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Raised in song The Ashburton College Phoenix Rising choir are hard at work rehearsing for the college’s milestone jubilee.

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Big plans for water storage

BY MICHELLE NELSON MICHELLE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The impact of this season’s drought has served as a compelling case for a Mid Canterbury irrigation company to launch its plans for new large-scale water storage facility in the Montalto district.

Rangitata Diversion Race Management (RDRML) CEO Ben Curry put the proposal on

the table at yesterday’s Ashburton Zone committee meeting.

The proposed dam would hold 30,000,000 cubic metres of water – equivalent to 12,000 Olympic swimming pools.

By contrast the Carew water storage facility, further south on the Rangitata River, has capacity for 6.1 million cubic metres of water.

Mr Curry said the proposal

had the tacit support of the Ministry of Primary Industries, in line with a Canterbury-wide plan to increase the reliability of irrigation water.

The RDR currently supplies water to four Mid Canterbury irrigation schemes and hydrogeneration to Trustpower, but additional storage capacity would open up the possibility of moving water as far south as

Lake Opuha. “We have been reviewing the feasibility of water storage for the past four years and the time is right to take this forward. There is a lot of interest in water storage and with our established infrastructure, we’re in a position to meet that need,” Mr Curry said.

The company expects to largely fill the pond using water it is already consented to take

from the Rangitata River, possibly supplemented by flood flows.

“Storage will help us manage the water more efficiently and will also greatly improve irrigation reliability; something local farmers have desperately missed this summer,” Mr Curry said.

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Hawking approves Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has congratulated British actor Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar for playing him in the film The Theory of Everything. “Well done Eddie, I’m very proud of you,” the wheelchair-bound academic, who suffers from motor neurone disease, said in a Facebook post yesterday.

“Congratulations to Eddie Redmayne for winning an Oscar for playing me,” he said. When the film came out last year, Hawking said of the performance: “At times I thought it was me.”

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Blanchett moving to America Actress Cate Blanchett is preparing to leave her native Australia and move to America with her family. The Elizabeth star currently lives in Sydney with her partner Andrew Upton and their three young children, but the couple has decided to move to the US once the theatre mogul’s tenure at the Sydney Theatre Company ends later this year. Upton tells the Sydney Morning Herald, “It was a very hard decision. But the deciding factor was that our children are still of an age where they can be mobile without disrupting their education too much. It won’t be a permanent move. Sydney will always be our home. But it will be an adventure ... We’re all looking forward to spending more time together in one place... They have terrific (opportunities in) television there and Cate has a very strong film career there, too, obviously.”

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Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne has been sent a special congratulatory message from the Australian soap stars he credits with helping him learn the art of acting. The Brit recently declared his admiration for Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne, the actors who play long-term soap couple Karl and Susan Kennedy in Australian show Neighbours. Redmayne branded the pair “the greatest unsung acting duo in history”. Redmayne has received a special message from Fletcher and Woodburne.

Fletcher says, “To receive such generous praise from an actor of Eddie Redmayne’s startling ability and status has been thrilling for both of us.”

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Swift world’s top seller in 2014 Taylor Swift has been crowned the world’s topselling artist in 2014. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, or IFPI, said that Swift was the world’s most popular recording artist last year when accounting for physical sales, downloads and streaming. Swift dominated US charts in late 2014 but the group said that she was also among the top five artists in the next largest markets of Germany, Japan and Britain. But the IFPI said that the blockbuster soundtrack to the Disney film Frozen would have topped Swift. The industry group, which did not give exact sales figures, awards the top rank solely to an individual artist.

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Plastic-pollution battlers A group of young adventurers are taking to the water in some unusual kayaks in a bid to battle plastic pollution. The Plastic Bottle Kayak team are about to embark on their second journey to remind people about the impact of plastic pollution on New Zealand rivers and oceans. Two years ago, a group of 16 paddled 100km down the Whanganui River in four double kayaks made of plastic bottles. They plan to tackle the Abel Tasman National Park next month and have mustered the support of the Museum of Transport and Technology and singersongwriter Jamie McDell. Spokeswoman Florence Reynolds, 22, said the plasticbottle team were also involving schools and kindergartens by asking them to create messages to go inside the bottles.Motat is letting the crew use its premises to build their kayaks, which it hopes will inspire other young people to use technology and innovation for pollution awareness.

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■ CRIME STATISTICS

Violent crime up, drug crime down

By Daisy HuDson

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Violent crime in Mid/South Canterbury surged in the new year.

However drug-related offences in the region have decreased.

Police data for the month of January shows the number of serious assaults resulting in injury, assaults in a public place, and dwelling assaults were all higher than the same time last year.

However, a renewed focus on stamping out drug crime in the region appears to be working, as drug supply and drug use offences dropped in January.

The latest police monthly statistical indicators compare offences recorded in January this year with offences recorded in

January 2014. The figures show there were 22 serious assaults resulting in injury in the region in January, up from 13 at the same time last year.

Assaults in a public place jumped from 18 to 23, while dwelling assaults increased by 21, with 54 offences recorded in January.

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commander Inspector Dave Gaskin said the majority of dwelling assaults were domestics, or domestic-related issues.

Mr Gaskin said it was difficult to know the exact reason for the increase.

“There’s positives in relation to people reporting more, but negatives in that there are more happening,” he said.

The number of burglaries in the Mid/South Canterbury region also soared, rising from 46 offences in January 2014 to 65 this year.

Mr Gaskin said burglary was a horrific crime.

“It causes a great deal of distress and we are doing everything we can to address that,” he said.

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Filling the Winchmore sky with music Ashburton Society of Arts members filled the Winchmore sky with music when they visited Ruth Hall’s musical farm yesterday. From left are Averil Southward, Jill Lemon, Christine Widdowson and Val Henderson.

They were among about 10 members who spent the day at the farm after deciding on an outing for their monthly social meeting. They played organs, rang cow and goat bells, banged drums, and strummed the strings of a dismantled piano.

Mrs Henderson said members enjoyed a picnic lunch outside following a performance on the violin by Mrs Hall, and overall found the day artistically inspiring. “I think just being artists the music just flows into your work anyway,” she said.

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RDR staff have been working on the proposal for four years, and had looked at a range of storage scenarios from 5,000,000 to 100,000,000 cubic metres. At this point the 30,000,000 cubic metre option was the most realistic based on existing demand for water in the area and predicted future demand, Mr Curry said.

However the company is open to alternative advice as it wants to ensure any water storage development is ‘future-proofed’ and sustainable for not only the district, but for the region’s water needs.

“Consenting a pond that has potentially multiple users and uses is going to be a complex task, so we need to get it right. We will be talking to a wide spectrum of stakeholders over the coming months to ensure we come up with the best possible water storage solution for this part of Canterbury,” Mr Curry said.

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While violent crime rose in January, a recent push by police to reduce drug-related crime in the region appears to have had an effect.

Drug supply offences dropped from five to two, while drug use offences decreased from eight to five.

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At the time, Mr Banfield said he knew “for a fact” that methamphetamine was still quite easy to get in the region, but cannabis was getting harder and harder to get because of police operations.

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■ ASHBURTON’S LOCAL ALCOHOL POLICY

Alcohol policy step closer to reality

BY SUE NEWMAN

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After sitting in limbo for several months, Ashburton’s local alcohol policy (LAP) will this week be one step closer to becoming law.

The policy was developed after months of working with community groups to determine how people wanted the sale and consumption of liquor managed in the district.

A draft policy was prepared

and this attracted more than 200 submissions on trading hours and a proposed one-way door policy in late night bars.

Many bar owners were opposed to both the proposed 2am closing time and to the one-way door policy which initially was intended to be imposed across the district. Rural bar owners were united in their opposition to the idea. They won but urban bar owners did not.

After hearing those submis-

sions the council prepared a provisional LAP in March last year but this was put on hold while challenges to policies in other parts of New Zealand were heard.

Ashburton’s LAP sees trading hours narrowed for taverns and hotels, from 3am until 2am, with a one-way door policy applying after 1pm. This means no one can enter a bar after 1am.

This policy applies only in urban Ashburton.

Off-licence premises will have maximum trading hours of 8am to 9pm when the LAP is signed off.

The council will approve the district’s LAP on Thursday and people who submitted on the draft policy will have another opportunity to have a say. Depending on the appeal process, which will close on April 3, the final policy will then be adopted.

Local authorities around New Zealand were given an opportu-

nity to develop their own LAP in December 2012. If they elected not to do so, their alcohol policy would be a default one prepared by the Government rather than one that was tailor made to suit their own communities.

Ashburton’s one-way door policy will cover the greater Ashburton area, including Tinwald and stretching beyond the Ashburton Business Estate, above Farm Road and down almost to Milton Road South.

On song for jubilee concert

BY DAISY HUDSON

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With just three weeks until the big event, Ashburton College’s Phoenix Rising choir spent yesterday in full rehearsal mode.

The choir is preparing for its biggest event yet – a special jubilee concert on March 14, where the students will perform alongside internationally renowned tenor Simon O’Neill.

The concert is set to be one of the jubilee’s biggest drawcards, with performances by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Anna Leese, Tim Beveridge, and Tina Cross.

Phoenix Rising musical director Angela Cresswell said students had been rehearsing twice a week in preparation for

the event. “The students are beginning to be aware that it’s a big concert,” she said.

“To be part of it with these world famous people, it’s a real honour.”

Both Phoenix Rising and Phoenix Chorus, the college’s junior and senior choirs, will perform a variety of songs at the event.

The jubilee is set to draw former staff and students of the college and its predecessor schools, Ashburton High School and Hakatere Technical College.

Registrations have been received from as far abroad as the US and the United Kingdom, although organisers are still urging people to register their interest as soon as possible.

Left – Ashburton College students Alyssa Jones, Joe Danielson and Jack Bubb hit all the right notes as they rehearsed with the Phoenix Rising choir yesterday.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

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Teen returned to prison An Ashburton teen who asked to be remanded in custody as he awaited sentencing was returned to prison on Monday.

Carlin Kofoed, 18, appeared before Judge Paul Kellar in the Ashburton District Court on Monday for sentencing on two charges of causing loss by deception, unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, dishonestly using a debit card, and theft.

Kofoed removed a bankcard from a family member’s wallet

Fifth fruit fly found A fifth Queensland fruit fly was found yesterday in a trap within the controlled area in the Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn.

The Ministry for Primary Industries said the male fruit fly was found yesterday.

MPI said it expected to find further flies close to the affected property where the initial fruit fly was found as the response to the incursion progressed.

The Ministry remained confident it was an “isolated population” which would be eradicated. Four male fruit flies have been caught in traps, and a single unmated female was located at a residential property on Friday. One pupa and 39 larvae have also been found.

MPI field work continued yesterday to focus on the surveillance trapping system as well as workers applying insecticide bait throughout the controlled area.

Residents have been informed about the controls and gardens and rubbish bins are being inspected.

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and used it to withdraw cash on two occasions.

On a separate occasion he took a motor vehicle without permission.

He was arrested on a warrant in January after failing to make a scheduled court appearance, and was held in custody as he waited to appear before Judge Joanna Maze on February 9.

When he appeared before Judge Maze, defence counsel Michelle Barrell asked for a

sentence of imprisonment on Kofoed’s request. Ms Barrell told the court Kofoed wished to remain in prison to obtain the Steps to Freedom allowance, which is paid to newly-released prisoners, as he had no money and nowhere to live.

Kofoed had threatened to commit another crime if he was released on bail.

Judge Maze said Kofoed was a first offender and his offending did not warrant imprison-

ment, but she opted to remand him in custody until his appearance for sentencing on Monday.

At sentencing on Monday, Judge Kellar said any sentence needed to act as a “real deterrent”.

However, he said Kofoed did have two mitigating factors his youth, and his lack of prior convictions.

Judge Kellar sentenced him to a total of three months’ imprisonment.

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Hospital leadership Ashburton Hospital’s interim leadership team is set to remain in place, for now. Canterbury District Health Board chief executive David Meates said there is to be further conversations about future leadership arrangements in the coming period. The team will remain in place until any new structure is decided upon, he said.

“We will make an announcement when that happens, which is expected to be soon. The current team are doing a great job in the meantime,” he said.

Final cost With just days remaining until Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre is handed over from contractors to the Ashburton District Council, the all-up cost of the project is close to being known. While the project was initially scheduled to cost $32.5 million, it will now come in with a projected cost of $34,685,559, $1.836 million over budget. The council has given approval for the additional expenditure incurred to date.

Included in the budget over-run is $350,000 for technology and fit-out. Originally the project was anticipated to cost $30 million, but it was tendered at $32.7 million.

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Students show off their skills Ashburton Intermediate student Kris Lay hits the water at the Ashburton Community Pool yesterday for the school’s annual swimming sports.

Students took to the water in a variety of races, eager

to show off their swimming skills.

The event also doubled as a fundraiser.

Students paid a gold coin donation to come along in their house colours, with a

range of bright colours and fancy dress on display.

Ashburton Intermediate teacher in charge of sport Robyn Mears said the money raised would go towards new house flags.

Ed Sheeran’s I See Fire has snuffed out the X Factor hopes of Ashburton’s Jack Bubb. The 14-year-old made it to the live auditions, only to get a no from the show’s judges when he sang the popular song. A brief clip from his performance screened on Sunday night, in a line-up of clips of contestants singing the same song. Judge Melanie Blatt was not a fan of the song, and the other judges of Stan Walker, Willy Moon and Natalia Kills appeared similarly unimpressed with the line-up, resulting in a no for all of them.

Jack nonetheless had had a “great time” participating in the show, his mother Claire Bubb said yesterday.

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■ RAKAIA FISHING

Hoping for a southerly

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BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Rakaia River Salmon Fishing Competition organisers are hoping a southerly rolls into town this coming weekend.

That’s when they are holding their annual competition, which is expected to attract about 750 anglers from throughout New Zealand, with a few from Australia as well.

Spokesperson Ken Lee said cooler and overcast conditions could make the salmon “more snappy”, so easier to catch. Low and clear river conditions for much of this season had not been good for fishing and he believed it had contributed to a lower level of entries.

Entries close today and he expected there would be about 650 registrations.

This compared to about 750 over the past three to four years. There are strong entries in the junior anglers with about 100 registered.

As well as fishing conditions leading to poorer entry numbers, he believed for some Christchurch regulars it was proving hard to get to the competition due to post earthquake issues such as rebuilding developments.

The competition weekend will begin with a gathering tomorrow night and anglers will be out in force along the Rakaia River from Friday morning.

A presentation will be held at the Rakia Community Hall on Sunday, with about $55,000 of prizes to be awarded.

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Greyhounds make great family pets

BY MICHELLE NELSON MICHELLE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Far from her life on the racetrack, Harper has adjusted to her life as an Ashburton lapdog with ease.

Lois and Robin Marshall first came in contact with Greyhounds As Pets (GAP) volunteers at the Christchurch Sunday markets last year.

Impressed by the dogs’ calm disposition and the volunteer group’s cause, they returned home and did some research on greyhounds.

To cut a long story short, the couple filled in the adoption forms and waited.

GAP programme director Jacqui Eyley said finding “forever homes” for dogs retired from the racing industry could be compared to running a dating agency.

“We take great care matching each family with their ideal pet,” she said.

In the Marshalls’ case the ideal dog would live peacefully in a townhouse with their two cats, be tolerant of their grandchildren and adaptable enough to take on camping holidays.

The couple were offered the choice of several suitable candidates, and chose Harper, now four years old, as their new pet.

They had previously owned

both pyrenean and bernese mountain dogs, cavalier king charles spaniels and labradors, but greyhounds were new territory. “She’s just been fantastic,” Mrs Marshall said.

“She’s like the cat version of a dog – she loves our cats. She smooches with them and lies down beside them, she’s also great with our grandchildren.

“Harper is extremely goodnatured – we’ve even taken her to visit a preschool.”

Mrs Marshall said Harper was relatively low-maintenance, content with twice-daily feeding and 20 minutes of exercise.

“We walk her twice a day, then

she just comes home and snoozes,” she said.

The latest edition to the Marshall’s fur family has also been camping, sleeping in the caravan and happy to watch the world go by.

Harper’s short coat requires little attention, but she does need a rug in cold weather.

GAP has rehomed nearly 1400 greyhounds since the programme began in 2006.

This week is GAP appeal week, donations can online through www.givealittle.co.nz/org/gap To learn more about adopting a greyhound visit greyhoundsaspets.org.nz

Making a real difference to students’ outcomes Aoraki Polytechnic’s youth advisors are having a hugely positive impact on the futures of young people studying there.

Craig Courtis and Kate McKeown, who come armed with a qualification in social work and secondary teaching respectively, work to ensure all students under age 25 receive the tools they need to achieve.

Recent statistics ranked Aoraki Polytechnic highest in the sector for qualification completions and second highest for course completions for its Government funded Youth Guarantee students.

Ninety percent of secondary students enrolled on the polytechnic’s Vocational Pathways Programme – where students study at the polytechnic one day a week – are either remaining in education or moving into employment.

Polytechnic academic director Ginny Vincent attributed this success to the high levels of pastoral care and learning support provided by the youth advisors.

“This guidance and support begins prior to the students enrolling and continues throughout their study and onto further study or employment.

“The youth advisors give individualised support to each student with career and learning plans and constantly monitor the student’s progress.”

Vincent said the increase in the number of students under 25, the focus on the Youth Guarantee scheme, and the introduction of the Vocational Pathways programme, meant the need for dedicated youth advisors was obvious.

She said the skills and knowledge of the youth advisors was essential to the success of these roles. The combination of a secondary trained youth advisor and a social work trained youth advisor ensures students have a broad range of experiences to access.

As the polytechnic’s full-time youth advisor, Courtis said it was his job to provide learning support to students and to ensure they are given the best opportunity to successfully complete their studies.

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■ NEIGHBOURHOOD SUPPORT

Neighbourhood Support loses co-ordinator

By Caitlin Porter

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Neighbourhood Support is looking for a new co-ordinator to look after its Ashburton branch.

Safer Ashburton manager Kevin Clifford said coordinator, Avis Page, is stepping down due to a change in circumstances.

Mrs Page took over the role in November of last year and said she was looking forward to developing the organisation and the challenges the role would bring.

Mr Clifford said Mrs Page had been working to expand Neighbourhood Support.

At the end of last year there

were a total of 368 support groups throughout the district, up from 161 in August, 2011, and Mrs Page had 12 others that were under way.

“She has done a bit of work to expand into some of the smaller rural towns, and [is] looking at following that up until she moves on,” Mr Clifford said.

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The current support groups cover some areas in Allenton, Hampstead, Netherby, Tinwald, Seafield, Rakaia, Methven, Staveley/Springburn, Mt Somers and Mayfield and range in size from about five to 17 members.

Mrs Page plans to stay on at Neighbourhood Support until a

new co-ordinator takes over.

“She (Mrs Page) was going to be great, a very communityminded person, knew a lot of people in the community and we were quite excited about it, but unfortunately sometimes circumstances change and things happen that you don’t plan for,” Mr Clifford said.

■ CHOPPER CRASH

Man seeking help for drug addiction A 17-year-old Chertsey man who appeared in court on assault and dishonesty charges is seeking help for methamphetamine addiction, a court heard on Monday.

Jayden James McCormick appeared before Judge Paul Kellar in the Ashburton District Court yesterday on one charge of man assaults woman and two charges of taking a Visa card.

The court heard how McCormick allegedly punched the woman in the face with a closed fist, causing the victim to fall to the ground. The victim suffered swelling to her face.

Judge Kellar said McCormick could head in one of two directions - he could go on a “P-related downward spiral”, or he could take advantage of “the pretty tough treatment” offered at Odyssey House in Christchurch.

“It really dismays and saddens me that a 17-year-old is in the grips of the most pernicious drug in our society - methamphetamine,” Judge Kellar said.

McCormick was convicted on all three charges and sentenced to 12 months supervision, with a drug and alcohol assessment to be completed in necessary.

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Choppers cleared to fly again Helicopters affected by the largest grounding in New Zealand aviation history following a fatal accident have been cleared to fly again.

On Saturday, the Civil Aviation Authority ordered all people operating Robinson R44 machines fitted with a C016-7 ‘Dash 7’ main rotor blade to stop flying the choppers.

This followed the deadly accident in Otago’s Lochy River basin last Thursday.

Wanaka resident Stephen Anthony Nicholson Combe, 42, and James Louis Patterson Gardner, an 18-year-old from Queenstown, were killed in the accident.

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Investigators have now determined the Dash 7 rotor was not to blame for the crash.

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“It was highly likely that it was damaged during the accident sequence rather than being the failure that initiated the accident,” he added.

The announcement will be welcome news for New Zealand operators whose aircraft were grounded.

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ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT NEWS The following people appeared before Judge Paul Kellar in the Ashburton District Court on Monday.

He was fined $500, disqualified from driving for six months and ordered to pay $130 in court costs.

Driving matters:

Sake Canauvi Ratumaiyale, 55, of Ashburton, was convicted on a charge of drink driving (EBA 970mcg/l).

He received a four-month community detention sentence, was disqualified from driving for three months after which he was granted permission to apply for an alcohol interlock device to be fitted to his vehicle for at least 12 months.

He must then obtain and use a zero alcohol licence for another three years.

Ratumaiyale will also be subject to supervision for nine months.

An Ashburton man who was found to be more than two times the legal limit was convicted of drink driving in the Ashburton District Court on Monday.

Regan Paul Ayers, of Allenton, was convicted on his second drink driving offence, after he recorded an excess breath alcohol level of 1067micrograms per litre of breath (1067 mcg/l).

He was convicted and fined $900, disqualified from driving for six months, and ordered to pay $130 in court costs.

Steven David McManus, of Hampstead, was convicted of drink driving.

When stopped by police on Trevors Road, he recorded an excess breath alcohol level of 873mcg/l.

He was fined $800, disqualified from driving for seven months, and ordered to pay $130 in court costs.

Nikolaus Glen McCullough was convicted on one charge of drink driving. He was found to have an excess breath alcohol level of 581mcg/l.

Other matters: An Ashburton mother has 200 hours of community work ahead of her.

The woman, who was granted name suppression to protect her vulnerable children, appeared before Judge Paul Kellar in the Ashburton District Court this week for sentencing on three counts of selling cannabis and three of possessing the class C drug for supply.

She was charged after selling streetpackaged cannabis “tinnies” to an undercover officer on three occasions and further implicated by Telco data.

Pigeons on notice A subsequent search of her home divulged 13 tinnies and an amount of loose cannabis.

Judge Kellar took into account the woman’s compromised health and her family circumstances before delivering the community work sentence.

She must also complete nine months’ supervision, to include counselling, and repay the $75 she took from selling cannabis to the undercover officer.

Caleb Anthony Francis de Jonge, of Rakaia, was convicted on charges of cannabis possession and assault, when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court on Monday.

Mr de Jonge was convicted and discharged on the assault charge, while on the charge of cannabis possession he was convicted and fined $300, and ordered to pay $130 in court costs.

Lloyd Haze Roper, 17, of Ashburton, was remanded on bail under strict residential and non-association orders.

Roper faces charges of threatening behaviour, burglary, careless use of a motor vehicle and escaping custody.

He will return to court on March 16.

Warrants were issued for Laken Mark Christopher Proctor and Andrew Colin McLaren.

Ashburton’s town centre pigeon population is on notice, its days of fouling roof tops and pavements could soon be over. A joint venture between the Ashburton District Council and 16 central town businesses is looking at ways to stop the pigeon plague. The council is currently working out details of the eradication programme and the level of service various contractors can provide.

Ambulance call-outs Ashburton’s ambulance service travelled 2326km last week on 74 call-outs. Thirty-four of those calls were urgent. Among the callouts there were 66 medical events and eight accidents.

CDHB making steady progress The Canterbury District Health Board is making steady progress, according to the last quarterly health target results. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said the CDHB was continuing to improve its performance on the Government’s national health targets. “The CDHB increased its performance on shorter stays in emergency departments, meeting the 95 per cent target.

Also, 68 per cent of patients with a high suspicion of cancer received their first treatment within 62 days of referral, Dr Coleman said.

Murder accused named Name suppression has lapsed for a Meremere man accused of murder. Michael Paul Taylor, 49, earlier entered a not guilty plea to a charge of murdering Michael Patrick Robert Bull at a Meremere property on October 13 last year. He will appear for a trial call-over in July.

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■ NZ SOLDIERS TO IRAQ

Key on attack over Iraq comments Prime Minister John Key has launched an angry counter-attack over Labour leader Andrew Little’s opposition to the deployment of troops to Iraq, saying Mr Little needs to “get some guts” and questioning whether he would make the right decisions for New Zealand.

The Government yesterday announced it would send a noncombat training mission with

Australia to Taji Camp, north of Baghdad, with up to 143 New Zealand personnel to be deployed. It would be reviewed after nine months and last no more two years.

Mr Little said in response that Labour could see no case for sending troops to Iraq.

He said it was clear the Islamic State group was brutal – but it also ran across borders and was

“not a conventional enemy”.

Mr Little also doubted Mr Key’s assurances the training forces would be “behind the wire” and there was little doubt the troops would be exposed to the wider combat with little to gain. Mr Key later dismissed Mr Little’s response, saying the Labour leader knew the number of potentially risky New Zealanders had grown – as had the risk

to travelling New Zealanders.

“But he says he’d do nothing.

I don’t believe him. If it’s really true then you’d have to question whether he’d make the right decisions for New Zealand.”

Mr Little was not alone in condemning the mission in Parliament – the leaders of the Greens, Maori Party, United Future, and NZ First also opposed it.

Meanwhile, the Defence Force yesterday revealed only 16 trainers would be among the 106 personnel deployed to a military base in Iraq.

Defence Force chief Lieutenant General Tim Keating would not reveal a breakdown of roles among the group, but said the rest of the group was made up of logistics support and force protection.

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■ ASHBURTON NEWCOMERS’ NETWORK

Newcomers’ network seeks new co-ordinator

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Left – Ashburton Newcomers’ Network administrator John Hobbs has been keeping things up and running for the past year, but will step down from his role when a new coordinator takes over.

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A change in funding has meant the Ashburton Newcomers’ Network is on the hunt for a new co-ordinator, after going a year without one.

For the past four years the Ministry of Social Development’s Settling in Service has provided the Newcomers Network with funding to employ a co-ordinator.

In June of last year that funding came to an end and was transferred out of the ministry into the Office of Ethnic Affairs – a part of the Department of Internal Affairs.

Newcomers’ Network administrator John Hobbs said the application process for funding was then changed and the organisation had to reapply, competing against other agencies across the country.

“Previously under MSD we were invited to apply for the funding, but now that funding is opened up so that anyone can apply,” he said.

Prior to the funding moving between government departments, the previous co-ordinator had stepped down.

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When the changes occurred the network was not in a position to know if it was going to receive any funding to employ a new co-ordinator until the end of last year.

To keep things running smoothly Mr Hobbs stepped in

as the network’s administrator.

“We were successful with our application, but we now have slightly less funding because the money has been spread out. We used to employ a co-ordinator for 22 hours a week, but now the position will be for 16 hours a

week,” Mr Hobbs said.

When a new co-ordinator is elected, Mr Hobbs will step down from his role as administrator and focus on other projects, but the network will definitely be utilising volunteers, he said.

The Newcomers’ Network governing board is also looking to seek funding or sponsorship as a way to increase the hours for the co-ordinator.

With these changes, comes a change in focus.

The network will still hold its monthly settling-in meetings, but now aims to focus more on one support for those new to the district, Mr Hobbs said.

He said newcomers contact the network for a number of reasons.

“It’s really broad, from being isolated to not knowing other immigrants, or employment issues, even to finding people to speak their native language.”

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‘Kill a random unbeliever’

By Eoin BlackwEll Alleged terrorism plotter Omarjan Azari was urged to “pick a random unbeliever” and kill him or her, and then film the body next to an ISIS flag, a court has heard.

Azari, 22, was denied bail yesterday after Sydney’s Central Local Court was read extracts of a conversation between him and Islamic State member Mohammad Baryalei, during which it’s alleged they discussed a plot to kill random members of the public.

“Just pick a random unbeliever,” Baryalei is alleged to have said.

“What you guys need to do is pick any unbeliever.

“Finish him, finish her, put the flag of the state in the background.”

The court heard Azari was instructed to choose backpackers or tourists from America, France or Britain as “that would be better”.

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The crown alleged Azari was heard in the conversation to agree multiple times.

“It’s evidence of an agreement ... and the particular manner agreed,” crown prosecutor Peter Neil SC said.

He said there was strong evidence either Azari by himself, or with others, was planning to randomly pick someone and

“kill them, cover them with the Islamic State flag, film it and send it to Mr Baryalei”.

In denying bail, Magistrate John Andrews said he was not satisfied the extraordinary circumstances needed to grant Azari’s release existed, and described the prosecution case as strong.

Azari appeared via video link from Goulburn’s supermax prison.

Outside the court, supporters of Azari clashed with media, resulting in a brief scuffle with two cameramen.

Earlier, Azari’s defence lawyer accused Prime Minister Tony Abbott of prejudicing the case against his client.

Barrister Steven Boland said Mr Abbott’s public statements about the case were an “unprecedented intrusion by a sitting PM into criminal proceedings”.

Mr Boland said Mr Abbott spread misinformation about the case.

“Mr Abbott has deliberately

or otherwise spread misinformation that has no support in the evidence,” he said. “(It) gives rise to a substantial possibility that Mr Azari’s interests have been harmed by the power of Mr Abbott’s statement.

“The people of Australia have been told that there’s a plot to behead people. It was made up.”

Azari was arrested at his Guildford home in Sydney’s west in mid-September during the biggest counter-terrorism operation in Australia’s history.

Since those raids, Mr Abbott has stepped up his rhetoric on national security.

Mr Boland said the allegation of plotting an attack was untrue and argued Azari’s custody conditions at Goulburn’s supermax prison were excessively onerous for someone with no criminal conviction. Azari is facing three other terrorist financing charges.

The matter is next expected back in court on April 29.- AAP

Box of wine turns 50 Tom Angove was thinking outside - or maybe inside - the box when he came up with the idea to store wine in something other than a bottle. Perhaps the winemaker from Renmark, 250km northwest of Adelaide, had drunk a couple of glasses of red. But 50 years on, boxed wine remains one of Australia’s signature contributions to the wine industry. There isn’t a market in the world that doesn’t now include some form of boxed wine. “I said ‘dad, that’s crazy’.

People aren’t going to buy wine in a plastic bag jammed into a cardboard box,” says Mr Angove’s son, John.

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Legal long shot fails A last-ditch legal effort to save Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan from execution has failed, with a Jakarta court deciding it can’t examine the challenge.

Judge Hendro Puspito said the administrative court was not authorised to hear the challenge.

Lawyers for Chan and Sukumaran admitted there was only a slim chance the case in the administrative court would proceed. Authorities say it’s “very likely” the Bali Nine duo will this week be relocated to the island where Indonesia plans to execute them.

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■ UNITED STATES

Homeland shutdown nears A US Department of Homeland Security shutdown has grown increasingly likely, with lawmakers fighting over funding for the US agency amid a bitter stand-off about President Barack Obama’s immigration reform plan.

Facing a Friday deadline, Senate Democrats for a fourth time blocked a measure that would fund the department tasked with protecting Americans and securing the border.

Lawmakers want to see DHS fully funded, particularly during the current heightened threat environment.

But the $US40 billion bill contains Republican amendments that would repeal Obama’s plan to shield millions of people from deportation, changes that Democrats do not support.

With the blame game in full swing, it appeared increasingly likely congress would fail to fund DHS before the midnight Friday deadline.

All Senate Democrats voted against the measure, along with Republican Dean Heller.

Immediately afterward, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced stand-alone legislation to repeal Obama’s immigration “overreach”.

He and his office gave no indication whether he would follow that up with a clean DHS funding bill.

Republicans including Flake and Senator John McCain have said they would support passing a temporary funding extension, a possible last-minute way to avoid a lapse.

Some House Republicans have indicated they might be willing to test a partial DHS shutdown, arguing that essential

personnel would keep working.

House leaders have not indicated how they will proceed.

Obama fought back yesterday against efforts to block his immigration order, urging a federal court to allow the shielding of deportations and demanding congress fund DHS. The Justice Department filed a motion calling for a Texas district court to stay its injunction issued against Obama’s plan last week, which was a blow to his efforts to reform a system most lawmakers agree is broken.

And DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson called on congress to act immediately to prevent shutdown.

“If Congress wants to have a debate about immigration, the president and I welcome that debate,” he said.

“But don’t tie that debate to the funding of the men and women standing behind me,” he told reporters, urging lawmakers to “figure out a way to break the impasse.”

Should congress fail to agree on funding, agents including border security personnel, airport screeners, and Secret Service agents tasked with protecting the president would remain on the job without pay. Funds for new border agents, training and equipment would be frozen.

Obama himself hammered the point to state governors gathered at the White House, where he warned of trickle-down effects of withholding 100,000 salaries.

“It will have a direct impact on your economy, and it will have a direct impact on America’s national security,” Obama said.

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Will there be a price to pay?

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he decision to send troops to Iraq puts New Zealand on the front line in the war on terror even if its troops are not actively involved in combat.

The Government yesterday told Parliament it would commit military personnel to training and intelligence gathering roles in Iraq.

It did not seek cross party support: it was elected to make tough decisions and there was little chance of support being forthcoming.

But in making the decision on its own, the Government’s antiterror credentials will now be tied to the success or otherwise of a difficult mission overseas.

It will be bound to the impact our troops have in a fractured and dangerous region, to how their mission develops or changes and how many come home alive.

Prime Minister John Key assured New Zealanders that the deployment would not be for combat; there would be definite limits and it would be “behind the wire”.

This might reflect the intent of the deployment but the depth of the wire behind which New Zealand will operate is hard to define.

In Iraq, the wire will be somewhere behind the lines, where guns are drawn for the purpose of training and intelligence is gathered to keep people safe.

But the presence of terror group Islamic State further blurs the zone of potential conflict to the point that safe zones and national boundaries mean little.

ISIL is a global terrorist that actively threatens the countries that oppose it. The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia are all on its hit list.

And now it is reasonable to assume that, for its relatively small – relatively benign – gesture of help and defiance New Zealand, the good global citizen, has joined the club.

The Government would have considered the consequences of meeting Iraq’s call for help.

New Zealand might not be at war with ISIL, but it is now much closer to the wire.

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Open spaces an important part of our landscape A

suggestion by a councillor during a long-term plan budget workshop sparked community discussion about whether or not to sell off a section of Argyle Park to help fund sports fields at the EA Networks Centre.

There are always lots of suggestions and opinions around the council table during our 10-year plan deliberations and over the seven days of budget workshops there were plenty of topics raised, discussed and subsequently put aside.

The idea of selling about three hectares of Argyle Park and turning it into residential land was among many items put forward by elected members.

Since it was raised, the suggestion has gone no further; no decision has been made and no report has been asked of staff by council.

To act on a suggestion as significant as this one would require a lot of due diligence and certain council processes would need to be followed.

It would involve a change to the district plan, rezoning the land from recreational to residential and for community consultation to be carried out.

Any proposed change to any area of open space also needs to be done in a manner

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that takes into consideration all other open spaces in the district.

It cannot be contemplated in isolation and must include keeping the community well informed and involved.

Argyle Park is part of the district’s mix of open spaces which include neighbourhood parks, sports parks and garden parks, providing the community with facilities where they can enjoy a wide range of sports, leisure and recreational activities.

The council is currently gathering information through a survey on the district’s open spaces to better understand how the community uses the areas owned and managed by council.

This information will feed into the development of the draft open space strategy which will be available for community consultation later this year.

It’s important we don’t let the Argyle Park discussion interfere with the preparation

of the strategy.

The last thing I would want to see happen is for the open space strategy consultation to be hijacked by a suggestion during the budget workshops that has not gone any further.

Our open spaces are an important part of our landscape and it’s vital we get it right.

Areas like parks, reserves and domains are places for people to meet, socialise and get involved in the community.

Council looks after 86 parks and reserves throughout the district. These spaces vary in use and size.

Council’s role is to make sure our recreation opportunities meet the needs of the community, including considering how this district and its residents might change over the next 30 years and what our future requirements are when it comes to open spaces.

The open space strategy will replace the existing neighbourhood open spaces strategy which focuses on just the Ashburton urban area.

The new strategy outlines council’s approach to open space amenities throughout the district.

Areas of open space can have a huge influence on where you decide to live. They add to the desirability of an area and are

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enriching from a lifestyle point of view. As New Zealand’s residential housing areas become denser, there are suggestions that for some, open spaces might be starting to replace the quarter acre section that many of us grew up with.

Good town planning practice is that each residential property be located within 400 metres of an open space or about five minutes’ walk, however every place is different and there may be a need to increase the number of smaller parks so people’s distance to them is closer, or invest in larger areas which cater for different leisure and recreation activities.

Whichever way we look at our parks and open spaces, they certainly play a vital role in our community.

Before any changes are considered for an open space we would need to consider the wider context of all of our areas and the future needs of these much-valued areas.

I encourage you to put forward your thoughts about the district’s open spaces by completing a survey available on council’s website or by picking up a hard copy from council’s reception area.

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Business as usual for shopping malls

BY FIONA ROTHERHAM Scentre Group, the Australasian shopping centre owner, said it had placed its four remaining 100 percent-owned shopping centres in New Zealand on the market for expressions of interest.

However there is no sale agreement in place at this stage for the four malls, WestCity and Glenfield in Auckland, Chartwell in Hamilton, and Queensgate in Lower Hutt, the company said in an emailed statement.

“It remains very much business as usual for the centres,” it said.

The move follows its $2.1 billion deal, announced in November, to sell 49 per cent sale of its other five Westfield malls to the Singaporean Government Investment Corporation.

The GIC deal involved four Auckland malls; Albany, Newmarket and St Lukes, which have

all been earmarked for development, and Manukau, plus Riccarton in Christchurch.

The ASX-listed Scentre Group yesterday posted a net profit of A$1.3 billion for the six months ended December 31, which included revaluations of A$648.9 million, and in a statement the company signalled improved retail trading conditions.

The group, which operates 47 malls in Australia and New Zealand and has A$40.9 billion worth of assets under management, was set up at the end of June 2014 following the merger of the Australian and New Zealand operations of Westfield Group with the Westfield Retail Trust and comparisons, therefore, can’t be made with the previous year.

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5,722.97 –31.39 –0.55%

q NZX 20 index

4,362.43

–26.51

–0.6%

q NZX All index

6,143.2

–30.04

–0.49%

p Rises 49 q Falls 54

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p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,927.0

+19.0

+0.32%

At close of trading on Feb 24, 2015

q Dow Jones Indust.

18,116.8 –23.60 –0.13% At close of trading on Feb 23, 2015

FTSE 100 index q

6,912.2

–3.04

–0.04%

At close of trading on Feb 23, 2015

p Nikkei 225 index

18,603.5 +136.6 +0.74% At close of trading on Feb 24, 2015

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

Gold q

1,204.50

London – $US/ounce

–3.75

–0.31%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

16.20

–0.14

–0.86%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

5,657.0

–50.0

–0.88%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

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Westfield malls around the world.

The group murdered around 63 people in a September 2013 attack in a Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya.

Westfield management said there was no evidence of an imminent threat to its shop but

will take steps to keep them safe.

Funds from Operations, the preferred measure for the retail property industry, was A$578 million, which represents 10.88 Australian cents per security, in line with guidance.

The forecast for the 2015 full-year indicated expected im-

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The Westfield Riccarton Mall in Christchurch.

proved FFO growth of 3.5 percent.

Distribution per security was 10.2 Australian cents, also in line with the 2014 financial year forecasts, and it is forecasting increased distribution of 20.9 Australian cents per security this financial year.

Chairman Frank Lowy said he was pleased with the success of the merger and with the full-year operational results, in particularly with comparable specialty store sales in Australia which were up 3.6 per cent, both for the quarter and the 12 months. New Zealand speciality sales were up 2.3 per cent.

“We believe the portfolio will generate strong long term growth and risk adjusted returns,” Lowy said.

As at the end of December, comparable net operating income across Australia and New Zealand increased 2.2 per - NZME cent.

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Employee ordered to pay $1500 A

n employee claiming The Warehouse failed to provide a safe and healthy work environment has been ordered to pay $1500 to the employer.

Barbara Twentyman suffered a shoulder injury at work in 2012 and also claimed she had heart attack symptoms from concrete dust in the workplace.

She sought medical assistance one month and two months after for the respective complaints and was subsequently off work for over a year.

The Warehouse set up weekly meetings to assist Twentyman back to work, however she failed to attend them.

The employee’s own GP gave evidence at the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) hearing that her health issues were no longer ongoing.

The GP also said Twentyman was suffering from allergies, not a heart attack. The shoulder injury had been claimed to restrict her ability to lift products which was a key requirement of her position.

The Warehouse engaged an ACC approved private investigator who obtained photographic evidence showing Twentyman undertaking tasks

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she claimed she couldn’t do.

At the hearing her defence was that the photos were not of her.

Twentyman was also observed limping into an ACC meeting using a crutch, howev-

“

period of time”.

The authority member further stated that Twentyman’s “obstructive and unco-operative conduct is a breach of the implied terms of her employment agreement and her duty to conduct herself in good faith.

Twentyman was ordered to pay the $1500 penalty which the authority stated was to “punish and deter others from engaging in similar conduct”.

This is an excellent outcome for employers and demonstrates the obligations of good faith

... demonstrates the obligations of good faith applies to both parties in the employment relationship

er she left the meeting without the limp or the need to use the crutch.

The ERA concluded Twentyman provided misleading information to her doctors and The Warehouse, and that her conduct was deliberate, serious and “sustained over a long

applies to both parties in the employment relationship.

Chapman Employment Relations provides employment law and HR advice exclusively to employers.

Any questions regarding this column can be e-mailed to christine@ chapmaner.co.nz

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Barbecue fajitas with avocado salsa 500g Quality Mark beef or lamb barbecue steaks, sliced thinly Small bunch coriander, chopped Juice of 1/2 a lime A splash or two of oil 2 capsicums, deseeded and sliced thinly 1 large red onion, peeled and sliced thinly 6-8 flour tortillas For the spice mix 1/2 t each chilli, dried thyme and ground cumin 1t each ground coriander and paprika 1/2 T brown sugar For the salsa 1C fresh tomato, chopped 1/2 cup each peeled, chopped cucumber and avocado Handful fresh chopped coriander A dash each of sweet chilli sauce and lime juice ■ Place the sliced meat in a plastic container. Combine the spice mix ingredients and sprinkle over the meat. Mix together the lime juice and coriander and add to the meat, turning well to coat. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes or overnight if possible.

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Time to get tarted up!

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hen it comes to a simple yet tasty lunch or light evening meal, an open pie or tart can be whipped up in very little time.

Served with a salad, it makes a complete meal and a few greens on the side will take away the guilt of indulging in a meal where pastry forms a key ingredient.

Just about anything can be tossed into a tart and if you’re not a purist, the preparation time is more than halved if you use commercial pastry – filo, a block of puff or ready rolled, the choice is yours.

Tarts can be baked in tins of all shapes and sizes, as individual small offerings or they can be free form with pastry rolled on to an oven tray and the topping scattered over, very much like a pizza.

Bacon and potato tart 250g puff pastry 2 large potatoes, sliced very thinly 1 pinch sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 10 rashers streaky bacon or pancetta, diced 150g cheddar cheese, grated 1T diced fresh rosemary 1 egg, whisked ■ Preheat the oven to 200°C. ■ Line a baking tray with a sheet of puff pastry bunching up the sides.

■ Lay the potato slices over the puff pastry slightly overlapping each slice.

■ Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper to taste.

■ Sprinkle the diced bacon or pan-

1/4 C finely chopped mint, plus extra leaves to serve 6 sheets fresh filo pastry 50g unsalted butter, melted 2 tomatoes, seeds removed, chopped 1/2 t sumac 1 red onion, finely chopped 2T chopped flat-leaf parsley 1C (260g) good-quality hummus 1/3 C (65g) feta, crumbled

cetta over the potatoes.

■ Cover with grated cheese and diced rosemary.

■ Brush the sides with the whisked egg.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes until cheese is browned and potatoes are tender.

Feta and caramelised onion tarts 1 pkt of puff pastry 1-2 red onions Dash oil 1T balsamic vinegar 1t brown sugar 8 sundried tomatoes cut into strips 100g feta 1t fresh thyme 2 eggs 1/3 C milk 1/3 C cream Pepper & salt

ing.

■ Slowly cook onions in oil until well cooked and starting to caramelise.

■ Add vinegar and brown sugar and bubble for a minute. Set aside to cool.

■ Line pastry shell with tinfoil and fill with rice. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 180°C. ■ Remove foil/rice and bake for further 5-10 minutes until golden and cooked.

■ Beat eggs, milk, cream and seasonings together.

■ Fill pastry shell with onion, crumbled feta, tomato and thyme.

■ Fill to the top with custard.

■ Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes until custard is set.

Chicken and pesto tart

50g spinach leaves ■ Preheat oven to 220° ■ Unroll the pastry sheet onto a baking tray lined with baking paper.

■ Combine the chicken and the halved tomatoes with the pesto and spread over the sheet, leaving a border all round edges so the pastry can puff up.

■ Top with fresh spinach leaves if desired.

■ Brush the border with beaten egg yolk or milk.

■ Bake for approximately 20 minutes until the pastry is risen and deep golden.

Middle eastern lamb tart 2T extra virgin olive oil 1T tomato paste 2 garlic cloves, crushed 350g lean lamb mince 1t ground coriander Pinch of dried chilli flakes 2t cumin seeds, toasted 1/4 C (60ml) lemon juice

■ Preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly grease a 12cm x 35cm loose-bottomed tart pan.

■ Heat 1T oil in a frypan over medium-high heat.

■ Add the tomato paste and half the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

■ Add lamb, coriander, chilli flakes and 1t cumin seeds, then cook, stirring, for 5-6 minutes until browned all over.

■ Stir through 2T lemon juice and 1T mint, season, then remove from heat. Set aside.

■ Brush 1 filo sheet with butter (cover the remaining filo with a tea towel while you work).

■ Top with another filo sheet and brush with butter.

■ Repeat with remaining filo and butter, then use it to line the tart pan.

■ Prick the base with a fork. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until pastry is crisp and lightly golden.

■ Cool slightly, then push the centre of the pastry down.

■ Combine tomato, sumac, onion and parsley in a bowl with remaining 1T oil, garlic, 1t cumin, 1T lemon juice and 2T mint.

■ Season and set aside.

■ Spread centre of the pastry case with hummus, then scatter with lamb and feta.

■ Bake for 3-4 minutes to warm through.

■ Remove from oven and top with parsley mixture and extra mint leaves, to serve.

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To February 28 – Methven Cash and Carry at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall and Heritage Centre.

March 13 – Bella Kalolo and band at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7.30pm. All tickets $25.

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BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Painter Joy Stack has found her colourful works are popular with visitors to the Ashburton Society of Arts summer show.

The 71-year-old grandmother from Tinwald began painting just three years ago when she retired.

She worked a number of jobs throughout her life, including as a window dresser and ticket writer, florist and checkout operator.

Now she is content to stay home and dedicate her spare time to her art and it is something she does not have to go far to do, with her kitchen doubling as a studio.

“You have to have it close by, otherwise you are not going to do anything,” Mrs Stack said.

It is a handy location with running water for washing brushes and she likes to stand as she works. Painting has become one of her favourite pastimes.

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“It’s pretty therapeutic, I kind of disappear into it.

“You forget about a lot of things and it’s great in the winter.”

She paints mainly in acrylics, on to canvases, but also objects such as candlesticks, secondhand pots, purpose-built cutouts of wood and even fabric sneakers.

She also creates jewellery and decorative works from aluminium sheet.

Mrs Stack’s latest influence

is the Austrian and New Zealand artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

“I love his colours and his shapes,” she said.

Mrs Stack belongs to a mixed media group run by the society and undertakes commissions and displays at exhibitions.

She sold some works at the society’s summer show at the Short Street Studio, which is still under way.

“I’m just going for gold, I’m going where it takes me.”

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March 19 – Answers From the Other Side, medium Sue Nicholson, at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7pm.

March 21 – Fresh-Up Comedy Tour comes to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 8pm.

March 22 – The Buddy Holly Story at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 4pm.

April 1 and 2 – Coaltown Blues at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

April 10, 11 and 12 – Big Little Theatre Company’s Bugsy Malone at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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In brief Bikers eye French trip Three Bike Methven members have a chance at selection for the world downhill mountain biking championpionships in France in September.

Seventeen-year-olds William Todhunter and Caleb Burgess and 18-year-old Gareth Burgess have had a season of impressive results at events, including the nationals at Rotorua this month. Bike Methven president Daniel Burgess said it had been a great effort on behalf of the three club members to have done so well throughout the season.

There was strong competition in the age group for the world championship selection, so making it to the champs would be “a pretty tough thing to do”. The three were under consideration for the “long list” of names to be considered, which would then be narrowed down to the “short list” before final selection. Gareth Burgess had made it onto the long list last season.

Carter ‘nearly ready’ Dan Carter could make his comeback from injury on Saturday in what is becoming one of the fiercest rivalries in Super Rugby.

Crusaders’ Tabai Matson insisted his team’s approach against the Chiefs was to have “all guns on deck” in Hamilton, meaning Carter would be considered if he was fit.

The 32-year-old was ruled out of last weekend’s 26-20 victory over the Highlanders after hurting his lower right leg in the Crusaders’ opening round defeat to the Rebels. Details of the injury have been scarce, with Carter brushing it off despite his obvious pain at the time, but his performance in training yesterday has been encouraging for Matson.

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Franks gets two weeks Crusaders prop Owen Franks has been banned for two weeks for striking Highlanders prop Josh Hohneck, but a technicality means he will miss only one Super Rugby match. Franks was cited for the use of his right forearm against Hohneck in the Crusaders’ 26-20 victory in Dunedin. Hohneck was clearly offside in a maul as his team defended a Crusaders’ attack, with Franks attempting to move him by striking him twice. In his report, Sanzar duty judicial officer Robert Stelzner said he accepted Franks’ offending was not intentional, but it was still reckless.

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Another kilted Kiwi?

The Scottish Rugby Union is today expected to offer former Warriors and Kiwis fullback Kevin Locke the chance to leave Super League club Salford and make a switch to the 15-man code. The Manchester Evening News reports that Locke is set to meet with SRU officials and discuss a contract offer which could see him switch to rugby in time to press for a spot in Scotland’s World Cup squad.

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■ WATERSKIING

Champions of the lake The Clearwater Aquatic Club’s annual Club Championships were held in ideal conditions at Lake Camp at the weekend.

The standout performer was Mark Macgregor who had a successful day, taking out the Champions of Champions trophy for best all round skier.

Macgregor also claimed the senior men’s slalom and tricks titles, with Marty Green second in both.

Peter Gibson also came first in the men’s slalom and tricks as did Penny Emery in the woman’s slalom and tricks.

Kellie Forrester took out the senior woman’s slalom and trick with Toni Shearer second and Deborah Anderson third.

Hamish Hunter-Letham claimed the win in the boys’ under 16 slalom.

Emma Anderson was first in the girls’ under 16 slalom and tricks with Kristy HunterLetham second.

The junior boys’ slalom and tricks were won by Bradley Shearer, with Ben Schikker second and Kaden Forrester third. Billie Hadler was first in the junior girls’ slalom and Zaya McDonald was second.

The wakeboarding competition proved popular with Peter Gibson claiming first in the open division, Penny Coleman second and Any Shearer third.

The under 15 section was won by Bradley Shearer, with Kaden Forrester second and Monty Hodge third.

Hamish Hunter-Letham during a slalom run in the Clearwater Aquatic Club’s Championships at Lake Camp.

■ BASKETBALL

Breakers focused on semi-final series

BY DAVID SKIPWITH Breakers forward Tom Abercrombie believes the Adelaide 36ers’ golden run of 10-straight victories means nothing ahead of their opening NBL semi-final at Vector Arena tomorrow.

Similarly, the 27-year-old says the Breakers are not concerned by their own patchy form after losing four of their final six regular-season games.

He says the team are focused only on what lies ahead.

“The beauty of the playoffs is you get to start afresh,” Abercrombie said.

“We certainly know what we’re capable of and we’ve certainly shown in patches that we’re the best team in this league, we feel.

“We’ve just got to put a full 40 minutes together and we

get a great chance to go and do that and put what has happened behind us and come out on the front foot and really put in a strong performance on Thursday.”

The Breakers are well aware of the threat posed by the visitors, after they fell 93-88 in their last encounter almost three weeks ago, but Abercrombie denies they are daunted by the challenge ahead.

“They’re playing well. They come into the playoffs with a lot of confidence and momentum but it means nothing now.

“Ten in a row, whatever their record is, whatever

our record is, it doesn’t mean anything.

“We’re happy, we’ve worked all season to get to the position we are now. We have homecourt advantage, it’s up to us to make the most of that and come out and play really well on Thursday.”

Abercrombie says there has been a notable shift in his side’s intensity as they prepare for the first of three playoff games, and the players realise they are at the crunch time of the season.

“For sure. There’s a good energy in the gym today.

The guys know that this is it.

“The last few weeks

we’ve had that spot sewn up and we’ve been waiting for this.

This is the time now, we’ve just got to go out there and deliver.”

Breakers coach Dean Vickerman denies his side are feeling the pressure after missing the playoffs last season and is confident his side can produce the goods.

“No more pressure than any semifinal series,” Vickerman said.

“We know they are a good team and they’re hitting great form right now but we got to a point on the ladder where we earned home-court advantage and we just want to come out and play great.

“We played them a couple of weeks ago at home. We were within a shot of knocking them off and hopefully we can make a few improvements from that game.”

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In brief

■ WINTER CAMPAIGN

Queensland option for Rockfast A Queensland winter campaign is on the cards for the Group One performer Rockfast.

Plans for a crack at the Gr.1 TV3 New Zealand Derby were scrapped in favour of a break and a possible trip to Australia later in the year.

Trainer Jason Bridgman decided to halt Rockfast’s classic campaign after the colt had finished seventh in the Gr.2 Avondale Guineas.

“Jason felt it was a solid run, but below the horse’s best and the standard expected of him,” stable manager Jeff Dore said.

“It wasn’t an indicator to say he should go for the Derby and we think he’s an ideal candidate for a winter campaign in Brisbane.

“He was a bit jarred up after his last race and that’s more of an accumulative effect rather

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Rockfast in action with Matthew Cameron aboard.

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than the track on the day, so he’s having a break for a couple of weeks.”

Rockfast has won one of his 10 starts, and he was runner-up to Turn Me Loose in

the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas at Riccarton in the spring.

Meanwhile, the stable was delighted with the resuming run of the quality mare Spellbinder at Matamata last Saturday.

She was making her first appearance for six months when second behind the dual Group One winner Recite.

“It was great to see her back, and with the irrigation work they have done on the track it was good for her,” Dore said.

“She wouldn’t have wanted it any firmer and on Dead 6 or Slow 7 going she’s very competitive.”

Runner-up to her stablemate Costa Viva in the Gr.1 NZ 1000 Guineas in 2013, Spellbinder is the stakes winner of four of her 10 starts.

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Chambord recovering Group One galloper Chambord is making good progress from a leg injury that halted his spring preparation. The New Zealand 2000 Guineas runner-up was preparing for a return trip to Riccarton for the Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile when he went amiss with a non-displaced lateral fracture to the left front fetlock joint.

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Romance gets 53.5kg Rising Romance has been allocated 53.5kg for the $A1.6 million Sydney Cup in weights headed by Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist on 58kg.

The Donna and Dean Logan-trained Australian Oaks winner will have her next start in Saturday week’s Gr.1 New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie before embarking on a Sydney campaign.

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Eagle to soar again Hot four-year-old Allez Eagle will shoot for his fourth consecutive win at Ellerslie on the middle day of the Auckland Cup carnival.

“There’s a Rating 85 over 1200 metres there for him,” trainer Tony Pike said. Allez Eagle has won six of his 11 starts and has only been beaten twice in New Zealand.

- NZME

M3 Waikato gallops Today at Te Rapa Raceway

Waikato RC Venue: Te Rapa Meeting Date: 25 Feb 2015 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 2.17pm (NZT) WAIKATO RACING CLUB R75 1600 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 39020 It’s Got To Be You td (5) 60 ......... Z Moki (a3) 2 8x003 Lucky Country 55.5 ...................... Scratched 3 70822 Girl Of My Dreams (2) 55 ........ R Smyth (a1) 4 x377x Osmunda d (4) 54 ......................M Cameron 5 1x567 Unknown Pleasures (1) 54........ M D Plessis 6 50709 Mons Calpe (3) 54 ......................T Thornton 2 2.55pm DUNSTAN FEEDS MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MAIDEN 2YO, 1200m 1 Superman (8) 57.5 .....................M Coleman 2 Acre h (5) 57.5 .................................A Taylor 3 Call Me Maina (7) 57.5...................V Colgan 4 Stryda (1) 57.5 ................................ D Nolan 5 3 Starstripe (2) 55.5 .........................M McNab 6 305. Gold Tiara b (3) 55.5 ....................... C Grylls 7 Sally’s Mustang (9) 55.5................O Bosson 8 6x7 Lauberhorn (6) 55.5 ...........................M Hills 9 Poetic Affair (4) 55.5.................... D Johnson 3 3.30pm WWW.TERAPARACING.CO.NZ R75 1200 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 x1125 The Bold One d (1) 59.5 ..... R Hutchings (a) 2 x1745 Irish Moon tdb (7) 58 ..................M Coleman 3 50194 Rich Billie Marsh d (2) 55.5 ............. S Spratt 4 9x147 Pokuru Asif d (4) 55.5 ....................V Colgan 5 77281 Funhouse d (6) 54........................... C Grylls 6 x508x Equanimity b (5) 54 ....................M Cameron 7 4101. Snow Charm d (3) 54 ................ M D Plessis 4 4.05pm UNITED CLEANING SERVICES MAIDEN 2100 $8000, MDN, 2100m 1 52942 Chequesinthemail (3) 58.5 ............O Bosson

2 36735 Affogato (18) 58.5 ........................... S Spratt 3 x633F Tukawa (5) 58.5.......................B Hutton (a2) 4 7x764 Diesel (2) 58.5........................... M D Plessis 5 40 Champagne Argonne 58.5 ........... Scratched 6 9525 He’s No Saint b (13) 58 ..............M Coleman 7 208 Jagger (11) 58 ................................V Colgan 8 84 Michelin (12) 58 .............................. D Nolan 9 29228 The Lion Queen (15) 56.5 ........... D Johnson 10 05024 Hot Lady (17) 56.5 ............................L Innes 11 94335 Lil Miss Waitoki (7) 56.5 .................. C Grylls 12 6x453 Our Redneck Rebel 56.5 ............. Scratched 13 24487 Justified (9) 56.5 .........................C Lammas 14 46226 Diamond Duchess (16) 56 ..........T Thornton 15 40352 Likewise (1) 56 ...........................M Cameron 16 35574 She’s A Screamer (14) 56 .............M McNab 17 x0306 Thornbury (8) 56.5 .................. R Smyth (a1) 18 80 Midnight Ink (4) 56 ..........................S Collett 19 x7009 Southern Comet (10) 58.5 20 7x909 A Perte De Vue 56.5 .................... Scratched 21 6x770 Zah Off (6) 58.5 Emergencies: Thornbury, Midnight Ink, Southern Comet, A Perte De Vue, Zah Off 5 4.40pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE R65 $12,000, Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 2100m 1 25446 Marcelle (3) 59 ................................ C Grylls 2 980x2 Nolawood dm (8) 59 .................A Jones (a2) 3 65034 Table One td (10) 58.5 ...............M Cameron 4 841. Solo (4) 58 .................................. D Johnson 5 2x241 Joy Of Life (2) 58....................... M D Plessis 6 79610 Morena (1) 57.5 ..........................C Lammas 7 x0497 Ransoms Gold d (7) 57.5 ................S Collett 8 0x557 Katorie m (9) 57 .............................. S Spratt 9 70064 Manikya (6) 55.5 .........................T Thornton 10 62909 Miss Directional (5) 55 ..................P Holmes 6 5.15pm CAL ISUZU MAIDEN 1400 $7000, 1400m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

88x39 Fionn’s Kid (13) 58.5 ....................... R Jones 509x Twickenham (9) 58.5 ...................T Thornton 24463 Cheval Etoile b (1) 58.....................V Colgan 48. Fortune Kid (8) 58 .............................L Innes 7x8x5 Captain Cavalier (4) 58 ....... R Hutchings (a) 78x Free And Bold (7) 58 ...................C Lammas 8. Furuvik (14) 58 ...........................M Cameron 0x Scaramouche (5) 58 ....................... D Nolan 506x3 Galvanised (10) 56.5 ....................... C Grylls 3 Pheroz Flame (11) 56.5 .................. S Spratt 98Px8 Suggest Gold (6) 56.5 ...................M McNab x8235 Deema (3) 56 ............................ M D Plessis Snow Secret (12) 56 .....................P Holmes 0x858 Fanta Aztec (2) 56 7 5.50pm THE PURE BAND MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MAIDEN, 1400m 1 Carter (1) 58.5 ............................ D Johnson 2 Mikimoto (5) 58.5 ..........................O Bosson 3 73224 Crucial (3) 58 ..................................S Collett 4 0635 Francis Drake (6) 58............ R Hutchings (a) 5 Howland (13) 58.........................M Cameron 6 x9x64 Single Glance (7) 56.5 ............ R Smyth (a1) 7 68x Belle Volant (9) 56.5 ....................C Lammas 8 Zeeqah (4) 56.5 ..........................T Thornton 9 23 In A Frenzy (8) 56 .........................M McNab 10 0x034 Pattican (12) 56 ........................A Jones (a2) 11 68444 Buffalo Rose (2) 56 12 65 La Novice (10) 56.............. U Holmquist (a3) 13 Metro Miss (11) 56 ........................P Holmes 8 6.30pm GREENE BROTHERS R65 1400 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 39461 Starbux (1) 59 ............................M Coleman 2 2230x Moretti d (4) 58.5............................V Colgan 3 19896 Jet Trac d (6) 58 ................ U Holmquist (a3) 4 9x630 The Rich Lister (8) 58 ...................P Holmes

1 222x9 Ourblackisle (16) 58.5 ................ L Satherley 2 84284 Hannibal Lecter b (4) 58.5 ............P Holmes 3 829x6 Lord Shiva (1) 58.5........................O Bosson 4 0x978 I Gotta Hunch (7) 58.5 ..................M McNab 5 09808 Ready To Rumble (13) 58.5 ............ D Nolan 6 57453 Douro b (12) 58 .................................L Innes 7 58642 All Jokes Aside (2) 58 ......... R Hutchings (a) 8 674 Segenhoe (14) 58 ....................... D Johnson 9 788 Etonett (8) 58 ..........................B Hutton (a2) 10 4330. Four Day High (17) 56.5.................. R Jones 11 984 Kaharoa Rose 56.5 ...................... Scratched 12 0000x El Pistola (6) 56.5.......................... R Norvall 13 7x333 Savannah Somoya (5) 56............T Thornton 14 074x Bit Of Crumpet (15) 56 .............. M D Plessis 15 66L4 Sister O’Reilly (10) 56 .....................S Collett 16 7 Craftychard (3) 56 17 x7009 Southern Comet (11) 58.5 18 68444 Buffalo Rose (9) 56 Emergencies: Southern Comet, Buffalo Rose Blinkers on : Southern Comet (R4), Furuvik (R6), La Novice (R7), Ourblackisle, El Pistola, Southern Comet (R9)

Matthew Cameron is down to ride Blinkers off : Belle Volant (R7) the in-form Table One in the Pearl Winkers on : Mons Calpe (R1), In A Frenzy (R7), Hannibal Lecter (R9) Series Race at Te Rapa today.

SELECTIONS Race 1: Girl Of My Dreams, It’s Got To Be You, Osmunda 571107Listowel d (5) 57.5 ................................ C Grylls Race 2: Starstripe, Superman, Gold Tiara, Sally’s Mustang 6 x410x Alessio dm (10) 57 ...................... D Johnson Race 3: The Bold One, Funhouse, Irish Moon, Snow Charm 7 x6068 Cantina (9) 56 ........................... M D Plessis Race 4: He’s No Saint, Chequesinthemail, The Lion Queen, Diesel 8 x0850 I’mdaone m (2) 56 ......................M Cameron Race 5: Solo, Joy Of Life, Table One, Nolawood, Marcelle 9 05820 O’Reilly’s Gold d (7) 56 .................M McNab Race 6: Cheval Etoile, Deema, Pheroz Flame, Galvanised 10 37095 Mrs Sin d (3) 54 .............................. R Jones Race 7: In A Frenzy, Crucial, Francis Drake, Buffalo Rose 9 7.10pm IDEAL ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES MAIDEN Race 8: Jet Trac, Moretti, Listowel, Starbux, O’Reilly’s Gold 1600 $7000, MDN, 1600m Race 9: All Jokes Aside, Douro, Savannah Somoya

M9 Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 1 6688 Homebush Chaos nwtd .............J McInerney way Meeting Date: 25 Feb 2015 NZ Meeting number: 9 2 72722 Wicked Tycoon nwtd.........................T Agent Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 3 74377 Cuts Deep nwtd ...........................P Blanche 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 4 388 Belk Road nwtd G &........................ J Clarke 5 53587 Sniff of Brandy nwtd .........................R Waite 11 and 12 1 12.02pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 6 25763 Pistols Princess nwtd ........................M Flipp 7 73754 Homebush Naki nwtd ................J McInerney 1 47873 Kilimanjaro nwtd G & ...................... J Clarke 8 863 Big Ben nwtd .............................J McInerney 2 61 Pod’s Chance nwtd ..........................L Ahern 9 87854 Denali nwtd G & .............................. J Clarke 3 7 Another Cruise nwtd .................J McInerney 4 73566 Homebush Rocco nwtd .............J McInerney 10 87888 Princess Novak nwtd..................... D Donlon 5 5641 Roger Red nwtd G & ....................... J Clarke 4 12.55pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 1 18654 Homebush Slinky nwtd .............J McInerney 6 78 Peaky Blinder nwtd .........................B Marsh 2 68863 My Lil Lucifer 30.56 K & ....................Phillips 7 7x246 Dark Faerytales nwtd .............. D T Poutama 3 54552 Zamaddis Lass 30.64................... T Downey 8 66x Lily Ma’s Smoking nwtd...................S Maher 4 44433 Mega Jet nwtd.................................S Maher 9 78848 Homebush Inquiry nwtd ............J McInerney 5 x8x76 White Legs 30.93 ............................. C Clark 10 8787 Goodtime Texan nwtd............... S Gommans 2 12.20pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C0 C0, 305m 6 77355 Cawbourne Josh 31.15 ....................... L Bell 7 21426 Opawa Lachlan 30.75 ........................ N Udy 1 887 Bundoran Lass nwtd ..................... D Donlon 8 55654 Applause 30.74 ....................... T McCracken 2 Allegro Hero nwtd ............................L Ahern 9 48648 Amy Wineglass 30.68 ..............A Duganzich 3 2 Another Jamie nwtd ..................J McInerney 4 85277 Portobello Patsy nwtd ......................R Waite 10 57881 Homebush Coral 30.56 .............J McInerney 5 85844 Homebush Button nwtd .............J McInerney 5 1.12pm J P PRINT (PETONE) C1 C1, 305m 1 16142 Homebush Olive 17.92..............J McInerney 6 76 Gravel On Tin nwtd G & .................. J Clarke 2 87418 Where’s Rican 17.94 ...........................F Kite 7 Lahar nwtd G & ............................... J Clarke 3 71427 Poppa Conquest 17.79 U & ..................Bliek 8 66465 Redstar Reaper nwtd U & .................Cottam 4 32387 Homebush Flyte 17.86 ..............J McInerney 9 78848 Homebush Inquiry nwtd ............J McInerney 5 51 Allegro Senor 18.25 .........................L Ahern 10 8884 Goodtime Moni nwtd ................ S Gommans 6 31875 Dogged Denis 17.83 ....................... C Brider 3 12.37pm WWW.RACINGTIPS.CO.NZ C0 C0, 305m

2 31445 Cawbourne Bird nwtd...................M Roberts 7 54228 Wellywood nwtd ...................... T McCracken 3 84438 Homebush Hansome nwtd ........J McInerney 8 81563 Nina Be Good 17.88 ......................R Murray 4 65454 Cosmic Scramble nwtd ...............B Hodgson 9 12x Bohannon 18.21...........................M Roberts 5 66x87 Opawa Chris 30.77 ....................... R Maisey 10 57257 So Unbelievable 18.43 ....................M Olden 6 71784 Botany Sel 30.50.......................J McInerney 6 1.30pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 7 52215 Plenty Of Time 30.94 .......................L Ahern 1 56425 Madam Ice 30.65 ........................J McArthur 8 35461 Alamein Jude 30.68 K & ...................Phillips 2 85838 Sarah Campbell 30.69 ................B Hodgson 9 48648 Amy Wineglass 30.68 ..............A Duganzich 3 43433 Homebush Gru nwtd .................J McInerney 4 21481 Sweet As Bro nwtd...........................L Ahern 10 87888 Into The Fray 30.69 ..........................R Waite 5 85664 Navajo Blue 31.47 ................... T McCracken 9 2.24pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 33442 Serve Ya Purpose 17.87..................... N Udy 6 51247 Glad’s Apopping nwtd .....................S Maher 2 68864 Fair Conquest 17.77............................L Udy 7 87448 Alamein Blonde 30.89 K & ................Phillips 3 138 Allegro Boom 17.96 .........................L Ahern 8 65643 Sheza Hum Dinga 30.88 ............ G Holswich 4 62737 Opehu Flyer 17.78 ...........................R Waite 9 48648 Amy Wineglass 30.68 ..............A Duganzich 5 34255 Flirt With Me 18.02 .................. T McCracken 10 78876 Taikorea Lass nwtd ...................... T Downey 6 33768 Cawbourne Wally 18.17 ...............M Roberts 7 1.48pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C1 C1, 305m 7 66137 Homebush Dobby 17.93 ...........J McInerney 1 25412 Chinese Star 17.93 L & ...................... Morris 8 51786 Tai Baxter 18.01 ........................J McInerney 2 63314 Zulu Mercedes 17.80 ...................M Roberts 9 8675x Homebush Vicks 18.41 .............J McInerney 3 77227 Another Plane nwtd...................J McInerney 4 17788 Cosmic Rascal 17.90 .............. T McCracken 10 66275 Belfast Jane nwtd U & ...........................Bliek 5 76331 Goodtime Alannah 18.04 ................P Knight 10 2.42pm THE DOGZONE C1 FINAL C1f, 520m 1 22131 Taree Zarr 30.11 .........................A Turnwald 6 28761 Homebush Ted 18.20 ................J McInerney 2 53352 Opawa Hally nwtd .............................. N Udy 7 18522 Pixie Dust 17.80 ..................................L Udy 3 56872 Miss Selfies 31.10 .....................J McInerney 8 52688 Witch Misty 17.91............................. P Clark 4 67861 Botany Liz 31.01 .......................J McInerney 9 1336x Kiss of Death 18.04.........................M Olden 5 57352 Thrilling Ava 30.22 ..........................B Marsh 10 47861 Homebush Riley 17.97 ..............J McInerney 8 2.06pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD (NZ) LTD C1, 520m 6 27613 Ollie Baxter 30.79 .....................J McInerney 7 86617 Homebush Ninja 30.88 .............J McInerney 1 73277 Buster Boy 30.54.........................J McArthur

8 23323 Cawbourne Gracie 30.51 .............M Roberts 9 33713 Meg’s Me Mum 30.40......................S Maher 10 43433 Homebush Gru nwtd .................J McInerney 11 3.07pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 24F86 Bulet Tooth Tony 17.66 .....................R Waite 2 56254 Five Kay Leg 18.08 ............................ N Udy 3 37338 Lagoon Fame 18.11 .....................M Roberts 4 87444 Some Genes 17.87 ...................J McInerney 5 26263 Homebush Dodger 18.25 ..........J McInerney 6 12 Allegro Tycoon 17.97........................L Ahern 7 63461 Fangirl 18.44 L & ................................ Morris 8 34525 Aconagua nwtd G & ........................ J Clarke 9 55763 Calamity Sue 17.90............................W Kite 10 66275 Belfast Jane nwtd U & ...........................Bliek 12 3.23pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C2 305m 1 11127 Scott No Mates 17.66 ........................ N Udy 2 33815 She’s Smashing 18.11 ......................M Flipp 3 51114 Otto Baxter 17.69 ......................J McInerney 4 11312 Nikka Century 17.65 ....................M Roberts 5 22262 Runs For Gas 17.97 ................. S Gommans 6 23112 Lola Baxter 17.62 ......................J McInerney 7 24655 Cosmic Choice 17.71 ................J McInerney 8 x1263 Venga Guapa 17.88 ........................M Olden 9 37346 Waldo Baxter 17.77...................J McInerney 10 23257 Homebush Limbo 17.64 ............J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Racing 20 Ashburton Guardian

In brief Double ton for Gayle West Indies opener Chris Gayle posted the highest ever individual score at a World Cup when he went past 188 during a Pool B match against Zimbabwe at Canberra’s Manuka Oval last night. His six off spinner Sean Williams in the 45th over saw him surpass the previous individual World Cup best of 188 not out

by South Africa’s Gary Kirsten against the United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi in 1996. Gayle made the first ever double century in a World Cup in the process and was eventually out for 215 off the last ball of the innings. The West Indies finished with 372/2.

- AFP

The next Lydia Ko? Twelve-year-old Bohyun Park has won one of the final places in the field, and no doubt countless comparisons to Lydia Ko, for the 2015 ISPS Handa New Zealand Women’s Open. With the last four spots in the field up for grabs in breezy conditions at the Clearwater Golf Club yesterday, Park, from the Gulf Harbour Country Club, came out on top with an impressive two-under par 70. Ko, the world number one in the world, also made her first appearance at the New Zealand Open as a 12-year-old. Not only does Park play with a set of Ko’s old golf clubs, but she is also coached by Guy Wilson.

- NZH

Lifeline for Titans NRL chief executive Dave Smith has confirmed that the league has now taken over ownership of the Gold Coast Titans, as the struggling club reels from drug allegations against five players.

Star Origin representatives Greg Bird and Dave Taylor, winger Kalifa Faifai Loa, and Beau Falloon, will be fronting the struggling club’s board in coming days to explain why their contracts should not be terminated after allegations of cocaine supplying.

It is also still without a main sponsor, but despite all of those issues, Smith said the NRL backed the club.

- NZME

■ CRICKET

McCullum centre of attention

BY TONY BLAIN Brendon McCullum’s lethal ambush of the England bowlers at the Cake Tin the other day will no doubt have got the attention of the numerous coaching entourages around the tournament traps.

Each teams’ “brains-trust” of tactical boffins, those charged with constructing plans to keep their teams’ bowling efforts free from renegade attack, will have been sent scurrying for their iPads, sifting through footage and statistics, searching for possible leaks that might be used to dampen down the Black Caps skipper before he lights the fuse on another Catherine Wheel of an innings.

Not since Nathan Astle was in his pomp have we seen an opening batsman run at the new ball with such vigour and intent.

Possessing the fast feet and heavy hands of a champion fighter, it’s clear that McCullum loves the gladiatorial adrenalin rush of advancing

RESULTS ■ Bowls Mid Canterbury Bowls Champion of Champion Triples February 22 Women: Methven; (M Sullivan, R Isherwood, M Stone) defeated MSA; (J Hardy, J Cleghorn, R Devereux) Men: Methven; (C Carter, B Mayson, J

Daily Events Wednesday

6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allen’s Road, Allenton.

9.00am - 11.00am HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Reopens today at the Hakatere Marae, Fairton, State H/W 1.

9.30am - 1.30 pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op- shop. Cnr Cass and Havelock Street.

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

9.30am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Balmoral hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime section, great exercise, new players welcome, rackets available. Sports

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wide-eyed and snarling at “the quicks”.

The flagrant disregard for his own front teeth is matched only by his healthy disrespect for the reputations of the world’s fastest and best, skipping down at them with mischief on his mind.

The impish way that McCullum sometimes, before delivery, hops toward the bowler reminds me of a cheeky schoolboy stealing a few places forward i n

the tuck shop queue every time teacher turns his back.

The use of two new balls at this tournament plays directly into McCullum’s wheelhouse, too Brendon McCullum Nowell) defeated Rakaia; ( G Cornelius, L Innes, J McQueen).

Junior Women: Ashburton; (J Ryk, P Kiddey, H Goodall) defeated Allenton; (S Doig, R Johnson, L Manning).

Junior Men: Methven; (R Fensom, J Lattimore, B Redmond) defeated MSA: (L Muir, M Sunbeam, D Lysaght)

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Women’s Section February 24 Sandhurst Qualifying round

because the harder and faster it comes at him the better he likes it.

Given the fearlessness and firepower that he exhibits against pace, I’ve no doubt that some teams will already be seriously considering opening with a spinner against him.

It’s a fact that mishits from a 140km/h delivery frequently carry to the rope, while against the slower ball they’re not as likely to.

This little scam has been used to good effect by a number of IPL sides in recent Indian summers, when Bazza has sometimes been slightly bamboozled by the mysteries of subcontinental spin.

Opening with a slow bowler poses different challenges for McCullum.

Flummoxing him with “the twiddlers” relies heavily on several key aspects if it’s to succeed however.

Firstly, does the ground have half

decent boundaries that will allow a mishit to be caught inside the boundary?

Secondly, will the pitch offer a crumb of assistance to the poor blighter that’s been volunteered to bowl loopy lobs at the rampaging southerner?

And most importantly, does the bloke tasked with the job of defeating McCullum with deliveries of a genteel persuasion have the nerve and the skills to do it?

From what I’ve seen of the spinners in this World Cup, I’d say not really.

That of course isn’t to say that McCullum won’t be defeated by a spinner.

He does from time to time self-destruct against bowlers, so it could just as easily be an inferior slow.

McCullum’s Achilles heel is his impetuous nature and an unfettered enthusiasm for striking boundaries, which occasionally leads to a kamikaze-style dismissal.

Whichever way the white ball flies for the rest of the tournament you can bet McCullum is posing some late night research and development problems for the coaching cartels of the other teams.

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Vicki Moore and Daphne Hinton 59, Fairlie Matsinger and Kay Robb 61, Leigh Wackrow and Ruth Fail 62.

Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Pauline Bell, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Wendy Parr, No 12 Lynn Small’s Salon: Robin Bennett, No14 Todds of Ashburton: Vicki Moore, 2nd Shot No 18: Eleanor Langford Twos: – Daphne Hinton on no.4

Autocross on McLaren’s property, Willowby.

■ Motor racing Ashburton Car Club February22

1st Peter McLaren Subaru WRX 1.38.37 2nd Donn McLaren Subaru WRX 1.41.95 3rd Dean Crossan Subaru WRX 1.42.99 4th Matthew Pinnell Subaru WRX 1.43.22 5th James Storey Rover 216 1.51.55 6th Greg Cross Toyota Starlet 1.54.70 7th Russell Ellis Toyota Starlet 1.54.95 8th Troy Ruffell Toyota Starlet 1.55.99 9th Stuart Cross Toyota Starlet 1.59.26 10th James Lawrie Toyota Starlet 1.59.79 11th Cameron Ellis Toyota Starlet 2.00.68 12th David Ellis Toyota Starlet 2.07.62

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

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. Social hall, Havelock Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHRUCH. Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. St Andrews Anglican church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

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

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

2.00pm ASHBURTON OSTOMY SOCIETY. Bi-monthy meeting, support for members. Savage Club Hall, cnr Cox and William Street.

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

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

6.00pm CHRISTCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL OLD GIRLS. Annual General Meeting following finger food meal. Donaldson residence, Mitcham Road.

7.00pm ASHBURTON UKUKELE GROUP. Beginners and new members welcome.

St Paul’s Church hall, Oxford Street.

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

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

7.00pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance 7pm, beginner/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Annette (instructor) phone 307-7138a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

Hall, Tancred Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Sale of Pre loved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, cnr Archibald and Jane Street, Tinwald.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around Op-shop. Cnr Cass Street and Havelock Street.

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

Main Street, Methven.

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

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

10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Working day of stitch and chat. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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. Welcomes regular and new players.

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

1.30pm HINDS GARDEN CIRCLE. View prize winning gardens. Meet at Mona Square, Kermode Street.

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

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This role is BIG on ownership, communication, organisation and efficiency. To be successful you must: - Have a minimum of 3 years customer service experience - Have a detailed knowledge of the Mid Canterbury region - Have previous experience with managing multiple staff workloads to meet project and job deadlines - Be able to manage and plan staff in an efficient manner with minimum down time - Be able to communicate with a diverse range of people at all levels and be understood by all listeners - Be able to analyse data and report on information - Be highly flexible and adaptable

FURTHER PROCESSING Casual Flexible Hours - a variety of shift options!

Key Tasks: • Includes a variety of tasks from Turning, Pressing, Examining, Linking and Labelling of socks.

• Day Shift/Weekend and Evening shifts.

• Quality checking.

• Immediate start available.

• All training will be provided, however previous factory experience would be an advantage.

This is a challenging role and the successful candidate will utilise many general administrative skills as well as the above, therefore we are looking for someone who has a minimum of 5 years in a busy medium sized organisation and is looking for their next challenge within a progressive company.

To apply for this position email a current curriculum vitae and covering letter to vacancy@uniquesolutions.co.nz

WAREHOUSE/LABELLING

Unique

Permanent Positions - NEW ROLE Key Tasks: • Packaging of product both manually and using the labelling machine.

• Running and maintenance of our labelling machines.

• Managing Inventory (solid computer skills would be an advantage, Microsoft excel especially).

• Pick / Pack / Charge orders.

• Process freight documentation.

• Working between warehouse and further processing as/when required.

TRAINER - QUALITY CONTROL Permanent Position - NEW ROLE Experience in quality control, lean manufacturing or a previous training role would be an advantage for this position.

Key Tasks: • Training of staff in the further processing and packing area which includes a variety of jobs.

• Help to implement our NEW training program which includes all aspects of Quality Control.

• Checking of all products to ensure production through this area is constantly meeting strict quality standards.

• Processing product in all areas.

This is a hand’s on role where you will be working in the various areas along with training staff for all further processing and packaging duties. Experience in a Factory Quality position would be an advantage.

MACHINE OPERATORS Permanent Position

SOLUTIONS

Confidential enquiries can be made to:

Cindy Meadows Mobile: 021 850 443 vacancy@uniquesolutions.co.nz Applications close on Friday 6 March 2015

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

Precast Apprentice:

Read and interpret drawings to be able to setup mould work and locate cast-in items to specification Setup mould work in a timely fashion with minimal rework Assist in placing completed steel cages into moulds Accurately place and secure cast-in items in a timely fashion.

This role would ideally suit somebody who is looking for a career in the precast industry.

Concrete Placers / Concrete Finisher

Work would involve general yard duties and sorting stock.

Experience in handling and placing concrete, understanding its properties and experience in using mechanical floats and finishing tools is essential.

Along with concrete finishing, this role will at times expand into boxing and panel set up and site clean-up. Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and having excellent attention to detail.

Yard Man This would be a part time position that would ideally suit a semi-retired person.

Office Assistant/Estimator This full time position involves administrative support as well as pricing projects for the company.

Experience as an estimator is preferred, however not essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a newly formed family operated business that is set to become one of the leading suppliers of Architectural Precast Concrete in the South Island.

This position requires somebody physically fit with good eye for detail and the ability to thread up machines with yarns for pre production. With a new training program beginning this year once trained as a Machine Operator the right candidate will have the opportunity to then undertake further training and advance their skills to become a Hosiery Technician?

Excellent remuneration will be paid to the right candidates. All applicants will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Key Tasks: • Threading up of machines in preparation for production runs.

• Inspecting socks as production runs off machines to ensure quality is correct.

• Helping Hosiery Technicians with any tasks and cleaning of machinery.

• Checking production against specification and sample to ensure quality of product is correct.

• Checking of raw materials prior to machine loading.

The position could suit a school leaver wanting to start and build a career longer term in the Industry.

Are you self-motivated, hard-working, want to be part of a great team and have an eye for detail?

Ashburton Toyota is looking for you!

We provide our customers with the very best service across all levels of the dealership. With this in mind, we’re looking to add a hard working, customer focused Vehicle Groomer to our team.

This is a busy, varied and vital role in the dealership. Your responsibilities will range from grooming and detailing vehicles in the yard to picking up and dropping off customers, to general deliveries. The role will suit someone who enjoys working independently as well as interacting with customers.

To be successful in this position, you must have the following: • Some customer interaction • Full clean drivers licence with ability to drive manual vehicles • Reliable, responsible work ethic • Ability to work to deadlines • Strong initiative and willingness to ‘pitch in’ around the dealership We offer the chance to join a great local Dealership who believe in their staff ’s continuous professional development. An hourly rate will be negotiated with the successful applicant in line with their skills and experience.

If you believe you have the attributes we require and are keen to join our successful team we invite you to apply, please send your application and CV to Ray Girvan by e-mail to: rgirvan@ashburton.toyota.co.nz or post to Ray Girvan, Ashburton Toyota, P O Box 174 Ashburton, 7740

The Operator position will be shift based and applicants need to be willing to work nights or weekends as per shift rotations. Additionally being mechanically minded would be ideal.

All applicants must apply with a full CV and references.

Please note the position you are applying for and if shift hours are noted in the position please confirm hours / days you are available to work.

Applicants also need to be of New Zealand Residency.

Please apply in writing or by email to: tina@nzsock.co.nz Alternatively post to: Att: Tina Moore New Zealand Sock Company P O Box 179, Ashburton

Your local Spark Store, East Street, Ashburton (03) 308 0308

To apply either ring the contacts details below or go to our website at www.mcintoshprecast.co.nz and apply online.

Leticia McIntosh Cell phone: 027 314 0094 Office phone: 03 307 8557 Email: tesh@mcintoshgroup.co.nz

Vehicle Groomer

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Workshop Manager/Foreman A Senior position has come available in our Company.

We are looking for a person who has a good knowledge of farm machinery of most types.

Is a tradesman in one of the metal trades i.e.

Fitter/Welder, Fitter turner etc.

Is happy managing local customers and their job requirements, staff workloads and timing of standard production equipment we manufacture every week for sale all over NZ. The remuneration and benefit’s will be reflective of this sort of Senior position and the responsibilities that come with the position.

You will be in charge of all of the work within our workshop every day, including stock ordering, little bit of job costing, and management of workshop tradesmen and our 3 apprentice’s.

You need to be happy managing people and leading them to maintain our company’s high standards of workmanship.

Please call Neil Pluck at Plucks Engineering Rakaia.

03 302 7031 or email enquires@plucks.co.nz

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Here’s a story of success bringing YOU the benefits

Apply for these positions at

synlait.com • Warehouse Storeperson • Dryer Operator • Canning Operator

With $135m invested in our continued expansion, we need the right people to join us in our Dryer and Cannery, and to share our journey. We’re looking for people with: Vision

If you’re hard working, if you enjoy work that’s mentally stimulating, and if you want to join an organisation that is going places, this is a success story that you need to know about.

You might know the name Synlait, an innovative dairy processing company in Canterbury. What you might not know about Synlait, is that we’re different to other Milk companies, because we are committed to harnessing the full power of milk to deliver the best in human health and nutrition.

So good are our skim and whole milk powders, adult and infant formulations and nutraceutical products that over 50 countries are buying what it is we have to offer. What’s more, our success is starting to be talked about here at home recently Synlait was listed on the NZSX, and picked up two very prestigious business awards.

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If you can look into the future and see how far we can go, then we want you.

Talent we need people who naturally do things well, and who enjoy success.

Drive the work can be hard, so we want people with the drive to see the job through.

Ambition We want you to reach your potential with us. We can put your career on the fast track.

Integrity We need people who are open, honest and trustworthy. We operate a strict no drug policy, with all staff required to undergo random testing.

If you enjoy shift work, if you like working alongside likeminded people, and if you don’t mind an easy commute to a job where you’re challenged both mentally and physically, then we would like you to share in our story of success.

Apply for these positions at www.synlait.com

Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network Coordinator

Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network Inc. is a community initiative working to assist new comers and migrants to settle, participate and integrate into community life. Due to our past Coordinator moving back to her home country we are now looking to re-fill this position.

The Ashburton Guardian is looking for a multi-talented self-starter to join our busy and fiercely local newsroom as a news and features writer.

This part-time position will suit a qualified print journalist who enjoys everything from hard news and people stories to magazine-style pieces and advertising features.

You’ll have a nose for a good story, be enthusiastic and well organised, and have lots of initiative. And you’ll be a proactive team player that can work well under pressure and think on your feet.

Your compelling stories and photographs will be published in the Guardian, in our rural publications, on GuardianOnline, and in our partner newspapers across the country.

If this sounds like you, please email a covering letter and CV to: stu.o@theguardian.co.nz

You can make a difference to the lives of children in our community by working in schools as a

BOOST Tutor

This is an exciting and successful programme which supports schools with a literacy programme that focuses on reading growth for children who need extra support.

We are seeking applicants who have the following attributes;

You can make a difference in our students lives by becoming a volunteer BOOST Tutor. ◊ Ability to develop project plans and give effect to those plans ◊ Ability to build an excellent public profile As a BOOST Tutor you will be given full training ◊ Ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels across many and ongoing professional development. cultures If you would like to be part of this exciting ◊ Excellent verbal and written communication skills community initiative you will need to commit to date URL Closing ◊ An interest, passion and commitment to supporting newcomers and Rachel x 30 weeks. x Proof read by:_______________________________ With: _______________________________ Date:_______________________________ tutoring for two hours twicetested: a week for checked: migrants ◊ Able to work one on one with newcomers needing assistance and If you are interested in becoming a volunteer support tutor for BOOST please contact our ◊ Ability to use Microsoft and Facebook, or the ability to learn BOOST Co-ordinator, by phoning 308 revisions: 5322 or emailing adult.literacy@xtra.co.nz ◊ Excellent organisational and time management skills 1 2 3 4 5 $0 $0 $25 $50 $75 ◊ An ability to work in a flexible manner ◊ An understanding of the challenges new comers can face

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PLEASE NOTE: Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Limited requires a Class 4 or Class 5 Truck that we have prepared this Driver to operate Truck / Truck and Trailer Units / Bottom Dumper / advertisement proof based on our understanding of the instructions Tipulators / Transporters. received. In approving the cost (excl gst) This role will also require you to operate a variety of machinery which advertisement, it is client’s responsibility $956.70 to check the accuracy of both the includes but is not limited to loaders, rollers and dump trucks etc. $787.50 advertisement, the media and the You will be required to have: position nominated. $956.70 Cancellation of adverts booked with • Experience in the operation and maintenance of heavy trucks and $free to be a competent driver media will incur a media cancellation Permanent fee position, $1656.00 of $50.

• Understand maintenance procedures for plant and equipment

$1423.20 starting Term 2, Year 2 class for 2015.

Applications close Friday, March 13, at 4:00pm

Rachel your contact: Due$free to promotion, we are replacing an experienced teacher.

Located at: 143 Tancred Street, Ashburton 7700 Phone: 03 308 1395 www.saferashburton.org.nz Email: info@saferashburton.org.nz

A collaborative, reflective practitioner with strengths in curriculum Literacy and Numeracy, as well as being willing to demonstrate continuous improvement in teaching and learning is needed.

We offer a collegial, family friendly and flexible work environment.

FERTILISER TRUCK DRIVER Rural Transport is a locally owned transport business with its head office located in Ashburton and with branches operating in Kurow and Fairlie.

Fertiliser Spreader Operator - Operating a 6x4 Truck with a Transpread bin, equipped with a Whitehead spreading computer and Trimble GPS unit. A class 5 license is essential for this position.

Apply in writing or email your application to: Jim Crouchley PO Box 104, Ashburton 7740 03 308 4079 or 0275 554 364 jim@ruraltransport.co.nz

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Want to work alongside dedicated professionals in a well-resourced environment?

We want to hear from you.

Applications close 3pm, Tuesday, March 10.

See www.mtss.school.nz for application information.

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Ability to communicate and work unsupervised and also be part of the team Minimum Class 4 licence, Class 5 would be an advantage Be punctual and reliable

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

Good remuneration package available.

If this sounds like you, please phone:

The office on (03) 307 7065 or Peter on 0274 332 264.

Gardener Required Lochlea requires the services of another gardener to cope with our expanding village gardens.

The person we are seeking must be capable of manual work and be able to drive light machinery.

Work would consist of preparing new lawns and installing irrigation as well as garden and lawn maintenance. Knowledge of horticulture would be an advantage.

Please apply with CV & referees to: Project Manager Lochlea Lifestyle Resort 25/25 Charlesworth Drive Ashburton Ph 03 307 9080

Looking for a person to join your business?

Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

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TRADES, SERVICES

Client Managers: Graduates/Intermediate/Seniors

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

Leech & Partners Ltd Chartered Accountants is a well established, expanding, dynamic and proactive practice operating from outstanding premises in both Ashburton and Christchurch.

In order to fuel our continued growth we are looking for team players for our Ashburton office who are experienced and qualified across a range of responsibilities including the preparation of financial statements, tax returns and budgets, as well as providing advice to clients across a broad spectrum to help clients achieve their goals. Experience with client software and in farm accounting would be an advantage.

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

Client Managers work closely with clients as well as Directors creating strong working relationships. As such, excellent written and oral communication skills are a must.

Alongside this we desire people with bright personalities, a good sense of humour and the ability to use initiative to fit in with a hard working team.

For these roles we offer great career prospects, competitive salary, bond transfers, free and comprehensive life and medical insurance and an outstanding work environment.

We live by our commitment to our team and our clients “Your success is our motivation”.

If you would like to join our motivated team mail your CV to Julie Inwood at: julie@leech.co.nz or Julie Inwood, Leech & Partners Ltd, PO Box 180, Ashburton 7740 Applications close March 6, 2015

Neighbourhood Support Coordinator Neighbourhood Support is a community initiative working to: • • • •

Create safer more caring communities Reduce the incidences and effects of criminal offending Strengthening communities’ networks Improve quality of life

Ashburton District Neighbourhood Support is looking for an individual to continue to grow Neighbourhood Support across the Ashburton District.

Although we currently have a good base to work from we are looking to further grow membership of Neighbourhood Support in rural areas of our district. As such we require someone with a proven track record in building relationships with individuals from a wide array of backgrounds and partnerships with various groups. The ideal candidate will be able to answer yes to the following questions: 9 Are you passionate about community safety and wellbeing?

9 Are you a skilled communicator with excellent relationship management?

9 Do you have excellent organisational and time management skills?

9 Do you have the ability to work in a flexible manner?

Your role would be to maintain, grow, promote and coordinate Neighbourhood Support across the Ashburton District maintaining existing partnerships and seeking new opportunities to support this work. It is envisaged the coordinator will spend the majority of their time out and about making connections and building relationships.

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From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

TRADES, SERVICES

Applications close Friday, March 13, at 4:00pm

PERSONAL MAKE LOVE HAPPEN There is no need to be alone when there are so many others who also seek one safe, special partner.

Whether you live in town or on the land, our experienced matchmakers can put you in touch with someone wonderful as soon as today.

Ph 0800 856 640 til 8pm All areas All ages Seniors welcome www.lovesuccess.co.nz

MOTORING

ROBINSON STREET AUTO GROOMERS. Car Wash Towel Dry $55.00. Car Wash and Polish $110.00. FREE Tyre Black. Larger vehicles, 4WD's extra. Interior also available. Call Paul on 027 887 4786.

4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar protective films, UV block, fade, heat and glare control, privacy and safety films for glass. FREE quotes - 20 years local service, Bill ROBINSON STREET AUTO Breukelaar - phone 0800 368 GROOMERS. Car Wash 468. www.tintawindow.co.nz Towel Dry $55.00. Car Wash and Polish $110.00. FREE SUN CONTROL WINDOW Tyre Black. Larger vehicles, TINTING. Professional 4WD's extra. Interior also window tinting for cars, available. Call Paul on 027 homes and offices. Quality 887 4786. films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security. WHEEL alignments at great Phone Craig Rogers, your prices. Maximise the life ONLY local applicator 307 of your tyres with an 6347 or 0800 TINTER. alignment from Neumanns Member of Master Tinters Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills NZ. Street. Phone 308-6737.

Birthday Greetings Millie Bedford Wow 4 already!

Have a great birthday!

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

Number cake tins $15 for 7 day hire

Located at: 143 Tancred Street, Ashburton 7700 Phone: 03 308 1395 www.saferashburton.org.nz Email: info@saferashburton.org.nz

Ashburton Returned Services Association (Inc.)

REMINDER Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held in the Moore Lounge, R.S.A. Clubrooms, Cox Street, Ashburton at 10.00am on Sunday, March 29, 2015.

Brenda Costello General Manager

AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS - All oils, greases, fuel additives, filters, antifreeze, car polish, V & L cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust bust, rain clear, engine cleaner and more. Call local distributor: Veehof phone 302 2911.

D&E MARINE

We offer a collegial, family friendly and flexible work environment.

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Please apply, enclosing your current C.V and references

by Friday 27th February to: phillip.kenny@harcourts.co.nz or PO Box 64, Ashburton 7740

SUNDAY IS FAMILY DAY AT SPEIGHT’S! FREE kids meal with each full paying adult!

CONDITIONS: Sundays only. Each child must be 10 years or under, order from the childrens menu and be accompanied by one paying adult who orders a meal from the regular menu.

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Fairton School Board of Trustees Casual vacancy for an Elected Trustee.

A casual vacancy has occurred on the Board of Trustees for one elected parent representative.

The board has resolved under section 105 of the Education Act 1989 to fill the vacancy by selection.

If ten percent or more of eligible voters on the school roll ask the board, within 28 days of this notice being published, to hold a by-election to fill the vacancy, then a by-election will be held.

Any eligible voter who wishes to ask the board to hold a by-election should write to: Nigel Smith - Chairman Board of Trustees Fairton School 14 Fairfield Road, RD 2, Ashburton 7772 Before March 21, 2015.

NOTICE OF MEETING FEBRUARY 2015

Further to the meetings advertised for February, notice is given that the Council meeting scheduled for Thursday 26 February 2015 at the Tutaeputu Room, Matthew Fraser House, 5 Sir William Pickering, Burnside, Christchurch will now commence at 11.00am.

Members of the public are welcome to attend.

Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

A meeting of the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Joint Committee will be held on Friday, 27 February 2015 commencing at 12.30pm in the Committee Room 1, level 1, Christchurch City Council, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch.

Members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting, and copies of the agenda will be available at the meeting.

The agenda will be also available online at www. ecan.govt.nz/news-and-notices/minutes/ Pages/default.aspx two days prior to the meeting.

LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

SENIOR rider needs urgent grazing for her hack, broodmare and filly. Water access essential. Phone Trish 027 486 6467 or Pete 027 229 7181.

FOR SALE 4 BERTH Chevron liteweight caravan for sale, registered and warranted and electrical WOF, full awning, hot and cold water, fridge, recently updated interior, very tidy condition. $8,500 ono. Phone 027 279 8952.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL AVAILABLE for rent, sunny house with sunroom, three double bedrooms, two showers, dual heating, modern kitchen/pantry. Quiet street in Allenton, single garage, easy care section, no animals. References required. Available now, long term.

Leslie Property Management Ltd. Phone 021 1799 265.

HOUSE to rent. Three bedroom, sunny, warm, log fire, attached garage. East side, no dogs. $325 p/w.

Phone 03 302 6780.

HOUSE TO RENT. Three bedroom, sunny and warm.

Westside, no pets, references required. Apply Guardian No CONTAINERS for sale or 1053. hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available TWO-THREE bedroom for delivery. Wilson Bulk house, sea view, 15 mins Transport, Phone 308-7772. from Ashburton.

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FOR SALE - Porta cot $40, baby stroller $35, high chair (adjustable height) $40. Ph 308 3091.

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CREATIVE COMMUNITIES NOW OPEN

If you have an arts or cultural project that you think will benefit the Ashburton community, Ashburton District wants to hear from you.

Applications are now open for the Creative Communities New Zealand Ashburton District Scheme for funding towards arts and cultural projects in the Ashburton District. Projects can involve any art forms or a mixture of art forms including theatre, visual, multimedia, dance, traditional arts, craft, music, literary arts and performing arts.

More information and application forms are available on the Council website or phoning 03 307 7700.

Applications close at 5.00pm, Friday 27 March 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Road Closure Proposal

Change of Fire Season Status

Ashburton District Council gives public notice of a proposal for the Ashburton Car Club to temporarily close roads to ordinary vehicle traffic to enable the holding of a community event - Ashburton Car Club - Standing Quarter Mile Sprint.

Notice is hereby given that the Prohibited Fire Season across the Ashburton Plains has been replaced with a Restricted Fire Season as from midnight Monday 23 February 2015.

Road proposed to be closed: Winslow Willowby Road, from State Highway 1 to Longbeach Road Period of closure: From 9.30am until 5pm, Saturday 16 May 2015.

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

This propsed closure is made under the Local Goverment Act 1974 - Schedule 10 (11 (e)) and will be considered at Service Delivery Committee meeting on 19 March 2015.

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds for their objection in writing by post or email to Ashburton District Council by 4.00pm on Friday, 6 March 2015.

Road Closure Ashburton District Council gives public notice of a road closure for the purpose of allowing CJM’s Events Limited to hold “Ride the Rakaia” (with the exception of emergency vehicles) for the period indicated hereunder.

Roads to be closed: Railway Terrace East, from Rolleston Street to SH1 Rakaia Barrhill Methven Road, from Baker Road to Rakaia Domain Period of closure: Rakaia Terrace East - From 6.00am until 8.15am, Saturday 28 February 2015.

Rakaia Barrhill Methven Road - From 9.00am until 3.00pm, Saturday 28 Feburary 2015.

This notice of closure is made under the Local Goverment Act 1974 - Schedule 10 (11 (e)). It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised permit to use the roads / streets for ordinary vehicular traffic during the period of closure.

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A Prohibited Fire Season remains in place across the hill and high country areas of the District.

On the Ashburton plains lighting fires in the open air without a permit is prohibited, except in situations described below.

This restriction shall remain in force until further notice.

Fires for the following purposes are permitted subject to strict conditions being met: • Burning of agricultural crop residues • Hangis, and other ethnic cooking fires • Fires in fully enclosed drums • Gas fired barbeques Anyone considering a fire for the purposes listed above must obtain full details of the conditions required to be met before lighting any fire and must comply with the conditions at all times.

For anyone considering a fire for any purpose other than those listed they must obtain a fire permit from the Ashburton District Council. Applications for permits can be made by phoning the Council on 307 7700.

More information on the restricted fire season and on conditions required for exempted purpose fires is available on the Ashburton District Council website at www.ashburtondc.govt.nz or by contacting Council on 307 7700.

There is an expectation that any outdoor burning is conducted in a safe manner and with extreme caution.

Lighting a fire for any reason without complying with all the required conditions at all times will result in prosecution.

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

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

Urgent requests for service are given a priority response.

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

PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740

Up & Coming Meetings Council Meeting Thursday 26 February 2015, 1.30pm Methven Community Board Monday 9 March 2015, 1.30pm

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

Current Road Works Learn more about road works underway or due to commence in the Ashburton District on Council’s website.

Career Opportunities • Lifeguards • Building Official • Team Leader • Field Support Officer

Grants Applications are open for the following schemes: • Sport New Zealand Rural Travel Fund • Creative Communities Grants

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Puzzles Wednesday, February 25, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. Paris lays all anyhow when none of the traffic moves (9) 5. Aaron’s mullein in the hands of an angler (3) 7. Baker produces it soundly as a part one can play (4) 8. One who feeds on his own, kind of (8) 10, 5 Down. Glaring extortion not carried out by thief in the night (8,7) 11. Resist authority to make one a god, but lose heart (4) 13. It is an affront to be an old shilling short in paying (6) 15. Colouring medium, or any variation in it used with carbon (6) 18. Are almost there, and may lose heart to the host (4) 19. Support does waver if offered for consideration (8) 22. Infrequency of finding it as earners turn south (8) 23. Lose flavour for everything after 2nd April (4) 24. Starts with earnest desire to get married (3) 25. One is so greedy, one steps on it and passes (9)

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DOWN 1. Head of an abbey (5) 2. The place to begin (8,5) 3. Traditional (3,6) 4. Extract and purify (6) 5. Silent (3) 6. One who refuses to fit in (13) 7. Remains (7) 11. Ear-splitting (9) 12. Cookery (7) 14. Last tests (6) 17. Howled (5) 19. Hotel (3)

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VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Hold onto a sense of wanderlust, curiosity and adventure in the air today, especially with things starting to build on the professional front.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

MORRISS, Jean Marie – On February 18, 2015, at Coldstream House, Ashburton. Aged 92 years.

Dearly loved wife of Ralph.

Much loved mother and mother in law of Graeme and Diana, and the late Malcolm.

Loved gran of all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Messages to Morriss Family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At Jean’s request a private cremation has been held.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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FOUR

6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Whanau Living Kasey and Karena share some MasterChef magic; Eru updates the kiwiana sandpit; Beez discovers fencing; Maihi has a clever use for magnetic paint. 0 10:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 With special guest Keira Knightly.

0 11:30 Coach Trip PGR 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Four Weddings USA 3 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:50 The 7D 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:40 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 N Numb Chucks 0 4pm Shake It Up 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 Rachael Ray Katie Lee helps audiences get ready for Thanksgiving by making easy Turkey Day takeouts like a no-cook cranberry sauce.

11:30 ’Til Death PGR 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO 1pm The Bold And The Beautiful PGR 1:30 Dr Phil AO 2:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR 3:25 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 30 3:55 Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Million Dollar Minute 4:55 The Block – Fans v Favourites 6pm 3 News

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 N Fair Go 0 8pm N Rapid Response PGR 0 8:30 The Day That Changed My Life AO Local documentary sharing the stories of survivors interviewed following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. 0 9:30 N Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy PGR 0 10:30 One News 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Marry Me PGR 0 8pm Two And A Half Men PGR Walden decides to foster a six-year-old boy, but begins to doubt himself when they fail to bond as he expected. 0 8:30 Mom 0 9pm Benched AO 0 9:30 Marvel’s Agent Carter AO 0 10:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine PGR 0

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 Road Cops PGR Motorists are air lifted after a serious crash on the highway; bulls create trouble on the open road; a passenger is arrested for breach of bail conditions. 0 8pm Gold Coast Cops PGR 0 8:30 Gallipoli AO 0 9:35 Age Gap Love AO 0 10:35 3 News

11pm Dallas AO 0 Midnight English Premier League (Highlights) 1:05 Te Karere 2 0 1:40 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 2 0

11:25 Anger Management PGR 11:55 Distraction AO 3 0 12:30 Whodunnit AO 3 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Scandal AO 3 0 3:20 Army Wives AO 3 0 4:05 Regular Show PGR 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 NCIS – LA AO 3 Callen goes undercover to infiltrate a terrorist group recruiting foreign fighters to help carry out an attack in the US. 0 12:05 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Nick Knowles’s Original Features 7:30 Guide To The Good Life 8am Toy Hunter 8:30 NZ Food Culture 9am Trish’s Paris Kitchen 9:30 Better Homes And Gardens 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 Traders And Collectors Noon Double Your House For Half The Money 1pm My Dream Home 2pm Nick Knowles’s Original Features 3pm Guide To The Good Life 3:30 Toy Hunter 4pm Sophie In The Home Countries 4:30 The Cook And The Chef 5pm Candice Tells All 5:30 Carter Can 6pm Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 6:30 Buying Alaska 7pm Toy Hunter 7:30 Rick Stein’s Spain Rick embarks on a culinary journey through Spain.

8:30 The Old Man And The Sea – The Expedition 9:30 Ray Mears’ Wild Food 10:30 Toy Hunter 11pm Candice Tells All 11:30 Carter Can

THURSDAY

Midnight Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Guide To The Good Life 1:30 Toy Hunter 2am Sophie In The Home Countries 2:30 The Cook And The Chef 3am Buying Alaska 3:30 Auction 4am The Old Man And The Sea – The Expedition 5am Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

PRIME 6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 3 1pm The Test PGR 3 2pm Big, Bigger, Biggest 3 The technological leaps forward that have enabled the US Navy’s biggest submarine, the 171-metre-long USS Pennsylvania, to be developed.

3pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK PGR 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 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 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3 A celebrity chat show.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Wild Coasts 3 8:30 M Fantastic Four AO 2005 Action. Four astronauts gain superpowers after being exposed to cosmic radiation, and must use them to defeat the plans of an evil doctor.

Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Julian McMahon.

10:50 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

6am Basketball – NBL (Replay) New Zealand Breakers v Cairns Taipans. 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am Football League Show 9:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show 10am Football – A-League (Replay) Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets. Noon Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Stormers v Blues. 12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Highlanders v Crusaders. 1pm Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Chiefs v Brumbies. 1:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Bulls v Hurricanes. 2pm The Fishing Show 3pm Basketball – NBL (Replay) New Zealand Breakers v Cairns Taipans. 5pm UFC Now 6pm UFC Ultimate Insider 6:30 Sky Sport Select 7pm Football League Show 7:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show 8pm Basketball – NBL (Highlights) New Zealand Breakers v Cairns Taipans.

From the Vector Arena.

8:30 Rugby Nation 9:30 #SkySpeed 10pm UFC Ultimate Insider 10:30 Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup (Highlights)

11:40 Entertainment Tonight 12:05 Infomercials

11:50 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:20 Home Shopping 1:50 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:20 Home Shopping

11:30 Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity (Highlights) 12:30 #SkySpeed 1am Sky Sport Select 1:30 Fox Sports News 2am UFC Now 3am Super League Fulltime 4am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Reds v Force.

From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 7:40 Modern Family PGL 8:05 Ax Men ML 8:55 CSI MV 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Elementary MV 12:15 Biker Battleground Phoenix PGL 1:05 CSI MV 1:55 Law And Order MV 2:45 Ax Men ML 3:35 Raw MC 6:35 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV A friendly poker game turns deadly when the players realise one of them has been cheating.

8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

THURSDAY

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

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Toi Whakaari PGR 8pm N Kuia Mihiarangi Wihongi meets Tuhoe-born matriarch, 90-year-old Mary Amokura Collier, who talks about her Presbyterian Minister father and Maori prophet Rua Kenana. 2 8:30 Kowhao Rau 3 2 9:30 Whare Taonga 3 2 10pm Whaikorero PGR 2 10:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

The Day That Changed My Life 8:30pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE

6am Savage Family Diggers PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Moonshiners M Moonshine War. 8:30 MythBusters PG Phone Book Friction. 9:30 Survive That! M 10:30 Commandos M 11:30 True Crime With Aphrodite Jones M Sins Of The Father. 12:30 Redrum M Collecting Enemies. 1pm Redrum M Unhappy Camper. 1:30 Tabloid M Bad Reputation. 2:30 Moonshiners M Firewater. 3:30 Edge Of Alaska M McCarthy Rising. 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG Blown Off Course. 5:30 MythBusters PG Water Stun Gun. 6:30 Auction Hunters PG 7pm Auction Hunters PG 7:30 Railroad Alaska PG The Big Freeze.

8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Greener Pastures. 9:30 Edge Of Alaska M The Last Stand. 10:30 Siberian Cut M 11:30 Beauty Queen Murders M

7:05 The Making Of Lone Survivor – Will Of The Warrior MC 7:20 Jack The Giant Slayer MV 2013 Adventure. Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor. 9:15 42 PGL 2013 Drama. Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford. 11:20 The Two Faces Of January MVL 2014 Thriller.

Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen.

1pm Think Like A Man Too MS 2014 Comedy. Adam Brody, Meagan Good.

2:45 Jack The Giant Slayer MV 2013 Adventure. Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor. 4:40 Jackass Presents – Bad Grandpa 16LS 2013 Comedy. Johnny Knoxville.

6:20 Iron Man 3 MV 2013 Action.

Robert Downey jr, Gwyneth Paltrow.

8:30 The Grand Budapest Hotel MVLS 2014 Comedy Drama.

Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton. 10:15 Grudge Match MVL 2013 Comedy.

Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone.

12:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M Got to Be Bonnie and Clyde. 1:30 Nightmare Next Door M Wrong Way Home. 2:30 Savage Family Diggers PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Ice Cold Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG Bell Maker.

12:05 Endure 16VL 2010 Thriller.

Devon Sawa, Tom Arnold. 1:35 Close Up – Leonardo DiCaprio PG 2:05 Iron Man 3 MV 2013 Action.

4:15 The Grand Budapest Hotel MVLS 2014 Comedy Drama. 5:55 Grudge Match MVL 2013 Comedy.

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

Jewel of the Nile 8:30pm on FOUR

MOVIES GREATS 7:15 Frequency MV 2000 Thriller.

Dennis Quaid, James Caviezel.

9:10 The 40-Year-Old Virgin 16LS 2005 Comedy. Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Raul Rudd.

11:05 Gone Baby Gone 16VL 2007 Crime. Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris.

12:55 Doubt M 2008 Drama.

Meryl Streep.

2:40 The Longest Yard MVLS 2005 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds.

4:35 Million Dollar Baby MC 2004 Drama. Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman.

6:45 Confessions Of A Shopaholic PGL 2009 Romantic Comedy.

Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy.

8:30 Autumn In New York M 2000 Romantic Drama. Winona Ryder, Richard Gere.

10:15 Fast Five MVL 2011 Action.

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.

THURSDAY

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Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku. 2:05 The Longest Yard MVLS 2005 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds. 4am Fast Five MVL 2011 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Sport Bikers meet the mountain

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Bike Methven hosted the third round of Gravity Canterbury’s Enduro race series last weekend, coinciding with the Lions Mt Hutt open day that allowed them to utilise the chairlifts.

Bike Methven’s Luke Hooper was the fastest in the senior men with an overall time of 24:40 minutes.

Of the 45 riders signed up to race in the senior men 39 completed all four stages, descending some 3000m over the 30km course.

Gareth Burgess was the best of the under 17s with his rapid 22.54.

Cam Bisset was runner-up to Ed Kerly in the masters, which had 29 starters. Kerly clocked 23.29, 22 seconds faster than Bisset.

Greg Meadows had the best time of the masters 2 of 24:35.

The bikers may have benefited from the open day, but a tyre salesman would have made a killing with punctures coming thick and fast throughout the day courtesy of the savage stone section at the top of the course across the snow-less skifield.

There were also some injures, with one rider airlifted out and another suffering a broken wrist, but club spokesman Bissett said considering the course and number of riders going as hard as they could against the clock, the wounded list was pretty light on names.

Bike Methven are back on the trails this weekend for their annual Diggler Race on Sunday.

The Diggler is usually a two-day affair, with a shuttle day on Saturday followed by a race day on Sunday, but with the ongoing logging in the area they have opted for just a race day this year.

Bissest believed the loggers were halfway through their work and by completion large portions of the Mt Hutt Bike Park will be gone. The Brightside is the blank canvas they will have to recreate trails, bigger and better than before.

A rider in the Gravity Canterbury’s Enduro up Mount Hutt navigates the rocky terrain of the skifield last Sunday.

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PHOTO JOEL GILLESPIE

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