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The ability for frontline police staff to wear tasers helps to ensure the safety of police, offenders and the community, Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield says.

Earlier this year New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush announced that tasers would be routinely carried by frontline police staff rather than being available from a lockbox in police vehicles.

Mr Banfield said with an increase in violence around the country, the fact that frontline police were able to carry tasers meant they were less likely to draw a firearm.

Tasers were introduced to New Zealand Police in 2010, and before that only

batons and firearms were used.

It was big step going from a baton to a firearm for police in violent situations, Mr Banfield said.

“The taser is a great intermediate tool for dealing with offenders with weapons other than firearms, where in the past those offenders may well have been shot by police.

“The fact that it’s the least lethal option I believe is a win-win for police in dealing with offenders that are willing to assault or attack police.”

Last week Ashburton police were confronted by a well-known offender who had used a weapon on police and members of the public in the past.

The 22-year-old man was tasered after being found by police in Hampstead

breaching his strict court-imposed bail conditions last Tuesday.

When police attempted to arrest the man he became obstructive and aggressive, producing steel pliers from his pocket and threatening officers, Mr Banfield said.

Police responded with pepper spray, but this was ineffective so a taser was deployed and the offender was restrained and arrested.

The fact that police were carrying tasers greatly reduced the risk to staff and to the offender, who was able to be apprehended without injury, he said.

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Ticket sales at the speed of light The bean counters at Rialto and Reading cinemas were making whistling noises like R2-D2 yesterday as online ticket sales for the new Star Wars movie The Force Awakens took off at light speed. Rialto Dunedin duty manager Michael Dillon said there had been very high demand online for tickets, both in Dunedin and internationally – despite the first screening of the film not expected until December 17. He believed more than 1000 tickets were sold online in Dunedin alone on Tuesday, and said commentators across the globe were tipping the film to generate the largest opening weekend ticket sales of all time.

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Gaga’s fiance wants lots of kids Actor Taylor Kinney is eager to start a family with fiancee Lady Gaga, revealing he is hoping to have a lot of kids. Kinney and Gaga got engaged earlier this year and the actor is already imagining their lives together as parents. “I have a bunch of brothers,” he said. “I grew up with a big family. I want that, sure. I want a brood, you know. I’d like to have a little soccer team and a minivan and all that stuff.”

Gaga, 29, seems to share her fiance’s desire for a large family.

“I want to have tons of kids, actually,” she said in 2013. “I think at least three. I really want to have a family and I really want to nurture my children.”

Bollywood heart-throb takes on the haka A Bollywood heart-throb has tweeted images of Northland to his millions of followers around the world as he played tourist in the region. Sidharth Malhotra, a New Zealand tourism ambassador for India, spent the weekend up north. The former model has 2.42 million Twitter followers and over the weekend posted a picture from a sunny diving trip. “Experienced an amazing dive at poor knights islands @DiveTutukaka great marine reserve with caves #SidNZ #NZMustDo,” he wrote. As well as diving, Malhotra body-boarded on sand dunes, learned to do the haka at the Waitangi treaty grounds, visited Cape Reinga and Tane Mahuta and cooked seafood.

Kiwis’ boundaries Kiwi workers are putting in long hours at work but are not keen on staying late on Fridays, as the pub or a weekend away beckons. A new survey from Regus, a company that operates business centres around the world, found Thursday was the most common day for New Zealanders to put in extra hours at the office. Twenty-two per cent of people said it was the day they would most likely to stay late or work outside of normal hours. Friday was the least common, with 7 per cent of survey respondents saying that was when they were most likely to do extra hours. Regus Australia and New Zealand chief executive John Henderson said social or cultural factors could be behind our aversion to Friday overtime, something shared

by Australia. “The results suggest Kiwis put in extra work on Thursday to make sure they can get away on time on Friday, maybe to hit the town or head away for the weekend. Once they get to the weekend, New Zealanders are not averse to doing a bit of work either at home or by popping into the office. One in three Kiwi workers said they were most likely to work overtime either on Saturday or Sunday, compared to one in six globally.”

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Movie cameo for Sheeran British singer Ed Sheeran has filmed a cameo for the third Bridget Jones movie, according to a UK report. The star has landed small roles in TV shows including Australian soap opera Home and Away and US comedy Undateable, and he is now moving into films with a minor part in the upcoming comedy, currently titled Bridget Jones’s Baby. Filming on the third movie, which stars Renee Zellweger, reportedly began in July at Ed’s gig at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland with Renee’s body double and it has now been revealed Ed managed to land a speaking role. “Ed was really keen to be part of the movie after granting access to film at his gig,” a source tells Britain’s The Sun newspaper. “He’s got experience playing himself in Home and Away and is not daunted by the prospect of starring alongside Renee. Bridget Jones is a huge British film so he feels nabbing a cameo is a bit of a coup.”

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A woman has been arrested in connection with a document scam involving Filipino dairy workers.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is a dual Filipino/New Zealand national.

She was arrested at her home in the Waikato on Tuesday and charged with suspected fraud involving multiple work visa applications submitted by Filipinos.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has confirmed she faces three offences under the Crimes Act and has been granted police bail pending her first court appearance on Tuesday, where it is likely that further charges will be laid.

Federated Farmers dairy industry spokesman Andrew Hog-

gard said the arrest was good news.

“The dairy industry is experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, and foreign nationals, like Kiwis, are part of the solution, but this needs to be done in the right way,” Mr Hoggard said.

Filipino Dairy Farm Workers’ Association chairman Earl Magtibay hoped the arrest would help fast track a solution for Ashburton’s 500 strong Filipino community, many of whose future hangs in limbo.

He has been approached by a number of affected workers seeking assistance, but said there were many more in the district who were keeping quiet.

A Christchurch law firm has offered pro bono assistance, and Mr Magtibay urged dairy workers caught up in the scam to

make contact. Contact details are on the Filipino Dairy Workers in New Zealand Facebook page.

INZ first became aware of problems with the documentation of some Filipino nationals working on dairy farms in the South Island in February, most notably discrepancies over qualifications and work experience.

A formal investigation was launched in March focusing on the woman charged this week.

It is alleged the woman used New Zealand employers’ details without their knowledge in order to secure work visas for Filipino nationals offshore to work in the New Zealand dairy industry.

INZ assistant general manager Peter Elms said it appeared, once in the country, the workers involved in the scam never worked for the employer who suppos-

edly sponsored them.

After a short period a fresh application was submitted for a new employer. It appears these employers were not aware that the work visas had originally been gained using false employer details, Mr Elms said.

As a result, INZ reviewed all work dairy industry visa applications from the Philippines in the past 12 months, which revealed the scam was more far reaching.

INZ has since strengthened its verification processes and was confident the door was shut on this type of offending.

Dairy workers onshore remaining with the same employer will not be disadvantaged by any delay in processing their applications as their current immigration status is being preserved by the grant of interim visas.

Arrest following gang stoush

Police used a taser against a 22-year-old Ashburton man last week.

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■ ASHBURTON POLICE

Tasers safer for everyone From P1 “The taser is a great tool for police.”

In Ashburton there is a limited but sufficient number of tasers available for police to use, he said.

However, more had been ordered and were due to arrive early next year.

There were currently enough for any member of the police, who were expected to respond

to an emergency, to carry.

Since the announcement of routine carriage of tasers by frontline police staff on July 31, Mr Banfield said he did not think there had been an increase in tasers being fired.

Presenting a taser in a violent situation was often enough of a deterrent for offenders.

Routine carriage of tasers was partly introduced to help reduce the number of serious assaults

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■ FILIPINO DAIRY WORKER SCAM

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against police officers, he said.

Most people had supported the new initiative because they knew if police could not protect themselves they had little hope of protecting their community, Mr Banfield said.

According to police figures, 224 New Zealand police officers were injured during serious assaults in the 2013-14 year. A further 1360 were assaulted but not injured over the same period.

An Ashburton man has been arrested and charged with assault following a gang-related stoush outside the Ashburton District Court on Monday morning.

Sergeant Janine Bowden, of Ashburton, said a 23-year-old man was arrested yesterday morning and charged with assault in relation to the incident which involved fighting between two factions.

The tussle broke out after two men appeared in court on rioting charges following an incident in a Davis Crescent park in August that involved Black Power and Mongrel Mob members.

Police spoke to a number of people present during Monday’s scuffle and initiated an investigation which involved looking at CCTV footage.

The man, who was arrested, will be appearing in court within the next week, Sergeant Bowden said.

Armed hold-up Police are hunting for two men who pulled a gun on another person, demanding their wallet, in central Wellington yesterday.

The incident occurred about 4.15am, police said.

Enquiries were continuing.

“Police take all incidents involving any weapon seriously and will respond to ensure the safety of victims, and members of the public,” police said.

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Woman killed in crash A woman has died following a head-on collision in the Manawatu Gorge yesterday. The 78-year-old Woodville woman was one of two people rushed to Palmerston North Hospital with serious injuries following the two-vehicle crash at the Woodville end of the gorge around 12.50pm. The woman has since died of her injuries, police said last night. Her name would not be released until family members had been informed, police said. The police serious crash unit was investigating the crash.

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Author in court A crash in Oamaru while driving four times over the alcohol limit has cost Booker prize-winning author Keri Hulme more than $3000. The 68-year-old writer crashed into a traffic light pole in Thames Street on August 31.

Hulme, of Oamaru, was sentenced in the Oamaru District Court yesterday on a charge of driving with a breath-alcohol level of 1008mcg. Appearing before Judge Joanne Maze, she was convicted and fined $400 and disqualified from driving for six months. She was also ordered to pay reparation of $2962 for damage to the traffic light.

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Chop shop raided A Wellington ‘chop shop’ has been caught in the act, police say.

A stolen Mazda Bounty was recovered from a commercial garage in Seaview, Lower Hutt, on Tuesday as a police car crime squad executed two search warrants in relation to a number of vehicle thefts in recent weeks.

The stolen Bounty was in the process of being dismantled, police said. A number of vehicles and vehicle parts that had been stolen in the Wellington region between August and October were also found at the ‘chop shop’, Acting Detective Sergeant Nathan Smith from the Wellington District Car Squad said. “We’re pleased that we’ve been able to recover a number of stolen vehicles and are following up on leads to locate the offenders in relation to this case,” said Mr Smith.

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Bravery awards A policeman who rescued a woman from a house fire says being honoured with a bravery award is the highlight of his 35year career. Adrian Oldham, a senior constable from Tauranga, entered a burning home alone, without any fire safety gear, to save 77-year-old Neta Lawrence, who was trapped inside. He, along with Constable Ben Turner from Hamilton, was presented yesterday with a New Zealand Police Association Bravery Award in Wellington. Mr Turner helped chase down a known armed offender who was carrying a sawn-off shotgun and tried carjacking an elderly woman. Mr Oldham told NZME News Service the recognition he received was probably the highlight of his colourful 35-year career. “I’ve been shot at, kidnapped and beaten up,” he said. It felt great to have saved somebody’s life, Mr Oldham said.

Prime Minister John Key presented the two officers with the awards.

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Agri-tourism could take off

By Michelle NelsoN

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Agri-tourism could be the next attraction Mid Canterbury has on offer as an increasing number of visitors interested in the social and environmental impact of irrigation and sustainable agriculture.

With water as the focus of ANZCO Food’s Waitrose combined committee meeting this year, participants took a coach tour around the Rangitata Diversion Race infrastructure, the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme and a high-tech farm.

The committee is comprised of a select group of farmers from both the North and South islands who are the sole suppliers of New Zealand lamb to the UK’s leading food supplier Waitrose.

ANZCO Foods production group manager Simon Langley said the two-day meeting brought farmers together from as afield as Hawke’s Bay to Gore to the district and offered an ideal opportunity to look at irrigation infrastructure in light of current environmental issues.

“It’s a great opportunity to gain an understanding of some the challenges around water quality,” Mr Langley.

Then it was off to lunch at Mayfield’s Panther Rock, hosted

ANZCO Foods production group manager Simon Langley at the RDR intake at Klondyke yesterday.

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by ANZCO brand ambassador Chantelle Quinn, before a tour around Roz and Craige Mackenzie’s farm near Methven to look at the impact of precision agriculture in delivering positive en-

vironmental outcomes.

Ashburton author Angela Cushnie, who recently co-authored Water, Farming and Families – The History of the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme, said

yesterday’s tour could pave the way for an agri-tourism venture in the district, opening an opportunity to close the divide when it comes to sustainable water use and resource management.

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Jessie Chan-Dorman said the decline was not unexpected.

“There’s still some volatility expected between now and the end of the season – it’s not surprising that it’s gone up and down,” she said.

There was no indication Fonterra was releasing stockpiled product, to the contrary production was expected to be down around the 5 per cent mark across the country this season, Mrs Chan-Dorman said.

This is attributed to a heavier cull cow kill and a reduction in

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A blip in global milk prices is no real cause for concern, an industry spokesperson says.

On the back of four consecutive gains prices dropped 3.1 per cent at this week’s GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction, hitting $US2735 per metric tonne.

Whole milk powder, the country’s largest export, fell back by 4.6 per cent to average out at $US2694.

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supplementary feeding as farmers endeavour to cut costs in the face of a low milk payout this year.

However, farmer confidence is building.

“Farmers are a lot more optimistic than they were in August, but remain cautious of the spikes and troughs to come in GDT,” she said.

Skim milk powder, another significant product, fell by 4.5 per cent to $US2178 a tonne while butter prices lost 11.1 per cent to $US2850 a tonne.

While the price drop went

against the market expectations of some economists, others saw it as normal volatility.

Federated Farmers dairy spokesperson Andrew Hoggard referred to the decline as a “hiccup”.

Fonterra currently has a $4.60 per kilogram of milksolids farmgate milk price forecast on the table, which still falls well short of the $5.30kg/MS most farmers will need to break even.

The co-operative is understood to be hunting $3000 per tonne this season.

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Police investigating the death of Alex Fisher are appealing for the public’s help to identify a number of items of bedding which the 10-year-old’s body was wrapped in. Pictures have been released showing two continental blankets, a sleeping bag and a sheet which were located with Alex’s body at Waitarere beach two weeks ago.

Detective Senior Sergeant Neil Forlong said they were keen to know the origin of these items to assist them with the investigation.

A team of 15 police were continuing to work through a large range of forensic evidence with ESR to progress the investigation and build a picture of the events which led to Alex’s death, he said.

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Measures to encourage parents to pay child support and reduce the level of child support debt have taken a step closer to becoming law. A taxation bill that includes proposals to deal with longstanding child-support debt, announced in this year’s budget, has passed its second reading in Parliament. Revenue Minister Todd McClay said the bill included measures to encourage liable parents to “re-engage with their child support obligations” and to strengthen Inland Revenue’s ability to work with parents to help with their child-support debt and make payments.

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Guncity’s millionaire owner David Tipple has pledged to privately prosecute TV3 journalist Heather du Plessis-Allan and leave her with a criminal conviction after she bought a rifle without a licence.

Mr Tipple said he would go ahead with a private prosecution if a police investigation into the current affairs sting decided against prosecution.

Mr Tipple was “so upset” du Plessis-Allan used false details to order and collect a rifle from his store, he said.

“I’m ready for the battle,” he said. “She’s going down 100 per cent. They’re going down.

What so many people don’t remember is even if the cops say we won’t prosecute her, then I can prosecute her and I will. She will get a criminal record because of what she has done.”

Mediaworks’ stars du Plessis-Allan and her Story co-host Duncan Garner revealed the gun purchase on Radio Live. The pair discussed how du Plessis-Allan set out to test

online gun buying for the Story show and had successfully purchased a .22 rifle using false details.

The announcement was followed by the police launching a criminal investigation into the purchase even as officers arranged to collect the rifle from Mediaworks.

Mr Tipple said police had a “public interest” clause which stopped a prosecution. But he said the response on social media since the revelation of the gun purchase showed many people believed his company was in the wrong.

“I can’t afford half the people looking at this and thinking we did something wrong.

People get the idea that the only one in New Zealand who can do a criminal prosecution is police.”

The stunt saw false details used to trick his staff, Mr Tipple said. It was a case of any system being able to be fooled if the person doing so was intent on it, he said.

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A woman has been assaulted by a stranger inside a branch of The Warehouse. The woman, who was not injured in the attack, was at the Papamoa branch of the popular store on September 10 when the incident happened. Police have now released a photograph taken from CCTV footage of a man they would like to speak to in relation to the assault. In store security cameras captured footage of the man, who appeared to have been in the store for some time prior to the incident, Detective Sergeant Alan Kingsbury said. The man was not known to the woman who was assaulted, he said. Somebody in the community would know who was involved and would hold the key to solving the incident, Mr Kingsbury said.

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Shooting in Otara A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being shot at a property in South Auckland last evening. Police said they were called to a house on Tyrone Street, in Otara, at around 5pm after reports there had been a shooting.

“On arrival we found a young male, early 20s, with a serious head wound. We found a sawn-off shotgun at the scene,” Inspector Tony Wakelin said. Police were still investigating the circumstances of the incident, Mr Wakelin said, but the shooting may have been an accident. “At this point and time, it’s too early to say exactly what’s happened. But initial indications are that it may have been an accidental shooting. But that’s an initial indication and it may be that that changes.” One person was being spoken to in connection with the incident and police were not looking for anyone else.

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Medical centre on track

By Caitlin Porter

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A new medical centre on Allens Road will be up and running by the end of next year.

Resource consent has been granted for the proposed twostorey medical centre and pharmacy, and documents for tender are now being completed.

The centre is being developed

by South Link Health Services in conjunction with the existing Allenton Medical Centre.

Multiple queries to South Link Health Services about the new medical centre have gone unanswered over the past three months.

However, project manager Max Presbury of PPM Project Management this week confirmed to the Guardian everything was on track.

Building consent is yet to be lodged with the Ashburton District Council and a name for the centre has not yet been confirmed.

Likely to take 12 months, the build process is still on track to commence early next year.

The Allens Road site was formerly occupied by Medifab, which operated a manufacturing, refurbishment, import and

This Allens Road site will soon be home to a brand new medical centre.

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distribution business specialising in medical equipment.

Medifab moved to new premises in Rolleston late last year, but continued to lease the premises off South Link Health Services.

The lease, originally intended to be 18 months long, could not be cancelled for six months, however South Link Health Services said it was confident the property would be vacated after this six-month period was up.

Now, Mr Presbury has confirmed a tenant is still occupying the building but on a weekby-week lease.

Plans obtained by the Guardian last year indicated the Allenton Medical Centre, with its current doctors, would move to the new premises and at least one sole practitioner would merge with the clinic.

There would also be weekend emergency clinics.

An upstairs area included a

sleeping space for short-term locums, specialists and student doctors.

Staff numbers for the medical centre included eight fulltime doctors, 4.7 nurses, 9.8 support staff, a locum, a physiotherapist, a radiologist and a pharmacist.

However, Mr Presbury said there have been “quite a few changes” made to the original plans but could not comment further at this stage.

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Friendship Lane over-run with wild cats

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They’re cute and cuddly but they’re also neighbourhood pests, they’re the wild cats that no one owns.

And those cats are creating headaches for people living in Friendship Lane. They hang around the flats, steal food and terrorise residents’ domestic pets.

Out of concern for their wellbeing some residents are providing them with food and that’s simply exacerbating the problem, says resident Sally Williams.

Mrs Williams believes there are up to seven cats and half grown kittens living in long grass in an empty section next to Friendship Lane and given the amount of caterwauling going on for most of the night, the population is about to be boosted, she said.

“We had an elderly lady here who fed the cats, but she’s now gone into care and I know there are others who quietly feed them, but there seems to be no one who can help us with the problem.”

She’s contacted the SPCA and contacted the Ashburton District Council, owners of the vacant section, but no one wants to know, Mrs Williams said.

“They’re beautiful cats, you feel sad for them and if someone would fix them we’d all feed them, but no one wants to help and we can’t afford to neuter them.”

Wild cats are Friendship Lane’s unwanted residents.

SPCA inspector John Keeley said solving the wild cat problem in Ashburton was not his job.

The SPCA’s mandate was sick or injured animals, not strays, he said.

He believes the solution lies with the council through the implementation of a cat control policy.

If there are policies around dog control, then there is no reason

why something similar couldn’t be set up around cats, Mr Keeley said.

Council environmental monitoring manager Rick Catchpowle says the council is doing what it can about the problem, and will deal with wild cats that are living in or under its properties.

“We do offer people with a stray cat problem the option of a cat trap but any disposal will

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be down to them through a vet or the SPCA or they can have the animal de-sexed,” he said.

The costs around those options, however was often a deterrent for people, Mr Catchpowle said.

Ultimately keeping a cap on the district’s stray cat population came down to owner responsibility, desexing their pets, he said.

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Search delays ‘frustrating’ The distraught families of three missing fishermen, feared dead after their trawler sank four days ago, are “frustrated” at the delays in finding the men and are struggling with the question, “how could this happen?”.

Jared Reese Husband, 47, of Timaru, Paul Russell Bennett, 35, of Motueka, and 55-year-old Terry Donald Booth, Nelson region, disappeared after their Ocean Fisheries fishing vessel FV Jubilee was caught up in a “brutal” storm off the Canterbury coast in the early hours of Sunday.

Searchers found a liferaft later that day, but no sign of the fishermen.

The recovery operation has been hindered by rough seas and mechanical issues.

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s diving support vessel HMNZS Manawanui left Devonport Naval Base but is not expected to meet up with the Wellington-based police dive squad until later in the week.

Booth family spokesman Chris Innes said all three crew members were highly-experienced and professional, and were working on a modern, well-maintained vessel.

“There’s no good reason why this could have happened,” he said.

“That’s what everybody that I have spoken to is struggling with - how could this happen?”

A police investigation into the sinking is ongoing. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) also has investigators working with search authorities and Ocean Fisheries on an investigation plan.

The Booth family appreciates that the inquiries will take some time to complete, but are hoping for some “preliminary answers” once the boat is found.

The “main priority” is getting the men home, Mr Innes said.

“Obviously everybody is frustrated that the recovery is taking a bit longer than it should, but they understand there are safety considerations and so forth,” he said.

Mr Booth has been at sea for the best part of 40 years.

“It’s his life basically. His first job was fishing and he always had a knack for it, and while he did a few other things here and there, he always came back to it,” Mr Innes said of his mate.

He described him as a “very experienced, very confident, straight up person” who would not be afraid to raise issues as he saw them.

Mr Booth’s wife, Michelle and the couple’s young daughter – who they do not want to be named in the media – are “well surrounded by solid friends” while they wait for him to come home.

The families of the missing crew are being supported by police, Victim Support, the crew’s Lyttelton-based employer, and their respective friends and family, Inspector Craig McKay said yesterday.

“It’s a difficult time for both the company, and obviously, more so for the families,” Andrew Stark, chief executive of Ocean Fisheries and Stark Bros said.

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Pets get to go to school

Fairton School’s roll doubled in one day on Tuesday when students brought their pets to school.

The annual pets’ day out saw a huge array of cats, dogs, goats, lambs and calves parade around the school grounds, carefully guided by their young owners.

Guardian photographer Tetsuro Mitomo was on hand to capture the action.

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■ DOCTORS’ SERVICES

■ EMPLOYMENT LAWS

Funding cuts ‘no surprise’

Seminar to bring employers up to date with changes

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Recent funding cuts to GP services have come as no surprise to one Ashburton doctor.

Ashburton GP spokeswoman Dr Charlotte Cox said she was not surprised by the change which is said to affect health services such as asthma and heart checks provided by GPs in Canterbury as a result of Ministry of Health funding cuts.

The Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday that at some funding will be cut to the Canterbury regions three primary health organisations (PHO) two of which operate in Ashburton – the Rural Canterbury PHO and the Pegasus Health PHO. The money will be taken out of the PHO’s flexible funding pool which covers areas such as health promotion and care for people with long-term chronic conditions.

Pegasus Health PHO acting chief executive Mark Liddle told media a total

of $245,000 would be cut. Ministry of Health’s community health service national programme manager Anne O’Connell said this was because of the census changes in Christchurch. As a result the distribution of funding across PHOs within Canterbury has changed due to people and practices shifting between PHOs. However, while the flexible funding pool will decrease, total funding will actually increase for the year.

Overall, the total funding to Canterbury PHOs is set to increase this financial year by $4.1 million to a total of $88.1m.

Ms O’Connell said this was mainly due to an increase in funding free visits for children under the age of 13.

Regardless of funding changes Dr Charlotte Cox said the services provided

by GPs locally in Ashburton would not change.

“Patients will continue to be charged a fee for services provided by their GPs,” she said.

The changing face of employment law also be introduced. Business Mid Canwill be laid out for Mid Canterbury terbury has invited employment law employers at a seminar next week. expert Mike Johnson to speak at the The Employment Standards Leg- seminar to ensure local employers are islation Bill recently introduced to up to speed with the new legislation, Parliament proposes a package of Mr Martin said. changes to employment leg“This is a really valuislation that will affect busiable opportunity for businesses of all sizes and local ness owners to tap into business owners need to unsome professional expertise derstand how the proposed on what the proposed bill changes will impact on their might mean for their conbusiness says Business Mid tracts and staffing. We’ve Canterbury chairman Greg listened to what businesses Martin. are saying and it’s clear to Under the bill, parental us that there will be a huge Greg Martin leave will be extended to benefit to many employers ‘primary carers’ as well as in getting their questions casual and seasonal emanswered about how they ployees, new provisions would enable can prepare.” more flexible arrangements for staff The bill is intended to be effective on parental leave to keep in touch with from April 1 next year their workplace and zero hour conThe Employment Law Masterclass tracts would become unenforceable, will be held on Thursday 29 October, Mr Martin said. from 4pm – 6pm at Grow Mid CanterThe bill will also introduce a range bury’s office on East Street. Business of protections proposed for employ- Mid Canterbury members will be able ees working in shifts or on-call. And to attend free of charge, while nonrestrictions on wage deductions will members can pay a fee to attend.

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In brief Clock boy off to Qatar A 14-year-old Muslim boy who was arrested after a homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a possible bomb will be moving with his family to the Middle East so he can attend school there, his family said yesterday. Ahmed Mohamed’s family released a statement saying they had accepted a foundation’s offer to pay for his high school and college in Doha, Qatar. He recently visited the country as part of a whirlwind month that included a stop at the White House and an appearance at the US Capitol. “We are going to move to a place where my kids can study and learn, and all of them being accepted by that country,” Ahmed’s father, Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, said.

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Storm toll up to 39

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Surprise visit by Assad President Bashar Assad has travelled to Moscow in his first known trip abroad since war broke out in Syria in 2011, meeting his strongest ally Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The two leaders stressed that the military operations in Syria — in which Moscow is the latest and most powerful addition — must lead to a political process.

The visit reflects renewed confidence from the embattled Syrian president after Russia and Iran, another staunch ally, dramatically escalated their support recently as Moscow began carrying out airstrikes on Syrian insurgents and Tehran sent hundreds of ground forces.

Syria’s conflict began in March

2011 after the government cracked down violently on largely peaceful protests against Assad’s rule. The protests gradually became an armed insurgency and a civil war that has killed a quarter of a million people in the past five years.

Moscow, a traditional ally of the Assad family, started an air campaign on September 30 against what it said are terrorist groups threatening Syria and Assad’s rule.

It became the latest international power to deepen its involvement into the increasingly intractable conflict that saw a mushrooming of armed groups, including the Islamic State group and al-Qaida.

Russia says it is targeting militants. But critics including the US say the Moscow military intervention helps props up Assad and is likely to fan the violence.

A statement posted on the Syrian presidency’s official Facebook page said Assad met with Putin to discuss the continuation of the military operations against terrorism in Syria.

The aim of the military operation is to eradicate terrorism that is obstructing a political solution, the statement said.

The post included a photo of Assad with a wide smile shaking hands with Putin.

Russian television showed footage of Putin and Russia’s foreign and defense ministers

meeting with Assad and his adviser.

Putin thanked Assad for “accepting our invitation and coming to Moscow despite a tragic situation in your country.”

Assad praised Russia’s antiterror efforts since the beginning of his country’s war. “Terrorism which we see spreading today could have been more widespread and more harmful if it weren’t for your decisions and steps, not only in our region,” Assad said in remarks carried by Arab media.

“Terrorism is an obstacle to a political solution,” the Syrian presidency statement quoted Assad as saying.

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■ CANADA

Trudeau promises host of policy departures With a host of policies that differ dramatically from his predecessor, Justin Trudeau’s victory over the most conservative leader in Canada’s history will reverberate beyond the country’s borders.

The first major shift came Tuesday when Trudeau announced he had spoken with President Barack Obama and told him he will remove Canada’s six fighter jets from the USled bombing campaign against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

Among the other areas in which Trudeau differs from

Conservative Stephen Harper: climate change, immigration and whether relations with the US should hinge on the future of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Speaking at a rally in Ottawa, the 43-year-old Trudeau — son of one of the country’s most dynamic politicians — underlined the sea change.

“I want to say this to this country’s friends around the world: Many of you have worried that Canada has lost its compassionate and constructive voice in the world over the past 10 years.

Well, I have a simple message for you on behalf of 35 million

Canadians. We’re back,” he declared. With Trudeau’s decisive victory, Canadian voters reclaimed their country’s liberal identity, giving the new prime minister a commanding majority in parliament that will allow him to govern without relying on other parties.

That means change in Canadian policies on a broad spectrum of issues.

“Trudeau will return Canada to its traditional approach in foreign affairs which is characteristic of every single government but Harper’s,” said Robert Bothwell, a professor at the

University of Toronto. “Canada will go back to multi-lateralism, back to strong support for the United Nations.”

There will be a “new way for Canada to be on the world stage,” agreed Liberal lawmaker Marc Garneau, who won reelection.

The son of the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who swept to office in 1968 on a wave of support dubbed “Trudeaumania” and governed for most of the next two decades, the younger Trudeau channels the star power — if not quite the political heft — of his father. - AP

The death toll from a storm that battered the Philippines’ main island over the weekend has climbed to at least 39, officials said yesterday. Tropical Storm Koppu, which barrelled ashore as a powerful typhoon in the northeastern Philippines on Sunday before weakening, forced more than 100,000 villagers into emergency shelters and destroyed rice fields ready for harvest. At least 39 people were killed in the storm, mostly due to drowning, landslides, fallen trees and collapsed walls, said civilian defence officials. Several people were reported missing and more than 500,000 were affected by Koppu, including 107,000 who fled to evacuation centres.

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Tumour report denied The Vatican is denying as “completely unfounded” a report in an Italian newspaper that Pope Francis has a small, curable brain tumour. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the report in the National Daily was “completely unfounded and seriously irresponsible and not worthy of attention”. Citing unnamed nursing sources, the National Daily said the 78-year-old pope had travelled by helicopter to the San Rossore di Barbaricina clinic near Pisa in recent months to see a Japanese brain cancer specialist, Dr. Takanori Fukishima.

Lombardi told The Associated Press the pope never travelled by helicopter to Tuscany and repeated that “all of it is unfounded.” He didn’t respond to a question about whether Fukushima had examined Francis anywhere.

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Lockerbie pair quiz British news reports say Libyan authorities will permit questioning of two suspects in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103. A National Salvation government official told the BBC yesterday that investigators can come to Libya to question the suspects, who are believed to be in prison in Libya on unrelated charges.

Scottish prosecutors said last week there are two new suspects in the bombing that killed 270 people.

The BBC said officials in Tripoli had identified them as Mohammed Abouajela Masud and Abdullah al-Senoussi. British authorities investigating the bombing have previously sought to question al-Senoussi, who was Moammar Gadhafi’s intelligence chief.

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OUR VIEW

Irrigation schemes a tourism winner

Sue Newman

ACTING EDITOR

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ater is the lifeblood of the Ashburton District, but it could also be our next big tourist attraction.

We’re nothing if not innovative when it comes to making the best of our natural resources and that’s never more apparent than in the way we tap into, harness, use and reuse water.

This district’s agricultural wealth continues to grow as we become increasingly adept at using water economically and in increasing the amount of land we are able to irrigate.

While this helps our rural economy to grow, it’s also a hidden gem waiting to be tapped into as a tourist attraction.

Certainly, irrigation schemes are not high on the must-see or to-do lists for many tourists, but for agri-tourists from around the globe, what we have in Mid Canterbury would no doubt be of huge interest.

Agri-tourism is big business, agriculture, a universal language and for many involved it’s a passion as well as a business.

The Rangitata Diversion Race broke new ground when it was developed back in the 1930s and since then the development of irrigation across Mid Canterbury has been an ongoing success story.

With Canterbury’s water strategy in place that story has stepped up to a new level.

We have irrigation schemes large and small, many developed through local initiatives and using local knowledge.

Most are a testament to the determination of farmers to turn their dryland into highly productive acreage.

In some cases that water supply has been developed using Kiwi ingenuity and in all cases it has been done with a huge financial investment by individuals.

The lessons that have been learned and the examples of the way in which water can change a landscape and boost productivity are lessons that farmers around the globe would love to hear and share.

It’s a niche market, but globally it’s a huge one just waiting to be tapped into.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Do you think Countdown supermarkets offering free fruit to kids is a good idea?

Yes 81%

No 19%

Today’s online poll question Q: Do you agree with frontline police routinely carrying tasers?

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EYE ON POLITICS

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he silly season (SS) is upon us. Funny how it seems to creep up earlier each year, but when the PM and his defence minister, the redoubtable Gerry Brownlee, become deeply involved in the dark arts of panda diplomacy you know it really is “that time of year again”.

Yes, not only does JK (John Key) want a new flag – and many feel that is certainly an issue that fits comfortably into the SS category as well – he also wants a panda “parachuted” into the Wellington Zoo. As with the flag ($26 million) the cuddly Chinese bear does not come cheap though our revered leader makes light of the cost which he claims will be “only $10 million”.

On top of that there will, of course, be the expense of keeping the little chap – on his way to becoming a very big chap, a “giant”, in fact – in the style to which he has become accustomed in his luxurious Beijing pad. That will involve ultra nutritional fare, as well as the importation of a keeper who speaks the same language as the ursine mammal so can be relied upon to tend to its every whim.

Once established, the GP (giant panda) will be on the look-out for a mate, who will no doubt be provided for him – the most alluring female panda money can buy – so that his breeding potential, as well as his pleasure, may be fully exploited and catered for. The Wellington Zoo’s closely-knit community is said to be “overjoyed” by the prospect of housing such a mega star attraction. I imagine the PM is confident of their votes in 2017.

Silly or not, the flag debate has now become slightly less frivolous with the intervention of Green MP, Gareth “Baby Face” Hughes, who has joined the party by offering to use his political services to have the “red peak” (RP) design added to the options for the forthcoming

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Editor, PO Box 77 One very expensive load of cuteness. referendum. The Labour Party, having comprehensively painted itself into the proverbial corner over this issue, had no wriggle room to respond to the surge in popularity of this latest design and National was not too sure either of the direction in which it wanted to go.

Mr Hughes’ sensible suggestion was welcome. Thus the deed is done and we shall now be able to vote for RP if we so desire. Personally, I shall not be availing myself of the opportunity, despite it being so hardwon. It seems to me to have very little obvious relevance to the country and will leave foreigners completely in the dark as to its origins. If we want something to underscore “Brand New Zealand”, it is impossible to go past the Kiwi. Dare I say it, it is yet another no-brainer and aren’t there a lot of them around at the moment.

What really is significant about Mr Hughes’ involvement

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is that it showed for probably the very first time, the Green Party pushing aside the blinkers for a day or two and coming to the assistance of the “hated” National Party.

They might now be prevailed upon to do the same for some other matter, thereby hinting that after years and years of hammering their heads against the most stubborn of brick walls, there is an alternative which might actually bring them appreciation in the country at large.

It’s a lesson well-learnt by the Maori Party who realised years ago that to stick constantly to principles that had no political appeal was counter-productive.

Meanwhile, a number of very sleep-deprived people in Atlanta have come to an “agreement” over the TPPA, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, for which our inexhaustible Trade Minister Tim Groser has laboured to the point of complete

burn-out. He is of the firmest of firm opinions that the abolition of tariffs throughout the region will bring inestimable benefits to Aotearoa, even if the agreement still leaves one or two “loose ends”.

It is a view shared not only

by PM John Key but also – and highly significantly – by his predecessor, Helen Clark, who stood side-by-side with her old rival and explained how vital it was for New Zealand to be included in this new grouping.

The endorsement of such a global personality, possibly even the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, should have allayed the fears and doubts of even Ms Kelsey as well as those of many of her followers.

The proof of the pudding will, as ever, be in the eating, and the agreement has still to be ratified by all governments, the US Congress in particular, but I don’t think there will be any turning back now.

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■ SKY TV

$214m hit to Sky’s market value More than $200 million was wiped off Sky TV’s market value after the company said annual profit would fall by up to 11 per cent as the business grapples with rising costs and online competition from streaming services such as Netflix.

Addressing the firm’s annual meeting in Auckland yesterday, chairman Peter Macourt also warned some subscribers were expected to cancel their subscriptions after the Rugby World Cup. Sky gave guidance for profit in a range of $153 million to $158 million for the year ending June 30, down from $172 million the previous financial year. Revenue would remain steady or slightly ahead at $928 million to $938 million compared to $928 million in the previous year.

The company’s shares closed down 10.5 per cent at $4.68, wiping $214 million off the firm’s market capitalisation.

“The delivery of new services including Neon, FanPass and SKY ON-Demand has increased costs ahead of attracting a critical mass

“

The delivery of new services . . . has increased costs ahead of attracting a critical mass of subscribers

of subscribers,” Macourt said.

“Further, the 2016 year will also see an increase in programming costs for the Rugby World Cup, the new Sanzar Rugby agreement, the new Disney and Discovery channels and a general escalation of content costs with the entry of new competitors.”

Salt Funds Management managing director Matt Goodson said that while yesterday’s profit guidance had disappointed the market, the key question was how well the company would respond in the longer-term to competitive challenges.

The company had a future, but it was just a matter of assessing the value that could be attribut-

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ed to that future, said Goodson, whose firm holds a small shareholding in Sky. Macourt said the company’s short-term dilemma was stabilising customer churn after the Rugby World Cup, while subscriber numbers through the new internet-based services, FanPass and Neon, increase.

Programming costs are likely to rise to 35 per cent of revenue this financial year, compared to 32 per cent in the last, the company said.

Sky also came under fire from the New Zealand Shareholders Association over a resolution asking for a $200,000 a year increase in the pool available to pay directors’ fees.

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p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

5,918.26 +22.77 +0.39%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

4,313.53 +12.22 +0.28%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

6,349.53 +22.74 +0.36%

p Rises 66 q Falls 43

Petrol prices continue to drop Drivers in New Zealand may be happy with the continuous drop in petrol prices this week.

The national petrol price is now the lowest since April this year, according to the AA. Gull New Zealand has dropped its prices to $1.869 for 91 octane.

In some areas, Gull was priced as low as $1.719.

The price drop was a reflection on the drop in the world oil prices, Gull New Zealand retail manager Graham Stirk said.

AA petrol watch spokes-

man Mark Stockdale said prices dropped 4 cents a litre this week.

“It went down 2 cents a litre on Monday and again 2 cents today,” he said yesterday.

The reason for the drop in prices was because of a “combination of a drop in commodity prices and the improving exchange rate”, Mr Stockdale said.

The drop in the national petrol price comes after falling prices in world oil – Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

Oil prices in the US have fallen

as “traders awaited the next day’s US government report on commercial inventories, expecting an increase that would add to abundant global supplies”, it was reported today.

Prices were under pressure as “Saudi Arabia’s crude stockpiles were at record highs and expectations of increased Iranian output with the potential lifting of Western sanctions on the Islamic Republic”, AFP also reported.

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WORLD MARKETS

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5,248.3

+12.7

+0.24%

At close of trading on Oct 21, 2015

q Dow Jones Indust.

17,217.1

–13.4

–0.08%

At close of trading on Oct 20, 2015

q FTSE 100 index

6,345.1

–7.2

–0.11%

At close of trading on Oct 20, 2015

p Nikkei 225 index

18,572.5 +365.4 +2.01% At close of trading on Oct 21, 2015

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p Gold

1,177.75

London – $US/ounce

+2.35

+0.20%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

15.90

+0.04

+0.25%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,189.0

–51.0

–0.97%

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Source: BNZ

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As at 4pm Oct 21, 2015

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■ MIGRATION

More Kiwis come home, fewer leave New Zealand has had a record net gain in migrants of 61,200 in the September year, driven mainly by both more kiwis coming home and and fewer leaving for Australia.

The annual gain in migrants has been setting new records for the past 14 months, and there were 118,800 arrivals in the September year and 57,600 departures.

There was a net gain of 5,600 migrants in September, the second highest ever, with seasonally adjusted permanent and longterm monthly net migration having fluctuated around 5100 over the past 13 months.

There was also a net gain of 100 migrants from Australia, the sixth month in a row to show a net gain, reflecting weaker economic conditions across the Tasman.

Before April there hadn’t been a net gain in migrants from Aus-

tralia in over 20 years. The fall in migrant departures was mainly due to fewer New Zealand citizens leaving for Australia. Departures of kiwis to Australia fell 15 percent to 21,500 in the September year, which is less than half the peak departures set in the December 2010 year.

Of the migrant arrivals in the September year, some 24,700 were from Australia, with two-thirds of those being New Zealand citizens returning home. Another 14,100 were from India, with three-quarters having student visas, 13,400 were from the UK, mostly on work visas, and 10,700 were from China, with about half having student visas.

All regions had a net gain of international migrants in the September, with most going to Auckland and then Canterbury. Half of all migrants with a stated address

on their arrival card were moving to the Auckland region, which accounts for 34 percent of New Zealand’s population.

The tourism boom is also soaring with overseas visitor arrivals setting hitting a highest-ever annual total of 3.04 million for the September year, up 9 per cent on the previous year.

Australia was the biggest source of visitors at 1.3 million followed

by China at 327,900 and the US at 237,300. Those three countries also recorded the biggest increases on last year with China up 85,100, Australia by 64,800 and the US up 23,600.

Vistor arrivals for September rose 12 per cent to 217,000, with China recording the highest ever number of visitors for a September month, up 41 per cent from the same month in 2014.

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – How far is it from Hinds to Ashburton? a. 18 km b. 21 km c. 24 km 2 – How many episodes of the TV show Fawlty Towers were made? a. Twelve b. Fifteen c. Eighteen 3 – What was the name of Henry VIII’s older brother? a. Edward b. Richard c. Arthur 4 – The hybrid Insight car model is made by which manufacturer? a. Toyota b. Volkswagen c. Honda 5 – The word tycoon came into English from which country? a. Hong Kong b. Japan c. India 6 – The Big Easy is a common name for which US city? a. Washington b. Los Angeles c. New Orleans 7 – Which is the main by-product of plant biodynamics? a. Oxygen b. Carbon dioxide c. Nitrogen dioxide 8 – Maori chief Titokowaru fought wars in...? a. Waikato b. Nelson c. Taranaki

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LIC director has ‘outstanding expertise’ LIC has appointed Candace Kinser as an independent director to its board, effective immediately.

She replaces Jay Waldvogel, who was appointed to the LIC board as one of three independent directors in 2003 and did not seek reappointment in 2015.

LIC shareholders ratified Ms Kinser’s appointment at the farmer-owner co-operative’s annual meeting in Ashburton on Tuesday.

Chairman Murray King said the board and shareholder council unanimously recommended Ms Kinser’s appointment for a minimum three-year term.

“Candace has outstanding technology and biotechnology expertise and very broad information technology knowledge and networks,” Mr King said.

“She is aligned to the direction and aspiration of the LIC business and brings many specific capabilities we have identified LIC will require to help deliver on our strategy.”

In previous roles as the chief executive of industry body NZTech and NZ genetics software company Biomatters, Ms Kinser has had a working relationship with LIC over the past 15 years, on the development and deployment of MINDA and in adapting genetics software to meet research requirements, Mr King said.

He also acknowledged Mr Waldvogel’s contribution since his appointment in 2003.

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Candace Kinser thanks to Jay for his wisdom, strategic insights and deep international dairy knowledge,” Mr King said.

“Residing in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, coupled with his demanding travel schedule has not impeded his ability to be a significant and valuable contributor to the LIC board.

“We are grateful for his passion for the industry, co-operatives and dairy genetics.”

The LIC board is made up of seven farmer-elected directors and three independent directors.

Other resolutions passed at the annual meeting included the reappointment of external auditor KMPG and the approval of the directors remuneration and shareholder council’s budget.

Ms Kinser will hold office for a three-year term, retiring by rotation in 2018.

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Prime lamb prices ease Prime lamb numbers dropped on the previous two sales at this week’s Tinwald sheep sale due to a tightening of processing space.

Heavy woolly prime lambs fetched $127-$135, medium

weights $121-$125 and lighter lambs $105-$115. Heavy hoggets made $66-$69 and mediums $56$60.

Heavy woolly prime ewes earned $105-$117, medium

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Kiwifruit orchardists seek $400m in damages for PSA

BY JAMIE GRAY A class action by kiwifruit orchardists and post-harvest operators, who allege the Government was negligent letting the PSA disease into New Zealand, will go the High

Court next year, a spokesman for the group said.

The action, supported by 212 claimants, is seeking almost $400 million in damages for the Government’s alleged negligence in letting the PSA disease into New

Zealand in 2010. An initial judgment on the substantive points may not be available until mid2017, the group said.

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A perfect 24-degree spring day, and a series of virtually traffic-free roads for a return drive from Lake Coleridge to Wakanui Beach in the new Mazda MX5.

So prepare yourself for a bunch of superlatives!

But first a little MX5 history.

When it first arrived in 1989 it created a whole new, affordable sports car market, and since then has become the most successful sports car of all time by preserving its classical concept of being a front engined, rear wheel-drive, lightweight two-seater with the ideal 50/50, front/rear weight balance.

This latest $40,995 1.5 litre GSX is the first of the new MX5 line-up.

An even more comprehensively equipped 2 litre Limited version arrives early 2016.

Difficult as it is to improve on really good things, Mazda with this new model has achieved this, for the new car is sleeker with a more aggressive, grown up look with its low-slung nose and short overhangs.

In Soul Red metallic the car looks great in pictures, but even better in the metal, especially

with the roof folded when it really shows off its neat proportions and detailing.

It sits lower and is slightly shorter than previously, yet is stronger and lighter through Mazda’s painstaking efforts to keep weight down.

They have achieved that simply and neatly by using lots of highstrength, drilled alloy.

As an MX5 owner I reckon the power of previous models is a little like their looks - almost perfect, but maybe a little more would be nice.

But hold on, this one has less, for its 1.5-litre direct-injection, dual sequential valve timed engine that boasts just 96kW power at 7000rpm and 150Nm of torque 4800rpm.

As you will see, maximising the use of what is so willingly delivered is certainly part of the fun and works so very well for this car weighing in at just 1009kg.

The cabin is snugly sporty, but functional with elegant simplicity rather than luxury, while in

terms of driver ergonomics, is almost perfect.

I was rapt with the seats, and it’s so easy to feel at home behind the wheel and set up the ideal driving position.

Instruments and controls are centred around the large revcounter, the top-mounted 7-inch colour touch screen and a rotary command nob.

While there’s no CD player Gen Y drivers are well catered for.

The car is designed for clutterfree motoring, but there’s lockable and concealed storage for valuables.

The boot takes a reasonable long weekend’s 130 litres of gear, but there’s now no spare, just an inflation kit.

Opening and closing the hood from the driver’s seat is now even easier.

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The MX5 begs to be driven, so let’s head off to the back-blocks to experience its magic.

The twisty section heading inland from Terrace Downs is such a neat drive, and on the day in the MX5, so inviting, one had to turn around and do it again!

The engine sounds and feels just right.

The power available doesn’t bowl you over, but is definitely always fully usable and response to the accelerator is instant.

The result I reckon is an entirely appropriate performance, 0-100 being is

achieved in just over eight seconds.

No matter how hard I drove the Mazda, the indicated fuel use never exceeded 6.7L/100km.

The six-speed gearbox snicks through its close ratios beautifully with a delightfully short throw.

And you can always find a gear that is just right (third is particularly useful in town and for roundabouts) and the clutch is sweet.

The sublime handing of the MX5 is pretty much perfect! It is so totally involving, nimble and satisfyingly chuck-able, that it keeps inviting you to do so for its own sake.

It just seems so intuitively capable of understanding your wishes and executing these with deftness and precision that you always feel in control.

The grin factor can hardly be any better than this!

The ride is surprisingly civil with the long travel suspension coping very well with rough stuff.

The electric steering is pinpoint accurate and the brakes, with just the right feel; both excellent.

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Warranty: 5 years including roadside assist and 3 years/100,000km servicing.

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Ashburton Garden Club

Our speaker for the month was Carol Gunn and she gave us a very informative talk on daffodils, peonies and saffron which they grow and sell.

I am sure members learnt a lot from this talk it was very interesting. She was thanked and given a gift. Our meeting concluded with supper.

The meeting of 35 members was held at the Seniors’ Centre on October 15. We had a mini market day with 6 stalls 3 of which were of our members. They were across the spectrum, plants, jewellery, garden ornaments, children’s books and handmade cards and gift bags. We have so many talented people in our Town, it wasn’t hard to spend up!

Our next month’s meeting will be a Christmas Luncheon held on November 19 at the Seniors’ Centre starting at 11am.

Competition Results: Premier Bloom: Audrey McKay Rununculas Flower of Month 1st Mary Leighton 2nd Rona McConnell Large Bloom; 1st Audrey McKay 2nd Pat Tarbotton 3rd Mary Leighton Small Bloom: 1st Pat Tarbotton 2nd Lois Bradley 3rd Audrey McKay Miniature Bloom: 1st Mary Leighton 2nd Lois Bradley 3rd Pat Tarbotton Spike: 1st Audrey McKay 2nd Rona McConnell 3rd Lois Bradley Cluster: Pat Tarbotton 2nd Audrey Leith 3rd Audrey Mc Kay Shrub: 1st Isobel Porter 2nd Mary Smith 3rd Ann Gamblin Vegetable; 1st Pat Tarbotton Decorative : A Section 1st Audrey McKay 2nd Lois Bradley 3rd Isobel Porter B Section 1st Rona McConnell 2nd Mary Smith

Ashburton Hearing Association Our spring bus trip, on October 15, left Ashburton promptly at 9am and North Otago was our destination. First stop was at Caroline Bay for morning tea.

Lots of memories of happy childhood times in Timaru were related.

We travelled on to Weston, seven kilometers west of Oamaru to Rockvale Gardens, owned by Bob and Linda Wilson. These beautiful gardens are hidden away in the limestone hills of North Otago. What a lovely surprise! From the moment of entering into the garden the whole atmosphere was enchanting.

The area was divided up into garden “rooms” with numerous sculptures (mostly limestone of course), water features and a special “fairy garden” has been created with her eight grandchildren. Numerous seating areas were available, providing comfortable spaces for lunch.

Linda told us that anybody passing by was welcome to drop in and walk around the garden, even if they are not at home.

We then travelled back through Oamaru until we reached Riverstone where the amazing castle, which will be surrounded by a moat, is being built by Dot Smith.

There were four gift shops, absolutely packed with a wide range of merchandise, and members had a happy time wandering around the goods for sale.

Stopping in Timaru for ice-creams concluded our activities and we arrived home at 5.15pm.

Chertsey Hall Our Annual meeting accepted with regret the resignations of both chairperson, and secretary. Jill Watson had served on the committee for 13 years, 10 of them as chairperson. Margaret Nicholson had served on the committee for 26 years, 18 of them as secretary.

Our Hall committee is a very small one and for almost 10 years was run by women.

At last year’s Annual meeting we were pleased to welcome some men onto the committee, both relative newcomers to the district. One of these men Bob Laurie is the new chairman, and Christine Law is our new secretary. While they both have big shoes to fill, we are very confident that they too will do a good job, and will have the support of other committee members

Creative Fibre - Ashburton Lions Club of Hinds and Districts A large turnout of members, visitors and guests were present at the club’s monthly tea meeting on Tuesday to witness President David Keeley hand over a $2000 cheque to John Driscoll and Kathryn Barr from Community House Ashburton.

These funds came from the successful firewood raffle run at Boulevard Day and Community House Trust Board Chairman John replied by thanking the club and outlining where the funds would be spent.

Violin solos by Ruth Hall – Song from the Secret Garden, Serenade for Spring and Maggie. Vocal Solos by Olivia Pike – Sure on the Shining Night, & Angele’s Aria (from The Count of Luxembourg) Accompanists: Jo Castelow, Stephen Diedricks, John Pattinson (Christchurch) and Sylvia Watson.

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Last Sunday Ashburton hosted the Piste of Origin, putting in teams of their own along with clubs from Ascot, Christchurch, and Papanui.

Three games of doubles were played in the morning, and three games of triples in the afternoon, with each club competing against each other.

Ascot were the clear winners and AshAshburton Musical Club 10th October at the Sinclair Centre. burton were runners up.

This has usually been hosted by President Janice thanked all who had Christchurch, but now the hosting is goparticipated in the concert. The $700 ing to be shared among the four clubs.

Scholarship was awarded to Joshua Pike. The Grace Ackerley Award of $100 A very successful day and our thanks go to everyone who helped, and to those was presented to Eliane Vinculado. The who supported us. programme began with the Phoenix Chorus - Director and accompanist - Jo Our next event is the Woolston/Ashburton Challenge on November 1.

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Thursday November 5 we have planned They sang Charlotte O’Neills Song, Autumn Leaves & Summertime. Piano Solo a social day inviting anyone who would

by Sam Kuipers – Miniature & Mad Hair like to come along and try the game out.

Day. Vocal Solo by Samantha McArthur An umpire’s course is being held in Ashburton the Wednesday after Labour – Ave Maria. Vocal/Guitar by Michael Weekend and three of our members are Petrus -Dear Daddy (original composiattending this. tion).

Vocal Solo by Angela Petrus – Aria Ashburton Pakeke Lions from Marriage of Figaro. Trio of Paula Green(violin), Emily Dodd (violin), Ste- President Ray Harraway welcomed 63 phen Diedricks(piano) Concerto in A mi- members and friends to the October nor- Vivaldi. Vocal Solo by Joshua Pike meeting. Several members had taken the opportunity to the Bring a Friend – The Call – & Mama, a Rainbow. Piano Solo by Eliane Vinculado – Bagatelle in evening who were introduced along with a representative from Ashburton G minor. Vocal Solos by Lucy Clough – Quella Fiamma Che M’Accende, Unu- County Lions and Craig Hansen the sual Way, I’d Give My Life for You. Vocal guest speaker.

Duet by Olivia and Joshua Pike – Memo- Lion Barry reminded members of the Charity Golf Tournament and read a letry from Cats. Violin Solo by Ruth Hall – Sonata in F Major. Vocal Solos by Olivia ter from the Cancer Society in apprePike – Clear Sky & Canta un augello in ciation of support for their 25th Daffodil Day. voce si suave.

Cello Solo by Karel Kaspar – Largo – 2nd Past President Lion Bob advised club mvt.from cello sonata, Arioso & Song visiting is well supported. 1st VP Lion Without Words, with an encore The Peter sought assistance for help with the marquees at the A&P show.

Swan. Vocal Solos by Joshua Pike – Clip Boards were circulated for the Feldeinsamkeit & Shenandoah.

Before a delightful meal provided by Lynnford Rural Woman’s Group was served, PDG Ken McKenzie inducted Robert Leckey and Bryan Beeston as new members into the club.

Lion Willy Leferink then introduced the guest speaker Craig Carr of the Carr Group, who outlined the history and vision of this large and successful family-owned business, their reasons for acquiring the Elders business and the forming of the Carrfields Company.

After questions Craig was thanked and presented with a certificate of appreciation.

Christmas raffle roster. 2nd VP Lion Joe reported that his committee had the year’s programme well advanced. Karen McIntyre pinned her late husband’s badge on the banner. Jim McIntyre had made a valuable contribution during his membership of Pakeke.

Lion Meredith introduced guest speaker Craig Hansen, an adventurer extraordinaire.

Following his association and exploits with Ashburton’s kite inventor Peter Lynn, he and friend embarked on a kite buggy traverse across part of Mangolia.

Craig had his audience enthralled with the challenges encountered as they crossed unknown barren treeless terrain in their purpose built kite buggy. They occasionally experienced hospitality Mongolian style and even found an ATM in the middle of nowhere. With visas expiring they were unable to complete their plans but Craig plans to return to finish the adventure.

Next Ladies Craft morning is at Gwenda Hansen’s home on November 11, followed by lunch out.

Ashburton Photographic Society Ann Bastion of Christchurch agreed to the challenge of judging our Landscape Competition and assisted us with suggestions to improve some techniques within our photography.

Results were: Digital Images: Acceptances - Jorg Nittmann - Bowyers Stream, Bailey Chambers - Clear Night, Gaynor Hurst - Coal Creek Waterfall, Nick Taylor - Highway 80 & Kiel, Megan Ellis - Lake Reflection Honours: Jorg Nittmann - Wild Clouds A Late Afternoon Light Prints: Acceptances – Sandra Scott - Autumn Dusk, Nick Taylor - Mesopotamia, Haley Fisher - Spillover, Storm Chaser and Tree Tunnel Honours – Gaynor Hurst - Sunlit Waves Top Image 3rd Open Competition was judged by Simon Forsyth from Christchurch who while delivering our results included good learning tools for our future photography. His results were: A Grade Digital Images: Acceptances – Carol Efford - Afternoon Walk and Train

General business followed with names taken of those who could assist at planned fundraising events, working bees and the major fundraiser of the year, the Longbeach Coastal Challenge Bike Race on November 29.

An update on the Bike Race was given

by Track Convenor Lion Garry Brown who again reminded members that everyone will be required on that day.

Tail Twister Lion Peter Lowe then filled his coffers with fines - some rather dubious; before President David closed the evening with thanks to all visitors, guests and members for their attendance.

Trip Scenery, Clarrie Brake - Approaching Storm and Evening Light, Jorg Nittmann - K88 and Water Supply Honours – Carol Efford - Evening Water Fun, Suzanne Watson - Inside a Flower, Cindy Lovett - Space Kiwi, Gaynor Hurst - Waxeyes Eating Kiwifruit, Jorg Nittmann - What Next?

B Grade Digital Images: Acceptances – Bailey Chambers - Duck and Old Fire Truck, David Oakley - Empty Seat, Nick Taylor - Molfsee Honours - Nick Taylor - Colour Bridge and Tower Bridge, Bailey Chambers Milky Way A Grade Prints: Acceptances – Margaret Clifford - All on His Own and Mt Cook Lily, Gaynor Hurst - Cousins, Don’t Pinch My Food and Waxeyes Feeding, Cindy Lovett - Dandelion Fun, Tickled Pink and Gravel Sprayer, Carol Efford - Odd One Out, Megan Ellis - Snail’s Pace.

Honours – Carol Efford - Moving Logo, Megan Ellis - Right Tool for the Job. B Grade Prints: Acceptances - Haley Fisher - Colours and Deserted Mill, Nick Taylor - Eye on Target and 2 Horse Power, Hayley Zanker - Fantail on Rock, Micheal Sheat - Help Honours – Hayley Zanker - Dog Tired, Nick Taylor - Bridge Well done everyone!

Ashburton Rose Group The monthly meeting of the Ashburton Rose Group was held at the Catholic Community Rooms on Wednesday October 14 at 7pm.

Pauline welcomed 18 members and we had apologies from Daphne Rissman, Joan Strachan, Kathy Collie and Rowena Downes. Zena introduced a new member Catherine Heffernan and she was made very welcome.

Pauline spoke about the rose fertiliser the Rose Society have for sale and is available for us to buy. Zena spoke about the new 3 in 1 spray which is to come on the market shortly and we hope to get someone to come and speak to us about it. Our next meeting Wednesday November 11 at 6.30pm we will visit member’s gardens.

We are to meet at Merrill Dudley’s home 13b Belt Road at 6.30pm then to Penny Rowe and hopefully one other.

This is the month for the AGM and it was pleasing to see 35 members present.

May welcomed Fay Hider a member of the Canterbury CF. who will chair the meeting. A discussion was held about how to put show entries in to avoid trouble. The latest is October 30 by 9am. A team of members is practising for a Fleece to Garment competition at Hororata on November 7 and others are welcome to go and support the team.

Dates to remember November 21 - the Area AGM at St Joseph’s Church 10am to 2pm. Our group is responsible for the programme and morning tea. October 31 – A Knitting and Finishing a garment Workshop at St Joseph’s Darfield.

Show And Tell Table Children’s wear: 4 singlets, leg warmers, sleeveless jersey.

2 cot blankets, a jersey a copy of one for Prince George and some knitted toys Adult wear – 3 prs of leg warmers, long sleeved mittens, and a knitted bed rug.

The AGM then took place and a very good report on the club’s activities for the year was given by May Greenslade.

To end the morning’s activities a questionnaire ad to be answered about future national festivals.

Grey Power Ashburton Inc On Monday October 19, President Jim Burgess welcomed 40–50 members to the monthly general meeting at the Seniors Centre. Apologies were accepted from committee members Sheila; Colin; Isabel; Rex and Shirley Body.

Jim then introduced our speaker for the afternoon; Tom O’Connor Vice President Grey Power Federation.

Tom recounted a version of the “Noah” story with references to the difficulty of dealing with local body regulations; he then went on to talk about the positive things that are happening at Federation level.

He urged members to become active in making remits and involving federation in activities at association level. The members are what make the organisation, not the federation.

Questions asked covered topics such as the cost of funerals (a possible remit); concession to drive for limited daylight hours (another possible remit); rates structuring; eligibility for mammograms (the last advocacy visit covered this).

Trevor Gamblin presented Tom with a fruit tray and thanked him for his address.

The raffle was drawn and prizes distributed.

Jim then advised that there was some funding available through the Energy Action Group for insulation and heating for those with a Community services card.

There was also a question from the floor regarding the variations in the cost of visiting the doctor.

Jim declared the meeting closed at 2.50pm and Bernard entertained while afternoon tea was served.

Next meeting November 16 – Christmas Party. Please bring a non-perishable donation for the local food bank.

Club news www.guardianonline.co.nz Lions Club of Rakaia At its October meeting District Governor, Fern Blake, inducted a new member, Simon Jones, and gave chevrons to a number of Lion members who had reached significant milestones.

Seven original Charter members received their chevrons for 40 years’ service and with the other recipients clocked up 365 years of Lions service!

A very favourable report was received on the inaugural multi-sport event, the Salmon Run. Mandy Hurst, Margaret Crozier and Simon Hampton received special mention as key organisers.

A progress report on lily bulb sales indicated that to date $20,000 has been raised to date.

The Fireworks Display is to be held this year on Saturday October 31.

The Guest Speaker, Phillipa Waters gave a very entertaining account of her journey on the famous Camino Trail – 720 km of it, starting at St John in France and crossing the Pyrenees to Santiago in Spain.

With Sue Cromie as a companion, Phillipa completed the walk in 34 days! This was a truly epic effort that took her outside her `comfort zone’.

Covering 25-35km per day over hilly terrain, Phillipa described the pilgrimage as more of an emotional than a physical challenge. 200,000 walk the trail each year.

Communal living and walking alongside

complete strangers; they discovered some wonderful people. With the accompanying slide show, the presentation gave the audience a very compelling insight into the journey.

The meeting was held at the Rakaia Golf Club who provided a delicious meal.

Mid Canterbury Ladies Probus Club President Avis Kingsland welcomed members to the October meeting of the Mid Canterbury Ladies Probus Club. Almoner Val Johnson gave her report, and members were reminded of the trips coming up.

The mini speaker was Jean Aiken who told of her recent trip to Norfolk Island.

Jean had attended a country and western show, fish fry, horse and carriage tour and visited the settlers village, as well as the convict settlement and cemetery.

The main speaker was Phillipa Waters who spoke of walking Spain’s 786km pilgrim trail, the Camino de Santiago.

This leads to the shrine of the apostle St James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, northwestern Spain.

It was a journey of self-discovery, and took Phillipa six weeks.

There were lots of steep hills, it is a free walking tour with the assistance of yellow arrows. One of the difficulties was not being able to speak Spanish. Passports are issued at the beginning, and stamped at the conclusion, after two

Thursday, October 22, 2015 hours in a queue.

The President gave the thought for the day “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened” before closing the meeting.

Mid Canterbury Men’s Probus President Allan welcomed 113 members to our October 20 meeting and inducted one new member. Our mini speaker was Roger Scammell.

After schooling in Ashburton Roger began work for his stepfather, Arthur Sim, in his Tinwald bakery.

He later went farming for a time with Tarbotton Brothers before returning to baking as a pastry cook and part time painter and decorator for the Ashburton Licensing Trust. This led to his setting up his own painting and decorating business, eventually employing seven employees. Roger has also been a member of Rotary and the Tinwald Community Trust.

Following morning tea break Graeme Church and Tony Todd gave a Powerpoint presentation of their 2014 bike ride on the Danube cycling track.

Although not their first bike journey, having previously done the Otago Rail Trail and in 2012 a 250km ride along a French Canal, the Danube was the longest, averaging 60km per day over 6 days.

After a vote of thanks the meeting concluded with the singing of the National Anthem.

Rakaia Garden Club Octobers outing of the Rakaia Garden involved several carloads setting off to Southbridge on the afternoon of October 12.

The weather was fine and warm so that added to the enjoyment of the day. Rodney Wells, well known for his illustrated books of Canterbury homes had opened his garden and home to us. His garden is landscaped with a sweeping front lawn, its western border with trees and garden pruned for the view of the Southern Alps beyond. Within walking distance we visited Mistlewood Galley run by David, an artist who works with metal sculptures and Blanch who is a potter.

The gallery is next to their home, the former Catholic Church.

Their garden was interesting which has a hen house one end, fruit trees and garden borders around their home.

There was a raised vegetable and herb garden and a host of Dogwoods, in full flower.

The outing finished with afternoon tea in the Sports Domain.

The November outing will be on Monday 9th November to the Methven area.

Meet at the Rakaia Community Centre for a 9.30am departure. Contact Carmel ph 303-5033 for more details. All welcome.

The Plains Ladies Probus Club Joan welcomed members to our Oc-

Ashburton Guardian 17 tober meeting and wished all those having birthdays and other occasions all the best. Jan Jacob told members about the bus trip we went on visiting the Waimate district on October 5 and told everyone what a great trip it was.

Joan announced that there is a Garden Ramble to be held on November 21 at 383 Racecourse Road being run by the Lions Club. Tickets are $15.

The movie for next month is Queen and Country to be held at 11am on the November 4 at the Regent Theatre.

For our Christmas meeting on November 23 we will travel by cars to Mayfield having lunch at the Panther’s Rock. The cost is $15 and leaving from Balmoral Hall at 10.15am.

Our mini speaker was Nicky Horrell who has just opened a shop on Victoria Street.

With the help of husband Kerry she has transformed a shed into a very interesting place which is selling old and new things, her own craft and models and other things.

Isla Jones and with the help of husband Roger showed slides and told us about their trip around parts of Australia.

Travelling 7000km in 26 days in their 1949 Bonus Ford truck with several other older vehicles and after having been let down by the organiser, they managed to carry on the trip.

Driving from Perth to Sydney they visited many small towns on the way. Natalie thanked Isla for sharing their trip with us.

■ RACING

Tidy run for Sparkling Delight at workouts

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The conditions might have been far from ideal with a nor’wester making it heavy going in the back straight, but Gerard O’Reilly’s smart three-year old Sparkling Delight still managed to run a tidy time at yesterday’s Ashburton Trotting Club workouts.

The Bettors Delight-Laurel Franco youngster ran the 2400m in 3.02.2 and was never seriously challenged over the distance.

For most of the race, the final three ran in Indian file unchanged.

At the turn for home, Sparkling Delight skipped a length-and-ahalf clear of John Hay and Grey Skies, with Judy Jetson and Terry Chmiel rapidly closing in, running home in third.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS DRAWS ■ Bowls Methven Bowling Club October 25 Edna Low Open Fours - to be held at Methven Green starting at 12.30pm The following skips have teams entered: G Clarke, B Holdom, B Marsh, B Lynn, M Smallridge, G Lock, G Pagey, B Harper, S Keith, M Middleton, W Suttie, G Taylor, J Ryk, C Leech, M Behrns, TBA. Enquiries to B Harper 3087623 or W Blackwell 3028834.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club October 24 Ladies Division Weekend Ladies. Team stableford. Report 8.30am October 27 Mid-Week Ladies. 4 BBB. Draw Steward: Janice Ackerley 3087718 or 0276452982.

Starters: Janice Ackerley & M. Bean.

Please report 15 minutes before your starting time. No. 1 Tee 9.30 D. Hinton & K. Robb, V. Moore & R. Bennett 9.36 L. Small & H. Trott, H. Ward & D. Simmons.

9.42 J. Guilford & M. Bean, E. Porter & J. Leferink. No. 7 Tee 9.36 H. Robertson & B. Turton, W. Carter. No. 10 Tee 9.30 J Welch & B. Cameron, P. Bell & J. Dunlop.

9.36 W. Parr & E. Langford, J. Williams & F. Matsinger. 9.42 M. Urquhart & G. Lane, M. Watson & J. Ackerley.

October 29 Nine Hole Men and Women. 3 Clubs and a putter –Report 8.30 Convenors: Ann Fleming 3084005 and Joy Nicholas 3086464. Club Captain Jenny Williams 3082081.

Tinwald Golf Club October 27 Women’s Division Marge Wilson Trophy (ambrose) Report 9.00 for 9.30 start.

Followed by Dinner and Prize Giving at Stables Family Restaurant at 6pm Starters J. Bruhns L. Glassey Cards D. Bell M. Colville; Draw Steward J. Bruhns

RESULTS

John Dudley, Clarrie Galway and Bruce Pugh.

Two’s: Mike Gray.

Mayfield Golf Club

■ Golf Ashburton County Veterans’ Golf Association Copland Trophy.

The player’s Nett score is reduced by the players age to achieve the final score.

1st. Bruce Leighton with a score of -17; 2nd. Allan Smith -15; 3rd. Derek Shaw -12; 4th.= -9. Ray Goodman, Arnold Rushton and Ray Bennett; 7th. Owen Everest -8; 8th. Earle Jackson -7; 9th. = -6

October 20 Ladies Division Lagmhor Salver Stableford CompetitionMayfield beat Tinwald 32.18 to 31.13 stablefords.0-29 Lal Mulligan 39, Jan Clucas and Colleen Linney 38, Linda McClea 37;30+ Juliet McLeod 40, Val Prendergast 36, Helen Rapsey 35, Val Schmack 35;Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Marilyn Cross 2nd shot 2 & 11 Maureen Colville and Kirsty McAuliffe 0-29, Val Schmack 30+ALT nearest pin no. 5 Glenys Carr, and Betty Wilson no.

14;Twos - Kirsty McAuliffe No.2, Maureen Colville no. 11.

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■ MOTOR RACING

■ BASKETBALL

Breakers win close battle

Dray in top form in three trophy haul

By Kris shannon

Lewis Dray in action during his trophy-laden day in Christchurch.

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Lewis Dray’s fine form continued at the Battle of the Buckets held at Ruapuna in Christchurch on Saturday to retain the title with a comfortable win.

The 19-year-old also managed second place in the Junior Clubman’s Cup and won the F4 Cup to round off an impressive trophy haul. Dray pitted his skills against 40 entries from across New Zealand over the Battle of the Buck-

ets endurance race. Despite this year’s race being shortened due to a crash, Dray was pleased to retain his title.

“I was pretty stoked, it’s one of my favourite races, so I was pretty pleased to win it again,” he said.

PHOTO F4TOGRAPHY RACING, NZ

The wins will put the LCD Racing team rider in good stead for the coming New Zealand Superbike championships in January, which will see Dray race in Christchurch, Timaru, Invercargill and Auckland.

■ RUGBY

How fear factor can help the All Blacks

By PatricK mcKendry One of the factors behind the All Blacks’ semi-final victory over Australia in 2011 – their most complete performance of the knockout stages in that tournament – was a genuine fear of losing, a fear which they must cultivate this week ahead of their clash against the Springboks.

Weeks before that match four years ago, the All Blacks had lost 25-20 to the Wallabies in Brisbane, a victory for Robbie Deans’ men which handed them the then Tri Nations and an apparently big psychological advantage.

The All Blacks, therefore, started with a controlled fury which swept the Australians before them at Eden Park in a match notable for Jerome Kaino’s seemingly miraculous tackle on Digby Ioane which prevented the wing from scoring, and No10 Quade Cooper’s failure to respond to the pressure. (He infamously began the match by kicking the ball out on the full).

On Sunday at Twickenham that fear should again be there as they face up to their old enemy the Boks, who went very close to beating the All Blacks in Johannesburg in July, but for an inspired final few minutes and a

Richie McCaw try to skipper Richie McCaw from a lineout move – which may or may not have been strictly legal – which helped the visitors to a 27-20 win.

Reassuringly for New Zealand supporters, centre Conrad Smith feels there is a similar feeling in the camp now as there was at the same stage four years ago.

“I know preparing for the Australians in 2011 was big,” he said.

“They had beaten us just before the World Cup and they were very much the team in form going into the tournament. It carried some pretty high stakes and we were pretty on edge. In that way it’s similar to South Africa.

“Although we beat them in our last outing I think most of us walked off that field knowing not so much that we were lucky but that certainly it could have gone the other way.

“We weren’t particularly proud of the way we played and they’re playing really well [now], the same as Australia were playing really well during the 2011 World Cup. There’s probably a similar edge in terms of we know we are playing a very, very good rugby side and we have to be on top of our game in order to get the result.”

South Africa’s opening loss to Japan at this World Cup put them and coach Heyneke Meyer in a dark place, but a victory at Twickenham would redeem all.

As rival coach Steve Hansen said earlier this week, there is a huge respect between the two rugby nations, but with that comes an added edge.

Just as you don’t want to lose to your brother or sister in any-

thing when you are growing up, he said, so you don’t want to lose to your closest rival.

Smith said the rivalry with the Boks – who have the best record of any nation against the All Blacks – became more apparent as he grew older.

“I grew up during the apartheid era [when South Africa were banned from international rugby] so it was always Australia who were the traditional foe, but with South Africa coming back into it ... I became aware of what the rivalry was. For me in my time I think it got back to where it was previously in terms of they are our ultimate rival.”

An advantage for Hansen’s men is that they showed in their record-breaking 62-13 quarterfinal victory against France in Cardiff that they can play with a freedom and confidence that belies what is at stake.

They aren’t afraid to express themselves and they have the skills to do that under the most extreme pressures.

On the evidence of this tournament, the same can’t be said of the South Africans, but they too are capable of responding to challenges and for them the All Blacks are the ultimate prize scalp.

- NZME

No one in the North Shore Events Centre was under any illusion where Corey Webster would have rather been. But, equally, every single supporter left the gym grateful for his presence.

Webster last night returned to the Breakers in typical fashion after an ultimately unsuccessful stint to crack the NBA, helping his side off the bottom of the Australian NBL standings in a closelycontested win over the Kings, 74-62.

The shooting guard led all scorers with 22 – and the defending champions needed every one of those points to see off Sydney and grab their second win of the new season.

While the Breakers led from the moment Webster first found the ball in his hands, they faced a fierce battle to maintain their advantage in the face of some relentless Sydney pressure.

Webster was always meant to play panacea for a team who has fallen in an early 1-3 hole and, for much of the clash, he did. But, eventually, it was a rock-solid defence that was equally imperative to the Breakers walking away winners.

With their offence continuing to stutter, the Breakers kept the Kings to 26 points in the second half, doubling up their opponents (48-24) in an outstanding rebounding effort and throwing enough hands in enough Sydney faces to limit their shooting to 30 per cent. The Breakers’ radar was only slightly more accurate, making just three of 20 attempts from beyond the arc, but Webster provided all the offence they needed.

The way he began the night, it looked as if Breakers fans were set for an even happier homecoming. The shooting guard scored with his first touch, draining a step-back jumper with minimal fuss, and continued to spark his side’s offence.

Webster finished his first stint shooting four-of-five from the floor but the most impressive aspect of his fast start was the ease with which he attacked the rim, perhaps unsurprisingly finding defences at this level a little easier to unlock.

His efforts were more than enough to help the Breakers jump out to an early advantage that, in the second quarter, soon swelled to double figures. But after a triple from Wesbter lifted the lead to a game-high 13, both the Breakers and their returning star lost some lustre.

The Kiwi club would have been content with their defensive performance in the first half, holding a dangerous Kings offence to 32 points by the major break, but less than satisfied with their efforts at the other end.

- NZME

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M6 Otago gallops Today at Wingatui

Fields for Otago RC meeting at Wingatui today. NZ Meeting number: 6. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8. Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 RACE 1 1.18pm (NZT) BP 2 GO ALCO MOSGIEL MAIDEN 2200 $7000, MDN, 2200m 1 04083 Brother Bowman (7) 58.5 ................. R Black 2 88x82 Cristallo h (2) 56.5..................... S Muniandy 3 54930 Zah Keisha (8) 56.5......... K Kalychurun (a3) 4 9x Annaghagh h (4) 56.5 ...............S Wynne (a) 5 0x70 Discussing Flags (3) 56.5 ...........L Callaway 6 x8670 Let’s Divorce (1) 56.5 ............. B Murray (a3) 7 0500x Savamont (6) 56.5...........................J Chong 8 09 Too Curious h (5) 56.5 .................T Moseley RACE 2 1.53pm VITAPOWER & PALAMOUNTAINS ANIMAL NUTRITION R85 $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 42558 The Lone Ranger dm (1) 61.5 B Murray (a3) 2 43205 Pinsgold d (5) 58.5 ....................S Wynne (a) 3 5766x Norah th (3) 55 ................................T Direen 4 131x7 Dermott Brown d (4) 55.........R Cuneen (a1) 5 541x8 Them Or Us dh (2) 54 ................. C Johnson RACE 3 2.28pm CRAIG’S CAN DO! MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 2372x All Jokes Aside h (7) 58.5 .....R Cuneen (a1) 2 65x Shantav h (11) 58.5 .....................T Moseley 3 7x Convert To Cash 58.5 .................. Scratched 4 0 Weelywong (1) 58.5 ............... B Murray (a3) 5 x8962 Janefield Jewel h (4) 56.5 ...............T Direen 6 4290x Conceal 56.5 ................................ Scratched 7 044x4 Go Solo h (5) 56.5....................... C Johnson 8 4x Inbee h (2) 56.5......................C Barnes (a1) 9 007x4 No Retreat (8) 56.5 ...................S Wynne (a) 10 Billy Trimbole h (6) 56...................... J Morris 11 Flying Agent h (13) 56............... S Muniandy 12 Tickets On Her (14) 54 ............ G Jogoo (a3) 13 0x Twizel Guru h (3) 58.5 .............. J Lowry (a2) 14 0x7x Dream Divine (12) 56.5 .................... R Black 15 x979x Justabout Ready (10) 58.5 16 7x Pacific Tap (9) 58.5 17 Little Haast (15) 54 -

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Emergencies: Twizel Guru, Dream Divine, Justabout Ready, Pacific Tap, Little Haast RACE 4 3.03pm FIREWATCH OTAGO LTD R65 1200 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 3340x A Beautiful Knight 59 ................... Scratched 2 9199x Flagrante Delicto h (4) 57 ...............T Direen 3 22x20 Sofia Loren tdbh (5) 56.5 ......R Cuneen (a1) 4 69670 Ironworker dh (11) 56.5...............L Callaway 5 0464x Ivanskavinskyskvar th (2) 56.5C Barnes (a1) 6 47061 Urban d (6) 55.5 .......................... C Johnson 7 x9370 Twist Of Fate m (3) 55 ...................... R Black 8 42210 Honor That d (7) 54 ......................... J Morris 9 46004 Popp ‘N Lindauer h (1) 54 ............T Moseley 10 09x68 Tinka Tinka dm (10) 54 11 3006x Doctor Eden d (8) 54.................S Wynne (a) 12 5200x Sir Jack Remington m (9) 54 K Kalychurun (a3)

13 05646 Kevildo 55 .................................... Scratched Emergency: Kevildo RACE 5 3.38pm TURBOWEB R65 2200 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2200m 1 07103 The Energizer m (6) 59 ............D Bothamley 2 61049 Master Cubitt (2) 56.5 ............. G Jogoo (a3) 3 14775 She’s Payback dm (5) 56 ............ C Johnson 4 51058 Masterzed (9) 56 ...................R Cuneen (a1) 5 77x58 April Joy d (8) 55.5 .......... K Kalychurun (a3) 6 31330 Ina Jam d (4) 55 ...........................T Moseley 7 06824 Keynote t (3) 54.5............................. R Black 8 80x00 Fairy Cake h (7) 54 .........................T Direen 9 20080 Miss Mia m (1) 54 .....................S Wynne (a) RACE 6 4.13pm OTAKIA LTD R75 1600 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 13300 Sir Amron tm (3) 59.5...... K Kalychurun (a3) 2 57680 Keep The Courage dm (5) 59....S Wynne (a) 3 6606x Peter Parrot (6) 58.5.................D Bothamley 4 152x2 Joe Bonanno (8) 56 ....................L Callaway 5 4120x Avow h (2) 54 ........................... J Lowry (a2) 6 161x8 Princess Brook th (4) 54 ............. C Johnson 7 54621 Slick Nickel tdm (1) 54 ............ G Jogoo (a3) 8 1347x Tutor td (7) 54........................R Cuneen (a1) RACE 7 4.48pm IRS INTERNATIONAL LTD R65 1400

$7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 96004 Life’s In A Spin d (2) 59 ............D Bothamley 2 6321x Tedesco th (7) 59 ..................... J Lowry (a2) 3 4277x Ruby’s Rose tdh (13) 58.5 .....C Barnes (a1) 4 49x65 He’s A Bigdeel (5) 57 .................. C Johnson 5 07x06 Peter Parker m (11) 57 ..................... R Black 6 000x8 Sharp Blade (1) 57 ................R Cuneen (a1) 7 90x52 Tap Out dm (6) 57 ..................... S Muniandy 8 0186x Galaxy Gardens d (12) 56.5.........T Moseley 9 05460 Champagne Argonne m (4) 56.5 L Callaway 10 05646 Kevildo dm (3) 56.5 ................ B Murray (a3) 11 241x0 Tantella (8) 56 ......................... G Jogoo (a3) 12 66045 Macan (10) 56 ...........................S Wynne (a) 13 00x50 Southern Spirit h (9) 55 ................... J Morris RACE 8 5.23pm FOX EQUESTRIAN SERVICES LTD MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 5522x Gallant Defender h (12) 58.5..... S Muniandy 2 2x455 Whatwasthat bh (9) 58.5 .......R Cuneen (a1) 3 x0948 Kilmarnoch (2) 58.5.....................L Callaway 4 3803x Satin Jitterbug (10) 56.5 ...............T Moseley 5 20x7 Our Madonna (8) 56.5............ B Murray (a3) 6 849x4 Penny A Thought 56.5.................. Scratched 7 50406 Eyes Wide Shut (3) 56.5 .................. R Black 8 6467x Hot Property (13) 56.5 .................... J Morris 9 5585x Young Issy h (5) 56.5 .................. C Johnson 10 Lydia 56.5..................................... Scratched 11 So Gallant h (1) 56.5 ................ J Lowry (a2) 12 Itemize h (14) 56 .............................T Direen 13 34x2 Alyth (6) 54.............................. G Jogoo (a3) 14 Little Haast (11) 54....................S Wynne (a) 15 9 Countess Ruby h (7) 54 .........C Barnes (a1) 16 0 Ancient 56.5 ................................. Scratched 17 0 Auriol (15) 56.5 18 0667x Chili Pepper 56.5.......................... Scratched 19 300x9 Letthethunderroll (4) 56.5 20 x8670 Let’s Divorce 56.5 ........................ Scratched Emergencies: Countess Ruby, Ancient, Auriol, Chili Pepper, Letthethunderroll, Let’s Divorce

Auckland harness Today at Alexandra Park

Fields for Auckland Trotting Club Inc meeting at Alexandra Park today. NZ Meeting number: 5. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8. Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 RACE 1 6.08pm (NZT) CHRISTMAS AT THE RACES STARTS 13TH NOV MBL PACE $13,500, 3yo+, c1 to c2 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 06277 Soul Man fr................................... Scratched 2 34159 Elliot Daniel (1) fr ...................... J Abernethy 3 1043 Saucy Rebel (2) fr .......................J Stormont 4 48471 Culinary Delight (3) fr .....................T Herlihy 5 90314 Ideal Quest (4) fr ...........................P Butcher 6 13 Beaudiene Beaufighta (5) fr ..........Z Butcher 7 61 Designer Arden (6) fr ................... D Butcher 8 1 Talktomeurmattjesty fr .................. Scratched RACE 2 6.37pm PEGASUS SPUR TENDER CLOSES 23RD OCT HCP TROT $13,500, c1 to c2 +claimer spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 97555 Gintaras (1) fr .............................. R Brosnan 2 63130 Thanks Shane (2) fr ......................T Mitchell 3 12212 Acougarzsun (3) fr ....................... D Butcher 4 97940 Star Filly (U1) fr J Moka (J, ......................Cl) 5 42791 Torbjorn (1) 10............................P Ferguson 6 32424 Makarewa Jake (2) 10...................Z Butcher 7 95864 I Got Rhythm (U1) 10 ............... M McKendry 8 50x11 Its Oscar (U2) 10............................T Herlihy 9 16783 Moment Of Truth (U3) 10 ............. B Mangos RACE 3 7.04pm THE WHALES HARNESS HOTLINE 0900-900-99 HCP PACE $14,999, c3 to c5, c6 & c8 with cond. spechcp pace, stand, 2700m 1 x6098 McRoyal fr .................................... Scratched 2 0x221 Downunder Stride (1) fr..................T Herlihy 3 x4054 Royal Taz (2) fr ............................. B Mangos

M9 Fields for Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club meeting at Addington Raceway today. NZ Meeting number: 9.

Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 RACE 1, 4.38pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 43414 Homebush Bruno 17.34 .........J T McInerney 2 4x372 Butterbean 17.20 M & .....................P Binnie 3 82243 Know Pride 17.08...........................G Cleeve 4 17148 El Grand Shadow 17.51 S & ...........B Evans 5 34144 Sally 17.49 ....................................R Adcock 6 25672 Tepirita Hendrix 17.16 M &................Jopson 7 12647 Replay 17.26 .......................................A Lee 8 41746 Only Got Time 17.12 .................R Blackburn 9 78664 Norman Jewel 17.16 ....................C Roberts 10 67686 Opulent 17.46 .................................J Tanner RACE 2, 4.59pm POWER FARMING CANTERBURY DASH C3, 295m 1 57263 Jinja Luca 17.54 J &........................D Fahey 2 87463 Abound 17.23................................R Adcock 3 52746 Air Express 17.30...................J T McInerney 4 18661 Wears The Gold 17.28 .................C Roberts 5 54813 Bo’s Business 17.27........................ M Grant 6 11233 Must Desire 17.17 ..........................G Cleeve 7 35467 Jewel Eagle nwtd S & .....................B Evans 8 45375 Homebush Errol 17.32 ...........J T McInerney 9 78664 Norman Jewel 17.16 ....................C Roberts 10 67686 Opulent 17.46 .................................J Tanner RACE 3, 5.18pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C4, 295m 1 46515 Idol Girl 17.16 L & .............................. Wales 2 73417 Homebush Gru 17.42.............J T McInerney 3 61645 Cawbourne Jelly 17.11 ......................C Weir 4 17633 Spider Girl 17.18 .............................. B Dann 5 16486 Smash Rumour 17.19 ..................... M Grant 6 44554 Mickey Tee 16.95 ..........................R Adcock 7 51341 Showroom 17.38 .............................J Tanner 8 73635 Human Instinct 17.33 .............J T McInerney 9 35738 Costing Money 17.42 ...................... M Grant 10 17775 Token Ace 17.28 ............................... J Rush RACE 4, 5.36pm MAC DEVELOPMENTS DASH C3, 295m 1 28172 Jimmy Hammer 17.34 ............M K Dempsey 2 74F41 Backchat Harry 17.05 ............... A Bradshaw 3 25778 Tell The Boys 17.27 ................J T McInerney 4 17161 Homebush Zippy 17.37 ..........J T McInerney 5 54782 Know Contest 17.30.......................G Cleeve 6 62221 Harkonen Bale nwtd.....................C Roberts

4 11234 Charleston Belle (3) fr .................J Stormont 5 05436 First Home (U1) fr ..........................S Phelan 6 137x5 The Tracker (U2) fr ........................T Mitchell 7 300x7 Beyond The Silence (1) 10 .................L Neal 8 x5243 River Polka (2) 10 .................... M McKendry 9 1P8x8 Voluntad (1) 20 ...............................J I Dickie 10 25110 God Forbid (2) 20 ...................... J Abernethy 11 323x2 Master Charlie (3) 20 ................... D Butcher RACE 4 7.29pm ALABAR SIRES STAKES SERIES (HEAT 1) MOBILE PACE $22,000, 3yo fillies mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 33210 Killer Queen (1) fr......................... D Butcher 2 8x731 Vinland (2) fr ..................................T Herlihy 3 25x Eclipse Me (3) fr ....................... M McKendry 4 11x21 Bettor Think Quick (4) fr .................J I Dickie 5 83382 Apassionato (5) fr..........................P Butcher 6 x2154 Tuapeka Sky (6) fr .........................Z Butcher RACE 5 7.55pm BRECKON FARMS HANDICAP TROT $14,999, c3 to oc spechcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 41163 Tereskova (1) fr .............................Z Butcher 2 3D174 Djokovic (2) fr .....................................L Chin 3 14927 Mob Star (U1) fr ..........................J Stormont 4 8x174 Dead Cat Bounce (1) 10 ......... T Fensom (J) 5 73232 Whitney (1) 20 .................... J MacKinnon (J) 6 177x8 KD Hall (2) 20 ................................T Herlihy 7 28x5P Idle Bones (U1) 20 ....................... B Mangos 8 54132 Charlemagne (1) 30 ......................P Butcher 9 8x249 Realmein (2) 30 ......................M Pemberton 10 2102x Cool Cobber (U1) 30 .........................D Balle 11 78861 Al Bundy (U2) 30.......................... D Butcher 12 2000x Prime Power (U1) 40.....................T Mitchell RACE 6 8.22pm HIGHVIEW TOMMY TENDER CLOSES

23RD OCT MBL PACE $12,000, 3yo+ c,g&e c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 033 Prime Lustre (1) fr .........................Z Butcher 2 24 Rocknroll Legend (2) fr ..................S Phelan 3 Lebron (3) fr ............................. M McKendry 4 3x5 Mr Euroman (4) fr...........................T Herlihy 5 60725 M T Pockets (5) fr ......................S Abernethy 6 18x Touch Of Success (6) fr ............... B Mangos 7 7100x Mach Time (7) fr ........................ J Abernethy RACE 7 8.49pm IRT HANDICAP TROT $12,000, 3yo+ c0, c1 with cond. spechcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 Forfeathers (1) fr .........................J Stormont 2 87338 Donna May (2) fr ...................... M McKendry 3 86 Valle De La Luna (3) fr ................. D Butcher 4 x86x3 Knead The Dough (4) fr ..... J MacKinnon (J) 5 97 Lofty (5) fr.......................................J I Dickie 6 02x48 Dark Ops fr................................... Scratched 7 67x35 Itsnowornever (1) 30 .....................N Chilcott 8 x3205 Brookby Prince (2) 30 ............ S Grayling (J) 9 73396 La Maitre Dix (3) 30 .......................T Herlihy RACE 8 9.14pm HALL OF FAME MOBILE PACE $13,500, 3yo+ c,g&e c2 to c3, c4 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 x4615 Tazzy’s Devil (1) fr ................... B Butcher (J) 2 3165x Express Stride (2) fr .......................T Herlihy 3 0x121 Art Form (3) fr .............................. D Butcher 4 05436 First Home (4) fr .............................S Phelan 5 x6098 McRoyal (5) fr.......................... T Macfarlane 6 x4054 Royal Taz (6) fr ......................... M McKendry 7 11347 Motown fr ..................................... Scratched

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 7 81488 Kinloch Action nwtd S & ..................B Evans 8 32426 Increasing 17.33 ............................. M Grant 9 78664 Norman Jewel 17.16 ....................C Roberts 10 67686 Opulent 17.46 .................................J Tanner RACE 5, 5.58pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES C3, 520m 1 12854 Know Neglect 30.61 .......................G Cleeve 2 41111 Benjamin Black 30.29 .............. A Botherway 3 34642 Know Lapse 30.81 .........................G Cleeve 4 66352 Lagoon Belle 30.55 ......................C Roberts 5 26211 Born To Boom 30.02 .........................J Dunn 6 32526 Another Fan nwtd ...................J T McInerney 7 34231 Boston Billy 30.40 H & ........................Taylor 8 22668 Zipping Sonny nwtd ...............J T McInerney 9 57346 Know Hero 30.32 ...........................G Cleeve 10 67686 Opulent 30.44 .................................J Tanner RACE 6, 6.28pm DAVID EMERSON CONSULTANCY DASH C4, 295m 1 21185 Terra Mondo 17.47 C & ...................... Fagan 2 11333 Bad Week 17.33.....................J T McInerney 3 22512 Homebush Paige 17.33..........J T McInerney 4 54222 Collecting Money 17.27 .................. M Grant 5 76521 Get Ready Freddy 17.18 ........... A Bradshaw 6 56862 Know Magic 17.14 .........................G Cleeve 7 28253 Cawbourne Matty nwtd ................M Roberts 8 22485 No Leaf Clover 17.09 .........................C Weir 9 35738 Costing Money 17.42 ...................... M Grant 10 67683 Starburst Terry 17.20....................... M Grant RACE 7, 6.57pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C4, 520m 1 24151 Know Answer 30.38 .......................G Cleeve 2 81344 Kirkham Jack 30.15......................C Roberts 3 45263 Albie Jay 30.20 J & .........................D Fahey 4 21274 Jessie Surfs 30.35 .......................C Roberts 5 41152 Know Cheers 30.36 .......................G Cleeve 6 12651 Willis 30.26....................................R Adcock 7 5F316 Opawa Stretch 30.32 L & ................... Wales 8 21412 Goldstar Avery 30.24 S &................ B Evans 9 27F56 Izzey Bale 30.14...........................C Roberts 10 46544 Botany Kevin 30.49 ................J T McInerney RACE 8, 7.20pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C5, 520m 1 57411 Mystic Action 30.35 J &...................D Fahey 2 52333 Know Mention 30.06 ......................G Cleeve 3 25151 Bound To Erupt nwtd ....................... M Grant 4 12211 Chippa Lata 30.31.....................R Blackburn 5 46314 Takamori nwtd .................................. B Dann 6 35136 Zipping Angel nwtd ............................C Weir 7 51226 Can’t Catch Tim 30.09 ..................R Adcock

8 11141 Dream Collector 29.85 J & ..............D Fahey 9 72473 Roadworks nwtd ............................. M Grant 10 16461 Opawa Rosie 29.96.......................... B Dann RACE 9, 7.37pm CTV SPRINT C5, 295m 1 2143x Barnicle Bullet 17.33 ....................... M Grant 2 67122 Know Knowing 17.26 .....................G Cleeve 3 21165 Firemans Galaxy 17.12 ..................G Cleeve 4 31653 Quedrago 17.15 C & .......................... Fagan 5 83513 Homebush Rocky 17.17 .........J T McInerney 6 21213 Brendan’s Puzzle 17.08 .....................C Weir 7 53111 Goldstar Chumlee 17.25 S & ..........B Evans 8 16127 Wunzee 17.39 ........................J T McInerney 9 83267 Impersonator 17.27 ................... A Bradshaw 10 25734 Eckles 17.07 .....................................J Dunn RACE 10, 8.05pm CAMSIDE STUD DISTANCE FEATURE C2d, 645m 1 23112 Cawbourne Bright 38.30 ..............M Roberts 2 42751 Goldstar Junior 38.63 S & ...............B Evans 3 62646 Know Security 38.18 ......................G Cleeve 4 45256 Unova Bale nwtd ..........................C Roberts 5 37377 Cawbourne War 38.21 .................C Roberts 6 75654 Know Attempt 38.48.......................G Cleeve 7 67665 Karen’s Magic 38.62 .....................R Adcock 8 66552 Know Worth 38.55..........................G Cleeve 9 76537 Vernon Bale nwtd .........................C Roberts 10 64434 Long Stockings nwtd ................. A Bradshaw RACE 11, 8.32pm JINJARANGO AT STUD DASH C5, 295m 1 x1216 Mojo Burst 17.03 ............................. M Grant 2 71516 Rick’s Treasure 17.25 C & .................. Fagan 3 42721 Keramus 17.09 ...............................G Cleeve 4 11712 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 5 31573 Opawa Rocket 17.13 L & ................... Wales 6 23534 Rodriguez 17.10..................................A Lee 7 81662 Homebush Ariel 17.30 ...........J T McInerney 8 33461 Little Regus 17.01 J & .....................D Fahey 9 67336 Another Liz 17.25 ...................J T McInerney 10 45284 Zebidiah 17.02 .......................... A Bradshaw RACE 12, 8.59pm PROTEXIN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 14168 Dream Large 17.14 .......................... B Dann 2 11451 Carnegie Hall 17.30 ........................ M Grant 3 34216 Opawa Opal 17.20 L & ....................... Wales 4 36714 Porky Pig 17.33 ......................... A Bradshaw 5 86384 Red Hot Fury 17.32 M & ...................Jopson 6 12262 Homebush Flyte 17.36 ...........J T McInerney 7 43748 Bump 17.01..................................C Roberts 8 33317 Cawbourne Peejay 17.28 ...................C Weir 9 35738 Costing Money 17.42 ...................... M Grant

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Helmack Hardware Ltd T/A Helmack ITM Ashburton

Timaru ITM Ltd Timaru

Due to the sale of both businesses, the last trading day will be October 29, 2015.

We take this opportunity to thank all our customers for their support over the last 18 years and 12 years respectively.

The new owners, Jonnie and Davey Sutherland from Kaiapoi, have been trading as an ITM store for some 11 years and will bring a new fresh approach to the hardware and timber business in both towns.

We advise that

Saturday, October 24 Friday, October 30 Saturday, October 31 We will be closed due to stocktaking.

We apologise for any inconvenience, and reopen under new owners and names, Ashburton ITM and Timaru ITM, on November 2, 2015.

Allan McCormick Managing Director Helmack Hardware Ltd T/A Helmack ITM Timaru ITM Ltd

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9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 11.00am BALMORAL HALL LINEDANCERS. Classes recommence. Balmoral hall, Cameron St. 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime section, great exercise, new players welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Centre Stadium. River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH

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GOODWILL SHOP. Sale of Pre loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, cnr Archibald and Jane Street, Tinwald.

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

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op-shop, Good second hand clothing. Cnr Cass Street and Havelock St. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter,

9.30am - 11.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. 6.00am Drop in for a cuppa, clothing sale. St Andrews ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women Anglican Church, Cnr Thomson and Jane circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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interactive fun for all ages. Main St, Methven.

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

10.00am- 11.00am GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN TRUST. Coffee/Support group on every Thursday .

Presbyterian Support Rooms, Tancred Street.

10.30am RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, 1st time free. St Andrews Church, Bridge Street Rakaia.

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ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat, all welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron St. 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

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

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club Day, new members very welcome. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, 117 Racecourse Road.

2.00pm R.S.A. WOMEN’S SECTION. Afternoon Social, R.S.A. Cox Street.

2.00pm - 3.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Learn to play Association Croquet. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

7.00pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS SECTION. Section night, all welcome. Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

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

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter. Main St, Methven.

1.00pm - 3.00pm

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Rd. 1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON FAMILY HISTORY GROUP.

Open for research . Ground floor, Heritage Centre, West St. 1.30pm ARTHRITIS GET TOGETHER. Join us at the Trevor Wilson Centre. Tancred St.

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Does it feel like the only thing holding you back from the one you love is timing? If so, that will improve this afternoon. Stay in the moment that’s unfolding instead of wishing you were in another one.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The rewards of your latest effort are trickling in. This is something to celebrate! Do be brief about it, though, because there’s much, much more work to be done to take advantage of this momentum.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Helping people makes you happy, but don’t live to serve. Get served, if only to remind yourself of this. You’ll have more to give when you’re taken care of.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): What you know about one small area of life is the ticket to understanding how things work. Don’t underestimate your importance to a project or organisation and to the world at large.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): If you had to sit down and figure out how to be you, you couldn’t come up with half of the talents, tendencies and endearing quirks you possess. Do what’s innate and you’ll be brilliant.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Once you give your word, you honour it. Therefore, you don’t give your word easily. You’ll be asked (by someone pretty charismatic) for a casual agreement. Resist.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You won’t always be guided by a beacon. Deciding who you are can be a process of elimination. You know you’re not a person who likes this, that or the other. What’s next to try out?

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Don’t spend your time like the political parties do, each proving the other is unfit to lead. The real question is: Who can get the job done? Show that it’s you. Get in there and do it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It would appear you need more money to accomplish a goal. This is only half-true. Money will be necessary, yes, but what’s more crucial is a clearer vision. Once you get that, the money comes rolling in.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): A Dutch proverb says, “A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.” Stick to the simple plan, work it until it’s complete. Success!

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Design, engineering, moving well in your environment — it all matters to your day’s ambitions in both big and small ways. For instance, comfortable shoes can affect your destiny.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): People say a lot of things. Sometimes they can’t live up to their words.

If you carry on your relationship based strictly on what the person does, you’ll be better off.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

THOMSON, Isabel Jean, (nee Donaldson) – On October 20, 2015.

Peacefully at home, aged 83 years. Loved wife of the late Muir. Dearly loved mother and mother in law of Diane and Michael Heenan, and Muriel. Special nana to Jane and Jason, and Rebecca and Ben and loved great nana to Sydney, and Jack. Messages to P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A special thank you to Dr Fran Shillito, the Allenton Medical Centre, Allenton Pharmacy and Dr Laney for their care and support.

Donations to Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust in memory of Isobel would be much appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Isabel’s life will be held at our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on SATURDAY, October 24, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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Happy Anniversary.

Wish we could be there with you on this special occasion.

Love from Pauline, Rachel, Jake, Kirk, Mia and Isabelle.

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90TH JUBILEE The 90 Jubilee of the Hamilton Caledonian Society and Pipe Band will be celebrated during the weekend of November 7, 2015 and the organisers would be grateful to anyone who can supply contact details of any former members and supporters, especially email and postal addresses.

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TODAY

TODAYFZL: 2000m, lowering to 1200m in the west later

Rain, heavy falls about the divide, clearing in the morning and becoming fine everywhere.

Snow lowering to 900m in the west, briefly.

Wind at 1000m: W severe gale 90 km/h, easing to 40 km/h in the morning.

Wind at 2000m: W severe gale 120 km/h, easing to gale 80 km/h in the morning.

TOMORROW

SA URDAY SAT

Mainly fine. Northerlies developing.

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fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

showers

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:10 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 149.8 Nth Ashburton at 2:15 pm, yesterday

6.05

Sth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

7.80

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

89.2

Waitaki Kurow at 12:45 pm, yesterday

237.9

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Canterbury Readings

Saturday

1

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Wellington

Christchurch

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Blenheim

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World Weather

Auckland

Nelson

FZL: 1200m

A few showers and southerlies developing early.

Fine or becoming fine. Northwesterlies.

overnight max low

Showers about the divide, fine further east.

Snow down to 900 metres. Wind at 1000m: W 40 km/h, easing later. Wind at 2000m: W severe gale 90 km/h in exposed places, easing later.

TOMORROW

Fine, but cloud increasing in the evening.

Northerlies, turning southerly from afternoon.

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Remaining rain clearing early morning, then becoming fine with patchy high cloud.

However, a few showers developing south of Ashburton in the evening. Southerlies dying out late morning and northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.

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A front becomes slow moving over central New Zealand today and tomorrow, and a ridge develops over the lower South Island. On Saturday, a low deepens on the front just west of the North Island, and then moves eastward across the North Island on Sunday.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR David and Alicia reach a crossroads; Jai’s actions lead Vanessa into danger; Pete’s vulnerable state worries his family. 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 Hayley has a glimpse of a life she might have had; David reflects on his actions. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me PGR 2pm Four Weddings USA 3 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 F George Clarke – Restoration Man 3 0 8:30 House Husbands PGR Lewis is jealous when Gemma goes on a yoga retreat with her childhood friend, Damo; Kane is upset when Will’s true colours are revealed. 0 9:30 Alan Carr Chatty Man 0 10:30 One News 0 11pm Upper Middle Bogan AO 3 0 11:35 Short Poppies PGR 0 12:05 Trauma Investigators PGR 3 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 32

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Monty Halls’ Island Escape 7:30 Candice Tells All 8am Baggage Battles 8:30 Love Nature – Natural World: Return Of The Tiger 9:30 The Cook And The Chef 10am Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey 10:30 Property Brothers At Home 11:30 American Restoration Noon Ray Mears Goes Walkabout 1pm Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge PGR 2pm Monty Halls’ Island Escape 3pm Candice Tells All 3:30 Baggage Battles 4pm Love Nature – Natural World: Coast 5pm Gourmet Farmer Afloat 6pm Double Your House For Half The Money 7pm Buy It, Fix It, Sell It 7:30 Cook The Books 8pm Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 8:30 Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand Poh welcomes internationallyrenowned chefs to cook in her kitchen, where together they create tasty and mouth watering creations.

9pm In Search Of Perfection 9:35 Iron Chef America 10:30 Buy It, Fix It, Sell It 11pm Gourmet Farmer Afloat

FRIDAY

Midnight House Crashers 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Candice Tells All 1:30 Baggage Battles 2am Love Nature – Natural World: Coast 3am Double Your House For Half The Money 4am Cook The Books 4:30 Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 5am Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand 5:30 In Search Of Perfection

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FOUR

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SKY SPORT 1

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sooty 0 6:40 Sofia The First 0 7am My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:25 Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:55 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 8:25 Sooty 3 0 8:35 Tiki Tour 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street 3 0 Noon Cougar Town PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle USA AO 3 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Tashi 0 4pm Jessie 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 0 8pm Highway Patrol PGR 0 8:30 The Undateables AO A catch-up with some memorable daters from previous episodes, including incurable romantic Kate and Michael, whose autism makes it hard for him to understand the rules of dating. 0 9:35 Arrow AO 0 10:30 2 Broke Girls AO 0

6am Paul Henry 9am Rachael Ray 3 Rachael goes to the gym with Dr Ian Smith to try his new 15-minute workout; organisational professional Peter Walsh cleans up.

9:55 Story 0 10:30 Infomercials 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO 1pm Dr Phil AO A molestation case is disputed by the grandparents of the child involved.

2pm The Ricki Lake Show PGR Judge Lynn Toler confronts young adults freeloading on their families.

3pm The Real Housewives Of OC PGR 3 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 Million Dollar Minute 3 5pm Top Chef 6pm 3 News 7pm Story 7:30 The X Factor UK The Six Chair Challenge sees the singers compete to be given a chair and those who make it through go on to the Judges’ Houses stage. 0 9:30 Born In The Wrong Body – Girls To Men AO 0 10:30 Newsworthy

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Scaredy Squirrel 3 7:55 Rugrats 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 8:35 Hi-5 House 3 9am The Moe Show 0 9:10 Peppa Pig 3 9:15 Fireman Sam 0 9:25 Thomas And Friends 3 9:35 Bob The Builder 3 9:45 Wonder Pets 3 10:10 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Big Time Rush 3 5:05 Victorious 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Malcolm In The Middle 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm Bob’s Burgers PGR 8:30 M Universal Soldier – The Return AO 3 1999 Action. Luc Deveraux is now a technical advisor on a topsecret government project, but the supercomputer controlling the soldiers has an agenda of its own. 0 10:15 White Collar PGR 3

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

2:55 QI PGR 3 Stephen Fry considers some incomprehensible questions with Sue Perkins, Ross Noble, Professor Brian Cox, and Alan Davies.

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

5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country

11pm Police Ten 7 3 0 11:30 IZombie AO 0 12:25 F Orange Is The New Black AO 3 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 The Real 3:20 Revenge AO 3 0 4:15 Shake It Up 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:05 Blue Bloods AO 3 Danny and Jackie investigate the suspicious death of a wealthy investor; Frank places Jamie under house arrest when a hit is put out on his life. 0 Midnight Infomercials 3

11:10 Entertainment Tonight 11:35 Infomercials

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

12:10 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 12:40 Home Shopping 1:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 2:10 Home Shopping

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Dogs – Their Secret Lives Mark and his team meet Ellie the German shepherd, who is a serious escape artist and Ozzy the springer spaniel, whose shaking and collapsing is a medical mystery.

8:30 Downton Abbey PGR 9:35 Netball – Constellation Cup Silver Ferns v Australia.

MAORI TV

6am Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Week Five. 7am Rugby – The Breakdown 8am Rugby – World Cup (Replay) South Africa v Japan.

10am Rugby – World Cup (Replay) South Africa v Samoa.

Noon Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final One – South Africa v Wales.

2pm Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final Two – All Blacks v France.

4pm Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 19.

4:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 20. 5pm Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Quarter-final Two – All Blacks v France.

5:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Week Five.

6:30 Mainfreight Rugby 7:30 Rugby – The Breakdown The weekend’s rugby with a discussion panel of former top players and experts.

8:30 World Cup Weekly From New Zealand House in London.

9:30 Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final Four – Australia v Scotland. From Twickenham in London.

11:30 Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final Two – All Blacks v France. 1:30 Rugby – World Cup (Highlights) Day 20. 2am Rugby – World Cup (Replay) South Africa v Scotland. 4am Rugby – World Cup (Replay) Quarter-final One – South Africa v Wales.

SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 2 8am Pukana 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Matika 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Team Umizoomi 3 4:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 2 5pm Patapatai

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #HakaNation PGR 3 8pm N City Slickers Rodeo 8:30 N Friday Night Lights PGR 9:30 F Hunting Aotearoa AO 10pm F Kia Ora Mo Te Reta AO 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Mataora Midnight Closedown

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DISCOVERY

6am The Glades MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Storage Wars PG 7:40 Outback Hunters PG 8:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 9:50 Criminal Intent MV 10:40 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:30 NCIS MV 12:20 Hawaii Five-0 MV 1:10 Pawn Stars PG 1:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 2:25 The Glades MV 3:15 Survivor – Micronesia PG 4:05 Storage Wars PG 4:30 American Daredevils M 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Storage Wars PG 7:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 8:30 Hell On Wheels 16VLS 9:30 Texas Rising 18VLSC 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 Criminal Minds 16VS

6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG A Frozen Finish. 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Christmas Kaboom! 8:30 Mythbusters PG Flying Guillotine. 9:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Snowy Roundup. 10:30 Abalone Wars PG 11:30 A Crime To Remember M 12:30 Nightmare Next Door M Daylight Abduction.

1:30 Scorned – Love Kills M 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Call of the Cattleman. 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG 6:30 Ice Lake Rebels M 7:30 The Last Alaskans M 8:30 Naked And Afraid XL M 9:30 Dual Survival M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M

12:30 Survivor – Micronesia PG 1:20 American Daredevils M 1:45 The Glades MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Hell On Wheels 16VLS 4:45 Texas Rising 18VLSC 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

12:30 Murder Comes To Town M 1:30 Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M 2am Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Dirty Jobs PG 5am Edge Of Alaska M

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

Upper Middle Bogan 11pm on TV One

Universal Soldier – The Return 8:30pm on FOUR

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:15 Ender’s Game MV 2013 Scifi. Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford.

9:10 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis.

11:20 The Mule 16VLC 2014 Comedy. Hugo Weaving, Angus Sampson.

1:05 Ender’s Game MV 2013 Sci-fi.

Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford.

3pm Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis. 5:10 22 Jump Street MVLSC 2014 Comedy. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum.

7pm Wolves 16VLS 2014 Action.

Lucas Till, Jason Momoa.

8:30 Chappie 16VLC 2015 Sci-fi.

Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman.

10:35 Ride Along MVL 2014 Comedy. Ice Cube, Kevin Hart.

FRIDAY

12:15 Oldboy 18V 2013 Drama.

Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen.

2am Wolves 16VLS 2014 Action. Lucas Till, Jason Momoa.

3:30 Chappie 16VLC 2015 Sci-fi.

Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman.

5:30 22 Jump Street MVLSC 2014 Comedy. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum.

MOVIES GREATS 6:45 Bulletproof Monk MVL 2003 Action. Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott. 8:30 Step Brothers 16LS 2008 Comedy.

Will Ferrell, John C Reilly.

10:05 Directors – Jay Roach PG 10:35 The Island MVL 2005 Sci-fi Thriller. Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson. 12:55 The Longest Yard MVLS 2005 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds. 2:45 Die Hard – With A Vengeance MVL 1995 Action Thriller. Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L Jackson. 4:50 Mean Girls MC 2004 Comedy. Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Rachel McAdams.

6:25 The Host MV 2013 Adventure.

Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra.

8:30 17 Again PGS 2009 Comedy.

Zac Efron.

10:15 Spider-Man 3 MV 2007 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst. FRIDAY 12:30 School Of Rock PGL 2003 Comedy. Jack Black, Sarah Silverman, Joan Cusack. 2:20 Mean Girls MC 2004 Comedy. Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Rachel McAdams.

3:55 The Host MV 2013 Adventure.

Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra.

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6am Basketball – NBL (Replay) NZ Breakers v Sydney Kings. 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am Netball – Constellation Cup (Highlights) Silver Ferns v Australia.

9:30 Spartan Race World Championship 10:30 Motorsport – GT Asia Series (Highlights) Shanghai – Round Eight.

11am Motorsport – GT Asia Series (Highlights) Shanghai – Round Nine.

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon The Short Game 1pm L Golf – Long Drive Championship 4pm Football – UEFA Champions League (Highlights) 5pm The Ultimate Fighter 6pm Motorsport – MotoGP (Highlights) Australian Grand Prix – Qualifying.

6:30 Golf Central 7pm Football – A-League Highlights Show (Highlights) 7:30 The Ultimate Fighter 8:30 #SkySpeed With Greg Murphy and Stephen McIvor.

9pm Fox Sports News 9:30 L Basketball – NBL Adelaide 36ers v Cairns Taipans.

11:30 Football – UEFA Champions League (Highlights)

FRIDAY

12:30 Netball – Constellation Cup (Replay) Silver Ferns v Australia. 2am Netball Zone 2:30 Mainfreight Rugby 3:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Championship Semi-final One – Hawke’s Bay v Bay Of Plenty.

5:30 Motorsport – World Rally Championship Spain Preview.

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Sport O’Neill bound for New York Marathon Terry O’Neill will take part in the New York Marathon on November 1.

BY JAMES FORD

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In just over a week’s time, Terry O’Neill will be Big Apple-bound for the New York Marathon.

The gruelling 42km course would be a tough ask for any able-bodied athlete, but O’Neill will take on the mammoth task in his racing wheelchair.

Funding for the 51-year-old’s trip has been helped by generous donations from Z Energy, a raffle organised by the rural fire volunteers in Mid Canterbury and other local fundraisers.

O’Neill, who injured his spine after falling from a tree almost three years ago, is hoping to raise funds for The CatWalk Spinal

Cord Injury (SCI) Trust, which is dedicated to raising funds to support the body of scientific opinion that a cure for spinal cord injuries will be found.

Achilles International, which aims to enable people with disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics, have also assisted O’Neill with the organisation of the trip.

O’Neill is now reducing his punishing training schedule to ensure he has as much energy as possible for the marathon, but has stuck to a strict regime in recent months and is gunning to finish the marathon in two-and-a-half-hours.

“I’ve been doing about four or five sessions a week at the peak, I was pushing about three times a week but also doing

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rowing both on a machine and at Lake Hood,” he said.

O’Neill, who has yet to complete a 42km course, completed the Christchurch halfmarathon in an hour-and-a-half in June, but is hoping smoother road surfaces stateside will help him pick up speed.

“I’ve never gone 42km, but a lot of it’s just about doing the time in the chair,” O’Neill said.

“I’m looking forward to the road surfaces, they’ll be more favourable, a lot of the roads in New Zealand are chip sealed roads and they can be a lot more resistant, so that will probably help”.

O’Neill will have to contend with some steep inclines during the course, but hopes

his hill training in Staveley will pay off.

“There are a couple of challenges with the bridges, as soon as you start climbing in these chairs it becomes really difficult, that’ll be a challenge,” he said.

“I’ve been up to Staveley about five or six times, there’s a really good hill that’s similar to the hills I’ll have to climb.”

One thing O’Neill can be sure of is that his wheelchair is up to scratch, weighing just 8kg, the chassis was given to him by former wheelchair racer Ben Lucas, who captained New Zealand at the Atlanta and Sydney Olympic Games.

After the race, O’Neill will take a wellearned holiday, and take in the sights of the city that never sleeps.

Trio make Heartland team Three Mid Canterbury rugby players have been named in the New Zealand Heartland XV squad for 2015.

Jackson Donlan, Adaam Ross and Eric Duff were named alongside 22 others from 10 heartland provincial unions to play in a three-match campaign starting next month.

The matches, to be played at venues in the North Island between November 7 and 13, will see

the team play the New Zealand Marist team for the McCrae Cup before going on to face the Australian Barbarians.

A familiar face will also be at the helm of the team, with Mid Canterbury’s Grant Keenan coaching.

He will work alongside Poverty Bay’s Mutu Ngarimu.

Keenan said the players had the right blend of skill and experience for the team to be competitive in the upcoming series.

“Mutu and I are very excited with the squad that’s been selected,” he said.

“Each player has excelled for their respective province and deserves their selection in the side.”

Keenan said he was aware of the quality of athletes that the touring Australian Barbarians will bring and he and Mutu understand the team needs to be at their very best.

“The New Zealand Marist XV will also provide a perfect build-

up to the touring Australian Barbarians and will ensure we will be well prepared for our traditional rivals in Masterton on November 7.”

New Zealand Heartland XV fixtures: Date: Saturday November 7 Who: New Zealand Heartland XV v New Zealand Marist Venue: Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton Time: 6pm

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Date: Tuesday November 10 Who: New Zealand Heartland XV v Australian Barbarians Venue: Levin Domain, Levin Time: 5.30pm Date: Friday November 13 Who: New Zealand Heartland XV v Australian Barbarians Venue: Cooks Gardens, Wanganui Time: 6pm

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