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A WEEK OF PAIN Days have passed since Monday’s shooting at Ashburton’s Winz office, but our community remains shocked at the life-changing events of that day. The Guardian looks at the week as it has unfolded.

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Kiwi power

New Zealand’s first international TV superhero says his character should have a strong Kiwi identity.

North Shore actor James Davies will don a spandex lycra Power Ranger suit when shooting on the show’s 10th season begins in Auckland later this year. As the first Kiwi member of the superhero team, his skateboarding, chilled-out character will wear black.

“There’s no silver fern or anything, but yeah,” the 25-year-old said. The series, seen in more than 150 countries, features a group of teens who morph into superheroes to save the world from evil. Davies said he was enthralled by the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie as a boy. He approached the first audition with little expectation, and said things got tenser after several recalls.

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School sorry over street strip The principal of an exclusive Auckland girls school has apologised after one of her students stripped to her underwear and fishnet stockings on a public street and another dashed through a supermarket wearing just a swimsuit and towel. The girls were part of a football team from St Cuthbert’s College, in Rotorua for a secondary schools tournament on Wednesday.

They were believed to be carrying out “sports initiations”. The team were sent home following the incidents and a male coach has been stood down. A student thought to have been aged 14 or 15 got down to her underwear and fishnet stockings, while holding a sign saying “toot for a strip”.

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Baby girl for Johansson Scarlett Johansson is a first-time mum. A spokesman for the 29-yearold actress has said that Johansson and her fiance, Romain Dauriac, have welcomed a baby girl, whom they’ve named Rose. Marcel Pariseau says mother and daughter are doing well. He added that the couple is seeking privacy and are supporters of the No Kids Policy, the celebrity effort to keep famous folks’ children out of the public eye.

Johansson and Dauriac, a French former journalist, have been engaged since September, 2013. She was previously married to Ryan Reynolds.

Johansson’s recent credits include the films Lucy, Chef and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

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Wedding scoop First came love, then came marriage – and then the big media deal. New Idea won the New Zealand publishing rights to the official photographs of the wedding of the year: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s exchange of vows in France. The magazine features 14 pages of the wedding at their Provence estate Chateau Miraval – an intimate affair, in which the couple’s six children played integral roles. A former women’s magazine editor described the publication of the images as a coup in the intensely competitive women’s magazine industry.

“It’s the biggest international celebrity wedding of the year and the biggest since Kate and Wills. I would have paid a fortune for it.” The former editor said sales of New Idea could increase by as much as 50 per cent on the back of the official photos. The photos have appeared internationally in People and Hello magazines.

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Police search for second gun

By Erin TaskEr

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Police are asking the public to stay away from the Ashburton River this weekend as they continue to search for a second firearm they have revealed may have been in the possession of alleged double murderer Russell John Tully.

It’s alleged Tully entered the Ashburton Work and Income office on Monday and shot three staff members – two fatally – before escaping on his bike to the Ashburton River, before leading police on a seven-hour manhunt.

On Wednesday police announced they had recovered the firearm they believed was used in the shootings which killed Peg Noble and Leigh Cleveland, and injured Lindy Curtis, but yesterday it emerged items including a bike, an additional firearm and ammunition, may still be outstanding.

Police said they were continuing to look for an unrecovered black mountain bike and other items belonging to Tully; a blue, red and yellow mountainbike had already been recovered and police were now asking if anyone knew who it belonged to.

A number of other items of interest to the enquiry have also been found since Monday and a thorough search of the Ashburton River area was continuing so police were asking the public to continue to keep away from the area over the weekend.

Police said they believed Tully

Police were continuing their examination of the shooting scene yesterday.

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had been camping at sites along the Ashburton River in the days leading up to the tragedy and it was possible further items belonging to him remained in the area.

Victim Support has had between 12 and 15 workers in the Ashburton area supporting the families of the victims, witnesses and others affected by the

tragedy in the community.

They have also had people helping families of the victims in other centres around New Zealand.

Victim Support New Zealand chief executive Kevin Tso said the organisations were part of a wider support system turned to in times of tragedy.

“Our biggest focus is really on

the families of the bereaved, the witnesses and the injured person,” Mr Tso said.

He said their people – mainly volunteers – were available to people from beginning to end.

In a tragic case like this, they could help families right through to the end of the court process.

The police cordon was still in place on Cass Street yesterday

as police continued to build up a picture of exactly what happened on Monday, and they still want to hear of any sightings of Tully or his belongings.

People can call the Ashburton police on (03) 307 8411, or information can also be provided anonymously to the organisation Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Help fund launched for families An appeal has been launched to provide a financial backstop for families of the victims of Monday’s shootings in the Ashburton Work and Income Building.

Peg Noble and Leigh Cleveland were shot to death and Lindy Curtis seriously injured after a gunman entered the Cass Street building and opened fire.

In the days since people have signalled they wanted to help

victims’ families, but many felt helpless, unsure what they could do to show they cared, said Ashburton mayor Angus McKay. A condolence book has been placed in the Ashburton District Council reception area and while this was rapidly filling with messages, many people wanted to do something more concrete to help, he said.

Responding to that need, Mr

McKay said the council had launched an appeal through the charitable organisation, the Ashburton Benevolent Trust. It has opened a bank account where money can be deposited.

“This is one more way our community can show support for the victims and their loved ones,” he said.

“Many of us have been affected directly and indirectly by

this sad day but we will stand together as a community to get through this difficult and emotional time.”

The Benevolent Trust was established in 1998 under the umbrella of the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation to both provide financial assistance to people in need and to act as an agent for community fundraising appeals.

Chairman Don Church was

approached by Mr McKay over the appeal for shooting victims’ families and this was something the trustees were very happy to assist with, Mr Church said.

Contributions to the appeal can be made online or at any Westpac Branch: Account Name: The Ashburton Victims Fund Account No: 03-08350342252-00

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Civic service to remember victims

By Erin TaskEr

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When Ashburton comes to a standstill on Thursday to remember the victims of the Winz shootings, so will all of the country’s Ministry of Social Development (MSD) employees.

Ashburton will come together for a civic community service to remember the two women fatally shot by a gunman who entered the Ashburton Work and Income offices on Monday, Peg Noble and Leigh Cleveland, and their injured co-worker Lindy Curtis.

While Ashburton is doing that at Baring Square East from 12.15pm, all MSD offices including contact centres will close for an hour during the Ashburton service as a mark of respect.

They will close from midday until 1pm.

All MSD offices, including frontline offices, will also observe two minutes silence at 9.51am on Monday – the time the gunman entered the building and started shooting – to

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honour their fallen colleagues.

Ashburton’s Community Link building – which housed Winz, and Child, Youth and Family – remains closed following the shootings and according to the MSD it’s too early to comment on its immediate future.

For now, the search is on for a temporary alternative site for Ashburton’s Community Link services to operate from.

MSD chief executive Brendan Boyle said the current priority was making sure staff and clients were safe and the MSD would continue to make sure the Ashburton community was updated.

“We are considering what can be done to make sure we’re still able to provide a service and get help to those who need it,” Mr Boyle said.

For now, clients who need urgent assistance should ring 0800 559 009 for Work and Income, 0508 326 459 for Child, Youth and Family, 0800 552 002 for Senior Services and 0800 88 99 00 for StudyLink.

State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie has also invited New Zealand’s state servants to observe a two minutes silence at 9:51am on Monday.

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Mid Cantabrians are invited to a remembrance church service next week at Ashburton’s Holy Name Church on Sealy Street for the victims of Monday’s WINZ shooting and for the community.

The Catholic Parish of Mid Canterbury will hold the early evening Mass of Peace and Remembrance on Tuesday.

Assistant parish priest Father Joselito Quinones said everyone was welcome to attend and join in prayer for peace, love and healing in the community. “(The service) is one way to show our concern for the community seeking peace and reconciliation,” he said.

People attending were invited to bring a flower, or leaf, to the service as a peace offering to be laid at the altar during the mass.

The service will be held on Tuesday, September 9. It starts at 5.30pm.

Police review future of Special Tactics Group

By Max TowlE christchurch star

Police are considering pulling the specialist team that helped track down alleged Ashburton killer Russell Tully out of Christchurch.

The Star can reveal police are reviewing its Special Tactics Group (STG), a full-time tactical and counter-terrorism squad based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

It is highly trained in resolving counter-terrorist and siege situations.

One proposal is to dissolve the

Christchurch STG and redeploy its staff in the North Island.

Police operations support manager, Inspector Geoff Jago, said the review was to “ensure we are best placed to meet operational demands.”

A police spokesman would not say if the review was a cost-cutting measure.

The STG, formerly known as the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), was involved in the Ashburton manhunt for alleged double murderer Russell Tully on Monday.

Retired policeman Mike Kyne,

who was part of the ATS squad which tracked and shot dead Aramoana killer David Gray in 1990, was concerned at the prospect of the South Island losing its only STG. “You never know when you’re going to require the skill set of the STG to respond to an incident,” he said.

“If Tully had started taking hostages on Monday for example, it would be the STG that would blow down the door and go in there and get him.”

Inspector Jago said the STG would still be quick to respond

if it was removed from the South Island.

“STG squads by their nature are highly mobile and wellequipped to respond to incidents anywhere in the country at short notice,” he said.

He said a final decision on whether to keep the Christchurch STG was yet to be made.

The Police Association’s Canterbury director Mike McRandle said Monday’s Ashburton shootings showed how important the STG was.

“It might be difficult to keep the STG from a budget perspec-

tive, but we would be concerned for our members involved in those units if it were moved,” he said.

Working closely with the police’s Armed Offenders Squad, the STG gathers intelligence around criminal activity, and provides security for VIP police operations.

Police would not say how many officers were in the Christchurch STG for security reasons. Mr Kyne said the potential move could be due to there being more drug and gang crime in the North Island.

Community Civic Service A Community Civic Service will be held on 11 September 2014 to remember the victims and everyone affected by the tragic event at the Ashburton Work and Income office.

When: 12.15pm, Thursday 11 September 2014 Where: Clock Tower, Baring Square East The following roads will be closed from 11.30am to 2.00pm: • East Street, between Havelock Street and Cameron Street • Cameron Street, between East Street and Baring Square East The event is being organised by the Mayor, Ashburton District Council and the Ministers’ Association. www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

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Media cautioned over use of photo

By Kurt Bayer A judge has refused to suppress the image of the man accused of the Ashburton Work and Income murders.

Russell John Tully, 48, has been charged with murdering two WINZ workers and attempting to murder a third.

Defence counsel Trudi Aicken

yesterday argued at the High Court in Christchurch that his image should not be published pending trial in order to protect his right to a fair trial.

The Crown opposed the move, as did lawyer Robert Stewart, who appeared on behalf of several mainstream media organisations including APN. After a one-hour hearing

where the discussions were suppressed, Justice Christian Whata refused the defence application.

But he did grant a Crown application for any closed circuit television footage (CCTV) of the accused.

He told the Crown it could seek further suppression orders of other moving pictures surfaced in the future.

Justice Whata also issued a “cautionary note” to media that the decision not to suppress images should not be taken as a “licence” to directly implicate murder accused Tully in the incident, and for media to “remain cognisant” of his fair trial rights.

While the media’s reporting of the incident at the time

was “necessary”, he said media would now have to be more careful about reporting the case as it moved into the pre-trial and trial process.

He also asked that media respect the privacy of the victims’ families.

Tully has been remanded in custody to reappear on September 23.

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Free tree helps mark domain’s big milestone By toni Williams

Toni.w@Theguardian.co.nz

Fairton, St Josephs and Dorie schools are the latest schools in the district to take up the Ashburton District Council’s offer of a touch of history with a living donation as part of the Ashburton Domain’s 150th celebrations.

All 23 schools have been offered an English beech tree, the same species as planted in the Ashburton Domain in memory of pioneer nurse Florence Nightingale, likely the most prominent tree in the domain.

Ashburton District Council horticultural co-ordinator Rhonda Gallagher said the three schools got their trees yesterday.

Ten schools had so far taken up the free offer of a tree, which was likely to grow up to 40 metres tall and 10 metres wide.

The Fairton School tree was destined for planting at the Fairton Domain – near the school.

The children were given it at a full school assembly. In a show of hands most of the Fairton School children had spent time at the Ashburton Domain, knew of its playground area, its sports fields, its paddling pool and its

gardens. There were also those who knew of the “humungous” memorial English beech tree planted in the middle of gardens

(opposite the waterwheel).

It was planted in 1910 by Ashburton mayoress Mrs Henry Davis.

Above - Fairton School pupils Jessica Wilson, 9, and Damian Neal, 10, with Ashburton District Council horticultural co-ordinator Rhonda Gallagher and the English beech tree gifted to the school.

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No-one to blame for track death The death of a Mayfield motorcycle mechanic who died after losing control of his motorbike on the Levels Raceway was “unavoidable”, a coroner has found.

In a report released yesterday, Coroner David Crerar found no-one was to blame for Craig Hyde’s death on December 8, 2012, despite criticism of delays in receiving treatment.

Mr Hyde, 42, was competing in a Classic Action Motorcy-

cle race, when he came off his Suzuki FXR 150 bucket bike on a sweeping bend during the first lap. He was run over by fellow competitor Andrew McLauchlan, who was unable to avoid him.

Witnesses said Mr Hyde’s rear tyre lost traction, causing the bike to slide out and fall.

Mr McLauchlan immediately went to Mr Hyde’s assistance, lifting his helmet visor in an ef-

fort to help him breath.

For safety reasons St John paramedics on duty at the raceway were instructed to stay off the track until the rest of the competitors returned to the pit.

Paramedics were at the scene within one minute 15 seconds of the crash occurring, however ambulance officer Catherine Anderson said the delay did not compromise Mr Hyde’s situation.

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es made since the event included aerial monitoring of the track.

“I am unable, however, to link any such management shortcomings to the circumstances which ended in the death of Craig Hyde,” he said.

Regardless of how soon paramedics were able to reach Mr Hyde, or whether the track was monitored from a tower, the outcome would have been the same, Mr Crerar found.

Peters clashes with Colin Craig

Selfie project targets bullying Youngster Lillie Stewart gets her “selfie” taken by Think First project co-ordinator John Hobbs this week during a Combined Adolescent Challenge Training Unit and Support (CACTUS) programme session.

Youths from the CACTUS programme got involved in Think First’s #beyourselfie

While there were no obvious injuries, Mr Hyde had “high energy impact” injuries, including a “lethal internal haemorrhage”, she said.

Mr Crerar accepted some of the criticisms levelled at the management of the race meeting, particularly the post-crash reactions, but noted they did not result in Mr Hyde’s death.

Clerk of the course on the day Lauchlan McDonald said chang-

anti-bullying project at their usual session.

Think First project co-ordinator John Hobbs took the photographs of around a dozen adolescents keen to be involved in the newly launched project.

Mr Hobbs said the CACTUS programme has become so popular it was now running over an additional school term

in Methven, and was run in all four school terms in Ashburton. Those youths aged 10 to 14 could self-refer, or be referred by their schools.

The programme not only gave the youths a chance to gain confidence, but it helped them find their inner strength and abilities.

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New Zealand First’s Winston Peters’ ongoing rivalry with the Conservative Party’s Colin Craig featured in last night’s TVNZ minor parties leaders’ debate as Act leader Jamie Whyte, Internet-Mana’s Hone Harawira and independent MP Brendan Horan struggled to get traction.

With eight leaders appearing, the debate was tightly moderated by host Mike Hosking, who at the outset said leaders would be ejected for bad behaviour.

It wasn’t long before Mr Peters and Mr Craig clashed, with Mr Peters firing off the same lines he’d been using all yesterday on the campaign trail that a vote for the Conservatives was a wasted vote.

And “you can’t buy love and you can’t buy an election” he said in a barb at the more than $1 million Mr Craig has poured into his campaign.

Of those intending to vote for the Conservatives rather than NZ First, “the sooner they come home the better”, Mr Peters said.

Mr Craig fired back that Mr

Peters hadn’t taken the opportunity to advance one of their shared policies - binding referendums - when in Government.

Mr Craig and Mr Peters continued their arguing throughout one ad break.

Afterwards, Mr Craig said his rival needed to “grow up”, and his taunts that the Conservatives wouldn’t get into Parliament were off the mark.

“There’s a guy who I think everybody understands will be lucky to see out one more term.

“And I’ve got an entire career ahead of me.”

Mr Craig also showed signs of growing political street fighting skills during the debate against United Future’s Peter Dunne who when defending his inability to grow his vote in recent elections said his party had “never set out to be spectacular”.

“You’ve succeeded then,” Mr Craig interjected.

Meanwhile Green Party coleader Russel Norman say he was not prepared to accept he didn’t have a chance of becoming finance minister in a coalition with Labour.

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In brief Artist strikes again An anonymous spray painting artist has struck Tauranga again, revamping the Prime Minister John Key as caped crusader Batman and local MP Simon Bridges as sidekick Robin. The sign, on Waihi Road, was glammed up this week and was one of two National signs on the same stretch of street. Mr Bridges was now planning on joining Tauranga Labour candidate Rachel Jones, whose hoarding was the subject of an art attack earlier this week, in taking the sign home.

Mr Bridges said he planned to take the sign down and put it up in his house. “I don’t normally condone graffiti but credit where credit’s due, this billboard is amazing,” he said.

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Film pair reunited

Magic lesson has serious message

By Toni Williams

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Rakaia School pupils were given a magical treat recently from magician and ventriloquist Elgregoe visiting Mid Canterbury with an anti-bullying message.

He also visited Netherby School.

Elgregoe opened his performance with a few light-hearted jokes before magically conjuring up five different sized colourful birds, including Zazu, a large McCaw parrot.

Its appearance drew the breath of the children when it appeared from out of an empty butterfly scarf.

The show also included puppets, music and songs.

The magician used the birds to get the attention of the children and enforce “we don’t want to be parrots, and repeat everything we hear” which often happened in bullying behaviour.

The children described some of the bullying traits they knew; they came up with a range of physical abuses and included the hurtful use of words.

We want children to think and not be parrots, Elgregoe said.

The children, including Year 7 pupil Uluaki Manu, were used to help the magic tricks.

The show taught the antibullying message in a fun, learning show designed to empower the children to make the right choices, Elgregoe said.

Rakaia School pupils were amazed this week by the magical performance of Elgregoe the magician at their school.

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Father’s Day fun For top New Zealand athlete Eric Murray, Father’s Day will be a chance to spend time with his son after nearly three months apart.

The Olympic gold medallist, who recently won two Rowing World Championship golds in Amsterdam, was reunited with 3-year-old Zac when he returned to New Zealand on Wednesday.

Murray is among many men across the country who will celebrate being a dad on Sunday - but for him, the long separation will make the day all the more poignant.

“Father’s Day is something special for every father out there, and it’s just cool to have a little boy to celebrate that with,” he said.

Bees thwart rescuers Rakaia School Year 7 Uluaki Manu helps Elgregoe in a magical performance at the school.

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DHB’s sonographer search goes global

By Toni Williams

Toni.w@Theguardian.co.nz

The search for replacement sonographers at Ashburton Hospital continues as the Canterbury District Health Board takes its recruitment drive offshore.

Pregnant Mid Canterbury women currently have to travel to Christchurch for ultrasound scans, since the service was stopped here because of a nationawide sonographer shortage.

The cost of scans, previously free at Ashburton Hospital, are variable, starting at $50 plus

travel to Christchurch.

Canterbury DHB general manager planning and funding Carolyn Gullery said the Canterbury DHB’s recruitment efforts were targeted nationally and internationally.

But she was unable to say when a replacement would be found.

“Currently we are unable to confirm when sonographer services for Ashburton can resume because we don’t know when the sonographer shortage is likely to ease,” Ms Gullery said.

“However, once we are able to appoint new sonographers, we will review demand and in-

Temuera Morrison and director Lee Tamahori have reunited for a new movie but are needing funding.

The duo first worked together in Once Were Warriors and are wanting to start filming The Patriach, which is based on the novel Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera.

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crease capacity where needed.”

Maternity care is provided by Lead Maternity Carers (LMCs) who are responsible for primary maternity care for the antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal periods.

That included the management of the women’s ultrasounds.

In the past they had referred Mid Canterbury’s pregnant women to radiology services at Ashburton Hospital for ultrasounds with the Canterbury DHB radiology equipment and a sonographer able to visit from Christchurch and do the scans at no additional cost.

It had been the “exception” as the DHB had the staff to provide the service to women in Ashburton.

However now there was a nationwide sonographer shortage and recent vacancies which also affected Canterbury, Ms Gullery said.

Until more staff had been employed, pregnant women from the district, like pregnant women in other areas of Canterbury, will have to travel to Christchurch for ultrasounds and be charged a fee unless there were medical reasons for referring them to secondary services.

Swarming bees kept firefighters from the scene of a road crash near Gladstone in Wairarapa involving an overturned truck laden with hives. Carterton deputy fire chief Bryan Styles said volunteer firefighters were scrambled to the scene about 8.30am on Thursday. Mr Styles said a driver had lost control of his truck, which slid and overturned at the roadside, throwing its full load of hives to the ground. “We didn’t do a lot once we got there really _ we couldn’t get near it because of the bees,” he said.

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Lawyer jailed An Auckland lawyer who admitted stealing almost $300,000 from three clients has been jailed for two and a half years. Richard Kristian Henry Holland, in his late 50s, pleaded guilty to three charges of theft in June and appeared yestrerday in the Auckland District Court for sentencing. The principal at a Remuera law firm earlier this year pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of $200,000 from a client. - APNZ

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■ DIRTY POLITICS

Media free to report released emails Cameron Slater’s High Court battle to gag the hacker who leaked a slew of his private communications may be over almost before it has begun.

The High Court yesterday ruled - until further argument next week - the media was free to report any of the previously released material and anything the hacker known as Rawshark had provided before yesterday’s hearing.

Over the last three weeks, Rawshark has leaked email and Facebook exchanges between Whale Oil blogger Slater and

several high-profile figures through the Twitter account Whaledump, following the publication of Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Politics.

If Rawshark had dumped the remainder of the hacked communications to journalists before announcing his retirement yesterday, any gagging order placed on him by the High Court would be purely academic.

Slater’s application for an interim injunction, heard at the High Court at Auckland yesterday afternoon, saw him specifically target the New Zealand

Herald, TV3 and Fairfax Media, as well as the “unknown” hacker.

But Justice John Fogarty only made orders against the hacker after lengthy arguments by both sides’ lawyers.

Slater’s counsel John Billington QC suggested the case was unique and likely to shape the country’s legal landscape for future cases.

The lawyer representing the media organisations Julian Miles QC called the situation “unprecedented in New Zealand political history”.

While Mr Billington argued

the public interest did not justify the illegal acts it had taken to obtain the information, Mr Miles said the impending election meant it was especially important the media were not shackled.

“The continuing pattern of what’s been published is significant issues of genuine public interest which all relate to the political debate that’s raging at the moment,” Mr Miles said.

There were also references to TV3 director of news Mark Jennings’ affidavit in which he pointed to the hypocrisy of

Slater taking such legal action when he has previously spoke out about free speech.

Mr Billington said there was another form of public interest the court should take into account.

“The court can’t close its eyes to the fact the information was obtained by crimes,” he said.

“And crimes that carry a significant term of imprisonment.”

“It’s also in the public interest upholding law and order.”

Justice Fogarty signalled his worry about endorsing the behaviour of hackers.

- APNZ

Red hat ladies plan annual gathering Ashburton’s red hat ladies, The Plains Dames, started spring with a morning tea gathering at Somerset Grocer this week. The ladies are planning their hosting of the Red Hat Society Annual Conference in Ashburton in October.

More than 200 red hat ladies members are expected to attend from around New Zealand, and Australia. Locally, 29 businesses will dress their shop windows in red and purple to show their support.

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■ SHOWS GO ON

■ TOURNAMENT WEEK

Event centre Coach sacked after player strips turns a tidy profit After a slow start to the year, business is booming at the Ashburton Event Centre.

Centre manager Roger Farr, in his six-monthly report to the Ashburton District Council, said he was starting to worry at the start of the year when the number of touring show bookings dropped. But almost overnight that changed and by the end of June bookings were flowing in.

After the February 2011 earthquake, the event centre became the default venue for a number of touring shows, but some of those promoters had rescheduled back into Christchurch and that meant Ashburton was operating at a

more sustainable level for the community, Mr Farr said.

“For a while we just had too much on and while the big shows were well supported, sometimes the smaller, fringe type of shows weren’t.”

Over the past six months, there had been a 35 per cent increase in the number of meetings, incentive and conference events held at the centre and on-site catering facilities were proving a good dollar earner in association with these, he said.

The event centre turned a profit for the year to June 30 of $45,000 through increased bar sales, catering and an increase in business catering.

The male coach who oversaw a female student strip on the streets of Rotorua has been sacked by the elite Auckland girls’ school that employed him.

The First XI football coach was fired by St Cuthbert’s College, a $20,000-a-year private girls’ school, after the incident.

It was revealed on Thursday a girl, believed to be 14 or 15, was down to just her underwear and fishnet stockings, having stripped off items of clothing while holding a sign saying “toot for a strip” on the side of the road.

The male coach was with the girl, and other teammates, along with a female university student also in Rotorua at the Winter Tournament in a coaching capacity.

“The coach’s contract has been terminated. He also offered his resignation,” principal Lynda Reid told the Weekend Herald.

Ms Reid also criticised the judgment of the girls involved in the tournament “initiations”, of which there were other instances.

The school has also confirmed students visited a nearby Pak’n Save, with one girl wearing only a swimsuit.

“It was disappointing to see such serious lapses in judgment shown by otherwise responsible senior students with great records.

“The students involved in these events have apologised sincerely for their behaviour and acknowledge that their actions were thoughtless and fool-

hardy.”

The principal also confirmed the mother of the girl who stripped had been contacted: “The mother takes a serious view of her daughter’s actions and is very supportive of the college.”

After revelations of their initiation practices, the team were also sent home from the tournament.

While one recent former student contacted the Weekend Herald to say initiation pranks were a common part of St Cuthbert’s school life, the school has strenuously denied that.

“The college does not sanction initiation practices in any form.

It is neither a tradition nor part of our culture,” Ms Reid said.

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MONDAY

A man enters the Work and Income building on Cass Street. There is the sound of gunshots, shouting and screams, and he flees the scene about a minute later.

Police arrive a short time afterwards and a cordon is hastily put up around the building.

9.51am

Police send out a media advisory, confiming a shooting; police are dispatched to places near the Ashburton River and reinforcements are called from all over Canterbury. All Ashburton’s rostered-on police are put on the case, whether they be frontline staff, Highway Patrol or education officers and they’re soon joined

by Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) officers and staff from around the district, more than 100 all up.

10.26am

Police send out a second press release on the incident, confirming two people have died and a third is in a serious, but stable, condition in hospital. Residents were advised to stay inside and said the suspect – who had left the scene on a bike – should not be approached.

11.44am

A tragic week Ashburt There is a hole in the heart of Ashburton.

It is behind a cordon and in the countless lives touched by three women shot in the town’s Winz office.

Guardian reporters a look back at a moment of terror and tragedy a community is struggling to understand.

I

t is an overcast Monday morning, the grey air hanging heavy over Ashburton as it readies for a busy working week.

People are already busy at the Work and Income and Child Youth and Family offices on Cass Street. The doors are open, clients are welcomed in.

At about 9.50am, a man walks into the office. There is the sound of gunshots, of screams and yelling. The man leaves the building. Lives are left in tatters.

Three women have been shot.

Two are dead and one will be taken to Christchurch Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

As the shots are fired, other staff in the building run for their lives. An emergency call is made.

The Ashburton Police Station is less than three blocks away and officers get to the scene as quick as their armed response protocols allow them.

They had to be prepared; they had to be armed and ready.

People shout and swear at the man as he leaves the building

and as he allegedly puts a firearm in his bag, unchains his bike from a stop sign and rides away.

A man in a van gives chase but the man eludes him as he bikes to the Ashburton River trail.

The scene is cordoned off as police from all over around Canterbury race towards Ashburton.

STUNNED

An ambulance leaves the cordon as stunned witnesses look on. A small group of people stand on the forecourt of the business across the road; two

men and a woman.

All three are trying to make sense of what they had just witnessed.

A man and his partner had just left the Winz office – they have been granted the extra food allowance they desperately needed, and are in good spirits.

On the way out they pass a man wearing dark clothing, and seconds later hear gunfire.

They vaguely remember the man “carrying something”.

When he re-emerges less than a minute later, it is clear to them

that “something” was a gun, they say. In disbelief they watch him unlock his bike and ride away.

David was in the building sitting across the desk from one of the shot women – less than a metre separated them.

He says the sound was “incredibly loud” and he felt the air “whoosh past” his head.

He followed the man out the door and swore at him: “You f***ing bastard – what did you do that for?”

David also watched the man put a gun in his backpack and

ride off on the bike.

On the other side of the cordon, people are saying what others have been saying ever since: this sort of thing doesn’t happen in New Zealand, let alone in a town like Ashburton.

CASUALTIES

Police make their first official statement about 30 minutes after the alarm was raised. They say a man has discharged a firearm inside the Ashburton Winz office.

A couple of hours later the full picture is revealed. Two people

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Canterbury Police superintendent Gary Knowles fronts media outside the Ashburton Police Station. He confirms the fatalities and hands out copies of a photo provided by the Guardian, of Russell John Tully, a 48-year-old person of interest.

12.30pm

Police storm and search a Willow Street property. Nothing is found.

Police cars are seen racing towards Lake Hood. The road to the lake is closed and police converge on a Wheatstone farm where Tully has been seen by a farmer carrying his bike. The helicopter is on the scene, hovering above.

2.45pm

3.15pm

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5pm: As a media conference is being held outside the Ashburton Police Station, Tully is caught with the help of police dogs on the Wheatstone farm. He’s taken into custody and transported to the Ashburton Police Station where he receives treatment for minor dog bites.

5pm

ton will never forget

are dead, and another injured.

Ashburton – and New Zealand – is in disbelief.

The victims’ names are not made public until the following day, but they are known very quickly to those waiting at the cordon.

The dead are Ashburton women Peg Noble and Leigh Cleveland.

Peg, 67, had worked there for a number of years and was considering retirement; Leigh, 55, had transferred to the Ashburton office from Christchurch, following

the earthquakes.

A friend later said Peg was just 10 minutes from her morning tea break when the shooting happened.

Their workmate Lindy Curtis, 43, was recovering in Christchurch Hospital.

Peg was a mother of two, grandmother of four, and lived with Don, a shearer, who also has three adult children.

Leigh had worked for Winz for 10 years and had relocated to Ashburton after the Christchurch earthquake. She loved

animals and bred dogs. Her rottweilers Niko and Cameo, were her children.

Lindy is a mother-of-two and a grandmother. She came from South Africa, used to work at Mount Hutt College and opened Ashburton’s Robert Harris café a few years back.

MANHUNT

What happened inside the office that morning remains unclear as, at 12.30pm, Canterbury police superintendent Gary Knowles fronts a large media

pack outside the Ashburton Police Station.

He confirms the deaths and injury and he says the by-now extensive manhunt was focused on a person of interest: John Henry Tully – a name later revised to Russel John Tully and, later Russell –a 48-year-old man of no fixed abode, who may be in the area of the Ashburton River.

A helicopter is searching for him from above, while police set up a base at the Chalmers Avenue entrance to the river for the ground search. And seem-

ingly everywhere in south-east Ashburton, police cars roamed in the hunt for their man.

PERSON OF INTEREST

Tully was a person of interest whose photograph, supplied by the Guardian, was widely circulated to all media outlets as the hunt continued.

He was already known to the readers of the Ashburton Guardian and to countless social agency workers in town. continued over page

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TUESDAY

Russell John Tully, 48, appears in the Christchurch District Court. He is charged with two counts of murder and one of attempted murder. He offers no plea and is remanded in custody to appear in the High Court in Christchurch on September 23.

AM

A few weeks earlier, Tully told the Guardian he was struggling to find somewhere to live in Ashburton; by his account, he was homeless and sleeping rough.

Tully had come back from Australia, from a job in the mines, to start a new life in New Zealand. He was first in Marlborough before returning home to Ashburton when he ran out of money.

He said he came home broke, sick with a rare disease that affected his joints and skin. With such ill-health, he said he was back to die.

He had been without a house since he and his flatmate fell out and he left his flat. He’d pitched a tent in the Ashburton Domain and slept in his car. He sold his car and told the Guardian he was going to sleep down by the river.

Social agencies had helped him with temporary accommodation, but he wanted to live in a house.

It was a campaign he waged with determination.

He had been trespassed from a number of agencies in town.

One of them was the Ashburton Winz office.

Last month, he asked the Guardian and the Ashburton Courier to meet him at a Housing New Zealand property he believed empty. Later, Housing New Zealand said the property was earmarked for a family.

He last visited the Guardian a few days ago. He asked for a copy of the 2011 story about his life in the Australian mines.

CLOSING IN

Small clusters of people mill about the Cass Street cordon and along Chalmers Avenue, waiting to see how the manhunt would end.

Overhead, a helicopter flies up and down the Ashburton River while armed police search its banks. Police cars speed here and there; properties around the town are stormed and searched.

Across the district, schools enact security protocols and, in the middle of town, businesses close. The streets are not empty,

The names of the killed an injured are confirmed. The dead are Peg Noble, 67 and Leigh Cleveland, 55. Lindy Curtis was in Christchurch Hospital recovering from life-threatening injuries.

Family and friends speak of their loss.

AM

but they are quiet.

At about 3pm, two Guardian reporters see a long line of police cars racing across the Ashburton River Bridge towards Tinwald. They’re in a hurry; something is going down.

The reporters follow and turn down Grahams Road. The road to Lake Hood, from Stranges Road, is closed. There’s no going in and no coming out. Lake Hood will be a no-go zone for hours.

They head to the other side of the cordon and end up on Wheatstone Road. In front of them are three armed police officers and a farmer.

HE’S CAUGHT

The farmer is Dan White. Not long before, he had seen a man walking across his property, car-

Police say Tully did not have a gun licence.

About 80 police are involved in the investigation. Officers continue to search hedges at Wheatstone, near Lake Hood.

The examination of the Winz office is expected to take the rest of the week.

Floral tributes begin to mass at the cordon around the Cass Street Winz office. Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett describes the desolation staff feel.

AM

rying a bike. Mr White recognised him as Tully, the man police were looking for, and knew he had seen him so he casually drove away and called police.

In no time police surrounded the property and the helicopter was again hovering overhead.

The cordon extends a good kilometre behind the scene.

At about 5pm a large truck and trailer is allowed through the cordon and pulls up beside the Guardian car. Police ask the driver to stop and turn the engine off.

A police officer leans forward, cupping his ears to indicate something’s happening. There is the sound of dogs barking, but not much else.

A few minutes later, a police officer looks over to the reporters. “It’s all over,” he says.

A condolence book is opened at the Ashburton District Council.

The Ministry of Social Development reveals it is dealing with an outbreak of violent threats against its officers in the wake of Monday’s shootings.

CCTV footage emerges showing a man entering and then leaving the Winz building at about the time of the shootings.

PM

A paddock away from the cars is a hedge and somewhere behind that hedge, Tully was caught.

Seven hours after the tragedy began, police dogs had sniffed him out and brought him down.

Police ask, ‘didn’t you hear the screams?’

Two police transport vans are already making their way up the gravel road. They pass by and head up to Mr White’s farm.

Within five minutes they’re on their way back, a suspect on board, and heading back to the Ashburton Police Station, where he is treated for some minor dog bites.

The manhunt is over.

into the dock at the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday, bandages covering dog bites to his legs.

He faced two charges of murder and one of attempted murder. He offered no plea and was remanded in custody to appear in the High Court in Christchurch on September 23.

It was alleged that just 24 hours earlier, he entered the Ashburton Winz office and shot dead Peg Noble and Leigh Cleveland, and wounded Lindy Curtis, before leading police on a seven hour manhunt that ended on farmland on the opposite side of the Ashburton River.

COURT DATE

DETAILS EMERGE

A bloodied, limping and barefoot Russell John Tully walked

With the new day comes a building sense of shock and

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There are claims witnesses saw a man on a bicycle on the Ashburton River track soon after the shootings, and that a length of wire was subsequently found strung across the track. A jogger tells the Guardian she was hurt on a length of wire strung across the track on Tuesday. A search yields no more wire.

Police confirm they found a firearm believed linked to the shootings. It is later reported police had the gun two days earlier.

AM

AM

grief. As the names are released, tearful people lay flowers at the cordons.

On social media, they write their condolences and ask ‘why?’.

Inside the cordon on Cass Street, a large blue tent is erected as police scour every inch of the scene to help piece together exactly what happened.

A hearse leaves the scene later that day.

Police tell a news conference that Tully did not have a firearms licence. They will not be drawn as to how it was that he came into possession of a firearm.

They ask anyone who might have seen a man in dark clothing, a rolled up balaclava, a dark backpack and a bike earlier on Monday, to let them know. Two joggers on the river track Mon-

day morning had done just that.

The track is popular among walkers, runners and mountain bikers and some were back making use of it on Tuesday. One woman ran into a piece of wire stretched between two trees, which cut her neck.

Guardian sources say another person found a line across the track on Monday morning, soon after they passed a man fitting the police description, cycling toward River Road.

Ashburton District Council staff check the area on Wednesday but find no more lines. Police do not confirm any link to the case.

About 100 police were involved in the case on Monday and a day later, with so much work still to be done, about 80 staff remain on the case.

A High Court judge issues an interim order stopping media publishing photographs of Tully.

Prime Minister John Key sends a message of support to the families of the victims and the people of Ashburton.

PM

OFFICIALS’ RESPONSE

Monday’s tragedy touched every corner of the district and shocked New Zealand.

As the country converged on Ashburton, politicians came in its wake. They too were shaken, in some cases moved to tears.

Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew had been closely involved not only with staff at the Winz office but also with the alleged offender.

She had been working with him, trying to hammer out a housing deal.

As she and electorate secretary Alison Driscoll lay bouquets of spring flowers outside the Cass Street cordon, Mrs Goodhew weeps. And for much of those early days she struggles to keep her emotions in check. continued over page

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Details of a community service are released and East Street retailers begin buying flowers, and plan to wear black as a sign of respect, as funeral planning begins.

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THURSDAY

Work and Income confirms a review of security at all its sites.

Winz also confirms it is looking for temporary accommodation for the busy Ashburton office.

FRIDAY

About 300 people attend a candlelit vigil near the Winz building. Songs are sung and a haka is performed. A minute’s silence is observed at the Ashburton RSA, where Peg was a member. Partner Don is there with friends.

AM

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is visibly moved, tears lurking close to the surface as she speaks about her meetings with Winz staff on Tuesday morning. They are wavering between trauma and shock, she says.

Mayor Angus McKay, stepping up and fronting early news conferences, admits to going weak at the knees when he hears about the tragedy. He is devastated, the community is devastated, he says.

His words are poignant, personal and affecting. His community is strong and it will wrap itself around the grieving families and friends of the victims, he says.

There is a civic response: a condolence book where people could leave message of support and sympathy. Pages filled quickly as strangers wrote words of

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comfort. Mr McKay also works with the Ashburton Ministers’ Association on the framework of a civic service where the community can gather, share thoughts, show respect and offer support to one another and to the victims’ families.

That service will be held on Thursday on East Street at 12.15pm.

SUPPORT

Families, friends and the community rallied to support each other as they tried to come to terms with what had happened.

The women who were shot – Peg Noble, Leigh Cleveland and Lindy Curtis – were known and loved by many people. They are grieved by many more.

Tribute pages on social media garner thousands of followers.

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“Every time I walked in there I was always greeted with a smile,” one person writes.

“When I woke up Tuesday morning my whole body felt numb from head to toe. Moments later I found out it was Peggy my face dropped.”

Another writes: “I was lucky enough to have had the caring support of both Peggy and Susan (Leigh). Words cannot convey the true feelings of myself and the wider community of the care and generosity they gave.”

LIVES TOUCHED

Candles of hope flickered in the darkness that surrounded the Winz building as more than 300 people joined together to remember them on Thursday night.

The emotional vigil is peppered with music and sprinkled

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with impromptu speakers who share their memories of the pair.

Peg and Leigh may have been simply doing their job, but to clients at Winz they did much more. In many cases they were life changers.

Violet Simon met Peg when she arrived in Ashburton seven years ago. She was on the fast track to self-destruction. The only certainty for Violet and her mum was that her life was likely to be bad and it was likely to be short.

Violet was suicidal but Peg changed all that. Today she’s alive, living life to the full and at the candlelight vigil dedicated a song to the woman she called Nan. Suzanne O’Connell arrived in Ashburton with no home, no money and no hope. Leigh Cleveland changed all of that. As her

case manager she put Suzanne back on track, and whenever she returned to the WINZ office, Leigh was the first person to stand up and give her a hug, she said.

Alan Dunstan was a security guard at WINZ during the Canterbury earthquakes. He got to know the staff well. Peg was the organisation’s ‘mother hen’, first in the office in the morning and usually the last to leave.

He describes WINZ staff as “a truly amazing bunch of people” and says he is grateful to call them his friends.

Kumai Ross speaks of the way Peg had turned his life around.

Over his 10 years in Ashburton he’d spent six in and out of jail.

And then he met Peg. “She gave me the drive, the mana to get up and get a job,” he says.

“That woman gave me every-

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thing. She gave me the knowledge to go and get a job. She was a beautiful lady.”

RSA MATES

Peg Noble’s Thursday night social highlight was sharing time with friends at the Ashburton RSA. She is missing from that gathering on Thursday, her place at the corner table where she and partner Don Campbell sat, marked by a vase of flowers.

Everyone there was there for her. Large numbers of club members share stories, tears and memories.

They tell stories of a friend who loved bowls, who shared lunch dates with them and who wasn’t opposed to the odd spend on the pokie machines.

Peg was a loyal RSA member and to mark her death, president Maurice Baker asks members to stand for a minute’s silence.

They stand, heads bowed, in honour of a friend who died too soon.

The mark of respect is simple, just silence and the reading of the Ode to the Fallen; that’s what Peg would have wanted, Mr Baker says.

Originally from the Waikato, Peg was a mother of two, grandmother of four, and lived with Don, a shearer, who also has

three adult children.

Her niece Aroha Thompson says on Tuesday that the family is struggling to come to terms with the loss. The family was robbed of a shining jewel.

STILL SEARCHING

Yesterday, police confirmed they were still looking for a black mountain bike and any other items belonging to the man they arrested. Additional items might include an additional firearm and ammunition.

They would keep searching the Ashburton River area and they asked people to stay away.

An appeal was launched to provide a financial backstop for families of the victims, with Mayor Angus McKay saying many people had signalled they wanted to help the families but were unsure how to do it.

For many, the first step in helping may come with the simple act of being with those who cared for the women shot on Monday.

FUNERALS

Leigh’s funeral will be held today in Alexandra. Peg’s will be held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Monday at 11am, followed by interment at the Ashburton Cemetery. Lindy remains in Christchurch Hospital. She has requested privacy.

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DJ bowls way into world record The Rock DJ Bryce Casey has broken the world record from 10 years ago for the highest number of hours spent ten-pin bowling on his second attempt.

The Morning Rumble DJ fell excruciatingly short in 2004 at 52 hours and 26 minutes when he needed to reach 55 hours and 15 minutes.

“It was to break his own record from last time and the world record from 10 years ago,” said Stacy Flahive, national brand manager for the Rock Network.

“The current world record is 134 hours and 57 minutes, so we thought we’d let him off that one as that’s just insane.”

Mr Casey, 35, was bowling to raise funds to help terminally ill kids - with proceeds going to Cure Kids.

The station had set a target of $100,000, and by the time he finished bowling the donations had reached over $62,000.

Ms Flahive said donation lines will be open until Monday and a final tally will be done then.

Mr Casey said he was really motivated to do it this time as he had received “really nice emails and stuff from a lot of the Cure Kids people, and families who really need the money.

He would head home to take a shower and “sleep for 26 hours” now that he’s achieved his goal.

About one in 30 children in New Zealand lives with a lifethreatening illness or genetic malformation.

Six-year-old Eva Mitchell, a Cure Kids ambassador, has been fighting to survive her whole life. She was born with only half a diaphragm, meaning nothing was holding her vital organs in place. The organs are pushed up into her chest cavity, preventing her lungs from developing normally.

Eva spent her first three months in a coma on life support and lived at Starship children’s hospital until she was five.

Tiff Mitchell, Eva’s mum, was among those who have sent messages of encouragement and support. “I just wanted to say to you, what you are doing is way more than you realise,” Ms Mitchell said in her message to Mr Casey.

Ms Mitchell now cares for Eva at home with daily nurse assists. She said Eva does not let any of it get on top of her or allow anyone to be sad around her, and was “oblivious to so much of reality”.

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Top speakers sorted for Rotary contest The recent North Ashburton Cluster Speech Competition saw 20 children from Fairton, Dorie, Chertsey, Our Lady of the Snows, Lauriston and Wakanui schools competing in speech and poetry reading at the Fairton Hall.

Lauriston School pupil Georgia Blundell’s speech Secrets to Success and Dorie School pupil

Charlotte Sloper’s speech Self Esteem won the year 5/6 and year 7/8 sections respectively.

The girls will advance and compete against other Mid Canterbury pupils in their age group at the Rotary Speech Competition. The year 5/6 competition will be held at the MSA on September 10 and the year 7/8 on September 17.

Other winners on the night of the cluster competition were: Year 0/1/2 Samuel Pye of Dorie School with My Sister’s Pretty Picky and year 3/4 Luis Varias of Lauriston School with Endangered Animals.

Competitors (above) included: Back row from left, Rueben Brown (year 5/6 third), Lydia Pye (year 5/6 second), Georgia

Blundell (year 5/6 first), Williams Wallis (year 7/8 second) and Charlotte Sloper (year 7/8 first).

Front row from left, Ben McFall (year 0/1/2 third), Kate Cochrane (year 0/1/2 second), Samuel Pye (year 0/1/2 first), Janelle Galos (year 3/4 third), Ze’ahn Otene (year 3/4 second) and Luis Varias (year 3/4 first).

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■ UKRAINE

In brief

Peace plan for Ukraine

By Valery KalinsoVKy Ukraine is set to sign a Kremlin-backed truce with insurgents that could halt nearly five months of bloodshed but whose failure would unleash new Western sanctions against Russia.

But even before the peace talks opened in the Belarussian capital Minsk, renewed combat was erupting on the edge of the strategic port of Mariupol, the latest flashpoint in the conflict that has plunged East-West relations to a post-Cold War low.

AFP correspondents also reported heavy bombardments overnight in Donetsk, the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, further highlighting the fragility of any ceasefire deal.

The seven-point blueprint unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin this week after telephone talks with his Ukrainian opposite number Petro Poroshenko - would require government forces to retreat from much of the industrial regions of Donetsk and Lugansk.

But Poroshenko said he held out “very careful optimism” that peace could return to the splintered ex-Soviet country, and vowed to order a halt to hostilities once the pact is signed at the European-brokered talks.

“The only thing we need now for peace and stability is just two main things,” Poroshenko said yesterday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Wales.

“First, that Russia withdraw its troops; and second, to close the border.

“If that happens, I assure you that Ukraine (will) find a peace solution within days.”

NATO leaders voiced strong support for Ukraine at a twoday meeting that has focused

Around 120 million girls around the world, close to one in 10, have been raped or sexually assaulted by the time they turn 20, a new UN report has found. In a global study of violence against children, the child welfare agency UNICEF reveals that one fifth of all murder victims are children and adolescents under age 20.

Homicide is the leading cause of death among boys and young men aged 10 to 19 in Latin American countries including Venezuela, Colombia, Panama and Brazil.

UNICEF says the study, entitled “Hidden in Plain Sight”, is the largest-ever study of violence against children.

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Obama vows revenge Initially used as a tool for recruitment, social media has become the harbinger of terror in Islamic State’s murderous rampage through Syria and Iraq. The beheading of a second American journalist this week prompted global outrage, and the promise that justice will be meted out to the killers. US President Barack Obama vowed those behind the execution of 31-year-old reporter Steven Sotloff would be hunted down, wherever they hid and however long it took. “Those who make the mistake of harming Americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served,” Obama said, after Islamic State posted footage of Sotloff’s beheading.

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Syndicate busted Soldiers of special battalion “Azov” sit in an APC at a checkpoint in the port city of Mariupol, southeastern Ukraine, yesterday.

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largely on Russia’s new expansionist threat.

EU and US officials have said sanctions against Russia would be announced on Friday in response to a major escalation of Moscow’s military support to the rebels.

But Britain’s foreign secretary said the measures could be lifted in the event of a ceasefire.

“If there is a ceasefire, if it is signed and if it is then implemented, we can then look at lifting sanctions off,” Philip Hammond said at the NATO summit.

Any truce deal would however leave the political status of Ukraine’s economically-vital east uncertain and expose Poroshenko to charges that he had signed his government’s surrender to Russian troops.

Poroshenko had vowed after his May election to crush the rebellion - a mission that seemed on the verge of success until NATO reported last week that more than 1000 Russian soldiers had flooded across the border with heavy weapons in support of a sweeping counteroffensive by the insurgents.

The rebels now appear to have set their sights on Mariupol, whose seizure would help link Russia with the Crimean peninsula annexed by Moscow in March.

The Kremlin accuses the Western military alliance of concocting the evidence to expand its own presence along Russia’s western frontier.

The US Department of Defence said the 20,000 Russian troops it suspects are massed on the Ukrainian border were “more lethal” than ever before.

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Monsoon rains kill nearly 70 Two days of torrential monsoon rains have killed nearly 70 people in Pakistan, as authorities ordered the evacuation of low-lying areas around a major river.

The deaths have all come in the most populous province Punjab and in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, with most caused by roof collapses and electric shocks.

Pakistan has suffered deadly monsoon floods for the past

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four years - in 2013, 178 people were killed and around 1.5 million affected by flooding around the country.

Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority warned there was a high risk of flooding in three towns along the Chenab River in Punjab and asked people to leave low-lying and vulnerable areas.

Troops have been mobilised for flood relief duties in eastern Punjab and “will remain on

standby in Lahore”, the provincial capital.

Dramatic images from Lahore yesterday showed some major streets flooded.

“At least 35 people have died and 108 been injured in Punjab,” Rizwan Naseer, the director general of rescue services in Punjab, said yesterday.

A further 18 people died and a 53 were injured in Lahore.

“Most of the deaths occurred due to roof collapses and elec-

tric shocks in the last 48 hours.”

Naseer warned that the death toll was likely to rise as reports were coming in of floodwaters sweeping through villages.

At least 31 people were killed In Pakistani-administered Kashmir with nine injured, Akram Sohail, chairman disaster management agency in Muzzafarabad told AFP. “Most of them died due to landslides, roof collapse and drowning,” Sohail said. - AFP

A Sydney-based Colombian crime syndicate allegedly specialising in home invasions has been uncovered, with three men and two women behind bars. The men, aged 27, 29 and 30, and women, 35 and 37, were arrested after police found balaclavas, house-breaking implements, a necklace, diamond ring and cash, in two separate car searches. Their cars were stopped in Castle Cove, on Sydney’s north shore, and Bondi, in the eastern suburbs. Officers later searched a Bondi unit on Thursday, where they found jewellery, watches, handbags, mobile phones and cash.

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Snake bites daughter A Victorian snake handler who was banned from performing live shows after letting snakes repeatedly bite his daughter can reapply for his licence. Raymond Hoser, 52, was stripped of his licence to perform with snakes because he allowed a taipan and death adder to bite his 12-year-old daughter seven times in a show at a Melbourne shopping mall. Hoser was also punished for having his snakes too close to the audience without proper barriers.

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Apple fighting back Apple is ramping up iCloud defences in the aftermath of hackers swiping nude photos of celebrities from the online digital vault. Apple chief executive Tim Cook said iCloud accounts of film stars including Jennifer Lawrence were looted by hackers. In coming weeks, Apple will start sending people alerts when attempts are made to change passwords, restore iCloud data to new devices.

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In brief Farah eager to finish West Tigers skipper Robbie Farah admits he can’t wait to end what’s been a horror NRL season at the besieged club. The Tigers bring down the curtain on a drama-filled campaign at Leichhardt Oval today against fellow battlers Cronulla, who’ve also had a year blighted by off-field issues. Farah has been at the centre of speculation over the future of Mick Potter and had a falling out with Gorden Tallis.

“It’s been a tough year,” Farah said. “I can’t lie and say I’m not looking forward to five o’clock tomorrow.”

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Clearance unlikely One of the feel-good stories of the year is news to Manly coach Geoff Toovey. The Sea Eagles mentor admitted reports that his forward Richie Fa’aoso had been cleared to play after suffering a potentially careerending neck injury 12 months ago was “a good story”. The Fairfax Media report even claim-ed Fa’aoso could be available for selection for the NRL minor premiership hopefuls “in coming weeks”.

However, Toovey could not see the premiership-winning prop returning any time soon after recent medical advice unfortunately still rated his injury as “career-ending”. “The last medical advice we got from the club was that he needs to retire.”

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A surprising rule It was either a Freudian slip or a radical change of direction for the tournament when media attending this year’s Rugby League Four Nations were told they have to get drunk on the job. A surprising rule found its way into the ‘Behaviour’ section for the tournament’s media guidelines.

It read: “An accredited media representative must be under the influence of alcohol or any other substance that alters or modifies behaviour.” However, league reporters intending to crack open a cold one before kick-off may need to revise their plans after the NRL realised the embarrassing error, and re-released the guidelines.

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Bailey out for Titans In a cruel twist to Gold Coast’s already devastating NRL season, retiring Titans forward Luke Bailey has been denied an official farewell due to a neck injury. Just 24 hours earlier Bailey, 34, had been presented to the media talking up his hopes of being sent out a winner in the third-last side’s NRL season finale tomorrow, a home clash against top eight aspirants the Bulldogs.

However, medical staff yesterday did what few could during Bailey’s remarkable 15-year career - they stopped the ex-Test prop in his tracks.

The Titans said they pulled the pin after scans revealed Bailey risked a long term injury if his neck complaint was aggravated against Canterbury.

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Mateo a vital cog

By DaviD Skipwith Back-rower Feleti Mateo is set to make a late dash from his grandfather’s funeral in Tonga to join the Warriors in Sydney ahead of tomorrow’s must-win clash against the Panthers at Penrith.

Mateo and fullback Sam Tomkins were both absent from an intense and physical Warriors training on Thursday, with coach Andrew McFadden revealing the Tongan international was given time off to travel to be with his family.

“Feleti’s got a funeral in Tonga so he’ll meet us in Sydney,” McFadden explained.

“There’s nothing to read into it. Sam’s had something for a while that he had to go to, so that was always planned.”

Mateo is listed to appear in jersey No20 on an extended bench, but McFadden laughed when asked if that implied he might be a late scratching from the side.

“I think that’s more about jumper sizes than anything else.

“Feleti will be likely to play,” he said.

The talented ball-player earned a recall to the top grade after spending last week with the second-tier NSW Cup side, following a poor round 24 showing in the Warriors’ heavy defeat to the Roosters.

McFadden was confident Mateo would overcome the twin distractions of a week away from the first grade side and his family bereavement, to arrive ready to perform at his best tomorrow.

“Yeah, I do. He’s obviously got lots of experience and he played

Feleti Mateo: Extremely keen to play against the Panthers.

exceptionally well in our cup side on the weekend.

“He’s obviously going through a tough time at the moment but he’s extremely keen to play and I’m very confident that he’ll produce.”

Unlocking Mateo’s undoubted footballing talent for a prolonged stretch is something that has proved troublesome

throughout his career.

The 29-year-old had a slow start to the year and found himself dropped to NSW Cup duty for a fortnight when McFadden took over from former coach Matt Elliott in round six.

Mateo made a strong return in the Anzac Day win over Melbourne, scoring a try to help the Warriors kick-start their return

to form through the mid-season.

McFadden conceded his enigmatic form was frustrating but insisted his match-winning ability made him almost impossible to leave out.

“At times, yes. But he’s got a unique skill set that can win a game so as long as he’s got that, and he’s got the right attitude towards his football, he needs to be in our side.”

Panthers coach Ivan Cleary was in charge at the Warriors in 2010 when Mateo arrived in Auckland, and earlier this year spoke glowingly about his unpredictable attacking skills.

“That’s Feleti, really. He’s always been someone who plays differently to a lot of other people,” Cleary said.

“The facts are that Feleti can do a lot of things that other players can’t and that’s the beauty of him. You’ve got to respect that because he’s certainly capable of putting on some good plays and really hurting you.”

Manu Vatuvei, a teammate and close friend, who is also of Tongan heritage, spoke of the need to give Mateo time to grieve with his loved ones.

The veteran wing was certain he would rejoin the side fuelled with determination to turn in a good performance against the Panthers.

“We just want to give him his space for him and his family grieving with their loss.

“He’s pretty down on that but he’ll take a lot out of it to come back into the team and perform really well.

“We’re looking forward to having him back in the team and meeting him in Sydney,” Vatuvei said.

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Roosters facing a forward crisis By ian Mccullough The Sydney Roosters’ forwards stocks could be further depleted heading into the NRL finals with Dylan Napa and Aidan Guerra facing suspensions.

Guerra is facing a one-game ban for a ‘chicken wing’ tackle on South Sydney forward Kyle Turner in the Roosters’ 22-18 win on Thursday night.

Napa will miss three games with an early guilty plea to a grade-two shoulder charge on Rabbitohs skipper John Sutton.

A three-match suspension could include the grand final

should the Roosters win their opening week final, get a week off and then reach the decider.

Hooker Jake Friend is sidelined following surgery for a hemothorax, his back-up Heath L’Estrange is recovering from a knee injury and back-rower Frank-Paul Nuuausala is battling with a foot problem.

The potential loss of Napa and Guerra will compound the forwards crisis facing coach Trent Robinson.

The Roosters’ opponents in the opening week of the finals are yet to be decided but it will definitely be played at Allianz Stadium.

There had been suggestions that if Manly beat North Queensland today to finish top of the ladder, the second-placed Roosters may be forced to play a ‘home’ final with South Sydney at ANZ Stadium. However, AAP understands the NRL have ruled out the prospect of moving the game to the bigger venue.

Despite the potential losses of the four forwards, halfback Mitchell Pearce believes the team is in great shape following the win over Souths.

“Everyone was saying we were flying under the radar - we weren’t playing great but we

were still winning,” Pearce said.

“Lots of sides are in this position but our form’s probably got a bit more attention. We lost to Cronulla and Newcastle but besides that we were ticking over the wins. That’s all you can do it’s nice to come into form at the right time of the year.”

Pearce also claimed the experience of winning last year’s grand final against Manly is a huge advantage and admitted players had been holding back their best form earlier in the season.

“The boys are confident at the moment, everyone’s buzzing.”

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In brief Tournament week Basketball The Ashburton College senior girls have made it to the final of the South Island Premiership tournament in Nelson with a last-second free throw. They will meet Rangiora or Waimea.

They beat Christchurch Girls’ High School 58-57 in the semi-finals last night after a 67-42 win over Otago Girls’ in the quarter-finals. The boys finished pool play with a 77-48 win over Linwood and a loss to St Thomas 48-77, and will meet Shirley Boys’ in the 17th-20th semi-finals today.

Football The Ashburton College football teams both finished with wins. The college girls’ 1st XI beat St Margaret’s’ 3-2 to finish ninth at the Gary Sowden Tournament in Christchurch, while the college boys’ 1st XI finished with a 6-3 win over Mt Aspiring to finish 15th at the Trident tournament in Nelson.

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Time to take a step back

By Jonathan Leask

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Merv Orford has seen Bailie Perriton rise from obscurity to the world stage, but will watch the rest of his superbike career from the sidelines.

Orford’s Kiwistars race team plucked a 14-year-old Perriton and put him on the path to an international race career, but now it is time for Orford to take a step back.

“For the past four years Kiwistars has helped a number of Kiwi youngsters achieve some amazing success, both at home and around the world,” Orford said.

“Having seen my previous and current rider contracted to ride

for top brand manufacturers is a very fulfilling achievement.

“However, I have personally funded a large part of the Kiwistars venture along with many other projects, and sadly can no longer continue this level of commitment.”

For the last two seasons Orford has concentrated his efforts on Perriton.

“He is now at a stage in his career where he needs to move forward to bigger and better things, and has surrounded himself with a team of very experienced and committed people.

“It is with deep regret that I can no longer play a part in this journey due to a number of reasons.”

Orford picked up Perriton in 2012 and what was initially set to be a development season, introducing the teenager to top level racing, became a chance at a national tile as the youngster quickly displayed the potential Orford had spotted.

He finished second behind Australian Luke Burgess in the 250cc Production class – his first year riding the 250cc bike.

Earlier this year he set lap records at all four venues in the New Zealand Superbike series on his way to the national 250cc championship title, and has also made regular trips across the Tasman to compete in the Australian Superbike series.

He has also recently begun

test driving a 600cc as he looks to step his career up another level later this year.

“This is only the start of a very successful journey for this young man, who has developed many skills and attributes in the last few years.

“I believe he is one of the most talented riders this country has seen for many years.”

Orford’s Kiwistars will continue to uphold any current commitments until the end of the 2015 championship season.

As for Perriton, he is back across the Tasman next weekend for round five of the Australian Superbike Series at Wakefield Park, NSW and is currently fourth in the FX300 Cup.

Mercedes drivers to resume personal rivalry The Formula One duel between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton returns to its roots this weekend at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.

The Mercedes rivals developed their now incendiary rivalry when they raced karts in Italy more than a decade ago.

Rosberg enters with a 29-point lead over Hamilton in the drivers’ standings the biggest it has been all season.

A big part of that gap was built in the Belgian GP two weeks ago, when Rosberg finished second and Hamilton claimed the German driver acknowledged

that he had deliberately crashed into him early in the incidentpacked race.

The two drivers attended a meeting at the team’s headquarters last week, where Mercedes said Rosberg was disciplined after accepting responsibility.

Still, it remains to be seen how

Mercedes will handle the tensions at Monza, the fastest circuit in F1.

With Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo claiming his third win of the season in Belgium, Mercedes might want to install team orders to safely secure the drivers’ championship.

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The Ashburton College girls finished third at the Jenny McDonald Cup in Ashburton after Ella Bonnington’s goal gave her side a 1-0 win over St Margaret’s yesterday. St Peters College Gore took out the final 3-2 over Otago Girls’ High School, who had edged out Ashburton 0-1 in the semi-finals. At the Johnson Cup in Greymouth the college boys drew 2-2 with Cashmere to finish tied for 13th. Mt Hutt lost their final match 0-1 to Wakatipu at the South Island Mixed Tournament in Gore.

Motoring writer dies Noted New Zealand motorsport writer Eoin S Young died in Christchurch yesterday aged 75. Born in Timaru, Young left New Zealand for the United Kingdom in the early 1960s, working with Kiwi drivers Denny Hulme and Bruce McLaren. He went on to become a popular and respected columnist and writer, contributing to motoring publications worldwide and writing many biographies.

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Alker steady again Kiwi golfer Steven Alker has produced a solid opening round at the Chiquita Classic, the second finals event on the Web.com Tour. Alker, who has qualified for next season’s PGA Tour, has been solid in recent weeks on the second-tier tour without producing a gamechanging low round. The Hamilton professional carded a two-under 70.

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Jason Day injured Australian Jason Day’s bid to win the US PGA Tour’s megarich FedEx Cup is in doubt after a back injury marred his opening round of the BMW Championship. World No.6 Day is right in the hunt for the $US10 million FedEx Cup. Day was in obvious discomfort, struggling even to retrieve his ball from the hole.

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Aus under pressure South Africa captain Jean de Villiers says the Wallabies might be feeling some “psychological pressure” going into tonight’s clash after dropping their last three Tests by 20 points or more to the Springboks. After years of Mandela Challenge Plate dominance, the Wallabies have gone missing in the two sides’ last three hit-outs, going down 28-8, 38-12 and 31-8. And the Springboks will be hoping their recent superiority over the Aussies will give them a distinct edge when they clash at Perth’s Patersons Stadium tonight.

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Hooper defends Palu Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has slammed a claim that fellow backrower Wycliff Palu “dogged it” against the All Blacks as unwarranted and inaccurate. Former Wallaby fullback turned commentator Greg Martin told Fox Sports show Rugby HQ that Palu “let down Australia” and “dogged it” during their 51-20 thumping from the All Blacks at Eden Park.

While some believe it was no more than a deliberate attempt to fire up the 120kg No.8 ahead of Saturday’s Test in Perth, Hooper was quick to jump to his teammate’s defence. “Well, he was the top tackler at Eden Park, made the most carries,” Hooper said. “The amount that he gets through and the impact that he has on the game is huge.”

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Tasman sneak home Tasman prop Siua Halanukonuka’s first try in the ITM Cup has proven to be a valuable one.

The burly prop crashed through from close range in the dying stages as the Makos edged Waikato 23-16 in Nelson last night in a game that was played with plenty of energy at a highoctane pace. The result was damaging for Waikato who dipped to their third defeat in five games, and they will need to find their stride quickly if they want to push for the Premiership playoffs. Tasman have made a good start to the year as a Premiership side after earning promotion, although their first two victories came against Championship opposition before they were held to a 16-16 by Auckland last week.

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Argies ‘macho men’ Pride in the Pumas revolves around their fearless forward work and concerted aggression.

That macho banner hovers over most perceptions of Argentina’s test rugby approach which they will unveil tonight in Napier. In the last round there were hints of an expanded repertoire as they made a number of breaks against the Boks and claimed several tries out wide which may say more about their opponent’s standards than any sweeping style departure from the Pumas. When coach Daniel Hourcade took over, he eased out some of the old guard and instilled new fitness regimes and playing patterns.

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MID CANTERBURY 1 Tukulua Tolu, 2 Jon Sharpe, 3 Simon Fleetwood, 4 Logan Bonnington, 5 Andrew Smith, 6 Tevita Ula, 7 Gary Redmond, 8 Jon Dampney, 9 Will Mackenzie, 10 Murray Williams, 11 Willie McGoon, 12 Nete Caucau, 13 Dwayne Burrows, 14 Brenton Connell, 15 Richard Catherwood.

Reserves: 16 Matt Groom, 17 Jackson Donlon, 18 Eric Duff, 19 Sam Houston/ Seta Koroitamana, 20 Davie Maw, 21 Matt Thatcher, 22 Josh Walker.

Mid Canterbury’s player of origin Matt Thatcher.

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Matt Thatcher’s rugby homecoming didn’t get off to the best of starts, but he hopes to see it through to a big finish in the Heartland Championship.

Thatcher, 26, is on the bench today against Thames Valley, a fortnight after his Hammers debut against the West Coast in round one didn’t quite go to plan.

“I pulled my groin so had to come off early in that game, and had to give it a week’s rest rather than risk it again,” Thatcher said.

“I came through this week’s training alright so should be raring to go if I get the call.

“I just want to play well.

“They have asked me to come back and play, so I’ve put pressure on myself to come back and perform.”

Thatcher played in the Mt Hutt College 1st XV with fellow Hammers Gary Redmond and Brenton Connell, making the New Zealand under 17s squad in 2004 – a side that featured All Black’s Sam Whitelock, Ryan Crotty and Israel Dagg.

He switched to Christchurch Boys’ High School for his final

year at school in 2006, where he played alongside another Mid Canterbury ex-pat Mark Jackman.

Thatcher remained in Christchurch, playing for the Christchurch Club in the Christchurch Metro competition, a team that featured former Mid Canterbury and Methven prop James McLeod and Redmond, as well as current Hammers Matt Groom and Jake Ashby.

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Auckland, only for Crotty to be cleared fit to play at the 11th hour, leaving Thatcher to watch from the stands as Canterbury claimed a fifth straight title.

His 2013 season got off to a disastrous start.

“I re-dislocated my shoulder that I had already had an operation on eight years previous.

“I just managed to pop it first game of the season and that was that season done and dust-

They have asked me to come back and play, so I’ve put pressure on myself to come back and perform

Floating around the fringes of the Canterbury squad, he made his debut for Canterbury in 2011 against Wellington, but with the likes of Sean Maitland, Telusa Veainu, Johnny McNicholl, Patrick Osborne and Sam Monaghan (now with Wairarapa Bush) on the scene he was restricted to just the one game.

In 2012 he was a shock call up for the ITM Cup final against

ed, the sevens season over summer and the start of this year.”

He returned to the field midway through the season with Christchurch and was “just happy to be back playing” and before Mid Canterbury coach Glenn Moore got in touch and said they were interested in having him on board.

“I thought it would be a great opportunity to play that next level above club, and it’s a pretty

good environment to come into.

“I didn’t want to do too much.

“Just come in and play which has been pretty easy in the environment that has been built by the coaches.

“The boys are pretty relaxed and enjoy the footy, but with the mentality to go out and win.”

Today they chase a win against the Swamp Foxes in Paeroa where Thatcher, who covers the outside backs and can also slot in at centre, is on the bench with five changes to the starting lineup.

Richard Catherwood starts at fullback in place of the injured Andrew Letham, Nete Caucau is at second-five eight in place of Peni Manumanuniwila and McGoon starts on the left wing with Seta Koroitamana pushed to the bench where he is bracketed with Sam Houston as cover for the loose forwards.

Captain Jon Dampney still pencilled in to start, with his partner Hayley Bennett still waiting at the time of print to give birth to their first child.

Andrew Smith starts the game at lock, swapping with Eric Duff, and Redmond returns to the openside flank in place of Houston.

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■ RUGBY

Read eyes the next level

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY To get a sense of how important Kieran Read is to the All Blacks, one needs only to stand on the sideline at training.

There he was at Napier’s McLean Park on Thursday afternoon - demanding more from his fellow forwards as they lined up against the reserves and those not required to play Argentina tonight.

Compared with skipper Richie McCaw, another who catches the eye on the training paddock with his constant tackling, tackling, tackling, a man in perpetual motion just as he is on game night, it is Read who is the more vocal.

It is also Read who is singled out for praise by Steve Hansen, watching from the middle of

the field, after the big No8 shuts down a potential attack from a lineout.

And along with first-five Aaron Cruden, who played one of his best tests against Australia at Eden Park a fortnight ago, it was perhaps Read who gained most from that breakthrough victory which banished all suggestions that this All Blacks team is an outfit on the wane.

An up-and-down year due to a worryingly long-term concussion injury which disrupted his season with the Crusaders and which meant he had started only two tests before the demolition in Auckland - against England in Hamilton when he was taken off at halftime, and the recent stalemate in Sydney - is on the up again.

For 28-year-old Read, the 2013 IRB World Player of the Year and one of the most influential players in the game, there is a sense that he is on the rise, that, a bit like the All Blacks, he is on the brink of some-

thing after some recent disappointments.

“I feel like I’m in reasonable form,” he said.

“It’s about hopefully getting some reasonable opportunities on the paddock.

I’m really refreshed.

“Obviously with having a slower start to the season, I’m feeling in good nick and I’m really looking forward to making a bit of an impact.”

This is probably as close as Read gets to blowing his own trumpet, but an impact was what he made last time out.

Straight after that 50-point Bledisloe Cup triumph he was asked about the try he scored in the final stages, but he replied he could remember little of it, a comment which probably speaks to his modesty and also the dynamic nature of test rugby.

“I think we probably needed that performance, as a group,” he said in reflection this week.

“We’ve been trying really hard this year and probably haven’t had that.

“It certainly was needed, in terms of everything that was put on that game as well.

From our point of view we wanted to make a statement, but the beauty of this game is suddenly here we are again this weekend and if we don’t do it

again against the Argentines we’re back to where we were.

“I look at them and I see a little bit of how we play in them.

“They’re a different team to what they have been in the past two years.

“They’ve got a bit of structure there around their attack and they do like to give the ball a bit of width.

“They’re very capable, when you chuck in their scrum and lineout drive on top of that as well.”

After Thursday’s physical training session, Read and McCaw worked on their kicking and catching skills while others, like the Franks brothers, ran into each other.

Sam Whitelock and Wyatt Crockett brought themselves to the brink of exhaustion with a cleanout drill.

Loose forward pair Read and McCaw have little to gain from bashing each other, but Hansen’s All Blacks still have edges which can still be smoothed over.

Discipline for one, as Read acknowledged.

“It is something we have talked about.

“Four yellow cards in two games is really bad. I think it’s more guys backing our defensive systems, really.

“There’s no point in giving away silly penalties.”

Consistency is another.

“For us we want to put in a performance that we’re proud of,” Read added.

“You expect that these guys are going to be tough and we’re going to have to play extremely well to get past them.

“They’re different challenges but what doesn’t change is how we prepare to perform.”

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McCaw - it’s going to be an armwrestle

BY PATRICK MCKENDRY All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is expecting a tight test against Argentina in Napier tonight, saying his side will have to show patience against an improving team.

McCaw spoke yesterday after the final training session of the week at McLean Park and said the challenge for the All Blacks was to put their last performance - against Australia at Eden Park a fortnight ago - to rest and lift again.

“Up front it’s going to be a

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good battle so we’re going to have to be on the job there to give ourselves some good ball to play.

“It won’t happen straight away,” McCaw said.

“They’re playing better than perhaps they have the last couple of years, but it’s been a challenge each time we’ve played them. Certainly the last three or four games.

“The big boys realise it’s going to be a challenge there. I think we’re up to the challenge.

“The toughest thing in sport is to get your feet back on the

ground and back it up. Hopefully we’ve had a week’s prep where we are in a good frame of mind so the guys can go out there and perform well again.”

The return of midfielder Ma’a Nonu from a shoulder injury and selection of first-five Beauden Barrett and fullback Israel Dagg puts a new complexion on the team which is expecting more of the same from the Pumas.

Argentina’s last three tests in New Zealand - the World Cup quarter-final in 2011 and Rugby Championship tests over the succeeding years have been no-

table for their tight natures.

They invariably start well before being broken down by the All Blacks attack, but McCaw said they have added a new attacking element of their own.

“They’ve got a pretty good defensive system in terms of their backs and guys like [midfielder Juan Martin] Hernandez and their fullback [Joaquin Tuculet] played pretty damn well against the Springboks and scored some good points there. If we give them easy ball at the right end of the field they’ve got the ability to make you pay.”

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Tall Blacks in last 16 The Tall Blacks have again overcome the odds to make the last 16 at the Basketball World Cup. New Zealand’s held on to beat Finland 67-65 in a heart-stopping final pool game in Bilbao, Spain to advance from Group C along with the USA, the Dominican Republic and Turkey. It completes a remarkable turnaround for the Tall Blacks, who looked down and out after losing their opening three group games.

Now they’re through to face Lithuania in the quarter-finals.

New Zealand coach Nenad Vucinic says they believe they’re one of top 16 nations in the world.

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Primed for final Brad Scott calls this a game that has been seven years in the making. He is confident that North Melbourne are ready for tonight’s AFL elimination final, featuring a packed MCG and their fierce rivals Essendon. Just don’t suggest to the North coach it’s crucial that the Kangaroos win. For all the importance of this clash, Scott is sick of the prevailing opinion outside the club that the `Roos must win.

“It’s quite humorous when I hear all that stuff - ‘aw gee, it’s now or never’ - is it?,” he said.

“If we don’t win tomorrow night it’s over, is it? There will be next year, but our attitude is we’re primed, we’re ready to play and we can’t wait for the occasion.”

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Hingis into final Martina Hingis has turned back the clock to reach the US Open women’s doubles final, 12 years after her last run to a title match at the majors.

The Swiss 33-year-old and her Italian partner Flavia Pennetta made the championship match with a 6-3 6-4 win over third seeds Sania Mirza and Cara Black, the IndiaZimbabwe pairing. Hingis last appeared in a doubles final at a Grand Slam in 2002 at the Australian Open, where she won the title with Anna Kournikova, one of nine doubles crowns she captured during her heyday “It’s great to be out here again, I am enjoying every second and I really feel the energy of the crowd,” said Hingis, who also captured the 1998 doubles title in New York with Jana Novotna.

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Moles Afghan coach Former New Zealand coach Andy Moles took charge of the Afghan team yesterday replacing Pakistan’s Kabir Khan, who resigned last week citing family reasons. The announcement comes ahead of the World Cup hosted by Australia and New Zealand from February to March, with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) looking to the Englishman’s international experience to help the fastrising team. Moles, 53, said he looked forward to the challenge.

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In brief Hodgson lets rip England manager Roy Hodgson lost his temper and swore during a briefing with journalists after being questioned about his side’s lacklustre friendly victory over Norway. A penalty by new captain Wayne Rooney gave England a 1-0 win at Wembley Stadium yesterday, but it was one of only two shots on target that Hodgson’s side registered over the course of the game. A record low crowd for the new Wembley of 40,181 saw England toil in their first game since their group-stage exit at the World Cup. - AFP

Italy see off Dutch Two goals in the first 10 minutes were enough to give Italy a 2-0 friendly victory over World Cup semi-finalists the Netherlands and launch their new era under coach Antonio Conte in style. Playing Conte’s trademark 3-5-2 formation, the Italians came out on the front foot and were ahead after just three minutes when new Borussia Dortmund signing Ciro Immobile found the net after a long pass from Leonardo Bonucci.

Captain Daniele De Rossi doubled the score in the 10th minute after newcomer Simone Zaza was fouled in the area and De Rossi made no mistake from the spot. Meanwhile France got the better of a new-look Spain team when a superb strike from substitute Loic Remy in the second half gave the hosts a 1-0 victory, and the Socceroos have again come up short against Belgium losing 2-0.

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India’s secret weapon?

Faster scoring rates, a more aggressive approach and better spin bowling - there have been many reasons advanced for why world champions India have taken an unbeatable 3-0 lead in their one-day series against England. But it might be that there’s a not-so-secret ingredient to their success after brown paper bags bearing the McDonald’s logo were brought out into the middle of the Headingley outfield while India netted ahead of the series finale at Yorkshire’s headquar-ters ground. After a trio of crushing victories, the latest of which saw India thrash England by nine wickets, many will conclude that Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men are perfectly entitled to eat whatever they like.

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Proteas ‘predictable’ Australia have accused South Africa of being unimaginative and predictable, setting the scene for another explosive clash between the bitter rivals in tonight’s one-day tri-series final in Harare. There’s no love lost between the two teams after Australia clinched a heated Test series triumph earlier this year, and meeting again on neutral ground in Zimbabwe has done nothing to stop the sparks flying. Fresh from breaking Ryan McLaren’s arm, spearhead Mitchell Johnson has baited South Africa further by claiming Australia have their opponents worked out.

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Federer passes tough exam

BY DAVE JAMES Roger Federer’s dream of a potential US Open final clash with world No.1 Novak Djokovic faces a stiff test from Marin Cilic, the Croat who sees a first grand slam title as a perfect way to repair his reputation.

Federer reached his ninth US Open semi-final but first since 2011 with a dramatic 4-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2 win over France’s Gael Monfils yesterday, saving two match points in the process.

Cilic toppled sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 6-2 6-4 7-6 (7-4) to reach his first US Open semi-final.

Federer, the 17-time major champion who is chasing a record sixth US Open title, has a 5-0 career edge over Cilic including a four-set win in New York in 2011 and at Toronto in three tough sets last month.

Cilic, the 25-year-old 14th seed, missed last year’s US Open sitting out a controversial doping ban handed out after he tested positive for a banned stimulant contained in a supplement bought over-the-counter by one of his staff. A six-month ban was eventually reduced to four by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but Cilic still believes the entire process was unjust.

He was a semi-finalist at the Australian Open in 2010 and a two-time quarter-finalist in New York in 2009 and 2012.

But that final step has always

The scene at Flushing Meadows as Roger Federer beat Gael Monfils in a five-set marathon.

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proved impossible for Cilic, who now has 2001 Wimbledon champion and compatriot Goran Ivanisevic in his corner as coach.

“I’m looking forward to playing Marin,” said Federer.

“He’s a great guy. We had a tough, tough match in Toronto. I think I needed nine match points to close him out and beat him at midnight, 6-4 in the third, so we know what to expect.”

Federer has already improved on his last two visits to New

York - a quarter-final exit to Tomas Berdych in 2012 and a dispiriting fourth-round loss to Tommy Robredo 12 months ago.

A win would put him in a seventh final but first since 2009 when he was deposed as champion by Juan Martin del Potro.

World No.1 Djokovic faces Japan’s Kei Nishikori in tomorrow’s first semi-final.

It’s the Serb’s eighth consecutive US Open semi-final, having shrugged off his early losses in

the Masters events at Toronto and Cincinnati following his Wimbledon triumph.

“I was aiming to play my best tennis in the US Open, and I knew that’s going to happen,” said Djokovic.

Djokovic and Nishikori have only met twice with the Serb winning in straight sets at the 2010 French Open before the Japanese star gained revenge with a semifinal triumph on the Basel hard courts one year later.

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■ OPINION

The search for sporting perfection S porting excellence.

It’s what every team, every competitor is striving for, always knowing that it’s actually an impossible goal, the stuff of dreams, a target in the distance you will pull out all the stops for, but you’re always aware that even on your best day of days you’re going to pull up just a little bit short.

Except, maybe, for two Kiwi rowers, one from our own backyard, who continue to set their own benchmarks, constantly raising the bar to levels their rivals on the water have no answers to.

Eric Murray and Hamish Bond last weekend swept all before them at the world championships in the Netherlands (as part of a triumphant New Zealand contingent; the CD with our national anthem on it must have been worn out).

That was on top of superlative Olympic gold, and in fact every single race they’ve con-

tested for many years.

It was the first time I’d seen them in action for a while, and you forget just what a powerhouse sporting team we have representing us on the water.

They appear to be long past any notion of checking out the opposition, their strengths and weaknesses, and the necessary tactics to combat whatever the enemy might bring.

They just don’t need to any more.

Bond and Murray start their race slow and steady, get their house in order, (at this point they are in a clear last place); then you can hear the coach yelling that it’s time to ramp it up a bit, and the boat starts to cut through the water like a destroyer, pretty quickly it morphs into a steaming battleship, then at the three-quarter mark somebody turns on the afterburners and they’re powering supremely towards the line, on this occasion within a

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second of world record time.

Oh yes, it’s their own world record.

Have a good look at those competitors who 10 minutes ago were racing well in front of the Kiwis; they’re now completely spent and shattered, broken men.

Left in the wake of the flying Kiwis, again.

And these guys show no signs of fading; their opponents will have them to contend with for a couple of seasons yet, apparently until the dynamic duo get bored with it all.

Long may they row on.

The Canterbury rugby team aren’t quite in that league, but

in recent times they’re giving a reasonable impression of it (even if they stumbled a wee bit on Thursday night).

I’ve heard that ridiculous phrase ‘when Auckland rugby is strong, All Black rugby is strong’ get an airing this week, somehow that’s supposed to mean it’s a bad thing the Cantabs are currently so dominant, what a lot of bollocks.

All Blacks rugby is always strong, just ask any international coach, from any era.

New Zealand is, and has always been, the benchmark of world rugby (ok, except for a couple of minor patches, like when Taine Randell and his quivering lower lip were in charge, or that dark day when the ABs lost twice).

It’s just annoying to see the great Kiwi tall poppy syndrome rearing its head yet again; instead of admiring the effort that it takes to get to the top of your particular sporting tree.

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■ RIDER IN SPINAL UNIT

United support for jockey The racing community has rallied to the support of seriously injured jockey Thomas Russell and all three codes will unite today to further the cause.

Fellow rider Darryl Bradley has been a driving force behind the appeals, and he said he was staggered with the response.

“By my calculations we’ve hit just over $100,000, with $50,000 from the recent Cambridge auction, $30,000 from the Central Districts racing awards and another $17,000 from the Thomas Russell jockeys’ challenges as well as other bits and pieces.

“It’s just been phenomenal the way the whole industry has come together to help out a mate, and now the harness and Left: Darryl Bradley, pictured aboard Cryptic recently, is the driving force behind the appeal to assist injured Thomas Russell.

greyhound industries are also coming in.”

Replica Black Caviar colours, Darley colours, the shoes Jimmy Choux wore when he won the Waikato Guineas, Dexter Dunn’s driving pants and Ricky May’s whip will feature in an auction at the end of Sunday’s Palmerston North greyhound meeting.

“The first race is at 12.05pm and the auction will kick off about 4.40pm,” Bradley said.

“A lot of clubs, the jockeys’ association and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing have donated money by way of sponsorship as well.”

Auctioneer Steve Davis will be the master of ceremonies with race callers George Simon, Mark McNamara and Tom Wood in attendance, as well as broadcaster Darryl Anderson.

Russell is in Christchurch’s Burwood Spinal Unit with serious injuries suffered in a training track fall.

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Deane Martin on song for Metropolitan Connections of talented New Zealand stayer Deane Martin have given the Keeper gelding a pass mark for his first Australian outing as he builds towards a Group One assignment there.

Ridden by Brenton Avdulla, the Bruce Wallace-trained Deane Martin finished sixth over 1500m at Randwick last Saturday.

Assistant trainer Allan Peard said Deane Martin hadn’t been at home in the heavy track conditions but he had come through the race well and the race had served its purpose of

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bringing him on in condition.

“The slack pace and sprint home didn’t suit him either,” Peard said.

“He was a bit fresh but Brenton said he was really happy with the run. He said with a more genuine pace and a decent track, he was up to picking up a decent race over there. He’s thriving since that run too.”

Deane Martin, which ran fourth in last season’s Gr. 2 Avondale Cup (2400m), will have his next run in Saturday week’s Gr. 3 A$125,000 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill, with

one more run likely before he tackles the Gr. 1 A$400,000 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) at Randwick on October 4.

“The Metropolitan is the main aim and we’d like to think he’d be competitive in that. If he is, then we’ll consider sending him to Melbourne afterwards,” Peard said.

Deane Martin was this week allotted 50kg for the A$3 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 18, while he was also entered for the A$6 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 4.

There were six New Zealand entries for the Melbourne Cup, the same number as last year.

The others were the Roger James-trained Silent Achiever, Graeme and Debbie Rogersontrained pair of Costume and Colonel Carrera, the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Youngtrained Sangster and the Peter and Jacob McKay-trained Puccini.

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Big winner on the dogs An 80-year-old Masterton man who punts “to keep his brain active” has pulled off one of New Zealand racing’s greatest ever bets. He correctly predicted the winners of eight races at the Christchurch greyhounds at Addington on Thurdsay, outlaying just $5 at his local pub on fixed odds to return a staggering $111,565 - at odds of 22,112 to 1. While there have been bigger fixed odds collects from all up bets, known as multi bets, in New Zealand nobody has come close to that sort of return for just $5 bet on greyhound racing.

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Kiwi mare in spotlight Classy Cambridge mare Silent Achiever is rapidly looking like the No1 Australasian hope to repel the Northern Hemisphere A$6 million Melbourne Cup invasion. Make no mistake how difficult that will be - this is likely to be the strongest international contingent yet.

Despite the difficulties of transferring thoroughbreds to the reverse hemisphere, three raiders in the past eight years have already won the world’s greatest handicap: Dunaden (2011), Americain (2010) and Delta Blues in 2006. Silent Achiever thrilled trainer Roger James and her admirers with her first-up fourth in last Saturday’s 1400m Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.

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Jaggard in fine fettle The seven-year-old version of the Foxton sprinter-miler Jaggard is an impressive sight, according to his co-trainer Sue Walsh. The Group One performer is back in work at the Foxton stables she operates with Bruce Gregory after spelling particularly well. “This time around he has filled out like a stallion and he’s looking a million dollars,” Walsh said. “He’s really strengthened and last time we had him in we had trouble keeping condition on him, but now I’m absolutely thrilled.” Jaggard’s third career victory was an upset one when he claimed the White Robe Lodge Handicap at odds of 76-1.

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■ NEW CONSTRUCTION RULES

Engineers face music over shoddy work

■ LABOUR POLICIES

Small business owners reject Labour’s capital gains tax Some 60 per cent of small and medium-sized business owners are negative about the Labour Party’s capital gains tax, says a poll taken for the accounting software firm MYOB, with 60 per cent saying it was their “most unpopular” policy relating to the sector.

Representing 97 per cent of the country’s businesses and employing 30 per cent of the workforce, SME owners on balance want tighter controls of foreign investment, with 54 per cent nominating as a top policy they would support, according to the poll of 1000 SME owners by pollsters Colmar Brunton.

Reduced broadband prices topped the “two three policies” list for SMEs, followed by twothirds (67 per cent) support for simplified provisional tax rules.

Following the capital gains tax on “three most unpopular policies” list were raising the age of entitlement for the statefunded universal pension to 67 years, with 43 per cent opposing that, while 39 per cent opposed opposition parties’ policies to scrap the 90-day trial period for employment regime, which the government claims has assisted job creation.

Labour has taken hits on its capital gains tax idea, with fumbling over details of the tax also revealing that an inherited family home will be subject to the tax, after a “grace period”, which Labour leader David Cunliffe said on radio this week would be one month from the date of death, which was later amended to being the subject of expert advice on implementation after

the election.

However, the issue failed to fire at a MYOB electoral candidates’ forum, where the National, Labour, Green, Internet-Mana, Act and Conservative parties were represented, with New Zealand First unrepresented.

Labour’s SME spokesman Trevor Mallard was asked one question about the impact of the capital gains tax where a business owner was using their personal home as security for lending.

“I’m not sure the capital gains tax system would cause any difference at that point,” he said.

“That happens at the point of releasing assets.”

Mallard said businesspeople should accept the inevitability of a capital gains tax at some time in the future.

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while the maximum professional fines will increase from $5000 to $20,000.

The changes will also see multi-storey buildings designed and certified by an appropriately skilled Chartered Professional Engineer, improve competency standards, and a requirement for engineers to notify building consent authorities of serious building code breaches.

“We are confident this programme of reform will make New Zealand safer and more resilient for when the next earthquake strikes,” Dr Smith said.

“Engineers have played an important role in New Zealand’s development over the past century, but as society becomes more sophisticated, we become more dependent on reliable, well-designed engineering systems.

“This work is about laying the foundation for improved competency and standards of engineering into the future.”

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Engineers under investigation for shoddy work will not be able to resign from their professional body to avoid accountability under proposed new laws.

Building and Construction Minister Nick Smith is looking to strengthen the regulation of engineers to “ensure they have the right knowledge, skills and competence” to design safe buildings and to hold them more accountable for any substandard work.

It comes in the wake of the Canterbury Television (CTV) building collapse in the February 22, 2011 earthquake that claimed 115 lives.

A Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes criticised Dr Alan Reay of Christchurch design firm Alan Reay Consultants for giving his inexperienced structural engineer David Harding “sole responsibility” for the six-storey

building’s mid-eighties design.

Dr Reay was also criticised for not reviewing his designer’s final plans.

He resigned from the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) earlier this year, avoiding a disciplinary process.

Harding quit his membership just weeks before an IPENZ disciplinary hearing into his work was due to start.

Police this week advanced its criminal investigation into the CTV disaster, saying it will now consider bringing manslaughter, criminal negligence and criminal nuisance charges.

Dr Smith said the occupational regulation of engineers involved in the design and construction of buildings needs to be bolstered.

He said there was a need to “increase the consequences” for those found to be incompetent.

The range of sanctions and penalties will also be broadened,

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Farewell to the victims Erin Tasker

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oday, the first of the Winz shooting victims will be farewelled by her friends and family.

Leigh Cleveland’s funeral will be held in Alexandra today and it will be followed by Peg Noble’s in Ashburton on Monday.

They’re two names many of us didn’t know a week ago.

Today, just hearing their names brings a tear to many eyes.

Just five days ago, these people were normal, everyday people going about their day-to-day lives.

Suddenly they were thrust into the national spotlight and for the worst possible reasons.

They were killed when a man with a gun walked into their office and shot them.

No one can imagine what their families have been through.

They’ve found themselves caught in the middle of a scenario which, a week ago, most of us thought would be more likely to play out in America, not New Zealand.

We live in a country where we thought we could go to work every day and stay safe. Everywhere in the world should be like that.

But Monday proved that news that makes headlines around the world can happen in a place called Ashburton, New Zealand.

In a week where Cantabrians also marked four years on from the first terrifying earthquake, we were again reminded that bad things can happen.

Bad things can happen, to good people.

These were good people. Peg Noble, Leigh Cleveland and survivor Lindy Curtis did a job where the main goal was to help people in need.

Judging by the many comments which have flowed over social media this week, they did just that. They have touched many, many lives.

Now, many of those people will join their families in bidding a sad farewell to two ladies who died on the job; a job they loved.

It’s a farewell their families should not have to say.

In New Zealand we should be able to go to work, do our jobs, and go home safely at the end of the day.

Unfortunately, New Zealand is not a perfect country.

YOUR VIEW Corporal punishment Friday’s opinion piece from Phill Hooper would have got the, “hang em’ from the nearest tree” fraternity fairly salivating (Ashburton Guardian, September 5).

Phill calls for corporal punishment to be brought back to our schools and homes. By saying we need to get some RESPECT back into our society, does he mean people should be beaten into giving respect?

My memory of school corporal punishment involved strapping, caning, and one psycho whacking you on the posterior with a sandshoe while you were wearing rugby shorts.

Some people never went back for more, but a lot did, and some even took a lot of pride in how much discipline they received.

Most of those “naughty” kids turned out very valuable citizens.

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He asks would a murderer stop and think if the punishment was death, but statistics show that murderers do not think of the consequences before they murder.

That is why in 2012 there were 3033 killers on America’s death row.

Simon Blissett Hoops is right on the money with his “Enough is Enough” column (Ashburton Guardian, September 5).

Ed Harrison How refreshing to read about young Friso Warmerdam being inspired to grow daffodils as a fundraiser for the Cancer Society, after attending a funeral in Holland (Ashburton Guardian, September 5).

This lad is only 9 years old.

Well done Friso.

One must not forget his

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mother who was a great help and support.

I am sure that we are all proud of the effort put in to doing these gifts of community giving!

At the other end we hear of [someone] walking in to an office and ending the lives of two innocent women and seriously wounding another.

What does this say about the society in which we choose to live!

Reading Hoops article in this morning’s Guardian, I endorse everything he had to say.

Discipline should begin in the home and teachers be allowed to chastise, when appropriate.

I was brought up in a very loving, but strict childhood and being smacked when deserved never did us any harm.

If we wanted something, then it was suggested that we work for it.

Hoops also said that he got the strap at intermediate for fighting in the corridor.

I received my punishment from Mr Cushion, the Headmaster at our school in Invercargill for squealing in the playground.

Was told I sounded like a piglet.

The moral of this story: Let us all take a lesson from young Friso and put something good back in to our close-knit community.

Iris Officer-Holmes Thank you to the Guardian for its sensitive reporting on the horrible events of Monday and the past week.

As someone close to this, I appreciate your dedication to us and our community.

Name withheld by request

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Connection to a cold continent Hanne Nielsen

TOWNIE GOES COUNTRY

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aving been away in Auckland and Christchurch for backto-back Antarctic conferences these past two weeks, you could say that I have ice on the brain.

Sure, I’m back home now, but the thaw is slow.

The quiet of Methven is helping, because now that I don’t have the roar of background traffic to contend with I can finally core down into the story gems I have collected the odd local one included.

Christchurch is full of Antarctic paraphernalia and historic sites of ice, including Sir Edmund Hillary’s trusty tractor at the Canterbury museum, and the famous marble statue of Captain Scott, carved by his widow, which is currently undergoing some repair work.

Lady Scott spent time in the Garden City, as did Sir Douglas Mawson.

That’s is not surprising; cities are places of bustle, full of ports and people, so they have more of a chance of attracting famous figures that will later stand out in history.

Ashburton can boast a slice of that history as well, thanks to a farmer named George

The statue of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, in Christchurch.

Buckley and an explorer named Ernest Shackleton.

George Buckley donated to Shackleton in the lead up to the explorer’s 1907 Nimrod expe-

dition, the aim of which was to try to reach the geographic South Pole.

When Buckley subsequently turned up on the docks to fare-

well the ship, his impromptu request to join the journey south was approved.

The farmer travelled as far as the pack ice, taking charge of several ponies during the journey, before transferring across to the steamer the Koonya – which had towed the Nimrod south – and leaving Shackleton’s team to press on towards the continent alone.

The Koonya headed back north, bound for cows and home, and laden with tales of excitement from the edge of the world.

So it was that Buckley became one of, if not the, first Antarctic tourists.

These days yearly visitor numbers may top 40,000, but the modern day tourists had to follow in the footsteps of someone.

The Mid Canterbury area may often be overlooked when it comes to the adventure stakes, but this tale from the days when the world was black and white shows that living on the plains is no barrier to developing an intrepid disposition.

Meanwhile, Buckley’s generosity in supporting the Antarctic expedition lives on, with ‘Buckley Island’ named by Shackleton in his honour.

Antarctica has some very strong connections to places throughout Canterbury, and it is not just the big smoke that can narrate traces of our icy past.

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hock and outrage erupted in Ashburton as news of the senseless killings of the two dedicated and muchrespected women at Winz office spread through the country.

One of the cardinal rules for living in a civilised society is “Do not commit murder”.

And once again that command has been broken.

More and more often people with a grudge, resentment or hate fuelled by alcohol or drugs are resorting to violent deeds killing their partners, abusing and killing their children and

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even those who are trying to help them sort out their problems.

In the first book of the Bible Cain killed his brother Abel because of jealousy and resentment.

Man has been given a free choice whether he will do wrong or do right, and ever since the beginning so often men and women have made the

wrong choice.

Millions have died and are still dying as terrorists as well as the military of all countries kill each other as well as innocent civilians.

As the song says, ‘When will it ever end?’

Jesus was killed because the Pharisees saw him as a threat to their powerful positions in the Jewish world.

But he advocated that we love our neighbours as we love (or have self-respect for) ourselves.

The community of Ashburton will come together to show

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The Maori community also has a custom of blessing a site where a death has taken place.

We can only be grateful that the majority of people do love and care about each other.

Janet Benfell is a member of St Paul’s on Oxford Street.

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special to surprise him with, drop into Sparrow’s and ask the friendly team for assistance. From new underwear to impress mum, to corporate accessories to keep him looking swish, there’s something to make every dad smile.

Top 5 things you can do to make your dad love Father’s Day 1. Tell him you love him!

Dad’s like to know that they are appreciated. When you write dad a card or a letter this Father’s Day, don’t forget to mention the happy memories you have had together, and all the things about him you adore.

2. Give him a sleep in.

While you’re undoubtedly excited about showering dad in love and presents, remember that he has had to wake early the majority of his life for work, and to look after you when you were little, so more than anything, he may love a couple of extra hours of sleep.

3. Make dad’s favourite breakfast.

Forget about calories and cholesterol. On this special day, give dad what he really wants, even if that means extra bacon!

For a real treat, take dad to the Somerset Grocer for breakfast, where an outstanding coffee and delicious food will start dad’s day off the right way.

P.S. Don’t forget to tell him you love him!

4. Give dad a little bit of space to himself.

Your dad loves you, but remember that he doesn’t get much time by himself. He works hard, and sometimes all dad wants is a quiet home, where he can tinker in the garage, or read a good book.

Organise with mum a few hours to go out, and let dad know he will have the house to himself for a while.

5. Quality time.

After dad has had time to himself, he will want to celebrate this special day with those he loves the most.

Take a picnic to the park, or go out for a fantastic dinner to celebrate.

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e may wear his pants a little too high, or go out in public wearing socks and sandals, and he has probably embarrassed you with more ‘dad jokes’ than you care to remember, but when it comes down to it, there’s no one who loves us quite like dad does.

He may have picked you up and plonked you on his shoulders so you could see better as you wandered around the park. He probably taught you how to ride a bike, and how to bait a line to go fishing. He may have had the weight of the world on his shoulders, providing for and protecting his family, but the strain barely showed, and he always made time to play backyard cricket or build a treehouse.

It’s these things that make our dad a super hero in our eyes.

This Father’s Day, before you rush out the door to buy him a gift, think of all the things about your dad that you love, and be sure to tell him. Nothing would mean more to him, than to hear how much you appreciate him.

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It’s dad’s day, so this year give the man in your life a day he’ll never forget!

Sleep in and breakfast If dad stays up to watch Australia and South Africa battle it out on the rugby field Saturday night, he will more than likely appreciate a decent sleep-in Sunday morning. Follow the extra few hours of sleep with a fantastic breakfast, delivered in bed, or treat dad by taking him to one of Ashburton’s fantastic cafés.

Picnic in the park Pack a picnic basket full of dad’s favourite delicacies and make memories for dad to treasure. Ashburton abounds with scenic beauty, perfect for picnic settings. If your children are younger, you may wish to stay closer to home, so the Tinwald Domain, Ashburton Domain and Lake Hood are all sensible options.

If your children are older and can enjoy some adventure with dad, then Sharplin Falls, the Rakaia Gorge, Lake Clearwater and Peel Forest will provide plenty of opportunity for action and excitement. Go for a bush walk, drop a line into a river or lake, or throw a Frisbee.

Rugby League Dinner At 8:30 p.m., the Warriors take on the Panthers, in a must-win game leading up to the premiership finals. If your dad loves a game of footy, then it’s the perfect opportunity to make the most out of the event. Keep the children occupied by encouraging them to make Warriors supporter signs, while you treat dad with an array of his favourite snacks and refreshments. If you want to take the hassle out of catering, book a table at your favourite family-friendly restaurant that will be broadcasting the game.

Check out the dinner options available at the Speight’s Ale House and Clearwater Restaurant, to see who is serving dad’s favourite.

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Netherby Meats Three positions have become available within our busy business Butcher, Small goods Assistant and Slaughter man The persons we are looking for will have to demonstrate the following qualities: • Working as a team member • Supervising and training of staff • Provide support to other business functions and our customers • Experience in making small goods (sausages, bacon etc) this is not essential as training will be provided for the right person.

• Able to work hard and have fun at the same time.

The successful applicant will need to have the following: • A Butcher qualification or equivalent experience.

• Experience in boning sheep, beef, pigs and deer.

• Able to demonstrate good knife skills and presentation for high quality product to our customers.

• Work unsupervised with a disciplined work style.

• Must have a NZ Firearms licence for the Slaughterman position • Slaughterman position with flexible hours may suit a hunter • All three positions requires a high level of fitness Weekend work is sometimes required. If you feel you are the right person for this position and would like to be a part of our team, with a full time job offered we would like to hear from you Please send your C.V or fill an application form at Netherby Meats, 212 Chlamers Ave, Ashburton or email info@netherbymeats.co.nz Netherby Shopping Centre, Ashburton

Sales - Product Support Quigley Contracting Ltd is an Agricultural Contracting Business incorporating silage baling, chopping, transport, cultivation and drilling operations. Due to our continued growth a rare opportunity exists for a sales representative to join the Quigley Team.

T-L Irrigation employment opportunities based in Ashburton New Zealand Agricultural Machinery Group Limited (NZAMG), which is a part of the Carr Group of businesses, has recently been appointed as a T-L Irrigation distributor for New Zealand. The Carr Group is a family-owned company with a range of subsidiary businesses providing products and services both domestically and internationally within the agricultural industry.

T-L Irrigation has been successfully active in irrigation for 59 years and continues to bring the tried and true principles and advantages of hydraulics into the 21st century by offering one of the only hydraulically powered pivot and lateral irrigation applicators on the market. T-L combines hydraulics with new electronic system management technology, and has a corporate mission to continuously improve product quality in their irrigation line-up. Growing from an entrepreneur’s idea, T-L and its broad dealer network now manufacture and distribute pivot and lateral irrigation equipment across the United States and in over 50 countries internationally.

We are currently seeking to employ an Irrigation Service Technician and an Irrigation Service Electrician to service the broader Canterbury region. We are looking for people who can demonstrate the skills below that fit these two positions: Irrigation Service Technician • Field installations, alterations and maintenance • Welding, pipe fitting, steel pipe work • Workshop fabrication • General service work • Problem-solving • Identification of maintenance works • Availability for callouts

If you meet our criteria then this is an excellent career opportunity for you. NZAMG offers ongoing training and development opportunities and competitive remuneration packages commensurate with experience. As such, this position may suit a person who is keen to become a part of the vibrant and progressive agricultural industry.

To apply, please email or post a letter of application and a current CV to: NZAMG Ltd Attention Stacey McKerchar P.O. Box 171, ASHBURTON Email: stacey.mckerchar@nzamg.co.nz Applications close at 4pm on Friday the 12th of September 2014

Agricultural Coach /Mentor

To be successful in this role you will: • You will be a self-starter who has the ability to develop rapport with customers and suppliers alike • Have experience in the agriculture industry • Have strong verbal and written communication skills • Commit 100% of your time as this is a full time role The company has a fun and rewarding culture where you will feel part of the team and enjoy excellent working conditions. In additions to this the role offers the following: • Competitive remuneration package • A support team that is dedicated to driving your success • A supportive and friendly work environment Applications close September 29, 2014, please email our C.V. along with a covering letter to:

andrew@quigleycontracting.co.nz.

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Truck Driver Needed!

Wanted – We require the services of a Volunteer Van/Truck Driver for our Family Store Do you have some time on your hands and would like to give back to the community?

We would live to hear from you.

You will need good health as some heavy lifting is required; a clean full drivers licence and be able to give 4 hours on Tuesday and Thursday mornings

Please call us on 308 7610

Due to increased work load we require another driver Successful applicant must be physically fit, enthusiastic and hold a Class 4 truck license.

To apply call 021 327 318 Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

Part Time (20 hours per week) Ashburton Area If you: • Are looking for satisfying work.

• Have excellent communication skills.

• Enjoy working with disabled people, their families and whanau.

• Are confident advocating for and supporting people to live the life of their choice • Want to be a part of a well-established, values-based community organisation.

• Have relevant work/life experience and/or human service qualifications.

We at CCS Disability Action would like you to contact us.

Irrigation Service Electrician • Registered electrician • Knowledge of all aspects of electrical regulations and legislation • Possess sound people skills and the ability to establish and build on working relationships effectively.

• Strong planning skills around service and business development • Good customer relationship management skills • Possess technical knowledge relevant to the position, and a commitment to continuously updating skills.

• Knowledge of Irrigation systems componentry, service and installation techniques.

You will be responsible for driving new business, increasing market share and achieving sales objective. This role would involve New Zealand wide travel.

Service Coordinator Child, Family and Adult Services

Are you passionate about helping people?

• Opportunity to develop and nurture people to reach their full potential • Work within the agriculture industry and help farm workers move to farm management.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy, energetic and dedicated team with a strong focus on developing future leaders in the agricultural industry.

The role focuses on working with people who are studying and employed full time in the agricultural industry, to help them make the most of their abilities and career opportunities. You will be dealing with people from all over the world ranging in age and experience. This is a support role as a first point of contact often making workplace visits to see how they are developing on-farm.

The position offers both scope to further develop the role and the opportunity to develop and build your career.

It goes without saying the successful candidate will be trustworthy, reliable and ethical with a strong work ethic. In addition we are looking for the following qualities & experience: • Maturity and life experience • Caring, sensitive and approachable nature • Calm, relaxed manner that instils confidence • Ability to solve problems in a logical, reliable and non-threatening manner • Ability to influence, lead and relate to a diverse range of people • Knowledge & experience in dairy farming • Full driver’s license without restrictions • Applicants must be eligible to live and work in New Zealand Experience in training & development would be an added advantage and a sense of humour is a must!

In return for your dedication & enthusiasm we offer a supportive and fun team environment with a competitive remuneration package, but most of all the opportunity to make a real difference.

Please apply in writing to Grow Mid Canterbury P.O Box 392, Ashburton 7740 Applications close September 19, 2014

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An application form and job description are available and should be completed and returned along with a full CV to: Sheryl Catchpole CCS Disability Action Canterbury West Coast PO Box 1506 CHRISTCHURCH 8140 Email: sheryl.catchpole@ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz Phone: (03) 365 5661 ext 3863 Applications close at 5pm Friday, September 26, 2014.

CCS Disability Action is committed to the Treaty of Waitangi and our Equal Employment Opportunities policy.

Waitress/Barista Position Part - time

Lushingtons Cafe is a busy and innovative cafe, with all food being made on the premises. We pride ourselves on consistent, high-quality food and superior customer service. We are looking for an enthusiastic staff member who is seeking a challenge and enjoys variation. 20-24 hours available.

Ideal attributes include: » An outgoing, bubbly personality » Barista experience a must » Have previously worked in a busy cafe environment » A team player with a supportive attitude and good communication » Able to work under pressure Our ideal candidate will have more than two years experience in waitressing and will display passion for customer service and team work.

The position will include working on Sunday.

Remuneration offered is commensurate with ability.

If you think this job is for you please pick up an application instore or email your CV to: sophie@lushingtons.co.nz

Carpenter and Carpenter Apprentice We are currently seeking a carpenter to fill a permanent position working in residential construction.

In our long established Ashburton building firm.

Servicing Ashburton and surrounding rural areas Apprentice / Adult apprentice We have vacancy for a person with a good attitude for work and a commitment to learning the trade.

Apply to: Russell Loach Construction Ph - Russell - 0274 347 481 or email C.V. to raloach@xtra.co.nz

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Ensuring ALL targets and goals are achieved and managed within the guidelines and timeframes, as set out by the company in conjunction with the customer’s needs, while complying with regulatory governance.

You require all the skills above as well as experience in effective leadership which may include Kaizen, Lean Thinking and 5S training: a proven history in organising, data collection and analysis: a full understanding and implementation of the needs of food safety, health & safety, compliance, industry standards and customer specifications are essential.

Nurturing, guidance and support of the staff is expected to maintain morale and boost training while stimulating continuous improvement.

If one of these positions interests you, please forward your CV to: Recruitment, PO Box 244, Ashburton, or email: recruitment@ash.talleys.co.nz You can also apply onsite at our guardhouse situated at 125 Fairfield Road, Fairton, Ashburton.

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www.talleys.co.nz 3 Positions Qualified Joiner We require an experienced Joiner to join our very busy team.

We pride ourselves on building high quality products and require someone who has similar standards to join us.

We are a small team so the person we are looking for must have good communication skills, the ability to work independently and be flexible.

Please send you application outlining your experience to us.

• CNC Operator We require a skilled person to run our CNC machine.

Training may be provided if needed to the successful applicant, but knowledge in the Joinery Industry is definitely advantageous.

If you have an eye for detail and are computer literate then please contact us.

• Administration - Part Time/Job Share We have a vacancy for someone to work part time on a job share basis.

Experience in MYOB is essential.

We are a small Joinery business with an ever increasing workload.

Hours to be discussed and agreed upon at the time of interview.

Tasks will include general day to day running of the office.

A pleasant friendly manner is essential as you will be dealing with clients on a day to day basis.

If this sounds like you then please send your application to Anderson Joinery, P O Box 6016, Ashburton Or robyn@andersonjoinery.co.nz All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Farm position Part time general handy man needed on a sheep & beef unit.

May suit a semiretired farmer or casual worker.

Please phone 027 632 6168 or email

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Please send your application, marked ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ to:

Christina Cullimore, Senior Manager Community Development YMCA, P O Box 777 Timaru Or e-mail

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Team Leaders

As a part of the wider YMCA South and Mid Canterbury, staff are offered a supportive and collegial team environment, training and professional development opportunities and the chance to be a part of a well-regarded, values based organisation.

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You'll assist the Team Leader in the smooth operation of the Lines, maintain quality and record accurately the needs of compliance and customers. You'll achieve the designated KPI’s of the department which includes operating the specialised machinery to the requirements of food safety, health & safety and all industry standards, target yields and quantities. Nurturing, training and guiding staff where required is essential as is the organisation of staff for optimum performance.

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To be successful in this role you will have: • A tertiary qualification relevant to the position and/or relevant experience • Significant experience in community and youth development • Exceptional relationship and communication skills and ideally established networks • Creative, visionary, confident, innovative problem solving skills • Experience in developing and managing community and youth events • Experience in managing finances, within agreed budgets • A passion about making a difference in young peoples’ lives • The confidence to facilitate a wide range of community planning initiatives with a view to identifying opportunities to strengthen collaborative working in the community.

• A positive, pro-active, community minded, team-spirited attitude • Proven experience of managing and inspiring a cohesive staff team • A full drivers licence

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We require higher levels of competence along with an acceptable level of multi-tasking and controlling a variety of machines in unison as a prerequisite. Operators in this area need to be adaptable and experienced in all facets as this is crucial to effective and efficient productivity, practiced in operating the specialised machinery to the requirements of food safety, health & safety and all industry standards.

The YMCA is looking to strengthen its community presence within the Ashburton District by working alongside other community agencies and service providers to strengthen, coordinate and develop new programmes and/or services within the Ashburton District.

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Packing Operators

Are you a strategic thinker, who can develop, design and deliver community and youth development programmes and/or services?

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We are seeking skilled workers with proven industry experience in French Fry, Value Added and Vegetable Production with the relevant knowledge in quality assessment, compliance needs and raw product/final product analysis. Practiced in operating the specialised machinery to the requirements of food safety, health & safety and all industry standards.

Are you able to “roll up your sleeves” and convert opportunities into financially sustainable community outcomes?

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Inspection and grading of the product during processing, assist the operators achieve the Company targets & goals, maintain food safety, health & safety, sanitation and quality standards.

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Talley’s is a successful and well known brand, operating several plants throughout the South Island, as well as having many diversified interests in seafood, frozen vegetables, meat and dairy products. We currently have the following positions at our Fairton plant located 10 minutes drive from Ashburton.

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Neighbourhood Support is a community initiative working to: 9 Create safer more caring communities 9 Reduce the incidences and effects of criminal offending 9 Strengthening communities’ networks 9 Improve quality of life Ashburton District Neighbourhood Support is looking for an individual to lead a new phase of growth for the organisation across the Ashburton District. Although we currently have a good base to work from we are looking to further grow membership of Neighbourhood Support in rural areas of our district. As such we require someone with a proven track record in building relationships with individuals from a wide array of backgrounds and strategic partnerships with groups, businesses and organisations. The ideal candidate will be able to answer yes to the following questions: 9 Are you passionate about community safety and wellbeing?

9 Do you have a proven track record in service coordination?

9 Are you a skilled communicator with excellent relationship management?

9 Do you have excellent organisational and time management skills?

9 Do you have a knowledge of and commitment to the principles of Neighbourhood Support?

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

Your role would be to maintain, grow, promote and coordinate Neighbourhood Support across the Ashburton District maintaining existing partnerships and seeking new opportunities to support this work. It is envisaged the coordinator will spend the majority of their time out and about making connections and building relationships. You would be required to pound the pavement and knock on doors so you must be comfortable with working in this way.

This position is for 20 hours per week and is based at the Ashburton Police Station.

Applications close Friday, September 19.

For an application pack please contact Mary Bailey at: Located at: 20 William Street, Ashburton 7700 Phone: 03 308 1395 www.saferashburton.org.nz Email: info@saferashburton.org.nz We offer a collegial, family friendly and flexible work environment.

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Team Leader, Training For Work Programme, YMCA Ashburton - (Full-time, NEW position) YMCA Ashburton offers an employment focused programme, where adult participants are empowered and/or supported to secure permanent sustainable employment and obtain their Learner Driver Licence or staircase to a Restricted or Full Driver Licence.

Scaffolder/Leading Hand We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and hard-working persons to join our scaffolding team.

We seek a passionate, skilful and motivated person to join our team to lead, manage and facilitate our Training For Work Programme and also to deliver Class 1 Driver Licence instruction.

Is this you?

• you are able to communicate effectively with adult participants and with potential employers • you have good local business and employment networks and are outcome focused • you enjoy making a difference in peoples’ lives and bringing about positive change • you are self motivated and have a passion to be part of a strong, cohesive YMCA team • you have proven classroom/work broker delivery skills, whilst able to lead, coach and empower both staff and adult participants • you hold a clean full Class 1 Driver’s Licence and ideally the incumbent would also hold a Class 1 “I” endorsement (Driving Instructor qualification)

If you would like to train to become a Scaffolder or if you have relevant experience in Scaffolding and want to take the next step in your Scaffolding career then we want to hear from you.

What we can offer: - Immediate Start - Opportunities to upskill and progress further in your career - Be part of a professional and dynamic team - The right applicant can be put through the Class 2 Drivers Licence.

You must have: - Current full drivers licence - Ability to pass a drug test as we like to keep our men and clients safe - Ability to work flexible hours - Applicants for this position should have New Zealand residency or a valid New Zealand work visa To apply: Please contact Mark on 027 273 2803 or email: admin@elitescaffolding.net.nz

5 Fixed Term Positions As we are coming into our busy spring/ summer season Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton now have vacancies for:

Green Garden

October to January, 32 hours.

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Please contact us for a job description and/or send your application, marked ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ to:

Sharyn Kake, Manager Training For Work, YMCA, P O Box 777, Timaru or e-mail sharyn@ymcasc.org.nz Applications close 17 September 2014

SALES & ASSISTANT POSITION Vacancy for Civil Construction Foreman Stuart Tarbotton Contractors would like to recruit a suitable person to fill the above vacancy.

The Successful person will be: • Self Motivated and have experience in the Civil Construction Industry.

• Display Good Work Ethics and be able to work in a team environment.

• Have an ability to read plans and interpret levels.

• Be a good communicator and display and ability to lead a small team.

• Display a can do attitude and possess good problem solving skills.

• Be punctual and complete all paper work in a timely manner.

• Maintain good client relations and adhere to Company Policies.

• Have a clean drivers licence with class 4 as a minimum.

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In return for the right applicant a competitive remuneration package will be negotiated.

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Stuart Tarbotton Contractors is a small family based Company operating in Ashburton and surrounding districts specialising in a range of Civil Construction projects including Sub Divisions, Commercial Projects, Car Parks, Household Driveways, On farm Site works etc..

October to February, 24 hours.

Sunday to Tuesday.

September to January, 32 hours.

Friday to Monday.

Housewares

October for 12 months, 16 hours.

Week 1 – Thursday and Saturday.

Week 2 – Saturday and Sunday.

Seasonal (Outdoor Furniture) 16 hours. Sunday and Monday.

If you think you are the people we are looking for, please send you CV and covering letter, stating which position you are interested in, to: hr.ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to Human Resources, PO Box 35, Ashburton 7740 Applications remain confidential and close on Friday, September 12, 2014

FREW & LEADLEY

WANTED: Carpenter Labourer Please apply in writing to: Carpenter/Labourer Frew & Leadley Housing Company P O Box 5010 Tinwald, Ashburton 7741 Or contact Geoff or Ross on 03 308 4606 Applications close September 19, 2014.

To apply please send your CV with a covering Letter to: Stuart Tarbotton Contractors Limited P O Box 5072 Tinwald, Ashburton 7741 or Email to: office.stc@xtra.co.nz Phone: 0274 350 963 or 0274 915 636 All Applicants will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Mixed Arable Farm Position A position has become available on our irrigated arable farm 10km west of Ashburton.

We are 100% arable over summer but trade lambs and graze dairy cows during the winter.

The position would suit a motivated, fit person who is able to work unsupervised.

The successful application would be competent with machinery as well as livestock.

Duties would include machinery operating, irrigating, feeding stock and general farm duties.

A 4 bedroom house is available with local schools and bus close by.

HT license and previous farm experience preferred.

Please apply by emailing a CV to aaron.anna@xtra.co.nz

Buying or selling a vehicle?

Call the Guardian today for your motoring advertising requirements.

307 7900

Due to continued company growth we are in need of an exceptional individual. The advertised position includes duties of both a Sales Executive and a Sales Assistant. You will be responsible to our Australasian Sales Manager.

Key Responsibilities: • Administration support, word processing, spreadsheets, general office duties.

• Liaison with staff, clients and suppliers both domestic and international.

• Preparation of Reports for further analysis by Sales and Senior Management.

• Distribution of Marketing and Sales Material.

• Organising Merchandisers and Sales Reps.

• General phone and sales support.

• Sales call’s both in person and telephone sales - ability to cold call would be an advantage.

Personality along with professionalism, an ability to work independently, a good level of computing skills (MS Office), excellent communication skills, analytical skills, plus a proactive team player attitude will be essential for this position. Experience in Sales and Administration would be preferred for this position.

This would be a great entry position for anyone with good administration skills wishing to move and grow further into a longer term sales position.

Please send application with CV to:

The New Zealand Sock Company Ltd Tina Moore - General Manager PO Box 179, Ashburton

Or email application to:

tina@nzsock.co.nz

PAINTERS Required for busy, property maintenance company. Variety of work from new commercial and residential to HNZ. Experience essential.

Phone Shane on 307-7071

Career Opportunity Information Management Officer

For all subscriber enquiries, missed delivery, new subscriptions, temporary stops, call our subscriber hotline 0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

New position available in our team for an enthusiastic individual with systematic organisational skills. Help manage a range of physical records and take part in an information management system implementation.

To find out more about these vacancies and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you - go to our website.

Applications close 15 September 2014.

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

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RURAL TRADING POST

TREES WANTED In the Westerfield area

Administration Position

Logging blocks and shelter belts required for export and post material.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and conscientious person for our busy reception area.

To be successful in this role you must be customer focused, have accurate and competent computer skills. Attention to detail is a must as is the ability to work as part of a team. Knowledge of Microsoft Office will be an advantage.

As well as day to day office duties you will also take responsibility for accounts payable and receivable, banking and data entry.

Are you an Accounts Administrator that stands out?

Accounts Administrator Flexibility to be full-time or part-time This varied role will stretch your organisation skills as you will be managing internal and external queries, alongside daily and monthly accounting tasks, so your ability to organise and prioritise your workload is essential! This role is key to ensure the routine departmental accounting functions are solid and, sits within a small team, so you’ll be asked to roll your sleeves up and take on a variety of tasks.

Specific aspects of the role will include: • Payroll • Accounts Payable • Accounts Receivable • GST/FBT We are looking for a flexible and adaptable accounts-all-rounder that stands out from the crowd! Preferably you will have a relevant qualification or you are currently studying accounting. However, consideration will be given to candidates with relevant experience, who can demonstrate themselves to be quick learners, with the right attitude and a positive approach.

Your accounting experience will include: • demonstrable accounts knowledge • minimum two years relevant work experience and familiarity with accounting packages • payroll experience • confident user of Microsoft Office including solid Excel skills • be self-managing with analytical and logical problem solving skills • must have excellent oral and written communication skills To view a position description please visit guardianonline.co.nz and search AG101 To apply, please email your CV, cover letter and relevant work references to: kirstin.c@theguardian.co.nz

Applicants should apply in own handwriting by 10 September 2014 to: The Administration Manager PO Box 104 ASHBURTON 7740

Phone 03 688 2591

WANTED

TRADES, SERVICES

WANTED - rotary hoe suitable for town garden. COMPUTER PROBLEMS? Must be in good working For Prompt, Reliable Service condition. Phone 308 7516 contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ph 308 8989.

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30 years local experience.

SUPERGOLD discount card 307 7900 accepted.

Daily Events Saturday

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. 9.30am New Zealand Alpine and ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN Agriculture Encounter, interactive CHURCH TINWALD. fun for all ages. Main Street, Community garden working bee Methven. and fellowship, each Saturday, 10.00am - 12.00noon weather permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 157 ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Thomson Street, Tinwald.

Museum and parts shed open. 86 9.30am - 12.30pm Maronan Road, Tinwald.

ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. 10.00am - 12.00pm Large variety of toys for hire.

ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY Methodist Church hall, Baring HISTORY GROUP. Square East.

Open for research, all welcome.

Upstairs 254 Cameron Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

10.30am - 3.30pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS GUILD. Stitch and chat. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

12.45pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, singles and doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

Sunday

fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

8.00am 10.00am ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CHURCH. CLUB. Holy Communion, Park Street.

Radio controlled aeroplane flying, 8.30am weather permitting. Lovett’s Road, ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Maronan Road.

Rakaia Gorge walkway, New 10.00am members welcome Phone Jenny ASHBURTON M.S.A. QUOITS. 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West. All welcome to have a throw.

Racecourse Road M.S.A. Sports 8.30am ground.

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. 10.00am Mass, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN 9.00am CHURCH. ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Church service with Rev David Holy Communion, Harrison Street, Brown, Cnr Havelock and Park Allenton.

Street.

9.30am 10.00am ASHBURTON METHODIST HOLY NAME CATHOLIC PARISH. CHURCH. Morning worship with Rev Tevita Mass, Sealy Street.

Taufalele. Church lounge, Baring 10.00am Square East.

ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN 9.30am CHURCH. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Holy Communion and blanket Worship service with communion blessing, Park Street. led by Rev John Bilverstone, 48 10.00am Allens Road, Allenton.

ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN 9.30am CHURCH. ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN Holy Communion every Sunday.

CHURCH. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

Morning worship for Father’s Day, 10.30am led by the men of the parish , all VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

Worship God and study his word.

10.00am 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. School hall).

New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Have a go at Croquet. Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

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

5.00pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Evensong, Park Street.

6.30pm - 8.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth group meets in youth room, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.00pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word.

131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

7.00pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Church Service with Rev David Brown in the Sinclair Centre, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

Monday

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, St Andrews Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall.

48 Allens Road.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. 9.00am New Zealand and Agriculture ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Encounter, interactive fun for all Real women circuit training in hall. ages. Main Street, Methven.

48 Allens Road.

1.00pm - 3.00pm 9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY MUSEUM. SERVICE INC. Classic aircraft on display including For free budget advice and DC3. Seafield Road. workshop enquiries. Phone 3070496. 60 Cass Street.

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REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed REAA 2008

Telephone 03 307 9176

BRAND NEW HOME (235sqm)

Hastings McLeod Ltd Licensed REAA 2008

Telephone 03 307 9176

MORE FOR YOUR MONEY

$495,000

$525,000

WEB ID AU33824

WESTSIDE 9A Allison Street

WESTSIDE 26 Allens Road

We are pleased to market this four bedroom home, ensuite and walk in wardrobe in master and two living areas. Great storage and built for morning and afternoon sun. Good sized second bathroom.

Double garage with internal access. Double glazed and batts in ceiling and walls.

This home has it all. Four good size bedrooms. Separate lounge, open plan kitchen/dining and living.

Ensuite off the master bedroom has tiled shower. Separate bathroom has bath, shower and vanity. Patios, paths and driveway are complete, fully fenced and the grass is growing.

VIEW Sunday 7 Sep 1.00 - 1.30pm

OPEN HOME

296 Wills Street, Ashburton • 202m2 • Three bedrooms • Two bathrooms Saturday, Sept 6 11.30am - 12.15pm Ph 027 433 9345 Trademe # DYP983

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TRADES, SERVICES

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES • Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

307 7900

TRADES, SERVICES

PEARSON GRANTWAY Silage Wagon

HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

ALONE???

RURAL TRADING POST FOR spring feed wheat/feed barley requirements contact Midlands Seed Limited on (03) 308 1265 or (027) 444 5122.

SHED FOR REMOVAL in Ashburton Profarm 2 bay 15mx9m, 4.5m front, 3.7 back.

Excellent condition.

Phone 308 0222 or 0274 382 311.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

RURAL TRADING POST PERSONAL

Stop searching for someone we already know!

You deserve love and happiness so call today and get in touch with someone wonderful who is match-made just for you!

- Hydraulic drive - Adjustable feedout speed - Floor area 2.450 x 1.800 - Suitable for large squares - Very good condition

Red Delicious Apples .99c kg Kiwifruit Whole Pumpkin Pears 1kg N.Z Tomatoes 500gm

Specials available from 2/09 - 9/09

0800 856 640 til 7pm

Phone 308 0222 or 027 438 2311.

OPEN 7 DAYS

All Ages – Seniors Welcome In town or on the land

Real Estate

Or get your free search

ashburton

www.lovesuccess.co.nz

New Zealand

Matchmaker since 1989

24/7 Appraisals 308 6173

.99c kg $1.99 ea $1.99 bag $3.99 bag

Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

Fresh Fruit & Vege

308-1095

Call Kieren to tend to all your rural electrical needs . . ElectraServe, for everything electrical 24/7 Breakdown Service Dairy Effluent Irrigation Generators

Industrial Commercial Residential

the ElectraServe guarantee

Blair Watson, General Manager personally guarantees ElectraServe’s tradesmen’s workmanship. If you are not 100% satisfied with the quality of the work, ElectraServe will put it right . . . every time, or your money back.

a 166 moore street ashburton p 03 308 9008 e service@electraserve.co.nz w www.electraserve.co.nz

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

Methven Pharmacy, Main Street, Methven, Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholicswill be open from 4pm - 6pm Saturday and anonymous.org.nz for more information.

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring Sunday. Phone 302 8103.

0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS DUTY DOCTORS ASHBURTON HOSPITAL This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your Community Services Card.

Allenton Medical Centre, The Mall Harrison Street, will be the duty doctor for Saturday and Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm both days. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9139.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

For weekend doctor and emergency details please telephone the Rakaia Medical Centre, ph 303 5002.

Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and emergency service.

Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the duty general practitioner.

Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general practitioners note of referral.

PHARMACIES

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex East Street, will be open from 9.30am 12noon Saturday and from 10am - 12noon Sunday, and from 6pm - 7pm both evenings.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

WARD 1 - DAILY, 10am - 11.30am and 2pm - 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

-Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

MENTAL HEALTH Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUP

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE

INFORMATION CENTRES

SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

COLDSTREAM HOUSE - DAILY, unrestricted Lines open 10am - 10pm Seven days. visiting.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353 CAMERON COURTS - DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

OMMUNITY ERVICES PRINCES COURT - DAILY, unrestricted ART GALLERY visiting.

Due to relocation, the Art Gallery is closed EMERGENCY DENTIST until further notice.

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm Sundays and Public Holidays.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm.

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

HELPLINE SERVICES

COMMUNITY POOL

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ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Due to relocation, the Ashburton Museum is closed until further notice.

MID CANTERBURY SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley: 308 4432 or 0274 342 646

MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER - Contact (cats) Tracey 021

1356 969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350

VETERINARIANS

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Charlotte Banks.

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Shannon ThomsonLaing and Reon McMurtie. Small: Shannon Reeve.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Kate Foxcroft, Neroli Wall and Nathan Roberts. Small: Ref Vet Life.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 999, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Katie Kent. Full emergency service all weekend.

ANIMAL SERVICES

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint after-

ASHBURTON - Sat 10am until 2pm.

Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050.

METHVEN - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org

BUS DEPARTURES

DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL hours small animal emergency service. To use Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 this service please phone your vet as usual. hour service

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ENTERTAINMENT

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CHURCH SERVICES

You are invited to a

Musical Extravaganza

Church Services PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton)

Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 2pm St. Andrew’s Church, Havelock Street, Ashburton

A musical concert with singing and Poems.

Organ recital by Stephen Deidricks Ashburton College Phoenix Chorus String Ensemble Group and more.

St Andrew’s Havelock St. 10am & 7pm

St James

Tickets: Adults $10

Thomson St. 11am

Church Office - 308-8042 - Mon - Fri 9am to noon

St Paul’s

Ngaire Griffiths - 308-0438 - Door sales available

Oxford St. 9.30am

Will delight audiences of all ages.

A Superb Afternoon of Entertainment Not to be missed.

Fundraising for St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

BUSINESS WANTED/SELL

Country Pub

Birthday Greetings

Steve Gibson

Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Anna McFall Happy 7th Birthday for today Love from Mum, Dad and Ben. xxx

Bella Robertson Happy 7th Birthday!

Lots of love Dad and Rochelle. xox Amelia McKeown Happy Birthday 10’ Ager.

Lots of love Mum, Dad, Thomas, Oliver and Reuben.

Taylor Heal Happy 5th Birthday to our beautiful big school girl.

Love Mum, Dad and Ryan. xxx

Tom Rosevear 9 years old.

Happy Birthday.

Love Mum, Dad, Harry, George and Lily.

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Candidate for Rangitata 2003 HOLDEN Commodore “S”, 3.8 manual, 85,000kms one owner, excellent condition. Phone 03 308 3155.

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

MEETINGS, EVENTS Ashburton Junior Athletics Club

A.G.M. Monday, September 15, 2014 7.30pm Domain Oval Cricket Pavilion Enquiries phone 03 308 1490

Timaru High School Old Boys Assn.

Ashburton Branch Annual Dinner Hotel Ashburton Friday, September 19, 2014 at 6.00pm for 7.00pm meal.

Cost: $40 each.

Please confirm attendance by Wednesday, September 17.

Stewart Bennett 308-4744.

LOST, FOUND

“Red Pettinice fondant icing”

Was $11.99 NOW ONLY $7.99 For a limited time, while stocks last

The Arcade, Ashburton 03 308 8287

Look out for

MOTORING

FOUND in the Cochranes Rd/Elgin Rd area, very friendly male black cat. He’s been hanging around for the last 4-6 weeks. If he’s yours, please phone 03 302 3797.

At a street meeting or event near you EARLY VOTING NOW OPEN Ashburton & Methven For voting assistance Including election day Call Elaine Ph 3072688 Authorised by Steve Gibson, 128 Pages Road, Timaru.

LIVESTOCK, PETS

FOR SALE

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

FIREWOOD - Dry Blue Gum $250, green Blue Gum $150, green old Man Pine $150. All per 3 cube metres. Ph 303 6280, Tim Boyd, Elite Firewood Ltd.

TO GIVE away, Beagle dog, 11 years old. Please phone FIREWOOD logs for sale. Old man pine - $45 tonne, 303 9729. delivered. Ph 027 766 1966.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

GREEN Blue Gum $150, Macrocarpa $150, Old Man AKAROA - CHARMING, Pine $130. All 3.6m3. Phone spacious holiday home, 3 Shane James, Firewood 303 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all 7063. electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. REFRIGERATOR - Freezer, Phone Brian 307-8000 or Samsung, side by side 308-6180. (white). 850 wide x 700 deep.

Excellent condition. $550 ono. Genuine reason for HIRE GENERAL hire.

Lawn- selling. please phone 307 mowers, chainsaws, concrete 2226 or 0210 316 506. breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / contracting SCOOTER’S - new and work, Call and see U-Hire secondhand three and four Ashburton. 588 East Street. wheel electric scooters and Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; wheel chairs. Call Fred Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday Reddecliffe at Electric 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 Mobility Ashburton today.

8061 A/h: 308 7460 Phone 308-3602 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

GRAZING

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

GRASS wanted for lambs, mobs of 400 plus, top money BI COUPLES for singles or for top feed. Phone Mitch 027 couples. Great rates. Private, 313 1320.

0211 752 760.

Mid Canterbury Genuine enquiries Phone 0211 703 192 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PHEBE, busy blonde. Two days only, Friday lunch to late Saturday. Come on guys, let’s play!! Private, 0211 752 760.

SUE - Attractive and busty.

Genuine callers only. Please no texting. Available all week.

Phone 021 0233 9259.

AUCTION SALES ASHBURTON FANCIERS SOCIETY Poultry Auction October 5, 2014 Entries close September 21, 2014 Write for selling schedule to: B. Glassey No 4 Rd Ashburton.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL 23 SAUNDERS Road. Three double bedrooms. $310 per week.

Pets negotiable.

Viewing Saturday, September 6 from 2pm - 3pm. Any enquiries phone Jess 021 105 5234.

BOARDERS wanted. $150 per room. Power and food not included. Please phone 022 3710 857.

THREE bedroom unit for rent.

Vacant from September 20.

Close to town, schools and new swimming pool. $310 per week. Non smokers. Phone Andre on 022 411 5074.

131 Thomson Street (Tinwald School Hall) Sunday Morning 10.30am Sunday Evening 7pm Wednesday night Bible Study, 15 Cross Street 7pm We hope to see you this Sunday!

For more info please call Pastor Mike Grove 308 4695

Jubilee Christian Fellowship 10am Every Sunday All Welcome

The way of the transgressor is hard but Jesus came that you might have abundant life

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays @10.00am Including Children’s church Everyone is welcome.

See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron St’s Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 Website

www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10.00am Morning Service Speaker: Rob Davison LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church)

Creche Available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

Evangelical Presbyterian Church 10.30am Worship

Every Sunday 63 Princes Street All Welcome

Minister: Rev David Bayne Ph 307 7355

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

WANTED - Self-contained granny flat or sleep out for single, responsible 50 year old working man. Ph Michael 027 353 0379.

Building – it’s what we know and it’s what we do best. That’s why clients have chosen us, again and again.

WANTED house to rent.

Middle aged working couple 211 Alford Forest Rd, Ashburton with dog. Please phone John (03) 307 6130 027 319 4753. www.calderstewart.co.nz

Buy 1 get 1 FREE classified advert* Plus have a photo of your item included for FREE! Improve the response to your advertisement with a photo so readers can see what a great offer you are making.

Ask our friendly team how to place your advertisement with a FREE photo.

Offer applies August and September only - so be quick!

Email us your advertisement with the photo and payment details to classifieds@theguardian.co.nz FOR SALE or call into our office, third floor, 161 Burnett Street.

MOUNTAIN alloy frame, bike - size M, with quick double wall rims disc brakes release hubs, , new chain cassette, and Mint condition.

Phone 1234-5 67.

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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 7:30 Infomercials 9am Come Dine With Me Omnibus PGR 11:30 Tagata Pasifika Noon F MasterChef: The Professionals – Australia 0 1pm N Paddock To Plate Matt travels to the wine region of the Yarra Valley in Victoria to discover some unique and rather smelly produce.

2pm N Four Rooms Members of the public attempt to sell their collectables to 12 of Britain’s top dealers.

3pm Is Modern Medicine Killing You? 3 0 3:30 Code – 1 PGR 3 0 4pm Outback Wrangler 3 0 5pm The Fishing Show 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 Location, Location, Location 0 8:30 Coronation Street PGR 0 9:30 N Happy Hour Keisha Castle-Hughes and Temuera Morrison present a variety show. 0 10:30 M Gran Torino AO 2009 Drama.

Clint Eastwood. 0

6am Guess How Much I Love You 0 6:10 Fireman Sam 3 0 6:20 Paw Patrol 3 0 6:45 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 7:10 The Tom And Jerry Show 3 0 7:30 Robot And Monster 3 0 7:55 Randy Cunningham – 9th Grade Ninja 3 0 8:20 Generator Rex 3 0 8:45 Transformers Prime Beasthunters 0 9:10 Regular Show 3 0 9:35 Zeke And Luther 0 10am 2Kaha PGR 10:30 Rodney 3 0 11am The Amazing Race – Australia v New Zealand PGR 3 0 12:05 Oh Sit! 3 0 1pm N The Vineyard 2pm N Secret Life Of The American Teenager 0 3pm The Fosters PGR 4pm Step By Step 3 0 4:30 Full House 3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 According To Jim 3 0 6pm 72 Hours 0

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 3 7am Outdoors With Geoff 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation 10:30 Both Worlds 0 11am Project Runway PGR 3 0 Noon Million Dollar Listing 1pm America’s Next Top Model – College Edition PGR (Starting Today) 3 2pm The X Factor Australia 3 0 4pm The X Factor Australia 3 0 5pm Outdoors With Geoff Geoff takes some new hunters out for their first attempt at deer stalking.

5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News

7pm M The Proposal PGR 2009 Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds. 0 8pm L Lotto This week’s Lotto draw.

8:05 The Proposal PGR Continued. 0 9:10 M Grandma’s Boy AO 2006 Comedy. A 35-yearold video-game tester must move in with his grandmother and her two old-lady roommates.

Linda Cardellini, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill. 0

7pm Destroyed in Seconds 3 0 7:30 Ice Road Truckers PGR 0 8:30 SVU AO 0 9:25 Blue Bloods AO 0 10:20 M Margaret AO 2011 Drama. A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people’s lives.

Anna Paquin, J SmithCameron, Matt Damon. 0

12:45 Piha Rescue 3 0 1:10 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:05 Neighbourhood 3 Exploring New Zealand’s cultural diversity. 0 3:35 Infomercials 0 5:30 The Key Of David

11:05 Wentworth AO 3 0 Midnight Wentworth AO 3 0 12:55 M Rachel Getting Married AO 2008 Drama. Anne Hathaway, Roslyn Ruff. 0 3:05 The Celebrity Apprentice PGR 3 4:40 Melissa And Joey 3 0 5am 2Kaha PGR 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

CHOICE TV 6am What’s Really In Our Food?

6:30 Kirstie’s Fill Your House For Free Kirstie Allsopp takes on the challenge of transforming homes without spending any money.

7:30 New Zealand Food Culture 8am Candice Tells All 8:30 Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries 9am Turkish Delights With Allegra McEvedy 9:30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features 10:30 Bath Crashers 11am Carter Can 11:30 Kirstie’s Fill Your House For Free 12:30 Love Your Garden 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm Barter Kings 4pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea With Jenni Falconer.

5pm The People’s Cookbook 6pm Dream Build 6:30 All Roads Lead Home 7:30 Operation Iceberg An expedition to the Arctic investigates the unknown world of icebergs, exploring the creation, life, and death of the frozen behemoths.

8:30 Zen AO (Mini-series) A police drama set against the decaying grandeur of Rome.

10:30 A Young Doctor’s Notebook AO 11pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea With Jenni Falconer.

SUNDAY

Midnight Barter Kings 1am The People’s Cookbook 2am Dream Build 2:30 Zen AO (Mini-series) 4:30 A Young Doctor’s Notebook AO 5am All Roads Lead Home

1:30 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 8:30 The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 8:55 Rocket Power 9:20 Fanboy And Chum Chum 9:45 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm iCarly 5:30 Big Time Rush 6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 6:30 M The Sandlot 3 1993 Comedy Drama. In the early 1960s, a boy has just moved, and wants to fit in to the neighbourhood, so he joins the local sandlot ball team, even though he cannot play baseball.

James Earl Jones, Patrick Renna, Tom Guiry.

8:35 M The Godfather Part II AO 3 1974 Crime.

The early life of Vito Corleone in Sicily and New York, told in reflection, while his son expands the empire.

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino. 0

6am Home Shopping 11:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK PGR 3 Noon NRL Fulltime (Highlights) Round 25.

12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 3pm Bondi Rescue PGR 3:30 Rugby – ITM Cup Tasman v Waikato.

5:30 Prime News 6pm James May’s 20th Century 3 James tests his body’s limits, including being subjected to high g-forces, and explores medical advances from the last 100 years.

6:30 Lorraine Pascale – Baking Made Easy Lorraine shares recipes that are perfect for lazy weekends, including her basic pizza dough, and mini tiramisu cakes as a twist on a classic dinner-party dessert.

7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 Jarrod and Brandi’s good luck continues, though Barry is well off his game.

7:30 New Zealand from Above 3 The West Coast from above, flying over rain forests and glaciers flanked by mountains, and rivers flowing to the Tasman Sea; the South Island’s northern beaches.

8:30 Rugby – International All Blacks v Argentina.

6am L Athletics – Diamond League Series Brussels.

8am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Storm v Broncos.

10am The Crowd Goes Wild 10:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) European Masters – Round Two. 11am Sport 365 11:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (Highlights) Stage 13.

Noon Sport 365 12:30 L Rugby – Women’s Provincial Championship Auckland v Wellington.

2:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Auckland v Wellington. From Eden Park, Auckland.

4:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Taranaki v Southland.

6:30 L Rugby – International All Blacks v Argentina.

9:55 L Rugby – International Australia v South Africa.

From Patersons Stadium in Perth.

12:25 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia AO 3 12:55 Excused AO 3 1:20 NZOwn PGR Angelina Boyd presents the latest news and views of New Zealand music.

1:50 Infomercials

11pm Psych PGR While on a case with a hit list somewhat matching a liver-transplant donor list, Shawn meets a man whose criminal profiling skills rival his own.

11:55 Psych PGR 12:50 Home Shopping

12:15 Rugby – International (Highlights) 12:45 L Cycling – La Vuelta Stage 14. 4am Rugby – International (Highlights) 4:30 Rugby – International (Highlights) 5am L Golf – US PGA Tour BMW Championship – Round Three.

MAORI TV 10am Toku Reo 3 2pm The Big Hit 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Waka Ama Sprints (Starting Today) 3 4:30 Swagger (Starting Today) 3 5pm Behind The Faces (Starting Today) 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Journey To The West 7pm Te Kaea 3 2

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

8:30 Last Man Standing PG 8:55 Survivor Marathon PG Marquesas.

12:15 Mountain Men PG 1:05 No Man’s Land M 1:55 Duck Commander ML 2:20 Billy The Exterminator PGL 2:45 By Any Means ML 3:45 CSI MV 4:35 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

7:30 Last Man Standing PG 8pm Duck Commander ML 8:30 Billy The Exterminator PGL 9pm Lizard Lick Towing MVL 9:30 Mountain Men PG 10:30 No Man’s Land M 11:25 Spartacus – War Of The Damned 18VLS

SUNDAY

12:30 Raw MC 3:20 Spartacus – War Of The Damned 18VLS 4:20 Survivor – Marquesas Marathon PG

SKY SPORT 2 7:30 M Twins PGR 3 1998 Comedy. A physically perfect, and innocent, man meets his twin brother, a short, small-time crook, and they go in search of their mother. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito.

9:30 M Mad Bastards AO 3 2010 Drama. Dean Daley-Jones, Karla Hart, Alex Lloyd.

11:10 Te Kaea 3 2 11:40 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 MythBusters PG 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:30 Savage Family Diggers PG 10am Auction Kings PG 10:30 Auction Hunters 11am Auction Hunters 11:30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 12:30 Dual Survival PG 1:30 MythBusters PG 2:30 Auction Hunters 3pm Auction Hunters 3:30 Clash Of The Ozarks M 4:30 What Happened Next? PG 5pm The Mind Control Freaks M 5:30 Deadliest Catch PG 6:30 King Of The Grill PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 King Of Thrones PG 9:30 Fat N’ Furious PG 10:30 Clash Of The Ozarks M 11:30 Boss Hog M

SUNDAY

Midnight House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1am Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M 2am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am MythBusters PG

Margaret

10:20pm on TV3

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:20 The Purge 16VL 2013 Horror Thriller. Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey.

7:45 Possessed By Evil MV 2011 Horror. Rebecca Romijn, David Cubitt. 9:15 21 And Over 16VLS 2013 Comedy. Miles Teller, Skylar Astin.

10:45 A Resurrection 16VL 2013 Thriller. Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa.

12:15 Django Unchained 16VL 2012 Action. Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio.

2:55 The Purge 16VL 2013 Horror Thriller. Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey.

4:20 Looper 16VL 2012 Thriller.

6:20 White House Down MVL 2013 Action.

8:30 Warm Bodies MV 2013 Comedy.

10:10 Man Of Steel MV 2013 Action.

SUNDAY

12:30 Inappropriate Comedy 16LS 2013 Comedy. 1:55 White House Down MVL 2013 Action. 4:05 Inappropriate Comedy 16LS 2013 Comedy. 5:30 Warm Bodies MV 2013 Comedy.

James May's 20th Century 6:00pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 6am Remember Me MVLS 2010 Drama. Robert Pattinson, Emilie De Raven, Pierce Brosnan.

7:50 Bruce Almighty ML 2003 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston.

9:30 Aliens v Predator – Requiem 16V 2007 Action. Reiko Aylesworth, Steven Pasquale.

11:10 Hustle And Flow 16VLS 2005 Drama. Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson.

1:05 Michael Clayton MVL 2007 Crime Drama.

3:05 There’s Something About Mary 16LS 1998 Romantic Comedy.

5:05 Mean Machine MVL 2002 Comedy. 6:45 Shall We Dance ML 2004 Comedy.

8:30 Armageddon ML 1998 Action.

11pm Taking Lives 16VLS 2004 Crime Drama.

SUNDAY

12:40 Mean Machine MVL 2002 Comedy. 2:20 There’s Something About Mary 16LS 1998 Romantic Comedy. 4:15 Armageddon ML 1998 Action.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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6am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Northland v Hawke’s Bay. 8am L Cycling – Tour Of Alberta Stage Three. A 162km ride from Wetaskiwin to Edmonton, Canada.

10am Cycling – La Vuelta (Highlights) Stage 13.

10:30 #SkyRugby – Engage 11am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Northland v Hawke’s Bay. 11:30 Legends Of F1 Gerhard Berger. A look at the career of the Austrian driver.

12:30 L Rugby League – Holden Cup Tigers v Sharks.

From Leichhardt Oval, Sydney.

2:30 L Rugby League – NSW Cup Qualifying Final – Newcastle v Wentworthville. From Leichhardt Oval, NSW. 4:30 L Rugby League – NRL Tigers v Sharks. From Leichhardt Oval in Sydney.

7pm L Rugby League – NRL Raiders v Eels. From GIO Stadium, Canberra.

9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Cowboys v Sea Eagles. From 1300 Stadium in Townsville, Queensland.

11:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (Highlights) Stage 13.

SUNDAY

Midnight Fox Sports News 12:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) England v India – Fifth One-Day International.

12:58 Cricket – Royal London Cup (Delayed) Semi-final Two – Durham v Nottinghamshire.

4:30 Cricket – Royal London Cup (Delayed) Semi-final Two – Durham v Nottinghamshire.

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FOUR

6am Rural Delivery 3 6:25 Do Or Die 3 0 7:10 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 3 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fire Scene Investigation 30 11:55 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade 3 0 12:55 Secret Location 3 0 1:50 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand 3 0 4:55 Africa’s Giant Killers Africa’s largest herd of elephants, and a pride of young lions, come face to face in a fight for survival. 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand 0 8:35 Call the Midwife PGR 0 9:40 A Place to Call Home AO 0 10:40 Rake AO (Starting Today) 3 Barrister Cleaver Greene’s life continues to spiral out of control as he stays one step ahead of the tax department, and continues to defend the seemingly helpless. 0

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:10 Buzzy Bee And Friends 3 0 6:15 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:25 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 30 6:45 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 7:10 SpongeBob SquarePants 30 7:35 Sanjay And Craig 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Scrubs PGR 3 0 12:30 Pretty Little Liars 3 0 1:30 The 100 PGR 0 2:30 Once Upon A Time In Wonderland PGR 0 3:30 Home And Away 3 0 6pm Hart Of Dixie Zoe and Lemon find common ground, and turn to each other for girlfriend advice; Wade becomes suspicious of Vivian’s former partner’s true intentions. 0 7pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 7:30 The Middle 0 8pm The Neighbors 0 8:30 M White Chicks AO 2004 Comedy.

Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans. 0 10:45 M Piranha AO 1978 Horror.

Bradford Dillman, Keenan Wynn. 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah 9am Re-Think 9:30 Three60 10am The Nation 0 11am The Best Of Campbell Live 11:35 3rd Degree 3 0 12:30 Crime Exposed PGR 3 0 1pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 2pm Motorsport – Mahindra Endurance Series 2:30 Motorsport – Monster Jam 3pm Motorsport – NHRA Round 16 from Seattle. 4:10 Motorsport – MotoGP Round 12 from Silverstone.

5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Big Angry Fish 6pm 3 News 7pm The X Factor Australia The top 11 perform on stage again. 0 9pm M The Descendants AO 2010 Drama.

A husband, and father of two girls, must re-examine his past and navigate his future when his wife is in a boating accident off Waikiki.

George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges. 0

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Monsuno 3 7:25 Max Steel 3 7:45 Grojband 3 8:10 The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 8:35 Rocket Power 9am Fanboy And Chum Chum 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm iCarly The adventures of a teen who produces popular webcasts for kids and becomes an online celebrity.

5:30 Big Time Rush 6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 6:30 Top Chef 7:30 N America’s Next Top Model PGR Thirty-one men and women compete to see who can take the best selfie; the number is reduced when the men and women compete at a bowling alley.

8:30 Glee PGR 3 9:30 Witches of East End AO 10:25 Unsupervised AO 3 10:50 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

11:50 Q+A 3 Local political affairs programme.

12:55 Attitude 3 0 1:25 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:30 Infomercials

12:25 F The River AO 1:15 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 2:10 Partners PGR 3 2:55 Infomercials 3:30 20/20 3 0 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 Beverly Hills Nannies 3 5:30 Infomercials

11:25 Hounds AO 3 11:55 The Radio PGR 3 12:25 Would I Lie To You? PGR 3 12:55 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

11:45 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Dream Build 6:30 Christ Embassy 7am Operation Iceberg 8am Fantasy Homes By The Sea 9am The People’s Cookbook 10am Barter Kings 11am All Roads Lead Home Noon Early Edition 1pm Extreme Fishing With Robson Green PGR 2pm Operation Iceberg 3pm The Hook And The Cook 3:30 Baggage Battles 4pm Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 4:30 Return To River Cottage PG 5pm Italian Food Safari 5:30 Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 6:30 Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever 7pm Great Escapes 7:30 Ben And James Versus The Arabian Desert 8:30 The Prisoner AO (Mini-series) 9:30 Walking Through History With Tony Robinson 10:30 Mr Sunshine PGR 11pm Baggage Battles 11:30 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London

MONDAY

Midnight Return To River Cottage 12:30 Italian Food Safari 1am The Hook And The Cook 1:30 Sarah Beeny’s Selling Houses 2:30 Mr Sunshine PGR 3am Ben And James Versus The Arabian Desert 4am The Prisoner AO 5am Great Escapes 5:30 Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever

PRIME

THE BOX 7:40 Duck Commander ML 8:05 Billy The Exterminator PGL 8:30 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 8:55 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

11:25 Last Man Standing PG 11:50 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 12:15 No Man’s Land M 1:05 Mountain Men PG 1:55 Crossing Lines MV 2:50 Raw MC 5:45 WWE Main Event MC 6:45 SmackDown! MC 8:30 CSI MV 10:30 Crossing Lines MV 11:30 Deadliest Warrior MV

MONDAY

12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 CSI MV 3:50 Deadliest Warrior MV 4:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 5:05 Crossing Lines MV

10am Golf – European Tour (Delayed) Omega European Masters – Round Three. From Crans-sur-Sierre GC in Switzerland.

Noon Rugby – International (Highlights) All Blacks v Argentina.

From McLean Park in Napier.

12:30 Rugby – International (Replay) Australia v South Africa.

From Patersons Stadium in Perth.

2:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Manawatu v Counties Manukau.

From FMG Stadium, Palmerston North.

4:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Bay of Plenty v North Harbour.

6:30 Cycling – La Vuelta (Highlights) Stage 14. From Santander to La Camperona, Valle de Sabero.

7pm Rugby Nation 7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 Hosted by Tony Johnson.

7:30 Doctor Who PGR 8:30 Weekend Murders – Poirot 8pm Rugby – International (Replay) PGR Poirot joins an old friend All Blacks v Argentina. asked to stage a murder-hunt From McLean Park in Napier. game at a summer fete, but 10:05 L Mountain Biking – the game turns out to be UCI World Championships not so much fun when the Downhill Women and Men volunteer victim is found Elite. dead.

10:30 Who Do You Think You Are? UK 11:45 Wild Boys PGR When Ruby is murdered, and it is unclear if she was killed by Fuller or mistaken for Catherine, the Wild Boys must convince an English lawyer he is the son of a lord.

12:45 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 2pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 2:30 My Country Song (Starting Today) 3 3:30 Rugby League – UK Super League St Helens v Warrington.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Kai Time On The Road Kai Time presenter Rewi Spraggon travels to The Farm Butchery in Warkworth to find out the benefits of meat bred using organic farming techniques.

SKY SPORT 1

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world, highlighting sport for young New Zealand fans.

Noon Great Outdoors 3 Travel tips with the Great Outdoors team as they journey to exotic destinations around the world.

1pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK PGR 3 1:30 Mainfreight Rugby Rugby matches from clubs around New Zealand.

2:25 Rugby – International (Replay) All Blacks v Argentina.

4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm MasterChef USA The 11 remaining contestants must choose between two mystery boxes.

2am Equestrian – Burghley Horse Trials (Replay) 4am L Golf – US PGA Tour BMW Championship – Round Four.

From Cherry Hills CC, in Colorado, US.

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Kuia (Part 1) 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Warriors v Panthers.

9:30 M The Red House AO 2012 Drama Romance. A cross-cultural couple in their 60s have transcended the barriers of language and culture to build a life and love together.

Lee Stuart, Meng Jia Stuart.

The Descendants 11:10 Te Kaea 3 2 9:00pm on TV3 11:40 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters Gangster Whisky. 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 MythBusters PG Battle of the Sexes. 8:30 What Happened Next? PG 9am The Mind Control Freaks M 9:30 King Of Thrones PG Silent but Deadly; Bachelor Pad. 10:30 Deadliest Catch PG Falling Down.

11:30 Fat N’ Furious PG 12:30 King Of The Grill PG 1:30 Ice Cold Gold PG 7:30 9/11 – Heroes Of The 88th Floor M 9:30 Dual Survival PG 10:30 Treehouse Masters PG 11:30 The Big Brain Theory PG

MONDAY

12:30 Auction Hunters 1am River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 2am Dirty Jobs PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:05 Man Of Steel MV 2013 Action. Henry Cavill, Amy Adams.

9:25 Looper 16VL 2012 Thriller.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis.

11:20 White House Down MVL 2013 Action. Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx.

1:30 Warm Bodies MV 2013 Comedy. Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer.

3:05 The Pact 16VL 2012 Horror.

Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien.

4:35 Gangster Squad 16VLS 2012 Crime. Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling.

6:30 The Internship MLS 2013 Comedy. Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson.

8:30 Rush MVLS 2013 Drama.

Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl.

10:35 Chernobyl Diaries 16VL 2012 Horror. Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski.

MONDAY

12:05 Gangster Squad 16VLS 2012 Crime. 1:55 The Pact 16VL 2012 Horror. 3:25 The Internship MLS 2013 Comedy. 5:25 Rush MVLS 2013 Drama.

8:30 Rugby – International (Replay) All Blacks v Argentina. From McLean Park in Napier.

10:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Saturday.

11am Cycling – Brussels Classic (Delayed) 1:30 Sunday Footy Show A review and preview of all the weekend NRL league games.

3:30 Golf – European Tour Weekend Murders – Poirot (Highlights) Omega European 8:30pm on Prime Masters – Round Three.

4pm Golf – US PGA Tour (Highlights) BMW Championship – MOVIES GREATS Round Three.

6:45 Shall We Dance ML 4:30 Golf Central Golfing action 2004 Comedy. Richard Gere, from New Zealand and around the Jennifer Lopez. 8:30 Mean world.

Machine MVL 2002 Comedy.

5pm L Rugby League – NRL Vinnie Jones, David Kelly.

Titans v Bulldogs.

10:10 Taking Lives 16VLS 2004 7pm Rugby League – 40/20 Crime Drama. Angelina Jolie, Hosted by Awen Guttenbeil with a Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland. weekly line-up of league stars.

11:50 Armageddon ML 1998 8pm L Rugby League – Action.

NRL Panthers v Warriors. From Sportingbet Stadium.

2:20 Step Brothers 16LS 2008 10:15 Rugby League – 40/20 Comedy.

4pm Spider-Man 3 MV 2007 Action. 10:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Including, Manawatu v 6:20 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty MV 2001 War. v North Harbour.

8:30 Deuce Bigalow – Male 11pm Fox Sports News Gigolo MS 1999 Comedy.

(Highlights) 10pm Fear And Loathing In Las 11:30 Sky Sport – What’s On Vegas 18 1998 Comedy Drama.

11:55 L Motorsport – FIA MONDAY Formula One Championship Midnight Step Brothers 16LS 2008 Italian Grand Prix. From Monza.

Comedy. 1:35 Captain Corelli’s MONDAY Mandolin MV 2001 War. 3:40 Fear 2:25 L Cricket – International And Loathing In Las Vegas 18 England v India – First Twenty20.

1998 Comedy Drama. 5:35 Deuce From Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Bigalow – Male Gigolo MS 1999 5:30 Basketball – FIBA World Cup (Replay) New Zealand v Lithuania.

Comedy.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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Family Notices 46 Ashburton Guardian BIRTHS

VERRALL – Greg, Kate, Samual and Olivia welcome with love Liam Martin, to our family.

Born Sept 1st at Rangiora Maternity 8lb 10oz. All well and home in Greta Valley.

DEATHS

SMITH, Keith Middleton – On September 3, 2014 at Ashburton Hospital, surrounded by his loving “big” family. Loved husband of Esme. Loved father and father in law of Kevin and Nina, Karen, Stephen and Mark, Margaret and Brian Bradley, Wayne and Debra, Grant and Rhonda, Brent and Janice, and Vicki and Grant Langdale-Hunt. Loved granddad of Rhys, and Wesley; Tracy, and Michael; Kieran, and Nikki; Toby, and Miranda; Matthew, and Corey; Charlotte, and Josh; and Caleb, and Jared; and great granddad of Nicole, Alisha, and Jeremy, and Benjamin, and Samantha.

Messages to Flat 5/ 259 Cameron Street, Ashburton 7700. At Keith’s request a private family service has been held.

LATTIMORE, Gertrude – On September 5, 2014 at Ashburton. Aged 82 years.

Very much loved and cherished wife of Murray.

Mother of Katherine, and Ian and gran of Sarah, and Maire. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Messages to Lattimore Ph 307 7433 Family P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

Please note all late death “A wonderful lady notices or notices sent outwho lived her faith” side ordinary office hours Special thanks to Methven must be emailed to: Medical Centre, Princes Court Resthome and deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication.

Tuarangi Resthome for their loving care of Gertrude. A During office hours notices service to celebrate may also be sent to: Gertrude’s life will be held at classifieds@theguardian.co.nz St John Presbyterian Church, Any queries Jackson Street, Methven on please contact TUESDAY, September 9, 0800 commencing at 2.00pm.

ASHBURTON Followed by interment at the (0800-274-287).

Methven Cemetery.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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GOULD, Martin John TIMARU Andrew – 12 04-09-1977 - 07-09-2013.

Our precious son and dad.

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Canterbury Plains NZ Today Canterbury High Country max low Precious forever are Auckland showers 18 10 TODAY TODAY FZL: Rising to 2200m for a time memories of you.

Today, tomorrow and our Mainly fine with areas of valley low cloud or Morning rain north of about Christchurch Hamilton few showers 18 7 whole life through. fog morning and evening. But mostly cloudy, easing to patchy drizzle, and becoming fine Lots of love, Mum, Dad, with patchy morning rain north of Arthur’s Napier showers 16 9 further south. Afternoon fine breaks in the Jacob and family,

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ROYSTON, Pauline Mary – September 7, 2000.

Fondly remembered today and always by her friends and family. Francis, Michael, Amy, John and Christine.

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NOBLE, Peg – We will never forget the wonderful times we shared with you. Remembered with love. Sadly missed by our family. Adele and Ian Campbell, Robyn, Heather, Christine and families.

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IN MEMORIAM

MURISON, David John, (Dave) (CMT 889280) – On September 4, 2014 at Canterbury owned, Ashburton Hospital, locally operated surrounded by his loving family. Dearly loved husband Patersons of Lorraine. Loved father and Funeral Services father in law of Janine and Marty Marshall, John, Tracy and Ashburton and Jamie and Andrea and Corey. Loved granddad of Crematorium Ltd Hayden and Hayley, and Office and Chapel Kayla and Vinnie; Amanda and Zach, and Melissa; Corner East & Cox James and Danielle, and Ella; Streets, Ashburton Simon and Amanda, Libby, Josh, Kees, and Ben; Josh, Sam, Matthew, Faith, and GREEN, Kenneth Robert – Piper. Great granddad of Passed away June 24, 2014, Paige, and Brody. Messages Roadside Arthurs Pass. Val, to Murison Family P O Box Steph, Karen, Janine, 472, Ashburton 7740. A Brendan and their families special thank you to the staff wish to sincerely thank at Terrace View Retirement MID CANTERBURY everyone for their kind FUNERAL SERVICES Village for their care and support, phone calls, cards, understanding, to the staff at Galbraith’s provide choice! visits, flowers and food we AAU and ward one and Dr Galbraith’s as we farewelled have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors andreceived Kiuru at Ashburton Hospital.We celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, Ken our much loved husband, provide choice! and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering.

“Now at peace” dad and grandad. Your We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to A service to celebrate Dave’s reflect their individualityCall - ask us howus we can be of assistance to you and on attendance at the service for life will be held at the your family.

Ken was very much Ashburton Club and MSA, Call us on 308 3980 308 3980 appreciated. Thanks to all Havelock Street, Ashburtonor call in and visit our new premises at or246 callHavelock in andStreet visit who gave donations to the on WEDNESDAY, September 10, commencing our new premises at Cancer Society. A special thanks to “The Piper” Tim at 11.00am. Followed Rob byCope-Williams Eion McKinnon Tarbotton. Please accept this 246 Havelock interment at the Ashburton as a personal New Lawn Cemetery.

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Pass. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: SW 30 km/h developing in the evening.

Palmerston North few showers

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FZL: Rising to 2400m

Mainly fine, morning fog patches. Light winds.

Fine. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: S, 30 km/h at times in exposed places.

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ACROSS 1. Wouldn’t believe it had something taken off! (10) 6. ‘I am wiser than the ____ ‘(Psalms) (4) 10. No false tax reply is turned out for not needing a key (4-11) 11. Small bees swarming, in no way being culpable (9) 12. The craft of Jack the hangman (5) 13. Relative is kind about the number of food additives (5) 15. In sleep chromosome makeup will hold one hostage (6) 19. Plant like dill will stiffen Nell’s resolve to hold it (6) 20. Mainly he’s eating meal he needs to double up inside (5) 23. To the deity it may be the last one hears of Pierre (5) 24. Paris sold out on its access to motorways (9) 26. Think effort goes awry where the oak is concerned (4,2,3,6) 27. What England expects every man to do is pay it to customs (4) 28. They hold the building together as brass comes adrift (10)

2. Endless ointment 6 rescued from waste (8) 3. Too big an order for some to lose another one (5) 4. Kid the family with a little liquor (9) 5. Identical dispersal around ten, as sat at school (5) 7. Development of gravity acceleration worth adapting to (6) 8. To use a towel showed we left without getting feet wet (3-4) 9. Draw up stern – first if so shy DOWN 1. Refuse to go in it: Bud isn’t (8) 14. He has a will to do what it wrong about that (7) says (8)

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QUICK ACROSS 7. Without formality (13) 8. Travellers (8) 9. Short written message (4) 10. Irritates (6) 12. Curtain call (6) 14. For each (3) 15. Cable (6) 17. Walk with long steps (6) 19. Hint (4) 21. Pest (8) 23. Pitilessly (4-9)

DOWN 1. Sleeplessness (8) 2. Boat powered by the user (6) 3. Unit of heredity (4) 4. Edible crustaceans (8) 5. Open air meal (6) 6. Head and shoulders sculpture (4) 11. Light shower of rain (8) 13. Derision (8) 16. Reliable (6) 18. Bellowed (6) 20. Hang over threateningly (4) 22. Graphic symbol on a computer (4)

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) While your professional star is on the rise, the love gods are making sure that your relationships and matters of the heart aren’t pushed to the curb.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) As things start to move on the work front, finding a balance between work and play is now even more important than ever.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) As Venus leaves your communication sector she leaves you with the desire and the means to speak from the heart, along with plenty of support.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Venus’ departure from your income sector brings you to a point where, knowing what you want it’s time to start walking the talk.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) With lucky Jupiter in your sign until August 2015, it’s about establishing what’s possible and then committing to making it happen.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) With a smart head for money and a lot of things now making sense on the work front, it’s all about working smarter and more efficiently.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) A lazy weekend vibe brings a chance to recharge your batteries but also a chance to indulge in some much needed fun and playfulness.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) With new doors opening on the income front next weekend and your professional star on the rise, having the right balance is essential.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Venus’ return to your career sector brings a chance to listen to your heart as you begin the job of defining your professional desires and expectations.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) As Venus leaves your financial sector, hold on to the financial desires, expectations and confidence she leaves you with.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) There is just enough personal and/or relationship tension in the air today to keep you on your toes, holding you to account with promises made.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) Although taking your professional hat off is not going to be your reality for a while, when you do have a chance it’s important you grab it.

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