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Hawn didn’t want to be famous Oscar-winning actress Goldie Hawn has opened up about her past struggles with anxiety after finding fame in Hollywood at a young age.

Hawn’s breakout role came in 1968 when she was cast in the classic sketch show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In at the age of 23. But her overnight success sparked unbearable stress for the young actress. In an interview on Queen Latifah’s US talk show Hawn, 68, said her sudden rise to stardom felt like she had been “pulled out of the chorus” and was “going into a big show on TV. I really started having anxiety attacks,” Hawn said. “I didn’t want to be a star. I wanted to be a dancer. I had been dancing since I was three. I wanted to go home (and) open a dancing school. I wanted to get married.”

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The world’s largest scrum More than 1000 rugby fans have taken part in the world’s largest scrum last to mark the start of ticket sales for Rugby World Cup 2015 – including some top international players.

Former All Black Piri Weepu and former England captains Phil Vickery and Lawrence Dallaglio were among the 1008-strong crowd taking part in the scrum at Twickenham Stadium last week, an England Rugby spokeswoman said. The scrum included players and fans from across the UK, kicking off general tickets going on sale for the tournament next year.

Among the participants, who beat the previous record of 946, were rugby players and official volunteers.

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Back in time On September 20, 1889, the Guardian printed a death notice with a difference, received by telegram from Auckland: Robert W. Garore, aged 74, dropped dead at Sunnyside, Mercury Bay, yesterday. He was in the orchard shooting a cow. Heart disease was the cause of death.

Hunger Games setting trends Teenage girls are looking to The Hunger Games for new hairstyles, according to actress Natalie Dormer. The Game of Thrones star plays Cressida in the final two Hunger Games films and had to shave half her head for the rebel role. The movie has yet to release but Dormer, who’s visiting Australia for Supanova this November, says she has already spotted young fans with the same ‘do’.

“I was actually quite surprised at ComicCon, there’s a lot of lopsidedness going on. Girls are doing the lopsided thing, very tight ... down one side so it almost looks like they’re shaved. That seems to be en vogue and I seem to be ahead of the curve. “I don’t know if the Katniss Everdeen (character) thing is catching on as well, but a lot of girls are wearing plaits to one side.”

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How much is a man’s soul worth? Wanganui hotel manager Craig “Frog” Falconer’s soul is worth $51 – and he’d know, because he recently sold it for that price on Trade Me. Mr Falconer, who manages the Commercial Hotel, was recently involved in a dispute with Wanganui District Council over the renewal of the Commercial’s liquor licence.

He was so annoyed that he decided to do “something mad”. “I bought an old vodka bottle in the shape of skull for $10. I filled it up with dirty water – that’s my soul – and put it on Trade Me.” The stunt was partly to raise money for possible legal action against the council, he said. His “soul” attracted around 20 bids, and the page was viewed well over 3000 times. “People were interested to see what would happen but, in the end, it sold for $51 to a mate of mine in Auckland.” And how does he feel without his soul? “Well, I never had much of one to begin with ...”

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■ WINZ TRAGEDY

Shooting survivor walking again

BY KURT BAYER The survivor of the Work and Income shootings is on the road to recovery and walking again after being blasted with almost 200 shotgun pellets.

Almost three weeks since Lindy Curtis was shot by a guntoting man who walked into the Ashburton Work and Income office and killed two of her colleagues, she is recovering “very well”, her family say.

Ms Curtis’ mother Kathleen Kinnear has flown from Harare, Zimbabwe, to provide support during her time of need.

“She’s doing very well under the circumstances,” Ms Kinnear said, speaking from the Rakaia house where Ms Curtis lives with partner Mark Higginbottom.

“It’s very early stages... She is getting excellent support ... It’s really good.

“We’re all hanging together as a family.”

Ms Curtis, 43, was also being

supported by her colleagues “as a big family”, Ms Kinnear said.

About 10am on September 1, a man walked into the Work and Income office on Cass Street in the town and opened fire.

Front-desk workers Peggy Noble, 67, and Leigh Cleveland, 55, were shot dead.

Zimbabwe-born Ms Curtis reportedly scrambled to hide under a desk when a shot blasted her leg, causing a serious injury and heavy bleeding.

Minutes later when police arrived, it is understood they found Ms Curtis on the phone to a paramedic desperately taking instruction on how to stem the bleeding from her wound.

The mother of two daughters was rushed to Christchurch Hospital.

Eldest daughter Stacey Curtis, 24, was working out of cellphone range on a Mid Canterbury farm that morning.

It wasn’t until 12.30pm - more than two hours after the shooting - that she got a call from a

friend of her mother.

“I had no idea anything had happened,” Stacey said from her Ashburton home this week.

“The person who phoned me said ‘there’s been a shooting at Winz and one of them is your mum who’s been shot, and two people are dead’. And I was like, ‘is my mum alive?’ ... I freaked out.”

Stacey, who has four children aged between 5 months and 8, visited her mother in hospital that evening.

A security guard allowed her

just one minute in the ward, she said.

She was shocked to see her mum lying in the hospital bed with “roughly 178 slugs in her leg”.

After a week in hospital, Ms Curtis was discharged.

She has returned home to look after Stacey’s four children. The children were taken from her earlier this year.

Stacey said she hadn’t been speaking to her mother since being separated from her children but had hoped the shooting

would bring them closer.

“Life’s too short. I’m glad my mum is alive, [but] I thought maybe it would’ve made her think about what can happen...”, she said.

Homeless man Russell John Tully, 48, has been charged with two counts of murder and one of attempted murder.

He will appear at the High Court in Christchurch on Tuesday.

Work and Income officials are urgently trying to find a temporary alternative office after confirming the site of the bloody shooting will never be reopened.

“We appreciate the patience of the Ashburton community as we organise a new site and we will continue to make sure the community is updated,” said Work and Income deputy chief executive Debbie Power.

“We are also providing staff with any additional support they may need. Counselling is available for any staff who need it.”

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Miss Universe New Zealand’s final three – second runner-up Becky Hingston, winner Rachel Millns and first runner-up, Ashburton’s Monique Cooley (right).

Ashburton beauty Monique Cooley could be leaving the pageant world on a high, after finishing first runner-up at the 2014 Miss Universe New Zealand pageant on Thursday.

The placing means that if the winner, Kapiti Coast’s Rachel Millns, can’t fulfil her duties, Monique will take over and head to the Miss Universe finals.

For Monique, the placing was a satisfying end to what could well be her last pageant. She’s been invited back next year to have another shot at the crown,

but she’s unsure what her future holds and said Miss Universe New Zealand 2014 could well have been her last pageant.

There will be modelling in her future though – she won this year’s Miss Photogenic title which won her a contract with Auckland’s Nova Models, a prize she’s looking forward to.

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But as the numbers were whittled down, Monique remained.

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“To be honest it almost felt like an out of body experience because it’s just so overwhelming,” she said.

She was happy for the winner – the two were room-mates during a recent trip to Thailand for the 25 finalists.

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■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY AND HERITAGE CENTRE

Parking fight may end in court

BY SUE NEWMAN

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A fight between five residents and the Ashburton District Council over parking spaces is likely to end up in the High Court.

On Thursday, councillors voted out their new transportation and parking bylaw, effectively removing their ability to enforce a residents’ only agreement signed with neighbours of the new art gallery and museum complex.

Legal counsel for the residents, Peter Whiteside QC, had already made it clear that failure to enforce that agreement would see the matter taken to the High Court.

After tenders were let for the construction of the art gallery and museum complex on West Street, meetings were held with neighbours to discuss a construction management plan. Those meetings dragged on over five months.

Eventually a deal was struck.

In exchange for agreeing to the plan, the neighbours wanted parking spaces outside their homes to become residents’ only when evening events were held at the complex.

A side-agreement was signed, but this would not be enforceable until it became part of the council’s transportation and parking bylaw.

The council reviewed the bylaw, included the side-agreement (along with a number of other changes), publicly notified the document and called for submissions.

During hearings, several people opposed the residents’ only parking clause saying it would set a precedent. The council opted not to include the clause in the new bylaw.

A procedural issue sent the

bylaw back for a second round of hearings. The result was the same.

On Thursday when it came time for councillors to sign off the new bylaw without the residents’ only parking clause it stumbled again.

Councillor Peter Reveley dug his toes in and said the council had to honour its agreement with residents. Stuart Wilson agreed.

The council was caught between a rock and a hard place, Don McLeod said.

“We’re open to legal action whichever way we go on this.

In my view the requirements of the Local Government Act and the submissions process are a more compelling argument, mostly based around commonsense.”

Through a complex procedural motion put by Mr Reveley, councillors found themselves voting on a package that meant scrapping the visitor only parking clause would also mean scrapping the new bylaw.

The council was left with a side-agreement it could not enforce and council chief executive Andrew Dalziel said it would be illegal for council to now mark those parks as residents’ only.

Council accepted the issue was likely to end up in the High Court, and this could also include an injunction that may either stop the complex opening, or prevent events being held until the matter was resolved, he said.

For the residents, Alister Argyle said their position had been made quite clear to the council in a letter from Queen’s Counsel Peter Whiteside.

“I have no reason to see any change,” he said.

Decision comes at a huge cost

BY SUE NEWMAN

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When Ashburton District councillors voted not to adopt the district’s new transportation and parking bylaw, it came with a high cost - hundreds of staff hours and thousands of dollars wasted.

The policy had been reviewed, amended, had been publicly notified and passed through two rounds of public hearings. It represented a huge amount of work for staff, said council environmental group services manager Jane Donaldson.

The stumbling block was whether or not to designate an area resident only parking on two streets near the new art gallery and museum complex but it also included a number of changes that were positive both for residents and the council, Ms Donaldson said.

One of the most significant was around damage caused by stock, irrigators and other equipment to the district’s roads. The new bylaw gave the council the power to recover costs for repairing this damage.

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lot of work had gone into it. The document had been checked, peer reviewed and reviewed by a lawyer,” she said.

The side-agreement with five residents on Cameron and Wills streets, signed as part of the construction management plan deal for the complex sparked the review, and that prompted council to take a look at the entire document, Ms Donaldson said.

“Now that’s all fallen by the wayside. The council is effectively back to square one.”

Under the existing bylaw, the council always had the ability to designate a street residents’ only parking, Ms Donaldson said, but to do this it had to go through the public notification process.

The council now had to carry on with the existing bylaw and a side agreement it could not enforce, mayor Angus McKay said.

“We could put signs up, but we couldn’t enforce them; it’s illegal to block these parks off now because they’re not part of the bylaw.”

When councillors debated the bylaw change at Thursday’s meeting, Mr McKay said he had been a signatory to the side-

agreement.

“I signed a contract I disagreed with on your behalf to build a museum and art gallery because I was bound by the councillor agreement and decision. And yes, I did sign this document. I signed in faith that the power had been delegated to staff by council to do this. Two council officers told the council they needed an agreement, so I signed.”

Mr McKay said he had tried to make sure the legal agreement was honoured but when it came to giving it effect, it was clear the bylaw, under the Local Government Act, took precedence, he said.

When submitters spoke at the review hearing, Mr McKay said he was convinced not to support the resident only parking clause by the words of several speakers.

“They said if we went for this we’d set a precedent where we’d have to consider a lot of resident only parking areas around town.”

At the end of the day, the issue was going to come down to legal opinion versus legal opinion, he said.

“It’s time we gave it a shot, put it to the test.”

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November 2001 – museum and historical society request additional storage space October 2002–April 2005 – debate and planning to meet space requirements June 2006 – valuation on Baring Square building obtained by the Ashburton Trust - $1.225 million August 2006 – Trust resolved to buy the building for $1.2 million November 2006 – analysis of alternative sites undertaken March 2007 – design brief for a new building on West Street circulated for input Janaury 2008 – trust board authorised to buy the building for between $1.5m and $2m March 2008 – the council amended

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its long-term plan to cover the sale of the Baring Square building and the construction of a new art gallery and museum September 2009 - the council agreed to sell the Baring Square building for $1.8 million November 2009 - the deal was signed, conditional on resource consent being granted by October 2010 for a new building May 2010 – the council requested a peer review of new building costs of $6 million. These were confirmed August 2010 - the trust indicated it would not proceed with the Baring Square building purchase. A resource consent hearing was held on the new complex September 2010 - resource consent

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granted for new building but this was appealed by Alister Argyle and Laurence Cooney October 2010 – time ran out. The appeals continued and the trust pulled out of the Baring Square deal.

April/May 2011- council reviewed its options for an art gallery and museum, obtaining prices to extend the Baring Square site May 2011 – decision made to proceed on West Street, subject to a sign-off by the Environment Court August 2011 – a tender from Bradfords was accepted for the new complex $6.311 million plus GST plus 5 per cent contingency and fees. This totalled $6.626 million plus GST November 2011 – meetings held with neighbours

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April 2012 – meetings still ongoing with neighbours April 2012 – contract management plan signed off July 2012 – construction commenced September 2013 – council advised construction costs would be $7.328, excluding fees October 2013 – council provided with fee schedule totalling $1.367 million May 2014 – construction costs estimated to hit $7.750 million plus landscaping costs, $33,000.

September 2014 – total cost of the project made public – construction, $7.750 million, fees, $1.841 million, landscaping, $33,000. Total cost of the art gallery and museum, $9.624, 712

New complex Dalziel wants blowout answers has long history

BY SUE NEWMAN

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The Ashburton District’s new art gallery and museum building, that’s blown its budget by $3 million, has a long and convoluted history.

It was born around the meeting table of the Ashburton Trust, when that organisation was looking for a place to build a new, inner town boutique hotel.

General manager of the time, Gordon Wilson, looked at the Baring Square art gallery and museum building and decided that would be the perfect spot.

In 2006 the trust and the council started talking. Previously the council had looked at upgrading the Baring Square building for the gallery and museum, but when the trust signalled an interest in the existing building, it started looking at other options.

One of those options was to build a new complex on land it already owned on West Street.

With the trust deal on the table, the council pushed ahead with plans for the new complex.

The trust had included a clause in its purchase arrangement that it could exit the deal if resource consent for the new complex was not granted by October 2010.

What it had not counted on was the consent being delayed by a handful of residents living near the site of the new building. They objected on a range of grounds to having an art gallery and museum as their neighbour.

Time ticked by, the consent was not

granted and the trust’s fortunes were changing. A boutique hotel was no longer on its wish list.

By the deal deadline, the consent was still not granted and the trust happily pulled out. The council was left with a new $6 million plus building on its drawing board and the old building still in its property inventory.

It looked again at the option of expanding the Baring Square building, but costs obtained indicated this would not be value for money.

It then opted to proceed with the West Street site, subject to a sign off by the Environment Court after hearings involving unhappy neighbours.

This eventually came, tenders were let and the project looked likely to proceed.

It would not for many months. Wrangles with neighbours continued, costs mounted and the site remained empty.

Work finally started in July 2012, but the problems that had dogged the project from the outset refused to go away.

The complex is now completed and the bills are in.

What started out as a build with an all-up cost of $6.6 million has ended up costing ratepayers $9.7 million.

Along the way all discussions on progress and on costs have been held behind closed door, with details still emerging about the causes and contributors to the massive cost over run.

As the final bills are coming in, the council has already commissioned a full scale inquiry to find out why a project that started so well could go so wrong.

A full scale review is about to be undertaken on Ashburton’s art gallery and museum project after it blew its budget by $3 million.

Final costings for the project were revealed on Thursday at an Ashburton District Council meeting, and showed the project, tendered for $6.3 million in August 2011, was completed in August 2014 at an all-up cost of $9.7 million.

And council chief executive Andrew Dalziel wants to know why.

The project was plagued by delays, battles between council and residents and saw thousands of people rally in opposi-

tion. It was also marred by cost blowout after blowout, with plans altered many times and the building code changed in the post Canterbury earthquake environment.

While the council had no option but to pay the final bills, adding about $48 onto every property owners’ rates bill, Mr Dalziel said he wanted to find out what had gone wrong and why.

He’s in the process of commissioning an independent inquiry that will review the history of the project, the decision making process and the way the project was managed.

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Rural principal on the move

BY TONI WILLIAMS

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Past and present Lauriston School pupils and members of the school community bid farewell to principal Dianne Prendergast yesterday with a moving afternoon tribute.

The principal has been at the school for 18 years, 16 years as principal.

She will leave the school, and its 80 pupils, at the end of the term to take up the principal position at Springston School.

Mrs P, as she was affectionately known by pupils, was given artwork, musical and speech tributes by pupils and her peers.

Some former students also performed a haka especially for her.

There was also a tree planted on the grounds, and afternoon tea, prepared and cooked by pupils.

While she leaves the school, Mrs Prendergast will still live in the district.

She said the 45-minute commute would give her more settling and planning time. It would be a big change from the 400m dash from home to school she currently drove.

Mrs Prendergast is passionate about rural education.

While the majority of her years have been at Lauriston School, she has been teaching for more than 25 years.

She also worked at Ashburton Borough, Chertsey and Ashburton Intermediate schools.

She reluctantly leaves the position but thought a new perspective would benefit the school, and a bigger school was the next step in her career.

“I think it’s healthy for the community here to have a fresh person,” she said.

“You are never done in a school, you are always moving forward.

“If the opportunity hadn’t arisen we would have continued to do that, so (I’m leaving) not

In brief Police callouts Police were called to a domestic incident at 2.30am yesterday and arrested a 36-year-old man. He was charged with breaching a protection order.

A man was arrested for disorderly behaviour at 12.50am yesterday.

A man was apprehended for driving while disqualified at 12.25am yesterday.

A vehicle was taken from outside a Grigg Street address overnight on Wednesdsay. It is described as a 1991 grey Nissan Terrano, registration number AQA551.

Fire callouts The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to two false alarms yesterday morning, one to a Tancred Street address at 5.31am and another to the telephone exchange on East Street at 8.24am.

Firefighters from Ashburton, Hinds and Willowby were called to a fire in a cow shed on Windermere Road at 10.30am yesterday morning. The small fire was in a workshop/utilities area. The cause was thought to be electrical at this stage.

Country music day The Mid Canterbury Country Music Club is holding its club day at the Ashburton Club and MSA on Sunday afternoon. The free session is open to anyone to attend. The club day features guest artist, award winning entertainer Sharon Russell, of Christchurch. It starts at 2pm.

Measles stopped Lauriston School principal Dianne Prendergast, affectionately known as Mrs P by her students, was farewelled yesterday at a school community tribute. Mrs Prendergast leaves the school at the end of the term.

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because I want to leave here but sometimes those things happen and you need to make that you step out of your comfortable space.”

Mrs Prendergast said opportunity to be principal at Springston School appealed and “it feels like a bigger brother or sister to Lauriston”.

“The fact that it’s a country school but bigger, it feels like a challenge,” she said.

She will miss the people and the relationships in the school

community she has made over the years.

“My job is a people job and it’s about relationships so the thing you miss the most is the relationships,” she said.

They included those within the school community with the kids and among the group of close knit staff, she said.

Since she started in 1997, some 400 students had been enrolled at the school.

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ence. “That‘s why we all get into the business of education,” she said.

But such was her influence the whole school planned to be with her for her first day at the new school of term four.

They planned to bus to Springston School to support her at the handover and powhiri ceremony.

Wendy Atkinson will be acting Lauriston acting principal until a new appointment is made next year.

There were no reported measles cases in Canterbury last month, as the disease stops spreading around the country. The measles outbreak hit only North Island towns and saw 281 confirmed measles cases since December.

But there had been no reported cases since August 26.

Communication key A free concert to raise awareness of the challenges faced by adults living with communication disorders will be held next month in Christchurch. It is part of the Christchurch Communication Festival but includes performers with communication abilities affected by neurological conditions such as strokes.

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No plastic rule keeps rubbish to minimum

Cruising at the park with teddy bears Angus Couper had his teddy bear at the ready for the Porse In-Home Childcare teddy bears’ picnic yesterday. Children and their carers made the most of the sunshine and enjoyed a picnic at the Tinwald Domain. Joining Angus for the fun were (back left) George Creech and Jackson Soal.

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■ BOULEVARD DAY

Wooden treasures among prizes

By Andrew King Boulevard Day returns on Monday and residents will flood East Street to sample local wares and snap up bargains for the 38th year of this Ashburton tradition.

Local businesses have always relished the opportunity to have a stall and ply their trade for locals and the Ashburton Woodworkers Incorporated will be fundraising for their new building by raffling off a unique piece built by club member Mervyn Peck to achieve their goal.

Club president Bryan Ching has been in charge for twoand-a-half years and enjoys the Boulevard Day experience.

“Some of the members sell their wares and donate the money back to the club so we can continue to run.”

They take their hobby very seriously and are always looking for ways to improve their skills and learn new things.

“We also get in professionals in the trade to demonstrate skills to our members at the club. Ken Newton was here a few weeks ago,” Mr Ching said.

Ken Newton retired in 2005

and took up woodturning as a hobby.

He has just been profiled in The Australian Woodturning Magazine and he spent some time giving advice to the club.

He has built some pieces that may be the only pieces of their kind in the world.

Ashburton woodworkers also just returned from Christchurch where they competed and won a woodturning competition against some of the best teams of turners in the area.

Mr Peck has been involved since 2007 and has built rocking horses that have been auctioned off for the last six years.

“They are an heirloom kind of thing, something you pass down,” Mr Peck said.

The club will have three wooden prizes to be raffled on Boulevard Day, second place is a wooden platter and third place a wooden bowl.

“One day we will probably set up the lathes at Boulevard Day but for the moment it would be a bit much,” Mr Ching said.

Weather for the day may not play ball with showers and southwesterly winds predicted.

Mervyn Peck and his homemade horse up for grabs on Boulevard Day. PHOTO BY GINA BUCKLEY 180914-GB-010

When friends visit Matthew Luxon and Waverly Warth they make sure they bring food not wrapped in plastic.

Since 2008, the Auckland couple have been on crusade to reduce their household waste to the council landfill.

Mr Luxon spoke at a public meeting in Rotorua yesterday on sustainable living, and ways to reduce rubbish, as part of the Keep Rotorua Beautiful campaign.

The couple began while living in Christchurch by collecting a single bag of rubbish for the whole year. They have continued since shifting to the North Shore.

Recycling and composting household waste was now a habit, said Mr Luxon, an environmental consultant and former social worker.

The single bag of rubbish they throw out each year on the kerbside holds packaging from friends who have brought gifts, or processed food items wrapped in plastic which cannot be recycled.

Their rubbish free year campaign has gathered momentum to now include a website, www. rubbishfree.co.nz and regular blogs. Reduce, reuse, re-home and recycle has become the couple’s daily mantra.

Being rubbish free was initially a publicity stunt to raise people’s awareness but had now become more of a message on social justice, he told the Rotorua Daily Post.

More people were now understanding buying new was not the answer and re-used recycled items still had a life, he said.

While the average household discarded around 1.5 tonnes of rubbish a year, the couple, through composting, recycling, and purchasing local food at markets threw out around 2kg a year.

“We live on the North Shore in a two-bedroom unit and we have two worm farms, a bokashi bin and three composts,” he said.

There was a real shift happening and consumers were maturing, setting up recycling centres and understanding the importance of no waste, he said.

“Our rubbish free year was symbolic but the real value was to highlight the issue.”

Rotorua district councillor and sustainable living strategy leader, Janet Wepa, said the council planned to get feedback from residents on what direction to take to reduce rubbish further.

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■ ASHBURTON MAN BEHIND CAMERA

■ CYBER ATTACK

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Hackers target health database

Former Ashburton man Sam Gilchrist (left), with Tiki Tane, shot the video of a supermarket wedding which is being viewed around the world.

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A video of a flash mob wedding in a Dunedin supermarket which has made headlines near and far, was shot by a former Ashburton man.

Sam Gilchrist was the man behind the camera when Christian Kasper surprised his fiancé Jennifer Chou with a wedding, in the Countdown supermarket where the couple first met.

Mr Kasper had planned it all himself.

The wedding involved celebrities Pua Magasiva and Tiki Tane, a flash mob dance by the Highlanders cheerleaders, and his bride knew nothing about it. He’d planned every detail – dress, hair and make-up included.

There to capture it all was former Ashburton man, Mr Gilchrist, a videographer who works for the Highlanders and Otago rugby, and has also had his work featured on television show The Crowd Goes Wild.

It was all top secret in the lead-up, but now, the wedding is going around the world. It’s been edited into a 10-minute video and uploaded to YouTube.

Mr Gilchrist said he hoped it would be his first multi-million view production.

As of yesterday, the video had been viewed more than 3500 times.

■ REMEMBER ASHBURTON WHEN

Tee-shirts bring back the memories

By Erin TaskEr

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

Do you remember meals at Coachwheels, looking for the latest music at Record World and learning to rollerskate at SkateRanch?

They’re all reminders of Ashburton gone by and the three, along with many other Ashburton memories, have now been immortalised on a tee-shirt.

It stemmed from a Facebook page aimed at bringing past and present residents of Ashburton together to share good times, post events, find old friends and stay in touch.

It’s called Remember Ashburton When, and it has more than 2300 likes from around the world.

The person behind the page is former Ashburton resident Leanne Argyle. She said the page started after reminiscing with some friends while home from Australia.

“I’d seen a friend who is American involved in one in his city over there and thought it would be a great thing to do for Ashburton.

“It’s been running a couple of years now and it’s always amazing the response you get from a post and how passionate people are about their childhood.

“It’s interesting to see how many people who now live out of town are members I think it helps them link with home and as we all get older it’s wonderful to think back to a time when life seemed simpler.

So many people have caught up with old friends through the page.”

She said it was always funny seeing people in their late 20s commenting about the “good old days”.

The comments received and the memories shared got Mrs Argyle thinking further too though. After talking to a friend who had tee-shirts made and raving about

The Remember Ashburton When tee-shirt pays homage to the town’s favourite old stores and hang-outs.

the company who set them up, the idea of a shirt to remember came to her.

It features a collage of words – all likely to stir memories for anyone who has been in Ashburton for a long time, or lived here years ago.

“The things that are no longer there and no longer part of our lives but were such an important part of growing up.

“When you think about what’s there now it’s mainly businesses that come and go but they often have the strongest memories, getting takeaways on a Friday night from the Rangatira, kicking balls up against the side of Woodhams Woolstore if you went to Allenton school, going on your first date to SkateRanch...it’s those things that peo-

ple want to remember.”

The response to the shirt amazed her.

“I thought there might be 10 or 20 ordered but we have sold over 70 in both black and white with more people asking about it since.

“The orders have now closed but the way the company operates online means they reopen a new round of orders if there are 15 shirts pre-ordered, and we already have people pre-ordering for more.”

If anyone who missed out is keen to get their hands on a shirt they can go online to http://teespring.com/rememberashburtonwhenblack. If there’s enough interest, more t-shirts will be sold. Both men’s and women’s are available.

Police are investigating after attempts were allegedly made to hack a nationwide patient database.

In an email obtained by the Otago Daily Times, Dunedin-based clinical adviser for the Southern Primary Health Organisation, Keith Abbott, warned GPs and health organisations about the “significant hacking attempt” on September 9.

He said the hacker tried to gain access to DrInfo, which is used by health boards, including the Southern District Health Board, medical centres and GPs around the country, which collectively cover millions of patients.

“Starting at 11am on September 9, in one case continuously lasting for 12 hours, a single IP [internet protocol] address has made over 20 million attempts to guess the passwords of practices, PHOs and DHBs in New Zealand,” Mr Abbott said.

DrInfo co-founder and chief executive Sam Jacobs said, when contacted in Auckland, DrInfo did not hold medical information, but was used as a prompt for patient health checks, or recall for overdue checks, such as for cancer screening, cardiovascular or immunisations.

DrInfo was used by 60 per cent of the country’s medical centres, in 600 practices, covering “several million patients”, Mr Jacobs estimated.

Police had handed the investigation to its national cyber crime unit, but Mr Jacobs was unaware how long the investigation might take.

Mr Jacobs said he “had heard some speculation” about the possibility of southern involvement in the hacking, but “at the moment, we just don’t know”.

Mr Abbott said he too was aware of the concerns of some in the southern medical fraternity, but he “couldn’t speculate further” on a southern connection. “The good news out of this is that no [patient] information was actually hacked.”

One Dunedin health practitioner, who did not want to be identified, claimed a group in the South had attempted to hack the database, not to necessarily to access individual records, but possibly to cause issues for DrInfo. Mr Abbott said the attack was unusual, in that it was was “sustained, of significant size and appeared to be originating from within New Zealand”.

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■ CORONER’S INQUEST

senger in the car, attended the inquest, along with Mr Hale’s mother, stepfather, sister and other supporters.

Ms Oylear told the court she recalled seeing a set of approaching headlights before the accident and said the oncoming vehicle appeared to take the corner wide.

“I remember thinking there was something awful about it, like maybe there was a drunk driver. It didn’t seem right.”

She paid particular attention to the vehicle because of the “unusual” driving and later described it to police as a newish white 4WD truck or utility vehicle, probably a single cab model with high sides and no canopy.

As the vehicle passed, a beigecoloured object about the size of a tissue box or brick came “rocketing towards us” from somewhere between the driver’s window and the back of the vehicle.

- APNZ

By Andrew King Child’s Play Tinwald celebrated their first International Talk like a Pirate Day yesterday and the children loved every minute of it.

Head teacher Renee Chamberlain said the kids had been looking forward to it all week and it would most likely be-

come an annual thing looking at the response.

They held a treasure hunt, made treasure maps and built a pirate boat.

Talk Like a Pirate Day was started back on June 6, 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers, two Americans who were playing racket ball and found themselves enjoying the experience

more by speaking like pirates.

Teaming up with Pulitzer prize winning columnist Dave Barry, they managed to take the holiday to the masses and the rest is history.

Now children in New Zealand can enjoy the fruits of their labour by dressing up as pirates and trying out their best pirate voice.

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Pyjamas help KidsCan charity Hampstead School pupils Jay Hammond (front) Shakira Tipoki, and Mihi MapuPatea with teacher Byrony Digby got into the spirit of fundraising for a cause by wearing pyjamas to school to raise money for KidsCan charity.

Onesie pyjamas were the popular choice among the pupils, but most teach-

ers opted for the classic two-piece set.

KidsCan supports disadvantaged Kiwi Kids. They promoted a nationwide mufti-day encouraging schools and businesses to support the programme yesterday and raise money.

Wakanui School also supported the event.

Party over before it started Police have shut down a party before it began after an open invitation was issued on social media.

The party, being planned for a Whangarei address today, was cancelled by police because it had the potential to get out of control.

Police were advised that an 18-yearold Whangarei man was attempting to arrange a large scale party via Facebook. The party had an open invitation.

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Ahoy, me hearties!

Driver killed in ‘freak’ crash The mystery object which killed driver Rutger Telford Hale on State Highway 6 near Lake Hawea last year almost certainly came from an oncoming vehicle and caused the “most unusual wound” a pathologist had seen in 30 years of practice.

A coroner’s inquest in Queenstown yesterday also heard evidence of an unidentified vehicle possibly returning to the scene of the fatality, raising more questions around what coroner Richard McElrea described as a “classic freak accident”.

Mr Hale, 22, died after being struck in the head by an object which crashed through the windscreen of his Subaru station wagon and exited through the rear windscreen early on October 24, 2013.

The object has never been found despite an extensive search.

Mr Hale’s partner, Alaskan Danielle Oylear, who was a pas-

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By yesterday, 500 people had accepted the invitation on Facebook.

Senior Sergeant Cliff Metcalfe said police became very concerned when they heard about the party, particularly in light of a recent party in Hamilton that got out of control.

“We didn’t want to see a repeat of that in Whangarei, so we visited the young man and his family to discuss the possible consequences.”

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Saturday, September 20, 2014

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■ CHERTSEY SCHOOL

Chertsey students have talent galore

By Andrew King

Above - Eilish, Tilly and Leilani with their Time Warp rendition. Below (from left) - Savannah, magician Kadyn and teacher Sarah Gaskin, and highland dancer Gabby.

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Parents were given some preweekend entertainment at Chertsey School yesterday as their annual talent show showcased the little rural school’s performing abilities.

Nine acts brought the library out of its usual quiet slumber with magic, singing, dancing, a stand-up comedian and an entire class singing The Beatles yellow submarine.

Kadyn, 8, had great success fooling his teachers and classmates with his brilliant magic show, making objects disappear, guessing the colour of crayons that had been chosen by a teacher and even chucking in a few card tricks.

He was awarded third place.

Leilani, 8, Eilish, 8, and Tilly, 9, entertained the audience with a fantastic rendition of Time Warp from the Rocky Horror Picture Show, coming up with some dance moves that the judge could not ignore and awarding them second prize.

It was one of the youngest entries, Gabby, 6, with her traditional Highland fling performance that stole the show and she deservedly received top honours.

All the students involved seemed to have a lot of fun and the parents enjoyed it too, especially Lachlan, 10, and his stand-up comedy making everyone laugh with some good material.

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■ WORLD ALZHEIMER’S DAY

Education first class As the world celebrates World Alzheimer’s Day tomorrow, Mid Cantabrians can rest assured dementia care is going from strength to strength in Canterbury with better quality care available, according to the South Island Alliance’s Health of Older People’s group (HOPSLA).

The dedicated dementia care training programme Walking in Another’s Shoes is growing, with more health professionals and carer/support staff across both islands now accessing the innovative programme.

The programme views life from another person’s perspective, or to walk in their shoes. It was specially designed for carers working in dementia care.

Almost half of those who completed the training in the past

year were from Canterbury.

HOPSLA chairperson Dr Jenny Keightley said the training course was popular because it was designed with the user in mind and the high quality of the course content.

“The programme is still viewed as the gold standard for residential care for people with dementia,” Dr Keightley said.

“And because it focuses on what a person can do rather than what they can’t, it means that hopeful, achievable goals are identified in rehabilitation as well as pragmatic goals around support and minimising harm,” she said.

HOPSLA planned to extend the programme over the next year by developing two new resources.

Princes Court Dementia Care staff (from left) Jan Cook, Jan Deal, Paula Williams, Greg Dacombe, Helen Martin and Sheral O’Donnell were among those recently recognised over a celebratory morning tea for their service and training achievements at the aged care and dementia facility.

Also recognised were Lisa Moodie, Ane Taufa, Komal patal and Louanna Navarosa.

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Mid Canty’s future in our hands T

here’s no denying we live in a successful district, with a great many success stories to celebrate. Our population is expanding, our wages are tracking upward and we are producing an increasing share of New Zealand’s GDP. So, why put the time and effort into developing an economic strategy? If Mid Canterbury is doing so well, why should we try to “fix what ain’t broke?”

The reality is our economy, and the rest of the world, does not sit still. Furthermore, while we’re doing well – there are areas where we could be doing better.

Mid Canterbury is a dynamic and thriving centre of economic activity, which is changing each and every day.

The question is what we want that change to lead to and what we want our future to look like – which is where the strategy comes in. If we have an idea about the way we want to change, we can shape our growth in the right direction.

With this in mind, Grow Mid Canterbury kicked off the process of putting together an economic strategy by collecting data to determine exactly where we are now and what the emerging trends are.

From there we asked community groups, local businesses, agencies, schools and the Ashburton District Council what they wanted for Mid Canterbury over the next two decades.

They wanted:

 Population growth that achieves greater sustainability of the economy.  Retention of youth through job creation and career prospects.  Value added to products and to capture more of the value within our district.  Modern resources, facilities and infrastructure.  A higher standard of living

Economic development agency Grow Mid Canterbury has released a draft economic strategy to help direct the future direction of the region. In this opinion piece, Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive Rob Brawley explains why this should matter to all of us. through better qualifications and higher incomes.  Growth to obtain better infrastructure and services.  Further development of boutique agricultural products.  A bigger community with all the benefits and support services for modern living.  An environmentally-focused economy that manages resources for the future.  Water storage that creates reliability for all users.

It looks to us as though the Mid Canterbury of the future will be a growing, vibrant district and with strong economic diversity. We will remain a fantastic place to live and do business.

What do we need to do to achieve our vision?

C

reating this future means understanding the challenges facing our economy and working out how we can overcome them together.

The reality is we need to diversify our economy without losing focus of our key strengths in agricultural production, improve the levels of educational achievement within our schools and workforce and grow our existing businesses.

This will enable our residents to develop new businesses, take on senior, specialist and executive roles and earn higher incomes, which will in turn improve their quality of life and the overall prosperity of the district.

We need to ensure we have the right tools in our tool box

for the task at hand. These include: Support of the whole community, goals and objectives that make things happen, work streams to achieve these goals and the right people on board to ‘make it happen’.

SUGGESTED HIGH LEVEL GOALS  $3bn GDP (currently $1.65)  40,000 population (31,041 as at 2013 Census)  Five key industries (currently four)

KEY OUTCOMES  More high-paying jobs  Increased education levels: NCEA Level 3 for students National Qualifications at level 5 and above for workforce More businesses achieving scale.

Five active work streams have been identified to drive the economic strategy. Each will need input and oversight from people with knowledge on specific areas. These work streams are based on the economic priorities of our district and aren’t just theoretical – they reflect areas where Grow Mid Canterbury and local businesses are already hard at work.

1 – Strategic manage-

ment of resources Our resources and infrastructure underpin Mid Canterbury’s economic opportunities. There are significant projects already underway in this area including the Canterbury Water Management Strategy, Digital Leaders Forum and the cellphone coverage lobby group.

est asset, so how can we improve skills and grow our businesses? Ongoing skill development and training is necessary to cultivate and maintain a highly capable workforce. Projects underway include: Youth Transition, Canterbury Agri-business education project and Canterbury Agri-business workforce sector project.

2 – Leveraging agri-business Our main challenge in this area is to find ways to capture more of the returns from agri-business by further added value processing and innovation. Initiatives already under way include: Canterbury Agri-Food Innovation Park and the Mid Canterbury agri-business education project.

5 – Promoting our opportunities It’s time to blow our trumpet louder. We have some fantastic examples of pioneering innovation in Mid Canterbury – we are the co-operative capital of New Zealand, with an unrivalled lifestyle.

3 – Year-round tourism development If we can encourage more people to visit and stay, year round, we can make good economic gains by working with what we already have. Examples include the Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Museum, Ashburton Aviation Museum, a range of bike trails that could link to the RDR and Methven accommodation and support services.

4 – Developing our people and businesses People are our great-

Above is a snapshot of what we think needs to happen to create a strong economic future for Mid Canterbury. But enough about what we think! We need your input to make sure that we are on the right track with this vision.

Between now and 10 November 2014 we are inviting the people of Mid Canterbury to read the vision, tell us what we have got right, tell us what they disagree with and tell us what’s missing.

And, most importantly, help make it happen.

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Ashburton Guardian

Saturday, September 20, 2014

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Our economic future in t A document that is the blueprint for the Ashburton District’s economic future will become public property on Monday. The strategic economic vision looks ahead 20 years at what will be needed to ensure the district maintains its strong growth. It has been developed by Grow Mid Canterbury and reporter Sue Newman takes a look at the plan as it goes out for public comment.

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he Ashburton District might be its own success story, but that success is tagged with a warning – the need for careful planning to ensure boom is not followed by bust.

Part of that planning has been the development of an economic strategy that is more than just a few words on a piece of paper. To be successful that strategy needs to resonate with people, it needs to speak for them and it needs to be part of a vision for the future that will inspire, motivate and, most of all, engage the community.

We’ve grown rich on the back of farming and over multiple generations we’ve become New Zealand’s agricultural experts, changing and adapting when needed, growing and developing new styles of business to meet consumer demand.

Today our district is an inter-

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national leader in small seed and vegetable production and processing, irrigation expertise and dairying. The flow-on effects of wealth in the rural sector have been a thriving local economy, new jobs, a burgeoning multi-cultural community and the relocation of families from around New Zealand.

Grow Mid Canterbury has produced a draft economic strategy for the next 20 years that it believes will help our district continue to grow and thrive. It has looked at the past, worked in the present and envisioned a future that would see our district growing in a way that would encourage investment, visitors and new businesses. It would also be a future where people could earn more money, achieve higher levels of education and where the gap between those who achieved and those who did not, was narrowed.

Shaping an economy, however,

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the hands of community was not something Grow Mid Canterbury could do alone, chief executive Rob Brawley said.

“It takes the willingness, knowledge and leadership of many to make a difference.”

And that meant the community had to be involved, the vision had to be one that everyone shared and the blue print for the future had to be something people were committed to achieving. The economy was strong but there were headwinds blowing that meant staying strong and growing needed careful planning and a well thought-out strategy, he said.

“The community will be the district’s driver into the future, but a good economic strategy will be their road map.”

In developing the draft strategy, Grow Mid Canterbury talked to many people, it consulted business owners and spent time with community groups. The result

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is broad and ambitious, designed to move the Ashburton District forward on the path of growth, vibrancy and strong economic diversity. It is a strategy that is designed to address the challenges that could be stumbling blocks to growth.

With the strategy about to become public property, Mr Brawley said the real work would be in obtaining community feedback.

“This is the most important bit. We need you to tell us what you think, we want you to play your part in shaping the economic future of our district.”

He’s encouraging people to provide feedback online on the issues they agree with, disagree with and to come up with new ideas and suggestions.

Comments can be made on www.growmc.co.nz/vision or by writing to Strategic Economic Vision, Box 382, Ashburton, 7700.

we need to attract more workers, but we are competing for them with the rest of New Zealand – and the world

Key issues for the future u Agriculture – Increasing demand for water will need to be strategically managed; the impact of nutrient management legislation on farming practices and production; dairying cannot expand forever; economically valuable land needs to be retained; looming worker shortages, environmental issues and regulations, we need to add value to products to capture more money in our district, develop boutique agricultural products. u Education, jobs and income – We have low unemployment but fewer higher paid jobs than many districts and our educational achievement levels are also lower; attracting and retaining skilled workers is an issue; training providers need to work together to ensure what is being taught matches what is needed now and in the future; we need to upskill our workforce through better education levels and opportunities; employ-

ment and career opportunities for youth must be maximised; employer requirements and the needs of students leaving school need to be matched; we need to develop an agri-business training staircase

u Population – The district’s

average age is higher than many parts of New Zealand; we face losing your young people to competition from other districts and need to create higher paid jobs with good career prospects; population growth will help sustain our economy and allow us to develop modern facilities and infrastructure

u Standard of living – Raise the standard of living through better qualifications and higher incomes across the board u Diversification – Knowledge based industries and tourism need to be developed to become key opportunities; create higher returns

through agri-businesses; develop know-how technology; potential for local power generation; develop precision technology, diversify into high value food based production

u Economy – Achieve a GDP of $1.7billion (currently) $3 billion; achieve a population of 40,000 (currently 31,041); have five key industry sectors- currently there are four, farming, agri-business support, food processing, tourism u Tourism – Develop year round tourism; become a family tourist destination; become a national agri-tourism leader, focus on Methven as the tourism hub with hot pools development; undertake a united, district-wide promotional campaign; potential to develop Ashburton Airport; greater promotion of Lake Hood Aquatic Park; forge ahead with Braided Waters cycle trail

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■ SCOTLAND

Independence rejected

By Katherine haddon Scotland has rejected independence, leaving the centuries-old United Kingdom intact but paving the way for a major transfer of powers away from London.

Despite a surge in nationalist support in the final fortnight of the campaign, the “No” has secured 55.30 per cent of the vote against 44.70 per cent for the pro-independence “Yes” camp.

After a campaign that fired up separatist movements around the world, turnout was 84.6 per cent, officials said yesterday the highest ever for an election in Britain.

“No” campaigners across Scotland cheered and hugged as the results came in and British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was “delighted”, adding: “It would have broken my heart to see our United Kingdom come to an end.”

Many “Yes” activists watched dejected and in tears, although First Minister Alex Salmond urged them take heart from the huge numbers - 1.6 million who backed independence.

“I don’t think any of us, whenever we entered politics, would have thought such a thing to be either credible or possible,” the Scottish National Party (SNP) leader told cheering supporters in Edinburgh.

The result reassured those worried about the economic risks of a break-up.

The pound rose against the dollar and the euro on the currency markets, and the London stock market rallied sharply in opening trade.

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Supporters of the No campaign for the Scottish independence referendum celebrate after the final result was announced at a No campaign event at a hotel in Glasgow yesterday.

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group said the result would be greeted by a “collective sigh of relief across the business community”.

The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schultz, was the first to react abroad,

saying he was “relieved” and adding: “I like a United Kingdom in a united Europe.”

A “Yes” vote would have brought to an abrupt end a union with England stretching back to 1707 and has been close-

ly watched around the world, giving heart to independence supporters from Catalonia in Spain to Quebec in Canada.

But while the UK survived, it could soon look very different.

The British government must now deliver on promises made in the heat of the campaign to give more powers over tax and welfare to the devolved government in Edinburgh.

And in a televised address from Downing Street, Cameron said he would go further and offer all parts of the United Kingdom some form of devolved control over their affairs.

“Just as Scotland will vote separately in the Scottish Parliament on their issues of tax, spending and welfare, so too England, as well as Wales and Northern Ireland, should be able to vote on these issues,” he said.

In what would be a radical shake-up of the constitutional order, he said these new powers would be delivered “at the same pace as the settlement for Scotland”, suggesting legislation would be drawn up as soon as January.

Some 97 per cent of eligible Scots had registered to vote - a sign of how the historic decision gripped the nation.

Charlotte Darroch, one of many 16- and 17-year-olds allowed to vote in a British election for the first time, said the result was “just crushing, quite devastating”.

“I genuinely thought the feeling on the ground was different,” said the 16-year-old as she made her way to school wearing a blue-and-white flag over her uniform.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Shorten slams calls for burqa ban

US-India natural allies India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is predicting a deepening of ties with the United States ahead of a landmark trip to Washington, saying the world’s two largest democracies are natural allies.

Modi is to meet President Barack Obama at the White House on September 29 and 30 on his first visit to the US as premier and since he was denied a visa following deadly riots in his home state of Gujarat 12 years ago.

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Unrest in Yemen International airlines have suspended flights to Yemen’s main airport for 24 hours due to weeks of clashes between rebels and Islamist fighters near the capital. “Arab and foreign airlines have decided to suspend their flights to Sanaa for 24 hours because of developments in the capital,” the Civil Aviation Authority said yesterday. The measure could be extended or reconsidered depending on the current security situation.

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Mum allowed rape A Queensland mother let a man she met on the internet rape her 12-year-old daughter and distribute explicit images of the girl online, a court has been told. The 37-yearold mother of five was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment yesterday after pleading guilty to 11 charges of indecent treatment of a child and one charge of distributing child exploitation material. A 28-year-old man was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to six charges of rape, five charges of indecent treatment of a child and accessing, possessing, making and distributing child exploitation material.

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Ebola can be contained World Bank boss Jim Yong Kim is optimistic Africa’s Ebola outbreak will be contained and under control within months if immediate action is taken. “The progress even in the last few days has been tremendous, the US commitment has been very very helpful,” Dr Kim said. The deadly Ebola virus has hit more than 5300 people in West Africa, and killed more than 2,600 of them, according to the UN’s World Health Organisation. The US is sending 3000 military personnel to west Africa to combat the health crisis, and Dr Kim said the UN Secretary General had been handling the Ebola outbreak like it was an outbreak of war.

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Vatican not concerned The Australian Labor Party believes outspoken rookie senator Jacqui Lambie’s “ill-informed” call to ban the burqa is feeding right into the hands of extremists.

The Palmer United Party senator threw her support yesterday behind Liberal senator Cory Bernardi, who used the counter-terror raids in Australia on Thursday to reignite his long-running campaign to ban the burqa.

The raids across Brisbane and Sydney resulted in 15 people being detained and one being charged with a serious

terrorism-related offence.

“People can do what they want in the privacy of their own homes - but for the public safety of our children and families - remove the burqa,” Senator Lambie told SBS yesterday.

Senator Lambie also posted a provocative photo on her Facebook page of a burqa-clad person about to fire a gun.

The photo, which has attracted hundreds of likes, has the caption: “It’s time to ban the burqa”.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten rejected her comments, saying he agreed with Commu-

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nications Minister Malcolm Turnbull that this is exactly what the Islamic State extremists would want.

“It feeds right into their hands,” he said.

Mr Turnbull said the terrorists’ strategy is to enrage the broader community and get them to demonise the Muslim community - which will in turn cause more Muslims to support the extremists.

Mr Shorten said every politician had a responsibility to promote tolerance and respect.

“These comments from politicians have the potential to damage community harmony and inflame tensions,” he said.

“This is the worst possible time for this type of ill-informed prejudice.”

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Warnings the Islamic State organisation may be plotting to attack Pope Francis during his Sunday visit to mostly-Muslim Albania are being shrugged off by the Vatican. Despite warnings from Iraq’s ambassador to the Holy See the 77-year-old could be in danger - and reports in the Italian media of IS recruits returning from the Middle East to Albania - the Vatican said yesterday security measures would remain unchanged. The Argentine pontiff, who habitually throws caution to the wind to mingle with crowds, will use the same open-topped vehicle he uses in Saint Peter’s Square at a mass in Tirana, the capital of one of Europe’s poorest countries. - AFP

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The Mid Canterbury A netball team stepped up their preparations for their Hanan Shield defence this week.

Mid Canterbury met Christchurch’s Technical A, coached by Andrea Cousins, in a warm-up game on Thursday night to get some game time under their belt before next weekend’s tournament.

It is four weeks today since the lo-

cal premier competition came to a close and although they have been training regularly, coach Angela Leadley wanted some actual match experience, which Technical more than provided.

“We didn’t win, but the game served its purpose,” Leadley said.

“We got to try a few combinations against a high calibre side.”

The squad has had some injury setbacks as Debbie Summerfield injured her knee in the premier netball final

and Claire Tappin has also pulled out with injury, bringing in Emma Kelly and Lisa Kingsbury.

“It is a blow to the side but we still have some pretty good experience, and it created an opportunity for Lisa and Emma.”

The three time defending champions will now have a “bit of fine tuning” on Monday before they take on South Canterbury and North Otago in the annual tournament in Oamaru next

weekend. The revamped tournament coincides with a ‘Hanan Shield’ rugby clash with North Otago hosting South Canterbury in Oamaru the same day – but Mid Canterbury are holders of rugby’s Hanan Shield and won’t put it on the line until they host North Otago on October 4.

Next weekend on the court is the only Hanan Shield Leadley and her team are concerned with, aiming to bring the trophy home for a fourth straight year.

Mid Canterbury’s Sally Williams fires a pass towards the goal circle during Thursday night’s friendly match against Technical A.

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Bond helps build global dream team

BY DAVID LEGGAT Champion rower Hamish Bond has spent his career being chosen for crews; now he’s had a taste of the other side of sport.

Ex-pat Chertsey boy Bond has helped select a composite eight to compete at the prestigious Head of the Charles regatta in Boston next month.

It is the regatta’s 50th anni-

versary and Bond - Olympic and five-time world champion coxless pair rower with Eric Murray - was sounded out about putting together the best crew he could muster.

There was a stipulation: only one rower per country. Those approached jumped at the chance.

The only disappointment was that while British rowers were

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keen, their administrators shut the idea down.

Still Bond, who went last year for the first time and competed in the mixed doubles with his partner Lizzie Travis, likes what he’s helped put together, even if the names may not resonate with New Zealanders.

Rather than it be viewed as his eight, he checked with several people whose opinion he re-

spects around the globe.

The interesting part was the same names kept popping up on the various lists.

Over the London Olympics in 2012 and this year’s world championships in Amsterdam, the eight rowers won a combined two Olympic gold medals, two silver and two bronze; and three world champs golds and silvers, and a bronze.

“There’s no one you could look at and argue they didn’t deserve their place,” Bond said.

“It’s a great mix of people, from different boats and with different amounts of experience.

“I might be the oldest person in the boat at 28, which is a little disturbing,” he quipped.

“But we wanted to pick on current form, who’s going fast now.”

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In brief Mind games ‘comical’ Manly coach Geoff Toovey admits he has enjoyed his Canterbury counterpart Des Hasler cranking up his famous mind games ahead of tonight’s NRL semi-final. No sooner had the Bulldogs booked an Allianz Stadium date last Sunday, after dumping Melbourne out of the playoffs, than Hasler was declaring his resurgent side underdogs against the injuryhit and out-of-form Sea Eagles.

“With Des it is more comical than anything,” Toovey said; “I’m sure we all sit back and have a laugh and I’m sure he is having a laugh as well.” - AAP

Koukash ‘still keen’ Maybe it was the money he saved from cancelling his English Super League club Salford’s end-of-season party.

Or perhaps it was the cash he forgot to use on promoting Salford’s home games. No matter, outspoken English billionaire Marwan Koukash has upped the ante in his bid to buy an NRL club, saying it is now “very, very likely”. While Nathan Tinkler’s involvement left a sour taste, Koukash still looms as a white Knight for Newcastle after holding further talks with the NRL before a proposed visit Down Under next month. - AAP

City host Chelsea Stung by a last-minute defeat in the Champions League, Manchester City will attempt to make up ground in the Premier League title race when they host leaders Chelsea on Sunday.

A 90th-minute strike by Jerome Boateng condemned City to a 1-0 loss at Bayern Munich and left Manuel Pellegrini’s side without a victory in three matches.

Chelsea can open up an eightpoint lead over the champions if they pull off a repeat of their 1-0 win in February.

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Gunners aim at Villa Arsene Wenger’s side visit Aston Villa, who climbed to second place in the table with an impressive 1-0 victory at Liverpool in their last game.

Liverpool survived a scare in the Champions League, winning 2-1 at home to Ludogorets Razgrad thanks to a 93rd-minute penalty

by Steven Gerrard. With Daniel Sturridge sidelined by injury, Liverpool have been labouring in front of goal, but ahead of a trip to West Ham United, manager Brendan Rodgers has urged their fans to show patience.

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Bayern up against it Bayern Munich travel to a Hamburg side under new management this weekend still finding their way after changing tactics halfwayway through their midweek Champions League win over Manchester City. Munich boss Pep Guardiola switched from a 3-4-1-2 system to a 4-1-2-3 in the middle of their victory over City, and the moved paid off as Bayern played one of their strongest matches of the season, culminating in Jerome Boateng’s late winner.

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Dogs wary of finals pros

BY JAMES MACSMITH Canterbury admit they remain wary of injury-hit Manly’s extensive finals experience ahead of tonight’s do-or-die NRL semi-final.

The Sea Eagles’ 10th successive finals campaign began in disastrous fashion last week when they were thumped 4024 by South Sydney in Friday’s qualifying final.

But the resurgent Bulldogs, who bounced back from a shock last round defeat to the Gold Coast to ambush Melbourne 28-4 in their elimination final on Sunday, know the tables could be turned at Allianz Stadium tonight.

Bulldogs British prop James Graham is expecting the toughest of battles, and he should be.

Since two-time Manly premiership winning coach Des Hasler left Brookvale in such acrimonious circumstances at the end of 2011 to move to Belmore, results between the sides are locked at 3-a-piece.

“We are under no illusions how good this team is,” Graham said of the 2008 and 2011 premiers and 2007 and 2013 grand finalists.

“A week is a long time in sport.

“You look back they finished second they probably should

James Graham: Canterbury under no illusions of the task in front of them in tonight’s game.

have finished top. So we know how good these guys are.

“We are not reading too much into the performance from Friday night, we know how tough it is to beat them we have played them twice this year.

“This is a good side.”

Manly prevailed 12-10 over the Dogs in Hasler’s first game in charge of Canterbury against his old club in 2012 at ANZ Stadium in round eight, before Canterbury turned the tables in the return fixture at Brookvale in round 20, winning 20-12.

Manly again won 20-6 at ANZ Stadium in round five in 2013, before the Dogs bounced back at Brookvale in round 14, 32-30.

Earlier this year in round 13 at Brookvale, Manly were too good 32-10, before the Dogs returned the favour four rounds later at the Olympic venue 23-16.

“We have played them before when they were light on numbers, this is a team that is big on experience,” Graham said.

“They have been there and done it in the big games.

“They know how to get the

job done. They have an outstanding backline, the forwards are still strong with guys there like (Jason) King and (Brenton) Lawrence as good go-forward as any.”

Manly will be without Glenn Stewart (ankle), Jamie Buhrer (knee), Anthony Watmough (suspension), with hooker Matt Ballin unlikely to make a shock return from a leg fracture.

Back-up rake Jayden Hodges is set to return from a neck injury in Ballin’s place.

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■ BASKETBALL

Breakers ringing the changes

BY KRIS SHANNON The Breakers hope a quartet of recruits and a trio of changes can inspire them out of the Australian NBL basement and back to the top of their perch.

Coach Dean Vickerman spent the offseason overhauling his roster, focusing on players blessed with size, leadership qualities and defensive skills.

Those were three areas deemed deficient last season, when the three-time defending champions surrendered their crown in ignominious fashion, and they’re areas in which the Breakers feel they have made a vast improvement ahead of next month’s tip off.

The club will get a chance to test those amendments in the preseason, beginning this weekend in Brisbane. But by bringing in three new faces and one old friend, the Breakers feel the balance is now right.

They certainly can’t go wrong with the return of Cedric Jackson, the league MVP in their last championship campaign.

And although the other recruits - big men Ekene Ibekwe and Tai Wesley and guard Rhys Carter - are hardly the sure things that Jackson represents, they do cover the weaknesses the offseason review identified.

First of all, size, where Ibekwe and Wesley should prove invaluable.

The Breakers were never satisfied with the mix of their big men last season, with Darnell Lazare being jettisoned in the opening weeks and replaced by Gary Wilkinson.

By re-signing the former fan favourite, the Breakers also had to release Je re m i ah Trueman

to remain under the points cap, leaving them light in the bigs.

That meant Tom Abercrombie and Reuben Te Rangi had to play as under-sized power forwards when Mika Vukona found himself in foul trouble and, once centre Alex Pledger was stricken with injury, the club were forced to turn to commentator Casey Frank.

The combination of Ibekwe and Wesley promises to provide m u c h more solidity.

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Ibekwe, a 29-year-old Nigerian international, has spent the last several seasons in Europe’s top leagues and, in addition to a formidable 2.32m wingspan, he possesses inherent leadership skills.

“He’s a very capable player and athlete,” Vickerman said.

“We had an incident in practice and he was willing to go put his arms around two guys and walk them away and talk about it. He’s shown really good leadership and really connected with some of the younger kids.”

Wesley was last seen starring for the Southland Sharks in the New Zealand NBL and, like Ibeke, the 28-year-old will be valuable both on the boards and in the low post.

Carter, meanwhile, should shore up the backcourt, bringing 12 years’ ANBL experience to cover for Jackson and Corey Webster, who’s projected to start in the two-spot. - APNZ

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■ KARATE KID

Taylah strikes gold

Aussie in charge Australian Ashlee Ankudinoff is proving hard to catch at the BikeNZ Classic at Cambridge.

The event at the Avantidrome is the first to offer qualifying points towards the 2016 Rio Olympics, comprising riders from Australia, USA, Malaysia, Canada and Czech Republic and featuring Mid Canterbury’s Lauren Ellis and Alex Hooper.

Competing in the women’s omnium, Ellis was fourth in the 10km scratch race, sixth in the 3000m Individual Pursuit and third in the elimination race with Ankudinoff winning all three events. Ankudinoff also took out the individual 10km scratch race where Ellis improved to a second place finish. Yesterday Ellis was fourth in the 500m Time trail and was third in the flying lap in the morning session, with Ankudinoff taking the win in both. In the men’s omnium Hooper was ninth in the 15km scratch race and 4000m individual pursuit but sixth in the elimination. He then had a fifth place finish in the flying lap in the morning session.

The event finishes tonight.

By Andrew King Taylah Burrowes managed to fight off chickenpox, her grade being cancelled and an Australian fighter more experienced than her to claim team gold in an Oceana Karate tournament in Suva, Fiji.

Burrowes, aged 10, and her team-mates managed to upset an Australian contingent in a sport that she took up after watching her younger brother try, deciding that she wanted to give it a go.

“I’ve only been doing it (karate) for one-anda-half-years now and I love it,” said Taylah.

“It was nice and hot over there, I really enjoyed it.”

Not only did she have the chicken-pox two weeks out from the trip, she had to weigh in under 40kgs to make the grade, lucky she managed to do so.

The team was made up of two girls and three boys aged between 10 and 11 with different levels of skill.

Mum Karen Burrowes is very proud of her daughter’s achievements, especially all the hard work that she put in to get herself ready.

“She was training five to six days a week, then the chicken-pox hit and it really took it out of her, she has worked really hard these last weeks”, Burrowes said.

“Karate New Zealand have been great with us. When her grade got cancelled they did a lot to make sure she was still involved with the trip.”

Taylah showed great skills to help her team get the gold medal.

“I fought a girl that was a green belt and three more years experienced than me, but I wasn’t scared,” said Taylah.

Ready for round two It’s time for Dan Hooker’s follow-up act in the UFC. After his maiden outing resulted in an impressive first-round TKO victory over Ian Entwistle at UFC Fight Night 43 in Auckland in June, the Kiwi featherweight made an impassioned plea to fight on today’s card in Japan that will be headlined by Mark Hunt. His wish was granted and the 24-year-old will open UFC Fight Night 52 in Saitama, near Tokyo when he meets Venezuelan Maximo Blanco (10-6-1, 1NC). Hooker (11-4) said his thorough preparation had put him on the right path to perform in his second UFC appearance.

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■ NETBALL

Wells shock inclusion for Silver Ferns

By Dana Johannsen The inclusion of Australianborn shooter Ameliaranne Wells is the big talking point of yesterday’s Silver Ferns team naming for next month’s Constellation Cup series against her homeland.

Queensland-based Wells, who only came to the attention of the Silver Ferns selectors last month after signing with the Central Pulse for next season, is eligible to represent New Zealand as her father was born here.

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ranks. That depth took a further hit this week with star shooter Maria Tutaia ruled out for the rest of the season with a foot injury.

Wells joins young Mystics defender Temalisi Fakahokotau as the only uncapped members of the side, while shooter Bailey Mes and midcourter Grace Rasmussen have been recalled to the side, with selectors making four changes to the Commonwealth Games team.

The two big casualties from the Glasgow tournament were shooter Ellen Halpenny, who had little opportunity to impress after picking up an ankle injury

in an early pool match, and midcourter Shannon Francois.

Both players retained their place in the New Zealand squad, with selectors opting to name 19 players in wider squad to ensure they have a big pool to develop ahead of next year’s World Cup in Sydney.

With the country’s top netballers facing off for only a select number of spots in the squad, Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu says selectors have been pleased with the calibre of play out on court this week at trials.

“We were expecting some tight competition for places in the

squad and we certainly haven’t been disappointed,” Taumaunu said. “We have confidence in the squad of 19 players selected and we’ll certainly be developing some new player combinations as we continue building towards the Netball World Cup in August next year.”

The first test match of the season is at ILT Stadium in Invercargill on October 2, with the Silver Ferns hosting the Australian Diamonds in the first of four test matches for the Constellation Cup. The Silver Ferns team to play England in late October will be named next month.

- NZH

The Perth Scorchers have received a late boost on the eve of their Twenty20 Champions League campaign after Pakistan paceman Yasir Arafat was finally cleared to join the squad. Arafat was in danger of missing the start of the tournament due to visa issues, but the 32-yearold was eventually given the green light and arrived in India yesterday. The threeTest paceman starred for the Scorchers during their Big Bash League title-winning campaign last summer. - AAP

Big Show in form Australian pair George Bailey and Glenn Maxwell have steered Indian side Kings XI Punjab to a five-wicket victory in their opening T20 Champions League match in Mohali. Maxwell, who came to the crease at 3-23, showed his usual flair with a trademark innings of 43 off 25 balls with four fours and two sixes.

Kings XI made 5-146 off 17.4 overs in reply to the Hobart Hurricanes’ 6-144 off their 20 overs.

- AAP

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■ RUGBY

Drought-breakers?

Coach Ewen McKenzie says the Wallabies have “one hand” on the Mandela Challenge Plate but fears the passionate Cape Town crowd could help the Springboks snatch the silverware. Australia edged out the Springboks 24-23 in their first clash of 2014 earlier this month in Perth.

But they haven’t defeated the Springboks at Newlands since 1992. “There’s no question South Africa is hard to play in South Africa,” McKenzie said yesterday. “Cape Town hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for us for a while.”

- AAP

Centre of atten

Top tips from Fox Whangarei Boys’ High School student Jayd Kapa reckons Grant Fox “cleaned his kicking heaps” after a memorable session with the All Black legend. The 16-year-old was among six high school students from Whangarei, Dargaville and Kerikeri chosen for kicking lessons from the All Blacks selector before the Taniwha v Taranaki ITM Cup match at Toll Stadium yesterday. “It’s a oncein-a-lifetime experience. My parents told me about him. He gave me helpful tips like how to realign the ball, which I’m sure will help me heaps,” Jayd said.

- NAD

Battle of the Bridge This evening’s clash between Auckland and North Harbour at Eden Park will struggle to trouble the memory banks given the fallen status of the national provincial rugby championship. Not so the NPC final between these two teams 20 years ago, a match that lives on in infamy. As a NZ Herald reader noted this week, it was “the most brutal, rough, hard hitting rugby final ... plenty of feeling and fights”. In a highly-charged atmosphere at the little Takapuna ground, star-studded Auckland beat a North Harbour team bristling with attacking weapons. - NZH

No RWC for Smith

By Jonathan Leask

The goal posts have suddenly changed for Wallabies great George Smith in his bid to represent Tonga at the Rio Olympic Rugby Sevens. World body the International Rugby Board (IRB) have announced tightened rules to close a “loophole” for players to switch nationalities - and it doesn’t auger well for Smith. Players looking to represent another country will have to play at least half of the eight-round World Sevens series starting in October for their adopted country if they wish to switch their allegiances.

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The season-ending injury to Dwayne Burrows has thrust Brenton Connell into centre for Mid Canterbury in today’s clash with the unbeaten Buller in Ashburton.

Mid Canterbury coaches Glenn Moore, Grant Keenan and Geoff Frew had a few permutations to the backline line to consider and went with shifting Connell in one this week, and the 26-year-old is up for the challenge.

“I’m pretty keen to give it a good crack,” Connell said. “I’ll hopefully see a bit more ball and have a go.”

He is in his second Heartland season for the Hammers, with his last was back in 2008.

That season he also switched from wing to centre mid-season after an injury to Manase Nonu, and the speedster went onto gain Heartland XV selection.

“I went alright I guess.

“It’s where I was playing all my club footy for Methven back then but haven’t really played much at centre since leaving.”

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The key word during the week has been desire and we have to bring that again.

Connell headed to Tasman in 2009 and returned to Methven this season for what was originally only a temporary stay before sticking around.

He will take over from Burrows, a Heartland XV player last year, in the midfield outside Peni Manumanuniwila, after the Meads Cup winner suffered a knee injury shortly after halftime in the win over Wanganui last weekend – the first time Connell had beaten Wanganui, having lost to the Butchers in pool play and in the Meads Cup final in 2008.

Connell has played at centre for Mid Canterbury once already this season in the historic win over Southland in pre-season, describing his own perfor-

mance as “pretty awful” that day and is looking to go much better today.

Mid Canterbury are also without former Tasman flanker Gary Redmond, with Seta Koroitamana moving from the wing to his preferred position on the side scrum, with fellow loose forward and captain Jon Dampney playing his 99th match for Mid Canterbury.

Willie McGoon and Matt Thatcher come onto the wings.

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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 Seta Koroitamana, 8 Jon Dampney, 9 Will Mackenzie, 10 Murray Williams, 11 Willie McGoon, 12 Peni Manumanuniliwa, 13 Brenton Connell, 14 Matt Thatcher, 15 Richard Catherwood.

Reserves: 16 Matt Groom, 17 Jackson Donlan, 18 Eric Duff, 19 Sam Watt, 20 Cawte Whiting, 21 Nete Caucau, 22 Josh Walker.

BULLER 1 Logan Mundy, 2 Warwick Knox, 3 Jerome Vaai, 4 Glen Angus, 5 Craig Moore, 6 Blair McIlroy, 7 Luke Brownlee, 8 Tai Ratu, 9 Andrew Stephens (C), 10 James Lash, 11 Setefano Sauqaqa, 12 Penijamini Nabainivalu, 13 Mike Lealava’a, 14 Scott Neighbours, 15 Iliesa Ravudra.

Reserves: 16 Glen Duncan, 17 Phil Beveridge, 18 Isei Lewaqai, 19 Reece Burton, 20 Craig Adams, 21 Jesse Elley, 22 Sam Marris.

Cantabs made to work hard Canterbury 28 Counties Manukau 20 The drought continues.

The majority of rugby people would have been shocked if the Steelers had won their first match over Canterbury since Joeli Vidiri’s heyday in 1998, but the visitors to Pukekohe did enough last night to go 6-0 for the season in their 28-20 win.

Canterbury will be unhappy at not securing the bonus point, but that was partly due to some staunch Steelers’ resistance.

They made a stirring second half comeback, where the passes started to stick.

However, lock Sikeli Nabou, who was held up over the line once, was then binned for a punch and they lost the momentum.

It might have been different if centre Rey Lee-Lo had been awarded a try, but the TMO ruled inconclusive on whether he had exerted enough control.

Canterbury knew the home side would come out with plenty of huff and puff, but they are ex-

pert at absorbing early heat.

It didn’t help Counties Manukau that they converted just two of six first half penalty goal attempts, and tried a couple of injudicious grubber kicks when longer tactical kicking was required.

But they rectified some of their issues early in the second stanza with some relentless play which yielded a try to Willi Heinz from a simple 8-9 scrum move.

Steelers wing Frank Halai tried hard and ran with some meaning, scoring a try off a Toni Pulu bust, and another from long-range.

The Steelers next host Wellington next Saturday, while Canterbury are at North Harbour on Wednesday night.

Canterbury 28 (Matt Todd, Johnny McNicholl, Willi Heinz tries; Tom Taylor 2 con, 3 pen) Counties Manukau 20 (Frank Halai 2 tries; Sherwin Stowers con, Michael Stanley con; Tim Nanai-Williams pen, Ahsee Tuala pen). HT: 20-6.

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‘Dad’s Army prepares to defend the Shield Jason Shoemark thrives on the Dad’s Army jokes his Hawke’s Bay Magpies rugby team-mates throw his way.

At 33, and the oldest in the squad, he expects them.

But he is quick to point out utility back Matt Berquist, two years Shoemark’s junior, receives more.

“It’s because Matt is bald,” Shoemark joked.

An example of how the jokes bring out the best in Shoemark was the fact he did the best in a recent yoyo endurance test with a score of 22.

The 2009 and ‘10 Magpies captain will receive a bigger test when he has his first ITM Cup starting XV appearance of the season in today’s Ranfurly Shield defence against Bay of Plenty at Napier’s McLean Park.

As expected Shoemark, who has had four appearance off the bench this season, replaces Andrew Horrell at second fiveeighth.

“I know I’ve got big shoes to fill. I just have to carry on doing what Andrew has been doing and

make everything run smoothly,” Shoemark said.

“It’s been a different feeling sitting on the bench but the body feels good. Hopefully I can add to what has been done so far.”

A former Blues and Highlanders Super player before travelling overseas to play for the Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership, Shoemark, said the only difference between being a starter and a sub is the starter gets more time in the starting XV at trainings.

And the biggest differences between this year’s Magpies squad and the Magpies teams he played for from 2006-’10?

“This one is so much younger.

“There’s Matt Berquist, Chris Eaton and I who are over 30 and the rest are in their early to mid 20s. This is a very talented team ... we just have to build consistency. We have to back up those performances like we had against Otago week in and week out. We learnt against Northland [a 2321 loss] what can happen when you have lapses ... it’s a mental thing.”

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England the ABs’ biggest RWC threat, says Henry In front of a packed and partisan crowd, World Cupwinning coach Sir Graham Henry said he believes England pose the biggest roadblock to the All Blacks winning back-to-back titles.

Henry, who will host a supporters’ package to the World Cup in England next year, along with unlikely 2011 hero Stephen Donald, said you should not underestimate the power of a home crowd, both in lifting spirits and influencing officials.

He described the effect of England playing at Twickenham as similar to the All Blacks’ mastery at Eden Park, and also believes referees become susceptible to pressure from 70,000 home supporters at rugby HQ. “England playing at home give away [an average of] eight penalties a game,” Henry said.

“Playing away they concede 16. There will be some rugby reasons for that ... but most refs tend to favour the home side.

“I don’t believe it’s intentional, it’s more a subconscious thing. You’ve at least 70,000 English people pressuring you to make decisions that favour their side.”

Despite losing the June series 3-0 to the All Blacks, England, for the first two tests at least, showed they were making significant progress under coach Stuart Lancaster, particularly with regards to playing with width.

They will not, however, be the only side capable of mounting a genuine title challenge.

“Ireland will be competitive,” Henry said.

“Joe Schmidt is a very good coach. They will be focused and play to their potential. My worry with them is fitness. They tend to run out of petrol.”

South Africa’s competitiveness in Wellington last weekend caught the eye of Henry, and one player in particular impressed the coach. While acknowledging that the better side won, he saw enough from the Boks to suggest that they could be competitive next year.

“The young first-five, Handre Pollard, has real ability,” Henry said. - NZH

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■ METHVEN TROTS

In brief Seven year ban The career and reputation of Central Districts jockey David Walker is in tatters after he was handed a seven year ban yesterday. The Marton-based rider has been the subject of a Racing Integrity Unit investigation in recent months resulting in him facing serious betting and riding charges. The Judicial Control Authority panel disqualified Walker and also charged him costs of $3000. “Mr Walker’s actions threatened the very fabric of New Zealand racing and the strong penalty applied by the JCA panel sends a signal that the industry holds the integrity of racing at the highest priority,” RIU General Manager Mike Godber said. “The penalty imposed will act as a deterrent to anyone contemplating similar actions.”

- APNZ

Champagne impresses The Graeme and Debbie Rogerson-trained Champagne Rein showed he is a threeyear-old with a bright future, producing a ready turn of foot to break his maiden over 1000m at Taupo despite racing three-wide throughout. “He is a nice horse,” Debbie Rogerson said.” It was a bit of an ordinary ride, so the horse had to do it very hard. To win like that is the sign of a good horse in the making.”

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Top effort predicted Kris Lees is confident of another bold showing from his New Zealand-bred mare Lucia Valentina in the $A350,000 Gr.1 George Main Stakes (1600m) at Randwick today. “It’s a good test for her stepping up to weight-for-age, but she’ll run well,” the Broadmeadow trainer said. The Savabeel mare started her spring campaign in dazzling style when she powered home to win the Gr.2 Tramway Stakes.

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‘Voice of the South’ in Methven

By Andrew King A new voice will ring out around the Mt Harding Racecourse tomorrow.

Veteran race caller Dave McDonald will slip into the box seat to call the Clubs of Canterbury Spring Raceday, temporarily replacing another calling legend, Mark McNamara.

Methven will host its first race meet of the season, and with McNamara currently back in his home town of Bathurst in Australia calling races the Methven Trotting Club decided to bring McDonald up from Invercargill for the day, hoping he will attract some attention from down south.

Methven club committee member Matt Markham said McDonald had a good following of punters that look to him for tips each week, and with his 38 years in the business, they keep the quality in the calling box.

“We had to find a replacement and we liked the uniqueness of this,” Markham said.

“It will be Dave’s first call in Methven. He has been around a while and has a very good following.”

McDonald is just filling in but happy to help, describing as “a quick trip, up and back.”

With ten full fields to find the winners from this year, Canterbury Clubs are sending around 600 people to soak up the action at the first grass track race of the season.

“We get great support from Canterbury trainers and other within the industry,” Markham said.

“Clubs of Canterbury has been going for the last 5-6 years and it’s a great day.”

Right: Dave McDonald, who makes his first visit to the Mt Harding Racecourse tomorrow.

M8 Methven harness Tomorrow at Mt Harding Racecourse

Methven Trotting Club Venue: Mt Harding Racecourse pace, stand, 2400m Meeting Date: 21 Sep 2014 NZ Meeting number: 8 Dou- 1 Rummage (1) fr ...................................A Butt bles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 2 0556 Valor Lustre (2) fr ..........................B Orange 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 3 xL559 Franco Tyson (3) fr ..........C Jones (J) Ohapuku Eyre (4) fr ......................R Holmes 1 12.06pm (NZT) CASHMERE CLUB MOBILE PACE 4 5 8 Speedski (5) fr.................................... R May $7500, 3yo+, c0 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2300m 6 0 Franco Thor (6) fr ......................... G O’Reilly 1 484x4 Highview Freddy (1) fr ......................S Ottley 7 04 Give Me The Night (7) fr ........... C Bourke (J) 2 Jet Propulsion (2) fr.......................... D Dunn 8 73740 The Persuader (8) fr .........................J Curtin 3 Altissimo (3) fr ...................................J Dunn 9 69x46 Cimarron (9) fr..................................S Ottley 4 60008 Valmara (4) fr .......................... M Williamson 10 x4400 Dreamcoat (10) fr ..........................K O’Reilly 5 77552 John Doe (5) fr ............................. G O’Reilly 11 30800 Kynsley Star (11) fr ................. M Williamson 6 86900 Whychange (6) fr............................ J Wigzell 7 22224 Western Art (7) fr ........................N McGrath 12 00x00 American Chopper (12) fr ........ S Thompson 8 9208x Rollin Thunder (8) fr ................. S Thompson 13 56645 Chapel Lane (13) fr ................. L McCormick 9 85800 Amounis (9) fr .................................... R May 14 0x485 Caesar’s Quest (14) fr ............. C D Thornley 10 09794 Be Me (21) fr ........................... S Golding (J) 15 43736 Zena Mac (U1) fr ............................. G Smith 11 2672x Until Further Notice (22) fr ...............J Curtin 4 1.35pm KAIAPOI WORKING MEN’S CLUB PACE 12 McArdle Star (23) fr.......................B Orange $7500, 4yo+ c0 pace, stand, 3000m 13 8360x Ohoka Royal fr ............................. Scratched 1 4887P Lavros Cash (1) fr ................... C D Thornley 14 Belclare (24) fr ..............................R Holmes 2 4040x Verdun (2) fr .................................... G Smith 2 12.35pm OXFORD CLUB COUNTRY TROT $7500, 3 000x6 Ardwells Key (3) fr ................... L McCormick 4 640x4 Arizona Eyre (4) fr .............................J Dunn 3yo+ c0 trot, stand, 2400m 5 66358 Scanreco Bay (5) fr ...................... G O’Reilly 1 5200x Starview Soul fr ............................ Scratched 6 3 Golden Desire (6) fr .....................M Heenan 2 06 Saltwater Gold (1) fr ..............J Anderson (J) 7 49787 Pacific Jean fr............................... Scratched 3 2074 Explosive Star (2) fr.......................L O’Reilly 8 656P2 Oasis Dream (7) fr ........................B Orange 4 5x Might And Main (3) fr ..........................B Butt 9 85776 Spanish Lustre (8) fr ........................ D Dunn 5 160 Sunny Ruby (4) fr ..................... S Smolenski 0 Firedup (9) fr .......................................B Butt 6 x3222 Davey’s Gift (5) fr .................... M Williamson 10 7 9646x Poppa Don (6) fr..........................C DeFilippi 11 536P6 All Nuts N Bolts (10) fr .....................J Curtin 12 89 Goldcrest fr .................................. Scratched 8 0 Just Leave (7) fr ........................... G O’Reilly China Express (11) fr ......................R Curtin 9 05x48 Nicaela (8) fr ....................... J Harrington (J) 13 10 47x5 Longbeach Lad (9) fr...................N McGrath 14 6969x Snowden (U1) fr .........................C Markham 11 79039 Waihemo Angus (10) fr ........... C D Thornley 15 84788 Westburn Jewel (U2) fr ...............C DeFilippi 12 060x9 Petite Royal (11) fr ........................R Holmes 5 2.05pm ASHBURTON CLUB LIQUOR CENTRE TROT 13 9492D Little Mo (12) fr .................................. C Ford $8000, 4yo+ c1 trot, stand, 2400m 14 08490 Winsome Luck (13) fr ................. K Cameron 1 40331 Ethelsville (1) fr .............................L O’Reilly 15 707x7 Time For Success (14) fr.................. C Ward 2 90036 Cherry Lindenny (2) fr ......................J Curtin 16 08372 Need Success (15) fr ....................B Orange 3 0750x Donny Wood (3) fr .........................R Holmes 17 Mr Robinson (U1) fr .....................M Heenan 4 10050 Clover Mac (4) fr .........................C DeFilippi 18 00093 Star Commando (U2) fr....................J Curtin 5 089x0 Our Budd (5) fr 19 08x8P Deadly Sanction (U3) fr 6 67242 Ottawa (6) fr .....................................S Ottley Em: Saltwater Gold, Petite Royal, Time For Success, Deadly Sanction 7 0x350 Blue Don (7) fr................................T Chmiel 3 1.05pm ASHBURTON RSA PACE $7500, 3yo+ c0 8 120 Zachary Binx (8) fr ....................A Tomlinson

9 37051 Diedrez Pearl (9) fr ................... S Smolenski 10 8x986 Brite N Early fr.............................. Scratched 11 0100 Kylie Castleton fr .......................... Scratched 12 44657 Jean Sebastien (10) fr........... J Markham (J) 13 00557 Gin Rummy fr ............................... Scratched 14 35486 Speedy Earl (11) fr ..................... K Cameron 15 x0120 Bet’s Sun (U1) fr........................... G O’Reilly 16 08x10 Pegasus Dream (U2) fr ...................... R May 17 63x21 Springbank Ruby (U3) fr ......... M Williamson 18 12707 Mr Majestic (U4) fr ........................... D Dunn 19 22218 Commander Paris (U5) fr ..................J Dunn Em: Donny Wood, Our Budd, Brite N Early, Gin Rummy 6 2.34pm WOOLSTON CLUB MOBILE PACE $8000, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2300m 1 09x00 Jaycees Belle (1) fr .................... T Quate (J) 2 54414 The Pacman (2) fr ............................S Ottley 3 9x655 Perissa (3) fr....................................... R May 4 88006 Remiss (4) fr ................................. K Butt (J) 5 x8072 Stylish Babe (5) fr ............................ D Dunn 6 55079 Ohoka Jett (6) fr ..............................M Jones 7 27x00 Her Worship (7) fr.................... M Williamson 8 82352 Spirit Eclipse (8) fr.......................N McGrath 9 67209 Fortunately (9) fr .......................A Tomlinson 10 32955 Elroy Jetson (21) fr .......................... G Smith 11 40470 Sailing On (22) fr .................................B Butt 12 810x0 Stans Day (23) fr ..................... C D Thornley 13 80847 Maybe Flyin (24) fr ......................J Young (J) 14 57506 Threebee (25) fr ..........................K Grant (J) 15 37712 Exceptional Man fr ....................... Scratched 16 0010x Bobby T (26) fr ........................ C R Thornley 17 06900 Native Geminthenight (27) fr ...... R Close (J) Emergencies: Jaycees Belle, Her Worship, Threebee 7 3.03pm NEW BRIGHTON CLUB MOBILE PACE $7500, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 1609m 1 5993x Franco Envoy (1) fr.......................A Veint (J) 2 80703 Playaway (2) fr ...........................C Jones (J) 3 0647x Call Me Danny (3) fr ............ J Harrington (J) 4 8250x Vanilla Rose (4) fr ................... S Golding (J) 5 319x8 Johnny Eyre (5) fr ................... M Neilson (J) 6 9584x Brute Ute Anvil (6) fr ..................N Harris (J) 7 43441 Hikoi (7) fr .............................J Anderson (J) 8 33352 Mr Franklin (8) fr........................ T Bagrie (J) 9 190x9 Light Up Boss (9) fr ................... M Purvis (J)

10 09x00 Jaycees Belle (21) fr .................. T Quate (J) 11 48940 Weedon’s Express (22) fr ......... C Bourke (J) 12 46465 Woodlea DJ (23) fr ........................ K Cox (J) 13 10212 Mighty Major (24) fr .................... R Close (J) 14 0085x Grin Again (25) fr .......................... K Butt (J) 15 57506 Threebee (26) fr ..........................K Grant (J) 16 2421 Gracious Star (27) fr ............M Anderson (J) 17 27x00 Her Worship (28) fr Emergencies: Jaycees Belle, Threebee, Her Worship 8 3.39pm HORNBY WORKING MEN’S CLUB HCAP PACE $8500, 5yo+ c2 to c4 spechcp pace, stand, 2400m 1 0020x Match Point (1) fr..............................J Curtin 2 51552 Hit The Spot (2) fr....................... R Close (J) 3 79436 Berlusconi (3) fr.................................J Dunn 4 722x3 Fiery Lustre (4) fr ..........................B Orange 5 41387 Cindi Arma (5) fr........................ R Houghton 6 8208x Franco Harrison (6) fr .............. S Golding (J) 7 04327 J C Skipper (7) fr .........................C DeFilippi 8 44447 All Delight (8) fr ....................... C D Thornley 9 48884 Just Ned (9) fr ..............................T Williams 10 02623 Mighty Peruvian (10) fr ....................... R May 11 28114 Better Klik (11) fr .......................... G O’Reilly 12 28057 Elusive Flight (U1) fr................ M Williamson 13 55530 Roxy Bromac (1) 10 ....................J Young (J) 14 2654x Graduate Under Fire (2) 10..............S Ottley 15 42D25 Woodlea Legend (3) 10................. K Cox (J) 16 65789 Givethejobtobarnsy (4) 10............J Versteeg 17 06166 Homeforabubbly (5) 10....................J W Cox 18 42355 Smoken Roman (6) 10 ...............C Jones (J) 19 9406x Reklaw Supreme (7) 10 ................... D Dunn 20 76x97 Franco Tiago (8) 10 21 x0458 Hairy Maclary (1) 20 .....................R Holmes Em: Elusive Flight, Givethejobtobarnsy, Franco Tiago 9 4.13pm PAPANUI CLUB INC HANDICAP TROT $8500, 5yo+ c1 to c5 discrhcp trot, stand, 2400m 1 40698 Sungait Sally fr ............................. Scratched 2 8x986 Brite N Early fr.............................. Scratched 3 089x0 Our Budd (1) fr ..............................L O’Reilly 4 70089 Filigree Sheree (2) fr ......................... C Ford 5 0750x Donny Wood (3) fr .........................R Holmes 6 00557 Gin Rummy fr ............................... Scratched 7 58701 Danke 10...................................... Scratched 8 x9770 Native’s Brite Spark (5) fr ........... R Close (J)

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01808 Thanksforplaying (1) 10 ............ C McDowell 31x1 Give Me Strength (2) 10 ............... G O’Reilly 80Px8 Glendaloch (U1) 10 ................. L McCormick 5445x Tart N Tights (1) 20 .......................B Orange 66697 Barry (2) 20 .................................. S McNally 82x06 Lookslikeatrooper (1) 30 .................. J Smith 14771 Valmagne (U1) 30 .......................C DeFilippi 89970 Whata Gamble (1) 40 ............... S Smolenski 97466 Quality Invasion (U1) 40............... A Lethaby 13325 Free Dreams (U2) 40 ......................J W Cox 10 4.40pm RICHMOND WORKING MEN’S CLUB PACE $8000, 4yo+ c1 pace, stand, 2400m 1 94579 Sounds Swift (1) fr ........................K O’Reilly 2 40370 Real Life Hero (2) fr................. C D Thornley 3 8027x Shadow Rider (3) fr .....................C DeFilippi 4 3625x Star Of Dionysis (4) fr ......................J Curtin 5 x9944 Aveross Picasso (5) fr ...................... D Dunn 6 22132 Good Deed (6) fr ................................. J Hay 7 30227 Drover’s Eyre (7) fr ............. B Williamson (J) 8 10094 Taia’s Kid (8) fr ............................. P Wakelin 9 2337x Joey Maguire (9) fr .................... R Houghton 10 6070x Bay Emerald (10) fr ......................... G Smith 11 1x300 Mossdale Major (11) fr ....................... R May 12 6006x Westburn Creed (12) fr .................B Orange 13 509x0 Waikari Cash (13) fr ....................... K James 14 75970 Szybka Brat (14) fr ........................... G Telfer 15 15923 Lord Baltimore fr .......................... Scratched Pacifiers on: Sunny Ruby (R2) Pacifiers off: Whata Gamble (R9)

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Race 1: Highview Freddy, Until Further Notice, McArdle Star Race 2: Poppa Don, Just Leave, Might And Main, Davey’s Gift Race 3: The Persuader, Give Me The Night, Ohapuku Eyre Race 4: Golden Desire, Oasis Dream, Scanreco Bay Race 5: Ottawa, Zachary Binx, Diedrez Pearl, Jean Sebastien Race 6: The Pacman, Elroy Jetson, Perissa, Spirit Eclipse Race 7: Mighty Major, Gracious Star, Hikoi, Johnny Eyre Race 8: Graduate Under Fire, Smoken Roman, Mighty Peruvian Race 9: Quality Invasion, Free Dreams, Give Me Strength Race 10: Star Of Dionysis, Joey Maguire, Mossdale Major LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

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Golfers applaud decision LPGA Tour players have cheered the Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s decision to finally admit female members yesterday, calling it a historic decision and a step in the right direction.

“It’s great obviously,” said Canadian veteran golfer Lorie Kane.

“I guess a long time coming.

“There are businesswomen who are capable that want to be a member of Augusta. Now we can get the R&A to maybe sit down at the table with us as equals.”

Scotland’s R&A Golf Club of St. Andrews yesterday voted to allow women members for the first time in its 260-year history.

The vote passed by a margin of 85 per cent in favour to 15 per cent against.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association also welcomed the move.

“The LPGA is happy to hear that the members of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St. Andrews have voted to include female members,” said spokesperson Kelly Thesier.

“This decision is certainly a step in the right direction and one that better captures the current diversity and inclusiveness of our great game.”

The move comes two years after Augusta National admitted its first two female members.

“I am thrilled that the R&A has voted overwhelmingly to allow female members,” said 10-time major winner Annika Sorenstam.

“This is a great day for golf, and a historic one for women in golf.”

- AFP

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Return of golf croquet

By Andrew King

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The Waireka Croquet Club are putting together the competition that will be made up of teams of two, with full training on the rules and techniques from experienced members at the club.

Teams can interchange members if they please allowing maximum flexibility around who’s on the field at the time and being a “newish version of traditional croquet”, players get a faster version of the game that allows a lot of interaction and more fun.

Club secretary Audrey Leath is encouraged by the success of a Geraldine club that ran a similar competition managing to attract more members to the association.

“We want to bring in some businesses so they can have a bit of fun after work, also win some prizes and enjoy a new sport,” Leath said. “It’s quite strategic (golf croquet), we have been playing it for the last four to five years.

“We have about 56 members and 48 of them are golf croquet players, so the newcomers will be looked after.

“Matches take about an hour and are lot of fun.”

Registration cost $60 per team and applications close October 1.

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■ NZ LAMB PRICES

ASB: Lamb prices running out of steam going price rises. In addition, the UK sheep industry was having a good season.

Britain’s domestic lamb production had increased by 2.3 per cent for the year to July compared to the same period in 2013, which was constraining further price lifts.

Nonetheless, lamb supply remains tight in New Zealand and Australia, the bank said.

“And as we head further into the Southern season, we expect prices to kick on from current levels, albeit not as aggressively as seen earlier in the year,” ASB said.

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raud remains a constant threat to businesses of all sizes and organisations need a strategy to manage the risks.

There is no single approach but the development of a broad ranging risk management programme is an important step in managing the challenges.

Fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated and businesses must be constantly vigilant. You can look out for common signs such as staff living beyond their means, being overly territorial about their job or avoiding others looking too closely at their work.

You should consider policies that reduce the risk of fraud occurring, detecting it when it does occur and take the appropriate corrective action to remedy any harm caused.

Identifying and prioritising known risks and existing controls is an important first step.

A company’s leader and management team are responsible for setting the tone and ensuring there is support for ethical and responsible business practices.

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BUSINESS MATTERS

You should have someone responsible for the oversight of fraud and involve your external auditors in regular assessments.

The Chief Executive or Managing Director is ideally positioned to influence the actions of employees by fostering a culture of high ethics and integrity.

Ongoing communication is vital and leaders should regularly update their employees on matters related to the company’s risk and compliance programme.

An organisation’s code of conduct may be the most important vehicle that management has to communicate the standards of acceptable business conduct.

A well constructed code goes beyond stating company policies and needs to raise

awareness of management’s commitment to integrity and the resources available to help employees achieve compliance and integrity goals.

An important part of an effective fraud and misconduct prevention strategy is making sure you complete due diligence in hiring and promoting employees and taking on contractors.

Making employees aware of their obligations to mitigate the risks of fraud and misconduct begins with practical communication and training.

It is important to understand that employees are more likely to raise concerns when they know where to turn for help, feel comfortable doing so without fear of retaliation and believe that management will be responsive to their concerns.

Fraud is a complex issue and becoming increasingly challenging to counter. Getting independent advice is a sensible way to start developing your strategy.

Matt Hannah is a director of KPMG Private Enterprise

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Lamb prices are running out of steam, ASB Bank said.

Over the past four weeks, lamb prices were 4.3 per cent higher than in the same four weeks a year ago, the bank said in its latest issue of Farmshed Economics.

In June, lamb prices were 20 per cent higher than they were at the same time last year.

While the United Kingdom lamb market in particular had seen a lift in prices, the UK economy was recovering rather than booming, ASB said.

As a result, UK consumers were becoming resistant to on-

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Saturday, September 20, 2014

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It’s time to sort it out Stu Oldham

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full-scale and independent review will not get back the more-than $3 million added to what was supposed to be a $6.3 million museum and art gallery for Ashburton.

It will not get back the many, many hours spent – and, arguably, wasted – debating a project whose cost and complexity changed markedly since it was first put to the public in 2007.

And it is unlikely to restore the trust of the many thousands of people who tried – and failed – to convince successive councils that the project needed to be rethought.

But it must be carried out – and under the broadest possible terms – to identify how a project that promised so much could now be so disproportionately expensive.

Council chief executive Andrew Dalziel has pledged to commission an independent review to help ratepayers understand how and why this happened.

We learned some of the why this week. Earthquake and building codes played their part, as did building costs that grew while the project was virtually idle.

The project was idle for 11 months while, amongst other things, the council and objectors negotiated the construction management plan. The architect’s bill grew as the plans were redrawn time and again.

Councillors knew the budget was insufficient many months ago. There was even a claim that it was known, as far back as 2008, that the project could cost close to $10 million.

Many ratepayers will be horrified that such a blowout could happen after so many people had made their reservations known.

Sure, it was supported during consultation, but that was before the $2 million deal to sell the old museum and art gallery fell through and the spectre of costly challenges was clear.

By 2011, most of the annual plan submissions about the project were made to oppose it.

More than 2000 people rallied to oppose it in May 2012, and twice as many people petitioned against it. The council was urged, in this column, to ensure it still stacked up.

Two years later, it is clear that not even the most basic component of the project – the budget – has been allowed to stack up.

A review must lay bare the reasons.

YOUR VIEW Centre blowout Finally, many months after my letters regarding cost [of the new Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre] we have a reply and now the excuses start by blaming, among others, local residents (Anger over $3m blowout, Ashburton Guardian, September 19).

Utter rubbish! They knew they would have problems so why were they not resolved before tenders were let? I hear now that they want to double the size of the council chambers.

Is this to provide restrooms for the overworked staff ? Why don’t they use the old museum building or is it they just like spending our money?

I ask those on the council who voted for the museum to resign now and make way for someone who would look after ratepayers’ interests.

Doug Forsyth *****

CRUMB

I am one of the ratepayers that is going to complain about the extra cost for this overpriced under-rated art gallery.

Why should I as a ratepayer bear the cost of a bunch of incompetent councillors that cannot get their facts and figures right.

You chose to keep it quiet hoping to prevent a backlash.

Well it had to come out sooner or later. So now I have to pay an extra $48 a year on my rates.

The new council members are excused from my ranting, but I’m really peed off that I now have to be stung in the pocket.

I can MAYBE afford it, but what about all those pensioners and low income earners out there that are battling to make ends meet.

Alan Foster ***** Front page headlines, once again the secret service is at

by David Fletcher

work (Anger over $3m blowout, Ashburton Guardian, September 19).

Is it any wonder the ratepayers of this town have little trust in their council – or should I say some councillors as one should not generalise.

How can you make such a huge error in costs as this?

Some members of the past council and some of the present have a lot to answer for.

When elected to office the citizens do so expecting to trust those elected and to expect them to use our money well, this hasn’t happened when it comes to the art gallery/museum project in particular.

It has been shrouded in secrecy and controversy from start to finish. Now we find we are going to have to cough up more. As a lot of the ratepayers in this town are on fixed incomes and our pensions don’t increase every year as much as our rates do, it just means less

and less to manage on.

If this keeps happening some people will be driven out of the homes they have worked so hard for over the years. All for the sake of a bit of glory for some councillors.

Do those responsible have a conscience at all?

They obviously know what they are doing is wrong otherwise there would be no secrecy needed.

I’ve also heard that the council is to spend a further $2 million renovating the old art gallery/museum to be used for council offices.

Could someone please tell us if this is right also, or is that another secret, and if this is the case why couldn’t it have been done for the art gallery/ museum instead of building the concrete jungle we now have.

Are there any more secrets hidden in the archives, if so let’s have it all out in the open.

S. Rush

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Should Scotland become its own country?

Yes 50%

Hanne Nielsen

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No 50%

I

t could be said that New Zealand is made up of a collection of clubs and societies, all run by committees.

It’s our default response to addressing any problem or project.

Need to fundraise for a new playground? Form a committee.

Want to arrange a speaker series? Call on the committee. Can’t decide whether to bake cheese scones or banana muffins? In the case of the last example, your best bet is probably to consult the Edmond’s cookbook, but for all other decisions the power of teamwork is central to success.

It’s been AGM season for me this week, with several bouts of electing officers and discussing the chair’s report scheduled into my calendar.

That may sound like a drag, but actually it has been a privilege to be involved in groups that are made up of so many passionate and generous individuals who all give up their time to try to make the world we live in a better place.

When I first arrived in Ashburton I headed to the information centre for, well, information. I was after tips on rental

Today’s online poll question Q: Are you concerned about the council’s $3.4 million overspend on the art gallery and heritage centre project?

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listings and job directories, but alongside answers to these runof-the mill questions, I was also handed a book of local clubs and societies.

This was no centre-fold pamphlet, but a spiral-bound beauty, full of contacts for an A to Z of interests, including boxing, dog training, writing, travelling and even vintage machinery.

The list was impressive, but what was even more so was the thought of how many volunteers stood behind each

of those brief black-and-white listings to actually keep each club or society ticking over.

There are the hours spent poring over the nitty gritty of constitutions during the setting up phase, the evenings spent making cheese rolls to fundraise and the community events and exhibitions that are so easy to enjoy, but take so long to pull together.

Mid Canterbury consists of a wonderful pool of generous people, many of whom work behind the scenes to make this

area such a pleasant place to live. They are your neighbours, your co-workers, the person behind you in the supermarket check-out line with a trolley full of cupcake cases. And they are essentially what make a strong community.

So, the next time a call goes out for help, or for nominations to the local branch of your interest group, put your hand up.

AGMs only happen once a year and a little input during the intervening 12 months can really go a long way.

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What or who do you worship?

W hile lighting my fire this morning I started thinking about the power of fire.

Fire can be positive when it is contained in our logburners or fireplaces.

It gives heat and ambiance.

However, fire can also be misused, abused or it can escape and get out of control.

Fire then becomes a bad thing.

I have a friend who is still waiting for her house to be rebuilt after the devastation caused by a house fire.

As I pondered on my fire I also reflected on so many other things that when contained and used in the right way are

Mark Taylor

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a great positive to those using them and also to society in general, but when these things are mis-used they can become destructive.

It is not just power that can be used in a positive or negative way, so can money.

Money can be used to feed and clothe our families, money can be used to help people less fortunate than ourselves both here in New Zealand and also around the world.

But money can also be a

negative influence.

When life becomes all about money then often our families and friends and society in general is worse off.

When money becomes the driving force in our lives then it is so easy to lie and cheat to get more, it is easy to abuse other people in our quest for more.

The Bible tells us that we have all been created to worship.

In the original plan worship was to be directed to God because he alone is truly worthy of our worship. However, as we as a society have moved away from the worship of God as our primary focus so many other replacements for God pop up.

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Other people worship money and have a burning desire to acquire more and more.

For others they worship sex but are never truly satisfied.

Can I encourage you to look at your life and ask the question what or who am I worshiping?

Because we are all worshiping something or someone.

For me the only healthy choice is to worship our awesome God, the creator of the universe, the creator of you and I. Pastor Mark Taylor is with the Mt Hutt Elim Church

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School holiday adventure BY

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S

chool Holidays, you either love them or you dread them!

Keeping your children entertained and well behaved can be difficult, not to mention expensive, however it is possible to have fun on a budget.

For those parents who struggle to get time off work with every set of holidays that roll around, there is a local solution, which is both entertaining and affordable. sKids care when you can’t be there, or if you’re looking for something different to entertain these school holidays.

Every day of the sKids holiday programme is different, from visiting local parks or the SPCA, to going to the movies, or just mucking around with arts and crafts.

Fun is the most important criteria on the agenda, and of course safety is sKids number one priority.

Part of holiday fun is a great Kiwi road trip. If you’re heading to Christchurch, why not break the drive with a splash at the Selwyn Aquatic

Class at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre.

Christchurch Botanical Gardens.

Centre in Rolleston.

The aquatic centre has an eight lane, 25 metre pool, a hydrotherapy pool with spa, a leisure pool with a lazy river, and a learn to swim pool. It’s a great way to refresh on a hot day, and revitalise after a long drive.

Christchurch’s Botanic Gardens and Hagley Park remain as impressive, free to

Park.

The perfect retreat for a week of adventure, or an overnight stop on a South Island discovery tour.

In Lake Tekapo you can fly fish the lake, enjoy a boat cruise, play a round of golf, relax in the hot pools and indulge in the health spa and marvel at the skies above on a star-gazing tour at the world famous Mt

visit public spaces.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum in Wigram features one of the world’s premier displays of military aviation, with arrays to entertain and educate the entire family.

Head inland to see the stunning sights of lakes and rivers within the McKenzie basin and Mt Cook National

John Observatory.

From here you can plan a day trip to our country’s highest mountain, Mt Cook, where walking tracks provide breathtaking views of the snowcapped peak.

Whatever you and your family do these holidays, be sure to stay safe on the roads and remember to slip slop slap under the sun.

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The future is yours BY

AMANDA WRIGHT

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ducation is the gateway to another dimension of the mind and opportunities abound for new friends, perspectives and learning.

Perhaps it will be you who discovers a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer, or you may be part of a groundbreaking team who confirms life on another planet.

Nothing is impossible when you take that first step toward enhancing your education.

An important moment in life for a teenager is where they will spend their educational years.

The introduction of a heavier workload and a more structured learning environment is an appetizer for what faces them later in life, and you may be considering the possibility of a single sex environment.

Timaru Girls’ High School value individual achievement, creativity and personal excellence.

It believes these goals are best achieved within a single sex environment where learning styles specific to girls are

understood and best catered for.

When choosing a secondary school provider, it is recommended that you talk to your chosen school about its strengths and weaknesses, and then talk to your child about what they want from their schooling.

It’s important to support their passion, while finding

the right balance of culture, academia and interests.

If your teen is finishing secondary school this year, you may be looking toward their options for next year.

As a community, we are fortunate to have Aoraki Polytechnic as an educational provider, offering varied and valuable course options, to put

chosen careers on the path to success.

From arts and media, to business studies, office management and beauty, the selection of courses have been developed to meet community needs, and to give students the tools they will need when entering the workforce.

The Ashburton campus of

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Gruelling weekend ‘rock’ exam success!

Outdoor education students at Aoraki Polytechnic have achieved outstanding results in a gruelling weekend examination of their rock climbing skills.

The five third year students sat the New Zealand Outdoor Instructors Association (NZOIA) Rock Level 1 exam. All passed with flying colours and are now qualified to teach rock climbing.

An elated tutor, Sash Nukada, said that Aoraki was the only polytechnic in New Zealand where students were at the level required to sit the exam. Most people who sit the Level 1 exam had been working in the industry for at least one year, he said.

“This is an amazing achievement. The Level 1 exam is designed for people already working in the industry. I’m pretty stoked with the students. They did brilliantly.’’

The NZOIA is the national qualification’s body for outdoor disciplines.

It has three levels of qualifications which are recognised nationally as the industry standards.

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intensive theory component.

Students had to demonstrate their rock climbing skills to NZOIA assessors, and were given “real clients’’ to work with for a day. This enabled the assessor to observe their teaching and safety skills.

The NZOIA lead assessor commented on the high calibre of Aoraki third year students, Sash said.

“He also paid credit to the Aoraki programme for producing students who can not only be in a position to sit their NZOIA Level 1s, but to pass them well.’’

The students’ success comes on top of their results in the NZOIA Level 1 Bush exam, held earlier this year. The entire class of five third year students passed this exam too.

“To have a 100 per cent pass rate this year is fantastic,’’ Sash said.

One of the students is attempting their Level 1 Alpine exam this weekend. And if past results are an indication that student is going to fly through. ki’s Fantastic 100% pass rate for Aora lved invo e wer who ents stud Rec Outdoor involving in a gruelling Rock Level 1 exam an two-day practical session and intensive theory component.

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Vet Nurse / Clinic Assistant

Panel Beater

(Approximately 30 hours per week)

Collisions Plus Ashburton Ltd

Sales Agronomist Canterbury

Canterbury Vets Ltd is a busy mixed animal veterinary practice with clinics in Ashburton and Methven. Due to our continuing business growth, we seek an additional member to join our friendly and professional team.

Are you the experienced panel beater we are looking for?

Do you take pride in your workmanship?

Then we are looking for you.

You will need to be reliable, 100% customer focused, passionate about animals, highly organised with excellent communication skills, and a willingness to learn new skills. The successful applicant will also have the following qualities:

This permanent position would suit applicants who are motivated, energetic and a team player.

We undertake all types of panel work, chassis straightening, plastic repair work, spray painting and some vehicle restoration work.

Remuneration negotiable depending on experience, production output and quality of work.

All replies treated in the strictest of confidence to: Graeme Collisions Plus Ashburton Ltd 237 Alford Forest Road, Ashburton Ph: 027 224 0636 AH: 03 307 0204 Email: collisions_plus@xtra.co.nz

• Ability to follow instructions, while also having initiative to identify areas requiring attention and taking action • Willingness to help out where required • A full drivers license • Clean to an excellent standard • Flexibility with regard to unexpected requests taking priority over planned duties • Ability to stay ‘focused’ with minimal supervision, and accomplish required tasks by designated deadlines.

• Vet nurse qualifications/training would be an advantage.

This position involves some heavy lifting, assisting in our Methven clinic on a regular basis, and some weekend work.

If the above describes you, then please apply with a hand written letter and enclose your Curriculum Vitae to:

Luisetti Seeds is a long established family owned grain and seed company based in Rangiora and Ashburton and operating throughout New Zealand. An opportunity has arisen for an Agronomist to join our company. The successful applicant will service clients in the North Canterbury or Central Canterbury regions.

Competencies required include: • A sound understanding of pastoral and crop agronomy • Sales and customer service experience • The ability to maintain existing and form new client relationships • Excellent planning and organisational skills • A minimum of two years experience in a similar role An attractive salary and company vehicle will be offered to the successful applicant. All applications should detail recent relevant experience, qualifications and references.

All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Practice Manager Canterbury Vets Ltd 363 West Street ASHBURTON

Please apply to: Luisetti Seeds Ltd PO Box 77 Rangiora 7440 Attention: Susan West admin@luisettiseeds.co.nz

Applications close Monday 22 September 2014.

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The successful applicant will require – ❀ Sound interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to relate to all people ❀ Maturity, flexibility and a sense of humour ❀ An ability to work as part of a team, but with minimal supervision ❀ Knowledge of and a willingness to learn about the health system ❀ Competence in reception and clerical procedures including Microsoft Office and database experience ❀ An empathy and understanding about cancer and the sensitive nature of Cancer Society enquiries and tasks Applications to: The Manager, Annie Bonifant, Mid Canterbury Centre annie.bonifant@cancercwc.org.nz from whom a job description is available.

Applications will only be considered in electronic format, must be received by 4pm, Tuesday, 30 September 2014, and include a letter of application and CV. Cancer Society of New Zealand Canterbury-West Coast Division Mackenzie Centre 122 Kermode St, Ashburton Ph. 03-307 7691

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Fitter/Welder Career Opportunity

• Ashburton Location • Mid Canterbury

We are seeking an enthusiastic fitter/welder to join our team and take the next step in their engineering career.

Silver Fern Farms is looking for seasonal staff for the 2014-2015 processing season at our Fairton Plant, Ashburton.

We are a locally owned and operated engineering business, servicing the agricultural and transport industries.

We offer a great team environment, the money’s good, and you’ll be working with a proud team of people in a progressive food processing company.

To be successful in this position you will have: ◊ Welding experience (MIG/TIG) ◊ Welding tickets or the ability to obtain tickets ◊ The ability to read and interpret CAD drawings ◊ A current forklift license or be willing to obtain license

So if you enjoy working as part of a team, have a ‘can do’ attitude, keen to learn, not afraid of a bit of hard work, and are a New Zealand Citizen/Resident, or hold an open valid work permit, then we want to hear from you.

Just remember that Silver Fern Farms is working hard to maintain a drug and alcohol free workplace. Pre-employment drug testing is mandatory.

And have the following attributes ◊ Physically fit ◊ Ability to work well in a team environment ◊ Have consistently high standard and pride in workmanship ◊ Ability to work to deadlines

To apply, call into the Fairton Plant Main Office, Office Rd Fairton, RD 2 Ashburton to complete an application form or email francis.renner@silverfernfarms.co.nz Alternatively apply online at careers.silverfernfarms.co.nz

The ideal candidate would be an experienced fitter/ welder that is mechanically minded however, we would also be interested in hearing from you if you have the right attitude and are willing to learn.

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If this sounds like you please send your CV along with two referees to

Arable Farm Assistant – Kyle Park

pageng@xtra.co.nz or PO Box 183, Ashburton, 7740

Ashburton Racecourse TRACK & RACECOURSE MANAGER Applications are invited for the above position. The successful applicant will have responsibility for the all weather Harness Track, training tracks, grounds, buildings & facilities. This is a full time position and if you are a great communicator with the necessary skills to work to deadlines, we would like to hear from you.

A job description is available from ashrace@xtra.co.nz or by phoning the Ashburton Raceway on (03) 308-6794.

Applications including a current CV and cover letter will be accepted by post, email or at reception.

Applications close on Wednesday, September 24, 2014

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Rainer Irrigation Ltd is seeking an experienced Centre Pivot Service Technician for our growing service team. The position is based in Ashburton and involves the commissioning, repairs and maintenance of Centre pivot and Lateral irrigators.

Candidate must have: • Experience in repairs and maintenance of centre pivot irrigators (preferably Zimmatic) • Computer, mechanical and electrical competency • Good problem solving skills and work ethic • Current Full New Zealand drivers licence • Good communication and people skills Please phone

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Outdoor Furniture Department Three Positions As we enter into our very busy season of selling Outdoor Furniture we need to fill the following vacancies:

1. 24 hours, &, 32 hours per week fixed term, now till February 28, 2015.

2. 16 hours per week

Sunday/Monday, permanent.

Applicants for these positions will need to be fit as some heavy lifting is involved.

Please forward your C.V. and covering letter to: hr.ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to Human Resources, PO Box 35, Ashburton 7740 Applications remain confidential and close on Monday, September 22, 2014

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Administration Support Mid Canterbury Centre Ashburton A new administration support position has been created at the Cancer Society’s Mid Canterbury Centre in Ashburton to meet growing demand.

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Tractor Driving /General Farm Work

Margaret and Murray from Turley Farms now wish to appoint a full-time permanent Arable Farm Assistant. You will live in the tidy three bedroom house on the block and work in a team of four people. The role will include cultivation, planting, harvesting and other duties as required.

Experienced tractor driver required to take charge of drilling, mowing etc on dairy run-off.

10kms from Methven.

Some stock work, fencing and maintenance.

No accommodation.

Please phone Daphne 03 302 9402

Competencies required to be successful in the role include: • Experience operating farm machinery – HT licence would be a bonus • Irrigation experience – preferred • Desire to work with crop and some stock • Machinery maintenance skills will be highly regarded.

To talk to us in confidence about this role, please phone either Deb Francis on 021 224 5000 or Al Coll on 027 229 1444. Otherwise, please forward your CV with covering letter to apply@agrecruit. co.nz by Thursday 2 October. (Quote ref TFFA) We specialise in agri-business

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STOCK/BULK TRUCK DRIVER Mayfield Transport/Hobbs & Banks Transport Ltd is a rural based company which operates a modern fleet of trucks. We are looking for an experienced Class 5 Truck Driver.

Suitable candidates will have: • A FULL and current class 5 truck and trailer licence • Relevant driving experience (additional training will be given) • Self-motivation and a can-do attitude • Excellent references To apply, please call Mick on 03 303 6102 (Extension 1) or 027 435 4371 or email your current CV to mick.mayfieldtransport@xtra.co.nz.

Assistant – Kyle Park

community-based school.

Due to the growth of our Dairy and One is a permanent position and the other two Drystock business over the last few years, are fixed term for 2015. One fixed term position we are now seeking a person to assist is suitable for a beginning teacher. We are seeking with the maintenance andPendarves up keep of our innovative, enthusiastic and reflective teachers properties. We are located 10 minutes Kyle Park is a 440 hectare block in conjunction with will to joincropping our team.

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302 7508 applicants’Home strengths and person. A range of skills are required Emailof four people. rogerlasham@turleyfarms.co.nz house on the block and work in a team The role will include For an application pack and a generic job including: cultivation, planting, harvesting and other duties as required. description contact the principal; email principal@ • Fencing Competencies required tomayfieldschool.co.nz be successful in the role include: • Building • Experience operating farm machinery – HT licence would be a bonus Applications close 12pm, Monday 13 October.

• Machinery maintenance • Irrigation experience – preferred Please emailstock your application and CV including the • Desire to work with crop and some • Gardening TURL1 35466 Turley BC 5xNames.indd names of Farms three referees to: 6 • Machinery maintenance skills will be highly regarded.

A recently renovated 4 bedroom home is To talk to us in confidence about this role, please phone either principal@mayfieldschool.co.nz. available with this position.Deb Francis on 021 224 5000 or Al Coll on 027 229 1444. Otherwise, please forward your CV with covering letter to apply@agrecruit.

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Grain and Seed Co-ordinator Ashburton ATS is a farmer owned rural supplies co-operative based in Mid Canterbury.

This dynamic and growing organisation has a membership of more than 3,000 shareholders. It operates three local farm supply stores and has a team of around 50 full-time staff. Through ATS, members are able to obtain sound technical advice about purchasing appropriate farm inputs, and can purchase fuel, fertiliser and electricity at competitive rates. Members are also able to take advantage of the Ruralco discount charge card.

ATS now wishes to appoint a full-time Grain and Seed Co-ordinator. In this newly created role, you will report to the General Manager of Seed. You will work from the Ashburton office and interact daily with all Grain and Seed stakeholders.

Competencies required to succeed in the role include: • Ability to relate to both farmers and seed industry business representatives • A willingness to learn the details of trading and product management • Agronomy or other relevant agricultural experience • Good administration skills • Experience with logistics and stock control would be beneficial.

To enquire in confidence about this role, please phone either Al Coll on 027 229 1444 or Deb Francis on 021 224 5000. Otherwise, send your CV with covering letter to apply@agrecruit.co.nz (Quote ref ATSGS) by Thursday 25 September.

Physiotherapist - Part-time We have a vacancy within our accredited clinic for a friendly, enthusiastic NZ registered physiotherapist who is keen to join our team.

Physiotherapy Four Peak Health Ltd is situated within a busy medical centre in beautiful Geraldine. Experience in musculoskeletal management is essential, as is a genuine desire to help clients through their recovery.

Hours are flexible and have the opportunity to be increased to a full time position if desired.

Registered Nurse - Casual An opportunity has arisen for an RN to assist our physiotherapy team in co-ordinating and running exercise classes and individual exercise programmes for clients referred to us under a specific contract. This is an opportunity to work flexible hours, learn new skills and be part of a diverse, friendly team.

Full training and supervision will be provided.

For further information on both these positions please contact Jo info@physio4peakhealth.co.nz

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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.

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

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.

Truck Driver

Jackson Holmes Ltd. is a well established agricultural contracting business based in Methven. We operate a modern fleet of equipment, providing a range of contracting services as well as feed supplement trading and compost product supply services. An outline of our business and the services we provide is on our website: www.jacksonholmes.co.nz We are looking for an experienced driver to join our team. We provide good work hours, a friendly atmosphere and competitive pay rates.

Job Description: • Routine driving and maintenance of truck and trailer units both flat deck and bulk • Some operation of other agricultural equipment.

We offer: • Excellent remuneration • Varied and interesting role • Training as required

• A Class 5 license • Stock handling knowledge/ experience • Be honest and reliable • Be able to work unsupervised.

This is a full time position commencing immediately

Please apply by contacting

Please email: todd@jacksonholmes.co.nz or phone (027) 279 8926

Cleaning Staff (Evening Shift) Ashburton Meat Processors Limited operates yearround from its premises in Bridge Street, producing a range of meat cuts on-time and to specification for a number of significant local and national clients.

We are looking for a person to join our team responsible for the cleaning of our plant and amenities.

Applicants must be motivated, well organised and able to work as part of a small team. Previous cleaning experience would be an advantage, but is not essential as full training would be provided.

The role involves regular evening hours from Monday to Friday, a competitive hourly rate and year round employment.

To apply, email your details to Lisa.Miller@ab32.co.nz. If you would like further details, contact Lisa Miller on 03 308 2019.

LIVESTOCK DRIVER We require an experienced livestock driver to drive a late model 2/4 deck stock unit in and around the South Island. Regular hours are available and overnight stays will be required from time to time.

Applicants must have:

Requirements: • Positive friendly attitude • Good communication skills • Ability to work in a team environment • Class 4 or 5 heavy vehicle licence essential.

Ashburton Meat Processors Limited

We have the following full-time, permanent position available.

Warren Frew on 0274 545 739 Applications close Friday, October 3, 2014

Driver/Milk Round Duties We currently have a full-time position for a driver to carry out Milk Round duties, which could also include some vineyard work.

We are seeking applications from people with the following attributes: - A commitment to excellent customer service.

- The ability to work under pressure and in a team environment.

- Have excellent communication skills.

- Be fit and able, as some heavy lifting is required.

- A Class 2 Licence essential Days of work and hours will be discussed at the time of interview.

Graduate/Intermediate Design Technician Blueprints require the services of a graduate/ intermediate technician with NZDAT or equivalent qualification or work experience to work in our busy design office.

Must be proficient in use of CAD, preferably with ARCHICAD experience.

To apply, contact Blue Print Architectural Services Ltd PO Box 555 Ashburton 7740 Or email: john@blueprints.net.nz

If this sounds like you to being multi task, then please apply to:

Charles & Esma Hill Meadow Fresh Milk Vendors/ CharRees Vineyard Ashburton Mobile: 0274 846 269 After hours: 308 9705

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Driver Required McDowall Rural Services Ltd provides a full service rural transport and agricultural operation from its depots in Browns and Ashburton.

We are actively seeking a Class 5 driver to be based at our Ashburton depot Applicants should be experienced and have a clean licence.

A competitive remuneration will be paid to the successful applicant.

If this position sounds like you and you want to join a busy and well established company, contact Kent on 027 292 8177 or send your current CV to: “Transport Positions” McDowall Rural Services Ltd PO Box 114 WINTON 9741 Email: kentm@mcdowall.kiwi.nz

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Need Truck Driver [casual].

Must have relevant licences.

Blackwell Contracting, Methven.

Ph or text Ken 027 435 5697 Immediate start.

Administration Officer Hinds School is looking for an efficient, loyal, organised, personable Administration Officer to fulfil the many needs of a modern Primary School.

This is a part time, permanent position that requires excellent self-management, computer, spoken and written skills.

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Applications close on Wednesday, October 1, 2014.

Further information can be gained by ringing the Principal 03 30 37208.

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Operations Electrician CANTERBURY Avoid the commute - this role may be located anywhere from North to Mid Canterbury.

PGG Wrightson Water is experiencing exceptional growth and this has created an opportunity for a qualified Electrician to join our Canterbury team. This is a varied and challenging role and involves predominantly new build work, both in the workshop and on farm We offer a secure environment and the benefits of working for a leading New Zealand rural service company with support from local and nationwide teams across our business, along with a competitive remuneration package. We are committed to growing our employees and we will work with you to develop your technical expertise and leadership through training both on and off the job.

You need to be a NZ Registered Electrician with mechanical aptitude and a willingness to develop new skills. We are looking for an excellent communicator who is a team player and equally comfortable working on their own from time to time. You will have sound problem solving abilities and a customer focused approach. Because you get out and about, you need a full clean NZ driver’s licence.

If you would like to be part of the thriving rural sector and join our water business at a time of growth and expansion, we would like to hear from you. To discuss how this could be a great career move for you, please contact Kelly Kobilansky, Operations Manager Pivots, on 027 839 5594.

Apply today: applications@pggwrightson.co.nz.

• Email your CV and covering letter by 25 September 2014.

• Applicants for these positions should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

www.pggwrightson.co.nz

Helping grow the country

Part-time Nanny required for two children aged 4 and 7, Monday to Thursday, from 2.30pm - 5.30pm and school holidays, (this will be flexible).

Will be required to pick up from kindy and school.

Must be responsible and trustworthy and have full car licence Some domestic duties will be required.

Please phone Tanya on (03) 308 6168 at night or 0274 915 636 anytime

Relief Milker Wanted 1200 cow dairy farm 25 minutes from Ashburton.

Regular hours.

Phone: Graham Lowe 027 387 4151

They are in charge of cleaning ANZCO Ashburton.

Immediate start Training and P.P.E gear all supplied.

Part-Time Bike Assembly Role in Ashburton

Night shift 7:30pm-1:00pm Contact Maurice Robinson 021 835 684

We are looking for self-motivated, mechanically minded multi-taskers experienced in bicycle builds and repairs, or handy enough to do this.

You must be reliable, a great relationship builder and most of all have the ability to independently manage your time, client base and workloads.

If you are looking for flexible work hours dealing with excellent clients, this could be for you! If you have the ability to go the extra mile, you will certainly earn more for doing so.

Immediate start available! Don’t hesitate, this job may only be a phone call away.

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

If this sounds like you, please contact Brett Cronin on 0800 445 313 or brettc@malcove.co.nz

Stock Truck Driver Mayfield Transport/Hobbs & Banks Transport Ltd is a rural based company which operates a modern fleet of trucks. We are looking for an experienced Class 5 Truck Driver.

Suitable candidates will have: • A FULL and current class 5 truck and trailer licence • Relevant driving experience (additional training will be given) • Self-motivation and a can-do attitude • Excellent references To apply, please call Mick on 03 303 6102 (Extension 1) or 027 435 4371 or email your current CV to mick.mayfieldtransport@xtra.co.nz.

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TENDERS

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– C628 Reseals and Preseals Repairs, Ashburton District Tenders are invited for the chip resealing of approximately 49km of both rural roads and urban streets in the Ashburton District.

The work includes minor smoothing and seal texturizing as preseal repairs; approximately 6,000m2 of road construction to form seal backs; approximately 340,000m2 of chip sealing with a variety of binders and treatments; and pavement marking of these sealed surfaces.

Tender documents are available from the Ashburton District Council, PO Box 94, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton, 7740, Phone (03) 307 7700. All inquiries should be directed to Brian Fauth, Contracts Manager.

Tenders close with the Chief Executive, Ashburton District Council, at 4.00pm on Tuesday 14 October 2014.

Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

NEIL MCCANN Group Manager Service Delivery www.ashburtondc.govt.nz

TRADES, SERVICES

Casual Position Ecowize NZ is a hygiene cleaning company who are looking for casual staff.

Ashburton Guardian

Mon-Fri 8am – 5.30pm Sat 10am – 1pm

0800 LASER 4 U (0800 527 374) www.laserelectrical.co.nz

Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Alan Jamieson Happy 8th Birthday Alan, have a fantastic day.

Love Mum and Chloe. xxx

Jack Middleton Happy 9th Birthday tomorrow, Jack.

Love Mum, Dad, Tom and Ben.

Sarah Martin Happy 3nd Birthday!

Lots of love from Mum, Dad and Roy. xxx

Sarah Martin Birthday greetings to Sarah now you’re a big 2 year old. With love from Grandma. xxoo

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COMPUTER PROBLEMS? For Prompt, Reliable Service Millstream Hospital Tender Closing Thursday, contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, September 25 at 12 noon Ashburton. Ph 308 8989.

30 years local experience. Subcontractors & Suppliers SUPERGOLD discount card pricing the above are invited accepted. to submit their quotations to: Phone: (03) 308 9039 Guardian Classifieds Fax: (03) 308 1191 307 7900 e-mail: clark@bradfords.co.nz

Birthday Greetings Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Myles Doak Happy 1st Birthday.

Lots of love Mum, Dad, Bosco and Oakley. xxx

Maddie Page Happy birthday Maddie, 7 today! Have a fantastic day. Lots of love Mum, Dad and Harry.

Maddie Page Happy 7th birthday Maddie. Lots of love from Nanma, Grandad, Uncle Kelvin, Aunty Rach and Uncle Matt.

Maddie Page Best wishes for a wonderful Birthday.

Lots of love Grandma and Poppa Pete.

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.

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.

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RURAL TRADING POST

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

PLANTS, PRODUCE

PUBLIC NOTICES

LANDSCAPE FODDER BEET PLANTING SUPPLIES New Kverneland 6m

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

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Saturday, September 20, 2014

Avocado

South Street Traders

precision planter

will be CLOSED Tuesday, September 23 due to a bereavement.

JACOB HOLDAWAY CONTRACTING LIMITED

REAL ESTATE

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Broccoli Kumara - 1kg Bunched Carrots Braeburn - 2kg

296 Wills Street, Ashburton

ENQUIRE NOW - Jacob Holdaway 0274 225 464 www.jholdawaycontracting.com

TRADES, SERVICES HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph 027-677-1952.

SPECIALISED SERVICES Whare Iti Cattery Mt Somers

• 202m2 • Three bedrooms • Two bathrooms • Walk-in wardrobe Sunday, Sept 21 11am - 12 noon Ph 027 433 9345

RURAL TRADING POST

FOR spring feed wheat/feed barley requirements contact Midlands Seed Limited on (03) 308 1265 or (027) 444 5122.

SPECIALISED SERVICES THAI MASSAGE for female body. Deep tissue relaxation and rejuvenation by certified masseur. A non-sexual massage programme, personally tailored to your liking. 1-2 hour session. At your home with your companion for peace of mind.

Let this become a regular part of your lifestyle. Phone Jacques 021 0276 4380.

Under new management offering the same high standards. Booking are open for Christmas.

Call Michelle on 021 595 592.

RENZ

IHC Ashburton Association and Community Properties Ashburton Inc.

Mid- Canterbury U15 Girls Hockey Raffle has been drawn and all winners notified.

Thank you for your support.

Motoring 307 7900

Road The Green Grocer Main SouthTinwald

PUBLIC NOTICES

RSA Womens’ Section.

Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 2pm.

Celebrating 69th Birthday.

RAFFLES

Guardian

OPEN 7 DAYS Fresh Fruit & Vege

AGM Thursday, October 16, 2014 Idea Services, 21 Archibald St, Ashburton, 7.30pm Guest Speaker - Penny Burgess, Area Manager, Idea Services, will speak on Family/Whanau and home support services in Ashburton.

Supper to follow All welcome

LIFESTYLE farmers - need your sheep shorn for summer?

Fast, prompt service. Phone Jarod 027 259 4644.

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$1.79 ea $2.99 bag $1.99 ea $2.49 bag

Specials available from 16/09 - 23/09

OPEN HOME

RURAL TRADING POST

.49¢ ea

Plate please suitable for the occasion for afternoon tea.

Entertainment: Sarah Heney Raffles, sales table.

(No competition)

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PLANTS, PRODUCE

308-1095

MEETINGS, EVENTS

SEED potatoes at Hampstead School, PTA fundraiser. Saturday, 10am 1pm. 3kg plus fertiliser $8.00.

Come and see us and have your vote as well.

Winchmore Tennis Club A.G.M. and Opening Day

MOTORING

Saturday, October 4 1pm

VEHICLE GROOMING, Cars, RV/SUV, Utes, Campervans, Buses, Caravans. 10% discount until the end of September. Interior, Exterior, cut and polish. We can pick up and deliver. Robinson Street Auto Groomers, 13 Robinson St, phone Paul 027 887 4786.

LIVESTOCK, PETS

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.

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.

All welcome Any enquiries to Kaye 308 5138

Trevor Hurley Real Estate Limited REAA 2008

Call Andrew to service your heatpumps . . . ElectraServe, for everything electrical Heat Pump filter clean & service check

Have your filters cleaned + receive a 14 point maintenance check.

Urban $89 including GST Rural $99 including GST

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

Allenton, will be open from 9.30am - 12 noon Saturday and from 10.30am - 12 noon HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring Sunday, and from 6pm - 7pm both evenings.

0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice. Methven Pharmacy, Main Street, Methven, will be open from 4pm - 6pm Saturday and DUTY DOCTORS Sunday. Phone 302 8103.

This service is for emergency medical care only. Please remember your HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS Community Services Card.

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL Gym Company Medical, Cass Street is the WARD 1 - DAILY, 10am - 11.30am and 2pm duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. - 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

The surgery will be open from 10am - 12 noon and from 6pm - 7pm. No appointment WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. necessary. Surgery phone 308 9489.

MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

Moore Street Medical Centre is the duty -Husbands and patient’s own children may practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. The visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm. surgery will be open from 10am - 12noon and TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, from 6pm - 7pm. No appointment necessary. -unrestricted visiting.

Surgery phone 308 3066

MEDICAL SERVICES

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

For weekend doctor and emergency details - please telephone the Methven Medical Centre, ph 303 8105.

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

Searles Allenton Pharmacy, Harrison St,

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

HELPLINE SERVICES ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.nz for more information.

MENTAL HEALTH Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

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

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

ASHBURTON REST HOMES 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 ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Sunday 1:00pm - 4:00pm Sundays and Public Holidays.

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ASHBURTON MUSEUM

Due to relocation, the Ashburton Museum is

closed until further notice.

COMMUNITY POOL

WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 9am - 5pm.

MAIL CLOSING TIMES

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

INFORMATION CENTRES

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

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

ANIMAL SERVICES DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service

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

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: Belah Sahlab,Laura Mulshire. Small: Alex Avery.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Andrew Robinson, Katherine Hayward. Small: REFER VetLife.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 111, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Jo Hallentstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Rd, Methven.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Errol Harvey.

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterhours small animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

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LIVESTOCK, PETS

EDUCATION ASHBURTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ‘Learn today forever’

WANTED

BUSINESS WANTED/SELL

Mid Canterbury

For further details please contact Leighton Nicol on 0274 730 815 or 03 308 2372

www.rurallivestock.co.nz New Zealand owned and operated

GRAZING

GRAZING WANTED Wanted for 285 heifer calves. May to May. Prefer irrigated

FOR SALE Foothills grazing for 250-300 calves until 1st May For further information: John Harrison • 027 435 6243 PETER WALSH & ASSOCIATES LTD www.peterwalsh.co.nz

LIVESTOCK, PETS HUNTAWAY for Sale. 11mth old Huntaway for sale. Black and tan. Suit dairy farm or smaller block. Very friendly.

Ready to start working. $250ono. Ph 027 602 1169.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village.

Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

HIRE GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / contracting work, Call and see U-Hire Ashburton. 588 East Street.

Open Mon-Fri 7.30 - 5.30pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8am - 12.30pm. – Ph: 308 8061 A/h: 308 7460 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

Genuine enquiries Phone 0211 703 192

OPEN NIGHT Tuesday, September 23, 2014 7.00pm-8.30pm

ENTERTAINMENT

All parents and students of Year 6 & 7 are invited to our Open Night to look at what our school has to offer.

Judy Jemmett Acting Principal

Beckley Coachlines Programme

◊ “YOU CAN ALWAYS HAND THEM BACK” Court Theatre October 2, 6.30pm ◊ CULVERDEN FETE 30 October

◊ “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” Royal NZ Ballet GRAZING GARAGE Sale. Everything Isaac Theatre Royal must go. Saturday, Sept 20.

GRASS wanted for lambs, East Street from 9am - 11am.

November 22, 1.30pm mobs of 400 plus, top money Not before 9am. Sign at gate.

For bookings phone for top feed. Phone Mitch 027 313 1320.

308 7646 XBOX games, PS2 games, Halo console, cheap clothes, GRASS wanted for lambs, painted canvas and stones. FOR SALE mobs of 400 plus, top money Texas Holdem, glass chess for top feed. Phone Mitch 027 set, playpen, clo0thes airer, ASHFORDS double drive traveller wheel with chair plus 313 1320. pickled onions, DVD’s, books, extras. Phone 308 8974. rower, ABshaper, iron and GRAZING available, Mt board, plus more. Lower end Chalmers Avenue. Friday GREEN Blue Gum $150, Somers. Phone 303 9860.

4.30pm - 6.30pm. Saturday, Macrocarpa $150, Old Man Pine $130. All 3.6m3. Phone 9.00am - 12 noon.

GARAGE SALES Shane James, Firewood 303 7063.

ASHBURTON Baptist FOR SALE Preschool. Annual Fair and Garage Sale. Saturday, FIREWOOD - Dry Old Man SCOOTER’S - new and September 20. 10.30am - Pine $200, dry Blue Gum secondhand three and four 1.30am. St Stephens Church. $250, green Old Man Pine wheel electric scooters and Bargains and entertainment $140, green Blue Gum $150 wheel chairs. Call Fred all per 3 cubic meters. Ph Tim Reddecliffe for all! at Electric Boyd, Elite Firewood Ltd, 303 Mobility Ashburton today.

6280.

Phone 308-3602 GARAGE SALE. 28 Tarbottons Rd, Tinwald Saturday 9am - 2pm. Lots of FIREWOOD for sale. Dry SHOPCANTERBURY. For household items, quality near clean Old Man Pine 3cm @ quality clothing. Formerly new children's toys, fridge, $195, Old Man Pine Ashburton Factory Shop. 26 Street West mix $225, Tancred lifestyle block equipment, 13 Macrocarpa ft 2 berth Oxford caravan, Macrocarpa $250. Phone 021 (opposite the Sports Hall).

Phone 308 1734.

102 0017.

2004 Toyota Ist, and more .

GARAGE SALES

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CHURCH SERVICES

Church Services

Country Pub

Friesian Fully Recorded Heifer Calves 100kgs plus for 1st December delivery, purchaser will pay deposit if required

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ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

Ashburton Guardian

PROPERTIES FOR RENT Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting

Westside: Clark St Cross St Grigg St Racecourse Rd Farrier Pl Eastside: Cambridge St

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4 Bed 3 Bed 2 Bed 2 Bed 1 Bed

10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton

$400 $380 $320 $500 $270

You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

2+ Bed $330

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409

Contact Esther 307 9194

Website

Jubilee Christian Fellowship

Westside: Windsor St 3 Bed $350 Creek Rd 2 Bed $320 Contact Donna 307 9195

10am Every Sunday All welcome

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ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

ABSOLUTELY new Asian pretty sexy 24 years, big busty, excellent service. FULL board available in large Phone Grace 021 215 3297. house central to town, warm and tidy. Must be employed COUNTRY couple looking for and like dogs. Phone or text a bi female for weekend fun. 027 667 7761.

Phone 027 787 7988.

SUE - Attractive and busty.

Genuine callers only. Please THREE bedroom house, term available. no texting. Available all week. short Netherby, close to school.

Phone 021 0233 9259. $310 pw.

References required. Phone 021 139 ACCOMMODATION, 6559.

RENTAL

FOR RENT - Tidy three bedroom + sunroom house.

Large double garage. Pets negotiable, in ground swimming pool. Tinwald area.

Available in 4 weeks. Ph 308 9804.

TO LET three bedroom house, Allenton area $340 per week. No dogs and outside smoking only.

References required, please phone 027 206 0503.

www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

10am Morning Service

Speaker: Pastor Rob Davison LIFE 2 da MAX (Kids Church) Creche Available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

I can face tomorrow just because He lives.

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (Ashburton)

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

Combined Service at

St Andrew’s St James St Paul’s St Andrew’s Havelock St. 10am

St Andrew’s 7pm

Needing a new staff member?

Call the Guardian today for your situation vacant advertising requirements.

307 7900

Daily Events Saturday 9.00am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET, West Street.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee and

Sunday 8.00am ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.00am ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Harrison Street, Allenton.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele.

Church lounge, Baring Square East.

Monday 9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC.

fellowship, each Saturday, weather permitting. 10.00am Behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. 157 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main 9.30am - 12.30pm St, Methven.

ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Large variety of toys for hire. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

10.00am - 12 noon ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road,

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rev Laurence Ennor, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

permitting. Lovett’s Road, Maronan Road.

Tinwald.

10.00am - 12 noon ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, all welcome. Upstairs 254 Cameron Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATON MUSEUM.

10.00am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB. Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather

10.00am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. 10.00am Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 ASHBURTON M.S.A. QUOITS. Thomson Street, Tinwald.

All welcome to have a throw. Racecourse Road 10.30am M.S.A. Sports ground.

VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. 10.00am Worship God and study his word. 131 ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

Church service with Rev David Brown, Cnr 10.30am Havelock and Park Street.

EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 10.00am Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Princes Street, Netherby.

Mass, Sealy Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm 10.00am ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Holy Communion and blanket blessing, Park Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

Street.

For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street.

Monthly meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, R.S.A. Cox street.

9.30am - 10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies weekly health and fitness class. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. No worship, combined worship at St Andrew’s, Havelock Street at 10am.

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

9.45am THE PLAINS WOMEN’S PROBUS CLUB.

Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

12.45pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, singles and doubles.

Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street.

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

Racecourse Road.

6.30pm - 8.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth group meets in the youth room. 48 Allens Road.

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.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Seafield Road.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

6.00pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Real women circuit training in the hall, St Andrews Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

7.30pm ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Speaker Alister McKenzie decorative “being different”, Sports Pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

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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 3 11:30 Tagata Pasifika Noon Chinese Food In Minutes 3 12:30 Real Pasifik 1pm Paddock To Plate 2pm Four Rooms 3pm N Death Threat Revell Butler does not look like a man with health problems but, like one in four New Zealanders, his cholesterol is far too high, so his wife Zaelene turns to Buck as a last resort.

3:30 Rapid Response PGR 3 0 4pm Outback Wrangler 3 0 5pm The Fishing Show The Barker versus Spitall contest continues. 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Vote 2014 Mike Hosking, Toni Street, Corin Dann, Simon Dallow, Heather du Plessis-Allan, and guest commentators present the election results as they come in from around New Zealand. 0

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6am Guess How Much I Love You 0 6:10 Paw Patrol 3 0 6:35 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 6:55 The Tom And Jerry Show 3 0 7:20 Robot And Monster 3 0 7:45 Randy Cunningham – 9th Grade Ninja 3 0 8:15 Generator Rex 3 0 8:40 Transformers Prime Beasthunters 3 0 9:05 Regular Show PGR 3 0 9:35 Zeke And Luther 3 0 10am 2Kaha PGR 10:30 Rodney 3 0 11am The Amazing Race – Australia v New Zealand PGR 3 0 12:05 Oh Sit! 0 1pm Secret Life Of The American Teenager PGR 0 3pm The Fosters PGR 4pm Step By Step 0 4:30 Full House 3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 0 5:30 According To Jim 3 0 6pm 72 Hours 0

7pm M Bridge to Terabithia PGR 2007 Fantasy. Two very different children become friends and rule over the mythical land of their creation, Terabithia. Zooey Deschanel, Josh Hutcherson. 0 8pm L Lotto This week’s Lotto draw.

8:05 Bridge to Terabithia PGR Continued. 0 8:55 M Going the Distance AO 2010 Comedy. Drew Barrymore, Justin Long. 0 Midnight M The Ladykillers 11pm The Walking Dead AO 0 AO 2004 Comedy. Tom Hanks, Marlon 2:25 M Father Of The Bride Wayans. 0 1991 Comedy. Steve Martin, Diane 1:55 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 Keaton, Kimberly Williams. 0 3:50 Neighbourhood 3 0 4:10 Jeremy Kyle USA AO 3 4:20 Football – English Premier 4:55 Robotomy PGR 3 League West Ham v Liverpool.

5:05 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 7:30 Love The Place You’re In 8:30 Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries 9am Turkish Delights With Allegra McEvedy 9:30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features 10:30 The Liquidator 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 3:30 Madhur Jaffrey’s Curry Nation 4pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea With Jenni Falconer.

5pm The People’s Cookbook 6pm Dream Build 6:25 Grand Tours Of Scotland 7pm Monty Halls’s Island Escape 8:30 Long Way Down PGR 9:30 Desperate Romantics AO 10:30 A Young Doctor’s Notebook AO 11pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea With Jenni Falconer.

SUNDAY

Midnight Barter Kings 12:30 Madhur Jaffrey’s Curry Nation 1am The People’s Cookbook 2am Dream Build 2:30 Long Way Down PGR 3:30 Desperate Romantics AO 4:30 A Young Doctor’s Notebook AO 5am Monty Halls’s Island Escape

TV THREE

FOUR

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Gone Fishin’ 3 7am Outdoors With Geoff 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 Epic A look at extravagant barbecues.

10:30 Both Worlds 0 11am Project Runway 3 0 Noon F Million Dollar Listing 1pm America’s Next Top Model – College Edition PGR 3 2pm Modern Family 3 0 2:25 The X Factor Australia 3 0 4pm The X Factor Australia 3 0 5pm Outdoors With Geoff Geoff Thomas showcases the outdoors in New Zealand and abroad.

5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 8:35 The Wild Thornberrys 3 9am Rocket Power 9:30 Fanboy And Chum Chum 9:55 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 M Charlotte’s Web 3 2006 Comedy Fantasy. Voices of Julia Roberts, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Dakota Fanning. 0 7pm Decision ’14 8:30 M Dante’s Peak AO 3 John Campbell and Duncan 1997 Drama.

Garner are joined in the An idyllic town is threatened studio by analysts, while TV3’s when a long-dormant journalists gauge reaction volcano erupts. and track developments.

Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton. 0 10:40 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia AO Frank’s long-lost brother turns up unexpectedly and reveals family secrets.

11:35 M Milk AO 3 2008 Drama.

The true story of Harvey Milk, an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California’s first openly gay elected official. Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch. 0 2:15 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:10 Excused AO 3 Dating show in which singles looking for love try to win dates before being eliminated from contention.

11:35 NZOwn PGR The latest news and views on New Zealand music.

12:10 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Home Shopping 11:30 Harry’s Practice 3 Filmed on location at Dr Harry’s veterinary practice in northern Tasmania.

Noon NRL Fulltime (Highlights) 12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 3pm Bondi Rescue PGR Bondi Rescue celebrates the unsung heroes of Australia’s beaches.

3:30 Rugby – ITM Cup Counties Manukau v Canterbury.

5:30 Prime News 6pm James May’s 20th Century James May explores the first aircraft to carry passengers across the Atlantic.

6:30 Lorraine Pascale – Home Cooking Made Easy A prosciutto and brie toastie that is ready in moments; a seriously chocolatey cheesecake.

7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 New Zealand from Above 3 8:30 Classic Weekend Murders – Midsomer Murders PGR 10:45 The IT Crowd AO Jen applies for the post of Entertainment Manager, but she turns to Moss and Roy for help on discovering a darker side to the workplace.

6am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Counties Manukau v Canterbury.

6:30 Rugby League – Holden Cup (Replay) Semi-final One – Broncos v Tigers.

8:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Semi-final One. 10:30 Sailing – ISAF World Championships (Replay) 12:30 #SkyRugby – Breakdown 1pm Mainfreight Rugby 2pm #SkyRugby – Engage 2:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Hawke’s Bay v Bay of Plenty. From McLean Park, Napier.

4:30 Total Rugby 5pm Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) Counties Manukau v Canterbury.

From EcoLight Stadium, Pukekohe.

5:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Auckland v North Harbour. From Eden Park, Auckland.

7:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Manawatu v Southland.

From FMG Stadium, Palmerston North.

9:30 Total Rugby Reflecting on the best of rugby union around the world.

9:55 L Motorsport – FIA Formula One Championship Singapore Grand Prix – Practice Three.

11:15 Trollied AO It is Gavin’s last day, and Julie worries she has failed to impress her new boss; Margaret frets about her newfound celebrity; things heat up between Colin and Lisa.

11:45 Psych PGR 12:45 Home Shopping

11:30 Sky Sport – What’s On Midnight L Sailing – ISAF World Championships Day Three.

From Santander, Spain. 2am Soccer Saturday 4:15 Sky Sport – What’s On 4:35 Total Rugby 5am Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights) 5:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Highlights)

MAORI TV 6:30 Dora Matatoa 3 2 7am SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 32 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga o te Motu 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Toku Reo 3 2pm The Big Hit 3 2:30 Homai Te Pakipaki 3 3:30 Waka Ama Sprints 3

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of The Simpsons episodes.

8:30 Last Man Standing PG 8:55 Survivor – Marquesas Marathon PG 12:15 Mountain Men PG 1:05 Gator Boys PG 1:55 Call Of The Wildman PG 2:20 Billy The Exterminator PGL 2:45 By Any Means PGR 3:45 CSI MV 4:35 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7:30 Last Man Standing PG 8pm Call Of The Wildman PG 8:30 Billy The Exterminator PGL 9pm Lizard Lick Towing MVL 9:30 Mountain Men PG 10:30 Gator Boys PG 11:30 Spartacus – War Of The Damned 18VLS

SUNDAY

12:30 Raw MC 3:20 Spartacus – War Of The Damned 18VLS 4:20 Survivor – Marquesas PG 5:10 Survivor – Marquesas PG

SKY SPORT 2 4:30 Swagger 3 5pm Behind The Faces 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Journey To The West 7pm L Kowhiri 2014 – Election Special Mihingarangi Forbes presents a five-hour broadcast looking at the results of the 2014 General Election as they come in, with a special focus on the Maori electorates.

Midnight Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG 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 Rise Of The Machines PG 11:30 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 12:30 Dual Survival PG 1:30 MythBusters PG 2:30 Auction Hunters PG 3pm Auction Hunters PG 3:30 Clash Of The Ozarks M 4:30 You Have Been Warned M 5:30 Deadliest Catch PG 6:30 Rise Of The Machines PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 King Of Thrones PG 9:30 Alaskan Bush People M 10:30 Clash Of The Ozarks M 11:30 Boss Hog M

SUNDAY

Midnight House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 12:30 House Of Horrors – Kidnapped M 1am Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M 1:30 Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets M 2am Bering Sea Gold PG 3am Bering Sea Gold PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am MythBusters PG

Vote 2014

7:00pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:20 The Internship MLS 2013 Comedy. Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson. 9:20 GI Joe – Retaliation MV 2013 Action.

Dwayne Johnson.

11:10 Fruitvale Station MVL 2013 Drama. Michael B Jordan, Octavia Spencer.

12:35 Star Trek – Into Darkness MV 2013 Action. Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch.

2:50 The Internship MLS 2013 Comedy. Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson.

4:50 A Haunted House 16SC 2013 Comedy. Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins.

6:20 Iron Man 3 MV 2013 Action.

Robert Downey jr, Gwyneth Paltrow.

8:30 Jack The Giant Slayer MV 2013 Adventure.

10:25 Django Unchained 16VL 2012 Action.

SUNDAY

1:05 Sea Beast 16V 2008 Sci-fi.

2:30 A Haunted House 16SC 2013 Comedy. 3:55 Iron Man 3 MV 2013 Action.

The IT Crowd

10:45pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 6:30 X-Men – The Last Stand PGR 2006 Action. 8:15 Good Night And Good Luck PGC 2005 Drama, History.

9:45 No Country For Old Men 16V 2007 Crime.

11:45 X-Men – The Last Stand PGR 2006 Action.

1:30 Bruce Almighty ML 2003 Comedy.

3:10 Michael Clayton MVL 2007 Crime Drama.

5:10 Little Miss Sunshine ML 2006 Comedy.

6:50 The Lake House ML 2006 Drama.

8:30 The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller.

10:30 Resident Evil 16V 2002 Action Thriller.

SUNDAY

12:10 Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas 18 1998 Comedy Drama.

2:05 The Making Of Robin Hood PG 2:20 Bruce Almighty ML 2003 Comedy. 4am The Lake House ML 2006 Drama. 5:40 Little Miss Sunshine ML 2006 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

20Sep14

6am L Golf – PGA Tour Web. com Tour Championship – Round Two. From the Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass, Florida, USA. 9am L Golf – LPGA Tour Yokohama Tire Classic – Round Two. From the Senator Course at RTJ Golf Trail in Prattville, Alabama.

11am Golf Central 11:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Wales Open – Round Two. Noon Golf World 12:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) Yokohama Tire Classic – Round Two. 1pm L Mixed Martial Arts – Bellator 125 3pm Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) Yokohama Tire Classic – Round Two. 3:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Semi-final One – Roosters v Cowboys.

4pm Sky Sports News UK 4:30 Sky Sport – What’s On 5pm Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Semi-final One – Roosters v Cowboys.

7pm L Rugby League – Holden Cup Semi-final Two. Knights U20 v Warriors U20.

9pm L Rugby League – NRL Semi-final Two – Sea Eagles v Bulldogs.

SUNDAY

Midnight Legends Of F1 Eddie Irvine.

12:55 L Motorsport – FIA Formula One Championship Singapore Grand Prix – Qualifying Race. 2:30 L Cricket – Champions League Twenty20 Kings XI Punjab v Barbados Tridents.

From Punjab CA Stadium in Mohali.

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TV TWO

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6:25 F Do Or Die 3 0 7:10 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 3 8am Q+A 0 10am Marae 2 11am Neighbourhood 3 0 11:30 N Christchurch From The Streets Four years since the first of the Christchurch earthquakes, a look at how the earthquakes are changing people. 0 11:55 River Monsters With Jeremy Wade 3 0 12:50 Secret Location 0 1:50 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand Omnibus 3 0 5pm Super Smart Animals From skateboarding dogs to chimp maths geniuses, Liz Bonnin goes on a worldwide search for the planet’s most intelligent animals. 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand In Auckland’s North Shore, Josh and Aaron host their second instant restaurant. 0 8:35 Call the Midwife AO 0 9:45 A Place to Call Home AO 0 10:40 Rake 3 0

6am Pajanimals 3 0 6:10 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 6:20 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 30 6:45 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 7:10 SpongeBob SquarePants 30 7:35 Sanjay And Craig 3 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:05 Scrubs PGR 3 0 12:30 Pretty Little Liars PGR 3 0 1:30 The 100 PGR Finn arranges a meeting with Clarke and the leader of the grounders to bring peace, but Clarke is sceptical; on the Ark, Diana takes over the exodus ship. 0 2:30 Once Upon A Time In Wonderland PGR 0 3:30 Home And Away 3 0 6pm Hart Of Dixie 3 0

12:50 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 2:50 Do Or Die 3 3:35 Infomercials

11:50 M Poison Ivy – The Secret Society AO 2008 Drama Fantasy. 0 1:35 M Quarantine AO 2008 Horror. 0 3:10 Infomercials 3:45 It Is Written 3 4:15 Partners PGR 3 4:35 Beverly Hills Nannies PGR 3 5:20 Posh Nosh 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Dream Build 6:30 Grand Tours Of Scotland 7am Barter Kings 7:30 Madhur Jaffrey’s Curry Nation 8am Fantasy Homes By The Sea 9am The People’s Cookbook 10am Grand Tours Of Scotland 10:30 Monty Halls’s Island Escape Noon Early Edition 1pm Extreme Fishing With Robson Green PGR 2pm Long Way Down PGR 3pm The Hook And The Cook 3:30 Baggage Battles 4pm Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 4:30 Tales From River Cottage 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 Mad Dogs AO 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 Tales From 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 Mad Dogs AO 5am Great Escapes 5:30 Lonely Planet – Best Parks Ever

7pm F The Big Bang Theory 30 7:30 F The Middle 3 0 8pm F The Neighbors 0 8:30 M The Dark Knight Rises AO 2012 Action.

The emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist with plans for Gotham, brings Batman out of his self-imposed exile. Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway. 0

TV THREE 6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am The Nation 9:30 Three60 10:05 3rd Degree 0 10:55 The Best Of Campbell Live 11:35 Ross Kemp – Battle For The Amazon PGR 3 (Part 2) 12:30 Crime Exposed PGR 3 0 1pm Entertainment Tonight Weekend 2pm Motorsport – Rally Xtreme 2:55 Motorsport – Monster Jam 3:25 Motorsport – MotoGP Round 13 from San Marino.

4:05 Motorsport – WRC Rally Australia (Highlights) Round 10 from Australia.

5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Big Angry Fish 6pm 3 News 7pm The X Factor Australia The top nine perform. 0 8:35 M Couples Retreat PGR 3 2009 Comedy.

Four couples holiday at an island resort, one couple to work on their marriage, the others to seek fun in the sun, but they soon discover therapy is not optional.

Vince Vaughn. 0

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am The X’s 3 7:25 Max Steel 3 7:45 Grojband 3 8:10 The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 8:35 Rocket Power 9am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 9:25 Sticky TV Omnibus Noon Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm iCarly 5:30 Big Time Rush 6pm Everybody Hates Chris 3 6:30 F Top Chef The remaining two chefs open pop-up restaurants, after which the winner is crowned.

7:30 America’s Next Top Model PGR 8:30 F Glee PGR 3 9:30 N Burn Notice AO Michael pursues Anson in Miami; Fiona is taken into custody and interrogated by a former foe.

10:25 Unsupervised AO 3 10:55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend

11:50 Infomercials 11pm Hannibal AO 0 Midnight Hounds AO 3 12:30 The Radio PGR 3 1am Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV

PRIME

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.

2:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3 3:35 Great Outdoors 3 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm MasterChef USA As contestant numbers dwindle, the competition intensifies.

7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 Doctor Who PGR 8:30 Weekend Murders – Poirot PGR Poirot fears he has met his match as Styles guests fall victim to attacks; confined to a wheelchair, Poirot must summon the strength to face his ultimate nemesis in his final case.

10:35 Who Do You Think You Are? UK

6am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Auckland v North Harbour. From Eden Park, Auckland.

8am Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) Hawke’s Bay v Bay of Plenty. From McLean Park, Napier.

10am UFC Fight Night (Replay) Hunt v Nelson.

Noon L Rugby – Women’s Provincial Championship Otago v Canterbury.

2pm #SkyRugby – Engage 2:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Otago v Waikato. From Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.

4:30 L Rugby – ITM Cup Wellington v Tasman. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

6:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) Yokohama Tire Classic – Round Three. From Senator Course at RTJ Golf Trail in Prattville, Alabama.

7pm Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Welsh Open – Round Three.

From Celtic Manor Resort in Wales.

7:30 Rugby Nation Hosted by Tony Johnson.

8:30 Football – Arsenal TV Aston Villa v Arsenal.

11:50 Crimes That Shook Britain AO 3 On 19 August, 1987, in the town of Hungerford, a lone gunman opened fire on villagers, killing 16 people and injuring a further 15.

12:50 Home Shopping

11:30 Sky Sport – What’s On 11:55 L Motorsport – FIA Formula One Championship Singapore Grand Prix. From Singapore.

2:30 Fox Sports News 3am Sailing – ISAF World Championships (Delayed) Day Four.

MAORI TV 9am L Kowhiri 2014 – Election Review Special Mihingarangi Forbes hosts a postelection special to review and analyse the results of the 2014 General Election.

11am M The Secret Of Kells 2009 Family Animated.

Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally.

12:30 M The Dam Busters PGR 3 1955 War Drama. Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans.

THE BOX 6am Survivor – Marquesas PG 6:50 Survivor – Marquesas PG 7:40 Call Of The Wildman PG 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 Raw MC 2:40 WWE Main Event MC 3:40 SmackDown! MC 5:25 Lizard Lick Towing MVL 5:50 Gator Boys PG 6:40 Mountain Men PG 7:30 Musketeers MVLS 8:35 CSI MV 9:35 CSI MV 10:30 Crossing Lines MV 11:30 Musketeers MVLS

MONDAY

12:35 SmackDown! MC 2:15 Deadliest Warrior MV 3:05 CSI MV 3:55 CSI MV 4:45 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 5:10 Crossing Lines MV

SKY SPORT 2 3pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 3:30 Rugby League – UK Super League Warrington v Widnes.

5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Kai Time On The Road 6:30 Kuia 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Rugby League – NRL Semifinal – Teams TBC. 2 9:30 M Three Colours – White AO 1994 Drama. Julie Delpy.

11:15 Te Kaea 3 2 11:45 Closedown

DISCOVERY

The Dark Knight Rises 8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE

6am Auction Hunters PG Fire in the Hole. 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 MythBusters PG Revenge of the Myth. 8:30 You Have Been Warned M Kings of Carnage.

9:30 King Of Thrones PG Backyard Bathroom.

10:30 Deadliest Catch PG 11:30 Alaskan Bush People M 12:30 Everest – The Promise M 1:30 Fat ‘n’ Furious PG 2:30 Fat ‘n’ Furious PG 3:30 Fat ‘n’ Furious PG 4:30 Fat ‘n’ Furious PG 5:30 Fat ‘n’ Furious PG 6:30 Fat ‘n’ Furious PG 7:30 Inside Raising The Concordia PG 8:30 Naked And Afraid M 9:30 Dual Survival PG 10:30 Treehouse Masters PG 11:30 Rise Of The Machines PG

6:05 Jack The Giant Slayer MV 2013 Adventure. Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor. 8am The Making Of The Lone Ranger PG 8:25 Django Unchained 16VL 2012 Action. Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio.

11:05 A Haunted House 16SC 2013 Comedy. Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins.

12:30 Iron Man 3 MV 2013 Action.

Robert Downey jr, Gwyneth Paltrow.

2:40 Jack The Giant Slayer MV 2013 Adventure.

4:35 Elysium 16VL 2013 Sci-fi.

6:25 The Best Man Holiday MLS 2013 Comedy.

8:30 Thor – The Dark World MV 2013 Action.

10:25 Good Neighbours 18VL 2010 Thriller.

12:30 Auction Hunters PG 1am River Monsters With Jeremy Wade PG 2am Dirty Jobs PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Bering Sea Gold PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

12:05 Wyvern 16V 2009 Sci-fi.

1:35 Elysium 16VL 2013 Sci-fi. 3:25 The Making Of Oblivion PG 3:40 The Best Man Holiday MLS 2013 Comedy. 5:45 Wyvern 16V 2009 Sci-fi.

MONDAY

MONDAY

Weekend Murders – Poirot 8:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 7:20 The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller. Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie. 9:15 Resident Evil 16V 2002 Action Thriller.

Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius.

10:55 Bruce Almighty ML 2003 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston.

12:35 Alien 16V 1979 Sci-fi Thriller.

Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver.

2:30 Aliens MVL 1986 Sci-fi.

Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn.

4:45 Alien 3 MVL 1992 Sci-fi.

Sigourney Weaver.

6:40 Alien Resurrection 16VL 1997 Sci-fi. Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder.

8:30 The 40-Year-Old Virgin AO 2005 Comedy. Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Raul Rudd.

10:30 Armageddon ML 1998 Action.

MONDAY

1am Ladder 49 MC 2004 Action.

2:55 Directors – Rob Reiner PG 3:25 Alien 16V 1979 Sci-fi Thriller.

5:20 Aliens MVL 1986 Sci-fi.

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

21Sep14

6am L Golf – PGA Tour Web. com Tour Championship – Round Three. From the Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass, Florida, USA. 9am L Golf – LPGA Tour Yokohama Tire Classic – Round Three. From Senator Course at RTJ Golf Trail in Prattville, Alabama. 11am Sport 365 11:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Welsh Open – Round Three.

Noon Inside The PGA Tour 12:30 Sport 365 1pm Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) Yokohama Tire Classic – Round Three.

1:30 Golf – European Tour (Highlights) Welsh Open – Round Three.

2pm Golf Central 2:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Semi-final Two. 3pm L Rugby League – NSW Cup Preliminary Final One. Panthers v Magpies.

5pm L Rugby League – NSW Cup Preliminary Final Two. Knights v Cutters.

7pm Rugby League – 40/20 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Semi-final One. Roosters v Cowboys.

8pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Semi-final Two. Sea Eagles v Bulldogs.

8:30 Rugby – ITM Cup (Replay) 10:30 Fishing And Adventure 11pm L Motorcycling – British Superbike Championship TT Circuit Assen.

MONDAY

4am Rugby Nation 5am Motorsport – Global RallyCross Championship (Highlights)

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Family Notices 42 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS BISHOP, Ronald Edward (Ron) – Peacefully on Wednesday September 17, 2014 at South Canterbury Hospice aged 73 years. Dearly loved husband of Margaret. Much loved father and father-in-law of Gus and Jenny, Mick and Shelley, Kerrie and Grant, Sharyon and Pieter. Much loved Pop of Belinda, Sarah, Dean, Tracey, Joshua, Todd, Samuel, Olivia. Much loved Great Pop of Bailey and Summer. A service to celebrate Ron’s life will be held at Aoraki Funeral Services Chapel, 160 Mountain View Road, Timaru on TUESDAY, September 23, 2014 at 1.30pm, followed by private cremation. In lieu of flowers donations to the South Canterbury Hospice would be greatly appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to 132 Gleniti Road, Timaru 7910.

Ron's family would like to thank the ICU and Surgical Ward staff of Timaru Hospital and the South Canterbury Hospice staff for the love and care he received. Special thanks to Dr Cooper and Dr Shrimpton.

Aoraki Funeral Services FDANZ HYDES, Helena Margaret, (Lena) (nee Pawsey) – Passed away peacefully at Ashburton on September 17, 2014. Dearly loved wife of the late Frederick William and loving, treasured mother and mother in law to Lyndsay and Anne, Ian and Nola, Murray and Joy, Stanley and Shirley, Irene and Vernon Williams, Geoffrey and Sarah, Elaine and Gavin Mowat, and Janet and Gerald Hayes. A most dearly loved grandmother, great grandmother and aunt.

Messages to P O Box 344, Ashburton 7740. Donations to the Heart Foundation NZ, Ashburton Branch, would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A celebration of Lena’s life will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Havelock Street, Ashburton on TUESDAY September 23, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

ROULSTON, Paul Noel, (Slip) – On September 18, 2014 at Coldstream Hospital. Aged 86 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Coral. Dearly loved dad and father in law of Margaret and Fred, Murray and Glenice, Noel and Maree, Lynette and Maris, Philip and Bridgitte, Craig and Theresa and loved granddad and great granddad of all his grandchildren. Messages to Roulston family P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service for Slip will be held at the Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street, Ashburton on TUESDAY, September 23, commencing at 1.30 pm.

Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

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PALMER, Brian Leinster. (ex NZED) – On September 19, 2014, peacefully at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 84 years.

Dearly loved husband of Cathie and father and father in law of Grant and Dolina.

Messages to Palmer Family PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

A service to celebrate Brian’s life will be held at Our Chapel, Cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, September 24, commencing at 2.30pm. Followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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TOMORROW Showers, mainly morning and evening, long fine spells in the afternoon. Winds mainly light.

Morning showers, then long fine spells. Cold southwesterlies about the coast for a time.

TUESDAY Long fine spells, the odd shower. Winds mainly light.

MONDAY Mainly fine, a few showers about the foothills. Light winds at low levels, strong or gale southwesterlies about the tops.

WEDNESDAY Mainly fine with morning frosts. Light winds.

World Weather fine showers showers cloudy showers fine fine rain fine showers fine fine showers drizzle cloudy

FZL: Rising to 1600m

Showers becoming confined to the foothills, snow lifting to 1300 metres, becoming fine further west. Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: SW rising to gale 80 km/h in exposed places.

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Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Dubai Dublin Edinburgh Frankfurt

FZL: Lowering to 1000m

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COPLAND, Rex Gardiner – Dawn, Neville and Marilyn, Jillian and Rodney, and their families, wish to extend their sincere thanks for the sympathy, support and kindness received from relatives, friends and neighbours as well as phone calls, cards, visits, flowers and baking, following the recent loss of a dearly loved husband, father, father in law, grandad, and great grandad.

Thank you to those who travelled long distances to be with us at Rex’s service.

Special thank you to the Ashburton Hospital staff for their wonderful care and to the Allenton Medical Centre.

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement to you all.

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287).

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ROULSTON, Paul Noel – Dearly loved father, father in law and granddad of Noel, Maree and Nathan Roulston. TEMPLETON, Charlotte – Gavin, Gabrielle and Sarah “Gone but not forgotten”” wish to thank everyone for all ROULSTON, Paul Noel – the love and support we have Dearly loved father, father in received since the passing of law, granddad and great Charlotte. The fabulous granddad of Lynette and flowers, cards, food and Maris Ozols; Laura, Carl, and visitors have just blown us Carl Jnr Jewell; and Bronwyn, away and been truly Michael, Paige, Keira, and humbling. Please accept this Logan McGlade. as a personal “Rest in peace” acknowledgement of your kindness and remember our ROULSTON, Paul Noel – Dearly loved father, father in dearly loved girl is now flying law and granddad of Philip, free.

Bridgitte, Hannah and Isabella Roulston.

FUNERAL “Rest peacefully” ROULSTON, Paul Noel – Dearly loved father, father in law and granddad of Craig, Theresa, Jorja, and Sam Roulston.

“Sadly missed.

Forever in our hearts”

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Saturday, September 20, 2014

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 13.7 16.8 Max to 4pm 5.8 Minimum -0.1 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm September to date 15.2 Avg Sep to date 32 2014 to date 555.6 493 Avg year to date Wind km/h NW 31 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 72 Time of gust 1:47pm

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ACROSS 1. Runs come with blame handed out in due proportion (13) 9. Old schoolfellow and valet are carefully attentive (9) 10. Light shield is not quite what one is aiming at (5) 11. Daylight is returning to the cavity (5) 12. Was astonished by level dram was reduced to (9) 13. Something that happens to the cent I’d got in change (8) 15. Body of law or no end of a body round the turn (6) 18. Attest how one will remove one from high station (6) 20. Paper sweetmeats to infect for a change (8) 23. Sole impression of a twelve-inch picture (9) 24. Long to have some time at the end of the afternoon (5) 25. Too large a circle for bees to make (5) 26. Choose to include bench, broken if it simulates gold (9) 27. Get past difficulty and go into road at right angles (4,3,6) DOWN 1. It blows from the side, will go over and meander about (9)

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16. Racing yacht sail or spanker in a different form (9) 17. Once unit has been arranged, keep it going (8) 19. Stick out for a scheme to be undertaken (7) 21. Part exchange, and tire of it?

(5-2) 22. Nap a favourite to come in by a neck (6) 23. Serious expression of forehead, worn out (5) 24. Boorish lout finishes any opera with solo? No! (5)

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 7. In the meantime 8. Ameliorates 12. Jingle 14. Deport 16. Scarab 18. Sowing 19. Percolating 23. Block capitals Down 1. Anna 2. Shoe 3. Empire 4. Barred 5. Stet 6. Emus 9. Mundane 10. Emotion 11. Stag 12. Just 13. Lea 15. Ego 17. Brooch 18. Stamps 19. Pale 20. Rock 21. Iota 22. Gold QUICK Across 1. Bankrupt 7. Chose 8. Reservoir 9. Sap 10. Term 11. Try out 13. Selfpossessed 15. Static 16. Reef 18. Lot 20. Draconian 21. Amass 22. Betrayal Down 1. Burst 2. Nostril 3. Rare 4. Procrastinate 5. Boast 6. Tempted 7. Crooked 12. Uplands 13. Stellar 14. Specify 15. Steak 17. Final 19. Four

QUICK ACROSS 7. Headlong, uncontrolled (6-7) 8. Indecisive (8) 9. Chasm (4) 10. Mistakes caused by inattention (6) 12. Recently (6) 14. Playing card (3) 15. Defeated (6) 17. Noiseless (6) 19. Vamoose (4) 21. Put up with (8) 23. Prone to stealing (5-8)

DOWN 1. Woo with song (8) 2. Beer mugs (6) 3. Territory (4) 4. Knocks over (8) 5. Get down (6) 6. Hand out cards (4) 11. Consecrate (8) 13. Extend (8) 16. Irritable (6) 18. Greater (6) 20. Pin (4) 22. Join (4)

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YOUR STARS

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) While there’s a need to keep your work hat on over the weekend there’s also a need to make matters of the heart and your relationship a priority.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) There is a chance for grounding this weekend, getting back to basics, especially after what is likely to have been a hectic and demanding week.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) While the pace has slowed down a little on the work front the pace will soon pick up again. Find a balance between work and play while you can.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) While the door remains open to second chances on the relationship front, it’s by giving the past and unsaid words a voice that it will set you free.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) After a few bumpy weeks financial tension is turning into a sense of resolve on the income front, just as the tide gets ready to turn on the work front.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) The Sun’s last weekend in your sign is bringing your birthday month to an end, with a need to trust your heart and a mix of hindsight and foresight.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Factor in a slow and languid weekend if that’s what you need, spending the last weekend of your old solar year in a way that allows you to reflect.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) The Sun’s last weekend in a social and serendipitous part of your chart makes this an important weekend for catching up with friends.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) There is a new and passionate force building, one that is reminding you that if you’re going to work hard then you also need to play hard.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) With the Sun spending his last weekend in an adventurous part of your chart and Venus evoking a desire for adventure your to do list can wait.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) The weekend’s stars bring you a chance to spend time at the drawing board and a much needed chance to take your professional hat off.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) Keeping your professional hat off over the weekend isn’t going to be an option anytime soon, your relationships also need your attention.

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