds, Melrose Road.

9.00am - 12.00noon ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET.

Sunday 8.00am ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

8.30am ASHBURTON KENNEL ASSOCIATION. All breeds dog show runs all day, public welcome. Allenton Rugby grounds, Melrose Road.

8.30am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, cnr Havelock St and park Street.

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship followed by church

Monday

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

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am - 12.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, all welcome. Upstairs 254 Cameron Street.

10.00am - 12.00noon ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Saturday’s in the West Street Car park.

picnic, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

Maronan Road.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele.

Church lounge, Baring Square East.

10.00am ASHBURTON M.S.A. QUOITS. All welcome to have a throw. Racecourse Road M.S.A. Sports ground.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Lesley Blain, including baptism by Rev Graham Hawkey. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.00am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, cnr Havelock and Park Streets.

Weekly farm fresh produce, plants, coffee, food and more. North end of the West Street car park.

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

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

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

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

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping god and transforming lives.

63 Princes Street, Netherby.

11.00am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship, St James, Jane Street, Tinwald.

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

10.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather permitting. Lovett’s Road,

10.00am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

enquiries. Ph 307-0496. 60 Cass Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Seafield Road.

7.30pm ASHBURTON BIRD CLUB. Monthly meeting in the Rover Den, Mania-o-roto park, Chalmers Avenue.

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

7.30pm ASHBURTON SOCIETY OF ARTS. Social meeting, speaker Pam Burdett.

Short Street Studio.

9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.45am THE PLAINS LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Monthly meeting. Doris Linton Lounge.

R.S.A. Cox Street.

9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop

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

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

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Doubles competition. Ashburton Domain, Philip Street.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

6.00pm - 8.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. EXPLORE.. a creative meeting exploring “What is worship?”. Menorlue, front of Ashburton College, Walnut Avenue.

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

7.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Senior youth group, swimming at Fisher’s home, 163 Harrison Street, bring a friend.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, cnr Havelock and Park Streets.

7.30pm ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Garden competition awards, decorative “tropical sunshine”. Sports Pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Doubles competition. Ashburton Domain, Philip Street.

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REAL ESTATE

HASTINGS MCLEOD LTD Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed REAA 2008

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Telephone 03 307 9176

AMAZING VALUE HERE

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EASTSIDE 11 Magnolia Drive

WESTSIDE 9A Allison Street

Great corner site for this bigger than most 257sqm family home, you will fit everyone in here. Four double bedrooms, master with ensuite and walk in robe. Double garage with internal access.

Beautiful kitchen with granite benchtop. Make it yours today!

Builders have started, get in early and help pick the colours of your new home. 235sqm including four double bedrooms, bathroom and ensuite, open plan kitchen, dining and living plus added bonus of a separate lounge. Plenty of bang for your buck here!

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Unique opportunity exists to secure this dryland property in a medium rainfall area with access to the BCI water scheme. 23 paddocks supported by a central lane system complimented with an excellent range of well maintained sheds and outbuildings.

Alford Forest Foothills

Flyer and tender documents available 027 433 4696 waynefrench@xtra.co.nz

• 250m house on 745m2 section • Four bedrooms • Two bathrooms • Open plan living onto two patios • Ensuite and walk-in-robe off master bedroom • Close to schools and shopping centre • Off street parking • Large kitchen with granite benchtops • Walk in pantry 2

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Currently operating as a winter grazing unit, future options are endless.

Attractive homestead with extensive gardens and mature trees, woolshed, sheep and cattle yard.

136 Harrison Street, Ashburton

Tenders close 12 noon Monday, March 17, 2014

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Weekend Services MEDICAL SERVICES

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

This service is for EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE ONLY. Please remember your Community Services Card. Emergency phone until 8am Tuesday - 0800 700 155.

Gym Company Medical, Cass Street will be the duty doctor for Saturday until 8am Sunday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12 noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9489.

Moore Street Medical Centre, will be the duty doctor for Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 3066.

PHARMACIES

Searles Allenton Pharmacy, Harrison Street, Ashburton, will be open from 9.30am - 12 noon Saturday, from 10am - 12 noon Sunday, and from 6pm - 7pm both evenings.

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL GENERAL WARDS - (Medical and Surgical): DAILY, 2pm - 4pm and 6pm - 7.30pm Children must be accompanied by an adult.

CHALMERS WARD - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

-Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

HELPLINE SERVICES ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted OMMUNITY ERVICES For weekend doctor and emergency details visiting. please telephone the Rakaia Medical Centre, PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted ART GALLERY ph 303 5002. visiting.

Phone 308 1133. Baring Square East, Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT Ashburton. Sat & Sun: 10.00am - 4.00pm EMERGENCY DENTIST provide an accident and emergency service. If you do not have or cannot contact your Closed Public Holidays.

Except in cases of emergency persons regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY requiring medical attention must consult for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. their own or the duty general practitioner. in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Persons subsequently requiring treatment Sundays and Public Holidays.

Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners note of referral.

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Baring Square East, Ashburton. Ph 308 3167 DOG, STOCK & NOISE Saturday-Sunday 1.00pm - 4.00pm Closed Statutory Holidays.

CONTROL Group Bookings by arrangement Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service COMMUNITY POOL

WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm.

Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis TINwALD POOL Team.

Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road. Weekends SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual 1pm – 7pm Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

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Buying or selling a property?

Wayne French - 0274 334 696 Andrea French - 03 303 0936

Open Home Sunday, February 23 2.00pm -3.00pm

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

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

INFORMATION CENTRES

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

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

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

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

BUS DEPARTURES

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

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

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER

Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour weekend emergencies: Large: Phil Stoakes. Small: Ian Hodge.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 027 683 8111, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: The duty vet this weekend is: Jo Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

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

Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Erin Caswell, Small: Jess Wood.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Jade Hackney.

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Lifestyle

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This three bedroom home has an open plan kitchen/living area with french doors out to a sunny terrace.

Double garage plus large storage area on a well fenced section must add appeal for buyers.

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Ashburton 21 King Street

For Sale: $329,000 View: Sat 11:00 - 11:30am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20396 Cindy Hayward 027 389 7955 cindy.hayward@raywhite.com

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Batch will be left furnished for the new owners.

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Auction: Ray White Auction Room, 96 Tancred Street at 11am, Saturday 1st March (unless sold prior) View Sun 23 Feb 1:00 - 1:45pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20393 027 259 4644 jarrod.ross@raywhite.com

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793 metre square (more or less) Great investment property is close town andstreet. you are not Rectangular section nextastoitthe park to onthe Cambridge paying over the top for your section.

CV $101,000

1012 Potential m2 section for investment (approx) Allenton or build your area.own new home. 1872m2 Clean (more site, orservices less freehold and vehicle land. Application access at gate. to District Council for 4 Well allotment and pump subdivision, plus fenced subject on three to resource sides. consent.

Primo Owner location states for"he primary will consider schoolsalland offers" only a wander to college.

793 metre square (more or less) Rectangular section next to the park on Cambridge street.

CV $101,000

Potential for investment or build your own new home. 1872m2 (more or less freehold land. Application to District Council for 4 allotment subdivision, subject to resource consent.

Owner states "he will consider all offers"

$249,000 For Sale View View by by appointment, appointment, 7 Woodham 71 Cambridge DriveStreet rwashburton.co.nz rwashburton.co.nz / /

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EDUCATION

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• AGRICULTURE - Paddock to plate Leads onto study with Agriculture (Level 2) in July

• TRADES - Design & build the ultimate grass cart racer Leads onto study with Motor Industry (Level 2) mid-year start

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All programmes subject to internal and external approval and sufficient enrolments

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Cauliflower Red Kumara Peppers 1kg Royal Gala 1.5kg

$1.99 ea $4.99 kg $3.99 bag $2.99 bag

Specials available from 18/02 - 25/02

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

FOR SALE

ADAMS SAWMILLING. Open every Saturday morning 8am12noon for all your DIY home handyman fencing & landscaping projects around the home - Great Range & Great Prices - Malcolm McDowell Road, Ph 3083595.

FOR SALE

FIREWOOD for sale - Green old man pine $130, poplar $90, green blue gum $150 all 3.6m3. Please phone Shane James firewood 303 7063.

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Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Liam Nolan Happy 2nd Birthday.

Have a fun day!

Lots of love Mum, Dad Hayley and Madeline. xxx Isabelle Wilson To our little fish, Happy 11th Birthday.

Have a brilliant day.

Love Mum, Dad and Connor 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.

See Kitchen Kapers and make your own

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MEETINGS, EVENTS

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* Aoraki is offering free tuition fees for under 25 year olds on level 1-2 programmes for 2014.

Contact us for full details, conditions apply. D omestic students only.

Domestic

Unbiased advice to manage the impact of hearing loss Free Services Include: • Hearing screening - 16 years plus • Information on funding, hearing technology, communication strategies, hearing aid and tinnitus management • Appropriate referrals Fortnightly at Seniors Centre For appointments phone: (03) 307 1459

FOR SALE

ENTERTAINMENT

Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ ELLERSLIE FLOWER SHOW

26 Feb - 01 March Limited special price tickets

◊ OPERATUNITY “3 Tenors & a Soprano” 04 March - 11am Timaru

◊ PAUL POTTS PEASTRAW for sale. Firm “One Chance”

conventional bales sledged into twelve, on paddock, $2.70 per bale - orders over 50 bales, or $2.50 per bale orders over 100 bales.

Please phone 302 8140 or 027 473 0968.

29th April, Christchurch

For bookings phone

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SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four BUSINESS FOR SALE wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred WANTED/SELL at Electric FOR SALE: Top Quality Reddecliffe Hunter Lounge Suite – 2 Mobility Ashburton today. HOME based distribution business available. If you are recliner/swivel chairs and 3 Phone 308-3602 wanting to be your own boss seater couch. New condition. something to do on a Soft green tonings. Ph 308 For all subscriber and part-time basis from home, 6709. enquiries, missed then this is for you. Huge potential for growth. This will delivery, new get you out and about, meeting new people and still FOUR BURNER BBQ. subscriptions, be able to work around Everdure 4 burner BBQ in temporary stops, children or other activities. near new condition, with Last owner/operator for over cover.

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Saturday, February 22, 2014 TV ONE

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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Here To Stay 3 0 8am 60 Minute Makeover 3 9am Come Dine With Me Omnibus PGR 11:25 Tagata Pasifika 3 Noon Jamie’s Great Britain PGR 0 1pm MasterChef All Stars 3 0 2pm F The Chase 3 0 3pm RPA PGR 3 0 4pm Fishy Business Adam Clancey and friends go on fishing trips in New Zealand and around the world. 0 5pm Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge In his first challenge in Tanzania, Robson is in competition with Jason Alexiou. 0 6pm One News 0

6am Pocoyo 3 0 6:05 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:15 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends 3 0 6:35 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 7am Stitch! 3 0 7:20 Teen Titans Go! 0 7:45 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8:15 Green Lantern – The Animated Series 0 8:40 Beware The Batman 0 9:05 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 9:10 Young Justice – Invasion 0 9:35 Regular Show 3 0 10am Fresh 10:30 Rodney 3 0 11am The Catalina PGR 0 Noon The Bachelor Australia 3 0 1:30 Mom PGR 0 2pm The Carrie Diaries PGR 0 3pm The Fosters PGR 4pm F Baby Daddy 0 4:30 Seriously Funny Kids 0 5pm Extreme Makeover – Home Edition 0 6pm N The Amazing Race 0 7pm Country Calendar A Bay of 7pm M Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PGR Plenty family are among the 2002 Family. Daniel Radcliffe, last in New Zealand with a Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. commercial permit for drag0 netting, and have been using the traditional fishing method 8pm L Lotto This week’s Lotto draw. for nearly 100 years. 0 8:05 Harry Potter and the 7:30 F Dynamo: Magician Chamber of Secrets PGR Impossible Special 0 Continued. 0 8:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 10:15 M Eight-Legged Freaks AO 0 PGR 2002 Horror Comedy.

9:40 Sherlock AO 3 0 David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scarlett Johansson. 0

11:35 The Pacific AO 3 0 1:35 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:35 Neighbourhood 3 0 4:05 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

CHOICE TV 6am What’s Really In Our Food?

6:30 Better Homes And Gardens 8am Get Growing 8:30 Cash And Cari 9am Exploring China 10am You Live In What?

11am 20th Century Roadshow 11:30 Designer Travel Noon House Crashers 12:30 Kirstie’s Vintage Home 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Get Growing 3:30 Out In The Cold 4pm Marbella Mansions 5pm Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 6pm Panda Adventures With Nigel Marven 7pm James Nesbitt’s Ireland 7:30 Natural World 8:30 M In Denial Of Murder AO 2004 Drama.

The story of Don Hale’s fight to free Stephen Downing, including an account of the murder victim – a young woman who struggled to find happiness in life and lost her reputation in death.

Stephen Tompkinson, Caroline Catz, Jason Watkins.

10:30 Out In The Cold 11pm Marbella Mansions

SUNDAY

Midnight Panda Adventures With Nigel Marven 1am Natural World 2am James Nesbitt’s Ireland 2:30 Flatmates AO 3am M In Denial Of Murder AO 2004 Drama. Stephen Tompkinson, Caroline Catz, Jason Watkins.

5am Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure

12:15 M Last Night AO 2010 Romantic Drama. Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes.

0 2:05 M Tick Tock AO 2000 Thriller. 3:55 Happily Divorced PGR 3 0 4:15 The Apprentice PGR 3 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

TV THREE 6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 3 7am Outdoors With Geoff 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 F Hotel GB 3 0 11am House Rules PGR 3 Noon House Rules 3 1pm Flipping Out PGR Jeff and his staff celebrate Jenni’s wedding in Chicago, but Jeff clashes with the wedding planner.

2pm America’s Next Top Model – British Invasion PGR 3 3pm Last Man Standing 3:30 The Great Food Race 3 5pm Outdoors With Geoff A winner from Christchurch embarks on an outdoor adventure to bag two trout, two sea fish, and two game animals out of Kaikoura.

5:30 Fishing Show 3 6pm 3 News 7pm N Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking PGR 7:30 N Ice Road Truckers PGR Alex travels further north than ever before. 0 8:30 CSI – New York AO 0 9:30 Hannibal AO 0 10:30 M The Soloist AO 3 2009 Biography Drama.

Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey jr.

1am Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Sticky TV 3 8:30 Rugrats 3 8:55 Rocket Power 9:20 Redakai 3 10:10 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Big Time Rush 3 5pm iCarly 5:30 The Suite Life On Deck 3 6pm Sabrina The Teenage Witch 30 6:30 M Garfield Gets Real 3 2007 Animated. Comic-strip star Garfield, bored with his life in comics, escapes to the real world. Voices of Frank Welker, Wally Wingert.

8:05 Dream Factory PGR (Starting Today) 3 Kaikohe is transformed into a magical winter wonderland.

Unsuspecting shoppers find themselves the centre of attention in a new game show. 0 9:10 The Real Housewives of Orange County AO 10:10 Friends with Benefits PGR 10:40 Excused AO 3 11:05 Excused AO 3 Dating show in which singles looking for love try to win dates before being eliminated from contention.

11:30 Infomercials

PRIME

6:05 L Rugby – Super Rugby Cheetahs v Bulls. From Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. 8:20 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Wollongong Hawks v New Zealand Breakers.

8:50 L Rugby – Six Nations Championship Wales v France.

From Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

11am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Cheetahs v Bulls.

1pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Crusaders v Chiefs.

3pm The Cricket Show 3:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) Honda LPGA Thailand – Round Two. 4pm Golf – World Championships (Highlights) Accenture Match Play Championship – Day Three.

4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Crusaders v Chiefs.

6:30 Chiefs Championship Season 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Blues.

From Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.

9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Brumbies v Reds.

From Canberra Stadium.

11:40 Welcome To Sochi The latest from the Winter Olympics with Hayley Holt and Scotty Stevenson.

12:10 Sochi Winter Olympics Snowboarding; alpine skiing; curling; speed skating.

11:40 Fox Sports News 12:10 Rugby – Super Rugby 12:40 Golf – World Championships 1:10 Basketball – NBL 2am Rugby – Super Rugby 2:30 Rugby League – Charity Shield 3am Rugby League – Club International 3:30 Rugby – Super Rugby 4am L Rugby – Super Rugby

MAORI TV 10am Toku Reo 3 2pm Tribe PGR 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 F Pumanawa A visit to the ancestral geothermal village and home of Tuhourangi-Ngati Wahiao, to see how they continue to live up to their guiding legacy.

4pm F He Kupenga Hou 4:30 Waka Ama Sprints 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm It’s In The Bag

THE BOX 6am Ax Men ML 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Monk PGV 8:10 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

10:15 Raw MC 1:10 The Pretender Marathon PG 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7pm The Simpsons PG Bart saves a young girl from a bully at a private school carnival and she takes a shine to him.

7:30 Modern Family PGL 8pm Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 9pm Hardcore Pawn PG 9:30 Ax Men ML 10:30 Monk PGV 11:30 Criminal Intent MV

SUNDAY

12:30 The Pretender Marathon PG 3:50 Criminal Intent MV 4:45 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 5:10 Hardcore Pawn PG 5:35 The Simpsons PG

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sochi Winter Olympic Update The latest highlights, news, and results from Sochi, Russia.

8:30 Home Shopping 11:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK 3 Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:25 Father Ted 3 2:55 Customs PGR 3 3:25 Junior Bake Off 3 4:30 Forever Summer With Nigella 3 Nigella Lawson presents summer recipes that can be eaten at any time of year.

5pm N Fishing And Adventure Scott and Mig go over the Manukau bar, where they catch big snapper, sharks, and gurnard.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Sochi Winter Olympics (Highlights) 7pm Storage Wars 3 7:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his guest chefs compete to create something spectacular using rice.

8pm Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course 8:30 The Paradise PGR 9:40 Rugby – Super Rugby Highlanders v Blues at Forsyth Barr Stadium, in Dunedin.

SKY SPORT 2 6am Fox Sports News 8am L Golf – World Championships Accenture Match Play Championship – Day Three. From The Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona.

Noon The Dirt 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Basketball – NBL (Replay) Wollongong Hawks v New Zealand Breakers.

Fishing and Adventure 3pm Golf – World Championships 5:00pm on Prime (Highlights) Accenture Match Play Championship – Day Three.

DISCOVERY MOVIES PREMIERE MOVIES GREATS 3:30 Football – A-League (Replay) Central Coast Mariners v Wellington 6:30 Mythbusters – Revenge Of 6:40 Ladies In Lavender ML 2004 6:05 Lay The Favourite MLS 2012 Phoenix.

The Myth PG 7:30 Mythbusters PG Comedy. Bruce Willis, Rebecca Drama. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, 5:30 Golf – World Championships 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Daniel Brühl. 8:25 A Few Good Hall. 7:35 Manhattan Hustle ML (Highlights) Accenture Match Play Abalone Wars PG 10:30 Deadliest 2011 Drama. Ryan Eggold, David Men PGL 1992 Drama.

Championship – Day Three.

Catch PG 11:30 River Monsters Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise.

Gallagher. 9:15 The Babymakers 6pm Basketball – NBL (Highlights) – Untold Stories PG 12:30 River 10:40 Independence Day MV 16LS 2012 Comedy.

Wollongong Hawks v New Zealand Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 1996 Action Sci-fi. Will Smith, Bill 10:50 Total Recall Breakers.

1:30 MythBusters – Star Wars Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Randy MVLS 2012 Action.

6:30 Football – A-League Special PG 2:30 Auction Hunters Quaid.

12:45 Lay The Favourite (Highlights) Central Coast Mariners v PG 3pm Auction Hunters 3:30 1:05 Hustle And Flow 16VLS 2005 MLS 2012 Comedy.

Wellington Phoenix.

Gold Rush PG 4:30 How We Drama. Terrence Howard, Ludacris, 2:20 Goodnight For Justice 7pm Sky Sports News UK Invented The World PG 5:30 Anthony Anderson.

PGV 2011 Western.

7:30 L Football – A-League Alaskan Steel Men PG 3:05 Double Jeopardy MVLS 1999 3:50 Goodnight For Justice 2 – Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC. 6:30 Deadly Seas PG Thriller. Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Measure Of A Man 9:45 L Football – A-League 7:30 Auction Hunters Jones.

PGV 2012 Western.

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United.

8:30 Bear Grylls – Get Out Alive PG 5:20 Goodnight For Justice 3 – 4:50 300 16V 2006 Action. Gerard 11:45 L Football – A-League 9:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Queen Of Hearts PGV 2012 Western. Butler, Lena Headey.

10:30 Moonshiners M 6:45 Little Miss Sunshine ML 2006 Perth Glory v Western Sydney 6:50 After Earth MV 2013 Sci-fi.

11:30 American Digger PG Comedy. Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Wanderers. From nib Stadium in 8:30 The Campaign 16VLS 2012 Perth.

Alan Arkin, Steve Carrell.

Comedy.

SUNDAY 8:30 There Will Be Blood MV 2007 SUNDAY 10pm The Dark Knight Rises MV Midnight Porter Ridge M 12:30 Drama. Daniel Day-Lewis.

2012 Action.

1:45 Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) Build It Bigger PG 1:30 Magic Of 11:10 In Bruges 16VL 2008 Thriller. Honda LPGA Thailand – Round Science PG 2am Factory Made PG SUNDAY Three.

2:30 River Monsters With Jeremy 12:40 Freeloaders 16LS 2012 SUNDAY 2:20 L Rugby – Six Nations Wade PG 3:30 River Monsters Comedy. 2:05 After Earth MV 2013 12:55 Face/Off 18V 1997 Action.

With Jeremy Wade PG 4:30 River Sci-fi. 3:45 The Campaign 16VLS 3:10 Little Miss Sunshine ML 2006 Championship Italy v Scotland.

Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 2012 Comedy. 5:10 Goodnight Comedy. 4:50 In Bruges 16VL 2008 From Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

5:30 Mythbusters PG For Justice PGV 2011 Western.

4:30 Soccer Saturday (Delayed) Thriller.

6:30 Whanau Factor 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M Spy Kids 3D – Game Over 3 2003 Action Adventure.

Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega, Antonio Banderas.

9pm M Journey From The Fall AO 3 2006 Drama.

Kieu Chinh, Long Nguyen, Diem Lien.

The Soloist 11:15 Te Kaea 3 2 10:30pm on TV3 11:45 Closedown

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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Sunday, February 23, 2014 TV ONE

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6am Mucking In 3 0 6:35 60 Minute Makeover 3 7:20 Sunday 3 0 7:45 Tagata Pasifika 8:10 Praise Be 8:40 Attitude 0 9:10 The Big Picture 3 0 10am Marae Summer Series 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 3 0 11:30 New Zealand Stories – The Midwife Man 0 Noon Football – English Premier League Chelsea v Everton. From Stamford Bridge in London.

2pm Location, Location, Location 30 3pm Undercover Boss USA PGR 30 4pm Piha Rescue PGR 3 0 4:30 Walk On The Wild Side 0 5pm Nature’s Great Events 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 7:30 MasterChef New Zealand The top 11 duos cook a Kiwi spin on a classic French fish stew for guest chef Daniel Wilson. 0 8:30 Offspring AO 0 9:30 Betrayal AO 0 10:30 One Born Every Minute AO 0

11:30 F The Chawners’ Last Chance AO The Chawners put their weight-loss woes behind them and focus on celebrating Audrey and Phil’s Silver Wedding Anniversary. 0 12:30 Attitude 3 0 1am Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:10 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Out In The Cold 6:30 Christ Embassy 7am Marbella Mansions 8am Hairy Bikers’ Mississippi Adventure 9am Days Of Our Lives Omnibus PGR Noon Natural World 1pm Panda Adventures With Nigel Marven 2pm James Nesbitt’s Ireland 2:30 Early Edition 3:30 Danny By The Sea 4:05 Sicily With Aldo And Enzo 4:40 Survival School PGR 5:20 Extreme Frontiers Canada PGR 6:30 N2K PGR 7:05 Monty Halls’s Island Escape Monty Halls is once again eager for adventure and a test of his physical endurance.

8:30 Mad Dogs AO A British black comedy and psychological thriller television series.

9:30 Meet The Romans With Mary Beard Ancient Rome, a city at the heart of a vast empire that stretched from Scotland to Afghanistan, dominated the West for over 700 years.

11pm Survival School 11:30 Early Edition

MONDAY

12:30 N2K PGR 1am Monty Halls’s Island Escape 2:30 Mad Dogs AO 3:30 Sicily With Aldo And Enzo 4am Danny By The Sea 4:30 What’s Really In Our Food?

5am Extreme Frontiers Canada PGR

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6am Fireman Sam 3 0 6:10 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:15 Pocoyo 3 0 6:25 Art Attack 3 0 6:45 Jungle Junction 3 0 7:10 The Looney Tunes Show 3 0 7:35 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 Noon Pretty Little Liars PGR 3 0 1pm N Twisted PGR 0 2pm Scrubs PGR 3 0 2:30 Super Fun Night PGR 3 0 3pm Trophy Wife PGR 3 0 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 30 5:50 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 3 0 6:20 Malibu Country 0 6:50 M The Little Mermaid 1989 Animated Family Fantasy. 0 8:30 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD AO Coulson and his agents travel to Peru to investigate an object of unknown origin, but when he meets Comandante Camilla Reyes, more than just sparks fly at 10,000 metres. 0 9:30 The Tomorrow People AO 0 10:30 M Final Destination AO 2000 Horror. Devon Sawa, Ali Larter. 0 12:25 M Feast Of Love AO 2007 Drama. Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear.

2:15 Supernatural – The Animation AO 2:40 Infomercials 3:15 Detroit 1-8-7 AO 3 4:10 It Is Written 3 4:40 Island Wars PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

TV THREE

FOUR

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 9am Café Secrets (Starting Today) 3 9:20 Missing Pieces 3 0 9:45 What’s Really In Our Food? PGR 3 0 10:10 Hitched 3 0 10:30 Oscar’s Guide To The Chinese Zodiac 3 11:20 Brother Number One PGR 3 0 12:05 M Taken From Me – The Tiffany Rubin Story M 2011 Drama. 2pm Dog Patrol PGR 3 0 2:30 Motorsport – F5000 3pm Motorsport – Australian Carrera Cup 3:30 Motorsport – NHRA 4:30 Motorsport – D1NZ 5pm Ice Road Truckers 3 0 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 3 7am Fairly Odd Parents 7:25 Max Steel 3 7:45 All Grown Up 3 8:10 Rugrats 3 8:35 Rocket Power 9am Fanboy And Chum Chum The animated adventures of two boys who love comic books and wear superhero costumes.

9:20 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Big Time Rush 3 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm Sabrina The Teenage Witch 30 7pm The Great Food Race 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 Glee PGR The glee kids must PGR Two teams take on work out whether they are Canterbury, where they visit a more like Katy Perry or Lady farm, butcher their own meat, Gaga. bake their own bread, and prepare a meal for the judges. 8:30 M Super Troopers AO 3 2001 Comedy. Five state 8:30 The Blacklist AO 0 troopers with a knack for 9:25 Hawaii Five-0 AO 0 failure try to save their jobs 10:25 N House of Cards AO and out-do the local police Allegiances are abandoned department by solving a after a promise is broken. crime. Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lemme.

10:35 The League AO 11:35 7 Days AO 3 12:05 Jono And Ben At Ten AO 3 Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce give their take on New Zealand current events.

12:35 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV

11:05 Entertainment Tonight Weekend The biggest entertainment stories of the last week.

Midnight Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sochi Winter Olympic Update The latest highlights, news, and results from Sochi, Russia.

8:30 Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world, highlighting sport for young New Zealand fans.

Noon Better Homes And Gardens 3 1pm Sochi Winter Olympics 3 Figure skating gala event.

3:35 Rugby Nation Highlights of the latest action so far as Super Rugby 2014 gathers momentum.

4:35 F Junior MasterChef Australia 3 Find out who will be crowned Australia’s next Junior MasterChef.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Sochi Winter Olympics (Highlights) 7pm Storage Wars 3 7:30 N Top Gear PGR The trio visit Wales; Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville makes an appearance.

8:45 Keeping it Pure 9:50 Strike Back AO 10:50 Welcome to Sochi

6:05 L Rugby – Super Rugby Lions v Stormers. From Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. 8:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Highlanders v Blues.

9am L Fight Night Tommy Coyle v Daniel Edurado Brizuela.

12:30 SKY Sports News UK 1pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Sharks v Hurricanes.

1:30 Rugby League – Charity Shield (Highlights) 2pm Rugby League – Club International 2:30 Sky Sport News UK 3pm L Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Broncos (Pre-season).

From Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.

5pm Sky Sports News UK 5:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) 6pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Waratahs v Force.

8:05 The Fishing Show Matt Watson takes us on his epic fishing adventures.

8:35 Sky Sport – What’s On A look at what is coming up on the sports channels over the next week.

9pm Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Sunderland.

From Emirates Stadium, London.

11:20 Sochi Winter Olympics Cross-country, bobsleigh, ice hockey.

5am Sochi Winter Olympics – Closing Ceremony Coverage of the closing ceremony from the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia.

Midnight Basketball – NBL (Replay) 2am Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) 2:30 Golf – World Championships (Highlights) 3am Motorcycling – Superbike World Championship 3:30 Motorcycling – Superbike World Championship 4am Rugby – Super Rugby

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2pm Aa Rau 3 2:30 Whare Maori 3 3pm Behind The Faces 3 3:30 Football – UK Super League Leeds v Warrington.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Waka Huia 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Behind The Brush 3 8pm Whare Taonga 3 8:30 When A City Falls AO Gerard Smyth’s Christchurch earthquake

THE BOX 6am The Pretender Marathon PG 9:20 Monk PGV 10:15 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

12:20 Modern Family PGL 12:45 Ax Men ML 1:40 Pawn Stars PG 2:05 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 2:30 Hardcore Pawn PG 2:55 Raw MC 5:45 WWE Main Event MC 6:45 SmackDown! MC 8:30 CSI MV Grissom’s case reunites him with dominatrix Lady Heather; a family crisis strikes Catherine.

9:45 CSI MV 10:45 Deadliest Warrior MV 11:45 WWE Main Event MC

MONDAY

12:45 SmackDown! MC 2:25 CSI MV 3:30 CSI MV 4:20 Deadliest Warrior MV 5:10 Modern Family PGL 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

SKY SPORT 2 documentary offers a grass-roots understanding of what happened to half a million New Zealanders the year their lives changed.

9:30 M A Chinese Ghost Story AO 1987 Comedy Horror.

A tax collector with no money stays overnight in an abandoned temple, which, unknown to him, is haunted.

Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Ma Wu. 11:15 Te Kaea 3 2 11:45 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6:30 Mythbusters PG 7:30 MythBusters – Star Wars Special PG 8:30 How We Invented The World PG 9:30 Savage Family Diggers PG 10am Porter Ridge M 10:30 Bear Grylls – Get Out Alive PG 11:30 Moonshiners M 12:30 Somali Pirate Takedown PG 1:30 MythBusters PG 2:30 MythBusters PG 3:30 MythBusters PG 4:30 MythBusters PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 MythBusters – Star Wars Special PG 7:30 Silver Rush PG 8:30 Gold Rush PG 9:30 Sharkzilla PG 10:30 First Time Filmmakers Japan PG 11:30 Gold Fever PG MONDAY 12:30 Deadly Seas PG 1:30 Auction Kings PG 2am Factory Made PG 2:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 3:30 Deadliest Catch PG 4:30 Howe And Howe Tech PG 5:30 First Time Filmmakers Japan PG

MasterChef New Zealand 7:30pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:40 Goodnight For Justice 2 – Measure Of A Man PGV 2012 Western. Luke Perry. 8:10 Goodnight For Justice 3 – Queen Of Hearts PGV 2012 Western. Luke Perry.

9:40 Freeloaders 16LS 2012 Comedy. Olivia Munn, Nat Faxton.

11:05 After Earth MV 2013 Sci-fi.

12:45 The Campaign 16VLS 2012 Comedy.

2:10 The Dark Knight Rises MV 2012 Action.

4:50 The Selling Of Scarry Manor MV 2010 Comedy.

6:20 Snow White And The Huntsman MV 2012 Action.

8:30 Oblivion MVS 2013 Sci-fi.

10:35 Seeking Justice 16VLS 2011 Thriller.

MONDAY

12:20 The Day 16V 2012 Horror.

1:50 The Making Of Oblivion PGL 2013 Featurette. 2:15 The Selling Of Scarry Manor MV 2010 Comedy.

3:45 Snow White And The Huntsman MV 2012 Action. 5:55 Oblivion MVS 2013 Sci-fi.

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES GREATS 6:35 Double Jeopardy MVLS 1999 Thriller. Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones. 8:20 There Will Be Blood MV 2007 Drama. Daniel Day-Lewis.

10:55 300 16V 2006 Action. Gerard Butler, Lena Headey.

12:50 Little Miss Sunshine ML 2006 Comedy. Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Steve Carrell.

2:35 The Three Musketeers MV 2011 Adventure. Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen.

4:25 21 MV 2008 Drama. Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth.

6:30 Collateral MV 2004 Thriller.

Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx.

8:30 Walk The Line M 2005 Drama.

Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon.

10:45 You, Me And Dupree MLS 2006 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon.

MONDAY

12:35 Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels 18V 1998 Crime Comedy. 2:20 The Three Musketeers MV 2011 Adventure.

4:10 Walk The Line M 2005 Drama.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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6:15 L Golf – World Championships Accenture Match Play – Quarter-final Matches. From The Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona.

Noon Chiefs Championship Season 12:30 Motorcycling – Superbike Season Preview 1:30 L Motorcycling – Superbike World Championship Race One and Supersport. From the Phillip Island GP Circuit.

4:10 L Motorcycling – Superbike World Championship Race Two. From the Phillip Island GP Circuit.

6pm Sky Sport – What’s On 6:30 Golf – World Championships Accenture Match Play – Quarter-final Matches.

7pm L Football – A-League Melbourne Heart v Brisbane Roar.

9pm Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Warriors v Broncos (Pre-season).

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Sky Sport – What’s On

MONDAY

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Warriors v Broncos (Preseason).

12:30 Fox Sports News 1am Super Rugby Review 1:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Sharks v Hurricanes.

2am Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Crusaders v Chiefs.

2:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers. 3am L Golf – World Championships Accenture Match Play – Semi-final and Final Matches.

From The Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona.

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Wind at 1000m: Severe gale NW 100 km/h, easing to 30 km/h in the afternoon, but strengthening again for a time at night.

Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW 120 km/h easing to 50 km/h in the afternoon but rising to 100 km/h for a time at night.

TOMORROW A few early showers with southwesterlies, then fine spells with winds dying away.

MONDAY Mainly fine. Northeasterlies, turning southwest overnight.

MONDAY Mainly fine. Strong westerlies about the tops and northwesterlies at low levels.

Cloud breaking. Northeasterlies.

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

BURN, Iris May – On February 20, 2014.

Passed away peacefully at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 68 years. Dearly loved wife of John. Much loved mother and mother in law of Richard and Canterbury owned, Carren, and Kelly and locally operated Brendan Clucas. Treasured ‘Pink Nana’ of Gemma, and Patersons Nicholas. Messages to P O Funeral Services Box 472 Ashburton 7740.

Donations to the Ashburton and Ashburton Branch of the Cancer Society would be appreciated and Crematorium Ltd may be left at the service. A Office and Chapel service for Iris will be held at Our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on Streets, Ashburton TUESDAY 25, February commencing at 11.00am.

Followed by private cremation at Ashburton.

IN MEMORIAM Paterson’s Funeral EWART, James William Services FDANZ Ashburton (Jim) – 23-02-2013. Our lives were shattered when we said goodbye a year ago. The courageous and amazing journey Jim took family and friends through is talked about with proud admiration.

To deeply loved to be forgotten.

DRUMMOND, Alexander Simply Bruce – He was our world.

Suddenly passed away on February 14, 2014. Dearly Jan, Reece, Marcus, and loved husband of Edna. Much family. loved father and father-in-law of Christine and Vince, WHITE, Kathy – Lorraine and Pete. Much 1944 - 2011. Passed away loved grandad of Mathew and three years ago today.

Loving memory Robert Scott and Ryan, great of our wonderful grandad of Riley. The private wife, mum and nana. ceremony has taken place.

Forever in our hearts.

Messages to 107 Tarbottons Love Bruce, Kim and Richard, Road, Tinwald.

Robert, Mikayla and Matthew.

JONES, Joseph Philip Roy (Phil), 451663 NZAF, of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Riverton – BISHOP, Max – Passed away peacefully with Elaine, Susan, Stephen and family present on 20 February families wish to acknowledge 2014. Dearly loved husband with gratitude the support and of June. Loved and respected love that was shown to us at stepfather and stepfather-in- the gathering to celebrate law of Grant and Delia Max’s life. Unfortunately we Dowthwaite (Brisbane), were unable to speak to Wayne and Athlyn everyone but we were still Dowthwaite (Ashburton). warmed by your presence.

Loved grandfather and great Max will be sadly missed by grandfather. his family and extended Respectfully cared for by J family. Thank you once again.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) With the Sun spending his first weekend in a reflective part of your chart and adventurous lunar vibes in play, find fun new ways to relax.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) With so many changes taking place your best option is to take a wait and see approach. If the stars are in no hurry then neither should you.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) On the professional front in particular, the more you can spend time at the drawing board considering and reconsidering your options the better.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) This is a weekend for taking matters of the heart seriously, especially with having the right work/life balance now an important a priority.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Playful lunar vibes are just what you need before moving into a busy and important week on the work front. Blow out some cobwebs first.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Take a chance over the weekend to recharge your batteries before heading into the new week. Make the lifestyle choices you want and need to make.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) If nothing seems as urgent or as pressing as it once did, it’s because that’s the new reality, giving you a chance to take a slower and less rushed pace.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) There is a languid feel in the air this weekend, giving you a chance to slow down and smell the coffee. Set the pace you want things to move at.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Tomorrow isn’t here and yesterday has been and gone, with today being where your focus should be.

Real pleasure can be found in the moment.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) It isn’t rocket science with the biggest roadblock to knowing what you want usually over thinking things.

It’s as simple as trusting your heart and gut.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) With a passion for adventure and a hunger for life’s richer experiences you’ll find the courage to follow your hunches and a sense of spontaneity.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) With your professional instincts sharp and the Moon inspiring your emotional, intuitive and imaginative responses there is a need to trust your gut.

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