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Shined up and looking her best Vintage cars from around Canterbury are getting ready to hit the streets this weekend.

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Park sell-off in the wind?

BY SUE NEWMAN

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A slice of land in Argyle Park could be sold to fund future development at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre.

As the Ashburton District Council looks to develop green fields around the new multisport stadium and pool, councillor Darryl Nelson believes the cash it needs for the work could be found among assets the coun-

cil already owns.

“We’ll need the money to do this and I’m suggesting this could be an option to perhaps divest ourselves of some of our assets. Argyle Park is too big I believe, and we could sell off some sections at the top end,” Mr Nelson said.

The park covers 40 acres and is divided into three sections.

The eastern and central blocks have been developed and are

well used as sportsfields, while the northern section until recently was leased to a market gardener.

It has now been sown in grass but is not a sportsfield.

“Commonsense tells me if we sell off some of this land then we could do something at the EA Networks Centre, but we have to have the money to do this,” Mr Nelson said.

The sell-off suggestion did

not gain any support from council open spaces manager David Askin.

He sees the top end of the park as an integral part of the overall Middle Road–Farm Road green space.

“One of the important things about Argyle Park is its size, how often do you have a big space like this, it’s 40 acres. We can’t have too much open space.”

There could be a stumbling

block selling part of Argyle Park, however, as the land was re-zoned from freehold to open spaces in the council’s last review of its district plan, a change that not all councillors are happy with.

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A swathe of warm blue water has begun its passage along Northland’s coastline bringing with it fish of all sizes and even some giant sea turtles. Swimmers, divers and fishers in the briny around the region have noticed warmer waters with reports of the sea temperatures reaching 24°C. Fishing guru and television presenter Graeme Sinclair had been out in the Bay of Islands and reported plenty of yellow fin tuna being caught this summer, something that had not happened in recent years. Mr Sinclair said the El Nino global weather pattern was responsible and while he was near the Nine Pin trench off the Bay of Islands he and his son had spotted a leatherback turtle measuring about 2.5m in length. At the same time they saw three marlin in water that had reached 24°C last week.

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Airbed ‘adventure’ down the Kawarau Four men were lucky they did not add to the national drowning statistics on Sunday after they floated several kilometres down the Kawarau River on inflatable airbeds. Queenstown Lakes District harbourmaster Marty Black said the men, believed to be from the US, had no lifejackets, no cellphones and no “plan B”. Mr Black encountered the group and “strongly advised” them to get off the river at that point. “They told me they’d get out, but then I got a call from the bungy operation (AJ Hackett Kawarau Bungy) saying these guys had just floated down under the bridge at Gibbston.” The men would be receiving fines of $300 for not wearing lifejackets.

Tokyo cafe’s a real hoot In the US, hanging out in a cafe with animals is such an exotic concept that people can’t get enough of it. A pop-up cat cafe in New York last year had lines down the block.

Online reservations for another Manhattan cat cafe are almost fully booked more than two months ahead. But in Japan, cat cafes are just the start. You can hang out in rabbit cafes or have coffee in Tokyo with two goats. And you’re not limited to domestic animals. You can also spend an hour at a cafe holding a great horned owl. Judging by how complicated it was to get a reservation at Tokyo’s Fukuro no Mise (Shop of Owls), the owl cafes there are just as much of a hoot there as cat cafes are elsewhere. To get a spot, visitors are supposed to line up an hour before Fukuro no Mise opens and there are no refunds on the Y2000 ($NZ23) fee. If you’re late, you lose your slot. Inside, you are given a list of detailed English instructions.

For example, only touch the owls on the head or back. And while the owls are very tame, “they can’t be potty trained like dogs. So please be generous when they potty on you!”

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Cake messed with Aniston’s sleep Actress Jennifer Aniston gave up her usual exercise routine to play a woman suffering chronic pain in Cake. “I stopped working out for a couple (of) months.

It kind of helped with your mood and the physical and all of that... At first I was thrilled thinking this will be so great. I won’t have to work out, but then after a few weeks, it really does affect the way you sleep, your stamina throughout the day, your mood.”

Maori skulls coming home A number of Maori skulls in a macabre collection of almost 800 human skulls in Sweden are expected to be returned to Te Papa Museum in Wellington this year. The skulls have been left gathering dust for decades at the Karolinska Institute in Solna, just north of Stockholm. The collection was put together during the 19th century and early 20th century by a father and son who devoted themselves to scientific racism by measuring a socalled cranial index, believing they could classify differences between people by measuring their skulls. A handful of Maori skulls came to the institute in 1890 from a zoologist, Conrad Fristedt, who described in a book how he would plunder burial graves and sell his finds to Sweden.

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■ SKILLED LABOUR SHORTAGE

Truck drivers lead most wanted list

By Sue NewmaN

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A serious shortage of good truck drivers and other skilled staff is said to be hampering business growth in the Ashburton district.

Finding good truck drivers was a headache trucking company owners faced on an almost daily basis, said Ashburton businessman Jim Crouchley.

Mr Crouchley is New Zealand Road Transport’s area representative for the Ashburton District and said good truck drivers were in short supply, the ones that are available are older and most have been with their cur-

rent employers for a long time.

From his Rural Transport workforce of around 48 Class 5 licence holders, he estimates up to a dozen are in their late 50s or early 60s.

“The young guys don’t seem to want to do this work. Perhaps they’re not aware of the opportunities that are out there.”

For an experienced truckie, there was the opportunity to drive a vehicle worth upwards of $500,000 and to be responsible for a fair slice of the maintenance work around that vehicle, Mr Crouchley said.

The driver shortage was so serious drivers were able to

hop companies to chase a better hourly rate and that, combined with the high wages paid by milk companies, put extra pressure on trucking companies, he said.

“Truck driving is a customer service job today and every guy we have in the cab is a company representative because they’re interacting one-on-one with customers.

“You try to look after your staff, but when it comes to Monday morning and someone hands in their notice, you know it’s going to be a nightmare replacing them.”

Diesel mechanics are also in

short supply, says Agstaff ’s Jim Henderson. That employment category is at the head of a long list of hard-to-fill positions in Ashburton’s rural sector, Mr Henderson said.

“The labour market’s booming. We’ve got less than 1 per cent unemployment and while finding people is not a problem finding good staff, that’s the trick.”

While staff shortages were almost across the board they’re greatest in areas where mechanical skills are needed and in the trades labouring sector, he said.

“It’s very hard to find qualified diesel mechanics with time

on the tools and within the agriculture sector for guys who can work on harvest machinery and who have mechanical knowledge. And for every tradesman you need a couple of labourers,” Mr Henderson said.

At least two trucking companies having a standing order for drivers with Agstaff.

“The danger here is we’re now getting mercenary employees who’ll jump jobs for an extra few dollars. It’s become a bidding war and that’s not good.”

He believes the shortage of skilled staff is hampering growth for many businesses in the Ashburton district.

Park Pest busters busy beating flies, spiders sell-off?

By CaitliN Porter

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from P1 Chief executive Andrew Dalziel, however, is keen to see the council’s open spaces strategy completed before any decisions on a sale are made.

“I think it was basically a view that it’s a big park and questioning if we could sell a piece of it to fund planned improvements, but I believe it’s better to make decisions while looking at the big picture rather than on an ad hoc basis,” he said If councillors decided to sell, then a district plan change would be needed to rezone that part of the park.

“I couldn’t recommend selling a section of Argyle Park at this time. We will need to do the investigation at some stage.

I’m sure there would be a number of negatives associated with losing some component of park land to be balanced against the benefit of income from the land sale.”

A Mid Canterbury pest controller is attending about 30 callouts a week as thousands of creepy crawlies make the most of the long, warm summer.

Dry conditions now, and cool damp weather over spring have combined to make ideal breeding conditions for flies – and great conditions for hungry spiders.

Spiderban owner operator Mike Ward, of Ashburton, said the weather was causing issues with spiders and flies.

There were a lot of blowflies at the beginning of the season in September.

“And now there are a lot of what is called nuisance house flies or the lesser house fly, the ones that hover round in the middle of the room”.

Cluster flies become prevalent about the end of February.

Cluster flies lay their eggs in worm holes where the worm becomes their host.

Bug buster Mike Ward at work.

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Large swarms of cluster flies appeared when people mowed lawns or paddocks.

Whitetailed spiders have also been an issue. They are an Australian import, so the warmer conditions are ideal.

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ders too, which can make them seem particularly prevalent, he said.

A Pest Free Professional Control representative, also based in Ashburton, said the company was also flat out.

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■ METHVEN SKATEBOARDERS

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Rethink on skatepark plans

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Kidzmethven has downsized its skatepark plans, with new estimates in the range of up to $30,000, rather than over $200,000.

The new plans for land adjoining the Methven Railway Reserve on Main Street are to be among attractions at a Methven Community Day on February 8.

Methven Community Board chairperson and Kidzmethven member Liz McMillan said yesterday that Kidzmethven had achieved a lot with improvements to the railway reserve playground in the past few years.

“But the skatepark has just been a long drawn-out process,” Ms McMillan said.

Members were considering now that instead of building a skatepark as such, a skate plaza could be created.

This would comprise of a concrete pad upon which port-

able ramps could be installed to become permanent. The socalled Rhino Ramps could be placed in the area in stages. It cost $29,000 for a half-pipe, but smaller ramps and boxes were cheaper.

“If it’s popular and people are spending a lot of time there, that’s when it could grow. I think we just have to get something on the ground,” Ms McMillan said.

It would be a fun family space

and could be accessed by users such as skateboarders and scooter riders.

She said concept plans already drafted could form a template upon which to build the ramps around.

Methven has been without a skatepark since 2011, when its indoor park closed down due to earthquake damage.

The Shelter was considered one of the best skate parks in the South Island, and had been

a valuable sporting facility for the town’s youth throughout its 10-year history. Developed by resident skate and snowboarder Trev Ponting, it attracted skateboarders from throughout Canterbury and further afield each weekend and on school holidays.

Methven parents were upset at the closure, but it amplified their plans to secure the Chorus-owned land next to the reserve.

METHVEN COMMUNITY DAY Methven Community Board members are hoping residents turn out in their droves for the Methven Community Day on February 8.

The community day is instead of a meeting on the town’s strategic plan, which is being updated by the Ashburton District Council.

Chairperson Liz McMillan said yesterday there was gen-

erally a poor turnout to such meetings, but she expected the community day would be much more popular.

It would be held at the Mount Hutt Memorial Hall from 11am to 3pm, out the front, or inside in the event of rain.

Information would be there on Methven House’s planned resthome developments, and Neighbourhood Support so

people could join up if they wished, as well as information on the town’s emergency response plan and the town’s proposed skatepark.

A barbecue would be held and afternoon tea, espresso coffee and hopefully a bouncy castle would be available.

The unveiling of Methven’s wonder dog Rajah statue would be a highlight, held at 2pm.

Tractor crash prompts rural roads warning

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

A collision between a tractor and a light truck has prompted a warning to motorists on Mid Canterbury roads.

The smash occurred on the intersection of Racecourse and Hepburn roads about 9am yesterday.

No-one was injured, but the driver of the truck was taken to Ashburton Hospital for observation.

Rural Contractors transport spokesperson Steve Murray said motorists could continue to expect to see heavy farm machinery on rural roads until the end of April, as harvest progressed.

His message was one of patience: “The urban sector is increasingly moving into rural areas, but these people were frequently in a hurry and unaccustomed to sharing the road with large, slow vehicles.

“Roads haven’t developed to

cater for the wider vehicles, and sometimes there isn’t sufficient space for a contractor to pull over and let the traffic past,” Mr Murray said.

“The general public is going to have to be patient.

“Contractors also need to

play their part, and try to keep off major roads – especially during peak traffic flow.”

Mr Murray said a heavy truck was legally able to travel at 90km/h, creating a bottleneck in the faster moving traffic was moving at 100km/h.

Heavy agricultural machinery travels at about 40km/h, and can be a nasty surprise for speeding motorists.

“We encourage our members to drive cautiously, but the public also needs to be careful at this time of the year, especially on rural roads,” he said.

Mid Canterbury is also a major thoroughfare for tourists, who are not familiar with heavy machinery on the roads.

Police callouts Ashburton police attended two domestic incidents on Monday.

A purse containing a gift card was handed in to the Ashburton police station on Monday. It can be collected from the station.

Fire callouts Ashburton firefighters attended a small vegetation fire on Wakanui Road yesterday.

Recipe correction In January 17’s edition of YOU magazine there was an error in the seasonal berry and bran muffins recipe. To avoid any confusion, do not use the 125g of butter that is mentioned in the “dry ingredients” list. Only use the 125g of melted butter in the “wet ingredients” list.

The YOU team apologises for this error.

Ambulance busy St John Ashburton was called to 79 incidents during the week ending Sunday, January 25. A total of 27 of those calls were urgent, while 26 were non-urgent and 26 routine. Sixty-two were medical events, while 16 were accidental and only one was classed as other.

Ambulances travelled a total distance of 3484km during the week.

Ghost spooks player A touring Pakistan cricket player is reportedly “traumatised” and unable to train after complaining of a supernatural presence at his Christchurch hotel room. The Pakistan team have been staying at Rydges Latimer Christchurch while they play some warm-up matches ahead of the Cricket World Cup. But rising star Haris Sohail has been “freaked out” staying at the hotel.

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Jets bring cash Private jet passengers injected more than $7 million into the Queenstown economy last year, with some spending about $10,000 a day. Forty-five private jets landed in New Zealand last month, and 30 of those came to the resort town, Corporate Jet Services director Robin Leach, of Auckland, said.

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New engineering/dairy qualification A new engineering-based qualification at Aoraki Polytechnic will produce graduates with the skills to work on today’s high-tech dairy farms and could also significantly reduce potential food safety issues in the industry.

“Through the provision of this training, it could provide the dairy industry the opportunity to exceed the expectations set as industry best practice, and ultimately increase food safety standards, mitigate risks and assure consistency”.

Aoraki is proposing to deliver a new qualification, the New Zealand Certificate in Dairy Systems (Engineering Level 4), with strands in Milking Systems and Pumping Systems.

Graduates will be able to independently plan and specify, install, perform diagnostics on, and maintain milk harvesting and/or water and effluent systems.

This unique qualification will provide the agriculture industry with much needed tradespeople who have the multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills to work in this niche industry.

Whilst largely engineering based, the qualification crosses over multiple disciplines. It will typically be achieved in a workplace environment as a New Zealand Apprenticeship.

Regarding the benefits of the new qualifications, Aoraki Polytechnic Chief Executive Alex Cabrera said “students could gain the skills and knowledge to build and maintain dairy equipment”.

The first year of the new qualification will be offered as part of the polytechnic’s general engineering course, with the next intake commencing in February. The new Dairy programme will build on this.

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■ BACK TO SCHOOL IN MID CANTERBURY

Big changes ahead for some schools

By Daisy HuDson

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The extent of Mid Canterbury’s school roll boom will become clear over the next two weeks, as students across the region get back into the classroom.

Most local schools will have opened their doors by the end of next week, and for some the new year will bring plenty of changes.

According to the Ministry of Education, more than 87,000 Canterbury children will be

starting back at school over the next fortnight, with 1230 of those heading off to class for the first time.

In Mid Canterbury, schools are preparing for another onslaught on new entrants, following a huge increase to school rolls last year.

For Methven Primary School principal Chris Murphy, 2015 will see building work commence at the school to house an influx of five-year-olds.

The school will start the year

with 270 students, up from 245 at the same time last year.

Mr Murphy said he was expecting about 55 new entrants to start school throughout the year.

Over 740,000 students from years one to 13 will head back to school nationwide.

Ashburton Christian School will start the year with 90 pupils and two new classrooms, after roll growth over the past two years forced it to use the staff room as a classroom.

Principal Tom Kuipers said one of the classrooms would be used as a spare, as the school was preparing for future growth.

Principals met with Ministry of Education representatives in December to discuss the district’s growing school rolls, and the challenges that growth placed on existing infrastructure.

Mr Murphy said the ministry was going to work alongside schools individually to address the growth.

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Children at Merle Leask Kindergarten are getting creative with fruit.

Fruit Fund, a local charity, have been dropping fruit boxes off to the kindergarten for over a year.

Yesterday, the children used plums given to them by Fruit Fund to make jam.

Head teacher Judith Nelson, said they had also received oranges, bananas, apples, sultanas and kiwifruit in the past.

The children were involved in the entire jam-making process, from the weighing of the yellow-fleshed plums to the measuring of sugar and water.

The jam will be used in sandwiches for all the children to enjoy.

Mrs Nelson said the process not only helped the children to understand some basic cooking techniques but the weighing and measuring used math skills.

She said the kids liked to get creative with the fruit and had also made fruit muffins, fruit kebabs and platters.

In brief Bail denied The man who helped murderer Phillip Smith get a passport which he used to flee the country has been declined bail. Christopher Ryan Clifton, 25, pleaded guilty in the Whanganui District Court last week to making a false representation under the passport act, as well as two further charges of possessing an offensive weapon and threatening to kill.

He had applied for electronicallymonitored bail until his sentencing on February 18, but Judge David Cameron declined it.

Navaia Eli, 4, Ashburton Tarko, 3, and Veni Tolu, 4, got stuck into jam making yesterday at Merle Leask Kindergarten.

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Teacher Leza Shaw said the food that is given to the kindergarten is often enjoyed at Kotahitanga time, or a time when everyone comes together in the morning and the children and their families are welcomed. A karakia, or prayer, is also said before everyone shares the food.

Fruit Fund also gave the kindergarten a pear tree, which the children look after.

“The kids care for and take responsibility of the tree, we are just waiting to harvest,” said Mrs Shaw.

Fruit Fund founder Deirdre Moses said she thought it was

awesome that kids were getting creative with fruit.

She said she had heard of other schools and kindergartens making fruit salads, platters and smoothies.

“Anyway that the kids learn how to work with food, I love it,” she said.

Bain on agenda The Prime Minister has confirmed Cabinet revisited David Bain’s bid for compensation during its first meeting for the year. Mr Key said now the judicial review process that had been sought by Mr Bain’s council had ceased, Cabinet had discussed issues in relation to Mr Bain. Mr Bain’s lawyers filed for a judicial review over the handling of a report by previous Justice Minister Judith Collins.

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■ ASHBURTON VEHICLES

Vintage car enthusiasts set to hit the streets By caitliN Porter

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Vintage car enthusiasts Les and Marie Bennett are all set to take to the road this weekend in Marie’s 1918 Oakland.

The Ashburton Vintage Car Club members keep the car roadworthy to make sure it is in tip-top shape for rallies and runs.

“She’s not an easy car to drive, she’s got a very vicious clutch,” Mr Bennett said.

Along with a number of other vintage car enthusiasts, Mr and Mrs Bennett will be taking part in the Ashburton Vintage Car Club’s 46th annual rally this weekend.

Club president Trevor Begg said the rally planned to take more than 50 car enthusiasts on a mystery tour on Saturday, beginning at the car club in Tinwald.

“The short run is 60 miles long, and the long run is 75 miles,” he said.

The motorists are divided into classes ranging from veteran to post-1960 and will take part in field checks before heading off.

Along the way they will stop at multiple checkpoints in the hopes of gaining points.

Mr Bennett said the Oakland is in the veteran class, and he and his wife were proud to drive the great piece of machinery.

And even at nearly 100 years

Les Bennett polishes up wife Marie’s prized possession, her 1918 Oakland, before it hits the road this weekend.

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old, it still passes warrants of fitness like a charm.

“It went straight through the last one,” Mr Bennett said.

The couple’s love of vintage cars does not stop at the

Oakland, Mr Bennett has a 1947 International Truck and a 1929 Plymouth Coupe while Mrs Bennett also has a 1937 Chrysler Convertible.

Vintage vehicles from clubs in

Waimate, Timaru and Christchurch will join in on the rally which will start at the club’s Maronan Road premises at 9am on Saturday.

Afterwards, members have

the option of an evening meal at the Allenton rugby clubrooms. Members of the public are welcome to check out the vehicles between 9am and 10am on Saturday.

■ HINDS DRAINS

Movement on drains proposals

By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Recommendations to improve the health of the Hinds drains systems, while meeting irrigation needs, have the support of the Ashburton Water Management Zone Committee.

During yesterday’s meeting Hinds Drains Working Party (HDWP) chairman Peter Lowe presented the group’s case to the zone committee, supported

by Mark Webb from Fish and Game.

The HDWP asked the committee to request ECan commissioners consider the recom-

mendations and reflect them as a variation to the Canterbury Land and Water Plan.

“At the moment the drains are dry – we need to introduce more water into the system; the drain flows are influenced by groundwater and rainfall,” Mr Lowe said.

This year’s dry summer has impacted on flows, with no rainfall of any consequence for seven months.

The HDWP proposes topping up the drains using groundwater and using them as conduits for irrigation further down- stream.

Mr Webb has walked the length of many of the drains, conducting a biodiversity survey. He found a number of sites suitable to both native and introduced fish species, but in recent weeks has turned his attention to rescuing eels from drying drains.

He said the impact of adding groundwater to the Windermere drain from the Eiffelton scheme and taking it out (abstracting) further downstream had no impact on flows further down the drain.

“It is still flowing well,” he said.

By contrast both the Parakanoi and Flemington drains are dry.

“The only drains still flowing in the Flemington district are those supplied by the Eiffelton scheme,” Mr Webb said.

“I’m convinced that without Eiffelton water there would be no fish habitat.”

The proposals included allowing a group of farmers to put a well upstream, using the drains or pipes to carry the water to coastal farmers.

Asking for the voluntary surrender of all the existing consents to draw water from the

Hinds River was also mooted by the HDWP. “The thrust needs to be on getting more water into the system,” Mr Lowe said.

“This season has emphasised that.”

Co-operative water-takes between groups of farmers, an agreement not to increase the water-take from the drains and enhancement of habitat, were also proposed by the HDWP. The committee unanimously agreed to accept the proposals when it meets next month, to enable time for runanga approval.

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Methven watering sparks debate

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Not all Methven gardens are being deprived of water during the town’s hosing restrictions, and the Ashburton District Council itself is among transgressors.

Resident Dick Masters said he was miffed to see the town’s public gardens having “all the water going” at 10am on Friday.

Level 2 restrictions were in-

troduced in the town on January 7, allowing residents to water their gardens from 6pm to midnight on alternate days.

“Mine’s a public garden from now on,” Mr Masters joked.

“It’s one set of rules for them and another set of rules for us, I thought it was a bit of a joke.”

Council assets manager Andrew Guthrie said yesterday the council had not given itself a

dispensation from the hosing restrictions as such, but was simply applying a bit of pragmatism in watering outside of the timeframe.

It would cost ratepayers more money if staff had to work in the evening to water public garden beds. And waterings were few and far between.

Similarly, if a resident gave an excuse that they had been away

and not watered for a long time following a complaint about them watering, “I think the officer would be potentially reasonable about that”.

“It’s just a bit of pragmatism, we certainly don’t want to get into a policeman type role,” Mr Guthrie said.

Methven Community Board members discussed restrictions at their first meeting of the year

on Monday, and asked if commercial premises were exempt.

However, Mr Guthrie said no.

“At the end of the day a few pot plants on the terrace may be okay, but certainly a large green area and gardens we would ask them to comply along with everyone else.”

Mr Guthrie said water use statistics showed most residents abiding by the restrictions.

Elderly Kermode Street buildings get ‘retired’

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Almost a century of energy distribution history in the Ashburton District is going under the bulldozer as EA Networks demolishes many of the elderly buildings on its Kermode Street site.

The company started life as the Ashburton Electric Power Board in 1923 from a collection of buildings on Kermode Street that later became stores and workshops as the company grew and a new administration base was built on the site.

The company later became known as Electricity Ashburton and then, recognising its modern day role as a co-operatively owned lines company rather than an energy supplier, as EA Networks. It has now moved to a new base in the Ashburton Business Estate.

A combination of time and the Canterbury earthquakes have taken their toll on the company’s elderly buildings and last week the salvage and demolition crews moved in.

Company chief executive

Gordon Guthrie said that the buildings fell well short of meeting new building code standards and their demolition would clear the site for redevelopment.

Included in what is anticipated to be a two-month project will be the removal of all buildings except the newer administration building fronting Kermode Street.

The demolition will include a more recent extension on the building’s western end, the Kemp Lounge.

For many years the old buildings had been used as workshops and storage space and prior to the start of demolition the Ashburton Historical Society had worked their way through years of accumulated material taking photos and retrieving any items of historical value, Mr Guthrie said.

The site covers two and a half hectares, has a commercial zoning and would be suitable for big box retail, he said.

The only structure left on the site will be the large substation which supplies power to Ashburton.

Right - Bulldozers make short work of a number of elderly buildings scattered across a 2.5 hectare site at the rear of a building previously used as EA Networks headquarters.

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■ BEEF AND LAMB EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Local chefs’ meat dishes find favour

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Three Mid Canterbury restaurants have been awarded national recognition for the quality of their beef and lamb dishes in the Beef and Lamb Excellence Awards.

Stronechrubie in Mt Somers, Shackleton’s Bar and Grill at Methven’s Brinkley Resort and Braided Rivers in Ashburton were all recognised by an anonymous judging panel.

It was Stronechrubie owners Sean and Madeline Brown’s tenth consecutive award. The dishes were cooked by Mr Brown.

The first was a grain-fed tenderloin fillet wrapped in bacon with a large portobello mushroom and café du Paris butter on top, gourmet potatoes cooked in duck fat and roasted in the oven, and a venison and chicken jus.

The second dish was crusted lamb with pine nuts and risotto.

Shackleton’s Bar and Grill won its sixth consecutive excellence award since it was owned

Brinkley Resort chef John Niblett

Stronechrubie’s tenderloin fillet wrapped in bacon

by Paul and Gayle Creswick. It was its 14th overall.

Chef John Niblett’s Angus Canterbury eye fillet was served with truffled ginger, scented potato puree, and was wrapped in smoky pancetta. It was accompanied by steamed green Canterbury beans, grilled button mushrooms, shallots and a pinot jus.

His lamb dish was a Canterbury merino lamb rack, encrust-

ed in panko crumbs, rubbed in sage and mustard and served on a carrot and parsnip stomp and finished with a cream and chive sauce.

Braided Rivers’ award was its third in a row.

Head chef Dean Robinson’s winning dish was charcoal smoked beef skirt with saute lamb sweetbreads, artichoke and anchovy puree and oyster mushrooms.

Braided Rivers’ chef Dean Robinson with his 2014 Beef and Lamb Excellence Award.

■ SCRUB FIRE

Police appeal for key witnesses as scrub fire burns

By Kurt Bayer A massive scrub fire that spread across 330 hectares of the Southern Alps may have started in separate areas, police said last night as firefighters battle to bring the blaze under control.

Ten helicopters have been called in to fight the fire, which broke out around 2.30pm.

The fire now has an 8km front and has forced the closure of State Highway 73 - the main road between the West Coast of the South Island and Christch-

urch. Canterbury police are wanting to speak to two cyclists and a tractor driver seen in the region around the time the fire started.

“This fire appears to have started in four separate locations along the east-bound bank next to SH73 yesterday,” said Detective Inspector Greg Murton.

A member of the public provided police with dash-cam footage that showed two cyclists close to where the fire was believed to have started.

The cyclists, along with the

tractor driver, were regarded as “key witnesses” to the inquiry.

The Department of Conservation has taken over the fire fighting efforts.

The wind, which fanned the fire, remained light yesterday and firefighters have kept it from spreading any further.

However, Department of Conservation fire technical support officer Craig Alexander said it’s still not been contained.

Chiefs are preparing to get ground crews mopping up its perimeter, he said.

But the conditions on the ground are difficult. “It’s steep, ugly conditions,” he said.

“One hectare scrub fires can be challenging, let alone scrub, beech forest, wilding pine, patch fields, where you are in and out, and the firefighter risk is quite high.”

Firefighting crews have been brought in from the North Island, Otago, and Southland to give their Canterbury comrades some respite.

Canterbury crews also need to remain on call in the region,

which is tinder dry and on high alert.

Mr Alexander said he had “fingers crossed” the wind stayed light and they could get it under control soon.

Castle Hill Community Association chairman John Reid said the local community was prepared for evacuation.

An emergency response team has been set up and visited those who have stayed behind. There are around 30 people left, including visitors, at the village, which has 125 houses. - NZME

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■ DISCOVER MT HUTT

Snowless skifield on show

Methven Lions Club is gearing up for its popular Mt Hutt Ski Area summer open day.

Discover Mt Hutt will be on February 21. Ski area staff and Methven Travel will give their time to help run the event, proceeds from which this year will go to local schools.

Held every two years, the event will see the skifield’s Summit Six carry walkers and mountain bikers to the top of the mountain. The price of an all-day pass will be $20 per person or $40 per family.

Visitors will be able to descend on the chairlift or walk or bike down from the summit. Riders must descend on the four-wheel drive tracks due to the terrain being steep and susceptible to erosion.

Methven Lions Club president Thames Proudman said a snowless Mt Hutt was a sight

to behold, as were the magnificent views over the Canterbury Plains.

“It’s a totally different mountain in summer and it’s great to be able open it up for people to

enjoy,” Mr Proudman said.

The access road will be open to all vehicles and Methven Travel will be running a bus service from its premises in Methven from 9.30am onwards to the

■ PETROL PRICES

People risking injury to fill petrol stores People keen to make the most of the low cost of petrol have been trying to fill up containers like soft drink bottles, causing Z Energy to issue a warning about the risks involved with storing fuel at home.

Z Energy’s Health, Safety, Security and Environment Manager, Julie Rea, said customers have tried to make the most of buying petrol while the prices were the lowest they’ve been in five years.

“With fuel prices 47 cents per litre cheaper than they were three months ago, a number of customers have been considering whether or not to fill up their fuel containers while the price is low,” she said.

“If you do decide to store a container of fuel at home, for safety reasons we recommend you store only small quantities and make sure that you are using a purpose built, approved fuel storage container. If you choose to hold more than 50 litres, be aware there are additional legal requirements that you must meet,” Ms Rea said.

The Environmental Protection Authority states that fuel can only be stored and transported in approved fuel containers that have an appropriate sealing cap, are made of metal or a durable plastic that won’t react with the fuel and that are clearly labelled to identify the fuel and the potential hazards; and store no more than 50 litres.

“Worryingly, we’ve seen a few customers trying to fill fuel into containers such as soft drink bottles. But using an unap-

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proved fuel container is not only illegal, it’s highly dangerous and can put your entire household at risk.

“And given it’s an illegal activity, you may not be covered by insurance.”

base of Mt Hutt. Bookings are essential, phone 0800 684 888.

If the weather is unsuitable, the event will be held on February 22.

Above - Methven Lions Club holds its Mt Hutt open days on a snowless skifield every two years.

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Quad bike licence step too far?

Stu Oldham

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ensible consideration – the sort backed by hard data instead of assumption and emotion – must be given to calls for more formal regulations to improve quad bike safety.

The issue has become an old chestnut clouded by supposition, stereotype, emotion and politics. Without active investigation, it has been reduced to an argument of claim and counterclaim.

The Council of Trade Unions wants quad bike users to be licensed, to enhance safety by requiring users to understand best practice. It would also elevate quad bike use to something more than a private enterprise: no matter how far from the outside world, it would be covered by strict rules.

Federated Farmers opposes additional regulation and this week said it was difficult to see how a licensing regime would incorporate the constantly changing farm environment.

Motorcyclists were licensed but on-road deaths were still much higher than with quads.

Farms and roads are two quite different things and it would be difficult to argue licensing should be discounted because road deaths prove it is no silver bullet. But then, the statistics do not capture the people who were not killed because they had to learn how to ride safely.

The same is true for quad bikes. Federated Farmers and other groups promote safety but death and injuries still happen.

On average, about five people a year are killed in quad bike crashes and there were more than 2000 ACC claims for quadrelated injuries last year.

The CTU argues the number of deaths and injuries should encourage regulation while Federated Farmers suggests the quantum, among other things, indicates regulation is a step too far. On the face of it, and with limited data collected, both may be right.

But that is not a satisfactory place to leave an issue that is still about how best to stop people being hurt and killed.

It is time a third party – the government – takes the lead and determines just how good, bad or indifferent the current regime is.

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ver the 35-odd years I’ve been farming in Methven, I’ve experienced the highs and lows of what Mother Nature dishes out season to season and have just got on with what needs to be done to get through the tricky times.

I don’t have the same patience for man-made fires that get out of control and cause unnecessary destruction.

Now that we’ve moved into a total fire ban in Mid Canterbury, I cannot stress enough how important it is to stop lighting fires. It’s just not worth it.

Yes, burning rubbish may seem like a straightforward exercise in normal conditions, but the conditions we’re in the thick of at present actually make this task a ticking time bomb.

Our rural firefighters – all of whom are volunteers – have already spent days this year dealing with an out-of-control fire that left a cruel path of de-

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struction in terms of land and monetary value. Firefighters are on call day and night and are there to arguably do one of the most important jobs in this community.

I have the utmost respect for these men and women and will continue to help give them the support they need in order to do their jobs properly – be it training, vehicles or buildings.

Firefighters have to leave their families and livelihoods to deal with fires in exhausting, hot, trying and often dangerous conditions – fires which should not have been lit in the first place.

I’m sure the majority of people in this district are all too familiar with what’s at

stake if a fire they light gets out of control and affects other people’s property, not just their own.

We’re talking about being financially responsible for the damage – including the cost of the fire services required in the circumstances of the fire, liability and prosecution.

A number of fires have already happened this year requiring days of hard work and resources and leaving this exact trail of destruction.

To help increase people’s awareness of the fire ban, talk about it with your employees, friends and family and help remind people.

We often hear people say “I didn’t know about the fire ban” in the aftermath of a big fire.

Make them aware of what’s involved and to think twice before doing something that they could well regret later.

Ignorance of the situation is no excuse.

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For arable farmers this means not burning crop residue as well.

We’ve still got months of summer conditions ahead of us and if the current conditions continue, this will mean the ban will be in place for some time yet.

I urge you to use common sense in the coming months and not light fires to help prevent further damage.

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■ UNITED STATES

New York shuts down

By Jennie Matthew A major storm has forced New York to impose driving bans and halt public transport, as snowfall pounds the northeastern United States affecting tens of millions of people.

Heavy snow, combined with powerful wind and even thunderstorms is expected to dump up to a metre of snow in New York, but with New England worst affected.

More than 7100 flights were cancelled, as Manhattan was abandoned by panicked commuters rushing home early, leaving behind eerily quiet snowy streets.

New York shut its transit system at 11pm on Monday, made non-emergency road travel a criminal offence in 13 counties and closed tunnels and bridges connecting Manhattan to New Jersey.

“It could be a matter of life and death, and that’s not being overly dramatic, so caution is required,” New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo warned.

The subway last closed for Hurricane Sandy in 2012, which killed more than 200 people and caused months-long power cuts.

States of emergency were declared in states across the affected region as residents rushed to supermarkets to stockpile food.

New York’s famed Broadway and top music venues - including Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera - shelved performances.

NBA games were also postponed.

The worst snow was expected to fall overnight, which

A Florida woman allegedly drowned a two-week-old Doberman in a US airport toilet because she wasn’t allowed to board a flight with the puppy, media reports say. Cynthia Anderson, 56, was arrested on animal abuse charges, The Grand Island Independent newspaper said. Anderson tried to board a flight at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport, but was denied access to the plane because the dog was so young and not properly contained.

- AFP

Hostage executed

Men shovel a pedestrian walkway in New York’s Times Square yesterday.

combined with dangerous winds of up to 110 kilometres an hour will paralyse swaths of the northeast US coast.

As well as blizzard warnings, flood warnings are also in effect, with officials warning against power outages and falling trees.

Cuomo called out several hundred National Guard for New York and Long Island, which juts out into the Atlantic.

At 11pm Monday he announced the travel ban on all roads in 13 counties had become into effect and that the city’s MTA public transit had been suspended until further notice.

Those caught out on the roads after the cut-off point would be liable for fines, Cuomo said.

Officials said virtually all flights at New York’s LaGuardia airport would be cancelled today and that John F. Kennedy International Airport would also see significant cancellations.

Boston’s Logan international airport has cancelled all flights.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said it would be “most likely to be one of the largest blizzards in the history of New York City.”

Weather reports later in-

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dicated snowfall would likely fall short of the city’s record 68 centimetres following a 16hour storm in February 2006.

Schools will be closed today and scheduled examinations cancelled.

The United Nations closed its headquarters early and was to remain shut, forcing the cancellation of an important event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust.

Meteorologists said that the storm would bring with it crippling conditions, and warned that 28 million people were in the possible blizzard - AFP zone.

US and India can be ‘best partners’ - Obama President Barack Obama says the United States could be India’s “best partner” as he wrapped up a three-day visit to New Delhi by highlighting the shared values of the world’s biggest democracies.

Speaking to an audience of young people, Obama reiterated that the relationship between Washington and New Delhi “can be one of the defining partnerships of this century” but warned the battle against climate change would be doomed unless India was fully on board.

More than 10,000 people are suing Japan’s leading liberal newspaper over stories on Tokyo’s system of wartime sex slavery, which they say have stained their reputation as Japanese nationals. The move is the latest salvo in the battle over Japan’s history, which pits an increasingly aggressive revisionist right wing against an ever-more cowed mainstream that accepts the country’s guilt over World War II atrocities. The group of plaintiffs, led by Sophia University professor emeritus Shoichi Watanabe, is demanding 10,000 yen in apparently symbolic compensation each.

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The speech was the finale of a packed visit which has seen a dramatic upturn in an often troubled relationship, including the signing of a new “friendship” declaration between Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The right-wing premier was persona non grata in Washington less than a year ago but has developed a close bond with Obama, with their two countries both keen to counter-balance the rise of China.

“India and the United States are not just natural partners - I believe that America can be In-

dia’s best partner,” said Obama after receiving a rapturous welcome from a group of around 1500 people.

Obama’s speech was the final engagement on his visit, the centre-piece of which was his attendance as chief guest at yesterday’s Republic Day parade - one of the biggest honours that India can bestow on a foreign leader.

Both Obama and Modi have been at pains to demonstrate their personal rapport during the visit and announced a breakthrough on a nuclear deal on Sunday that had stalled un-

der India’s last government, although there have been few other substantive policy announcements.

Obama has said the “stars are aligned” to realise the ambitions he expressed when he last visited in 2010 for the two countries to become global partners.

The United States is looking to reinvigorate alliances in the Asia-Pacific as part of Obama’s “pivot” east, and has taken note of Modi’s more assertive stance towards China than his predecessor.

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Japan is working with Jordan to free both a Japanese journalist and a Jordanian pilot being held by Islamist extremists, days after militants executed another hostage. The self-styled Islamic State group apparently beheaded Japanese contractor Haruna Yukawa last week after a 72-hour deadline for a $US200 million ransom passed without payment.

In a video released on Saturday, the group said its demand had now changed and it wanted failed suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi released from death row in Jordan in exchange for the life of Kenji Goto, the remaining Japanese captive.

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Shepherds win lottery Marine conservation group Sea Shepherd has announced plans to build a new ship to help protect Antarctic waters after winning millions of dollars in a European lottery. Netherlands-based chief executive Alex Cornelissen confirmed the Sea Shepherd’s good fortune yesterday and said the 8.3 million euro prize from the Dutch Postcode Lottery is the largest donation in the group’s history. “Sea Shepherd will now be able to have a custom-designed ship built, capable of achieving speeds that far exceed any of the vessels in our current fleet,” Mr Cornelissen said.

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Dining on lizard Chinese officials feasted on a critically endangered giant salamander and turned violent when journalists photographed the luxury banquet, at an event which flouted Beijing’s austerity campaign. The 28 diners included senior police officials from the southern city of Shenzhen, the Global Times said. “In my territory, it is my treat,” it quoted a man in the room as saying. The giant salamander is believed by some Chinese to have anti-ageing properties.

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■ FIRST SPEECH

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will today outline his government’s plans to overhaul social housing, including the sale of government-owned stock and bringing in community and iwi organisations to expand the number of homes open to needy households.

In his first major speech of 2015, Key will expand on plans to boost the nation’s level of social housing, which has already seen the introduction of income-related rents to approved housing providers and reviewable tenancies, he said at

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yesterday’s first post-Cabinet press conference.

He confirmed that will include the sale of Housing New Zealand stock that is in the wrong place or not the right size, though said it would be fewer than 22,000 houses previously said to be in the wrong place or the wrong size.

“We’ll broadly be giving an indication of what we think the make up of social housing will look like and the sort of broad mix of new housing providers and Housing New Zealand,” he said.

“The overall focus here is to accommodate more New Zea-

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landers in social housing.”

The government has come under pressure from opposition policy parties and some community lobby groups over its plans to sell Housing New Zealand stock, and increase the

level of social housing provided by third parties, and defended its stance by saying incomerelated rents are more important to alleviating poverty than the government simply owning property and at a much cheaper fiscal cost.

Key has previously said the cost of switching 1000 people on to income related rents was $12 million, as opposed to $500 million to build another 1000 houses.

“Our focus has been on getting a more diverse and fairer social housing system that works better for tenants,” he said.

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Changes for A2 Milk Shareholders of The A2 Milk Company, the milk marketing company, have approved a new constitution which allows a reduction in the minimum number of New Zealand-resident directors ahead of a planned dual listing on the ASX this quarter.

Approval from at least 75 per cent of shareholders was required to pass the resolution at a special meeting in Auckland yesterday that took just five minutes from beginning to end.

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Lamb, wool price up New Zealand lamb wool prices rose to a three-year high last week on increased demand for the fibre from clothing manufacturers in China. The price for lamb wool jumped 10 cents to $6.10 per kilogram at last week’s North Island auction, matching a price last seen in January 2012, according to AgriHQ. - NZME

■ SKY TV

■ BITCOIN

Internet TV a big threat

Liquidators may claim for up to $23 million

By John Drinnan Morningstar financial analysts have downgraded Sky TV shares from accumulate to hold as competition heats up for internet TV. Sky has indicated it will launch its subscription-videoon-demand service Neon this week offering several thousand hours of content that can be streamed from the internet.

That is in addition to its premium pay TV service with 856,000 subscribers.

Neon will be priced at $20 a month and will compete with new corporate players Spark with Lightbox and the US based Netflix set to launch start in March.

In a note issued yesterday Morningstar said that “Sky TV might eventually face competition from internet providers and telecom operators once New Zealand’s broadband infrastructure improves”.

Higher competition could result in greater price discounting which is beneficial to consumers but detrimental to the firms margins, Morningstar said.

“However we think competitors will struggle to make sufficient returns at least during the initial years given

Sky TV chief executive John Fellet.

Sky’s large subscriber base and New Zealand’s small population.”

Sky TV shares were slightly down yesterday morning, trading at $6.03 shortly after midday.

Sky TV has indicated it will launch Neon this week and its telco partner Vodafone is expected to offer a six month free trial as part of its uncapped broadband plan.

Sky has close links to Vodafone which is expected to announce a deal of six months free Neon as part of market-

ing for an uncapped broadband plan.

Lightbox announced last week it would be offering the SVOD service free to subscribers for many of its Xtra broadband service customers for 12 months and still offer it at $15 a month for people using others.

Lightbox has also announced a joint venture with online sports provider Coliseum that some believe will undermine Sky’s hold on sports rights and fans.

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The liquidators of a New Zealand bitcoin trading platform will soon be able to make a claim for $23 million worth of the digital currency that was being held with a now-bankrupt Japanese exchange.

New Zealand limited partnership Bitcoinica owned and managed a digital currency trading platform but shut down in 2012 after bitcoin and fiat currency were stolen from it.

After being appointed, liquidators Anthony McCullagh and Stephen Lawrence from PKF believed the partnership had 64,532 bitcoin and US$135,000 in the now defunct Mt Gox. Following lengthy wrangling, the liquidators had just obtained access to two of the accounts holding these bitcoin the month before Japan-based Mt Gox stopped trading last February.

Mt Gox was once the world’s largest bitcoin exchange but collapsed into bankruptcy last year after the apparent theft of more than 700,000 bitcoin, worth more than $500 million at the time.

Based on Mt Gox’s accounts, the liquidators believe the 64,000 bitcoin holding

means the partnership makes up around 8.5 per cent of the creditor claims in the exchange’s bankruptcy.

In their latest report, filed with the Companies Register this month, the liquidators said the Mt Gox trustee recently advised the system for filing creditor claims would be set up this April and run until the end of May. PKF’s Chris McCullagh told the Herald yesterday that it would be claiming for the full 64,000 bitcoin, which based on yesterday’s prices are worth about $23 million.

“Whether those claims are accepted is a different story,” McCullagh said.

The liquidators believe that, if their claim is accepted, any payout from Mt Gox would not come until at least October this year.

“It is unknown at this stage what assets will be available for distribution to Bitcoinica, and in what form the distribution will be made [ie fiat currency and/or bitcoins],” they said.

About 200 creditors have made claims with Bitcoinica and McCullagh said he was not aware of any who were from New Zealand.

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reen beans are in full production in home gardens and if you have more than one row you’ll probably have more beans than you can handle.

While they’re perfection picked when young and lightly steamed, green beans are equally delicious in casseroles and salads.

Red onion, cucumber and bean salad 300g green beans, ends removed 1/4 C olive oil 2T red wine vinegar 1 clove garlic, crushed salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 red onion, sliced 1/2 telegraph cucumber, halved, deseeded and sliced 4 tomatoes, sliced ■ Boil green beans until barely cooked.

■ Tip into iced water then drain.

■ Combine oil, vinegar, garlic and seasoning in a small bowl.

■ Place beans, onion, cucumber and tomatoes in a bowl, add dressing and toss gently.

■ Transfer to serving platter.

Thai green bean and potato salad

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste lime slices for garnish roasted peanuts, chopped, for garnish (optional) ■ Boil potatoes in salted water until just cooked but still firm.

■ Drain and set aside to cool.

■ Blanch the beans in salted water and then drop into iced water to stop them cooking further.

■ Drain and set aside.

■ Dressing: In a bowl, mix together the peanut butter, coconut milk, soy sauce, canola and sesame oils.

■ In a large bowl, gently combine the vegetables.

■ Mix in the dressing and season with salt and pepper.

■ Garnish with lime slices and peanuts.

Bean and pumpkin curry 2 onions, peeled and chopped 1t green curry paste 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 boiling potatoes, diced 1C peeled, diced pumpkin 2C water 1C coconut milk 2C chopped green beans 1x425g can chickpeas, 2C cooked brown rice or diced kumara 1T chopped coriander or parsley, optional

■ Heat oil in a heavy-based pan.

■ Add onions and stirfry until clear.

■ Add curry paste and garlic and stir fry 2-3 minutes.

■ Add potatoes, pumpkin, water and coconut milk.

■ Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are just cooked.

■ Add beans and chickpeas and simmer for a further 4-6 minutes or until beans are tender.

■ Serve on rice or kumara and garnish with chopped coriander or parsley.

Vegetable pickle 2C white vinegar 2C white sugar 2 onions, chopped 1 red capsicum, deseeded and diced 1/2 cauliflower, sliced into small florets 150g green beans, sliced into 5cm pieces 1t mustard powder 1t turmeric 1t salt 1T cornflour, mixed to a paste with a little water (optional) ■ Place vinegar and sugar in a

saucepan and bring to the boil.

■ Add onions, capsicum, and cauliflower and simmer for about 10 minutes.

■ Add beans, mustard powder, turmeric and salt and simmer for a further 5 minutes.

■ The mixture may be thickened with cornflour mixed with a little water. Add the paste to the simmering mixture and stir gently until clear.

■ Pour into clean dry jars and seal.

Store in the refrigerator.

Bean and feta salad 300g green beans, ends removed 1/4 C olive oil 2T red wine vinegar 1 clove garlic, crushed salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 red onion, sliced 1/2 C black olives 100g feta, cut into small chunks ■ Bring a large pot of water to the boil, add green beans and simmer for 3-5 minutes.

■ Drain and place in iced water.

■ To make dressing, combine oil, vinegar, garlic and seasoning in a small bowl.

6 large potatoes washed and halved 250g green beans, sliced into bite sized pieces 2 red capsicum, deseeded and sliced Dressing 1/4 C smooth peanut butter 1/4 C coconut milk 1t soy sauce 2T canola oil 1t sesame oil

■ Drain beans, and place with the onion, olives and feta into a serving dish.

■ Drizzle dressing over and serve with crusty bread.

Tangy green beans and bacon 12 slices bacon, cut in half 1kg green beans, trimmed and snapped 1 1/2 medium onions, chopped 6T apple cider vinegar 6T white sugar 1/2 C blanched slivered almonds ■ Cook bacon over medium-high heat until evenly browned.

■ Remove bacon to paper towels, and reserve fat ■ Cook beans until tender and drain.

■ Place the green beans into a 2 -quart casserole dish.

■ Spread the onions in a layer over the green beans.

■ Place bacon strips in a layer over the onions.

■ Sprinkle almonds over the top.

■ Heat the reserved bacon fat.

■ Stir in vinegar and sugar, heating just until sugar is dissolved.

■ Drizzle over everything in the dish.

■ Cover, and chill for at least one hour, but overnight is best.

■ Preheat the oven to 175°C. ■ Bake uncovered, for 45 minutes, until the onions are tender and the almonds are toasted.

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Young Ocean aiming for Tamworth music festival

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Ashburton singing sensation Ocean Waitokia is intent on performing in the near future at Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Australia. And if the beginning of 2015 is anything to go by, her dreams are in reach.

The 12-year-old took the overall junior winner title at the Gourmet Paradise Country Music Awards in Blenheim recently and was a junior section runner-up in the Caroline Bay Association talent quest.

Both competitions were this month.

In Blenheim, Ocean was up against 14 others in the under 12 junior, but won four of the sections – gospel, country rock, traditional and yodelling.

She won a certificate and trophy for each.

Fellow Ashburton singer Rebecca Brown was second in the junior traditional section.

The competition was held in testing hot conditions, but keeping hydrated kept Ocean in form.

She sang God is Alive and Well (gospel), Yodelling Blues (country rock) and Pinto Pony and I (traditional) during the singing performances.

Ocean loves strong country singers like Dolly Parton, Patsy Montana and Kenny Rogers, but also enjoys modern “soft songs” sung by people with strong voices.

“Like Meghan Trainor, It’s All About That Base,” she said.

Ocean has been singing – and winning competitions since she was three years old.

She is multi-talented, can

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January 30 – Former Ashburtonian Brett Hallam Holland returns from the US where he has forged a career as a professional acoustic guitar player and songwriter to present a one-off evening in the foyer of the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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To January 31 – Methven Cash and Carry exhibition at the Methven Heritage Centre.

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February 19 – Into the East, Southland duo Graeme Woller and Liv McBride perform at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7.30pm.

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play guitar, ukulele, and knows how to play trumpet, clarinet and saxophone.

She plays guitar on stage during her traditional performances.

And she has a steady band of supporters including gran, Linda Waitokia, and her music teacher of six years Barbara Thomas.

Over the next few months Ocean has performances in the pipelines and plans to be busy

preparing for a steady stream of competitions around the South Island.

She plans to head to Nelson, before competing in Timaru, Westport, Waimate and twice in Oamaru.

The Nelson competition has just two sections for juniors: country rock and country solo.

If Ocean enters other sections she will be up against others aged 18 and under, giving Ocean a taste of compet-

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Nines rookie ‘on edge’

By DaviD Skipwith It’s not often you hear a 1.93m, 107kg front-rower admit to being scared, but that’s how Ben Matulino is feeling ahead of this weekend’s NRL Auckland Nines.

The Warriors prop is not quite shaking in his boots before the two-day tournament at Eden Park, but he concedes the shortened version of the game has him on edge.

With four fewer defenders in the line and so much room for attacking teams to utilise, Matulino has genuine fears he might be exposed by some of the NRL’s smaller and quicker men.

“If I do get picked I’ll be scared and nervous at the same time,” Matulino said of his looming Nines debut.

“Obviously there’s a lot of fast players and when you see a little fast player that’s probably a prop’s worst nightmare.

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“I’m pretty excited but obviously the team hasn’t been finalised so I’m not celebrating yet.”

The 26-year-old neglects to mention that his hulking presence and immense ball-playing skills will have rival defenders equally concerned.

He wreaked havoc out on the Warriors’ left edge during an experimental stint in the back-row last season, scoring the first try in three consecutive games against the Raiders, Bulldogs and Titans, and offloading to create plenty more for his support runners.

Despite enjoying the change in position, and his undoubted ability on the fringes of the ruck, Matulino expects to be used more at prop this year.

“I haven’t practised at second-row at all over the preseason and I think Cappy (coach Andrew McFadden) will keep me in the middle.

“We’ve got Simon (Manner-

Warriors prop Ben Matulino

ing) and Ryan Hoffman there (in the second-row) and they’re both international players and can both play 80 minutes so that’s good.”

Matulino hopes the shift back

to his more traditional role will see a return to his best form, after he battled through the back end of last season following an operation in June on his right knee.

The 19-test New Zealand international missed selection for the Kiwis’ successful Four Nations campaign but has set himself some simple goals for the year ahead.

“Firstly I just want to play well for my club,” he explained.

“Pretty much that and not getting injured.”

There’s plenty to look forward to, he says, with the Warriors’ Kiwis contingent still riding high and members of last year’s NYC championship winning side pressing for first grade selection.

“Yeah, especially with Simon coming back after winning the Four Nations - and we’ve got the younger boys that won the NYC pushing us. It’s just an exciting year.”

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Sandow sharpens up He’s given up bread and took on an off-season fitness routine of sorts, but Parramatta’s NRL livewire Chris Sandow says that’s not because he’s coming off contract. The Eels halfback said watching 40-year-old coach Brad Arthur push himself outside of training hours had inspired him to go the extra mile over the Christmas break. “Being an older guy himself and the coach, he’s setting a good example ... and I took that on board,” said Sandow, who’ll captain the club at this weekend’s Auckland Nines. Sandow’s reported $2.2 million, four-season deal with the Eels ends this year.

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English NRL team Salford’s wealthy owner Marwan Koukash insists a bold plan to base an English team in the NRL is financially viable. The racehorse magnate wants the “British Bulldogs” to compete in an expanded NRL from 2018, playing home games around England and at a halfway house in Dubai. Koukash, who has ploughed between STG3 million and STG4 million of his own money into Salford since saving it from financial ruin two years ago, is prepared to bankroll the plan and says he has sponsors already lined up. The NRL are toying with the idea of increasing their number of clubs when their current television deal expires at the end of 2017. - PA

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The NFL is reportedly looking intently at a New England locker room attendant as it probes improperly inflated footballs used by the Patriots in their playoff victory over Indianapolis. Fox Sports reported yesterday on the latest twist in the scandal dubbed “Deflategate”, even as the Patriots were flying into Phoenix for the Super Bowl, where they will face reigning champions Seattle on Sunday. According to the report, the NFL has already interviewed the “person of interest” and is “trying to determine whether any wrongdoing by this individual occurred” after surveillance video showed the attendant taking the footballs from the officials’ locker room to another room before bringing them onto the field. - AFP

NFL on YouTube The NFL yesterday kicked off a YouTube channel for games’ highlights, recaps and more online to viewers worldwide. The channel at YouTube.com/NFL debuted just days before the championship Super Bowl game expected to draw a massive television audience.

“Partnering with YouTube and Google provides the NFL unique access to millions of highly engaged fans through the global leader in video and search,” league vice-president of media strategy Hans Schroeder said. “We continue to see an insatiable appetite for digital video content.” Defending champions Seattle will face off against New England on February 1 in Super Bowl 49 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

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‘Fantastic’ result Dongfeng Race Team claimed a key landmark in the 41-year history of the Volvo Ocean Race yesterday, emphatically winning the third leg in their home port of Sanya to take the overall lead with six stages to go. No Chinese team had won a leg in the race despite two previous entries - Green Dragon in 2008-09 and Team Sanya in 2011-12 - but Frenchman Charles Caudrelier’s crew put paid to that.

“It’s the most stressful leg I’ve ever done in my life,” said a relieved Caudrelier, minutes after crossing the line. “But the result is fantastic!”

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Petanque growing in popularity Bev Attewell (rear) keeps a close eye on opposition player, Marion Harrison’s boule during a match at the Ashburton MSA Petanque Club’s piste. Club members meet each Tuesday and membership has steadily grown since the club was formed in 2012. Initially club members played their games on a stony path in the Ashburton Domain but in early 2013 opened their specially designed piste. This is an official section of the Ashburton MSA and it has established its own playing area that includes five pistes, adjacent to the MSA Bowling Club.

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Valentina returns

Hurikin set for further success Hurikin has thrived since his arrival in the South Island and he promises to advance his record at Ashburton today.

The son of Towkay made three appearances for Stephen Autridge before he transferred to Michael Daly’s Washdyke yard and he hasn’t looked back since.

Hurikin won his first two starts from his new quarters and then added a further four placings before he struck again

at Timaru last time out.

“The form around him is pretty good and the horse he beat, Capo, has won again since,” Daly said.

“He’s a lightly-framed horse who has taken a bit of time to mature.

“He’s a really honest type and he can jump and take a trail and he’s got a good kick to finish off.”

Hurikin has the benefit of the ace draw in the Ashburton Racing Club Life Members’ Handi-

cap and Amanda Morgan’s claim will reduce his weight to 58kg.

“He’s not the biggest horse, but he is quite professional and I’d be surprised if he doesn’t go another decent race,” Daly said.

“A mile is his pet distance, but he hasn’t raced for a month so the 1400 will be okay and after this he’ll go on to the Invercargill meeting.

“There’s a Rating 85 there for him and he’ll drop down the weights for that.”

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Multiple Group One winner Lucia Valentina will trial on Monday ahead of her return to racing. “She’ll have an outing at Broadmeadow and then she’ll probably kick off in the Apollo Stakes on February 4,” trainer Kris Lees said. “She did very well during her time off, but she comes to hand quite quickly and she has terrific natural fitness. The Ranvet and the Queen Elizabeth look perfect races for her in the autumn.”

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Hong Kong-bound The New Zealand racing career of the smart two-year-old Showboy is over following his sale to Hong Kong interests. “He’s out at the moment and I’ll bring him back and get him fit before he goes,” trainer Nigel Tiley said. The winner of the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes, Showboy was unfortunately scratched from the Karaka Million after suffering a minor leg injury. “It was a tragedy and he would have been right in it,” Tiley said.

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Jockey Amanda Morgan

Stallion potential the key to top lot All eyes were on the colt with the rock star pedigree as he made his way into the auction ring as Lot 340 at Karaka yesterday, and he didn’t disappoint with a virtuoso performance that resulted in one of the most well known names in world racing securing him for the sale’s top price to date of $600,000.

From the powerful Waikato Stud draft, the son of Fastnet Rock from the full sister to in-

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ternational sire sensation High Chaparral had generated plenty of talk in the build-up to the sale.

An opening bid of $200,000 set the tone for a large number of international suitors and local supremo David Ellis to begin a heated battle in pursuit of their quarry. When the action was finally concluded it was legendary Australian trainer Bart Cummings, through his

grandson James and Sydney agent Duncan Ramage, who made the winning bid.

“He is a beautiful colt from a family that has produced 27% stakes winners to runners and with his outstanding extended pedigree he is an exciting stallion proposition if he can be successful on the track,” said the younger Cummings.

“We’ve trained a Gr. 1 Australian Guineas winner in Rock

French feature targeted

Classic from the sire and if this colt could win a race like that then the sky’s the limit for his future.

“He looks the complete package as he’s very athletic with a lovely walk and a great nature on what we have seen to date.”

Cummings was coy on the potential owner of the colt but did admit it was likely to be several long term supporters of the stable.

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Silent Achiever is likely to make an appearance at The Championships in Sydney before she travels further afield. Trainer Roger James said the goal for the O’Reilly mare was the Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in October. Silent Achiever has been making good progress toward her return and impressed in an exhibition gallop with Shuka at Ellerslie on Karaka Million night. “She’s very well and that work was as good as she has put in at this stage in a preparation,” he said.

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Ashburton CRC Venue: Ashburton Meeting Date: 28 Jan 2015 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6 1 2.05pm ASHBURTON RACING CLUB LIFE MEMBERS RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 x6221 Hurikin d (1) 60 ..................... A Morgan (a2) 2 10545 Volcano d (4) 56 ..............................D Walsh 3 99118 Prince Ransom td (2) 55.5 .......... C Johnson 4 91037 Rorippa tm (5) 55 ............................R Myers 5 00x00 Biddedo d (7) 54 ..................... G Jogoo (a3) 6 17320 Why Wait d (3) 54.........................K Williams 7 05605 El Dorado Sun dm (6) 54 ... D Prastiyou (a2) 2 2.40pm ASHBURTON MSA LIQUOR CENTRE MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 7625x Need A Wilson’s (4) 58.5.........A McKay (a3) 2 9x6. Hassell Court (1) 58.5 .....................R Myers 3 0 Minstrel Express (3) 57 ..................R Bishop 4 50x8 Silver Hiho 57 ............................... Scratched 5 4330x Chatter (5) 56.5 ...........................L Callaway 6 0 Courante (7) 56.5 ........................ C Johnson 7 094 Roman Goddess (2) 55................T Moseley 8 48x Melanie Claire h (8) 55.................K Williams

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In brief One change for Sixers The Sydney Sixers have made just one change to their squad for tonight’s BBL decider with all-rounder Simon Keen replacing Luke Doran for the clash at Canberra’s Manuka Oval. The Scorchers remain unchanged from the squad that defeated the Melbourne Stars by 18 runs in the semi-final. It’s the fourth straight final for the Perth side who’ll be looking to become the first team to go back-to-back in the competition. The Scorchers won their only meeting the Sixers this season, by 36 runs. Brett Lee is set to play his last match with the Sixers before retiring from all forms of cricket.

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Smith lauds players Stand-in Australian cricket captain Steve Smith has praised the input and assistance of his senior players, including Shane Watson, who has compared him to Ricky Ponting. Batsman Smith captained the Test team in the injured Michael Clarke’s absence for the last three matches against India, and the one-day side when George Bailey was also unavailable. Smith averaged 128 and scored four centuries in the Tests against India, setting a new record of runs scored in a four-Test match series against the visitors. He has also been prolific in the one-day arena, averaging 84 against South Africa and 93 in the Tri-Series against England and India.

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McKinnon’s new role Alex McKinnon has begun working in a football-related role with the Newcastle Knights as he continues his recovery from a spinal injury. In a statement yesterday, the Knights said McKinnon had started in a new role at the Wests Mayfield offices of the NRL club. McKinnon said he was relishing the opportunity to continue to be involved with rugby league. “My role will be mostly football related and working with the juniors, however I hope to also contribute on the commercial side,” McKinnon said.

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Record cycle attempt Melbourne will be the focus of the international cycling community on Saturday night when Australian rider Jack Bobridge attempts to break the hour world record.

Bobridge, 25, will attempt to break the record - currently held

by Austrian Matthias Brandle - at the Australian Track National Championships to be held at the Darebin International Sports Centre. The record was set by Brandle in October last year and had previously been held by German star Jens Voigt.

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■ CRICKET

Focus on the death overs

BY ANDREW ALDERSON In 12 one-day internationals since the start of the season, New Zealand are in credit during overs 41-50 - the “death” overs.

They have completed two matches against South Africa and five each against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Each time New Zealand plays a full or a proportion of the final 10 overs (in one match against Pakistan they were dismissed in the 39th) they average 63 runs for the loss of two wickets at a run rate of 8.52.

Their opposition have averaged 59 for three at 7.80.

Remove the 2-0 series loss to South Africa from those figures and their comparison improves.

They average 66 for two at 8.54 compared to 56 for three at 7.73.

The statistics are a general guideline, taking into account the rough and smooth of matches where targets are reached easily versus those where teams don’t complete their 50 overs.

However, in an area of the game perceived as pivotal to determining results, New Zealand are on the right side of the ledger over the past three months.

Death bowling theories are simple: bowl yorkers or backof-a-length at the body to cramp batsmen.

In practice, putting AB de

Corey Anderson in full flight against Sri Lanka at the University Oval in Dunedin.

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Villiers, Tillakaratne Dilshan or Shahid Afridi in front of the stumps can make it a fickle business.

The trouble with the yorker is bowlers are aiming for the proverbial 50c piece.

Miss and they present a low full toss or a half-volley.

Likewise, any width presented back-of-a-length and the ball can threaten the land-speed record to the boundary rope.

Batsmen also face pressure.

Scoring eight runs an over is becoming the norm.

Some teams, like New Zealand, have the capability to ex-

tend that beyond 10 runs per over on occasion.

All-rounders often become key players in such scenarios.

New Zealand’s Corey Anderson picked up man-of-thematch with 40 runs off 28 balls and four wickets for 52 in Dunedin on Sunday.

It was his second gong this series after guiding the hosts home with 81 off 96 balls in the opener at Christchurch.

Anderson identified the death overs out as his focus, including recent bowling work on the topic with coach Shane Bond.

“It’s easy to get carried away with hitting line and length but when time starts running out, that’s when you can start missing [your targets]. You’re a hero or a villain.

“My bowling hasn’t been as up to scratch. It’s more of an execution thing, missing my lines and lengths a couple of times and getting hit for one or two boundaries an over. Nullify that and I’ll be alright.

“I feel like I’m in decent form seeing the ball [with the bat].

“I showed myself in Christchurch that I can bat for a longer period and not lose my head.

“When I get to free the arms, it generally means we’re in a good position.”

Anderson singled out Australians James Faulkner and Glenn Maxwell as well as Pakistan’s Afridi as among those capable of making a big difference in the World Cup. - NZH

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Season rumbles into life for Mid Canty footballers

BY JONATHAN LEASK

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Footballers will soon be able to lace up the boots again.

Mid Canterbury United FC is gearing up for the 2015 season and the junior travelling teams will be having their trials on February 15 and a second trial on February 21, both at Argyle Park from 1pm.

Willis ‘still running’ Nick Willis is edging closer to retirement but there are two major events that beckon. The world championships in Beijing in August and next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are looming large for the Kiwi middle-distance runner.

Willis’ season runs from November to September and the early stages of each calendar year involve a trip Downunder where he usually contests a series of meetings. He will take part in the Auckland Track Challenge on February 26. - NZME

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RESULTS ■ Basketball NBA results Collated NBA results yesterday (home team in CAPS): MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 103 Orlando Magic 94, NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 99 Philadelphia 76ers 74, OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 92 Minnesota Timberwolves 84, UTAH JAZZ 90 Boston Celtics 99, L.A. CLIPPERS 102 Denver Nuggets 98

Mid Canterbury enter teams, 11th grade and above, into Mainland Football competitions that has them play games home away against teams from Christchurch, Selwyn and North Canterbury from April.

Registration for local junior teams, as well as senior football will be at Argyle Park on February 18 from 5pm.

Methven FC are attempting to get an 18th grade side together with a trial on February 3 from 6pm in the Methven Domain.

Methven also fielded a senior team in division four last year, alongside a Mid Canterbury team.

Mid Canterbury also had a masters and a women’s senior teams with at least one team

in each of the age groups from 18th grade down to 11th grade.

This year Mid Canterbury Football will also be hosting the 12th Grade Friendship Football Tournament in July, an event that will again be attended by players from Japan, as well as other football sides from around the South Island.

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Ching 18-12.

Twos: Maryanne Urquhart, Helen Hawkesby, Dee Simmons all on No 12

Ashburton Bowling Club January 27 Ladies drawn pairs 1st Diana King and Gladys Body 18 ends 2nd Leonie Spargo and Rosemarie O’Sullivan 17 ends Men’s Ch Singles Final played Jan 26 Mike Quinn beat Alan Miller. 21-3 Men’s Ch Pairs Final Gavin Eder and Winstone Lee beat Roger Gutberlet and Gordon Sparks.

Men’s Colts Singles Ch. Bruce Ching beat Jim Allison 14 -13 Men’s Junior Pairs Ch. Robin Ford and Russell Lowe beat John McLay and Bruce

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club January 24 and 27 Women’s Section Opening day greensome. Robin Bennett and Maryanne Urquhart 59, Barbara Davidson and Catherine Trott 60, Judith McKeown and Pauline Bell 61.5, Wendy Parr and Bev Watkins 63.5 Nearest The Pins: No 4 Gabites: Helen Hawkesby No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Daphne Hinton, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Maryanne Urquhart: No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Jenny Williams, 2nd Shot No 18: Bev Watkins

Tinwald Golf Club January 27 Women’s Section Gwen Forbes Salver: M Oakley net 62 B Jackson 63 S Vucetich 66 c/b S Gutsell 66 c/b S Young 67 c/b M Smith 67 c/b C Shanks 67 c/b P Bishop 67 Nearest the Pin: No 2 Dairy Business Centre P Smith No 6 Stables Restaurant C Linney No 12 Mac and Maggies D Wellman No16 Outdoor Adventure P Ellis Bradford 9 Hole Women Sylvia Williams Trophy N Costin net 35 R O’Brien net 35

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In brief Pelicans keep winning Anthony Davis had 32 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots as the New Orleans Pelicans stretched their season-long winning streak to four games with a 99-74 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday. Ryan Anderson scored 19 points and Eric Gordon added 13 for New Orleans, while Tyreke Evans tied a season high with 12 assists. Meanwhile Russell Westbrook scored 18 points as Oklahoma City got the win while playing without the injured Kevin Durant. Durant sat out after spraining the big toe on his left foot against Cleveland. Westbrook shot just 7 for 22 from the field, but was 4 for 6 and scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to help the Thunder remain in control.

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Bryant injured again Kobe Bryant will have surgery on his torn right rotator cuff, likely ending his 19th season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant seriously aggravated a shoulder ache while dunking last week in New Orleans. The star guard and the Lakers decided yesterday on surgery, which typically requires several months of rehabilitation. The Lakers will announce a timetable for Bryant’s recovery after surgery, but coach Byron Scott anticipates losing the third-leading scorer in NBA history for the rest of the year.

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Drug test failed South Korean Olympic swimming star Park Tae-Hwan fought to clear his name yesterday as he reeled from the shock news that he had failed a doping test. The four-time Olympic medallist blamed an injection given by a hospital for the result, the second high-profile Asian swimming case in recent months after China’s Sun Yang. In a statement, Park’s management agency Team GMP said the 25-year-old - dubbed Marine Boy and with an Asian Games pool bearing his name - was stunned by the news.

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Giant-killers on track Bradford will have the opportunity to spring another FA Cup surprise, with the third-tier giantkillers drawn against Sunderland or Fulham following their sensational fourth-round win at Chelsea. Phil Parkinson’s side caused one of the greatest FA Cup upsets when they came from two goals down to win 4-2 at the Premier League leaders. If Manchester United can get past fourth-tier Cambridge in their replay, they will travel to the winners of Preston and Sheffield United, while holders Arsenal host Middlesbrough. - AFP

Future uncertain Robin van Persie admits he doesn’t know if he will be offered a new contract when his deal expires with Manchester United. Van Persie scored 30 goals and won the English Premier League title in his first season with United following his move from Arsenal but, last season, he struggled for fitness and form. And this term, he has found the net just eight times during another disappointing campaign. Asked yesterday if he would like to extend his stay at Old Trafford, the Netherlands’ striker said: “It is not up to me. We shall have to wait and see.”

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

All-Russian semi at Aussie Open

By John Salvado

Tomas Berdych has handed Rafael Nadal one of the heaviest defeats of his celebrated grand slam career to send the 14-times major winner crashing out of the Australian Open.

In a spectacular reversal after enduring a “record” 17 straight losses to the champion Spaniard, Berdych humbled Nadal 6-2 6-0 7-6 (7-5) in a quarter-final boilover at Melbourne Park yesterday.

“I was ready for everything and that was the biggest difference,” Berdych said.

“We set up a plan very well and I stuck to it for three sets.”

The imposing Czech’s reward is a semifinal showdown with either Andy Murray or Australian teenage star Nick Kyrgios for a spot in Sunday’s title match.

The seventh seed - whose nine-year losing streak against Nadal included the 2010 Wimbledon final - broke the Spaniard five times in avoiding an inglorious place in the history books.

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Maria Sharapova salutes the crowd after dispatching Eugenie Bouchard yesterday.

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more commanding in a second set which lasted just half an hour.

“I love it here,” said the 26-year-old Makarova.

“It’s great that I came through against a tough opponent.”

Makarova is yet to taste success in five meetings against her more celebrated countrywoman in Sharapova, including two previous clashes at the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013.

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Nadal makes shock exit By darren Walton

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World No.2 Maria Sharapova and No.10 seed Ekaterina Makarova will square off in an all-Russian semi-final at the Australian Open after recording dominant victories in the last eight yesterday.

Sharapova, the 2008 Open champion, moved into the final four at Melbourne Park for the seventh time with a 6-3 6-2 win over Eugenie Bouchard, while Makarova thrashed No.3 seed Simona Halep 6-4 6-0.

Bouchard, the No.7 seed from Canada, had pushed Sharapova to three tight sets in the semis at last year’s French Open, but this turned out to be a much more one-sided affair.

Sharapova made only 18 unforced errors in the match which lasted 77 minutes, compared to 30 from the racquet of the erratic Bouchard.

“I had to have a really good performance against Genie because she’s been playing so well at the slams,” said Sharapova.

“I’m just happy to be at this stage of the tournament.”

The 10th-seeded Makarova is in careerbest form, having reached the final four at a major for the first time at last year’s US Open.

The Russian jumped the Romanian at the start of each set yesterday and never let her back into the contest, winning in 69 minutes to reach her first semi at Melbourne Park.

It was a desperately disappointing display from Halep who made a giant leap in the rankings from 11 to three last year and was expected to challenge for a first major title in Melbourne.

Makarova was out of the blocks quickly to lead 3-0 in the opening set and was even

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Another defeat and Berdych would have been the first man in the 47-year open era to lose 18 consecutive matches to a rival.

Instead, Berdych joined Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as only the second man to claim the grand slam scalps of Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

Widely regarded as the best player yet to win a major, the 29-year-old now believes he can finally break through at Melbourne Park.

“I’m ready,” Berdych said. “I’m feeling strong and confident and I want to go all the way.”

Nadal came into the tournament insisting he wasn’t a serious title contender after playing just eight matches since Wimbledon due to back and wrist injuries and an appendectomy in October.

Berdych brutally exposed his lack of match toughness, striking 46 winners to 24 on Rod Laver Arena.

Berdych finally prevailed after four match points, in a match taking two hours and 13 minutes.

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Here’s a story of success bringing YOU the benefits

Full-time Sales Position

Lingerie, Shoes/Accessories

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

Todds have a vacancy for a full-time sales position in Lingerie, Shoes/Accessories.

the right people to join us in our Dryer and Cannery, and to share our journey. We’re looking for people with: Vision

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With $135m invested in our continued expansion, we need

To apply for these positions please go to www.synlait.com

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

So if you enjoy the thought of workings for a fashion store, leading the way in women’s/men’s fashion, lingerie, shoes/ accessories, then you would love working for us.

Experience in bra fitting would be an advantage, but full training will be given.

This is your opportunity to join a quality retail business and develop a career in retail sales.

This position includes rostered Saturdays.

For your appointment please phone Janelle on 03 308 5089, free phone 0508 312 312 or email admin@todds.co.nz

CARPENTER Production & Warehouse Controller

Due to growth in the vacancies available Rachel is currently seeking Proof Bio readOils by:_______________________________ With: _______________________________ Ashburton a Production and Warehouse Date:_______________________________ carpenters.

Controller to join our team.

A key hands-on position, this role reports directly to the business owners.

The successful applicant will be solely responsible for the day to day advertising operation of all machinery proof and processing,2015 and the storage and movement of all goods. The role is autonomous and is varied. Hours of work will be 7.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

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To apply, please call Daryl 027 433 5145 or email your CV with covering letter to:

debbie@bio-oils.co.nz or post to PO Box 479, Ashburton.

Vehicle Detailer

Due to an internal promotion we have a vacancy for a vehicle detailer.

Attributes required are attention to detail and pride in presenting new and used vehicles to a high standard.

Current drivers licence is required.

While experience is preferred training will be given to the successful applicant in this full time position.

Please send application in writing to: Peter Gluyas Box 144 Ashburton or email peter.gluyas@gluyasgroup.co.nz Applications close Friday, January 30, 2015.

Gluyas Motor Group ASHBURTON

Phone 307 5800

Part-time Shop Assistant A part-time position is available in our busy retail shop.

Your working week would include alternate Saturdays 10am - 1pm and school holidays. We are looking for a flexible, organised, reliable, and honest person who enjoys helping our customers and offering quality service.

Please post handwritten letter or email, with references, to: Tots to Teens The Arcade, Ashburton tots2teensannette@gmail.com

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Cancellation of adverts booked with PROCESS WORKERS NEEDED $free media in willconfi incur dence. a media cancellation • Ashburton Location All inquiries will be received $436.15 fee of $50.

• Mid Canterbury $436.15 Rachel Silver Fern Farms is looking for seasonal staff for the 2015 processing your contact:

season at our Fairton Plant, Ashburton.

Call Des on: 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

des.millar.construction@xtra.co.nz Steve Ewing Building We are looking for a new apprentice or pre-qualified builder.

Must be honest, hard-working and keen to learn.

Must also have a current drivers licence.

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Steve Ewing 027 508 8246

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

We offer a great team environment, the money’s good, and you’ll be working with a proud team of people in a progressive food processing company.

So if you enjoy working as part of a team, have a ‘can do’ attitude, keen to learn, not afraid of a bit of hard work, and are a New Zealand Citizen/ Resident, or hold an open valid work permit, then we want to hear from you.

Just remember that Silver Fern Farms is working hard to maintain a drug and alcohol free workplace. Pre-employment drug testing is mandatory.

To apply call into the Fairton Plant Main Office, Office Rd Fairton, RD 2 Ashburton to complete an application form or email francis.renner@silverfernfarms.co.nz Alternatively apply online at careers.silverfernfarms.co.nz

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The Cancer Society's Relay for Life Mid Canterbury

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Register your team online at www.relayforlife.org.nz

The Arcade Phone 307 7340

or at Property Brokers (217 West St.)

Ashburton Showgrounds March 28 - 29, 2015

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

Say yes to intimacy, companionship, knowing there is someone special who is thinking of you alone. Whether you are in town or on the land, there is someone wonderful who wants to say yes to love and happiness also.

Cavendish St. Team entry of 3 non-bowlers.

Players can change week to week.

No experience required

Ph 0800 856 640 www.lovesuccess.co.nz Real people, real matchmaking since 1989

Local “experts” on hand to help out.

4 nights of bowls each Wednesday starting February 11.

EDUCATION

Entries in by 5pm Friday, February 6 to Craig Fowles on 027 633 4220.

LADYBANK LEARNING SCHOOL of Music. Taking enrolments 2015. Singing, Piano, Ukulele, Keyboard, Percussion/Drums, Guitar.

Beginner Groups & Individual.

Barbara 308 9161 or 027 474 2003.

Limited to first 16 teams entered.

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TREES for firewood wanted.

Mid Canterbury area. Tidy careful operators. Pine, macro, blue gum preferred but will consider all options.

Family operation only, not commercial. Text or call Andrew 027 264 0634.

$18 per team per night Great overall prizes BBQ available and bar open each night

TRADES, SERVICES

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Professional window tinting for cars, homes and offices. Quality films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security.

Phone Craig Rogers, your ONLY local applicator 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Proudly sponsored by Phillip Kenny Harcourts Ashburton

Ashburton Society of Arts SUMMER SHOW

RURAL TRADING POST PUBLIC NOTICES HAY COVER’S 25 m x 4 m, Polytarp $499 + GST. Order now, phone John 03 307 7307 - 027 362 8231, 120 Moore St (behind Mastagard) Ashburton Canvas Shade Motor Trimming.

Buying or selling a vehicle?

Call the Guardian today for your motoring advertising 307 7900 requirements.

Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Lily Woods Happy 4th Birthday to our princess.

Love Mummy, Daddy and Nate. xxxx

Madeline Nolan Happy 6th Birthday!

Have a lovely day. Lots of love Mum, Dad, Hayley and Liam. xxx

Eddie Galbraith Have an awesome 9th Birthday Eddie.

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

Number cake tins $15 for 7 day hire

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287 www.kitchenkapers.co.nz

Saturday and Sunday 10am - 3pm

Members work plus guest artist Mehrdad Tahan

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

Preview Friday, January 6pm

Enquiries phone 308 4533 FOR SALE

PEASTRAW - small bales, $4 per bale delivered Ashburton, Orders taken for delivery early February. Phone 03 302 3825.

MUSICAL MUSIC teacher required for private tuition. Please phone 307 8544.

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

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

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

FIRST time in town. Pretty Asian busty 42D, 25 years, hot body, friendly service and relaxing. Phone Teena 021 084 69109. NZG. LULU - cute and cuddly, attractive and busty. Specials, let all your dreams come true.

Phone 021 0233 9259 (no texting).

PLANTS, PRODUCE

LET OR LEASE

Eddie Galbraith Happy 9th Birthday Eddie.

Lots of love Mum, Dad, Charlie and Harry. xxx

Short Street Studio

DAILY RIDE to Christchurch urgently required. Colombo Street 9am drop-off and 5pm pick up. Monday to Friday, from February 2 to the end of October. Willing to share costs. Please phone 03 307 1922.

RSA Women’s Section Bus Trip February 4, 2015 Leaves RSA at 9.30am

Buy your own lunch.

NEW FUDGE Flavours.

Come in to Kitchen Kapers in Registrations close The Arcade and try our new Thursday, January 29. summer fudge flavour "Summer Fruits". Receive GRAZING 50g of Chocolate Fudge free GRAZING WANTED for when you purchase 200g.

Rising 1 Calves, Jersey Gorgeous gift boxes or treat Yearling Bulls, Winter Cows yourself! and Hold Over Cows. Some stock available now. Contact: 0800 GRAZ4U

FOR SALE

CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and OFFICE for lease, off street insulated. Sidelifter available parking. Available now. for delivery. Wilson Bulk Phone Paul 021 554 570.

Transport, Phone 308-7772.

THREE bedroom family house for rent, close to town and schools. $350 per week.

Non-smokers preferred, pets negotiable.

References required. Phone 303 7614 evenings after 6pm.

GREAT men's gifts - Gallileo thermometers or storm glasses - call in to The China Shop in The Arcade - priced from only $39.00.

$10 to be paid when registering at RSA office.

VANILLAWARE a contemporary range of enamelled aluminium made in India. Bowls and platters from $16.00 - come into The China Shop in The Arcade.

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ALLENTON BOWLING CLUB

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

Ashburton Guardian

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

TINWALD SCHOOL Term 1 start dates • 29-30 January - Office open for enrolments 9am - 12pm.

• Monday, February 2 - Classes begin 8.55am.

• Friday, February 6 - School closed for Waitangi Day. Please Note: Tinwald School operates an enrolment zone.

All enquiries regarding enrolments should be directed to: The Principal, Peter Livigstone principal@tinwald.school.nz

HINDS SCHOOL

We start on the 2nd February Principal - Vicki McIntyre

Office open for enrolments from the 27th January from 10-3pm.

We look forward to seeing you.

Also, a reminder that all students who are currently enrolled for the MCSTS bus service, will not need to re-enrol, but they do need to notify MCSTS that they wish to continue using the service.

Contact MCSTS by email (admin@mcsts.co.nz) or phone 03 307 2420

Email: office@hinds.school.nz Phone: (03) 303 7208

Ashburton Borough School incorporating Lagmhor School

We Help Save Lives We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, be er prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

Full Primary School, Years 1 – 8 Enrolments will be received from Monday, January 26, 2015 School commences Monday, February 2 Sam Winterbourn Principal Ph (03) 307 8529 sam.winterbourn@ashborough.school.nz

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

The world’s number 1 selling ATV! Available at D&E - see us for a test drive today!

ASHBURTON 832 East St 03 307 9911

www.dne.co.nz 0800 432 633

Daily Events Wednesday 9.00am - 11.00am HAKATERE MARAE HEALTH CLINIC. Closed over holiday period, reopening February 25.

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

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility.

Tinwald.

10.00am 9.30am METHVEN HERITAGE M.S.A. TAI CHI. CENTRE. Beginners refresher and learning next 9 moves. Social New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, hall, Havelock Street. interactive fun for all ages.

9.30am - 12.30pm Main Street, Methven.

ASHBURTON METHODIST 10.00am PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. ST DAVID’S CHURCH. Sale of Pre loved clothing.

Fit kidz, 48 Allens Road, Tinwald Methodist Church, cnr Archibald and Jane Street, Allenton.

10.30am

Social hall, Havelock Street.

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

Waireka, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB.

Association and Golf Croquet.

Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

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

grounds, Racecourse Road.

6.30pm ASHBURTON UKUKELE GROUP. Beginners and new members welcome. St Paul’s Church hall, Oxford Street.

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

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

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL. Open daily in the Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. A good attendance of members appreciated. Card

room of the main lounge at the M.S.A. Havelock Street.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Welcomes regular and new players. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, Racecourse Road.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time /Sequence dancing.

Learn to dance, all welcome.

Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

Noticeboard

28 JANUARY 2015

PROHIBITED FIRE SEASON

A prohibited fire season was declared for the whole of the Ashburton District last Saturday, 24 January 2015. This prohibition shall remain in place until further notice.

During a prohibited fire season it is an offence to light any fires in the open air. The prohibition does not apply to barbeques lit in properly constructed containers and fuelled only with gas fuel on a property serviced by high pressure water supply.

This notice is made under section 22 of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977.

For more information on the prohibited fire season visit the Council website at ashburtondc.govt.nz

SCHOOL INTERSECTIONS

RUBBISH AND RECYCLING

With school starting, ensure you watch out for children, bikes, and scooters at intersections and on footpaths. Be prepared to stop as children’s behaviour can be unpredictable.

Waitangi Day

Respect intersections and know the rules near schools.

PUBLIC NOTICE Road Closure Proposal Ashburton District Council gives public notice of a proposal to temporarily close roads to ordinary vehicle traffic to enable the holding of a community event - Ride the Rakaia.

Roads to be closed:

Resource Recovery Parks The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be closed on: • Friday 6 February 2015 The Methven Inorganic Materials Drop-off Facility will be closed on: •

Friday 6 February 2015

Rubbish and Recycling - Kerbside Collection If your collection day is a Friday there will a change for Waitangi Day.

Railway Terrace East, between Rolleston Street and State Highway 1

Collections normally scheduled for Friday 6 February 2015 will be collected on Thursday 5 February 2015.

Rakaia Barrhill Methven Road, between Baker Road and Rakaia Domain

There are no changes to any other collections.

Period of closure: Railway Terrace East, from 6.00am until 8.15am on Saturday, 28 February 2015.

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

Rakaia Barrhill Methven Road, from 9.00am until 3.00pm on Saturday, 28 February 2015.

SPORT NEW ZEALAND

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

Applications Now Open

This proposed closure is made under the Local Government Act 1974 - Schedule 10 (11 (e)) and will be considered at the Finance and Business Support Committee meeting on 12 February 2015.

Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice of their objection in writing by post or email to the Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton by 4.pm, 9 February 2015.

RESPECT INTERSECTIONS Remember, you must come to a complete stop at all intersections marked with a stop sign, even if the road looks clear.

Up & Coming Meetings Environmental Services Committee Meeting Thursday 5 February 2015, 1.30pm Service Delivery Committee Meeting Thursday 5 February 2015, to follow Environmental Services meeting Finance & Business Support Committee Meeting Thursday 12 February 2015, 1.30pm

Career Opportunities • Cleaning Opportunities • Sports Facility Bookings Coordinator • Environmental Services Support Officer

Applications to the Sport New Zealand Rural Travel Fund are now open.

Sport New Zealand provides funding to the Ashburton District Council for the Rural Travel Fund. this year just over $13,000 is available to distribute.

The purpose of the Rural Travel Fund is to assist with travel expenses of junior sports teams in rural communities to participate in regular, local sporting competition. It is open to rural sports clubs and rural school teams with young people aged between 5-19 years.

Application forms and criteria are available from the Council website www.ashburtondc.govt.nz and from the Council office.

Applications close Friday 27 February 2015.

• Planning Administration Officer • Property Officer • Lifeguards • Community Relations Manager

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

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

At giveway signs, always ensure you have time to merge safely. Respect intersections - bad calls can be deadly.

HOURS OF SERVICE COUNCIL OFFICE 5 Baring Square West

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 180 Havelock Street

ASHBURTON RESOURCE RECOVERY PARK Range Street

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

Monday - Friday 9.00am - 8.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 1.00 pm - 4.00pm

Monday - Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm Sunday 1.00pm - 5.00pm

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Today marks the start of the wind down of your current Venus cycle, with your heart now taking you on a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Venus’ departure from your career sector today marks the point where, knowing what you want it’s now time to start walking the talk.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) While you should know by now what excites you professionally, it’s now about listening to your heart as you attract professional opportunities.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) As Venus finishes the job of fuelling your financial desires, expectations and confidence a smart head for money allows you to walk the talk.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) As she leaves your relationship sector Venus leaves you with a sense of what you want from your relationships and what they need from you.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Despite a busy start to this new professional year the journey is still unfolding and is still very much a work in progress. Avoid a rush mentality.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Your biggest challenge from today is maintaining a balance between work and play, something that stems from a belief that it’s possible.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) As the most romantically charged weeks of the year kick off there’s a need to wear your heart on your sleeve, trusting your heart and the love gods.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) As you start to take your power back this is going raise the bar on your relationships, making it important to have communication lines open.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) While Venus has returned to your income sector to help attract income opportunities, she knows that believing in yourself is the first step.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) While your birthday month will continue to unfold you reach a point where it’s time to start walking the talk.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) While your old solar year still has another 3 weeks to run a new sense of impatience is setting in, with a need to trust a growing sense of anticipation.

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Cloudy periods with patchy drizzle, mainly morning and evening. Easterly breezes.

Cloudy periods, with isolated afternoon and evening showers. Light winds.

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SA URDAY SAT

Morning cloud with patchy drizzle, then fine with increasing high cloud. Northeasterlies.

High cloud increasing, rain near the divide.

Winds mainly light, northerlies about the tops.

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SUNDAY

High cloud with a few spots of rain clearing.

Northeasterlies dying out.

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fine rain fine cloudy showers showers fine fine showers rain thunder fog fine showers rain

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Timaru

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Queenstown

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 140.6 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 2:15 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 2:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:00 pm, yesterday

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A humid east or northeast flow over most of New Zealand tends northwest during Sunday ahead of a front moving north over the South Island.

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FEENEY, Patrick Joseph, BEGBIE, Roderick John (Pat) – (Rod) – On January 26, 2015 at Margaret, Richard, Stuart, Ashburton Hospital. In his and Rachel, daughter in laws, 90th year. Dearly loved Denise, and Melanie; husband of Margaret. Father grandad of Jason and Paul; MID CANTERBURY FUNERAL SERVICES and father in law of the late Nikita and Sacha; Travis and Brian, Michael, Warren and Cole; would like to personally Galbraith’s provide choice!

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 18.9 19.8 Max to 4pm 13.0 Minimum 9.7 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm January to date 15.4 Avg Jan to date 51 2015 to date 15.4 51 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 19 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 41 Time of gust 11:30am

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6am Breakfast 9am Infomercials 9:30 There’s No Taste Like Home Gino D’Acampo travels to Hale, Greater Manchester, to help home cooks re-create family recipes for paying diners.

10:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11:30 Infomercials Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Moira must come to terms with Adam being in prison. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm House Husbands PGR 3 0 3pm Four Rooms 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 3 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Little Monstar 0 6:35 Jungle Junction 3 0 6:55 The Amazing World Of Gumball 0 7:25 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 7:50 Slugterra 3 0 8:15 Pair Of Kings 3 0 8:35 Jessie 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 N Make It Or Break It 0 1:30 Duck Dynasty PGR 3 0 2pm Extreme Makeover – Home Edition 3 0 3pm Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 3:27 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:30 Get Ace 0 4pm Win Lose Or Draw 0 4:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 5:30 My Wife And Kids 3 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm MasterChef Australia 0 8pm Border Security 3 0 8:30 The Island With Bear Grylls AO Island life is taking its toll on the castaways, especially on the youngest, 21-year-old call-centre worker Ryan, who has become exhausted and isolated from the group. 0 9:35 Hotel Of Mum And Dad AO 0 10:45 One News 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 F Mike And Molly PGR Molly is accepted into an elite eight-week writers’ workshop in Iowa, but faces a decision when Mike asks her not to go. 0 8:30 M Crazy Stupid Love AO 2011 Comedy. Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling. 0 10:50 Anger Management PGR 3 0

11:15 Dallas AO John Ross and Pamela discover Cliff Barnes’s private jet stopped off in Nuevo Laredo on the night of JR’s murder; Bobby decides the time is right to carry out his brother’s master plan. 0 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:45 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11:20 The Inbetweeners AO 3 0 12:25 Kitchen Nightmares AO 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Grey’s Anatomy PGR 3 0 3:25 Switched At Birth PGR 3 0 4:10 Regular Show PGR 3 0 4:20 Shake It Up 3 0 4:40 Gary Unmarried PGR 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Beat My Build 7:30 My Dream Home 8:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 9:30 Better Homes And Gardens 11am House Crashers 11:30 Treasure King Noon Double Your House For Half The Money 1pm My Dream Home 2pm Beat My Build 3pm My Dream Home 4pm Sophie In The Home Counties 4:30 The Cook And The Chef 5pm Candice Tells All 5:30 Carter Can 6pm Million Dollar Contractor 6:30 Yard Crashers 7pm Toy Hunter 7:30 Expedition Burma Burma is rumoured to be home to a treasure trove of wildlife but decades of military dictatorship have meant its impenetrable jungles remain full of secrets.

8:30 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green PGR 9:40 Ray Mears’ Wild Food Ray investigates the impact of food on our culture past and present.

10:40 Toy Hunter 11pm Candice Tells All 11:30 Carter Can

THURSDAY

Midnight Million Dollar Contractor 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am My Dream Home 2am Sophie In The Home Counties 2:30 The Cook And The Chef 3am Yard Crashers 3:30 Fishing Addiction – Locals Only 4am Extreme Fishing With Robson Green PGR 5am Expedition Burma

TV THREE

FOUR

PRIME

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Fanboy And Chum Chum 3 7:25 The Legend Of Korra 3 7:50 Fairly Odd Parents 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:35 Peppa Pig 3 8:45 Bob The Builder 3 8:55 Thomas And Friends 3 9:05 Ella The Elephant 3 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 3:10 Humf 3 3:20 Lalaloopsy 3 3:40 Max Steel 3 4:10 Beyraiderz – Shogun 3 4:35 Punk’d 5:05 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 5:30 The Nanny 3 0 6pm Futurama 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 0 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 The Simpsons PGR 0 8pm How I Met Your Mother PGR 30 8:30 M The Running Man AO 3 1987 Sci-fi Action. In a future totalitarian society, a police officer wrongly blamed for a massacre takes part in a game show where criminals have a chance of freedom – if they can elude the stalkers. 0 10:35 The Ringer PGR3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 3 12:50 The Test PGR 3 1:45 Antiques Roadshow 3 The team returns to Castle Coole in Northern Ireland, where pieces include a reminder from the battlefields of the First World War, and a collection of compacts.

3pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

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

5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 MythBusters PGR The team is joined by the creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, to scrutinise the science and check the chemistry of the TV show.

8:30 M Braveheart AO 1995 Historical drama. Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau.

6am Football – A-League (Replay) Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory.

8am Football – AFC Asian Cup (Replay) Semi-final Two. 10am Cricket – International TriSeries (Highlights) Australia v India – Second One-Day International.

10:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Sixth One-Day International.

11am Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Nine, Day Session.

Noon Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day Nine, Night Session.

1pm Football – A-League (Replay) Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets.

3pm Motorsport – World Rally Championship (Highlights) Monte Carlo. 4pm Fight Night Mike Alvarado v Brandon Rios.

6pm The Cricket Show 6:30 Golf Central 7:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – Sixth One-Day International. From University Oval in Dunedin.

8pm The Cricket Show 8:30 Cricket – Capturing The Cup A look back to the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

9:30 Cricket – World Cup Tales 10pm Surfboating – Ocean Thunder Racing (Highlights)

11:55 Infomercials

11:30 Entertainment Tonight 11:55 Infomercials

12:05 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon A celebrity chat show.

1:05 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

1:35 Home Shopping 3:05 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3:35 Home Shopping

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 The Fishing Show Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Football League Show 1am Surfboating – Ocean Thunder Racing (Highlights) 2am Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 2:30 Extreme Sailing – Sydney (Highlights) 3am Golf – Big Break Mexico 5am Golf – Titleist Performance Institute 5:30 The Crowd Goes Wild

THE BOX

SKY SPORT 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation PGR 3 8pm Kuia 8:30 Taniwha Rau 9:30 Whare Taonga 3 2 10pm Whaikorero PGR 3 10:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

Parental Guidance 8:10pm on TV3

MOVIES PREMIERE

6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 7:40 Modern Family PGL 8:05 Ax Men ML 8:55 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Elementary MV 12:15 Played 16VLSC 1:05 Criminal Minds 16VS 1:55 Law And Order MV 2:45 Ax Men ML 3:35 RAW MC 6:35 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

6am Auction Kings PG Samurai Sword; Steamer Trunk. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Blow Up. 7:30 Yukon Men M Breaking Points. 8:30 MythBusters PG Red Flag to Bull.

9:30 Auction Hunters PG 10:30 World’s Busiest PG 11:30 True Crime With Aphrodite Jones M Sex, Death and Videotape. 12:30 Redrum M Favourite Son. 1pm Redrum M Twisted Ties. 1:30 Tabloid M Dirty Little Lies. 2:30 Yukon Men M Day of Reckoning.

3:30 Edge Of Alaska M The Thaw.

4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG Myth Evolution.

6:30 Auction Hunters PG 7pm Auction Hunters PG 7:30 Railroad Alaska PG 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Moving Towards the Future. 9:30 Edge Of Alaska M The Road. 10:30 Siberian Cut M 11:30 Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M

6:15 A Haunted House 16SC 2013 Comedy. Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins. 7:40 The Nail 16VLS 2009 Drama. Tony Danza, William Forsythe. 9:10 2 Guns 16VL 2013 Action. Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg. 11am Jackass Presents – Bad Grandpa 16LS 2013 Comedy. Johnny Knoxville.

12:45 Deadfall 16VLS 2012 Crime.

Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde. 2:20 A Haunted House 16SC 2013 Comedy.

Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins.

3:45 Prosecuting Casey Anthony PGC 2013 Drama. Rob Lowe, Elizabeth Mitchell. 5:15 All Is Lost ML 2013 Drama. Robert Redford.

7pm Twixt MVC 2011 Horror.

Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning. 8:30 Filth 18VLS 2013 Crime. James McAvoy, Jamie Bell. 10:10 The Conjuring 16C 2013 Horror. Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga.

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

Midnight Secret Lives Of Stepford Wives M The Mad Scientist. 12:30 I (Almost) Got Away With It M 1:30 Nightmare Next Door M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Man v Wild PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

12:05 One In The Gun 16 2010 Thriller. Steven Man, Katherine Randolph. 1:35 All Is Lost ML 2013 Drama.

Robert Redford. 3:20 Twixt MVC 2011 Horror. Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning.

4:50 Filth 18VLS 2013 Crime.

James McAvoy, Jamie Bell.

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

THURSDAY

MythBusters

7:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 6:45 The Mask MVL 1994 Comedy.

Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Greene. 8:25 The Lake House ML 2006 Drama.

Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock.

10:05 The Upside Of Anger MLS 2005 Drama. Joan Allen, Kevin Costner. Noon There Will Be Blood MV 2007 Drama. Daniel DayLewis. 2:35 PS I Love You MS 2007 Drama. Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow. 4:40 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy.

Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry.

6:20 Miami Vice 16V 2006 Action. Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Naomie Harris. 8:30 Fun With Dick And Jane ML 2005 Comedy.

Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni. 10:05 RocknRolla 16VL 2008 Action.

Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton.

THURSDAY

Midnight K-19 – The Widowmaker M 2002 Action.

Liam Neeson, Harrison Ford, Joss Ackland. 2:15 Miami Vice 16V 2006 Action. Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Naomie Harris.

4:25 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry.

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6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 Rachael Ray Clinton Kelly fixes fashion failures; one of the doctors from The Doctors visits.

11:30 Last Man Standing 3 Vanessa’s loyalty to Ed’s former wife surprises Mike, who does not think Ed should reconcile with her.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR Game show hosted by Jerry Springer.

1pm Flipping Out PGR 3 2pm Top Chef Duels PGR 3:05 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 4:05 Entertainment Tonight 4:35 The Simpsons 3 0 5:05 Beauty And The Geek Australia 3 6pm 3 News 7pm The Block – Glasshouse PGR 0 8:10 M Parental Guidance AO 2011 Comedy.

When a daughter asks her parents to help care for their three grandchildren, the parents’ old-fashioned parenting methods collide with their daughter’s modern approach. 0 10:25 3 News 10:55 NCIS – Los Angeles AO 3 0

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

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6am Football League Show 6:30 The Fishing Show 7am Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Highlights) Semi-final Two. Scorchers v Stars.

7:30 Golf – Big Break Mexico (Highlights) 9:30 Golf – Titleist Performance Institute 10am Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 10:30 Extreme Sailing – Sydney 11am UFC Now Noon The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Fox Sports News 1pm Basketball – NBL (Replay) New Zealand Breakers v Sydney Kings.

3pm Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Highlights) Semi-final One. Strikers v Sixers.

3:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Highlights) Semi-final Two. Scorchers v Stars.

4pm Golf Central 5pm Cycling – Tour Down Under (Highlights) 6pm Basketball – NBL (Highlights) New Zealand Breakers v Sydney Kings.

6:30 Netball – Oceania Tri-Series (Highlights) Silver Ferns v Fiji.

7pm Netball – Oceania Tri-Series (Highlights) Silver Ferns v Samoa.

7:30 Ironman Series Surfers Paradise – Round Three.

9:35 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash Final – Scorchers v Sixers.

THURSDAY

1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 2am Basketball – NBL (Highlights) New Zealand Breakers v Sydney Kings. 2:30 Motorsport – Toyota Racing Series (Highlights) Round One. 3:30 Motorsport – TR 86 Series (Highlights) Round Three.

4am Fight Night Mike Alvarado v Brandon Rios.

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