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Not Aussie enough?

Hugh Jackman was ordered to make himself sound “more Australian” for a new sci-fi drama. Chappie director Neill Blomkamp decided the actor’s native accent wasn’t strong enough after years of living in the US. The Australian actor is going back to his roots to play a character from Down Under in the new movie. But South African filmmaker Blomkamp wasn’t happy with his pronounciation and asked him to be more Aussie. “It’s so rare for me (to play an Australian),” Jackman tells UK talk show host Graham Norton. “Embarrassingly I had to go on Google and research Aussie slang because the director wanted me more Australian!” Jackman was born in Sydney and grew up there.

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Madonna’s on-stage fall at the Brit Awards has unleashed a wave of internet jokes about the star’s cape malfunction, overshadowing wins for British singers Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran. The 56-year-old US superstar was performing Living For Love at British pop’s top awards ceremony in London Thursday (NZ time) when a problem with her floor-sweeping Armani cape caused her to tumble down stairs on the stage. “Armani hooked me up! My beautiful cape was tied too tight! But nothing can stop me and love really lifted me up!” the star wrote on Twitter after the mishap. Surrounded by muscular dancers wearing bondage-style costumes and horns on their heads, she quickly picked herself up and continued with the song. But the embarrassing fall-out from her first Brits appearance in 20 years eclipsed the success of Smith and Sheeran, who took two awards each.

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Johnathan’s a whiz at 11 years old When it comes to maths, 11-year-old Johnathan Leung is right up there with students gaining university entrance. And he’s not shy of giving anything else a go either. The King’s School student scored 92 per cent, an A, in the recent AS Cambridge mathematics exams – usually the domain of Year 12 students.

He also took the Cambridge physics exam for Year 11 students and scored 96 per cent, an A*. A D grade is enough to satisfy some university entry requirements. “He’s a maths whiz,” said teacher Simon Jones. “He’s a boy that wants more. He wants to make the most of everything that he has in front of him.”

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Judge fumes over bed-linen auction X Factor judge Natalia Kills has blasted a Rotorua hotel for auctioning bed sheets used by her and husband Willy Moon.The Trade Me auction, which closed Thursday afternoon, stated “sheets, towels, pillow cases”, the couple’s signed hotel feedback form and a photo with staff from Jack and Di’s Hotel were for sale. Kills vented her disgust at the listing on Twitter, labelling those responsible as “gross”.

Hotel co-owner Jessica Zhao became aware of the listing only when the Herald rang. “That’s terrible for our business. We will be investigating,” Mrs Zhao said. The bed linen, which had a starting price of $500, failed to sell.

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X Factor tale upsets family Convicted killer and The X Factor NZ contestant Shae Brider was banished from Wanganui by the Parole Board, and did not move to Masterton “out of respect” for his victim’s family as he claimed on the show this week. And a man Brider assaulted the same night his group killed the 16-year-old has a message for the wannabe singer: “Don’t ever bring up that tragic night’s events again.” When Brider was freed after serving six years for the 2004 manslaughter of Jeremy Frew, conditions imposed by the Parole Board included not entering the Wanganui District. On Tuesday, Brider’s successful X Factor audition was broadcast with a segment describing the crime as “a commotion”. Daniel Gray was assaulted by Brider and three others shortly before Mr Frew was fatally stabbed. He felt Brider had “paid his dues”, but was unimpressed by his television spiel.

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Early childhood Food Act changes ‘madness’

By Caitlin Porter

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Proposed changes in the way early childhood services serve food to children have been derided as “madness”.

The reaction came as the district’s early childhood educators absorbed news of changes to the Food Act. The changes, revealed this week by the Ministry of Primary Industries, would mean early childhood services which make food for children would need to have a food control plan and pay for annual inspections.

The changes would come into effect next March.

Hannah N’ Henry preschool co-owner Suzanne Fagan said the proposals were madness and could have far-reaching consequences.

She said children at the preschool were provided with food such as sandwiches, fruit and crackers, but from what she has seen, education centres who provide pre-packaged food would be exempt from the changes.

It would be a toss-up, she said, between whether the preschool staff do the training and go to the expense of complying or serve pre-packaged food, but ultimately they wanted to do what was best for the children.

Ms Fagan said she believed the current regulations in place were fine.

“We are governed so thoroughly by the Ministry of Education with reviews, we have got that external check to make sure what we are doing is ok, so hopefully there can be some sort of exemption for us,” she said.

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Hannah N’ Henry preschooler Eve Marshall, 4, enjoys a healthy lunchtime snack.

tors in Mid Canterbury do not prepare food for children, but one other, Jigsaw Preschool, was yesterday still unsure as to what impact the changes could have.

Early Childhood Council chief executive Peter Reynolds said the new food regulations and the Food Act attempted to impose a new set of requirements on

childcare centres, where the legislation had really been designed for much larger-scale operations – such as businesses that prepare food for sale.

“We applaud the intent of the act to ensure that food that is made available to other people is appropriately prepared and served and that it is safe, but

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that is what childcare centres do now,” he said.

There is no information and no complaints lodged with the Ministry of Education to say otherwise, he said.

“It just doesn’t seem to be well thought out,” he said.

Ashburton District Council environmental monitoring man-

ager Rick Catchpowle said the proposed regulations are only at the public consultation stage at the moment; that closes on March 31.

“Food control plans allow for the operator to tailor the plan themselves, which is then verified and audited by food safety officers,” he said.

Irrigators about to be turned off

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As the summer drought bites, a growing number of Mid Canterbury farmers are within days of switching off their irrigators as they reach the limits of their water consents.

Dairy farmer Neil Brown knows of several farmers who have just 10 irrigation days left on their annual take and while there will still be plenty of water available, legally they will be unable to use that water.

Farmers often run close to the wind on annual take limits at the end of the season, but with more than eight irrigation weeks left many will be switching off very early, he said.

“Right now they’re restricting what they’re putting on to spin it out a bit.”

Some have approached Environment Canterbury (ECan) seeking exemptions to go above their consented volume, but ECan chief executive Bill Bayfield said those appeals have been

turned down. “The volume on a groundwater take is a condition set when a consent is applied and granted. Consent conditions are written to provide reliable water supply for nine years out of 10. It appears this may be the one season in 10 when farmers have to manage with less water,” he said.

Each groundwater zone in Canterbury had an overall volume limit set to protect the environment and to ensure there was sufficient water for springfed streams. Individual consent

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volumes limits were designed to provide a fair share of water to all consent holders, Mr Bayfield said.

“We acknowledge some farmers may be struggling as a result of the drought, other farmers have planned ahead and have destocked or brought in feed in order to cope.

“We are working with farmers who are genuinely having trouble coping, but we also need to take into account what others have done to manage the situa-

tion.” Annual limits were set to ensure that the water taken for irrigation in one season could be replaced by winter recharge during a normal year, he said.

The inability to gain dispensation to take more water meant dairy farmers were moving towards once-a-day milking to try and conserve feed, Mr Brown said.

“With the price of milk, it’s not economic to pump a lot of grain and supplementary feed into cows at the moment.”

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■ ASHBURTON TRUST

Nightclub shuts doors

By Sue NewmaN

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Dwindling patronage in a highly competitive market has forced the Ashburton Trust to close the doors on its long running nightclub The Shed.

For several months the night spot has been on the trust’s watch list as profits dropped on the back of falling patron numbers. And when you add the impact of council’s Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) into the mix, remaining in business did not make economic sense, said trust chief executive Giles Beal.

The shed opened in October 2007 to fill a gap identified in

the market for an entertainment venue for under-30s.

Mr Beal said it traded profitably for several years in spite of bar sales never being huge. At that stage, there was just one other nightclub in Ashburton.

With the opening of a third club two years ago, the pressure came on as three night spots battled over the same pool of patrons.

Mr Beal said the trust had been keeping a close eye on The Shed’s turnover for the past year and accepted that its days could end. “It’s just not economic any more. It hasn’t performed well for a while, this

is a difficult market to be in.”

When the LAP became operational later this year, the new trading environment would make it even tougher for nightclub owners to make money, Mr Beal said.

The LAP will see bars shut at 2am instead of 3am and will see a one-way door policy introduced from 1am. This will mean no one can enter a bar after this time and it will apply in urban Ashburton but not in rural pubs and bars.

“We looked at the option of reinvesting in this to bring it back up to where it was but given the LAP and the late night

issues in town, it’s just too risky an investment. It just doesn’t make good commercial sense to carry on running it, it’s not a money making venture.”

The trust was looking at options for the building and these could include using as a functions venue or leasing it to a third party, he said.

“We’re closed but we’re not indefinitely closing the building, however, the trust will no longer be running it as a nightclub.”

Some Shed staff have been deployed to other trust venues, but four employees will be made redundant, Mr Beal said.

Business booms for happy sheddies

By CaitliN Porter

caitlin.p@theguardian.co.nz

Shed enthusiasts or “sheddies” gathered in the Ashburton Menz Shed this week to admire each other’s work, socialise and share ideas.

Thirty-six sheddies made their way to Ashburton, coming by bus from places such as New Brighton, Amberley, Rangiora and Oxford.

Secretary of the New Brighton Menz Shed Ray Hall said the bus was buzzing on the way down.

“People were talking all the way.”

The visitors spent the morning admiring the hand-made creations and tools stored at the shed on Methven Highway, before breaking for a barbecue lunch.

Ashburton Menz Shed chairman Lindsay Barnett said he was pleased to have such a great turnout.

Mr Barnett said the Ashburton branch of the Menz Shed has been operating since May of last year, and men of any age were welcome to join.

“We’ve had ones from college through to 85-year-olds,” he said.

The sheddies in Ashburton meet three times a week, but they don’t just sit around and chit chat – they work.

The shed is divided into two spaces – a woodwork area and the Chas Eaden room, for engineering.

Named after Charles “Chas” Eaden, an Ashburton engineer, the room is filled with thousands of dollars’ worth of engineering equipment and tools donated by Mr Eaden’s family after his passing.

So far the club have only had to buy one

Drug arrests at Hinds A 50-year-old man was arrested after police discovered an allegedly “well established” hydroponic cannabis growing operation in Hinds sometime yesterday.

Police searched the property as part of Operation Jasmine, an “ongoing prevention operation” to disrupt the cultivation and supply of cannabis in Canterbury, a police spokeswoman said in a statement. The man was arrested and will appear in the Ashburton District Court next Monday.

No other details, including the time the warrant was executed, where it was executed, or how much cannabis was seized, were provided by police. The police spokeswoman said investigations continued.

Sporty landscaping Landscaping around the EA Networks Centre will cost S234,190, with the project carried out by Ashburton District Council open spaces staff. An original estimate for the work came to $370,000, but to keep costs down, the council has opted to do the work in-house. Landscaping will not start, however, until the current dry conditions ease. Landscaping might be planned but that doesn’t mean the complex will be picture perfect on opening day, mayor Angus McKay said. “The old trees, old piles of dirt and timber won’t be cleared and the area won’t be grassed for opening day; it’s not possible to get this done in advance. We’ll just have to grin and bear it, the important bit of this complex is on the inside of the building,” he said.

Portable loo fatal A French man who moved to New Zealand to “make his dream come true” swerved to avoid hitting a portable toilet that had fallen from a truck before colliding head-on with another truck. Nathan Luc Alain Boucher, 23, from Reze in France, had been living in Tauranga and was on his way home from his last day at work before moving on to explore a new part of New Zealand when he died. Mr Boucher was driving home when he crashed near Whakamarama in the Western Bay of Plenty on Thursday. - NZME

Size matters drop saw, the rest of the tools were donated or are on permanent loan, Mr Barnett said.

Members of the Menz Shed work on independent projects but also undertake community projects, such as fixing broken or damaged toys for the Ashburton Toy Library.

Menz Shed members (from left) David Stewart of Ashburton, George Stewart of Christchurch, Jim Armstrong of Ashburton and Dave Bridgman of Rolleston admire a Chinese south pointing chariot, built by Mr Armstrong.

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Tourists injured in separate crashes A Japanese tourist was critically injured when his rental car and a truck collided near Christchurch yesterday.

The crash came shortly after a group of Chinese people were lucky to escape without serious injury when their rental car plunged 20m into a West Coast river.

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man’s rented Suzuki Swift had been turning right on to McLeans Island Road when it collided with a truck and trailer travelling south along the road shortly after midday.

He was taken by ambulance to Christchurch Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. The truck driver was uninjured.

Diversions were in place for three hours while the police serious crash unit conducted a scene examination.

A short time earlier, a 4WD Honda rental car went off a gravel road and crashed down a bank into the Whataroa River on the West Coast.

All the occupants managed to escape before the car became

fully submerged. None were seriously injured.

A police spokeswoman was unable to confirm whether or not the four people inside the car, believed to be Chinese, were tourists.

Emergency services have been tasked with retrieving the submerged car from the river.

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Queen Elizabeth proves that size does count. With its 12 decks housing more than 3000 guests and crew, multiple restaurants, bars and pools, it’s no wonder cruising is so popular. At nearly three rugby fields long and 30m wide, the liner – five years old and due in the Port of Auckland – is big. Passengers can swan between decks before settling on their bar, restaurant or pool of choice, while children and teenagers also have their own dedicated section.

Peters in by-election New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has confirmed he will compete in the Northland byelection. Mr Peters said Northland needed “a real voice” who could “hit the ground running”. He said he was born in Northland, educated there, owned a home there.The seat was vacated by National MP Mike Sabin.

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■ REMUNERATION AUTHORITY

Politicians’ pay best left to authority

By Sue NewmaN

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The Remuneration Authority’s pay-setting process might not be perfect, but Ashburton mayor Angus McKay believes it’s still the best system for setting pay rates for local body and national politicians.

In the wake of public disquiet over the pay rise the authority gave MPs this week, Mr McKay said putting the pay process in the hands of an independent authority was still the best way of

deciding who got what. The other option would be to give a local authority a pool of cash and let it divvy the money up itself.

Prime Minister John Key will receive an extra $23,400 a year after the latest round of pay rises, but has criticised that pay rise, saying it is unjustified, given inflation is running at 0.8 per cent and average wage growth is around 2.5 per cent. Backbench MPs have been given a 5.4 per cent.

Mr Key is keen to see Parlia-

ment change the law on how MP pay rates are set.

Mr McKay, however, is cautious over the prospect of a reshaped pay process.

“Yes, we could be given a pool and then allocate the money how we want but I prefer the way it’s done now, it’s set and that’s the end of the matter. It takes the pressure off splitting up the pool.”

Ashburton is allocated a pool of money for elected member pay with set amounts allocated

for committee chair, deputy mayor and rank and file councillors. The mayor’s salary is also pre-set.

The funding pool is population based and would remain the same whether the district had 12 or eight councillors.

Mr McKay would not be drawn on the prospect of cutting Ashburton’s councillor numbers from 12, saying there were pros and cons for the status quo, adding that he believed the business of the district could

still be done with a lower number.

“But I think we’ve got the representation about right,” he said.

Councillor numbers are reviewed every six years, with the next review not due until the next council term.

Remuneration, however, is usually reviewed mid year. Currently councillors earn $22,400, committee chair $27,979 and the mayor $95,450. Last year’s pay rise was worth about $450 to each councillor.

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■ GARDEN DELIGHT

Boy with HIV in court’s care

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The 9-year-old boy with HIV whose father refused to administer medication has been made a guardian of the High Court until he is 16.

In a decision released yesterday Justice Patrick Keane said a guardianship order was the “only way” to safeguard the boy’s welfare and best interests given his father’s fixed opposition to his diagnosis and treatment.

The district health board involved sought the order after years of trying to have the boy’s father administer medication himself.

The boy is unaware he is HIV-positive.

His father had rejected tests showing the boy was HIV positive and said even if he was, then he believed the treatment to manage the virus had such bad side effects his son would die.

Extensive suppression orders cover the case, including the boy’s identity and that of his doctors.

Justice Keane said on evidence presented to the High Court, the boy’s condition will remain unchanged until he is 16 and, indeed, for the rest of his life - as will his need for medication.

While the court was now responsible for the boy and has the power to authorise his doctors to administer treatment, Justice Keane said his parents were “highly responsible” and he did not want to displace them.

He said the boy’s father held his opinions “very sincerely” and would not have withheld antiretroviral therapy from the boy without being first convinced that it was uncalled for and dangerous.

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Fruit fly campaign takes cricket waste Ten and a half tonnes of rubbish will be destroyed following today’s Cricket World Cup match at Eden Park, in a move to eradicate the Queensland fruit fly.

Ministry for Primary Industries chief operations officer Andrew Coleman said MPI was working with catering companies and sellers of fruit and vegetables at tomorrow’s match between the Black Caps and England around “waste disposal”.

“We have agreed with them that we will manage all the waste that comes with that, we

expect by estimations of previous events that there will be in the vicinity of ten and half tonnes of waste product.”

He said it would be managed

by Waste Management under clear restrictions that they are to deliver it to a facility where it will be destroyed.

MPI staff have been working to eradicate the unwanted Queensland Fruit Fly, since one of the bugs was discovered in Grey Lynn last week.

Mr Coleman confirmed that another fruit fly was caught in a trap this morning - taking the tally to eight.

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By CaitliN Porter

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Allenton resident Milner Jacob has an unexpected visitor in his backyard, in the form of a bright yellow sunflower.

At over three metres tall the sunflower popped up all of a sudden in Mr Jacob’s garden.

A reasonably keen vegetable gardener, he planted a number of courgettes in his vegetable garden and suspected the sunflower was merely a wayward courgette.

This was back in late October, but his son – who has a background in horticulture – informed him it was indeed a sunflower. Since then it has grown to 3.2 metres and can be seen bobbing above the eaves of Mr Jacob’s house.

“It grows a foot a week, easy,” he said.

He suspects the seed was dropped by birds – he and his wife Jan have lived in the house for 35 years so he doesn’t see any other way it could have got there.

Lushingtons Garden, Gift and Café retail assistant Leslee Clarke said it could very well be a variety of sunflower known as a Russian Giant.

“If it’s planted in the right place, if it’s in a well-drained site and it’s got plenty of sun and getting plenty of water, it could well grow more [than 3 metres].”

The flower survived the scorching summer heat, the blustery nor’ west and even sporadic rainfall.

Mr Jacob said he was unsure if it would keep growing, but he would keep an eye on it regardless – not that it was hard to miss.

His neighbours suggested he place a plastic bag around the head of

the flower to collect all the seeds, otherwise he may end up with a garden full of gigantic sunflowers.

Mr Jacob said he had not given the plant any special treatment, just watered it when he watered the rest of his vegetable garden.

“It just grew like topsy,” he said.

“It’s quite neat, I reckon.”

Peeking out over Milner Jacob’s roof top in the quiet suburb of Allenton is the bright yellow face of a sunflower.

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Sharplin Falls walkway closed The Sharplin Falls walkway will be closed for several weeks, due to a rock fall.

Department of Conservation senior ranger Murray Thomas said a rock the size of a wheelbarrow had crashed through a safety barrier on the track leading to the falls, taking out about three metres of the structure.

DOC was alerted to the problem after visitors to the area reported it at the Staveley store on Thursday afternoon.

Mr Thomas said it was not uncommon for rocks to become dislodged and the recent rain may have triggered this week’s incident.

“We expect the track will be closed for several weeks,” Mr Thomas said.

“An engineer will need to assess the situation before the repair work gets under way.”

The Sharplin Falls are one of the district’s most popular tourist destinations.

The closure will not affect the Mt Somers walkway.

A wheelbarrow-sized rock has closed the Sharplin Falls track.

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Prepare, listen and ask questions Reinforcing

message to stop smoking

By Caitlin Porter

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Logan Barker (left) chats to Life Pharmacy intern pharmacist Bellina Lu about his medication.

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By Caitlin Porter

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Mid Canterbury pharmacists are hoping a new four-step plan will keep people on the right track with their health.

The Let’s PLAN (Prepare, Listen and share, Ask questions and Note down) for Better Care initiative was launched this week in Pharmacy Week, designed to highlight the valuable advice pharmacists can provide.

Life Pharmacy Ashburton intern pharmacist Bellina Lu said the aim of the week was to get people into the mindset of asking pharmacists questions.

Let’s PLAN is a four-step plan for patients so they can prepare for their visits, she said.

Ms Lu said often when people go to the doctor or to a pharmacy they tend to forget what questions they wanted to ask, so it was good to plan ahead.

Posters distributed to pharmacies suggested people ask their pharmacists questions such as what their medicine was for, how and when to take it, how long to take it for and what the possible side effects were.

“Anything that is on your mind, niggling, you can ask us,” Ms Lu said.

Steve Wise of Wises Pharmacy suggested people always talk to their pharmacists and ask any questions they may have.

Smokefree Mid Canterbury is reminding people to be aware of the long-term effects of smoking, after Australian research stated that two-thirds of smokers will die of a smoking-related illness.

The report, written by epidemiologist Emily Banks also said people who quit smoking earlier reduced their chances of dying, compared to people who continue to smoke.

Smokefree Mid Canterbury co-ordinator Carly McDowell said it was widely known that smoking was deadly and about 5000 New Zealanders died each year from a smoking-related illness.

The rule of thumb in New Zealand was that one in every two smokers died from a smoking-related illness, but the new research suggests that this maybe conservative, she said.

“The longer you smoke, the more deadly it becomes – that is why it is never too late to quit,” she said.

Fewer and fewer young people were picking up the habit, she said. As New Zealand is striving towards a Smokefree 2025 goal, this was great news.

“Smokefree 2025 will mean our children and grandchildren will grow up in a country where they will be free from tobacco exposure and tobacco use,” she said.

As a result of the goal, the number of people smoking in New Zealand will be less than 5 per cent and tobacco will be difficult to sell and supply.

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■ RELAY FOR LIFE

Team out to raise as much as possible

BY CAITLIN PORTER

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With the Relay for Life only five weeks away, fundraising efforts are in full swing.

Brophy Knight is one of many Ashburton businesses putting a team forward for next month’s Relay for Life.

The team will walk alongside other Ashburton organisations, all in the name of cancer.

Team member Heather Ford said one of the team’s fundraising ideas was to sell lollies, and so far that venture had gone well.

Over 150 jars have been sold at $5 each, and there were 60 left to be scooped up.

The team’s big fundraising initiative though, is a garage sale set to take place today.

Items up for grabs include cutlery, photo frames, books, clothing, a sewing machine and even two leather La-Z-Boy chairs.

One of the staff members is doing home baking to sell too, Ms Ford said.

Another is taking photographs around Mid Canterbury and framing them to sell.

The cause behind Relay for Life is one that is held dear in many of the team’s hearts.

Ms Ford said a number of staff members had family and friends affected by cancer.

The business participated in the previous Relay for Life held in Ashburton and raised about $11,000. This year though, she said the team had no target in mind, they just wanted to raise as much as they could.

Right – Relay for Life Brophy Knight team members (from left) Emma Rosevear, Karen Tait and Heather Ford are keen to raise as much money as they can for the cause.

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■ RDR WATER STORAGE PROJECT

Mega water storage plan Above - Montalto farmland designated as the site of new water storage ponds.

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

A $120 million irrigation water storage facility proposed for Mid Canterbury would be filled from the Rangitata River using an existing consent.

The project has been on the Rangitata Diversion Race drawing board for four years. The company wants to build a dam with capacity to hold 30 million cubic metres, with the objective of improving water reliability for irrigation schemes already RDR water, and to expand irrigation opportunities.

The dam would be built in the Montalto district, on farmland purchased by RDR management in 2009, and cover more than 200 hectares, dwarfing other water storage facilities in the area.

By comparison, the Carew water storage ponds further downstream on the Rangitata River will hold 6.1 million cubic metres. The Rangitata South ponds on the other side of the river will hold 16 million cubic metres when full.

The intended site is about 10 kilometres down river from the existing RDR intake canal at Klondyke, and the existing infrastructure will not require modification to fill the new dam.

Water will be drawn from the company’s existing consent, and stored when irrigation demands are low.

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Across the river the Rangitata South storage ponds can only take high-flow water, when the river is running at more than 150 cumecs.

RDR CEO Ben Curry said the company looked a range of options, from 5 million to 100 million cubic metres before deciding the proposed model would meet both present and future irrigation requirements.

He expected the proposal would reach the resource consent phase by the end of the year.

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There was also potential to transfer water through to the Opuha dam in South Canterbury, he said.

The project has support from farming, environmental, hydro, Maori and government groups.

Right - The plan of the preferred option for a 30 million cubic metre water storage facility.

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Saturday, February 28, 2015

Farmers work together to save creek

Peter Etheridge and Lyndon Webb teamed up with other members of the Greenstreet Irrigators Group to save Spring Creek.

P

eter Etheridge is passionate about wildlife.

So much so, when this summer’s drought threatened to shut down the creek flowing through his 30 acre property, he knew he had to act.

The Ashburton deer farmer teamed up with neighbouring farmers to keep Greenstreet’s Spring Creek alive. It was a tough ask. Irrigating farmers in the area were already on 100 per cent water restriction due to the dry conditions, meaning no water could be taken from the nearby Ashburton River which feeds the creek.

However the determined group found a solution.

By negotiating with Environment Canterbury, they were able to get a small amount of water released purely for environmental purposes.

Without their intervention Spring Creek would have run dry, fish and invertebrate life would have been decimated and

the creek’s habitat might have taken years to recover. Peter said his actions, supported by the Greenstreet Irrigators, were just part and parcel of being a farmer.

“You couldn’t farm if you weren’t looking after the environment,” he said.

Peter and his wife Lois have worked tirelessly over the past decade to turn five acres of Oakridge, a former cropping farm, into an oasis for wildlife.

Today the property is home to dozens of native and exotic fish and birds within its artificial wetlands.

A tame paradise duck trails Peter as he wanders around two substantial ponds stocked with trout and various other ducks, geese and swans along with smaller avian species are regular sights in the lush garden the couple created from scratch around their home.

Oakridge is a haven of green in the midst of the parched

Canterbury Plains.

Peter first saw the creek dry up 10 years ago when drought struck the area and the springfed waterway succumbed. The Etheridges hadn’t long been at Oakridge and Peter worked day and night to preserve the fishery.

“I spent two or three nights catching 134 fish out of the creek and putting them into the Ashburton River at night, trout, korus and cockabullies.

“When this dry spell started kicking in after Christmas, Peter was adamant he wasn’t going to repeat that experience.

“I knew it was going to happen again and I couldn’t let it; it’s my favourite (creek).”

Greenstreet’s Spring Creek starts from a spring 10km north of Ashburton and flows between the north and south branches of the Ashburton River. Normally used to carry irrigation water for around 20 members of the Greenstreet

Irrigators Group, the creek meanders through several rural properties.

Lyndon Webb, who farms three kilometres up the road and is a member of the Greenstreet Irrigators Group, was Peter’s first point of call.

He offered to talk to Environment Canterbury to see whether the irrigators’ infrastructure could be used to save the creek.

The Ashburton Water Zone Committee threw their weight behind the idea and Fish and Game came on board.

“It was more effective for them to give us permission to access water rather than try and electric fish the creek,” Lyndon said.

After initial reservations, the regional council agreed 60 litres a second could be released as long as it wasn’t diverted for irrigation. This solution has ensured Spring Creek has maintained a small flow most of summer despite drought now

officially declared in the area.

Peter is thrilled with the outcome as he never wants to see a dry creek again.

“Ten years ago the creek was technically dead for a year until I restocked it with korus and cockabillies. I put the native fish back in and the trout came back themselves. This creek has been a trout fishery for children for many years. I used to ride out here from town when I was a kid and catch them. In all it probably took at least two to three years to recover, for all the life under the sticks and stones to come back,” he said.

Lyndon said irrigating farmers in the area are happy their infrastructure has been used to protect the health of the creek, despite not benefiting from the water themselves.

“We can’t irrigate from the water in the creek but at least it will protect the creek’s ecosystem until we get some decent rain again,” he said.

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■ RAKAIA FISHING COMPETITION

Crowds back to land the big one The Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition attracts a good crowd year after year, and yesterday’s opening was no exception.

Many of the anglers return each year to try their hand at landing the big one, including Christchurch fisherman Chaz Palmer, who has taken part in the competition for 40-odd years.

Neither he, nor his mate Rod Whearty were having much luck when the Guardian visited the river mouth, however Mick McCullough had landed a 14 pound (6.35kg) fish by 9am.

He was on his way back to base for breakfast with the intention of returning to the river bank for another try later in the morning.

Christopher Manning can’t remember how many times he’s tried his luck in the competition but said he had been on the banks every year since its inception.

Several years ago he hauled in a tidy 12 pounder (5.4kg) further up the river, but as of yesterday morning he had only collected a set of knives as a spot prize.

Raewyn and John Anderton’s early start paid off with John landing a good fish by 8.30am.

While he hadn’t weighed it, he was hopeful it would be in the money.

The couple are both keen anglers, and fish together often.

“It’s so peaceful out in the fresh air with just the sound of the water,” Mrs Anderton said.

John Anderton had yet to weigh his catch.

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Scotty the Labrador was keeping his owner Jan Scott company.

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Saturday, February 28, 2015

The not-so-secret society Freemasonry is an organisation that appears to be shrouded in mystery – the secrets of which are handed down from generation to generation. The Guardian’s Caitlin Porter chatted to one highly-decorated Masonic Lodge member about his experiences with Freemasonry.

Ken Borland (left) with fellow member, Luke Sutton, in the Ashburton Masonic Lodge rooms.

PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 120215-DW-335

K

en Borland’s interest in Freemasonry was piqued by a little, battered bag toted round by his father many years ago – a bag no-one was allowed to even peek into.

“Dad used to go out at night with his little bag.”

Years later and now Ken is the district deputy grandmaster – the second-highest ranked Masonic member in the South Island.

Ken has a long history of men in his family attending lodge, his maternal grandfather was a member of the Orange Lodge, his father was a lodge member in Roxburgh from 1944 until his death in 1985 and Ken’s four brothers, two brothers-in-law and two sonsin-law are also lodge members.

Ken’s brothers joined the lodge years before he did; Ken put off joining due to family commitments. Then 1986 rolled around and Ken found himself living in Nelson – he was originally from down south – and he became affiliated with Freemasonry himself.

“For me, it was the right time in my life,” he said.

He spent a number of years attending lodge in the Tasman district and after shifting to Ashburton joined the lodge here – he knew no-one he said, but came with a referral from Nelson.

Because he transferred to another English lodge the transition was easy. Ken said there are four different Masonic constitutions operating in New Zealand – English, Irish, Scottish and New Zealand. The different

constitutions were born when migrants came to New Zealand and brought Freemasonry with them. It was then decided that a New Zealand constitution, or branch, was to be included.

English constitutions were then given the opportunity of joining the New Zealand branch.

Each constitution has its own traditions, but were fundamentally the same, Ken said. For example, English lodge members wore dark suits, whereas, Scottish lodge members wore tartan kilts or pants to meetings.

Although Freemasonry was intertwined into Ken’s heritage he said it wasn’t something that was talked about a great deal at home.

All Ken’s father ever said to him was “join a Masonic Lodge if you ever get the chance”.

Some aspects of Freemasonry have changed over the years – although the tradition behind

Freemasonry has remained the same.

Potentially the biggest change, is the secrecy that once shrouded Freemasonry slowly but surely disappearing.

“I can guarantee my mother wouldn’t have seen inside the lodge rooms,” Ken said.

But his wife has and Ken is happy to show other people or groups through too – male or female.

Years ago, men had to be invited or asked into the lodge and then lodge members would vote on whether to allow the man in.

Nowadays, people can approach the lodge themselves.

The famed suitcase too, hidden under beds or behind closed doors to prevent anyone else getting a peek inside, is something that no longer exists.

Everything is much more out in the open now, Ken said.

And the internet has helped

WHAT IS FREEMASONRY?

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t is one of the world’s oldest fraternal organisations.

It is an organisation of men who adopt principles such as integrity, goodwill and charity.

It originated from Stonemasonry. It follows the same format, men progress from an apprentice, to a fellow to a Master Mason, as they would in a trade.

There are also additional degrees which can be undertaken.

The unit of freemasonry is the lodge, lodges are super-

vised and governed at a regional level by a Grand Lodge.

There are three requirements to being a Freemason, said Ken, you must be a male aged 21 years or over (you can join at 18 if your father is a member), you need to believe in a supreme being (you can identify with any religion) and you must be a man of good standing. Within Freemasonry the supreme being is referred to as the Great Architect of the Universe.

that along. While you can’t find out everything about Freemasonry, it can help to answer a lot of questions.

There are still some aspects of lodge life which are kept secret – including the initiation process.

Although Ken said that every initiation – or installation – no matter age, location, or lodge – was “absolutely the same”.

There are infamous secret handshakes and passwords too that are not discussed with nonMasons.

There are misconceptions too about Freemasonry, said Ken. Freemasonry is not a benefit society, joined for personal gain or “a secret” society.

“There’s no financial advantage, but there’s a brotherhood,” Ken said.

Another misconception is that Freemasonry is a religion – it is not, neither is it political.

It’s actually one of the world’s

oldest and largest fraternal and charitable organisations Ashburton has four lodges – Ashburton Masonic, Thistle, Harmony and Erewhon – that all use the same rooms on Havelock Street. Each lodge has members on the Ashburton Masonic Charitable Trust.

Lodge is an important part of Ken’s life and he encourages people to find out more about it.

Ken is kept busy with meetings and other lodge business, but he enjoys every aspect of it and it keeps him busy.

Even his holidays involve lodge and he has attended meetings in other countries while being away.

Ken has four daughters and, while they cannot join the lodge, his grandsons can – although they haven’t expressed any interest as of yet. He would be very proud if they did though, he said.

WHAT GOES ON The lodge meets regularly to conduct the normal formal business like any club, for example organise charitable events, elect new members, perform Masonic degree ceremonies, etc.

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consists of degree ceremonies.

Candidates are progressively initiated into Freemasonry.

Other ceremonies are used to install the master of the lodge and other officers of the lodge.

Business is usually followed by a shared meal, or drinks.

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Music, dance may slow down dementia

■ MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

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Cycling for good cause Passing through Mid Canterbury yesterday was Carey Vivian, as part of a Race Against Time Cycle Challenge.

Mr Vivian was raising funds and awareness for the Motor Neurone Disease Association of New Zealand (MNDNZ).

Yesterday he stopped in Mt Somers, where he spent the night. He started from Cape Reinga on February 1 and expects to finish in Bluff on March 12 or 12. To date, Mr Vivian has raised over $28,000 and is edging towards his goal of $50,000.

Music, dance, diet and exercise may be keys to slowing down dementia by up to five years, a New Zealand research group believes.

Brain Research NZ, a new collaborative centre of research excellence led by Auckland and Otago Universities, wants to recruit people later this year who have the first signs of dementia so that they can start a five-year “holistic” programme.

“I’m not just talking a single-drug therapy,” said the centre’s co-director Professor Richard Faull. “We know there are some drugs which may help to prolong and slow down degeneration.

“But we also know that certain foods – vitamin B, omega 3 – and exercise, music and cognitive therapy, if you put all those together, we know from overseas studies and our own studies that they can actually slow down progression of the disease.”

He said it would take two years to enrol about 150 patients and carry out blood tests, psychological tests and magnetic resonance imaging of their brains.

“Then we have to bring together a package of therapy which may involve, for example, music, dance, all kinds of stimulation, computer games.”

He said there was recent evidence that

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Stars’ bed linen on Trade Me The Rotorua hotel manager who listed sheets, pillow cases and towels used by X Factor judges Natalia Kills and Willy Moon on Trade Me says he was just trying to market the hotel.

The couple stayed at Jack & Di’s in Ngongotaha last Thursday night.

Hotel manager John Stenning then listed the couple’s linen, feedback form and a photo of them with hotel staff on Trade Me for $500.

Kills is an English singer, actress, record producer, fashion designer, model and director who has supported Kesha and Katy Perry.

Moon, her husband, is a New Zealand-

degeneration could be slowed by vitamin B, found in many unprocessed foods, and omega 3, found in fish and some plants.

But in general, every food that was good for the heart was good for the brain.

“Above all else, what is really critical is keeping your brain stimulated with the things that you enjoy doing in life. It may be playing the piano, it may be reading,” he said. “Socialisation is also very important, staying in touch with people.”

He said the programme could not help people with advanced dementia.

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“So we are going to attack it right at the very earliest symptoms. If we slow down the progression of the disease by five years, we would cut the prevalence of Alzheimer’s in New Zealand by 50 per cent because people would live longer and die of non-brain-related diseases.”

Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. The number of New Zealanders with dementia is increasing rapidly as the population ages – up from 40,700 in 2008 to 48,200 in 2011 and projected to reach 150,000, by 2050.

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On Thursday night, Kills blasted the “gross hotel staff ” on Twitter for listing the used linen.

“Sex literally sells ... Famous enough to have things I’ve touched get hawked for cash ...” She then threatened violence if she ever saw the staff again.

Mr Stenning, who has only been manager of the hotel for two-and-a-half weeks, said the linen had already been washed when he listed it. “I was just trying to get a bit more marketing out there to show that they’d stayed.”

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Saturday Ride the Rakaia: The 103km Rakaia round trip gets under way from 8am with riders expected back in Rakaia from approximately 10.30am.

Senior cricket: The fourth round of the Muirhead Rosebowl has Methven at home to Coldstream, Tech takes on Lauriston A and Allenton are away to Lauriston B.

Softball: Mid Canterbury Softball has the junior grades on the diamond with T-Ball and Little League from 9am and Open Grade matches from 1pm at Argyle Park.

Tennis: Interclub tennis continues with the junior grades in the morning and Open A and A reserve in the afternoon.

College cricket: Ashburton College takes on Northwest XI in Christchurch.

Ashburton Rowing Club president, Justin Wall stands proudly with his daughter Veronica Wall on the podium at the recent at the New Zealand Rowing Championships at Lake Ruataniwha.

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Tinwald Cycling Club:

Wall crew a family affair

The Tinwald Cycling Club seniors contest a 60km handicap around the Blackbridge Block at 2pm, with the juniors and division two riders covering 20km at 12.45pm.

Champion of Champions: The second of the Champion of Champions series has the fours title up for grabs at the Allenton Bowling Club.

Diggler Downhill: Bike Methven host their annual Diggler Downhill mountain bike race on the Mt Hutt Bike Park.

The week that was: Kate eyes silver fern Ashburton College’s Kate Lloyd has been selected to trial for the New Zealand Secondary Schools (NZSS) team to contest the Trans-Tasman Under 19 Netball Tournament in May.

Totty takes on Godzone

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Veronica Wall stood on the podium and collected silver at the recent New Zealand Rowing Championships at Lake Ruataniwha.

Not bad for a 15-year-old in just her second season.

“It was pretty cool,” Wall said.

“It’s great to see all the training you go through and you get a good result out of it.”

Wall headed off Avon’s Madeline Ashby at the line to finish second in women’s club single sculls behind Amy Robson of West End (Auckland).

Wall has only been in the boat for two seasons, but has been around rowing all her life.

“I’ve been around rowing

ever since I can remember.

“I used to be in the number hut giving out race numbers before I started rowing.

“I probably just wanted to get out of there.

“I just love the atmosphere of the sport and having a mum and dad rowing has probably encouraged me along.”

Her mother Charlotte won a red coat - for winning a first national title - rowing with the Canterbury eight in 1982, while her father Justin, also a longtime rower, is president of the Ashburton Rowing Club.

Wall has a unique experience of rowing with her mother in the pair and being coached by her father Justin.

“It is a bit weird compared to

others pairs I guess. I live with my pair partner and my coach.

“But with both of them having been rowers, they understand what it takes and what it is like to be a rower which makes it easier.”

The mother-daughter combination reached the B final of the women’s club double at the nationals, their last official outing together for the summer as Wall’s campaign now heads into the secondary school regattas, with Wall swapping the Ashburton racing colours for Ashburton College.

She returns to Lake Ruataniwha next week for the South Islands Secondary Schools’ regatta before the Maadi Cup National Secondary School Cham-

pionship sat Lake Karapiro from March.

Wall experienced the Maadi Cup last year, contesting three B finals, but has her sights set on A finals this year, especially in the single.

A silver at nationals and her gold medal effort in the under 16 single at the South Island Club Championships in January suggest she will be a contender to step on the podium at Maadi Cup National Secondary School Championships from March 23.

Wall will get a better indication of where she is at the South Islands Secondary Schools Championships, and will also likely take a seat in the under 17 four, under 16 quad and an under 16 double next weekend.

Methven’s Hilary Totty will lead a team in this year’s Godzone adventure race, the fourth edition of the seven-day multistage, multisport race.

Breakers ready to seal the deal tonight

Methven the champions

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The Methven Bowling Club dominated the Champion of Champion triples at the Hinds Bowling Club, accounting for three of the four titles.

College down TBHS The Ashburton College 1st XI got revenge on Timaru Boys’ High School as they advanced to the next stage of the Gillette Cup knockout cricket tournament with a 58-run win in Timaru.

Round one was unanimous but the Breakers will have to withstand a number of body blows to win tonight’s second round and claim the bout.

That was the message emanating from both corners ahead of game two of the semi-final series against Adelaide - the Breakers’ physicality may have caught their opponents off guard in game one but

tonight will be a fairer fight.

That’s not to say, though, there was anything illicit about their tactics in Thursday’s 29-point thumping at Vector Arena. The Breakers, still bearing the battle scars from three straight playoff wars, know exactly what referees allow at this time of year.

But now their opponents are also well aware of what they can get away and, tonight at Adelaide Arena, with the 36ers’

season on the line, it will surprise neither side if things turn a little ugly.

Game one was already ugly enough for Adelaide.

They were picked apart from the opening bell, given a lesson in intensity, aggression and post-season basketball. And it was a lesson Adelaide coach Joey Wright believed his charges would heed.

“It’s just disappointing that we didn’t show up ready to

fight,” he said. “And that’s all it was - it was a fight, not a basketball game.

“At this point in time, everyone knows what each other are doing, so they didn’t trick us with anything. What they did do is they got our there and played a lot harder than us.”

“They grabbed, held, pushed, shoved - and we just didn’t do it back. If they’re going to push with one hand, we’ve got to push with two.”

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Highlanders do it ugly Having lost to the Crusaders and with a trip to the Chiefs looming, the Highlanders needed this one.

In the grand scheme of the Super Rugby season, it will hardly matter in which fashion the victory at Forsyth Barr Stadium was attained, just as long as four points were added to the scoreboard.

Which is a good thing because, boy, it wasn’t pretty.

The Highlanders were far from alone in taking blame for that fact - just like the tango, street brawls require two participants - but early-season rust was certainly still inflicting the southern men.

Slow starters in their seasonopening defeat against the Crusaders, the Highlanders failed to show an increase in quality that last week marked many sides’ performances during their second matches.

They battled to keep ball in hand for consistent stretches, they were seriously lacking a clinical edge and they gave up too many penalties.

But, again, they were not alone, and the Reds showed at times just why the Brumbies put 47 points on them in week one.

With deficiencies more obvious than abilities, the last thing the game needed was a troublesome scrum.

But it was a complete shambles, from both sides, and even referee Glen Jackson was describing the set piece in those unflattering terms by the end of the match. Jackson was probably pleased to blow the fulltime whistle and the Highlanders were absolutely pleased to walk away with their first win over the Reds since 2009.

Focus on scrums Past history has shown that clashes between the Chiefs and Crusaders can be decided by a whistle and a kicking tee.

With little separating the sides in the last several seasons, small margins are as important as the big names both teams can boast. While the return of Sonny Bill Williams will be important for the Chiefs tonight, it’s factors like the scrum, field position and discipline that can all add up to create the difference. There has been an accent on the scrum in Hamilton this week, with five changes made to the pack in anticipation of another close encounter.

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Ben Smith looks to get his pass away under pressure during the match in Dunedin last night.

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There were positives for the Highlanders, particularly in the way they survived early periods of pressure from the Reds and learnt to neutralise the opposition’s strengths. They were initially spending too much time at the wrong end of the field but made the requisite in-game adjustments to earn something resembling supremacy as the game wore on.

Scoreboard pressure helped with Marty Banks making the most of his first start to nail three first-half penalties of varying degrees of difficulty as did the reduction of some of their more natural attacking tendencies.

Having struggled to make any in-roads into the Reds’ defence,

the Highlanders chose instead to keep things close around the fringes, find better field position and limit the Reds’ opportunities to attack.

It rendered much of the match a messy affair, with the Highlanders missing a spark, but the home side would have been thrilled to keep the opposition to a solitary try.

Especially after the way the Reds began the game, with James O’Connor quickly taking command on debut to help his side enjoy success hitting at pace, let down only by a combination of handling errors and timely turnovers from the Highlanders.

The Reds weren’t to be denied for long, though, and Jake Schatz

took advantage of another ugly scrum to cross early in the second spell. It was the try the game needed but it did little to alter the complexion, with the Highlanders going back in front through another Banks penalty.

Neither side was able to maintain possession and build pressure, leaving the game seemingly set to be decided by the boot.

But the injection of a new Highlanders halves combination added immediate impact and Waisake Naholo soon displayed the step, speed and strength needed to breach the Reds’ line and decide the match.

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Koroitamana on Crusaders Knights bench Mid Canterbury’s Setariki Koroitamana is on the bench for the Crusaders Knights potentially providing cover for a fellow Fijian on the wings when they take on the Highlanders Development team in Pleasant Point.

Today’s match is the second of three games between the two sides, with last Saturday’s match ending in a 19-all draw.

Crusaders Knights coach Jason Holland has named Fijian flyer Nemani Nadolo on the wing for his first appearance since returning from playing in the Japanese Top League.

Nadolo will be able to give his Japanese language skills a bit more practice with Japan sevens and fifteens representative Yo-

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shikazu Fujita taking the other wing.

Fujita attended St Bede’s College last year and has just returned to Christchurch to gain further experience training alongside the Crusaders.

A Fijian age group representative, Koroitamana came to the Crusaders region via Ashburton College and has played in two Meads Cup-winning campaigns with Mid Canterbury as well as playing for the Heartland Under 19s last year.

The speedy flanker-comewing will provide versatility on the bench.

Crusaders lock Dominic Bird and hooker Ged Robinson will add some experience to the Knights forwards, as will wider

training group members Tom Sanders and Jed Brown in the loose forwards.

The Crusaders Knights and Highlanders Development teams will kick off at 1pm at the Pleasant Point Rugby Club.

Crusaders Knights: 1 Daniel Lienert-Brown, 2 Ged Robinson, 3 Sione Faletau, 4 Reed Prinsep, 5 Dominic Bird, 6 Peter Samu, 7 Jed Brown, 8 Tom Sanders, 9 Ere Enari, 10 Richie Mo’unga.

Reserves: 16 Seb Siataga, 17 Jake Wood, 18 Sean Paranihi, 19 Quentin Strange, 20 Charlie Gamble, 21 Jack Stratton, 22 Harrison Groundwater, 23 Seta Koroitamana, 24 Daniel Koster.

The Melbourne Rebels are determined to match the Brumbies’ fire-power with force in their Super Rugby clash at AAMI Park tonight. The Rebels came out pumped up against the Waratahs last round and used their physicality and aggression to try to get on top of the reigning champions.

Holding them to 28-28 in the final seven minutes, it almost worked until NSW skipped away with a late try.

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Whincup runs hot Jamie Whincup has warned the V8 Supercars field he’s in no mood to give up his crown, earning the first two poles of the season at the Clipsal 500.

A day after complaining of getting nothing from Sydney’s test weekend earlier in the month, Whincup smashed the field and the qualifying record yesterday in Adelaide.

The Red Bull Racing driver’s chief competition came from fellow Holdens and last year’s star qualifier Kiwi Scott McLaughlin’s Volvo. Fabian Coulthard and McLaughlin will share the front row with Whincup today.

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Penske patient

Seta Koroitamana in action.

The billionaire backer behind Marcos Ambrose’s return to V8 Supercars has revealed his low expectations for the former champion during the 2015 season. American Roger Penske, the head of Penske Corporation and its motorsports arm Team Penske, bought into the Australian sport last year through Dick Johnson Racing. The Clipsal 500 marks the debut of the new DJR Team Penske, with sole driver Ambrose on board car No.17.

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In brief Shield wide open With two rounds in the Muirhead Rosebowl just who will figure in the finals is anyone’s guess. Tech and Lauriston are both coming off losses but the losers of today’s match will likely be out of the running for the Studhome Shield, and Lauriston suffered a setback at the hands of Allenton but have lost both matches against Tech to date, although Tech have suffered back-to-back defeats. Lauriston B host Allenton and can take a step closer to the Studholme Shield and a Muirhead Rosebowl semi-final berth if they can beat Lauriston B. Methven are at home to Coldstream in a key game to figuring who could finish in the top four.

Tough road for SL Sri Lanka’s team manager has cheekily suggested having England as their next opponents will offset a tough cricket World Cup schedule. After a below-par start to the tournament, Sri Lanka burst back to form with a 92-run win over Bangladesh on Thursday at the MCG, and they play a crucial match against England in Wellington tomorrow. The Sri Lankans had been in New Zealand since mid-December before their brief visit to Melbourne.

Manager Michael de Zoysa also jokingly referred to a comment he said an English journalist had made before the Bangladesh game. “It’s tiring for the boys - we have to get up at seven and be at the airport by eight. (But) as someone said at the last press conference, England is a bye.”

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Afghanis celebrate Hundreds of jubilant Afghan cricket fans flooded onto the streets of major cities yesterday, dancing, waving flags and firing AK-47s in celebration at their team’s historic World Cup win over Scotland. Afghanistan, making their World Cup debut, secured a nailbiting one-wicket win over the Scots in Dunedin on Thursday, chasing down the 211 target with just three balls to spare. In Kandahar, the southern city once famous as the Taliban heartland and now a bastion of cricket, ecstatic fans danced in the streets and fired off their weapons. - AFP

ABD smashes 162 South African captain AB de Villiers raced to the fastest one-day century on Australian soil as the West Indies were set a massive target of 409 to win last night’s Cricket World Cup match at the SCG. De Villiers, who just over a month ago scored the fastest one-day century in history off 31 balls against the West Indies, turned in another breathtaking display of audacious strokeplay. He scored an unbeaten 162 off 66 balls, hitting 17 fours and eight sixes, as South Africa rallied from a pedestrian start to notch 5-408 - the biggest ODI score in Australia.

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ieran Hunt’s mixed bag of a cricket season will conclude on a high with an upcoming tour to the subcontinent.

Hunt will be part of the Willows Cricket Club’s youth team to tour Thailand and Sri Lanka in April.

He has had a stellar start to the second half of the summer, making his Mid Canterbury senior debut in the Hawke Cup match against North Otago, where he made 68 and was part of a record 123-run partnership with Tom Meyrick (the highest seventh wicket stand against North Otago by all opposition).

However, the Ashburton College 1st XI captain has been in a bit of slump ever since.

“I played my first game for the seniors and made 68, but I probably haven’t scored 68 runs since,” Hunt said.

“I have had a couple of starts for college but the last two at bats have been ducks so I’m looking to turn that around.”

It may be a case of timing his form for the tour, but Hunt needs 250 runs by the end of the college season - which runs over a calendar year - to surpass Jack Meyrick’s record of 1200.

College has still produced the goods, only dropping one game in the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ one-day competition, winning four of their five games to date.

They take on Northwest in Christchurch today and also have a date with St Andrew’s College 1st XI looming in the next round of the Gillette Cup. The last time Hunt faced Stac he took 6/19, and it was a similar bowling effort that earned Hunt a spot on the Willows Youth tour.

“The Willows invited us to play back in November and on the day I took 5/39.

“I was pretty shocked and never expected to make it.

“There are some pretty good cricketers in the team so it’s cool to get the opportunity to play alongside them.”

His five wicket bag not only etched his name on the hallowed Willows honours board, but also had him included in the youth team that will play two games in Thailand and six games in Sri Lanka.

Hunt expects to be challenged by the hot and humid conditions.

Having toured Australia twice with the college 1st XI he has ex-

perience playing in the heat, but the humidity is expected to be more extreme.

The tour isn’t all cricket with Hunt also looking forward to visiting an elephant orphanage, sipping tea with the Dilma president and a visit to the cricket shop in Colombo - where he is hoping to buy a bat.

Luckily for the multi-talented Hunt, the tour falls right between the secondary school sports seasons.

“Rugby starts at the end of April, but I will probably miss a few pre-season games.”

Hunt played his first full season in what is now known as the UC Championship last year with the fullback thrust into the 10 jersey for part of the season.

“There is a bit more pressure at 10.

“You have to think on your feet and there’s not as much space but I don’t mind it.

“Fullback would be nice but I’ll play wherever I’m needed.”

Hunt is also a talented athlete as well, finishing runner-up in the college senior boys athletic championships on Thursday, qualifying for the Aoraki Championships on March 18.

“It went all right but I think my little brother (Gareth) jumped further than me in the triple jump again.” # Ben Ward was the last Mid Canterbury cricketer to go on the tour. Ward was at St Andrew’s when he was selected to tour Sri Lanka, but earlier that summer he had made his Mid Canterbury senior debut on the back of solid performances for Ashburton College.

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Prelude to the final?

BY DAVID LEGGAT If you raise a pair of binoculars you might peer ahead and see today’s eagerly-awaited World Cup clash as a possible prelude to the March 29 final in Melbourne.

But your name won’t be B. McCullum or M. Clarke.

New Zealand have been impressing by keeping a sensible approach, not getting ahead of themselves.

“It’s not life or death; it’s just a game of cricket,” captain Brendon McCullum said yesterday.

“The tournament still has a long way to go, there’s a lot of pressure games coming up.

“Tomorrow is one of those. It’s nothing more than that.”

Should he have a chat with his Australian counterpart, they’ll find they are of like minds.

Asked if thought today’s encounter could be repeated at the end of March, Michael Clarke replied: “I’ve absolutely no idea. I’ll worry about tomorrow first.

“I hope I’m worrying about the final in a month’s time.”

Smart play, both men.

The only thing today will offer is a degree of bragging rights, and perhaps a dollop of extra feelgood about the way they’re travelling at the moment, plus hopefully a rattling good transtasman contest.

New Zealand will be top of group A tonight, irrespective of the result, courtesy of Australia’s washout with Bangladesh a week ago.

Australia will fancy themselves against any team in the game right now; New Zealand probably have a similar take on the situation after a buildup which has the country purring and expectations rapidly rising.

If you’re of a twitchy disposition, the thought that New Zealand are due a shortening up might be surfacing.

Certainly Australia will present challenges unlike any New Zealand have seen off in the last

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Cricket sledging is copping plenty of abuse these days.

People don’t see the funny side any more because from what we can gather, there isn’t one. But as our potted history of the art suggests, it doesn’t have to be this way.

1) Fred Trueman (England) Not a sledge in the traditional sense, because it was aimed at a team-mate. But Fiery Fred’s classic just can’t be overlooked. When Raman Subba Row’s dropped catch also went for four, the errant fielder conceded he should

In brief Meyrick on his OE Thomas Meyrick is the latest Mid Canterbury cricketer bound for a British summer.

Meyrick has been snapped up

by Wisbech Town Cricket Club who secured the services of the 21-year-old off-spinner. Meyrick has progressed through the Canterbury age-groups and was recently selected for the Canterbury A side, as well as being a regular fixture for Mid Canterbury in the Hawke Cup. He was awarded a scholarship to attend Lincoln University, and joined Marist Harewood, where he has had plenty of success in the Canterbury Metro Cricket Association. With 27 wickets last summer he was awarded the John Cowens Award as the under 20 bowler that took the most wickets in the premier men’s club cricket.

Spending the New Zealand winter playing his cricket in England, Meyrick hopes to return and push for a place in the Wizards.

Praise for Clarke Tim Southee: Will he be able to repeat his performance against the England batsmen a week ago?

few months from Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England.

But McCullum put New Zealand on the front foot yesterday, confirming the same XI from the last three games.

No surprises there, but it speaks of a confidence in the group.

“We’re playing good cricket, living the dream really.

“Tomorrow will be a great event, 40,000 odd, against Australia. It doesn’t get much better,” McCullum said.

For all the sense of anticipation over the respective opening tussles - with bat and ball for both teams - the two teams bat deep.

Should things go pear-shaped early, there will be an assurance that those to come will do the job.

Tim Southee comes into the match on the back of his careerbest seven for 33 against England.

Along with Trent Boult, his fingers should be twitching over the breakfast table today at what the day holds.

McCullum spoke yesterday about the need for smart thinking over the right lengths on the

oddly-shaped Eden Park.

The straight boundaries are a gentle dink away, but the square ropes, while respectable, aren’t huge.

“If you focus too much bowling that back of a length, there are players capable of playing horizontal shots to good effect.”

But he would not focus on pugnacious opener David Warner for special attention - “they’ve got matchwinners right through the lineup and all present different challenges.

“He’s a dangerous player, but so is Aaron Finch, Steven Smith and Michael Clarke.”

“We have to make sure we execute the plans we want to, and if someone gets away we have plans to shut them down.”

Just as the Aussies are sure to have too.

Both skippers said nice things about each other’s team. Mutual respect was frequently raised.

That’s all well and good, but a pumped up full house today will be thirsting for a rousing contest.

- NZH

Sledging in cricket still has its place

BY CHRIS RATTUE

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have kept his legs together. “It’s a pity your mother didn’t,” came the Trueman response.

2) Merv Hughes (Australia) Hughes had a wonderful handlebar moustache, but it wasn’t what covered his lip that made him such a character. A few struggling batsmen were advised by Hughes: “If you turn the bat over you’ll get the instructions mate.”

3) Dennis Lillee (Australia) As if his fearsome pace bowling wasn’t enough, Lillee could knock blokes over with his savage wit. He loved to tell battling opponents that the problem was a

piece of s*** on the end of their bat. When the batsman inspected the toe, Lillee interjected: “Wrong end mate”.

4) Merv Hughes...again England opener Graham Gooch was in all sorts of strife against Hughes. “Would you like me to bowl a piano and see if you can play that?” enquired Hughes.

5) Merv Hughes...again The great Pakistani batsman Javed Miandad tried to unsettle Hughes by calling him a “big fat bus conductor”. When Hughes dismissed Miandad soon after, he shouted : “Tickets please”. - NZH

Brendon McCullum’s leadership might have received a ton of praise over the past year, but the New Zealand captain admits he is in awe of counterpart Michael Clarke.

McCullum has been a key figure of the Black Caps’ recent resurgence, particularly when it comes to setting high standards with their fielding. However, he has never had to deal with anything like the tragic event that unfolded when Phillip Hughes died. “We saw how strong a leader he is,” McCullum said. “We were certainly in awe of how he was able to control that and handle himself during the time.” - AAP

Cummins gets nod Australia will unleash Pat Cummins for the first time in the World Cup, hoping the young gun’s added pace will help skittle New Zealand today. The Black Caps named an unchanged side for the clash, arguably the most highly-anticipated pool match of the tournament. Josh Hazlewood, who played in Australia’s opener against England, was dumped for Cummins. George Bailey was dropped as expected, with Clarke returning to lead Australia in a competitive match for the first time since tearing his hamstring.

- AAP

Cricket the pundit The six-legged oracle making predictions for the Cricket World Cup has turned his back on his country again, picking Australia to win at Eden Park today. Cricket the cricket has been making picks for New Zealand and Australian pool games, and has had a rather unsuccessful tournament so far. He has correctly picked three out of seven games, and Black Caps fans will be hoping his poor streak continues.

Cricket makes his picks when two orange segments are placed in front of him with two flags from the countries playing.

- NZME

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In brief Vink in Grand Prix Christchurch cyclist Michael Vink is keen to use the opening round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series as a tester of his form tomorrow before he heads to Europe to race. The series - new naming rights sponsor previously known as Benchmark Cycling Series – opens with the 159km Oxford Grand Prix.

Vink (Bread of Europe) is the series defending champion but will not be able to defend the title, is leaving to join his new Continental team, Champion System, in Belgium in mid-March. Ashburton is represented by Alex Hooper in the men’s race while Methven’s Julia Grant lines up in the 120km elite women’s race.

Town v country The annual Canterbury junior town versus country representative tennis match is at Wilding Park on tomorrow. The country team was selected after the representative matches within the Sub-associations of North Canterbury, Malvern, Ellesmere and Mid Canterbury.

Flying the local flag are Aidan Mitchell and Larissa Allan in the 16s. Flynn Ness, Sam Bubb and Isabelle Talbot in the 14s with Sophie Ness, Edwin Dargue, Tyler Leonard, Jarrad Hill, and Millie Ness as reserve in the 12s. In the 10s are Harry Dargue, Amelia McKeown and Jock Rollinson is a reserve.

Drugs ‘not common’ Warriors captain Simon Mannering is adamant the drugs crisis that has engulfed the Gold Coast Titans is not indicative of a widespread problem throughout the NRL. Mannering defended the game’s reputation and insisted the NRL is not battling a drugs problem. “I can only speak for the players I know and the players I’ve been involved with and I can’t say that there is,” Mannering said. “I don’t know what the situation is like at other clubs but we are professional athletes and obviously we are [drug] tested so you wouldn’t think it was a big problem.”

- NZME

Inglis too valuable NRL boss Dave Smith will speak with Greg Inglis in a bid to keep the South Sydney superstar in rugby league.

Despite being off-contract with Souths at the end of 2017, Inglis is the subject of massive money offers from European rugby. Sonny Bill Williams, Sam Burgess and Ben Te’o all defected to the rival code at the end of 2014 and Smith believes the NRL can’t afford to let Inglis do likewise. “Greg is an absolute superstar, a terrific player,” Smith said at the ARL Commission Annual General Meeting yesterday. “He is a wonderful human being, he is a fantastic player, he is exactly the sort of superstar, and there are many, many, many of them, we want to keep in our game.”

Smith predicted a bright NRL future at the AGM. - AAP

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■ GOLF

Ko the star attraction With all the class of her champion status, Lydia Ko revived a mixed start at the NZ Open to nestle in behind the leaders yesterday after the opening round at Clearwater.

Midway through her round Ko was five shots behind the clubhouse frontrunners, but she rallied with birdies at both the par fives on her second nine as she settled into a much better rhythm.

Ko signed for a two under par 70 and hoped she would gain momentum if her putting improved.

A significant crowd of 5812 watched the action with the bulk of them following Ko and lining every vantage point from tee to green to get a consistent view of New Zealand’s teenage star.

Ko striped her opening drive on the 10th hole in her bid to claim a second national title, after winning in 2013, and while she had the length to reach the par 5 she pushed her shot into a greenside trap.

Her game was a bit like that on the opening nine where she balanced one birdie with a bogey on the 15th after tugging her drive and taking a penalty drop.

Lydia Ko: Stalking the leaders in the New Zealand Open at Clearwater yesterday.

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON

She turned in par and at that stage was five shots behind Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen who had a bogey free round and the USA’s Samantha Troyanovich who picked up six

birdies around one bogey on the fine putting surfaces.

Hannah Green, an Australian amateur and American pro Beth Allen led the field early before being caught as the Christch-

urch winds kept gusting in from the nor-east direction, while Anne-Lise Caudel from France and Arianne Skarpnord from Norway finished strongly.

- NZH

■ OPINION

Aussies still the favourites today S

o much top sport on the telly right now (except for Lydia of course, thanks to those guys at Coliseum).

The Breakers coming right at exactly the right time, the Crusaders getting into their work, and the NRL about to start - what is it with those folks? They just cannot keep out of the scandal pages, but they will survive and prosper, as they have since the days when associates of the Balmain Tigers carried sub-machine guns to work.

But front and centre is of course the cricket.

And the games don’t get much bigger than today’s bash against the old foe at Eden Park.

Well, that said, they DO get much bigger, and while they’re not saying it out loud, the men in charge at Black Caps headquarters will surely be thinking that their charges will have to do what our glorious Kiwis did last year - knock over the might of Australia twice in one tournament.

Are they good enough to accomplish that?

Yes - if every player brings his A game on the day.

Sure, we have a mercurial match-winner at the top of the batting order - they have two.

If you’ve forgotten who the second one is, after swashbuckler and everybody’s favourite player David Warner, take note that Aaron Finch is actually Australia’s top scorer in ODIs over the last two years.

We have a lightning-fast quick bowler to frighten the bejeezus out of them - they have three, or four if they want.

We have a very, very good spin bowler - their’s is no slouch at the game either.

Remember when Shane Bond spent a couple of seasons regularly knocking over the Australian top order?

Mostly the Aussies still won, because when Bondy ran out of overs they just kept producing more batsmen capable of knocking up a quick ton from the middle of the order.

We have ‘Golden Arm’ Corey Anderson - but the skipper throws him the ball hoping he’ll

Steve Devereux MY SHOUT

come to the party.

Now he has just has to arrive at that party, bearing gifts in the form of wickets.

We have Kane Williamson, who is like the lady from No. 5 who always, always brings a very nice potato salad to the street barbecue - you know you can mark up fifty runs beside Williamson’s name on most occasions.

Remember him coming in to bat against England after his skipper had held his very own fireworks celebration?

A very nice drive for four runs looked positively pedestrian, but it was superb cricket shot, and that’s what he does.

He will have to start bringing dessert along too though, and add a couple of three-figure scores to his tally if he’s going

to assist in the big double.

Last week the Black Caps demolished England, playing remarkably well in patches.

Two patches to be accurate, when they bowled and when they batted.

But - it was two players who shone, against a team that is rated worse than abysmal by everyone in their home country.

Today’s game may come right down to who is the better captain on the day.

Brendon McCullum destroyed England in both innings, once with the bat but before that his unorthodox field settings baffled the England batsmen and let Tim Southee run riot.

Will he be able to exercise the same will over the men in yellow today?

The TAB, who generally get it right, yesterday still had the Aussies as favourites, by more than 30c.

It will take a herculean effort to bowl the Aussies over twice, but if they can do it today there’s a huge psychological battle won right there.

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■ NZ DERBY

In brief

Derby hopes high The tally of Cambridge Stud’s links to New Zealand Derby wins sits at four, but none of those would have the significance of success in the 2015 edition.

Sir Patrick Hogan and his wife Justine, Lady Hogan bred four of the 17 runners in today’s Gr.1 TV3 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie, while another two are by Cambridge Stud stallions.

The Hogan-bred quartet are Tavistock geldings Midnitemagicman, Margin Trader and Nymph Monte and Zabeel gelding Giant Turtle, while favourite Volkstok’n’barrell is by Tavistock and Gifted Lad is by Zabeel.

Should either of the Zabeel three-year-olds triumph, the super sire’s tally of Group One wins would match that of his own illustrious sire Sir Tristram, while at the other end of the scale, success from one of the Tavistock quartet would

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give the Montjeu sire his first Group One success.

“Either way it would be great, but I’d think a Tavistock win would be the best result for me,” Sir Patrick said.

“I’m happy to be patient and wait for Zabeel to equal the record. It wouldn’t be the right time to do it if one of Tavistocks can give their sire his first Group One.” Sir Patrick had high hopes for Volkstok’n’barrell, but also fancied Cambridge Stud products Margin Trader and Midnitemagicman.

“I’ve always rated Volkstok’n’barrell, but I’ve also had a soft spot for those two,” he said.

“Margin Trader is out a Zabeel mare and he’s progressing nicely.

“I’ve really been taken by Midnitemagicman too.

“Every time he’s raced, he’s toughed it out to the end and hasn’t given in - and at a Derby distance that’s important.

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Bonecrusher milestone Legendary New Zealand racehorse Bonecrusher is this year celebrating 30 years since winning the New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie. The 32-yearold former champion galloper, nicknamed “Big Red”, was one of the best racing horses in his heyday in the 80s. Trained by Frank Ritchie, Bonecrusher was known for his gutsy winning style - often coming from near-impossible positions to overtake the field. Memorable career moments for the chestnut horse include beating Waverley Star in the 1986 Cox Plate. The event between the two racing superstars was dubbed the race of the century.

Dell itching to return Sir Patrick Hogan: Already has four Derby titles to his name.

PHOTO TARA HUGHES

“He’s a big threat in the race.”

Sir Patrick’s previous biggest New Zealand Derby moment came in 2002 when St Reims, whom he bred with Justine and raced as part of a syndicate, triumphed for jockey Greg Childs.

Zabeel’s previous Derby winners were St Reims, Zonda and Hades, while the filly Popsy credited Sir Tristram with his

sole New Zealand Derby victory.

Derby breeding success today for Sir Patrick and Justine would credit the couple with their second such win this season, as they were co-breeders of Zabeel colt Preferment, who won the Gr.1 Victoria Derby at Flemington last November.

- NZME

A potentially life-threatening fall hasn’t put Chris Dell off a return to the saddle. The apprentice suffered severe head injuries in a fall at the Whangarei trials in December and now can’t wait to get back into action. “I really, really want to get my leg back over a horse, but I have to wait,” Dell said. “I was in a coma for nine days and I’ve got another three months off and then hopefully I can get a medical clearance.”

- NZME

Auckland gallops Today at Ellerslie Raceway

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1 30646 Capone tdm (9) 59.5 ..................M Coleman 2 56111 Fast Learner td (2) 59 ................ Z Moki (a3) 3 980x5 Storming The Tower tdm (4) 58 ....... R Jones 4 37221 Matimba d (6) 57.5 .............. R Hutchings (a) 5 27685 Secret’s Only tdm (3) 57 ............M Cameron 6 77160 Nothing Trivial d (1) 57 .................... C Grylls 7 39020 It’s Got To Be You d (5) 55 ......... M D Plessis 8 40041 Our Pink Diamond td (10) 54 ......T Thornton 9 x3995 Arizona Jazz d (7) 54 ..............B Hutton (a2) 10 9x004 Ray’s Girl td (8) 54 .......................... S Spratt 9 5.48pm TV3 NZ DERBY $750,000, 3YO SW, 2400m 1 11113 Volkstok’n’barrell tb (4) 56.5 .......M Cameron 2 01111 Mongolian Khan t (12) 56.5...........O Bosson 3 77108 Gaultier (14) 56.5 .......................M Coleman 4 36780 Twya m (8) 56.5..........................M Sweeney 5 32314 Midnitemagicman t (7) 56.5 ...........V Colgan 6 52166 Sealed By A Dance mb (3) 56.5 ..... R Jones 7 53116 Sound Proposition t (16) 56.5 ..... D Johnson 8 0432 Prima (11) 56.5 ......................... M D Plessis 9 51652 Giant Turtle t (10) 56.5 .......................M Hills 10 21145 McQueen t (1) 56.5 .........................S Collett 11 12559 Margin Trader (5) 56.5 12 10250 Nymph Monte (17) 56.5 .................. D Nolan 13 2112 Dee I Cee b (6) 56.5 .......................R Myers 14 38812 Gifted Lad (2) 56.5 .......................... C Grylls 15 61000 J’Walke (13) 56.5 ...................... D Turner (a) 16 31121 Vavasour t (15) 54.5 ..........................L Innes 17 62211 Chenille (9) 54.5.................. R Hutchings (a) 10 6.26pm OTAKIRI RESERVE 1400 RATING 75 $40,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m

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Rainer Irrigation’s 25 years in the farming industry equates to a considerable amount of specialised knowledge and experience, experience that has proved very valuable recently when the company applied and were successful in achieving Irrigation Design Accreditation.

The accreditation programme ensures all irrigators have a fit for purpose irrigation system. Rainer’s goals include gathering information required for irrigation design inputs, specifying an irrigation system which meets the required performance indicators, designing irrigation systems that perform to specification, applying water efficiently and responsibly, ensuring that all designed irrigation systems can be operated safely and complying with all regulatory requirements, including consent conditions.

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Ace Auto Electrical driven by watts inside Stephen has been in the business for over 19 years now and owns and operates Ace Auto Electrical.

Although technology plays a big part in his job role, Stephen applies good old fashioned service to his work, an aspect that has seen his business steadily grown in the last couple of years. “My main focus is to offer quality service. I stand by my workmanship so it’s important to be thorough. Each client should feel that they are receiving value for money through a comprehensive check of their faults and electrical systems.

Stephen moved to the Riverside industrial park so that he had more room for development . . . since moving here his business has grown rapidly. He now has a team of four, has been able to introduce new air conditioning technology and has three servicing trucks, meaning that the Ace Auto team always has a vehicle available to perform auto electrical work on-location on a wide variety of vehicles.

D R I V E N B Y WATTS INSIDE • Full auto electrical services • Mobile, fast & efficient service • Competitive prices • Diagnostics • Air Conditioning • Batteries • Trucks, cars and boats Phone 03 307 2236 Mobile 027 307 2236 Email steve@aceauto.co.nz Address 39 Robinson Street, Ashburton 7700

Rosco-The Specialist Auto Dismantlers Rosco Auto Dismantlers are a well established auto dismantling business, operating for over 30 years in Ashburton, the last 15 years at 40 Robinson Street in the Riverside Industrial Park. They are locally owned and currently employ 12 staff.

Our core business is the sale of second hand panels and parts. We directly import containers from Japan, where we have a staff member based to source the parts and load the containers. Complete vehicles are also sourced through Turners Damaged Vehicle Auctions and Manheims. We provide a service to the general public where we will take their unwanted vehicles for scrap, thereby preventing these vehicles from being abandoned on roadsides and riverbeds.

Twenty years ago we decided to specialise in Subarus but we do stock most other makes and models of mainly Japanese vehicles. We have a large well stocked warehouse of panels and parts and if we are unable to supply directly we can source parts through a nationwide parts computer link.

We also import quality used tyres from Japan, which are very competitively priced.

Five years ago we installed our own car flattener, which enables us to flatten vehicles on site and then transport them to Sims Pacific Metals in Christchurch for recycling.

We like to get behind local Community groups by providing vehicles to the Fire Brigade and St Johns for training purposes and also to Ashburton College for their annual display during SADD week.

Call Ross or one of the team to find out what we can do for you.

Ashburton Powdercoating & Sandblasting The millennium was the start for a lot of things, and for Max and Kathy it was the Launch of their business Ashburton Powdercoating and Sandblasting. The two work in partnership - and get along most of the time! Whilst the business started with only Powdercoating they saw the demand for Sandblasting and took it on! They are the only Powdercoaters in town. Powdercoating works by electrostatically spraying powder onto the intended surface it is then cured in their 6m long oven and is ready instantly, this is much faster then paint especially in the winter.

They can do pretty much powdercoat anything from Agricultural machinery right through to your knobs and knockers!

So if, like many, you haven’t got time to spare, come down and visit Max, Kathy and the team if you want a fast, good quality job from their very friendly team.

PHONE: 9888 FAX: 308 1289 We can help308 you with: • Fence panels and gates • Car, truck, Motorbikes, Ag parts eg. Mag wheels • Home and Garden furniture etc.

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JJ Ltd have been in the farm machinery business for well over 56 years and during this time have always been involved with Massey Ferguson.

With their extensive line up of products including Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger, Lely and Giltrap they offer top quality product at realistic prices. This is what makes JJ’s stand out from the rest.

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For the last 2 ½ years 2 McGregor lane has been their home.

Panelcraft Auto Restoration Ltd’s auto restoration services come with more than just an assurance of quality. Their staff are highly trained professionals that do fantastic body repair work, but they’re also highly efficient which helps keep costs down; a perfect finish that won’t break the bank is what you can expect from Them. If you find yourself in a traffic accident, or want to restore a classic car, they can help you out.

Panelcraft Auto Restoration Ltd offers complete auto restoration services, including: All rust repairs, Full restorations, General panel and paint (panel beater & spray painter), Handcrafted panels and parts, Caravan and boat repairs and spraying, Private and insurance work welcome. Panelcraft Auto Restoration Ltd in Canterbury is dedicated to keeping the cost of smash repairs to a minimum, so for comprehensive body work that’s premium quality, yet affordable, call Panelcraft today.

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Bus & Truck Body Works

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Getting the job done right When it comes to your farm machinery parts, Palmer Agri Parts Direct Ltd has the knowledge, equipment and suppliers to get you the parts you need.

Locally owned and operated, Palmers is a well-established company that have been looking after farmers for over 10 years. They have more than 8,000 different parts in stock and much more available on request to ensure they can offer almost any part required for any earth-engaging machine.

This also increases the chance that customers won’t have to wait to get a replacement part, which is imperative to get machinery back up and running. Palmers stocks many plough parts, shares and points, chisel plough parts, bale forks, Plough mouldboards, plough nuts and bolts and more.

Palmers manufactures a wide range of cultivation and arable parts in house from cultivation points and tines, tine clamps, croplifters, slasher blades and much more as they have the space and the workshop equipment to make up, not only one single part, but thousands if needed.

Bus & Truck Body Works is not only the best at what they do, but also unique in their field. They are the only specialists with a 15 meter certified heated Truck booth and a 10m bake oven. The oven makes your paint work easy by drying faster! Don’t let the name fool you, with Keith’s experience longer then 30 years and Julie-Anne’s exceptional organisastion and business skills they are ready to tackle any job. Whether it be rust repairs, insurance work or personalising your work vehicle, the team at Bus & Truck know exactly how to accommodate your needs.

The purpose built building which is now Bus & Trucks home is a far cry from the original premises on Alford Forest Road. Keith realised that there was a need for a business that catered for larger commercial vehicles and it wasn’t long before the demand grew and they moved to the larger site in 2004.

Their knowledge, experience and ability to keep up with the demand is what makes them stand out from the rest. So don’t hesitate to go down and visit the team for their first-class customer service.

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Quaid Construction Co Quaid Construction Co is a locally owned and operated building business based in Ashburton since 2007 been a small company with three qualified builders and two apprentices. They are a member of Master Builders NZ and Licensed Building Practitioners .Quaid Construction undertakes all aspects of building work, including new homes and renovations. To add to this, they have owned and operated the Mid Canterbury Specialised Structures Merchant area since early 2014.

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Ground floor office space

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Some of New Zealand’s most recognizable and successful brands have already made themselves at home in the hightraffic frontages, seizing the opportunity to be amongst the exuberant energy of Holmeslee Square.

Burnett Street view of Holmeslee Square

Modern elegance in Ashburton’s heart, Holmeslee Square on the corner of Burnett and East Street has given our eclectic town centre a trendy hub for business.

From the rolling green hills of Ireland to the patchwork Canterbury Plains surrounding Rakaia, the Holmeslee name is now a dynamic feature in Ashburton’s CBD. Building owners Mark and Jennie Holmes hadn’t originally planned on being building developers, but the February Christchurch earthquake made this a necessity when the existing Burnett Street building and the former A G Wells build-

ing on East Street were damaged beyond repair.

“Holmeslee was originally the name of our ancestor’s farm in Ireland, and then the name of our farm in Rakaia. Holmeslee Square embraces both our heritage and emphasizing the outdoor courtyard which is a key feature of the development,” Jennie said.

Vodafone and Michael Hill Jewellers are located on the ground floor with frontages on East Street, and Nando’s was a welcome addition to Ashburton, utilising the ambience of the outdoor courtyard.

ASB Bank are located on both the ground and first floors, with a frontage on Burnett Street featuring a secure access area for after-hours ATM use.

Business Space In The Heart Of The CBD Holmeslee Square is an exciting new precinct located right in the heart of Ashburton.

This two story complex is complete and ready for occupation now, and the flexible floor plan means we can work with you to create the optimum business space, whether you are looking to move in upstairs or downstairs.

Design features such as double glazing, full air conditioning and maximized natural light make the building both energy efficient and comfortable, while the lift access provides full accessibility.

Ground Floor – Where business happens Retail 2 is available : 124m2 First Floor – Downtown Attraction The remaining space of Office B and C are ideally suited to one large tenant, or several smaller tenants, prepared to share the first floor flexible working environment. Mark and Jennie Holmes are open to discussions around your specific requirements and to negotiating specific layouts.

Office B: 211m2 Office C: 195m2

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For more information contact Mark or Jennie Holmes P: (03) 307 6161 C: 027 430 1099 E: mjholmes@xtra.co.nz w: www.holmesleesquare.co.nz

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www.guardianonline.co.nz The commission for the architectural design of the Holmeslee Square Precinct was awarded to the Timaru practice of Desmond Prisk Architects Ltd following a design competition. The project Architects were Desmond Prisk and Mark Worner.

“An initial distinguishing feature of the design was the courtyard. It was important that we retained the size and scale of the adjacent buildings, but we also wanted to ‘open up’ the street façade, where possible, to allow people to move into the space without necessarily entering the building.

joy the view or take in the fresh mountain air. The upstairs office space with East Street frontage enjoy an incredible view over the East Street Green.

Only one downstairs lease space remains with prime frontage onto Burnett Street.

Foot traffic is naturally high given its close proximity to Nando’s restaurant, ASB Bank and the businesses in the op-

Two office spaces remain upstairs.

These spaces enjoy ducted air conditioning; while power, water, sewage, phone and fibre are all connected. One office space is 211m2 while the other is 195m2.

If your business requires a smaller office space, contact Mark or Jennie to discuss your requirements, as remaining office

The balconies increase the natural light and create a relaxing environment to en-

work together to come up with the size options needed,” Mark said.

Holmeslee Square has been constructed to 100 percent of the NBS, (National Building Standards), making it a strong and safe choice for your business. It is eco-friendly, energy efficient and aesthetically pleasing to allow you to make the most of the space for your business.

Double glazed windows, full insulation, air conditioning and maximization of natural light make the building a comfortable place for both your employees and clients to do business. A lift provides full accessibility.

Ready for occupation, the hard work has been done for you. Simply move in and enjoy the benefits of a completely modern office or retail space, in the busy heart of Ashburton’s CBD.

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posite Somerset Building. Fully air-conditioned, this downstairs space has electric welcoming doors; while power, water, sewage, phone and fibre are all connected. The space of this area to lease is 124 m2. This space is ideally suited to retail.

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The building was jointly constructed by Bradford Construction and Timaru Construction, due to Bradford’s heavy work load. The modern panel systems required a high level of expertise from the construction company to ensure the high quality finish.

“At the same time, we wanted to maintain as much lettable space as we could so it was a matter of finding the right balance. That meant we had more scope on the Burnett Street façade to create more of an urban courtyard. It also had the added benefit of effectively creating more external wall and windows to those first floor tenancies and bringing some natural light deeper into those spaces,” Desmond said.

Holmeslee Square is now a distinguishing feature of the East and Burnett Street area, blending seamlessly with the surrounding cityscape. It encompasses as much natural light as possible with large glass windows, and is fully insulated to save on power consumption.

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spaces can be divided into two or three smaller spaces to suit the needs of potential tenants.

“We are happy to discuss sizes with any tenants looking for office space and will

It’s the talk of the town, and your business can take centre stage.

Contact Mark or Jennie to find out how you can secure a slice of Ashburton’s exciting new retail and business precinct, to bring your business into focus.

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OUR VIEW

Who’d bank on MPs’ sincerity?

Stu Oldham

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he collective wailing about MPs’ latest pay rise is political opportunism.

The week closed with just about every politician, from the Prime Minster to backbenchers, decrying the Remuneration Authority’s decision to give MPs a 5.5 per cent pay rise.

That percentage increase outstrips the 50 cent an hour increase to the minimum wage and exceeds the less-than 2 per cent average increase to wages and salaries in the year to September.

It means a backbench MP’s salary climbs from $147,800 to $156,000; a senior minister’s pay rises from $268,500 to $283,000 and the Prime Minister’s goes up about $23,0000 to $452,000.

Prime Minister John Key has already told the authority not to increase salaries, but that the law – and its independence from Parliament – meant the increases continued.

He wants to change the law so that remuneration decisions reflect what is happening in the outside world, such as the rate of inflation or average public service pay increases.

Few would argue that the MPs’ salaries should reflect the realities of the nation over which they preside. Their decisions affect the economy, so the economy should affect their salaries.

Equally, few would defend a system that rewards underperforming MPs with the same pay rise awarded to those who work their damnedest for their constituents and the country.

It is great politics for many parliamentarians to criticise the latest blanket pay rise and to urge changes to the way the authority makes its determinations. Voters will appreciate it.

But it is worth remembering the authority follows a process and a series of criteria that are set by the politicians and which, until now at least, have been left untouched by successive Governments.

If politicians are concerned about their pay, they would have changed the rules ages ago. That the debate rages again, speaks volumes.

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Greece loses, EU wins

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he first round of the battle for the euro is over and Germany has won.

The whole European Union won, really, but the Germans set the strategy. Technically, everybody just kicked the can down the road four months by extending the existing bail-out arrangements for Greece, but what was really revealed in the past week is that the Greeks can’t win.

Not now, not later.

The left-wing Syriza Party stormed to power in Greece last month promising to ditch the austerity that has plunged a third of the population below the poverty line and to renegotiate the country’s massive $270 billion bail-out with the EU and the International Monetary Fund. Exhausted Greek voters just wanted an end to six years of pain and privation, and Syriza offered them hope. But it has been in retreat ever since.

In the election campaign, Syriza promised 300,000 new jobs and a big boost in the monthly minimum wage (from $658 to $853). After last week’s talks with the EU and the IMF, all that’s left is a promise to expand an existing programme that provides temporary work for the unemployed and an “ambition” to raise the minimum wage “over time”.

Its promise to provide free electricity and subsidised food for families without incomes re-

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Greece certainly did just lose the battle and they will probably lose the war as well, writes London-based independent Canadian journalist, syndicated columnist and military historian Gwynne Dyer.

mains in place, but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government has promised the EU and the IMF that its “fight against the humanitarian crisis (will have) no negative fiscal effect”. In other words, it won’t spend extra money on these projects unless it makes equal cuts somewhere else.

Above all, its promise not to extend the bail-out programme had to be dropped. Instead, it got a four-month “bridging loan” that came with effectively the same harsh restrictions on Greek government spending (although Syriza was allowed to rewrite them in its own words).

And that loan will expire at the end of June, just before Greece

has to redeem $7 billion in bonds.

So there will be four months of attritional warfare and then another crisis – which Greece will once again lose. It will lose partly because it hasn’t actually got a very good case for special treatment and partly because the European Union doesn’t really believe it will pull out of the euro common currency.

Greece’s debt burden is staggering – about $30,000 per capita. It can never be repaid and some of it will eventually have to be cancelled or “rescheduled” into the indefinite future.

But not now, when other euro members like Spain, Portugal and Ireland are struggling with some success to pay down their heavy, but smaller, debts. If Greece got such a sweet deal, everybody else would demand debt relief too.

The cause of the debt was the same in every case: the euro was a stable, low-interest currency that banks were happy to lend in, even to relatively low-income European countries that were in the midst of clearly unsus-

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tainable, debt-fuelled booms. So all the southern European EU members (and Ireland) piled in – but nobody else did it on the same scale as the Greeks.

That is why the sympathy for Greece’s plight in other EU members is limited. Moreover, the EU, and especially the Germans, have managed to convince themselves that “grexit” (Greek exit from the euro) would not be a limitless disaster.

The other PIGS (Portugal, Ireland and Spain) are in much better shape financially, and Brussels no longer fears that the Greek “contagion” will spread irresistibly to them as well. Neither does it think that a Greek departure from the euro would bring the whole edifice of the single currency tumbling down.

And it knows that the vast majority of Greeks don’t want to leave either the euro or the EU – so it’s playing hardball.

When the interim deal was made public on Tuesday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras put the best possible face on it, saying that Greece had “won a battle, but not the war”.

In fact he lost the first battle, as he was bound to. It will take him longer to lose the whole war, but that will probably happen too.

Yesterday’s result Q: Is a 50 cent increase to the minimum wage enough?

Yes 63%

No 37%

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long with a crowd of other people, we have just flown through the air – 30,000 feet above land and sea, in a thin metal tube.

We all seemed to have faith we would arrive at our destination.

In spite of knowing that it doesn’t always happen – Malaysian airlines Flight 370 disappeared in early March and Flight 17 was shot down four months later over Ukraine.

Those who have a fear of flying, don’t have quite the same level of faith as the rest of us.

Many still board an aircraft – but just feel uncomfortable.

Some have so much fear – or so little faith – they will never

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board an aircraft.

Those who regularly fly find such fears (lack of faith) to be hard to understand. It seems so illogical. It isn’t the normal way of looking at things.

I wonder if Christians may look at those without faith in God in a similar way. We take faith in the Lord for granted day by day – after all, it’s what we do.

It can be a struggle to convince others that there is good reason to have faith.

Arguing statistics and evidences as to why flying is safer than travelling by car are of no avail.

Pointing out they will never reach or enjoy some destinations, doesn’t seem to sway them at all. At the end of the day we have to acknowledge that our persuasive powers may not do the trick.

Compared to convincing someone why they should have faith in pilots and planes, you would think we would have an easier job. After all, pilots are fallible human beings and planes are built, maintained and operated by a chain of fallible humans.

We also know there are occa-

sions when people have failed to reach their destination, no matter how firmly they believed and trusted in the airline to get them there.

God on the other hand is infallible and all powerful – what he has promised he is able to do.

Rom 8 contains some wonderful assurances about the security and final destination of those who put their trust in Him. There may be some hard times along the way, but no matter how difficult, we may be sure “nothing in all creation shall separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus”.

Rev. David Bayne is with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church

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Allied Farmers posts first-half profit

BY SUZE METHERELL Allied Farmers, which is rebuilding after taking over the failed Hanover and United Finance loan books, turned to a profit in the first-half as its livestock division exceeded expectations but flagged second half sales may be weaker because of uncertainty around the dairy payout.

The Hawera-based company posted a profit of $907,000 in the six months ended December 31, from a loss of $468,000 a year earlier, it said in statement. Sales rose 11 per cent to $10.1 million.

Its livestock division boosted profit before tax 97 per cent to $750,000 in the period, while overall livestock sales were 14

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per cent ahead of the same period last year.

Allied flagged that second half sales, which are normally stronger than first, may decline as dairy farmers wait to see what they will be paid for milk production.

Last year the global dairy price more than halved from a record high, but have since begun to show signs of recovery, throwing up the possibility of milk collectors and exporters raising the payout to farmers to reflect the recovery in prices. On Thursday, Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s largest dairy exporter, held its forecast payout at $4.70 per kilogram of milk solids, down from a record $8.40/kgMS last season.

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57 285 3641 113.5 435 292 618 612 196.5 1032 685 864 593 638 224 119.5 45 134 314 158 131.5 1620 217 480 179 342 323 64 114 73 1705 119 160 382 813 137 399 560 327 307 347 233.5 382 812 295 166 272 3903 2470 475

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NZX 50 constituents

p NZX 50 index

5,878.47 +16.79 +0.29%

p NZX 20 index

4,500.88 +7.23 +0.16%

p NZX All index

6,298.46 +18.56 +0.3%

p Rises 65 q Falls 42

WORLD MARKETS

p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,928.8

+20.3

+0.34%

At close of trading on Feb 27, 2015

Dow Jones Indust. q

18,214.4 –10.15 –0.06% At close of trading on Feb 26, 2015

p FTSE 100 index

6,949.7 +14.35 +0.21% At close of trading on Feb 26, 2015

p Nikkei 225 index

18,797.9 +12.15 +0.06% At close of trading on Feb 27, 2015

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

1,208.25

London – $US/ounce

+3.5

+0.29%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

16.82

+0.31

+1.88%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

5,935.50 +130.5 +2.25%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm Feb 27, 2015

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9852 0.9624 5.0246 0.6895 1.5749 0.4981 92.05 1.9356 8.8238 24.78 0.7703

TT sell

0.9533 0.9277 4.4139 0.6602 1.454 0.4811 88.27 1.6593 8.5035 23.61 0.7433

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Sean (left) and Rob Farrell, taking the best of Mid Canterbury to the city.

Building a company with a

BY SUE NEWMAN

SUE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Sean and Rob Farrell might be country boys at heart, but they’ve tackled the big guns in the construction industry on their own patch – and they’re winning.

The brothers grew up in Mid Canterbury, but both spent several years overseas. Sean worked in the construction industry in Ireland and Rob as an investment banker. Their career paths may have been very different, but the boys from Hinds held on to a dream of going into business together.

Eventually the pair returned to New Zealand, Sean as project manager for Hawkins Construction, but Rob was determined to carve a career outside of banking.

Canterbury shook in September 2010 and again in February 2011 and almost by default Sean and Rob found themselves planning a new business.

Overnight Christchurch was plunged into a resource shortage that would clearly last for years and with that opportunity laid out before them and Sean’s contacts from his time in Ireland the busi-

ness of the Farrell Group was born.

Initially it was a team of two; one year down there were 80 on staff, by year two there were 160 and today numbers top 200.

The company is involved in construction projects large and small, commercial and residential across Christchurch, working alone and working as contractors to some of the industry giants.

They found staff where others could not.

“We primarily got about 80 per cent of our staff from the United Kingdom because we had good contacts there and we determined we were not coming in to canabalise the local market, but we’ve got a few Kiwis now,” Sean said.

As their point of difference, the Farrells decided they’d employ their own sub-contractors across a range of trades and that’s paying dividends in ensuring contracts are completed on time and on budget.

“Construction companies now don’t like holding their own staff, it’s all subbed out. We saw our point of difference as managing our men rather than making

it someone else’s problem,” Rob said.

While they’re happy to pick up the repair, renovation and maintenance jobs, they’re also happy to be part of a larger contract on big ticket work. They can add work on the Isaac Theatre Royal and Christchurch Polytechnic and Canterbury University to their resume.

They’re putting their rapid growth down to approaching business from a different perspective. Rather than as builders opting to grow from a one-man band to a company employing several people, they built from the top down.

“We built a good management structure, we wouldn’t have been able to win contracts with just builders on board,” Sean said.

The pair planned well, put good systems in place, built a human resources frame-work and knew they had a unique opportunity to grow a small company into a large company. We backed ourselves, Rob said.

“I remember people laughing when we put our accounting system in place.

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We all need business heroes

W

hen your business is your pride and joy it can be difficult to take advice. But honest, unfiltered feedback can help determine where your business is at and help you think about areas that you need to improve.

Having a different lens on your business may provide peace of mind or provide that spark that you need.

Success in business depends on imagination, hard work and sometimes a little luck. We often hear urban myths about young entrepreneurs who make million dollar fortunes before they are 21 without really considering the background.

The point is that it’s perfectly ok to admire business legends but you can often fall into the trap of wanting to be like them. Being different is important – it is often how you become successful.

A good mentor or advisor will have a passion for business and a track record of success, but not suppress your vision.

They can be a useful sounding board to discuss ideas with and provide a voice of reason backed by years of experience, which can help a great deal when implementing our ideas and strategies. They use their experience and knowledge for the benefit of your business.

As a business owner you need to go into it with an open mind, with a view to listen and discuss the options constructively.

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It is important to engage with people who are professional, act with integrity and respect confidentiality.

When you’re starting a new business it is useful to align yourself with people that are in a similar industry or the same stage of a business. However, as you become established and confident it is worth seeking advisors that are completely different or have experience in a wide range of industries.

Finding time for face-to-face networking can be challenging and social media is becoming an increasing popular way of seeking information.

Although you may not use platforms such as Twitter for discussing critical business decisions, it can be useful for bouncing ideas and testing your thinking.

A trusted advisor, mentor or business hero can provide the guidance you need to build the business you want.

Matt Hannah is a director of KPMG Private Enterprise

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON

a different approach no glamour in the repair work, but it needs to be done and we put our family name on it,” Sean said.

While Christchurch is their current market, they’re not ruling out branching into Mid Canterbury. That would be a sentimental kind of project, Rob said.

Christchurch, he said, will be a long, slow-burner, the volume of commercial work will have a five -year plus lifespan, plus there are still hundreds of damaged houses with only a fraction repaired, he said.

“This will run to 2017, 2019 and beyond.”

When they take time to reflect on how far their company has come in just four years, they look at one another and laugh at the unlikely marriage of two brothers with radically different skill sets, making it in the highly competitive construction industry.

Those different skills and strengths, however, are responsible for what is proving to be a relatively harmonious working relationship, Sean said. “We’ve always been happy to ask each other the dumb questions.”

Today Farrell and Co is a family company in every sense of the word, with Sean’s wife Alison, a structural engineer, part of the team and Rob’s wife Nicola an accountant, part of the team.

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“It was for a large company and we had a staff of 10, but we had self belief. We did a lot of work before we banged in our first nail.”

They knew that the months of work put in without any income would pay dividends in the future.

Their aim was to have what would appear to be a “second generation” company without waiting a decade.

“We sacrificed a lot of short-term dollars for what we really wanted, a company that would still be around in 20 years’ time,” Rob said.

Sean believes one of the keys to their success has been not just securing contracts, but delivering on those contracts and delivering quality work, on time.

Everything is tracked, there are timelines for every process. And they believe the reason they’ve survived as two brothers working in one business is because each has very different strengths. Sean no longer swings a hammer, but focuses on project management while Rob manages the money.

They cut their business teeth on the earthquake repair market, what Sean described as the less attractive work, letting their established competition fight over the more attractive new build market. Now they’re working across the full spectrum of earthquake work. “There’s

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In brief Yoga founder charged Six women are accusing the founder of a popular hot yoga method of sexual assault. The most recent case filed this month in Los Angeles Superior Court says Bikram Choudhury raped a former student in 2010 and continued to abuse her. Attorney Mary Shea says she represents six women who allege Choudhury sexually harassed, groped or raped them over the years. Choudhury’s lawyers say he never assaulted any of the women and prosecutors declined to bring charges.

Choudhury has built a yoga empire around a rigorous routine of exercises performed in a steamy room. His Bikram yoga technique is taught worldwide.

- AP

Picasso “art craft” Authorities say a Pablo Picasso painting worth millions of dollars was stolen in France and smuggled into the US by someone who falsely labeled it as an “art craft” worth about $37 when it was shipped. US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch filed a civil forfeiture complaint this week over the 1911 cubist painting, called “The Hairdresser.” Authorities say the 1911 painting disappeared from a storeroom at the Pompidou Centre in Paris. It was reported stolen in November 2001.

- AP

Synthetic drugs boom There is a boom in the number of psychoactive substances that can be abused and the problem exists largely outside of existing illicit drug controls, an Australian conference has heard. A UN report in 2013 identified almost 350 known “new psychoactive substances” - or NPS - that could trigger euphoria or hallucinations.

This was up from about 250 a year earlier. “The sheer volume is a problem ... and the number of NPS that exist at the moment exceeds the number of internationally controlled illicit drugs,” Victoria Kueppers said. “The new psychoactive substances are an increasing global problem.” - AAP

Llamas on the run A pair of llamas jigged their way to social media stardom after leading dozens of US police a merry dance on the bemused streets of Phoenix, Arizona. The duo - one white, one black - darted across busy roads and car parks, brazenly evading capture as American media transmitted live footage from the air. including numerous hapless attempts at thwarting them. Their freedom run ended when the black one was lassoed and then the white one was cornered and gave up.

- AFP

Oscars gown stolen The theft of a $150,000 pearlcovered gown worn by Lupita Nyong’o at the Oscars doesn’t surprise Hollywood stylists who have personally experienced the seedy side of red carpet fashion.

Style expert and fashion commentator Mary Alice Stephenson has for years heard stories about similar stolen celebrity items. “It’s not shocking to me that this would be taken out of her hotel room,” she said. - AP

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■ UNITED KINGDOM

Jihadi John identified The world knows him as “Jihadi John,” the masked, knifewielding militant in videos showing Western hostages being beheaded by the Islamic State group. This week he was identified as a London-raised university graduate known to British intelligence for more than five years.

The British-accented militant from the chilling videos is Mohammed Emwazi, a man in his mid-20s who was born in Kuwait and raised in a modest, mixed-income area of west London.

No one answered the door at the brick row house where Emwazi’s family is said to have lived. Neighbours in the area of public housing projects either declined comment or said they didn’t know the family.

British anti-terror officials wouldn’t confirm the man’s identity, citing a “live counterterrorism investigation.” But a well-placed Western official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly, confirmed he is Emwazi.

One man who knew Emwazi portrayed him as compassionate, a description completely at odds with the cruelty attributed to him.

“The Mohammed that I knew was extremely kind, extremely gentle, extremely soft-spoken, was the most humble young person that I knew,” said Asim Qureshi of CAGE, a Londonbased advocacy group that counsels Muslims in conflict with British intelligence services.

Online video purportedly released by Isis has featured the man Westerners call Jihadi John.

PHOTO AP

Qureshi noted strong similarities between the man in the beheading videos and Emwazi, who he first met in 2009. But, “I can’t be 100 per cent certain.”

“The guy’s got a hood on his head. It’s very, very difficult,” Qureshi said, adding that his last contact with Emwazi was in January 2012.

Asked whether it was helpful or hurtful to have the jihadi publicly identified, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that investigators over the last several months “have found it to their advantage to not talk publicly about the details or progress of that

investigation.” He didn’t confirm the identity of the suspect.

The Center for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence at King’s College London, which closely tracks fighters in Syria, said it believed the identification was correct.

“Jihadi John” appeared in a video released in August showing the slaying of American journalist James Foley, denouncing the West before the killing. Former captives identified him as one of a group of British militants that prisoners had nicknamed “The Beatles.”

A man with similar stature and voice was also featured in

videos of the killings of American journalist Steven Sotloff, Britons David Haines and Alan Hemming, and US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig.

The Washington Post and the BBC, which first identified the masked man in the video as Emwazi, said he was born in Kuwait, grew up in west London and studied computer programming at the University of Westminster. The university confirmed that a student of that name graduated in 2009.

“If these allegations are true, we are shocked and sickened by the news,” the university said in a statement.

- AP

■ AUSTRALIA

Women in blue mark 100 years The weekly Friday night brawl at the local pub was kicking off and the “knockabout” senior constable at Blacktown police station had to respond.

His offsider was fresh-faced constable Deborah Wallace.

“He was looking at me as if to say ‘what good are you going to be?’“ she recalls.

But on that night in the ‘80s, at the start of what would be Wallace’s distinguished policing career, her gender worked unexpectedly in her favour.

“As we pulled up...I got out of the truck in my culottes and as I did they almost stopped midpunch,” Wallace, now a Detective Superintendent, said.

“They have looked over and have gone `oh my god it’s a sheila’.”

It was at a time when acting like a brawling, swearing

Deborah Wallace

buffoon in front of woman breached a “moral code”.

“They stopped swearing, fighting, dissipated and all went home,” she said.

“The senior constable said to me, ‘you know what DB, I think I will work with you every Friday night’.”

Thirty-two years on, with her unique, vibrant style, compassion and highly-respected record as an elite crime-fighting figure, Wallace personifies the advice offered to her in those early days.

“Never compromise your integrity and your femininity.

You’re a policewoman and be proud of it.”

Supt Wallace will join her female colleagues tomorrow at Darling Harbour as the NSW police force celebrates 100 years of women in the ranks.

It was in 1915 the NSW government allowed two women into the force but not until 1965 that women were employed on equal footing with men.

Supt Wallace qualified as a detective in 1989 and later moved over to Cabramatta, where her dogged police work

and rapport with the community helped stamp out Asian gang warfare and a crippling heroin trade.

She earned the name “the smiling assassin” among the criminals she locked up.

But she earned the gratitude of the younger generation she helped steer away from the path to gang life.

Wallace and her now-dear friend Father Chris Riley helped roll out a program of education and social activities to keep the youth away from the lure of crime.

She regards that Cabramatta period as her proudest work.

Supt Wallace went on to help stamp out the Brothers for Life gang as the Middle Eastern Organised Crime squad head before taking the helm of the NSW’s Gang Squad last year.

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“It’s why more people are choosing RENZ”

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Rushton marketing

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Affordable marketing Affordable marketing management management

design | website advertising | social media marketing strategy brand development

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• PV Solar • Alarms Systems • Heat Pumps • House Wiring • Lighting and Plugs • Switchboards

Phone 308-2621 | info@directelectrical.co.nz | www.directelectrical.co.nz

MOBILE MOWER SERVICING

RV parts and accessories 201 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton - (03) 307 8353 mainlandcoachwork@gmail.com - www.mainlandcoachwork.co.nz

Plaster & Coatings

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• Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

Do you feel secure in your home?

(as licensed applicators we give warranties)

Security doors made for your house.

The Finishing Company

For a free measure and quote phone 308 2966

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03 307 8870 or 0274 444 856 int./ext. Plaster (rockcote applicator) & textures specialist Coatings: Resin/Stone floors, Waterproofing

Alex Braas 021 716 165 Ilco Jansen 021 554 584

Driveways Siteworks Carparks Paths & patios Demolition Landscape levelling Foundation excavation + much more

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Rushton marketing

Giving you more time for tea parties

Affordable marketing Affordable marketing management management

design | website advertising | social media marketing strategy brand development

03 307 7274 | 027 3899 763 | www.rushtonmarketing.nz

Buying or Selling Real Estate?

• Free 24 hour appraisals • Competitive commission • Top office location

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• 4 property managers • tenants waiting • 15 security checks

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Trevor Hurley Real Estate Limited. REAA 2008 MREINZ.

• low vacancy rate • 3 fee options • emailed reports

“It’s why more people are choosing RENZ”

308 6173

Trevor Hurley Real Estate Limited REAA EAA 2008 MREINZ

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Experts in mowers and small motors

• Sales of residential and commercial lawnmowers as well as hand held products • Great range of brands available at competitive prices Excellent • Servicing of all makes and model personalised service and support

Call Mark today!

P 307 8553

• PV Solar • Alarms Systems • Heat Pumps • House Wiring • Lighting and Plugs • Switchboards

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The Finishing Company 03 307 8870 or 0274 444 856 int./ext. Plaster (rockcote applicator) & textures specialist Coatings: Resin/Stone floors, Waterproofing

Alex Braas 021 716 165 Ilco Jansen 021 554 584

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

Do you feel secure in your home?

Plaster & Coatings

satisfaction guaranteed.

191 Burnett Street, Ashburton 7700

• Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

Driveways Siteworks Carparks Paths & patios Demolition Landscape levelling Foundation excavation + much more

Security doors made for your house.

For a free measure and quote phone 308 2966 Custom made for your home PHONE 308 2966 51 Robinson Street, Ashburton www.lysaghtltd.co.nz

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Saturday, February 28, 2015 SITUATIONS VACANT MID CANTERBURYS 2015 “CHILDRENS DAY” CELEBRATION Tinwald Domain, Maronan Rd Sunday 1st March

10am – 3pm

Bring a Picnic Lunch and join in this FREE Family Fun Day. Make memories which last a lifetime, to celebrate our Children. ** CRAFT ACTIVITIES ** FACEPAINTING ** AMAC BUNGY

** TRAIN/VEHICLE RIDES ** DEMONSTRATIONS ** ZORB BALLS

** BBQ............ AND SO MUCH MORE!

Held wet or fine (if wet, limited rides/activities available.)

Rides and activities conclude from 2-2.30pm

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Process Workers – Canterbury Knifehands ANZCO Foods Limited is one of New Zealand’s largest exporters employing over 3,000 staff worldwide.

A dynamic, multinational group of companies, our core purpose is to procure, process and market New Zealand beef and lamb products to the world.

We are looking for enthusiastic and positive individuals with a can-do attitude to work in the slaughterboard, offal and coldstore departments at our Canterbury processing plant.

Whilst previous meat/food industry experience is useful, it is not essential as full training will be provided. These roles require a strong work ethic, a willingness to learn, develop and achieve, as well as the ability to cope with a significant physical workload.

ANZCO Foods maintain a Drug Free Workplace policy. All applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment, including drug screening. Applicants for these positions are required to have NZ residency or a valid work visa.

If you are looking to learn new skills and are a strong team player we would like to hear from you.

“ Mid Canterbury’s Children Day Celebration”

Applications close Wednesday, 18 February 2015.

Apply online now at

careers.anzcofoods.com

Cleaner Approx 16 hours – Ashburton Clinic Canterbury Vets Ltd is a busy mixed animal veterinary practice with clinics in Ashburton and Methven. We currently seek an extraordinary, self motivated person with an eye for detail, to join our friendly Ashburton team.

The successful applicant will be responsible for maintaining the very highest standard of cleanliness in our Ashburton clinic, and will also have the following qualities: • Ability to stay ‘focused’ with minimal supervision, and accomplish required tasks by designated deadlines.

• Ability to multi task in a busy environment, and flexibility with unexpected requests take priority over planned duties.

• Tidy appearance and physically fit.

• A willingness to learn new skills and help out where required.

If the above describes you, then please apply with a hand written letter and enclose your Curriculum Vitae, to: Practice Manager Canterbury Vets Ltd 363 West Street ASHBURTON 7700 Applications close Friday March 6, 2015.

Educarents Ashburton

Licensed Home Based Education and Care Service

ECE Coordinator 15 hours / week

We have a position available for an ECE qualified teacher to oversee the provision of care and education being provided to preschool children in Educarents approved home based settings in Mid Canterbury.

The successful applicant will be responsible for providing education and support to the adults engaged in our service and must be ECE qualified and fully registered.

proud of our people. progressive setting a new standard. partnership working hard together.

BOILER OPERATOR

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

To apply please forward a covering letter along with your current CV and references to office@educarents.com Applications close Thursday 5 March 2015.

• Fairton Plant We have an excellent opportunity at our Fairton plant, located near Ashburton, for an experienced Boiler Operator. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, this position is critical in ensuring the safe, efficient and reliable operation of the boiler plant.

The successful applicant will possess the following skills/qualifications:

Permanent position, starting Term 2, Year 2 class for 2015.

• A second Class Engine Drivers Certificate or ENCHEM 2 (Steam Strand) qualifications • Broad-based experience in Boiler operations • Effective problem solving skills • Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Alternatively if you are not at ENCHEM 2 level but have most of the attributes above and have a basic understanding of boiler operation, a traineeship may be offered to the right person.

Due to promotion, we are replacing an experienced teacher.

This role is responsible for the day to day running of our coal fired steam raising and hot water production plant, monitoring the boiler system and supporting our engineering team in boiler maintenance. Rotational shifts will be required.

Want to work alongside dedicated professionals in a well-resourced environment?

Applications close: Friday, 6th March 2015.

Apply to The Plant Manager, Silver Fern Farms Fairton, PO Box 30, Ashburton 7740.

Or apply online at careers.silverfernfarms.co.nz

www.silverfernfarms.com

A collaborative, reflective practitioner with strengths in curriculum Literacy and Numeracy, as well as being willing to demonstrate continuous improvement in teaching and learning is needed.

We want to hear from you.

Applications close 3pm, Tuesday, March 10.

See www.mtss.school.nz for application information.

Looking for a builder with a little more experience?  Housing  Commercial  Farm Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote.

Call Toni & Peter May on 03 308 8893 to find out more!

Your local Spark Store, East Street, Ashburton (03) 308 0308

151 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton www.petermay.co.nz

Ph 03 308 9936 or 0274 323 258

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Neighbourhood Support Coordinator

Farm Supplies Sales Position

Neighbourhood Support is a community initiative working to: • • • •

ATS is a dynamic and innovative cooperative offering members the ability to purchase all farm inputs through our stores in Ashburton, Rakaia and Methven.

We are seeking a full time sales person for our busy Methven Store.

If you are interested in being involved with farming, with a main focus around the arable industry, then this will be the position you are looking for.

You will be dealing with the farming community on a daily basis, provide advice and selling a wide range of products and services to ATS members, dealing directly with our suppliers, ordering product and being responsible for stock control.

You will also need to be strong & physically fit as some heavy lifting is required.

Ideally you will have: • A passion for agriculture; • Agricultural chemical knowledge would be beneficial; • Strong customer service & sales background; • Desire for personal development and willingness to learn; • Intermediate computer skills; • Forklift & DG endorsements would be an advantage.

We will provide all the training requirements for you to succeed in this position. To join this friendly, enthusiastic and motivated team, please apply.

Email your application together with your CV to: hr.manager@ats.co.nz.

Applications close Thursday 12th March 2015.

www.ats.co.nz

Create safer more caring communities Reduce the incidences and effects of criminal offending Strengthening communities’ networks Improve quality of life

Ashburton District Neighbourhood Support is looking for an individual to continue to grow Neighbourhood Support across the Ashburton District.

Although we currently have a good base to work from we are looking to further grow membership of Neighbourhood Support in rural areas of our district. As such we require someone with a proven track record in building relationships with individuals from a wide array of backgrounds and partnerships with various groups. The ideal candidate will be able to answer yes to the following questions: 9 Are you passionate about community safety and wellbeing?

9 Are you a skilled communicator with excellent relationship management?

9 Do you have excellent organisational and time management skills?

9 Do you have the ability to work in a flexible manner?

Your role would be to maintain, grow, promote and coordinate Neighbourhood Support across the Ashburton District maintaining existing partnerships and seeking new opportunities to support this work. It is envisaged the coordinator will spend the majority of their time out and about making connections and building relationships.

This position is for 22 hours per week and is based at the Ashburton Police Station For an application pack please contact Mary Bailey at: Safer Ashburton, 143 Tancred Street, Ashburton, Ph: 03 308 1395 mary@saferashburton.org.nz www.saferashburton.org.nz Applications close Friday, March 13, at 4:00pm Located at: 143 Tancred Street, Ashburton 7700 Phone: 03 308 1395 www.saferashburton.org.nz Email: info@saferashburton.org.nz We offer a collegial, family friendly and flexible work environment.

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Hose Technician Do you want to be part of an up-andcoming hydraulic company, backed by a successful and well established company of forty years, Martin Hydraulics Ltd? Martin Bennett Hydraulics is quickly becoming a large player in the Ashburton service industry. We are currently looking for a Hose Technician to help with our ever increasing work load.

The successful applicant will need to have a mechanical/fitter type background; experience in hydraulics industry would be an advantage.

Training will be provided and excellent career opportunities exist. A fully equipped mobile hose van will be supplied.

Applicants must have a full NZ driver's licence and must be a New Zealand citizen or have a current work visa.

Applications close March 19, 2015.

Please forward us your current CV and hand written covering letter to: justin@martinbennett.co.nz or phone Justin 0275 301 272

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Leech & Partners Ltd Chartered Accountants is a well established, expanding, dynamic and proactive practice operating from outstanding premises in both Ashburton and Christchurch.

In order to fuel our continued growth we are looking for team players for our Ashburton office who are experienced and qualified across a range of responsibilities including the preparation of financial statements, tax returns and budgets, as well as providing advice to clients across a broad spectrum to help clients achieve their goals. Experience with client software and in farm accounting would be an advantage.

Client Managers work closely with clients as well as Directors creating strong working relationships. As such, excellent written and oral communication skills are a must.

Alongside this we desire people with bright personalities, a good sense of humour and the ability to use initiative to fit in with a hard working team.

For these roles we offer great career prospects, competitive salary, bond transfers, free and comprehensive life and medical insurance and an outstanding work environment.

We live by our commitment to our team and our clients “Your success is our motivation”.

If you would like to join our motivated team mail your CV to Julie Inwood at: julie@leech.co.nz or Julie Inwood, Leech & Partners Ltd, PO Box 180, Ashburton 7740

Allens Ashburton, locally owned and operated liquid waste disposal business needs a driver to join our busy Poo Crew.

You will be driving our modern Vacuum Truck and Jetting Truck. A class 4 licence is needed, DG would be great too but this can be obtained on employment. Standard hours with rostered on call times.

Niagara is an innovative sawmill, manufacturer, and distributor of quality timber products. We export product all over the world, as well as supply building merchants and fabricators throughout NZ.

Applicants must be honest, hard working, reliable and physically fit. Some understanding of plumbing would be helpful but not necessary. Full training will be given.

The Sales and Distribution office in Ashburton is looking to employ an office administrator to cover maternity leave for a period no shorter than 8 months, beginning in April 2015. This will be a part time position of between 25 to 30 hours a week Monday to Friday.

Send application letter, and relevant work history to: Allen’s Ashburton P O Box 59, Ashburton 7740 allensashburton@farmside.co.nz

Applications close March 6, 2015

Thinking of a Change?

Join the “Poo Crew”

You can make a difference to the lives of children in our community by working in schools as a

BOOST Tutor

Trevor Hurley Real Estate Ltd REAA 2008 MREINZ

Whether you’re thinking of a change of employment or already a licensed and experienced sales person, Real Estate New Zealand want to hear from you as they are looking for a new salesperson to join their Team!

At Real Estate New Zealand Ashburton they strive to get that balance between work, family and friends by achieving the best you can be through a team environment.

Real Estate New Zealand can help you succeed as they do not have boundaries to your income as reaching the top of your potential is their commitment to you! Your commitment is to become the best you can be!

Full training and confidentiality is assured. To find out more about this rewarding opportunity, complete their online employment application at realestatenewzealand.net.nz otherwise email admin@realestatenewzealand.net.nz

For all your For all your classified classified requirements.

This is an exciting and successful programme which supports schools with a literacy programme that focuses on reading growth for children who need extra support.

You can make a difference in our students lives by becoming a volunteer BOOST Tutor.

requirements.

As a BOOST Tutor you will be given full training and ongoing professional development.

Phone the Guardian Phone the 307 7900 Guardian

If you would like to be part of this exciting community initiative you will need to commit to tutoring for two hours twice a week for 30 weeks.

307 7900

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer tutor for BOOST please contact our BOOST Co-ordinator, by phoning 308 5322 or emailing adult.literacy@xtra.co.nz

FOR DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:

www.niagara.net.nz/jobs

PHILLIP TOWNSHEND 021 116 4696 • phillipt@niagara.net.nz

Gardener Required Lochlea requires the services of another gardener to cope with our expanding village gardens.

The person we are seeking must be capable of manual work and be able to drive light machinery.

Work would consist of preparing new lawns and installing irrigation as well as garden and lawn maintenance. Knowledge of horticulture would be an advantage.

Please apply with CV & referees to: Project Manager Lochlea Lifestyle Resort 25/25 Charlesworth Drive Ashburton Ph 03 307 9080

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Here’s a story of success bringing YOU the benefits

Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network Coordinator

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Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network Inc. is a community initiative working to assist new comers and migrants to settle, participate and integrate into community life. Due to our past Coordinator moving back to her home country we are now looking to re-fill this position.

synlait.com

We are seeking applicants who have the following attributes;

• Warehouse Storeperson • Dryer Operator • Canning Operator

With $135m invested in our continued expansion, we need the right people to join us in our Dryer and Cannery, and to share our journey. We’re looking for people with:

◊ Ability to develop project plans and give effect to those plans ◊ Ability to build an excellent public profile ◊ Ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels across many cultures ◊ Excellent verbal and written communication skills ◊ An interest, passion and commitment to supporting newcomers and migrants ◊ Able to work one on one with newcomers needing assistance and support ◊ Ability to use Microsoft and Facebook, or the ability to learn ◊ Excellent organisational and time management skills ◊ An ability to work in a flexible manner ◊ An understanding of the challenges new comers can face

Vision

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Your role would be to grow, promote and coordinate Newcomers Network across the Ashburton District developing new partnerships and opportunities to support this work. This role is multi-faceted and will involve administrative duties through to a field work component supporting newcomers directly.

This position is for 16 hours per week

Apply for these positions at www.synlait.com

Safer Ashburton will be responsible for day to day management of the Coordinator on behalf of Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network Inc. For an application pack please contact Mary Bailey at: Safer Ashburton, 143 Tancred Street, Ashburton, Ph: 03 308 1395 mary@saferashburton.org.nz www.saferashburton.org.nz Applications close Friday, March 13, at 4:00pm

Due to a large increase in our work load and expansion of our precast manufacturing facilities, we seek to fill the following positions to work with us in our brand new precast yard and offices: Ash Guardian

Precast Workers / Formwork Carpenters

Precast Apprentice:

Read and interpret drawings to be able to setup mould work and locate cast-in items to specification Setup mould work in a timely fashion with minimal rework Assist in placing completed steel cages into moulds Accurately place and secure cast-in items in a timely fashion.

This role would ideally suit somebody who is looking for a career in the precast industry.

Concrete Placers / Concrete Finisher

Work would involve general yard duties and sorting stock.

Experience in handling and placing concrete, understanding its properties and experience in using mechanical floats and finishing tools is essential.

Located at: 143 Tancred Street, Ashburton 7700 Phone: 03 308 1395 www.saferashburton.org.nz Email: info@saferashburton.org.nz We offer a collegial, family friendly and flexible work environment.

Yard Man This would be a part time position that would ideally suit a semi-retired person.

Office Assistant/Estimator

Security Camera Technician - Trainee

This full time position involves administrative support as well as pricing projects for the company.

Ashburton Based

Along with concrete finishing, this role will at times expand Experience as an estimator is preferred, however not essential.

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PLANNING & SCHEDULING ADMINISTRATOR - 40 hours per week

Managing Director office@masterguard.co.nz

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ElectraServe is Mid Canterbury's largest electrical contractor, specialising in residential, commercial, industrial and farm wiring including home automation, air conditioning, heating, TV and audio. ElectraServe guarantee customer satisfaction through professional service and products at competitive pricing.

The Planning & Scheduling Administrator is the pivotal link between customers, electricians, admin and management.

So we are looking for a super star!

This role is BIG on ownership, communication, organisation and efficiency. To be successful you must: - Have a minimum of 3 years customer service experience - Have a detailed knowledge of the Mid Canterbury region - Have previous experience with managing multiple staff workloads to meet project and job deadlines - Be able to manage and plan staff in an efficient manner with minimum down time - Be able to communicate with a diverse range of people at all levels and be understood by all listeners - Be able to analyse data and report on information - Be highly flexible and adaptable This is a challenging role and the successful candidate will utilise many general administrative skills as well as the above, therefore we are looking for someone who has a minimum of 5 years in a busy medium sized organisation and is looking for their next challenge within a progressive company.

To apply for this position email a current curriculum vitae and covering letter to vacancy@uniquesolutions.co.nz

Unique SOLUTIONS

Confidential enquiries can be made to:

Cindy Meadows Mobile: 021 850 443 vacancy@uniquesolutions.co.nz Applications close on Friday 6 March 2015

Teacher Required If you love teaching this could be a great opportunity for you.

Due to roll growth in our Ashburton Tutoring Centre (formerly Kip McGrath) we require a trained teacher, starting this term to join the team. Hours negotiable.

Ability to teach literacy and numeracy to intermediate level preferable.

If this sounds like you please email a brief CV to: tutoringashburton@ gmail.com

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CharRees Vineyard Get a taste of Ashburton!

Visit CharRees Vineyard for award winning wines

Receptionists - Full and Part Time Could you be the face which greets the community when the EA Networks Centre opens in May? We’re seeking Receptionists with outstanding customer service and administration skills to join our team at the brand new EA Networks Centre, working on a rostered basis.

Gym Instructors - Full and Part Time If you’re passionate about fitness and enjoy helping others to reach their goals, we need you to join the EA Networks Centre team in preparation for opening in May. You’ll need to be able to relate with a wide range of people, provide sound health and fitness advice and work on a rostered basis.

Property Officer This is not another real estate role, but a rare opportunity.

We’re looking for an experienced property professional or graduate to join our Commercial Team, you’ll gain practical experience with a diverse property portfolio worth over $120m ranging from public reserves to industrial business estates in an environment which expects and rewards results.

To find out more about these vacancies and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you - visit our website.

Amongst other duties the role will include: • Picking customer orders • Liaising with transport firms to collect orders • Restocking rack supplies • Maintaining stock levels Ideally the successful applicant will: • Be physically fit • Have a current forklift license • Be well organised with good time management skills • Demonstrate good attention to detail • Have some knowledge of the timber industry

FOR DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

www.niagara.net.nz/jobs

Workshop Person

Part of the Carrfields Group of Companies

New Zealand Agricultural Machinery Group, (part of Carrfields) incorporating CLAAS Harvest Centres, Smallbone Holden & Isuzu, Lely Centre Ashburton and TL Irrigation, have a focus on delivering leading services, vehicles, machinery and plant to their clients.

Reporting to the Carrfields Group CFO, this newly created role will be responsible for managing the division’s finance functions, working alongside senior management to develop and implement commercial strategies. This includes leading the delivery of accurate commercial and financial information and reporting requirements, contract management and supporting the delivery of key business outcomes.

Ashburton’s own Vineyard Charlie & Esma Hill 22 Laings Road, RD 5, Ashburton 7775 Phone: 0800 CharRees - Mobile: 027 484 6269 Email: wine@charreesvineyard.co.nz Website: www.charreesvineyard.co.nz

Due to growth in the domestic market our Ashburton site is looking to employ someone to assist the local dispatch team. Initially this will be a part time role of 30 hours a week, with potential to make up the hours with other duties on site.

PHILLIP TOWNSHEND 021 116 4696 • phillipt@niagara.net.nz

• Machinery & Automotive Divisions • Commercial Leadership Opportunity • Ashburton Based

Open Wednesday to Sunday 11am - 4pm, or by appointment

Local dispatch role

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COMMERCIAL FINANCE MANAGER

Wines from $12 limited edition

Niagara is an innovative sawmill, manufacturer, and distributor of quality timber products. We export product all over the world, as well as supply building merchants and fabricators throughout NZ. As a company we pride ourselves on delivering outstanding service to our customers, it is vital that we deliver our product on time and in full.

Applications close 13th March 2015 and must include a cover letter and CV to be considered.

Please address to: Phillip Townshend, Niagara Sawmilling Co. Ltd, PO Box 332, Ashburton 7740, or email: phillipt@niagara.net.nz

Applications close 9 March 2015.

Hydraulink Mid Canterbury Ltd is looking for a well rounded team member to join their small but professional team.

Ideally this position will suit someone with mechanical ability, experience with hydraulic systems would be an advantage.

You will be involved in over the counter sales, repairs to hydraulic cylinders and other hydraulic components. The position will be predominantly workshop based with some offsite work.

TRADES, SERVICES

4 TINT-A-WINDOW solar protective films, UV block, fade, heat and glare control, privacy and safety films for glass. FREE quotes - 20 years local service, Bill Breukelaar - phone 0800 368 468. www.tintawindow.co.nz COMPUTER PROBLEMS? For Prompt Reliable Service Contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Ph 308 8989.

30yrs Local experience, Same day service if possible, *SUPERGOLD discount card accepted.* COMPUTER Tuneup and Repairs, New Computer Sales & Setup, Internet setup, Onsite Day Or Evenings and Weekends, LOW FEES, call Robin Johnstone at Networks Firewalls & PCS 308 1440 or 027-768 4058.

HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

TRADES, SERVICES

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

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

Final Netball Trial

Monday, March 2 6.30pm College Courts Contact Anna Walsh 027 820 0005

Guardian Motoring

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline

307 7900

0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

WANTED

WANTED to purchase a firewood elevator. Phone 027 229 2313.

SPORTING NOTICES

Add some luxury to your lunchtime

We offer full in house and web based training.

Send CV to Hydraulink Mid Canterbury Ltd, P.O. Box 92, Ashburton 7740 or email pfergus@xtra.co.nz

To be successful in this role, you will ideally be a CA Qualified Accountant with proven experience in a management and/or financial accounting position. You will have a track record of commercial analysis, ideally with exposure to the machinery or automotive sectors, however of greater importance will be your ability to bring the numbers to life while adding commercial insight to the business.

Let Hotel Ashburton impress with express lunches, served up fresh. Delicious fusion flavours from our award winning kitchen.

To apply, please forward your cover letter and CV to jobs@brannigans.co.nz quoting reference NC3196. Initial enquiries are welcome by phoning Nick Carter on 03 345 8764 or Cherine Macdonald on 03 345 8753.

Ph: 03 341 5120 www.brannigans.co.nz

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SPECIALISED SERVICES

Career Opportunities

South Island based, Carrfields began over 40 years ago and has diversified into one of New Zealand’s largest family owned agribusinesses, involved in farming, machinery and equipment, seed, contracting, property and automotive retail. More recently they have spread their interests to include wool, livestock, insurance, farm services and advisory. Carrfields is committed to continued growth in the agri sector locally and internationally and currently export to more than 40 countries, supported by a team of over 400 staff in New Zealand, Australia, India, Africa and the Middle East.

Ashburton Guardian

Open 7 days 0800 330 880 HotelAsh.co.nz Mon-Fri 8am – 5.30pm Sat 10am – 1pm

0800 LASER 4 U (0800 527 374) www.laserelectrical.co.nz

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Saturday, February 28, 2015

RURAL TRADING POST

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

PROPOSED CANTERBURY AIR REGIONAL PLAN

Pursuant to Clause 5 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) gives public notice of the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan.

The purpose of the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan is to identify the air quality outcomes and put in place processes and methods for managing air quality resources in Canterbury to achieve the purpose of the Resource Management Act 1991.

Notice is also given of the revocation of Chapter 3 of the Natural Resources Regional Plan. The revocation of Chapter 3 of the Natural Resources Regional Plan will take effect upon the date the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan becomes operative.

The processes described in this notice will have no effect upon Chapter 2 of the Natural Resources Regional Plan. Chapter 2 of the Natural Resources Regional Plan will remain operative.

INSPECTION AND AVAILABILITY OF THE PROPOSED CANTERBURY AIR REGIONAL PLAN

A copy of the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan and the Section 32 Report is available for public inspection at: The offices of Environment Canterbury at:

• 17 Sir Gil Simpson Drive, Christchurch; • 75 Church Street, Timaru; and • 73 Beach Road, Kaikoura.

The head offices of the District/City Councils in the Canterbury Region.

• All public libraries in the Canterbury Region.

• The Environment Canterbury website: www.ecan.govt.nz/airplan A copy of the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan and the Section 32 Report can be downloaded from the Environment Canterbury website or a CD can be obtained free of charge by contacting Customer Services on 0800 329 276 or by emailing ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Mayfield Reserves Board

WANTED

¾ Friesian & Friesian X Prime Cows – live weight deal with immediate pickup ¾ 80 Friesian 200kg Bulls ¾ Friesian Friesian X In Milk Emptys – 2, 3 & 4yr olds, minimum BW80 plus ¾ Cow Grazing – 1st June 2015 ¾ Heifer Grazing – Immediate & 1st of May 2015

For further details please contact Leighton Nicol 0274 730 815 or 03 308 2372

Pursuant to Section 53(1) (e) of the Reserves Act 1977 public notice is hereby given that the Mayfield A & P Association has been granted use of the Mayfield Domain for the purpose of holding its Annual Show on Saturday, March 14, 2015, with the right to charge admission.

J.A.Ludemann Secretary

www.rurallivestock.co.nz New Zealand owned and operated

REAL ESTATE

WEEKEND OPEN HOMES SATURDAY Ashburton

10.00-10.30am 10.45-11.15am 11.30-12pm 11.30-12pm 11.30-12pm 11.30-12pm 11.30-12pm 11.30-12pm 12.15-12.45pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.45-2.15pm

Tinwald

10.45-11.15am 12.15-12.45pm

Lake Hood 12.30-1.00pm

2 Goldrich Grove 20 Magnolia Drive 88 Middle Road 23 Elizabeth Street 23 A Elizabeth Street 25 Elizabeth Street 25 A Elizabeth Street 15 Geoff Geering Drive 35 Reid Crescent 21 Kelvin Crescent 47 Catherwood Avenue

16 Johnstone Street 4/138 Grove Street 27 Ludlow Drive

SUNDAY Ashburton 11.15-12pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm

145 Mitcham Road 23 Elizabeth Street 23 A Elizabeth Street 25 Elizabeth Street 25A Elizabeth Street

Whalan and Partners Ltd, Bayleys, Licensed under the REA Act 2008

PUBLIC NOTICES

Paper copies of the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan and the Section 32 Report are also available from Environment Canterbury’s Customer Services for a cost as set in the Annual Plan.

SUBMISSIONS

Submissions on the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan may be made in the prescribed form (Form 5) by any person. However, if the person could gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, then the person may only lodge a submission if the person is directly affected by an effect of the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan that:

2015 GAME SEASON BALLOT FOR HUNTING STANDS Applications will be received from licensed game hunters, up to 5pm on Thursday, March 12, 2015 for the occupation of hunting stands on Council controlled properties at: Wainono Reserve, Waimate (adjacent to Lk Wainono) up to 6 stands (dependant on water levels). All Day Bay (Sth of Oamaru) up to 3 stands (dependant on water levels).

Devils Bridge (Oamaru) 3 stands. Ealing Springs (Rangitata) 1 stand for 4 hunters - all 4 hunters must be named on the application.

Tagging Day is Sunday, April 5 at 10am.

Further information may be obtained by phoning Bernadette on (03) 615 8400, or emailing to bdolan@ csifgc.org.nz, or writing to PO Box 150, Temuka to which applications should be forwarded.

J P GRAYBILL Chief Executive

• adversely affects the environment; and • does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

Submission forms can be obtained from:

• Offices of Environment Canterbury.

• The Environment Canterbury website: www.ecan.govt.nz/airplan • Customer Services on 0800 329 276 or by email to ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS 5:00 PM FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015.

Please email submissions to: mailroom@ecan.govt.nz or post to: Freepost 1201 The Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan Environment Canterbury PO Box 345 Christchurch 8140

The process for public participation in consideration of the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan is as follows:

After the closing of submissions, Environment Canterbury will publicly notify the availability of a summary of all decisions requested in submissions, and will allow a period for further submissions in support of, or in opposition to, those submissions already made. Only the following persons may make a further submission: • any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; • any person that has an interest in the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan greater than the interest that the general public has; and • Environment Canterbury itself.

All submitters giving notice of their wish to be heard will be advised of the Council hearing. Environment Canterbury must give its decision on the provisions and matters raised in the submissions (including its reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions) and give public notice of that decision within 2 years of notifying the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan and serve it on every person who made a submission.

Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

RURAL TRADING POST PLANTS, PRODUCE BIG round hay bales - $40 ea. Lagmhor. Please phone 027 943 5722.

TIP Truck for rental, 4.8m (grain door). Phone 027 848 7690.

Ashburton Returned & Services Association (Inc) Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held in the Moore Lounge, R.S.A. Clubrooms, Cox Street, Ashburton at 10.00am on Sunday, March 29, 2015.

Closing date for Notices of Motion Friday, March 12, 2015 Brenda Costello General Manager

For all your classified requirements.

Phone the Guardian 307 7900

Royal Gala Apples $1.99 kg Nectarines 1kg Red Kumara 1kg Whole Watermelon Peppers 1kg

$4.99 bag $3.99 bag $2.99 ea $3.99 bag

Specials available from 24/02 - 3/03

OPEN 7 DAYS Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

Guardian Real Esate

308-1095

307 7900

Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nz

Saturday, February 28, 2015

FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES

MEETINGS, EVENTS

SCVCC 30TH Annual Swap Meet

Brophy Knight Garage Sale Fundraiser for Relay for HASTINGS MCLEOD LTD Life. Saturday 28 February.

PropertyDESIGN Brokers is proud to support the Cancer Society and Relay for Life. $385,000 STYLISH HASTINGS MCLEOD LTD9am to 12 noon. 141 Tancred ngs McLeod Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 Telephone 03 307 9176 Street, next door to DNA $385,000Hairdressing. Items for sale TYLISH DESIGN WEB ID AU35243 include books, clothes, home WESTSIDE 32 FarmRELAY Road ware, computer games, home Located on the popular Farm FOR LIFE Road, this Spanish style home is baking, children’s toys and well laid out and well appointed much more. Come and with lotsCancer of timber throughout giving a warm homely feel. Three support this great cause and Society double bedrooms, sunny and maybe find a bargain. www.propertybrokers.co.nz spacious living areas and a well Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed REAA 2008

Telephone 03 307 9176

Socks $10 pair Socks $10 pair

WESTSIDE 32 Farm Road

WEB ID AU35243

VIEW Wednesday 26 Feb 5.00 6.00pm

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fenced site with a double garage and workshop space.

Relay for Life fundraiser

VIEW Wednesday 26 Feb 5.00 6.00pm

100% of proceeds go to the Cancer Society OPEN HOME 2 sizes available 3-8 and 8-12

ww.propertybrokers.co.nz

The team will be at Robbies Bar & Bistro Duck Race Friday, March 6, and the Farmers Market, Saturday morning, March 7, selling socks so come along and support them!!

Socks also available from Property Brokers on West Street

MOTORING ROBINSON STREET AUTO GROOMERS. Car Wash Towel Dry $55.00. Car Wash and Polish $110.00. FREE Tyre Black. Larger vehicles, 4WD's extra. Interior also available. Call Paul on 027 887 4786.

3 1 2

FOR SALE 5M X 4M PARA pool parts.

Bubble cover, ground cover, winter cover, liner, leaf scoop. vacuum cleaner, filter, metal rails etc, chemicals. Phone 308 5880.

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today.

Phone 308-3602

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

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

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

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all MEETINGS, EVENTS electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Ashburton Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

Silver Band

A.G.M. Monday March 16, 2015 At the band rooms Cameron Street 7.30pm

Winchester Domain SH1, March 28, gates open 7.30am.

All makes car Display +Joint All American Car Weekend Display Something for everyone.

Sites - Janet Campbell Ph 03 686 0282 Bookings close March 20 or pay cash on the day.

No dogs allowed.

Located on the popular Farm Road, this Spanish style home is well laid out and well appointed with lots of timber throughout giving a warm homely feel. Three double bedrooms, sunny and spacious living areas and a well fenced site with a double garage and workshop space.

HIRE FLOAT hire - single, double and tandem. Reasonable rates. Morrison’s Saddlery & Feed. Phone 308-3422 anytime.

D&E MARINE

FOR FUN ON THE WATER

CARAVANS, TRAILERS FOR SALE. Two caravans, one 22ft. and one 12ft 6”, also one small trailer for sale .Phone 03 308 6343 or 027 204 9709.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT LULU - cute and cuddly, attractive and busty. Specials, let all your dreams come true.

Phone 021 0233 9259 (no texting).

NEW to town. Pretty Asian, size 8, sexy, busty 14D. Friendly lady. Phone Tanya 021 153 9919. NZG. TERRI: hot and sexy, warm and friendly, mature, busty blond. Eager to please and be pleased. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Phone 022 065 7059.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE 153 Moore St 03 3077620

AVAILABLE for rent, sunny house with sunroom, three double bedrooms, two showers, dual heating, modern kitchen/pantry. Quiet street in Allenton, single garage, easy care section, no animals. References required. Available now, long term.

Leslie Property Management Ltd. Phone 021 1799 265.

AUCTION SALES

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Church Services

Clearing Sale of Vehicles, Plant and Sundries

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

On Account Of T W MUIR Weymouth Street, Fairton

10am Morning

(Signposted on SH1 at Fairton Village turnoff)

Saturday, March 7, 2015 Commencing at 10.00am

Speaker: James Chapman LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church)

Vehicles

Creche available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

1980 Holden Kingswood Ute complete with Canopy, reconditioned motor in good running order (Reg on hold); 1955 Massey 28 Tractor - (1 original owner, in good condition, suit collector); Suzuki Quad Runner Motorbike (tidy order, suit fisherman).

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton)

Vintage Machinery Ferguson 3 Furrow Plough; Massey Harris Potato Digger.

Plant & Sundries Large Quantity of Timber (various grades); Quantity of 2nd Hand Corrugated Iron; Cyclone Gates; Treated Posts; Lawnmowers; Garden Tractor; Active Mower; Set Harrows; 9 Tyne Ferguson Grubber; Fertiliser Spreader; Quantity of Guttering & Ridging; Sack Barrows; Quantity of Engineering Tools (Spanners etc); Quantity of Wood Working Tools (Saws, Hammers, Drills etc); Motorbike Trailer; Numerous Sundries.

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

¾ Payment must be made by cheque or cash on sale day ¾ Buyers must register prior to the sale commencement. ¾ Sale will be conducted GST exclusive

For further details please contact Peter Garde (RLL) 0274 325 885 Andrew Brown 03 308 5972 RURAL LIVESTOCK LTD Auctioneers www.rurallivestock.co.nz New Zealand owned and operated

Guardian Classifieds

307 7900

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL HOUSE TO RENT. Three bedroom, sunny and warm.

Westside, no pets, references required. Apply Guardian No 1053.

Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays @10.00am Including Children’s church Everyone is welcome.

See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron St’s Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

TWO bedroom home for rent, fully fenced. Please phone 027 269 4133.

TWO-THREE bedroom house, sea view, 15 mins from Ashburton.

Large garage, partly furnished. No dogs. Bond and references required. School buses at mailbox. $280 weekly. Phone 308 9741 / 027 710 8617.

WANTED two - three bedroom house, close to town centre or Fairton. ASAP. Contact Guardian No 1054.

St Andrew’s Havelock St. 10am & 7pm

St James

Thomson St. 11 am

St Paul’s

Oxford St. 9.30am

BOOK YOUR

GARAGE SALES RECEIVE A FREE PHOTO WITH YOUR LISTING PLUS A LAMINATED POSTER*

03 307 7900 *Conditions apply

Daily Events Saturday 9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Local produce by local producers and hot food!!. North End West Street car park.

9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET, West Street.

Sunday 8.00am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Pudding hill stream to Awa Awa Rata Reserve medium/hard. All welcome, 308-6862. Meet Ashburton District Courthouse, Baring Square West.

9.00am ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Harrison Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Monday 6.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter,

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee and fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

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

Main Street, Methven.

10.00am - 12noon.

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

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, East St. All welcome.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATON MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

11.00am MID CANTERBURY FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTE. Founders Day Service and garden walk.

Cost $8 at Coniston, town boundary, Racecourse Road.

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

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

Worship service with communion led by Rev Laurence Ennor. 48 Allens Road.

ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square Church Lounge. Baring Square East.

ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship and Holy Communion led by Rev Don Fergus, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

10.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather permitting. Lovetts Road, off Maronan Road.

METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10.00am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Members will play round 3 of the Heartland Championship. Methven Golf Club

New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy Street.

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

ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives.

63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm “GOLF CROQUET” WAIREKA. Social. Waireka, Philip Street.

5.00pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Taize Service. Park street.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth Group meet in the Youth room. 48 Allens Road.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, East Str. All welcome.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real Women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre . Holy Name Parish Hall, Winter Street.

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SKY SPORT 1

6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 The Fishing Show – Classic Episodes 0 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR Noon There’s No Taste Like Home 1pm Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook – Simple Pleasures 30 1:30 Highway Cops PGR 3 0 2pm RPA PGR 3 0 3pm Life Flight PGR 3 0 3:30 Piha Rescue PGR 3 0 4pm Fishy Business 0 4:30 Water Patrol PGR 0 5pm N Robson Green – Extreme Fisherman Robson Green travels to South America to achieve sport fishing’s greatest challenge, catching three different species of billfish in one day.

6pm One News 0 7pm Along For The Ride PGR 0 7:30 N Our World – The Great Bear Stakeout Series using a large stakeout team and a range of topof-the-line cameras to go into grizzly-bear central in Alaska. 0 8:35 Coronation Street PGR 0 9:35 Nashville AO 0 10:30 M Salmon Fishing In The Yemen PGR 2011 Comedy Drama.

6am Guess How Much I Love You 3 0 6:10 Angry Birds Stella 0 6:15 The Adventures Of Chuck And Friends 3 0 6:35 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 7am Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Phineas And Ferb 3 0 8:15 Green Lantern – The Animated Series 3 0 8:45 Adventure Time 3 0 9:10 Regular Show 3 0 9:35 N Lab Rats 10am Fresh 10:30 Switched At Birth 0 11:30 The 100 PGR 0 12:30 The Quest 1:30 Young And Hungry 2pm M Old Dogs PGR 2009 Comedy.

0 3:45 Step By Step 3 0 4:45 Full House 3 0 5:15 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:45 The Amazing Race 0 6:45 M Alpha And Omega PGR 2010 Animated. 0 8pm L Lotto This week’s Lotto draw.

8:05 Alpha And Omega 0 8:30 M Trouble With The Curve PGR 2012 Drama.

An expert but ageing baseball scout is joined by his daughter on his latest recruiting trip, where they reveal long-hidden truths about their past. 0 10:45 M Any Given Sunday AO 1999 Drama. 0

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 3 7am Outdoors With Geoff 3 Former Black Caps Mark Richardson and Simon Doull take time out before the Cricket World Cup to catch their first kingfish.

7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show.

10:30 The X Factor New Zealand 3 Noon The X Factor New Zealand 3 1pm The X Factor New Zealand 3 2pm Face Off PGR 3 3pm Australia’s Next Top Model PGR 3 4pm Grand Designs Revisited (Starting Today) 3 0 5pm Outdoors With Geoff 3 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm Storage Hunters PGR 7:30 Ice Road Truckers PGR As a major storm brings record snowfall on the winter roads, Polar drivers Darrell and Todd must get through, while the rest of the team works to survive. 0 8:30 CSI AO 0 9:25 Chicago PD AO 0 10:25 Hawaii Five-0 AO 0

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 8:30 Digimon Fusion 3 8:55 Rocket Power 3 9:20 Power Rangers – Super Megaforce 9:45 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Danny Phantom 5pm Big Time Rush 3 5:30 Mr Young 6pm Futurama After an overdose at a health club makes the Planet Express staff get younger and younger, they have to find a mysterious Fountain of Aging. 0 6:30 M The Baby-Sitters Club 1995 Family Comedy. Schuyler Fisk, Bre Blair. 0 8:30 M Twins PGR 3 1988 Comedy.

A physically perfect, but innocent, man meets his twin brother, a short, small-time crook, and they go in search of their mother.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito. 0 10:45 90210 PGR 3 Silver receives an offer to produce campaign videos for a candidate running against Teddy’s uncle.

6am Home Shopping 11:30 University Challenge Former agricultural college Lincoln, has by far the smallest roll, but will Victoria be next to underestimate these opponents?

Noon University Challenge 12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 50 Years Of Television PGR 3 3:30 Jamie’s American Road Trip PGR 3 4:30 Black And White 3 (Part 1) 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Chef’s Apprentice 3 6:30 Jamie At Home 3 Jamie Oliver cooks at home with simple, accessible ingredients, including fruit and vegetables grown in his kitchen garden.

12:40 Auckland Daze AO 3 1:10 The Spa PGR 3 1:35 Football – English Premier League West Ham United v Crystal Palace. From Upton Park in London.

3:35 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

2am M The Courier AO 2012 Action. Jeffery Dean Morgan, Mickey Rourke. 3:45 M Batman – The Dark Knight Returns: Part Two PGR 2013 Animated Action. Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, Michael Emerson. 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

11:20 The Blue Rose AO 3 Jane goes up against her nemesis; Ganesh applies Blue Rose force to an important application. 0 12:25 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:40 The League AO 3 Chuck, a league player from out of town, visits and is not at all like what the guys remember him to be.

12:10 Infomercials

11:40 True Blood AO 3 Sookie finds herself an unwilling host of a mainstreaming party; Pam and Eric search for an adversary; Bill loses himself in nostalgia for his former human life.

12:50 Home Shopping

CHOICE TV 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Guide To The Good Life 8am Toy Hunter 8:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 9am Zumbo 9:30 House Crashers 10am Selling London 10:30 Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 American Restoration Noon Property Brothers At Home 1pm Gardeners’ World 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Lost And Sold 3:30 House Crashers 4pm Holiday Home Sweet Home 5pm LA Frock Stars 6pm Extreme Collectors PGR 6:30 Extreme Frontiers South Africa 7:30 Nature’s Treasure Islands From the sub-Antarctic to the equator, Stewart McPherson is on a mission to become the first person to visit all 14 British Overseas Territories.

8:30 No Ordinary Women 9:30 Being Erica PGR 10:30 Lost And Sold 11pm House Crashers 11:30 Catch And Cook – World

SUNDAY

Midnight LA Frock Stars 1am Extreme Collectors PGR 1:30 Extreme Frontiers South Africa 2:30 No Ordinary Women 3:30 Being Erica PGR 4:30 Catch And Cook – World 5am Holiday Home Sweet Home

6:05 L Rugby – Super Rugby Cheetahs v Blues.

8:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Force v Hurricanes.

9am Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Highlanders v Reds.

9:30 Rowing – New Zealand Championships (Highlights) 10:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Cheetahs v Blues.

11am UFC 184 Countdown Noon The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 1pm Golf Central 2pm Sport 365 2:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 3pm The World Rugby Show 3:30 Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 4pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Thunderbirds v Magic. 6pm The Fishing Show 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby 7pm Storage Wars – Canada 7:35 Village SOS Chiefs v Crusaders. From Sarah Beeny follows the Waikato Stadium, Hamilton.

Welsh community of Myddfai. 9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby 8:35 World War II – Last War Rebels v Brumbies. From Heroes PGR When Hitler AAMI Park, Melbourne. orders a massive counterattack in an attempt to cut the Allies in two, how will the German forces fare as Britain presses in from one side, and America from another?

9:40 Rugby – Super Rugby (Delayed) Chiefs v Crusaders.

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Miharo 3 Educational series for tamariki. 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 Featuring Te Taha Tu. 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Tatai Hono 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 Pete heads up the Whanganui River to a remote village called Jerusalem.

10am Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Putahi 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

8:30 Pawnography PG 8:55 Survivor – Palau Marathon PG 12:20 Biker Battleground Phoenix PGL 1:10 RBT MC 0 1:35 Fire Scene Investigation M 2pm Call Of The Wildman PG 2:25 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 2:50 Elementary MV 3:40 SVU MV 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes. 7:30 Pawnography PG 8pm Call Of The Wildman PG 8:30 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 9pm Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 9:30 Biker Battleground Phoenix PGL 10:30 RBT MC 11pm Fire Scene Investigation M 11:30 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS

SUNDAY

12:30 Raw MC 3:20 Da Vinci’s Demons 18VLS 4:15 Survivor – Palau Marathon PG

Midnight Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Chiefs v Crusaders. 12:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) Thunderbirds v Magic. 2am Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Chiefs v Crusaders. 4am L Rugby – Super Rugby Bulls v Sharks.

SKY SPORT 2 3:30 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 4:30 City Slickers Rodeo 3 5pm Project Whenua 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Irikura 3 6:30 Te Tepu 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 M Ponyo 3 2008 Animated.

9:30 M Sling Blade AO 3 1996 Drama.

Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam.

11:55 Te Kaea 3 2 12:25 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Savage Family Diggers PG 6:30 MythBusters PG Phone Book Friction. 7:30 MythBusters PG Water Stun Gun. 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 American River Renegades PG Suicide Run. 10:30 Deadliest Catch PG 11:30 Abalone Wars M 12:30 The Unexplained Files M Curse Of Flannan Lighthouse.

1:30 Gold Rush PG Gold Blooded.

2:30 Voodoo Shark PG 3:30 You Have Been Warned Again M Greatest Tricksters. 4:30 Auction Hunters PG 5pm Auction Hunters PG 5:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Greener Pastures. 6:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Under The Ice; We’re Gonna Be Rich; Nome, Alaska. 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG Sky High Spa. 8:30 Railroad Alaska PG The Big Freeze. 9:30 Edge Of Alaska M 10:30 Siberian Cut M 11:30 MythBusters PG

SUNDAY

12:30 Beauty Queen Murders M 1:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 2am Ice Cold Gold PG 3am Ice Cold Gold PG 4am Ice Cold Gold PG 5am MythBusters PG

Our World – The Great Bear Stakeout, 7:30pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:40 Tell Tale 16VLS 2011 Thriller.

Josh Lucas, Lena Headey.

8:15 Scary Movie 5 MVLS 2013 Comedy Horror. Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex. 9:40 Star Trek – Into Darkness MV 2013 Action. Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch. 11:50 Insidious – Chapter 2 MV 2013 Horror. Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson.

1:35 Kick-Ass 2 16VLS 2013 Action.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Moretz.

3:20 A Common Man MVL 2013 Thriller. Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross.

4:45 We’re The Millers 16VLS 2013 Comedy. Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston.

6:35 The Monuments Men MV 2014 Drama. George Clooney, Matt Damon.

8:30 Getaway MV 2013 Action.

Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez.

10:05 The Purge 16VL 2013 Thriller.

Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey.

11:30 We’re The Millers 16VLS 2013 Comedy.

SUNDAY

1:20 The Monuments Men MV 2014 Drama. 3:15 Getaway MV 2013 Action. 4:45 The Memory Book M 2014 Romantic Drama.

Trouble with the Curve 8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES GREATS 7:20 The Four Feathers MVC 2002 Drama. Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson.

9:30 Yours, Mine And Ours PGL 2005 Comedy. Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Jerry O’Connell.

10:55 The Making Of Fast And Furious 6 PG 11:10 American Beauty 16VLSC 1999 Drama.

Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening.

1:10 Memoirs Of A Geisha MS 2005 Drama. Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe. 3:35 Ace Ventura – Pet Detective PGL 1994 Comedy.

Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox Arquette, Sean Young. 5pm Ace Ventura – When Nature Calls PGS 1995 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Simon Callow.

6:35 The Impossible ML 2012 Drama. 8:30 Spy Game MVL 2001 Action. 10:40 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy.

SUNDAY

12:35 Gone Baby Gone 16VL 2007 Crime. 2:30 The Impossible ML 2012 Drama. 4:20 Ace Ventura – Pet Detective PGL 1994 Comedy.

5:45 Ace Ventura – When Nature Calls PGS 1995 Comedy.

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28Feb15

6am Basketball – NBL (Replay) Semi-final Game One – Cairns Taipans v Perth Wildcats.

8am The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 L Rugby League – Super League St Helens v Castleford Tigers.

11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Highlanders v Reds.

Noon Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Cheetahs v Blues.

12:38 L Motorsport – V8 Supercars Practice Race Four.

1:05 Sky Sports UK News 1:35 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Cheetahs v Blues.

3:45 L Motorsport – V8 Supercars Clipsal 500 – Race One. 5:40 Motorsport – V8 Life 6:10 #SkySpeed 6:40 L Motorsport – V8 Supercars Clipsal 500 – Race Two. 8:05 Fox Sports News 8:35 Motorsport – V8 Life 9:05 UFC Countdown 10pm L Basketball – NBL Semi-final Game Two – New Zealand Breakers v Adelaide 36ers.

SUNDAY

Midnight Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Clipsal 500 – Race One. 12:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Clipsal 500 – Race Two. 1am Mixed Martial Arts – Bellator 134 (Replay) 3am L Rugby League – Super League Catalan Dragons v Warrington Wolves.

5am Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) 5:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Adelaide Thunderbirds v Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.

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6am F Wonder Dogs 0 6:25 Fishy Business 3 0 7:10 Sunday 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude Summer Series 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 F Animal House 3 0 12:25 F Border Security 3 0 12:55 F Undercover Boss USA 3 0 1:50 Our First Home Omnibus 30 5pm The Zoo UK 0 6pm One News 0

7pm Sunday 0 7:30 Our First Home The families face the no-nonsense feedback from property experts Eva Nash and Sara Hartigan as they decide the weekly renovation budgets. 0 8:35 F Broadchurch 0 9:40 The Missing AO 0 10:50 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries AO 0 Midnight Q+A 3 Local political affairs programme. 0 1am Rapid Response PGR 3 0 1:35 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Extreme Frontiers South Africa 7am Nature’s Treasure Islands 8am Catch And Cook – World 8:30 Lost And Sold 9am House Crashers 9:30 Holiday Home Sweet Home 10:30 LA Frock Stars 11:30 Extreme Collectors PGR Noon Being Erica PGR 1pm Nature’s Treasure Islands 2pm No Ordinary Women 3pm Rachel Allen’s Easy Meals 3:30 Get Growing 4pm The River Cottage Treatment 5pm Luke Nguyen’s France 5:30 Coast 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat Matthew Evans, Ross O’Meara and Nick Haddows trace the path followed by the first Europeans to chart Tasmanian shores, exploring the foods and culture.

8:30 M Dan In Real Life AO 2007 Comedy. Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook.

10:30 M Passer By AO 2004 Drama. Joe Keyes sees two men harassing a young woman on a late night train, but doesn’t report it because he’s in a hurry to get home.

James Nesbitt.

MONDAY

12:30 Luke Nguyen’s France 1am M Dan In Real Life AO 2007 Comedy. Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook.

3am M Passer By AO 2004 Drama. James Nesbitt.

5am Rachel Allen’s Easy Meals 5:30 Get Growing

TV TWO

©TVNZ 2015

TV THREE

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 9am N Re-Think PGR 9:30 Re-Think 10am The Nation 11am The Bold And The Beautiful Omnibus 1pm Storm City – Earthquakes PGR 3 2pm Motorsport – F5000 (Highlights) Hampton Downs. 3pm Motorsport – Aussie GT Series Coverage of round two from Townsville.

3:30 Motorsport – NZV8 Touring Cars Round five at Manfeild.

4:30 Motorsport – US Formula Drift Monroe – Round Five, Part Two. 5pm Ice Road Truckers 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm M The Jungle Book 7pm The X Factor New Zealand 1967 Animated. Voices of Phil The Boot Camp stage heats Harris, Sebastian Cabot. 0 up as the top 24 contestants 8:35 The Big Bang Theory PGR 0 compete for a seat in the Six9pm 2 Broke Girls PGR 0 Chair Challenge.

9:30 Gotham AO 0 8:35 M The A-Team AO 3 10:30 M Mindhunters 2010 Action. The exploits of AO 2004 Thriller. a colourful team of former Val Kilmer, LL Cool J, Christian Special Forces soldiers Slater, Jonny Lee Miller. 0 that was set up for a crime they did not commit. Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel. 0

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Rugrats 3 7:25 Dream Defenders 3 7:50 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion 3 8:15 Digimon Fusion 3 8:35 Rocket Power 3 9am Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 – Fused 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Danny Phantom 5pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm Futurama 0 6:30 Slide Show

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world, highlighting sport for young New Zealand fans.

Noon MasterChef USA PGR 3 1pm World War Two’s Luckiest Man PGR 3 2pm N Birth Of Britain A journey around the British Isles to discover Britain’s volcanic past.

3pm Nigellissima 3 3:30 Cricket – World Cup (Highlights) Black Caps v Australia at Eden Park in Auckland.

4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm Turn Back Time – The High Street

7:30 Glee PGR A pushy, tightly wound tween wants to book New Directions for his bar mitzvah.

8:30 New Girl PGR 3 9pm The GC PGR 3 0 9:30 World’s Greatest Heroes AO Stories of ordinary people who find themselves risking their lives to save others or stopping criminals in their tracks.

10:30 Bro’Town PGR 3 0

7pm Storage Wars – New York PGR 7:30 Top Gear – Top Fails PGR (Part 1) A look back at all that Top Gear has tried to accomplish.

8:30 Weekend Murders – Lewis AO 3 10:30 The Young Ones

12:35 Marvel’s Agent Carter AO 30 1:30 The Flash AO 3 0 2:15 Arrow AO 3 0 3am Infomercials 3:25 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 Bunheads PGR 3 5:30 Infomercials

11pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend The biggest entertainment stories of the last week.

11:55 Infomercials

11:35 Prisoners’ Wives AO 3 Pregnant Gemma is taken into witness protection, but things soon fall apart when she goes into labour.

12:35 Home Shopping

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:30 Art Attack 3 0 6:50 Sofia The First 0 7:10 SpongeBob SquarePants 0 7:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 When the zoo starts feeding them imitation fish cakes, the penguins take matters into their own flippers. 0 8am What Now Children’s entertainment show.

10am Mystery Girls PGR 0 10:20 Posh Nosh 3 0 10:30 The Bachelorette 0 Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 2:30 Suburgatory PGR 3 0 3pm Hot In Cleveland PGR 0 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 30 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Joey 3 0

11pm State Of Affairs AO (Starting Today) 3 0 Midnight M The Strangers AO 3 2008 Horror. Three strangers terrorise a young couple in a remote house after they return from a wedding. 1:45 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2 2pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 Pio Terei explores the domain of Tangaroa in fishing expeditions around Aotearoa.

2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Rugby – Pacific Cup Tournament (Replay) Fiji v Samoa.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Kai Time On The Road 3 6:30 The First Voice (Starting Today) 3 Taupunakohe travels to Te Wai Pounamu to speak to kaikaranga

THE BOX 6am Survivor – Palau Marathon PG 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 8:05 Cajun Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 8:55 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 11:25 Pawnography PG 11:50 Raw MC 2:35 WWE Main Event MC 3:40 SmackDown! MC 5:20 RBT MC 5:45 Hardcore Pawn – Behind The Deal PGL 6:10 Fire Scene Investigation M 6:40 Biker Battleground Phoenix PGL 7:30 Longmire 16V 8:30 CSI – Miami MV 9:30 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 Strike Back 18VLS 11:30 Longmire 16V

MONDAY

12:25 SmackDown! MC 2:05 WWE Main Event MC 3:05 CSI – Miami MV 3:55 CSI – Miami MV 4:45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:10 Longmire 16V

6:05 L Rugby – Super Rugby Lions v Stormers. 8:15 Random Rugby TV 8:30 Soccer Saturday 10:30 Cycling – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite (Highlights) 11am Sky Sport 365 11:30 Small Blacks TV 11:45 Random Rugby TV Noon Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves.

12:30 Sky Sports UK News 1pm Sea Master Sailing 1:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Thunderbirds v Magic.

2pm Basketball – NBL 4pm Golf Central 5pm Cycling – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite (Highlights) 5:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) 6pm Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) 6:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) 7pm L Football – A-League Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix. From AAMI Park in Melbourne.

9pm Rugby Nation 10pm Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights) Clipsal 500 – Race Three.

From the Adelaide Street Circuit in South Australia.

10:30 Motorsport – V8 Life An insight into the Holden Racing Team.

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Rugby Nation 12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) 2:30 Cycling – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite (Highlights) 3am L Cycling – Kuurne-Brussels- Kuurne 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Motorsport – V8 Supercars Championship (Highlights)

SKY SPORT 2 from Ngai Tahu.

7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 The Story Of Tom Heeney 3 8:30 M The Lives Of Others AO 2006 Drama Thriller.

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe.

11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Savage Family Diggers PG 6:30 MythBusters PG Motorcycle Flip. 7:30 MythBusters PG 8:30 You Have Been Warned Again M Wildest Nature. 9:30 The Unexplained Files M Curse Of Flannan Lighthouse. 10:30 World’s Biggest Ship PG 11:30 American River Renegades PG Suicide Run. 12:30 Somali Pirate Takedown PG The Real Story. 1:30 Naked And Afraid M Snaketacular. 2:30 Survive That! M Death Row. 3:30 Alaskan Bush People M Fight or Flight. 4:30 Siberian Cut M 5:30 Railroad Alaska PG The Big Freeze.

6:30 Gold Rush PG Gold Blooded.

7:30 North America Inside Out PG 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Greener Pastures. 9:30 Great White Highway PG 10:30 Taiwan Made PG 11:30 You Have Been Warned Again M

MONDAY

12:30 The Unexplained Files M 1:30 Tabloid M 2:30 Magic Of Science PG 3am Taiwan Made PG 4am Ice Cold Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

Our First Home

7:30pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:10 The Purge 16VL 2013 Thriller.

Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey. 7:35 A Common Man MVL 2013 Thriller.

Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross. 9am We’re The Millers 16VLS 2013 Comedy.

Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston.

10:50 The Monuments Men MV 2014 Drama. George Clooney, Matt Damon. 12:50 Getaway MV 2013 Action. Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez. 2:20 The Purge 16VL 2013 Thriller. Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey. 3:45 Tom, Dick And Harriet M 2013 Comedy.

Steven Weber, Michelle Harrison.

5:10 87th Annual Academy Awards PG (Highlights) 6:45 Delivery Man ML 2013 Comedy. Vince Vaughn.

8:30 Noah MV 2014 Drama.

Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly.

10:50 Need For Speed MC 2014 Action. Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper.

MONDAY

1am Breakaway PGVLS 2011 Comedy. Rob Lowe, Vinjay Virmani.

2:40 Noah MV 2014 Drama. 4:55 Delivery Man ML 2013 Comedy.

The A-Team

8:35pm on TV3

MOVIES GREATS 7:20 Spy Game MVL 2001 Action.

Robert Redford, Brad Pitt.

9:25 The Making Of Fast And Furious M 9:50 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy. Seth Rogen. 11:40 The Impossible ML 2012 Drama.

Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor. 1:30 Gone Baby Gone 16VL 2007 Crime.

Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris. 3:25 Doubt M 2008 Drama. Meryl Streep. 5:10 Just Married PGS 2003 Comedy.

Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy.

6:45 The Fast And The Furious – Tokyo Drift MVL 2006 Action.

Lucas Black, Bow Wow. 8:30 Snatch 18VL 2000 Crime. Brad Pitt, Vinnie Jones. 10:15 Enemy Of The State MVL 1998 Action Thriller. Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King.

MONDAY

12:25 Just Married PGS 2003 Comedy. 2am The Fast And The Furious – Tokyo Drift MVL 2006 Action. 3:45 Enemy Of The State MVL 1998 Action Thriller. 5:55 Doubt M 2008 Drama.

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

1Mar15

6am Random Rugby TV 6:15 Small Blacks TV 6:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Semi-final Two, Game Two – Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers.

7am Rugby League – Super League (Replay) Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves.

9am L Boxing – Fury v Hammer Noon Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Chiefs v Crusaders.

12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Highlights) Cheetahs v Bulls.

1pm Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers. 1:30 Sea Master Sailing 2pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Firebirds v Fever.

4pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Vixens v Pulse.

6pm The Fishing Show 7pm L Netball – ANZ Championship Steel v Swifts.

9pm Fox Sports News 9:30 The Fishing Show 10:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay) Vixens v Pulse.

MONDAY

Midnight Football – A-League (Highlights) Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix. 12:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Steel v Swifts. 1am Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Vixens v Pulse. 1:30 Cycling – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite (Highlights) 2am Football – A-League (Highlights) Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix.

2:30 Football – A-League (Replay) Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix.

4:30 L Football – Capital One Cup Final Chelsea v Tottenham.

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Family Notices 54 Ashburton Guardian BIRTHS

ROBERTSON – Michael and Ashleigh are delighted to announce the speedy arrival of their wee man, Jack Ashley Graeme, 7lb 7oz, on February 22, 2015 at 6.39am, at Christchurch Women’s Hospital. A cute little brother for Sophie. Many thanks to Sonja Rouse for her care.

MITCHELL, William Thompson (Tom) – April 13 1946 - February 26, 2015 at Ashburton. Passed away peacefully with his family by his side. Loved son of the late George and Melva.

Beloved brother of the late Lynnlee and Colin Smith, Maryan and Mike Dawson (Auckland), John and Dianne Mitchell (Invercargill). Loved uncle to Rhys Smith and Daniel Munns, Mark and Brenda Smith, Stuart, Sam and Ben Dawson, Andrew and Amy Mitchell, Kristy and AJ Keller. Great uncle to Nikita, Jakob, Mitchell, Grace, Liam, James, Holly and Indy.

Funeral details to follow.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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LYTTLE, Ivan James – ALLEN, Jocelyn Ruth Dulcie, Warren, Ronnie, (nee Temple) Murray, Cindy and Tracey.

March 1, 2000.

How can we thank you all for “So sadly missed.” the most beautiful flowers, Ted. cards, food, visits, phone calls and letters, they were just wonderful. To Derek Glass for his lovely service, the Masonic Lodge, the McKAY, Nola Valmai – Pakeke Lions for their Guard September 8, 1925 of Honour. To my friends who February 28, 2013.

“There is a place in my heart visited him so often, he loved that. To the hundreds who That is yours alone. attended Ivie’s funeral and to A piece of my life no other Warren, Judy and Geoff for can own. their stories of Ivie’s life.

The tears in my eyes can Thanks to the wonderful wipe away, But the memories of you will nursing staff of Methven and Tuarangi Homes, he loved always stay. you all and lastly the many, Miss you so much.”

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TUESDAY

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MONDAY

Timaru

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Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: NW 60 km/h.

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McCOSKER, Margaret (Doreen) – Teresa, Bernard, Michael, Katie and family wish to thank everyone who extended their love and support after the loss of our much loved Doreen. Sincere thanks to Father Geoff Gray and Father Joselito Quinones, and to all who officiated at or attended Doreen’s Requiem Mass. Our gratitude goes to the wonderful staff of Cameron Courts who provided tender care and to others who gave comfort to Doreen. Doreen will remain in our hearts forever.

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HAMMOND, Kenneth Frederick (Ken) – Jan, Neville and Kerrie, Lance and Sally and Trudy and families sincerely thank family and friends for their kind expressions of sympathy in the loss of a much loved husband, father, father-in-law, grandad and great grandad.

Heartfelt thanks to all those who sent flowers, cards, letters, baking, phone calls and visits. Also those who attended his service. Your kindness and support is much appreciated and will always be remembered.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Now communication is essential, but it’s something that you need to be willing to put in what you want to get back.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) While work/life balance tensions might be building again, see this as an opportunity to once and for all find the right work/life balance.

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PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) Pace yourself and adopt smart time management strategies, with the weekend the perfect time to address balance issues.

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SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY 126 Chalmers Ave, Ashburton 71 Elizabeth St, Ashburton 8 Primrose Pl, Ashburton 174 South St, Ashburton 58 McMurdo St, Ashburton 2 Westpark Cl, Ashburton 9 Avalon Gr, Ashburton 23 Brucefield Ave, Ashburton 22 Mitchell Pl, Ashburton 9 Kerr St, Ashburton 5 Havelock St, Ashburton 7 Albert St, Ashburton 146 Smithfield Rd, Ashburton 24 Reighton Dr, Ashburton 96a Creek Rd, Ashburton 47 Lower Hakatere, Hakatere 22 Westpark Cl, Ashburton 16 Falcon Dr, Ashburton 7 Goldrich Gr, Ashburton 54 Cross St, Ashburton 102 Walker St, Ashburton 5 Geoff Geering Dr, Ashburton 31 Braebrook Dr, Ashburton

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Web ID: AHB20684 Web ID: AHB20734 Web ID: AHB20617 CANCELLED Web ID: AHB20736 Web ID: AHB20685 Web ID: AHB20733 Web ID: AHB20705

SUNDAY 1 MARCH 2/18 Nursery Dr, Tinwald 11:00 - 11:30am 136 Alford Forest Rd,Ashburton 12:30 - 1:00pm 116 Bowen St, Rakaia 12:30 - 1:00pm 95 Elizabeth Ave, Rakaia CANCELLED 155 Grove St, Tinwald 1:30 - 2:00pm 23 Elizabeth Ave, Rakaia 2:00 - 2:30pm 169 McMurdo St, Tinwald 2:15 - 2:45pm 20 Robinson St, Rakaia 2:30 - 3:00pm

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58 McMurdo Street Investors .. Developers .. 1st Home Buyers Great opportunity to add this to your housing stable .. or.. secure your 1st home with this gem.

3 bedrooms, good living area, double garage Tenants keen to stay on, subdividable potential Come and see it for yourself AUCTION: March 28 2015, 11am, onsite (unless sold prior)

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Auction: Onsite, 28 Mar ‘15 @ 11am (unless sold prior) View: Sat 11:00 - 11:30am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20740 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

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9 Kerr Street Move in and relax! * Buyers in Low $300,000s should visit * Recently Renovated .. Modern .. Spacious .. Affordable * Open plan kitchen, dining, living * Amazing indoor outdoor flow with covered deck * 3 bedrooms - one with walk in robe * Extremely Efficient compliant Masport log burner

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136 Alford Forest Rd Your very own Hyde Park Stylish kitchen - open plan din/liv Spacious decking - outdoor living 3 bedrooms + additional lounge DVS, heatpump & nightstore Elegant landscaping

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For Sale: Offers over $372,000 View: Sun 12:30 - 1:00pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20734 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

Manager Jill Quaid 027 437 6755

Urban Consultant Kim Miller 027 236 8627

Urban Consultant Cindy Hayward 027 389 7955

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146 Smithfield Road

Sheltered Haven * Lifestyle block on 2.7086 hectares * Modernised character home, clad in linear board * 4 bedroom, 2 small ensuites + 1 bathroom * Outbuildings with lots of scope to develop * This is a unique property, great opportunity for a growing family to live the lifestyle.

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Urban Consultant Chrissy Milne 027 290 6606

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Deadline Sale: closing 4pm Thur 5 Mar (USP) View: Sat 1:00 - 1:30pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20728Ashburton Office 03 307 8317

20 Robinson Street

A bobby dazzler!!

In 2008 a decision was made to transform this home Viewing is mandatory to appreciate the difference from then until now.

Heat pump, dishwasher and 3 bedrooms with internal entry garaging.

Situated in arguably one of Rakaia’s best streets close to all amenities.

Well fenced with a spacious back yard that kiddies will enjoy.

To find out more about this gem - Call NOW!

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For Sale: $317,000 View: Sun 2:30 - 3:00pm rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20311 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

Urban Consultant Armand van-der-Eik 021 597 527

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