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Legal aid under pressure Marilyn Gilchrist

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Lawyers from Christchurch and Timaru are having to take on criminal legal aid cases in Ashburton, with just one local lawyer still performing the service.

Russell, Moon and Fail Lawyers staff solicitor Paul Bradford is the only Ashburton lawyer still willing to take criminal legal aid cases, and he believed it was not cost effective for lawyers to take those cases any more.

Legal aid is government funding that allows people to access legal help when

they cannot afford a lawyer.

Mr Bradford said lawyers lost money on legal aid cases, and it wasn’t economic for large law firms.

He believed changes to the legal aid system had impacted greatly on services in Ashburton, and the lack of local lawyers meant that people were not able to choose who represented them.

The lack of local lawyers also presented a potential conflict of interest as the same lawyer could represent a large number of people, so lawyers from outside of town were necessary.

A fixed-fee model of payment was

introduced in 2012, replacing the previous system that saw lawyers paid an hourly rate for legal aid work.

Legal Aid Services general manager Michele McCreadie said the fixed fees were an interim measure, and a review by the Legal Services commissioner was under way.

“It is recognised that some activities and cases will take more time to complete and some will take less time,” she said.

Lawyers could seek additional fees if they believe the situation was justified, she said.

Everist Gilchrist Lawyers’ Marilyn Gilchrist used to take criminal legal aid cases, and she said it was “quite easy” for lawyers to work more hours than they were paid for.

“I stopped doing criminal legal aid because it just simply takes a lot of time and quite a lot of stress, and the amount of money you get just isn’t enough,” she said.

Ms Gilchrist said despite that, lawyers weren’t “just in this for money”, and she still took legal aid family work and served as a duty solicitor, along with Mr Bradford.

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The fight to save the kiwi The brown, fluffy bird with the oversized beak is part of New Zealand’s culture, but with 27 kiwi dying each week they could be gone in 50 years. New Zealand has 70,000 protected kiwi left – down from 100,000 in the early 1990s when the programme to protect them was introduced. The chief executive of the Kiwis for Kiwi charity, Michelle Impey, said although the number of kiwi being killed had fallen from about 4 to 2 per cent a year, more funding was needed to get rid of predators for their protection. Traps were often the first and most effective way of protecting the vulnerable bird.

October is Save Kiwi Month and the money raised from the Kiwis for Kiwi appeal is aimed to raise funds for predator removal in kiwi habitats. At present 80 community-led projects focus on keeping predators out.

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Whitebait starting to run Whitebait lovers will be pleased to hear the bait is starting to run, with improving catches on the Hokitika and Grey rivers after a slow start to the season. The weekend rain had the desired effect of clearing blocked river mouths, and the bait has since started to move. Steady catches of up to 20kg were reported on both main rivers, and one of 45kg on the Taramakau. Tony Kerr, of the Curly Tree Whitebait Company near Haast, said the South Westland rivers famous for catches of mammoth proportions had enjoyed one of the better Septembers for a while.

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Baxter poem to be auctioned An unpublished James K. Baxter poem is coming up for auction. Dunbar Sloane Wellington head of rare books Anthony Gallagher, of Wellington, said the poem featured in a letter from Baxter to fellow Dunedin poet Denis Glover.

It would be auctioned on October 15 and was expected to sell for between $1500 and $3000, he said. The letter was found about two years ago, in a box of books, by a woman who had bought the books cheaply. “She opened the front page of a book and out flew this two-page typed letter – a poem to Denis Glover and signed in ink by James K Baxter.”

The woman asked the auction house to sell the letter. The auction house gave the letter to the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington and the Hocken Library at the University of Otago in Dunedin. The research revealed the poem was unpublished, he said. The “beautifully written” letter was in great condition and easily readable. Mr Gallagher said two private buyers had shown interest in the letter and a phone bid had been made.

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Dr Thorpe Ian Thorpe has become a doctor, adding another award to his adorned mantlepiece. The swimming great was presented with an honorary doctorate of letters from Macquarie University in Sydney. It recognises the 31-year-old’s achievements in sport, philanthropy and indigenous rights. After the academic procession filed in, Advance Australia Fair was sung.

As he took to the lectern, Dr Thorpe was greeted with applause from graduands of the university where he once studied an arts degree. Humbly, he apologised for not being actor Cate Blanchett, who was recently presented the same honour. Dr Thorpe is probably Australia’s greatest ever swimmer, breaking 22 world records in his career.

Great place to grow old New Zealand is the 10th best country in the world to grow old in, ranking above both Australia and the United Kingdom according to an international assessment.

The Global AgeWatch Index 2014, carried out by researchers at HelpAge International and the University of Southampton, ranked 96 countries according to the social and economic wellbeing of older people, representing over 90 per cent of people aged over 60 across the world.

The report showed that income, health, personal capabilities and an enabling social environment were all important factors of wellbeing in senior citizens. The number of over 60s would also rise from 12 per cent of the global population this year to over 20 per cent by 2050, suggesting that supporting aging populations would become an even bigger priority in the future, the report said.

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■ EDUCATION

Principal hits out at NCEA costs

By Daisy HuDson

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An Ashburton principal has hit out at NZQA for charging students to sit NCEA exams.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said students “shouldn’t be charged at all”, and existing fees mounted up quickly for large families.

“For some families, fees can get quite steep quite quickly,” he said.

According to NZQA figures, nearly 2000 applications had

been received from Canterbury for financial assistance as of September 26, and they were expecting that number to increase before the deadline of December 1. Over 23,000 applications in total had been approved in 2014.

Mr McMillan suspected the Ministry of Education and NZQA had not been “talking to each other” about the cost of education.

“I think for some families it’s a huge chunk of money, especially if you have three or four chil-

dren,” he said.

Domestic students are charged $76.70 per year to sit NCEA assessments and up to three scholarship exams.

If a student qualified for financial assistance, they are only required to pay $20.

To qualify for financial assistance families must either receive a Work and Income benefit, have a joint income that entitles them to a Community Services Card, or have two or more children who were candidates.

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said he “wouldn’t lose any sleep” if students were not charged NCEA fees.

“At the end of the day it’s not a huge amount of money, but every bit counts for people who don’t have a huge amount,” he said.

Ministry of Education head of student achievement Dr Graham Stoop said the ministry and NZQA worked in partnership on all matters relating to NCEA, and students were only required

to pay one-third of costs associated with NCEA. “We want all children in New Zealand to have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and NCEA fees shouldn’t be a barrier to this, which is why we have a policy of providing financial assistance to families who need it,” he said.

According to a NZQA spokesperson, NZQA had not increased NCEA fees since 2005, to minimise the financial burden on students, parents and caregivers.

■ ROAD TOLL

Tragedy on our roads prompts police warnings

By Erin TaskEr

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A tragic week on Canterbury’s roads has prompted a warning on simple road safety measures.

Three people have died in crashes on Canterbury roads so far this week and although none have been in Mid Canterbury, it’s been a bad year here already, with eight fatalities so far.

This week’s fatalities - in Christchurch, near Geraldine and in North Canterbury – were a tragic end to an otherwise good September, where Canterbury recorded its second lowest road toll for the month of September, in the past 15 years.

According to police, the number of fatal crashes overall continues to follow a decreasing trend.

Although they are unable to comment specifically on the investigations currently under way into this week’s crashes, they are reminding road users of some fundamental things they can do to protect themselves, and others, on the roads.

Among the leading causes of road fatalities in Canterbury are driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs, speed, not using restraints, decision making at intersections

and distractions, like the use of mobile phones and other devices.

Canterbury Road Policing Manager, acting inspector Glenn Nalder, said in some cases, the simple use of age appropriate restraints or allowing enough time to complete a journey at a safe speed could have prevented serious injury and fatalities.

“As we move into summer and the holiday period there will be more cyclists on our roads as the weather continues to improve and we ask that motorists and cyclists share and obey the road rules when they travel.

We urge everyone using our roads to drive to the conditions, allowing sufficient time to make decisions at intersections, be mindful of the effect of bright sun on visibility and, in wet weather, increase their following distances.

“Police want all journeys on our roads to be safe journeys. Our hearts go out to family and friends of those who have been injured or lost their lives on our roads this year.”

Police are reassuring the public that the roads in Canterbury are safe and ask they be vigilant when on the roads, ensure all passengers are wearing restraints and be mindful of other road users.

Police are reminding drivers to take care on the roads after a week of tragedy.

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■ AGRICULTURE EDUCATION

In brief

Building skills in agriculture

By Sue NewmaN

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A new educational pathway in agriculture is being developed in the Ashburton District that will ultimately lead to a more highly skilled local workforce.

The pathway will build skills from secondary school through to a range of options at tertiary level and comes from a working partnership forged between Aoraki Polytechnic and Grow Mid Canterbury.

The goal of the new postschool course is to produce more managers in Agribusiness as well as skilled agriculture employees, Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive Rob Brawley says.

Through work with Federated Farmers and dairy expert Willy Leferink the need for higher skills across the board in agriculture was identified, he said.

“We approached the polytechnic about upgrading its agri-business education capability and extending its agricultural teaching arm to Mid Canterbury. This is something we’ve been working on for some time and it’s promising to see it coming to fruition.”

Mr Leferink believes it is important to teach young people about agriculture before they enter the workforce so they understand the options and opportunities it offers.

It was as important for youngsters to understand about diversification within their careers. The two courses would ensure people were trained for jobs and could grow with those jobs as they changed and developed, he said. “People need to understand they too can diversify, that farming is not just basic farming.”

The new courses will cover everything from a farming cadet programme to more intensive New Zealand Diploma in Agribusiness Management.

The Diploma in Agribusiness Management course will commence in October, with a further intake in February next year. The course takes two to

three years part time while students work in management positions within the industry.

Ultimately they will result in both more skilled farm workers, and to an upskilling of existing employees, polytech portfolio manager for primary industries Andrea Leslie said.

“The potential this relationship offers is really great. This is just a starting point. We are grateful for the support of Grow Mid Canterbury who have given this project life’.

It made sense to offer agribusiness programmes in Mid Canterbury because it was the centre of the South Island and its economic growth was so strong, she said.

■ MID CANTERBURY CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Small fire in trees The Pendarves volunteer rural fire force was called out on Tuesday night after power wires came down and caused a small fire in some trees. The fire was on Winters Road and occurred at about 8.10pm.

Blood pressure checks The Ashburton Rotary Club will giving free blood pressure checks in the New World carpark on Saturday. The free checks are in support of the Stroke Foundation’s annual Blood Pressure Awareness campaign, and will take place between 9.30am and 12.30pm.

Ashburton Rotary Club member Roger West said about 90 people had turned up for checks last year, and he hoped younger people would make the effort to come down.

Quake rocks Oxford A quake rattled North Canterbury early yesterday. The magnitude 4 tremor was was centred 10km north west of Oxford, GeoNet said. Geonet said the quake hit at 4.29am and was 10km deep.

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Attacked by dog A 13-year-old girl is in a stable condition after being attacked by her family dog in South Auckland on Tuesday night. The attack occurred in Waiuku, which straddles the Auckland and Waikato regions, about midnight.

It involved one of two dogs at the property, a male mastiff, which allegedly attacked a girl who lived at the address, a statement from the Waikato District Council said.

She sustained serious facial and cranial puncture wounds as a result of the attack and underwent surgery yesterday.

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Girl falls from horse

Almost ready for show time Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre members are ready and raring to go as they prepare to stage Peter Pan Junior. Full dress rehearsals have been under way this week for the show, which opens tomorrow at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. There are three shows at the event centre – tomorrow and Saturday night and a Sunday matinee.

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■ MID CANTERBURY CRIME

Local crime falls 7.6%

By Erin TaskEr

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Mid/South Canterbury’s total recorded crime fell 7.6 per cent in the year ending June 30.

It’s a result being hailed as a victory by police, but when the statistics are broken down there are areas of concern, including an 8.8 per cent rise in acts intended to cause injury and a smaller, but just as alarming, rise in drug related offending.

Ashburton senior sergeant Scott Banfield said any reduction in crime was good, but increase in areas like violent offending was a worry.

“And I think it’s pretty obvious that serious crime is increasing,” Mr Banfield said.

Drug related offences rose just 2.3 per cent, but drugs and violent crime often went hand in hand, he said.

“It would be fair to say that where there has been an increase in methamphetamine offending, that brings with it that next level of crime which is why the police are putting more resources in to that area,” Mr Banfield said.

“A lot of the time it just comes down to having blue shirts visible, whether it’s on our roads or on our streets walking.”

In Mid/South Canterbury, recorded offences fell from 5,151 to 4,759. That’s yet to be

Mid/South Canterbury crime Total Crime

2012/13 2013/14 variance 5151 4759 -7.6%

Top five crimes: Crime Theft and related offences Property damage Unlawful entry with intent Acts intended to cause injury Public order offences

2012/13 1360 1212 498 532 669

2013/14 1181 984 579 579 518

variance -13.2% -18.8% 16.3% 8.8% -22.6%

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Farm thefts prompt warning

By Erin TaskEr

broken down to Mid and South Canterbury separately.

While acts intended to cause injury rose in Mid/South Canterbury and 82.2 per cent were resolved, the same type of crime dropped 1.3 per cent for Canterbury as a whole.

As a district, Canterbury’s total crime fell nearly 9 per cent.

Mid/South Canterbury’s biggest increase came in robbery or extortion offences, with a

100 per cent increase (16 incidents compared to eight).

Abduction, harassment and related offences also grew, up 30.9 per cent with a resolution rate of 69.8 per cent. Overall, Canterbury rose 22.4 per cent.

Burglaries also jumped up 16.3 per cent, and they continue to be among the hardest crimes to solve, with a resolution rate of just 20.9 per cent. For Canterbury as a whole, burglaries

dropped five per cent.

Drug offences remained steady in Mid/South Canterbury, with just six more reported than in the previous year, for a rise of just 2.3 per cent.

Among crimes to drop were sexual assaults (1.6 per cent), theft (13.2 per cent), fraud (20.9 per cent), public order offences (22.6 per cent) and property damage and environmental pollution (down 18.8 per cent).

Fewer victims of crime - Knowles Crime dropping to record lows in Canterbury has a flow on effect meaning there are fewer victims of crime, according to the district’s top cop.

Recorded crime dropped almost 9 per cent in the Canterbury District for the 2013/14 financial year, with a total of 39,064 offences recorded in Canterbury for the 12 months to June 30, 2014, compared to 42,722 for the 2012/13 financial year.

Canterbury District commander superintendent Gary Knowles said that in turn reduced the number of victims.

“As a district we have invested a huge effort into prevention activities and improving our front-line response for the last three years and we’re again seeing a reduction of crime which in turn keeps communities safe.

“District staff have embraced the use of mobility devices allowing front line staff to access offender information almost instantly, make decisions based on real-time information and respond appropriately to incidents.

“We also use technology to plan and inform our prevention activities by tracking and anticipating crime trends in the district. The establishment of our district command centre has also increased our responsiveness and productivity by de-

ploying staff to the right areas at the right times.”

The number is Canterbury’s lowest since electronic reporting began in 1995, although the profile of criminal offending is relatively unchanged overall from previous years. Theft and related offences continue to make up the majority of recorded crime at 34.8 per cent followed by unlawful entry and burglary (13.9 per cent), property damage related offences (13.7 per cent) and public order offences (9.7 per cent).

Public order offences also recorded the biggest decrease this year though, falling 32.5 per cent.

Five murders were recorded across the district in the 2013/14 year (none in Mid/ South Canterbury) compared to four in 2012/13 and 10 in 2011/12.

Mr Knowles said the results were positive but it would take continued focus and effort to sustain that trend.

“In order to ensure offending continues to decline across the district, we will continue our focus on victims, prevention activities and our push to reduce alcoholrelated crime.

“Alcohol is often a major contributor to the offending that we see every day in our district – particularly in relation to assaults, disorder and family violence.”

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A spate of thefts in which thousands of dollars of valuable farm equipment has been taken has prompted a warning on security for Mid Canterbury’s farmers.

Ashburton police senior sergeant Scott Banfield said there had been five reports of thefts from rural Mid Canterbury properties this week – two on Monday, one on Tuesday, and two more came in yesterday morning.

In one a tractor was taken, while in another a Nissan Atlas small truck and two blue Yamaha farm bikes were taken from a farm shed.

In another a trailer was taken and an attempt was made to take a Polaris ranger vehicle. It was moved about 500m before the attempted theft was abandoned.

The thefts had occurred around the district, including Mayfield and Lauriston, while one occurred at a Hinds residential property but involved the theft of a chainsaw.

All appear to have occurred overnight and have been discovered the following morning.

“It’s another timely reminder to all farming people to lock things away, because there are people that are just looking for the opportunity to take things from farmers that have left them lying around,” Mr Banfield said.

Mr Banfield said many rural thefts were opportunistic, not pre-planned, and while farmers were busy people they were also too trusting.

He said farmers needed to take a look at what safety measures they were taking to protect themselves and ensure they took steps like not leaving keys in vehicles or farm machinery.

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■ MT MAUNGANUI

Search for missing boy called off

By Nikki PrestoN aNd JohN Weekes The search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept offshore just before midday yesterday was called off last night and was to resume at first light today.

The Tauranga boy was playing with two cousins on the water’s edge at Mt Maunganui when a huge wave engulfed them.

Four children and two women, also the boy’s relatives, were in the extended family group visiting the beach.

The group had been walking around Shelly Beach, near the base of Mt Maunganui, when they stopped for the children to play.

After the wave overwhelmed them, the two sisters aged 12 and 14 climbed on a rock. The two women rescued the girls, sustaining cuts and bruises in the process.

But the young boy disappeared from everyone’s sight, into the sea.

An off-duty police officer in the area saw one of the women making her way out of the water and calling for help just after 11.15am. Sea conditions were treacherous, with three to four metre swells.

A search and rescue operation began, involving Rotorua’s BayTrust and Trustpower TECT rescue helicopters, the local surf lifesaving club, Coast Guard, land search and rescue,

and police officers. The boy’s distraught mother arrived soon after at Mount Maunganui Surf Lifesaving Club. Two other women, understood to be family members, comforted her. She said her son did not know how to swim.

The atmosphere was tense as searchers found no sign of the boy.

Nearby, Coffee Club store manager Tony Lee said the waters where the boy disappeared were abnormally wild, despite the sunny weather.

“Those waves out there off the beach are really massive, way higher than usual.”

Mr Lee said Mt Maunganui was busy, with many families visiting to enjoy the sunny weather.

Charter boat operator and fisherman Russ Hawkins said big waves were travelling at speeds of about 30 knots (56km/h) and caused treacherous, unpredictable conditions.

Mr Hawkins said a “depression” or low pressure zone off the east coast triggered yesterday’s unusually high, treacherous swells.

“It comes in sets ... every three or four minutes you get an extra big set. Then it settles ... and picks up again.”

The search expanded south and west to take in waters of the Tauranga harbour entrance and seas surrounding Matakana Island.

Western Bay of Plenty police inspector Karl Wright-St Clair

said it was a “freakish accident” and the two adults supervising the children were not at fault.

“We’ve told the family we are doing everything we can,” Mr Wright-St Clair said.

“The family are devastated.

They are a local family with a lot of support from family members and they are being supported by victim support and police.”

St John paramedics treated the girls, who were then taken to hospital and discharged.

At 7.30pm the search was wrapping up and the 5-year-old had still not been found. The search was to resume again at first light today.

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■ ASHBURTON EMBROIDERS’ GUILD

Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild member Eileen Ward helps Rachel Leak, 13, Paige Leak, 11, and Breanna Sutton, 13, with their stitches at embroiders’ guild holiday programme on Tuesday.

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Aiming for the perfect stitch By daisy hudsoN

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Budding needlework enthusiasts were treated to a day with local experts at the Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild holiday programme in the Ashford craft room on Tuesday.

Pupils spent the day learning how to make a pouch to hold their phone or sunglasses, and they decorated their work with a colourful owl design.

Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild holiday programme co-

ordinator Nola Sim said the programme had run for at least 20 years, and classes were held twice a year.

“They’re learning different stitches, and how to get them even,” she said.

Ten-year-old Madi Leak attended the holiday programme the year before, and said she enjoyed embroidery.

“It’s fun learning all the different stitches,” she said.

Thirteen-year-old Breanna Sutton said it was her first time

at the programme, and she thought it was “really fun”.

Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild member Eileen Ward had volunteered at the programme since 2013, and she said it was good because it allowed participants to share their knowledge with each other.

“It’s about them expressing different ideas,” she said.

Mrs Sim said the next holiday programme would run in April 2015.

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■ FARM SOURCE

■ WAIKATO DEATH

Man found dead in backyard

Building sparks debate

Big green shed – Methven’s new Farm Source building.

By SuSan SandyS

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Methven’s most recently opened commercial building has added to a wide colour palette in the town.

The business, on the town’s Main Street, is the first Farm Source hub to open in the country as RD1 stores rebrand.

Ashburton District Councillor and Methven Community

Board member Martin Nordqvist remarked on the “lime green” colour of the building at a board meeting this week, adding that it blocked the view of Mt Hutt from the Methven Heritage Centre’s supper room.

It was as the board discussed the town’s strategic plan, which originally proposed developing a colour or idea theme for the town.

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An update on the plan outlined this was not an achievable action, but picking up colours in business names, such as had already been done with town premises Blue Pub, Brown Pub and Green Parrot, may be extended in future.

Mr Nordqvist clarified after the meeting that he was not commenting on the building in a negative way, and he in fact

thought it was “a beautiful big establishment” and good for the town, although blocked the view of the mountains from the supper room nonetheless.

Meanwhile, RD1 chairman John Wilson said stores across the country will gradually be converted to Farm Source hubs over the next two years.

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■ LABOUR PARTY

Cunliffe’s wife behind Twitter attacks Embattled former Labour leader David Cunliffe says he had no idea about his wife’s anonymous Twitter account which attacked his rivals over the weekend because his staff run his official Twitter account.

His comments follow revelations he was the first follower of the @TarnBabe67 account, which was set up by his wife on Saturday and criticised Labour caucus members who have spoken out against Mr Cunliffe, as well as the media.

Mr Cunliffe said he was unaware of the account until contacted by a media outlet on Tuesday night, but his position seemed to be in doubt when it emerged he was the first of only a handful of people to follow the account.

Speaking yesterday Mr Cunliffe stood by his comments, saying his staff operated his @ DavidCunliffeMP account and automatically follow anyone who follows him or mentions him in a tweet. “[It’s] important to note that I do not control my Twitter account or who it follows. It’s

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David Cunliffe and wife Karen Price

done through staff, my social media team follow hundreds and hundreds, maybe thousands of people,” he said.

“It’s standard protocol that anybody who follows us or mentions my handle gets a follow back unless they’re a known troll. So that’s how there’s a follow from my account to what turned out to be Karen’s account.

“None of them knew it was Karen, none of them raised it with me, I had absolutely no knowledge of the account until

questioned about it yesterday afternoon night by another media outlet.”

Mr Cunliffe said while he “can’t defend” what was posted by his wife, she had been motivated by a desire to “support me and the family at a really stressful time”.

“She’s a really good and strong person, but I have to say it’s been a really tough campaign and post-election, and she’s shouldered a lot of the burden,” he said.

Ms Price was “completely

distraught” by her actions, he said, and would be taking a break from public life.

Mr Cunliffe denied that the @ TarnBabe67 handle, referencing his wife’s nickname ‘Tarn’, was an obvious indication of who it was, saying: “No, that’s not true, nobody knew who it was. I didn’t even know of the existence of the account until late yesterday.”

Mr Cunliffe said he had contacted his party colleagues to apologise for the tweets, including acting party leader David Parker.

“I can’t defend what was said on it and I don’t, and she’s fully apologised, and I have also made some apologies to colleagues,” he said.

“I haven’t spoken to all of them in person yet, but I will be.”

He had “left a message for Grant Robertson”, and intended to get in touch with Trevor Mallard and Clayton Cosgrove, who were labelled “long past their use-by date” by his wife.

- APNZ

A man has been found dead in the backyard of a house in Waikato following reports of disorder.

Police said officers were called to a property on James Henry Cres in Huntly about 7.45pm.

When they arrived, the body of a man was found in the backyard, police said.

A homicide investigation has been launched and police are securing the scene in preparation for a forensic examination.

Anyone with information which could assist police should contact Huntly police on 07 828 7560, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

- APNZ

■ MANA MOVEMENT

Supporters gather in Rotorua A core group of around 50 supporters gathered at a Rotorua marae last night to hear what was in store for the Mana Movement following their unsuccessful election.

Leader Hone Harawira, Waiariki candidate Annette Sykes and other party faithfuls attended a hui at Taharangi Marae on Tarewa Rd. Media were not allowed into the hui.

Supporters had travelled from as far as Gisborne and Opotiki.

“I’m hoping to hear that we’re still moving forward and still with our leader,” said Carol Hata, who travelled from Opotiki.

“We’ll come back stronger at the next election. If Winston Peters can do it I’m sure we can.

We still believe in the movement.”

Apart from a short interview with TV3’s John Campbell recently, Mr Harawira has not made any formal statements since the election.

- APNZ

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OUR VIEW

Family loyalty betrays party

Stu Oldham

EDITOR

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handful of ill-conceived posts on Twitter have shunted the Labour Party to the very edge of the moral high ground it sought to occupy in the wake of Dirty Politics.

And, in so doing, the posts have made the race to the party leadership much more than a simple distraction for the party in the first months of the Parliamentary term.

The comments were posted on Twitter by Karen Price, the wife of former Labour Party leader David Cunliffe. The posts attacked Mr Cunliffe’s rival for the leadership, Grant Robertson, and a pair of Labour MPs. Ms Price apologised for the posts and Mr Cunliffe said he had no knowledge of her Twitter account or the posts she made. Mr Cunliffe has since apologised to his colleagues.

On the face of it, this is an embarrassing and regretful episode that speaks more about a partner’s loyalty to her husband than of clever politics.

But the irony of it all will not be missed on Labour MPs who must surely be nervous about the ammunition the race is providing for the Government.

Those MPs will remember the scandalous details in the book Dirty Politics and how they struggled to make them count during the election campaign.

Among the myriad claims in the book was that people associated with the Prime Minister’s office were using bloggers to attack political opponents.

They were hiding behind third parties and their attacks were just far enough removed from the Prime Minister to avoid casting a pall over his public persona.

Evidently, this was not on Ms Price’s mind when she started her anonymous Twitter account and began posting comments about Mr Cunliffe’s opponents.

Because far from landing some frustrated punches of her own, the comments have further watered down the effect of reprising Dirty Politics in Parliament.

Labour would have hoped for a go-to issue with which to press the Government while it endures a very public – and distracting – leadership battle.

But in showing loyalty, Ms Price may have betrayed the ideals of the party her husband hopes, again, to lead.

YOUR VIEW Wheelie unsure So now we have Albert Einstein sorting out our finances or is it Mickey Mouse?? I left school 67 years ago and according to my working it out we have about 42 per cent in favour of wheelie bins and 58 per cent against or undecided. This being so who reads the mind of the undecided and tells us the majority want the wheelies?

As a pensioner ratepayer who puts out a rubbish bag every 2 or 3 weeks, and composts all table scraps and recyclables in the garden, why should I pay for those who would fill a wheelie every week? Give wheelies to those who want them and let them pay the additional charges involved. User pays.

Doug Forsyth

Farm waste We note with interest Sheryl

CRUMB

Stivens’ letter (September 30) regarding farm waste.

Wastebusters share her concern and as a result have taken a positive course of action by introducing an on-farm recycling service that caters for domestic and agricultural recycling as well as rubbish removal. This services is being well supported by the farming community.

Sheryl Stivens, eco efficiency coordinator, is well aware of Wastebusters’ service but chooses to identify a national service provider instead of a local organization.

If Mastagard is genuinely concerned with eliminating farm waste they should take steps to process this product, not tell farmers who take agricultural recycling to them to dump it.

Wastebusters Trust joint managers Tony Dawson and Sharon Breakwell

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Confusing signals Can anyone tell me why some drivers signal right at roundabouts when they intend to go straight on? It’s confusing and

dangerous. It would actually be safer if they stuck to the normal Kiwi driver practice of not signaling at all.

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will be the first to admit I have a speech problem every now and then I have to pause to take a breath. It’s like someone put 50 cents in me and pushed go, and there is no off button. So right when I should have been at the top of my game, my virtuosic verbalising vanished!

I was working with a family on an enrolment form and we came to a question about the child’s previous school. The question asked the name of the school the child had been attending. The answer stopped me. The school didn’t have a name; it was numbered like all the other schools in the country they came from.

It wasn’t the actual answer that stopped my chatter; it was the notion that the schooling system of this country had eliminated any local school identity and voice. Simply numbering schools treats them like parts in a machine to spit out the same product at the end.

Our education system is not perfect but it does allow each school to find its identity and speak about the strengths and features that make it who it is. Our local group of schools is a good example of the rich variety you can find in New Zealand when it comes to how schools implement our curriculum. We have even chose different uniforms, so strong is our philosophy of identifying with a school.

For instance there are schools that make very good use of the skifield as part of their curriculum. Some schools include a focus on the environment or enterprise for their children, while others integrate their English and mathematics studies with their topics.

At our school we have just finished an intense term that focused on the disciplines within the arts curriculum.

Children had opportunities to paint, design, write, dance, sing and perform and create music.

Many times as teachers we saw children shine through who

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had not been so prominent in other curriculum areas. Our term focus on performance gave children a voice and when they realised they were making an impact with the audience, it lifted them.

A school’s ability to speak about who it is and how it meets the needs of the community surrounding it is important. Soon this local group of schools will face decisions about zoning. These

are not easy decisions to make, as already I have been part of principal discussions where future scenarios are debated. We are expected to be the voice of our schools and promote them, but we are also mindful that we must work for the district of Ashburton and not bring about lasting division.

Whatever the result of the discussions surrounding the future of the network of schools here, we should at least be

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thankful that we are not merely a number in a faceless system of public education. A school without a name is a school without a voice.

Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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■ UNITED STATES

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US has first ebola case The Unites States has diagnosed its first case of ebola in a man who was infected in Liberia and travelled to Texas, US health officials say, pledging to contain the virus that has killed more than 3000.

The man is also the first to be diagnosed outside Africa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday, cautioning that since he was not sick on the plane he was unlikely to have infected other travellers.

CDC chief Tom Frieden vowed that US health authorities would be able to contain the virus and the White House said President Barack Obama had been briefed by the CDC about the Texas case.

“We are stopping this in its tracks,” said Frieden, describ-

ing the man as critically ill.

The world’s largest outbreak of ebola has infected more than 6500 people across five west African countries and killed 3091 since the start of the year, according to the World Health Organisation.

The CDC warned last week that a worst-case scenario could see Ebola cases explode to 1.4 million worldwide by January, but that such dire predictions could be avoided if resources are scaled up.

The US has already treated several patients who acquired ebola during the West African outbreak, including Christian missionary doctors Kent Brantly and Rick Sacra, who have been declared free of the virus.

Another patient with suspected exposure to ebola was hos-

pitalised outside the US capital at the weekend, but it remains unclear whether that person has ebola or not.

Frieden said the Texas patient, whose identity and nationality were not revealed, left Liberia on September 19 and arrived in the US a day later to visit family in Texas.

He did not begin experiencing symptoms until the 24th.

He sought treatment on the 26th and was placed in hospital isolation on the 28th.

Ebola is not contagious until patients show symptoms, which can include fatigue, fever, muscle aches, vomiting, diarrhoea and bleeding.

“At this point there is zero risk of transmission on the flight.

The illness of ebola would not have gone on for 10 days before

diagnosis,” Frieden said.

“He was checked for fever before getting on the flight and there is no reason to think that anyone on the flight that he was on would be at risk.”

Ebola is spread by close contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person who is showing symptoms, or by touching the corpse of a person who died from the haemorrhagic virus.

Frieden said a “handful” of people, mainly family members, are believed to have come in contact with the man while he was sick.

They are being monitored closely for symptoms.

Some lawmakers have urged the US government to take stronger action to prevent ebola from entering the country.

- AFP

■ ALGERIA

Algeria identifies beheading suspects Algeria has identified suspects in the kidnapping and beheading of French tourist Herve Gourdel, as the North Africa country widened its probe into the brutal execution.

Gourdel was seized on September 21 by Jund al-Khilifa, or “Soldiers of the Caliphate”, a group linked to the Islamic State jihadists, while trekking in a national park in eastern Algeria.

The 55-year-old mountain guide was beheaded in a video posted online last week, after France rejected the kidnappers’ ultimatum to halt anti-IS air raids in Iraq.

“The preliminary investigation has identified certain members of the terrorist group that carried out this crime,” Tayeb

Louh said yesterday.

The investigation into Gourdel’s abduction and killing was handed over this week to a judge at an Algiers court specialising in terrorism and organised crime, the minister said.

Prosecutors have sought an arrest warrant for the identified kidnappers and demanded an investigation to determine the location where the video was posted online, said the minister.

A probe has also been ordered to identify other members of Jund al-Khilifa.

The beheading followed France’s rejection of the group’s 24-hour ultimatum to halt air raids in Iraq – part of a US-led campaign against IS. - AFP

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Ship sinks off Japan Nine people are missing after a Chinese-registered ship sank off the coast of Japan, according to a report in Japanese media. Five crew members were rescued from the vessel, which was reported to have sank yesterday off Shimane Prefecture in the southwest of Japan’s main Honshu island, Kyodo news agency said, citing the Japanese coastguard.

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Charged with murder A US man who allegedly beheaded a female co-worker has been charged with first degree murder and could face the death penalty, a prosecutor Alton Nolen says. Alton Nolen, 30, spoke in Arabic while he decapitated his victim with a “large kitchen knife”, Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn said yesterday, adding that the suspect appeared to hate white people. Prosecutors have yet to decide whether to seek the death penalty, Mashburn said, while adding that it was “highly likely”. The FBI will decide separately whether to bring terrorism charges, he said. - AFP

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■ BRITAIN

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The “distraught” family of a missing British girl believed to be heading to join extremists in Syria have pleaded for her to come home.

The 15-year-old from Bristol is thought to have met up with a 17-year-old girl from London and headed to Turkey, where they are trying to cross the border into the neighbouring war-torn state.

The teenagers both vanished from their homes last week amid fears the pair have been radicalised.

The younger girl’s family, who are Somali, said in a statement: “Please come back.

We miss you very much. You are not in any trouble. We just want you to be safe and to come home as soon as possible.”

Family spokeswoman Anira Khokhar said the Somali community in Bristol, which is thought to be the largest in the UK outside London, was supporting the girl’s family and the priority was to find her.

“At the moment it is speculation and all these words flying around in the media... jihadist, radicalisation, extremism... there is no proof at present,” she said.

Hibaq Jama, a Labour councillor in Bristol, said the teenager had left for school as usual on the morning of her disappearance but was not there when her father went to collect her that afternoon. Officers are investigating whether the pair travelled together from Heathrow Airport to Istanbul on their way to Syria.

- PA

Thousands of children who have lost parents to the west African ebola epidemic risk are being shunned by frightened and suspicious relatives, the UN children’s fund says. The outbreak has claimed more than 3000 lives this year in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and UNICEF estimates about 3700 children have lost at least one parent - with the number expected to double by mid-October. Bereaved children are usually taken in by a member of the extended family in west African society, but UNICEF says relatives in some communities are rejecting the offspring of Ebola victims because “the fear surrounding Ebola is becoming stronger than family ties”.

- AP

Death toll hits 43 Seven more bodies have been found by rescuers combing the peak of a Japanese volcano that erupted at the weekend, taking the death toll to at least 43. The seven are in addition to the 36 already known to have died when Mount Ontake burst angrily to life during the busy hiking season.

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■ INSURANCE

Is your home fully covered? replacement value of their biggest asset.

Default “desktop” valuations from insurance companies were only a starting point and should not be relied upon, Mr Hope warned.

They would not reflect a property’s unique features, topography or additions that could increase rebuild costs – particularly any increase in square meterage.

“What it could mean is that [homeowners] have a smaller house than they might have had before it was destroyed.”

People should use online calculators “as a minimum” to calculate the cost of replacement and consider getting independent valuations.

Massey University insurance expert Dr Michael Naylor said up to 50 per cent of New Zealand homes might be under-insured.

Default sums were often inadequate and online calculators promoted by insurance companies did not provide accurate estimates based on New Zealand building codes and material costs, he said.

Assessments on a “standard” Kiwi house were likely to be up to $50,000 short.

“But if you have a high-grade [house] or you’re on a hillside, or you have a character home, which is quite common in Auckland in the inner suburbs, you could be a couple of hundred thousand dollars away.”

Construction Cost Consultants chief executive Andy Thomson said his company had carried out more than 30,000 rebuild estimates.

Between 75 and 85 per cent of properties were under-insured, many by up to 50 per cent.

Mr Thomson estimated $260 billion worth of New Zealand

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■ AVIATION OIL

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only three days’ worth of jet fuel.

With refinery production now not facing interruption, Marsden Point doesn’t have enough storage for the oil companies’ back-up supply, Mr Mills said.

Diversion options include the companies trading the now unwanted cargo internationally or off-loading some at the refinery and looking for other storage facilities for the rest, Mr Mills said.

The unions who called off the strike have little sympathy for the oil companies’ predicament.

FIRST Union local organiser Jared Abbott said he found it surprising the companies were happier to pay $77 million offshore than to back safety issues at the country’s only oil refinery.

“The cost of settling the dispute would have been nothing,” Mr Abbott said.

“To find out they were pre-

pared to spend [$77 million] before they would settle a safety dispute that could have cost nothing, I find rather intriguing.”

Refining New Zealand spokesman Greg McNeill said the company worked closely with customers concerning fuel stocks and distribution but the decision to purchase the cargo belonged entirely to the oil companies.

The proposed strike had already cost the oil companies in excess of $50 million to purchase the jet fuel and dented the refinery’s reputation for reliability, which could be a key influence on the oil companies’ decision to make product at the refinery or import it in future, Mr McNeill said. The refinery produces around 70 per cent of New Zealand’s fuel requirements with the remainder imported by the oil companies.

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NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX

19/9

Oil companies seek good home for shipload of jet fuel Wanted – a good home for a shipload of jet fuel.

New Zealand’s four oil companies, BP, Mobil, Z Energy and Chevron (Caltex) which are also major shareholders of Refining New Zealand, are wondering how to now offload their emergency purchase of 50 million litres of aviation oil, currently heading toward New Zealand from South Korea.

The oil companies “scrambled around” to buy the fuel, estimated to be worth around $77 million, in case a proposed two-day strike at the Marsden Point oil refinery went ahead next week.

But it proved to be a case of damned if you do and damned if you don’t. The 48-hour strike notified by FIRST Union and Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) for next Tuesday and Wednesday was called off on Monday .

“So, in reality, there is a shipload of jet fuel that needs to be off-loaded somewhere, somehow,” said Jonty Mills, spokesman for BP. A two-day strike would have forced an 11-day shutdown and start-up process, leaving Air New Zealand particularly vulnerable as the country’s largest airport at Auckland can store

property was at risk as a result of the new insurance regime.

This put huge risk on individual home owners and the banking sector should the country suffer another major disaster, he said.

“If we were sum insured in Christchurch right now, the country would be on its knees.”

Insurance Council spokesman Samson Samasoni said no one knew how many New Zealand homes were under-insured.

“The only people who can tell you whether they’ve got sufficient cover are the homeowners themselves.”

Sum insured gave people clarity and certainty, he said. The council’s research suggested about two-thirds of Kiwis were confident they had sufficient cover.

Default calculations were “probably sufficient” to rebuild most homes.

- APNZ

12/9

Nearly one in three Kiwi homes could be under-insured, putting thousands of homeowners at financial risk should their single biggest asset be destroyed.

Based on international comparisons, the NZ Bankers’ Association says up to 30 per cent of New Zealand homes are likely to lack sufficient cover should they need to be rebuilt after a “catastrophic event”.

Industry experts say the figure could be as high as 85 per cent, with many high-spec properties and Auckland character homes facing a potential shortfall of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Homes that have undergone improvements or additions are among those at risk under the new “sum insured” regime, introduced by the insurance sector about 18 months ago to limit its

exposure after the Canterbury earthquakes.

On top of rising premiums, homeowners are now being forced to pay for costly valuations to ensure they have sufficient cover.

But Consumer New Zealand is questioning the value of these estimates after the watchdog identified wild variations in professional valuations.

Previously, homes were insured for an unspecified full replacement cost. But most insurance companies now demand that homeowners specify the actual amount it would cost to rebuild to a similar standard – the maximum they will pay out.

Bankers’ Association chief executive Kirk Hope said the banking sector understood that up to 30 per cent of sum-insured homes might be under-insured.

He said it was critical that people accurately calculated the

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 NZX 50 index

5,274.58 +19.54 +0.37%

 NZX 20 index

4,026.41

+9.08

+0.23%

 NZX All index

5,651.94 +18.27 +0.32%

 Rises 49

 Falls 39

WORLD MARKETS

 S&P/ASX 200 index

5,310.5

+17.7

+0.33%

At close of trading on October 1, 2014

 Dow Jones Indust.

17,042.9 –28.32 –0.17% At close of trading on Sep 30, 2014

 FTSE 100 index

6,622.72 –23.88 –0.36% At close of trading on Sep 30, 2014

 Nikkei 225 index

16,173.52 –137.12 –0.84%

At close of trading on Sep 30, 2014

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

 Gold

1,216.5

London – $US/ounce

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17.11

–3.0

–0.25%

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–0.47

–2.67%

+1.0

+0.01%

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6,736.0

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■ FOUNDATION FOR ARABLE RESEARCH

Top graduates Angus McKenzie (left) and Hannah McCulloch with FAR chief Nick Pyk

Top graduates join FAR learn A student from Mid Canterbury will fill one of two spots in the Foundation for Arable Research’s inaugural graduate programme.

Angus McKenzie, of Mid Canterbury, and Hannah McCulloch will spend their first year in the workforce with FAR, gaining a hands-on understanding of the New Zealand cropping industry and its link with other primary sector industries.

Both are currently enrolled at Lincoln University, where Angus is completing a master’s degree in agricultural systems, and Hannah a Bachelor of Commerce in Agriculture.

Angus grew up on a mixed cropping farm in Mid Canterbury, where he developed an interest in all aspects of cropping. Hannah hails from a North Otago cropping farm and has an interest in seed

production.

FAR CEO Nick Pyke said he was very impressed by the calibre of applicants for the organisation’s first ever graduate programme, and that in selecting Hannah and Angus, he had to turn down some excellent students.

“We were heartened to see such strong interest in being part of the arable industry, and have endeavoured to recommend those candidates who were unsuccessful with us, for other positions.”

Mr Pyke said FAR initiated the graduate programme with the intention of drawing top students into the arable industry.

“The New Zealand arable industry is world leading in its ability to produce high quality, high yielding grain and seed crops,” he said.

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■ FONTERRA

New hub connects farmers Fonterra’s first Farm Source hub, opened in Methven on Monday, will be a community asset.

The hub combines rural supplies retailing with a drop-in lounge for farmers, facilities such as meeting rooms and a home base for Fonterra’s regional on-farm support team.

The initiative aims to bring the co-operative closer to its 11,000 farmer suppliers and marks a significant step up in the co-op’s relationship with farmers. Hubs will be rolled out around the country, offering services, support, rewards, digital technology and financial options for farmers.

In Methven this week, Fonterra chairman John Wilson said the hub could also become a home base for community groups.

“Farm Source hubs will all have facilities where our farmers and their neigh-

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bours can come together making for stronger rural communities which is good for everyone,” Mr Wilson said.

“We have been talking to our farmers a lot about what we can do to further support them and their businesses.

“We challenged ourselves to come up with ways we could get in behind them as only a co-operative of our strength can do.”

Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings said Farm Source, like the co-operative, is “much stronger than the sum of its parts”.

“It is not a programme or a collection of benefits – Farm Source is about connecting farmers with the full strength of our co-operative.”

Right - Farm Source managing director Jason Minkhorst and Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings at the hub opening.

■ WESTLAND

“This is the result of decades of rearch, development and extension. To tain our place as world leaders, we need ensure that we have the best people in ace right across the industry, be they rmers, researchers, marketers or agronmists.

“In their 12 months with FAR, the aduates will have the opportunity to ew our research across New Zealand d Australia, and to spend time with opping businesses across New Zealand.

“At the end of the programme, we hope ey will have developed a good knowlge of the factors driving the New Zeand arable industry, an understanding what makes up a strong research and tension programme and most of all, a ear idea of their future within the instry.”

WMP committed to staying competitive Westland Milk Products has reported a record group revenue of $830 million for the 2012-14 financial year, up 46 per cent on the previous year.

Based at Hokitika, with operations at Rolleston, the company’s result was driven by increased milk volumes from shareholders – up 21 per cent at 753 million litres.

Chief executive Rod Quin says the result, while strong compared to recent seasons, did not meet Westland’s strategic goal of providing superior returns to its shareholders.

The country’s second biggest dairy cooperative confirmed an operating surplus to shareholders for the 2013-14 season of $7.57 per kilo of milk solids (kg/MS).

Mr Quin says that while $7.57 is an

above average payout, Westland’s board and management acknowledge it is not as industry competitive as it has been in prior seasons.

Last month Fonterra approved a record payout of $8.40 for the 2012-14 year.

The payout gap was driven by the price difference between wholemilk powder, which was a star performer for the industry in this year, and casein and skim milk powder - Westland’s main volume products - which suffered from relatively lower international prices.

Westland had a well-developed strategy in place to move away from commodity ingredients and provide competitive and sustainable returns, Mr Quin said.

This included the commissioning of its

first nutritional products facility at Hokitika in 2012, enabling the manufacturing of more profitable value-added products such as infant nutrition ingredients.

A larger $102 million nutritionals dryer, also at Hokitika, will be commissioned in August 2015.

“The board has now confirmed it will continue with that line of strategic investments by approving $40 million for an Ultra High Temperature (UHT) milk processing plant to be located at the company’s Rolleston site near Christchurch,” Mr Quin said.

The co-operative has boosted its commitment to expansion in the Chinese market by establishing a sales and marketing office in Shanghai.

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or two Sunday afternoons in a row we’ve had the opportunity to do some impromptu motoring.

Both experiences had several things in common.

In each case we were with friends, we had fun and we visited neat places not far from home via interesting roads.

On the first trip we were accompanied by friends Stephen and Christine Hunt who came with us to Barrhill.

They hadn’t been there before, and were amazed that this little piece of England exists here in Mid Canterbury.

As always it was peaceful at Barrhill and we enjoyed the serenity of the village and the church in this place where in some ways time has almost stood still.

The view from the nearby cliff above the magnificent Rakaia River provided a wonderful vista, taking in the splendour of the mountains and fascinating patterns of the braided river.

Last Sunday we had the opportunity to travel with Roger and Rowena Hart as part of his test drive in a Nissan Quashai.

You’ll be able to read Roger’s assessment of that vehicle in a later column, so I won’t get into the technicalities but I can tell you we had a fun time on our drive to Staveley and back.

Although different in many respects, Staveley, like Barrhill, is

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The church at Barrhill is a superb piece of old England right here in Mid Canterbury.

a special place close to home and our obligatory stop at the iconic Staveley Store which we knew would be good turned out to be even better than expected.

And that was because we met up with local identity and delightful character Denis Brown.

It soon transpired that we each had things in common with Denis, he Roger and Rowena

share a love of books and movies, Marlene made friends with Denis’ dog yet again proving you can take the girl out of the high country but you can’t take the high country out of the girl.

And I found out that Denis knows my cousin.

Barrhill and Staveley are just two of many great places right on our doorstep which are worth

visiting and we are getting into a lovely time of year to start getting out and about.

We don’t have to go far to enjoy some great roads and spectacular scenery.

Coming back from Staveley Roger mentioned a recent trip made in a nearby area with Colin and Anne Fleming in their Dodge.

He quizzed me and we decided to abandon the sat nav in the Nissan and I became the navigator and we took the alternate route.

I have to own up – with the benefit of hindsight it was slightly more alternative than it needed to be and I could have got us there by a slightly more direct route, but that’s not to say the way we went wasn’t interesting.

Two things arise from that.

I know Roger has some other interesting cars to test drive, perhaps he might risk it again and I could navigate him around those parts.

The other thing is if they are reading this this confession about navigation skills David and Pam Hamilton may be reconsidering their invitation to team up with them on the St Stephen’s Car Trial on Saturday October 18!

The outings we enjoyed on the last two Sundays have been reminders that impromptu things can be fun as is the chance to spend time with nice folk visiting special places.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

BACK IN TIME RIDDLE

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here have been a few theories about the riddle from 1888 which we reproduced a fortnight ago.

One of the more fascinating responses was this one from our good friend Bob Ritchie: “Well, if Bernard reckons he has a number, so do I! But this wasn’t easy, and I used a little algebra.

Very little. And when that didn’t work I tried another cunning plan.

My guess, because that is what it ended up being was 32, it seems to work thus: starts with 32 half 16 plus 1/2 half 8 plus 1/2 half 4 plus 1/2 half 2 plus 1/2 total 30 plus 2 = 32!

I reckon that’s eggsactly right!

Question is how do you leave somebody with half an egg?

Maybe they hard boiled it?

Also thought maybe there is more than one answer?

If somebody can solve this let me know how they did it, its driving me nuts!

Even tried Google, found some similar prob-

Celebrating to the Guardian’s 135th birthday we are looking back at papers from the past

Back in time Ponder this riddle, published in the Guardian in September, 1888:

A woman took eggs to market. At house No.1 she left half the number she had, and half an egg besides; at No.2 she left half the remainder and half an egg besides; at house No.3 she sold half her present remainder and half an egg besides; at No.4 she sold half of what she had left and half and egg besides. She then had none left.

How many eggs had she at first.

lems but also with no answers! There will probably be egg on my face!

I’m not even going to try to crack a yoke ... er, joke. Thanks guys!

Buzzsaw Bob Now the last thing we want (and Bernard especially because he’s his next door neighbour) is Bob being driven nuts!

So if you have any thoughts please help us lay this one to rest.

We’d be eggstatic if we solve the riddle!

Indians heading to Invercargill

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Indian Motorcycle, famous in New Zealand for its feats with Burt Munro, will make an emotional return to Southland at this year’s Burt Munro Challenge in late November.

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The iconic brand will display its all-new Indian Scout alongside Munro’s 1920 ‘World’s Fastest Indian’ Scout at the E Hayes Motorworks Collection from November 26 to December 1.

The Scout will be part of the full line-up of Indian Motorcycles on display including the all new Roadmaster, another bike with strong ties to Indian’s storied past.

The St Stephens Church Car Trial on Saturday afternoon October 18 is sure to be a lot of fun.

Entry forms for the trial are available from the Church office on Park Street.

Entries close on October 12 and the cost is $20 per car including driver and navigator and $5 for each additional passenger.

Starts time is 2pm at the church, a fun time is promised, and the entry fee includes a barbecue at the finish somewhere back in town. * * * * The Vintage Car Club will be celebrating the time of year with their Spring Rally on Sunday October 19.

Meeting place for the rally which is open to all VCC eligible vehicles is the Clubrooms on Maronan Road from 9:30am, with the first car leaving at 10.30am. * * * * And on that same day a special non-motoring event will be taking place when former (that’s not old!) pupils of Ashburton High School will gather for their annual lunch, which this year will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the closing of the school in late 1964 prior to the formation of Ashburton College.

Like to know more?

Please phone 308 3999. * * * * Sue Cooper from the Topless Car Club says their September run to visit a Car Collection in

Christchurch was a really great day out.

For their October run this Sunday the Club is heading to Lake Coleridge for a picnic, leaving from the West Street car park at 10:30am.

Anyone in any make of convertible is welcome to take part.

If the weather is unsuitable, the gathering will still be on but with a different programme – a surprise!

Either way it will be fun.

You can make contact with the Topless Car Club either by phoning Sue at 0273313733 or by email to toplesscarclub@gmail. com * * * * A little further out, it’s now less than two months until the Jokers Social Club stage their Ashburton Bike Show, on Saturday November 22.

Interestingly Roger Hart found a biking magazine amongst his archives in which the Jokers advertised their first show, way back in 1992.

There’s no doubt even back then the Jokers knew that they were on to a good thing, but possibly little did they know it would continue and grow to be a very popular and increasingly iconic event in the biking world.

The magazine also included a couple of stories Roger thought would amuse me.

Can’t think why.

Suffice to say they are not being reproduced here!

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In brief

■ RUGBY

Bench battle looms

By GreGor Paul Scrum, lineout and breakdown will be important battles at Ellis Park, but the contest between the respective benches of South Africa and New Zealand is likely to be definitive.

It’s an intriguing scenario in that the selection of numbers 16-23 this week may be more important to get right than the starting XV. Minimal changes are expected in the team that runs on: Brodie Retallick will almost certainly be ruled out and replaced by Jeremy Thrush, while Ben Franks may start if Wyatt Crockett’s facial cut doesn’t sufficiently heal.

That could be it as Malakai Fekitoa may have earned himself another start in the No 12 jersey.

But it could be all change on the bench as the All Blacks look to inject a combination of dynamism and tactical difference.

The big surprise may be the absence of any cover at lock, with the All Blacks possibly thinking about holding both Liam Messam and Sam Cane in reserve.

The physicality of Tawera Kerr-Barlow may be preferred ahead of TJ Perenara and the sharpness and all-round football skills of Charles Piutau may see him in a black jersey for the first time this year.

It’s the final 20 minutes when things are expected to deviate from script.

It’s at that point when fatigue will take hold and the effects of playing at altitude will start to be felt.

RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Women’s Section 2BBB Spring Tournament September 29 Winners: (Ashburton players unless stated otherwise) Koorablyn Trophy - Best Nett for 70 plus player Ann Whitley (Timaru) – 70 1st Willie Powell & Carolynn Darby (Temuka) – 47 on c/b; 2nd Kirsty McAuliffe & Val Prendergast (Tinwald) – 47 on c/b; 3rd Judith Webb & Jillian Lake (Mayfield) - 47 on c/b; 4th Janice Ackerley & Rhonda Gallagher – 47 on c/b; 5th Joan Bryan & Shirley Edginton (Gleniti) – 45; 6th Marilyn Cross & Trish Corbett (Mayfield) – 44 on c/b; 7th Helen Hawksby & Heather Robertson – 44 on c/b; 8th Alison Hewson & Jenny Williams – 44 on c/b Nearest Pins: Grade 1 0 –23.0 No 4 Shirley Elliott; Grade 2 23.1-28.0 No 14 Marilyn Cross (Mayfield); Grade 3 28.1-40.4 No 8 Pauline Mack (St Andrews) Longest Drive: Grade 1 0 –23.0 No 13 Daphne Hinton; Grade 2 23.1-28.0 No 9 Second Shot Carolyn Darby (Temuka); Grade 3 28.1-40.4 No 18 Second Shot Denise Biggs (Fairlie) Twos: Shirley Elliott, Janine Walker (Fairlie) Bisque Par, September 27 and 30 Lyn Small 13up, Jan McArthur, Janice Dunlop, Erin Porter, Janeen Donaldson, Margaret Bean 10up

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Kieran Read: Hoping the All Blacks can tire out the big Boks.

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That last quarter will inevitably be more open, possibly a bit loose and almost certainly riddled with opportunity.

This deep into the season – tests aren’t about 15 players.

It was in Johannesburg last year where the All Blacks

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Nearest Pins: No 4 Gabites, Alison Grant, No 8 House of Travel Ashburton: Vicki Moore, No 12 Lynn’s Small Salon: Hilary Ward, No14 Todds of Ashburton: Vicki Moore, 2nd Shot No 18: Janeen Donaldson

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sured the All Blacks lifted while the Boks lost some of their rhythm and impact.

South Africa would appear to have taken note, however.

It was their bench that did most of the damage in Cape Town last week.

There was only a point in it until the last 10 minutes and then boom, the bench came on and South Africa ignited.

The All Blacks are not playing the usual game of cloak and daggers around their intentions.

They are quite clear that they want to run the legs off the bigger South African forwards.

While the Boks have impressed with their ability to play wider and faster this season, the All Blacks weren’t able to test them the way they wanted when they met in Wellington.

It will be different at Ellis Park where the track will be hard and fast and the ball dry.

“It’s hard to tell,” said Kieran Read when he was asked whether the Boks are fitter than they have been.

“It was a tough match in Wellington and it came right down to the wire.

“We want to play a quick game and hopefully we can do that and test them out because they are big guys. Hopefully we can tire them out.

“They have certainly taken a step forward in the way they have been playing recently.

“They have got their traditional strengths that they are still using and added a little bit of creativity and flair in their backs.”

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Heartland 19s downed The New Zealand Heartland 19s were knocked out of contention for the Michael Jones Trophy at the Jock Hobbs Under 19 rugby tournament in Taupo yesterday. The Heartland XV, featuring Mid Canterbury players Seta Koroitimamana and Adam Williamson and coaches Grant Keenan and Craig Dunlea, were beaten by Southland 38-48 in the semi-finals of the championship division. The Heartland will now meet Hawkes Bay on Saturday, with the Turbos to take on the Stags for the Michael Jones Trophy. In the Premiership the Graham Mourie Cup will go to either Canterbury or Auckland A v Wellington.

Hockey girls winless Mid Canterbury meets Bay of Plenty at the premier girls’ under 15 hockey tournament today after they finished pool play without a win, or a goal. They suffered a third straight defeat at the hands of Taranaki 3-0 to finish bottom of Pool A. Coach Donna Mealings said they played a solid game with structure and focus, creating some good opportunities but as they were unable to finish they were unlucky not to finish on top.

Tough tournament Mid Canterbury’s teams had a hard three days at the Jack McKnight Bowater Football Tournament in Nelson. The 11th grade team went without a win over their seven games. In pool A they were well beaten by Nelson Royal 10-0 and Canterbury Red 15-0 with a closer 2-0 loss to South Canterbury on day one. They then had a 4-0 loss to Nelson Diamond and a 5-0 loss to Otago Blue before they finally scored a goal in a 3-1 loss to North Canterbury but finished with a loss to Marlborough 7-0. The 10th grade side went down to Halswell 3-1, Central Otago 10-1, West Coast 6-2 Marlborough 3-1, Central Otago Blue 6-1 and Waimak 4-0 before they finished with a win beating CFA Gold 2-1.

Shield stays put A determined Wellington challenge came undone after a sin-binning helped Hawkes Bay move a step closer to locking away the Ranfurly Shield. A three-try spree in the space of 10 minutes handed the Magpies a 36-14 victory and means they need one more successful defence to take the Log O’ Wood home for the summer. The loss was an eighth straight for Wellington and again they were major contributors to their own downfall, with Vaea Fafita’s shoulder charge on Gareth Evans leaving him with a suspected broken collarbone and Fafita fortunate to avoid red. - APNZ

Bracewell returns Recalled seamer Doug Bracewell is determined not to waste his second opportunity in the New Zealand team. The Central Districts player is the one newcomer in the national test squad named yesterday for three tests in the United Arab Emirates from the last test tour to the West Indies in June. Bracewell was dumped out of the squad during the Indian series last summer for off-field misbehaviour, along with batsman Jesse Ryder.

There is no sign of a return for Ryder anytime soon.

- APNZ

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Allenton Outdoor Bowls A few results first. Auto Sparks and Robbie’s Bar & Bistro Campbell Trophy played Wed 24/09/14: 1st. F. McKnight, J. Kingsbury, D. McEvedy 2nd. B. White, T. Johnson, J. Trudgeon 3rd. L. Luke, S. Doig, M. Cabout. It was a very much enjoyed by all players and plenty of fun was had.

Progressive Pairs September 27: Leads: 1st.

Lester Tarbotton, 2nd. Barry Molloy Skips: 1st Noelene Woods, 2nd. John Bruce. Well Played. Ladies September 30Progressive Pairs: Leads. Millie Foggo Skips. Rachel Davies.

It was a glorious day for our 1st competition and was thoroughly enjoyed by us all.

Now just a reminder for names to be in for Ron White Cup drawn mixed triples on Sun 5th Oct. So good to be back on the greens and playing. The weather has been kind to date so long may it continue. See you on the greens.

Ashburton County Lions A good attendance of members, District Governor Graham Edge and Linda, Lion Graham Smith, educator/trainer for Camp Quality, and four members of Ashburton Lions Club were welcomed to the recent meeting of Ashburton County Lions Club by President Jan Stonyer.

A collection of gifts for seniors was contributed by members; lily bulbs ordered by members were uplifted; a roster seeking help with Blind Foundation collection was circulated; and order form for club calendars was passed around.

Lion Graham Smith outlined his involvement with Camp Quality, a major Lions clubs focus, speaking of the history of the camps since 1985, camps which cater for 5-16 yr olds living with cancer - sufferers or siblings – often 40 children plus support staff - for one week annually in January. Family Fun days and camp re-unions are also part of the camp Quality experience.

District Governor Graham shared some of his experiences at the Lions International Convention in Toronto; stated the International President’s theme for the year is “Strengthen the Pride”; detailed the “Ask 1” membership growth project; introduced the Multiple District approved project for Diabetes funding for research and equipment (valued $33,000); outlined his theme for the year “Together in Fellowship and Service”; and encouraged attendance at the 202J District Convention March 2015.

The usual exchange of banners between District Governor and club concluded his address.

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In other club business, members were thanked for input into the calendar project; reminded of preparing for Toot for Tucker (November); advised dates for Meals-onwheels (December); commended on braving the elements at Boulevarde Day stall; complimented on a successful Camp Quality raffle; asked to assist further with Park St Day Care transporting; reminded of monthly social luncheons (1st Friday each month); and asked to help with Children’s Day quiz evening. Busy times!!!

The monthly raffle was won by Lion Bett Wills; and the “Roaming Tin” by Lion Michael Shearer.

Tail twisting with Lion Moyra Whiting, in her usual humorous style, concluded the evening.

Good wishes for successful preparations and show days were extended Ashburton A & P Assoc President, Lion Lynette Lovett.

Ashburton Golf Club

Tinwald Golf Club

Some good golf has been played recently, and hopefully some good stuff coming up, as we move into spring. The clocks have jumped forward, the evenings are lighter, and our ever popular NBS Friday night teams, is kicking off.

Last weekend’s Par round, saw David Fisher, and Graham Behrnes, shooting the lights out on the course, and a couple of prelim games in the Newton Cup, saw Bill and Gordon as well as Lefty and Ken make it into the final eight.

This Saturday the real fun begins, Stu Dunlop and Dave Hewitt, take on Bill Hetrick and Gordy Clinton. The Hopster and Ryan Cockburn will battle against Paddy and Pieter Van Volly, Derek Shaw and John Davis, meet Laurie Thomas, and Noel Sutton, and finally The Stoddart boys take on Ken and Lefty.

Should be some great games, I will give a good run down on the semi-finalists next week.

Then on Sunday the Brandon course hosts the County Stroke, where teams of 8 (4 women and 4 men), come from all the courses of the area and play off for the Mayors Trophy.

Everyone is welcome to come and play in the game, there are also individual prizes, on offer for the whole field, hopefully the weather will play ball and we have a rip roaring weekend.

See you down on the course.

Good golfing.

The Club’s Championship final results from Saturday saw Men - Senior Nigel Heney, runner up Josh Smith. Intermediate: Gordon Rennie, runner up Brent Kirdy. Junior A: Terry Reynolds, runner up Neil Rayner.

Junior B: Steve Kircher, runner up Lindsay Jackson. Junior C: Tony McAndrew, runner up Alan Lilley.

Women - Silver: Wendy Stevenson, runner

Horticultural Society President Joy Jaine welcomed members to the September meeting and members held a minute’s silence to remember Joyce Jack-

son, one time member.

Guest speaker Alister McKenzie gave a detailed account on lawn maintenance, varieties of grass seed and the best method of putting in a new lawn. This is of particular interest to those wishing to enter their lawns in the Garden Competition which is run by the Society each February. The Domain 150th Celebrations are eagerly anticipated and the Society is looking forward to being involved on the final day, Sunday 30 November.

The new season’s programme was handed out.

The raffle was won by Mary McCosker and the Premier Bloom was a wine trillium, grown by Pat Tarbotton. The Table Show was well represented with some glorious spring blooms and results were: Pat Tarbotton (11 firsts, 8 seconds, 3 thirds), Brian Glassey (5,4,1), John Hoogweg (4,1,0), Joy Jaine (2,4,4), Rosemary Case (1,2,1).

The next meeting will be Monday October 27 when guest speaker John Tyrrell will outline the work of St John Ambulance.

Ashburton Ladies Probus The September meeting of the Ashburton Ladies Probus Club was held in the Doris Linton Lounge. President welcomed members and one visitor.

Members sang the National Anthem. Several birthdays were celebrated this month The bus trip is next Wednesday 1st October, leaving at 8.45am Area luncheon at The Stables on Thursday 13th October Mini speaker was Witney Smith who told us about her trip to Gallipoli in April this year.

Witney was thanked and given some baking After the raffles were drawn, we enjoyed morning tea and the usual social time.

Nigel Smith was the main speaker. He with two friends toured around Australia on motor bikes. His talk was illustrated with very good slides.

He was thanked and given a fruit tray.

After the meeting 16 ladies had lunch at Colombus.

Ashburton Men’s Probus Methven Golf Club Championships Finals Day had fine weather and a course in superb order greeted the finalists as they teed off in the 36 hole finals.

Ladies’ Silver: Jenny Senior quickly built up an early lead against a nervous Angela Mowbray. Mowbray improved on the second nine to match Senior. In the afternoon, however, Senior reasserted her superiority to take the match helped by her greater finals experience.

Senior Men’s: Dayle Lucas finally shed the bridesmaid tag to take his first title from five attempts against Rob Fensom. Like Senior, Lucas’ finals experience showed early as he lead after the first nine and despite Fensom’s best efforts Lucas lead throughout.

Intermediate: Low qualifier Andrew Wylie continued his giant killing effort, toppling top qualifier Doug Sheldon. Wylie also led throughout the close contest.

Bronze A: Jane Helmore’s experience was the key to her win against Ellen Kemp.

Junior A: Frank Sandy’s trailed Mike Gray for the first 27 holes before mounting a strong comeback to win at the 35th in a close fought match.

Bronze B: In a see-saw match Fay Redfern proved too strong as the match pro-

gressed against Sandra Marr.

Junior B: Top qualifier Dave Puckett was on top throughout against Gary Kermode.

Kermode found it difficult to reproduce the form he displayed in the semi-final while Puckett’s consistency ensured victory early in the afternoon.

Ladies Finals: Silver – Jenny Senior beat Angela Mowbray 12/11, Bronze A – Jane Helmore beat Ellen Kemp 11/9, Bronze B – Fay Redfern beat Sandra Marr 5/4 Men’s Finals: Senior – Dayle Lucas beat Rod Fensom 6/5, Intermediate – Andrew Wylie beat Doug Sheldon 5/4, Junior A – Frank Sandys beat Mike Gray 2/1, Junior B – Dave Puckett beat Gary Kermode 11 / 9, Putting – Bruce Dickson beat Stuart Wilson 2/1, Senior Knockout – Keith Middleton beat Barry Wackwitz 2/1, Junior Knockout – Bruce Dickson beat Peter Kemp 7 / 6, Nett Championship – Allan Smith beat Gavin Santy 2/1, Senior Flight – Craig J Middleton beat Piers Rolton, Intermediate Flight – Pete Wood beat Bernie Walsh, Junior A Flight – Simon Wareing beat Mark Gorman, Junior B Flight – Phil Trail beat Jim Lattimore.

Next Week: Saturday – Pairs AMBROSE. Note start time 1pm Sunday – Toyota Cup 1pm Start Single Person Draw

September Meeting: President Rodger chaired the meeting, 40 members were present. Aird Muir was inducted as a member.

Bruce Leighton asked if there were any members who were interested in joining the golf team.

Our mini speaker, Barrie Hunt related a story from long ago: There was a church, a vicar, a club, a council, some trees, and a chain saw, all in Ashburton. It was like a script from “The Vicar of Dibley”!

Richard Conway reminisced about an adventure he had in the 1950s when he was part of a group of nine young mountaineers in who made what is believed to be the first ever raft journey from the source of the Buller River, at the northern end of Lake Rotoiti, to the sea at Westport. The trip took four days.

Bevan Small related a series of anecdotes from a career of more than 30 years as a hospital orderly at Christchurch and Ashburton Hospitals. Some were humorous, others sad and poignant.

Barrie Hunt took the stage again and told some stories from travel in USA in the early eighties.

Our guest speaker Steve Prescott, was recently appointed manager of the new EA Networks Centre.

He has been a keen swimmer since he was

up Amanda Gray. Bronze 1: Leen Bell, runner up Joyce VanderHeide. Bronze 2: June Bruhns, runner up Jacqui Beardsley. Bronze 3: Barbara Harris, runner up Phyllis Ellis. 9 hole: Madge Sherriff, runner up Sue Gudsell.

Well done to all our Club Champs finalists and Winners of their respective grades, and it was great to have a lot of people on course following the Finals.

four years old. Earlier this year he won 4 gold and 3 silver medals at the International Swimming Masters in Montreal.

His first joined the Royal NZ Navy and qualified as a Ship’s Diver. After the Navy he joined the Prison Service at Waikeria where he was asked to look after the pool. He then moved to a social welfare role in Levin with emphasis on sporting activities in which swimming played an important part.

This led to his appointment to run the local Swimming Centre. In 1994 he was appointed manager of the Jellie Park Pools in Christchurch.

In 1997 he was appointed manager of the Moana Pool complex in Dunedin along with the pools in St Clair, Mosgiel and Port Chalmers. He had 140 staff and in 1999/2000 oversaw a massive upgrade of the Moana Pool.

Steve moved to Ashburton this year to a new challenge, managing the new EA Centre. He wants all age groups and abilities to use the complex.

There will be wheel chair access and the hydro therapy and the physiotherapy pools heated will be to 34(C. A hydroslide would be a good but expensive addition.

Resort Manger Tony Sands gave us a brief talk and a few took advantage of a tour and a look around the Resort. A very enjoyable Birthday was had by all.

Garden Circle: September 12 saw our Club Room overflowing with beautiful spring flowers. It was our Annual Spring Flower Show. After such an early spring we all thought the show might be rather sparse but the opposite happened – it was great, with plenty of beautiful blooms and colour.

Sandra Grant presented the trophies and results as follows: Grigg Cup for Daffodils: 1st= Jennifer Hunt and Joan Dephoff; 3rd Janet Butterick Murdoch Trophy for cut flowers: 1st Jennifer Hunt, 2nd Norma Galway, 3rd Yvonne Matthews Rountree Tray for best Camellia: Jennifer Hunt Pauline Cornwall Cup for Champion Daffodil: Jennifer Hunt Premier Bloom in Show: Judy Kingsbury After the presentation of the trophies Ngaio McKee gave a very interesting talk and demonstration of her life and work as an artist.

She demonstrated the basic steps in watercolour painting and pastel drawing. Many of her beautiful flower paintings were on display for us all to admire. Ngaio was thanked

by Joan and presented with a small gift.

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Bryan Ching welcomed 24 members to our September meeting, with special mention to our demonstrator Eddie White of Timaru.

Show and Tell Dave Busby with his nice Tasmanian blackwood bowl.

John Millichamp a bowl in ginkgo wood and another in NZ red beech.

Adriaan Slooten a small lidded container of deer antler.

Bruce Ferriman a winged bowl, his sixth attempt.

Hayley Zanker a small gingko bowl.

Eddie White three nicely turned yew three legged pots, a piece of turned driftwood and a candle stick with an off centred section.

Eddie then demonstrated how he made a small three legged container in holly. He first turned a small collar between centres with a spigot at one end.

He used several homemade adapted tools made from good old English steel screwdrivers. It was remounted using the spigot and a homemade jaws to hollow the tail end. The base was shaped from which he made the three legs.

Unfortunately time allowed him to complete one leg, but the members got the idea. He used Dremel to carve the leg. Thanks to Eddie for his great demonstration.

Despite the challenging conditions on boulevard day, members had a pleasing day selling rocking horse raffle tickets. Thanks to those who helped on the chilly day.

September Report A good number of members and guests gathered at Hotel Ashburton for the September meeting. The evening commenced with the singing of the national anthem followed by the introduction of guests and visitors by President Lion Bob Rogers. The clip boards circulated requested help for the Christmas raffle, the Pink Ribbon and Arthritis appeals.

Among the visitors were representatives from the Green Island Lions Club who advertised the 2015 Convention to be hosted in their area in March and which will be held in the Savoy Theatre in Dunedin. County Lions Member Jan Stonyer advertised their 2015 calendar which is now on sale.

Graham Taylor introduced the guest speaker for the evening, Andrew Beckley, who spoke on his life’s journey from being a musician in the NZ Army to his current occupation with Ashburton’s St John’s. During his army career he became a driving instructor for army medics and this offered him the opportunity to become a Trainer and a clinical driving tutor.

On retirement from the Defence Force he became involved with the St John’s Ambulance Service as both a driver and a trainer.

Andrew gave an informative talk on how the Ashburton Service functions and emphasised the importance of St Johns volunteers in Ashburton. The use and value of the technical defibrillators was explained and which are always available for emergencies. There are many smaller versions within the community providing a valuable tool in saving lives. Andrew answered the many relevant questions from members and this was much appreciated.

Secretary Lion Barry read a letter from Nicola Tyrrell requesting financial assistance with her medical condition and the Board had decided to make it an individual choice donation.

A letter of appreciation from received from the Cancer Society thanking the club for its assistance with their annual appeal. The Ashburton Age Concern fundraiser, “Spring Fashion” at Aero View on 15th October was advertised.

Pakeke Lions have again been asked to assist at the A&P Show with the erecting of the marquees.

Thanks was expressed to the members who had helped during Boulevard Day. Two visitors were acknowledged for their valuable contribution to the firewood raffle and the Slick Project. Special mention was made of the Day Care drivers. Lion Lance Harper was recognised for reaching his 96th birthday.

Next ladies Craft day, October 6th at Inna’s place.

Cavendish Club

Travel Club

Ashburton Woodworkers

On Friday 5th September 34 ladies of Cavendish Club Ashburton and 2 visitors from Timaru celebrated their 87th Birthday at the Lochlea Lifestyle Resort Reception Centre.

Although the day was far from spring-like the atmosphere and delightful surroundings in the centre more than made up for the day outside. Everyone enjoyed the social get together with a drink and a chance to mingle and chat before lunch.

With everyone seated President Janet welcomed visitors and members with a special welcome to our Patroness Betty Roberts.

Rona said Grace and we all enjoyed a lovely meal catered for by Reflections. After lunch

On Friday 19th the Travel Club was delighted to have Mrs Jill Marshall to tell of a fascinating cruise lasting 11 wonderful days in the Mediterranean calling at ports in Sicily, Tunisia, Corsica, Monaco, France and Spain.

Mrs Marshall gave life to this wonderful cruise by describing points of great interest. Olympia, visiting ancient Temple built in the 5th Century B.C.; a visit to the Virgin Mary’s house, wonderful Greek Islands, not to forget beautiful Sorrento. This cruise was indeed a timeless joy and one must admit was left with a need to read more about the history of our wonderful world.

Life travelling on Holland America Line Captained by Aereon Don Donselaar was luxury indeed.

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Dexter again the man to beat

By Matt MarkhaM You’ve got to give it to Dexter Dunn.

A freakishly talented sportsman who just keeps pushing himself to the max to be better at something he already does so well.

Already this season he’s looking on song for another national driving premiership title and a potential eighth consecutive one at that.

With 32 winners on the board he’s 14 clear of where he was at the same point last year, and the serious racing for the season hasn’t arrived yet.

Once Cup Week stumbles itself upon us, guys like Dexter will be in full flight.

They’ll spend most of their weekend travelling from one meeting to another, and if they aren’t driving at the races on any given day its more than likely that there will be a work-

out or trial meeting on somewhere where their services are required.

Sounds like a pretty good gig right?

In theory it is, but even Dunn will tell you it gets a little tough on the mental state at times as well as the body.

And I think that is what makes the Dexter Dunn story all that more impressive.

He hasn’t done it resting on his laurels, nor has he

achieved what he wanted to and then sat back and taken the easy road.

No, for coming up eight years Dexter Dunn has been foot to the floor, from one end of the country to the next.

Most drivers will be able to tell you what horses they drove last month, at times Dunn could be excused for forgetting what he drove in the last race.

And somehow in between all that time in front of the steering

wheel or staring at his tray table on a flight, Dunn manages to do his form.

So much so in fact that when he steps out onto the track in any race at any corner of the country in almost every instance he is better prepared than anyone else.

And that is the key to the success of Dexter Dunn.

Preparation and knowledge.

Two dangerous things in the hands of a talent like him.

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Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park 6 06536 Bono Hest (6) fr.............................. A Faulks Meeting Date: 02 Oct 2014 NZ Meeting number: 7 Dou- 7 0038x Desert Blue (7) fr ........................T McMillan bles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 8 0375x Feather Boyz (U1) fr..........................J Dunn 4; 6, 7 and 8 9 24236 Ottawa (U2) fr...................................S Ottley 1 5.51pm DUNEDIN HOLIDAY PARK PACE $6000, 3 6.50pm RICOH MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+, c0 with 4yo+ c1 pace, stand, 2700m cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 80566 Jaspers Blue Jean (1) fr ...................S Ottley 1 Arizona Pete (1) fr ................... M Williamson 2 x3189 Floreta (2) fr .................................. K Butt (J) 2 x5208 Beaudiene Gambler (2) fr .............B Orange 3 30x00 Special Delight (3) fr ........................ D Dunn 3 8 Rightaround (3) fr .............................D White 4 0x650 Smoke N Grin (4) fr .......................B Orange 4 53 Chantrey (4) fr .................................. D Dunn 5 8x90x Here Comes Brucie (5) fr ........... D Johnston 5 265 Paula’s On Fire (5) fr ..................... K Barclay 6 66451 Chapel Lane (6) fr ................... L McCormick 6 82459 Matai Bryan (6) fr ............................. A Milne 7 65622 Milligan (7) fr ........................ C Ferguson (J) 7 9 Noah Flyin C C (U1) fr ............ N Williamson 8 88028 She’s Got It (8) fr ....................... M Purvis (J) 8 8795x Here Comes Monkey (U2) fr ...... D Johnston 9 12035 Tandy Franco (U1) fr .......................J W Cox 9 88785 Roxy Rox (U3) fr ................ B Williamson (J) 2 6.25pm GJ GARDNER TROT $6000, 4yo+ c1 trot, 4 7.16pm STUNIN CULLEN MOBILE PACE $6000, stand, 2700m 4yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 64435 City Courage (1) fr ..........................J W Cox 1 66253 Rosie Lindenny (1) fr........................ D Dunn 2 00773 The Earth Moved (2) fr ............ C D Thornley 2 09578 Alexy (2) fr .........................................J Dunn 3 84399 Ngaire Margaret (3) fr ...................... D Dunn 3 46524 Woodlea DJ (3) fr .......................... K Cox (J) 4 22201 Davey’s Gift (4) fr .................... M Williamson 4 16404 Amelia Pond (4) fr ......................... K Butt (J) 5 56497 Sappy’s Brite Star (5) fr .................C Buchan 5 55149 Eastburn Mara (5) fr ......................B Orange

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7030x Pure Christian (6) fr................. M Williamson x5984 My Guy Mac (7) fr ................ C Ferguson (J) 30080 Speedy Ideal (8) fr ..........................J W Cox 0660x Missy Mach (9) fr .................... N Williamson 66000 Fleets Classy Jet (21) fr ........... C Bourke (J) 9697x Here Comes Falcon (22) fr......... D Johnston 5 7.42pm NRM SIRES STAKES (HEAT 2) MOBILE PACE $25,000, 3yo c&g mob. pace, mobile, 1700m 1 41121 Art Union (1) fr ................................. D Dunn 2 8x111 Pulp Fiction (2) fr...............................J Dunn 3 1x311 Tas Man Bromac (3) fr ............ N Williamson 4 35x21 Alta Ronaldo (4) fr ......................... B Barclay 5 79x1 Smithy (5) fr............................. C D Thornley 6 21 Have Faith In Me (6) fr .................T Williams 7 01111 Mighty Flying Major (7) fr ..............B Orange 8 4x422 Highview Freddy fr ....................... Scratched 6 8.07pm DUNEDIN CITY FORD PACE $5500, 4yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2200m 1 60637 Ohcee (1) fr ............................... M Purvis (J) 2 75502 The Edge Of Reason (2) fr...............S Ottley 3 56P23 Oasis Dream (3) fr ........................B Orange 4 290x7 Maldini (4) fr ............................ M Williamson

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5 42627 Russet Norkotah (5) fr................... K Barclay 6 49638 Cream It Cullen (6) fr ......................J W Cox 7 5x Hez Only The Lonely (7) fr ...... C D Thornley 8 0 Washingtons Chance (8) fr .............. A Milne 9 74 Courage To Fly (9) fr ........................ D Dunn 7 8.34pm KEEP IT CLEAN MBL PACE $7500, 4yo+ c2, c3 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 1080x Shard N Awe (1) fr ............... C Ferguson (J) 2 99441 Aveross Picasso (2) fr ............. N Williamson 3 3P437 Platinum Princess (3) fr...................J W Cox 4 39650 Spirit Of Chronos (4) fr .....................S Ottley 5 958x6 The Lutts (5) fr ........................ C D Thornley 6 5129x Starsky’s Dream (6) fr ...................... D Dunn 7 55x07 Classiebee (7) fr............................B Orange 8 56587 Fair Dinkum Bromac (8) fr ............. K Butt (J) 9 5x971 King Cyril fr .................................. Scratched 10 60011 Vincennes (21) fr..................... M Williamson 11 09613 Hudson Sully (22) fr ..........................J Dunn 8 8.59pm WASHINGTON VC MOBILE PACE $5500, 3yo+, c0 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 33675 Fern Fever (1) fr ................. B Williamson (J) 2 Poshs Blue Chippie (2) fr ........... J Ovens (J)

3 9x084 Bettakatethanneva (3) fr.......... N Williamson 4 97940 Be Me (4) fr .....................................J W Cox 5 788x5 Elma Fitz (5) fr ..................................J Dunn 6 000xP Rescarn (6) fr .......................... C D Thornley 7 0299x Towney (7) fr .............................. D Johnston 8 Titan Banner (8) fr ............................ D Dunn 9 62646 Dark Dana (9) fr ...................... M Williamson Pacifiers off : Noah Flyin C C (R3)

10 690 Last Trump h (5) 58.5 .......................K Smith 11 07098 Mr Exclusive (7) 58.5 .............. D Turner (a2) 12 8x560 Ngawaka (15) 58.5 13 09632 Opium (8) 56.5 ........................... M Dee (a1) 14 350 Eden Rock (6) 56.5 ..................... R Hannam 15 80x0x The Green Gherkin (2) 56.5 ....... V Johnston 6 3.40pm RACEWAY MOTEL 2040 RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2040m 1 x00x0 Flemington (13) 59.5 ........... C O’Beirne (a4) 2 264x0 Fredrick William tm (15) 59.5 ...... B Lammas 3 41204 Lord Of The Stars td (4) 57 ............ J Parkes 4 14441 Nancylee m (8) 56.5.................... D Johnson 5 61x51 Lord Casanova t (2) 55 .............. L Satherley 6 43139 Mr Cool Boy tm (7) 55 ......... R Hutchings (a) 7 09851 Power Trip m (1) 55 ................. D Turner (a2) 8 13x96 Lady Platinum (9) 54.5 ............... M Dee (a1) 9 45650 Perfect Symbol tdm (10) 54.5M Dravitzki (a1) 10 30370 Acutelygold m (16) 54 ......................S Doyle 11 37068 Lil Mer m (14) 54 ..............................K Smith 12 26770 Les Sylphides tdm (3) 54 ....... K Chiong (a3) 13 36146 One Kay m (12) 54 .......................... R Myers 14 02790 Heir Supply m (6) 54 ..................... R Norvall 15 0P940 Adidazler (11) 54......................... R Hannam 16 69809 Kalgoorlie Bomber m (5) 54V Ravikumar (a2) 7 4.10pm JD WORKMAN & CO 1200 RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 4360x Manu db (10) 60.............................H Tinsley 2 9068x McDaids t (1) 59.5................. N Teeluck (a3) 3 469x7 Gus tdh (4) 59 ..................... R Hutchings (a) 4 2250x Bright Glo tdh (15) 58.5.................. J Parkes 5 x811x Written Command td (5) 56.5...... D Johnson 6 239x0 Platinum Lincoln dm (3) 55.5 ........D Bradley 7 76x0x The Debt Collector tdm (8) 55.5D Turner (a2) 8 10189 Watch Your Man dm (11) 55.5 ..........S Doyle

9 27x64 Miss Benci td (9) 55 ........................ R Myers 10 2167x On The Hill th (7) 55 ..........R Goldsbury (a4) 11 31365 Brecon Belle dm (2) 54 .......... K Chiong (a3) 12 30x13 Far Fetched d (13) 54.......... M Dravitzki (a1) 13 21746 Neutron Star 54............................ Scratched 14 62460 Princess Lincoln tdm (12) 54 15 7820x Southern Secret t (14) 54.........J Shackleton 16 0100x Letsgetiton (6) 54 ....................... M Dee (a1) Emergency: Letsgetiton 8 4.45pm WANGANUI TROTTING CLUB 1600 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 048x0 The Bachelor d (13) 59 ............... B Lammas 2 1330x Beau Agen tdm (10) 58 ............J Shackleton 3 71355 Justa Charlie dmb (16) 57.5............J Riddell 4 x9149 Pelletier (2) 57.5 .............................H Tinsley 5 49150 Alphabet Street d (11) 56.5 ......... D Johnson 6 55305 Fast ‘N’ Gorgeous (1) 55.5 .............. R Myers 7 215x7 Handlemewithcare dm (6) 55.5 ...... J Parkes 8 x5032 Caley Rose tm (7) 54.5 .................D Bradley 9 10304 Single Mission mh (3) 54 .................K Smith 10 4256F Ishidanzin dm (9) 54 .........R Goldsbury (a4) 11 00870 All Ginga m (14) 54 .................... L Satherley 12 600x0 Great Of Favours m (5) 54 ......... M Dee (a1) 13 00x90 La Danseur d (12) 54 ............ N Teeluck (a3) 14 70895 Patience m (4) 54 .............................S Doyle 15 640x0 Rock Band m (15) 54 .................. R Hannam 16 70x70 Scarred (8) 54 ......................... D Turner (a2) Emergency: Scarred

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6 77487 What I Like 30.59 ......................J McInerney 7 13413 Doleuze 30.36 ...................................J Dunn 8 83543 Idol Girl 30.51 L & .............................. Wales 11 8.45pm BILL’S BAR & BISTRO DASH C4/5, 295m 1 64112 Plagiarism 17.02 .......................R Blackburn 2 42542 Zebidiah 17.02 .......................... A Bradshaw 3 66177 Goldstar Chumlee 17.27 S & .......... B Evans 4 21578 Jawlaa nwtd J & ..............................D Fahey 5 15213 Smash Rumour 17.26 ..................... M Grant 6 57253 Popstar Rocket nwtd .........................M Flipp 7 12324 Keramus 17.09 ...............................G Cleeve 8 27334 Angel Noir 17.15 .............................. B Dann 9 63787 Mer De Noms 17.19 ..................R Blackburn 10 57466 Stirling Dann nwtd C & ....................... Fagan 12 9.12pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY DASH C4, 295m 1 51875 Wee Terra 17.34 C & .......................... Fagan 2 54755 Know Advantage 17.04 ..................G Cleeve 3 72577 Bellwave 17.20 ...........................D Stapleton 4 47x74 Life’s A Laugh 17.17 .................R Blackburn 5 43641 Dillmanstown 17.36...........................J Dunn 6 22241 Bump 17.01..................................C Roberts 7 74325 Will Excite 17.33 .......................... L Waretini 8 78248 Fantastic Four 17.60 ....................... M Grant 9 77718 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 10 75288 Wandy Jewel 17.39 .....................D Kingston

SELECTIONS Race 1: Tandy Franco, Milligan, She’s Got It, Smoke N Grin Race 2: Ottawa, Ngaire Margaret, The Earth Moved Race 3: Chantrey, Rightaround, Arizona Pete, Paula’s On Fire Race 4: Woodlea DJ, Rosie Lindenny, Fleets Classy Jet Race 5: Mighty Flying Major, Alta Ronaldo, Art Union, Pulp Fiction Race 6: Courage To Fly, Oasis Dream, Washingtons Chance Race 7: Starsky’s Dream, Vincennes, Platinum Princess Race 8: Titan Banner, Dark Dana, Fern Fever, Elma Fitz LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Today at Wanganui Raceway

Wanganui JC Venue: Wanganui Meeting Date: 02 Oct 2014 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.45pm (NZT) CRAIG & SUE BREAKFAST SHOW 92.8 MORE FM 1200 MDN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 476x Caper Caleb (8) 58.5 .....................H Tinsley 2 Fifteensixty 58.5 ........................... Scratched 3 3224x Miss Kaylee h (14) 56.5 ................. J Parkes 4 20524 Kirra Belle 56.5 ............................ Scratched 5 8525x Silkysand (6) 56.5 ............................ R Stam 6 7x3 Unico 56.5 .................................... Scratched 7 85x Alarinda (15) 56.5 ........................... R Myers 8 87x0x Aribasan (1) 56.5 ..............R Goldsbury (a4) 9 Konohiki h (7) 56.5 ...................... B Lammas 10 33x76 All Charm 56 ................................ Scratched 11 93x60 Lenin The Brown (2) 56....................S Doyle 12 5x Kolonel Kev (4) 56 ...........................J Riddell 13 Hundyamonth h (3) 56 ..................D Bradley 14 Silver Blade (9) 56....................... R Hannam 15 Parisienne Jewel (10) 54............ M Dee (a1) 16 Lady Euro 54................................ Scratched 17 78 Battle Creek 56 ............................ Scratched 18 x76x7 Clyde (11) 58.5 19 799x Chonney (12) 56.5 20 87x90 Cheyenne Princess h (13) 56.5 21 060x Massey Dash h (5) 56.5 Emergencies: Lady Euro, Battle Creek, Clyde, Chonney, Cheyenne Princess, Massey Dash 2 1.20pm CLASS CARPENTRY 1200 3YO FILLIES MDN $7000, MAIDEN 3YOF, 1200m 1 73 Petty Thief (14) 56.5 ........................ R Myers 2 536x Astute 56.5 ................................... Scratched 3 30 It’s Your Call (9) 56.5 .............. K Chiong (a3) 4 0x4 Los Vargas (4) 56.5 ..................... D Johnson

5 x77x5 Wild Wings (1) 56.5 ..........................S Doyle 6 0x Clementine 56.5 ........................... Scratched 7 Dixie Express (11) 56.5............... R Hannam 8 In A Trance 56.5 ........................... Scratched 9 9x Just A Lover h (12) 56.5 ................D Bradley 10 Porotene Diva (5) 56.5 ................... J Parkes 11 Alamimo (10) 56.5............................ R Stam 12 Bellontherocks (13) 56.5 ......... D Turner (a2) 13 Platinum Command (7) 56.5 ...........J Riddell 14 Promises 56.5 .............................. Scratched 15 Tayla Maid (2) 56.5...................... B Lammas 16 Lady Euro (6) 56.5 ..................... M Dee (a1) 17 Courtesan (8) 56.5 .........................H Tinsley 18 0 Suchapalava 56.5 ........................ Scratched 19 9 Shezenthusiastic 56.5 .................. Scratched 20 0x Black Fern 56.5 ............................ Scratched 21 x6x70 Fernlin h (3) 56.5..............................K Smith Emergencies: Lady Euro, Courtesan, Suchapalava, Shezenthusiastic, Black Fern, Fernlin 3 1.55pm WANGANUI GREYHOUND RACING CLUB 1340 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1340m 1 08460 Don’t Blame Buster m (11) 59..........A Taylor 2 18x0 Slazenjah h (12) 59 ..................... D Johnson 3 x231x Let Me Think tm (6) 58.5 ................H Tinsley 4 8219x Cutluse (3) 58 ...............................D Bradley 5 2160x Hot Spot (14) 57.5....................J Shackleton 6 2068x Myminkcoat (1) 57.5 ................... B Lammas 7 10x9x Tansava (5) 57 .................... M Dravitzki (a1) 8 91559 Zimmzee m (13) 57 ............... N Teeluck (a3) 9 3700x Edge Of Glory (10) 56.5 ................. J Parkes 10 3097x Missteeflying (2) 56.5 ...................... R Myers 11 330x7 Silk Belt 56 ................................... Scratched 12 63980 Persian Dancer 56 ....................... Scratched 13 1660x Edensong (4) 55.5 ..................... M Dee (a1)

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14 2944x Hot Lips (7) 55.5 ......................... R Hannam 15 0090x Lorraine th (9) 54.5 ..........................K Smith 16 70x70 Scarred (8) 54 4 2.30pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES 1600 F&M MAIDEN $12,000, MDN F&M, 1600m 1 24x32 Zvonareva b (3) 57.5 ................... D Johnson 2 830x2 Minyarna h (1) 57.5 ............. R Hutchings (a) 3 4 Lady Capella 57.5 ........................ Scratched 4 09395 Oma Elle (12) 57.5 ........................... R Stam 5 x5594 St’ruth (13) 57.5 .............................H Tinsley 6 52x78 Still Waters (7) 57.5 ..................... B Lammas 7 x58x4 Sweet Magnus (15) 57.5 ................ J Parkes 8 x7894 Waipatiki Girl (4) 57.5...................... R Myers 9 38367 Hi Fiver (8) 57.5 .................... N Teeluck (a3) 10 97957 False Empathy h (14) 57.5 ......... V Johnston 11 05x50 Minstrel Flyer (10) 57.5 ...................J Riddell 12 Casual Annie (9) 57.5 ......... C O’Beirne (a4) 13 089x Dowellbyme (11) 57.5 .......... T Johnson (a4) 14 043 Acquisto (16) 55 ......................... L Satherley 15 07 The Duke’s Secret (2) 55 ........... M Dee (a1) 16 5x0x9 Boudica (6) 55..................................S Doyle 17 x6x70 Fernlin h (5) 55.................................K Smith Emergencies: Boudica, Fernlin 5 3.05pm GRANGEWILLIAM STUD 2040 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2040m 1 40363 Redeem (13) 58.5 ............... C O’Beirne (a4) 2 0x593 Earl Spencer h (9) 58.5 ...................J Riddell 3 x0234 Lucky To Be Cool (4) 58.5 .............. J Parkes 4 927. Kings Kite (11) 58.5 .........................S Doyle 5 9463x Lykaroc (14) 58.5 ................ M Dravitzki (a1) 6 0460 High Commissioner (10) 58.5 ........H Tinsley 7 895 Zedace (12) 58.5........................ L Satherley 8 076 Ned (3) 58.5 ..................................D Bradley 9 Brecon (1) 58.5 ........................... B Lammas

Blinkers on: Aribasan (R1), Still Waters, Sweet Magnus (R4), Mr Exclusive (R5), Fredrick William (R6), Patience (R8) Blinkers off: Lenin The Brown (R1), Fernlin (R2), Hi Fiver, Fernlin (R4), Manu, Far Fetched (R7) Winkers on : Far Fetched (R7) Winkers off : Sweet Magnus (R4)

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 3 5.43pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DISTANCE C2d, 645m 5 22717 Homebush Churro 17.29 ...........J McInerney Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Oct 2014 NZ Meeting num- 1 67868 Court The Belle 39.48 L &.................. Wales 6 63327 Go Housie 17.03 ............................G Cleeve ber: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 2 46241 Deanne’s Fantasy 38.00 J & ...........D Fahey 7 11744 Laredo 17.12 .....................................M Flipp 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 3 47351 Unshaken 38.21 J & ........................D Fahey 8 11471 Sophie’s Terra 17.08 C & ................... Fagan 10, 11 and 12 9 63787 Mer De Noms 17.19 ..................R Blackburn 4 33733 Blushing Belle 38.77 L & .................... Wales 10 65738 Butterbean 17.29 M & .....................P Binnie 1 5.04pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C4, 295m 5 25122 Jinja Power 38.06 J & .....................D Fahey 1 38F77 Star Dreamer 17.32 C & .................... Fagan 6 72786 Goldstar Bella 38.24 S &................. B Evans 6 6.37pm CAROL’S TAB STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 55736 Cawbourne Witch 30.64 ...............C Roberts 2 18x86 Zoe Brand 17.21 .............................. B Dann 7 67845 Stich Up 38.69 S &.......................... B Evans 2 65887 Grunt Rodgers 31.49 ................J McInerney 3 56163 Know Knowing 17.40 .....................G Cleeve 8 12438 Opawa Tania 37.78 L & ...................... Wales 3 44513 Cracking Chain 30.25 J & ...............D Fahey 4 2F716 Pedro Force 17.28 S & .................... B Evans 9 37876 Thrilling Sound nwtd S &................. B Evans 5 56841 Billy West 17.18 .....................M K Dempsey 10 63627 Goldstar Junior nwtd S & ................ B Evans 4 41112 Dream Collector 29.89 J & ..............D Fahey 6 77463 Blonde Tori 17.47 ...................... A Bradshaw 4 6.01pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C4, 295m 5 78116 Dream Academy 30.25 S & ............ B Evans 7 77233 Maker’s Label 17.37 H & .....................Taylor 6 72126 Cawbourne Abbi 30.34 ................C Roberts 1 35722 Wunzee 17.39 ...........................J McInerney 8 71672 Chokehold 17.38 ........................D Stapleton 7 83273 Cawbourne Philip 30.34 ............J McInerney 2 71367 Deanne’s Magic 17.26 ...............D Stapleton 9 77718 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 8 x4157 Gee Cee Bee 30.43 ...................H Anderton 3 23452 Know Jealousy 17.29 .....................G Cleeve 10 65738 Butterbean 17.29 M & .....................P Binnie 9 57687 Invidious nwtd ...................................J Dunn 4 68214 Token Stu 17.28 ................................ J Rush 2 5.25pm THE MILLER BAR CAFE DASH C4/5, 295m 5 36557 Ketut 17.40 ...................................C Roberts 7 7.02pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C4/5, 295m 6 75344 Opawa Idol 17.35 L &.........................

Wales 1 52232 Angelic Star 17.33.............................J Dunn 1 71611 Sozin’s Comet 16.94 .................J McInerney 7 74653 Sting Me 17.12 ................................ M Grant 2 43268 Oscar Tuivasa 17.23........................L Philips 2 36121 Bo’s Business 17.31........................ M Grant 8 55723 Only Got Time 17.12 .................R Blackburn 3 62776 Mary Marlow 17.17 ......................... M Grant 3 14254 Irish Blue 17.01 J & .........................D Fahey 9 77718 Mulberry Brook 17.51...................

K Cassidy 4 24371 Quedrago 17.22 C & .......................... Fagan 4 65158 Impersonator 17.27 ................... A Bradshaw 10 57466 Stirling Dann nwtd C & .......................

Fagan 5 68x53 Wandy Gaylene 17.30....................G Cleeve 5 41463 Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith 6 68481 Terra Annie 17.22............................. B Dann 5 6.18pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C4/5, 295m 6 43215 Rodriguez 17.10..................................A Lee 7 83132 Hetfield 17.21 ...............................C Roberts 7 82886 Noble Fantasy 17.30 S & ................ B Evans 1 35231 Cawbourne Jelly 17.11 ......................C Weir 8 73486 Ohoka Coby 17.26 ....................... L Waretini 8 46212 Abound 17.23................................R Adcock 2 51766 Adroit 17.18 H &..................................Taylor 9 63787 Mer De Noms 17.19 ..................R Blackburn 9 63787 Mer De Noms 17.19 ..................R Blackburn 3 17757 Captain’s Choice 17.27 ................C Roberts 4 58818 Fireman’s Legacy 17.34 ....................J Dunn 10 854F8 Excuse Please 17.35 .................. J McMillan 10 75288 Wandy Jewel 17.39 .....................D Kingston

7.29pm NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED HEAT 1 NZRSq, 520m 1 13386 Opawa Stretch 30.33 L & ................... Wales 2 45482 Harlem Haka 30.51 ...................J McInerney 3 51331 Sheeza Flower 30.16 ................ A Bradshaw 4 83155 Know Ambition 30.53 .....................G Cleeve 5 Box Vacant 6 17227 Homebush Kelso 30.42 .............J McInerney 7 72665 Culvie Magic 30.14 ....................... R Adcock 8 81715 Opawa Casper 30.20 L & ................... Wales 9 7.55pm NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED HEAT 2 NZRSq, 520m 1 35367 Botany Kevin 30.49 ...................J McInerney 2 117F2 Robbie 30.20.................................R Adcock 3 33174 Opawa Webby 30.38 L & ................... Wales 4 53636 Opawa Andrea 30.53 L & ................... Wales 5 Box Vacant 6 46481 Homebush Chopper 30.06 ........J McInerney 7 21145 Know Certainty 30.69.....................G Cleeve 8 58834 Stolen Money 30.24 .......................G Cleeve 10 8.21pm NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED HEAT NZRSq, 520m 1 38428 Know Danger 30.02 .......................G Cleeve 2 27755 Opawa Zara 30.37 L & ....................... Wales 3 17318 Speedy Kazza 30.29 .................J McInerney 4 58734 Know Attempt 30.20.......................G Cleeve 5 84568 Andrea 30.34 ................................R Adcock

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Coach hails British stars

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Souths star Sam Burgess

PUBLIC NOTICES

The applicant described below has applied under Section 70 of the Land Transfer Act 1952 for the removal of a water and incidental rights easement.

The applicant claims that the water and incidental rights easement is redundant by reason of the circumstances set out below.

I intend to remove the water and incidental rights easement on November 3, 2014 if no objections have been received before that date.

• Application: 9795425.1 • Applicant: Allan John McCormick and Diane Doris McCormick C/- Argyle Welsh Finnigan, PO Box 454, Ashburton 7740 • Easement: Water and incidental rights (in gross) over Lot 3 DP 1826 CT CB23F/520 created

by Transfer 17151 registered on 7 December 1881 in favour of Henry John Tancred and John Collins Allen (grantees).

• Circumstances: As the grantees are deceased.

Dated at the Christchurch Office of Land Information New Zealand this 22nd day of September 2014.

H. M. Sibbald for Registrar-General of Land

Public notice of application for on-licence, off-licence, or club licence (or application for variation of conditions of onlicence, off-licence, or club licence) Americars Rod and Custom Club Inc., has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Ashburton for the renewal (or issue or variation of conditions) of an off licence in respect of the premises situated at 62 Maronan Road, Ashburton.

The general nature of the business conducted (or to be conducted) under the licence is: Car Enthusiasts Club.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is (or is intended to be) sold under the licence are: Sunday, Monday at 9am 10pm; Tuesday to Thursday at 12noon - 10pm; Friday, Saturday at 9am - 12 midnight.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Ashburton District Licensing Committee at 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton.

McNamara helped oversee Any person who is entitled to Burgess’ development when object and who wished to he coached the Bradford Bulls object to the grant of the application may, not later academy side before becoming than 15 working days after head coach in 2006. the date of the first publication of this notice, file At the time the Bulls were a notice in writing of the paying the price for the larobjection with: gesse of the trophy-laden The Secretary, Ashburton years of the early 2000s, District Licensing Committee, PO Box 94, Ashburton District but McNamara said the Council emergence of Burgess alNo objection to the issue of a lowed the cash-strapped licence may be made in club to offload Great Britrelation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section ain prop Stuart Fielden for 105 (1) of the Sale and a then-world record fee of Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

STG450,000.

No objection to the renewal of “We had to sell Fielden, but a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than this 16-17-year-old kid was a matter specified in Section sitting there waiting for an 131 of the Sale and Supply of opportunity and it was clear Alcohol Act 2012. that it wouldn’t be long unThis is the second publication of this notice. The first til he was ready,” McNamara publication was made on said.

September 25, 2014.

“He got his opportunity and took the Super League by TRADES, SERVICES storm and his first internaCOMPUTER PROBLEMS? For Prompt, Reliable Service tional appearance was against contact Kelvin Boult, KJB New Zealand in 2007 and he Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Ph 308 8989. was sensational - he was al- TRADES, SERVICES 30 years local experience. ways destined to be a star.

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By Ian Mccullough England coach Steve McNamara believes the performances of James Graham and Sam Burgess in last weekend’s NRL preliminary finals is proof they are two of the best players in the world.

McNamara, who is in an assistant coach to Trent Robinson at the Sydney Roosters, admitted it was uncomfortable viewing watching Burgess, who he gave his Super League debut to eight years ago, produce another outstanding display as South Sydney beat the premiers 3222 last Friday.

Not only was the 25-yearold a key factor in the Roosters surrendering their premiership crown, but it was a reminder of how much he’ll be missed in England’s Four Nations squad later this month when he switches to rugby.

Graham’s barnstorming effort produced a try against Penrith and helped the Bulldogs to a hard-fought 18-12 win to book a second grand final appearance in three years.

“Jammer’s (Graham) in tremendous form, you look at the number of carries he makes and the number of plays he’s involved in with the Bulldogs,” McNamara told AAP. “Also his sheer ability to play, it’s like having an extra halfback in your team in a front-rower’s body.

“Souths were deserved winners against us and Sam was outstanding, as he has been all season.

“It’s a big loss to us (England) and to rugby league as a whole.

“But Sam and Jammer both proved they are up there with the best players in the world.”

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Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome. Racecourse Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Sam from Noel Leeming, follow up from evening, on Tablets, I Pads, and Smart Phones, cuppa and chat. M.S.A. Lounge off Burnett Street.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time / sequence dancing. Learn to dance, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

further notice.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Cuppa, activities and laughter. St Andrews hall, Cnr Thomson and Jane Street, Tinwald.

10.00am 50+.

An interesting speaker, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, all welcome. Upstairs in the Old Polytech building, 254 Cameron Street.

1.30pm R.S.A. CARD SECTION. Euchre, Ashburton R.S.A. Cox Street.

2.00pm CAVENDISH CLUB. Fashion parade. Garments from Boondocks. 31 Tancred Street.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) While you have until Mars returns later in the month to get things up to speed, trust your gut and also a new call for change that is taking root.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) No matter how busy you think you are, embrace a sense of adventure and any opportunity for knowledge gathering.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Pay attention to your gut or any strong responses to financial and money matters, especially where there is a call for change.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) In her early days in your home and family sector Venus is giving your heart a voice and making the most of the challenges you’ve been through this year.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) On both the work and income fronts trust what your gut is telling you, with your hunches, emotional, intuitive and imaginative responses revealing much.

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SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) Take the opportunity to give anything stalled a push, especially now that the suction of the past is no longer holding you back.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) As the Moon makes his first visit to your income sector pay attention to the nose for money, hunches or a sense of rebellion this evoked.

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DWYER, Bernie – Loved husband, father and grandfather.

One year has gone by, Deep in our heart he will always stay, To be loved and remembered every day.

Love Dulcie, Mark, Richard, Suzie and families.

TODAY: Fine with high cloud.

Northeasterlies dying out.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 Ellen DeGeneres brings her brand of humour to daytime talk. 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Finn attempts to impress Declan; Debbie collars Charity in the street; Megan is pleasantly surprised. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 Tyrone and Kirsty bear the brunt of Ed’s cruelty; Ryan finds a new home. 0 2pm May The Best House Win 3pm Selling Houses Australia 3 0 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 Stitch! 3 0 7:20 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 7:50 The League Of Super Evil 3 0 8:15 Fishtronaut 3 0 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:35 Jeremy Kyle USA PGR 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Adventure Time 3 0 4pm Dog With A Blog 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing 7:30 Police Ten 7 0 Spaces 0 8pm Renters PGR 0 8:30 F Upper Middle Bogan 8:30 M Wrath of the Titans AO 0 AO 2012 Action. Ten years 9:05 Mrs Brown’s Boys AO Agnes after his defeat of the Kraken, is disappointed with Cathy Perseus embarks on a quest when she decides to get to the underworld to rescue a boob job to impress her his father, overthrow the boyfriend, Professor Clowne. 0 Titans, and save mankind.

9:45 Coverband AO 0 Sam Worthington, Liam 10:10 Short Poppies 0 Neeson. 0 10:40 One News Tonight 0 10:25 Hell’s Kitchen AO 0 11:10 N Trauma Investigators AO Series that follows a team of doctors as they diagnose and treat patients at one of the UK’s leading trauma centres. 12:05 Michel Roux’s Service 1:15 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:40 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Fishing Addiction – Locals Only 7am Atlantic Edge 7:30 If It’s Broke, Fix It 8:30 Back To Basics With Nick Nairn 9am The Cook And The Chef 9:30 Storage Hoarders 10:30 Million Dollar Contractor 11am Carter Can 11:30 American Restoration Noon The Wild West With Ray Mears 12:30 Baz’s Extreme Worlds PGR 1pm Best Of Fishing NZ 1:30 IFish 2pm Fishing Addiction – Locals Only 2:30 Atlantic Edge 3pm If It’s Broke, Fix It 4pm Sicily With Aldo And Enzo 4:30 Catch And Cook – World 5pm Great British Garden Revival 6pm Million Dollar Contractor 6:30 Carter Can 7pm Lost And Sold 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s France 8:05 The Flying Winemaker 8:40 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 10pm Sophie In The Orient 10:30 Lost And Sold 11pm Great British Garden Revival

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Midnight Million Dollar Contractor 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am If It’s Broke, Fix It 2am Sicily With Aldo And Enzo 2:30 Catch And Cook – World 3am Carter Can 3:30 Eco-Challenge 4am Luke Nguyen’s France 4:35 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British

11:25 Police Ten 7 0 11:55 Rizzoli And Isles AO 0 12:45 RBT PGR 3 0 1:15 Infomercials 2:15 Desperate Housewives PGR 3 0 3:05 The Carrie Diaries PGR 3 0 3:50 Bethenny PGR 3 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 1pm Dr Phil PGR 3 2pm The Block NZ 3 0 3pm F The Biggest Loser (Part 2) 4pm Rachael Ray Bobby Flay, Alton Brown and Giada De Laurentiis help Rachael make tuna steaks with raw puttanesca sauce.

4:55 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals Jamie shows how to make sticky pan-fried scallops with sweet chilli rice and dressed greens, and quick brownies. 0 5:25 Million Dollar Minute 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 The Winx Club 7:55 The Wild Thornberrys 3 8:25 Chuggington 8:35 Humf 3 8:40 Peppa Pig 3 8:55 The Moe Show 0 9:05 Bob The Builder 3 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Smash!

6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 6:30 Just Shoot Me! 3 0

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The Block NZ PGR As the next room reveal approaches, the teams take part in a challenging race. 0 8:40 Motive AO The death of a health-food guru electrocuted in his hot tub is investigated. 0 9:35 Botched Up Bodies AO 0 10:40 The Paul Henry Show

7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm American Dad PGR 3 8:30 Bob’s Burgers PGR 3 9pm South Park AO 9:30 Bro’Town PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 10pm Nitro Circus PGR 10:30 Awake AO

11:10 Golf World A weekly review of golf tournaments around the globe.

11:40 CSI – New York AO 3 The CSIs must stop a serial arsonist using fire against people from his troubled past. 0 12:40 Infomercials

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

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THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Parking Wars PGL 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Pearl Islands PG 8:55 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 NCIS PGV 11:25 NCIS – LA MV 12:15 Hawaii Five-0 MV 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

PG 1:30 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Survivor – Pearl Islands PG 4pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Parking Wars PGL 5:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Parking Wars PGL 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 The Musketeers MVLS 9:35 Crossing Lines MV 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 NCIS PGV

FRIDAY

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6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

7am Deal Or No Deal 3 Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Test PGR Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

2pm Back Benches PGR 3 3pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK PGR 3 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country British couples and families, fed up with city life, search for the perfect country home while exploring the surroundings of each location.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 The Millers PGR 8pm Modern Family PGR A white lie lands Phil in prison; Jay and Gloria are worried Manny is going for girls out of his league; Mitch and Cam become the groomzillas they were always destined to be.

8:30 Extant AO 9:30 Netball – Constellation Cup First Test. Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds.

6am Rugby – International (Highlights) South Africa v Australia.

6:30 Rugby – International (Highlights) Argentina v All Blacks.

7am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Hawke’s Bay v Wellington.

7:30 NRL Fulltime 8am NRL 360 9am Rugby League – NSW Cup (Replay) Grand Final – Panthers v Newcastle.

11am Fox Sports News 11:30 Arena Access Noon UFC Now 1pm Fight Night Artur Beterbiev v Tavoris Cloud.

3pm The Ultimate Fighter 4pm UFC Now 5pm Sky Sport – What’s On 5:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Hawke’s Bay v Wellington.

6pm Heartland Rugby 7pm Total Rugby Reflecting on the best of rugby union around the world.

7:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Auckland v Waikato. From Eden Park, Auckland.

9:15 #SkyRugby – Engage 10pm Heartland Rugby The provinces battle it out for the Meads and Lochore Cups.

11:05 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

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11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Netball – Constellation Cup 1:30 Netball Zone 2am Rugby – ITM Cup 2:30 #SkyRugby – Engage 3am Heartland Rugby 4am Total Rugby 4:30 #SkyRugby – Engage 5am Rugby – ITM Cup 5:30 Netball – Constellation Cup

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2pm Korero Mai 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3:30 Dora Matatoa 2 4pm SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 4:30 Waka Ama 2013 3 5pm

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7:30 Man v Wild PG Siberia 2.

8:30 MythBusters PG Let There Be Light.

9:30 Deadliest Catch PG 10:30 Alaskan Bush People M 11:30 Nightmare Next Door M 12:30 Deadline Crime With Tamron Hall M The Missing Mum. 1:30 Scorned – Love Kills M 2:30 Rods N’ Wheels PG 3:30 Deadliest Catch PG 4:30 Bering Sea Gold PG 6:30 Naked And Afraid M 7:30 Naked And Afraid M 8:30 Commandos M 9:30 Manhunt PG 10:30 Auction Hunters 11:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M

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Kevin Sorbo, Jason London.

12:15 Parental Guidance PGL 2012 Comedy. Billy Crystal, Bette Midler.

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3:30 Looper 16VL 2012 Thriller.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis.

5:30 The Selling Of Scarry Manor MV 2010 Comedy. Gabriel Diani.

7pm Getaway MV 2013 Action.

Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez.

8:30 Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues MLS 2013 Comedy.

Will Ferrell, Steve Carell.

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1:50 The Selling Of Scarry Manor MV 2010 Comedy. Gabriel Diani.

3:20 End Of Watch 18VL 2012 Crime. Jake Gyllenhaal.

5:05 Biography – Brad Pitt PG 5:55 Getaway MV 2013 Action.

6am Rugby – National U19 Tournament (Replay) Game Three. Hawke’s Bay v Manawatu.

8am Rugby – National U19 Tournament (Replay) Game Four.

Waikato v Canterbury.

10am Rugby – National U19 Tournament (Replay) Game Five.

Auckland A v Wellington.

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France – Preview.

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RallyCross Championship 4:30 X2 MV 2003 Action.

(Highlights) Daytona.

Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, 7pm L Netball – Constellation Hugh Jackman, Anna Paquin.

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Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen.

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Mid Canterbury’s Erana Te Moananui on the charge for Hanan Shield Districts against Otago at the South Island Tournament in Timaru.

PHOTO MARK MCDONALD

Local girls make South Island side

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Representative rugby tournament week for Mid Canterbury age-group players has had the girls and weight-grade boys completely done and dusted, with the other grades set to start.

The Hanan Shield girls’ rugby team featuring nine Mid Canterbury players finished third at the South Island tournament in Timaru. In the round robin they

beat Otago 39-7 on Sunday before losses to Canterbury 29-0 and Southland 22-7 on Monday.

That had the girls line up another game against Otago again in the playoff for third which they won convincingly 29-5.

Southland defended their title, beating Canterbury 22-7 in the final.

Mid Canterbury’s Chloe and Erana Te Moananui, and Nicole Purdom were included in the South Island tournament team,

with a total of seven selected from the Hanan Shield side.

Mid Canterbury also had boys in each of the under 65kg and under 48kg Hanan Shield teams.

The under 48kg team finished fourth after they had wins over Nelson Bay’s 21-17, Canterbury Country 14-12 and lost to eventual champions Southland 19-22 as well as losses to Otago and Canterbury Metro.

Archie Redfern was one of two Hanan players selected into

the U48kg South Island tournament team.

The under 65kg side lost all five of their games, with their best effort a narrow 15-17 loss to Southland, to finish sixth.

The Mid Canterbury under 16s begin their tournament in Kaiapoi today, up against Otago Metro in what is their final pool game, having played pool games against Southland, Otago Country, South Canterbury and North Otago prior to tourna-

ment, with crossover matches tomorrow and finals on Saturday.

The Under 18s are under way tomorrow in Christchurch also up a giant Otago Metro side, having also completed pre-tournament pool matches.

The Mid Canterbury U14s are also playing their Hanan Shield tournament this weekend at Allenton, up against South Canterbury at midday and then North Otago at 11am Sunday.

Breakers dealt double blow before season opener

BY KRIS SHANNON The Breakers’ preseason preparations have been thrown into disarray with injuries to a pair of key starters.

Both Tom Abercrombie and Alex Pledger seem certain to

miss the start of the new campaign after pulling up lame on the club’s two-game series against Sydney in the South Island.

Abercrombie will require surgery to remove a hernia while Pledger is still struggling with

Fekitoa likely to start at No.12 P17

a persistent toe injury, leaving both players in doubt for next Friday’s season-opener in Perth.

The twin setbacks were the last thing the Breakers needed ahead of that tricky trip to the defending champions, with the

club then taking on Adelaide in their home opener the following Friday.

The Breakers are hoping to rebound from an 11-17 season that produced a second-from-bottom finish, an attempted revival that will certainly be impeded if any

starters miss significant time.

Pledger will seek more medical advice later in the week, while coach Dean Vickerman will be forced to retool his starting five in the absence of two of his team’s leaders.

- APNZ

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