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Blaze at school suspicious BY DAISY HUDSON
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A fire that destroyed sporting equipment and damaged a shed at Mt Somers Springburn School yesterday was deliberately lit, police say. Fire crews were called to the school about 9.30am yesterday after a fire broke in the school’s PE shed. Firefighters from the Mt Somers rural brigade and the Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade
were quick to the scene and extinguished the fire before it had time to take hold and threaten classrooms. Ashburton CIB Detective Leigh Jenkins said a 13-year-old youth had been referred to the Police Youth Aid Section after the incident. “A scene examination was conducted together with New Zealand Fire Service staff,” he said. “The evidence collated to date
suggests that the fire was deliberately lit.” Mr Jenkins said police were not looking for anyone else in relation to the fire. Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade deputy chief fire officer Gary Blackwell said the fire was “very suspicious”. “There was nothing there that could have lit it, unless somebody wanted to,” he said. “It was a good job Mt Somers was so close, because it never re-
ally got hold of the building.” Mr Blackwell said the fire had destroyed sports equipment in the shed, and had also caused some charring and smoke damage to the structure itself. However, he said the shed had escaped relatively unscathed after the blaze. For Mt Somers Springburn School principal Brent Gray, the fire was “a little bit alarming”. However he was relieved the blaze had not affected any other
buildings at the school, which reopened its doors for the new school year today. “It could be worse, but it’s just frustrating,” he said. “It’s more of an inconvenience than anything.” Mr Gray said while there was some smoke damage, the majority of the damage was limited to the gear stored in the shed. “There’s a lot of melted sports gear,” he said. “It obviously got pretty hot in there.”
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Depp to wed Heard within days Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp is preparing to wed his fiancee, Amber Heard, next weekend, according to a US report. Depp, 51, became engaged to Heard, 28, last year and a new report suggests they will tie the knot in an intimate ceremony on the actor’s private island in the Bahamas in front of just 50 guests. Editors of New York Post gossip column Page Six report the wedding will take place over the weekend of February 7-8 and attendees will include Depp’s children Lily-Rose, 15, and Jack, 12. A source tells the publication, “(Heard is) filming a movie in London, and he’s getting ready to film the next Pirates of the Caribbean in Australia. So this is the only time that everyone could get together.” Depp met the actress on the set of his 2011 movie The Rum Diary. He split from singer Vanessa Paradis, 42, the mother of his children, in 2012.
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Hokitika ticket wins $6.5m A Hokitika resident has won $6.5 million in Lotto’s Powerball. The winning ticket was bought at Hokitika New World. Lotto spokeswoman Emilia Mazur said it was the fourth time this year that a major jackpot has been struck, with millionaires being made in Auckland, Nelson, Palmerston North and now Hokitika. The prize was made up of $6 million from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from Lotto First Division. Another Lotto player from Whakatane also won a $500,000 share of Lotto’s First Division. The winning ticket was bought from Whakatane New World.
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New book lifts lid on Charles’ circle A new biography of Britain’s Prince Charles reveals his inner circle is riven with backstabbing and infighting. According to extracts published by The Times newspaper at the weekend, Charles’s household has been nicknamed Wolf Hall after Hilary Mantel’s historical novel about the brutal, conniving court of Henry VIII in the 16th century. It adds that the son of Queen Elizabeth II and future king surrounds himself with people who tell him what he wants to hear. Charles: The Heart of a King by Catherine Mayer is published in Britain this week. Mayer has based the book on interviews with Charles himself as well as friends, courtiers and critics. “Life at court and its offshoots can be every bit as brutal as in the days when a twitching arras (tapestry) might signal a hidden assassin,” it says, according to The Times’s extracts. “One former householder refers to Clarence House (Charles’s household) as Wolf Hall.” Mayer adds that 66-year-old Charles “hasn’t always chosen his sages wisely”. “It’s hard to know whom to trust; soft soap is always in greater abundance than gritty truthtelling,” she writes. “That factor, combined with his native insecurity, means he doesn’t always believe he’s earned the praise that comes his way, while criticism has the power to cast him into despair.” Publishers say the book reveals “a man in sight of happiness yet still driven by anguish” with “passionate views that mean he will never be as remote and impartial as his mother.”
Baby for Timberlake and Biel Justin Timberlake has taken to Instagram on his 34th birthday to announce he and wife Jessica Biel are expecting their first child. “Thank you EVERYONE for the Bday wishes! This year, I’m getting the GREATEST GIFT EVER. CAN’T WAIT. #BoyOrGirl #YouNeverKnow #WeDontEvenKnow #WeAreTakingBets,” Timberlake wrote on his Instagram account at the weekend below a photograph of him kissing Biel’s pregnant belly. Timberlake made his start as a child television star before joining ‘NSync. More recently he has become one of the music industry’s most popular solo singers and starred in movies including the Facebook-themed drama The Social Network. Timberlake married Biel, 32, in 2012.
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Cash in donated jackets A Melbourne good Samaritan who donated four men’s jackets to St Vincent De Paul forgot to take a very large sum of money out of the pockets. Staff at the Sunshine store in Melbourne’s west were sorting through collection bin donations on January 20 when they came across the cash stashed in the jackets. Victoria police are now trying to track down the owner of the jackets. Sergeant Brett Butterworth said police were doing everything they could to return the money. “I would hate to think that this money represents someone’s life savings,” Serg Butterworth said. Police believe the jackets were put in a charity bin and collected on either the Friday, Saturday or Sunday before January 20.
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■ WORKPLACE ACCIDENT
Man injured in work accident BY DAISY HUDSON
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An investigation has been launched after a man was injured at ANZCO Foods Canterbury in Ashburton on Saturday. The man was flown to Christchurch Hospital on Sat-
urday morning following the incident. Ashburton Fire Brigade deputy chief fire officer Graeme Baker said the fire service was called to the site shortly after 10am on Saturday. Mr Baker said a meat rack had tipped and fallen on the man, leaving him trapped behind it.
“We just stabilised the rack and shifted a lot of meat, and the ambulance got him out,” he said. A spokesperson from Worksafe New Zealand said they had been notified of the incident and were making initial inquiries. The incident marks the first
serious workplace accident of the year, following high rates of workplace accidents in the region in recent years. ACC data from 2012/2013 showed Ashburton’s workplace injuries were up with the national average. The most accidents in the dis-
trict occurred in the home (44.5 per cent) at a cost of $4,050,663, followed by road or street ($2.78m), industrial location ($2.34m), sport and recreation ($2.29m) and farm ($1.55m). ANZCO Foods did not respond to requests for comment by deadline yesterday.
■ FLIGHT 4 LIFE
Mid Canterbury sky filled with kites for Flight 4 Life BY DAISY HUDSON
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Dozens of colourful kites took to the skies at Lake Hood on Saturday for the third annual Flight 4 Life. The rain held off for the popular event, which was raising money for Mid Canterbury St John. The inaugural Flight 4 Life raised nearly $4000 for Canteen, while over $4400 was raised for Westpac Air Rescue last year. Organiser Simon Chisnall said the event went “fantastically”, with the windy weather helping to keep the kites in the sky for the entire day. “It didn’t take long for any gaps in the sky to be filled by kids with their own kites, or kites that the girl guides had helped them make,” he said. “We are the only kite event in the world that runs without a financial backing, and yet we all seem to manage to produce something special for the district to enjoy.” As well as providing a spectacle for the hundreds of people that turned out, the event also featured the hotly contested Flight 4 Life Rokkaku fight, which saw local businesses battle to be the last kite in the sky. Mr Chisnall said the Rokkaku kite battles were difficult, because of the strong winds. “Most of the kites flew a long distance after being cut free, we think some businesses are still looking for their kites,” he said. Sound Management took out the title on the day, with Talbot Securities coming a close second.
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Lochlan McEwan, 8, and Zoe Meggitt-Sinclair, 9, check out the wide variety of colourful kites at the Flight 4 Life on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 310115-TM-075
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■ WEATHER
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Rain pushes back harvests By Daisy HuDson
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Mid Canterbury was treated to some much-needed rain yesterday, but not everyone was happy to see the clouds rolling in. Farmers planning to harvest yesterday were forced to push their work back even further, adding to frustrations after weeks of dealing with “the big dry”. Federated Farmers South Island Grain and Seed vice-
chairperson David Clark said some crops were not able to be harvested yesterday because of the rain. “It sort of spoiled what was going to be an awesome day of harvest, really, for a lot of people,” he said. “We’re sort of running into a bit of a traffic jam, a lot of cropping farmers haven’t achieved much this week.” According to MetService, Ashburton received 3.8mm of
rain yesterday morning. That followed several days of overcast, drizzly weather. The rain had been enough to hold up work for farmers but not enough to benefit anybody else, Mr Clark said. “We’ve certainly got a lot to crack on and do,” he said. While the rain disrupted farmers’ plans, it did little to dampen parched paddocks around the region. Mid Canterbury principal ru-
ral fire officer Don Geddes said recent showers had little effect on the dry land in the district, and a total fire ban remained in place. Mr Geddes said the majority of people had obeyed the fire ban, although he had handed out one infringement notice. MetService is forecasting showers for much of the next week, although temperatures are still expected to linger in the low 20s.
■ NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Macala beats the odds to start school By Daisy HuDson
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Hundreds of Mid Canterbury children will be back in the classroom this week as the new school year kicks off. However, for five-year-old Ashburton girl Macala Malton, the first day of term also marks a very special milestone. Macala was born with serious health problems, including spina bifida, cerebral palsy, and brain malformation. She was also diagnosed with holoprosencephaly (HPE), a rare condition where the brain fails to develop into two hemispheres. Macala has one of the worst forms of HPE, and it is likely she will never be able to sit, walk or talk. Seizures are a common symptom, as is increased muscle tone. Doctors told her mother, Natasha Wilson, that Macala would not live to see her first birthday. However, the brave little girl has beaten the odds and will spend her first day at Ashburton Borough School today. For Ms Wilson, the milestone was something she never thought she would see. “I never expected to see her come so far. It’s exciting but it’s scary at the same time.” According to the Ministry of Education, more than 87,000 Canterbury children will be starting back at school over the next fortnight, with 1230 of those heading off to class for the first time. With two older sisters also at the school, Macala will have plenty of people looking out for her as she adjusts to school life. Ms Wilson said Macala was looking forward to her first day in the classroom. “You talk about it to her and she grins from ear to ear,” she said. “She’s faced so many battles, and she’s made it through them all.”
Human remains Human remains have been discovered on a Coromandel beach. Police said the bones were found by a visitor in an area of the beach that was corroding, and were later handed in to officers at the Auckland Police Station. The bones were now being examined to determine how old they were, police said. Police said human remains that predated the European settlement were known to be found in the area. They said any “discoveries” of this type should always be left in place, and then reported to police as soon as possible. - NZME
Victim named The victim of a homicide in Taranaki on Friday night has been named. Police said they received a call about 10pm on Friday, after a local from Stratford heard shouting coming from a nearby house. When they arrived at the house, a 71-year-old woman was found dead at the scene. The woman has today been named as Gwendoline Blake. A post mortem examination was conducted yesterday. A 47-year-old male was arrested at the scene, and was charged with the woman’s murder. - NZME
Bomb scare Five houses were evacuated in Greymouth on Saturday night following the discovery of a suspicious object initially believed to be a bomb. The scare occurred on Ward Street in Cobden after a resident reported an object which he believed to be a bomb on his front doorstep. Police were called around 9.45pm and discovered a cardboard box that had what appeared to be a timer device stuck on top and two wires disappearing into the box. The area was cordoned off and occupants of nearby homes were evacuated until an Army Bomb Disposal Team arrived from Christchurch to investigate the device. They later determined the device did not contain an explosive component and the box was removed. - NZME
Child dies in crash A child is dead after a car hit a power pole south of Tauranga last night. Emergency services were called to the incident on Oropi Road, near Castles Road, at 7.43pm. Fire Service spokeswoman Megan Ruru said staff arrived to find a small child trapped in the car. The child was removed from the wreckage into an ambulance. It was later confirmed the child had died, Ms Ruru said. No details about the driver of the car were available. A witness at the scene told the Bay of Plenty Times she saw emergency services working on two people in a paddock where a car had stopped after crashing into a power pole. Power was out in Ohauiti and Oropi following the crash. - NZME
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Five-year-old Macala Malton has defied doctors’ expectations and will start school today. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 010214-TM-302
Official Lotto results for draw number 1443 drawn on Saturday. Winning numbers (in ascending order): 8, 15, 16, 28, 31, 32. Bonus number: 30. Powerball winning number: 6. Strike: 31, 32, 16, 28.
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■ ATTACKING DOGS
Attacking dogs make outings difficult By Sue NewmaN
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Out-of-control dogs roaming Ashburton streets have made taking his dogs Zoey (left) and Maggie for their daily walk a hazardous exercise for Evan Dowler. PHOTO DONNA WYLIE 270115-DW-469
■ MORTGAGES
Mortgage war brewing By SuSaN edmuNdS Banks are tipped to drop interest rates to new lows as competition to attract house hunters and homeowners escalates into an all-out mortgage war. Property experts predict rates could drop to less than 5 per cent as banks fight for the lion’s share of the $180 billion we’ve borrowed to buy homes. But some experts warn that could raise the spectre of more measures to put a hand brake on booming house prices. It was widely believed this year would bring rising rates, but the Reserve Bank has shifted its message and the official cash rate is on hold for now. The lowest rate offered in New Zealand was Kiwibank’s 4.79 per cent in 2013. Property financier James Kellow expected to see a repeat of that. “Inflation figures next week will probably show it’s 0 per cent and [Reserve Bank Governor Graeme] Wheeler will have no choice but to drop rates,” said Kellow. “Our retail banks will be keen to maximise their market share and home loan volumes. “They will follow the wholesale funding market with interest rate cuts as sure as night follows day.” Banks have already chopped interest rates – on Monday Kiwibank introduced a new five-year home loan rate of 5.89 per cent for buyers with a deposit of at least 20 per cent, slashing 60 basis points. That has been matched by others offering special deals, including Westpac,
ASB, ANZ and BNZ. They are also offering sweeteners to lure new customers in the form of cash incentives. Kellow said Australian rates were now below 5 per cent and the Reserve Bank of Australia was tipped to cut its official cash rate. “New Zealand has the highest rates in the developed world. Some of us in the property finance sector have been saying for months that interest rates would start falling this year. Unfortunately for many of those borrowing and fixing last year, they were fed the line of fix now for two or three years as interest rates may be 8 per cent in 2015.” Mortgage broker Glen McLeod agreed lower rates were possible. “If the Australian Reserve Bank drops their rate, that will put a lot more pressure on ours to go down.” Some say that low rates, which fuel the overheated property market in Auckland, might see the introduction of more tools to cool prices like the controversial loan-to-value restrictions. Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens said: “We have to seriously consider that the next move could be a tightening, not a loosening. “That wouldn’t necessarily be a tighter LVR limit, although the only other housing-specific tool in the kit is higher bank capital requirements for home loans, which would probably take some time to phase in.” Broker John Bolton said the Reserve Bank would be “crazy” not to intervene. “It’s speculative enough as it is. We’re the busiest we’ve been in years.” - NZME
Evan Dowler walks his two Papillion dogs Zoey and Maggie most days of the week. It’s an outing they all enjoy but it’s an outing that has increasingly become a hazardous exercise for the trio. Three times over the past three months Mr Dowler’s dogs have been attacked by other dogs, and three times he’s complained to the Ashburton District Council’s dog control contractors. The attacking dogs were all on unfenced sections and rushed out to attack his dogs, he said. “The first time it was bad enough that a woman driving past in a car stopped and asked if we were all right.” The second attack resulted in one of Mr Dowler’s dogs needing veterinary treatment and while the wounds have healed, the dog is still traumatised. “The fellow came out of his house and said he was sorry and when I talked to dog control, they said that dog was known to them.”
On Sunday his dogs were attacked again. Terrified, one of his dogs slipped her collar and took off up the street. Again a motorist stopped to help. Mr Dowler is fed up. He walks a relatively small area in Allenton and believes his experience won’t be restricted just to that part of town. “My dogs are so scared now, they’re terrified if they see another dog.” Ashburton District Council environmental monitoring manager Rick Catchpowle said that Mr Dowler’s experience was a timely reminder to dog owners that they had a legislative obligation to ensure their dogs were not able to wander off properties and onto the street. Contractors hadn’t indicated an increase in wandering dogs, but over the holiday period there was sometimes a spike when dogs were left with house sitters who may not be as vigilant about keeping tabs on dogs, Mr Catchpowle said. People making complaints about dogs should ensure the description was accurate and that address details were also provided, he said.
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■ FISH IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
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Salmon may head to school
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Mid Canterbury children could get the chance to raise salmon in their classrooms this year as part of an awareness programme run by New Zealand Fish and Game. The Fish in Schools programme is part of the Fish and Game youth programme. It has been successfully run in North Canterbury for the past 10 years but will get actively promoted through the Central South Island district with the new appointment of a youth programme director.
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Fish and Game youth programme director Peter Robinson was appointed to grow the programme in the Fish and Game regions throughout the country. Mr Robinson said CSI field officer Hamish Stevens had also been working with some schools on their own initiatives. “I am looking forward to working with Central South Island on developing the programme in Mid and South Canterbury as I have been receiving inquiries from schools in the region interested in taking part,” he said. Salmon were considered as
providing the best sport fishing in New Zealand and had an “amazing life cycle” but needed clean healthy waterways to survive. Fish and Game believed the presence of salmon was a good indicator of the health of the waterways. While a lot of waterways were under threat from human activity the Fish in Schools programme gave children and their family an understanding of the issues keeping the waterways “healthy and life sustaining”. The children also learned about the needs of the fish and their life cycles.
“Fish and Game recognised the need to create awareness with young people and their families about freshwater fishing and the marvellous recreational resource on our doorsteps,” Mr Robinson said. The salmon were raised from ova to fingerlings ready for release into a nearby waterway. Among the items Fish and Game supplied were tanks, chillers, bio filters, cleaning kits and fish food. Schools were expected to provide a keen staff member, willing pupils, room for the tank and power supply.
■ VINTAGE CAR CLUB RALLY
Man burnt in boat fire in stable condition A man seriously burnt when the boat he was in burst into flames at a petrol station was in a stable condition at Waikato Hospital yesterday. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was with friends filling up the boat at the Gull service station in Paengaroa when it exploded into flames at 4.30pm on Friday. “The nozzle went into the rod holder instead of the fuel tank. Following that there was an ignition and explosion,” Gull New Zealand general manager Dave Bodger said. Mr Bodger said the station had been closed for several hours for specialist contractors to determine the cause of the incident on Friday night. They had not been able to conclude what had sparked the fire and would try to determine the cause in the following days, he said. “The fire was on the boat rather than anything at the service station so in the end it was a matter of a remedial check and a nozzle change and everything was back to normal. “I’ve got several theories but I want to look at some footage, discuss more with the people who were on site and chat with my team.” A Waikato Hospital spokesperson said the man was in a stable condition on the ward. - NZME
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Vintage car enthusiasts out in force Vintage car enthusiasts were out in force at the weekend as the Ashburton Vintage Car Club held its 46th annual rally. 52 cars joined in the rally, which takes place in the last weekend of January every
year. For Evan Prichard and Barrie Hunt, the rally was a chance to reminisce. Mr Prichird sold his vintage car, which originally belonged to the Presbyterian Church in Methven, to Mr Hunt in 1968,
and Mr Hunt has owned it ever since. Ashburton Vintage Car Club captain Trevor Begg said the rally was a great day out, and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who attended.
Air NZ flight struck by lightning An Air New Zealand plane was struck by lightning as it approached Dunedin yesterday. Passenger Ben Nettleton thought the stag-do he was returning from was going to be the excitement for the weekend. But then Flight NZ689 from Wellington was struck on the right wing by a “flash of light” just before 4pm,
when it was 10 minutes out of Dunedin. “Just out of the blue there was this really loud bang and a flash of light on the right side of the plane,” Mr Nettleton said. “Another passenger saw (the lightning) hit the wing, and rush up the wing of the plane ... I thought it had hit my window.” He said he was left with a “numbing tingling sensation”
on the side of his face following the incident. The pilot then took the plane back over Port Chalmers around the coast until the weather cleared, he said. An Air New Zealand spokeswoman confirmed the flight was hit by lightning on approach to Dunedin. It landed without incident and would be inspected by engineers. - NZME
West Coast-based Green Party MP Kevin Hague has not revealed whether he hopes to become his party’s new co-leader. Russel Norman announced on Friday that he would stand down as co-leader at the party’s annual meeting in May. Mr Hague, who is number three on the party list after Dr Norman and co-leader Metiria Turei, wouldn’t comment on Friday on whether he hoped to fill the role. He said it should be a day to celebrate Dr Norman’s achievements in building the party’s electoral success and his many years of service. Dr Norman had been the party’s co-leader for nine years and started working in Parliament in 2002. He now had three children under four. “I don’t think anyone is surprised when they reflect on those facts that he’s choosing to go now,” Mr Hague said. It was still a shock to see such a well-established part of the organisation go. Mr Hague had known Dr Norman’s plans for a few days. It was appropriate to give the party time to absorb the news before making announcements about bids to succeed Dr Norman, he said. It was good that Dr Norman had made his announcement early in the parliamentary term. Whoever the new successor was would have most of three years for the public to get to know them. Mr Hague thought the party had a lot of strong potential successors. As Dr Norman had said, a new co-leader would bring different strengths and a new energy to the role. Asked if he had previously considered the leadership, Mr Hague said it had not been an ambition. He was in Parliament because he was “passionate about issues” and the values the Greens stood for. He now had to consider how he could “best advance those values and polices.” English-born Mr Hague, a former chief executive of the West Coast District Heath Board, became a list MP in 2008, and as a gay man he has been a staunch opponent of discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation. The new co-leader would be male, as the party always had male and female co-leaders. He would not have to be a Parliamentarian. Any financial member of the Green Party could stand. - NZME
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■ MID CANTERBURY YOUTH HUI
Hakatere Marae hosts youth hui
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Youth leaders from across Mid Canterbury gathered at the Hakatere Marae on Saturday for a youth hui. Fifty youth leaders attended the hui, 12 of whom were from Ashburton. Ashburton District Council policy advisor Shivani Makwana said the purpose of the event was to develop leadership skills for young people in Canterbury. The day began with a Powhiri, where attendees including Nathan Holt (left) and Michelle Brett exchanged traditional Maori greetings. That was followed by team building games led by the Ashburton Youth Council. Speakers from the Canterbury District Health Board, Selwyn District Council and Ministry of Youth Development also addressed attendees throughout the day. Miss Makwana said the day went well, and there was a positive feeling about the skills learned. “We believe that young people should be encouraged to connect, lead and inspire,” she said. There will be a follow-up event in Christchurch later this year, which will be led by Christchurch Youth Council.
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Clean hands keep bugs away By Caitlin Porter
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Ashburton Hospital staff can give themselves a well-deserved, sanitised, pat on the back. Just-released survey results show they have exceeded the national target for compliant hand washing at the hospital. They achieved a 78.7 per cent compliance rate. Hand hygiene is one of the most important measures in the fight against the spread of infection and bacteria, and unwashed hands can put patient safety at risk. The Canterbury District Health Board achieved just 62 per cent and was ranked 18th out of the 20 district health boards. The national compliance target is 70 per cent and the national average rate was 75 per cent. Ashburton and rural director of nursing and clinical services Jan McClelland said Ashburton Hospital staff felt positive about
their performance and were continuing to work towards improving the results even further. Ashburton Hospital’s rate was not quite as good as the previous period, from April through to June last year, when it achieved 82 per cent. The national target is set to move to 80 per cent by June. Mrs McClelland said Ashburton Hospital was confident it would reach the new target. Members from the CDHB Hand Hygiene Governance Group are developing a guidance package to support staff, as well as to assess its own local hand hygiene work processes, she said. In conjunction with this, the Gold Auditing Programme is a continuous programme undertaken by the Infection Control Team. “We’re also working hard to raise awareness in our publications, such as the weekly Chief Executive update and other internal notices,” Mrs McClelland said.
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Home-grown guitarist has X factor Once again, the intimacy of the Woodham Foyer at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre provided the perfect setting for last Friday evening’s acoustic guitar performance presented by ex Ashburtonian Brett Hallam Holland. Brett now resides on Big Island Hawaii, performs regularly at a large number of venues there and continues to compose new material. He has also played at many events in New Zealand. Exuding charm and uniqueness, Brett gave a performance perhaps best described as organic … raw, pure, unblended and totally nourishing. A quick, covert survey of the disappointingly small audience enabled the performer to confirm the content of his intended programme and he certainly chose well. Familiar numbers such as Fly Me to the Moon, Dave Brubeck’s Take Five, My Life by Billy Joel and the very popular House of the Rising Sun, ensured that the audience enjoyed not only familiar material but also witnessed a platform whereby Brett was able to demonstrate his individuality and dexterity as a guitarist. The reviewer is no guitar expert but observations of body
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language shared amongst other well known local musicians present, confirmed that this man indeed has the X factor as a guitarist. Brett’s Fingerstyle guitar playing is as mesmerising as it is unpredictable with a variety of elements utilised. Tapping the harmonics, walking bass lines, improvisation, unexpected time changes, incorporation of two handed tapping and slapping are all part of both
original compositions and covers. Original material selected from the five albums released to date by Brett Hallam Holland was well received. In Loving Arms, written by Brett whilst in Kathmandu and Flooding in Nashville (based on the real event) demonstrated the diversity this composer is capable of. The latter brought back memories of the well known Southern Comfort band, famous for
its Blue Grass sounds. Another original piece entitled ADHD enabled Brett to impress us with a two-handed percussion interlude. The guitar body was tapped, slapped, stroked, flicked and brushed with both energy and empathy. It was no challenge therefore to appreciate why Andy McKee had requested this artist to be his opening act. Particularly popular with one of the much younger audience members who was seen to be singing softly to herself, was Brett’s guitar rendition of Lorde’s song Royals. Although there was no response to Brett’s request for questions, there was light hearted and humorous banter about the storyline of the piece entitled All About The Base. On this occasion, opinions are perhaps best left in the Woodham Foyer. Suffice to say that our guest artist would have taken away some thoughts to happily ponder over! A hauntingly beautiful presentation of What a Wonderful World brought the event to an end, leaving me to suggest that Brett’s mum might just need to demand of her son, that he comes home to visit more often. - Moyra Whiting
Residents of a Christchurch house ravaged by a “turret of flame” in a fire overnight had only been there for a week, a neighbour says. Emergency services were alerted to the fire at a house where a party was being held in Champion Street, Edgeware, about 12.45am. A Fire Service spokesman said on arrival the house was “well involved with fire” and initial reports suggested people were still inside. However, no one was found and firefighters battled the blaze for four-and-a-half hours. “Specialist fire investigators are currently in attendance with police investigating the cause of the fire,” the spokesman said. The fire was deemed suspicious and there were reports of people letting off fireworks earlier in the night. No one was injured in the fire. Neighbour Gerald Ginther said he had been watching Australian football on his TV when he heard a loud bang and then witnessed a large “turret of flame” out his lounge window. The fire took hold at the back of the house and its heat was intense, he said. “It just kept gaining in intensity and it was quite a while before they brought it under control. I think in total there were about four or five fire engines, quite a big police contingent and even ambulance, but I don’t think the ambulances were needed in the end. “I thought at one stage our trees might have been at risk on the edge of our property. I nearly considered asking the firemen to dampen down near our property.” The residents of the house had only been living there for a week, Mr Ginther said. “All sorts of fun and games were happening, there were party buses arriving and departing, quite a few teenagers and apparently they were throwing fireworks at one another at one stage – but they didn’t consider that the cause of the blaze. “It just seemed to accelerate so fast.” The back of the property had now been rendered a “blackened shell”, Mr Ginther said. “The thing that took the longest to go out was the roof. They just couldn’t control the blaze under the roof. I assume the house would be completely wrecked. I think they’re moving out at the moment.” - NZME
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Right: Bella Dawson,7, checks out a colourful kite at the Flight 4 Life View or purchase on Saturday. photos online Below: Methguardianonline.co.nz ven’s Josh Molloy, 12, plays a strong forehand in the Junior B interclub tennis competition on Saturday.
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Softball at Argyle Park on Saturday. Below: Hannah and Thomas Hochstetter check out a car at the Ashburton Vintage Car Club annual rally on Saturday. Bottom right: Umpire AJ Kerr prepares to rule on the pitch bound for Rebels backstop AJ Kerr’s glove at Open Mixed Softball at Argyle Park.
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Land sell has some merits for ratepayers Stu Oldham
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very now and then, cashstrapped families have to sit down and ask why they keep holding on to so much of the family silver. After all, it isn’t worth much locked in a cabinet and it only really works as an investment when it is turned into money. The same rings true in Ashburton District, where councillors know ratepayers do not want rates to rise any higher than is absolutely necessary as their council invests to grow. So how do they keep things moving? They could get a loan - which ratepayers will have to repay - or they could flick-on the stuff that’s not being used. Councils do this from time to time. All over the country, land-banks built up over years of bequests and purchases have been sold to help fund further investment. Many more sales do not get past initial talks at the council table. And where they stumble, it is often because nobody likes the idea of selling the family silver. Whatever the case, it is important that such sales are at least mooted as councils work out how to pay the bills without further taxing their communities. That is why Ashburton Deputy Mayor Darryl Nelson should be congratulated for suggesting an undeveloped slice of Argyle Park be investigated for sale. The land used to be used by a market garden but the pace of residential development suggests it might now be worth much more than a lease. Further work would show whether this is an asset worth realising. It will also ensure the public will have the chance to say whether the council is on the right track. It will also show whether the council has the right to sell land that some in the Argyle family might reasonably have expected to remain in council hands. Some have criticised it as a proposal to sell off the family silver. It is certainly a proposal to test sentiment against the certainty of rising rates.
YOUR VIEW Rakaia sports centre On the Guardian Facebook page, readers discussed whether the Ashburton District Council should help fund the proposed Rakaia sports centre: Hells bells yes ... we pay our rates, same as all ‘Ashburtonites’ do - why should everything be about there? We have a fantastic community here, and yes - even teenagers! Not all parents can drive into Ashburton to afford their children the use of the new complex. Rakaia isn’t just about Rakaia - being halfway (almost) between Christchurch and Ashburton means we can cater to a whole lot more people ... Methven, Dunsandel, Dorie, Chertsey, Lauriston ... just to name a few. Would be nice to see more support behind this venture instead of everyone moaning about the fact that the council have overspent in other areas and we should just look after ourselves. A new complex would
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How do the pensioners get on. They can’t go and work another job or stay an hour longer at work to make a bit more money to pay their expenses. All this is adding to the pensioners rates to. - Tania Hooper We can’t afford another “Big Ticket Spendup”. It’s not that far between Ashburton and Rakaia, it’s too close to have large sports venues. We ratepayers don’t have bottomless pits we can raid to pay the ever increasing rates bills. - Maureen Small Sorry Rakaia but not at all! How about they fix everything in Ashbuton before they move onto something else, I think they have blown more than enough money on our latest town projects as it is. - Sara Stephens
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ith Waitangi Weekend approaching, it is timely to reflect on what is going to be important for us as New Zealanders in 2015. With the centenary of the Gallipoli landings this year, there will be a strong focus on our history as a nation. The Great War (1914–1918) was one of the most significant events of the 20th Century and had a profound and lasting impact on New Zealand society. Our troops travelled the furthest and our contribution came at a very high cost. Ten per cent of our population of one million people served overseas — more than 18,000 died and over 40,000 were wounded. Nearly every New Zealand family was touched by tragedy along with every school and workplace and many communities large and small have a memorial commemorating World War I. Ormond Burton was a stretcher-bearer at Anzac Cove who became a highly decorated infantryman on the Western Front. He summed up the significance of the war when he famously said “somewhere between the landing at Anzac and the end of the battle of the Somme, New Zealand very definitely became a nation”. One hundred years on from the traumatic events at Gallipoli, Anzac Day 2015 commemorations will remember the huge losses we sustained on Europe’s Western Front and in Africa. In April we will open the
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IS claims beheading of captive By KyoKo Hasegawa Islamic State has claimed the beheading of a second Japanese hostage, drawing international condemnation. An online video posted by the extremist group apparently depicting the gruesome killing has also outraged a visibly upset Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who denounced it as a “heinous and despicable” act. The beheading of 47-yearold Kenji Goto is the second of a Japanese hostage in a week. No mention has been made of the fate of a Jordanian pilot also being held by IS. Goto, a respected freelance journalist, is seen in an orange outfit - similar to those worn by Guantanamo Bay inmates - kneeling next to a standing masked man who speaks with a British accent and blames the Japanese government for his “slaughter”. The man, dressed head-totoe in black with his face covered, appears to be the same
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Junko Ishido, mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto. AP PHOTO
IS militant who has featured in the group’s previous execution videos. The executioner addresses Abe, saying the murder was the result of “reckless” decisions by the Japanese government and would mark the beginning of “the nightmare for Japan”.
The brief video ends with the image of a body dressed in orange with a decapitated head on top of it. Abe vowed to “never forgive terrorists” after news of the video broke. “I am extremely angry about these heinous and despicable
terrorist acts. We will never forgive terrorists,” the prime minister, who appeared on the verge of tears, said. “We will co-operate with the international community to make them atone for their crimes.” Goto’s distraught mother said she “can’t find the words” to describe her son’s death. “It’s deplorable, but Kenji is gone,” a sobbing Junko Ishido said. “I can’t find the words to describe how I feel about my son’s very sad death.” US President Barack Obama led international condemnation of the “heinous murder”. “Through his reporting, Mr Goto courageously sought to convey the plight of the Syrian people to the outside world,” Obama said. A spokesman for UN chief Ban Ki-moon also condemned the “barbaric murder”, and said the death “underscores the violence that so many have been subjected to in Iraq and Syria”. - AFP
Four people have been killed in an avalanche while skiing down a slope in the Swiss Alps. The accident happened yesterday as experts warned of considerable avalanche risk in Switzerland and Austria, where one skier also died under masses of snow. In Switzerland, a group of nine skiers was at an altitude of 2200 metres on an off-piste tour to peak Vilan near the Austrian border, when the snow swept down the mountain. Three were found dead in the snow, while rescuers flew four additional skiers with serious injuries to hospitals where one of them died. - DPA
Eight die in blaze At least eight people have been killed and more than a dozen injured when a fire broke out in a plastics factory in Bangladesh’s capital, emergency service officials say. Police and fire officers believe the blaze started when gas cylinders exploded in the factory’s boiler room, then raced through the four-storey Nasim Plastic factory in minutes. A fire official said the death toll could rise as workers were still trapped on the top floor, and several of those injured in the blaze were in critical condition. - AFP
Morsi trial verdict date An Egyptian court has set May 16 for a verdict in the espionage trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, who could be sentenced to death if convicted, an official says. Morsi, toppled by former army chief and now President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in 2013, faces several trials along with top leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood. In this case, he and 35 others are charged with being part of a vast conspiracy to destabilise Egypt involving foreign powers, the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. - AFP
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Jets ‘bomb Boko Haram’ Chadian aircraft have bombed the Nigerian town of Gamboru in a raid targeting Boko Haram, security sources say, as regional efforts to combat the extremist group intensify. An initial raid was carried out yesterday by two fighter jets on the town in Nigeria’s far northeast along the Cameroon border, sources from Chad and Cameroon said on condition of anonymity. It was followed by further bombings of areas around the town, Chadian sources said. The raids were aimed at “allowing Chadian soldiers to enter Gamboru,” a Cameroon security source said. Boko Haram overran the town several months ago as part of its campaign to seize territory in the region and create an Islamic state. “Senior officers from the Cameroon army are located in Fotokol,” the Cameroon source said. “The Cameroon and Chadian armies met for the Gamboru operation.” The Cameroon town of Fotokol and its surroundings, just across the border from Gamboru, was the scene of fighting between Chadian soldiers and Boko Haram extremists on Thursday and Friday. - AFP
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Retaking Kobane a ‘big deal’ The Kurdish recapture of the key Syrian town of Kobane from Islamic State is a “big deal,” US Secretary of State John Kerry says. Speaking during a meeting with Mexican and Canadian counterparts in Boston at the weekend, Kerry noted IS had been “forced to acknowledge its own defeat”. Kurdish fighters from the People’s Protection Units (YPG) meanwhile battled sporadically with the jihadists around Kobane as they seek to expand control in the area. YPG fighters now control
17 of the hundreds of villages in the region, most taken since they recaptured the crucial town on the border with Turkey. The US-led coalition targeting IS forces said it had launched more than 700 airstrikes since August 8 to help Kurdish fighters drive the militants out. While IS has been expelled from Kobane, its forces remain scattered around the town to the southeast and southwest. “We have a long way to go in the overall campaign but Daesh - ISIL as some know
it - has said all along Kobane was a real symbolic and strategic objective,” Kerry said. “So pushing them out is a big deal. And make no mistake, we will also use the same tools we used to get there the tools of co-operation and support - to defeat violent, transnational criminal organisations, and ensure the rule of law.” He called violent extremist acts of terror conducted in the name of Islam “an aberration, a distortion, a hijacking of a great faith”. - AFP
The daughter of late US singer Whitney Houston has been pulled unconscious from her bathtub at her home in Georgia in an eerie echo of her mother’s tragic death three years ago. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, was found by her husband and a friend at her home in Roswell, 35km north of Atlanta, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. Emergency services were called to the scene before Brown was whisked to North Fulton Hospital for treatment, the report said. - AFP
Search resumes Indonesian rescuers have resumed their search for 86 victims still missing from the AirAsia plane that crashed on December 28 with 162 people on board. National search and rescue agency chief Bambang Soelistyo last week said search and rescue teams were being given two days’ break after weeks searching in inhospitable conditions. From today 68 divers from the national search and rescue agency as well as others from companies and clubs would focus on scouring the fuselage of Flight QZ8501 and the sea bed for remaining bodies, he said. - AFP
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1 – Which mountain name is correct? a. Mt Sumers b. Mt Sommers c. Mt Somers 2 – Where in the body would you find the gluteus maximus muscle? a. The buttocks b. The shoulders c. The lower lip 3 – The Cooperative Bank used to be known as…? a. PSIS b. Taranaki Savings Bank c. Heartland 4 – Where is St Mark’s Square? a. St Petersburg b. Geneva c. Venice 5 – What kind of creature is a coot? a. A bird b. A fish c. A mammal 6 – Which city did Starbucks Coffee originate in? a. New York b. Philadelphia c. Seattle 7 – How many batsmen have a test cricket average of 100 or more? a. None b. One c. Two 8 – The flower that commemorates Sir Edmund Hillary is a…? a. Rose b. Orchid c. Rhododendron
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In most corners of the world, an Ashburton person can be found. So the Guardian’s Erin Tasker decided to track some of them down. This week it’s Ben Paisley who is eagerly awaiting the birth of his first child in Northern Ireland.
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hen Ben Paisley next returns to New Zealand, it will be a vastly different experience. He’ll be making the long journey to New Zealand from his new home in Northern Ireland with a new wife, and a new – yet to be born – baby in tow. Ben lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with his wife – a Northern Irishwoman called Christine. The couple got married in Rhodes, Greece, last year and are expecting their first child in mid-February. It’s a life he never dreamt he’d be living when he first left New Zealand in 2007. He and three friends left New Zealand and headed to the northern hemisphere on their big OE. They travelled via Thailand and had no real plans other than only staying away for a year. “Now two have gone home and two are married and have stayed in the United Kingdom,” Ben said. Before moving to Belfast, Ben lived in England - in Newcastle upon Tyne – and worked in a photo department for Boots the Chemist, a natural progression for someone who left college and got a job at a store called Camera and Digital. He worked there until he left New Zealand in 2007. In Belfast though, he’s gone in a different direction. Ben works for a bank called Santander, as a banking advisor. It was in Newcastle upon Tyne that Ben met his future wife though. The guys he’d gone to Newcastle with were working in a bar called Sports Café – so did Ben for a month or so, although he much preferred the other side of the bar. Christine worked there too. The couple got married in Greece because they wanted to find somewhere between New Zealand and Ireland. “And I did not trust the weather here to be good for a wedding, so we looked all over the place and settled on Rhodes and we have absolutely no regrets. It was awesome and everyone who attended the wedding said that they would love to go back - we definitely want to.” But for now, holidays are off the menu. Parenthood is pending. “I still think part of me is living in denial about becoming a parent; the time has
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with Ben Paisley in Northern Ireland definitely crept up on me. Still I am excited to start being a dad and hopefully do a good job at it. “Christine will be an amazing mum so it takes some pressure off me as at least one of us will know how to do everything.” Before embarking on her maternity leave, Christine was a real estate agent in Belfast. The couple had made the city their home. Being a Northern Irishwoman, Christine’s family are all around, which has helped Ben feel at home. “Christine’s very close to her family and you always see her folks or an aunty and uncle come round for tea and cake. They have been very welcoming to me and are always happy to know how I’m getting on.” Both Northern Ireland and New Zealand might speak English, but that doesn’t mean people from the two countries always understand each other. “I now speak a lot slower, I have lost a bit of my accent, but at times there are words where there are confused looks. Like the word ‘10’ they say it sounds like tin. So my name is often misunderstood. “Also I have found if you delve far enough in any corner of the UK you will eventually reach someone whose accent is so thick that you just smile, nod and laugh when they do.” When he’s not working, Ben’s taken the opportunity to explore a lot of his new home land and loves what he has found.
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“The best part of living over here is the old buildings and ruins, the castles and all the history the United Kingdom has. “The worst part would be the weather - too much rain.” It’s a vastly different climate to what he grew up with in Ashburton – an experience he has fond memories of.
“Growing up in Ashburton was great, you had all the time and space to do whatever you wanted. “I had a great group of friends and we were always doing something stupid.” He still has a lot of friends in Ashburton, and around New Zealand, but says he doesn’t
speak to them as often as he should, and has only been home once a few years ago. He’ll catch up with many of them when he returns in 2016 though, this time as a married man and a father of one. The couple plan on returning to New Zealand to celebrate their baby’s first birthday.
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Bletchley Park is the site of the British codebreaking activities during World War Two and the birthplace of the modern computer.
Movie revives interest in Bletchley Park By Danica KirKa
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s a tourist site, Bletchley Park has been something of a well-kept secret. That’s because it was a government secret as well. But the once-classified home of Britain’s World War Two code breakers is finally coming out of the shadows. Though eclipsed by attractions such as the British Museum and Stonehenge, the museum at Bletchley Park expects a surge in visitors as a result of The Imitation Game, a film about Alan Turing, a computer science pioneer and architect of the effort to crack Nazi Germany’s Enigma cipher. The film starring Benedict Cumberbatch is nominated for eight Academy Awards. “It’s absolutely marvelous,” said Charlotte Webb, 91, who worked at Bletchley during the war. “Our story has been revived.” During the war, locals just didn’t ask questions about what went on at the one-time country estate. The code breakers sworn to secrecy just didn’t talk. The site’s importance remained secret until 1974, when wartime intelligence officer FW Winterbotham published The
Ultra Secret about the effort to crack codes once thought unbreakable. It was only when documents about the programme were declassified that Turing’s contributions became widely known. His personal story ended tragically. Convicted in 1952 on a charge of “gross indecency” stemming from his relationship with another man, Turing was stripped of his security clearance and forced to take estrogen to neutralise his sex drive. He took his own life in 1954 at age 41. Turing was pardoned by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013. The museum opened in 1994 after historians banded together to prevent it being bulldozed to build a supermarket. A multimillion-pound renovation program completed last year made it possible to see the site as it was during the war - sparking a visiting by the former Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, whose grandmother - and grandmother’s twin sister - worked at Bletchley during the war. For most tourists, however, Bletchley Park has remained something of an enigma itself. About 148,000 people visited
the site in 2013, compared with 6.7 million for the British Museum and 1.24 million for Stonehenge. Bletchley’s visitor count jumped almost 30 per cent last year following the broadcast of The Bletchley Circle, a TV series broadcast on PBS in the United States about female code breakers who investigate crime. Katherine Lynch, Bletchley’s spokeswoman, expects visitors to increase with the Oscar-nominated film’s success, particularly because the museum is less than an hour from London. The train station is literally across the road. To capitalise on this, the museum has mounted an exhibition celebrating the film. It includes a sports coat worn by Cumberbatch, the bar used in a party scene and the film’s replica of Turing’s prototype Bombe machine, developed to help decode messages. Also nearby is the National Museum of Computing. The museum, which has a separate entrance fee, picks up where The Imitation Game ends, linking the ultra-secret efforts of the 1940s to the mainframes of the 1960s and the rise of personal computing in the 1980s.
It includes a functioning model of Colossus, the world’s first electronic computer, which helped decipher messages between Hitler and his generals. The Imitation Game introduces Bletchley Park to Cumberbatch fans, computer geeks and war buffs, said Michael Smith, a museum trustee and author of The Debs of Bletchley Park and Other Stories. Although he has some quibbles about the details of the film, Smith said he hoped moviegoers who were entertained would be inspired to visit and find out about the code breakers. “They will do the learning there,” he said. The museum seeks to transport patrons back to the years when Turing and his colleagues worked around the clock to hasten the end of the war. Inside the code breakers’ buildings, the midday sun disappears behind blackout curtains. Ruffled pads of paper stamped with the British crown await a scribbling pencil. Sweaters are draped over chairs as if one of the workers, many of them members of the Women’s Royal Naval Service or “Wrens”, had just gone for tea.
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Visitors can see Turing’s office, complete with the coffee cup chained to a radiator and poster of Winston Churchill urging his country: “Let us go forward together.” The furnishings aren’t originals - they would be behind glass cases otherwise. But somehow the lack of ropes or glass to hold visitors back makes it more intimate and personal - as if the war ended and things were frozen in place. On the lawn, loudspeakers re-create the roar of a dispatch motorbike and the drone of a Spitfire overhead. The sounds illustrate the backdrop of bustle and tension faced by the 8500 people who worked at Bletchley Park, and the 2000 others at surrounding outstations. For a moment, it’s possible to pretend. It’s 1940. Britain is at war. Churchill is the prime minister. Much is at stake. “You aren’t just at a museum about something, you are where it happened,” Lynch said. “We hope you step back into the 1940s.” * BLETCHLEY PARK: bletchleypark.org.uk * NATIONAL MUSEUM OF COMPUTING: tnmoc.org - AP
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Top start to season The Ashburton College first XI kickstarted their season with a win against Shirley Boys’ High School. The home side won the toss and elected to field in favourable conditions as they skittled the young side for a dismal 78 runs. Sam Hall and Ben Niles were the pick of the bowlers taking two wickets each. The good fielding effort also led to two run-outs as they looked sharp in the field. In the chase Ashburton lost only two wickets, Michael Burton leading the charge with 42 not out and Kieran Hunt chiming in with 19 not out to reach the total in the 13th over.
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No rift, says Clarke Australian skipper Michael Clarke has hit back at speculation his campaign to get fit for the World Cup has created a rift between him and his team-mates. Clarke spoke of his reported off-field issues during a Sydney grade cricket match for his side Western Suburbs against Gordon, which is his first step back to proving his fitness following hamstring surgery. “It certainly hasn’t been for me, it seems like it might have been for a few other people and I’m not talking about my teammates or the Cricket Australia staff,” said Clarke. - AAP
Hunt takes MMA awards Mark Hunt’s perfectly-placed right uppercut that knocked out Roy Nelson at UFC Fight Night 52 in Japan in September has won the ‘knockout of the year’ gong at the World MMA Awards. The awards are run by Fighters Only magazine and are decided via online fan voting. Hunt’s effort beat knockouts from the likes of lightweight favourites Donald Cerrone and Abel Trujillo. The awards were presented in Las Vegas yesterday. Hunt’s win over Nelson was impressive because the big American had a reputation of having a granite chin having only been previously finished once via strikes in his MMA career. - NZME
Hawks keep winning The seemingly unstoppable Atlanta Hawks stretched their team-record winning streak to 18 games with a 105-99 victory over Portland yesterday, despite LaMarcus Aldridge scoring 37 points for the Trail Blazers. The Hawks stretched their lead in the Southwest Division to eight games, and moved 1-1/2 games above Golden State for the overall best record in the league after the Warriors lost at Utah. Golden State did, though, maintain its advantage atop the Pacific Division as the Los Angeles Clippers also lost at New Orleans. Chicago joined the list of divisional leaders who lost, as the Bulls were defeated at Phoenix. New Orleans ended Los Angeles’ six-game streak by beating the Clippers 108-103, with Eric Gordon scoring a season-high 28 points. - PA
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Tech confirms superiority By Jonathan Leask
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Tech claimed the Pritchard Shield with a convincing win over Lauriston B on Saturday. Tech travelled out to Lauriston Oval for the second straight week to play the catch-up game, needing to win to move ahead of Allenton and Lauriston and claimed a six-wicket win in quick time.
The visitors won the toss and sent Lauriston B into bat, dismissing them for 66 with three players taking three wickets. Hayden Sinclair had 3/16 while Jason Morrison and Harry Jones both returned figures of 3/21. Tech didn’t waste time in the chase getting home in just 7.3 overs, losing four wickets. Robbie Polson made 25 with
Morgan Gallagher 19 not out while Lauriston B’s Oliver Callaghan accounted for three wickets. After the opening two rounds the result earned Tech the Pritchard Shield and has them one win ahead of Allenton and Lauriston in the Studholme Shield (for the top team from the three rounds) stakes heading into the third
round of 45-over matches. The third round has teams chasing the Muirhead Rosebowl, with a round of matches that culminate with playoffs. Lauriston are the defending champions and will head to Methven, Lauriston B are at home to Coldstream while Tech will put up the Bevan Stroud Memorial Challenge Trophy at home to Allenton.
Taylor, Elliott partnership gets Black Caps home By andrew aLderson Pakistan’s mercurial nature make them hard to dominate but New Zealand sustained control for all but the blip of a Shahid Afridi batting cameo in their seven-wicket victory on Saturday. The key partnership came for the fourth wicket between Ross Taylor (59 off 81 balls) and Grant Elliott (64 off 68). The pair quelled the bounce of 2.16m Mohammad Irfan and used their feet deftly to spinners Shahid Afridi and Haris Sohail to produce an unbeaten 112-run partnership. Taylor’s anchoring role was
a credit to his professionalism and Elliott’s international redemption continued to impress. The partnership began with a few squirts, nicks and jabs but they survived by rotating the strike and demonstrating the maturity required to contend at the World Cup. In the end, they cruised to a victory that left Pakistan coach Grant Flower disappointed. “We were out-bowled, outbatted and our fielding was OK,” he said. “The Kiwis totally outplayed us.” Earlier, Martin Guptill stared down adversity to post 39 from 48 balls and lay the foundations for the chase.
On Friday, coach Mike Hesson spoke of avoiding a “headmaster’s office” culture for anyone with brittle form. Guptill is a beneficiary of such an iron-willed endorsement. His fielding contribution of three catches and saves within the 30m circle were also valuable. Tom Latham could take solace from his 23 batting at No 3. The contribution sufficed, especially after he apparently came into the side for Kane Williamson 10 minutes before the start after Williamson’s tender left shoulder saw him take a rest. For all their inconsistency, Pakistan lead the list of teams
you’d prefer not to meet in a World Cup playoff. For instance, Afridi might bat at No8 but it’s hard to think of a more entertaining batsman to watch in the limited-overs formats. Pakistan were flailing at 127 for six when he arrived, But there’s a reason he’s earned the pseudonym Boom! Boom! Deliveries started disappearing to all parts as he dominated a partnership of 71 with Misbah-ul-Haq. The match offered Kyle Mills, Trent Boult and a returning Adam Milne the chance to stake a claim to a more permanent World Cup spot and each presented a solid case. - NZME
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In brief Bowlers claim titles The Allenton Bowling Club is home to two Canterbury titles. Recalled Black Jack Sandra Keith played three matches at the weekend where she was beaten twice by clubmate Cait Bassett including the Canterbury Pairs final, before she collected the Canterbury singles title yesterday. On Friday night Keith and Bassett played their Allenton club championship singles match, with Bassett taking her first win over Keith. The Allenton duo then squared off in the pairs on day one of the Canterbury finals weekend at the Fendalton Bowling Club where Bassett and Oxford’s Katelyn Inch handed Keith and Dunsandel’s Serena Matthews their second straight pair’s final defeat. Keith salvaged her weekend beating Burnside’s Kirsten Rowe in the singles final yesterday.
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Locals lap up big day on the lake Lana Donaldson rounds a buoy on her way to the women’s slalom title in the Water Ski Lake Hood’s annual Aquafest three event tournament at the weekend. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 31-0115-TM-155
Courtney Holmes was one of the skiers to enjoy some good results at Water Ski Lake Hood’s annual Aquafest three event tournament at the weekend. Holmes was thrilled with her tournament slalom personal best (PB) of four buoys at 49km, which qualifies her for the national championships this year in Wanganui at Easter. After attending the last two nationals as support crew, Holmes has put the effort in to her training and in two seasons has
stepped up to national level skiing, with her effort on Saturday also securing third in the women’s slalom. Lana Donaldson took the trophy with a best score of 1.5 at 55km on the 12m line and Rachel Donaldson was second. Tracey Tordoff also qualified for the nationals with a best score of 4 at 46km. The men’s slalom trophy was keenly fought for by 16 skiers, with little separating the top three seeds.
Karl Donaldson was able to head off Rangiora’s Henley Wayne and Timaru’s Chris Brown for the title. Leighton Hood made up for a first pass fall in round one, by skiing a PB of 5 at 58km on the 16m line in the second round. The Juniors Slalom Trophy was won by Timaru’s Alex Brown, whose consistent skiing over the two rounds was rewarded, ahead of Timaru’s Will Gibson and Kristie Brown. Despite a tail northerly
breeze there were plenty of new PBs set in the jump competition, including locals Gabriella Woodman (19m), and Josh Hood (25.5m). The biggest jump of the day went to Hugh Donaldson with a 35.4m, not quite his best of 38.6m that he set at the junior worlds in Peru which qualified him to go up to the 5’5” ramp height. George Donaldson scored the best trick with a score of 4390 points.
Footballing titans Sonny Bill Williams and Paul Gallen have moved closer to a mooted boxing bout with convincing wins on Saturday’s Footy Show Fight Night in Sydney. Dual international Williams (7-0, 3 KOs) was too quick and relentless for the far more experienced Chauncy Welliver, losing just one of the eight rounds across the three judges’ cards. NSW Origin rugby league captain Gallen (3-0) scored a unanimous four-round points win over Randall Rayment as he was taken the distance for the first time. - AAP
Clermont, Stade slip up Clermont and Stade Francais slumped to shock French Top 14 defeats yesterday, leaving them locked together with defending champions and new leaders Toulon. Clermont, who had started the weekend on top, conceded a last-minute try to lose 14-12 at La Rochelle who moved off the bottom. Stade, meanwhile, lost their first home game of the season when Oyonnax grabbed a 15-13 victory as the midtable outsiders celebrated a second win in the capital following their 21-17 triumph over Racing Metro in November. - AFP
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Super rugby launched
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New Zealand’s five Super Rugby teams will officially launch their season in Auckland this morning. All will be aware of how difficult it is going to be to win the hearts and minds of a public gearing up for the Cricket World Cup and none is likely to feel the pinch like the Blues. How some among the Blues hierarchy must privately wish for something sharp to burst cricket’s bubble. They can’t argue about the summer sport having its place in the spotlight, but there is no doubt being forced to hold the opening game against their nearest rivals the Chiefs at North Harbour next Saturday, February 14, rather than Eden Park, will hurt the franchise’s bottom line. New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew, who will be at this morning’s launch, often talks about the importance of engaging with the rugby supporters in this country, more of whom seem willing to get their fix via the television rather than attending matches. - NZME
By Darren Walton Serena Williams has revealed how she feared her celebrated career was over four years and six grand slam titles ago. Now the all-conquering world No.1 isn’t ruling out crowning her extraordinary comeback from life-threatening illness with a rare calendaryear grand slam sweep in 2015. As she savoured a record sixth Australian Open triumph, a feat that elevated the 33-yearold above fellow American greats Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert on the all-time major leaderboard, Williams yesterday recalled her darkest days in 2011. Williams spent almost 12 months laid up after slashing
her foot celebrating her 2010 Wimbledon triumph and then suffering a pulmonary embolism. The deadly clot on her lungs had Williams on her “death bed”, as she put it. “I didn’t think I’d ever be back on court. I really didn’t,” Williams said after a 6-3 7-6 (7-5) victory over Maria Sharapova earned her a record sixth Australian Open crown and 19th grand slam title. “I was in the hospital thinking: ‘Am I going to make it out?’ “But I was super calm, I didn’t want to alarm my parents. “Then I remember asking the doctor: Am I going to be able to play tennis again, you know, because it was my career.” In an incredible renaissance,
Serena Williams with her trophy.
Williams has now won six of the past 13 majors since her harrowing ordeal - and since turning 30. But the oldest Australian Open winner in professional tennis history believes “30 is
the new 20” and, while she can envisage a life “on the beach or a boat”, the ageless champion says “right now that seems a little far away”. “With technology and stuff, players are able to play longer and I can play as long as I want to,” Williams said. “It just depends on how long I want to. I really don’t know. “I do know I’m having fun. “I love winning championships, I love holding trophys up at the end of the week and, more than anything, I love to do the work to get there. “So when that stops, I’ll know I’ve probably had enough. “(But) I want to keep winning. “The last thing I want is for this to be it.” - AAP
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Team spot likely A solid showing from Hinds cyclist Lauren Ellis should see her name called out when Cycling New Zealand name the team for this month’s UCI Track Cycling World Championships today. After finishing fourth in the individual pursuit and third in the scratch race on Saturday behind Canterbury’s Elizabeth Steel and runner-up Racquel Sheath (Waikato-Bay of Plenty). She also contested the points race on Friday night and had a good ride with a Mid-South Canterbury team in the team pursuit last night.
Hingis, Paes victorious Martina Hingis and Leander Paes have taken out the Australian Open mixed doubles title in their first grand slam together. Hingis, 34, and Paes, 41, quickly developed an effective chemistry, which was on display on Rod Laver Arena where they dispatched Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic and Canada’s Daniel Nestor 6-4 6-3 yesterday. Having broken Mladenovic to go 5-3 up in the second set, Paes served to Nestor on the first championship point, with the seventh-seeded pairing taking the title when Mladenovic pushed a forehand into the net. The win gives Hingis’ her ninth Australian Open grand slam title. - AAP
Second ‘not so bad’ Maria Sharapova feels she is close to a breakthrough victory over Serena Williams, but even honourable losses have merit when you’re up against a 19-time grand slam winner. The Australian Open final was Sharapova’s 16th straight defeat against Williams. Given how much world No.1 Williams has dominated women’s tennis over the past 10 years, Sharapova took solace in the fact she was again runner-up to an all-time great. “If I’m getting to the finals of grand slams and setting myself up to play a match against Serena ... I’m happy to be in that position,” Sharapova said, describing it as an “honour” to play against Williams. - AAP
Young F1 drivers Toro Rosso launched their car for the 2015 Formula One season yesterday, placing their faith in the hands of the youngest driving team in the sport’s history. The STR10 was unveiled at Jerez on the eve of the first four-day pre-season test of the year. Carlos Sainz, 20, the son and namesake of Spain’s former double world rally champion, will drive one of the cars. The other seat will be occupied by 17-yearold Max Verstappen, the son of ex-F1 driver Jos. - AFP
Burgess in training Sam Burgess will train with the senior England squad ahead of the Six Nations opener away to Wales, coach Stuart Lancaster said yesterday. However, Lancaster stressed that this did not mean a Test debut in rugby union was imminent for Burgess. Just eight games into his career with Premiership side Bath, Burgess, playing at centre, struggled on his union representative debut as the second-string England Saxons beat the Ireland Wolfhounds 18-9 on Saturday. - AFP
Skipper Shaun Johnson leads a dejected bunch of Warriors off Eden Park after they crashed out of the Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines tournament yesterday. NZH PHOTO
Warriors miss out at Nines By DaviD Skipwith South Sydney have dramatically claimed the Auckland Nines title, outlasting the Sharks 1814 in golden try extra time last night. The result was finally sealed by a try to comeback “kid” Matt King, who came out of retirement for the NRL season-opening tournament. The match went into extratime after scores were locked up 14-all when Jack Bird nailed his drop goal sideline conversion after scoring with seconds left on the clock. In a tournament designed to promote try scoring and running football, missed conversions proved decisive in the Warriors’ drama-charged quarter-final exit. Despite scoring three fourpointers to the Sharks’ twin five-point bonus tries, the home side failed to add any extras off the boot, with captain Shaun Johnson (0/2) and Sam Tomkins (0/1) missing all three crucial dropped-goal attempts. “Obviously it’s disappointing. “When you score more tries than someone and still lose
the game it has to be down to something,” a dejected Johnson said. “We just need to learn to kick goals and that proved quite important at the end.” Twin penalties in the last seconds of the match should have given the Warriors some attacking thrust and seen Sharks captain Wade Graham sinbinned, for his blatant offside tackle on Johnson, but the cold hard truth is the Warriors were again found wanting when it mattered. They had other chances to secure more points and secure victory, but as was apparent on day one, application and composure at vital times was glaringly absent. Sam Tomkins’ errant pass to Manu Vatuvei with 90 seconds left on the clock proved costly, before Bodene Thompson’s dropped ball at the death spelled the end of their campaign. Having missed all of their shots at goal, it’s little wonder Johnson opted to run the ball in the dying stages, and with seconds slipping away he said there was no time to consider
options and blamed himself for the final result. “He [referee Matt Checchin] didn’t call time off so that’s why we had to go, we didn’t get time to think,” he said. “They crammed in on me so I passed it out wide but [me] not really looking at that is why we lost the game.” After starting the day by dispatching the Tigers 22-8 in their final pool game, the Warriors began their play-off match confidently, scoring at the end of their first set when a Johnson cross-kick set up for Manu Vatuvei to plant down. A converted five-pointer to Sharks forward Chris Heighington gave his side the lead, and the visitors appeared the more industrious side, before the Warriors hit back on the stroke of halftime with a longrange individual try to impressive 20-year-old rookie Solomone Kata - his fourth of the tournament. Another try to Sharks speedster Nathan Gardner was matched by Ngani Laumape’s superb effort out wide, but the Sharks proved tenacious in defence and did well to hold
the desperate Warriors out. Despite the defeat, coach Andrew McFadden was optimistic and pleased with the way his team had handled the pressures and expectations during an intense build-up. “It’s been there, there’s no doubt about that but the group has handled it exceptionally,” he said. “That’s huge pressure for some of these young guys and people don’t really understand that for a 20-year-old. The lessons they’ll learn out of this will be huge and invaluable to their growth as a player. “We still played right until the end and given a few chances we might have been able to get it so I’m really proud of the group.” The harsh lessons have to be absorbed ahead of the NRL season start, and McFadden was confident the Warriors would benefit from the experience in the months ahead. “It’s really about the longterm plan for us. “The things we’ve focussed on this weekend will help us in the 13-a-side game as well.” - NZH
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Ko on top of the world By Patrick Mckendry After putting herself in a position to win the Coates Golf Championship in Florida yesterday, Lydia Ko made a rare mistake on the 17th hole for a double bogey and finished the tournament in a tie for second. A substantial consolation for the 17-year-old New Zealander, however, was the fact that she did enough to become the top-ranked women’s golfer in the world. In doing so she became the youngest player, male or female, to reach the top ranking - breaking the record set by Tiger Woods by almost four years. In an interview after she scrambled par on the 18th to finish alongside Jessica Korda and Ha Na Jang for second behind Korean Na Yeon Choi, Ko said the news that she had reached the top ranking eased her disappointment. “I think it was my agent or my Mum who told me after I signed my scorecard,” she said. “I was like, really? I didn’t know what was going to happen - I don’t really know how the rankings work. “Today I was just trying to focus on hitting good shots. That’s all I can do really out there. Obviously I didn’t win... but I still got that world No1 ranking so that’s pretty awesome.” Ko led by four shots on the front nine and trailed Choi by a shot as they played the par3 15th. With Choi facing a 6-footer for birdie, Ko slammed in an improbable 60-footer and Choi promptly three-putted for a two-shot swing. The teenager’s lead didn’t last long. Ko drove into a fairway bunker, then hit a hybrid shot into a stand of pine trees down the right side of the 17th hole, scrambling to make a double bogey.
Daniel Pearce earned conditional status for the PGA Tour China circuit after finishing tied for 22nd in at the PGA TOUR China Series’ Global Qualifying Tournament in Shenzhen Guangdong, China. The top 15 players from the event earned full tour cards, while the next 40 earn conditional status. Heading into the final round Pearce was in a tie for 21st at five-over and was in need of a good final round, but a 75 had him finish up in a seven-way tie for 22nd at 8 over for the week. Fellow Kiwis Ben Campbell and Josh Geary secured their tour cards for the PGA Tour China circuit, with Campbell 3 over to be tied for 10th and Geary tied for 13th a shot back.
Michael Theo’s long-awaited comeback has added to the growing sense that there is equilibrium once more at the Brisbane Roar. The defending A-League champions face Wellington Phoenix at Suncorp Stadium tonight and will take on a new look after the signing of three fresh faces, the return of several key players from injury and a threeweek break for the Asian Cup. Arguably the biggest addition is that of Theo, who is set for his first appearance for Brisbane since he suffered a broken wrist on the eve of the season - an injury which threw their plans into a tailspin. - AAP
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Lydia Ko smiles as she heads up the fairway at the LPGA’s Coates Golf Championship, on her way to becoming the world number one. AP PHOTO
As Choi finished with a 4-under 68 and 16-under total, Ko had to salvage a par on the 18th to finish in a three-way tie at 15 under, but it was good enough to secure her place in the record books. Woods, previously the youngest golfer to reach No 1, was 21 years, 5 months, 16 days when he reached the top in 1997. Ko reached the mark 3 years, 8 months, 14 days earlier. Ko, until recently a student at Pinehurst School on Auckland’s North Shore, made mention of her disappointment at failing to win, but it’s doubtful she would have been
angry at how her round went. Her swing coach David Leadbetter said his client didn’t really know the meaning of the word. “We sent her to anger management school to learn how to get angry,” he said with a laugh. Ko’s actions after the pain of her crucial double bogey also spoke volumes about her temperament and manners. After fishing the ball out of the hole she threw it to her caddy, only for it to fall short. Her response? To run after it and hand it over with an apology.
Ko, who won her first tour title as an amateur at age 15, the youngest in tour history, and turned professional at the end of 2013, has always been destined for greatness according to her contemporaries. “I can’t say I’m surprised,” American Stacy Lewis said of the new No 1. “It was just a matter of time.” Inbee Park, the former world No1, who finished in a tie for 17th, said: “She’s probably the straightest [hitting] player out here. The golf gets easier if you hit the ball straight and you can roll the ball in.” - NZME
Stage set for Seattle Super Bowl repeat An NFL season marred by scandal culminates today with Super Bowl 49 as Seattle and New England meet in a clash that has the makings of a classic. Each team can cement a place in Super Bowl lore with a victory. The Seahawks hope to become the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls since
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the Patriots did so a decade ago, while New England can become the sixth team to win four or more titles - a list led by Pittsburgh with six. It’s a dazzling matchup of old guard versus new as New England quarterback Tom Brady takes on Seattle signalcaller Russell Wilson, and an intriguing clash of coaching styles as the Patriots’ Bill Belichick takes on Pete Carroll of the Seahawks.
But this season, the NFL’s championship spectacular follows a season of turmoil for a league accused of complacency or even conspiracy in its handling of issues ranging from domestic violence to concussion dangers. Even as the hype-machine rattled into high gear in Arizona this week, the murder trial of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was opening in Massachusetts.
The Patriots themselves will take the field trailing a whiff of scandal, the league still investigating whether they purposely deflated footballs to gain an advantage in their playoff triumph over Indianapolis. For critics, “Deflategate” is just further proof that Belichick’s glittering post-season resume has been built on the back of rules bent to breaking point. - AFP
Australian soccer has finally overcome its inferiority complex, coach Ange Postecoglou says. And the triumphant coach has warned the world his Socceroos won’t take a backward step after their breakthrough Asian Cup victory. “I really believe this was important from the moment I took the job, that we shed ourselves of this inferiority complex,” Postecoglou said in the wake of Australia’s 2-1 extratime win against South Korea. Postecoglou’s fingerprints are all over the cup after what Socceroos superstar Tim Cahill described as “one of the biggest moments in sport in Australia”. - AAP
Chelsea stays in front Premier League leaders Chelsea remained five points clear of second-placed Manchester City after drawing 1-1 with the defending champions in yesterday’s late kick-off at Stamford Bridge. Loic Remy gave Chelsea a 41stminute lead only for David Silva to equalise four minutes later. City pressed for a second goal as Chelsea struggled up front but the match remained all square. Earlier, Daniel Sturridge put nearly five months of injury frustration behind him by coming off the bench to score in Liverpool’s 2-0 win at home to West Ham. Manchester United climbed into third place with a 3-1 win over basement club Leicester at Old Trafford as they gained revenge for a shock 5-3 defeat by the Foxes in September, Crystal Palace ended a run of four successive wins in all competitions since manager Alan Pardew arrived from Newcastle with a 1-0 home loss to Everton, and second-from-bottom Queens Park Rangers’ dreadful away record continued as they suffered a 3-1 defeat to former manager Mark Hughes’s Stoke City. - AFP
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Cataldo spending up The final day of the National Yearling Sale Series at Karaka started strongly on Sunday with Central District’s bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo right amongst the early morning action. Cataldo outlaid $60,000 for the third horse through the ring, Lot 1038, a Postponed colt from Cape Cross mare Kate Cross who is the dam of promising three-year-old filly Consensus. Just twenty minutes later Cataldo secured a second Postponed colt, this time for $25,000, from an Encosta de Lago mare who has multiple stakes winner
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Palmerston North Today at Manawatu Raceway
Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 6 48344 King’s Selection 21.96.............. S Gommans 4 53446 Grand Allegro nwtd ..........................L Ahern porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 02 7 88665 Working Midnight nwtd............ T McCracken 5 13624 Here Without You 21.72.............. B Johnston Feb 2015 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 8 22112 Unlikely Attack 21.85 D &...........J MacAuley 6 71211 Cawbourne Matty 21.63 ...............M Roberts and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 5 3.24pm SHAKEY JAKEY@ROCKY RIDGE C2, 375m 7 66887 Another Drink nwtd ...................J McInerney 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 8 46437 Weepu nwtd .....................................L Ahern 1 75574 Cawbourne Tip 21.77 ...................M Roberts 1 2.14pm WWW.PNGREYHOUNDS.KIWI C0 C0, 375m 2 42787 Ollie Baxter 21.86 .....................J McInerney 9 4.34pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C5, 375m 1 464 Bundoran Lad nwtd ....................... D Donlon 1 35125 Sir Richie 21.57................................L Ahern 3 36768 Crystal Wave 21.54 .....................B Hodgson 2 1 Preciously 22.11 ........................ G Hodgson 2 52252 Blue And Curly 21.27 .......................L Ahern 4 36222 Talk It Over 21.55 ................................ L Bell 3 6 Cawbourne Wally nwtd ................M Roberts 3 78114 Allegro Class nwtd ...........................L Ahern 5 75418 Kotumba 22.00 L & ............................ Morris 4 8 Bundoran Lass nwtd ..................... D Donlon 4 32177 What’s Up Gee 21.51 .......................L Ahern 6 25677 Spot On Maggie nwtd ..............A Duganzich 5 3632 To The Bank nwtd ........................ P Denbee 5 33643 Stellar Force 21.45 ................... S Gommans 7 23313 Classy Zara 21.78 D & ...............J MacAuley 6 77437 Cuts Deep nwtd ...........................P Blanche 6 12456 Elle Packer 21.24 .............................L Ahern 8 28457 Rock On Sprite 21.85 G & .................Denby 7 2 Stand Up Girl nwtd .......................M Roberts 7 12678 Freedom Flyer 21.44 K & ..................Phillips 9 46488 Embee Dee nwtd ......................J McInerney 8 1 Pukewhai Magic 22.13 ................. P Denbee 10 78875 Homebush Lucifer 22.00 ...........J McInerney 8 21234 Varga Frost 21.52..........................A Speight 9 56553 Key Eye nwtd ........................... S Gommans 6 3.42pm GRANT IRVINE PHARMACY C2/3, 457m 9 47571 Individual Lily 21.40 .........................L Ahern 10 86 Clearly Magic nwtd L & ...................... Morris 1 34146 Golfing Buddy 26.78 .................. B Johnston 10 46726 Shinzigzag 21.56 G & ........................Denby 2 2.32pm TURAKINA PETS C1 C1, 375m 2 11165 Boris 26.17 ................................. B Johnston 10 4.52pm JP PRINT PETONE C4, 375m 1 52686 Coyote Caught Ya 21.94...........E Duganzich 1 22515 Cosmic Fury 21.59 ...........................L Ahern 3 74131 Takamori 26.27 G & ...........................Denby 2 68664 Indefinite Order nwtd............... T McCracken 2 148x5 Alamein Kat 21.58 K & ......................Phillips 4 11111 Bronx’s Warrior 26.31.......................L Ahern 3 168x7 Silver Tokaam 22.36 ................ T McCracken 3 76521 Allegro Master 21.43 ........................L Ahern 5 23452 Shadow Baxter nwtd .................J McInerney 4 76558 Emma Marie 21.77....................... T Downey 4 21555 Enhancer 21.51...........................B Hodgson 6 14417 Opawa Messini nwtd .......................... N Udy 5 78887 Smirnoff 21.80.......................... S Gommans 5 x8482 Miss Foxy Minx 21.56 G & .................Denby 7 36421 Opulent 26.82 .................................J Tanner 6 83443 Trident 21.75 ...................................... N Udy 6 32222 Lagoon Mac nwtd.........................M Roberts 8 42323 Backyard Bully 25.84 ................. G Hodgson 7 7x787 Deathstar 21.76 ............................A Speight 7 68554 Homebush Misha nwtd .............J McInerney 9 74717 That’s King 26.60 ........................B Hodgson 8 67615 Another Jewel 21.92 .................J McInerney 8 44641 Cosmic Choice 21.88 ................J McInerney 10 72548 Cold Turkey 25.97 .........................A Speight 3 2.49pm CREATIVE CATERING AWAPUNI C1, 457m 7 3.59pm PERSONAL PROTECTION SERVICES C2, 375m Emergencies: 9 77533 Bit Coin 21.73 ..........................A Duganzich 1 28875 Flying Blake 21.84 .............................. L Bell 1 31885 Navajo Blue nwtd .................... T McCracken 2 74275 Kiribati Girl nwtd ....................... S Gommans 10 28835 Barry’s Way 21.38 ............................R Waite 2 53366 Cosmic Scramble 26.10 ..............B Hodgson 3 67x75 Vinny Doon 21.93 .........................G Atwood 11 5.10pm LIVAMOL STAKES C4/5 C4/5, 457m 3 25768 Benji nwtd ............................J Woolston-Bell 1 18268 Premier Division 26.25 .....................L Ahern 4 58716 Rocky Baxter nwtd ....................J McInerney 4 77382 Te Maari Style nwtd G & ...................S Ross 2 72313 Smash Allegro 25.97........................L Ahern 5 43676 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd ...................J Tanner 5 11162 Arcane Sabre 26.32 .....................M Roberts 3 85251 Really Clever 25.63 ..........................L Ahern 6 33344 Cawbourne Crazy 21.91 ..............M Roberts 6 65885 Sarah Campbell nwtd..................B Hodgson 4 73685 Graduation 25.80 .............................L Ahern 7 52687 Dasher Rum 21.78 ...........................R Waite 7 16447 Homebush Ginger 26.43 ...........J McInerney 5 16626 Curious Life 26.11 ...........................M Olden 8 87676 Cawbourne Rave nwtd ....................... N Udy 8 18487 Worboys 26.45 G & ...........................S Ross 6 55172 Tifino 25.91 ......................................L Ahern 9 46488 Embee Dee nwtd ......................J McInerney 4 3.08pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 375m 7 51475 Allegro Max 25.87 ............................L Ahern 1 35372 Vinnie Baxter 21.65...................J McInerney 10 78875 Homebush Lucifer 22.00 ...........J McInerney 2 56645 Icahn 22.13 .................................B Hodgson 8 4.17pm STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C3, 375m 8 46314 Speed Legend 25.71...................B Hodgson 9 75388 Alamein Jah 26.18 K & .....................Phillips 1 51113 Cawbourne Midget nwtd ..............M Roberts 3 67647 Zamaddis Lass 21.96................... T Downey 2 78888 Wee Diger 21.72 ........................ G Hodgson LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 4 35672 Flirt With Me 22.03 .................. T McCracken 3 33878 Doll Parts 21.54 ..........................B Hodgson - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 5 35728 Homebush Dawn nwtd ..............J McInerney
■ VICTORIA CUP RESULT
Christen Me beats bad barrier The weather was fine and the track good for the Melton Harness (Vic) at Melton on Saturday night. RACE 7 - VICTORIA CUP M0+ MOBILE PACE, $400,000, 2240m 1-1 Christen Me (6) D Dunn 1 6-5 Lennytheshark (1) C Alford 2 4-4 Adore Me (12) M Purdon 3 Scratched: Chilli Palmer. Also (in finishing order): 3-3 Guaranteed, 5-6 Philadelphia Man, 8-7 David Hercules, 11-11 For A Reason, 2-2 Beautide, 7-8 Terror To Love, 12-12 Im Corzin Terror, 9-9 Franco Ledger, 10-10 Restrepo. 1L, 2-3/4L, 3-3/4L. Time: 2:40.00. Win: $3.40. Places: $1.70, $3.40, $2.40. Quinella: $31.70. Trifecta: $351.30 (6,1,12). First4: $2031.20 (6,1,12,10). Double: $2.30 (4+/6+), $3.60 (4+/1). Sub: Christen Me (6).
Dexter Dunn: Piloted Christen Me to victory in the Victoria Cup on Saturday night. Trainer: Cran Dalgety, Chch (NZ). Breeding: 6 g Christian Cullen (NZ) (AUS)-Splendid Dreams (NZ) (AUS).
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Daily Events Monday
VETERANS GOLF. Members will contest the 10.00am 1st round of the Heartland METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. Championship, Ashburton Golf New Zealand and Agriculture Course. Encounter, interactive fun for all 1.00pm - 3.00pm ages. Main Street, Methven. ASHBURTON AVIATION 10.00am MUSEUM. ASHBURTON COUNTY
A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road. 1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD SWIMMING POOL. Open, Maronan Road. 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.
Tuesday
12.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC). Document or service from a JP, open every Tuesday. Community House, 122 Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank). 1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.
1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. For new and regular players. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, Racecourse Road. 6.00pm ASHBURTON ATHLETICS. 5Km run, jog or walk. Weekly from January 13 - March 31. Ashburton Domain Walnut Avenue, opposite the end of Creek Road.
8.00am 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group, meet at the Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Preloved clothing. Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Main Road and Jane Street, Tinwald.
9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises and Tai Chi maintenance, Social Hall, Havelock Street. 9.45am “GOLF CROQUET’ WAIREKA. Golf Croquet singles. Philip Street. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.
Puzzles Monday, February 2, 2015
www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. In which to trundle one to the tumulus (6) 8. If sea gets up like this one should wait a while (5) 9. Half-blue is beneath making such a gross mistake (7) 11. The way the ball is bowled around every lid (8) 12. Theatrical old coach (5) 15. Right to help one with an air attack (4) 16. Be on 12 Across for a short prayer (3) 17. Expel us, to put it another way (4) 19. Useful cards one holds at start of Yule (5) 21. Edifice constructed for guild in Birkenhead (8) 24. Treacherous person has a characteristic touch with gold (7) 25. Is not bound to render solo at start of entertainment (5) 26. A lot of money it takes to wrap up warmly (6)
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CRYPTIC Across 1. Croesus 6. Odium 9. Leman 10. Taverna 11. Onion 12. Vison 13. Curette 15. Psyche 16. Hoist 18. Salvo 20. Idler 21. Going 22. Isomer 25. Ethical 26. Lotus 27. Paste 28. Terrace 29. Gauge 30. Midas 31. Reefers Down 1. Cataclysmic 2. Obvert 3. Stretch one’s legs 4. Slavering 5. Amuse 6. On one’s high horse 7. Inimical 8. Man 14. Tearfulness 17. Trimester 19. Lionised 23. Scrape 24. Stout 27. Pom QUICK Across 1. Able 3. Symptoms 9. Earnest 10. Often 11. Recalcitrant 14. Ski 16. Galls 17. Spa 18. Narrow-minded 21. Eaten 22. Beneath 23. Unwieldy 24. Snap Down 1. Aneurysm 2. Lyric 4. Yet 5. Progressions 6. Outings 7. Send 8. Belligerence 12. In-law 13. Hardship 15. In a stew 19. Drawn 20. Beau 22. Bid
QUICK ACROSS 1. Three-legged stand (6) 5. Asian temple (6) 9. Stroke (6) 10. Garb (6) 11. Widespread (4) 12. Panic-monger (8) 14. Falsehood (6) 16. Beer and lemonade mix (6) 19. Become lost in thought (8) 21. Minor argument (4) 22. Repeated part of song (6) 23. Food store (6) 24. Endure (6) 25. Cleaning cloth (6)
DOWN 2. Understand clearly (7) 3. Come before (7) 4. Take apart (9) 6. Later (5) 7. Point of view (7) 8. Done with skill (7) 13. Gathered (9) 14. Subtracts (7) 15. Raise a false alarm (colloq) (3,4) 17. States categorically (7) 18. Crack shot (colloq) (7) 20. Waken (5)
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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) No matter how busy you think you are or how guilty you feel for wasting time, those moments when you’re lost in thought are valuable. TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) As you need to take your defences down and reach out, today’s lunar vibes make it easier to give your emotional responses a voice. GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) As your professional dreams, passions, desires and fighting spirit come together it brings a sense of what excites you and of what’s possible. CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Where you feel people or situations are blocking your ability to embrace life full on, you’re more likely to find a mirror for your own excuses. LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) You can’t change the past, what has brought you to this point, but you can draw a new line in the sand, ready to change your future. VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) This is an auspicious day for friendship and relationship building, especially when it comes to building bridges and for healing. LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) It’s not just that your dream job is becoming real in your mind that is important, but that this comes as you’re ready to confront old ghosts. SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) It’s hard to believe that you’re just a few weeks away from the busiest weeks of 2015, with a chance to blow off some cobwebs first. SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) You’ve reached an important day for home and family matters, one that is less about what you do and more about realising what’s possible. CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) The timing of the Moon’s monthly visit to your relationship sector couldn’t be better, returning in time to give any strong emotional responses a voice. AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) You’ve reached an important day for income and work matters, able to keep your finger on the pulse and ear to the ground on both fronts. PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) As Mars and Chiron, the planets of passion and healing align in your sign this will give you the courage to battle and eventually lay old ghosts to rest.
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Family Notices McCOSKER, Margaret Doreen (Doreen) – On January 31, 2015. Treasured daughter of the late John and Catherine. Loved sister of Hugh, Catherine, and Frank (all deceased). Loved sister-in-law of Teresa. Loved and respected aunt of Bernard, Michael and Catherine. Cherished great aunty of Eve, Clara, and James. “Rest in Peace” Messages to McCosker Family, PO Box 472, Ashburton. A Requiem Mass to celebrate Doreen’s life will be held at the Church of The Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton tomorrow TUESDAY February 3, commencing at 11am. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.
NELSON, WIlliam Joseph (Bill) – On Sunday, February 1, 2015, surrounded by his loving family, aged 90 years. Devoted husband and best friend of Betty for 60 years. Much loved father and father-in-law of Chris and Rochelle, Gay and Murray, Wendy, Marlene, and Lindsay and Tracey. Cherished grandfather of his nine grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Funeral details to follow. Geraldine Funeral Services FDANZ
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6am Breakfast 9am Infomercials 9:30 There’s No Taste Like Home Gino d’Acampo travels to Portmeirion, Gwynedd. 10:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11:30 Infomercials Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Nicola refuses to talk to Jimmy; Edna is determined to hide her feelings; Leyla snaps at David. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm House Husbands PGR 3 0 3pm Four Rooms 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 F Border Security A passenger becomes angry at being searched, but positive drug readings have Customs concerned. 0 8pm F Piha Rescue 0 8:30 Stalker AO 0 9:25 Castle AO 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:55 Criminal Minds AO 3 0
11:50 The Mentalist AO 3 When Rigsby’s father is found injured at a crime scene, the team must find out if it is the result of a longstanding small-town gang war. 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0
CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Hugh’s Fish Fight – Save Our Seas 7:30 Salvage Hunters 8:30 Storage Hoarders 9:30 The Garden Pantry 10am Get Growing 10:30 Hugh’s Fish Fight – Save Our Seas 11:30 Luke Nguyen’s France Noon Marbella Mansions 1pm Salvage Hunters 2pm 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 3pm Grand Tours Of Scotland 3:30 Baggage Battles 4pm The Flying Winemaker 4:30 Cook The Books 5pm Design Star 6pm Dear Genevieve 6:30 Buying Alaska 7pm Buy It, Fix It, Sell It 7:30 Micky Flanagan’s Detour De France Comedian Micky Flanagan and best friend Noel Lynch embark on their own Tour De France featuring detours, drag queens and a bit of drinking. 8:30 Mekong River With Sue Perkins Sue travels upstream through Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and China, towards the Mekong’s source high in the Himalayan glacier. 9:35 Ray Mears’ Northern Wilderness 10:40 Buy It, Fix It, Sell It 11:10 Design Star
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Midnight Dear Genevieve 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Grand Tours Of Scotland 1:30 Baggage Battles 2am The Flying Winemaker 2:30 Cook The Books 3am Buying Alaska 3:30 Auction 4am Micky Flanagan’s Detour De France 5am Mekong River With Sue Perkins
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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Little Monstar 0 6:35 Jungle Junction 3 0 6:55 The Amazing World Of Gumball 3 0 7:25 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 7:50 The 7D 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:40 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Make It Or Break It 3 0 1:30 Duck Dynasty PGR 3 0 2pm Extreme Makeover – Home Edition 3 0 3pm Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 3:27 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:30 Get Ace 0 4pm Win Lose Or Draw 0 4:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 5:30 My Wife And Kids 3 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 The Middle 0 8pm Cougar Town PGR Jules fakes being healthy at her annual physical exam, with unexpected results; Bobby accidentally signs Grayson and himself up for a breakdancing competition. 0 8:30 The Mysteries Of Laura AO 0 9:30 F Hotel Hell AO 0 10:30 F Mom PGR 0
6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 Rachael Ray 11:30 Last Man Standing 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 1pm N The Bold And The Beautiful PGR A key member of the Forrester family is about to return home after being away for over a year. 1:30 Dr Phil PGR (Part 1) 2:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 3:30 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 30 4pm Entertainment Tonight 4:30 The Simpsons 3 0 5pm F Beauty And The Geek Australia 6pm 3 News
11:30 F Orange Is The New Black AO 12:30 Shameless AO 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 Grey’s Anatomy PGR 3 0 3:25 Switched At Birth PGR 3 0 4:15 Shake It Up 3 0 4:40 Gary Unmarried PGR 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials
11:05 3 News 11:35 Sons Of Anarchy AO 3 Jax secures a new alliance for the club; Clay seeks protection. 0 12:40 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church
7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The Block – Glasshouse PGR The judges change the game for three teams when they judge the first five rooms in apartment six. The winning team scores 29 out of 30, and $20,000 off their reserve. 0 8:30 M Mr And Mrs Smith AO 3 2004 Action Adventure. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie. 0
FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Fanboy And Chum Chum 3 7:25 The Legend Of Korra 3 7:50 Fairly Odd Parents 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:40 Peppa Pig 3 8:50 Bob The Builder 3 9am Thomas And Friends 3 9:10 Ella The Elephant 3 9:30 Julius Jr 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 3:10 Humf 3 3:20 Lalaloopsy 3 3:40 Max Steel 3 4:10 Beyraiderz – Shogun 3 4:35 Punk’d PGR 5:05 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 5:30 The Nanny 3 0 6pm Futurama 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 0 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 New Girl PGR 3 8pm The Goldbergs PGR 3 8:30 Community PGR A team of investigators grills the study group after Pierce’s death in order to execute his will, leading the group to learn surprising things about one other. 9pm The New Normal PGR 3 9:25 Parks And Recreation PGR 10:25 The Chicago Code AO 3 11:20 Entertainment Tonight 11:45 Infomercials
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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 3 12:50 The Test PGR 3 1:45 Antiques Roadshow 3 A second visit to Stowe School in Buckinghamshire features a KCVO awarded to the surgeon who operated on George VI, and a plate from ‘the finest porcelain dinner service ever made’. 3pm Whose Line Is It Anyway? UK 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 3 8:30 The Trouble With Murder AO Six very different cases show there are many reasons why people kill. 9:30 Inside Story AO A look at what drives teenaged killers. 10:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 2am Home Shopping
MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Iwi Anthems 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Tatai Hono (Starting Today) 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 3 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te
THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 7:40 Modern Family PGL 8:05 Ax Men ML 8:55 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 CSI – Miami MV 12:15 CSI – Miami MV 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Ax Men ML 4pm Modern Family PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Hardcore Pawn PG 5:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 Pawn Stars PG 9pm Shearing Gang PG 9:30 CSI MV 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV
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6am Cricket – Ford Trophy (Highlights) Final – Auckland Aces v Central Stags. 6:30 Rugby League – NRL Auckland Nines (Highlights) Day Two. 7:58 L Darts – Masters Day Two, Session Two. Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Sky Sports UK News 1pm Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Aston Villa. 4pm Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Pakistan – First One-Day International. 4:30 The Cricket Show 5pm Cricket – International TriSeries (Highlights) Final. 5:30 Cricket – Ford Trophy (Highlights) Final – Auckland Aces v Central Stags. 6pm Tennis – Australian Open (Replay) Day 14 – Men’s Final. 8:30 Football – Arsenal TV (Replay) Arsenal v Aston Villa. From Emirates Stadium, London.
11:30 Darts – Masters (Replay) Day Two, Session Two. 3:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) 4am Football League Show 4:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 5am Cricket – International Tri-Series (Highlights) 5:30 Football – A-League (Highlights)
SKY SPORT 2 Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation PGR 3 8pm Get Your Fish On PGR 3 8:30 N Inocente AO A coming-of-age story about a homeless, undocumented, 15-yearold girl living in California pursuing her artistic dreams. 9:30 Ka Tu Ka Korero 3 The Bold and the Beautiful 10pm Redfern Now AO 3 11pm Te 1pm on TV3 Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown
DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG Lindbergh Scrapbook; Antique Toys. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Fresh Blood. 7:30 Yukon Men M Rising Sons. 8:30 MythBusters PG Exploding Water Heater. 9:30 Alien Sharks PG Return to the Abyss. 10:30 Nomad Chef PG Faroes. 11:30 Evil, I M Noon Evil, I M 12:30 Crimes That Shook The World M 1:30 Deadly Sins M Social Killers. 2:30 Yukon Men M New Blood. 3:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG Shooting Fish in a Barrel. 6:30 Railroad Alaska PG Bear Attack. 7:30 Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 You Have Been Warned Again M Craziest Drivers. 10:30 The Unexplained Files M Paranormal Highway of America. 11:30 Murder Comes To Town M End of an Era.
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12:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 1am Stalked – 12:30 Ax Men ML 1:20 Modern Family PGL 1:45 Law And Order MV Someone’s Watching M 1:30 Dates From Hell M 2am Dates 2:35 SVU MV 3:25 Pawn Stars PG From Hell M 2:30 Auction Kings 3:50 Shearing Gang PG 4:15 CSI PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am MV 5:05 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 5:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG Man v Wild PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG
MOVIES PREMIERE 7:45 Freezer 16VL 2013 Thriller. Dylan McDermott, Peter Facinelli. 9:10 Back In The Day 16LS 2014 Comedy. Morena Baccarin, Michael Rosenbaum. 10:45 42 PGL 2013 Drama. Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford. 12:50 Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues MLS 2014 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd. 2:50 Need For Speed MC 2014 Action. Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper. 5pm Freaky Deaky 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Billy Burke, Christian Slater. 6:35 Chasing Mavericks PGL 2012 Drama. Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston. 8:30 The Lords Of Salem 16VLS 2012 Horror. Sheri Moon Zombie, Bruce Davison. 10:15 This Is The End 16VLS 2013 Comedy. James Franco, Jonah Hill.
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MOVIES GREATS 6:30 Traffic MVLC 2000 Crime. Michael Douglas, Catherine ZetaJones, Benicio Del Toro. 8:55 Frequency MV 2000 Thriller. Dennis Quaid, James Caviezel. 10:50 RocknRolla 16VL 2008 Action. Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton. 12:40 The 40-Year-Old Virgin 16LS 2005 Comedy. Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Raul Rudd. 2:35 Traffic MVLC 2000 Crime. Michael Douglas, Catherine ZetaJones, Benicio Del Toro. 5pm Bring It On MS 2000 Drama. Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku. 6:40 Sanctum MVL 2011 Action. Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield. 8:30 The Waterboy ML 1998 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk. 10:05 The Upside Of Anger MLS 2005 Drama. Joan Allen, Kevin Costner.
6am Football – Chelsea TV (Replay) Chelsea v Manchester City. From Stamford Bridge, London. 9am Cricket – International TriSeries (Highlights) Final. Teams TBC. 9:30 Cricket – Ford Trophy (Highlights) Final – Auckland Aces v Central Stags. 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Motorsport – TR86 Series (Highlights) Round Four. From Teretonga Park in Invercargill. 11am Rugby League – NRL Auckland Nines (Highlights) Day One. From Eden Park, Auckland. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL Auckland Nines (Highlights) Day Two. From Eden Park, Auckland. 2pm Tennis – Australian Open (Replay) Day 14 – Mixed Double’s Final. From Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. 4:30 Darts – Masters (Replay) Day Two, Session Two. From ArenaMK in Milton Keynes, England. 8:30 The Fishing Show 9pm Fox Sports News 9:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 10pm L Football – A-League Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.
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Midnight Tennis – Australian Open (Highlights) Day 14. From Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. TUESDAY 1am Fox Sports News Midnight Three Weeks, 1:30 Motorcycling – Northwest Three Kids PGC 2011 Family. 200 (Highlights) Anna Chlumsky, Warren Christie. TUESDAY 2:30 Tennis – Australian Open 1:30 Freaky Deaky 16VLS 2012 Midnight Bring It On MS 2000 (Highlights) Day 14. From Rod Laver Comedy. Billy Burke, Christian Slater. Drama. Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku. 3:05 Chasing Mavericks PGL 2012 1:35 Sex And The Cinema 16LS 2009 Arena in Melbourne. 3:30 Tennis – Australian Drama. Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston. Documentary. 2:30 Sanctum MVL Open (Replay) Match of the Day 5am The Lords Of Salem 16VLS 2011 Action. 4:20 The Waterboy 2012 Horror. Sheri Moon Zombie, ML 1998 Comedy. 5:50 The Upside – Women’s Final. From Rod Laver Bruce Davison. Of Anger MLS 2005 Drama. Arena in Melbourne.
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Methven’s Michael Breading navigating Bike Methven’s cross country course in the 679XC race yesterday.
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Scorching day on the mountain BY JONATHAN LEASK
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Bike Methven’s third annual 679 cross country race was taken out by Christchurch’s Cameron Richards yesterday. The rain on Friday night had done wonders for the track but
the showers yesterday morning had scared a few off before a scorching day was delivered for the riders. They were offered a 7km novice and an advanced course with Richards covering the more technical 8km track in in a time of 1 hour 32 minutes.
The course this year was slightly altered due to ongoing logging work in the Mt Hutt Bike Park. The work that began last year has laid waste to large sections of their downhill trails, and all proceeds from the weekend’s rac-
ing will go towards the rebuild. “We have lost five tracks to the work and stand to lose another four or five, but it’s just the nature of building a bike park in forestry,” Bike Methven’s Cam Bissett said. “The bright side is we get to start with a blank can-
vas in some parts which will be exciting to develop.” The club’s next event is a round of the Enduro series which coincides with the Mt Hutt Skifield summer open day, allowing riders to access the upper reaches of the mountain via the chairlifts.
Central applies the blowtorch; Auckland crumbles Auckland saved their worst performance of the Ford Trophy season for the last game. After earning hosting rights to yesterday’s final with a convincing win over Central Districts in the preliminary final last week, Auckland fell apart in
the re-match handing the visitors their fifth 50-over title. Chasing 272 for victory, Auckland fell 78 runs short. It would have looked much worse if not for an 81-run ninth wicket partnership by Donovan Grobbelaar (45) and Mi-
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chael Bates (43). But when your number eight and ten batsmen top your scoring, clearly things haven’t gone to plan. Auckland were cruising at 49 for one in the eighth over before Bevan Small dismissed Brad and Carl Cachopa in successive de-
liveries. Small, who finished with 3-41, and Andrew Mathieson (422) tore through the Auckland batting lineup as the hosts lost eight wickets for just 61 runs. At 110 for eight, Grobbelaar and Bates occupied the crease for 10 overs and gave at least any
remaining optimistic Auckland fans hope of a comeback victory, however, Mathieson broke that partnership and those slim hopes with the wicket of Grobbelaar. Doug Bracewell then dismissed Matt Quinn to secure the title for Central. - NZH
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