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Richie off fighting frosts When he’s not winning world cups and leading one of the greatest All Blacks teams ever, Richie McCaw also helps save the nation’s precious vineyards. Thursday night he put his off-field flying skills to good use in Marlborough, joining helicopter pilots fighting against frosts in the popular wine region. As the wine-country valley temperatures dipped below freezing, winemakers employed the choppers to create breeze and stop the frost damaging valuable grapes. McCaw yesterday morning posted a couple of snaps from his night out on his new Facebook page, which has already attracted more than 389,000 likes. His fans were quick to praise his piloting. “Richie, you bring home the Web Ellis Goblet and save our vineyards - could you be any more courageous and brilliant!?” said one.

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Free dental care for the poor Dental care doesn’t come cheap in New Zealand but an inspired Kiwi is one step closer to providing free dental care for the poor as she has just won an AMP scholarship. Waikato woman Assil Russel, 27, is one of 17 winners of an AMP scholarship which was announced Thursday evening. She received $10,000 from the national “do your thing” category and the funds would go towards establishing New Zealand’s first charity mobile dental clinic to provide care in low-decile areas across the country. Ms Russel said it was “amazing” when she spoke to Newstalk ZB yesterday morning.

Weird doing sex scene with Brad – Jolie Angelina Jolie found filming her By the Sea sex scene with Brad Pitt more “strange” and “absurd” than usual, because she also had to direct and act in the revealing shot with her husband. The Tomb Raider star is no stranger to love scenes on camera, but when it came to stripping off with her longtime partner for a steamy bathtub sex scene, Jolie found the experience a bit harrowing. “It’s the strangest thing in the world to be lying naked in a bathtub with an iPad that’s showing you the shot outside, while your husband is at the door and you’re directing him to come in and make love to you,” she admitted to Entertainment Weekly. “And in front of a bunch of other men with cameras. Love scenes are strange anyway, but when you’re doing a love scene with a person that you really have sex with?

The only way to get through it was for us to all talk about the absurdity of it and make sure no-one was feeling awkward.”

Baby rumours Actress Elizabeth Hurley has confirmed rumours her ex-boyfriend Hugh Grant is to become a dad again. The Notting Hill star’s Swedish partner, TV producer Anna Eberstein, was photographed apparently sporting a large baby bump in September, and according to editors at UK newspaper The Sun, Grant declined to comment on the speculation. However, on Thursday’s (NZ time) episode of US chat show Watch What Happens Live, Hurley was asked if she was surprised he had children and she responded, “He’s got three and one on the way. He was over 50 when he had all of them, but he’s a good daddy.”

Grant has yet to comment on the baby news, but it will be the actor’s fourth child in as many years. He became a firsttime father in 2011 when his ex-girlfriend Tinglan Hong gave birth to their daughter, Tabitha.

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Baloo and his rescuer When Athena London came to the rescue of a sick horse she had no idea it had a successful racing career behind it. The New Plymouth woman, who is wanting to move with the horse to Marton, has set up a givealittle page to help with the cost of bringing Baloo back to health. Ms London said she spotted the horse in a paddock looking ill and asked the owner if she could take it into her care. She thinks the horse is the former Skywalker which won more than $1 million when racing in Hong Kong.

The owner wanted $500 for the animal, which she is paying off monthly. She is now working to get the horse back to peak condition. “We’ve had to get two vets in and an equine vet. We don’t have a lot of money but I couldn’t stand there and have him be in that condition without doing anything.” When she and Baloo moved to Marton people would be able to come and visit him, Ms London said.

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Container ‘pathway’ unsafe

BY SUE NEWMAN

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It’s a story that had a rocky start, but one that has had a happy ending.

For months a shipping container has formed part of the footpath on Burnett Street between East and Cass Street. It has propped up the wall of a partiallydemolished building and has become an accepted part of Ashburton’s street scape.

But on Wednesday, Shell Petersen became one of several people who have fallen on the slippery wooden surface of the container. She tore her jeans and wrenched her knee.

Two days later she’s still suffering and she’s still angry.

“I’m 45 years old, I did the most amazing splits, but if I’d been an 80-year-old woman I’d have broken my hip,” she said.

Ms Petersen contacted the Ashburton District Council and attempted to contact the building’s owners. Something had to be done to ensure no one else took a tumble, she said.

She drew a blank with owner Graeme Thomson, but had better luck with the council.

They confirmed there had been other complaints lodged about the container and said they’d look at what could be done.

Building services manager Michael Wong said he had been work-

ing with Mr Thomson over insurance issues around the demolition.

The container and its condition were Mr Thomson’s responsibility, but it was there at the council’s request because of public safety over the partially-completed demolition, he said.

Mr Wong said he had worked with other building owners to help move their demolition projects forward when there were issues around insurance and he was working with Mr Thomson to try and get a resolution to the current impasse.

“I’m in dialogue with him to get a set time frame. I’m trying to work with him and his insurance company to push the demolition along,” he said.

Mr Thomson had replaced the plywood flooring in the container at least once to ensure the surface was safe, he said.

Late yesterday the council took the container issue into its own hands, inspecting the site and declaring it unsafe.

By Monday the container will be cordoned off and pedestrians will be redirected to the opposite side of the

pavement.

“We’ve taken this seriously and we’ve taken action,” Mr Wong said.

Mr Thomson is not alone in having unfinished earthquake repairs or demolition work, he said.

“There are still earthquake repairs that are just starting in Ashburton and it’s been five years.

There are people who have only just had their claims sorted to do foundation work.”

Shell Petersen, nursing a battered and bruised body after slipping on the wooden surface in an inner-town container that forms part of Ashburton’s Burnett Street pavement.

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Trust: Rain not enough to help

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While bitterly cold weather brought rain to the Canterbury Show yesterday, it didn’t alleviate the serious drought situation in North Canterbury.

North Canterbury Rural Support Trust chairman Doug Archbold said parts of North Canterbury received between eight to 10mm of rain, but it was sporadic with many places not receiving any moisture.

“The problem we’ve got in North Canterbury is that the moisture is on the top and there are no reserves as such. The nor’wester has kept away and that’s been great but if it comes back …”

Any rain falling now was “probably” too late for hill country properties, he said. “Already the hill country has stopped growing, particularly on the sunny faces.”

Many sheep had been grazed outside of the district in Mid and South Canterbury, but now hog-

gets that had arrived back in the area could not be fed and have had to be culled.

“It’s going to be quite difficult for those farmers.”

Others were culling single bearing ewes and keeping only those that had birthed twins or triplets, but the overall loss of generations of genetics had been huge, he said.

Mr Archbold said the trust had been offering emotional support to farmers and had been sitting

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“The main thing is to get a better understanding to the urban population about what is happening in the heartland because it’s going to affect Christchurch.”

Rangitata electorate MP Jo Goodhew spoke of the need to deliver irrigation storage options locally and acknowledged the suffering of farmers in North Canterbury.

“I want to thank the people on

the Rural Support Trust because it is helping. Agribusiness and Federated Farmers is getting together shoulder to shoulder to get farmers through it.”

The $500,000 the Government put towards rural mental health was “very very important”, she said.

On a recent trip to South Australia, Ms Goodhew was asked about the Government’s support of rural mental health as it was considered a valuable initiative.

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■ METHVEN VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE

25 years and counting

By Erin TaskEr When Arthur Watson heard the fire siren as a child, he’d race out the door, cut across a couple of sections and try and race the firefighters to the station.

Today, he still races to the station when that siren sounds.

For the past 25 years, the man who is known by most as Gunner – a name partly inherited from his father, and partly due to his love of deerstalking – has been a dedicated member of the Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Last weekend, that service was marked at the brigade’s honours night where Gunner received his 25-year gold star.

For Gunner the brigade is a family, and days after he proudly accepted his gold star, the memory of the night brings a tear to his eye.

“When I went up there (to collect his award) I got a standing ovation, and that just floored me,” he said.

He was the man of the moment as he became the brigade’s 17th gold star recipient (eight of which are still serving), while others received certificates and bars to mark smaller service milestones.

“They’re all important people within the brigade. We’re all small cogs that make the big one work,” Gunner said.

Gunner said one of the brigade’s newer members sent him a text message thanking him for all he’d taught him.

“I text him back and said ‘don’t look over your shoulder mate, your turn will be here before you know it’.”

Gunner joined in May 1990, after years as a volunteer with Methven Land Search and Rescue, and becoming a firefighter fulfilled a dream he’d had since his childhood, where racing to beat the firefighters to the station was a challenge every time the siren sounded.

Doctor let off A doctor who aimed his yacht at a police boat multiple times during a pursuit through an Auckland harbour has escaped conviction for a second time in exchange for a $10,000 donation to charity. Carl Francis Harmer was discharged without conviction in Auckland District Court yesterday on charges of failing to comply with police directions and operating a ship dangerously. Judge Robert Ronayne granted the discharge on the condition Harmer make a $10,000 donation to drug rehabilitation trust Higher Ground.

The boating incident occurred just a week before Harmer was charged with drink driving after leaving a party. He also avoided conviction on that charge. - NZME

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Arthur Watson has been a dedicated member of the Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade for the past 25 years.

PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 121115-TM-022 But he learnt quickly that it wasn’t an easy job. His first callout was to a car wrapped around a power pole. Its occupant was a good friend of Gunner’s.

Being a volunteer firefighter in a small community, there was always a chance a call-out would involve someone you knew, and for Gunner, that lesson came early.

“There’s a lot of nice calls, but it’s a small town where you know everybody and a lot of time you just have to switch off and do the job, and get back to the station and have a debrief,” Gunner said.

Firefighters these days do far more than just fight fires.

They attend fires, car crashes, assist ambulance crews, were faced with the unimaginable when they helped out in Christ-

church after the earthquakes, and they even get the odd one like a dog which got stuck between two buildings – that happened a few years back. The solution in that case was to squirt some water down the gap in the buildings and the dog soon found its way out.

Volunteer brigades like Methven are seeing their call-out numbers increase most years, increasing the commitment required, and the impact on their working and family lives.

For 44 years Gunner worked at what is now Silver Ferns Farms Fairton, as well as going into a farming partnership with a couple of mates, before going farming on his own.

But now 62, Gunner has spent his last season at the works, and

after a couple of knee replacements admits he’s a bit more limited when it comes to firefighting these days.

But he still takes his seat on the brigade’s appliances when he can, and is able to spend more time at home with wife Rose.

Rose, and many of Gunner’s siblings, were at last weekend’s celebrations, adding to what was already a special night – a night which Gunner will remember for years to come thanks to his fellow brigade members.

Among the things he took home to mark his 25 years was a personalised helmet, and a photobook made up by a fellow brigade member Mark Allred. It was a book full of memories and something that Gunner will cherish forever.

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Firefighters merge ‘talents’ All firefighters including volunteers, career staff and brigades in urban and rural areas will be pulled together into a single national service under reforms announced today by the Government.

The changes were the biggest reform of the fire service since 1947, when the Ballantyne’s store fire in Christchurch led to an overhaul of the sector, Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne said.

The reforms promised greater investment in volunteer firefighting, which made up 80 per cent of the sector. But the main funding source - levies on home insurance - would not change.

This was despite concerns about whether the Fire Service’s

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expansion beyond simply fighting fires to attending car crashes and other emergencies was being matched by funding from other parts of the community - such as car owners.

The finer details about funding would be “resolved over the next little while”, Mr Dunne said.

The reforms also included plans to address an alleged culture of bullying within some fire brigades - described by the Minister as the elephant in the room.

In a speech in Wellington, Mr Dunne said the new national service was not a takeover by the Beehive or by Fire Service headquarters, but a “merging of the talents”.

The changes stemmed from a 2013 review, which found that fire

services had no legal mandate for their expanded role which included search and rescue and motor vehicle extrications. A further Government-led review this year underlined the need for changes to the service, in particular more support for volunteers, making sure fire services met community expectations, and modernising the service to make it fit for the 21st century.

The single, integrated national fire service would recognise and respect the differences between the various parts of the sector, Mr Dunne said.

In order to maintain a strong regional voice, a series of regional committees would be set up.

The new national body would be responsible for resourcing

fire services, training and professional standards, but would work with the regional committees on “delivery matters”.

Mr Dunne promised the new investment in volunteers would not affect the paid workforce.

He also said he was committed to ensuring the service had an appropriate level of funding for equipment, training, back-up and support.

On the issue of bullying, the Minister said the new organisation would be tasked with ensuring all staff worked more effectively together.

Over the last two years, various reports of intimidation and unfair dismissal have emerged at several brigades across the country.

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Three children in a stolen car were injured when it lost control and rolled down a 4m bank during a police pursuit in Waikato yesterday. The car could have been travelling as fast as 135km/h before it crashed just off State Highway 1 north of Huntly, a witness said. The occupants – a 10-year-old boy and two 13-year-old girls – were taken to Waikato Hospital after the crash.

The underage driver, who TV3 reported was one of the girls, lost control at high speed.

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Tricky weather Kiwi sun lovers will endure another couple of days of changeable weather before November gets back to normal. A weekend of rain and unseasonably cold temperatures is forecast as winter’s chilly tenterhooks refuse to budge and Jack Frost even makes an appearance in the North Island. This comes after a week where the mercury was down across the country. Even as the sun came out yesterday, many places were still chilly, with highs barely above the mid-teens.

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Black Power tangi Whanganui could be inundated with Black Power members this weekend, as gang associates arrive for the city chapter leader’s tangi.

Police are continuing to investigate Craig Campbell Rippon’s death and say they have charged six men with his murder. The 57-year-old was Black Power’s Whanganui leader. He died in hospital after being assaulted on Sunday afternoon. Police said his tangi was this weekend and Black Power members from outside the region were expected to attend. -NZME

Brazen theft Brazen thieves have stolen a brass World War One commemoration plaque from a quiet Central Otago cemetery, a theft police describe as “reprehensible”. The brass plaque was taken from a headstone at the Omakau Cemetery sometime after Tuesday.

“The theft of this plaque is a reprehensible act,” Senior Constable Darren Cox, of Omakau police, said. “Not only is it the theft, but the significance of the plaque to the family that has caused a lot of distress.” The distinctive round bronze plaque depicts both Brittania and a lion, and is engraved with the name Samuel Corrigal.

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Children’s anxiety hot topic

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About 30 Hampstead School staff attended an anxiety seminar on Tuesday.

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physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing.

Most teachers at the school were experienced and knew some of the techniques taught during the seminar, he said.

But much of the material was new to them and all the teachers

were given good background information.

“She talked about some of the ways we can engage children who are anxious.”

Ms Murphy also discussed strategies to put in place for children before a stressful event to

More needed to beat post-natal depression

By Caitlin PoRteR

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Ashburton woman Melissa Gawn believes post-natal support should be more readily available.

Struggling with post-natal depression after the birth of daughter Elayna in 2011, Mrs Gawn thought she just had the “baby blues”.

However still in shock after her traumatic road-side birth, things didn’t get easier when she returned home to look after her two other children.

Tired, angry and unable to sleep, it took time before she realised what was going on and was given the help she needed.

With her midwife only on deck for six weeks, Mrs Gawn said it would have been impossible for her to notice the emotional changes.

In the wake of Post-Natal Awareness Week and Plunket pushing its Post-Natal Adjustment Programme (PNAP), Mrs Gawn is encouraging women suffering

from post-natal depression to seek help.

“I decided not to do counselling with a therapist because I didn’t feel comfortable with the idea; I know some people find it really helpful,” she said. “But I think a support group where you can discuss with other women would be better, for people like me anyway.”

Plunket PNAP co-ordinator Jacquie Taleni said the programme is run for mothers in Ashburton with referrals from GPs, midwives and Plunket nurses. However, women can also self-refer.

Women are encouraged to attend the PNAP support group on the first and third Thursday of the month at the local Plunket rooms. Ms Taleni said Plunket had a wide variety of mothers in attendance for different reasons, some who even bring their children along.

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Drinkers spooked by lower limits A hotel industry chief says pub patrons have been “spooked” by lowered drinkdriving limits.

Posters and coasters indicating how much drivers can safely drink and stay under the limit will soon appear in southern hotels, as part of a national campaign by Hospitality New Zealand.

Otago branch president Mark Scully, of Dunedin, said some patrons were nervous because they did not understand how much alcohol they could drink and still drive.

“The biggest concerns to publicans right now is the fact that customers are generally spooked.”

Many patrons were abstaining and it was financially hurting the hospitality industry, he said.

“People won’t even come in for one glass of wine with dinner because they are scared they are going to be over the limit.”

Hospitality NZ is promoting “rule of thumb” guidelines created by the government-owned Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd. - NZME

enable them to cope better.

“This type of staff development is used to inform, refresh, challenge our thinking – it gives the opportunity for staff to discuss and adapt the measures and resources we have to provide for all students”, Mr Melrose said.

A survey of nearly 10,000 Consumer New Zealand members has ended in victory for home appliance and technology store 100% Appliances.

The company has been awarded Consumer NZ’s 2015 People’s Choice Awards.

Mitre 10 was runner-up.

The survey saw 9555 Consumer New Zealand members rate retailers on price, range, point-of-sale and after-sale service. Consumer NZ also asked how likely members would be to recommend the stores.

Comments from those taking the survey suggested friendly, helpful patient customer service were hallmarks of good retailers.

Respondents disliked “pushy” sales people, Consumer NZ said.

Sue Chetwin, Consumer NZ chief executive, said she was pleased to see “a big-box retailer like Mitre 10 show it could win the battle for people’s hard-earned cash through good customer service”.

Ms Chetwin said 100% Appliances beat out much bigger stores in “just about every category”.

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Hampstead School staff may now be better equipped to deal with children’s anxiety following a seminar this week.

Carmen Murphy from the Canterbury District Health Board’s school-based mental health team held an anxiety seminar at the school last week.

Principal Peter Melrose said 30 Hampstead School staff attended the talk which covered youth anxiety – what it meant for children, recognising the signs and ways to address it.

Being able to help students with anxiety problems was important for teachers because the issue was prevalent in most schools around the country.

“Anxiety is a normal part of life – it’s when anxiety occurs inappropriately, is mismatched to an event that we need to address reactions and assistance.

“Anxiety becomes a problem when our body reacts in the absence of real danger.”

Hampstead School’s main priority was academic education but to be able to teach effectively, staff needed to support their students as a whole in terms of their

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■ GERALDINE ARTS AND PLANTS

Geraldine festival under way

By Michelle NelsoN

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Geraldine hummed with activity yesterday on day one of the town’s annual Arts and Plants festival.

The boulevard market, set up in the CBD, bristled with stalls selling everything the Christmas shopper or those wishing to stock up on garden plants could want.

Longtime stallholder Elaine Mallinson was doing a good trade with her hardy plants grown in the Four Peaks district and Timaru shopper Shirley Ayers had just the spot for some.

“We are already on water restrictions in Timaru, I come out here every year but I’m looking for something that will stand up to a dry summer,” she said.

At a nearby stall Jenny McColl, from Ashburton, was selling her Angelic Angels – made from concrete and corrugated iron.

She is also a regular at the event which attracts people from near and far to the town.

“We’ve had a great day, it’s always a lovely environment down here,” she said.

The Rakaia Lions, in conjunction with the Rakaia Bowling Club and the town’s Anglican parish were offering lily bulbs.

“They’ve been selling really well, there’s a lot of people about

Contactless caution Party-goers are being urged to be careful with their contactless credit and debit cards as an increasing number of thieves target tipsy revellers, police say. Although these cards provide convenience for people on-the-go, police are receiving more than one complaint a day involving fraudulent use of contact-less credit cards, Waikato Police district prevention manager inspector Kent Holdsworth said.

“Unfortunately though, like a lot of new technology that is designed to benefit the public, there are elements in our society who seek to illegally profit from such innovations and we’ve been getting several complaints from across the Waikato,” he said.

Paywave can be used to make purchases under $80 without entering a pin.

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Shirley Ayers chooses plants for her Timaru garden. and the weather is good,” Ella Drye said.

Over on the Village Green, Geraldine’s own Boru Bush Band was keeping the crowd enter-

tained with its unique style of toe-tapping music.

While some people were busy hunting bargains, others were happy to take a pew and while

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away the day.

The festival continues today with art exhibitions, market stalls and performers throughout the day.

Dan Carter says he’s no longer the sex symbol he “used to be” but he’s okay with that. The 33-year-old former All Black was interviewed on Seven Sharp as he promotes his new book, Dan Carter: My Story. He was asked if he was worried about getting old, to which he responded: “No not really. I’ve kind of accepted it, that I’m no longer this young sex symbol that I potentially used to be at the start of my career. I like to think I’m more of a family man now. You kind of mature into that.”

The rugby star, who will next week move to France to play for the club Racing Metro, is married to former Black Sticks player Honor Carter (nee Dillon), with whom he has two young sons, Marco and Fox.

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Annabel Newton can’t resist Barbara McCully’s peony plants.

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Sarndra Jaine-Vanderweg and Ella Drye take a turn at the Rakaia bulb stall.

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Farmers to focus on resizing proposal A Fonterra shareholder proposal to reduce the size of the co-operative’s board will be discussed in Ashburton on Monday.

The proposal has been put forward by Colin Armer and Greg Gent, in the form of a Special Resolution to change the constitution of the company to reduce from 13 directors to nine directors (six elected and three appointed).

The resolution requires 50 per cent Shareholders’ Council support and 75 per cent or more of shareholder votes to be in fa-

vour for it to succeed.

The Shareholders’ Council does not support this proposal.

Their position does not stop the proposal going forward for a shareholder vote. If the shareholder vote was in favour, the Shareholders’ Council would then have the option to rescind their stance.

Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers vice-president Jessie Dorman said it is important that shareholders have the opportunity to fully understand the pros and cons of the proposal and the implications of any change.

“Federated Farmers are not forming an opinion on the proposal, instead we are ensuring that shareholders have the opportunity to hear all sides of the debate so they can form their own views,” she said.

“The future direction of the cooperative depends on the shareholders being engaged and it is important that you exercise your right to vote.”

Mr Armer and Mr Gent will present the proposal and answer any questions at the meeting at the Hotel Ashburton on Monday, at 11am.

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Kim Dotcom’s lawyer has accused the Crown of including irrelevant evidence to prejudice the public against his client. During the first week of the extradition hearing – which has now come to the end of its eighth week – Crown prosecutor Christine Gordon, QC, acting for the US government, drew the court’s attention to a comment by the internet entrepreneur calling New Zealanders “dumb”. “Aussies, just as dumb as Kiwis,” Dotcom allegedly told a co-defendant Matthias Ortmann. But Dotcom’s counsel Ron Mansfield said the exchange had nothing to do with Megaupload being shut down in Australia and the comment would unfairly attract prejudice. - NZME

Schoolgirls missing Police are worried about two Wellington schoolgirls who have been missing for more than a week. Nobody has heard from Ziana Repia, 13, and Sunshyne McLean, 15, since Thursday last week and Porirua police are now appealing for help in finding the pair. It’s also possible they’ve left Wellington, and may be together.

Both girls attend Aotea College and when they were last seen they were wearing the school’s dark blue uniform with aqua striping and blue shorts. Sunshyne is described as 168 centimetres tall, of thin to medium build and has long black hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion. Ziana is 170cm tall and is of medium build. She has long frizzy hair and brown eyes.

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Spectators and officials stopped in their tracks when a platoon of soldiers dressed in World War One uniforms marched into the main arena of the Christchurch A&P Show on Wednesday.

But these were not enlisted soldiers, rather they were members of the reassembled Canterbury Mounted Rifles marking Armistice Day in 1918, signalling the end of the Great War. The 20-strong contingent, which received a rousing reception throughout the three-day show, formed prior to Anzac Day, assembling 100 mounted riders for the Anzac centennial year celebrations in North Canterbury.

“That’s how we all got together, from that we set up the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Charitable Trust, which benefits the Fallen Heroes Trust that looks after the families of servicemen and women who don’t return home,” trooper and sponsor Mark Appleton said.

The troopers come from all over Canterbury, they all own their own horses and maintain their own kit, rifles and all.

“We are all self-funded so all profits go to the charity. We get nothing out of it other than the pleasure of doing it,” Mr Appleton.

Some of the riders are descendants of men who formed the original Canterbury Mounted Rifles who left to fight at Gallipoli 100 years ago, and proudly wear some of their grandparents’ uniforms. Other pieces of uniform and kit have been purchased from online trading posts.

“Because I’m a pom, most of my uniform literally came off

Members of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles are pleasing crowds wherever they go.

Trade Me,” Mr Appleton said.

“We are looking for sponsors to help us get better kit – we need to find some more military saddles, but they are very expensive.”

Some of the members are exservicemen who provide advice on the military drills. At 75 years of age, part-time horse trainer Mike Donaldson has both the military experience and knowledge with horses to make a big contribution.

“He remembers the Lee Enfield rifle very well,” Mr Appleton.

“He’s taught us all the full military drill with the rifle.”

He said the troopers were inspired by people’s interest, and had accumulated a fair amount of history on the Mounted Rifles.

Aided by a Dunedin-based historian they have produced a DVD. The next project on the agenda is to find a patron for the charitable trust.

“The one we would really like to get is Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata,” Mr Appleton said.

“It would accelerate our takings for Fallen Heroes massively.”

Requests keep rolling in for the riders to appear at events, the most recent from the Otago

A&P Show. The riders have also offered to appear with a horse in schools.

And anyone who can ride a horse and has an interest is welcome to make enquiries about joining the group, which trains every second weekend to practise military drills and ‘tent pegging’ – a wartime sport which involves galloping with a lance and picking up wooden tent pegs.

On Armistice Day, the Canterbury Mounted Rifle regiment marched into the area at precisely 11am to observe a minute’s silence.

Top ewe hogget has Mid Canterbury genes A sheep which can trace its origins back to the Ashburton district has been named Miss Canterbury.

During a day best suited to gumboots, parkas and umbrellas, the livestock pavilion was a popular place as people sought shelter from intermittent hail and rain showers at the Canterbury A&P Show yesterday.

A sizable crowd had gathered to watch Symon Howard collect the Essential Nutrients Miss Canterbury trophy with his Suffolk ewe hogget – which the judge deemed “an exceptional sheep”.

Mr Howard runs the Taronga Stud from Waitahuna, Otago, but the suffolk sheep stud was originally started by his grandparents Fred and Helen Howard in Mid Canterbury in the 1980s with a handful of sheep.

Since taking it over in 2001, Mr Howard has built it up and now runs more than 120 stud ewes.

“There’s still some of the original bloodlines coming through,” he said.

He likes the temperament of

the black-faced breed, and the fact they produce fast growing, meat lambs.

The Canterbury show is the holy grail for sheep farmers and Mr Howard is no stranger to show ring success, taking the same trophy three years ago with yesterday’s winner’s mother.

With the quality of sheep he was up against, Mr Howard was “pretty pleased” with the win.

“The lineup was impressive, but the judge obviously liked the look of her,” he said.

He has been exhibiting at the Canterbury A&P Show for a number of years, and despite the distance he has to travel says it well worth the effort.

“It’s a good chance to see how the sheep measure up against other studs,” he said.

Right - Symon Howard with his award-winning ewe hogget.

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Long hours blamed for forestry worker’s death The partner of a forestry worker killed when he was crushed between two felled trees has hit out at a coroner’s findings into his death.

Michael Steven Langford, 28, was logging on a forestry site at Fox Hill Cemetery Road, Wakefield, near Nelson, when he was crushed to death on November 29, 2013.

A coroner found Mr Langford was fatally crushed between the trees after failing to apply the handbrake on his skidder.

The coroner said it was impossible to determine if this was a result of fatigue.

The decision has angered his family.

His partner Kim Moore said Mr Langford was working “endless hours” in the days and weeks leading up to his death, because he thought his bosses would not give him more work unless he performed.

“He was tired because he was worried that if he didn’t get his job done to the satisfaction of his bosses, he would not get more work from them.”

While Mr Langford was a contractor, Ms Moore said people further up the chain determined whether he would get work.

“Michael told me that they had promised him more work and he needed to please them to get it.”

The inquest heard Mr Langford was contracted by Total Harvest Solutions Ltd to clear 7000 tonnes of logs from the site, and his family and co-workers described how he worked long hours, and felt under pressure to complete the job by Christmas.

However, the company and the owner of the site both told the inquest into his death that there had been no discussion about having the work completed for Christmas, and the end date on the contract was January, or whenever the marketable trees had been removed.

Ms Moore told the inquest Mr Langford had been working long hours. Since he had started the job in September, she did not think he had taken a full day off, and had been working an average 14-plus hours a day.

A co-worker said he showed signs of stress, while another said he was not his “normal happy self” that day.

Coroner CJ Devonport said it was impossible to conclude whether Mr Langford was suffering fatigue.

Only Mr Langford would know whether fatigue affected his failure to apply the handbrake on the skidder he was operating.

Ms Moore said she understood an inquest into industrial accidents was to look at industry conditions and make recommendations to assist future policy.

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sponsorship for these too.

Having a school look after these trees showed children After two years, countless the importance of learning hours of hard work and many how to grow their own food, full tummies, Ashburton’s guardianonline.co.nz she said.

Fruit Fund is still going strong.

Fruit Fund could also pick The charity was created in fruit and vegetables from 2013 by Ashburton resident people’s gardens with a team Deirdre Moses to give chilof volunteers in picking seadren in Mid Canterbury acson when there is an excess. cess to fresh fruit after she saw They would either be given to schools a need in the area.

It started off with fruit being distributed or stewed and sold to raise funds for more in schools but quickly expanded to people trees or donated to community agencies, sponsoring trees to be grown by teachers she said.

“We can get them straight to families in and pupils.

Mrs Moses said since the charity began need.”

A number of their volunteers had come she had been able to provide 80 trees to schools, which had been sponsored by from Robbie’s Bar & Bistro who let its empeople in the community – usually parents ployees pick fruit during work time and they could stew the fruit on site. of children at the school.

“I love that there’s no fruit going to “It’s just a really wonderful legacy that waste,” she said. families are leaving.”

A few months ago Fruit Fund also beA further 20 trees had been bought on Tuesday and she hoped to be able to get came an officially registered charity.

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Mid Canterbury youth are making the most of the Hype Youth Health Centre with nearly 900 young people utilising the service in the past year.

Hype is a free and confidential service targeted at 12 to 24-yearolds in the Mid Canterbury community. It has been offering help with mental, social, physical and sexual issues since it opened nearly seven years ago.

The centre also provides information on a variety of topics including nutrition, sexual and mental health and budgeting advice, and can refer youth to services such as Work and Income, Community Law, public health nurses and sexual health clinics.

Co-ordinator Janet Hadley said during the past financial year 899 youth have used Hype’s services.

Just over 600 of these were dropins and another 250 were through its outreach service.

Since taking over the role as coordinator from Poppy CooperVear in December, Mrs Hadley

has worked with 103 males and 70 females, not including those in the outreach programme.

“Over the past three months I have seen increases in relationship and home inquiries, as well as sexual health [and] I have also referred several young people on to GPs and also to Family Planning,” she said.

Governed by a trust, the youth centre has recently appointed new trustees, bringing the total of youth and adult representatives to six apiece.

The addition of young people to the trust brings an entirely new perspective, Mrs Hadley said.

Madie Venmore-Kerr was reelected as chairwoman and, for the first time, the trust has a deputy chairman, Daniel Binsted from Mount Hutt College.

Mrs Hadley said she believes Hype is a “much-needed and well-utilised” service in the community.

“I have had some real success stories working with young people this year and I do enjoy working with them,” she said.

BY CAITLIN PORTER

CAITLIN.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Taking it day by day is the secret to a long and happy marriage, according to Valmai and Ernie Ludemann.

Having just celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary, the couple know a thing or two about the key to a happy marital life.

The couple met at a dance hall when Mrs Ludemann was 18.

The pair married shortly after at St Paul’s Church in Oamaru in 1943.

Farmers through and through, the couple moved from Oamaru to Eiffelton and finally to Mayfield before their son took over the family farm.

The couple then decided it was time to settle in the Ashburton township and, still comfortable at home, the pair have no plans to move elsewhere in the near future.

Both worked hard throughout their adult life, but have also made sure to enjoy their retirement. Mrs Ludemann was an avid embroiderer and together the couple went on many rallies with the Ashburton Vintage Car Club.

Living a quieter life now, for this year’s milestone anniversary the couple decided to have a

Happily married for 72 years – 94-year-old Valmai and 95-year-old Ernie Ludemann.

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Shortly after their anniversary the pair got together with 80 other family members for a

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Twin suicide blasts kill 43 Twin suicide bombings struck a southern Beirut suburb that’s a stronghold of the militant Shiite Hezbollah group yesterday evening, killing at least 43 people and wounding scores more in one of the deadliest attacks in recent years in Lebanon.

The attack was quickly claimed by the extremists Islamic State group, which is fighting in neighbouring Syria and Iraq but has not had a recognised affiliate in Lebanon, though the tiny Mediterranean country has seen deadly spillovers from the civil war next door.

The explosions hit minutes apart during rush hour in an area of southern Beirut called Burj al-Barajneh, a Hezbollah stronghold. The Shiite group has been fighting in Syria along with Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces.

The area has been hit in the past and Sunni militant groups have threatened to carry out more attacks there.

Along with the 43 killed, the bombings also wounded 239 people, the Health Ministry announced.

It was not immediately clear how many attackers were involved. According to a Lebanese security official, the first suicide attacker detonated his explosives’ vest outside a Shiite mosque, while the second blew himself up inside a nearby bakery.

An apparent third attacker

A Lebanese soldier opens fire into the air to disperse people who gathered around a man (on the ground) whom they claimed was the suspected attacker.

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was found dead, his legs blown off while he still wore an intact explosives’ belt, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

The official speculated that the third man may have been killed from the explosion set off by the second bomber, as he was reportedly close to that blast.

The Al-Mayadeen TV also reported there was a third wouldbe bomber, and showed a video of a bearded young man with an explosives’ belt. The report said

he died before he was able to detonate his explosives.

At the scene of the blasts, residents showed reporters what they said were metal pebbles that are usually put inside an explosive belt to inflict maximum casualties.

“They targeted civilians, worshippers, unarmed people, women and elderly, they only targeted innocent people,” Hezbollah official Bilal Farhat told The Associated Press, calling it a “satanic, terrorist attack.”

Hospitals in southern Beirut called on people to donate blood and appealed on residents not to gather at hospital gates so that ambulanced and emergency staff could work unhindered.

For more than an hour, ambulances struggled to ferry the wounded and the dead from the neighborhood while Lebanese troops and Hezbollah gunmen cordoned off the area, preventing anyone from getting close to the site of the two blasts, less than 50m apart.

Hezbollah called on people to leave all coffee shops in the area, which are usually packed with customers, and urged residents to inform the group about any suspicious activities.

Prime Minister Tammam Salam condemned the “cowardly criminal act,” urging the Lebanese to unite. UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag also denounced the “heinous attack,” stressing the need for those responsible to be brought to justice and saying that the international community was standing

by Lebanon.

The Islamic State group posted its claim of responsibility on social media pages linked to the Sunni militant group. The claim could not be independently verified but it was similar to other IS claims.

Yesterday’s attack shattered a period of relative calm in Lebanon.

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Drunk, high learner driver jailed over fatalities Almost a year after a drunken Pplater crashed into her sister on a Sydney footpath, killing her instantly, Louise Miller has two messages.

“Cherish your loved ones because you never know how long you have got them ... And please do not get into your car and drink and drive.”

Apprentice carpenter Jarad Smith was at a work Christmas

party on the night of December 13 last year when he consumed vodka, beer and snorted two lines of cocaine.

In what Judge Ian McClintock described yesterday as a “sick joke” by his workmates, he also had one of his drinks spiked, with what he thought was the drug “ice” but was most probably ecstasy.

Thirteen hours later, and de-

spite being intoxicated and barely able to stay awake, Smith “made a conscious decision to drive”.

The effects were catastrophic.

Less than a kilometre down the road from the celebrations, the 23-year-old, without braking, mounted the kerb at Rozelle in Sydney’s inner west on the morning of December 14.

He crashed into Ms Miller’s sis-

ter 47-year-old Catherine Pracy, killing her instantly.

Ms Pracy’s partner, 49-year-old Gary Kelley, suffered critical head and internal injuries and died in hospital on New Year’s Eve. In sentencing Smith to at least four years and a maximum of seven in Sydney’s District Court yesterday, Judge McClintock said the 23-year-old created an “appalling scene of carnage”. - AAP

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In brief Balcony lawsuits Previous tenants reported seeing mushrooms — a clear sign of rot — on a California balcony that collapsed, killing six college students, but the building’s management did not close the structure off, according to lawsuits filed yesterday. The 12 lawsuits filed in Alameda County by the families of five Irish students who died and seven people who were injured in the June collapse accuse the building manager, Greystar, the building owner, BlackRock, and the construction firm that built the balcony, Segue, of negligence.

They suits seek unspecified damages.

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Cruise ship search The US Coast Guard says it’s searching for a woman who fell from a cruise ship about 35km off the coast of Cuba. Coast Guard officials said the unidentified passenger fell from a deck of the Norwegian Pearl about 7pm yesterday. Officials say a Coast Guard cutter and a C-130 plane were responding to assist in the search. Norwegian Cruise Line said in an emailed statement that a female passenger was seen intentionally going overboard during a chartered cruise on the Pearl. The cruise line says crew members immediately initiated rescue measures, including deploying three rescue boats and notifying authorities.

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Plea for leniency Attorneys for former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle asked a judge for leniency yesterday as he awaits sentencing on child pornography and sex-crime charges. The lawyers said Fogle “is profoundly sorry.” Fogle, a 38-year-old father of two, became a Subway spokesman after shedding more than 90kg as a university student, in part by eating the chain’s sandwiches.

Subway ended its relationship with Fogle after authorities raided his suburban Indianapolis home in July. Fogle’s lawyers are asking for a five-year prison term at next week’s sentencing; Fogle has pleaded guilty to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography.

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US airstrikes target ‘Jihadi John’ A US drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” yesterday, according to American officials. Whether the strike killed the British man who appears in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages was not known, officials said.

Mohammed Emwazi was the target of an airstrike in Raqqa, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said in a statement. Officials were assessing the results of the strike, he said.

A US official told The Associated Press that a drone had targeted a vehicle in which Emwazi was believed to be travelling.

The official was not authorised to speak publicly and requested anonymity.

Emwazi, believed to be in his mid-20s, has been described by a former hostage as a bloodthirsty psychopath who enjoyed threatening Western hostages.

Spanish journalist Javier Espinosa, who had been held in Syria for more than six months after his abduction in September 2013, said Emwazi would explain precisely how the militants would carry out a beheading.

Lebanese Sunni cleric men hold a banner during a sit-in against Russian intervention in Syria.

Russia has also begun airstrikes against ISIS and other militant groups.

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Emwazi was born in Kuwait and spent part of his childhood in the poor Taima area of Jahra before moving to Britain while still a boy, according to news reports quoting Syrian activists who knew the family. He attended state schools in London, then studied computer science at the University of Westminster before leaving for Syria in 2013.

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He had been known to the nation’s intelligence services since at least 2009, when he was connected with investigations into terrorism in Somalia.

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A quiet man with a huge heart It’s been 25 years since a big man with an equally large heart turned over his business and his own personal wealth to the people of Mid Canterbury. Nadine Porter finds out how a quiet man’s legacy has become the glue that holds our community together and why his gift impacts on us all.

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t’s a wet afternoon and traffic is moving slowly, but it’s unclear what is causing a delay until the sound of the St John siren reaches everyone long before the yellow and green vehicle of mercy rushes past.

While many St John branches struggle to raise funds to keep their service exemplary, the Ashburton branch was given an extraordinary gift back in 1990 when a hard-working farmer, turned truckie and then transport owner, discovered he had terminal cancer.

An avid local rugby fan, Trevor Wilson very rarely missed a game at the A&P showgrounds.

It was there he noticed St John cadets out in the rain and it was there that the genesis of an idea formed.

He wanted to set up a trust, he told his close friends and advisors, and he wanted it to benefit St John and one other organisation – but which one?

Not surprisingly Trevor first looked at building a muchneeded hospice, but eventually turned away from the idea when he realised a gifted building to the Canterbury District Health Board could be sold at any time, leaving the community with nothing.

At the same time the Mid Canterbury farming community was experiencing a severe downturn on the back of high interest rates and government reforms. Many farmers were having to work off farm in order for them to survive.

It was a sobering and difficult time and its impact was wide.

Federated Farmers, in an attempt to offer support, hired – via the Rural Support Trust – a counsellor to help struggling farmers. Pat Withers initially operated out of Presbyterian Support’s Cameron Courts.

Although not definitive, it

Trevor Wilson – a hard-working man. seems likely that the background of uncertainty among his former farming peers and seeing the impact Pat’s counselling had, led to Trevor naming Presbyterian Support as his other main beneficiary.

Whatever the reason, he could never have known just how important that decision was, nor how many services Presbyterian Support would offer to clients today.

It was in stark contrast to the quiet unassuming life Trevor himself lived.

A farmer first and foremost, Trevor had his first off-farm foray into business via a combine harvesting contracting business with his brother Maurice.

Bulk cartage was added to the mix as an extension of their business and, as clientele grew, Trevor decided to go it alone and formed Wilson Bulk Transport.

Never one to show ostentatious wealth, he steadily accumulated properties and built up a highly successful transport company, having been quietly innovative, particularly in being one of the first in the area to cart containers for Mid Canterbury exporters.

All that knew him spoke warmly of a man known to give personal loans to help many small businesses get on their feet and of a hard-working bloke who never spent any money on himself.

Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Trevor formed a trust with his friends and confidantes – Philip Wareing, Neil Thomas, John Welsh and Neil Sinclair in 1990 – before dying a year later.

Selecting St John and Presbyterian Support as the main benefactors, Trevor quietly handed Mid Canterbury arguably one of

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its greatest ever gifts.

Today Presbyterian Support provides a wide-ranging service to the community, including Family Works Youth Services, social work and counselling support, parenting support, community social work, social workers in schools and heath promotion.

Every year a substantial amount of money is gifted from the Trevor Wilson Charitable Trust to help cover operational costs, including the 20 Presbyterian Support staff required to run current services.

For Ashburton and West Coast regional manager Jackie Girvan, Trevor’s generosity – including the gift of the building they are in – was a once-in-alifetime gift.

“It is amazing. We are the only branch in the upper South Island to have such a wonderful benefactor. There would be no-one locally who has matched his legacy.

It’s the most remarkable thing.”

St John Ashburton has had six ambulances funded by the trust and various operational and building costs.

Ashburton area executive office Elaine Vallender describes Trevor as being selfless and said the trust’s support ensured their branch was the envy of the South Island.

Today Wilson Bulk Transport continues to thrive and all profits derived are distributed to the trust and other community pro-

jects including the EA Networks Centre and the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Twenty-five years on, Trevor’s hard work and generosity continues to be linked to every part of Mid Canterbury.

The man himself wouldn’t

enjoy the fuss being made about his contributions, but the success of the trust reminds us daily what an incredibly generous and selfless man he was – and we are all the better for it.

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Post-natal depression affects a countless number of women but some, like Alice* don’t even know it. The Guardian’s Caitlin Porter sat down with Alice* earlier this week to discuss her postnatal struggles.

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n 2008 Alice (* not her real name) was a high school teacher in Lincoln, a woman who lived an organised, independent and fulfilling life.

Pregnant and still teaching, Alice experienced a very unexpected and early birth. At only 33 weeks daughter Alex* was born at Christchurch Women’s Hospital.

“I was working the day before, and then I had her the day after,” she said.

Spending weeks in the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was tough for Alice and her husband Dave*.

“I had no control … the first time I held my baby she was wired up – full of tubes.”

When they finally discharged Alex, Alice and Dave returned to Ashburton but were not provided with any sort of follow-up care.

A change in midwives partway through the pregnancy didn’t help matters either. “[Alex was] a reflux-y, screamy, pukey baby.”

Alice and Dave tried to manage the best they could, working in two-hour shifts through the night, but it eventually got the better of them.

“So that, that was my entry to motherhood,” Alice explained.

The stand-in midwife tried her best to help the couple, but at times it was challenging.

“I just didn’t cope, I had friends that sailed through that time and I thought I was useless.”

Unaware of the signs and symptoms of depression, Alice put her negative mindset down to being tired.

The battle went on until Alex was around eight months old.

When people in Alice’s life brought up the notion of postnatal depression she said it “wasn’t even an option”.

“Not with my belief, with my prejudice against depression.”

It also didn’t help that an un-

named family member would remind her that “all babies cry” and she should “get over it”.

Her negative state of mind continued and her friends with small children would ask to catch up but the answer was always “no”.

“It was just too hard.”

Her depression also began to impact on her marriage.

Dave was back at work living what Alice deemed a “normal life”, while she felt so far removed from her version of “normal”.

“I resented him because ... he got to carry on,” she said.

Dave would return home from work to be greeted by an upset and exhausted Alice.

Finally Dave decided to do some

research and once again the topic of post-natal depression reared its ugly head.

More open to it this time around the couple went to their GP and Alice was diagnosed with postnatal depression and given antidepressants.

Following that Alice began to feel more like herself but was

still tired. For her, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) went hand in hand with her depression, following the trauma of such an early birth.

Sometimes friends would tell her they had “forgotten” about Alex’s rough start in life, but Alice said it’s something that can never be forgotten.

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Above – Alice’s first child was born at 33 weeks.

Left – Alice* with her youngest daughter, Ruby*.

“It was just so unexpected.”

Following the birth of the couple’s second daughter, Ruby*, a few years later Alice’s post-natal depression crept back once again.

Ruby’s birth was not as traumatic as her sister’s, but she still needed to be put on a breathing machine following delivery.

“She wasn’t as hard, but we were

rushed to the NICU in the ambulance and that really took me back.”

While she coped better, Alice had to undergo major surgery following the birth and all of a sudden life just wasn’t looking so rosy.

“You do think you’ll just get over it.”

This time Alice knew what was

happening and sought help.

Now, she has made it her mission to spread the word about post-natal depression in an effort to dispel some of the stigma around it.

Parenting with post-natal depression is much different than other people’s “normal-ish experience” and it can be hard to

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comprehend for those who haven’t encountered it.

Throughout her time her husband and mother became great support systems, as did Alice’s Plunket nurse and GP. Deciding to take part in Plunket’s Post Natal Adjustment Programme (PNAP) was also a great help, she said.

“They were great, they acknowledge what is going on.”

“While you don’t want to admit it, it’s about being open.”

People who want more information about post-natal depression can contact Plunket or the Ashburton Parents’ Centre. *Names changed to protect identity

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In brief Manly chase Walker Manly have confirmed their interest in troubled South Sydney star Dylan Walker, amid speculation the former Test centre is facing the sack from the Rabbitohs. Walker’s future at Redfern appears bleak after he and team-mate Aaron Gray overdosed on painkillers and were hospitalised in September. The 21-year-old’s fate will be decided at a Souths board meeting later this month when it is expected he will be axed, however chief executive John Lee has said his fate has not been sealed. Walker has been linked to a number of clubs including St George Illawarra, Canterbury and Penrith. - AAP

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Anthony Van Asperen with his 100 and 200 metre medals and the Athlete with a Disability Award he received at the Aoraki Secondary Schools’ Sports Awards.

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Bright future for Anthony

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Anthony Van Asperen is hoping for more success next year after speeding his way to the Athlete with a Disability Award at the Ao-

raki Secondary Schools’ Sports Awards last month.

The 17-year-old competes in the 100 and 200 metres, but also enjoys basketball, touch rugby, surfing and volleyball.

Van Asperen said he felt confident at the awards in Timaru after receiving plenty of encouragement from his classmates at Ashburton College, and his mother, Iris, said she was pleased

with the support he receives.

“I want to acknowledge the Ashburton College students for encouraging Anthony in his skills, his achievements and accepting him as he is,” she said.

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Fear of failure driving Ronda Rousey

By Paul Johnson It’s not only success that is driving Ronda Rousey as she prepares for her UFC bantamweight title defence against Holly Holm.

For all her triumphs since joining the UFC, where she is undefeated with a record of 12-0, the past still haunts Rousey, specifically world championship (final) and Olympic (bronze medallist) losses in judo.

Come tomorrow at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium, in front of what is expected to be a record crowd of 63,000 for a UFC event, the pressure and fear of losing will be magnified.

Rousey - while always confident of victory - says the more she wins, the greater her fear of losing grows.

“The most uncomfortable scenario is that I’m the best and I have the most pressure.

“It’s like the pressure from a

bullet shoots me out of the gun,” Rousey said.

“My fear of failure is larger than anyone else’s, and it’s increasing with every single fight.

“I don’t shy away from it. I am extremely fearful but I don’t have a single doubt in my mind (when it comes to winning).”

The American has gone through many ways she thinks the fight could play out, but knows sometimes things don’t go to plan in UFC. “That’s the environment I do the best in ... I fight above myself.

I do better when the pressure and the fear is the highest.”

But what of the undefeated (90) Holm?

Compared to Rousey, the New Mexico native is very reserved and her calm demeanour and boxing background as a world champion means she won’t be overawed.

She is also regarded as one of the best pure strikers in women’s

Ronda Rousey: “I do better when the pressure and the fear is the highest.” mixed martial arts, but Rousey, who is renowned for her aggression, believes attacking Holm

won’t see her get knocked out.

“I have really fragile hands but I have a great chin.

“I am very confident in my ability to take a hit,” Rousey said, suggesting she might wear a few punches to get inside against her opponent.

Rousey said earlier in the week that ‘nobody has been ready to fight her’ but Holm believes she is as prepared as anyone.

“I do feel like I am better prepared because she showed nobody has been prepared enough, she has run through them, so I have to feel I am going to be prepared better than that,” said Holm.

“We have a gameplan for every piece of it.

“I don’t want to be so focused on staying on the outside, there is a gameplan for every aspect of a fight.

“I am not just betting on one area.”

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It’s the news every Warriors fan has been waiting for - Shaun Johnson is back in training. The 25-year-old, who was ruled out for the remainder of the 2015 NRL season when he broke his ankle in round 20 against Manly, has been spotted running, passing and kicking the ball at Warriors training yesterday. Johnson’s injury all but signalled the end of the Warriors’ 2015 title ambitions. While Johnson is not expected to take part in February’s Auckland Nines, any pre-season matchtime he can fit in would be key for the Warriors.

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Australia is set to deport former Kiwis and Warriors front-rower Russell Packer to New Zealand immediately, according to reports. Sydney Radio 2UE host and former Australian international John Gibbs said that the St GeorgeIllawarra Dragons prop would be forced to leave Australia due to his criminal past, sportal. com.au reported. The prospect comes as the Australian government toughens their stance against non-citizens who have broken their laws.

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Raiders re-sign Leilua Canberra have re-signed powerful centre Joseph Leilua until the end of the 2018 NRL season. Leilua, who was offcontract at the end of the 2015 season, joined the Raiders in June from Newcastle and scored one try in six matches for the club. The 23-year-old, who debuted at age 18 for the Roosters, is a dangerous ball-runner when at his forceful best and crossed for 24 tries in his first two years with the Knights. However his performances fell away after the departure of coach Wayne Bennett.

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Pritchard off to Hull Hull say former New Zealand international Frank Pritchard has re-affirmed his commitment to them after rejecting lastminute efforts to keep him in the NRL. The Super League club announced the capture of the 32-year-old Bulldogs forward on a two-year contract in June but NZ Warriors are believed to have stepped in with a late offer.

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In brief Rare loss for Phelps Michael Phelps has suffered a rare defeat in the 100m butterfly final at the Minneapolis swim meet as he continues his preparations towards the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The most-decorated medallist in Olympic history was beaten into third place behind Giles Smith and San Condorelli. Phelps clocked 52.99 sec, far slower than the 50.45 which he produced at last year’s US swimming championships, the fastest time over the distance in 2015.

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Celebrations too hot Jorge Lorenzo’s celebration of his MotoGP world title on his home island of Mallorca was interrupted when the Spanish Yamaha rider suffered what appeared to be minor burns to his leg from a motorcycle mishap. Lorenzo, who wrapped up his third title when he won Sunday’s Valencia Grand Prix, was about to leave the airport near the capital Palma to ride in a cavalcade with fans when hot smoke poured out of the machine forcing him to leap off. “If I was able to race in Assen having just had a collarbone operation this is nothing,” Lorenzo was quoted as saying in local media. - AP Hugh Donaldson was awarded Overall Sportsman of the Year at the Aoraki Secondary Schools’ Sports Awards in Timaru last month.

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Donaldsons making waves

By James Ford

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After adding the overall sportsman of the year gong to his expansive trophy collection a fortnight ago, Hugh Donaldson and twin brother George are continuing to make waves in the world of water skiing.

As part of a water-skiingmad-family, the Ashburton College students first took to Lake Hood as six-year-olds, and have been neck-and-neck ever since.

Hugh medalled at his first nationals in Piarere at eight years old with a tricks bronze, while George placed fourth.

Hugh and George have also been New Zealand champion and runner-up skiers respectively in their age group for the past four years, and train extensively throughout the winter months in Australia and Florida.

While in Florida, both Donaldsons broke the South Island boys’ tricks record, and still hold the second and third highest trick scores at New Zealand sub-junior and junior boys’ levels.

In Perth, the duo took gold and bronze medals in the under-17 Asia-Oceania Championships.

The twins then achieved personal bests at the Junior Worlds

in Peru last January and gold and silver medals at the nationals in Wanganui in April, and were also awarded the prestigious Silver Star Award.

Despite the long list of honours, 15-year-old Hugh reflected modestly on his success in the sport that he has participated in for most of his young life.

“I was pretty surprised, I didn’t really think I’d get it (the overall sportsman of the year award) because the other sports are more popular,” he said.

“It was great the years of training it takes to reach this level was recognised.”

Hugh said he aims to continue to improve, and he also has hopes of earning a college scholarship in the United States through his water skiing, before taking on the world’s finest.

“I like learning new stuff, I want to go professional and compete around the world,” he said.

The duo are now putting in the hours for the next Oz-Kiwi Championships in February and the Asia-Oceania Champs at Lake Kereta, Northland, where they’ll hope to pick up more silverware, and if their record is anything to go by, not many would be betting against them.

Big guns to clash Defending champion Novak Djokovic has been handed an early showdown with Roger Federer as the world No.1 launches his bid for a fourth successive ATP Tour Finals title. Djokovic arrives in south London hoping to win the prestigious season-ending event for a fifth time to cap another remarkable year that saw him win three grand slam crowns and cement his position on top of the world rankings.

The 28-year-old Serb will get a quick test of his appetite for further success on the banks of the Thames when he faces Federer in the 43rd instalment of their rivalry. They are tied at 21 wins each.

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Mundine v Green Anthony Mundine and Danny Green are reportedly set to earn at least $6 million each if they agree to a rematch in 2016. In what would be the biggest purse in Australian boxing history, promoter and matchmaker Brian Amatruda is negotiating with both camps for the arch-rivals to meet in May 2016 at Etihad Stadium, according to News Corp. “Everyone in the country will watch,” Amatruda said. “It’s far too much money for both of these guys to knock it back.”

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George Donaldson has also been in exceptional form and will hope to add to his medal haul at the Oz-Kiwi Championships in February and the Asia-Oceania Champs.

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Pink ball ‘future of cricket’

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Mid Canterbury skipper Bevan Ravenscroft in action during his side’s four-wicket loss to North Otago in Oamaru last Sunday.

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By JAmes Ford

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Mid Canterbury’s Hawke Cup preparations will continue against Marlborough in a 50-over match in Cheviot tomorrow, following a loss last Sunday.

Bevan Ravenscroft’s side fell to a four-wicket defeat to North Otago in their opening preseason tie played at Centennial Park in Oamaru last weekend and strug-

gled in the greasy conditions.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, the visitors were all out for 153 in the 44th over.

Richard Print (29) top scored for Mid Canterbury while Brad Fleming was best with the ball for North Otago, taking 3 for 19.

North Otago then chased down Mid Canterbury’s total in the 44th over with South African Francois Mostert top scoring with an un-

beaten 50, while Hayden Sinclair was the visitors’ best with the ball, taking four for 24 off his 10 overs.

Ravenscroft said he is hoping for an increased contribution from the top order tomorrow, but expects steady progression in the coming weeks ahead of the opening Hawke Cup clash against South Canterbury on November 28.

“Hopefully our top order can get

a few more runs (tomorrow).

“We bowled well (against North Otago) but the conditions didn’t do us any favours,” he said.

“We were bowling in the rain for 10, 15 overs so the ball was pretty slippery and wasn’t easy to deal with.

“We were just a bit rusty all round and hopefully we’ll hit our straps over the next couple of weeks.”

Warner’s ton sets up huge Australian total By roB ForsAith Centurion David Warner dictated terms and broke all manner of records as Australia raced to 1-243 at tea on day one of the second Test against New Zealand.

Warner was unbeaten on 129 at the end of yesterday’s second session at the WACA, having become the first player to score three Test tons at the venue.

He also celebrated a fourth consecutive ton against NZ, having posted one in each innings in Brisbane.

Only one other opener has hit three Test tons on the trot, Sunil Gavaskar.

The hosts’ run rate is an incredible 4.58, the tourists having only managed 53 overs in searing heat.

There was a sense of groundhog day about the way Warner took control after Steve Smith won the toss.

The script has been remarkably similar to the first Test at the Gabba, where Australia had cruised to a 208-run win.

Warner again powered Australia past 0-100 with Joe Burns, who fell for 40 in the morning session.

The pugnacious opener looks to be in the middle of another productive partnership with Usman Khawaja, who has been just as potent but a bit more lucky in his unbeaten knock of 69.

The main difference has been the Decision Review System (DRS) frustrating NZ as much as Warner and Khawaja.

Brendon McCullum wasted the

side’s first review on a lbw shout in the 13th over, replays confirming a clear inside edge.

McCullum gambled on the second, when Warner was on 78 and struck on the pads by Trent Boult in the 29th over.

Ball-tracking technology suggested the ball was clipping the top of middle stump, but only enough of it to deliver a verdict of ‘umpire’s call’.

With no reviews remaining, the Black Caps were at risk of further misery.

Sure enough, Khawaja was given not out on 36 when he feathered an edge to keeper BJ Watling.

Khawaja also had a slice of luck on 23, when Watling fumbled what looked to be another chance created by spinner Mark Craig.

Another reprieve came on 62 in the final over of the second session, Doug Bracewell too far off the rope and unable to reel in what could have been a regulation catch.

Khawaja, recalled for the threematch series after more than two years in the Test wilderness, failed to let any of it fluster him.

The first drop was typically textbook, although he reaped three boundaries by slog-sweeping Craig.

Warner dispatched his first two deliveries to the fence.

For all the pre-match talk of intimidatory bowling from both sides, Warner made a statement of his own with the willow. He raced to 29 off 20 balls, posting a halfcentury after 72 minutes and a ton from 118 deliveries.

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Neil Harvey, the last surviving member of the legendary 1948 Invincibles, hopes the inaugural day-night pink ball Test will be embraced as he feels it could be the future of Australian cricket.

Now 87, the left-handed batting great, who rarely gets to watch Test cricket live outside Sydney, will be in Adelaide later this month for the historic match.

Coming from an era when different coloured balls and abbreviated formats were unheard of, one might expect Harvey to be critical of such a drastic change but that’s not the case.

“I am a traditionalist but I’m also for progress and it is progress,” Harvey told AAP. “If it goes in the right direction, I’m all for it.

“It’s all brand new and I just hope the public embrace it and they go and watch it. “i just hope the pink ball is a great success because if it is, it will be the future of Australian cricket.”

He’s not such a big fan of Twenty20, the major innovation of the past decade.

“People said I’d be good at it, maybe I would, maybe I wouldn’t, it’s hard to know,” Harvey said.

“But it’s an odd game.

“It’s a hit or miss game isn’t it? It’s all over in a short period of time.

“It gets a new audience which is probably a good thing but I’m pleased I didn’t have to play it.”

Experience means he remains optimistic about the current Test team despite the rash of recent retirements.

“I was the chairman of selectors when the (Kerry) Packer (World Series cricket) split occurred (in the 1970s),” Harvey said.

“In that one season we found about five Test players straight away, so it didn’t take us long and this will be no different.”

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Cairns ‘disrespected the game’ Hunt set Honest cricket players walk when they know they’re out, but Chris Cairns showed an “arrogance beyond belief” to take legal action when accused of match-fixing, a court has heard.

The 45-year-old took a “dishonest” libel case against Lalit Modi, which he won in 2012, but in the course of victory committed perjury and perverted the course of justice, said Crown prosecutor Sasha Wass QC. She had already compared Cairns to disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who maintained his innocence but was later stripped of seven Tour de France titles, for bringing shame on their sports.

In her closing speech to the jury at the Southwark Crown Court, Ms Wass said one of the top cricketers in the world had been sitting opposite them for the past six weeks.

Cricket was known for fair play, said the Queen’s Counsel, but Cairns had made a “mockery” of the game by cheating and encouraging others to cheat.

“The top players don’t cheat, it’s not cricket.

“He has made a mockery of the game of cricket, disrespected fans worldwide and disrespected the game.”

The prosecutor said the legal fraternity also prided itself by playing by the rules and Andrew Fitch-Holland, jointly charged with perverting the course of justice, had also disrespected his profession.

His explanation of a Skype call with Lou Vincent, in which he tries to persuade the cricketer to support Cairns libel case, was an “insult to your intelligence,” Ms Wass said.

Fitch-Holland made three “blunders” which showed he knew Cairns was involved in match-fixing and therefore he was asking Vincent to provide a false statement, said the prosecutor.

When Modi tweeted that Cairns was removed from the Indian Premier League auction for his “past record” of fixing, Fitch-Holland quoted Cairns as saying” “Modi’s f***ed me, I’m gone, I’m done.”

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PHOTO ODT Those were not the words of an innocent man unfairly wronged, said Mr Wass, but one who believed the “I’ve been caught”.

The second “blunder”, according to the Crown, was Fitch-Holland asking Cairns if there was a “smoking gun” such as a recording of him receiving money.

That was not questioning whether Cairns was guilty, said Ms Wass, but if anyone could prove it.

Thirdly, Fitch-Holland warned Cairns about two other libel cases including Lord Jeffrey Archer who was found guilty of perjury during the libel hearing and served two years in prison.

“Why would he warn Chris Cairns, unless he knew the allega-

tions by Mr Modi ... were correct?”

Ms Wass said the “wall of evidence” of match-fixing was overwhelming.

This included “bricks” of direct evidence from witnesses such as Lou Vincent, Brendon McCullum and Ellie Riley, but also indirect evidence who corroborated key parts of their accounts.

These witnesses - Leanne McGoldrick, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills, Steve Pearson, Phil Hayes and Ricky Ponting - provided “unanswerable” evidence that the others were not making false allegations, said Ms Wass.

The Crown prosecutor said Adams told the jury about a conversation where Cairns was “openly

boasting” that nobody would be able to prove match-fixing in the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League.

Ellie Riley also said Cairns was “very confident” of not being caught and Lou Vincent told her that Cairns was dismissed from the ICL for match-fixing, although the public reason given was an undisclosed ankle injury, said Ms Wass.

This matched up with the evidence of Andrew Hall, another player at the Chandigarh Lions, who said Cairns told him he was sacked for match-fixing allegations but not to believe the rumours.

Another player Dinesh Mongia, whom Lou Vincent alleged was involved in match-fixing, was also dismissed the same night in October 2008.

Cairns was also on a list of 11 “tainted” ICL players thought to be involved in unethical conduct, with his name beside the words “arranged match-fixing”.

The Crown prosecutor also pointed to payments of $US250,000 from a diamond trader - with no contract - and Cairns had large sums of cash, once repaying 9000 pounds to Daniel Vettori in 20 pound notes.

When Ms Wass questioned Cairns about the Vettori payment, he said he was often paid large amounts of cash for appearing at functions or speaking engagements.

He admitted he did not bank the money in order to avoid paying tax.

“We suggest it was dirty money, criminal money. Chris Cairns says it was legitimate but ‘I was fiddling my tax’,”said Ms Wass.

“Either way, it doesn’t show him in attractive light.”

She said the evidence against Cairns was “overwhelming.”

“We suggest both the defendants should be ashamed of themselves, and both are guilty of the both counts in the indictment”.

The Queen’s Counsel representing Cairns and Fitch-Holland will present their final arguments to the jury next week.

- NZME

De Villiers lines up for his 100th Test AB de Villiers says he will not feel any pressure in his 100th Test, as he bids to push South Africa to a series-levelling victory over India in the second of their four-match series starting tonight.

The top-ranked tourists crashed to a 108-run defeat inside three days in the low-scoring first Test in Mohali, unable to play India’s spinners on the dry, dusty pitch.

De Villiers said his focus was not on his landmark Test at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, but on performing to the best of his ability.

“I don’t feel any pressure because it is my 100th game,” the 31-year-old said. “I feel pressure

because we are 1-0 down. It’s a huge honour to play my 100th Test because, never in my life, I thought I will be in this position.

“I just want to have an impact on the game and I want to play my role in the team and get us into a position where we can win this Test and get back into the series.”

De Villiers has scored 7685 runs at an average of 51.92 with 21 hundreds since his Test debut in 2004.

“I do like to stay in the moment and think about what is important today, and that is focusing on this Test match,” said the star batsman, who will become the seventh South African to play 100 Tests.

“I know we are one down and we

want to get back into the series. I don’t like looking back too much.

“I have got lots of time after my career to do that.”

De Villiers will play at a familiar venue where he - like Indian captain Virat Kohli - plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. “I have never been sentimental about these things,” he said.

“I don’t care where I play my 100th Test. But I have to add that playing in Bangalore is really special for me.

“I love coming here. I enjoy touring India in general.”

De Villiers top-scored with 63 in the first innings at Mohali and

16 in the second, but was foxed by legspinner Amit Mishra both times and found his stumps shattered.

The batsman said too much was made of South Africa’s defeat in the first Test, where India’s first-innings total of 201 was the highest in the match.

“Both teams struggled on that pitch - no one scored a hundred,” he said. “Both teams struggled against spin and looked foolish at times playing spin.

“There is absolutely nothing wrong with home teams changing the conditions to favour them.

I feel we have the firepower to counter that.”

- AFP

to face Bigfoot

The score needs to be settled.

After Mark Hunt and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva battled to an epic draw over five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night 33 in Brisbane in December, 2013, many were in awe that the fight went the distance.

Both men were knocked down and suffered through 25 minutes of action in a bout that is widely accepted as one of the greatest heavyweight fights the UFC has seen.

But Silva (19-7-1) tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone after the scrap, which took the gloss off the spectacle and nearly two years on, the two will meet again at UFC 193 in Melbourne tomorrow.

Hunt (10-10-1) can be cryptic when he speaks but when it comes to his attitude in the octagon, he keeps things simple.

“I know the gameplan; I’ve always said it’s the same gameplan, which is to go and knock his face off and that’s about it.

It’s the easiest gameplan anyone could have,” Hunt said.

The Super Samoan did his training camp in the heat of Thailand - generally he prepares in Auckland - but the opportunity to work at the AKA camp proved too good to turn down where he trained with the recently-retired Soa Palelei.

“It’s good for losing weight,” Hunt said of the Thai weather.

The scale has often proved as dangerous of an opponent as the behemoths Hunt has met in the cage during the past few years.

A botched weight cut left him with little in the tank when he met American Stipe Miocic (13-2) at UFC Fight Night 65 in Adelaide in May where he suffered a fifthround TKO loss.

“It wasn’t a competition last time.

“It was just me getting beat up so that’s not going to happen again,” the Kiwi said.

He recently finished his training camp weighing around 124kg, leaving a small amount to drop to squeeze under the 120.6kg non-title limit for heavyweights.

In the past, Hunt has often entered the week of a fight needing to shed 10-12kg.

At 41, Hunt is closer to the end of his career than the beginning but he still holds designs on earning a title shot.

- NZME

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In brief

■ RUGBY

Hard yards for the hopefuls

BY ELI ORZESSEK Forget the Rugby World Cup Sonny Bill Williams and Liam Messam can expect some really hard work as they train to join the All Blacks Sevens for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. New Zealand coach Sir Gordon Tietjens shed some light on his plans for the pair in advance of this weekend’s Oceania Sevens tournament at Trusts Arena in Auckland.

“They’ll work probably harder than they’ve worked before because that’s part of our game, part of our conditioning,” he said.

“We’ve talked to them and they’ve been talking to my conditioning trainer as well, and obviously if they’re looking to be good at our game they’ve got to be training it and playing it.”

Both players will take part in five or six tournaments next year, including the Sevens World Series, as part of their integration into the squad.

Messam has gone to Japan to begin sevens training programmes already and Williams is expected to join the training camps in January and February.

With the All Blacks Sevens side having already qualified for Rio, Tietjens will be using this weekend’s tournament to finalise his squad for the 2015/16 season.

The first tournament of the World Series kicks off in Dubai early next month.

The New Zealand development side, made up of core All

Black Sevens players along with some promising youngsters, will play training matches against Auckland.

“I’m playing a lot of younger players who are vying for positions to be a contracted sevens player,” he said.

“There’ll be a couple of the senior players playing with them but they’ll be all the new young guys playing against Auckland.”

However, Tietjens said he would also be casting his eye on the Auckland side for potential talent.

“It’s fair to say if anyone in the Auckland team stands out as well, then they’ll become a contender as well,” he said.

“I’m always actively looking for new players.”

The two-day event is also a critical Olympic qualifying tournament, with the winners from the men’s and women’s draws securing their places for Rio next year.

The teams who finish second and third will have a second chance to book places for Rio. They will gain automatic entry to the World Rugby final Olympic qualifying tournament, expected to be played in June 2016.

The countries participating in the men’s tournament are Australia, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, America Samoa, Nauru and Solomon Islands.

Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands and Tonga will compete in the women’s tournament.

- NZME

The Brumbies have scored a major coup signing Argentina’s World Cup halfback Tomas Cubelli on a two-year Super Rugby deal. Cubelli has 45 test caps for Los Pumas and was a key member of their impressive run to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals. He will be an ideal replacement for Wallabies halfback Nic White, who has left the Brumbies to play in France. Brumbies CEO Michael Jones said Cubelli opted for the Canberra-based side over the new Argentinian Super Rugby side which will boast 21 of their RWC semifinal squad.

- AAP

No Smith and Jones

Sonny Bill Williams: Hoping to make the sevens squad for Rio. PHOTO AP

Our sporting leaders among the very best W like Ben Stokes and Joe Root were selected and persevered with, all because of the way McCullum plays the game.

High praise indeed.

And a mark of the man: When he was cut off at the knees by a dreadful umpire’s call, he didn’t explode, instead he said the umpires were the best in the world, and sometimes made mistakes.

Throw in Simon Mannering, the rock at the centre of the Kiwis (ok, so he’s not on this tour!) and Casey Kopua for the netballers, and we surely have a team of national captains to rival anyone’s. * * * * * Cup Week in Canterbury, a brilliant few days of racing as per usual, with all the highlights, celebrations and bouts of despair for owners and punters across all the codes.

Couple of things from two superb days at Addington.

First, the All-Stars stable was predictably dominant on Cup Day, which is great for their owners, but leads some observers to say not-so-great for the industry

The thrill of Japan’s results at the Rugby World Cup continues to excite Sanzar but that is balanced by continuing worries about their entry into next year’s expanded Super rugby series.

“We are concerned about any expansion when you bring new teams into a competition and it takes a bit of time for it to bed down,” NZ Rugby boss Steve Tew said. “We are nervous about the strength the Kings will bring to that competition too.”

- NZME

Brumbies sign Cubelli

■ OPINION

e appear to be remarkably well served by our national sporting skippers, across several codes.

While Richie needs no further accolading at all, his counterpart in the bat, ball and wickets game continues to score points, as well as runs.

Brendon McCullum made a name for himself early in his career as a fearless warrior, standing up to the medium pacers in his wicketkeeping role, which might not sound like much, until you try it.

He’s simply carried on right through his time as captain of various sides, and while occasionally he might make a few dyed-in-the-wool purists faint with his rapid-fire field changes and shot selection choices, overall he’s proved an inspiration, and not just to New Zealand sides.

A top England administrator freely admitted that McCullum’s modus operandi was the reason for that country’s revival on the pitch, particularly in the selection area which meant players

Expansion concerns

Steve Devereux MY SHOUT

if there’s an overly influential outfit winning everything.

That theory went out the window yesterday, with the blue and white stars runners again going out hot favourites - but this time they were beaten.

Often, and comprehensively.

It just goes to show the fickle nature of the game, and means that there’s renewed interest in upcoming meetings throughout the country, knowing that the might of Purdon power can be toppled.

Another highlight, this time for TV viewers: Horsecam. Or whatever they’ve called it.

Just brilliant, a camera perched on the driver’s helmet gives you a magnificent view of what’s happening out there, how the races are developing, and just how fast

they’re going, and how close to other horses they are racing.

Just another improvement for the punter at home, and a very, very good one.

Lastly, a tale of hardship from some local lads on course on Cup Day. They were enjoying their day on the inside of the course, possibly imbibing one or two Fantas in the hospitality tents, when the Painted Ladies did their tour of duty across the track. All very well, but there was a race imminent, and the gate was closed, forcing these poor souls to endure a whole race and more in very, very close proximity to the bedaubed models.

Our heroes struggled manfully through the ordeal, but when questioned afterwards none could recollect which horse won the race.

Or got second or third.

Or in fact anything about the thundering contest of horsepower going on just metres away from them.

It truly is tough being a punter sometimes.

Eddie Jones and Wayne Smith - two potential leading candiddidates to succeed Stuart Lancaster as England head coach - have distanced themselves from the role. While South African Jake White, who masterminded the Springboks’ 2007 World Cup triumph, remains a clear bookmakers’ favourite, Australian Jones and New Zealander Smith have also been strongly backed. Jones took Australia to the 2003 Rugby World Cup final, when they were beaten by England after extra-time, and he inspired a memorable 2015 World Cup campaign for Japan that included toppling South Africa in scintillating fashion. - AAP

Folau out injured Wallabies fullback Israel Folau should recover in time from ankle surgery to play in the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby season-opener against Queensland on February 27.

The Australian Rugby Union confirmed yesterday the star fullback would go under the knife, after he struggled through the World Cup after injuring his ankle against England.

Folau, who missed his first ever game through injury for the Wallabies against Scotland in the quarter-final, still amassed 366 metres in the tournament, more than any other Australian player.

Regardless of whether he returns in Round 1 for the Waratahs, the surgery will still come at a price given the dual-international will now miss a lucrative stint in Japanese rugby.

- AAP

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Saturday, November 14, 2015

In brief

■ FOOTBALL

Top start key for All Whites All Whites’ captain Chris Wood says his side took full advantage of a rapid-fire first few minutes to earn victory over Oman yesterday at the Al Seeb Stadium in Muscat.

The All Whites went ahead in just the fifth minute before professionally going on with the job to secure their first win since a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in September of 2013.

Wood, who scored his 14th goal in his 39th All Whites appearance, said the early lead was vital.

“We started off very well and it was nice to come out of the blocks firing quickly,” Wood said.

“We had a few opportunities down the left and Henry was looking very sharp which was really good.

“We got the ball in behind and

it was nice to get off to a flying start with a quick goal which I’m sure gave all the boys confidence and we kicked on from that.”

The Leeds United striker said after going ahead it was pleasing that his side were able to cope with what was thrown at them by a team unbeaten in five 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers this year.

“The Oman side did cause us problems, especially in the first 20 minutes when they started creating chances down the left, but we adapted well and the defence did brilliantly.”

Wood, himself just 23 years of age, said the squad’s growing pool of young talent made their mark in a performance which shows promise for the important year ahead.

“It’s nice to see the young blokes coming through.

“They did brilliantly today, they didn’t look out of place.

“It’s great to see that we can have that mentality to see out a game.

“With a lot of young players normally you can’t do that because they don’t understand or haven’t had to do it too many times in their career.

“But today they stepped up well, and they saw out the game.

“We’re building towards the Nations Cup and that’s when we need to be hitting form so we’re looking like we’re on the right track, and the win today was brilliant against a strong Oman side.”

- NZME

The sight of hundreds of Wellingtonians topless might not have been what the Football Federation Australia meant when they said they wanted to see more from the Phoenix but it was priceless for the embattled club.

Wellington fans famously take their shirts off if their team are leading after 80 minutes and they did it again last night.

It meant the Phoenix went on

to win their third game of the season 4-2 and climb, temporarily at least, to third on the A-League ladder, but also meant they had attracted a good crowd of 13,654 with pressure on the club to prove their worth.

Wellington’s licence expires at the end of the season and the FFA have offered a four-year extension only. It has prompted widespread support for the Phoenix on both sides of the Tasman and fans turned out in good numbers to

show their support for New Zealand’s only professional football club.

What they witnessed is what they have come to expect under Ernie Merrick: entertainment.

The Phoenix conceded a goal inside three minutes, but they were on level terms less than 60 seconds later then Roy Krishna latched on to a long ball from Ben Sigmund and calmly finished for his third goal of the season.

And Roly Bonevacia added a

All Whites skipper Chris Wood.

double to hand his side their first win in three games.

He completed a terrific performance when he created Wellington’s fourth when he penetrated into Adelaide’s box before his cross was palmed into the path of Matthew Ridenton to score his first A-League goal.

The best thing the players and fans can do is produce the sort of results they did last night. Even if some physiques should be best left covered.

- NZME

■ BASKETBALL

Breakers bounce back in super style

By Kris shannon Coach Dean Vickerman said this week that he believed the Breakers were beginning to find the perfect balance between Corey Webster and Tom Abercrombie.

And that belief was only bolstered after last night’s clash with Perth at Vector Arena, as the defending champions’ twin offensive weapons fired them to rousing 88-80 win over their old rivals.

The pair combined for 52 points in an outstanding display of shooting, helping the Breakers (5-4) lead from start to finish and survive a fourth-quarter scare to edge closer to the second-placed Wildcats (6-4).

Webster, as he has done since returning from the NBA pre-season, once again led the way, with the league’s leading scorer pouring in 28 points, including four triples, on 11-of-24 shooting.

But Abercrombie wasn’t far behind his Tall Blacks team-mates, following his season-high haul of 24 last weekend with another influential effort, grabbing a double-double of 20 points and 11

rebounds while shooting at 64 per cent from the floor.

The duel threat was far too much for the Wildcats to handle and, if Vickerman’s assertion continues to be proven correct, Webster and Abercrombie will be a handful for any defence for the remainder of the campaign.

Last night they started strongly and, when Perth closed to within three in the final period, provided invaluable buckets down the stretch to ensure their side emerged triumphant from another tough tussle with their favourite foes.

“They’re a tough team,” Abercrombie said after the game.

“It was exactly the kind of game we thought it would be and exactly the kind of game we needed.

“We ground that one out and it was a great win for us.”

Perth were given plenty of warning about Abercrombie and Webster had in store for them, with both players finding form early as the Breakers stormed in front.

But it was at the defensive end where the home side really established ascendancy as, with the

Tom Abercrombie: 20 points. help of some wayward shooting from the Wildcats, they limited their opposition to 12 points in the first period.

The physicality increased at both ends in the second as the champs began to flourish in such circumstances.

Abercrombie soon lifted the lead to double digits and, if they were unable to stop his shot, the Wildcats soon found another way to limit his contributions, with Nate Jawai raking an arm across the swingman’s face as he drove to the basket.

No appeal from NZF New Zealand Football will not appeal the decision of the Oceania Football Confederation around the eligibility of Deklan Wynne. New Zealand was disqualified from the Oceania Nations Cup final due to Wynne being ruled ineligible - meaning a New Zealand under-23 side would not be attending the Rio Olympics.

President Deryck Shaw said the Executive Committee weighed up a number of factors, including the frustration of the wider football community, before making the decision not to appeal.

- NZME

Please explain . . .

Phoenix turn on the entertainment

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Abercrombie was forced to leave the free throw line and seek attention on the bench but, after the Breakers took an eight-point edge to the major break, the returned to the court for the third.

With a fired-up Charles Jackson starting to enjoy his work in the paint against Perth’s physical frontline, throwing down a number of two-handed finishes to grab 13 points in the third, the Breakers seemed set for a comfortable final quarter.

But Perth managed to pull themselves back into the contest with a strong finish to the period, heading into the fourth trailing by eight.

The defensive shackles were suddenly removed as the Wildcats suddenly found themselves within a possession, before a couple of timely shots from Webster strengthened the buffer and saw the Breakers bounce back from last weekend’s disappointment.

Breakers 88 (Webster 28, Abercrombie 20, Charles Jackson 15) Wildcats 80 (Prather 15, Jawai 14, Knight 11) HT: 41-33.

- NZME

Germany coach Joachim Loew has called for a detailed explanation to be provided quickly into the 2006 World Cup scandal that forced German Football Association chief Wolfgang Niersbach to quit.

Niersbach stepped down earlier this week in the wake of claims the DFB paid for votes from FIFA to secure the hosting of the 2006 World Cup and Loew admitted his departure was a blow. “From a human viewpoint it has left a mark.

For me he has always been a fine representative - a person who always listened and was very understanding of our sporting needs,” said Loew at a press conference.

- AFP

Sydney ‘better team’ Sydney FC marquee Filip Holosko believes his team are better than arch rivals Melbourne Victory despite starting as underdogs in tonight’s A-League grand final rematch. The Sky Blues are the only undefeated team left in the competition and boast the league’s best defence, but the defending premiers are still listed by the bookmakers as favourites to take out this year’s title.

- AAP

Blatter in hospital Sepp Blatter remains in a Swiss hospital after what his spokesman called a “small breakdown” related to stress.

The 79-year-old suspended FIFA president expects to leave the hospital early next week, Zurich-based spokesman Klaus Stoehlker told The Associated Press. “(Blatter) will be back officially in business on Tuesday next week,” Stoehlker said in a phone interview. “The checkup is finished and he is recovering.” Blatter is appealing his 90day provisional ban by the FIFA ethics committee over suspected financial misconduct.

- AFP

Hungary in upset Hungary have upset Norway 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from Laszlo Kleinheisler in the first leg of their Euro 2016 playoff in Oslo. Kleinheisler gave the visitors the lead in the 26th minute, taking a touch to control Adam Szalai’s pass before whipping the ball home for a vital away goal after Norway had created a flurry of chances in a strong opening period.

- AP

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In brief

■ BIG DAY OUT

Stable hunts features Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will chase Group features on three fronts today.

The Cambridge training partnership will produce Mime in the Gr.1 New Zealand Bloodstock 1000 Guineas at Riccarton, Group One winner Sakhee’s Soldier in the Gr.2 Stella Artois Tauranga Stakes, fellow Group One winner Dal Cielo in the Gr.2 Sandown Guineas and Gr.2 Wellington Cup winner Maygrove in the Listed Sandown Cup. “It’s a busy weekend but we’re happy with all of them,” Baker said.

Dal Cielo will round out his Melbourne spring campaign in the Sandown Guineas (1600m), in which he will be ridden by Mark Zahra.

Baker said the Per Incanto colt had come through his sixth placing in the Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) in excellent order and was ready for the step back up in distance, this time without blinkers.

“He drew the outside in the Coolmore and there was an inside bias that day.

“He was wide out in the worst part of the track, but still finished sixth,” Baker said.

“It was a good run and we’ve taken the blinkers off.

“That was the trouble in the Caulfield Guineas and he just over-raced.

“We’ll ride him off the pace and hopefully he’ll settle a lot better and that will give him his best chance at the mile.

“We’re very happy with him.”

Maygrove steps up to 3200m in the Sandown Cup after Group Three fourth placings in the Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington, the Geelong Cup (2400m) and the Bendigo Cup (2400m).

“We’re interested to see him run two miles.

M2

Filly on the beach Shaune Ritchie has used a surf and turf approach to have Let Her Rip back to her best for today’s Gr.1 NZB 1000 Guineas.

The Cambridge trainer sent the filly to the ocean side course at Ruakaka in her build-up to Riccarton after she had jarred up on a hard track at Te Rapa in the James &Annie Sarten Memorial. Let Her Rip’s form has been sound and she had previously won a three-year-old race, in which the subsequent Gr.1 NZ 2000 Guineas winner Xtravagant finished third.

- NZME

Big test for Starstripe Last-start maiden winner Starstripe will make her next appearance in a black type event.

Trainers Michael Moroney and Chad Ormsby are keen to run the filly in the Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial at Ellerslie on November 28. Starstrike opened her account at Te Rapa while talented close relative Ruby Armani is also considered a genuine future stakes contender.- NZME

Baker in the Derby

Dal Cielo with Opie Bosson aboard show their winning form. Dal Cielo is in Australia to tackle the Sandown Guineas and will have Mark Zahra in the saddle today.

“He’s out of a Zabeel mare and his form leading in has been terrific,” Baker said.

“It was a very good run at Bendigo.

“The winner [The Offer] has won a Sydney Cup and the second horse [Dandino] won last week at Flemington so the form has stacked up really well.”

Baker will assess Maygrove’s performance under Kerrin McEvoy today before deciding whether the Authorized five-year-old gelding backs up in next week’s Listed Ballarat Cup (2200m).

Closer to home, Baker and

Forsman have given in-form filly Mime her shot at Classic success in the 1000 Guineas with Opie Bosson engaged to ride.

“She’s a very good filly and her form has been excellent.

She deserves her shot,” Baker said.

Sakhee’s Soldier finished seventh resuming at Ellerslie on slow going first-up but will strip a fitter horse for today’s Tauranga Stakes, Baker said.

“It was an off track first up and he should improve a ton with that.

“We’ve had to put an apprentice [Lee Magorrian] on for Saturday’s

race but I’d expect him to go well.

“He’s a proven weight-for-age horse,” Baker said.

Meanwhile, Turn Me Loose will return to New Zealand next Wednesday, with Baker preferring to spell the Emirates Stakes winner ahead of a Sydney autumn campaign rather than to press on to either Hong Kong or Perth this preparation.

Mongolian Khan remains under veterinary supervision at Werribee, though after speaking with vets on Thursday, Baker said he was “greatly improved”.

- NZME

Sydney-based Kiwi trainer Bjorn Baker has nominated two horses for the Gr.1 BMW New Zealand Derby. Baker, who prepared Celtic Prince to run second in the 2014 Auckland Cup, has entered last start winners War Pig and Crosley Hotshot.

Sebring gelding Crosley Hotshot won an 1800m maiden at Randwick at his last start and War Pig, a Sufficient gelding, is unbeaten after two starts, at Bathurst and Goulburn. - NZME

Overseas raiders Prominent Australian trainers Peter Moody and Kris Lees could have runners in the Gr.1 JR &N Telegraph at Trentham.

Moody has nominated Office Bearer for the 1200m feature and Lees has entered Selectify and Brook Road. Office Bearer has won five of his 20 starts and ran third at Flemington on Oaks day.

- NZME

Tauranga gallops Today at Tauranga Raceway

Racing Tauranga Venue: Tauranga Meeting Date: 14 Nov 2015 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.25pm BETHLEHEM MOTOR INN 1600 MAIDEN $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 02x5. Buster Abbott (1) 58.5 ................ L Satherley 2 45x24 Captain Cavalier h (4) 58.5 ............. S Spratt 3 509x9 Bocelli 58.5 .................................. Scratched 4 7x32. Splendido b (11) 57....................G Cooksley 5 6x4. The Hassler (5) 57 .........................V Colgan 6 70 Ray’s Legacy 57 ........................... Scratched 7 246x3 In A Frenzy b (6) 56.5 ............. D Turner (a1) 8 0x832 Tasha Aimee (3) 56.5 .........L Magorrian (a1) 9 23 I’llav Bubbles (7) 56.5...............A Jones (a1) 10 3373 Ultimata b (2) 56.5 ......................C Lammas 11 48330 La Belle Etoile h (10) 56.5..........L Hemi (a2) 12 93359 Zadoree h (8) 56.5 ..............Z N Azman (a3) 13 95 Archduchess (9) 55 2 1.00pm SEA CONTAINERS NZ LTD 1400 OPEN HANDICAP $25,000, OPN HCP, 1400m 1 12505 John Gray tdmh (2) 59 ...............A Jones (a) 2 314x1 Gustavo tdm (5) 57 ..............L Magorrian (a) 3 50x43 Silverdale dm (3) 57 ....................C Lammas 4 04x54 Mosse b (6) 56.5 ............................V Colgan 5 39122 Close Up dm (7) 54.5 ...................... S Spratt 6 5410x Carlotta dm (4) 54 ........................ Z Moki (a) 7 x6982 Sierra Beel 54 .............................. Scratched 8 51322 Ysabella Brave dm (1) 54.... U Holmquist (a) 3 1.35pm O’CONNOR WARREN INSURANCE BROKERS 3YO $17,500, 3YO SW+P, 1400m 1 5x716 Billy Mojo (5) 58.5 ...........................S Collett 2 5x141 Rangipo d (8) 58.5 .........................V Colgan 3 41 Five Off The Tee d (10) 57.5 ........... R Jones 4 1 Sultan Of Swing 57.5 ................... Scratched 5 67x05 Link Road (1) 57.5 ..................... L Satherley 6 Imperious Prince (4) 56......L Magorrian (a1)

7 2x129 Del Rios (7) 55.5 ..................... D Turner (a1) 8 19x85 O’Dianne b (6) 55.5......................... S Spratt 9 1 Muriwai (3) 55.5 ..........................C Lammas 10 24717 Alamer (2) 55.5 ..................................M Hills 11 819 Keandra m (9) 55.5 ....................... R Norvall 4 2.10pm INGHAM MORA-A SURE BET FOR GREAT BUSINESS ADVICE $17,500, R65 Benchmark*, 1300m 1 1x Arezzo (12) 59 ...................................M Hills 2 x3251 Brilliant Magic (11) 59 .........A Schwerin (a3) 3 9x1x4 Meeska Mooska (7) 59 ............A Jones (a1) 4 54755 Counting House (4) 58.5 5 x5920 Twya mb (6) 58.5................L Magorrian (a1) 6 5x13P Flavigny td (15) 58 .....................G Cooksley 7 0x910 Born Happy (10) 57.5.................L Hemi (a2) 8 09204 Zuccato (14) 57.5 ............................ S Spratt 9 3385x Amuse (13) 57 ................................ R Jones 10 75347 Getalonghome Cindy m (16) 57 . Z Moki (a3) 11 68x66 Mareeba tmh (2) 57 ........................S Collett 12 3050x Tronic Rose (5) 57............................. D Hain 13 1x0. Gracehill t (9) 56.5 ......................C Lammas 14 21 Eight Points (8) 55.5.......................V Colgan 15 217x9 Twickenham td (17) 58 16 04x48 Leslie’s Legacy (1) 54 17 05086 King Panamera tm (3) 55 .. U Holmquist (a2) 18 24717 Alamer 55..................................... Scratched Emergencies: Twickenham, Leslie’s Legacy, King Panamera, Alamer 5 2.45pm KONING WEBSTER LAWYERS TAURANGA 1200 RATING 85 $20,000, R85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 4331x Twoznotenough (2) 59 ........A Schwerin (a3) 2 4700x Packing Tycoon (1) 59 ........L Magorrian (a1) 3 56567 Caellum d (6) 58.5 .....................G Cooksley 4 14x45 Biggin Hill d (3) 57.5.......................V Colgan 5 312x2 Red Striker db (8) 56.5....................S Collett 6 x2820 Rich Billie Marsh td (7) 55 ............... S Spratt 7 02106 Admiral dm (4) 54.5 ....................C Lammas

8 369x4 Carnavalito d (5) 54 ...................... R Norvall 9 x9540 Sherpa dm (9) 54 ...............................M Hills 6 3.23pm STELLA ARTOIS TAURANGA STAKES WFA $100,000, WFA, 1600m 1 3x511 Kawi d (5) 59 ................................... R Jones 2 101x1 Julinsky Prince tdm (7) 59............... S Spratt 3 97x24 Shuka dm (6) 59 ............................V Colgan 4 131x7 Sakhee’s Soldier td (1) 59 ....L Magorrian (a) 5 9x064 Farm Boy d (2) 59 ..............................M Hills 6 670x3 Survived tdm (3) 59.....................C Lammas 7 x6093 Soriano dm (8) 57 ......................G Cooksley 8 x6982 Sierra Beel (4) 57 ............................S Collett 7 4.02pm IXOM 1600 RATING 65 $17,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 x6917 Woodsman td (7) 59.................A Jones (a1) 2 42120 Call Me Royal tm (9) 58.5 .......... L Satherley 3 441 Lugrosve (2) 58 ..............................V Colgan 4 216x5 Marciano (5) 57.5 ...............L Magorrian (a1) 5 31407 Emerald Lady (4) 57 ..........................M Hills 6 0x033 Endean Rose tdb (11) 57 .. U Holmquist (a2) 7 69x01 Soul Sista t (15) 57 ......................... S Spratt 8 44730 Heeza Dreimer m (16) 57 .......... Z Moki (a3) 9 4x440 Laddie Of Oakview (19) 57 ........... R Norvall 10 20034 The Mig (10) 57..........................L Hemi (a2) 11 x8753 Stole My Thunder (13) 56.5 .... D Turner (a1) 12 8x471 Irish td (8) 56 ................................... R Jones 13 4130x Solo (18) 55 ....................................S Collett 14 31008 Zadiffra m (12) 55 .......................C Lammas 15 30106 Sylvian dm (3) 54.5 16 7x966 Babilloni (1) 56.5 17 510x9 Chaprise (6) 54.5 18 150x7 Queenoftheamazon d (17) 54.5 19 987x0 Grayson tdh (14) 55 Emergencies: Sylvian, Babilloni, Chaprise, Queenoftheamazon, Grayson

10 57x09 Quintastics d (6) 56 .................... L Satherley 11 17x12 Sonsy d (11) 56..............................V Colgan 12 41234 Doucette tm (12) 55.5 ....... U Holmquist (a2) 13 36x31 Realta d (13) 55 .................................M Hills 14 35x17 Osmunda td (14) 54.5 ..................... R Jones 15 0x160 Bee Tee Junior dm (8) 56.5 .............S Collett 16 38835 Zafrenzy 54.5 ............................... Scratched 17 0x033 Endean Rose 54 .......................... Scratched Emergencies: Bee Tee Junior, Zafrenzy, Endean Rose 9 5.13pm MILLS REEF WINERY & RESTAURANT 2100 RATING 75 $18,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2100m 1 26091 Martiniz Special tm (7) 59 .......... Z Moki (a3) 2 x4514 Maid Of Steel t (12) 58.5 ................V Colgan 3 31216 Eksuude dbh (2) 57.5......................S Collett 4 35x80 Augusta National d (6) 57 . U Holmquist (a2) 5 x8684 Tokomutu Judge m (13) 57 ................M Hills 6 85221 Varro (3) 56.5 ............................. L Satherley 7 70x52 El Pistola td (9) 56.......................C Lammas 8 x7852 Diesel d (10) 55.5.................... D Turner (a1) 9 78136 Her Choice (11) 55.....................G Cooksley Sam Spratt has the ride on Julin- 10 43410 Victoria Heights dm (4) 55 .............. S Spratt sky Prince in the $100,000 Stella 11 38155 On Parole tmh (1) 54.5...............L Hemi (a2) 12 151x0 Castle Bee m (5) 54 ...........L Magorrian (a1) Artois WFA at Tauranga today.

13 84906 St Saturnin mh (8) 54 ...................... R Jones Blinkers on : Quintastics (R8), St Saturnin (R9) 8 4.37pm DOMINATOR GARAGE DOORS TAURANGA SELECTIONS 1600 RATING 75 $18,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m Race 1: I’llav Bubbles, Captain Cavalier, The Hassler 1 38846 Malcolm d (1) 59 ........................... R Norvall Race 2: Silverdale, Gustavo, Mosse, Close Up, Carlotta 2 50x00 Zah Girl d (5) 58 .........................L Hemi (a2) Race 3: Billy Mojo, Rangipo, Five Off The Tee, O’Dianne 3 25x54 So It Goes m (10) 58..........L Magorrian (a1) Race 4: Arezzo, Twickenham, Getalonghome Cindy 4 0789x Silk Chardonnay d (2) 57.5 ......A Jones (a1) 5 76271 Torricella tdm (9) 57 ...................R Elliot (a4) Race 5: Biggin Hill, Twoznotenough, Rich Billie Marsh 6 18x01 A Red Prince d (7) 56.5 .................. S Spratt Race 6: Kawi, Sakhee’s Soldier, Julinsky Prince, Shuka 7 x0016 Luen Yat Miracle (3) 56.5 ........ D Turner (a1) Race 7: Call Me Royal, Marciano, Endean Rose, Soul Sista 8 32611 Sasanof’s Hero d (4) 56.5 ...........C Lammas Race 8: Malcolm, Sonsy, Realta, So It Goes, A Red Prince 9 7x538 Bhiwani 56 ................................... Scratched Race 9: Varro, El Pistola, Martiniz Special, Maid Of Steel

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Air NZ: Direct flights to Vietnam

Equity markets experienced a correction over the quarter. However, despite this correction global equities have provided double-digit 12-month returns, in New Zealand dollar (NZD) terms.

The NZD depreciation also had a moderating effect on international equity market declines over the quarter.

The Hong Kong equity market led the weakness, impacted by both a decline in the Chinese equity market, as well as lower mainland China growth rates. The German equity market suffered with the key automotive industry impacted by the software scandal surrounding Volkswagen’s diesel emissions.

Australian and NZ equity markets Australian equities were another poor performer.

Declines were led by the banking and resource sectors, with banks raising equity during the period and the market factoring in likely changes to regulatory capital requirements.

These capital raisings were expected and after the market has digested these, the banking sector could well get re-rated higher.

The resource sector was impacted by weak commodity prices, although in Australian dollars commodity prices have been more stable.

Companies with defensive characteristics, or offering structural growth prospects, performed the best.

New Zealand equities were down over the last quarter, but resilient relative to offshore markets.

This is a reflection of the defensive make-up of the market,

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Capital: Hanoi Major language: Vietnamese Major religion: Buddhism Population: 88,772.9 as of April 2012 Currency: Dong Three-quarters of its territory consists of mountains and hills.

Motorbikes are a major form of transport.

54 different ethnic groups in the country.

6660 Vietnamese reported to be living in New Zealand at 2013 census.

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with attractive dividend yields also helping to underpin market prices.

We do note that the reporting season indicates that revenue growth is currently weakening.

Fixed interest market New Zealand interest rates were dominated by cuts to the Official Cash Rate (OCR), weaker global growth sentiment and slower Chinese growth statistics.

As we write, the prospects for a further cut to the OCR before Christmas look reasonably strong.

New Zealand rates generally reflect longer-term global bond rate trends and international government bond rates have recently eased back.

The final quarter of the year is normally a busy period for new corporate bond issuance and we expect this year to be no different.

Selwyn Sloan and Michael Coleman are authorised financial advisers with Forsyth Barr in Ashburton. This column is general in nature and should not be regarded as personalised investment advice.

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huge appeal and we’re confident that by offering a direct service even more Kiwis will be keen to explore it,” he said.

“Our entry point of Ho Chi Minh City in the south of Vietnam provides the ideal gateway for visitors to experience its diversity.”

With the addition of services to Ho Chi Minh City, Air New Zealand will fly to 30 international destinations.

Tickets will go on sale ear early 2016, subject to government and regulatory approvals.

Air New Zealand currently code-shares on Singapore Airlines to just three destinations in Vietnam. The old rules meant Air New Zealand could not code-share to other Vietnamese destinations no longer faced these restrictions.

The number of New Zealanders heading to Vietnam grew from 12,400 in 2013 to 15,000 in the past year.

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over five months, we reckon we’ll see around 10,000 Kiwis taking advantage of this new flight route and heading over to Vietnam.”

Thomas says this new flight route was likely to open up more of Vietnam to compete with popular holiday destinations such as Thailand and Bali.

“Much like Thailand or Bali, Vietnam is becoming a go-to holiday spot for New Zealanders. At the moment, Vietnam seems to be more of an adventure destination. We believe the direct flight to Ho Chi Minh is likely to open up the central Vietnam beaches, to become more of a relaxation destination.”

Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon said selecting Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam as a new international destination was in line with the airline’s “Pacific Rim focus”.

“Vietnam is an increasingly popular leisure destination with the number of Kiwis visiting the country up about 20 per cent in the past year. It’s a holiday spot that has

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Air New Zealand has confirmed it will fly to Vietnam three times a week from next winter.

The airline will launch seasonal services to the country next June, catering to outbound Kiwi holiday-makers.

Vietnam is growing in popularity as a holiday destination with the number of New Zealanders with more than 15,000 travelling there in the past year.

Air New Zealand’s chief strategy, networks and alliance officer, Stephen Jones, said the airline would fly to Ho Chi Minh City in the south of the country from June to October.

It will use its 767-300 aircraft and the flight time will be about 11 hours. The service will run from June to October with the possibility of extending the season in subsequent years.

“We’ll offer a direct hassle-free service,” said Jones.

Air New Zealand is also about to start new direct services to Buenos Aires in Argentina and Houston in the United States before Christmas and is scoping another long-haul route in addition to Vietnam which it will announce soon.

Amendments to an air services

agreement with New Zealand signed earlier this year allowed for enhanced services.

Flight Centre general manager of product Sean Berenson said Asia was a real growth area for New Zealand travel.

“South East Asia in particular has long been popular with Kiwis and there would certainly be the demand to expand on the offering in this space.”

House of Travel commercial director Brent Thomas said he was expecting the new flight route to be more skewed towards Kiwis travelling to Vietnam, as opposed to tourists entering New Zealand.

“Unlike parts of Australia such as Sydney and Melbourne, in New Zealand we don’t have a large Vietnamese population. From our perspective, the new flight route from Air New Zealand isn’t targeting those wanting to visit friends and family or travel for business purposes – it’s a response to Vietnam’s surge in popularity for Kiwi holidays,” he said.

“This is supported by the fact that the new route is a seasonal service. If we estimate 700 seats per week are available

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S&P/NZX 50 Gross q

5,989.03 –34.94 –0.58%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

4,366.42 –31.37 –0.71%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

6,438.07

–32.22

–0.5%

p Rises 42 q Falls 57

WORLD MARKETS

q S&P/ASX 200 index

5,051.3

–74.4

–1.45%

At close of trading on Nov 13, 2015

q Dow Jones Indust.

17,448.1 –254.15 –1.44% At close of trading on Nov 12, 2015

q FTSE 100 index

6,178.7

–118.5

–1.88%

At close of trading on Nov 12, 2015

q Nikkei 225 index

19,587.2 –110.5 –0.56% Snapshot at 7pm on Nov 13, 2015

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Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

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–0.35%

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4,872.50

–58.5

–1.19%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

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0.902 0.854 3.8931 0.5939 1.3416 0.4228 78.69 1.576 9.1715 22.72 0.6443

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Tread cautiously when hocking off the silver

Sue Newman

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T

he current trend in local government circles seems to be that assets should be sold to fund big ticket projects.

Christchurch City is going through the process of assessing what it has and how much cash could be generated by selling some assets and Auckland City is doing the same.

They’re both looking at hocking off assets that were bought for good reason in the past but which today may be better turned into cash.

Selling off the silver, however, comes with one very large downside. When it’s gone, it’s gone.

Local authorities use money generated from their multiple assets to fund new projects and as a hedge against the day when a need arises that can’t be funded out of interest, internal or external borrowings.

Over the years the Ashburton District Council has sold investments such as its shares in the Lyttleton Port Company and it’s sold off forestry assets, but it’s also held onto a vast amount of property from which it continues to earn an income.

It’s appropriate that any local authority from time to time undertakes a stocktake of its holdings and measures their worth as an asset against their value as cash in the hand.

Councils walk a fine line when it comes to funding growth. The obvious one is to pump up rates and most do that judiciously.

Rate rises are a fact of life and a modest increase each year as just the price that has to be paid for living in a progressive district.

Deciding when to hold and when to sell is a game of poker all councils play. Ours is currently looking at all of its Glasgow lease properties, assessing their worth as an asset against the value of cash in hand if they were freeholded.

It would be great to see our council’s total asset register with annual income generated, current value and a projection of its worth on the open market.

We don’t want to sell off assets accumulated over decades, but as ratepayers we want to make sure we’re getting the best value for money for assets that essentially belong to all ratepayers.

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ew Zealand is routinely cut off the right-hand edge of maps of the world, cast adrift in the space outside the frame that is usually home to the Antarctica, occasionally Tasmania, and not much else.

Sure, it irks, but it’s not only illustrators in faraway countries that make such erasures. To see why, we need only look a little closer to home.

Ask the average New Zealander on the street how many islands New Zealand is made up of and they’re likely to say two – North and South. Press a little further, and Stewart Island might just nudge in as the third, depending on how much attention the person paid to school geography lessons, and whether or not they have ever actually travelled south of the Bombay Hills. And

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yet, there is so much more to our shores than just the big three (or big two-and-a-half – sorry Rakiura).

Take the Chatham Islands, for instance. Marooned 800km to the east of mainland New Zealand, they are mostly spared a thought only at the end of the national weather forecast (and, of course, the forecast is almost invariably for rain).

They may be in their own time zone 45 minutes ahead of the rest of us, but they support the

All Blacks just as fervently.

Then there are the many sub-Antarctic islands to the south that are home to a host of Southern Ocean wildlife and not much else.

Still, their frigid peaks and windswept shores belong on our maps, even if they do account for less than 1 per cent of New Zealand’s total area and most commonly appear as obstacles on maritime charts.

Many Mid Cantabrians are familiar with maps of another sort, namely the topographical variety that are routinely packed for hunting and hiking trips up into the hills.

That’s another side of the country that is often overlooked – quite literally, in the case of international travellers flying out of Christchurch.

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The deep valleys and towering peaks, the glacier faces and steep slopes of scree all gather neatly to order beneath the orange lines and ordered type of a Mercator Projection rendering.

How many other people will summit that mountain or camp out beneath that ridge? The further into the backcountry you get, the more select the numbers become. For those who make the effort, it’s something pretty special.

Human experiences, narratives and histories are what make a place, but our selective cropping also makes certain places invisible.

Next time you’re considering an overseas holiday because you’ve “seen it all” back home, it might pay to think twice. That, and buy a more detailed map.

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For any enquiries call us today on Ph/Fax 308-8432 Mob 0274 332 259 Email: trudgeon@vodafone.co.nz

Martin Clark Ph 021 239 7781 www.trademasterpaintersdecorators.co.nz

We strip heritage homes & buildings.

We can remove multiple layers of paint wether it be on timber, plaster, brick & cement and off weatherboard villas & commercial buildings

Phone 0800 48 48 49 www.oasisclearwater.co.nz

How do you put a dollar value on keeping your property protected?

Protect your biggest asset with a home security camera package from Masterguard Call me today for a free, no obligation quote

Hartley Curd phone 0800 788 393 or 021 328 301 57 Dobson Street, Ashburton.

• Woodfire Installation • Chimney Cleaning • Fire Maintenance and Parts • Bird Netting Installation

Rob and Janelle Neal Ph 308FIRE - 308 3473

Flaming Good Service!

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

RECYCLED HARDWOOD - FROM TIMARU PORT • • • • • • •

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You want a woodie – you want a goodie! You NEED JMac Joinery 7 Laughton Street, Washdyke, Timaru

Phone 03 688 2725

Richard Donnelly P 03 308 9039 M 027 279 8952 E richard@bradfords.co.nz www.bradfords.co.nz

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Trust Us There’s No Drips Here

Doaky’s Plumbing Ltd • Plumbing • Drainlaying • Blocked Drains NOW RURALCO SUPPLIERS

Lindsay 027 555 5575 150 Smithfield Rd, Ashburton doakys@xtra.co.nz - 03 308 1248

Do you feel secure in your home?

Security doors made for your house.

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

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

ATTENTION: PROPERTY OWNERS For your rural, residential and commercial property maintenance, contact us.

• Landscape and garden renovations • Ride-on lawn mowing • Gardening • Hedge trimming • Clean-ups

Don, Sue & Chris Cooper 027 339 6350 or a/h 03 308 9257

EXECUTIVE HOME CLEANING & GARDENING LIMITED

New Builds Home Alterations

Sandra & John

Bathrooms

03 307 8184 or 027 292 0180

Decks Painting/Plastering

Professional service and a friendly team for a job well done, qualified gardener.

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Ù home Ù commercial Ù office

Renovations Extensions

Phone Keith 027 274 9359 ktmbuilders@xtra.co.nz

Kitchens Re-Roofing Insurance Work

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

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• 4 property managers • tenants waiting • 15 security checks

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Come home to a tidy house this Christmas BOOK NOW for a full house clean All the essentials including; • Walls • Ceilings • Cupboards • Windows

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Why send your precious items away when they can be repaired locally by a fully qualified watchmaker.

Give Ben a call

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Collected and delivered back to your home within the Ashburton town boundary.

Enquire about our leaf and snow guard product.

Manufacturers and installers of continuous spouting, fascia and downpipes.

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Phone Smithy’s for a free quote now on 307 8574

Ben Kruger Phone 308 4380 or 027 390 1027 email: benkruger@xtra.co.nz

Ph 03 308 6173

For just $10!* Book your birthday greeting, including a photo, for just $10! Ten words only.* (Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE) *Terms and conditions apply.

Phone 03 307 7900 Email: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Storeman Wanted Key responsibilities:

Trainee Driver Opportunity Rural Transport is a locally owned transport business with its head office located in Ashburton and with branches operating in Kurow and Fairlie.

We are seeking a young person keen to take up a career in the transport industry in our Ashburton branch.

Ideally this person would be of school leaving age and will have held a Class One licence for at least six months.

The successful applicant would be expected to progress through the classes of licences as soon as possible with our assistance.

If this position sounds like you and you are prepared to give a commitment to Rural Transport Ltd in exchange for assistance in gaining qualifications and ongoing training then please send an application in your own hand writing along with a CV to.

Jim Crouchley PO Box 104, Ashburton 7740 Or jim@ruraltransport.co.nz Phone: 03 308 4079 or 027 555 4364 www.ruraltransport.co.nz

HEAVY FABRICATOR/ GENERAL ENGINEER Required for busy Engineering jobbing shop.

− Timely receipting, packing and dispatching of orders − Record all stock movements in job management software − Liaising and problem solving with suppliers, customers and staff − Accurately fulfilling internal store requisitions − Forklift operation including safe loading and unloading of orders and deliveries − Light assembly of irrigation parts and components − Processing of inwards goods including quality checks and stocking shelves

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Experience in warehousing Forklift licence (F endorsement and OSH) High level of computer competency Follow instruction and work unsupervised Self-motivated and able to work in difficult situation with a can-do attitude Punctual, reliable and safety focussed Physically fit as the role involves manual handling and lifting Current drivers licence Customer focussed and excellent communication skills

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We are looking for someone with a positive attitude, strong work ethic and flexible nature to join our busy, fun loving team. The position is for Mon-Fri 8.00am till 5.00pm and some Saturdays if required. You will be a part of successful and happy team who strive for customer satisfaction.

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Please apply in own handwriting to: The Manager Engineering Repairs (2012) Ltd Box 1059, c/- Ashburton Guardian, PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740

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East to Burnett St, Ashburton Phone 03 308 5269

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Call Kieren to tend to all your rural electrical needs . . ElectraServe, for everything electrical 24/7 Breakdown Service Dairy Effluent Irrigation Generators

Industrial Commercial Residential

the ElectraServe guarantee

Blair Watson, General Manager personally

workmanship. If you are not 100% satisfied with the quality of the work, ElectraServe will put it right . . . every time, or your money back.

advertising a 166 moore street ashburtonproof p 03 308 9008 e service@electraserve.co.nz 2015

Holiday and Weekend Services job: C53553

MEDICAL SERVICES

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

DUTY DOCTORS

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

Moore Street Medical Centre, 254 Moore Street, will be the duty practice for Friiday and Saturday until 8am Sunday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 3066.

Gym Company Medical, 39 Tancred Street will be the duty doctor for Sunday until 8am Monday.

They will hold surgery from 10am until 12 noon and from 6pm until 7pm. No appointment necessary. Surgery phone 308 9489.

METHVEN & RAKAIA AREA

Friday, Saturday and Sunday doctor and emergency details - please telephone the Methven Medical Centre, ph 302 8105.

URL

WARD 1 - DAILY, 10 - 11.30am & 2 - 7.30pm.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

WARD 6 - (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm.

-Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from: 7am - 10pm.

TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, -unrestricted visiting.

ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS 846) - Direct dials to a volunteer.

Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm 2pm - outside of these hours leave a message.

ALCOHOL DRUG HELP LINE Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

LIFELINE - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353

COMMUNITY SERVICES

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS ART GALLERY and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, 327 West Street, phone 308 1133. unrestricted visiting.

Open Daily: 10am – 4pm Wed: 10am – 7pm

EMERGENCY DENTIST

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, provide an accident and emergency service.

Except in cases of emergency persons requiring Sundays and Public Holidays. medical attention must consult their own or the ELPLINE ERVICES duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring treatment at Ashburton Hospital must ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS have a general practitioners note of referral.

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or 027 857 2133 or visit www.alcoholics-anonymous. org.nz for more information.

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size: 5 x 4 format: colour/mono PHARMACIES MENTAL HEALTH MAIL CLOSING TIMES Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East publication Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis ASHBURTON CENTRE run date MAILposition sort Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, Selwyn Team. Times FAST Mon - Fri 6pm Tue POST: 17 Nov Sit Vacant from 10am - 1pm Friday and Sunday, and from SAFE CARE - 24 hr Rape and Sexual STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm Ashburton Guardian Sat 14 Nov CENTRES Sit Vacant 6pm - 8pm all three evenings.

POST DELIVERY Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791 Malvern News - mono Fri 20 &Nov Allenton Tinwald: Sit Vacant Mon - Fri 5pm HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS VICTIMSEcho SUPPORT GROUP Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Ellesmere Thurs 26 Nov Sit Vacant ASHBURTON HOSPITAL 24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842

ASHBURTON REST HOMES

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Rachel Proof read by:_______________________________ With: _______________________________ Date:_______________________________ tested: x guarantees ElectraServe’s tradesmen’s

ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192.

Saturday: 10am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm

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.

RUBBISH & RECYCLING

ASHBURTON MUSEUM

The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks and Methven Recycling Drop-off facility will be closed on Friday, November 13, 2015

Research facilities weekday afternoons.

ANIMAL SERVICES

327 West Street, Asburton. Ph 307 7890. Open weekdays 10am - 4pm, weekends 1pm - 4pm.

EA NETWORKS CENTRE - POOLS DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24 hour service.

that we have prepared this advertisement proof based on o MID CANTERBURY SPCA understanding of the instruction received.

In approving the WEEKEND EMERGENCY NUMBER: cost (excl gst) PHONE it is client’s resp All $158.60 enquiries - Inspector Johnadvertisement, Keeley: 308 4432 to check the accuracy of both t or 0274 342 646 $318.90 advertisement, the media and t MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL position nominated. $119.60 Cancellation adverts booke SHELTER Contact (cats) Tracey 021of1356 $152.20 media will incur a media cance 969 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350 fee of $50.

VETERINARIANS VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phyour 03 307 5195, contact: Cnr East St & Smithfield Rd, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Large: John Achten. Small: Refer

Vet Ent

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 111, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Jo Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

Vet Ent Riverside - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. 24-hour Emergencies: Large: Ian Hodge. Small: Catherine Haywood.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton.

Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Renate Havemon.

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint afterhours small animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

Rach

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Experienced Engineers Immediate Start

We are looking for people who can preferably start immediately, and have the following: • Fabrication and machining experience (a trade qualification is desirable) • A high standard of welding and workmanship • Full Class 1 drivers license (Class 2 and Forklift license is desirable) • Initiative, flexibility and a high level of physical fitness • Self motivation with a great attitude We are looking to run double shifts so flexibility to work different hours is a must.

Graphics Applicator Looking for a career change? Our Signs and Graphics department is a great place to work! We manufacture and install a wide range of commercial, building, health & safety, marketing and display signs as well as vehicle graphics.

We are looking for an applicator who is healthy, fit and motivated with initiative and a pleasant attitude. You will need to be practical enough to be able to use a craft knife and well as a screw driver and a drill.

While previous experience in the signs industry is desirable as long as you have excellent attention to detail, great computer skills and a willingness to learn, we can take care of the rest.

Maintenance/Handy Man/ Woman Are you retired/semi-retired looking for a bit of extra cash on a casual basis?

We are looking for someone who can attend to tenant repairs on our rental properties. Fix minor plumbing problems such as unclogging drains, plunging toilets, and repairing leaky taps etc. Be able to perform miscellaneous minor repairs such as tightening loose toilet seats, changing light bulbs, and patching holes in walls.

Communicate with tenants and property manager, when necessary, to resolve maintenance issues.

Contact Veronica at Ray White 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited. Licensed Agent (REAA 2008)

If either of these positions sound like you visit our website to check out more about Spray Marks, www.spraymarks.co.nz and send us your CV admin@spraymarks.co.nz

Customer Services Officer Fixed Term - 6 months Be the first point of contact for our customers, providing exceptional customer service, face to face, on the phone or via email.

To find out more about this vacancy and what the Ashburton District Council has to offer you - go to our website.

The Canterbury District Health Board is looking for a Senior Accounting Officer to join our Accounting Team based at Ashburton Hospital.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be a self-assured team leader with experience managing a small team. You know the importance of good time management and are articulate when communicating with individuals at all levels of the business. You must be able to demonstrate your experience in accounts payable and receivable processes along with GST, PAYE and Withholding tax. Ideally, you will also have a sound knowledge of Oracle Financials.

To find out more contact Kylie Brocket, Recruitment Specialist on kylie.brocket@cdhb.health.nz To apply or to view a job description please go to our careers website https://cdhb. careercentre.net.nz/

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers

To assist with milking and general farm duties.

On 400 cow dairy farm in Mayfield district.

Position available immediately until February.

Would suit Uni student or similar.

For more information phone John on

027 212 5550.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

Experienced Semi – Retired Sheep Farmer Required to manage small flock of sheep.

Approx 15 – 20 long term.

Warehouse Forklift Operator Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton has a vacancy for a Forklift Operator for our Warehouse transporting stock from the Warehouse to the Store.

This position is Part-time Monday - Friday, 8am - 3pm with the flexibility to work extra hours when required.

The person we are looking for must have the following qualities: • A current Forklift operator certificate with F endorsement.

• Current Drivers licence, Class 2 would be an advantage.

• The ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.

• Be able to work longer hours during busy periods.

• Be safety conscious at all times.

• Accuracy with numbers.

• Be motivated and reliable.

• Fit and Active.

Please email your C.V. along with a covering letter, to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to: Human Resources, Mitre 10 MEGA, P.O. Box 35, Ashburton 7740.

Applications close on Wednesday, November 18, 2015.

Senior Accounting Officer

Applications close 18 November 2015.

Casual Farm Worker Required

Happy Birthday

TOWN DELIVERY DRIVER Mid Canterbury Freight is a small privately owned transport based in Ashburton with a customer focus.

We have a full time position available on our great team for a class 2 or 4 driver in our town delivery truck. This position would suit someone wishing to start in the transport industry and would have the opportunity to progress onto a class 5 unit.

If you have good people skills, tidy appearance, with a minimum full class 2 driver licence and the ability to work unsupervised with a positive attitude then come and join our team.

We offer good remuneration, tidy gear and a great friendly work environment.

For more details or to apply contact Phill on 03-308-6573 during business hours.

For just $10!*

Must have good sheep handling facilities plus a ute and trailer.

Book your birthday greeting, including a photo, for just $10!

Ten words only.*

Approximately three hours per week.

(Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE)

Phone 03 322 8669 or email

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SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Are you looking for your next challenge? We have plenty of work happening and are looking for experienced engineers to bring new ideas and skills to our team.

Ashburton Guardian

*Terms and conditions apply.

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Guardian

Situations Vacant

307 7900

Phone 03 307 7900 Email: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

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SPORTING NOTICES

REAL ESTATE

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

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

WANTED

Accelerating success.

Reach more people - better results faster.

Southern Rugby Club

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH HOLDING INCOME

A.G.M.

FOR SALE BY DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY closing Tues 15 December 2015 at 4pm (unless sold prior) 605 EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, CANTERBURY

November 18, 2015 At Hinds Clubrooms Starting at 8.00pm All welcome Enquiries Dave Bleach (President) 027 226 9450

COMPUTER PROBLEMS ??

For prompt reliable service contact Kelvin Boult, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place Ph 308 8989. 30 years Local service. Same day service if possible.

SUPERGOLD Discount card welcomed.

HOME handyman available.

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

PLUMBER / DRAIN LAYER Peter Young 03 3077 582 / 027 2800 889. Bathroom and kitchen renovations, hot water cylinder replacements, repairs.

THE FAT CHIHUAHUA. Ashburton’s new Pet Minder Service. Trustworthy, reliable animal lover will care for your pets while you are away.

Rates start from just $7 per day. Discounts apply. Call Susan on 027 663 6454 or 308 1565, anytime.

Guardian Motoring Call the Guardian for all your classified requirements.

307 7900

Huge frontage to East Street

Total land 3,664m²

Holding income $199,540 pa

Approx. 1,865m² surplus land

Zoned Business C

Rare opportunity

RURAL TRADING POST

BEE swarms wanted. Phone WANTED, good quality lucerne and grass, up to 302 4055.

0.24c paid per DM. Phone 027 390 0002.

TRADES, SERVICES

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D&E

YOUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP

Noel Gilchrist 021 335 837

Philip Cooper 021 362 245 South Island Commercial Ltd Licensed under the REAA 2008

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From mowing to muck spreading, we’ve got you covered. One contractor. Every solution.

Suitable for silage Top Market Rates

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Fodder Beet Planter

Amazone Maize Planter

This season we are operating 3 of our 12 row Monosem Fodder Beet Planters, featuring the GS2 GPS Auto Steer, getting the job done efficiently, with accuracy, and preventing overlap through the Auto Shut Off System.

The latest Amazone EDX is a leader for seed placement, quality and efficiency with 12 rows, 9 metre width, 2 separate seed bins and a 5 tonne fertiliser bin. The GS2 Greenstar GPS Auto Row Shut Off prevents overlap.

Contact Shane 027 436 9011 James 027 Call 436 Call Rob Raisbeck on 027 436 9355 Rory9989 Boleyn on 027 436 9324

Cultivation

General Contracting

Feed Sales

(03) 3085890 | office@quigleycontracting.co.nz | quigleycontracting.co.nz

Daily Events Saturday

each Saturday, weather permitting. Behind the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 157 Thomson St. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings www. toylibrary.ashburtononline.co.nz/ Methodist Church Hall, Baring Square East.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10am - 12noon

VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road.

Tinwald.

10am 12noon ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Preloved clothing bargains. St Andrews Anglican Church, Cnr Thomson and Jane Street. Tinwald.

10am - 1pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, all welcome, West Street.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

12.45pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Doubles and Singles, Waireka Croquet, Philip Street.

1.15pm GOLF CROQUET DOUBLES WAIREKA. Golf Croquet Doubles, Waireka Croquet, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new member welcome. Allenton Sports Club. Cavendish Street.

5pm ASHBURTON MASTERS SWIMMERS SOCIAL EVENINGS. A social group for Masters swimming. E A Network Centre Pool, River Terrace.

6pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

Sunday

Morning worship, led by rev John Coutts. All welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship Service led by Rev Henry Mbambo. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Service and worship with Rev Tevita Taufalele.

Baring Square Church Lounge. Baring Square East.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Armistice Day Commemoration and 100th anniversary of Red Cross. Havelock Street 10am ASHBURTON MODEL AERO CLUB.

Radio controlled aeroplane flying, weather permitting. Lovetts Road, off Maronan Road.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mass, Sealy St. 10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion every Sunday. 151-153 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10.30am

VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Rd. 1.15pm GOLF CROQUET, DOUBLES WAIREKA. Golf Croquet, doubles. Waireka Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB.

Club and family day, everyone welcome. M.S.A. Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road.

4pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHRUCH. Messy church in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

4pm - 5.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Youth group meet at St David’s. 48 Allens Rd, Allenton.

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

7pm ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Reflective Service at St Andrews, Cnr Havelock and Park Street.

the future. Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research. Ground floor Heritage Centre, East St. All welcome.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet. New members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

2pm GREY POWER ASHBURTON. Christmas party for financial members, entertainment and door prizes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

6pm RAKAIA REAL WOMEN. Circuit training, 1st time free. St Andrews Church Hall, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

6pm

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Rd, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre. Holy Name Parish Hall, Winter Street.

8pm ASHBURTON ELECTRONIC ORGAN AND KEYBOARD CLUB. Christmas concert, last for year, visitors welcome.

Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, coffee and hot food.

Northern end West Street Car Park.

9am - 12noon CRAFT MARKET. Good variety of crafts, West Street Car Park.

9.30am ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee and fellowship,

8am ASHBURTON MASTER SWIMMERS. Adult swimming, over the age of 20. EA Networks Centre, Pool, River Terrace.

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson St, Tinwald.

9pm ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Harrison Street, Allenton.

9.30pm ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Monday

ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Host Selwyn Vets for the Byrne Trophy. Tinwald 6am Golf Club, Frasers Road.

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit 12noon - 1.30pm training in hall, 48 Allens Rd, Allenton.

BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. 10am Every Monday, entry of Cass Street. Cnr Cass and METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. Havelock Streets.

New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, 1pm - 3pm interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. 10am A great selection of many aircraft from the past to

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Church Services

New Potatoes $2.99 kg Asparagus bunch Tomatoes 1kg Tele Cucumber Kiwifruit 1kg

$1.99 ea $2.49 bag $1.99 ea $1.99 bag

Join us for an Encounter with Jesus Christ Sundays@10.00am Including Children’s Church Everyone is welcome.

See you at Cnr Cass & Cameron Sts Ph 308 7610 or 308 7062

Specials available from 10/11 - 17/11

OPEN 7 DAYS The Green Grocer Fresh Fruit & Vege

PUBLIC NOTICES

AGM

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Tuesday, November 17, 8pm, Celtic Clubrooms, Keenans Rd. Apologies: Stefan Brook 307 1072 www.ashburtonceltic.co.nz

MOTORING Evans Animal Feeds Lumber Division

Royal N.Z. Plunket Society

Mid-South Canterbury Area Inc

Annual General Meeting and a ‘Volunteer Celebration’

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 7pm Women’s Community Centre 14 Butler Street, Timaru All welcome

Revision of Bus Route 2016 Fairton School are in the position of being able to revise our school bus route within our designated Transport Entitlement Zone and continue the Ashburton stops for 2016.

If you are intending on enrolling your child or would like further information please contact Rebekah Clement, Principal 308 9205 / principal@fairton.school.nz

Guess the Weight of the Calves Competition Ashburton A&P Show Weight: 340kg Winners: CJ & AM Atkinson, Ashley Newton Thanks to everyone who visited our site

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.

MUSICAL

LADYBANK Learning School of Music. Josh Kerr. Dip Cont.

Music. Drum/lead guitar Tutor. Has vacancies for adult students evening/afternoon times to suit. All enrolments welcome. Barbara 027 474 2003 or 308 9161.

LOST, FOUND

OIL cap off American car

in Mona square.

For all subscriber found “American Racing” on top. enquiries, missed Please phone 021 221 1192. delivery, new LIVESTOCK, PETS BUYER of unwanted subscriptions, animals. Cattle, bobby calves, and all farm animals. temporary stops, horse We also sell pet food. Call call our subscriber Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439. hotline

LET OR LEASE

0800 274 287 0800 ASHBURTON

Tuesday, November 17 8pm at the Clubrooms.

AGENDA: • Minutes from the 2014 AGM • Presidents Report • Financial Report • Election of Officers • General Business Jacqui Beardsley Secretary

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.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

Brought to you by Kitchen Kapers.

Jack Quinlan Happy 3rd Birthday Jack.

Love always Nana and Poppa. xxx Jake Richan Happy 5th Birthday for tomorrow!

Lots of love, hugs and kisses, Mum, Dad, Grace and Ryan. xx 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.

10am Every Sunday All welcome

MEETINGS, EVENTS

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

The next meeting of the Ashburton Trust Board will be held in the

10am Morning Service

Speaker: Roy Warren “Voice of the Martyrs” Life 2 da Max (Kids Church) Creche available Refreshments to follow 6.00pm House of Prayer ALL VERY WELCOME

Head Office Boardroom, Level 1 - Somerset House, Cnr East + Burnett Streets, Ashburton

on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 3.00pm

There is no hope in this world but the believers future is assured.

206 Cameron Street Pastors Jim & Ida Heath Ph 308 7511

Assembly Of God Sunday Meeting 10.00am Hakatere Marae SH1, Fairton

Robert Reid Acting Manager

You are welcome Enquiries Phone 308-8699

FOR SALE

FIREWOOD - Green old man pine $140 per 3m³, split and delivered. Order your wood now and go in the draw to win your money back. Drawn, Saturday, December 19.

Phone Tim Boyd Elite HIRE GENERAL hire.

Lawn- Firewood Ltd 303 6280. mowers, chainsaws, concrete SCOOTER’S - new and breakers, trailers, and more. secondhand three and four All your DIY / contracting work, Call and see U-Hire wheel electric scooters and Ashburton. 588 East Street. wheel chairs. Call Fred at Electric Open Mon-Fri 7.00 - 6.00pm; Reddecliffe Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday Mobility Ashburton today.

8am - 5.00pm. – Ph: 308 Phone 308-3602 8061 A/h: 308 7460 WASHING machine LG www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz 6.5kg, large wall unit, “Icarus” outdoor table and chairs, sun GARAGE SALES umbrella and base, small COLORSTEEL roofing etc. computer desk. Offers. Ph manufacturers seconds, pack 307 8283 lots at bargain prices.

Canterbury Long Run Roofing, 42 JB Cullen Drive, Fairton. Saturday, Nov 21, 9.00am -12.30pm.

OFFICE space for lease. Off street parking, 24 hr access.

Handy to CBD, available December. Phone Paul 021 GARAGE SALE - 9-12pm, 554 570.

164 William Street.

Household items, clothes, toys, etc.

Birthday Greetings

Jubilee Christian Fellowship

Main South Road Tinwald 308-1095

TINWALD GOLF CLUB INC. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

BUSINESS NOTICES RAKAIA TAKEAWAYS FOR SALE Profit from being the only takeaway in town.

Strong performer.

T/0~$4000p.w.

New lease ~ $14,600 incl opex. 6 days, 4.30 late. Suit owner & pt staff, or working couple. $95,000+stock+ gst if any ADRIEN LEFEBVRE Business Broker NAIHARCOURTS Grenadier Real Estate Ltd Licenced REAA 2008 Ph 03 371 9126

AUTO TRIM, CANVAS & SHADE

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

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

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

CHEYENNE available FridaySunday only.

Beautiful European. 21 year old, size 10, C cup bust, long brunette hair, GFE, Greek, sexy and fun. Get in fast. 022 044 0622.

CINDY, kiwi, attractive, long hair, size 8, busty. Lots of fun.

Phone calls only private 027 363 7916.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

NEW three bedroom house to rent. No pets. $400 per week.

Ph 308 5863 after 7pm.

RENTAL: two bedroom tidy flat. Sunny and with a heat pump.

Attached single garage. Small, easy care section on the west side of Ashburton. $300 per week.

Phone 027 203 0939.

TO LET - Two bedroom townhouse with double garage in a quiet Netherby area, just renovated. No dogs. $320 per week. Phone 027 308 2617.

It’s time to get in the garden...

Wholesale landscape supplies, direct to the public: • Bark • Screened soil • Oamaru stone • 100% Organic Compost • Rocks and boulders • Sand, Shingle and Stones • Concrete Delivery service available plus a FREE loan trailer.

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FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Te Karere 3 2 6:30 Country Calendar 0 7am Rural Delivery 7:30 Infomercials 9am Tagata Pasifika 9:30 Come Dine With Me PGR 3 Noon Who’s Doing The Dishes? 1pm Meet The Frockers PGR 0 1:30 Kiwi Living 3 0 2:30 Cause Of Death – Unknown PGR 0 3pm Rapid Response PGR 3 0 3:30 Border Patrol PGR 3 0 4pm N Renovation King Every home is a castle, whether it has taken a few knocks, is in need of expansion, or needs some TLC, and Barry Du Bois can turn the humblest place into a palace.

4:30 N Miguel’s Feasts Chef Miguel Maestre explores the flavours of his adopted country, Australia.

5pm The Fishing Show – Classic Episodes 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 Slow Train Through Africa With Griff Rhys Jones 0 8pm L Lotto This week’s Lotto draw.

8:05 Slow Train Through Africa With Griff Rhys Jones Continued. 0 8:35 Coronation Street PGR 0 9:35 Last Tango In Halifax AO 0 10:45 N Vera 0

6am Sooty 0 6:10 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 6:35 Paw Patrol 3 0 6:55 The Amazing World Of Gumball 3 0 7:20 Gravity Falls 3 0 7:45 Pokemon XY 0 8:10 Transformers Robots In Disguise 0 8:40 Beware The Batman 3 0 9:05 Breadwinners 0 9:35 Lab Rats PGR 0 10am 2Kaha PGR 10:30 Step

By Step 0 11am Full House 3 0 11:30 Family Matters 0 12:05 M Mean Girls 2 PGR 2011 Comedy. 2:05 Pretty Little Liars PGR 0 3:05 F Galavant PGR 0 3:35 The Neighbors (Starting Today) 3 0 4:05 The Amazing Race 0 5:05 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Young And Hungry 0 6pm Wild Things 0

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Outdoors With Geoff 3 7am Gone Fishin’ 3 7:30 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show.

10:30 Survivor: Caramoan – Fans v Favourites 3 11:25 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR (Starting Today) 3 12:25 The Block New Zealand – Villa Wars 3 0 1:55 The Block New Zealand – Villa Wars 3 0 3pm The Block New Zealand – Villa Wars 3 0 4pm The Block New Zealand – Villa Wars 3 0 5pm Gone Fishin’ 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 8:30 Sidekick 3 8:55 Beyblade – Metal Fury 3 Animated series in which teen heroes face an evil organisation vying for world domination.

9:20 Power Rangers – Dino Charge 9:45 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Barney And Friends 3 3:30 Infomercials 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Mr Young 3 5:30 iCarly 6pm iCarly 3 6:30 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3

6am Home Shopping Noon The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 2:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club PGR 3 Jimmy and Jamie pit British sausages against German ones; Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow visits the café to cook pasta with the boys, and faces a food fight of her own.

3:30 Storage Wars – New York 3 4pm L Horse Racing – New Zealand Cup 4:30 Sachie’s Kitchen 3 5pm Addicted To Fishing 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Airline 6:30 Great British Food Revival

6am Fox Sports News 8am L Darts – Grand Slam Day Seven. From Wolverhampton Civic Hall, West Midlands, England.

11am Sport 365 11:30 Football – International (Highlights) Oman v All Whites.

Noon The Cricket Show 12:30 Cricket – International (Replay) Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day One. From the Waca, Perth.

2:30 L Cricket – International Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Two. Coverage of the morning session from the Waca, Perth.

5:35 The Cricket Show Live

7pm M Spy Kids – All The Time In The World PGR 2011 Adventure. Jessica Alba, Jeremy Piven, Joel McHale. 0 8:45 M The Bounty Hunter AO 2010 Comedy. Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston. 0 10:55 M Analyze This AO 1999 Comedy. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal. 0

7pm M Puss In Boots PGR 3 2011 Animation Adventure.

Puss In Boots sets out on the adventure of his nine lives as he teams up with Kitty Softpaws and Humpty Dumpty for a showdown with the notorious Jack and Jill. Voices of Antonio Banderas, Zach Galifianakis. 0 9pm M The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo AO 2011 Crime Drama.

7pm Top Chef Duels PGR 3 Jen Carroll and Nyesha Arrington feature in a culinary contest.

8pm American Ninja Warrior 3 Thirty contestants compete in the Venice Finals.

9pm American Ninja Warrior 3 9:55 South Park AO 3 10:25 How I Met Your Mother PGR 3 10:55 90210 PGR 3

7pm University Challenge Otago v Waikato.

7:30 New Tricks PGR Lawyer Bryony Willis receives an anonymous note saying the police killed her father, suspected terrorist Winston Lovett, at a demonstration in 1982, although she had been told otherwise.

8:40 Weekend Murders – Lewis PGR 3 10:35 60 Minutes PGR 3

6:05 L Cricket – International Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Two. Coverage of the afternoon session from the Waca, Perth.

11pm Golf Central

12:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 30 1:35 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:30 Neighbourhood 3 0 4am Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

1:05 M The Informant! AO 2009 Comedy Crime. Matt Damon, Tony Hale, Patton Oswalt. 0 3:05 M Cool Dog PGR 2010 Family. Michael Paré, Jackson Pace, Jen Kober. 0 4:40 Anger Management AO 3 5:05 2Kaha PGR 3 5:30 It Is Written 3

11:40 Infomercials

11:35 QI AO 3 Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, and guests take part in a Shakespeare special.

12:05 Home Shopping

11:30 Fox Sports News Midnight Football – A-League (Replay) Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners. 2am Football – A-League (Replay) Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory. 4am Basketball – NBL (Replay) Adelaide 36ers v Townsville Crocs.

CHOICE TV 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 A Place In The Sun 8am Botham On The Fly 8:30 Natural World – Monkey Thieves 9am The Water Brothers 9:30 Jamie’s Food Escapes 10:30 Buying The Bayou 11am House Crashers 11:30 Auction Kings Noon 100 Day Bach 12:30 The Get Growing Roadshow 1pm Gardeners’ World 1:30 Better Homes And Gardens 3pm American Restoration 3:30 Kitchen Crashers 4pm Buying Hawaii 4:30 Gardeners’ World – The Edible Garden 5pm 10 Years Younger UK 6pm Travels With The Bondi Vet 6:30 Young Vets 7:30 Natural World: Forest Elephants – Rumbles In The Jungle 8:30 M Butterfly On A Wheel AO 2007 Thriller. Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, Maria Bello.

9:45 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green PGR 10:30 American Restoration 11pm Gardeners’ World – The Edible Garden 11:30 Buying Hawaii

SUNDAY

Midnight 10 Years Younger UK 1am Extreme Fishing With Robson Green PGR 2am Young Vets 3am M Butterfly On A Wheel AO 2007 Thriller.

Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, Maria Bello. 4:30 Kitchen Crashers 5:30 American Restoration

12:10 Blue Bloods AO Danny’s investigation takes him inside the Hasidic community after a new Grand Rebbe dies unexpectedly; Frank learns a family secret from Henry. 0 1:05 Hannibal AO 3 0 2:05 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Team Umizoomi 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 8am Patapatai 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Matika 3 9:30 Joe’s World On A Plate 10am Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Kina’s K9s 3 2:30 Hoiho 3 3pm Fitness In The Whare 3 3:30 F Pacific Games 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2

THE BOX 6am The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 8:30 Last Man Standing PG 8:55 Bad Robots MLC 9:20 Survivor – Gabon PG 10:10 Survivor – Gabon PG 11am Survivor – Gabon PG 11:50 Survivor – Gabon PG 12:40 Appalachian Outlaws M 1:25 Helicopter Heroes – Down Under PG 1:55 Crash Investigation Unit M 2:20 Hardcore Pawn PGL 2:50 Biker Battleground Phoenix PGL 3:40 Law And Order – LA MV 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7:30 Last Man Standing PG 8pm Bad Robots MLC 8:30 Hardcore Pawn PGL 9pm Shipping Wars PG 9:30 Appalachian Outlaws M 10:30 Helicopter Heroes – Down Under PG 11:05 Crash Investigation Unit M 11:30 Cleaners MVLS SUNDAY 12:25 Raw MC 3:10 Cleaners MVLS 4am Last Man Standing PG 4:25 Bad Robots MLC 4:50 Hardcore Pawn PGL 5:15 Survivor – Gabon Marathon PG

SKY SPORT 2 6pm Taniwha Rau 3 7pm F Street Dance Nationals 7:30 M Lassie 1994 Family.

The classic tale of a boy and his love for his dog Lassie. Tom Guiry, Helen Slater, Jon Tenney.

9:20 M The Man Who Knew Too Much AO 1956 Thriller. Doris Day, James Stewart, Brenda de Bie. 11:30 Te Kaea 3 2 Midnight Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Chaos Caught On Camera M 6:30 Mythbusters PG Duel Dilemmas. 7:30 Mythbusters PG Hail Hijinx. 8:30 ET Fishing Escapes PG 9:25 Moonshiners M 10:20 Best Of River Monsters PG Killer Mysteries. 11:15 The Pool Master PG Laps of Luxury. 12:10 Ice Lake Rebels M Ice Lake Ingenuity.

1:05 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG South Australia.

2pm Space Voyages PG 2:55 How The Universe Works PG Edge of the Solar System. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 5:40 You Have Been Warned M 6:35 Salvage Hunters PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 The Pool Master PG 9:30 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG 10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11pm Build It Bigger PG

SUNDAY

Midnight Gunslingers M 12:55 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 1:50 Yukon Men M 2:45 Yukon Men M 3:40 Auction Hunters PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 Mythbusters PG

Puss in Boots 7pm on TV3

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:05 Exodus – Gods And Kings MV 2014 Action. Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton. 8:35 As Above, So Below MVL 2014 Horror.

Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge. 10:10 Casting Couch 16LS 2013 Comedy.

Jason Lockhart, Mayra Leal.

11:45 After The Dark MVLSC 2013 Sci-fi. James D’Arcy, Sophie Lowe.

1:35 As Above, So Below MVL 2014 Horror. Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge. 3:10 The Drop 16VLC 2014 Crime. 5pm Walk Of Shame MLS 2014 Comedy. 6:35 Deliver Us From Evil 16VLC 2014 Horror.

8:30 Jack Ryan – Shadow Recruit MV 2014 Action. 10:20 Stag 16LS 1997 Drama. 11:45 Edge Of Salvation MV 2012 Drama.

SUNDAY

1:10 Deliver Us From Evil 16VLC 2014 Horror. 3:05 Bafta: A Life In Pictures – Charlize Theron PG 2012 Documentary. 3:30 Walk Of Shame MLS 2014 Comedy.

5:05 Jack Ryan – Shadow Recruit MV 2014 Action.

6am Bowls – Australian Premier League (Replay) Day Four. From Club Pine Rivers, Lawnton.

11am Crash 11:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day One. From the Waca, Perth.

Noon Basketball – NBL (Replay) New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats. From Vector Arena, University Challenge Auckland.

7pm on Prime 2pm Golf Central 2:30 Sky Sports UK News MOVIES GREATS 3pm Football – A-League 7:10 Transporter 2 MV 2005 Action. (Highlights) Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United. From Westpac Jason Statham, Amber Valletta, Stadium in Wellington.

Matthew Modine. 8:40 Directors 3:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) – Francis Ford Coppola PG New Zealand Breakers v Perth 9:10 Fun With Dick And Jane Wildcats. From Vector Arena, ML 2005 Comedy. Jim Carrey, Auckland.

Tea Leoni. 10:40 The Marine 4pm Sky Sports UK News MV 2006 Action. John Cena, 4:50 L Cricket – International Robert Patrick. 12:10 Men In India v South Africa – Second Test, Black II PGC 2002 Sci-fi Comedy.

Day One. Coverage of the morning Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. session from M Chinnaswamy 1:40 Bandslam PG 2009 Comedy.

Stadium, Bangalore.

Aly Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens.

3:30 Transporter 2 MV 2005 Action. 7:05 World Rugby 7:35 L Cricket – International Jason Statham, Amber Valletta, India v South Africa – Second Test, Matthew Modine. 5pm Liar, Day One. Coverage of the afternoon Liar M 1997 Comedy. Jim Carrey, session from M Chinnaswamy Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper.

Stadium, Bangalore.

6:25 Ocean’s Twelve ML 2004 Action. George Clooney, Brad Pitt.

SUNDAY 8:30 The Mummy MV 1999 Action. 12:30 The Cricket Show Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz.

1am Fox Sports News 10:35 Inside Man MVL 2006 Crime. 1:45 L Rugby League – International England v Kiwis SUNDAY – Third Test. From DW Stadium in 12:40 SWAT MVL 2003 Action.

Wigan.

2:35 Ocean’s Twelve ML 2004 4am Soccer Saturday UK football Action. 4:40 Liar, Liar M 1997 action.

Comedy.

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6am Fishtronaut 0 6:25 Art Attack 3 0 6:50 The Octonauts 0 7:10 Fish Hooks 3 0 7:35 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 8am F What Now What Now goes outdoors with fun and games, a slip’n’slide, sandcastle building, and lots of prizes to be won.

10am ANT Farm The mutants arrive at what they think is a new boarding school for monsters, only to discover it is actually a prison run by Winter. 0 10:20 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand 3 0 Noon Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 2:30 Selfie PGR 0 3pm Hot In Cleveland PGR 3 0 3:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 6pm Thunderbirds Are Go 3 0 6:30 Star Wars Rebels 0

11:50 Q+A 3 Local political affairs programme. 0 12:55 Attitude 3 0 1:25 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:05 Marae Maori current affairs show. 2 3:20 Infomercials

11:30 M Final Destination 5 AO 2011 Horror. 0 1:20 The Flash 3 0 2:10 Ten 7 Summer PGR 3 2:30 Infomercials 3:05 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 3:55 Anger Management PGR 3 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 Hart Of Dixie PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV

12:35 Infomercials 5:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 3

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Strawberry Shortcake 3 7:25 Care Bears 3 7:45 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8am Moerathon 3 0 8:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:05 Rugrats 3 9:30 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 Entertainment Tonight Weekend 6pm iCarly 3 6:30 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 7pm Beauty And The Geek Australia 3 The girls take part in a maths challenge while trapped in a tank filled with creepy crawlies.

8pm Community PGR 3 8:30 M Charlie St Cloud PGR 3 2010 Fantasy. Zac Efron, Kim Basinger.

10:30 South Park AO 3 10:55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend 11:50 Infomercials

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.

Noon Rugby League – International Final Test – England v New Zealand. From DW Stadium in Wigan.

1:55 QI PGR 3 2:30 Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero 3 British comedian and nature lover Bill Bailey meets wildlife in Borneo and Indonesia to tell the story of Charles Darwin’s rival Wallace.

3:30 Bondi Rescue PGR 3 4pm Great British Food Revival 3 4:30 Country House Rescue 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm N The Taste Nigella Lawson and Anthony Bourdain help judge contestants’ meals with a blind tasting.

7pm Storage Wars 7:30 Doctor Who PGR 8:30 Rick Stein – From Venice To Istanbul Rick Stein continues through Croatia, savouring the native oysters of Ston, before crossing to Albania to meet his son, and they travel through remote mountains and meet amazing chefs.

9:35 Bones PGR 3 10:35 Psych PGR 11:30 Vegas PGR 3 Dixon finds himself falling for Hollywood starlet Violet; Sheriff Lamb finds himself disagreeing with the FBI. 12:30 Home Shopping

MAORI TV

6am Buying Hawaii 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Natural World: Forest Elephants – Rumbles In The Jungle 8am Travels With The Bondi Vet 8:30 Buying Hawaii 9am Gardeners’ World – The Edible Garden 9:30 10 Years Younger UK 10:30 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green PGR 11:30 Young Vets 12:30 Kitchen Crashers 1pm Travels With The Bondi Vet 1:30 Natural World: Forest Elephants – Rumbles In The Jungle 2:30 Great British Garden Revival 3:30 Better Homes And Gardens 5pm Cook The Books 5:30 Treasure King 6pm Garage Gold 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Penn And Teller – Fool Us PGR 8:30 M Coach Carter AO 2005 Drama. True story of a high-school basketball coach who benches his undefeated team and forfeits games because their academic grades are poor. Samuel L Jackson.

10:30 Treasure King Richie Marcello buys and sells valuable treasure and hard to find memorabilia.

11pm Garage Gold 11:30 Vexed AO

8:35 Cleaners MVLS 9:25 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes.

11:55 Raw MC 2:40 WWE Main Event MC 3:40 SmackDown! MC 5:25 Helicopter Heroes – Down Under PG 5:55 Crash Investigation Unit M 6:20 Shipping Wars PG 6:45 Appalachian Outlaws M 7:30 Covert Affairs MV While at the Istanbul Jazz Festival, Auggie hears the voice of the man who blinded him.

8:30 Texas Rising 18VLSC 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 CSI – Cyber MV 11:30 Covert Affairs MV

12:30 M Coach Carter AO 2005 Drama. Samuel L Jackson.

2:30 Buying The Bayou 3am Great British Garden Revival 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Cook The Books

12:30 SmackDown! MC 2:10 CSI – Cyber MV 3:05 Texas Rising 18VLSC 3:55 Hawaii Five-0 MV 4:45 Shipping Wars PG 5:10 Covert Affairs MV

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6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Universal Church Of The Kingdom Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am Both Worlds 3 0 9:25 Bondi Vet 3 0 9:45 Re-Think 10:15 The Nation 0 11:15 Hotel GB PGR 3 0 12:05 Crime Exposed PGR 3 0 12:30 Storage Hunters PGR (Starting Today) 3 1pm For The Love Of Cars PGR 3 0 2pm Car Culture 2:25 Motorsport – UDC V8 Utes Round four from Taupo. 3:15 Motorsport – New Zealand Touring Cars Round one from Taupo. 4:10 Motorsport – MotoGP Round 18, Valencia.

5pm Ice Road Truckers 3 0 6pm 3 News 7pm The Block New Zealand – 7pm The Muppets 0 Villa Wars PGR 0 7:30 Supergirl 0 8:30 Grand Designs New 8:30 M The Hunger Games Zealand PGR 0 – Catching Fire PGR 2013 9:30 Satisfaction AO 0 Action. As Katniss and Peeta go on a victory tour, President 10:30 M Baggage Claim PGR 2012 Comedy. Determined Snow plots a new Hunger to get engaged before her Games that could change youngest sister’s wedding, a Panem. Jennifer Lawrence, flight attendant finds herself Josh Hutcherson. 0 with only 30 days to find Mr Right. Paula Patton, Derek Luke, Taye Diggs.

6am Rural Delivery 3 6:25 Fishy Business 3 0 6:50 Hooked In New Zealand 0 7:10 Sunday 3 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Waka Huia 10:30 Marae 2 11am F Neighbourhood 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 The annual Fair Go Ad Awards for 2015, hosted

by Pippa Wetzell and Gordon Harcourt. 0 11:55 N The Zoo An exploration of the changing role of zoos in the 21st century. 0 12:55 The Politically Incorrect Guide To Grown Ups PGR 3 0 1:25 Radar Across The Pacific 3 0 1:55 Building The Dream 0 2:55 Collectaholics PGR 4pm Off Their Rockers UK 0 4:30 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs 0 5pm River Monsters With Jeremy Wade 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Sunday 0 7:30 Life Story 0 8:40 Call The Midwife PGR 0 9:50 Love Child AO 0 10:50 N Prey AO When Detective Marcus Farrow is framed for the murder of his wife and child, he has no choice but to make an escape so he can search for the truth to clear his name. 0

10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am F Native Affairs 3 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 2pm World Forklift League PGR 3 2:30 Poitukohu – Nga Kura Tuarua (Highlights) 3:30 The Rugby Show – French Top 14 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Whaikorero PGR 3 6:30 Paepae 7pm What’s Up With The Tumoanas? PGR 3

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6am Fox Sports News 6:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Two. 7am The Cricket Show 7:30 Champions League Weekly 8am L Darts – Grand Slam Day Eight. 11am Cricket – International (Highlights) India v South Africa – Second Test, Day One. 11:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Two. Noon The Cricket Show 12:30 Cricket – International (Replay) Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Two. 2:30 L Cricket – International Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Three.

5:35 The Cricket Show Live 6:05 L Cricket – International Australia v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Three.

11pm Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) 11:30 Rugby League – International (Highlights) Midnight Football – NZ Premiership (Replay) 2am L Darts – Grand Slam 5am Cricket – International (Highlights) 5:30 Fox Sports News

SKY SPORT 2 7:30 Waka Warriors 3 8pm My Country Song Show that presents emerging songwriters and singers from small-town New Zealand.

8:30 M Leon – The Professional AO 1995 Crime. A killer takes a girl under his wing after her family are murdered. Jean Reno, Natalie Portman.

10:55 Te Kaea 3 2 11:25 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Chaos Caught On Camera M 6:30 Mythbusters PG Plane Boarding. 7:30 How The Universe Works PG Edge of the Solar System.

8:30 Space Voyages PG 9:25 The Pool Master PG 10:20 Ed Stafford – Into The Unknown M 11:15 Salvage Hunters PG 12:10 Mass Extinction M 1:05 The Island With Bear Grylls M 2pm Best Of River Monsters PG 3:50 Codes And Conspiracies M 4:45 Ice Lake Rebels M 5:40 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 8:30 How The Universe Works PG 9:30 Space Voyages PG 10:30 Revealed – Malaysia’s Royal Rites PG 11:30 First Time Filmmakers – Singapore Stories PG

The Hunger Games – Catching Fire, 8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE

6:50 Bafta: A Life In Pictures – Charlize Theron PG 2012 Documentary. 7:15 Edge Of Salvation MV 2012 Drama.

Charlene Tilton, Jeremy London.

8:40 Deliver Us From Evil 16VLC 2014 Horror. Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez. 10:35 Walk Of Shame MLS 2014 Comedy.

Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden.

12:10 Jack Ryan – Shadow Recruit MV 2014 Action. Chris Pine, Kevin Costner. 1:55 Stag 16LS 1997 Drama. Mario Van Peebles, Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Dillon.

3:20 Prosecuting Casey Anthony PGC 2013 Drama. 4:50 Blended MLS 2014 Comedy. 6:50 Vice 16VLSC 2015 Sci-fi. 8:30 Dumb And Dumber To MVLSC 2014 Comedy.

10:25 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 MONDAY MV 2014 Action. MONDAY Midnight Auction Hunters PG 12:30 Mythbusters PG 12:45 Prosecuting Casey Anthony 1:25 Yukon Men M 2:20 Auction PGC 2013 Drama. 2:15 Vice 16VLSC Hunters PG 2:45 Chaos Caught On 2015 Sci-fi. 3:50 Dumb And Camera M 3:15 Deadliest Catch Dumber To MVLSC 2014 Comedy.

PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 Yukon 5:40 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 MV 2014 Action.

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MOVIES GREATS 6:05 The Mummy MV 1999 Action.

Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz.

8:05 Inside Man MVL 2006 Crime. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster.

10:10 SWAT MVL 2003 Action.

Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell, LL Cool J, Olivier Martinez.

12:05 Ocean’s Twelve ML 2004 Action. George Clooney, Brad Pitt.

2:10 17 Again PGS 2009 Comedy.

Zac Efron. 3:50 The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button MLS 2008 Drama. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett.

6:35 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy. Seth Rogen.

8:30 Sin City 18V 2005 Action.

Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke. 10:35 The Aviator MC 2004 Biography.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Jude Law. MONDAY 1:20 Reign Of Fire MV 2002 Action Fantasy. Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Gerald Butler. 3am Ghosts Of The Abyss PGC 2003 Documentary.

4:30 17 Again PGS 2009 Comedy.

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6:30 Rugby League – International (Replay) England v Kiwis – Third Test. From DW Stadium in Wigan.

9am Soccer Saturday UK football action.

11am Champions League Weekly A review of the latest matches in Europe’s premier club competition, plus a look ahead to forthcoming fixtures.

11:30 Rugby League – International (Highlights) England v Kiwis – Third Test. From DW Stadium in Wigan.

Noon Sport 365 12:30 Sky Sports UK News 1pm L Cricket – Super Smash Auckland Aces v Central Stags. From Eden Park Outer Oval in Auckland.

4:50 L Cricket – International India v South Africa – Second Test, Day Two. Coverage of the morning session from M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

7:05 The Cricket Show 7:35 L Cricket – International India v South Africa – Second Test, Day Two. Coverage of the afternoon session from M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

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12:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Auckland Aces v Central Stags.

1am The Cricket Show 1:30 Football – A-League (Replay) Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory.

3:30 Fox Sports News 4am Rugby – Oceania Sevens (Highlights) Day Two. 5:30 Rugby League – International (Highlights) Third Test – England v Kiwis.

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HICKEY – Kell and Krystal (Morresey) are happy to announce the birth of Levi James, 8lb 5oz on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. A huge thank you to our midwife Anna Campbell and the wonderful staff at Christchurch Women’s and Ashburton Maternity.

DEATHS

BATEMAN David Henry, (Dave) – On November 12, 2015 at Ashburton Hospital. Loved brother and brother in law of the late Joyce and Ron Green, and Bob and Jennifer.

Loved uncle of Allan and Janet Green, Elizabeth and Stuart McIntosh and Judith and Damon Summerfield.

Great uncle of Meghan, and Emma McIntosh; and Max, Minnie, and Juliet Summerfield. Messages to 29 Cavendish Street, Allenton, Ashburton 7700. At Dave’s request a private service will be held.

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FOX, Elma Edith (Kit) – Passed away peacefully at deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz the Elloughton Gardens Rest to ensure publication.

Home, on Sunday, November During office hours notices 8, in her 101st year. Loving may also be sent to: wife of the late Francis Fox, much loved mother and classifieds@theguardian.co.nz mother in-law of John and the Any queries late Irene, Letty and the late please contact Leo Shea, and the late 0800 Russell, loved nana of ASHBURTON Carolyn, Kathryn, Michael, (0800-274-287). the late Julie, Karen, and Kelvin, great nana of Benjiman, Madison, and Campbell. At Elma's request DEATHS a private family service has been held. Messages to the Fox family c/o 58 Otipua Rd, Timaru, 7910.

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SPARROW, Clifford Permain, (Cip) (Reg. No 43288) – Passed away peacefully at Ashburton hospital on November 10, 2015, age 93.

A devoted and loving husband to the late Marie and much loved and respected dad to Euan and Christine, Lois and Andrew, and the late Margaret, Lynn, and Tony.

Cherished grandad to Byron and Claire, Gabrielle and Jonathon, Paul and Hayley; Nathan and Jess, Ryan and Becs; Janah and Daniel ,and Cheyenne and Lewis. A very special great grandad Skippy to Finn; Charlotte, and Harry; Charlotte, and Sophie; and Alexia, and Nikita. A special thank you to Rosebank Rest Home and Ashburton Hospital staff for their care of Cip. Messages to Sparrow family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to Ashburton St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Cip’s life will be held at the Ashburton Club and M S A, Havelock Street, Ashburton on MONDAY, November 16, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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ACROSS 1. It may be the getting together of a set of figures (11) 9. Revel in the displacing of young fish (5) 10. In which the artiste barely makes a showing (10) 11. The Greek order one to be bound in a sort of cord (5) 12. Runner allowed to be in a mixed heat (7) 14. A small dog as a plaything (3) 15. How to measure a boundary (4) 16. Of the flesh that ran wild in California (6) 17. Unaccompanied performance in a game of whist (4) 21. Cry out ‘ow’ being less than cowardly (4) 22. Business programme will get old and rumpled (6) 23. It’s not at first due to the outcome of 10 (4) 26. It’s all right to return one carp to Japan (3) 27. Getting the bird to eat will make the wife domineer (7) 29. Play for money, lose head, and walk (5) 30. Naval craft from the Plate’s hit with last bomb (10) 31. The mole in the hospital park (5) 32. It’s great being off the coast of Queensland (7,4)

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QUICK ACROSS 1. Fastest (8) 7. Stopped dead (5) 8. Skilled story teller (9) 9. Strike sharply (3) 10. Nuisance (4) 11. Concurs (6) 13. Person who sets high standards (13) 15. Airless (6) 16. Chooses (4) 18. Humour (3) 20. Theatrical exit (5,4) 21. Begin (5) 22. Side by side (8)

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You have a dry way of delivering humour. They won’t all get you, but the ones who do will adore you even as your charm goes sailing over the heads of a less-astute audience.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): While it’s a joy to give any way that is convenient, you will also go out of your way to give when it’s not. This will probably be a pain, but it’s the right thing to do and a testament to the depth of your generosity.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You accept scraps of attention when you deserve much more. You deserve love — passionate, platonic, respectful, desiring, reverent, unconditional and beyond.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’re slightly more sensitive and impressionable than you want to be this weekend. You’ll have a much better time if you insulate yourself from chronic whiners and complainers.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’re getting closer to figuring out what you really want. Order it up like ordering a pizza, with specificity. Why shouldn’t life give you the toppings you crave?

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’ve the wondrous imagination of a child. Use it to stretch your selfconcept. Visualise various roles — a pilot, a parent, an inventor, an acrobat. What fits?

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Your mouth can’t seem to form the words you think you should say. Maybe it’s because your head and heart don’t really agree.

There’s a way to be honest and cooperative.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Misery loves company, but it loves a nurse more. Unless you’re qualified to take care of that miserable person, keep walking.

This weekend is too beautiful to spend in a downer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Do not fear success.

Celebrate any shred of evidence that things are going your way. Think of everything good as a sign of even better things to come.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The first question that will pop into your mind might be “Why?” But the question that will make your day go better is “how,” or, more specifically, “How can I make this work?”

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’ll find yourself in a situation you haven’t prepared for, that’s fine because you’re a brilliant improviser. You’ll fly by the seat of your pants and wind up at the same destination as the ones flying first class.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): To avoid becoming enslaved by things meant to help you, don’t add anything to your life without testing it. This could be about technology, teachers, employees, services or possessions.

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271 Cameron Street, Ashburton

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4/91 Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton

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106 Thomson Street, Tinwald

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15 Westpark Close, Ashburton

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107 Thomson Street, Tinwald

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28a Wills Street, Ashburton

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27 Glassworks Road, Ashburton

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69 Racecourse Avenue, Ashburton

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31 Miller Avenue, Ashburton

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106 Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton

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Tinwald 117 George Street Stop Renting and Own Your Own

VIEW OUR LISTINGS ONLINE AT: rwashburton.co.nz

An exciting opportunity presents itself here for a first home buyer to enter the housing market with a modern, very tidy 3 bedroom Summerhill stone home. With new bathroom, updated kitchen and carpet, and near new drapes, this has to be one of the best first home options currently available.

Lake Hood Drive

10 Murneys Lane

Featuring 1.3 ha approx of prime Lake Hood Lifestyle. Enjoy all the amenities of Lake Hood with enough land to build your dream home and plenty of sheds.

Featuring 1.76 ha of prime land with a great building platform all ready for you to build your dream home. Fully serviced. Quality homes nearby. Close to all the amenities.

Deadline Sale Closing 2pm 23rd Novmeber 2015 Open Home Sat 10:30am - 11:00am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21005 Ashburton Office 03 307 8317 Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

Ashburton 376 Racecourse Road

Ashburton 34 Havelock Street

Very Seldom do properties of this ilk come to the market. Located on racecourse road, this 5 acre block has it all from fruit to walnut trees, horse training track and separate entrance into the yard. The house boasts a 2 year old designer kitchen while the living areas capture all day sun.

* 3 Double Bedrooms * 2 Large Living Areas * Single Garage plus Workshop and Showroom * Compliant Logburner plus Heatpump and Underfloor Heating

Deadline Private Treaty View By Appointment

Negotiation Over $420,000 View By Appointment

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rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21012

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21011

Ashburton 271 Cameron Street

Ashburton 28a Wills Street

Ashburton 27 Glassworks Road

Offers Over $735,000 Open Home Sat 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Auction 2pm 21st November 2015 On Site Open Home Sat 2:00pm - 2:30pm

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20979

Tinwald 106 Thomson Street

* Open Plan Kitchen, Dining and Living area * 4 Bedrooms * Modern Skyline Double Car Garage + Ample Off Street Parking * Separate Lounge * Covered Deck & BBQ area

POA Open Home Sat 11:15am - 11:45am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20990

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20974

Price - Position - Presentation?

We now have two of the three buying criteria buyers seek.

So handy to main shopping center.

Original three bedroom family home. Separate lounge.

For Sale $290,000 Open Home Sat 11:00am - 11:30am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20956

* Large formal lounge flowing to courtyard * Kitchen and dining enjoys private garden views * 3 spacious bedrooms (all upstairs) with fantastic storage, Master with WIR * Bathroom, ensuite, plus additional WC downstairs, sep laundry

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB20994

Ashburton 35 Winchmore School Road

Want a very manageable piece of land minutes from town? Here is a very cute little house in average to poor condition which gives you the options to renovate or demolish to start fresh. Great double garage and extra sheds for storage. Very peaceful country area.

BIR $225,000 - $230,000 Open Home Sat 11:00am - 11:30am rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21013

* 2 storey 3 Bedroomed home * Open Plan kitch/din/liv * Well planned for sun and views * 2 bathrooms, 2 WC * Double garage - internal access * 1.36ha, well fenced, 3 Bay Shed

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21000