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BY MYLES HUME

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The “blasé attitude” of Ashburton residents is hindering police attempts to bring down offenders linked to 50 home burglaries in three months.

The unprecedented spike across urban Ashburton has prompted pleas for the community to report suspicious behaviour immediately so police

can nab the syndicate of young adult offenders believed to be responsible.

Ashburton police intelligence officer Mark Prendergast said police were alerted to 50 home burglaries since the beginning of November, which recently spread from Hampstead and Netherby through to Allenton and Tinwald.

It is estimated there were just as many thefts from vehicles,

and 16 burglaries from commercial properties.

“As far as dwelling burglaries go, I haven’t seen it this high before,” Mr Prendergast said.

“We have identified a number of offenders, and we are trying hard to corral that group to the point where we can lay some charges and start making headway, and that’s just not happening at the speed we would like,” Mr Prendergast said.

“It’s disappointing the relaxed attitude a lot of Ashburton folk take to these sort of incidents.

“They are unhurried in reporting it, often we get these reports given to us the following day when we visit the area ... this blasé attitude is making it difficult for us to keep a lid on it.”

Mr Prendergast said police have a number of suspects, and had so far arrested another three

people, charging them with burglary. The youngest of those offenders was a 15-year-old.

Three others were previously arrested following an Oxford Street break in early last month.

However, police believe these offenders are part of a wider group.

Ashburton police can be contacted on 3078400, or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Westwood dresses Miss Piggy Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has a new client Miss Piggy. Disney film Muppets Most Wanted, starring Tina Fey and Ricky Gervais, features the characters on a mayhem-hit grand tour of Europe. Miss Piggy, who dons the ivory couture wedding gown in the movie, has been trying to convince Kermit the Frog to marry her for years but film bosses have kept mum about whether fans will see them finally manage to tie the knot. “Vivienne Westwood is fabulous-just like moi,” said Miss Piggy. “When I asked her to design this wedding dress for moi’s new movie ... she was thrilled and I was thrilled. The only one a bit ‘iffy’ about it was the frog.” The gown, teamed up with an ivory tulle veil, has “corset detailing and paillettes made from recycled plastic bottles”. British designer Westwood spoke about the gown: “The dress is one of my favourite styles. It’s called the Court dress and is inspired by 17th Century English royalty and the court of King Charles II. “It has been designed especially ... in a white pearl sequin fabric made from recycled water bottles. It’s the perfect choice for a royal sow.”

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Madonna launches skincare range in Japan Pop superstar Madonna has expanded her business empire by launching a skincare range. The Material Girl star teamed up with Japanese cosmetics company MTG to create MDNA Skin, which is described as an “innovative and revolutionary skin care brand created by Madonna”. The collection, which includes a face mask and skin serum, launches in Japan this week. Madonna has previously delved into the beauty industry by releasing her own fragrance, and her Material Girl teen clothing line includes a make-up range.

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INSIDE TODAY Sinkhole swallows Corvettes A sinkhole has collapsed part of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, damaging eight cars. Museum spokeswoman Katie Frassinelli said six of the cars were owned by the museum and two - a 1993 ZR-1 Spyder and a 2009 ZR1 Blue Devil - were on loan from General Motors. Spokeswoman Kim Lancaster said the hole opened up at about 5.40am, setting off an alarm and a call to the fire department. Frassinelli said no one was in the museum at the time. The fire department estimated the hole was about 13 metres across and up to 10 metres deep.

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Norwegian boy crashes car, poses as dwarf A 10-year-old Norwegian boy who took his toddler sister for a joy ride in the family car posed as a dwarf after ending up in a snowy ditch. The children had travelled about 10 kilometres towards their grandmother’s house when a snowplough driver saw the automatic car stuck in a ditch on a quiet country road in southeast Norway, according to the police. The boy told the snowplough driver they were on their way to their grandmother’s house, about 30 kilometres away.

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Inept cat an internet star A Christchurch cat’s hilariously inept attempt at jumping has picked up global news coverage and more than half a million views online. Christchurch man Jake Groves shot the YouTube video of his cat, Skimbles, trying to leap off a table. It shows a rather rotund Skimbles eyeing up a nearby windowsill – a fairly easy target for most cats – before inexplicably falling short. The video has picked up almost 590,000 views since it was posted two months ago. It has also attracted global news coverage after being posted on the Gawker website. Mr Groves is seemingly overwhelmed by his cat’s newfound fame.

He posted on Facebook on Monday: “Ha. Skimbles is up to 11,000 views on his fail.” By Tuesday, the number of views had soared. “My precious little Skimbles just broke 100,000 views on his fail. HE’S FAMOUS BABY!!!”

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■ ASHBURTON PEOPLE ON WAITING LISTS

Surgery delays frustrate GPs

By Toni Williams

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Ashburton GPs are becoming increasingly frustrated at the process people went through to get on to waiting lists – especially when people in pain had their quality of life affected.

Gym Company Medical’s Dr Penny Holdaway had urgent cases that had been bumped off and then sent back to her as a GP but “what am I supposed to do?”

“Personally, it’s horrible to see people in awful pain, and you know they are in awful pain

and you’re doing everything you can.”

She had aired her concerns and had them brought to the attention of the Minister of Health. But the Canterbury District Health Board said there was no funding.

“It’s frustrating because I have a number of people. It seems to be if you have got a hip and a knee then you are alright, but if you have got another joint it gets incredibly difficult.”

Yesterday the Guardian profiled her patient, Marj Greenaway, who had constant back pain.

Mrs Greenaway had made it on a list for surgery but was kicked off.

“If they don’t think (patients) are going to be seen in six months (patients) don’t get on the list,” said Dr Holdaway.

“If they are not seen in six months they can get bumped off.

“It’s possible there are more hips and knees being done which is great, but other joints are buried out in the community and people are really suffering.

“I’ve got a shoulder, an elbow and I’ve got Marj, all of whom are in incredible pain. It’s not fair.”

Ashburton GP spokesman Dr John Guthrie said there would always be problems with the health system having insufficient funding to meet all health needs.

It had created the current “rationing of resources” where those in most need would be treated first.

Dr Guthrie said hip and knee replacements were common operations so it was easy for politicians to produce statistics on increased numbers and extra funding. “(But) no built-in inflation adjustment is made for the fact that

with an ageing population the needs for such surgery is also increasing, so even though the funding is increasing often the waiting time does not decrease.”

He said patients with problems outside simple categories such as hips and knees did not fit nicely into the scoring system and scored poorly.

“These people were “returned to GP care”.

“Many times the condition is well beyond what a GP is able to do...leaving them to plead the patients’ case, waiting for the condition to deteriorate further and referring again.”

■ COAST TO COAST

Currie siblings eye Coast to Coast glory

By JonaThan leask

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Defending Coast to Coast champion Braden Currie and older brother Glen will this year be beaten to the finish line by their older sister Anna Johnson.

Three Curries are racing the Coast to Coast with Braden and Glen tipped to tussle with fivetime winner Richard Ussher in the longest day tomorrow, while Anna will contest the individual two-day event for the first time, starting today.

Anna doesn’t hold any hope of replicating her younger brothers’ efforts, aside from reaching the finish line in Sumner on Saturday.

“Their efforts are slightly different to what I want to achieve and I’ll leave them to the craziness,” Anna said.

She may not be able to do it as fast as her brothers but Anna can claim to be the first Currie to reach Sumner Beach if it all goes to plan.

“Getting there before them would be nice and I hope to cross it before they come anywhere near me. To me that would be a win.”

Anna has some experience in multisport events and having been a support crew member for her brothers knows what to expect as well as having two excellent sources for race tips.

The one thing she does know is that while she may be the first Currie across the line, the brothers won’t be holding back.

“It’s race day so whether they are brothers or not, they are just another competitor they are looking to beat.

“They have trained together and talked things through and

The Currie clan (from left) Braden, Anna and Glenn will all compete in the Coast to Coast this weekend.

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been each other’s biggest supporters - but don’t get them wrong, when that horn sounds [tomorrow] morning, they’ll be fighting against each other that’s for sure.”

Braden is out to defend his longest day title and will have Ussher to contend with as well as Glen who came in third in 2011. The brothers were focused on their own task at hand

but also excited for their sister.

“My biggest fear is her time

being faster than mine,” Glen said.

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Wanted man evades police

New pharmacist The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) has appointed an antimicrobial pharmacist with a long-term goal of preventing antibiotic resistance in the future.

The pharmacist was appointed in October. Her work targeted the appropriated use of antibiotics and was expected to save the CDHB around $200,000 a year on antibiotic costs for patients.

The first focus was to reduce expenditure on intravenous clarithromycin for hospitalised patients with community acquired pneumonia, by switching to an oral treatment. It was considered effective and was cheaper. The change was on track to save around $75,000 a year.

Holistic medicine Wanted to arrest: Christopher Quinton.

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Ashburtonians following holistic medicine may be interested in attending a lecture by the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends. The late Bruno Groening taught how people could absorb natural power to heal. During the presentation people will report on their own healing experiences. It will be held at the Canterbury Horticultural Society PC Browne Room, South Hagley Park, Christchurch on March 13 at 7pm.

By Erin TaskEr

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Ashburton police have released the name and a photograph of a man they spent hours unsuccessfully searching for on Wednesday night.

Armed police swarmed on a number of houses around Ashburton on Wednesday night as they hunted for Christopher Allan Esmy Quinton – who has a warrant out for his arrest and is continuing to evade capture.

Police are now calling for members of the public to keep an eye out for him and help them to track him down.

Ashburton police and members of the armed offenders’ squad executed search warrants at a number of Ashburton addresses on Wednesday

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Armed police outside an Allens Road address on Wednesday night.

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night but were unsuccessful in finding him. They were first seen on Dobson Street and then Allens Road at about 7.30pm, followed by Andrew Street at about 8.30pm. They were later spotted on Collins Street at around 10pm.

Ashburton police CIB detective sergeant Jennifer Hooke

said searches were part of the hunt for Quinton but he was not located. “(Quinton) is aware the police are looking for him and he continues to hide in the community,” she said.

They hope that by releasing his name and photograph, the public might be able to assist

in locating him. Police have not released details about why Quinton is wanted by police, other than to say there’s a warrant out for his arrest.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Leigh Jenkins at Ashburton police on (03) 307-8416.

A man has been taken to hospital with burns after his lawnmower exploded in Auckland yesterday.

Emergency services were called to a Mangere address just before 11am. The man suffered serious burns to his body and was taken to Middlemore Hospital in a serious condition. A Fire Service spokesman said firefighters attended the incident briefly. It was not clear what caused the explosion.

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■ INTERNATIONAL PHONE SCAMMERS

Scammers again target Mid Canterbury consumers

By MylEs HuME

DEALING WITH PHONE SCAMS

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International scammers are targeting Mid Canterbury once again, with residents frustrated at a sudden spike of phone calls warning them they have computer problems.

Ashburton police say they aware of the spate in international scam phone calls, and are advising residents to hang up straight away.

A spokesperson said the scammers have been known to ask for credit card details and other information to access private computers to gain personal information.

An Ashburton resident, who did not want to be named, said during the past two weeks she had received up to four phone calls in the evening from 5pm, and now she is fed up.

“At first we just hung up on them, they were saying the whole ‘there’s problem with

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your computer’ thing, then I told them I did not have a computer and I even got to the point when I said I was going to report them to the police but they still keep ringing,” she said.

The resident said there was sometimes long pauses before a distant-sounding voice came in.

Other angry Mid Cantabrians took to the Guardian’s Facebook page to vent their frustration, with some receiving phone calls

in the small hours of the morning.

“I have had three late night phone calls in last three weeks,” resident Liz McIntosh said.

Jen Champness asked why the phone companies were not doing anything about it.

“I’ve had about three calls a week. Just silence on the other end so I hang up. It’s very spooky ... why doesn’t Telecom stamp it out,” she wrote.

■ Kylee Hurst: We tell them we don’t have a computer and they have no idea what to say lol.

■ Rachel McKeich: Yip as soon as the long pause is over when I answer the phone ... I say not interested and hang up!

■ Emma Harmer: We just lead them on and pretend to follow their instruction. Iv also said il go get the computer and leave them on the line while i carry on with house work . They have got bad in the last few weeks. And ring very late.

■ Noeline Sapwell: I have had so many it is annoying, i now tell them they need serious medical help then tell them to phone their mother or grandmother and check out their computers.

They do not like that at all......

■ Patrice Hammond: We have had numerous calls, just tell then to bugger off each time.

■ Aimie Timbs-Paulin: Yes they have rung me twice, I told them I don’t have a PC.

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■ ASHBURTON’S FAMILY HEALTH HUB

Health hub moves slowly forward

By Toni Williams

Toni.w@Theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton’s proposed family health hub inches forward with the district health board now reviewing tenders from people wanting to build and operate an Integrated Family Health Centre on the Ashburton Hospital site.

The board called for expressions of interest from people interested in taking on the project.

Tenders closed last month.

The exact number of interested parties was not disclosed.

Canterbury District Health Board chief executive David Meates said yesterday tenders had been received and would be reviewed.

“We have received tenders and consideration of those will be based around several factors including scope and capability of service delivery.”

Mr Meates expected to make an announcement in the “coming months”.

The idea for the health hub was first mooted earlier last year when the $8.7 million rebuild started at Ashburton Hospital.

The area of land where the two-storey brick outpatients building stands would be left vacant when the rebuild project was completed and was tagged as the possible family health centre site.

A proposal released by the CDHB, said surplus hospital land and possibly buildings could be leased to a private de-

veloper for the family health centre.

More than 80 per cent of the people who made submissions on the proposal in August believed it would improve accessibility to a wide range of health services.

It was envisioned the centre would be used by several general practitioners as well as a range of support health services.

Building the centre in the hospital grounds created opportunities to enhance integration

between general practice and hospital based services.

The need for change in the primary health care delivery in Ashburton was driven by several factors, including an ageing population, ageing work force and a difficulty attracting GPs to the district.

It was planned that general practice and pharmacy would be the centre’s core business with other services added as the community required.

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Big plans for West Street site Plans have been unveiled for a two-storey commercial building on the corner of Queens Drive and State Highway 1.

By sue neWman

sue.n@Theguardian.co.nz

The commercialisation of West Street continues with a developer unveiling plans for a twostorey commercial building on the corner of Queens Drive and State Highway 1.

The two lots, owned by Queens Drive Properties Ltd, are currently zoned residential but the applicant plans to rede-

velop the area for passive commercial activities such as banking, insurance and office space.

The application has been lodged by Urbis Ashburton Ltd, with company principal David Harford confirming that the proposed development was an alternative to an original medical centre planned on the site.

With the Canterbury District Health Board planning a medical centre in the grounds of

Ashburton Hospital, the site’s owner had opted for an alternative use, Mr Harford said.

Because the commercial building was planned for two residential sites, Mr Harford said a resource consent would be needed for several reasons including a zone change, car parking short fall, siting in relation to neighbouring boundaries and in relation to road boundaries.

“It’s about protecting the resi-

dential amenity of the site and the land owner neighbours also have to be considered,” he said.

The face of West Street, however was changing with the strip of land from Saunders Road almost to Queens Drive now almost exclusively used as commercial space, Mr Harford said.

The proposed office complex was not planned to include retail space and in terms of activity, most of this would be confined

to business hours.

It would adjoin Canterbury Vets and Robert Harris Café to the north.

If resource consent is granted two residential properties fronting Queens Drive will be demolished.

The site covers 2109 square metres with the new building estimated to cover 1386 square metres of this.

■ MURDER TRIAL

Court finds Scollay guilty of manslaughter

By KurT Bayer Moments after Lucille Scollay had been found guilty of manslaughter, by stabbing her husband through the heart, both her family and her victim’s gasped with unbridled relief.

The Scollay murder trial at the High Court in Christchurch took just three days to reach a verdict.

It wasn’t just the trial’s brevity which made it rather unique:

both families were united in their support for Mrs Scollay.

“It’s just such an incredibly sad, sad story,” one family member commented.

A joint statement released by the families after she was cleared of murder, but found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter, stated: “The family of Guy Scollay hold no animosity towards Lucille for this tragedy.

“The family of Lucille Scollay are deeply saddened. A son is

lost, a wife has lost her husband, and a young man will now have to be without both father and mother.”

The couple’s only child, Louis Augustus, declined an approach to be interviewed. He still supports his mum. After giving his evidence on the first day of the trial, he hugged her in court.

She sobbed and apologised to him for putting him through such an ordeal.

The 45-year-old admitted

stabbing Mr Scollay as he slept during the early hours of February 10 last year. But she denied meaning to kill him.

Her defence claimed she only wanted to somehow shake her deeply depressed 48-year-old husband out of his funk and make him realise just how “desperate” their lives had become.

Mrs Scollay had become highly frustrated and dissatisfied with their lives, the court heard.

Her husband became pro-

foundly depressed shortly after the birth of Louis 20 years ago.

Mr Scollay was on anti-depressant medication, the methadone programme, barely left their house suffering undiagnosed agoraphobia, and was essentially bedridden with scabies - his only release was smoking cannabis. His dramatic withdrawal from society and his refusal to attend family functions sent his wife into her own deep despair.

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■ MID CANTERBURY FISHING SEASON

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Poor start to fishing season Mother

By SuSan SandyS

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Mid Canterbury anglers are hoping this year’s fishing season starts to pick up after poor returns so far.

Flooding throughout late December and January meant anglers were out of luck catching any fish which may have been in the river, and now rivers are too low and clear, with few fishing holes.

Central South Island Fish and Game officer Mark Webb said the season had been “pretty slow”. Last year’s season had been relatively good in comparison, but seasons over the last 13 years generally had not been as good as the 20 years before that.

“This year is shaping up to not be a very good one for that last 13-year period, but it’s still within the range of what we

have been getting in the last 13 years,” Mr Webb said.

This was despite Fish and Game undertaking a number of measures such as stream improvement, installing fish deflection screens at the RDR, and hatchery releases.

Catch numbers and the weight of fish caught this year seemed to indicate there could be issues with feeding conditions at sea. The two to three

year old “year class” of salmon usually made up the bulk of the run generally, however this year there were fewer of that year class, and those which had been caught from that year class were not in prime condition. The salmon fishing season has now passed its traditional January peak, however anglers have until the season ends in late March to keep trying their luck.

■ DEEP SEA OIL DRILLING

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Ashburton’s Katie Esler is holding a rally dubbed Banners on the Beach in opposition to deep sea oil drilling of the South Island east coast.

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Ashburton rally against deep sea drilling

By MyleS HuMe

Myles.h@theguardian.co.nz

A rally in opposition to deep sea oil drilling in Ashburton will take place as a Texan oil giant begins to drill off the South Island’s east coast.

Banners on the Beach – Ashburton will be one of 18 Greenpeace-associated gatherings throughout the South Island at noon on Saturday, as they look to raise awareness over the environmental risks of deep sea oil drilling by American company Anadarko off the east coast, while promoting better use of

renewable energy.

Ashburton’s Katie Esler is organising the local rally to be held on the green outside the Ashburton courthouse, taking place as the Anadarko drillship the Noble Bob Douglas arrived 60km off the Dunedin coast this week to begin drilling a deep sea oil and gas exploration well.

“Oil drilling is costly, risky and will ultimately assist towards catastrophic climate change,” Mrs Esler said.

She hoped about 30 people would turn up to Saturday’s rally, with more than 10 anti-

deep sea drilling signs already painted up for other concerned residents to hold up as a symbol of their opposition.

“This is something that affects us all, standing up for our oceans and climate has never been more important.

“There is no future in oil, New Zealand must build a future on a smart clean economy,” Mrs Esler said.

The Anadarko oil expedition recently made a move to the Canterbury basin after failing to find oil off the Taranaki coast, where they were also met with strong opposition.

The Government strongly supports oil and gas exploration off New Zealand coasts.

The company says it has been in New Zealand since 2008 and hopes drilling oil will provide a boost to the New Zealand economy, while taking “the utmost care” for the safety and protection of New Zealand’s environment.

Mrs Esler disagreed.

“A huge portion of our export revenue and 50 per cent of all New Zealand jobs rely on our clean green reputation and clean energy creates four times more jobs than oil.”

of Nia Glassie paroled

The mother of tortured Rotorua three-year-old Nia Glassie will be released from prison after being granted parole.

The Parole Board released its decision yesterday, which said Lisa Michelle Kuka did not pose an undue risk to the community and that she would be released from prison on April 7.

Kuka started her nine-year sentence for the manslaughter of her daughter on February 4, 2009.

Her then partner, Wiremu Curtis, and his brother Michael were sentenced to life imprisonment for the little girl’s murder.

Nia Glassie died on August 3, 2007, from head injuries after being repeatedly kicked.

She had been subjected to ongoing abuse, usually when her mother was out at work, including being put in a clothes dryer, hung on a clothesline and spun around, used in wrestling moves, having objects thrown at her and being subjected to cold baths.

Kuka did not take baby Nia to hospital, and was found guilty of manslaughter on the basis she failed in her duties as a parent protect her and provide care.

The Parole Board’s decision said Kuka had completed several programmes while in prison and had worked on the external grounds crew and was regarded as an exemplary worker.

More recently she had been engaged with the “release to work” programme for several months. “Her behaviour is described in exemplary terms,” the decision said.

A psychological report assessed her as being at a low risk of reoffending and the board said she had made “significant progress” over the latter half of her sentence.

“She has demonstrated awareness of situations that may pose a risk if she were to be released and has adequate plans and strategies to deal with them.”

Before her release she will be allowed home leave to give her the opportunity to spend time at her residence first.

The board imposed several conditions on her release, including that she not have any communication or contact with her children without the approval of her probation officer.

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■ VALENTINE’S DAY

Just another day

By Erin TaskEr

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

Today is the international day of romance. It’s Valentine’s Day. For some it will be a day of lavish gifts and expensive dinners, while for others it will just be another day.

In Mid Canterbury, for many people it’s most likely to be the latter. A poll conducted via the Guardian’s website asked people if they planned to do anything special for their special someone this Valentine’s Day and the majority of people answered no.

The Guardian also took to the streets of Ashburton yesterday to ask people what Valentine’s Day meant to them, and most said Valentine’s Day was just another day.

And they’re not alone. A Colmar Brunton survery has revealed that 41 per cent of respondents will not spend a penny on Valentine’s Day. Just 15 per cent said they would splash out $100 or more.

Those who do receive gifts today around New Zealand are more likely to be women, according to the survey, and those women are clear about what gifts they want.

When asked about their dream gifts

women rated jewellery (26 per cent) as the top choice followed by flowers (16 per cent) and Colmar Brunton’s innovation and business development director Vanessa Clark said the men surveyed appeared to know what the women in their lives wanted.

“Flowers (18 per cent) and jewellery (8 per cent) are the top two gifts men are buying so it appears a good number of them are in sync with their partners.”

Men, on the other hand rated their ideal Valentine’s gifts as a holiday or a trip overseas (10 per cent), love and affection (9 per cent) and a new car (8 per cent).

“The fact that love and affection rates almost as highly as travel raises the question of whether men are more romantic than they are often given credit for, or some of them simply feel starved of affection,” Ms Clark says.

While a majority of both men and women surveyed (54 per cent) said couples should plan the Valentine’s Day celebration together, most men (57 per cent) expect to foot the bill on their own.

The good news for men is that many women are coming around to the idea of splitting the cost of Valentine’s Day celebrations, according to the survey.

Today is Valentine’s Day and the Guardian’s Erin Tasker took to the streets of Ashburton to find out what people thought of the day of romance, and whether they were doing anything special to mark it.

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Amanda Colquhoun “I don’t believe in it. Like my husband says, every day is like Valentine’s Day.”

Kate Shaw “I think it should be every day, but that’s not always the case so it’s nice to have a day to make another person feel special. I’ve already got a new watch, romantic tear-jerking Fairlie Matsinger card and a new rose bush “I just think it’s a lot of and it’s not even Valen- commercial nonsense. It’s tine’s Day yet.” just another day.”

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In brief

Little set to visit Ashburton

By SuSan SandyS

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Labour list MP Andrew Little will visit Ashburton this month as the party prepares to challenge National’s stronghold on the Rangitata electorate.

The Rangitata Labour Electorate Committee (LEC) has invited the party’s justice and labour spokesman to be guest speaker at its first monthly meeting of the year.

Mr Little will visit Timaru in the morning of February 24, and then Ashburton in the

afternoon, before attending the LEC meeting in Ashburton that night.

LEC chairman Glen Cameron said the committee wanted to question Mr Little on a number of topics, including how the party should go about bringing local issues before the house in Parliament.

Meanwhile, the party is confident it will win the Rangitata electorate in the election later this year.

Nominations for Labour candidates must be in by February

28, and so far none have been received.

Mr Cameron said there had been plenty of interest from more than one potential candidate.

They were sizing up the role and giving it some thought, and traditionally nominations came in just one or two days before closing date.

“There’s been a strong interest,” Mr Cameron said.

The party saw potential for increasing its support in rural areas where there were a lot of

hard workers, but also a lot of hardship.

“I think there’s a bit of a need for change now,” Mr Cameron said.

While the electorate was traditionally National, it would not necessarily take a huge swing in voters to see that change. As an example, he said at the 1996 election there had only been about 600 votes between strong Labour candidate Geoff Stone and National’s Jenny Shipley, in what was then the Rakaia electorate.

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■ TERRACE VIEW BLESSING

Complaints over ‘blackmail’

Retirement village blessed

By adam Bennett Consumers would be the ultimate losers if supermarkets were extracting retrospective payments from their suppliers, Commerce Minister Craig Foss said yesterday.

Labour’s economic development spokesman Shane Jones yesterday confirmed he had written a formal letter of complaint to competition watchdog the Commerce Commission over his allegations in Parliament that Australian owned chain Countdown was “blackmailing” its suppliers.

Mr Jones says suppliers claim they had been told by Countdown to make retrospective payments to cover historic losses on their products or face having the products removed from supermarket shelves.

Mr Foss yesterday said he was taking Mr Jones’ allegations seriously.

“It is for that reason that I’ve written to the Commerce Commission to bring it to their attention so that I’m kept informed of their activity in this space. I’m concerned about allegations that harm New Zealand consumers ... it may end up resulting in less competitive markets supplying the supermarkets.

Mr Foss said Mr Jones’ allegations were the first he’d heard of suppliers being tapped for retrospective payments by supermarkets.

He had previously heard of “heavy handed tactics” being used on suppliers by supermarkets but “nothing of the significance of the allegations yesterday”.

- APNZ

Prayers were said, blessings bestowed and hymns sung at Terrace View Retirement Village yesterday as residents celebrated with staff, their new lives in a new home.

Tewera King from Arowhenua Marae said the blessing would ensure the complex would be a warm, safe and happy home for those who lived there.

“I’m here to ask for some favours from the big guy above; we’re doing this to include everyone here because this is your home,” he told residents.

While it was traditional to walk through a new building to ensure every part of it was blessed, Mr King said he would be breaking with tradition.

“I’m going to take all the prayers and blessings said here today and because this is such a big place I’ll just take the blessings and send them all around the building,” he said.

Father Geoff Gray and ministry assistant Dellwyn Moylan offered prayers and readings before complex manager Karen Harris lit a celebration candle. The candle lighting event would become an annual celebration, she said.

It’s a day for dogs in Ashburton tomorrow. It’s time for Ashburton’s Dog Day Out, a free community event for dogs and their owners.

There will be plenty of activities for the dogs, competitions, stalls, giveaways and free advice on offer.

Dogs and their owners are urged to head along to the Riverside Industrial Park between 11am and 1pm tomorrow to join in the fun.

Rush takes over store Rugby sevens legend Eric Rush has traded the footy field for the supermarket floor after buying Kaikohe’s New World supermarket.

Kaeo-born Rush, who captained the New Zealand Rugby Sevens team to six consecutive world titles, took ownership of the store this month. He said he was looking forward to returning to the north and being closer to his childhood home and community.

Kaikohe’s previous New World was destroyed by a fire in November 2005. The $10 million replacement opened a year later.

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22 homes available Twenty-two rental homes have been made available to needy families in South Auckland. The houses, located in Mangere, were opened by Housing Minister Nick Smith and Pacific Island Affairs Minister Sam Lotu-Iiga yesterday, as part of the Government’s community housing programme.

Mr Lotu-Iiga said the development was targeted at Pacific families.

“Our households are often larger and so we need bigger houses.

Those houses tend to be more expensive and so it’s good to see that this project will be providing homes at an affordable cost for those families who really need it.”

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Call to scrap video TV3 news anchor Hilary Barry has become the latest high-profile New Zealander to hit out at Air New Zealand’s new safety video.

The video, produced in conjunction with American magazine Sports Illustrated, features four scantilyclad swimsuit models. The risque approach has hit headlines around the world, and forced Air New Zealand to defend its choice to make the video. Speaking on RadioLive yesterday, Barry called on the carrier to scrap the video.

“I think it’s highly inappropriate, sexualised, objectifies women, demeaning, it’s just appalling.

“They should truly, cut their losses, take it down immediately,” she said.

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Hadlee quiet over Cairns’ claims Former New Zealand cricket great Sir Richard Hadlee has refused to comment on criticisms levelled at him by Chris Cairns.

Cairns named Sir Richard as one of the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) board members

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who had questions to answer when he hit out earlier this week against his treatment during an investigation into match fixing.

Cairns was named in December as one of three former New Zealand cricketers being

investigated over claims of fixing in three countries - allegations he vehemently denies.

On Sunday he hit out at cricket bosses saying the investigation had been slow, unjust and had allowed rumour and speculation to flourish.

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Man fails to appear A man who was due to be sentenced for assaulting Lance Scullin - who was later found dead near his house - failed to appear in Tauranga District Court yesterday. Last month Mihaka Ratahi, 21, admitted assault with a blunt instrument and he was due to appear in court for sentencing yesterday. Mr Scullin, 50, was found dead in the yard of his Kesteven Road property on December 1. Ratahi has admitted assaulting Mr Scullin with a onemetre piece of wooden fence paling the evening before he died.

Mr Scullin was attacked outside his home.

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Son’s murder ‘planned’

By Steve LiLLeBuen An estranged father who bashed and stabbed his son to death at a Melbourne cricket practice session started screaming “shoot me” when police arrived.

Parents and children realised something was wrong when the boy, Luke Batty, collapsed while practising in the nets with his 54-year-old father.

Witnesses called an ambulance to help the 11-year-old boy as junior practice was winding down at the Tyabb cricket ground, on the Mornington Peninsula.

But it became clear to those still at the oval on Wednesday evening that the boy’s injuries were not an accident when the father began threatening paramedics with a knife, police have told AAP. It’s believed the man had struck his son in the head with a cricket bat before stabbing him.

When four uniformed officers arrived minutes later, the man shouted “shoot me” and was sprayed with capsicum foam.

The foam had no effect, the man refused orders to drop the knife and then rushed one of the officers until he was shot once in the chest, police said.

The father then fought with paramedics and police as they tried to take him to hospital, where he later died.

“We’ve had an absolute tragedy here,” said Victoria Police Commander Doug Fryer.

There were no signs of an argument between the boy and his father before the brutal attack.

But police believe the father had planned the boy’s killing and wanted to have himself killed in a suicide-by-cop. He was known to have a violent temper and a history of problems.

Detectives have noted that he lived in Chelsea Heights and would have needed to drive 30km to get to the Tyabb oval, all the while being armed with a knife.

The boy’s mother was at the oval when her estranged husband killed their son.

Rosie Batty has recalled how her son had even asked to spend five more minutes playing with his father, and she didn’t have any reason to be concerned.

She said she’s in shock and disbelief at what’s happened.

“The only two people who love their son more than anyone, is their mother and father,” she told News Corp Australia.

“No one loved Luke more than his father. No one loved Luke more than me - we both loved him.”

The boy was an only child and shared a beautiful bond with his mother, said Gill Metzen, who knew Luke when he attended the Tyabb Childcare Centre for

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Luke Batty: “He was a gorgeous kid and her world’s gone.”

about three years. “He was just a bundle of joy, he was a nice little kid,” she told AAP. She said the boy’s father, however, was known to have issues and she believed he was homeless and living in his car for a time.

“I just can’t find words, it’s horrific,” she said.

“He was a gorgeous kid and her world’s gone, basically.”

Luke was in year six at Flinders Christian College and the school has brought in extra counsellors and chaplains to support students.

Wayne Carter, the boy’s former cub leader, said Luke was an enthusiastic and determined member of the scouting club

who would be sorely missed.

“He would give anything a try, even if it didn’t quite work the first time,” Mr Carter told Fairfax Radio.

“He embraced everything he did with gusto.”

Locals in the small community in Melbourne’s southeast are reeling.

Wally Rachid showed up at the oval on Thursday with his 10-year old son Jad to lay a purple bouquet near the goal posts.

“Shocking, absolutely shocking,” he told reporters.

“It’s a big loss for the whole town, the whole area.”

An “R.I.P. Luke Batty” page set up on Facebook has attracted thousands of ‘likes’. - AAP

■ SAN SALVADOR

Salvadoran castaway says ships ignored him The castaway who survived 13 months adrift in the Pacific says several ships passed by during his ordeal but they ignored his cries for help.

As Salvadoran Health Minister Maria Isabel Rodriguez relayed a new chapter in Jose Salvador Alvarenga’s amazing tale yesterday, the fisherman urged journalists to leave him in peace so that he can recover from his 12,500km odyssey.

Alvarenga, 37, spent his first full day back in his homeland in a hospital near San Salvador, where doctors said he was in impressive physical shape but needed psychological attention.

“He told us that he almost lost any hope of returning to the world because he did not get support,” Rodriguez told a news conference.

“He told us how several boats

passed by, including close to him. He asked for help and they did not want to help him.”

One ship’s crew waved back at him but did not stop to help the shaggy-haired castaway, who was only in his underwear, she said.

Another came so close that “it almost destroyed his little boat because it passed next to him,” Rodriguez said.

Alvarenga says he set off on an ill-fated shark fishing trip off southern Mexico in late 2012, floating in a seven-metre fibreglass boat before washing ashore in the Marshall Islands on January 30.

A 24-year-old crewmate died four months into the voyage, unable to stomach a diet that was limited to rainwater, urine, turtle blood, raw fish and bird flesh, according to Alvarenga. - AFP

A powerful car bomb attack on a police van in Pakistan’s commercial hub of Karachi has killed at least eight policemen and injured at least 36 others. “Apparently an explosive-laden car hit the police van transporting officials for security duty,” Muhammad Iqbal, a senior police official, said. Doctor Semi Jamali at Karachi’s Jinnah hospital confirmed that they had received eight bodies from the attack. At least 36 injured officers were hospitalised, 10 of whom were in critical condition, she said. - AFP

A US judge has set a November trial date for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the chief suspect accused of bombing last year’s Boston marathon, killing three people and wounding 260 others. The trial, which is likely to attract global media interest, will begin on November 3 and could last several months, US District Judge George O’Toole ruled yesterday.

The April 15 bomb attacks near the finish line of the Boston marathon reignited traumatic memories of the September 11, 2001 attacks. US prosecutors are seeking the death - AFP penalty.

Sydney stadium upgrade Sydney’s ANZ Stadium will not shut during a planned but unfunded $250 million upgrade to install a retractable roof and moveable stands at the Olympic venue. The ambitious construction project could begin in 2015 - the same year the venue is expected to host a series of prestigious and valuable events, including key parts of the showpiece Asian Cup soccer competition. The venue is also expected to host a series of national and international events through 2015, including the Sydney Swans, numerous NRL clubs, the Wallabies, A-League Allstars, T20 and State of Origin matches. - AAP

‘No chance of coup’ Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to tighten security in cities across the country after protests against his government turned deadly, killing three people and injuring 26 others. “There will be no coup d’etat in Venezuela; you can rest assured. Democracy will continue, and the revolution will continue,” Maduro said yesterday. “I have given clear instructions to state security agencies to secure the country’s main cities. Anyone who goes out to try to carry out violence will be arrested.”

- AFP

Rover roving again

Police check a 7-metre fishing boat of Jose Salvador Alvarenga after it was pulled onto the shore following his rescue, on Marshall Islands. ap photo

China’s troubled Jade Rabbit lunar rover has survived a bitterly cold 14-day lunar night, prompting hopes it can be repaired after a malfunction last month. The problem was a setback for Beijing’s ambitious military-run space programme, which includes plans for a permanent orbiting station by 2020 and eventually sending a human to the moon.

“The rover stands a chance of being saved as it is still alive,” Pei Zhaoyu, spokesman for China’s lunar probe programme told the official news agency Xinhua.

The rover is named Yutu or Jade Rabbit after the pet of Chang’e, the goddess of the moon.

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OUR VIEW

Dotcom’s big impact Coen Lammers EDITOR

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t is astonishing how a giant German bloke has been able to catapult himself into the centre of New Zealand politics.

Kim Dotcom, a relatively recent arrival on a resident’s visa, has continued to make national headlines ever since the raid on his rented mansion.

What started as an international extradition procedure around the illegal downloading of music and videos has since morphed into a politcal soap opera.

The German internet millionaire seems to enjoy playing games with our political leaders, whether it is arguing with our Prime Minister in select committee, funding election campaigns or just inviting them over for a cuppa at his mansion.

Mr Dotcom is a businessman who is currently trying to avoid jail time in the United States and you have to wonder about his real interest in our political process.

Naturally, he is trying to get onside with those who may help him avoid extradition to the US, but he also just seems to enjoy the limelight and the political carnage he has caused.

Thanks to this previously anonymous German, John Key has had to defend our security services and his own involvement, John Banks is facing court proceedings over campaign gifts and now Greens leader Russel Norman is challenged over possible deals with Mr Dotcom to abandon plans for his own political party.

Mr Dotcom’s substantial frame is also casting a shadow over Winston Peters who is refusing to acknowledge or deny whether he has visited the now famous mansion. Or is Mr Peters struck with the same bout of amnesia that previously hit Mr Key, Mr Banks and now also Mr Norman, who somehow struggled to remember whether he had visited the giant man in his enormous palace.

It is surprising that the Greens saw Dotcom’s Internet Party as such a threat to their votes that they considered doing a deal that would move him out of the election picture.

Whatever the arrangment may entail, the saga has not covered the Greens and Mr Norman in any glory and may have cost them more votes than any Internet Party ever would have done.

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hat an amazing test match victory by the New Zealand Cricket team over India! Surely all those Brendon McCullum bashers will now give the guy a break?

This side has gained momentum and self-belief under his captaincy and now looks like a side that on their day could beat any side in the world. I’m not fully convinced they are a team you can rely on to play good consistent cricket just yet though, but isn’t that part of the fun of supporting them?

It could be worse, you could be a Hurricanes or Warriors supporter!

McCullum is a risk taker, a punter. He plays a lot on instinct, and gut feel about a player or situation. He makes things happen, one way or the other.

I totally back his decision not to enforce the follow on, he obviously didn’t count on his batsmen performing so poorly.

One must ask how would they have gone batting last on a wearing wicket? His 224 in the first innings proved once again he is a quality player in tests and in the shorter formats.

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tion of New Zealand is around 4.2 million compared with India’s 1.27 BILLION. There’s a few more players to choose from there!

Cricket was first played in India in 1721. The first reported game of cricket in New Zealand was between some boys in 1832. A 111 year HEAD START!!

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popular sport in India followed by football and field hockey.

Cricket is in the top three favourite sports in New Zealand behind rugby and about the same as netball.

We punch well above our weight! Any win over India should be well and truly celebrated!

When you look at the side on paper though, it’s a team that stacks up well. I’m not completely convinced Fulton and Rutherford are set in stone as our openers but both have done enough to keep them for now and you can’t go changing a winning side eh?

I do like the right and lefthand combination too. I think Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor are class acts and both could go on to be our best batsmen ever.

Both look like they have so much time and now Taylor (under Martin Crowe’s guidance) has dropped the slog sweep to cow corner, both players look settled at the crease and value their wickets greatly.

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ation. Keeper Watling offers a lot of game and will score some test hundreds at number seven in the years to come.

Trent Boult and Tim Southee can both swing the ball and there aren’t too many batsmen around the world who like the ball tailing around at all.

Neil Wagner offers you ticker.

Looks like he’s got the heart of a lion and just wants to run in and bowl with all he’s got ball after ball, all day.

There’s been a bit of talk about Ish Sodhi being exposed to test cricket too early. Rubbish! He’s an exciting talent, get him amongst it.

I recall people saying this sort of thing about another fella who made his debut at 16, but he went okay, Sachin something or rather was his name.

Till next week.

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Positive outlook for Kiwi banks

By TaMsyN Parker New Zealand’s banking sector is likely to face low credit losses over the next few years but remains at risk from persistent house price inflation and a sharp property price correction, according to Standard & Poor’s.

The international credit rating agency released its latest outlook for the sector today.

Credit analyst Nico De Lange said his base case expectation was that the strong profitability performance of New Zealand’s major banks would be underpinned by a relatively low level of credit losses over the next two to three years.

But a key downside risk was a sharp fall in property prices which could be triggered by an external shock to the New Zealand economy.

“Consequently, we consider the stand-alone credit profiles of all banks and credit unions

in New Zealand as remaining subject to negative pressures, as reflected in a negative rating outlook on a number of these banks and credit unions.”

De Lange said one example of an issue that could weaken the New Zealand economy was a large fall in terms of trade that would potentially damage

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4,873.53

+3.56

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5,243.34

+6.21

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5,308.1

–2.0

–0.04%

At close of trading on February 13, 2014

 Dow Jones Indust.

15,963.94 –30.83 –0.19%

At close of trading on February 12, 2014

 FTSE 100 index

6,675.03

+2.37

+0.04%

At close of trading on February 12, 2014

 Nikkei 225 index

14,534.74 –265.32 –1.79%

At close of trading on February 13, 2014

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Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

1,289.5

London – $US/ounce

+7.5

 Silver

20.2

+0.59%

London – $US/ounce

+0.03

+0.15%

 Copper London – $US/tonne

7,174.5

+54.5

+0.77%

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growth, which in turn should help in ultimately containing the growth in house prices.”

The analyst also remained concerned about New Zealand banks high reliance on external funding.

“We hold that a high reliance on external funding is a key weakness of the New Zealand banking system, with net banking sector external debt funding about 32 per cent of system-wide domestic loans.”

While dependence on offshore funding had reduced since 2010 increasing credit growth would likely increase it again, he said.

“In our view, any disruption in the offshore wholesale funding markets might be to the detriment of the cost and availability of funding for banks.

A potential scenario includes a euro zone crisis that causes a dislocation in international funding markets.” - NZ Herald

■ LIC ANNUAL REPORT

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export earnings, business and consumer confidence and ultimately the labour market and households.

“We are of the view that a hard landing in China could potentially have a material impact on the New Zealand banking system; that said we consider the probability of a hard land-

ing to be low.

“We note that China is New Zealand’s second largest trading partner (after Australia), therefore, New Zealand has both a direct and indirect exposure (through Australia) to China.

“In our view New Zealand’s direct exposure is primarily through soft commodity prices which could fall sharply in a hard landing scenario.”

But De Lange said the introduction of the Reserve Bank’s speed limits on home lending and pending interest rate rises could be enough to slow down house price inflation.

“We expect that the implementation of the “speed limits” and higher capital requirements for high loan to value ratio lending recently introduced by the RBNZ may be enough to contribute to a tightening of lending criteria, thereby slowing down of household credit

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Livestock Improvement Corporation has posted revenue of $135.2 million for the six months to November 2013, on the back of a strong half-year performance.

The result was up on the $131.7m revenue for the same period in 2012.

LIC chairman Murray King attributed the good performance to high milk prices and stable weather patterns, which

had enabled farmers to increase investment in animal management and farm performance tools.

Mr King said technology was developing at an unprecedented rate and farmers were faced with a bewildering array of technologies to manage a varied set of challenges.

“New Zealand dairy farmers have some of the highest usage rates of technology in the world,” he said.

“We have embarked on a multi-year, multimillion-dollar

rebuild of our databases and IT infrastructure to future-proof our ability to deliver innovative products and services which will enable Kiwi farmers to maintain their standing as the best in the world.”

The rebuild resulted in net profit after tax decreasing by 10.25 per cent from $30m in 2012 to $26.9m. LIC’s biological assets were not revalued.

The company’s balance sheet had a total equity of $219.6m compared to $214.6m in November 2012.

■ SIXTEENTH STRAIGHT MONTH OF RISES

Manufacturing keeps expanding New Zealand manufacturing activity expanded for a 16th straight month in January, driven by new orders and production, suggesting the relatively strong Kiwi dollar hasn’t been enough to dent activity.

The BNZ-BusinessNZ seasonally adjusted performance of manufacturing index slipped to 56.2 last month from 56.4 in December.

The PMI was at 55 in January 2013. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector.

New orders eased to 60.2 from 61.4 in December, having held above 60 in six of the past seven months. Production rose to 59.5 from 57.2.

The strength of the New Zealand dollar against its Australian counterpart is expected

to be a key theme for earnings season as it erodes the value of sales across the Tasman.

Still, while respondents to the PMI survey noted the high kiwi as a negative influence, “others commented that Australia was a source of improvement and some even noted outright strength,” said Bank of New Zealand economist Doug Steel.

“The strong positive momentum from last year has continued,” Steel said.

“Manufacturing growth continues despite the general strength of the New Zealand dollar.”

A major offsetting factor to the strong currency has been “a strong and pervasive upswing in domestic investment activity including rapid construction

growth,” Steel said. “Another is a big increase in agriculture income courtesy of a 40-year high in the terms of trade and the increased purchasing power for investment and consumption that the country enjoys as a result.”

Four of the five main diffusion indexes in the PMI expanded in January. Employment fell to 51 from 55.2 and deliveries of raw materials rose to 56.6 from 52. Finished stocks remained in contraction at 48.4.

The northern region’s activity reading slowed to 53.1 from 60.1, while Canterbury/Westland returned to expansion at 53 from 49.9. Otago-Southland fell back to 56.4 from 58.3 and Central remained in contraction at 48.8.

- NZ Herald

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■ EXPENSIVE SPAM

In brief

Fine for unwanted messages A marketing company has been ordered to pay $120,000 for sending more than half a million spam messages via email and text messages - the largest penalty imposed for sending spam in New Zealand, the Internal Affairs Department says.

The civil case was brought against Auckland company Image Marketing Group (IMG) by the department under the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act. It was heard in the High Court at Auckland yesterday.

The company had sent out 519,545 messages to New Zealand email addresses by IMG in December 2009.

In 2010 IMG targeted New Zealanders again during 21 email advertising campaigns, which promoted sales of the company’s database products for between $1000 and $2000, the court was told.

Nearly 45,000 text messages were sent to Vodafone and Tel-

ecom mobile users over a period of a month in 2009.

The department took action against the company after receiving about 500 complaints from the public.

IMG admitted that the messages sent to these people were spam.

Electronic messaging compliance team leader Toni Demetriou said the result was an excellent outcome.

“IMG must now stop sending any further spam to New Zealand electronic addresses.

This is a clear win for consumers who are sick and tired of receiving unwanted messages via email or texts.

“I encourage people to report electronic spam to us so that we can take action to stop this disruptive and unwanted activity,” he said.

The IMG text messages were sent from an Australian mobile number to New Zealand mobile users.

They contained a hyperlink

Vodafone on the pace Vodafone outpaced its competitors at the end of 2013 and recorded faster mobile internet speeds in central Auckland and Wellington than rivals Telecom and 2degrees, according to a testing service.

The networks being tested are what most smartphone users connect to when accessing the internet on-the-go. Commerce Commission-endorsed tester TrueNet said Vodafone’s download speeds increased significantly in both cities from 2012. It went from having the slowest mobile internet download speeds at the end of 2012, to having the fastest in 2013, TrueNet said.

- NZH

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IMG also sold a database of about 50,000 email addresses to a third party.

IMG said it believed the recipients of the email and text messages had consented to receive commercial electronic messages.

- APNZ

to a website promoting a mobile phone antenna booster, the department said.

When address holders sought to unsubscribe by replying to the messages they were charged the usual fee for sending a text message.

■ ULTRA-FAST GROWING

Broadband network up by 40 per cent The number of people connected to the Government’s ultrafast broadband network grew by 40 per cent in the last three months of 2013, bringing the total amount of users hooked up to almost 20,000.

This is about 5.5 per cent of the 363,000 people who could connect to the fibre infrastructure at December 31 last year, a rate of uptake which the Government sees as being in-line with overseas examples of this type of project. This rate of uptake is slightly up from the last quarter, where it sat at around 4.4 per cent.

France’s president met with Silicon Valley and government leaders in the heart of tech country yesterday, just days after a French regulator hit Google with an embarrassing regulatory slap and after years of efforts to wrest more taxes from tech firms. President Francois Hollande was greeted at San Francisco City Hall by Mayor Ed Lee, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and former US Secretary of State George Shultz as school children waved French and American flags on the stairway of the rotunda.

More than 300 French companies have offices in California, and a large portion of US investments in France are from California, Hollande told the crowd at a City Hall reception in his honour.

- AP

Chip on their shoulder

Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams said yesterday more than 25 per cent of the UFB project is now complete. The ultra-fast broadband scheme, which uses a mixture of taxpayer and private sector funds, aims to offer 75 per cent of the country internet speeds of 100 megabits per second by 2019.

In a separate programme, the rural broadband initiative, 179,000 homes and businesses outside of major centres can connect to wireless broadband and 60,000 to improve copperline internet.

- NZH

The early bird may just look at the worm, leaving the catching side of things till later in the day.

Researchers at the University of Oxford know this because they attached microchips to more than 2000 songbirds to help them discover how the birds found their meals. They also fitted an array of feeding stations with microchip detectors and then moved some of the feeders every day. The problem the birds have is that over winter they must feed enough to survive, but not so much they slow down and become food for predators.

The researchers found the birds scout out food locations in the morning, then feed later in the day before night falls. That means the birds can be nimble early in the day, escaping predators, and digest their meal in peace at night.

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$1400, c2, 295m

44426 Bad Week 17.56 23452 Rite Round Range 17.72 44287 My Little Oah 17.35 58565 Benny’s Angel 17.46 67544 Marmalade Skies 17.43 31212 Go Bridie 17.30 73474 Billy Muggins 17.49 82863 Aversion 17.33 36377 Wandy Destiny 17.54 76647 Maximum Jewel nwtd

J McInerney A Bradshaw J McInerney J McInerney J Dunn G Cleeve B Dann Hart&Taylor G Cleeve S&B Evans

Track Information Type: Grass; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1811m; Weather: Partly cloudy

10 80877 K C Pedro (21) AHastie J Anderson (J,Cl) 1 11 05908 Nic Mac Willy (22) SHale P Davis 12 50096 Brute Ute Anvil (23) JBromley M Neilson (J,Cl) 2 13 07906 Good Girl Becqui (24) PBurrows G Smith 4 14 63608 Elbeau (25) DMitchell B Orange 3 15 X1005 Cowboy (u1) DTaylor K Cox (J) 7:05 PM OPT 820

10 TRICES ROAD FIREWOOD F&M MOB PACE

$7500, 3yo+ f&m c1-c2, 2000m

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Auckland Harness

SWISS DELI MOBILE PACE

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

Track Information Weather: Partly cloudy

1 5X091 Eleanor G (1) GCook B Orange c1, c2 with cond, 2170m 2 145 Mach’s Love (2) G&PCourt J Curtin $7500, 4yo+ c1 & faster discrhcp, 2810m A 1 58757 Waikari Cash (1) KJames K James 3 XP104 Narissa Franco (3) GCook G O'Reilly 1 23180 Ottawa (1) CMiddleton C Middleton R May 4 50557 Smokin Chick (4) DTaylor M Jones 2 0X70X Stormy Loch (2) RKeats R Keats 2 46915 Vega Sicilia (2) G&NHope P Davis 5 55521 Pembrook Belle (5) NMcGrath A Butt 3 20787 Continental Halo (3) MEdmonds M Edmonds C 3 50870 Shantahlia Knight (3) GLamb 1 4 66392 Better Klik (4) GDunn G O'Reilly 6 8X538 Memorable (6) CDalgety J Dunn 1 4 62355 Spell (4) P&LJones S Ottley (J) J Curtin 7 67723 Washington Express (7) LHanrahan 5 24550 Valmagne (5) JKennett C Kennett 5 54130 Royal Flight (5) PYeatman

S McNally 6 06909 Clifden Clowers (6) SMounce S McNally 6 42810 Mach Of The Man (6) Purdon/Rasmussen 1 8 49663 Magna (8) J&JGeddes J Geddes M Purdon 7 13307 Brite N Early (7) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin B 7 X0806 Fastroundtown (7) RDunn J Thomas (J) 2 9 59425 Angelina Jolie (9) G&NHope R May 8 25236 Wishes Star (8) TSoal G O'Reilly

Barrier 4 8 80944 Billythehuntedone (8) C&JDeFilippi SOttley(J) 9 53210 Ton Tine (u1) RAnderson R Anderson 4 10 8X302 Vincennes (21) GSmith G Smith 3 9 X4022 Born In The USA (9) CDalgety K Barron 4 10 32350 Gin Rummy (u2) ICameron I Cameron S Ottley (J) 10 3673P Shadow Rider (10) FShrives S McNally 11 X3522 Revell Yell (22) SAdlam 11 90020 Thanksforplaying (u3) GMills C McDowell G Telfer 11 40X81 True Legend (11) GSmith G Smith 12 55896 Greshees Angel (23) GTelfer 12 36800 Gunsight Pass (u4) JRamsay S Smolenski C D Thornley 12 04492 Midfrew Tarpediem (12) WLake C Markham 3 13 5174X Cindi Arma (24) CWhite 13 007X0 Berkshire Son (u5) AThomson G Laing K Barron 13 374X4 Roofcraft (13) JHay J Hay 14 15460 Whyamibettor (25) DPearce 14 10 Free Bird (u6) BWard R May

14 68641 Mr Franklin (14) SDolan J Dunn 7:33 PM ROSE & THISTLE TAVERN MOB PACE 15 13543 Trick Star (1) TMcMillan T McMillan D 15 X0008 Unique Chance (15) RHolmes R Holmes OPT 821 $7500, 3yo+ c1, c2 cond, 2000m 16 63996 Eyrewell Pegasus (1) MNyhan P Davis 9046X Maddison Hill (16) CChalmers T Chmiel 1 98401 Blytheburn (1) P&LJones S Ottley (J) 2 17 01473 Juneamy Castleton (2) MJones B Orange 16 90X64 Onslow Hanover (17) DTaylor K Cox (J) 2 X0190 Bank Raider (2) JGameson C D Thornley 3 18 27810 Sundons Comet (1) MCunningham CDThornley 2 17 18 1X2 Jaccka Len (18) MJones B Orange 1 3 1X242 Chattanoogachoochoo (3) G&NHope R May PREMIER EQUINE VETS MOTUKARARA CUP PACE 6:33 PM 5:32 PM WIGRAM PET SUPPLIES MOBILE PACE $7500, 4 10704 Optimo Denario (4) CDalgety S Stewart (J,Cl) OPT 817 $12,000, 4yo+ c2-c5 discrhcp, 2810m OPT 819 J Dunn 4yo+ c1, c2 with cond, 2000m 5 33043 Johnny Eyre (5) MBrown 1 66217 Delgado (1) GSmith G Smith 1 Albie Al SCRATCHED 6 17468 Tricky Girl (6) GSmith G Smith 2 06183 Roxy Bromac (2) PYoung J Young (J) 2 8000X Ally Grace (1) KFairbairn J Dunn 7 78210 Mighty Peruvian (7) G&NHope R Close (J) 3 08168 Bettor Fella (3) KDixon J Anderson (J) 3 36008 Szybka Brat (2) GTelfer G Telfer 8 06539 Shantahlia’s Star (8) GLamb B Thomas (J) 4 90801 Little Miss Sunshine (4) GPayne N Purdon (J) 4 80700 President Obama (3) FMorris S McNally 9 43190 Rock Till You Drop (9) MJones B Orange

Barrier 2 5 P1220 Arising Easton (5) Purdon/Rasmussen B Orange 5 01870 Alma Eyre (4) BMills K Cameron 3 6 92282 Supreme Gem (1) JMcDermott C D Thornley 6 0098X Up Wheels (5) LBeagley 3 10 07833 Comenche (21) RDunn M Purvis (J,Cl) 7 44304 Live Lea (2) GMcStay R Holmes 7 57908 Libby Jaccka (6) SBreed G O'Reilly 11 871 Majestic Bardon (22) RDunn R Houghton 4 8 62153 Jerry Garcia (3) LO'Reilly 2 12 48282 Vanilla Rose (23) MFuller L O'Reilly 8 32606 Call Me Danny (7) RThornley S McNally S Ottley (J) 1 9 126X0 Eric Clapton (4) JHay 4 13 58186 Nota Lada (24) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon J Hay 9 92000 Riverboat Princess (8) LSmart R Close (J)

Barrier 10 53008 Sonnetsson (5) MNyhan 14 07061 Swarovski (u1) T&GChmiel P Davis T Chmiel 4:57 PM OPT 816

11 64964 Sun Of Anarchy (u4) JCole J Cole 7:53 PM BRECKON FARMS YOUNG GUNS SERIES (HT 4) 1 12 66332 Mighty Sunny (u5) J&MTeaz M Teaz (J) OPT 505 $10,000, 3yo+ c0, 2200m MBL PACE $25,000, 2yo c&g, 1700m 1 1 23 Ardee (1) THerlihy T Herlihy PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 13 X0477 Don’s Mountain (u6) Wallis/Hackett B Hackett 2 64 Beaudiene Boaz (2) RGreen S Lawson 3 1 56852 Tazzy’s Devil (1) RHughes B Butcher (J) NEVELE R FILLIES SERIES (HEAT 4) MOBILE 6:55 PM 4 3 Oneover (3) PKerr D Dunn 2 23864 Maddys Star (2) TGrayling M McKendry OPT PACE $15,000, 3yo fillies, 1700m 503 2 4 2 Prince Of Pops (4) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan 3 84387 Brainstormer (3) DGale S Abernethy (J) T Mitchell 5 3 Bettor Spirits (5) MBerger P Butcher 2 4 57943 Somebeach N Clovelly (4) Macfarlane/Sharpe 1 1 14373 Pricillas Girl (1) BHughes P Butcher 3 6 3 Tembi (6) Wallis/Hackett J I Dickie

T Macfarlane 2 26444 Saharazona (2) MBerger Delightful Offer (7) BPurdon Z Butcher 5 45648 Elliot Daniel (5) RBrosnan J Stormont 3 X3330 Martine Maguire (3) Wallis/Hackett MMcKendry 7 Strike The Gold (8) RGreen S Abernethy (J) Z Butcher 8 6 46773 G J Seelstar (6) IBrownlee I Brownlee 4 25027 Asuka (4) BPurdon Barrier 4 5 8P303 Charleston Belle (5) JStormont J Stormont 7 6 Steen (7) DGale J Abernethy

9 Stand Sure (21) MBerger J Stormont S Lawson 1 Imhisdaughter (8) RGreen D Dunn 6 13860 High Society Gal (6) GSmall 8 26332 Barrier

3 7 10203 Millie Sampson (7) J&J Dickie J I Dickie 10 8 Sirius Star (22) Reid/McMullan P Ferguson Tullow (23) Wallis/Hackett T Mitchell A 9 06 Cheers Kathy (21) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan 2 8 31824 Ideal Belle (8) BPurdon T Herlihy 11 12 Cullect The Gold (24) DKaa T Macfarlane Barrier 4 10 33043 Elisaveta (22) Rogerson/Blanchard T Herlihy 11 X3335 Rockn Ruby (23) Mangos/Cullen B Mangos CROMBIE LOCKWOOD BLOODSTOCK HCP TROT HYDROFLOW HCP TROT $11,500, 4yo+ 8:23 PM 7:23 PM 12 4 Red Skywalker (24) Reid/McMullan OPT 506 $13,000, 4yo+ c3-oc spechcp, 2700m OPT 504 c1-c2 discrhcp jun.d, 2700m 1 73X31 Our Dainty Lady (1) JStormont J Stormont

P Ferguson 13 05003 Smooth Delight (25) BPurdon Z Butcher 1 78244 Kissme Earl (1) IBrownlee M Blakemore (J) 2 Not Likely SCRATCHED 2 60425 Kawarau Spur (2) RBrosnan A Grant (J) B 14 7 Goodison Sally (26) JHarris 4 3 X1413 Wingsonhai (2) ADonnelly A Donnelly 4

3 82643 Kip Keino (3) R Brosnan

B Butcher (J) 15 2635X Bandana (27) RLauren S McCaffrey 4 38348 Jasinsky (3) LChin L Chin 3 4 19302 Brookby Prince (4) TGrayling S Grayling (J) 5 4741D Saffron Castleton (u1) WTaylor P Butcher DUNSTAN TROT 6:25 PM 2 5 46232 Sastre (5) Wallis/Hackett J MacKinnon (J) 6 20315 Pretty Sunday (u1) JAbernethy J Abernethy OPT 502 $10,000, 3yo+ c0, 2200m 6 33857 Ivanov (6) LChin D Branch (J) 7 05741 Commander Galleon (u2) Reid/McMullan 1 Sunnys Little Whiz (1) KSefonte B Mangos 7 X0356 Cascadia (7) John&JoshuaDickie

M Blakemore (J,Cl) 2 830 First Vintage (2) TEdwards B Edwards F Schumacher (J) 8 11D22 Cool Cobber (u1) DBalle Z Butcher 2 3 35633 Earl Of Shebar (3) IMoody M McKendry 8 23945 Torbjorn (8) RBrosnan S McMullan (J) 1 9 64361 Dr Hook (1) JMacKinnon 1 J MacKinnon (J,Cl) 4 47094 A Night In Paris (4) SBranch D Branch (J) 9 30430 Getaway Doug (u1) CWilson M Teaz (J) S Phelan 5 85686 Sun Belle (5) HMorgan S Abernethy (J) 10 03071 Ballyronan (1) MMcKendry M Anderson (J) 10 15268 Realmein (2) MPemberton 2 11 02133 Sovereignty (1) SMcCaffrey M McKendry 3 6 63X02 Broadband (6) Wallis/Hackett T Mitchell 11 524X3 Banana Smoothie (2) Rogerson/Blanchard 3 12 11714 Irish Whisper (2) THerlihy T Herlihy 7 0X8 Honikiwi Don (7) RBradley A Donnelly D Ferguson (J) 8 50078 Djokovic (u1) LChin L Chin 12 55X06 Dauntless (u1) TEdwards MAGNESS BENROW SIRES STAKES FILLIES S Abernethy (J) 8:53 PM 4 9 33X34 Hot Chocolate Tart (u2) NChilcott N Chilcott 1 13 5XP10 Revenue Maker (u2) D&CMcGowan MOB PACE $18,000, 2yo F, 1700m OPT 507 4 1 5 Art Exhibit (1) MShinn 10 00004 Brian Elsu (u3) RHughes J Stormont Z Butcher A Veint (J) 5:53 PM OPT 501

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

2 73246 Mulberry Brook nwtd K Cassidy 2 3 33345 Magic Emily 30.37 Hart&Taylor HAMPDEN TAVERN STAKES 1

4 72243 Mr. Johnny 31.13 J Goode 1:37 PM $1900, c1, 520m 5 74177 Wagon Wheel 30.58 McCook&Jopson 1 1 58541 Opawa Albie 30.65 C Roberts 6 61858 Zulu Bro 30.81 C Roberts 2 68836 Opawa Cassidy 31.07 Lane&Wales 7 78465 Ohoka Taylor 31.28 A Waretini 2 3 73161 Punch On Jaime nwtd J McInerney 4 8 78653 Opawa Paul 30.64 Lane&Wales 4 76168 Opawa Summer 30.57 Hart&Taylor 9 72877 Opawa Lucky 30.89 Lane&Wales 3 5 332X5 Claretown Leroy nwtd J&D Fahey 10 76837 Opawa Anne 30.73 Lane&Wales 6 6X714 Cawbourne Monaro 30.61 Weir&Nissen CAROL’S TAB SPRINT 4 7 31721 Tepirita Enforce nwtd B&T Shaw 2:29 PM $1400, c2, 295m 8 55754 Casino Black 31.02 H Anderton 2 1 72432 Blickling Bridge 17.53 A Joyce 9 72877 Opawa Lucky 30.89 Lane&Wales 3 2 65353 Be Prepared 17.35 B Dann 10 38872 Homebush Coral 31.11 J McInerney 3 88534 Another Becky 17.49 J McInerney ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH

1:54 PM G Cleeve SPRINT $1200, c1, 295m 4 15745 Know Skill 17.67 5 26436 Botany Pete nwtd J McInerney 1 1 258X1 My Squizzy nwtd J Dunn 4 6 38876 Smash Amy 17.19 Grant/Hurd 2 2 2231 Another Rule 17.75 J McInerney A Bradshaw 3 41255 Wonkey Donkey 17.76 A Bradshaw 7 X8458 Avec Lamour 17.58 1 8 21111 Motley Man 17.39 J Dunn 4 87367 Pandora Doll 17.71 M K Dempsey G Cleeve 4 5 75333 Cawbourne Onyx nwtd Grant/Hurd 9 36377 Wandy Destiny 17.54 S&B Evans 6 16636 Harper’s Bizarre 17.49 B Dann 10 65585 Make Your Point 17.40 3 7 42181 Broken Pedro 17.49 S&B Evans COALGATE TAVERN STAKES 8 32536 Flip Flippa nwtd Lane&Wales 2:47 PM $1900, c1, 520m 9 657X7 Runway Queen 17.41 G Cleeve 1 15787 Opawa Lauren 31.22 D Stapleton 10 21671 Wunzee 17.39 J McInerney 2 51565 Cawbourne Tip 30.99 C Roberts L Waretini PRETTY GOOD AT STUD STAKES 3 33467 Know Solution 30.99 2:12 PM 3 4 44465 Kaino 30.75 Hart&Taylor $1900, c1, 520m 3 1 56253 Opawa Romeo 30.71 J McInerney J McInerney 5 57735 Tepirita Snoop nwtd

Today at Motukarara Raceway

BISHOPDALE & BUSH INN TABS MOB PACE

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Banks Peninsula Harness

$5000, c0-c2 & others with cond, 2000m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver OPT

February 14, 2014

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

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2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 8-9-10-11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 6-11 $75,000

Emerson Margaret (2) THall T Herlihy Love Is A Drug (3) BPurdon S Lawson A Chance To Dream SCRATCHED 6 Machulbeatchu (4) Macfarlane/Sharpe T Macfarlane Sossusvlei (5) GSmall P Butcher Democrat Party (6) BPurdon Z Butcher All That Glitters (7) DGale J Abernethy Barrier

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3 Cyclone Kate (21) GDixon T Mitchell 1 Ladytoro (22) SBoyd M McKendry Savannah Maguire (23) Mangos/Cullen B Mangos Hothooves (24) BPurdon S Phelan

9:23 PM 508

8 WOODLANDSSTUDMILEHIGHMARESSERIESPACE

OPT

$10,000, c1-c2 & others with cond, 1609m

3 1 57195 Voluntad (1) John&JoshuaDickie J I Dickie 2 39294 Lislass (2) JYoung J Stormont 4 3 12455 Chillysjustastrutter (3) ISmall G Small 1 4 23441 Russley Haste (4) THerlihy THerlihy 2 5 66543 On A Promise (5) D&CMcGowan T Macfarlane 6 33057 Soul Hanover (6) DMarshall P Ferguson 7 49X31 Miss Sophie (7) BHughes Z Butcher

American Angel (8) JYoung M McKendry 8 X7174 Barrier

9 7X832 Dixey Styx (21) Cooney/Hopkins B Mangos 10 01 Gwendene (22) DGale J Abernethy 11 9315X Ultimate Delight (23) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan 12 63661 Tactful Lady (24) TMitchell T Mitchell 13 58139 Hot And Saucy (25) MBerger P Butcher

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m; Weather: Few showers 9:53 PM 509

CUP WEEK AT THE PARK MOB PACE 9 AUCKLAND

10:23 PM OPT 510

10 GOTTA GO CULLEN MOB PACE

OPT

$11,500, 3yo+ c1, 2200m

1 21562 Gold Dust Woman (1) BPurdon Z Butcher 2 2

Soul Hanover SCRATCHED 3 3 72021 Destination Moon (2) Reid/McMullan J I Dickie 4 18753 Party Boy (3) Rogerson/Blanchard B Mangos 1 5 X5711 Earthbound (4) SMcCaffrey M McKendry 6 55964 Thomas McBride (5) Andrew&LynNeal A Neal 7 31684 Lost In Bangkok (6) GDixon T Mitchell

Roger Ramjet (7) Reid/McMullan P Ferguson 8 124X4 Barrier

4 9 42112 Jet Black Shadow (21) NChilcott N Chilcott $11,500, 3yo+ c2-c3, others with cond., 2200m

1 1X111 Snooki (1) THerlihy 3 1 2 24303 Cyclone Prince (2) GDixon 4 3 7XD51 The Bucket List (3) GSmall 2 4 62391 Berlusconi (4) THerlihy 5 41121 Styx It To Em (5) SMcCaffrey 6 19952 Macs Creation (6) HMorgan

Medley Moose (7) RGreen 7 41625 Barrier

10:51 PM

T Herlihy T Mitchell P Butcher J I Dickie M McKendry S Abernethy (J) S Lawson

11 AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS 300-3000 HCP PACE

$13,000, 4yo+ c4-oc spechcp, 2700m

1 X1276 River Polka (1) THerlihy T Herlihy 2

Spirit And Desire SCRATCHED 2 3 54533 Lets Elope (1) Cooney/Hopkins M McKendry 4 4 15844 Tiago Bromac (u1) Reid/McMullan P Ferguson 3 5 61726 Besotted (1) RGreen S Lawson 1 6 25789 Fly Like An Eagle (1) THerlihy B Mangos

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12:31 PM OPT 601

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1:06 PM 602

$15,000, R65 bmk*, 1200m

1 20461 Mt Difficulty (1) 59 LLatta 2 K Williams 2 0X40X Ginty’s Choice (7) 58 TBeckett 1 A Frye (a1) 3

Rose Tattoo SCRATCHED 4 715X0 Mahbeer (9) 57.5 MPitman H Tinsley 4 5 44144 Ask Me (6) 57 MPitman B Pitman (a1) 1 6 1 The Barmaid (5) 56.5 DBros A Edmeads (a3) 3 7 77X41 Zeina (8) 56.5 T&LPrendergast S Wynne (a2) 8 60159 Ruby’s Rose (4) 56.5 B&SAnderton CBarnes(a2) 9 61880 Navigator (2) 56 J&JGordon 1 L Callaway 10 51930 Desert View (12) 55.5 RFrost J Morris 11 68088. Tuatap (10) 55 Kerry&IanTaplin C Johnson 12 20552. Shes All Class (11) 54.5 KHampton T Moseley 13 X6203 Marechal (3) 54 SBellew 1 D Prastiyou (a3)

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SPEIGHTS RATING 75 HANDICAP

$17,500, R75 benchmark, 1200m

3 1 X3283 All Spice (3) 60.5 JMcKay

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SCRATCHED

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COUPLAND’S BAKERIES 2YO HANDICAP

2 I Just Rocked Up (3) 57.5 N&R Lloyd KWalters 1 Belle Miraaj (5) 55.5 GRobinson 1 A Edmeads (a3) 23 So Vital (1) 55.5 MPitman A Morgan (a3) 54 Dragons Den (2) 55.5 MPitman D Walsh 45 Hear Me Roar (4) 55.5 SPrince C Barnes (a2) That’sMyPussycat(6) 55.5 SMcKay 1 JWong(a3)

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Barrier

Southland Races

$15,000, 2yo sw, 1100m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

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C Barnes (a2)

4 2 4X116 Tommy Tucker (11) 60.5 B&SAnderton

D Prastiyou (a3)

1 3 32042 Berenice (5) 57.5 MPitman H Tinsley 4 17529 Five Kings (14) 57 BTapper T Moseley 2 5 52422 Cracker (9) 56.5 J&KParsons A Frye (a1) 6 17110 Hermione (4) 56 SMcKay 1 L Callaway 7 01610 Arn’t I Choice (2) 56 SMcKay 1 J Wong (a3) 8 6098X Strike Up The Band (1) 56 J&JGordon 1

1 95010 Just The Tip (4) 61 JMillar 1 1 S Doyle 2 73218 Karaka Jack (5) 58.5 PRudkin R Bishop 3 8X510 Loves The Show (8) 57.5 JWheeler 1 RMyers 3 4 X2181 Take Charge (6) 57 SMcKee 2 5 X7161 Rohaise (2) 56 FAuret J Parkes 6 01253 Antonio (7) 55 SKay S Collett 7 02804 Cool Spur (1) 54.5 SDravitzki 1 D Walker 4 8 X5411 Twoznotenough (3) 54 A&KSharrock 1

$20,000, sp cond, 1400m

4 1 90X43 Kashmir Kid (6) 57 PFleming 1 JShackleton(a2) 2 X5411 Twoznotenough (4) 56.5 A&KSharrock 1 3 3 720 Happy Place (7) 56.5 DGuy 2 4 93421 Zetow (2) 56 DCaskey 1 K Leung (a2) 5 72201 Gardone (9) 55.5 MBrosnan R Myers 1 6 51 Towkayz Magic (5) 55.5 RPatterson 1 JParkes

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Driver

October Rain (2) GSmith G Smith Arya (3) Purdon/Rasmussen B Orange Springbank Eden (4) PWilliamsonB Williamson (J) 97 Sunstar (5) AClark A Clark Roydon’s Jewel (6) CEdmonds D Dunn Monbet (7) G&NHope R May Amarula (8) MEdmonds M Edmonds Barrier

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7 7X341 Ultra Explosive (8) 55.5 A&KSharrock 1 SDoyle 5 8 000X0 Gentella (1) 55 TMills M Dravitzki (a2) 6 9 3700X Led The Way (3) 55 MBlue 7 8 2:40 PM 403

OPT

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NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB 1400 RATING 85

$30,000, R85 benchmark, 1400m

3:16 PM 404

OPT

1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4

PHOENIX PARK TWO YEAR OLD CLASSIC III) 4 (GROUP

$75,000, 2yo sw, 1200m

72122 Riding Shotgun (2) 56.5 LMolloy D Bradley 15 Longchamp (7) 56.5 ACampbell R Myers 842 Artic Wolf (3) 56.5 LMolloy M Hills 3 Macklemore (1) 56.5 JWheeler 1 J Parkes

37X Magic Moment (4) 56.5 SRitchie D Walker Aspery (6) 56.5 LMolloy 2718. Duey (5) 54.5 LLaing R Norvall 4X Wild Wings (8) 54.5 JBary S Doyle

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1 19 Double Impact (1) MGBrown A Armour 1 2 70455 Batini (2) KChapman M Williamson 3 L9100 Mach Varno (3) DMcLachlan S Walkinshaw 4 32044 Rosie Lindenny (4) TStratford D Dunn 4 5 41662 Nod d’Or (5) MGBrown N Williamson 3 6 07X62 Zach Bromac (6) KLarsen K Larsen

Iron Duke (7) BShirley B Shirley 7 01500 Barrier

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Strathtara SCRATCHED 2 9 1 Beautiful Brown Eyes (21) WAdams TWilliams 10 57760 Master President (22) APaisley A Beck 11 Go The Stags SCRATCHED 12 35538 Minstrel Boy (23) HHunter H Hunter 13 26075 Curragh’s Princess (24) BMcLellan BMcLellan 14 60547 Knapdale Lady (25) RSwain R Swain

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Good; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1600m; Straight: 375m; Rail: True; Weather: Fine

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6 1 PASCOES THE JEWELLERS PACE 7 $5000, 4yo+ c1, 2400m 2 8

February 15, 2014 1111 Willow (6) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen Barrier

16112 Happy Heidi (21) JHowe D Dunn 22224 Mossdale Conner (22) G&NHope R May

9:00 PM

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MAGNESS BENROW SIRES STAKES FILLIES HT MBL PACE $18,000, 2yo F, 1950m

It’s All Over Now (1) BWard B Thomas (J) 6 Carisma (2) DMitchell G O'Reilly Fight For Glory (3) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 4 Bird Of Paradise (4) BWard K Barron Supriya (5) CDalgety D Dunn Changeover A Flyin (6) MEdmonds M Edmonds 1 BB’s Inspiration (7) BHill R May Linda Lovegrace (8) Purdon/Rasmussen MPurdon

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4 PICK 6

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 8 $50,000

8 67453 Damon Runyon (7) JCurtin 2

Spencer Gore (8) JBoylan 9 77X08 Barrier

9:45 PM

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J Curtin B Anderson

EXPRESS ELECTRICAL MOBILE TROT $9000, 4yo+ c2-c3, 1950m

5:46 PM

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WATERFRONT HOTEL R65 $20,000, R65&jmps benchmark*, 2000m

1 1 21333 Teddytwinkletoes (6) 59 JRathbone DWalker 2 2 X9261 The Big Opal (1) 58 TKeegan D Turner (a2) 3 3 27424 Myminkcoat (2) 57.5 GVile M Hills 4 4 65140 Bajour (11) 57 Busuttin/Young S Doyle 5 64373 Miss Herb (4) 56.5 GSanders M Sweeney 6 80720 Call Me Maybe (5) 56 EHolmes J Parkes 7 00228 Minnaleo (12) 55 MBreslin R Myers 8 55637 Rampantexcuse (10) 55 PFleming 1

9 10 11 12

J Shackleton (a2) 80787 Big Lucy (3) 54 SDravitzki 1 M Dravitzki (a2) 70030 Moneyforjam (9) 54 TParnwell S Collett 08078 Little Chief (8) 54 MBrosnan D Bradley 03605 Nolawood (7) 54 PRudkin R Bishop

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Fine

4 33146 Jason Rulz (4) G&NHope 4 3 5 14741 Franco Ledger (5) HHunter

Jivin Cullen (6) RDunn 6 6X662 Barrier

10:38 PM

9

C D Thornley C DeFilippi G Smith

BLUE STAR TAXIS MOBILE TROT $10,000, 5yo+ ffa, 1950m

1 21680 Dixie Commando (1) J&JGeddes J Geddes 4 2 00394 Burano (2) KTownley D Dunn 3 23X87 With Intent (3) DNyhan D Nyhan 4 57940 Uncas (4) BHeron B Thomas (J) 5 80345 Clover Don (5) C&JDeFilippi S Ottley (J) 1 6 41891 Master Lavros (6) MJones M Jones 7 King Of Strathfield SCRATCHED 3 8 49730 Cyclone U Bolt (7) Purdon/Rasmussen B Orange 2 Stent (8) C&JDeFilippi C DeFilippi 9 32412 Barrier

4

1:06 PM

3

8

ELMWOOD CATERING MOBILE PACE $7000, 4yo+ c1, 2200m

1 126X3 Northview Major (1) MGBrown

B Williamson (J)

10

6

11

February 16, 2014

38652 Big Bad John (23) TKilkelly

2:12 PM

5

A Armour

SPEIGHTS ALE HOUSE MOB PACE $8000,

3yo+, c1 with cond, 2200m

1 1 Siberian Rose (1) NEdge K Barclay 2 P1445 Hadrian (2) DWilson M Williamson 3 64175 Shards Phoenix (3) TStratford B Williamson (J) 4 210 Machvicar (4) IWilson A Beck 5 88X75 Backandbeyond (5) CBarron C Barron 3 6 11 Love Filly Dale (6) MGBrown T Williams 4 7 25378 Groomsman (7) HHunter H Hunter

Jerry Fitz (8) RWilson C Ferguson (J) 8 47008 Barrier

9 4813 Nureyev (21) MGBrown A Armour 10 23618 Lets Go Ceilidh (22) GJohnstone B Barclay 1 11 1138 Starsky’s Dream (23) GAnderson D Dunn 12 31317 Alta Jerome (24) PKerr M Kerr 2 13 18744 I Smart (25) BShirley N Williamson

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4 3:32 PM

7

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 INVERCARGILL LICENSING TRUST MOBILE PACE $8000, 4yo+ c0, 2200m

1 40257 Data Base (1) HHunter S Walkinshaw 2 86664 Fulham Flyer (2) G&JKnight D Dunn A 3 59796 Sammy The Bull (3) BMcLellan B McLellan 1 4 33425 Last Man Out (4) CBarron C Barron 5 0800 Malouda (5) MGriffin B Barclay 6 580X0 Little Einstein (6) BShirley B Shirley 7 08238 Caesar Rocks (7) NEdge K Barclay

Set Me Ablaze (8) DBaynes A Beck 8 8259 Barrier

B 9 00900 Fortyseven Cruiser (21) AKyle A Kyle 4 10 90 Bad Kate (22) MHunter C Ferguson (J)

N Williamson 11 40700 Bricky McGowan (23) DKelly A Armour 11 8X0X4 Ascot Boy (23) CThomas G Thomas 12 Tangos Delight SCRATCHED 12 209X Odette Jaccka (24) MGBrown A Armour 13 06382 Nothing But Girls (24) CBarron C Barron 13 36222 Tartan Trilogy (25) G&JKnight M Williamson LONE STAR CAFE & BAR HCP TROT $7500, 14 51460 Bettabe Perfect (25) ABeck A Beck 2:52 PM 2 14 05023 Jetrange (26) BShirley N Williamson 3yo+ c1 & faster discrhcp, 2700m 3 15 3274X Fleets Classy Jet (27) JGameson T Williams & SOUTH CITY LIQUORLAND WAXY O’SHEA’S 3YO MOBILE PACE 12:33 PM CENTREPOINT 3

1 21 Queen Kenny (1) TBarron B Williamson (J) 16 34987 Combien (28) MKerr M Kerr TROT $6000, 3yo+ c0, 2700m 1:39 PM $7000, 3yo c0, 2200m 2 64217 The Earth Moved (2) NEdge K Barclay 1 Starcola SCRATCHED ILT FOUNDATION SUMMER CUP HCP PACE 1 X0054 Bootie Bromac (1) KLarsen K Larsen 3 22354 Royal Squeeze (3) TStratford M Williamson 4:12 PM 2 00053 Another Crusher (1) CLaurenson B McLellan 2 $10,000, 4yo+ c3-oc spechcp, 2700m

2 4 Ardlussa Comet (2) JDillon C Ferguson (J) 4 43531 Phil’s Folly (4) NWilliamson R McIlwrick (J) 1 3 709X4 Successful Way (2) ABlack A Black 3 0987 Bad Boy Mara (3) AKyle 1 93211 Sharpenuff (1) Cox/Hoffman J W Cox A Kyle 5 38800 Continental Boy (5) Paul&ShayneKelly 4 The Sweedish Filly SCRATCHED N Williamson 3 4 45942 Milligan (4) RWilson R Swain 2 82828 Theo Bos (2) MSwain M Williamson 5 Sundon Invasion SCRATCHED 5 R McIlwrick (J) B Barclay 3 55757 In The Kitty (3) HHunter 3 Highway Six (5) GGibson-Smith B Barclay 6 02078 Overcast (6) APaisley 2 6 5X344 Maidofdiamonds (3) SMoore K Barclay 6 6X799 Onlykidding (6) RSwain T Williams B McLellan 4 X8671 Belkmyster (4) GAnderson R Swain 7 10082 Mokosun (u1) CLaurenson 7 59X67 Luther Vandross (u1) APaisley A Bloxham 1 7 3373 McCovey Cove (7) TBarron 4 8 86577 Armori (u2) GMcLay 3 5 15176 Skippy Rascal (1) TBarron G McLay B Barclay D Dunn 8 72409 Cool Son (u2) RSwain R Swain 8 09X08 Millwood Charity (8) NEdge K Barclay 9 1PX09 Easy Option (u3) NWilliamson N Williamson 6 64477 Bettor’s Brigadier (u1) DMcLachlan

4 9 0 Larch (u3) GMcClymont K Larsen Barrier 10 7613D Danny Cool (1) PWilliamson J W Cox S Walkinshaw 3 10 X630X Perfect Sunrise (u4) Cox/McGrannachan JHCox 4 9 25806 Holm Three (21) HHunter 2 7 11252 Awesum Teddy (u2) MGBrown A Armour 2 11 10051 Jocy Jaccka (u1) BGray T Williams H Hunter 11 8289 Blink (u5) DSimpson 1 12 35620 The Fiery Ginga (1) AClark D Dunn 10 40225 Pat’s Legacy (22) HHunter S Walkinshaw A Clark 8 64234 Montecrengle (1) G&JKnight M Williamson

2

8 08486 Joyohjoy (6) 55 IKelly 1 S Doyle 9 80706 Kirkinini (3) 55 PFleming 1 J Shackleton (a2) 10 60X07 Leather N’ Lace (10) 55 PFleming 1 DTurner(a2) 11 79342 Tequila Sunrise (5) 54.5 JMillar 1 R Myers

1 64730 Midfrew Medusa (1) PBurrows B Thomas (J) 2 60781 Tarn (2) MEdmonds M Edmonds 1 3 24120 Aile Rouge (3) RHolmes R Holmes 4 4 90559 Sunchita (4) BHill J Curtin 5 5 04306 Tart N Tights (5) MAustin B Orange 6 6 77659 Pammys Boy (6) MEdmonds S McNally 1 7 2 7 68244 Astral Traveller (7) TButt K Butt (J) 4 8 Barrier 8 45456 Trip’s On Me (8) CMiddleton C Middleton 3 9 Watch The Dream (21) SMcRae C D Thornley 9 X0745 Mo Hahn (9) DHunter D Dunn

Barrier COCA-COLA AMATIL NZ LTD MOB PACE 11:08 PM RESOURCE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES NZ LTD $10,000, 3yo+ c4-c7, 1609m 10 20621 All Shook Up (21) GSmith G Smith 9:20 PM MBL PACE $5000, 2yo+ c0, 1950m S Ottley (J) 4 11 25542 Doctor Bones (22) BFord B Ford 1 6P187 Uncle Trevor (1) GCook SPECTATORS OPEN ‘TIL LATE MOBILE PACE 3 1 Smart Kamwood (1) BMowbray R May 8:40 PM 4 2 44720 Vice Chairman (2) PBagrie D Dunn 3 12 10001 The Bog (u1) NMcGrath R May $9000, 3yo+ c2-c3, 1609m 2 00460 Private Jones (2) HHunter C Hunter (J) 3 13542 Flyover (3) JMcDermott R May 4 1 D1011 Naughty Maravu (1) GSmith G Smith GLENFERRIE FARM INTERDOMINION CHAMPS 3 I Ching SCRATCHED 10:15 PM 3 4 33811 Isaiah (4) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 2 95257 Thrill (2) T&GChmiel T Chmiel 4 07897 Hotdiggitydog (3) CMcDowell C McDowell OPT 808 HT MBL PACE $50,000, 5yo+ ffa, 2600m 5 1216X Johny Rock (5) G&PCourt C D Thornley 3 3 11224 Moondyne Joe (3) T&GChmiel 1 1 11812 Terror To Love (1) G&PCourt 5 50060 Twitch (4) JMcDermott R May C D Thornley 1 6 11411 Saveapatrol (6) MJones B Orange 4 15483 Dynamic Party (4) T&GChmiel G Chmiel 4 6 0 Arturus (5) RCameron Barrier 2 2 122X1 Smolda (2) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon C DeFilippi 5 9P637 Louie Cullen (5) JMiller 1 7 60333 Johnny Vegas (6) T&GChmiel 2 7 11111 Tiger Tara (21) GDunn C D Thornley T Chmiel 3 72456 Four Starzzz Flash (3) KChapman D Dunn G O'Reilly

Sunday at Ascot Park Raceway

$6000, 3yo+, c1 with cond., 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 5-6-7-8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

7

Wanna Play (21) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon

3

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

5 74062 Worthing (13) 56 GAlton M Hills 6 76104 Breaking Dawn (9) 55 JMason N Harris 7 55343 Fortune Knight (5) 55 T&MCarter M Sweeney COCA COLA OAKS 3YOF PRELUDE 3:51 PM 4 8 71381 Julinsky Prince (7) 55 FAuret D Bradley $40,000, 3yof sw+p, 1800m 9 36372 Guess What (8) 53.5 JMason OPT 405 S Collett 1 1 10L11 Moozoon (6) 58.5 SMcKee M Sweeney 10 21576 Likeapins (6) 53 KMyers L Whelan (a) 2 2 1931 Sports Illustrated (5) 57.5 Baker/Forsman 11 14131 Porotene Lollipop (10) 53 RPatterson 1

M Hills J Parkes 3 3 41220. Celtic Woman (4) 56.5 JWheeler 1 S Collett 12 98789 Back In Black (1) 53 JSteffert M Dravitzki (a) 4

Far Fetched SCRATCHED 13 20135 Bouvier (4) 53 GSanders D Hain 4 5 15255 Porotene Park (2) 56.5 RPatterson 1 J Parkes 6 14485 Red Melody (1) 56.5 LLatta D Bradley NICHOLAS FINANCE SC MAIDEN 7 93792 Poster Girl (7) 55 HMathews S Doyle 5:06 PM $20,000, sp cond, 1800m 8 X7204 Phone Girl (3) 55 PBourke D Turner (a2) 1 1 152 Red King (8) 57.5 DO'Leary J Parkes 2 2 8951 Intuitive (11) 57.5 GSanders M Sweeney HOOKER PACIFIC TARANAKI CUP (GROUP 4:31 PM 3 3 56151 Shezastunna (1) 57 RPatterson 1 N Harris III) $80,000, opn hcp, 1800m OPT 406 4 4 275 Blathwayt (2) 57 AMacGregor D Walker 1 98252 Dickens (2) 59 PRudkin R Bishop 1 2 04065 Capone (3) 58 DGuy P Turner (a) 5 00X5 Malachy Lad (9) 57 SHowatson D Bradley 2 3 29305 Soriano (11) 56.5 G&DRogerson D Walker 6 52841 Missteeflying (4) 56 LLatta S Collett 3 4 35367 Fairway Wish (12) 56 KZimmerman R Myers 7 53108 Mion Jay (7) 56 ASchumacher L Whelan (a1)

Invercargill Harness

HOMESTEAD COBB & CO MOBILE PACE

7

8

1 X0806 Fastroundtown (1) RDunn D Dunn 2 97800 Lockey (2) CMcDowell C McDowell 3 80609 Bee Tees (3) TO'Sullivan B Thomas (J) 4 50099 Tinted Field (4) SClarke S Clarke 5 18757 Franco Tyrone (5) DReardon J Curtin A 6 65809 Live Life Betta (6) DPaterson B Williamson (J) 7 08867 Albie Al (7) JGill K Butt (J) 8 03958 The Black (8) BKerr S Ottley (J) 2 9 06076 Drover’s Eyre (9) SMcRae C D Thornley 1 10 63182 Face The Facts (10) LHanrahan R May 4 11 97700 Playaway (11) PRobertson T Chmiel 12 Unique Chance SCRATCHED WESTFIELD RICCARTON MOBILE TROT 13 69700 Tiana Franco (12) DReardon C DeFilippi $5000, 2yo, 1950m 3 14 6X351 Goshawk (13) McCormick/Kentish L McCormick Soney Beatt (1) KFord A Tomlinson

2

7:45 PM

1 2 1 3 2 4 5 6 3 7

8

92712 Zhanim (10) 54.5 SWoodsford A Frye (a) 51 Romney (2) 54.5 LBeck J Morris 01284 Perfect Prospect (3) 54.5 SLaming S Wynne (a) 21453 Waitino Biscuit (1) 54.5 RPatterson D Skerrett 22108 Question Mark (4) 54.5 RPatterson R Doherty 42560 Libetto (11) 54.5 N&BBlatch T Moseley Angel Falls SCRATCHED

6

Tomorrow at Addington Raceway

1 21 Jumbo Jet (1) NMcGrath 1 T Williams 2 64870 Incomparable (2) MLarter C D Thornley 4 3 7101 Fernleigh Rebel (3) D&CButt D Butt 4 49543 Star Of Dionysis (4) JCurtin J Curtin 2 5 21327 Strike On Command (5) MJones B Orange 6 785P1 Weedon’s Express (6) CMcDowell C McDowell 7 40543 Perissa (7) AStuart T Chmiel 8 2139X Messini (8) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon 3 A Boy Named Rosie (9) CDalgety D Dunn 9 21 Barrier

10 43F46 Mundaka (21) D&CButt B Butt 11 02306 New Deal (22) DThompson C DeFilippi

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1800m; Straight: 300m; Rail: True; Weather: Rain at times

9

NZ Metro Harness

GARDEN CITY FLORIST-CUPIDS PICK TONIGHT MBL PACE $8000, 3yo+ c1, 1950m

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

4 90121 Commanding Oak (2) 57.5 MPitman H Tinsley 2 3 5 47441 Annabel Rose (5) 56 J&KParsons K Williams 6 X1630 Blue ’N’ Gold (9) 56 B&SAnderton C Barnes (a2) 7 92800 The Groomsman (10) 55.5 SPrice J Wong (a3) 8 99610 Phil Wenneck (8) 54.5 GEade J Bates L Callaway

9 98045 Tough Nut (14) 54.5 RBeckett L Callaway 2

5 00135 Ladybird Blue (5) 56.5 MPitman D Walsh 10 92594 Victory Gold (6) 54.5 TCharles R Black (a2) R Doherty

6 78661 Miss Sing (4) 56.5 RFrost D Prastiyou (a3) 956463. Killa Question (8) 55.5 M Pitman 11 Mayflower SCRATCHED J Morris 4:04 PM

B Pitman (a1) 7 7728X Buffys Boy (6) 56.5 BHowden THE SOUTHLAND TIMES INVERCARGILL GOLD 12 54265 Right Royal Rose (12) 54 RFrost J Morris 3 8 00044 Double Tap (9) 56 Kerry&IanTaplin C Johnson OPT 607 10 X0006 Wiseguy (7) 55.5 MPitman D Walsh CUP $25,000, opn hcp, 2600m 13 35413 Showbrera (3) 54 SLaming T Moseley 11 Golden Castle SCRATCHED 9 41X86 Structure (13) 55.5 B&SAnderton S Muniandy 3 1 10176 Our Bee Jay (11) 59 LVaughan 1 K Williams 1 14 52162 Encharm (11) 54 T&LPrendergast S Wynne (a2) 12 5X177 Remind Me (10) 54.5 TKennedy J Morris 10 X1949 Whare Creek (11) 55.5 B&SAnderton C Barnes (a2) 1 2 63503 Monachee (10) 56 J&KParsons C Barnes (a) A 15 39378 No Rosettes (13) 54 J&JGordon 1 R Doherty 13 70362. Barberry Roze (12) 54 MPitman C Johnson 4 11 03X95 Aint No Lollygagga (8) 54.5 PRichards 3 10368 Esprit D’Or (6) 54.5 TBeckett 1 A Frye (a) 5:16 PM CASTLEDALE @ TE RUNGA SUMMER CUP 14 0X472 The Gallant Girl (6) 54 DBros A Edmeads (a3) K Williams 4 Ya Dreamin Jonesy SCRATCHED OPT 609 R85 $17,500, R85 bmk, 1600m A 15 7X185 Billy Bingo (13) 55 SMcKay 1 12 04995 Google Me (7) 54.5 KTyler R Black (a2) 2 5 22217 Black Stockings (5) 54 SWoodsford C Johnson 1 12349 King Prawn (7) 62.5 JPhillips H Tinsley 16 Norah SCRATCHED 13 69440 Alyssa Belle (12) 54 BTapper M Haruki (a3) 6 32150 Gold Leaf (3) 54 B&SAnderton S Muniandy 2 73138 Chapel Star (5) 59 TKennedy C Johnson

14 P5540 Yazoom (2) 54 T Kennedy

R Doherty 7 45110 The Bishop (1) 54 DBros G.J. GARDINER HOMES SOUTHLAND 2:15 PM R Black (a) 3 Flash Hapi SCRATCHED 15 One For The Money SCRATCHED STAKES $25,000, opn hcp, 1200m OPT 604 4 8 234X7 Gargamel (4) 54 LBeck T Moseley 4 00282 Petty Lane (10) 58 LVaughan 1 A Edmeads (a3) 2 1 14361 Captain Kirk (9) 59 RFrost D Prastiyou (a3) 3:25 PM R Black (a2) L Callaway 5 1758X Peter Parrot (6) 58 KTyler ILT ASCOT PARK HOTEL SOUTHLAND 9 41440 Gallivant (8) 54 SMcKay 1 4 2 X1200 Sucre (4) 56.5 SBellew 1 6 8X476 Stormpatrol (11) 58 MPitman A Morgan (a3) J Bates OPT 606 GUINEAS $50,000, 3yo sw, 1600m 10 9X746 Mighty Ruler (2) 54 TCharles 3 51207 Conscious Mistake (3) 56 MPitman D Walsh 1 24131 Southern Power (6) 56.5 J&KParsons H Tinsley 11 X4790 St Bernard (9) 54 SMcGarry S Wynne (a) 7 01411 Asaint Sheaint (9) 56.5 T&LPrendergast 4 409X0. Big Red (2) 55.5 GCampbell L Callaway C Barnes (a2) R Doherty 2 2 30213 Charlestown (5) 56.5 LLatta K Williams 12 53380 Aparima Dan (7) 54 GEade 8 41106 Magic Epic (3) 56.5 JDalton 1 M Cropp (a2) 5 35514 The Jester (8) 55 DBros A Edmeads (a3) 4

3 412 Admiral Rous (8) 56.5 N Ridley

J Wong (a) MITAVITE RATING 75 HANDICAP 4:41 PM 1 9 21421 Bragging Rights (1) 56 SBellew 1 J Bates 6 X2156 Coup Darci Be (7) 54.5 MPitman C Johnson R Black (a) OPT 608 $17,500, R75 benchmark, 2100m 10 25568 Sir Singo (8) 55 MPitman D Walsh 7 35682 Credit Crunch (5) 54.5 MPitman B Pitman (a1) 3 4 20426 Timy Tyler (9) 56.5 KTyler 5 92137 Lukander (7) 56.5 MPitman D Walsh 4 1 26278 News Flash (1) 60.5 B&SAnderton S Muniandy 3 11 22361 Mikabella (12) 54.5 J&KParsons A Frye (a1) 3 8 48323 Venetian Raider (6) 54 MPitman 6 Cravenaye SCRATCHED 2 11124 Oor Wullie (4) 59.5 JDalton 1 K Walters 2 12 33714 Ortem Fire (2) 54.5 B&SAnderton D Prastiyou (a3)

A Morgan (a3) 1 9 16432 Valiant (1) 54 B&SAnderton C Barnes (a2) 1 7 18181 Include (12) 54.5 B&SAnderton C Barnes (a) 3 03038 George Almighty (7) 58 J&KParsons A Frye (a1) 4 13 92311 She’s Insatiable (4) 54 TCharles S Wynne (a2)

1 00X39. Thorn Prince (8) 59 FAuret 1 N Harris 2 72591 Ewenight (2) 58.5 MPhillips R Myers 3 83291 Manu (1) 58.5 RBergerson K Leung (a2) 4 5X840. Denlee (7) 58 RBergerson D Bradley 3 5 21398 Nine Pin (4) 57.5 LMolloy M Hills 6 12745 Rose Of Falkirk (5) 57 MBrosnan S Collett A Taylor (a2)

2 7 90222 Neena Rock (9) 55.5 WBolton 1 M Sweeney 9 X9130 Deo Volente (9) 54 R&RRogers M Hills 4 8 100X5 Nippin (6) 54.5 A&KSharrock 1 L Whelan (a1) SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL SC 9 28181 Miss Daisy (3) 54 IAdams 1 J Parkes 2:05 PM

7:25 PM

R65 bmk*, 1600m

1 00551 Fiatt (3) 59 Patterson/Horrell 1 A Frye (a1) 2 3130L Snip In Time (14) 57.5 SPrince J Wong (a3) 3 51X07 To The Max (1) 57.5 ASmith T Moseley 4 48551 Honor And Cherish (10) 56.5 SMcKay 1

Tomorrow at New Plymouth

ANTON MORA & SON PAINTERS R75

h M8

5

MARDI GRAS RESORT R65 HCP $15,000,

Taranaki Races

$25,000, R75 benchmark, 1600m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

2 MAIDEN

February 15, 2014 2:49 PM OPT 605

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

2 44221 Ultra Shok (2) TStratford 3 D Dunn 3 40303 Chief Kapai (3) APaisley M Williamson 2 4 31704 Its Ollies Excuse (4) CBarron B Barclay 5 72623 Vera’s Delight (5) BMcLellan C Ferguson (J) 1 6 27735 Macardo (6) MGBrown T Williams 7 75X28 Ronnoco (7) KO'Connor R McIlwrick (J)

Tango Lady (8) MLawrence K Barclay 8 48933 Barrier

9 99010 Dannys Legacy (21) BShirley B Shirley 4 10 07311 Aidan’s Rocket (22) NWilliamson

4

6

8

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Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1029m; Weather: Partly cloudy

9 4 1 10

59496 Delightful Song (2) NEdge K Barclay 93363 Pemberton Shard (u1) BMowbray D Dunn

4:52 PM

VETERINARY CENTRE SOUTHN BELLE MBL PACE 9 SOUTHERN $10,000, 4yo+ M, 1700m

1 15487 Tact Charlotte (1) TProctor D Larkins 2 17554 Ella Fitzgerald (2) NEdge K Barclay 3 29623 Chers Bettor Babe (3) MGBrown A Armour 4 02131 Third Avenue (4) WAdams N Williamson 2 5 33243 Twilight Franco (5) GHunter B Barclay 4 6 12312 Still Laughin (6) CBarron C Barron 3 7 14125 Here We Go Again (7) JGameson T Williams 1 Helena Jet (8) G&NHope R Close (J) 8 11541 Barrier

9 02385 Mac Bubbles (21) CDalgety D Dunn 10 X2566 Repeat After Me (22) DBaynes A Beck 5:32 PM

1 1 2 3 3 4 5

10 ASCOT PARK HOTEL MOB PACE

$8000, 4yo+ c2, c3 with cond., 2700m

71270 Majestic Lustre (1) AStack B Barclay 13132 Jaccka Lonny (2) BGray D Dunn 23564 Deano Robyn (3) HHunter H Hunter 02141 Northview Gambler (4) MGBrown A Armour 31107 Ernesto Bertarelli (5) MGBrown

N Williamson 6 01983 The Tisbury Terror (6) TKilkelly K Barclay 7 43003 Le Sol (7) IWilson A Beck 4 C Barron 8 84333 Billy The Bus (8) MSwain

9 2 10

Barrier

50849 The Lutts (21) NBuchan 31254 Brindy (22) WAdams Compiled by

N Buchan T Williams

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Friday, February 14, 2014

■ HALBERG AWARDS

In brief

Lydia grabs top gong

BY DANA JOHANNSEN Teenage golf prodigy Lydia Ko has taken out the supreme honours at the 51st Halberg Awards at Vector Arena.

The women’s world no 4, who turned professional late last year, won the sportswoman of the year category - ending shotput queen Valerie Adams’ seven-year reign - before heading off IndyCar champion Scott Dixon, paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe and the All Blacks to claim the overall supreme award.

Ko, who won three tournaments in 2013 including defending her Canadian Open title, received the news of her success during a live video link from the awards ceremony to Melbourne where she is playing in the Women’s Australian Open.

Ko yesterday made a strong start to the tournament, and was two shots off the lead at the close of play on the opening day.

To take the sportswoman of the year, Ko edged out threetime Halberg Award winner Adams, world champion kayaker Lisa Carrington and swimmer Lauren Boyle.

It was also a big night for the All Blacks who capped off an unbeaten 2013 season by winning the Team of the Year, with coach Steve Hansen taking out the coach of the year

prize and captain Richie McCaw receiving the Sport New Zealand leadership award.

All Black great Jonah Lomu was also honoured, with the legendary winger inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame alongside 2004 Olympic gold medallist Sarah Ulmer.

Dixon, who was IndyCar champion for the third time in 2013, won the sportsman of the year category ahead of IRB player of the year, All Black Kieran Read, world number one eventing champion Andrew Nicholson and track cycling world champion Aaron Gate.

Pascoe took home the disabled sportsperson of the year for the

third consecutive year.

Her five medals at the IPC world championships saw her take the award ahead of fellow para swimming world champion Mary Fisher, blind bowling world champion David Monk and para shooting world record holder Michael Johnson.

Fourteen year old swimmer Gabrielle Fa’amausili received the Westpac Emerging Talent award and a $10,000 sporting scholarship. * * *

The winners Halberg Award winner: Lydia Ko (Golf) Finalists: Scott Dixon (High Performance Sport New Zealand

Sportsman of the Year), Sophie Pascoe (Halberg Disability Sport Foundation Disabled Sportsperson of the Year), All Blacks (Westpac Team of the Year).

High Performance Sport New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year winner: Lydia Ko (Golf) Finalists: Lauren Boyle (Swimming), Lisa Carrington (Canoeing), Valerie Adams (Athletics).

High Performance Sport New Zealand Sportsman of the Year winner: Scott Dixon (Motorsport) Finalists: Aaron Gate (Cycling), Andrew Nicholson (Equestrian), Kieran Read (Rugby).

Halberg Disability Sport Foundation Disabled Sportsperson of the

Year winner: Sophie Pascoe (Para Swimming) Finalists: David Monk (Blind Bowling), Mary Fisher (Para Swimming), Mike Johnson (Para Shooting).

Westpac Team of the Year winner: All

Blacks (Rugby) Finalists: Black Sox (Softball), Men’s Pair Hamish Bond and Eric Murray (Rowing), Women’s 470 - JoAleh and Polly Powrie (Yachting) and Men’s 49er Class Team - Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (Yachting).

SKY SPORT Coach of the Year winner: Steve Hansen (Rugby) Finalists: Eddie Kohlhase (Softball), Guy Wilson (Golf), Nathan Handley (Yachting).

Westpac Emerging Talent winner: Gabrielle Fa’amausili (Swimming) Finalists: Ella Williams (Surfing), Jake Lewis (Motorcycling), Tom Murray (Rowing) New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment winner: Finalists: Black Sox (Softball), SKYCITY Breakers (Basketball), Steven Adams (Basketball), Chiefs (Rugby), Emirates Team New Zealand (Yachting), All Blacks vs South Africa (Rugby), Lydia Ko (Golf), Scott Dixon (Motorsport), Kiwis (Rugby League), All Blacks vs Ireland (Rugby) Sport New Zealand Leadership Award: Richie McCaw (Rugby) New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame induction: Jonah Lomu (Rugby) and Sarah Ulmer (Cycling) Lion Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award: Graham Sycamore (Cycling) - NZH

Lydia Ko: Halberg winner

■ CRICKET

Gavaskar likes what he sees in Anderson

BY DANIEL RICHARDSON Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar believes the evolution of Corey Anderson makes New Zealand a major threat for next year’s 50-over World Cup. The Northern Districts allrounder shot to international attention following his worldrecord one-day century against the West Indies on New Year’s Day, and a collection of followup efforts against the travelling Indian side have helped prove it wasn’t a fluke.

Anderson was snapped up for $866,000 by the Mumbai Indians in this week’s Indian Premier League auction, which has added to the euphoria around the 23-year-old.

With the start of next year’s World Cup, that will be cohosted by New Zealand and Australia, only one year and a day away, Gavaskar was part of

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a mini-tour across New Zealand to help promote the tournament.

Following New Zealand’s 4-0 win over the touring Indians in their recent one-day series, Gavaskar said Anderson’s allround abilities had given Mike Hesson’s team the right balance.

“I think they’re a good side, they’ve always been a very good side but I think maybe the one thing that they have lacked was a good all-rounder, and I think they’ve got that all-rounder now,” Gavaskar said in reference to Anderson.

Gavaskar, who won the 1983 World Cup with India and made more than 10,000 runs in test cricket, also believed New Zealand’s depth in their seam attack was a crucial asset.

“In the old days they possibly had one bowler who was a fivewickets-in-an-innings bowler.

“But now they’ve got two or three bowlers who can take five wickets in an innings, and that makes a difference as far as winning matches is concerned.”

The Black Caps will meet India in the second test of their two-match series at the Basin Reserve in Wellington today and Gavaskar is in New Zealand to commentate on the tour.

He was swamped with people keen for autographs and photos in Wellington, which showed how popular he still is with cricket fans, even at 64.

“Indians are around everywhere in the world,” Gavaskar said.

“Also, quite a few Kiwis have seen me, way, way back so it was good to be able meet up with them and all I can say is I’m blessed, considering I played 20-25 years back, to have somebody coming up to me to ask for an autograph.”

- APNZ

Rosebowl heating up It is early days in senior cricket’s Muirhead Rosebowl but the race is already on for the top four in tomorrow’s second round. With two teams set to miss out on the semifinals, teams that lost in week one can’t afford to fall two game behind.

After first round losses Lauriston and Allenton will look to get a win on the board. At home Lauriston will put up the Bevan Stroud Memorial Challenge trophy for the first time, with Allenton having a one-week stint with the trophy last month.

The high flying Methven host the struggling Tech Sharks, downed by 193 runs by the Stags last week. On the back of scoring 341 runs and what was a rare 45-over batting effort the Tech Stags are looking for consistency against Coldstream.

Hunt for top crop on court Mid Canterbury netball hold their emerging talent identification weekend at the Ashburton netball courts. The brainchild of coach Andrea Cousins, the weekend is an open training camp from which Cousins will select a Mid Canterbury Emerging Talent Squad that she will work with over the next six weeks. “Any player that is stand out material will be in the talent ID squad,” Cousins said. “As many guns I can see I will pick up. There is no number limit. If they have the goods I’ll take them.” The weekend has 40 players and Cousins will be assisted by six club coaches as well as some specialist positional coaches who will hold sessions on Sunday, and local umpires will also be assisting throughout.

International croquet clash Top level croquet comes to town this weekend as the Waireka Croquet Club hosts the English Silver and Bronze Medal Association Tournament. The furthest competitor comes from Edinburgh and with two Canadians it is an international field, while two locals Barbara Field and Gavin Wainscott joined other New Zealand players from Auckland, Christchurch and Oamaru for the two days of competition.

Tinwald cycling turns 90 The Tinwald Cycling Club celebrates a 90th jubilee in low-key fashion this weekend. The club will begin the celebrations at their velodrome tonight with the usual Friday night track racing. The whizz wheelers are first on track at 6pm followed by the under 17 and open grades. The club will then race their usual weekly road race on Saturday, instead of the usual Sunday timeslot, with the Greenstreet out and back - a 48km handicap for the open grade at 2pm and 16km trip for the juniors and division two at 12.45pm.

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Corey Anderson: Hot property

Tournament water-skiing returns to Lake Hood this weekend. The Waterski Lake Hood Club hold their annual Aquafest this weekend as competitive skiing returns just weeks after hosting the Oz-Kiwi Challenge, the first international competition to be held at the manmade lake. The two day tournament will feature Mid Canterbury’s OzKiwi contingent and other skiers from through Canterbury and the South Island competing in all three disciplines - slalom, trick and jump.

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Waratahs learning how to win

BY BEN HORNE The NSW Waratahs have recruited with purpose, but coach Michael Cheika says it’s a personality transplant that will ensure Groundhog Day doesn’t come around in the 2014 Super Rugby season.

On the eve of his second season in charge, Cheika has refused to back down from his stated goal of a top-two placing for the Waratahs - but stressed that bold statement is

an ambition not a prediction.

After all, a star-studded side talking the talk has become an all-too familiar scenario for long-suffering NSW fans, and still the trophy cabinet is bare.

In Israel Folau, NSW possess the most dynamic attacking weapon in Australian rugby. With halves Kurtley Beale and Nick Phipps returning to their home state and South African enforcer Jacques Potgieter arriving to give the pack a more physi-

cal presence, the Waratahs have also shopped better than their Australian Conference rivals.

However, Cheika knows that NSW could have signed every international on the open market and not be guaranteed a win without a fundamental change in thinking.

Cheika is confident he’s removed the soft underbelly and his players have learned what it takes to convert expectation into results.

“I believe quite clearly that the

personality of our playing squad and our rugby has changed,” Cheika said. “There’s a certain liking of hard work now. Guys are getting stuck in with no questions asked.

“You don’t just say, ‘I’m going to win’, and it starts happening. They are learning how to become winners.

We’re definitely ambitious to be up there in the top two. That’s not about predicting anything, it’s about saying that’s our ambition and we’re going to work hard to get there.” - AAP

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The 2014 Coast to Coast features a handful of Mid Canterbury athletes among the competitors looking to make the 243km trip from West Coast to East Coast.

In the one day event the Currie brothers, defending champion Braden and older brother Glen, will be out the front of the field looking to get to Sumner Beach first.

For the likes of Greg Roadley (40, farmer), Jeremy Savage (40, farm advisor) and Mike Hanson (42, butcher) they are aiming to get to Sumner Beach in one day, in one piece.

The six-stage event begins at Kumara Beach on the West Coast, comprising a 3km run, 55km road cycle, 33km mountain run, 15km road cycle, 67km kayak and 70km road cycle, completed with a brief run along Sumner beach to the finish.

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Almost 130 entrants will attempt the longest day while around 600 will attempt the traverse in two days.

From Mid Canterbury there is Graham Shaw (59, farmer), Bruce Jemmett (51, builder), Rob Nesbitt (27, electrician) and the Currie boys’ older sister Anna Johnson as well as expatriates Hilary Totty (28, dietician) and Laura Thomas (23, nurse).

There are three all-Mid Canterbury teams, Darrin Dudson (39, business owner) and Adam Marshall (27, truck driver); Nathan Christian (24, dairy farmer) and Mark Saunders (38, dairy farmer); and Paddy Strange (52, landscaper) and Donald Summerfield (54, carpenter) in his 10th Coast to Coast.

The former mentor to the Currie brothers, James Roderick (42, teacher at Mt Hutt College), is in a team with Joanna Williams (39, physiotherapist) of Ireland.

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The Board has resolved under section 105 of the Education Act 1989 to fill the vacancy by selection.

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ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

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ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS GREEN, Charles William; (Reg No. 5398074 LAC RNZAF) 1918-2014 – On February 12, 2014, passed away peacefully at Coldstream Rest Home, Ashburton. In his 96th year.

Dearly loved husband of the late Joyce. Very much loved and cared for by Gwenda and Trevor, Beth and Philip, and Bryan and Kristine. Much loved granddad (Pop) to Catrina and Brendon, and the late Tony; Suzanne and Kevin, and Vicki and Tony; Kate and Denise, Sarah and Justin, and Matthew.

Cherished great granddad of Benjamin, Daniel, Ryan, and Jake; Robert and Hope, and the late Stephen; Scott; and Jemma, and Jack. Cherished great great granddad of Caleb, and Grace. Special thanks to the lovely staff at Coldstream for their wonderful care. Messages to P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Charles’ life will be held at Our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton, on SATURDAY, February 15, commencing at 2.30pm.

Followed by private cremation.

THOMSON, Brian Robyn – On February 11, 2014 at Ashburton Hospital, after a long, strong and courageous battle, surrounded by family and friends. Loving husband, best friend and partner of Nic. Most amazing dad and best friend of Grace.

“Will love you forever.”

Messages to 18 Queens Drive, Ashburton 7700. A funeral service for Brian will be held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on SATURDAY, February 15, commencing at 10.30am.

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THOMSON, Brian Robyn – On February 11, 2014 at Ashburton Hospital. Dearly loved son of Alastair and Judith. Loved brother and brother in law of Ken and Jane, and Lana and Piri.

Loved uncle of Jessie, Jack, and Charlie; and Natasha, and Thomas.

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6:30 Motorsport – Toyota Racing Series (Highlights) 7:30 L Basketball – NBL New Zealand Breakers v Cairns Taipans.

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Sport Braden takes on some food in transition with the help of older brother Glen (far right) during the 2013 Coast to Coast).

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The Currie brothers admit to being each other’s biggest supporters, but they dismiss any suggestion they will be helping each other in the Coast to Coast tomorrow.

Braden is the defending champion and was one of the first to enter, while Glen’s late entry brought immediate speculation that the brothers would work together to beat Ussher.

It’s an idea laughed off by the brothers.

“It is logistically pretty hard to stop someone or work together too,” Glen, third in 2011, said.

“We’ll be each other’s biggest supporters but the nature of the sport means it doesn’t work like that. You’re on your own out there and so are they.”

That goes for the two brothers as well who will race their own race.

Everyone expects Braden to make his move early on the run, and he plans to do it anyway.

“Pretty much I’ll give it all I can throughout the whole day and see if they can catch me.

I’ve had a big year of racing and learnt a lot so I’d like to think I can be just as quick if not quicker.”

Braden’s unrivalled ability on the mountain run will again prove the decisive part of the race. If he can open up a big gap on Ussher, and the rest of the field, he showed he is capable of holding on to it.

The one area that proved his undoing in 2012, and is Ussher’s strength, is the paddle.

The Waimakariri River is running low which means it

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will take more paddling which could provide the opportunity to close in on Braden.

“It will make it quite tough for me and isn’t my ideal race situation, but that’s what we’ll have so I’ll deal with it.”

Ussher will be looking to not let Braden get too far ahead before he turns to chasing on the Waimak, as will Glen.

“My strength is in the second half of the day but I still have to have a good run time,” Glen said. I won’t be trying to hold back on the run but if anyone can hang on to Braden good luck to them. He has to lay it out there on the run but there is always the risk that later in the day his body takes the toll from it.”

Last year Glen was in Braden’s support crew and was waiting at the finish line to see

his brother claim a maiden win and become the youngest winner of the longest day.

This year he’s up against him.

“I’m pretty realistic.

“Braden and Richard are the best athletes in the world at multisport by far so I take that into consideration.”

He knows what he is up against but Glen isn’t just there to make up numbers.

“I’ve done two longest days now. The first was to complete it and the other was to be competitive so there is only one more reason to race one.

“You just have to put it all out there. I’ve spent all summer prepping myself to be competitive. It’s 12 hours of racing and a lot can go wrong Brothers Braden and Glen Currie but I’m not going just to com- will battle each other in the Coast to plete the course. I’ll definitely Coast longest day tomorrow. be racing.”

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