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Champion waterskier Hugh Donaldson of Ashburton lost consciousness after crashing in competitions at Lake Hood on Saturday, and is now recovering at home. The 16-year-old Ashburton College pupil, who competes internationally and is ranked number one overall boys in New Zealand, is counting his lucky stars that he has come out well from his first major crash.

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Hugh was competing in the annual Aquafest tournament at Lake Hood when the accident happened, around midday. He had achieved a length of 38.6 metres in the under 17 boys’ jump event, and was aiming for a length of over 40.9 metres, earlier achieved by his older brother Karl, for his third and final jump of the day. The weather was hot and fine, lake conditions were good, and with his personal best in such an event being 45 me-

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Prison for knifepoint robbery of dairy A man who terrified two people as he attempted to rob an Ashburton dairy at knifepoint has been sent to prison. George Siaso Ioapo, 24, appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday, where he was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment on a charge of assault with intent to rob. The court was told Ioapa entered the Creek Road On the Spot dairy at about 7.30pm on September 9 on the pretext of wanting a specific item. He left the shop, only to return 20 minutes later armed with a large boning knife. He grabbed the dairy’s owner by her clothing and while holding the knife at her side, demanded money. She offered him the contents of the till, saying he “could have it all” but that didn’t satisfy Ioapo, who then demanded access to the safe and forced her into the back of the shop. A 14-year-old part-time staff member was attempting to hide during the attempted robbery. While Ioapo was momentarily distracted by this, the shop owner managed to activate the alarm button, causing him to leave the premises. Outside the shop Ioapo engaged in conversation with a member of the public and when security personnel and police officers arrived he was still in the vicinity. Police found the knife used in the hold-up in a nearby rubbish

bin. When arrested Ioapo was alleged to have said: “At least I’ll get my gang patch for this”. However Judge Maze discounted this comment as bravado, saying there was no evidence Ioapo was associated with any gang. Defence lawyer Lee Lee Heah said her client was “truly remorseful” and was keen to participate in restorative justice with the victim. While on custodial remand for the past four-and-a-half months, Ioapo had also taken part in courses to address his issues and had gleaned some insight into his offending, Ms Heah said. She asked Judge Maze to consider a home detention sentence as an alternative to custodial sentence indicated at an earlier hearing. Ioapo had also written an apology letter to his victim, which Judge Maze described as articulate and intelligent, but it was not enough to sway her earlier decision. She pointed to the serious nature of the offending and the vulnerability of what was in essence two victims. Judge Maze did shave three months off her earlier indication of 23 months’ imprisonment because of Ioapo’s early guilty plea and his “genuine remorse”. The level of the offending activated the three strikes’ legislation under which further violent offending is likely to result in Ioapo serving a sentence without the possibility of parole.

Author, gardener, photographer Alan Trott with his latest book Paradise Through the Seasons dens by the seasons.

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Alan Trott releases second garde By Sue NewmaN

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Alan Trott might be an international name in the horticultural world, but the Ashburton man is also rapidly gaining a reputation as an author of note. Over more than 30 years, the self-taught gardener and photographer turned a barren block of land on Racecourse Road into a garden that has earned its creator a place in the international garden hall of fame, as a Garden of International Significance. And in 2012 he published his first book, From Pasture to Paradise, telling the story of the transformation of that bare land and tumbledown house into a garden that attracts thousands of international visitors every year.

That first book took readers on a journey, its focus was on words as much as photographs. The focus of his second book, Paradise Through the Seasons is heavy on images. Mr Trott describes it as more of a picture book for gardeners who want visual inspiration. “A lot of gardeners don’t want a book that’s heavy with text,” he said. Its photographs are divided according to the seasons, with just a page or two of text per season. “It’s designed to show that the garden is beautiful at any time of the year. A lot of people who come, come only once and see just one season. It shows people what can be grown here.” He believes Paradise Through

the Seasons complements his first book, but he’s not planning a third – yet. The photos are a mix of shots showing beautiful gardenscapes and perfect close-up shots of individual plants, blooms or seed heads. Every plant photographed has a short narrative including its botanical and common name and each is listed in more detail in an index. A four-hectare garden might not be for everyone, but for Alan and Catherine Trott it is a lifestyle of choice. Their rewards come in sharing that garden with visitors from around the world and it’s probably among the international gardening community that it is better known and better visited than closer to

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Families feeling the back-to-school pinch By RuBy HaRfield

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en book home, Mr Trott said. “Our reputation has grown by word of mouth and people tell us it’s world class and that’s really satisfying.” Today Mr Trott looks at his extensive garden and says his development programme has been completed. “We can’t make it any bigger, don’t want to make it bigger. It’s all fine-tuning now. It’s now our hobby, our life and it’s exciting. We meet so many people from around the world and we’re meeting positive people, people who enjoy nature.” The Trotts enjoy their garden and their greatest pleasure is sharing that garden with others. “It’s our life really, but like any garden it is just one person’s dream,” Mr Trott said.

Families are feeling the pressure of back-to-school costs with term 1 starting next week. Parents have been shopping for uniforms, stationery and devices over the past few weeks to be ready in time for the new school year. Presbyterian Support regional manager Jackie Girvan said in October every year they have about five families come to them in Ashburton who cannot afford their child’s uniform and a few at the beginning of the year. The organisation helps the families by applying for grants, offering donated uniforms or helping them buy one, she said. There are a number of other agencies in Ashburton that can also help struggling families. Ashburton mother Rebecca Jeffery-Jones, whose seven-year-old daughter Abbie goes to Allenton School, said she has to budget in advance for back-to-school costs such as uniforms and stationery. They are lucky because the school makes sure the stationery list only has necessary things on it and Abbie’s birthday is at the beginning of the year, so she gets some stationery as presents. Abbie is too young to have to take an electronic device to school

but it is something the family will have to consider in a few years, she said. “That’s a big one on my mind.” Paper Plus Ashburton owner Terry McNab has been busy with families buying school stationery since the day school finished last December. “It gets earlier every year.” This is partly because the stationery lists are now given out at the end of the school year, but also because many families go on holiday in January and want to get it organised early, he said. The costs vary between schools, but usually a family will spend from $30 to $150. For the consumer school supplies costs have decreased dramatically, but not for the supplier. With Paper Plus’ price match guarantee and their back-toschool sale throughout January, Mr McNab loses money on many of the items. To help with the cost of uniforms most schools have secondhand clothing available, including Rakaia School. Rakaia School Support chairwoman Anita Freer, who helps run the second-hand uniform sales, said they have a system where parents can bring in an item of clothing that their child had outgrown and swap it for a bigger size.

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■ MISSING IN ASHBURTON

Missing teenager found safe and well By SuSan SandyS

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A severely autistic 15-year-old who went missing in Ashburton on Sunday was found before nightfall, much to the relief of his parents and the police. The boy walked off about 1pm from the Ashburton Domain, where he had been picnicking with his family after they had stopped on their way home to North Canterbury from a trip down south.

Ashburton constable Ben Rutherford said it had been a “massive relief” when he got news of a sighting of the youth about 5.30pm and he was able to be reunited with his family. Mr Rutherford was grateful to two teenage girls who had spotted the boy on Moore Street, after they had been at the domain earlier and were alerted to his family’s plight. Mr Rutherford said the boy had not been familiar with the Ash-

burton area and had walked off and his parents had not noticed he was missing for a couple of minutes. All available staff in Ashburton at the time, which was six police officers, as well as a dog handler from Timaru, were put on to the case. Search and rescue personnel from Christchurch were also preparing to attend. Mr Rutherford was among the officers and talked to people in

the domain, giving them a description of the boy. Among those he talked to were the two teenage girls, who had been playing cricket. “It was a massive relief, especially for the parents,” Mr Rutherford said. The sharp eyes of the young pair had resulted in the happy outcome, as well as saving further police time and resources and avoiding the need to set up command posts.

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■ ASHBURTON CIVIC CENTRE

Centre plans set to surface By Sue NewmaN

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The community will shortly have its first opportunity to have a say on the Ashburton District’s new $16 million civic centre and library project. As consultants Opus prepare to take a long, hard look at the site options identified for a project that could see a new library and new council administration building on a new site, the council has highlighted the need to have public input into the project from the outset. And this will see people given an opportunity to comment on a range of possible sites identified by the council as well as

coming up with suggestions for alternatives the council may not have considered. The early consultation was being undertaken to ensure the community was well aware of the process the project would go through as a final site was identified, council chief executive Andrew Dalziel said. In November Ashburton District councillors employed Opus to evaluate a long list of sites before it short-lists these, kicking off a second round of consultation. The council has used the services of local government advisors Morrison Lowe, to ensure the contract for site evaluation

would be carried out in sufficient depth and would also encourage Opus to look for other options that might not be on the list, Mr Dalziel said. “This is about questioning everything, taking nothing for granted and reflecting on the lessons we’ve learned on past projects to make sure we get our consultation right. “We’ve made a $16 million provision over three years for the project but that’s just a provision. We need to find out how robust we are with this figure.” From the council’s point of view the new civic centre and library project was a clean sheet exercise that would be totally

transparent for ratepayers, Mr Dalziel said. “Hand on heart, I don’t have a preferred option on this. It’s about the best option for the future and the one that is cost effective. We’ll start involving the public as quickly as we can in this.” No date has been set for the first round of public consultation, but Mr Dalziel anticipates this will be early in the year and will take place in a number of ways such as a drop-in day where people can look at identified sites and ask questions and an option of making comments and having input by email.

Pipe bands to gather for annual festival

Waterskiers injured The Westpac rescue helicopter airlifted an Ashburton waterskier aged in his early 20s who had reportedly sustained serious injuries in an accident at Lake Hood on Saturday. St John was alerted at 6.30pm, and also sent an ambulance to the scene. The patient was flown to Christchurch Hospital, and was reported to be in a comfortable condition in a general ward yesterday. It was the second waterskiing accident attended by St John on the day. At 12.14pm it sent an ambulance to Lake Hood. The teenage male patient had been injured waterskiing and was taken to Ashburton Hospital with moderate injuries, and later discharged. At 10.57am, St John sent an ambulance to Kelvin Crescent to a female in her 80s who had fallen on a footpath. She was transported to Ashburton Hospital with minor injuries.

Fight on King Street Police were called to intoxicated males fighting on King Street on Sunday about 7.40am. About 20 people were gathered on the street, with a smaller number involved in fighting. St John was also called to the scene and sent an ambulance. It transported one male to Ashburton Hospital with moderate injuries, the victim of an alleged assault.

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Ashburton’s version of the Edinburgh Tattoo will be staged in town on Sunday when the annual pipe band festival is held in the Ashburton Domain. It’s an event that has celebrated all things Scottish for many years, but it’s an event that is starting to show the impact of the dwindling strength of pipe bands around New Zealand, says organiser Derrick Cullimore. In Ashburton, however, a small group of stalwarts keeps pipe band music alive by ensuring the annual festival continues. With the Ashburton band in recess it’s been left to the visitors to provide the entertainment, but Mr Cullimore is keeping his fingers crossed that a new surge of interest locally could see Ashburton back in the competition next year. “We’re ever hopeful. It’ll never be to the level it was before but we do have hopes for the future,” he said. On Sunday seven bands will take part in a street march along Elizabeth Street before gathering in the domain picnic area off Grigg Street for the festival. This will see the seven bands compete in grades, each playing a medley and a set piece. In the glory days of the festival’s past dozens of bands competed, including some of New Zealand’s top grade one teams. In recent years bands in many provincial centres have gone into recess and many are struggling to muster enough drummers and pipers to remain competitive, Mr Cullimore said. While the number of bands competing might be a couple down on last year, the festival would still provide a great opportunity for people to listen to some of the best pipe band music on offer, he said. The street march will be held at 12.30pm followed by the festival, which starts at 1pm.

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Trying a hula hoop on for size Childs Play pre-schooler Chelsy Camacho enjoyed a session with “The Hoop Lady” Bernadette Smith yesterday morning. Mrs Smith, who is from Christchurch, has been in Ashburton as part of a road trip to bring hula hooping as fitness around the country. She did two workshops for adults on Sunday morning and spent time at Childs Play and Phoenix Preschool yesterday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 250116-TM-0195

Hugh’s lucky injuries only minor From P1 Hugh was winded and briefly lost consciousness, before being taken to shore, kept immobile on the way due to the risk of spinal injuries. Emergency calls saw an ambulance quickly on the scene, and Hugh was put into a neck brace and transported to Ashburton Hospital. His jump suit was cut off him as he was assessed, and a CT scan, to check for head injuries, came in as normal. It was determined that his kidney and lungs took a battering, resulting in some bleeding, and his ribs, which sustained impact, will have the attention of a specialist’s diagnosis today. But all in all Hugh is doing incredibly well, and feels very

Thai police are trying to identify the body of a man found on a New Zealand-registered yacht in Phuket. The Phuket News reports that the yacht is the Waitane II, and police believe the man died about 10 days before his body was discovered. An ANZ credit card was found on the vessel but there was no photographic ID which could be used to identify the man. A local hotel worker discovered the body. “He said that he boarded and inspected the yacht after noticing a stench emanating from the vessel, and that’s when he found the body and immediately called the police,” said Maj Thada Sodarat of the Thai police. - NZME

Near drowning A 17-year-old Taupo man was taken by helicopter to hospital yesterday after almost drowning in the sea. The man was first taken to the Te Kaha Medical Centre by ambulance before being taken to Whakatane Hospital for further treatment. He had swallowed a significant amount of water. - NZME

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Ashburton’s Hugh Donaldson crashes while competing at Lake Hood on Saturday. PHOTO SUPPLIED lucky. It is one positive he can take from the downside of forced rest. He is occupying himself playing PlayStation, when he would

otherwise be ski schooling at Lake Crichton with fellow top competitors. “I’d rather be out on the water,” he said.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Dunedin for fleeing police in a stolen vehicle. The incident began when an officer identified two men who police were looking for in relation to a stolen vehicle from Timaru. The men got into the stolen vehicle and, after being followed for a short time by the officer, sped off. Police chased the vehicle, which crashed shortly afterwards on Portsmouth Drive. The men left the scene on foot and the 29-year-old was arrested shortly after. Police are still trying to locate the second man who is believed to have been the driver. - NZME

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The Ashburton police station is much quieter after its cutest member left to complete training. Xylo, a black German shepherd, was fostered by Ashburton’s Constable Ben Rutherford from the age of eight weeks until seven months. Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield said she finished her time with Constable Rutherford just before Christmas and is now undertaking training in Christchurch. She has been incorporated into the operational police force and is now with other police dogs in the vans while on duty, he said. “She’s getting a taste of the work.” All police dog training is rigorous and challenging but Xylo has been doing very well, he said. “It’s quite intense, she’s got a long road ahead of her.” Constable Rutherford said he would miss Xylo but would receive regular updates from her trainers. “We quickly developed a bond and it was very tough to let her go.” When she left she could sit, lie down, stand up, stay, come and retrieve toys on command, he said.

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In brief Pedestrian killed A pedestrian was hit and killed by a train in Christchurch. A police spokesman said the incident happened at 11.50pm on Sunday night on the main trunk line between Blighs and Wairakei Roads. Police were not releasing any more details until next of kin were notified. - NZME

Car hits mum, daughter A woman and her 5-year-old daughter have been hospitalised after a car drove into the Whangarei shop they were standing in yesterday. The woman was buying a cake for her daughter’s birthday when an elderly man crashed into the shop, hitting the woman and her daughter and knocking them into the cake display case. Emergency services were called to the scene about 11.13am. - NZME

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Black German shepherd Xylo was fostered by Constable Ben Rutherford, of Ashburton. PHOTO SUPPLIED

“She was a pleasure to have around.” She was a very bright puppy – eager to learn and well-behaved but cheeky as well.

“She was a hit with people at work and always causing mischief at the station by stealing people’s work and grabbing stuff from the rubbish bin.”

Constable Rutherford would spend three or four hours a day training Xylo and would reward her with her favourite treat, precooked sausages.

A two-year-old girl is in Auckland’s Starship Hospital after receiving serious head injuries believed to have been caused when a TV she was climbing toppled on her. St John was called to Dannevirke at 5.43pm yesterday, where the girl was assessed and treated. The Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter was called to fly the girl and her mother to Palmerston North Hospital. The girl was later flown to Auckland in a critical condition. - NZME

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Photographer Belinda Pearce “Best day of my life” – Macie Nott at Wynnum playground. Photographer James Lasham Exploring water caves at Cave Stream.

Photographer Shania Stempa Mt John – What a beautiful country we live in.

Photographer Tracey Wylie What do you mean it’s not a swimming pool?

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Photographer Deanna Ruck Emilia Mae and Missy the dog cooling off at Lake Hood.

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East Coast starts to dig out Brilliant sunshine and gently rising temperatures followed the mammoth blizzard that paralyzed Washington and set a single-day snowfall record in New York City, enabling millions on the US East Coast to dig out and enjoy the winter. The timing could not have been better: Most people stayed home as the heaviest snow began falling Friday evening and all day Saturday, enabling crews to clear roads and rails, and then awoke Sunday to see grimy cities blanketed in lovely but unfamiliar terrains. “It feels like old times when there weren’t any cars,” said Taylor Scheulke, an associate producer at National Geographic television who made a 36-hour time-lapse video of snow piling up outside her Washington home and posted it on YouTube. The storm dropped snow from the Gulf Coast to the northeastern New England states. The heaviest official report was 106.7 centimetres, in Glengary, West Virginia, but huge accumulations elsewhere stranded tens of thousands of travellers and forced countless others to change plans. At least 29 deaths were blamed on the weather, first in car crashes, and then while shovelling snow or breathing carbon monoxide. Broadway shows reopened after going dark at the last

Kanye West has shared the first photos of baby son Saint. Posting two photos showing heartfelt moments between Saint and sister North, Kanye West showed off his new bundle of joy. Saint is seen facing away from the camera, sitting in his baby chair wearing a white top and grey tracksuit pants, being fed a bottle by older sister North. West captioned the photo “everything”, before sharing a previous photo posted by mum Kim Kardashian, where Saint is grabbing hold of North’s finger. “‘He’s my best friend’ NW,” West captioned the photo, giving some insight into the family dynamic now that North isn’t the only child. Kanye and wife Kim Kardashian welcomed their second child together on December 6.

Rhianna McCarte, 30, clears snow from her car, before digging it out, in Alexandria, Virginia. Millions of Americans were preparing to dig themselves out after a mammoth blizzard with hurricane-force winds and record-setting snowfall brought much of the East Coast to an icy standstill. PHOTO AP minute during the snowstorm, but Bruce Springsteen called off his concert at Madison Square Garden. Museums remained closed in Washington, and the House of Representatives postponed votes until February, citing the storm’s impact on travel. Flying remained particularly messy after nearly 12,000 weekend flights were cancelled. Airports resumed very limited service in New York City, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, which said it got an en-

tire winter’s snow in two days. Washington-area airports remained closed after the punishing blizzard. Major airlines also cancelled hundreds of flights for today. Along with clearing snow and ice from facilities and equipment, the operators of airlines, train and transit systems had to figure out how to get snowbound employees to work. Amtrak operated a reduced number of passenger trains on all its routes, serving many people who couldn’t get

around otherwise, spokesman Marc Magliari said. But bus and rail service was expected to be limited around the region, making for a complicated commute. As a sign of how much digging out remains to be done around the US capital, public schools will be closed in suburban Montgomery County, Maryland, which recorded some of the highest snow totals, including 97.8 centimetres) in North Potomac. - AP

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Attackers committed earlier Isis atrocities New video released by the Islamic State group yesterday shows the extremists who carried out the November 13 attacks in Paris committing atrocities in Isis-controlled territory while plotting the slaughter in the French capital that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured. The group also threatened to attack Britain. The 17-minute video shows the extent of the planning that went into the multiple attacks in Paris, which French authorities have said from the beginning was planned in Syria. The video was provided online by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadi websites. All nine militants seen in the video died in the Paris attacks or their aftermath. Seven of the attackers — four from Belgium and three from France — spoke fluent French. The two others — identified by their noms de guerre as Iraqis — spoke in Arabic. Seven of the militants, including a 20-year-old who was the youngest of the group, were filmed standing behind bound captives, described as “apostates,” who were either behead-

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In this file photo, a woman is evacuated from the Bataclan concert hall after gunmen attacked the venue in Paris. PHOTO AP

ed or shot. “Soon on the Champs-Elysées,” says Samy Amimour, who was raised in a Paris suburb near the French national stadium, as he holds a captive’s head aloft. The November 13 attacks targeted a packed concert hall, a restaurant and cafe, and a soccer match at the national stadium. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said the government is studying the video but would not comment on its contents. France’s Interior Ministry and the Paris

prosecutor’s office had no immediate comment. The video was filmed before the men sneaked back into Europe and contains no footage shot by the attackers during the days of terror that began November 13 and ended only on November 18 with the death of Abdelhamid Abbaoud, who was believed to be the leader of the attacks. Instead, it was assembled from material shot before the men left for Paris, news video and amateur video. The video did not specify where the nine men were filmed, but it was

believed to have been in Isiscontrolled territory in Syria. Abbaoud is seen simply speaking in a room One militant, Brahim Abdeslam, is seen at a makeshift shooting range. Abdeslam, whose brother Salah fled Paris that night and remains at large, blew himself up at a Paris cafe where he was the only victim. Salah Abdeslam is not seen in the video. According to the anti-islamic State activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, Brahim Abdeslam and two other attackers were trained in Raqqa, the extremist group’s stronghold and the capital of its self-proclaimed caliphate. In the video, as in other Islamic State propaganda trying to drive a wedge between European Muslims and their governments, the men say it is a religious duty to join them. They threaten more attacks in Europe, and the footage closes with one of the militants holding a severed head and footage of Cameron giving a speech — with a text in English warning that whoever stands with the unbelievers “will be a target for our swords”. - AP

Divorces delay wedding Mariah Carey and her new fiance James Packer will have to wait to wed because they are both still going through the divorce process, according to a report. The Australian billionaire proposed to the singer in a New York restaurant after less than a year of dating. “The happy couple got engaged tonight,” Carey’s representative confirmed, as it was revealed that the singer’s close friends also attended the special dinner. However, the nuptials may still be some time away as TMZ reports that Carey is not yet divorced from Nick Cannon, and Packer is still married to estranged wife Erica. Carey and Cannon were together from 2008 until 2014, and are parents to four-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe, and the report suggests the former couple has not yet settled financial issues in their divorce proceedings.

Hurley rules out Warne reunion Elizabeth Hurley is unlikely to rekindle her romance with Aussie cricketer Shane Warne, saying the pair are on “new courses” in life. But the British actress, who split with the spin king two years ago, says she is more like Warne than any of her other ex-boyfriends. “I got on with him incredibly well,” she told The Mail on Sunday’s You magazine. “I am far more similar to Shane than the other big loves of my life. “We were extremely comfortable with each other.” Hurley, who is currently single, said the pair lived identical lives, as they were both used to being on the road, impossible schedules and being breadwinners. “We were both in the public eye. I mean, in his field he was more successful than me because he was an absolute superstar. But I have never had a day off sick in my entire life, and it’s the same with him,” she said.

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Stop selling off the silver to the highest bidder Sue Newman

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here’s something out of kilter when the people of New Zealand have to raise money to buy a slice of Godzone to protect it from what could potentially be overseas ownership. A slice of land in one of our most beautiful spots, the Abel Tasman National Park, is on the market with a price tag of $2 million. It’s clearly been in private hands for decades and its sympathetic owners have been happy for it to remain in an untouched state able to be viewed and probably accessed by the public. It has a riparian rights tag which means there is no Queen’s Chain. And that means a new owner could prevent anyone walking along his or her beach. Good on the neighbours who’ve decided they have to protect this piece of land and its beach. They’ve started a Givealittle page they hope will attract enough money to buy the block outright. It would then be gifted to the Department of Conservation or put in a trust to ensure it remained in the public domain. While DOC might be its logical owner it’s cash-strapped and finding $2 million for a relatively small block of land that will have aesthetic rather than conservation value, is outside its brief. And therefore it falls to community fundraisers if we want to keep a special slice of our country in Kiwi hands. We are fortunate to have people in this country who care enough to do this, but it’s something they shouldn’t have to do. In the bigger scheme of things this is just one small block of land in one small corner of a remote national park, but it’s what it represents that’s the issue. As a country we don’t place a high enough value on the natural assets we have. We’re generally happy to sell the family silver to the highest bidder but once it’s gone its future is out of our control. Instead we should be adopting the practice common in many parts of the world where overseas investment in land – farm land or holiday spots is welcomed, but only with a local equity partner. Build your business, live in your house, but as Kiwis we should retain ownership of our land.

YOUR VIEW Schooling On Friday, January 22 you reported our community’s schools received ‘more than’ $700,000 from parents in 2014. As you somewhat sardonically observed, this is not ‘free education’. The government could assist our society by properly funding schools and pre-schools so schools would no longer need to levy parents. Parents of school children are already financially committed to supporting them. This penny-pinching ACT-Maori-United-National government underfunds education. It wants tax cuts for a few at the expense of children and their parents. Education is not an optional luxury for the wealthy as it was in Victorian times. Paying so-called voluntary donations levied by schools is a burden that falls disproportionately heavily on the least well-off families. Truly free education would benefit all citizens. Jonathan Everist

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Not only are 3D printers becoming readily available, but 3D food printers are also arriving on the scene.

Changing with the times A

nother fortnight passes and we have another lacklustre Global Dairy Trade (GDT) result. Amongst all the doom and gloom from that, I had an e-mail from a colleague who obviously had plenty of time over the summer break to do some serious thinking. Now all the so-called experts constantly put the boot into the New Zealand dairy industry because we are supposedly just producing commodity products, and we don’t produce enough of the high-end consumer branded products. The question that was posed to me is, are these branded consumer products the way of the future, or are they going to be a thing of the past? Because not only are 3D printers becoming readily available, but 3D food printers are also arriving on the scene. Now these 3D food printers aren’t quite doing the job yet of the food replicators from Star Trek, at the moment they just seem to do cake decorations, lol-

Andrew Hoggard FROM THE FARM

lies, and a few other things but one can assume they will only get better. The question is will they be a short-lived trendy fad, or are they here to stay? If they are here to stay what does that mean? From some research I did on YouTube, with a conventional printer you insert cartridges. But instead of ink they contain the ingredients that are needed. Then much like your standard printer you load your document, in this case a recipe in a 3D format and hit print. Imagine if this technology was to take off and it became a part of every kitchen. How would that change things for us food producers? Well the consumer is now no

longer going to the supermarket looking for finished manufactured food stuffs, they are looking for ingredients and the manufacturing takes place in their kitchen. When you think about all the various food products that milk or components of milk go into, it’s quite a few. So it’s more than likely that a good number of the recipes for these 3D food printers will require various dairy ingredients. So should the likes of Fonterra be worried about moving products from its ingredients business into consumer branded products, or instead should they be looking at repackaging those ingredients from half ton bags or whatever they ship in, into smaller, ready to use packaging, for home manufacturing. If this is the future, then strangely enough through not being quite advanced enough, we are well positioned to take advantage of it. Another positive point would be that because we are selling a non traditional product, I

dare say there will be a few big loopholes in all the trade protection rules in the markets that are likely to uptake this technology first in Europe and the US. The trade off from all of this is likely to be that the customer who can afford a 3D food printer is likely to be rather discerning, so they are going to pay a good amount of attention to the history of the ingredients that go into their printer. Which means, those standards for everything from sustainability to animal welfare are only going to get higher. Of course, we have no way of knowing whether this is going to be a fad or not. I certainly hope they are considering buying one of these printers to put in the staff kitchen at the Fonterra Research Centre. I reckon that might be the ideal way to come up with the next big thing. Andrew Hoggard is Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Group chairperson

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■ WORLD REAL ESTATE MARKET

Auckland fifth least-affordable Auckland’s housing affordability has worsened, with the city climbing from the world’s ninth most expensive city to fifth in a year. The annual Demographia survey, released yesterday, compares prices to incomes in 367 cities. Auckland is one of the worst in the world due to extremely high house prices coupled with moderate wages. With a median price of $748,700, and a $77,500 median income, Auckland has a house price-wage multiple of of 9.7. Any more than 3 is classified as unaffordable by the report’s authors. Prime Minister John Key defended the housing situation in Auckland, telling Radio New Zealand the data the survey was based on could be old. “At the very back end of 2015 [prices] started coming off, I think, certainly not rising as rapidly,” he told RNZ. “In part, it does reflect the fact that Auckland is a very attractive place to live.”

When comparing prices to incomes Auckland is one of the worst in the world due to extremely high house prices coupled with moderate wages. Key said growing demand, strong confidence about Auckland, low interest rates and low inflation all contributed to the high prices. “There’s no question you need

more supply, there’s no question we’re pushing things through as fast as we can.” Report authors Hugh Pavletich, a Christchurch-based former property developer, and

American Wendell Cox argue that a shortage of land drives up prices. Don Brash, former Reserve Bank governor, said housing affordability was “[overwhelmingly] a function of just one thing: the extent to which governments place artificial restrictions on the supply of residential land”. Kim Campbell, Employers and Manufacturers Association chief executive, worries how essential workers would be able to afford to live in Auckland, with its tightly constrained geographic limits. Mr Campbell recommended more land be freed up for building. Teachers, nurses, firefighters, bus drivers, police officers and other key workers often could not afford to buy in Auckland, leaving the city with a grim future when it needed the next generation of key workers, he said. Property Council chief executive Connal Townsend expressed disquiet at Demographia’s findings. “The crisis is getting worse and

worse. It’s all about lack of supply of land which in Auckland is more than 50 per cent of the cost of a new house. ... The solution is to free up more land and free up the constraints which prevent more density.” Steve Evans, Fletcher Building’s housing chief operating officer, says a shared ownership model could be the solution. Banks, pension funds, businesses or social services could help by owning a share of a new house, perhaps 40 per cent, he said. That would mean a $750,000 Auckland house would only require about $450,000 from the first-time buyer, demanding deposits as low as $20,000 to $50,000. Over perhaps a decade, the first-home buyer would buy the other party out and get 100 per cent ownership. Key worker housing schemes in London offer new homes to rent at 80 per cent or less of the typical market value and they are generally in high demand. - NZME

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185 +9 2.4m 319.5 +3.5 1.0m 2590 +90 163.5 113.5 +0.5 461.7 558 –2 1.3m 368 –2 675.5 47 +1 151.2 469 +3 1.9m 598 +7 73.49 1350 +10 71.43 869 +9 472.9 698 +20 1.4m 585 –4 53.70 618 +1 29.60 188 +1 210.9 127.5 +3.5 245.7 126 +1 311.9 315 +1 205.6 156 +2 64.90 134 +1 2.0m 1485 –9 17.63 232.5 –2.5 715.6 441 +1 69.46 160 – 94.50 262 – 756.1 435 +10 139.6 379 +3 156.1 104 +2 265.0 306 +6 63.54 1840 +15 7.61 123 +1 123.0 161.5 +1.5 37.15 425 – 10.25 816 +16 342.3 145 –1 67.87 452 +7 1.4m 461 +9 2.0m 327 –7 4.2m 221 –4 48.22 216 – 66.70 402 +2 74.09 179 +1 77.66 426 +9 758.8 750 +3 75.58 319 +6 70.95 189 –0.5 130.4 263 – 60.60 3302 +102 18.17 1740 +87 136.9 649 +14 261.9

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 6340 6282 6224 6166 6108 6050

22/1 25/1

Daily Volume move ’000s

15/1

187 320 2594 113.5 558.5 369 48 470 598 1358 869 700 588 618 188 127.5 127 316 157 134 1496 233.5 442 160 264 440 380 105 306 1840 123 161.5 430 816 145 452 461 330 221 216 403 179.5 428 760 320 189 263 3310 1740 650

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Company CODE

At close of trading on Monday, January 25, 2016

31/1

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

24/1

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

6,175.24 +53.63 +0.88%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

4,448.23 +35.88 +0.81%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

6,647.02 +52.74 +0.80%

p Rises 71 q Falls 19

WORLD MARKETS

p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,006.6

+90.6

+1.84%

At close of trading on Jan 25, 2016

p Dow Jones Indust.

16,093.5 +210.8 +1.33% At close of trading on Jan 22, 2016

p FTSE 100 index

5,900.0

+126.2

+2.19%

At close of trading on Jan 22, 2016

p Nikkei 225 index

17,110.9 +152.4 +0.90% Snapshot at 7pm on Jan 25, 2016

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

¬ Gold

1,096.25

London – $US/ounce

±0.0

±0.0%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

14.17

+0.16

+1.14%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

4,468.0

+92.0

+2.10%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ As at 4pm January 25, 2016

Country

TT buy

TT sell

Australia 0.9447 0.9124 Canada 0.9382 0.9032 China 4.5559 3.9967 Euro 0.6171 0.5900 Fiji 1.4326 1.3196 Great Britain 0.4634 0.4470 Japan 79.10 75.75 Samoa 1.8118 1.5779 South Africa 10.8947 10.4985 Thailand 23.79 22.67 United States 0.6644 0.6403

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Auckland Airport hopes to accommodate 40 million passengers a year, from 16 million now.

■ AUCKLAND AIRPORT

$180m makeover announced Auckland Airport is embarking on one of its biggest projects since opening 50 years ago, yesterday releasing details of a doubling in the size of its international departure area, including a new security processing zone, new passenger lounge and shopping area. The company will spend up to $180 million on the project, which will dig into parts of the existing 1970s-era international terminal and also extend its floor area as part of the company’s 30year vision for the airport. “It’s a big project, one of the most significant since the original development of the two terminal buildings and the runway itself,” said chief executive Adrian Littlewood. The new international departure project almost doubles the size of the present primary international departure processing zone, passenger lounge and retail hub and comprises three distinct

spaces: a reconfigured landside farewell area, a new and expanded security screening and processing area and a new passenger lounge and retail hub. “Today’s announcement is an exciting and major step forward in the ongoing implementation of our 30-year vision to build our ‘airport of the future’, which will eventually see us able to accommodate 40 million passengers a year by 2040, from 16 million today,” he said. The project was the next step in the development of the combined domestic and international terminal. Littlewood said international traffic was growing more quickly than domestic movements. “It makes a lot of sense for us to concentrate on growing that [international] area.” To the end of November last year, there was a 7 per cent increase in international growth and 5 per cent more do-

mestic traffic over 12 months. “Those are numbers we haven’t seen for a decade in Auckland,” said Littlewood. “It fits with that overall story of a booming tourist market.” The $160-$180 million project was both an aeronautical and commercial project so the cost will be divided between airlines and the airport company, which said it would not affect its dividend, estimated by analysts at 16c a share in the coming year. Littlewood said the area for security would be doubled, with additional flexibility for expansion with new technology in the future and an area for passengers to “recompose” themselves after going through security. A major part of the redevelopment would be in retail, a lucrative part of the company’s business. Total retail income in the 2015 financial year was $132 million. - NZME

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MARKET REPORT Dairy Dryland pasture growth in the region has improved significantly on the back of last week’s rain and the two weekly falls over the past month. The drought status of the at-risk areas has been extended, but the improving colour of paddocks and revitalised forage crops has given farmers hope the season may not be as bad as earlier predicted. Managers are focused on maintaining quality in pastures, identifying dry cows, ensuring body condition scores are being maintained and monitoring all young stock to ensure they are meeting growth rate targets. New Zealand milk production figures have shown the biggest falls have been in the North Island, with the south protecting the drop better with irrigated water. The dairy price recovery continues to be slower than expected with last week’s auction down again and some bank analysts trimming the forecast to just over $4/kg. The international market has been slow to adjust production in response to these unsustainable prices and, coupled with China’s economic concerns, the time is running out for an upturn this season. The potential for sheep milk production continues to be discussed and could be an opportunity to grow a niche industry some are suggesting could be as big as our wine business.

Lamb Lamb schedules continue to ease in spite of the currency and Silver Fern Farm predicts more downside after the UK Easter chilled market has been filled. Demand for frozen product is weak globally, with the low revenue from oil affecting demand in the Middle East, the Chinese economy in decline and returns from co-products poor, making for a bleak out-

look. The mutton kill is 35 per cent ahead of last year and unfortunately is facing a Chinese market full of stock, and prices have eased back to levels not seen since 2010. Saleyard prices remain weak for prime lambs, but the recent rains have given store lambs a boost as lack of numbers lifted prices by $10/head.

Wool More currency-driven lifts for wool were seen in last week’s North Island sale and indicators for crossbred and lambs fibre rose between 10-18 cents from the previous event. Prices were 20 per cent better for adult fleece and 133c/kg for lambs wool compared to last year and are the only bright light in the sheep sector.

Beef Prime beef schedules lifted slightly this week but manufacturing and bull prices continued to ease, although in the US imported prices seem to have bottomed. New Zealand production is expected to ease in the coming weeks and coupled with a much lower Australian kill and a weakening currency, should keep supply pressure on autumn prices. The recent rains have kept numbers of cattle lower at the saleyards, kept the traditional January price falls in check, and boosted hopes for a strong weaner beef market.

Deer Stable venison prices this week have been boosted by the currency and reports that good sales were made for Christmas chilled product. This has ensured the frozen negotiations will be made from a position of strength. Sire stags sales have gone well with animals producing superior velvet genetics leading the prices, but meat genetics were also in demand on the back of a positive venison schedule.

Farm gate price watch … for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices …  LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 54 - 64 Prime 93 - 94  HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 200 - 288  STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 286 - 289 last week

4 wks ago

Processor prices …  LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 73.63 75.96 17.5 kg YX SI 83.07 85.69 19.0 kg YX SI 90.27 93.12 21.0 kg YX SI 99.20 102.35 Local trade (c/kg) SI 510 530 (16-22kg)  MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 44.11 48.74  BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 490 503 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 330 347 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 438 452 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 510 520 (180-280kg)  VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 353 351 AP Stag 60kg SI 430 427 AP Stag 80kg SI 542 538 Auction prices …  SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 952 952 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 614 600 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 562 556 Lamb 747 748

3 mths ago

Fonterra milk price Fonterra dividend Fonterra share price

4,549 2,769 3,302 4,623

177

331

244

52 week high low 73.89 82.78 89.95 98.85 500

60.07

59.44

60.07

44.11

562

477

575

450

377

353

410

308

483

467

515

425

590

490

600

470

425 516 656

307 375 468

431 523 666

306 373 466

891 617 588

4,629 3,165 4,044 4,685

526 478 625

Source: WSI 1,061 891 696 518 619 478 748 641

Source: Midlands Grain 415 415 350 390 390 310 370 370 290

98.83 4,635 3,217 3,335 4,935

Source: PF Olsen 110.78 93.00 5,393 3,941 4,739 5,091

3,978 2,291 2,614 4,080

2015/16 f'cast $4.60 2015/16 f'cast $0.45-$0.55 NZX FGG $5.86

* before retentions

0.6861 0.6249

252

95.08 106.40 115.60 127.20 620

2014/15 final $4.40 2014/15 final 0.25c

 EXCHANGE RATE (NZ$1.00=) US dollar 0.6486 Euro 0.6013

41 91

77.51 86.86 94.38 103.75 520

International market prices …  LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index Dec - 15 110.78 104.15 93.00 4,635 2,776 3,217 4,538

1 year ago

92 125

95.08 105.53 114.65 126.15 610

Local market prices …  GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 350 350 370 Wheat, feed 310 310 320 Barley, feed 290 290 300

 DAIRY (NZ$/tonne) Butter Skimmilk powder Wholemilk powder Cheese - cheddar

52 week high low

0.6778 0.6135

0.7427 0.6608

0.7733 0.7141

Comprehensive data is available from the supplier www.interest.co.nz/rural

0.6262 0.5570

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Mid Canty’s foothill Alpine-fed irrigators not struggling – Curtis By Michelle NelsoN

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While drought conditions persist in parts of the country, many irrigating farmers are coping well with the dry conditions aided by water supply from alpine-fed irrigation schemes, according to IrrigationNZ. Farmers taking water from rivers and lakes topped up by West Coast rain have benefited from el nino’s erratic weather pattern this summer, IrrigationNZ CEO Andrew Curtis said. “While we support the minister’s move to extend the official drought in the South Island, it is interesting to note that farmers connected to the big alpine-fed rivers and lakes haven’t struggled this season, despite low rainfall on the East Coast and an early start to the irrigation season with high temperatures in spring,” Mr Curtis said. “While those irrigating from foothills-fed rivers and lakes have been on restriction for several weeks, alpinefed irrigators have managed to maintain supply. This reinforces our argument around building additional water storage infrastructure that taps into alpine sourc-

es. Even in an extreme el nino event like this season, alpine-fed supply offers a high degree of reliability for irrigation. For future proofing we need to move in this direction.” Mr Curtis highlighted the experience of Central Plains Water in its first season as further evidence. Central Plains Water CEO Derek Crombie says the new scheme has coped well – even with little rain in Central Canterbury – due to the shoring up effect of Lake Coleridge. The stage one development, which opened in August irrigating approximately 20,000 hectares in an area bordered by the Rakaia and Hororata rivers, takes water from the Rakaia River with additional storage held within the lake. “It’s been going really well. We’ve been at peak demand since mid-December, but the scheme is doing the job and from what I hear talking to shareholders, they’re getting better productivity than last year,” Mr Crombie said. “We have been able to supply 100 per cent of demand, but actual use has been a lot less than farmer expectations. We have had full run-of-river water for 89 days and only 12 days when we were using stored water for all of

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Hot and humid weather is causing problems for farmers desperate to get crops in. While some dryland and coastal farmers were able harvest over the weekend, many closer to the hills were forced to watch and wait. Valetta farmer David Clark said he was aware of some pea and barley crops sprouting, and a lot of ryegrass seed crops wet in rows and in trouble. Mr Clark has had grass seed on the ground since Wednesday and oil seed rape for more than a week. “We’ve worked hard with irrigation to keep up through the growing season, but they are just a little bit later than the dryland Methven crops – which would normally be a good thing, but we can’t get a run in them,” he said. “The last three mornings in a row we’ve had rain from the nor’west – it doesn’t matter how big the combine is if it’s raining. If we don’t get going this afternoon, looking at the weather report I don’t think we’ll work for a week and we could be heading for serious trouble.” Having survived a very dry growing season, the weather pattern seemed to have altered. Earlier in the season commentators were predicting drought-like conditions to continue on the east coast through until next spring, however Mr Clark said an extropic low had brought unexpected rain. But he did not discount the prospect of a dry autumn to follow. “A wet harvest on top of such a dry spring will be a bitter pill to swallow,” he said. So far many dry land yields have been disappointing but there is still potential for very good yields in irrigated crops, particularly in coastal areas where farmers have been able to make inroads into harvest. Recent showers have boosted pasture growth, but that has rapidly depleted any moisture reserves held in Harvesters were able to make i the soil.

our demand,” he says. Waitaki Irrigators Collective policy manager Liz Soal said irrigators drawing water from the Waitaki River and Waitaki Lakes have similarly experienced few difficulties. “Irrigators taking from the main stem of the river have had no restrictions, only those taking from tributary rivers. It’s the same story as last year,” she said. “We have 100 per cent reliability of take. Overall our irrigators taking from the Waitaki River and Lake Waitaki have found the very dry conditions comparatively easier to manage than those on restrictions.” Other irrigation schemes managing to maintain flows despite little rain include the Mid Canterbury schemes connected to the Rangitata Diversion Race. In contrast, the foothills-fed Lake Opuha has been on 50 per cent restriction for nearly a month and expects to carry that through to the end of the irrigation season. Many irrigation schemes in Otago and Marlborough are also on heavy restrictions. IrrigationNZ has released two new resources to support farmers trying to eke out water until the end of the season. The precision irrigation resource provides expert advice, including variable rate irrigation which applies water at different volumes and speeds along the irrigator. The second resource outlines the hydraulic and pumping considerations for irrigation. Both books are available free of charge on IrrigationNZ’s website www.irrigationnz.co.nz under its SMART Irrigation Programme. A soil moisture monitoring resource will shortly be available.

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New land use rules under scrutiny The Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee will meet today for its first meeting of the year. Top of this year’s agenda will be looking at how new land-use rules will impact on local land users. The committee will receive a report from Environment Canterbury on the Nutrient Management and Waitaki Plan Change to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP). The proposed change includes new region-wide nutrient management rules relating to land used for farming, and the zone committee will consider how it affects land-users

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in the Ashburton zone. It requires land users to implement Good Management Practices (GMPs), and farming activities requiring resource consent will need Farm Environment Plans (FMPs). The plan change also addresses phosphorus management and is expected to be notified for public consultation in February. The zone committee will also review and prioritise its fiveyear outcomes to improve water quality. For the meeting agenda and further details http://ecan.govt. nz/get-involved/canterburywater/committees/ashburton/ Pages/Default.aspx

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A dairy farming business operating in the Rakaia area has been ordered to pay $7500 in penalties for employment law breaches. Viewbank Dairy, situated on Rakaia Terrace must also repay money owed to workers as a result of errors made in calculating holiday pay. The breaches were discovered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s labour inspectorate officers during a farm visit to audit compliance with minimum employment standards. A number of breaches were identified and an employment notice was issued, however, the employer failed to comply and the matter was referred to the Employment Relations Authority. The investigation found sev-

eral workers had been treated as casual employees when they were in fact permanent, labour inspectorate southern regional manager Stuart Lumsden said. “As a result, employees were provided with incorrect holiday entitlements – they were getting 8 per cent on top of their usual pay, when in fact they were entitled to four weeks’ holiday pay.” Mr Lumsden said such mistakes were not uncommon. “Employers need to remember the 8 per cent arrangement is only lawful for employees who are on a fixed-term contract or work irregularly or intermittently, under the Holidays Act 2003.” The employer also failed to keep accurate employment records and made deductions for accommodation without written evidence that the workers had agreed to such deductions.

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Purnell – soldier, journalist and lawyer BY KATHLEEN STRINGER

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Above – Charles Purnell at the opening of the Friedlander Library at Ashburton High School. Above right – Charles Purnell.

t is pleasing to see people visiting our new museum and hearing their positive comments. One of the areas that always sparks conversation is the portrait wall. As I have said before, those that made the wall were not chosen as being more worthy than others and often it was simply because we had a photograph and/or information on them. There are just as many people that could have been included and at some stage they may well be. These are the people that we know about; others are just as interesting, but we haven’t “discovered” them yet. One such person is Charles William Purnell. Charles was born in England in 1843 and came to Taranaki with his parents in 1856. Located in that area and being a young man it was possibly not surprising he joined the militia (a forerunner to the volunteers). While there is evidence to prove he served here in the New Zealand wars, he always claimed to have fought in the American Civil War for the Confederates. Charles’ brother James, also fought in the New Zealand wars and became a major in the New Zealand Volunteers and was described as “the best rifle shot New Zealand ever produced”. Charles Purnell worked as a journalist for a number of New Zealand newspapers and at one stage was sub-editor of The Press. Moving to Dunedin he trained as a lawyer, being admitted to the bar in 1878. He set up practice in Ashburton and

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any New Zealand museums are likely to have in their collections one or more of a series of glass plates featuring a boy in army uniform playing any one of a variety of sports. They all had a poem relating to the sport and ending up with the words “Creamoata please”. Creamoata was the brand name of a make of creamy porridge produced from 1919 in Gore by Flemings and the boy, known as Sergeant Dan, was the company logo, used in many guises but most notably in full uniform, complete with rifle, on the wall of the company’s factory in Gore. The Creamota brand was bought out in 2006 by Goodman Fielder who moved it to Australia and marketed it under the Uncle Toby’s brand. However, in 2008 Nestle ceased production, blaming falling demand and drought in Australia that cut their oat supply. Sergeant Dan continued as a brand name and logo for a brand of stockfood that was made at the original Flemings factory in Gore. The plates were produced as an advertising gimmick to encourage children to eat Creamoata – they had to eat it all so they could read the verse on the bottom of the plate.

remained here until his death in 1926, originally in partnership with a Gerald Branson. Charles sought to enter politics, but although he seemed well respected (or at least busy) as a lawyer, he could not sway the local voters to support him in his bids to enter Parliament. He stood three times but each time he was beaten soundly, coming last on two occasions. Purnell was a man with many interests. While in Dunedin he advocated the exploration of the Antarctic by New Zealand and Australia. He was an active member of the Canterbury Philosophical Institute and wrote

many articles on such topics as the intelligence of animals. Nationally, Charles Purnell is best known as the author of An Agrarian Law for New Zealand: Addressed to the Young Men of the Colony, written in 1874, in which he encouraged reforms that prevented land being taken up by a few rich individuals. Locally, he was a life member of the Ashburton Racing Club as well as being on the committee of the lawn tennis and bowling clubs. Charles married Flavia Marie Hyde Wilson and the couple had six children, one of whom, Charles Arthur, became a doctor and settled in England.

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■ AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Denver into Super Bowl Quarterback Peyton Manning and the top-seeded Denver Broncos have beaten the New England Patriots 20-18 in the AFC Championship game to book their place in the Super Bowl. In the NFL’s showpiece, to be played in suburban San Francisco on February 7, the Broncos will take on the Carolina Panthers who beat the Arizona Cardinals 49-15. Manning out-gunned great rival Tom Brady as the Denver Broncos behind a ferocious defence edged the defending champion Patriots. “To be going to our second Super Bowl in four years is very special and just an awesome effort by our entire team,” said Manning, who will become the

RESULTS ■ Bowls Allenton Bowling Club January 22 Friday Triples sponsored by Calder Stewart & Midland Seeds 1st W. Suttie, L. Spargo & R. Suttie – 3 wins, 18 ends & 33 points; 2nd A. Waddell, W. Lee & M. Palmer – 3 wins, 18 ends & 29 points; 3rd M. Smallridge, B. Mayson & G. Sparks – 3 wins, 15 ends & 40 points; 4th H. Boag, N. Smith & V. Bell – 3 wins, 14 ends & 27 points.

Ashburton Bowling Club January 24 Milsom Cup 1st B Clarke, P Collins, G Sparks and G Brown 4 wins 30 ends 59 points; 2nd G Bishop, B White, R Tonks and G Clarke 4 wins 26 ends 58 points, 3rd B Mayson, J Drayton, A Holmes and S Reardon 4 wins 24 ends 43 points, 5th M Smallridge, P Winham, R Kane and G Youngman 3 wins 22 ends 39 points.

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers January 23 16km Handicap. 1st. Paul Macfie F/T. 26m 04s. 2nd. Dean Rattray 2f/t. 26m 04s. 3rd. Nigel Chatterton 4f/t. 31m 05s. 4th. Bruce McClelland 3f/t. 27m 34s.

■ Football English Premier League English Premier League results and standings Arsenal 0 Chelsea 1 (Diego Costa 23) Sendoffs: (Mertesacker 18 - Arsenal), Everton 1 (Cork 26 og) Swansea 2 (Sigurdsson 17 pen, A Ayew 34), West Ham 2 (E Valencia 1, 56) Manchester City 2 (Aguero 9 pen, 81), Leicester City 3 (Drinkwater 42, Vardy 66, Ulloa 87) Stoke City 0, Manchester United 0 Southampton 1 (Austin 87), Sunderland 1 (Van Aanholt 45+1) AFC Bournemouth 1 (Afobe 13), Watford 2 (Ighalo 46, Cathcart 58) Newcastle United 1 (Lascelles 71), Crystal Palace 1 (Vertonghen 30 og) Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Kane 63, Alli 84, Chadli 90+5), West Bromwich Albion 0 Aston Villa 0, Norwich City 4 (Mbokani 29, Naismith 41, Hoolahan 54 pen, Bassong 90+2) Liverpool 5 (Firmino 18, 63, Henderson 55, Milner 75, Lallana 90+5). Standings P W D L F A Pts Leicester City 23 13 8 2 42 26 47 Manchester City 23 13 5 5 45 23 44 Arsenal 23 13 5 5 37 22 44 Tottenham Hotspur 23 11 9 3 41 19 42 Manchester United 23 10 7 6 28 21 37 West Ham 23 9 9 5 36 28 36 Liverpool 23 9 7 7 30 32 34 Southampton 23 9 6 8 32 24 33

oldest quarterback to play in a Super Bowl. “And what an incredible effort by the Patriots, for us to beat that team today, a very special win.” “It’s been a special rivalry (with Brady) over the course of our career. “I just wanted to take the time to share with Tom (Brady) and Bill (Belichick) how much respect I have for them and just what special coaches and players they are.” During the build up to the game in the Mile High City, the spotlight was fixed on Manning and Brady, the two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks who were meeting for the 17th, and perhaps final time on the gridiron. But it was the Denver defence Stoke City 23 9 6 8 24 25 33 Watford 23 9 5 9 27 26 32 Crystal Palace 23 9 4 10 24 27 31 Everton 23 6 11 6 40 34 29 Chelsea 23 7 7 9 32 34 28 West Brom Albion 23 7 7 9 22 30 28 Swansea 23 6 7 10 22 31 25 AFC Bournemouth 23 6 7 10 27 38 25 Norwich City 23 6 5 12 28 43 23 Newcastle United 23 5 6 12 25 41 21 Sunderland 23 5 4 14 28 46 19 Aston Villa 23 2 7 14 18 38 13 Leading goalscorers: 16: Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 15: Romelu Lukaku (Everton) 14: Odion Ighalo (Watford) 13: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) 12: Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 9: Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United), Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) 8: Andre Ayew (Swansea), Diego Costa (Chelsea) 7: Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City)

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club January 22 Midlands Seed Friday night teams Top Team: Maccas 90 by lot – Geoff Ackerley, Janice Ackerley, Mary Buckland, Alan Thompson Ladies: Mayfield Magic 84.5. Men: Coastal Sharks 90, Four Putters 89.5, Gabites Sloggers 85.5, The Big Test Icicles 85.5 Mixed: Stroke N Poke 88.5. Top lady: Joan Stocker 30.5. Top man: Geoff Ackerley 33.5. Nearest the Pins: Templeton Motors – Brian Nuttall; Paul May Motors – Paul Morrison; Mac & Maggies – T Sa; BP Ashburton – Daphne Hinton Gabites Lucky Player – Ellenor Sullivan, BP Lucky Player – Murray Moorehead Twos: Daphne Hinton, Geoff Ackerley, Bev Blair January 23 Jim McKenzie Memorial Trophy Winners: Kevin Smith &Terry O’Reilly with a nett score of 59. Other winning scores: Paul Greer & Gordon Clinton; Paul May & Ken Clucas nett 60; Perry Hunt & Gaby Jansen, Phil Kerr & Jeff Williamson, George Brown & David Fisher, Don Houghton & Noel Sutton all nett 61. The highlight of the day however was a Hole in One for Grant Smith on #4. Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Grant Smith (ace); Rothbury Insurance: Paddy Bradford, Netherby Meats: David Fisher, Robbies Bar: Nicky Gill, Charming Thai (longest putt) Gaby Jansen. Twos: Gordon Crawford and Paddy Bradford Nett Eagles: # 6; Birdy Jackpot: #7 January 24 The winner of the Property Brokers Shootout after a putt off on #18 was Bruce Day. Second was Bev Chinn and Don Houghton was third.

Mayfield Golf Club January 20 Twilight 9 Hole Stableford Competition Wayne Vessey 22 Stableford Points; Ste-

that stole the show, intercepting Brady twice and making two crucial fourth down stops late in the fourth quarter to snuff out potentially game tying scoring drives. The Patriots, however, would not quit and with 12 seconds left to play Brady hit Rob Gronkowski with a four yard touchdown pass. Needing a two-point convert to force overtime, Denver again dug in forcing Brady to make a hurried incomplete pass to clinch a spot in their record-equalling eighth Super Bowl. “For it to come down to a twopoint conversion obviously is a tough way to finish the season,” Brady said. “You make some, you’re not going to make them all.” - Reuters ve King 21; Nigel Heney 21; Kerry Whiting 21; Hayden Tasker 20; Steve Cross 20; I Beach 19; John Greenslade 19; Gordon Duthie 18 Twos: Hayden Tasker

Tinwald Golf Club January 23 Summer Closing combined stableford Leading scores in the combined stableford round played on Saturday were; Men: Cameron Miller and Cawte Whiting 84, Kerry Whiting and Bill Mason 82, Roger Bruce and Leo Johnston 82, Struan Scott and Michael Thomas 76, Graham Hortin and John Rooney 76. Mixed; Leen Bell and Simon Ross 81, Bronwyn Flannery and Rod Harris 78, Belinda Kirdy and Ray Wards 76. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Graham McCormick. Gluyas Ford # 6; Kerry Whiting. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Poko Pairia. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Struan Scott. Two’s: Graham McCormick, Michael Thomas, Brent Kirdy, Kerry Whiting, John Smitheram, Steve Kennedy Net eagles: # 16 Not struck Summer Trophy closing day trophy winners: Mixed; Leen Bell and Simon Ross. Men; Cameron Miller and Cawte Whiting

Twilight January 21st, Stableford Men: 0-6: Alton Fletcher 21 b/l, John Smitheram 21, Mark Argyle 21, Nigel Heney 20, Josh Smith 20 b/l. 7-10: Robin Simms 23, Chris Hart 22, Shane Webster 22, Kieron Gray 21, Ray Wards 21, Luke Spence 21. 11 plus: Gordon Carter 25, Mark Williams 23, Dave Allan 23, Ben Hobson 23, Greg Prendergast 21, Ryan Braddock 19 b/l. Women 0-14: Mara Kennedy 21, Marilyn Bennett 20 b/l. 15 plus: Sue Gutsell 22, Marg Reddecliffe 21. Non-Handicap; Lawrence McCormick net 34. Bayley’s nearest the pin: # 6 Josh Smith. # 16 Steve McCloy. Radio Hokonui lucky card; Kieron Gray. Two’s; Wayne Mellish, Mark Williams, Mara Kennedy, Snow Pierce, Pete Marshall, Wayne Smith, Josh Smith.

CareerBuilder Challenge Final round scores from PGA Tour event, the CareerBuilder Challenge in California yesterday (par-72). 263: Jason Dufner (USA) 64 65 64 70, David Lingmerth (SWE) 68 68 62 65 (involved in playoff) 267: Andrew Loupe (USA) 66 66 67 68, Phil Mickelson (USA) 68 65 66 68, Kevin Na (USA) 71 66 62 68 268: Adam Hadwin (CAN) 66 66 64 72, Luke List (USA) 68 68 66 66, Jamie Lovemark (USA) 65 65 65 73 269: Kim Si-Woo (KOR) 67 71 64 67, Bill Haas (USA) 66 66 69 68 270: Kevin Streelman (USA) 68 69 66 67, Charles Howell III (USA) 68 67 66 69, Brian Harman (USA) 67 66 72 65 271: Cameron Tringale (USA) 69 68 67 67, Smylie Kaufman (USA) 68 69 67 67, Bud Cauley (USA) 72 65 66 68 272: Ryan Palmer (USA) 67 66 66 73,

Lifeline for Nielsen South Sydney have thrown troubled former Queensland centre Dane Nielsen a lifeline, signing him to a two-year NRL deal. Nielsen shapes as a replacement for Dylan Walker who departed for Manly in the wake of the prescription drug scandal. The 30-year-old Nielsen was sacked by St George Illawarra in May last year following an alcohol-fuelled nightclub incident in which he was accused of biting a woman on the leg and getting into a heated argument with Cronulla utility Ben Barba. - AAP

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Quarterback Peyton Manning Noh Seung-Yul (KOR) 68 69 65 70, Lucas Glover (USA) 66 71 65 70, Scott Pinckney (USA) 69 67 67 69, Chez Reavie (USA) 70 71 65 66, Jason Gore (USA) 68 64 72 68, Webb Simpson (USA) 70 65 68 69 273: Ben Crane (USA) 66 69 67 71, Martin Piller (USA) 68 72 65 68, John Huh (USA) 69 64 66 74, Colt Knost (USA) 65 69 68 71 274: Anirban Lahiri (IND) 64 68 71 71, Mark Hubbard (USA) 71 69 66 68, Jonas Blixt (SWE) 69 69 68 68, Michael Thompson (USA) 66 67 73 68, Sean O’Hair (USA) 70 67 68 69 Also: 279: Tim Wilkinson (NZL) 69 67 69 74.

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Bowls Mid Canterbury January 31 Sub Centre Triples – 9am start Following skips have entered teams: Methven Green: B White, M Smallridge, A McKenzie, M Middleton, B Holdom, M Grice, R Fensom, B Mayson, B Clarke, P Collins. MSA Green: C Clarke, G. Bishop, D Gutherlet, M Anderson, G Eder, C Leech, B Marsh, M Behrnes, J Argyle, G Eddington.

Methven Bowling Club January 30 Doug Hood Open Fours – 9am start Following skips have teams entered: G Clarke, B Holdom, B Marsh, M Behrns, B Mayson, B Lynn, M Smallridge, B Chapman, G Pagey, E Maw, A Crawford, J Lattimore, Hinds, A Allred, J Ryk, G Eddington. Enquiries to B Harper 3087623 or W Blackwell 302-8834.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club January 30 A Stroke round will be held. Starting Times: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon report at 12.00 for a 12.30 start. January 31 The AM Bruce Trophy will be played for as a mixed foursomes with results also acting as qualifying for the White Trophy. Report at 12.00 for a 12.30 start.

Gold Coast utility Daniel Mortimer believes the Titans’ acquisition of Sydney Roosters chief executive Brian Canavan is a real coup. Canavan has been announced as the Titans’ chief operating officer and former Rooster Mortimer says the move is a “huge signing” for the struggling NRL club. Mortimer says Canavan is the ultimate professional who has risen from the bottom to the top in rugby league. - AAP

Deans wins third title Former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has guided Japanese club Panasonic Wild Knights to a third straight Top League crown. South African Francois Steyn missed a post-siren conversion attempt, giving the Wild Knights a historic 2726 victory over his Toshiba Brave Lupus. Shohei Toyoshima’s try 90 seconds after the final hooter gave Toshiba hope of their sixth title but Steyn sent the conversion right of the posts. - NZME

Carter v Nonu Former All Blacks teammates Dan Carter and Ma’a Nonu are set to square off in the European Champions Cup quarter-finals after their respective teams advanced to the knockout phase. Nonu’s Toulon edged Bath 19-14 and will face Racing 92 in the quarters, so a Carter v Nonu match-up is on the cards. Elsewhere in the Champions Cup, a late try to flanker Peter Saili helped Bordeaux-Begles overcome Clermont 37-28. Hosea Gear and Fritz Lee turned out for Clermont. A double to Luke McAlister was not enough as Toulouse lost 17-28 to top qualifiers Saracens. Corey Flynn and Neemia Tialata anchored the Toulouse front-row. - NZME

Dagg staying in NZ World Cup reject Israel Dagg has put his commitment to remaining in New Zealand on paper. Or to be more precise, the 49-test outside back has taken something off paper. The Crusaders’ Dagg seemed to tweet that his test “journey” was over in the wake of his World Cup non-selection last year, although he recanted days later. Dagg has now gone a step further, revealing that he has even altered his contract. “I’ve terminated my out clause for this year and I’m going to be around until at least 2017,” said Dagg. “I will admit I was looking overseas but I had a good sit down with New Zealand Rugby and my agent and Steve Hansen .. I’m not ready to leave.” - NZME

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■ CRICKET

Khawaja stars for Thunder By Jason Phelan Australian cricket’s man of the moment, Usman Khawaja, has continued his stunning form with a match-winning innings in Sydney Thunder’s breakthrough Big Bash League title win. On the back of five centuries at Test and BBL level over the past three months, Khawaja’s 70 from 40 balls earned him player-ofthe-final honours in Thunder’s win against Melbourne Stars at the MCG. Competing in their first BBL final after finishing last on three occasions, the Thunder chased down the Stars’ total of 9-176 with three balls to spare in front of 47,672 fans on Sunday night. Stars kept themselves in the contest with late wickets but the damage was done earlier when Khawaja and Jacques Kallis (28 runs off 27 balls) laid the foundation with an 86-run opening partnership. Earlier, a dashing half-century from Kevin Pietersen was the cornerstone of Stars’ innings after they were sent in to bat. Pietersen was at his imperious best, however, smashing the Thunder attack - in particular

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Usman Khawaja: A run machine for the Thunder in the BBL. spinner Fawad Ahmed - to all parts of the MCG on his way to 74 from 39 balls. But for Stars, the agonising wait for BBL success continues. With a Twenty20 World Cup looming, it’s hard to imagine a player doing more to put their name in front of national selectors, but Khawaja - left out of the current Australian limited-overs and T20 squads - is happy to let

his bat do the talking. “I guess - I mean I’m playing as well as I ever have in T20 cricket,” Khawaja replied when asked if he felt he’d put a strong case forward for a white-ball call-up. “(But) there’s a lot that goes into selection and I’m not really worried (about that) - I’m so excited that we’ve won a championship. “I’ve got to keep my head

down and make sure that I stay fit and healthy and hopefully there’s a lot more runs yet to come. “I’ve put in a lot of time with my cricket over the past few years. “I think I’ve played some pretty decent cricket in that time and when it’s your time, it’s your time. “Things are going really well but I don’t play for individual success - nothing feels as good as winning a championship.” In just four appearances for Thunder in BBL05, Khawaja made two unbeaten centuries and two fifties. But he admitted he was unsure of his future with the team after three last-placed finishes in a row. “I thought eventually it would be our time but there had to be a lot of work done,” he said. “After the first couple of years it was tough times and I did actually think about whether I wanted to stay with the franchise or go. “But when (Mike Hussey) came along I really thought we could bring this franchise up. “I’m glad I stayed on.” - AAP

Taylor a hard man to replace Ross Taylor’s injury-enforced absence from the one-day international series against Pakistan and Australia raises an awkward question: Who would replace him if the 31-year-old’s not fit to play the tests against Australia? The answer is blurred. An MRI scan has indicated Taylor had suffered an oblique left side strain batting in New Zealand’s final Twenty20 match. This is the man who forced the Australian bowling attack to yield in the second test at Perth in November. His innings of 290 broke England batsman Tip Foster’s 111-year-old record of 287 for the highest test score by a visitor to Australia. The contenders to replace him, probably in this order, are: Henry Nicholls: The 24-year-old has built a solid first-class platform of 35 games and averaged 43.22 in last season’s Plunket Shield. Two centuries and an 88 for New Zealand A against Sri Lanka A give his CV further gloss. At an ODI level he appears to have fitted in seamlessly. Luke Ronchi: Left - Ross Taylor is one of New Zealand’s premier batsmen, and his absence will be sorely felt. PHOTO AP

The limited overs wicketkeeper could play as a lefthanded specialist batsman, probably at No5. His short form batting might be struggling but give him white flannels and he’s like Clark Kent in a phone box. He has two Plunket Shield centuries from four innings this season - one came against Northern Districts with Trent Boult and Tim Southee. Made 88 off 70 balls in his solitary test at Headingley. Will Young: The 23-year-old scored 909 Plunket Shield runs at an average of 53.47 in 2014-15 and has a couple of half-centuries from three innings this season. Didn’t feast on the Sri Lanka A attack to the extent of Nicholls. He played the northern hemisphere summer and was on stand-by for the second test at Headingley when injured keeper BJ Watling played as a batsman. Dean Brownlie: There’s an assumption the 31-year-old won’t be recalled after making the transition to open, but Brownlie is a proven test commodity at No4. In four outings there, all on the ill-fated 2013 South African tour, he made 0, 109, 10 and 53. The 109, his sole century in 14 tests, came after New Zealand’s shredding for 45 in Cape Town. - NZME

Zampa to tour NZ Uncapped legspinner Adam Zampa has been included in Australia’s oneday squad for the looming New Zealand tour but Usman Khawaja’s purple patch has gone unrewarded. Khawaja has missed out on the 14-man squad to play a three-match series starting February 3, while selectors have given Zampa the nod ahead of Nathan Lyon. South Australian Zampa has been picked on the strength of his one-day domestic form and also his Twenty20 performances for Big Bash League runners-up Melbourne Stars. Paceman Josh Hazlewood returns to the squad after being rested for the recent series against India.- AAP

Boult goes to No. 1 Trent Boult has taken top spot on the ICC’s one-day bowling rankings. The Black Caps seamer has been elevated to the No 1 position despite having only played one ODI in the past six months. Boult took 3-43 against Sri Lanka in the fifth ODI win at Mount Maunganui. A year ago the left-armer was ranked 78th in the world. He is the second New Zealander to hit No 1 this summer after Kane Williamson briefly held the top test batting spot. - NZME

Thommo in Hall of Fame Fearsome fast bowler Jeff Thomson and wicketkeeper Wally Grout will be added to Australian cricket’s Hall of Fame. Thomson terrorised batsmen in the 70s and 80s when he took 200 wickets in 51 Tests, while Grout was Australia’s gloveman from 1957 to 1966. The pair will be inducted at the Allan Border Medal in Melbourne tomorrow. - AAP

Rabada blitzes England Twenty-year-old South African speed sensation Kagiso Rabada rattled England with a career-best seven wickets to put his side in a commanding position on day three of the final Test at Centurion. Rabada is quickly making a name for himself in his country, for the quality of his performances and for what he represents as a young black cricketer. His 7-112 in England’s first innings at Centurion Park was a show of skill, maturity and endurance as he completed 29 overs and tore through the tourists’ in-form middle order. - Reuters

Sharma on the charge India’s Rohit Sharma has moved up eight places to fifth in the ICC rankings for one-day international batsmen following his player of the series performance in the 4-1 series loss to Australia. Australia, the World Cup champions, remain the No.1 ranked side, ahead of India, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Sharma has claimed a career-best fifth position following his series aggregate of 441 runs. He is now India’s second highestranked batsman behind Virat Kohli (second), with captain MS Dhoni slipping seven places to 13th in the latest rankings. South Africa’s AB de Villiers remains the top-ranked batsman, with team-mate Hashim Amla third and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson fourth. - AAP

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In brief Chelsea down Gunners Arsenal missed the chance to go back to the top of the Premier League after being forced to play with 10 men for much of yesterday’s 1-0 home defeat by London rivals Chelsea. Arsenal’s German defender Per Mertesacker was sent off after 18 minutes for denying a goalscoring opportunity to Diego Costa, who scored the only goal five minutes later from a cross by Branislav Ivanovic. The result preserved the defending champions’ unbeaten record under former Socceroos coach Guus Hiddink. - Reuters

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Mid Canterbury proved too strong for their old rivals to retain the Browning Shield in its 80th year.

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Browning Shield three-peat By James Ford

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Mid Canterbury have won the Browning Shield for a third successive year and the 18th time since the tournament’s inception. Mid Canterbury convincingly toppled 23-time shield winners Malvern 20-4 in their opening clash on Saturday. Neil McCann’s team dominated in the doubles, winning all of the men’s and women’s matches and all but one of the mixed doubles ties. A determined effort in singles play saw Mid Canterbury notch wins in the men’s and women’s singles, 4-2 and 5-2 respectively.

North Canterbury were next on the agenda for Mid Canterbury, who produced another fine team performance for a 19-5 win, this time going one better in doubles play to win all 12 matches and five of the six women’s singles match-ups. With number one and two players Rhys Cromie and Neil McCann rested, North Canterbury managed to get the better of the men’s singles, winning 4-2, but the young Mid Canterbury line-up gained some valuable experience at the higher level. Mid Canterbury ended the weekend with a third win in as many matches, this time over

17-time equal winners Ellesmere 16-8. Mid Canterbury took out the men’s singles at a canter, with the only loss of the six matches coming in Cromie’s tightly contested clash against Edward Williams. Ellesmere got the better of the women’s singles 4-2, but Mid Canterbury had clean sweeps in the men’s and women’s doubles, while the mixed doubles were all square at three matches each. Mid Canterbury captain Neil McCann credited his team for retaining the shield, and is confident of continued success with plenty of talent in the junior ranks. “It was really great, but what’s

more impressive is our juniors,” he said. “Each year the team is getting stronger. “Rhys and I, at number one and two, sat out against North Canterbury to give the junior guys that experience and they did very well.” McCann said there is a strong sense of camaraderie among the Mid Canterbury contingent, who are passionate about competing in the 80-year-old tournament annually. “There’s a few core families that make up the Mid Canterbury team that are really committed to win, it was a great team effort,” he said.

Azarenka on target for clash with Williams By John salvado Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka has continued her impressive run into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Czech Barbora Strycova yesterday. The No.14 seed from Belarus has dropped just 11 games in her first four matches and shapes as the biggest title threat to world No.1 Serena Williams. The Australian Open has traditionally been a happy hunting ground for Azarenka, whose only two major titles to date came at Melbourne Park in 2012 and 2013. Strycova had her moments in yesterday’s match without ever really threatening to emulate her shock third-round victory

over No.3 seed Garbine Muguruza from Spain. Strycova has now been beaten by Azarenka at Melbourne Park in each of the past three Opens. “She’s such a tough opponent and I’m just so happy I went through,” said Azarenka. “I played smart, I played aggressive.” Azarenka’s quarter-final opponent will be No.7 seed Angelique Kerber, who advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time with a 6-4 6-0 victory over fellow German Annika Beck. After being down match point in her first-round encounter against Japan’s Misaki Doi, Kerber has built steadily through the tournament. In nine previous visits to Mel-

bourne Park, Kerber’s best efforts were reaching the fourth round in 2013 and 2014. Meanwhile No.23 seed Gael Monfils is into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time after defeating unseeded Russian Andrey Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov took the second set on Margaret Court Arena and forced a tiebreak in the fourth before Monfils prevailed 7-5 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4). “I think I focused great on my serve and I needed it because he was striking the ball really good,” Monfils said. - AAP Right - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus prepares to throw an autographed ball back into the crowd after her match yesterday. PHOTO AP

Swansea City’s new Italian head coach Francesco Guidolin saw his relegation-threatened team win at Everton for the first time to lift them four points above the Premier League’s bottom three places. It was a bad afternoon for highly regarded young Everton defender John Stones, whose poor back-pass led to the 17th minute penalty from which Gylfi Sigurdsson gave Swansea the lead. The home side soon equalised when Jack Cork touched Gareth Barry’s flick into his own net, but a deflection off Stones from Andre Ayew’s shot restored the Welsh club’s lead before half-time, and they held out amid strong pressure in the second half. - Reuters

Gavrilova hailed Daria Gavrilova is being lauded for her humility and class after delivering a heartfelt apology for a spectacular fourth-round meltdown at the Australian Open. Australia’s new tennis princess admits her costly centre-court tantrum against Carla Suarez Navarro was unacceptable and - even in despair - is accepting full responsibility. Gavrilova looked set to become the first home hope to reach the women’s quarter-finals in seven years after dishing out a bagel in the opening set only to mentally unravel in a gut-wrenching 0-6 6-3 6-2 loss on Sunday night. - AAP

Tennis match fixing A former Australian tennis player is reportedly set to admit having shared inside information as part of an alleged match fixing scheme in Queensland in 2013. Nick Lukas Lindahl, 27, appeared before Burwood Local Court yesterday, accused of offering to throw a match to enable a former player and friends to win thousands of dollars. Lindahl was arrested by the New South Wales Organised Crime Squad in February last year but has been out on bail. - AAP

Very special coaching Roger Federer is now taking tips from his six-year-olds in his quest to break his grand slam drought. Cameras captured the Swiss master’s twin daughters buried in books during their father’s second-round win over Alexander Dolgopolov and now Federer is only too happy to turn to the studious pair for advice. Their message is simple, young Myla and Charlene Riva urging their dead-eyed dad to shoot for the lines. “The one thing in tennis they tell me is I should play on the lines. They think that’s a good thing,” Federer said. “I was like: ‘Okay, I’ll try that.’ “ - Reuters

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Robertson lifts coveted trophy

Christchurch’s Lydia Munro tricked a personal best of 460 points, which qualified her for the national junior girls’ tricks event. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 24012016-JJ-010

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Aquafest’s highs and lows Lake Hood played host to 35 skiers from near and far for the 2016 Aquafest last weekend. The two-day event produced a string of personal bests along with some unexpected crashes. George Donaldson set his sights on Hugh Donaldson’s South Island boys’ tricks record and convincingly pulled off his flips for 4780 points in both rounds to surpass his twin brother, while Peter Blackmore increased his NZ SM4 slalom record by a full pass, skiing one at 13m-52km/h. The Aquafest Slalom trophies were also hotly contested. Emily Milner posted a score

M3 Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 26 Jan 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.09pm ASCOT PARK CONSORTIUM C0, 390m 1 Celtic Warrior nwtd McCook & ..........Jopson 2 Totes nwtd ..............................J T McInerney 3 2 Uno Nathan nwtd Lane & ................... Wales 4 5 Uno Nigel nwtd Lane & ...................... Wales 5 6 Rand nwtd ..............................J T McInerney 6 Zircon nwtd ............................J T McInerney 7 4 Southern Affair nwtd ...............Roy Hamilton 8 3546 Big Catch nwtd ....................... Craig Roberts 9 Chair Up nwtd ........................J T McInerney 10 Cawbourne Craig nwtd .......... Craig Roberts 2 12.27pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C1, 390m 1 86378 Business Boss nwtd ................ Sandra Keen 2 68431 Apollo Baxter 23.80................J T McInerney 3 71768 No More Beersies 22.73 ............. B I Conner 4 55157 Regalyn 23.02 .......................Bronwyn Eade 5 42533 Johnnybruce nwtd ..................J T McInerney 6 55566 Crystal Flame nwtd ...............Malcolm Grant 7 3758x Another Cruise nwtd ..............J T McInerney 8 21441 Super Bad nwtd ................. Melissa Roberts 9 86766 Unreliable Andy 22.72 .......Ashley Bradshaw 10 86888 Shez Keen nwtd ...................... Sandra Keen 3 12.45pm CONGRATULATIONS SINGAPORE SLING C1, 390m 1 68746 No Bro nwtd ................................ B I Conner 2 44153 Glory Hog 23.00 .....................J T McInerney 3 54422 Country Crossing nwtd.............. Jason Dunn 4 53231 Opawa Viv nwtd Lane & ..................... Wales

of 4 buoys at 37km/h for her national junior girls’ qualification in her first tournament, and also won the Aquafest novice trophy with her 10 buoy personal best. The juniors’ trophy went to Southern’s Blake Hamilton, while the Aquafest women’s trophy was taken home again by Lana Donaldson, who consistently skied 4 and 4.5 buoys on the 13m line. Sister Rachel Donaldson was also in good form, skiing to within one buoy of her personal best in both rounds for second spot. The men’s trophy was a battle between boys and seniors after top seed Karl Donaldson was out of contention with a first pass fall.

Timaru’s Chris Brown had one hand on the trophy after skiing one at 11m-55km/h in round one, but had to settle for second place in the end. Gavin Green skied consistently for third, but the upset came from George Donaldson, who twice skied on to the 13m line at 58km/h, with 4 and 4.5 buoys to claim the men’s title. George followed up with two stunning trick runs for the weekend’s top-score. The jump event also produced plenty of personal bests, and, unfortunately, some crashes with the boat travelling more than 51km/h as the skiers cut

hard at the ramp. Karl Donaldson set the target with a jump of 40.9m before Cody Gibson withdrew after a fall and Hugh Donaldson followed suit. Hugh had a 38.6m jump and was gunning for another big one from his third which resulted in a crash to end his weekend’s skiing. Chief judge Janeen Donaldson said the event produced a fine weekend of skiing, with plenty of good local support. “(There was) Lots of great skiing with plenty of action for the crowd of supporters who came along,” she said.

Jamie Robertson secured a home town victory as the Tinwald Cycling Club travelled to the foothills to contest a 45km handicap event around the roads of Methven. The Dean Cooksley Memorial Trophy was up for grabs, presented in memory of Cooksley, who was a renowned cyclist at the highest level, and a proud Methven local. Robertson and his co-markers found the front on the final lap, but had plenty of work to do to keep a charging group of back markers at bay. Robertson made a break inside the final 3km with only Kristine Marriott able to go with him. They had an eight second advantage on the line with Robertson winning the sprint finish to take victory from Marriott, while Dean Longhurst rode strongly to secure the final podium position. Gary Weston rode himself in to some good late season form, claiming fourth place. Scratch rider Michael Templeton took fastest time honours covering the distance in 66.14 ahead of co-markers Tony Ward and Darryl Kircher. The juniors and division two contested a 15km handicap event. Madison Clark had a storming ride to deservedly take line honours and the winner’s spoils, but Maddi Lowry was hot on her tail to secure the second place ribbon. Oliver Davidson’s recent block of solid training paid off, taking third place and securing fastest time honours, riding the course in 28.58. Connie Davidson took fourth place from Suzie Leech and Emma Begg, while Beth Begg claimed division two spoils from Michael Clark and Hillary Singlewood, with Janette Hooper lifting fastest time honours. Next week the club travels to Rakaia to contest a 50km handicap event.

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Daily Events Tuesday 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST GOODWILL SHOP. Sell preloved second hand clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church. Cnr Main Road and Jane Street. 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Second time around good clean used clothing. Ashburton Baptist Church. Corner Havelock Street and Cass Street. 9.45am and 1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf Croquet singles, Waireka, Philip Street. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

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10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. 12noon- 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SIGNING CENTRE. Community House, Rear of Westpac Bank, Tancred Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club day, non-members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road. 6pm 3 KM and 5KM FUN RUN/WALK SERIES. Enjoy a run, jog or walk. $2 entry, students free. Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion, opposite Creek Road. Runs until March 29. Organised by Ashburton Athletics.

Rose Garden, bring own chair and lunch. If raining cancellation will be on radio. 6am 1pm - 3.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Pre-loved clothing sale, bargains and cuppa. Allens Road. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets. 9.30am - 1.30pm 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY Second time around used clothing. Cnr GROUP. Havelock and Cass Streets. Open for research, visitors welcome. 10am Heritage Centre, West Street. ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. 1.15am Holy Communion, Park Street. GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. 10.45am Golf croquet doubles. Waireka, Philip M.S.A. TAI CHI. Street. Seated exercises suitable for people with 1.15pm limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall. Havelock ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Street. Association and golf croquet, new 11am members welcome. Allento9n Sports club, ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. Cavendish Street, Allenton. Picnic in the Ashburton Domain, meet at

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FEENEY, Patrick Joseph – March 27, 1925 - January 26, 2015. Greatly missed by all family and friends. In loving memory of a dearly loved husband to Margaret, father to Brian, Michael, Warren and John, and grandad to Isaac, Kate, Rosamund and Rowan.

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Daily Events Your opportunity to tell Mid Canterbury of your next event or meeting Daily Events is a FREE DAILY LISTING of MID CANTERBURY EVENTS to be held in the immediate future by non-commercial organisations. To arrange for events to be published in Daily Events, clip this form, fill in the applicable details and hand in to our LEVEL 3 office on Burnett Street or post to: Ashburton Guardian, P.O. Box 77, Ashburton 7740, to reach us no later than 12 noon, 3 (three) working days prior to the first publication.

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6am Breakfast 9am Infomercials 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Kerry prepares for surgery; Baby Moses is caught in the crossfire; Joanie searches for a way out. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 Carla agrees to do a pregnancy test; Todd’s secret intrigues Fiz and Sean; Sophie is disappointed by Maddie’s actions. 0 2pm Come Dine With Me Couples 30 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 3 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm The Chase Australia 0 8pm Border Security 3 0 8:30 Feeding The Super Rich As the appetites of the superrich grow, feeding them has become big business, and food and drink suppliers must go to extreme lengths to feed Britain’s most demanding clients. 0 9:30 Nigel Latta – Killing Our Kids AO 3 0 10:30 One News 0

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6am Infomercials 7am The Ricki Lake Show 3 A look at same-sex couples who have become parents, and children who had a parent come out as homosexual. 7:55 The Ricki Lake Show 3 8:50 The Queen Latifah Show 9:45 Infomercials 11:40 Baggage PGR 3 12:40 Dr Phil PGR 1:40 M The Hazing Secret PGR 2013 Crime Thriller. Shenae GrimesBeech, Keegan Allen, Amanda Thomson. 0 3:30 Entertainment Tonight 4pm Come Dine With Me New Zealand PGR 3 0 4:30 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 30 5pm American Ninja Warrior 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Road Cops PGR 3 0 7:30 House Rules PGR 0 8:35 NCIS AO 0 9:30 SVU AO After a professional basketball player is accused of rape, other alleged victims come forward, but Benson and Carisi disagree over whether the women’s stories are all valid. 0 10:30 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am As Told By Ginger 3 7:25 Digimon Fusion 3 7:50 Casper Scare School 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-5 House 3 8:50 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Peppa Pig 3 9:05 Fireman Sam 3 0 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 Bob The Builder 3 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Peppa Pig 3 3:05 Ella The Elephant 3 3:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 3:40 George Of The Jungle 3 4:10 Fairly Odd Parents 3 4:35 Mr Young 3 5pm It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Punk’d 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 Face Off PGR 8:30 M The Ring Two AO 2005 Horror. Naomi Watts, Simon Baker. 0 10:40 Burn Notice AO 3 A smuggler Fiona met in prison needs help taking on a corrupt detective; Michael teams up with a former enemy to deal with an even bigger foe.

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6am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Eight, Night Session. 7am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Eight, Day Session. 8am Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Pakistan – First ODI. 10am Football – A-League (Replay) Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix. Noon Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Chelsea. 3pm Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Pakistan – First ODI. 3:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v India – Fifth ODI. 4pm Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (Highlights) 4:30 The Cricket Show 5pm Football League Show 5:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) 6pm Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (Highlights) 6:30 World Rugby 7pm NZ Football Weekly Look back on all the best of the past week of the ASB Premiership. 7:30 L Football – International Football Ferns v Papua New Guinea. 9:30 L Football – A-League Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC. From Etihad Stadium in Melbourne.

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11pm 2 Broke Girls AO 3 0 11:30 How To Get Away With Murder AO 3 0 12:25 Samantha Who? PGR 3 0 12:50 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 2:20 The Originals AO 3 3:05 Grey’s Anatomy PGR 3 0 3:55 Resurrection AO 3 0 4:45 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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11:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers. From the Cairns Convention Centre. Midnight Football – Arsenal TV 3am UFC Now 4am Fight Night Fighters TBC.

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Alexander’s Lost World 7:30 Lost And Sold 8am IFish 8:30 A Year In The Wild 9:30 Jamie At Home 10am Poh’s Kitchen 10:30 Selling LA 11am Home By Novogratz 11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Noon Alexander’s Lost World 1pm Sacred Rivers With Simon Reeve 2pm Metropolis PGR 3pm Lost And Sold 3:35 IFish 4pm Great Elephant Gathering 5pm Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 5:30 Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 6pm The Get Growing Roadshow 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 Location, Location, Location 8:30 Brother v Brother 9:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 11:30 Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen

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6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Dora Matatoa 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 8am Pukana 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am F I Know A Sheila Like That PGR 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Te Hikoi Mahanga 3 3:30 Pukoro 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2

THE BOX

5pm Tribe 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 7:30 Te Matatini 3 8pm Get Your Fish On PGR 3 8:30 The Shock Doctrine AO 3 10pm Christchurch From The Streets AO 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Paepae 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am CSI MV 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Storage Wars – Texas PG 7:35 Survivor – Samoa PG 9:10 NCIS MV 9:55 Criminal Intent MV 10:40 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:25 RBT MC 11:50 Crash Investigation Unit M 12:15 CSI MV 1:05 Pawn Stars PG 1:30 NCIS MV 2:20 CSI MV 3:10 Survivor – Samoa PG 4pm Storage Wars – Texas PG 4:30 Counting Cars PG 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 NCIS MV 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Storage Wars – Texas PG 7:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 8:30 Elementary MV 9:30 CSI – Cyber MV 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 Criminal Minds 16VS

WEDNESDAY

6am Wondernesia PG Central Java. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG We’re Not Gonna Take It. 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:25 You Have Been Warned PG 10:20 How The Universe Works PG 11:15 I (Almost) Got Away With It M 12:10 Deadly Devotion M 1:05 Deadly Devotion M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 4:45 Secret Space Escapes PG 5:40 Mythbusters PG 6:35 Edge Of Alaska M 7:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls PG 8:30 Men, Women, Wild M 9:30 FBI Takedowns M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Survivor – Samoa PG 1:20 Counting Cars PG 1:45 CSI MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Elementary MV 4:45 CSI – Cyber MV 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

12:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 12:55 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1:25 Disappeared M 2:20 Wondernesia PG 2:45 Destroyed In Seconds PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 Survive That! M

Stalker

Sensing Murder

11pm on TV One

8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:25 Guardians Of The Galaxy MV 2014 Action. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana. 9:25 Maggie MV 2014 Thriller. Abigail Breslin, Arnold Schwarzenegger. 11:05 Wild Card MC 2013 Drama. Jennifer Finnigan. 12:35 Life Of Crime 16VLSC 2013 Crime. Tim Robbins, Jennifer Aniston. 2:15 Guardians Of The Galaxy MV 2014 Action. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana. 4:15 The Captive 16VLC 2014 Thriller. Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos. 6:05 The Hobbit – The Battle Of The Five Armies MV 2015 Adventure. Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman. 8:30 Let’s Be Cops MLSC 2014 Comedy. Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans jr. 10:20 300 – Rise Of An Empire 16VLS 2014 Action. Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton.

WEDNESDAY

Midnight Glass Chin 16VLS 2014 Thriller. Corey Stoll, Billy Crudup. 1:30 That Burning Feeling MLS 2013 Comedy. Paulo Costanzo, John Cho. 3:05 The Captive 16VLC 2014 Thriller. Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos. 4:55 Let’s Be Cops MLSC 2014 Comedy.

MOVIES GREATS 7:15 Changing Lanes MVL 2002 Thriller. Ben Affleck, Samuel L Jackson, Toni Collette. 8:55 Maid In Manhattan PGL 2002 Romantic Comedy. Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes. 10:40 Troy MV 2004 Action. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom. 1:20 American Pie AO 1999 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan. 2:55 American Pie 2 16LS 2001 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth. 4:40 American Pie – The Wedding 16LS 2003 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan. 6:15 Jerry Maguire MLS 1996 Drama. Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Gooding jr. 8:30 The Strangers 16VC 2008 Horror. Liv Tyler, Gemma Ward, Scott Speedman. 10pm Baby Mama ML 2008 Comedy. Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver. 11:40 Jerry Maguire MLS 1996 Drama.

WEDNESDAY

1:55 The Strangers 16VC 2008 Horror. 3:20 Baby Mama ML 2008 Comedy. 5am American Pie AO 1999 Comedy.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

26Jan16

6am The Fishing Show 7am Cricket – International Blackcaps v Pakistan – First ODI. 7:30 The Cricket Show 8am NiceCannes Marathon (Highlights) 8:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix. 9am UFC – Road To The Octagon Johnson v Bader. 10am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Eight, Day Session. 11am Squash – PSA World Tour (Highlights) JP Morgan Tournament. Noon Basketball – NBL (Replay) Perth Wildcats v Cairns Taipans. 2pm Golf Central 3pm Motorsport – Super Enduro World Championship 3:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers. 4pm The Fishing Show 5pm UFC – Road To The Octagon Johnson v Bader. 6pm NZ Football Weekly 6:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix. 7pm Fox Sports News 7:30 UFC Now 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9pm The Cricket Show 9:30 L Cricket – International Australia v India – First T20. From Adelaide Oval.

WEDNESDAY

1:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (Highlights) Final – Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder. 2am Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v Pakistan – First ODI. 2:30 Cycling – Tour Down Under (Highlights) Stage Six. 3am Football – Chelsea TV Arsenal v Chelsea.

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Lewis Dray took two podium finishes on his LCD Racing Kawasaki Ninja in Timaru last weekend.

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Tough day on the track BY JAMES FORD

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Lewis Dray’s lead at the top of the 250 Production Series ladder was reduced to 14 points in round three of the New Zealand Superbike Championships at Timaru’s

International Raceway last weekend. Jacob Stroud, who is the son of nine-time national superbike champion Andrew Stroud, is Dray’s closest rival, and with one round remaining, it’s set to go right

down to the wire. The 19-year-old produced two good rides to finish in second place in his opening race and third in his second, but Stroud took the chequered flag in both, to more than halve the point deficit between the two.

Dray will next be in action for round four in Auckland, where he will lock horns with Stroud on his home track. “I’ve just got to try and win a race to win the title and my aim is to beat him (Stroud) on his

home ground,” said Dray. “I’m just going to have to use my brain a bit more and try to outsmart him.” Dray will compete in round four at Hampton Downs on March 5 and 6.

Black Caps take first blood in ODI series Henry Nicholls’ batting tenacity, a gem of a ninth-wicket stand and a disciplined team bowling performance in the absence of the injured Mitchell McClenaghan saw New Zealand produce an unlikely 70-run triumph over Pakistan in the opening one-day international yesterday. When the Black Caps were 99 for six in the 23rd over after being

sent in, that seemed a preposterous plot twist. They bridged the gap from ordinary to extraordinary over the course of the day in front of 6192 fans as the ground hosted its first ODI since 2005. The result was tinged with melancholy when Mitchell McClenaghan suffered the arrival of an Anwar Ali delivery through

Khawaja stars for the Thunder P17

his helmet visor from the penultimate ball. It left him with a bruised left eye. He went to the hospital for assessment, playing no further role in the match. Nicholls, in his sixth ODI, gave the hosts’ innings spine, making 82 off 111 before chopping on to Ali. The remainder of the top seven scored 47 with no-one getting

more than 11. Nicholls’ man-ofthe-match innings propelled New Zealand back into the contest to post 280 for eight. The hosts’ total also received a boon when Matt Henry swung four sixes in a 48-run, 30-ball cameo. They reached a run rate of five for the first time in the 47th over. Henry and McClenaghan put on 73 runs for the ninth wick-

et, a record against Pakistan. The New Zealand bowlers were accurate from the outset. Grant Elliott produced nagging line and length and cunning slower balls to secure three for 43 from his 10 overs. Trent Boult also excelled as the newly-anointed world No.1 ODI bowler, taking four for 40 from nine overs. - NZME

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