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Exam prep cuts ‘illogical’

BY DAISY HUDSON

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Mid Canterbury teenagers could lose up to a week of teaching time next year – and the district’s two secondary school principals are fuming.

The Guardian can reveal the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is considering extending the NCEA exam period by a further day, which could

see students losing a whole week of exam preparation.

When approached by the Guardian, NZQA assessment deputy chief executive Richard Thornton yesterday confirmed the organisation was currently consulting with schools across the country over a proposal to extend the NCEA examination period in 2015.

The extended timetable would

see the first exams, Level 1 Mathematics and Level 2 English, taking place on Friday, November 6, a week earlier than the start of this year’s exam period.

However, Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said despite the ministry’s claim that it was consulting with schools, he had received no formal word about the proposal.

Mr McMillan said the propos-

al “just doesn’t make sense”.

“It just means that teachers have to cram more in, and it means the nature of classes and courses will change,” he said.

“We’ll have more assessments at the same time as each other, everything just gets compacted.”

Any change could also see schools facing a logistical nightmare over dates for school

prizegivings and end of year events.

Mr McMillan said despite asking NZQA for the reasons behind the proposed change, none were forthcoming.

“Maybe they don’t like working Christmas and New Year’s Eve, I don’t know,” he said.

“It smells like a rat, and it’s starting to look like a rat.”

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Richie’s 100th-test gift What do you get your All Black beau to commemorate his 100th test as captain? A $1000 blazer with a personalised message would do. Richie McCaw’s girlfriend, New Zealand hockey player Gemma Flynn, presented him with the unlined Working Style jacket after the rugby test in Cardiff at the weekend. Flynn, 24, was photographed in the stands flanked by McCaw’s parents, Don and Margaret, as they watched him become the first All Black captain to reach the century milestone.

To mark the occasion, Flynn visited high-end menswear store Working Style in the Auckland suburb of Parnell on Thursday to buy a jacket made from Italian Tollegna linen.

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Midler ‘stings’ Grande Veteran singer Bette Midler has accused Ariana Grande of sexing up her act in a bid to sell records and branded the pop star’s saucy image as “ridiculous”. The Problem hitmaker, who previously insisted revealing clothes made her feel uncomfortable, has recently been seen in a variety of provocative costumes, including super-short skirts and even poses in her underwear on the cover of her new album, My Everything. However, Midler admits she is baffled

by Grande’s look and blames it on a misguided plan to sell records.

“It’s terrible! It’s always surprising to see someone like Ariana Grande with that silly high voice, a very wholesome voice, slithering around on a couch looking so ridiculous,” Midler told Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper. “I mean, it’s silly beyond belief and I don’t know who is telling her to do it.

I wish they’d stop. But it’s not my business, I’m not her mother. Or her manager. Maybe they tell them that’s what you’ve got to do. Sex sells. Sex has always sold.” Midler reveals her best advice to young stars: “Trust your talent. You don’t have to make a whore out of yourself to get ahead. You really don’t.”

Berry wins hair battle Actress Halle Berry has successfully won a court order banning ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry from straightening their daughter’s naturally-curly hair. The French-Canadian model recently decided to alter little Nahla’s look by having her locks tamed and lightened with highlights, but the makeover did not sit well with Berry, who allegedly accused Aubry of trying to hide her African-American roots. She sent her lawyer Steve Kolodny to court yesterday to object to Aubry’s actions as part of their bitter custody battle.

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Lose it or lose feet Hip-hop veteran Biz Markie was scared into getting fit and turning his eating habits around after medics warned he could lose his feet. The rapper, 50, realised he had to take control of his diet in 2011 after suffering from high blood pressure and testing positive for type 2 diabetes. The Just a Friend hitmaker, who previously tipped the scales at 174kg, has since shed 63kg from his frame by eating organic and he admits it took some stern words from his doctors to make him change his ways for the better. He tells ABC News, “They said I could lose my feet. They said I could lose body parts. A lot of things could happen... I wanted to live. Since I have to be a diabetic, if I didn’t make the changes, it was going to make the diabetes worse. I’m trying to get off (the diabetes medication). The way you gotta do it is lose the weight.”

Hollywood star for Jackson Oscar-winning New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson is saying goodbye to Middle Earth, but he’ll always have a place in Hollywood. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday that Jackson would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 8. The director behind the blockbuster Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies scored prime real estate on Hollywood, with his star sitting outside the Dolby Theatre, the home of the Academy Awards ceremonies.

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Blockbusters heading to Methven

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Above – Hoyts technical group members Tim Le-Petit (left) and Dwaine Rainey of Christchurch install a new projector at Cinema Paradiso this week.

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Movie blockbusters are on their way to Methven, thanks to the installation of a new projector and screen at the town’s cinema.

Cinema Paradiso will be the smallest movie theatre in New Zealand to receive new equipment featuring DCI technology – the way of the future for cinemas showing Hollywood movies throughout the country.

The $75,000 upgrade is under way this week, and screen hits such as Interstellar and Pride will open there on Saturday.

Planning is under way for opening screenings to be held alongside national and international opening dates, and the cinema’s first midnight screening will be next month.

On December 11 at 12.01am The Hobbit will screen, at the

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Students penalised By daiSy HudSon

must undergo an assessment and provide an external expert’s report, which can cost up to $700.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan is calling for more financial assistance for families who want to have their child assessed.

Mr McMillan said it was “absolutely” possible some students could be missing out on assistance because of the huge financial cost of the assessments.

He said while Special Assessment Conditions were a valid idea, the problem was that NZQA was in charge of regulating them.

“Move them to a competent authority somewhere,” he said. “I don’t think NZQA is up to the task.”

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said between 20 and 30 stu-

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Financial barriers could be preventing some Mid Canterbury teenagers with learning difficulties from receiving adequate support during NCEA assessments.

Students with learning, medical or physical challenges are able to apply for Special Assessment Conditions (SAC), which give them access to assistance such as reader/writers during NCEA assessments.

In order to qualify for that assistance, students must have either a medical, physical or sensory condition, or a specific learning disability, that directly affects their ability to be assessed fairly.

However, in order to prove they require the special conditions, students

dents at the school were receiving extra help before exams, but he believed NZQA may not be identifying needs in lower socio-economic schools.

“We’re following a government policy, which about inclusive learning, but they’re not funding it,” he said.

NZQA assessment deputy chief executive Richard Thornton told the Guardian yesterday that NZQA worked to ensure that any student who was entitled to Special Assessment Conditions received them.

Ministry of Education head of Sector Enablement and Support Katrina Casey said there were two approaches for students to gain access to SAC – one approach is through a psychologist’s assessment and the other is through local school evidence.

Exam preparation cuts ‘illogical’

From Page 1 The principal of Mid Canterbury’s other secondary school agreed that exams were “creeping more and more” into teaching time.

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said any extension of the examination timetable would cause administration problems for the school, and would reduce teaching time.

“It’s an ill thought out idea,” he said.

Mr Schreurs had also received no explanation as to why the change was proposed.

“If they say “it’s taking longer to mark”, well we all have those pressures,” he said.

“I don’t know why they’re putting it on us.”

Mr Thornton said the proposed extension would reduce the possibility of examination clashes for students.

He said NZQA had received feedback from principals and associations, and would take the feedback into consideration before finalising the examination timetable for 2015.

The final examination timetable for 2015 is expected to be published in early December 2014.

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same time it opens throughout the rest of New Zealand. And when the lovable Paddington Bear makes his screen debut, Methven will show the film alongside other cinemas nationwide, on December 27.

Cinema Paradiso owners Irene Dodson and Richard Sheppard said they felt proud of their little country town cinema being able to mix it with the big boys and become the second cinema in Mid Canterbury to screen blockbusters.

“There’s a lot of locals who travel to Ashburton and Christchurch to see new movies,” Mrs Dodson said.

“I just think we can keep some of that money from going out of town, they don’t have to travel now,” Mr Sheppard added.

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■ ASHBURTON WINZ REOPENING

New home to open today

BY KURT BAYER Life in Ashburton takes a step closer towards normality today when the Work and Income office re-opens for the first time since September’s double-shooting tragedy.

Thousands of townsfolk turned up for a public memorial to slain Winz front counter workers Peggy Turukira Noble, 67, and Susan Leigh Cleveland, 55.

Co-workers Lindy Louise Curtis, 43, who was was shot in the leg and badly injured,

and Kim Elizabeth Adams, survived.

They are still unable to speak about their experiences.

“I really don’t want to talk,” said survivor Ms Adams yesterday as builders were putting the finishing touches on the temporary Cass St building.

Two security guards will be permanently stationed at the new office.

It will be open from 9.30am today by appointment only.

Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay said the office’s reopening is a “positive step” on the

town’s collective road to recovery.

“I can only wish [the staff] all the best,” he said.

On the day of the shooting, Mr McKay said locals were “resilient” enough to cope.

“That has happened, and we are getting on with life,” he said.

The Ministry of Social Development confirmed that along with Work and Income, Studylink and Senior Services will operate a full service out of the offices from today.

Child, Youth and Family will

move in early February.

“These temporary offices mean we can open our doors to the community again after the September tragedy,” said Ministry of Social Development regional commissioner, John Henderson.

“I’d like to thank all those people and agencies who’ve supported us following the tragic loss of our colleagues.”

Social Development Minister Anne Tolley and Police Minister Michael Woodhouse will attend an “informal opening” on Friday.

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Commuter floats car pooling proposal

BY SUE NEWMAN

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The most common sight Valerie Bishop sees when she drives from Christchurch to Ashburton each day are cars with just a driver, no passengers.

She’s one of the growing number of people who commute south each day for work, probably matched by an even larger number heading north.

And like the rest of those commuters she’s clocking up around $150 worth of fuel costs and carving thousands of kilometres off the life of their vehicles.

And like other commuters, Ms Bishop knows that sharing cars and costs has to be the better way of doing the daily commute, but finding others to car pool with isn’t always easy.

She’s decided to test the car pooling waters to see if she can find one or two people who might be keen to combine their daily travel and save some money.

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Keen to share the ride, commuter Valerie Bishop wants to contact people who travel from Christchurch to work in Ashburton.

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urch between 6am and 6.30am and heads home around 44.30pm.

Her daily drive is from Linwood via the Southern Motorway and she suggests car poolers could meet in Templeton or meet anywhere along

that route. While she travels to Ashburton daily, she is only looking for car pool buddies for three of the days in a typical working week.

At around $150 a week and up to 200 kilometres a day, commuting becomes an expen-

sive exercise, she said.

“I love my job and I don’t want to change but the cost of travel is so high and I’m trying to find a solution.”

Anyone interested in car pooling can contact Ms Bishop on 0272114363

Security gull guards

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Forest and Bird Ashburton Branch has organised security guard monitoring of the town’s unique black billed gull population.

The conservation group is funding the monitoring itself, but may apply for retrospective funding later to recoup its costs.

Branch president Edith Smith said members had decided to organise the monitoring due to the importance of the Ashburton black billed gull population and the critically endangered status of the birds.

They did not want any delays as the birds gathered to nest on the Ashburton River near State Highway One. The birds arrive on the river each November and are building nests and sitting on eggs. Chicks are expected to begin hatching next week, and will have fledged by January, when the gulls will leave the river.

Black billed gulls have the same endangered status as takahe and kakapo, and the Ashburton colony is the largest in New Zealand.

Mrs Smith said there had been several reports of disturbances to the colony this year.

This follows vandalism of barriers installed to prevent fourwheel-drive access. It is an offence under the Wildlife Act to harm or disturb the birds.

“Masterguard will check the colony as they pass to and fro over the bridge seven days a week,” Mrs Smith said.

The guard was expected to be a temporary measure as DOC was investigating having a locally-based warranted officer keep an eye on the birds.

See Saturday’s Guardian for a feature on the life and death breeding season of the Ashburton River’s black billed gulls.

Gender no barrier for farming careers Aoraki Polytechnic’s new rural farming programme is attracting women into the agricultural sector.

Aoraki Polytechnic primary industries portfolio manager Andrea Leslie said it was great to see more women choosing agriculture as a career.

The one-year Aoraki Rural Cadets Programme starts in Timaru and Ashburton next year. Interest in the course has been strong, and so far half of the enrolments have been from women.

“Agriculture is a career that should attract equal numbers of males and females. It is great to see this becoming a reality.’’

One of those is Eilish Fowler.

The 18-year-old is currently doing her National Certificate in Agriculture, level 2, and next year plans to join the cadet programme.

Eilish is among a new generation of females who are swapping traditionally female careers for quad bikes and tractors.

The bubbly Timaru woman finished her hairdressing course last year, but the lure of the farming lifestyle was too strong.

“I have a passion for this. This is something I have always wanted to do.’’

Eilish comes from a rural background and suspects farming is probably in the family genes.

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The Aoraki Rural Cadets Programme aims to attract and prepare people for a career in agriculture. It also hopes to help alleviate the huge skills shortage in the sector.

For the first three months, students will gain the basic skills and knowledge to enable them to go on a farm. They will learn the essentials for employment including health and safety, safe operation of farm machinery, and key farm skills.

After successfully completing the first part of the course, students will learn more advanced skills for farming through a combination of on farm and classroom activities.

There will be two start dates in 2015, February and July. Enrol now.

Eilish Fowler has a passion for y farming “I want to work on a dair up way my k wor to t wan I farm. and manage a farm one day.’’

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Broadband initiative lauded

By Sue NewmaN

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Thanks to an initiative led by EA Networks, the Ashburton District is leading the way nationally in providing broadband access to rural communities.

And, impressed with what it has found in rural Ashburton, Digital Development Associates will use the EA Networks project as the key example among a cluster of ideas and options to help people in rural areas around New Zealand maximise their opportunities to hook in to a faster internet service.

Earlier this week a team from the company was in Ashburton, checking out rural broadband coverage and was more than impressed with what they found said company owner Chris O’Connell. He leads the Hills, Holes and Poles project that will see the experiences of broadband pioneers packaged as an online resource for rural communities.

Ashburton is leading the way, not only nationally but internationally in terms of the spread and quality of its rural broadband service, Mr O’Connell said.

“The future of rural broad-

In brief

Winslow car crash Police attended a car crash at Winslow just after 1pm on Monday, when the driver allegedly lost control and drove the car into a paddock. There were no injuries reported.

Fire call to bank Two fire crews were called to the BNZ bank on East St in Ashburton about 1.40pm yesterday, after staff reported smelling smoke.

Staff were evacuated for a short period of time while fire crews investigated, and the source of the smell was determined to be an overheated light fitting.

No charges No charges will be laid in relation to the death of a man who was struck by a taxi in Wanaka in September. Coen van Rosmalen, a Dutch national, died after he was struck by the taxi in Beacon Point Road about 3:30am on September 14. Police said after a thorough investigation no charges would be laid against the driver. His death has been referred to the coroner to rule a cause of death.

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Mike Smith (left) from Ultimate Broadband and Chris O’Connell Digital Development Associates, celebrating EA Networks’ work in making the Ashburton District a national leader in providing broadband services to rural customers.

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band is in Ashburton; you have probably got the best rural broadband structure in the world.”

And that is due to the innovation of EA Networks taking the lead and laying fibre around the district, he said.

“They provided the platform that has enabled this. Chorus has its Giga town project; in theory there is no reason why

Ashburton couldn’t have the title Giga farming community.”

Ashburton’s roll-out of broadband to rural communities had happened in spite of, rather than because of, any of the Government funding schemes, Mr O’Connell said.

The Government had invested between $300 million and $400 million with Chorus and Vodafone to deliver a broadband

service, but this was vastly outperformed by the service EA Networks had provided, he said.

“Other parts of New Zealand would do well to emulate the Ashburton model.

“The best thing these communities can do is to visit Ashburton and see what’s been done there.”

With another $100 million likely to be released by the Gov-

ernment next year to expand rural broadband services, the stories in online resource would help rural communities build a plan they could use when seeking a share of that funding, Mr O’Connell said.

The backbone of EA Networks fibre optic cable project might have been built, but work on extending that network is on-going says the lines company’s commercial manager Jeremy Adamson.

Strategic extensions are carried out for its own needs and at customer request.

“Our network needs scale and we need to continue connecting people to make it more sustainable.”

If a request was made for an extension, a business case would be built and the work could be funded by the customer, EA Networks and often a third party, Mr Adamson said.

While he was delighted with the accolades received from the broadband assessment team, Mr Adamson said EA Networks was in a unique situation.

“The key difference between us and most companies is that we’re a co-operative and we’re local.”

Rural drink driving campaign launched

By DaiSy HuDSoN

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Organisers of a new campaign to crack down on rural drink driving are hopeful it will prevent Canterbury’s high road toll from rising any further.

The rural drink driving campaign was launched yesterday with a community event at the Hinds Domain.

Those who attended the launch were shown how to make tasty non-alcoholic drinks and easy party food, witnessed a mock crash, and had the chance to check out the police booze bus.

They also got to try what Mid-South Canterbury Alcohol Harm Reduction officer Sergeant Grant Lord called “reduced vision goggles”, which simulated a drunken state, and attempt to walk in a straight line.

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Hannah Bell tests her balance while wearing reduced vision goggles at the launch of the rural drink driving campaign in Hinds yesterday.

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dinated effort involving road safety co-ordinators from the Ashburton, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Selwyn, Timaru, Mac-

kenzie and Waimate District Councils. The Mid Canterbury campaign is being led by the Ashburton Community Alco-

hol and Drug Service (Acads), and is supported by the Ashburton District Council, Presbyterian Support, police and other agencies.

Acads manager Chris Clark urged people to plan ahead and think about how they would get home, before they started to drink.

Ms Clark said it was important to target rural drink driving in particular, as there were issues specific to rural areas.

“Rural areas have other problems,” she said. “There are long distances, it’s not just around the corner, there are not a lot of other transport options, and speeds are higher on rural roads.”

Ms Clark said the major focus of the campaign was for people to plan ahead and get home safely. “Our message is, if you’re going to drink alcohol, don’t drive.”

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The threat of rain failed to dampen the determination of dozens of people who gathered to march against domestic violence in Ashburton yesterday.

The march along Ashburton’s East Street was held to mark White Ribbon Day, an international event where people wear a white ribbon to show they do not condone violence towards women.

A large crowd attended the event, including Ashburton District Mayor Angus McKay, Ministry of Social Development regional commissioner John Henderson and members of the Ashburton police.

Mr McKay, Mr Henderson, and White Ribbon Day ambassador and Child, Youth and Family worker Evans Chibanguza led the march, carrying a large banner that read “Mid Canter-

bury men have violence free homes”.

Those in attendance were also encouraged to sign a pledge that stated they would never commit, condone or remain silent about violence towards women.

A free sausage sizzle was held afterwards on the East Street chessboard.

Families Without Violence co-ordinator Anna Arrowsmith said organisers had been busy all morning dressing the street with balloons and white ribbons and they had been having “really good conversations” with members of the public about domestic violence.

Mr Chibanguza said turnout at the march was better than last year’s event.

“It’s good to see the community turning out and supporting us,” he said.

“It gives out that message, for victims to know there are people out there that care.”

Dozens of people signed a pledge against domestic violence during White Ribbon Day events in Ashburton yesterday.

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Tooth decay is an on-going problem – and the culprit? Sugar. Canterbury children’s teeth are only getting worse, in 2012 and 2013 Canterbury dentists dealt with 18,374 decayed, missing or filled teeth (DMFT) in five-year-old children alone.

Ministry of Health statistics state that in 2012 37 per cent of five year old children within the Canterbury District Health Board had some sort of tooth decay and in 2013 that increased to 38 per cent.

The number of kids undergoing dental treatment with general anaesthetic has also increased. In 2011 477 children between 0 to 9 years of age had dental treatment under general anaesthesia, in 2012 that increased to 584 and last year it rose again, to 632.

Dr Justin Wall of Ashburton Dental Centre said tooth decay is an ongoing

problem that affects all ages across the board.

“Energy drinks are having a big impact, and fizzy drinks, as always,” Dr Wall said.

Dr Wall also said the price of fizzy drinks is contributing – they are cheaper than bottled water and significantly cheaper than milk.

Canterbury School and Community Dental Service clinical director Dr Martin Lee said there is a type of polarisation going on, where those who have had good oral health care are getting better and those that do not are getting worse – particularly in the case of children.

A journal article published in London stated that sugar intake should be less than 5 per cent of daily energy intake, said Dr Lee. For an adult that is around 25 grams per day or six teaspoons.

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Ten years of long blonde dreadlocks will soon be history when 13-year-old Cole Beeman shaves them off to raise money for cancer on December 12.

It is all set to take place at the Ashburton Intermediate market day between noon and 1pm with the first few chops likely to be executed by friends or those that wish to have go, before a hairdresser takes over to do the rest. People have even offered money to be able to cut off one of Cole’s dreadlocks – of which he has nearly 40 – and there may also be some kind of raffle which people can enter to win the chance to chop one off.

It was Cole’s decision to rid his head of dreadlocks and raise money for cancer – last year he lost his grandfather and two friends to the disease.

“Every time I went to my grandad’s house he’d tease me because I had long

hair, and then he passed away last year.”

Cole has had dreadlocks since the age of three, as he was shy about a scar on his head that was the result of a major operation he had on his skull when he was just 11 months old.

“Since then he was sensitive about haircuts,” his mum said.

He is not worried now though, he said he is ready for a change.

Cole’s Mum, Lucy Beeman said the whole family is excited.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Vandalism puts life at risk

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the path of another car. Over the past 10 years, 43 per cent of road crashes in the district have occurred at intersections.

Last week 12 signs on Thompsons Track were vandalised, including give way and stop signs at intersections; on Monday night a sign on the corner of Thompsons Track and Pole Road was felled again.

The latest in the run of sign destruction may have been the result of a close encounter with a vehicle and it was difficult to tell if the damage was intentional or accidental, Mr

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It might seem like a bit of harmless fun, but knocking over a road sign and driving away could have tragic consequences, Ashburton District Council service delivery manager Neil McCann says.

He’s fed up with watching his budget being eroded by the cost of replacing road signs, but he said it is even more of a concern that those lost signs could mean a vehicle drives through what appears to be an unmarked intersection into

McCann said. If it was accidental, however, it was important the council was notified immediately so it could replace the sign.

The cost of installing a new give way sign is about $300 on top of what is already a steadily mounting road sign repair bill, he said.

“If anyone in the community sees suspicious activity near or around the district’s road signs can they please report this to us and the Ashburton Police, as this has the potential to cost more than just the financial

cost, there’s a significant safety issue here.”

With the summer holiday season looming, it was even more important that the district’s road signs were in place for travellers who may be unfamiliar with the district’s roading network, he said.

The council was working with the police to step up vigilance on road sign damage and the public had a part to play too in reporting suspicious activity or noting any signs that had been knocked over, Mr McCann said.

Respite care is available but you need to ask The odds were against Mt Somers farmer Ruth Lewthwaite when she suffered a brain aneurysm three years ago.

Her surgeon told husband John he did not think she would pull through, given that two thirds of people with a similar severity of brain bleed die.

But after several weeks in a coma, Mrs Lewthwaite began to regain consciousness, and came off life support.

Today aged 73, she and Mr Lewthwaite feel blessed they can continue their life together.

They moved to a townhouse in Methven, and began to access respite care at Methven House. The rest home is highlighting the story of Mr and Mrs Lewthwaite to remind Mid Cantabrians to not wait until crisis point before accessing temporary accommodation respite care services.

The Lewthwaites accessed the service in good time, earlier this year.

But Methven House nurse manager Elisabeth Heybrook said many were hesitant about seeking such support.

“Often there is reluctance to look into it because the person

Seriously injured An elderly NZ Post rural mail contractor in Hokitika was seriously injured after being run over by her own vehicle on Monday night. Diane Howe was unloading parcels from the back of her van at a property with a sloping driveway, just north of the Hokitika town limit on State Highway 6, when the accident occurred about 7pm. Constable Sonya Rea, of Hokitika police, said another person was helping unload the vehicle when it rolled backwards. That person alerted emergency services, and Mrs Howe was airlifted to Grey Base Hospital from the accident scene. - NZME

Employment breaches Fifteen Queenstown employers have been found breaching employment standards. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Immigration NZ visited businesses in the hospitality, retail and service industries and issued 17 notices for a total of 64 minimum employment standard breaches.

Labour Inspectorate southern regional manager Steve Watson said formal investigations had also been launched into the employment activities of seven employers. “The level of noncompliance identified during this operation was disappointing, especially employees who were not receiving minimum wage for the hours they worked.

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needing it is unwilling to leave home.

“Often the carers are so tired they almost need a crisis before they ask for help,” Ms Heybrook said.

Methven House, a community-run rest home with 13 beds, could not always guarantee respite care availability, being a smaller rest home.

But with lower occupancy in recent months, it now had spaces available and was actively promoting the option.

The challenge for many carers was accepting that it was okay to ask for a break, Ms Heybrook said.

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Mr Lewthwaite also had his own health issues.

“We are not people who would ask for help if there wasn’t a need,” Mr Lewthwaite said.

The moment an elderly man fell 25 metres from a cruise ship was caught on CCTV. The search for the 84-year-old passenger overboard the cruise ship in the Tasman Sea was called off yesterday afternoon.

CCTV footage from the Sun Princess showed the man falling 25 metres into the water, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said. The AMSA ended the search for the 84-yearold cruise ship passenger after expert medical advice suggested the man could not survive falling overboard. The ship was returning to Sydney. The man went overboard about 10.40pm NZT on Monday at a point about 320km east of Sydney. The ship turned back yesterday but there was no sign of the man.

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Help for strengthening If you’re an owner of one of Ashburton’s heritage buildings, Heritage New Zealand would like to talk to you.

A team from the organisation (formerly Historic Places Trust) will be in Ashburton next month and they want to meet with owners who may be looking at strengthening or restoring their buildings.

They’ll provide information and advice and they’ll undertake individual site visits.

While the heritage team will be holding public information sessions in Timaru, they are keen to hear from Ashburton building owners who may want to talk one-on-one about their strengthening and restoration options.

Heritage New Zealand regional gen-

eral manager Rob Hall said the roadshow was a way for the organisation to share what it had learned since the Canterbury earthquakes.

“We’re hoping to meet up with owners to provide site-specific advice and to discuss options for buildings in need of repair or strengthening.”

If owners had documents relating to the building’s construction or previous strengthening, these would be helpful in discussions, Mr Hall said.

The heritage roadshow will be in Mid and South Canterbury from December 8-10 and building owners wanting a site visit need to register with Heritage New Zealand by email areacoordinatorCW@heritage.org.nz or by phoning 03 357 9613.

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■ CHRISTCHURCH CAR CHASE

■ MID CANTERBURY PRESCHOOLS

Suspected drug mule in chase car

Healthy heart message gets through

The vehicle that allegedly fled police and ended up in a serious crash on Yaldhurst Road on Monday was driving a suspected drug mule from the airport.

NZME News Service understands that the police were acting on information that the 32-year old female passenger had allegedly smuggled drugs through Christchurch International Airport.

Sources say police saw the woman being picked up at the airport by the silver BMW. Officers tailing the car began a pursuit at about 4.45pm after it allegedly backed into another vehicle at the junction of Wairakei Rd and Johns Rd, just outside the airport.

The vehicle fled police before ramming through an armed police roadblock on Yaldhurst Road and colliding head-on with another car, causing injuries to the occupants.

Superintendent Gary Knowles said the 32-year-old female passenger in the BMW was under police guard in Christchurch Hospital under the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act.

Graham Theo Payne, 55, the driver of the BMW, appeared in Christchurch District Court yesterday facing one charge of failing to stop when followed by police under lights and three charges of reckless driving causing injury.

Inquiries were continuing into the second passenger, a 40 year-old man.

Police said the 79-year-old man who was driving the other car is reported to be in a stable condition.

The front seat passenger, an 80-year-old woman, was in a critical but stable condition.

The other passenger, a 70 year-old woman, was in a serious but stable condition.

Canterbury Police crime services manager Detective Inspector Virginia Le Bas is overseeing the police investigation.

Mr Knowles said: “The pursuit and crash has been referred to the Independent Police Conduct Authority and a senior investigator from outside Canterbury District will have oversight of an internal investigation into police, practices and procedure. - NZME

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Mid Canterbury is full of healthy hearts - in the early childhood education (ECE) sector at least.

Eight Mid Canterbury early childhood education (ECE) providers currently participate in the Heart Foundation’s Healthy Heart Award programme.

It is a free programme designed to provide support for ECEs so that they can create a healthy learning environment – it does this through encouraging healthy eating habits and daily physical activity.

Heart Foundation health promotion co-ordinator Chloe Balderstone said there are three levels to the award – Bronze (Rito), Silver (Whanau) and Gold (Pa-Harakeke) – it is up to the centre as to which award they go for.

To get signed off for an award the centres have to provide evidence on a number of different things including having a nutrition policy and physical activity policy in place, having lunchbox guidelines, nutrition instruction, communication with parents

Rakaia Playcentre was presented with the Whanau Healthy Heart Award on October 22 which was also its Healthy Heart day.

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or guardians about the importance of physical activity and nutrition and they must also provide resources and opportunities for teach-

ers to upskill. “Once a centre has obtained an award they are valid for two years and then they either reapply for the same award or go

for the next level up,” Ms Balderstone said.

There are currently six ECEs not active with the Healthy Heart Awards.

■ SHOW REVIEW

An epic story of ancient Russia told through dance Kostroma at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, November 21.

Awesome. Cool. Neat. Wicked. Had my grandchildren accompanied me to the performance of Kostroma last Friday evening at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, I’m certain they would have uttered these modern day adjectives.

Somehow, such descriptions are simply not good enough yet I struggle to source superlatives befitting of this spectacular dance show, born in the city of

Kostroma which is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma rivers in Russia.

Kostroma the dance was created by husband and wife team Elena and Yuri Tsarenko in 1991 and since its inception, a troupe of up to 50 dancers has travelled the world bringing audiences to their feet in appreciation.

Through the dance form, Russian history and the lives of its people are expressed and during this performance portraying many seamless transitions,

the audience was swept through 15 scenes of the most dazzling stage movement witnessed here for quite some time.

No fewer than 600 costumes, 300 prop items and eight set changes are utilised as the epic story of ancient Russia is told.

Scene after scene we were mesmerised by the exquisite costuming, the sheer athleticism and contrasting beauty of sylph-like movements. At times it appeared that the female dancers were on motorised roller blades, such was their fluidity

as they formed shape after shape using limbs and props. Suffice to say that utterances of disbelief were audible during the Great Cossack Dance and the Rhythms of the Caucasus.

It appeared an effortless task for the men to leap from the floor, not just once but repeatedly and at times in a complete circle.

The palest of blue, for costumes adorning the females from head to toe, set the scene for the dance entitled The Volga River. The ATEC stage became

that river momentarily as the ripples of blue created many twists, turns and visual images of the river’s life.

The creators of costuming are to be praised to the heights for their perfection.

Many will know the tune Kalinka, which set the scene for the finale entitled The Holiday.

A traditional Russian dance, absolutely brimming with energy and passion brought the performance to an all too soon ending and the audience to a standing ovation.

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he chorus of “so what, who cares” that accompanied claims of political smear campaigns run out of some of the highest offices in the land should fall silent now that the claims have been investigated.

But they should not fall silent on the assumption that there was nothing to see – because there was and its implications, no matter personal political points of view, should be of broad concern.

The Inspector General’s report into the conduct of Security Intelligence Service should send a strong signal to everyone in public service to ensure the work they do is fair, clear and transparent.

To do otherwise opens the door to the sort of claims of political interference and partisanship that will undermine the public service and sow the seeds of distrust in the community it serves.

The Inspector General’s report criticised the way the SIS released inaccurate and misleading information that was embarrassing to the-then leader of the Opposition, Phil Goff, in 2011.

The SIS released a briefing note which confirmed Mr Goff was briefed about alleged Israeli spies caught up in the February Christchurch earthquake. He’d previously denied he had been briefed, sparking a political row between him and Prime Minister John Key. The report found the former head of the SIS, Warren Tucker, failed to take adequate steps to maintain the spy agency’s neutrality, but that there was no evidence of political partisanship at the SIS. There was political partisanship in the Prime Minister’s office, where a staff member effectively guided blogger Cameron Slater to request the information to ensure it became public.

Mr Tucker yesterday took full responsibility for his actions, but many in the public service will be disappointed it took a review to explore the lingering doubts.

It has certainly made it clear to all public servants that their work must always be seen to be much further than at armslength from the politicians.

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n October 30 the Ashburton District Council adopted its annual report for the 2013/14 financial year.

The report provides information (both financial and nonfinancial) that helps residents and ratepayers assess how well the council has performed over the last year. The Ashburton Guardian reported on some of the key results, an $18.3m surplus and a growing asset base shortly after the report’s adoption.

Councils are required by Section 98 of the Local Government Act 2002 to prepare an annual report and adopt it within four months of the end of the financial year – by 0ctober 31 each year.

They are further required to make the annual report containing audited financial statements and service performance information publically available within a month of adopting it. The month allows council staff time to have the document printed and published. An audited summary of the annual report must also be released within the month.

The annual report’s preparation requires a lot of internal work by staff, and it is always a relief to have the process completed on time.

There hasn’t been a year since the act was introduced that all of New Zealand’s local authorities have been able to meet all of the accountability requirements for annual reports. Some struggle to get the annual report adopted before October 31, some struggle to release the report within a month and some miss the same deadline for the summary.

The Ashburton District Council received an unqualified audit report for its 2013/14 annual report. This means that Audit New Zealand believes the accounts show a true and fair view of the council’s operating results for the year.

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In the case of ACL they reported a tax paid profit of $1.5m for the year compared to last year’s profit of $1.1m.

Revenue sat at $30.4m. The company achieved a rate of return based on average equity of 13 per cent. They paid the council a dividend of $610,000 for the year. About 75 per cent of ACL’s turnover is now generated from sources external to the council.

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Both of the Council Controlled Companies have their annual reports audited. The cost of ACL’s audit was $50,000; the cost for EMC will exceed $15,000.

Making the information available doesn’t necessarily mean that people will be interested in reading about how the council and wider group has performed.

Research I saw last year indicated that about 15 per cent of a district’s residents would say they took the time to look through a council annual report at one time or another. Ratepayers tend to be slightly more interested than non-ratepayers.

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■ UNITED STATES

Riots after US cop walks

By Jennie Matthew Protesters have set buildings ablaze and looted stores in the US town of Ferguson after a grand jury chose not to press charges against a white officer who shot dead a black teenager.

President Barack Obama and the family of late 18-year-old Michael Brown appealed in vain for calm after a prosecutor said a grand jury had found the policeman acted in self-defence.

The shooting of Brown back in August sparked weeks of sometimes violent protests and a nationwide debate about forceful police tactics and race relations in America.

St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch said Officer Darren Wilson had fired 12 times after getting into an “altercation” with Brown, and that the jury had found no grounds to file charges.

As McCulloch rounded off his summary of the grand jury’s decision, Brown’s mother burst into tears and the crowd began to chant: “Hey, hey, ho, ho! These killer cops have got to go.”

Members of an angry crowd outside the police station where Wilson had been threw bottles and stones.

A police car was set alight and nearby stores looted.

Riot officers responded with teargas, batons and flash grenades, and running battles broke out in the streets of the St Louis suburb, with armoured cars moving slowly through the area.

Looters smashed their way into a mobile phone store opposite the police headquarters and ransacked it.

Pam Bailey, a retiree from St Louis in her 60s, said she had expected the decision.

“I’ve lived long enough to

A 68-year-old man has been released from prison in California after 36 years behind bars, after a judge’s ruling cast doubt on his murder conviction. Michael Hanline was found guilty in 1978 of killing motorcyclist J.T. McGarry and jailed for life without the possibility of parole, but had always proclaimed his innocence. “Investigations ... have found new evidence that casts doubt upon the correctness of the jury’s verdict,” said the district attorney of Ventura County north of LA, Gregory Totten. - AFP

Rookie shot 12-year-old The police officer who shot dead a 12-year-old boy in Cleveland, Ohio, was about three metres away when he fired, police officers say.

The boy, Tamir Rice, was shot on Saturday and died on Sunday after undergoing surgery. Police said two officers arrived at the scene at a recreation centre after receiving a 911 call that someone at the park was carrying a “probably fake” gun and pointing it at people. The firstyear officer fired two shots after he saw Rice pull what he thought was a gun from the waistband of his pants.

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Police guard the area as some buildings are set on fire after the announcement of the grand jury decision yesterday in Ferguson.

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know that African Americans are not considered human beings,” she said.

Protest marches began in several more US cities - including New York, Chicago and the capital Washington DC - but there were no immediate reports of unrest outside Missouri.

Outside the White House in Washington, a crowd waved signs urging the government to “Stop racist police terror”.

Inside the executive mansion, Obama made a rapidly-organised televised appearance to appeal for calm in the Midwestern town, echoing the sentiments of the dead teenager’s family.

“Michael Brown’s parents have lost more than anyone.

We should be honouring their wishes,” Obama said.

“I also appeal to the law enforcement officials in Ferguson and the region to show care and restraint in managing peaceful protests that may occur.”

His call for calm fell on deaf ears in Ferguson, where police were pelted with bricks and bottles and responded with volleys of teargas.

McCulloch told reporters the evidence presented to the jury had shown Wilson had shot as a legitimate act of selfdefence during a tussle that broke out as he was respond-

ing to a robbery. He said the “altercation” had broken out as Wilson was sitting in his patrol car and Brown was at the window.

Wilson testified to the jury that Brown leaned into the car and attacked him, grabbing his gun.

“During the altercation, two shots were fired by Officer Wilson while still inside the vehicle,” McCulloch said.

After these shots were fired, Wilson is said to have left the car to pursue Brown, who at some point turned on him.

Ten shots were fired and the young man was killed, hit six times.

- AFP

■ AUSTRALIA

Hunger Games ‘inspiring animal cruelty’ Films and TV shows like Hunger Games and the Walking Dead have inspired reckless wannabe hunters to use bows and arrows to maim animals, many of which die in agony over several days.

The RSPCA says there has been a rise in the number of animals shot with arrows across Queensland over the past year.

The most recent incident - a pelican spotted with an arrow in its side at Lake Tinaroo, in-

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land from Cairns - was reported to police on Tuesday morning.

Spokesman Michael Beatty suspects popular TV shows and films that have hunting themes such as Hunger Games, the Walking Dead and Game of Thrones may have inspired amateurs to take up the sport.

“It’s always gone on but seems to be more prevalent,” he told AAP. “They don’t stop to think of

the suffering that they’re going to cause the animal.”

Unless a person is skilled in the practice, animals are often left injured and die in pain over a number of days.

At least 10 animals, including possums, magpies, wallabies, a kangaroo and even a horse, have been killed or maimed in Queensland in this way over the past year.

Most cases have been in the southeast and there is generally

a spike over the school holidays.

Mr Beatty says attempts are being made to find the wounded pelican.

“If we can get it in time it might survive,” he said.

There are no actual laws against hunting with a bow and arrow, but a person can be prosecuted if it can be proved the animal has suffered - a difficult task if the animal is dead, Mr Beatty says.

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Russia has cemented control over neighbouring Georgia’s rebel Abkhazia region with a “strategic partnership” deal that the Georgian government says amounts to annexation. President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed the “alliance and strategic partnership” agreement which formalises Russian dominance of the tiny separatist region’s foreign policy, armed forces and economy, as well as placing Russian guards on the border with the rest of Georgia. The Georgian government condemned the move as illegal.

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Nuke deadline extended Iran and world powers have given themselves seven more months to clinch a landmark nuclear agreement after missing a deadline for a deal. The failure came despite a five-day diplomatic push in the Austrian capital, Vienna, involving the foreign ministers of Iran, the US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. But US Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking in Vienna, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, speaking in Tehran, said real progress had been made and raised hopes a deal could eventually be sealed.

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Sydney Harbour tunnels Two new Sydney Harbour tunnels have been proposed as part of election-bound Premier Mike Baird’s $20 billion splurge on infrastructure in NSW. The money is subject to the sale of 49 per cent of the state’s electricity distribution network - commonly referred to as the poles and wires. NSW is due to go to the polls on March 28. A rail crossing under the harbour to link up the new North West and South West lines has been mooted, but the government has also proposed a western harbour road tunnel from Rozelle rail yards in the inner west to link with the Gore Hill or Warringah freeway in Sydney’s north. The road tunnel is designed to allow up to 50,000 vehicles to bypass Sydney’s city centre. - AAP

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■ MASSIVE LAWSUIT

New Zealand Carbon Farming, the country’s largest supplier of post-1989 bulk carbon credits, is suing Mighty River Power for $34.7 million over liability for carbon credits the listed energy company was contracted to buy as part of its efforts to offset carbon emissions from electricity generation.

The case, currently underway in the High Court at Auckland, centres on a change to the methodology for working out the amount of carbon credits produced by forests under the Emis-

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sions Trading Scheme (ETS).

“They are a very significant national organisation, but we have every intention of standing up for our contractual rights,” said NZ Carbon Farming managing director Matt Walsh in a statement issued to BusinessDesk.

“It is not appropriate to debate the issues in public, but are very confident about doing so before the Court,” said Walsh.

NZCF’s legal claim relates to a contract dispute with MRP over carbon credits under a 15-year contract for NZCF’s Harwarden Forest

in North Canterbury.

MRP is contesting the claim which would mean it would have to buy significantly more carbon units from the supplier than was originally forecast because the contract included a pro-rata scale up or down clause if the amount of carbon sinks produced by the forest was altered under new methodology.

Mighty River Power’s annual report in its notes to the financial accounts said only it

was involved in a contract dispute over asset purchases which was currently before the courts and had a potential cost of up to $6.4m.

The court was told yesterday the amount of carbon credits MRP was required to take using the new methodology had a significant financial impact, potentially near doubling the cost of the 15-year contract from $36.6m to $71.27m - a difference of $34.67m.

- NZME

Big contract for Tait Christchurch-based Tait Communications has won a major contract to manage the critical communications system for Californian utility company Pacific Gas & Electric.

The privately held company refuses to give any figures around the deal, but the contract win was in the fastgrowing market for managed services emerging globally for critical infrastructure, whose owners need greater reliability and more coverage in remote areas from their telecommunications networks.

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Methven lifts profit Methven, the NZX-listed tap and shower manufacturer and exporter, lifted first-half profit 3.4 per cent as lower costs and a smaller tax bill offset a slip in sales, and expects annual earnings to be at the top end of guidance. Profit rose to $2.9 million in the six months ended September 30.

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■ COMMENT

■ PUMPKIN PATCH

Reckless v negligent

Banking covenants may be breached

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ohammed Sahim, a Cargo Handler at Menzies International, was dismissed after driving a golf cart into a pile of stacked pallets.

He was driving the cart from the passenger side of the vehicle and accidently pushed the accelerator instead of the brake.

Sahim raised a personal grievance and the Employment Relations Authority determined that the employer was wrong to dismiss despite following a sound process.

The employer is very safety conscious having been awarded the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) in 2012 (a well-known global audit system and standard).

To achieve this they had implemented significant cultural change and robust health and safety systems.

The Employment Agreement and Staff Handbook were explicit about the expectations of employees.

Immediately after the accident Sahim reported it to his manager, but failed to disclose he had been driving the cart from the passenger’s side.

He could not explain the

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cause of the accident except to say he had a lapse of concentration.

Once the CCTV was viewed his driving position was identified.

With this new information, a disciplinary investigation was initiated, following all the requirements of the process.

Sahim was advised of the allegations the day before the meeting, told of his right to be represented and that a possible outcome was dismissal. The investigation meeting itself was determined by the Authority to be thorough and fair, with no dispute about Sahim’s actions.

So what went so wrong for the employer?

Unfortunately in the detail of the allegations which were that Sahim was ‘driving recklessly in a company vehicle and/or operating equipment in an unsafe or irresponsible manner’.

The Authority considered

the word ‘recklessly’ using an Employment Court definition.

They considered that for Sahim to have been driving recklessly, he needed to be aware of the potential danger in driving the cart from the passenger side and still continued to act knowing the consequences.

The Authority found instead that Sahim’s action was an isolated incident of negligence.

It concluded; “Generally a negligent person foresees no risk at all and is stupid or careless, as was admitted by Sahim, whereas recklessness requires foresight of an unreasonable risk.”

Acts of negligence are not ordinarily deemed by the Courts and Authority as serious misconduct, and in this case the dismissal was considered unjustified.

The Authority awarded Sahim $6330 in lost wages and $6000 compensation.

This case demonstrates that every aspect of the disciplinary process is critical for a justified dismissal.

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

By Suze metheRell Pumpkin Patch chair Peter Schuyt says trading conditions remain challenging and the unprofitable childrenswear retailer is in risk of breaching its banking covenants if Christmas sales disappoint.

The Auckland-based company’s annual report, which was tagged by its auditor, shows the retailer renegotiated the terms of its banking arrangements with ANZ Bank New Zealand, which the board saw as “prudent to provide accommodation for potential adverse results arising from a challenging trading environment while an extended facility was negotiated.”

At the company’s annual general meeting in Auckland, Schuyt told shareholders the trading conditions were “challenging” as it entered into its peak Christmas season, but it remained in compliance within its banking covenants.

Shares of Pumpkin Patch dropped 12 per cent to a more than two decade-low of 30 cents, and have tumbled 62 per cent this year.

“The outcome of this trading period will materially affect our financial result and the outlook for the remainder of

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Under the new covenants Pumpkin Patch has to meet a guaranteeing group coverage ratio, and remain within 20 per cent of forecast earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation on a rolling 12-month basis.

The retailer also told the bank it doesn’t intend on paying a dividend in the 2015 financial year.

The children’s clothing retailer exited the NZX 50 Index last year and has since been followed by fellow retailers Hallenstein Glasson, the local clothing chain, and Brisbanebased jeweller Michael Hill International this year.

Pumpkin Patch, like most retailers in the rag trade, is under increased pressure to keep prices cheap as shoppers are lured by bargains from international online retailers.

- NZME

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Get reacquainted with lamb

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efore the dairying tsunami changed the face of agriculture and sheep numbers were high, lamb was one of the most commonly eaten meats on the family dining table.

That’s all changed and as sheep numbers have dwindled, the price of sheep meat has skyrocketed and for many families a leg of lamb is now but a dream or a distant memory.

Cooking styles have also changed, however, and timepoor families are less likely to want to wait the two-plus hours it takes to cook a large joint of meat. Smaller cuts are the order of the day for most and under both cost and time pressures that often means stretching meat with other ingredients or buying cheaper cuts.

That approach puts lamb back into the affordable basket, with lamb mince and shoulder chops, for example, still good buying.

If you’re short on ideas check out the New Zealand Beef and Lamb website www.recipes. co.nz and be inspired.

Lamb and rosemary cannelloni 600-800g Quality Mark lean lamb mince 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2x400g cans chopped tomatoes 1C beef stock 1/4 t cayenne pepper 1t sugar 2T fresh rosemary, finely chopped 1C pumpkin, grated 1C spinach, chopped 3/4 C fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped (plus extra for garnish)

mince 1/2 C fresh breadcrumbs – approx 1 slice of bread made into crumbs 1/2 T dried thyme leaves 1T fresh parsley, chopped 1t cumin 1/2 t each salt and chilli 2 cloves garlic, crushed Zest of a lemon 10 bamboo skewers soaked in water for 1 hour ■ Combine all the ingredients and mix well.

■ Divide the mixture into 10 portions and shape each so it resembles a sausage.

■ Slide the shaped koftas onto the soaked skewers and refrigerate for half an hour.

■ When ready, grill or barbecue 8-10 minutes until cooked, turning frequently.

Easy lamb koftas 200g crème fraîche 3-4 fresh lasagne sheets 1C cheese, grated – mozzarella, cheddar, parmesan or a mixture ■ Preheat the oven to 180°C. ■ Heat a dash of oil in a large saucepan over a very high heat.

■ Add the lamb in two batches to brown, breaking up any lumps with a wooden spoon.

■ Drain and set aside in a bowl.

Reduce the heat to medium and add another dash of oil to the pan.

■ Add the onion and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes until the onion is soft.

■ Return lamb to pan.

■ Add one can of tomatoes, stock, cayenne pepper, sugar, rosemary, pumpkin and spinach.

■ Simmer for about 10 minutes until reduced to a thick sauce.

■ Stir through the mint and season to taste.

■ Cover the base of the baking dish with the second can of tomatoes.

■ Bring a pot of water to the boil.

■ Remove from heat then soak the unfolded pasta sheets for a few minutes to soften.

■ Gently remove with a wooden spoon and cool slightly, then cut into rectangles.

■ Spoon a line of the mince near the short edge of a rectangle and roll it up.

■ Place the roll seam side-down in the baking dish. Repeat until the dish is full.

■ Spread the crème fraîche over the cannelloni tubes to cover.

■ Sprinkle with the cheese, season with salt and pepper and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Grill for a few minutes just before serving to get it golden and bubbling on top.

■ Just before serving, sprinkle with extra mint leaves.

■ Serve with a crisp seasonal salad dressed with vinaigrette.

Golden lamb curry 1kg boneless Quality Mark lamb 1-2T oil 2 large onions, peeled and finely chopped 2-3T korma curry paste 1T grated or minced garlic 1T grated or minced ginger 1t ground cardamom or 3 cardamom pods, crushed 1t salt 425g can peeled tomatoes in juice 100g glace papaya, finely sliced (or use sultanas) 1 1/2 C peeled, diced pumpkin 1 1/2 C beef stock or water 1/2 C plain, unsweetened yoghurt 1-2T fresh chopped coriander

lightly browned. Add the curry paste, garlic, ginger, cardamom and salt and cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add the tomatoes and juice, papaya, pumpkin and stock or water. Cover and simmer on low heat for 1 hour, stirring often until tender.

■ Alternatively, cook in a casserole in a 160°C oven for 1-1 1/4 hours.

■ Stir in the yoghurt just before serving. Do not boil.

■ Top with fresh coriander before serving with white rice.

Lamb and apple cider braise 6-8 Quailty Mark lamb shoulder chops, well-trimmed 2 leeks, trimmed and sliced 6-8 cloves garlic, crushed, peeled and sliced 2C apple cider 12-14 prunes 2 eating apples, peeled and thickly sliced 1t dried or 1T chopped fresh marjoram (or oregano) 1/2 t ground black pepper ■ In a stovetop-proof casserole dish brown the lamb chops well in a dash of oil. Set aside. Add a dash more oil to the pan and lightly brown the leeks and garlic. Stir in the cider and simmer until reduced by half.

■ Return the lamb to the casserole dish, scatter over the prunes, apple slices and marjoram and cover. Simmer on top of the stove for 1 hour or until the meat is tender.

■ Alternatively bake at 160°C for 1-1 1/2 hours. Season with pepper and a pinch of sugar if you find the cider too acidic.

■ Garnish with extra fresh-picked marjoram leaves.

■ Delicious with baked or mashed pumpkin.

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To November 27 – Parallel Pathways exhibition at the Methven Heritage Centre, featuring artists Kay Nichols and Marilyn Meadows.

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To November 29 – Ashburton Society of Arts Spring Show at the Short Street Studio. Sixteen artists’ work on display and up for sale.

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November 30 – Mandi Miller playing at the Sunday buffet at Terrace Downs Resort.

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December 3 – Methven Theatre Company production Noises Off opens at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, stages four nights 7.30pm until December 6. A hilarious comedy by acclaimed playwright Michael Frayn. Tickets available at dashtickets. co.nz, or at the Ashburton and Methven i-SITES.

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December 13 – Tis’ the Season, DanceWorx Ashburton jazz and hip hop students present their 2014 production. All proceeds to Ronald McDonald House, South Island. Tickets $20.

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December 19 – Mid Canterbury Choir Christmas Concerts 12.15pm and 5.15pm at St Andrew’s Church, $5 admission at the door. Guest artist Olivia Brown.

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Ashburton Society of Arts weekly art groups held Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays.

Stone works ranging from the abstract and mystical to the realistic and contemporary are on display at the Ashburton Domain this month. They are the result of the sculpting efforts of 11 artists who attended the inaugural Ashburton Stone Carving Symposium at the domain this month, and will be sold at a public auction at 1.30pm on Sunday. Guardian reporter Susan Sandys profiles some of the sculptures and their creators.

Brent Holley of Ashburton, organiser of the stone symposium, is pictured with the sculpture Legacy in Mt Somers limestone, by Rory McDougall of Hokitika. Mr McDougall describes his work as “stone remnants representing ageless ideas and veneration of the feminine, the earth and her waters”. Mr McDougall has public sculptures around New Zealand and as part of the Wallace collec241114-DW-178 tion in Auckland.

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Above – “My inspiration for this work comes from our relationships within the family,” says the creator of Reconciliation in Mt Somers limestone, Ruth Killoran. “Our thoughts and actions affect each other as do the shadows within the sculpture.” Ms Killoran said she had been able to reinvent herself in New Zealand after feeling suffocated in the UK. There was a more relaxed way of life here, and she now has her work in galleries around the country.

Below – Amorite in Ashburton is carved from Mt Somers limestone. Its creator Craig McLanachan describes it as a salute to the Mt Somers area, where many fossils occur including amorites, shark teeth and sea shells are found. He has been sculpting for about 16 years, but more seriously since retirement two years ago. “I try to include energy and spiritual depth in my work.”

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Above – Past, present and future generations are represented on the three sides of this piece of Timaru bluestone, carved

by Debbie Templeton-Page. Born in Tasmania with aboriginal ancestry, Debbie has been sculpting since 1999 and works fulltime in the profession, based at her Timaru studio and gallery.

Below – Dreams of Flying in Mt Somers limestone by Paul Deans of Christchurch was helped along by the shape of the stone. “The natural shape suggested that it was already dreaming of flying,” Mr Deans said. “It is my intention that every work I create will have the capacity to touch the soul.” Paul Deans’ artworks feature in private and corporate collections in New Zealand and overseas.

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In brief Aussies miss Lydia One Australian newspaper is lamenting the fact that Kiwi teen golf sensation Lydia Ko could have been claimed as one of their own. As they have done so many times in the past, with Phar Lap, Crowded House, Pavlova, Russell Crowe and Lorde, our neighbours across the ditch went searching for a reason to claim the 17-year-old prodigy as an Aussie. Reflecting on Ko’s $1.9 million CME Group Tour championship victory in Florida, the Sydney Morning Herald lamented the fact her family very nearly settled in Australia and proudly boasted of the fact her love of golf began when she first visited Sydney on holiday as a five-year-old. - HOL

Black Sticks downed New Zealand have suffered backto-back losses to Argentina as they prepare for the Champions Trophy starting in Mendoza, Argentina this weekend. The women’s Black Sticks, ranked No 4 in the world, were beaten 2-1, then 3-0 yesterday by the team ranked one spot above them. Coach Mark Hager was left to lament New Zealand’s mistakes which cost them dearly.

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Cavs snap streak LeBron James scored 29 points and added 11 assists while playing only three quarters as the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a four-game losing streak by routing Orlando 106-74 yesterday. The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, who called his team “fragile” only two nights earlier after a loss at Toronto, netted 22 points in the first half as the Cavaliers improved to 6-7 while Orlando fell to 6-10.

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Scott, Spieth together Adam Scott has been grouped with American drawcard Jordan Spieth and newly crowned Australian Masters champion Nick Cullen for the first two rounds of the Australian Open golf in Sydney. Scott will tee off just after midday in tomorrow’s opening round as he bids to atone for his one-shot loss last year to Rory McIlroy. McIlroy will tee off with the morning wave in another marquee threesome with Geoff Ogilvy and Stuart Appleby. - AAP

Wild Oats chases record Experience has taught Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards not to underestimate the threat from American newcomer Comanche in the Sydney to Hobart race. Chasing a record eighth line honours victory in the bluewater classic, Wild Oats XI is among five supermaxis preparing for the Boxing Day start, including arch-rival Perpetual LOYAL, 87-year-old skipper Syd Fischer’s Ragamuffin 100 and US entries Comanche and RIO 100.

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Sharks’ future bright Lyall Gorman has vowed to ensure Cronulla’s chequered past does not dictate the future direction of the NRL club after being announced as the new chief executive. The former A-League boss and Central Coast Mariners CEO, who also was the architect of Western Sydney Wanderers’ hugely successful formation, has already begun work after his appointment was rubberstamped on Monday night. - AAP

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Coach predicts US Open win

By Dylan Cleaver Lydia Ko’s coach David Leadbetter believes it will be just a matter of time, perhaps as early as next year, that Ko ticks off the next big goal in her burgeoning career - a major tournament victory.

Today is the first anniversary of golf phenom Ko and swing guru Leadbetter’s working relationship.

You could say that the 365th day of their partnership worked out quite well.

Ko won the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship this week, confirming her status as the sport’s finest young talent and a national treasure.

Leadbetter, as you would expect, has been mightily impressed with his 17-year-old student and thinks a major is just around the corner.

“Within the next year would not surprise me at all,” Leadbetter said from his US base.

“She’s 17 and hasn’t played many majors, so it really is just a matter of time.”

There are five majors on the women’s professional tour and Leadbetter said the way Ko thrived under pressure on Monday proved that she had what it took to win the big ones, and believes her patient approach and short-game mastery is particularly suited to US Open setups.

That’s for the future, though, for the minute Leadbetter is happy to bask in Ko’s stunning rookie season on tour.

“From day one she’s had the temperament.

“It’s the 15th club in her bag,” the man who has coached the

Lydia Ko blasts out of a bunker on her way to winning the LPGA Tour Championship this week.

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likes of Nick Faldo and Ernie Els said.

“She’s made an unbelievable impression on the golf world.”

Leadbetter said Ko had a great base when he started coaching her - she was coached by Guy Wilson during her formative years - and he had added some swing changes that sees her hitting more draws, meaning she has gained length.

“She’s adapted to those swing changes really well. She’s embraced them and is a really quick learner.”

They spent their first six months together instigating the

changes, now it is a matter of refining them to suit her game and entrenching them.

Leadbetter knows he’s struck it lucky in getting a client that is young enough not to have ingrained bad habits, and committed enough to become the very best.

As well as a maturing swing, she has a maturing physique that is being complemented by a workout programme, which has enabled her to make the courses a bit “shorter”.

“She’s not the longest out there, but she’s long enough,” Leadbetter said.

The coach, ranked by the influential Golf Digest as second to Butch Harmon on a list of the “50 Greatest Teachers” in the US, said Ko’s ability to adapt to the lifestyle required on the professional tour - “it’s a world away from amateur golf ” - has been another key to her success.

“This is a long-term thing,” Leadbetter said. “We don’t want her burnt out, whether physically or mentally, after a couple of years. A lot of thought is going into this.

“It’s a marathon, not a sprint.”

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■ RUGBY

Mauger playing the long game Aaron Mauger will be the latest New Zealand rugby coach to head offshore with the Crusaders assistant being named as the new head coach at the Leicester Tigers.

Mauger, 33, who will complete his third Super Rugby season as assistant coach with the Crusaders next season, played 53 games for the Leicester Tigers between 2007 and 2010 and captained the side for much of the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

The former All Black said it is a dream opportunity to return to a club that he is so fond of, in a head coach capacity.

“I have awesome memories of

my time at Leicester as a player and it is a place I will very happily return to,” Mauger said.

“I feel incredibly lucky to have the chance to do that as the head coach for the club and the timing is right for me to grab that opportunity. My aim is for Leicester to once again be amongst the top clubs in European and world rugby.

Leicester have been without a head coach since Matt O’Connor left for Leinster in May last year. Director of rugby Richard Cockerill has held the role since.

The 10-time English premiership winners, who finished

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third last season, include former All Blacks and Crusaders players Brad Thorn and Scott Hamilton.

Mauger has signed a three year contract, which will start

after the 2015 Super Rugby season.

“I am loving being part of the coaching team at the Crusaders and still learning so much here, so it was not an easy decision to make. But I still have a whole Super Rugby season ahead of me to enjoy with this team, and then I know that the move to Leicester is the right thing to do for my coaching career.

“I would love to come back and coach in New Zealand long-term and I believe that this overseas experience will help me to do that and to become a better coach,” Mauger said.

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England’s Clyne to the rescue Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne capped a memorable fortnight with the late equaliser that rescued a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa in the English Premier League.

Clyne won his first two England caps against Slovenia and Scotland during the recent international break and the right-back was the man of the moment for Southampton as well thanks to his 81st-minute strike at Villa Park.

Ronald Koeman’s secondplaced side looked set for only their third defeat in the Premier League this season after Gabriel Agbonlahor put struggling Villa ahead following a mistake by Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster in the first half.

But Clyne’s third goal of the campaign ensured Southampton, the season’s surprise suc-

RESULTS ■ Basketball NBA results Blake Griffin had 22 points and a seasonhigh 16 rebounds, and Chris Paul had 22 points and a season-high 15 assists as Los Angeles handed Charlotte their sixth straight loss 113-92 yesterday.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 of his 33 points during the pivotal third quarter to help Portland defeat Philadelphia, 114-104, sending the 76ers to their 14th straight loss to open the season.

Jonas Valanciunas had a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds, and DeMar DeRozan scored 23 as Toronto won their fifth straight game, beating Phoenix Suns 104100.

James Harden had 36 points to lead the depleted Houston to a 91-86 victory over slumping New York Knicks.

■ Football English Premier League English Premier League results and standings Aston Villa 1 (Agbonlahor 29) Southampton 1 (Clyne 81) Hull City 1 (Livermore 8) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Kane 61, Eriksen

cess story, survived to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to six matches and move within six points of leaders Chelsea.

In contrast, lowly Villa are without a win in their last eight league games and Paul Lambert’s team are just two points above the relegation zone.

“I didn’t come for one point but we didn’t create as many chances as we should have and we missed some fitness and some quality,” Koeman said.

“The goal was a misunderstanding defensively but we are human so we can make those mistakes.

“Every game is a battle and tonight was difficult. We did not reach our level.”

The subdued atmosphere created by the lowest league crowd at Villa Park since 90) Crystal Palace 3 (Gayle 17, Ledley 78, Jedinak 81) Liverpool 1 (Lambert 2).

Arsenal 1 (Giroud 90+5) Manchester United 2 (Gibbs 56 og, Rooney 85) Newcastle United 1 (Sissoko 78) QPR 0 Everton 2 (Lukaku 26, Osman 73) West Ham 1 (Zarate 56) Stoke City 1 (Walters 32) Burnley 2 (Ings 12, 13) Leicester City 0 Sunderland 0 Manchester City 2 (Jovetic 19, Y Toure 62) Swansea 1 (Bony 9) Chelsea 2 (Diego Costa 11, E Hazard 25) West Bromwich Albion 0.

Standings Chelsea Southampton Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United West Ham Swansea Arsenal Everton Tottenham Hotspur Stoke City Liverpool West Brom Albion Sunderland Crystal Palace Aston Villa Hull City Leicester City Burnley QPR

P WD 12 10 2 12 8 2 12 7 3 12 5 4 12 5 4 12 5 3 12 5 3 12 4 5 12 4 5 12 5 2 12 4 3 12 4 2 12 3 4 12 2 7 12 3 3 12 3 3 12 2 5 12 2 4 12 2 4 12 2 2

L 0 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 5 5 6 5 3 6 6 5 6 6 8

F A Pts 30 11 32 24 6 26 24 13 24 19 15 19 14 15 19 20 16 18 16 13 18 20 15 17 22 19 17 16 17 17 13 15 15 15 18 14 13 17 13 12 19 13 17 21 12 6 17 12 14 17 11 11 18 10 8 20 10 11 23 8

1999 suggested that the home fans didn’t fancy their team’s chances and it was Southampton who almost seized the early lead with Kenya midfielder Victor Wanyama sweeping over from the edge of the penalty area.

But Villa took the lead against the run of play in the 29th minute.

Forster needlessly rushed out of his goal and Agbonlahor surged ahead of Jose Fonte, beat him to the ball and fired into the empty net.

It was the first goal Southampton had conceded in seven and a half hours of game time.

Saints levelled with nine minutes remaining.

Bertrand got the better of Weimann and his left-wing cross was met by Clyne’s cool finish.

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Phoenix must improve Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick learned something about his side during their recent trip across the Tasman: They’re not good enough to hang with the A-League’s elite when they play on the road. The Phoenix suffered back-to-back 2-1 losses to Adelaide and then Perth during their venture to Australia, which has left them in fifth place on the table. “What we know now is we are not good enough yet to take points off the teams that are at the top of the ladder when we are away from home and we’ve got to change that,” Merrick said. - NZME

Pele in hospital

Nathaniel Clyne (right) celebrates with Ryan Betand after scoring against Villa. AP PHOTO

■ Golf Methven Golf Club Two Day Sponsored Tournament November 22 and 23 Ladies Results: 192 – Sue Newman/Jo Peacock; 198 – Lucy Ritchie/Adrienne Shadbolt; 202 – Gail Limbrick/Hiliary Sheldon; 205 – Gayle O’Duffy/ Jan Lane; 211 – Bev Isherwood/Denise Hood; 212 – Maryanne Glasson/Sharon Davidson; 213 – Wendy Stephenson/Sally Lane; 215 – Denise Dixey/Erna Smith; 216 – Angela Mowbray/Robyn Maw by lot; 216 – Bev Chinn/Wendy Bruce by lot; 216 – Jane Helmore/Fay Redfern. Best Nett (Non winners) 70 Hiromi Ikeharta Men’s Results: 191 – OJ Dodson/Marc Davies; 197 – Mike Harris/Bruce Dickson; 198 – Stuart Wilson/Phil Elliot; 200 – Alister Maxwell/John O’Duffy by lot; 200 – Tony Worsfold/Dave Thode by lot; 200 – Max Bullivant/Busty Coleman; 201 – Mike Gray/Bill Mason by lot; 201 – Doug Sheldon/Matt Barbour; 202 – Lucas McGee/Justin Smith by lot; 202 – Andy Gorman/John Robinson; 204 – James Anderson/Richard Maw; 205 – Kieran Gray/Wayne Mellish by lot; 205 – Barry Begg/Chris Pannett by lot; 205 – Dale Fisher/Greg Snelling by lot; 205 – Ian Knowler/Neil Robinson; 206 – Simon Wareing/Mark Allred by lot; 206 – Brent Smith/Wayne Smith by lot; 206 – Barry

Brazilian great Pele is back in hospital in Sao Paulo just days after he had surgery for kidney stones.

Albert Einstein Hospital said that “patient Edson Arantes do Nascimento” had been admitted for evaluation and remains in a stable condition. Local media reported that Pele was being treated for a urinary infection. Pele, born in a humble home in the city of Tres Coracoes, is regularly called football’s greatest player.

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Greek football returns

Wackwitz/Gary Horn by lot; 206 – Grant Hargreaves/Sam Hargreaves Best Nett (Non winners) 67 Chris O’Neill by lot Chris Holder Nearest the Pins: Saturday: No 4 Ski Time: Ladies – Jenny Senior, Men – Bob Ilton; No 6 Ski Time: Ladies – Bev Chinn, Men – Shane Webster; No 13 Sharpies: Ladies – Adrienne Shadbolt, Men – Ian Sawers; No 17 Ski Time: Ladies – Wanda Campbell, Men – Keith Middleton Sunday: No 4 Ski Time: Ladies – Adrienne Shadbolt, Men – Ben Rutter; No 6 Ski Time: Ladies – Jo Peacock, Men – Pete Wood; No 13 Sharpies: Ladies – Maryanne Glasson, Men – Gary Horn; No 17 Ski Time: Ladies – Jo Peacock, Men – Ian Morgan Straightest Drive: Saturday: No 3 Ski Time: Ladies – Raiona Isherwood, Men – Phil Lalor Sunday: No 3 Ski Time: Ladies – Sandra Marr, Men – Mata Kamate Twos – Saturday: Ian Sawers, Bev Isherwood, Wayne Smith, Robyn Maw, Jan Lane, Gail O’Duffy, Grant Hargreaves, Ross Moore, Bev Chinn, Max Bullivant, Gary Horn, Jenny Senior, Adrienne Shadbolt, Shane Webster, Les Smeath Sunday - Barry Wackwitz, Brent Smith, Wayne Smith, Dale Fisher, Dayle Lucas, Grant Hargreaves, Marc Davies, Maranne Glasson, Jo Peacock, Doug Sheldon, Ben Rutter, Chris O’Neill, Neil Robinson, Wayne Mellish, Ian Morgan, Piers Rolton

Greece’s football federation has announced that professional matches in the country will resume this weekend after a break that followed an attack against a top refereeing official. The federation had suspended all matches in the top two divisions last weekend following what it described as “a murderous attack” two weeks ago.

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9 2.38pm WANGANUI SECURITY C1 C1, 305m

8 84677 Homebush Ted 18.20 ................J McInerney 9 88586 Riba Lorda 17.73 G & ..................... J Clarke 10 77886 Little Arthur nwtd .............................. A Clark 12 3.30pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C2 C2, 305m 1 27611 Cawbourne Beau 17.68 ..................J Tanner 2 51712 Waldo Baxter 17.77...................J McInerney 3 48324 Cosmic Rascal 17.90 .............. T McCracken 4 26125 Cawbourne Doust 17.77 ..............M Roberts 5 45313 Homebush Zane nwtd ...............J McInerney 6 34414 Zamaddis Lass 18.24................... T Downey 7 82625 Cawbourne Bully 17.44 ...................... N Udy 8 51486 Fair Conquest 17.77 U &.......................Bliek Emergencies: 9 64825 Flying Blake 17.72 .............................. L Bell 10 26526 Witch Misty 17.91............................. P Clark

Money ‘not enough’ Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso believes Manchester City’s struggles in the Champions League prove it is not possible for clubs to buy success in Europe. Despite investing heavily in new players over the past six years, bankrolled

by Emirati owner Sheikh Mansour, City have been knocked out of the Champions League in the group phase twice in the last three seasons. That fate will befall them again if they cannot beat Bayern at the Etihad Stadium overnight and the other Group E game between CSKA Moscow and Roma does not end in a draw. Bayern have already qualified for the last 16.

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M9 Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 4 1 Cawbourne Midget 17.96 .............M Roberts way Meeting Date: 26 Nov 2014 NZ Meeting number: 9 5 76521 Homebush Gru nwtd .................J McInerney Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 6 2641 Scott My Money 18.25 ....................... N Udy 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 7 3232 Scott No Mates nwtd .......................... N Udy 11 and 12 8 726 Homebush Dodger nwtd ...........J McInerney 1 12.13pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 9 37735 Wrinkles nwtd............................J McInerney 1 84565 Homebush Celia nwtd K & ............. J Maisey 10 7334 Homebush Fine nwtd ................J McInerney 2 7334 Homebush Fine nwtd ................J McInerney 4 1.06pm J P PRINT (PETONE) C1 C1, 305m 1 33865 Mega Girl nwtd ................................... N Udy 3 Winning Is Easy nwtd.......................L Ahern 2 48675 Some Genes 17.87 ...................J McInerney 4 654 Hide The Socks nwtd ................J McInerney 3 62857 Excessive Speed 17.88...................M Olden 5 77752 Truckin’ Boy nwtd ........................... I George 4 52251 Homebush Ramona 18.33 ........J McInerney 6 85545 Botany Chris nwtd .....................J McInerney 5 63886 Newton Willow nwtd G & ................. J Clarke 7 56668 Homebush Dobby nwtd .............J McInerney 6 77665 Dodgy Pockets 18.22 .................... M Gowan 8 5 Three Hundy Rama nwtd ................L Doody 7 12841 Family’s Pride 17.58 ....................... I George 9 67 So Unbelievable nwtd .....................M Olden 8 5887x Mic Player 17.94 ............................ P Lowen 10 8P8 Homebush Inquiry nwtd ............J McInerney 9 88586 Riba Lorda 17.73 G & ..................... J Clarke 2 12.30pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C0 C0, 305m 10 77886 Little Arthur nwtd .............................. A Clark 1 66x63 Cuts Deep nwtd ...........................P Blanche 2 37735 Wrinkles nwtd............................J McInerney 5 1.24pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 23663 Phileas Fogg 17.95 ..........................L Ahern 3 35344 Icahn nwtd...................................B Hodgson 2 81558 Monkey Queen 17.96 .........................W Kite 4 Serena Rose nwtd ...........................L Ahern 3 86675 Uno Green 17.72 ............................S Maher 5 4 Wasting Light nwtd ...........................L Ahern 4 74382 Botany Pete 17.85.....................J McInerney 6 45564 Cherie Cherie nwtd ...................J McInerney 5 47677 Lola Baxter nwtd .......................J McInerney 7 42678 Homebush Olive nwtd ...............J McInerney 6 68x88 Triple Aye nwtd ............................... I George 8 4284 Homebush Nark nwtd ...............J McInerney 7 15588 Miss Sara 17.86 ............................ R Maisey 9 764 Princely Count nwtd ..................J McInerney 8 45375 Thrilling Might 17.79 G & ................ J Clarke 10 54777 Wairere Mike nwtd ..........................P Knight 3 12.49pm WWW.RACINGTIPS.CO.NZ FINAL C0f, 305m 9 57876 Another Plane nwtd...................J McInerney 10 77886 Little Arthur nwtd .............................. A Clark 1 54842 Dark Witch nwtd ............................... P Clark 2 11 Cawbourne Matty 17.84 ...............M Roberts 6 1.41pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 66658 Homebush Ginger nwtd ............J McInerney 3 23321 Dogged Denis 18.18 ....................... C Brider

2 15773 Thrilling Indy 17.90................... S Gommans 3 3F884 Cawbourne Malky nwtd G & ........... J Clarke 4 46576 Hat Trick Chaos 17.73 ...............J McInerney 5 53657 Daisy’s Boi 17.84 ........................... P Lowen 6 26233 Flirt With Me 18.02 .................. T McCracken 7 28862 Arizona Sky nwtd ........................A Turnwald 8 56846 Gem’s Conquest 17.73 U & ..................Bliek 9 57876 Another Plane nwtd...................J McInerney 10 77886 Little Arthur nwtd .............................. A Clark 7 1.59pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C1 C1, 305m 1 56487 Chocdee Karen 17.86 ...............J McInerney 2 36832 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd ...................J Tanner 3 65282 Bulet Tooth Tony 17.66 .....................R Waite 4 85777 Elite Dose 18.04............................... A Clark 5 26755 Calamity Sue 17.90............................W Kite 6 67686 Another Hunter 17.89................J McInerney 7 85866 Thrilling Daze 17.61 ................. S Gommans 8 58561 Cosmic Choice 17.71 ................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 88586 Riba Lorda 17.73 G & ..................... J Clarke 10 77886 Little Arthur nwtd .............................. A Clark 8 2.18pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD LTD C1 C1, 520m 1 34448 Mighty Baxter 30.65 ..................J McInerney 2 44255 Wall Age 31.08 ................................L Doody 3 63251 Cosmic Scramble nwtd ...............B Hodgson 4 58666 Kay Road 30.76 ..............................S Maher 5 45667 Darby Lane 30.67 L & ........................ Morris 6 52444 Nasty Bizo Boi nwtd ....................... P Lowen 7 11 Cawbourne Brick 31.23................M Roberts 8 86534 Bob’s Eye nwtd .........................J McInerney 9 86766 Rich List 30.41 ............................... I George

1 64536 Manu Rama 17.70 ..........................L Doody 2 85457 Maddie Brand 18.14 G & ...................Denby 3 55554 Filling The Void nwtd ........................R Waite 4 52542 Runs For Gas 17.98 ................. S Gommans 5 14268 Do More 18.26 U & ...............................Bliek 6 57686 Homebush Stew nwtd ...............J McInerney 7 76641 Come On Mickey 17.86 G & ........... J Clarke 8 87366 Homebush Radar nwtd .............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 57876 Another Plane nwtd...................J McInerney 10 77886 Little Arthur nwtd .............................. A Clark 10 2.53pm THE DOGZONE C1 C1, 520m 1 27736 Paddy Baxter 30.26...................J McInerney 2 17643 Cawbourne Josh nwtd .................M Roberts 3 88542 Opawa Cuddles 31.00.....................S Maher 4 75787 Necter nwtd .................................B Hodgson 5 75847 Homebush Spook nwtd .............J McInerney 6 75765 Sarah Campbell 30.93 ................B Hodgson 7 34331 Navajo Blue 31.47 ................... T McCracken 8 85236 Lord De Air nwtd ..............................L Ahern 9 86766 Rich List 30.41 ............................... I George 11 3.13pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 22843 Petra Haka nwtd........................J McInerney 2 48724 Macgyver Rama 17.74 ....................L Doody 3 247F4 Goodtime Helen 17.92 G & ............. J Clarke 4 57558 Exact Master 17.81 ........................... B Hunt 5 25336 Kiribati Girl 17.90 ..................... S Gommans 6 64867 Shadow Baxter nwtd .................J McInerney 7 56588 Thrilling Abra 17.79 U & ........................Bliek

SELECTIONS Race 1: Style Is Eternal, Chequesinthemail, Mopane, Sir Al Syd Race 2: Tell The World, Bonnie Belle, Bachelor Brave Race 3: Goshawk, Jouet Cuvee, Mister Tom, Brilliant Magic Race 4: Trickle Down, Bountiful, Snowdrop, Dinah Lee Race 5: Lady Royale, Hot In Pink, Cracker, Custer Race 6: Wealth Prince, All Jokes Aside, Clareville Flight, Snapshot Race 7: Seize The Moment, Poetical, Croyde, Sonobella Race 8: Aotearower, Out Of Friendship, Brown Girl Race 9: Cornelius, Letmeby, Enjay, Nancylee, Hiace Race 10: Gotta Keeper, Matagouri, Handsome Hermes Race 11: He’s A Bigdeel, Doucette, So Keep Me, Justintime LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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In brief McCaw keeps winning It’s been a rugby season to savour for Richie McCaw and success in another code may well come his way today.

He celebrated his 100th game as captain in the All Blacks win over Wales last weekend and he will be taking a keen interest in the debut performance of the well-bred Snapshot at Te Aroha. McCaw and former All Black Ali Williams share in the ownership of the son of Stravinsky and Group One winner Snap, who races in the colours of his breeder the Dowager Duchess of Bedford.

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Far Fetched retired The career of the Group performer Far Fetched has been cut short. A bleeding attack at Te Rapa earlier this month has resulted in the Waikato Stud-bred and owned mare being retired and served by Savabeel. Far Fetched had won three of her 11 starts.

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Big chance for stayer Dubai Shuffle has an opportunity to stake his claim for major cups’ honours at Te Aroha today. He holds nominations for a number of feature staying events and a bold showing in the Goldpine Industries Handicap would add momentum to trainer Graham Richardson’s summer plans for the five-year-old. “He’s desperate for the firm tracks and he’s a pretty smart galloper with the conditions to suit him,” he said. “It keeps raining on the day of his races and he just switches off.”

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Off-shore betting Minister for Racing Nathan Guy is making moves to combat the impact of off-shore racing and sports betting.

“Betting through overseas providers deprives our local industry and sports of the funding they deserve,” he told this week’s annual meeting of the New Zealand Racing Board.

It is estimated that New Zealanders bet up to $300 million per year with overseas agencies.

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Tim Williams and the Bettors Delight–Alta Camilla two-year-old Alta Las Vegas made a tidy job over a mile at Ashburton yesterday, heading home a good field of youngsters in race five at the Chertsey Trotting Club’s trials.

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Youngsters impress at trials When eight tidy two-year-old pacers lined up over one mile at the Chertsey Trotting Club trials in Ashburton yesterday, it was clear from the barrier that the race would be a tight one.

They stepped smartly away and showed that while they might be trials day novices, they knew what it meant to

get down to racing business.

Audi Hare, trained by Michael House and driven by Dexter Dunn took the early lead, setting a solid pace for the chasers.

Eventual winner Alta Las Vegas driven by Tim Williams was happy to sit in the trail until they turned for home.

When he was given the nod,

the youngster knew what to do and streaked into the lead.

A late challenge was mounted

by Nek Time, driven by Terry Chmiel and trained by Stephen Boyd but they had to be content with second.

Audi Hare came home in third.

The field of eight all ran the

mile in under qualifying time, but that was academic for both Alta Las Vegas and the Robert Dunn trained Bite the Bullet, both of whom had already qualified at Rangiora.

Alta Las Vegas ran the mile in 1.59.2, last 800m, 57.1secs and last quarter, 27.7 to win by three quarters of a length.

Te Aroha gallops Today at Te Aroha Raceway

Racing Te Aroha Venue: Te Aroha Meeting Date: 26 Nov 2014 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 1 12.05pm (NZT) MORRINSVILLE TROTTING CLUB MAIDEN 2200 $7000, MDN, 2200m 1 25534 Sir Al Syd h (6) 58.5 ...................... R Norvall 2 94x52 Chequesinthemail (13) 58.5 ............ R Jones 3 x5042 All The Way (15) 58.5 4 02447 Mopane (3) 58.5.......................... D Johnson 5 39208 Cruiseo h (9) 58.5 ..............L Magorrian (a2) 6 9x805 Big Meadsy (2) 58.5 ...........................M Hills 7 00x68 King Pheroz h (12) 58.5 ............J Oliver (a3) 8 0x0x0 Meskerre (4) 58.5 ............................S Collett 9 87880 Metallic h (8) 58.5 ........................... M Wenn 10 790 Thewayyourave (7) 57 .................C Lammas 11 33492 Style Is Eternal (1) 56.5 ....................L Innes 12 x5874 Covered ‘N Bay (16) 56.5 ................ C Grylls 13 704. Sih Rah (11) 56.5 .....................A Jones (a3) 14 008 Royal Attitude (10) 56.5 ..... J Whiteside (a3) 15 84088 Spy In The Huddle h (14) 56.5 .... C Dell (a1) 16 5x708 Zizi (5) 56.5 .............................B Hutton (a3) 2 12.40pm SUPER LIQUOR TE AROHA MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 482 Tell The World (13) 58.5 .............. D Johnson 2 6348x Bachelor Brave b (10) 58.5 ............. D Nolan 3 048x9 Street Wars (6) 58.5 ................... M Dee (a1) 4 550x7 Ratmansky 58.5 ........................... Scratched 5 Opera Knight (8) 57 ........................ M Wenn 6 Bordeaux (4) 57 .........................M Cameron 7 Single Shot (12) 57 ............................M Hills 8 7 Worthiswaitngold (18) 57 .......... M D Plessis 9 8x47 Orange Roughie (1) 56.5 ................ C Grylls 10 65 Take Fire (19) 56.5 ............................L Innes 11 Telling (11) 56.5 ..............................S Collett 12 858x9 Whatwillbewillbe (2) 56.5 .. U Holmquist (a3) 13 Four Day High (14) 56.5.................. R Jones 14 43 Bonnie Belle (3) 55 ....................M Coleman 15 4 Diamond Duchess 55................... Scratched 16 8 Enjoy The Ride (9) 55 ..................... K Myers 17 0 Strategicleigh (7) 58.5 18 7x The Kakahu Express (5) 55 ............ S Spratt 19 67 Sisterhood (16) 55 20 00 Pinz Charming (17) 58.5 ............M Sweeney 21 00x Philly Lane h (15) 55 22 3x709 Rogart 58.5 .................................. Scratched Emergencies: Strategicleigh, The Kakahu Express, Sis-

terhood, Pinz Charming, Philly Lane, Rogart 3 1.15pm CAPISTRANO LODGE MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MAIDEN, 1400m 1 2 Goshawk (20) 58.5 ......................C Lammas 2 544x0 Show MacCool (7) 58.5 ............. M Dee (a1) 3 75 Mister Tom (9) 58.5 ...........................L Innes 4 Brilliant Magic (21) 58.5 ............ M D Plessis 5 0 Chopper Read (13) 58.5 ................V Colgan 6 0 Give Gold (8) 58.5 ...................B Hutton (a3) 7 Our Boy Roco h (3) 58.5 ................. M Wenn 8 Seventeen Seventy (12) 57 ............. S Spratt 9 Scaramouche (14) 57 ......................L Cropp 10 82399 Permission Granted (15) 56.5 ....M Cameron 11 909x4 Centre Stage (16) 56.5 ....... R Hutchings (a) 12 75x70 Bisquee h (19) 56.5......................... R Jones 13 x6075 Amuse (4) 56.5 ........................A Jones (a3) 14 0x Go Teena (1) 56.5 ..............L Magorrian (a2) 15 737 Jouet Cuvee h (11) 55..................... N Harris 16 0 In Memory Of (10) 55 ...................... K Myers 17 0 Strategicleigh (5) 58.5 ...............J Oliver (a3) 18 7x The Kakahu Express 55............... Scratched 19 67 Sisterhood (6) 55 ........................ D Johnson 20 00 Pinz Charming (18) 58.5 21 00x Philly Lane h (17) 55 22 3x709 Rogart (2) 58.5 Emergencies: Strategicleigh, The Kakahu Express, Sisterhood, Pinz Charming, Philly Lane, Rogart 4 1.50pm GEOFF BRINDLEY MEMORIAL MAIDEN 3YO 1000 $7000, MDN 3YO, 1000m 1 Paintball (9) 57.5 .............................S Collett 2 5x Trickle Down h (1) 57.5 ..............M Cameron 3 08x The Great Fox (15) 57.5...................L Cropp 4 50x Bountiful (3) 55.5....................... M D Plessis 5 3x Dinah Lee h (8) 55.5 ..................M Coleman 6 260x Deema (13) 55.5 ............................. C Grylls 7 7x4 Snowdrop b (10) 55.5 .......................L Innes 8 456x Hot Topic (4) 55.5 ............................ K Myers 9 Sombreuil (16) 55.5 10 Capistrano Pearl (6) 55.5 ............ D Johnson 11 Danmulan (12) 55.5 ..........................M Chui 12 0x0 Elusive Boxers (5) 55.5 ................... S Spratt 13 9x Lady De Lago h (11) 55.5 .........J Oliver (a3) 14 0 Louisiana Jazz (14) 55.5 .............C Lammas 15 Sister O’Reilly (2) 55.5 16 Upfrontncentre (7) 55.5 ......L Magorrian (a2) 17 07x Roman Aspect (17) 57.5 -

Emergency: Roman Aspect 2.25pm AARON HADDON BUILDERS LTD R75 1000 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1000m 1 0x676 Alice Webb Ellis (6) 59 .............. M D Plessis 2 1419x Vitali m (2) 59 ..........................B Hutton (a3) 3 5x403 Cracker h (3) 58 ........................J Oliver (a3) 4 1096x Gold Hunter tmh (9) 58 ............A Jones (a3) 5 63550 Snow Excuse m (15) 58 6 911x0 Lady Royale (4) 57.5 .................. Z Moki (a3) 7 x567x Hot In Pink d (8) 57.5 .........L Magorrian (a2) 8 x78x0 Golden Downs 57.5 ..................... Scratched 9 346x8 Macka’s Back m (13) 57.5 ...............S Collett 10 2204x Spare The Moment (10) 57 ............. R Jones 11 114x6 Haypin m (1) 56.5............................ C Grylls 12 53x45 Custer (14) 56 ............................M Cameron 13 629x9 A’Larose t (12) 55.5 .................... D Johnson 14 74644 Neutron Star m (7) 55.5 .................. K Myers 15 3159x Domanae h (5) 55 ..........................V Colgan 16 3182x Soltina 54.5 .................................. Scratched 17 85508 Hug A Ginga m (11) 54 Emergency: Hug A Ginga 6 3.00pm RACING TE AROHA PLACEMENT SCHEME MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 Snapshot (1) 58.5 ........................... C Grylls 2 0x0x Almighty Sun (11) 58.5 ................. R Norvall 3 8 Country Lad (4) 58.5 ....................... D Nolan 4 Executor h (14) 58.5........................ M Wenn 5 284x2 Wealth Prince b (13) 57 ............ M D Plessis 6 4 All Jokes Aside (6) 57 ..............A Jones (a3) 7 0 Kauri Man 57................................ Scratched 8 x40x3 Clareville Flight (9) 56.5 ..............C Lammas 9 5x90x Ballerina Angelina h (7) 56.5........... K Myers 10 0x Lady Cruella (2) 56.5 ............... K Joyce (a3) 11 40. The Secret’s Out (5) 55 ............... D Johnson 12 5 Ashwini (8) 55 .................................S Collett 13 05x Barranquilla (3) 55 .....................M Cameron 14 0 Parker’s Piece (12) 55 .......................L Innes 15 Somethingvain (10) 55 .................... S Spratt 7 3.35pm BEN COLLINS ELECTRICAL MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 6222x Seize The Moment b (4) 58.5........O Bosson 2 0x Halong Bay h (2) 58.5 ..................... C Grylls 3 50 Twickenham (6) 58.5 ....................... R Jones 4 0x Fortissimo (9) 58.5 .......................... D Nolan 5 Croyde (3) 57 .............................. D Johnson 6 Great ‘N Gold (13) 57 ...................... K Myers

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7 7 Saki’s Ace (12) 57 ........................... S Spratt 8 25x79 Light Up A Screen (11) 56.5 ..... M D Plessis 9 36x Poetical (8) 56.5 ...............................L Cropp 10 Zory Star (10) 56.5 ......................T Thornton 11 Sonobella (14) 55..............................L Innes 12 9x Hubble Bubble (5) 55 ...................... M Wenn 13 Pinstripe (7) 55............................C Lammas 14 8 Sheselusive (1) 55 .....................M Coleman 8 4.10pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES MAIDEN F&M 1200 $12,000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 x2442 Born Happy (1) 57.5........................ K Myers 2 2356x Bliss Street b (14) 57.5 ..............M Cameron 3 32x Out Of Friendship (8) 57.5 .............. C Grylls 4 6436x Elusive Kitty (16) 57.5 ...................O Bosson 5 x448x Hearsay (19) 57.5 ..........................V Colgan 6 00x3 Be Beautiful (18) 57.5 ................ Z Moki (a3) 7 454 Solar (5) 57.5 ..................................S Collett 8 54x Sparkling Sword b (12) 57.5 .............M Chui 9 0466x Abbey Rose h (9) 57.5 .............A Jones (a3) 10 48226 Red Robyn 56 .............................. Scratched 11 23 Brown Girl b (3) 56 .................... M D Plessis 12 42. Aotearower (17) 56 ....................M Coleman 13 8x2 Don’t Look Back (2) 56 ....... R Hutchings (a) 14 620x0 Reachin’ Out (6) 56 ............L Magorrian (a2) 15 4 Elucidate (4) 56 ........................... D Johnson 16 x7036 Hysteria Lane (10) 56 .................C Lammas 17 Gladstone Belle (11) 56 18 Laseef 56 ..................................... Scratched 19 80x Lowrider (13) 56 20 Our Iffraaj h (7) 56........................... S Spratt 21 Viva La Jour 56 ............................ Scratched 22 070x8 Fanta Aztec (15) 56 Emergencies: Gladstone Belle, Laseef, Lowrider, Our Iffraaj, Viva La Jour, Fanta Aztec 9 4.45pm GOLDPINE INDUSTRIES LTD R75 2200 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2200m 1 35373 Cornelius m (1) 59.5 ..........L Magorrian (a2) 2 0x087 Hiace (9) 59 ............................B Hutton (a3) 3 11667 Nancylee tm (3) 57.5 4 58x84 Letmeby m (5) 57.5 .........................S Collett 5 83056 Alfonze m (8) 56 ..........................C Lammas 6 15x90 Dubai Shuffle d (2) 56 ..................... N Harris 7 215x4 Enjay b (10) 55 ..................................L Innes 8 4x045 Inis Rose m (7) 54......................M Cameron 9 00700 Wairaka (6) 54................................. R Jones 10 73060 Light The Way (4) 54 .................J Oliver (a3)

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In brief Clarke out of test Michael Clarke will miss the first Test against India as Cricket Australia mull over how to mend his hamstring and frayed relationships.

CA is understood to be incredibly disappointed with the captain and his communication breakdown with selectors, which bubbled to the surface amid confusion and contradiction on Monday. CA chief executive James Sutherland said yesterday he would seek answers from Clarke as to why he and CA had such contrasting views on the state of play.

- AAP

Bouncer fells batsman Stricken Australian Test hopeful Phil Hughes is in a critical condition after being struck by a bouncer at the SCG. Paramedics performed mouth to mouth resuscitation on Hughes and treated him on the boundary for around 40 minutes after he was taken from the field on a medicab. He was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital in nearby Darlinghurst, with Ambulance NSW confirming he was in a critical condition. Hughes was hit by a delivery from paceman Sean Abbott and fell flat on his face while batting for South Australia on the first day of their Sheffield Shield match.

- AAP

De Villiers upbeat South Africa were beaten 4-1 in the recent one-day series against Australia, but captain AB de Villiers says his side still deserves to be favourite for the World Cup. The Proteas played five one-day games on their recent tour, a reconnaissance mission for the tournament that Australia and New Zealand are co-hosting in three months. South Africa’s only 50-over win on the tour came at the WACA, where they lost seven wickets while chasing a target of 155. “But I still believe we’re the better team, and we will be the team to beat at the World Cup.” - AAP

Hewitt hanging on Lleyton Hewitt has dismissed suggestions his four-city summer schedule is a farewell tour in disguise. The former world No.1 has committed to playing exhibitions in Sydney and Adelaide as well as the Brisbane tournament before the Australian Open in Melbourne, but he insists the exhibitions are more about preserving his body than saying goodbye.

Yesterday, Hewitt announced the Sydney exhibition match would be against Roger Federer and bluntly rejected retirement talk. “They’ve said that the last six or seven years now,” he said.

- AAP

Vettori again a Black Cap Daniel Vettori is set to play in the third New Zealand-Pakistan cricket test in Sharjah and become the country’s outright record-holder for test appearances.

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson observed there’s “not a blade of grass” on the wicket at the venue and believes playing three specialist spinners offers the tourists their best chance of taking 20 wickets after securing 15 in an improved second test performance last week in Dubai.

Vettori trained with the team at the venue yesterday.

The idea is for him to join Mark Craig and Ish Sodhi in a rare New Zealand test spinning trio.

The 35 year-old has been asked to play on a one-off basis.

Vettori and Stephen Fleming have played 111 matches, although the left-arm spinner has also played a test for the World XI in 2005.

His 360 wickets at 34.42 mean he’s second on the New Zealand test list behind Sir Richard Hadlee’s 431. His 4516 test runs means just he, Kapil Dev and Ian Botham have more than 4000 runs and 300 wickets.

Vettori last played a test against the West Indies at Antigua in July 2012.

Originally, thought was given to playing Luke Ronchi as a specialist batsman, replacing Jimmy Neesham. Now it’s a case of a spin all-rounder set to replace a medium pace all-rounder.

“We played a [practice] game here in Sharjah, saw the wicket we’re likely to play on, and with Dan being over here, the possibility of playing three spinners is one we couldn’t give up,” Hesson said.

“We haven’t named our side but his experience and knowledge in these conditions, combined with the fact he’s fit and strong again, will help.”

Vettori bowled nine overs in the New Zealand ‘A’ one-day match against the United Arab Emirates, taking one wicket for 41 runs.

In September, Vettori said his days as a test cricketer appeared over.

He said he was ready to resume at the limited overs bowling crease after a sustained rehabilitation on a damaged Achilles tendon, but doubted he could continue to meet the requirements of tests. “[Test cricket’s] not at the forefront of my mind. I can’t guarantee the amount of overs [required] to play a test match and don’t want to get in way of Ish [Sodhi] and Mark [Craig] in their development.

“It’s definitely on the back burner.

“The World Cup’s the goal.

Tests would put too much of a strain on the body at this stage of my career.”

The difference with this scenario is that the usual onerous demands for a spinner bowling away against Pakistan are likely to be less if the workload is shared three ways. * * * Other examples of New Zealand test longevity: Bert Sutcliffe 18 years 72 days Daniel Vettori 17y 295d [if he plays this test] Sir Richard Hadlee 17y 158d John R Reid 15y 356d Merv Wallace 15y 265d John Wright 15y 35d Andrew Alderson travelled to the UAE Courtesy of Emirates.

- NZME

Bills overcome snow Overcoming a week that saw snow bury their home region, the Buffalo Bills shook off the disruptions and routed the New York Jets 38-3 in an NFL clash yesterday in Detroit.

The massive snowstorm killed at least 14 people while warming weather now threatens flooding for people who endured the equivalent of a year’s amount of snow in two days. The Bills missed days of practice as their home stadium was buried in snow and the league elected to move the game to the Detroit Lions’ stadium. At New Orleans, the Ravens rallied from a 17-14 half-time deficit to defeat the NFC West-leading Saints.

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Ashburton Guardian

Daniel Vettori: Making a spin trio for the Black Caps against Pakistan.

We are a large, modern, family-owned seed processing and storage company, based in the heart of Ashburton.

Truck Driver & Yardman We are currently looking to employ a Truck Driver / Yardman for our modern seed processing plant.

The successful applicant will have: • Accuracy with figures & recording • Knowledge of grain / seed industry (preferable but not essential) • Good communication Skills • Ability to work with minimal supervision • Tidy appearance. Must be punctual & dependable • Regular overtime offered • Must hold Class 5 License Duties will include the unloading of seed at harvest time, interstore transport of seed and container cartage to port Applications close 5th December Apply in own hand writing to:

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Security Clearance is required.

If you are organised, of tidy appearance and want to be part of a team of professionals please call 0800 253 263.

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

Farm assistant wanted for 1450 cow farm 15km from both Ashburton & Rakaia.

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Experienced preferred but a great attitude and willingness to learn essential.

Single accommodation on farm available but possible travel allowance an option for right person.

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Automotive Parts Sales Person Drummond and Etheridge Ltd have a long history in the Mid-Canterbury area, selling and servicing the renowned Nissan automotive brand.

We have now expanded into some well-known and reputable marine brands, such as Yamaha, Stabicraft and Haines Hunter.

We are looking for an experienced Parts Sales Person to complete our team at our Moore Street branch.

This role ideally suits someone with a mechanical background or aptitude, or solid experience in a parts interpretation or similar role. However we believe we can make a solid performer out of someone with the right attitude and motivation that perhaps has a logistics, stores or administration background.

You will have a retail personality with an outgoing and friendly manner, have drive and enthusiasm and be able to work in well with our talented team.

There are many opportunities to advance within the company - we offer training and development to those that have such talent and wish to advance and excel in their career.

You will be selling parts from our front counter to our diverse and loyal customers as well as servicing our busy workshop with their parts requirements.

The role requires someone with excellent attention to detail, an analytical mind, high functioning customer service skills, competent computer skills along with a parts, stores or mechanical background, preferably in the automotive or marine sector.

You will be passionate about cars/boats and the automotive/ marine sector and enjoy dealing with customers and individual requirements.

To find out more about this opportunity please apply with an up to date CV and application letter to: Courtney Freller, HR Manager courtney@dne.co.nz or post to: Drummond & Etheridge Ltd PO Box 340 Ashburton 7740 Ph. 027 4867 773 for more details

SITUATIONS VACANT

GARDENER/HANDYMAN wanted for large farm.

Suitable for semi-retired person with relevant skill/experience. Could be part time. House available for rent. Phone 0274 532 087.

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Hinds area. Phone 03 303 7539 or 027 3535 060.

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

You might know the name Synlait, an innovative dairy processing company in Canterbury. What you might not know about Synlait, is that we’re different to other Milk companies.

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

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Tinwald Rugby Football Club

Expression Of Interest In Coaches For The 2015 Season

Drummond & Etheridge Ltd is a locally owned and operated business with branches in Ashburton, Timaru and Christchurch.

Any qualified people interested in coaching We are looking for a qualified orURL experienced agricultural Closing date the following grades: Rachel Technician to join our Ashburtontested: team in our built x purpose x Proof read by:_______________________________ With: _______________________________ Date:_______________________________ checked: All JAB Grades facility.

From U6 to U14.5 You will be working on the premium John Deere brand, Open Grades Including showcasing the best that there is in agricultural machinery. revisions: U16, U18 & Senior B 1 2with3 4 5 Our workshop has an increasing amount of work, To $0 $0 $25 $50 $75lodge your interest or highly trained technicians and valued support staff who for further information work well together in a great environment. please contact: job: C50596 PLEASE NOTE: We are proud of our retention that of staff and believe that our Reece Wallington we have prepared this strong focus on training and development means haveon our 022 108 4289 advertisement proof we based size: 10 x 5 format: colour a high calibre of experience understanding in our workshop to instructions impart of the received. In approving the publication run date position sort continued cost upskilling. (excl gst)

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FULL TIME PICKER / PACKER We are seeking a physically fit, strong and reliable person to fill a position picking and packing orders.

You will be required to pick and pack orders on a daily basis, assist with the processing of incoming shipments, package/assemble and label products as required along with general warehouse duties.

We are looking for someone who is a self starter and enjoys challenging themselves.

We require you to have excellent work ethics, good maths and written skills, and a desire to work in a team environment. To be considered for this position you will need to be able to communicate clearly and have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

We offer a stable and interesting work environment plus long term career prospects for quality staff. Hours of work are approx. 8am to 5pm, Monday – Friday.

If this sounds like you, please email your CV, including references, to alasdair@cm.net.nz or post to: Picker/Packer Position CM Trailer Parts PO Box 124, Ashburton 7740 Applications close Friday, December 5, 2014.

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LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES Cancellation of adverts booked with

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Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm To find out more about this opportunity please apply with an up to date CV and application letter to: Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon Courtney Freller, HR Manager courtney@dne.co.nz or post to: Drummond & Etheridge Ltd PO Box 340 Ashburton 7740 Ph. 027 4867 773 for more details

Receptionist Required We are looking for a mature well-presented person with excellent computer skills and the abilility to run the day to day requirements of our office and other work commitments as directed. The sucessful applicant needs to hold a current drivers licence and be able to communicate well and work in a team environment.

The general hours of work will be 9.00am until 4.00pm Monday to Friday including school holidays. However from time to time there will be flexiblility in these hours which could include some weekend work.

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Casual Position Ecowize NZ is a hygiene cleaning company who are looking for casual staff.

They are in charge of cleaning ANZCO Ashburton.

Immediate start Training and P.P.E gear all supplied.

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308 7646 PUBLIC NOTICES Ashburton Performing Arts Theatre Trust Annual General Meeting

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Family owned & operated business servicing the district for the past 15 years

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

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

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

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

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11th December, 5.30pm Ashburton Trust Event Centre, Bradford Room Drinks and Nibbles to follow.

APATT members meet at 5.00pm.

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

Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

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Happy 8th Birthday princess.

Lots of love Mum, Mikie, Carleea and Van. xxx

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You’re sooooo big now.

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

Number cake tins $15 for 7 day hire

Please apply in writing to: The Manager Lochlea Lifestyle Resort 25/25 Charlesworth Drive Ashburton Email: tony@lochlearesort.co.nz

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REAL ESTATE

HASTINGS MCLEOD LTD 217 West Street ASHBURTON ashburton@propertybrokers.co.nz 03 307 9176

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EASTSIDE 3/287 Cameron Street

Nestled in a private back section with views of farmland and the hills is this 10 year old home-ideally suited to an older family with 2 double bedrooms and bathroom downstairs, and study, master bedroom, bathroom and huge kitchen/dining living upstairs.

A lovely established 1148sqm section with a mixture of fruit trees, walnut tree and Dagwood trees all easily watered by the watering system.

VIEW Thursday 27 Nov 12.30 - 1.30pm

A roomy two bedroom townhouse/unit with attached garage in a popular location. Truly one of the nicest units of this style available. Easy access to garage is a bonus. Just a short stroll into town. You will be pleasantly surprised with the space of this home.

Vendor is keen to relocate and will consider all reasonable offers.

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EASTSIDE 6 Suffolk Street

Immaculately presented and freshly redecorated three bedroom townhouse. As new inside and out. Very tidy, easy care section with lovely outdoor area. This sunny home would suit young professionals or retired couple.

VIEW Thursday 27 Nov 5.00 5.45pm

Solid 2 bedroom home in need of redecorating. A genuine 1st home opportunity and priced accordingly.

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WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

DAIRY SERVICE Bulls, for sale. 2 year old mixed breed.

Ready for work, BVD tested, Bouillis vaccinated, TBC 10. CONTAINERS for sale or $1680 +GST. Phone 0274 hire, ex shipping: general and 532 087. insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

HIRE

Mania-O-Roto Scout Zone

4 BERTH CHEVRON liteweight caravan for sale, registered and warranted and electrical WOF, full awning, hot and cold water, fridge, recently updated interior, very tidy condition. $9000 ono.

Phone 027 279 8952.

Annual General Meeting 8pm Tuesday, December 9

VEHICLE GROOMING, cars, utes etc. Interior, Exterior, cut and polish. We can pick up and deliver, Robinson Street.

Auto Groomers, 13 Robinson St, phone Paul 027 887 4786.

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in the Scout hall Mania-O-Roto, Chalmers Avenue All welcome

Real Esate 307 7900

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

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

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / contracting work, Call and see U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street.

Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 8061 A/h: 308 7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

FOR SALE

CARAVANS, TRAILERS FOR SALE - 1989 20ft Qxford 200 caravan. Tandem axle, perm D/bed. All extras included, excellent condition.

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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ASIAN New, pretty, 25 years, busty, 36 DD, long hair. Sexy and friendly. Stocking and high heels. Good Service.

Phone 021 110 7034, Jessie.

CINDY Kiwi, 38, size 6, attractive, busty, long hair.

GFE. Phone calls only. 027 448 7011.

SUE - attractive and busty.

Genuine callers only. Please no texting. Available a week.

Phone 021 0233 9259.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

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FOR RENT - Three bedroom brick home. Separate garage - well fenced. Available Dec PARKSIDE house located in 1. $340 per week. No pets. quiet west side area. Four bedrooms, study, plenty of Ph 027 480 5662. storage, double garage.

HOUSE TO RENT. Large Looking for caring tenants four bedroom house with (non-smokers). No dogs. large garden 7km from Mt Phone 027 440 0417.

Somers. $350 per week.

Phone 0274 532 087.

HOUSE TO RENT - Three THREE bedroom house on bedroom, log fire, single Burnett Street $150 p/w. garage, ¼ acre section, no Phone 027 522 5592. dogs. Tucker Street location.

References required.

Available Dec. Ph 302 1881 TWO ROOMS to rent. Quiet after 5pm. location. Ph 027 879 2242.

Daily Events Wednesday 9.00am - 11.00am HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Open Wednesdays, donation for the service.

Hakatere Marae, Main Road, Fairton.

9.45am ASHBURTON LADIES PROBUS. Meeting in the Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox Street.

10.00am

Thursday 9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. For beginners, starting to learn the next 24 moves. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

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

9.30am - 12.30pm

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

10.00am - 12noon WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmanian doubles. The Domain.

10.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. All welcome. 254 Cameron Street.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI.

Seated exercises, suited to people with walking aids. M.S.A. Social Hall. Havelock St. 1.00pm - 4.00pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association. The Domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka, Philip St 1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet. Allenton Sports

Club, Cavendish Street.

5.00pm - 7.00pm FREE DROP IN SESSION. For administrators and treasures of non-profit organisations, Free help, Sinclair Centre, Park St. 7.00pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

7.00pm

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women walking group. 48 Allens Road.

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

7.30pm ASHBURTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Final night presentation of awards and trophies. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Large variety of toys for hire. Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Goodwill shop, sale of pre-loved clothing.

Tinwald Methodist Church. Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Fit kidz, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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

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

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

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

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE.

Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome.

Racecourse Road.

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

7.30pm DIABETES ASHBURTON. Open meeting, guest speaker from Aged Concern. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

Noticeboard

26 NOVEMBER 2014

HAVE YOUR SAY - ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT

Council wants to hear from you on whether a hyrdoslide should be part of the EA Networks Centre.

Due to open March next year, the EA Networks Centre is a $34m indoor swimming and sports facility located off River Terrace.

The inclusion of a hydroslide at the exciting new facility is a big investment for the district - both in terms of initial cost and the ongoing expense required to run it - so we want you to have your say on this hot topic.

The survey closes on 1 December 2014, so make sure you get your response in by either visitng ashburtondc.govt.nz or pick up a copy from the Council reception, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

PUBLIC NOTICE

HINDS COMMUNITY MEETING

Road Closure Proposal

A Hinds and District Citizens Association is being established and will meet regularly to discuss and implement community projects in the Hinds district.

Ashburton District Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency gives public notice of a proposal to temporarily close roads to ordinary vehicle traffic to enable the holding of a community event - Methven Lions Club “Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Street Race”.

Roads proposed to be closed: Methven Chertsey Road, from Main Street to Mackie Street Mackie Street, from Methven Chertsey Road to Barkers Road Barkers Road, from Main Street to Hall Street Hall Street, from Barkers Road to Main Street State Highway 77 (Main Street), from Lampard Street to Bank Street Kilworth Street, from Main Street to Mackie Street Forest Drive, from McMillan Street to Main Street Period of closure: Between the hours of 6.00am and 6.00pm on Saturday, 4 April 2015.

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

This proposed closure is made under the Local Government Act 1974 - Schedule 10 (11 (e)) and will be considered at the Service Delivery Committee meeting on Thursday, 5 February 2015.

Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice of their objection and the grounds for their objection in writing by post or email to the Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton by 4.00pm, Wednesday 10 December 2014.

Andrew Dalziel, Chief Executive, Ashburton District Council Colin Knaggs, Highway Manager, Transport Agency, Christchurch

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The community is meeting to consider the Association’s development and the process to elect representatives.

The meeting will be at 7.30pm on Wednesday 26 November in the Supper Room at the Hinds Community Centre. All residents are welcome to attend.

For further information please contact Stuart Wilson on (03) 308 0177.

Up & Coming Meetings Finance & Business Support Committee Meeting Thursday 27 November 2014, 1.30pm Council Meeting Thursday 11 December 2014, 1.30pm

Career Opportunities • Bookings Coordinator - EA Networks Centre

MT SOMERS GREEN WASTE To help keep our air clean and reduce fire risk, rubbish is not to be burned in urban areas. For Mt Somers, this includes the site previously used at the top of Comyns Rd. The Mt Somers Citizens Association is working with Council to develop disposal options for the village. Until a local solution is in place residents are asked to find alternative ways to dispose of green waste.

The Ashburton resource recovery park and Methven greenwaste drop-off facility offer green waste disposal. For opening hours or more information visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

BUILDING CONSENTS ONLINE Getting a building consent is now an easier process for Ashburton District builders and homeowners.

Building consent applications can be made online through the Council website.

For more information visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Expressions of Interest are being sought for the mowing of Reserve land in Hinds. For further information and to express an interest, please contact Dean McConnell on 027 434 7963 by 3 December 2014.

HOURS OF SERVICE

• Cleaning Opportunities

Tenders • WW-BE10 Ashburton Sewer Renewals 2014/15

Water Conservation ‘Level 1 - alternate day’ water conservation measures are in place at Lake Hood. Visit the Council website for more information about water conservation.

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

WEBSITE Find out what’s happening at your local council on the Ashburton District Council website.

It’s easy to use and has all the information you need about the services that the Council offers you.

Visit www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

COUNCIL OFFICE 5 Baring Square West

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 180 Havelock Street

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Monday - Wednesday 8.30am - 5.00pm Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm

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12. In France I start making my short crowbar (5) 14. Like a tiger, tear it instead following a loss (7) 16. Half the brides are unable to supply vocal accompaniment (7) 17. What to put hand through that may have record in it (6) 18. Ancient Roman man, American cause of infection (5) 20. Nothing in front of aircraft is provided by a lynch-mob (5) 21. Played one’s part in opera and squealed (4)

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QUICK Across 1. Abet 8. Accumulate 9. Obstruct 10. Took 12. Oppose 14. Siesta 15. Lintel 17. Mayday 18. Seam 19. Resolved 21. First-class 22. Toss Down 2. Booby prize 3. Tact 4. Accuse 5. Smiths 6. Flattery 7. Meek 11. Outrageous 13. Optimist 16. Lyrics 17. Mishap 18. Safe 20. Last

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DOWN 1. Work done for no wages (6,2,4) 2. Scene or background (7) 3. Beer mug (5) 4. Not one or the other (7) 5. Tag (5) 8. Snuffed out (12) 9. Unwilling (9) 14. Tramp (7) 15. Bedtime song (7) 18. Latin-American dance (5) 19. Declare invalid (5)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Mercury and Saturn’s alignment allows you to create a financial game plan that you’ll be able to stick to, becoming your blueprint for the future.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Instead of battling wanderlust, curiosity and adventure embrace it, taking it into your relationships and anything else you’re dealing with.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) An alignment between the Moon, Mars and Pluto in your financial sector is a chance to put your financial instincts and fighting spirit on the same page.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) The Moon aligns with Mars and Pluto in a way that could evoke strong emotional responses, giving you a sense of what you’re fighting for.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) There is a reminder that life can’t be all work and no play. Real success doesn’t come at the expense of the things that are important.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Finding balance of work and play will be a big challenge in December. You’ve got a chance before then to over balance the playful side of the scales.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) You’ve reached auspicious days where communication and relationship forces come together, with a chance to put the past behind you.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) As the Moon evokes your emotional responses an alignment with Mars will give you the confidence to speak out, pushing through old barriers.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) As busy and hectic as life is set to get a lot of your focus is on the future, but find the time for some practical and pragmatic navel gazing.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) Avoid over thinking things at all costs and instead let the things that excite you, your passions and your fighting spirit speak to you.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) With Mercury’s intellectual savvy and Saturn’s determination you’ve got the power to move mountains, but in a smart and strategic way.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) While Mercury and Saturn align in an adventurous part of your chart, keep your options open and a sense of adventure alive.

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Family Notices 26 Ashburton Guardian SINCLAIR, Hillary Alison (formerly Norton) (nee White) – On November 23, 2014, peacefully at Homestead Ilam, Christchurch, aged 94 years. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Gail and Chris Smaill-Berrysmith (Auckland). Loved nana of Francis (London), and Simon, and survived by her sister Beverley Adamson (Ashburton). Special thanks to Homestead Ilam staff for their love and care.

Messages to Hillary’s family c/- P O Box 111-01, Christchurch 8443. Due to Hillary’s request, a private family service has been held.

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Katerina Graham, Randy Wayne, Melissa Molinaro.

10:45 Chaos PGR 3

11:10 Offspring AO 3 0 12:10 Football – English Premier League (Highlights) 1:20 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:45 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:25 The Inbetweeners AO 0 Midnight Who Gets The Last Laugh? AO 3 12:30 Tabatha Takes Over AO 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Private Practice AO 3 0 3:15 Switched At Birth 3 0 4:05 Pair Of Kings 3 0 4:30 Regular Show PGR 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 NCIS – Los Angeles AO 3 The body of a retired marine is found at a bomb-making compound in Afghanistan, following a drone strike on the facility. 0 12:10 Infomercials

11:40 Entertainment Tonight 12:05 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Beat My Build 7:30 Back To Basics With Nick Nairn 8am Auction Room 8:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 9:30 Better Homes And Gardens 11am House Crashers 11:30 Dig Wars Noon Location, Location, Location 1pm My Dream Home 2pm Beat My Build 3pm Back To Basics With Nick Nairn 3:30 Auction Room 4pm Sophie In The Souk 4:30 The Cook And The Chef 5pm Storage Hoarders 6pm Gourmet Farmer 6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Toy Hunter Jordan Hembrough scours America for hidden treasures to sell to buyers around the world.

7:30 Ray Mears’ Close Encounters 8:30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 9:30 Matt Hayes’s 24-Hour Rod Race 10:30 Toy Hunter 11pm Storage Hoarders

THURSDAY

Midnight Gourmet Farmer 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Back To Basics With Nick Nairn 1:30 Auction Room 2am Sophie In The Souk 2:30 The Cook And The Chef 3am Yard Crashers 3:20 Combat Hospital PGR 4am Ray Mears’ Close Encounters 5am Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Scaredy Squirrel 3 8am Rocko’s Modern Life 3 8:30 Chuggington 3 0 8:40 Humf 3 8:50 Peppa Pig 3 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Tree Fu Tom 3 9:40 Barney And Friends 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV Featuring – Lalaloopsy and Turbo Fast.

4:30 Smash!

Music and entertainment.

6pm The Nanny 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm 7:30 8pm 8:30

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SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7am Harry’s Practice 3 Series filmed on location at Dr Harry’s veterinary practice in northern Tasmania.

7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Test PGR 3 Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

1pm American Idol PGR 3 The top 13 perform for the judges.

3pm Bondi Rescue PGR 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before giving a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 King and Maxwell PGR King and Maxwell investigate the suspension of an FBI Agent accused of assaulting an officer, leading them on a trail involving clues from the agent’s most recent case.

8:30 M Bulletproof Monk AO 3 2003 Action. Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott.

10:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

6am Rugby – Women’s Sevens (Highlights) 7am Mainfreight Rugby 8am Tennis – Davis Cup Final (Highlights) 9am The Cricket Show 9:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) 10am Football – A-League (Replay) Noon Golf Central 12:30 Golf – Asian Tour (Highlights) 1:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) 2pm Golf – European Tour (Highlights) 2:30 Golf – Australian Masters (Highlights) 3:30 Sky Sports News UK 4pm Basketball – NBL (Highlights) 4:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) 5pm Football League Show 5:30 Bowls – New Zealand Open (Highlights) 7pm Basketball – NBL (Highlights) New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United.

From the Vector Arena in Auckland.

7:30 Rugby – International (Replay) Wales v All Blacks.

9:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown 10pm Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v South Africa – Fifth One-Day International.

10:30 #SkySpeed

11:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:15 Home Shopping 1:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:15 Home Shopping

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Red Bull – LA To AK Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 #SkySpeed 1am Motorsport – GP2 (Replay) 2am Motorsport – GP3 (Replay) 3am Motorsport – FIA Formula One Championship (Replay) 5:30 #SkySpeed

MAORI TV

SKY SPORT 2

6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Miharo 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2

THE BOX

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 3 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation 3 8pm Kuia 8:30 Taniwha Rau 9:30 Te Tepu 2 10pm Te Kauta PGR 3 10:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Vanuatu PG 8:55 NCIS – Los Angeles MV 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 NCIS MV 11:25 Elementary MV 12:15 Played 16VLSC 1:05 NCIS – Los Angeles MV 1:55 Law And Order MV 2:45 Survivor – Vanuatu PG 3:35 Raw MC 6:35 The Simpsons PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS MV 8:30 NCIS – Los Angeles MV 9:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 NCIS MV

THURSDAY

12:30 Survivor – Vanuatu PG 1:25 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 1:50 Law And Order MV 2:40 SVU MV 3:30 NCIS – Los Angeles MV 4:20 Criminal Minds 16VS 5:10 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

6am Auction Hunters PG The Chicago Grandslam.

6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Man v Wild PG Arizona Sky Islands. 8:30 MythBusters PG Seasickness – Kill or Cure.

9:30 Gunslingers M 10:30 The Unexplained Files M 11:30 True Crime With Aphrodite Jones M 12:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1:30 Redrum M 2:30 Alaskan Bush People M 3:30 Aeroplane Repo PG 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Marooned M 7:30 Yukon Men M 9:30 Highway To Sell PG 10:30 Ice Lake Rebels M 11:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M THURSDAY 12:30 Deadline Crime With Tamron Hall M 1:30 Nightmare Next Door M 2:30 Auction Hunters PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Jungle Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

Stammer School

King and Maxwell

9:05pm on TV One

7:30pm on Prime

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:35 That Burning Feeling 16LSC 2013 Comedy. Paulo Costanzo, John Cho. 8:10 The Making Of Lone Survivor MC 8:30 Father v Son 16S 2010 Comedy. Eric Stonestreet, Josh Dean.

10:05 Seeking Justice 16VLS 2011 Thriller. Nicolas Cage, January Jones.

11:50 The Babymakers 16LS 2012 Comedy. Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn.

1:25 That Burning Feeling 16LSC 2013 Comedy. Paulo Costanzo, John Cho. 3pm Father v Son 16S 2010 Comedy. Eric Stonestreet, Josh Dean. 4:35 Dead Man Down 16VLS 2013 Action. Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace. 6:30 47 Ronin MV 2013 Action Fantasy. Keanu Reeves, Rinko Kikuchi.

8:30 Mandela – Long Walk To Freedom MVL 2013 Drama.

11pm Identity Thief MVLS 2013 Comedy.

7:40 Shallow Hal ML 2001 Comedy.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black. 9:30 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

11:25 Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street 16V 2007 Crime. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter.

1:20 The Devil Wears Prada PGL 2006 Comedy. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway.

3:10 Letters To Juliet PGL 2010 Romantic Comedy.

Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave.

4:55 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel.

6:45 Analyze This MVL 1999 Comedy. 8:30 Analyze That MVLS 2002 Comedy.

10:10 Red Eye MVL 2005 Drama.

11:35 Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay 18LS 2008 Comedy.

12:50 Krews M 2010 Thriller.

2:35 The Making Of Lone Survivor – Will Of The Warrior MC 2:50 Mandela – Long Walk To Freedom MVL 2013 Drama. 5:10 47 Ronin MV 2013 Action Fantasy.

1:15 The Making Of Johnny English Reborn PGV 1:40 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama. 3:30 Letters To Juliet PGL 2010 Romantic Comedy. 5:15 Analyze This MVL 1999 Comedy.

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

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

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6am The Crowd Goes Wild 6:30 Golf Focus 7:30 The Golf Fix 8:30 Golf – Big Break 9:30 Golf – Feherty 10:30 Rugby – International (Replay) Wales v All Blacks.

12:30 Bowls – New Zealand Open (Highlights) Women’s Pairs.

2pm The Cricket Show 2:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Wellington Firebirds v Canterbury Kings.

3pm Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Central Stags v Auckland Aces.

3:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Wellington Firebirds v Central Stags.

4pm Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Otago Volts v Northern Knights.

4:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Pakistan v New Zealand – Second Test, Day Five.

5pm Tennis – Davis Cup Final (Highlights) 6pm Sky Sport – What’s On 6:20 Red Bull – LA To AK 6:50 L Cricket – International Pakistan v New Zealand – Third Test, Day One. Coverage of the morning session from Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.

9:05 Football – A-League (Highlights) Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix. From Coopers Stadium, Adelaide.

9:35 L Cricket – International Pakistan v New Zealand – Third Test, Day One.

THURSDAY

2:30 Rugby – International (Replay) Wales v All Blacks.

4:30 Bowls – New Zealand Open (Highlights) Men’s Pairs.

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Taylah Ward, 7, attempts to land a kick during the Ashburton Open Karate Championships at the Tinwald Memorial Hall on Sunday.

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Karate kids rack up the medals

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Mid Canterbury karate kids collected 27 medals from the Ashburton Open Karate Championships at the Tinwald Memorial Hall on Sunday.

Of the 55 competitors, 33 were from Mid Canterbury and

they were able to win seven gold, eight silver and 12 bronze.

The 14-year-old female kumite was a Mid Canterbury clean sweep with Alyssa Jones taking the gold, Jessica Windhorst second and Tamzyn Barnes third.

Jones could only manage third in the 13-14 girls’ kata with

Windhorst the gold and Shauna Jones silver.

Shauna had taken the gold in the 11-13 girls’ kumite where Leanne Walsh won bronze.

Walsh also won silver in the 1112 girls’ kata.

The largest event on the day was the beginners division ki-

hon which was won by Sam van den Heuvel with Jack van den Heuval second and Kyla Cheyne third.

The 10-11 girls’ kumite gold went to Jenna Borthwick, silver to Rosie Gray and Taylah Burrowes the bronze.

Taylah Ward took the gold in

the 5-7 girls’ kumite with Temperance Adamson silver and Sophie Smith third.

The other gold went to Ryan Richan in the 5-7 boys’ kumite, with Henry Gray bronze.

Kaimana Acidera took silver in both the 8-9 boys’ kata and kumite.

Concerns over late swim finals for Rio Olympics Swimming New Zealand have spoken out against suggestions that swimming finals at the 2016 Rio Olympics may be moved to late evening to fit in with American television.

While the schedule for the Rio

Olympics has not been finalised, it has been mooted that the evening sessions for swimming will start at 10pm, a suggestion that has been criticised by the Australian Olympic Committee and leading swimmers.

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Swimming New Zealand suggested the idea, whether real or considered, would not be in the best interests of swimmers and would place an unreasonable demand on them. The late evening finals plan was aired on the noted

website Swim Vortex, whose editor Craig Lord recently resigned from FINA’s Press Committee, after FINA bestowed their highest award on Vladimir Putin.

“While we appreciate the importance of commercial consid-

erations in the successful staging of an Olympics that should not impinge on the welfare of the athletes which must remain paramount,” said Swimming New Zealand chief executive Christian Renford.

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