ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, December 29, 2012
EMERGENCYservices medical services HML ( Homecare Medical Limited) - Ring 0800 700 155 DUTY DOCTORS
This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card. SATURDAY Dr R. Norman of Sealy Street Medical Centre will be the duty doctor for Saturday until 8am Sunday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 1212. Emergency phone until 8am Sunnday 0800 700 155. SUNDAY Dr Ritchie of Tinwald Medical Centre, Archibald Street will be the duty doctor for Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm EMERGENCY DENTIST until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 6565. Dec 29 - 30 Christchurch Emergency Dentist. Phone 027 683 0679 or G E Dental (Rolleston) on 03 347 9494 or 022 Emergency phone until 8am Monday 0800 700 155. 011 0121 METHVEN AND RAKAIA AREA - METHVEN-
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service, phone Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700.
Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday 10am-1 pm; Sunday 1pm – 4 pm
MID CANTERBURY SPCA WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries Inspector John Keeley, 308 4432 or 0274 342 646
COMMUNITY POOL WEEKEND HOURS Hours: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.
MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER
ASHBURTON MUSEUM
Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 Baring Square East, Ashburton. Phone 308 3167 828 350 Open Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 4pm VETERINARIANS Closed Statutory Holidays only. CARE VETS - Ph 308 2327, 246 Tancred Street. The duty Groups by arrangement - phone 308 3167 vet for emergencies this weekend is: Nina Field. Saturday morning clinic: 10am - 2pm. MAIL CLOSING TIMES CANTERBURY VETS - Phone 307 0686, West Street Clinic, ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE Main Road, Methven. The duty vet for emergencies this FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm weekend is: Steve Williams. Ashburton Saturday morning STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm clinic: 9am - 12 noon. POST DELIVERY CENTRES — Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 307 5195, cnr East Street Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm and Smithfield Road. The duty vets for emergencies this Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm weekend are: Large: Reon McMurtie, Small: Alex Avery. Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon. ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS — VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive. Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm The duty vets for emergencies this weekend are: Large: Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm Amanda Kilby, Small: refer to CARE VETS. Full emergency service all weekend. Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon. BUS DEPARTURES
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MENTAL HEALTH - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.
SAFE CARE - ~
24 hour rape and sexual assault crisis support. Phone 03 364 8791
PHARMACIES
animal services DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL - 24 hour
Phone 308 1133. Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm.
For medical attention at the weekend there are drop in Clinics helpline services from 11am - 12noon and 5 - 6pm Saturday and Sunday. Phone 03 302 8105. Emergency phone until 8am Monday: 0800 700 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or 155
Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service. Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners referral note.
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ALCOHOL DRUG HELPLINE - Call us free on INFORMATION CENTRES (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. ASHBURTON — Saturday 10am until 2pm. Sunday CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050. LIFELINE - Toll-Free Number: 0800 353 353 METHVEN — Saturday and Sunday 10am until 3pm. Phone community services 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org
GENERAL WARDS — (Medical and Surgical): DAILY, 2pm until 4pm & 6pm until 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. CHALMERS WARD (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) — OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD — DAILY, 10am - 8pm. Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from 7am - 10pm. TUARANGI HOME (Cameron Street) — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. ASHBURTON REST HOMES: COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.
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East Street Pharmacy, 182 East Street will be open from 9.30am until 12.30pm on Saturday and will be open from VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP ~ 24 hour number 10am until 12pm on Sunday and from 6pm till 7pm Saturday - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - direct dials to a volunteer. Ashburton office - 307 8409 week-days, and Sunday evening 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message on Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS answer-phone. reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES — Southbound: 9.30am, ASHBURTON HOSPITAL 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.
SE A S O N S NG S GR E E T I Call us on our After Hours number 307 8317 or contact our agents on their cellphones.
Guardian Weekend Weather
Jill Quaid
Manager Mob: 027 437 6755
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LYTTELTON
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LINCOLN Rakaia
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Ash Ran
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Waimate
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Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing 6
Saturday 9 noon 3
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Sunday 9 noon 3
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9 pm am 3
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Monday 9 noon 3
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TOMORROW
FZL: Lowering to 2000m
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NZ Situation
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Fair fishing Set 6:27 am Rise 9:31 pm
Last quarter 5 Jan
4:59 pm
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Rise 5:52 am Set 9:18 pm Fair
Fair fishing
clear the North Island tomorrow, followed by disturbed westerlies. Another front, reaching southern New Zealand late on Tuesday - New Year’s Day, should move only slowly northwards on Wednesday. 187.8 5.49 9.77 114.5
Set 7:26 am Rise 10:06 pm
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Canterbury Readings to 4pm yesterday Temperatures °C
Good fishing Set 8:26 am Rise 10:37 pm
First quarter 19 Jan 12:46 pm
Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa
Ashburton Airport
Rainfall mm
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min grass 16 hour Dec 2012 min to date to date
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max gust
7.8
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32.2 776.3
Christchurch Airport 20.2 13.1 11.8
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38.0 662.0 NE 48
Timaru Airport
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WEDNESDAY Showers developing. Northwesterlies dying out.
Rain near the Divide with heavy and possibly thundery falls, and snow lowering to 1500 metres. Scattered falls further east. Wind at 1000m: NW, gusting 90 km/h in exposed places. Wind at 2000m: NW gale 80 km/h.
MONDAY
Rain near the Divide with heavy, possibly thundery, falls and snow down to 1500 metres at first. Patchy rain in the east at first, then mostly fine from afternoon. Westerlies, rising to severe gale in exposed places.
TUESDAY
Heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms near the Divide. Scattered falls in the east. Westerlies, severe gale in exposed places.
WEDNESDAY
Rain. Gale northwesterlies easing later.
World Weather Forecast for today
cumecs
Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:15 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday
Rise 5:53 am Set 9:18 pm Good
Mostly fine with strong gusty northwesterlies.
Fronts over the South Island this afternoon should
Source: Environment Canterbury 5:20
Rise 5:51 am Set 9:18 pm
Mostly fine with high cloud and gusty northerlies. Southwest winds and a few showers spreading northwards in the evening.
Becoming fine. Gusty northwesterlies developing, rising to gale in exposed places.
River Levels
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FZL: Lowering to 2800m
Rain about the Divide, and heavy possibly Morning cloud clearing, then fine. High cloud thundery falls developing. Mainly fine with increasing during the afternoon, and a few high cloud further east, but a few spots of spots of rain developing south of Ashburton, afternoon rain south of the Rakaia River. clearing in the evening. Northeasterlies, Wind at 1000m: NW rising to 55 km/h. turning gusty northwest in the morning. Wind at 2000m: NW rising to gale 80 km/h.
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Midnight Tonight
Auckland Hamilton Napier Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill
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Urban Consultant Mob: 021 239 4418
TODAY
MONDAY
TIMARU
Urban Consultant Mob: 027 389 7955
Urban Consultant Mob: 027 236 8627
Canterbury Plains
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gitata
Cindy Hayward Mandy Marsh
Kim Miller
Urban Consultant Mob: 021 272 0202
TODAY
TUESDAY: Mostly fine. Strong gusty northwester.
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Urban Consultant Mob: 027 454 4745
TODAY: Morning cloud clearing. Tending northwest.
MONDAY: Becoming fine. Northwesterlies strengthening.
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ASHBURTON
Urban Consultant Mob: 027 438 2328
Ashburton Forecast TOMORROW: Mainly fine, evening southwest change few showers.
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METHVEN
Rural Consultant/ Urban Consultant Auctioneer Mob: 021 221 2544 Mob: 021 249 4644
Administrator 03 307 8317
Mid Canterbury Real Estate Ltd (A member of the First National Group) Licensed Agent (REAA 2008)
RANGIORA
Map for Saturday
Margaret Wilson Annette McCully Richard Quaid Mike Grant
Jarrod Ross
Sue Houston Narelle Usmar
Administration Property Manager Manager Mob: 027 697 6948 03 307 8317
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