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Kardashian gets a fright Kim Kardashian has had a fright at a Paris Fashion Week as someone lunged at her while she was getting out of her car.The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star had just exited her car at the posh Hotel Salomon de Rothschild when the kerfuffle erupted yesterday. In a video posted on website TMZ.com, Kardashian appears to stumble briefly after a person lunges towards her feet. Bodyguards instantly push Kardashian out of the way and subdue someone who remains off camera. Kardashian’s mother Kris Jenner can be seen yelling “Stop it!” Ex-journalist Vitalii Sediuk, a former Ukrainian television reporter, told The Associated Press in an email that he is the person in the video, and that he’d only been trying to hug the star.

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AC/DC rocker suffering dementia Former AC/DC rocker Malcolm Young is reportedly in an aged care home in Sydney being treated for dementia. The band recently revealed the rhythm guitarist and founding member had retired from the band and Fairfax Media report it’s because Young is suffering from dementia. The band revealed this week they will release their new album, Rock or Bust, on November 28 and that they will tour next year without Young. His nephew Stevie Young, who plays on the album, will also take his place on the tour.

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Richie tops armrest tussle Talking to the person sitting next to you in a plane is a turn-off for many – but not if your seat buddy is Richie McCaw. The All Black captain has topped a list of people Kiwis would want to sit next to on a plane. A survey carried out by travel website Wotif asked subscribers who they would most want to share an armrest with, and why. Wotif spokeswoman Kirsty La Bruniy said 20 per cent of the 3323 respondents put McCaw at the top of their list. “The main reasons for wanting to get some time with our national hero were to talk sport or in the hope it would lead to them, or their daughter, becoming Mrs McCaw,” said Ms La Bruniy. Next on the list was Prime Minister John Key, scoring 18 per cent of the plane-buddy vote, in the hope sitting next to him might mean scoring a seat in business class. In total, 26 per cent of respondents chose a New Zealand politician as a desired seat-buddy. Of those who voted for Mr Key, one in three said it was because they “were really interested in him as a person”. However, 13 per cent of those who picked Mr Key did so for “negative” reasons, such as the chance to tell him what he was doing wrong. Behind McCaw and the PM, model Rachel Hunter, Sir Peter Jackson, All Black Dan Carter and broadcaster Paul Henry took the next four spots.

Kiwis get hands on iPhone6 People eager to get their hands on the new iPhone 6 and 6+ arrived early at an Auckland store to take their place in the queue. The highly anticipated phone went on sale at 7am. An emoji queue was established outside Spark on Queen St last Friday with people able to book a place in the queue with an icon. Karla Goodwin was believed to be the first person in Auckland to get the new iPhone 6. Ms Goodwin said she was excited to hold the phone in her hands. “I’m really excited. I’ve got the [iPhone] 5 at the moment. I use my phone for everything. The new iPhone has so many great features I can’t wait to use the new camera and things.” The controversy around the new phone bending in pockets and software issues hadn’t deterred her, she said. “I don’t put my phone in my pocket anyway, so that’s not an issue. They’re bringing out updates [to iOS 8] all the time.” After the 100 people in the emoji queue get their phones they will be up for grabs by members of the public.

Put clocks forward When you put your clocks forward tonight, check your smoke alarms at the same time. That’s the message from the New Zealand Fire Service each daylight saving and it’s particularly relevant in Mid Canterbury given a man lost most of his belongings in a house fire at Lowcliffe this week. The home had smoke alarms, but they weren’t working, and that’s the case in about 80 per cent of the around 3700 house fires which happen in New Zealand annually. Ashburton’s fire risk management officer Murray Cairns said smoke alarm batteries should be checked monthly, and if batteries go flat, replace them immediately. “Smoke alarm batteries always tend to go flat during the middle of the night because that’s when it’s the coldest and the batteries are the most drained, and people get up and take the thing out and then forget to replace it,” Mr Cairns said.

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■ WINZ TRAGEDY

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The search for answers around the September 1 shootings in Ashburton’s Work and Income office has begun. Peggy Noble and Leigh Cleveland were shot and killed in Ashburton’s Community Link building on September 1 and Lindy Curtis was seriously injured. The killings prompted the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) to launch an independent review of its security and the results of the first phase of that review were released yesterday. The first phase of the inquiry looked at whether there were any practical steps the ministry

could or should have taken that would have prevented the event but the lead reviewer did not identify any, said MSD chief executive Brendon Boyle. Russell John Tully has been charged with killing the two women and attempting to kill two others and Mr Boyle said all of the MSD staff were still hurting from the event and feeling for the families affected. “It is extremely difficult to design a system to prevent someone who is determined to inflict extreme and violent harm, but we have made changes to enhance security for staff and the public.’’ Since the Ashburton shootings, the ministry had intro-

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duced extra security guards and controlled access to its publicfacing sites. The review recommended those measures remain in place until phase two of the review was completed, Mr Boyle

said. The review team found that the alleged offender had engaged with Winz staff on a variety of maters over preceding years and had frequent interactions with staff during July and August at the Ashburton site. He made a range of requests for assistance, several, but not all, of which were granted. He also made several complaints. No incident had been recorded by the ministry in its reporting system for health and safety and security incidents until the July to August period. The ministry took appropriate steps in line with its internal policies and procedures once such an incident occurred. The second phase of the re-

view looks at all ministry workplaces and will recommend any changes to ensure the physical safety of staff and members of the public. This phase of the review is also being carried out by former Police Commissioner Rob Robinson and Murray Jack of Deloitte NZ. While the Ashburton shootings are the worst in terms of violence against MSD staff, there are a high number of violent incidents each year. The total number of incidents has also been rising each year, from 1974 in 2011 to 2437 last year. The average number per day has leaped from 7.6 in 2011 to 11.1 this year.

■ EDUCATION

School’s out for the term Yesterday’s wet weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of these Ashburton Borough School pupils, who were jumping for joy as the end of the school term rapidly approached. Ashburton Borough School pupil Harry Russell said he was “really excited” about the upcoming break. Pupils from Mid Canterbury’s 23 schools finished term three yesterday, and will have two weeks of rest and relaxation before school resumes for the final term on October 13.

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■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE WATER FACILITY

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When it comes to a water facility at Ashburton’s new aquatic centre, it’s a case of anything goes for the Ashburton District Council. In November the community will have an opportunity to tell the council what it wants and how much it is prepared to pay for a hydroslide or similar recreational facility in the EA Networks Centre. And while the original in-

tention was for this to be a hydroslide, Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay said the community will be the driver when it comes to what is actually installed and how much it costs. “We want to get the public’s feedback and a decision before we start long-term plan discussions next year,” he said. On that timeframe, work on a water ride could not begin until after July 1. The key would be the funding model the council and the community came up with, Mr

McKay said. “We’ve already had a conversation with the Stadium Trust that if we are going to have ratepayers paying for this we’d like them to raise some money for it too.” At this stage all cards were on the table in terms of the facility and the funding model, Mr McKay said. “We want to know what you want and how much you’re prepared to pay.” The survey will contain an information package around

options and costs and will be asking which people prefer. While the hydroslide project involves a water ride that is enclosed in the aquatic centre, there are external options that could also be part of a larger water ride project. Hokonui Radio host Phill Hooper is pushing for a flowrider that would be more extreme than a hydroslide. Also in the mix are a two slide ride option, one with a high thrill level and one that is more moderate.

Garden competition It might be early spring, but time is running out for homeowners wanting to make their mark in next year’s Ashburton garden competition. The annual competition to find the district’s top gardens is judged in February, but Ashburton Horticultural Society president Joy Jaine said top gardens are months in the making. “People need to be thinking about preparing the land now and getting planting plans and plants organised; we always say it takes three months to create a show garden,” she said. Ashburton’s garden competition has categories that cater for past winners with another for nonwinning gardens. It also caters for back sections and recognises top displays of flowers and perfect lawns. Entries open in January.

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Firefighters from around Canterbury will vie for the title of the region’s best in Ashburton today. Ashburton’s fire station is hosting the Canterbury Provincial Fire Brigades’ Association Firefighter Challenge which will see individuals and teams compete over a gruelling short course challenge, the full version of which has been described as the toughest two minutes in sport. New Zealand’s current open men’s champion – Southbridge’s Steve Maw – will be among those competing. He, along with a couple of father-son duos from the Cust volunteer brigade, will use the Canterbury event as part of their build-up to world championships. Action will get under way at 10am tomorrow and finish at around 2pm. The Ashburton, Methven and Rakaia volunteer brigades all have firefighters competing.

Guardian’s birthday sausages Matt Bubb waits patiently as Ashburton Guardian editor Stu Oldham struggles to squeeze just the right amount of sauce on his sausage-and-onions on bread, while confident cooks and sometime-Guardian staffers Steve Stratford (back) and Andrew King prepare for the looming lunchtime rush. Mr Bubb was one of a few hundred people who made the most of the Guardian’s 135th birthday barbecue on East Street yesterday – and one of many who was surprised a team of pen pushers could prepare a half-decent feed. Mr Oldham said it was fantastic to meet so many Guardian readers and he hoped his halfbaked sandwich-building would not generate too many letters to the editor.

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■ TINWALD SCHOOL

Power bills on the cheap side PRINCIPAL’S RAP Now c’mon Fair Go you gotta leave them alone I love Contact Energy cos they power my phone My 18 air conditioners and 75 ipads too My powers so cheap I think I’ll buy an electric loo For almost two years with Contact Energy My 245 kids have had power virtually free We’re a great little school in a great little town So don’t be dissing Contact – it’s getting me down Now I’m the Big Kahuna around this place When the meter reader turns up there’s a smile on my face ‘Cos when I get my bill it’s no accident That Contact only charge me 10% Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone holds up one of the school’s incorrect power bills, which they have been receiving for nearly two years. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 290914-TM-043

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Nearly two years and $30,000 worth of debt later, Tinwald School has turned to TV to resolve their ongoing issues with Contact Energy. The school will appear on television programme Fair Go to address the problem, which has seen it receiving incorrect bills for its power usage. Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone said the school had received bills for about $7080, which was roughly 10 per cent of what they should be. “Our average monthly power bill could be $900-1200,” he said.

Mr Livingstone contacted Fair Go after hearing they were investigating Contact Energy, taking the unusual step of sending them a rap about the issue. He said he wanted to look at the problem in a humorous way and to look after the company, as they were “only charging us 10 per cent”. The problems started after one of the school’s four meters was relocated, and Contact Energy never added it onto the bill. Mr Livingstone said he had contacted the power company “seven or eight times” regarding the issue, and he believed it had been resolved after they set up a

payment plan for the outstanding charges. However, after Contact Energy changed their billing system the issue remained unresolved, and Mr Livingstone said the bill could be as high as $30,000. The school’s board of trustees had put money aside to cover the bill, but Mr Livingstone said the issue made planning for future property budgets difficult. “I have to start another year not knowing how much we need to pay for power,” he said. Mr Livingstone believed the systems in place at the company had “compounded the issue”. “The people I dealt with were

great, it’s just that their systems have let them down,” he said. A spokesman for Contact Energy said the company was working to resolve the problem, and would be in touch with the school to agree on an outcome they were happy with. “It’s very clear that we could have done better and should have resolved this ongoing meter and billing issue faster for Tinwald School. We apologise for the frustration and inconvenience this matter has caused the principal and his team.” The school’s story would be broadcast on Fair Go on October 6.

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BY ANDREW KING Over the past 35 years, Bookarama has pumped over $700,000 into the community. And if locals have their way, the Rotary Club of Ashburton event will be around for another 35 years. Project leader Adrian Ford was nearly bowled over by the incoming book enthusiasts when he opened the doors on 8am on Monday with a queue of over 20 people waiting in horrible weather since 7am. “I had to let them inside out of the cold but held them back as we finished setting up,” said Mr Ford. Rotary club president John Leadley said they had raised over $700,000 for the community. Long-time volunteer Lindsay Holland has been involved since the start and boasts a pretty impressive book collection himself, but it pales in comparison to the nearly 100,000 books at the week-long event. “It started off as a small project that grew on itself to what it is today. “The first year we took in around $2000 and last year that figure had jumped up to around $60,000. “We used to have to go door-to-door looking for books, now we weigh them in tonnes,” said Mr Holland. With the number of books coming in Mr Holland recounts a rare piece on Ashburton history finding its way into the collection. “We had a 1939 History of Ashburton by John Brown come through recently and that was very exciting.” People young and old eagerly made their way up and down the aisles looking for a bargain or that last Asterix comic to complete the collection. “We have people who come in twice in a day and four to five times during the week,” said Mr Ford. Katrinus Ziilstra, 22, was told by his boss it was on. “I love reading books, they are much nicer than reading on an iPad.” Russell Jamieson, 36, loved history and was at his first Bookarama despite being born and bred in Ashburton. “I like the feel of a book, when you are reading you are forever learning. Military history is a favourite of mine.” Ann Marshall, 72, has always been a big reader and is passing that passion on to her grandchildren. “All the money goes to the community which is the nice part. I can’t stand not having something to read, you can have all the technology in the world but you can’t beat a good book.” With all the money going back into the community, the Rotary club is able to sponsor Outward Bound courses, it has contributed to the new art gallery and stadium, and also helping young athletes achieve their dreams.

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Labour leader David Cunliffe is expected to resign within three days but is still seriously considering going back into battle to reclaim the leadership, despite his own supporters urging that it is time to give up. That would foil attempts by Grant Robertson’s supporters, who are already putting pressure on other potential contenders to clear the way to hand the Wellington Central MP the leadership without a contest. On Thursday night, Napier MP Stuart Nash joined deputy leader David Parker in confirming he would not seek the position. Mr Cunliffe is expected to decide before Tuesday’s caucus meeting when Labour’s ruling council meets to set up a review of the election result. He is understood to believe he will still win a leadership contest under Labour’s primarystyle system because of support among members and unions. However, he is weighing up whether his difficulties with the caucus are too entrenched to heal, and what effect that could have on Labour’s chances of winning the 2017 election. Several of Mr Cunliffe’s supporters, both MPs and in the wider party, have said they do not believe it is tenable for him to remain in the role because of pushback from the caucus, and he is being advised to hand over to a new team. However, the early push by supporters of Mr Robertson to get him installed as leader uncontested could backfire by getting Mr Cunliffe’s back up. - APNZ

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

2000 people respond to rubbish collection survey Ashburton people are passionate about their rubbish. When the Ashburton District Council signalled it was reviewing its kerbside collection, it asked people what they wanted – the status quo or options that included wheelie bins. Almost 2000 people responded with the odds tipped in favour of a change that included wheelie bins. With that information on board, council staff prepared a consultation document that included several options, ranging around bins, bags and the current

green glass crate. Again the response was good with 885 people completing the survey forms. Those responses will be posted on the council’s website on Monday. Of those who responded to stage two of the survey, nine people want to speak at a submissions hearing planned for October 7. From the hearing the council will deliberate and will make a final decision on the kerbside rubbish collection of the future on October 30. The new system will be introduced in July 2015.

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■ AUCKLAND KIDNAPPING

■ BLACK LIGHT PARTY

Prayer helped girl’s parents The parents of a baby girl taken from Middlemore Hospital called upon their faith to get them through the anxious hours while their five-day-old girl was missing. Pastor Andrew Bergh said how he spent the night with the parents of the kidnapped baby, praying for her safe return. “The hardest thing for any mum is for her little baby to be taken,” Mr Bergh said. “[The mother’s] amazing faith allowed her to walk through that anxiety and not blame that woman. In fact, she prayed for the lady [who allegedly kidnapped her daughter].” The baby, who can’t be identified, was taken from a ward at the hospital while the mother had a shower about 8pm on Thursday night. She was found by police

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■ CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ

Top quiz honours to local schools By Daisy HuDson

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Two Mid Canterbury schools beat out dozens of teams to take top honours in the Otago Daily Times Extra! Central South Island Current Events Quiz on Wednesday night. Mt Somers Springburn School took out the Years 5-6 competition, while Ashburton Borough

School won the Years 7-8 category. More than 70 teams in the Years 7-8 section and 29 in the Years 5-6 section from Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury and Waitaki battled it out for first place in the annual competition, which was held in Timaru. The competition included questions on current events,

mapping, and flags. Mt Somers Springburn School’s winning team, consisting of Year 6 pupils Murphy Kyle, Sophie Adkins and Eddie Millichamp, scored an impressive 94 points out of a possible 100. Eddie also achieved third place in the competition with a different team last year, and he said

Ashburton Borough School pupils (from left) Kate McIlroy, Mitchell Farr and Harry McMillan show off their prizes after taking out first place in the Years 7-8 section of the Otago Daily Times Extra! Central South Island Current Events Quiz on Wednesday night. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 260914-DW-156

the experience made him work a lot harder to prepare for this year’s competition. “The hardest question was what decade did Neil Armstrong land on the moon,” Eddie said. “We didn’t get that one right.” Ashburton Borough School’s top team of Mitchell Farr, Harry McMillan and Kate McIlroy took out their section with a

near-perfect 97 points out of a possible 100. For Harry and Kate, taking out the top spot was nothing new, as they were both in a winning team two years ago. The team practiced for the quiz every afternoon, focusing on areas such as history, mapping and flags, and general knowledge.

Mt Somers Springburn School pupils (from left) Murphy Kyle, Sophie Adkins and Eddie Millichamp pose with their prizes after taking out first place in the Years 5-6 section of the Otago Daily Times Extra! Central South Island Current Events Quiz on Wednesday night. PHOTO MICHELLE NELSON 260914-MN-003

■ REVIEW

Vivacious Ali Harper a world-class entertainer An Evening with Ali Harper As a venue, the foyer of the Ashburton Trust Event Centre lends itself superbly to cabaret performances and an evening with the vivacious Ali Harper was proof that this is so. The audience settled themselves at the (almost too large?) circular tables, relaxed into the evening with the aid of mellow lighting and thoroughly enjoyed the musical soiree. Recently, Ali had visited our town as a cast member of Oklahoma and prior to that had starred in Bombshells.

Playing the role of Donna in Mama Mia was a delight for Ali as she revelled in the character she was portraying. Those who attend performances at The Court Theatre will have seen Ali on many occasions. This woman is an extremely versatile performer, able to achieve immediate audience rapport within opening bars of the first song. With flawless piano accompaniment during the evening provided by Richard Marrett, Ali opened her programme with a bracket of songs from My Fair Lady. This was a cleverly planned

strategy…capturing the audience with well-known material. Interspersed with songs were snippets of Ali’s involvement in music over the past 20 years. At the age of 19, Ali toured throughout New Zealand with West End stars, performing in the musical Chess. Twenty years later she can boast of having strong ties with the music scene in New York. Next month Ali will present Bombshells at the prestigious United Solo Festival, followed by Down Under Diva at the well known Metropolitan room in New York. While in New York, Ali hopes

to meeting her idol Doris Day. Such is Ali’s passion for Doris and all that she stood for, a one-woman show entitled A Doris Day Special is in the making with Ali preparing to tour the show in the near future. Ali’s interpretations of songs such as Evergreen, Diamonds are Forever, Songbird and Shadow of your Smile were the essence of what the evening was all about - an opportunity for Ali to showcase her individuality in the best possible way. Her ability to use acting skills as she sings serves only to enhance what is already worldclass entertainment.

Two male audience members would doubtless have returned home feeling quite light hearted after their short encounters with the songstress…one had been informed he was Mr Right and the other danced nimbly across the floor with Ali as she sang Hernando’s Hideaway. An audience favourite was Barbie’s got it All. How Ali managed to squeeze so many words into a bar of music, I have yet to fathom. The Winner Takes it All ended a brilliant evening and Ali was indeed that…a winner. Reviewed by Moyra Whiting

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■ ASHBURTON YOUTH COUNCIL

Hydroslide still top of wish list By Sue NewmaN

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When Ashburton’s first youth forum was held more than 15 years ago, top of the wish list was a hydroslide; today it’s still number one. Representatives of nine schools spoke to Ashburton District councillors yesterday on their vision for the future. They talked about what they liked, what they didn’t like and listed the things they thought would make their district a better place to live. The top three items at the first forum were McDonald’s, a skatepark and a hydroslide, said councillor Rod Beaven. “We’ve got two out of three, so that’s not too bad,” he said. The lack of a hydroslide, however, still rankled and was mentioned by all speakers. Ashburton Intermediate students Shane Crawford and Ashlee Strawbridge said students would be prepared to pitch in and help fundraise for a hydroslide. They also suggested security cameras should be installed at the skatepark as a way to stop bullying. It was a regular on the students’ shopping list along with a 10-pin bowling alley, mini golf, a second skatepark that could be used by younger children, another flying fox, a graffiti wall, a maze and laser tag. The EA Networks Centre was mentioned by all speakers with most keen to see more activities available. It could be extended to provide space for activities that

young people wanted to do at the weekend and it could become a second base for the town’s youth café, they said. While the Ashburton Domain was great, it needed more drinking fountains, a mini-golf course near the playground and it should have more tracks that weren’t shingle and could be used for scooters and skateboards, Allenton School students Thomas Patterson and Katelin Adcock said. The ideas weren’t just about entertainment and recreation, with several speakers focussing on road safety and rubbish. Mitchell Farr and Harry McMillan made a passionate plea for the council to put more rubbish bins around town, specifically they wanted a series of bins for rubbish, glass and recyclables. Last year one school came up with the idea of brightly patterned and painted rubbish bins and Harry said that would be a winner with younger children. Methven was a great place for adults and young children but it wasn’t so great for teenagers, said Mt Hutt College students Jo McIntosh and Ellie Boekholt. Their town needed a skatepark and it needed a dog exercise area, they said. They were also keen to see a new library built. Ashburton was a friendly place to live, Netherby students Lauren and Gemma Taylor said, but it needed more activities for younger people including a graffiti wall and a place where adults could help children build things like forts, they said.

Hinds needed a youth club, said Ella Yeatman and Hayden Jefferson. They suggested it could be set up at the community hall and as well as activities and food, it could include help with homework. Teenagers in Ashburton needed shops that catered for their fashions and in their price range and they wanted more street lights to make the town safer at night for everyone, said Abby Brownlie and Hannah Wakelin. They were also concerned about the amount of vandalism and graffiti around town. The lack of street lights also concerned Harriet Stock and Jayden Collet from Longbeach School and they were keen to see a second skatepark built in Ashburton. Dorie and Rakaia had a lot of good things for people to do but the area needed to promote what it had a whole lot better, Dorie students Felicity Pye and Zarah Aquino said. Deputy Mayor Darryl Nelson commended the students on their presentations and said councillors were impressed that not only did they come with requests, they also came with ideas and with lists of things they liked. The ideas that had been put forward had been noted by the council and by the various community groups represented in the audience. They could also take their ideas to the district’s youth councillors who would take their thoughts and concerns to the council, Mr Nelson said.

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Ashburton Youth Council members, chairman Lachie Davidson and Marjenta Chatterton. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 250914-SN-034

Youth council knows what you want By Sue NewmaN

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When the Ashburton Youth Council says it knows what young people in Ashburton want, it’s serious. Over the past few months the council surveyed more than 250 young people, asking them what they wanted from the place they called home. And the response was good, council member Marjenta Chatterton said. While there were few surprises among the ideas put forward, there were some common themes and some of these were already being actioned, she said. A Conversation Café was held during youth week in April and information gathered at that event formed the basis of the survey. In order, the things survey respondents wanted to see in the Ashburton District:

Hayden Jefferson and Ella Yeatman, Hinds School… “we need a skatepark built next to the playground in our domain….and our pool needs more shade and a barbecue…” 250914-SN-012

Harriet Stock and Jayden Collett, Longbeach School … “we need more pedestrian crossings over the main road…” 250914-SN-038

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Help the police rid us of It’s expensive, it’s easy to come by, and it’s dangerous. Methamphetamine is in our community and members of the public are being urged do something about it. Erin Tasker reports.

person addicted to meth and using daily could spend $1000 a week on the habit. It’s a lot of money and it’s a big problem, so rather than taking an ambulance-at-thebottom-of-the-cliff approach to it, police around Canterbury are taking a more proactive approach. It’s part of the police’s overall new approach towards crime prevention and harm reduction and although it’s only in a trial phase at the moment, early feedback had been positive, detective Craig Clare said. Mr Clare is part of the Canterbury police drug squad and he was one of the speakers at an Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service organised presentation this week, along with members of the nationwide telephone help service Meth Help, to raise awareness of methamphetamine and the impact it has on its users, their families and the community. He told a crowd of around 50 concerned members of the community that the police were no longer waiting for problems to occur and then dealing with them, they were now trying to nip things in the bud. “For many years we have been the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff and we were just chucking resource after resource at crime in general, but in reality that wasn’t working,” Mr Clare said. Police are teaming up with agencies and the community to come up with strategies to deal with a drug scene which was causing concern, particularly in Christchurch where a booming economy thanks to the rebuild, was leading to a booming drugs trade. “Methamphetamine at the moment, anecdotally, is rampant, rife and easier to get than cannabis and people are selling cannabis to feed their meth habits,” Mr Clare said. It was a community problem. “Everyone in the community ends up paying one way or another, whether it’s through taxes or whatever,” Mr Clare

said. A major drugs sting in Ashburton recent resulted in 13 arrests in relation to drug supplying recnetly, which in a town where the top cop credits all volume crime like burglaries and thefts from cars to drugs, was a big hit. Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said some alleged offenders were currently in custody facing charges, but they wouldn’t be there forever. So Ashburton needed to take a stand and keep the police informed in terms of what they saw and what they heard. Mr Clare said the public were the police’s eyes and ears and while it took more than one phone call, or one tip-off to build a case or see a search warrant granted, every call helped build a clearer picture. Meth isn’t easy to manufacture so it’s believed only a handful of meth cooks were making the product and supplying dealers, and they were effectively ‘owned’ by gangs. “If you’ve got a gang pres-

ence, you’ll have a drug presence, and Ashburton is no different,” Mr Clare said. He’s calling on businesses to take a stand and ensure they have drug free policies, and actually put them into play. He estimated that in big businesses, up to 40 per cent of the staff could be doing drugs, but too many employers were failing to drug test. Any company with more than 20 employees should have a drug testing policy and procedure in place and Mr Clare urged employers to be responsible. It could pay dividends because if a worker had an accident and was found to have had drugs in their system, a workplace could be shut down.

What is meth?

Meth isn’t new. It dates back to 1887 when it was first discovered by a German scientist. In Japan in 1919, it was made into amphetamine and it was quickly realised that it was good for alertness, euphoria and deal-

ing with fatigue. It was given to pilots and soldiers in war. It kept them awake, they didn’t have to eat much and it meant they had less of an emotional attachment to what was going on around them. “So it was a perfect drug for the war I guess,” Meth Help team member Annabelle Harris said. In the 1950s it was used for treating mild depression and for obesity, used in slimming tablets. More amphetamines came out in the 1970s with drugs like speed. But it wasn’t until the 1990s that the scene really took off, when people realised it was something they could make at home. Today, the most common form of the drug in New Zealand was methamphetamine in a crystal form (or ice). It was usually smoked and it is absorbed fast. There’s also powder versions which can be mixed with other substances and taken intrave-

nously or snorted.

Who uses?

Meth users are varied. Some may think it’s a problem for the lower spectrum of society, but it’s not. Methamphetamine is in all areas of society. “Someone who uses meth may not always be the face of meth you’ve seen on the internet,” Ms Harris said. People used it for many reasons. They used it to take away pain, party all night, or for a break from reality. It gives a feeling of euphoria multiple times better than things like eating a favourite meal. While some users might have outwardly obvious signs of drug use, others didn’t. All drugs affected every user differently. “Sometimes family members could identify that something was wrong, but not know what it was. “We’ve had husbands and wives whose partners after three, four, five or six years,

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they don’t know. They knew something was up, they thought they were having an affair or other things, but didn’t realise they were doing meth,” Ms Harris said. There were tell-tale signs people could look out for – dilated pupils, dry mouths, shakiness, increased motivation or energy, fidgeting or even increased sweating. It was important to look for a cluster of symptoms of drug use was suspected, not just one thing. The more people used, the more severe the signs got. Serious users could be skin/spot pickers, paranoid, hyperactive, hostile or violent, or may be prone to hallucinations or easily confused. They could have a lack of money or give up things they used to love, all for getting that hit they ‘need’’ “But what goes up must come down,” Ms Harris said. Even just a couple of days a frequent user suffers from withdrawals and gets cravings. After seven to 28 days of no

meth, mood swings, depression and sleeping problems kick in. It can take up to three months for sleep patterns to improve and more than a year to get over a serious addiction. Ms Dainter said for users, meth was a way of escaping reality and feeling happy. It was a like a holiday was to some; you got that wonderful feeling of getting to your destination with two weeks of relaxation ahead of you, before heading home and coming back to reality with a thud.

Impact

Meth is a community-wide problem. It does not come cheap and often it was people with more disposable income – like businessmen – who fall into the meth trap. Someone who used meth every day could spend $1000 according to police, but the financial impact of meth was just part of the problem. In the long term, meth affected memory and mood. It

could also lead to serious health issues like heart attacks and strokes because it caused the heart to speed up, potentially causing serious damage. It could cause lung damage if smoked and nasal problems if snorted. But one of the more recent findings was a link to Parkinson’s disease, because it “fried the nerves”, Ms Harris said. “And that’s something that can’t be fixed.” Users also created mental health issues for themselves and mood and memory issues could be long term, along with the inability to feel pleasure for years.

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If someone did know someone with a meth addiction, it was important to know how best to approach and reach out to them. Ms Harris said the most important thing was not to get angry, instead stay calm and quiet. It was important not to come across as judgemental because

users often felt shame and worried about how others viewed them, despite not realising the seriousness of the situation they were in. People also needed to make a judgement on their own personal safety. If they felt in danger, they needed to call police. “No-one should ever have to be on the end of someone’s violence because they’re a drug user,” Ms Harris said. In most cases, addicts could recover. They might not always get back to 100 per cent of what they once were, but after two years the brain should be back to what it used to be, but with some added addiction pathways that can never be reversed. Sometimes it took a friend or family member’s attention to help a person realise they needed help but it was important when intervening, to never do so when a person was under the influence, and ensure you never accept violence or abuse.

Methamphetamine comes in different forms and in its crystal form can be smoked, while in a powder form it can have substances added to it so that it can be taken intravenously or snorted. Some users can spend up to $1000 a week on their meth habit.

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Jeff’s grateful to be alive

late-night assault six months ago changed Jeff Hill’s life. He has every right to be angry. But he’s not. Instead, he’s making the most of life and enjoying every day because he now knows how fragile it can be. He can’t work, he relies on day-time sleeps to get him through and has to rely heavily on his wife Katie, but he’s thankful he’s still alive. He’s grateful for the incredible support he’s received from Katie, their families, friends and even complete strangers over what has been a frustrating and testing few months. The couple – who had a one-year-old son Flynn and another baby on the way when the assault occurred – had only lived in Ashburton for a couple of years and they were overwhelmed by how the community rallied around them, offering them not only moral support, but also financial assistance in the form of thousands of dollars which has proven invaluable as the family walk the long road to recovery. Without it, the Hills dread to think where they’d be today. Jeff ’s story illustrates the dark side of Ashburton after hours. He remembers nothing about the night of March 22 and very little about the week before, or the weeks that followed. It was the first time he’d had had a night out in, he reckons, about a year. He’d been out for a few drinks with friends and was on Ashburton’s East Street awaiting a taxi ride home when he was assaulted. Jeff was knocked out cold. After initially being taken to Ashburton Hospital, he was transferred to Christchurch Hospital where a scan revealed he had a fractured skull and a brain bleed. He was suffering from posttraumatic amnesia and Katie was told they’d have to wait until that passed until the full extent of Jeff ’s injuries was known. But even today, they still don’t know exactly what Jeff ’s prognosis is. He’s was told by one doctor he’d feel “lousy” for 18 months, but every head injury is different so no-one can give them any definitive answers. From hospital, Jeff went to rehab. He spent a couple of weeks there before, at Jeff ’s insistence, they let him go home. He was eager to get back to work, but the reality was, he couldn’t. Looking back, Jeff said he didn’t realise the full extent of his injury then. As someone who ran his own successful horse breaking-in, schooling, pretraining and agistment business – Bracken Hill – Jeff worked seven days a week and loved the

Six months ago Jeff Hill was assaulted during a night out in Ashburton and suffered a head injury. Today, the 31-year-old father of two still has a long way to go on the road to recovery, but is happy to be alive. Erin Tasker reports.

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job he did. It was hard to accept life was going to be so different from what he was used to. But fatigue had suddenly become a major factor in Jeff ’s life. Without one, sometimes even two, sleeps during the day he found he couldn’t function properly. Fatigue was just the start though. His memory wasn’t what it used to be, he’d lost his sense of smell and his taste had changed. While he used to struggle to eat hot, spicy food, now that same food tastes bland. The sensory changes were a concern. Jeff said he could put something in the oven, forget about it and then not smell the burning. It was things like that that meant he couldn’t look after Flynn and Camden (now threemonths old) alone for long. Jeff still isn’t allowed to drive and gets easily fatigued around a lot of people. Even a quick trip into town can tire him out. “We live a very boring, quiet life now,” Jeff said. Family holidays are out of the question, long trips can just be too draining. “By the end of the day he’s just worn out; there’s no energy left at all,” Katie said. The biggest alteration has

been to Jeff ’s working life though. Bracken Hill is still up and running, but only at a fraction of what it was. Jeff ’s only allowed to do a small amount of minor work, every couple of days. They still have horses but they’re only there for grazing. Jeff won’t be able to break in horses again, but he is looking forward to being able to work again one day. “I feel like we will get back to me being fulltime working again, it’s just a case of when,” Jeff said. And what work that will be, he doesn’t know. Working with horses was something he loved, something he was good at and something he’d done for 10 years without ever hitting his head. But today, he can’t take the chance. He can’t risk another knock to the head. It was hard to accept, but the fact was, he had no choice. With Jeff unable to work and Katie busy looking after him and their two boys, it hasn’t always been easy. But the couple say it’s been made a lot easier by the help they received from the community in the weeks following Jeff ’s assault. Jeff ’s brother Adam, a member of the wider training squad for the Hurricanes Super Rugby

team, put a signed Hurricanes jersey on Trade Me to be auctioned and that was followed by signed Crusaders and Blues jerseys. The Hurricanes jersey was the most popular, selling for $1600. Ashburton’s then Classic Hits radio station raised nearly $3800 through its Walk of Shame fundraiser and a Facebook page set up to auction items to raise funds for the family raised around $5000. Friends also undertook private collections. The fundraising is still going too. The next is the aptly named, Running for the Hills. The brainchild of a teacher Katie worked with at Gore High School – the school both she and Jeff attended and the place they first met – came up with it. It involves the Queenstown Marathon in November; people enter the marathon, half marathon or 10km event, and raise money by completing the event. Around 30 people are taking part, including Katie, who is doing the 10km event. With weeks to go, almost $2500 has already been raised and donations can be made through the Running for the Hills website on www.givealittle. co.nz.

Jeff said without that financial assistance he didn’t know whether they’d have been able to keep their house and their business. “I’ve been quite amazed by all the support, by not just close friends, but the town in general,” Jeff said. “I’m not the kind of person who would want a big fuss made, but it has made such a difference. “I still do feel very lucky about the whole thing. I know it could have been much worse and I’m lucky with all the help we have had.” If there’s one positive to come from it all, it’s the time it’s allowed him to spend with his family. Camden was born two months after Jeff was injured, and Jeff had some bad days, but now, he’s just grateful for what he’s got – that he’s still alive, for the love and support of his wife Katie, and for his two beautiful boys. He said the pressure that had been on Katie’s shoulders over the past six months had been huge, but she’d been his shining light. He’s also forever grateful to the people of the town they now call home. What happened, happened. Now, the Hills just want to get on with life.

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US Arab allies pressures IS The US and its Arab allies have turned up the heat on jihadists in Syria, striking the oil facilities that funded their brutal rise and building an international coalition to oppose them. British lawmakers are due to vote today on their country joining the air armada pummelling the Islamic State group, and French jets were in action again yesterday in the skies over Iraq. In Washington, the Pentagon released cockpit video of guided missiles from F-15 jets blasting oil refineries and IS compounds in the latest night of strikes in Syria. US President Barack Obama took advantage of the UN General Assembly in New York this week to bend the ears of fellow world leaders over the threat posed by the jihadists. The group has seized a large tract of territory spanning eastern Syria and northwestern Iraq, and has begun to make headway inspiring Islamists further afield to pledge allegiance to its “caliphate”. A US commander in Pacific East Asia warned that 1000 militants from the region were seeking to join the movement, and this week an Algerian offshoot group killed a French hostage. But the US-led coalition has also made progress in building a united front. Turkey has pledged stronger support for the campaign, and Obama spoke to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday. If the British parliament votes to take part, the Royal Air Force will join jets from the US,

A knife-wielding man has stabbed to death four primary schoolchildren in southern China, state media report, the latest in a series of such attacks in recent years. The stabbings occurred yesterday in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China, the official Xinhua news agency said. The attack took place in the town of Pingshan in Lingshan county as the pupils were on their way to school, the report added. Three of the children died at the scene and the other died later in hospital, the report said. - AFP

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France, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Jordan hitting IS targets. And the allies’ domestic intelligence services are also stepping up their game. The FBI says it has identified a militant with a British accent seen executing Western hostages in IS videos. And in London, police arrested nine people suspected of links to radical extremism, including a notorious radical preacher. The latest wave of strikes hit at the small-scale crude refineries that IS gangs use to gener-

ate up to $US2 million ($A2.16 million) in revenues per day. The strikes by US and Arab warplanes against the oil refineries killed 14 jihadists but also left five civilians dead, including a child, according to the Britain-based monitoring group the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. The Pentagon says it is aware of reports of civilian casualties, and is investigating, but insists raids are carried out with precision. A spokesman said foreigners from Europe, Arab nations, Chechnya and Turkey made up

the vast majority of the more than 140 jihadists killed since the US-led raids began in Syria earlier this week. Also at the General Assembly, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the West was responsible for “strategic blunders” that had created terror havens, but also called for action against jihadists. The IS group has committed widespread atrocities including mass executions of captured Iraqi soldiers, forced conversions of non-Muslims and the on-camera beheadings of Western hostages. - AFP

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Britain readies itself for Iraq air strikes British Prime Minister David Cameron is preparing for a key vote on joining air strikes in Iraq as police arrested nine people, including a notorious radical preacher, accused of links to Islamist extremism. Cameron was meeting ministers yesterday after returning from the UN General Assembly in New York, where he announced that parliament would vote today on British planes joining US-led strikes against the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq. With the prime minister set to argue that the jihadists pose a direct threat to Britain, nine people were arrested in London yesterday on suspicion of encouraging terrorism and be-

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longing to and supporting a banned organisation. They are accused of being members of the extremist Islamist group al-Muhajiroun, co-founded by one of the detained men, Anjem Choudary, the Press Association reported. The arrests “are part of an ongoing investigation into Islamist-related terrorism and are not in response to any immediate public safety risk”, Scotland Yard said. Police are also searching 19 properties following the arrests, all but one in London. US planes, joined last week by French fighter jets, have been launching strikes on IS targets since early August after the jihadists seized swathes of

land in Iraq and Syria. Dutch fighter jets are also set to join in the strikes. Islamic State (IS) fighters have beheaded a British aid worker and two US journalists, while an organisation linked to IS has also executed a French tourist in Algeria. IS is also holding two other Britons. While securing British support may not be crucial to the US-led offensive, Cameron told the UN Security Council he wanted it to “play its part” after US President Barack Obama urged the global community to unite against a “network of death”. Cameron has taken a cautious approach to military action

against Iraq, haunted by a damaging House of Commons defeat over military action against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in 2013. Although he has ruled out sending in ground forces, many MPs are also likely to be cautious about air strikes on Iraq as Britain’s involvement in the 2003 US-led invasion of the country remains deeply unpopular. A total of 179 British personnel died in Iraq between 2003 and 2009. Cameron has warned them not to be “so frozen with fear” by past events “that we don’t do anything at all”. - AFP

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was named one of the top “gay icons” of the past 30 years in recognition of his work for gay rights. Gay Times magazine awarded the politician the accolade in an edition to mark its 30th anniversary. Blair, 61, won a landslide victory in a 1997 general election, and was the head of a left-leaning Labour Party government for the next decade. His time in office saw the introduction of civil partnerships, the lowering of the homosexual age of consent to match that of straight couples, and the abolition of the “Section 28” law that banned authorities from “promoting homosexuality”. - AFP

Spacecraft blasts A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, including the first woman cosmonaut for 17 years, has blasted off on schedule, Russian mission control says. The Soyuz-TMA14M spacecraft took off yesterday from Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and is headed for the International Space Station. - AFP

Settlement reached US police have reached a $US1.5 million ($NZ1.9 million) settlement with a black woman who was repeatedly punched by a cop in a video filmed by a passerby, her lawyer says. The officer involved resigned following the July beating of 51-year-old Marlene Pinnock, the California Highway Patrol said, in a case that sparked uproar in the African-American community. In the video caught on a mobile phone camera by a passing motorist, the white officer, Daniel Andrew, is seen repeatedly punching Pinnock in the head while sitting on top of her on the side of a Los Angeles area freeway. - AFP

Firefighters die Three New York firefighters who worked at the World Trade Centre ruins after the September 11 attacks have died within hours of each other from cancer. Howard Bischoff and Daniel Heglund were 58, while Robert Leaver, was 56. All three men, who died on Monday, had been retired since 2003. “Losing three firefighters on the same day to WTC-related illnesses is a painful reminder that, 13 years later, we continue to pay a terrible price for the department’s heroic efforts on September 11,” Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. - AFP

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Senior girls on nationals mission By Jonathan Leask

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It had been 27 years since Ashburton College was represented at the New Zealand Secondary School Basketball Championships when the senior girls’ team went Palmerston North last year. They only had a 12-month wait for their return trip this time around with the girls bound for Palmerston North again tomorrow. The Pat Turton-coached team again contains New Zealand representatives Emily Hickman and Tessa Morrison as well as New Zealand under 17 trialist Kate Lloyd, who all boast big game representative experience as well as Victoria Coley, Barrine Ross and Grace Wilson who attended the nationals last year. “We have a good mix with the four juniors bringing some youthful exuberance and we also have that experience,” Turton said. Hoping to improve on last year’s 20th place finish, Turton said the higher level of competition throughout the year puts them in a “better position” on their return trip. The team entered in the Christchurch Secondary Schools’ competition on Friday nights this year, coming in third after losing an intense semi-final to Christchurch Girls’ High School – the defending National Secondary School Champions.

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Then at the South Island Premiership in Nelson they won their first five games convincingly to land a spot in the semifinals - with the original goal just to make the top six to book a return trip to the nationals. Their opposition in the semifinal was again Christchurch

Girls and they pulled out a thrilling 58-57 before they lost to Waimea 66-50. Ashburton College are in pool B, headed by 2013 runners-up Rangitoto who college lost to 25-94 at last year’s tournament on their way to a 20th place finish.

They open their tournament against Napier Girls on Monday. On Tuesday they play Sacred Heart New Plymouth and Auckland Grammar. The big challenge of Rangitoto comes on Wednesday and then complete pool play against Rangiora before crossover play

begins on Thursday. “It’s a tough pool but I rate it the best tournament for age group stuff so you expect it to be tough. “We still have aspirations to make an attempt at the top eight and see where we go from there,” Turton said.

Action Jackson back to save the day He insists he’s no saviour but the Breakers certainly hope Cedric Jackson can still perform minor miracles on the court. A fortnight before their search for redemption begins with a trip to defending champions Perth, the Breakers will be encouraged by the early sounds emanating from their old friend and new point guard. Jackson is healthy after a long stint on the sidelines spent working on any weaknesses and, having pulled on a Breakers singlet for the first time in 18 months, he again feels likes home. But it’s something of a broken home, where Jackson now finds himself. Last year’s 11-17 record and second-bottom finish were a long way removed from the heights of the American’s consecutive championship-winning campaigns. The Breakers and their fans could reasonably expect Jackson to be a catalyst in returning to those halcyon days, but the play-

er saw himself as merely a piece in the puzzle. “Nah, not at all, man,” he said of any potential pressure associated with righting the ship. “I’m not a saviour - I’m just another piece and just trying to get this team rolling. It’s pretty much the same group - just a few new faces around - so there’s no pressure. I’ve come in here and we’ve got to do a better job than what we did last year.” Indeed, Jackson will look around him and see many familiar faces when the new ANBL season tips off next month. Alex Pledger’s still at centre, Tom Abercrombie and Mika Vukona remain the forwards and a maturing Corey Webster has stepped off the bench to join Jackson in the back court. That bench, however, does have a different complexion with new additions Ekene Ibekwe, Rhys Carter and Tai Wesley bolstering the roster - and Jackson’s priority is adjusting to the

new recruits’ games. It’s a process that began last weekend at the preseason blitz tournament in Brisbane, where the Breakers went 1-1 as Jackson scored 25 points. And in addition to learning about new teammates, the 28-year-old was also putting into practise the personal improvements he has made since leaving New Zealand for an injury-plagued season in Slovenia. “It felt great, man, to finally get back out there and get the first game. It’s been a long time since I’ve been on the court, due to injuries, but I felt good. “I’ve pretty much stayed the same [player] but I just wanted to work a lot on my shooting and my mobility. I had an extremely long summer but I basically had no vacation - I just worked, worked, worked and tried to get better and stronger.” That will be music to the ears for a franchise that will likely live and die by Jackson’s per-

formance. While there were mitigating factors - a new coach, new rule interpretations and a porous defence last season’s slide can also be attributed to a downgrade at the point. K e r ron Johnson was too young and too inexperienced to fill his predecessor’s considerable shoes, leaving the Breakers to struggle for production out of the point guard position. Jackson will certainly be able to have his way with opponents in the paint, playing under the new rules that limit defenders’ contact, but he was more concerned with how the changes could impinge upon his impact at the defensive end.

“You just have to watch film a lot and then try to assess how aggressive we can be. It takes away a lot from our aggressiveness but hopefully we’ll be able to defend without fouling and hopefully our defence will generate more steals.” Next week’s double-header against the Sydney Kings in Christchurch and Dunedin provides another chance to Cedric improve. Jackson - APNZ

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Under 15s step up to premier

Segeyaro mature for NRL finals

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The Mid Canterbury under-15 girls’ hockey team will take on the top talent at the premier hockey tournament in Tauranga. Mid Canterbury attended the championship tournament last year and due to their performance there, and a few things going their way, they make the big step up to the premier tournament. Mid Canterbury meet Hawke’s Bay on Monday, top seeds Auckland on Tuesday and then complete pool A play against Taranaki on Wednesday before crossover play begins on Thursday. Coach Donna Mealings is realistic about their chances in a tough pool but believes if they can execute their game plan they will put themselves in a good position for the crossover phase of the tournament. “Our goal is to survive the tough pool games with minimal damage. We’ll play defensively and have worked hard on our marking game but when we do have an opportunity we won’t be holding back. We have strong strikers and it will be up to them to make the most of any opportunity.” There is experience among the ranks with five players remaining in the team from last year, including Emma Mealings, Jaimee Smith and Courtney Canan who all played

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senior hockey for HampsteadCollegians in the Mid-South Canterbury competition this year. A number of the team also

played for Ashburton College in the recent Jenny McDonald Cup secondary school tournament. The team had a good 2-1 win

over fellow premier side Southland at in a recent warmup match, a good confidence boost to show that they can compete at the next level.

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Home semi looms for Taranaki after win Taranaki took a large stride towards a home Premiership semifinal with a 35-22 victory over second half specialists Auckland at New Plymouth’s Yarrow Stadium last night. They took the lead from Canterbury, winning their sixth match in a row and their first over Auckland since Scott Waldrom was in his pomp in 2011. In the clutch they were more composed than the jumpy Aucklanders, who coughed up the ball at the wrong time and often the wrong place. Firstfive Marty McKenzie sealed it with a nicely taken pot and Charlie Ngatai had the last say with an intercept try for the bonus point. Auckland got the dry track they have been seeking for the last few weeks, but also a fullycharged Taranaki. Wing George Moala, a tricky customer to contain at the best

of times, ignited the comeback with a try typical of his physicality and swift feet. Taranaki were incurring the wrath of referee Glen Jackson, and the habitual Auckland second half revival was in full swing. Until the last 8-10 minutes. Auckland were well served by first-five Gareth Anscombe, in slick form with the ball and off the tee, and No 8 Peter Saili. Taranaki No 8 Blade Thomson led the way for the victors. The pack battle was rugged, absorbing, and mostly even. However, Taranaki did get excited about one hefty first half scrum shunt on Auckland ball. They also won another critical scrum penalty from which McKenzie extended the lead late on. Those who like a good counter attack would have purred at Berny Hall’s try, latching on to some sterling work by James

Marshall, Waisake Naholo and Seta Tamanivalu. When the latter also bumped over, Taranaki had posted three tries in 33 minutes against a solid defensive outfit. Taranaki have an eight-day break before they travel to Wellington, while Auckland will host Waikato at Eden Park on Thursday night. Meanwhile, Canterbury head coach Scott Robertson has named his side to take on Southland at AMI Stadium tomorrow afternoon. It includes 10 changes to the starting fifteen that was beaten by North Harbour on Wednesday night. Dan Carter will make his first appearance for Canterbury since 2009, returning from injury to take the number 10 jersey. That sees Richie Mo’unga return to fullback, and Johnny

McNicholl dropping out of the 22 due to injury. The other changes in the backs are Rob Thompson moving into second five with Ryan Crotty joining the All Blacks, and captain Willi Heinz starting at halfback in place of Mitchell Drummond who will take a place in the reserves. With the McNicholl injury, Michael Green from the Lincoln University Club, will make his debut on the left wing. In the forwards, Ben Funnell starts at hooker tomorrow and Codie Taylor will provide cover. Nepo Laulala returns to join Alex Hodgman at prop, with Daniel Lienert-Brown covering from the bench. Luke Whitelock, Matt Todd and Nasi Manu all return to their favoured positions at 6, 7 and 8 respectively. Kick-off is at 4.35pm. - APNZ

James Segeyaro has never played in an NRL preliminary final before, but at least the Penrith Panthers don’t need to worry about their star hooker keeping things in perspective. At 23-years-of-age, Segeyaro has lost a lot. His father passed away back in August, and last year Segeyaro farewelled one of his best friends to suicide. Segeyaro will have both on his mind when he runs out onto ANZ Stadium tonight to lead the Panthers into battle against Canterbury in a grand final qualifier. Ultra competitive on the field, and mature beyond his years off it, Segeyaro has discovered earlier than most what’s important in life. “I suppose (I will think of them) a fair bit,” said Segeyaro. “I pray every night and ask for a blessing. (My dad) is up there with my mate watching down and I try not to think about it too much but my mate upstairs is always going to be there and I just have to do my best.” Segeyaro was given a couple of weeks leave by the Panthers in late August to mourn the death of his dad, Iffysoe in Papua New Guinea. It was a difficult time for he and his family, but one he adjusted to with a certain calm due to the acute grief he experienced last year when former North Queensland teammate Alex Elisala took his own life. “That helped me a lot actually,” he said. “The whole NRL have sent condolences, so I had more time to bury him and go up to New Guinea and spend time with my family at home. “I got more time to settle and I was just waiting to come back and play footy with the boys and be around everyone.” Segeyaro has gone from impact dummy-half off the bench to 80-minute game-breaker this season, and his ability to make yards up the middle of the field and strike from close-range has seen him emerge as one of the NRL’s most exciting talents. Penrith coach Ivan Cleary says what you see is what you get with Segeyaro. “His personality off the field is similar to what it is on - he’s very competitive.” “I think he really feels he belongs. Probably since he started at hooker, after about round eight or nine, he thinks he belongs a bit more and his performances show that.” - AAP

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Jon Dampney led the team to a maiden Meads Cup victory last season in the Heartland Rugby Championship and brings up a personnel milestone today, playing his 100th game when he leads the team against East Coast in Ruatoria. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 261013-JJ-004

Dampney joins elite 100 BY JONATHAN LEASK

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It has already been a big season for Mid Canterbury captain Jon Dampney, on and off the field, and today he becomes the 22nd player to have played 100 games for Mid Canterbury. Dampney will lead the team out against the East Coast in Ruatoria in the sixth round clash of the Heartland Rugby Championship to bring up the milestone. Already this season the 31-year-old had the honour to lead his team in a Ranfurly Shield challenge against Counties Manukau, and had earlier in the season played a game for the New Zealand Barbarians. It had been a big 12 months for him in which he had the honour of lifting the Meads Cup, made the Heartland XV and was then named Heartland player of the year.

“It’s been a rollercoaster but bloody good and I’ve loved every minute of it,” he said. Off the field he has also celebrated a big milestone with the birth of his first child, George, with partner Hayley Bennett. Being a father is a big change but he admits he’s got it lucky for now. “It’s a bit lucky for me at the moment as I can’t do too much. Just change the odd nappy, give him a bath and just do my thing to help out that way. He just sleeps and drinks and does his thing, so I can’t complain.” The impending arrival of George did play some havoc on him, affecting his travel plans over the two-week period Mid Canterbury played away from home. “It was bit hard to leave Hayley at home and try to do a job with the boys but half my brain’s elsewhere. “I’m quite lucky with the team we’ve got,

letting me go do my thing took the pressure off.” Luckily enough George held out until the eve of the home game against Wanganui. While that worked out, things haven’t gone as planned this season, having losses to Thames Valley and Buller and a draw with Wairarapa Bush leaving the Hammers with plenty of catching up to do in the final three rounds. “You just roll with it and keep trucking along. We are training really well and the boys are putting in a lot of effort and I’m sure it will come out at some stage. “We played some bloody good footy against Buller but just came out on the wrong side. “Nothing’s out of the question yet. We just need to get back on track this weekend with a win and hope a few other results go our way.”

Today’s assignment is the bottom of the table East Coast who might be winless but won’t go down without a fight. “They are definitely tricky at home. There is a lot of pride when they are at home in front of their crowd and if you’re not up for the challenge you can easily come off second.” It is a big occasion but Dampney is holding off any thoughts of celebrating until after the job is done against the East Coast. “I just want a win and if a bonus comes along it’s a bonus. We need the win to keep ourselves in the hunt. We need to get the win before I worry about myself.” For his first 80-odd games he was just one of the players but when Glenn Moore took over as coach at the start of last season Dampney was appointed captain and has relished the role. “As a young fella coming up you had the likes of Jason Gill, John Ellis, Dan Dwyer,

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The Mid Canterbury Centurions’ Club ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Alan Smith 1967 (109 games) Rakaia - Fullback Mike Hanham 1971 (102) Celtic - Lock/ Loose forward Greg Prendergast 1977 (100) Celtic Hooker Jock Ross 1981 (161) Old Boys - Lock/ Loose forward Paul Williams 1982 (111) Old Boys Halfback Murray Roulston 1983 (137) Tinwald First-five-eight Alan Grieve 1983 (109) Celtic - Centre Grant Perry 1983 (119) Rakaia - Hooker/Loose forward Alistair Morrison 1984 (106) Mayfield Lock/Loose forward Bruce Parkin 1984 (112) Allenton Loose forward John McLay 1986 (100) Mayfield Prop/Loose forward Warren Frew 1987 (117) Tinwald Loose forward Geoff Frew 1987 (157) Tinwald - Wing Alan Hill 1987 (100) Tinwald - Lock/ prop Paul Cunneen 1988 (107) Collegiate Loose forward Mark O’Grady 1994 (107) Celtic - Lock John Smitheram 1995 (121) Tinwald Lock/Loose forward Dave McCrea 1998 (112) Celtic - Prop Steve Macaskill 1999 (107) Collegiate - Prop Jason Feutz 2005 (116) Celtic - Utility back James Carr 2013 (109) Southern Hooker

club Craig Dunlea and even Jimmy [Carr] you learn a lot off those guys and it helps you grow as a player to get to where I am now. “The shoe’s probably on the other foot and I’m loving the leadership role. “We’ve got a good team, a great bunch of boys with a lot of pride in the jersey.” His first game for the Hammers was in 2004 but a decade on his memory of that occasion is a tad hazy. “I think I came off the bench and it was against Thames Valley.” A decade on, bar a missed a season in 2010 when he was overseas, he brings up his 100th. His long time Southern and Hammers teammate, Jimmy Carr, was the last to reach the milestone just last year against Horowhenua Kapiti, also away from home, but Carr won’t be there to share in the moment - one of the names on the Hammers lengthy casualty list.

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In brief

Colin Meads

11 under par Mount Maunganui resident Mark Brown joined an exclusive club when he shot an astonishing round of 11-under 59 to storm into the lead halfway through the second round of the Carrus Open at the Tauranga Golf Club. The former European Tour player leads by three shots on 13-under from Fijian professional Vikrant Chandra, who added a 66 to his hot 64 yesterday. With several scores of 65 and 66 carded today, the golf course was under siege from the top class field, but Brown’s charge home in his second nine took the individual honours. - APNZ

Surgery successful

Meads happy to share record Colin Meads can’t think of better player to equal his record of 133 matches for the All Blacks than Richie McCaw. “It’s a marvellous achievement because they play more tests now and probably the rugby is harder, I don’t know,” Meads said yesterday. McCaw will reach the figure tomorrow when he takes the field at La Plata for the Rugby Championship test against Argentina, and yet, while the number is the same, just about everything else is different. Meads was right to say it’s difficult to compare the two eras the professional one that McCaw plays in and the amateur one inhabited by Meads between 1957 and 1971. Meads played 55 tests in that time, plus 78 other matches for the All Blacks. McCaw will tomorrow play his 132nd test after debuting against Ireland in 2001. His only other match was against the Barbarians at Twickenham in 2009. And the differences go deeper than that, as the now 78-year-old knight of the realm still known as Pinetree so eloquently suggested. In a recent interview with TV3, he said of the support network the All Blacks had in his day: “We always left with two managers and one was the coach and that was it. We had no more. They often used to pick up a physio at whatever town we were in... I only ever used one once and we lost the next game, it was the night before the Newport game in Wales and we lost so I never ever used one again.” He added yesterday: “You can’t compare it. We would assemble on a Wednesday afternoon, play on Saturday and be home on Sunday and back working again no matter what the work was. Today they

stay together, they’re in camps all the time, they plan everything meticulously... and they get paid plenty for it.” And yet, there are similarities too. Meads was notoriously tough and rarely got injured. When he did, he often played on, such as the time in 1970 when he kept playing against Eastern Transvaal despite the hindrance of a broken arm. He is said to have muttered afterwards: “At least we won the bloody game.” McCaw played the latter stages of the 2011 World Cup on a broken foot. His toughness was also evident this year when he played against England with a broken rib. “I paid for it afterwards. I was pretty sore,” McCaw said with some understatement in June. Both men are from the land Meads, who now lives in Te Kuiti, was a farmer, while McCaw was born in Oamaru and was brought up on a farm in nearby Kurow. Both have become standouts in the international rugby community for their deeds as much as their longevity. Meads was recently inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame, and McCaw, awarded the IRB Player of the Year award a record three times, turned down a knighthood after the World Cup, but is a safe bet to be awarded the honour when he finally hangs up his boots. Not that that will be any time soon, according to Meads. He told TV3: “I don’t know if I’ll contact him this week or next week when he breaks my record, I’ll have to make my mind up about that, but I’d just say ‘congratulations’. It couldn’t happen to a nicer person. What a great player he is and how consistent he’s been over his life. He’s always been a great player and he’s always played well.” - APNZ

Valerie Adams has begun the long road to recovery after undergoing surgery on her left shoulder and right elbow in Auckland yesterday. The Olympic, Commonwealth and world champion remained unbeaten in 2014 despite being dogged by the pair of joint complaints. The surgeries were timed to coincide with an empty summer programme and give Adams plenty of time to prepare for the world championships in Beijing.“Valerie’s surgeries have been completed successfully,” Adams’ manager Nick Cowan said. “They were reasonably straightforward and the medical team are very happy. Valerie is now resting and her rehab programme begins.” - APNZ

Baabaas for Kirwan John Kirwan has been appointed Barbarians coach for the club’s match against Australia at Twickenham on November 1. The Blues coach will also direct the team for a game against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on November 4. Kirwan said he wanted to provide Australia with a test-type examination before they take on World Cup pool rivals England and Wales as well as facing France and Ireland. “In my view it’s the first test of their tour,” he said of the Wallabies. “That’s what they’ll be expecting and that’s what we want to deliver. “It’s a privilege and a huge honour to be involved with the Barbarians again.” - APNZ

Sevens squad Five new players feature in an All Blacks Sevens development squad announced yesterday for next weekend’s Oceania tournament in Noosa, Australia. The tournament will be an opportunity for All Blacks Sevens Coach Sir Gordon Tietjens to blood in new players and for players needing game time, to contest for a spot in the All Blacks Sevens team to play the first leg of the 2014/2015 HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments on the Gold Coast. The team is Jordan Bunce, Tomasi Cama, Matt Clutterbuck, Scott curry, Sam Dickson, Tony Ensor, DJ Forbes, Gillies Kaka, Tim Mikkelson, Lote Raikabula, Trinity Spooner-Neera, Sherwin Stowers, George Tilsely, Junior Tofa Vaa. Coach Gordon Tietjens will take all 16 to Noosa where he will name for playing 12 for the tournament on October 3-4.

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■ RUGBY

Hansen backs Harris to come through It’s worth remembering, the day before Nathan Harris will make his test debut, that All Black coach Steve Hansen hasn’t picked a dud yet. Hansen has a knack of accurately gauging emerging talent so when he says 22-year-old Harris is ready, there’s a weight of past evidence that says the coach should be believed. One thing is for sure, Argentina will ask more than enough questions of Harris - who is expected to play at least 20 if not 30 minutes off the bench - for everyone to be better informed about the Chiefs hooker. The Pumas will inevitably see Harris as a player to isolate and exploit in the scrums. Because they are smart and capable scrummagers, they will find a means to get their tight-head and hooker to be ever so slightly angled towards Harris and channel the pressure through his spine. They will compete for All Black ball when Harris throws - why make it easy when he’ll be nervous and eager to start well? And if they can smack him about a bit in the cleanout and on the floor ... all the better. Test rugby isn’t supposed to be easy. Or fun for that matter. Not in the front-row at least. None of this is news to Hansen. He’s been around test football since 2001 and he knows

Nathan Harris, tough cookie.

exactly what Harris will be facing tomorrow and is backing his man to come through. The challenge is tough, but so too is Harris, the All Black coaches believe. And it’s not as if Hansen has rushed Harris. A test cap is not something Hansen has been willing to give anyone, certainly not Harris, on a ‘let’s see how you go’ basis. The project to find the next test-capable hooker began more

than a year ago. Andrew Hore signalled last month that he’d be pulling the plug on his career after last year’s Rugby Championship. With fellow veteran Keven Mealamu also uncertain about how much life was left in his legs, Hansen began his apprentice scheme. Throughout the home leg of last year’s Rugby Championship, an emerging hooker spent a week with the All Blacks.

The idea was that one of Harris, Rhys Marshall or Liam Coltman would prove they were ready to tour Europe in November. Hansen, having seen all three close up, decided that none of them were tracking well enough so Hore was persuaded to delay his retirement. By June this year, Hansen still wasn’t convinced he’d seen enough so ran with just Dane Coles and Mealamu for the series against England, with Co-

rey Flynn on standby. By the time the Rugby Championship kicked off, he’d at least fixed on the best choice of the emerging brigade. In Harris, the selectors saw a player with the mobility, dynamism and athleticism to play the type of game they were after. At 1.85m and 106kg he has the frame to handle himself and will end up playing comfortably at about 110kg in time. Some big boxes ticked. But being able to run about like a loose forward is only half the requirement for an All Black hooker. What Coles has done this year is set exacting standards in regard to the core business of lineout and scrums. His throwing success sits at 86 per cent - he’s had 36 throws and missed with six. There’s still room for improvement but Coles has been a big part in transforming the All Black lineout into a genuine weapon. He’s also been a big part in a big scrum. Coles has done the basics particularly well while also posting competition-leading numbers for defenders beaten, passes and offloads. Harris can’t be expected to deliver those numbers on debut, but the very fact he’s being given a debut is proof the coaches think that in time, he will be achieving those benchmarks.

Whitelock’s return boosts ABs Sam Whitelock’s return to the All Blacks for their test against Argentina boosts not only their ability in the lineout, scrum, and kick-off, but also the expansive game this team is determined to play. For the All Blacks, the old firm has been reunited, because Whitelock and Brodie Retallick are two of the best locks in world rugby and also the most skilful. Retallick’s ball handling in the rain against the Pumas in Napier was freakish at times and great importance was placed on him a week later against the Springboks in Wellington when he was often the one in the midfield from phase play popping passes to forwards or backs. It was a role he did very well despite the line speed on defence from the South Africans and one that doesn’t necessarily come naturally to a tight forward. It was a testament to the hard work he has put in and his game sense. It links nicely with the running game the All Blacks are trying to play and which they will continue on what they hope is a

hard and dry pitch tomorrow at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata. Heyneke Meyer’s Springboks, who the All Blacks play next weekend in Johannesburg, are trying for a similar template, as are Argentina. Both nations have traditionally based their game around their big forwards and a confrontational style, but are beginning to accept that that is from a bygone era. Coach Steve Hansen takes it as a compliment that other teams are trying to copy the All Blacks’ style, while privately probably knowing that his team have the natural ability and skills to do it better than most. Their trainings suggest that they also probably work harder at it than any other. “Maybe we’ve been doing it longer,” Hansen said about the All Blacks’ success in running the ball. “Our rugby players I think are natural athletes - they grow up with a ball, they’re outside more than maybe the Northern Hemisphere guys, whereas the South African guys have got the same type of environment but their game has been built around brute strength and physi-

cality. It’s just a subtle change.” It was a theme picked up on by Retallick, who has flourished in the added exposure that Luke Romano’s broken leg has provided this year. Asked about his passing game, he said: “We’ve worked very hard on the technical side of what we want to achieve from that. For the last couple of years probably we’ve tried to implement it on the field. I suppose this year more than the others is starting to come out and pay off for us. There has been a lot of time put into the technical side - the passing and popping of the ball and the lines that we’re running.” Retallick, who has played all but nine minutes of the All Blacks’ four Rugby Championship tests this year, said of Whitelock’s return from a rib problem: “It’s good to see him back out on the field. I thought Jeremy [Thrush] did a great job while Sam was out but to have him back is nice. Obviously we’ve had a few games together now so we’re starting to get to know each other pretty well on the field.” - APNZ

Sam Whitelock, ready to run.

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■ NETBALL

Life after twins for Silver Fern Solu This is the story of a former teenage netball star and one-test Silver Fern, who unexpectedly became a mother-of-two. Twins, that is. The arrival of son Tevita and daughter Theresa on Boxing Day last year put young defender Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick on a drastically different course to the one she had planned. After working so hard to make her mark on the transtasman league with the Southern Steel following a poor season at the Magic, any hopes of a Silver Ferns recall had to be shelved. Instead, she quietly headed home to Auckland to prepare for impending motherhood. And that’s where many would expect the story of ToneFitzpatrick’s netball career to end. But it’s not. Next year Tone-Fitzpatrick will return to where the story began - the Northern Mystics. The 1.88m defender first came to the attention of the netball world when she was picked up by the Auckland franchise as a 17-year-old school-girl. An imposing figure in the defensive circle, Tone-Fitzpatrick impressed in her few appearances

for the side, with her timing, vision and knack for sniffing out an intercept her key strengths. Not surprisingly when she finished up at St Cuthberts College, where she was deputy head girl, at the end of the year several other franchises were chasing her signature. The Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic won out, with the chance to play alongside Silver Ferns captain Casey Kopua a big drawcard for Tone-Fitzpatrick. She flourished and capped off her break-through year when she made her test debut against England on her home court of Waitakere’s Trusts Stadium after defenders Kopua and Katrina Grant were ruled out of the end-of-year series to nurse long-standing injuries. It was thought that appearance would be the first of many in the black dress for ToneFitzpatrick, but her form took a notable dip in 2012 after the arrival of Leana de Bruin at the Magic franchise consigned the rookie to a bench role. Her confidence and conditioning suffered and having rarely been sighted on court, Tone-Fitzpatrick failed to retain her place in the Silver Ferns squad.

Solu Tone-Fitzpatrick

She was persuaded south by the Southern Steel and began making her mark again, But this is where her comeback story took an unexpected turn. “It was just a huge shock - it was definitely not something that was expected,” said ToneFitzpatrick on finding out she was pregnant, just weeks into the Steel’s season. It was a bombshell. “I told my mum straight away so I had her

support the whole way through but, yeah, it was pretty hard,” said Tone-Fitzpatrick, who was 20 at the time. The youngster also told Steel coach Janine Southby and team management very early on of her news, but her teammates remained in the dark. Carrying twins, Tone-Fitzpatrick played out the rest of the season, featuring in every game. But she was out of the World Youth Cup Returning to toplevel netball was always in the back of her mind. She hoped at some point she’d work her way back, but in the end, it all happened by accident. After being convinced to turn out in a couple of club games for Mt Albert Grammar, she was asked to play for the Northern Netball zone at the national under-23 tournament in July. The bustling defender ended up being the talk of the tournament. She was soon figuring in discussions for an ANZ Championship contract, with both the Mystics and the Steel making a play to lure her back for the 2015 season. In the end, home won out. - APNZ

■ OPINION

Who’s the best player on the planet?

very sporting competition ups its game when it comes to the sharp end, when the trophies are sitting there in clear view and everybody is going for gold, but nobody does it quite like the NRL. All season there’s big plays, massive hits all over the place, and some incredibly acrobatic tries-in-the-corner scored, but when the top eight start to battle it out for the title, things get ramped up another five notches, and the superstars who have been producing the odd touch of magic over the past few months are suddenly required to come up with the goods and drag their team across the line in every match. In the forefront of those players, just to emphasise what he’s been doing the last two or three years, is the Cowboys talisman Johnathan Thurston. His Cowboys outfit has been knocked out now, but it was his influence that got them into finals contention. Yes, he’s better than the Storm’s Big Three, better than the Hayne Train, Plane or whatever he is this week, better than Jamie Soward or Sam Burgess, Thurston is simply the best rugby player going around. Probably the best indication

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of that is that he’s played over 30 State of Origin matches, the competition many consider the absolute pinnacle of world rugby league. If you do happen to think international league is better, then at the World Cup in 2013 he won Man of the Match award. Four times. Including the final. While every rugby player has their strengths, Thurston simply does it all. He’s the kingpin in 95% of his team’s attacking movements, he’s always in the top three in the tackle count. He’s the strong man, the link man or the finisher, whatever he needs to be, and when desperate defence is required, guess who pops up at the vital time. Always. Oh, and he’s always tops on the scoreboard, because he kickes all the goals as well. Like many top players he had some chequered off-field moments early in his career, but also like many top players he figured out what was important and reacted appropriately, cleaning up his act to the point where he’s pretty much the man in Townsville; on billboards all over town, and constantly in demand on radio and television. But - his beloved Cowboys

Steve Devereux MY SHOUT

outfit has missed a finals berth again, and yet again under controversial circumstances. In the last two years they have been put out because of a seven-tackle set of six that the opposition scored a winning try from, and a ‘Hand of God’ knock on that all the world saw (except for the match officials on the field). This year a Sonny Bill knock-on went un-noticed and the Roosters scored the winning point shortly after, and that was only after the Cowboys had miraculously come back from 30-0 down. Thurston himself went over the line in the last minute, but was called back when the referees searched for and found a tiny knock-on by one of his own players. The problem with all that? There’s the Four Nations coming up, and Mr Thurston will be like an angry, caged tiger, ready to pounce on someone, and that someone

could well be the Kiwis. * * * * I’m betting there’s a lot of household chores gone un-done since Sky TV launched the pop-up channel that has the cricket on; a constant stream of matches from the 1992 World Cup, bits of which were played in New Zealand. Watching the likes of Boon, Khan, Waqar Younis, Gavaskar, Lara, Ranatunga, Crowe, the fearsome Windies fast men (all seven foot three and firing 150mph thunderbolts), Jonty Rhodes (best fielder ever?), Waugh, Waugh (what is he good for, absolutely nothing was the chant from the old No. 5 stand at Lancaster Park whenever a Waugh came out to bat), it’s just brilliant. The changes in cricket are perfectly illustrated; the commentators bemoan that fact that the batting side is in dire straits with 18 runs to score and only 22 balls to do it in, nowadays that’s a doddle. And the pitch invasions - it seems unbelievable now that it was allowed to happen, OSH would have a field day with And all leading to the upcoming World Cup tournament, also with lots of games played here, bring it on.

Razor found Hawthorn have confirmed parts of a razor blade were found on their training oval ahead of tonight’s AFL grand final. The potentially dangerous items were found an hour before players took to the Waverley Park ground before Thursday’s session. Security and club staff then swept the ground to ensure it was safe for the players to train on. “We are fortunate no one was hurt,” Hawthorn chief executive Stuart Fox said. “I commend staff and security for acting quickly to protect our players and patrons.” Initial reports had suggested there were three blades found at the ground and speculated they were deliberately planted to injure players. - AAP

Evans to retire Cadel Evans has announced he’ll retire from cycling in early 2015 partly due to a poorerthan-expected performance in this year’s Giro d’Italia where he targeted the win but finished eighth. Evans, who won the world championship road race in 2009 and the Tour de France in 2011, has revealed his last ever event will be his own inaugural Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in early February. Before that he’ll race the Australian championships and Tour Down Under (TDU) in January. Evans, who is 37, said the decision was formed by the fact it was increasingly hard to leave his family at home. But May’s Giro also made him realise he was no longer performing at the high level he, and his BMC team, expected. - AAP

Cairns charged British prosecutors have charged New Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns with perjury. The charge relates to a 2012 libel action that Cairns successfully brought against former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi over a tweet accusing the all-rounder of match-fixing during his time in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL). While Cairns, 44, has been charged with one count of perjury, a friend who appeared as a witness at the libel trial, lawyer Andrew Fitch-Holland, has been charged with perverting the court of justice.

AFL ﬁnal time Whatever Adam Goodes decides after this AFL grand final, the Sydney legend has made sure it happens on his terms. A year after even coach John Longmire wondered how long he had left in the game, Goodes is playing well enough to encourage talk that he should put off retirement. Swans co-captain Jarrad McVeigh said that the twotime Brownlow Medallist had more football left in him. But if the Swans win Saturday’s clash against Hawthorn, Goodes will be their first three-time premiership player.

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respondents also said they could “train for a marathon or grow a mullet” in a shorter period of time than it would take to migrate their company’s software applications. It’s not necessarily simple to make the change. The most famous New Zealand company to promote the benefits of cloud computing is accounting software innovator Xero (NZX:XRO). Xero has applied the core business value drivers of cost and efficiency to the cloud in creating a value-added IT service for its clients.

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... using cloud solutions is like kissing someone you don’t know – you don’t know what types of germs they have and whether you’ll catch comething from them – author Neil Rerup

One example of the company’s value proposition is a client achieving “savings of over $60,000 a year by using (Xero’s) services to reduce IT overheads”. Xero enables accountants to advise their clients in real time, rather than working through large blocks of data at the end of each calendar quarter. However, many businesses have one substantial concern when it comes to cloud computing; how safe is it? In an era of increasing cyber-terrorism and privacy issues, data security and accessibility are probably the main concerns of businesses looking to adopt cloud-based solutions. Neil Rerup, author of Cyber Peril, remarked that “using cloud solutions is like kissing someone you don’t know – you don’t know what types of germs they have

the infinite possibilities of utilising data in new and innovative ways offers opportunities for businesses to become more efficient and for their customers to embrace new services; a win-win outcome. However, with most companies not wishing to think of their proprietary data in the shape-shifting form of atmospheric vapour, they will be aiming for a stable climate in which their standards and security concerns are met, before making the transition. Selwyn Sloan and Michael Coleman are Authorised Financial Advisers with Forsyth Barr in Ashburton. This column is general in nature and should not be regarded as personalised investment advice. Disclosure Statements are available on request and free of charge.

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Over the next three years it’s certainty ...” The Government put in place new environmental, health and safety rules as well as a new fiscal regime. New laws also prevented protest vessels from being within 500m of survey ships. More than 400 industry representatives will meet in Auckland next week for the Petroleum Summit, amid murmurings of disruption by protesters. “The sector lives on confidence and certainty and capital does flow where certainty is higher ...” – APNZ

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Selwyn Sloan and Michael Coleman

Oil and gas explorers gathering in Auckland next week are breathing a sigh of relief at the election result, but face the ageold challenge – making a major discovery. Spending on the hunt for oil and gas is running around record levels and approaching its summer peak as the Government promises a business-asusual approach. Incumbent Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges said the next three years was about certainty after a “bumpy period”. “We’ve had the regulatory changes ... now we’re seeing world-class players come in.

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and whether you’ll catch something from them.” Investing in innovation invariably carries risks commensurate with the potential rewards of creating social change. Technological leap-forwards have seldom occurred without a degree of uncertainty as to the outcome. Companies such as IBM, General Electric, Sony and Intel are all examples of companies who filed patents on new technologies which evolved over successive eras of social change; others such as Polaroid were innovative in an era, but were not futureproof when newer technologies (such as digital imaging) took their place. The amorphous quality of clouds is probably their most distinguishing characteristic. In the world of cloud-computing,

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Data condensation – cloud computing t’s common for children to imagine clouds to be more substantial than they actually are. Their size, shape and colour can create a range of emotions when associated with the weather events they accompany. Soon enough, the understanding arrives that clouds are ephemeral, dissolving into water vapour in an instant. Perhaps then, it’s not surprising that nearly a third of people who were asked what “the cloud” is in a survey on cloud computing, said it was something to do with the sky or the weather. Just over half believed stormy weather would interfere with its operation. Few thought of it as a network on which to store, access and share data from devices connected by the internet. Cloud computing is a great example of a significant technological shift which has major implications for business and society, but which is being adopted by everyone, largely without being noticed. In the survey mentioned above, the majority of respondents claimed to never use the cloud, however 95 per cent of those who thought they weren’t, actually were; two-thirds banked or shopped online, or reported using social networking sites. Others said they played online games, stored photos, music or videos online, and nearly one in five of those surveyed used online file-sharing services. Possibly the biggest IT innovation now occurring in business is the shift of software and data to the cloud in order to lower costs, increase productivity and boost innovation. It’s estimated that this year, businesses in the United States will spend more than $US13 billion on cloud computing and managed hosting services. By 2015, end-user spending on cloud-based services is forecast to be more than $US180 billion. According to a survey by Cisco Systems, 82 per cent of companies saved money by moving IT services to the cloud, with a number of companies downsizing their IT functions as a result. However, while there are short-term efficiencies to be gained through migrating data storage and other basic IT functions, such as email, to the cloud,

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OUR VIEW

Slip, sliding into a drawcard Stu Oldham

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fter the lengthy – and likely ongoing – debate over the cost blowout at the new art gallery and heritage centre, ratepayers have a new spending challenge at a brand new community facility. The Ashburton District Council wants to know what add-ons people want for the district’s new aquatic centre, the still-being-built EA Networks Centre. The more-than $30 million centre is financed by a mix of council (ratepayers’) cash and about $5 million raised, so far, from gifts, donations and pledges. Recent experience suggests the council will want people to make their feelings known before councillors make another significant decision to spend public money. And, from recent experience, councillors will hope people make their feelings abundantly clear as to how much the district should pay to get what ratepayers ask for. The frontrunner for a bolt-on – well, the frontrunner pending a suitable design and price – has been a hydro-slide with another, two-slide ride also in the mix. Proponents say a hydro-slide would encourage more families to use the facility and that it should stem the flow of cars to hydro-slides in Timaru and Christchurch. They also say a decent hydroslide would be a region-wide attraction that would bring visitors from the two cities whose pools Mid Canterbury people use now. This week, local radio personality Phil “Hoops” Hooper added another option to the mix: an artificial wave ride called a flowrider. There isn’t another one in the South Island. As a hydro-sliding father and ratepayer it is encouraging that people are thinking how an entertaining add-on might become a tourism add-on for the centre and for the district. However, this must translate to active engagement with the people who will make the decision. People who might never have made a submission to the council might now have to give it a go. If a hydro-slide or a flowrider cannot get people to talk to the council about how – or, indeed, whether – it should spend their money, then what will?

YOUR VIEW Art gallery Please get perspective, detail and culpability in the art gallery saga clear. Some of Sue Newman’s editorial (A time to stand a time to walk away, Sept 24) is balanced, but the twist in the tail is unreasonable. Your paper and staff seem to be overlooking first cause substance and rather focus on the consequence influences of this impasse. Nobody ever (but the council) would gain rights to establish a commercial public building in a residential zone; that is the original transgression. Too much is now being focused on domino effects while ignoring original wrongdoing. The Newman editorial states “the community objected out of

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collective concern”, so too, that catchphrase must be afforded neighbours; it is their right and this has not been of their making. If fault is to be assigned then assign it where it belongs. If council records have not been manipulated they will show overarching sway of Brian Lester, John Rooney and some councillors (known to us all) who opted to thumb their noses at genuine and honest counter options and opinions; they are the ones who (in Sue Newman’s words) should have “rather than cost ratepayers thousands why not call time on the battle” in 2007/8. Neighbours, latterly were given condition provisions and agreement signed by council that allowed the project to progress, that now is not being

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honoured. Address the council default trigger in this, not the byproduct; investigate the problematical consequences of our first citizen’s signature – like a dud cheque it now has no legitimacy or integrity. Ken Leadley

Intermediate brunch On Thursday, I was invited to the Ashburton Intermediate School for brunch by my grandson. It was an event for granparents and special people. What a joy! We were welcomed at the gate by the children and then taken to a spotlessly clean kitchen, we were shown to a table where a stool was pulled out for us. Then they made a cuppa and were asked to eat these lovely

pikelets with jam and cream, which they had made, and sausage rolls. They were yummy. They stood around the table until we had eaten, before they ate. We were each presented with a bean-bag in a bag, which the kids had made with much love and perfection. A class of more well-mannered and behaved children you could not find. Well done kids! The future looks bright. Joan Scott (Hunter’s gran)

Correction A rhododendron bush planted in memory of Margriet Wells was stolen from the Waterton cemetery. Margriet’s name was misspelled in this column yesterday.

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Is it a level playing field? BY CHRIS LEWIS

t seems to be a case of one rule for the council and another for farmers when it comes to environmental compliance. Recently there have been two cases highlighting the difference in accountability between the rule-makers and the rulebreakers that is a blatant double standard. The Hamilton District Court has ruled that the city council will not be prosecuted for its 800 cubic metre spill of untreated wastewater, into the Waikato River earlier this year. Allowances were given due to the apparent inability to foresee or control due to the flooding at the time. This is where I start to see red and does little for the good feelings built between the two, through the ‘we’re all in this together’ approach, when those enforcing the rules are not held to the same standard of those they prosecute. This is not restricted to one region, the other day a pipe

burst in Bluff spilling sewage into the harbour and the council’s response was that they could not have expected the failure of the pipe, laid in 1965, and bursts were not unusual on high-pressured networks. This line would never be accepted from farmers and they would not get away with having such ancient infrastructure. To put it into perspective, if you are prosecuting an individual farming business, the city council equivalent would be a large number of farms combined. So why is urban effluent not treated the same as rural, when an urban spill is

much more dramatic than an individual farm spill? Through this ruling, it has been made quite clear that we are not “all in this together”, as we had been led to believe. Prosecutors don’t appear to have the same lenient attitude to farmers who inadvertently break the rules during flooding that they do to their urban counterparts. It feels an awful lot like the status quo, where farmers are the only ones to blame and the issues with urban waterways, which are far more toxic than rural waterways, are put in the too-hard basket.

You only need to look at the election campaign to see we are quick to judge, but slow to correct ourselves. So who’s going to enforce the enforcer? Farmers understand how tough it is to comply with the rules, they are tough, but it shouldn’t make a difference who you are when it comes to complying with council rules. We all have the same problems to fix regardless of where our effluent is, and we should all be judged the same way. I prefer the “we’re all in this together to get better outcomes” mentality, hence why just before I wrote this I was out planting a stream with the local cubs and scouts children, with a bunch of dairy farmers. All this ruling has done is knock back the ridges built and progress made over the past few years. We all want the same thing, a sustainable and healthy environment that our whole community can enjoy. Chris Lewis is Federated Farmers Waikato provincial president

Remembering the stories and memories

his September is a month of remembering: Remembering the Canterbury earthquakes, 121 years ago women getting the vote in New Zealand, those who were killed and injured in the shooting at Winz, dads with Father’s Day, those with Alzheimer’s, the 13th anniversary of 9/11, the Battle of Britain later on this month. Social workers will be remembered as will police and traffic officers killed in the line of duty. Today we remember a very important event in the life of this community, the 135th anniversary of the first publication of the Ashburton Guardian. There are many things we should remember. The Bible reminds us on several occasions of the importance of remembering with verses like Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy or remember all the commands of the Lord, that you may obey them.

Dellwyn Moylan

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Remembering was important to the people of the Biblical times because in those days there were no printing presses and few scrolls. There were no books, computers, internet, email, iPhones or newspapers. Few people could read or write, therefore a person’s, a community’s and a nation’s history often had to be committed to memory and passed along from generation to generation by word of mouth. If we don’t remember we can’t tell others and we can’t keep the stories and memories alive for ourselves and future generations. I came across this great saying during the week about remembering: “A well-trained memory is one that permits you to forget everything that isn’t worth remembering.” I believe that most of us

have a good memory, but not a well-trained one. We remember things we should forget and we forget the things that we should remember. We remember the cutting remark made to us, that misunderstanding with a friend, the wrong done to us. But the thoughtful and encouraging card, the time when someone cared enough to listen, the time someone forgave us, or the time someone was simply present with us are all forgotten. It’s not only stories that need to be recalled but so do good memories. I think many people find the memories they recall are the unhelpful and upsetting ones. We hold on to, recall and re-encounter the hurtful memories and the destructive memories. I am not suggesting we erase completely the bad memories because sometimes we do need to remember them to prevent us from repeating mistakes and doing things wrong in the future. But we need to fill our minds with more good than

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bad memories. Over the past 135 years the Ashburton Guardian has told our story of our people, our community, our nation, our world. The Guardian has helped us connect with each other, with our community, our country and our world. The Ashburton Guardian has helped us remember the story by committing it to print and also by recalling special and significant events in our history with pages looking back at those stories and events. We at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Ashburton want to thank the Ashburton Guardian for keeping us up to date and informed of the stories – the tears and tragedies, the celebrations and joys but most of all for telling the story and helping us to remember. So congratulations to the Ashburton Guardian on your 135th anniversary.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Competencies required include: • A sound understanding of pastoral and crop agronomy • Sales and customer service experience • The ability to maintain existing and form new client relationships • Excellent planning and organisational skills • A minimum of two years experience in a similar role An attractive salary and company vehicle will be offered to the successful applicant. All applications should detail recent relevant experience, qualifications and references. All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Please apply to: Luisetti Seeds Ltd PO Box 77 Rangiora 7440 Attention: Susan West admin@luisettiseeds.co.nz

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• Night Fill Supervisor • Night Fill Forklift Operator • Sales persons • Checkout Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton is a well established part of the Mitre 10 brand with stores in three locations, Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru. We are a family owned business with a family feel and focused on giving our customers our very best. 4 Positions available: • Night fill Supervisor. This is a pivotal role in our business to ensure our night fill processes run smoothly. This position is Monday – Friday 20 -25 hours per week. The successful applicant will have the following attributes: a) Good communication skills b) Ability to lead a team c) Organisational and planning skills d) Able to set and meet targets e) Reliable • Night fill Forklift operator. This position is minimum 15 hours per week, Monday – Friday 6pm – 9pm. • Outdoor furniture salesperson. This position is 32 hours per week, Wednesday – Saturday, fixed term, now till 28th February 2015. • Checkout fixed term: This position is 32 hours per week, Wednesday – Saturday, until 31st January 2015.

Fitter/Welder Career Opportunity We are seeking an enthusiastic fitter/welder to join our team and take the next step in their engineering career. We are a locally owned and operated engineering business, servicing the agricultural and transport industries. To be successful in this position you will have: ◊ Welding experience (MIG/TIG) ◊ Welding tickets or the ability to obtain tickets ◊ The ability to read and interpret CAD drawings ◊ A current forklift license or be willing to obtain license And have the following attributes ◊ Physically fit ◊ Ability to work well in a team environment ◊ Have consistently high standard and pride in workmanship ◊ Ability to work to deadlines The ideal candidate would be an experienced fitter/ welder that is mechanically minded however, we would also be interested in hearing from you if you have the right attitude and are willing to learn. If this sounds like you please send your CV along with two referees to

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These are good opportunities for the right person to be part of a great team and make a contribution to a growing business. Please forward your C.V. and covering letter, stating which position you are applying for, to: hr.ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to Human Resources, PO Box 35, Ashburton 7740 Applications remain confidential and close on Friday 3rd October 2014

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Margaret and Murray from Turley Farms now wish to appoint a full-time permanent Arable Farm Assistant. You will live in the tidy three bedroom house on the block and work in a team of four people. The role will include cultivation, planting, harvesting and other duties as required. Competencies required to be successful in the role include: • Experience operating farm machinery – HT licence would be a bonus • Irrigation experience – preferred • Desire to work with crop and some stock • Machinery maintenance skills will be highly regarded. To talk to us in confidence about this role, please phone either Deb Francis on 021 224 5000 or Al Coll on 027 229 1444. Otherwise, please forward your CV with covering letter to apply@agrecruit. co.nz by Thursday 2 October. (Quote ref TFFA) We specialise in agri-business

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Sales Agronomist Canterbury Luisetti Seeds is a long established family owned grain and seed company based in Rangiora and Ashburton and operating throughout New Zealand. An opportunity has arisen for an Agronomist to join our company. The successful applicant will service clients in the North Canterbury or Central Canterbury regions.

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Operations Manager

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Ashburton & Hinds

Leeston Think Water Leeston, owned by the Broomhall family, has been providing specialist water solutions to the rural community throughout the South Island for over twenty five years. Their services include irrigation design and installation, dairy shed water reticulation, effluent design and installation, stock water supply, water meter installations, lifestyle and domestic water supply, and most importantly 24/7 servicing and backup. This rapidly growing company now wishes to appoint an Operations Manager based in Leeston. You will report to Thinkwater’s General Manager, co-ordinating and leading the Company’s field staff. Input into developing the organisation’s strategic goals, including the ability to offer a clear vision of how operations will help achieve them, is key to this role and the growth of the business. You will deliver the administration functions, including timesheets, job cards, client and plant reports, purchase orders, project plans and forward work reports etc. You will also take control of the utilisation, operation and maintenance of plant and machinery. Competencies required to be successful in this role include: • Knowledge of production planning in an engineering environment • Experience with in-full-on-time co-ordination and delivery of projects • Ability to motivate and lead your team to deliver great service • Exposure to health and safety systems, including hazard identiﬁcation and control, compliance, training and monitoring. Efﬁciency, continuous improvement, commitment to quality, system reliability and on-time delivery will be your core values. Maintaining good quality long term client relationships will be essential. To enquire about this role in confidence, please phone either Al Coll on 027 229 1444 or Deb Francis on 021 224 5000. Otherwise, please send your CV with covering letter to apply@agrecruit.co.nz (quote ref TWOM) by Thursday 9 October.

We specialise in agri-business

Looking for a rewarding role keeping people in the comfort of their own home? Then a Support Worker in the Ashburton Home Support Service could be the ideal position for you!

Due to an increase in demand to deliver training in these regions, we are looking for a Contracted Tutor with the following skills and experience:

You’ll provide quality personal and domestic care to people of all ages, supporting them to remain in their homes. You must have a current full driver’s licence and be prepared to travel within your local area and hold a National Certificate of Community Support (Level 3), or be willing to complete this within 12 months of employment. We’ll support you by providing a sound orientation programme and ongoing educational opportunities. These permanent part time positions are in the Ashburton and Hinds area and therefore we are seeking those currently living in these areas to ensure quick travel between clients.

Knowledge and experience in the agricultural sector across a range of areas including sheep, beef, dairy, fencing, animal handling, 4WD’s, tractors, and other agricultural vehicles (with knowledge of the horticultural sector and production management also beneficial). The ability and flexibility to travel to meet training delivery requirements and outcomes. Experience within a similar role preferred.

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Tutors must be able to demonstrate the following attributes: Have a relevant sector qualification or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and preferably hold unit standard 4098. Hold a full ‘unrestricted’ New Zealand drivers licence and have a reliable vehicle. The ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. No criminal convictions that may impede on your ability to deliver training (a criminal conviction check will be completed on the successful candidate)

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Talley’s Ashburton is looking to employ Pea Truck and Harvester Drivers for our upcoming harvest, starting mid-November.

Blueprints require the services of a graduate/ intermediate technician with NZDAT or equivalent qualification or work experience to work in our busy design office.

Truck Drivers A class 2 or 4 licence is preferable, to operate our company owned pea trucks to and from our factory located in Fairton, however there will be an opportunity for the successful applicants to be trained in gaining a class 2 or 4 licence.

Must be proficient in use of CAD, preferably with ARCHICAD experience. To apply, contact Blue Print Architectural Services Ltd PO Box 555 Ashburton 7740 Or email: john@blueprints.net.nz

Pea Harvester Drivers You will need to hold a minimum of a class 2 and heavy wheels endorsement on your licence, however for the successful applicants full training can be given to obtain these. Experience would be an advantage although not essential.

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Administration Officer Hinds School is looking for an efficient, loyal, organised, personable Administration Officer to fulfil the many needs of a modern Primary School.

This is a part time, permanent position that requires excellent self-management, computer, Rachel spoken and written skills. Proof read by:_______________________________ With: _______________________________ Date:__________________________ Please visit the ‘Vacancies’ section of our school webpage at www.hinds.school.nz for more details.

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HOLDAN Painters. Ashburton’s oldest, longest serving family, owner operated painting and decorating business (1958 - 2014). Interior and exterior, waterblasting, maintenance work. Local, professional advice and service for over 50 years. John Breukelaar. Phone 03 308 5193 or 027 204 9709.

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RURAL TRADING POST WANTED – hard hosed 110ml and irrigator, approximately 360m hose. Also wanted; flax plants. Please phone 027 563 5558.

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PLANTS, PRODUCE CONVENTIAL Pea Straw, good quality and weed free. $5 per bale delivered. Ph 027 390 0002.

SITUATIONS WANTED

MALE wanting casual work. I have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, F, P, R, W licenses, please contact me on 027 448 8241.

Under new management, offering the same high standards. Bookings are open for Christmas. Call Michelle on 021 585 592.

RURAL TRADING POST

FOR spring feed wheat/feed barley requirements contact Midlands Seed Limited on (03) 308 1265 or (027) 444 5122.

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FORDSON MAJOR diesel tractor. 3 PTL. Tidy, good runner. Would suit lifestyle farm. $1650.00. Please phone 03 308 8033 or 027 249 6625.

LIFESTYLE farmers - need your sheep shorn for summer? Fast, prompt service. Phone Jarrod 027 259 4644.

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FEMALE aged 55, looking for male of similar age for outings and friendship. Apply in writing to No 757, Ashburton Guardian.

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Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

Methven Pharmacy, Main Street, Methven, Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) will be open from 4pm - 6pm Saturday and or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.nz for more information.

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring Sunday. Phone 302 8103. 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice. HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS DUTY DOCTORS ASHBURTON HOSPITAL This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card. Allenton Medical Centre, The Mall, Harrison Street, Ashburton is the duty practice for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. The surgery will be open from 10am - 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm both days. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9139.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

For weekend doctor and emergency details - please telephone the Methven Medical Centre, ph 303 8105. Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service. Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners note of referral.

PHARMACIES

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

WARD 1 - DAILY, 10am - 11.30am and 2pm - 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm. -Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm. TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

MENTAL HEALTH Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer. Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

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VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

Call us free on (0800 787 797). COLDSTREAM HOUSE - DAILY, unrestricted Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days. visiting. LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 CAMERON COURTS - DAILY, unrestricted visiting. OMMUNITY ERVICES PRINCES COURT - DAILY, unrestricted ART GALLERY visiting. Due to relocation, the Art Gallery is closed EMERGENCY DENTIST until further notice. If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm Sundays and Public Holidays.

WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm. ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

East Street Pharmacy, 182 East St, Ashburton, will be open from 10am - 12 noon ELPLINE ERVICES Saturday and Sunday, and from 6pm - 7pm ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS both evenings.

COMMUNITY POOL

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Due to relocation, the Ashburton Museum is closed until further notice.

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm. Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050. METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

BUS DEPARTURES

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

ANIMAL SERVICES DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021

1356 969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Rajiv Balbharan, Ciprian Verdes. Small: Ref VetEnt. VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Issy Cassen, Phil Wilkinson. Small: Juan Gray. ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallentstein. Full emergency service all weekend. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Errol Harvey, Charlotte Banks. Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterhours small animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

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LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nickâ€™s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

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GRAZING GRASS wanted for lambs, mobs of 400 plus, top money for top feed. Phone Mitch 027 313 1320. IRRIGATED grazing available for 200 + r2yr heifers till March. Ph 027 627 3038.

GARAGE SALES

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GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALE - 83 Oak Grove. 8am - 12noon. occupiers moving after 30 years, wide range of house hold goods. Furniture, tools, skiing equipment, snowboard and boots, lawn mower, golf trolley, leaf blower, tramping pack, weed eater, car tuning equipment, sport equipment, portable BBQ, windsurfer, car roof rack, range of workshop items. Everything must go, make us an offer.

GARAGE SALE - 25 McDonald Street. Saturday and Sunday. Fridge/freezer, bedroom furniture and much more.

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GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALE - Baby, toddler, boyâ€™s and womenâ€™s clothing, excellent condition some items never worn. Kidâ€™s books, toys and puzzles. Baby gear and general household items. If wet postponed. 18 Connor Place 9.00am - 12noon.

9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Local produce by local producers plus coffee!!. North End West Street car park. 9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. West Street.

Sunday 8.00am ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Church lounge, Baring Square East. 9.30am ST DAVIDâ€™S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rona Russell, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am ST PAULâ€™S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Monday 9.00am - 12noon ST PAULâ€™S HOLIDAY PROGRAMME. Games, stories, craft, fun and more. St Paulâ€™s Church Hall, 65 Oxford Street. 9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC.

You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

0800 RESENE (737 363) www.resene.co.nz Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409

Offer valid until 31 October 2014 at your local Resene owned ColorShop or participating reseller. Limit one free testpot per coupon and per customer.

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FOR SALE GREEN Blue Gum $150, Macrocarpa $150, Old Man Pine $130. All 3.6m3. Phone Shane James, Firewood 303 7063.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

ABSOLUTELY new Asian pretty sexy 24 years, big busty, excellent service. Phone Grace 021 215 3297.

BECKY - kiwi, beautiful body, 12E, attractive. Itâ€™s my birthday! Come treat me. You can check me out on NZ Girls Escorts. Phone 027 448 SCOOTERâ€™S - new and 7011. Outcalls only after secondhand three and four Thursday. wheel electric scooters and SUE - Attractive and busty. wheel chairs. Call Fred Genuine callers only. Please Reddecliffe at Electric no texting. Available all week. Mobility Ashburton today. Phone 021 0233 9259. Phone 308-3602

MAYTAG commercial clothes dryer in excellent condition. $1200 ono. Phone 021 585 592.

CARAVANS, TRAILERS ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL WANTED to buy - caravan.

Anything considered. Please phone 03 308 6343 or 027 204 9709.

BOATS, ACCESSORIES

WINDSURFER - Blakes Spirit, with two sails. Also has FOR SALE a learning rig for child or teenager. Please phone 027 FIREWOOD - Dry Old Man 277 2273. Pine $200, dry Blue Gum $250, green Old Man Pine WINDSURFER - Xantos F2 $140, green Blue Gum $150 295 carbon fibre mast. Neil all per 3 cubic meters. Ph Tim Pryde 6.5m V8 performance Boyd, Elite Firewood Ltd, 303 sail. Neil Pryde racing boom. 6280. Please phone 027 227 2273

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AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

FLOAT hire - single, double and tandem. Reasonable rates. Morrisonâ€™s Saddlery & Feed. Phone 308-3422 anytime.

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Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday All welcome

Fear not for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet.

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays @10.00am Including Childrenâ€™s church Everyone is welcome. See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron Stâ€™s Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am Morning Service

Speaker: Pastor Rob Davison LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church) Creche Available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton) St Andrewâ€™s Havelock St. 10am & 7pm St James Thomson St. 7pm St Paulâ€™s Oxford St. 9.30am

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9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee and fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting. Behind the St Andrewâ€™s Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, Tinwald. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY.

Large variety of toys for hire. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10.00am - 12.00noon ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan

Road, Tinwald. 10.00am - 12.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, all welcome. Upstairs 254 Cameron Street. 10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATON MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

12.45pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, singles and doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street. 1.15pm â€œGOLF CROQUETâ€? WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners, Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

Flower Sunday Service followed by Annual General Meeting, 65 Oxford Street. 9.30am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON PARENT CENTRE. Sleeping and settling talk with expert Dorothy Waide at the Parents Centre, Netherby Shopping Centre, Chalmers Avenue. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather permitting. Lovettâ€™s Road, Maronan Road.

10.00am ASHBURTON M.S.A. QUOITS. All welcome to have a throw. Racecourse Road M.S.A. Sports ground. 10.00am ST ANDREWâ€™S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Street. 10.00am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street. 10.00am ST STEPHENâ€™S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10.00am ST ANDREWâ€™S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153

Thomson Street, Tinwald. 10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). 10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby. 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.15pm â€˜GOLF CROQUETâ€™ WAIREKA. Doubles, drawn partners. Waireka Croquet Grounds, Philip Street.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome. Racecourse Road. 2.00pm - 6.00pm THE NORâ€™WESTERS MUSOâ€™S CLUB. Monthly Jam at Feeneyâ€™s Lounge, Devon Hotel, Victoria Street. 7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall). 7.00pm ST ANDREWâ€™S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street. 9.30am - 10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies weekly health and fitness class. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE.

New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10.30am MID CANTERBURY FEDERATION OF WOMENâ€™S INSTITUTES. Half yearly meeting and craft demonstration, all welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Seafield Road. 6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, St Andrews Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

7.30pm ASHBURTON BIRD CLUB. Annual General Meeting, Rover Den, Mania-o-roto Scout Park, Chalmers Avenue.

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FOUR

6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 7:30 Infomercials 9am Come Dine With Me Omnibus 3 11:30 Tagata Pasifika Noon Chinese Food In Minutes 3 12:30 Real Pasifik 0 1pm Paddock To Plate 2pm Four Rooms 3pm Death Threat 3:30 Rapid Response PGR 3 0 4pm F Outback Wrangler 3 0 5pm The Fishing Show – Classic Episodes Matt Watson revisits some of the Fishing Show’s episodes. 0 6pm One News 0

6am Guess How Much I Love You 3 0 6:10 Paw Patrol 3 0 6:35 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 6:55 The Tom And Jerry Show 3 0 7:15 Robot And Monster 3 0 7:45 Randy Cunningham – 9th Grade Ninja 3 0 8:10 Generator Rex 3 0 8:40 Transformers Prime Beasthunters 3 0 9:05 Regular Show 3 0 9:35 Zeke And Luther 3 0 10am 2Kaha PGR 3 10:30 Rodney 3 0 11am The Amazing Race – Australia v New Zealand PGR 3 0 12:05 The Voice 3 0 2:05 Secret Life Of The American Teenager 3 0 3:05 The Fosters AO 4pm Step By Step 3 0 4:30 Full House 3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 According To Jim 3 0 6pm 72 Hours AO 0

7pm Annabel Langbein the Free Range Cook – Through the Seasons 0 7:30 Location, Location, Location 0 8:30 Coronation Street 0 9:30 Happy Hour AO With musical guest Mikey Havoc. 0 10:25 M The Rookie AO 2002 Drama. Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Angus T Jones.

7pm M Confessions of a 7pm Destroyed in Seconds PGR 3 0 8:30 M Beverly Hills Cop AO Teenage Drama Queen PGR 3 1984 Action. 7:30 Ice Road Truckers PGR 0 2004 Drama. Lindsay Lohan, A Detroit police officer 8:30 SVU AO 0 Adam Garcia. 0 pursuing a murder 9:25 Blue Bloods AO 0 8pm Lotto This week’s Lotto draw. 10:25 M We Own the Night investigation finds himself 8:05 Confessions of a Teenage dealing with the culture of AO 3 2007 Crime. A New York Drama Queen PGR Beverly Hills. nightclub manager, whose Continued. 0 Eddie Murphy, Judge links to the police force make 8:45 M Superhero Movie Reinhold. 0 him a target for organised AO 2008 Comedy. Drake Bell, crime, tries to save his brother 10:40 It’s Always Sunny in Sara Paxton. 0 Philadelphia AO 3 and father from the Russian 10:30 The Walking Dead – Mafia. Mark Wahlberg, Stacked AO 0 Joaquin Phoenix. 0

12:50 Piha Rescue PGR 3 0 1:15 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 NB: Daylight Saving Starts Clocks go forward one hour, 2:00am becomes 3:00am. 3:25 Neighbourhood 3 0 3:50 Infomercials 5:20 L Football – English Premier League

NB: Daylight Saving Starts Clocks go forward one hour, 2:00am becomes 3:00am. 3:10 M Father Of The Bride 2 1995 Comedy. Steve Martin, Diane Keaton. 0 4:55 Posh Nosh 3 0 5:05 2Kaha PGR 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

CHOICE TV 6am Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips 6:30 Kirstie’s Fill Your House For Free 7:30 If It’s Broke, Fix It 8:30 Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries 9am Turkish Delights With Allegra McEvedy 9:30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features 10:30 Bath Crashers 11am Carter Can 11:30 The Liquidator Noon Kirstie’s Fill Your House For Free 1pm Better Homes And Gardens 2:30 Gardeners’ World 3pm Barter Kings 3:30 Madhur Jaffrey’s Curry Nation 4pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea With Jenni Falconer. 5pm The People’s Cookbook 6pm Dream Build 6:25 Grand Tours Of Scotland 7pm Monty Halls’ Island Escape 8:30 Long Way Down PGR 9:30 Desperate Romantics AO 10:30 The Strange Calls AO 11pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea With Jenni Falconer.

SUNDAY

Midnight Barter Kings 12:30 Madhur Jaffrey’s Curry Nation 1am The People’s Cookbook NB: Daylight Saving Starts Clocks go forward one hour, 2:00am becomes 3:00am. 3am Dream Build 3:30 Desperate Romantics AO 4:30 The Strange Calls AO 5am Monty Halls’ Island Escape

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 3 7am Outdoors With Geoff 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation 10:30 Both Worlds 0 11am Project Runway – All Stars PGR 3 0 11:55 Hot Set PGR (Starting Today) 3 12:55 America’s Next Top Model – College Edition PGR 3 1:50 Modern Family 3 0 2:20 The X Factor Australia 3 0 4pm The X Factor Australia 3 0 5pm Outdoors With Geoff Geoff meets the top woman angler in the world for the last two years. 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News

12:55 Infomercials NB: Daylight Saving Starts Clocks go forward one hour, 2:00am becomes 3:00am. 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 8:35 The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 9:05 Casper Scare School 3 9:35 Fanboy And Chum Chum 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm iCarly 5:30 Big Time Rush 6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 6:30 M Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 3 2010 Family. The adventures of a schoolboy who must survive the scariest time of anyone’s life – middle school. Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron.

11:10 Excused AO 3 Dating show in which singles looking for love try to win dates before being eliminated from contention. 11:35 NZOwn PGR The latest news and views on New Zealand music. 12:10 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Home Shopping 11:30 Harry’s Practice 3 Noon NRL Fulltime (Highlights) 12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 3pm Bondi Rescue PGR 3:30 Rugby – ITM Cup Taranaki v Auckland. 5:30 Prime News 6pm James May’s 20th Century Like many boys, James May dreamt of becoming an astronaut. Now he sets off in a moon buggy to find out what space exploration has done for the world. 6:30 Lorraine Pascale – Home Cooking Made Easy Lorraine Pascale has entertaining at home covered with casual nibbles, starting with herbed baked scotch eggs, simple goat-cheese truffles, and mini beef Wellingtons. 7pm Storage Wars 7:30 Classic Weekend Murders – Midsomer Murders AO When the closing of Deverell’s Memorial Garden to the public proves fatal for a local family, DI Barnaby’s investigation unearths more than local hostility. 9:35 N What Remains AO 10:50 The IT Crowd AO

6am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Taranaki v Auckland. 8am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Preliminary Final One – Rabbitohs v Roosters. 10am Inside The PGA Tour 10:30 Mainfreight Rugby 11:30 #SkyRugby – Engage Noon Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Taranaki v Auckland. 12:30 L Rugby – Women’s Provincial Championship Waikato v Canterbury. 2:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Waikato v Manawatu. From Waikato Stadium, Hamilton. 4:30 Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 (Highlights) Cape Cobras v Barbados Tridents. 5pm Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 (Highlights) 5:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Counties Manukau v Wellington. 7:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup North Harbour v Hawke’s Bay. From QBE Stadium, North Harbour, Auckland. 9:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Counties Manukau v Wellington. From EcoLight Stadium, Pukekohe.

11:20 Trollied AO With Gavin out of the picture, Lorraine takes the helm, announcing a new ‘below economy’ range that Julie dislikes; when Katie bumps into Colin it is clear the spark is still there. 11:50 Psych PGR 12:50 Home Shopping

11:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) 1:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) NB: Daylight Saving Starts Clocks go forward one hour, 2:00am becomes 3:00am. 3am Sky Sport – What’s On 3:25 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) 3:55 L Rugby – International South Africa v Australia.

MAORI TV 6:30 Dora Matatoa 3 2 7am SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 32 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 Toku Reo 3 2pm The Big Hit 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Waka Ama Sprints 3

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 8:30 Last Man Standing PG 8:55 Survivor – Marquesas PG 9:45 Survivor – Marquesas PG 11:40 Survivor – Marquesas PG 12:25 Wild West Alaska M 1:15 Gator Boys PG 2:05 Call Of The Wildman PG 2:30 Billy The Exterminator PGL 2:55 By Any Means ML 3:55 CSI MV 4:45 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7:30 Last Man Standing PG 8pm Call Of The Wildman PG 8:30 Billy The Exterminator PGL 9pm American Daredevils M 9:30 Wild West Alaska M 10:25 Gator Boys PG 11:15 Spartacus – War Of The Damned 18VLS

SUNDAY

12:20 Raw MC NB: Daylight Saving Starts Clocks go forward one hour, 2:00am becomes 3:00am. 4:05 Spartacus – War Of The Damned 18VLS 5:05 Survivor – Marquesas PG

SKY SPORT 2 4:30 Swagger 3 5pm Behind The Faces 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Journey To The West 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M Dragonheart PGR 3 1996 Fantasy. Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Dina Meyer. 9:30 M The Pa Boys AO 2013 Musical Drama. Francis Kora, Matariki Whatarau, Tola Newbery. 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 MythBusters PG 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Abalone Wars PG 10:30 Law On The Border M 11:30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 12:30 Dual Survival PG 1:30 MythBusters PG 2:30 Auction Hunters PG 3pm Auction Hunters PG 3:30 Clash Of The Ozarks M 4:30 You Have Been Warned M 5:30 Deadliest Catch PG 6:30 Rise Of The Machines PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Alaskan Bush People M 9:30 Rise Of The Machines PG 10:30 Clash Of The Ozarks M 11:30 Boss Hog M

SUNDAY

Midnight House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 12:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1am Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M 1:30 Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M NB: Daylight Saving Starts Clocks go forward one hour, 2:00am becomes 3:00am. 3am Bering Sea Gold PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am MythBusters PG

We Own the Night 10:25pm on TV3

MOVIES PREMIERE

Beverly Hills Cop 8:30pm on FOUR

MOVIES GREATS

6:30 Rush MVLS 2013 Drama. 8:30 Biography – Matt Damon PG 2011 Documentary. 9:25 House At The End Of The Street MV 2012 Horror. 11:05 Jack The Giant Slayer MV 2013 Adventure. Nicholas Hoult. 1pm World War Z ML 2013 Action. 3:05 Rush MVLS 2013 Drama. Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl. 5:10 Citizen Gangster MVL 2011 Crime. Scott Speedman, Kelly Reilly. 6:55 Silent Hill – Revelation 16VL 2012 Horror. Sean Bean. 8:30 Getaway MV 2013 Action. Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez. 10:05 The Family 16VLS 2013 Crime. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer. 11:55 Grown Ups 2 PGVLS 2013 Comedy. Adam Sandler.

7:25 The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller. Denzel Washington. 9:20 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action. 11:15 Just Like Heaven PGS 2005 Romantic Comedy. Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo. 12:50 Ladies In Lavender ML 2004 Drama. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith. 2:35 Just Married PGS 2003 Comedy. Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy. 4:10 Ladder 49 MC 2004 Action. Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta. 6:05 Sex And The City 16LS 2008 Comedy. Sarah Jessica Parker. 8:30 Traffic MVLC 2000 Crime. Michael Douglas, Catherine ZetaJones, Benicio Del Toro. 11pm The 40-Year-Old Virgin AO 2005 Comedy. Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Raul Rudd.

1:35 Getaway MV 2013 Action. NB: Daylight Saving Starts Clocks go forward one hour, 2:00am becomes 3:00am. 4:05 The Family 16VLS 2013 Crime. 5:55 Grown Ups 2 PGVLS 2013 Comedy. Adam Sandler.

12:55 The Making Of Alien v Predator PG 1:15 Ladies In Lavender ML 2004 Drama. NB: Daylight Saving Starts Clocks go forward one hour, 2:00am becomes 3:00am. 4am Traffic MVLC 2000 Crime.

SUNDAY

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

27Sep14

6am Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 (Delayed) Cape Cobras v Barbados Tridents. From Punjab CA Stadium in Mohali. 9:30 Golf – Ryder Cup (Highlights) Day One. 10:30 Live From The Ryder Cup 12:30 Golf World 1pm L Mixed Martial Arts – Bellator 126 3pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Preliminary Final One – Rabbitohs v Roosters. 3:30 #SkySpeed 4pm Motorsport – Global RallyCross Championship (Highlights) Charlotte. 5pm Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Preliminary Final One – Rabbitohs v Roosters. 7pm L Rugby League – Holden Cup Preliminary Final Two – Eels v Warriors. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 9pm L Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final Two – Panthers v Bulldogs. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

SUNDAY

Midnight Mixed Martial Arts – Bellator 126 (Replay) NB: Daylight Saving Starts Clocks go forward one hour, 2:00am becomes 3:00am. 3am Soccer Saturday Host, Jeff Stelling, looks at the latest events in UK football with expert analysis of game scores and results. 5:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Preliminary Final Two – Panthers v Bulldogs.

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7:30 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Christchurch From The Streets 0 11:55 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade 3 0 12:55 Secret Location 3 0 1:50 Restoration Man (Starting Today) 3 0 2:55 Hoarding – Buried Alive (Starting Today) 3 0 4pm Wild About New Zealand (Starting Today) 3 0 5pm F Super Smart Animals 30 6pm One News 0

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:10 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:20 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 0 6:50 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 7:10 Wander Over Yonder 0 7:35 Sanjay And Craig 3 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 12:05 Pretty Little Liars PGR 3 0 1:05 The 100 PGR 0 2:05 Once Upon A Time In Wonderland PGR 0 3:05 Home And Away Omnibus 30 5:35 Hart Of Dixie PGR 0 6:35 M Brave PGR 2012 Animated. A princess discovers her reckless choice has put her father’s kingdom in peril, and must summon the courage to undo a curse. 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 9am Re-Think 9:30 Three60 10am The Nation 0 11am The Best Of Campbell Live 11:35 3rd Degree 3 0 12:30 Crime Exposed PGR 3 0 1pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 2pm Motorsport – V8 SuperTourers Enduro round one at Taupo Motorsport Park. 5:30 Big Angry Fish 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am The X’s 3 7:25 Sidekick 7:50 Grojband 3 8:10 The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 8:35 Casper Scare School 3 9am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm iCarly 5:30 Big Time Rush 6pm N Survivor – San Juan Del Sur The 18 castaways arrive in Nicaragua.

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box Noon Great Outdoors 3 12:55 Whose Line Is It Anyway? UK PGR 3 Join host Clive Anderson as he puts the comedians through a series of games to total the points and announce a winner. 1:25 Mainfreight Rugby Rugby matches from clubs around New Zealand. 2:25 Rugby – International (Delayed) All Blacks v Argentina. 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm MasterChef USA PGR The remaining seven contestants receive hometown encouragement as they prepare savoury apple dishes; in an elimination cook-off, teams are formed to make dumplings.

6:05 Aussie Rules – AFL (Replay) Grand Final. Sydney Swans v Hawthorn. 9:35 Sky Sport – What’s On 10am Rugby – International (Highlights) South Africa v Australia. 10:30 L Rugby – International Argentina v All Blacks. From Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in La Plata, Argentina. 1:30 Rugby – International (Highlights) South Africa v Australia. 2pm Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) 2:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Tasman v Otago. From QBE Stadium, North Harbour, Auckland. 4:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Canterbury v Southland. From AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch. 6:30 Fishing And Adventure

7pm Sunday 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand The nine remaining teams are reunited for the first people’s choice challenge, cooking for the children and families of Auckland’s Ronald McDonald House. 0 8:35 Call the Midwife AO 0 9:40 A Place to Call Home AO 0 10:40 Rake AO 3 0

8:30 N Gotham The origin story behind Commissioner James Gordon’s rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman’s arrival. 0 9:35 N Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives, and with new members they barely know, SHIELD may never be trusted again. 0 10:35 N Almost Human AO 0

7pm The X Factor Australia The top eight perform again. 0 8:35 M Prometheus AO 2012 Sci-fi Adventure. Explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them to the darkest corners of the universe, where they must fight to save the future of the human race. Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba. 0

7:30 America’s Next Top Model PGR 8:30 N Witches of East End AO The Beauchamp witches fear a mystical presence crossed over to their world when the portal opened; Victor helps Joanna recover from being poisoned. 9:30 Burn Notice AO 10:25 Unsupervised AO 3 10:55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 Doctor Who PGR 8:30 N The Brokenwood Mysteries AO The perplexing death of a local farmer takes the intuitive DI Mike Shepherd to the small, rustic, yet curious town of Brokenwood. 10:30 Who do You Think You are? UK

7pm Rugby Nation Hosted by Tony Johnson. 8pm Fox Sports News A complete wrap up of the day’s sporting headlines. 9pm Rugby – International (Replay) Argentina v All Blacks. From Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in La Plata, Argentina.

11:50 Q+A Local political affairs programme. 0 12:55 Attitude 3 0 1:25 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:35 Infomercials

12:25 M Sins Of The Mother PGR 2010 Drama. 2am Good Vibes AO 3 2:25 Partners PGR 3 2:45 Infomercials 3:20 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:05 It Is Written 3 4:35 Beverly Hills Nannies PGR 3 5:20 Posh Nosh 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:50 Infomercials

11:45 Crimes That Shook Britain PGR 3 He was a small town GP loved by his community, but Harold Shipman was one of the world’s most prolific serial killers, murdering at least 215 patients by lethal injection. 12:45 Home Shopping

11pm Sky Sport – What’s On 11:20 L Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 Hobart Hurricanes v Barbados Tridents. 3:20 L Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 Kings XI Punjab v Cape Cobras. From the Punjab CA Stadium in Mohali.

CHOICE TV 6am Dream Build 6:30 Grand Tours Of Scotland 7am Barter Kings 7:30 Madhur Jaffrey’s Curry Nation 8am Fantasy Homes By The Sea With Jenni Falconer. 9am The People’s Cookbook 10am Grand Tours Of Scotland 10:30 Monty Halls’ Island Escape Noon Early Edition 1pm Extreme Fishing With Robson Green PGR 2pm Long Way Down PGR 3pm The Hook And The Cook 3:30 Baggage Battles 4pm Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 4:30 Tales From River Cottage 5pm Italian Food Safari 5:30 Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 6:30 New Zealand Food Culture 7pm M Open Season 2 2008 Family. Joel McHale, Mike Epps, Jane Krakowski. 8:40 M Cleaner 16VL 2007 Thriller. Samuel L Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes. 10:30 Mr Sunshine PGR 11pm Baggage Battles 11:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London

MONDAY

Midnight Tales From River Cottage 12:30 Italian Food Safari 1am The Hook And The Cook 1:30 Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 2:30 Mr Sunshine PGR 2:50 M Cleaner 16VL 2007 Thriller. Samuel L Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes. 4:20 M Open Season 2 2008 Family. Joel McHale, Mike Epps, Jane Krakowski.

11:15 Hannibal AO 0 12:05 F Hounds AO 3 12:35 F The Radio AO 3 1:05 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2pm Tangaroa With Pio Pio joins marine-science students at Goat Island before checking out the local pipi beds and going fishing. 2:30 My Country Song 3 3:30 Rugby League – UK Super League Play-offs. Huddersfield v Catalan. 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm F Kai Time On The Road A look back at recipes from the series.

THE BOX 6:50 Survivor – Marquesas PG 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:05 Billy The Exterminator PGL 8:30 American Daredevils M 8:55 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes. 11:25 Last Man Standing PG 11:50 Raw MC 2:40 WWE Main Event MC 3:40 SmackDown! MC 5:25 American Daredevils M 5:50 Gator Boys PG 6:40 Wild West Alaska M 7:30 Musketeers MVLS 8:35 CSI MV 9:35 CSI MV 10:30 Crossing Lines MV 11:30 Musketeers MVLS

MONDAY

12:35 SmackDown! MC 2:15 Deadliest Warrior MV 3:05 CSI MV 3:55 CSI MV 4:45 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 5:10 Crossing Lines MV

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 F Kuia 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Final Game. Panthers v Bulldogs. 2 9:30 M Three Colours – Red AO 1994 Drama. A model discovers her neighbour is keen on invading people’s privacy. Irene Jacob. 11:05 Te Kaea 3 2 11:35 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG The Dallas Mavericks. 6:30 MythBusters PG Spy Car 2. 7:30 MythBusters PG Fire v Ice. 8:30 You Have Been Warned M Show Offs. 9:30 Auction Hunters PG 10am Auction Hunters PG 10:30 Deadliest Catch PG 11:30 Alaskan Bush People M 12:30 Inside Raising The Concordia PG 1:30 The Unexplained Files M 2:30 The Unexplained Files M 3:30 The Unexplained Files M 4:30 The Unexplained Files M 5:30 The Unexplained Files M 6:30 The Unexplained Files M 7:30 Inside Waco M 8:30 Naked And Afraid M 9:30 Dual Survival PG 10:30 Treehouse Masters PG 11:30 Rise Of The Machines PG

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12:30 Auction Hunters PG 1am River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 2am Dirty Jobs PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

Brave

6:35pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:35 Biography – Scarlett Johansson PG 2011 Documentary. 8:25 Citizen Gangster MVL 2011 Crime. Scott Speedman, Kelly Reilly. 10:10 Silent Hill – Revelation 16VL 2012 Horror. Sean Bean. 11:45 Getaway MV 2013 Action. Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez. 1:15 Grown Ups 2 PGVLS 2013 Comedy. Adam Sandler. 2:55 The Family 16VLS 2013 Crime. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer. 4:45 Warm Bodies MV 2013 Comedy. Nicholas Hoult. 6:20 Star Trek – Into Darkness MV 2013 Action. Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch. 8:30 Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues MLS 2013 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Steve Carell. 10:30 Iron Man 3 MV 2013 Action. Robert Downey jr, Gwyneth Paltrow.

MONDAY

12:40 Back In The Day 16LS 2014 Comedy. Morena Baccarin. 2:15 Warm Bodies MV 2013 Comedy. 3:50 Star Trek – Into Darkness MV 2013 Action.

Prometheus

8:35pm on TV3

MOVIES GREATS 6:25 Sex And The City 16LS 2008 Comedy. Sarah Jessica Parker. 8:45 Ladder 49 MC 2004 Action. Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta. 10:40 The 40-Year-Old Virgin AO 2005 Comedy. Steve Carell. 12:35 Traffic MVLC 2000 Crime. Michael Douglas, Catherine ZetaJones, Benicio Del Toro. 3pm Indecent Proposal ML 1993 Drama. Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Robert Redford. 5pm O Brother, Where Art Thou? MV 2000 Comedy. John Turturro. 6:50 I Am Legend MV 2007 Drama. Will Smith, Alice Braga. 8:30 50 First Dates MS 2004 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider. 10:10 Enemy Of The State MVL 1998 Action Thriller. Will Smith.

MONDAY

12:20 Biography – George Clooney PG 2009 1:10 Indecent Proposal ML 1993 Drama. 3:05 O Brother, Where Art Thou? MV 2000 Comedy. 4:50 I Am Legend MV 2007 Drama. Will Smith, Alice Braga.

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6am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) 8am Rugby – International (Replay) South Africa v Australia. 10am Golf – Ryder Cup (Highlights) Day Two. 11am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Preliminary Final One – Rabbitohs v Roosters. 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Preliminary Final Two – Panthers v Bulldogs. 1:30 Sky Sports News UK 2pm Bowls – Australian Indoor Championships Women’s Singles Final. 3:30 Golf – Ryder Cup (Highlights) Day Two. 4:30 Rugby – International (Highlights) South Africa v Australia. 5pm Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 (Highlights) Dolphins v Lahore Lions. 5:30 Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 (Highlights) Perth Scorchers v Chennai Super Kings. 6pm L Rugby League – NSW Cup Grand Final – Panthers v Newcastle. 8pm Rugby League – 40/20 8:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Preliminary Final One – Rabbitohs v Roosters. 10:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Sunday games. 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Preliminary Final One – Rabbitohs v Roosters.

MONDAY

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) 12:30 Rugby League – 40/20 1am Fox Sports News 1:30 Fishing And Adventure 2am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) 2:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) 4:30 Motorsport – Global RallyCross Championship (Highlights) Charlotte. 5:30 Fox Sports News

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DALGETY, June Nita – We wish to sincerely thank all those who so readily offered classifieds@theguardian.co.nz expressions of sympathy and support upon the passing of Any queries our much loved mother please contact and mother-in-law. Please 0800 accept this as a personal ASHBURTON acknowledgement of your (0800-274-287). kindness and generosity which were truly appreciated and will always be remembered. Linda, Sheryl and Darrell.

STEMPA, Bradley Richard Ivan – 13/09/93 - 15/09/14 Sherilyn Walker (Lyn), Darryl JOHNSTON, Lucy Maude – Galbraith’s provide choice! Butterick, Ivan and Rona Galbraith’s We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors andWalker and their families wish Died peacefully in the loving offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, to extend their sincere thanks in Weprovide care of Pompallier House, celebrants. choice! and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. for the sympathy, support and her beloved Akaroa, on We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to reflect their individualityCall - ask us howus we can be of assistance to you and on kindness received from Friday, September 26, 2014. your family. relatives, friends, work Dearly loved daughter of the Call us on 308 3980 308 3980 colleagues, neighbours as late Henry and Lucyor call in and visit our new premises at Johnston, much loved sister or246 callHavelock in andStreet visit well as the phone calls, and sister-in-law of Robin and our new premises at flowers, visits and baking following the recent loss of a Marjorie, Donald and Noeline, Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams dearly loved son, friends and and Colwyn Margaret 246 Havelock grandson. Thank you to the Prichard, and Sinclair (all Street Darfield/Arthur’s Pass Police, deceased). Loving and much Search and Rescue, the loved aunty, great aunty and National Dive Squad and great great aunty of all her Official Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm Westpac Rescue Helicopter. nieces and nephews. A loved Please accept this as a member of the Trinity personal acknowledgement to Presbyterian Church and a you all. loyal friend to many. Maude’s family wish to thank Pompallier House for their Canterbury owned, FUNERAL loving care and kindness. locally operated Messages to E. Prichard, 12 FURNISHERS Church Street, Ashburton Patersons MASTER 7700. A Funeral Service for Funeral Services MONUMENTAL MASON Maude will be held in Trinity Presbyterian Church, Akaroa, and Ashburton E.B. CARTER LTD on TUESDAY, September 30, For all your memorial Crematorium Ltd at 11.00am. requirements

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REID, Pauline Elizabeth, (nee Davis) – On Friday September 26, 2014 at Christchurch Hospital. Peacefully after a short illness, aged 66 years. Beloved wife to Barry, mother to Kristine, Anton, and Clinton. Dearly loved nana to all her grandchildren. Messages to 48 Middle Road, Ashburton 7700. With many thanks to the Nursing staff and Doctors at Christchurch Hospital Cardiac Unit especially Pete and Louise in ICU. A service for Pauline will be held at her home 48 Middle Road, Ashburton on TUESDAY, September 30, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

SALTON, Nancy Jean – Passed away peacefully at Chatswood Retirement Village, Christchurch, on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 aged 89 years. Only daughter of the late Charles and Jeanette Hawkey. Loved partner of the late Bill Frew. Loved mother and mother-inlaw of Bob, David and Fay, Geoffrey (deceased) and Heather. Loved grandmother and great grandmother of all her grandchildren. Messages to the Salton family, c/o 19 London Street, 8013 or Christchurch www.heavenaddress.co.nz In lieu of flowers donations to the NZ Foundation for the Blind would be appreciated and may be made at the service. A funeral service for Nancy will be held at the Canterbury Crematorium Chapel, 455 Linwood Avenue, Christchurch, on MONDAY, September 29, at 10.00am. John Rhind Funeral Directors F.D.A.N.Z. Ph 03 379 9920

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ENGAGEMENTS MORAWETZ, Alison Marie – 7/9/55 - 11/10/13 My letter of adoring memoriam. To my darling wife, It has been the worst and fastest year in my life to pass. I cannot believe that we have been apart for so long so quickly. There is never a day that you are not on my mind and in my heart. I have lost count of the tears that I have shed and the chats we have had about our house, the babies, your gardens and flowers. Your babies are so blooming - Lucy sleeps with you on your sheepskin and Minty is on your favourite camo jumper next to me. I see you every day on my tool-box at work and rub your cheeks every time I need another tool; you are pride of place of your memorial wall at home where you smile cheekily at me!! Carmen is, and has been, an absolute rock to all of us. She is our Canine Carer and the babies just love her and her house and babies; we have become great friends and I am so grateful for all her help in the last year. I love and miss you so much and think so lovingly of you every day and see you in my dreams every night. Adoringly and eternally yours, Tom, Minty and Lucy.

SOLE - COOK – Jim and Joanne, along with Gary and Jenny, are thrilled to announce the engagement of Ellen and Tim to family and friends.

OVERNIGHT MIN

Midnight Tonight

Waimate

NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

snow

TODAY

TOMORROW

FZL: 2000m, gradually lowering to 1000m

Snow showers, clearing in the south in the morning, and elsewhere at night. Wind at 1000m: SE 30 km/h dying out. Wind at 2000m: SE 30 km/h dying out.

MONDAY TUESDAY

MONDAY

Mainly fine. Fresh northeasterlies.

Mainly fine with northerlies.

WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY

Mainly fine. Fresh northeasterlies.

Mainly fine with northwesterlies.

Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi Delhi

29 19 31 19 25 30 37 35 19 30 35 39 17 15 21

fine fine fine showers showers fine fine thunder fine drizzle rain fine rain fine fine

8 6 26 23 21 23 13 25 14 18 12 11 4 21 26

20 20 31 30 33 33 29 34 21 24 23 24 14 30 36

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

fine cloudy thunder showers fine fine cloudy fine fine showers cloudy fine fine fine cloudy

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9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

Sunday 9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

9 noon 3

9 pm

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11:42 5:45 12:01 7:12 1:28 7:31 1:49 8:02 2:17 8:24 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 6:14 am Set 6:35 pm

Good

Good fishing Rise 7:30 am Set 9:33 pm

First quarter

2 Oct

showers

Hamilton

late rain

Napier

mainly fine

8:34 am

Rise 7:12 am Set 7:36 pm

Good

Rise 7:10 am Set 7:37 pm

Good fishing

Good

Rise 9:06 am Set 11:34 pm

Full moon

Good fishing Rise 9:46 am

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27 23 19 27 27 22 26 33 17 21 30 32 25 25 19

Last quarter

16 Oct 8:13 am

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17 13 17 10 20 8 17 7 15 7 16 7 18 6 13 6 16 5 15 4 13 0 12 4 10 3

Palmerston North mainly fine Wellington

mainly fine

Nelson

rain

Blenheim

rain

Greymouth

rain

Christchurch

few showers

Timaru

few showers

Queenstown

mainly fine

Dunedin

few showers

Invercargill

few showers

River Levels

cumecs

1.44 nc

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 108.4 Nth Ashburton at 1:00 pm, yesterday

6.50

Sth Ashburton at 1:00 pm, yesterday

7.22

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

44.3

Waitaki Kurow at 3:00 pm, yesterday

251.1

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Monday

16 13 15 20 13 15 17 25 9 12 25 23 17 11 10

overnight max low

Auckland

Forecasts for today

11 11 25 13 15 18 25 26 3 24 23 29 8 9 12

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Saturday

NZ Today

TOMORROWFZL: 900m, rising to 2000m in the S later

Mainly fine. Fresh northeasterlies.

fine cloudy rain cloudy showers fine fine fine showers rain fine fine fine cloudy cloudy

60 plus

Rain, heavy falls about the divide, a few falls further east. Rain becoming heavier and widespread north of Arthurs Pass in the afternoon. Snow level gradually lowering to 800m, rain turning to snow in the north at night. Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h, easing, then tending SE 30 km/h in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: W 60 km/h, easing, then turning SE 30 km/h in the afternoon.

Rain in the north easing to showers during the morning. A few showers elsewhere. Southerlies dying out.

World Weather

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Canterbury High Country

A few showers, turning to rain north of Amberley during the afternoon, with some heavy falls. Showers becoming more frequent in the south in the evening. Southeasterlies developing during the afternoon.

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A complex low moves onto the North Island tomorrow and becomes slow moving, while a ridge develops over the South Island. The low weakens and moves north on Monday leaving a southeast flow over the North Island. Meanwhile, another low deepens northeast of the North Island late Monday and drifts southwards.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 10.1 15.3 Max to 4pm 8.6 Minimum 4.5 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.4 16hr to 4pm September to date 25.2 Avg Sep to date 43 2014 to date 565.6 505 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 11 At 4pm Strongest gust SE 33 Time of gust 11:33am

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13.0 19.8 4.2 2.1

11.5 15.3 6.1 –

0.0 70.8 – 1224.9 –

0.0 31.0 38 667.8 481

0.0 25.0 35 306.8 363

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E 20 NW 44 4:48am

E 11 NE 24 3:33pm

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) While the solar spotlight will remain on your relationships for several weeks, communication becomes a lot more urgent this weekend. TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) With so many unfolding developments on the work front over the coming weeks keep your head in the game, but your mind and your options open. GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) With the Moon returning to your work sector on Saturday ahead of Mercury’s return on Sunday pay attention to what your gut is telling you. CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) This weekend’s playful energy is encouraging you to take your professional hat off or at least work to find a better balance between work and play. LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) The focus shifts back to your home and family situation and matters this weekend, this time with communication becoming a lot more important. VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) With the personal and/or relationship tensions of the last 6 weeks behind you, this is a weekend where it’s all about relationship rebuilding. LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) A smart head for money allows you to look at glass ceilings more objectively and strategically, swapping the sledgehammer for a scalpel. SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) With your birthday month is still a few weeks away, Mercury’s return to your sign this weekend is a chance to start considering your options. SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) While lots of things are demanding your attention, a lazy and reflective vibe is more likely to see you crave time out and a chance to hear yourself think. CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) The focus this weekend is on ensuring the communication lines are open, with trusting your gut leading to serendipitous moments or encounters. AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) While there’ll be a need to keep your professional hat on over the weekend, this is more a chance to get your head in the game in a strategic way. PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) Two weeks after Mars left you with a passion for adventure and a hunger for life’s richer experiences you have a chance now to walk the talk.

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